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sideration to all land owners, many of whom will doubtless agree that the location of their property is hardly defined by any deed or plan which they possess. The Land Court furnishes an example of the best principles used and requirements adopted at the present time. While the expense prohibits or restricts its use in some cases, it furnishes the best title and the most definite boundary. Any plan which does not show the location of a parcel of land, with such notes on the plan, or elsewhere, as will enable it to be reproduced on the ground from said data filed, will not be accepted. The same results could be and often are obtained in cases not intended for registration in the Land Court, and at a very slight increase in cost over the more common method. There are at present recorded in the Land Court only twelve plans of land in Weymouth. I trust the time is not far distant when the uses and advantages of the Land Court will be more generally understood.
It has seemed wise to use the same scale of 100 feet to the inch over the area surveyed the past year, and I am of the opinion that it will be found advisable to continue this scale throughout the entire work.
The major part of the work during 1909 has been done by Weymouth men, Mr. Libbey having continued in my office as first assistant.
This year, as in the past, I have received assistance from various citizens or residents of Weymouth by the loan of private plans, deeds, etc., and I would here express my thanks for the uniform courtesy and willingness to aid, whenever possible, of those I have interviewed.
The apparently indeterminate boundaries, few in comparison with the many surveyed, are kept constantly in mind, and any data tending to eliminate the same is looked for.
It seems to me that the finished sheets in order to be of use to the assessors should be corrected to the date of assessment each year. Whether this should be met by an appropriation for yearly maintenance, or whether it should be taken from the appropriation for the survey is not of course my province to determine. My judgment, based on the past three years, would be that an appro- priation of $2,500, said sum to include maintenance, would pro- duce the best results. I would respectfully call the attention of your Board to this question.
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Any error in names, etc., which may appear on any plan if called to my notice will be gladly corrected. It is my hope that those errors which must of necessity be present in some measure (providing the work is done at any reasonable outlay) will be gradually eliminated, and the co-operation of any one discovering such an error will hasten the desired result.
As in the past, my office is open to anyone interested in the work, and I should be more than pleased to go over the question of ownership on the plans with anyone interested in any parcel, the boundaries of which are in doubt.
In conclusion, I would thank the board for their continued con- fidence and unfailing courtesy, and I wish as well to express my thanks to various other officers of the town who by their kindness to me and my assistants have aided me in the work.
Respectfully submitted,
RUSSELL H. WHITING, Civil Engineer.
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth:
GENTLEMEN :- I submit herewith the eighth annual report of the work performed by the Police Department of the town of Weymouth for the year ending December 31, 1909.
Total number of arrests, 215.
CAUSES OF ARREST.
Assaults, 31. Assault with intent to kill, 1.
Assault, threatening, 1.
Abduction, 1.
Arrests for out-of-town officers, 6.
Bastardy, 1. Breaking and entering, 8.
Common railer and brawler, 2. Drunkenness, 95. Disturbing the peace, 20.
Disorderly conduct on a public conveyance, 1.
Escaping from lock-up, 1.
Epileptic, 1. Fish and game law, violating, 1. Insane, 3.
Loitering in a railroad station, 2. Liquor laws, violating, 5. Larceny, 14. Malicious mischief, 2.
Milk laws, violating, 4. Murder, 1. Neglect of family, 3. Obtaining money by false pretences, 1. State paupers, 5. Town by-laws, violating, 1. Tramps, 2. Trespass, 1. Wayward child, 1.
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DISPOSITION OF CASES.
ASSAULTS :
Paid fine of $75.00, 1.
Paid fine of $25.00, 1.
Paid fine of $20.00, 1.
Paid fine of $15.00, 2.
Paid fine of $8.00, 1.
Paid fine of $5.00, 4.
Fined $10.00, appealed, 2.
Gave bonds to keep the peace, 1.
Discharged, 3.
Paid costs, 5.
Fined $5.00 (appealed), 1.
Placed on file, 3.
Sentenced to the House of Correction for a term of six months, 1.
Sentenced to the House of Correction for a term of three months, 1.
Sentenced to the House of Correction for a term of six months (appealed), 1.
Assault with intent to kill-dismissed, 1.
Assault, threatening-paid fine of $25.00, 1.
ABDUCTION : Not guilty, 1.
BASTARDY :
Dismissed on marrying complainant, 1.
BREAKING AND ENTERING :
Indicted by grand jury, 6. Discharged, 2.
COMMON RAILER AND BRAWLER :
Paid fine of $10.00, 1. Gave bonds to keep the peace, 1.
DRUNKENNESS : Paid fine"of $15.00, 5. Paid fine of $10.00, 12. Paid fine of $5.00, 4. Fined $15.00, committed to House of Correction, 5. Fined $10.00, committed to House of Correction, 3.
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Committed to State Farm, 17.
Committed to State Farm (appealed), 1.
Paid fine of $3.00, gave bonds to keep the peace two months, 2. Paid costs, 20. Released, 8. Continued, 16. Defaulted, 1. Committed to the house of correction for three months, 1.
DISTURBING THE PEACE :
Paid fine of $15.00, 2. Paid fine of $10.00, 1. Paid fine of $5.00, 6. Paid fine of $3.00, 7. Not guilty, 4.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT ON A PUBLIC CONVEYANCE :
Fined $15.00 (appealed), 1. ESCAPING FROM LOCK-UP : Fined $15.00 (committed), 1.
EPILEPTIC :
Committed to Monson, 1.
FISH AND GAME LAWS, VIOLATING : Paid fine of $8.00, 1.
INSANE : Committed to Taunton, 2. Committed to Westboro, 1.
LOITERING IN RAILROAD STATION : Fined $10.00 (fine remitted), 2.
LIQUOR LAWS, VIOLATING : Paid fine of $75.00, 1. Paid fine of $50.00 each, 2. Discharged, 1. Fined $50.00 and three months in the House of Correction (appealed), 1.
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LARCENY :
Paid fine of $25.00, 1.
Paid fine of $10.00 each, 3.
Paid costs, 2.
Committed to the House of Correction for six months, 1.
Committed to the House of Correction for three months, 2. Committed to the Massachusetts Reformatory, 1.
Held for the Grand Jury, 1.
Not guilty, 1. On probation, 2.
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF : Paid costs, 2.
MILK LAWS, VIOLATING : Fined $50.00 (appealed), 1. Not guilty, 3.
MURDER : No bill by the Grand Jury, 1.
NEGLECT OF FAMILY :
Pay $5.00 per week to his family, 1.
Pay $3.00 per week to his family, 1. Committed to the House of Correction for three months, 1.
OBTAINING MONEY BY FALSE PRETENCES :
Fined $15.00 (committed), 1.
STATE PAUPERS : Committed to Tewksbury, 5.
TOWN BY-LAWS, VIOLATING : Paid fine of $5.00, 1.
TRAMPS : Sent to the State Farm, 2.
TRESPASS : Not guilty, 1.
WAYWARD CHILD : Sent to the Lyman School, 1,
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Search warrants for intoxicating liquor, 14.
Search warrants for gaming implements, 3. Search warrants for stolen goods 3. Amount of property recovered of value, $350. Amount of fines in Lower Court, $760.
DISPOSITION OF CASES IN SUPERIOR COURT.
ASSAULT :
Paid fine of $30.00, 1.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT ON A PUBLIC CONVEYANCE :
Pleaded guilty, continued, 1.
LIQUOR LAWS, VIOLATING :
Pleaded guilty, continued, 1.
LARCENY :
· Not guilty, 1.
NEGLECT OF FAMILY :
Committed to the House of Correction for three months, 1.
MILK LAWS, VIOLATING : Jury disagreed, 1.
MURDER :
No bill by Grand Jury, 1.
The most serious case that the police had to deal with during the year or at any time in the history of the department was com- mitted July 27, when William H. Hannaford was brutally assaulted in the woods near his home, from the effects of which he died four days later. An arrest was made and the defendant held for the Grand Jury, which did not indict him. The police did all they could on the case and it still remains a mystery.
Another case was that of breaking and entering in the night time the store of J. W. Bartlett & Co. There were six implicated in this break, and are all indicted by the Grand Jury. Two of the men were arrested in Boston and had the goods stolen from Bartlett's store at the time of their arrest. They attempted the lives of two officers by drawing revolvers before they were taken, and all are now serving long sentences in State Prison and Reformatory.
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The Selectmen appointed a regular night patrolman in Ward 1 who is doing good service. A new lock-up has been built in Ward 1 which is up to date and is a good building for the money expended. It has all the requirements for police purposesin re- gard to sanitary, light, heat and safety provisions. There |is need for one similar to it in Ward 2.
I am pleased to state that the work of the police for the year has been very successful. I feel particularly grateful to the Boston and Quincy police, the regular and special police and also the Board of Selectmen for their assistance.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS FITZGERALD, Chief of Police.
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF FIRE ENGINEERS.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth :
GENTLEMEN : - The report of the Board of Engineers of Wey- mouth for 1909 is as follows :
The Department as now organized is under the control of the same Engineers as last year.
The same number of Firemen compose the working force of the Department and divided the same as last year in the companies of the town.
THE APPARATUS
Is in good condition with the exception of H. & L. No. 1, Steamer No. 1 and Chemical No. 5 which are in need of a coat of paint and varnish this year.
HOUSES.
The Houses are in good repair with the exception of Hose Houses No. 1 and No. 7, which need a coat of paint on the out- side which we recommend to be done.
THE FIRE ALARM.
The report of the Fire Alarm by the Superintendent is as follows :
In the past year there have been forty-eight alarms.
Ward One had six (6), Ward Two had seventeen (17), Ward Three had four (4), Ward Four had five (5) and Ward Five had sixteen (16). Also five no-school signals.
In the past year there have been three miles of new wire run and fifty new cross arms have been put up. Owing to the storm, December 25th, there was a large amount of the old wire broken down, and I should advise that there should be at least five miles of the wire renewed, also a hundred cross arms this year. It will take a few years at this rate to renew the wire.
C. F. COOLIDGE,
Supt. of Fire Alarm.
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There were also Still Alarms the past year that cost the Fire Department two hundred and nine dollars and seventy-five cents ($209.75).
FIRE LOSS.
Total value of buildings and contents
$15,210 00
Loss on buildings and contents 5,873 20
We recommend the salaries and money for fire alarms, and new hose for the coming year as follows :
Engineers
$130 00
Firemen
2,052 00
Superintendent of Fire Alarm
300 00
Stewards
475 00
Engine Houses and fires
1,800 00
Wood fires .
500 00
New wire for fire alarm and labor for relaying
450 00
New hose . 400 00
For sanitary work at Ward Three's house
100 00
Expense of Fire Alarm
400 00
In closing, we desire to extend our thanks to your Board for the interest you have taken the past year in our department. We also thank the Firemen for their good and faithful work of the past year. I also want to thank the Board of Engineers for the honor they conferred upon me by electing me as chief the past year.
J. R. WALSH, M. O'DOWD, W. W. PRATT, JOHN Q. HUNT,
Engineers.
REPORT OF THE LIGHTING COMMITTEE.
WEYMOUTH, January 1, 1910.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
The Lighting Committee respectfully submit the following report :
At the annual town meeting held in March, 1909, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $8,000 for electric lighting, to be expended under the direction of the following committee :
RUSSELL B. WORSTER, MATTHEW O'DOWD, WILLIAM J. COLEMAN, WINSLOW M. TIRRELL, WALTER W. PRATT.
Your committee contracted with the Weymouth Light and Power Co. to light the streets of the town on a basis of 33 arcs and 324 incandescent lights for the sum of $651.50 per month (the same rate as in previous years, i. e. : $70.00 for arcs and $17.00 for the incandescent, less rebates for poor lights and lights not burning).
The matter of installing lights as called for in the different articles of the Town Warrant the town voted to refer to the com- mittee, and we after due consideration, after visiting the different places, decided to put in the following new lights :
One incandescent on Shawmut Street,
Hawthorn 66
66
Broad
66
Commercial "
66
66
66
Webb 66
66 66 Elm 60
1
66
66
66 Oak
66
66
66 Pond 66
66 Derby 66
202
Two 66
66 Prospect 66
66
Pleasant
Four 66
" Randolph 66
so that with these additional lights the price is $675.58 per month.
We again installed two arc lights near the seashore district in North Weymouth from June 15th, to Sept. 15th at the expense of $50 for the season for both.
We have during the year received several petitions for lights, which were given due consideration, but owing to the fact that we had no funds available we were unable to comply. Your com- mittee as well as towns people are well aware that the town is not lighted as it should be, and it is for you to say how far you desire to proceed in raising funds.
We again recommend the better lighting of Pleasant Street, it being one of our main thorougfares and being very poorly lighted.
We have had very little trouble with the service given by the company until the storm of Christmas night when they lost 40 poles by being blown down, besides loss of wire. They procured extra help and with these divided into two divisions hustled matters as fast as possible. After having matters all adjusted as they supposed they got in trouble with the trolly, burning out all lights again and meaning big expense to the company.
We have a small unexpended balance but will have to have $8,100 appropriated to carry us through the year for lights that are installed at present time.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
January 1, 1909, balance unexpended . $2,183 01
March 8, 1909, appropriation . 8,000 00
Total .
$10,183 01
Expended :
January
$646 41
February
651 50
March
651 50
April
656 03
May
668 49
June
670 28
Amount carried forward $3,944 21
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Amount brought forward $3,944 21
July
·
695 18
August .
.
688 00
September
679 66
October
668 06
November
670 87
December
672 74
Total .
.
8,018 72
Balance unexpended January 1, 1910 .
$2,164 29
M. O'DOWD, Clerk.
(Signed) RUSSELL B. WORSTER, Chairman. MATTHEW O'DOWD, WM. J. COLEMAN,
WINSLOW M. TIRRELL,
WALTER W. PRATT.
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHT'S AND MEASURES.
WEYMOUTH, January 1, 1910.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth :
GENTLEMEN :- I submit herewith my report for the year ending December 31, 1909.
Scales of all descriptions tested . 271
Weights of all descriptions tested
776
Dry measures of all descriptions tested
.
225
Wet measures, including milk jars, tested
2586
Yard sticks tested
48
Number of scales condemned
10
Number of dry measures condemned
12
Number of wet measures condemned
93
Total amount of fees collected
. $126 00
F. D. SHERMAN, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS.
SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MASS., Jannary 19, 1910.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth :
I hereby submit my report as Inspector of Live Stock for the year 1909.
I am pleased to report that I find the sanitary conditions of stables improving every year.
The whole number of animals inspected : cows, 675; young stock, 44; bulls, 14; sheep, 8; goats, 11; oxen, 4; swine, 208.
There have been 4 cows condemned for tuberculosis, 6 horses for glanders and farcy, and 2 dogs for rabies, all of which have been killed and properly buried.
Respectfully submitted,
F. WILBUR LOUD,
Inspector of Live Stock for Town.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF LICIENSED SLAUGHTER HOUSES.
SOUTH WEYMOUTH, January 20, 1910. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Town of Weymouth.
GENTLEMEN : - I respectfully submit herewith the report of in- spections made during the year 1909, at the Licensed Slaughter Houses in the town :
Swine, 274; Calves, 23; Cattle, 5; Condemned, 2.
Whole number of animals killed, 302.
GEORGE B. BAYLEY,
Inspector.
REPORT OF BURIAL AGENT.
EAST WEYMOUTH, MASS., January 19, 1910. Selectmeu of Weymouth, Mass. :
DEAR SIRS .- The following is a list of indigent soldiers, sol- dier's wives and widows, buried under my direction during the year ending December 31, 1909 :
Isaac H. Binney
$37 00
Leroy S. Hollis . ·
37 00
Louise A. Fuller ·
37 00
Lucy Wrightington
37 00
Respectfully submitted,
WALDO TURNER, Burial Agent.
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
The Board of Park Commissioners has the honor to submit herewith its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1909. Work on the parks this year has been in line with previous years' work, commencing usually about the first of May with a general cleaning up, followed later by frequently going over the grounds to remove any unsightly looking objects perhaps carelessly thrown down by visitors or brought by the winds from adjacent territory. This is general work which must be attended to in order to have an attractive place; in addition to this, special work at the right time is necessary in planting out new trees and shrubs and in caring for those previously planted.
The ideal way of managing our parks would be to employ the right kind of a man, a capable gardener, in each park all the time, say, from April 15 to November 15, this employee, besides attending to his horticultural and gardening work, should also be a park policeman invested by the town with authority to preserve order, enforce the rules and regulations made by the Board of Park Commissioners, receive visitors, showing them polite atten- tion, and making himself generally useful.
At Webb Park, besides the ordinary and regular care, quite a number of new trees and shrubs were planted out, including a fair proportion of evergreens, of which this park was deficient. Most of these appeared to be doing well and bid fair to make a good growth the coming year.
At Beals Park the grounds received the usual care, and a number of new trees and shrubs were planted which ought to make a good showing the coming year.
Great Hill Park remains as last reported.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Balance to the credit of town parks un- expended Dec. 31, 1908 . $91 40
Appropriated at last annual meeting 50 00
Mary L. Condrick, for pasturage at Webb Park · 10 00
$151 40
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EXPENDED.
Julius Heurlin, for trees and shrubs at Webb Park $20 00
Jos. B. Delorey, labor at Webb Park . 20 00
Jeremiah Coffee, labor at Webb Park . 25 75
Hugh P. Coyle, labor with mowing ma- chine at Webb Park 4 50
Wm. H. Clapp, expenses and superin- tendence at Webb and Beals Parks . 10 00
$80 25
Balance unexpended
$71 15
BEALS FUND.
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1908 . $321 88
Received from J. H. Stetson ·
40 40
Received from Soloman Ford, pastur-
age at Great Hill Park
35 00
Received interest
10 62
$407 90
EXPENDED BEALS PARK.
Julius Heurlin, for trees, etc. $25 00
Stephen Delorey, for labor .
64 70
Town of Weymouth, water .
6 00
F. W. Stoddard, labor
1 00
James M. Brayshaw, labor .
50
$97 20
Balance unexpended
$310 70
Respectfully, LOUIS A. COOK, WM. H. CLAPP, Park Commissioners. GEORGE L. NEWTON,
TUFTS FUND.
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF THE SEVERAL OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE FUND WAS DONATED BY THE LATE QUINCY TUFTS.
LECTURE FUND.
Deposited with Mass. Hospital Life In- surance Company $5,000 at 48% interest.
January 6, 1909, balance on hand $595 55
January 8, 1910, received from income 206 00
January 8, 1910, received from Wey-
mouth Savings Bank, interest .
24 04
$825 59
READING ROOM FUND.
Deposited with Mass. Hospital Life In- surance Company $2,500 at 43% interest.
January 8, 1910, received from income $103 00
January 10, 1910, paid F. M. Drown, Treasurer
103 00
LIBRARY FUND.
Deposited with Mass. Hospital Life In- surance Company $2,500 at 48% interest.
January 8, 1910, received from income $103 00 January 8, 1910, paid F. M. Drown, Treasurer 103 00
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CEMETERY FUND.
Deposited with Mass. Hospital Life In-
surance Company $500 at 43% in- terest.
January 8, 1910, received from income $20 63
January 8, 1910, paid George L. New- ton
20 63
SHADE TREE AND SIDEWALK FUND.
Deposited with Mass. Hospital Life
Insurance Company, $2,000 at 48% interest
January 6, 1909, Balance on hand $177 73
January 8, 1910, Received from income 82 50
$260 23
December 9, 1909, Paid Simpson Bros.
177 73
January 8, 1910, Deposited in First
National Bank .
$82 50
Vouchers for payments on account of the Tufts Fund are held by the Chairman of the Selectmen, by whom payments are made.
GORDON WILLIS,
Chairman Selectmen, Weymouth.
Jan. 8, 1910.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Trustees of
THE TUFTS LIBRARY.
WEYMOUTH, MASS.
1 909.
TRUSTEES.
Edmund G. Bates,
Louis A. Cook,
Francis M. Drown,
James H. Flint,
William F. Hathaway,
John B. Holland,
Preston Pratt,
Herbert A. Newton,
Clarence P. Whittle.
SELECTMEN, EX-OFFICIO.
Willard J. Dunbar,
Edward W. Hunt,
Bradford Hawes, George L. Newton,
Gordon Willis.
OFFICERS.
Clarence P. Whittle, President. Francis M. Drown, Secretary and Treasurer.
LIBRARIAN. Abbie L. Loud.
ASSISTANTS.
Louisa C. Richards. Alice B. Blanchard.
JANITOR.
Frank D. Sherman.
The Library hours are 2 to 8 P. M. ; Wednesday, 2 to 5 P. M. ; Saturday, 2 to 9 P. M. ; Sundays, Legal Holidays, New Year's Day and the 17th of June excepted.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE TUFTS LIBRARY.
The Board of Trustees respectfully submit their thirty-first annual report as follows :
The library was open 305 days for the delivery of books during the year 1909. 53,702 volumes were loaned for home and school use, an average of nearly 177 per day. The largest issue of books in any one day was 406 on December 31, and the smallest was 36 on August 23. 21,836 volumes were distributed through the different delivery stations as follows :
PRECINCT.
DELIVERY STATIONS.
LOANS.
1
·
J. W. Bartlett & Co.
· 6,831
1
·
W. J. Sladen . ·
1,948
2 & 6
.
J. P. Salisbury
. 6,801
2 & 6
· Bates & Humphrey .
. 2,673
4
·
W. W. Pratt .
· 1,490
4
·
M. P. Sprague
· 1,179
5
·
Fogg Memorial Library
· 914
CLASSIFICATION OF CIRCULATION.
CLASS.
LOANS.
PER CENT.
Arts
·
1,761
3.28
Biography .
·
959
1.78
Fiction
· 36,955
68.81
History
1,649
3.07
Literature .
·
962
1.79
Natural Science .
1,441
2.68
Poetry
641
1.20
Social Science
771
1.44
Theology
232
.43
Travels
1,508
. 2.81
Periodicals
6,823
. 12.71
53,702
100.00
·
·
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By comparing the above figures with those of last year it will be seen that, while the whole circulation shows an increase of 2,590 volumes, the proportion of fiction has decreased from 71 to 68 per cent of the whole. The demand for works on art and on technical subjects has been especially remarked and the call for current periodicals is an indication of a growing appreciation of this branch of library service.
WORK WITH THE SCHOOLS.
The teachers have taken 805 volumes on their Teacher's Special Cards in addition to the 4,174 sent to the schools. Expressions of appreciation from both teachers and pupils continue to testify to the value of this cooperation with the schools.
STUDENT'S CARDS.
1131 volumes have been taken by holders of Student's Cards and as the advantage these cards afford becomes more fully rea- lized their use is becoming more general. Clergymen, students, study club members or any persons desiring books for special study are entitled to the Student's Card on which may be taken at one time ten books, not fiction, which like those taken on the Teacher's Special Card may be kept four weeks.
VACATION PRIVILEGES.
Borrowers spending their vacations out of town may take an extra number of books, other than recent ones, which may be kept longer than the regular time, the cards being held at the library for renewal by the librarian.
REGISTRATION OF BORROWERS.
As the list of borrowers had been revised only once since the opening of the library, and that in 1896, a revision had become necessary, accordingly work on a new registration was com- menced in April, and the applications filed to the end of the year number 1,422. This does not give the total of the borrowers, as new applications have not yet been returned by all the card hold- ers. With few exceptions Special Cards have been given with the regular cards to all applicants over 12 years of age. As the ad- vantage of the Special Card does not seem to be understood by everyone, it may be well to repeat here that the two cards entitle the holder to borrow at one time two books one of which may be fiction, the special or green card being for non-fiction only.
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EXAMINATION OF BOOKS.
The annual examination of the books was made as usual and 14 books are unaccounted for; 9 books have been burned on account of contagious diseases ; 4 books previously reported missing have been found.
ACCESSIONS.
862 volumes have been added to the library including 228 donations, 118 replacements, 37 periodicals bound and a set of 100 stereographs. These stereoscopic views may be borrowed the same as books, and borrowers who have taken them have found much enjoyment in their use.
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