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5,500.00
3,750.00*
16,939.79
16,939.79
Industrial School Shop
16,939.79
3,400.00
3,400.00
Land-High School
1,000.00
2,400.00
300,000.00
300,000.00
High School Addition
117,325.43
182,674.57
69,000.00
69,000.00
Pratt School Addition
55,641.90
13,358.10
284,000.00
84,000.00
Pond Plain School
259.30
83,740.70
247.15
10,000.00
10,247.15
Legion Memorial Field
5,128.07
5,119.08
100.00 1
500.00
500.001
Bleachers-Bicknell School
500.00
5,040.00
5,040.00
Purchase "Knowles" Lot
5,015.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Purchase "Jewell" Lot
15,910.00
1,336.72
17,246.72
Libraries
17,143.44
25.00* 1,000.00 103.28*
20,076.00
222
3,894.93 75,000.00
3,894.93 75,000.00
Parks and Playgrounds
3,862.99
31.94*
24,350.00
Land-Great Hill
75,000.00
124.82 |
50.63
175.45
Beals Park "Special"
175.45
600.00
600.00
Observance Fourth of July
250.90
349.10*
Unclassified
19,500.00
19,500.00
Municipal Insurance
18,471.11
1,028.89
912.50
912.50
Pensions-Police
912.50
915.00
600.00
600.00
Headquarters, V. F. W
500.00
100.00*
850.00
850.00
Observance Memorial Day
842.63
7.37*
850.00
3,000.00
900.00 20.00
3,900.00
Damages
3,244.09
655.91*
2,000.00
190.81 20.38
2,375.00
595.04
2,970.04
Incidentals
2,758.07
211.97*
2,380.00
1,076.00
5,128.10
6,204.10,
Unpaid Bills
6,204.10
6,055.60
14,000.00
14,000.00
Reserve Fund
13,915.46
84.54*
14,000.00
Education
299,500.00
Support of Schools
1,735.56
Smith-Hughes Fund
2,805.96
2,805.96
Bicknell School
1,500.00
1,500.00
Land-Bicknell School
336,200.00
51.60
299,500.00 1,683.96
210.81
Maint. Laban Pratt Fountain
210.81
20.38
Lenora Herbert Fund
20.38
100.00
Entrance-Legion Field
100.00
Recreation
500.00
500.00
435.35
64.65*
500.00
34,326.75
12.00 34,338.75
Interest and Discount
27,221.83
7,116.92*
36,000.00
Maturing Debt
100,024.56
643,429.24 743,453.80
Note and Bond Retirement 639,700.00
103,753.80
61,000.00
Agency Transactions
96,785.01
96,785.01
State & County Liabilities 96,785.01
95,000.00
Refunds
340.25
340.25
Abatement account, 1924
265.75
74.50
8,298.30
8,298.30
Abatement account, 1925
8,231.95
66.35
8,561.55
8,561.55
Abatement account, 1926
3,663.88
4,897.67
8,447.10
8,447.10
Abatement account, 1927
1,305.97
7,141.13
169,232.57 1,446,690.76 775,467.80 2,391,391.13
1,947,747.89
443,643.24
1,064,169.28
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Public Service Enterprise
Alewive Fishery Interest
NOTE: Balances designated thus (*) transferred to General Fund. Items in boldface represent over- drafts. The estimate for unpaid bills is to cover the following accounts: Preservation of Town Records $112.03; Health Department $2,841.96; Street Department $1,307.83 and Charities Department $1,793.78. EMERSON R. DIZER, Town Accountant
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TOWN OF WEYMOUTH Balance Sheet-December 31, 1927 GENERAL ACCOUNTS Assets
Liabilities
Cash:
Town Treasurer
$383,161.06
Water Department
31,434.88
$414,595.94
Trust Fund Income: Laban Pratt Fountain Fund $210.81 E. S. Beals Park Fund 175.45
$386.26
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes:
Levy of 1924
$74.50
Levy of 1925
66.35
Levy of 1926
6,038.79
Levy of 1927
208,042.92
$214,222.56 Overlay-Reserved for Abatements:
Levy of 1924
$74.50
Special Assessments:
Moth, 1926
$9.75
Levy of 1926
4,897.67
Moth, 1927
373.00
Levy of 1927
7,141.13
$12,179.65
Sidewalk, 1926
240.71
Sidewalk, 1927
8.76
$632.22
Tax Titles
Departmental
$19,661.93
Water Department
34,895.60
$447,234.69
Water Department: Water Rates
$21,056.92
Water Construction
6,996.45
$28,053.37 Tax Title Reserve
$4,056.17
Loans Authorized:
Town
$64,000.00
Water
15,000.00
$79,000.00
Departmental Revenue-Town Surplus Revenue: General Water Department
$208,683.34 39,592.65
$248,275.99
$760,222.19
$760,222.19
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Unexpended Balances:
$4,056.17
General
$412,339.09
Levy of 1925
66.35
Sale of Real Estate, Chap. 303, Acts 1923 -
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus Damages-Street Dept. Acct. $457.00
$11,267.35 $16,070.93
$20,294.15
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net General Debt Water
$759,000.00 Nevin Schoolhouse Loan
114,000.00 Norfolk County Hospital Loan
$20,000.00 4,000.00 198,000.00
High Shool Addition Loan-1923
New Town Home Loan
32,000.00
Bicknell Schoolhouse Loan
85,000.00
Monatiquot River Bridge Loan
24,000.00
Washington Sq. Widening Loan
27,000.00
Great Hill Park Loan
55,000.00
Pratt Schoolhouse Addition Loan
54,000.00
High School Addition Loan-1927
260,000.00
. Water Loan-Nov. 1, 1914
33,000.00
Water Loan-July 1, 1917
2,000.00
Water Loan-May 1, 1921
9,000.00
Water Loan-May 1, 1924
4,000.00
Water Loan-Oct. 1, 1924
7,000.00
Water Loan-April 1, 1925
13,000.00
Water Loan-April 1, 1925
2,000.00
Water Loan-May 1, 1926
5,000.00
Water Loan-July 1, 1926
14,000.00
Water Loan-April 1, 1927 10,000.00
Water Loan-April 1, 1927
15,000.00
$873,000.00
$873,000.00
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TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Trust and Investment Funds: Cash an Securities: Town Water
$388,661.60
17,000.00
$405,661.60
Tufts Fund, Free Public Lectures $5,000.00
Tufts Fund, Free Public Lectures, Income 2,738.25
Tufts Fund, Reading Room 2,500.00
Tufts Fund, Books 2,500.00
Tufts Fund, Sidewalk and Shade Trees
2,000.00
Tufts Fund, Sidewalk and Shade Trees, Income 26.38
Tufts Fund, Care Tufts Tomb
500.00
John C. Rhines Fund 10,000.00
John C. Rhines Fund, Income
1,847.07
Elias S. Beals Fund, Beals Park
1,000.00
Laban Pratt Fountain Fund
400.00
Laban Pratt Hospital Bequest
300,000.00
Laban Pratt Hospital Bequest, Income
32,344.02
Augustus J. Richards Library Fund
5,000.00
Joseph E. Trask Library Fund
12,805.88
Susannah Hunt Stetson Library Fund
2,500.00
Tirrell Donation Library Fund
1,000.00
Francis Flint Forsyth Library Fund 1,000.00
Weymouth Back River Bridge Fund 3,000.00
H. S. Moody Land Co. Fund, Water 2,500.00
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., bonds, Water
17,000.00
$405,661.60
$405,661.60
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REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY ACCOUNT
Land Buildings Personal Property
$173,615.00 Real and Personal Property 1,487,610.00 1,142,469.35
$2,803,694.35
$2,803,694.35
$2,803,694.35
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Town Accountant
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DEBT STATEMENT January 1, 1928
Assessors' Valuation for the year 1925 Less Abatements to December 31, 1927
$ 30,774,030.00 180,641.00
$ 30,593,389.00
$ 32,936,879.00
180,080.00
$ 32,756,799.00
$ 37,202,536.00
52,525.00
$ 37,150,011.00
Gross net valuation for 3 years Average valuation
$100,500,199.00
33,500,066.33
3 per cent.
Total debt of all kinds incurred and outstanding
$ 973,000.00
Schoolhouses
$617,000.00
Highways
51,000.00
Hospitals
4,000.00
New Town Home
32,000.00
Parks
55,000.00
Water Department
114,000.00
Anticipation of Revenue
100,000.00
$973,000.00
Fuel
228
1677.63
Less debts outside debt limit: Water Bonds, Acts 1914, Chap. 353 $33,000.00 Water Bonds, Acts 1913, Chap. 276 11,000.00
Water Notes, General Laws 70,000.00 Tuberculosis Hospital Bonds 4,000.00
$ 1,005,001.99
Assessors' Valuation for the year 1926 Less Abatements to December 31, 1927
Assessors' Valuation for the year 1927 Less Abatements to December 31, 1927
Monatiquot River Bridge Notes 24,000.00 Anticipation of Revenue Notes 100,000.00
$ 242,000.00
Balance of debt within debt limit Balance Less amount authorized but not negotiated: Pond Plain Shool house
$ 731,000.00
$
274,001.99
64,000.00
Borrowing capacity as of December 31, 1927
210,001.99
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PUBLIC PROPERTY ACCOUNT
Property
Land Area Street Location in sq. ft
Land
Value of Building's
Value of Personal
Total
Town Offices
Broad
$6,000.00
$6,000.00
Police Department:
Station 1
Athens Pleasant
2,000
$100.00 1,000.00
$2,600.00
100.00
2,800.00
Station 2
2,000.00
17,650.00
Garage
Pleasant
1,350.00
3,800.00
5,150.00
Fire Department:
Engine House 1
Athens
6,300
400.00
8,250.00
5,649.50
14,299.50
Engine House 2
Broad
7,600
500.00
9,300.00
20,676.25
30,476.25
Engine House 3
Washington
3,200
800.00
6,900.00
5,362.00
13,062.00
Engine House 5
Pleasant
4,800
725.00
9,300.00
18,870.25
28,895.25
Fire Alarm System
9,306.50
9,306.50
Sealer's Department
1,000.00
1,000.00
Moth Department:
Spraying Machines, etc.
3,000.00
3,000.00
Headquarters
Commercial Wharf
19,845
1,000.00
14,600.00
45,340.15
60,940.15
Poor Department:
Essex
1,947,700
6,700.00
34,000.00
2,367.04
43,067.04
Barn and Silo
7,200.00
1,000.00
8,200.00
Out Buildings
1,500.00
50.00
1,550.00
School Department:
High School
Middle
247,400
4,500.00
497,325.00
30,000.00
531,825.00
Industrial School Bldg
35,000.00
35,00.000
Portable-High
3,000.00
800.00
3,800.00
Athens School
Athens
23,000
1,000.00
96,000.00
8,000.00
105,000.00
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Highway Department:
Stone Crusher Building
1,500.00
1,500.00
Town Infirmary
14,650.00
4,000
Value
Bicknell School Adams School Jefferson School
Bridge
296,847
5,440.00 500.00
135,000.00
10,000.00 800.00
150,440.00
Church
7,500
8,550.00
9,850.00
Middle
20,300
1,300.00
29,800.00
3,000.00
34,100.00
Franklin School
Broad
36,900
3,000.00
23,400.00
2,500.00
28,900.00
Washington School
Commercial
24,400
2,000.00
34,500.00
3,000.00
39,500.00
James Humphrey School
Lake
186,800
3,000.00
79,700.00
8,000.00
90,700.00
New Hunt School
Broad
155,700
3,450.00
93,700.00
10,000.00
107,150.00
Lincoln School
Broad
10,300.00
800.00
11,100.00
Pratt School
Pleasant
134,100
700.00
78,140.00
4,500.00
83,340.00
Portable-Pratt
Pleasant
Shaw School
Main
33,700
1,100.00
25,200.00
3,600.00
29,900.00
Edward B. Nevin
Main
120,876
4,000.00
80,000.00
1,200.00
85,200.00
Portable-Nevin
Main
3,000.00
800.00
3,800.00
Pond School
Pond
22,500
300.00
4,695.00
700.00
5,695.00
Pond Plain School
Pond
220,000
5,500.00
Libraries:
Washington
5,200
2,600.00
70,950.00
40,000.00
113,550.00
North Weymouth Branch
Sea
2,000.00
2,000.00
Fast Weymouth Branch
Broad
1,500.00
1,500.00
Park Department:
Washington
400,000
10,000.00
10,000.00
Great Hill Park
Bradley Road
961,467
78,500.00
78,500.00
Beals Park
Sea
145,810
5,000.00
5,000.00
Legion Memorial Field
Commercial
557,500
15,000.00
15,000.00
Webb Park
Summit
254,000
2,000.00
2,000.00
Lovells Corner Playground
Pleasant
122,803
500.00
500.00
Hawes Grove
Pleasant
235,200
600.00
600.00
Bayley Green
Columbian Square
4,000
100.00
100.00
Alewife Fishery
Commercial
3,400
1,000.00
500.00
25.00
1,525.00
Lot of Land
Cor. Norton & North
12,400
100.00
100.00
Lot of Land
Wessagussett
3,800
200.00
200.00
i
Lot of Land
Essex
41,500
50.00
50.00
Old Hunt School
Broad
19,200.00
2,000.00
21,200.00
4,500.00
800.00
5,300.00
5,500.00
Tufts Library
Weston Park
:
231
200.00
Lot of Land
Jackson Square
4,000
200.00
200.00
Town Hall Lot
Pleasant
14,565
2,000.00
2,000.00
Lot of Land
Broad
48,700
200.00
200.00
Gibbens
18,200
450.00
Front Street Lot
Front
9,600
100.00
100.00
Old Town House Lot
Washington
49,100
450.00
450.00
Island
Great Pond
1,800
100.00
100.00
Band Stands, Brick and Frame
1,000.00
1,000.00
Flag Staffs and Flag Poles
625.00
625.00
Fences, Gates and Snow Fences
500.00
500.00
Water Department:
Broad
3,000.00
21,544.06
24,544.06
Pumping Station
Hollis
136,800
550.00
14,500.00
10,000.00
25,050.00
Hollis
1,600.00
50.00
1.650.00
Emergency Pump House
Hollis
400.00
50.00
450.00
Stand Pipe
Reed Avenue
28,500
400.00
12,000.00
12,400.00
Tenement House
Near Great Pond
1,562,500
6,000.00
4,500.00
10,500.00
Pumping Unit
8,000.00
8,000.00
Land
Hollis
90,500
200.00
200.00
Land
Randolph
9,300
100.00
100.00
Water Mains, Pipes, etc.
850,153.60
850,153.60
Dec. 31, 1927
8,279,013
$173,615.00
$1,487,610.00 $1,142,469.35 $2,803,694.35
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Lot of Land
Broad
32,900
200.00
450.00
Gibbens Lot
Shop Building
Storage Shed
The Forty-ninth Annual Report OF THE
Trustees of the Tufts Library
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FORTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE TUFTS LIBRARY
TRUSTEES 1
Gertrude C. Andrews
Wallace H. Drake
Joseph Kelley Kenneth L. Nash
William F. Hathaway
Arthur E. Pratt
John B. Holland
Franklin N. Pratt
Clarance P. Whittle
SELECTMEN EX-OFFICIO
William B. Chalke, Jr.
Edwin R. Sampson
H. Franklin Perry Winslow M. Tirrell
Fred E. Waite
OFFICERS Clarance P. Whittle, President
Wallace H. Drake, Secretary
LIBRARIAN
Abbie L. Loud
ASSISTANT
Phyllis E. Palmer
BRANCH LIBRARIANS
Mary M. Dingwall
Martha J. Hawes
JANITOR
Thomas E. Shea
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INFORMATION
Library Hours:
Main Library: 2 to 8 P. M. daily, except Wednesday, 2 to 5 P. M., and Saturday, 2 to 9 P. M.
Summer Hours: July and August, 2 to 6 P. M .; Wednesday and Saturday as above.
Branches: 2 to 5 P. M. and 7 to S P. M. daily, except Wednes- ' day.
The library and the branches are not open Sundays, Legal Holidays and 17th of June.
The library is for the use of all residents of Weymouth.
Temporary residents are entitled to the same privileges as permanent residents.
Two cards are issued to each borrower over twelve years of · age; a white card for general use and a green special card for non- fiction, including magazines and music scores.
A white card is given to any child under twelve years of age if the application is signed by parent or guardian.
Teachers and students are given cards which permit the taking of ten or more books, other than adult fiction, for twenty-eight days.
The vacation privilege allows a borrower to take several books, not recent publications, for an extended time.
All books from the circulating department, even the new fiction, may be kept for fourteen days. Recent numbers of magazines are limited to seven days with no renewal.
A book cannot be transferred from one card to another, but may be renewed at the library, by mail, or by ¿telephone, unless stamped This book cannot be renewed. The shelf number or title of the book and the borrower's nanie should be stated when the request for renewal is made.
A fine of two cents a day will be incurred for each day's deten- tion of a book after it is due. When a book is sent for by the librarian it will be at the expense of the borrower.
Signs and abbreviations used in the booklists:
R Reference.
Gift.
Not loaned without permission. j Juvenile.
Cases of contagious diseases are reported to the library by the "Board of Health and all books which have been exposed to con- tagion are burned.
For the convenience of residents living in different parts of the town, books are exchanged through the delivery stations once a week as follows:
Lovells Corner W. B. Chalke & Sons Tuesday
South Weymouth
Fogg Memorial Library Tuesday
South Weymouth Alfred S. Tirrell Tuesday
East Weymouth
East Weymouth Branch Thursday
North Weymouth
North Weymouth Branch Friday
Weymouth Heights Smith's Market Friday
Application for borrowers' cards may be made, and class lists may be consulted or purchased at the Delivery Stations, as well as at the Library and Branches.
# Telephone, Weymouth 0989-W.
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THE TUFTS LIBRARY CLASS LISTS
Class List No. 1.
English Fiction. 1879-1900. 1900.
Class List No. 2.
Biography, History, Travel. 1879-1902.
1902.
Class List No. 3.
General Works, Philosophy, Religion,
Sociology, Natural Science, Use-
ful Arts, Fine Arts, Languages, Literature. 1879-1903. 1903.
Class List No. 4.
Supplement. All Classes. 1904.
Class List No. 5.
Supplement. All Classes. 1910.
Class List No. 6.
Supplement. All Classes. 1917.
The set of six Class Lists, which form a complete printed cata- logue of the library, from 1879 to 1917, can be purchased for fifty cents.
Books added since 1917 are listed in the annual Town reports published since that date. New books, when ready for circulation, are listed in the Weymouth Gazette and Transcript.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE TUFTS LIBRARY
The forty-ninth annual report of the Trustees of the Tufts Library is respectfully submitted as follows:
Little in the way of repairs or equipment was necessary dur- ing the year 1927. Minor repairs were made by the janitor. A new sixty-tray cabinet for the card catalogue was purchased to supplement the two which were filled to capacity. Brass name- plates were provided for five of the pictures in the Delivery Room.
The Main Library was open 303 days with a circulation of 56,868, an increase of 4173 over that of 1926. The average daily circulation was 188 minus. The largest circulation for any one day was 363 and the smallest was 26. Including 22,366 from the North Weymouth Branch and 35,699 from the East Weymouth Branch, the total circulation for the year amounted to 114,933 which is an increase of 8925 over that of last year.
Through the inter-library loan 114 books were loaned to a neighboring library. While books were deposited at more schools than last year and more teacher's and student's cards were issued, the number of books loaned in these ways was less than that of last year. 1828 volumes were loaned to six schools, 1024 to 50 teachers, 3740 to 169 students, and 296 on 14 vacation cards. Two collections of French and Italian books were loaned to the library by the Massachusetts Department of Education, Division of Public Libraries.
The East Weymouth Branch was open 252 days with an aver- age daily circulation of 142 minus. The largest circulation was 246 on Febuary 24, and the smallest was 22 on January 11. A notable increase in the circulation of biography and poetry was made although fiction and periodical literature remain at the head of the list.
The Italian books loaned by the Division of Public Libraries were appreciated by the Italian population as shown by the num-
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ber borrowed. Two sets of these books were deposited at the Branch from which 60 loans were made.
There were 21 volumes loaned to 6 teachers, 74 volumes to 23 students and the vacation privilege was used by one borrower.
A new section of shelving for juvenile books and a dictionary stand were added to the permanent equipment.
A set of the works of Edgar Allen Poe was presented to the Branch by Miss Helena B. Tirrell and several books were received from other donors.
The North Weymouth Branch was open 252 days with a total circulation of 22,366 books. The average daily circulation was 89 minus, an increase over last year when the daily average was 81 minus. The largest circulation was 154 on February 21, the smallest was 23 on January 11. There was an increase in the num- ber of borrowers among the pupils of the lower grades. The teachers encourage the children to take books as they notice that it is a help to them in their reading.
Twenty-five books were loaned on six vacation cards and 53 books on 12 student's cards.
A recent edition of the New International Dictionary was pur- chased to replace the worn-out copy. A revolving dictionary stand and two sections of book shelves were added to the library equip- ment.
"The Complete Works" of Edgar Allen Poe in ten volumes and "The Home Library of Law" by Albert Sidney Bolles, in six volumes, were presented to the Branch by Mr. Carl B. Kidder.
Additions to the reference department of the Main Library in- cluded the following titles; A. L. A. catalog, 1926; Abridged com- pendium of American genealogy, ed. by F. A. Virkus, 2v .; American year book, 1926; Boston directory, 1926; Compton's pictured en- cyclopedia, 10v .; National cyclopedia of American biography, 5v .; Nelson's perpetual loose-leaf encyclopedia, index volume; New international encyclopedia, supplement, 2v .; New international year book, 1926; New Larned History for ready reference 12v .; New world loose leaf atlas; Rand McNally international atlas of the world; Song Index, ed. by M. E. Sears and Phyllis Crawford; Statesman's year book, 1927; Who's who, 1927; World almanac, 1927; World book, 10v.
Collections of pictures from the Library Art Club were ex- hibited in the Reading Room as in previous years; the subjects illustrated were as follows: The wonders of astronomy; The queen's dolls' house; Early American artists; Dolls of France in costume; The British Empire exhibition at Wembley; Scraps of fairy tales; Saint Francis of Assisi; Pictures from the Prado gallery, Madrid, Spain; Reproductions of paintings, by famous Italian masters; Northern Italian details; The prehistoric world; Illustrations by Arthur Rackham; Old, old tales retold, il. by Fred- erick Richardson; Masters of color; Modern American sculpture; Illustrations by Willy Pogany.
The gifts of the year included publications from the State and Federal governments; annual reports, bulletins and other publica- tions from libraries, colleges, and universities. Numerous period- icals, marked with a dagger (+) in Appendix C, were presented by the publishers, local societies and churches. A number of single books were given by individuals.
Two historical pictures of the army life of the late Benjamin J. Loring in the Civil war were presented by his daughter, Mrs. C. O. Miller, in accordance with his expressed wish.
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The Trustees take this opportunity to acknowledge these gifts and to express their gratitude to the donors.
Copies of a library souvenir consisting of a facsimile of the Declaration of Independence with a reproduction in modern type have been presented to the school children and also sent to the different schools of the town. There are still more than a thousand copies left for free distribution among the people. This presenta- tion is made possible through the co-operation of interested citizens.
Children's book week was observed by the purchase of a col- lection of juvenile books which were put out for circulation during the week.
The "Reading with a Purpose" series, which might be helpful to those people who desire to become better acquainted with the best that lias been written on the subjects treated, has not created the interest which was hoped for it. This series, to which atten- tion was called in a former report, is published by the American Library Association to assist people who wish to "read with a purpose." Each booklet furnishes a resume of its subject which is followed by short reviews of the books recommended. The latest issue is a booklet on George Washington by the historian, Albert Bushnell Hart; other booklets of the series are listed elsewhere in this report.
The library rooms were decorated in celebration of the Christ- mas season, the tree in the Reading Room being the center of at- traction. A decorated Christmas tree surrounded by books and library posters was placed in the large show window of the un- occupied room on the lower floor.
Over four hundred bound periodicals were transferred to the room in the third story in order to relieve the congested shelves. This relief is very slight and only temporary while moving the books upstairs, especially as there are no shelves to accommodate them, makes it difficult to consult them for reference material for which they are particularly valuable.
If the library is to continue to grow in the future as in the past there are at least two urgent demands that must be met; addi- tional shelving and a children's room, the need of which has been many times emphasized in these reports. Also, there is a real need for a work room in order that the preparing of books for cir- culation and for the bindery could be begun and finished without the necessity of moving one or two hundred books whenever the room which they occupy is needed for its legitimate purpose.
During the present year, 1927, the fresco-painter who did the renovating work in the library felt obliged to bring suit in Court for payment of lis bill, more than one year overdue. The Town Counsel and Selectmen were notified of the fact long in advance, but without avail. As no one appeared in opposition to payment, the Court ordered payment of the bill, with added costs, to be made to the plaintiff.
J. B. HOLLAND,
By order and in behalf of the Trustees.
Appendix A. Statistics.
Appendix B. Books added during 1927.
Appendix C. Periodicals.
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APPENDIX A-STATISTICS Classification of Circulation Main
East
Class
Loans
Per Cent
Loans
Arts
2,921
4.96
289
Biography
1,113
1.95
295
Fiction
39,528
69.52
29,679
History
2,150
3.78
624
Literature
1,268
2.23
260
Natural Science
904
1.59
161
Poetry
1,056
1.85
272
Social Science
1,638
2.88
475
Religion
179
.32
39
Travel
1,055
1.86
459
Periodicals
5,156
9.06
3,146
56,868
100.00
35,699
Weymouth
North Weymouth
Total
Per Cent
Loans
Per Cent
Loans
.81
199
.89
3,309
.83
234
1.05
1,642
83.13
19,122
85.50
88,329
1.75
362
1.62
3,136
.73
259
1.16
1,787
.45
125
.56
1,190
.76
112
.50
1,440
1.33
462
2.06
2,575
11
41
18
259
1.29
346
1.55
1,860
8.81
1,104
4.93
9,406
100.00
22,366
100.00
114,933
Number of Volumes Distributed Through the Several Delivery Stations
Precincts
Delivery Stations
Loans
1
North Weymouth Branch
239
2 & 6
East Weymouth Branch
404
4
Alfred S. Tirrell
1,354
5
Fogg Memorial Library
706
7
W. B. Chalke & Sons
55
8
Smith's Market
1,785
1
5,039
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AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION FORM OF STATISTICS For the year ending December 31, 1927.
Population served (Census of 1925)
17,253
Assessed valuation of town
$37,202,036
Total number of agencies, consisting of: Main Library Branches
Delivery Stations
4
School (buildings)
6
Number of days open during year
303
Total valuation of library property
$104,600
Number of volumes at beginning of year
40,303
Number of volumes added by purchase
2,429
Number of volumes added by gift
95
Number of volumes added by binding
42
Number of volumes lost or withdrawn
452
Total number of volumes at end of year
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