HomeMy WebLinkAbout1890-Annual ReportREPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF LEXINGTON
FOR THE YEAR 1890.
BOSTON:
D. F. JONES & CO., PRINTERS, 31 EXCHANGE STREET.
1891.
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REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
GEORGE W. SAMPSON
BRADLEY C. WHITCHER
GEORGE 0. SMITH
LEONARD A. SAVILLE, Clerk.
Term expires 1893.
Term expires 1892.
Term expires 1891.
FENCE VIEWERS.
JAMES S. MUNROE. CORNELIUS WELLINGTON.
LEONARD E. BENNINK.
CYRUS MARTIN.
FIELD DRIVERS.
GEORGE FLINT. FRANK W COBURN.
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER.
GEORGE E. MUZZEY. ABBOTT S. MITCHELL.
LIBRARIAN OF CARY LIBRARY.
► Miss FLORENCE E. WHITCHER.
Assistant, Miss FLORENCE M. THAYER.
LIBRARIAN OF EAST LEXINGTON BRANCH OF CARY LIBRARY.
MISS NELLIE HOLBROOK.
SEXTON.
CHARLES T. WEST.
SUPERINTENDENT OF TOWN SCALES AND PUBLIC WEIGHERS.
LEONARD A. SAVILLE. RUFUS W. HOLBROOK.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
EVERETT S. LOCKE.
JANITOR OF TOWN HALL BUILDING.
GEORGE H. THURSTON.
JANITOR OF VILLAGE HALL BUILDING.
WALTER WELLINGTON.
POLICE OFFICERS.
CHARLES H. FRANKS. WILLIAM B. FOSTER.
SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS WITHOUT PAY).
GEORGE H. THURSTON. WALTER WELLINGTON. WM. F. HAM
SUPERINTENDENT AND MATRON AT ALMSHOUSE.
MR. AND MRS. ROBERT H. WIHTE.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK.
LEONARD A. SAVILLE. FRANK V. BUTTERS.
HORACE B. DAVIS. AUGUSTUS CHILDS.
LEXINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
WARRANT FOR A TOWN MEETING,
MONDAY, March 3, 1890.
To WILLIAM B. FOSTER, Constable of Lexington, GREET-
ING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachu-
setts you are hereby required to notify and warn the
inhabitants of the town of Lexington, qualified by
law to vote in town affairs, to assemble at the Town
Hall, on Monday, the third day of March, A. D. 1890,
at nine o'clock in the forenoon, to act on the follow-
ing articles, viz.: -
ARTICLE 1. To choose a moderator.
ART. 2. To hear the report of any committee
that may be ready to report, and act thereon.
ART. 3. To choose town officers for the ensuing
year, including one member of the School Committee
for the term of three years.
ART. 4. To choose one member of the Cemetery
Committee for the term of three years.
ART. 5. To provide for the support of the poor
the ensuing year, and grant money for the same.
ART. 6. To provide for the support of the high-
ways the ensuing year, and grant money for the
same.
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ART. 7. To provide for the support of the public
schools the ensuing year, including the several grades,
and grant money for the same.
ART. 8. To provide for the support of the Fire
Department the ensuing year, and grant money for
the same.
ART. 9. To provide for the support of the street
lamps the ensuing year, and grant money for the
same.
ART. 10. To see if the town will accept the list
of jurors presented by the Selectmen.
ART. 11. To see if the town will vote for or
against granting licenses for the sale of intoxicating
liquors, in answer to the following question: " Shall
licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating
liquors in this town?" The vote on the above ques-
tion shall be by ballot, " Yes " or " No," and the check-
list and registering ballot -box shall be used, as pro-
vided by law.
ART. 12. To see if the town will make the appro-
priations for town expenses the ensuing year as sub-
mitted by the Selectmen, or act in any manner
relating thereto.
ART. 13. To see if the town will authorize their
Treasurer, under the direction of the Selectmen, to
borrow money for any necessary purpose in anticipa-
tion of the collection of taxes the current year, the
same to be repaid directly from the proceeds of said
taxes, or act in any manner relating thereto.
ART. 14. To see what measures the town will
adopt in relation to the collection of taxes the ensu-
ing year, or act in any manner relating thereto.
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ART. 15. To see if the town will make an appro-
priation to construct sidewalks with concrete or
other material, where the abutters will pay one half
the expense thereof.
ART. 16. To see if the town will authorize the
Selectmen to draw from any unappropriated money
in the treasury for the payment of contingent ex-
penses.
ART. 17. To see if the town will make an appro-
priation for the proper observance of April 19, 1890,
to be expended under the direction of a committee of
the Lexington Historical Society.
ART. 18. To see if the town will order Lowell
Street, between the Arlington line and Woburn
Street, to be repaired and improved.
ART. 19. To see if the town will pass a vote to
establish the width of sidewalks, and also a line upon
which ornamental or shade trees may be planted on
Main Street, or act in any manner relating thereto.
Action on the various articles in the foregoing
warrant was taken as follows: —
ARTICLE 1. Voted, That the polls be kept open
five minutes, for the choice of moderator. On ballot,
with the use of the check -list, it was found that thirty-
three votes had been cast, all for Robert P. Clapp,
who was declared chosen as moderator, and was
sworn by the clerk.
ART. 2. Mr. M. H. Merriam made a verbal report
for the Committee on llrainage, saying that the work
was progressing, and that the plans of the survey
were being made, and that the further sum of three
hundred dollars would be required to pay for said
survey; and it was —
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Voted, That the report be accepted, and that the
sum of three hundred dollars be appropriated for that
object.
Mr. F. F. Raymond, for the Committee on Water
Supply, made a report; and it was —
Voted, That the report of the committee be accepted
and that more time be granted them. Also, that the
committee be instructed to confer with the Water
Company in regard to an additional pump, and to
report at the next meeting.
ARTS. 3 and 4. Voted, That Articles 3 and 4 be
taken up together, and that we proceed to elect on
one ballot, three Selectmen, who shall also be Sur-
veyors of Highways, Overseers of the Poor, and
Board of Health, a Town Clerk, three Assessors, one
member of the School Committee for the term of
three years, one member of the Cemetery Committee
for the term of three years, two Constables, two
Auditors, one Treasurer, who shall also be Collector
of Taxes, and that the polls be kept open until half
past five o'clock P. M.
The moderator appointed Bradley C. Whitcher,
Leonard E. Bennink, George H. Reed, and Abram B.
Smith as tellers to assist in receiving and counting
the votes, and they were sworn by the clerk. After
closing the polls, the votes were tabulated, andan-
nounced by the moderator as follows: —
FOR TOWN CLERK.
Leonard A. Saville .
. . 340
And Leonard A. Saville was declared elected for
the ensuing year.
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And Leonard A. Saville, Joseph F. Simonds, and
FOR SELECTMEN, OVERSEERS OF POOR, SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS, Walter Wellington were declared elected as Assess -
AND BOARD OF HEALTH. ors for the ensuing year.
Webster Smith . 257
Rufus W. Holbrook 256 FOR MEMBERS OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR THREE YEARS.
George E. Muzzey . 244 Edward P. Bliss 248
Albert W. Bryant . 89 Albert W. Bryant . 108
Emory Abbot Mulliken 84
Frederick O. Vaille . 20
Cornelius Wellington 74 F. O. Vaille . 2
Francis E. Ballard . 17
Leonard A. Saville . 2 And Edward P. Bliss was declared elected as
G. W. Muzzey . 1 member of the School Committee for the term of
Walter Wellington . 1
H. G. Locke 1 three years.
FOR CONSTABLES.
Joseph F. Simonds . 1 William B. Foster . 320
Charles H. Franks . 207
And Webster Smith, Rufus W. Holbrook, and Abbott S. Mitchell . 124
George E. Muzzey were declared elected to the William F. Ham . 32
above offices for the ensuing year. George W. Sampson 1
John P. Dinan . 1
FOR TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
Edwin S. Spaulding 242
Leonard A. Saville
88
And Edwin S. Spaulding was declared elected as
Treasurer and Collector of Taxes for the ensuing
year.
And William B. Foster and Charles H. Franks
were declared elected as Constables for the ensuing
year.
FOR MEMBER OF CEMETERY COMMITTEE FOR THREE YEARS.
Emory A. Mulliken
Timothy H. Bowen
315
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FOR ASSESSORS. And Emery A. Mulliken was declared elected
Leonard A. Saville . 321 member of the Cemetery Committee for the term of
Joseph F. Simonds . 313 three years.
Walter Wellington 262 FOR AUDITORS.
Nelson W. Jenny S2 Hilman B. Sampson 334
Horace B. Davis 24 Gershom Swan . 333
Everett S. Locke 17
Edwin S. Spaulding 1 And Hilman B. Sampson and Gershom Swan were
E. A. Mulliken . 1 declared elected as Auditors for the ensuing year.
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The following officers were chosen by nomination
at large: —
FOR FENCE VIEWERS.
James S. Munroe. Cornelius Wellington, Leonard E. Bennink.
FOR FIELD DRIVERS.
Cyrus Martin, George Flint, Frank W. Coburn.
FOR SURVEYORS OF LUMBER.
George E. Muzzey, Abbott S. Mitchell.
Voted, That the remaining minor officersbe ap-
pointed by the Selectmen.
ART. 5. Voted, That the sum of two thousand
dollars be appropriated for the support of the poor
for the ensuing year.
ART. 6. Voted, That the sum of five thousand
dollars be appropriated for the support of the high-
ways the ensuing year, including the completion of
Main Street, as ordered by the County Commis-
sioners.
ART. 7. Voted, That the sum of eleven thousand
five hundred dollars be appropriated for the support
of the public schools the ensuing year.
ART. 8. Voted, That the sum of eleven hundred
dollars be appropriated for the expense of the Fire
Department the ensuing year, and that the said
appropriation include the expense of telephone com-
munication for the Fire Department.
ART. 9. Voted, That the sum of twenty-five hun-
dred dollars be appropriated for the support of the
street Lamps for the ensuing year.
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ART. 10. The jury -list was amended by striking
therefrom the names of Frank W. Herrick and
Walter Wellington, they having been drawn since
the list was posted.
Voted, That the list as amended be accepted by
the town.
ART. 11. This article was taken up in connection
with Articles 3 and 4, so that ballots could be cast
thereon at the same time as for town officers, and at
the close of the polls the register on the ballot -box
showed 280. And on counting the ballots, it was
found that 280 had been cast as follows : —
Yes
No .
80
200
ART. 12. The Selectmen submitted the list as
follows, and it was
Voted, That the list be acted on item by item.
For Payment of Town Debt
Constables and Police .
Salaries of Selectmen .
Assessors .
Town Clerk
Auditors .
School Committee
Treasurer and Collector
Treasurer Cary Library
Superintendent of Schools
Janitors of Halls
Fuel and Light for Halls
Ringing Bells
Printing .
Hydrants .
Librarians of Cary Library and E. L.
Branch
$2,600 00
2,000 00
800 00
425 00
20000
45 00
300 00
500 00
50 00
350 00
600 00
500 00
70 00
250 00
1,640 00
875 00
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For Registrars of Voters
Memorial Day .
Abatement of Taxes
Discount on Taxes
Care of Common
Care and improvement of Cemetery .
Instruction in Sewing in Public Schools
Additional shelving in Cary Library .
Removal of Snow
Interest .
▪ $100 00
• 125 00
500 00
400 00
250 00
200 00
450 00.
200 00
▪ 500 00
. 1,500 00
Voted, That five thousand dollars of the amount
granted at this meeting be taken from money now in
the treasury, and the balance be assessed the present
year; $75 additional to janitor of Town Hall, $25
additional to janitor of Village Hall, and $25 addi-
tional to librarian of East Lexington Branch, to pay
for transportation of books.
ART. 13. Voted, That the Treasurer be authorized,
under the direction of the Selectmen, to borrow
money for any necessary purpose in anticipation of
the collection of taxes the current year, the same to
be repaid directly from the proceeds of said taxes.
ART. 14. Voted, That all taxes for the current year
be made payable on or before Dec. 1, 1890, and
that a discount of one half of one per cent per month,
for all full months prior to said date, be deducted
for prompt payment; and that all taxes remaining
unpaid at that date be subject to interest at the rate
of six per cent per annum, and that the Collector be
instructed to collect all taxes before May 1, 1891.
ART. 15. Considerable discussion was had on the
question of sidewalks, Mr. F. Alderman wanting one
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walk from the Common to the Arlington line, on
Main Street, and the town finally
Voted, That a committee of three be appointed by
the Chair to consider the matter of sidewalks and
report at the next meeting. The following commit-
tee was so appointed: Franklin Alderman, James S.
Munroe, Cornelius Wellington.
ART. 16. Voted, That the town authorize the
Selectmen to draw from any unappropriated money
for the payment of contingent expenses.
Voted, That contingent expenses means such ex-
penses as have not accrued and cannot be determined
at this time.
ART. 17. Voted, That the sum of three hundred
dollars be appropriated for the proper observance of
the 19th of April, 1890, and money to be expended
under the direction of a committee of the Lexington
Historical Society.
ART. 18. Voted, That a committee of three be
appointed by the Chair to examine Lowell Street,
and report what repairs and improvements are
needed, at next meeting; and the Chair appointed
as such committee, Francis E. Ballard, Webster
Smith, Leonard A. Saville.
ART. 19. Voted, That the width of sidewalks on
Main Street be established at a uniform width of ten
feet, and that shade or ornamental trees may be
planted on a line eight feet from the line of the
abutters, as laid out by the County Commissioners,
and not elsewhere within the limits of said street; and
that an article be inserted in the warrant for the next
Town Meeting to see if the town will adopt a by-law
to that effect.
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After the tellers had completed the count of the
ballots, the moderator declared the result as before
recorded, and after swearing in such of the elected
officers as were present, and sealing the ballots cast
and the check -list used, as provided by law, the
meeting was declared dissolved.
A true record.
LEONARD A. SAVILLE,
Town Clerk.
WARRANT FOR A TOWN MEETING.
THURSDAY, May 29, 1890.
ARTICLE 1. To choose a moderator.
ART. 2. To hear the report of the committee
appointed to consider the subject of building a new
schoolhouse for the Hancock School, or act in any
manner relating thereto.
ART. 3. To see if the town will vote to discon-
tinue the district schools, and provide for the trans-
portation of their pupils, when a new schoolhouse
is completed, or act in any manner relating thereto.
ART. 4. To see if the town will vote to purchase
a site and build a new schoolhouse for the Hancock
School, and appropriate money therefor, or act in
any manner relating thereto.
ART. 5. To see if the town will borrow money or
incur indebtedness, and if so, in what manner, for the
purpose of building a new schoolhouse for the Han-
cock School, and purchasing land therefor, or act in
any manner relating thereto.
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ART. 6. To see if the town will vote to sell or
otherwise dipose of the Hancock shoolhouse and
lot, or act in any manner relating thereto.
ART. 7. To hear the report of any other commit-
tee that may be ready to report, and act thereon.
ART. 8. To hear the report of the Selectmen on
the widening and straightening of Pleasant Street,
on the petition of Charles A. Wellington and others,
and act thereon.
ART. 9. To see what action the town will take
on the petition of Abraham C. Washburn and
others to the Selectmen, to .provide drainage for
the lower part of Clark Street.
ART. 10. To see if the town will authorize the
Trustees of the Bridge Charitable Fund to sell or
lease the land formerly belonging to the estate of
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Gerry, or act in any manner
relating thereto.
ART. 11. To see if the town will make an ap-
propriation for watering streets, or act in any man-
ner relating thereto.
ART. 12. To see if the town will appropriate
the sum of five hundred dollars for the salary of
a new assistant teacher in the High School for
the present year, or act in any manner relating
thereto.
ART. 13. To see if the town will reimburse the
Field and Garden Club for expenses incurred in
providing a plank walk for the southerly walk of
the Common, or act in any manner relating thereto.
ART. 14. To see if the town will authorize the
Selectmen to purchase a stone crusher and fixtures,
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the expense not to exceed fifteen hundred dollars,
and grant money for the same.
ART. 15. To see if the town will purchase a street
roller, the expense of which shall not exceed one
thousand dollars, and grant money for the same.
ART. 16. To see if the town will appoint any
officer or person to have the care of the shade and
ornamental trees standing in the highways, town -
ways, and streets of Lexington, or act in any man-
ner relating thereto.
ART. 17. To see if the town will make an ap-
propriation to paint the outside woodwork of the
Town Hall building, or act in any manner relat-
ing thereto.
ART. 18. To see if the town will make an appro-
priation to restore concrete sidewalks, where de-
stroyed by the widening of Main Street, by order of
the County Commissioners, or act in any manner
relating thereto.
ART. 19. To see if the town will make an appro-
priation to construct sidewalks with concrete or other
material, where the abutters will pay one half the
expense thereof:
ART. 20. To see if the town will purchase a strip
of land on the northerly side of the Town Hall lot,
and make an appropriation therefor, or act in any
manner relating thereto.
ART. 21. To see if the town will adopt a by-law
establishing the width of sidewalks on Main Street,
and establish a line on which shade or ornamental
treks may be planted on said street, or act in any
manner relating thereto.
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ART. 22. To determine what action, if any, the
town will take with reference to procuring the aboli-
tion of the grade railroad crossing on Revere Street.
ART. 23. To see if the town will authorize the
Selectmen to purchase a gravel bank of the heirs of
Charles A. Butters, on Woburn Street, or act in any
manner relating, thereto.
ART. 24. To see what action the town will take
in relation to the petition of George O. Whiting and
others to the County Commissioners, in regard to
widening and straightening of Hancock Street.
ART. 25. To see if the town will make an appro-
priation to enforce the liquor law.
Action on the various articles in the foregoing
warrant was taken as follows: -
ARTICLE 1. On motion of L. E. Bennink,
Voted, That the moderator of this meeting be
chosen by nomination, and Robert P. Clapp was so
nominated and chosen, and was sworn by the clerk.
ARTS. 2 to 6, inclusive. On motion of J. F.
Hutchinson, it was
Voted, That Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, all having
reference to the same subject, be considered together.
The report of the committee was in print, and had
been circulated with the warrant for the meeting.
Edward P. Bliss offered the following motion : -
SECTION 1. That the town proceed to build at
once, upon a suitable site; a schoolhouse of brick
and stone, having not less than eight recitation rooms,
in accordance with the general recommendations of
the committee's report. Such building to be used
instead of that now occupied by the Hancock School,
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and to cost, including grading, not more than forty-
two thousand dollars.
SECT. 2. That each of the districtschools be dis-
continued as soon as the parents of two thirds
of the pupils attending such school petition the
School Committee therefor, in writing, the new
schoolhouse being at the time ready for occupancy,
and provided with suitable accommodations for the
schools so discontinued ; and that the School Com-
mittee are hereby authorized to provide for the trans-
portation to and from the new Central schoolhouse
of the pupils living in each district where the school
shall have been discontinued, and of the pupils in the
highest grade of the Adams Grammar School, when-
ever deemed expedient by the School Committee.
SECT. 3. That the site recommended in the com-
mittee's report be purchased, at a cost not to exceed
eight thousand dollars.
SECT. 4. That a committee to be chosen at this
meeting shall direct, and, known as the Building
Committee, shall be authorized, in behalf of the town,
to make all necessary arrangements and take all
action required to carry out effectually the foregoing
provisions; and for that purpose such committee
shall have full power and authority to make all nec-
essary contracts in relation to the purchase of such
site and the erection of the building.
SECT. 5. That the total cost to the town of such
new schoolhouse, completed, including the heating,
plumbing, and sanitary arrangements, together with
the land and grading, and excluding only the neces-
sary school furniture, shall not exceed fifty-five.
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thousand dollars; and that said sum is hereby appro-
priated for the purpose.
The foregoing motion was fully discussed. by
E. P. Bliss, Dr. H. Holmes, Dr. J. O. Tilton, F. O.
Vaille, F. Alderman, J. F. Maynard, A. E. Scott and
others.
Voted, That the motion be taken up by sections.
SECT. 1. Adopted unanimously, and afterward
amended by increasing the amount five thousand
dollars, making the sum forty-seven thousand
dollars.
SECT. 2: Adopted, with only one negative vote.
SECT. 3. Vote declared in favor and vote doubted.
Voted, That the house be polled, and the check -list
be used in voting.
The moderator appointed George O. Smith and
Henry A. C. Woodward as tellers to assist in taking
the vote, and they were sworn by the clerk.
. After the voting was completed, the result was
announced as follows: in favor, 139; opposed, 37.
SECT. 4. On motion of George O. Whiting, the
same committee named in the report were continued,
without a dissenting vote.
SECT. 5. Adopted unanimously. A motion of
Dr. A. H. Livermore to increase the amount to
seventy-five thousand dollars was voted down.
Doted, That five thousand dollars be assessed the
present year, and that the Treasurer be authorized
to borrow fifty thousand dollars on the notes of
the town, payable in from one to ten years from
date, as follows: four thousand dollars payable
each year for the first five years, and six thousand
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dollars payable each year for the last five years.
(Vote unanimous.)
Voted, That the disposal of the Hancock School
and lot be left to the Schoolhouse Committee.
Adjourned till June 5, at i .30 o'clock P. ir.
THURSDAY, June 5, 1890.
Met as per adjournment, and meeting called to
order by moderator.
ART. 7. Dr. J. 0. Tilton, for the Committee on
Drainage, made a verbal report as to progress, and
asked for more time to make final report, which was
granted.
Mr. A. S. Mitchell, for the Cemetery Committee,
• complained ofthe allowing of the water from the
highways to flow into the cemetery. Dr. Tilton
replied that the matter would be covered by the
report of the Drainage Committee, and no action
was taken.
Mr. F. E. Ballard, for Committee on Improving
Lowell Street, made a report.
Voted, That the report of the committee be
accepted, and its recommendation be adopted; and
that the sum of two hundred dollars be appropriated
from any unexpended money in the treasury to carry
out the recommendation of the committee.
Mr. F. Alderman, for the Committee on Sidewalks,
made a report, and on motion of Mr. Bennink, it
was
Voted, That the report of the committee be
accepted and its recommendations be adopted, and
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that the sum of one thousand dollars from money now
In the treasury be devoted to the purpose, to be
expended under the direction of the Selectmen.
Mr. B. F. Brown moved, and it was
Voted, That the Selectmen be instructed to have
the road scraper run during the months of July and
August, for the purpose of removing weeds and grass
from the public streets.
ART. 8. Mr. G. E. Muzzey, for the Selectmen,
. made a report, and it was
Voted, That the report of the committee be
accepted, and its recommendation be adopted.
ART. 9. Voted, That the matter be referred to the
Committee on Drainage.
Voted, That the sum of three hundred dollars be
appropriated for the purpose, the same to be expended
by said committee in their discretion.
ART. 10. Voted, That the Trustees of the Bridge
Charitable Fund are hereby authorized and empow-
ered to sell or lease, as in their judgment they may
deem best, all the title and interest of the town in
and to the land formerly belonging to the estate of
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Gerry.
ALT. 11.' Voted, That the sum of four hundred
dollars be appropriated: two hundred dollars for each
village, provided the citizens of each village subscribe
an equal amount; but no more shall be expended by
the town than is raised by said subscription; and
that the money be expended under the direction of a
committee of three from each village, to be appointed
by the moderator, and the following committee was
named: for Lexington village, Dr. J. 0. Tilton,
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George E. Muzzey, and Herbert G. Locke ; for
East Lexington village, A. S. Mitchell, Franklin
Alderman, and Albert B. Smith.
ART. 12. Voted, That the sum of two hundred
and fifty dollars be appropriated for payment of a
new assistant teacher for the High School for the
present, year.
ART. 13. Voted, That the sum of one hundred
dollars be appropriated to pay the Field and Garden
Club for a plank walk for the walk on the Common
provided by them.
ARTS. 14 and 15. Voted, That these articles be
taken up together. This matter was fully discussed
by Dr. H. Holmes, Webster Smith, Cornelius Wel-
lington, C. M. Parker, Franklin Alderman and others.
Voted, That a committee of three be appointed by
the Chair to take the subject under consideration and
report at a subsequent meeting; and Dr. H. Holmes,
F. O. Vaille, and Webster Smith were so appointed.
ART. 16. Voted, That the matter be indefinitely
postponed.
ART. 17. Voted, That the sum of three hundred
and fifty dollars be appropriated from any unex-
pended money in the treasury for the purpose of
painting the outside woodwork of Town Hall build-
ing.
ART. 18. Voted, That the town reconstruct side-
walks on Main Street, where destroyed by order. of
County Commissioners; and that the Selectmen be
authorized to draw from any unappropriated money
in the treasury to the amount of three hundred
dollars therefor.
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ART. 19. Voted, That the sum of five hundred
dollars be granted for the purpose of constructing
sidewalks with concrete or other material, when the
abutters will pay one half the expense thereof.
ART. 20. On motion of Mr. F. F. Raymond, it was
Voted, That the town purchase of Mr. B. C. Whit -
cher a strip of land adjoining the northerly side of
the Town Hall lot, containing about sixty-three hun-
dred square feet, at a cost not exceeding thirty cents
per foot; and that the sum of eighteen hundred
• and ninety dollars be appropriated and assessed
therefor.
• ART. 21. Voted, That the town adaptthe follow-
ing by-law: That the width of sidewalks on Main
Street be established at a uniform width of ten feet,
and that shade or ornamental trees may be planted
on a line eight feet from the line of the abutters, as
laid out by the County Commissioners, and not else-
where within the limits of said street.
Voted, That Robert P. Clapp be instructed to
present the foregoing by-law to the Court for its
approval.
ART. 22. Voted, That the matter be referred to
the Selectmen, with full power and authority to take
such action in petitioning for and procuring the aboli-
tion of the grade railroad crossing on Revere Street
as to them may seem best.
ART. 23. Voted, That the matter be indefinitely
postponed.
ART. 24. Voted, That the widening of Hancock
Street, as contemplated in the plan presented by the
County Commissioners on the 21st of April, 1890,
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is not required by public convenience or necessity,
and that the Selectmen are hereby instructed to
oppose such widening of Hancock Street.
ART. 25. Voted, That five hundred dollars be ap-
propriated for the enforcement of the liquor law,
and that the amount be drawn from any unexpended
balance in the treasury.
Meeting declared dissolved.
A true record.
LEONARD A. SAVILLE,
Town Clerk.
WARRANT FOR A TOWN MEETING.
TUESDAY, Nov. 4, 1890.
ARTICLE 1. To choose a moderator.
ART. 2. To see what action the town will take in
regard to a suit brought against the town by J. Mer-
rill Brown.
ART. 3. To see if the town will make an addi-
tional appropriation for concrete walks.
ART. 4. To see what action the town will take in
relation to enlarging the barn at the Poor Farm.
ART. 5. To see if the town will instruct the
Selectmen or the Building Committee of the new
schoolhouse to insure the new schoolhouse as the
work progresses.
ART. 6. To see if the town will instruct the
Selectmen to construct Clark Street to the full width
that it has been laid out.
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Action was taken on the articles of the foregoing
warrant as follows: —
ARTICLE 1. Voted, That a moderator be chosen
by nomination, and Dr. Howland Holmes was so
nominated and chosen, and sworn by the clerk.
ART. 2. Voted, That the whole matter be referred
to the Building Committee.
ART. 3. Voted, That the sum of $426.81 be appro-
priated as an additional appropriation for concrete
walks; said sum to be taken from any unappro-
priated money in the treasury, or borrowed, if neves-
sary, in anticipation of the collection of taxes the
next year.
ART. 4. Voted, That the Selectmen be a committee
to extend the barn at the Poor Farm not less than
twenty-four feet, and that the sum of $1,000 be appro-
priated for the purpose, to be taken from any unap-
propriated money in the treasury, or borrowed in
anticipation of the collection of taxes the next
year.
ART. 5. Voted, That the Selectmen be author-
ized to insure the new schoolhouse building as the
work progresses and the interest of the town may
require.
ART. 6. Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized
to construct Clark Street to the full width that it has
been laid out, and that the expense thereof be taken
from any unappropriated money in the treasury, or
borrowed in anticipation of the collection of taxes
the next year.
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Voted, That the expense of constructing said street
be limited to the sum of $500.
Meeting for town business declared dissolved.
A true record.
LEONARD A. SAVILLE,
Town Clerk.
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REPORT OF SELECTMEN, SURVEYORS OF
HIGHWAYS, OVERSEERS OF POOR,
AND BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Selectmen herewith respectfully submit to the
citizens of Lexington a report of their doings dur-
ing the past year.
TOWN RECORDS.
The town records for the year, as they appear on
the Town Clerk's books, will give a clear idea of the
action of the voters, at the various town meetings,
on the articles in the warrants.
FINANCIAL.
Quarterly examinations of the Treasurer's ac-
counts, as required by the town By -Laws, have been
made, and they have been found correct. The finan-
cial condition of the town is good. The loan for the
Hancock schoolhouse from the State, at three and
three eighths per cent is on the most favorable terms.
In the Treasurer's and Auditor's reports will be found
full details as to receipts and expenditures, together
with' a table showing the town debt.
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PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The Town Hall has been thoroughly painted and
sanded, and is in good repair. A new matting for
the Selectmen's and Assessors' rooms is needed, and
some inside painting should be done. In order to
prepare a schoolroom for one of the Hancock primary
schools, the partition between the Assessors' and the
Cary Library Trustees' rooms was removed, and a
room was fitted up for temporary use of the school.
We recommend that the room used by the Lexing-
ton Savings Bank, which is now also used by the
Assessors, be assigned for the permanent use of the
Assessors, as the town safe and law books, the use
of which they require to conduct their public busi-
ness, are thus made available and convenient.
The loss by fire of the Hancock schoolhouse on
Dec. 1 was the first of the kind ever sustained in
the town. Being insured for fifty-seven hundred
and fifty dollars ($5,750) in a reliable office, " The
London and Lancashire," and its U.S. Asst. Manager,
Mr. George W. Taylor, adjusting the loss in full in
less than one week after the fire, the town suffered no
loss pecuniarily. This necessitated the fitting up of
four schoolrooms: one in Hancock engine -house,
another in Ayer's Block, one in Town Hall, and
another in High School building. All these were
fitted with desks, etc., and ready for occupancy in
one week. Village Hall and the engine -house are
in good order. The schoolhouses are well looked
after by the School Committee.
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REVERE STREET.
In the matter of Revere Street crossing, which has
been an extremely dangerous crossing, we employed
a competent engineer to survey and draw plans, and
furnish estimate for an overhead bridge. The law
requires an eighteen -foot bridge above the railroad
roadbed, and without the damages it was estimated by
the engineer that ten thousand dollars ($10,000)
would be required. Two of the abutters were much
opposed to it, and,proposed if such a plan was carried
out to exact from the town heavy damages.
We therefore thought it for the best interest of
the town to cause gates to be erected. We petitioned
the Boston & Maine Railroad, and they promptly
acceded to our request, thereby insuring equal safety.
Although the law enacted last winter provides sixty-
five per cent should be paid by the railroad and
twenty-five by the State, there seems a strong doubt
as to collecting the same from the railroad company.
STREET LAMPS.
The posts and lantern frames have been painted,
and the lamp -lighters have kept the lamps well.
We have endeavored to have them lighted on all
dark nights, but as it is necessary to commence in
winter to light at three and one half o'clock P. M., it
can be seen how difficult it is to tell whether the moon
will really give sufficient light on evenings when it
ought to shine. We think a slight addition should
be appropriated, and the lamps lighted two evenings
more each month.
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PERAMBULATION OF TOWN LINES.
We perambulated the town boundary lines between
our town and Waltham, Lincoln, Burlington, Win-
chester, Arlington, and Belmont, as required by law
every five years, and find the boundaries properly
defined. Woburn, being our senior, should have
notified us, but did not, and the lines were not
examined.
LIQUOR LAW.
The most troublesome duty devolving upon a town
officer is the enforcement of the liquor law. Those
dealing in liquors are determined to evade the law,
if possible, and the only witnesses against them are
really anxious to shield them and to cover their crime.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Several complaints have been made to us of pig-
geries and cesspools as nuisances, and having found,
on nvestigation, the complaints were well founded,
we have notified the owners, who have promptly
abated the same. Where cases of contagious dis-
eases have been reported, we have posted cards of
warning, as the best way to comply with the statute
law.
ALMSHOUSE AND OUTSIDE RELIEF.
The number of inmates at the almshouse Jan. 1,
1890, was 7; 2 have been admitted; 2 have died
during the year. Number at present is 7. Under
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the faithful Superintendent and Matron,. Mr. and Mrs.
R. H. White, the occupants have been well cared for.
Dr. Howland Holmes, as town physician, has at-
tended all needing medical aid. The almshouse has
been kept in good repair. New carpets have been
provided for some rooms, and papering done.
The addition to the barn, 40 x 30, will furnish
much needed room for storage of hay, and the large
cellar will be suitable for housing wagons and carts.
Annexed will be found 'a schedule of the property
belonging to the pauper department.
The amount of money required for outside poor
is large, and on the increase. Many cases are in
hospitals and other towns. One is a veteran soldier
who served on Lexington's quota, and as the law
properly forbids that such should be committed to
the almshouse, we have boarded him in a good
family. Steps have been taken to provide for him in
the Soldiers' Home, Chelsea. While we wish to
assist those who have a legal demand upon the town
for support, we are careful that no others are forced
upon us.
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY BELONGING TO PAUPER
DEPARTMENT.
Contents of Wash -room .
" Pantry and Closet .
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Room No. 1
" 2
3
4
5
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•
•
•
•
•
$20 00
50 00
80 00
85 00
10 00
10 00
50 00
Amount carried forward . $305 00
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Amount brought forward
Contents of Room No. 6 .
" 7
8 .
" 9 .
" 10 .
" 11 .
" 12 .
" 13 .
.4 14 .
" 15 •
44 16 .
• 17 .
G 20 .
Front Hall
Lock-up .
50 bushels potatoes, $50 ; lot roots, $45 .
Lot empty barrels, $9.00 ; 30 lbs. salt, $0.75 .
6 oil barrels, $9.00; pork, $50 ; 25 gallons of molasses,
$13.75 . . . .
Vinegar, $4.00 ; lot of jars and preserves, etc., $16
2 pork barrels, $2.00 . .
1 cord wood, $7.00 12 tons coal, $76
1 manure wagon, $15 .
1 new manure wagon, $180 ; 1 hay wagon, $35 .
Wheelbarrow, $3.00 ; harrow, $28 ; 8 stake chains,
$2.50. . . .
Wheeljack, evener, whiffietree, and stone drag .
Carryall, $25 ; sled, $50 ; pung, $6.00 ; express wagon,
Horse -rake, $10; iron'bars, hooks, and shovel, $10 .
1 ton rowen, $17 ; 25 tons hay, $475 .
Hay rakes, forks, and ladders, $6.50 ; lot of grain, $6,
Set of measures, 5 wrenches, and hammers, $3.00 ; 5
augers, $2.50 . . . . .
Grain chests, $5.00 ; cattle ties, $1.00 ; blankets, hal-
ters, and surcingles, $2.50.
$305 00
30 00
15 00
20 00
15 00
15 00
12 00
8 00
12 00
15 00
8 00
17 00
20 00
25 00
12 00
12 00
95 00
9 75
72 75
20 00
2 00
83 00
15 00
215 00
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Amount brought forward . . . . $1,773 50
Binding ropes, $1.00 ; double harness and chains, $20, 21 00
Express harness, $30 ; light harness and buffalo robe,
$16 . . . . 46 00
Churn, $4.00 ; tedder, $10 . 14 00
Sled chain, $5.00 ; pump and pipe 48 00
45 gallons kerosene oil . 5 93
Bedding . . . . . . 25 00
Set double reins, $4.00 ; cart harness, collar, bridle,
and hames, $20 . . 24 00
2 cows, $86 ; 1 horse, $125 ; 2 hogs and 9 pigs, $60 ;
187 fowls, $140.24 . 411 25
16 cords manure, $112 ; 8 barrels of cabbages, $8.00 ;
1 cultivator, $3.00 . . . . 1.23 00
2 ploughs, $8.00 ; scythes and snaths, $4.00 mowing
machine, $30 . . . . . . 42 00
Bench and vice, $7.00 ; grindstone, $6.00; harrow,
$3.00; hoes and rakes, $2.00 . . . 18 00
1 cart, $20 ; blankets, surcingle, and halter, $5.00 . 25 00
Grain 4 00
•
Total . $2,580 68
POLICE.
33 50 The accompanying report of the police will show
7 00 what has been accomplished by that department.
Two regular officers have been employed, with
141 00 special officers at such times as their services seemed
20 00 necessary, and we are satisfied that their duties have
492 00
12 50 been performed in a faithful and efficient manner.
5 50 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
8 50
Amount carried forward . . $1,773 50.
GENTLEMEN, — I have the honor to present the
annual report of the police for the year ending Dec.
31, 1890.
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The whole number of arrests for 1890
The whole number of arrests for 1889
CAUSES OF ARRESTS.
Drunkenness •
Second drunkenness
Common drunkards
Larceny .
Fighting dogs .
Stealing a ride .
Lewd conduct .
Assault and battery
Disturbing the peace
Malicious mischief
Turned over to other officers
Run away from home
On bail bond .
Insane
Suspicious persons
Total . .
Number of tramps given food and lodging .
The number in 1889 were .
The total amount of fines and costs
court were .
Amount of imprisonment .
MISCELLANEOUS
Injured persons assisted
Stray teams cared for
Defect in streets reported
Number of dogs killed
Number of horses killed .
Persons killed by accident .
Medical examiner called
Property reported stolen
The amount recovered
imposed by the
5
WORK.
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23
1
3
3
2
1
l
5
2
1
1
2
1
3
4
53
253
208
$164 43
yrs. 4 mo.
2
4
2
5
1
1
. $1,380 75
. 479 50
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There have been ten dwelling -houses and stores
broken into and property stolen during the year, and
many of the citizens have complained to the officers
that they do not think they have proper police pro-
tection. We do the best we can to give them such,
there being only two officers in the town to do patrol
duty nights, and during summer months we are
called upon most every day to perform some police
work. We hope the citizens will see the necessity
of more police, as another officer would enable one
to remain on duty all night, which is very much
needed, and we would also be of great assistance to
each other in court work, where we need help very
much. There are cases we would prosecute if we
could find witnesses who would be willing to go to
court and assist us, and when, without assistance in
court, we cannot succeed in obtaining conviction, in
such cases we had better not attempt prosecution.
POLICE STATION.
A room to be kept open when the officer is on duty
on the street nights is very much needed, and some
changes or addition made to our present lock-up, as
we have no place to keep a female prisoner, and
the officers have had to confine them at their own
house or at a hotel. The law requires a town of
three thousand inhabitants to maintain a secure
and convenient lock-up, and we do not think the
one we have is secure or convenient. We also
need a litter to move sick or wounded persons on,
as there is nothing of the kind in the town, and is
something very much needed.
CHARLES H. FRANKS, Police Officer.
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HIGHWAYS.
The work of the department has been performed
on the same general plan as last year, covering all
our roads as soon as practicable in the spring, and
making them easy for travel. We have also made
such thorough repairs in different portions of the
town as would best subserve the public. Harrison
Street has been constructed at an expense of two
hundred dollars ($200) . The order of the County
Commissioners, establishing the bounds of Main Street
from the Common to Arlington line, called for a
road -bed thirty feet in width in centre of location on
a street sixty feet wide. Your Selectmen, believing
that the thirty feet would be inadequate for the
travel on Main Street, have constructed a road
practically forty feet wide. This order has been exe-
cuted and accepted, with the exception of a short
distance adjoining the Arlington line and the re-
moval of a wall.
We believe that the execution of this part of
the order would endanger public travel, unless a
signal light was kept burning every night; and in
case of accident, the town will be responsible for
damages. The road is already stoned, and but a
nominal sum will be required for its completion.
In executing this order of the Commissioners, it
has been our constant aim to preserve, as far as pos-
sible, all shade trees, and at the same time to con-
struct a street that might be acceptable to the public.
Nor have we been unmindful of pedestrians; with the
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material unsuited for the road we have constructed
more than three quarters of a mile of sidewalk, —
uniting the two villages by one continuous walk.
By a vote of the town, the Selectmen were ordered
to build a sidewalk on one side of Main Street, from
Arlington line to the Common, said sidewalk to be
ten feet wide; six feet of this to be covered with
three inches of screened gravel, and the other four
feet to be of mould suitable for shade trees.
The execution of this order would require the
destruction of more than half of the shade trees with-
out any benefit. We therefore declined to comply,
without further orders.
By a vote of the town, the Selectmen were ordered
to widen Clark Street by removal of the ledge near
the entrance, if the expense would not exceed $500.
It was impossible to procure the ser'ices of Mr.
Ellis, but he estimated the probable cost at from
three to five hundred dollars.
Your Selectmen, on an examination of the street,
. were of the opinion. that the whole street to the new
schoolhouse should be reconstructed, and that the
material obtained in widening could be profitably
used in its construction ; therefore we have not
complied with your order.
The town team and tools are all in good condition
and ready for immediate use. One of the horses, on
account of his age, being more than twenty years
old, and having served the town faithfully ten years,
should be placed on the retired list and another pur-
chased in his place; and also a new double cart.
We would recommend that the sum of $5,000 be
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appropriated for repairs the ensuing year. A sched-
ule of the property is herewith annexed.
PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE HIGHWAY DEPART-
MENT.
One wagon ; one sidehill plough ; dynamite ; two carts; one
double cart ; four cellars ; two sets chain harnesses, and express
harnesses; three back saddles and two sets harnesses; blankets;
halters, and surcingles ; two drags ; evener whiflietree ; two bushels
oats ; two bags provender ; 4 horses ; tool -chest ; drills and ham-
mers ; three snow -ploughs ; chains ; road -plough ; road machine ;
bush scythe ; shovels ; hoes ; rakes, etc.
A joint meeting of the Selectmen and School
Committee was held Nov. 29 to choose a school com-
mitteeman to fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Dr. Robert M. Lawrence, to serve until
the annual town meeting, and Mr. E. P. Nichols
was unanimously elected.
WEBSTER SMITH,
RUFUS W. HOLBROOK,
GEORGE E. MUZZEY,
Selectmen, Overseers of Poor, Highway Surveyors,
and Board of Health.
LEXINGTON, MASS., Dec. 31, 1890.
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
TAXES, 1888.
Amount uncollected, Jan. 1, 1890 . $365 94
l(
collected . . $230 78
abated . . 121 .51
uncollected, Jan. 1, 1891 . 13 65
$365 94 $365 94
TAXES, 1889.
Amount uncollected, Jan. 1, 1890 . . . . $9,803 19
collected . . $8,150 00
64 abated . . . 328 36
L6 uncollected, Jan. 1, 1891 . . 1,324 83
$9,803 19 $9,803 19
TAXES, 1890.
Tax list . . $42,786 99
Supplementary list . 127 40
Amount collected . $31,950 00
allowed for discount . 487 64
abated . 124 54
<< uncollected . 10,35.2 21
LEXINGTON, Jan. 1, 1891.
$42,914 39 $42,914 39
E. S. SPAULDING, Tax Collector.
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42
Amount brought forward . . $21,739 59
Fire Department . 1,152 52
State Aid . 284 00
Street Lights . 2,313 23
Police and Constable 1,967 14
Fuel and Lights for Town and Village Halls 633 37
TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT. Outside Aid . 841 18
Librarian 848 06
Superintendent of Schools 350 00
Removing Snow . 23 85
RECEIPTS. Industrial Teaching 432 80
Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1890 . $1,784 44 Printing 237 14
Schools . . 17 95 Interest . 2,010 66
Contingent 10,962 59 Janitors . 600 00
Highways 570 50 Sewerage . . 200 00
Pauper . 773 42 County Commissioners' Awards 460 00
Fire Department 51 68 Dog Money . 597 93
State Aid . . 303 00 Cemetery Improvement 20 00
Schoolhouse Loan . . 20,000 00 Cemetery 174 90
OutQide Aid . 13 50 Auditors 45 00
Interest . 233 44 Temporary Loans 13,000 00
I)og Money 597 93 19th April Celebration 265 91
Cemetery . 235 00 Ringing Bells . . 70 00
Temporary Loans 15,000 00 Land near Town Hall 1,887 22
Concrete Walks 370 22 Registrars of Voters 100 00
Taxes, 1888 230 78 Memorial Day . 104 60
" 1889 8,150 00 Plank Walk on Common 100 00
" 1890 . . 31,950 00 Hydrants . 1,630 00
Cemetery Trust Funds 50 00 Hancock School Building and Land 15,487 24
Gammell Legacy . . 35 00 Shelving in Cary Library 198 50
Watering Streets 200 00
Total . . $91,329 45 Harrison Street 179 75
Assessors . 415 00
EXPENDITURES. Treasurer Cary Library 50 00
Schools . . $12,172 12 Gammell Legacy . 58 30
Contingent . 1,309 48 School Committee . 319 33
Highways . 5,921 90 Drainage 140 00
Pauper . 2,336 09
Amount carried forward . . $21,739 59
Amount carried forward . . $69,137 22
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Amount brought forward
Concrete Walks
State Tax .
Town Debt .
County Tax .
Care of Common
Barn at Almshouse .
Selectmen .
Painting Town Hall
Town Clerk .
Collector and Treasurer
Lowell Street
Contingent, Schools .
Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1891
Total .
$69,137 22
1,777 20
2,852 50
2,600 00
2,624 51
254 11
221 92
800 00
444 05
200 00
400 00
313 50
748 66
• 8,955 75
. $91,329 45
E. S. SPAUDING, Town Treasurer.
LEXINGTON, Jan. 1, 1891.
Sept.
o.
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STATEMENT OF TOWN DEBT.
DATE.
TOWN HALL LOAN.
TO WHOM.
WHEN DDE. AMOUNT. INTEREST.
1, 1885, State Treasurer, Dec. 1, 1891,
State Treasurer, Dec. 1, 1892,
State Treasurer, Dec. 1, 1893,
State Treasurer, Dec. 1, 1894,
State Treasurer, Dec. 1, 1895,
..
June 11, 1890,
Oct. 28, 1890,
Nov. 27, 1890,
Dec. 5, 1890,
June 13, 1890,
Feb. 28, 1887,
Mar. 31, 1883
April 8, 1881,
July 23, 1874,
SCHOOLHOUSE LOAN.
State Treasurer, June 11, 1891,
State Treasurer, June 11, 1892,
State Treasurer, Oct. 28, 1893,
State Treasurer, Nov. 27, 1894,
State Treasurer, Dec. 5, 1895,
State Treasurer, Feb. 13, 1891,
Treasurer Cary Library, Feb.
28, 1892 .
, Treasurer Cary Library, Mar.
31, 1893 .
Treasurer Bridge Fund, De-
mand .
Cemetery Trust Funds .
Gammell Legacy Trust Funds,
$2,600 4 pr. et.
2,600
2,600
2,600
2,600
$4,000 3-
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
5,000 4
5,000 6
6,000
2,000
2,800
500 7
Total . $54,300
..
cc
cC
cc
E. S. SPAULDING, Town Treasurer.
LEXINGTON, Jan. 1, 1891.
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REPORT OF THE CEMETERY COMMITTEE.
The committee having in charge the cemeteries
would again call the attention of the town to the
serious injury done to some of the lots by allowing
the water from the street to run into the cemetery.
During the past season a number of them have been
completely covered with water and frozen over, and
it is a question whether the town would not be liable
for any injury done to them by such flowage. We
would also bring to your mind the need in the
near future of more land for burial purposes, and
would recommend that a committee of three be
chosen to take the matter into consideration and
report at a future meeting. Your committee also
think that the fences on each side of the entrances
to the cemetery should be taken away, and trees
be set out in the place of them. In last year's
report a call was made for some boundary stones
to mark the lots, and we think that some of
these old posts could be split up so as to answer
the purpose. Although in the past year, for various
reasons, we have not done any more grading, yet
we think it is desirable that more of the driveways
should be dressed over with blue gravel, and we
would recommend that the sum of two. hundred
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and fifty dollars ($250) be appropriated to con-
tinue the grading as begun two years ago, and to
make the proposed changes in the entrances.
Respectfully submitted,
EMERY A. MULLIKEN,
ABBOTT S. MITCHELL,
GEORGE H. JACKSON,
Cemetery Committee.
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REPORT OF TREASURER FOR TRUSTEES
OF CEMETERY TRUST FUND.
Total amount of fund, Jan. 1, 1891 .
$2,800 00
Receipts. Payments.
Balance unexpended, Jan. 1, 1890 $295 79
John Winning heirh, lot No. 47 . 18 00 $37 00
Eliab Brown, '6 27 . 9 00 S 75
Isaac B. Smith, 44 69 6 00 3 75
Mrs. O. A. Dodge, ' 4 30 6 00 6 75
Nathan Fessenden, " 73 9 00 3 75
Charles Hudson, " 16 9 00 17 75
Marshall H. Locke, " 37 . 6 00 3 75
Mrs. A. Buttrick, 16 105 . 12 00 8 75
Almira R. Chandler, " 92 6 00 4 00
Adeline R. Parker, " 152 6 00 3 75
John P. Reed, " 4 6 00 3 75
Philip Russell, " 48 6 00 3 75
Otis Wentworth, ' 6 178 6 00 3 75
Edwin Reed, " 9 6 00 3 75
Nicholas Locke, '° 3 6 00 3 75
J. B. Simonds's lot, Old Cemetery 24 00 24 44
Mary Wells Merrill, " . 6 00 6 25
Caira E. Robbins, Cemetery, E.Lexington, 18 00 12 38
Balance unexpended, Jan. 1, 1891 .
Unex-
pended
Balances.
$11 94
29 12
13 75
21 54
36 23
16 39
13 67
52 37
9 65
9 89
5 84
6 44
2 25
2 44
4 39
19 02
16 59
40 00
$460 79 $159 82 $311 52
. 311 52
GEO. H. JACKSON, Treasurer.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
BIRTHS.
Whole number of births recorded for 1890, 59. Males, 27.
Females, 32. Parents native born, 23. Parents foreign born, 22.
Parents, one native born and one foreign born, 14.
MARRIAGES.
Number of marriges registered in Lexington for the year 1890,
32. Males native born, 19. Females native born, 19. Males
foreign born, 13. Females foreign born, 13.
DATE.
NAMES.
RESIDENCES.
1890.
Jan 1
Jan. 16 .
Feb. 22 .
March 26 .
April 6 .
April 29
April 30
May 21
John Patrick Dailey .
Mary Ellen Mullen .
Charles Jason Staples
Grace Maria Dean .
Patrick J. Kelleher
Rosa T. Fermoyle .
Charles F. Winship
Martha A. Vickery
Lawrence P. Conners
Mary E. O'Brien .
Franklin Alderman
Jennie F. Fairbank
Patrick Costello
Mary Haley
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Gilbert N. Sanborn
Elizabeth R. Porter
•
•
•
•
Lexington.
No. Cambridge.
St. Cloud, Minn.
Gill.
Lexington.
Boston.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Waltham.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Waltham.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Templeton.
Templeton.
{
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DATE.
NAMES.
RESIDENCES.
1890.
June 3 . .
June 8
June 9
June 10
June 18
June 24
June 24
June 26
July 29
July 30
July 30
Aug. 2
Aug. 16
Aug. 19
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4
{
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{
{
George Clinton Goodwin
Emma Dexter Follansbee
Charles Deveau
Emelie Deveau .
Ellswo. th Graham
Annie Sales . .
Harry Ilolden .
Mary A. Todd .
Allan Macdonald .
Hattie A. Morrison
Daniel T. Desmond . .
Mary Agnes Byrnes . .
Frank Everett Clark .
Ethel Delna Moody .
William Wadsworth Reed
Katie Sophia Gilmore
Timothy J. Donovan .
Mary A. McDonnell .
Edwin Read
Alice Clarke
Patrick Hayes, Jr.
Mary McGill . .
John Bullock, Jr: .
Minnie Hooley . .
George F. Durgin .
Nellie Davidson .
Linus McKinnon .
Mary McKinnon .
•
•
•
•
Lexington.
Braintree.
Lexington.
Ipswich.
Lexington.
Concord.
Pittsfield.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Newtonville.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Sharon.
Lexington.
Evanston, I11.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Cambridge.
Whitinsville.
Aspen, Col.
Lexington.
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DATE.
NAMES.
RESIDENCES.
1890.
Sept. 1 .
Sept. 1
Sept. 9•
.Sept. 18 {
Sept. 20
Sept. 24
Sept. 24 . {
Oct. 1 .•
Oct. 2 .
Oct.23
Fred G. Judkins .
Minnie E. Hanson
George J. McClure
Annie Griffin . .
Bartholomew D. Callahan
Elizabeth N. Curry . .
Frederick F. Jackson.
Georgie L. Fiske .
Walter S. Kramer .
Carrie C. S. Prince
Harry Bullock .
Elizabeth Neven
Thomas J. Blake
Charlotte M. Cross
•
•
William Elmer Harmon
Katherine F. Griffiths .
James Keefe
Mary Jane Forsyth . .
David Chapin . . . .
Mina F. Boutelle . . .
Lexington.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Lexington.
North Adams.
Boston.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Bedford.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Boston.
Lexington.
Boston.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Milford, N. H.
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DEATHS.
RECORDED IN LEXINGTON FOR 1890.
DATE.
1890.
Jan. 3
5
41
Feb.
fit11
6
6
9
10
20
29
1
2
23
25
28
March 3
R
61
April
May
June
July
Aug.
11
Sept.
4
6
18
22
22
23
26
12
18
6
13
20
31
25
11
13
16
1
3
4
9
10
14
15
19
25
28
29
3
NAMES.
Edith Florence Wilson
George W. Thompson
Stillman J. Cheney.
Martha T. Tyler
Julia O'Brien (widow of
Morgan)
Julia Leary (widow of
William)
Margaret O'Brien
Mary A. Doe (wife of
William W.)
Thomas Cutler
Ellen J. Gallagher
Daniel Donovan
Charles A. Butters
Leonard Noyes.
Mary A. E. Davis (widow
of John, 2d)
Mary S. Arey (wife of
Jonathan).
Mary Meriam
Henry L. Simonds..
Josiah Haskell Reed
James Parker
France. E. Shaw (wife of
Elijah A.)
Helen McGregor Noyes
Ella Taylor (wife of Ansel
E.)
Kelly
Henry P. Webber
Eben Gammell .
Rebecca S. Farnsworth
Israel P. Dodge.
Cora F. Peters
Almira Pero (wife of
Michael A.)
Wilson (male)
Seraph A. Foster
Eddie J. Dane
John McDonnell
Wilson (male) ....
.Allen (female......
Etta A. Taylor
John Carpenter
William R. Ryan
William Locke
Ellen L. Bailey
Andrew O'Connor
Arthur L. Scott
Catherine McCann (wife
of James)
AGE.
d
A
1 .. 15
66 11 6
80 3 15
72 5 ..
78
65 ..
81 10
67 7
88 2 16
10
70
81 6 18
85 ..
65 4 2
70 2 4
18 6 6
64 .
63 1 9
87 2 ..
52 3
85 3 5
24 4 ..
48 2 15
73 2 5
56 6 20
89 5 8
20 .. 14
28 ..
20
83 4 4
5
.. 9 2
1 12
3
4 12
65 ..
1.. 28
84 11 17
56 5 15
11 15
54 ..
50 .. ..
DISEASE.
BIRTHPLACE.
Influenza
Aortic Regurgita-
tion
Consumption
Chronic Bron
Influenza
Pneumonia
Old age
Catarrhal Jaundice
General Debility.
Jaundice .
Paralysis
Heart Disease
Old age
Obstruction of the
Bowels
Paralysis
Bronchitis.
Bright's Disease
Injury from fall
Grippe and Pneu
Hepatic Calculi
Gangrene
Blood Poisoning
Stillborn
Cirrhosis of Liver,
Paralysis
Consumption
Old age
Phthisis Pul
Phthisis Pul
Innutrition
Heart Disease
Cerebral Disease
Hydrocephalus
Innutrition
Spasms
Cholera Infantum,
R. 11. Accident
Cholera Infantum,
Disease of Heart.
Heart Failure
Cholera Infantum,
Alcoholism ..
Heart Failure ....
Arlington.
Andover, N. H.
Bradford, N. H.
Orford, N. H.
Ireland,
Ireland.
Ireland.
Watertown.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Ireland.
Boston.
Boston.
Gloucester.
Danbury, N. H.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Mason, N. H.
Charlestown.
Amherst, N. H.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Bedford.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Danvers.
Lexington.
Nova Scotia.
Lexington.
Winchester, N.H.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Hanover, N. H.
Lexington.
Watertown.
Lincoln. •
Lexington.
Ireland.
Ireland.
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1
DATE.
NAMES.
1890.
Sept. 5
1,11
14
15
Oct. 6
14
24
28
Nov. 1
1
2
4
11
3
11
141
Dec.
14
41
9
9
9
16
17
31
Sarah A. Anderson (wife
of Thomas)
Alice May Purcell
Sarah W. Hagar (wife of
Albert)
Arthur Frederick Gould
Jane T. Byrne
David Adam
Ellen A. Stone (widow of
Abner)
Mary F. Whitman (widow
of Jason)
Isaac T. Snow
Angelina Hammond (wife
of William E.)..
Emma A. Nourse (wife of
Edwin J. B.)
Patrick Daley
Eleanor S. Beals (widow
of John)
Royal T. Bryant.
Wallace F. McKenzie
Betsey G. Davis (widow of
Joseph)...
Charles A. Stackpole
Dana Francis Tufts
William R. Ryan
AGE.
5,
d
41
67
49
16
78
73
91
59
39
26
62
65
65
91
81
20
20
DISEASE.
BIRTHPLACE.
5
10 20
2 6
8
7 7
10
1
9
9
1
3
7
11
5
27
28
15
18
23
Apoplexy
Unknown
Paralysis ........
Pneumonia
Pul. Tuberculosis,
Paralysis
Pneumonia
Inj'ry of Hip J'nt,
Apoplexy
Uraemic Coma
Pul. Tuberculosis,
Diabetes
Heart Disease....
Paralysis
Malnutrition ....
Capillary Apop'y,
Heart Disease.....
Typhoid Fever...
Consumption .....
P. E. Island.
Lexington.
Concord.
Charlestown.
Ireland.
Boston.
Lexington.
Saco, Me.
Truro.
England.
Lexington.
Ireland.
West Cambridge.
Dorchester.
Lexington.
Princeton.
Portland, Me.
Chelsea.
Lexington.
Whole number of deaths in 1890
Number of males
Number of females .
Native born
Foreign born
Number over sixty years of age
Number under ten years of age
31
31
51
11
32
13
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ACCOUNT OF TOWN HISTORIES AND HISTORIES OF
THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
Number of Town Histories on hand, Jan. 1, 1890 122
Number copies sold during the year :
Lee & Shepard . . 10
L. A. Saville . 3
13
109
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Number on hand Jan. 1, 1891 (including 6 copies bound
and 23 copies in sheet in hands of Lee & Shepard),
Number of Histories of the Centennial Celebration on
hand, Jan. 1, 1890 .
None sold during the year 1890.
DOGS.
109
. 184
Whole number licensed from Dec. 1, 1889, to Dec. 1, 1890. 276
Number of males . 242
Number of females . 34
Amount returned to County Treasurer, June, 1890 . $270 00
December, 1890, 328 30
GG (G tG (l GL
JURORS.
List of Jurors accepted by the town, March 3, 1890 : —
Franklin Alderman.
Frank D. Brown.
Ira F. Burnham.
Charles F. Cutler.
Patrick F. Dacey.
Joseph Evans.
Timothy K. Fiske.
Elbridge W. Glass.
Edward T. Harrington.
*John F. Hutchinson.
Rufus W. Holbrook.
Arthur H. Jewett.
Nelson W. Jennev.
John Kinneen.
Everett S. Locke.
Matthew H. Merriam.
Charles Putnam.
Theodore J. Parker.
Moses H. Roberts.
Josiah H. Reed.
William S. Seaverns.
*Albert F. Spaulding.
Edwin S. Spaulding.
Albert B. Smith,
Leonard A. Saville.
Frederick O. Vaillc.
George O. Wellington.
William H. Whitaker.
$598 30
Respectfully submitted,
LEONARD A. SAVILLE,
Town Clerk.
*Drawn for December Sitting of Superior Court at East Cambridge.
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FIRE ENGINEERS' REPORT.
We respectfully submit the following report for
the year ending Dec. 31, 1890.
FIRES.
Jan. 31, 6.10 P. M. North Village, house and
barn, owned by Wm. Kelley. Adjacent buildings in
danger. Fire Department present. Cause unknown.
June 18, 9.10 P. M. Building occupied by H. A.
Perham, apothecary; damage to stock, $60. Cause,
kerosene lamp falling from insecure hook.
July 4, 3 P. M. House on the Tufts farm, so called,
unoccupied. No alarm. Cause, fire -crackers.
Oct. 26, 10.15 P. M. East Village, haystack,
owned by Dr. Kenison. Chemical No. 1 and Hook
and Ladder present. Cause unknown.
Dec. 1, 5.10 P. M. Hancock School building. Fire
spread rapidly through the ventilators to the attic.
By confining the fire within the walls the adjacent
property was protected. Fire Department present.
Cause, overheated furnace.
Dec. 2, 6.30 P. M. East Village, grass fire in
rear of the church. Chemical No. 1 present. Cause,
spark from locomotive.
Dec. 7, 8.20 P. M. Residence of Dr. Ray-
mond, gutting the building. Fire Department
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present. Cause, defective flue. Two streams from
hydrant opposite the house fairly good; one stream
from hydrant on Bloomfield Street not so good.
Dec. 21, 1 A. M. North Village, piggery and
about 300 pigs burned, owned by B. F. Holt. Chem-
ical No. 1 present. Cause unknown.
Dec. 22, 6.45 r. M. East Village, grass fire on
land of Mr. Nichols. Chemical and Hose No. 1
present.
Dec. 25, 4.25 A. M. Dwelling at the crossing,
owned by H. B. Davis. Near buildings in danger.
Fire Department present. Cause, Christmas candle.
While managing the affairs of the department we
have endeavored to promote efficiency and harmony,
to keep in view that expenditures should not exceed
the appropriation. But the last month of the year
the unusual number of six alarms of fire within
twenty-five days was more than we expected. Hose -
man Pero, injured at the schoolhouse fire, was under
the care of a physician and the Massachusetts Gen-
eral Hospital about thirty days.
We wish to impress on the minds of the people
that every fire inflicts upon each individual additional
burdens in the way of taxation, and their individual
importance as factors both in the matter of fire pre-
vention, giving an alarm in the early stages of a fire,
assisting the firemen, and by following a course
neither too lavish or too close with the appropriation
that the department may be kept up and the prop-
erty of the community protected.
The department is well organized, for .a country
town. Time could be gained at the start if swing -
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ing harnesses were provided, or the town stabled its
horses in or near the buildings of the department,
The Town Hall building would be better protected
with a stand -pipe and appliances for each floor. A
fire -drill for the pupils of our schools would not only
be a safeguard against the danger of a panic from an
alarm of fire, but is also a good gymnastic exercise.
Hundreds of pupils trained in the fire -drill have
vacated a building in less than two minutes.
We thank the officers and members of the depart-
ment for the interest which has been manifested by
them, and all others who have endeavored to assist
the department.
WM. B. FOSTER,
E. J. B. NOURSE,
WILLARD WALCOTT,
Fire Engineers of Lexington.
•
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ASSESSORS' REPORT.
The Assessors of Lexington report the following statistics com-
piled from their books for the year 1890 : —
VALUATION MAY 1, 1890.
RESIDENT OWNERS.
Real Estate, $2,565,652
Personal Estate, 407,893
NON•RESIDE NT OWNERS.
$259,679
144,965
Value of buildings taxed in 1890 . $1,585,187
Value of land taxed in 1890 . . 1,240,144
Total . • . $2,825,331
Total valuation May 1, 1890, real and
personal property
Gain in value in real estate over 1889
Loss in value on personal estate from 1889,
Net gain in valuation over 1889
TOTAL.
$2,825,331
552,858
. . $3,378,189
$274,343
89,206
. $185,137
AMOUNT OF TAX LIST COMMITTED TO COLLECTOR FOR 1890.
State tax .
County tax
Town grants (assessed) .
Overlay and gain in fractions
. $2,802 50
. 2,624 54
. 36,897 64
. 411 40
$42,786 08
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Tax on resident owners of real estate . $31,044 39
Tax on non-resident owners of real estate, 3,142 11
Tax on resident owners of personal estate, 4,935 50
Tax on non-resident owners of personal
estate . 1,754 08
Tax on 955 polls, $2 . 1,910 00
$42,786 08
Total number of persons and estates assessed in 1890, 1,330 ; on
property and polls, 762 ; on polls only, 568.
Number of poll -tax payers in 1890, males, 955 ; females, 17.
Rate of taxation per thousand, in 1890
Number of dwelling -houses in town, 1890 .
horses
cows
neat cattle other than horses and cows
44 swine
acres of la▪ nd taxed .
PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Church property, land, buildings and furnishings
Town property, land, buildings, etc. .
$12 10
614
578
1,318
184
275
9,331
. $78,100 00
. 164,550 00
JOSEPH F. SIMONDS,
WALTER WELLINGTON,
LEONARD A. SAVILLE,
Assessors.
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CARY LIBRARY.
TRUSTEES' REPO RT.
The number of volumes in the library, Jan. 1, 1891,
is 12,744, of which 516 were added during the year.
23,431 volumes were drawn from the library in
1890; about one sixth of the number, 3,915, being
taken through the East Lexington Branch.
Thirty-eight magazines and one daily newspaper,
the Transcript, are taken for the use of readers.
The sum of fifty dollars has been received from
fines, and turned over to the Treasurer.
We are happy again to report that not a single
book has been lost during the year.
The library was closed three weeks in August
for the thorough cleaning of the books and shelves
and all the furniture and wood -work of the room.
This task had been omitted for two or three years,
and the result was such an accumulation of dust
among the books as should not be allowed again. It
is believed that our citizens will be willing to forego
the use of the library for two or three weeks every
summer to secure the proper inspection and renova-
tion of this valuable property.
Four new bookcases were added in August, at a
cost of $198.50, to meet the ever-increasing demand
for shelf room.
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In consequence of the burning of the Hancock
Schoolhouse, Dec. 1, the Selectmen authorized the
removal of the partition between the Trustees' room
and the Assessors' office, so that the two were con-
verted into one good-sized room for temporary school
purposes.
Eight hundred and fourteen visitors have regis-
tered their names during the year, representing
twenty-eight States, Canada, England, Turkey, China
and Japan. This is much the largest number of
guests we have ever reported, and it is owing partly
to the memorable visit of the G. A. R. and the society
of American Florists in August.
A card catalogue has been prepared for the East
Lexington Branch, making its collection of 333 books
and 42 pamphlets more accessible. The attendance
there on Sundays has been so small — averaging only
two persons during the hours when the room has
been open, viz., from 3 to 8 P. M. —that the Trustees
have deemed it wise to close the reading -room here-
after on Sundays, and save what seems an uncalled-for
expense. The average attendance on week -days has
been eleven persons at noon and eight in the evening.
Gifts have been received as follows: from W. H.
Scott, 9 volumes; W. H. Whitmore, 6; Cyrus Ham-
lin, 5; E. G. Porter, 4; Mr. Laughton, 4; W. R. Cut-
ter, 3; A. C. Fearing, 2; the Duke of Bedford, 1;
Benjamin Phipps, 1; W. E. Griffis, 1; B. & M. R. R.
1; Cornell University, 1; Arlington Public Library,
1; 5 pamphlets have been given by S. Waterhouse, 1
by S. A. Green, 1 by E. G. Porter and 1 by the Win-
chester Public Library. W. H. Whitmore has also
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given the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and
Biography.
Mr. Parker, the publisher of the Minute -Man, has
from the beginning, 1870, sent to the library a free
copy of the paper; and the complete file which has
been preserved will have increasing value as mate-
rial for the future history of the town.
Mrs. L. N. Kettle has given two volumes to the
Branch Library, and George T. Angel one; and Mr.
Childs has given the Minute -Man.
It gives us pleasure to add that our librarian, Miss
Whitcher, and her assistants, have labored faithfully
to oblige all applicants, as well as to classify, cata-
logue, and cover the new books, prepare packages for
the binder, and enforce the regulations, requiring a rea-
sonable silence on the part of all who used the library.
Mr. Thurston also deserves honorable mention for
his unremitting efforts to have the rooms always in
good order, as to cleanliness, heating, lighting, and
ventilation. A more satisfactory library in these
respects, we venture to say, can hardly be found in
New England.
LEXINGTON, Feb. 1, 1891.
EDWARD G. PORTER,
For the Trustees.
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CARY LIBRARY ACCOUNT. —1890.
BRIDGE CHARITABLE FUND.
EDWARD P. BLISS, Treasurer.
1890. Cr. The following report is respectfully submitted: —
Dec. 31. Accounts Paid $1,877 63
Town Notes . 11,000 00 RECEIPTS.
Lexington Savings Bank 556 42
Book -Purchasing Fund . 1,000 00
Caira Robbins Fund . 71 72
Cash . 313 79
$14,819 56
Dr.
Town Notes . $11,000 00
Interest . 660 00
Dog Tax . 597 93
Lexington Savings Bank 556 42
Interest . 42 75
Book -Purchasing Fund 1,012 50
Interest . . . 77 61
Caira Robbins Fund 57 42
Interest . . 4 30
Additional 10 00
Fines . 50 00
Cash on hand, Dec. 31, 1889 750 63
$14,819 56
Jan. 1, 1890. Balance on hand, as per
last report . . . $4,019 05
Dec. 31, 1890. Interest received during
the year . 210 07
EXPENDITURES.
$4,229 12
Dec. 31, 1890. Aid to sundry persons as
per conditions of the
trust . $188 74
Balance on hand 4,040 38
$4,229 12
Dec. 31, 1890. Amount of permanent fund, $2,417 95
Amount of Mortgage Notes, 1,600 00
Amonnt of Cash . . 22 43
$4,040 38
LEXINGTON, Dec. 31, 1890.
GEORGE E. ME ZZEY, Treasurer.
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
SCHOOLS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 .
Appropriated and assessed for additional teacher
Appropriated from cash in the treasury .
State Treasurer, School Fund .
Excess of expenditures over receipts .
EXPENDITURES.
HIGH SCHOOL.
J. N. Ham, instructor
Helen A. Fiske, instructor
Clare Howard, instructor
L. W. Lane, instructor
Henry H. Bowen, janitor
Henry H. Bowen, labor on grounds .
E. S. Locke, cleaning furnace, soldering, etc.,
W. C. Brown, moving piano, carting set-
tees, etc. .
Mrs. Desmond, cleaning
Mrs. Reardon, cleaning
Lexington Water Company, water
▪ $6,500 00
• 250 00
• 5,000 00
17 95
404 17
. $1,500 00
. 750 00
165 00
240 00
78 00
10 00
9 90
Amount carried forward .
8 25
12 20
11 80
20 00
•
$2,805 15
$12,172 12
NOTE. — At the March meeting it was voted that $5,000 of the amount
granted at that time be taken from the treasury. The Auditors, for con-
venience, have deducted it from the school grant.
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Amount brought forward
George E. Muzzey, lumber
Horatio Wellington, coal .
C. S. Parker, printing
John T. Scott, painting .
A. C. Washburn, building stage, etc. .
Jonathan May, carpenter work .
John McKay, carpenter work and stock
Burdett Business College, diplomas
A. P. Gage, electrical apparatus
Lyman Lawrence, hardware .
Educational Supply Company, books
G. W. Spaulding, fertilizer, seed,
matches . •
J. H. Ingalls, tuning piano .
F. L. Jewell, repairing skylight, setting
glass . . .
D. A. Tuttle, carpenter work .
$2,805 15
96 18
125 93
13 50
30 17
3 00
12 00
52 50
1 75
26 75
3 45
• 27 01
and
3 27
2 00
TIDD SCHOOL.
Emma E. Wright, instruction
Lizzie McGann, janitress .
Lizzie McGann, cleaning .
W. A. Pierce, wood .
Horatio Wellington, coal .
E. S. Locke, repairing pump, stovepipe, etc.,
George E. Muzzey, cedar posts •
H. B. Davis, setting glass
G. W. Spaulding, putty, glass, a• nd mats
Lyman Lawrence, glass
D. A. Turtle, carpenter work
•
•
7 12
9 80
$3,219 58
$485 00
35 75
5 00
2 50
23 76
6 98
1 40
4 50
1 60
52
18 70
$585 71
67
COMMON TO ALL SCHOOLS.
E. Cutter, Jr., teaching music .
Boston School Supply Company
Thorp & Adams Manufacturing Company,
books and stationery . .
J. B. Lippincott & Co., books .
John Young & Co., window shades
A. A. Waterman & Co., books .
J. M. Ambrose, books
Harper Bros., books
Willard Small, stationery .
Thompson, Brown & Co., school supplies .
Harrison Hume, school supplies
Lee & Shepard, books .
Thomas Hall, chemicals and apparatus
R. M. Lawrence, sundries
Geo. S. Perry, school supplies .
Ginn & Co., school supplies .
D. C. Heath & Co., school supplies
Carl Schoenhoff, books .
Paine Furniture Company, furniture .
Silver, Burdett & Co., school supplies
George E. Muzzey, lumber
Charles S. Parker, printing
E. W. Glass, carting coal .
J. N. Ham, expense in procuring teachers
H. A. Fiske, services as book agent .
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., school supplies .
Boston & Maine Railroad Company, freight,
Effingham, Maynard & Co., school supplies,
Prang Educational Co., school supplies .
Wm. Ware & Co., school supplies
J. L. Hammett, ink wells .
Warren P. Adams, books .
H. B. Davis, putting on windows, etc.
•
•
$400 00
68
Amount brought forward .
American Express Company, express
Nourse & Co., express .
56 44 Arthur L. Bacon, mason work .
130 90
13 00
19 23
37 10
12 50
9 89
13 28
37 26
90 79
54 23
18 08
2 00
37 22
119 78
49 17
19 15
2 40
36 18
7 89
6 25
49 93
15 53
50 00
22 83
66 06
4 68
17 56
23 45
28 63
2 67
7 75
Amount carried forward . . $1,461 83
. $1,461 63
1 10
7 30
20 25
96 00
21 50
34 22
E. B. Rose & Son, wood .
Willard Walcott, horse hire .
Leach, Shewell & Sanborn, school supplies,
FRANKLIN SCHOOL.
Annie F. Comey, instruction
Helen B. Barton, instruction
George 0. Wellington, janitor
George 0. Wellington, cutting wood .
E. S. Locke, funnel, labor cleaning stove,
W. A. Pierce, coal .
Horatio Wellington, coal . .
John T. Scott, painting and stock
Joseph Dane, cleaning vault
John McKay, carpenter work
W. J. Neville, wood .
Lyman Lawrence, hardware
•
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HANCOCK SCHOOL.
Hattie D. Hall, instruction
Ellen B. Lane, instruction
Nellie H. Parker, instruction .
Amelia M. Mulliken, instruction
Annie L. Riley, instruction .
W. W. Baker, janitor
George H. Thurston, janitor .
E. S. Locke, furnace, pipe, stove
W. A. Pierce, coal .
Horatio Wellington, coal .
Frank Peabody, coal and wood .
$240 00
175 00
32 50
5 40
5 15
6 75
21 56
4 37
3 00
4 50
7 31
72
• $650 00
• 500 00
450 00
450 00
450 00
136 00
20 00
171 57
8 25
130 59
10 95
Amount carried forward . . $2,977 36
$1,642 20
$506 26
69
Amount brought forward .
C. A. Butters & Co., axe .
John A. Fratus, repairing clock
Lexington Water Company, water
George E. Muzzey, lumber
W. W. Baker, labor .
George B. Dennett, carpenter work .
H. B. Davis, rent of Branch schoolroom
H. B. Davis, care of room .
C. C. Mann & Co., soap and pail
Mrs. Barry, cleaning
Mrs. Reardon, cleaning
Mrs. Desmond, cleaning
Mrs. Shea, cleaning .
J. H. Ingalls, tuning piano
A. C. Washburn, moulding boards
Michael O'Brien, labor and cleaning vaults,
Lyman Lawrence, hardware .
G. W. Spaulding, glass, putty, shovel
E. A. Mulliken, removing ashes .
WARREN SCHOOL.
Dora M. Morrell, instruction
Grace A. Lovejoy, instruction
•
•
•
Dora M. Morrell, teaching, woodwork and
binding and materials.
Dora M. Morrell, janitress
Grace A. Lovejoy, janitress
Warren A. Pierce, wood .
Horatio Wellington, coal .
John A. Fratus, repairing clock
H. B Davis, labor .
Mrs. John Lennon, cleaning
John T. Scott, painting .
Joseph Dane, cleaning vault
$2,977 36
1 00
1 00
31 20
22
19 00
14 80
124 00
24 50
50
18 70
9 00
2 00
1 00
2 00
5 90
14 00
6 25
6 07
4 00
285 00
157 50
9 50
15 00
11 00
6 25
21 07
1 50
1 00
6 00
58 18
3 00
Amount carried forward $575 00
$3,262 50
70
Amount brought forward .
John McKay, carpenter work
G. W. Spaulding, broom and mats
Lynian Lawrence, hardware .
E. S. Locke, hardware and funnel
ADAMS SCHOOL.
$575 00
2 25
3 30
40
3 90
Nellie L. Saunders, instruction ▪ $390 00
Carrie F. Fiske, instruction ▪ 450 00
Carrie L. Blake, instruction • 260 00
Louise Parke, instruction . 100 00
Hiram Pierce, janitor 73 14
Hiram Pierce, extra work 18 25
Lexington Water Company 16 80
Horatio Wellington, coal . 139 40
R. H. Burke, pipe, labor, zinc, repairing
furnace . 35 88
Joseph Holland, clean• ing vault 2 50
J. H. Ingalls, tuning piano • 4 00
E. S. Locke, repairing roof and conductor
pipes .
J. H. Phillips, carpenter work .
Globe Furniture Company, furniture .
Julia Abbott, cleaning .
W. C. Brown, expressage
W. J. Neville, wood
F. L. Jewell, setting glass
D. A. Tuttle, carpenter work
Geo. H. Bailey, painting .
R. W. Holbrook
HOWARD
Maria A. Butterfield, instruction
John Landers, janitor
John Landers, setting glass
W. A. Pierce, coal .
Horatio Wellington, coal .
SCHOOL.
32 38
23 27
184 94
9 20
2 00
6 50
50
86 32
10 11
5 13
• $450 00
• 39 00
1 00
3 75
26 95
$584 85
$1,850 32
$520 70
71
SUMMARY.
High School .
Tidd School .
Hancock School
Warren School
Common to all schools
Franklin School
Adams School .
Howard School
CONTINGENT GRANT.
RECEIPTS.
Rent Town Hall .
Masonic Hall .
Village Hall .
State Treasurer, Corporation Tax
State Treasurer, Bank Tax
L. G. Babcock, liquor license
London and Lancashire Insurance Com-
pany, insurance on school building .
London and Lancashire Insurance Com-
pany, insurance on piano .
C. H. Frank's court fees .
L. A. Saville, from hay scales .
L. A. Saville, sale town histories
Amount expended .
School contingent .
Balance unexpended
• $3,219 58
585 71
• 3,26.2 50
584 85
1,642 20
506 26
1,850 32
520 70
$12,172 12
$146 00
100 00
68 00
3,648 33
1,130 15
1 00
5,500 00
250 00
15 00
72 51
31 60
$10,962 59
▪ 1,309 48
▪ 748 66
• 8,904 45
$10,962 59
72
EXPENDITURES.
Lexington Water Company, for watering
trough ▪ $80 00
Ernest W. Bowditch, surveying grade cross-
ings . 50 00
R. W. Carter, meals for town officials • 27 25
George H. Thurston, cleaning books, Cary
Library . ▪ 29 60
G. H. Thurston, alcohol, soap, and sponge . 4 69
Cornelius O'Leary, medical attendance,
special police . 15 25
H. L. Alderman, veterinary service 4 00
Willard Walcott, horse hire . 12 25
Joseph Dane, cleaning vault . 3 00
J. H. Prescott, setting sign posts 2 00
Daniel Vaughn, Inspector, Nov. 4 . 3 00
Charles W. Swan, Inspector, Nov. 4 3 00
E. S. Spaulding, services with Auditors 5 00
E. S. Spaulding, recording deeds and plans, 3 80
A. C. Washburn, labor and stock . 18 95
Coburn Bros., stationery and printing • 12 50
D. A. Tuttle, labor and stock, Village Hall 10 13
George E. Muzzey, express and stationery, 3 20
George E. Muzzey, lumber 16 35
Lyman Lawrence, hardware, oil 6 00
R. W. Holbrook, oil, chimneys, halliards . 8 28
C. A. Butters & Co., pail, brush, candles,
crackers 7 30
L. A. Saville, stationery, postage, express, 17 93
L. A. Saville, registering births, deaths, and
marriages
W m. B. Foster, serving warrants and
notices 32 00
Charles T. West, atten▪ ding forty-seven fun-
erals and returning forty-eight deaths, 59 00
•
• 35 40
Amount carried forward .
. $469 88
73
Amount brought forward . ▪ $469 88
Charles T. West, expense on town report . 1 30
Howland Holmes, attendance on 'Michael
A. Pero . • . • 15 00
Howland Holmes, medical attendance one
year . 75 00
Howland Holmes, returning twenty-nine
births ▪ 7 25
J. 0. Tilton, returning thirty-six births and
service police call
S. Saltmarsh, returning ten births
G. W. Spaulding, crackers and wicks
Thomas Cosgrove, additional State aid
Nourse's Express
Webster Smith, use of horse one year
Board of William Murphy, House of Cor-
rection
John T. Scott, painting and lettering signs,
New England Trust Company, check books
Bigelow & Dowse, hardware
H. A. Hartley, cocoa matting
H. C. Mandell & Co., priuting .
State Treasurer, liquor license
C. S. Knowles, hose
Carrie A. Underwood, repairing flag .
Julia Abbott, cleaning reading -room .
George W. Taylor, insurance
R. M. Johnson, removing night soil .
Hiram Pierce, care of reading -room .
E. S. Locke, repairing furnace and plumb-
ing
Alfred Mudge & Son, reports, Hancock
School
Hartwell & Richardson, heliotypes, Han-
cock School
H. C. Dimond & Co., stamp
11 00
2 50
48
36 00
3 30
50 00
74
Amount brought forward . . . $1,149 13
James H. Phillips, building book -rack . 10 00
Charles S. Parker, envelopes and printing, 8 50
H. R. Earle, gas fixtures, Cary Library . 26 60
James S. Merriam, painting Cary Library, 76 50
Charles H. Walker, services District Court
at Concord
E. A. Darling, stationery .
SCHOOL CONTINGENT.
EXPENDITURES.
John W. Shattuck, painting and stock
Mrs. Ready, cleaning
Mrs. Holdworth, cleaning
3 29 R. J. Elliott, building vault
4 75 George B. Dennett, carpenter work
2 30 R. H. Burke, plumbing, repairing stove,
3 10 smoke pipe
26 25 John A. Fratus, four clocks
11 50 H. A. Hartley, shades
50 E. S. Locke, furnace, plumbing, labor on
30 00 stoves
1 00 George E. Muzzey, lumber
2 50 J. L. Hammett, black -board cloth
225 00 E. W. Glass, teaming
15 00 Gershom Swan, mason wor▪ k
25 00 W. W. Baker, carpenter work
Chas. Deveau, carpenter work
11 88 W. C. Brown, cartage
Lyman Lawrence, hardware
81 85 D. A. Tuttle, carpenter work an▪ d stock
Thomas Forsyth, labor
32 50 M. Manley, labor
1 00 J. Vaughn, labor
F. A. Fogg, labor
Amount carried forward . . $1,149 13
•
•
20 00
18 75
$1,309 48
$4 97
1 10
2 00
7 00
55 95
43 65
22 00
14 20
130 76
173 83
40 38
13 50
11 10
14 75
79 10
12 15
43 78
55 13
2 25
1 31
1 31
9 63
Amount carried forward . $739 85
75
Amount brought forward
E. Connors, labor .
C. Walls, labor .
J. Dalrymple, labor .
J. Clifford, labor
N. Shea, labor .
J. Donovan, labor
HIGHWAYS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 .
Harrison Street
Lowell Street .
Almshouse barn
Excess of expenditures over receipts .
EXPENDITURES.
J. Donovan, labor
M. Manley, labor
J. McCann, labor
J. Vaughn, labor
E. Connors, labor
P. Logan, labor
N. Shea, labor .
J. Clifford, labor
G. Steele, labor
P. F. Reardon, labor
J. Ferry, labor.
T. Montague, labor .
J. Donovan, labor .
Q. Benjamin, labor .
E. Glass, labor . .
D. O'Connor, labor .
P. Kelleher, labor .
• $739 85
• 1 31
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
$748 66
. $5,000 00
. 156 25
. 313 50
100 75
351 40
$5,921 90
$346 50
276 08
259 44
264 70
265 57
109 83
275 21
266 04
7 46
259 88
159 71
98 32
141 76
3 50
46 00
46
288 50
Amount carried forward . . $3,068 96
76
Amount brought forward $3,068 96
T. Ingalls, labor . 242 82
J. Preper, labor 197 63
J. Dalrymple, labor . 150 07
I. Dalrymple, labor . 153 14
M. E. Colby, labor . 47 21
C. Walls, labor . 69 69
C. G. Fletcher, use of horse 31 25
F. Reynolds, horse and cart 3 00
B. C. Whitcher, grain 422 44
George E. Muzzey, lumber 31 14
Thomas Hollis, horse powder . 2 50
George Tyler & Co., plough points 5 00
John W. Griffin, wheelwrighting 4 75
H. B. Davis, signs and repairing fence 15 10
R. W. Holbrook, vinegar and sulphur 40
Amos Stearns, drag planks 15 85
Denham & Beals, smithing and p▪ lank 49 12
Charles Brown, removing wall . 65 00
C. A. Butters & Co., shovels, rakes,
powder .
Estate of C. A. Butters, gravel .
W. H. Bustin, horse collar
J. Chisholm, harness work
Bigelow & Dowse, shovels
Lyman Lawrence, repairing harnesses
R. J. Elliott. dressing stone .
Otis Harrington, building stone wall .
J. A. Russell, smithing .
William Ham, smithing .
M. A. Pero, smithing
W. F. Ham, smithing
J. A. Russell, smithing .
Estate of H. P. Webber, smithing .
• Davis & Farnham Mfg. Co., two grates
G. M. Litchfield, man and team
Amount carried forward .
3 82
121 75
6 00
23 55
9 36
11 93
14 00
36 00
14 86
19 15
11 05
23 60
12 65
9 50
10 90
82 50
$4,985 69
77
Amount brought forward $4,985 69
H. P. Griffin, smithing 4 23
John T. Scott, painting signs 6 50
J. Q. A. Chandler, gravel . 39 45
James S. Munroe, gravel . 31 15
C. Winship, gravel . 2 45
G. B. Wheaton, gravel 115 35
C. H. Reed, gravel . 38 00
D. McNamara, gravel 20 85
C. F. Walkins, gravel 27 90
Wm. McGrath, gravel 12 81
G. W. Spaulding, powder and fuse 77
Support of Poor, board of horses 315 00
Webster Smith, services as superintendent
of highways .
T. W. Morey, wheelwrighting .
C. A. Wellington; gravel .
300 00
3 75
18 00
$5,921 90
SUPPORT OF THE POOR.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 .
Produce, Poor farm .
Sale of two cows .
Highway Department, board of horses
Outside Poor, City of Boston, refunded
Excess of expenditures over receipts .
. $2,000 00'
375 92
82 50
315 00
• 13 50
• 390 35
$3,177 27
Amount expended in connection with house
and farm . . . . $2,336 09
Amount expended for outside poor 841 18
EXPENDITURES.
R. H. White, services • $500 04
R. H. White, fish, manure, labor, cutting
hay, making clothes . . . 134 57
Amount carried forward . $634 61
$3,177 27
78
Amount brought forward
B. C. Whitcher, grain
R. W. Holbrook, groceries
H. L. Alderman
George E. Muzzey, lumber and windows
W. J. Neville, wood .
Wm. Ham, smithing
C. A. Butters & Co., groceries .
M. H. Roberts, four pigs .
John A. Tholden, repairing boots and shoes,
Charles T. West, burial of Leonard Noyes,
J. Donovan, labor .
P. Reardon, labor .
P. Ingalls, labor
John W. Griffin, whee• lwrig▪ hting
George H. Jackson, provisions .
E. T. Adams, swill, fish, and manure
N. J. Sim, crackers .
G. W. Spaulding, groceries
H. A. Hartley & Co., carpeting
Whitman & Barnes Manuf. Co., repairing
mowing machine
E. S. Locke, galvanized iron pipe, clothes
wringer, repairs
Lyman Lawrence, hardware
Perkins & Co., groceries .
Augustus Childs, groceries
F. E. Flood, provisions .
George E. Muzzey, lumber
H. H. Harding, boots and shoes
R. M. Yale & Co., canvas covers
Wm. H. Smith, clothing and dry goods
C. Royce, dry goods . .
F. Peabody, coal .
Denham & Beals, smithing
Cyrus Martin, plowing .
•
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$634 61
276 23
135 44
2 00
12 67
48 62
20 39
87 28
20 00
3 20
26 33
67 75
24 75
26 50
12 75
1.25 66
Z4 25
8 47
63 82
51 51
8 70
63 37
13 23
81 06
41 70
97 64
4 26
4 00
22 50
99 14
18 70
56 48
13 75
22 50
Amount carried forward . . $2,219 26
79
Amount brought forward
Gershom Swan, mason work
George M. Litchfield, ice .
Joseph Dane, driving cows
C. Merrill, two cows .
M. A. Pero, smithing
. $2,219 26
4 00 .
12 00
1 00
85 00
14 83
$2,336 09
OUTSIDE POOR.
Aid furnished Mrs. Estabrook $42 48
Mrs. Winship . 67 91
Charles Johnson 18 02
Mrs. Drew 7 00
Mrs. Gilman . 11 25
Bridget Holdway 84 00
Mrs. Doyle 33 50
Mrs. Logan 89 25
Susan E. Goodrich 47 55
Tramps . 3 43
Geo. B. Haggett 169 46
Lucy M. Johnson 53 63
Mrs. Buckley 10 37
Lucy Devoll 6 00
Mrs. Edward Leighton 45 58
Joseph Johnson . 75 09
Mrs. S. F. Warren 16 00
Mrs. Crowley . 2 76
Sundry parties . 23 75
Burial of Kate Dinah 5 15
Jeremiah Logan 29 00
$841 18
FUEL AND LIGHTS FOR TOWN AND VILLAGE
HALLS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 .
Excess of expenditures over receipts .
. $500 00
. 133 37
$633 37
80
EXPENDITURES.
Lexington Gas Company, gas .
Frank Peabody, coal • .
Robert Fawcett, charcoal .
C. A. Butters & Co., pail, broom, glycerine,
Wm. J. Neville, wood .
John W. Shattuck, setting glass
W. A. Pierce, coal .
Walter Wellington, oil, setting glass, clock
repairing .
$427 14
164 40
14 00
6 58
3 00
3 55
6 50
8 20
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
$633 37
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 . . $1,100 00
Lexington Water Company, telephone service 51 68
Excess of expenditures over receipts . 84
$1,152 52
EXPENDITURES.
New England Telegraph and Telephone Com-
pany, telephone . . $155 00
Boston Dye Wood and Chemical Company
vitriol .
E. B. Morey, services
Henry Harrington, services
Thomas Clifford, services
Patrick Kelleher, services
P. Hayes, services .
Frank Morey, steward Chemical and Hose
Company .
Wm. T. Ham, steward Hancock
W. A. Pierce, coal .
J. A. & W. Bird & Co., soda .
Adams Chemical Company pay -roll
Hose No. 2 pay -roll .
4 14
4 38
23 05
10 00
8 50
5 62
50 00
60 00
14 00
12 60
220 84
140 00
Amount carried forward . . $708 13
81
Amount brought forward . $708 13
Hook and Ladder pay -roll . ▪ 65 03
Hancock pay -roll . 131 25
Lexington Water Company, water, Adams . 8 00
Lexington Water Company, water, Hancock 8 00
Lexington Gas Light Company, gas . '3 18
A. J. Wilkinson & Co., polish 45
A. W. Mitchell Manufacturing Co., badge . 40
Willard Walcott, use of horses 33 00
Nourse & Co., express 9 70
Wm. B. Foster, engineer 25 00
E. J. B. Nourse, engineer 25 00
Willard Walcott, engineer 25 00
Burdett & Williams, hardware . 8 65
John W. Shattuck, labor and painting 6 '50
B. F. Morey, labor and painting . 1 90
Frank Peabody, coal . 19 20
E. S. Locke, lantern, smoke -pipe trimming . 8 88
Boston Woven Hose Company, chamois 3 00
Henry McCaffrey, services . • 7 50
Chas. Deveau, door keys, labor and repairs 14 45
Scrannage Bros. & Co., making nut and
brazing collar 9 76
W. B. Foster, lantern globe and waste 2 55
Charles H. Blanchard, services . 8 44
Bartley Harrington, use of horses 12 00
Joseph Holland, use of horses .2 00
Lyman Lawrence, repairing buckets and axe
handle 1 70
Denham & Beals, smithing 3 85
$1,152 52
LIBRARIAN CARY LIBRARY AND EAST LEXINGTON
READING—ROOM.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 .
Amount expended . 6848 06
Balance unexpended . . 26 94
$875 00
$875 00
82
EXPENDITURES.
F. E. Whitcher .
F. M. Thayer .
Elmina Munroe .
Nellie Holbrook .
• $403 20
• 202 06
6 00
. 236 80
NEW HANCOCK SCHOOLHOUSE.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 .
State Treasurer, loan
Amount expended .
Balance unexpended .
EXPENDITURES.
H. P. Cummings & Co.
Ernest W. Bowditch, surveyor .
C. R. Richardson, land .
Kern & Loud, examining title .
A. S. Mitchell, selling old schoolhouse
Wm. B. Foster, distributing reports .
Hartwell & Richardson
F. H. Rindge, land .
$848 06
$5,000 00
. 20,000 00
$25,000 00
$15,487 24
9,512 76
$25,000 00
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•
STREET LIGHTS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 .
Amount expended .
Balance unexpended
$6,375 00
84 80
5,000 00
20 00
10 00
5 50
1,000 00
2,991 94
$15,487 24
. . $2,500 00
. $2,313 23
. 186 77
$2,500 00
83 84
EXPENDITURES.
Albert G. Farmer, lighting
Samuel 0. Prescott, lighting
Lexington Gas Light Company .
George Harrington, care of lights, and re-
pairs . . .
M. G. Colby, lighting and glass setting
G. W. Spaulding, paints, burners, glass
R. W. Holbrook, lamp burner .
H. F. Ingalls, care of lights .
T. G. Whiting, care of lights .
E. S. Locke, lamps and chimneys
J. G. Kaufman, lighting and repairs .
A. F. Jewell, repairing lanterns .
John Ryan, lighting . .
W. L. Choate, repairing lanterns
MEMORIAL DAY.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 .
Amount expended .
Balance unexpended
EXPENDITURES.
Weber Quartette
Bedford Band .
A. S. McDonald, flowers
STATE AID.
RECEIPTS.
State Treasurer
Amount expended .
Balance unexpended
$412 90
11 65
866 30
220 85
428 56
41 40
17
20 80
7 20
3 65
148 35
8 90
142 30
20
$2,313 23
. $104 60
. 20 40
$26 60
50 00
28 00
. $284 00
▪ 19 00
EXPENDITURES.
Thomas Burke .
Emily R. Earle
Eliza McCreesh
G. A. Page .
Thomas Cosgrove
Abigail T. Richardson
Wm. Plumer .
$36 00
48 00
48 00
60 00
36 00
16 00
40 00
$284 00
CONSTABLES AND POLICE.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 . . $2,000 00
Amount expended .
Balance unexpended
EXPENDITURES.
. $1,967 14
. 32 86
$2,000 00
$125 00 C. H. Franks, police service, badges, etc. .
Wm. B. Foster, police, car fares notify-
ing town .
$125 00 B. Harrington, police service
Thomas G. Whiting, police service
P. Dacey, police service .
Win. Ham. police service .
C. H. Blanchard, Jr., police service
Samuel Moulton, police service .
$104 60 Frank R. Nye, police service
Frank Hughes, police service
C. Leary, police service .
Peter Gillooly, police service
$303 00 George H. Thurston, police service
A. B. Smith, police service
Willard Walcott, horse hire
$303 00
$932 50
950 04
5 00
10 00
12 50
10 00
5 00
2 50
2 50
7 50
2 50
5 00
5 00
5 00
12 10
$1,967 14
85 86
ASSESSORS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 .
Amount expended .
Balance unexpended
J. F. Simonds .
Walter Wellington
L. A. Saville .
EXPENDITURES.
. $425 00
. $415 00
. 10 00
— $425 00
▪ $145 00
▪ 125 00
• 145 00
HARRISON STREET.
EXPENDITURES.
Geo. E. Muzzey, drain pipe
Highway department
$415 00
. $23 50
. 156 25
$179 75
WATERING STREETS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 . . . $400 00
Amount expended . $200 00
Balance unexpended . 200 00
E. W. Glass
EXPENDITURE.
SHELVING CARY LIBRARY.
$400 00
TEMPORARY LOANS.
Borrowed of State Treasurer
Paid State Treasurer .
Borrowed, Dec. 4, 1889
Paid, March 4, 1890 . .
Borrowed, March 27, 1890 .
Paid, July 27, 1890 . .
Borrowed, May 20, 1889 .
Paid, Sept. 20, 1890 . .
Borrowed, June 13, 1890 .
HYDRANTS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 .
Amount expended .
Balance unexpended .
EXPENDITURES.
. $15,000 00
$13,000 00
. . . 3,000 00
. 3,000 00
. . 5,000 00
. 5,000 00
. . 5,000 00
. 5,000 00
. . 5,000 00
. . $1,640 00
. $1,630 00
. 10 00
$1,640 00
Lexington Water Company . $1,630 00
PLANK WALK ON COMMON.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 .
. $100 00
EXPENDITURES.
$200 00 Field and Garden Club . . $100 00
GAMMELL LEGACY.
RECEIPTS . RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 . $200 00 Interest trust funds . . $35 00
Amount expended . $198 50 Balance from 1889 . . 63 21
Balance unexpended . • 1 50
EXPENDITURE.
A. C. Washburn
$200 00 Amount expended . $58 30
Balance unexpended . 39 91
$198 50
$98 21
$98 21
87
EXPENDITURES.
G. W. Spaulding, sundries ▪ $15 60
L. G. Babcock, sundries . • 14 80
R. H. White, sundries 10 00
Geo. E. Muzzey, sundries . 10 00
John A. Fratus, sundries . 3 00
George H. Jackson, sundries 4 90
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
$58 30
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PRINTING.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 . • $250 00
Amount expended . $237 14
Balance unexpended . 12 86
EXPENDITURES.
D. F. Jones & Co., town reports $161 74
C. S. Parker, printing . 53 40
H. C. Mandell, printing . 22 00
RECEIPTS. $237 14.
$250 00
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 .
Excess of expenditures over receipts .
EXPENDITURES.
E. P. Bliss .
B. F. Brown .
B. F. Brown, salary 1889 .
R. M. Lawrence .
E. P. Nichols .
. $300 00
. 19 33
$319 33
INTEREST.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 . . $1,500 00
. $100 00 On overdue taxes 123 20
. 100 00 New England Trust Co., on deposits . 110 24
. 50 00 Excess of expenditures over receipts . 277 22
61 00 $2,010 66
8 33 EXPENDITURES.
$319 33
REMOVING SNOW.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 . $500 00
Amount expended . $23 85
Balance unexpended . 476 15
EXPENDITURES.
C. Ryan .
J. Donovan
C. McEnroe
J. Dalrymple
F. Reynolds
•
$4 00
5 62
7 12
1 12
5 99
$500 00
E. P. Bliss, Treasurer Cary Library . ▪ $660 00
State Treasurer . 1,030 66
George E. Muzzey, Treas. ▪ Bridge Fund . 120 00
George H. Jackson, Cemetery Trust Fund, 165 00
Gammell Legacy 35 00
$2,010 66
COMMITTEE ON DRAINAGE.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 .
Amount expended .
Balance unexpended .
. $300 ( 0
$200 00
100 00
$300 00
EXPENDITURE.
$23 85 Aspinwall & Lincoln . $200 00
89 90
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' AWARD FOR LAND DAM-
AGES ON MAIN STREET.
EXPENDITURES.
Patrick Mitchell
Susan R. Hall . .
Estate of John H. Blodgett
Charles Brown .
E. S. Spaulding
. $75 00
• 75 00
50 00
200 00
60 00
$460 00
CARY LIBRARY.
Received of County Treasurer, dog tax . $597 93
EXPENDITURE.
E. P. Bliss, Treasurer Cary Library . $597 93
REGISTRARS OF VOTERA.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 .
B. C. Whitcher .
George O. Smith
L. A. Saville . .
George W. Sampson
EXPENDITURES.
. $100 00
▪ $25 00
• 25 00
•. 25 00
25 00
IMPROVEMENT OF CEMETERY.
RECEIPTS.
$100 00
EXPENDITURES.
Charles T. West, shovelling snow $2 00
E. S. Locke, two lawn mowers . 18 00
Sale of lots .
Amount expended .
Balance unexpended .
CEMETERY.
RECEIPTS.
EXPENDITURES.
. $174 90
. 60 10
D. A. Tuttle, carpenter work and stock
Charles T. West, canvas .
Lexington Water Company .
E. A. Mulliken, labor on roads in 'ceme-
tery . .
AUDITORS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 .
EXPENDITURES.
H. B. Sampson .
Gershom Swan .
$42 39
376
15 00
113 75
$22 50
22 50
$20 00
$235 00
$235 00
$174 90
$45 00
$45 00
CELEBRATION OF THE NINETEENTH OF APRIL.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 . . . . $300 00
Amount expended . . $265 91
Balance unexpended . . 34 09
EXPENDITURES.
$300 00
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 . . . $200 00 George O. Whiting, Treasurer Historical
Amount expended . $20 00 Society • . . $240 91
Balance unexpended 180 00 C. H. Blanchard, Jr., firing salute . 25 00
$200 00 $265 91
91
PURCHASE OF LAND FROM B. C. WHITCHER.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 .
Amount expended .
Balance unexpended .
. $1,890 00
. $1,887 22
278
$1,890 00
EXPENDITURE.
B. C. Whitcher . . $1,887 22
RINGING BELLS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 .
. $70 00
EXPENDITURES.
Wm. T. Ham . $35 00
Augustus Childs
. 35 00
$70 00
TREASURER OF CARY LIBRARY.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 . . $50 00
EXPENDITURE.
E. P. Bliss $50 00
DRAINAGE ON CLARK STREET.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 .
Amount expended .
Balance unexpended .
. $300 00
. $140 00
160 00
$300 00
EXPENDITURE.
Aspinwall & Lincoln . $140 00
92
INDUSTRIAL TEACHING.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 .
Amount expended .
Balance unexpended .
. $432 80
. 17 20
$450 00
$450 00
EXPENDITURE.
Mrs. L. M. Whiting . . $432 80
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 . $350 00
EXPENDITURE.
J. N. Ham $350 00
TOWN CLERK.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890
L. A. Saville .
EXPENDITIiRE.
CONCRETE SIDEWALKS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 .
From Mrs. Ann Hovey
E. S. Spaulding
Francis Ballard
Heirs of John Blodgett
Mrs. Susan F. Adams
Mrs. A. A. Smith .
Alfred Pierce . .
. $200 00
. $200 00
▪ $500 00
• 23 56
14 63
44 78
38 19
27 27
22 20
17 65
Amount carried forward . . $688 28
Amount brought forward
From Mrs. M. E. B. Meserve
Robert P. Clapp .
Mrs. A. D. Goodwin
Heirs of C. A. Butters
Mrs. L. K. Damon .
George H. Thurston
Miss Sarah Chandler
George O. Whiting .
Mrs. Buttrick .
93 94
• $688 28
▪ 7 14
34 59
1 46
31 72
29 67
1 79
14 40
52 33
8 84
$870 22
Excess of expenditure over receipts . 906 98
EXPENDITURE.
D. F. Tripp, concreting .
STATE TAX.
Paid State Treasurer .
COUNTY TAX.
Paid County Treasurer .
TOWN DEBT.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 .
$1,777 20
. $1,777 20
. $2,852 50
. $2,624 54
. $2,600 00
EXPENDITURE.
State Treasurer . . $2,600 00
CARE OF COMMON.
• TREASURER AND COLLECTOR.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 . $500 00
Amount expended . $4▪ 00 00
Balance unexpended . 100 00
$500 00
EXPENDITURE.
E. S. Spaulding $400 00
BARN AT POOR FARM.
EXPENDITURES.
George E. Muzzey .
Highway Department
. $121 17
. 100 75
$221 92
SELECTMEN IN THEIR VARIOUS CAPACITIE S.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 . $800 00
EXPENDITURES.
Webster Smith .
R. W. Holbrook
George E. Muzzey
. $250 00
250 00
300 00
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS.
RECEIPTS.
From Messrs. Burbank & Jacobs
$800 00
. $50 00
RECEIPTS. PAINTING OUTSIDE WOODWORK, TOWN HALL.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 . $250 00 RECEIPTS.
Excess of expenditures over receipts . • 4 11
$254 11
EXPENDITURE.
James S. Munroe $254 11
Appropriated from cash in the treasury .
. $350 00
EXPENDITURE.
James S. Merriam . $444 05
95
IMPROVING LOWELL STREET.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated from cash in the treasury . $200 00
EXPENDITURE.
Highway department . . $313 50
JANITORS OF TOWN AND VILLAGE HALLS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1890 . . $600 00
EXPENDITURES.
George H. Thurston .
Walter Wellington .
. $525 00
. 75 00
$600 00
RECAPITULATION.
CASH RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1890 . $1,784 44
Schools . 17 95
Contingent . 10,962 59
Highways . 570 50
Support of poor 773 42
Outside poor . 13 50
Fire Department 51 68
Schoolhouse Loan . 20,000 00
State Aid 303 00
Temporary Loan . 15,000 00
Gammell Legacy • 35 00
Interest . 233 44
Dog Tax . 597 93
Cemetery . . 235 00
Concrete Sidewalks . 370 22
Cemetery Trust Funds 50 00
Taxes of 1888 . • 230 78
Taxes of 1889 . . 8,150 00
Taxes of 1890 . . 31,950 00
- — $91,329
45
96
CASH EXPENDITURES.
Schools 4112,172 12
Contingent . 1,309 48
School Contingent ▪ 748 66
Highways . 5,9.21 90
Support of poor . 2,336 09
Outside poor . • 841 18
Fuel and lights, Town and Village Halls . 633 37
Fire Department . • 1.152 52
Librarian Cary Library • 848 06
New Hancock School . 15,487 24
Street lights . • 2,313 23
Memorial Day . 104 60
State aid . . • 284 00
Constables and police . 1,967 14
Assessors . . 415 00
Harrison Street 179 75
Watering streets . 200 00
Shelving, Cary Library ▪ 198 50
Temporary loan . 13,000 00
Hydrants . . 1,630 00
Plank -walk on Common 100 00
Gammell legacy . 58 30
Scnool Committee . 319 33
Removing snow 23 85
Printing . 237 ,14
Interest . 2,010 66
Committee on Drainage . 200 00
County Commissioners' award 460 00
Dog money . . 597 93
Registrars of Voters 100 00
Improvement of Cemetery . 20 00
Cemetery . 174 90
Auditors . 45 00
April 19th Celebration 265 91
Amount carried forward $66,355 86
97
Amount brought forward
Land of B. C. Whitcher
Ringing bells .
Treasurer Cary Library
.Drainage of Clark Street
Industrial Teaching .
Superintendent of Schools .
Town Clerk
Concrete walks .
State tax .
County tax
Town debt
Care of Common
Treasurer and Collector
Barn at Poor Farm .
Selectmen
Painting Town Hall .
Improvement Lowell Street
Janitors of balls
Balance . .
. $66,355
• 1,887
70
50
140
432
350
• 200
• 1,777
2,852
2,624
• 2,600
254
400
221
800
444
313
• 600
• 8,955
86
22
00
00
00
80
00
00
20
50
54
00
11
00
92
00
05
50
00
75
-- $91,329 45
GERSHOM SWAN,
HILMAN R. SAMPSON,
Auditors.
LEXINGTON, Jan. 1, 1891.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON DRAINAGE
ANT) SEWERAGE.
The committee chosen by the town to investigate
and report concerning a system of drainage and sew-
erage for the town of Lexington, would report as
follows:—
At a town -meeting held in March, 1889, the Com-
mittee on Drainage and Sewerage for the town of
Lexington made a report covering its investigations
up to that date, showing, in a word, the difficulties of
the problem: that it was almost impossible to pro-
vide a system for both villages, with one and the
same outlet; that the best, and also most economic,
disposal of sewerage is by the filtration and irriga-
tion method, that is, percolation through beds of
sand or soil suitable for such work. In that report,
your committee called attention to the work done at
Lawrence by the State Board of Sewerage, proving
the purity of water passing out at the outlet of the
filtration beds. We also called attention to the fact
that the «trotting park" is a piece of land just suited
to this work.
At that town -meeting, your committee were further
empowered to make a survey of the town, to make a
topographical map of its streets, with water pipes and
buildings indicated thereon; also to further investi-
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gate concerning a sewer system, and to establish
grades of streets and sidewalks.
Your committee have attended to these several
duties, with the exception of establishing the grades
of streets and sidewalks, in reference to which we
would call your attention to the report of the engi-
neers: —
Dear Sir: — In reply to yours of the 13th inst., regarding cost
of establishing street grades and setting bounds, we beg leave to
say that we cannot give a close estimate of the probable cost, as
we do not know how accurately you propose to do the work, or
how much detail will be required.
As to the cost of setting the bounds, that would depend on the
number you propose, and the cost of bounds and placing them in
Lexington. We think that perhaps you would be able to estimate
this cost from prices obtained from parties in Lexington better
than we could.
We are doubtful as to the advisability of setting many grade
bounds, as we do not think that they would accomplish the desired
object, and might lead to confusion. The established grade lines
could be drawn on the street profiles that we made for the town,
and then at any time a grade was desired in any locality covered
by our survey, a local surveyor could, in a short time, give the
required grade on the ground, working from the " bench, marks "
given on our profiles and plans. If bounds were set, they would
in many cases be far apart, and in order to get the grade on the
ground at a point between them, it would be necessary to level
from one of the hounds, or from one of our " bench marks."
Yours truly,
ASPINWALL & LINCOLN.
For these reasons, we have not made any attempt
to establish grades of any kind.
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SURVEY.
We have caused a survey to be made of the two
villages, with distances, heights, lines of pipe, build-
ings, etc., all indicated on the map herewith trans-
mitted to the town.
SEWERAGE.
Your committee has continued its investigations of
a sewerage system. It has been still more conclusively
shown, during the past two years, that the sewage of
small villages, as well as large towns and cities, is
best cared for (and most economically) by the sys-
tem of filtration and irigation. The State Board of
Health has continued its work at Lawrence, confirm-
ing its previous reports. Mr. Mills, the engineer, read
a paper, giving the results of experiments there, which
is both convincing and surprising. We wish we
could quote from it, but have it not at hand. This
system is being recognized more and more in this
country and abroad. Only a few weeks ago, in Jan-
uary, 1891, Dr. Barnes, of Boston, read a paper
before the Massachusetts Medical Society and State
Board of Health, showing the system of such dis-
posal. at Berlin, Paris, and other places in Europe, to
be a complete success.
Dr. Barnes spent last summer in examining the
sewerage systems of London, Liverpool, Paris, Ber-
lin, and other places, and he urges strongly the
adoption of a similar system for Boston. Of the
system at Paris he says: « At Paris, on the other
hand, the sewage is applied to fields at Gennevilliers,
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a township lying a few miles out, and the results are
eminently successful. I traversed the fields outside
the paths through which our company was guided,
but failed to find in any place the slightest indication
of an offensive nature. We drank freely of the
affluent, being assured of its purity, both by chemical
and biological examination."
Early in 1890 your committee made application to
the State Board of Health, under the provision of
the statutes of 1888, for advice in relation to the dis-
posal of its sewage, asking permission for the town
of Lexington to adopt a system of sewerage which
would dispose of its sewage by discharging it into
Vine Brook at the Centre and Sickle Brook at East
Village, which brook flows by the west side of
Arlington reservoir.
In answer to our communication, an appointment
was made for the State engineer to come to Lexing-
ton to examine the proposed system. The engineer,
together with members of the committee, went over
the entire sewer district, and on his report to the
State Board, we received the following communi-
cation:—
To
ommuni-
cation:—
To the Committee on '(-weroge of the Town of Lexington :
GENTLEMEN, - In response to your application of April 11, 1890,
for advice as to the most feasible and economical mode of dispos-
ing of the sewage of the town of Lexington, the State Board of
Health has had such general examinations made as to enable advice
to be given upon preliminary points, and to point out a way for
further examination by the town.
The Board would not advise the discharge of the crude sewage
of Lexington Centre into Vine Brook, nor that of East Lexington
into Sickle Brook.
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The best method of disposing of the sewage of Lexington
Centre is to construct sewers, from which storm -water is excluded,
to convey the sewage down the valley of Vine Brook to such
a distance that the sewage can be discharged by gravity upon a
sufficient area of porous land, and there be filtered before enter-
ing the brook.
Probably five acres would answer at present, but ten acres would
be desired for future use. The trotting park area could be made
to serve the purpose by deep drainage, but the town had hotter
have other areas examined, to see if one cannot be found capable
of being prepared at less expense.
For East Lexington, it is probable that the best method in the
future will be to connect with the Metropolitan system. If this
will delay the construction of a sewerage system too long, the
town should endeavor to find some suitable land in the valley of
Sickle Brook upon which to filter the sewage; failing in this, a
temporary method of clarification by chemical precipitation should
be considered.
By order of the Board,
SAMUEL W. ABBOTT,
Secretary State Board of health.
Acting upon the report of the State Board, your
committee made careful examination of other tracts
of land on East Street, and near the " trotting park,"
and found that while suitable land, sufficient for all
the sewage of Lexington for many years to come,
could be had, it lies at such an elevation that sew-
age would have to be pumped to allow its distri-
bution at the outlet. The only tract of land which
will receive sewage direct from the pipe is the
" trotting park," or land near it. The cost of pump-
ing would be far greater than preparing the race
track for filtration purposes.
Your committee, together with the engineers,
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Aspinwall and Lincoln, have run levels, made bor-
ings and soundings in several places on the " trotting
park," and thoroughly demonstrated its suitability for
receiving the sewage of Lexington for many years
to come.
For East Village, your committee could find no
suitable piece of land for sewage disposal, and see
no way for a sewerage system, except as stated by
the State Board, viz., by joining the Metropolitan
system of sewerage. Unable to overcome the diffi-
culty of providing a system of sewerage for both
villages, your committee thinks the methods above
recommended are the best that can be made.
Your committee have had plans drawn and esti-
mates made for the disposal of sewage on the "trot-
ting park," and for joining the Metropolitan from
East Village. Of course, the whole system need
not be put in in a single year. That East Vil-
lage is not suffering as Main Street in the Centre
Village, is evident to all. Your committee feel that
for the present, perhaps, East Village may not require
a system of sewerage. At least, it would be better
to try the filtration system at the Centre Village
before going to the expense of procuring and prepar-
ing land for both villages. By that time the cost of
joining the Metropolitan system would be known,
and comparison of the expense with that of pumping
upon a suitable piece of land near East Village, or
even back to the "trotting park," could be made.
For these several reasons, it seems best not to hurry
with any system for East Village.
But for the Centre Village, on Main Street and
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some of the adjoining streets, as Waltham, Muzzey,
Clarke, and Parker, something must be done, and
that shortly. During the past winter several com-
plaints have been made of cesspools overflowing and
breaking into the cellars. During the summer it is
extremely unpleasant to pass down Muzzey Street, in
the evening, by reason of the stench and odors issu-
ing from the cesspools in and about the head of the
street. The Town Board of Health has ordered
these to be remedied, but how can they be remedied?
The ground is saturated and cannot receive any more,
without causing 'a nuisance. The same condition of
things exists at the corner of Waltham and Main
Streets; the cesspools are full all the time, and it is
impossible to provide for waste water.
COST.
In considering the cost of a system of sewerage
for the town of Lexington, it must be remembered
that in quite a portion of the sewerage district the
level of the ground water is so near the surface as to
cause flooded cellars at different times of the year. It
is necessary, therefore, to include in any system of
sewerage or drainage some provision for this water.
To take it into the sewage would demand too much
land for its filtration. It must be drained by a
separate pipe, which can be laid beneath the sewer
pipe in the same trench. The engineers, in their
report to your committee, say: —
The propriety of lying tile drains under or rather at a lower
level than the sewers themselves has often been questioned, for
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fear of sewage leaking into the sub -soil and polluting the ground
and the water -courses into which the tile drains discharge. In the
case of brick sewers, such as are commonly used in the combined
systems, leakage of that nature is more likely to occur, because of
the porosity of the bricks and the multiplicity of joints, than in
pipe sewers of impervious material and comparatively small num-
ber of joints, which are commonly used in the separate system.
In the case of the town of Lexington, where, owing to the proba-
bility of encountering large quantities of ground -water, it will be
advisable, for the sake of economy, to take much rnore than ordinary
care to insure the sewers being water -tight, it would seers as if
this objection would have little force.
" I3y the use of special means, such as caulking the joints with
oakum, or other suitable packing, or using the ' Stanford joint,'
it is possible to reduce the leakage to almost nothing, and at any
rate to a quantity quite insignificant compared with the quantity
of ground -water likely to be found. Moreover, it seems quite
probable that the water pressure on the sewers will be inward,
rather than outward, and it therefore becomes all the more im-
portant to reduce as much as possible the head of water tending
to enter the sewers, especially since all water carried within the
sewers must sooner or later be pumped or otherwise provided for,
at great expense."
This will make the system cost some five thousand
dollars more than if a single pipe was laid, but your
committee believe it will be the cheapest in the
end.
The average cost of putting in systems of sewer-
age in New England towns is about $6,200 per mile.
Allowing for considerable rock cutting, $6,500 a mile
seems a fair sum to allow for estimating the cost of
building. The proposed system would include about
five miles of pipes when the whole system was laid,
commencing at Mr. J. Munroe's and extending to
the summit of Adams Street, to summit of Bedford
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Street, to foot of Concord Hill, and embracing the
whole intervening land.
Five miles of sewers, at $6,500 $32,500 00
Underdraining 5,000 00
Race Track (estimated) . 3,000 00
Preparing Race Track (for ten years) 5,000 00
Ten per cent for contingencies, etc. 4,550 00
$50,050 00
This embraces the cost of the entire system put in
at once. We are of the opinion it could be put in
for less. Half of this length of pipe need not be
put in at present. Three miles, at the most, would
include all that is necessary for a number of years.
In fact, Main Street, with Monument, Waltham,
Muzzey, and Parker, would relieve the most dis-
tress now complained of.
J. O. TILTON,
G. O. WHITING,
M. H. MERRIAM,
G. O. SMITH,
J. S. MUNROE,
Committee .
REPORTS
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AND
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
OF THE
TOWN OF LEXINGTON,
MASS.,
FOR THE YEAR 1890.
BOSTON:
D. F. JONES & CO., PRINTERS, 31 EXCHANGE STREET.
1891.
REPORT- OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
The School Committee respectfully submit the
following report: —
In East Lexington the restriction to two teachers
has for some years limited the proper advantages of
the Adams schools, the course being crowded within
eight years, and the daily work being cut up into too
many short recitations. To the immediate benefit of
these schools we have appointed an assistant teacher
in the grammar school, and relieved the primary
grade of the highest class. We have refurnished
the grammar schoolroom with single desks and seats,
fitted the adjoining room with desks and new black-
boards, and reserved the reading -room. While the
expense was large, we believe it wisely incurred.
The Hancock schools have been conducted with-
out changes, except those incident to the fire which
destroyed the schoolhouse on the evening of
Dec. 1. Owing to the energetic co-operation of
the Selectmen, we had the schools in new quarters
within four days. The upper grammar grade was
placed in the hall of the Engine House; the second
grade in the High schoolhouse; the intermediate in
the Town Hall building; and the primary in a vacant
store on Main Street. The expenses, $748.66
exclusive of rent, were met by the Selectmen from
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the contingent fund. The school supplies destroyed
were not insured, and to furnish those that were
immediately necessary we very nearly exhausted the
school appropriation.
The membership of the High School increased in
the spring term to sixty-two. We have since that
time employed a second assistant, and enlarged the
course in English branches, and curtailed it where it
seemed to us that less important studies might be
dropped. We have insisted on rigidly setting back
at the end of the school year all pupils who had not
qualified themselves to be promoted. We have dis-
couraged pupils petitioning for partial courses, and
endeavored to convince all that the High School is
not maintained as a resort for easy work and enter-
tainment. The small number who complete the
course has excited reasonable comment. We find on
inquiry that two fifths on entering do not intend to
graduate. Many others cannot afford to remain in
school. We believe the course should be made as
practically valuable as possible, and that each pro-
motion should be a distinction for hard work accom-
plished, so that each step gained will be a stimulus
to climb to the top.
Besides the change of two teachers in the district
schools we have little else to report concerning them.
The teachers work at great disadvantage, the pupils
are less favored than in the graded schools, and an
additional difficulty is the indifference of many
parents to regular attendance. The provision the
town is making for concentrating the schools will
benefit the districts.
Our schools have had a marked loss in the resigna-
tion of the music teacher, Mr. Ephraim Cutter. He
taught both music and how to sing, and he will be
gratefully remembered by all his scholars. By means
of the special appropriation made by the town, sew-
ing has been systematically taught by a competent
teacher.
The town appropriated $11,750 for the support of
the schools this year. We received from the State
fund $17.95. In 1889 we received from the State
$421.87. The valuation of the town having now
reached three million dollars, we no longer 'share in
this distribution. On account of this loss, the im-
provements in East Lexington, the employment of
two more teachers, and the fire, we have exceeded
the appropriation. We recommend an appropriation
of $i2,000 for the ensuing year.
EDWARD P. BLISS,
B. F. BROWN,
EDWARD P. NICHOLS,
School Committee.
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ROLL OF HONOR.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Neither absent nor tardy for one year.
Mary H. Cowell, Alice P. Goodwin, Mary D. Hunt, Louise M.
Wooster, John F. Ballard, Roscoe J. Ham, Charles O'Hara, George
0. Jackson, Michael J. Manley, Arthur D. Stone.
Not absent for the year.
Anna S. Brown, H. Luther Sherman.
Neither absent nor tardy for one half year.
Mary P. Crowley, Mary P. French, May S. Harrington, Nellie
McCaffrey, Rose Morse, 'Theodora M. Robinson, Delia White,
Grace Whiting, Seth P. Batchelder, Paul Capron, Francis E.
Downer, William Hunt, William A. Jackson, Albert W. Fitch,
Arthur Fletcher, C. Herbert Lowe, Eddie C. Stone, Walter R.
Shattuck, Miner W. Smith.
Not absent for one half year.
Helen E. Muzzey, Rey Frizelle.
HANCOCK GRAMMAR.
Miss Hall.
Neither absent nor tardy for one year.
Mary Manley, Annie Muzzey.
Neither absent nor tardy for one half year.
Bertha Wright, Grace P. French, Mary Barry, Marion Wood-
ward, Alice Morse, Lilla M. Vickery, Clara McIntyre, William
Ballard, Arthur Sherman, Herbert Mead, Eddie C. Stone, Thomas
Mansfield, John Tufts, Timothy Leary, William McCann, Walter
Seaverns, Bertie Jackson.
HANCOCK SUB -GRAMMAR.
Mrs. Lane.
Not absent for the year.
Louis L. Crone, Elden Griffin, Amy E. Taylor.
Not absent for one half year.
Fannie M. Tower, John Mansfield, Charles G. Tufts, Bessie K.
Buckley, Kate M. Griffin, Hattie R.'French.
HANCOCK PRIMARY.
Miss Parker.
Not absent or tardy for the year;
Alvan Francis Brown.
HANCOCK PRIMARY.
Miss Mulliken.
Not absent or tardy for one half year.
Henry Wentworth, Annie McDonald, Ida Fogg.
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Neither absent nor tardy for one half year.
Wilson Blanchard, Frank Holland, George Holland, Walter
O'Hara, Frank Pierce, Eddie Wheaton, George Wheaton, Clarence
Hamblen, Ernest O. Nichols, Lydia Blanchard, Annie Eady, Rosa
Keane, G-ertie Lecain, Belle McCollough, Julia O'Neil.
Not absent for one half year.
Ethel M. Jenkins, John Holmes.
ADAMS PRIMARY.
Miss Fiske.
Not absent or tardy fur the year.
Clifford W. Pierce.
Not absent for one half year.
Alice G. Locke, Alice Blanchard, Quincy Blanchard, Thomas
O'Neil.
TIDD SCHOOL.
Miss Wright.
Not absent for the year.
Jennie Robinson, Walter Ballard, Ernest Martis, Vernon Smith.
Not absent for one half year. Not absent for one half year.
James Manley.
HANCOCK PRIMARY.
Miss Reilly.
(Register burned with the schoolhouse.)
ADAMS GRAMMAR.
Miss Blake.
Neither absent nor tardy for the year.
Florence Kauffmann, Eva Lowe, Mary McCollough, Howard
S. O. Nichols.
Fannie Eady, Minnie Smith, Helen McLacklan, Chester Rogers,
Willie Dacey, Harry Larcom.
HOWARD SCHOOL.
Miss Butterfield.
Not absent for the year.
Ellen Crowley.
Not absent for one half year.
Daisy Currier.
Not absent or tardy for one half year.
Mary Donovan.
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WARNER SCHOOL.
Miss Lovejoy.
Not absent or tardy for one. year.
Harry Seaverns.
Not absent or tardy for one half year.
Carrie Perkins, Rupert Wheaton.
FRANKLIN SCHOOL.
Miss Barton.
Not absent or tardy for the year.
Letitia Carroll, Joseph Carroll.
Not absent or tardy for one half year.
Mary Carroll, Gertrude Carroll.
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*Register burned with the schoolhouse.
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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
IN SCHOOL COMMITTEE, Jan. 5, 1891.
Ordered, That the Superintendent prepare the an-
nual report, and present it to this Board for ap-
proval.
In compliance with the above order, the Super-
intendent herewith submits the following as the
School Report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1890.
Population of Lexington by United States Census . 3,197
Whole number of children between five and fifteen years
of age .
Number of pupils over fifteen years of age in the public
schools . 53
Number of pupils enrolled in the public schools during
the year 1890 537
Number of teachers employed, including music and
sewing teachers
519
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For further statistics, see tabulated statement of
schools.
HIGH SCHOOL.
During the year, the whole number of pupils
enrolled in the High School was 63. Average
membership, 56.7. Percentage of attendance, 97.
The subjects required to be taught number twenty-
eight, viz.: —
Latin Grammar
Caesar.
Nepos.
Cicero.
Virgil.
Latin Composition.
Greek Grammar
Anabasis.
Cyropaedia.
Iliad.
Odyssey.
Greek Composition.
French.
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and Reader. English Composition.
English Grammar.
Rhetoric.
American and English Authors.
English and Roman History.
Civil Government of U. S.
and Lessons. Algebra.
Geometry.
Arithmetic (Commercial).
Book-keeping.
Physics.
Chemistry.
Geology and Botany.
English Composition and Rhetoric and the study
of American and English authors are taken by all
the pupils through the year.
Till within nine months two teachers have taught
these numerous and exacting subjects. Notwithstand-
ing the large amount of work and instruction these
branches demand, our High School has repeatedly
secured the admission of its graduates to Harvard,
The Annex, Boston University, Institute of Tech-
nology, Wellesley, and Amherst.
With the beginning of the summer term it was
judged prudent to add to the number of our teachers.
Miss Clare Howard, of Oberlin College, filled the
position of second assistant for that term, but at its
close accepted a situation as teacher of English in
the Muskegon, Mich., High School. Her successor,
Miss Lora W. Lane, entered upon her duties with
earnestness, and carried them on acceptably till the
week preceding Christmas, when ill -health compelled
her to resign.
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Miss Clara A. Johnson, a graduate of Boston
University, succeeds Miss Lane, and is doing excel-
lent work.
Miss Helen A. Fiske, who has for seven years
been connected with this school, is too well known
for the faithful and zealous discharge of her duties
to need special commendation.
The enlargement of our teaching force furnishes
the means for broadening and strengthening the
effectiveness of the school along the whole line.
Those results so valuable to the pupil, accuracy and
thoroughness, are now more fully realized.
The plan of combining the Junior and Senior
Classes, and the Third and Fourth Classes, which
we have for several years followed, produces a some-
what unfavorable adjustment of recitations in some
instances. Such an arrangement, however, affords
an opportunity to improve our Course of Study, and
is, for that reason, desirable.
Pupils are expected to take at least three subjects
each day. With six recitation periods, of about
forty-five minutes each, the time of only one period,
at most, can be given to the preparation of a lesson
during the session. This length of time is insuffi-
cient. It is imperative that pupils should study from
one to three hours out of school, in order to main-
tain a creditable standing. School work is the busi-
ness of pupils, in the same sense that a different em-
ployment will become their business after leaving
school. It is hoped that parents will aid the en-
deavors of the teachers by seeing that adequate
preparation upon each lesson shall be made at home.
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Our High School, under its present management
ha,4 never before achieved results so satisfactory in
all directions, and even in particular instances, as
are this year being effected.
HANCOCK SCHOOL.
The teachers of this school are: Miss Hattie D.
Hall, grammar grades I. and II.; Mrs. Ellen B. Lane,
grammar grades III: and IV.; Miss Nellie H. Parker,
primary grades I. and II.; Miss Annie L. Reilly,
primary grades, III. and IV.; Miss Amelia M. Mul-
liken, primary grade, V.
Whole number of pupils enrolled in all the grades
during the year, 196; average membership, 156.5;
average attendance, 146.5.
The work of this school was rudely interrupted
near the beginning of December by the burning of
the schoolhouse it occupied. It is now quartered in
five different buildings. One class is provided with
better accommodations. This view cannot be taken
of the other classes, though the best available rooms
were obtained. Teachers and pupils readily adjusted
themselves to their altered circumstances, and, amid
some disadvantages, are pushing ahead with no less
zest than before their misfortune.
When so much that is good, even excellent, is
being promoted, it would seem invidious to carp at
minor faults that one might observe in the various
rooms of this school. It may be remarked of the
school that no year has exhibited a more earnest
awakening of teachers and pupils to the endeavor to
surpass the achievements of any previous year. The
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pupils of each grade are fitted for one higher. This
fact acts as a constant spur to win promotion. When
promotion is made solely on the basis of qualification,
one of the strongest incentives is brought to bear on
the pupil. This school is experiencing the favorable
influence of the greater care exercised in advancing
pupils to the next grade.
The primary grades have within two or three years
improved in a marked degree because of the employ-
ment of better methods, notably in reading — the
subject of prime importance in the child's first years
at school.
The teachers of all the grades are remitting no
effort to bring their respective classes up to the
highest point of efficiency. That every pupil does
not reach that point is not so much a matter of
wonderment as that so many approximate it.
ADAMS SCHOOL.
Whole number of pupils enrolled in all the grades, 102
Average membership . 78.1
Average attendance 72.8
This school in both grades has, until recently, la-
bored under serious discouragements, because so
many duties have been laid upon two persons. Two
teachers can get over the work in a way, and often,
of necessity, in a very poor way. Acceptable results
have been reached under the plan so long in vogue,
yet with the more liberal policy recently adopted,
the improvement in nearly every direction is quite
significant. The substitution of single for double
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desks has added to the convenience and good order
of the school as well as to the attractiveness of the
main room. It may be further said that an attrac-
tive schoolroom is one of the potent moral factors
in the pupil's school -life.
At the close of the summer term, Miss Saunders
resigned. Miss Carrie L. Blake, of Newburyport,
was selected to fill the vacancy. Shortly after the
school opened, the fact that the energy and abilities
of one teacher, however capable, could not accom-
plish the ends aimed at, became so obvious as to
call for an additional teacher. The work, when
committed to one teacher, becomes too multifarious
to allow sufficient time for each subject, and still
leave opportunity for proper individual instruction.
Miss Louise Parker, of Natick, was engaged as
an assistant in the grammar grades, and Miss Fiske's
first class was transferred to the large room, thus
equalizing the assignments of school duties.
This school is now in such a condition that its
patrons may justly feel highly gratified with it. The
spirit displayed is truly exemplary. The grammar
grades are exceptionally fortunate in the teachers
over them.
Miss Carrie F. Fiske has by long and approved
service commended and endeared herself to pupils
and parents.
UNGRADED SCHOOLS.
TIDD SCHOOL, MISS EMMA E. WRIGHT, TEACHER.
Whole number of pupils enrolled .
Average membership .
Average attendance .
. 44
39.3
. 36.1
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This school undoubtedly stands at the head of the
ungraded schools. The pupils feel a just pride in
their school, and, for the most part, are enthusiastic
and ambitious in their studies.
FRANKLIN SCHOOL, MISS HELEN V. BARTON, TEACHER.
Whole number of pupils enrolled
Average membership .
Average attendance
44
29.3
26.3
During the year this school has gained largely in
numbers. Its one crying evil is the irregularity in
attendance of many pupils. This evil ought to be
corrected. Its influence upon those who practise it
is harmful in the extreme. The school, however,
shows good points, and evinces painstaking on the
part of the teacher.
WARREN SCHOOL, MISS GRACE A. LOVEJOY, TEACHER.
Whole number of pupils enrolled
Average membership .
Average attendance .
47
31
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Under the preceding teacher, Miss Morrell, this
school underwent a very important change for the
better. Miss Lovejoy has still further improved its
character. The pupils in many cases have acquired
greater self-respect and self-reliance. They are, as
a consequence, much more anxious to do well and
to earn the approbation of others.
HOWARD SCHOOL, MISS MARIA A. BUTTERFIELD, TEACHER.
Whole number of pupils enrolled .
Average membership .
Average attendance .
. 29
. 21.8
20
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This school has suffered more or less from the
same evils that afflict the Franklin School. It is to
be hoped that these will become greatly lessened
when the time comes to transfer the pupils of the
ungraded schools to the Centre. Miss Butterfield,
though experiencing unusual discouragements, has
put earnest effort into her work.
MUSIC.
It is with much regret that we are compelled to
part with the services of Mr. E. Cutter, Jr., who,
during eight years, has had direction of the study of
music in our schools. By his resignation we lose
an enthusiastic and successful teacher. Mr. Cutter
takes with him into his new field the kindest wishes
and sincere regard of all those associated with him,
pupils, teachers, and School Committee.
SEWING.
By request, the sewing teacher, Mrs. L. M. Whit-
ing, has prepared the following report of the work
and progress in her department: —
This branch of industrial education, which has been
in progress about two years, is developing very fair
results.
It was started in a small way with three classes,
two in the Hancock and one in the Warren School.
Each class received one lesson a week, of an hour's
duration, the lesson being made obligatory with
the girls and optional with the boys.
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Soon a call came from the Tidd School for its in-
troduction into their district, which was quickly fol-
lowed by a similar one from the Howard. School, the
Adams being the last to come into line.
The work has been prosecuted in a .practical
manner, the first public exhibition showing good
results for the time that had been devoted to it —
about eight months, the work not having been begun
until the third week in October. The last exhibi-
tion compared well with the work done in corre-
sponding grades of the Boston schools. The ex-
hibit showed bags of every . description, underwear,
pillow -slips, aprons, darning, knitting, crocheting,
party dresses, and a few pieces of fancy work.
A heartier interest by the parents and guardians
of the schools would be appreciated, and would tend
to encourage the pupils in this useful branch of
their education.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. L. M. WHITING.
REMARK S.
There is a tendency in these days, a very com-
mon one, to crowd upon the schools too many
branches. The following branches, — admirable in
themselves, — Physical Training, Manual Training,
and Cooking, are seeking admission to the schools.
Other subjects, quite as deserving, are pressing
their claims upon programs sufficiently burdened,
if not already overloaded. To these demands two
answers may be made. If the schools are to assume
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the functions of the home, more time must be given
by the pupil. We now exceed by one hour the
time demanded by Pres. Eliot. In European schools
thirty hours are spent every week in the school-
room for more than ten months of the year. But
the out-of-door life is simpler there than here. The
so-called claims of society upon the pupil are
fewer, and ample time is found for healthful rec-
reation and rest.
The other answer is, to restrict the subjects
offered. The true principle of education calls for
a thorough and long -continued discipline in a very
few judiciously selected and representative studies.
With a multiplicity of subjects, it is difficult to
avoid cramming; and the best teaching is a poor
substitute for painstaking study.
As an adjunct to all this, we should be careful
not to expect great proficiency in pupils. Said
Pres. Eliot, in an article entitled " Can School
Programs be Shortened and Enriched? ": " Why
should an accuracy of knowledge and statement be
habitually demanded of children which adults sel-
dom possess? How many well-educated adults can
add long columns of figures correctly, or find the
least common multiple or the greatest common divi-
sor of six or eight numbers? Nothing but prac-
tice can keep one skilful in these exercises, and we
may reasonably be grateful that few people are
compelled to keep in the necessary practice. Few
adult minds retain accurately considerable masses
of isolated facts, and it is commonly observed that
minds which are good at that, are seldom the best
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minds. Many an educated New Englander remem-
bers to this day the exasperation he felt when he
discovered that problems in Colburn's Arithmetic,
over which he had struggled for hours, could be
solved in as many minutes after he had got half
way through Sherwin's Algebra."
In conclusion, I wish to urge upon parents the
duty of visiting the schools frequently. Give the
pupil the approval of his work which your presence
signifies. Lighten the often wearisome duties of the
teacher by the encouragement of your manifested
interest. As the schools are the concern of all, make
this fact apparent by personal contact with them.
And be it remembered that sympathetic and just
criticism will not be ignored.
I wish to express my acknowledgments to teach-
ers and committee for the aid received from them.
Respectfully submitted,
J. N. HAM,
Superintendent of Schools.
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CONTENTS.
List of Town Officers for 1890-91 .
Lexington Town Records for 1890-91 . .
Warrant for a Town Meeting, March 3, 1890
Warrant for a Town Meeting, May 29, 1890
Adjourned Meeting, June 5, 1890 .
Warrant for a Town Meeting, Nov. 4, 1890
Selectmen's Report
Town Records
Financial .
Public Buildings
Revere Street .
Street Lamps .
Liquor Law .
Board of Health
Schedule of Property
Police .
Highways .
Highway Property Department
Tax Collector's Report .
Town Treasurer's Report .
Statement of Town Debt . . .
Report of Cemetery Committee
Report of Treasurer Cemetery Trust Fund
Town Clerk's Report . .
Births and Marriages
Deaths .
Sale of Town Histories
Dogs .
List of Jurors .
Fire Engineers' Report
Assessors' Report .
Cary Library —Trustees' Report
Cary Library — Treasurer's Report
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Auditors' Report .
School .
High School
Tidd School
Common -to -all Schools
Franklin School
Hancock School
Warren School .
Adams School .
Howard School .
Summary .
Contingent Grant
School Contingent
Ilighways . .
Support of the Poor .
Outside Poor .
Fuel and Lights for Town and Village Hall
Fire Department .
Librarian Cary Library .
New Hancock Schoolhouse
Street Lights .
Memorial Day .
Constables and Police
Assessors .
Harrison Street .
Watering Streets .
Shelving Cary Library
Temporary Loans .
Hydrants . .
Plank Walk on Common
Gammell Library
School Committee
Removing Snow
Printing .
Interest .
Committee on Drainage
County Commissioners' Award
Cary Library .
Registrars of Voters . .
Improvement of Cemetery
Cemetery . .
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Auditors' Report Continued. PAGE
Auditors 90
Celebration of the Nineteenth of April 90
Purchase of Laud from B. C. Whitcher 91
Ringing of Bells 91
Treasurer of Cary Library 91
Drainage of Clark Street . 91
Industrial Teaching J2
Superintendent of Schools 92
• Town Clerk 92
Concrete Sidewalks 92
State Tax . 93
County Tax 93
Town Debt 93
Care of Common 93
Treasurer and Collector 94
Barn at Poor Farm . 94
Selectmen in their Various Capacities 94
Cemetery Trust Fund 94
Painting Outside Woodwork Town Hall 54
Improving Lowell Street 95
Janitors of Town and Village Halls 95
Recapitulation .
Report of Committee on Drainage and Sewerage 98
REPORTS OF SCCCOUI. COMMITTEE AND SUPERINTENDENT.
Report of the School Committee 3
Roll of Ilonor 6
Tabular View of Schools 10
Superintendent's Report 11
High School 11
Hancock School 14
Adams School . 15
Ungraded Schools 16
Music 18
Sewing 18
Remarks . 19,