USA > Massachusetts > Norfolk County > Weymouth > Town annual report of Weymouth 1893 > Part 11
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15
ART. 23. Voted, To appropriate from the revenue of the Water Works for the current year the sum of $24,500 to be ex- pended for the following purposes, viz. : $16,600 for the interest on the Weymouth Water Loan, becoming due the ensuing year ; $2,700 for salaries of the Superintendent of the Works and En- gineer at the Pumping Station ; $2,000 for maintenance of the works, and $3,200 for all other necessary expenses.
ART. 24. Voted, To appropriate from the income of the water rates for the current year, the sum of $8,300, to be paid to the Trustees of the Sinking Fund, to be set apart and invested as a sinking fund, for the payment at the maturity of the principal of the Weymouth Water Bonds.
ART. 25. Voted, To appropriate the sum of $,3000 for the purpose of extending the main water pipe line.
ART. 26. Voted, That the town appropriate the sum of $1,884.60, to provide for deficiencies and overdrafts of 1892 in amounts as follows : $327.62 for removing snow ; $695.39 for Hing- ham and Quincy bridges ; $106.00 for land damage; $31.22 for printing valuations ; $522.08 for town officers, and $202.29 for real estate bought for taxes.
ART. 27. Voted, To proceed to receive bids for collecting taxes, and that the taxes be put out to the lowest bidder, and that the collector receive no other compensation.
The collecting of the taxes was bid off by Jacob B. Denbroeder at one half of one per cent.
203
Voted, That all taxes shall become due and payable on or before the tenth day of October next, and that the collector he instructed to collect forthwith, according to law, all taxes remaining unpaid after that date, with interest at the rate of six per cent per annum.
ART. 28. Voted, That a committee consisting of one from each ward, be appointed by the Moderator, to retire and bring in a list of three from each ward, to serve on the Appropriation Com- mittee for the ensuing year.
The Moderator appointed the following : John W. Hart, S. S. Spear. E. B. Nevin, F. A. Bicknell, and T. H. Humphrey.
The Committee reported the following names :
WARD 1. James Humphrey, F. H. Torrey, John E. Stoddard.
WARD 2. Z. L. Bicknell, John Carroll. John W. Bates.
WARD 3. John W. Hart, John J. Loud, Francis Ambler.
WARD 4. Chas. Hawes, Jos. Cummings, Josiah Martin.
WARD 5. H. W. Sears, E. B. Nevin, Alvin Hollis.
Voted, That the report be accepted and adopted.
ART 29. Voted, To amend the list of Jurors, as prepared and posted by the Selectmen, by striking out the names of Charles A. Chessman, Charles H. Chubbuck, Emory L. Cushing, John A. Connell, Ellis B. Gay, John E. Hunt, Thomas F. Lynch, Matthew W. Lynch, Arthur H. Pratt, Richard Sealey, Washington Thayer, and John W. Vinson, by changing the name of Lawrence W. Blanchard to Lawrence A. Blanchard, and by adding the name of Daniel J. Nolan.
Voted, That the list of Jurors as amended, be accepted and adopted.
ART. 30. Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to act as attorneys, to defend the town in any suit that may be brought against it.
ART. 31. Voted, To appropriate the sum of $1,200 for the purpose of working the relocation of Front Street.
ART. 33. Voted, That the Selectmen be recommended to grant no sixth-class licenses to any druggist.
ART. 34. Voted, To accept the provisions of Chap. 309 of the Act of the Legislature passed A. D. 1885, entitled, " An Act
204
authorizing cities and towns to license groves to be used for picnics and other lawful amusements."
ART. 36. Voted, That the town pay $2 per day to all able- bodied men for work performed for the town, whether by contract or otherwise, and preference be given to the town's people, and that nine hours shall constitute a full day's work.
ART. 37. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $3.00 for an evening school in Ward 2, and that the expenditure of the same be placed in the hands of the School Committee.
ART. 38. Voted, To name the Middle Street School-house, "Jefferson."
ART. 39. Voted, That the sum of $500 be raised and appro- priated for the purpose of building a hose house in Ward 1, and to purchase land for the same.
Voted, That the Engineers of the Fire Department be a com- mittee to carry the above vote into effect.
ART. 40. Voted, That the sum of one hundred dollars be raised and appropriated to finish building Hawthorn Street from Cedar to Myrtle Street.
ART. 42. This article was not carried.
ART. 43. Voted, That the Selectmen be instructed to advertise all contracts for the town in the Weymouth newspaper.
ART. 44. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $500 for the purpose of widening Pearl Street.
ART. 45. Voted, That the sum of $300 be raised and appropri- ated for the further working of Chard Street.
ART. 46. Voted, That the sum of $200 be raised and appropri- ated to extend the sidewalk near the house of Leonard Loud in Ward 5, and rebuild the bridge near the house of the late Andrew Casey.
ART. 47. Voted, That the sum of $150 be raised and appropri- ated to complete the work on East Street.
ART. 48. Voted, That the sum of $100 be raised and appropri- ated for the completion of the sidewalk on Webb Street.
ART. 49. This article was not carried.
ART. 50. Voted, To raise and appropriate $200 for working the new street off Middle Street, etc.
205
ART. 51. Voted, To indefinitely postpone the article.
ART. 52. Voted, That this article in relation to an electric light on Phillips Street be referred to the Selectmen.
ART. 53. The Committee appointed under this article to confer with the Selectmen reported that they had held a meeting, but as no one had appeared to represent Margaret A. Hyland, they had taken no action in the matter.
Voted, That the report be accepted.
ART. 54. This article was not carried.
ART. 55. Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to sell the Mrs. James B. Pratt estate and the lot on Broad Street, and that the Town Treasurer be authorized to execute deeds for the same.
ART. 56. Voted, That the sum of $5,500 be appropriated for the payment of two notes for $3,000 and $2,500 respectively becoming due the ensuing year.
ART. 57. Voted, That this article in relation to the working of Chard Street be indefinitely postponed.
ART. 58. Voted, To take this article from the table.
Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen on laying out a new street from Pleasant Street to Torrey Street (which at a special meeting, was named Tower Avenue).
ART. 59. Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen, laying out a new street off Broad Street.
ART. 60. Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen, laying out an extension of Phillips Street to Prospect Street.
ART. 61. Voted, That this article be indefinitely postponed.
ART. 63. Voted, That a committee of five be appointed by the Chair to revise the By-Laws of the town, and report amendments at the next March meeting.
The Chair appointed the following, on the above committee : -
James Humphrey, A. P. Worthen, Z. L. Bicknell, Alonzo C. Pratt, and J. M. Whitcomb.
James Humphrey resigned and nominated Louis A. Cook in his place.
Voted, That he be accepted.
ART. 64. Voted, That the sum of $200 be raised and appro- priated for the further working of Summit Street.
206
ART. 65. Voted, That the sum of $500 be raised and appropri- ated for the further working of King Avenue.
ART. 66. Voted, That the matter under this article be referred to the Selectmen, and if, in their judgment, they deem it expedient, that the Treasurer be authorized to execute a deed for the same.
ART. 67. Site for Adams Monument.
Voted, That the Park Commissioners be authorized to procure a site for a monument at a cost not to exceed $6,000, and that the sum of $1,000 be appropriated from any available funds in the treasury to pay for the same (this being a unanimous vote).
Voted, On motion of Augustus J. Richards that the thanks of the town be extended to Louis A. Cook, Esq., for the able and impartial manner in which he has conducted this meeting.
Voted, To adjourn.
Attest : JOHN A. RAYMOND, Town Clerk.
WEYMOUTH, MASS., Oct. 9, 1893.
JOHN A. RAYMOND, Esq., Town Clerk ;
Dear Sir, - At a meeting of the Selectmen held this day for that purpose, Election Officers were appointed for the year ending Nov. 1, 1894, as follows, viz. : -
PRECINCT, No. 1.
Wm. C. Cherrington, Warden; James B. French, Deputy Warden; Edward H. Benson, Clerk ; Frank H. Torrey, Deputy Clerk ; Ancil Burrell, Josiah H. Pratt, Inspectors ; David Dunbar, William J. Coleman, Deputy Inspectors.
PRECINCT NO. 2.
James L. Lincoln, Warden ; Peter F. Hughes, Deputy Warden ; William H. Pratt, Clerk ; Edmund G. Bates, Deputy Clerk ; E. Q. S. Litchfield, Geo. McGowan, Inspectors ; Charles W. Bailey, Robert S. Mills, Deputy Inspectors.
PRECINCT NO. 3.
William_S. Wallace, Warden; Chas. E. Bicknell, Deputy Warden ; Daniel A. Donovan, Clerk ; Wallace H. Bicknell, Deputy
207
Clerk ; John B. Whelan, Atherton W. Tilden, Inspectors ; John W. Carey, J. Rupert Walsh, Deputy Inspectors.
PRECINCT No. 4.
Marshall P. Sprague, Warden ; Fred. L. Bailey, Deputy Warden ; Joseph E. Gardner, Clerk; Wilbur H. Dyer, Deputy Clerk ; Cor- nelius A. Pratt, Nathan H. Goodspeed, Inspectors; Lewis K. Jones, James Moore, Deputy Inspectors.
PRECINCT NO. 5.
Henry Rockwood, Warden ; Gordon Willis, Deputy Warden ; John F. Welch, Clerk ; Robert H. Healey, Deputy Clerk ; Ellis J. Pitcher, Geo. C. Torrey, Inspectors ; Bradford Chandler, Edward B. Nevins, Deputy Inspectors.
PRECINCT NO. 6.
Joseph A. Cushing, Warden ; Frank D. Thayer, Deputy Warden ; Morris F. Graney, Clerk ; Matthew W. Lynch, Deputy Clerk ; Charles D. Canterbury, John T. Cahill, Inspectors ; Sidney W. Raymond, Everett Loud, Deputy Inspectors.
Very respectfully,
HENRY A. NASH, Clerk of Selectmen.
WEYMOUTH, MASS., Oct. 23, 1893.
JOHN A. RAYMOND, EsQ., Town Clerk :
Dear Sir, - At a meeting of the Selectmen, held this day for that purpose, the following named Police Officers were detailed for duty at the polls, on the day of election, Nov. 7, 1893 : -
PRECINCT NO. 1. Benj. F. Richards, Isaac H. Walker.
PRECINCT NO. 2. Asa B. Pratt, Arthur H. Pratt.
PRECINCT No. 3.
Thomas Fitzgerald, Oliver Houghton.
PRECINCT No. 4. Geo. B. Bailey, Geo. F. Maynard.
PRECINCT NO. 5. Michael Allen, Geo. W. Conant.
PRECINCT NO. 6. Nathaniel B. Peare, Samuel W. Burrell.
Very respectfully, HENRY A. NASH,
Clerk of Selectmen.
WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Weymouth, 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 num- bered one, two, three, and five, in the halls of the fire engine houses located respectively in those precincts ; in precinct numbered four in the upper hall of the Town House, and in precinct numbered six . in G. A. R. Hall over the store of Henry Loud, on Broad Street, on Tuesday, the seventh day of November next, at six 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 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 three Representatives in the General Court for the Fifth Norfolk District.
For Register of Probate and Insolvency.
For one County Commissioner.
Also to vote "Yes" or " No" on the following article of
209
amendment to the Constitution, relative to the payment of mileage to members of the General Court : -
So much of Article two of Section three of Chapter one of the Constitution of the Commonwealth, as is contained in the follow- ing words : " The expenses of travelling to the General Assembly, and returning home, once in every session, and no more, shall be paid by the government, out of the public treasury to every mem- ber who shall attend as seasonable as he can, in the judgment of the House, and does not depart without leave," is hereby annulled.
The polls will be open at six o'clock in the forenoon, and may be closed at one 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 and precinct 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.
Given under our hands at Weymouth, this twenty-sixth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three.
J. CLARENCE-HOWE, HENRY A. NASH, LEONARD V. TIRRELL, HIRAM E. RAYMOND, JOHN F. DWYER,
Selectmen of Weymouth.
WEYMOUTH, Oct. 28, 1893.
Pursuant to the foregoing order, I this day posted true and attested copies of this warrant in three and more public places in the several precincts of the town as therein required.
B. F. RICHARDS, Constable of Weymouth.
A true copy,
Attest : JOHN A. RAYMOND, Town Clerk.
210
TOWN HALL, WEYMOUTH, NOV. 8, 1893.
A meeting of the Selectmen and Town Clerk was held this day at the Town IIall, for the purpose of examining the copies of records of votes cast in the several precincts of the town, at the election held on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 1893, in accordance with the foregoing warrant, and to make an aggregate of the same, the result being as follows : -
GOVERNOR.
PRECINCTS.
TOTAL.
1
2
3
4 .
5
G
Louis Albert Banks, of Hyde Park.
7
22
6.3
8
12
58
George H. Cary, of Lynn.
15
2
6
1
2
1
27
Frederic T. Greenhalge, of Lowell ..
174
201
247
171
228
172 .
1193
Patrick F. O'Neil, of Boston.
1
2
1
0
2
1
7
John E. Russell, of Leicester.
115
136
272
117
150
187
977
Blank.
2
7
15
4
9
5
42
Total
314 370
547
296
399
378
2304
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
James B. Carroll, of Springfield.
106 -130
253
111
148
189
937
Joseph K. Harris, of Haverhill.
18
4
10
1
4
0
37
Morris E. Ruther, of Holyoke.
1
2
2
0
1
1
7
Henry C. Smith, of Williamsburg
5
22
4
3
6
11
51
Roger Wolcott, of Boston.
175
200
255
177
219
171
1197
Blank
9
12
23
4
21
6
75.
Total
314
370
547
296
399
378
2301
SECRETARY.
James W. McDonald, of Marlboro
99
124
247
108
144
183
905
Frederick A. Nagler, of West Springfield,
1
4
2
1
2
216
1 175
1196
Samuel B. Shapleigh, of Boston.
5
21
4
3
7
10
50
Isaac W. Skinner, of Waltham.
18
3
11
4
4
0
40
Blank.
18
19
24
6
26
9
102
Total
314
370
547
296
399
378
2301
TREASURER.
Wilbert D. Farnham, Jr., of Somerville,
4
22
4
2
9
11
52
Henry M. Phillips, of Springfield.
134
192
237
170
212
172
1117
Squire E. Putney, of Somerville.
35
2
1
0
3
1
42
Eben S. Stevens, of Dudley ..
109
125
220
113
140
180
887
Thomas A. Watson, of Braintree
21
10
52
3
5
3
94
Blank. .
11
19
33
8
30
11
112
Total
314
370
547
296
399
378
2304
.
11
William M. Olin, of Boston
173
199
259
174
.
211
AUDITOR.
Alfred H. Evans, of Ashburnham.
5
23
4
2
9
12
55
Bordman Hall, of Boston
113
127
244
113
144
185
926
John W. Kimball, of Fitchburg.
169
194
245
171
208
167
1154
Hermann J. Koepke, of Pittsfield
1
2
2
0
1
1
7
Maurice W. Landers, of Pittsfield.
15
3
18
1
4
1
42
Blank
11
21
34
9
33
12
120
Total
314
370
547
296
399
378
2304
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Hosea M. Knowlton, of New Bedford.
168
197
250
168
209
170
1162
Charles S. Lilley, of Lowell.
109
125
240
111
146
182
913
Daniel Lynch, of Boston.
2
1
6
0
3
2
14
Robert F. Raymond, of New Bedford.
8
23
6
5
9
13
64
Conrad Reno, of Boston.
16
3
13
2
3
0
37
Blank
11
21
32
10
29
11
114
Total
314
370
547
296
399
378
2304
COUNCILLOR (SECOND DISTRICT).
William Moore, of Walpole
121
132
262
107
147
181
950
Cyrus Savage, of Taunton
172
196
252
173
211
179
1183
Blank
21
42
33
16
41
18
171
Total
314
370
547
296
399
378
2304
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND NORFOLK COUNTY.
Jonathan Cobb, of Dedham.
223
258
401
232
285
276
1675
John B. Whelan
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
Louis A. Cook.
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Blank
91
112
145
64
113
102
627
Total
314 370
547
296
399
378
2301
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
Watts H. Bowker, of Brookline
170
195
256
171
211
180
1183
Elliot C. Lee, of Brookline.
120
127
252
112
145
175
931
Hunt
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Blank
23
48
39
13
43
23
189
Total
314
370 547
296
399
378
2301
SENATOR (FIRST NORFOLK DISTRICT).
John F. Merrill, of Quincy
175
201
252
167
205
181
1181
Frederick W. Whitcomb, of Holbrook.
119
127
267
119
163
185
980
Blank
20
42
28
10
31
12
143
Total
314
370
547
296
399
378
2304
212
REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT. FIFTH NORFOLK DISTRICT.
George A. Beedem, of Weymouth.
16
26
5
8
18
12
85
Herbert M. Federhen, Jr., of Quincy.
112
117
221
102
134
169
855
James H. Flint, of Weymouth
188
199
272
172
177
179
1187
Timothy F. Ford, of Quincy
89
101
219
97
128 169
806
Charles L. Hammond, of Quincy.
155
170
193
126
161
154
959 73
Anson F. G. Hunt, of Weymouth.
13
20
9
6
16
9
George L. Wentworth, of Weymouth
162
183
213
166
205
172
1101.
Albert P. Worthen, of Weymouth.
119
133
302
141
191
180
1066
Manple
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Blank
88
157
207
70
167
90
779
Total
942 1110 1641
888 1197 1134
6912
Shall the proposed amendment to the Con- stitution, relative to the payment of mileage to Members of the General Court, be approved and ratified ? -
Yes.
98
109
161
79
101
135
686
No
76
70
110
77
86
70
489
Blank
140
191
276
140
209
173
1129
Total
314
370
547
296
399
378
2304
A true copy,
Attest: JOHN A. RAYMOND, Town Clerk.
WEYMOUTH, Nov. 1, 1895.
In accordance with Chap. 417, Sect. 176, Acts of 1893, I this day destroyed all the ballots cast at the elections held in this town Nov. 8, 1892, and March 6, 1893, without examining them or permitting them to be examined by any person.
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. 17, 1893, the time and place appointed for the Clerks of the Fifth Norfolk District to meet to examine the returns of votes cast in said district for Representatives to General Court, and found that James H. Flint and Geo. L. Wentworth, both of Weymouth, and Charles L. Hammond, of Quincy, 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 : -
QUINCY'S VOTE FOR REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT, FIFTH NORFOLK DISTRICT.
Geo. A. Beedem, of Weymouth
73
Herbert M. Federhen, Jr., of Quincy
1384
James H. Flint, of Weymouth
1451
Timothy F. Ford, of Quincy
1262
Chas. L. Hammond, of Quincy
1643
Anson F. G. Hunt, of Weymouth .
75
Geo. L. Wentworth, of Weymouth
1348
Albert P. Worthen, of Weymouth
1310
.
Attest : JOHN A. RAYMOND, Town Clerk of Weymouth.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF WEYMOUTH,
INCLUDING THE
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
1893.
BOSTON : ALFRED MUDGE & SON, PRINTERS, No. 24 FRANKLIN STREET. 1894.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, 1893.
Chairman, WILLIAM A. DRAKE.
MEMBERS.
WILLIAM A. DRAKE
North Weymouth.
JOSEPH A. CUSHING
WARD THREE.
AMOS W. BLANCHARD
Weymouth.
JAMES H. FLINT
Weymouth.
BRADFORD HAWES (Lovell's Corner) East Weymouth.
HENRY A. THOMAS
South Weymouth.
I. M. NORCROSS, Secretary and Superintendent of Schools.
P. O. WEYMOUTH CENTRE, MASS.
OFFICE HOURS.
At Bicknell School on Tuesdays.
At South High School on Wednesdays.
At North High School on Thursdays.
From 3.30 to 4.00, from the first of November to first of February, and from 4.00 to 4.30, at other times of the school year.
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD.
Regular meetings of the board, second Tuesday of each month, except July and August.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
WILLIAM A. DRAKE,
HENRY A. THOMAS,
Teachers.
JAMES H. FLINT,
BRADFORD HAWES,
Text Books.
JAMES H. FLINT,
JOSEPH A. CUSHING, HENRY A. THOMAS,
Supplies.
AMOS W. BLANCHARD, BRADFORD HAWES, Repairs.
JOSEPII A. CUSHING,
Fuel.
AMOS W. BLANCHARD,
AMOS W. BLANCHARD,
Finance.
BRADFORD HAWES,
WARD ONE.
WARD TWO.
East Weymouth.
WARD FOUR.
WARD FIVE.
IN SCHOOL COMMITTEE, Feb. 20, 1894.
The Superintendent presented his Annual Report of the Public Schools for the year ending Dec. 31, 1893.
Voted, To accept the report and to adopt it as a part of the report of the Committee.
I. M. NORCROSS, Secretary.
-
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
To the Citizens of Weymouth :
In compliance with the statutes of the Commonwealth, the School Committee herewith present for your consideration their annual report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1893, together with the report of the Superintendent of Schools.
There has been no change in the supervision of our schools since the last report of the School Committee. Under the direc- tion and guidance of our able and efficient superintendent, Mr. Irving M. Norcross, there has been satisfactory advancement over preceding years. We are highly gratified at being so well sup- ported in the administration of our trust, and feel that the high rank that the Weymouth schools are taking in the Commonwealth is sufficient reason for your committee recommending that no change be made in the office of Superintendent of Schools.
REPAIRS.
There has been a new out-building built at the River School- house, and the blackboards have been repaired. The heaters have been repaired and some small work done at the Athens and Adams school-houses. At the Bicknell some inside painting has been done and the blackboards have been repaired. A new furnace has been put into the Washington building, the other heaters re- paired, and small repairs made on the house. Excepting repair- ing the heaters and changing the seats there have been small repairs only required at the Franklin and Jefferson schools. The Hunt building has been painted two coats and nearly one hundred dollars expended in repairing and reinforcing the furnaces. The usual small annual repairs have been made at the Lincoln school-
.
6
house, and new blackboards have been put into a portion of the Tufts building. At the North High outside windows have been placed on the north side and some other small repairs made. A few incidental repairs are all that has been required at the Hol- brook and Pratt houses. excepting a new floor in one room in the latter house. Both of the Shaw buildings have been painted two coats and a furnace has been placed in the grammar building. At the Bates school the stairs and platforms and outbuildings have been repaired. Owing to the dampness of the cellar of this build- ing the steam heater has been damaged to such an extent as to require considerable outlay. On the South High, Thomas, Pond and Hollis buildings very little outlay has been made.
For five years in succession the attention of the Appropriation Committee has been called to the condition of the heaters in the Hunt building and they have been repeatedly urged to recommend a sufficient appropriation to allow the School Committee to place a new heating and ventilating apparatus in the building. Your attention has also been called to this subject year after year in our annual reports. At a special town meeting called for the purpose, as it was evident that a sufficient number of votes could not be obtained to authorize the committee to contract with any one to heat and ventilate the building, the matter was not brought before the meeting. We wish to add that if something is not done your committee will feel obliged to close the schools in this building a portion of the time another winter. Whatever changes are made must be made under the direction of the State Inspectors.
During the past year we have endeavored to practice the strict- est economy and have made repairs where it was imperatively necessary, but as there have been some unexpected requirements in this line our bills are somewhat larger than was anticipated at the commencement of the year. In making our estimate for the ensuing year you will observe that the amount called for is the smallest sum that has been asked for repairs for many years. While there is much work that should be done and must shortly be done, we believe that we can get through the next twelve months with only incidental repairs.
7
KINDERGARTEN SCHOOLS.
The committee have long watched the development of the kin- dergarten system with interest, and believe that a beginning in this earlier training of children should now be made in Weymouth.
The claims for the kindergarten are that it gives the child the advantage of an early awakening of the intellect and teaches him to observe and question for himself. It early trains the young and receptive mind to think and acquire method in study. The child who is fortunate in being thus started aright in a well conducted kindergarten, must surely have an advantage in his later schooling over the one whose mind has lain comparatively dormant during the same time.
The committee are anxious to add the kindergarten to our school system at the earliest possible time, and earnestly recom- mend an appropriation for this purpose in the early future, if it shall seem inadvisable to increase the expenses of the town for the current year by appropriating money for this object at the coming March meeting.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.