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26. Alfred Victor Pettine of Boston and Amelia Grande of Weymouth.
" 26. Edward Stanislous Landry and Esther Helen Gorman, both of Weymouth.
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Nov. 26. William James Curran of Weymouth and Jessie Iona Haus- ton of Braintree.
26. DeForest Henry Jones of Weymouth and Celia Catherine Morrisey of Hingham.
" 26. Bryan Leonard and Hazel Fraser Clark, both of Weymouth.
27. Frederick Earl Woodruff of Philadelphia, Penn., and Laura Shaw Fearing of Weymouth.
Dec.
" 2. Alfred Wilson Cadman, Jr. of Chester, Penn., and Ida Belle Blanchard of Weymouth.
7. Louis Fantana of Weymouth and Marietta DiPinto of Som- erville.
" 12. Francis Pratt Dennison and Ethelyn Louisa Doble, both of Weymouth.
" 13. Wilfred Chester Billings and Edith Cushing Bicknell, both of Weymouth.
" 15. Ralph Antonette and Lillian D'Allesandro, both of Wey- mouth.
20. Joseph McGlone of Weymouth and Mable Duncan of Saugus. 20. Joseph Lord Gill of Weymouth and Rachel A. Bower of Braintree.
. 24. Leonard Perry Wolfe of Canton and Priscilla Alden of Wey- mouth.
" 26. John Samuel Pelan of Quincy and Elsie Hudson Hemingway of Weymouth.
DEATHS RECORDED IN THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE, WEYMOUTH, DURING THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINETEEN
Date of Death
NAME
Age Y.M.D.
Disease or cause of Death
Birthplace
Jan.
2|Josephine I. Corthell, widow John G. I 4 |Francis W. Griffin
69 |-|-|Chronic interstitial nephritis, mitral Quincy insufficiency, acute dilatation
- 20 Spina bifida
"
4 |Fannie R. Smith
49
Cancer of the intestines
Weymouth Springfield
6|Mary E. Connell, widow of Michael
67
5 27 Exhaustion, acetonaemia, diabetic Ireland gangrene foot, diabetis millitus
" 8|Cora L. Blanchard, wife of Franklin T.
51
3 1 Chronic interstitial nephritis, car- Pembroke cinoma (general)
26
3[ 6]Embolism of middle cerebral artery, Weymouth (Influenza )
-
-
Myocarditis, cerebral hemorrhage, arteriosclerosis
Ireland
60
31
6|28 Broncho pneumonia, following influ- Italy enza
84| -[24 Hypostatic pneumonia
Weymouth Ireland
75 Hypostatic pneumonia -
3 23 Broncho-pneumonia, prematurity
Weymouth
68| 9 23
Chronic nephritis, Arterio sclerosis, Weymouth myocarditis
" 19 Ethel I. Patterson, wife of Daniel 19|Joseph Desmond
19|Wallace B. Bicknell
74 11 19
Chronic interstitial nephritis, car- diac hypertrophy, mitral insuffi- ciency, arterio sclerosis & myocar- ditis
57| 5| 9 Uterine carcinomata
Somersworth, N. H.
87 -|11|Arterio sclerosis, peritonitis. Her-|Weymouth nial protusion
.
-|27 Premature
Weymouth Weymouth Weymouth
" 20 Mattie E. Curtis, widow of George F. 20|Henry Lawler
4- -
9 Mary L. Desmond, wife of John
"
9|Ellen Toomey, widow of Jeremiah
10 Antonia Natale, wife of Dominic
10 Francis H. Cowing 12 Daniel Griffin 13 Harold L. Bourke
" 18 Thomas E. Burrell
23|11|24 Broncho pneumonia
21|William Burns 24 Stephen F. Pratt 24|Frederick E. Rosnell
68 41 25
-- Natural causes 4 22 Pulmonary pneumonia 6| 6| Cerebral shock & cardiac failure, tu- |Boston berculosis glanda of neck
|Boston Weymouth
"
26|Beatrice L. Denbroeder
"
28 |Muriel E. S. White
" 29 Lucinda Totman, widow of Joseph R.
Feb. "
1 |Warren D. Litchfield 7 Clinton A. French
"
8 Nancie B. Clark, wife of George W.
" 9 |Henry Clay Alvord
64 9|10 |Natural causes, sudden, due to car- Bolton, Conn. diac embolism
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65 - Acute enteritis
Mass. Weymouth
91 2|11 |Senile dementia
67| 9 20 Lobar pneumonia
17 20|Influenza, broncho pneumonia 1
Framingham
44 3| 7 | Carcinoma uteri
France
41 6 15 Broncho pneumonia
Fall River
78| 7|25 |Chronic endocarditis
Ware, N. H.
87| 6|16|Morbid changes due to senility
Weymouth
69| 3|19; Hypostatic pneumonia
Londonderry, N. H.
- 11 15 Whooping cough & bronchitis
Weymouth
28|Abigal W. Alden
79|
9 -[Chronic myocarditis, Arterio sclero- Middleboro sis
"
"
- 28 Edgar Smith Wright 28|William Taylor
69 9| 1|Carcinoma of bladder
33 -|18|Pulmonary tuberculosis
79 3|27 | Cerebral hemorrhage
|Weymouth Diligent River, N. S. Italy England
Mar. 4 Clara M. Zeoli, wife of Sebastian 4 |Maria Higgins, widow of John J.
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5[24 Acute dilatation of heart of double Weymouth pneumonia, Influenza
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8 13 Eczema universalis, Acute Renal Boston suppression
77 5 1 Terminal pneumonia from pulmo- |Hingham nary fibrosis, Exophthalmic goitre & cardiac dilatation
Boston 20 7|10 | Uraemic poisoning 74|11|11|Arterio sclerosis, myocarditis convul-|Weymouth sions, chronic tobacco toxin
72 8[ 6 Chronic myocarditis, arterio sclero- Weymouth sis
"
" 11|Deborah F. Holbrook, wife of C. Sumner 13|Serena Loud Hatch, widow of Charles T. 14 |John Upton
Ireland
20|Elmer Lester Grundstrom
20|Ellen Herman, wife of Henri 24 Nathaniel E. Williams
24 Emiline J. Tirrell, widow of Albert
24 | Ann C. Torrey, widow of F. Sumner 26|Abby A. Sterling, wife of Edwin F. , 28 |Eleanor M. Simpson
70 8 22|Broncho-pneumonia
DEATHS-Continued
Mar. 5|Patrick Whelan
" 7 Mabel R. Lincoln, widow of Joseph A. " 8| Zoe Evelyn Lindsay, wife of William J.
",
11 |Mary Howley, widow of Edmund
"
12 Mary J. Hough, wife of William P.
87|-|19|Hypostatic pneumonia
53 6|18 Carcinoma of the intestines
35|11
4 Lobar pneumonia, following Influ- Weymouth enza
60
8 22 Influenza, lobar & pleural pneu- monia
Weymouth
28 --
Aortic regurgitation, mitral insuffi- Providence, R. I. ciency, Chronic parenchymatous nephritis
- 20 min. Premature birth
Boston
55
-[Arterio sclerosis and myocarditis
31 1 5 Lobar pneumonia
Ireland Weymouth
62
72 6|18 Carcinoma of intestine
Scituate
29 2 8 | Broncho pneumonia, Influenza
Weymouth
50
2 9 Cirrhosis of the liver
Friendship, Me.
" 31 John Petrie
Apr.
1 | John Green 1 |Mary Silva, widow of Francis
78 97
8 27| Pulmonary oedema & Bronchitis
Ireland
3[15 |Bronchial pneumonia, Arterio scler- Ireland osis
58 3
4
1
9 Pulmonary tuberculosis 5 Lobar pneumonia
Italy Weymouth Weymouth
88 1 - Broncho pneumonia. Cerebral arte- rio sclerosis
7 28|Acute broncho pneumonia
9 | Raymond Clark
1|24 Tuberculosis of Lungs
10 Shirley I. Thompson
" 12 |Helen C. Reed
79| 1|29 Apoplexy
57 23 1 1 15 Influenza-Meningitis
Weymouth Weymouth Boston Weymouth
" 7 George A. Blanchard ", 9|Betsy J. Loud 1 9|George Austin Murray
"
6 Michael Roccio
59 9 22 Angina pectosis
21 Oscar A. Tower
27 Hannah A. Atherton, wife of William P. 29 |Mabel S. Gardner, wife of, Alfred W.
, 30|Leslie George Poland
Scotland
36 -- Epidemic influenza, Balateral bron- cho pneumonia
Ireland Hingham
" 14 Female child of James F & Margaret M. O. Kiely 18 |Michael Keenan
" 19 Margaret Kiely, wife of James F.
" 12|Wilbur W. Howe 12 Ambrose E. McNamara 13|Augustus T. Cushing 16|Nathan Gurney Bates
17|Rose Valicenti, widow of Paulo
, 17 Pliny H. Bartlett
80 3
7|Heart block, Mitral insufficiency, Western, Vt. auricular fibrillosis
"
18 Cordelia B. Litchfield, widow of Howard 18 James E. Connell
80 54
3[17 Valvular disease of heart 1[12 Cerebral hemorrhage, Arterio scler- Weymouth osis
49 2 4 Septic abscess following a lobar pneumonia
Canada
89 1|Organic disease of heart
Ireland Boston
72 -
Broncho-pneumonia. Maniac depres- sive insanity
64 10|29 | Myocarditis. Arterio sclerosis. 30 - Pulmonary tuberculosis
Dundee, Scotland Boston
63
1
7
7 Chronic gastro-intestinal indigestion Boston with acute exacerbation
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Hypostatic pneumonia
-
9- Influenza, Broncho pneumonia
2| 1| Pyloric steonsis since birth
23
3|12 |Chronic articular rheumatism
Weymouth . Weymouth
15 -18 Chronic Parenchymatous nephritis. Endocarditis
51 8|18 Carcinoma of Breast
18 7| 5 Pulmonary tuberculosis, Influenza
82 3 14 Broncho pneumonia. Old age
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6 6 Pernicious anaemia
68|11|-| Myocarditis
67 7 27 Cholecystitis, due to gall stones. Weymouth Terminal pneumonia
Bangor, Me. Weymouth Cohasset Braintree Actonvale, P. Q.
" 7 Catherine Condrick
, 8|Philomene Provencher
12|Ann M. Condrick, wife of William H.
37| 5|27|Fracture of skull (accidental fall)
2
8- Cerebral spinal meningitis
81 6 9 Tumor of the brain 66|11 |17 Broncho pneumonia
Weymouth Weymouth Weymouth Abington
59 -- Chronic interstitial nephritis. Val- Italy
vular disease of heart
Scituate
18 William J. Bass
"
"
,
18 Sarah Field, widow of John A. 20|Eugene E. Hutchinson 22|Sarah A. Lutton
21|Colo-enteritis. Autointoxication
Ireland
23 | Rosanna Higgins, widow of James F. 23 John D. Creamer
" 23|Mary Curley
"
"
28 Garrett T. Burns 29|John G. Pecoraro 29 Francis Pomarico 1|Timothy Cullinane
Ireland Weymouth Weymouth
May " 1|Beatrice Kontrimus
2 Katherine F. Trask 5|Catherine A. Gaillardet
5 Hannah A. F. Tilden
DEATHS-Continued
May 16|Mary A. Kelly, wife of Michael
65 -29 Arterio sclerosis, Intestinal indiges-|Weymouth tion
68|11|28|Diabetes mellitus
30 7|28 |Pulmonary tuberculosis
47
4 7 Double mitral & aortic disease (Chr. Ireland Valv. Heart Dis.)
61 -- |Left Lobar pneumonia
28 Hannora F. Condrick 30 Abel Alonzo Cain
73
5|21 Angina Pectoris, Myocarditis & ar- terio sclerosis
June 1 Walter Ducca
2 William H. Tucker 7 Thomas J. Leahy
42
7
4 Mitral insufficiency, Chronic myocar- ditis
59 8- Aortic regurgitation
"
9 Eliza Delorey 10 Richard Parmenter 12 William Henry Pratt 12 |William Henry Welch
5|10 20 67 6 19 Chronic Colitis
Nova Scotia Brockton Weymouth
Weymouth
" 13 Christopher F. Fraher
" 14 Harriet Cornelia Barker, wife of E. Clif- ton " 18 |Dorothy Augusta Davenport
37 -
5 16 Pulmonary tuberculosis 3|22 Septic embolism. Tuberculosis of |Braintree scalp. Furunculosis
2 - Cerebral thormbosis
58 4 2] Meningitis, broncho pneumonia 68 2|28 Cirrhosis of liver. Mitral insuffi-
Boston Marlboro
Arlington
ciency 5| 7|10 | Bilateral lobar pneumonia
Braintree
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Laryngeal diphtheria
13 9| 9|Sapraemia from necrosis and acci- dental. Fracture spine by Automo- bile and coasting accident 44 7 - Pulmonary infection, acute pleurisy. Ireland Myocarditis
Weymouth
19 Catherine F. Sweeney, widow of Michael 21 Mary E. Curran 23 |Elizabeth A. Pierce
" 23|David Levangie
20 Morris Halter 25|Timothy M. Lehan 27 Annie Fitzpatrick
Warsaw, Poland |Randolph
Quincy Quincy
20 5 12 Broncho pneumonia, Acute nephritis Italy 74 7 - Chronic nephritis
Braintree Ireland
"
23|Marian Harlow
"
24|Don Neilson 24 Male child of Napoleon & Margaret E.
· Harper 30|Marcia Sarah Abbott
July "
2 |Mary L. Gatto De Rose, widow of Matteo 4|Emily Seabury, widow of Thomas B.
, 7 Michael Piorroni
7 |Addison H. Belcher
7| Minot W. Somers
11 Thaddeus M. Graves
" 13 John A. Raymond
" 13 |Margaret E. Marian, widow of Charles " 16|Arthur B. Cowing
18|Harold M. Shields
21 |Abbie P. Dennison
" 25 Lazarus Descalzo
", 26 |Mary W. Arnold, widow of Eliphus W.
29 |Charles C. Collyer
"
30|Annie Florence Niles
Aug. 1 |Muriel A. Adams, wife of Francis
" 8|Mary F. O'Dowd 14| William E. Ames
", 14|Robert Geaton 1
42|11|10|Dilatation of heart under ether, op- Maine eration for hysterectomy. Anae- mia-Uterine fibroid
17 8 24 Drowning, accidental
Copenhagen, Denmark
11 Icterus neonatorum -
2 2 20 Broncho pneumonia
60 -- Chronic mitral insufficiency
79
9|1|Chronic myocarditis. Arterio scler- Quincy osis
16
8 17 Fractured skull, hemorrhage shock. |Italy (Struck by automobile)
71 1|18 Arterio sclerosis
31 |9|17 Suicide. Revolver wound of heart
80 10 27 Natural causes
New Hampshire
71 6| 4| Acute cardiac dilatation. digestion, endocarditis
75 - Arterio sclerosis
Ireland Weymouth
65
-
1|20 Unknown, probable malnutrition
Weymouth
57|11|14 Cancer of the breast
Weymouth
79 -128 |Pulmonary tuberculosis
Genoa, Italy
89 10 24 Gangrene of both legs. mentia, Arterio sclerosis
Senile de- Boston
52|11[22|Acetone poisoning following a gen- erally run down condition
Weymouth
62 - 5| Cancer of liver
Weymouth
37 - 26 Tuberculosis of lungs. Chronic neph- Halifax, N. S. ritis
52|11 |25|Chronic endocarditis
Weymouth
58 4 15| Arterio sclerosis. Cerebral hemor- Marshfield rhage
155|-|-|Chronic bronchitis, dilated heart.|Bangor, Me. Nephritis chronic
Boston Weymouth Italy
Holbrook Rockland
Acute in- |Weymouth
3 12 Infectious diarrhoea
DEATHS-Continued
Aug. 14 Lewis F. Ratzel
" 15| William Henry Austin 15 |Mark Granville Gardner
17|Benjamin Gough
18|Mary W. Pierce, widow of George B.
" 21|Ann Hanigan, wife of Daniel P.
21 |James Cross 22|Lillian Weatherbee Sept. 1 |Thomas F. Fallon
" 6 |William Arthur Young
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8|12 | Fractured skull and hemorrhage. |Worcester (Fell from a Church steeple)
70 -
13 Cerebral hemorrhage
75|11 23 Cirrhosis of the liver. Cholaemia
62 1 8 Carcinoma of the rectum
87 1|18 Arterio sclerosis
Weymouth Cleveland, Ohio Rockland, Me. New Hampshire
87 1 [22 Cancer of the stomach
Suicide, inhalation of gas
Myocarditis, arterio sclerosis
51 86 27 5 9| Poisoning with patent medicine, Ireland Prob. accidental (Seth Arnolds Balsam-Opium & Alcohol)
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11|Kenneth T. MacFaun
66| 7|14 Arterio sclerosis, hypertrophy and |Baden, Germany dilatation of heart Broncho pneumonia . 82 3|28 Lowell, Me.
8 hours Pressure on umbical cord |Weymouth at time of birth
73 85
8 15 Chronic gastritis, Arterio sclerosis
|Pittsburg, Penn.
7|16 Arterio sclerosis, general cerebral Weymouth softening Cerebral hemorrhage, Arterio scler-|West Upton osis
57
Chronic endocarditis
New Bedford Milton
2
65 8 19 Cerebral hemorrhage Arterio sclerosis
(suddenly ) |Worcester 66
13 Mary F. Faulkner, widow of Harrison 14 William W. Castle
" 16|Lydia M. Cummings, wife of Joseph 28 Albert Davison
Oct. "
" 28 Sarah Louisa Bourne, widow of Samuel Erastus 3 Frank Lee 3 |Daniel D. Haley ", 6|Patrick J. Crowley
Braintree China Ireland
=
6 Charlotte E. Briggs 7 Martha Lavengie
64 5|7| Carcinoma of the stomach 3|14 Rickets. Malnutrition 16| 1|28 Accidental drowning
Weymouth Weymouth Weymouth
60 9 9 Convulsions, cause unknown
"
11 George Washington Bates 14 William Lindsay
" 15 Charles Harrington
" 16 Sarah J. Flinn, widow of Patrick
" 17 Alonzo J. Bradeen " 19 Charles H. Pratt
" 21 |Mary C. French, widow of Edward A.
22 Albert A. Spear 21 |Phyllis Trainer
" 25|Eliza Ann Partridge, widow of James D.
" 26 George Warren Newcomb
Nov. "
" 29 James P. White 4 Mary Richards Thomas 5 John D. Mason
5|Leonard W. Cain
6 | Rodney Willis Holbrook 9|Bela J. Mathewson
" 10|Elmer Wilbur Novella
"
12|Charles Laskey
" 12 Frederick Cate
" 16 Franklin Derby
17 William S. Blanchard
" 20 Lucinda R. Gardner, widow of Josiah Q.
72| 6| 1|Septicemia |Boston 83 -- Arterio sclerosis, cardiac complica-|St. Johns, N. B. tions
72 7| 9 Valvular heart disease Cerebral hemorrhage 78 -
Marshfield
81 - 14 Enterocolitis
72 7 - Valvular disease of the heart
82 10
3 Broncho pneumonia, Chronic bron- chitis & asthma
76 -18 Lobar pneumonia. Arterio sclerosis
- 15 min. Premature - -
86|11 9 Apoplexy 69 4 24 Acute endocarditis Bronchial asth- ma
Quincy
50 7 20 Cancer of the stomach
90 9|24 Senility, chronic myocarditis
55 7|28 Struck by a railroad train dental)
(Acci-
72 11 3|Cerebral hemorrhage. Arterioscler- osis 2|8|28|Diabetes mellitus
Weymouth Weymouth
68|11|29|Chronic valvular heart disease with failure of compensation (Mitral regurtation) Manic-depressive (de- pressed phase )
| 4| 4|8 Lobar pneumonia, Convulsions due Quincy to intestinal irritation
67 7|11 Chronic myocarditis.
Interstitial |Robinson, Me. nephritis.
69 2 29|Apoplexy
Dresden, Me. Weymouth Weymouth
88|11 |3 |Arteriosclerosis Influenza
140 --
78 7|14 Valvular disease of the heart. Chronic Interstitial nephritis
Hingham
Waterloo, Me. Weymouth Weymouth
Weymouth Weymouth Marshfield
Weymouth Weymouth Cape Breton, N. S. 67
Weymouth
DEATHS-Continued
Nov. 21|Annie L. Haddie, wife of James P. 21|Daniel E. Donovan
22|Mary A. Hanscom, wife of Emmons
" 23| Wallace Ryerson
Dec. 1|Charlotte Nash, wife of Thomas M. " 1|Josephine E. Arey, widow of William
" 4 Sarah E. Deland, widow of John 1 1 " 6|Frederick P. Johnson, Jr.
" 6|Ann McCue, widow of Patrick 8|Eleanor E. Houghton
", 9|Louise S. Nutting, wife of Henry J.
82 4 21|Exposure & natural causes
Duxbury
87 - 26 Exposure & natural causes
Charlestown
66 3| 2|Pulmonary tuberculosis
Weymouth
Weymouth
Canaan, Me.
" 28 Joseph O'Brien 28|Florence D. Lane
Weymouth Weymouth
= 30|Robert McIntosh 30|Sarah E. Mullen
87 24 4] 9| Probable pneumonia
Boston
", 30 - - Holman
55|10|26| Peritonitis, Cholecystitis
|Chelburn, Nova Scotia
55- -Aspitation pneumonia, Cerebral Weymouth
hemorrhage 70 7 7 Anaemia and Malnutrition following Boston Graves disease 168| 9|17|Cerebral hemorrhage. Arterio scler- Abington osis (75|-|13|Cerebral hemorrhage [80| 4|26 Status epilepticus
Marshfield Cutler, Me. Braintree
182| 9| 7|Dislocation of upper cervical verte- brae. (Accidentally fell down
stairs)
-120 Coloenteritis
Weymouth St. Johns, N. B. Weymouth
68
75 5|19 Arterio sclerosis
8 25 Coloenteritis & convulsions
" 9|Henry J. Nutting 21|Daniel W. Gilligan , 24| Warren E. Bearce " 26/Susan Beals, widow of Samuel
53 9|18|Burns-accidental [93] 8|28|Arterio sclerosis 20 hours. Atelecyasis
6 11 26 Myocarditis, Diphtheria
4|20 Myocarditis
Ireland
10|Acute infection of the newborn
Boston
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
Town of Weymouth, Mass.
1919
ГЯОДЕЯ ЛАЦИКА
DOTTIMMOJ JODH02
erer
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
To the Citizens of Weymouth:
The most remarkable feature of the past year is the fact that Wey- mouth has been able to keep its teaching force practically intact, and to fill such vacancies as occurred without great delay, although with considerable difficulty. With the prospect of a large number of schools throughout the eastern part of the country entirely or partly closed for lack of teachers, we may be glad that our teachers have not generally sought more remunerative employment, elsewhere, as teachers, or in other employment, as opportunity therefor offered.
Without question, the passage of Chapter 363 of the Acts of 1919 by the General Court, an act providing for graded refunds to be made by the Commonwealth from the proceeds of the income tax to the cities and towns on account of teachers salaries, made it everywhere im- perative that the salaries be substantially increased, not only to allay the increasing discontent all over the state, but also to receive the full benefit of the act.
Commencing, therefore, with last September, the teachers' salaries in this town were increased at an annual rate approximately that to be received from the General Treasurer. The sum thus received by the town in November was in excess of $11,000., the increase made in September added a little more than $4,000. to the school expense for the year. This sum, together with the extra large coal supply pur- chased during the year, brought about the deficit, which was foreseen because it was inevitable, coming in December. This deficit was recognized as proper by the Appropriation Committee, and duly pro- vided for. The sum to be expected from the General Treasurer dur- ing November of the coming year under Chap. 363 will probably be in excess of $16,000., a sum much larger than the town would other- wise receive from the Income Tax if no refunds on teachers' salaries were made.
Repairs to school buildings have been carried out consistently. Some improvements have been made, some have been postponed, be- cause of unexpected needs for repairs. On the whole the condition of the school buildings has been constantly improving during the last few years.
In discussing needs for the coming year special attention should be paid to the congestion in North Weymouth. More school rooms must presently be provided, whether in the immediate vicinity of the Athens school or in some other locality nearer the bridge. In either case, more land will be needed. The committee has therefore in- serted articles in the warrant so that the whole matter may be brought before the town meeting.
It may not appear expedient at this time to undertake the con- struction of a new school house, but there should be no delay in se- curing the land for it. Two portable school houses may possibly be able to take care of the increase in North Weymouth for more than a year or two, but at the present rate, not for long. Two such build- ings can be erected and equipped for $6,000., and after serving in one locality, can, without great expense, be used elsewhere. Such build-
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ings have proved to be the best means for meeting emergencies. The expense of such portables would be less than the interest on the amount of money to be borrowed to build a permanent structure, which necessarily or usually is built larger than immediate needs call for.
One other matter that will come up at town meeting will be the question of further increase in teachers' pay. With the month of January a very few salaries were increased, but all were in cases where the necessity was open to no doubt, or good faith demanded it.
This town has no reason to be ashamed of the way it has met the salary question when the same has been fairly presented to it. The increase, as we are informed now to be asked for in town meeting, will be in effect a flat increase of $200 a year for about 80 individuals. If such increase is to be adopted commencing as of January 1, it will mean an addition of over $16,000 to the regular estimate as exhibited below.
Although it cannot fairly be said that the amounts annually to be received from the General Treasurer will serve to cover any and all increases in teachers' pay, it cannot be denied that if the act of last year had not been passed teachers' salaries would have to be increased in any event. The passage of this act simply brought the question to an issue sooner, and no town or city can escape the fact that the larger part of such increases comes directly from its own pocket. It is fair to say, however, that if we grant the desired in- creases, we will be doing what most of the cities and towns are doing, have done, or are about to do.
Through the good efforts of the Red Cross it is expected that pres- ently we shall have the services of the entire time of a nurse specially trained in school work, and much good should result therefrom. The expense for this will be borne for at least one full year by the Red Cross.
In the estimate below the sums opposite Instructors and Janitors represent the actual annual pay roll as it exists to-day, with the ex- ception that at writing one vacancy therein exists, presently to be filled, and with an allowance for one new teacher for the next school year. It is certain that one, and probable that two, new teachers will be required in September, but the estimate for one teacher for a full year covers two teachers commencing with September. The estimate for fuel, unless freight rates greatly increase, is believed to be suffi- cient, although it is less than the average cost of fuel for the last three years, and the estimate for supplies is larger than usual on ac- count of advanced prices and depleted supply.
Expended 1919
Estimated
for 1920
Superintendent
$2,566.72
$2,700.00
Instructors
73,953.75
87,960.00
Fuel
7,679.77
7,500.00
Repairs
4,192.06
5,000.00
Water
472.00
500.00
Supplies
6,195.16
6,500.00
Miscellaneous
1,887.86
2,000.00
Transportation
4,903.75
5,000.00
Evening School
776.50
800.00
Totals
$110,309.98
$126,270.00
.
7,682.41
8,310.00
Janitors
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The above estimate does not include the amount necessary to meet desired salary increases on the part of the teachers, which matter will be taken up at town meeting, and which will mean an addition of at least $16,000 on a $200 basis if adopted as of January 1; nor is there included any alternative estimate for normal increases in salaries to those who have not yet reached the ordinary maximum, and who are about twenty-five in number in the grades ..
There was a small sum from the Nevin school account available for a little grading during the past year, but no opportunity to use this sum effectively presented itself until late in the fall. On the day such work was to be commenced, a sharp freeze set in, and this work was postponed to the spring, and therefore the Town Accountant has been asked to keep this account open.
Respectfully submitted,
ELMER E. LEONARD SARAH S. HOWE EDWIN R. SAMPSON FREDERICK D. NICHOLS THERON L. TIRRELL
PRINCE H. TIRRELL
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Members of the School Committee :-
I herewith submit my eleventh annual report, the same being the thirty-fourth in the series of annual reports of the superintendents of this town.
It is safe to say that in January, 1919, when the estimate for the current year was made, no one foresaw the steady advance in the cost of everything required for the support of the school department. Certainly the School Committee did not ask for sufficient money to cover any increase in salaries or advance in the cost of supplies, fuel and repairs. The estimate, which was closely figured, was based, with a few exceptions, upon the scale of expenditure of the pre- ceding year.
SALARIES.
In June the teachers of the elementary grades petitioned the School Committee for an increase of two hundred dollars, basing their re- quest upon a bill at that time before the General Court to provide for the distribution of a portion of the income tax, and of the income of the Massachusetts school fund, for the purpose of improving the public schools. This bill went into effect on July 24, 1919 and is. in part, as follows :
Section 1. The treasurer and receiver general shall, on or before the fifteenth day of November, nineteen hundred and nineteen, and annually thereafter, set aside from the proceeds of the income tax a sum of money sufficient to provide for the purposes of Part I of this act, and which shall be available therefor without further appro- priation by the general court.
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