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1884-85-Annual Report
REPORTS OF THR TOWN OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON FOR THE YEAR 1884-85. BOSTON : W. KELLAWAY, BOOK PRINTER, 14 & 15 DOCK SQUARE. 1885. TOWN CLERKS REPORT. LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1884-85_ SF.LECTMEN, OVIliSRERS OF POOR, SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS, AND BOARD oF H RA MI. ALBERT W. BRYANT. JOSEPH F. SIMONDS. ROBERT 31. LAWRENCE. TOWN CIERE. LEONARD A. SAVILLE. TREASCRER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES. CHARLES T. WEST. AssEssons. JOSEPH F. SIMONDS. WALTER WELLINGTON. HORACE 13. DAVIS. SCHOOL COMMITTEE. GEORGE 11. REED. Term expires in 1887. ALBERT W. BRYANT, Term expires In 1886. BENJAMIN F. BROWN, Term expires in 1885. CEMETERY comsrrr-rxx. TIMOTHY H. BOWEN, Term expires in 1887. LORING S. PIERCE. Term expires in 1886. LUKE W. WRIGHT, Term expires in 1885. •CDITORS. GERSHOM SWAN. HILMAN B. SAMPSON. BOARD OP TRUSTEES OF THE CARY LIBRARY' CONSISTS OE TEE STLECTMEN, SCHOOL COMMITTER, AND SETTLED CLERGYMEN OF THE TOWN. TRUSTEES OF BRIDGE cit.iiarrAELE EUND. GEO. E. MUZZEY, Term expires in 1889. GEO. 0. DAVIS, Term expires in 1887. FRANCIS E. BALLARD, Term expires in 1885. TRUSTERS OF auratfix LEGACY.—.IVORe. coxerAnT WALTER WELLINGTON. CYRUS D CLARK. 4 ENGINEERS OF FIM. DEPARTMENT. EEVERETT S. LOCKE. GEORGE L. PIERCE. HENRY R. EARL. LIBRARIAN OF CARY LIBRARY• MISS GRACE S. WELLINGTON. TREASURER OF CARY LIBRARY FUND. GEOEGE H. REEI). TREASURER OF BRIDGE CHARITABLE FUND. FRANCIS E. BALLARD. TREASURER OF CEMETERY T12UST FUNDS.—LUKE W. WRIGHT. FENCE VIEWERS. HAMMOND REED. 13. T. BATCHELLER. HOWL ANI) HOLMES. FIELD DRIVERS. EDWIN J. B. NOURSE. WILLIAM J. SAVAGE. GEORGE H. ROBERTS. SURVEYORS OF LUMBER. EDWIN S. SPAULDING. LEONARD A. SAVILLE. PUBLIC WEIGHERS AND SUPEIUNTENDENTS OF TOWN SCALES. LEONARD A. SAVILLE. RUFUS W. HOLBROOK. MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK. AUGUSTUS CHILI)S. FRANK V. BUTTERS. HORACE B. DAVIS. LEONARD A. SAVILLE. SEALER OF WEIGII'I'S AND MEASURES.—CHARLES T. WEST. SEXTON. OLIVER W. KENDALL. JANITOR OF TOWN HALL BUILDING.—GEORGE H. THURSTON. JANITOR OF VILLAGE LULL BUILDING.—CHARLES G. KAUFFMAN. POLICE OFFICERS. WALTER WELLINGTON. CYRUS D. CLARK. AMOS W. LOCKE. POUND KEEPER.—CYRUS D. CLARK. APPRAISERS OF PROPERTY AT TOWN FARM. JOHN L. NORRIS. A. M. TUCKER. GEORGE H. CUTTER. AUCTIONEERS. A. B. SHEDD. AMOS W. LOCK.. MARSHALL DAVIS. REGISTRARS OF VOTERS. AUGUSTUS E; SCOTT, Term expires in 1887. BRADLEY C. WIIITCHER., Term expires in 1886. GEORGE O. SMITH, Term expires in 1885. CLERK. LEONARD A. SAVILLE. ANNUAL REPORT OF SELECTMEN. IN preparing for presentation the Annual Report, considerable embarassment is experienced, by reason of so little variation from year to year of the events which serve to make the substance matter, and it has the appearance of being merely a repetition. Never- theless the necessity and usefulness of the vote of the town, requiring its officers to report annually in detail their doings in their respective capacities, can- not be doubted; for it affords an opportunity to those who desire to familiarize themselves with the condi- tion of the town's affairs, in all its. departments, and to know how the appropriations have been used; it also gives time to mature measures, and consider the prospective necessities of the town for the ensuing year, before the Annual Town Meeting. If our town has not progressed as rapidly the past year as some of the adjoining ones, yet it can be truthfully asserted, we believe, that there has been more than usual activity, as is shown by the erection of several first-class dwelling -houses, and by improvements in other directions of such charac- ter as will be of convenience and permanent benefit to the citizens. The assurance of a plentiful supply of water in the near future, is a privilege which cannot be overestimated. The increased number of street 6 lamps, is an acknowledgment that well lighted streets are a public convenience. These, with gas acceptably furnished, are useful advantages, and are sure indications that the town is moving onward. HISTORICAL TABLETS. The placing of Historical Tablets to designate those important points of interest which were made so by their immediate connections with the com- mencement of the Revolutionary War, cannot fail of awakening and keeping fresh a renewed interest of that event, which served to shape the destiny of this country more perhaps than any other, and which this town of all others should keep in remembrance, and guard as a sacred heir -loom. The erection of those tablets will undoubtedly attract that attention which their importance de- mands, and will reflect credit upon the town for its faithfulness in aiding in perpetuating the memories of those of our former citizens whose lives were given as a free-will offering, or self sacrifice, towards securing that liberty which it is our privilege to enjoy. COMMON. The erection of the tablets has been the means of directing attention to our Common more earnestly than for some time, and the discussion in regard to its improvement is of that diversified character that no well matured plan is as yet acceptedly offered. We hear on the one hand that a liberal appropriation should be made, the fence removed, the ground graded and ornamented with flowers, etc.; again it is said the State should be asked to aid the town by a grant of money; there are others whose arguments are that the events which made this little plot of ground historic, are and have proved to be of such importance as to become co -existent with the funda- mental principles of our government, therefore the Congress of the United States should be invoked to give such assistance as would beautify it in a man- ner commensurate with its renown. However, let what will or may be done, this fact is ours, the Com- mon is in our town, and here it must and will forever remain. TOWN BUILDINGS. The Town Hall Building, by reason of its faulty construction in material and workmanship, causes almost a continuous demand for repairs. At the April meeting, the attention of the town was called to the imperative necessity of improving the sanitary arrangements in the building. It was voted, "That the matter be referred to the Selectmen, with full powers." An examination of the building was made by an architect, and a recommendation given as to the best and most effective plan to be adopted. It was ascertained, upon receiving proposals for the plumbing, that the cost would greatly exceed any amount supposed, but the necessity was very urgent that some immediate measures betaken to abate the nuisance, as the atmosphere in the building had become so impregnated with foulness as to be almost 8 unendurable, as well as unhealthy. We concluded it was our duty to carry out what we thought would be the desire of the town, even if the cost did exceed any previous estimate. A contract for the plumbing was made for $451.25. The carpenter work, the next highest cost, could not be done by contract, as what would be required could only be ascertained as the plumbing progressed. The whole cost of the work was: for Plumbing, $451.25; Carpenter work, $219.43; Gas fixtures, $12.55; Cesspool, $30.00; Painting, $20.20; Cement, $3.20; Mason work, $12.13; Architect, $15.00; total expense, $763.76. It is now believed that no more complaints will be heard in regard to the sanitary condition of the building. The window -sashes in the upper part of the building were made of so light material, that in a heavy wind they vibrate so much that the glass is continually broken, and some of the sashes are so badly injured as not to be worth repair- ing; a portion of them will have to be replaced the present year with some of a heavier make. The building, otherwise, is in as good repair as can rea- sonably be expected. The Village Hall Building needs shingling, and it would be economy for the town to repair it the en- suing year. The condition of the School Buildings is made known in the report of the School Commit- tee. The Overseers of the Poor, in their Report, speak of the state of the Almshouse Building and its needs. 9 LICENSES. The annual vote for, or against, Licensing the sale of Intoxicating Liquors, calls up a subject where opinions are so conflicting with each other, that, whatever course the Town adopts, disappoint- ment is to be expected. After the affirmative vote of the Town passed at the Annual Meeting, five ap- plications for a License were received; two were for innholders as First -Class License, and three for a Fourth -Class License. The subject was fully considered at several meetings in all its bearings, and was finally concluded by the unanimous con- currence of the Board, to grant the two innholders a License, with a fee of $300.00; and in thus dis- criminating, we felt assured we were heeding the intent of the vote. Before the innholders' Licenses were issued, some of our prominent and respected citizens appeared before us and urged the revocation of our decision. Highly as we respected their motive, and might gladly have acceded to their request were our private opinions only our guide, it should be considered that in taking the oath of office, a vote of the Town, if legally passed, is to be regarded as binding, irrespective of private wishes or opinions. Before the Licenses were issued, one member of the Board changed his vote; but acquiesced in the deci- sion of the majority. TRUST FUNDS. By request, we call your attention to the Funds in trust, of which the Town is the custodian, 10 amounting to $15,750, and for which it is paying a yearly interest of nearly $1,000. The complaint which many make, is in regard to the Town's re- ceiving, from time to time, sums varying in amount, which are to be forever kept, and the interest ap-. plied for such purposes as is designated by the don- ors, as those for keeping in repair the burial lots in the cemeteries belonging to those who have do- nated sums for that purpose; and objection is made to the Funds as now kept, as many of our citizens are owners of burial lots elsewhere, and they do not approve of receiving these sums of money and paying six per cent interest, when the Town does not need the money, and if it did, could borrow for a much less per cent. They believe it would be for the interest of the Town to authorize the Treasurer, under the direction of the Selectmen, to take from the Treasury, when there is sufficient unappropri- ated money, and loan on mortgage, or other good security, the Cemetery Funds, so called, the interest to be applied as now. The security to the donors would be as secure then as now. If all the Trust Funds were loaned to outside parties, the Town would be relieved of about one thousand dollars annual tax for interest, thus causing what all desire, a lower rate of taxation. GAMMELL LEGACY. In 1874, the town received $500 from the estate of Jonas Gammell, and it, was voted, "That the Treasurer, under the direction of the Selectmen, invest the same." This was done by the Treasurer 11 giving a treasurer's note to himself for seven per cent. per annum. The requirements in regards to the expenditure of the income of the request are such that the income is accumulating, instead of be- ing applied as the donor desired. It is required that two ladies be annually appointed by the Select- men, who are to act with the overseers of the Poor in the disbursements of the annuity. The Selectmen have been unable the past year to obtain the consent of any ladies to accept the appointment; the universal excuse has been, they do not choose to render themselves liable to be held up publicly to foolish ridicule or unmerited criti- cism. The accumulated interest amounts to $110.38, and unless the consent of two competent ladies is obtained, the income must remain unexpended, and the wishes of the benefactor will not be complied with. BOARD OF HEALTH. At the April Town Meeting in 1883, a Board of Health consisting of three persons was elected. At a meeting held in the November following, $200 was appropriated to defray their expenses. By re- ference to the Auditor's Report, July 31, 1884, it will be seen that $61.29 had by them been expend- ed, leaving a balance of $138.71; then, by refer- ence to the appropriations made in the March fol- lowing, the sum of $36.29 was granted, to meet the expenses of the Board over the appropriation. These several representations may not, perhaps, be clearly understood; and if not, the following ex- 12 planation may be sufficient. At the time (January 31, 1884,) the accounts were audited, the expenditures were as represented, $61.29. Before the Annual Meeting in March, the Board drew for their services $175.00, thus leaving a deficit of 536.29, which was supplied by a special appropriation, as before stated. It can be seen by reference to the report of the Board made January 31, 1884, that among the duties they had been called upon to perform, one was to abate a nuisance caused by a drain extending from the land of M. H. Merriam, Esq. After some delay the nuisance was abated, in a manner satis- factory to a majority of the Board. It was subse- quently ascertained that the abatement of the nuisance was only temporary, as the attention of the Board was called to the fact by another complaint, received February 16, 1884, and signed by the same parties as before. This complaint was placed on file, and so remained until after the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, the town voted "That the Board of Selectmen act as a Board of Health, instead of choosing a separate Board." Early in the Spring a request from the complainants of the petition on file was made, that some immediate action was necessary, as the health of the neighborhood was endangered by delay. A visit to the premises on the fifteenth day of June confirmed the fact that further delay was jeopardizing the health of the community, consequently a notice was served on. Mr. Merriam, requiring the nuisance abated within a specified time. This order was complied with, by severing the connection of waste pipes with the 13 main drain. After the main drain became cleansed from impurities that had adhered to the inside, the nuisance had the appearance of being permanently removed. A complaint was received by the Board that a nuisance was maintained in the south-east part of the town by the depositing of slaughter -house offal. An examination of the premises demonstrated the necessity that prompt action was needed. A notice was served upon the individual causing the nuisance, ordering an abatement within five days. This order was complied with in the time specified. Our attention was called to a horse supposed to be infected with a contagious disease. An examination by a veterinary surgeon pronounced it not a disease, but a cold. A complaint was received from Mrs. Eleanor S. Beals of a nuisance owing to a lack of proper drain- age from an estate adjoining hers. Upon request of the Board the nuisance was soon abated. Mrs. G. A. Page complained of a nuisance occa- sioned by a piggery on the premises of Mr. E. S. Wetherbee. This nuisance was soon removed by the owner. STREET LAMPS. The addition from time to time to the number of Street Lamps is proof that their need is appreciated. An impression exists that the town, when request- ed, places lamps wherever the Selectmen deem of necessity. By a vote passed several years since, who- 14 ever erects a lamp under the direction of the Select- men, the expense of lighting and of keeping in re- pair the sante is done by the town. The care of the Lamps the past year has been as satisfactory as could reasonably be expected. The annoyance occasioned by the breaking of lamps, not only interferes with lighting, but has caused an expense of thirty dollars. A reward was offered for the detection of those who were guilty of the offense, but thus far without avail. The Lamps and posts have received a coat of paint, which for their protection was needed. The monthly cost of lighting the present number of lights is one hundred dollars, therefore an increased appropriation of about one hundred dollars will be required to meet the expenses. TRAMPS. The decrease in the number of tramps for the year ending Jan. 31, 1884 was so marked, that no allusion to them was made in the report of that date; the increase in number the past year is a foreboding of a revival of that dread that was experienced from them several years since. A stringent law was passed a few years since which proved quite effective, until these rovers learned how to evade it. When it can be proved that a person applies for lodging more than once then he is recognized as a tramp and can be convicted as such; but time and experience has taught them that 15 by giving a different name, different age and nation- ality, they can slip through the meshes of the law. The whole number lodged at the Lock-up in the Town Hall Building was 192; at East Lexington Lock-up three, at the Almshouse four. Those at the Almshouse were mostly women and children. WALTHAM STREET. At the last Annual Meeting, a vote was passed instructing the Selectmen to petition the County Commissioners to widen and improve the grade of that portion of Waltham Street between Main Street and G -rape Vine Corner. A petition was presented to the Commissioners, and after giving proper notice they viewed the premises on the 15th day of May. At that time several of our citizens came before them andrecommended a change of location of a portion of the road near Grape Vine Corner. On the 28th day of July the Commissioners again viewed the premises for the purpose of making the changes as petitioned to do. At this meeting another petition was presented to them, requesting further alterations on this street beyond the designation of the first petition. On September 13th the Commissioners viewed Waltham Street, as requested by the last petition. Subsequently they furnished by their engineer a plan for an altera- tion for a portion of the street as petitioned for by the vote of the town. A contract was made for the work as far as the plan designated, but the cold 16 weather prevented the completion of the work until spring. The Commissioners have not located the changes as requested in the last petition, and probably will not before spring. CONSTABLES AND POLICE. Two Constables, C. D. Clark and Walter Wel- lington, were elected at the Annual Meeting. Both were appointed Police Officers. Walter Wellington declined the appointment. Four extra police were appointed for the fourth of July, and seven others have been appointed, without pay, for the purpose of enabling them to assist legally, and unite with other officers, in endeavoring to catch and arrest those who have been engaged in hen thieving, in this and adjoining towns, and have as yet so suc- cessfully evaded arrest. In view of the extent of thieving, we offered a reward of two hundred dol- lars, as an inducement to a more vigorous effort to arrest, if possible, those who were so engaged. The whole number of arrests, from February 1, 1884, to February 1, 1885, was 16. Illegal keep- ing and sale of liquor, 6; adultery, 1; assault, 2; tramps, 5; larceny, 1; cruelty to animals, 1. GUIDE BOARDS. The Guide Boards and Street Signs have received rather more than ordinary attention the past year. A large number of new Boards have replaced old and disfigured ones. A great majority of the Boards and Posts have been newly painted. 17 Still that unaccountable propensity to destroy or deface so useful an aid to the traveller, and one too which a Statute Law requires every Town to have and keep in repair, and fixes a penalty for a non-compliance, is practised to so great an extent, that at all times more or less Boards are removed or broken. WATER CONTRACT. The contract made with the Water Company by the town, has become null and void, by the failure of the Company to fulfil their part of the contract. An article will be inserted in the warrant for the Annual Meeting, for the purpose of bringing the mat- ter before the town for further action. FINANCIAL. At the commencement of the past year there was in the Treasury the sum of 85,675.93 of unappropri- ated money, As no appropriation was made to meet contingent expenses, the Selectmenwere author- ized, by a vote, to draw, when needed, from this amount. The following sums have also, by vote, been taken from the balance on hand: $2,000 for support of the poor; $1,500 for the improvement of Wal- tham Street; $200 for School supplies; $150 for additional tables, etc., for Cary Library. In addition to these amounts, a vote was passed to open the Library every week -day, with an increase of salary to the Librarian; also, the improvement of the sanitary 19 The wisdom or necessity for this change, in small towns like our own, remains to be proved. CONCLUSION. The close of another financial year is now reached, and we have looked back over that pe- riod of time for the purpose of gathering together some of the principal events of interest, and here- with present them for your inspection. In thus doing, our duties and cares of the past year are recalled to mind. It would indeed be somewhat anomalous, if there was not here or there some un- pleasant recollections; but if a consciousness of having discharged our duty, according to the best of our ability, is ours, then, when we have failed to heed the advice or grant the requests as may have been desired, we can assure all, that no motive has influenced us to pursue the course we have, except to act for the best interest of the Town, irrespective of any personal wish or preju- dice. If therefore we have erred, we claim the priv- ilege of shielding ourselves under the cover of the old adage "To err is human." ALBERT W. BRYANT, Selectmen of JOSEPH F. SIMONDS, Lexington. ROBT. M. LAWRENCE. LEXINGTON, Jan. 31, 1885. TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT. For the Year Ending Jan. 31, 1885. The Collector of Taxes respectfully submits the following report: TAXES FOR 1883. Amount uncollected Feb. 1, 1884, . . $3,716 81 Amount collected, Amount of abatements, $3,646 60 70 21 $3,716 81 $3,716 81 TAXES FOR 1884. Tax list for 1884, 28,951 79 Supplementary list, 10 00 Amount collected, $24,214 59 Amount allowed for prompt payment, 291 08 Amount of abatements, 114 49 Amount uncollected, 4,341 63 $28,961 79 $28,961 79 CHARLES T. WEST, Collector. LEXINGTON, Jan. 31, 1885. TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT. The Town Treasurer respectfully submits the following report of receipts and expenditures for the year ending January 31, 1885. RECEIPTS. PAYMENTS. Cash on band February 1, 1884, . $5,675 93 Librarian of Cary Library, 387 84 Printing Account, 4 50 268 90 Removing Snow, 130 60 State Aid, 408 00 372 00 Highway Department, 3,182 04 Fire Department, 1,216 86 Sexton, 36 25 Pauper Account, 2,732 21 2,266 19 Interest Account, 224 75 2,444 50 Board of Health, 175 00 Outside Poor, 237 29 774 21 Cemetery Trust Funds, 100 00 Contingent Department, 3,165 53 5,313 79 School Department, 289 93 9,977 90 Constable and Police, 809 76 Dog Tax, ; 387 61 387 61 Street Lights, 1,153 12 Town and Village Hall, (fuel and lights) 506 40 Repairs at Cary Library, 118 00 Highway Railings, 42 46 Auditors, 45 00 Reading Room, (at East Lexington) 231 25 Extra care of Town Hall, 3 50 Taxes for 1883, 3,646 60 Amount carried forward, $16,872 35 $29,843 18 22 Amount brought forward, $16,872 35 $29,843 18 Cemetery Account, 159 00 202 94 Taxes for 1884, 24,214 59 Assessors, 422 20 Ringing Bells, 70 00 Janitors of Town and Village Halls, 383 36 Memorial Day, 99 90 School Committee, 300 00 Treasurer of Cary Library, . 50 00 Historical Tablets, 1,493 16 Selectmen, etc., 800 00 Treasurer and Collector, 400 00 Improvement at Almshouse, 56 00 County Tax 1,334 00 State Tax, 2,900 00 Waltham Street Improvement, 1,500 00 1,316 27 Town Clerk, 100 00 Gammell Legacy, 35 00 Cash on hand January 31, 1885, 3,009 93 $42,780 94 $42,780 94 CHARLES T. WEST, Treasurer. LEXINGTON, Jan. 31, 1885. STATEMENT OF TOWN DEBT. DATE. TO WHOM. AMOUNT. INTEREST. PAYABLE. 1870. June 1. State of Massachusetts, $10,000; 6 pr. ct. June 1, 1890 July 1. Lt LL 5,000, 6 July 1, 1890 Aug. 1. LL LL 5,000, 6 LL Aug. 1, 1890 Sept. 1. LL LL 5,000, 6 44 Sept. 1, 1890 1871. Feb. 28. Treasurer of Cary- Library, 5,000, 6 L L Feb. 28,1887 1883. Mar. 31. 1881. LL LL 6,000, 6 LL Demand. Apr. 8. F. E. Ballard,Treas. (Bridge Fund), 2,000, 6 LL LL 1885. Jan. 1. L. W. Wright, Treas. (Cem- etery Fund), 2,250, 6 LL 1874. July 23. Gammell Legacy, 500, 7 Total Debt, $40,750 LL CHARLES T. WEST, Treasurer. LEXINGTON, Jan. 31, 1885. CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS. Total amount of Fund, $2,250 00 PAYMENTS. RECEIPTS. Balance unexpended Jan. 31, 1884, . . $109 '22 John Winning, Heirs Lot 47, . . . 18 00 $8 00 Isaac B. Smith Estate, " 69, . . . . 6 00 4 50 Eliab Brown, " "1. 29, . . 9 00 , 7 00 Mrs. 0. A. Dodge, 4 30, 6 00 4 00 Nathan Fessenden, "" 73, 9 00 7 50 Almira M. Chandler, " 92, . . . 6 00 4 75 Marshall H. Locke, "I. 37, . . . 6 00 4 00 Charles Hudson Estate, 16, . . 9 00 6 50 J. B. Simonds (old cemetery) , 24 00 15 00 Mrs. A. Buttrick, Lot 105, . 12 00 6 50 Caira Robbins (East Lexington) . . . 18 00 Mary Wells Merrill (old cemetery) 6 00 3 00 Adline R. Parker, Lot 152 50 Balance unexpended, Jan. 31, 1885, 167 97 $238 72 $238 72 L. W. WRIGHT, Treasurer for the Trustees. 26 DATE. NAMES. RESIDENCES. 1884. September 25, . John Albert Demar, . Lexington. Lizzie Stanwood Haskell, . Somerville. September 28, . Abbott J. Lawrence, . Concord. Sarah J. Bannon, . . Burlington. October 1, . J. Henry R. Cornley, . Sarah E. Thurston, . October. 8, . John Bryant, Lucy West, October 14, Michael Kelly, Mary Canney, October 15, . Arthur B. Harvey, . . . Isanna H. Page, October 15, . Marshall C. Baldwin, Hattie M. Whitney, . October 28, . Oscar L. Patch, . . Stella M. Stinchfeld, . . Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. Arlington. Lexington. Boston. Lexington. Lexington. Lincoln. Lexington. East Boston. October 30, . John Alford Thollden, . Lexington. Jennie D. Sullivan, . Lexington. November 5, . George H. Reed, Lexington. 5. Augusta Adams, Lexington. November 12, . Henry A. Turner, . Lexington. L. Maria Ladd, Bedford. November 27, . William John Preeper, . Lexington. Mary A. Sweeney, . Lexington. November 29, . Patrick Corbett, Lexington. Catherine Duffy, . . Lexington. December 3, . Charles H Rhoades, . . Lexington. Emily A. Edwards, Cambridge.. 27 DEATHS, Recorded in Lexington, from Jan. 1, 1884, to Jan. 1, 1885. DATE. 1884. NAME. AGE. . or. ,O Jan. 5 Joseph O'Leary ..... 3 8 5 " 19 Chester M. Williams 26 . 19 " 20 Mary Sherman 83 9 28 Feb. 1 Antoinette C. Raymond 26 4 17 .� 1 Timothy Ryan. 99 8 " 13 Thomas McGuinness .... ... , 1 " 16 Sally R. Sherburne 89. 7 16 " 18 Margaret Curren 24 10 ... " 21 Mary Wier 81 1 ... March 16 Michael Carroll 74 .... ... April 4 Joan Smith 87 .... ... 10 Nicholas Shea 51 ....... " 11 Michael Murphy .. 55 ... " 22 Henry Jewett. 65 3 ... May 12 Adeline R. Parker...... 72 4 ... " 19 Maria Hanscom 68 4 " 24 Franklin A. Curtis 11 6 24 June 2 Michael .T. Manning 22 10 17 " 27 William Simonds .. 80 3 July 23 Margaret E. McGuire.. 27 5 .. " 25 Harriet F. Wright 70 5 3 Aug. 2 Julia Reardon 20 4 14 " 13 Abel Bryant Adams 72 11 21 " 16 Clara R. Reed 48 10 ... " 18 Warren Duren. 75 4 . " 29 William Robt. Forseyth .... 1 26 " 30 Joanna Doyle 65 _ ... " 31 Margaret Vaughan 25 4 ... Sept. 6 Mary Ward Swan 49 9 ... " 11 Ellen M. Linnehan 1 1 " 14 Eliot Gookin. 8 23 " 20 Francis Brown Hayes 64 11 8 " 22 John Jameson 79 1 25 " 26 Ernestine A. Crone........ 3 ... Oct. 27 William J. Currier 69 8 ... Nov. 25 Sarah Millett 77 11 " 28 George R. Gamm ell 24 2 Dec. 12 Martha F. Whitman 43 4 29 DISEASE. Intest'l Obstruc'n Diphtheria Old Age.... Consumption Ohl Age Premature Birth Old Age Old Age. Paralysis... Old Age Pheumonia Heart Disease.... Heptiz'n of Lungs Dropsy . Neuralgia of H'rt Drowning ........ Fracture of Spine Old Age Gravel Dropsy Consumption Bright's Disease Cancerous Tumor Kidney Complaint Cholera Infantum Heart Disease Consumption Consumption Cholera Infantum Abdominal Cong. I'nrluent Absorp. Senile Debility Whooping Cough Heart Disease Old Age Consumption Typhoid Fever BIRTHPLACE. Lexington. Marlborough. Warwick. Boston. Ireland. Lexington. Newmarket, N.H. Lexington. Medford. Ireland. Westford. Ireland. Ireland. Boston. Lexington. Lexington. Boston. Waltham. Medford. Ireland. Greenfield, N.H. Lexington. Wayland. Ashby. Billerica. Lexington. Ireland. Ireland. Boston. Lexington. Boston. So. Berwick, Me. Union, Me. Lexington. Lynn. (?) Lexington. Lexington. Portland, Me. Whole number of deaths, 38 Number of Males, " Females, Number over 60 years of age, under 10 " " 20 18 —38 18 5 ACCOUNT OF TOWN HISTORIES AND HISTORIES OF THE CENTENNIAL. Number of Town Histories on hand Jan. 31, 1884, 140 Sold during the year, 2 No. on hand Jan. 31, 1885, 138 (Including those in hands of LEE & SIiEPARDS, Boston) Number of Histories of the Centennial on hand Jan. 31, 1884, 193 Sold during the year, 1 ; Donated, 1, 2 Number on hand Jan. 31, 1885, • 191 DOGS. Licensed in Lexington, from Dec. 1, 1883, to Dec. 1, 1884. Whole number licensed, 200 Males, .181 Females, 19 200 Amount returned to County Treasurer, $417 00 LIST OF JURORS FOR 1884, ACCEPTED BY THE TOWN, March 3rd, 1884. John Morton Reed, Josiah H. Reed, Abram B. Smith, George O. Smith, HiIman B. Sampson, Elijah A. Shaw, George Stearns, George T. Smith, Gershom Swan, Henry H. Tyler, George 0. Wellington, Willard Walcott, John H. Willard, Henry P. Webber. Benjamin F. Brown,* Leonard E. Bennink, John F. Hutchinson, George H. Jackson, Charles H. Lowe, Amos W. Locke, George Monroe, Matthew H. Merriam, Patrick Mitchell, Charles M. Parker,* •Charles Putnam, Nathaniel. W. Pierce, Moses H. Roberts, Patrick Ryan, * Drawn during the year. Respectfully submitted, LEONARD A. SAV ILLE, Town Clerk. ENGINEERS' REPORT. THE Fire Department has been called out but four times during the year. There have been no brush fires, which for two or three years past have been so expensive to the town, and caused the fire- men much hard work. Fires have occurred as follows:— August 25th. Barn on Lowell Street, owned by a Mr. Morse. Cause of fire unknown. To this the entire department responded. The barn was de- stroyed, but through the efforts of the East Lexing- ton Company the house was saved. The apparatus from the centre of the town arrived too late to be of much assistance. Insured for $600; but the loss was adjusted for $400. September 7th. Unoccupied shed, near Munroe's Station, belonging to Mr. M. T. Batchelder. Loss, $25. No insurance. Cause, incendiary. Responded to by entire department. September 11th. Barn on Bedford Street, owned and occupied by Mr. II. E. Holt. Cause, lightning. Through hard work of the entire Fire Department and the citizens of the town, Mr. Holt's house was saved; but the barn and most of its contents were 30 destroyed. Loss, $3,000. Insurance on Barn, $1,500; and on Contents, $400. October 21st. Barn on Main Street, East Lexing- ton, owned by Mr. Luke Hale, of Winchendon, Mass. Unoccupied at time of fire. The Barn, including some hay, and shed, were burned, while the house was slightly damaged. Loss, $600. The East Lexington companies got the fire under control, so that the companies from the centre of the town, although they responded, did not proceed to the fire. The introduction of water into the town will necessitate some changes in or rather additions to the department. On January 14th, some of the oldest hose belonging to the town was taken to the pumping sta- tion of the Water Works and tested. Some of it could not stand. the tank pressure even; while other of the hose burst when water was pumped directly into the pipes. We should say that about 500 feet of the hose we now have is strong enough to be used on the hydrants. With the extension of the Water Works to the East Village, about 1000 feet of new hose will be required. Either hose carriages, or wagons, one for each village, will be necessary, and we think wagons, rather than regular hose carriages, should be procured. The expense would not be so large, and wagons could be used in transporting chemicals, etc., used by this department. We do not ask for any appropriations; but we 31 think the above suggestions will have to be carried out, should the Town make satisfactory arrange- ments with the Water Company. The membership of all the Companies is good, and all the property of the department is in good condition. Respectfully, EVERETT S. LOCKE, Engineers of H. A. EARLE, Fire G. L. PIERCE, Department. ASSESSORS' REPORT. LIST OF TOWN, COUNTY AND STATE TAXES, ASSESSED FOR TI3E YEAR 1884. Adams, George W. Adams, Susan F. . Adams, Abel B. . Alderman, Franklin . $43 55 . 57 24 . 3 06 . 48 11 Beals, Eleanor S. . . $33 Brigham, Laura M. 40 Brown, Charlotte . 40 Bryant, Albert W. 45 Brown, Oliver . . ., 17 Buttrick, Isaac, heirs . 22 Buttrick, James M., heirs 6 Brown, Charles . . . 63 Baron, John D. 75 Bowen, Timothy H. 25 Buckley, Daniel . . 18 Buckley, John . . . 26 Butters, Chas. A. . . 48 Butters, C. A. & Co.. 14 Brown, John M. 5 Brown, John H. 3 Bryant Sarah H. 80 Babcock, A. G. . 14 Bartlett, C. L., heirs 144 A Adair, Charles . Ainger, Amos . . Anderson, Thomas Austin, Wilbor C. B . 224 07 . 14 72 . 13 56 . 34 97 92 Blasdel, John C., heirs 76 28 Ballard, Francis E. 79 81 Brewer, Joseph N. 95 99 Brewer, Mrs. E. H. . 84 90 Bettinson, E. W. . 89 05 Batcheller, B. T. . 98 63 Batcheller, Warren 21 48 Bruce, Jane M. 24 67 Bruce, Chas. S. 17 64 Butters, Sidney 24 80 Brigham, H. B. . . 213 44 Blanchard, C. H. . . 99 64 Bacon, Chas. H. . . 22 31 Burton, Joseph . . . 9 62 Boston & Lowell R. R. 23 33 Bisbee, Chas. . . . 3 88 Blinn, Charlotte • . . 87 72 Barry, William . . .. 14 96 Batchelder, John, heirs 91 32 80 28 80 46 20 61 91 69 79 79 20 30 42 32 59 98 19 90 Berry, Geo. W. . . Brown, Mrs. S. W. D. Ballard, Joseph Brown, John J. Bailey, Geo. H. Barrett, Geo. P. Bryant Bros. . Burnham, Ira F. 124 64. 161 12 16 84 78 21 2 42 5 71 24 80 58 50 Cutler, Thomas . $190 89 Cutler, Thomas E. 18 39 Cummings, Daniel, heirs 21 92 Childs, Mary E. . ▪ 9 01 Childs, Augustus . 7 78 Crone, Augusta A. 34 45 Cogswell, Emily J. 29 68 Currier, William . • 41 75 Cottrell, Asa . . 50 76 Cashman,, Michael . . 15 78 Condin, James . . • 9 42 Canfield, Patrick, heirs 12 72 Collins, Daniel . . 9 42 Cary, Miss Alice . 475 72 Chapman, Geo. F. 63 64 Canorny, John . . . 39 95 Capelle, Curtis, heirs . 32 22 Caldwell, Christopher. 39 10 Caffrey, Barney . . 20 55 Davis, Horace B. . Davis, Mary A. . Davis, Caroline E. Davis, Betsey G. . Dow, Darius . . Demar, John T. . Demar, Fidelia . . • 35 39 19 08 79 50 • 12 72 25 32 22 03 8 48 33 C D Butterfield, Helen M. Bowman, Sylvester Butterfield, Alvin . Butterfield, C. H. . Bliss, Edward P. . Brown, Benj. F. . Ditto, as Trustee . 22 15 • 263 82 • 3 06 • 5 18 • 65 60 • 35 28 • 18 66 Caffrey, Patrick, heirs Corea, Alexander . Curran, Stephen Chisholm, John Cosgrove, Thomas Cutter, Geo. H. Cutler, Alfred D. Campbell, David Clifford, James . Choate, Thomas J. Carroll, Michael . Crowley, Jerry . . Crowley, Jeremiah Chandler, J. Q. A. . Crone, Helen A. Cutler, Emma J. Callahan, Jerry Curran, John . Cook, Isaac B. . Dudley, Samuel . Dudley, Samuel Jr. Doe, William W. .. Dana, Elisabeth H. Daly, Patrick . . Duren, Warren . Damon, Lucy N. . 19 67 17 53 17 69 15 78 24 05 21 08 31 80 65 39 14 61 16 84 28 29 23 20 18 22 128 73 34 98 12 72 9 42 25 85 3 70 69 10 4 65 36 18 51 41 30 15 • 56 06 • 34 98 Damon, Isaac N., heirs Donoven, Daniel . . Dinneen, Edw., heirs . Dennett, Geo. B. . . 8 48 19 70 10 07 34 86 Estabrook & Blodgett $214 59 Emery, Eliza P. . . 19 08 Estabrook, H. D, 12 72 Fitzpatrick, Patrick Fitch, David . Fiske, Timothy K. Fessenden, Nathan Ford, Michael . Farmer, Lucretia E. Foster, James E. . Fletcher, Sophronia Fletcher, Chas. G. Farmer, Alfred A. $25 37 28 50 • 33 17 47 26 8 48 • 18 02 • 49 12 ▪ 48 23 . 135 77 • 7 30 Gleason, Josiah B. . $78 Gleason, William heirs, Gleason, Fred. E. . Gleason, Benjamin Garmon, Nathaniel Gammell, Mary A. Gammell, Lucy . Graham, Hepzibah Gateley, Matthew . Gould, A. F. . . Gould, Mrs. C. W. Gould, Thomas, heirs . Goodwin, Chas. C. . 27 68 10 20 12 54 24 22 5 66 ' 34 429 64 51 36 22 14 72 70 22 14 92 64 76 18 34 E F G Dunn, Richard Donoven, Jerry Drury, John W. • . 50 48 ▪ . 10 64 • . 5 18 Earle, Thomas H., heirs Evans, Joseph . . Emery, Geo. H. . Foster, Seraph A. Fuller, Geo. G. . Flint, Geo. . . Fisher, John N. . Foster, Elizabeth M. . Fletcher, Frank A. . Flanders, Clementine H. Ferguson, William W Frost, Clarence A. • • • 8 48 29 98 6 24 10 07 89 35 32 21 5 07 14 84 18 22. 6 36 5 18 5 07 Gillman, Frank, heirs, 5 00 Gerry, Elizabeth, heirs, 3 71 Gillman, Nancy E. ▪ 38 27 Garrigan, Patrick . . 9 42 Greeley, Hannah . . 50 88 Gookin, S. H. . 33 80 Griffith, Mary F. ▪ 50 35 Garmon, J. E. . ▪ 4 12 Gaddis, William . 5 50 Goodwin, Daniel S. . 17 90 Gossom, Lewis H. 3 05 Grout, Chas. . . 39 10 Hartwell, William . Hartwell, W. W. . Henchy, Michael . Hadley, Benj. . Holbrook, Rufus W. . Holbrook, Lucy J. Holbrook, John L. Harrington, Sylvester, Harrington, Elizabeth P. estate . Harrington, Chas., est. Hutchinson, Chas.. Holmes, Howland . . Hudson, Chas. estate . Houghton, Mary A. Hendley, W. F. . Hendley, S. W. Hayes, Michael . . Hanson, Eliza A. heirs Huffmaster, Isaac . Ham, William . Hall, David . . 35 $42 44 18 54 12 66 20 02 54 47 12 72 3 86 95 28 7664 112 36 10 48 89 45 69 96 21 20 4 12 77 79 12 60 21 20 25 32 82 98 97 40 Irwin John . . $38 67 Jones, Susanna P. . $53 Jewett, Henry heirs 42 Jameson, Geo. W. 12 Jameson, John 44 Johnson, Chas.W. . 111 Jones, Samuel H. • 49 Jefferson, Robert, heirs, 12 Jenney, Nelson W. 56 H Houghton, Samuel A. heirs Hargrove, William Holmes, Frank H. Holt, Hosea E. Haley, William Hanscom, John Ham, Walter . Harrington, John Head, Samuel N. Hudson, Mary E. Holloway, Samuel . Hamlin, Geo. Z. . Hitchins, Albert F. Hildrith, Geo. V. . Hahn, Albert J. . Hutchinson, J. F. . Hewiston, Richard T. Hadley, S T Hobbs Bros. . Henchy, Dennis Hunt, Lewis . • • I J • • 20 14 51 98 23 20 128 20 26 12 21 08 3 33 7 94 16 84 12 14 29 03 2 85 5 18 7 83 5 07 75 14 23 20 5 45 5 09 23 20 121 90 00 Jackson, William A. . 56 06 39 Jackson, Geo. H. . . 65 07 07 Janerett, Albert E. 13 66 29 Jackson, Mary C. 64 66 01 Jewett, Caroline E. heirs 50 24 50 Jackson Bros. . . . 11 66 19 Jones, Geo. F. . 9 95 06 K Killeen, Timothy 58 18 Kendall, Frank E. . 8 68 Keefe, William. 35 49 Kennison, Parker . . 148 50 Kendall, A. W. 31 15 Kendall, Stephen C. . 4 65 King, James . . . 18 70 Kane, John . 5 07 Kauffman, Mary F. . 12 72 Keefe, James 9 42 Kendall, Lucius H. 54 38 Locke, William • 34 11 Lennon, John . . 10 48 Locke, William 2d 65 08 Lyman, Lawrence . 44 40 Locke, Amos W. . . 68 25 Lawrence, Sarah J. . 5 30 Locke, Chas., heirs . . 15 00 Lougee, A. D. . . . 21 08 Locke, Rhoda B. . . 27 03 Lexington Gas Light Locke, Nicholas 83 62 Compiny . . . . 14 84 Locke, George. 2 65 Lexington Water Com— Lawrence, Sidney 85 37 pany26 50 Lawrence, S. M. 6 24 Lexington Ministerial Leary, john . 18 32 Fund 12 72 Lynch, John . 21 08 Locke, Everett S. . 8 63 Leary, William . 18 44 Litchfield, William 61 36 Laha, Thomas . 15 36 Lawrence, Robert M. 15 57 Laba, John . . 18 87 Lawrence, Catherine L. 74 52 Lowe, Chas. H. 45 46 Locke, Irving T. . • 4 12 Lunt, Hannah M. . 42 40 Litchfield, Geo. M. . 12 60 Leavitt, Alonzo . 18 96 M Merriam, Jane . . 128 26 Munroe, William 11. . 118 98 Megan, Michael 12 07 Munroe, James S. . . • 67 61 Madill, Isaac . 42 86 Munroe, Alice B. . . 65 98 Madill, Isaac, ir 3 91 Munroe. Theodore . 87 22 Manly, Dennis . . . 27 97 Millett. Sarah 11. . . 127 20 Manning, Timothy . 18 21 Mullliken, E. A. . . 73 40 Mitchell, Patrick . . 89 98 Muzzey, Anna W. . 101 76 Moakley, James, est. 30 21 Muzzey, David W. . 161 80 Manly, Michael . 11 54 Mulliken. Henry. heirs, 33 97 37 Morse, John N. 27 97 Mooney, James 13 13 McCann, James . 6 24 McGuire, Hugh, heirs 26 54 McGuire, Frank . • 8 47 McGuire, Hugh . 5 34 McCarthy, Bart'w . 12 28 McDonnell, Owen . . 21 93 McNamara, Dennis, . 22 14 McLaughlin, Duncan, 8 89 McKennon, John, 25 66 McKenzie, David, 9 76 McNamara, John, 3 06 McPhee,'Albert, . 4 65 Nunn, Charles, estate Nunn, Susan . . Nugent, Daniel, heirs 70 49 31 80 1 33 Munroe, George, 271 45 Merriam, Mary and Julia M. Stetson . . 454 80 Merriam, M. H. 170 44 Merrifield, J. A. 3 18 Marsh, Daniel 15 25 Marsh, George 11 32 Martin, Cyrus • 4 12 Maloney, Ann . . 10 34 Morse, Ransom P. • 44 40 Munroe, Albert H. ▪ 29 56 Mills, H. F. ▪ 42 28 Munroe, Theodore B. 3 06 Murphy, William . . 4 65 N 0 Norris, John L. . Nourse, Brothers . Noyes, Claudius A. O'Connell, John D. . 75 14 O'Brien, Michael O'Brien, Morgan, estate 9 96 O'Brien, James Parker, Isaac, heirs, Parker, Charles M. Page, Rebecca H. Putnam, Charles, Phelps, George N. Phelps, W. D. heirs Pierce, Harrison, Pierce, Loring S. Pierce, Claretta M. Pierce, Elizabeth, Pierce, Nath'l W. Pierce, Willard C. $23 11 19 91 24 01 999 14 48 64 37 10 13 66 49 70 3'7 10 89 04 17 05 18 32 P 93 96 ▪ 5 30 12 07 . 12 60 . 127 07 Pierce, Peletiah P. heirs, 93 87 Pierce, George L. 3 59 Powers, Peter, 9 69 Powers, Margaret, 25 76 Patch, Franklin, heirs, 82 15 Peters, Adam • 42 81 Peters, Peter . . 13 55 Plummer, Mrs. E. J. 57 77 Paine, Frank B. 33 54 Paine, Mary B. 80 Paine, George A. 3 86 Paine, George S. . 63 27 Prosser, Levi . . Pickett, Sarah E. . Pickett, Robert . . 335 60 . 34 98 . 4 54 38 Robinson, Charles 49 17 Robinson, Maria J. heirs 133 83 Robinson, George W. 167 15 Robinson, S. W. heirs 12 72 Ryan, John . . 14 08 Ryan, Patrick . • 91 03 Ryan, Cornelius 28 71 Rhoades, T. H. 34 75 Reed, Joseph G. . 33 91 Roach, Hannah 16 96 Reed, John P. . 110 65 Reed, J. Morton . . 16 52 Reed, Isaac, heirs . 53 Reed, Hammon, hotel lot 34 98 Reed, James, estate • 38 16 Reed, Josiah H. 125 38 Russell, Lydia M. • 48 76 Russell, Sarah A. . • 160 06 Reardon, Jerry . . 11 01 Robbins, Caira, heirs . 63 07 Raynor, John J., heirs 79 08 Smith, William H. 2d. Smith Harriet W. . Smith, W H Smith, Josiah . Smith, Albert -B. Smith, Augusta A. Smith, Larkin . Smith, W. L. heirs Smith, Abram B. Smith, George T. R S 74 08 21 20 31 68 29 56 7678 25 44 23 20 43 46 96 13 76 30 Philips, A. W. . . 12 60 Packard, Daniel E. P. 25 48 Ray, David . . 31 36 Raymond, F. F. . 121 76 Raymond, Sarah E. . 6 42 Roberts, M. H. . 65 28 Roberts, George H. 8 25 Reynolds, Anna • 7 95 Ready Hannah 6 36 Richards, Helen M. 50 19 Richards, D. W. . 8 04 Richardson, C. I:1. 137 15 Reardon, Patrick . . 2 42 Ramsdel, J. V. . 5 23 Russell, John A. . . 3 22 Reed, Hammon . 288 79 Reed, Sylvia 3 18 Reed, C. H. 63 18 Robinson, George 17 75 Rhoades, Brothers 3 18 Richardson, Frank 5 18 Raymond, Frank F. . 5 18 Smith and Nourse . 23 32 Smith, Albert P. 4 12 Smith, Webster . 186 02 Spaulding, A. F. . 35 07 Spaulding, Catherine M. 23 32 Spaulding, Lucy . . 44 87 Spaulding, Joseph , 34 54 Simonds, Henry L, . 25 32 Simonds, Ebenezer, estate , , , 150 62 Simonds, F. K. . . Simonds, George, Jr. Simonds, Joseph F. Simonds, Eli . . Stearns, George . Stearns, George A. Stearns, Charlotte Stevens, Mary Savage, John . Stetson, Thomas M. Sherburne, Warren . Sherburne, Reuben B. Seaver, Elizabeth A. . Swan, Mary W. . Scott, Arthur L. Simonds, Alice H. Stone, Ellen A. Strople, Abbie L. Swan, Gershom Snow, Isaac T. Shaw, E. A. . • • • • Tufts, Albert N. . Tower, Geo. H. . Tucker, Chas. K. . Tucker, William Turner, Lucy P. Tower, Lucy A. Tower, W. A Tobin, John, estate Tyler, Edward L. heirs Tuttle, David A. . . Tower, W. A., and others Viler,. William . 39 4 65 28 82 35 39 32 85 61 63 39 84 29 84 83 92 38 57 16 96 186 44 25 32 68 58 38 16 27 44 53 00 237 56 15 37 5 01 39 52 86 33 T Saville, Leonard A. Saville, Rebecca H. Spaulding, Edwin S. . Shedd, Mary J. G. Shedd, A. B. . . . Shea, Michael . . Scott, A. E. and A. M. Prosser . . . . Scott, A. E. . . . Scott, A. E. . Schneider and Girbig, Stone, Chas. P. . Staples, Carleton A. Sherman, Albert A. Sisk and Mead . . Stimson, John . Stimson, Alfred A. Savage, W. W. . Saltmarsh, Seth . Smith, Olive F. . • • 82 03 Thurston, Sarah L. 75 35 Tyler, Henry II., 16 31 Taylor, Geo. W. 44 97 Tucker, A. M. . 25 97 Tufts, Francis E. 49 29 Tidd, Rebecca M., 375 23 heirs , . . . 18 56 Turner, John F. . 29 47 Tomkins, A. G. and O. 46 10 Tomkins, Lester . . 10 60 58 60 43 46 8 47 55 12 5 92 24 95 24 18 57 23 3 60 36 70 144 22 4 15 29 70 02 65 21 48 30 71- 07 15 67 12 25 68 23 32 7 09 19 49 83 62 34 33 10 60 97 40 175 54 36 29 V 85 53 Vaughn, Charles . 9 95 40 Wellington, H. M. 42 40 Wellington, Walter . 3 59 Wellington, Henry A. 23 20 Wellington, Geo. 0. . 38 15 Wellington, Cornelius 288 67 Whalan, Patrick . . 32 52 Wright, Elisha H., heirs 16 10 Wright, Abbie E. and Alice A 69 43 Wright, Luke W. . 5 18 Whitcher and Muzzey 44 26 Winship, C. F. . . . 60 78 White, Patrick, heirs . 12 19 Wentworth, Nancy E. heirs . . . 53 53 Wentworth, Otis 71 71 Wetherell, Lorin 37 51 Wood Brothers 25 44 Wyman, Francis . 135 24 Whitman, Mary F. 45 58 Wing, Annetta Z. 19 08 Willis, Phoebe C. 53 53 Weber, Henry P. 16 42 Weatherbee, C. H. estate 38 16 Webber, James H. . 35 Weatherbee, E. S. . 208 West, Charles T. . 23 Whiting, David and Sons 80 Whiting, George O. Whittier, Isaac F. Winship, Frank J. Whittaker, Alvah Whittaker and Glass Wright, Stephen L. Wilson, William . Willard, John H. Whitney, Brothers Welsh, Thomas . Walcott, Willard . Willis, Frank R. . Wheaton, George B. White, William II. Willis, Abbie P. . Woodworth, Sandford Weatherbee. Henry Wilson, John E. . Wellington, H. L. Wright, John H. . 83 86 20 03 55 00 35 92 15 14 ▪ 51 03 • 10 31 43 34 76 78 89 50 ▪ 72 45 • 730 • 33 80 ▪ 6 24 • 11 33 6 03 29 68 1684 ▪ 12 49 • 3 59 5 18 3 06 NON-RESIDENT TAX PAYERS. ARLINGTON. Louis, P. Bartlett . Elijah Cutter . . Lawrence Leary . Warren S. Frost Seth F. Frost . $8 22 3 45 2 65 3 98 6 63 Fred, E. Fowle 4 24 Pamelia B. Fiske . 14 84 Heirs of Isaac Hall . 2 12 Ira L. Russell . 5 19 William Dacy . . 5 62 Warren A. Pierce . 55 65 As Guardian . Nathan, Robbins William Jones . Bowen Russell . O. M. Winship . Jerry Russell . Albert Winn . . J. McNutt and Cyrus F. Clark . . Town of Arlington Edward B. Bailey . John Fillebrown . ATHOL. Arthur F. Tyler . BELMONT. Winthrop W. Chenery, heirs J. V. Fletcher Silas Frost . Henry Frost . H. S. and T. D. Hill Heirs of Isaac Locke Heirs of Chas. Welling- ton Heirs of C. S. Winn BILLERICA. Estate of John A. Mer- riam . . BEDFORD. Heirs of John D. Bil- lings . . . . William McGrath . E. G. Loomis . . W. W. Mudge . . Estate of Thomas Stiles W. G. Hartwell . 41 2 12 43 46 1 91 1 91 8 27 2 12 22 90 1 06 9 45 7 74 43 04 John Norville . O. W. Fiske . Edward D. Skilton Charles G. Draper W. J. Narville . BOSTON. Thomas Bisbee . Francis Brown, Otis Munroe . H. A. Morse . Nathan Carruth E. T. Atkins . Andrews Blume 1 86 Nathan Morse, trustee Louisa Coleman Lucretia B. Walker Benj. Stevens . 10 60 Fred, E. Stroh . 1 38 A. D. Rogers . 3 82 H. J. Boardman 5 88 F. B. Hayes 1 75 Peter McIntire 1 33 W. W. Curtis F. B. Hayes . 13 78 John Pagani . 4 24 Sarah A. Tileston . N. C. Munson . . William Minot, Jr., trustee . . • • • 3 82 95 64 1 06 5 94 3 45 2 65 • • • CAMBRIDGE. Mrs. H. B. Chapman . Heirs of S. B. Phelps . Heirs of S. B. Rindge . Lucy A. Bacon . James Barnes . Geo. M. Rogers Fred. C. Jones . Chas. Moore & Co. 1 91 48 76 2 85 2 12 7 95 55 65 71 02 4 77 34 24 48 79 636 10 60 40 23 64 66 18 55 33 92 18 02 4 98 4 82 479 87 45 58 1 48 21 20 59 78 143 10 9 54 0 00 16 64 1 06 97 16 50 85 32 33 116 02 58 30 5 94 J. L. Bailey . . Lorenzo Marrett Jeremiah Murphy . • 1 75 16 96 ▪ 14 84 CHARLESTOWN. Thomas Southworth . Heirs of Samuel Cutter Chas. Fiske or Divisers of Benj. Fiske John H. Blodgett J. B. Thomas . J. L. Boardman Ellen M. Boardman H. Hilton . CONCORD. Geo. Heywood . . Heirs of Schuyler Parks Estate of Darius Hatch HYDE PARK. W. W. Stockbridge and Jerome W. Tyler . LANCASTER. Mary R. Divoll . LYNN. Roland G. Usher . LINCOLN. George Nelson Heirs of Charles Brown Martin Neville MEDFORD. Charles Parker Horace E. Willis Pamelia Usher SOMERV [LI,E. H. G. O. Bowers . . 34 76 1 06 WINCHESTER. Heirs of Thomas Hutch - 48 12 inson 6 68 68 90 Asa Locke . 3 18 38 96 Josiah Locke 12 80 182 91 Heirs of Jonathan 53 00 Locke 7 21 2 12 42 Alonzo Fogg . James R. Cutter . . J. R. and A. D. Cut- ler Mary R. Hobart, heirs 8 27 4 92 12 30 16 96 16 96 4 45 9 33 WINCHENDON. Luke Hale . . . . 28 62 WALTHAM. Archeleus Bennett Martin Broderick Francis Buttrick James Elwell . 12 72 John R. Farnum Alden Jameson Amos Stearns Hiram Osborn 8 48 6 87 • • • • • 7 95 4 77 46 75 32 46 64 18 23 6 76 10 60 W OBCRN . W. H. Winning 33 07 Oliver W. Parker, heirs 5 94 3 71 James M. Randall, heirs 20 99 16 27 Catherine Page . . 6 36 10 34 W. R. Cutter . 24 38 4 24 53 53 2 65 WARREN, N. H. Levi C. Whitcher . 9 54 CHICAGO. Mary E. B. Meserve 37 10 BROOKLYN, N. Y. 23 85 Elizabeth A. Dodge . 2 38 NEW YORK CITY. Horatio Reed . WATERTOWN. Samuel L. Batchelder and Henry Stearns trustees . . A Austin, Jonathan B Adair, Andrew Adair, Chas. H Armstrong, R W Aherne, William Alderman, H L Alderman, F W B 43 ENFIELD, N. C. 39 43 G• T. Davis . EVERETT. Amos Stone . . 2 62 5 09 EAST BETHEL, VT. S. IL Brooks . . . 10 60 . 123 81 Catherine Smith . . 5 72 SINGLE POLLS. Bishop, Leon Brown, Fred 0 Butterfield, Edmund Bacon, Reuben Brown, C F Buckley, John, Jr Bray, Fred H Bowman, William P Berger, Gustave Bennink, L E Babcock, L G Butters, Frank V Britton, Robert Brown, Fred N Brown, Frank D Brown, Geo H Brown, Geo L Bennett, George Brawley, George Brewer, Nathaniel Bowen, Henry H Bicknell, Quincy Breen, Timothy Baxter, Francis A Barr, James A Bryant, R T Bryant, E T Bryant, Albert W Blaisdel, Ebenezer Batchelder, Ira Burnham, Albert Bishop, Thomas Berry, Geo F Berry, Eugene Brown, John Betanco, Frank Baker, Benj F Bryant, Chas Benson, Joseph Brown, Thomas Butterfield, D A Bailey, Edward C Burnham, Ira Buckley, John Barry, Michael Buckley, Eugene Betanco, Manuel Blodgett, Chas Blodgett, Walter Burke, Thomas Butters, W E Batchelder, A L Batchelder, M T Butterfield, Sidney Baker, Walter W C Chase, William Curran, Michael Coolidge, John Champney, Edwin Cottrell, Arthur 11 Clarke, James N Clarke, Cyrus D Chafey, M Foster Crone, James E Comly, James Collins, John J Cain, Edward Coyle, Andrew Carson, John Cutler, Chas F Caverly, Irving W 44 Clarke, James Clarke, William Corea, Chas H Cody, John Cody, Maurice Corbitt, Patrick Canfield, William H Collins, George Cronin, Dennis Collins, Daniel, Jr Courtney, Maurice Crone, Louis E Canavan, Michael J D Davis, Marshall Dorsey, D F Donoven, Con Donoven, Jerry 2d Doyle, James Dow, Darius A Denham, William Denham, Robert Drummond, Geo Davis, Chas B Daly, Michael Dow, Geo A Dean, Quincy Davis, Geo 0 Davis, Fred G Davis, Chas B Davis, Harry B Davis, Frank S Davis, William H Dale, Chas Daly, Peter Davidson, John Daly, John P Donovan, Daniel Jr 45 Daly, Alvin K DeBosque, Manuel Dunn, Michael Dorson, Rufus Dawney, John Dane, Joseph Devine, James Dinah, Dennis Dinah, John Doyle, Patrick Dacy, Patrick Desmond, Daniel Daly, Patrick Devine, John E Emery, Everett H Emery, James Elliott, Isaiah Elliott, Robert J Eaton, Byron Estabrook, Solomon Estabrook, L W Estabrook, Geo D F Foster, William E Fletcher, W A Fessenden, A F Fletcher, Frank G Fletcher, Chas H Fowle, Chas A Fowle, Chas A, Jr Forsythe, Thomas Fisher, Chas Fitzgerald, William Fowle, Chas W Fitch, Joseph H Fogg, Frank A Fiske, William E Ferguson, Peter Forsythe, Thomas A G Gammell, Ebenezer Gammell, Geo R Gillooley, Peter Garfield, E I Grifping, John W Gott, A 0 Gleason, John Gurney, George Glenn, William F Gillman, Thomas R Gillman, John B Gillman, Warren R Greeley, William H Goss, John Gaddis, William H Gorman, Osborn Gorman, Daniel Glass, Eldridge W Goodwin, Jonathan Gould, Charles Graham, George A Gillman, William Gorman, John Green, George Gould, James Griffith, Albert Gorman, James 14 Hovey, Frank P Hanscom, Jonas Harrington, Otis Harrington, Bartlett Hurley, Thomas Harrington, Cyrus E Hall, Joseph Hanson, Horatio Hamlin, Arthur B Hobbs, David L Hobbs, James R Hobbs, Harrison Hamlin, Joseph B Hamlin, Joseph B, Jr. Holdway, Elijah Haggett, Edwin K Hendly, Eugene D Harrington, George D Higgins, Charles Higgins, Edward Henchy, Michael Harrington, Daniel Herrick, J M Humphrey, James Haggerty, John Hurley, Patrick Hayes, Nicholas Hammond, William Hilyer, Robert Higgins, Timothy Hughes, Francis Harrington, Abijah Ham, William F - Hibbard, Henry L J Jackshaw George Jackson, William H Jewell, Frank L Johnson, Lewis H Jewett, Arthur II Johnson, Joseph M Jackson, Geo S 46 Kauffman, Chas G Kauffman, John G Kitson, William Kelley, Killcup, Cyrus Kelleher, Patrick King, Peter Kane, Lawrence E Kane, Frank Kendall, Harry Keefe, John Kelley, Chas Kellough, William Kendall, John W Kelly, Barnard Kelly, Patrick Keyser, Harvey L Laws, William H H Lorilard, Alphonzo Laws, William Lord, S V Lord, F M Lunt, A M Locke, Herbert G Lutes, Joseph Locke, Alonzo E Locke, Austin W Leary, Timothy Leary, Cornelius M Mathews, Henry Montgomery, J G McCormick, Patrick Mitchell, James A Maynard, John H Manly, Cornelius Munroe, John C Munroe, W R Munroe, James P Manly., Cornelius, 2d Moulton, Samuel McKay, John Merriam, James S McDonald, Albert S Morrow, John McEnroe, Bernard Mulliken, W 11 Mulliken, E 311 McDonald, Charles Mills, 0 P Mears, Ralph H McCann, Patrick McCarney, John Morrisey, Maurice Murphy, Thomas McEnroe, Charles Marden, William L McPhee, John McPhee, George Maloney, John Maloney, James 11 Maloney, John F McCarty, Jerry Mulvey, Patrick McDonald, Terrance McDonnell, Michael McDonald, Timothy McCarty, Frank McKennon, Roderick Mansfield, Patrick McNamara, Thomas Montague, Edward Muzzey, Geo E Mills, William 47 Muzzey, Loring W N Nugent, William Nash, Oran Neiderman, Geo Nunn, Nathaniel Nunn, Chas P Nourse, William Nourse, Thomas Nourse, E J B Noonan, John 0 O'Brien, Thomas J O'Brien, Patrick O'Hare, James O'Conners, Michael O'Conners, Peter O'Conners, Timothy O'Leary, Daniel O'Brien, John O'Brien, Michael O'Connell, John P Peters, John, Pierce, Alfred Pierce, Harry W Pierce, Hiram Pierce, Frank D Plummer, William Plummer, William Jr. Porter, E G Peters, John Jr. Patch, Oscar L Powell, William Pinco, George Parker, Theodore J Pierce, William Page, Grovener A. Porter, Walter Phelps, Charles A Pool, Horatio Phipps, Michiel Parker, James R Riley, James Rose, John Rupell, James Reardon, Bart Rankin, C H Ready, John Ryan, John Reed, James R Reed, 11 M Reed, Fred G Ray, David Jr. Rhoades, Edwin S Rhoades, Charles 11 Riley, William Rowter, Robert Russell, Peru' Reed, Frank W Reed, George H Reed, William W Rogers, Charles M Reynolds, Frank Rand, Franklin Reed, Franklin H Rowe, Daniel Ryan, W H Ryan, Michiel Roach, John S Smith, Herbert 48 Smith, David C Strople John Scott, Robert G Sullivan, John Smith, Levi J Stevens John Swan, Charles Sampson, 11 B Sumner, James D Sumner, James F Stone, A C Sherburne, W R Smith, Howard W Saville, Fred C Simonds, Frank P Spencer, W H Spencer, William W Scott, John T Stratton, Charles Smith, Willard Smith, Setta Sim, Nelson Shedd, James 1 I Sweeney, Patrick Sisk, Edmund Sulliven, Eugene Smith, S T Stearns, Robert A Stearns, 'Phomas Scott, .1 W Simonds, Harry Simonds, George Sim, William F Snow, Wilbor T `lower, Richard G Thaxter, Frank Tilton, J 0 Twiss, John Thurston, Geo H Tholden, John Turner, H A Tuttle, Herbert E Tuttle, Eugene D Thompson, G W Tower, Fred W Teague, Michael Talbot, Aristides Tower, Elisha H Urann, Henry E V Von Zedlitz, Vaughn, Patrick Vaughn, Daniel J Vaughn, John W Whittier, W I C White, William Wright, Walter R Wright, Chas C Webb, Edward 49 Wood, Edward White, Michael Wilworth, John Worthing, G-eo E Washburn, A C Warren, C W Wilkins, Joseph G Willis, R B Wood, Edw E Wood, Edw E, Jr. Wood, John Wilson, William P Wing, L J Willis, Edward A Whittier, David H Whittaker, Ira Weaver, William White, Robert H Whittaker, W H Webb, Calvin Welch, Patrick Whidden, David Winship, E B Whalan, James W Whitcher, Eugene D Wellington, Charles A Whitcher, B C ASSESSORS' REPORT. Whole number of rateable Polls, 792 Aggregate of Personal Estate, Aggregate of Real Estate, . $426,228.00 2,155,639.00 $2,581,867.00 Rate of taxation per thousand, $10 60 Number of Dwelling houses, 521 Number of Horses, 489 Number of Cows, 1,196 Amount of Taxes committed to the Collector : State tax, County tax, Town tax, $2,900.00 1,334.00 24, 717.79 Poll taxes, $1,584.00 Real Estate, resident, 19,886.89 Real Estate, non-resident, 2,962.88 Personal Estate, resident, . . 4,053.43 Personal Estate, non-resident, . . . 464.59 Property exempt from taxation : Valuation of town property, Valuation of church property, $28,951.79 $28,951.79 $107,450.00 57,200.00 JOSEPH F. SIMONDS, Assessors of WALTER WELLINGTON, Leamington. H. B. DAVIS, LEXINGTON, Jan. 31, 1885. REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE CARY LIBRARY. The whole number of volumes now in the Library is 9,421. The number added during the year is 680, of which 215, or nearly one-third, were given; a much larger number than ever before. The number of volumes taken out during the year, is 29,135, an increase of 948 over the previous year. These figures show that Lexington uses its Library more than any town whose Reports we have examined. Thus, our average is 113 volumes per year to each inhabitant; being about twice that of Concord, and nearly three times that of Woburn, Dedham, and several other large towns possessing excellent libraries. The report of the East Lexington branch is about the same as that given last year. The Reading -room in the Adams School House has been open at convenient hours, and the average attend- ance in the day -time has been over ten, and in the evening over seven. The encyclopedias, and other works which have been kindly given, are frequently consulted by the older school children in connection with their lessons. Books can be obtained once a week from the Cary Library, and returned, through Miss Holbrook. The number thus taken out has averaged about 76 volumes per week. The Trustees 52 • would recommend that the Town continue the appro- priation of $225.00 for this enterprise, to be expended by the committee of ladies already appointed for the purpose. The selection by the Trustees of 100 new volumes, given by Mr. Warren Sherburne, as announced in the previous Report, has been completed during the year. Mr. Levi Prosser has given $215.80 to be ex- pended in books during a period of three years. Mr. G. W. Robinson has continued his annual gift of $25.00. These funds have been gratefully received; and the Trustees, through their Book Committee, have taken pains to select books of permanent value, such as they would not always have been able to buy with the ordinary library income. Various objects of interest have been placed in the Library during the year, among which may be mentioned: 1. By Mrs. C. L. Bartlett, a cast of French's bust of General W. F. Bartlett, and small busts of Scott and Burns. 2. By Miss Lucy Gammell, Certificate of the Mar- riage of Samuel Hadley and Betty Jones, in the handwriting of Jonas Clark, Oct. 5, 1769. Also Certificate of the appointment of John Robinson as Constable. 3. By Mrs. Julia A. Stetson, Certificate of the appointment of Rufus Merriam as Postmaster of Lexington, 1812. 4. By Mr. S. H. Russell of Boston, a Shell Model of Bunker Hill Monument, accompanied by an en- grossed account of the proceedings at the dedi- cation. 5. By Mr. G. H. Wiggin of Somerville, a table for the above model. 6. By Miss Susan R. Smith, Almanacs of the years 1776, '88, '93, '99, 1802, and papers printed in 1811, 1813 and 1823. Also, old tin kitchen, tea caddy, warming pan, pewter plate, militia cap and sword. 7. By Mr. D. W. Muzzey, framed Certificate of the Bunker Hill Monument Association. 8. By Mrs. Ellen A. Stone, a marble Bust of the Hon. Samuel E. Sewall, by Miss Anne Whitney, with lines by Whittier, written to accompany it, and engraved upon a brass plate affixed to a bracket of oak. 9. By F. W. Muzzey of Philadelphia, a piece of the Drum which sounded the alarm on Lexington Common on the morning of April 19, 1775. 10. By Mr. John A. Duggan . of Quincy, old Sign of the Hancock Tavern in Corn Court, Boston, bear- ing a portrait of Governor Hancock, painted from life, at the time of his inauguration in 1780. 11. By Mr. F. L. Jewell, a Photograph of the Lincoln library. 12. By Dr. H. G. Clark of Boston, a quill Pen made and used by the Rev. Jonas Clark. 13. By G. E. Muzzey, framed Map of the Marches of the 12th Massachusetts Regiment. 14. By E. G. Porter, Gold Ring worn by Gov. Hancock; pine -tree Shilling dated 1652: 7 pieces 54 Massachusetts Currency of 1778 and '79; Massachu- setts Spy, May 1775, Boston Gazette, Oct. 1793. From the appropriation of $100, made at the last Town Meeting, the Trustees have purchased a libra- rian's desk, a large table for the Trustees' room, and two new relic cases. The latter have been already nearly filled with objects of historical interest. An examination of the Visitors' Book, shows that during the year 372 strangers have entered their names, representing 29 different states and territories of the Union, besides New Brunswick, Ontario, Mexico, England, Greece, Bulgaria and Constanti- nople. The publishers of the Minute Man, and the Mid- dlesex. Townsman, have given a file of their issues for the year. Mr. Nathan Appleton of Boston, has sent copies of the Bulletin of the Panama Canal Company. Books have been given as follow: L. Prosser, 81 vols.; W. Sherburne, 70; G. W. Robinson, 18; Bradford Smith, 14; Mrs. C. L. Bart- lett, 12; U. S. Government, 7; E. G. Porter, 6; Eli Robbins, 2; and from the following persons, one vol. each: Miss H. R. White, S. W. Hendley, Charles Whitney, W. W. Kingsley, Mrs. H. Westcott, W. H. Smith, Clinton Viles, S. J. Bridge; besides pamphlets from Mellen Chamberlain, S. A. Green, R. C. Water- ston, J. L. Stevenson, R. B. Forbes and E. G. Por- ter. EDWARD G. PORTER, for the Trustees. LEXINGTON, Feb. 1, 1885. CARY LIBRARY. Treasurer's Report for 1883-84. The Treasurer of the Cary Library debits himself as follows:— Note of Town of Lexington, dated Feb. 28, 1871, Note of Town of Lexington, dated Mar. 31, 1883, Deposit Book, Lexington Savings Bank, Cash on hand, Feb. 1, 1884, LL received, Dog Tax,. 44 L L Donation from Levi Prosser, Esq., 44 44 L c L L Warren Sherburne, Esq., cc CC 4G. cc Geo. W. Robinson, Esq., Interest on Town Notes, Fines from Librarian, Interest on Deposits in N. E. Trust Co., 44 Lexington Savings Bank, And credits himself with— Payments for Books, On account of Expense, By Town Notes,. By Deposit in Lexington Savings Bank, By Cash on hand, $5,000 00 6,000 00 25 00 307 62 387 61 215 80 145 29 50 00 660 00 22 80 7 62 9 57 $12,831 31 $1,170 57 103 25 11,000 00 384 57 172 92 $12,831 31 GEORGE H. REED, Treasurer. LEXINGTON, Jan. 31, 1885. GAMMELL LEGACY. THERE being no Trustees of this fund at the pres- ent, time, the Town Treasurer considers it proper to report the amount of unexpended income on hand. Balance on hand Feb. 1, 1884, $75.58 Increase for year ending Jan. 31, 1885, . 35.00 Total receipts, $110.58 There having been no expenditures on account of this fund during the year, the above amount now stands to its credit. CHARLES T. WEST, Town Treasurer. LEXINGTON, Jan. 31, 1885. REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. The Poor Department is one surrounded with many difficulties, caused by the laws in regard to settlement, aid and support. The many unworthy applicants, who do not hesitate to deceive or re- sort to almost every expediency to gain aid or assistance, call for continuous watchfulness, so that the really needy shall not suffer, and the deceit- ful be detected. Before the expiration of the year preceding the last, Mr. N. B. Stone, who had in charge the Almshouse for nearly two years, resigned his position, to accept another in the City of Fitchburg, and Mr. and Mrs. R. H. White filled the unexpired portion of the year ending March 31. At the com- mencement of another year, Mr. White accepted the position of superintendent, and Mrs. White that of matron, and they have performed their duties in an acceptable nanner. It would have been not only a pleasure, but a relief, as the matron often expressed it, if she could have had some Trustees of the Gammen Legacy to confer with, and be aided by their advice, while in the discharge of some of her responsible duties. The whole 'number of inmates at the Almshouse the past year has been 28; of this number 12 remained rs over night, and 2 for a week. 12 are now permanent inmates; of these 7 are adults and 5 are children. No serious cases of sickness have occurred during the year, although the physical condition of nearly all require more or less care. The Farm has yielded a good crop of hay and. vegetables. A portion of the land has been cleared of stone, and a new stone wall has been built along the South side. It was found unprofitable to keep so large a number of hogs, and most of them have been sold, and the unsightly pig -pens removed. The Town's property bears evidence of being care- fully used and of being well protected. The need of increased a.ccomodations at the Alms- house is so urgent, that the subject will be presented to the town at the annual.meeting. The condition of most of the inmates at present is such, either mentally or physically, that they each require a separate room. The constant liability of being called upon to furnish temporary or perma- nent shelter or support, causes much inconvenience for want of room. There is not now an unoccu- pied room suitable for lodging, especially in sickness. It is no uncommon occurrence, to find persons in our streets either sick, demented or insane, and our duty compels us to afford such assistance as their needs demand. This, with the present accom- modations, is utterly impossible. The house needs enlarging, and to be made more convenient by altering the interior arrangements; also, if heated by steam or a furnace, the inmates 59 would be more comfortable, and at the same time more secure from fire. If water was brought into the building, much labor and time would be saved. There are several modern labor-saving devices which could be adopted at small cost, yet their usefulness would be of great benefit. The outside aid furnished has increased, although one-third of the amount, expended has been for those whose settlement is elsewhere, and will be repaid. The whole number who have been assisted the past year is nearly forty. 'f he amount paid for support of poor, $3,040 40 Less received from income of Farm, 732 21 Less outside expenses, 774 21 Less outside aid refunded, 237 29 Amount of appropriation 2,000 00 Cost of support in cash at Almshouse, , 1,533 98 Number of weeks' board furnished, including the Superintendent's family, 689; cost per week, in cash, $2.221. There are unpaid demands due the town amount- ing to about $60. An appropriation of $2.000 is recommended for the support of the poor the ensuing year. ALBERT W. BRYANT, Overseers JOSEPH F. SIMONDS, of R. M. LAWRENCE, the Poor. LEXINGTON, January 31, 1885. APPRAISAL OF PROPERTY AT THE POQR FARM. In Charge of the Overseers of the Poor. 1 wagon, 75.00 ; wheel jack, 2.00 ; wheel barrow, 3.00, $80 00 1 hay wagon, 40.00 ; grindstone, 7.00 ; stone drag, 5.00, 52 00 1 pung, 20.00 ; 1 express wagon, 80.00 ; 1 sled, 8.00, 108 00 1 double -runner sled, 60.00 ; 1 horse, 40.00, 100 00 7 stake chains, 5.00 ; 1 chain, .50, 5 50 7 pitch forks, 3.50 ; 4 ladders, 3.00, 6 50 1 beach wagon, 40.00 ; evener and whiffletrees, 5.00, 45 00 2 cows, 120.00 ; 10 tons hay, 18.00 ton, . . 300 00 1 buffalo robe, 9.00 ; 1 lap robe, .50 ; 9 50. 1 express harness, 15.00 ; 1 light harness, 8.00, 23 00 1 double harness, 25.00 ; 1 cart harness, 20.00, 45 00 Grain, 8.00 ; grain chest, 2.00, 10 00 Lot rope, 1.00 ; 1 halter, .50, 1 50 3 saws, 2.25 ; 3 wrenches, 2.50 ; 4 augers, 2.00, 6 75 13 bits, 2.50 ; 1 bit stock, 1.00 ; 'lames, 1.50, 5 00 1 plane, .40.; 2 corn knives, .25 ; 5 drills, 1.50 2 15 Lot old iron, 3.50 ; set measures, 1.25, . . . . 4 75 2 grain chests, 4.00: 1 halter, 1.00, 5 00 Curry -combs and brushes, 1.50 ; 1 chain, 1.00, . 2 50 3 hot -bed sashes, 3.00 ; 1 harness, 5.00, . 8 00 60 hens, 45.00 ; 2 plows, 12.00 ; 1 harrow, 4.00, . . 61 00 1 cultivator, 5.00 ; 7 hoes, 2.10 ; 2 iron bars, .2.00, . 9 10 6 manure forks, 9.00 ; 2 pronged hoes, 1.20, . . . 10 20 2 picks, 2.00 ; 1 spading fork, 1.00 ; 1 garden hoe, .75, 3 75 4 shovels, 1.00 ; 1 bog hoe, .25 ; 1 spoon shovel, .75, 2 00 1 iron vise, 1.50 ; 1 bench, 1.50 ; 3 snaths, .75 3 75 1 set rackets, 2.00 ; lot plows, 8.00, 10 00 61 9 pigs, 60.00 ; 1 cart, 40.00, 100 00 27 cords manure, 216.00 ; grain, 1.00, . . . . 217 00 5 cords sawed wood, 40.00 ; 5 baskets, 2.00, . . 42 00 2 wood saws, 1.00 ; 4 axes, 2.00, . . . 3 00 5 tons coal, 32.50 ; 4 bbls. flour, 28.00, 60 50 2 wash boards, .50 ; 1 clothes wringer, 3.00, , 3 50 1 draw shave, .50 ; pails and barrels, 1.00, . 1 50 1 clothes horse, 1.00 ; 1 clothes basket, .25, . 1 25 1 branding iron, 1.00 ; 4 coal hods, 2.00, . . . 3 00 Chest and contents, 5.00 ; lot cabbage, 2.00, 7 00 Lot roots, 5.00 ; 5 bush. beets, 2.50, . . . . 7 50 90 bush. potatoes, 49.50 ; 10 bbls. apples, 17.50,. 67 00 100 gals. cider, 15.00 ; 40 gals. vinegar, 6.00, . . 21 00 10 gals. molasses, 5.00 ; 1 bbl. K. oil, 5.00 . 10 00 5 cider barrels, 2.50 ; 3 pork barrels, 3.00, . 5 50 28 flour barrels, 4.20 ; 2 wash tubs, 1.00, . . 5 20 500 lbs. pork, 50.00 ; 240 lbs. hams and shoulders, 28.80 78 80 Lot pickles and preserves, 12.00 ; 6 stone jars, 3.60, . 15 60 33 glass jars, 3.30 ; 4 window screens, 1.00, 4 30 30 lbs. butter, 9.00; 75 lbs. lard, 7.50, 16 50 1 stove, 5.00 ; 1 carpet, 10.00 ; 1 sofa, 10.00, . 25 00 2 tables, 6.00 ; 1 mirror, .50 ; 2 curtains, .50, . 7 00 6 chairs, 3.00 ; table cover, .25, 3 25 2 iron bedsteads, 10.00 ; bedding, 8.00, . 18 00 2 chairs and table, .50 ; 1 curtain, .25, . 75 1 stove, 6.00 ; 1 easy chair, 4.00 ; table, .75, . . 10 75 2 chairs, .50 ; coal hod, .30 ; curtain, .25, , . 1 05 1 bedstead, 8.00 ; bedding, 5.00 ; carpet, 2.00 15 00 1 bedstead, 6.00 ; bedding, 5.00, 11 00 2 chairs, 2.00 ; 1 curtain, .25, 2 25 1 bedstead, 3.00 ; bedding, 8.00, . . 11 00 2 chairs, 1.00 ; 1 curtain, .25, 1 25 1 bedstead, 8.00 ; bedding, 6.00, 14 00 1 table, .25 ; 1 curtain, .25, 50 1 bedstead, 8.00 ; bedding, 6.00, 14 00 Chair and chest, 2.00 ; 1 table, .25 ; 1 curtain, .25, 2 50 1 bedstead, 8.00 ; bedding, 8.00 ; 1 broom, .25, 16 25 3 chairs, 1.50 ; 1 table, 1.00 ; 1 curtain, .25,. . 2 75 1 bedstead, 8.00 ; bedding, 8.00, 16 00 62 2 chairs, 1.50 ; 1 mirror, 1.00, 2 50 1 table, L50 ; 1 broom, .25 ; 1 curtain, .25, . 2 00 1 bedstead, 5.00 ; bedding, 15.00 ; carpet, 6.00, 26 00 2 chairs, .75 ; bureau, 3.00 ; curtain, .25, . . 4 00 2 tables, 1.50 ; mirror, .50 ; crockery, 1.50, . . 3 50 1 bedstead, 8.00 ; bedding, 20.00 ; 3 chairs, 1.50, 29 50 1 stove, 8.00 ; carpet, 8.00 ; 2 curtains, .50, . . 16 50 1 bedstead, 3.50 ; bedding, 10.00 ; stove, 3.00, 16 50 1 chair, .50 : stand, .50 ; curtain, .25, 1 25 1 mirror, .25 ; carpet, 1.00, 1 25 20 lbs. tea, 8.00 ; lot pop corn, 1.50, 9 50 3 chests, 1.50 ; lamp, .25 ; curtain, .25, . 2 00 5 screen doors, 10.00 ; 19 window screens, 17.10, 27 10 1 sash, 1.25 ; clothes line, .50, 1 75 1 seed sower, 5 00 Lot furniture, 4.00 ; 2 mats, 2.00 ; matting, 3.00, . . 9 00 11 chairs, 5.50 ; cook stove, 10.00; 2 tables, 5.00, 21 50 Table cover, 1.00 ; mirror, .50 ; tin ware and pails, 2.00, 3 50, Crockery and lamps, 3.00 ; coal hod, .50 ; 2 curtains, .50, 4 00 1 range and furniture, 65.00 ; 4 flat irons, 1.50, 66 50 '2 chairs, .50 ; 1 bureau, 8.00 ; 1 table, 1.50, 10 00 Bed linen, 10.00; 2 brooms, .50, 10 50 2 lanterns, 2.00 ; tin ware and pails, 2.00, . . 4 00 17 tin pans, 5.10 ; 3 trays, 1.00, 6 10 1 churn, 6.00 ; kettles and pans, 5.00, 11 00 Coffee pots, 4.00 ; butter print, 1.00, 5 00 Crackers, 2.00 ; spoons, etc., 2.00 ; table, .50, 4 50 13 glass jars, 1.30 ; lot crockery, 2.50, 3 80 1 ice chest, 6.00 ; 3 jugs and 1 basket, 1.00, 7 00 Groceries, 4.00 ; 2 wash boilers, 2.00, 6 00 Table crockery, 10.00 ; jugs and pails, .75, . . . 10 75 1 stove, 12.00 ; 1 table, 8.00 ; 1 table, 1.00, . . 21 00 1 table, 1.50 ; 1 lounge, 4.00 ; 6 chairs, 1.50, 7 00 Carpet, 5.00 ; oil carpet, 1.25 ; clock, 3.00, . . 9 25 6 lamps, 6.00 ; mirror, 1.00,. . 7 00 1 sewing machine, 30.00 ; 4 curtains, 2.00, . . 32 00 63 2 table covers, 2.00 ; 1 table cover, .50, 7 outside windows, 1.50 each, . . 2 50 10 50 $2,182 95 Your Committee feel that a word of praise is due to the Superintendent and Matron, for the neatness of the house and its surroundings, and for the con- tentment manifested by the inmates. We found six fires in the house; and yet most of the rooms were very cold, and we would suggest that the cost of heating the house by a furnace would be little if any more, and it would add greatly to the comfort of the inmates, who are mostly children, or those quite advanced in years. HORACE B. DAVIS, GEO. H. CUTTER, Appraisers. GERSHOM SWAN, LEXINGTON, January 31, 1885. REPORT OF SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS. In the matter of repairs of highway's but little need be said, for what has been done has already been made public. It is well known, even to the casual observer, that with the large number of miles of roads in town, there is not, with the usual supply of means, sufficient furnished to place all our roads in that condition we should be pleased to see, therefore the only alternative is to repair where most needed. It was ascertained early in the Spring that one of the highway horses would not, on account of his age, be able to work beside the other horses; he was taken to work at the Poor Farm, and another one purchased. It will be seen by reference to the appraisal of the highway property-, that by valuation another horse has so nearly reached the end of service that one will have to be purchased to take his place the ensuing season. The remainder of the property will answer further serviee, with some inexpensive repairs. The repairs on Walthram Street, now partly com- pleted, are spoken of in the Selectmen's Report. Middle Street, from Main Street. to Lincoln line, is now receiving so much travel, and a portion of it being such heavy teaming, that more labor and expense will be required the ensuing season to 65 repair and keep in order than any other portion of road in town. The question has been asked, if it was expedient or good policy to make much of an outlay on this street, considering its narrowness, and the increasing amount of travel; for it is evident that it is only a question of time, and that too in the near future, when the Commissioners will be asked to use their authority. It is probable the Town will be required by an order from the County Commissioners to widen and grade a portion of Waltham Street, between G -rape Vine Corner and Waltham line. An appropriation of three thousand dollars is recommended for the repairs of highways for the ensuing year. ALBERT W. BRYAN T, Surveyors JOSEPH F. SIMONDS, of ROBERT M. LAWRENCE, Highways. LExINGTON, January 31, 1885. APPRAISAL OF PROPERTY AT THE POOR FARM. In charge of the Surveyors of Highways. 2 horses, $550, 1 horse, $50, .. $60.0 00 3 harnesses, $75, 2 lead harnesses, $10, . 85 00 75 lbs. steel drills, $9.37, powder can .25 . . 9 62 Evener and WhiYfletrees, $5, 3 drill hammers, $3, 8 00 4 plow points, $2.40, 2 iron bars, $2.00, . 4 40 7 shovels, $3.50, 2 chairs, $3, 6 50 4 stone picks, $2, 2 hoes $1, 1 hoe .40, . . 3 40 1 axe, .50, 1 tin can, $1.00, tool chest, $1.00, 2 50 6 snow shovels, $4.50, 6 picks, $4.50, 9 00 1 road plow, $10, 3 snow plows, $45, 55 00 1 stone drag, $5, bush scythe, $1, 6 00 3 carts, $150, 1 wagon, $25, 175 00 Road Scraper, $150, 6 horse blankets, $10, 160 00 3 feed bags, $3, 3 chain halters, $3, 6 00 $1,130 42 HORACE B. DAVIS, GEO. H. CUTTER, Appraisers. GERSHOM SWAN, LEXINGTON, Jan. 31, 1885. BRIDGE CHARITABLE FUND. The following report is respectfully submitted: Total amount of Fund, $2,135 15 INCOME. EXPENSE. Balance, Jan. 31, 1884, $48 14 Interest from Town Note, 80 00 Aid to sundry persons, $96 63 Balance unexpended, . 31 51 $128 14 $128 14 FRANCIS E. BALLARD, Treasurer. LEXINGTON, January 31, 1885. AUDITORS' REPORT. SCHOOLS. RECEIPTS. Unexpended Balance from 1883. . $42 45 Appropriated and Assessed for 1884 : For Instruction, Fuel, and Care of Rooms, 8,400 00 Three-fourths State School Fund, . . . 130 69 F. E. Ham, tuition, 50 00 B. S. Corey, tuition, 18 75 Moses Rowe, tuition, 33 74 D. A. Tuttle, old Lead, 1 80 Geo.. H. Reed, School Book Agency, 6 39 Mr. Nourse, Grass, 5 00 Repairs and Incidentals. Appropriated and Assessed for 1884, . 8600 00 t‘ LC Additional, 500 00 << from Cash in Treasnry, . . 200 00 One-fourth State School Fund, . 43 56 EXPENDITURES. $8,688 82 $1,343 56 $10,032 38 Amount expended, $9,977 90 Balance unexpended, . 54 48 $10,032 38 2 HeNCOCK SCHOOL. From School Grant. Rosa Akerman, instruction, $640 00 Ellen B. Lane, " 560 00 Ellen E. Harrington, 64 400 00 Amelia M. Mulliken, ' 400 00 Mrs. Spaulding, t 100 00 W. W. Baker, janitor, 75 00 W. A. Pierce, coal, 110 00 W. T. Neville, wood, . 13 80 M. O'Brien, cutting wood, 6 00 Mrs. Gilman, cleaning, 4 00 Bessie Desmond, cleaning, 7 00 H. Canfield, cleaning, 1 00 From Grant for Repairs. G. Berger, repairing Window Shades and Fixtures, 2 00 M. O'Brien, cleaning yard, 2 50 Goodnow & Wightman, bell, 75 J. G. Roberts, binding history, . . 75 A. G. Whitcomb, 2 settees, 7 20 School Book Agency, books and stationery, 19 13 Whitcher & Muzzey, lumber, 4 00 E. S. Locke, repairing stove, furnace, pump, &c, 30 84 Willard Walcott, 2 settees, 50 W. W. Baker, repairing window and doors, and stock, 29 47 John Fratus, repairing clock, 1 00 J. E. Bell, 100 sq. feet slated paper, 7 00 T. K. Fiske, painting, 10 25 H. B. Davis, seat, 1 25 Lyman Lawrence, screw driver, . 30 Amount carried forward, $116 94 $2,316 80 Amount brought forward, L. A. Saville, glass, nails, soap and broom, E. A. Mulliken, labor, D. A. Tuttle, labor and stock, . ADAMS SGFI©OL. From School Grant. $116 94 4 48 2 00 47 16 Silas Peabody, instruction, 400 00 Carrie F. Fiske, instruction, 450 00 Annie D. Hall, instruction, 300 00 Silas Peabody, janitor, 37 50 J. G. Kauffman, janitor, 37 50 W. A. Pierce, coal, . 153 50 W. J. Neville, wood, 7 43 C. Donovan, cutting wood, 3 00 Julia Abbott, cleaning, . . 7 40 From Grant for Repairs. John Lynch, repairs, 6 60 Silas Peabody, brush, duster, &c., . . 4 88 School Book Agency, book, 9 00 E. S. Locke, repairing furnace, stove, and pump, 20 80 John Hanscom, grading and cleaning yard, 6 50 T. K. Fiske, painting, 4 75 Lemuel Merrill, 2 keys, 75 Wm. Locke, repairing pump and windows, 4 30 Charles Ivers, repairing piano, . 2 00 L. A. Saville, mat, . . . . 1 50 Wm. Keefe, cleaning vault and teaming ashes, 7 00 D. A. Tuttle, labor and stock, . 15 89 $170 58 $1,396 33 $83 97 4 GH SCHOOL. Front School Grant. J. B. Gifford, instruction, Helen A. Fiske, instruction, J. N. Hain, instruction, . J. G. Kauffman, janitor, Henry H. Bowen, janitor, W. A. Pierce, coal, W. J. Neville, wood, M. O'Brien, cutting wood, Hannah Canfield, cleaning, Bessie Desmond, cleaning, $600 00 750 00 660 00 40 00 40 00 152 00 13 37 4 00 4 00 5 70 From Grant for Repairs. J. B. Gifford, programmes for exhibition, . $5 75 H. C. Kendall, diplomas, 2 75 B. F. Brown, ribbon, car fares, etc., . 2 35 Eben Gammell, labor, hardware, etc., . . 8 47 J. G. Kauffman, removing outside windows, 1 70 Jos. Dane, cleaning well twice, . . 4 00 School Book Agency, books, . 3 10 Willard Walcott, moving piano, . 4 00 M. O'Brien, going for keys, etc., . 50 Gustave Berger, covering two tables, . 3 34 John A. Fratus, repairing clock, . . . 1 50 Gershom Swan, mason work, 13 60 Thomas Hall, chemicals and philosophical apparatus, 53 63 F. C. Hastings & Co., mathematical instru- ments, 90 Frost & Adams, mathematical instruments, 1 28 T. K. Fiske, painting, 2 50 E. S. Locke, repairing furnace, stove, and lead, 12 32 Amount curried forward, $121 69 $2,269 07 Amount brought forward,, $116 94 L. A. Saville, glass, nails, soap and broom, 4 48 E. A. Mulliken, labor, 2 00 D. A. Tuttle, labor and stock, . 47 16 ADAMS SCHOOL. From School Grant. Silas Peabody, instruction, Carrie F. Fiske, instruction Annie D. Hall, instruction, Silas Peabody, janitor, J. G. Kauffman, janitor, W. A. Pierce, coal, W. J. Neville, wood, C. Donovan, cutting wood, Julia Abbott, cleaning, . . • $170 58 400 00 450 00 300 00 37 50 37 50 153 50 7 43 3 00 7 40 $1,396 33 From Grant for Repairs. John Lynch, repairs, 6 60 Silas Peabody, brush, duster, &c., 4 88 School Book Agency, book, 9 00 E. S. Locke, repairing furnace, stove, and pump, 20 80 John Hanscom, grading and cleaning yard, 6 50 T. K. Fiske, painting, 4 75 Lemuel Merrill, 2 keys, 75 Wm. Locke, repairing pump and windows, 4 30 Charles Ivers, repairing piano, . 2 00 L. A. Saville, mat, . .. 1 50 Wm. Keefe, cleaning vault and teaming ashes, 7 00 D. A. Tuttle, labor and stock, . 15 89 $83 97 HOWARD SCHOOL. From School Grant. Nellie H. Parker, instruction, Clifford A. Corrier, janitor, W. A. Pierce, coal, W. J. Neville, wood, C. A. Corrier, cutting wood, Mrs.'Gilman, cleaning, $400 00 40 00 11 50 13 96 3 75 3 00 From Grant for Repairs. School Book Agency, . T. K. Fiske, painting, E. S. Locke, repairing stove, pipe, etc., L. A. Saville, brush, broom, and basket, D. A. Tuttle, labor and stock, . . $ 25 5 45 11 10 2 76 13 79 COMMON TO ALL SCHOOLS. From School Grant. Ephraim Cutter, Jr., teaching music, $360 00 From Grant for Repairs. Caleb Rand, stationery and printing, . 10 50 Knight Adams & Co., books, 102 73 A. G. Whitcomb, desks and mats, 18 35 H. A. Wadsworth, stationery, . 3 00 School Book Agency, books, 9 00 Keeler & Co., 2 chairs (school not stated), 3 50 D. Appleton, & Co., books. 57 40 J. W. McDonald, tuning piano, 4 00 • Amount carried forward, $208 48 $472 21 $33 35 $360 00 8 Amount brought forward, $208 48 S. C. Griggs & Co., books, . 1 80 Walcott & Litchfield, horse hire, 2 50 John Allyn, cards, .. 40 Chas. H. Whiting, error in prior bill, 75 Warren P. Adams, 33 39 Grace S. Wellington, services as book agent, 40 44 A. C. Stockin, books, 20 58 Harper Bros., books, 2 01 Walter Wellington, truant officer, 7 00 Willard Walcott, horse hire, 3 00 J. L. Hammett, lead pencils, 30 C. S. Parker, printing, 2 50 H. H. Carter, stationery, 2 20 E. Cutter, Jr., music, 22 50 Clark & Maynard, books, 75 72 Prang Educational Co,, books, . • 23 60 Chas. H. Whiting, " 45 12 Boston School Supply Co., `" • . 150 84 Wm. Ware & Co,. CL • 195 05 Lee & Shephard, " 109 80 Thompson Brown & Co., i' 41 73 Ginn, Heath & Co., " ▪ 48 71 Frost & Adams, metric scales, etc., . . 2 88 Brooks & Co., expressage, . . 7 10 Carl Schoenhof, . . . . 27 00 $1,075 40 9 SUMMARY. NAME OF SCHOOL. SCHOOL GRANT GRANT FOR REPAIRS TOTAL. Hancock, Adams, . High, Franklin, Bowditch, Warren, Howard, All Schools, Totals, $2,316 80 $170 58 $2,487 38 1,396 33 83 97 1,480 30 2,269 07 201 39 2,470 46 463 50 30 18 493 68 523 75 29 02 552 77 501 00 51 35 552 35 472 21 33 35 505 56 360 00 1075 40 1,435 40 $8,302 66 $1675 24 $9,977 90 SUPPORT OF THE POOR. RECEIPTS. Unexpended balance from 1883, . . . $15 11 Appropriated from cash in treasury, . 2,000 00 Town of Bedford, . . . 59 90 A. W. Bryant, apples, 4 00 N. B. Stone, produce from farm, 37 35 L. A. Saville, bbls. returned, . . 1 50 Overseers on account of Joel Reed, . 40 00 Whitcher & Muzzey, error, . . 1 00 Highway Surveyors, 234 00 Dr. P. Kennison, offal, 135 69 R. H. White, sale of chickens, . 21 01 i GG apples, 12 25 << LC pigs, 128 50 << << potatoes, . . 26 10 4i LL milk, 1 74 « << corn, 4 90 44 G= eggs, 24 27 $2,747 32 10 OUTSIDE POOR. RECEIPTS. City of Somerville, aid furnished S. A Fairweather, $220 00 Middlesex Co., Cody account, . . . 7 29 Town of Stoneham, aid furnished Sutton, . 10 00 Excess of expenditures over receipts, $237 29 $2,984 61 55 79 $3,040 40 • Amount expended in connection with house and farm, $2,266 19 Amount expended for outside poor, , . 774 21 $3,040 40. EXPENDrTURES. City of Cambridge, offal, $180 69 B. C. Whitcher, grain, 58 99 Whitcher & Muzzey, grain, lumber, and phosphate, . . .. 218 46 N. B. Stone, services, 41 67 R. H. White, services, 458 33 N. B. Stone, fish, manure, hogs, furniture, 68 76 R. H. White, manure, fish, groceries, etc., 156 34 Geo. W. Simmons & Co., clothing, . . 2 93 F. R. Willis, dry goods and clothing, . 63 27 W. A. Pierce, coal, 89 82 L. A. Saville, groceries, 132 89 Jordan Marsh & Co., blankets, . . 4 75 Estabrooks & Blodgett, balance between cows, 20 00 J. L. Russell, bbl. crackers, 2 88 Amount carried forward, $1,499 78 11 Amount brought forward, $1,499 78 Smith & Nourse, flour and apples, . . 72 15 Wm. H. Smith, dry goods and clothing, . 78 45 Lyman Lawrence, repairing harnesses, 34 09 Dennis McNamara, 2i days blasting, . 6 25 Overseers Poor paid Harrigan, Noyes, and Greenleaf, 10 00 J. Donovan, labor, 6 50 M. Manley, labor, . .. • 10 00 E. S. Locke, repairing pipe, hardware, and lanterns, . . . , . . 7 88 J. Burns, & Co. 40 lbs. mackerel, . 2 80 John P. Squire & Co., ham and lard, 14 49 George M. Litchfield, ice, 20 13 John Ryan, hay, 12 38 Cyrus Martin, mowing, 2 00 Wm. Denham, plank and wheelwrighting, 2 65 C. A. Butters & Co, groceries, . • 80 83 Geo. H. Jackson, provisions, . 76 76 Wm. Ham, smithing, ▪ 16 44 L. A. Saville, groceries 25 80 John Ryan, labor, .. 5 00 C. H. Lowe, provisions, 93 23 T. W. Morey. wheelwrighting, 1 80 Joseph F. Simonds, paid sundry parties 6 00 H. P. Webber, smithing, . 17 53 R. W. Holbrook, groceries, . . 70 20 Dr. J. O. Tilton, medical services, . . • 34 00 A. F. Spaulding, boots, shoes and clothing, 29 48 O. W. Kendell, filing saws . . . . . 80 Estate of W. J. Currier, medical services, 2 00 C. K. Tucker, wheelwrighting, . . 5 25 James Parker, butter, . . . 9 37 Great London Tea Co., tea, 12 15 $2,266 19 12 OUTSIDE POOR. Aid furnished Geo. B. Haggett, . $184 09 GC Mrs. Doyle, . 13 68 CG R. L. Stickney, . . 172 46 CC S. A. Fairweather, 200 00 LL C. H. Harrington, 25 00 LL Catherine Conway, 11 92 L • Francis Gaffney, . 65 66 LL J. Logan, 16 50 44 B. Harrington, 4 00 CC Henry P. Larcom, 17 10 GC Mrs. Estabrook, 8 87 LC Chas. Sutton, 10 00 LL Wm. D. Cody, 19 43 G4 Mrs. Crowell, . 4 50 A. W. Bryant, expenses in sundry cases, . 12 00 H. Holmes, medical services sundry parties, 9 00 HIGHWAYS. RECEIPTS. $774 21 Unexpended balance from 1883, . . . . $474 10 Appropriated and assessed for 1884, . . 3,000 00 $3,474 10 Amount expended, . Balance unexpended, John Ryan, M. Manley, P. Kelleher, J. Donovan, EXPENDITURES. labor, LL LL LL Amount carried forward, • $3,182 04 262 06 $3,474 10 • $253 29 • 235 78 • 238 83 264 67 $992 57 13 Amount brought forward, $992 57 James Shea, " 225 28 John Ready, " 219 59 P. Geoghaghan, " 96 22 Timothy McDonald '` 157 47 Terence McDonald 4‘ 69 12 M. Megan, 124 67 C. Ryan, `` 68 25 H. Pierce, `{ 25 37 John Devine, " 1 75 B. C. Whitcher, grain, 37 16 Whitcher & Muzzey, grain, 153 52 C. Ryan, bay horse, . 300 00 C. H. Thompson, plough, 10 00 Lyman Lawrence, 24 95 Walcott & Litchfield, use of horse and car- riage, 14 50 L. A. Saville., powder and tools, . . 12 23 Marcellus Day & Co., drain pipes, 45 90 Heirs of Chas. Brown, gravel, . 18 80 J. F. Simonds, gravel, 1 20 J. F. Simonds, supt. streets, 200 00 Wm. Ham, smithing, 61 73 Wm. Denham, smithing and wheelwrighting, 37 95 H. P. Webber, smithing, 5 39 Geo. Simonds, Jr., plank, 6 00 E. S. Locke, tin can, . .. 1 00 C. A. Butters & Co., nails, 80 G. Swan, mason work, 5 02 W. H. Whitaker, teaming drain pipe, . 6 00 Overseers of the poor, board of horses, ▪ 234 00 P. K. Tucker, wheelwrighting, . . . . 7 50 Willard Walcott, horse and carriage, • 18 ,10 $3,182 04 14 FIRE DEPARTMENT. RECEIPTS. Unexpended balance from 1883, . . $453 85 Appropriated and assessed for 1884 900 00 $1,353 85 Amount expended, $1,216 86 Balance unexpended, 136 99 $1,353 85 EXPENDITURES. Hancock Engine Co., pay roll, $308 33 Adams 281 34 Wentworth " G i 137 82 Hovey Hook & Ladder, 112 83 E. S. Locke, engineer, 20 00 Henry R. Earle, " 20 00 Geo. L. Pierce, " 20 00 P. Mansfield, steward, Hancock, 11 67 Wm. T. Ham, " Wentworth, . . 35 00 James Mooney, " Adams, . . . 50 00 C. G. Kauffman, " Hook and Ladder, 20 00 John Lynch, lumber and labor, 15 35 W. A. Pierce, coal and wood, 30 26 A. R. King,, cotton waste, . . 1 25 H. G. Worth, drawing engine to fires, 2 50 John McFee, GC << LC G 1 50 Willard Walcott, 44 CC LG 15 00 P. Kennison, " 4t 4t 14 00 John Hanscom, " 3 00 Thos. Montague, services, 2 50 B. Reardon, ti 3 00 Byron Dow, " ` 2 50 T. Leary, t4 2 50 P. Mansfield, ,, 3 33 Amount carried forward, $1,113 68 15 Amount brought forward, $1,113 68 T. McDonald, 2 50 Jas. Doyle, " 2 50 Jas. Keefe, 2 50 John Molowney, 44 2 00 S. S. Sleeper & Co., soda, 8 96 Lexington Gas Light Co , 8 07 Hanneman & Co., repairing engine, 15 00 " spanner, oil, etc.. 14 00 E. S. Locke, refreshments, stationery, etc., 9 13 keys, repairing stove, etc., 13 05 L. A. Saville, 10 galls. oil, 11 00 Geo. L. Pierce, charcoal and potash, . 1 60 J. Chisholm, strap, 1 00 Augustus Childs, oil and pails, 4 37 B. Harrington, watching fire, 3 00 Wm. Denham, smithing, 4 50 CONTINGENT GRANT. RECEIPTS. Unexpended balance from 1883, . . $3,345 06 C. D. Clark, use of town hall, . 40 00 Simon W. Robinson, lodge rent, . . 100 00 A. W. Locke, auction license, 2 00 M. Davis, auction license, 2 00 G. H. Thurston, use of town hall, 95 00 T. Kinneen, use of town hall, . . . . 18 00 M. Davis, liquor license, . . • 300 00 D. S. Goodwin, liquor license, . . 300 00 State Treasurer, corporation tax, ▪ 1,329 20 State Treasurer, national bank tax, ▪ 882 76 C. G. Kauffman, use of village hall, 50 00 L. A. Saville, town scales, . . . 37 57 L. A. Saville, histories sold, 9 00 $1,216 86 $6,510 59 Amount expended, Balance unexpended, 1(i EXPENDITURES. 5,513 79 996 80 H. M. Batchelder, frescoing, 181 50 Francis J. Winship, tinting walls, . . 27 00 Francis J. Winship, repairing chimney and piers, 31 00 A. W. Bryant, ear fare, postage, etc. 11 33 J. F. Simonds, copying tax papers, . 5 00 C. T. 'Pest, services with auditors, . . 5 00 C. T. West, keys, 1 00 F. L. Jewell, glass, and setting same, . 1 35 Winkley Thorpe & Dresser, stationery, 6 85 Murphy Leavens & Co., dusters, 2 45 Support of Poor, appropriation from cash in treasury, .. • 2,000 00 E. H. Tarbell, street lantern, 3 50 State Treasurer, liquor license, • 150 00 Smith & Co., ash table, . . • 23 00 Shrieve, Crump & Low, cleaning clock, • 13 50 Young, Caldwell & Odiorne, flag staff, 60 00 Snow Bros., repairing pump, 3 00 Thos. Cosgrove, digging trench for flag staff,- 5 25 Rockwell & Churchill, liquor license blanks, 75 S; T. Hadley, labor in village -hall yard, 2 00 Clapp Bros., 1 pump, 12 50 H. R. Earle, gas fixtures, pipe, lantern, • 45 79 L. A. Saville, paint, for town hall, . . 10 98 L. A. Saville, books, express, stationery crackers, nails, brush, soap, etc. . 30 71 L. A. Saville, recording marriages, deaths, and births, . . . . . 30 75 L. A. Saville, printing and stationery for board of registrars, 12 03 Amount carried forward, $2,676 24 6,510 59 17 Amount brought forward, $2,676 24 E. S. Locke, repairing furnace, punip and plumbing, 19 63 Cyrus D. Clark, expense on tramps to Concord, 4 25 Wm. Denham, plank, labor and guide board, 12 00 L. C. Holton, painting fence round monu- ment, 4 00 D. A. Tuttle, sanitary, 219 43 T. K. Fiske, painting, 20 20 W. A. Pierce, 4: cement, . . . 3 20 John T. McNamara, " Sanitary " Building cesspool, 30 00 James G. McCann., '" plumbing, 451 25 Gershom Swan, mason work 12 13 Gershom Swan, repairing chimney, etc., . 1 75 M. O'Brien, cleaning walks on Common, . 16 63 H. B. Davis, post, labor and repairing spring door, 4 00 Cyrus Martin, mowing on Common, . 2 00 Geo. H. Thurston, alcohol, sundries, etc., 6 35 Walter Wellington, notifying dog owners, 6 00 D. A. Tuttle, labor and stock in Cary Library, 6 75 Chas. Robinson Jr., legal services, . . 33 00 T. K. Fiske, painting and setting glass, 5 85 C. K. Darling, book, 11 00 H. Holmes, returning 20 births, . 5 00 P. Garibaldi, labor on bust, . 3 40 Knight, Adams & Co., record book, . . 1 80 C. G. Kauffman, oil, charcoal, repairs on Village Hall, . . . . . 17 55 Patterson & Lavender, show case and table, . 91 50 H. L. Alderman, expense on horse at Bruce place, 2 00 0. W. Kendall, signs and guide boards, 6 59 Amount carried forward, $3,673 50 18 Amount brought forward, $3,673 50 D. W. Muzzey, meals for town officers elec- tion day, 10 00 Waltham Street Improvement, from cash in treasury, 1,500 00 D. A. Tuttle, labor and stock in Town Hall, 23 63 H. Riley & Sons, repairing roof, . . . 22 76 Whitcher & Muzzey, posts for guide boards, 6 40 R. M. Pulsifer & Co., advertising, . . . 3 00 A. L. Scott & Son., painting signs, lamp posts, and guide boards, . . 58 00 T. W. Silloway, services as architect, . . 15 00 Geo. Flint, painting liberty pole, . 1 50 Schools, appropriated from cash in treas- ury, 200 00 STREET LAMPS. RECEIPTS. $5,513 79 Unexpended balance from 1883, . . . $50 61 Appropriated and assessed for 1883, . . 1,200 00 $1,250 61 Amount expended $1,153 12 Balance unexpended, 97 49 $1,250 61 EXPENDITURES. Lexington Gas Light Co., $606 66 J. G. Kauffman, 303 88 Joseph Lutes, 148 35 John Harrington, 32 00 Thos. G. Whiting, 19 63 John Ryan, . 35 00 L. A. Saville, glass, 7 60 $1,153 12 19 REMOVING SNOW. RECEIPTS. Unexpended balance for 1883, . . $596 78 $596 78 Amount expended, $130 60 Balance unexpended, 466 18 $596 78 EXPENDITURES. M. Barry, 1 50 N. Shea, 7 00 Chas. McInroe, 6 00 T. Breen, 6 75 John Ryan, 21 75 P. Geoghan, 1 50 M. Hinchey, 4 50 J. Donovan, 9 50 P. Ryan, 9 00- A. N. Tufts, 35 00 Dennis Murphy, 10 50 G. W. Jameson, 3 00 Timothy Kinneen, 8 40 Richard Dunn, 1 80 Henry Jewett, 4 40 CONSTABLE AND POLICE. RECEIPTS. Unexpended balance from 1883 . . Appropriated and assessed for 1884, Amount expended, Balance unexpended, $130 60 $47 00 800 00 $847 00 $809 76 37 24 $847 00 20 EXPENDITURES. Walter Wellington, notifying town meetings and police duty, $48 00 C. D. Clark, constable and police, ▪ . 736 76 John Hanscom, 4th July police, . 5 00 S. Moulton, " << 5 00 Geo. H. Thurston, 4th July police, • 5 00 Sidney Butterfield, 3d and 4th July police ▪ 10 00 STATE AID. RECEIPTS. $809 76 Unexpended balance from 1883, $743 50 State Treasurer, 408 00 $1,151 50 Amount expended, 372 00 Balance unexpended, 779 50 $1,151 50 EXPENDITURES. G. A. Page, $72 00 J. V. Ramsdell, 72 00 Thomas Burke, 72 00 Lydia Kinnaston, 48 00 Elizabeth McCreesh, 12 00 Emily Earle, 48 00 Ursula M. Bullard, 48 00 PRINTING. RECEIPTS. Unexpended Balance from 1883 . Amount carried forward, $111 25 $372 00 21 Amount brought forward, $111 25 Appropriated and Assessed for 1884, 150 00 D. S. Goodwin, advertising, . 1 50 M. Davis, ditto, . . . . . 1 50 Owen McDonald, ditto, 1 50 $265 75 Excess of expenditures over receipts, . 3 15 $268 90 Amount expended, $268 90 EXPENDITURES. W. Kellaway, printing reports, . 179 40 C. S. Parker, " 89 50 $2681190 HISTORICAL TABLETS. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1884, . $1,500 00 Amount expended, $1,493 16 Balance unexpended, 6 84 $1,500;00 EXPEKDITURES. R. K. Carpenter, granite and labor, $822 76 Hallowell Granite Co., monument, . 345 40 Willard Walcott, horse and carriage, 11 25 Otis Harrington, labor, 57 75 D. A. Tuttle, labor and stock, . 15 00 C. Ryan, labor, 15 00 John Hanscom, labor, .. 7 00 W. A. Pierce, cement, 8 00 J. S. Merriam, painting, . 27 50 Geo. Stotman, designing, 67 50 A. Lees, carving tablets, 116 00 $1,493 16 22 READING ROOM AT ADAMS SCHOOLHOUSE. RECEIPTS. Unexpended balance from 1883, . . ▪ $56 25 Appropriated and assessed for 1884 • 175 00 $231 25 Amount expended, $231 25 EXPENDITURES. Miss Ellen Dana, $231 25 JANITORS OF TOWN AND VILLAGE HALLS. RECEIPTS. 'appropriated and assessed for 1884, • $400 00 amount expended, $383 36 3alance unexpended, 16 64 EXPENDITURES. H. Thurston, $333 36 G. Kauffman, 50 00 MEMORIAL DAY. RECEIPTS. nexpended balance from 1883, . . ppropriated and Assessed for 1884, • $ 95 100 00 $400 00 $383 36 $100 95 mount expended, $99 90 alance unexpended, 1 05 $100 95 23 EXPEND Post 119 G. A. R., $99 90 IMPROVEMENT AT TOWN FARM. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and Assessed for 1884, $100 00 Amount expended, $56 00 Balance unexpended, 44 00 P. Kelleher, J. McDonald. John Ryan, J. Donovan, EXPENDITURES. INTEREST. RECEIPTS. $14 00 14 00 14 00 14 00 $100 00 $56 00 Unexpended balance from 1883, . . . . $314 71. Appropriated and Assessed for 1884, . 2,125 00 Commonwealth Bank, 103 17 Interest on taxes overdue, 121 58 $2,664 46 Amount expended, $2,444 50 Balance unexpended, 219 96 $2,664 46 EXPENIDITURES. F. E. Ballard, treasurer, Amount carried forward, $120 00 $120 00 24 Amount brought forward, $120 00 Gammell Legacy, 35 00 Cemetery Trust Funds, 129 50 State Treasurer, 1,500 00 Treasurer Cary Library, 660 00 SEXTON. RECEIPTS. $2,444 50 Unexpended balance from 1883, . . . $75 50 Amount expended, $36 25 Balance unexpended, 39 25 EXPENDITURES. O. W. Kendall, services, $36 25 RINGING BELLS. RECEIPT$. Appropriated and Assessed for 1884, . EXPENDITURES. Wm. F. Ham, $35 00 John Chisholm, 35 00 $75 50 $36 25 $70 00. $70 00 CARY LIBRARY. RECEIPTS. County Treasurer, dog tax, . . $387 61 25 EXPENDITURE. J. Russell Reed, treasurer, $387 61 IMPROVEMENT WALTHAM STREET. RECEIPTS. Appropriated from Cash in Treasury, $1,500 00 Amount expended, $1,316 27 Balance unexpended, 183 73 $1,500 00 EXPENDITURES. J. M. Ellis & Co., labor (contract), . . $600 00 J. M. Ellis & Co., labor (contract), . . 700 00 T. G. Whiting, care of lanterns, and lanterns, 16 27 $1,316 27 LIBRARIAN CARY LIBRARY. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1884 . . $262 00 Excess of expenditures over receipts, . . 125 84 $387 84 Grace S. Wellington, Martha M. Harrington, EXPENDITURES. $375 84 12 00 $387 84 HIGHWAY RAILINGS. RECEIPTS. Unexpended balance from 1083, . . . $25 00 Appropriated and assessed for 1884, . 100 00 $125 00 26 Amowit expended, $42 46 Balance unexpended, 82 54 $125 00 EXPENDITURES. H B Davie labor T. M. Barry, 125 chestnut posts . . Whitcher & Muzzey, lumber, . . . . 16 92 25 00 10 54 $42 46 FUEL AND LIGHTS TOWN AND VILLAGE HALLS. RECEIPTS. Unexpended balance from 1883, . . . $123 51 Appropriated and assessed for 1884, . . 300 00 $423 51 Excess of expenditures over receipts. . 82 89 EXPENDITURES. Lexington Gas Light Co., W. A. Pierce, coal, Aiken & Woodward, charcoal, . . . TOWN CLERK. RECEIPTS. $302 40 196 50 7 50 $509 40 8506 40 Appropriated and assessed for 1884 . . 8100 00 EXPENDITURES. L. A. Saville $100 00 27 SELECTMEN IN THEIR VARIOUS CAPACITIES. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and Assessed for 1884, . A. W. Bryant, R. M. Lawrence, J. F. Simonds, EXPENDITURES. AUDITORS. RECEIPTS. Unexpended balance from 1883, . . . Appropriated and Assessed for 1884, . Amount expended, Balance unexpended, . G. Swan, EXPENDITURES. H. B. Sampson, ASSESSORS. RECEIPTS. $300 00 250 00 250 00 $6 00 40 00 $45 00 1 00 $22 50 22 50 Unexpended balance from 1883, . . . . $24 23 Appropriated and assessed for 1884, . 400 00 $800 00 $800 00 $46 00 $46 00 $45 00 $424 23 28 Amount expended $422 20 Balance unexpended, 2 03 $424 23 EXPENDITURES. J. F. Simonds, $230 00 1I. B. Davis, 130 00 Walter Wellington, . . 50 00 C. S. Parker, printing, 5 00 C. K. Darling, stationery, 7 20 TREASURER AND COLLECTOR. RECEIPTS. $422 20 Unexpended balance from 1883, . . $100 00 Appropriated and assessed for 1884, . . 500 00 $600 00 Amount expended, 8400 00 Balance unexpended, 200 00 $600 00 EXPENDITURES. C. T. West, for 1883, , $100 00 C. T. West, for 1884, 300 00 SCHOOL COMMITTEE. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1884, $300 00 EXPENDITURES. B. F. Brown, $100 00 A. W. Bryant, 100 00 Geo. H. Reed, 100 00 $400 00 $300 00 $300 00 29 BOARD OF HEALTH. RECEIPTS. Unexpended balance from 1883, . . . $138 71 Appropriated and Assessed for 1884, . 36 29 R. M. Lawrence, Amos W. Locke, Franklin Alderman, EXPENDITURES. $75 00 50 00 50 00 TREASURER OF CARY LIBRARY. $175 00 $175 00 RECEIPTS. Appropriated and Assessed for 1884, . $50 00 EXPENDITURE. Geo. H. Reed, $50 00 REPAIRS AT CARY LIBRARY. RECEIPTS. $50 00 Appropriated and Assessed for 1884, . $150 00 Amount expended, . Balance unexpended, . $118 00 32 00 $150 00 30 EXPENDITURES. Gershom Swan, plastering basement, . D. A. Tuttle, outside windows, . . STATE TAX. $75 00 43 00 $118 00 Paid State Treasurer, $2,900 00 COUNTY TAX. Paid County Treasurer, $1,334 00 GAMMELL LEGACY. RECEIPTS. Unexpended balance from 1883, . $75 58 Interest from Town of Lexington, . . 35 00 BETTER CARE OF TOWN HALL. (IF REQUIRED.) RECEIPTS. $110 58 Unexpended balance from 1883, . . . $18 00 Amount expended, . $3 50 Balance unexpended, 14 50 818 00 EXPENDITURE. C. D. Clark, cleaning, $3 50 $3 50 31 CEMETERY. RECEIPTS. Unexpended balance from 1883, . $208 12 O. W. Kendall, sale of lots, 159 00 Amount expended, $202 94 Balance unexpended, 164 18 EXPENDITURES. E. B. Underworth, 50 rock maples, . . Whittaker & Glass, labor, men, and horses, T. II. Bowen, labor, O. W. Kendall, labor, and services as supt., L. S. Pierce, committee, L. W. Wright, committee and labor, $367 12 $367 12 $30 00 28 95 76 15 54 59 3 00 10 25 ---- $202 94 CEMETERY TRUST FUND. RECEIPTS. Estate of Almira R. Parker, $100 00 RECAPITULATION. CASH RECEIPTS. On hand Feb. 1, 1884, $5,675 93 State School Fund and sundry receipts, 489 93 Support of the Poor, 2,969 50 Amount carried forward, $9,135 36 32 Amount brought forward, $9,135 36 Contingent, 3,165 53 State Aid, 408 00 Printing, 4 50 Interest, 224 75 Gammell Legacy, 35 00 Cemetery, 159 00 Cemetery Trust Fund, • . . ▪ 100 00 County Treasurer, dog tax, 387 61 Taxes of 1883, 3,646 60 Taxes of 1884, 24,214 59 Waltham Street Improvement, . • 1,500 00 CASH EXPENDITURES. Schools, $9,977 90 Support of the Poor, (house and farm,) ▪ 2,266 19 Outside Poor, 774 21 Highways, 3,182 04 Fire Department, 1,216 86 Contingent, 5,513 79 Street Lamps, 1,153 12 Removing Snow, 130 60 Constables and Police, 809 76 State Aid, 372 00 Printing, 268 90 Historical Tablets, 1,493 16 Reading Room, Adams School House, . 231 25 Janitors of Town and Village Halls, • 383 36 Memorial Day, 99 90 Improvement at Town Farm, . • 56 00 Interest, 2,444 50 Sexton, 36 25 Ringing Bells, 70 00 Cary Library, 387 61 Improvement of Waltham Street, . 1,316 27 Librarian Cary Library, 387 84 Amount carried forward, $32,571 51 $42,980 94 33 Amount carried forward, $32,571 51 Highway Railings, 42 46 Fuel and Lights Town and Village Halls, 506 40 Town Clerk, 100 00 Selectmen, 800 00 Auditors, 45 00 Assessors, 422 20 Treasurer and Collector, 400 00 School Committee, 300 00 Better care of Town Hall, 3 50 Cemetery, 202 94 Board of Health, 175 00 Repairs at Cary Library, 118 00 Treasurer of Cary Library, 50 00 County Tax, 1,334 00 State Tax, 2,900 00 Balance, 3,009 93 $42,980 94 GERSHOM SWAN, Auditors. HILMAN B. SAMPSON, LEXINGTON, Jan. 31, 1885. REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON, FOR THE YEAR 1884-85. BOSTON : W. KELLAWAY. BOOK PRINTER, 14 & 15 DocK SQUARE. 1885. RF PART. TO THE INHABITANTS OF LEXINGTON. IT gives your Committee pleasure to report that the past year has witnessed no abatement in the usual good character and prosperity of your schools. A somewhat detailed account of their condition is herewith given, and your attention is called to such points of interest as seem worthy of considera- tion. HIGH SCHOOL. In past years your Committee, in making their report to the town, have had occasion, often, to de- plore the change of teachers in this school. Again we are called upon to report another change. At the close of the Summer term, Mr. J. B. Gifford, the master of this school, left, and Mr. J. N. Ham, a teacher of experience, was appointed as his success- or. Under his administration the improvement in good order and diligence has been marked, he being ably assisted in his work by Miss Fisk, who is de- serving special mention. The last annual examina- tion was one of great interest, and the condition of the school was found to be admirable, and the school in every way a credit to the town. 4 A change is recommended by your Committee, in the gradation and graduation of all pupils of this school, on the record of daily recitations and deport- ment, in connection with examination papers at the end of each year. They also would suggest, that at least 70 per cent be required for either promotion from year to year, or for graduation at the close of the school course. The intent of this being to encourage continuous carefulness in Study and Deportment, rather than fitful effort. At the examination for admission to this school,. of the twenty applicants that applied, seventeen were admitted, and their names and the schools from which they came, are as follows. From the Hancock School: Willard D. Brown, John McCann, Frank P. Cutter, George L. Harrington, Richard Hinchey, John Hinchey, Addie E. Peters, Cora F. Peters, Roger Sherman. From the Franklin: Mary N. Conden, Etta M. Ramsdell, Edward 0. Smith. Norman W. Smith. From the Bowditch: Katie Hinchey, Katie Ryan. From the Adams: Howard Munroe. From Private School: Julia M. Maynard. The graduating Class for the year numbered ele- ven, and their names are as follows: 5 Emily Ann Ferguson, Lizzie Clark Gaddis, Annie Muzzey Saville, Fred Lincoln Emery, Elmer Augustus Fletcher, Frederick Lincoln Fowle, Howard Rich. Hendley, Ralph Edgar Lane, Frank Gibson Lunt, Almon Evans Norris, Charles Ward Swan. ADAMS GRAMMAR SCHOOL. MR. PEABODY, who had taught this school for many years, resigned at the close of the Summer Term. The School being reduced in numbers, as compared with former years, it was thought ad- visable to fill the vacancy by the appointment of a female teacher. Your Committee had the good fortune to find Miss Anna D. Hall of Danvers, whom they appointed to the vacancy. She has gained the confidence and affection of parents and scholars, and under her vigorous management this school is being brought into good order and efficiency, and bids fair to be a worthy. rival of the other Grammar School. At the last examination of this school it was partic- ularly pleasant to notice the deep interest taken by the parents and friends of the school in its welfare, as shown by the very large numbers present. OTHER SCHOOLS. All the other Schools of the Town have been more successful the past year than for several years be- fore. No change has been made in the teachers,, and they all have labored faithfully and success- fully, and were never more ingested in their school work. Not that all the teachers have achieved the best results that could have been attained, 6 but none of them have been unsuccessful, and some of them have made marked improvement on their for- mer record and are deserving of especial commenda- tion. 3tusIc. Music is taught in all our Schools as thoroughly as any other branch of study, and has grown to be an interesting feature in class -room exercises. This fact was emphasized at the close of the Summer term when the Town Hall was filled with an appreciative audience to listen to the competitive Examination for a prize Banner, to be presented by your Commit- tee to the School showing the greatest proficiency in Music. Judges from the New England Conserva- tory of Music were present, and tested the schol- ars in exercises that were new to them. The exam- ination showed great proficiency, and the ease and fa- cility with which the scholars read music at sight was a genuine surprise and gave great satisfaction to all present. The Prize Banner was awarded to the Howard School, the Adams School receiving honor- able mention. The Judges were: Messrs. F. H. Lewis, G. H. Howard, Benj. Cutter and H. E. Holt, to whom our thanks are due. It is the intention of your Committee that this Banner shall be competed for from year to year un- til it shall have been awarded to one School for three years in succession when it will become the property of said school, to be ever after a pleasant reminder of honors honorably .won. 7 ATTENDANCE. One of the hindrances to successful teaching, and one beyond our control, is irregularity of attend- ance. A high rate of attendance is generally consid- ered one of the indications of a good school, while a low rate indicates the necessity of renewed exer- tions. The number of different pupils enrolled in your schools for the year is found to be 458. The average number belonging is 346. The average daily attendance is 321. The number of half-day absences is 10,928, or 5,464 days. The necessity of procuring good attendance at school is quite apparent, as nothing so impairs the success of instruction as absence from school. Every effort should be put forth by parents and teachers to reduce the number of absences to the smallest possible number. TRUANCY Few cases have occurred the past year requiring the attention of the truant officer. The number of cases investigated was 6; viz: 2 for want of suitable clothing, and 4 for truancy. FREE TEXT BOOKS. The Legislature of 1884, saw fit to vote that the school children of this Commonwealth should be fur- nished, after July 31, with school books and supplies free of expense. S The appropriation of $700 asked for by your Com- mittee for this purpose, proved inadequate, and a further sum of about $300 has been appropriated from the fiends voted for the support of schools. The average cost per scholar thus far, for text books and supplies furnished, has been $2.15. A few of the parents have preferred to supply their own children with books at their own expense. TEACHERS' MEETINGS. Among the means employed by your Committee for the improvement of your schools, may be men- tioned the holding of Teachers' Meetings, for in- struction under the auspices of your Coinrnittee; sev- eral of which were held during the Summer months. Arrangements were made with Mr. Charles M. Car- ter, a teacher in the Massachusetts Art School, to give the teachers, at these meetings, several lessons in the much -neglected study of Drawing. Also with Mr. John T. Prince, Agent of the State Board of Education, to visit your schools for the purpose of noting the condition of each; to point out the de- fects noted and their remedy, and to advise as to the most approved methods of instruction now in use. These meetings were all exceedingly interesting, were highly appreciated by your teachers, and as a result, Drawing and Penmanship, have received more than the customary attention during the year, and the teachers' interest in their school work was much increased. 9 , SCHOOL BtiILDINGS. High School. — Your Committee desire to call attention to the wants of this School. The main room is well adapted for the purposes for which it is used, is sufficiently large and well lighted, but poorly heated. The assistant's room is small, low studded, badly ventilated and poorly fitted for the purposes for which it is used. The accomodations for Laboratory work also are inadequate, and the facilities for illustration in teaching the Natural Sciences are insufficient. Your Committee believe the best good of the School urgently demands more fitting accomodations, and would recommend that an addition be built to the Building in rear to meet the wants of the School. HANCOCK SCHOOL. Your Committee would suggest that a Piazza be built in front of this School Building, to protect the children from the storms while assembling before the opening hour for School. All the other School Buildings are in good condition and will need but few repairs during the year. ROLL OF HONOR. Scholars not absent or tardy. ADAMS GRAMMAR SCHOOL. FOR A TERM.—Winsor Smith. Martha Childs, Edward S. Tyler, Arthur S. Tyler. 10 ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL. FOR THE YEAR. --Miner Smith, Edgar Gossom: FOR A TERM.—Annie Mitchell, Charles P. Stone. I3OWDITCH SCHOOL. FOR A TERM.—John F. Ballard, Peter Kinneen. FRANKLIN SCHOOL. FOR THE YEAR.—Julia Carroll. FOR A TERM.—Nellie White. HANCOCK GRAMMAR SCHOOL. FOR A TERM.—Frank P. Cutter, Charles Berry, Joseph Fiske, George L. Harrington, John Hinchey, Richard Hinchey, Mary McCann, Herbert L. Norris, Cora Peters. HANCOCK SUB -GRAMMAR. FOR THE YEAR.—Luther Sherman, Arthur Stone. FOR A TERM.—Albert Berry, James Daily, Alice Harrington, Christopher Ryan, Mary Reardon, Fannie Reily. HANCOCK INTERMEDIATE. FOR THE YEAR.—George Otis Jackson. FOR A TERM.—Hannah Buckley, Mary Barry, Harry Cutter, Maggie Daley, William Hunt, William A. Jackson, Homer Locke, William McCann, Eugene McDonnell, Nathan E. Nourse, Annie Nourse, Clinton Peters, George A. Peters, Maggie Reardon, Nellie Reardon, Charles Rogers, Kate Ryan, Alice Tower. HANCOCK PRIMARY SCHOOL. FOR A TERM.—Clinton Peters, Annie E. Nourse. HIGH SCHOOL. FOR A TERM.—Neither absent nor tardy : Addie A. Fiske, Carrie A. Kauffman, Annie Riley, Cora F. Peters, Julia M. Maynard, 11 Willard D. Brown, Frank J. McCarthy, Ernest G-. Kauffman, Ed. 0. Smith. Not absent : Edward B. Eaton, Geo. L. Harrington, John Ilinchey, Richard Hinchey. HOWARD SCHOOL. Fon THE YEAR.—Gertrude Corrier, Dennis Crowley, Minnie Crowley. FOR A TERM.—Nellie Corrier, Daniel Crowley, Nellie Crowley. WARREN SCHOOL. FOR A TERM.—Florence H. Gaddis. At the annual meeting in March, the Town appro- priated the following sums:— For instruction, fuel, and care of rooms, $8,400 00 For repairs and incidentals, 600 00 $9,000 00 In addition, the Committee have received,— Appropriations for Text Books and supplies, $700 00 From State School Fund, 174 25 From tuition of pupils from other towns, 71 24 From sale of text books to Scholars, 14 94 From Book Agency, 6 39 From Grass sold, 5 00 From Balance unexpended from account of 1884-85 20 42 Total resources, Of this amount have been expended . $9,992 24 9,989 20 Leaving a balance unexpended of $3 04 12 In detail as follows ADAMS SCHOOL. Instruction, $1,150 00 Fuel, 163 93 Care of rooms 75 00 Repairs, etc., 100 87 $1,489 80 BOWDITCH SCHOOL. Instruction, $450 00 Fuel, 38 75 Care of rooms, 30 00 Repairs, etc. 32 02 FRANKLIN SCHOOL. Instruction, $400 00 Fuel, 29 80 Care of rooms, 30 00 Repairs, etc., 33 88 IIANCOCK SCIIOOL. $550 77 8493 68 Instruction, $2,100 00 Fuel, 136 80 Care of rooms, 75 00 Repairs, etc., 183 38 82,495 18 HIGH SCHOOL. Instruction, 82,010 00 Fuel, 170 87 Care of rooms, 80 00 Repairs, etc., 238 94 82,499 81 13 HOWARD SCHOOL. Instruction, $400 00 Fuel, 29 21 Care of rooms, .. 40 00 Repairs, etc., 38 35 WARREN SCHOOL. Instruction, $450 00 Fuel, 15 00 Care of rooms, etc., 30 00 Repairs, 57 35 Instruction in Music, Common to all, $507 56 $552 35 360 00 1,040 05 Amount of bills approved for 1884 and 1885, . . $9,989 20 Unexpended balance, 3 04 The Treasurer appointed by the Committee debits himself as follows :— Cash received of Grace S. Wellington, Agent, $47 75 Cash received of Town of Lexington for sup- plies and text books furnished, . . . 47 84 And Credits himself with :— Payment for books and other articles fur- nished the schools, $79 19 Services of Agent, 9 56 Expressing, 45 Cash paid Chas. T. West, Treasurer, 6 39 $95 59 $95 59 GEORGE H. REED, Treasurer. Correct and properly vouched. BENJ. F. BROWN, t Auditors. ALBERT W. BRYANT. 14 Your Committee recommend that the Town appro- priate for the ensuing year the following sum: For Instruction, fuel and care of rooms, Repairs and Incidentals, Free Text Books and Supplies, Apparatus and incidentals for High School, Respectfully submitted. BENJ. F. BROWN, A. W. BRYANT, GEO. H. REED. LEXINGTON, Feb. 1, 1885. $8,500 00 800 00 400 00 300 00 $10,000 00 Committee. TABULAR VIEW, SHOWING SALARIES, ETC. SCHOOLS. TEACHERS. No. of Scholars 1st Term No. of Scholars 2d Term. Average Number lst Term Average Number 2d Term. Average Number for year. Per et at- tendauce ofactual ,,,embers Average Cost per Scholar for year. Average Attend- ance for year. Salaries. DaW when orl¢la- allyappoinie B. Gifford, $1200 00 Dec. 3, 1883. High . . . . .. N. Ham, . . . 50 47 47.6 45 46.3 94 55.17 43.5 1500 00 July 29, 1884. H. A. Fiske, . . . 750 00 Sept. 3, 1883. Ilancock Grammar . Rosa Akerman, . . 27 31 26.4 27.6 27 95 27 800 00 Dec. 30, 1875. Hancock Sub -Grammar . Ellen B. Lane, . . 30 39 27.70 34.8 31.25 94.29 29.49 500 00 Mar. 22,1'870. 18.22 Hancock Intermediate Ellen E. IIarrington, 46 56 44.4 50.2 47.3 96.6 44 400 00 Sept. 3, 1874.. Hancock Primary . . Amelia M. Mulliken, 39 37 34 31 33 91 29.4 400 00 Nov. 21, 1878. Adams Grammar . ' Silas Peabody, • • Annie D. Hall, . . 31 32 29.5 32.6 28.5 90 23.51 26 800 00 600 00 Oct. 26, 1867. Aug. 22, 1884. Adams Primary . . Carrie F. Fiske, .; . 47 38 38.2 34 36.1 91 35 450 00 Mar. 22, 1872. Bowditch . . . . Emma E. Wright, . 42 38 28 29 29 88 20.31 24 450 00 Dec. 29, 1875. Franklin, . . . . Maria A. Butterfield, 33 27 26.7 23.4 25.5 89 20.46 23 400 00 June 26, 1875. Howard, . . , : Nellie H. Parker, . 21 26 18 21 19.5 92 27.28 20 400 00 Jan. 31, 1880. Warren I ouise K. Eaton, . 33 29 23 21 22 83.6 26.84 19.45 450 00 Feb. 1, 1884. Music Teacher . . Ephraim Cutter, Jr.i.i. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 400 00 Jan. 31, 1881. CONTENTS. PAM List of Town Officers for 1884-5, 3 Selectmen's Report 5 Historical Tablets, 6 Common 6 Town Buildings 7 Licenses 9 Trust Funds 9 Gammell Legacy.. . . • 10 Board of Health .... 11 Street Lamps 13 Tramps 14 Waltham Street 15 Constables and Police 16 Guide Boards 16 Water Contract 17 Financial 17 Registration of Voters 18 Conclusion 18 Tax Collector's Report 20 Town Treasurer's Report 21 Town Debt. • 23 Cemetery Trust Funds 24 Town Clerk's Report—Births and Marriages 25 Deaths • • > 27 Sale of Town Histories 28 Dogs.... 28 List of Jurors 28 Engineers' Report 29 Assessors' Report 32 List of Town, County and State Taxes 32 Non -Resident Tax Payers • • .. 40 Single Polls 43 General 50 Cary Library—Trustees' Report 51 Cary Library—Treasurer's Report. 55 Gammell Legacy 56 18 Overseers of the Poor Report 57 Appraisal of Property at Poor Farm 60 Surveyors of Highways Report 64 Appraisal of Property at the Poor Farm 66 Bridge Charitable Fund Report 67 Auditors' Report—Schools 1 Hancock School 2 Adams School 3 High School 4 Franklin School 5 Bowditch School 5 Warren School 6 Howard School 7 Common to all Schools .... 7 Summary 9 Support of Poor 9 Outside Poor 10 Highways. 12 Fire Department. 14 Contingent Grant 15 Street Lamps 18 Removing Snow 19 Constable and Police 19 State Aid 20 Printing 20 Historical Tablets 21 Reading Room at Adams School House 22 Janitors of Town and Village Halls 22 Memorial Day 22 Improvement at Town Farm 23 Interest 23 Sexton 24 Ringing Bells. 24 Cary Library 24 Improvement of Waltham Street 25 Librarian Cary Library 25 Highway Railings 25 Fuel and Lights, Town and Village Halls 26 Town Clerk 26 Selectmen in their Various Capacities 27 Auditors 27 Assessors... 27 Treasurer and Collector 28 School Committee 28 Board of Health 29 Treasurer of Cary Library 29 19 .Auditors' Report—continued. Repairs at Cary Library 29 State Tax 30 County Tax 30 Gammen Legacy 30 Better Care of Town Hall.... 30 Cemetery 31 Cemetery Trust Fund. 31 Recapitulation 31 APPENDIX. Report of School Committee 3 High School 3 Adams Grammar School 5 Other Schools. 5 Music 6 Attendance 7 Truancy 7 Free Text Books 7 Teachers' Meetings g School Buildings. 9 Hancock School 9 Roll of Honor 9 Tabular View, Showing Salaries, etc 15 Contents 17