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ART. 50. Voted, That this article, in relation to claim of Chester D. Pratt, be referred to the Water Commissioners.
ART. 51. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $750 for the purpose of procuring plans and specifications for the erec- tion of a building on the present site of the Public Library, and that the Moderator appoint a committee of five (one from each ward) to carry the same into effect, and to report at the next annual March meeting.
The Moderator appointed the committee on the above vote, viz. : -
WARD 3. Benj. F. Smith.
WARD 1. James Humphrey.
WARD 2. Z. L. Bicknell.
WARD 4. Samuel S. Spear.
WARD 5. Henry A. Thomas.
ART. 52. Voted, That this article, in relation to a sidewalk on Middle Street, be referred to the Selectmen.
ART. 53. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $359.64 for the purpose of paying Josiah Reed the amount paid by him for labor and material in raising the grade of Columbian Square near Fogg's building in 1888.
ART. 54. Voled, To raise and appropriate the sum of $20.06 to . pay Dan. W. Barrows, for seventy-five loads of gravel put by him on Pleasant Street.
ART. 55. Voted, That all taxes shall become due and payable on or before the tenth day of October next, and that the Collector
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be instructed to collect forthwith, according to law, all taxes re- maining unpaid after that date, with interest at the rate of six per cent per annum.
Voted, That the compensation for collecting taxes be seven eighths of one per cent.
ART. 56. Alfred O. Crawford was elected Collector of Taxes by ballot, the check list being used.
ART. 57. Voted, That a committee of five be appointed by the Moderator to nominate a committee on appropriation (three from each ward), to report at the next annual meeting. The Moderator appointed the following : Major F. A. Bicknell, J. J. Mahoney, John W. Hart, S. S. Spear, and H. F. Sears.
Voted, To accept and adopt the following report of the above committee, viz. : -
WARD 1. James Humphrey, Henry A. Nash, Wm. A. Drake. WARD 2. Z. L. Bicknell, John Carroll, Jos. A. Cushing.
WARD 3. Geo. E. Porter, John J. Loud, John W. Hart.
WARD 4. Bradford Hawes, F. Dexter Pratt, Lysander Heald.
WARD 5. J. Clarence Howe, A. O. Crawford, H. F. Sears.
ART. 58. Voted, To accept and adopt the List of Jurors as pre- pared and posted by the Selectmen, after striking out the names of Wendall T. Dizer, Charles T. Foster, James W. Hender, and George Hollis, and adding the names of John F. Dwyer and A. Chapin Tisdale.
ART. 59. Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to act as attorneys to defend the town in any suit that may be brought against it.
ART. 60. This article in relation to gravelling Middle Street near Lovell's ice-house was not carried.
ART. 61. Was acted upon in connection with Art. 31.
ART. 62. Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen laying out a new street from Curtis to Shaw Street to be called Howard Street.
ART. 63. Voted, To accept the report of the Selectman laying out an extension of Hawthorne Street to Myrtle Street.
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ART. 64. Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen on a relocation of a part of Chard Street, to be known hereafter as Hill- side Street.
ART. 65. Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen laying out an extension of King Avenue to Broad Street.
ART. 66. Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen laying . out a widening and relocation of Summer Street.
ART. 67. Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen laying out a new street to be called Summit Street.
ART. 68. Voted. That this article in relation to the claims of Jeremiah Moran be referred to the Selectmen and that they be in- structed to pay him what they deem expedient ; also that they be instructed to dig out the river from the bridge on Pleasant Street to the bridge on Commercial Street to its natural depth.
ART. 69. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $500 for the purpose of rebuilding the bridge near the corner of Wash- ington and Front streets.
The committee appointed to sort and count the ballots reported that on the question "Shall license be. granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town " the result was as follows : -
Yes .
315
No .
. 306
Total
621
The indicator on the ballot-box stood 617.
The committee then reported on the number of ballots cast for Town Officers, and the Moderator declared that the following per- sons, having received the largest number of votes, were duly elected viz. : -
TOWN CLERK.
John A. Raymond had . . 625 votes. (Sworn in open meeting by the Moderator.)
TOWN TREASURER.
John H. Stetson had
625 votes.
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SELECTMEN AND OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Ward 1. - Henry A. Nash had .
624 votes.
2. - Jacob F. Dizer had 618
3. - George A. Cushing had
620 66
4. - Leonard V. Tirrell had 618 66
5. - J. Clarence Howe had
615
ASSESSORS.
Ward 1. - Wilmot Cleverly had . 625 votes.
2. - John P. Burrell had .
625
3. - George A. Cushing had
623 66
6 4. - Gilman B. Loud had .
625
6. 5. - J. Clarence Howe had
617
66
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Joseph A. Cushing, three years, had .
625 votes.
James H. Flint, three years, had . · 620 66
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS LIBRARY.
James Humphrey, three years, had 625 votes.
Augustus J. Richards, three years, had .
615
66
F. Dexter Pratt, three years, had .
625
WATER COMMISSIONER.
Augustus J. Richards, three years, had . 616 votes.
PARK COMMISSIONER.
Louis A. Cook, three years, had . 621 votes.
AUDITORS.
Joseph Dyer had .
625 votes.
Francis Ambler had
624
Zechariah L. Bicknell had
·
·
625
CONSTABLES.
Ward 1. - B. Frank Richards had .
625 votes.
66
" 1. - Isaac H. Walker had . 625 “
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Ward 1. - George G. French had
625 votes.
2. - Asa B. Pratt had
1 623
66
6 2. - Andrew J. Garey had 618
66 2. - Joseph P. Ford had .
625
66
66 2. - Nathaniel B. Peare had
625
.6
66 2. - Patrick Butler
622
66
66 2. - George W. Fay had .
625
66
66 2. - Nelson W. Gardner had
609
66
66 3. - Thomas Fitzgerald had
625
66
66 3. - George W. White had
625
66
66 3. - Oliver Houghton had .
625
66
66 3. - Francis M. Drown had
625
66 3. - James B. Ford had .
624
66
66 3. - Lorenzo H. Loud had
622
66
66 3. - Thomas F. Ahearn had
. 620
66
66 3. - John F. Dwyer had .
·
622
66
66 3. - Edmund B. Whelan had
621
66 4. - Isaac N. Tirrell had .
625
66
4. - George B. Bayley had
624
66
66 4. - Ezekiel W. Morton had
622
66
66 4. - Nathaniel R. Ells had
625
4. - George F. Maynard had
625
66
66 4. - Silas W. Newcomb had 5. - George W. Conant had
625
66
66 5. - John B. Corkery had .
622
66
5. - Michael Allen had
623
66
66 5. - Thomas F. Brady had
628
5. - John T. Madden had .
623
66
5. - Harry W. Woodbury had :.
623
66
66 5. - John F. Welch .
624
66 5. - Stephen Thayer had .
623
" 5. - James H. Meara had .
621
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0
.
624
.
.
Voted, To accept and adopt the report of the committee to nominate minor officers, viz. : -
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FENCE VIEWERS.
Ward 1. Lot W. Bicknell, Solomon Ford.
Ward 2. Z. L. Bicknell, John P. Burrell.
Ward 3.
S. W. Gutterson, Albion Hal !.
Ward 4. James Moore, Joseph W. Holbrook.
Ward 5. James A. Read, Q. L. Read.
FIELD DRIVERS.
The Constables Elected.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
J. P. Burrell.
WEIGHERS OF COAL AND HAY.
Ward 1. J. R. Orcutt, F. A. Lewis, J. J. Lane, W. J. Cole- man, H. L. McLeod, G. W. McLeod.
Ward 2. T. H. Emerson, Wm. Enright, A. E. Sherman.
Ward 3. M. R. Wright, A. J. Richards, H. A. Richards, James Lonergan, Jr., John G. Worster.
Ward 4. Wm. Nash, M. P. Sprague.
Ward 5. Alvin Hollis, Frank H. Richards.
SURVEYORS OF WOOD, LUMBER, AND BARK.
Ward 1. J. E. Orcutt, F. A. Lewis, Lot W. Bicknell, N. P. Keen.
Ward 2. T. H. Humphrey, Joshua Vinal, T. H. Emerson, Chas. Simmon, J. P. Burrell.
Ward 3. John F. Condrick, Ed. Billings, W. P. Sanborn, Henry F. Willoby, A. J. Richards, H. A. Richards, M. R. Wright, Charles B. Trask.
Ward 4. F. Dexter Pratt, Leonard Gardner, Gilman B. Loud. Ward 5. J. B. Corkery, Joseph Dyer, Gordon Willis.
Voted. That the thanks of the town be extended to Louis A. Cook, Esq., Moderator, for the able and impartial manner in which he has conducted this meeting.
Voted. To adjourn.
Attest : JOHN A. RAYMOND, Town Clerk.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
NORFOLK, SS.
To either of the Constables of thetown of Weymouth in said County, GREETING :
In the name of said Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of Weymouth aforesaid, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the Town House in said town on Tuesday, the eighth day of April next, at two o'clock in the after- noon, then and there to act on the following articles, viz. : -
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator for said meeting.
ART. 2. To choose one Selectman, one Overseer of the Poor, and one Assessor to fill the vacancies occasioned by the death of George A. Cushing.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting attested copies thereof in three public places in each Ward, in said town seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at or before the time of said meeting.
Given under our hands, at Weymouth, this thirty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety.
HENRY. A. NASH, J. CLARENCE HOWE, J. F. DIZER, LEONARD V. TIRRELL, Selectmen of Weymouth.
NORFOLK, SS. WEYMOUTH, March 31, 1890.
Pursuant to the within direction, I this day posted up true and attested copies of this warrant in three public places, in each of the wards of the town, as herein required.
GEO. W. WHITE, Constable of Weymouth.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
APRIL 8, 1890.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Weymouth, qualified to vote in elections, was held in the Town House on Tuesday, April 8, A. D. 1890, at 2 o'clock P. M., the meeting being called to order and the warrant read by the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 1. John J. Loud, 'Esq., was elected Moderator by ballot, the check list being used in the election.
ART. 2. Voted, To proceed to the election of one Selectman, one Overseer of the Poor, and one Assessor, all on one ballot.
The Moderator appointed Henry A. Nash and A. E. Newhall as Tellers to check the names of persons voting on the voting list, and Gilman B. Loud, John W. Hart and Jacob F. Dizer as Tellers to sort and count the ballots, all of whom were sworn by the Town Clerk.
Voted, To close the polls at 2 : 30 o'clock P. M.
The Tellers appointed to sort and count the ballots reported the result as follows : -
Whole number of ballots cast, 26.
For Selectman and Overseer of the Poor, E. Atherton Hunt had 26, and he was declared elected by the Moderator.
For Assessor, E. Atherton Hunt had 26, and he was declared elected by the Moderator, and was duly sworn in open meeting by the Moderator.
Voted, To adjourn.
ATTEST :
JOHN A. RAYMOND, Town Clerk.
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PRECINCT OFFICERS APPOINTED OCT. 13, 1890.
JOHN A. RAYMOND, Esq., Town Clerk :
Dear Sir, - On the 13th of October the following were appointed Precinct Officers for the year ending Nov. 1, 1891 : -
WARD 1. John .W. Bartlett and Arthur E. Jackson, Wardens ;. Herbert A. Newton, Clerk ; John A. Holbrook and Augustus Beals, Inspectors ; Geo. L. Newton and N. Sanford Litchfield, Deputy Inspectors.
WARD 2. Thos. H. Humphrey and Geo. W. Baker, Wardens ; Wm. H. Pratt. Clerk ; Robert McIntosh and Chas. D. Canterbury, Inspectors ; Peter F. Hughes and Horace M. Randall, Deputy In- spectors.
WARD 3. William S. Wallace and Jolm F. Dwyer, Wardens ; David J. Pierce, Clerk ; Albert Worthen and Frank M. Drown, Inspectors ; John B. Whelan and Chas. E. Bicknell, Deputy In- spectors.
Ward 4. Charles Hawes and Marshall P. Sprague, Wardens ; Joseph E. Gardner, Clerk ; N. H. Goodspeed and W. T. Spilsted, Inspectors ; James Moore and Geo. B. Bailey, Deputy Inspectors.
WARD 5. E. J. Pitcher and Gordon Willis, Wardens ; John F. Welch, Clerk; Bradford Chandler and Chas. M. Grundstrom, Inspectors ; Martin Derby and Geo. F. Hayden, Deputy In- spectors.
The following Constables are detailed for duty at the polls on the day of election, Nov. 4, 1890 : -
WARD 1. George G. French and Isaac H. Walker.
WARD 2. Asa B. Pratt and Jos. P. Ford.
WARD 3. Oliver Houghton and Terence Murphy.
WARD 4. Geo. F. Maynard and Isaac N. Tirrell.
WARD 5. Geo. W. Conant and Michael Allen.
Yours respectfully,
HENRY A. NASH,
Clerk of Selectmen.
WARRANT FOR PRESIDENTIAL AND STATE ELECTIONS.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETSS,
NORFOLK, SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Weywouth, in said County, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of Weymouth aforesaid, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the polling places in their respective precincts, to wit : -
In precincts numbered one, two, three, and five, in the halls of the fire-engine houses located respectively in those precincts, and in precinct numbered four, in the upper hall of the Town House, on Tuesday, the fourth day of November next, at eight o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to bring in to the Wardens of their several precincts their votes on one ballot, for the following-named public officers, to wit : -
For Representative in Congress.
For Governor of the Commonwealth.
For Lieutenant-Governor.
For Councillor for the Second District.
For Secretary of the Commonwealth.
For Treasurer and Receiver-General.
For Auditor of the Commonwealth.
For Attorney-General.
For Senator for First Norfolk District.
For District Attorney, to fill the vacancy caused by the decease of Charles W. Sumner.
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For County Commissioner.
For three Representatives in the General Court for the Fifth Norfolk District.
Also to vote " Yes " or " No" on the two following proposed Amendments to the Constitution of the State : -
ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT TO PREVENT THE DISFRANCHISEMENT OF VOTERS BECAUSE OF A CHANGE OF RESIDENCE WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH.
No person otherwise qualified to vote in elections for governor, lieutenant-governor, senator, and representatives, shall, by reason of a change of residence within the Commonwealth, be disqualified from voting for said officers in the city or town from which he has removed his residence, until the expiration of six calendar months the time of such removal.
ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT RELATING TO SOLDIERS AND SAILORS EXERCISING THE RIGHT OF FRANCHISE.
" Article XXVIII. of the Amendment to the Constitution is hereby amended by striking out in the fourth line thereof the words ' being a pauper,' and inserting in place thereof the words, ‘ receiving or having received aid from any city or town,' and also by striking out in said fourth line, the words ' if a pauper,' so that the article, as amended, shall read as follows : Article XXVIII. : No person having served in the army or navy of the United States in time of war, and having been honorably discharged from such service, shall be disqualified therefor on account of receiving or having received aid from any city or town, or because of the non- payment of a poll tax."
The polls will open at eight o'clock in the forenoon, and may be closed at two o'clock in the afternoon.
And you are required to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof in three public places in each Ward in said town seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk of said town, three days at least before the time of meeting aforesaid.
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Given under our hands, at Weymouth, this twentieth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety.
J. CLARENCE HOWE, HENRY A. NASH, LEONARD V. TIRRELL, E. ATHERTON HUNT, J. F. DIZER, Selectmen of Weymouth.
NORFOLK, SS.
WEYMOUTH, Oct. 27, 1890.
Pursuant to the above direction, I this day posted up true and attested copies of this warrant in three and more public places in each of the wards of the town, as therein required.
GEO. W. WHITE, Constable of Weymouth.
TOWN HALL, WEYMOUTH, NOV. 4, 1890.
A meeting of the Selectmen and Town Clerk was held at the Town Hall this day, for the purpose of examining the copies of records of votes cast in the several precincts of the town, in accord- ance with the foregoing warrant, and to make an aggregate of the same, the result being as follows : -
FOR GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Whole number of votes cast, 1,884.
PRECINCT.
TOTAL.
1
2
3
4
5
John Blackmer, Springfield
13
37
6
9
12
77
John Q. A. Brackett, Arlington
130
290
204
94
149
867
William E. Russell, Cambridge
106
341
203
96
153
899
Blanks .
3
34
4
41
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Whole number, 1,870.
John W. Cocoran, Clinton .
98
331
193
94
149
865
William H. Haile, Springfield
.
132
295
213
98
146
884
George Kempton, Sharon
.
12
34
4
6
9
65
Blanks
10
42
4
56
200
SECRETARY. Whole number, 1,860.
PRECINCT.
TOTAL.
1
2
3
4
5
George D. Crittenden, Buckland .
11
32
5
5
12
65
Elbridge Cushman, Lakeville
96
321
187
90
151
845
William M. Olin, Boston
131
291
209
102
139
872
Blanks
14
58
6
78
TREASURER AND RECEIVER-GENERAL. Whole number, 1,852.
William H. Gleason, Boston
10
37
4
7
10
68
George A. Marden, Lowell .
130
286
212
102
139
869
Edwin L. Munn, Holyoke
95
317
184
87
146
829
Blanks
17
62
7
86
AUDITOR. Whole number, 1,824.
Charles R. Ladd, Springfield
100
242
185
78
123
728
Augustus R. Smith, Lee
12
41
6
13
14
86
William D. T. Trefry, Marblehead
93
322
191
90
148
844
Blanks .
47
97
22
166
ATTORNEY-GENERAL. Whole number, 1,850.
Wolcott Hamlin, Amherst
10
34
2
8 62
Elisha B. Maynard, Springfield
97
317
186
8 87
144
831
Albert E. Pillsbury, Boston .
131
277
211
97
142
858
Blanks
14
74
11
99
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS (SECOND DISTRICT). Whole number, 1,868.
Thomas J. Lothrop, Taunton
8
32
2
7
6
55
Bushrod Morse, Sharon
102
322
203
89
151
867
Elijah A. Morse, Canton
135
300
200
103
149
887
Blanks
59
COUNCILLOR (SECOND DISTRICT). Whole number, 1,841.
Charles T. Duncklee, Brookline
95
318
184
91
142
830
Charles L. Smith, Norwood .
10
36
20
5
7
78
Arthur W. Tufts, Boston
·
128
278
189
100
142
837
Blanks
19
70
7
96
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.
、
48
4
·
·
201
COUNTY COMMISSIONER. Whole number, 1,839. .
PRECINCT.
TOTAL.
1
2
3
4
5
Joshua Hanners, Walpole
10
34
6
6
8
64
William H. White, Brookline
95
319
184
91
142
831
George W. Wiggin, Franklin
127
279
204
98
138
846
Blanks
.
20
70
S
98
DISTRICT ATTORNEY (SOUTH EASTERN DISTRICT).
Whole number, 1,834.
Harvey H. Pratt, Abington .
107
353
188
99
168
915
Alonzo B. Wentworth, Dedham .
115
246
198
91
123
773
Blanks
30
103
13
146
SENATOR (FIRST NORFOLK DISTRICT). Whole number, 1,846.
Jacob F. Dizer, Weymouth .
23
63
14
21
13
134
William N. Eaton, Quincy
94
303
184
89
134
809
Willard F. Gleason, Holbrook
116
257
199
83
145
800
Blanks .
.
19
74
10
103
REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT. (FIFTH NORFOLK DISTRICT.)
Zechariah L. Bicknell, Weymouth
117
407
200
115
171
1,010
James F. Burke, Quincy
85
296
165
83
130
759
Joseph A. Cushing, Weymouth
116
274
155
79
108
732
James H. Flint, Weymouth .
127
233
227
97
144
828
Josiah Quincy, Quincy .
110
323
192
92
147
864
John Shaw, Quincy
92
167
161
70
110
600
A. W. Sprague, Quincy
6
20
3
5
6
40
Waldo Turner, Weymouth
53
5
11
13
97
J. H. Yeoman, Quincy
6
17
1
2
5
31
Blanks
82
316
54
452
Amendment to the Constitution to prevent the disfranchisement of voters because of a change of residence within the Common- wealth :
Yes
60
202
130
65
99
556
No . ·
.
.
48
101
54
25
29
257
·
202
Amendment to the Constitution relative to soldiers and sailors exercising the right of fran- chise : -
Yes ·
66
212
143
70
98
589
No .
36
37
26
23
128
Attest JOHN A. RAYMOND, Town Clerk.
CLERK'S DISTRICT MEETING.
The undersigned, Town Clerk of Weymouth, met the City Clerk of Quincy, at Quincy, at twelve o'clock at noon, Friday, Nov. 14, 1890, the time and place appointed for the Clerks of the Fifth Nor- folk District to meet to examine the returns of votes cast in said district for representatives to General Court, and found that Josiah Quincy and James F. Burke, both of Quincy, and Zechariah L. Bicknell, of Weymouth, having received the largest number of votes, were duly elected and so certified according to law.
JOHN A. RAYMOND.
The following is the vote of the City of Quincy for Representa- tives in General Court as certified to by the city officers : -
Zechariah L. Bicknell, Weymouth
. 1,022 votes.
James F. Burke, Quincy, 1,137 .6
Joseph A. Cushing, Weymouth
· 933
James. H. Flint, Weymouth
843 . 6
Josiah Quincy, Quincy
. 1,212
66
John Shaw, Quincy
1,029
A. W. Sprague, Quincy .
61
66.
Waldo Turner, Weymouth
30 66.
J. H. Yeoman, Quincy .
.
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Attest : JOHN A. RAYMOND, Town Clerk of Weymouth.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF WEYMOUTH, 1
INCLUDING THE
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS,
1890.
BOSTON : ALFRED MUDGE & SON, PRINTERS, NO. 24 FRANKLIN STREET. 1891.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
The School Committee, in the discharge of their official duty, submit this their annual report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1890, together with the report of the Superintendent of Schools. The report of the latter gives a clear statement of the condition of the schools.
The sum appropriated at the annual town-meeting for the sup -- port of schools was as follows : -
From April 1, 1890, to April 1, 1891 . $38,000 00
For salary of Superintendent of Schools . 1,800 00
To which was added the alewife fund 252 00
One half of the dog-license fund
606 62
State school fund
70 76
Tuition of non-resident pupils
20 00
Total .
$40,749 38
Balance in the treasury, Jan. 1, 1890, for the support
of schools from Jan. 1, 1890, to April 1, 1890 . 5,437 52
Total .
$46,186 90
Expenditures from Jan. 1, 1890, to Jan. 1, 1891 :
$1,800 CO
Salary of Superintendent
26,043 35
Salaries of teachers
·
Text-books and supplies 2,875 53
Fuel, janitors, and cleaning
4,424 79
Incidentals
547 45
Miscellaneous
·
.
. 1,655 42
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4
$41 25
Truant officers
Repairs (including changes and additions ordered by the state) £ 7,662 06
Total . $45,049.85
Leaving a balance for the support of schools, from
Jan. 1, 1891, to April 1, 1891, of $1,137 05
SALARIES.
At the annual town-meeting, two thousand dollars were appro- priated for the ostensible purpose of increasing the salaries of our lady teachers. After careful consideration, the following was fixed as a salary table governing all teachers : -
FOR FIRST SIX GRADES.
First year
$320 00
Second year .
.
· 360 00 .
Third year, and maximum .
400 00
FOR SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADES.
For first year . .
$400 00
For second year, and maximum
440 00
FOR NINTH YEAR.
Female teachers
$500 00
Male teachers
900 00
ASSISTANTS IN HIGH.
First year
$500 00
Second year .
550 00
Third year, and maximum
600 00
Principals of High
.
1,200 00
·
All substitutes to receive first-year salaries.
While these salaries are much below the average in cities and large towns in this state, the increase will enable us to obtain better teachers, and to retain them for longer periods than for-
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merly. Our low salaries have prevented us from making changes that can now be brought about by dropping inefficient teachers and allowing their positions to seek those who are better fitted to fill them, thereby improving the general character and standing of all the schools in town.
CHANGES.
More than the usual number of changes have occurred in our corps of teachers during the past year, and many times your com- mittee have been seriously perplexed by the loss of valuable teachers who have left our schools for higher salaries in neighboring towns ; particularly do we find this trouble in the higher grades. These frequent changes necessarily cause serious detriment to the educa- tion of pupils in schools thus affected. While we regret the loss. of valuable instructors, we feel pleased to state that each has earned his promotion by long and faithful service.
Mr. Gilman C. Fisher, who has so ably guided and directed our schools during the past nine years, received a unanimous call from the school committee of Muskegon, Mich., to superintend the schools in that city, at a much larger salary than it was possible for Weymouth to pay. He tendered his resignation in June. and immediately removed to his future field of labor, where, we learn, he is meeting with merited success. Upon the receipt of Mr. Fisher's resignation the committee immediately took steps to fill the vacancy. After visiting several superintendents, and studying their work in the schools under their care, and receiving numerous applications from this and many other states, it was unanimously voted to offer the position to Mr. Irving M. Norcross, of Chelsea, Mass. Mr. Norcross assumed charge of our schools at the com- mencement of the year, in September. He is an earnest and inde- fatigable worker, of scholarly attainments, and much experience in educational matters. Mr. Robert F. Raymond was elected to the position of Instructor in Music, in place of Mr. Albert E. Bradford, who closed his connection with our schools at the end of the last school year.
In the North High School, Miss Myra L. Judd resigned her position, and was succeeded by Miss Louisa E. Humphrey. Mr.
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