Town annual report of Rutland 1900-13, Part 30

Author: Rutland, Mass.
Publication date: 1900
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 970


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John Henderson, lease of dumping grounds 15 00


P. B. Murphy, dog blanks 1 50


1 .. M. Hanff, executing and recording lease 1 87


E. H. Tripp, tax blanks 2 00


Sanford-Putnam Co., Assessors' supplies 4 93


Worcester County Abstract Co , real estate transfers 9 15


C. W. Dodge, negotiating loans and postage 12 00


II. J. Russell, repairing hearse 40 00


Iver Johnson Co., handcuffs 9 00


R. C. Prescott, death returns 15 75


C. W. Dodge, advertising


12 37


L. M. Hanff, court fees


80 79


E. A. Hanff, lettering signs


1 00


E. H. Tripp. Valuation Report, etc.


48 25


C. W. Dodge, postage 8 35


N. S. Hoagland, fire extinguishers 4 00


R. C. Prescott, death returns 4 50


17


W E. Chamberlain, birth returns $23 45


E. H. Tripp, tax bills 2 00


George S. Putnam, Assessors' supplies


1 55


George M. Davis, maintaining watering tub


4 50


Frank A. Smith, insurance


18 00


James F. McGovern, counsel fees


10 00


W. T. Knowlton, returning births


50


L. M. Hanff, court fees 58 64


C. W. Dodge, pocket book


1 75


C. W. Dodge, postage and envelopes


2 42


L. M. Hanff, court fees


19 01


J. W. Moulton, repairing guide boards


5 00


George S. Putnam, expense relative to mad dogs 11 00


John L. Smith, repairs on scraper 9 10


Peter S. O'Connor, court fees 15 47


C. W. Dodge, postage and examining titles


11 16


L. M. Hanff, vital statistics


52 65


George H. Miles, care of public grounds


20 00


Total incidentals


$747 13


Snow bills


214 72


Total


961 85


Balance unexpended


$538 15


RECAPITULATION


Town Officers


$971 76


Public Schools, including two-thirds public building account


6044 41


Support of poor


447 06


Highways


1661 90


State and Military aid


456 00


Memorial Day


25 00


Water Department


2742 75


Street Lights


186 13


Public Library


221 22


Snow bills


214 72


Repairs on Public Building


167 16


Incidentals


747 13


Public Building, one-third account


387 70


$14,272 94


18


FINANCIAL STATEMENT


LIABILITIES


State Treasurer, water loan


$19,000 00


State Treasurer, water loan


2,500 00


State Treasurer, building loan


11,100 00


State Treasurer, refund loan 2,500 00


People's Savings Bank, ten-year loan


11,000 00


People's Savings Bank, temporary loan


17,800 00


Hersom Brothers, water loan


1,500 00


Jose, Parker & Co., school loan


300 00


Mabel Heald, note


270 00


$65,970 00


RESOURCES


Due from State Aid


$432 00


Unpaid water rents


753 34


L. M. Hanff, on notes


375 00


C. W. Dodge, uncollected taxes from


L. M. Hanff


3,633 30


C. W. Dodge, uncollected taxes, 1903


72 58


66


66


1904


68 92


66


66 1905


82 14


66


1906 1,001 83


66


66


..


1907 7,284 40


Cash in Treasurer's hands


868 71


$14.572 22


Net debt of the town


$51,397 78


19


APPROPRIATIONS


For 1907


Amount Paid Out


Reccommended For 1908


Town Officers


$1000 00


$ 971 76


$1000 00


Public Schools


4000 00


6044 41


4000 00


From other sources


2005 49


Support of poor


300 00


447 06


400 00


Highways


1600 00


1661 90


1600 00


Military aid


50 00


48 00


50 00


Memorial Day


25 00


25 00


25 00


Water Department


350 00


Public Library


244 66


221 22


dog fund


Street Lights


169 54


167 63


250 00


Snow and incidentals


1500 00


961 85


1500 00


Debts and interest


5000 00


6600 00


7000 00


Repairs, Public Building 150 00


167 16


200 00


Tools for highway


25 00


Respectfully submitted,


Selectmen


WILLIAM C. TEMPLE, J. WARREN MOULTON, of THOMAS P. O'HERRON, Rutland


Rutland, March 1, 1908


20


REPORT OF


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR


For the Year Ending March 1, 1908


PAID


Town of Berlin, for Samuel Stratton


$ 52 00


City of Worcester, for Rosa Rone


146 00


Worcester Hospital, for Lanra E. Adams


10 00


City of Worcester, for Alexander Lovely


2 25


City of Worcester, for Lisa Stone


52 81


Worcester Hospital, for Stone child


57 14


City of Boston, for Dora Chickering


32 86


Warren Moulton, for James White


94 00


Total expense for supporting poor the past year


$447 06


Respectfully submitted,


DAVID F. SMITH, - Overseers of JOSEPH E. WARE, 5 Poor


21


REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY SURVEYOR


The sum of sixteen hundren dollars (1,600.00) was appropriated by the town for the repairs of roads and bridges.


As superintendent of the highways, I give below the amount ex- pended each month.


In the month of April


$ 55 25


May


419 58


June


415 68


July


156 00


August


65 16


September


255 68


October


153 81


November


96 95


$1,618 11


Lumber for bridges


43 79


$1,661 90


THE LIST OF TOOLS BELONGING TO THE TOWN ARE AS FOLLOWS:


2 road machines


5 shovels


3 picks


1 stone hammer


2 iron bars


2 hooks


2 hoes


2 brush scythes


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK D. FORBUSH, Highway Surveyor


22


REPORT OF THE SUPT. OF WATER DEPARTMENT


Your Superintendent begs to submit the following report:


The Department has been under quite a large expense this year on account of having to almost wholly new tube the boiler at the pumping station.


We have made a number service connections. and also extended the main pipe line on the south road from Mr. Henderson's to the farm of Warren G. Wales.


Your Board of Commissioners met with one of the Trustees of the State Sanatorium to make a contract with them to furnish them with water, and succeeded in making the following contract: they to put in seven small meters, and to pay the town 12 cents per one thousand gallons. Contract to date back to the expiration of the old contract and run to October 1, 1908, making two years con- tract


AMOUNT OF SUPPLIES AND TOOLS ON HAND


350 feet 2-inch pipe


400 feet galvanized inch pipe


100 feet galvanized & inch pipe


12 & T


1 2-inch coupling


1 13-inch shut-off


1 14-inch corporatiou cock


7 soldering nipples


2 &-inch brass unions


5 1-inch Ts


3 1-inch unions


3 1-inch x &-inch reducers


1 1-inch x &-inch reducer


3 &-inch stop and waste'


2 &-inch Ys


6 2-inch plugs


23


5 2-inch plugs


10 2-inch Ls


1 4-inch coupling


2 4-inch unions 5 pounds of dynamite


100 feet fuse


50 caps 1 drill


16 picks and handles


14 shovels


2 hammers


1 pump


2 service boxes


1 bog hoe


123 feet block tin thawing pipe


1 2-inch die plate


2 &-inch drills


2 &-inch taps


2 wrenches for sidewalk shut-off


2 14-inch taps


1 1-inch tap


1 1-inch drill


1 14-inch reamer


1 1-inch reamer


1 å-inch reamer


1 &-inch die plate ratchet plate


1 14-inch die plate


1 12-inch die plate


1 2-inch die plate


1 4-inch die plate


1 g-inch die plate


1 2-inch Stanwood cutter


1 expander


1 gate wrench


1 Miller's ratchet pipe cutter


1 18-inch Stillson pipe wrench


1 24-inch Stillson pipe wrench


1 wall vice


2 packer's sleeve ratchets 1 tube scraper


24 FINANCIAL STATEMENT


Dr.


Paid Interest on water loan $865 00


E. Lawrence, wood 22 51


B. & M. R. R., freight on coal


309 83


B. & M. R. R., freight on pipe, etc.


3 82


Knowles Steam Pump Works


10 16


Frank Pratt, coal 151 51


J. Harris, drawing coal 9 90


H. Davis, 6€


53 20


J. W. Evons, inspecting boiler 5 00


E. HI. Tripp, printing bill heads


2 50


M. Loughman, blacksmithing


7 50


E. Russell Norton, coal


418 27


George Burns, labor 7 70


M. Nihen


71 77


H. E. Wheeler, 66


2 15


James Scott 66


8 75


Geo. Gates, team to Jefferson for Stewart's men 5 25


Mrs. Moriarty, for pipe 3 65


Stewart Boiler Works, for labor


39 40


Elwood Adams, fire brick 4 00


W. H. Prescott, labor at pumping station 1 00


81 34


John Nihen, labor 53 68


H. E. Smith, labor on leak 1.00


Iver Johnson, dynamite, etc.


7 25


Geo. Clark, oil 5 00


Duncan, Goodell Co., picks and shovels 19 38


Fred Allen, labor


43 35


John Connor


34 61


Jack Jameson


29 94


Tom Connor


74 88


Miller Henderson "


18 50


W. H. Bartlett 66


4 29


P. S. O'Connor, team and labor


38 50


H. Calkins, drawing coal


6 70


Peter O'Neal, labor on ditch


28 87


Walworth Mfg. Co., boiler tubes


25


Peter O'Neal, labor on leak $1 75


C. A. Stone, labor on leak 1 44


W. Wales, drawing coal and pipe 13 15


A. C. Wheeler, drawing coal


12 00


Miles Holden, oil and supplies 12 14


Braman, Dow & Co., pipe and supplies


407 72


W. Cleany. thawing pipe


3 00


G. Gorden,


3 00


W. Maynard, 66 2 00


1 00


- Callahan Supply Co., block tin pipe 12 80


William's Express, supplies


2 00


G. H. Miles, labor, expense, etc. 94 78


G. H. Miles, for supt. 25 00


E. Viner, for wood


5 00


66


" pay in Thomas Smith bill


73


repairs on boiler


44 26


stopping leaks


5 63


66


66 for pumping


504 94


American Express Co.


25


$3,607 75


Cr.


Received from State Sanatorium $1758 12


Due from State Sanatorium to February 1908, estimated 750 00


Received from patrons of the town to March 1,


1908 1012 51


Due from patrons and uncollected to March 1, 1908 72 43


Due from town, appropriation, hydrant service 350 00


Due from town, supplying public building 20 00


Due from town, supplying two public watering places 10 00


Due from town supplying fountain at Rural Cemetery 10 00


Due and received for service supplies 138 74


Value of coal on hand March 1, 1908 80 00


$4901 80


W. Maynard, stopping leak


26


Due for water rentals and service connections March 1, 1907 $680 91


The amount due and received for water rentals and service connections and coal on hand 4901 80


The amount paid for interest on loan, repairs and extensions and service connections, tools, etc. 3607 75


Leaving a balance in favor of the town of $1294 05


Respectfully submitted,


GEORGE H. MILES, Superintendent


27


REPORT OF THE


TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY


FINANCIAL STATEMENT


RESOURCES


Balance from last year


$ 3 49


Appropriation


244 66


Received from fines


2 93


Total receipts


$251 08


EXPENDITURES


Paid Librarian's salary


$78 00


Mrs. E. J. Prouty, work, 1907


20 00


Library Bureau, supplies


6 00


Express and supplies


2 25


Twenty-one volumes Encyclopedia


72 25


Fifty volumes new books


44 97


Total expenditures


$223 47


Balance unexpended


$27 61


The circulation of the Library the past year has been 3118.


Various organizations of the town have generously continued their contributions of literature for the reading room. Those doing so and the amount they gave were as follows: Fire Department $10 00


Home Relief


3 00


Grange


3 00


Ladies' Union


1 50


Christian Endeavor Society


1.50


Total


$19 50


28


With this sum the following magazines have been subscribed for :


Harper's Magazine


The Outlook


Scientific American


Travel Magazine


World To-Day


Cosmopolitan


McClure s


Country Gentleman


New England Homestead


C. E. World


Garden Magazine Little Chronicle


The following individuals have given books and magazines :


Mrs. Converse-The Ladies' Home Journal and The World's Wonders


Mrs. J. P. Munroe-Lexington, St. Nicholas.


Mrs. W. H. Bartlett-Saturday Evening Post


Miss A. S. Bigelow-Sabbath Reading


Mrs. F. R. Foster-Life of Theodore Roosevelt


Mrs. S. E. Monroe-The Leopards Spots


Edward Forbush-2 copies Useful Birds and Their Protection


It was the intention of your Trustees to have had a catalogue printed, but owing to being delayed in receiving from the one who classified the Library a list of the contents, it was decided to purchase books instead.


We have purchased for the Library the New International Encyclopedia, complete, twenty-one volumes, the latest and best work of its kind. We have also added fifty volumes of new books.


Respectfully submitted,


WILLIAM C. TEMPLE, Trustees MRS. SARAH E. MONROE, of


MRS. SARA B. DRURY, Library


29


REPORT OF THE TREASURER


1907 C. W. Dodge, Treas., in acct. with the Town of Rutland. Dr.


RECEIVED


March 1 Cash on hand


$2,564 48


April 6 Geo, H. Miles, hall rent


5 90


May 4


17 00


4 John Dickson, cash for oil


2 50


4 L. M. Hanff, auctioneer's license


2 00


4 John N. Powe, license for pool table


10 00


June


1 George H. Miles, hall rent


16 00


1 C. W. Dodge, Collector of taxes


1,001 20


1


interest on taxes


74 35


1 66


on Hanff's old taxes


158 57


1


66 int. on Hanff's old taxes


16 96


July


1 People's Savings Bank, note


2,000 00


6 L. M. Hanff, on note


50 00


6


interest on note


3 00


6


George H. Miles, hall rent יי water department


15 12


27


State, Trustees Lyman Indust. School


5 50


27 State, appropriation for School Com.


165 00


Aug.


1 George H. Miles, hall rent


16 00


6 State Treas. acct., due town


560 00


Sept.


7 George H. Miles, hall rent


17 00


7


C. W. Dodge, Collector of taxes


1,783 50


7


66 66


interest on taxes


111 55


7


.6 Collector water rents


974 21


16 50


6


30


Oct. 3 For fines in House of Correction


$50 00


5 Balance due town for fines


04


5 George H. Miles, hall rent


22 00


22 State, on account of School Supt.


312 50


Nov.


L. M. Hanff, on note


75 00


2 . " interest on note


4 50


2 George H. Miles, hall rent


25 30


16 State, Corporation tax


6 36


16 National Bank tax


1 52


16 66 Military aid


24 00


16 State aid


425 00


23 E. C. Buck & Co., oil bbls. returned


12 50


Dec. 2


C. W. Dodge, Collector of taxes


6,093 59


2


66


interest on taxes


64 72


2


of water rents


208 26


2


.6 66 66


L. M. Hanff, old taxes 42 44


2


66


66


66 int. old taxes 5 65


7 W. H. Bartlett, water


17 96


10 Town of Oakham, tuition


8 00


21 George H. Miles, hall rent


32 25


21


E. H. Wheeler, for putting in water


18 89


21 Patrick Kilcoin, putting in water


34 31


31 County Treasurer, dog fund


237 63


31 District Court, fine


9 32


1908


Jan. 25


State, school fund


997 49


31 Standard Oil Co., barrels returned


3 50


Feb. 1


George H. Miles, hall rent 66 66


19 25


29


Henry Calkins, for water pipe


4 03


29


L. M. Hanff, on note 6. interest on note


15 75


George H. Miles, water department


4 76


29 29


C. W. Dodge, taxes collected


4,896 38


29


interest on taxes collected


135 89


29


6. from Sanatorium, water rates 1,091 48


29


66 town water rents


495 62


29 School Committee, over paid bill


9 00


$25,105 73


14 50


29


100 00


29


31


PAID


1907


March 11


E. Mable Heald, interest on note $ 10 80


20 State Treasurer, interest on note 40 63


2.2 Jose Parker, interest on note 6 00


April 3 Ethel L. Heald, on note


40 00


17 George N. Brigg, on overpaid taxes


30 30


17 State Treasurer, note


500 00


17 66


interest on note


48 75


May


1


66


192 50


4 People's Savings Bank, interest


94 50


14


45 00


June


4


66 66 66 66


56 25


7 Hersom Brothers, interest


26 25


29


People's Savings Bank, interest


67 50


29


240 00


July


1


note


1,000 00


16


66


interest


45 00


29


66 60


20 00


29


State Treasurer, interest


375 00


Aug.


7. People's Savings Bank, interest


11 25


15 State Treasurer, note


300 00


16 People's Savings Bank, interest


58 50


16 State Treasurer, interest


14 63


Sept.


4 Ethel L. Heald, interest on note


25 00


4 State Treasurer,


40 62


28 Ethel L. Heald, on note


30 00


Oct.


3 Jose Parker & Co., interest on note


6 00


17 State Treasurer, interest on note


40 63


30 66


183 75


30 E. H. Gay & Co., State note and interest


508 75


30 County Treasurer, County tax


751 00


Nov.


4 People's Savings Bank, interest


99 75


9 Mable E. Heald, interest on note


5 40


14 People's Savings Bank, interest


45 00


16 State Treasurer, State tax


840 00


16


66 repairs on highway 58 00


24 Ethel L. Heald, on note


25 00


66


32


Dec. 4 People's Savings Bank, interest


$59 40 28 66


note 1,000 00


28


interest on note 71 25


1908 Jan. 1


.6 66 267 50


6 Ethel L. Heald, on note


30 00


11


State Treasurer, note


1,000 00


13 Hersom Brothers, interest


26 25


16 State Treasurer, interest


27 00


29 People's Savings Bank, note


1,000 00


29


יי interest


23 83


Feb.


1 State Treasurer, interest


356 25


10 Ethel L. Heald, balance on note


123 71


15 People's Savings Bank, interest


13 13


15 State Treasurer, interest


9 75


18 People's Savings Bank, interest


68 25


27 Jose Parker & Co., interest


6 00


29 445 Town Orders


14,272 94


29 Cash on hand in treasury


868 71


$25,105 73


Respectfully submitted,


C. W. DODGE, Treasurer


RUFUS HOUGHTON CEMETERY FUND


1908


Feb. 29 Balance in Five Cent Savings Bank, $100 00 29 Dividend paid 4 04


$104 04


C. W. DODGE, Treasurer


33 REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR


1907


March. 1 L. M. Hanff's taxes to collect from 1897 to 1903 $3834 31


March 1 1908


collected 201 01


1


66


interest


22 61


1


66 " uncollected 3,633 30


1 1903 taxes to collect


254 50


1 1904


329 80


1 1905 6.


919 11


1


1906 66 66


5,379 30


1 1907


15,860 67


1908


1 1903 taxes collected


175 85


1


66 abated


6 09


1


66


66 interest 32 92


1 1904 taxes collected


252 79


1


66 .. abated


8 09


1


66 interest


59 28


1 1905 taxes collected


801 88


1


abated


35 09


1


66 interest


109 74


1 1906 taxes collected


4,207 48


1


abated


169 99


1


.6 interest


155 57


1 1907 taxes collected


8,321 13


1


66 66 abated


255 14


1


66 interest


29 00


1 1903 taxes to collect


72 58


1 1904 66


68 92


1 1905 66


82 14


1 1906 66


1,001 83


1 1907


7,284 40


Respectfully submitted,


C. W. DODGE.


Collector


34


WATER REPORT


1907


RECEIVED FROM SANATORIUM


For 8 months rent at $8.33 per month


$666 64


Oct. 1907


$169 99


Celle house


50


Farm


1 16


Difference on Oct. 1906 bill


86 66


$258 38


November 1907


171 29


Celle house


50


Farm


1 16


Difference on Nov. 1906 bill


87 96


Feb. 25


12 months water rent on Celle house


6 00


1908


Feb. 18


For December 1907


176 21


18 Balance due town for Dec. 1906


92 88


18


Celle house


50


18


Farm


1 16


$270 75


18


January, 1908


188 59


18 Balance due town for Jan. 1907


105 26


18


Celle house


50


18


Farm


1 16


$295 51


Total


$1,758 13


RECEIVED FROM TOWN


Water rents from Jan. 1. 1907 to July, 1907


$516 86


66


July, 1907 to Jan. 1908


495 65


$2,770 64


Respectfully submitted


C. W. DODGE,


Collector


$266 91


35


REPORT OF THE


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


Of the Town of Rutland, for the Year ending March 1, 1908


STATISTICS


Number of persons in town between five and fifteen years of age, as per school census September 1, 1907 237


Number of pupils enrolled since September 1, 1907


246


Average membership for the year


211.7


Average attendance for the year


189.4


Per cent. of attendance 89.2


For the attendance by schools and terms, see the staticial table in the Superintendent's report.


FINANCIAL STATEMENT


RECEIPTS


Appropriations and other sources


$4000 00


State, toward Superintendent's salary


312 00


Lyman School, tuition


5 50


State Board of Charity, tuition


17 00


City of Boston, tuition 165 00


Town of Oakam, tuition


8 00


Income Massachusetts School Fund


997 49


State, for High School


500 00


$6005 49


36


Available funds $6005 49


Due for tuition, State Board of Charity 75 00


Refunded to Treasurer, overpayment teacher's salary 9 00


Approved bills


$6089 49 6044 41


Balance in favor of committee


$45 08


EXPENDITURES


Teachers' salaries


$2835 75


Transportation


1383 40


Books and supplies


263 20


Supervision


455 00


Printing


11 20


Repairs


192 93


Janitors


329 66


Fuel


522 74


Sundries


50 53


$6044 41


BILLS APPROVED


TEACHERS' SALARIES


William S. Dunn, High School, principal $380 00


George H. Boyden, High School, principal 259 75


Joseph V. Jewett, High School, principal 80 00


Miss J. Louise Marclay, High School, assistant 400 00


Miss Alice F. Dodge, Grammar, Center 120 00


Miss Beulah W. Higgins, Grammar Center 242 00


Miss Martha E. Bemis, Intermediate Center 374 00


Miss Marion Kelcher, Primary Center 212 00


Miss Beulah W. Higgins, Primary Center


132 00


37


Miss Marion Kelcher, West Rutland


$108 00


Miss Joanna Kilmain,


144 00


Miss Alice G. Buck,


54 00


Miss Georgiana K. Fiske. North Rutland


119 00


Miss Nellie K. Bishop,


207 00


Mayme Newman,


66


4 00


$2835 75


TRANSPORTATION


Matthew J. Cullen


$364 10


Dennis A. Smith


287 20


Horace E. Smith


265 60


Weston R. Upham


168 00


George M. Davis


I02 00


Dellar Laton


132 00


Mrs. B. A. Leary


28 50


Frank E Ryerson


12 00


Lewis Bigelow


12 00


George B. Fuller


12 00


$1383 40


BOOKS AND SUPPLIES


John L. Hammett & Co.


$97 87


Ginn & Co.


61 34


John Carter & Co.


6 28


D. C. Heath & Co.


25 51


American Book Co.


34 40


Scott Forsman Co.


1 13


E. E. Babb & Co.


18 59


J. Louise Marclay


3 26


Estabrook Pen Co.


3 72


Osbourne Co.


2 60


Barnard & Co.


5 55


H. J. Jones


2 95


$263 20


38 SUPERVISION


Herbert J. Jones, superintendent


$400 00


William C. Temple, Committee 5 00


Louis M. Hanff, 66


20 00


Dennis A. Smith 66


15 00


George S. Putnam, school census


15 00


$455 00


PRINTING


F. S. Blanchard & Co., Superintendent's report


$10 20


Davis Press, letter heads 1 00


$11 20


REPAIRS


Louis M. Hanff, North Rutland repairs, metal


ceiling and walls and labor $140 44


Walter B. Ware, West Rutland 33 68


Miles Holden, material, N. and W. Rutland 16 21


Adams & Powers, moulding


2 60


$192 93


JANITORS


North Rutland School


$13 00


West Rutland School


10 00


George H. Miles, Center Building


306 66


$329 66


FUEL


George M. Davis, North Rutland, wood $33 00


H. W. Calkins, West Rutland, wood 15 50


Lewis R. Bigelow & Co., West Rutland, wood 5 50


Center Building including two-thirds sundries 468 74


1


$522 74


39


SUNDRIES


F. R. Smith, broom, etc


$ 70


A. E. Codding, broom, etc. 95


Clark, Sawyer & Co., cups


99


Prouty Brothers, zinc and elbow


1 25


Boston & Maine R. R , freight, etc.


4 44


Town of Paxton, tuition


15 00


H. J. Jones, office supplies, etc.


16 07


George M. Davis, cleaning school


6 85


Miss Fiske, cash paid for cleaning, etc.


1 68


L. M. Hanff, postage and expense


2 60


$50 53


STATE SCHOOL FUND ACCOUNT


Received from State Treasurer $997 49


Transferred to general account for school bills 997 49


SCHOOL CENSUS


Mr. George S. Putnam was appointed enumerator, and reported as follows :


Number of boys between the ages of 5 and 15 140


Number of girls between the ages of 5 and 15 97


237


Number of boys between the ages of 7 and 14


120


Number of girls between the ages of 7 and 14 79


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ROLL OF HONOR


The following pupils were neither absent nor tardy for the number of terms specified :


HIGH SCHOOL. One term: Charlotte M. Drury, John Gleason, J. Wendell Moulton, Esther Wheeler, Charles E. Taylor, Adrienne Stone, Catherine Putnam, Grace L. Smith, Georgiana Taylor.


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Two terms: Louise Maynard, Myrna L. Miles, Wallace For- bush.


OTHER CENTER SCHOOLS. One term: Francis Burke, Nelson Calkins, Linda Hanff, Ludovic Hanff, Edith Haley, Dora Hartwell, Arthur Hammond, Catherine Mckinnon, Henry McKinnon, Esther Pierce, Mary Moulton, Bernice Putnam, Lilian Upham, George Putnam, William Murphy, Merrill Forbush, Frank Brooks, Harold Hammond, Melvin Howard, Rufus Putnam, Frank Calkins, Albert Montague, Benjamin Parmelee, David Sargent.


Two terms: Frank Maynard, Fannie Miles, George Putnam, Marion Welch Joseph Murphy, Stephen Manning, Thomas O'Brien.


Three terms: Ruth Forbush, George Putnam.


NORTH RUTLAND SCHOOL. One term: Bertie Handy, Charles Valley, Mable Goodwin, Charles Hatstat.


WEST RUTLAND SCHOOL. One term : Gladys Cheever, Guy Cheever, Maud Hadley.


Two terms : Inez Taylor.


CALENDAR-1908-9


SPRING TERM-From March 31 to June 19, inclusive, 12 weeks. High School one week longer to June 26, 13 weeks.


FALL TERM-From September 8 to Nov. 20, inclusive, 11 weeks.


WINTER TERM-From Nov. 30, to Dec. 18, inclusive, and from Dec. 28 to Feb. 19, inclusive, 11 weeks. High School to March 24, 15 weeks. Making 34 weeks for lower grades and 40 weeks for High School.


From the financial statement you will notice that about $200 was expended for repairs. Most of it on the North Rutland school- house, where all the plastering in the school room was removed and metal used on the side walls and ceiling. This was very much


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needed as the plaster on the walls was loose and that of the ceiling kept falling down making it necessary to keep patching each year. This school-house, as far as the interior is concerned, will be in good condition for several years.


The ceiling in the basement of the Center school building is in about the same condition as the one in North Rutland was, and an appropriation for a metel ceiling is needed.


Respectfully submitted,


DENNIS A. SMITH, WILLIAM C. TEMPLE, School LOUIS M. HANFF, Committee


Rutland, March 1, 1908


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AUDITOR'S REPORT


I hereby certify that I have examined the accounts of the Selectmen, Overseers of Poor, Collector of Taxes, Treasurer and Superintendent of Water Department, for the year ending March 1, 1908, and to the best of my knowledge and belief are correct.


I respectfully submit the following report :


Schools, overdrawn


29 92


Highways overdrawn 61 90


Support of Poor, overdrawn


147 06


State and Military aid, balance unexpended


$ 43 00


Town Officers salaries


69 74


Memorial Day


Contingent and snow


appropriation $1500 00


Income from Public


Building 201 70


$1701 70


Snow


$214 72


Incidentals


747 13


Special appropriations


167 16


Public Building


387 20


$1516 71


Balance unexpended


$184 99


Street Lights, overdrawn


$17 63


School Physician, unexpended


$25 00


Water Department, hydrant service $350 00


Water income 2864 64


$3214 64


Selectmen's orders


$2742 75


Interest on water loan 883 00


$3625 75


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$411 11


Overdrawn Debts and interest, appropriation $5000 00


Interest on taxes 409 12


Principle and int. on note 248 25.


State for transportation of paupers 1 50


Court fines 59 36


State, corporation tax 6 36


State, National Bank tax 1 52


Auctioneer's license


2 00


Pool Table, license 10 00


Overlayings 211 67


$5949 78


State Treasurer, road tax $ 58 00 66 on notes 2300 00


People's Savings Bank


1000 00


Mabel Heald, interest 16 20


Jose Parker & Co., interest 18 00


Hersom Bros., interest


52 50


People's Savings Bank, interest 1286 11


State Treas., int. outside water notes


446 51


Abatements, 1907 taxes 255 14


Ethel Heald, note and interest 273 71


$5706 17


Balance unexpended


$243 61


$667 62


$566 34


566 34


Balance against the town


$101 28


EDWIN H. CROSBY,


Auditor


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EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


Superintendent of Schools


FOR THE


CENTRAL WORCESTER UNION


TOWNS : HOLDEN, OAKHAM, PAXTON, RUTLAND WORCESTER COUNTY, MASS.


MARCH, 1908


THE CENTRAL WORCESTER UNION.


The union was formed July 16, 1900. The services and salary of the superintendent are shared as follows: Holden, one-half; Rutland, one- fourth; Oakham, three-twentieths; Paxton, one-tenth. The superintendent 's year begins August 1. Thirty-three teachers are employed in thirty schools. The chairman of the joint committee is Jesse Allen, of Oakham, and the secretary is Mrs. Addie M. Holden, of Holden. The members of the various committees, with the expiration of their respective terms, are shown below :




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