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2 79
From Miss Dunn, book,
1 00
From fines, sales, etc.,
3 46
$678 52
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EXPENDITURES.
Balance from last year,
$11 87
Paid C. E. Lauriat Co.,
196 68
Harper & Bros.,
45 00
Doubleday, Page & Co.,
35 00
Magazines,
29 30
Librarian's salary,
150 00
Insurance,
33 00
Oil, express, postage, etc.,
4 74
Balance cash on hand,
172 93
$678 52
The cash balance on hand represents what is left of the Nathan Copeland bequest.
The Cornelia Alger fund, $1,000, and the Francis E. Howard fund, $500, are on deposit in the East Bridge- water and Brockton Savings Banks respectively. The interest for the past has not yet been drawn.
Respectfully submitted for the Trustees,
CHARLES R. PACKARD.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
MARCH 6, 1905.
A meeting, duly warned, of the inhabitants of West Bridgewater, qualified to vote on town affairs, was held at the Town Hall, in said town, on Monday, March 6, 1905, at six o'clock in the morning, and the following is a record of the doings of said meeting, viz .:
Chose
Howard B. Wilbur, Moderator.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES-Frank L. Howard.
FIRE WARDENS-Cyrus E. Alger, Chester Thayer, F. J. Vosmus, Geo. G. Tucker, Wm. F. Ryder.
FIELD DRIVERS-Cyrus E Alger, Clinton P. Howard, John Cashman, T. Prescott Snell, Presson West, E. E. Howard, Ira A. Pratt, Chas. H. Egan.
FENCE VIEWERS-Clinton P. Howard, Albert L. Alger, Albert Manley.
POUNDKEEPER-Wardeu Town Farm.
PUBLIC WEIGHERS-George S. Drake, James H. Alger, Charles H. Caldwell, Clinton P. Howard, A. E. Clark.
Voted, That reports of Town Officers and Committees, as offered in print, be accepted and placed on file.
Voted, That the vote passed at the last annual Town Meeting prohibiting any transactions between Town Officers and the Town, be rescinded.
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Voted, To strike from the jury list the names of Clinton P. Aoward, Curtis Eddy, E. H. Lothrop, R. W. Thayer, A. C. Peckham, E. B. Wilbur and H. O. Davenport, and to refer the list to the selectmen to fill vacancies.
Voted, To pass Article 5.
Voted, To take up Article 3.
Selected submitted jury list as amended by adding the names of Wm. E. May, Christopher Read, Farnham Gil- lespie, F. J. Vosmus, Albert L. Alger and E. E. Howard, and the same was accepted.
The following sums were voted and appropriated, viz .:
Support of poor,
$2,000 00
Highways and sidewalks,
3,000 00
Town officers,
1,000 00
Incidentals,
600 00
Support of schools,
4,700 00
General repairs,
250 00
School supplies,
250 00
Conveyance of pupils,
500 00
Sundries,
75 00
Shingling and painting,
175 00
Superintendent of schools,
250 00
Soldiers' relief,
200 00
Street lights,
100 00
Sign boards,
250 00
Repairs on monument,
200 00
Voted, That the Treasurer be and hereby is authorized, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow during the municipal year beginning Jan. I, in anticipation of the col- lection of taxes, 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 therefor, payable within one year after the dates thereof. All debts incurred under the authority of this
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vote shall be paid from the taxes of the present municipal year.
Voted, To pass Article 8.
Voted, To discontinue that portion of Spring street out- side of the layout.
Voted, To discontinue the old road by the Drury estate.
Voted, To raise the sum of $100 for the observance of Memorial day, and that the same be expended under the direction of Wm. E. Cobbett.
Voted, To raise $ 100 for public lectures.
Voted, To appoint a committee of three to act with the Trustees of the Howard funds in making arrangements for the course.
In accordance with the foregoing vote the committee chosen was :
Theodore H. Eaton, Geo. F. Logue, Frank L. Howard.
Voted, To pass Article 14.
Voted, To pass Article 15.
Voted, To pass Article 16.
Voted, That Superintendent of Streets procure sign boards bearing names of streets, like sample shown at this meeting, and place the same in position.
Voted, That the several sums voted and appropriated be assessed on the polls and estates of the town.
Voted, To raise $100 for repairs of old cemetery on Matfield street.
Voted, To pay Moderator $5 for his services.
The ballots for town officers having been sorted, counted and declaration thereof made, showed the election of the following named persons, viz .:
SELECTMEN-Geo. F. Logue, Orvis F. Kinney, Edwin H. Lothrop.
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ASSESSORS-Geo. F. Logue, Orvis F. Kinney, Edwin H. Lothrop.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR-Geo. F. Logue, Orvis F. Kinney, Edwin H. Lothrop.
TOWN CLERK-Chas. R. Packard.
TREASURER-Frank L. Howard.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES-Frank L. Howard.
AUDITORS-James F. Hennessey and F. W. Wood.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, 3 YEARS-Clinton P. Howard, Anna S. LeLacheur.
TRUSTEES PUBLIC LIBRARY, 3 YEARS-Charles R. Packard, Edith F. Howard.
TREE WARDEN-Octave Belmore.
CONSTABLES-Lionel H. Adams, Lester J. Golder, Geo. G. Tucker, Presson West, William L. Woodworth.
LICENSE QUESTION-Yes, 28. No, III.
Voted, To dissolve the meeting.
A true record,
Attest, CHAS. R. PACKARD,
Town Clerk.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN WEST BRIDGE- WATER IN 1905.
Jan. 16. Jose M. d'Bitencourtte and Marie Suse Suares, both of West Bridgewater.
Jan. 16. Louis O. Belmore and Helen G. Shattuck, both of West Bridgewater.
Jan. 18. Alexis Pare of West Bridgewater and Blanche Cora Brodeur of Fall River.
Feb. 22. William T. McAnaugh and Annie G. Cashman, both of West Bridgewater.
March 5. Jose C. Parry and Mary C. Chaves, both of West Bridgewater.
March 5.
Frank Wm. Simino of West Bridgewater and
Vitolma Mary J. LeClair of East Bridge-
water.
March 6. Manuel J. Braga and Maria Natevidade Choves, both of West Bridgewater.
April 26. James F. Hennessey and Gertrude Augusta May, both of West Bridgewater.
April 27. Dennis Twomey of Brockton and Hannah Mad- den of West Bridgewater.
July 19.
Everett T. Hayward of West Bridgewater and
Rose I. Grant of Dighton.
Aug. I.
Clayton E. Delamater of Cottage City and
Anna J. Billings of West Bridgewater.
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Aug. 24. Joseph O. Belmore of West Bridgewater and Ruby Jane Davis of Avon.
Sept. 16. Albert H. Lander of Brockton and Josephine L. Belmore of West Bridgewater.
Oct. I. Edwin H. Thayer and Margaret May Williams, both of West Bridgewater.
Oct. 4. Ernest Anson Newcomb and Edith Abby Dar- ling, both of West Bridgewater.
Oct. 19. Arthur Francis Weston of West Bridgewater and May Geneva Bragg of Sidney, Me.
Oct. 20. Charles Gilbert Jones of Brockton and Mary Phiadelia Packard of West Bridgewater.
Oct. 28. Sylvester Day of North Joy, Me., and Emma (Bunker) Howard of West Bridgewater.
Nov. 18. Edward L. Bourne of Brockton and Ethel Louise Monk of West Bridgewater.
Nov. 30. George G. Hopkins and Elizabeth Kerr, both of West Bridgewater.
Dec. 23. Chester E. McFadden of Bridgewater and Florence M. Hefler of West Bridgewater.
Dec. 25. Norris Miles of Whitman and Ethel Edlund of West Bridgewater.
Dec. 27. Gustav Halgen of West Bridgewater and Matilda Saunders of Brookline.
BIRTHS RECORDED IN WEST BRIDGEWATER IN THE YEAR 1905.
DATE OF BIRTH.
NAME OF CHILD.
SEX.
NAMES OF PARENTS.
Jan.
I -
Gifford
Male
Jan.
14
Lena Perry
Female
Jan.
20
Julius A. Hayward
Male
Jan.
24
Augustus Raymond Lewis Johnson
Male
March
21
Jennie Braga
Female
April
I
Mary J. Horton,
Female
Charles L. Horton and Flora G. Washburn
April
I
Hattie M. Chappell
Female
April
4
Elena Rosamond Ripley
Female
April
6
Lillie Burnham Crosby Chassez
Female
April
7
Female
April
IO
Edith Churchill
Female
April
14
Pearl Young
Female
May 7
Samuel A. Read
May
15
Clement Gordon Boland
Male
May
16 Helen M. Sawyer
May
19
Illegitimate
June
4
Stillborn
July
28
Mabel Edith Hefler
Female
Wallace Hefler and Bessie Lowner Joseph Ensher and Queenie Alexander
Aug.
7
Isaiah Charles Ensher
Male
Sept.
7
John Joseph Fallon
Male
Michael Fallon and Ellen Duane
Sept.
22
George William Hopkins
Male
George A. Hopkins and Mary Sweeney
Dec.
7
John William McAnaugh
Male
William T. McAnaugh and Annie G. Cashman
Dec.
9
James Orvis Hennessey
Male
Dec.
19
Harriet Marion Kinney
Female
James F. Hennessey and Gertrude A. May Otis F. Kinney and Marion T. Nute
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Joseph H. Gifford and Annie L. Goodell Manuel C. Perry and Mary B. Cabrel Julius L. Hayward and Ida Aldridge John Johnson and Matilda Rosenquist Joseph J. Braga and Philomena P. Cheves
Wallace Chappell and Hattie F. Francis Harrie A. Ripley and Jennie L. Johnson Willard V. Crosby and Elizabeth G. Sherrick Theophile Chassez and Adele Pare Thomas H. Churchill and Carrie M. Brett James R. Young and Cora C. Vosmus Christopher Read and Maud M. Sabin James Boland and Catherine Quinlan James E. Sawyer and Nellie M. Durgin
Male
Female
DEATHS RECORDED IN THE TOWN OF WEST BRIDGEWATER IN THE YEAR 1905.
DATE.
NAME OF DECEASED.
AGE YMD
CAUSE OF DEATH.
PLACE OF DEATH.
NAMES OF PARENTS.
1905.
Feb. 22 William H. Bismore
Feb. 25 Samuel G. Braley
45 10 27 Pulmonary Phthisis
Feb. 26 Frank E. Rounds 47 - - Broncho Pneumonia Taunton
March 4 Mary P. Caldwell
85 II|21 Heart Failure
March 6 Martha A. Eddy
63 o I Goitre
March
7 Molbry A. Ripley
79| 0|26 Rheumatism
West Bridgewater West Bridgewater West Bridgewater Boston
March
28 Melvina Boiven
32| 3|11 Shock
April
17 Lydia E. Larrabee
April
20 Stillborn
1
May 14 Reagena A. Belmore
June
17 William H Bosworth
June
19 Stephen O'Neil
- Carcinoma
West Bridgewater
June
25 Stillborn 5 Edith H. Churchill
.54 2 8 Cancer of Stomach
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2 10 Dysentery
Sept. Sept.
13 Mildred McIntyre
- 3 12 Gastro-enteritis
Sept.
20 Unite K. Leach
55 5-Bright's Disease
Sept.
22 Julia F. Leach
80 8 Chronic Bronchitis
50 1 16 Heart Disease
Oct. Oct.
14 Richard Warren Thayer 29 Alice C. Richards 6 Mary Luddy
30 II 24 Cerebral Hemor'age West Bridgewater 69 10 14
Nov.
Nov. 8 William H. Jennings
83 9 16 Bronchitis
West Bridgewater West Bridgewater West Bridgewater
Nov. 18 Frederic J. Hambly
Dec.
I Abigail Keith Washburn
Dec.
3 John Shipman
59 11 12 Cancer 73 7 18 Pneumonia 77 3 10 Heart Disease
West Bridgewater West Bridgewater
David Bismore and Nancy Isaac Braley and Mary A. Bosworth A. H. Rounds and Sally Smith Albertus Edson and Sarah Caldwell Samuel Ryder and Anna Kingman Molbry Ripley and Datie Bray Narberet Carron and Elizabeth Larivere
April
17 Andrew D. Leonard
51 7 4 Heart Disease
91 -17 Old Age
West Bridgewater West Bridgewater
Jarvis D. Leonard and Elizabeth F. Grinnell Thomas Estes and Betsey Hayford
Octave Belmore and Eliza Cardean Orren Bosworth and Betsey Hauthaway Thomas O'Neil and Barbara Quinn
Aug. Aug. Aug.
12 Esther M. Caldwell 19 Stillborn
9 Eveline B. Chamberlain
57 7 3 Cancer
West Bridgewater West Bridgewater
Charles E. Churchill and Lucy T. Howard Willis B. Chubbuck and Esther Savery
West Bridgewater West Bridgewater West Bridgewater West Bridgewater West Bridgewater
Lewis Harlow and Betsey Briggs Angus McIntyre and Eugine Cloutier Unite K. Leach and Abigail Leonard David Bartlett and Susan Fish Richard F. Thayer and Abigail H. Wheeler Clarkson W. Richards and Marietta Thayer Edward Fraher and Ellen McCarthy William Jennings and Annie Montgomery Joseph Hambly and Mary A. Briggs Edward Snell and Emeline White Edward Shipman and Elizabeth Nichols
78 8-Apoplexy
West Bridgewater West Bridgewater
I 2 19 AcuteSeptomengitis West Bridgewater 64 1I 17 Cerebral Hemor'age West Bridgewater 40 -
NAMES OF JURORS.
For acceptance or revision by the Town at its annual Town Meeting.
Michael O'Fallon,
David Lombard,
Leonard J. Goodridge,
Lyman E. Copeland,
George Burke,
Elmer E. Howard,
Henry J. LeLacheur,
Charles H. Eldridge,
William A. Cole,
Jonas Hartwell,
William E. Cobbett,
Horace Bartlett,
Azel Lothrop, Evan R. Golder,
Joseph C. Howard,
Frank P. Hatch, William F. Ryder,
Nathan W. Bradford, William Washburn,
Christopher Reed,
Ralph H. Mann,
Algernon S. Lyon, Lars Eklund,
Charles E. Worthington, Charles Fullerton.
NAMES OF JURORS DRAWN IN 1905.
Abial Washburn, Josiah W. Foye, Chas. H. Egan, T. Prescott Snell,
Everett T. Hayward, Edw. B. Maglathlin, Albert L. Alger, Everett Clark, John W. Darling.
James F. Hennessey,
Chester Thayer, Edmund Copeland,
Hiram E. Weston,
Frank L. Howard, William E. May, Averill A. Crooker, Geo. P. Presby,
Richard A. Cross,
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At a meeting of the Selectmen held at their office, March 7, 1905 William F. Ryder was appointed Superin- tendent of Streets.
The Selectmen appointed E. S. LeLacheur, M. D., town physician and member of the Board of Health.
TOWN MEETING WARRANT.
TOWN MEETING.
Plymouth ss.
To any Constable of the Town of West Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabi- tants of said town qualified to vote at elections and in town affairs, to assemble at the Town Hall, in said town on Monday, the fifth day of March, at six o'clock in the morning, then and there to act on the following articles, viz :
ART. I. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting.
ART. 2. To choose all necessary town officers and bring in their votes "Yes" or "No" on the following ques- tion : "Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town ?"
ART. 3. To hear the annual report of town officers and committees, and act thereon.
ART. 4. To act on the list of jurors as reported by the selectmen.
ART. 5. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the town charges for the ensuing year, and make appropriation for the same.
ART. 6. To see if the town will authorize the
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treasurer to borrow money, in anticipation of taxes to pay charges against the town.
ART. 7. To see if the town will appropriate money for necessary transportion of pupils to grammar schools.
ART. 8. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money for tree warden.
ART. 9. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money for Memorial Day.
GEORGE F. LOGUE, ORVIS F. KINNEY, EDWIN H. LOTHROP,
WE RECOMMEND THE TOWN TO APPROPRIATE :
For the Support of the Poor,
$2,000 00
Highways,
3,000 00
Town Officers,
1,000 00
Incidentals,
600 00
Soldiers Relief,
200 00
Streets Lights,
100 00
CITIZENS' CAUCUS.
A caucus for the nomination of town officers, re- quired by law to be chosen by ballot, to be elected at the annual town meeting in West Bridgewater, Monday, March 5, 1906, will be held at the Town Hall, Wednesday, February 14, 1906, at 7.30 o'clock, p. m. The meeting will be called to order by the Chairman of the Caucus Committee.
CHRISTOPHER REED, EDWARD B. MAGLATHLIN, HOWARD B. WILBUR, Caucus Committee.
West Bridgewater.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
At the beginning of the school year of 1905, the fol- lowing were members of the school committee :
Mrs. A. S. LeLacheur, C. P. Howard, for three years.
Mrs. M. K. Crosby, Mrs. C. H. Copeland, for two - years.
W. H. Bosworth, S. H. Marshall, for one year.
The organization for the year was as follows :
A. S. LeLacheur, chairman.
M. K. Crosby, secretary.
W. H. Bosworth, C. P. Howard, S. H. Marshall and M. K. Crosby, committee on repairs.
The schools were assigned as follows :
North to Mrs. Copeland.
Cochesett to S. H. Marshall.
Centre to Mrs. LeLacheur.
South to C. P. Howard.
East and Matfield to Mrs. Crosby.
Jerusalem to Mrs. Bosworth.
To A. S. LeLacheur, M. K. Crosby and C. H. Cope- land was assigned the approval of teachers selected to fill vacancies.
M. K. Crosby was appointed agent for school supplies.
W. H. Bosworth, E. R. Holbrook and Supt. E. H. Grout were chosen truant officers, and upon the resigna- tion of E. R. Holbrook late in the year, Lionel H. Adams was chosen in his place.
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FINANCIAL REPORT.
TEACHERS.
Paid Miss E. A. Morrow, 36 weeks, $499 99
R. L. Macdonald, 37 weeks, 513 87
" G. E. Downing, 36 weeks, 457 00
L. G. Reed, 8 weeks,
96 00
M. A. Dewyer, 36 weeks,
468 00
" E. Randall, 36 weeks,
360 00
E. A. Lavalette, 36 weeks,
360 00
A. E. Hennessey, 36 weeks,
324 00
F. L. Beckwith, 21 weeks,
231 00
B. C. Fuller, 36 weeks, 360 00
F. Howard, 7 weeks, I I-2 days, 21 90
Ella L. Dickerman, 27 weeks,
324 00
Ethel Whitney, 15 weeks, 165 00
Mildred Packard, 29 weeks, 247 00
M. S. Jones, music, 9 months, 200 00
Conveyance of music teacher,
60 25
Miss L. Newman, drawing, 26 weeks,
78 00
E. M. P. Bartlett, drawing, 10 weeks, 30 00
Tuition, 3 terms, Easton high school,
36 00
$4,832 OI
SUNDRIES AND INCIDENTALS.
Paid small furnishings, $16 65
J. Burrill, printing, 5 68
Expense for diplomas,
3 95
E. H. Grout, travelling and incidentals,
18 32
Clerk of committee,
10 00
Team for supplies and service,
12 50
Postage and express,
18 35
$85 45
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JANITORS.
Paid Janitor at Center, Janitor service at other schools,
$199 99
184 38
$384 37
CONVEYANCE.
Paid D. R. Simmons, coach,
$300 00
C. F. Haynes, 21 weeks,
52 50
Everett Clark, 15 weeks,
34 00
E. E. Howard, 7 weeks, I day, Electric car tickets,
14 40
242 50
$643 40
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
Paid Milton Bradley Co., general supplies, $28 00
E. E. Babb & Co., text books, 81 83
J. L. Hammett Co., general supplies, 68 98
American Book Co., readers and spellers,
9 12
B. H. Sanborn & Co., spellers,
2 09
Newson & Co., grammars,
15 00
Silver, Burdett & Co., readers, music and copy books, 38 34
Wadsworth, Howland & Co., paints and pencils, 7 60
Appleton & Co., readers,
6 00
Rand, McNally & Co., readers,
3 84
Little, Brown & Co., readers,
5 76
Ginn & Co., readers, geographies, arith- metics, 86 45
Small supplies, 2 70
Periodicals (Transcripts and Y. Companion), 15 50
$371 21
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FUEL.
Paid Alger Bros., 6 cords oak and labor, $39 00
Alger Bros., I cord pine and labor. 6 00
S. H. Marshall, I cord and labor, 7 25
E. H. Thayer, 4 cords hard, 2 pine, labor,
32 50
Ira A. Pratt, labor, East and Matfield,
8 00
E. T. Snell, I 1-2 cords oak, I cord pine, 9 50
A. Manley, 2 cords oak, I cord pine, labor, 23 80
B. Copeland, 4 cds. hard, I cd. pine, labor, 35 00
Philip Fay, labor, 5 00
C. P. Howard, 4 cords and labor, 28 25
G. R. Drake, 22 tons broken Lehigh coal, 150 60
G. R. Drake, 6 tons egg coal, 42 00
$386 00
REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
Paid C. M. Shaw, work and stock, (Center), $31 68
C. M. Shaw, work and stock, (Cochesett), 13 75
C. M. Shaw, stove, (Jerusalem), 14 20
C. M. Shaw, stock and labor, (General), 24 13
Taunton Lumber Co., (Cochesett),
II 03
Dean Penny Co., stock, (Cochesett),
3 68
W. J. Cairns, labor, (Cochesett),
14 IO
S. H. Marshall, stock and labor,
14 95
M. D. Long, plastering, (South), 50 00
Est. Joshua Dean, shingles, (South),
19 13
Frank Conlon, shingles and stock,
39 30
Frank Conlon, labor, (South),
27 15
Frank Conlon, labor, (Center),
35 69
Est. Joshua Dean, stock, (Center),
27 15
N. W. Bradford, stock and labor, (South and Center), 28 73
C. P. Howard, stock and labor, 5 00
R. R. Skillings, window shades, (South), 5 90
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Howard & Clark Co., desk and chairs, (Center), 18 90
Howard & Clark Co., chairs, (Cochesett), 8 00
Small repairs, 14 66
$407 13
RECEIPTS.
Town grants,
$425 00
Expenditures,
407 13
EXPENDITURES FOR SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.
Teachers' wages and tuition,
$4,832 0I
Fuel,
386 80
Janitor service,
384 37
Conveyance of pupils,
643 40
Books and supplies,
371 21
Sundries and incidentals,
85 45
$6,703 24
School superintendent, to be paid East Bridge-
water, $250 00
RECEIPTS FOR SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.
Town grant, $5,775 00
Mass. school fund, balance from 1904, 26 03
Mass. school fund, received for 1905, 1,153 89
On account of district supervision, 166 67
Tuition of State wards, 173 00
From Howard trustees, music,
46 00
From State for high school tuition 1904-5, 30 00
Sale of text books, I 80
$7,372 39
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SUMMARY.
SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.
Receipts.
Town grant, $5,775 00
Mass. School Fund, 1905, 1,153 89
Balance of School Fund, (1904), 26 03
Other sources, 417 47
$7,372 39 6,703 24
Expenditures,
REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
Town grant, $425 00
Expenditures,
407 13
TOTAL FOR SCHOOLS.
Receipts,
$7,797 39
Expenditures,
7, 1IO 37
$687 02
NOTE .- The totals of this summary differ from the totals of the Treasurer by $250, on account of District money sent the Treasurer by mistake and returned by him. The balance $687.02 contains $250 due East Bridgewater for salary of Superintendendent for 1905.
CALENDAR FOR 1906.
WINTER TERM,-January 8 to March 23, 1906. Eleven weeks.
Vacation,-Two weeks.
SPRING TERM,-April 9 to June 15. Ten weeks, Vacation,-Twelve weeks.
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FALL TERM,-September 10 to December 21. Fifteen weeks.
Recess,-Thanksgiving week, after Wednesday.
Vacation, -Two weeks.
WINTER TERM,-1907, January 7 to March 22, 1907.
Changes may be made in this to accommodate different schools.
But few changes in our corps of teachers have oc- curred during the year, and such changes as seemed necessary in books or school arrangements have been made with the concurrence of our experienced superin- tendent.
The loss of principals in both the Center and Cochesett primary schools was due in large measure to their obtaining positions in schools of but one or two grades.
For some years the problem of so arranging the grades at Cochesett, as to adjust the work properly and have classes in the upper room of reasonable size, has been before the Committee. It is not economy of time for teachers to have, in the higher grades, but few pupils in a class, and small towns are now bringing these grades together when practicable.
Besides the increased interest of the pupils in their studies from larger numbers, there is the important addi- tional advantage that the future citizens of the town can thus become acquainted with each other.
At the opening of the Fall term the necessity of a change at Cochesett was apparent, and the 9th grade, (numbering but 4 pupils), was removed to the Center grammar school. This permitted the transfer of the 5th grade, (II pupils), from the lower school of 47 pupils to
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the upper room where there were but 22 pupils remaining.
These changes brought the needed relief to the lower room, without increasing the recitations in the upper room.
Establishing a regular assistant in the Center schools, made it necessary to provide a recitation room in the grammar. building, which was done in the spring vacation by partitioning off a part of the upper hall way, and in the summer, connection was made with the small furnace to heat this room. The cost of this work and also of a new flight of stairs in the Cochesett building will be found in the financial report under "Repairs and permanent im- provements."
The south building was put in good repairs within, where a new ceiling was needed in the school room and entry, and was newly shingled.
$100 additional to the usual $250 for repairs will pro- bably be sufficient for this year.
The exact cost of conveyance cannot be readily deter- mined at this time of the year, as changes caused by promotions occur at the beginning of the Fall term, but any probable excess of the usual grant of $500 can be met from the Massachusetts School Fund Income.
The death in June of Mr. Bosworth who had served upon the Board for 14 years, removed a devoted member of our Committee. His place was filled in October by the election of Frank L. Howard at a joint meeting of the Selectmen and School Committee; and at the same time Mr. T. Prescott Snell was chosen in place of Mrs. C. H. Copeland whose health would not allow her to perform the duties for which, by her successful experience as a teacher, she was well fitted.
There should be chosen at the annual meeting of the town two members of the Board for three years, and one for one year.
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We recommend the following appropriations :
For the support of the schools, $4,700 00
Text books and supplies, 250 00
Conveyance of pupils, 500 00
Superintendent's salary,
250 00
Sundries and incidentals,
75 00
General repairs, 250 00
Shingling and painting,
100 00
Respectfully submitted,
A. S LELACHEUR,
M. K. CROSBY,
C. P. HOWARD,
L. H. MARSHALL,
F. L. HOWARD,
L. H. SNELL,
School Committee.
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
To the School Committee, West Bridgewater, Mass .:
I have the honor of submitting to you my third annual report as Superintendent of Schools for your town.
TABLE OF STATISTICS.
Population of the town, census 1905,
2,006
Number of schools, IO
Number of regular teachers required,
II
Number of different regular teachers employed during the year, I3
Number of special teachers,
2
SCHOOL CENSUS.
1904
1905
Number of children between 5 and 15,
308
328
Number of boys between 5 and 15,
145
163
Number of girls between 5 and 15,
163
165
Number of children between 7 and 14,
227
238
Number of boys between 7 and 14,
II2
116
Number of girls between 7 and 14,
115
122
66
SCHOOL RECORDS.
Year ending June, 1904
Year ending June, 1905
Number of pupils enrolled,
328
329
Number of pupils enrolled be- tween 5 and 15,
276
319
Number of pupils enrolled be- tween 7 and 14,
214
239
Average membership,
281
307
Average attendance,
258
283
Per cent. of attendance,
92
92
ATTENDANCE BY SCHOOLS, YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1905.
Whole Number Registered
Average Member- ship
Average Attend- ance
Per cent. of Attend- ance
Centre Grammar
35
30.44
28.49
93.7
Centre Sub-Grammar
56
45.96
42.92
93.34
Centre Primary
61
52.24
47.7
89.53
Cochesett Grammar
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