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ANNUAL REPORT
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THE OFFICERS
-OF THE-
TOWN of STAMFORD
-FOR THE-
Year Ending February 1, 1926
ANNUAL REPORT
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THE OFFICERS
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TOWN of STAMFORD
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Year Ending February 1, 1926
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Stamford, Vt. Town Officers
TOWN CLERK E. D. Bishop
MODERATOR R. J. Sanford
TOWN CONSTABLE Eugene Sumner
TOWN TREASURER E. D. Bishop
ROAD COMMISSIONER
R. L. Jepson, 1925
TOWN AGENT
A. W. Willmarth
SELECTMEN
Robert Francis, 1926
R. L. Fields, 1927
F. A. Lesure, 1928
ASSESSORS
G. T. Canedy, 1926
E. C. Leroy, 1927
A. F. Jepson, 1928
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Charles Brown, 1927 Mrs. L. Foster, 1927
Archer Ross, 1925
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Mrs. R. L. Jepson, 1928
AUDITORS
C. D. Houghton
A. F. Jepson
E. C. Leroy
TOWN GRAND JURORS
F. S. Foster H. O. Fuller
CEMETERY TRUSTEES (Houghton Fund)
C. D. Houghton, 1925 A. W. Willmarth, 1925 R. J. Sanford, 1926
CEMETERY TRUSTEES (Millard Cemetery)
F. A. Lesure A. F. Jepson C. S. Bishop
LIBRARY TRUSTEES
Mrs. E. D. Bishop, 1924 Miss Mary Sanford, 1925 »
Mrs. A. B. Sanford, 1926
Mrs. G. T. Canedy, 1927 Mrs. R. J. Sanford, 1928
Selectmen's Report
Order
No. 1 Taxes abated $ 45 80
2 To Trustees of Public Library 29 75
3 To A. F. Jepson, winter road work 5 00
4 To R. J. Sanford, for services as modera- tor 2 00
5 To Robert Francis, for services as select- man and state elector and labor 1/2 day 29 75
6 To Fred A. Lesure, for services as select- man and trustee Millard cemetery fund 17 86
7 To Robert L. Fields, for services as selectman 10 00
To H. M. Blood, for services as assessor
35 00
9 To George T. Canedy, for services as assessor 15 00
10 To E. C. Leroy, for services as assessor and auditor 38 00
11 To C. D. Houghton, for services as auditor 5 00
12 To A. F. Jepson, for services as auditor
3 00
13 To A. E. Dunn, for winter road work 10 50
14 To Charles S. Chase, services as attorney at law, Brattleboro 15 00
15 To Hoosac Lumber Mills, for winter road work . 55 00
16 To Warren J. Crawley, for printing town report 44 00
17 To Fred Tatro, winter road work 2 00
18 To Charles Bishop, winter road work 2 00
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19 To Tuttle Printing Co., for selectmen's book and bond blanks $ 1 05
20 To Harvey .A. Gallup, for town treasurer's bond 25 00
21 To Safe Cabinet Co., for one safe 25 60
22 To Charles Dolle, winter road work 6 30
23 To C. A. Ballard, winter road work 8 50
24 To Martha A. Reed, int. on No. 65, due Feb. 1, 1925 33 75
25 To Charles Slade, winter road work
2 50
26 To Mary L. Sanford, int. on No. 73, due April 25, 1925 40 50
27 To E. D. Bishop, janitor work town hall 20 00
28 To A. B. Sanford, for plan for Houghton Cemetery 15 00
29 To John B. Knapp, sawing lumber for bridges, 3,841 feet 38 41
30 To Safe Cabinet Co., for safe 22 40
31 To William Mausert, transportation Grand Army 15 00
32 To Anson L. Jones, labor on roads 19 45
33 To Safe Cabinet Co., one safe 22 40
34 To Robert L. Jepson, sanding roads
19 45
35 To Fred A. Lesure, labor on roads and bridges and Bennington road meeting 30 95
36 To E. Harvey, labor on roads and bridges
19 45
37 To M. Jepson, for sand for oiling roads 111 yards @ 15c per
16 65
38 To Robert L. Fields, attending road meeting 4 00
39 To Eugene Sumner, for killing dogs
7 00
40 To Joseph Kitz, trucking gravel and 22 oil tanks and 5 horse labor 91 45
41 To Peter Parent, labor on roads 5 45
42 To Lester Crosier, planks for bridges, 3,841 feet 134 43
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43 To Albert Lincoln, sanding roads $ 7 00
44 To Fred A. Lesure, labor on roads 15 95
45 To George Lesure, labor on roads 8 95
46 To Robert L. Jepson, labor on roads 8 75
47 To Ed. Harvey, labor on roads 7 00
48 To E. D. Bishop, labor on roads
28 00
49 To Alson L. Jones, labor on roads 10 50
50 To Albert Courtemanche, labor on roads
1 75
51 To Robert Francis, labor on roads and bridges and supplies 50 70
1 52 To Ed. R. Coulter, repairing town hall roof 46 64
52% To the Safe Cabinet Co., one safe
22 40
53 To the Safe Cabinet Co., one safe
22 40
54 To Robert L. Sanford, insurance on library books 5 78
55 To Martha A. Reed, int. on No 65, due Sept. 1, 1925 33 75
56 To Carl Lesure, labor on new bridge
13 62
57 To Fred A. Lesure, labor on new bridge 29 56
58 To A. L. Jones, labor on bridge and team work 34 34
59 To Robert Francis, labor on logs and lumber on new bridge 37 95
60 To A. I .. Jepson, team work on bridge 14 00
61 To Safe Cabinet Co., one safe 22 40
62 To A. L. Jones, labor and team work 38 65
63 To Fred A. Lesure, labor on new bridge
24 90
64 To Carl Lesure, labor on new bridge 12 45
65 To Charles Slade, labor on new bridge
10 50
66 To Robert Francis, labor on new bridge
30 34
67 To Robert L. Sanford, labor on new bridge 9 73
68 To Mrs. E. Sanford, for librarian 20 00
69 To Robert Francis, labor on new bridge 21 00
70 To Fred A. Lesure, labor on new bridge 21 00
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71 To A. L. Jones, labor and team work on . bridge $ 27 89
72 To Charles Slade, labor on new bridge 21 00
73 To Albert Courtemanche, labor on new bridge 16 73
74 To A. F. Jepson, labor with team
10 50
75 To A. F. Jepson, carting beams from North Adams 10 50
76 To Charles Slade, labor on new bridge 17 50
77 To Robert Francis, labor on new bridge 31 10
78 To Fred A. Lesure, labor on new bridge
26 45
79 To A. L. Jones, labor and team work on bridge 40 15
80 To Albert Courtemanche, labor on new bridge 29 95
81 To the Safe Cabinet Co., one safe
22 40
82 To Kittredge Bridge Co., bridge material 655 55
83 To Standard Oil Co., for 14,000 gals. of road oil @ 10.3 per gal.
1,440 15
84 To Charles Slade, labor on bridge
12 45
85 To Charles Slade. labor on bridge
7 00
86 To William Henry, carpenter work on bridge 34 40
87 To Mary L. Sanford, int. on No. 73, due Oct. 25, 1925 40 50
88 To County Agriculture Association Farm Bureau
23 30
89 To Fred A. Lesure, labor on new bridge
24 54
90 To Robert Francis, labor on new bridge
30 76
91 To Arnold Foucher, labor on new bridge
3 89
92 To A. L. Jones, labor and team work on bridge
35 75
93 To Arnold Foucher, labor on new bridge
8 56
94 To Fred A. Lesure, labor on new bridge 13 46
95 To Charles Slade, labor on new bridge 7 00
96 To Charles Bishop, bolts for bridge 5 00
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97 To R. J. Sanford, insurance on town hall $ 73 03
98 To L. M. Jepson sand for new bridge 3 00
99 To Ludger Arnold, labor on new bridge 8 56
100 To Arthur Lincoln, labor on new bridge 10 11
101 To Harvey Fuller, labor on new bridge 3 50
102 To Albert LaPlant, cement mixer on new bridge 12 00
103 To Robert Francis, labor on new bridge
14 00
104 To D. J. Morrissey, trucking and sup- plies for new bridge 95 05
105 To Hoosac Lumber Co., lumber for new bridge 61 69
106 To Wm. McGraw, for cement for new bridge 187 86
107 To A. F. Jepson, team work on bridge 26 50
108 To the Safe Cabinet Co., one safe 22 40
109 To F. A. Lesure, labor and supplies on bridge 37 08
110 To Charles Slade, labor on bridge
10 98
111 To A. L. Jones, labor with team one day 7 00
112 To Robert Francis, labor two weeks on bridge 29 94
113 To Charles Slade, labor on bridge , 6 22
114 To the Safe Cabinet Co., one safe 22 40
115 To Charles Slade, labor on bridge 7 77
116 To Welch & Grey, post and paint for bridge 32 76
117 To City of North Adams, for use of ditch pump 15 00
118 To Myra Bishop, making tax list
8 00
119 To Robert Francis, labor and lumber on bridge 40 60
120 To Fred A. Lesure, labor on bridge 11 84
121 To the Safe Cabinet Co., one safe 22 40
122 To Mrs. R. J. Sanford, librarian appro. 30 00
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123 To Town Treasurer's Order
loans, North Adams National Bank $6,000 00
int. North Adams National Bank 190 01
int. North Adams Savings Bank 175 50
stationery and postage 3 00
town approp. back roads 1,000 00
town approp. patrol system 480 00
town approp. state road 300 00
120% grand lists for schools
3,930 72
county tax 33 48
· state highway tax 1 167 40
state school tax 338 85
electric lights 28 05
4% discount on taxes collected 380 28
1% collecting taxes 95 07
tax notices 4 83
tax book and journal paper 1 00
salary
15 00
$13,143 19
124 To Town Clerk's Order
attending town meeting, 1925 $ 3 00 recording town meeting and appointments 2 50
stamps and stationery 2 25
making deed cemetery lot 1 00
making abstract grand list
3 00
dog license blanks
3 00
vital statistics
1 50
recording town officers bonds 6 00
22 25
125 To C. D. Houghton, Houghton cemetery fund 34 00
Total amount of orders drawn $18,194 97
ROBERT L. FIELDS, F. A. LESURE Selectmen ROBERT FRANCIS,
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Unselected Highway, 1925
1925 Order
May 2
No. 1
N. E. Metal Culvert Co.
$ 49 40
Sept. 8
2
H. Jacobs & Sons
10 00
Oct. 17
3 Arthur Lincoln
43 75
17
4 Charlie Slade
14 00
17
5
Jepson Bros.
132 50
24
6
Charlie Slade
24 .50
24
7 Arthur Lincoln
24 50
26
8 Jepson Bros.
73 20
27
9 H. O. Fuller
64 75
27
10
H. M. Blood
66 50
31
11 Charlie Slade
3 50
Nov. 10
12
A. L. Jones
7 00
14
13
Charlie Slade
10 50
19
14
Howard Goodrich
20 40
21
15
Charlie Slade
21 00
21
16 H. O. Fuller
28 00
17
17
Jepson Bros.
91 20
2.5
18
A. L. Jones
17 50
25
19
Arthur Lincoln
3 50
25
20 H. M. Blood
28 00
30
21 D). J. Morrissey
29 10
25
22
L. M. Jepson
2 25
$765 05
Balance
76
From the State $765 81
$765 81
State Road
1925
Order
·
May 2
No. 1
N. E. Metal Culvert Co.
$ 32 93
June 13
2 Jepson Bros.
94 40
13 3 A. L. Jones
34 50
11
1
June 13
4
F. Lincoln & Sons
$ 52 50
13
5 F. A Lesure
10 50
13
6 G. T. Canedy
53 28
13
7
P. Parent & Son
63 00
13
8 E. D. Bishop
28 00
13
9
Paul Beasley
7 00
20
10
Fred Lincoln & Sons
42 00
20
11
Paul Bissaillon
10 50
23
12
Jepson Bros.
58 00
30
13
A. L. Jones
28 80
30
14
P. Parent & father
59 50
30
15
F. Lincoln & Sons
8 75
July
6
16
G. T. Canedy
102 02
6
17
E. D. Bishop
29 75
6
18
Ed. Henry
7 00
6
19 Leon Bliss
10 50
6
20
D. J. Morrissey
23 80
6
21 Jepson Bros.
47 85
13
22
Joseph Kitz
87 50
Sept.
8
23
H. Jacobs & Sons
17 00
Oct.
3
24
Jepson Bros.
21 20
12
25
F. Lincoln & Sons
17 50
31
26
Charles Slade
7 00
Nov. 7
27
Charles Slade
14 00
Oct. 10
28
P. Parent
14 00
10
29
A. L. Jones
34 50
10
30
F. Lincoln & Sons
29 75
10
31 G. T. Canedy
35 00
10
32
M. J. Monahan
11 00
10
33
Joe Kitz
20 00
10
34
Albert Strope
20 00
10
35 Robert Francis
10 00
10
36 Geo. Sumner
6 60
Nov.
7
37 Jepson Bros.
56 60
7
38 Joe Blacksmith
7 90
12
Dec. 21 39 George Estes
$ 1 00
$1,215 13
Town appropriation
$ 300 00
bal.
14 91
572 69
2 47
$1,230 04
$1,230 04
Back Roads
1925
Order
Mar. 28
No. 1
Jepson Bros.
$ 22 05
30
2
Eugene Sumner
13 50
Apr. 10
3
Jepson Bros.
89 50
18
4
Fred Lincoln
21 00
18
5
L. H. Sherman
1 25
23
6
John Boulger
7 00
24
7
Ed. Henry
26 25
24
8
Fred Lesure
28 00
24
9
Eugene Bishop
38 50
24
10
Jepson Bros.
100 95
May
2
11
H. O. Fuller
17 50
2
12
Ed. Henry
10 50
2
13
Jepson Bros.
43 95
16
14
Jepson Bros.
28 30
19
15
Ed. Henry
3 50
June
5
16
F. A. Lesure
7 00
5
17
E. D. Bishop
36 75
5
18
Jepson Bros.
32 20
13
19
L. M. Jepson
12 15
20
20
Ed. Henry
3 50
July
7
21
Jepson Bros.
35 30
8
22
Albert D. Case
43 67
13
23
Joe Kitz
40 00
Aug. 13
24
Eugene Sumner
10 00
13
Check from State Check 5 % Check
354 88
Sept. 8 25
D. J. Morrissey
$ 96 64
8
26
H. Jacobs & Sons
42 50
8
27 Lesure Bros.
30 00
16 28 George Sumner
5 00
16
29
Bert Cole
2 25
23
30 Earl Crosier
7 00
26
31 E. D. Bishop
12 25
28
32
Charles Dolle & Sons
51 50
Oct.
3
33
Jepson Bros.
49 00
12
34
Albert D. Case
4 00
12
35
Arthur Lincoln
12 25
Nov. 6
36
Fred Tatro & Son
10 50
17
37
Eugene Sumner & Sons
15 00
25
38
W. McGraw
1 50
25
39
Nelson Bissaillon
3 00
25
40
John Raedel
3 00
25
41 E. C. Leroy
3 50
25
42 H. M. Blood
14 00
25
43
Jepson Bros.
23 50
Total town orders
$1,058 71
Balance from '24
$ 60 85
To balance 2 14
Town appropriation
1000 00
$1060 85
$1060 85
Town Treasurer's Report
TOWN ACCOUNT
1925
Feb. 1 Balance in Treasury $2,069 48
3 Check from state oiling Main Road, 1924 1,154 57
Cash for burial lot 25 00
Hall rent 16 00
Cash net amount dog fund
123 65
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Check from state maintenance oiling main road, 1925 $1,146 28 Loans from North Adams National Bank
5,000 00
Tax bill
9,826 80
Check from state "Francis bridge" 975 72
By amount of town orders paid
$18,177 47
1926 Feb. 1 Balance in treasury 2,160 03
$20,337 50
$20,337 50
SCHOOL ACCOUNT
1925
Feb. 1 Rent on John Day lot, 1924- 1925 $ 12 00
Rebate superintendent's salary 12 months
160 00
Advanced instruction
150 00
Trained teachers employed
240 00
Rebate current expenses
8 01
120 per cent of grand list
3,930 72
Deficit balance Feb. 1, 1925
546 03
By amount school orders paid 4,492 41
Deficit balance Feb. 1, 1926
537 71
$5,038 44 $5,038 44
ROAD ACCOUNT TOWN FUND
1925
Feb. 1 Balance in treasury $ 60 85
Town appropriation 1,000 00
By amount of road orders paid 1,059 86
1926
Feb. 1 Balance in treasury 99
$1,060 85 $1,060 85
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ROAD PATROL
Town appropriation $ 480 00 By amount state order paid
$ 480 00
$ 480 00
$ 480 00
STATE ROAD
1925
Feb. 1 Balance in treasury $ 6 65
Town appropriation 300 00
Check from state 354 88
Check from state
572 69
Check from state
2 47
By amount of state road orders paid $1,208 53
1926
Feb. 1 Balance in treasury 28 16
$1,236 69
$1,236 69
UNSELECTED HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT
1926
Jan. 11 Check from state
$765 81
By amount orders paid
765 05
1926
Feb. 1 Balance in treasury
76
$ 765 81
$ 765 81
E. D. BISHOP, Treasurer
Report of the School Directors
Year Ending February 1, 1926 SCHOOL FUNDS
Appropriation of 120% of grand list $3,930 72
State rebate on superintendent's salary 160 00
16
State rebate for advanced instruction
$ 150 00
State rebate for trained teachers employed 240 00
State rebate on current expenses
8 01
Rent on John Day lot (2 yrs.)
12 00
Total fund
$4,500 73
DISBURSEMENTS CENTER SCHOOL
Kathryn Brown, for teaching grammar room 15 weeks, 4 days
$ 395 00
Mrs. Stella Pratt, for teaching primary room 16 weeks
400 00
Lucy B. Foster, for substituting 1 day
5 00
Marilla Howard, for teaching grammar room for 18 weeks
468 00
Mrs. Stella Pratt, for teaching primary room for 18 weeks
468 00
Gordon Lesure, for janitor work for 38 weeks
95 00
Harry M. Blood, for 12 cords of wood
84 00
. James M. Lee, for cutting 12 cords wood and putting it in basement 21 60
Frank E. Bishop, for putting grates in furnace
6 00
Houghton Mifflin Co., for set of books (The Children's Hour)
34 00
The Larkin Print, for diplomas and programs for graduation
9 35
Fred S. Foster, for truant work
50
Mrs. A. B. Sanford, for cleaning
10 00
D. Appleton & Co., for books for 9th grade
9 00
Stafford Slade, for cleaning 2 clocks 3 00
Porter & Hadfield Co., for grates for furnace
20 55
John Knapp, for kindling
5 00
Frank E. Bishop, for putting new grates in furnace
2 00
E. D. Bishop, for cleaning furnace pipes
1 00
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$2,037 00
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NORTH SCHOOL
Florence Lyons, for teaching 14 weeks $ 322 00
Mae I. Carpenter, for teaching 18 weeks 432 00
Florence Lyons, for janitor work
15 00
R. J. Sanford, for insurance
6 08
18 00
Francis Strope, for wood and labor Mrs. W. A. Thomas, for cleaning A. G. Strope, for kindling wood
5 00
5 00
Ginn & Co., for reading chart
10 07
$ 813 15
SUMMIT SCHOOL
Mrs. Harry Oakes, for teaching 8 weeks
$ 200 00
C. W. Taylor, for teaching 4 days 17 60
Wm. E. Moore, for teaching 9 weeks 3 days
230 40
John Hinkell, for 5 months rent
85 00
R. L. Jepson, for moving supplies and furniture to Center School
5 00
SUPPLIES FOR ALL SCHOOLS
Kenney Bros. & Wolkins
$ 60
J. L. Hammett Co.
34 81
E. E. Babb & Co., for books
101 34
McAuliffe Paper Co.
23 70
C. D. Kemp, for 1 case toilet paper
7 00
D. J. Morrissey
2 82
$ 170 27
MISCELLANEOUS
Byam Printing Co., for 500 pay orders in book
$ 7 58
Bertha Estes, for auto hire to Arlington for spelling contestants
12 00
To District Secretary, for incidental expenses
1 37
$ 20 95
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$ 538 00
SUPERINTENDENT'S SALARY
Frank E. Sawyer, for 13 months $303 64
Frank E. Sawyer, for mileage and telephone calls when securing teachers 21 65
$325 29
ADVANCED INSTRUCTION
City of North Adams, for high school tuition for
1 year 6 months for Alden Ballard, Marion Blood, Ralph Blood, Carrol Ebert, McKendree Whitney, Doris Sanford $510 00
$510 00
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Archie L. Ross, for auto hire and attending board meeting
$ 21 95
Charles R. Brown, for labor and cash expended
4 30
Lucy B. Foster, for services as chairman ; also auto hire, telephone calls, and labor
41 00
Nellie A. Jepson, for auto hire and labor
10 50
$ 77 75
Final total of expenditures
$4.492 41
Deficit balance from preceding year
546 03
Final total
$5.038 44
Total funds for year
4,500 73
Deficit balance
$537 71
In accordance with Section 1196, of state laws :
There are 64 elementary pupils enrolled in the 3 schools.
The average cost of each pupil for the past year was $62.23
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Of the many needs of the schools we will mention a few which seem most feasible for this year :-
In the Center School we recommend that running water be installed, both for drinking and toilet purposes. The heat in the north room is very inadequate at times. At the North School the interior woodwork should be painted a light color, so as to improve the lighting in the room. (As the state this year, will pay one-third on distinct improvements, let us take advantage of the offer.)
W'e urge that a Parent-Teacher Association be organized, so as to help make some of these essential improvements come to pass.
We would recommend that $5,000 is necessary to run the schools for the ensuing year.
LUCY B. FOSTER, NELLIE A. JEPSON, School
CHARLES R. BROWN, Directors
1 To the School Board and Citizens of the Town of Stamford :-
The following report is submitted for your considerate' attention and timely co-operation. Items of special interest may be grouped under the following captions :
1. Daily school attendance on part of pupils.
2. Systematic visiting of the schools by parents.
3. Improvement of buildings.
The importance of regular daily attendance of the pupils cannot be over-emphasized. Absences are only justifiable on the basis of severe weather conditions and illness : any other trifling causes should be considered invalid excuses. It is ur- gent upon parents to assume all the responsibility to have their children attend regularly and punctually. Not only is the habit of regularity and punctuality of personal advantage to the pupil, but it is a decided factor in keeping the work of the whole school up to par and thus getting the best results from the investment of school monies.
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The frequent visits of parents to the school confer benefits that are singularly helpful to both pupil and parent. The parents thus get in touch with the modern ways of learning under which their children are developing ; this cannot fail to insure a better lasting family union. Then the presence of either parent in the schoolroom awakens a certain sympathy and appreciation between parent and teacher that is highly conducive to a better understanding of the pupil's problems and difficulties. As a consequence, the pupils take a greater interest in their studies because the tasks seem so much more worth while, which enables the teacher to render a correspond- ingly greater service to the children. At least three visits a year, one for each term, is a minimum recommendation, and the length of the visit should not be less than one-half of either the morning or afternoon session, so that the parent may wit- ness two or more recitations in which the child is taking part.
The campaign for the standardization of Vermont schools is increasing in breadth and momentum. State Granges, Parent-Teacher Associations and other organizations, as well as private individuals, have put themselves on record to foster and push the movement by propaganda, by contributions of funds and by personal interest. The consensus of opinion is that the best people must be conserved for the farming industry and that in our own farming state the equalizing of rural edu- cation in the matter of teachers, buildings, etc., is an impera- tive part of such a scheme. For good parents are loth to settle where inferior educational conditions prevail.
The North School could be brought up to standard by making two changes, namely, installing a ventilating heater and two chemical toilets, and a simple redecoration of the in- terior. The lighting is already standard. The entire expense would not amount to more than $400.00, of which one-third would be paid by the State Department.
The Village School : For several years a plan has been afoot to secure a Standard Plate for this school. Miss Rose
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Lucia, former State Supervisor of Rural Schools, submitted detailed directions for such an enterprise. The present Deputy Commissioner of Education, Mr. Kenneth J. Sheldon, is also an expert on standardization of schools and would be glad to come to assistance with plans at any time. The expense of standardization could be distributed over a period of two or three years, or even longer if necessary. My suggestion at this time would be to make at least one improvement in the Central School this coming spring or summer, namely, the installing of two flush toilets or chemical toilets and lavatories in the front corner sections of the cloak rooms. The expense involved would approximate about $500. The improvement of the play grounds with simple swings, teeters, etc., would be a more simple matter. The major expense connected with standardization would be that of changing of the lighting of the grammar room, but this enterprise might be left for con- sideration in the future.
The organization of a Parent-Teacher Association in Stamford would prove a valuable aid in promoting standard- ization, as such organizations have superior ways and means for raising funds. The School Board with town aid could help in the project. And moreover, by an act of the last leg- islature, one-third of all monies expended [for standardizing a school, whether by the community or the town, is rebated to the town. In one rural school in my district the commun- ity paid for more than half of the improvements and the town the remaining amount; the state rebated to the town one-third of the money expended by all.
It has been proved that whenever a community unites with School Board and teachers in the project for improving schools, the school rooms take on more vigorous life and the community itself is in a more healthfully cheerful and enter- prising state.
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With grateful appreciation for the hearty co-operation of the school board and for the faith school patrons have evinced in my efforts, I am
Respectfully yours, FRANK E. SAWYER, Superintendent.
Auditor's Report
OUTSTANDING TOWN ORDERS, FEB, 1, 1926 . Order
No. 39 A. J. Houghton, cemetery fund int. only, Feb. 1, 1908 $500 00
25 £
F. Paradise, cemetery fund, int. only, May 19, 1917 350 00
- W. L. Sumner, cemetery fund, int. only, July 17, 1917 50 00
72 J. W. Millard, cemetery fund, int. only, Jauuary 1, 1924 393 00
65 Martha Reed, Jan. 30, 1921 $1,500 00
73 W. L. Sanford, Feb. 2, 1916
1,800 00
67 Trustees Houghton Fund, Jan. 31, 1921 34 00
3 Trustees Houghton Fund, Feb. 1, 1922 34 00
66 Trustees Houghton Fund, Feb. 1,1923 34 00
81 Trustees Houghton Fund, Feb. 1, 1924 34 00
62 Trustees Houghton Fund, Feb. 1,1925 34 00
125 Trustees Houghton Fund, Feb, 1, 1926 34 00
Note North Adams Savings Bank, Nov. 2, 1916 3,900 00
$7,404 00
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OUTSTANDING HIGHWAY ORDERS
36 Geo. Sumner, Oct. 10, 1925 $6 60
41 E. C. Leroy, Nov. 25, 1925 3 50
$10 10
TOWN OFFICERS' SALARIES
R. J. Sanford, moderator $ 2 00
Robert Francis, selectman 25 00
F. A. Lesure, selectman 10 00
R. L. Fields, selectman
10 00
E. C. Leroy, assessor
40 00
G. T. Canedy, assessor
20 00
A. F. Jepson, assessor
17 00
C. D. Houghton, auditor
5 00'
A. F. Jepson, auditor
3 00
E. C. Leroy, auditor
3 00
$ 135 00
RECAPITULATION
ASSETS
Uncollected taxes
$ 898 42
Cash on hand
715 58
Due Magee lot
36 00
Readsboro Ck.
Tuition Lee children
68 00
$1,718 00
LIABILITIES
Outstanding town orders
$7.404 00
Outstanding highway orders
10 10
Officers' salaries
135 00
$7,549 10
Deducting assets
1,718 00
Indebtedness of Town, Feb. 1, 1926
$5,831 10
C. D. HOUGHTON, ) A. F. JEPSON, Auditors.
E. C. LEROY,
Stamford, Vtb , Fe. 1, 1926. ·
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Town Clerk's Report
BIRTHS
Name of child: Cardinal, not named. Born June 8, 1925. Maiden name of mother, Frances Moon; father, Victor S. Cardinal.
Name of child : Voucher, not named. Born July 25, 1925. Name of mother, Adelina Courtemanche; father, Armand Foucher.
Name of child: Wendell Merton Jepson. Born May 30, 1925. Name of mother, Ella Cutler; father, Norris M. Jepson.
Name of child: Melvin William Lewis. Born June 30, 1925. Name of mother, Kathleen Russell; father, Mur- ray F. Lewis.
Name of child: Eugene Herbert Sumner. Born January 5, 1926. Maiden name of mother, Alma P. Oakley; name of father, Eugene Hoyt Sumner.
MARRIAGES
Groom: John N. W. Leroy, June 25, 1925. Father's name, Emile C. Leroy; Mother's name, Mariane Gwahalen. Bride: Margaret Eva Purcell, Father's name, Patrick F. Purcell; Mother's name, Catherine O'Connell.
DEATHS
Delia Chatalle, age 60 years, 26 days. Date of death, Sept. 11, 1925.
Rose A. Kesler, age 58 years. Date of death, February 6, 1925.
Augusta Lincoln, age 58 years, 2 months, 14 days. Date of death, November 11, 1925.
Celestia R. Lesure, age 60 years, 6 months, 27 days. Date of death, November 25, 1925.
Peter Verboom, age 50 years, 11 months. Date of death, April 11, 1925.
E. D. BISHOP, Town Clerk
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Warning for Annual Town Meeting
The legal voters of the Town of Stamford, Vt., are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Town Hall in Stamford, Vt., at 1.30 o'clock P. M. on the first Tuesday, the second day of March, 1926, to act upon the following business :
To elect all necessary. Town Officers.
To see what sum of money the Town will vote for the maintenance of schools for the ensuing year.
To see what the voters of the Town will do in regards to Bridges.
To see what the Town will do in regards to buying the Chemical Water Works.
To see what the Town will do in regards to paying John Bulger hospital bill of $174.50.
To see how much the Town will appropriate for improve- ments on the school buildings.
To see what the Town will do in regards to Eugene Sumner Road.
To see what sum of money the Town will vote for the maintenance of highways for the ensuing year.
To see what sum of money the Town will vote for the maintenance of the public library.
To see if the Town will vote a sum of money for the ob- servance of Memorial Day and appoint a committee for same.
To see what sum of money the Town will vote to defray current expenses for the ensuing year.
To see if the Town will vote to place the taxes in Treas- urer's hands for collection.
To see if the Town will vote to furnish bonds for the Town Officers.
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer to borrow money in anticipation of taxes to a sum not to ex- ceed $5,000.
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the collection of the Poll taxes of the Town of Stamford before the usual time of collection of same, and if so set the time for the. col- lection of same.
ROBERT L. FIELDS, ) F. A. LESURE, Selectmen ROBERT FRANCIS,
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