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Resolved-That our hearty good wishes for his success will accompany him to his new field of labor.
Our schools have not been unfavorably affected by this change, which testifies to their good condition at the time of the transfer, and also to the large practical acquaintance with public schools, possessed by the new superintendent.
That this important change could be accomplished with so little disturbance in school work, speaks well for the district system.
By an agreement between the three committees of the dis- trict, each town in turn assumes the payment of the superin- tendent's salary for the year, receiving from the other towns from time to time their share of said salray, and at the end of the district year (May 20th) the money allowed by the state to the district.
The town accounts show that our town has had charge of the payment this year.
The report of our superintendent will furnish all needful information respecting the schools.
It will be seen that we ask for one hundred dollars less in the general appropriation for schools, but we reccommend some increase in the money to be paid for transportation of pupils.
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For the support of schools, $3,600 00
For repairs and incidentals, 300 00
For text-books and supplies, 200 00
At the annual meeting two members of the committee should be elected for three years.
Respectfully submitted,
J. A. SHORES, M. K. CROSBY, A. S. LELACHEUR, W. H. BOSWORTH, H. M. WILLARD, School Committee.
WEST BRIDGEWATER, Jan. 24th, \1896.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee of West Bridgewater:
I herewith submit my annual report of the schools of this town for the year ending Dec. 31st, 1895.
Number of schools in town, 9
Number of teachers required, 9
Number of teachers employed during the year, including music teacher, 12
Number of schools having different teachers, 2
Number of children in town between the ages of five and fifteen years as shown by the census of May, 1895, 280 Number between the ages of 8 and 14 years as shown by census, 170
Number of different pupils of all ages enrolled on school registers, 306
Greatest number enrolled in any school, (Matfield) 49
*Least number enrolled in any school,(Cochesett Grammer);24 Average membership, 236.14
Centre Grammer, 23.96; Centre Primary 31.7;
Cochesett Grammer, 30.69 ;
Chochesett Primary 26.7;
East Grammer, 17.64;
Matfield Primary 37.74 ;
North, Grammer, 19.2;
South Primary 19.35 ;
Jerusalem 25.3;
* In reading the above table, one should keep in mind the provisions of the state law governing school registers. A child enrolled upon the register of one school is not to be enrolled, even if transferred, upon the enrollment page: of another. By this rule, the enrollment of the Jerusalem school for the year is 46, while that of the Cochesett Grammar school is 24. By the report for the montli ending March 22, before the transportation of scholars to Cochesett began, the membership of the Jerusalem school was 38, while that of the Cochesett Grammar school was 24; by report for the month ending Dec. 20, the membership of the Jerusalem school was 27, while the membership of the Cochesett Grammar school was 42,
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218.61
Average attendance,
Centre Grammer, 22.3 ; Centre Primary, 28.58 ;
Cochesett Grammer, 31.16 Cochesett Primary, 24.82;
East, 16.26; Matfield, 34.45 ; North, 18.15 ;
South, 17.38 ;
Jerusalem, 25.3
Average attendance per room, 24.3
Per cent. of average attendance, .925
Centre Grammar, 94.8; Centre Primary, .899 ;
Cochesett Grammar, .952; Cochesett Primary, .92;
East, .92; North, .946; South, .894;
Matfield, .922; Jerusalem, .914.
Per cent. of average attendance, 1894, .929
Number of children in attendance over 15 years of age. 6
Number of children in attendance under 5 years of age, 2 Number of children in attendance between 8 and 14 yrs. 189 Number of visits made by truant officer, 0
Number of truants found, 0
Number employment certificates granted, 5
SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS.
When I took charge of the schools in May, I found all of them with but one exception, in charge of well trained and efficient teachers, some of whom had held their position for several years. West Bridgewater is extremely fortunate in that she has been able to secure the continuous service of so many of her teachers. Nothing so detracts from the efficiency of a school as frequent changes in instructors, for, all things being equal, the best results are to be obtained by those teachers who, thoroughly familiar with their pupils environ- ment, are able to give their whole time to the work of teach. ing. There have been but two changes in the corps of teach. ers during the past year. Miss Mary Cary Keith of the North school, having resigned to accept a school in Brockton, was succeeded by Miss Maud Packard; and Miss Elizabeth
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Prindal has taken the position at the Centre Grammar, made vacant by the resignation of Miss E. Florence Jordan.
The town, at its last annual meeting, made an appropria tion for the transferring of the pupils in the VII and VIII grades from Jerusalem to Cochesett ; although it was found to be an impossibility to pay for the transportation within the appropriation, yet it was found, at the beginning of the spring term, that the Jerusalem school had grown so large that trans- portation was necessary. The seating capacity of the school room had been exceeded and the number of pupils distributed through eight grades, rendered it impossible for any teacher to do acceptable work. Except in the matter of cost, the transportation to Cochesett has been a pronounced success. The grading of the Jerusalem school has been much improved and the improvement in the quality and quantity of the work accomplished has been marked.
An agreement between Prof. Willard of the Howard High School, and the school committee was entered into last June, by which admittance to the high school was made contingent upon the successful passing of the final examinations given to the pupils of the eighth grade by Prof. Willard ; thus doing away with special examinations in September.
During the year I have made frequent visits to the high school and have reached the conclusion that the people of the town should be proud of the school. I doubt if its equal, either in the efficiency of its instructors or in the studious spirit of its pupils, can be found outside of our largest cities. The thanks of the entire community are due to Prof. Willard for the untiring zeal with which he has worked for the success of the school.
WRITING
The most unsatisfactory results now obtained in our schools are in writing, and those results are especially unsatisfactory in the lower grades. A bad habit of wrting, once formed, is
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broken up with great difficulty, and unless good habits are formed in early years, it is almost impossible to produce good writers. One marked cause of bad writing is the use of slates in the lower grades. The average child grasps a slate pencil with great tenacity and scratches his letters into not on the surface. The pencil is held so rigidly that freedom of motion is impossible and stiff and awkward writing is the re- sult. Paper is so cheap, costing but twelve cents for a pack- age of five hundred sheets, each sheet eight by nine inches in dimension, that I believe its substitution for slates would be advisable. It would cost but little more, would lead to an immediate improvement in writing, and would contribute much to the orderliness and quiet of the school room.
I desire to renew the recommendation of Mr. McKeen that the committee adopt the plan of equipping one school room each year with slate blackboards. The boards of many of our school rooms, notwithstanding recent repairs are in a bad con- dition. The cost of redressing the boards is a considerable item yearly and should, in my judgemet, be avoided.
MUSIC.
The progress of our schools in music, during the past year has been very satisfactory, The pupils of the upper grades can read and sing ordinary music at sight and their has been a marked improvement in the roundness and fullness of their tones.
The special teacher of music, Mr. E.F. Sawyer, is very hap- py in his dealings with both teachers and pupils. He evi- dently enjoys teaching music and his pupils enjoy being taught. For the details of his work, I refer you to his ap- pended report.
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REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC.
Mr. George C. Howard, Superintendent of Schools, West Bridgewater, Mass.
Dear Sir :
The work in music during the past year has been progressing steadily and satisfactorily and in all the schools there has been more or less improvement. Teachers and pupils are much inter- ested and seem to enjoy the work. To the faithful conscientious work of the teachers should be given the greater part of the credit for the excellent results that have been obtained. I think the town is particularly fortunate in having been obliged to make so few changes in its corps of teachers.
In May, an exhibition of the work, in Grange hall, gave many of the citizens of the town some idea of what had been done. Since that time great improvement has been made.
Careful attention has been given to the quality of tone, to style and expression, to rhythm, and to the training of the mind with- out which reading music well, is impossible. Many who value the study of music, in the training of the ear and voice, and heartily advocate it for physiological and aesthetic culture, are ignorant of or fail to dicern its use as a means of mental disci- pline. In this respect it is not second to any branch of school work. Singing combines science and art. To sing well requires a quick eye, a correct ear, well developed lungs, well-trained facile organs of speech, and a quick wit. Surely, a study that tends to accomplish so much deserves an important place in the education of the young.
The pupils in the grammer schools have mastered all of the material contained in the Second Music Reader and if the interes- is to be maintained and progress to continue they should be pro- vided with more advanced work.
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It would be a pleasant incentive to increased effort if we could see the parents of the pupils more often in the schools. They are always welcome and I would like to know more of them person- ally and consult with them in regard to the musical welfare of the pupils.
Permit me in closing to express my appreciation of the kind- ness shown me by the Superintendent and Committee, and for the hearty support they have given me in carrying out my plans, which has made my work, pleasant to me and I hope profitable . to its schools.
Very respectfully, EDMUND F. SAWYER. Supervisor of Music.
Boston, Jan. 1, 1896.
NATURE STUDY.
Your superintendent does not find himself in favor of the plan, now being followed by some educators, of overloading the school curriculum with studies that may well be left for individual or advanced research. When a pupil cannot tell with certainity what { of } is, and is hazy as to the exact location of Paris, it is, in my estimation, a waste of time to instruct him as to the number of breathing holes in the body of a butterfly, or the difference between terminal and axillary buds.
Instructions in nature study should be correlated with other subjects ; for instance, when studying the Gulf states, I would have .the pupils learn as much as possible about the cotton plant and sugar cane, and instructions as to the forma- tion of coal and iron, may well be given in the study of the Middle Atlantic States.
While I desire that children should be 'taught to observe, while I believe that in their walks they should be taught to look for new plants and flowers, and should be given their names by their teachers, while I am in sympathy with the
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use of the knowledge so gained as a basis for much of their work in composition and language, still nature study needs to be watched carefully lest it become an end rather than a means and, like the camel in the Arab's tent, crowd out the rightful occupant.
In conclusion, I wish to thank you and my fellow town's people for the cordial assistance given me in the discharge of my duties; such assistance has made my work very pleasant. I wish, however, that more of the parents would visit the schools and acquaint themselves with the conditions there prevailing. The teacher and the parent should be a unit in the guidance of the child, and such unity of action, can only be gained by consultation and mutual advice.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE C. HOWARD.
Jan. 15, 1896.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
OF
WEST BRIDGEWATER
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FOR THE
YEAR ENDING JANUARY 1, 1897.
TAUNTON, MASS .: PRINTED AT THE OFFICE OF J. S. SAMPSON, 1897.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
AND COMMITTEES
· . OF . .
WEST BRIDGEWATER
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING JANUARY 1, 1897.
TAUNTON, MASS .: PRINTED AT THE OFFICE OF J. S. SAMPSON, 1897.
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1896.
SELECTMEN, OVERSEERS OF POOR, AND ASSESSORS.
E. BRADFORD WILBUR.
SAMUEL G. COPELAND,
CHARLES E. TISDALE. TOWN CLERK. CHARLES R. PACKARD. COLLECTOR AND TREASURER. GEORGE M. PRATT. SCHOOL COMMITTEE
MRS. M. K. CROSBY,
GEORGE C. HOWARD,
WILLIAM H. BOSWORTH.
CLINTON P. HOWARD, MRS. A. S. LELACHEUR, CAROLINE H. COPELAND.
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.
CHARLES R. PACKARD, MRS. CHARLOTTE A. WILLIAMS,
MISS ELIZABETH KINGMAN, MISS EDITH F. HOWARD,
CURTIS EDDY. SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS WILLIAM F. RYDER. CONSTABLES.
DANIEL W. GARDNER, ELLIS B. HOLBROOK, HENRY G. KINNEY,
LOREN A. FLAGG, PRESON WEST, CHAS. H. EGAN.
WILLIAM S. BRAINARD. SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. GEORGE M. PRATT. FIELD DRIVERS.
CHARLES H. EGAN,
FRED J. VOSMUS.
FENCE VIEWERS.
E. B. WILRUR
S. G. COPELAND,
C. E. TISDALE.
MEASURERS OF LUMBER.
MALBOY A. RIPLEY,
CLINTON P. HOWARD.
SAMUEL L. RYDER, DANIEL, B. DAVIS.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK.
FRANK H. JONES, HENRY C. KINNEY.
CHAS. R. PACKARD, CLINTON P. HOWARD.
JAMES A. FORES,
REGISTRARS. HORACE BARTLETT, AUDITORS.
CURTIS EDDY.
GEORGE S. DRAKE,
GEORGE F. LOGUE.
POUND KEEPER. WARDEN OF TOWN FARM. PUBLIC WEIGHER. MICHAEL LOGUE.
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Annual Report of the Assessors, Overseers of the Poor and Selectmen.
The following report of the financial condition of the town January 1, 1897, is respectfully submitted :
REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS.
VALUATION.
As Assessed May 1, 1896.
Valuation of real estate,
$863,901.00
Value of personal estate,
147,140.00
$1,011,041.00
ASSESSMENTS.
State tax,
$700.00
County tax,
1,329.60
$2,029,60
Town grant,
$11,505.00
Overlay,
498.76
$12,003.76
Total tax, Rate of tax, $13.00 per $1,000.
$14,033.36
Poll tax, $2.00
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Number of polls,
444
acres of land,
9162
dwelling houses,
381
horses,
373
cows,
670
sheep,
27
swine,
114
young stock,
96
fowls,
1218
APPROPRIATIONS.
Revolutionery markers, For support of schools,
$30.00
3,600.00
school supplies and repairs,
500.00
repairs of highways and sidewalks,
3,500.00
support of poor,
1,500.00
town officers,
900.00
incidentals,
600.00
memorial service,
100.00
transportation of scholars,
225.00
school superintendent,
250.00
Cochesett cemetery,
100.00
supplies for High School,
200.00
$11,505.00
TOWN PROPERTY.
Value of New Almshouse and wood-house
$5,000.00
town farm,
3,500.00
personal property,
2,460.00
eight school-houses,
12,300.00
town library,
2,500.00
derrick,
50.00
road scraper,
100.00
E. BRADFORD WILBUR, SAMUEL G. COPELAND, CHARLES E. TISDALE,
Assessors.
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REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.
INVENTORY AT ALMSHOUSE JAN. 1st, 1897.
corn fodder,
$10.00
18 tons English hay,
324.00
8 tons meadow and swale hay,
80.00
corn and other grain,
86.00
8 bushels beans,
12.00
13 cows,
550.00
1 horse,
100.00
27 fowls,
18.00
10 bushels pop corn,
15.00
2 bushels peas,
3.00
potatoes,
40.00
50 bushels turnips,
12.50
1 bushel beets,
.50
4 barrels apples,
6.00
400 lbs pork,
32.00
35 lbs. lard,
2.80
50 lbs butter,
10.00
2-3 barrel flour,
3.00
groceries,
10.00
75 lbs. sugar,
3.00
tea and coffee,
7.50
3 pork barrels,
2.00
soap and oil,
4.50
hay knife,
1.25
express wagon,
35.00
step ladder,
1.25
corn sheller,
4.00
carpenter's tools,
9.00
1-2 barrel graham flour,
1.00
15 lbs rolled oats,
.50
200 lbs hams and shoulders,
20.00
650 lbs beef,
39.00
beef hide,
4.00
Amount carried forward,
$1,446.80
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Amount brought forward,
$1,446.80
hay cutter,
4.00
3 stoves,
12.00
grind stone,
4.00
wheel hoe,
6.00
household furniture,
216.00
tinware,
11.00
crockery, etc.,
24.00
3 churns,
8.00
wooden ware,
15.00
beds and bedding,
115.00
table linen and towels,
3.00
2 hay wagons,
50.00
1 covered wagon,
50.00
2 tip carts,
50.00
1 pung,
8.00
harnesses,
30.00
3 ox yokes,
6.00
ox sled and wheelbarrow,
6.00
robes and blankets,
4.00
mowing machine and rake,
40.00
6 plows, 3 harrows, and other tools,
70.00
horse sled,
7.00
manure and ashes,
120.00
coal,
75.00
2 ladders,
3.00
washing machine,
10.00
wood and lumber,
60.00
$2,453.80
Inventory January 1st, 1896,
2,512.90
Loss in inventory,
59.10
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RECEIPTS AT ALMSHOUSE.
Cash on hand Jan. 1st, 1896, $73 66
Received for milk,
1,174 76
stock,
218 95
potatoes,
5 75
eggs and poultry,
8 40
vegetables,
40 56
grain bags,
2 38
Drawn from the Treasury for
L. H. Adams,
33 25
G. R. Drake,
176 45
E. W. Holmes,
4 12
E. B. Wilbur,
93 50
C. E. Tisdale & Co.,
3 50
E. J. Bean,
156 25
$1,991 53
EXPENDITURES AT ALMSHOUSE.
Paid for flour,
$34 85
meat,
88 29
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grain,
437 02
coal,
72 16
butter, cheese,
49 25
medicine and doctor bills.
30 24
fish,
3 68
clothing,
21 61
repairs,
56 38
labor,
265 81
seeds,
11 65
hay,
15 20
Amount carried forward,
$1,086 14
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Amount brought forward,
$1,086 14
Paid for fertilizer,
85 00
lumber,
7 93
furniture and bedding,
16 14
stock,
106 50
tools and hardware,
38 11
cash to paupers,
2 25
tobacco,
9 38
smithwork,
17 18
tea and coffee,
13 74
groceries,
86 61
shoes,
8 65
harness,
23 00
warden's salary,
400 00
soap and oil,
4 50
ice,
5 60
salt,
3 80
crockery and tinware,
18 56
table linen, etc.,
6 83
Cash on hand,
51 61
#1,991 53
COST OF SUPPORTING POOR AT ALMSHOUSE.
Drawn from treasury per almshouse
account,
$463 67
Loss in Inventory, 59 10
$522 77
Cash on hand,
$51 61
Due from Otis T. Gould for support of
George L. Edson, 152 28
203 89
$318 88
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INMATES OF ALMSHOUSE.
AGE.
WEEKS.
Edmund Alger,
83
50
Albert Staples,
54
52
Conn. Sullivan,
62
22
Geo. B. Randall,
70
52
Michael Ryan,
48
52
Ansel Alger,
69
52
Sarah B. Howard.
64
52
Geo. S. Edson,
84
48
Daniel Lynch,
47
3
The warden during the year has lodged and fed (116) one hundred and sixteen tramps.
EXPENSE OF POOR OUT OF HOUSE.
Aid to Frank Brown,
$5 00
Frank Amsden,
59 13
John Reeves,
1 00
Mrs. Eugene Hammell,
3 50
Harriet Packard,
32 50
A bagail Fadden,
59 25
Thomas Leonard,
2 00
John Golden,
27 00
Nathaniel Pratt,
14 75
Mrs. E. J. Packard,
169 92
Geo. W. Ellis,
28 60
John A. W. Alger,
3 65
John Robbins and child,
112 38
Hannah Harvey,
136 96
Mrs. Kinney,
64 00
Arthur P. Packard,
113 85
Anson E. Cobbitt,
7 14
Fred Leonard.
180 00
Merton Churchill's children,
130 00
Amount carried forward,
$1,148 63
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Amount brought forward,
$1,148 63
George Dunbar's children,
156 00
Charles E. Fisher,
42 21
Frank Fadden's children, John Blake,
122 50
13 50
Daniel Lynch's children,
8 00
Total cost,
$1,490 84
Due from Plympton, for N. Pratt, $14 75
The State, for Mrs. Hammell, 3 50
The State, for Geo. W. Ellis, 28 60
The State, for Frank Amsden, 57 13 Natick, for Frank Brown, 5 00
The State, for John Golden, 27 00
The State, for John Blake, 13 50
$149 48
Cost to the town,
$1,341 36
E. BRADFORD WILBUR, S. G. COPELAND, CHARLES E. TISDALE,
Overseers of
the Poor.
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REPORT OF SELECTMEN.
INCIDENTAL ACCOUNT.
Appropriation,
$600 00
Paid Henry Withington, for sawing wood, 1 25
Henry Withington, care monument grounds, 5 00
Henry Withington, care old cemetery, 2 00
E L. Brown, surveying Main street and making plans for the same, 344 00
E. B. Wilbur, wood for office,
2 50
E. S. LeLacheur, return of births,
J. S. Sampson, printing reports, 50
38 25
G. M. Pratt, rent of hall,
150 00
S L Ryder, book cases for school supplies, W. E. Fay, printing,
48 41
'Thomas Groom & Co., assessors' books,
2 75
Fred Hanson, head stones for poor,
36 75
C. H. Egan, burying a dog,
1 50
Sweet & Folsom, counsel fee,
10 00
W. E. Kingsley, care of old cemetery,
2 00
L. E. Hayward, care of old cemetery,
1 50
G. M. Pratt, postal cards,
7 50
W. A. Boyden, aid to constables, 4 09
2 21
M. B. Allen, aid to constables,
3 00
C. F. Walker, aid to constables,
4 18
Geo. Wilbur, repairing old office,
5 62
L. A. Flagg, fire tools, 1 75
G. R. Drake, telephone,
30
D. W. Gardner, use of horse,
3 50
Howard Clark & Co., returning death,
1 00
F. S. Howard, returning deaths,
4 50
C. L. McCann, returning deaths,
1 25
E. B. Wilbur, use of horse, cash expense and postage, 35 35
$736 66
H. S. Porter, aid to constables,
16 00
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TOWN OFFICERS.
Appropriation,
$900 00
Paid Curtis Eddy, registrar for 1895-1896,
11 10
C. E. Tisdale, auditor, 2 50
G. S. Drake, auditor, 2 50
C. E. Tisdale, election officer 1895.
1 50
Frank Copeland, election officer 1895,
2 00
W C. Kinney, inspector of cattle, 18 90
A. C. Peckham, inspector of cattle,
9 82
D. R. Simmons, inspector of cattle,
266 06
J. A. Shores, selectman, assessor and overseer of the poor. 27 28
M. K. Crosby, clerk of school committee, 15 00
E. R. Holbrook. constable.
7 32
W. S. Brainard, constable,
26 51
D. W. Gardner, constable,
42 06
L. A. Flagg, constable,
11 32
C. H. Egan, constable,
1 00
E. B. Wilbur, selectman, assessor and overseer of the poor, 218 50
S. G. Copeland. selectman, assessor and over- seer of the poor, 113 90
C. E. Tisdale, selectman, assessor and overseer of the poor, 66 00
C. R. Packard, town clerk, 67 39
James A. Fobes, registrar, 6 75
A. S. LeLacheur, overseer of the poor, 4 95
A. C. Peckham, election officer, 1 80
G. S. Drake, election officer. 1 80
G. M. Pratt, treasurer and collector, 200 00
$1,125 96
Due from the state one-half of in- spector's salary, $147 39
Received from police court, Brockton, for fines, 135 00
282 39
843 57
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STATE AID.
George N. Blanchard,
$93 00
Charles E. Churchill,
74 00
William T. Britton,
72 00
William E. Cole,
96 00
William Crockett,
47 00
Lucius Dunbar,
12 00
James P. Gallagher,
72 00
Linus E. Hayward,
84 00
Henry Hiatt,
49 00
William H. Jennings,
72 00
James H. Leonard,
72 00
Isaac H. Bates,
36 00
Andrew W. Perkins,
72 00
Nathaniel Pratt,
72 00
Horace N. Weld,
60 00
Mary E. Alger,
48 00
Mary E. Howard,
40 00
Estella E. Howard,
48 00
Seth Edson,
48 00
Mary J. Reeves,
46 00
Eliza F. Richardson,
8 00
Thomas Mason,
18 00
William B. Smith.
60 00
William E. Cobbitt,
66 00
James P. Lincoln,
40 00
Henry Withington,
44 00
Charles T. Williams.
60 00
Elizabeth Leonard,
48 00
Thomas Mason, burial,
27 00
$1,584 00
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TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
RECEIPTS.
Balance in treasury January 1st, 1896,
$3,262 89
Income of dog fund, 345 91
Income of school fund, 369 20
Borrowed of Horatio Howard, 1,000 00
Received from town of Easton for Frank. Peck, 4 16
Received from town of Plympton for N. Pratt. 50 76
Received from town of Raynham for C. E. Miller, 20 60 Rec'd from Sheriff Hammond, fine from Frank Peck, 10 00 Borrowed from Horatio Howard, 500 00
Corporation tax, 479 24
Received from police court Brockton, for fines, 135 00
Borrowed from James W. Longstreet & Co., 1,951 71
Borrowed from James W. Longstreet & Co., 1,968 51
State paupers, 40 27
Rec'd from R. O. Harris from state for school sup't, 750 00 Received from R. O. Harris, } of $500, for schools, 166 68 Rec'd from East Bridgewater, for school sup't, 350 00
Received from tax bills for 1896, 14,033 36
Rec'd from Channing F. Dunbar, butcher's license, 1 00
Rec'd from T. Prescott Snell for butcher's license, 1 00
Received from national bank tax,
449 68
Received from state aid,
1,809 00
Received from interest on 1894-1895 taxes, 83 80
Rec'd from town of Raynham for school sup't,
150 00
$27,932 77
EXPENDITURES.
Paid James W. Longstreet & Co.,
$3,920 22
James W. Longstreet & Co., interest, 79 78
county tax,
1,329 60
state tax,
700 00
Plymouth Co. Safe Deposit & Trust Co.,
944. 44
Plymouth County Safe Deposit & Trust Co., interest, 127 11
Amount carried forward
$7,101 15
:15
Amount brought forward,
$7,101 15
Paid for state aid,
1,584 00
school supplies,
253 50
school repairs,
263 87
superintendent,
1,500 00
transportation of pupils,
288 00
Revolutionary markers,
30 00
memorial,
100 00
almshouse,
467 07
Cochesett cemetery,
83 00
library,
316 60
highways,
3,517 98
poor out of the house,
1,490 84
incidentals,
736 66
abatements,
117 18
town officers,
1,125 96
schools,
4,091 35
cash and uncollected taxes,
4,865 61
$27,932 77
Condition of Treasury January 1, 1897.
Cash on hand,
$1,861 46
Uncollected taxes for 1894,
150 00
Uncollected taxes for 1895,
450 00
Uncollected taxes for 1896,
2,404 15
$4,865 61
In obedience to the instructions of the town, the under- signed have examined the accounts of all town officers for the year ending December 31, 1896. We find all orders drawn by the Selectmen properly vouched for by receipted bills.
GEORGE F. LOGUE, Auditors. GEORGE S. DRAKE,
Outstanding Notes against the Town,
$1,500 00
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NAMES OF JURORS.
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