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103.59
Gamble, John M.,
2.00
Partridge, Fred, .
2.38
Gay, Alvah H., .
2.00
Perham, Edward M.,
2.00
Gunnison, Binney,
2.00
Plimpton Brothers, .
29.43
Gunnison, Harriet L.,
30.69
Powell, Robert,
30.51
Hamilton, Eldon H.,
2.00
Ready, Michael, .
2.38
Hamilton, John S., .
2.00
Read, Charles,
45.91
Hanks, George M., . 38.30
Ricker, Emma P.,
10.17
Hanley, Thomas F.,
2.17
Ricker, Clarence,
.88
Hanson, Nathan C.,
2.00
Roberts, William B.,
3.32
Harding, Henry F.,
4.37
Roberts, Isabelle,
31.90
Harding, Lorenzo, estate of, 39.88
Roberts, Joseph A.,
2.II
Hardy, Robert S.,
6.95
Roberts, Elias,
2.00
Hardy, Joseph, heirs of,
19.03
Ryan, William,
57.94
Harrington, Z. T.,
4.20
Sangster, Peter, .
2.00
Hennessey, John J.,
2.00
Seaverns, John A., .
38.64
Hill, George R., .
16.85
Simmons, John A.,
2.00
Hogan, Patrick, .
2.00
Smith, Thomas L., .
8.87
Hughes, Charles R.,
2.00
Smith, Adeline M., . 1.65
Hurd, Albert, 2.00
Smith, Fred M., .
7.39
Ioas, William M.,
2.00
Snow, Lydia, heirs of, . 13.31
Johnson, Samuel,
4.00
Southard, Samuel N.,
2.00
Jones, Leslie G.,
2.00
Southard, William W.,
2.00
Kimball, Hiram W.,
2.00
Sprague, Maria E.,
47.57
Kingsbury, Albert D., . 25.24
Stevens, Paran A.,
2.00
Kingsbury, Edgar W.,
101.38
Stevens, T. A.,
2.00
Landers, Ephraim H., .
2.00
Strang, Cyrus,
16.68
Landick, Robert H., Jr., 2.00
Stubbs, Samuel, . 2.00
Landick, Horace E., 2.00
Stubbs, Frank A.,
9.33
Leahy, P. F.,
2.00
Stubbs, William G., 52.82
Leonard, Cornelius F.,
2.00
Lonergan, Joseph E.,
36.59
Tibbetts, Edward N.,
2.00
Lynch, Daniel,
26.31
Turner, Stephen F., heirs of, Vogalsang, Ernest,
1.15
Maker, Seth R., .
39.40
Maker, Irving H.,
2.00
Mallory, Simeon,
3.65
Mann, Herbert P.,
2.60
Ware, Susan, .
24.20
McDonald, Frank, .
2.00
Warner, Charles F.,
3.98
McGrory, James,
2.00
McLeod, William C.,
2.00
Mollison, Alexander,
15.70
Moore, George H., .
2.00
Wheeler, Asa B., 48.34
Newell, John A.,
39.68
Wood, Henry W., 27.57
Newell, Florence,
28.60
Woodbine, George, .
2.00
Noonan, John,
2.00
Tibbetts, Oscar B., . 2.00
2.00
Voss, Thomas, . 20.04
Ward, Benjamin F., 2.00
Weiker, Conrad, 23.45
Weiker, William F., 39.62
Weiker, Reynolds, . 9.70
43
NON-RESIDENTS.
BOSTON.
Holmes, Richard, $52.80
Jewell, M. Louise, 136.31
CAMBRIDGE.
Frankis, Guss,
8.25
CHICAGO, ILL.
Newell, John F. and Edward, 4.23
DOVER.
Neal, Walter W.,
.66
FITCHBURG.
Harding, William F.,
37.40
FRAMINGHAM.
Russell, Daniel P., heirs of, 2.48
HYDE PARK.
Washburn, Andrew,
4.90
MILLIS.
Adams, Nathaniel, heirs of, 3.30
Daniels, Albert R.,
.66
Jones, Horatio,
.77
Thrasher, George C.,
2.97
NEW YORK.
Moore, Lizzie A.,
39.16
NORFOLK.
Day, William A.,
$0.83
Day, Abbie F., 6.60
Holbrook, George E., .
3.24
McMorrow, John,
.66
Ware, Lyman S., heirs of,
I.IO
Woolvett, George W.,
II.27
QUINCY.
Field, John Q. A., .
3.30
SHERBORN.
Adams, John L., 1.54
Clark, Henry, heirs of,
.33
Daniels, D. Webster,
.66
Steele, Margaret,
.55
SOMERVILLE.
Gourly, John, .
20.02
WALPOLE.
Gay, Charlotte M., 1.65
Guild, Charles,
3.74
Feeley, Joseph J., 1.IO
Metcalf, Ira G. and Geo. H.,
1.32
Terpstra, Minot, .
2.58
WESTWOOD.
Draper, Willard, heirs of,
.82
Killion, Michael,
1.15
TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT, 1898.
-
JOSEPH W. CURTIS, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF MEDFIELD.
Dr.
Cr.
To uncollected tax for 1898, .
$1,013.32
By cash paid Treasurer for taxes,
$453.03
To interest collected,
34.73
By interest paid Treasurer, 34.73
To cash on hand Feb. 1, 1900,
110.45
By abatement, .
114.15
By uncollected tax,
556.59
$1,158.50
$1,158.50
JOSEPH W. CURTIS,
Collector.
Examined and found correct. T. E. SCHOOLS, Auditor.
UNCOLLECTED TAXES FOR 1898.
JOSEPH W. CURTIS, Collector.
Allen, William C.,
$31.26
Harding, William, $2.00
Ashley, Clarence,
2.46
Herrick, William T., 2.00
Babcock, George W.,
2.29
Kelly, William,
2.35
Babcock, G. E.,
2.00
King, Thomas,
9.19
Bent, Ernest, . 2.00
Kingsbury, A. D., 26.77
Brennan, R.,
2.00
Leeds, Joseph W., 2.00
Bridge, C. G.,
2.00
Leonard, C. F., . 2.00
Buntin, James,
2.00
Maker, Irving H.,
2.40
Burrows, Angus,
2.00
Maker, Seth R., .
42.25
Copeland, Samuel,
2.00
McDonald, G. J.,
2.00
Crawford, Archie,
2.57
McGough, John,
2.46
Crosby, Irving H.,
2.29
McGrory, James,
2.00
Dickey, Brigham,
2.52
Mc Laughlin, T. E.,
2.00
Donlan, Timothy L.,
14.36
McLeod, Archie,
2.46
Forbes, William, estate of,
10.92
McLeod, John W., .
2.46
Gamble, Fred B.,
2.00
McLeod, Murdock, .
2.46
Gamble, John,
2.00
McLeod, William C.,
2.00
Garfield, Abbie N., .
47.47
Mills, George,
2.00
Gilbert, William D.,
2.00
Newell, Florence (balance),
1.90
Gorman, Richard,
2.00
Newell, John A.,
43.43
Gunnison, Binney,
2.00
Osborne, Avery W., 2.00
Handley, D. O.,
2.46
Osborne, Frank L., . 2.00
45
Owens, William D. R.,
$2.00
Pember, John H.,
4.30
Powell, Robert,
32.82
Ready, Michael, .
2.35
Ricker, George K.,
2.00
Roberts, Isabelle,
33.35
Roberts, Joseph A.,
2.17
Roberts, William B.,
3.78
Sears, James, .
2.00
Simmons, John W.,
2.00
Smith, Adeline,
1.72
Smith, Fred M., .
8.10
Smith, Thomas L., .
9.02
Snow, Lydia, estate of,
14.66
Stevens, William,
2.00
Sweeney, William,
2.00
Taylor, George H., .
2.00
Turner, Emory E.,
2.00
Turner, Stephen, estate of,
I.2I
Wilson, Percy,
2.00
Woodbine, George, .
2.00
BOSTON.
Crosby, Addie M., .
3.10
Fiske, George, heirs of,
2.70
Williams, Fred H., .
22.08
CAMBRIDGE.
Frankis, Guss,
6.90
CHICAGO, ILL.
Newell, John F. and Edward,
$4,43
DEDHAM.
Draper, Willard, heirs of,
.
$0.86
FITCHBURG.
Harding, William F.,
37.95
MILLIS.
Cassidy, T. H.,
1.26
Thrasher, George C.,
3.II
NORFOLK.
Giles, Elbridge W., .
.29
Keen, Ella J.,
.69
PLYMOUTH.
Richardson, Huldah,
1.15
QUINCY.
Field & Wild,
3.45
SHERBORN.
Adams, John L.,
1.61
Daniels, D. Webster,
.69
WALPOLE.
Gay, George E., estate of,
.46
Pilster, Henry, heir of,
I.2I
WESTBORO.
Sewall, Ella J.,
2.30
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
1
AN ACCOUNT OF HOW AND WHERE THE MONEY WAS SPENT ON THE STREETS.
Repairing wash-out on Orchard Street in March : 4 men and 3 double teams, 2 days, $39.18
Filling ruts on the different streets : time spent, 6 days ; 3 to 4 men and 3 to 4 double teams, ·
250.00
Amount of gravel : 200 loads at 5c., 10.00
Scraping ruts and raking out stone : time spent, 10 days ; help employed, 4 horses on scraper and 8 to 10 men, I double team and I single team, . Putting up railing on different streets and setting posts on different streets : 4 men, 7 days, . Carting lumber for railing,
44.10
9.58
Lumber for railing,
103.42
Posts for railing, 27.50
Nails and spikes, . 3.48
Gravelling Adams Avenue : 4 double teams and 5 men ; time, 5 days,
150.35
Gravel for the same,
10.00
Mowing bushes : 4 men, II days,
75.60
Gravelling Bridge Street : men, double teams; time spent, 5 days,
140.00
Gravel for the same,
7.05
Putting drain pipe on South Street,
13.08
Catch-basin on Frairy Street,
21.50
Repairs on South Street, .
20.85
Cutting out tree on Bridge Street, .
9.50
Gravelling on Frairy Street : 3 men and 2 double teams, I day,
13.72
Gravel for same,
1.75
Carried forward,
$1,300.66
1
350.00
47
Brought forward, . $1,300.66
Cleaning up streets at different times,
100.00
Cleaning out catch-basins, 20.00
Gravelling from near the How place, so called, to the entrance to the Asylum grounds : 5 double teams and 5 men, 5 days, 152.85
Gravel for the same,
7.50
Gravelling Plain Street : 5 men and 3 double teams, .
21.37
Gravel for the same,
1.75
Gravelling road by G. H. Wight: 3 double teams. 6 men, 3 days, 72.87
Gravel for same,
6.55
Gravelling Main Street : 3 to 5 double teams and 4 to 6 men,
730.00
Repairing culvert on Railroad Street, .
5.00
Relaying drain pipe across Adams Avenue, 6.00
Drain pipe and cement,
35.96
Tools and repairs, etc.,
18.49
Sharpening picks and drills, etc.
20.00
$2,499.00
Widening East Main Street: 33 days' work; z to 5 double teams, I single team, 4 to 10 men, and nearly 3,000 loads of filling,
$1,000.00
The men were paid 173 cents per hour, and the double teams $4.50 for 9 hours, and single teams $3.15 for 9 hours:
ON BRIDGES.
Stock and labor on Poor Farm bridge, $211.52
Stock and labor on Lovell's bridge, 183.83
Stock and labor on small bridge on Dwight's Cause-
way, 25.00
$420.35
48
SNOW ACCOUNT.
BREAKING OUT ROADS AND SIDEWALKS FROM FEB. 1, 1900, TO FEB. 1, 1901.
Paid I. H. Crosby, .
$1.58
I. Maker,
.87
G. E. Ricker, . 1.05
A. A. Kingsbury,
.55
C. Kingsbury, 1.80
W. D. Kingsbury,
4.38
D. N. Pember,
1.58
H. M. Parker,
6.13
T. Hanley,
2.45
H. Pember,
1.58
C. Bolton, .
1.58
W. E. Kingsbury,
4.30
J. W. Cox, .
13.40
T. Rourke,
1.40
G. Moor,
.70
S. B. Ware,
4.90
J. Jennings,
1.66
M. Dow,
1.58
G. L. L. Allen,
.18
J. A. Simmons,
1.58
C. W. Wight, .
2.10
G. Washburn,
1.32
Theodore Pederson,
1.05
Hans Pederson,
1.05
J. Rodowsky, .
1.58
G. W. Kingsbury,
7.57
J. Noonan, .
1.58
$69.50
HIGHWAY LABOR.
Paid Thomas Rourke,
$124.4I
W. D. Kingsbury,
2.10
C. Booth, .
171.60
George E. Holbrook,
11.00
F. E. Day, .
7.00
J. Jennings,
3.33
Carried forward,
$319.44
49
Brought forward, . $319.44
Paid S. B. Ware,
12.26
J. A. Quincy,
113.15
I. H. Crosby,
29.05
F. E. Wilson, .
3.15
J. A. Simmons,
11.03
C. Kingsbury, 12.91
L. Kingsbury,
46.23
T. Hanley,
13.10
A. D. Kingsbury,
17.51
C. W. Wight,
46.03
I. Maker,
2.45
Hans Pederson,
18.90
Theodore Pederson,
18.90
W. Stevens,
74.96
F. B. Quincy, .
56.80
J. Hennessey ·
1.57
R. Gorman,
94.41
F. Wight,
1.00
A. A. Blake,
19.61
M. Dow,
9.45
J. Rodowsky,
27.78
J. Mitchell,
33.24
T. Donlan, stock and labor on catch-basin, 8.90
G. W. Kingsbury, 179.34
$1,171.17
TEAMS ON THE HIGHWAY.
Paid W. J. Cox, . $318.37
W. E. Kingsbury,
206.99
G. W. Kingsbury, 108.88
F. H. Wicker,
139.50
H. M. Parker,
14.18
J. E. Lonergan,
29.50
R. S. Hardy,
16.88
J. A. Newell,
63.70
F. S. Wight,
122.50
R. B. Newcomb,
11.03
A. H. Clark,
23.00
$1,054.53
50
GRAVEL ACCOUNT.
Paid A. P. Lovell, for 23 loads,
$1.15
C. W. Wight,
28. 1.35
F. H. Harding, " 502
25.10
W. Chipman, 25 66
1.75
R. Powell, 66 149
7.45
M. C. Adams, 66 269 66
13.45
M. E. Griffin, 6. I34 66
6.70
$56.95
Paid H. A. Morse, lumber for railing, $103.42
Baldwin & Emerson, stone for catch-basin, 7.50
E. M. Bent, drain pipe and cement,
35.96
H. Wight, 201 chestnut posts,
25.50
C. Warner, 16
2.00
J. Ord, spikes and nails,
3.48
$177.86
TOOLS, ETC.
Paid Ames Plow Company, for 6 shovels,
I pick and handle,
.75
I mattock and handle,
1.00
3 bush scythes,
2.25
I bush scythe snath and 3 wrenches,
.85
2.05
1 plough point,
.70
I plough mould-board,
2.36
2 lanterns,
.80
2 shovels,
1.70
Paid L. Babcock, painting guide-board,
1.00
$18.49
Paid F. W. Cutter, setting tires on scraper and sharp- ening drills and picks and bars, etc., .
$20.00
$4.63
Broad Gage Iron Company, I catch-basin cover, Cash paid for I pick handle, .
.40
5I
BRIDGE ACCOUNT.
Paid A. D. Kingsbury, for labor,
$7.38
L. Kingsbury, 66
4.81
J. A. Quincy, 66 66
1.92
W. Stevens,
66
11.20
C. Booth, 66 66
14.41
T. Rourke, 66 66
3.32
R. Gorman, 66 66
6.30
G. W. Kingsbury, “ 66 19.08
A. Lovell, keeping light,
1.00
J. G. Wight, for labor, .
9.97
J. Noonan, stone work, .
5.00
R. W. Sherman, lease of derrick,
2.00
J. Ord, spikes,
3.50
N. Y., N. H. & H. R.R., freight on lumber, 24.26
George McQuesten, lumber,
295.00
W. E. Kingsbury, team work,
II.20
$420.35
SEWER ACCOUNT.
Paid G. W. Kingsbury, for labor,
$13.96
W. E. Kingsbury, 66 4.55
C. W. Wight, .
2.28
F. B. Quincy,
1.58
J. A. Quincy,
1.58
R. Gorman,
1.05
$25.00
EAST MAIN STREET WIDENING.
Paid Thomas Rourke, for labor,
$45.68
Edward Meany, 66
15.40
J. Hennessey, 66
21.53
W. Stevens,
50.05
F. M. Herron, for labor,
28.00
J. Rodowsky, 66
19.40
C. W. Wight, 66 66
21.53
G. W. Babcock,
66
23.10
Carried forward,
$224.69
.
52
Brought forward,
$224.69
Paid P. Carlow,
for labor,
6.80
R. Gorman,
37.80
F. B. Quincy, 66
29.75
J. Noonan, 66 66
9.58
J. A. Quincy, 66
26.96
C. Booth, 66 66
34.30
M. Dow,
66
1.58
J. Mitchell,
11.38
G. W. Kingsbury, for labor,
86.93
N. F. Harding, repairing doors to Peek house, damaged by blasting,
3.50
$473.27
TEAMS.
Paid W. J. Cox, .
$140.00
H. M. Parker,
75.50
R. B. Newcomb,
80.00
J. E. Lonergan,
21.50
W. E. Kingsbury,
72.80
F. S. Wight,
37.00
G. W. Kingsbury,
20.63
R. S. Hardy, .
9.00
$456.43
POSTS, LUMBER, GRAVEL, AND DYNAMITE.
Paid D. Meany, 55 chestnut posts, $6.60
H. A. Morse, lumber for railing, 21.65
J. A. Seaverns, dynamite and caps, 6.15
H. M. Parker, 196 loads of gravel, . 9.80
Estate of H. M. Parker, 445 loads of gravel, 22.25
Mary Morse, 70 loads of gravel, 3.50
J. Kelly, sharpening drills,
.35
$70.30
$1,000.00
53
RECAPITULATION.
MONEY RECEIVED ON SELECTMEN'S ORDERS.
On account of Snow,
$69.50
Highway,
2,499.00
Sewer, .
25.00
Bridges,
418.85
Widening East Main Street,
1,000.00
$4,012.35
MONEY EXPENDED.
On account of Snow,
$69.50
Highway,
2,499.00
Sewer, .
25.00
Bridges,
420.35
Widening East Main Street, .
1,000.00
$4,013.85
Appropriation for bridges,
$100.00
Unexpended balance from last year,
142.86
Received from town of Millis,
105.76
Old plank sold,
1.50
$350.12
Exceeded, .
$70.23
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE W. KINGSBURY, Supt. of Streets.
Examined and found correct. T. E. SCHOOLS, Auditor.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The Overseers of the Poor of the town of Medfield respectfully present the following report : -
Amount of the appraisal of the personal property at the Almshouse, Feb. 1, 1901, . $2,749.90
There is for stock on the Farm at the present time 2 horses, 12 cows, I bull, 8 heifers, I bull calf, I hog, and 60 hens.
There has been sold from the Farm, from Jan. 1, 1900, to Jan. I, 1901, $1,213.39 worth of milk. And the income of the Farm amounts to $1,560.55 ; and the $60 received from the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, for damages to wood-lot by fire, is not included.
There has been built a new carriage house the past year; and all it cost the town is the lumber and nails, all the work having been done by the warden.
SALES FROM THE FARM.
Received for II months' milk,
$1,073.49
Calves,
4.00
Service of bull, .
27.00
·
Potatoes,
156.77
Pigs,
6.00
Wood, .
80.00
Fowls, .
6.34
Meadow hay,
II.91
Eggs, .
30.64
Sweet corn,
1.00
Turnips,
.50
Apples,
9.00
Cranberries, .
14.00
N. Y., N. H. & H. R.R. Co., damage to wood lot by fire,
60.00
$1,480.65
55
Bills due : -
For milk for December, 1900,
$139.90
For milk for January, 1901,
129.64
For fat hog, 15.26
Providing 495 tramps at 20 cents, .
99.00
EXPENSES AT THE FARM.
Paid Charles Read, planting corn, . $4.00
M. F. Campbell, mowing-machine supplies, 2.45
W. K. Gilmore, for grain, . 71.44
Blood Brothers, for grain, . 593.81
Blood Brothers, for coal, 11.20
M. L. Cheney, for cows,
70.00
George Easton, balance of salary to April 1, 1900,
66.66
Boston Branch, supplies,
35.43
Codding & Schools, supplies, .
202.31
For labor,
125.80
D. M. Osborne, harrow,
17.00
Blood Brothers, seeds, etc.,
.45
G. W. Kingsbury, grinding corn and butchering hog, 11.14
M. L. Cheney, 10 carts of manure, . 50.00
For clothing for John Tobin, . 13.35
H. A. Morse, 10,000 shingles, 26.50
H. A. Morse, for lumber,
4.16
E. F. Smith, fish, .
8.38
A. Binkhourst shaving John Tobin,
2.05
W. W. Preston, supplies,
4.50
George Easton, on account of salary,
353.34
S. R. Maker, repairing harness and shoes, 1.85 James Ord, supplies, 18.43
M. A. Richie, sawing lumber, 12.30
J. L. Peckham, planting potatoes, 3.00
E. C. Crocker, supplies, 7.66
M. F. Campbell, repairs on mowing machine, 2.10
M. F. Campbell, garden seeds, etc., 1.20
E. M. Bent, coal, 31.25
Carried forward,
$1,751.76
56
Brought forward, $1,751.76
Paid R. W. Baker, repairing on cart wheels, etc., . 13.35
R. Conrick, fish, . . 6.28
N. C. Hanson, horse blankets, 5.00
J. J. Cunningham, repairing shoes, etc., 5.50
E. J. Keyou, medicine, . 4.43
J. A. Newell, difference in cow trade, 35.00
J. Breck & Son, hay cutter, 7.25
E. Bullard, meat and provisions,
106.52
R. Wicker, ice,
E. H. Abell, supplies, 7.04
8.17
J. A. Fitts, supplies, 70.01
F. W. Cutter, shoeing and jobbing, . 22.97
C. F. Bruce, meat,
80.32
C. F. Bruce, rent and pasture,
20.00
Dr. A. E. Wight, professional services and medi- cine,
30.00
Dr. A. Mitchell, medical attendance John Tobin, 6.00
$2,179.60
Inmates in Almshouse, Feb. 1, 1901, three.
Flora Kingsbury, age 23.
John Tobin, admitted Nov. 2, 1900.
James F. Cary, admitted Dec. 6, 1900.
Income of the Farm, $1,620.55
Appropriation of the town, 1,000.00
$2,620.55
Expenses at the Farm,
2.179.60
Unexpended,
$440.95
PAUPER EXPENSES OUT OF THE ALMSHOUSE.
Aid rendered to Mrs. Herbert Parker, $60.00
Aid rendered to Olive and Louise Guild, 122.99
Aid rendered to Mrs. Julia Tobin, . 92.00
Aid rendered to Emma Kingsbury, 69.95
Mrs. Nelson Lowe, board of Lottie Kingsbury, 130.17
Carried forward, $475.II
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Brought forward,
$475.II
Mrs. Nelson Lowe, clothing and shoes for Lottie Kingsbury, . 19.55
Aid to M. Dow and family, 14.00
City of Taunton, aid to Julia Tobin, 18.00
Emma Kingsbury, trusses, 12.00
Town of Millis, medical attendance M. Tobin family, 7.50
Mrs. A. N. Gilmore, aid, 10.00
E. J. Keyou, prescriptions for Emma Kingsbury, . 28.10
Dr. A. Mitchell, medical attendance on Marcus Gil-
more, . 37.00
Town of Walpole, for medical attendance for Emma Kingsbury, 12.00
City of Chelsea, for aid rendered Mrs. Georgetta Hunt and family, . 54.00
Dr. A. Mitchell, office calls of Emma Kingsbury, . 13.00
E. J. Keyou, prescriptions for Marcus Gilmore, 1.62
E. C. Crocker, boots for Emma Kingsbury, 2.IO
$703.98
Appropriation of town, $500.00 Received from Nantucket for aid rendered Mrs. Her- bert Parker, 60.00
Received from the city of Lowell for aid rendered M. Dow's family, 14.00
Due from the town of Franklin for medical attendance. on Marcus Gilmore, 38.62
Exceeded appropriation, . $612.62
91.36
GEORGE W. KINGSBURY, Overseers MICHAEL E. GRIFFIN, of the
AMOS H. MASON, Poor.
Examined and found correct.
T. E. SCHOOLS, Auditor.
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The following report is respectfully submitted : -
The Board of Trustees for the year 1900 has consisted of Stillman J. Spear, chairman, Willard Harwood, William H. Bailey, Bracey Curtis, Isaac B. Codding, and George Washburn. Miss L. M. Johnson, as Librarian, has discharged her duties in her usual efficient manner.
The library and reading-room have been open from 6 to 8 P.M. on Tuesdays and from 3 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. on Saturdays.
The statistics of the year are as follows : - -
Whole number of books, 4,360
Loaned to individuals, 8,961
Loaned to schools, 226
Total number loaned, 9,187
There have been added to the Library during the past year 105 new volumes.
The following periodicals are upon the tables, and are accessi- ble to all : -
Harper's Monthly, Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie's Monthly, Frank Leslie's Weekly, Munsey, Cosmopolitan, Century, Current Literature, Scientific American, Review of Reviews, St. Nicholas, Scribner's, McClure's, Woman's Journal, and Medfield News.
Of these, Harper's Monthly and St. Nicholas are bound every year. Discarded books have been sent to the Sanitarium at Rut- land, Mass .; and the periodicals, at the close of the year, as has been the recent custom, are given to the Medfield Insane Asylum for the use of the patients.
The Trustees wish to acknowledge the following gifts: a copy of the "Century Atlas" and a copy of "Oom Paul," from Mr. Willard Harwood; Life of Blaine, from Mr. Charles Turner ; and two framed photographs, " Cathedral in Mexico" and "Wreck of the 'Maine,'" from Mr. Bracey Curtis.
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The following insurance policies are held by the town on the books and fixtures of the library : -
Holyoke Mutual Ins. Co., expiring March 13, 1901, . $1,000.00 Lowell Mutual Ins. Co., expiring April 26, 1902, . . 1,200.00
Appended is the financial statement of the Trustees : -
Received.
Appropriation,
$75.00
Dog tax, .
215.75
Balance from 1899,
33.03
Interest on trust funds,
60.00
$383.78
Expended.
Charles F. Read, express,
$4.06
De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., books,
122.30
L. M. Johnson, Librarian,
100.00
S. J. Spear, printing,
9.15
George Washburn, book, .
1.00
F. J. Barnard, binding,
19.50
H. L. Mitchell, periodicals,
31.55
W. W. Preston, repairing stove,
3.00
J. A. Fitts, brushes,
.84
G. E. Pettis, janitor,
50.00
341.40
Unexpended,
$42.38
GEORGE WASHBURN, Secretary.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
In accordance with an established custom the annual report of the School Committee is here presented. Rev. John A. Savage, Henry E. Marshall, and George Washburn have constituted the Committee during the past year.
ORGANIZATION.
At the first meeting of the present board, held March 8, 1900, the Committee organized by electing George Washburn chairman and Henry E. Marshall secretary.
MEETINGS.
From March, 1900, to January, 1901, inclusive, there have been held twenty-two meetings,- eleven regular, ten special, and a meeting at Walpole with the School Board of that town.
At the latter meeting, held April 26, 1900, Mr. Abner A. Badger was unanimously re-elected Superintendent of Schools for the towns of Walpole and 'Medfield for the ensuing year. At a meeting held March 14, 1900, Amos H. Mason and David Meany were appointed truant officers.
TEACHERS.
An unusual number of changes has occurred in our corps of teachers during the past year. Mr. Walter L. Van Kleeck, prin- cipal of the high school, declined a re-election, to pursue the study of law, and was succeeded by Mr. Leonard M. Patton, of Oneonta, N.Y., whose management of the school has been, in the opinion of the Committee, all that could be desired. Miss Carrie A. Smith has continued in charge of the high grammar grades, and it was deemed advisable to advance her salary to $500. On April 13, 1900, Miss Willma E. Bowden resigned her
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position as teacher of the South School, having received a more favorable offer from a neighboring town; and the work of the term was completed by Miss Frances E. Baier, of Wakefield, N.H. At the beginning of the present school year Miss Baier was trans- ferred to the low grammar in place of Miss Jeannette E. King, who declined to serve another year. In the intermediate school the resignation of Miss Ivy E. Towne was accepted, and her place filled by Miss Mabel E. Pond, of Foxboro, Mass. Mrs. Susan M. Chase accepted a reappointment as teacher of the second primary, and has continued her valuable services in this department. Miss Alice G. Barrett of the primary grade received a flattering call from another locality, which she accepted. The Committee deeply regretted their loss ; but we feel that her place has been amply filled by the present incumbent, Miss Ella B. Boyden, of Walpole, Mass. Miss Bertha A. Pettee, of Foxboro, Mass., was appointed to the South School; and Miss Mabel H. Ellis, of Medfield, was placed in charge of the North School in the place of Miss Grace M. Stoddard, who accepted another posi- tion. Both of these outlying districts may congratulate themselves on having such competent teachers.
A detailed account of the condition of the various schools will be found in the appended report of Superintendent Badger.
CHANGES IN LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR.
In compliance with the State laws regarding education the school year in the high school has been extended to forty weeks. The Committee has deemed it proper, also, to extend the school year in the high grammar to thirty-eight weeks. No alterations have been made in length of the year in the other schools.
EXPENSES.
The schools during the past year have been conducted on as economical a basis as seemed compatible with the comfort and well-being of the pupils. For sanitary reasons it was considered advisable to move to a distance the outbuilding at the North School, which had previously been attached to the main building. The expense was considerable, but the results justify the action. Other expenses for repairs have been small.
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ATTENDANCE AT DEDHAM.
As our high school, at present, furnishes only a two years" course, five pupils have availed themselves of the arrangement made last year, whereby they might complete a four years' course at Dedham. It does not seem necessary to enter into a detailed explanation of this arrangement, as it was fully and clearly pre- sented by Mr. Leahy in the school report for the year ending Jan. 31, 1900.
GEORGE WASHBURN,
for the Committee ..
FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
TEACHING SCHOOLS.
Paid Leonard M. Patton, $500.00
Walter Lø Van Kleeck,
445.00
Carrie A. Smith, . 442.00
Susan M. Chase,
413.00
Frances E. Baier,
317.44
Mabel E. Pond, .
223.00
Ella B. Boyden,
223.00
Mabel H. Ellis,
209.00
Bertha A. Pettee,
209.00
Jeannette E. King,
190.00
Ivy E. Towne,
190.00
Alice G. Barrett,
190.00
Grace M. Stoddard,
180.00
Willma E. Bowden, .
95.56
$3,827.00
Transportation of pupils to Walpole,
$18.46
Transportation of pupils to Dedham,
40.32
58.78
Town of Walpole, tuition of I pupil, $33.70
Town of Dedham, tuition of pupils,
191.25
224.95
$4,110.73
Received interest on Town School Fund, $138.40
Income of Massachusetts State
School Fund, .
328.59
From city of Boston,
99.00
From town of Walpole, tuition of I pupil, .
33.70
Appropriation,
3,500.00
$4,099.69
Less appropriation exceeded in 1899,
31.69
4,068.00
Appropriation exceeded,
$42.73
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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Paid Abner A. Badger, $725.00
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