Town of Newton annual report 1856-1859, Part 17

Author: Newton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1856
Publisher: Newton (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 368


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Kelren,-


land Newton Centre


2,100


11 72


Keith, C. E., land Newton Corner


1,700


9 49


King, Vila, land Newton Centre


400


2 23


Kinstler, Conrad, land at Oak Hill


800


4 46


Knowlton, John, Kenrick land


3,300


18 41


Lamkin, G., land at W. Newton


300


1 67


Lawrence, Stone & Co., Assignees, bldg & ld, Auburnd.


2,900


16 18


Leach, Josiah F., land on Weston street


700


3 91


Leary, Joseph, land of D. Ayer


600


3 35


Leathe, Francis, heirs, land at Wiswall meadow


150


84


Lee Brothers, building and land, Newton Corner


3,400


18 97


Lee, Joseph, heirs, land at East Newton


30,000


167 40


Lee, George, building and land, Chestnut Hill


7,000


39 06


4,000


22 32


Howe, Alfred, Craft land


11 16


Hutchins, Sincere, D. Ayer land


37


NAMES.


Value of Real Estate.


Tax on Real Estate.


Lemon & Hudson, D. Ayer land


200


1 12


Lenox, John, building and land, Newtonville


1,800


10 04


Littlefield, James, building and land, Vernon street,


7,000


39 06


Locke, J. A., lot 10 Clinton place


1,000


5 58


66 lot 21 Newtonville


350


1 95


lot 15


500


2 79


66


lot 13 66


500


2 79


66


lot 4 Clinton place


300


1 67


Lothrop, Manly, mortgagee, land, Newton Centre


200


1 12


Lowell, Francis C., building and land, West Newton,


7,500


41 85


Loring, Ellis G., 47, 49, Melrose street


600


3 35


66 66 22, 23, Auburn place


600


3 35


Lowell, William B., heirs, Houghton land, 66 66 Judson land


800


4 46


Lucas, Edmund G., building and land, West Newton


2,200


12 28


Lucas, Charles J., Robinson land


150


84


Lyman, Charles, land near Hammond pond


3,000


16 74


Lyon, Ann M., H. Collins land


100


56


Lynch, James, D. Ayer land


150


84


Mann, Jonathan P., building and land


2,300


12 83


Mair, Ellen D. C., land, Pleasant street


400


2 23


Marden, Aaron, building and land, Newton Corner


2,600


14 51


Marshall, Daniel, land, W. Newton


1,500


8 37


Marsh, H. F. and L. Kidder, building & Id, Vernon st.


3,000


16 74


Martindale, Edward, building and land, Oak Hill


2,600


14 51


McDonald, Michael, building and land Pine plain


800


4 46


McNulty, Richard, land of Zecher


200


1 12


McNutt, John J., E. Page land


300


1 67


Merrill & Co., land of A. S. Johnson


500


2 79


Merriam,


building and land Newton Corner


2,500


13 95


Mills, John, H. Collins land


800


4 46


Mills, Davis C., H. Collins land


183


1 02


Moore, Alden, D. Ayer land


150


84


Morse, Collier land


250


1 40


Morse, Eliakim, heirs, land at Newton Corner


3,500


19 53


66 land at Newton Centre


800


4 46


Moulton, E. G., Collier land


350


1 95


Munroe, Timothy, land on Beacon street


33


19


Murdoch, William C., building and land, Pearl street


2.200


12 28


Murphy, John, 17 E. Page land


300


1 67


Mussey, B. B., heirs, land at Newton Corner


2,300


12 83


Neal, Harrison, land at West Newton


2,000


11 16


Newcomb, Capt., building and land, Newton Corner Newell, Benjamin


2,800


15 62


6 mach'y & stock in mill, U. F. 3,500 per- 19 53 Newton Mills Company


66 machinery in factory, - 30,000 per-167 40 .


50,000


279 00


Nichols, Polly, building and land Upper Falls


1,800


10 04


Nickerson, Thomas and Geo. S. Dexter, land, N. Centre, 9,000


5,500


30 69


Norcross, John C., land, E. Newton


800


4 46


Noyes, Hosea, lot 16 Otis street


1,000


5 58


Noyes, J. S., building and land, North Bend


1,600


8 93


1,300


7 25


Mayo, John, land, Webster and Grove street


2,500


13 95


McBurney, Charles, building and land, Lower Falls


1,200


6 70


Morse, -, land, Wiswall Meadow


100


56


66 factory, houses, land, and water power


50 22


Noble, -, building and land, West Newton


38


NAMES.


Value of Real Estate.


Tax on Real Estate.


O'Kane, Bernard, D. Ayer land


400


2 23


Osborn, J. & H., Pierce land, Beacon street


1,700


9 49


Page, John, 2d, land at Newtonville


300


1 67


Palmer, Charles H., land at Newton Centre


250


1 40


Parker, Benjamin, land at Newtonville


300


1 67


Parker, Charles, woodland


700


3 91


Parker, Jonathan, building and land, Newton Centre


3,000


16 74


Parker, Robert W., building and land, Newtonville land at Newtonville


800


4 46


land at Mount Ida


1,700


9 49


Perkins, Thomas, heirs


750


4 19


Perry, Daniel


700


3 91


Pelton, F. W., building and land, Linden road


5,000


27 90


Pevear, James M., building and land, Newton Centre


4,500


25 11


Pickering, D. N., land on Church street, N. Corner


1,000


5 58


Porter, William F., land at West Newton,


1,250


6 98


Pope, Samuel, land at Auburndale


1,200


6 70


Powers, William, building and land, Newton Corner


300


1 67


Powers, James, and N. Mullen, land of B. Stephenson


100


56


Pimentell, M. G., land at Newtonville


2,500


13 95


Priest & Parker, Pulsifer land


600


3 35


Provident Institution for Savings, mortgagee


2,600


14 51


Pulsifer, C. S., building and land on Walnut street building and land on Washington street


2,000


11 16


Pulsifer, Nathaniel, land at Newtonville


2,700


15 07


Putnam, Edwin M., 11 River street


650


3 63


54 Melrose street


350


1 95


Quilty, Timothy, building and land Maple street


1,300


7 25


Rea. William A., old school-house and land, Auburnd.


2,000


11 16


4 cottages and land


5,800


32 36


unfinished house and land


4,000


22 32


school building and land on Waltham street


2,800


15 62


lot 1, corner Auburn and River street


650


3 63


66


lot 37 and cottage and barn


5,500


30 69


lot 17 Auburn place


350


1 95


Reed, Samson, land on Highland avenue


1,200


6 70


Reed, George P., lots 8, 11 G. Hall land


750


4 19


Reynolds, William, lot 8 E. Page land


200


1 12


Richards, Francis, lot 17 Otis street


1,000


5 58


Richardson, Eunice P., lot 15 Clinton place


400


2 23


Richardson, G. F., Mclellan land


1,200


6 70


Richardson, G. F., mortgagee, D. Ayer land


1,800


10 04


Robbins, Dr., building and land, Auburndale


1,700


9 49


Robbins, Emily, land at Wiswall meadow


33


19


Roberts, John, land at Wiswall meadow


100


56


Robinson, Luke, land at Newtonville


2,000


11 16


Robinson, G. D. B., land at Newton Centre


400


2 23


Roach, Thomas R., building and land, Lower Falls


7,600


42 41


Rockwood, -, 2 houses and land, Newton Corner


4,600


25 67


Rogers, William, lots 38 and 39 Highland street


2,200


12 28


Ross, George F., land on Eliot street


1,500


8 37


Rutledge, - , land on Pleasant and Prospect st.


2,200


12 28


Rutter, Josiah, land at West Newton


1,500


8 37


Safford, Samuel, D. Ayer land


200


1 12


Sanford, C. T., E. Page land


250


1 40


7,300


40 73


600


3 35


39


NAMES.


Value of Real Estate.


Tax on Real Estate.


Sargent, Henry, land on Mount Ida


2,000


11 16


Sartwell, Simon J., land at Newtonville


300


1 67


Savage, C. T., building and land on Elm street, lot 10 Elm street


400


2 23


lot 24 Elm street


450


2 51


Sawyer, Alpha, building and land on Orange street


2,400


13 39


Schales, Charles, lot 21 G. Hall land


550


3 07


Scudder, M. S., Assignee


1,800


10 04


Sears, Willard, 372,212 feet land, Sylvan Heights


2,100


11 72


Sears, -


, 827,665 feet land, Sylvan Heights


3,900


21 79


Seaver and Knowlton, Judson land


350


1 95


Shannon, Oliver N., building and land


18,000


100 44


Shattuck & Emerson, E. Page land


200


1 12


Sheaf, Mark


1,250


6 98


Shorey, William B., D. Ayer land


100


56


Shumway, Nelson, building and land, Grove st., W. N.


1,500


8 37


Slack, Frances Mrs., land at Lower Falls


4,500


25 11


Slade, L., lot 19 Auburn place


200


1 12


Smith & Orange, land at Oak Hill


150


84


Smith, James, land at Oak Hill


1,400


7 81


Smith, Benjamin, land at Newton Centre


3,500


19 53


Smith, Daniel E., lot 7 J. A. Locke land


700


3 91


Smith, Asa, building and land, Newton Centre


1,500


8 37


Somes, Hiram, land at Newtonville


1,200


6 70


Somes, Frances, land at Newtonville


1,200


6 70


Spalding, Corridon, land on Prospect street


1,000


5 58


Staples, John, lot 7 Sylvan Heights


1,000


5 58


Stearns, George W.


500


2 79


Stone, Josiah, land at Newtonville


500


2 79 .


Strong, William C., land Nonantum Hill


6,000


33 48


Sullivan, Daniel, building and land at Newton Centre


600


3 35


Taft, Chandler, building and land at Newtonville


3,000


16 74


Tankard, William, building and land, Auburndale


1,400


7 81


Tapley, Gilbert, lots 75, 76, Weston street


800


4 46


Taylor, Harriet, building and land at West Newton


4,500


25 11


Taylor, Timothy D., building and land, Newton Corner,


1,500


8 37


Taylor, Benjamin, land at Upper Falls


200


1 12


Temple, Mary, lot 13 G. Hall land


350


1 95


Thornton, Solon, building and land on Linden road


4,500


25 11


Tileston, E. P., land at Auburndale


6,000


33 48


Tracy, Asaph, lots 42, 43 Weston street


800


4 46


Trowbridge, Asa, Pulsifer land


500


2 79


Tucker, John, wheelwright shop and stck, $700 per .- $3.91


2,300


12 83


Twombly & Lamson, land on Eliot street


3,000


16 74


Tyler, David R., land at Newtonville


1,000


5 58


Tucker, Joshua, lot 9 River street


400


2 23


Vaughan, Joseph, land at Newton Corner


3,000


16 74


Wallace, William, building and land Newton Corner


1,800


10 04


Wallis, P. D., building and land West Newton


2,000


11 16


Waltham Loan Fund Association, as mortgagee


66 land at Newtonville


400


2 23


" 6 land on Prospect street


300


1 67


Walworth, J. J., land at Auburndale


6,000


33 48


Ward, Charles 'T., building and land, Oak Hill


300


1 67


Twichell, G., land at West Newton


1,800


10 04


40


NAMES.


Value of Real Estate.


Tax on Real Estate.


Ward, James O., land on Worcester Turnpike


200


1 12


Warren, H. L., building and land Auburndale


2,600


14 51


Warren, Joseph H., building and land at U. Falls


2,200


12 28


Warren, John C., heirs, Guild land


2,000


11 16


Warren, William


500


2 79


Warren, Simeon, and others


300


1 67


Waters, John, land at Newtonville


200


1 12


Way, John M., lot 18 Pleasant street


500


2 79


Welch, Patrick, land on Pearl street


150


84


Welch, - -- , land at Newtonville


300


1 67


Welles, Hannah, building and land at Lower Falls


4,000


22 32


Wetherell, A. E., building and land at Newtonville


2,300


12 83


Wenzell, Henry, Emery land


1,000


5 58


Wheeler, M. G., building and land at Auburndale


3,800


21 20


White, Lyman, building and land at Newtonville


2,000


11 16


White, E. D., land on Oak Hill road


900


5 02


White, William, land near Bemis' bridge


700


3 91


White, Nancy Mrs.


150


84


White, Warren, heirs, land at Newtonville


250


1 40


White, Daniel, building and land on Nonantum Hill


8,500


47 43


White, Joseph, lot 27 Freeman street


300


1 67


lot 28 Freeman street


300


1 67


Whitney, Ethan, land at Newtonville


750


4 19


Whitmore, C. S.,


trustree under will of H. Hovey 3,500 per .- 19 53


4,500


25 11


buildings aud land oc. by J. Grace


1,000


5 58


land on Washington street


5,000


27 90


66 2 houses and land on School street


1,600


8 93


Whittemore, B. F., bldgs and land $300 per .- $1 67


4,200


23 44


Willard, F. A., lot 32 and 33 Collier land


450


2 51


Williams, S. G., bldg & ld, L. Falls $1,200 per .- $6 70


4,000


22 32


Wilkins, Cassander, land at Newton Centre,


550


3 07


Winslow, Charles, building and land at Upper Falls


1,700


9 49


Wiswall, Samuel, land at Newton Centre


700


3 91


Wiswall, Henry, land at Newtonville


500


2 79


Woodworth, Arad, building and land at East Newton


3,000


16 74


Wood, Bartholomew, building and land at N. Centre


2,200


12 28


Woodford, O. F. and Philip R., land at W. Newton


900


5 02


Woodford, O. F., building and land at W. Newton


3,000


16 74


Worcester, Thomas, land on Highland avenue


1,200


6 70


Zecher, John


500


2 79


Lot 83 Freeman street


300


1 67


Lot 84 Freeman street


300


1 67


Lot 74 Weston street


350


1 95


Lot 61 Melrose street


300


1 67


Lot 27 W. F. Porter land


250


1 40


Lot 28 River street


300


1 67


Lot 40 Weston street


300


1 67


Lot 41 Weston street


400


2 23


Lot of land corner of Highland and Murray street


300


1 67


Buildings and land, Pine Plain, formerly to J. Condren


1,300


7 25


Lot of land at N. Corner, formerly to James Ricker


3,000


16 74


Lot 6 Prospect street


200


1 12


buildings and land oc. by A. Hyde


LIST OF DELINQUENT TAX PAYERS.


TAX OF 1858.


REMAINING UNPAID FEBRUARY 15, 1859.


For amount of Taxes, see Tax List.


Allen, Albert


Hunt, William


Angier, Leander


Hurd, Thomas


Bailey, Luther


Hinckley, A. A.


Baldwin, Thomas C.


Henricks, Henry


Beaman, A. B.


Johnson, A. S.


Brackett, Theodore L.


Judson, Chester


Bradbury, Ebenezer


Kenrick, John A.


Bryson, Patrick, paid in part


Kennefy, John


Buoncore, Elizabeth Mrs.


Kent, John C.


Buttrick, David


Knapp, A. H.


Baldes, Lewis


Lang, J. L.


Callahan, David


Lester, Michael, paid in part


Coffin, Langdon


Lolar, Martin


Coleman, John


Manning, Michael


Cushman, J. H.


McAnana, James


Darmody, Patrick


McDonold,


Davey, John


McIntosh, Wm. W.


Decker, Conrad


McMahan, Michael


Dolon, Philip


McMahan, James


Donallan, John


McMullen, Charles


Dooley, Garrett


McMullen, Dennis


Eliot Hall Proprietors


McSherry, Bartley


Fahay, William


Newell, E. A.


Farnsworth, Ezra S.


Norris, Porter R.


Farrell, William


O'Donnell, Dennis


Fitzgerald, Matthew


Orange, Thomas J.


Fewkes, Henry


Page, Edward


Fordham, William


Perrin, Edmund


Perkins, John L.


Fuller, Sarah Mrs. Galvin, Patrick Greenwood, J. Q. Hall, Francis


Quinn, Thomas


Hall, George W.


Ray, M. L.


Harris, William A.


Ricker, O. P.


Hayes, Michael


Riese, Frederick


Ring, A.


Rockland, Geo. L.


Rogers, John


Rogers, William


Ryan, Edward


Saunders, Joseph C.


Schoff, S. A.


Schales, Daniel


F


Hennessy, James Henlon, James Hicks, George A. Holland, George Hughes, Martin Hughes, Patrick Humphrey, E. B. Hunt, J. W.


Pettee, Francis, paid in part


Plimpton, Pettee & Putnam


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Scribner, Elbe Shannahan, Thomas Story, George D. Sullivan, Thomas Trainor, B. S. Tyler, Orville Tileston, J. H. Walsh, Thomas B. Ward, George W. Warren, Gardner


Washburn, Henry Washburn, Joshua Waters, John S. Whalan, Michael White, Elisha Whitney, Sullivan Wilder, S. N. Woodward, V. C. Wing, Ezra T. Wright, Patrick


NON-RESIDENTS.


Aldrich, Gardner


M'Carty,


Alexander, Benjamin


Neal, Harrison


Avery, Jonathan


Nichols, Polly


Palmer, Charles H.


Billings, Luther Billings,


Parker, Robert


Coe, John


Pope, Samuel


Collier, Henry


Pulsifer, Nathaniel


Collier, Martin, heirs


Roberts, John


Cox, James


Ross, Geo. F.


Darling,


Sanford, C. T.


Davenport, William B.


Sears, Eben


Dennison, A. L.


Sears, Willard


Drinkwater, L. H.


Somes, Samuel, heirs


Donahoe, Dennis


Smith, Benjamin


Farley, Robert


Sullivan, Daniel


Ford


Tapley, Gilbert


Forbes, E. J.


Taylor, Benjamin


Fuller, Charles J.


Temple, Mary


Fisk, Eben R.


Tucker, Joshua


Gunn, Hugh


Whitney, Ethan


Hastings,


Warren, H. L.


Henderson, John


Wetherell, A. E.


Wiswall, Samuel


Welch,


Lot 82 Freeman street


Johnson, - King, Vila


Ld cor. Highland & Murray sts. James Condren place


Lamkin, G.


Lynch, James


Lot 74 Weston street Lot 61 Melrose street


Marshall, Daniel


Mayo, John


Lot 27 Porter land


M'Donold, Michael


James Ricker land


Mills, Davis C. Moore, Alden


Lot 28 River street


Lot 40 and 41 Weston street


Murphy, John


Lot 84 Freeman street


Hyde, Leonard, heirs


Hyde, Leonard


Johnson, Charles H.


Lot 6 Judson land


Howard, Davis, heirs


Smith,


Eaton, Elizabeth, heirs


RULES AND REGULATIONS


FOR THE


GOVERNMENT OF TOWN MEETINGS.


APPROVED BY THE COURT, DEC. 29, 1857.


1st. No final vote shall be reconsidered, unless the person moving the same shall have made a declaration of his inten- tion to do so, at the time of its adoption, and shall have been one of the majority, acting thereon ; and no article in any warrant shall be again taken into consideration, after it has been disposed of, unless ordered by a vote of two-thirds of the voters present.


2d. No person shall speak more than twice upon any question, without first obtaining leave of the meeting, except for the correction of an error, or to make an explanation ; and not until others, who have not spoken upon the question, shall speak, if they desire it.


3d. All motions submitted for consideration of the Town, shall be in writing, if so required by the presiding officer, or by the meeting.


4th. Every person speaking shall address the chair, stand- ing and uncovered.


5th. No vote fixing the period for closing a ballot shall be considered after such ballot shall have commenced ; but it may be in order to extend the period without such reconsider- ation.


6th. Committees shall be nominated by the presiding offi- cer of the meeting, unless otherwise ordered by a vote of two-thirds of the voters present ; and in nominations at large, no person shall nominate more than one member of such com- mittee.


7th. All motions to lay on the table, to take from the table, to take any article from its regular order, or to change the order of business, shall be decided without debate.


8th. The duties of the presiding officer shall be determin- ed by the code of Rules governing the presiding officer of the House of Representatives of this Commonwealth, so far as they are adapted to the condition and powers of the Town.


BY-LAWS.


APPROVED BY THE COURT, DEC. 29, 1857. -


COLLECTION OF TAXES.


Art. 1. The assessment of all taxes shall be completed and a list of the same delivered to the Collector on or before the first day of July of each year.


Art. 2. The appointed time for collecting poll taxes of persons having no other tax, shall be from the 20th to the 31st of July, and all other taxes from the 10th to the 20th of November of each year.


Art. 3. It shall be the duty of the Collector, during each of said periods, to appoint at least eight different times and places in different parts of the town, when and where he will meet the inhabitants and receive their taxes ; and he shall immediately after receiving the tax list from the assessors, make out the tax bills and send the same to each of said inhabitants and each non-resident, as he can find, with a notice thereon of said times and places and the penalties of non-payment of said taxes ; and the town shall furnish printed blanks for the use of said Collector.


Art. 4. At the expiration of the time appointed for said payment of taxes, the Collector shall issue a summons to all delinquents, and if any taxes remain unpaid more than ten days after the service of said summons, the Collector shall immediately proceed to collect the same, with legal fees therefor.


REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.


No action shall be had at any Town meeting on the report of any Committee previously chosen, unless the same shall be specially notified in the warrant for calling said meeting.


PASTURING OF CATTLE OR OTHER ANIMALS IN STREETS AND WAYS.


No person shall pasture cattle or other animals in or upon any of the streets or ways in the Town of Newton, either with or without a keeper, under the penalty of five dollars for each and every such offence ; and it shall be the duty of the Selectmen to prosecute every violation of this By-Law, and all fines or penalties collected for such offences shall be paid to the Treasurer for the use of the Town.


Report of High School Committee.


THE Committee appointed to consider the subject of a Pure High School in the Town of Newton, having attended to their duties, submit the following REPORT :


The laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts require the Town of Newton to sustain a High School.


The number of scholars is sufficient to justify the estab- lishment of a Pure High School.


The number now in the several High School departments in the town is seventy-five.


The number in private schools in town pursuing high school studies is more than thirty.


There are also several scholars belonging in Newton, who attend school elsewhere.


The present system of mixed departments in our schools should be abandoned. It was originally adopted as much to meet the requirements of the law, as the wants of the Town. The " District System " had just been abolished, the schools had not been graded, and there were no scholars prepared to enter a high school by a regular course of grammar-school instruction.


It is evident that by far the largest proportion of scholars in our public schools, can receive only a grammar-school education ; they have not time or opportunity to pursue the higher branches of study.


A thorough elementary training in a grammar school at the present time, prepares one as well for the common business of life, as did a course of study in many of our colleges a few years ago. It is plain, then, that we should regard the in- terest of our Grammar Schools as of the very highest im- portance.


Your Committee believe that wherever the grammar and high school departments are united, the grammar schools will be neglected. The largest and best scholars will occupy the time and attention of teachers. In the pressure of duties, the small scholars can be put off; the largest and best cannot be.


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Those who have scholars in the grammar-school departments justly feel, and, as long as the system lasts, will continue to feel, that they do not receive their proper share of instruction.


The High-School department also suffers in various ways ; there are constant interruptions from the other scholars in the same school; the time which is allowed for recreation is only about half what it should be, and is, in many schools ; both departments are confined to the same arrangement of school hours ; all the scholars are subjected to the same dis- cipline, without regard to age; and it is found impossible to establish any fixed grades or proper classification for the various high-school departments in the town.


Your Committee believe that the present system is not economical in its operation. It requires nearly as much time and labor to teach one of the high-school departments in our schools, as it would require to teach them all united.


The Town now employs three male high-school teachers, with one or more female assistants for each. One male teacher with a good assistant can perform the same service in a Pure High School, to much better advantage.


Your Committee find that the sum to be paid for instruc- tion in the new school will not much exceed the amount which will be saved by the change, but no good teacher should be discharged from service to save expense, if the school is to be injured thereby.


Therefore your Committee recommend that, since the law compels the Town to have a high school, it shall be estab- lished by itself, where it can enjoy every advantage, without injury to the other schools. And we are of the opinion that there should be but one Pure High School in Newton. There are not now, and will not be for years to come, scholars enough for two high schools ; and to divide the materials we have, and the supplies we grant, would be unnecessary and unwise.


The Committee also recommend that the new school be located upon a lot of land next to the entrance to Mr. Claflin's ground on Walnut Street, at Newtonville. The subject of location has received our most careful attention. It is plain that if the several villages in Newton cannot compromise upon this subject, there can be no school. Neither the estab- lishment of two schools, nor any division of territory, can afford material relief to more than a single village ; and there- fore, in the spirit of compromise, your Committee have select- ed a spot almost equally distant from Newton Corner, West Newton and Newton Centre.


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The villages of Auburndale and Newton Lower Falls will be as well accommodated by this selection as by any they can obtain. It is thought that some provision should be made for Newton Upper Falls; and we therefore recommend that they be allowed the same privileges in the Pure High School as the other villages, and that their accommodations may not be unequal, we further recommend that an English High School Department be added to their school; and that the Town provide a master for that school, who shall be compe- tent to teach in the English high-school branches. After the most careful consideration, we believe that the distance to be travelled to the place selected, by most of the scholars, will not be deemed objectionable. The high-school scholars will be of the age of twelve years and upwards, and old enough to go to and from school with safety.


Parents are eager to push forward their children in life ; education is completed at an early age ; and attendance upon schools is almost constant through the year. There is an urgent necessity that scholars should have moderate daily exercise in the open air. Scholars could walk the distance well enough a few years ago, and they can do it now. If they are less robust they need the exercise the more. We have never known scholars injured by too much moderate exercise. We have known many destroyed by the neglect of it.


The opinion of the best educators in this State and County is, that the distance to be travelled by our scholars will be none too great. Those who travel the farthest almost always do the best. The advice of our best physicians is, that our scholars should walk the distance required every day, and not be allowed to rely upon cars or private conveyances.


Your Committee can find no person who will give any valid reason why the distance is too great; and they most fully believe that if the Town furnishes instruction of the highest character, no scholars who desire to attend the school, and would be benefitted by it, will be prevented by the great distance to be travelled. If there are any parents who desire for their children ease and comfort, rather than health and activity, the Town cannot provide for them.


The Committee further recommend that the house for the new school be built two stories high, and substantially accord- ing to the plan annexed ; the expense of which, exclusive of the land and furniture, is estimated at six thousand dollars ; and that it be furnished in the most approved manner.




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