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1898-Annual Report
REPORTS OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON FOR THE YEAR 1898. BOSTON: COBURN STATIONERY COMPANY, PRINTERS, 15 SCHOOL STREET. 1899. LEXINGTON LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS FROM March, 1898, to March, 1899. Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor and Surveyors of Highways. JOHN F. ISUTCHINSON, (Chairman), EDWIN S. SPAULDING, (Clerk), WILLIAM H. WHITAKER. Town Clerk. LEONARD A. SAVILLE. Treasurer. GEORGE D. HARRINGTON. Collector of Taxes. GEORGE W. SAMPSON. Assessors. WALTER WELLINGTON, GEORGE W. SAMPSON, (Clerk.) QUINCY BICKNELL, Jr. School Committee. EDWIN A. BAYLEY,* HENRY H. HAMILTON, CHARLES H. WISWELL (Clerk), EMERY A. MULL1KEN, Cemetery Committee. GEORGE H. JACKSON (Treasurer), ABBOTT S. MITCHELL, Term expires 1899 Term expires 1900. Term expires 1901. Term expires 1899. Term expires 1900. Term expires 1901. *Resigned.—CHAS. G. KAUFFMANN appointed to fill vacancy. Constables. WILLIAM B. FOSTER, CHARLES H. FRANKS. Auditors. HILMAN B. SAMPSON, JAMES E. CRONE. Board of Health. ALBERT B. SMITH, Term expires 1899. HENRY C. VALENTINE, Term expires 1900. CHARLES H. FRANKS. Term expires 1101. Water Commissioners. EVERETT S. LOCKS, NELSON W. JENNEY, BRADLEY C. WHITCHER. Term expires 1899. Term expires 1900. Term expires 1901. Sewer Commissioners. GEORGE O. WHITING, Term expires 1899. ROBERT P. CLAPP, Term expires 1900. EDWIN S. SPAULDING. Term expires 1901. Fence Viewers. CORNELIUS WELLINGTON, WILLIAM J. NEVILLE, THOMAS G WHITING. Field Drivers. CLARENCE H. CUTLER, CHARLES E. WHEELER, HENRY W. LEWIS. Surveyors of Lumber. GEORGE W SPAULDING, WILLIAM F. SIM. Board of Trustees of Cary Library. Consists of Selectmen, School Committee and settled Clergymen of the town. OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN: Engineers of Fire Department and Fire Wards. WILLARD WALCOTT, (Chief), CHAS. G. IiAUFFMANN, (Clerk), THADDEUS L. BRUCE. The above officers resigned and the following were appointed in their places, E. J. B. NOURSE, (Chief), PATRICK F. DAC EY, (Clerk), HENRY H. TYLER. Registrars of voters. HENRY A. C. WOODWARD, WILLIAM F. CALD WELL, JOSEPH P. RYAN. LEONARD A. SAVILLE, (Clerk). Trustees of Bridge Charitable Fund. GEORGE O. DAVIS, CHARLES T. WEST, WALTER WELLINGTON. Term expires 1899. Term expires 1900 Term expires 1901. Term expires 1899. Term expires 1901. Term expires 1903. 5 Trustees of Gammell Legacy. MRS. LUCY M WHITING, MISS LUCY N. BLODGETT• Treasurer of Harriet B. Gilmor Fund. EDWIN S. SPAULDING. Librarian Cary Library. Miss MARIAN KIRKLAND. Assistant. Miss HELEN E. MUZZEY. Librarian East Lexington Branch Cary Library. Miss NELLIE HOLBROOK. Treasurer Cary Library Fund. CHARLES H. WISWELL. easurer of Cemetery Trust Funds. GEORGE H. JACKSON. Town Physician. HENRY C. VALENTINE, M.D. Superintendent of Town Scales and Public Weighers. GEORGE W. SPAULDING RUFUS W. HOLBROOK. Weigher of Hay and Grain. BRADLEY C. WHITCHER. Sealer of Weights and Measures. EVERETT S. LOCKE. Measurers of Wood and Bark. GEO. W. SPAULDING, FRANK V. BUTTERS, CARLTON A. CHILDS. Auctioneers. JOHN F. HUTCHINSON, ABBOTT S. MITCHELL, JONATHAN BIGELOW, LOUIS H. BIGELOW. Police Officers. CHARLES H. FRANKS, WILLIAM B. FOSTER. Special Police Officers. (Without pay.) JOHN McINERNEY, GEORGE L. PIERCE, PATRICK F. DACEY, BYRON E. ANDERSON, GEORGE H. THURSTON, CLARENCE H. WILBER. JOHN McLEOD, CHARLES F. SMITH. ABBOTT S. MITCHELL. Superintendent and Matron at Almshouse. MR. AND MRs. ROBERT H. WHITE. Janitor of Town Hall. GEORGE H. THURSTON. Janitor of Village Hall. GEORGE L. PIERRCE. Janitor of Stone Building. GEORGE D. ESTABROOK. LEXINGTON TOWN RECORDS. (FROM TOWN CLERK'S RECORD. WARRANT FOR A TOWN MEETING. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1898. To WILLIAM B. FOSTER, Constable of Lexington, GREETING : In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Lexington, qualified by law to vote in town affairs, to assem- ble at the Town Hall on Saturday, the fifth day of February, A. D. 1898, at 7.30 o'clock P. M., to act on the following articles, viz. : ART. 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting. On motion of W. H. Whitaker it was Voted, To proceed to choose a moderator by ballot, the polls to remain open five minutes. On ballot nineteen votes were cast. A. E. Scott had eleven, Geo. W. Sampson had eight, and A. E. Scott was declared chosen as moderator and was sworn by the clerk. ART. 2. To hear the report of any committee that may be ready to report and act thereon. Dr. J. O. Tilton for the committee on sewerage stated that said committee had attended to that duty and the result of their labors was before the meeting in the acts of the legislature, etc., presented in the warrant for this meeting. Mr. A. S. Mitchell made inquiry if any report of the con- dition of the hydrants had been made, as ordered at a former meeting, and if not, that such a report be made to the annual meeting in March. ART. 3. To see if the town will authorize their treasurer, under the direction of the selectmen, to borrow the sum of six thousand dollars in anticipation of the collection of taxes the current year, to pay a note of the Hancock School House loan which becomes due February 23, 1898. On motion of Mr. E. S. Spaulding it was Voted, That the town treasurer be authorized, under the direction of the selectmen, to borrow the sum of six thou- sand dollars in anticipation of the collection of taxes the current year, for the purpose of paying a note of the Han- cock School House loan which becomes due February 23, 1898. ART. 4. To see if the town will accept "An Act to authorize the town of Lexington to construct a system of sewerage," be- ing Chapter 504 of the Acts of 1897. 9 ART. 5. To see if the town will accept "An Act to provide for the addition of a portion of the town of Lexington to the Met- ropolitan Sewerage System, being Chapter 520 of the Acts of 1897. On motion of L. A. Saville it was Voted, That Articles 4 and 5 be taken up together. Mr. George O. Whiting asked that Mr. Woodfall, one of the engineers who laid out the work and made the surveys for the committee and who was present at the meeting, might be allowed to answer any questions or make any suggestions in regard to the sewerage report, which permission was granted. Dr. J. O. Tilton, chairman of the committee on sewerage, stated that Mr. M. H. Merriam, a member of the committee who had lately died, had devoted a great deal of time and thought to the question, and he regretted that we could not have had his report of the investigations which had been made by the committee. The Dr. made a brief statement of the work done and of the different systems considered by the committee and hoped the citizens would consider the matter carefully, and said that if we ever desire to enter the Metropolitan System we must do it now, as this was our only chance ; and moved the town accept the acts of the legislature as presented in Articles 4 and 5 of the warrant. ART. 4. Voted, That the town accept "An Act to author- ize the town of Lexington to construct a system of sewer- age," being Chapter 504 of the Acts of 1897. (Vote unan- imous.) ART. 5. Voted, That the town accept "An Act to provide for the addition of a portion of the town of Lexington to the Metropolitan Sewerage System," being Chapter 520 of the Acts of 1897. (Vote unanimous.) 10 ART. 6. To see if the town will elect a board of three com- missioners to be called "The Board of Sewer Commissioners of the Town of Lexington," one to hold office for one year, one for two years and one for three years, respectively, from the date of the next annual town meeting, as provided in Section 2 of Chap- ter 504 of the Acts of 1897, or act in any manner relating thereto. On motion of Mr. Geo. W. Sampson, by vote of 53 to 29 it was Voted, To postpone the election of sewer commissioners until the annual town meeting, and that they be elected by ballot at that meeting. ART. 7. To see if the town will accept the provisions of "An Act to provide for the further protection of trees and for the prevention of fires in woodlands," being Chapter 254 of the Acts of 1897. On motion of Mr. A. S. Parsons it was Voted, That the town accept Chapter 254 of the Acts of 1897, entitled "An Act to provide for the further protection of trees and for the prevention of fires in woodlands." ART. 8. To see if the town will vote to elect at the next an- nual election of town officers, a tree warden to serve for one year under Chapter 190 of the Acts of 1896. The town having accepted under Art. 7, this article was passed over. Meeting declared dissolved. A true copy. Attest : LEONARD A. SAVILLE, Town Clerk. 11 WARRANT FOR A TOWN MEETING. MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1898. To WILLIAM B. FOSTER, Constable of Lexington, GREETING : Jn the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Lexington, qualified by law to vote in town affairs, to assem- ble at the Town Hall on Monday, the 7th day of March, A. D. 1898, at 7 o'clock A. M., to act on the following articles, viz.: ART. 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting. Mr. H. W. Lewis moved that the polls for choice of mod- erator be kept open ten minutes, which was amended by Mr. G. W. Sampson to make the time thirty minutes. On the amendment of Mr. Sampson it was declared not a vote, which was doubted by 7 voters and was verified by count ; 63 voting in favor and 70 against. The motion for keeping the polis open ten minutes was then carried and the polls declared open. The Chair ap- pointed Geo. H. Cutter and Henry W. Lewis, who were sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties as tellers to assist in receiving and counting ballots. Subsequently the time for keeping the polls open was extended fifteen minutes and at close of polls it was found that 182 ballots had been cast, which agreed with the number of names checked on voting list, of which 82 were for Hiram G. Janvrin and 100 for George W. Sampson, who was declared elected moder- ator, and sworn to the faithful discharge of duty, by the town clerk. 12 ART. 2. To choose by ballot the following town officers one town clerk, three selectmen, who shall also be overseers of the poor and surveyors of highways; three assessors, one town treasurer, one collector of taxes, two auditors, two constables, all for the term of one year ; one member of the school commit- tee for the term of three years ; one member of the cemetery committee for the term of three years; one member of the board of health for the term of three years; one member of the loard of water commissioners for the term of three years ; a board of sewerage commissioners of three members, one for one year, one for two years, and one for three years. ART. 3. To see if the town will vote for or against•granting- licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors in answer to the question : "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicat- ing liquors in this town?" The vote on the above question shall be by ballot, "Yes" or "No." Thb election officers will receive votes under Articles 2 and 3 on the official ballot prepared by the town clerk. The polls will be opened as scion as possible after the organization of the meeting and will be kept open until five o'clock P. M. ARTS. 2 and 3. Abram B. Smith and Charles W. Swan, who had been appointed ballot clerks by the selectmen, were sworn, and receipted to the town clerk for a sealed package said to contain 750 ballots for use of male voters and 104 ballots for use of female voters, also a copy of the check lists for male and female voters. Albern S. Chatfield and Christopher S. Ryan were appointed deputy ballot clerks and duly sworn by the moderator. The ballot box was shown to be empty, then locked, and the key thereof delivered to William B. Foster, the consta- ble in attendance, and the polls were declared open and the balloting commenced. 13 At 10 o'clock, A. M. Patrick F. Dacey, Henry A. C. Woodward, Charles F. Nourse and Charles G. Kauffmann were appointed and sworn as tellers by the moderator, and on consent of the moderator and town clerk the ballot box was opened and 200 ballots taken therefrom, and the tellers commenced to canvass the votes. Subsequently, at 1.20 o'clock P. M. 150 ballots were taken from the box ; at 4.20 o'clock P. M. 150 ballots were taken out, and at close of polls at 5 o'clock P. M. 40 ballots were taken out, making 540 the total number of votes that had been east, which amount agreed with the register on the ballot box, and the same number of names was checked on the voting lists used by the ballot clerks and the moderator ; in addition 51 votes were cast by female voters for school committee, in a sepa- rate box, which agreed with the number of names checked on the lists of female voters. Oa completion of the labors of the tellers in canvassing the votes, the result was anuounced by the moderator as follows : FOR TOWN CLERK - ONE YEAR. Leonard A. Saville R. P. Clapp . G. W. Sampson . Blanks . 377 And Leonard A. Saville was declared elected for the en- suing year. FOR SELECTMEN, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, AND SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS - ONE YEAR. John F. Hutchinson Edwin S. Spaulding Irving Stone . 361 316 223 14 William H. Whitaker Blanks . 345 375 And John F. Hutchinson, William H. Whitaker and Edwin S. Spaulding were declared elected. FOR TOWN TREASURER - ONE YEAR. George D. Harrington E. S. Spaulding . Downer, P. Doyle, G. Green, G. each . Blanks . W. Spaulding, one And George D. Harrington was declared elected. FOR COLLECTOR OF TAXES - ONE YEAR. 462 2 4 72 George W. Sampson 432 G. D. Harrington 3 I. Stone, W. P. Foster, G. H. Cutter, W. W. Reed, L. A. Saville, J. F. Ballard, one each . Blanks . And George W. Sampson was declared elected. FOR ASSESSORS - ONE YEAR. Quincy Bicknell, Jr. Byron C. Earle . Howard M. Munroe William W. Reed George W. Sampson Walter Wellington I. Stone . Blanks . 6 99 249 93 199 110 358 342 1 268 15 And George W. Sampson, Walter Wellington and Quincy Bicknell, Jr., were declared elected. 16 And William B. Foster and Charles H. Franks were de- clared elected. FOR SCHOOL COMMITTEE -THREE YEARS. FOR AUDITORS - ONE YEAR. Alfred Pierce 178 Charles H. Wiswell 348 Blanks 65 And Charles H. Wiswell was declared elected. (51 females voted for School Committee.) FOR BOARD OF HEALTH - THREE YEARS. Charles H. Franks 263 Charles M. Parker 200 Blanks 77 And Charles H. Franks was declared elected. FOR CEMETERY COMMITTEE -THREE YEARS. Abbott S. Mitchell 346 H. Bowen 3 G. Jackson 2 J. Dane, E. S. Locke, J. S. Munroe, one each 3 Blanks 186 And Abbott S. Mitchell was declared elected. FOR CONSTABLES -ONE YEAR. William B. Foster 446 Charles H. Franks 408 H. Locke, B. Earle, A. S. Mitchell, J. J. Toomey, J. Ready, B. Harrington, W. IL Whitaker, one each 7 Blanks 219 James E. Crone . 418 Hilman B. Sampson 411 Blanks 251 And James E. Crone and Tillman B. Sampson were de- clared elected. FOR WATER COMMISSIONER -- THREE YEARS. Bradley C. Whitcher C. E. Downer . T. L. Bruce, H. McCaffrey, J. Hosey, R. H. Burke, one each . Blanks . And Bradley C. Whitcher was declared elected. FOR SEWER COMMISSIONER - ONE YEAR. 386 2 4 148 Frank W. Coburn 170 George O. Whiting 276 Blanks . 94 And George 0. Whiting was declared elected. FOR SEWER COMMISSIONER - TWO YEARS. Robert P. Clapp . 256 Frank E. Flood . '210 17 E. S. Spaulding . 1 Blanks . And Robert P. Clapp was declared elected. FOR SEWER CO\IJIISSIONER — THREE YEARS. 73 18 SURVEYORS OF LUMBER. George W. Spaulding. William F. Sim. Voted, That the remaining minor officers be appointed by the selectmen. Bartlett J. Harrington 178 Business under the following articles will he acted on Edwin S. Spaulding 321 after one o'clock P. M. R. P. Clapp . 1 Blanks . 39 ART. 4. To receive the report of any board of town officers, or of any committee of the town, for action thereon. At 1.10 o'clock P. M., on motion of Mr. R. P. Clapp, it And Edwin S. Spaulding was declared elected. LICEN SE. "Yes" 4GNo" Blanks And the town voted "No License." 158 301 81 After the announcement of the result of the balloting, the ballots cast and the check lists used were sealed up and en- dorsed, as provided by law, and delivered to the custody of the town clerk, and such of the newly -elected officers as were present were sworn by the moderator. The following officers were chosen by nomination : FENCE VIEWERS. Cornelius Wellington. William J. Neville. Thomas G. Whiting. FIELD DRIVERS. Clarence H. Cutler. Henry W. Lewis. Charles E. Wheeler. was Voted, That action on the remaining articles of the war- rant be postponed until 1.30 o'clock P. M. At 1.30 Mr. R. P. Clapp offered a motion similar to that adopted Last year, to refer appropriations to a committee to report at an adjourned meeting, but after some discussion the motion was declared not carried, which was doubted by seven gentlemen, and the house was polled, when 11 voted in favor of the motion and 17 against, and the motion was not adopted. ART. 5. To see if the town will accept the list of jurors pre- pared and posted by the:selectmen. The list of jurors prepared and posted by the selectmen was read by the town clerk, who moved to strike therefrom the name of Edward E. Cutler on account of his removal from town, and the names of Bartlett J. Harrington, Harri- son W. Macomber, Willard C. Pierce and Edwin S. Spauld- ing, they having been drawn since the list was posted, which was voted; it was also 19 Voted, That the list as amended be accepted. ART. 4. Voted, That this article be before the town for action thereon when no other business is being done. On motion of Rev. C. A. Staples it was Voted, That on the recommendation of the trustees of Cary Library, the library be kept open every evening ex- cepting Sundays, the hours being from 2 to 8 o'clock, P. M., every day excepting Saturday, and on Saturday from 2 to 9 o'clock, P. M., and that one hundred dollars be added to the appropriation for pay of librarians. Voted, That the surn of thirteen hundred ($1300) dollars be appropriated and assessed for payment of librarians. Mr. J. F. Hutchinson, for the committee on building Grant street under the railroad, called upon Mr. E. A. Bayley, who had some information from the railroad com- pany, who said that the town must make the first move and make the petition to the railroad, and it was Voted, That the board of selectmen be authorized and in- structed to take the necessary legal steps for doing away with the present grade crossing on Grant street, and for the construction of an. underpass on said street, connecting Mas- sachusetts avenue with Sherman street. ART. 6. To see if the town will make an appropriation for the proper observance of Memorial Day under the direction of Post 119, G. A. R. On motion of Mr. G. H. Cutter it was 20 Voted, That the sum of one hundred and seventy-five ($175) dollars be appropriated and assessed for the observ- ance of Memorial Day and that the same be paid over to the quartermaster of George G. Meade Post 119, G. A. R. ART. 7. To see if the town will make an appropriation for the proper observance of April 19, 1898, under the direction of a committee of the Lexington Historical Society. On motion of Mr. C. M. Parker it was Voted, That the sum of two hundred ($200) dollars be ap- propriated and assessed for the observance of April 19, 1898, under the direction of a committee of the Lexington Historical Society. ART. 8. To provide for the support of the public schools the ensuing year, and grant money for the same. Mr. Alfred Pierce, chairman of the school committee, moved the sum of eighteen thousand five hundred ($18,500) dollars in addition to the unexpended balance of two hundred and sixty-six and seventy-seven one -hundredths ($266.77) dollars, and stated that the state inspector had ordered the Adams and High school buildings to be better ventilated and lighted. Some discussion ensued on the amount, but it was finally. Voted, That the sum of eighteen thousand seven hundred and sixty-six and seventy-seven one -hundredths ($18,766.77) dollars be appropriated, of which the sum of eighteen thousand five hundred ($18,500) dollars be assessed, for the support of schools the ensuing year. 21 Voted, That a committee of three, one of whom should be a member of the school committee, be appointed by the chair to confer with the state inspector in relation to better venti- lation and lighting of the Adams and High school houses, and report to the town at an adjournment of this meeting or at the next town meeting, and the moderator appointed Herbert S. Teele, Edwin A. Bayley and Rufus W. Holbrook. ART. 9. To provide for the support of the poor at the Poor Farm the ensuing year, and grant money for the same. See adjourned meeting, April 2, 1898. ART. 10. To provide for the support of outside poor the en- suing year, and grant money for the same. See adjourned meeting, April 2, 1898. ART. 11. To provide for the support of highways the en- suing year, and grant money for the same. See adjourned meeting, April 2, 1898. ART. 12. To provide for the support of street lights the ensuing year, and grant money for the same. See adjourned meeting, April 2, 1898. ART. 13. To provide for the support of the fire department the ensuing year, and grant money for the same. See adjourned meeting, April 2, 1898. ART. 14. To see if the town will make the appropriations for town expenses the ensuing year, as submitted by the select- men, or act in any manner relating thereto. See adjourned meeting, April 2, 1898. ART. 15. To see if the town will authorize their treasurer, under the direction of the selectmen, to borrow money for any 22 necessary purpose in anticipation 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. On motion of Mr. L. A. Saville it was Voted, That for the purpose of procuring temporary loans to and for the use of the Town of Lexington in anticipation of the taxes of the present municipal year, the town treas- urer is hereby authorized to borrow from time to time with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, a sum or sums not exceeding in the aggregate sixty-five thousand ($,65,000) dollars, and to execute and deliver the note or notes of the town therefor, payable within one year from the time the loan made, with interest thereon at a rate not exceeding five per cent. per annum. All debts incurred under this vote shall be paid from the taxes of the present municipal year. ART 16. To see what measures the town will adopt in rela- tion to the collection of taxes the ensuing year, or act in any manner relating thereto. On motion of Mr. L. A. Saville it was Voted, That all taxes for the current year be made pay- able on or before December 1, 1898, and that a discount of one-half of one per cent. 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 June 1, 1899. Voted, That the compensation of collector be one per cent. on the amount collected. 23 ART. 17. To see if the town will authorize the selectmen to draw from any unappropriated money in the treasury for the payment of contingent expenses. On motion of Mr. J. F. Hutchinson it was Voted, That the selectmen be authorized to draw from any unappropriated money in the treasury for the payment of contingent expenses. ART. 18. To see if the town will make an appropriation to construct sidewalks with concrete or other materials, where the abutters will pay one-half the expense thereof. On motion of Mr. B. F. Brown it was Voted, That the sum of one thousand ($1,000) dollars be appropriated and assessed for the construction of sidewalks. Voted, That a concrete sidewalk be constructed on Elm avenue on the northerly side thereof, from Hancock street to the Unitarian church, and the abutters assessed one-half the expense thereof. Voted, That a concrete sidewalk be constructed on Han- cock street, from the house occupied by George F. Jones to the house occupied by Charles B. Davis, on the westerly side thereof, and the abutters assessed one-half the expense thereof. ART. 19. To see if the town will alter or amend section one of the by-laws for rules and regulations of the water depart- ment whereby it is provided that no member of the Board of Water Commissioners shall receive any salary or other compen- sation for his services, or act in any manner relating thereto. 24 Mr. L. A. Saville moved that the town alter section one of the by-laws and that the commissioners be allowed $100.00 each per year for their services, which was declared not a vote, which was doubted by seven persons, and the house was polled with the following result : in favor of the motion, 24 ; opposed to the motion, 25, and it was defeated. ART. 20. To see if the town will accept a bequest of the late Francis B. Hayes in accordance with the sixteenth clause of his last will, which reads as follows:— “I ollows:— I give to the Town of Lexington in said Commonwealth $10,000 for the establishment of a fountain within the limits of said town, to be called the Hayes Fountain.” On motion of Rev. C. A. Staples it was Voted, That the town accept the bequest and that the selectmen be requested to gratefully acknowledge the same. Voted, That a committee of five, three gentlemen and two ladies, be appointed by the moderator to take into con- sideration the location and character of the gift and report at an adjournment of this meeting, or at the next town meeting, and the moderator appointed on Such committee Rev. C. A. Staples, Charles A. Wellington, Leonard G. Babcock, Mrs. Alice D. Goodwin and Miss Ellen Dana. Mrs. Goodwin declined to serve and Mrs. Mary S. Tufts was appointed in her place. ARL. 21. To see if the town will vote to appoint a com- mittee to consider and report upon the advisability of laying, out and constructing a highway from the Arlington line to a. point near Lexington Centre by a route running southerly of, and approximately parallel with, Massachusetts avenue, and to 25 grant money for the use of such committee in making surveys• and procuring plans and estimates; or act in any manner relat- ing to such a highway. This article was favored by Messrs. R. P. Clapp, H. G. Janvrin and Cornelius Wellington, and opposed by Messrs. F. Alderman and J. F. Maloney, and after some discussion it was Voted, That the article be indefinitely postponed. ART. 22. To take action in the matter of the proposed re- funding efunding of money to E. S. Wetherbee on account of taxes over- paid by him, to this end rescinding or amending, if desired, any previous vote of the town on the subject, and passing such new votes as shall seem best, and to appropriate money to pay any amount that shall be ordered to be so refunded. The committee having the matter in charge made a major- ity report signed by Daniel F. Hutchinson and Robert R Clapp and a minority report signed by H. E. Holt —as follows : 7o the Town of Lexington:— Your committee, appointed at the town meeting of Octo- ber 2, 1897, to investigate further and report upon the claim of E. S. Wetherbee for a refund of certain taxes paid by him on a note of the Boston Lead Company in the years 1880-1894 inclusive, beg leave to report as follows :— The— The facts found embrace some not contained in your former committees report, for the reason that the present committee was directed to conduct a somewhat broader investigation. 26 Mr. Wetherbee became a citizen of Lexington in April, 1878. About six years before that time, he loaned the Bos- ton Lead Company $14,000, receiving therefor its note for that sum. The accumulation of interest and a part of the principal had been paid, so that on his removal here the balance due him was about $9,600. The company becom- ing unable, in December, 1877, to meet its obligations, its property was conveyed to trustees who were to dispose of the same and divide the proceeds among the creditors. Mr. Wetherbee says that at that time it was believed that the as- sets would be sufficient to pay the debts in full, and that for one or two years thereafter the interest on his note was paid. It was soon found, however, that this expectation could not be realized. The interest payments ceased and no divi- dend was received until 1881 (as near as he can remember) when $2,300 was paid him. IIe was owing this amount, he says, and used the money to pay the debt, which was con- tracted about two years before. The next sum received was $1,700, paid over in the summer of 1890, and was a final payment, the note being then surrendered. The total amount received therefore, on said $9,600 balance of principal was $4,000. In 1878, the first year of his residence here, Mr. Wether - bee paid a tax of $139.23, divided as follows : real estate, .$115.37 ; personal property, $23.86 ; the latter based on live stock and carriage valued • at $1,680. (Tax rate, X14.20.) In 1879, he paid $82.42, divided as follows : real estate, $66.48 ; personal property, $17.94 ; the latter based on live stock valued at $2,242. (rate $8.00.) • In 1880 he paid $237.65, divided as follows : real estate, $104.43 ; personal property, $133.22: the latter based on live stock valued at $2,450 and money at interest $10,000. 27 KRate $10.70) This itein of $10,000 represents the note in question, and it is the first appearance thereof on the assessors' books. In 1881 he paid $223.95, divided as follows : real es- tate, $121.77 ; personal property, $102.18 ; the latter based on live stock, $2,240, "money at interest," $6000. (Rate $12.40.) How this amount (represented by the note) came to be reduced from the amount of the prior assessment to $6,000, cannot be ascertained. Mr. Wetherbee does not remember that the matter was ever a subject of conversation with any of the assessors ; and his memory is that he never knew un- til 1895 that he had been assessed at all in Lexington on said note or on any money at interest, or any personal property whatever other than live stock and chattels on his farm. Mr. Walter Wellington, on the other hand, distinctly remembers hearing Mr. Simonds ask Mr. Wetherbee on one occasion whether he considered the note good, and says that Mr. Wetherbee replied that he thought it was. This item, " money at interest $6,000," appears on the assessors' books without change for the year 1882, and for each subsequent year down to and including 1894, the total personal property valuation varying from about $7,300 to a little over $8,000, according as the assessment of his live stock varied from time to time. During this period, 1882- 1894, he paid on real estate, valued at from about $10,000 to rising $11,000, except in the years 1890, to 1893 inclu- sive, when the amount was from $3,000 to $4000 less, by reason of his having disposed of a portion of his farm. In 1895, too, the item "money at interest, $6,000," still stood on the books, and he received tax bill for $194.76 on real estate and $132.75 on personal property, or a total of 5327.51, the rate for the year being $13.00. The total property tax paid by him the year previous was $272.70. 28 His bill for 1895 calling for a total of more than $300, he made an inquiry of the assessors as to the basis of assess- ment, wondering why the tax was so large. He then discovered, he says, for the first time that he had been taxed on money at interest. The assessors promptly abated $5,600 from his personal property leaving him as- sessed on live stock valued at $1,375, and money at interest $400. The last named amount represented cash which he happened to have on hand May 1st of that year, from the sale of some property. The aggregate of the taxes paid on the note from 1880 to 1894 inclusive is $1,185.40, of which sum $354 has been paid since the final settlement and surrender of the note in the summer of 1890. Treating the note as worth during the first four years of Mr. Wetherbee's residence here, i. e., during the years 1878-1881 inclusive, only $4,000, and as worth $1,700 from the last named year down to and in- cluding 1890, and taxing it on that basis except during,. say, two years when there was the above mentioned in- debtedness ndebtedness to offset against it,—in other words, comput- ing the tax on $4,000 for the years 1878 and 1879 and on $1,700 for the years 1880 to 1890 inclusive, the total would have been $318.67. Deducting from the $1,185.40 actually paid, the amount which he would have paid had he been assessed upon what were real values as near as we can now ascertain them, that is to say, deducting said $318.67, we get $866.73 as the amount of over -payment. A majority of the committee, while deeming it just and proper to refund something to Mr. Wetherbee, also believe it an exceedingly bad precedent to allow a rebate of taxes - based upon shrinkages in personal property values ascer- tained scertained long after the laying of the tax or based upon dis- coveries of any kind made years after the assessment_ 29 We believe that it is not unjust in a case where a man pays his taxes year after year without stopping to calculate or ask the amount for which he is assessed, and that, too, where the respective taxes on real estate and personal property are given separately, for the town to follow the practice of a court of equity, which refuses to relieve against wrongs that have arisen through a failure to exer- cise ordinary and reasonable diligence. A majority of the committee, therefore, thinks that if the town shall refund one-half of said total excess of $866.73 or $433.37 which is nearly $100 more than the amount paid by Mr. Wetherbee on the note since the ' final payment thereon in the summer of 1890, ample jus- tice will have been done. We recommend that he be paid the sum of $433.37 in full of all claims against the town in respect to alleged over- payment of taxes. DANIEL F. HUTCHINSON, Majority ROBERT P. CLAPP,.Committee. of the Committee. Lexington, March 7, 1898. I dissent from the concluding portion of the foregoing report, and recommend that the amount be $866.73, be refunded, believing it simple justice to do so. H. E. HOLT. And after some discussion it was Voted, That the majority report be accepted and its recom- mendations be adopted and the sura of four hundred and thirty-three and u0 ($433.37) dollars be appropriated and assessed for the purpose. Voted, That the committee be discharged. 30 ART. 23. To provide for carrying on the work of preserving and printing the parish and town records and appropriate money therefor. Mr. R. P. Clapp read the following report :— LEXINGTON, — LEXINGTON, March 7, 1898. 7o the gown of Lexington : —Your committee having in charge the matter of preserving the early parish and town records and the possible printing thereof respectfully sub- mits the following report : Since its first report (see pp. 19-23 of the Town Report for the year 1897) the committee has caused to be prepared ready for the printer, manuscript embracing all recorded births, marriages and deaths in the Cambridge Farms pre- cinct and town of Lexington from the beginning down to and including the year 1853. The compiling has been done by Mr. N. A. Sparhawk, whose faithful and accurate work, not confined to our own volumes but extended to a search in sundry old records at Cambridge as well, will be appreciated. by all who become familiar with it. To publish this manuscript in a form similar to that adopted by the city of Woburn, which seems on the whole best suited to our.needs and resources, will cost, as nearly as we can judge, about $600 for one thousand bound copies. This estimate contemplates a volume of from 250 to 275. pages, with a simple but strong cloth binding. Having in viewLthe permanent usefulness of the work and. the probable demand foi it in years to come, the committee would recommend ,that it,„be printed from electrotype plates,, at a cost of about $100 in excess of what the price would otherwise be. The qustion has arisen whether the town would think it wise to have the compilation extended so as to embrace the 31 births, marriages and deaths occurring since 1853, and thereby bring the published record to substantially the pres- ent time. To do this would make a volume of probably 425 to 450 pages, and add from $275 to $335 to the above esti- mated cost for printing and binding. To summarize, we make the following estimates : — For 1000 bound copies covering period ending 1853, $600 ; or $700, if electrotyped. For 1,000 bound copies embracing period ending 1897, $875 ; or $935, if electrotyped. The figures given are exclusive of cost of clerical services of the compiler. These have cost to date $211.24, of which $72.97 is charged against the appropriation of $500, made a year ago. The balance of $138.27 is now due.''' ROBERT P. CLAPP, C. A. STAPLES, GEORGE O. SMITH, Committee. Rev. C. A. Staples moved and it was Voted, That .the work be continued to the present time and that the sum of twelve hundred ($1200) dollars be ap- propriated of which seven hundred and seventy-two and ;« ($772.97) dollars be assessed for one thousand copies of the book and the work be carried on by the same com- mittee. ommittee. ART. 24. To see if the town will vote to request their various heads of departments to employ no laborers on any public works who are not citizens of Lexington, or act in any manner relative thereto. 32 Motions on this article were submitted by Messrs. B. J. Harrington, H. G. Janvrin and C. E. Wheeler and the matter was fully discussed ; a motion to indefinitely post- pone was voted down, and a motion to lay on table till next meeting was defeated. Messrs. Janvrin, Wheeler and Harrington were requested to confer and present a motion later and they presented and it was Voted, To request the various heads of departments to employ as laborers on any public works, none but citizens of the United States. Citizens of the State of Massachu- setts preferred to those of any other state, and citizens of the Town of Lexington to have preference over all others. ART. 25. To see if the town will vote to request the select- men to order the Lexington Street Railway Co. to deposit with the treasurer of the town of Lexington, before December 1st, 1898, the sum of one thousand ($1,000) dollars in accordance with section 33 of the " Restrictions" on page 81 of the Town Report, or act in any manner relating thereto. On motion of Mr. H. W. Lewis it was Voted, To request the selectmen to order the Lexing- ton Street Railway Co. to deposit with the treasurer of the town of Lexington, before December 1st, 1898, the sum of one thousand dollars, in accordance with section 33 of the << Restrictions" on page 81 of the Town Report for the year 1897. ART. 26. To see if the town will instruct the selectmen to cause a concrete walk to be laid on the southerly side of Bloom- field street, from Eustis street to Massachusetts avenue, and appropriate money for the same. 33 On motion of Mr. Irving Stone it was Voted, That the selectmen be instructed to cause a con- crete walk to be laid on Bloomfield street, on the south- erly side, from Eustis street to Massachusetts avenue, and that the abutters be charged with one-half the expense there- of, and that the sum of one hundred and seventy ($170) dollars be appropriated and assessed therefor. ART. 27. To see if the town will accept the provisions of Chapter 455 of the Acts of 1894, entitled " An Act relative to the licensing of plumbers and the supervision of the business of plumbing," and any Acts in amendment thereto, or act in any manner relating thereto. On motion of Mr. C. M. Parker it was Voted, That the town accept the provisions of Chapter 455 of the Acts of 1894, entitled "An Act relative to the licensing of plumbt•rs and the supervision of the business of plumbing," and any Acts in amendment thereto. ART. 28. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of $5,000 for the purpose of macadamizing Lowell street, from the Arlington line to Woburn street or about two miles, on condition that the stone and gravel be furnished, exclusive of. teaming, by John Maloney, or act in any manner relating thereto. This article caused considerable discussion and was fa- vored by Messrs. George E. Morgan, John F. Maloney, Irv- ing Locke, Franklin Alderman and F. E. Flood and opposed by Messrs, Cornelius Welling on, C. M. Parker and R. P. Clapp. 34 A motion to indefinitely postpone was voted down. It was finally Voted, That the matter be referred to the selectmen and that they be requested to give a public hearing on the mat- ter to all parties interested. ART. '29. To see if the town will vote to make the neces- sary changes in the engine house at East Lexington, and make an appropriation therefor, or act in any manner relating thereto. On motion of Mr. C. G. Kauffmann it was Voted, That a committee of three be appointed by the chair to consider the matter and report at an adjournment of this meeting, or at the next town meeting, and the chair appointed as such committee : Charles G. Kauffmann, S. M. Lawrence, John F. Hutchinson. ART. 30. To see if the town will vote to issue bonds to the amount of ten thousand dollars, under the authority and pro- visions of Chapter One Hundred and Sixty (160) of the Acts of 1896, for the purpose of refunding an equal amount of bonds of the town denominated "Lexington Water Bonds," which be- come due Nov. 1, 1898, or act in any manner relating thereto. On motion of Mr. J. F. Hutchinson it was Voted, That the town issue ten bonds of one thousand dollars each, dated Nov. 1st, 1898, payable in twenty years from d rteand bearing interest at the rate of four per cent. per annum, principal an , interest to be paid in gold coin of 35 the United States of the present standard of weight and fineness, to refund an equal amount of the bonds of the town denominated " Lexington Water Bonds," which be- come due Nov. 1st, 1898, under the authority of Chapter 160 of the Acts of 1896. Voted, That said bonds be sold at private sale under the direction of the selectmen upon the best terms they can obtain. ART. 31. To see if the town will authorize the selectmen to make a further contract with the state highway commission- ers for the construction of an additional section of the state high way. On motion of Mr. J. F. Hutchinson it was Voted, That the selectmen be authorized to make a con- tract with the state highway commissioners for the construc- tion of an additional section of the state highway. ART. 32. To see if the town will instruct the board of as- sessors to publish the valuation and tax list for 1898, in the next Town Report. On motion of Mr. J. F. Maynard it was Voted, That the matter be indefinately postponed. ART. 33. To see if the town will instruct its Representative in General Court to oppose the scheme known as " Greater Bos- ton" County, or any other legislation which shall tend to dis- 36 member Middlesex County or disrupt its time honored institutions. See adjourned meeting April 2, 1898. ART. 34. To see if the town will vote to revoke the action of the town whereby it was voted to accept the provisions of an "Act to provide for the further protection of trees and for the prevention of fires in woodlands." Mr. J. F. Hutchinson read several sections from the Act and said that the article had been inserted in the warrant at the request of the farmers who would be affected thereby, and moved that the town revoke the action of the last town meeting. Voted, That the action of the town whereby it accepted the provisions of " An Act to provide for the further pro- tection of trees and for the prevention of fires in wood- lands," at the town meeting• held February 5, 1898, be revoked. On motion of Mr. Charles B. Davis, the meeting was de- clared adjourned to Saturday, April 2, 1898, at 7.30 o'clock, P. M. ADJOURNED MEETING. LEXINGTON, April 2, 1898. Meeting called to order at 7.30 o'clock by George W. Sampson moderator, who said that he had cone from a sick 37 bed to call the meeting to order, and he would,call Mr. J. F. Hutchinson to take the chair so that he could return home. Mr. J. F. Hutchinson said that business remained to be done under Articles 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 33. ART. 4. Mr. C. G. Kauffmann for the committee on engine house at East Lexington made the following report : The committee appointed to investigate as to the neces- sary changes in the engine house at East Lexington, beg leave to make the following report : — We find the accommodations for the proper housing and management of the fire apparatus entirely inadequate. The rooms are so low studded and the doors so narrow as to make it dangerous to drive out, to both man and machine. The sanitary conditions and stable for the horses are very bad and the sleeping, room and heating apparatus unfit. All of these things we are fully convinced should be changed, and in order to accomplish the desired improve- ments we would make the following recommendations : — The building to be raised at least three feet and doors made wider. Proper drainage and cesspool provided. Suitable room made above for man to sleep. Water -closets built in upper and lower part of the build- ing, and suitable heating apparatus furnished, either steam or hot water, whereby the entire building can be heated. New roof on stable, the same to be raised six feet. We would further recommend that the sum of two thousand dollars be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out these changes. CHARLES G. KAUFFMANN. JOHN F. HUTCHINSON. And on motion of Mr. Albert B. Smith it was 38 Voted, That the report he accepted and its recommenda- tions adopted and that the sum of two thousand ($2,000) dollars be appropriated and assessed for the work, to be done under the direction of said committee. Mr. Teele for the committee on ventilating and lighting High and Adams schoolhouses made a verbal report and wanted an appropriation to procure plans in regard to work, and read a letter from John T. White, inspector, as to what was required, and on motion of Mr. J. H. Friz- elle it was Voted, That the report of the committee be accepted as progressive. On motion of Mr. C. G. Kauffmann it was Voted, That one hundred and twenty-five ($125) dollars be appropriated and assessed for use of committee in pro- curing plans, etc., the committee to report at the next town meeting. Mr. J. F. Maloney called for report of selectmen on Lowell street. Mr. W. H. Whitaker for the selectmen made a report as follows : — At a hearing given in Cary Hall for the purpose of dis- cussing the improvement of Lowell street, the selectmen herewith submit the folio wino. report :— After a careful inspection and due consideration of the present condition of Lowell street, we find it a fairly good street during the summer months, or when the road is dry and free from frost. But during that period of time 39 when the frost is coming out. of the ground the road heaves badly, which causes it to rut deeply, and the road being flat the water stands in these ruts, showing plainly that the foundation, or road bed, is not of proper material for good drainage. The board unanimously agrees that Lowell street demands our immediate attention, but it seems to us an impossibility to macadamize Lowell street at present with our state high- way appropriation of $11,000 which must be expended at once. The macadamizing of Lowell street would necessi- tate the moving of the crusher and fixtures, which we would not recommend until the completion of the State road. But we would advise and recommend that Waltham street be macadamized and Massachusetts avenue, before the crusher is moved. Thus we would not deem it advisable to macadamize Lowell street at present. But we would recom- mend that Lowell street be repaired with a road bed of stone of sufficient depth to give good drainage, with the necessary amount of gravel to bind and hold this bed of stone in place. This will make a good hard, dry road and a suitable foundation for macadam in the future. We would not think it advisable to repair the whole of Lowell street this year, but think we might repair one mile this year and balance in the future. JOHN F. HUTCHINSON, E. S. SPAULDING, W. 11. WHITAKER. Some discussion ensued and on motion of Mr. Morgan it was Voted, That the report be rejected. Mr. C. Wellington moved that the whole matter be left to the selectmen and the house was polled with the following 40 result, in favor 11, opposed 25, and it was declared not a vote. ART. 9. Voted, That the sum of fifteen hundred ($1,500) dollars be appropriated for the support of the poor at the poor farm the ensuing year. ART. 10. Voted, That the sum of thirty-five hundred ($3,500) dollars be appropriated for the support of the outside poor the ensuing year. ART. 11. Mr. W. H. Whitaker moved the sum $10,000 for support of highways the ensuing year. Mr. J. F. Maloney moved an amendment to make the amount $13,000 and after some discussion it was Voted, That the sum of thirteen thousand ($13,000) dollars be appropriated and assessed for the support of highways the ensuing year, of which sum, at least $3,000 be expended on Lowell street, and that the selectmen keep a separate account of money expended on Lowell street. ART. 12. Voted, That the sum of forty-five hundred ($4,500) dollars be appropriated for the support of street lights the ensuing year. ART. 13. Mr. A. S. Mitchell asked for information in regard to testing hydrants which was ordered at a previous meeting. Mr. C. G. Kauffmann said the hydrants had been tested by the fire engineers according to their best judgment. On motion of Mr. C. 0. Kauffman 1 it was 41 Voted, That the sum of four thousand one hundred and' seventy-five ($4,175) dollars be appropriated and assessed for the support of the fire department the ensuing year. Toted, That the sum of three hundred ($3001 dollars be appropriated and assessed for the purchase of jacket fire - hose. On motion of Mr. A. S. Mitchell amended by Mr. Geo. E. Morgan it was Voted, That the fire engineers test the hydrants under full pressure five times during the year and report to the town in the annual report, the number of times, and when,. so tested. Awr. 14. The following appropriations were made be— ing voted upon item by item. For Abatement of 'Taxes Assessors Auditors . Care of Common Collector of Taxes . Constables and Police Discount on Taxes Fuel and Lights Hydrants. Interest on Town Debt . . Janitors of Halls and Stone Building Printing. . Registrars of Voters Ringing Bells . School Committee . Selectmen $600 00 700 00 100 00 200 00 700 00 2,200 00 600 00 1,000 00 3,375 00 2,500 00 875 00 400 00 100 00 35 00 300 00 1,000 00, For Removal of Snow . Treasurer Cary Library Town Clerk . Town Treasurer Water Streets . Watering Troughs Trimming Trees Board of Health Contingent . Care of Cemetery CC l( 44 CC '' 42 1,500 00 50 00 300 00 600 00 1,700 00 50 00 200 00 • 300 00 2,500 00 250 00 ART. 33. Mr. Cornelius Wellington stated that the citi- zens did not fully understand the facts in relation to this matter and requestsd that the selectmen arrange for a public meeting at which the matter should be explained, the speak- ers to be procured by Mr. G. F. Mead, our representative in General Court, which request was granted. ART. 14. Voted, That all sums appropriated, unless otherwise ordered, be assessed the present year. Meeting declared dissolved. A true record. Attest : LEONARD A. SAVILLE, Town Clerk. BEQUEST OF CLINTON VILES. TOWN TREASURER'S OFFICE. $75.00 LEXINGTON, March 11, 1898. Pursuant to a vote of the inhabitants of the town of Lex- ington, in town meeting assembled, on the second day of 43 November, A. D., 1875, the town treasurer hereby acknowl- -edges the receipt of seventy-five ($75.00) dollars from Clinton Viles of Boston, the interest of which is to be ex- pended in accordance with said vote and Chapter 225 of the Acts of 1870, upon lot standing in the name of Joel Viles, No. 71 old number and 309 new number, in the new part of town cemetery near the High school house in said Lex- ington, in dressing and care of said lot, monuments, walks, and the avenues adjacent thereto. No money to be expended on said lot until the year 1900 or after. GEORGE D. HARRINGTON, 7own Zreasurer. LEXINGTON, March 11, 1898. Received for record. A true copy. Attest : LEONARD A. SAVILLE, Town Clerk. WARRANT FOR A TOWN MEETING. FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1898. To WILLIAM B. FOSTER, Constable of Lexington, GREETING: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are Hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Lexington, qualified by law to vote in town affairs, to as- semble at the Town Hall, on Friday, the twentieth day of May, A. LD., 1898, at 7.30 o'clock P. M., to act on the following .articles, viz.:— ART. 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting. 44 Voted, To choose a moderator by ballot, and that the polls remain open three minutes. On ballot with the use of the check list, George W. Sampson had 11 votes, Robert P. Clapp two votes, and Geo. W. Sampson was declared chosen as moderator. Mr. Sampson declined to serve and the meeting excused him. A new ballot was ordered, which resulted in Mr. George F. Mead receiving 16 votes and Harry W. Davis 5 votes, and George F. Mead was declared chosen as moderator - and was sworn by the clerk. ART. 2. To hear the report of any committee or board of. officers of the town that may be ready to report, and act there- on. Mr. Herbert S. Teele for the committee to investigate a system of heating and ventilating for the High and Adams school buildings made the following report The committee appointed by the chairman at the March meeting to investigate a system of heating and ventilating for the High and Adams school buildings and improving the lighting of the above named buildings, would make the fol- lowing recommendation : — That the town of Lexington at this meeting appropriate the sum of twenty-eight hundred and seventy-five ($2,875.00) dollars for the purpose of making the necessary changes in the two buildings named, the money appropriated to be ex- pended under the direction of the committee. Signed, HERBERT S. TEELE, R. W. HOLBROOK, EDWIN A. BAYLEY. 45 On motion of H. S. Teele that the sum of $2,875.00 be appropriated for the purpose named the town voted "No." ART. 3. To see if the town will incur indebtedness under the provisions of Chapter 504 of the Acts of 1897 entitled, "An Act to authorize the town of Lexington to construct a system of sewerage," and borrow money for the payment of the neces- sary expenses and liabilities to be incurred under said Act; and to authorize the issuing of bonds or notes for money so bor- rowed. Also to authorize and provide for the sale or use of such bonds and notes and to act in any other manner relative to a sewerage loan, including the making of provision for payment, thereon. ART. 4. To appropriate and raise moneys to be expended for or in connection with, the laying out and construction of a sys- tem of sewers and drains. ART. 5. To make provision in any manner authorized by law for payment of any loan that shall be authorized uuder said Chapter 504 of the Acts of 1897, and if such provision should be made by establishing a sinking fund, to elect commissioners of such sinking fund as authorized by Chapter 29 of the Public Statutes. ARTS. 3, 4 AND 5. Mr. Robert P. Clapp for the board of .sewer commissioners, made a verbal report on the system, .explaining the system and giving information on the subject and the matter was discussed by Messrs. Mitchell, Sampson and Alderman. Mr. Charles M. Parker moved the acceptance of the aeport, which was voted. On motion of Mr. George, W. Sampson, amended by Mr. Cornelius Wellington, it was 46 Voted, That a committee consisting of the sewer commis- sioners be appointed to meet at once and devise some means. to amend Chapter 504 of the Acts of 1897, with some refer- ence to an equitable adjustment of the valuations of estates in apportioning the cost thereof for sewerage purposes and. to report at the next town meeting. On a motion of Mr. Charles M. Parker to indefinitely postpone the whole matter, the house was polled with the following result :—in favor of indefinite postponement 24, opposed 40, and it was lost. Mr.:R. P. Clapp moved the adoption of the following vote :— Toted, That the sum of one hundred thousand ($100,- 000) dollars is hereby appropriated for the purpose of pay- ing the necessary expenses and liabilities incurred and to be incurred under Chapter 504 of the Acts of 1897, entitled, " An act to authorize the town of Lexington to construct a system of sewerage," and that for the purpose of raising said sum, bonds of the town be issued under the provisions of said chapter, and pursuant to this vote, to the aggregate principal sum of one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars in denominations of one thousand dollars each, bearing in terest, payable semi-annually at such rate, not exceeding five per cent. per annum, as the selectmen may determine, such bond to be dated August 1,1898, and to be payable as here- inafter provided. Both the principal and interest shall be payable in gold coin of the United States, of the present standard of weight and fineness. Forty of such bonds shall be payable on the first day of August in the year 1908, thirty-five shall be payable on the first day of August in the year 1918, and the remaining twenty-five shall be payable on the first day of August in the year 1938. 47 The town treasurer is hereby authorized to cause said bonds to be prepared and executed, in such form and with such stipulations not in conflict with the provisions of said Chapter or of this vote, as the selectmen shall approve, and to sell the same at such price or prices not below par value, and at such tines, as he and the board of sewer com- missioners shall think best. The treasurer is also authorized hereby, pending the sale of said bonds or any of them, to borrow on the note or notes of the town, secured by a pledge of such bonds as collateral security, such sums of money as may be requested from time to time by said board of sewer commissioners for carrying out the purposes of said Chapter, provided that no bonds shall be pledged at less than the par value thereof. All sums so borrowed on notes with bonds pledged as col- lateral shall be temporary loans payable not later than Oct. lst, 1900, with interest payable semi-annually at such rate, not exceeding five per cent. per annum, as the selectmen may determine. All such bonds and notes shall bear on their face the words "Lexington Sewerage Loan," and shall be signed by the treasurer and countersigned by a majority of the select- men. All premiums received from the sales of bonds shall be added to said appropriation and be applied according to the provisions of Section 11 of said Chapter 504. And voted further, that a sinking fund for the payment and redemption of such sewerage loan be established in ac- cordance with the provisions of Chapter twenty-nine of the Public Statutes and all laws applicable thereto ; and that there be elected at this meeting by ballot a board of three commissioners of such sinking fund, whose terms of office shall be respectively one, two and three years, reckoned from the annual meeting held in March, 1898, and each year 48 hereafter there shall be elected at the annual town meeting one such commissioner for the term of three years, as;pro- vided in the Public Statutes. It was voted that the vote on the foregoing be taken by ballot and that the check list be used. On ballot with the use of the check list, the whole number of votes cast was '91 : "No" 37 ; "Yes" 54. It was moved and carried to proceed to the election of sinking fund commissioners by ballot, all on one ballot with the use of the check list. On ballot votes were cast as follows : For Three Years, MAMMON REED, 29. A. M. REDMAN, 1. For 'Iwo Years, GEORGE 0. SMITH, 30. For One .Year, IRVING STONE, 28. H. A. C. WOODWARD, 1. GEO. W. SPAULDING,'1. And Hammon Reed was elected for three years, George O. Smith for two years and Irving Stone for one year. On motion of Mr. R. P. Clapp it was Voted, That when this meeting adjourns, it be to Wednes- day, June 1, 1898, at 7.30 o'clock, P. M. 49 Mr. G. W. Sampson, after stating that he voted against the passage of the vote offered by Mr. R. P. Clapp, gave notice in accordance with the town by-laws and within thirty minutes after the passage of said vote in relation to appro- priating money for incurring indebtedness and issuing bonds for sewer purposes, that he should move a reconsideration at the adjournment of the meeting on June lst. Mr. R. P. Clapp, who voted in favor of the passage of the said vote, also duly gave notice that he should move a reconsideration at the same time. This was done in view of a doubt expressed as to whether a motion to reconsider in this case should come from the affirmative or negative, the vote not having received the support of two-thirds of those present and voting thereon. ART. 6. To see if the town will make an appropriation for the care of Hastings Park, or act in any manner relating thereto. See adjourned meeting;June 1, 1898. Meeting adjourned to Wednesday, June 1, 1898, at 7.30 o'clock, P. M. ADJOURNED MEETING JUNE 1, 1898. At 7.40 o'clock, P. M., Mr. George F. Mead, the moder- ator, called the meeting to order. Mr. C. G. Kauffmann moved and it was 50 Voted, To take up Articles 3, 4 and 5 of the warrant rel- ative to the issuing of bonds for sewer purposes. Mr G. W. Sampson made the point of order that the action of the moderator at the previous session of this meet- ing, in declaring that the motion of Mr. Clapp relative to the issuing of sewer bonds, etc., to be a vote, was not legal, as Section 7 of Chapter 29 of the Public Statutes provides that a two-thirds vote is necessary, the vote being 54 "Yes" to 37 "No," and failing of the necessary two thirds. The moderator ruled the point to be well taken and re- versed his former declaration, stating that it was not a vote. Mr. Sampson, who, at last meeting gave notice for a re- consideration, asked if ballots had been prepared to vote on that question, but as none had been prepared it was, at 7.55 o'clock Voted, That a recess be taken until 8 o'clock to enable ballots to be prepared. At 8 o'clock Mr. Sampson moved a reconsideration of the vote whereby it was voted to issue bonds, ete., for sewer purposes. Mr. R. P. Clapp joined in and concurred in the motion of Mr. Sampson for reconsideration. Remarks were made on the subject by -Messrs. J. Bigelow, B. C. Whitcher, F. Alderman and H. G. Janvrin, and the moderator put the vote and declared it carried, which was doubted by Mr. Sampson and the house was polled with the following result : In favor of reconsideration, 76 ; opposed, 60, and reconsideration was ordered. 51 Mr. Clapp said the idea prevailed that the assessment pro- posed on abutters for sewer purposes was not fair, and the commissioners had conducted correspondence with about forty towns to learn their methods of assessment and he had the replies at hand for any one interested to examine. There was found a great diversity of methods in different places. The subject was fully discussed by Messrs. Alderman, C. M. Parker, H. G. Janvrin, H. W. Lewis, J. F. Hutchinson, Dr. J. 0. Tilton and G. W. Sampson. The vote offered by Mr. Clapp at the former meeting (see previous pages) was read by the moderator and it was Voted, That the vote be taken by ballot with the use of check list, and the balloting proceeded. At 9.50 o'clock the poll was closed and the moderator appointed Messrs. R. P. Clapp and G. W. Sampson as tellers to assort and count the votes, who reported that 185 ballots had been cast, which agreed with the names checked on the voting list, of which 107 were in favor of issuing bonds and incurring indebted- ness for sewer purposes, and 78 against, and the moderator declared that two-thirds not having voted in favor, the motion did not prevail. Awr. 2. Mr. H. S. Teele for the committee on heating and ventilating High and Adams school houses, made a report as follows : LEXINGTON, JUNE 1St, 1898. The committee appointed to investigate the matter of im- proved heating and ventilation of the Adams and High school buildings, in view of the urgent necessity of action on 52 the part of the town to place these buildings in such a con- dition as to meet the requirements of the state board of police, submit the following further report : We find that the Adams school building is heated with a hot water heater ; that the rooms are entirely without venti- lation, and that the condition of the air in the school rooms very soon after the opening of each session heeomes so foul as to be a serious menace to the health of the pupils and teachers. The lighting of the rooms, in con- sequence of the size and location of the windows, is very poor and inadequate. This building has been inspected by the state board of police, who expressed their surprise and disapproval at its condition and suggested that the town must make the necessary alterations. Your committee in- vited seven heating and ventilating firms to look over this building and suggest some system of heating and ventilat- ing which would fulfill the requirements of the state board of police. Six of the seven firms accepted the invitation and submitted plans and estimates, embodying steam and hot air. The estimates for hot air heating and ventilating, while run- ning somewhat lower than for steam heating, did not, in the opinion of your committee, provide so satisfactorily for the needs of the building. The lowest estimate for steam heating which your com- mittee feels justified in entertaining was $1300. This in- cluded the using of some parts of the system now installed in the building. The committee has received estimates for the increased lighting of this building by placing large windows in the westerly end of each room, and this, with the other necessary repairs we are convinced will require the expendi- ture of at least $300 more, making the necessary amount $1600. As this building is otherwise in a fair state of preservation and repair, and as the town will doubtless con- 53 tinue its use for school purposes for a series of years to come, your committee earnestly recommends that the town appropriate and assess the sum of $1600 for the purpose of heating, entilating and lighting this building. As to the condition of the High school building, your committee feels that it will not warrant the outlay of a large sum and we believe that it would be real economy for the town to consider the early construction of a new High school building. The present one will very soon be inad- equate to accommodate the pupils, and the building itself is so old and made up of additions that it is a poor make- shift for what our system of schools deserves. Then, too, the Hancock school is now filled to overflowing, and some plan must be devised soon to provide for the surplus, or else the town will be forced to build a primary school building to take the pupils of the lower grades. What your committee would recommend would be the erection of a High school building of at least eight rooms, four of which to be occupied by the four upper grades now using the Hancock school. This would relieve the latter school for many years and would be a saving to the town of the erection of an extra school building. If, however, the town does not now feel the necessity of this recommend- ation, and the present High school is to be used for five years or more, we would recommend that the three furnaces which now but poorly heat the building, be replaced by a system of steam heating with ventilation. As at present arranged, there is no ventilation in three small rooms and very inadequate ventilation in the large school room. We invited inspection and estimates of this building the same as in the case of the Adams school, and the same num- ber of estimates was presented to us, and we feel satisfied that no satisfactory system of steam heating with ventilation can be installed for a sum less than $1000. Most of the 54 estimates were in excess of this amount. Therefore if the town does not decide to proceed to the early erection of .a new building, we recommend that the sum of $1000 be ap- propriated and assessed for installing a suitable system of heating and ventilating in this building. In the case of both these buildings we do not feel war- ranted in asking for a less sum, but if we should be fortu- nate enough to make contracts for a less amount, the town, of course, will be the gainer thereby. In conclusion we wish to urge upon the town the importance of immediate action in relation to the condition of these two school build- ings. Respectfully submitted, R. W. HOLBROOK, H. S. TEELE, EDWIN A. BAYLEY. Voted, That the report of the committee be accepted. On motion of Mr. C. G. Kauffmann it was Voted, That the sum of sixteen hundred ($1600) dollars be appropriated and assessed for improvements at Adams school house. On motion of Mr. E. A. Bayley it was Voted, That the sum of one thousand ($1000) dollars be appropriated and assessed for improvements at High school house. 55 ART. 6. On motion of Mr. J. F. Hutchinson it was Voted, That the sum of five ($5) dollars be appropriated and assessed for the care of Hastings Park, in addition to the income from sale of grass the present year. Meeting declared dissolved. A true record. Attest : LEONARD A. SAVILLE, Town Clerk. BEQUEST OF ANGELINE E. FLINT. TOWN TREASURER'S OFFICE $50.00. LEXINGTON, .IIJLY 19, 1898. Pursuant to a vote of the inhabitants of the town of Lex- ington in town meeting assembled on the 2d day of Novem- ber, A. D. 1875, the town treasurer hereby acknowledges the receipt of fifty ($50) dollars from Angeline E. Flint of Lexington, the interest of which is to be expended in accord- ance with said vote and Chapter 225 of the Acts of 1870 upon Lot No. 127, old number, and No. 21, new number, in Lexington Cemetery. near the High school house, in dressing and care of said lot, monuments, walks, and the avenues adjacent thereto. GEO. D. HARRINGTON, Town Treasurer. LEXINGTON, July 19, 1898. Received for record. A true copy. Attest : LEONARD A. SAVILLE, Town Clerk. 56 WARRANT FOR A TOWN MEETING. TIIURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1898. To WILLIAM 13. FOSTER, Constable of Lexington, GREETING : In the name of the Commonwealth ofMassachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Lexington, qualified by law to vote in town affairs, to assem- ble at the 'Town Hall on Thursday, the fourth day of August, A. D. 1898, at 7.30 o'clock, P. M., to act on the following articles, namely ART. 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting. Voted, That the polls he kept open two minutes for choice of moderator. On ballot, 18 votes were cast, all for Geo. W. Sampson, who was declared unanimously chosen as moderator and was sworn by the clerk. ART. 2. To hear and act upon the report of the committee appointed March 7, 1898, to take into consideration the matter of location and character of the Hayes fountain. Rev. C. A. Staples for the committee on Hayes fountain re d the following report : The Committee appointed March 7, 1898, to consider the location and character of the Hayes fountain beg leave to- offer ooffer the following report : 57 A clause in the will of the late Francis B. Hayes reads as follows : "I give to the town of Lexington, in said com- monwealth, $10,000 for the establishment of a fountain within the limits of said town, to be called 'The Hayes Fountain.'" This generous bequest was received by the town on Feb. 9, 1898. At the annual March meeting a committee of five persons, three men and two women, was appointed to fix upon a location for the fountain, devise a plan for the same, and report to the town at a subsequent meeting. First, location of the fountain. Fortunately the terms of the bequest leave the town free to place it wherever it seems best, and make it of such a character as appears most desirable. Your committee was unanimous in the opinion from the first that it should not be placed on the Common, where it cou d not he utilized except for display, and where with our limited supply of water it could seldom be played, or when played be an object of beauty. Hence they recommend that it should be located at the southern extremity of the circle below the common, about thirty feet above the present watering trough where Bedford street diverges from Massa- chusetts avenue. This location places it back about 15 feet feet upon the green, and above the elm standing at the ex- treme point, and necessitating its removal, but disturbing no other tree. It also requires the removal of the telegraph post, the guide board and the watering trough. Second, the character of the fountain. Your committee recommend that it be primarily a drinking fountain with ample provision for watering horses and cattle, and for the use of dogs, cats and birds, as well as human beings ; that ample space be given to make it easily accessible to all crea- tures ; that it be so constructed that water shall trickle down over stones and into a large drinking trough from a. 58 little height above it and then fall into lower troughs, and that there be a contrivance by which when desired there may be a spouting of the water to a considerable height. This plan involves a structure of large rough field stone, nicely fitted together, and laid in cement, of a height of ten or twelve feet, to be crowned with a bronze statue of Capt. John Parker, the whole structure being about twenty feet in height, and facing down Massachusetts avenue. Circular buttresses are thrown out from either side and partially en- closing stone seats in the rear, where a proper inscription to Mr. Hayes should be placed. A wide pathway from the rear of the fountain up to the meeting house monument on the common. Third, the designer and builder. After careful inquiry concerning various artists, your committee selected Mr. H. H. Kitson, of Boston, as a sculptor of taste and skill, who has an enviable reputation in the execution of similar public works, and submitted their ideas to him, asking that he should prepare a model embodying them, and such sugges- tions of his own as would render it impressive and beautiful. Mr. Kitson came out, surveyed the ground where it was to be located, looked into the history of the town, and studied its scenery and character. After a few weeks he submitted a clay model of a drinking fountain surmounted by a statue of such a man as he thought Capt. John Parker might have been. Your committee met at his studio and gave it due consideration, making some suggestions for its modification, and directing that it should be photographed for further study and criticism. This has been done, and it is now sub- mitted for your inspection. The committee is unanimous in recommending its adoption and erection. It is unique in design and character. It embodies the idea of utility, and also artistic taste and beauty. It is in harmony with the rural appearance of the place and its historic traditions. It 59 occupies a commanding position and will attract the atten- tion of thousands of visitors to the common, and we feel as- sured will be an object of pride and satisfaction to the peo- ple of the town. The photograph of the fountain has been submitted to several artists and others of cultivated taste, and has received universal commendation as a unique and creditable work. Mr. Kitson designed the memorial statue of Admiral Far- ragut at Marine Park, South Boston, for the city, and also a statue of the late Thos. A. Doyle, mayor of Provi- dence, in that city. These and other works of his have won for him a high reputation, and we believe he may be trusted to execute this plan in a substantial and tasteful manner, and we recommend that he be employed to do it under proper bonds and legal stipulations. It will probably occupy nearly or quite a year, as the modelling and casting of a bronze statue is a long, difficult and expensive process. The entire cost of the work is to be brought within the bequest of Mr. Hayes, and the money to defray the cost should be drawn under orders of the committee in charge, as the work proceeds. All of which is respectfully submitted. C. A. STAPLES. CHAS. A. WELLINGTON. ELLEN DANA. LEONARD G. BABCOCK. MRS. MARY S. TUFTS. Mr. C. A. Wellington exhibited and explained the pho- tograph and plan of the proposed fountain, and answered questions in regard to the size and room required, etc. 60 Mr. Parsons said that the town was fortunate in the selec- . a committee, and it was Voted, That the report of the committee be accepted and that they be empowered to make contracts and to cause the work to be carried forward as proposed. On motion of Mr. Staples it was Voted, That the committee be authorized to draw the money as the work progresses, and that the town treasurer be authorized to honor the drafts of the committee. ART. 3. To see if the town will accept a deed of a triangu- lar piece of land, situated at the junction of Pleasant and Watertown streets, of about two and one-half acres, for the purpose of a public park, to be improved and cared for by the town for such purpose, or act in any manner relating thereto. Mr. Van Ness stated that certain persons were desirous of presenting the tract of land referred to, and would like an expression of the town as to whether such a gift would be acceptable to the town. Dr. Piper and Rev. C. A. Staples made remarks and fav- ored the acceptance. Mr. Van Ness moved that a committee of three be ap- pointed by the moderator to take the matter into consider- ation and report at a future meeting, and the moderator ap- pointed Joseph Van Ness, Walter Wellington and William H. Whitaker. ART. 4. To see what action the town will take in reducing the rental of town hajl and ante -rooms for dances and enter - t ainments. 61 Mr. Sampson called the town clerk to the chair and stated that the price had been established in 1884. In 1885 the town voted that the price of town hall and ante -rooms be placed at $5.00 for dances and entertainments for citizens of the town and in 1886 said vote was rescinded and old rate restored, •and stated that the actual cost of heating and light- ing said rooms until 12 o'clock was $9.00. Mr. Parsons thought the rate was low enough and moved to indefinitely postpone the matter, which was voted down. On motion of Mr. B. J. Harrington it was Voted, That the rental to citizens for dances and enter- tainments be fixed at $10.00 till 12 o'clock, and $1.00 per hour afterward. On motion of Mr. Cornelius Wellington the meeting was declared dissolved. Atrue record. Attest : LEONARD A. SAVILLE, 7own Clerk. BEQUEST OF ESTATE OF ANGELINA S. LECRAW. TOWN TREASURER'S OFFICE. $100.00 LEXINGTON, Aug. 9, 1898. Pursuant to a vote of the inhabitants of the town of Lex- ington in town meeting assembled on the 2nd day of Nov - 62 ember, A. D. 1875, the town treasurer hereby acknowl- edges the receipt of one hundred (100) dollars from the estate of Angelina S. Lecraw of Salem, from Josiah H. Gifford, administrator, the interest of which is to be ex- pended in accordance with said vote, and Chap. 225 of the Acts of 1870, upon lot standing in the name of Patrick Sullivan, No. 86 old number, and 321 new number, in Lex- ington cemetery, near the High school house, in dressing and care of said lot, monuments, walks, and the avenues ad- acent thereto. GEO. D. HARRINGTON, Lown Treasurer. Lexington, Aug. 9, 1898. Received for record. A true copy. Attest : LEONARD A. SAVILLE, 7own Clerk. BEQUEST OF MARGARET A. PACKARD. TOWN TREASURER'S OFFICE. LEXINGTON, August 19, 1898. $100.00 Pursuant to a vote of the inhabitants of the town of Lexington in town meeting assembled on the second day of November, A. D. 1875, the town treasurer hereby acknowl- edges the receipt of one hundred ($100) dollars from Mar- 63 garet A. Packard of Lexington, the interest of which is to be expended in accordance with said vote and Chapter 225 of the Acts of 1870, upon lot No. 16 old number, and No. 416 new number, in Lexington Cemetery, near the High school house, in dressing and care of said lot, monuments, walks, and the avenues adjacent thereto. GEORGE D. HABRINGTON, gown Treasurer. LEXINGTON, August 19, 1898. Received for record. A true copy. Attest : LEONARD A. SAVILLE, gown Clerk. WARRANT FOR A TOWN MEETING. TUESDAY, NovEmBER 8, 1898. To WILLIAM B. FOSTER, Constable of Lexington, GREETING : In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town. of Lexington, qualified by law to vote in State, District and. County affairs, to assemble at the Town Hall, on Tuesday, the eighth day of November, A. D. 1898, at six o'cleck A. M., to cast their ballots for the following State, District and County officers, namely : — Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, Audi -- tor, Attorney -General, Councillor for Sixth District, District Attorney for Northern Middlesex District, Senator for Fifth 64 Middlesex District, Register of Probate and Insolvency, Sheriff, Representative in Fifty -Sixth Congress for Fourth Congres- sional District, Representative in General Court for Thirteenth Middlesex District, County Commissioner, Two Special County Commissioners. The election officers will receive votes for the above on the official ballot prepared by the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The polls will be opened immediately after the organization of the meeting and will be kept open until four o'clock P. M. and as much longer as the meeting may direct, not to extend be- yond sunset. Ilereof fail not and make due return of this war- rant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk on or before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands at Lexington this twentieth day of October, A. D. 1898. JOHN F. HUTCIIINSON, -) Selectmen EDWIN S. SPAULDING, }- of WILLIAM H. WIIITAKER, J Lexington. Return of the constable on the foregoing warrant. LEXINGTON, Nove►nber 2, 1898. Pursuant to the foregoing warrant I have notified the in- habitants of the town of Lexington by posting a duly at- tested copy of the warrant in the postoffices and otherWpublic places in each village, and by mailing a duly attested copy of the warrant to every registered voter in the town, seven days before the time of said meeting. Attest : WILLIAbM B. FOSTER, Constable of Lexington. 65 A true copy of the warrant and the return of the constable thereon. Attest : LEONARD A. SAVILLE, Town Clerk. NOVEMBER 7,1898. This certifies that the ballots cast at the town election, March 7, 1898, were destroyed by fire this day. LEONARD A. SAVILLE, town Clerk. LEXINGTON, November 8, 1898. Meeting called to order at 6.05 A. M. by the town clerk, who read the warrant and the return of the constable thereon. Abram B. Smith and Charles W. Swan, who had been appointed ballot clerks, and Irving Stone and Bartlett J. Harrington, deputy ballot clerks, were sworn by the mod- erator to the faithful discharge of their duties. The ballot clerks receipted to the town clerk for a package said to con- tain 900 official ballots prepared by the secretary of the Commonwealth, also for an official copy of the voting list. The ballot box was shown to be empty, and the key thereof delivered to William B. Foster, the constable in attendance, and the polls were declared opened and the balloting com- menced. At 9.20 A. M., on unanimous consent of selectmen and town clerk, the ballot box was opened and 200 ballots taken therefrom. 66 Messrs. J. H. Frizelle, Byron C. Earle, George L. Pierce, B. C. Whitcher, George W. Spaulding, George D. Harring- ton, P. F. Dacey and Francis Locke, who had been ap- pointed tellers, were sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties and commenced their labors. At 1.15 P. M. 100 ballots were taken from the box. At 3.45 P. M. 100 ballots were taken from the box. At 3.52 P. M., on motion of Mr. H. W. Lewis, it was voted that the time for closing the polls be extended to 4.29 P. M. At 4.29 the polls were declared closed. The ballot box register stood at 453 and 53 ballots were found in the box, making the whole number of ballots cast 453, which number agreed with the names checked on each voting list in use. After the tellers had tabulated the returns, the following announcement was made by the chairman of the selectmen : FOR GoVERNOR. Alexander B. Bruce of Lawrence George R. Peare of Lynn Winfield 1'. Porter of Newburyport Samuel B. Shapleigh of Boston . Roger Wolcott of Boston George S. B( utwell Blanks . 67 0 0 8 362 4 12 67 FOR LIEUTENANT -GOVERNOR. Michael T. Berry of Ilaverhill . W. Murray Crane, John L. Kilbon of Lee . Isaac W. Skinner of Brockton . Edward J. Slattery of Framingham G. Bradford, L. E. Bennink, one each, Blanks . FOR SECRETARY. Charles H. Bradley of IIaverhill Henry A. Inman of Newton Henry Lloyd of Boston . William M. Olin of Boston James F. Stevens of Boston Blanks . Fon TREAsuuER. Martha Moore Avery of Boston Harry J. Jaquith of Wellesley . Edward P. Shaw of Newburyport Herbert Morley Small of Templeton Charles W. White of Winchester Blanks . FOR AUDITOR. Charles S. Grieves of Amesbury John W. Kimball of Fitchburg . John Palme of New Bedford . Charles F. Parker of Boston . Walter E. Sanford of Attleborough Blanks h 0 346 9 1 72 2 23 5 7 69 345 0 27 0 73 345 6 1 28 2 343 68 FOR ATTORNEY -GENERAL. Patrick Kilroy of Springfield . Hosea M. Knowlton of New Bedford Clarence E. Spelman of Westfield Blanks . FOR COUNCILLOR -SIXTH DISTRICT. Marcellus H. Fletcher of Lowell S. Herbert Howe of Marlborough Blanks . FOR SENATOR-FIFTII MIDDLESEXDISTRICT. William V. Hyde of Waltham Fred Joy of Winchester J. P. Munroe Blanks . 78 350 0 25 85 336 32 88 339 FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT -THIRTEENTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT. J. Howell Crosby of Arlington . J. P. Munroe, W. H. Nolan, W. S. Parsons, one each . 3 R. P. Clapp . Blanks . 1 25 371 FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER -MIDDLESEX. 0 74 Francis Bigelow of Natick 6 L. A. Saville Blanks . 28 2 77 357 1 95 69 FOR SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS -MIDDLESEX Truman W. Hagar of Framingham David T. Strange of Stoneham . Edward Everett Thompson of Woburn George W. Van Horn of Melrose Blanks . FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY -NORTHERN Fred N. Wier of Lowell. Blanks . COUNTY. DISTRICT. 84 '296 '280 65 181 355 98 FOR REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY -MIDDLESEX COUNTY. Samuel II. Folsom of Winchester Blanks . FOR SIIERIFF-MIDDLESEX COUNTY. Henry G. Cushing of Lowell Blanks . 359 94 355 FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS -FOURTH DISTRICT. I. Porter Morse of Marlborough George W. Weymouth of Fitchburg Blanks . 98 95 333 25 After the foregoing announcement, the blanks required were filled out, signed by the proper officers and sealed. The voting lists used and ballots cast were sealed and properly endorsed in open town meeting, after which the meeting was declared dissolved. A true record. Attest : LEONARD A. SAVILLE, Town Clerk. 70 ARLINGTON, November 18, 1898. The town clerks of Arlington and Lexington, towns com- prising the thirteenth Middlesex Representative District, met at Arlington this day at noon, and on examining re- turns, found as follows : — Votes cast in Arlington, Nov. 8, 1898, for Representative :— J. — J. Howell Crosby G. F. Oakman . Howard W. Spurr 595 2 1 Votes cast in Lexington, Nov. 8, 1898, for Representative :— J. — J. Howell Crosby R. P. Clapp J. P. Munroe W. H. Nolan W. S. Parsons Giving a majority for J. Howell Crosby of 960. 371 2 1 1 1 And two certificates of election were filled out for J. Howell Crosby, signed by B. Delmont Locke, Town Clerk of Arlington ; Leonard A. Saville, Town Clerk of Lexington. A true record. Attest : LEONARD A. SAVILLE, Town Clerk. 71 BEQUESU OF ESTATE OF EMMA A. HOPKINS. TOWN TREASURER'S OFFICE LEXINGTON, MASS., Nov. 23, 1898. $100.00 Pursuant to a vote of the inhabitants of the town of Lex- ington, in town meeting assembled, on the second day of November A. D. 1875, the town treasurer hereby acknowl- edges the receipt of one hundred ($100) dollars from the estate of Emma A. Hopkins, the interest of which is to be expended in accordance with said vote and Chapter 225 of the Acts of 1870, upon lot No. 48 old number, and No. 286 new number, in the new part of town cemetery near the High school house in said Lexington, in dressing and care of said lot, monuments, walks and avenues adjacent thereto. GEO. D. HARRINGTON, Townlreasurer. LEXINGTON, November 23, 1898. Received for record, A true copy. Attest : LEONARD A. SAVILLE, Town Clerk. $100.00 BEQUEST OF CHARLES H. ADAIR. TOWN TREASURER'S OFFICE. LEXINGTON, December 3, 1898. Pursuant to a vote of the inhabitants of the town of Lex - 72 ington, in town meeting assembled, on the second day of November A. D. 1875, the town treasurer hereby acknowl- edges the receipt of one hundred ($100.00) dollars from Charles H. Adair of Lexington, the interest of which is to be expended in accordance with said vote and Chapter 225 of the Acts of 1870, upon lot No. 14 old number and No. 218 new number, in the new part of Town cemetery near the High schoolhouse in said Lexington, in dressing and care of said lot, monuments, walks and avenues adjacent thereto. GEORGE D. HARRINGTON, Town treasurer. LEXINGTON, December 3, 1898. Received for record. A true copy. Attest : LEONARn A. SAVILLE, 'Lown Clerk. 72* HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. Work was commenced as early as practicable and pushed rapidly the entire season, but owing to the frequent heavy rain storms work was continually delayed, and the result of these cloud bursts was the frequent washing and gullying of our hill roads and gutters, which plainly demonstrates this fact, that concrete or paved gutters are not only a necessity but a matter of economy and safety to the town. The following are the principal streets which were re- paired : Concord Turnpike, Waltham Street, Lincoln Street, Massachusetts Avenue, Grove Street, Adams Street, East Street, Hancock Street, Bloomfield Street, Eustis Street, Highland Avenue, Oakland Avenue, Stetson Avenue, Chandler Avenue. In compliance with a vote of the town, we commenced work on Lowell Street, Or; . 10, and being convinced that a macadam road was the most economical and practical meth- od for years to come, we macadamized what we believed to 74 Amount brought forward, April 19th celebration, Auditors, Care of Common, Collector of taxes, Constables and police, Discount for prompt payment of taxes, Fuel and lights, hall and store building, Highways, Hydrants, 75 at $;45 each, Interest on town debt, Janitors of hall and store building, Librarians, Memorial Day and decorating graves of Revolutionary soldiers, Outside poor, Payment of town debt, Poor, Printing, Registrars of voters, Ringing bell, School committee, Selectmen, Snow, Street lighting, Treasurer of Cary Library, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Watering streets, Watering troughs, Trimming trees, Contingent, Board of Health, *1,300.00 200.00 100.00 200.00 700.00 2,200.00 600.00 1,100.00 10,000.00 3,375.00 2,500.00 875.00 1,300.00 175.00 3,500.00 2,500.00 1,500.00 400.00 100.00 35.00 300.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 4,500.00 50.00 300.00 600.00 1,700.00 50.00 200.00 2,500.00 250.00 845,110.00 75 POLICE. We cannot speak too highly of the efficiency of our regu- lar and special police. Messrs. Franks and Foster have ever been faithful in their duties and have not only attended to their regular police duties, but have aided the selectmen and other departments of the town in various capacities, es- pecially in looking after the poor, both adults and children. It will be interesting to examine the report of the police as to the details of their work. STREET LAMPS. More lights may have been out of order the past year than in former years. We believe the cause has been partially ow- ing to the breaking of lamps by mischievous persons, and in part to the slowness of the light company in repairing and properly caring for the system, and this report casts no slight upon the local authorities who have charge of street lighting. It may be possible that the head officials of the company have not furnished proper equipments to keep all lights in good order, and we would recommend to our successors that a new contract be made for the ensuing year. Possibly one such as the town of Arlington has made with the Somerville Electric Light Co. would work to the advantage of our citizens. SEWERS. It should not be overlooked by our voters that having ac- cepted the Acts of the Legislature in relation to sewerage, and especially that part whereby we passed the vote to enter 76 the Metropolitan Sewerage System, we are at present under - a tax of some $2300.00 per year from which we are receiv- ing no benefit and shall not until we vote to issue bonds for - the construction of sewers in Lexington and the same are constructed and in use.. TOWN HALL, We would recommend takingssome action in relation to improving the interior of the town hall. The ceilings and wood work need some money expended to make the hall be- coming to our historic town. STATE ROAD. We made the best contract with the Massachusetts High- way Commissioners we were able to make, but upon careful examination we believed the town would be unable to do. the work for the prices named, and upon further solicita- tion of the officials of the State Highway Department, we were informed that the road could be contracted and built by outside labor, probably that of Italians, at prices named. After carefully considering the matter and discussing it with Mr. E. W. Glass, we deemed it wise and expedient to con -- tract with him, stipulating in said contract that he should give preference to town laborers. The work has been per- formed in a satisfactory manner to the State Commissioners under whose charge the work has been carried on, but we - understand at a loss to Mr. Glass, but at no loss to the town. ALMSHOUSE. We have the usual good report to make of the town farm with Mr. and Mrs. R. H. White in charge. Two deaths 77 have occurred during the past year and we now have four inmates. The stock of tools, wagons, carts, harnesses, horses, cows, etc., show good care and careful attention. Massachusetts has the reputation of caring well for her poor and unfortunate, and Lexington, we believe, heads the list of towns and cities for humane treatment in the comforta- ble quarters furnished the poor. Lexington citizens have voted to give the town farm many of the luxuries of palatial homes, such as town water, steam heat, an excellent bath room with hot and cold water, and other modern conveniences that would be a credit to our best homes. And while we hope none will be so unfortu- nate as to be obliged to take up their home at the town farm, any citizen will be welcomed by the matron for a visit to this institution. The outside poor have increased the past two years. SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE PAUPER DEPARTMENT. Apples, Augers, Barrels, Baskets, Bench and Vise, Blankets, Boxes, Buffalo Robe, Cabbages, Canned goods, Cart harness, Caryal I, $30.00 2.50 4.00 3.00 7.00 4.50 3.50 20.00 15.00 10.00 14.00 45.00 Amount carried forward, $158.50 78 Amount broil gill foiward, Chains, Chain harness, Cows (4) Coal, Collars (2) Contents of lock-up, Contents of pantry and closet, Cultivator, Democrat wagon, Double sled, Drills, Express harness, Express wagon, Fire extinguishers, Fowls (100), Furniture in house, Grain, Grain chest, Grindstones, Halters and surcingles, Harrows, Hay (20 tons), Hay, (rowen, 7 tons), Hay Tedder, Hay wagon, 1 horse, Hay wagon, 2 horse, Horse, Horse rake, Hose, Iron bars, hooks and shovel, Manure (30 cords), Manure wagon, -Measures, Molasses, Amount carried forward, $158.50 6.00 5.00 190.00 55.00 4.00 10.00 40.00 3.00 35.00 50.00 1.50 14.00 35.00 20.00 75.00 475.00 4.00 5.00 4.00 4.00 10.00 260.00 56.00 10.00 35.00 40.00 150.00 10.00 5.00 9.00 180.00 140.00 1.00 3.00 $2,103.00 79 .Amount brought forward Mowing machines, Oil, Pails, Plows, Pork, Potatoes, Pung, Rockets (6), Rakes, forks and ladders, Reins, set double, Roots, Ropes, Sailcloth, Salt, Scythes, Sled, Squashes, Stable chains, Swine, Tip cart, Vinegar, Wheelbarrow, new, Wheel harrow, Wheel, jack and whifletree, Wood, Wrenches and hammers, $2,103.00 40.00 3.50 2.00 15.00 20.00 45.00 5.00 4.00 7.00 3 50 16.00 1.00 5.00 2.00 5.00 50.00 2.00 3.00 30.00 35.00 10.00 4.00 20.00 8.00 95.00 3.00 $2,537.00 SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. $40.00 45.00 $85.00 Belts, Blankets, Amount carried forward, 80 Amount brought forward, 'Carts, 3 double, Carts, 2 single, Chains, Collars, 7, Crushers, engine and scales, Drags, Evener and whiffletree, Feed bags, Fly netting, Grain chest and grain, Halters and surcingles, IIarness, Harness (double, 3 sets), Horses (7), Oil can and powder, Pails and lanterns, Pipe, Plows (3), Pulleys and rope, Pung (new), Road machines (2), Saddles and harness (3), Sidewalk Snow Plows, Steam Roller, Stone hammers (10), Street roller, Tools, Tool chest, Wagon, Watering carts (3), Wheelbarrow, Wrench (large), $85.00 360.00 100.00 23.00 24.00 2,900.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 14.00 12.00 7.00 8.00 125.00 800.00 3.00 12.00 45.00 40.00 20.00 75.00 210.00 38.00 180.00 2,900.00 35.00 145.00 100.00 10.00 14.00 800.00 2.00 2.00 $9,101.00 81 TAX TITLES. The town is steadily becoming owner of house lots in the northerly part of the town, or that part familiarly known by town officials as " Meaghervil le." The past year has added some sixty house lots to our real estate holdings at a cost of about $340.00. We have a prospective purchaser and rec- ommend the town to consider the question of selling the lots we have taken for non-payment of taxes. JOHN F. HUTCHINSON. EDWIN S. SPAULDING. WILLIAM H. WHITAKER. Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor and Surveyors of Highways. Lexington, Dec. 31, 1898. 82 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen : GENTLEMEN :-I herewith submit the annual report of the work done by the department for the year ending December 31, 1898 : Total number of arrests, Males, Females, Residents, Non-residents, Terms of imprisonment, 5 years. « probation, 8 years, 5 months. Amount of fines paid, Number of tramps lodged 'at station house, American born, Foreign born, CAUSES OF ARREST. Drunkenness, " common, Breaking and entering, Larceny, Cruelty to animals, Assault and Battery, Riding bicycle on sidewalk, Malicious mischief, Illegal selling intoxicating liquors, For not appearing at court when:summoned, Trespass, 81 76 5 46 35 1;193.32. 1898 961 937 30 1 3 17 '2 4 6 5 4 1 • 1 83 Entering a dwelling house, Arson, Keeping piggery nuisance, Non -supporting wife and child, Suspicion of larceny, Ran away from home, DISPOSITION ()F CASES. Fined, Probation, Committed to house of correction, " Lyman School, Discharged, Placed on file, Waiting trial in Superior Court, Defaulted, De'_ivered to out of town officer, MISCELLANEOUS WORK. 1 1 1 1 1 32 24 2 2 11 4 4 1 1 Dead bodies taken charge of and medical examiner called, 3 Sick persons taken to hospital, 2 Dogs killed, 8 Street lights reported out, 288 Stray animals cared for, 8 Street obstructions removed, 8 Cases investigated and not prosecuted, '20 Respectfully submitted, CHARLES II.` FRANKS, Chief of Police. 84 FIRE ENGINEERS' REPORT. LEXINGTON, MAss., Jan. 1, 1899. to the honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Lex- ington: Tlie board of engineers submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1898 : Number of alarms during the year, fifteen, as follows : March 14. House owned by J. Maloney, Lowell street.• March 14. Outbuilding owned by C. McMahon, Lowell street. May 19. Brush tire, Whipple Estate. May 25. House owned by Mrs. C. E. Riley, Lowell street. June 9. June 16. July 19. Aug. 15. Sept. 1. Sept. 1. Oct. 5. Oct. 24. ton. Oct. 25. Still alarm at house of E. T.Harrington. Nov. 13 House owned by Lexington Land Co. Dec. 9. Sherburne's Block, Massachusetts Ave. On May 17, the board of engineers resigned, and a new board was chosen. It became their first duty to inspect the apparatus and the fire alarm system. The latter was in a bad condition. It was found necessary to employ some body House owned by Albert W. Bryant. Block owned by W. Sherburne, Mass. Ave.• Test alarm, Box 79. House owned by H. 'Tele, East.Lexingtou. Test alarm, Box 75. Test alarm, Box 76. Barn owned by F. M. Williams, Hancock street. Shed owned by E. T. Harlington, E. Lexing- 85 to trim the trees along the fire alarm wires. A competent man has been employed to keep the line in order and to at- tend to the battery. During the ensuing year it will be necessary to expend much more to put the line in proper shape. Several more boxes should be added to the fire alarm system. One should be located at the Centre Engine House, one in North Lexington near the house of J. M. Reed. We have been requested to locate boxes on Chandler,Mt.Vernon, Bedford streets, Pelham Road and Grant street. This will require an extra appropriation of $500.00. The apparatus was found to be in' a satisfactory condition with the exception of the steamer, which we employed Mr_ Harlow to put into working order. The entire -apparatus will need varnishing the corning year in order to preserve it. The East Lexington Fire Engine House was remodelled in the past year. A decided improvement has been made. It is now a convenient engine house and will answer the East Lexington Department for a great many years. The house at the centre is becoming over -crowded and we would rec- ommend that the town consider the advisability of a new house. We think it will be desirable for the town to purchase an- other pair of horses to be used on the hose wagon. At pres- ent the livery stable furnishes two pair of horses, one for the hose wagon and one for the ladder truck. While the livery stable can ordinarily provide one pair, it is a matter of chance as to whether two pair may be furnished. Hence we think it advisable for the town to buy one pair of horses and to have the livery stable furnish the other. A hose carriage has been placed in North Lexington which is manned by volunteers. Mr. James Shelvey who is at present driver of the steamer, has received an engineer's license. Thus we are fortunate in having a man who is thoroughly versed in either of these 86 duties. It will be an economy in the future to have Mr. Shelvey fill both positions. The repairs on the steamer, the fire alarm, and the expense incurred in consequence of change of quarters in East Lex- ington, have caused an extra outlay, but we have endeavored to keep as close to the appropriation as possible. We would recommend an appropriation of $4500.00 to defray the ex- penses of the entire fire department for the ensuing year. Furthermore we would recommend an appropriation of $1000 to be used for the purchase and keeping of a pair of horses for the centre hose wagon and also another permanent man. If one pair of horses at East Lexington and also one pair at the centre were used on the watering carts, it would cover the expense of the man and the extra pair of horses. We believe that this could be done without impairing the effici- ency of the fire department. E. J. B. NOURSE, P. F. DACEY, H. H. TYLER, Engineers. 87 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH. To the Citizens of Lexington: The Board of Health submits herewith its annum report for 1898 : Referring to that portion of our report of last year regard-. ing the passage of diseased cattle through the town, we would say that legislation in relation to the expenses of the Board of Cattle Commissioners has stopped all cattle slaugh- tering for the present, so that no diseased cattle have orna- mented our highways for the past year, because no money was forthcoming to ' ' lead them to the slaughter." The piggery question has received our careful and best at- tention and has compelled vigorous and drastic measures of action. One piggery near the residential part of the town, made such trouble and caused so large a degree of adverse comment, that the owner was summoned to the court at Con- cord, where a number of witnesses were present. The judge administered a severe rebuke and peremptory order to abate the nuisance, which was done, and the piggery was abandoned. Another piggery in the outlying district was discontinued after a summons from your board. Another matter which came to the notice of your board was that of the possible pollution of the water supply of the Town of Arlington, from a slaughter house near the Arling- ton line. While the matter was not strictly in our province, we took the case up and by peaceable and persuasive measures, induced the owner to avoid even the possibility of a nuisance, by turning the channel of his offal in another direction. We submit herewith the record of contagious diseases for 1898 : Measles, 32, Typhoid fever, 2, Diphtheria, 1, Scarlet fever, Total 36 88 loss from last year, 13 GG CG G( (G 1. 3 2 19 1 LG << Record of contagious diseases from the introduction of water in 1885 to January 1st, 1898 : 1885 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 Diphtheria. 7 or 1 in 388 0 6. or 1 in 453 2 or 1 in 1359 1 or 1 in 3197 1 or 1 in 3197 0 1 or 1 in 3197 3 or 1 in 1066 1 or 1 in 3498 5 or 1 in 699 4 or 1 in 875 Scarlet Fever. Typhoid. ll or l in 247 0 30 or 1 in 90 2 or 1 in 1359 16or1in169 5or1in543 5 or 1 in 543 1 or 1 in 2718 7 or 1 in 450 3 or 1 in 1066 8 or 1 in 399 2 or 1 in 1098 6 or 1 in 533 3 or 1 in 1066 4 or 1 in 799 2 or 1 in 1359 7 or 1 in 456 1 or 1 in 3197 7or1in499 3or1in1166 2 or 1 in 1749 5 or 1 in 699 3 or 1 in 1166 4 or 1 in 875 Total for 1885 to 1889 Total for 1890 to 1894 Total for 1895 to 1897 Average for 1885--89 Average for 1895--97 Average for 1889--89 Average for 1895--97 1)iphtheria. 15 6 10 3 Scarlet l ever. 62 32 12 15z 4 Total. 18 or 1 in 151 32 or 1 in 85 27 or 1 in 101 8 or 1 in 340 11 or 1 in 290 11 or 1 in 290 9 or 1 in 302 7 or 1 in 456 11 or 1 in 290 11 or 1 in 318 12 or 1 in 292 11 or 1 in 318 Typhoid. Total. 8 11 12 2 4 85 49 34 214 11+ Diphtheria. Scarlet 'typhoid. Total. Never. 1 in 724 1 in 176 1 in 1359 1 in 128 1 in 1049 1 in 875 1 in 875 1 in 308 Some change has been made in the personnel of the board by the election of Mr. Charles H. Franks, who succeeded Mr. Charles M. Parker, in March, 1898. 89 We reprint our regulations with necessary changes : Regulations of the Board of Health of the town of Lexington, • Mass., in accordance with the provisions of the Public .Statutes, 80, Sec. 18 and 19. 1. The attention of physicians is respectfully called to the necessity of promptly reporting all contagious diseases, according to law, occurring in their practice in Lexington. 2. The Board of Health have full control of all fumiga- tions of contagious diseases, but when deemed advisable by thein the board may delegate the attending physician to fumigate a house, room or rooms, after a proper limit of time has elapsed ; but the physician shall in all such cases report to the board the date of such fumigation iniiuediately. The expense of such fumigation shall be borne by the person himself, or herself, in accordance with Public Statutes, 80, Sec. 83. 3. Cesspools may be cleaned by the odorless cart upon application to the Board of Health, or to any member there- of, either verbally or in writing, and shall be cleaned in the same order of precedence as regards time in which the request shall be made'. The price for cleaning a vault or cesspool will be two (2) dollars per load, or any part thereof, and shall be paid to the driver of the odorless cart within thirty (30) days from the time of the removal of the contents of said vault or cesspool, or any part thereof. No application for cleaning a cesspool or vault can be made to the driver, but in all cases must he made to the board, or to any member thereof, as above provided. 4. The Board of Health may at any time cause each householder to suitably arch and brick the cesspool or cess - 90 pools on the premises, and provide an iron cover with suit- able ventilating equipments, subject to the inspection and approval of the Board of Health; or may at any time order any householder to dig a cesspool on the premises owned by said householder, subject to the approval and inspection of the Board of Health. 5. The teaming of swill, offal, or other offensive matter over the roads of the town, except in tight or odorless carts, is hereby prohibited. 6. These regulations are wade as provided by law, but the Board of Health may alter, amend, change, repeal or add to them at their discretion, and nothing herein shall be con- strued to prevent the making or enforcing of any other regu- lations as provided by statute or by any act of this board. SPECIAL REGULATIONS. Until otherwise ordered, all persons are prohibited from driving, or causing to be driven, any diseased cattle within the limits or upon any of the streets of the town of Lexington from other towns or cities, under penalty of arrest. (The above was inserted in the Lexington Minute Man, October 14th, 21st, and 28th.) The Board of Health hereby adjudges that the exercise of the trade or employment of keeping swine within the limits of the town is a nuisance, and hurtful to the inhabitants thereof, and dangerous to the public health. No person, firm, or corporation shall engage in, or exercise within the limits of the town of Lexington the trade or employment of keeping swine without having first obtained a permit thereof in writing from the Board of Health, and such permit may be revoked at any time -by said Board. The Board of Health hereby adjudges that the exercise of the trade or employment of slaughtering cattle, swine, 91 -sheep, or other animals, or conducting a melting or render- ing establishment, is a nuisance and hurtful to the in- habitants of the town and dangerous to the public health. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in, or exercise within the limits of the town of Lexington, the trade or employment of slaughtering cattle, swine, sheep or other .animals, or of conducting a melting or rendering establish- ment ; but this regulation shall not apply to any person, firm, or corporation, who may be engaged in such business or em- ployment within the limits of the town of Lexington, at the date of the adoption hereof. Respectfully submitted, A. BRADFORD SMITH, HENRY C. VALENTINE, M. 1)., CHARLES H. FRANKS, Board of Ileaith. 92 CEMETERY COMMITTEE'S REPORT. Your cemetery committee in submitting their report do not think of any recommendation calling for any appropriation other than for the general care of the Cemetery grounds ; and for that purpose we would ask for the sum of two hundred (200) dollars. We would however call the attention of the town again to the matter of the future needs of ground for burial purposes, and would recommend that the selectmen and two others, chosen by the town, be a committee author- ized to purchase a tract of land for a cemetery, without fur- ther delay, as there are but few lots left in the present ceme- tery untaken. Respectfully submitted, ABBOTT S. MITCHELL E. A. MULLIKEN, GEO. H. JACKSON, Cemetery/ Committee. REPORT OF TREASURER OF CEMETERY TRUST FUND. Total amount of fund Jan. 1, 1898, Balance unexpended, Jan. 1, 1898, John Winning heirs, Mrs. O. A. Dodge, Mrs. Marshall Locke, Nicholas Locke, $6,500.00 Receipts. Payments._ $581.44 15.00 8.00 5.00 6.00 5.00 6.75 5.00 5.00 Amounts carried forward, $611.44 *25.75 93 Amounts brought forward, J. B. Smith, Mrs. A. Butterick, Mr. Nathan Fessenden, Edwin Reed, Charles Hudson, Eliah Brown, Otis Wentworth, A. R. Parker, J. P. Reed, Mary W. Merrill, Elmira Chandler, Phillip Russell, J. P. Simonds, Elvira M. Harrington, Lucy Gammell, Gorman Bigelow, Sarah C. Smith, Henry P. Webber, Burbank & Jacobs, Priscilla S. Locke, F. F. Raymond, Clinton Viles, Mrs. A. J. Chapman, Caira E. Robbins, (E. Lexington,) Warren Darren, Charles II. Adair, Mrs. Pierson and Ilall, Mrs. E. Wellington, Mrs. II. M. W. Bridge, Mrs. Ilannah E. Brown, Mrs. Charlotte Gleason, Charles Stratton Est., Alonzo Goddard, Receipts. 1'aymients. $611.44 $25.75 5.00 6.00 10.00 5.00 7.50 ;5.00 5.00 4.00 7.50 15.00 7.50 5.00 5.00 4.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 ' 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.00 5.00 3.00 20.00 16.00 5.00 4.00 15.00 5.00 10.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 15.00 8.00 2.50 2.50 5.00 4.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 5.00 15.00 12.53 10.00 5.00 5.00 4.00 5.00 4.75 7.50 6.00 3.75 4.00 5.00 4.00 5.00 3.00 5.00 4.00 10.00 7.00 Amounts carried forward, $852.69 $210.53 94 Amounts brought forward, Josiah Smith, Sarah S. Flagg, Harriet Gilmore, Hiram Pierce, Angeline E. Flint, J. H. Gifford, Margaret A. Packard, Emma A. Ilopkins, C. H. Adair, (2nd.) Joel Viles, Stiles and Newhall, Thayer and Bennett. J. N. Russell Balance unexpended, Jan. 1, 1898, $852.69 10.00 3.75 10.00 5.00 1.04 1.65 1.65 .40 .40 2.81 5.00 10.00 10.00 $210.53- 8.00 210.538.00 3.00 5.00- 3.00 .003.00 3.00 4.00 7.00 5.00 $914.39 $248.53 665.86 $914.39 GEO. H. JACKSON, .Treasurer_ 95 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF CARY LIBRARY.. It is cause for congratulation and encouragement that our library is more highly appreciated and extensively used from year to year by our people : that it is becoming more attrac- tive to the young and sought by -the pupils in the schools and by study classes among us for information upon subjects of interest. It has been the purpose of the trustees to satisfy every legitimate detnand for books of this character, and make the library a place where knowledge upon all matters. of importance may be accessible to those seeking it. They are not always able to put in every new book asked for ; sometimes they are too costly to justify the expenditure, or too exclusively for the benefit of a single individual and of no interest to the general public ; but they have endeavored. to gratify different tastes and needs as far as possible, and_ keep the library supplied with the best books in all depart- ments of literature. While they have tried to maintain a high standard in their selections, they recognize the fact that a public library must provide such books as the people want to read, and hence there must be a larg_ e number of works. designed for recreation and amusement rather than instruc- tion. All trashy, silly, sensational novels, and books of doubtful moral influence they mean to keep out, while those of a wholesome and exhilarating character, though of no - great intellectual worth, they readily put in to meet the de- mand of a large class of readers who have the right to ask that their tastes be gratified. The late Justin Winsor, librarian at Harvard, 'maintained that almost any reading is. better than no reading. When we remember how large a number of the aged, feeble and suffering there are, as well 96 as of the body and brain -weary among us, it is no wonder that 64 per cent. of the books drawn from Cary library last year were classed as works of fiction. Out of a total cir- culation for the year of 31,260 vols., 20,294 were of this character, leaving but 11,000 of all others. This appears to be a poor showing for the intellectual taste and culture of the town, but it bears favorable comparison with other towns in this vicinity. When we think of the mental and physical refreshment and intellectual stimulus given by the reading of those 20,000 volumes of fiction, the weary hours .and heavy burdens lightened by it, we see that it forms no insignificant element in the importance and value of our library. Had there been none of these books in the library, would many more • of other kinds have been taken out? Probably not. Vastly better this reading than none ; and much of it is undoubtedly of a high moral and intellectual charac- ter, stimulating better life in those who read it. The library contains at the present time 18,328 volumes, including 1726 volatiles in the. East Lexington Branch. During the year 1392 volumes have been added. This increase is due largely to the bequest of Mr. Benjamin Wellington to the East Lexington Branch of $2000, one-half of which was to be used for books within a year. It has been received and expended, adding 870 volumes of carefully selected books ; the other half is to be funded and only the income used to increase the library there ; this has not yet been paid over by the executer, awaiting the sale of real estate in Kansas. In making the purchase of books for the Branch and in cataloguing that library, the expenditure amounted to $1070, and the balance of 870 was appropriated from the funds of the Centre library at our disposal. The circulation of 31,260 volumes during the year includes 3753 volumes from and through the East Lexington branch, showing a marked increase in the use of the books in that portion of the town by 108 different families residing 97 there. The whole number of families drawing books amounts, to 515, of which 41 were added during the year. Of tem- porary residents, 88 families have had the use of the library while here. But these statistics are far from representing. the number of persons using it, as several in the same family often take out books. Looking over the classification of these 31,260 volumes of the circulation, we find them divided as follows, viz. :—Books of Fiction, 20,294, Books of Reference, 2149, Biography, 1326, History, 1.163, Travels and Description, 1067, Lan- guage and Literature, 1111, Periodicals, bound and unbound, 1278 ; Philosophy and Religion, 688 ; Poetry, 625 ; Science, 512, Arts, Useful and Fine, 808 ; Government and Social Sci- ence, 239. During the year 2507 books have been repaired and 15 of the printed catalogues given out, exhausting the sup- ply of bound copies. The reading tables are furnished with 39 magazines, besides one daily and one weekly newspaper, and the Wlieelman's Bulletin, a gift to the library. Thirteen magazines and papers are supplied to the East Lexington Branch, in part, gifts from Miss Carrie Fiske and Miss A. A. Smith. Also books were given there by Mr. George Jameson and Miss Ellen Dana. Fines collected during the year amount to $61.41, of which *43, was paid to the treas- urer and the balance used for incidental .office expenses. In the visitors' book 827 names have been recorded from 31 states, the District of Columbia, and Australia, Canada, Eng- land, Ireland and Russia. The average attendance of read- ers at the library including East Lexington has been 113. The Juvenile Department of the library has become a most attractive feature, greatly increasing the interest of the chil- dren in reading. It now numbers 1500vo1umes, 200 of which have been added during the year. Thef children have been allowed free access to this department in the selec- tion of books, a privilege that must be abridged, if they con - 98 tinue to carry matches and drop them on the shelves, as some have done ; a thoughtless, careless act which cannot be tot- erated. Still strange to say, adults have been detected in returning books to the library with matches left between the leaves, no doubt used as book -marks and forgotten ? It is a serious matter, as it may lead to the loss of our noble Library by fire. Will not people be more careful, not to incur such a fearful risk? It has been deemed expedient to allow chil- dren under twelve years of age, the use of the library at the request of their parents, and we are glad to have them enjoy it and early form the habit of becoming familiar with its treasures. At the annual examination of the library, three books were missing which could not be accounted for, probably taken from the shelves thoughtlessly or feloniously, and carried away by persons unknown. Such losses are unavoidable where the books are so open to the handling of unauthorized persons. That the losses have been no greater in view of such exposure and in a circulation of over 30,000 vols., is a matter for congratulation and surprise. The steady growth of the library causes continued demands for more shelf room, and considerable additions need to be made at once for enlarged accommodations. Probably $75 will be required for this purpose during the present year. The town has never hesitated to make any appropriation needed for the better accommodation and greater usefulness of Cary Library. By the resignation of Miss Holbrook, of the East Lexing- ton Branch, after nine years of faithful service, the position of librarian there became vacant. It has been filled by the appointment of Miss Emma O. Nichols, who is discharging its duties satisfactorily. It is only just and proper that we recognize the efficient service rendered by the librarian Miss Kirkland, and her assistants, Miss Muzzey and Miss Mac- 99 Kinnon. By their prompt, courteous and cheerful spirit in their work, they have won the respect and commendation of the patrons of the library. Respectfully submitted in behalf of the trustees, C. A. STAPLES, ehhaman. 100 REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF CARY LIBRARY, JANUARY 1, 1899. PERMANENT FUND. Notes of Town of Lexington, *11,000.00 Deposit Book No. 1522, Lexington Savings Bank, 1,000.00 " 2235, Beals Fund, 1,000.00 Deposit Book No. 1476, Lexington Savings Bank, Robbins Fund, 103.23 *13,103.23 DR. To cash on hand Jan. 1, 1898, $176.15 " unexpended balance of Benjamin Wellington Fund, 712.39 " cash received from fines, 46.00 " dog tax, 513.79 " " books, 1.94 " interest on Town notes, 660.00 " interest on deposits in Savings Bank, 132.80 *2,243.07 CR. By amount expended for books, 81,295.67 binding, 309.65 periodicals, 325.80 service, 116.50 supplies, etc., 116.45 expressage, 7.55 Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1899, 71.45 *2,243.07 CHARLES H. WISWELL, Treasurer. 101 102 Amount brought forward, $2,329.04 Dec. 31, Aid furnished various persons, $78.25 Town note, 2,000.00 Lexington Savings Bank, '250.79 The Treasurer of the Bridge and Beals Fund herewith sub- mits report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1898. BRIDGE FUND—PERMANENT. 1898. Jan. 1, Amount of fund, Income for the year, Dec. 31, Town note, Lexington Savings, Bank, $2,913.81 118.50 83,032.31 BRIDGE FUND --AVAILABLE. 1898. Jan. 1, Amount of fund, 82,052.22 Income for the year, 147.96 Dec. 31, Aid furnished various persons, Mortgage note, Lexington Savings Bank, 82,200.18 BEALS FUND. 1898. Jan. 1, Amount of fund, Income for the year, Amount carried forward, 82,152.28 176.76 $2,329.04 $2,000.00 1,032.31 $x3,032.31 8245.11 1,400.00 555.07 $2,200.18 Repectfully submitted, ' $2,329.04 $2,329.04 CHARLES T. WEST, Treasurer. HARRIET R. GILMOR FUND. Permanent fund invested in town note, $500.00 Accumulated interest, deposit Lexington Savings Bank, 123.41 E. S. SPAULDING, Treasurer. 103 TOWN CLERK'S REPORT. BIRTHS. Whole number of births recorded for 1898, 81. Males, 42. Females, 39. Parents native born, 32. Parents foreign born, 28. Parents one native borh and one foreign born, 21. MARRIAGES. Number of marriages registered in Lexington for the year 1898, 39. Males, native born, 29. Males, foreign born, 10. Females, native born, 27. Females, foreign born, 12. DATES. NAMES. RESIDENCES. 1898. Jan.2 { Jan. 12 . . Feb. 4 . . March 10 . April 12 . April 22 . April 27 . April 27 . Maya . . Harry S. Hamblin . Lizzie A. Carey Lexington. Lexington. William Halliday Foote . . Lexington. Theresa Ann Smith . . . Boston. William J. Day Gertrude E. Carter Silas Hunter Samuel Lucy Ellen Turner Stephen II. Tyng Lucy A. Barrows Arthur D. Woodworth Dora E. Slater Charles F. Cutler Marina C. Teel Billerica. Lexington. Lexington. Grafton, Vt. John Francis Mosey Mary A. Whalen . Thomas Speed, Jr. . Euphemia Matheson Lexington. Reading. Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. E Lexington. Lexington. Somerville. Lexington. . . (Arlington. DATES. 104 NAMES. RESIDENCES. 1898. June 1 June 1 . June 4 . . June 15 • June 15 . June 29 . July 10 . . July 20 . . July 24 . . August 14 . Sept. 21 . Sept. 21 Sept. 26 Sept. 27 { 1. Frederic Bosworth Stuart Adeline Caroline Ball . Daniel Dannahy Mary E. Fitzpatrick Frank Parker Cutter Ina Belle Foster . George Henry Brown . . Margaret Robertson Gunn George Washington Spaulding Carrie L. Whittier . . . . Amasa Walker Anne Blashfield Babcock John Doyle Edith L. Dane John J. Grimes Maggie F. Reardon William 1I. Wright Elizabeth .J. Taylor Arthur L. Fletcher . Louise N. Wilkins . Frank Arthur Currier . Sadie Forbes Lamb . Matthias W. 'McLucas Sadie E. Dexter Phillip P. Leaf Mrs. Eliz'b'th Cronin (Devany) James Peter Lynch Susanna McCaffery . . Lawrence. E. Lexington. Springfield. Lexington. Lexington. Gloucester. Lexington. St. John, N. B. Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. Lincoln. Lincoln. Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. Woburn. Boston. Boston. Lexington. Lexington. Cambridgep'rt. Lexington. 105 106 I)ATES. NAMES. 1898. Oct. 4 Oct. 5 Oct. 5 Oct. 5 Oct. 6 Oct. 19 Oct. 25 Oct. 26 Oct. 27 Nov. 21 Nov. 29 Dec. 3 . Dec. 24 . . Dec. 27 . . { { { { { i { { { { 1 1 1 1 RESIDENCES. Geo. Lincoln Cutting . . Isabelle E. Ladd . . . Lewis Geo. Cochran . Fannie Bullock . John Benj. Smith . . . Nellie Gertrude Chisholm William Hunt • • Melissa E. Downer William Henry Son Mary Ann Murphy William Edward Morgan Annie Maria Perry . . John H. McGee . Katherine Louise Keleher James P. Kinneen . . Katherine J. Buckley . Edward Everett Cutler Anna Bertha Magill David Welsh Susie May Keith Daniel F. McKay Margaret Cowhig Daniel Bailey • • Nellie Sullivan (Parker) . Charles B. Meek . Katherine Lepper . Severance Burrage . Elisabeth Wadleigh Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. Atlantic City, N. J.. Lexington. . Lexington. Wilmington. Boston. Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. Waltham. Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. Watertown. Lafayette, Ind. Lexington. DATES. NAMES. RESIDENCES. 1898. Dec. 31 . Dec. 31 . 1 James Howard Richardson . Annie May Sim. Moses G. Wiener Fannie Bollmann Lexington. Lexington. it. Louis, Mo. Lexington. 36. 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I C o 00 0 72, 0 2 s 2 44 d o - ce p y 3 •bA p 0 a) M o 'a o m a tlTh ce aa) • 00 c„. � cao.,„ WUUOU 110 DOGS. Whole number licensed from December 1, 1897, to Decem- ber 1, 1898, 249. Males, 223. Females, 26. Amount returned to county treasurer, June, 1898, $199.20 ([ << [( « Dec., 1898, 327.00' $526.20- JURORS. 526.20 JURORS. List of jurors accepted by the town March 7, 1898. John D. Bacon. George S. Norris. *Francis E. Ballard. Frank Peabody. Quincy Bicknell, Jr. Charles M. Parker. *Francis M. Cobb. George L. Pierce. William H. Davis. *Charles F. Pierce. John P. Dailey. George II. Roberts. Frank E. Flood. Charles M. Rogers. John E. Garmon. Leonard A. Saville. Peter T. Gillooley. George W. Sampson. Rufus W. Holbrook, Abram 13. Smith. George D. Harrington. *Albert B. Smith. *Stillman D. Kendall. George W. Spaulding. John Kinneen. *Irving Stone. Charles G. Kauffmann. Charles W. Swan. Lyman Lawrence. George F. Teague. Everett S. Locke. henry A. Turner. Francis Locke. Geo. O. Wellington. William Litchfield. Chas. A. Wellington. IIoward M. Munroe. Wm. H. Whitaker. John F. Maynard. Geo. W. Wright. *Drawn since list was accepted. Respectfully submitted, LEONARD A. SAVILLE, 7010)1 ClerL•. 111 ASSESSORS' REPORT. Our last annual report foreshadows, to some extent, cer- tain matters contained in the following report for 1898. We noted the fact that the tax rate would not be lowered from that of 1897, and we find that in spite of all efforts to the contrary, the rate has actually increased, a fact which has forcibly impressed itself upon most of our citizens by this time. The rate which in 1897 was $15.00 per thousand has risen in 1898 to $17.50. The reason for this, is, of course, beyond the control of your assessors ; in 1897 the town expended (as assessed) $77,340.41, while in 1898 the assessment was $94,561.01. The Bank and Corporation Tax was drawn upon to stein the tide, as usual, and $1.00 to $1.50 per thousand was thus saved. Referring to the proposed lowering of the valuations of old buildings, as embodied in our last report, we would say that a large reduction on that line has been made in the as- sessment of the present year and we still advise a continu- ance in that line, but we have made a gain in real estate over last year, notwithstanding this reduction. Much of this has been upon land, more particularly where water has been in- troduced during the past year, notably in North Lexington, where more than a mile and a quarter of pipe was laid and where the assessment on the land was raised accordingly. Referring to page 120 of last year's report, we used the following language, which it may be well at this time to re- produce and embody in the report for 1898. " We urge all tax -payers to comply with the law and file their schedules << with the assessors, that they may not in any way consider << themselves aggrieved by their tax on personal estate, rest- << ing assured that if they/ do not give us the information, we 112 • 4 shall supply it according to our best judgment, and assess " accordingly." Acting on the above caution, we made some radical and sweeping changes in the assessments of personal estates, with the result that we have made a gain of over $100,000 on personal property from last year. We still admonish the tax -payers that the law must be observed and schedules filed, or we shall assess as our best judgment dictates, re- membering, as we all must do, that one of the greatest causes of discontent with our social system is the fact that in many communities a regular cold-blooded trade is made with property -owners to allow them to make their own valuations on personal estate, and in return for this illegal and perjured prostitution of the town's honor the benefit of residence is conferred, with its attendant personal tax. The good old town of Lexington has been exempt from this unclean species of traffic, and the present board of assessors is in line with the standard set by our predecessors. We have carefully verified, as far as possible, all shares of banks and corporations held by residents of Lexington and have made a considerable gain in both kinds of securities. This gain, however, is more than offset by the change of the statute relating to street railways, by which the West End and Boston Elevated shares of Lexington residents are no longer set to Lexington, making the town poorer by from $1,200 to $1,500 per year. This may affect the standing of the Bank and Corporation tax to such an extent that it may not be possible to apply it toward the reduction of the tax rate by practically taking care of the State and County Tax, as heretofore. We have, in addition to our other duties, compiled a transcript from the Registry of Deeds at East Cambridge, of all Lexington transfers of real estate from May lst, 1897, to May 1st, 1898, thus giving to the town what . few places 113 possess, a complete record of deeds of ownership, such as warranty deeds, quitclaims, foreclosures, etc., for the taxa- ble year, or a miniature registry for Lexington, with all the boundaries of the estates conveyed, and indexed doubly ; that is, by grantors and grantees. We earnestly recom- mend the continuance of this practice by future boards, as in five years' time it will be one of the most valuable records of any city or town in the state. In fact, one of your board is now compiling similar records for several other towns in Massachusetts, at their request. Following are the usual statistics : Resident Owners. Real estate, $3,385,550 Personal Estate, 544,405 Total valuation, *3,929,955 Yon -Resident Owners. *887,925 45,500 Total. $4,273,475 589,905 $933,425 $4,863,380 A.mount of tax list committed to the collector for 1898 : Town grants assessed, $86,744.34 State tax for 1898, 2,595.00 County tax for 1898, 4,302.90 Overlay, 918.77 *94,561.01 *17.50 on *4,863,380 gives $85,109.15 Taken from Bank and Corporation 'Fax, 6,897.90 Land taken by City of Cambridge, 145.39 Land taken by Town of Arlington, 202.57 1103 polls at *2.00, 2,206.00 *94,561.01 114 Therefore the amount actually committed to the collector is $94,561.01 less $6,897.90 = $87,663.11. Gain on real estate over 1897, $187,856 Gain on personal estate over 1897, 109,807 Total gain in valuation over 1897, *297,663 Number of horses LL cc (c '' COWS neat cattle, other than swine fowls 737 1,013 cows 83 839 2,980 Respectfully submitted, WALTER WELLINGTON, GEORGE W. SAMPSON, QUINCY BICKNELL, JR. Assessors of Lexington. 115 REPORT OF THE TAX COLLECTOR. go the Citizens of Lexington: I. herewith submit my report as collector of taxes for the year 1898: 1896 TAXES. Amount uncollected January 1st, 1898, *4,658.60 Collected in 1898, *4,468.42 Abated by the Assessors, 190.18 *4,6':8.60 1897 TAxEs. Amount uncollected January 1st, 1898, *25,426.30 Collected in 1898, *19,726.31 Abated by the Assessors, 235.80 *19,962.11 Amount uncollected January lst, 1899, *5,464.19 1898 TAXES. State and county tax and town grants including overlayings, *94,561.01 Deduction from bank and corporation tax, 6,897.90 Amount committed to the collector .July 1st, 1898, *87,663.11 Supplementary taxes, 258.46 Total amount, *87,921.57 116 Collected to January '1st, 1899, *52,758.92 Allowed as discount for prompt payment, *734.07 Abated by the Assessors, 1,143.77 Amount uncollected January 1st, 1899, STREET W ATERING TAXES, 1896. *54,636.76 *33,284.81 Amount uncollected January lst, 1898, *69.09 Collected in 1898, 69.09 STREET WATERINU TAXES, 1897. Uncollected January lst, 1898, 317.07 Collected in 1898, 219.06 Uncollected January lst, 1899, STREETWATERING TAXES, 1898. *98.01 Amount assessed, *432.63 Collected in 1898, 103.35 Uncollected January 1st, 1899, *329.28 Respectfully submitted, GEORGE W. SAMPSON, grrx Collector. LEXINGTON, 1)ecetnber 31st, 1898. 117 WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT' FOR 1898., To THE INHABITANTS OF LEXINGTON : The Water Commissioners herewith submit the following report : \Ew STANDPIPE AT EAST LEXINGTON. As foreshadowed in our last report, ' it was decided to erect a stand -pipe at IEst Lexington for the reasons therein stated. After making examination of several suitable sites, we finally decided on a lot on the hill rear of Village Hall, be- longing to the heirs of the late Hon. Mark F. Burns, known as " Honeysuckle Rock," where the ledge crops out, this making an excellent foundation for our purpose, which lot containing about an acre, together with a right of• way through projected streets, for the necessary water pipes, was generously deeded to the town by said heirs. Proposals for a stand -pipe 30 feet in diameter and 36 feet high, of steel of suitable thickness, of a capacity of 186,000 gallons, were solicited from five reliable and responsible firms, and when the bids were opened the contract was awarded to Edward Kendall R Sons of the Charles River Iron Works, for the sum of $2,158 above the foundation which was to be prepared by us, this being the lowest bid, and the work was completed to our entire satisfaction. After this standpipe was completed, it was decided to add ten feet to the stand -pipe near the station, and clean and paint it, inside and out, and the same firms as before were invited to bid. This job was awarded to Cunningham Iron Works of South Boston, at a cost of $491. While the tank was empty some needed repairs were made on the founda- tion and a new gate put in to shut off the water from the 118 mains when the same might be required, giving this tank a capacity of 71,500 gallons, and a pressure when full of up- ward of 67 lbs. to the square inch. FILTER. The Filter plant began in 1897, was put into operation in the spring of 1898, and on May 30, 1898, one of the filters gave way under the pressure of the pump, making it neces- sary to shut them off. The contractors were immediately notified and they at once responded and commenced repairs. On investigation it was found that the accident was due to defective castings and new castings were ordered by the contractor. While the repairs were going on, it was decided to change the method of running the water through the filters. Instead of pumping through them it was thought best to pump the water direct to the stand pipe and from thence to pass it through the filters before delivering into the water mains. On November 2nd another break occurred in one of the filters which was promptly repaired. Investigation was made as to the cause of the accident but as yet the responsibility has not been determined. We have called upon the contractor to demonstrate the capability of the plant to perform the guarantee named in the contract. FUTURE WATER SUPPLY. The problem of our future water supply has demanded much thought and consideration by our board. With the adoption of the sewer system which now seems assured at no distant day, the demands upon our water supply will be greatly increased, as statistics show that when consumers are connected with sewers the consumption, or rather the waste, of water is largely augmented. 119 120 While the waste water runs into cesspools which require attention, consumers exercise some care in the use of water, but when the surplus gives them no trouble, it is allowed to run freely. Our sister town of Arlington, after much de- liberation in the matter, have finally joined the Metropolitan Water Supply system, and it may be the best solution of the matter for us to do the same. Before we can learn the cost of such an arrangement, it will be necessary for us to make an application by vote of the town for admission into the Metropolitan Water Supply system, then the commissioners will investigate the case and give us the cost, and whether anything will be allowed for any part of our system which may be used by them. In case the town deem the cost excessive they are not obliged to enter. We therefore advise that the town apply for conditions and cost of entering the Metropolitan Water Supply system. EXTENSION OF MAINS, ETC. Extension of water mains on Hancock St., Fern St., Clark St., Massachusetts Ave. near Arlington, and Massa- chusetts Ave. on Concord Hill, have been made, and the cost will be found in the list herewith presented. MASSACHUSETTS AVE. AT VILLAGE HALL To NEW STAND -PIPE. 1858 feet 6 in. pipe, including lead and packing, *557.40 Fittings, 46.55 Labor, 294.00 8897.95 Total cost per foot, 474 cts. FERN ST., OFF PLEASANT, EAST LEXINGTON. 684 ft. 4 in. pipe, Fittings, Explosives, Labor, Total cost per foot, 541 cts. IIANCOCIi ST., FROM ADAMS ST., NORTH. 2009 ft. 6 in. pipe, including lead and packing, 2 hydrants, Fittings, Labor, Total cost per foot, 49+ cts. MASSACHUSETTS AVE., CONCORD HILL. 1971 ft. 6 in. pipe, including lead and packing, Fittings, Labor, Total cost per foot, 534 cts. CLARK ST. 115 ft. 4 in. pipe, including lead and packing, Fittings, Labor, Total cost per foot, 43 cts. $170.50 1.85 12.00 195.00 $379.35 $602.70 50.00 13.35 322.50 *988.55 *59.25 3.35 40.50 $103.10 $28.75 2.00 18.75 *49.50 121 'MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NEAR ARLINGTON LINE. 190 ft. 1 in. galvanized iron pipe and fittings, 817.40" Labor, 35.50 $52.90 Total cost per foot, 28 cts. Since the town purchased the plant the mains have been, extended about 4i miles at a cost of $14,552.22. Two hydrants have been added the past year making the whole number now in use 75. 17 new services have been, connected the. past year, making the total number 548. RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. The total receipts for the ye ar 1898 have been From the following sources: Issue of bonds Jan. 1, 1898, Premium on above bonds, Premium on refunding bonds, Nov. 1, 1898, Interest on deposits, Pipe and other material sold, Labor furnished, Loam sold, Hydrants, Street watering, Water rates, *10,000.00 309.50 825,715.58 1,207.00 44.77 407.38 380.57 50.00 3,228.75 878.41 9,209.20 --- $25,715.58 The total expenditures for the year 1898 have been $25,041.91 122 Divided as follows: Pipe, fittings, etc., Tools and repairs, New filter and building, Service pipes, Fuel, Stable account, Labor, Expenses at office, Bedford St., Interest on bonds, Salaries, Stand -pipe at East Lexington, Stand -pipe at Station, Expenses at Station, Sundry expenses not classified, *1,362.21 174.35 5,547.94 160.42 1,415.71 118.03 1,954.54 36.85 11.75 8,600.00 1,220.00 2,522.97 569.48 1,338.70 8.96 Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1899, WATER HATES, ETC. Amount due Jan. 1, 1898, as per former report, page 126, Water rates from Jan. 1 to April 1, 1898, *2,133.58 Hydrants Services, Loam sold, Dynamite sold, << 821.25 33.81 25.00 .35 Water rates from April 1 to July 1, 1898, *2,204.65 Hydrants, a Street watering State Highway, CC CC << 821.25 354.54 CC 4.02 270.39 25.00 2.05 128.98 CC CC Labor on services, etc, Loam sold, Dynamite sold, Pipe sold, Lexington Gas Co., *25,041.91 8673.67 *3,322.40 *3,013.99 *3,810.88 Water rates from July eluding lawn Hydrants, Watering streets, Labor on services, Pipe sold, Water rates from Oct, Hydrants, Street watering, Labor on services, Pipe sold, Amount collected treasurer, Rebates allowed, 123 1 to Oct. 1, 1898, in - hose rates, *2,705.69 821.25 493.60 42.17 10.99 1 to Jan. 1, 1899, *2,119.33 843.75 30.27 '265.05 19.84 84,073.70 *3,278.24 *17,499.21 and paid over to town *14,154.31 2.50 *14,156.81 Amount due Jan. 1, 1899, *3,342.40 We have the following supplies on hand that have been paid for : Coal in shed, about 11 tons. Pipe, fittings, etc.: -36 ft. 8 in. pipe. 35 lengths 6 in. pipe, 432 ft. 12 lengths 4 in. pipe, 144 feet .3 6 -in. Tees. 1 4x4x6 Tee. 1 4x4x4 Tee. 3 4 -in. offsets. 1 6 -in. bend. 124 4 8 -in. sleeves. 1 6x6x6x6 cross. '2 1-16 bends. 3 6x4 reducers. 1 4 -in. ell. 6 6 -in. plugs. 10 4 -in. plugs. 14 curb boxes. 3 street gate boxes. 240 lbs. lead. 20 lbs. jute. In rendering the foregoing account of our stewardship,. we cannot refrain from again calling attention to the unjust discrimination made against our board. For three years we have served without compensation, and it seems no more than right that we should be put upon the same basis as re gards salary as the other boards of the town. B. C. WHITCHER, EVERETT S. LOCKE, NELSON W. JENNEY, Board of Water Commissioners.. 125 i26 TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT. RECEIPTS. Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1898, Schools, Water Department, Highways, Contingent, Taxes, 1896, " 1897, 1898, Support of poor, Outside aid, Sidewalks, State Highway, Watering streets, interest, Temporary loans, Cemetery, Corporation tax, Bank tax, Street lamps, Hayes Fountain fund, Gammell legacy, State aid, County Treasurer, dog tax, Cemetery trust funds, Town debt, Care Hastings Park, $3,638.41 47.34 25, 715.58 922.22 2,226.45 4,468.42 19, 726.31 52,758.92 898.95 306.00 551.63 12,922.91 391.50 1,062.63 63,000.00 135.00 5,629.72 1,369.74 16.00 11,722.12 35.00 366.00 513.79 525.00 10,000.00 25.00 $218,974.61 EXPENDITURES. Schools, Water Department, Highways, Contingent, Fire Department, Support of poor, Outside aid, Repairs Adams Engine House, Repairs Adams School, Removal of snow, Janitors, Sidewalks, Sewerage, State Highway, Watering streets, Police Department, Collector of taxes, Board of Health, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, School Committee, Care Hastings Park, Interest, Preserving town records, Water troughs, Librarians, Fuel and lights, Trimming trees, Temporary loans, Cemetery, State tax, County tax, New shed, a'ltrlghouse, Amottnl.carried forward, *18,741.73 25,041.91 14,362.61 3,399.93 4,788.82 2,511.61 3,238.42 2267.28 1,314.77 2,000.82 900.00 2,426.34 2,353.00 13,002.00 1,807.37 2,190.44 740.00 265.18 300.00 737.50 300.00 19.47 3,072.13 392.03 37.50 1,315.04 1,107.38 174:60 63,000.00 312.32 2,595.00 4,3'02.90 20.15 *179,038.25. 127 Amount brought forward, - Wetherbee tax, Street lamps, Memorial Day, 19th of April, Ringing bell, Gammell legacy, Printing, Assessors, State aid, Treasurer Cary Library, Auditors, Selectmen, Hydrants, Treasurer Cary Library, dog tax, Care of common, Registrars of voters, Town debt, Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1899, $179,038.25 433.37 4,493.75 175.00 224.25 35.00 13.46 332.20 700.00 578.00 50.00 100.00 1,000.00 3,228.75 513.79 199.76 100.00 17,000.00 10,759.06 ----*218,974.64 GEORGE D. HARRINGTON, Town Treasurer. 128 STATEMENT OF TOWN DEBT. REGISTERED WATER LOAN. DATE. TO WHOM Nov. 1, 1895, Provident ings, Provident ings, Provident ings, Provident ings, Provident ings, Prov ident ings, Provident ings, Provident ings, Provident ings, Provident ings, Provident ings, PAYABLE. WHEN DUE. Institution for Sav- Nov. 1, 1899, Institution for Sav- Nov. 1, 1900, Institution for Sav- Nov. 1, 1901, Institution for Sav- Nov. 1, 1902, Institution for Sav- Nov. 1, 1903, Institution for Sav- Nov. 1, 1904,. Institution for Sav- Nov. 1, 1905, Institution for Sav- Nov. 1, 1906, Institution for Sav- Nov. 1, 1907, Institution for Sav- Nov. 1, 1908, Institution for Sav- H cC tt .K Ct GL U CG (L tt (f Nov. 1, 1909, AMOUNT. INTEREST. $10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 Charlestown Five Cents Sav- ings Bank, Nov. 1, 1910, 10,000.00 Charlestown Five Cents Sav- ings Bank, Nov. 1, 1911, 10,000.00 Amount carried forward, $130,000.00 4 per et. LL {G CC tt 129 Amount brought forward, $130,000.00 Nov. 1, 1895, Charlestown Five Cents Sav- ings Bank, Nov. 1, 1912, Charlestown Five Cents Sav- ings Bank, Nov. 1, 1913, Charlestown Five Cents Sav- ings Bank, Nov. 1, 1914, Lexington Savings Bank, Nov. 1, 1915, 1896, Brown Bros. & Co., Nov. 1, 1916, Edward A. Strong, Nov. 1, 1916, 1897, Provident Institution for Sav- ings, Nov. 1, 1917, 1898, Geo. K. Sabine, Nov. 1, 1918, " Joseph II. Stone, Nov. 1, 1918, 44 {4 <G " (( 10,000.00 4 per et. 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 8,000.00 Cc 2,000.00 10,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 « 0200,000.00 EXTENSION WATER MAIN LOAN. .July 1, 1896, Coupon bonds, July I, 1899, GG 44„ cc 1900, c( 6< G( (G 1901, 1902, 1903, 1901, 1905, 1906, 01,000.00 4 per et. 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 4,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 cc cc 130 EXTENSION OF WATER MAIN AND IMPROVEMENT LOAN. Jan. 1, 1898, [c (c Coupon bonds, Jan. 1, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, (G (( ([ lc GC c[ cc Gc cG cL cG (c ,( 44 44 44 G( cc cG lc (c cc LL (L LG CC 01,000.00 4 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 010,000.00 IIANCOCK SCHOOLHOUSE LOAN. April 20, 1891, State Mass., April 20, 1900, 06,000.00 3f, per et. June 1, 1891, " " June 1, 1901, 6,000.00 " June 11, 1892, " " June 11, 1899, 2,500.00 3, -� per ct. *14,500.00 TRUST FUNDS. Feb. 28, 1887, Cary Library, Feb. 28, 1897, 85,000.00 61 per et. Mch. 31, 1883, " Mch. 31, 1897, 6,000.00 " April 8, 1991, Bridge Fund, demand, '2,000.00 Jan. 22, 1892, Beals " July 23, 1874, Gammell Legacy, April 12, 1874, GilmorsFund, Dec. 31, 1898, Cemetery Trust Funds, 2,000.00 500.00 7 per ct. 500.00 5 per ct. 7,025.00 88,000.00 *23,025.00 131 TEMPORARY LOANS. April 23, 1898, Lexington Savings Bank, Jan. 23, 1899, $15,000.00 41 per et. Oct. 21, 1898, Lexington Savings Bank, April 21, 1899, 10,000.00 3 per et. Dec. 27, 1898, Estabrook & Co., July 27, 1899, 10,000.00 RECAPITULATION. Registered Water Loan, Extension Water Main Loan, Extension Water Main and Improve- ment Loan, Hancock Schoolhouse Loan, Trust Funds Loan, Temporary Loans, *35,000.00 *200,000.00 8,000.00 (( 10,000.00 14,500.00 23,025.00 35,000.00 8290,525.00 GEO. D. IIARRINGTON, Town Treasurer. TAX STATISTICS OF TOWN OF LEXINGTON. 132 ss F_' F .o M� CN1�0004tMNVI,P,t4,(0,.�� ...,CD0000v....ONM1010[,1 C.�.ONtiT C)OMMOMO,M0...I.. 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STATE TAX 000^COOOOo0o00000000o OOo0oO0o000000000 ,c.D000O000 Oo0o000.. .O.f 0.6.(DICI00000.00 .rDO)t%)Onoo Ou'J .O LL"JOoo Yb O.O.dlOo�Oin.p 01010040]01 00NCV.p Cp My,C.r.+.O.YNNN.,o MdlM.y dl 41.0,01-I[JMMO�O�WL-.,,,vt= �L^..woommxwdI Td�OMOCO,TOa0 yl ylN O+r1-.[i 0.0100 ,c,.I.1,x.S..0 tb C0.t.1l 0000.T.M.Tr.MMMN'N.r 010101010104010101000104040000040]0101 ..0000000=00o000GOMMOM0110000N.`O.1000�ccoo =C00.OM,M N.004,.,000.[J00C00.0MN0.+M.C,N,00000LL'JNI(J0N.+.0X, L0,M.r0M.+0r M,,r0 OTO>0 .000W 4 0 n=10 00=00, 00.01-4. ,J:.JOON,M 0.0.00,NMOCJN�DNN�D JN.r oD �iCC-cO,M,, N -N --I ..I .i.-iM�TC-MO>•.r �.+MON SLL')o .i[ -T -00 _... 6%,,,, ... ....yN.+NMMMTMMO.-.NNM..NNNCOMMMMTb,4 CDCOW vi w O (4 F '1 g •F 4 0 0 000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00.000.004J010.0000.00=N0 d1 yIW.M.00. ,e-I0000OM0u, 000000.0i.0i.-.Ni.M-.r.0r.0-.0011NMh'W00000oo.to0NN0,l-Coc[-.CJ[- .r.r.r .,,,,..,.....-1,q.,..,,,.,4,-1.,1 VALUATION. L0�O'41PCCOCJm0—1 OCC^Nl ~'0,.lN..ol-010,.100~c01_0MWD,M=1,..1 ,* .10,.... ��.�00.,.—Ne!tiati.r. ma..0NXe� 00-,,-,.o.=,..,0,u'JJ-ccc++o�� Co -L -C, -W X01-.0001010 70^1»NC 11`94'»00 0000?.N. M If 0010..-1010.00 .0.0.01.+..0.^i 010101 C1010C1NNNN010101 X000 00000//1 't 41'0 NUMBER OF POLLS. 0.001^01.0)000100000100=01-1-1-1N01=111t 1. 000.'00 Ian. �'J 010-001-00000 .c,04(COIC910.00:D CO000[-NC-[-C-,, ,,,,,,000.001010.0_00.+ POPULATION. 00 N 1- 0 t- 000 1 00 M N .+ d t- .C+ 01 CI ' N 01 C1. N 00 M 0...INM,100,(00...INM01 dl Ip eO,X0.0NM If CJ,.MO...INMr/0 yl�C01- ee<Jeo eOae..ocOCD=,,i-c-c-,,,,,3p a .A0.e ...0,00===ZM0 r,0HtiN.titiMM01p-.xx00EMXti.fi.w...1 .... .v-4.0.0r-.-1....-r-v... 1..1r.0.-0. 133 AUDITORS' REPORT. SCHOOLS. RECEIPTS. Balance unexpended. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, Town of No. Brookfield, E. E. Babb & Co., Ginn & Co., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Werner School Book Co., Amount expended, Balance unexpended, EEPENDITURES. HIGH SCHOOL. J. I. Buck, supt. and principal, Antoinette J. Banister, instruction, Edith Redman, Elizabeth R. Osborn, Water Department, water, Lexington Gas Light Co., gas, Peirce & Winn Co., coal, Amount carried forward, *266.77 18,500.00 1.05 10.23 7.11 7.25 20.70 *18,813.11 *18,740.73 72.38 *18,813.11 *1,840.00 670.00 520.00 427.00 20.00 2.05 `92.59 $3,771.64 134 Amount bi ought forward, F. P. Reynolds, wood, F. L. Cobb & Son, matches and varnish, Lyman Lawrence & Son, hardware, Wm. E. Denham, ash pans, etc., L. E. Knott Apparatus Co., chemicals, H. R. Comley, decorations, A. F. Dinsmore, lettering diplomas, II. A. Davis, Jr. & Co., report cards, Scott'Foresman & Co., books, *3,771.64 3.86 2.35 2.98 2.25 6.18 13.00 1.60 5.00 10.63 29.09 24.50 11.50 1.00 12.00 2.00 3.75 60 6.00 5.09 15.42 2.95 15.00 E. S. Locke, plumbing, repairing furnace, etc., John McLeod, oiling floors and repairing flag, A. Pewtherer, removing ashes and snow, John A. Fratus, repairing clock. Henry F. Miller & Sons, moving piano, Cyrus Martin, cleaning cess -pool, Edward Hunnewell, teaming, F. D. Harrington, Eugene Buckley, mowing lawn, De Veau Bros., carpenter work, A. C. Washburn, « D. A. Tuttle, H. M. Dean, repairing apparatus, Laura A. Colbath, Sadie W. Jenkins, Minnie A. Brooks, Anna K. Perkins, Emma E. Wright, Ellen B. Lane, HANCOCK SCIIOOL. instruction, LG Amount carried forward, *740.00 494.75 495.01 94.00 425.00 60.00 *2,308.76 *3,948.39 135 Amount brought forward, Gurtrude Pierce, Grace A. Spaulding, Sara R. Skerry, Jennie F. Blodgett, Addie M. Hyde, Adelaide Spencer, Ruth E. Gould, Elsie R. Cowdrey, Bertha B. Hammond, Mary L. Mahoney, Antoinette A. Pond, Etta S. Pike, Katharine Orr, Emma E. Wright, care Gertrude Pierce, Willard Walcott, transportation of pupils, Scott & Denham, John McLeod, janitor, varnishing and oiling floors, repairing flag, etc., Lexington Gas Light Co., gas, Water department, water, Pierce & Winn Co., coal, Lexington Lumber Co., lumber, F. P. Reynolds, wood, Gilbert Bennett, soap, Masury, Young & Co., nodusto, F. L. Cobb & Son, brush brooms, varnish, Lyman Lawrence & Son, hardware, W. E. Bean, corner shields for stairs, New England Pub. Co., periodicals, Kasson & Palmer, Geo. S. Perry & Co., stationery, John W. Shattuck, glass, putty and labor, GL LG CC GC of barge children, $2,308.76 500.00 460.00 435.01 473.01 249.01 10.00 28.00 308.25 180.00 8.00 8.00 6.00 2.00 64.00 6.00 2,106.75 206.25 784.38 LL 95.40 22.20 75.00 862.51 26.53 45.16 3.00 36.00 9.92 44.55 13.05 2.50 3.00 4.55 3.30 Amount carried forward, 89,390.09 136 Amount brought forward, Thomas Burke, mowing lawn, W. C. Brown, teaming, F. D. Harrington, « Dennis Mador, « Wm. E. Dunham, smithing, R. H. Burke, plumbing, E. S. Locke, furnace, pipe and repairs, Geo. H. Underhill, repairs to heating atus, A. C. Washburn, carpenter work, De Veau Bros., « W. L. Burrill, repairing table, etc., M. McDonald, shoveling snow, A. Pewtherer, W. A. Haskell, labor, Geo. Z. Hamblen, flag, Carter, Rice & Co., express, *9,390.09 69.00 40.50 1.25 10.50 7.00 45.75 40.82 appar- 70.35 41.55 5.33 9.15 2.00 3.00 9.51 6.00 .30 ADAMS SCHOOL. Jessie G. Prescott, instruction, Fannie F. Ingram, Florence L. Elliott, Carrie F. Fiske, Emma F. Parker, Etta S. Pike, Annie W. Miller, A. B. Smith, janitor and sundries, Peirce & Winn Co., coal, Water department, water, Carlton A. Childs, soap, etc., L[ (L Amount carried forward, *650.00 500.00 270.00 500.00 164.00 16.00 6.00 122.82 211.40 20.00 2.86 $2,463.08 *9,752.10 137 Amount brought forward, $2,463.08 Geo. S. Perry & Co., stationery, 3.45 New England Pub. Co., periodicals, '2.50 E. S. Locke, labor and repairs, 11.08 James H. Philips, glass and labor, 11.36 John McLeod, sharpening scissors, .50 James Martin & Son, bunting, 1.20 F. B. Fletcher, teaming, 8.00 Christie E. Pierce, repairing flag, 1.25 R. W. Holbrook, weighing coal, 4.89 N. J. Pero, labor, 1.80 E. B. Morey, " 1.70 TIDD SCHOOL. Dora M. Morrill, instruction, Belle C. Doore, Wm. H. Kelley, janitor and other services, Daniel Gorman, wood, Peirce & Winn Co., coal, A. F. Dinsmore, lettering diplomas, J. L. Hammett Co., stationery, Houghton, Mifflin & Co., books, Lyman Lawrence & Son, broom brush, F. L. Cobb & Son, sundries, E. S. Locke, pump, pipe and labor, Henry Meehan, shoveling snow, Scott & Tobin, painting blackboard, $272.00 180.00 112.75 '25.50 16.50 2.50 .90 3.98 .65 .30 23.85 1.80 6.00 COMMON TO ALL SCIIOOLS. Alice M. Holt, musical instruction and music, Elizabeth J. Hilles, drawing instruction and traveling expenses, *353.75 249.58 Amount carriedforward, *603.33 *2,510.81_ 138 Amount brought forward, Grace E. Southworth, drawing instruction, Mary B. Merritt, elocution instruction, Catherine M. Tinker, Alfred Pierce, expense procuring teachers, C. G. Tufts, school census, H. E. Holt, books, Leach, Shewell & Co., University Publishing Co., D. C. Heath, Lee & Shepard, Chas. Scribner's Sons, American Book Co., Ginn & Co., The Morse Co., Allyn & Bacon, Harper & Bros., Perry, Mason & Co., Educational Publishing Co., Emerson School of Oratory, T. II. Castor & Co., Thos. Y. Crowell & Co., Henry Holt & Co., Longmans, Green & Co., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Baker & Taylor Co., Werner School Book Co., CC C: CC CC C: CC :: CC C: CC *603.33 120.00 28.00 45.00 5.00 15.00 21.89 10.80 4.96 51.31 3.33 1.22 63.08 149.57 29.04 9.18 13.25 1.05 35.55 35.00 2.16 6.75 14.48 3.30 15.30 6.00 73.70 Edw. E. Babb & Co., books and stationery, 141.03 *646.73. Geo. S. Perry & Co., stationery, 4.15 W. D. Miller, .54 J. L. Hammett Co., 44 57.92 A. Storrs & Bement Co., " 2.40 Geo. II. Richter & Co., 2.50 II. A. Davis, Jr. & Co., " 37.30 _Mineral Tablet Ink Co., ink tablets, 5.00 Amount cal vied forward, $1,618.09 139 Amount brought forward, *1,618.09 Eagle Pencil Co., pencils, 6.70 Esterbrook Steel Pen Co., steel pens, 4.20 L. E. Knott Apparatus Co., chemicals, .81 M. B. Page, ground clay, 1.50 Wadsworth, Howland & Co., paints, 9.87 New England Publishing Co., periodicals, 2.50 .J. H. Pray Sons & Co., matting, 7.88 A. M. Tucker, dry goods, 25.73 Lyman Lawrence & Son, hardware, 13.33 Masury, Young & Co., nodusto, 34.20 Holden Patent Book Cover Co., book covers, 10.11 J. W. Cook & Co., tree protectors, 8.65 W. B. Badger & Co., desk and chair, 14.75 E. A. Bayley, rubber tips, bicycle brackets, etc., 17.67 Nourse & Co., express, 21.25 W. C. Brown, teaming, 6.30 Coburn Stationery Co., printing reports, 10.50 Lexington Flag Pole Co., repairing and paint- ing flag poles, 35.00 J. I. Buck, express, telegrams, etc., 10.41 W. L. Burrill, repairing, 4.00 .John D. Bacon, weighing coal, 8.00 David Farquhar, repairing books, 11.25 SUMMARY. High School, Hancock School, Adams School, Tidd School, Coronion to all schools, *1,882.70 *3,948.39 9,752.10 2,510.81 646.73 1,882.70 -- *18,740.73 140 WATER DEPARTMENT. RECEIPTS. Income from water rates, Proceeds of water bonds sold, Premiums on << << Interest, Amount expended, Balance unexpended, EXPENDITURES. L. A. Saville, registrar and clerk, T. L. Bruce, superintendent, C. H. Bruce, engineer, Chas. Fine, labor of men, Italians, N. Cardini, Patrick Cavanaugh, << Henry S. McCaffrey, " John Vaughan, << A. Pewtherer, James Welch, James Huot, J. M. Smith, John Ryan, James H. Phillips, John H. Brown, W. H. Tibbetts, W. I3. Whitaker, men and teams, labor, Amount carried forward, *14,154.31 10,000.00 1,516.50 44.77 $25,715.58 *25,041.91 673.67 *25,715.58 *500.00 720.00 889.50 1,663.89 68.81 90.50 4.16 25.38 3.00 3.00 13.23 2.94 15.50 6.00 18.00 2.50 52.00 5.75 *4,084.16 Amount brought forward, W. C. Brown, teaming, C. Ryan, Dennis Mador, F. B. Fletcher, Cyrus Martin, F. D. Harrington, Nourse & Co., express, American Express Co., " Philbrick's Express, " Boston & Maine R. IL., freight, John McKennon, carpenter work, C. 11. Sherman, B. F. Bacon, « « P. F. Dacey, mason work, E. B. McLalan, srnithing, Shaw & Meek, C[ W. E. Denham, M. A. Pero, Frank P. Cutter, surveying, E. W. Glass, teaming, A. D. Puffer, Jr., repairing, Coburn Stationery Co., Printing, H. A. Davis, Jr. & Co., J. J. Burton, delivering notices, Chas. B. Downer, " Thomas G. Whiting " Fred C. Saville, " « E. S. Locke, connecting service pipes, S. L. Whipple, legal services, E. S. Wetherbee, lighting lantern, B. J. Harrington & Co., building filter foundation. B. J. Harrington & Co., building tank foundation, '' LL '' 141 GG LL $4,084.16 4.75 1.10 75 112.85 5.63 13.10 11.08 4.36 1.25 174.81 14.45 5.00 17.00 65.50 11.50 .15 34.66 14.30 76.00 5.00 30.97 8.20 2.75 1.38 1.75 .75 3.00 158.67 10.00 5.76 Amount carriedforward, 55.40 73.55 $5,009.58 142 Amount brought forward, $5,009.58 New England Telephone & Tel. Co., telephone, 70.00 Carlton A. Childs, telephone, 2.65 Lexington Gas Light Co., gas, 73.63 Lexington Lumber Co., lumber, 96.80 B. C. Whitcher, hay and grain, 86.53 Lyman Lawrence & Son, hard -ware, 17.69 Perrin, Seamans & Co., supplies, 23.21 Peirce & Winn Co., coal and cement, 1,514.36 Braman, Dow & Co., pipe and fittings, 80.73 H. Mueller Mfg. Co., " " " 1.34 M. J. Drummond Mfg. Co., " " " 736.97 Walworth Mfg. Co., " " " 1.00 Knowles Steam Pump Works, pump fittings, 18 85 Davis& Farnum Mfg. Co., steam fittings, 45.60 American Steam Gauge Co., gauges, 9.45 Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., gauges, 28.20 E. M. Dart Mfg. Co., gauge cocks, 45.00 Boston Lead Mfg. Co., lead, 188.91 Chas. A. Claflin, oil and waste, 170.08 Henry McShane Mfg. Co., plumbing supplies, 8.35 Walworth Mfg. Co., Hall tapping machine, 65.75 Ingersoll -Sergeant Drill Co., explosives, 32.55 Roberts Iron Works Co., repairs and fittings, 5.17 New England 13olt Co., bolts, .69 G. W. Spaulding, oil and supplies, 31.97 L. A. Saville, stationery, Chas. W. Swan, filter house as per contract, 866.00 Loornis-Manning Filter Co., filter (paid them on account), 4,500.00 Cunningham Iron Co., extension on tank, 491.00 Edward Kendall & Sons, new stand pipe and extra pipe, 2,163.75 F. P. Reynolds, wood, 5.00 Amount carried folward, $16,414.86 143 Amount brought forward, $16,414.86 R. W. Holbrook, pail, barrel, etc., 2.05 Thomas Harrison, damage to wagon, 5.00 Willard Walcott, stable account, 19.25 Scott & Denham, " .75 Interest on bonds, 8,600.00 ---- $25,041.91 FIRE DEPARTMENT. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, ([ " [( for new hose, Excess of expenditures over receipts, EXPENDITURES. Willard Walcott, engineer, *50.00 E. J. 13. Nourse, 25.00 C. G. Kauffmann, engineer and clerk of hoard, 75.00 T. L. Bruce, engineer steamer 1, 150.00 Frank Harlow, engineer, 50.00 James E. Shelvey, driver steamer, 622.50 Wm. J. Harrington, driver chemical, 603.50 C. B. Downer, extra driver, 15.00 Pay roll, chemical and hose 1, 324.95 44 hook and ladder 1, 233.00 hose 2, 234.38 James H. Phillips, assistant steward and ex- tra services, 60.00 Amount carried forward, *2,443.33 $4,175.00. 300.00 313.82 $4,788.82. 144 Amount brought forward, James McKensie, extra services, S. P. Clow, J. W. Milbury, G. A. Simonds, services, Geo. A. Warner, T. J. Green, Edward Hunnewell, J. O'Connor, A. McKenzie, J. M. Johnston, Wm. R. Bass, A. D. Gossom, John C. McFadyen, Peter Kearnes, Geo. H. Spencer, Fred J. Spencer, P. J. Moakley, Joseph Cassidy, Peter Shea, Geo. McKay, C. A. Blake, B. J. Harrington, labor on hydrants, etc., De Veau Bros., carpenter work, A. C. Washburn, P. F. Dacey, mason work, J. Chisholm, harness work, C. Callahan & Co., E. B. McLalan, smithing, M. A. Pero, Wm. E. Denham, " Scott & Tobin, painting, Lexington Gas Light Co., maintaining fire alarm, Henry Watt, labor on fire alarm, '' GG CC '' " (G 44 L[ L( '' Amount carried forward, *2,443.33 30.00 2.00 56.25 2.00 4.08 4.17 6.00 17.00 10.41 10.41 6.25 6.25 13.52 17.58 2.50 2.50 16.65 16.65 18.75 11.25 1.75 6.50 12.88 6.99 4.82 10.05 34.00 35.50 108.13 24.00 8.40 137.50 31.50 *3,119.57 145 Amount brought forward, Frank Bellville, labor on fire alarm, H. A. Douglass, care of " Nat'l Tel. Mfg. Co., repairing fire alarm, W. E. Decrow, " " L. G. Babcock, testing F. D. Harrington, teaming ashes, C. S. Parker & Son, printing, B. C. Whitcher, grain, C. A. Butters & Co., grain, Pettingell-Andrews Co., chemicals, E. F. King & Co., C. A. Childs, shovels, wicks, telephone, etc., R. II. Burke, sheet iron, A. M. Tucker, bunting, pillow case and comforter, Peirce & Winn Co., coal, H. W. Griffith, cleaning hydrants, Nourse & Co., express, Boston & Maine railroad, freight, Geo. Z. Hamblen, rope and pole, Chas. A. Claflin, engineers' supplies, Water. Department, water, Lexington Gas Light Co., gas and electr light, Lyman Lawrence & Son, hardware, M. C. Warren & Co., Lexington Lumber Co., lumber, R. W. Holbrook, turpentine, salt, etc., Wm. F. Lowe, oil, E. S. Locke, hose and pipe, C. W. H. Moulton & Co., new hose, A. S. Jackson, hose and spanners, C. S. Knowles, wire, A. J. Wilkinson & Co., pulley blocks, $3,119.57 52.50 90.94 9.55 19.80 20.00 3.50 4.00 374.22 22.55 96.90 26.10 12.41 2.50 Amount carried fog ward, 13.63 84.68 1.00 13.73 1.10 7.25 1.75 28.50 is 62.90 23.24 8.50 1.91 3.91 1.32 7.50 286.00 15.00 27.00 10.40 $4,453.86 146 Amount brought forward, A. W. Mitchell Mfg. Co., badges, W. E. Decrow, fire alarm supplies, Geo. L. Page Box Co., kindlings, Walworth Mfg. Co., flue brushes, F. E. Fitts Mfg. and Supply Co., waste, American Fire Engine Co., supplies, Meyers Putz Pomade Co., putz pomade, C. A. Ahlstrom, window shades, The Putnam Co., bedstead, B. J. Harrington, rent of room, M. Torrey, rent of stable, Willard Walcott, use of horses, CONTINGENT. RECEIPTS. $4,453.86 2.50 15.50 4.75 4.20 7.09 9.57 9.00 1.10 8.00 13.50 27.00 232.75 Balance unexpended, Unexpended balance from Sewerage Committee, CC " new shed at almshouse, Appropriated and assessed for 1898, Rent of Town Hall, Cary Hall, Masonic Hall, Village Hall, Stone Building, Tax titles redeemed, Excess received over taxes and costs at tax title stile, Town of Arlington, tax on land taken, City of Cambridge, « State of Massachusetts, burial expenses refunded, CC (C Amount carried forward, $4,788.82 $426.78 16.44 59.97 2500.00 142.00 4.00 100.00 23.00 14.00 54.57 1,370.62 199.53 145.39 35.00 $5,091.30 147 Amount brought forward, J. F. Hutchinson, auctioneer's license, Jonathan Bigelow, L. H. Bigelaw, A. S. Mitchell, Court fees, Weighing fees, town scales, Lee & Shepard, town histories sold, E. W. Glass, use of water cart, GC [G Amount expended, Balance unexpended, EXPENDITURES. *5,091.30 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 20.62 45.62 44.10 20.00 *5,229.64 *3,399.93 1,829.71 *5,229.64 Water Department, water, $81.50 Carlton A. Childs, stamps and telephone, 40.80 Coburn Stationery Co., books and printing, 10.25 F. L. Cobb & Son, candles, matches, etc., 2.33 L. G. Babcock, stamped envelopes, 4.98 James E. Crone, stationery for auditors, .60 Wm. A. Carrie & Co., stationery, 15.00 Geo. D. Ilarrington, stationery and car fares, 30.40 F. W. Barry, Beale & Co., stationery, 1.50 M. R. Warren & Co., 3.75 Greenough, Adams & Cushing, " 2.40 L. A. Saville, << 55.88 C. S. Parker & Son, printing, 126.75 H. A. Davis, Jr., & Co., << 76.75 P. B. Murphy, 3.25 Amount carried forward, $456.14 148 Amount brought forward, *456.14 H. L. Thatcher & Co., printing bonds, 12.50 Jas. 11. Phillips, setting glass, etc., 25.18 R. 11. Burke, plumbing and labor on heater, 70.35 E. S. Locke, plumbing, 99.81 L. A: Saville, recording births, marriages and deaths, 59.60 Lawrence Reade, returning deaths, 3.00 Chas. T. West, returning 45 deaths, 11.25 H. C. Valentine, returning 33 births, 8.25 Thomas D. Luce, copying records, 2.50 J. F. Savage, .75 Carrie A. Wood, (( 44.00 Middlesex Registry of Deeds, recording, 50.14 N. A. Sparhawk, copying, 23.50 Wm. B. Foster, notifying meetings, court ex- penses, etc., 57.80 C. H. Franks, collecting dog licenses, 14.60 meals for registrars, 1.75 C. F. Willey, meals for election officers, 29.00 Services of election officers, 60.00 Frank P. Cutter, surveying, 112.50 Johnson, Clapp & Underwood, legal services, 10.00 Geo. H. Reed, << 30.50 Story & Thorndike, 11. H. Austin, N. A. Sparhawk, information as to sewer assessments, 5.50 Geo. W. Sampson, collector, tax titles, 432.00 LL 35.00 10.00 CC " estate of C. R. Richardson taken (2 years' taxes), 502.09 Geo. W. Sampson, insurance, L. A. Saville, Geo. H. Thurston, labor and sundries, P. T. Gillooly, painting signs, 30.00 12.75 5.25 56.15 Amount carried forward, $2,280.86 149 Amount brought forward, Chas. M. Parker, cattle inspector, Christie E. Pierce, repairing flag, R. M. Yale & Co., E. M. Simonds, John A. Fratus, repairing clock, Thomas Speed, removing trees, Cyrus Martin, cleaning cesspool, Chas. H. Harrington, setting glass, Nourse & Co., express, American Express Co., express, Boston & Maine R. R., freight, W. C. Brown, teaming, Willard Walcott, teams, Geo. D. Estabrook, express paid, B. J. Harrington, building culvert, P. F. Dacey, mason work, De Veau Bros., carpenter work, D. A. Tuttle, Wm. E. Denham, smithing, John D. Bacon, weighing coal, Benjamin Gleason, labor, Richard Curran, New England Telephone & telephone, Boston Post Office, stamps, J. W. Cook, tree protectors, Lyman Lawrence & Son, hardware, Lexington Flag Pole Co., staff, painting, E. G. Kauffmann, electric lamps, Francis Locke, furnace pipe, J. L. &.H. J. Potter, water cart, R. W. Holbrook, oil, mat, etc., W. E. Bean, corner shields, $'2,280.86 50.00 2.00 9.50 .25 4.50 18.00 10.00 4.12 6.65 3.10 7.04 7.50 28.50 8.10 19.60 5.50 78.47 12.90 3.75 5.00 37.75 5.00 Telegraph Co., 125.75 4.00 66.60 5.52 flag and 111.40 5.04 75.00 362.00 2.35 3.70 Amount carriedforward, $3,369.45 150 Amount brought fol ward, Geo. W. Stadley & Co., atlas, Blackbird Pen Co., pens, G. W. Spaulding, brush, broom, etc., HIGHWAYS. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, F. O. Robinson, crushed stone, J. O. Tilton, G. W. Taylor, Alice B. Cary, A. E. Scott, F. W. Coburn, stone bounds, Geo. H. Jackson, loam, W. H. Whitaker, stone and use of steam roller, E. W. Glass, use of sprinkler and roller, Excess of expenditures over receipts, GC $3,369.45 25.00 2.50 2.98 $3,399.93 EXPENDJTURES. B. C. Whitcher, grain, C. A. Butters & Co., grain, Peirce & Winn Co., coal, pipe, etc., Lyman Lawrence & Son, hardware, - Jas. S. Munroe, J. Neville, gravel, Amount carried forward, $368.94 148.97 232.01 49.66 71.90 11.50 $882.98 $13,000.00 3.05 2.08 6.68 1.81 10.00 2.40 19.00 194.00 683.20 440.39 $14,362.61 151 Amount brought forward, W . H. Mague, gravel, D. A. Butterfield, " F. P. Kendall, gravel and rent of land, James Middleby, gravel, D. F. Hutchinson, C. McMahon, F. H. Reed, W. F. Sun, Haley Bros., stone, T. Kinneen, J. M. Smith, D. W. Richards, W. H. Davis, Cary Farm, A. J. Gallagher, " F. B Fletcher, stone and teaming, Thomas G. Whiting, stone and teaming, '' '' G. F. Tewksbury, L. C. Sturtevant, ' Joseph Evans, M. Carroll, Wm. Dacey, C. F. Watkins, stone and gravel, D. Leahy, stone, H. M. Dodge, " August Young, " Lexington Lumber Co., lumber, Ames Plow Co., hardware, Waters Governor Co., supplies, Chas. A. Claflin, oil and waste, W. A. Morrison, steam supplies, Everett S. Locke, pipe and labor, H. V. Hildreth, stone bounds, stone, (G $882.98 8.15 11.35 136.05 44.00 50.25 50.50 46.20 7.50 5.21 14.82 38.40 43.95 15.23 134.67 71.38 60.30 23.13 45.60 10.87 6.92 2.60 55.60 114.55 2.75 115.00 92.80 152.10 39.87 3.76 77.58 146.75 22.26 49.50 Amount carried forward, $2,582.58 152 Amount brought forward, A. W. Isele & Son, posts, F. P. Reynolds, " Geo. H. Sampson, hose, $2,582.58 7.50 7.00 15.00 Good Roads Machinery Co., road machine, 183.25 " fittings for crusher, 60.55 Geo. Tyler & Co., plow points, 7.1,5 Osgood & Co., weigh books, 5.00 O. S. Kelly Co., appliances for roller, 188.20 Hannah Haseltine, use of well, 20.00 Water Department, water, 6.12 Ames Iron Works, supplies, 8.00 F. L. Cobb & Son, oil, .20 Edward Wood, tree, 2.50 Geo. C. Goodwin & Co., brimstone, 2.50 R. W. IIolbrook, spikes, etc., 1.24 A. L. Gray, fittings, 32.40 Davis & Farnum Mfg. Co., fittings, 29.88 G. W. Spaulding, sundries, 9.42 A. A. Wetherbee, building stone gutter, N.00 H. L. Alderman, veterinary, 12.00 Wm. II. Whitaker supt. of streets, 200.00 R. H. White, " " 75.00 A. L. Gray, engineer, 294.00 G. C. Worthen, weigher at crusher, 43.75 J. Donovan, labor, 30.50 James Welch, " 16.50 Michael Powers, " 5.00 R. E. Cosgrove, " 3.50 John T. McNamara, " 8.75 Patrick Flynn, " 30.00 C. M. Tupper, 3.00 D. Hinchey, " 1.00 R. Gaffney, " 36.95 Michael McQuade, " 3.00 Amount carried forward, $3,940.24 Amount brought forward, M. White, James H. Phillips, G. Huot, C. S. McEnroe, W. F. Ham, John H. Brown, D. O'Leary, Joseph Dane, E. D. Buckley, John Leary, W. J. Neville, C. B. Downer, P. Cavanagh, N. Shea, Pay rolls, A. D. Puffer, Jr., repairs, S. H. Broughall, smithing, M. A. Pero, Wm. E. Denham, E. B. McLalan, D. L. Hayes, J. A. Russell, Shaw & Meek, Milbury & Mersey, wheelwrighting, E. Teel & Co., " •J. Chisholm, harness work, De Veau Bros., carpenter work, John McKinnon, CC E. W. Glass, teaming, American Express Co., express, Nourse & Co., express, J. H. Frizelle, re pairing stone crusher, B. J. Harrington, stone mason work, labor, CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC LC CC " LC CC CC C‘ CC CC 153 Amount carried forward, *3,940.24 2.63 12.40 15.00 10.00 4.08 2.50 24.50 2.63 4.00 .88 40.00 11.37 8:75 5.69 9,183.60 20.37 7.45 13.50 200.86 118.34 1.60 25.10 14.80 30.85 4.25 54.55 22.77 57.76 11.25 2.90 2.90 5.73 12.92 *13,876.17 154 Amount brought forward, *13,876.17 James S. Monroe, blasting and labor of men and teams, 39.75 Overseers of the Poor, board of highway horses, 350.00 Boston & Maine R. R., freight, 15.44 City of Cambridge, gravel, 81.25 SUPPORT OF THE POOR. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, Produce from town farm, Board of Joseph G. Reed, " highway horses, Excess of expenditures over receipts, EXPENDITURES. Water Department, water, Peirce & Winn Co., coal, F. P. Reynolds, wood, C. H. Lowe & Co., provisions, Glenn & Howard, W. V. Taylor, Geo. H. Jackson, H. M. Howard, R. W. IIolbrook, groceries, *44.00 108.50 5.00 20.44 13.54 66.66 104.51 51.22 104.90 Amount carried forward. *518.77 814,362.61 81,500.00 476.95 72.00 350.00 112.66 *2,511.61 155 Amount brought forward, $518.77 C. A. Butters & Co., groceries, F. L. Cobb & Son, " Carlton A. Childs, " G. W. Spaulding, " Wm. W. Ferguson, crackers and cheese, B. C. Whitcher, grain, F. C. Jones, clothing and periodicals, A. M. Tucker, dry goods, Albert Carson, fish, J. T. Malloy, cows, F. H. Reed, " E. A. Muller, fertilizer, Lexington Ice Co., ice, R. H. White, fish, pig, manure, scraps, etc., R. H. White, superintendent, J. Donovan, labor, D. Gorman, Wm. Meade, GG Pay roll, Wm. E. Denham, smithing, M. A. Pero, D. L. Hayes, horseshoeing, J. W. Milbury, wheelwrighting, E. S. Locke, plumbing and sundries, W. II. Davis, dressing hogs, P. F. Dacey, mason work, Bailey Bros., setting glass, John McKinnon, carpenter work, New England Telephone and Telegraph Co., telephone, .20 Lexington Lumber Co., lumber, 14.34 Lyman Lawrence & Son, hardware, 11.06 Page Woven Wire Fence Co., fence, 36.00 149.57 58.08 71.64 70.35 16.15 187.98 18.60 35.62 23.93 92.00 60.00 5.00 14.81 138.43 550.08 20.63 7.00 3.00 92.50 37.10 2.00 3.40 1.00 51.57 3.00 4.07 2.70 13.28 Amount carried forward, $2,313.86 156 Amount brought forward, Thos. J. Grey & Co., tools, Chas. Rooke, shades and upholstering, H. A. Perham, medicine, H. C. Valentine, town physician and cines, C. T. West, burial Edward Winship, Willard Walcott, carriage, Brighton Stock Yards Co., cow, $2,313.86 1.20 6.75 19.20 medi- 86.60 35.00 4.00 45.00 OUTSIDE AID. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, Refunded by East Bridgewater, Gloucester, Margaret Crowley, CC Amount expended, Balance unexpended, EXPENDITURES. Aid furnished John McAvin, Lucy M. Johnson, Mary A. Donovan, Samuel K. Head, 44 CC $2,511.61 $3,500.00' 188.00° 70.00 48.00' $3,806.00 $3,238.42 567.58 $3,806.00, $216.71 21.86 67.75 25.27 Amount carried forward, $331.59 157 158 Amount brought forward, Aid furnished James King, " Children of E. McDonald, " 'C Mrs. Gilman, James Emery, " Mabel Hammond, Mrs. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Estabrook, " G' Quincy Dean, • 46 Joseph Dane, Mrs. Blake, • " Elizabeth Dinah and child, •' - Silvia, Timothy Shea, " Mrs. Tatro, • GC Joseph Garrity, • 44 David Ray, Jr., '< << Thomas Lahey, D. O'Leary, 4' Geo. B. Haggett, 44 Hannah Barry, 44 " Annie Brown, " Mrs. Ready, B. Reardon, Elijah Holdway, Harry H. Pierce, James S. Merriam, " Martha M. Leighton, Mrs. Crowley, Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Hulquist, " " Mrs. Day, " Katherine IIargrove, E. Bailey, " " sundry parties, Burial expenses Ellen Green, 8331.59 172.00 120.00 12.25 120.00 90.00 96.00 55.83 192.00 22.50 129.00 24.50 1.90 80.59 77.43 11.43 169.46 90.53 169.45 146.00 56.71 84.00 11.59 77.00 52.00 197.80 12.75 52.21 418.25 9.28 6.00 .92 106.20 4.00 2.25 35 00 $3,238.42 REMOVAL OF SNOW. RECEIPTS. Balance unexpended, Appropriated and assessed for 1898, Excess of expenditures over receipts, EXPENDITURES. Pay rolls, J. Donovan, N. Shea, F. 13. Fletcher, Thomas Anderson, W. H. Kelley, Archie Wilson, Archie Wilson, Jr., J. W. Shattuck, Henry Meehan, Joseph A. G. Ham, P. Flynn, T. Forsyth, M. Powers, F. P. Reynolds, S. H. Broughall, John H. IIargrove, ivory Whitten, 81,058.80 15.00 20.50 73.80 1.80 13.00 2.80 5.50 2.00 12.60 2.60 5.00 3.60 14.20 20.00 4.60 4.30 10.05 Amount carried forward, 81,270.15 * 173.3 1,500.00 327.43 82,000.82. 159 Amount brought forward Geo. F. Teague, Geo. S. Teague, J. L. Gallagher, C. E. Wheeler, Joseph Whalley, Daniel Ilarrington, W. 1I. Whitaker, Cornelius Ryan, Michael Carroll, Albert Farmer, C. S. McEnroe, P. Mulvey, F. B. Chadbourne, N. Pero, Thomas Burke, James Keefe, C. Watt, James S. Munroe, Geo. F. Smith, E. 1'. Bryant, D. Gorman, John D. Bacon, Wm. J. Kelley, Geo. N. Gurney, Francis Maguire, Wm. Eaton, John Wiese, .John Moynaban, .James Dalrymple, James W. Jameson, Thomas Buckley, P. A. Morgan, C. M. Parker, D. A. Butterfield, Amount carried forward, $1,270.15 7.00 5.40 28.00 6.40 4.20 1.80 72.40 84.60 27.00 11.00 8.80 1.80 1.20 1.20 1.00 11.80 4.00- 45.04 .0045.04 1.80 8.00 14.20 4.00 12.60 3.50 51.80 5.00 15.60 5.60 2.00 2.00 1.82 4.00 35.00 7.70 81,767.41 160 Amount brought fo,ward, Haley Bros., John O'Neil, Frank Fletcher, Michael Shea, D. W. Richards, O. McDavitt, Peter Leary, John Buckley, John Leary, Neil Pherson, W. J. Neville, E. W. Glass, J. G. Graham, Eugene Buckley, L. Wood, A. W. Day, R. Curran, Peter Kernes, Wm. Mead, C. A. Blake, T. Kinneen, R. Dermott, P. Moakley, L. C. Sturtevant, P. Cavanagh, LIBRARIANS. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, Excess of expenditures over receipts, $1,767.41 10.00 1.20 3.00 8.20 7.00 4.80 8.00 4.60 3.40 3.00 8.20 25.71 10.20 1.00 1.80 3.80 3.60 .50 3.60 1.00 98.40 4.50 2.00 13.10 2.80 $2,000.82 81,300.00 15.04 $1,315.04 161 EXPENDITURES. Marian P. Kirkland, Nellie Ilolbrook, Helen E. Muzzey, Barbara McKinnon, May S. Harrington, Hattie R. French, Florence H. Kauffmann, Emma 0. Nichols, SELECTMEN. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, EXPENDITURES. John F. Hutchinson, E. S. Spaulding, W. 11. Whitaker, *489.99 262.50 335.98 157.32 20.00 5.00 6.75 37.50 *1,315.04 162 EXPENDITURES. Charles H. Franks, services, Win. B. Foster, John McInerney, special services, John McLeod, C. H. Wilbur, P. J. Maguire; Geo. L. Pierce, P. T. Gillooly, Pay roll, July 4, C. A. Childs, telephone, New England Telephone and Telegraph Co., telephone, .lames II. McKenna, extra police service, April 19, J. 0. Tilton, M. D., professional services, C. 1I. Franks, horse hire, meals for prison - 1,000.00 ers, etc., Wm. B. Foster, court expenses and notifying meeting, CC CC *911.00 912.50 67.50 2.50 11.75 5.00 55.00 10.00 27.50 .30 *325.00 350.00 325.00 --- *1,000.00 POLICE DEPARTMENT. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, Amount expended, Balance unexpended, *2,200.00 *2,190.44 9.56 --- *2,200.00 CARY LIBRARY. RECEIPTS. Received of county treasurer, dog tax, EXPENDITURES. Paid to treasurer of Cary Library, 122.60 16.00 2.00 28.62 18.17 $2,190.44 $513.79 513.79 163 INTEREST. RECEIPTS. Unexpended balance Appropriated and assessed for 1898, Fourth National Bank, G. W. Sampson, collector, interest on taxes, deposits, Amount expended, Balance unexpended, EXPENDITURES. State of Massachusetts, Estabrook & Co., Lexington Savings Bank, Cary Library, Gilmor fund, Bridge fund, Beals fund, Gammell legacy, Cemetery trust funds, *47.96 2,500.00 169.43 882.75 10.45 *3,610.59 83,072.13 538.46 -- *3,610.59 GAMMELL LEGACY. RECEIPTS. Unexpended balance, Interest for 1898, 8600.00 422.93 756.25 660.00 25.00 120.00 120.00 35.00 332.95 $3,072.13 88.95 35.00 *43.95 164 Amount expended, 13.46 Balance unexpended, 30.49 EXPENDITURES. Geo. W. Spaulding, FUEL AND LIGHTS FOR PUBLIC HALLS. RECEIPTS. Balance unexpended, Appropriated and assessed for 1898, Excess of expenditures over receipts, EXPENDITURES. Lexington Gas Light Co., Peirce & Winn Co., coal, John Halloran, charcoal, E. G. Kauffrnann, electric lamps, 8746.01 338.62 12.25 10.50 SCHOOL COMMITTEE. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, EXPENDITURES. Alfred Peirce, 11. H. Ilamilton, Edwin A. Bayley, C. 11. Wiswell, C. G. Kauffmann, *16.67 100.00 66.67 83.33 33.33 *43.95 *13.46 848.18 1,000.00 59.20 81,107.38 *1,107.38 *300.00 *300.00 165 CEMETERY. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, 11. M. Saben & French, lot No. 148, W. E. & H. G. Locke, cc 147, Mary W. Ferguson, « 135, Amount expended, *312.32 13alance unexpended, 72 68 EXI'E NDITURES. M. Donovan, labor, D. Donovan, ca E. W. Glass, cc E. A. Mulliken, " D. A. Tuttle, « Geo. H. Jackson, services, Water Department, water, ASSESSORS. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, EXPENDITURES. Geo. W. Sampson, Walter Wellington, Quincy Bicknell, Jr., '$250.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 *385.00 *385.00 *1.75 1.75 6.08 208.30 71.69 7.75 15.00 --- *312.32 $300.00 200.00 200.00 166 WATERING TROUGHS. RECE1PTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, Amount expended, Balance unexpended, E XPENDITURES. *37.50 12.50 *50.00 $50.00 Water Department, 37.5 TOWN CLERK. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, $300.00 EXPENDITURES. L. A. Saville, *300.00 COUNTY TAX. 700.00 RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, EXPENDITURES. *700.00 Paid County Treasurer, *4,302.90 *4,302.90 167 STATE TAX. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, $2,595.00 EXPENDITURES. Paid State Treasurer, $2,595.00 Assessed 1898, Paid State Treasurer, SEWER TAX. RECEIPTS. $2,353.00 EXPENDITURES. $2,353.00 BANK AND CORPORATION TAX. RECEIPTS. 168 EXPENDITURES. Deducted by assessors an amount equal to State and County tax, 1898, $6,897.90 CARE OF HASTINGS PARK. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, Robert Porter, grass, Amount expended, *19.47 Balance unexpended, 10.53 EXPENDITURES. Thomas Burke, labor, $16.50 James S. Munroe, labor of men, 2.97. E. S. WETHERBEE TAX. *5.00 25.00 $30.00 $30.00 *19.47 RECEI PTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, $433.37 EXPENDITURES. Paid E. S. Wetherbee, 433.37 NEW SHED AT ALMSHOUSE. Unexpended balance, *1,265.85 State of Massachusetts, corporation tax, 5,629.72 RECEIPTS. bank tax, 1,369.74 Unexpended balance, Amount expended, *8,265.31 Balance unexpended, carried to contingent, Amount expended, $6,897.90 Balance unexpended, 1,367.41 EX ENDI'FURES. $8,265.31 Bailey Bros., painting, *20.15 59.97 *80.12 *80.12 *20.15 169 TOWN TREASURER. RECEIPTS. Unexpended balance, Appropriated and assessed for 1898, EXPENDITURES. Geo. D. Harrington, TREASURER OF CARY LIBRARY. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, E. A. Bayley, C. H. Wiswell, EXPENDITURES. TRIMMING TREES. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, Amount expended, Balance unexpended, EXPENDITURES. F. D. Harrington, teaming, W. C. Brown, II. L. Frost & Co., labor, *12.50 37.50 *174.60 25.40 • *5.00 17.50 152.10 *137.54 600.04 170 TOWN DEBT. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, *6000.00 Assessed as per vote of Town June 8, 1896, $737.50 to pay water bond, 1,000.00 Blodgett, Merritt & Co., *10,000, Town of Lexington 4 per cent water bonds, 10,000.00 $737.50 EXPENDITURES. *17,000.00 Note, State of Massachusetts, Hancock *50.04 School, *6,000.00 Paid *11,000.00 Town of Lexington 4 per cent water bonds, 11,000.00 *17,000.00 *50.00 *200.00 *200.00 *174.60 ALTERATIONS ADAMS ENGINE HOUSE. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, Excess of expenditures over receipts, EXPENDITURES. A. C. Washburn, carpenter work, P. T. Gillooly, painting signs, E. S. Locke, plulhbing, E. G. Kauffmann, electric wiring, D. F. Tripp, concreting, Francis Locke, steam heater, *1,771.81 14.50 126.69 36.50 40.92 276.86 *2,000.00 267.28 *2,267.28 *2,267.28 171 CARE OF COMMON. RECEIPTS. Unexpended balance, Appropriated and assessed for 1898, _Amount expended, Balance unexpended, EXPENDITURES. James S. Munroe, labor of men, Thomas Burke, labor, *199.76 54.32 *59.76 140.00 IMPROVEMENTS, ADAMS SCHOOL. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, Amount expended, Balance unexpended, EXPENDITURES. N. J. Pero, labor, E. S. Locke, plumbing, J. Otis McFadden, window shades, Conant Bros., mirror, James H. Phillips, carpenter work, A. C. Washburn, 44 Scott & Tobin, painting, Magee Furnace Co., heating apparatus, count, J. L. Hammett Co., blackboards, C. O. Wentworth, mason work, P. F. Dacey, 44 $54.08 *200.00 *254.08 *254.08 172 WATERING STREETS. RECEIPTS. Unexpended balance, Appropriated and assessed for 1898, G. W. Sampson, tax collector, Amount expended, Balance unexpended, EXPENDITURES. *199.76 Braman Dow & Co., pipe and fittings, T. W. Morey, repairs, E. W. Glass, F. B. Fletcher, Water Department, *1,600.00 $1,314.77 285.23 *1,600.00 *8.80 29.00 23.00 3.40 215.03 4.28 82.00 on ac - 850.00 30.00 59.00 10.26 *1,314.77 STATE AID. RECEIPTS. State of Massachusetts, Excess of expenditures over receipts, EXPENDITURES. Michael Cavanaugh, Thomas Cosgrove. Thomas Burke, H. C. Kilgour, Louisa Edwards, *173.85- 1,700.00 391.50 *2,265.35- 1,807.37 457.98 *2,265.35 *9.98 6.75 487.50 427.00 876.14 *72.00 72.00 60.00 72.00 48.00 Amount carried fol ward, *324.00 *1,807.37 *366.00 212.00 *578.00 173 Amount brought forward, Abigail T. Richardson, Margaret Crowley, Almira Butters, Emma J. Leavitt, Joseph Dane, Iva A. Wheeler, SIDE WALKS. RECEIPTS. 8324.00 48.00 48.00 48.00 48.00 20.00 42.00 Appropriated and assessed for 1898, *1,000.00 Bloomfield St., 170.00 Estate of Ellen Stone, 81.27 C. E. Morey, 52.60 Louisa M. Reed, 17.85 F. L. Emery, 17.40 W. M. Batcheller, 19.81 Mary E. Brigham, 120.89 E. A. Shaw, 12.60 M. H. Merriam, 14.56 G. 0. Whiting, 69.51 R. P. Clapp, 14.28 Sarah B. Gould, 22.64 Unitarian Society, 3.05 C. M. Spaulding, 45.95 Alice D. Goodwin, 47.57 Georgiana W. Emery, 11.65 Excess of expenditures over receipts, 704.71 GC G( CG EXPENDITURES. *578.00 *2,426.34 D. F. Tripp, concreting, *2,426.34 • 174 MEMORIAL DAY. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, EXPENDITURES. J. N. Morse, Quartermaster Post 119, G. A. R., BOARD OF IIEALTH. RECEIPTS. Unexpended balance, Appropriated and assessed for 1898, Amount expended, Balance unexpended, EXPENDITURES. Coburn Stationery Co., printing, Wm. E. Denham, repairs on cart, Willard Walcott, teams, H. A. Davis, Jr., & Co., printing, C. S. Parker & Son, H. C. Derby, stamp, Odorless Excavating Co., hose, R. H. Burke, repairing pump, M. C. Lafle, serving notice, Colby & Bayley, legal services, G. W. Sampson, clerk, C. H. Franks,.services, A. B. Smith, *265.18 106.42 83.00 6.25 2.00 5.29 21.00 .75 16.50 3.00 1.32 27.00 25.00 50.00 50.00 Amount carried forward, *211.11 *175.00 *175.00 *71.60 300.00 *371.60 *371.60 175 Amount brought forward, II. C. Valentine, services, A. B. Smith, horse hire, W. B. Foster, serving notice, Scott & Denham, horse hire, $211.11 50.00 1.57. 1.50 1.00 PRESERVING TOWN RECORDS. RE CEI PTS. Unexpended balance, Appropriated and assessed for 1898, Amount expended, Balance unexpended, I?XPENDITURES. N. A. Sparhawk, JANITORS. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, Excess of expenditures over receipts, EX ENDITURE S. Geo. 11. Thurston, Geo. D. Estabrook, Geo. L. Pierce, $392.03 807.97 $700.00 125.00 75.00 $265.18 $427.03 772.97 $1,200.00 $1,200.00 $392.03 $875.00 25.00 900.00 $900.00 176 STATE HIGHWAY. RECEIPTS. State of Massachusetts, Excess of expenditures over receipts, EXPENDITURES. A. W. Isele & Son, fence posts, B. J. Harrington & Co., mason work, James H. Phillips, labor, E. W. Glass, contract, STREET LIGHTS. RECEIPTS. Unexpended balance, Appropriated and assessed for 1898, Alice B. Cary, for two lamps, Amount expended, Balance unexpended, EXPENDITURES. Lexington Gas Light Co., PRINTING. RECEIPTS. Unexpended balance, Appropriated and assessed for 1898, $12,922.91 79.09 $13,002.00 $28.80 16.78 33.51 12,922.91 $13,002.00 $4,493.75 65.97 $43.72 4,500.00 16.00 $4,559.72 $4,559.72 $4,493.75 $146.40 400.00 $546.40 177 Amount expended, *332.20 Balance unexpended, 214.20 *546.40 EXPENDITURES. Coburn Stationery Co., printing town reports, *264.60 C. S. Parker & Son, list of polls, 15.00 H. A. Davis, Jr., printing, 52.60 --- *332.20 HYDRANTS. RECEIPTS. Unexpended balance, Appropriated and assessed for 1898, Amount expended, Balance unexpended, Water Department, REGISTRARS OF VOTERS. RECEIPTS. EXPENDITURES. *731.25 3,375.00 *4,106.25 *3,228.75 877.50 ---- *4,106.25 Appropriated and assessed for 1898, EXPENDITURES. Quincy Bicknell, Jr., Leonard A. Saville, Wm. F. Caldwell, Geo. H. Cutter, '3,228.75 *100.00 *25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 --- *100.00 178 NINETEENTH OF APRIL. RECEIPTS. Unexpended balance, Appropriated and assessed for 1898, Excess of expenditures over receipts, EXPENDITURES. Salem Cadet Band, Lexington Drum Corps, C. F. Willey, meals, J. A. Cummings Printing Co., De Veau Bros., carpenter work, E. A. Horton, oration, AUDITORS. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, EXPENDITURES. Hilman B. Sampson, James E. Crone, RINGING BELLS. RECEIPTS. Appropriated and assessed for 1898, EXPENDITURES. Carlton A. Childs, *135.25 25.00 18.50 12.50 8.00 25.00 *50.00 50.00 *19.55 200.00 4.70 *224.25 *224.25 100.00 *100.00 *35.00 *35.00 19 COLLECTOR OF TAXES. RECEIPTS. Unexpended balance, Appropriated and assessed for 1898, Excess of expenditures over receipts, Geo. W. Sampson, EX PE N DI U RES. TEMPORARY LOAN. Balance outstanding, Borrowed, March 19, 1898, April 21 cc April 23 July 26 Oct. 21 Dec, 27, cc Amount paid, Balance outstanding, Paid Feb. 24, 1898, March 23, " April 21, « July 18, « July 28, Oct. 21. Dec. 27, 44 RECEIPTS. EXPENDITURES. *20.00 700.00 20.00 *740.00 *740.00 *35,000.00 8,000.00 10,000.00 15,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 *98,000.00 *63,000.00 35,000.00 *98,000.00 *5,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 8,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 863,000.00 180 CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS. RECEIPTS. Clinton Viles, Angeline E. Flint, - J. H. Gifford, admr., Margaret A. Packard, Estate Emma A. Hopkins, Chas. H. Adair, *75.00 50.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 *525.00 This amount is incorporated in a new note to treasurer of Cemetery Trust Funds, amounting to *7,025.00. TAXES. RECEIPTS. Geo. W. Sampson, collector taxes, 1896, " `° 1897, 1898, - t( L( HAYES FOUNTAIN FUND. RECEIPTS. Estate of Francis B. Hayes, Interest on above amount, *4,468.42 19,726.31 52,758.92 *76,953.65 *10,000.00 1,722.12 811,722.12 No expenditures have been made under the following appro- priations: Sherman Street, 8200.00 Repairs on High School, 1,000.00 Plans for improvements in High and Adams Schools, 125.00 181 RECAPITULATION. CASH RECEIPT~. Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1898, Schools, Water Department, Contingent, Highways, Support of the poor, Outside aid, Cary Library, Interest, Gammell legacy, Cemetery, Bank and corporation tax, Care of Hastings Park, Town debt, Watering streets, State aid, Sidewalks, State Highway, Street lights, Temporary loan, Cemetery trust funds, Taxes, Hayes Fountain fund, EXPENDITURES. Schools, Water Department, Fire Department, 83,638.41 46.34 25,715.58 2,226.45 922.22 898.95 306.00 513.79 1,062.63 35.00 135.00 6,999.46 25.00 10,000.00 391.50 366.00 551.63 12,922.91 16.00 63,000.00 525.00 76,953.65 11,722.12 *18,740.73 25,041.91 4,788.82 $218,973.64 Amount carried forward, *48,571.46 182 Amount brought forwara, Contingent, Highways, Support of the poor, Outside aid, Removal of snow, Librarians, Selectmen, Police, Cary library, Interest, Gammell legacy, Fuel and lights, School Committee, Cemetery, Assessors, Watering troughs, Town clerk, County tax, State tax, Sewer tax, Care of Hastings Park, E. S. Wetherbee tax, New shed at almshouse, Town treasurer, Treasurer of Cary library, Trimming trees, Town debt, Adams Engine House, Care of common, Adams School, Watering streets, State aid, Sidewalks, 848,571.46 3,399.93 14,362.61 2,511.61 3,238.42 2,000.82 1,315.04 1,000.00 2,190.44 513.79 3,072.13 13.46 1,107.38 300.00 312.32 700.00 37.50 300.00 4,302.90 2,595.00 '2,353.00 19.47 433.37 20.15 737.50 50.00 174.60 17,000.00 2,267.28 199.76 1,314.77 1,807.37 578.00 '2,426.34 Amount carried forward, *121,226.42 183 Amount brought lot ward , 1121,226.42 Memorial Day, 175.00 Board of Health, 265.18 Preserving town records, 392.03 Janitors, 900.00 State Highway, 13,002.00 Street lights, 4,493.75 Printing, 332.20 Hydrants, 3,228.75 Registrars of voters, 100.00 Nineteenth of April, 224.25 Auditors, 100.00 Ringing bells, 35.00 Collector of taxes, 740.00 Temporary loans, 63,000.00 Cash on hand January J, 1899, 10,759.06 *218,973.64 IIILMAN B. SAMPSON. JAMES E. CRONE. REPORTS OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OF THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON FOR THE YEAR 1898. BOSTON: COBURN STATIONERY COMPANY, PRINTERS, 15 SCHOOL STREET. 1899. SCHOOL COMMITTEE -1898. CHARLES G. KAUFFMANN", HENRY H. HAMILTON, Chairman, CHARLES H. Wiswia.r., Secretary, Term expires March, 1899. 1900. << C4 1901. *Chosen to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Edwin A. Bayley. J. I. Iiucx, Superintendent of Schools and Principal of high School. Residence, Forest Street, Lexington. Regular meetings of the Committee are held on the First and Third Tuesday evenings of each month, at Cary Hall. All bills should be sent to the Committee before the first Tuesday of each month. TRUANT OFFICER. CHARLES H. FRANKS. SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 1899. Washington's Birthday, Holiday. Winter Term closes Friday, April 14th. Spring Term opens Tuesday, April 25th. Decoration Day, Holiday. Spring Term at High School closes Wednesday, June 21st. Public Graduating Exercises of the high School in the Town hall, Wednesday evening, June 21st, at 7.45. Spring Term at other schools closes Thursday, June '22d. Public Graduating Exercises of Grammar Schools, in Hancock Hall, Thursday afternoon, June 22nd, at 2.45. Fall Term opens Tuesday, September 5th. Thanksgiving Recess, from Wednesday noon, November 29th,. until Tuesday, December 5th. Fall Term closes Friday, December 22nd. Winter Term opens Tuesday, January 2nd, 1900. 189 REPORT OF THE SCHOOL, COMMITTEE. January lst, 1899. To the Citizens of Lexington: The condition of our schools in general is so good, and the work done in the various grades by both teachers and schol- ars is so excellent, that the Committee feels it may justly congratulate the citizens of the town upon having schools of such high efficiency. Superintendent and teachers are work- ing zealously and amicably together to bring about improve- ment in discipline and results of study wherever possible, the relations between teachers and pupils are pleasant, the cases of friction are reduced to the minimum unavoidable in any system of schools, and the pupils seem happy and earn- est in their work. \Ve think this satisfactory result is due to our having an excellent corps of teachers, all of whom are earnest and sincere in their efforts to make school -life agree- able and improving to their pupils. Frequent changes of teachers are very demoralizing to a school ; and any teacher can do better work in a given grade the second year than the first. Therefore it has seemed to us a better policy to retain good teachers even by paying a little higher salaries, than to let our schools be made train- ing or testing schools from which neighboring cities may take away some of the best teachers after they have shown their capabilities here. We wish to emphasize this point : good teachers should be kept as long as possible, even if the salary limit must be raised a little ; otherwise the work in the schools will be uncertain and often unsatisfactory. 190 The number of teachers and pupils at the beginning of the school -year 1888, compared with 1897, is as follows:® 1897. 1897. 1898. 1898. Teachers. High School, 4 Hancock School, 9 Adams School, 4 Tidd School, 1 Pupils. Teachers. Pupils 53 381. 111 30 4 10 4 68 393 122 1 25 Totals 18 575 19 608 The percentage of increase is as follows :—High School, 28 per cent. ; Hancock School, 3 per cent. ; Adams School, 10 per cent. The fact that two rooms on the third floor of the Hancock School have to be used regularly as school -rooms, a use not contemplated in planning the building ; the fact that the number of pupils seems to increase each year ; and the fur- ther fact that the High School building is unfit tor school use, with light, heating, and ventilation such that the health of pupils must be affected, and such that they cannot be remedied except by entirely making over the building— these facts lead your Committee to one conclusion, and that is to urge upon the citizens the pressing need of a new High School building, large enough to include two or more grades from the Hancock School. We believe that any money ex- pended for repairs at the High School would be money thrown away ; and though we regret at this time of high taxation to suggest a new and large expenditure, we believe that a new school must be built in a few years to provide for the increasing number of pupils, that the present High School cannot be used much longer without large expendi- ture for repairs, and that the most economical way in the end will be a new High School building. 191 The other school buildings are in good condition. The Hancock building- has required considerable repairs during the year, owing to several breaks in the water pipes, because the pipes put in originally were of too light weight. The Adams building was remodelled by the special committee appointed for that purpose, and is now a very satisfactory school building. The rooms are light and cheerful, and the heating and ventilating system works excellently ; so that the building will well serve its purpose for years to come. The Tidd does fairly well for a primary school -room, though the interior can be made much pleasanter by being bright- ened up with new paint and pictures ; and the outside should be repainted during the coming year. HIGH ScHoor.. It is with pride that the Committee reports to the citizens of Lexington that the courses of study at the High School are such that a pupil can be fitted there for college, without being compelled to have instruction outside in certain sub- jects, or to go to private schools for proper instruction. \Vhat is the use of the High School, if not to be the link be- tween grammar school and college for those who can receive the advantage of a college education ! We feel sure that Lexington would not be satisfied to have its High School de- generate into simply an advanced grammar school, and we be- lieve that the highest school of the town should be so good that the child of any citizen can receive in it a thorough preparation for college. Our High School is now doing such work ; Latin, Greek, French, and Mathematics are well taught, and by the kindness and public spirit of Rev. J. 13. Werner, who has volunteered his services for two years, a course in German is given three times a week,—making it easily possible for a pupil to tit for college. The first safe - 192 guard of our liberties and institutions is the public school ; and the public school, to be really such, to be a benefit in the community and not to degenerate in character, should have the children of all classes of citizens :—therefore we urge that if your children are going to college, you have them fitted at the High School. But our High School is more than a mere classical school ; and those parents who do not intend to send their children to college, but wish them to have a further and a bet ter education in English than a grammar school can give, should know that the English Course at the High School is practically an elec- tive course in which a pupil can take studies that will give a good practical foundation for business or for extended study in special lines. HANCOCK SCHOOL. Many citizens have expressed the wish to have a male prin- cipal at the Hancock school. The Committee agrees with this sentiment, and believes that to have charge of so many pupils is too great a demand upon any woman. When- ever the citizens vote the extra sum necessary for the in- creased salary that would have to be paid, the Committee will make the change. But in order to meet this wish as far as possible now, to secure better discipline and more even results in studies, and to lessen the strain in vari- ous ways on certain pupils, we have put the whole work of the school under the direct control of the Superintendent of Schools, abolishing almost wholly the departmental work and giving each teacher sole chargo of her own room and making her responsible for results. This is the method so successfully followed in the Adams School ; and some of its advantages are :—that a teacher can know better the pe- culiarities of her pupils and can thus do better work for the 193 individual ; that by knowing all the work of a class she will not give too long lessons in any one subject ; and that there will be more harmony between teacher and pupils. The de- partmental system is being modified in some of the best schools of the State, and this change has the cordial support of the Superintendent of Schools. ADAMS SCHOOL. The work in every grade of this school is being done smoothly and successfully. Each teacher, having lull charge of her room, knows the possibilities and needs of her pupils, and does most efficient work in bringing out their capabili- ties and in improving their minds. The discipline also is ex- cellent ; and we are pleased to commend both teachers and pupils for their successful work. TI»» SCHOOL. The same may be said also of the work at the Tidd School, and your Committee deems itself fortunate in having secured a teacher so well adapted to the needs of this school. ELOCUTION. Lessons in elocution are given once a week in the High, Hancock, and Adams schools, by an excellent teacher from the Emerson College of Oratory. After learning how to state their ideas in good English, pupils should learn how to speak those ideas forcibly and gracefully. The good results of the beginning of this teaching were noticeable in the graduating exercises of last June, and should be even more evident this year. Parents will be pleased to know that 194 the purpose of this teaching is not only to train the scholars in proper methods of expression, but to give them confi- dence when speaking before others, so that they may feel and may have the ability of expressing their ideas before a public audience. LIST OF TEACIIERS. HIGH SCHOOL. — Jonathan I. Buck, Prin. and Supt. Miss Antoinette J. Banister, Miss Edith Redman, Miss Elizabeth R. Osborn. HANCOCIi SCHOOL.—Miss Laura A. Colbath, Mrs. Sadie W. Jenkins, Miss Minnie A. Brooks, Miss Elsie R. Cowdrey, Miss Emma E. Wright, Miss Gertrude Pierce, Miss Sara R. Skerry, Mrs. Grace A. Spaulding, Miss Jennie F. Blodgett, Miss Bertha Hammond. ADAMS SCHOOL.—Miss Jessie G. Prescott, Miss Fannie F. Ingram, Miss Emma F. Parker, Miss Carrie F. Fiske. Toru SCHOOL .—Miss Belle C. Doore. Music.—Mrs. Alice M. Holt. DRAWING.—Miss Grace E. Southworth. ELOCUTION.—Miss Mary B. Merritt. ONE SESSION FOR GRAMMAR SCHOOLS. Many parents would like to have but one session in the grammar schools, so that the children might have more time in the afternoon for recreation in the open air, so essential to good health and sound minds. To secure the necessary hours for recitations, the session would have to last from 9 A. M. to 2.15 P. M,, with a recess at 12, during which the pupils would eat a luncheon brought from home. The 195 periods of the strain of study and recitations would have to be considerably longer, and whether young minds would bear this and secure as good results as at present is not clear. We are carefully considering the subject, and will do what seems to be for the best advantage of pupils. COLOR Guars. The practical lesson in patriotism received by our scholars as a result of the work of the Color Guards, was made mani- fest by the interest and enthusiasm displayed by the Guards as seen in their manly and soldierly appearance on May 30th last. Let them receive all encouragement in their work, it being in keeping with the honor and loyalty due to the flag • of our country. APPROPRIATION. Of the sum appropriated for the support of schools, the following am(•unts in round numbers are practically fixed items :— teachers, $12,100 ; barges, $2400 ; fuel, $1450 ; janitors, $1100 ; books and supplies, $950 ; gas and water, $125. These items give a total of $18,125 ; and from the balance of the appropriation have to be paid the bills for mowing lawns ($75 this year) ; nodusto for floors ($70 this year), express and removing ashes ($88 this year) and vari- ous repairs (about $670 this year) ; so that it must be clear that your Committee has to exercise the utmost care and economy -to keep your schools up to their present high standing and _yet to keep within the appropriation. There are now two more teachers on the list than in 1898, and three more than in 1897, two at the Hancock School made necessary by the 196 great increase in the number of pupils, and the teacher of Elocution ; and your Committee feels that it must ask for an . appropriation of $19,000, to keep the schools up to their present efficiency. Respectfully submitted, HENRY H. HAMILTON, CHARLES H. WISWELL, CHARLES G. KAUFFMANN, School Committee_ 197 THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPER- INTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. To the School Committee of Lexington: GENTLEMEN.—Appended to this report will be found the usual tabular view of the school statistics for the year, and detailed courses of study in the more prominent subjects. My ideas concerning the way in which these subjects should be taught appear at such length in these courses that I shall not be expected to do much more here than to call at- tention to them. In the first place, however, I wish to call your attention to the immediate necessity which exists for additional school accommodations. Since the new Hancock building was opened in 1891, there has been a steady and marked in- crease in the number of pupils attending that school. The extent of this growth is perhaps not generally realized. The following table shows the average membership of the differ- ent schools each year since the opening of the Hancock building : Year. High School. Hancock. Adams. Tidd open- '1 idd and Total. ed in 1596. ALHancock. 1891 52 291 101 1892 52 325 88 1893 51 323 83 1894 5 370 82 1895 54 362 87 1896 50 353 92 1897 51 361 99 1898 59 392 113 27 29 29 380 390 421 444 465 457 502 503 522 540 593 198 It will be noticed that in the eight years from 1891 to 1898 the average membership of all the schools has increased about 150, and that practically all of this increase has been felt at the Hancock school ; for until 1898 the membership at the high school and the Adams school did not exceed that of 1891. In 1896 temporary relief was obtained by opening the Tidd school, which since that time has received about 30 pupils who would otherwise have attended the Hancock school. If this school had not been opened the membership at the Hancock building would now be 421, an increase of 130 since 1891. At present, however, the increase has begun to affect all the schools. The high school has to -day a membership of 68 (average membership for the year, 59), and the Adams school 122 (average for the year, 113) ; both of these num- bers are considerably higher than ever before. And the rate of growth, so far as can be judged, is on the increase. This - is illustrated by the fact that since the tenth of Gast September- 31 September31 pupils have entered the Hancock building from other towns. Deducting the number of those who have during the same time left the school to move out of town or to enter other schools in Lexington, there remains a net gain of 21 pupils in about three months. Evidently there is little probability of the classes becoming smaller than they are at present. Consider for a moment how this will affect the high school in the course of two years. In June, 1898, eight pupils were graduated from the high school ; in September a class of 26. was admitted—a net gain of 18. June, 1899, a class of ten will be graduated ; the entering class will number in the vicinity of 20—a net gain of ten. The class of 1900 has. 14 members ; the present eighth grade, which will enter the high school September, 1900, contains 53 pupils —a net gain of 39, or 50 in two years. Judging from the past few 199 years it seems fair to suppose that the loss occasioned by pu- pils dropping out will be nearly or quite made good by new pupils who move into town. On this basis the high school in September, 1900, will number about 115 pupils. These facts certainly demand attention. When it is re- membered that both the high school and the Hancock school are already filled almost to the limit of their capacity, and that the membership is steadily increasing in every school in town, the conclusion is inevitable that in thelimmediate future new school accommodations must be provided. The plan which will furnish the greatest relief for the longest time, and at the same time render it possible to handle the classes with increased economy and efficiency, is the plan proposed by the school committee. This plan will provide a much needed relief for the Adams school as well as for the high school and the Hancock school. As late as 1893 the Adams school was classed in the annual report as a " mixed school." In 1894 the present arrangement of grades was made. By this arrangement two grades were placed in each room except the principal's, in which were placed the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades. This arrangement of three grades in one room has always been an undesirable one, and it is becoming increasingly so as the school be- comes larger. A new high school building large enough to receive all the eighth and ninth grade pupils in town would relieve this. It is clearly evident that a new building of some kind will have to be provided within a very short time, in order to relieve the overcrowding which is certain to be felt at the Hancock school within one or two years. Eventually a new building will have to be provided for the high school, and the time cannot be deferred very long. The question really is whether tolbuild one building suitable for the high school and the upper grammar grades, thus leaving room for nat- 200 ural growth at the Adams and Hancock buildings ; or to build a primary school building for the overflow from the Hancock school, and defer the new high school building for a few years. I believe that within five years the latter plan would prove the more expensive of the two, since it would result in the building of two houses instead of one ; and in the meantime it certainly would seriously cripple the work of the high school. ELOCUTION. Perhaps the most important step taken by the committee during the past year was the employment of an instructor to take charge of physical training and elocution in the upper grammar grades and the high school. After the period of child- hood is passed, and the period of self-consciousness is fairly begun, nothing is so difficult as to 'be natural" in the presence of others. At the same time there is nothing so valuable as the command of one's self, nor anything the lack of which is so embarrassing. To be master of one's own voice and body is not a natural gift ; it must be learned as an art. The instruction now given is not designed to train gym- nasts or elocutionists, but to bring out the individuality of the pupils and make them masters of themselves. A mere beginning has been made and the work is in a purely ex- perimental stage; the future may suggest valuable modifica- tions. From experiments already tried in the primary grades I am inclined to think that the work should be begun earlier. I suspect that by so doing much time might be saved that is now spent in breaking up bad habits. The failure of thousands of conscientious and efficient teachers to secure good results in oral reading and physical culture, has shown conclusively that no results of value can be obtained on these lines without the direct assistance of a 201 thoroughly trained expert. The action of the committee in securing such an instructor has placed the work on a solid foundation and insured satisfactory results. DRAWING. The principles just mentioned in connection with elocution have also been kept in mind in arranging the work in draw- ing. The courses in drawing are not designed primarily to make artists of the pupils ; but to develop their powers of observation and expression, and to familiarize them with the masterpieces of painting and sculpture. It has long been recognized that pupils should gain from the study of literature a general knowledge of the great prose writers and poets, and a special knowledge of some of their works. Until recently, however, this principle has been ignored in the teaching of drawing and music. The publi- cation of a low-priced series of very excellent reproductions has now rendered it possible to familiarize pupils with the great masterpieces. In the high school, also, the same principle has been rec- ognized, and for the first time an elective course has been offered which includes the study of the great artists and their works, through reproductions and visits to the art galleries. Music. It is a pleasure to be able to speak emphatically in praise of the work done by the pupils in reading music. The Holt system has been taught in the Lexington schools by Mrs. Holt since 1893, and the results in some cases are certainly nothing less than marvellous. Mrs. Holt's work in our schools has demonstrated the capabilities of children to master the most difficult tone problems at an early age. The 202 work done in music in the Lexington schools will compare- very omparevery favorably indeed in all respects with that of other schools in Massachusetts, and in respect to reading music at sight it is considerably in advance. In connection with the instruction in music we have not succeeded, however, in carrying out the two ideas which I have mentioned in connection with drawing and elocution— the two art ideas, as we may call them—namely, that the training in an art should help to develop the individuality of the pupil and serve as a means of expressing that individual- ity, and that it should introduce him to the works of the great masters of that art. In this respect, however, we are no worse off than the great majority of towns and cities around us. Indeed, the term "instruction in music," when applied to work in the schools, has come to mean " instruction in reading music." So widespread is this custom of emphasiz- ing facility in sight reading at the expense of the chil- dren's voices, that it has come to be a generally accepted belief that the voices of children are necessarily harsh and. unmusical. I do not wish to be misunderstood in this matter. I am speaking of no one town, but of the vast majority of places throughout the entire country. The cause of the trouble lies in the false idea almost universally held as to the natural characteristics of the child voice. As an illus- tration of the opinion held on this subject by musicians, I quote the following from Mr. F. E. Howard, an acknowl- edged authority on the child voice. "It is generally admitted by those who are able to judge,. that the singing of children is more often disagreeable than pleasant. It cannot be right for children to sing with the coarse, harsh tone that is so common, although there is a prevalent idea that such singing is natural. This idea is false. The child singing -voice is not rough and harsh, unless it is misused 203 In short, while school children learn to read music well enough, they do not learn to sing well. They snuffle, they whine, they bray, they shout. In fact, many people suppose that children's voices are naturally unpleasant in singing, and that noisy, nasal singing is unavoidable. This, of course, is sheer nonsense." It is also a well-known fact that nearly all eminent vocal teachers regard the method of singing prevalent in the schools as detrimental to the voices of the children ; and very many vocal teachers forbid their pupils to take part in school sing- ing. I, for one, am not satisfied with this state of affairs simply because we suffer in common with the great majority; and I have mentioned the subject here in order to ascertain, if pos- sible, the state of public opinion. If there is a general de- sire for a change of method, the change can be easily effected. Mrs. Holt has already done some good work in this direction, but it can hardly be said that a serious endeavor has been made to effect a change in the prevailing method of voice production. Such a change would be somewhat in the na- ture of a revolution, and sight reading would necessarily lose something of its present prominence. I shall greatly ap- preciate an expression of opinion on this matter from parents and others interested. In the high school I believe music should be treated as we have come to treat drawing ; that is, it should be made an elective study for those who have aptitude or liking for the subject. The school should not attempt to teach musical theory nor to take the place of the private teacher of the piano or the voice. It should seek rather to familiarize the pupils with the masterpieces of the art. Superintendent Balliet, of Springfield, in speaking of art in the schools says : The teaching of music needs to be supplemented in a similar way. Children ought to be trained to appreciate 204 the. Brest music by hearing it well rendered. It will be a good many years before any community will be willing to incur the expense of doing this in the elementary schools, but it can be done in high schools. Such a department was established several years ago in the Springfield high school, and has proved most satisfactory. The pupils are neither taught to play nor to sing, but the teacher, who is an ac- complished musician, plays before the class the best music. They are trained to appreciate music technically. They study the great masterpieces in music, just as in literature they study the great classics. Who would seriously think of attempt- ing -to cultivate children's literary taste by simply making them write compositions? And yet this is precisely what we have been doing in drawing and music for a good many years." What has been done in the Springfield high school prob- ably cannot be accomplished at present in Lexington ; b ut I present the idea for the consideration of those who are in- terested. During the past year the work of the schools has been in- terrupted somewhat by an unusual amount of sickness among the teachers and the small children. Some rooms have been in charge of substitutes altogether too much for the best inter- ests of the schools. The arrangement, however, was un- avoidable, and the substitutes in most cases were efficient and masters of the situation. In conclusion I wish to express my sense of appreciation of the very cordial co-operation which I have received from school committee, teachers, and parents. Respectfully submitted, J. I. BUCK, 8uperintendent. January 1, 1899. REPORT OF TRUANT OFFICER. January 1, 1899. To THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS : DEAR SIR : Forty-nine pupils of the Hancock School have been reported absent by their teachers. Each case has been investigated and reported to the respective teachers and the pupils returned to school as soon as possible. The following reasons have been found for the pupils be- ing absent : Fourteen were playing truant ; eight were sick ; twenty-five were kept at home by their parents to work or for some other reason ; and two had not clothing suitable to attend school ; they were furnished clothing by friends. In any case where children have not suitable clothing to attend school, and their parents are not able to provide them, if they will let me know I will see that they are provided for. Respectfully submitted, CHARLES H. FRANKS, Truant Officer. 1 COURSES OF STUDY AND STATISTICS ACCOMPANYING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. COURSES OF STUDY. These courses of study are intended to be used together, and are so arranged as to facilitate the correlation of the dif- ferent subjects. For this purpose there are numerous cross references from one course to another ; some of the same book., for instance, being referred to in the courses in geography,. history, and reading. This is not to be understood as du- plicating the work, but simply as suggesting to the teacher some of the interrelations between the subjects. Most of the work of preparing the courses in geography and history was done by Miss Colbath and Mrs. Jenkins, teachers of those subjects in the eighth and ninth grades at, the Hancock school ; to whom thanks are hereby extended. J. I. BUCK, b'uperintendeiit. Lexington, Jan. 1, 1699. 210 PRIMARY READING. The process of reading is essentially a matter of habit. What kind of reader a child shall become, whether fast or slow, fluent or faltering, depends, more than upon any other one thing, upon the habit formed during his first year or two in school. If during this time he fbrrhs the habit of accurately grasping the meaning of words and phrases at a rapid glance, he will develop into a rapid, fluent reader. But if he forms the habit of recognizing the meaning by scrutinizing the separate elements of which each individual word is made up, he will develop into a slow, microscopic reader, who will perhaps see every typographical error on a page, but will never possess the fluency and speed of a child trained by the former method. No amount of apparent gain during the early years of the primary course can in any measure compensate for the formation of wrong habits of reading. The method to be pursued during the first year is there- fore the word and sentence method, without admixture of phonetic methods. Especial care should be taken to do nothing that shall tend to call attention to any unit smaller than the word ; even oral spelling should be deferred till later. The point is sometimes raised, however, that at some time the child must be taught to recognize new words for himself. There is some truth in this ; but the fact is not nearly so important as it is usually thought to be, as anyone will realize who will try the experiment of counting the actual number of new words encountered in an hour's reading. It would be better to say that the child cannot be prevented from learning to recognize new words. But this process of 211 phonic analysis and synthesis (generalization) which every normal child acquires unconsciously, cannot be taughtto Iaim. Furthermore, there is absolutely no way for a teacher to determine just when any child performs the necessary men- tal steps in this process. Without doubt the teacher can assist the process by presenting the material for generaliza- tion in a systematic form, but even this cannot be done until the -material is sufficient in quantity. There is danger that the teacher or parent may attempt to give assistance before the pupil is ready to receive it. Such premature efforts, at the best, are but time wasted ; at the worst they may result in seriously retarding the child's natural development. GRADE 1. The following phonetic drill may be of assistance to some pupils, and can hardly be a hindrance to any. Teach the sounds (not names) of the letters. U se no diacritical marks except those for the long and short vowels. The children should be led to regard this exercise as a pastime, rather than as in any way connected with the reading lesson. After the sounds are learned, present to the class lists of words which differ in one sound only ; at first those which differ in their initial element, as --sat, at, bat, cat, fat, hat, mat, rat, pat, that, flat, etc. ; later, those differing in their final element, as—bag, bad, bat, etc. Make no attempt to analyze these words into their com- ponent sounds, nor to connect this work with the preced- ing sound drill. GRADES II—III. As far as possible teach new words by comparing them with familiar ones which have a similar form and sound. In 212 most cases only one or two such words will have to be written upon the blackboard before the new word mill be recognized. The following illustrative list shows a few words which might be taught by comparing one with another : head, dead, spread, spreading, ready readily, steady, steadily, health, healthful, healthy, stealth, stealthy, wealth, wealthy, deaden, leaden, header, heading, etc. Words like steadfast, headland, headlight, headlong, head- way, headstrong, etc., should be separated into the words composing them. See also course of study in spelling. LIST OF READING MATERIAL. The following list of books is intended to be suggestive rather than complete or exclusive. In general it may serve as a list of the books now in stock ; but books not on the list can frequently be supplied, if teachers will consult the superintendent a few days in advance of their need. GRADE I. The Children's Primer (Cyr), The Interstate Primer, The Riverside Primer (begun), The Little People's Reader- (Hodskins), The Hiawatha Primer (begun), Old Stories Retold, Davis's Beginner's Reader, Pratt's 1'Esop's Fables. GRADE II. Baldwin's First Reader, Stories for Children (Lane), The Children's First Reader (Cyr), Stickney's First Reader, Scudder's Fables and Folk Stories (selections), The River- side Primer (completed), The Hiawatha Primer, The Chil- dren's Second Reader (Cyr), Baldwin's Second Reader, Around the World, Book I, In Mythland. 213 GRADE Ill. The Children's Third Reader (Cyr), Davis's Second Reader, Stickney's Second Reader, Baldwin's Third Year Reader, Scudder's Fables and Folk Stories, Baldwin's Fairy Stories and Fables, Seven Little Sisters, Each and All. GRADE IV. Stickney's .Esop, Andersen's Fairy Tales, Longfellow's Children's Hour and other poems (R. L. S. 11-63), Firth's Stories of Old Greece, Bass's Plant Life, Bass's Animal Life, Baldwin's Fourth Year Reader, Baldwin's Fifty Famous Stories Retold. GRADE V. Hiawatha, Hawthorne's Wonder Book, Robinson Crusoe, Stories from the Arabian Nights, Ten 1;oys on the Road from Long Ago, Old Stories of the East, Burton's Four American Patriots (Patrick Henry, Hamilton, Jackson, Grant;, Blaisdell's Stories from English History, Pratt's Stories of Massachusetts, Baldwin's Fifth Year Reader. GRADE VI. Hawthorne's Tanglewood Tales, Grandfather's Chair, Daffydowndilly and other stories, Biographical Sketches, Baldwin's Four Great Americans (Washington, Franklin, Webster, Lincoln), Old Greek Stories, Holmes's Grand- mother's Story of Bunker Hill (R. L. S. 6), Baldwin's Sixth Year Reader. 214 GRADE VII. Evangeline, Miles Standish, Tales of the White Hills, (R. L. S. 40-69), Martineau's Peasant and Prince, Montgom- ery's Heroic Ballads, Franklin's Autobiography, Cooper's_ Spy, Paul Dombey, Hugo's Ninety Three, B tldwin's Sev- enth Year Reader. GRADE VIII. Irving's Sketch I3ook, Irving-Fiske's Washington and his Country, Scott's Lady of the Lake, Whittier's Snow Bound and Among the Hills, Ball's Starland, The Merchant. of Venice. GRADE IX. Scott's Marmion, Ivanhoe, and Tales of a Grandfather,. The Tale of Two Cities, Julius Ctesar, Grote and Segur's Two Great Retreats, Plutarch's Lives, Shaler's Story of our Continent. LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR. GRADE I. The purpose of language work in the lowest grades is to furnish practice in the correct use of the common forms of speech. Such practice, to be of value, must be persistent and systematic. The teacher should furnish the opportun- ity, and guide the children in their practice ; but she should not do the talking herself. Nothing but ample practice in actually using correct forms will ever enable a child to speak freely and correctly. Use Tarbell's Language Manual as a guide ; cover as much of it in this grade as can be done well. 215 GRADE 11. Continue the work of the preceding grade, introducing written work in addition to oral. Use Tarbell's Manual as a guide. GRADE III. The work of the next four grades is based on De Garmo's Language Lessons ; text books are now placed in the hands of the children. The work includes the usual series of com- position lessons, which aim:to cultivate dexterity in writing and also a series of lessons, running parallel to the first, which aim to develop inductively the fundamental ideas un- derlying the structure of our language. The science of lan- guage is thus approached through the art of using it. Four principles are presented in this grade, namely : 1. The sentence may be divided into subject and predi- cate. redicate. 2. The subject may be a noun alone, or a noun used with other words. 3. The predicate may be a verb alone, or a verb used with other words. 4. There are four principal forms ofthe predicate, namely : (a) That which shows WHAT THINGS DO.—Example: The bell rings. (b) That which shows WHAT IS DONE BY THINGS. Example: The bell is rung. That which shows the QUALITY OF THINGS.— Example : The rose is red. (d) That which tells WHAT THINGS ARE.—Example:' The robin is a bird. The composition lessons should be correlated as closely as possible with the other work of the school, especially with (0) 216 nature study and history. In this grade use the story of Robinson Crusoe as material for composition. The work of this grade covers Part I, Book I, of the text -book. GRADE IV. The inductive work of this grade covers four main sub- jects : 1. The adjective, and comparison. 2. The three persons, and the personal pronoun. 3. Time and tense. (a) .There are three varieties of time, and three cor- responding forms of the verb, called tenses, the PRESENT, the l'AST, and the FUTURE. (b) The words hre, ;tas, had, and the various forms of the verb BE, like is, was, am, are, were, will, be, may he used with the third form of the verb (cailed the past participle) , but never with the second, or past form. 4. There are four forms of sentences, declarative, inter- rogative, imperative, and exclamatory. Correlate the composition work with the work in history and nature study. Use the story of John Smith's life and incidents from the Trojan War as material fo. composition. The work of this grade covers Part II of Book 1. GRADE V. The inductive work of this grade is a study of the essen- tial parts of a sentence—the subject, the verb, the modifiers of each. In connection with the work in composition the two sub- jects that will present the most difficulty are the use of quotation marks and the use of the apostrophe with the pos- sessive case. 217 Teach the use of the apostrophe in three steps, as follows : The POSSESSIVE CASE is formed : (a) In the singular, by adding apostrophe and s to the nominative (singular). In plurals ending in s, by adding the apostrophe to the nominative (plural) . In plurals which do not end in s, by adding apostrophe and s. Proceed deliberately, without haste ; do not leave a step until it has been thoroughly mastered. This work should be interspersed so as to cover a large part of the year. Correlate the composition work with the work in history and nature study. Use the early life of Lincoln and the ad- ventures of Ulysses as material for composition. The work of this grade covers Part I, Book II, of the text -book. (b) (c) GRADE VI. In this grade the inductive grammar lessons are more fully developed than in the preceding grades ; the forms and uses of the more important parts of speech are treated more in detail, personal and relative pronouns are declined and verbs conjugated, sentences are classified according to structure (into simple, compound, and complex) , and the various uses of clauses are studied. There is also a series of lessons on literal and figurative uses of words, and another on derivation. The story of Rip Van Winkle may be made the basis of considerable composition work. As far"as practicable cor- relate composition with other studies, especially with history .and geography. The work of the grade covers Part II, Book II, of the text -book. GRADES VII, VIII, AND IX. In these grades technical grammar displaces " language work," the text -book being Metcalf's Grammar. The plan 218 of gradation in this book is the same as that employed in the language work of the preceding grades : that is, subjects are not always introduced in their strict logical connection, but in such order that the more important and fundamental principles are encountered early, while intricacies and diffi- culties of language beyond the grasp of beginners are deferred till later in the course. In accordance with the plan of the authors, the work of Grade VII covers Part I of the text -book ; Grade VIII, Part II; and Grade IX, 'Part III. SPELLING. Use the Morse Speller in grades II --IX. Follow carefully the Suggestions to Teachers on page v of the speller. The greater part of the work should be written, yet there should be some oral spelling, perhaps one or two lessons a week. Require all lessons to be carefully studied. During the second year teach .the children to repeat the letters rapidly in alphabetic order, as preparation for the use of a dictionary later. The ground to be covered in the different grades is indi- cated below. GRADE I.—IVO oral spelling in this grade. GRADES II—III.—ll7orse Speller, pages 1-29. GRADES IV--V.-2lMorse Speller, pares 30--64. GRADES VI--VII.—ll7orse Speller, pages 65--111. GRADES VIII--IX.—Morse Speller, pages 112--147. ARITHMETIC. GRADE I. Teach by means of objects the numbers and combinations from 1 to 10. 219 Teach the following fractional parts : One half of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. One third of 3, 6, 9. One fourth of 4, 8. Teach gill, pint, quart, gallon ; inch, foot, yard; cent, nickel, dime ; days of the week. NOTE.—Use no figures the first half year. GRADE H. Teach objectively the numbers and combinations to 20, with the fractional parts of divisible numbers. Teach rectangle, square, inches in a foot. Give thorough drill in rapid work, especially oral work, involving the combinations already taught. Teach the Roman numerals to XX. NOTE 1. Carefully discriminate such combinations as of 10, 10±2, 10±5. The objective representations of the first two of these are not the same ; the first and last, al- though they have the sante objective representation, suggest entirely different problems. NOTE 2. Teach the written form of new words as they occur in the number work. GRADE III. By means of objects develop the numbers to 100. Teach objectively the fundamental processes as applied to the num- bers developed. Develop the notation to 100, teaching addition, subtrac- tion, multiplication, and division, with figures. Drill es- pecially on the numbers which occur as products in the multiplication table. Teach cents in a dollar ; dry measure compared with liquid. 220 Continue to drill thoroughly in figure work (especially in addition) . Aim to secure rapidity as well as accuracy. Avoid all combinations not already taught. NOTE 1.—Mechanical skill in the rapid manipulation of figures is important and easily acquired. It is not number work, however, and should not be mistaken for it. NOTE 2.—Teach the spelling of new words as they occur. GRADE IV. Review the more difficult combinations. Illustrate objectively the extension of the Arabic notation above 100 ; then teach the numbers from 100 to 1000 by means of the notation. Later in the year extend the Arabic notation to 1,000,000, and complete the Roman notation. Teach addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, with figures. Thoroughly dovelop these processes with the numbers below 100 before applying them to larger numbers. Teach the tables of avoirdupois weight, long and square measure, and time. Drill on the fundamental processes as applied to the de- nominate numbers taught, and to Federal money, making change, and making out bills. Continue the drill on mechanical operations with figures (especially addition) . Aim at accuracy and rapidity. GRADE V. Continue the Arabic notation to quadrillions. Teach objectively, by the use of fraction disks, fraction rulers, etc., the following fractions, in the order given : halves, quarters, eighths ; thirds, sixths, ninths, t welfths ; fifths, tenths. 221 Apply to these fractions the four fundamental processes. Drill in changing one fraction to another (as 4ths to 8ths), mixed numbers to fractions, and improper fractions to whole or mixed numbers. Teach these subjects objectively and lead the pupils to discover processes and results for them- selves by objective methods. Develop objectively tenths, hundredths, and thousandths as decimal fractions ; teach the notation ; apply the funda-. mental processes ; give considerable drill in rapid computa- tion, oral and written, involving these decimals. Give practice in drawing plans to an accurate scale ; also in measuring plane surfaces of various shapes, irregular as well as regular, by dividing them into square inches. Apply this method to the measurement of rectangles ; show how to measure parallelograms and triangles in the same way, by first changing them into equivalent rectangles. Give con- siderable practice in measuring parallelograms and triangles by this method. Teach the common coins and the different kinds of paper currency ; give practice in making out bills and keeping a simple form of cash account. Continue the work with compound numbers, omitting un- necessary difficulties. NOTE 1.—The work of this grade is largely -foundation work ; it is, therefore, mainly objective. While doing this objective work many of the pupils will generalize for them- selves, and unconsciously formulate "rules" for their own guidance. This result is desirable and not to be discouraged ; no direct effort is to be made by the teacher at this time, however, to deduce the ordinary rules for figure work. In - this connection read what is said concerning generalization in the course in Reading, Grade I. NOTE 2.—In drilling upon the processes taught, require 222 the mils to solve many problems, rather than to memorize rules and formulas. Rules are valuable in their place, but their place is not here. (See note, Grade VIII.) Do not require formal "explanations" at this stage ; ask rather for occasional objective illustrations of the problems solved. In order to secure facility and accuracy in solving prob- lems, much rapid drill work is necessary. It is desirable, therefore, that drill work be interrupted as little as possible by questions and explanations. GRADE VI. Teach Factoring, Common Factor, Common Multiple, Greatest Common Factor, Least Common Multiple. Give considerable practice in finding G. C. F. and L. C. M. by inspection. Develop the following principles, illus- trating them by many examples with small numbers. The G. C. F. of two or more numbers is the product of all their common factors. The L. C. M. of two or more numbers is the product of all the prime factors of each number. Apply these principles to numbers whose G. C. F. and L. C. M. are not easily found by inspection. Do not teach the so-called "division method" for finding G. C. F., nor any of the ordinary mechanical methods for finding L. C. M. Finish Common and Decimal Fractions. The more im- portant " rules" fo figure -work may now be deduced from the objective work. The idea of a fraction as an expression of division may also be introduced here, and cancellation taught and applied to the solution of problems and to the multiplication of fractions. From time to time simple oral and written analyses of problems should now be required, accompanied, when practicable, by solutions arranged "on a line" for cancellation. 223 Teach how to measure all the remaining polygons by changing them to equivalent rectangles. Use inch cubes to illustrate the measurement of rectangu- lar solids. Lead the children to observe the number of cubic units in a row, the number of rows in a layer, and the. num- ber of layers. Give practice in making out receipts and bills with credit items. Teach the use of "Dr." and "Cr." in a cash ac- count. NOTE 1.— Greatest Common Factor, Greatest Common pleasure, and Greatest Common Divisor are different names for the same thing. All are in common use, and pupils should be familiarized with them all. This remark applies to all cases where several different names are in common use for the same thing. NOTE 2.—There is a definite reason for not teaching cer- tain things, (as, for instance, the idea of a fraction as an ex- pression of division) until a certain stage is reached in the pupil's development. Teachers will therefore carefully avoid anticipating the work of subsequent grades, or changing the indicated order of topics. GRADE VII. Review briefly the work of the preceding grades. Make practical application of the principles of mensura- tion and denominate numbers which have been already taught : such as the measurement of land, including the rectangular townships and sections of the Western states ; the carpeting and papering of rooms ; the measurement of lumber by board measure, including the measurement of boards having a trapezoidal surface, etc. Teach degrees of angle and of circumference. Teach the use of a protractor and have pupils use it to solve such prob- 224 lems'as the following: to draw an angle containing a given number of degrees ; to find the sum of the angles of a tri- angle, of any polygon ; to draw an equiangular polygon of a given number of sides, a regular polygon, etc. Using a circle divided into small sectors, show how to find the area of a circle ; show how to find the ratio of the cir- cumference to the radius. By judicious questioning lead the pupils to formulate defi- nitions of the cube, the (erect) prism, and the (erect) cylinder. Teach how to find the convex surface of these solids. Review the process of finding the cubic contents of rectang- ular solids by the use of inch cubes, and call attention to the fact that the number of cubic units in one horizontal layer is the same as the number of square units in the base of the solid. Use this fact in finding the volume of a cylinder. Make many simple applications of these principles to the work of brick -layers, masons, and carpenters ; to the work of digging cell.rrs and cylindrical cisterns, filling in trenches, building bins of given capacity, etc. Review previous work in denominate numbers, and give considerable drill in rapid oral computation. Encourage pupils to find and use the shortest methods. In general it is - desirable to use high denominations rather than low, since smaller numbers are thereby required in the computations,. and the use of the pencil and paper can be avoided. Teach all the tables of compound numbers not yet taught, except Troy Weight, Apothecaries' Weight, Surveyors' Measure. With the metric system .enough work should be done to familiarize; the pupils with the names of the units employed and to demonstrate its great superiority over the system in common use. Until the system comes into more general use, however, it is not well to drill upon it with the inten- 225 tion of making children expert in its use. Some of the omitted subjects in denominate numbers may be lightly touched upon in the same way. Teach the three " cases" of percentage. Proceed slowly and carefully ; do not leave a case until the class can solve easy problems rapidly and accurately. To effect this much drill is necessary. Begin each case with considerable oral work, treating per cents. as common fractions, and change to the decimal form when written work is undertaken. Oral work should largely exceed written in quantity. In this grade pupils should become familiar with the forms and uses of bills, receipts, promissory notes, and personal accounts ; these should be presented in connection with prac- tical transactions. Printed blanks may be used at the teach- er's discretion, but pupils should also be able to write out the forms without aid of any kind. NOTE.—Do not require the use of the terms lease, rate, and percentage until pupils are fa miliar with the actual work- ing of problems and have acquired considerable facility in solving them. Especial care should be taken that the pupils learn to recognize the base, in whatever form the example may be stated. To avoid tedious circumlocution the tech- nical terms should be introduced before problems are en- countered in which the sum of the base and the percentage is given. GRADE VIII. Teach profit and loss, commission, insurance, taxes, duties, applying to them the three fundamental cases of percentage ;. simple interest, by the 60 day method ; partial payments, United States rule, with perhaps a single day on merchants' rule, in order that pupils may have a general knowledge of its operation ; compound and annual interest, banking, stocks and bonds, exchange. 226 Teach how to keep and balance a cash and a ledger ac- count. In connection with these teach how to find the average of account or equated time. Geometrical Exercises.—Teach the names of all the poly- gons up to dodecagon ; also of the different kinds of triangles and parallelograms. Give considerable practice in using the foot rule and pro- tractor to construct rectilinear figures and discover some of their properties. Drill upon numerical computations of area. Give practice in constructing regular polygons by the aid of dividers, protractor, and foot rule. Drill in computing areas. Give many practical examples illustrating the ap- plication of these geometrical facts. Teach the various kinds of prisms and pyramids (penta- gonal, hexagonal, etc., also right and oblique) ; altitude and slant height of regular pyramid and (right) cone ; frustum of pyramid and cone. Develop rule for volume of a pyramid or cone, by com- paring volume with that of a prism or cylinder of same base and height. Volumes may be measured by filling paper models with fine sand. Teach definition of sphere, diameter, great circle. Compare the surface of a sphere with the lateral surface of a cylinder having height and diameter each equal to the diameter of the sphere. This can be done by covering them closely with waxed string or tape. From this experiment formulate the rule for finding surface of a sphere. Atten- tion may also be called to the fact that the surface of a sphere is equal to four great circles of the sphere, as will' appear from a comparison of the rules for finding the area of a sphere and of a circle. Develop the rule for volume of a sphere, by comparing its volume with that of a cylinder of the same height and diam- 227 eter ; or by considering it as made up of pyramids having their vertices at the center. Teach longitude and time, ratio and proportion. NOTE 1.—The process of formulating definitions and rules is of considarable value as an exercise in logical thought and the accurate use of language ; it should therefore be regarded as language work, not as arithmetic. It is appropriately taken in connection with the work in arithmetic, however, in order that the expression of the thought may be connected as closely as possible with the thought itself. In order that the process maybe of any educational value the rules must be formulated by the pupils themselves, guided by judicious questions, and not learned from books. NOTE 2.—A considerable part of the work of this grade consists of work in interest and its various applications. There should be sufficient drill to enable every pupil to com- pute simple interest rapu'ly and accurately. Most of the applications, however, should be taught rather to familiarize pupils with the principes on which the calculations are based than to secure facility in the calculations themselves. Some of these subjects belong logically to other studies than arithmetic — taxation, for instance, to civil government. They are here included under arithmetic because they are found in the text -books and' can be taught as well in this connection as any other. In teaching subjects of this kind very little arithmetical drill is desirable, sometimes none at all. GRADE IX. The work of this grade embraces the following : reviews, elementary algebra, involution and evolution, exercises in geometry and mensuration, business exercises and book- keeping. 228 The course. in algebra is intended to cover fundamental principles and processes only, and to lay a solid foundation for subsequent study. It embraces the use of letters to rep- resent numbers, the theory of negative quantities, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, with perhaps a few of the easier and more important cases in expansion and factoring— such as the expansion of expressions having the forms ( a + b)2, (a—by, (a b) (a—b), and the factor- ing of expressions arising from them. The work in geometry is mainly " inventional," the solu- tions being mainly by measurement and construction, with demonstrations only as far as the pupils can be led to dis- cover them for themselves, with the aid of questions and hints. The aim of the work is to familiarize pupils with the facts and language of geometry, rather than to give exercise in formal, synthetic, demonstration. The exercises in book-keeping illustrate a single entry system believed to be adequate for any business which does not require an elaborate system of double entry. NOTE.—See note 1, Grade VIII. GEOGRAPHY. GRADE I. Direction and Position. Teach the terms, above, be- low, under, up, down, right, left. Indicate position of places talked or read about, as hills, towns, buildings, etc.,. by pointing.in the direction in which they are situated. Observe the position of the sun, (1) in the morning, ( 2 ) at noon, (3) in the afternoon, (preparatory to teaching points of the compass in the next grade.) Distance. Develop concepts of inch, foot, yard, as units of thought ; use them in estimating and measuring. 229 Life. Follow suggestions in Wilson's Nature Study. Read and tell to the children stories of primitive peoples, as the Eskimos and the Indians. (See Hiawatha Primer, Around the World, etc.) Winds. Warm, hot, or cold ; calm, breeze, or gale. GRADE II. Direction and Position. Show the need of more exact terms than right and left. Teach cardinal points of the compass; after these are thoroughly learned, teach the semi -cardinal points. Indicate position of objects in the schoolroom and outside of it according to points of the compass, (1) with reference to the pupils themselves, (2) with reference to other known objects. Correlate this practice with the work in language. Distance. Continue work of Grade I. Measure and learn distances of various objects from some central point. Measure also the height of objects. In this grade and the next gradually increase the distance measured, developing for units of measurement, the rod, 100 feet, mile, and eleven miles (distance from Lexington to Boston) . Ex- press long distances in units of time in connection with railroad travel. Life. Continue work of Grade I, using Wilson's Nature Study as a guide. By pictures and stories observe and study the social life of different peoples. (See Little Folks of Other Lands, Around the World, Book I, etc.) Forms of Water. Cloud, fog, mist, dew, frost, rain, snow, ice, hail. Observe the conditions under which these forms occur. Observe different kinds of clouds -- layer, wool -pack, feather, rain, etc. Winds. Continue work of Grade I. Determine direc- •tion and velocity by vanes and the effect of wind on 230 moving leaves, flag, etc. Observe good and bad effects- upon plants, animals, people, ships. Make simple weather observations, as warm, cold, sunny, cloudy, with direction and force of wind. Use the terms calm, breeze, gale. Have a regular time for daily weather observations. GRADE III. Direction and Position. Review work of preceding grades. Indicate position of places mentioned in the read- ing or other lessons ; not on t e map, but by pointing out the direction and naming it. Teach the children how to find the cardinal points of the compass in cloudy weather and at night. Show and explain the compass, and have it used by children going home from school. Use blackboard drawings to teach the north star and well known constellations, and encourage the children to look for them in the sky at night. Distance. Review preceding work, using a larger unit, if practicable, as 100 miles. Animal Life. Study native domestic animals furnishing - food or clothing, as the sheep, cow, goat ; and native draft animals. Emphasize their use to man. Use pictures and correlate with drawing. Human Life. Continue to read of the social life of other peoples and to observe social life around us. See course of study in reading. Plant Life. Study native plants or cultivated house plants furnishing food, shelter, or clothing, as grains, tubers trees, etc. Forms of Water. Continue work of preceding grades. Study effects of cloud, fog, ice, etc., when occurring in abundance. Weather. Teach the use of the thermometer. Compare, 231 outdoor and indoor temperatures. Keep a weather record on blackboard or mural card, using words or symbols to ex- press direction and force of wind, character of day, tem- perature and clouds. Seasons. Observe the preparations which plants and animals make at the approach of winter and spring ; also the changes in the farmer's work with the different seasons. Soil. Collect specimens of gravel, sand and clay. Ob- serve bserve size and shape of parts in each (pebbles, sand, rock - flour, clay), color and odor. Correlate with plant growth. If desired, have the children experiment on the growth of peas or beans in different soils. Slopes and Hells. Go with your class to Belfry Hill and lead them to observe the following land forms : plain ; slopes : gradual, abrupt or steep, long, short, regular, bro- ken ; use and advantages ; combination of slopes forming hills. Lead from the visible to the unknown and distant land forms, by pictures and stories. Mold forms in sand. GRADE IV. Evaporation and Condensation. Teach evaporation and condensation, boiling and condensation, by dxpeaiment and observation. See Wilson's Nature Study, Frye, etc. Connect with rain, dew, frost, and hail. Weather. Review work of preceding grades. Teach average temperature, and prevailing character of winds and clouds. Keep record on board and have pupils keep this duplicated in a blank book to be kept for reference. See Wilson's Nature Study, page 107. Record weekly average temperature. Observe the velocity of wind by noticing its effects on leaves, dust, etc. (Use the terms calm, light breeze, mod - 232 erate breeze, gale, storm, hurricane) . Observe the direc- tion of winds bringing rain, snow, heat, cold. Study uses of winds on land and sea. If possible give a lesson on life- saving stations. Animal Life. Study useful animals .not studied before, as reindeer, alpaca, chamois, camel. Decide whether they live in a cold, hot, or medium climate. Haman Life. Read books pertaining to child and home life of the races. See course in reading. Land Forms. Hills, summit, slope3, foot, height, knot, chain, range, system ; valleys, narrow, wide,. enclosed, open ; highlands and lowlands, mountains, peak, precipice, pass, gap, ete. Call attention to uses of the different forms. Brooks and Brook Basins. Side slopes, source slope, water parting, brook bed, (See Frye's Brooks and Brook Basins). Study Vine Brook; observe slopes about school house ; mold brook basins in sand. Rivers and hirer Basins. Slopes, water partings, bed, current, right and left bank, length, work, silt, delta, estuary, channel, mouth, source, falls, rapids, etc. Pond and Lake. Shore, bed, inlet, outlet. Whenever possible observe the actual land and water forms out of doors, also make use of pictures, molding table, blackboard, and other aids. Later teach remaining im- portant forms of coast and water. If time allows, a more complete study of soils may be made, extending the work of Grade III. Representation. Practice making diagrams roughly drawn to a scale, representing the school room, and objects in it, the school grounds, etc. Later study map of Lexing- ton, and perhaps have it reproduced on the blackboard. GRADE V. SPECIAL STUDY OF LEXINGTON. Relief, size, drainage, 233 climate, soil and productions ; people, population, occupa- tion ; settlement, boundary, shape, roads, etc. Correlate • with history. MASSACHUSETTS. Correlate the geography of the state with the history work of this grade. Lana and Water Forms. Review for strengthening and adding detail. Plains : delta, flood, coastal, lake, alluvial, sand, etc. Glacier and iceberg. Climate. Observe variations in the length of the day, and the sun's daily path in the sky. Observe whether the greatest daily heat is at noon or later. Show how rainfall is measured. Ascertain annual rainfall in Lexington. TI7E EARTII AS A WHOLE. Form, position, size, move- ments. Land and Water Hemispheres ; continents or grand divisions, oceans, larger islands. Coast Line; rocky, sandy, projections, indentions, use- fulness of. Relief. World ridge and slopes, basins, highlands and lowlands, Drainage. World divide ; world basins (Atlantic, Pa- cific, Inland) ; world river systems (Atlantic, Pacific, In- land) . Soil. Very fertile, fertile, and barren regions. Minerals used for fuel, coin, tools, and building. Plants and Animals by zones. Races. Review characteristics and learn what portions of the world each race occupies. During the study of the earth as a whole the class should be well supplied with hand globes, to which constant refer- ence should be made. GRADE VI. Teach the belts or zones of temperature, the prevailing 234 winds, and the ocean currents—the facts, but not their cause. Teach latitude and longitude. Every pupil should be supplied with a globe. NonTK AMERICA. Position (a) relative ; (b) latitude and longitude ; (c) regarding heat, winds, and moisture. Form. Size (actual and comparative), outline (or coast line), indentations, projections, islands. Surface. Primary and secondary highlands ; central basin (wooded plains, western plains, prairies, northern plains) ; coastal plains, (Gulf, Atlantic) ; drainage (sys- tems, rivers, lakes). Occupations, productions, countries, people, form of gov- ernment, cities, routes of trade. Sor'rrI AMERICA. Use similar outline. GRADE VII. EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA, AUSTRALIA. GRADE VIZI. Leading/ Nations of the World. United States, English nations, Germans, French, Russians, Spanish, Italians, Scandinav ians. Use topics of Massachusetts State Course. I II. ,TO GRADE I First halt. Hiawatha. 'l'eil stories from the poem, and have selec- tions committed to uiem..wv. Correlate with. reading. (See, Hut?callw Prim ) 235 Second Half. Stories from Greek Mythology and history; nature myths ; fairy stories ; fables ; poems. (See Classic Stories by Mara Pratt, Hawthorne's Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales, Scudder's Fables and Folk Stories, Lovejoy's Nature in Verse. GRADE 11. First hilt. Stories from Hiawatha : making the canoe ; shooting the deer ; wrestling with Mondamin ; Hiawatha's friends ; visit to the arrow -maker. Correlate with written language work. History Stories: story of Columbus; discovery of Amer- ica; the Indians in Massachusetts ; stories of the Pilgrims, their coming to Massachusetts, the first Thanksgiving. (See Colonial Children) . Christmas Stories: "The First Christmas Tree," (Eugene Field) ; stories of the Christ child. Second half. The Two Princes in the Tower. (See Blaisdeil's Stories from English History) ; story of Washington, Lincoln ; the negro ; the flag ; patriotic poems. Longfellow. Study the story of his life. Read l )Dans to class, and have some of them committed to memory. (See Cyr's Second Reader.) GRADE III. First halt: Stories and Myths. Dryope ; The Three Golden Apples ; William Tell ; The Gentian (Fringed and closed) ; Mid.a. 236 Fables with an ethical content : as, The Husbandman and The Stork (bad company) ; The Hawk and the Pigeon (helpfulness) ; The Boy and the Wolf (falsity) ; The Dog and His Shadow (greediness) ; Hercules and the Cart Driver (self -helpfulness) ; The Lion and the Mouse (gratitude). History. Plymouth ; Thanksgiving stories, poems, and songs ; Christmas stories. 1Vhittier. Life and home ; Barbara Frietchie ; The Corn Song ; The Pumpkin ; The Barefoot Boy ; The Robin ; scenes from Snow Bound. (See Cyr's Second header.) Second hal. Longfellow. The Village Blacksmith ; Harvest Moon ; Snowflakes ; From My'Armchair ; Children's Hour ; Whither ; Springtime ; Rain in Summer. History. Bible Stories : Samson, Moses, David, Joseph. (See Baldwin's Old Stories of The East). Fairy Stories. The Swan Maidens ; The Ugly Duckling ; Pea Blossoms ; The Daisy ; The Discontented Pine ; The Sleeping Beauty. (See Hans Andersen's Stories.) .Patriotic Stories in connection with April 19, May 30, and June 17. For further suggestions regarding the use of poems in primary grades, see the preface to Cyr's Second Reader, and the list on page 184. GPADE TV. First, ha f: Whittier. Continue the study of his early life, education, character and public life ; commit to memory Barbara Frietchie, selections from Snow Bound, and other poems. Myths. Use throughout the entire year Firth's Stories of Old Greece. 237 History and Biography. Columbus, Father Marquette, Penn, Benjamin West, Adams, John Hancock, Robert Fulton. Thanksgiving stories and poems. Christmas stories and songs. (See "Little Town of Bethlehem," and Mrs small curled feathers.") Roger Williams, Franklin, Samuel Phillips Brooks's . Deland's "Like Second ha f Poems. The South, Icebergs, and other selections from Round the World with the Poets. Whittier's New Year (four stanzas describing the seasons), The Fishermen, and The Palm Tree. Myths continued. History and Biography. Da Gama, Cabot, Balboa, Ma- gellan, Cartier, Hudson, Jefferson, Boone, Clarke, Audubon, Kane. GRADE V. First had. Bryant. Life ; poems : A Lifetime, The Song of the Sower, Autumn Woods, To the Fringed Gentian, October. The Landing of the Pilgrims (Hemans), Death of the Old Year (Tennyson). Scandinavian Myths. Stories of Imir and the Creation of the World ; the Universe Tree ; stories of Odin the All -father, Thor the Thunderer, Loki as the type of evil ; stories of the Giant Dwarfs ; the Rhinegold ; Balder's death and the Twi- light of the gods. Greek and Roman Myths continued and reviewed. Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Vulcan, Apollo, Diana, Mercury, IEolus, Scylla and Charybdis, Ceres and Proserpina, Europa, Cad- mus, Endymion, Arachne, Ariadne, Orpheus and Eurydice. 238 (See Baldwin's Old Greek Stories, Hawthorne's Wonder Book and Tanglewood Yates, Kingley's Greek Heroes, Fran- cillon's Gods and Heroes.) American History. John Smith, Winthrop, Standish, Oglethorpe, etc. French and Indian War ; Washington's mission ; Expulsion of the Arcadians ; Evangeline ; Wolfe ; Pontiac. Second haf. The Revolution. Boston, Lexington, Concord ; Washing- ton, Lafayette, Arnold. National Period. Statesmen, generals, and inventors. Read Stories of Massachusetts thoroughly. GRADE VI. Teaching now centers about a text -book. The work is to cover the whole ground of American history, giving the child a general impression of its periods and developments. To a considerable extent the history lesson should be treated as a reading lesson. The reading should be followed by class discussion, giving !expression to counter views and cross questions, and leading to mutual explanations and correc- tions. • The pupils should also be taught how to look up subjects and how to use books. Care should be taken that too much stress is not placed upon dates and details ; strive rather to create a love for historical literature. In this grade some time may be devoted to the study of the American In- dians and their contact and conflicts with the early settlers. Use Higginson's or Scudder's smaller histories, or Guer- ber's Story r f the Colonies, as a text -book, freely supple- menting it by other books. 239 GRADE VII,. First half. In this grade the formal study of American history is begun. The main text book is Fiske's History. The work should be thoroughly done as far as the Revolutionary War. The lessons should be taught topically. Make collateral use of other hooks. Impress upon the pupil the fact that the books are not always infallible ; an author may be mistaken as to facts, or biased in judgment. Second half Greece. The first great civilization. The siege of Troy, Homer, Socrates, Greek temples, Alexander. Rome. The second great civilization. Julius Ca sar, Con- stantine and his city. Teutonic Tribes of the North. Charlemagne and his empire. Modern History. The Moors, The Alhambra ; Joan of Arc ; Spain and the New World ; Napoleon, the French Re- public ; Peter the Great ; Celtic Britain, Roman Britain, Alfred, Dunstan, The Danes, Canute. The Germans and the Normans ; characteristic differences of physique, customs, religions, and government ; the Eng- lish ndlish language, the English people ; slavery Harold, Wil- liam, Norman influence ; Coeur de Lion ; John, Magna Char- ta ; Barons' War ; Wat Tyler ; rise of the Middle class ; use of gunpowder ; two religions ; education. Use Blaisdell's Short Stories from English History, and Pratt's Stories of England. GRADE VIII. First half From the Revolution to the Expansion of the Union. 240 Second half. Finish study of United States history ; growth of Ameri- can institutions ; history of American literature'; current events. At present Johnston's History is the text book provided for the pupils. Gordy's, MacMaster's, Fiske's and Ellis's (new) Histories will be found very helpful as supplementary books for the pupils. Gordy's History is, on the whole, the best guide for the teacher. GRADE IX. First half. Civil Government. Follow G. H. Martin's Hints on Teaching Civics, using Fiske's Civil Government, Dole's American Citizen, and other supplementary texts, to ampli- fy important subjects. Lay especial stress on the ethical principles involved in our government rather than on mere facts of administration. Do not attempt a formal study of the entire subject from any of the larger text books. Second half. English History. Roman Britain. The coming of the Saxon, General view of the Saxon period ; government, religion, Druids, customs, manners,. Teutonic myths. The coming of the Normans. General view of Norman period ; government, feudalism, manners and customs. Development of the English government under the P1an- tagenets. The Hundred Years War. The Reformation and the New Learning. The Stuarts and the Revolution of 1689. Modern England : cabinet government ; reforms ; inven- tions. IIs, Gardiner's English History as a text book. 241 DRAWING. Based upon Massachusetts State Course. GRADE I. I. Color. 1. The solar spectrum. Recognition of six colors. 2. Naming. 3. Use in arrangement. Contrasted harmony.. II. Type Forms. Sphere. 1. Wholes. Cylinder. Cube. Half Sphere. 2. Bisections. Half Cylinder. Half Cube. Parts. Relations. III. Arrangements. 1. Copies of Historic Frets. 2. Original Borders. 242 II. Type Forms. 1. Wholes reviewed. 2. Bisections reviewed. f Quarter sphere. Quarter cylinder. 3. Quadrisections. Circular plinth. Triangular prism. Square prism. 1. Square plinth. Parts. Relations. III. Arrangements. 1. Copies of Historic Borders and Centres. 2. Original Borders and Centres. GRADE III. I. Color. 1. Recognition of twelve spectrum hues. 2. Naming. 3. Use in arrangements. Contrasted harmony. II. Type Forms. Wholes reviewed. GRADE II. [Flat spheroid. Long spheroid. I. Color. Variations. Ovoid. Cone. 1. Recognition of the six standard colors. L Pyramid. 2. Naming. Parts. 3. Use in arrangements. Contrasted harmony. Relations. 243 GRADE IV. General review of the study of forms. I. Geometric Drawing. 1. Measurement. Teach eighth of an inch. 2. Geometry. Classify rectilinear figures. 3. Working drawing, two views. Represent visible outline of sphere, spheroids, ovoid. II. Decorative Drawing. 1. Color. Recognize and name standards and hues. Dominant harmony. 2. Historic ornament. Border, centre, surface, unit. 3. Plant form. 4. Design. III. Pictorial Drawing. Model drawing. Object drawing. GRADE V. Geometric Drawing. 1. Measurement. Teach sixteenth of an inch. 2. Geometry. Classify curvilinear and mixti- linear figures. 3. Working drawing. Represent visible edges of half sphere, cylinder, cone, circular plinth, cube. 4. Development. 244 II. Decorative Drawing. 1. Color. Dominant harmony. 2. Historic ornament. 3. Plant form. 4. Design. III. Pictorial Drawing. 1. Model drawing. 2. Object drawing. GRADE 171. I. Geometric Drawing. 1. Measurement. Drawing to scale. 2. Geometry. Simple problems. 3. Working drawing. Represent invisible edges of hollow cylinder, half cylinder, cube, square prism, square plinth. 4. Development. II. Decorative Drawing. 1. Color. Complementary harmony. 2. Historic ornament. 3. Plant form. 4. Design. III. Pictorial Drawing. 1. Model drawing. 2. Object drawing. 245 GRADE VII. I. Geometric Drawing. 1. Measurement. Drawing to scale. 2. Geometry. Construct polygons. 3. Working drawing, three views. 4. Development. II. Decorative Drawing. 1. Color. Analogous harmony. 2. Historic ornament. 3. Plant form. 4. Design. III. Pictorial Drawing. 1. Model drawing. 2. Object drawing. GRADE VIII. I. Geometric Drawing. 1. Measurement. :Drawing to scale. 2. Geometry. Inscribing and circumscribing. • 3. Working drawing. 4. Development. II. Decorative Drawing. 1. Color. Analogous harmony. 2. Historic ornament. 3. Plant form. 4. Design. 246 111. Pictorial Drawing. 1. Model drawing. 2. Object drawing. GRADE IX. I. Geometric Drawing. 1. Measurement. Drawing to scale. 2. Geometry. Advanced problems. 3. Working drawing. 4. Development. II. Decorative Drawing. 1. Color. Perfected harmony. 2. Historic ornament. 3. Plant form. 4. Design. III. Pictorial Drawing. 1. Model drawing. 2. Object, drawing. HIGH SCHOOL. MECHANICAL COURSE. Advanced work in geometry. Working drawing. Sketches. GENERAL COURSE. Pencil sketches of plant form. Water color work of plant form ; of objects. Ink work. Pose drawing. Sketches. Study of art and artists. NOTE. -Beginning with Grade IV., watercolor work and pose drawing in each grade. 247 ROLL OF HONOR. Neither Absent nor Tardy for Four Years, Four Months_ Class. Elizabeth R. Smith, VIII Percy D. Glenn, (tardy once) Four Years. Class. William Roger Greeley, XIII Griswold Tyng, Three Years, Four Months. John J. Buckley, Class. Class. X Class. Class. VII Dorothea Greeley, (absent once) XI Three Years, Two Months. Class. Richard Streeter (Adams) (tardy once), IV Ending Nov., 1898. Two Years, Four Months. Ernest A. Fessenden, (Adams), VII Edith P. Magill, VI Class. Edna D. Locke, (Adams) VII Ending April, 1898. Wallace E. Miller, (Adams) IV Ending Dec., 1898. 248 Two Years. Class. Class. Bertha M. Hutchinson, VIII Anna W. Hamblen, XII Ending June, 1898. Molly Keefe, Ending June, 1898. XIII One Year, Nine Months. Class. Hattie M. Dane, (Adams) V Ending June, 1898, One Year, Seven Months. Class. Vernon Smith, XI Ending March, 1898. One Year, Six Months. Maud Benjamin, Ending June, 1898. Class. IX Class. Emma Gorman. III Ending June, 1898. One Year, Five Months, Paul Franks, Ending June, 1898. Class. VI One Year, Four Months. Class. J. Chester Hutchinson, X Chas. W. Spencer, (Adams) VII Katherine Buckley, VI -Geo. E. Smith, VI Isabella M. Spencer, (Adams), VI Class. Edith M. Sturtevant , V Leslie M. Brown, III Eloise Butterfield, II Lawrence Carroll II George Washburn, VIII Ending April, 1898. 249 One Year, Three AIlen Smith, Ending Nov., 1898. Months. Class. XI Helen Woodward, Class. V Ending April, 1898, also four months Ending Dec. 23, 1898. One Year, Two Months. Class. Alice E. Locke XII Ending Feb., 1898. One Year. Class. Madeleine Newell, XIII Bertha Whitaker, XII Ending April, 1898, also four months ending Dec., 1898. Mabel Fox, Aleph W. Bertwell, Alice M. Johnson, George Bailey, Maud McDonald, Carleton B. Hamblen; John Hughes, Ending June, 1898. Francis O'Leary, Ending June, 18.9,. Harry Gallagher, Absent once. Winnie Griffin, Ending Nov., 1898. Helen Parks, Ending Dec., 1898. George Gallagher, X Myra Fairbank, Hugh Greeley, Georgie Peters, Nellie McCarthy, Edith Kilgour, (Adams) , Orson C. Philhrick, Marion Deveau, Thomas Norton, Willie Ray, Ending April, 1898. Olive M. Streeter, (Adams), Ending June, 1898. Amy Butterfield, - Tardy once. Nine Months. Class. X VII VI Ending April, 1898, also four months ending Dec., 1898. (lass. XII X X VII VI III I I V II VIII (lass. Teresa M. Gorman, V G. Ellsworth Comley, I Ending Nov., 1898. Marjory Houghton, Leslie Butterfield, Ending Oct., 1898. Annie Gillis, Ending April, 1898. Lillian Hamilton, Alice A. Roberts, James A. Bean, Bernice Glenn, Lillian Bennett, Joseph Gallagher, Ending June, 1898. Kenneth Redman, Ending June. 1898. Maude Bertwell, Ending June, 1898. Lois A. Page, (Adams) II Ending June, 1898. Ada E. Woodworth, V Tardy once. 250 Eight Months, Class. VIII May H. E. Gorman, Ending April, 1898. Seven Months. Class. X III Class. V Class. Florence MacKinnon, V Ending April, 1898. Katherine Reardon, V Ending°April, 1898, also four months ending Dec., 1898. Six Months. Class. XII IX V V III IV IV IV Lilian Morse, Ethel Whitaker, May Gleason, Helen Phelps, Annie Kelley, Edward:Gorman, Ending June, 1898. Gertrude Mitchell, (Adams) V Ending June, 1898. Maud A. Reynolds, (Adams,) II Ending June, 1898. Class. IX IX IV III II Five Months. Class. Charles Hamblen, XI Ending May, 1898. Minnie Smith, William Gorman, Arthur Gorman, 251 Four Months. Class. XII IX VIII Not absent or tardy after entering, Jan. 9. Kingsley Cochrane, (Adams), VI Emerson E. Fox, VI Agnes T. Packard, VI Kate Vaughan, VI John McDonnell, V Letitia Record, V Abbie L. Colby, IV Margaret Neville, IV Harriet Wright, IV James Comley, I Clarence Gleason, (Tidd) , II Herbert R. Harrington, (Adams), I Joseph Parks, (Tidd), I Esther L. Reed, II Randall Houghton, VIII Ending April, 1898. May E. O'Connor, IV Ending April, 1898. Tardy once. Jason Sanford, Harry Burke, Mabel J. Reynolds, (Adams) VIII Mildred E. Davis, VI Edith R. Reynolds, (Adams) VI Maria Neville, V R. Lawrence Scott, V Orra A. Lyon, IV Warren Parks, IV Irene Tewksbury, IV Mabel Holoway, III Leo Deveau, I Blass XI VIII William Gleason, (Tidd,) II Florence C. Page, (Adams), I Kathleen Parks, (Tidd), I Helen Bigelow, VIII Ending April, 1898. Cornelius Shea, III Ending May, 1898. Mabel Gurney, VIII TABULAR VIEW OF SCHOOLS. 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List of Town Officers, 1898-9, Lexington Town Records, Warrant for a Town Meeting, Feb. 5, 1898, Warrant for a Town Meeting, March 7, 1898, Adjourned Meeting, April 2, 1898, Bequest of Clinton Niles, . Warrant for a Town Meeting, May 20, 1898, Adjourned Meeting, June ,1, 1898, Bequest of Angeline E. Flint, . Warrant for a Town Meeting, Aug. 4, 1898, Bequest of Estate of Angelina S. Lecraw, Bequest of Margaret A. Packard, . Warrant for a Town Meeting, Nov. 8, 1898, Bequest of Estate of Emma A. Hopkins, . Bequest of Charles H. Adair, Report of the Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor and Surveyors of Iighways, Town Meetings, . Estimates for 1899, Police, Street Lamps, Sewers, Town Hall, State Road, Almshouse, Schedule of Pauper Department Property, Schedule of Highway Department Property, Tax Titles, 254 Report of the Chief of Police, . Fire Engineers' Report, Report of the Board of Health, . Cemetery Committee's Report, . Report of Treasurer of Cemetery Trust Fund, Report of the Trustees of Cary Library, Report of the Treasurer of Cary Library, PAGE Bridge Fund, Beals Fund, Harriet R. Gilmor Fund, Town Clerk's Report, Births, . Marriages, Deaths, . Dogs, Jurors, . Assessors' Report, Report of the Tax Collector, Water Commissioners' Report, Town Treasurer's Report, Tax Statistics, . Auditors' Report, Schools, . High School, Hancock School, Adams School, Tidd School, Common to all Schools, Summary, Water Department, Fire Department, Contingent, Highways, Support of Poor, Outside Aid, Removal of Snow, 3 11 36 42 43 49 55 56 61 62 63 71 71 73 73 73 75 75 75 76 76 76 77 79 81 PAGE. 82 84 87 92 92 95 100 101 101 102 103 103 103 107 110 110 111 115 117 125 132 133 133 133 134 136 137 137 139 140 143 146 150 154 156 158 255 Auditors' Report—Continued. Librarians, Selectmen, Police Department, Cary Library, Interest, Gammell Legacy, Fuel and Lights for Public Halls, School Committee, Cemetery, Assessors, Watering Troughs, Town Clerk, County Tax, State Tax, Sewer Tax, Bank and Corporation Tax, Care of Hastings Park, . E. S. Wetherbee Tax, New Shed at Almshouse, Town Treasurer, . Treasurer of Cary Library, Trimming Trees, . Town Debt, Alterations Adams Engine House, Care of Common, . Improvements, Adams School, Watering Streets, State Aid, Sidewalks, Memorial Day, Board of Health, . Preserving Town Records, Janitors, . State Highway, Street Lights, PAGE. 160 161 161 162 163 163 164 164 165 165 166 166 166 167 167 167 168 168 168 169 169 169 170 170 171 171 172 172 173 174 174 175 175 176 176 M it M* 1 256 Auditors' Report—Continnen'. Printing, . Hydrants, Registrars of voters, Nineteenth of April, Auditors, Ringing Bells, Collector of Taxes, Temporary Loan, Cemetery Trust Funds, Taxes, Hayes Fountain Fund, Sherman Street, . Repairs on High School, Plans for Improvement in High and Adams Schools, Recapitulation, . School Committee, 1898, Superintendent, Truant Officer, School Calendar for 1899, Report of the School Committee, Report of the Superintendent, Report of the Truant Officer, Courses of Study, Roll of Honor, Tabular View of Schools, PAGE. 176 177 177 178 178 178 179 179 180 180 180 180 180 180 181 187 187 187 187 189 197 205 207 247 252 1