Town of Newton annual report 1890, Part 23

Author: Newton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Newton (Mass.)
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I have the honor to submit the usual accompanying tables which give at a glance the work done and its relation to previous years, with the cost to the city of the books which have been bought, of the reading room with its papers and periodicals, and of the administration and incidental expenses during the past year. The whole circulation for the year has been 110,627 volumes; 5,397 in excess of the previous year. The Library itself has been much more largely used than heretofore, especially the Farlow reference room and the reading room. The demand for the reading room by all classes has been so great that it was deemed expedient to keep it open from 7.30 A. M. to 9 P. M., and the hours for keeping the Farlow reference room open will soon have to be increased.


It would be a source of much interest and gratification to any intelligent person to look into this room during almost any evening while open. In addition to its adult occupants a large company of lads, who would otherwise be found in the streets, will be seen reading the newspapers or magazines. Our citizens from the other wards, beside those nearest the Library, are more and more availing themselves of the facili-


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ties of the reading room during the day. We have on file papers from all the chief cities in this country from Canada to Mexico, and from Europe to the East.


Ladies forming various literary clubs in the different wards of the city find the Farlow reference room of great advantage to them as well as those pursuing special studies.


A long-felt want has been supplied by putting in an elevator running from the janitor's office to the covering room, thus enabling the janitor and messenger to handle the thousands of books which they are required to do, with comparative ease and safety, instead of carrying them up a flight of stairs as they were formerly obliged to do.


I recommend that a new floor be laid in the reading room during the current year ; also that more shelves be put into the document room.


The appropriation made by the City Council for the year was $10.495. Amount realized from fines, sales of bulletins and old paper was $468.46.


The whole number of books in the Library is 32,613. Every book is accounted for, and only in a very few instances have they been defaced. The number of books covered was 13,449; 941 in excess of the previous year. The largest number of books delivered at the Library on any one day was 708 on February 24th. The number of books added during the year was 1,991. The registered number of names of persons using the Library is 9,704.


It is no small commendation of our present faithful and accomplished Librarian, and one well deserved, that she has not failed to meet these growing requisitions upon her knowledge of the literature which has been gathered, as well as exhibited a general familiarity with the various subjects under public discussion. Miss Thurston has been well supported also by her assistants. No complaint has reached the ear of the Superintendent as to the readiness or


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courtesy with which all demands upon the Library have been met.


There has been some change during the year in its personnel, Miss H. W. Harlowe having retired from the position of assistant. Her place has since been filled by Miss M. E. Chase of Newton, a lady of fine education, well read, of literary tastes, and fond of labor among books. Into her hands falls much of the work of completing the card catalogue.


During the year the Library has been fortunate in receiving many valuable donations of books and works on art, and I desire especially to thank William G. Farlow, M. D., for the following donation. A few weeks before President Farlow's death he requested his son to make out a list of works on fungi, which it would be desirable for the Library to own. Dr. Farlow, who is Professor of Crypto- gamic Botany at Harvard College and the leading authority in the country in this branch of study, made the list and sent to London for the works, which have since arrived and been presented to the Library, after being beautifully bound. The works are:


" Illustrations of British Fungi," by M. C. Cooke; "Treatise on the Esculent Funguses of England, by C. D. Badham; "Diseases of Plants," by H. Marshall Ward ; " Histoire des Champignons, Comestibles et Veneneux," with Atlas of Plates, by Jos. Roques; "Sveriges Atliga och Giftiga Svampar," by E. Fries; and "Die Pilze Nord- Deutschlands," by Otto Weberbauer.


The many volumes contain hundreds of colored plates of the different species, exquisitely executed and showing wonderful beauty and variety in form and coloring.


Also to Mr. George C. Lord for a beautiful copy of the " History of Middlesex County," in three volumes; and to Miss Mary Shannon for Tennyson's " Idylls of the King," illustrated by Dore; works of Capt. Wm. Baillie; "Les


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Chefs-d'Œuvre de la Peinture Italienne ;" "Eux Fortes Modernes."


During the year our Library met with a great loss in the death of our honored and respected President, John S. Farlow. He had contributed very generously from his fortune and time towards making the Library what it is today. As superintendent it was my fortune to meet him almost daily at the Library, and I always found in him a pleasant, genial, upright man, one always careful of the interests of others, and taking the deepest interest in matters pertaining to the welfare of the City of Newton, especially the Newton Free Library.


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN C. KENNEDY, Superintendent.


APPENDIX.


A.


RECEIPTS.


1890.


1889.


1888.


December 31.


Municipal appropriation


$10,495 00


$10,295 00


Fines, bulletins, etc.


468 46


418 38


$10,170 00 446 39


Cash on hand at last report


41 79


5 64


56


$11,005 25


$10,719 02


$10,616 95


B.


EXPENDITURES.


1890


1889.


1888.


December 31.


Salaries


$4,186 51


$4,042 15


$3,518 16


Reading Room


539 51


504 60


463 60


Incidentals


236 93


169 76


168 85


Repairs


212 49


11 80


428 28


Furniture and fixtures


11 10


63 29


233 95


Printing bulletins


188 40


Printing and advertising


37 00


36 75


123 35


Binding


434 33


380 05


242 55


Books .


2,821 95


3,061 49


2,455 49


Light


653 60


569 40


539 80


Fuel


301 39


288 40


553 50


Distributing agencies and express .


1,467 40


1,425 21


1,292 95


Blanks and stationery .


84 71


102 72


392 43


Postage account


18 33


21 50


10 00


Total expenditure


11,005 25


10,677 12


10,611 31


Bal. with City Treasurer, $0 00


Balance at the Library, 0 00


Total balance,


$0 00


0 00


41 90


5 64


$11,005 25


$10,719 02


$10,616 95


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C.


CIRCULATION.


1890.


1889.


1888.


Number of days the Library was open .


30


304


305


Number of holidays the Library was closed . .


8


9


8


Number of other week-days the Library was closed


. .


. .


Number of volumes delivered for home nse .


110,627


105,230


104,700


Average daily use


362.3


346.1


343.2


Largest daily use, Feb. 24, 1890


708


680


. .


Mar. 17, 1888 .


23


. .


. .


..


187


. .


Nov. 26, 1888


. .


90


Number of books lost and not paid for


6


15


12


Number of boooks lost and paid for


5


2


4


Number of books worn out and withdrawn


129


50


39


Number of notices to delinquents,


169


177


262


of volumes covered


13,449


12,508


13,460


of volumes bound .


1,117


884


601


of names registered during the year


931


1,026


1,025


Total number of names registered


9,704


8,773


7,747


. .


Feb. 23, 1889


. .


. .


641


Smallest daily use, Aug. 12, 1890 . July 25, 1889 .


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APPENDIX.


D.


DISTRIBUTION THROUGH TIIE AGENCIES AND TO TIIE SCHOOLS.


1890.


Books distributed at Newton Centre


13,964


Newtonville


13,932


Newton Highlands


8,746


Auburndale


7,140


West Newton .


5,082


Newton Lower Falls


3,753


Newton Upper Falls


3,237


Nonantum


879


Oak Hill


563


Total agency distribution


57,296


Books delivered to 14 of the 20 Public Schools.


to Adams


795


Mason


743


Bigelow


733


Underwood


666


Prospect


644


Eliot


440


High .


428


Williams


427


Hyde


413


Claflin


359


Rice .


170


Pierce


157


Lincoln


130


Hamilton


50


Total number of books delivered for school use . 6,155


2


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.


E.


ACCESSIONS.


1890.


1889.


1SSS.


Increase by purchase


1,838


2,050


1,804


by gift


123


128


103


by binding pamphlets . by binding periodicals


15


8


143


136


96


Number of missing volumes re- stored since last report


1


1


. .


Total accessions for the year Number of volumes missing or withdrawn since last report .


2,120


2,323


2,010


129


67


55


Actual increase .


1,991


2,256


1,955


Number of volumes in the Li- brary, as last reported . .


30,622


28,366


26,411


Total number of volumes in the Library .


32,613


30,622


28,366


Number of pamphlets bound since last report


37


32


74


Number of papers subscribed for of newspapers given .


35


34


36


8


9


7


of magazines subscribed for .


79


79


71


of magazines given


.


11


11


9


Total number received


133


133


123


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APPENDIX.


F.


CLASSIFICATION, GROWTH, SIZE, AND USE.


Increase


during the


Year.


Total


Number of


Volumes.


Volumes


isued during


the Year.


1890.


1889.


1888.


Literature.


Prose, fiction, and juvenile read- ing


224


6,691


68,417 8,197


61.84 64.11 7.41 6.79


66.34 6.43


Essays, poetry, and drama .


253


3,976


Periodicals


313


2,503


3,569 513


.46


.58


.46


History.


Geography and travels


185


2,963


9,374


8.47 4.89


8.20


7.49


Biography .


203


3,102


5,406


History


151


2,952


5,701


5.15


4.81


4.70


Arts and Sciences.


Natural science and industrial arts


247


3,270


7,432


6.72


6.03


5.77


Political and social science


98


1,679


1,197


1.08


1.26


1.09


Theology


83


1,337


804


.73


.73


.68


Reference Library


168


3,391


17


.02


.04


.16


Accessions for the year .


1,991


Number of volumes in the


Library


32,613


..


. .


Circulation for the year .


. .


..


110,627


.


G.


Received for catalogues sold in 1890


$7.00


Paid City Treasurer .


7.00


2.41


Foreign Literature


66


749


3.23


3.05


4.40


4.47


Per Cent. of Circulation.


LIST OF PERIODICALS FOR 1891 IN THE READING ROOMS.


MAGAZINES.


All the Year Round.


American Agriculturist.


American Architect.


Engineering and Building Record.


American Garden.


English Illustrated Magazine.


American Naturalist.


Folio .*


American Notes and Queries.


Fortnightly.


Forum. Garden and Forest.


Gardener's Chronicle.


Good Housekeeping.


Harper's Magazine.


Haus und Herd.


Atlantic Monthly.


Bibliotheca Sacra.


Blackwood's Magazine.


Cassell's Family Magazine. Catholic World.


Life.


Lippincott's Magazine.


Chautauquan. Civil Service Record .*


Common School Education.


London Punch.


Magazine of American History.


Contemporary. Converted Catholic.


Magazine of Art. Magazine of Western History.


Medical Bulletin .*


Nation. Nationalist .*


American Philatelist. Andover Review. Appalachia. Arena. Art Amateur. Art Interchange.


Home-Maker.


Illustrated London News. Lend a Hand. Library Journal.


Century. Chambers' Journal.


Literary News. Literary World. Littell.


Cosmopolitan. Country Gentleman. Critic. Decorator and Furnisher.


Edinburgh Review.


Education.


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Nature. New Eng. Hist. and Gen. Reg.


New Eng. Journal of Education. New England Magazine. New Englander and Yale Rev. Nineteenth Century. North American Review.


Notes and Queries. Official Gazette, U. S. Pat Office * Open Court .* Our Dumb Animals .*


Outing. Overland.


Philanthropist .*


Political Science Monthly.


Political Science Quarterly. Public Opinion.


Publishers' Weekly. Puck.


Quarterly Journal of Economics. Quarterly Review. St. Nicholas. Sanitarian. Science. Scientific American. Scientific American Supplement. Scribner's Magazine. Traveler's Record.


United Service Magazine.


Westminster Review.


Wide Awake.


Writer.


Youth's Companion.


NEWSPAPERS.


Alta California. American Citizen.t


Atlanta Constitution. Baltimore American. Boston Advertiser. Boston Commercial Bulletin.


Boston Globe.


Boston Herald.


Boston Journal.


Boston Post. Boston Transcript.


Boston Traveller.


British American Citizen.t Brooklyn Eagle. Charleston News and Courier. Chicago Tribune.


Christian Leader.+ Christian Register. + Cincinnati Commercial. Denver Times.t Florida Times Union.


Harper's Bazar. Harper's Weekly. Independent. London Times.


Montreal Gazette.


New Orleans Picayune.


New York Evening Post.


New York Herald.


New York Sun.


New York Times.


New York Tribune.


New York World. Newton Graphic.


Newton Journal. Paradise of the Pacific.t Philadelphia Press. St. Louis Globe Democrat. Saturday Evening Gazette. Springfield Republican. Woman's Journal.t Zion's Herald.


* Represents magazines given. t Represents newspapers given.


CITY OF NEWTON.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR,


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1890.


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BERTY AND UNJO ON.


FOUNDED 1630.


CITY 1873


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NONANTUM ORPORATED A TOW


NEWTON UPPER FALLS : FANNING PRINTING CO. 1891.


At the regular meeting of the Board of Overseers of the Poor held this day the annual report, as prepared by the Clerk, (for 1890,) was accepted by the Board, and the Clerk was instructed to present the same to the City Council.


NATHAN MOSMAN. Clerk. WEST NEWTON, Feb. 5, 1891.


BOARD OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, 1890.


HIS HONOR HEMAN M. BURR, Chairman ex-officio.


Ward One.


WILLIE M. RUSSELL.


Ward Two. JOHN F. PAYNE.


Ward Three. Ward Four. NATHAN MOSMAN.


ANDREW J. FISKE.


Ward Five.


Ward Six.


EUGENE FANNING.


GEORGE WARREN.


Ward Seven. HENRY C. DANIELS.


Committee on Almshouse.


NATHAN MOSMAN. EUGENE FANNING. GEORGE WARREN.


City Almoner, and Clerk of the Board. NATIIAN MOSMAN.


Warden of Almshouse. NATHANIEL D. MOODY.


Matron of Almhouse. MRS. ELIZA A. MOODY.


City Almshouse, Beacon Street.


FREE


REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


To His Honor the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Newton :


GENTLEMEN : - The Board of Overseers of the Poor herewith presents its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1890.


The membership has remained unchanged. The per- sonal attendance at the twelve meetings for business has been seventy-two out of a possible eighty-four.


The general condition of business and of health in the city has been good, consequently no unusual amount of aid for the destitute has been required.


The fact that so large a part of the expense of this department is caused by the use of intoxicating liquor appears a sufficient reason for vigorous efforts for suppress- ing its illegal sale within city limits. Such efforts have been made with partial success, yet from some source a supply is still continued to such a degree as to result in a large expense to taxpayers.


The charitable societies, through their visitors, are doing an important work in many families aided by this depart- ment. The material aid, encouragement, and common sense carried by them into these homes are of great value where these elements are so often lacking.


In 1889 the city had twenty-seven patients in the New ton Cottage Hospital. In 1890 thirty-nine were placed


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there. Of this number thirty-five, having no settlement, were chargeable to the State, and four to other cities and towns. No bills are presented to this Board for persons having a settlement in Newton. The cases having no settle- ment are mostly of persons working at trades and temporally residing here, and of women and girls engaged in domestic service. For the relief and care of these, when destitute, the city is responsible. In no other way could this Board so well or economically care for the sick who come to it for relief. The hospital is admirably managed and giving most satisfactory results in return for the outlay.


The whole number of families receiving aid out of Alms-


house, including the Newton Cottage Hospital


patients, during any part of the year, was . . 164


Whole number of persons, . 404


Having settlement in Newton, . 232


Having settlement in other cities and towns in the State, 76


Aided in other cities and towns and chargeable to New- ton, . 53 .


Having no settlement and chargeable to the State, . 96


Of the whole number there were males, . 176


females, . 228


Of persons having full support out of almshouse during any part of the year, there were at Danvers Lunatic Hospital,


2


Tewksbury Insane Asylum, .


2


Westboro Insane Hospital, .


5


Worcester Insane Asylum, .


4 6


Worcester Lunatic Hospital. . Placed in a family, 1


Whole number of insane supported, 20


Number at present supported,


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REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.


The amount appropriated by the City Council for


poor out of Almshouse was


$9,200 00


77 42 Overdrawn,


Details of expenditures and receipts will be found in accompanying tables.


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Expenditures for the Year 1890.


MONTH.


Cash.


Groceries.


Fuel.


Clothing.


Board.


Medical


Attendance.


Medicine.


Burials.


Tramps.


Commonwealth


Massachusetts.


Insane.


Other Towns.


Salaries.


January


$12 64


$136 76


$58 74


. .


$30 59


$20 00


$8 65


$22 00


$117 12


$14 86


$424 50


.


February


22 40


191 25


127 04


$2 55


46 72


22 00


12 90


20 00


March


13 61


187 37


123 52


10 50


48 85


30 50


20 14


..


. .


.


451 76


3 49


April


29 06


120 81


45 28


57 52


26 50


16 56


..


.


.


. .


38 66


May


24 43


149 16


32 51


32 15


55 00


8 08


36 00


.


.


. .


..


June


24 50


98 42


7 95


142 14


6 00


5 65


July


12 10


142 81


10 20


3 00


49 15


5 00


7 10


10 00


186 33


169 00


197 88


August .


21 50


87 95


14 70


9 25


14 00


·


..


.


..


..


September


15 70


138 84


35 51


89 58


40 00


14 88


12 50


..


.


622 13


..


..


October .


48 76


124 05


77 62


..


93 32


7 50


17 71


..


..


..


156 55


..


November


10 06


114 46


75 60


12 98


8 50


12 15


7 00


.


..


. .


218 78


.


December


15 15


203 04


137 96


..


71 44


29 00


16 17


15 00


.


..


515 24


·


. .


Total


$249 91 $1,682 35


$746 63


$16 05


$683 69


$264 00


$139 99


$122 50


$12 57


$371 45 $2,378 42


$1,059 86


$1,550 00


..


.


.


. .


..


.


605 43


:


.


..


.


.


REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.


..


..


68 00


..


20 00


of


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Receipts from Various Sources.


Commonwealth of Massachusetts,


$690 69


City of Boston,


94 75


City of Chelsea,


125 53


City of Waltham,


106 83


City of Somerville,


21 00


City of Lowell,


2 00


City of Lawrence,


20 75


Town of Pittsfield,


60 00


Town of Blackstone,


70 50


Town of Needham,


50 38


Town of Wellesley,


23 05


Town of Concord,


9 60


Town of Watertown,


8 00


Town of Natick,


802 28


Guardians and relatives,


Total receipts for poor out of Almshouse,


. $2,128 96


Almshouse Department.


The average number of inmates at the almshouse re- mains low. While all really needing a home here are received, the aim is to encourage and assist those who can to remain outside in partial self-support and independence. On the other hand there are those who by age and infirmity are unable to properly care for themselves and therefore need the comfort and attention given at the Almshouse, who flatly refuse this offered aid, choosing to receive the small cost of support here and with it attempt to live outside.


The number of persons supported at the Almshouse for all or any part of the year has been 41 ; present number, 28 ; average number for the year, 28. Four persons have died, two males and two females, aged respectively eighty-one, seventy-three, sixty-nine and fifty-three years.


· 43 60


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The amount appropriated by the City Council for


Almshouse expense and repairs was . . $4,500 00


Amount expended,


. 3,544 98


Balance, $955 02 Amount received from board, sale of produce.


wood, etc., . $1,803 03


Almshouse expense and repairs, net, . 1,741 95


The amount expended has been less than usual for the reason that no standing wood has been bought or the manure taken from the city stables.


In view of the expected transfer of the department to a new location the appropriation for 1890 was increased to cover the cost of removal a d house furnishing. This change not being made a balance was returned into the treasury. No provision is made for such expense in the appropriation for 1891.


The total appropriation for the Poor Department


for the year was . $13,700 00


Total expenditures, . . 12,822 40


Total receipts, .


· 3,931 99


Total expense of the department, net, 8,890 41 Unexpended balance, 877 60


The condition of the live stock and tools on the farm remains substantially as at the beginning of the year.


The condition of the buildings at present is second- elass, expenditures having been spared in anticipation of removal.


Respectfully submitted,


For the Overseers of the Poor, NATHAN MOSMAN, Clerk.


ANNUAL REPORT


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OF THE


CITY OF NEWTON.


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NEWTON UPPER FALLS : FANNING PRINTING CO. 1891.


ORGANIZATION OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


JANUARY 1890.


IION. HEMAN M. BURR, MAYOR, CHAIRMAN, ex officio. ELLIOTT J. IIYDE, PRESIDENT COMMON COUNCIL, ex officio. J. EDWARD HOLLIS, CHAIRMAN.


THOMAS EMERSON, SECRETARY AND SUPERINTENDENT.


TERM OF OFFICE


WARDS. EXPIRES.


I.


. January, 1892


I. . January, 1892


II. . January, 1892 MARY R. MARTIN SAMUEL BARNARD


II. . January, 1892


III.


. January, 1891 III. . January, 1891


DAVID E. BAKER


IV. . January, 1891


CHARLES E. PARKER .


IV. . January, 1891


FRANK J. HALE


V. . January, 1893


ALBERT B. PUTNEY


V. . January, 1893


AMOS E. LAWRENCE


VI. . January, 1893


ALBERT D. S. BELL


VI. January, 1893


GEORGE C. TRAVIS


VII. . January, 1893


FRANCIS B. HORNBROOKE


VII. . January, 1891


ELECTED MEMBERS.


CHARLES A. DREW J. EDWARD HOLLIS JOHN W. DICKINSON


ABBY E. DAVIS


STANDING COMMITTEES.


High School.


J. EDWARD HOLLIS. JOHN W. DICKINSON. FRANCIS B. HORNBROOKE.


Ward One.


CHARLES A. DREW. J. EDWARD HOLLIS. ALBERT D. S. BELL.


Ward Two.


JOHN W. DICKINSON. MARY R. MARTIN.


CHARLES A. DREW.


Ward Three.


ABBY E. DAVIS. SAMUEL BARNARD.


DAVID E. BAKER.


Ward Four.


CHARLES E. PARKER. DAVID E. BAKER.


SAMUEL BARNARD.


Ward Five.


ALBERT B. PUTNEY. FRANK J. HALE.


ELLIOTT J. HYDE.


Ward Six.


AMOS E. LAWRENCE. ALBERT D. S. BELL.


FRANK J. HALE.


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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


Ward Seven.


GEORGE C. TRAVIS. FRANCIS B. IIORNBROOKE. AMOS E. LAWRENCE.


Evening Schools.


CHARLES A. DREW.


FRANK J. HALE.


MARY R. MARTIN.


Drawing, Music, and Sewing.


ALBERT B. PUTNEY. ABBY E. DAVIS.


MARY R. MARTIN.


Text Books. FRANCIS B. HORNBROOKE. DAVID E. BAKER.


ALBERT B. PUTNEY.


Rules and Regulations.


FRANK J. HALE. GEORGE C. TRAVIS.


AMOS E. LAWRENCE.


Salaries.


FRANCIS B. HORNBROOKE. SAMUEL BARNARD. J. EDWARD HOLLIS.


School Houses.


JOHN W. DICKINSON. CHARLES E. PARKER.


J. EDWARD HOLLIS.


Accounts.


SAMUEL BARNARD. ALBERT D. S. BELL.


CHARLES A. DREW.


Supplies.


AMOS E. LAWRENCE. CHARLES E. PARKER


ELLIOTT J. HYDE.


CITY OF NEWTON.


IN BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE,


December 17, 1890.


VOTED: That the report of the Superintendent for 1890 be the Annual Report of the School Board.


ORDERED : That the same number of copies be printed as last year.


1. L. HARWOOD, Secretary.


SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.


To the School Committee of Newton :-


In conformity to the rules of the Board, I respectfully present my annual report for the year 1889-90. The schools were in session forty weeks, beginning September 9, 1889, and ending June 27, 1890. The statistics in this report cover the school year from July 1, 1889, to June 30, 1890.


A general exhibit of the results of the last school census, of the number of school buildings and the value of the school property, of the enrolment and attendance of the pupils, and of the cost of the schools, is given in the follow- ing statistics.


School Census.


Population of the city, U. S. Census of 1890, 24,375 Number of persons in the city between five and


fifteen years of age, May 1, 1890, 4,241


Number of pupils between five and fifteen years of age attending the public schools in May, 1890, 3.362 Number of pupils between five and fifteen years of age in private schools, 237 .


Number of persons between five and fifteen years of age not attending school, 642


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Number of pupils between eight and fourteen years of age attending the public schools in May, 1890, 2,356 · Number of pupils between eight and fourteen years of age in private schools, 122


Number of persons between eight and fourteen years of age not attending school, 88


School Buildings.


Number of school houses, . 22


Number of occupied rooms, May 1, 1890, 106


Number of unoccupied rooms, May 1, 1890, . 7


Total number of rooms, May 1, 1890, 113


Number of halls, May 1, 1890. 4


Total number of sittings, May 1, 1890, 4,705


The total value of the school houses, furniture and land is $581,600. The following table gives the value of the school property in detail :


High school buildings, furniture, and land. . $113,000 00 Bigelow school house, furniture, and land, 44,000 00


Underwood school house, furniture, and land, . 24,000 00 Lincoln school house, furniture, and land, 5,500 00


Eliot school house, furniture, and land, . 19,000 00


Jackson school house, furniture, and land, 15,000 00


Adams school house, furniture, and land, 22,500 00 Claflin school house, furniture, and land, 35,000 00 Pierce school house, furniture, and land, 32,000 00


Davis school house, furniture, and land, . 13,000 00


Franklin school house, furniture, and land, 15,500 00


Barnard school house, furniture, and land, 21,000 00 Williams school house (old), and land, 10,000 00


Williams school house (new), furniture, and land, . 35,000 00


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Hamilton school house, furniture, and land. $28,000 00 Prospect grammar school house, furniture, and land. . 31,000 00


Prospect primary school house, furniture, and land, . 7,500 00




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