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I hereby submit to you the following report of my work as Inspector of Animals for the past year. Feb. 2, 1909, a heifer was quarantined under suspicion of having tuber- culosis, examined by an agent of Cattle Bureau, found tuberculosis, killed and stable disinfected.
March 18, a cow was quarantined under suspicion of being tuberculosis, examined by an agent of Cattle Bureau, found tuberculosis, killed and stable disinfected.
March 20, rabies appeared in town, a dog died and after being examined by an agent of Cattle Bureau was said to have rabies, one other dog was killed and buried as the owner did not wish to keep it in quarantine. Four other dogs were quarantined for a certain length of time but as these dogs did not show signs of rabies were released.
April 26, two cows were placed in quarantine under sus- picion of being tuberculosis, examined by an agent of the Cattle Bureau, found tuberculosis, killed and stable dis- infected.
August 16, another cow was quarantined under suspicion of being tuberculosis, examined by an agent of Cattle Bureau, found tuberculosis, killed and stable disinfected.
In October, as usual, instructions were received from Chief of Cattle Bureau to make a complete inspecteon of all neat cattle, sheep, goats and swine in town.
During this inspection 65 stables were visited in which are kept 556 cattle, 2 goats, 5 sheep and 484 swine.
Three of these cattle were killed on sight, examined by myself, all found to be tuberculosis, and buried, stable dis- infected and reported to Chief of Cattle Bureau.
Two other cows were placed in quarantine at this time as being tuberculosis, examined by an agent of Cattle Bureau, found tuberculosis, killed and stable disinfected.
I am very glad to say we have not had any farcy or glan- ders in town during the past year.
Yours respectfully,
GEORGE S. CHENEY, Inspector of Animals.
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REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
TO THE SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN OF MEDFIELD :
I hereby submit my report as Sealer of Weights and Measures.
I have advertised as required by law. The standard weights and measures are in good condition.
33 scales, 113 weights, 4 measures, 2 oil pumps, 710 milk jars, adjusted and sealed.
Nearly all the scales and weights have needed adjustment.
24 out of the 33 scales with weights have been brought to the office to be adjusted and sealed, which is charged to the town.
CHARGED TO THE TOWN
Sealing weights and measures $9 24
Sealing 710 milk jars. 21 30
$30 54
Received for outside sealing $6 80
$37 34
Respectfully submitted, J. H. PEMBER, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMITTEE
RECEIVED
Cash in hands of Committee Feb. 1, 1909. $ 40
Received appropriation 800 00
Received interest from trust funds. 71 00
Received care of lots. .
112 00
Received care of asylum lots .
20 00
Received care of soldiers' lots (Relief Corps) ...
6 00
EXPENDED
Paid John Reane, labor
$238 81
Michael Ryan, labor
137 81
J. H. Luther, labor
83 00
J. H. Crosby, labor
71 40
F. L. Osborn, labor.
72 00
W. S. Blake, labor
54 00
Hans Pederson, labor
30 60
John Mitchell, labor
28 00
Fred Heron.
19 80
Martin Canty, labor
19 80
H. B. Ward, labor
8 80
C. G. Bridge, labor
4 00
R. W. Baker, supplies
12 50
Blood Bros. supplies
12 00
L. B. Fairbanks, supplies.
90
Reginald Weiker, concrete steps.
15 00
M. C. Adams, gravel.
3 60
Corad Weiker, stone
1 00
W. A. Fitts, supplies.
1 00
J. H. Pember, lawn mowers and repairs 29 17
A. B. Parker, dressing trust lots.
20 00
$984 99
Cash in hand of Committee
24 41
$1,009 40
Received for sale of lots
$105 00
Paid Treasurer .
105 00
Examined and found correct.
T. E. SCHOOLS, Auditor.
$1009 40
A. B. Parker, team
121 80
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At the last Annual Meeting we recommended an appro- priation of $800, which was granted and appropriated and we have endeavored to use the same to the best interests of the cemetery. We have regraded a part of Wheelock avenue, commencing near the Langley lot, continuing westerly and southerly to Main street raising the grade a part of the way eighteen inches, and lowering the grade a part of the way ten inches.
We raised the bank the lower side of avenue to conform to grade of avenue and sodded same; we added stone steps to the ones already in lower bank to bring them up to grade of avenue. We put in a hundred feet of wall about two feet high to hold bank where we lowered grade of avenue and paved gutter to hold wall.
The avenue now has a gradual decent to a point near the big oak tree where it falls rapidly to the street ; we lowered the paved gutters where they emptied on street and carried them under the sidewalk where they empty into street gut- ters. We put in fifteen cement steps in path leading from Wheelock avenue to Wilson avenue near the bridge, graded and sodded the banks and gravelled the path with gravel from M. C. Adams' pit in Millis ; we also gravelled a large part of Wheelock avenue with gravel from said pit.
We trust we have taken care of the cemetery as a whole to the satisfaction of the citizens generally.
We would respectfully recommend that the sum of $800 be appropriated to be used in the cemetery this year.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWIN V. MITCHELL, Cemetery ISAAC B. CODDING, Committee.
ALONZO B. PARKER.
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REPORT OF MOTH SUPERINTENDENT
TO THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN:
Last year all the colonies of the gypsy moth with the exception of those in the woods were carefully looked after. In the orchards all cavities were tinned, the trees scraped and tinned and later burlapped. The wood col- onies' side of the highways were thinned, brush cut and burned and later the trees were burlapped. We put on one thousand burlaps. These were turned at the proper time and a goodly number of larvæ found. In December we started on the annual scouting, looking the orchards, shade trees and woods by the highways over carefully. We have not scouted in the woods back of the highways but have creosoted all known colonies. There is an increase in the number of colonies over last year. We now have eighty-six colonies outside of the woods and twelve that we know of in the woods.
Our scouting shows that with proper care the moths can be kept down in our orchards and shade trees with very little expense. There were very few places where we found eggs in an old colony. The wood colonies' side of the highway are more difficult to control as where there are white oaks the larvæ will not all come down to the burlaps. We were able to keep the moths from increasing in these · colonies.
In the wood colonies back from the highway we creo- soted all the eggs that could be found and will not do any cleaning up on account of the expense. In all of these colonies with one exception we have found less eggs this year than last. This colony last year had about five hun- dred clusters. It was burned over a few years ago and the dead wood and loose bark make it difficult to locate all the eggs and furnish an ideal breeding place. This year we have creosoted two thousand eight hundred and forty-one clusters in this colony.
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We have two wood colonies on Pine street that reach up to the highway that will require a good deal of care to keep them from spreading. In one we creosoted five hundred and twenty clusters, in the other seven hundred and fifty-five clusters. We have not finished creosoting in the last colony. The eighty-six colonies are scattered all over the town, in the village and on the farms. There is no section that is free from them although we have not found many in the vicinity of Noon Hill. Most of the colonies are small and easily handled.
It now looks as though in a few years the parasites and predacious beetles now being bred by the Government would be able to help in suppressing the moths and that in the future the moths will be kept down so that they will do no damage.
The moths have quite a start over the parasites and it will take time for the parasites to become plenty enough to do that. At the present time it is necessary for us to keep the moths from spreading and doing too much damage.
We have creosoted since the first of December five thou- sand, one hundred and seventy clusters of eggs. A cluster averages about five hundred eggs. These colonies will require a large amount of work this year. It will probably be found best to substitute spraying in place of burlapping in some of the colonies.
We have cut off five hundred and fifty-five browntail nests. This moth will probably never become as plenty here as in some places.
We sprayed three hundred and fifty of the elm trees last last year for the beetle and I think that the results prove that it was a good move and should be repeated this year.
I would recommend that the town appropriate six hun- dred dollars for the moth work and at least three hundred dollars for spraying the elm trees.
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EXPENSES.
MOTH ACCOUNT
Paid Blood Brothers, axe $ 80
Joseph Breck & Sons, pruners. . 2 83
Richard Atkinson & Haserick, burlap and twine. 19 91
L. B. Fairbank, supplies 4 46
W. A. Fitts, supplies 2 69
Boston Branch, supplies
1 68
Wakefield Item, printing. ...
1 50
Barrett Manufacturing Co, creo-
sote 1 50
Collins Hardware Co, bamboo poles . 75
Frost Insecticide Co., mirrors
1 20
Filing saws
2 00
Express.
2 15
Stamped envelopes.
1 06
Account book.
10
Carfare.
76
Cans. 6
$43 45
Paid for labor:
George L. L. Allen, Superinten-
dent.
$105 15
George L. L. Allen, team
33 23
Turner Bailey 33 80
L. Cutler
3 40
H. Ward
2 70
Charles Allen.
22 40
Claude White.
2 55
Theodore Pederson.
12 00
George Wright.
1 80
Amos Mason
80
Herbert Cook
8 00
Emil Kennett .
1 05
Clarence Cutler
7 35
Carried forward $234 23
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Brought forward.
$234 23
Pomeroy Cutler
15 50
Lewis Clark. 29 80
$279 53
$322 98
Appropriation . $300 00
Received from property owner 8 85
Assessed on private property
66 24
$375 09
Unexpended . $52 11
ELM TREE BEETLE ACCOUNT.
Paid Stuart Howland Co., belt and
strap $2 70
Friend Mfg. Co., pump. 20 00
Friend Mfg. Co., supplies. ..
3 24
Frost Insecticide Co., 300 1bs. . arsenate of lead
22 25
Frost Insecticide Co., 52-ft.
ladder 13 52
Frost Insecticide Co., hose ....
4 40
Smith-Thayer Co., hose and sup- plies. 15 16
J. A. & W. Bird, 300 1bs arsen- ate of lead 22 00
Boston Branch, hogshead . 1 50
R. W. Baker, oiling ladder. ..
1 00
Medfield Water Co., water.
1 85
W. A. Fitts, supplies. 95
Freight, express and incidentals 4 62
$113 19
Labor:
George L. L. Allen, Superinten- dent
$48 25
George L. L. Allen, team
28 08
Amos Mason.
36 11
Carried forward. $112 44
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Brought forward.
$112 44
Herbert Cook.
14 11
Charles Wright
20 22
Claude While
90
T. Carlson
3 78
Charles Allen
1 00
Leon Kennett
34 45
$186 90
$300 09
Appropriation
$400 00
Received private spraying
7 50
Abate on hose.
1 50
Arsenate of lead
6 38
$415 38
Unexpended
$115 29
Examined and found correct.
T. E. SCHOOLS, Auditor.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE L. L. ALLEN,
Superintendent of Moth Work.
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REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
We have to report a prosperous year. We are still main- taining open shelves and find that our patrons appreciate the advantage of being able to select their own books. We are constantly making additions, and welcome suggestions from all interested.
There are now upon our shelves 5,283 volumes. Loaned to individuals, 7,162. Loaned to schools, 73.
We acknowledge receipt of the interesting book, "Ire- land's Story," from the Ladies Auxiliary, A. O. H.
The Librarian offers the following suggestions, first : Always return your book to the desk. Otherwise it will stand charged against you on the slip. Second : Pleasedo not use the shelf rooms as places for conversation. Do that if you must, in the reading room, and so modulate your voice that it will not disturb others. Third : Familiarize yourself with the card catalogue. It is very probable that we have many books, of which you were not aware.
We are preparing a supplementary catalogue, which will be ready in a few weeks. One copy will be furnished free to each household. The expense of this catalogue will materially reduce our unexpended balance.
Our cash account follows :
Paid Lucretia M. Johnson, librarian, $100 00
De Wolfe & Fiske Co., books .. 115 73
P. F. Collier & Son, books . ..
16 00
F. J. Barnard & Co., binding .. 55 13
E. J. Keyon, supplies
1 00
J. H. Baker, supplies
40
S. J. Spear, printing 6 75
N. F. Harding & Co., labor 4 53
R. S. Hunt, repairing clock ..
1 50
Pathfinder Co., subscription ..
1 70
H. L. Mitchell, for periodicals. . 47 50
C. F. Reed, express 4 83
$355 07
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Received of County Treasurer for dog licenses. . $214 52
Interest on Library Funds 260 00
Bal. from last year
13 66
$488 18
Bal. unexpended $133 11
For the Trustees,
J. HERBERT BAKER, Clerk.
Examined and found correct.
T. E. SCHOOLS, Auditor.
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STATEMENT OF THE MEDFIELD WATER COMPANY
Nov. 1, 1908 to Nov. 1, 1909.
TO THE SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN OF MEDFIELD.
$50,000 00 Capital
CASH RECEIPTS.
Water rates and service pipe. $1,833 02
DISBURSEMENTS.
Maintenance, construction, taxes
$1,592 66
ASSETS.
Construction of plant $30,690 00
Unpaid water bills $1,668 87
Cash on hand $762 12
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock issued. $24,000 00
Due E. V. Mitchell & Co., from June 1, 1909. . $375 00
Due officials of company $119 15
S. E. LAVERTY, Treasurer.
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TOWN WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS NORFOLK, SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Medfield in said County, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Medfield, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall, in said Medfield, on Monday the seventh day of March, 1910, at six o'clock in the morning, then and there to act on the following articles:
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
ART. 2. To choose the following named town officers under the provisions of Chapter 2 of the Revised Statutes of 1902, namely : one Town Clerk, one Moderator, one Treasurer, one Collector of Taxes, three Selectmen, three Overseers of the Poor, five Constables, one Tree Warden, one Sexton, one Auditor, all for one year; one School Com- mittee for three years; one School Committee for one year to fill vacancy; two Trustees of the Public Library for three years; one Cemetery Commissioner for three years; one member of the Board of Health for three years.
Also, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 579, Acts of 1907, one Assessor for three years ; one Assessor for two years to fill vacancy. Also, to vote on the following question : Shall license be granted to sell intox- icating liquors in the town for the ensuing year ? the vote to be "Yes " or "No." All the above to be voted for on one ballot. The polls to be opened at half past six o'clock in the forenoon and may close at two o'clock in the after- noon.
ART. 3. To choose Fence Viewers, Field Drivers and Pound Keeper.
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ART. 4. To see if the town will accept the reports of the several town officers for the past year.
ART. 5. To grant and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
ART. 6. To authorize the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen or a majority thereof, to borrow during the municipal year beginning Feb. 1st, 1910, in an- ticipation of the collection of taxes of said year, such sums of money as may be necessary for the current expenses of the town, but not exceeding the total tax levy for said year, giving the notes of the town therefore payable within one year from the dates thereof. All debts incurred under au- thority of this vote shall be paid from the taxes of the present municipal year.
ART. 7. To determine in what manner the taxes shall be collected for the ensuing year, also determine what per- centage shall be allowed the Collector for the ensuing year.
ART. 8. To see if the town will authorize the Collector to use all such means in the collection of taxes as the Treasurer might if elected to that office.
ART. 9. To see what compensation the town will allow the members of the Fire Department for the ensuing year.
ART. 10. To see how much per hour the town will allow for work on the highways for the ensuing year or do or act anything relating thereto.
ART. 11. To see if the town will employ a night watch- man for the ensuing year, grant and appropriate money for the same or do or act anything relating thereto.
ART. 12. To see if the town will authorize the Select- men to sell sand or gravel from the Town Farm or to sell, convey and give title to a certain portion of land containing said sand or gravel or do or act anything relating thereto.
ART. 13. To see if the town will authorize the Select- men to sell, convey and give title to the land and school- house thereon, either separately or collectively, now unused and located at the intersection of High and South streets or do or act anything relating thereto.
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ART. 14. To see if the town will install a fire alarm sys- tem, appropriate money therefor or do or act anything relating thereto.
ART. 15. To see if the town will provide electric lights on Phillip and Foundry streets, appropriate money there! for or do or act anything relating thereto. .. .
ART. 16. To see if the town will pay the Sealer' of Weights and Measures a salary, or do or act anything relat- ing thereto.
ART. 17. To see if the town will instruct the Assessors to publish and distribute a report of the valuation of the town on or before the first day of September, 1910, or do or act anything relating thereto.
ART. 18. To see if the town will accept provisions of Section 22, Chapter 25, of the Revised Laws of Massachu- setts of 1902. Also subsequent amendments of Chapter 452, Sections 1 and 2 of Acts of 1908, and Chapter 289, Section 1 of Acts of 1909, said Acts relating to Tarvia.
Art. 19. To see if the town will grant and appropriate money for Tarvia on the highways or do or act anything. relating thereto.
ART. 20. To see if the town will accept as a perpetual trust the sum of one hundred dollars, bequeathed by the late Francis S. White, the interest thereof to be used for the care and maintenance of the Joseph Hartshorn lot in Vine Lake Cemetery.
ART. 21. To see if the town will accept as a perpetual trust the sum of fifty dollars given by the heirs of John Sul- livan, the interest thereof to be used for the care and main- tenance of the John Sullivan lot in Vine Lake Cemetery.
ART. 22. To see if the town will accept as a perpetual trust the sum of two hundred dollars given by the Moses Ellis Independent Woman's Relief Corps Auxiliary to Moses Ellis Post 117, G. A. R., the interest to be used for the care and maintenance of the soldiers' lot and the monument thereon, situated on Little Round Top, Vine Lake Cemetery,
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting an attested copy thereof, in the usual place for posting war-
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rants in said Medfield, seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, unto the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this eighth day of Febru- ary, A. D., nineteen hundred and ten.
EDWARD M. BENT, Selectmen
ROBERT M. BAKER, of
GRANVILLE C. MITCHELL, - Medfield.
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LIST OF JURORS AS PREPARED BY THE SELECTMEN
Occupation.
Residence.
Charles C. Wright
Straw worker
South street
Thomas E. Schools
Grocer
Main street
Stillman J. Spear Melvin R. Blood
Printer
North street
Frank H. Weiker
Teamster
Spring street Main street
Horatio A. Jordan
Real estate
North street
Alanson H. Clark William Crane
Straw worker
Main street
J. Herbert Baker
Correspondent
Cottage street Main street
George A. Morse
Blacksmith
North street
Waldo E. Kingsbury
Farmer
Spring street
Charles A. Ambler
Railroad employe Adams street Grocer
Adams street
Herbert W. Wight
Carpenter
Pleasant street
Richard C. Lincoln
Merchant Adams street
Collaner G. Bridge
Farmer South street
Edward M. Bent
Coal dealer North street
EDWARD M. BENT
Selectmen
ROBERT M. BAKER
of
GRANVILLE C. MITCHELL
Medfield.
Carpenter
Farmer
South street
William F. Weiker
Expressman
Harvey Eames
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
TOWN OF MEDFIELD
FOR THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1910
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Members.
WADO A. FITTS. Term expires 1912
REV. CHARLES H. WILLIAMS (Resigned)
1911
LEWIS K. CONANT.
1910
ALLEN A. KINGSBURY (Appointed). 66
1910
Organization.
LEWIS K. CONANT. Chairman.
WADO A. FITTS, Secretary. M. J. WEST, Superintendent. Truant Officers.
J. Allen Cole. James E. Pettis.
Calendar.
Winter term 12 weeks, closes March 25, 1910 Spring term 12 weeks, opens April 4, closes June 24. Fall term 16 weeks, opens September 6, closes December 23. Winter term opens January 2, 1911.
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FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
EXPENDITURES FOR TEACHING.
Paid W. J. Chisholm $550 00
Eloise H. Crocker
300 00
Norval B. Spinney
500 00
Lorenia Kimball.
560 00
Mary D. Freeman
250 00
Bethia R. Paine.
537 50
Agnes Kerby
237 50
Effie Walker
180 00
Edna F. Kimball
440 00
Susan M. Chase
450 00
Helen E. Bayley
412 50
Emma A. Perkins
225 00
Edith Ames. 75 00
Helen M. Allan 62 50
Marian H. Fisher
225 00
Jennie F. Copland
200 00
Irvin T. Henshaw
250 00
Elizabeth H. Morey .
105 00
$5,560 00
TRANSPORTATION.
Paid H. W. Wood.
$225 00
W. W. Preston 31 20
$256 20
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Paid M. J. West. $400 00
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JANITORS AND CARE OF SCHOOL HOUSES.
Paid James E. Pettis.
$565 35
George E. Pettis 9 00
Mrs. H. P. Mann
80 00
Flora Robinson
16 60
$670 95
FUEL.
Paid Willard Harwood. $20 00
J. E. Lonergan & Co
383 88
E. M. Bent. 26 00
$429 88
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
Paid Masury Young & Co $12 00
D. R. Emerson. 2 34
F. W . Martin & Co 4 35
Chandler & Barker
5 62
Waldo A. Fitts.
22 80
G. W. Woolvett . 3 75
Granville W. Baker
3 00
J. L. Hammett Co 6 43
Houghton, Mufflin & Co
1 91
E. E. Babb & Co.
251 29
D. C. Heath & Co 5 32
Ginn & Co.
24 59
Allyn & Bacon 10 92
S. J. Spear . 2 00
Educational Publishing Co.
1 00
Little, Brown & Co
7 00
American Book Co.
44 44
L. E. Knott Apparatus Co.
9 85
John Pember 90
Old Folks Concert Co-
2 00
Oliver Ditson & Co.
2 45
A. N. Palmer & Co.
6 80
H. H. McQuillin 10 50
Janes Drug Co
180 00
C. C. Buchard & Co. .
5 09
$448 15
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REPAIRS.
Paid F. A. Taylor $14 84
R. W. Landich.
49 52
W. J. Heyward.
2 25
N. F. Harding
31 34
Hiram Kimball .
184 35
$282 30
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Paid R. S. Hunt. $6 50
J. H. Baker. 8 00
Medfield Water Co 17 13
C. H. Williams.
2 86
W. A. Fitts, freight and express,
13 29
Edith B. Ames
2 45
Fred M. Smith.
3 00
M. J. West 10 60
$63 83
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
Paid F. A. Taylor $58 74
George Babcock.
62 83
N. F. Harding & Co 370 58
American Seating Co
56 59
$548 74
RECEIPTS
Town appropriation $6,300 00
Interest on Chickering note. 8 00
State Treasurer for tuition 57 00
City of Boston for tuition .
39 00
Lyman School for tuition . 20 00
State Treasurer for High school .. 500 00
State Treasurer for Superintendent. . 312 50
Town of Dover for tuition
55 50
Income State School Fund. 883 35
M. J. West, supplies.
62 11
Interest from Town School Fund ... 141 60
Balance from 1909 223 68
$8,602 74
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SUMMARY.
Paid for teaching
$5,560 00
Transportation 256 20
Superintendent 400 00
Janitors and care of schools
670 95
Fuel.
429 88
Books and supplies 448 15
Repairs.
282 30
Miscellaneous expenses
63 83
Permanent Improvements
548 74
$8,660 05
Exceeded
$57 31
Received from the State School Fund
$883 35
Paid for teaching
$883 35
Estimates for the ensuing year for
support of schools and repairs ....
$6,600
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN.
EXPENDITURES.
Dr. F. H. Clough. $20 00
From balance of appropriation. $30 00
Balance unexpended
$10 00
Respectfully submitted,
WALDO A. FITTS, Secretary.
Examined and found correct.
T. E. SCHOOLS, Auditor.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The Annual Report of the School Committee for the year ending Jan. 31, 1910 is herewith respectfully submitted :-
Mr. Waldo A. Fitts was re-elected a member of the Com- mittee, at the annual election.
The Committee organized with L. K. Conant chairman and C. H. Williams secretary.
On the first day of October Mr. Williams resigned and a joint meeting of the Selectmen and School Committee was held, as provided by law and elected Allan A. Kingsbury to fill the vacancy for the balance of the year.
Mr. Waldo A. Fitts was elected Secretary.
We have had our usual change in teachers during the past year. This is unavoidable, as we cannot hope to equal salaries paid by our larger neighboring cities and towns.
Mr. Chisholm accepted a better position in the Brookline . High school and Nowal B. Spinney was elected principal in his place.
Miss Crocker resigned and Miss Freeman was added to our corps of High school teachers.
Miss Walker was elected to the 6th and 7th grades, but resigned at Thanksgiving and Mrs. Morey was elected in her place.
Miss Fisher was appointed to the 4th and 5th grades in place of Miss Kirby who resigned.
The Committee feels that all the schools are making steady progress. The standard of the grades in the Grammar school is being raised from year to year.
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