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ART. 2. To hear the annual report of town officers and committees, and act thereon.
ART. 3. To choose all necessary town officers.
ART. 4. To bring in their votes " Yes " or "No " on the following question : "Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town ? "
ART. 5. To act on the list of jurors as reported by the Selectmen.
ART. 6. To raise such sums of money as may be neces- sary to defray the town charges for the ensuing year, and make appropriation of the same.
ART. 7. To see if the town will raise one hundred dol- lars for public lectures.
ART. 8. To see if the town will authorize the treasurer to borrow money, in anticipation of taxes, to pay charges against the town.
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ART. 9. To see if the town will authorize the School Committee to elect a superintendent of schools.
ART. 10. To see if the town will accept the provisions of Chapter 431 of the acts of 1888, relating to the employment of a superintendent of schools, and appropriate money there- for.
ART. 11. To see if the town will vote to exempt from taxation for a period of five years the house and lot owned by the Cochesett Hook and Ladder Company. (By request.)
ART. 12. To see what action if any the town will take in relation to providing means, in case of fire, of protecting the property of the citizens of the town. (By request.)
ART. 13. To see if the town will authorize the Town School Committee to hire a piano for the use of the town scholars in the Howard Institute, and appropriate the sum of fifty dollars for the same. (By request.)
ART. 14. To see if the town will vote to change the financial year so that our accounts shall close Dec. 31, in- stead of Jan. 31.
ART. 15. To transact any business that may legally come before the meeting.
And you are directed to serve this warrant, according to the vote of said town, seven days at least before the time appointed for said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the clerk of said town, at or before the time appointed for the meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands, at said West Bridgewater, this twenty-sixth day of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two.
JOSEPH A. SHORES, HORACE W. HOWARD, E. BRADFORD WILBUR, Selectmen of West Bridgewater.
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REPORT OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
During the year 1891 there has been added to the library 142 volumes, making the whole number now on the shelves 3,718.
The books loaned have been distributed among the several classes as follows, viz. :
Agriculture,
6
Art,
3
Biography,
213
Fiction,
2,354
General Literature,
188
History,
136
Humorous Works,
63
Juvenile Works,
912
Magazines,
935
Poetry,
122
Works of Reference,
17
Religion and Theology,
1
Science,
136
Travels,
108
Total,
5,194
COST OF MAINTAINING THE LIBRARY.
Receipts.
From town treasurer,
$373.69
fines, sales of catalogues and cards,
18.70
Mrs. J. O. Alger (for books),
.75
Miss E. Kingman (for book),
3.62
balance to new account,
1.36
$398.12
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Expenditures.
Estes & Lauriat,
$106.24
Librarian's salary,
104.36
Magazines,
41.20
W. B. Clarke & Co.,
77.68
Balch Brothers,
35.00
Insurance on books,
13.50
Librarian's expense account,
6.96
Postage, express and stationery,
3.03
" Book Buyer,"
1.00
C. P. Howard (wood),
2.00
Book on Ferns,
2.10
Freight on book-case,
3.05
Seth Bryant (book),
1.00
Miss Kingman (book),
1.00
$398.12
Respectfully submitted for the Trustees,
CHARLES R. PACKARD.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
At the beginning of the school year of 1891-92 the fol- lowing were members of the committee :
G. C. HOWARD and W. H. BOSWORTH for three years. Mrs. A. S. LELACHEUR and B. PERKINS for two years. J. A. SHORES and Mrs. M. K. CROSBY for one year.
The organization for the year was as follows :
J. A. SHORES, Chairman.
M. K. CROSBY, Secretary.
B. PERKINS and G. C. HOWARD, Committee on Repairs.
B. PERKINS and G. C. HOWARD, Truant Officers.
The schools were assigned as follows :
North and North Center to Mr. Perkins.
Cochesett to Mr. Howard.
Centre to Mrs. LeLacheur. South to Mr. Shores.
East and Matfield to Mrs. Crosby. Jerusalem to Mr. Bosworth.
To J. A. Shores, A. S. LeLacheur and M. K. Crosby was assigned the examination of teachers selected to fill va- cancies.
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FINANCIAL REPORT.
TEACHERS' DEPARTMENT.
Paid Miss A. M. Hayward,
14 weeks,
$126.00
66 Miss R. L. MacDonald,
19
66
171.00
66
Miss G. A. Stone,
28
66
280.00
Miss E. E. Wilson,
6
54.00
66 Miss L. Allen,
15
66
150.00
Miss F. A. Dunn,
9
66
90.00
66
Miss S. G. Howard,
8
80.00
66 Miss I. S. Wood,
25
66
250.00
66
Miss F. H. Burgess,
9
66
76.50
Miss W. A. Holmes,
32
320.00
66 Miss L. V. Wesel,
32
320.00
Miss M. M. Ballou,
23
66
230.00
66 Miss M. Alden,
11
66
99.00
6.
Miss M. A. Dewyre,
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66
340.00
Miss M. C. Keith,
34
66
318.00
66
Mrs. L. M. Toothaker,
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340.00
66 Mr. G. C. Howard,
4 days,
8.00
$3,252.50
JANITOR'S DEPARTMENT.
Paid for Jerusalem,
$12.00
Cochesett,
22.00
Centre,
24.00
South,
12.00
East,
12.00
Matfield,
12.00
North,
12.00
North Centre,
12.00
$118.00
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FUEL DEPARTMENT.
Paid E. T. Snell, 82 cords hard wood, $42.50
2} cords pine wood, 10.00
Owen King, labor on wood, 22.00
L. E. & E. Copeland, 21 cords pine wood and labor, 14.75 P. K. Bacon, 7 cords hard wood, 35.00
2 cords pine wood, 8.00
C. P. Howard, 3 cords oak wood,
15.00
C. T. Williams, 1 cord pine wood,
4.00
W. Penpraise, labor on wood,
10.00
W. H. Wilson, chopping and storing 3} cords,
10.00
J. E. Ryder, 1 cord oak, 1 cord pine,
9.00
L. A. Flagg, 1 cord hard, 1 cord pine and labor,
12.50
C. Keene, labor on wood, 12.90
M. K. Crosby, 1 cord pine wood, 4.00
H. Kinney, labor on wood,
.75
B. Perkins, labor on wood, 16.00
$226.40
SCHOOL CHARTS.
Paid D. C. Heath & Co., Miss Fuller's charts,
$8.34
F. M. Ambrose, Edwards' charts,
31.50
$39.84
Expenditures.
Teachers' wages,
$3,252.50
Fuel,
226.40
Janitors,
118.00
School charts,
39.84
· $3,636.74
Receipts.
Town grant,
$3,500.00
Income of Massachusetts school fund,
167.64
$3,667.64
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DEPARTMENT OF REPAIRS.
General Repairs and Incidentals.
Paid Barstow Stove Co., jacketed stove,
$50.00
C. P. Hilstrum, labor and stock at Cochesett, 26.85
66 labor and 4 stove screens, 23.00
66 66 labor and stock, cleaning stoves, 37.15
O. R. Leonard, whitewashing at Cochesett, 8.00
F. W. Howard, labor and stock at Cochesett, 13.81
B. H. Waugh, labor and stock at Jerusalem, 50.96
G. Wilbur, labor and stock at Centre,
61.61
A. Copeland, labor and stock at Jerusalem, 7.92
66 labor and stock at Cochesett, 50.13
66 labor and stock at East, 29.15
Alger's Express, 4.85
Blanks for labor certificates,
1.00
$364.43
Small Repairs, Furnishings and Cleaning.
Jerusalem,
$7.09
Cochesett,
8.83
South,
10.20
Centre,
11.43
East,
7.25
Matfield,
11.40
North,
5.75
North Centre,
4.59
66.54
Whole amount of repairs,
430.97
Town grant,
450.00
Balance,
$19.03
The school census for May 1, 1891, gave 281 children in town between the ages of five and fifteen years. Of these
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234 were in the common schools, 6 in the Howard school, 4 taught at home, 13 (all of whom were above 13 years and 8 above 14 years) at work, 3 incompetent, 1 sick, 16 young and not yet in school, and 4 out for other reasons.
At the beginning of the year the provision for habitual truancy was the same as for several previous years, but early in November notice was received from the County Commis- sioners that the
Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth Union Truant School was open and ready to receive and provide for such boys as may be sentenced for tru- ancy from the several towns in the county."
We have asked for an appropriation for schools that we think will be sufficient to give 36 weeks, or two additional weeks of school in the year. This will place our school year, in length, just above the average for all the towns in the state, which was, in 1889-90, 8 months and 17 days (20 days making a school month).
The Calendar here presented has been arranged for 36 weeks.
SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 1892-93.
SPRING TERM, Feb. 15 to June 10. 16 weeks.
Recess. Fast Day week.
FALL TERM, Sept. 6 to Dec. 23. 16 weeks.
Recess, Thanksgiving week after Wednesday.
WINTER TERM, Jan. 9 to Mar. 24, 1893. 11 weeks.
Recess, 2 weeks.
SPRING, 1893, April 10 to June 16. 10 weeks.
Four weeks of the Winter term (1892-93) would be re- quired to complete the school year of 36 weeks, within the financial year (as at present arranged), and the remaining 7 weeks of that term would be counted in the next year.
By this arrangement, which would bring our town into conformity with all of the adjoining towns, there would be
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three terms a year, ending before Dec. 31, and vacations about Fast time and at Christmas, of two weeks each, with a long one in summer. Changes to meet the special needs of the different schools could be readily made.
A jacketed wood heater has been in use in the grammar school-room at Cochesett since September, and has given good satisfaction. In a recent visit the State Deputy Inspec- tor pronounced the air in the room " very good."
Partial jackets or screens have been placed near the stoves of the South, East, North and Centre Primary schools, to protect the pupils sitting nearest the fires. The remaining schools, though less inconvenienced from this cause, should be made more comfortable in a similar way.
In order to furnish Phonic and Language Charts to all of our schools that have pupils of the primary grade, advantage has been taken of one of the provisions for the distribution and use of the Massachusetts school fund.
" Said committee may, if they see fit, appropriate therefrom any sum, not exceeding twenty-five per cent. of the same, to the purchase of books of reference, maps, and apparatus for the use of said schools."
Owing to changes in investments, etc., the state fund has made smaller returns this year than usual, but as an addition of about $700,000 has been made to it during the year, we may look for a share of the increase in the future.
By a law enacted during the session of 1891, the distribu- tion of this fund will be more favorable to all of the towns with small valuation that comply with certain conditions. A part of said fund will be divided between the towns accord- ing to the ratio that their public school tax bears to their an- nual tax rate.
The appropriations recommended for this year are these :
For the support of schools,
$3,750.00
For furnishings and repairs,
300.00
For text-books and supplies, 175.00
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Two members of the School Board should be chosen for three years at the annual town meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
J. A. SHORES, M. K. CROSBY, A. S. LELACHEUR,
B. PERKINS, W. H. BOSWORTH, G. C. HOWARD,
School Committee.
WEST BRIDGEWATER, Feb. 1, 1892.
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SCHOOLS.
Length in weeks.
Scholars enrolled.
Average member-
Average attendance.
Not absent or tardy.
Over fifteen years.
Less than five years.
Wages per month.
SPRING TERM.
South
14
30
25.64
21.
0
0
0 $36
Centre Grammar
14
16
14.38
13.
2
2
0
40
Centre Primary
14
27
25.
22.4
0
0
1
40
East.
14
27
27.
24.7
5
3
0
40
Matfield
14
25
22.43
22.
0
2
0
40
North
14
23
21.64
19.
2
0
0
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North Centre.
14
26
20.5
17.5
1
0
0
40
Cochesett Grammar
15
19
16.6
15.2
2
2
0
40
Cochesett Primary .
14
34
29.3
25.5
2
0
0
40
( Jerusalem .
14
29
26.5
22.
4
0
0
40
South
12
29
28.1
25.1
0
0
0
36
Centre Grammar
12
23
20.
19.
4
0
0
40
Centre Primary .
12
23
20.7
18.4
0
0
0
40
East
9
25
19.57
17.67
5
1
0
40
Matfield
12
25
23.
22.
0
0
0
40
North
12
27
24 5
23.24
5
0
0 36
North Centre
12
26
23.7
21.8
1
0
0
40
Cochesett Grammar
9
24
23.5
22.4
1
1
0
40
Cochesett Primary.
11
28
26.6
23.
3
0
0 40
Jerusalem .
12
32
28.
25.64
4
0
2
40
South
7
23
22.
19.63
0
0
0
36
Centre Grammar
5
23
22.5
18.23
5
0
0
40
Centre Primary
5
21
16.8
14.7
1
0
0
40
East
9
22
20.
18.
4
1
0
36
Matfield
8
22
17.
14.76
0
0
0
40
North
8
29
25.75
22.72
1
0
0
40
North Centre
8
24
22.
20.
2
0
0
40
Cochesett Grammar
9
22
21.
17.
1
2
0
40
Cochesett Primary.
9
27
23.5
19.
0
0
0
34
Jerusalem .
8
28
21.
17.
3
0
0
36
ship.
FALL TERM.
WINTER TERM.
--
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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
The changes that have occurred in our schools during the year whose close calls for a summary of the work attempted, have been mostly in the corps of teachers.
Jerusalem, the Cochesett Grammar, the South and East Schools, have all lost the excellent instructors with which they began the year, and the Cochesett school has experi- enced a succession of changes that have, of necessity, inter- fered with steady progress in regular work. Miss Dunn is expected to resume her place at the opening of the Spring term, and there now seems no good reason why this school should not enter upon a prosperous year.
The lower school in the same building will welcome Miss Wood's return after her respite of a few weeks in the winter.
The new teachers in the East and South districts have al- ready shown the good quality of their work.
At Jerusalem the diminished and irregular attendance resulting from sickness, was a serious obstacle to Miss Stone's successor in the short time of her service before the close of the year.
The remaining schools have quietly and steadily carried forward their proper work, and those at the Centre give satis- factory evidence that they are recovering from the effects of a long period of frequent change.
Whole number of pupils enrolled for the year, 313
Number that have left town, 18
Number that have moved into town, 39
It is necessary to again remind parents and others in charge of our youth, that the good character of our schools for at- tendance depends mainly upon their efforts (and often upon their resolute self-denial) to keep their children in school.
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For the whole State the per cent. of average attendance, based upon average membership, is over 90, while in 1890-91 we reached only 87 per cent., or a standing of No. 20 in the 27 towns of Plymouth County.
In September 10 pupils were admitted to the Howard High school, and the whole number now in attendance is 24.
The record of attendance from September to February has been 94 % per cent.
The total membership from January, 1891, has been 35, which is a small number for a town with our population.
Any pupil who really desires a better education, and who can meet the reasonable requirements for entrance to the school, will receive a cordial welcome.
Professor Willard says: "It is a pleasant and faithful set of scholars who almost without exception work well and are interested in their work. The teachers are all interested in the school, but would rather spend their time on twice the number than on so few."
Our school buildings are, within and without, in a reasona- bly good condition, and it is pleasant to testify that most of the pupils cheerfully aid the teachers in taking proper care of the school property.
It is our purpose to make the pupils realize that school life is continuous from term to term, no less than from one week to another. At the beginning of a new term the classes should take up their studies from the closing lessons of the previous term, and this is easily accomplished when the teachers are permanent.
Our method of keeping at the school room a record of the progress of every class in its various studies from term to term, is of great value to the teachers, especially when first assuming charge of a school, and also to the one who super- intends.
The Reading and Language departments are now quite well supplied with helps to both pupils and teachers.
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Miss Fuller's Phonic Charts (prepared for use in teaching deaf-mutes to articulate) can be made of great service to children not deprived of the sense of hearing.
Edward's Language Charts afford pleasant and most profit- able work for beginners that are learning to write as well as speak the English language, while pupils more advanced con- tinue the study as grammar with their new text books.
A greater amount and variety of reading matter is fur- nished our schools than will be found in most country towns.
The value of these educational supplies to a school de- pends, to a great extent, upon the ability of the teachers to put them to their best use. If a school room is supplied with improved means of instruction, that room is certainly no place for a teacher who can not or does not use these means for the advancement of her pupils.
This year closes the second triennial term of my connec- tion with our schools as a member of the School Board and Superintendent.
During this time there have been ten different members upon the Board, three of whom have served continuously. It is my privilege to record the unbroken harmony of our official intercourse, as well as my appreciation of the ready sympathy and support that have ever been given to my labors as Superintendent by my fellow members of the Board.
The number of children of legal school age has diminished within the six years, though at present there is a small in- crease.
The establishment of the Matfield school enabled us to withdraw the pupils of that section from the care of East Bridgewater and to relieve the crowded East school.
One school has taken the place of two in the South dis- trict, and this is now attended by all the pupils of that sec- tion, but the opportunity is always open for the older pupils to join the classes of the Centre Grammar school, and it is strongly recommended that all who wish to obtain the great- est benefit from the time spent in school should make the change, even though attended by a longer daily walk.
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Cases have come to my knowledge of girls in neighboring towns who have walked daily more than three miles and back (with few absences), that they might have the advan- tages of a high school.
Prominent among the topics discussed by leading educa- tors at the present time are "Industrial Education " and the " Supervision of Public Schools."
The first topic calls for but little consideration in farming towns like ours, where the occupations inevitably give girls and boys a good share of manual training ; but the second is one to which I would invite your serious thought.
To the School Committees of the several towns our State entrusts the entire charge of its public schools. They are responsible for the care of school property, the choice and purchase of all supplies, the plans of study, the selection of teachers and direction of their work, for the annual returns required by the laws, and the enforcement of statutes relat- ing to schools.
From year to year new duties are imposed, and hence it is becoming quite difficult in the smaller towns to secure for members of the School Board persons with the requisite qualifications and sufficient leisure to perform these exacting duties.
The cities and larger towns have, one after another, with legal sanction, adopted the wise plan of employing one person to attend to those departments of the work that could be better performed by one than by several, such as choosing teachers and superintending their labors, attending to grad- ing the schools, to promotions, and the attendance, etc.
Within a few years the smaller towns have been encour- aged by legislative action to unite in the employment of a superintendent whose whole time should be devoted to the interests of their schools. .
The first appropriations to aid these unions was made in 1888, and in 1891 the amount granted for this object was $35,- 000, or $1,000 to each district then formed in accordance with the first act.
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The result has been that skilled supervision is secured in these districts with but little, if any, additional expense to the towns, and as this policy is strongly favored by the State Board of Education, it is probable that within a few years every town in the State will be induced to share in the ad- vantages of the new system.
The testimony of school officials, from the towns already brought into district supervision, is unmistakable in its ap- proval.
" Better attendance," "unity in the work and methods throughout the town," " better grading," "promotes economy in the use of supplies," "excites a friendly rivalry," "puts new life into pupils and teachers " - are a few of the commendations expressed in reference to the system.
There has been great readiness to adopt this plan in Worcester County. Out of 17 towns voting on the question in 1889, all but one decided for the measure, and many towns unanimously.
" The methods and management in a mixed school should be of the best kind, as the amount of work to be done is very great," writes one of the State agents.
Our town must have been one of the earliest of country places to recognize in practice this principle of uniform su- pervision, and it has since always held to the improved method ; hence, if an opportunity should be offered to form, with some of the neighboring towns, a district for superin- tendence, our citizens would not be unprepared to receive and decide the question intelligently.
It is with an intimate knowledge of the present condition of our schools and a strong conviction that the proposed change will be for their permanent advancement, that I now recommend to my fellow citizens that they should give our children a longer school year, and permit our schools, as soon as practicable, to be placed under district supervision.
Respectfully submitted,
M. K. CROSBY.
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1891-92.
REPORT OF THE AGENT FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
The town appropriation for school supplies has been ex- pended as follows :
To the Thorp & Adams Manufacturing Company, paper, pencils, pens and other supplies, $54.14
American Book Co., geographies, readers, spell- ing blanks, copy-books and chart, 17.42
J. L. Hammett, maps, charts and erasers,
11.68
W. P. Adams, readers,
3.34
Ginn & Co., readers,
1.25
Wm. Ware & Co., readers,
2.75
Silver, Burdett & Co., readers,
4.75
Leach, Shewell & Sanborn, grammars,
24.50
Thompson & Brown, arithmetics,
5.00
Prang Educational Co., drawing supplies,
18.29
F. M. Ambrose, language chart,
5.00
Postage,
1.88
150.00
Inventory of stock on hand January 31, 1891,
19.99
Amount drawn from town treasury,
150.00
169.99
Inventory of new stock on hand January 31, 1892, 13.16 Supplies furnished schools, 156.83
$169.99
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Inventory of new supplies on hand Jan. 31, 1892.
5 grammars,
$3.00
3 spellers,
.50
84 dozen copy-books,
5.30
1 dozen exercise books,
.26
. 1 dozen drawing books,
1.44
¿ dozen spelling blanks,
.17
Miscellaneous.
Pencils, erasers and rules,
2.49
$13.16
The text books kept by the agent after their first use in schools, to be in readiness for transfer to other schools, are not included in the inventory.
The average number of pupils enrolled in the schools is 255; the cost of supplies provided by the town has been $156.83, or 61.5 cents per scholar.
An increase in the appropriation for supplies is needed to enable the agent to replace books that are badly worn.
Respectfully submitted,
M. K. CROSBY.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
OF
WEST BRIDGEWATER
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING JANUARY 1, 1893.
TAUNTON : J. S. SAMPSON, PRINTER. 1893.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
OF
WEST BRIDGEWATER
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING JANUARY 1, 1893.
TAUNTON : J. S. SAMPSON, PRINTER. 1893.
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1892.
SELECTMEN, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR AND ASSESSORS. JOSEPH A. SHORES, E. BRADFORD WILBUR.
SAMUEL G. COPELAND. TOWN CLERK. CHARLES R. PACKARD.
COLLECTOR AND TREASURER. GEORGE M. PRATT. SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
MRS. M. K. CROSBY.
GEO. C. HOWARD,
WILLIAM H. BOSWORTH,
JOSEPH A. SHORES, MRS. A. S. LELACHEUR, BENJAMIN PERKINS.
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.
CHARLES R. PACKARD, MRS. EMILINE B. COPELAND. MISS ELIZABETH KINGMAN, MISS EDITH F. HOWARD, HORACE M. WILLARD.
JOSEPH A. SHORES,
ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
ERLAND THAYER, WILLIAM F. RYDER,
LOREN A. FLAGG. CONSTABLES.
ELLIS R. HOLBROOK, DANIEL W. GARDNER,
JOSIAH A. PERKINS, CHARLES H. EGAN,
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
GEORGE M. PRATT. FIELD DRIVERS.
FRANK R. LEBARON, WILLIAM T. BRITTON,
WILLIAM B. LOTHROP, D. W. GARDNER.
FENCE VIEWERS.
CLINTON P. HOWARD, DAVIS COPELAND,
WILLIAM F. RYDER. MEASURERS OF LUMBER.
LESTER P. RIPLEY,
LOREN A. FLAGG.
DANIEL B. DAVIS.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK.
PARDON K. BACON, WM. F. RYDER,
CLINTON P. HOWARD, HORACE BARTLETT,
JAMES A. FOBES.
HORACE W. HOWARD, REGISTRARS. LUCIUS DUNBAR. EDWARD H. KEITH. AUDITORS.
CHARLES E. TISDALE,
H. W. HOWARD.
POUND KEEPER. WARDEN OF TOWN FARM.
Annual Report of the Assessors, Overseers of the Poor and Selectmen.
The following report of the financial condition of the town, January 1, 1893, is respectfully submitted :
REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS.
VALUATION,
As Assessed May 1, 1892
Value of real estate,
$922,960.00
Value of personal estate,
171.672.00
Total,
$1,094,632.00
ASSESSMENTS.
State tax,
$857.50 1,432.74
County tax,
2,290.24
Town grant,
13,725.00
Overlay,
565.58
14,290.58
Subsequent assessment,
47.64
Total tax,
16,628.46
Rate of tax, $14.25 per $1,000.
Poll tax-Males, $2.00
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Number of polls, 497
acres of land
9,847
dwelling houses.
409
horses
401
cows,
697
sheep,
26
Number of swine,
64
young stock,
137
APPROPRIATIONS.
For support of schools
$3,750.00
school supplies and repairs,
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