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$581.25
Drawn from Treasury to Jan. 31, 1891,
351.56
Balance unexpended,
$229.69
Interest on balance one year at 5 per cent., Dog tax, 1890,
346.58
Balance due library Jan. 31, 1891,
$587.75
Drawn from Treasury to Jan. 31, 1892,
373.69
Balance unexpended,
$214.06
Interest on balance one year at 5 per cent., Dog tax, 1891,
346.70
Balance due library Jan. 31, 1892,
$571.46
Drawn from Treasury to Dec. 31, 1892,
307.89
Balance unexpended,
$263.57
Interest on balance 11 months at 5 per cent., Dog tax, 1892,
425.58
Balance due library Jan. 1, 1893, ·
701.23
Drawn from the Treasury to Dec. 31, 1893,
412.20
Balance unexpended,
$289.03
11.37
11.48
10.70
12.08
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Balance unexpended,
$289.03
Interest on balance one year at 5 per cent., 14.45
Balance due library Jan. 1, 1894, $303.48 The amount of dog tax for 1893 has not been reported, and is to be added to the balance Jan. 1, 1894,
Respectfully submitted for the Trustees of the Public Li- brary,
CHARLES R. PACKARD.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
At the beginning of the school year of 1893 the follow- ing were members of the committee :
Mrs. A. S. LELACHEUR and B. PERKINS for three years. J. A. SHORES and Mrs. M. K. CROSBY for two years. G. C. HOWARD and W. H. BOSWORTH 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 Centre 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 vacancies.
M. K. Crosby, was appointed agent for school supplies.
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FINANCIAL REPORT.
TEACHERS.
Paid Miss R. L. MacDonald,
36 weeks,
$360 00
Miss E. E. Wilson,
36
324 00
Miss E. A. Morrow,
36
411 00
Miss I. S. Wood,
36
360 00
Miss W. A. Holmes,
36
360 00
Miss E. V. Wadsworth,
21
210 00
Miss M. J. Dunbar,
15
150 00
Miss M. Alden,
21
210 00
Miss A. Dunn,
14
112 00
Miss M. A. Dewyre,
322
325 00
Miss L. A. Burke,
353
319 00
Miss M. C. Keith,
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360 00
Miss A. A. Barrows, (music)
50 00
Mrs. A. L. Small, (music)
39 00
Conveyance of Music Teacher.
25.75
$3,616.25
JANITORS.
Paid for Jerusalem, ($7 for 1892),
$19 00
Cochesett,
26 08
Centre,
24 00
South,
12 00
East,
12 00
Matfield,
12 00
North,
12 00
North Centre,
12 00
$129 08
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FUEL.
Paid S. G. Copeland, 2 cords oak wood, $10 00
C. P. Howard, 1 cord pine, 1 cord hard and labor, 11 00
L. E. & E. Copeland, 3 cords hard and labor, 18 00
E. T. Snell, 4 cords hard, 4} cords pine, 38 00
J. E. Ryder, 7 cords hard, 4 cords pine, 51 00
1 cord maple and labor, 5 50
G. C. Howard, 6 cords hard, 1 cord pine and labor, 48 00
W. Penpraese, labor on wood,
19 50
O. Fuller, labor on wood,
75
C. Keene, labor on wood,
15 00
for labor on wood at East and Matfield,
3 80
O. King, labor on wood,
11 20
M. McCarty, labor on wood,
7 00
for labor on wood at Jerusalem,
4 85
C. E. Leonard, 1 cord pine wood,
4 00
G. W. Alger, 2 tons egg coal,
14 50
L. A. Flagg, 6000 lbs. egg coal,
20 25
$282 35
CHARTS AND TUITION.
Paid for 7 Munroe's Reading Charts,
$42 00
" 1 Complete Chart,
15 00
Easton for tuition, one pupil,
6 00
$63 00
Expenditures.
Teachers' wages,
$3,616 25
Fuel,
282 35
Janitors,
129 08
Charts and tuition,
63 00
$4,090 68
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Receipts.
Town grant,
$4,150 00
Income of Mass. School Fund,
234 64
On account of District Supervision,
142 65
$4,527 29
REPAIRS.
General Repairs and Incidentals.
Paid Minot S. Curtis, 2 gallons liquid slating, $ 8 50
G. H. Stone, labor on black boards, 4 00
J. H. Fairbanks, stove for Centre primary, 11 70
team and labor-on stoves, 24 88
stock, 3 03
G. P. Hilstrum, 31 hours labor at Cochesett, 10 85
" 166 lbs. galvanized iron, 24 90
" other material, 6 40
C. P. Howard, cedar posts and lumber for fence 40.32
L. A. Flagg, stock for fence, and labor, 7 50
W. J. Cairnes, labor on fence 5 days, 15 00
" stock, 5 57
W. Penpraese, whitewashing fence, 7 50
Z. A. Jenkins, 7 m. shingles, 19 25
I. Charlton, labor at South school house, 17 49
G. Wilbur, labor and stock, 16 60
E. E. Howard, mason work and stock, 9 50
F. W. Howard, labor and stock, 4 72
C. Eddy, labor and stock,
3 40
C. A. Goodall, printing cards and stock,
4 87
Ginn & Co., 6 music charts,
50 00
Small supplies,
5 21
Express and postage,
7 50
Incidentals for school report cards, etc.,
8 31
D. W. Gardner, for service as constable, 3 00
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Small Repairs, Furnishings and Cleaning.
Jerusalem,
8 95
Cochesett,
11 60
South,
9 27
Centre,
10 66
East,
8 02
Matfield,
3 50
North and North Centre,
15 07
Whole amount of repairs,
$387 07
Town grant,
$300 00
For damages at North school,
10 00
$310 00
SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
Paid Prang Educational Co., drawing supplies, $22 86
Leach, Shewell & Co., language lessons, 7 50
American Book Co., copy-books and spelling blanks, 18 52
Ginn & Co., readers and music books,
6 29
Thompson, Brown & Co., arithmetics,
35 47
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., readers, 9 19
University Pub. Co., readers, 24 00
J. L. Hammett, paper, pencils and clay,
3 43
Boston School Supply Co., readers, 95
The Thorp & Martin Mfg. Co., paper, pens, pen-
cils, composition books and other supplies, 62 63 Postage, 90
$191 74
New Supplies on hand Dec. 31, 1893.
Readers, grammars, histories and arithmetics, $19 56
Copy, drawing and exercise books, 13 79
Paper, pens, pencils, slates, crayons etc. 4 45
$37 80
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Inventory of stock on hand Jan. 1. 1893.
$31 88
Amount drawn from town treasury, 191 74
$223 62
Inventory of new stock on hand Dec. 31, 1893, $37 80
Supplies furnished schools,
185 82
$223 62
The average membership in the schools for the year has been 243.31, and the cost of supplies furnished by the town has been $185.82 or 76 cents per scholar.
The school census for May 1, 1891, gave 282 children in town between the ages of five and fifteen years. Of these 223 were in the common schools, 6 in the Howard school, 4 taught at home, 8 (all above 14 years) at work, 3 incompetent, 6 sick, 28 young and not yet in school, and 4 out for other reasons.
Professor Willard has furnished the following High School statistics :
Number admitted in Sept. 1893, 8
Number attending Fall term,
25
Number of different pupils for the year, 33
Percentage of attendance for Fall term, 97.27
CALENDAR FOR 1894.
WINTER TERM, Jan. 8 to March 23, 1894. 11 weeks. Vacation. 2 weeks.
SPRING TERM, April 9 to June 15. 10 weeks.
Vacation, 12 weeks.
FALL TERM, Sept. 10 to Dec. 21. 15 weeks.
Recess. Thanksgiving week after Wednesday.
Vacation. 2 weeks .
WINTER TERM. 1895, Jan. 7th.
Changes in this will be made to meet special needs in any school.
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We insert changes made by the Legislature of 1892 in the laws relating to district supervision of schools :-
CHAPTER 200, SECTION 2.
"When such a union has been effected it shall not be dissolved because any one of the towns shall have increased its valuation so that it exceeds two million five hundred thousand dol- lars, nor because the number of schools shall have increased be- yond the number of fifty or decreased below the number of twenty-five, nor, for any reason, for the period of three years from the date of the formation of such union, except by vote of a majority of the towns constituting the union."
SECT. 3. "and the remaining five hundred dollars shall be apportioned and distributed on the basis of the amount appropriated and expended for a superintendent in the towns form- ing such district for the year next preceding, which amount shall be paid for the salaries of teachers employed in the public schools within such district."
Section 2 provides for changes in the Union. District that may be desired. The present basis of distribution as given in Section 3 will make our share one-third of the five hundred dollars. Last year our town received from the State for district supervision $142.65, which reduces the actual cost of supervision to $107.35.
The care our schools are receiving under the Union District system is very satisfactory, and this is due largely to the energy and enthusiastic devotion of our superintendent, R. D. McKeen.
We commend to your careful consideration his report, and ask for your active interest in all efforts to improve our public schools.
The citizens of a town do not lessen their individual respon- sibility for the character and progress of their schools by placing them in charge of a good superintendent, and his labors will be productive of the best results when supported by the co-operation of the whole community.
The success that has attended our trial of special instruc- tion in music encourages us to recommend the continued em-
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ployment of a trained teacher to direct this work in our schools.
It is necessary to ask for a small amount extra for school supplies to meet the expense of changes in histories and read- ing books.
The general repair account includes various incidental ex- penses, such as printing school report cards, expressage on supplies, etc.
The bill for music charts will be found in this account, but the amount paid will be forthcoming when we receive our share of the Mass. School Fund for 1893-one-fourth of which can be used for charts or apparatus.
Unforeseen expenses are liable to occur in the department of repairs.
To remedy a defect in the new heating apparatus at the Co- chesett grammar school building it was necessary to exceed the appropriation for repairs, but the total of the school ex- penses is considerably less than our estimates for the year.
We recommend for this year the following appropriations : For the support of schools, $3,700.00
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, and also one for two years in place of Mr. B. Perkins, by whose death the School Board lost a faithful and efficient member.
Respectfully submitted,
J. A. SHORES,
M. K. CROSBY, A. S. LELACHEUR, > School Committee.
W. H. BOSWORTH, G. C. HOWARD,
WEST BRIDGEWATER, Jan 11th, 1894.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
To the School Committee of West Bridgewater :
I hereby present my second annual report of the schools of the town of West Bridgewater for the year ending. Dec. 30, 1893.
Population of West Bridgewater, (U.S.census, 1890,) 1,917 Number of schools, 10
Number of different teachers employed for the year including music teachers, 14
Number of teachers required, 11
Number of schools having different teachers, 2
Number of children in town between the ages of 5 and 15 years as shown by the school census
taken May, 1893, 282
Taken' May, 1892, 279
Number receiving employment tickets during the year, 5 Number of different pupils enrolled on school registers, 313 Greatest number enrolled in any school, (Matfield,) 45
Smallest 66 (East,) 23
Average membership for the year : 243.31
Cochesett Gram., 21.35 ; Cochesett Primary, 27.78 Centre Gram.,26.5; Centre Prim'y, 2623., South, 23.46 ; East, 19.5; Matfield, 30.38, N. Centre, 24.18 ; North, 20.7 Jerusalem. 26.23.
Average membership per room, 34.33
Average attendance, 219.93
Cochesett Grammar, 20.11 ; Cochesett Prim'y, 24.84 ;
Centre Gram., 25.14; Cen. Prim., 20.51; South, 19.45 ; East, 18.3 ; Matfield, 27.75, North Centre, 21.47; North, 19.2 ; Jerusalem, 23.16.
Per cent. of average attendance, .90+
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Average attendance,
21.99
Number of children attending over 15 years of age, 6
66 under 5 " 1
In submitting this report, I am glad to avail myself of this opportunity, to express again, to the citizens, my grateful appreciation of the uniform courtesy and valu- able assistance given me in the discharge of my duties.
No school committee within my experience has done more to make the position of Superintendent agreeable and successful than the School Board of West Bridge- water.
The work of this year has been so similar in character to that of last year that attempts to particularize would seem but a repetition of much of the report of 1892. Omit- ting, therefore, reference to details, I purpose merely to outline a report of those features in the work of the schools peculiar to the year just closed, together with a few suggestions for the coming year. It must not be inferred from such omissions, that any less effort has been exerted, or a lack of interest has been shown by teachers or pupils. or anything in the ordinary channels of school work has been suffered to decline. On the contrary, the methods of instruction have been more uniform. the attendance has been better (except in the Matfield school where the scarlet fever so seriously interfered), and the teachers, too, of whom I am pleased to speak in terms of commendation, have shown a ready disposition to accept suggestions from the Superintendent, even when, as in most cases, they were backed by no pretence of authority.
It is universally recognized that advanced students can- not be skilfully taught in Physics and Chemistry without a well equipped laboratory, and is is equally true that younger pupils should be supplied with a laboratory which corresponds to their class of instruction. Tell a child that four gills make a pint and that two pints make a quart
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and he has little conception of the true meaning. He has seldom seen a gill or a pint measure, and therefore has lit- tle idea of their size. Give him a gill measure, and ask him to find out how many gill measures it takes to fill a pint measure, or a pint measure and ask him to find out how many such measures it takes to fill a quart measure, and he will be more likely to remember it. I, therefore, commend to your consideration, the purchase of sets of dry and liquid measures for the public schools of this town.
Friday afternoon exercises in the Grammar schools could be made brighter and more interesting by being made to stand in closer relation to current topics from the newspapers and periodicals. I would suggest the follow- ing :- That the school committee furnish material for a reading table in the Grammar schools of this town. At a mere nominal expense, a few of the best papers and period- icals could be supplied, to which the pupils might have access after their lessons are learned. At the close of every week, or perhaps every day, a short time could be profit- ably spent in reviewing and discussing what has been read of interest.
This plan has been very successfully followed in East Bridgewater for the past year.
TRANSFER OF PUPILS.
More satisfactory work has been done in the East and Matfield schools in consequence of the transferring of pupils of the grammar grade to the Centre grammar school. Our grammar schools would not be crowded if all the pupils of the grammar grade in town were sent to the grammar schools. It seems to me that with a little ex- tra effort on the part of parents, this could be accomplished and all would then receive alike the benefits of a graded system.
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Certainly a school of eight grades, with from one pupil to four in a grade cannot be as profitable as another of half the number of grades with double the number in a grade. Why not take advantage of the precedent established by the few who are now so satisfactorily testing it ?
The annexation of the "North End" of the town to Brockton takes away the North school, together with eleven pupils of the grammar grade, and two of the primary grade from the North Centre school. This leaves but sixteen pupils in the North Centre school-all of the first four grades except one of the seventh grade, who will now at- tend the grammar school at the centre.
MUSIC.
The satisfaction derived from instruction instruction in vocal music for the year is sufficient to warrant me in say- ing that money could be judiciously expended for its sup- port for another year. It is no longer an experiment, but let it be a permanent thing.
I think I hazard nothing in saying that the time spent in the music lesson or in the drill is as profitable as that devoted to any other study. Its direct educational value cannot be questioned while its influence on the habits of the children is beneficial in the highest degree.
At the beginning of the spring term we were fortunate in securing the services of Mrs. Small of Hudson, Mass., but unfortunate in having to part with them at the close of the same term. Even for the short time in which Mrs. Small had charge of the music here the pupils made rapid progress in the study.
At the beginning of the fall term we were pleased to en- gage the services of Miss Alice Barrows of Reading. Seemingly there was no break resulting from the change in teachers, Miss Barrows taking up the work where Mrs. Small left it. Miss Barrows comes to us with several
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years of successful experience in teaching music in public schools. Her natural adaptation for, and devotion to her work, coupled with the hearty co-operation of the regular teachers can not fail to produce, in due time, the much needed results.
For particulars pertaining to the work in music I refer you to the report of the music teacher : .
REPORT OF THE TEACHER OF MUSIC.
Mr. R. D. McKeen, Superintendent of Schools, West Bridge- water, Mass.
Dear Sir.
The work of teaching Music in West Bridgewater was started by Mrs. Small, who supervised the schools for the term ending in June, 1893. A good foundation was laid, upon which we have been building for the past term. My aim has been to take up the work as she left it, and carry it on from that point. As the schools have each received but one lesson in two weeks, it has been difficult to lay out enough work in that one lesson to last till the next visit. I think we shall accomplish more by visiting each school every week and giving a short, sharply defined lesson. This is the plan for the remainder of the year. Of necessity, the work moves slowly, but the pupils seem very apt and willing and have shown a great readiness to do whatever is required.
The two Grammar schools have completed all the work in one part songs and exercises to be found upon the Second Series of Charts. We are now ready for two part singing and as the work upon the Charts is too difficult for schools where Music has not been taught for several years, I advise that we use instead the Common School Song Reader which is especially adapted for such schools, and that we exchange the charts for the First Series of Charts to be used in the Primary rooms.
The Primary and other schools have together pursued nearly the same line of work. Much of the time has been spent upon rote songs, and interval work, thus teaching the use of the voice before much time is given to notation. Nearly all the schools have now
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commenced reading music from the Charts, except in the two Primaries, where we have no charts, and have been obliged to work from the board.
I will not make special mention of any school, as the work has been faithfully performed in all. The teachers deserve special com- mendation, as the results obtained thus far, have been largely due to their careful daily drill. We hope by the end of the year, that we shall have made a long step ahead, and that the people of West Bridgewater will consider Music as an indispensable study in their public schools.
Very truly, ALICE A. BARROWS. Teacher of Music.
CHANGES IN TEACHERS.
Our schools have had very little cause to suffer from the changes in teachers, only two having been made during the year. This is a point of which very few towns can boast. Miss Alden of the East school resigned at the close of the spring term, having decided to close her labors in the pub- lic schools to accept a better offer in the marriage field. Her position was filled temporarily by Miss Alice Dunn of Quincy. Miss Dunn's faithfulness in her work has won the respect of her pupils and secures her continuance in the school. Just before the schools began in September, word was received from Miss Wadsworth of the Centre grammar school that an attack of la grippe prevented ker from resuming her labors again for several weeks at least.
Miss Mary J. Dunbar was engaged to fill her position. Miss Dunbar's previous experience in similar schools has been of great service in this school. Her spirit of devotion _ to her work and the quiet industry of the school are features worthy of notice.
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EXAMINATIONS AND PROMOTIONS.
The plan adopted by the Committee to award diplomas to those who satisfactorily complete the Course of Study in the public schools is conducive to good results.
At the close of the summer term, two from the Cochesett grammar, four from the Centre grammar and two from the North Centre School received diplomas and were recom- mended to Dr. Willard for admission to the Howard High School. A verbal agreement between Dr. Willard and your Superintendent makes it necessary for pupils who wish to be admitted to the High School. to present certificates, signed by the School Board and Superintendent, that the candidates are of good moral character, and that they have satisfactorily completed the Course of Study in the public schools of this town.
Promotions in all the grades are made in June. A pub- lic day is given in each school to which the parents are specially invited to listen to oral reviews of the work done for the year. I am pleased to say that promotions do not depend on stated examinations, but the monthly record of each pupil's work, the judgment of a wise teacher and the frequent unannounced written exercises seem a better, fairer, and more impartial way of judging a pupil's fitness for promotion.
Respectfully submitted, R. D McKEEN, Superintendent of Schools.
Jan. 1, 1894.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
OF
WEST BRIDGEWATER
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING JANUARY 1, 1895.
TAUNTON : J. S. SAMPSON, PRINTER. 1895.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
OF
WEST BRIDGEWATER
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING JANUARY 1, 1895.
TAUNTON : J. S. SAMPSON, PRINTER. 1895.
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1894.
SELECTMEN, OVERSEERS OF POOR, AND ASSESSORS.
JOSEPHI A. SHORES,
E. BRADFORD WILBUR, SAMUEL G. COPELAND. OVERSEER OF THE POOR, ANNA S. LELACHEUR. 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,
H. M. WILLARD. »
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.
CHARLES R. PACKARD, MRS. CHARLOTTE A. WILLIAMS, MISS ELIZABETH KINGMAN, MISS EDITH F. HOWARD, JOSEPH A. SHORES, HORACE M. WILLARD,
ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
JOSEPH C. HOWARD, WILLIAM F. RYDER.
LOREN A. FLAGG. CONSTABLES.
ELLIS R. HOLBROOK, LOREN A. FLAGG,
H. EUGENE WESTON, CHARLES H. EGAN.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. GEORGE M. PRATT. FIELD DRIVERS.
HERBERT A. LOTHROP, URIAH S. COPELAND,
GEORGE W. HOWARD.
FENCE VIEWERS.
CLINTON P. HOWARD, LOREN A. FLAGG, GEORGE E. HORTON.
MEASURERS OF LUMBER,
ALPHEUS M. TAYLOR,
FRANK H. JONES,
LOREN A. FLAGG,
DANIEL B. DAVIS.
SAMUEL L. RYDER,
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK.
FRANK JONES,
JOSEPH E. RYDER,
HORACE BARTLETT,
CHIAS. R. PACKARD.
CLINTON P. HOWARD.
JAMES A. FOBES,
CURTIS EDDY.
CHARLES E. TISDALE,
REGISTRARS. LUCIUS DUNBAR, AUDITORS. CHARLES T. WILLIAMS.
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. 1895, is respectfully submitted :
REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS.
VALUATION,
As Assessed May 1, 1894.
Value of real estate,
$824,502.00
Value of personal estate,
143,766.00
Total,
$968,268,00
ASSESSMENTS.
State tax,
$980.00
County tax.
1517.03
$2,497.03
Town grant,
10,050.00
Overlay,
468,31
Subsequent assessments,
4.00
$10,522.31 ,
Total tax,
$13,019.34.
Rate of tax, $12.50 per $1000.
Poll tax, $2.00
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Number of polls,
450
acres of land,
8,987
dwelling houses,
367
horses,
370
COWS,
600
sheep,
30
swine.
110
young stock,
83
fowls,
4084
APPROPRIATIONS,
For support of schools,
$3,700.00
school supplies and repairs,
500.00
repairs of highways and sidewalks,
3,500.00
support of poor,
1,500.00
town officers,
800.00
incidentals,
600.00
memorial service,
100.00
lectures,
100.00
School Superintendent,
250,00
$11,050.00
Estimated Bank and Corporation Tax,
1,000.00 .
$10,050,00
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,
100.00
road scraper,
100.00
JOSEPH A. SHORES, E. BRADFORD WILBUR, SAMUEL G. COPELAND,
- Assessors.
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REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF POOR.
INVENTORY AT ALMSHOUSE JAN. 1st, 1895.
16 tons English hay,
$288.00
6 tons meadow and swale hay,
60.00
corn,
50.00
10 bushel beans, -
20.00
10 cows,
375.00
1 horse,
75,00
30 fowls,
15.00
5 heifers and 1 bull,
145,00
2 oxen,
160.00
250 bushels potatoes,
187.00
turnips,
25.00
5 bushels beets,
2.00
cabbage,
5.00
300 lbs. pork,
30.00
25 lbs. lard,
2.50
6 lbs. butter,
1.80
1¿ bbls. flour,
7.50
groceries,
5.00
100 lbs. sugar,
5.00
4 lbs. tea
2 00
2 pork barrels,
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