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198 06
11
2,800 00
551 20
3,351 20
237 67
237 67
12
2,400 00
360 02
2,760 02
198 06
198 06
13
1,900 00
284 11
2,184 11
158 44
158 44
14
2,800 00
422 64
3,222 64
237 67
237 67
15
2,600 00
273 6S
2,873 68
198 06
198 06
16
7,200 00
903 39
8,103 39
594 15
594 15
17
2,800 00
178 49
2,978 49
198 06
198 06
18
566 53
566 53
39 61
39 61
19
7,200 00
135 09
7,335 09
514 94
514 94
20
3,000 00
47 98
3,047 98
$115,390 66
$27,139 96
$142,530 62
$5,000 00
$6,337 77 $11,337 77
Of the $115,390.66, received on account of city contributions, the sum of $68,190.66 was realized from unexpended balances of 1884, including sundry items of revenue specified in Sec. 8, Chap. 42, of the City Ordinances ; $10,200 from water revenue, specially appropriated ; and $37,000 from the appropriation for sinking funds provided for in the tax levy of 1885. Of the $27,139.96, received on account of interest, the sum of $25,531 was realized from interest on city bonds, and $1,608.96 from interest on bank deposits.
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CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 40.
FUNDED DEBT AND SINKING FUNDS.
November 30, 1885.
FUNDED DEBT.
SINKING FUNDS.
No.
Created.
Due.
Amount.
Investm'ts.
Cash Deposits.
Amount.
1
Prior to 1876. 1885 to
1905. $1,896,300 00
$210,400 00
$68,828 88 $279,228 88
2
Nov. 27, 1876. Dec.
1, 1906.
100,000 00
21,500 00
725 52
22,225 52
3
Jan. 29, 1877. Jan.
1, 1887.
100,000 00
86,000 00
3,143 06
89,143 06
4
April 1, 1878. Jan.
1, 1888.
60,000 00
45,500 00
1,883 23
47,383 23
5
Feb. 10, 1879. Jan.
1, 1889.
40,000 00
27,500 00
828 24
28,328 24
6
Mar. 10, 1879. Jan.
1899.
100,000 00
36,500 00
1,478 17
37,978 17
7
8
Dec. 22, 1879. Jan.
1,
1900.
30,000 00
7,500 00
521 04
8,021 04
10
Mar. 28, 1881. Jan.
1,
1901.
55,000 00
11,500 00
455 47
11,955 47
11
Mar. 28, 1881.
Apr.
1891.
35,000 00
14,500 00
736 89
15,236 89
12
Jan. 9, 1882.
Jan.
1892.
30,000 00
9,500 00
698 31
10,198 31
13
Mar. 6, 1882.
Jan.
1,
1892.
23,400 00
7,500 00
556 79
8,056 79
14
Mar. 20, 1882.
Apr.
1,
1892.
35,000 00
11,500 00
396 19
11,896 19
15
Dec. 19, 1882. Jan.
1, 1903.
65,000 00
7,500 00
482 43
7,982 43
16
Mar. 27, 1883. .
Apr.
1,
1893.
90,000 00
25,000 00
889 60
25,889 60
17
Dec. 10, 1883. Jan. 1,
1904.
70,000 00
5,000 00
638 23
5,638 23
18
Apr. 11, 1884. Apr.
1,
1914.
250,000 00
14,000 00
758 03
14,758 03
19
Feb. 16, 1885. Jan.
1,
1905.
180.000 00
6,500 00
0 15
6,820 15
20
Mar. 30, 1885. Apr. 1,
1915.
100,000 00
3,047 98
3,047 98
Totals.
$3,389,700 00
$632,400 00
$89,163 70 $721,563 70
1,
1889.
100,000 00
69,500 00
2,122 71
71,622 71
9
Dec. 22, 1879. Apr.
1,
1890.
30,000 00
15,500 00
652 78
16,152 78
1,
1,
The funded City debt comprises coupon bonds to the amount of $523,500, and registered bonds to the amount of $2,866,200; of which amounts $956,300 bears interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, $760,000 at 5 per cent., $140,000 at 4} per cent., $1,433,400 at 4 per cent., and $100,000 at 3} per cent. The sinking fund investments consist of City of Worcester reg- istered bonds, exclusively, comprising $19,500 City 6's, $139,500 City 5's, $10,000 City 4}'s, and $463,400 City 4's ; the average annual rate of interest thereon being about 47% per cent.
WM. S. BARTON,
Treasurer.
WORCESTER, MASS., DECEMBER 21, 1885.
1,
Mar. 10, 1879. Apr.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
CITY OF WORCESTER, MASS., DECEMBER 14, 1885.
To the Honorable City Council : -
The Joint Standing Committee on Finance, having examined the books and accounts of the City Treasurer, beg leave to report -
. That they find that his books are carefully and correctly kept, and that the cash assets belonging to the city are properly accounted for.
They further report that it appears from the books of the Treasurer, that his cash receipts, from all sources, for the finan- cial year ending November 30, 1885, amounted to $2,269,901 17
That his cash balance, Nov. 30, 1884, was 170,422 82
Making a total of $2,440,323 99
And that his cash payments amounted to 2,086,285 99
Leaving a cash balance, November 30, 1885, of
$354,038 00
Which they have verified by actual count of the cash on hand at the close of business on Monday, November 30th, and by an examination of the several bank balances standing to the credit of the city on that date.
They further report that the only city security now in the cus- tody of the Treasurer, Trust Fund securities excepted, is the fol- lowing, viz. : -
1 Certificate, numbered 29,589, of 262 shares in the Stock of the Fitchburg R. R. Co. (par value),
$26,200 00
.
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CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 40.
They further report that the following taxes, assessments and department bills remained uncollected at the close of business, November 30, 1885, viz. : -
City, County and State taxes of 1877,
$4,430 92
66
66
60
66 1879,
4,906 44
66
66
66
66
66
1880,
6,210 07
6,420 40
66
66
66
66
66 1883,
5,803 18
66
66
66
66 1884,
6,596 05
66
60
66
66
66 1885,
24,449 00
.
School-book taxes, 1877 to 1884 inclusive,
$69,827 19 903 30
Sewer assessments, including apportionments,
30,474 42
Sidewalk assessments,
3,463 54
City Hospital bills ; board of patients, etc.,
110 99
Fire Department bills; material sold,
120 87
Highway Department bills ; labor and materials,
2,918 16
Incidental Expense account; engineering, etc.,
37 08
Lighting Streets account; damage to lanterns,
9 25
Pauper Department bills ; aid to paupers,
939 94
Sewer Construction account; labor and materials,
55 50
Street Construction account; grading, etc.,
500 00
Water Construction account; service-pipe, etc.,
4,085 97
Water Maintenance account; water rates, etc.,
12,383 68
Total,
$125,829 89
Respectfully submitted,
CHAS. G. REED, ANDREW ATHY,
S. A. PORTER,
A. M. STONE,
W. H. CRAWFORD, W. F. BANCROFT,
Joint Standing Committee on Finance.
66 1878,
5,118 94
66
1881, 1882,
5,892 19
REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK.
CITY OF WORCESTER, CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, January 1, 1886.
To the Honorable City Council :
In accordance with the requirements of Chapter VIII. of the City Ordinances, the City Clerk submits the following statement of the moneys received by him as fees or otherwise during the year ending November 30, 1885, viz .:- ·
From Licensed Amusements,
$1,105 50
66
Auctioneers,
42 00
66
Billiard Tables, etc.,
460 00
66
Dogs,
1,667 00
66
Hacks and Job wagons,
265 00
Intelligence Offices,
80 00
Junk Dealers,
100 00
66
Pawn Brokers,
400 00
Petroleum,
128 00
Sale of Ordinances,
9 00
Licenses for sale of Fireworks,
31 00
Office Fees,
1,782 90
$6,070 40
This sum has been paid to the City Treasurer, and receipts taken therefor.
There has also been paid to Edward A. Brown, County Treasurer, the sum of of $3,615.60 for dog licenses.
Respectfully submitted,
E. H. TOWNE, City Clerk.
WORCESTER SCHOOLS.
ORGANIZATION OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE
CITY OF WORCESTER,
SEPTEMBER, 1885.
CHARLES G. REED, President.
ALBERT P. MARBLE, Supt. and Secy. 492 MAIN STREET.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
MEMBERS WHOSE TERM EXPIRES JANUARY, 1888.
Ward.
Residence. Ward.
Residence.
1. REBECCA BARNARD,
2. HELEN B. MERRIMAN,
67 Lincoln St. 6. ALZIRUS BROWN,
3. EUGENE M. MORIARTY, 5 Howard St. 7. HENRY L. PARKER,
4. DANIEL J. KELLEY, 6 Harrison St. 8. GEORGE SWAN,
MEMBERS WHOSE TERM EXPIRES JANUARY, 1887.
Ward. Residence. Ward.
Residence.
1. WM. T. SOUTHER, 1 Lincoln Square. 5. THOMAS J. CONATY,
2. FORREST E. BARKER,
16 Reservoir St. 6. WILLIE C. YOUNG,
3. DENIS SCANNELL, 112 Shrewsbury St. 7. KATE C. TAFT,
4. M. J. P. MCCAFFERTY, 5 Jefferson St. 8. JOSEPH F. LOVERING,
93 Elm St.
MEMBERS WHOSE TERM EXPIRES JANUARY, 1886.
Ward.
Residence. Ward.
Residence.
4 Agricultural St. 5. GEORGE C. REIDY, 23 Sigel St. 15 High St.
9 Auburn St. 6. HENRY S. KNIGHT,
3. JOHN J. CASEY. 22 Hill St. 7. EMERSON WARNER,
574 Main St.
17 Conlin Ct. 8. EDWARD B. GLASGOW, Lincoln House.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
ON SCHOOL-HOUSES .- Messrs. Brown, Reidy, McCafferty, Tolman and Conlin.
ON BOOKS AND APPARATUS .- Messrs. Parker, Scannell, Knight, Young and Moriarty.
ON TEACHERS .- The Superintendent, ex-officio; Messrs. Conaty, Swan, Warner, Barker and Mrs. Merriman.
ON APPOINTMENTS .- The Superintendent, ex-officio; Mrs. Taft, Messrs. Glasgow, Casey, Miss Barnard and Joseph H. Kelley,
ON FINANCE .- The Mayor, ex-oficio; Messrs. Warner, Thompson, Lover- ing, Daniel, J. Kelley and Souther.
The Committee of Visitation shall exercise a general supervision over the schools to which they are severally assigned, and shall visit them not less than once in four weeks, and report their condition at the monthly meeting of the Board .- [Rules, Chap. 3, Sec. 6.
22 Trumbull St. 633 Main St.
1022 Main St. 3 Irving St.
340 Cambridge St. 18 Charlton St.
72 Woodland St.
1. GEO. F. THOMPSON,
2. EDWARD F. TOLMAN,
4. PETER A. CONLIN,
184 Main St. 5. JOSEPH H. KELLEY,
SCHOOLS .- SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. 117
Though each school is assigned to a special committee, yet every member of the Board shall consider it his duty to watch over and visit all the public schools of the city, as his convenience will permit .- [Sec. 7.
VISITING COMMITTEES.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Messrs. Warner, Conaty, Swan, Glasgow, Mrs. Taft, Parker and Scannell. TEACHERS.
Alfred S. Roe, Principal.
A. Carey Field,
Jennie I. Ware, Carry P. Townsend,
William F. Abbot,
Rachel L. Moore, Florence Snow,
Joseph H. Perry,
Mathilde de Maltchycè, Mary E. Whipple,
John W. Gordon,
James Mahoney,
John I. Souther,
Mary P. Jefts,
Nellie M. White, Irene P. Huse.
Helen M. Parkhurst,
The ROMAN NUMERALS designate the ROOMS to which members of commit- tees are specially assigned, and the GRADES according to the course of study.
BELMONT STREET.
COMMITTEE.
TEACHERS.
GRADE.
Barker,
Arthur G. Lewis, Principal,
IX
Barker,
(Emma C. McClellan, ) Assistant.
Barker,
Mary H. Warren, 66
Barker,
Sarah M. Averill,
VIII
Barker,
Owen H. Conlin,
VIII-VII
Barker,
Sarah L. Phillips,
VII
Barker,
Tirzah S. Nichols,
VI
Barker,
Jennie L. Dearborn,
VI
Glasgow,
Esther G. Chenery,
V
Glasgow,
Mattie A. Collins,
IV
Glasgow,
Carrie A. Smith,
IV
Glasgow,
Mary T. Gale,
III
Tolman,
Anna M. Waite,
III
Tolman,
Addie T. Gauren,
II
Tolman,
Maud L. Davis,
II
Tolman,
Lilla F. Upton,
I
Tolman,
Hattie B. Andrews,
I
DIX STREET.
COMMITTEE.
TEACHERS.
GRADE.
Thompson,
James Jenkins, Principal,
IX
Thompson,
(Effie F. Kinne,)
VIII
Thompson,
Anna DeW. Pearce,
VII
Thompson,
Minnie W. Sherman,
VI
Thompson,
Nellie F. Lindsay,
V
Conlin,
Susie W. Forbes,
IV
Conlin,
Esther B. Smith,
IV-III
Conlin,
Alice W. Giddings,
III
Conlin,
Harriet Lightbourn.
III-II
Conlin,
Mary E. Barnard,
II-I
Conlin,
Maria F. Bosworth,
I
9
Thompson,
Carrie L. Paige, Assistant.
Thompson,
Mattie Howe,
Glasgow,
Sarah E. Rogers,
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WINSLOW STREET.
COMMITTEE.
TEACHERS.
GRADE. IX
Mrs. Taft,
J. Chauncey Lyford, Principal,
Mrs. Taft,
(Ella K. Morgan,) Assistant.
Mrs. Taft,
Sarah Brigham, 66
Mrs. Taft,
Mary A. Drake,
VIII
Mrs. Taft,
Jessie M. Nichols,
VII
Mrs. Taft,
Eva E. Stone,
VI
Knight,
Ella E. Goddard,
IV
Knight,
Ida M. McCambridge,
III
Knight,
Edna Currier,
III
Knight,
Emma G. Goodwin,
II
Knight,
A. Calista Hale,
I
CHANDLER STREET.
COMMITTEE.
TEACHERS.
GRADE.
Parker,
William H. Bartlett, Principal,
IX
Parker,
Clara Manly, Assistant.
VIII
Parker,
Helena M. Kalaher,
VII
Moriarty,
Lucy Lewisson,
VI
Moriarty,
Mary E. Convery,
V
Moriarty,
Harriet E. Maynard,
IV
Moriarty,
Eliza J. Seaver,
IV
McCafferty,
Mary E. Horgan,
III
McCafferty,
Mary L. Haselden,
II
McCafferty,
Gertrude Melanefy,
I
WOODLAND STREET.
COMMITTEE.
TEACHERS.
GRADE.
Swan,
Joseph Jackson, Principal,
IX
Swan,
Alice E. Meriam, Assistant.
Swan,
Ann S. Dunton,
VIII
Swan,
Mary M. Lawton,
VII
Swan,
Carrie R. Clements,
VI
Swan,
Martha T. Wyman,
VI
Souther,
Emma F. Brown,
V
Souther,
Susie A. Partridge,
V
Souther,
Sarah J. Melanefy,
IV
Souther,
M. Rosalie Goddard,
IV
Souther,
Maggie I. Melanefy,
III
Mrs. Taft,
Carrie F. Meriam,
III
Mrs. Taft,
Maggie A. Flaherty,
II
Mrs. Taft,
Emma Buckley,
II
Mrs. Taft,
Mary E. Proctor,
I
Mrs. Taft,
Carrie A. Hildreth,
I
WASHINGTON STREET.
COMMITTEE.
TEACHERS.
GRADE.
McCafferty,
McCafferty,
McCafferty,
Charles T. Haynes, Principal, Ida L. Gaskill, Assistant, M. Louise Rice, Assistant.
IX
Parker,
Jennie L. Higgins,
Mrs. Taft,
Octavia H. Vaughan,
SCHOOLS .- SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
119
LEDGE STREET. TEACHERS.
GRADE
Conaty,
Charles C. Woodman, Principal,
IX
Conaty,
Margaret M. Geary, Assistant.
Conaty,
Emma L. Cowles,
VIII
Conaty,
Maria P. Cole,
VII
Conaty,
Kate A. McCarthy,
VII
Conaty,
Alice G. McMahon,
VI
McCafferty,
(Mary J. Packard,)
VI
McCafferty,
Daniel H. Casey.
McCafferty,
Frances M. Athy,
V
McCafferty,
Mabel Piper,
V-IV
McCafferty,
Mary E. D. King,
IV
McCafferty,
Fanny A. Williams,
III
Warner,
Carrie E. Howe,
II
Warner,
Mary B. Dudley,
II-I
Warner,
Hannah M. Kickham,
I
COMMITTEE.
GRADE.
Moriarty,
Francis P. Mckeon, Principal,
IX
Moriarty,
Ella J. Lyford, Assistant.
VIII
Moriarty,
Eliza J. Lawler,
VII
Moriarty,
Elida M. Capen,
VI
Moriarty,
Hannah Sheehan,
V
Swan,
Hattie S. Putnam,
IV
Swan,
Myra H. Baker,
III
Swan,
Mary L. Gafney,
II
Swan,
Alice A. Tatman,
I
COMMITTEE.
GRADE.
Lovering,
Harriet G. Waite, Principal,
VIII
Lovering,
(Mary E. Houghton,) Assistant.
Lovering,
Anna P. Smith, Assistant.
Lovering,
John E. Lynch,
VII
Lovering,
(Belle H. Tucker, )
VI
Lovering,
Mary E. Fitzgerald.
VI
Lovering,
M. Ella Clark,
V
Mrs. Merriman,
Rosa I. Seavey,
V
Mrs. Merriman,
Hattie G. Gates,
IV
Mrs. Merriman,
(Esther E. Travis,)
III
Mrs. Merriman,
Nellie M. Rood.
Mrs. Merriman,
Ella A. Casey,
III
1). J. Kelley,
Addie E. Sprague,
II
D. J. Kelley,
Jennie C. Clough,
I
D. J. Kelley,
Abbie J. Taft,
I
EDGEWORTH STREET. . TEACHERS.
GRADE.
Brown,
Ella E. Roper, Principal,
VIII-VII
Brown,
Anna T. Cavanough,
VI
Brown,
Julia E. Greenwood,
V
Brown,
Sarah M. Brigham,
IV
Brown,
Louise F. Clark,
III
Parker,
Lucia N. Jennison,
II
Parker,
Fransess D. Martin,
II
Parker,
Estella V. Rolston,
I
Parker,
Selma P. Ahlstrom,
I
Moriarty,
Mary A. Rourke,
MILLBURY STREET. TEACHERS.
THOMAS STREET. TEACHERS.
Lovering,
Elma L. Studley,
COMMITTEE.
COMMITTEE.
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WALNUT STREET.
COMMITTEE.
TEACHERS.
GRADE.
Glasgow,
Nellie C. Thomas, Principal.
VIII
Glasgow,
Kate A. Meade,
VII
Glasgow,
Ella M. Macfarland,
VI
Glasgow,
Mary L. Norcross,
V
Glasgow,
Kate A. Coughlin,
Miss Barnard,
Mary E. McCormick,
III-II
Miss Barnard,
Mary L. Seavey,
I
OXFORD STREET.
COMMITTEE.
TEACHERS.
GRADE.
Young,
Ella L. Dwyer, Principal,
VIII
Young,
Mary A. Hathaway,
VII
Young,
Nettie A. Murray,
VI
Young,
Mary F. Harrington,
V
Young,
Ida A. Tew,
V
Parker,
Mabel B. Tew,
IV
Parker,
Mary F. Barker,
III
Parker,
M. Gertrude Griggs,
II
Parker,
Catherine T. Nevins,
I
Parker,
Alphonsine T. L'Esperance.
SYCAMORE STREET.
COMMITTEE.
TEACHERS.
GRADE.
Warner,
(Charlotte H. Munger,) Principal .
VIII
Warner,
S. Lizzie Carter.
VII
Warner,
A. Teresa Timon,
VI
Warner,
Emma M. Plimpton,
V
Lovering,
Hattie S. Hagen,
IV
Lovering,
Sarah W. Clements,
III
Lovering,
Ida A. E. Kenney,
II
Lovering,
Eliza J. Day,
I
NEW WORCESTER.
TEACHERS.
GRADE.
Souther,
M. Ella Spalding, Principal,
VIII-VII
Souther,
Martha D. Adams,
VI-V
Souther,
Georgianna M. Newton,
V-IV
Conaty,
Jennie M. Tainter,
III
Conaty,
Anna B. Ranger,
Conaty,
Rebecca H. Davie,
I
SOUTH WORCESTER.
COMMITTEE.
TEACHERS.
GRADE.
Reidy,
Carrie A. George, Principal,
VIII
Reidy,
Ellen M. Boyden,
VII
Reidy,
Edward A. Quinland,
VI
Reidy,
Mary O. Whitney,
V
Reidy,
Lydia W. Ball,
IV
Brown,
Mary C. Paige,
III
Brown,
Maggie A. Mahony,
II
Brown,
Mary McBride,
I
Brown,
(Jennie M. Sprout,)
Brown,
Ellen G. Daley.
I
Warner,
Janet Martin,
COMMITTEE.
121
SCHOOLS .- SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
QUINSIGAMOND.
COMMITTEE.
TEACHERS.
GRADE.
Knight,
Richard H. Mooney, Principal,
VIII-VII
Knight,
F. May Prentice, VI
Knight,
Annie W. Newell, V
Knight,
Jeannie E. Sanderson,
IV
Barker,
Mary A. Winter,
III
Barker,
Alice V. Phelps,
II
Barker,
Mary G. Smith,
I
PROVIDENCE STREET.
TEACHERS.
GRADE.
Miss Barnard,
Etta A. Rounds, Principal,
VIII
Miss Barnard,
Etta R. Leonard,
VII
Miss Barnard,
Anna G. Foley,
VI
Miss Barnard,
Marion C. Tucker,
V
Young,
Margaret F. Hagan,
IV
Young,
Sarah J. Newton,
III
Young,
Mary A. Kane,
II
Young,
Mary C. Smith,
I
GAGE STREET.
TEACHERS.
GRADE.
Scannell,
Ella W. Foskett, Principal,
VIII
Scannell,
Minnie M. Parmenter, Assistant.
Scannell,
Annie Brown, VII
Scannell,
Mary E. C. Carroll,
VI
Scannell,
Jennie E. Maloney,
V
Scannell,
Eliza T. Gilbert,
V
J. H. Kelley,
Julia A. Bunker,
IV
Aloysia Radcliffe,
IV
Kate C. Cosgrove,
III
J. H. Kelley,
Mary J. O'Connor,
III
Maggie E. Magone,
II
EAST WORCESTER.
TEACHERS. GRADE.
Anna T. Kelley,
II
Nellie G. McGillicuddy,
I
Ellen F. Fallon,
I
LAMARTINE STREET.
TEACHERS.
GRADE.
J. H. Kelley,
Arthur Hay, Principal,
VII
J. H. Kelley,
Nellie F. Saunders, Assistant.
VII-VI
J. H. Kelley,
Louise A. Dawson,
VI
Ellen T. Shannon,
V
Mary E. Russell,
IV
Anna M. Murray,
III
Abbie F. Hemenway,
III
Thompson,
Katharine B. Adams,
II
Thompson,
Mary B. Wheatley,
II
Moriarty,
Mary C. Morrissey,
I
Moriarty,
Helena B. O'Keefe,
I
Moriarty,
Edith M. Rolston,
I
J. H. Kelley,
J. H. Kelley,
J. H. Kelley,
COMMITTEE.
J. H. Kelley,
J. H. Kelley,.
J. H. Kelley,
COMMITTEE.
J. H. Kelley,
Mary J. Sullivan,
J. H. Kelley,
J. H. Kelley,
Thompson,
Thompson,
COMMITTEE.
COMMITTEE.
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ADRIATIC.
COMMITTEE.
TEACHERS.
GRADE.
Conlin,
Emma A. Porter, Principal,
VII
Conlin,
L. Elizabeth King,
VI
Conlin,
Lizzie E. Chapin,
Conlin,
Abbie B. Shute,
IV
Conlin,
Cora A. Baldwin,
IV-III
Reidy,
Mary A. McGillicuddy,
III
Reidy,
Mary M. Bowen,
II
Reidy,
Etta T. Whalen,
I
Reidy,
Mary A. Morrissey,
I
ASH STREET.
COMMITTEE.
TEACHERS.
GRADE.
Tolman,
Mary J. Mack, Principal,
VI
Tolman,
Mary S. Eaton,
V
Tolman,
(Mabel Crane,)
IV
Tolman,
Ida F. Buxton.
III
D. J. Kelley,
Sarah A. Boyd,
II
D. J. Kelley,
Marina H. Tucker,
I
GRAFTON STREET.
COMMITTEE.
TEACHERS.
GRADE.
D. J. Kelley,
Bridget T. Carlon, Principal,
D. J. Kelley,
Evelyn E. Towne,
IV
D. J. Kelley,
Kate A. McLoughlin,
III
Casey,
Margaret J. McCann,
II
Casey,
Carrie M. Adams,
I
Casey,
Ella J. Emerson,
I
Casey,
Katharine A. Hackett.
SUMMER STREET.
TEACHERS. GRADE.
Casey,
Mary A. Gauren, Principal,
V
Casey,
Mary A. Hayward,
IV
Casey,
Anna T. Smith,
III
Casey,
Alice Chapin,
II
Casey,
Agnes R. Stewart,
I
SALEM STREET.
COMMITTEE.
TEACHERS. GRADE.
Mrs. Merriman,
Minnie F. Whittier, Principal,
IV
Mrs. Merriman,
Mary O. Whitmore,
III
Mrs. Merriman,
Addie M. Blenus,
II
Mrs. Merriman,
Nellie J. Carlon,
I
UNION HILL.
COMMITTEE.
TEACHERS.
GRADE.
Miss Barnard,
IV-III
Miss Barnard,
Etha M. Stowell, Principal, Anna D. Stowell,
II-I
D. J. Kelley,
Kate A. Fallon,
COMMITTEE.
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SCHOOLS .- SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
COMMITTEE.
Scannell, Scannell,
MASON STREET. TEACHERS. Mary E. Pease, Principal, Effie L. Bennett,
GRADE.
II
I
SUBURBAN.
COMMITTEE.
PLACE.
TEACHER. (Mary F. Lewis.)
Souther,
Northville,
Joanna F. Smith.
Lovering,
Tatnuck,
Benjamin W. Kinney.
Warner,
Trowbridgeville,
Ada D. Saunders.
Knight,
Blithewood,
Eudora E. Hay.
Casey,
Bloomingdale,
Lizzie M. Urban.
Glasgow, Tolman,
Burncoat Plain,
Hattie L. White.
J. H. Kelley,
North Pond,
Etta M. Thayer.
J. H. Kelley,
Chamberlain,
Fanny R. Spurr.
Swan,
Lake View,
Minnie A. B. Chase.
Swan,
Lake View,
Ada B. Braman.
Miss Barnard,
Valley Falls,
Ann Foskett,
Miss Barnard,
Valley Falls,
Annie M. Ham,
VI-IV III-I
DRAWING. TEACHER. Walter S. Perry. Fanny H. Smith, Assistant, High School.
COMMITTEE. Messrs. Parker, Barker, Reidy, Mrs. Merriman and Mr. Tolman.
MUSIC. TEACHER. Seth Richards. COMMITTEE. Messrs. Swan, Lovering, Mrs. Taft, Mr. J. H. Kelley and Miss Barnard.
EVENING SCHOOLS.
COMMITTEE. Messrs. Conaty, Casey, Mrs. Taft, Messrs. Glasgow and Thompson.
TRUANT OFFICERS. Henry E. Fayerweather, 105 Summer St. Michael J. English, Brackett Ct.
Rebekah L. Taft.
Adams Square,
Olive G. Davidson.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
To His Honor the Mayor, and the School Board of Worcester :
In conformity to your regulations, I submit the following as my Eighteenth Annual Report; and by these regulations this report, which it is the duty of the Superintendent to prepare, becomes the Report of the School Board to the public, and the school authorities of the State.
ABSTRACT OF STATISTICS, FOR THE YEAR 1885.
I. POPULATION.
Population, Census of 1885 68,383
Children between the ages of five and fifteen, May, 1885. 13,269
II. FINANCIAL.
Valuation, May, 1885 $52,719,391 00
Increase for the year . 1,945,915 33
City Debt, December, 1885, less Cash and Sinking Fund . 2,394,914 64
State, city and county tax, 1885 986,272 37
Rate of taxation 0.18
Value of school-houses and lots 967,100 00
Other school property
105,515 56
*Ordinary expense of schools
194,884 08
Per cent. of same to valuation . .0037
Per cent. of same to whole tax
.19
Repairs of school-houses, furniture and stoves 9,624 64
$204,508 72
Extraordinary repairs
$955 38
New furniture . $1,389 72 Rents 1,145 83
$2,535 55
$3,490 93
Expended for all purposes
$207,999 65
*See detailed statement in Secretary's report.
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Average cost per scholar for day schools, including ordi- nary repairs. .
$19 80
Average cost for all schools, including ordinary repairs Same last year .
18 67
Cost of evening schools
4,210 36
Average per scholar 13 01
Cost of evening drawing schools
1,434 45
Average per scholar 7 49
Cost of High School
22,299 73
Decrease. 2,972 41
Average per scholar
37 54
Decrease
9 44
Expended by City Council for new school-houses
65,467 72
III. SCHOOL-HOUSES.
Number occupied December, 1885 . 42
Rooms, not including recitation rooms 234
Rooms rented. . 2
Drawing-school rooms, recitation and evening-school rooms, additional 9
Whole number of sittings :
In High School 660
Grammar schools, Grades IX .- VI 3,416
. Grammar schools, Grades V .- IV 2,861
Primary rooms, Grades III .- II .- I . 5,108 Suburban schools 562
IV. SCHOOLS.
High School rooms . 16
Grammar rooms, Grades IX .- VI. 68
Grammar rooms, Grades V .- IV . 57
Primary rooms, Grades III .- II .- I . 95
Suburban schools 13
Northville, Tatnuck, Valley Falls (2), Trowbridgeville, Blithe- wood, Bloomingdale, Adams Square, Burncoat Plain, North Pond, Chamberlain, Lake View (2).
Evening schools . 9
Belmont Street, South Worcester and Grafton, for both sexes; Washington Street, New Worcester, Lamartine Street, Quin- sigamond and East Worcester, for boys; Walnut Street, for girls.
Free Evening Drawing Schools, both sexes
7
$18 62
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V. TEACHERS.
Male teachers in High School . 7
Female teachers in High School . 10
Male teachers in Grammar Schools . 13 Female teachers in all grades below the High School 234
Special teacher of Music, male 1
Special teacher of Drawing, male .
1
Special teacher of Drawing, female .
1
Number of teachers in Day Schools
267
Graduates of the Worcester Training School, or of a State Normal School . 184
Male teachers in Evening Schools 19
Female teachers in Evening Schools . 15
Teachers in Free Evening Drawing Schools, male 5, female 1 . 6
Whole number of teachers 307
VI. PUPILS.
Census of children 5 to 15, May, 1885
13,269
Number registered in Day Schools 12,981
Increase .
283
In Evening Schools
376
In Free Evening Drawing Schools 223
Number registered in all the schools . 13,580
Increase
243
Number over 15 years old .
1,815
Increase 320
Estimated number attending in private schools 1,500
Pupils in State Normal School, this city . 130
Average number belonging to public schools
10,758
Increase 611
Average daily attendance in Day Schools
9,598
Increase . 527
Average daily absence .
1,160
Increase . 91
Number at close of Fall term, 1884.
10,668
At close of Winter term, 1884-85 . 10,512
Increase from last year . 709
At close of Spring term Increase .
796
At close of Summer term
10,138
Increase .
622
10,861
At close of Fall term Increase .
193
90.1
Per cent. of daily attendance to average number belonging, Increase .
.6
10,511
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SCHOOLS .- SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
Number perfect in attendance the whole year
155
Increase .
22
Perfect three terms
39
Perfect two terms
780
Perfect one term .
1,977
Number registered in High School .
898
Increase .
80
Boys . .
435
Girls .
463
Increase .
16
660
Number at the close of the year . Increase .
43
Number of graduates, June, 1885
68
Number left the school .
186
Average number belonging
593.9
Average daily attendance
556.4
Average daily absence
37.5
Per cent. of daily attendance to average number belonging,
95.5
Average age of pupils, January 1, 1886 .
16.7
Average number of pupils to a regular teacher
34.9
THE BULLOCK
HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY AND APPARATUS FUND.
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER, WORCESTER, MASS., December 26, 1885. $
To A. P. MARBLE, EsQ.,
Supt. of Schools.
SIR:
The undersigned, as Treasurer, ex-officio, of The Bullock High- School Library and Apparatus Fund, presents for your informa- tion, and for that of the Honorable School Board, the following brief Statement, showing the receipts and payments, on account of said fund, during the last financial year, and the balances car-
Increase 64
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ried forward, on the books of the treasurer, at the close of busi- ness on Monday, November 30, 1885 : -
Balances, December 1, 1884, viz. :
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