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4319.0 482.0 424.0 251.5 777.0 1024.0 100.0
5 7
2 1 3
Number feet pipes laid
7377.5
Number hydrants set
.
.
.
5
Number gates set
.
13
1
Ft.
Ft.
Ft.
Ft. 63.0
Ft.
Ft. 166.0
Ft.
1
1
Great Hill
4 in.
2 in.
12 in.
114 in.
1 in.
34 in.
12
Meters .
·
4
4 Hydrants .
· 375
1
Public drinking fountains
13
1 Motors
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Peaksnob Road Pequot Road . Private Way- Off Bridge St Off Sea St
193.0 231.0
15.5
111 1
283
266
DISTRIBUTION PIPES AND GATES LAID TO DECEMBER 31, 1900.
SIZE.
CAST IRON PIPE.
WROUGHT IRON PIPE.
GALV. IRON PIPE.
LEAD PIPE.
GATES.
20 in. diameter
Feet. 250.0
Feet.
Feet.
Feet.
1
18
2,092.5
.
1
14
20,679.5
12
12
19,087.8
28
10
30,905.2
.
8
37,465.2
58
6
66
162,529.7
.
258
4
66
5,199.5
2
66
9,756.9
8,007.0
41
14
60
.
.
.
1,490.5
3
1
.
1,575.0
4,045.0
520.5
12
PICO
563.5
.
.
278,209.4
23,831.6
17,199.5
520.5
508
319,761.0 total number feet.
60.56 total number miles.
508 gates.
375 hydrants.
2 12-inch valves.
1 14-inch check valve.
6 automatic air valves.
7 6-inch blow-offs.
9 4-inch blow-offs.
1 2-inch blow-off.
179 feet of 2-inch and 143 feet of 12-inch wrought iron pipe taken out of Fairmount Avenue and replaced with 6-inch cast iron pipe.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE J. RIES,
Superintendent
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.
43
.
12,499.7
3,093.5
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS-STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. GREAT POND, WEYMOUTH, WATER ANALYSIS, (PARTS IN 100,000).
DATE OF
APPEARANCE.
ODOR.
Residue on Evaporation
AMMONIA
NITROGEN AS
ALBUMINOID.
NUMBER.
Collection.
Examination.
Turbidity.
Sediment.
Color.
Total.
Fixed.
Free.
Total.
In Solution.
In Suspension
Chlorine.
Nitrates.
Nitrites.
Oxygen Consumed.
Hardness.
1900
1900
30044 Jan. 29 Jan. 29
Very Slight
Slight
None.
Faintly Vegetable.
4.15 1.90 2.25 .0006 .0216 .0208 .0008 .52 .0020 .0000
.86
0.3
Great Pond tap.
31081 Apr. 25 Apr. 25
Very Slight
Slight
.71
Faintly Vegetable.
Distinctly Vegetable.
3.90 1.55 2.35 .0002 .0162 .0152 .0010 .51 .0010 .0000
.74
0.3
Great Pond tap.
32372 Aug. 6 Aug.
6
Slight
.54
None.
. None.
3.60 1.40 2.20 .0006 .0190 .0164 .0026 .48
.0020 .0000
.71
0.2
Great Pon i tap
33530 Oct. 30 Nov. ]
Very Slight Slight
Con- sider- able.
.39
Faintly Decidedly Unpleasant. Unpleasant.
.
3.75 1.35 2.40 .0020 2.204 .0168 .0036 .54 .0050 .0000
.45
0.2 Tap in Office.
267
TAKEN FROM.
Cold.
Hot.
Loss on Ignition.
ENGINEER'S REPORT.
To the Weymouth Water Board :-
GENTLEMEN :- I respectfully submit the following for the year ending December 31, 1900.
Forty-eight new springs have been needed in the Blake pump. Forty-eight new valves have also been needed.
Fourteen new springs have been needed in the Deane pump. Two new tubes have been put in each boiler.
I have attended to fifty-nine fire alarms on the following dates : -
February 24 ; March 14, 22 (2), 23, 24, 25 ; April 1, 7 (2), 8, 9 (2), 11, 16, 22, 26, 29, 30 ; May 1, 2, 11, 12, 15 (2), 17, 19, 22, 26,29,30 (4); June 19,20,30; July 4 (2), 12, 19,22,25; August 19, 22, 26; September 3, 11 (2), 12 (2), 14 (3), 15 (2); November 3, 12, 30.
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE W. SARGENT, Engineer.
RECORD OF BLAKE PUMPING ENGINE FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1900
Separate Days Pumping.
Number Hours Pumping.
Average Number Hours
Total Number Revolutions
Pumped per Month. Total Number of Gallons
Average Dynamic Head
Average Temperature of
Wood :
Coal in Pounds.
Raising Steam, Bank.
ing Fires and Heat-
ing Building.
Pumping.
Total Coal.
Ashes.
No. Gallons Pumped per
lb. of Coal for Total Coal.
lb. of Coal while Pump. No. Gallons Pumped per
Average Duty in Foot
of Coal on Total Coal. Pounds per 100 pounds
Pounds per 100 pounds
of Coal while pumping.
January .....
16
57 50
3 36
Rev. 101.940
Gals. 3,567,900
Ft. 135
36°
Lbs. 4,800
Lbs. 9,900
Lbs. 14,700
Lba. 1,470
Gals. Gals. 242 . 360
27,327,201|
40,576,753
February ....
14
50 55
3 38
90,318
3,161,130
134
34º
4,200
8,750
12,950
1,295
244
361
27,279,941
40,374,313
March
16
59 15
3
42
102,749
3,596,215
135
34°
4,800
9,800
14,600
1,460
246
366
27,732,729
41,316,106
April
15
61 25
05
103,647
3.627,645
135
43º
4,500
10,400
14,900
1,490
243
348
27,411,848
39,272,745
May ..
18
78 40
4 22
135,685
4,748,975
134
55°
4,900
12,700
17,600
1,760
269
373
30,154,911
41,789,484
June ..
26
211 00
8 06
372,467
13,036,345
123
68º
5.500
40,450
45,950
4,595
283
322
29,103,250
33,060,428
July .
27
227 30
8 25
393,101
13,758,535
123
77º
6,700
42,750
49,450
4,945
278
321
28,541,517|
33,014,690
August . ..
18
148 20
3 14
257,838
9,024,330
127
75°
5,300
26,800
32,100
3,210
281
366
29,776,915
35,665,633
September ..
15
159
05
10 36
280,750
9,826,250
130
72°
3,000
27,100
30,100
2,723
326
362
35,394,087
39,312,251
October .....
16
73
00
4 33
118,452
4,145,820
135
54°
44
4,800
13,000
17,800
1,424
232
318
26,158,813
35,905,990
November ..
15
60 30
02
102,284
3,579,940
135
50°
4,500
11,800
16,300
1,630
219
303
24,727,941
34,158,088
December ...
17
93 14
5 29
112,188
3,926,580
135
35°
5,000
13,300
18,300
1,830
214
295
24,158,122
33,240,123
Totals and averages.
213
1280 44
6 00
2,171,419
75,999,665
131
52
44
58,000
226,750
284,750
27,832
266
335
29,159,850
36,618,590
269
..
H. M.
H. M.
Pumping.
per Month.
Against Pump.
Water.
COAL CONSUMED.
Lbs. of Wood.
10
MONTHS.
ing.
Average Duty in Foot
4
4
RECORD OF DEANE PUMPING ENGINE FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1900.
Separate Days Pumping.
Number Hours Pumping.
Average Number Hours Pumping.
Total Number Revolutions
Total Number of Gallons
Average Dynamic Head
Against Pump.
Water.
Wood :
Coal in Pounds.
Raising Steam, Bank-
ing Fires and Heat-
ing Building.
Pumping.
Total Coal.
Ashes.
No. Gallons Pumped per
No. Gallons Pumped per
Average Duty in Foot lbs.
per 100 lbs. Coal on Total
Average Duty in Foot lbs. per 100 lbs. Coal while Pumping.
January .....
15
53 42
3 34
Rev. 93,475
Gals. 3,271,625
Ft. 133
36°
Lbs. '4,500
Lbs. 11,800
Lbs. 16,300
Lbs. 1,360
Ga s. 200
Gals. . 277
22,263,508 | 30,753,829
February ...
15
52 50
3 31
97,346
3,407,110
134
34º
4,200
12,150
16,350
1,635
208
280
23,288,378
31,338,681
March . . . .
15
54 40
3 38
92,085
3,222,975
135
36°
4,500
11,600
16,100
1,610
200
277
22,538,804
31.282,306
April ..
15
61 00
4 04
106,134
3,714,690
135
51º
4,500
12,200
16,700
1,670
222
304
25,044,128 34,281.716
May ...
15
82 50
5 31
137.943
4,828,005
133
589
4,400
16,400
20,800
2,080
232
294
25,746,7:29
32,654,388
June.
25
192
20
7
41
353,846
12,384,610
123
70°
30
5,300
41,350
46,650
4,665
265
299
27,233,413
30,724,016
July.
26
181
35
6 59
363 448
12,720,680
121
78º
5,200
43,650
48,850
4,885
260
291
26,278,292 29,408,813
August .... ..
24
169
00
7 02
307,945
10,778,075
127
75°
3,500
36,700
40,200
4,020
268
293
28,397,814 31,106,053
September ...
30
168 20
5 36
284,230
9,948,050
127
58°
6,000
34,500
40,500
3,429
245
288
26,016,729 30,541,387
October .....
15
58
40
3 54
110.126
3,854,410
135
63º
28
4,500
14,600
19,100
1,528
201
264
22,720,838
29,723,837
November ..
15
52
10
3
28
91,108
3,188,780
135
4,500
14,000
18,500
1,850
172
227
19,406,742
25,644,624
December ...
14
49 15
3 31
70,496
2,467,360
135
34º
4,100
11,000
15,100
1,510
163
224
18,397,891
25,255,287
Totals and averages.
224
1176 22
15
2,108,182
73,786,370
131
52º
58
55,200
259,950
315,150
30,512
234
283
25,579,743 31,011,563
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270
COAL CONSUMED.
=
MONTHS.
5
per Month.
ing.
Coal.
H. M.
H. M.
lb. of Coal for Total Coal.
lb. of Coal while Pump-
Pumped per Month.
Average Temperature of
Lbs. of Wood
Lbs.
42º
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF WEYMOUTH.
1900.
WEYMOUTH, MASS. : WEYMOUTH AND BRAINTREE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1901.
NEW SCHOOLHOUSE RECENTLY ERECTED AT NASH.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR 1900.
Chairman-WILLIAM A. DRAKE.
MEMBERS.
WARD ONE.
WILLIAM A. DRAKE
North Weymouth. WARD Two.
JOSEPH CHASE, JR.
East Weymouth.
H. FRANKLIN PERRY
Weymouth.
WARD FOUR.
BRADFORD HAWES
Porter
WARD FIVE.
GEORGE C. TORREY .
GEO. L. WENTWORTH
South Weymouth. South Weymouth.
ANDREW S. THOMSON, Superintendent of Schools, NORTH WEYMOUTH, MASS.
OFFICE HOURS :
At Bicknell School on Tuesdays, - At Howe School on Wednesdays, From 3.30 to 4.30 P.M. At Hunt School on Thursdays, At Office in High School, Tuesdays, from 9 to 10 A. M.
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD.
Regular meetings of the Board : Second Tuesday of each month, except July and August, at the High Schoolhouse.
WARD THREE.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
To the Citizens of the Town of Weymouth :-
The School Committee herewith submit, for your consideration, their annual report for the year ending December 31st, 1900.
The amount appropriated for the support of schools from April 1, 1900, to April 1, 1901 was as follows :-
Raised by direct taxation $43,303 00
One-half of the dog tax
526 11
Income from alewife fund
252 00
Tuition from non-resident pupils
30 00
Total
$44,111 11
Balance on hand, January 1, 1900, for the support of schools from January 1, 1900 to April 1, 1900
$10,158 64
Total
· $54,269 75
Expended from January 1, 1900 to January 1, 1901 :
Salaries of superintendent and teachers
$31,765 88
Janitors, fuel and cleaning .
.
5,556 04
Repairs
3,171 68
Supplies
2,686 15
Miscellaneous .
.
,
272 29
Truant officers .
47 00
Incidentals and water rates .
326 53
.
.
.
.
Total
$43,825 57
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Leaving a balance in the town treasury for the support of schools from January 1, 1901 to April 1, 1901
$10,444 18
We have endeavored to obtain all outstanding bills and have them paid before the commencement of another year. Notwith- standing our efforts in this direction there are still unsettled accounts to the amount of $350.00.
With this balance on hand we believe that we have a sufficient sum to carry on the schools to April 1, 1901 without a deficit, provided there are no extraordinary requirements before that date.
The estimates for the ensuing year are nearly the same as last year.
Salaries of teachers
$30,800 00
Salary of superintendent
.
·
1,600 00
Janitors, fuel and cleaning
5,000 00
Text books and supplies -
3,000 00
Repairs
3,000 00
Miscellaneous expenses
300 00
Water rates, etc .
300 00
Truant officers
75 00
$44,075 00
This may be reduced by one-half of the dog-license
tax
$525 00
Income from alewife fund
.
252 00
$777 00
Leaving a balance to be raised by taxation
$43,296 00
CHANGES OF TEACHERS.
The following is a list of changes of teachers from Jan. 1, 1900, to Jan. 1, 1901 :
Miss Fannie A. Wheeler was granted leave of absence due to ill health, from Sept. 1, 1900, to Feb. 1, 1901. Allice Gar- field Porter, A. M., Radcliffe 1900, was appointed substitute for this time.
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RESIGNED.
DIte.
Name.
School.
Grade.
April, 1900,
E. Maude Smith,
Athens,
I-II.
April, 1900, Maud Walker,
Washington, IV.
May, 1900, David H. Benson,
High.
June, 1900,
Maud Kendrick,
Athens, V-VI.
June, 1900,
A. W. Kallam,
Jefferson, IV-V.
June, 1900,
Annie Washburn,
Hunt, VII.
Sept., 1900,
Eugene Averell,
Pratt,
VI-IX.
APPOINTED.
Date.
Name.
School.
Grade.
April, 1900,
Annie Carmichael,
Athens,
I-II.
April, 1900,
Bertha Swain,
Washington, IV.
May, 1900, Alvern Kempton,
High.
Sept., 1900,
Martha Shaw,
Athens,
V-VI.
Sept., 1900,
Gertrude Jameson,
Jefferson,
IV-V.
Sept., 1900,
Louise Tilden,
Hunt,
VII.
Oct., 1900,
Pauline Buckminster, Pratt,
VI-IX.
TRANSFERS.
Date.
Name.
From. To.
April, 1900,
L. May Chessman,
Asst. Athens I,
Athens I.
Sept., 1900,
Eva B. Allyn,
Hunt VI, Hunt VII.
RESIGNATION.
The following communication was received from Edward B. Nevin : -
SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MASS., April 4, 1900.
MR. H. F. PERRY,
Secretary Weymouth School Committee, Weymouth, Mass. My Dear Sir :-
Owing to personal matters which require all my time and atten- tion, I am compelled to herewith tender my resignation as a member of the school committee, to take effect May 1st. Trust- ing the committee will see fit to comply with my request I remain, Yours very truly, EDWARD B. NEVIN.
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The committtee sincerely regret that Mr. Nevin found his business requirements such as compelled him to sever his connec- tion with our board.' He was always present at the meetings and took an active interest in all questions pertaining to school man- agement.
A convention of the school committee and selectmen was held at the High School May 26th, for the purpose of filling the vac- vacancy. Hon. George L. Wentworth, a former member of the committee, having received the requisite number of votes was declared elected for the remainder of the year.
In our last report your attention was called to the resignation of the Superintendent of Schools, which took effect January 1st., 1900.
The school committee managed the schools for the first few months without a superintendent. In attempting to fill this va- cancy the committee held numerous meetings and received nearly one hundred and fifty applicants, most of whom were wholly unfit for the position or had failed to give satisfaction in other places.
The greatest obstacle with which we had to contend was the limited salary that we were allowed to pay. When it is consid- ered that the small towns which combine to employ a superintend- ent are allowed and guaranteed by the state a salary of at least $1,500 per annum, one can understand how difficult it is to obtain a practical man of experience, for a large place like Weymouth, at a smaller compensation. Other towns, similiar in size to Wey- mouth pay a salary for a superintendent from $1,800 to $2,500, and allow extra for travelling expenses.
Mr. Andrew S. Thomson was elected to fill the vacancy at a salary of $1,400 for the first year, $1,600 for the second year, and a maximum of $1,700 for the third year. Mr. Thomson is a four years normal graduate and also has a degree from Brown University. At the time of his election he was superintendent of schools in the district of Littleton, Acton and Westford at a salary of $1,500.
So far as we have observed our schools are in a satisfactory condition and uniformly good results are being accomplished. For further details we refer you to the Superintendent's report, which we print herewith.
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The new four-room schoolhouse at Nash was occupied in Sep- tember. The building is in every respect satisfactory to the School Committee.
All of the school rooms, corridors, teacher's rooms, play rooms and toilet rooms are well lighted, heated and ventilated. The sanitary rooms are in the basement and are arranged on the same plan as those in the high school which have proved satisfactory in every respect.
The play rooms, also in the basement, are large enough to accommodate all the schools in the building. These are designed for use during inclement weather. At present, three rooms are in use by the first nine grades, leaving one room unoccupied
We take this occasion to commend the wisdom of the Town in building a schoolhouse sufficiently large for the probable require- ments of this section for many years to come, instead of follow- ing the usual policy of providing only for the present. The com- mittee believe this building to be as near perfect from a sanitary standpoint as the present knowledge of school house construction will admit. It is well constructed at a very moderate cost.
The increase in the number of pupils in Ward 1 made it impera- tively necessary to establish a new school for the lower grades. A room formerly occupied as a grocery store was rented for $100 per annum and fitted up for the occasion, and has been in use since last April. The attendance in this room has been fifty-four pupils. As the room cannot seat this number, we have been obliged to divide the school, allowing a part to attend in the forenoon session and the remainder in the afternoon. This ar- rangement naturally causes considerable dissatisfaction, the parents claiming that their children should have equal advan- tages with the more fortunate parts of the town.
As there are no other buildings available which could be fitted up without a very large and unwarranted expense, the present arrangement must be continued until additional room is provided by the town.
A careful canvass warrants the estimate that there will be over fifty pupils applying for admission during the coming year. The graduating class numbers fifteen, and the classes passing to higher grades leave room in the lower grades for only those who are attending school one-half of the time at present. This lack
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of school room will exclude a large number from the schools during the coming year.
The Athens building cannot be occupied another year without extensive repairs, for which a special appropriation would be necessary, as it would require all that we estimate for the direct repairs to buildings to repair this one.
The Athens school was built over forty years ago and is wholly unfit for modern school requirements. It was repaired and some changes made in the arrangement of the rooms twenty- one years ago, but they were left poorly lighted, badly heated, and no provision for ventilation. The absence of corridors and sufficient space for wardrobes adds to the unsanitary conditions of the school rooms.
Several years ago the State inspector condemned the building and ordered additional heating apparatus and an improved sys- tem of ventilation. These orders were only partially complied with. Since that time the destructive decay that has been dis- covered going on in the frame of the building has led the com- mittee to believe that repairs once undertaken would necessarily prove so very extensive that the annual appropriation would not warrant us in making the attempt, as this section was fast out- growing the capacity of the building.
The school census for Ward 1 shows an increase of 74 pupils between the ages of five and fifteen during the last two years.
The average daily attendance at the River school is only fif- teen pupils, making this the most expensive school that we have to maintain. With the facilities we now have for transportation we are of the opinion that when sufficient room is provided for the present requirements, it would be economy to move this school to the Athens and dispose of the building it now occupies. It could be done at a fair value, thereby making an annual saving of nearly $800.
REPAIRS.
During the year we have been obliged to make some extraordin- ary repairs not anticipated in our last estimate. The work has been accomplised without exceeding the appropriation, only by leaving undone much that needed attention.
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Early in the year the steam heater in the Bates school gave out. After careful consideration it was deemed inadvisable to repair it. Stoves were used for heating during the remainder of the cold weather, and a new heater was installed during the summer vacation. This cost something over $400.
The Howe building was found to be decaying badly underneath the corner boards, which required immediate and thorough repair- ing in order to save the frame from destruction. The total ex- pense was about $375.
The Hollis and Thomas buildings received necessary attention.
At the Pratt a decayed sill was repaired and the cellar was ex- cavated and cemented, costing about $160.
As the vote to build the Shaw School did not provide for fur- nishing the building, this expense had to be paid from the school appropriation. The old seats were thoroughly repaired and other furniture provided. A new fence was built in the rear of the lot, and the old cellar filled and graded. These expenses amounted to about $225. Nearly all of the above would have been neces- sary on the old buildings, and was to a certain extent, provided for in last years estimate for repairs.
The fence in the rear of the Lincoln and Hunt buildings was destroyed by wind and decay over a year ago. As the deed of this lot required that a tight board fence should be maintained, we deemed it our duty to build a new one. The large drain run- ning through these yards became stopped, allowing the water to flow back into the cellars. The whole length of the drain had to be relaid.
Several rooms in the Hunt have been repaired, and a new floor laid in the Lincoln.
New steps and a platform were built in front of the Tufts. The above, together with repairs on the heaters, and incidentals, cost about $1,000.
In East Weymouth, with the exception of painting and shingling the Franklin school, only small repairs have been made.
At the High school, no repairs on the building have been nec- essary, and the committee are of the opinion that only incidental repairs will be required during the coming year.
In the above enumeration of large expenditures no mention has been made of the smaller repairs, or the annual overhauling nec-
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essary on the heating appliances in the several buildings. For a more detailed account, we refer you to the Selectmen's report.
During this coming year repairs will be made on the buildings that we have been obliged to leave untouched during the last year. The River school is in a very bad condition. We repeat from a former report. "The building is built on the side of a hill in a hard elay soil, without a cellar. The foundations have been thrown by the frost so badly, that the house will have to be raised and the foundation relaid in order to make it permanent. The yard must be graded and other extensive repairs made."
Reference to the condition of the Athens building has already been made.
The Adams building at Weymouth Heights will have to be thoroughly repaired during the coming summer. New wooden gutters in place of the old eopper ones are needed, also a cellar drain constructed. The building should be painted both inside and out and the sanitary building renovated. These are the most expensive items that will have to be provided for on this building.
The Bieknell building will have to be painted, a new outhouse constructed and the yard graded.
The Jefferson schoolhouse has settled badly, and should be raised and strengthened. The ventilation, which is very poor, could be remedied at a comparatively small cost.
The Washington school rooms ought to be painted and the underpinning repaired. The other work and repairs necessary in Ward 2 consist of grading and incidentals that are unnecessary to mention in detail.
In the Hunt building the seats should be repaired and new blackboards furnished.
The Lincoln should have new seats in one room. A granite wall ought to be constructed on the west side between the lot and the cemetery, to protect the bank, which is caving badly.
At the Tufts one floor should be laid. The seats in one room should be renewed and some of the walls and ceilings painted. The yard ought to be graded and new outhouses built. The latter item is a positive necessity, and must be attended to as soon as money enough can be appropriated. The present sur- roundings are far from healthy, either from a moral or sanitary standpoint.
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The Holbrook schoolhouse should be painted.
The Pratt building ought to have a better system of heating and some means of ventilation provided.
The Hollis and Thomas buildings will need painting on the out- side, and the walls and ceilings whitened,
The yard at the Thomas should be graded. One room in the Howe ought to have slate blackboards, the halls should be painted and the ceilings whitened.
The following is a statement of expenses incurred for transpor- tation during the past year :-
Balance on hand January 1st., 1900.
$738 35
Appropriation, March, 1900 1,500 00
Total
$2,238 35
Expended from January 1st., 1900, to January
1st., 1901
910 00
Balance on hand, January 1st., 1901 1,328 35
There are outstanding bills :
Brockton St. Ry.
$550 00
Other items · .
125 00
$675 00
Leaving a net balance, exclusive of tickets, on
hand of .
653 35
In our opinion we shall not require over $300 to pay all expenses of transportation to April 1st., of the current year. Therefore we would recommend that the appropriations for trans- portation be reduced to $1,200, provided the present arrangements are continued.
The appropriation for transportation of pupils who reside a long distance from the school which they are required to attend, furnishes conveyance for all pupils who reside in South Weymouth to and from the High school, also to pupils residing near the southerly end of Summer street and near the town house to Ward 3. Pupils who are unable to walk, on account of ill health, are given tickets. Stormy day tickets are furnished pupils who reside over one and a half miles from the schools.
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We have received very few complaints from parents or pupils, the above arrangements seeming to meet with approval.
REPORT OF CURFEW LAW COMMITTEE.
At the annual town meeting it was voted : "That the School Committee be instructed to formulate a by-law to conform to the provisions of the curfew law, and to report at the next annual -
meeting."
As your committee have been unable to find a "curfew law" on the statutes books of Massachusetts they have assumed that it was the intent of the vote to instruct the School Committee to prepare a by-law similar to the ordinances adopted by the several cities having curfew laws.
The following seems to us to contain the essentials which, if adopted, would impose the least hardship upon our citizens. We respectfully ask your consideration of the following :
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