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Four Assistant Superintendents, each per day, 2 75
City Engineer, 1,600 00
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Chief Engineer, team furnished, $1,200 00
Assistant Engineer, 300 00
Three Engineers of Steamers, each,
900 00
Four Drivers of Steamers and Hook and Ladder Co., each, 700 00
Eight Foremen of Steamers and Hook and Ladder and Hose Co., each, 80 00
Eight Assistant Foremen and Clerks of Steamers, and Hook and Ladder, and Hose Co., each, 65 00
Fifty-eight hosemen and ladder men, each, 60 00
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
City Marshal, team furnished, $1,200 00
Sergeant of Police, 950 00
Two Mounted policemen, each,
900 00
Thirteen policemen, each, 900 00
Two policemen, each,
750 00
POOR DEPARTMENT.
Seven Overseers of Poor, each, $50 00
City Almoner and Clerk of Board, 700 00
Warden of Almshouse, 550 00
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WATER DEPARTMENT.
Water Registrar, $1,500 00
Superintendent of Water Works, 1,500 00
Engineer at Pumping Station,
1,200 00
Fireman and Watchman, Pumping Station,
600 00
SCHOOLS. .
Superintendent,
$2,700 00
One teacher,
2,700 00
Four teachers, at $1,900,
7,600 00
One teacher,
1,850 00
Three teachers at $1,500,
4,500 00
One teacher,
1,400 00
One teacher,
800 00
One teacher,
1,200 00
Three teachers, $1,000,
3,000 00
Two teachers, $950,
1,900 00
Thirteen teachers, $750,
9,750 00
Thirty nine teachers, $600,
23,400 00
One teacher,
550 00
One teacher,.
500 00
One teacher,
450 00
Three teachers, $400,
1,200 00
Secretary of School Committee,
300 00
Janitors.
One Janitor,
$650 00
66
626 00
66
540 00
66
425 00
66
400 00
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One Janitor,
$300 00
275 00
66
200 00
180 00
120 00
Two Janitors, at $96,
192 00
LIBRARY.
Librarian, $800 00
Assistant Librarian,
500 00
Two assistants, for service, one shilling per hour.
CITY CLERK'S REPORT, 1880.
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REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK.
CITY OF NEWTON, CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, CITY HALL, March, 1880.
B. F. OTIS, CITY AUDITOR :
Herewith I submit for publication my annual report of the Births, Marriages, and Deaths, for the year ending December 31, 1879.
The tables which have been carefully and accurately prepared, present facts in relation to 378 births, 107 marriages, and 248 deaths, an aggregate less by 21 than the aggregate for the previous year.
Further comparison shows that the number of births registered in 1879 was larger by three than those of the pre- ceeding year ; the number of marriages was smaller by 8; the registered number of deaths smaller by 16.
The natural increase of population, or excess of births over deaths, was 130, a number greater by 20 than the natural increase (111) in 1878.
The rate of births, marriages, and deaths, of Newton parties, in 1879, is as follows :
Births, 21.14 + to 1,000 of estimated population.
Marriages, 8.62 + to 1,000
Deaths, 14.25 + to 1,000 66
The excess of birth rate over the death rate is, 6.89 + per thousand, or .689 per cent,
One living child was born to every 47 of the population ;
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one person in every 115 at all ages was married, and one per- son in every 70 died.
The number of still-births was 10.
MARRIAGES.
The whole number of marriages registered in 1878 was 115. In 1879 the number was 107.
The marriage rate in 1879 was 8.62, or of the 17,400 of the people (estimated) of all ages, 151 of the citizens of Newton were married.
The youngest person married was seventeen years of age, the oldest seventy-one.
DEATHS.
Consumption was the cause of death in forty-three cases, five less than in the previous year.
Diphtheria proved fatal in twenty-two cases, an increase of 214 per cent over the previous year.
The number of deaths from scarlet fever in 1878 was two, in 1879 the number was eight.
From returns made to this office the mortality from diph- theria and scarlet fever was small, considering the prevalence of these diseases.
In 1878 the number of males who died during the year ex- ceeded the number of females by 30; in 1879 it was less by 24.
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TABLE I. - Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1879.
General abstract exhibiting the Births, Marriages, and Deaths, regis- tered in the City of Newton, for the year ending December 31, 1879 ; distinguishing the sex and the parentage of children born, the nativity of persons married, and the sex and aggregate and average ages of the number who died.
BIRTHS.
Estimated Population of 1879.
Sex.
Parentage.
Whole Number.
M.
F.
Unk.
Am.
For.
Am. Fa. and For. Fa. and Am. Mo.
Unk
378
192
183
3
164
155
29
27
3*
MARRIAGES.
Nativity.
Couples.
American.
Foreign.
Am. Male and For. Female.
For. Male and Am. Female.
107
60
28
10
9
DEATHS.
Sex.
Ages in Years.
Persons.
No. whose ages are registered.
Males.
Females.
Unk.
Aggregate.
Average.
248
112
136
234
7,456
31.86+
For. Mo.
*Foundlings.
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TABLE II. - Births, 1879.
Distinguishing by months and by sex the registered number of children born alive during the year.
MONTHS.
SEX.
TOTAL.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
C |July.
0
22
18
15
180
Female,
18
13
11
14
16
14
24
24
17
12
15
10
188
Totals, .
29
21
25
|30
34
27
39
36
39
30
33
25
368
TABLE III.
Distinguishing by months and by sex the registered number of still- births during the year.
MONTHS.
SEX.
TOTAL.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Male,
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
Female, .
1
1
2
Not stated,
1
1
2
Totals.
1
2
1
11
1
2
1
10
TABLE IV. - Marriages.
Distinguishing by months, the number of marriages during the year.
MONTHS.
COUPLES.
TOTAL.
January.
February.
March.
|April.
| May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
107
7
10
5
13
11
6
or
9
12
12
10
107
December.
Male,
11
S
14
16
18
13
August.
September.
October.
| November.
-
101
TABLE V. - Marriages.
Exhibiting the social condition and ages, respectively, of all parties married during the year ending December 31, 1879.
AGGREGATE OF ALL CONDITIONS.
All ages.
Under 20.
20 to 25
25 to 30.
30 to 35.
35 to 40.
40 to 45.
45 to 50.
50 to 55.
55 to 60.
60 to 65.
65 to 75.
All ages, Males,
214
9
92
65
19
14
7
1
3
1
2
107
35
40
11
10
4
1
3
1
1
1
Females,
107
9
57
25
8
4
3
1
A .- FIRST MARRIAGE OF BOTH PARTIES.
All ages, Males,
168 84 84
B. - SUBSEQUENT MARRIAGE OF MALE, BUT FIRST OF FEMALE.
All ages, Males,
30
Females,
15
7|
2
4
3 2
3 1 1
1
C. - SUBSEQUENT MARRIAGE OF BOTH PARTIES.
All ages,
10
Males,
5
1
2 1
1
Females,
5
1
3
1
D. - SUBSEQUENT MARRIAGE OF FEMALE, BUT FIRST OF MALE.
All ages, Males,
6 3
1 1
1
1
1 1
Females,
3
9
34 49
36 23
8 2
5
1
Females,
1
15
3
3
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TABLE VI. - Deaths.
Distinguishing by months and sex the registered number of persons who died during the year.
YEAR.
MONTHS.
248
TOTALS.
SEX.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Male, Female, .
10
S
12
14
7
6
4
16
12
9
9
5
112
14
6
15
9
7
15
5
11
16
14
14
10
136
Totals,
24
14
27
23
14
21
9
27
28
23
23
15
248
TABLE VII. - DEATHS.
The following Table shows the Number of Deaths from several Specified Causes, of each Sex, in each month, which were registered in the City of Newton for the Year ending December 31, 1879.
Consumption.
Diphtheria.
Pneumonia.
Cholera Infantum.
Bright's Disease.
Still Born.
Cancer.
Old Age.
Scarlet Fever.
Bronchitis.
Convulsions.
Paralysis.
Apoplexy.
Meningitis.
Diarrhœa.
Peritonitis.
Hemorrhage.
Jaundice.
Gastritis.
Congestion of Lungs.
R. R. Accident.
Rheumatic Fever.
Brain Disease.
Cholera Morbus.
Puerperal Fever.
Dysentery.
Lockjaw.
Violence.
Unknown.
Totals.
Females,
.
43
Under Five Years, Males,
37
Females,
24
January,
14
February,
1
27
March, .
23
April,
14
May,
21
June,
9
July,
27
August,
11 28
September,
23
October,
23
November,
15
December,
'Totals, .
43
22: 18 15 10 14 13 11
9 8 6
6
6
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A
4
4
3
3
co
00
1
1
1
1
2
21 1
1
1 248
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40701
- 010000 !
3
4
5
3
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
1
42
26 10. 7
7
7
6
7
7
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
4
Co
..
3
1
5
5
4
4 2 1
5
1
2
.
1
..
5
3
3
1
..
..
1
1
. .
5
-
2
1
3
3
3 .
1
..
1
. .
.
Tuberculosis.
Exhaustion.
Croup.
Dropsy.
Epilepsy
Erysipelas.
Inflamation of Larynx.
Chronic Rheumatism.
1
1 248
Totals, .
. 112
Males, .
1
1
1 136
4
1
1
1
1
1
co
0. 10
1
1
1
.
1
103
7-00
. .
1
..
4
.. .
1 3
.
Premature Birth.
Typhoid Fever.
Heart Disease.
Euteritis.
OVERSEERS' REPORT. 1880.
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REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
To HIS HONOR THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF NEWTON :
Gentlemen : - In submitting our Annual Report in compli- ance with the City Ordinance, we are happy to state that the appropriation, made for the maintenance and relief of the poor of the City, has more than sufficed to carry us through the year, leaving a balance of some thirteen hundred dollars ($1,300) to revert into the City Treasury.
The number of applicants for relief has somewhat dimin- ished, and in many cases the aid rendered has been for shorter periods of time.
There has been more employment for the laborer and mechanic, and the causes that for the past six years brought so many able bodied men as applicants to the City for relief are being removed by the returning activity of trade and the opening of new avenues of industry.
During the first three months of the year these causes had not begun to operate and the number of applicants for aid were quite as numerous as on previous years, but for the last nine months the improvement has been quite marked and we trust the time is not far distant when every man who is wil- ling to work can find the work to do.
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The experience of the year past has deepened the convic- tion that the best way to aid the poor is by assisting them to help themselves and that we can do them no greater injury than to allow them to lie down in helpless dependence upon the charity of others, and this evil becomes still greater when it permits them to live upon the public bounty until they unblushingly claim it as a right.
These considerations have convinced the Board that it was their duty to demand of every able bodied man who has applied for relief, that he shall give an equivalent in labor for the aid furnished, and such have received an order to work, under the direction of the Warden of the Almshouse, before they were aided from the public funds.
The experience of Providence, where this plan has been in operation since 1872, and of Boston and other cities of this Commonwealth, where the plan has been tried for shorter periods, is that the number of applicants from that class has been largely reduced, they (i. e. the applicants) coming to the conclusion that if they must work for the aid received they prefer to seek work for themselves.
We have, and always shall have, the aged who are past labor, the sick and widows with fatherless children, who being poor and dependent, can always rightfully look to the City for relief in their poverty, and who will either be fully supported in the Almshouse or relieved outside, but our aim is, as far as possible, to insist that the relatives of such shall assist in this work.
Considerable progress has been made in the work of regis- tering the names of those applying for aid, together with the facts which go to show where they have a legal settlement under the laws of this State, that future Boards of Overseers may be able at once to ascertain where they belong ; but this is a work that must be constantly revised as the laws of settlement are continually changing by the action of our Legislators.
During the year 1879, an act was passed by the Legislature giving a legal settlement in any city or town, to any woman
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who has resided therein five years without receiving aid as a pauper, thus adding largely to the number of those who can legally claim relief from the City.
The amount expended to feed the tramps during the year exceeded by thirty-four per cent that of the year previous, the whole number cared for being 1,048 more than in 1878.
If this increase should continue it would seem to us wise for the City Council to make some provision whereby the Overseers can avail themselves of the power given them by the statute, of keeping them at work till 11 o'clock in the day, believing that such a course would greatly reduce the number.
The number of insane persons supported by the City in the different Asylums for the whole or a part of the year has largely increased, the whole number being fourteen as against eight last year. Five have died during the year and nine are still supported at the different State Institutions at the City's expense.
The whole number of families who have received aid during the year is 149, comprising 719 persons.
About two-thirds of these have a legal settlement in New- ton, the balance have settlements in other cities or towns or have no legal settlement in the Commonwealth.
The amount appropriated by the City Council for relief of Poor out of Almshouse for the year 1879,
$9,000 00
was
8,246 42
The expenditures have been
Leaving in the hands of the Treasurer a balance on
$753 58
appropriation for Poor out of Almshouse of
The expenditures were as follows : -
Salaries of Overseers and Clerk for 1878, $450 00
322 95
Cash payments to poor,
Amount carried forward, $772 95
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Amount brought forward,
$772 95
Groceries,
2,051 63
Fuel,
1,043 87
Clothing, shoes, etc.,
93 70
Board,
104 00
Medical attendance,
375 50
Medicines,
98 21
Burials,
82 00
Support of Insane,
1,561 25
Paid other cities and towns for support of Newton poor,
729 93
Support of tramps,
200 38
. State Reformatory Institutions,
83 00
Salary of Almoner and Clerk,
700 00
Sarlaries of Overseers for 1879,
350 00
$8,246 42
The amounts received from the State and other cities and towns are as follows : -
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
$998 35
Lynn,
36 46
Lexington,
13 00
Pittsfield,
20 63
Gloucester,
24 00
Watertown,
11 00
Chelsea,
6 98
Natick,
6 25
Grafton,
53 85
Concord,
48 88
Brookline,
5 88
Petersham,
71 80
Waltham,
56 01
Lunenburg,
14 51
Boston,
242 89
Miscellaneous,
20 58
Total, $1,631 07 which deducted from the amount expended, leaves the net cost of Poor out of Almshouse for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1879, $6,615 35.
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ALMSHOUSE EXPENSES AND REPAIRS.
The City Almshouse and Farm, under the charge of Mr. N. D. Moody and his estimable wife, has been managed in a very able and economical manner, while the aged and infirm inmates have received every attention and care that their condition requires.
The whole number cared for in the house during the year was 33; admitted, 8; died, 1; discharged, 8; leaving the present number 20.
The health of the inmates during the year has been excel- lent, when we consider the advanced age and infirmities of many of them.
The receipts from the sale of produce of the farm during the year have not been as large as the year previous, owing to the drought of the early summer, and the damage to the crops from the severe storm later in the season.
The amount appropriated by the City Council for Almshouse expenses and repairs was $3,500 00
The amount expended was 2,853 00
Leaving a balance in the Treasury of $647 00
The amount received for produce, wood, board, etc., during the year was $1,205 36
which being deducted from the whole amount expended, leaves as the net cost of the establishment, $1,647 64, which divided among the twenty-two inmates, the average number for the year, makes the cost per week for each person to be about $1 44.
All of which is respectfully submitted for and in behalf of the Overseers of the Poor.
JOHN WARNER, Clerk.
CITY MARSHAL'S REPORT. 1880.
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REPORT OF CITY MARSHAL.
OFFICE OF THE CITY MARSHAL, WEST NEWTON, Dec. 31, 1879.
To HIS HONOR THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF NEWTON :
Gentlemen :- I have the honor to present herewith the Sixth Annual Report of the Police Department of the City of Newton, for the year ending December 31, 1879.
The force in service and its transactions have not materi- ally varied from the ordinary routine of previous years.
The Department as now constituted, numbers fifteen men, including the City Marshal, whose head-quarters are at the City Hall. The remainder of the force consists of a mounted Sergeant, assigned to patrol service at night through the several Wards of the City, two day officers, one at City Hall, the other at Newton Corner, and eleven patrolmen for night duty. A recent resignation leaves a vacancy in the latter unfilled.
In place of a mounted Sergeant, as now, I would recom- mend the appointment of two mounted patrolmen, one to be stationed at Newton Centre, and the other at Auburndale, and the ranking officer, selected from the fifteen men, to be stationed at the City Hall.
The compensation and expenses of the Department paid during the year, aggregate $15,551 89, and the receipts into the City Treasury from the fees of officers, etc., have amounted to $600 00, leaving the net expenditure $14,951 89
Police Stations One, Two, and Four, which were remodelled and refurnished two or three years since, are still in good condition and furnish ample accommodation for present use.
Station Three at the City Hall, still remains notably in-
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adequate and unfitted for the proper care and custody of those for whom its use is necessary. The demand for improvement at this Station has been frequently urged, both as a matter of safety and as a measure of sanitary consideration. As the attention of the City Government will be more directly called to this subject, further reference is unnecessary in this connection.
The miscellaneous services devolving upon the members of the Police Force during the year, have been as usual, very numerous. But I am pleased to commend fidelity and effici- ency, as a rule, exhibited in the discharge of these and other official duties.
The following enumeration of the years' transactions, will indicate the variety and character of the services rendered :-
General Statistics.
Number of Arrests,
334
Number of Search Warrants
Males,
311
served, 5
66
Females,
23
66
Truants taken to School, 38
66
Americans, 40
294
Provided with
66
Minors,
74
Lodging, 2,728
Commitments, 26
Lost property restored to
owners, $3,543
Nativity of Prisoners.
United States,
40
Germany, 5
British Provinces,
3
Scotland, 1
Ireland,
253
Italy,
1
England,
13
Negro,
16
France,
1
Sweden,
1
Nature of Crime.
Assault and battery,
42
Common drunkard, 6
6 felonious,
2
Contempt of court, 1
on officer,
1
Disorderly,
15
Adultery,
2
Disturbing the peace,
65
Breaking and entering,
9
Drunkenness,
78
Bastardy,
2 Embezzlement,
1
Cruelty to dumb animals,
L- Evading car fare, 2
Foreigners,
117
False representation, 1 Receiving stolen property, 5
Fornication, 2 Selling leased property, 1
Indecent exposure,
2 Stubborn children, 1
Larceny, simple,
36
Suspicious persons,
4
66 felonious, 2
Truants,
4
Malicious mischief, 2
Threatening bodily harm, 1
Obtaining goods under false Violation of City Ordinance, 16 pretences, 2 6 Sunday law, 5
Polygamy,
1
66 Liquor law, 14
Perjury,
2 Vagrants, 4
Miscellaneous.
Accidents where assistance
was rendered, 15
Buildings found open and secured, 286
Dangerous buildings, 3
Dead bodies taken in charge, 4
Defective lamps, 746
66 sidewalks, 23
66
streets, 20
water pipes, 5
66 gas pipes, 4
Disturbances suppressed, 135
Dogs killed, 14
Fire alarms given, 15
Fires extinguished without alarm, 6
Horses killed, 5
Injured persons assisted, 25
Intoxicated persons helped home, 132
Insane persons taken in
charge, 6
Lost children restored to friends, 10
Lights hung in dangerous places, 24
Nuisances, 26
Notices served, 5,000
Stray teams put up, 12
Street obstructions removed, 29 Stray cattle taken in charge, 19
Water running to waste, 17
One of the most difficult services expected from this De- partment, is the enforcement of the statute regulating the sale of intoxicating liquors. The acquirement of positive and unquestionable evidence necessary for conviction, has been and is the great obstacle to effective results. Although the most diligent and watchful surveillance has been exercised, the failure to secure direct proof has heretofore compelled the return of liquors in many instances of seizure. Much as we deprecate the existence of intemperance and the sale of liquors, there is yet good cause for congratulation, in the fact that drunkenness has materially diminished throughout the
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City, and that the number of places for the sale of intoxicants has been greatly reduced within the past few years. That any shall be permitted to remain will be no fault of this De- partment whenever convictions can be secured.
Tramps.
During the past year the number of tramps lodged and cared for at the several police stations, have been in excess of the previous year, the increase being over one thousand. Perhaps the explanation for this increase is found mainly in the continued business depression of the country.
Conclusion.
In conclusion and without intending or implying criticism or complaint, I may be pardoned for saying that the duties of the City Marshal, as at present directed, have become so various and the combined responsibility so great, that extreme difficulty is often experienced in meeting every requirement with desired promptness and efficiency. This condition will be readily comprehended when it is remembered that that official now practically fills eight offices, four or five of them demanding almost constant care and attention. As an officer of the Board of Health, his calls have been numerous, and much time and labor have been required. Perhaps however, no material modification of this service may be deemed advisable. If not, all the duties of this office will be dis- charged as fully and efficiently as possible.
With many thanks for the courtesy and counsel which have greeted and aided me in the discharge of duty,
I am very respectfully, Your obedient servant,
R. L. HINDS,
City Marshal.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
CITY OF NEWTON.
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ORGANIZATION OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
January, 1879.
HON. WILLIAM B. FOWLE, MAYOR, CHAIRMAN, ex officio. JOHN Q. HENRY, PRESIDENT COMMON COUNCIL, ex officio. REV. AMOS E. LAWRENCE, CHAIRMAN.
ISAAC HAGAR, SECRETARY.
EPHRAIM HUNT, LL.D., SUPERINTENDENT.
Elective Members.
THOMAS S. SAMSON,1 HENRY E. COBB,1
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HENRY O. MARTIN,
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Two,
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HORATIO S. NOYES,
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JULIUS L. CLARKE,
Three.
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ELIJAH W. WOOD,
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WILLIAM S. SMITH,
ISAAC HAGAR,
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JOHN A. GOULD,
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JAMES S. NEWELL,
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AMOS E. LAWRENCE,
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GEORGE W. SHINN,
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DISTRICT COMMITTEES.
NEWTON-CENTRE DISTRICT.
JAMES S. NEWELL, Newton Centre.
AMOS E. LAWRENCE, Newton Centre.
JOHN A. GOULD, Newton Upper Falls. CHARLES E. ABBOTT, Newton Highlands. GEORGE W. SHINN, Newton.
UPPER-FALLS DISTRICT.
JOHN A. GOULD, Newton Upper Falls.
CHARLES E. ABBOTT, Newton Highlands.
JAMES S. NEWELL, Newton Centre. AMOS E. LAWRENCE, Newton Centre. ISAAC HAGAR, Newton Lower Falls.
LOWER-FALLS DISTRICT.
WILLIAM S. SMITH, Auburndale. ELIJAH W. WOOD, West Newton. ISAAC HAGAR, Newton Lower Falls.
WEST-NEWTON DISTRICT.
JULIUS L. CLARKE, West Newton. ELIJAH W. WOOD, West Newton.
HORATIO S. NOYES, Newtonville. WILLIAM S. SMITH, Auburndale. HENRY O. MARTIN, Newtonville.
1 Elected in joint convention of city council and school committee.
1881.
LINCOLN R. STONE,
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Four,
1882.
1881.
CHARLES E. ABBOTT,
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66
Present Term of Office. Expires January, 1880.
Ward One,
NEWTONVILLE DISTRICT.
HORATIO S. NOYES, Newtonville. HENRY O. MARTIN, Newtonville.
LINCOLN R. STONE, Newton. THOMAS S. SAMSON, Newton. HENRY E. COBB, Newton. NEWTON DISTRICT.
LINCOLN R. STONE, Newton. HENRY E. COBB, Newton.
GEORGE W. SHINN, Newton. JOHN Q. HENRY, Newton. THOMAS S. SAMSON, Newton.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD.
High School. - Amos E. Lawrence, Thomas S. Samson, Horatio S. Noyes, Julius L. Clarke, William S. Smith, John A. Gould, George W. Shinn, Mayor, er officio. Rules and Regulations. - George W. Shinn, Henry E. Cobb, Charles E. Abbott. Accounts and Printing. - Isaac Hagar, Elijah W. Wood, Julius L. Clarke. Schoolhouses. - Isaac Hagar, John A. Gould, Lincoln R. Stone. Salaries. - James S. Newell, John Q. Henry, Henry O. Martin. Text-Books. - Amos E. Lawrence, William S. Smith, Julius L. Clarke. Music. - Amos E. Lawrence, Lincoln R. Stone, Elijah W. Wood. Drawing and Writing. - Horatio S. Noyes, John Q. Henry, Thomas S. Samson. Industrial Drawing. - James S. Newell, Charles E. Abbott, Henry O. Martin. Evening Schools. - George W. Shinn, Lincoln R. Stone, Henry E. Cobb.
ORGANIZATION OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
January, 1880.
HON. ROYAL M. PULSIFER, MAYOR, CHAIRMAN, ex officio. CHARLES C. BARTON, PRESIDENT COMMON COUNCIL, ex officio. REV. AMOS E. LAWRENCE, CHAIRMAN. ISAAC HAGAR, SECRETARY.
EPHRAIM HUNT, LL.D., SUPERINTENDENT.
Elective Members.
THOMAS S. SAMSON,
Ward One,
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66
1883.
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66
1883.
A. AMELIA SMEAD,
1883.
JULIUS L. CLARKE,
Three,
66
1882.
ELIJAH W. WOOD,
66
66
.
66
1882.
WILLIAM S. SMITH,
Four,
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66
1882.
ISAAC HAGAR, 66
66
66
1882.
JOHN A. GOULD,
Five,
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66
66
1881.
JAMES S. NEWELL,
Six,
66
1881.
AMOS E. LAWRENCE,
66
66
1881.
GEORGE W. SHINN,
Seven,
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