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H. D. Bray
10 00
W. C. Temple
4 83
Henry B. Davis
2 67
J. White
2 00
E. Wellington
9 31
C. L. Moore
I 16
Hugh Hammond William Parker W. T. Brown
8 99
3 17
12 61
Herbert Hapgood
I 75
George H. Miles
II 45
Arthur Goodwin
25
F. A. Aldrich
7 OI
E. H. Crosby
14 65
Joseph Bigelow
2 33
W. W. Wilson
2 50
Dennis A. Smith
8 88
George A. Graton
3 50
John F. Graton
2 33
B. F. Nichols
4 17
W. F. Reid
3 58
M. Loughman
4 17
F. G. Bartlett
3 50
C. R. Bartlett
3 00
$1189 64
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Boston & Maine R. R., freight on coal,
$15 05
[. Albert Walker & Co., coal, 43 52
Walworth Manufacturing Co., pipe and fittings,
179 53
Washburn & Garfield, pipe fittings,
I 65
E. E. Lawrence, services as engineer,
170 40
25
American Express Co., Dearborn Chemical Works,
26 72
". R. Bartlett, drawing coal,
6 85
. W. Greene, soldering pipe connections,
I 55
Michael Loughman, 2 wrenches and repairs,
6 24
Valworth Manufacturing Co., fittings,
8 49
Boston & Maine R. R., freight on coal,
19 60
22
J. Albert Walker, coal,
49 00
E. E. Lawrence, drawing coal,
9 75
66
wood,
4 00
66
pipe,
2 00
George W. Cowden, dynamite and caps,
2 00
R. C. Prescott, trenching,
6 00
Clifford J. Davis, trenching,
4 40
B. W. Potter, wood,
4 75
Boston & Maine R. R., freight,
I 56
C. H. Upham, wood,
4 25
Joseph E. Ware, wood,
I 50
George F. Dixon, oil,
I 50
Boston & Maine R. R., freight,
54
Braman & Dow, fittings,
27
E. E. Lawrence, piping and trenching,
15 00
Thomas Connor, trenching,
6 00
$592 38
INCIDENTALS.
M. M. Smith, gravel, 75
Putnam, Davis & Co., cash book,
I 55
W. E. Chamberlin, M. D., reporting births,
8 50
Patrick Delehanty, damages to land,
15 00
Boston & Maine R. R., freight,
2 41
Worcester Printing Co., printing town reports,
40 30
Ames Plow Co., plow,
IO 37
George Tyler & Co., shovels, hoes, etc.,
18 25
E. H. Tripp, printing reports, etc.,
30 70
Joseph Strong, powder and fuse,
1 15
Michael Loughman, sharpening tools, etc.,
4 05
W. J. Hunt, rehanging doors of hose house,
2 50
23
George F. Hillman, court charges, II OO
M. D. Potter, work of highway, 4 80
D. F. Smith, Quartermaster Post 136, for Memorial Day, 25 00 H. O. Palmer, M. D., reporting births, 50
Ross Brothers, repairs on plow, I 35
Sanford, Sawtelle Co., assessors' blanks, 2 00
C. F. Lawrence, printing, 13 50
Boston & Maine R. R., freight,
2 85
F. W. Emery, binding records, 75 00
L. M. Hanff, services and expense on old records, II IO
A. B. Pratt, for horse shed, 8 00
Putnam, Davis & Co., tax book, I 00
A. O. Chickering, repairing highway, 5 15
F. C. and Mary N. Bigelow, damages sustained on highway, 75 00 Frost Stamp and Stationary Co., 40
E. H. Tripp, printing, 2 75
George Armitage, gravel,
21 95
A. H. Bartlett, printing, I 25
George Tyler & Co., plow, scraper edges and repairs,
31 15
M. M. Smith, gravel, 4 75
Sanford Sawtelle Co., record book,
I 75
H. M. Waite, tools for highway, 3 95
Ainasa Jordan, for horse shed,
12 00
L. A. Taylor, water pipe, 28 33
Joseph Davis, for horse shed,
8 00
E. H. Tripp, printing, 5 00
J. W. Adams, express, 50
W. H. Maynard, trenching, I 35
C. W. Stickney, reporting birth, 25
New England Telephone Co., 90
C.R. Bartlett, 4 trips to Boston contracting water extension and attending hearings, 20 00 1.
L. M. Hanff, copying old records, 15 00
J. F. Lee, rent of barn for housing hose apparatus (1897), 12 00
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C. E. Parker, M. D., reporting birth, 25
L. M. Harff, administering oaths to town officers, 3 50
negotiating loans, postage, etc., 16 95
L. Q. Spaulding, care of town clock 7 years, 140 00
gravel, 9 25
labor on highway, 3 20
Henry Converse, for horse shed, 20 00
hoes for highway,
70
" 1 fixtures for doors for hose house, 3 37
C. R. Bartlett, perambulating town lines 2 1/2 days with team, 8 75 collecting from lake and sending sample
each month to State Board of Health, 12 00 postage, I 40
Hobart D. Smith, dynamite and fuse,
I 5I
M. R. Moulton, two horse sheds, 16 00
F. G. Bartlett, perambulating town lines, 4 00
American Express Co., 2 80
$786 74
BRIDGES.
A. F. Brown, stringers and poles, $9 00
H. A. Kennan, stringers and poles, 7 35
W. H. Sawyer, lumber, 44 25
Mrs. Ada M. Heald, stringers, etc,
5 00
$65 60
CUTTING BRUSH.
Mason R. Sargent,
$4 50
H. A. Kennan, 44 00
Newton I. Sargent,
· 5 00
G. B. Lambdin,
3 75
Warren Handy, 9 00
$66 25
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RECAPITULATION.
Town officers,
$757 61
Schools,
3358 29
Snow,
1189 64
State aid,
332 00
Overseers' orders,
632 II
Highways,
2028 72
Water department,
592 38
Incidentals,
786 74
Bridges,
65 60
Cutting brush,
66 25
$9809 34
LIST OF NAMES PRESENTED FOR JURORS.
William W. Prescott,
George F. Goldthwaite,
John J. Welsh,
T. Sibley Heald,
H. Edward Wheeler,
Joseph M. Moulton,
Edward F. Preston,
Frank D. Forbush,
Lorenzo Q. Spaulding,
J. Warren Moulton,
Dennis A Smith,
Ellenton W. Ward,
Hermon Bray,
Charles H. Upham,
Henry B. Davis,
Charles A. Spooner.
Guide Posts and Boards are Erected as Follows :
One near S. B. Bray's.
One near E. C. Dudley's.
One at junction of Barre and Paxton roads.
One at West Rutland, near Post Office. One near Charles Pierce's.
Two near Patrick Delehanty's.
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One near Miles Holden's.
One near Gen. Putnam Memorial. One near Muschopauge; House. One near Center Post Office. One on Pound Hill. One near Daniel Nihin's.
One near Walter Bartlett's.
One near M. Myron Smith's. One near J. H. Waite's.
One near W. J. D'Ewart's.
One near Greenleaf corner.
One near Benjamin Allen place.
One near Addison Child's.
One at New Boston corner.
One near W. J. Brodmerkle's.
One near ·Levi S. Stearns'.
· One near Sargent's corner.
One near Uphamn's corner. One near D. R. Wheeler's.
One near No. I School House.
The selectmen would recommend the following appro- priations for the coming year :
The State and County Tax,
Schools, $1800 00
Transportation,
700 00
Highways and Bridges,
1600 00
For Cutting Brush,
100 00
For Support of Poor, 800 00
For Contingent and Paying Debts,
3500 00
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES R. BARTLETT, ) Selectmen FRANCIS G. BARTLETT, of
W. T. BROWN, Rutland.
Rutland, February 15, 1899.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
This certifies that I have examined the books, accounts, bills and vouchers of the Selectmen, Town Treasurer and of the several departments, and find them to be correct.
E. W. WARD, Auditor.
Rutland, February 15, 1899.
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REPORT
OF THE
Superintendent of Highways.
As Superintendent of Highways of the town of Rutland, I have approved of the following orders drawn on the Treas- urer for the amounts below, which have been expended in the following manner. The town being divided into two sec- tions and worked by two Commissioners.
The west section by Henry A. Kennan as follows: -
Henry A. Kennan,
$3II 90
George Rice,
286 60
George White,
I53 72
James Scott,
139 05
Forest A. Kennan,
78 90
E. Benjerman,
63 97
Fred White,
31 72
Elliot Boney,
J5 97
M. Casho,
6 00
George Groton,
I 50
$1089 33
For cutting brush,
49 00
Repairing 3 culverts and bridges, 32 00
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The east section by Arthur F. Brown as follows :
A. F. Brown, $ 68 05
A. F. Brown, 244 15
A. F. Brown, 243 95
A. F. Brown,
109 25
A. F. Brown, 51 00
A. F. Brown, 254 15
$970 55
For cutting brush,
17 25
Repairing culverts and bridges,
32 00
List of Tools Belonging to the Town.
6 Spades,
4 Shovels,
2 Iron bars,
6 Hoes,
4 Forks,
5 Picks,
3 Rakes,
2 Ploughs,
2 Stone Hammers,
I Cleaver,
2 Stone Forks,
I Hand Scraper,
5 Road Machines, 2 Rakes.
I would recommend a large appropriation for highways. Also one for cutting brush.
Respectfully submitted,
F. G. BARLETT, Supt. of Roads.
Rutland, February 15, 1899.
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Treasurer's Report.
LOUIS M. HANFF, Treasurer.
1898.
March 12, Balance on hand,
$7416 45
15; By cash from People's Savings Bank, I300 00
Town of Gardner, 19 00
April
People's Savings Bank,
500 00
May 5,
H. E. Wheeler, I 50
6, People's Savings Bank, 1000 00
June 3,
6,
State Treas. Support of State Paupers, 18 50
6,
State Treas. 1/2 pay Cattle Inspector, 51 25
State Treas. Education of
State Children, 122 00
30,
Aug.
I,
2000 00
6,
State Treas. Re-embursement
Acct. Cattle Inspector, 42 00
6,
Preston Warren for grass, 5 00
15,
30,
State Hospital, Water Rent, 500 00 Town of Oakham, tuition, 57 50
People's Savings Bank, I500 00
15,
· DR.
20, 4,
500 00
6,
People's Savings Bank,
500 00
31
17,
1000 00
Oct.
4,
66 800 00
Dec. 3,
66
1000 00
IO,
State Treas. Corporation Tax, 14 70
66
IO,
Bank Tax, 1500 00 IO,
Burial Agt. Acct., 29 50
IO,
State Aid,
348 00
25,
Co. Treas. Dog Fund, I33 90
25,
West Rutland Sunday School for wood, 2 50
J. E. O'Leary, Int. on Note, 20 00
DR.
Jan. 14,
25,
People's Savings Bank, 1500 00 State Treas. Income School Fund, 394 43
Feb.
4,
People's Saving Bank, 860 00
15, 15,
Additional,
4 25
15,
Received by Loan from Build-
ing Fund at 4 per cent, 1000 00
15,
Service Connections, IIO 51
I5,
Received for Water Rents, 146 24
I5,
" Int. on Taxes, 118 77
$33,041 99
In Account with the Town of Rutland.
1898, CR.
March 15, Paid State Treas. Note with Interest, $1160 00
I5, Order of Abatement 1896-7, 149 25 April 2, People's Savings Bank Interest, 100 00 May . II,
Note and Int. 510 09
July I5
66 66 Interest, 20 00
66 66 Aug. I,
66 20 00
I, Note and Int. 1020 00
I, State Treas. Water Loan and Int. 959 38
66
25,
1899.
Amount of 1898 Tax Bills, 10,070 48
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II,
· People's Savings Bank, Note and Int. 1020 00 66 66 I326 00
Sept. 15, 15, 17,
State Treas. Interest on 7 Notes, I40 00
People's Savings Bank, 1006 67
Oct.
I,
One-half County Tax, 334 00
People's Savings Bank Interest,
100 CO
Note and Int. 511 00
Nov.
1025 00
Dec. I,
Balance of County Tax,
334 00
5,
People's Savings Bank, 510 00
IO,
State Tax, 315 00
30,
People's Savings Bank Note and Int. 510 00
1899.
Jan. 15,
People's Savings Bank Note and Int. 1013 33
31,
66 66 Interest, 20 00
Feb.
I,
State Treas. Int. on Water Loan, 450 00
I, People's Savings Bank Interest, 40 00
4,
66 'Note and Int. 810 67 Deposit with Worcester County Insti- tution for Savings, 500 00
15,
15,
Uncollected Tax bills 1896, 66
543 70
15,
1897, 2344 20
15,
1898, 6210 56
I5,
405 Selectmen's Orders, 9809 34
15,
Cash on Hand, 288 58
$33,041 99
Building Fund Account.
1898.
DR.
Aug. 17, By Cash from E. H. Gay & Co. on Note, $5000 co Nov. 17, 66 Notes, 15,000 00 I7,
Premium on Notes, 20 00 Accrued Interest from Nov. 1, 23 33 I7,
66
2, 5, 7,
66
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1899.
Jan. I,
Interest on Deposit, 38 69
Feb. I,
14 93
$20,136 95
CR.
1898. Nov. 17, Paid E. H. Gay & Co. Note,
$5000 00
I7, 66 Int. on Note, 37 50
1899.
Feb.
I5, Approved Bills, 8808 79
15, Into Gen'l Fund Loan at 4 per cent, 1000 00
15, Balance on Deposit in Bank, 5290 66
$20,136 95
Water Department Construction Fund.
DR.
1898. Dec. 7, By Cash from E. H. Gay & Co. on Notes, $2000 00
Premium, 8 00
7, 7,
Accrued Interest, 90
$2008 90
CR.
$1618 94
$2008 90
Trust Funds in Hands of Town Treasurer.
RUFUS HOUGHTON CEMETERY FUND.
1898. Feb. 15, Balance in Five Cent Savings Bank, $101 II
5 33
0 cc .00 0 00
DR
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4
5 34
1898. Feb. 15, Paid Approved Bills, 15, To Balance in Bank, 389 96
0
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1898. Feb. 15, Dividend to Date, 4 06
$105 17 15, Paid S. W. Fay labor on lot, 4 00
15, Balance in Bank, $101 17
Helen H. Welsh Bequest.
1898.
Feb. 15, Cash in People's Savings Bank, $106 04
1899.
15, Dividend to Date, 4 28
15, Cash in Bank, $IIO 32
Sinking Fund.
1898.
Feb. 15, Cash in Five Cent Savings Bank, $1103 44 15, People's Savings Bank, 1020 00
1899.
Feb. 15, Dividend Five Cent Savings Bank, 44 13 15, People's Savings Bank, 35 95
15, Deposit with Worcester County Institution for Savings, 500 00
Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS M. HANFF, Treasurer.
Rutland, February 15, 1899.
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REPORT
OF THE
TOWN CLERK.
The following births, marriages and deaths are recorded for the year 1898:
BIRTHS.
NAMES. PARENTS. DATE OF BIRTH.
Male, Stillborn,
Male, Stillborn, ,
Jan. 2I Feb. 10
Ludovic Francis, Louis M. and Francis I. (Put- nam) Hanff, March I
Dorice, J. Warren and Mabelle (Taylor) Moulton,
March 5
Etta Martha, George H. and Etta L. (Miles) Miles, March 21
George Peoples, Thomas F. P. and Rose H. (Mc- Ginnity) Bates, March 25
Merrill Hamilton, Frank D. and Jennie (Campbell) Forbush,
March 30
Frederic Almon, Frank A. and Mary I. (Streeter) Aldrich,
April 5
Marion, John J. and Margaret (Donnally) Welsh, Male, Stillborn,
May 23 June 7
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Alfred Milton, George M. and Julia L. (Blan- chard) Davis, . June 26 Dorothy Louise, Charles A. and Virginia (Har- per) Peirce, July 2
George Roland, Harry A. and Julia ( Prescott) Mixter, Sept. 7 Sept. 7 Sept. II
Thomas, Thomas and Nancy (Gilman) Connor, Wesley Leroy, George and Bertha (Luce) Lawless, David Putnam, Arthur E. and Etta L. (Putnam) Sargent, Oct. 9
Mark Vincent, Willian and Ann ( Lawless) Burke, Luke Ligouri, S
Oct. 17
Celia Esther Riley, Peter and Margaret ( Newman) Rilep, Nov. 13
Austin Thomas, William A. and Nettie (Cahill) Curtis, Nov. 17
Everett Gordon, Frederick W. and Emma (Goldth- wait) Hatstat, Dec. 3
Ethel Roselle, William and Emma (Harper) Ainds Nadow, Dec. 23
MARRIAGES.
DATE.
NAME. RESIDENCE.
1898.
April 10,
Patrick A. Scott,
Rutland
Margaret T. Murphy,
Rutland
Aug. 4,
Arthur F. Learned,
Gardner
Jessie F. Allen,
Rutland
Aug. 10.
John T. Saveall,
Hubbardston
Rosie E. Chickering,
Rutland Needham Rutland
Oct. 5,
Joseph E. Wave,
Rutland
Jennie B. Kennan,
Rutland
Nov. 20,
George M. Bigelow,
Rutland
Maud K. C. Lucas,
Bristol, N. H.
Oct. 4,
Charles J. Harvey,
May L. Kennen,
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Nov. 30,
Miles E. Griffin, Hattie S. Bigelow,
Worcester Worcester
DEATHS.
I898. Name.
Age. Yrs. Mo. Ds.
Disease.
Ja1. 21. Male Stillborn
Feb. 10. Male Stillborn
Mar. 23. Calvin Lane,
80 8
28. Etta L. (Miles) Miles,
34 5
La Grippe Pleurisy
29. Lawson S. Brigham, 77 5 13 Heart Disease
May 15. Charlotte E. ( Willard) Muzzy, 69
4 16 Paralysis
June 7. Male Stillborn,
14. Benjamin F. Browning, 61 II 14 Bright's Dis.
14. Eliza J. (Little) Rogers, 78 6 13 La Grippe Pulmonary Tuberculosis
21. Tryphene B. (Fairbanks) Prescott, 79
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9 Heart Disease
July 11. George C. Putnam, 67
13. Cyrus H. Wesson, 77 IO
Oct. I. George W. Hodgkins, 68 2
14. George P. Bates, 6
Nov. 6. Wesley Leroy Lawless,
2
20. Freeman R. Foster; 82
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The number of dogs licensed during the year closing February 15, 1899 :
55 males at $2.00, 7 females at $5.00, 35 00
$110 00
- $145 00
Clerk fees,
12 40
$132 60.
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Paralysis 2 27 Chronic Mala- rial Poisoning 16 Heart Disease
20 Dysentary
Acute Gastrisis 6 Influenza and Abscess of Lung
June 18. Emma A. Handy, 13 II I7
38.
On hand last year,
10 00
Paid County Treasurer,
$142 60
Licensed since December I :
15 males at $2.00,
$30 00
I female at $5.00, 5 00
$35 00
Less fees,
3 20
Cash in Clerk's hands, $31 80
Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS M. HANFF, Town Clerk.
Rutland, February 15, 1899.
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NAMES OF ROADS In the Town of Rutland Adopted at the Annual Meeting March 7, 1898.
Main Street-From Pound Hill to Putnam memorial Building. Naquag Street-From main road to Holden line.
Memorial Street-From Memorial Building to the West County road, via West Rutland school house.
Maple Avenue-From Main street to the Paxton line.
Pommagussett Street-From Main street to junction of East County road, near North Rutland school house.
Wachusett Road-From Pound Hill to Princeton line, over Muschopauge line.
Muschopauge Street-From Wachusett road around Lake Muschopauge to Holden line.
East County Road-The Hubbardston road, from Holden line to Hubbardston line, through North Rutland.
Overlook Street-Wachusett road to J. W. Munroe's house. Ridge Road-Wachusett road (near Charles Bartlett farm), on the ridge to Glenwood road.
Glenwood Road-Wachusett road, near Pound hill, to Princeton line, via "Union Corner," so called.
Campbell Street-From "Greenleaf Place, so called," to Pom- magussett road.
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Bushy Lane-Pommagussett road, east to Princeton line, across East County road near Hodgkin's place or " Reed Corner," so called.
Upper Intervale Road-From East County road at North Rutland to Princeton line toward East Hubbardston.
Middle Intervale-East County road at North Rutland to New Boston Mill.
Lower Intervale-New Boston Mill to Barre line along the river.
Davis Street-North Rutland near bridge by house of Joseph Davis to Pommagussett road.
Prescott Street-Maple avenue to Holden line by Sylvester Prescott place.
Hillside Road-Prescott street to Paxton line by Sargent farm. Emerald Road-The "Irish Lane."
Kenwood Drive-Main street to South District school house on Maple avenue.
Turkey Hill Road-Kenwood drive to Paxton line over Tur- key Hill.
Pleasant Dale Road-Memorial Building to Spencer line by Demond Pond and Dublin school house.
Lake Avenue-From West Rutland school house to West County road, the Main street of West Rutland.
West County Road-The Worcester and Barre road through Paxton.
Crawford Street-From West County road near Causway to Oakham line.
East Hill Road-From Daniel Leary's place, Dublin, on Pleasant Dale road, to Oakham line.
Brintnal Drive-Pommogussett road east to Greenleaf place. Charnock Road-From Memorial street, Barrack Hill, to New Boston.
Barrack Hill Road-Memorial street to White Hall road.
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White Hall Road-From West Rutland school house to Oak- ham line through White Hall.
Pine Plain Road-White Hall road to Coldbrook over the plains.
Long Meadow Road-Pine Plain road to Lower Intervale road at the great elm.
Walnut Street-From Kenwood drive to Emerald road.
Sassawauno Road-Pommagussett road to New Boston to junction of Charnock road.
Central Elm Road-Naquag street to Holden line via the central elm.
Miles Street-Pommagussett street to Miles' Hill (by depot. ) Millbrook Lane-Miles street to house of William J. Hunt. Oakhill Road-Long meadow road to D. O'Herron's place. Cloverdale Road-From Sassawauno road to house of Robert Ploetz by W. A. Hunter's.
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REPORT
OF
TRUSTEES OF FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
RESOURCES.
Unexpended balance from last year, $ 4 08
Appropriation, 100 00
Received from non-residents for use of library and from fines and sale of catalogues, 16 39
---- $120 47
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Mrs. Foster, Librarian, to December, $43 00
Paid Mrs. E. J. Prouty, Librarian, for balance of year, 14 70
Paid for new books,
5 14
Paid for moving library,
2 75
Paid for incidentals,
40
-- $65 99
Balance,
$54 48
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Of this balance $44.80 is due from the town on unex- pended appropriation and $9.68 is in the hands of the Trustees.
The whole number of books taken from the library dur- ing the year is 3000.
Two books have been contributed by Mrs. Mary Uplia11.
Your Trustees have thought best not to spend the bal- ance of the appropriation for books this year, but to wait till . the library was inoved into larger quarters the coming year. .
Owing to the removal from town of Mrs. Foster, the library was moved the first of December, and Mrs E. J. Prouty was appointed Librarian.
For the past twenty-two years Mrs. Foster has been the Librarian, and has always given universal satisfaction, and the books have had the best of care.
A larger appropriation than usual will be needed the coming year in order to cover the necessary expenses which will be incurred, by a change of location and methods.
Respectfully submitted,
W. C. TEMPLE, Trustees MRS. SARAH MUNROE, of MRS. H. R. SPAULDING, Library.
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Water Department.
The following is a statement of expenditures on account of the construction to February 15, 1899 :
1898.
DR.
Dec. I. By cash on notes from E. H. Gay & Co., $2000 00
I. Premium on notes, 8 00
1899.
Feb. 15. Accrued interest, 90
1899.
$2008 90 CR.
Jan. 2. Paid L. A. Taylor on contract, 25. Walworth Manuf. Co., pipe, 113 94
$1500 00
25. L. M. Hanff, expense on loan, 5 00
$1618 94
Feb. 15. Balance unexpended, $389 96
WILLIAM T. BROWN, Secretary.
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REPORT
OF
Superintendent of Water Works.
Acting under the vote of the town, whereby the Water Commissioners were authorized to extend the water nain a certain distance in two particular directions if a guaranteed income from water rentals would pay four per cent on the cost of constructions, the water system has been extended on the Paxton road by laying 280 feet of 6 inch pipe and 4202 feet of 4 inch pipe. with one gate and three hydrants.
The contract was awarded to L. A. Taylor for $1550. A few changes have since been made by adding another hydrant, so that the total cost will be about $1600.
On account of the cold and the extremne cold weather in November Mr. Taylor could not quite complete his work, and consequently the patrons have not been. connected, but will be in the early spring. When this is done a guarantee of about $70 for water rent will be effected. The working of the system during the year has been quite satisfactory. There have been no breaks or leaks in the main or service pipes, and only one or two instances when patrons have been incon- venienced by freezing of the service pipes. The State Board
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of Health makes an analysis of the water every month, the Superintendent being required to send samples taken from the top and bottom of the lake for this purpose. The reports of this analysis shows the water to be uniformly pure, almost entirely free from vegetable and mineral substances. The supply has at all times been abundant for domestic use and for fire protection. The amount pumped during the year as taken from the engineer's books is 6,809,316 gallons, or 1,334.91 inore than was pumped the preceding year. This is largely accounted for by the increased amount used at the State Hospital. Due reference should be made to the faithful and efficient services of Mr. E. E. Lawrence, the engineer in charge of the pumping plant. The Water Commissioners did not ask the town last year to make an appropriation for hy- drants, believing that the water system was on a self-support- ing basis, which is clearly shown by the following financial statement :
DR.
Rec. from State Hospital, 6 mo. water rent, $ 500 00
Due
66 66 500 00
Received and due from patrons, 339 85
$1339 85
CR.
Paid interest on' water loan, $900 00 Dearborn Chemical Works for com- pound for boiler tubes, 26 72
66 Engineer's services, 170 40
J Albert Walker, coal, 92 52
Boston & Maine, R. R. freight on coal, 34 65
For wood, 14 50
Drawing coal to Pumping Station, 16 60
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Paid For oil
I 50
$1256 89
Leaving a balance in favor of the Water Dept. of $ 82 96
I would recommend the extension of the water system wherever an income of four per cent on the outlay can be at once realized, as the tendency is always to increase rather than to diminish the number of water takers and the amount of water used.
Amount of Supplies and Tools on Hand.
SUPPLIES.
240 feet 2-in. gal iron pipe.
434-inch brass unions.
I dozen clasps.
12-inch Y.
934-inch Ells.
2 I-inch soldered lead con- nections.
4 reducers varying from 34 to 1 1/4 inch.
5 service boxes.
200 feet measuring line. Approximate value $125.00.
TOOLS FOR TRENCHING,
3 picks,
$3.00 3 drills, $1.75
3 hammers,
2.50
4 lanterns, 2.00
I spade,
75
I broom, 50
I grub axe,
1.00
$11.50
rt-
1070 " 3/4. "
28 66 34 lead pipe.
8 I
2 faucets.
I 1 14-in. corporation cock. 634-inch sidewalk cocks.
4 34-in. stopand waste cocks.
10 lid
of ost he nd as
1is he
he he
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TOOLS FOR PIPING.
I 2-inch die plate, $6.00
2 34-inch drills, 1.80
2 34-inch taps, 2.50
2 W. I. wrenches for side- walk shut-off, 3.83
2 114-inch taps, 2.26
I I-inch tap, .94
I 14-inch die plate for 34 inch and 114 inch, 4.00
I 2-inch drill for ratchet, .90
2 114-inch drill, 1.20
I I-inch drill, .53
2 1 14-inch reamer, 2.26
I I-inch reamer, .94
I 34-inch reamer,
.63
I 2-in. Stanwood cutter, .98
I expander,
5.00
I gate wrench, $2.50
I B. Miller patent die ratchet plate with 234 dies, $4.12
I Miller's ratchet pipe cutter, 3.40
I Stillson wrench, 18in., 1.60
I 24 " 2.40
2 pairs Brown's tongs, 1.20
I Coes' block wrench, 15 .inch, 1.00
I Wall vice, 8.10
I Wall hinge vice, 3.00
2 Packer's sleeve rat- chets, 4.05
I iron crow,
9.60
I 2-in. Walworth cutter, 1.46
$76.20
C. R. BARTLETT,
Superintendent.
Rutland, February 15, 1899.
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REPORT
OF
Trustees of the Mead Fund.
For the Year Ending February, 1899.
Town of Rutland in account with F. Hathaway, Trustee:
Cash in bank,
Note against the town,
CR. $679 00 500 00
Interest due, 40 00
Total amount in my hands, $1, 219 00
In addition to the above there is interest due on the bank deposit,
Respectfully submitted, . F. HATHAWAY.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD
OF THE
Town of Rutland,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 15, 1899.
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REPORT
OF THE
School Committee
of the Town of Rutland, for the Year Ending February 15, 1899.
FELLOW CITIZENS:
The annual report of your School Committee is herewith submitted :
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
Population of the Massachusetts Census, 1895, 978
Number of persons in Town between five and fifteen
years of age, May Ist, 1898, · 187
Number between eight and fourteen, I2I
Whole number of pupils registered in the Schools,
Average membership,
Average attendance,
Per cent. of average attendance,
FINANCIAL STATEMENT. M
RESOURCES.
Appropriations for 1898,
For support of schools, $1800 00
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For conveyance of pupils,
700 0Ò
State school fund, 394 43 Dog Fund, 85 32
Received from state for tuition of boys, ( town of Oakhamtuition
122 00
of High School pupils,
57 50
$3159 25
EXPENDITURES.
Teachers' salaries,
$2,354 20
Books and supplies,
247 28
Janitors,
58 40
Fuel,
76 45
Conveyance of pupils,
604 00
$3340 33
Balance expended,
181 08
$3159 25
CONTINGENT.
Repairs and furnishings,
$17 96
BILLS APPROVED.
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
Edw. E. Babb & Co.,
$223 23
American Book Co.,
19 04
Eva Planche,
25
A. A. Heald,
50
Helen H. Jacques,
I 4I
John S. Buttles,
40
F. Hathaway,
2 45
$247 28
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TEACHERS' SALARIES.
John S, Buttles,
$330 00
A. A. Heald,
470 00
Annabel Atherton,
201 50
Sidney Crawford,
26 00
Grace Ware,
88 00
Lillian Harrington,
235 00
Helen H. Jaques,
293 50
Grace J. Alexander,
201 00
Marie Neis,
90 00
Eva M. Planche,
80 00
Alice R. Walker,
80 00
Maud K. C. Lucus,
179 00
Carrie Amitage,
72 00
Town of Oakham,
7 70
$2354 20
FUEL.
Joseph Davis,
$8 75
Arthur Goodwin,
I 30
C. H. Upham,
24 00
C. A. Spooner,
15 00
Clarence Prescott,
5 00
E. Wellington,
10 00
Leslie Prescott,
I 50
F. S. Hunt,
I IO
H. W. Calkins,
4 50
1
Joseph E. Ware,
5 30
Total, $76 45
CONVEYANCE OF PUPILS.
E. H. Crosby, Stephen P. Allen,
$141 00
120 00
W. F. Reid, 171 00
28
54
M. D. Potter,
83 00
Alexander Lovely,
27 00
Walter A. Hunter,
48 00
6 00
A. O. Chickering, Dennis A. Smith,
8 00
--
Total, $604 00
JANITORS.
Clarance Prescott,
$ 6 25
Frank Rivers,
3 15
Edgar Fay,
13 25
Mrs. James Scott,
7 50
Alexander Henderson,
2 75
Mrs. M. McCarthy,
4 50
Annie Bartley,
2 50
Arthur Goodwin,
5 25
C. A. Goodwin,
4 50
Harry Bartley,
2 50
Edson Hunt
50
Arthur M. Kennedy,
2 75
H. N. Bemis,
50
Teachers,
2 50
Total, $58 40
REPAIRS AND FURNISHINGS.
L. M. Hanff,
$2 85
Henry Converse,
I 71
George W. Hudson,
6 25
F. A. Nichols,
2 55
Arthur Goodwin,
25
Sidney Crawford,
I 60
E. G. Higgins & Co.,
2 00
A. A. Heald,
75
Total, $17 96
Statistics for the Full Year.
TEACHERS.
SCHOOL.
Enroll- ment.
Average Membership.
Average Attendance.
Average Wages Per Month.
No. of Pupils Over 15
No. of Pupils Under 15
No. Betw'n 8 and 15
Helen H. Jaques,
Center Primary
55
41 8-10
37
$38.66 2-3
O
O
55
Marie Neis, Grace Alexander,
Center Inter'mte
54
42 5-8
39 I-4
38.66 2-3
O
O
54
Eva M. Planche, Alice R. Walker, Grace Ware,
West Rutland
38
28 52-100
22
32.00
I
O
3I
Maude K. C. Lucas, Carrie Armitage,
New Bos- ton and N. Rutland
32
21 80-100 |17 67-100
33.33 1-3
I
O
27
Lillian Harrington, John S. Buttler,
28
22 4.10
20 51-100
32.00
A. A. Heald, Annabel Atherton,
High School
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NUMBER OF SCHOOLS MAINTAINED.
Five schools have been in session during the year for three terms of ten weeks each, the High School having three tenns of eleven weeks each, or thirty three weeks for the year. It would be desirable in the future to have eleven weeks consti- tute the Spring and Fall terins and ten weeks for the Winter term. By so doing we should approximate quite near the length of the schools in larger towns, and also we would not be complained of by not conforming to the law of the State in reference thereto, and in this connection we advise a change in the time when the several terms shall commence. l'er- haps the Spring term need not commence the first part of April as has been the custom. The Fall term should com- inence as soon as August rotli and the Winter terin the first of November, the school closing carly in January.
The reason for the changes will be obvious to all, es- pecially to those who have children attending the primary grades.
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GRADED SCHOOLS.
In our last year's report we brought to the attention of the town how this could be brought about to a certain extent, and greatly improve the condition of all the schools. We are pleased to say that the town acted in this matter and voted to build a new building for school and other purposes. This building contains four school rooms and a recitation room1, which we hope to occupy in the near future. We confidently expect that this large outlay of the town will prove to be a good investment, securing to us and our children a lasting benefit of inore value than silver or gold. Thus we shall be proud of our accommodations and the quality of our schools sch rec Cat
as the years roll on, giving us a reputation of having school: equal to the best in the commonwealth.
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CONVEYANCE OF PUPILS.
The question has not yet been fully settled in regard to what is a reasonable distance for children to walk to and from school, and in absence of any law in regard to this matter it is lett for the town or their School Committee to determine what the reasonable distance should be, and your committee would recommend that for all children between five and eight years of age one and a half miles, and those between eiglit and fourteen two miles. Pupils over fourteen usually will attend the High School, and will furnish their own, however far they may be from school. Your committee, of course, will cheer- tully do as the town may think best in this regard, and it they will take action in this matter we will try to carry out their wishes if they do not conflict with any law bearing on this subject. We have no doubt but this transportation problem will be satisfactorily solved, and that all the parents will want to avail themselves of the better accommodations that will be provided in the new school building. If it does require a lit- tle more effort and perhaps expense on your part you will real- ize that for any expense or effort in this line you will get pay- ment in full with interest, not in dollars and cents, but in the consciousness that you have done the best you could for your children.
DISCIPLINE IN SCHOOLS.
Perhaps we ought to be satisfied with the discipline main- tained in the schools the past year, for we believe the teachers have been anxious in regard to this matter, and perhaps have accomplished all that we could reasonably expect, but at the same time there is room for improvement in some of the schools, and we shall expect to see improvements in this di- rection the coming year in proportion to our better accommo- dations.
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We consider that one of the most important qualifications of a teacher is to be a thorough disciplinarian, for one with all the other qualifications and deficient in this, will not be a successful teacher. If parents and scholars realized the im- portance of good order and a strict attention to the business of the school, and would make an effort on their part to help the teacher in this particular, it would enable one to do the best work in the line of teaching.
TRUANT OFFICERS.
Truant Officers were appointed, but they have no report to submit, as they were not called upon to act in their official capacity.
MEMORIAL DAY.
This day was observed with the usual interesting ex- ercises by the children. These exercises by our children will instill into their lives a love of country, so that we can con- fidently expect that they will, when called upon in the future to take the places of trust and honor, in town, state and nation, the welfare of the whole body politic will be safe in their hands, and this nation will continue to be a liberty- loving and God-fearing nation.
IN CONCLUSION.
We remind the parents that we are grateful for their co- operation and for the interest shown by their frequent visits to the schools, and hope that every parent will visit the school, once at least during each term of the coming year.
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER A. HUNTER, FRANKLIN HATHAWAY, SIDNEY CRAWFORD, 1
School Committee.
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