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Voted. $300.
Art. 15. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated for steam heating the almshouse, or what it will do about it.
Voted. $100.
Art. 16. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of fifteen hundred dollars for the support of the poor, or what it will do about it.
Voted. $1,500.
Art. 17. To see if the town will authorize a fire hydrant to be placed at or near the southerly intersection of Fairmount avenue and Curve street, and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor, or what it will do about it.
Voted. To do so and $25.
Art. 18. To hear and act on the report of the? road commissioners relative to the re-location of that portion of Greenwood street between Main street and Spring street.
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The road commissioners reported that they had re- located the street in question, the bounds never having been established before. There were no damages. The report was accepted and adopted.
Art. 19. To hear and act on the report of the road com- missioners relative to laying out Hillis avenue and Everett avenue.
The road commissioners reported that they had laid out the streets named in the article, and that there were no damages to be paid. The report was accepted and adopted.
Art. 20. To see if the town will finish the re-location of Prospect street, according to the decree of the county commissioners, ordered in 1885, and appropriate money therefor, or what it will do about it.
Voted. $800.
Voted. To dissolve this meeting.
TOWN MEETING, DECEMBER 16, 1895.
Meeting called to order by the town clerk.
Article 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting. Geo. H. Smith was elected moderator.
Art. 2. To see if the town will authorize its committee appointed to erect a school building on the lot of land recently purchased therefor of Dr. Charles Jordan, to purchase an adjoining lot on Converse street, and meas- uring 75 by 150 feet, at a price not exceeding five hun- dred dollars, or what it will do about it.
Voted. To do so, and that the $500 be taken from the amount already voted for purchasing and grading.
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Voted. To take up article 4.
Art. 4. To revise and accept the list of jurors prepared by the selectmen.
The list as read was accepted with the exception of name of Edward Mansfield, which was dropped.
Voted. To adjourn to Monday, Dec. 23, 1895, at 7.30 p. m.
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, DEC. 23, 1895.
Art. 3. To see if the town will authorize its committee on plans for a school building in Greenwood, and also its committee for the erection of a school building in the west part of the town to fill any vacancy in their re- spective committees which now exists or may hereafter occur, or what it will do about it.
Voted. To so authorize.
Art. 5. To see if the town will authorize its treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to hire a sum of money equal to the amount appropriated since the tax levy of 1895, on a term not exceeding one year, and to issue the notes of the town therefor.
Voted. $9,000.
Art. 6. To see if the town will take measures to protect the elm trees on the streets and parks of the town, now infested by canker worms, and appropriate money therefor, or what it will do about it.
Voted. To indefinitely postpone.
Art. 7. To see if the town will accept the provisions of Chapter 374 of the Legislative Acts of the year 1895, entitled " An Act to authorize towns to place the admin-
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istration of their highways under a single highway sur- veyor," or what it will do about it.
Voted. To indefinitely postpone.
Art. 8. To see if the town will accept the provisions of Chapter 132 of the Legislative Acts of 1894, relative to precinct voting at the annual elections of town officers.
Voted. To do so.
Art. 9. To see if the town will rescind that part of the vote passed at the last previous town meeting in regard to erecting a school building in the west district where- by it voted to build said school building on the lot of land recently purchased of Dr. Charles Jordan, or what it will do about it.
Motion to rescind lost.
Motion to reconsider also lost.
Art. 10. To see if the town will authorize and instruct its selectmen to sell the lot of land recently purchased of Dr. Charles Jordan as a site for the new west district brick school building, or what it will do about it.
Voted. To indefinitely postpone.
Art. 11. To see if the town will authorize and instruct the committee chosen at the last previous meeting to build a school building in the west district, to purchase a sufficient quantity of land at or opposite the junction of Gould and Converse streets, being a part of the old Gould place, afterwards known as the Arrington place, now owned by E. E. Proctor of Wakefield and others, and build an eight-room brick school building thereon, and appropriate money to buy said land and erect said building thereon, or what it will do about it.
Voted, To indefinitely postpone,
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Art. 12. To see if the town will petition the Boston and Maine railroad corporation to grant all its patrons in Wakefield cheaper fares, and to issue books of fifty tickets each in addition to the books of one hundred tickets in present use, or what it will do about it.
Voted. That the town appoint a committee of five to peti- tion the Boston and Maine railroad company, as per article 12, and also to request the railroad company to sell the 100-ride books for $10, 50-ride books (if is- sued) for $5.50, and to fix single fare between Wake- field and Boston at 15 cents; also that workingmen's tickets be transferable ; also, that said committee se- cure the appointment (if possible) of similar commit- tees and co-operative action in other towns on the line of the Boston and Maine road between Reading and Malden, and report to the town at the annual meeting next March.
The moderator appointed the following committee : J. C. Hartshorne, F. A. Gowen, P. S. Roberts, W. L. Coon, J. W. White.
Art. 13. To see if the town will confirm the appointment of two members of the sewerage committee appointed by the moderator of the last town meeting after the meeting had dissolved, to fill vacancies.
Voted. In the affirmative, on motion of C. H. Hawes, the two members in question being W. H. McCausland and E. A. Carlisle.
Art. 14. To hear and act upon the report of the sewerage committee appointed under article 4 of the town war- rant of November 5, 1895, concerning an outlet for the future sewage of Greenwood and Boyntonville.
M. Low, for the committee, read a partial report, giving facts and figures concerning the various methods
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by which Greenwood and Boyntonville could be equipped with sewerage. Mr. Low furthermore stated that the people of Saugus were disposed to co-operate with Wakefield in establishing a system of sewerage, and that the city of Lynn, having taken away our natu- ral sewerage resource (Saugus river), would have to bear a part of the expense of our putting in a system.
The committee recommended, substantially, such action by the town as outlined in articles 15 and 16.
The committee have certain information, Mr. Low stated, that leads them to think that this million dollar talk is all a scare, and that a system can be put in at a cost to the town not exceeding $200,000.
At Mr. Low's request the report was laid on the ta- ble, there being in the warrant other articles on the same subject.
Art. 15. To see if the town will authorize and instruct the sewerage committee to petition the Legislature at its next session to admit the territory comprising the vil- lages of Greenwood and Boyntonville to the north metropolitan sewerage district, and provide, if possible, that no assessment by the State shall be made for this addition earlier than the year 1900, or what it will do about it.
Voted. In the affirmative, on motion of H. H. Savage.
Art. 16. To see if the town will authorize and instruct the sewerage committee to petition the Legislature at its next session for a general sewerage bill for the town which shall include the legislation for Greenwood and Boyntonville provided for by the next preceding article, and which shall provide that when the town adopts a method of assessing the cost of construction it will be possible to distribute the assessments over a term of years, not exceeding ten, and such other legis-
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lation as may be found applicable and advisable, includ- ing the possibility of provisions looking to the co-oper- ation and assistance of the city of Lynn in establishing a method of sewage disposal for Wakefield, or what it will do about it.
Voted. To adopt the article, together with instructions that the sewerage committee - in petitioning the legislature for a bill-shall also include provisions looking to the co- operation and assistance of the city of Lynn, the town of Saugus, the town of Reading, or either of these munici- palities, and authority for the town to exceed the debt limit for sewerage purposes; and also that the town authorize the sewerage committee to negotiate with officials of the city of Lynn concerning said co-opera- tion and assistance, providing that any action thereby shall be subject to ratification by the town.
Art. 17. To see if the town will choose a committee of three persons to select a public burial lot of land and report to the town at the next March meeting its loca- tion, dimensions and price, or what other action, if any, the town will take in relation to the subject matter.
Voted. To adopt the article and the moderator appointed as the committee Oliver Walton, William N. Tyler and George A. Seaver. .
This completed the business outlined in the warrant, and at 9.15 o'clock the meeting was dissolved.
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REPORT OF FOREST FIREWARDS.
During the twelve months ending Dec. 31, 1895, there have been seventy-three still fire alarms. Of these, eleven were fol- lowed by general alarms. They have all been attended by the Forest Firewards system; and sixty-seven fires have been stopped by it alone.
January
6
July
3
February
1 August.
4
March
7
September
5
April
13 October
5
May
11
November
5
June
8
December
5
There have been twenty-nine building fires stopped by this system alone-3 in South district; 3 in North district; 3 in East district ; 17 in Centre district ; 3 in West district.
NUMBER OF FIRES IN EACH DISTRICT.
DISTRICT.
FIRES.
BUILDING FIRES.
Centre
19
18
North
7
6
South
14
3
East
10
4
West
14
5
Woodville
8
1
Centre Junction
0
0
72
37
Total cost of 72 fires attended by forest firewards $233 25
Average cost of each
3 28₺
Average cost per man
55
Average number of men at fires
6
Whole number of persons working at these fires ..
420
Average time of attack 23
minutes
Total losses of 67 fires stopped by this system alone
$425 00
Average losses of 67 fires stopped by this system alone,
twenty-nine of which were building fires
6 25
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The above includes the expense of horse and wagon with loads of water at nineteen fires.
As stated in our report of last year the causes of these fires are divided about equally between sparks from railroad engines, chil- dren, gunners, accidents, incendiarism and reckless setting of fires by people on their own land, which was allowed to run upon the land of others.
Town fire appliances in charge of the Forest Firewards: 150 Johnson pumps, sixteen of which have been presented to the town by this system this year, 67 balloon valves for pumps, 6 top valves, 6 discharge pipes, 12 bottom valves, 12 plungers, 6 tips, 10 dozen sprinkler nozzles, 150 2-gallon cans, 50 wooden buckets, 5 water scoops, 300 feet of garden hose with its appli- ances and 20 feet of Johnson pump hose. In addition to the above this system has added from its earnings 250 12-quart iron clad pails, which are located in 250 places and kept in readiness for instant use at fires, also 25 15-foot poles with leather button- hole tips. It has been the only party to use water at 67 out of 72 still and general alarms during the year 1895.
FOREST FIREWARDS' BILLS.
Appropriation
$500 00
Less Balance due on 1894 account. 172 82
Available balance for 1895 $327 18
Expense of 71 fires
$233 25
Repairs on Johnson pumps, water cans, buckets and incidental expenses as per detailed account
103 80
Unpaid accounts of 1894
21 88
$358 93
Amount overdrawn 31 75
$358 93
The above report is respectfully submitted by
R. KENDRICK,
S. T. PARKER,
G. R. TYZZER,
Forest Firewards.
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JOHNSON PUMPS.
In compliance with the vote of the town at its annual meeting, the Forest Firewards herewith furnish a list of the present loca- tions of the town's Johnson pumps, now numbering one hundred and twenty-eight as follows :
No. 1, John A. Meloney, Prospect street, West District.
6 6 2, John F. Whiting, Pleasant street, Centre District.
3, William H. Atwell, Prospect street, West District.
4, Richard Britton, Main street, Centre District.
5, W. V. Taylor, Main street, Centre District.
66 6, C. C. Eldridge, Myrtle avenue, South District.
66 7, Noah M. Eaton, Park street, Centre District.
8, Caleb Putney, Water street, Woodville District.
9, Z. P. Alden, Court off Greenwood ave., South District.
" 10, W. D. Parker, Wiley street, Woodville District.
" 11, T. C. Welch, Wiley place, Woodville District.
" 12, A. A. Currier, West Albion street, West District.
" 13, E. H. Walton, Pleasant street, Centre District.
" 14, H. P. Hill, Summer street, Centre District.
" 15, August Zweeper, Water st., n. Saugus line, Wood'e Dist.
" 16, Alden Crocker, Green street, South District.
" 17, G. W. Braxton, cor. W. Chestnut and Cedar sts., W. Dist.
" 18, John Miniken, Church street, Centre District.
" 19, William Mellett, Nahant street, Centre District.
" 20, In doubt. Not found.
" 21, Michael Low, Bennett street, Centre District.
" 22, W. A. Cutter, grocer, Mechanic street, Centre District.
" 23, J. M. Perley, Railroad street, Centre District.
" .24, Henry Harper, Nahant street, Centre District.
" 25, Geo. K. Gilman, Charles street, Centre District.
" 26, Chas. Gorham, Lowell street, North District.
" 27, Alvin B. Woodman, Sweetser street, North District.
" 28, Wm. K. Perkins, Central street, North District.
" 29, Samuel Parker, Main street, North District.
" 30, T. H. Evans, Water street, Centre District.
. 31, J. R. Reid, Salem and Lowell streets, East District,
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No. 32, F. Nickerson, Lowell street, East District.
" 33, Geo. K. Walton, Salem street, East District.
" 34, M. P. Parker, Lowell and Vernon streets, East District. " 35, Harris Pratt, Vernon street, East District.
" 36, Isaac E. Green, Main street, Center District. " 37, F. A. Edson, Main street, South District.
" 38, J. G. Brooks, Forest street, South District.
" 39, W. H. Taylor, Grove street, South District.
" 40, Rodney Edmunds, Court off Water street, Woodville Dist.
" 41, Mrs. Ellen Denehey, Water street, Woodville District.
" 42, John McGlory, Jr., Railroad street, West District.
" 43, W. W. Bessey's, stable, Albion street, Center District. " 44, A. S. Philbrook, Railroad street, West District.
" 45, Thomas Kernan, Gould street, West District.
" 46, Mrs. B. W. Oliver, Nahant street, Woodville District.
" 47, Geo. E. Donald, almshouse, Farm street, Woodville Dist. " 48, Geo. R. Tyzzer, Court off Water street, Woodville Dist.
" 49, E. S. Hopkins, Hopkins street, West District.
" 50, Wm. Mortimer, Traverse street, Centre District.
" 51, Is missing; search has been made for it, but it has not been found.
" 52, A. G. Baxter, Forest street, South District.
" 53, Geo. F. Roby, Greenwood and Spring streets, South, Dist.
" 54, S. M. Gates, Green street, South District.
" 55, A. L. Oliver, Nahant street, Woodville District.
" 56, Alex Murray, Farm street, Woodville District.
" 57, W. M. Ward, Nahant street, Woodville District.
" 58, Charles Drury, 290 Salem street, East District.
" 59, Jonathan Buxton, Lowell street, East District. " 60, Albert Phinney, New Salem street, East District. " 61, L. Dana Draper, Jr., Salem street, East District. " 62, Jonathan N. McMaster, Vernon street, East District. " 63, J. S. Newhall, Lowell street, North District.
" 64, Timothy McAuliffe, Railroad street, West District. " 65, Geo. H. Teague, Converse street, West District. " 66, D. D. Douglas, Broadway street, West District.
" 67, John F. Stimpson, Prospect street, West District.
" 68, William Darling, Main street, South District.
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No. 69, Chas. S. Merrill, 72 Morrison avenue, West District.
" 70, Chas. W. Sunman, Pitman avenue, South District.
" 71, E. E. Lee, Oak street and Greenwood ave., South Dist. " 72, J. R. Pow, Pine street and Greenwood ave., South Dist. " 73, Chas. Cloudman, Prospect st., n. Stoneham line, W. Dist. " 74, A. F. Cutter, cor. Oak and Nahant streets, Woodville Dist.
" 75, C. R. Hamilton, Elm street, West Dist.
" 76, W. S. Morse, Greenwood street, South District.
" 77, F. L. Smith, Byron street and Prospect ave., West Dist.
" 78, C. R. Counihan, Water street, Woodville District.
" 79, A. C. Albee, Converse, cor. Gould street, West District.
" 80, Louis Roberts, Water street, Woodville District.
" 81, Patrick Fay, Salem street, East District.
" 82, H. I. Eaton, 60 Elm street, West District.
" 83, Morrison Stevens, So. Spring street, Drake farm, S. Dist. " 84, H. W. Savage, Oak, near Green street, South District, kept in hose house, Oak and Franklin streets.
" 85, J. R. Marble, Greenwood avenue, South District.
" 86, C. A. Toomey, 814 Main street, (G.) South District.
" 87, I. G. Floyd, Pleasant street, North District.
" 88, E. J. Wheeler, apothecary, Connell & Curley's block, Main street, Centre District.
" 89, M. P. Foster, printer, Main and Lincoln sts., Centre Dist.
" 90, F. A. Bergh, 714 Main street, South District.
" 91, A. S. Taylor, Spring street, South District.
" 92, C. B. Nickerson, market store, Main street, Centre Dist.
" 93, E. N. Smith, fruit, etc., 454 Main street, Centre Dist.
" 94, S. H. Gowing, market, 404 Main street, Centre District. " 95, G. W. Jennings, Albion house, 8 & 10 Albion st., C.Dist.
" 96, John F. Alexander, flag station, Albion street, W. Dist. " .97, Geo. N. Whiting, flag station, Elm st. crossing, W.Dist. " 98, B. F. Shedd, 25 Cordis street, North District.
" 99, T. M. Ward, Oak street, Woodville District.
" 100, E. E. Lee, grocery, Main street, South District.
" 101, Geo. L. Tyler, near head West Chestnut and Prospect streets, West district.
" 102, Philip Orme, Myrtle avenue, South District.
" 103, S. H. Lowe, Park street, upper plains, South District.
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No. 104, R. H. Ryland, 71 Prospect street, West District.
" 105, E. G. Daland, 390 Main street, Centre District.
" 106, S. T. Parker, 203 Lowell street, East District.
" 107, C. H. Cheever, cor. Main and Salem sts., Centre District.
" 108, Geo. M. Kelley, Mechanic street, Centre District.
" 109, Wm. W. Wanamake, Nahant, n. almshouse, Woodville District.
" 110, Fred A. Sweetser, Main and Water sts., Centre Dist.
" 111, Sam'l L. White, Fairmount ave., off W. Chestnut st., West District.
" 112, L. A. Green, Charles street, Centre District.
" 113, Wm. Leet, Oak street, South Dist.
" 114, C. W. Park, Main street, South Dist.
" 115, S. J. Putney, corner of Main and Salem streets, Centre District.
" 116, S. E. Ryder, druggist, 416 Main street, Centre Dist.
" 117, Andrew Macdonald, Nahant ave., Woodville District.
" 118, John W. Harnden, barber, 426 Main street, Centre District.
" 119, Thomas Kenney, Charles street, Centre District.
" 120, Jas. A. Sederquest, wheelwright, Main street, Centre District.
" 121, T. L. Munier, 34 Valley street, Centre District.
" 122, Harvey B. Evans, Temperance Boys club, Salem street, Centre District.
" 123, Crozier Latimer, express, 6 Albion st., Centre District.
" 124, Thomas Savage, Centre street, Centre District.
" 125, George W. Eaton, grocer, 394 Main st., Centre Dist.
" 126, John Wood, cor. Cedar and Albion streets, West Dist. 127, Chas. H. Cheever, 21 Bryant street, Centre District.
66 128, R. Kendrick, 712 Main street, South District.
" 129, C. E. Jones, Greenwood ave., G. Park, South Dist. 130, Geo. A. Anderson, Pine street, G. Park, South District.
" 131, Chas. B. Nickerson, 6 Walker Terrace, off Yale avenue Centre District.
" 132, Hugh Connell, 442 Main street, Centre District.
" 133, N. B. Bucknam, Tyzzer avenue, off Water street, Wood- ville District.
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No. 134, W. P. Shephard, Morrison street, Park, North Dist.
" 135, Will Everett Eaton, 15 Summit avenue, Park, North District.
" 136, Chas. B. Taber, 123 Elm st, cor. West Chestnut and Elm sts., North District.
" 137, Michael J. McTeague, Vernon street, cor. Lawrence street, East District.
" 138, James Balmain, New Salem st. court, Bellevue Park, East District.
" 139, Chas. H. Black, 268 Salem street, East District.
" 140, William S. Hill, Fairmount avenue, West District.
" 141, Jeffrey B. Doucette, 141 Prospect street, West Dist.
" 142, John Crosby, Nahant street, Woodville District.
" 143, F. A. Hadley, 714 Main street, South District.
" 144, A. R. Wiley, 10 Avon court, West District.
" 145, Rufus Kendrick, 712 Main street, South District.
" 146, Rufus Kendrick, 712 Main street, South District. 147, S. T. Parker, 303 Lowell street, East District.
" 148, S. T. Parker, 303 Lowell street, East District.
" 149, Rufus Kendrick, 712 Main street, South District.
" 150, S. T. Parker, 303 Lowell street, East District.
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SWEETSER CHARITY.
The treasurer of this organization submits the foilowing report :
WAKEFIELD, Feb. 1, 1896.
ELLEN S. ROGERS, Treasurer,
In account with Sweetser Charity.
DR.
To balance on hand Feb. 1, 1895, $22 01
" interest on deposit, 84
" proceeds of musical lectures by Herr Buechler, 90 00
Total, .
$112 85
CR.
By disbursements during the year,
. $106 59
Balance on hand, . $6 26
ELLEN' S. ROGERS, Treasurer.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
OF THE
BEEBE TOWN LIBRARY
AND
PUBLIC READING ROOM,
WITH
LIST OF PERIODICALS
IN THE READING ROOM.
1896.
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ORGANIZATION OF TRUSTEES.
Chairman,
Treasurer;
.
.
.
.
Secretary,
.
.
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Otis V. Waterman.
· Thomas J. Skinner. . W. E. Rogers.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
LIBRARY.
Thomas Winship, Ashton H. Thayer, Harrie B. Thatcher.
FINANCE.
Solon O. Richardson, Otis V. Waterman, William W Taft
BOOKS.
Otis V. Waterman, William E. Rogers, Harry Foster,
William W. Taft, Harrie B. Thacher, Ashton H. Thayer.
READING ROOM.
Maitland P. Foster, Harrie B. Thacher, William W. Taft, Solon O. Richardson, Thomas Winship.
CATALOGUE.
Maitland P. Foster, Ashton H. Thayer,
William E. Rogers.
Librarian, .
Harriet A. Shepard.
Janitor of Reading Room, .
Rufus F. Draper.
Purchasing Agent for Library, William E. Rogers.
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TRUSTEES' REPORT.
The call of the Town Report printer for "copy" gives one a sort of a spinal column sensation not entirely unlike the chill ex- perience in those by-gone days when the teacher would annonnce in that quiet but decisive tone that Master-would now "speak a piece." How well we all remember it! And how we used to wonder why he was so sure of it when we ourselves had so many misgivings as to whether we were really going to or not. Well, we are up now, and the subject has been given out, and like the boy of old, how does the thing begin? The Town Library during the past year has proved that it is a library, for we have now issued some 4000 ticket privileges and its circulation is nearly double the number of volumes. We wish it were greater as we buy books for actual use, but this average of each book going out twice is a good one. The same figures and a few moments' in- spection of those taking out books on a busy evening evidence plainly that its privileges are accepted by the whole town, for the majority of families are represented.
The writer recently inspected a new memorial library and building in one of our sister towns, the gift of a non-resident, and while the building and books were a delight to the eye and set one to longing for a like public-spirited Wakefield donor, yet its cir- culation figures made it apparent that the town's people do not thus far appreciate what they have got. It would not be surpris- ing to learn that this is caused partly by the fact that they have not had to do much to maintain it hitherto.
We are apt to value higher that which is earned by the sweat of our brows.
Our hall is now in good condition, well-lighted and heated, and
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the carpet and new shelves put up for the use of those making out slips add to its general appearance, while the increased shelf room for books will be sufficient for some years to come. The sum of it all is, our library is popular and the town is getting the worth of its money in most ways.
Now we qualify the last statement designedly, because in one respect we are not getting the good we ought to out of what we have spent for books. We allude to the lack of proper cata- logues. You may buy a fine, well-selected library, put it out of sight from the public, and without a catalogue it mightas well be packed away in a dark closet. Not one person in twenty can tell what he or she wants without this key, and the librarian is al- most as much in the dark. · We have not been able to publish a bulletin for two years and have 500 books practically uncatalogued. Even the bulletins are becoming quite a trial, for we have pub- lished seven since the catalogue. They should be re-arranged and published as a second volume to the original. The cost would not be over $600 and the trustees earnestly recommend that this sum be raised for that purpose.
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