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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1849-1850 Auditors and School Committee Reports N1,0* . -i4re) 0,Cc_C-5 -67",_.a 0.;c--(7 - \ .,,,r. ..6,,_ 0°, ,75j A • , .. REPORTS , •••• 0) 0, OF THE J AUDITORS, AND THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON, FOR THS' YEAR 1S49—50 PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE TOWN. BOSTON : PRINTED BY WIER & WHITE ) / g - No 19 WASHINGTON STREET / �J 1850. •111\ REPORTS OF THE AUDITORS , AND THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE, r'. OF THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON, FOR THE YEAR 1849-'50. ' a PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE TOWN, BOSTON : PRINTED BY WIER & WHITE, No. 19 Washington Street. 1850. I I '!" 00000 Goo © a cr0 cv 0 0 0 0 0 a� ca 0 0 T N 0 o) II V 00000 � inao � � o ,n .n o 0 o a� co ,n C•1 i-- CO 0 0 CD .n ,n GV r. GV O V CO � c, 8f -,-tiO ti O v o O Go O I d' G0 O GV O O fZ O I ' ' ' "et' O� d O t- to O , d O O O GO O ,n GV ,. ,—, M GO r-. c., GV Go 7-4 c a 0) e , 1 • , , ., d ' E'1 f~. gO .-t-,' . CD , . g „cri VOTE OF THE TOWN, APRIL 2, 1849. a , w o V J ti w 3 A Committee of three was chosen to audit all accounts brought against the Town the year ensuing, and they were N y V V F-. 0 0 .n ,n o o o, m cv instructed to cause their Report to be printed, and a copy -� M '� °°cm °' '� °° .-•1 o Go o r+ vn cl o o, kn L� . GO furnished to each.family in Town. o it, C0VCO 0 `1"-• COV ,e0 CO C'') M CO.. V 0 U ”, ,-. c0 cl '-. c, pa'` o o P. o o ISAAC PARKER, Wei e oo BOWEN HARRINGTON, chosen 0 Go 0 S. W. SMITH, Committee. '� oI C°i... Oi~ U U O U , yr ' ' �, v, gt.0 ai o s. b o = U E c o ,. ,-. 1-2 1 o 0, ,, P-1 O cd ,.O `2, O .a U m U 4-. cd - E'1 O sv'. RI O a: c) i. ct E 2 s"' O c3 C ts cd V m y x a' cA E K e ot% r- , <, UU H� W 0 Parker 4• Davis's account brought forward, $95 09 " 2 oz camphor 13, 10 lb rice 50, 1 scythe 1 00, 1 lb arrowroot 42, 1 bottle paragoric 17 $2 22 " 1 bag meal 1 35, 1 do feed 1 00, 1 rake 25, 1 box herring 55, 4 lb coffee 46 3 61 '` 1 bag meal 1 35, 1 gal vinegar 17, 29 lb ham 3 19 AUDITORS REPORT . 1bag feed 113, 1 lb tobacco 16 600 " 1-4 lb turnip seed 20, 1 bl flour 6 25, 14 lb tea ------ -___ 490, 15 1-2 lb cheese 1 40, matches 17. 12 92 " 1 lb y h tea 60, 1 bag meal 1 40, 1 paint brush 40, 4 lb nails 22, 1 lb ginger 13. 2 75 ALMSHOUSE " 12 gal molasses 3 12, 1 bag feed 1 12, 1 qt neats foot oil 31, 1 bag meal 1 60, 1 do feed 1 13. 7 28 Paid Parker & Davis, for 1 lb sulphur 20, 1 gal " 4 lb coffee 46, 1-4 lb tobacco, 1-4 lb snuff 7 sun- vinegar 17, 300 lb oil meal 4 80 � r� 17 dries 9, camphor 6, vinegar 17. 1 04 " 1 bag meal 1 45, quarter lb snuff 7, sundries 10, 300 lb oil meal 4 80, 25 lb sugar 1 63 8 05 " 25 lb sugar 1 75, 1 lb nails 6, bottle ink 13, " 1 gal oil 1 30, grass seed 33, 172 lb rice meal 1-4 lb pepper 11, cassia 19, vinegar 1 GS 3 92 " 12 lb potash 1 02, 1-4 lb alum 4, 3 lb rosin 9, 1 S0, 1 bag shorts 1.25, 1 bag meal 1 30. 5 9S " 150 lb oil meal 2 40, bag meal 1 30, 12 lb 1 bottle paragoric 17, 1-4 lb cloves 12. 1 44 cheese 1 20, box mustard 25, bag meal 1 30 6 45 " 1 bag meal 1 50, grass seed 27, 1 lb tobacco 25, " 3 lb nails 15, 3 bis potatoes 6 00, 4 lb coffee 46, 22 lb fish 88, 1 bag salt 20. 3 10 1 lb tobacco 17, 1 hoe 63, 1 handle 6 7 47 1 bottle liniment 25, sundries 9, 2 bags meal 3 20, " 1 bag meal 1 30, 6 bushel oats 3 30, 12 gal 2 clothes lines 25. 3 79 molasses 2 SS, 40 lb fish 2 00. 9 48 = " 3 husk mats 1 12, 8 lb rice 40, 3 lb soap 24, 1 " quarter lb snuff 7, 1 bag meal 1 30, 1 cask plaster gal oil 1 35, 36 1-2 lb butter 7 67. 10 78 1 75, 3 papers seed 19, saltpetre 4. 3 35 " 12 gal molasses 3 24, 25 lb sugar 1 91, 1 bag " 1 comb 33, 1 bag meal 1 40, 1 bottle peppermint meal 1 60, wicking 10 6 88 " 3 1-2 lb c. s soap 58, 8 lb cheese 76, neatsfoot 10, seed beans 12, do 1 00. 2 95 " 1 bag meal 1 50, 1 do 1 40, 26 1-2 lb ham 265, oil 29, 1 bl flour 5 75, rosin 3. 7 41 1 lb young hyson tea 60, half lb carrot seed 506 65 1 lb sulphur 20, 1 lb tobacco 25, 1 bag meal " 1 lb ginger 13, 1 bag corn 1 36,25 lb sugar 1 75, 1 55, 2 3-S bushels corn 1 67, saleratus 7, 1 lb tobacco 15, 1 bag meal 1 40, 2do feed 1 35. 6 14 glass 14, 3 S8 " 1 gal vinegar 17, wicking 10, seeds 6, quarter lb 21 lb fish 84, 1 bag meal 155, 132 lb corn 1 88, nutmegs 35, quarter lb cassia 10 78 1 sack 6, 4 lb coffee 50, 1 bag meal 1 55, 6 38 " 1 bl flour 6 50, hops 28, 2 lb raisins 14, 1 bag " 12 gal molasses 3 24, 25 lb sugar 2 00, 4 lb sal- eratus 28, 5 lb raisins 40, nutmegs 35, meal 1 36, 1 lb saleratus 7. 8 35 " bag salt 20, tacks 9, 4 lb coffee 46, 1 bag meal spices 10, 6 37 1 40, 1 do feed 1 35. 3 50 " 1 lb tobacco 25, cloves 8, 113, lb corn 1 60, 1 25 lb ham 2 50, 2 brooms 56, 12 gal molasses bag meal 1 55, 1 do feed 1 25, 92 lb cheese 86 5 59 2 8S, 1 bag meal 1 40, 1 lb tobacco 15. 7 49 " 15 lb turkey 1 8S, 1 axe 100, 1 helve 25, 1 bag " 2 hay forks 133, 1 bag meal 1 50, 1 do do 1 80, << meal 155, 1 do corn 1 50, 6 18 1 do feed 1 10, 1 bag salt 150. 7 23 1 axe helve 25, 1 lb tobacco 25, 1 do 8, 2 pails " 42 lb fish 1 47, 21 lb ham 2 31, 25 lb sugar 1 81, 50, 1 gal oil 1 35, 3 pass books 12, 2 J5 4 lb saleratus 25, rifle 6, sundries 15. 6 05 l bag meal 1 55, 24 lb fish 96, sundries 31, salt- peter 6, 1 bush salt 42, 3 30 Parker 4,- Davis's acccount carried forward, 895 09 Parker c' Davis's account carried forward, $202 43 I 6 7 Parker 4 Davis's account brought forward, $202 48 Amount brought forward, - - - - $953 17 Paid 1 bag feed 1 25, 1 do meal 155, 1-4 lb pepper 6, Paid Abel Butterfield, for provisions, - - - - 6 63 1 box mustard 22, 1 bag meal 1 55, 4 66 " Chas K. Tucker, for services as overseer, $12 50 " 61 lb butter 12 20, saltpetre 6, do 12, 1 bag meal harness 5 50,horse,sleigh and time,1 50 7 UO 1 90, 1 do corn 1 55, 15 83 wheelwright work,paints,oil, and mon- " 1 bag feed 125, 1 do salt 20, sundries 10, 1 lb ey to poor traveller, - - 12 99 tobacco 25, 1 card 17, meal 1 50, 3 47 '''d' 32 49 " 1 gal oil 1 35, 28 lb fish, 1 12, 1 bag meal 150, j " Wm Brigham, for services as overseer, 15 00 mustard 25, 1 bag meal 1 50, 5 72 use of horse and wagon to Billerica, 2 00 " 1 bag feed 125 1 bbl flour 6 75, 25 lb sugar 2 13 g expense to Boston 1 00, traveller 50, 1 50 12 gal molasses 3 12 13 25 18 50 " 4 lb coffee 60, 1-2 lb young hyson tea 30, 3 lb " Jona. S. Parker, for services as overseer, 20 00 sugar :-3, 2 pans 22, 1 bottle liniment 25, 1 70 as cleric and cashier, - 10 00 " 1 bag meal 1 45, 2 brooms 60, 1 oz cloves 3, 1-2 postage 85, poor travellers, 1 00 1 85 lb pepper 10, 1 lb tobacco 25, 2 43 31 85 " crackers 25, matches 18, 1 bag meal 1 45, 32 lb " benjamin Gleason,for 11 month's services fish 1 28, tea 40, tobacco 15, 3 71 at Poor House, - - - 238 33 " 1 lb tobacco 25, sundries 20, 1 lb ginger, 13, 26 " J. S Parker, for note and interest, - - - 193 00 lb potash 2 34, 5 lb rosin 15, 3 07 " Benjamin Gleason, for Ins bill for articles " 1 bag meal 1 45, 1 do 1 45, 1 do feed 120, door bought for use of Farm, - - - - 28 61 lochs and screws 1 78, 5 8S " Benjamin Gleason for labor hired on Farm, - 31 00 " 3 1-2 lb cheese 32, 1 bag meal 1 55, 1 87 i " J. S Parker, for 4 pigs, - - - - - 9 40 264 07 ,.,,, 1542 OS Articles omitted in copying, - - - - - 1 43 POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE Total of Paiker & Davis's account - - - 265 50 J H Russell, for coal for I. Childs, - - $9 75 Paid W. J Currier, for medicine and services 1 year, 62 00 Billings Smith,for groceries, do - - 12 (}0 ` Christopher Reed, for two cows and calves, 77 50 City of Boston, for support of J. Robinson, - 68 57 " Levi Brown two pigs, - - - - - 17 14 O. Nash, for shoes for S Winship, - - 2 50 " Benjamin Fiske, grafting trees, - - - - 6 00 James Palmer, for board of Eliza Stearns, - 30 00 do do do do do to E Mr. Wakefield, for one horse, - - - - 100 00 Jan. 1st 1850. - - - 26 00 " Beni Gleason, note and interest, - - - - 195 18 cc do do 1 month's services at Poor-House, 18 50 Geo. Munroe, for Wood for A. Butters, - 19 25 S. A. Davis; for blacksmith's work, - - - 6 76 0 W. Kendall, for coffin and attending funeral ' Hollis Gerry, " dry goods and shoes, - - - 18 86 of Mr. Butters, - - - - - 8 50 " Abel Butterfield, for meat, - - - - - 77 50 C. C Tyler, for medical advice to E Steams, 2 40 " John Whipple, for fresh fish, - - - - 1 70 Viles & Reed, bill of goods to J. Johnson, - 1 58 " Jonathan Lane, for coal, - - - - - 14 25 kk,, Geo. Munroe for wood to E. Winship, 2 50 - 2 50 " F. M. Harrington, for lot of wood, 24 50 E M. Brown for board of Mrs. P. Graves, 3> " Butrick & Marrett,for legal advice about Robinson, 2 00 weeks, in 1848, - - - - - 10 00 " L Saunders for balance due on wagon, - - 30 00 J. S. Parker for goods to E. Winship, -CC CG " - 8 20 " John Viles, Jar, for am't due him by vrseers of poor, 17 78 Jona. Wood, - - 39 83 " O. W. Kendall, for coffins and attending funerals, Parker G& Davis " Amos Butters, - - 19 36 1847 & 1848, - - - - - - 18 00 J. Johnson, - - 2 00 262 08 Amount carried forward, - - - - - X593 17 Amount carried forward, - - - - $1805 06 8 9 Amount brought forward, $1805 06 264 week's board to paupers in house last year. Deduct for produce sold and earnings from labor, &c. 621 00 Whole number during the year, 22, Only 4 during the whole year. 1184 06 Average number of paupers in the house, 551, Deduct balance due last Gleason, 195 18 Cost per week for each pauper in Almshouse, 3 00 year and interest to Over- Parker, 193 00 405 96 w Appraised value of personal property at Almshouse, in seers, and paid to Viles, 17 78 1849, - - - - - - 1118 17 778 10 do do do do do in 1850 1151 31 405 96 Credit by cash received from W. M. Blodget,for Increase, 33 14 milk sold, - - - $171 24 44 <C 44 44 from W B Parker, for RECAPITULATION. horse sold, - - - 125 00 LG <C GC cc from Mr Fitch 2 cows, 60 00 Whole amount expended in establishment by overseers cc CC (C 44 from Town Treasurer, of the poor, - T - - - - - - 1137 02 balance due 1849, - 400 00 Deduct for produce sold, &c. - 621 00 C' " ([ C4 Benj Gleason, erior old 516 02 account, - - - 4 50 Add interest on cost of establishment, - - - - 277 92 4: 44 << 44 Town of Townsend, support of Butters, - 42 61 In house, total cost, - - - - - - - 793 94 << t< << cc A. W. Crowninshield, Amount paid out of house, - - - - - - 262 08 for wagon, - - 50 00 << (, " CG B. Gleason, for labor - - - - 1056 02 earned by him, - 38 73 Amount paid by Selectmen for poor, 223 85 CC << << <' B. Gleason, for produce '� Total cost for poor, - - - - - - 51279 87 sold from fm, - 128 98 41 t: "' c Town Treasurer,ar — 600 00 1621 06 Balance due overseers of the poor, - - 184 00 S C II 0 0 L S. Paid by Selectmen for support of poor in ad- dition to above, out of house— CENTRE DISTRICT SCHOOL to A. P. Sherman, for Mary Buckman, at Cambridge, - - - - 202 85 Paid Miss E.B. Burnett,for teaching, 35 weeks, " to Edmund M. Brown, for boarding and 5 50 per week, - - - 192 50 nursing at his house Mrs. P. Graves, << 3i weeks, $6 in 1848 - - - 21 00 Miss E. D Pratt, for teaching, 34 `weeks, 223 85 << -5 00 per week, - 170 00 J. H. Russell, for three tons of coal 21 98 " S Puffer, for 2 cord wood, and sawing, 5 69 Interest on Almshouse Establishment, ($4000,)240 00 ? 1001 95 << << labor on coal - - - 1 00 « " stock, tools and furniture, ($632,) 37 92 277 92 " O. W. Kendall, making fires and sweeping house 19 weeks - - - - 19 00 Total cost,. - - - - - $1279 87 410 17 Amount carried forward, - - - - - $110 17 2 41 10 11 Amount brought forward, - - - - $410 17 NORTH DISTRICT SCHOOL. Paid I N. Damon, stove, coal hods& poker, 8 19 cc `c fendor irons - - 6 20 Amount brought forward, - - - - cc " stove pipe, &c. - 6 65 Paid Miss L B Fisk, for teaching 52 months, $1132 19 " " glazing, zinc, iron work, 20 00 per month, - - - — 110 d�0 sieve, brooms, paints and painting, " for broom and care of school-room, - 2 82 pails, & dippers,- - - - 20 45 CC " teaching 13 625 weeks, 6 25 per week, Si 62 14 49 ILCCtaking care of school-room, - - 4 00 " Henry Mulliken, for building fence, - 13 25 " Charles Robinson for two cords wood - 10 00 " A. Goddard, for stove pipe, - - 7 60 1 " for sawing, splitting, and piling, - - 2 25 " J. S. Parker for repairs on windows 1848, 1 50 i 210 69 63 84 " for broom, - - - - - - 31 SOUTH EAST DISTRICT SCHOOL. " C. R Richardson, for surveying lot of land, 1 50 Paid A. J. Sawyer, for teaching 54 months, $50 " Charles Tidd, for rent of land for school, to per month, - - - - 262 50 April 1st, 1850, 6 00 7 81 `C Miss.J. E. Hartwell, for teaching 28 weeks, ry 4 50 per week, - - - - 126 00 WEST DISTRICT SCHOOL. " John Beals for coal and labor, - - 7 17 Paid Miss A Wellington, for teaching 42 months " " making fires and sweeping 20 00 per month, - - - 90 00 room, - - - - - - 14 50 cC Charles Tidd, for teaching 235 months at 410 17 35 00 per month, - - - - 101 00 " Mr Shattuck, for chair fastenings, - 6 99 " B. F Locke for 2 cords of wood,and sawing " Chilson & Dunkle, repairing stove, - - 5 00 the same, - - - - - 12 00 " W. Goddard, door for stove, and labor - 2 46 " H. & G. Easterbrook, for making fires and " S. W. Smith, painting black boards, - 1 50 sweeping school room, - - - 7 00 " John Beals, pails, dipper, coal bin, ink, coal 210 00 scoops, broom, labor on chairs, and ex- 11 O. W. Kendall, setting glass, - - - 25 pense to Boston about stove, - - 5 28 " B. F. Locke, labor 50,pail and dipper 31, Si 21 23 " S A. Davis, altering hooks, - - - 92 NORTH EAST DISTRICT SCHOOL. " Thos. Gould, lumber for out-house, - - 20 41 Paid M. P Gibbs,, foteaching 16 weeks, 5 << "C " Hardware and nails, - - 1 75 ,C 00 CC C1 93 days' work, - - - 17 10 rweek, - 80 00 CC M A. Gibbs, for teaching 16 weeks, 6 25 CC C. A. Blodget, painting school room &c., 11 00 per week, 100 00 CC W. Locke, whitewashing, - - - 1 00 " Samuel Jones, 3 cords wood, - - 14 25 " H. Wellington, coal hod 38, shovel 25, - 63 cc cc cc CC wash bowl, - - - 37 sawing and splitting same, 2 25 C C 54 24 boy, for sweeping school room 16 weeks, 1 60 " " " making fires, and sweeping 16 do 5 00 J SOUTH DISTRICT SCHOOL. C C " " cleaning school room twice, - 2 00 205 10 " Miss Susan A Smith, for teaching 18 weeks, CC for 3 brooms, pail, dipper, and glazing - 2 12 4 50 per week, - - - - 81 00 " Wm. Locke, repairs, - 6 00 " J. A. Shores, teaching 3 months, 35 00 per " Wm. H. Smith, painting school-room, - 12 00 month - - - - - 105 00 cC A, F. Fessenden, repairing stove pipe, and " Eli Simons, for three books, - - 1 50 lock, - - - - - - 1 56 CC CC " cleaning school-room twice, 1 50 21 68 CC ic "C sweeping school-room, (summer) 1 '25 Amount carried fo rward, - - - - $1132 19 Amount carried forward - - - $190 25 81614 93 12 13 Amount brought forward, - - 5190 25 $1614 93 Amount brought forward, - - - - $425 38 Paid " " making fires and sweeping, 3 00 Paid A W.Bryant,blacksmith-work,repairing tools, &c. 13 92 " " " 2 quarts ink, - - 40 " S. A. Davis, do do - - - 9 44 " " 22 cords of wood, sawing and " S. Jones, drilling rocks, 4 43, - - - - 4 43 splitting, - - - 16 87 " Wm Brigham, drag and pick handles, - - 5 25 44 C! " paper and covering library " P. C. Davis, boarding men 33 86, do. oxen and book, - - - 50 r horse 15 63, - - - - - - - 49 49 211 02 " P. C. Davis, 132 days labor, 1 25, - - - 16 87 " Wm. S. Locke, for repairs, - - - 2 25 " A E. Bridge, boarding men 11 OD, do. horse 3 00 14 00 " J. D. Summer, stove and repairs, - 2 50 •" Bartholomew Harrington, 14 ds. 14 00, B. Brown " E. R. Smith, repairs on house and fence, 6 00 blasting 7 87, - - - - - - 21 87 " E Simonds, 1 chair 62, chalk, broom and " Francis Wyman, 1 yoke oxen 88 00, A Harring- towels, - - - - - - 1 87 ton, 43 days 31 40 - - - - - 119 40 12 62 " J Crowly, 5 ds 5 00, Jas Crowly, 121-ds. 12 50 17 50 " P. Larupp, 2 days work and 1 shovel 3 12, L Total, - - _ _ - - $1838 57 White, 17 days 17 00, - - - - - 20 12 M. Crowly, 26 ds 26 00, L. Saunders, blasting 2 62 28 62 RECAPITULATION. " L. Crow, 16 days 17 46, T Jennison, 9 days, 9 00 Centre, for teaching & fuel, 410 17. other exp" 63 84 J. Jennison, 132 days 13 50, - - - - 39 96 S. East " " 410 17 " p" 21 23 44T Finley, 62 days 6 50, M. Donald, 20 days 20 00 26 50 N East, " " " 205 10 " " 21 68 " M. Rea, 392 days 39 50, F. Finley, labor IS 63, 58 13 GG North " " " 210 69 " 44 7 8l B. Smith, for nails 90, J. C Wellington, use of West ' 46l6 " 209 00 " " 54 24 oxen, 2 25, - - - - - - . 3 15 ' "` " S. Locke,9 ds labor 18 00, use of horse 1 day 1 00 19 00 South, 211 02 12 62 " " " " A..Wellmgton, pasturing oxen 11 50, J Brannon,5 00 16 50 1657 15 181 42 " Mr Brannon, for labor, 1 25, Mr Carley, do. 5 10 6 35 181 42 " L E Fuller do 10 7S, Mr Brigham, 75c - 11 53 " Galen Allen, 39 days ($2) 78 00, other labor 23 39 101 39 1838 57 `` O. Hastings, lumber for railing, 14 84 - - 14 84 " G. Allen, 3 shovels, - - - - - - 2 83 Credit by one yoke oxen sold, - 75 00 " " " " " " 125 00 1046 47 HIGHWAYS . 200 00 200 00 N E W ROAD BUILT BY THE SURVEYORS Expense of building the road, carried to page 15, 846 47 [FROM BRYANT'S TO WELLINGTON'S Paid Parker & White, for four picks 4 50, express 25, 4 75 HIGHWAY REPAIRS " William Hartwell for hay, - - - - 9 58 " P. Hoyle, for labor 1 00, Mr Hall for labor 1 00 - 2 00 Paid Cyrus Reed, for team and man 22 days, 7 50, 100 " J. Dinsmore, labor 4 00, F Finley for labor,25 00 29 00 s' load stone, 7 00 - - - - - - 14 50 " L Fuller, 24 days 14 80, B Harrington, 20 00, 34 80 " S A Davis, blacksmith bill, - - - - 13 32 " C Dodge, 17 days 19 00,J. Davison, 15 days 15 00, 34 00 " Ben] Fiske, 12 days with horse and cart, $2,50 - 30 00 " D. Caufler, 7 days 7 00, P. McGrath 31 ds 41 63, 48 63 " L. Fuller, labor - - - - - - 45 92 " Galen Allen, 1 yoke oxen 130 00, J F Simonds Paid Gorham Bigelow,44 weeks board man&horse,18 32 35 days 70 00, 200 00 44 44 " 48 " " Fuller, - 13 29 " Parker & Davis, grain, powder, fuse, shovel, hoe, -- 31 61 brush, comb, &c. - - - - - 62 62 r- Amount carried forward, - - - - $135 35 Amount carried forward, - - - - $425 38 1 I .i 14 15 Amount brought forward, -• - - - $135 35 Amount brought forward - - - - $1013 73 Paid A. Harrington, 226 months labor, 19 00 - - 38 73 Paid Galen Allen, for Stone, Labor,and railing on two " C. K. Tucker, wheelwright work, - - - 3 40 dry bridges, Waltham road, 14 00 C J F Simonds, 39 days' work, $2 - - - 78 00 " Jonas Munroe, keeping horse 41 days and 4 nights 11 25 " use of oxen and cart 7 days, 12 25 horse 50, 12 75 4 " Jonas Munroe, for keeping horse in 1848, 4 50 • John Bannan, 15 days, - - - - - 16 87 If " L. Peavey, " " 44 22 37 " G Cutler, for boarding men, 12 00, do horse, 26 87 and use of cart, 3 25, - - - - 15 25 " N Harrington, for boarding man, - -- - 12 17 1054 60 " J. A. Russell, blacksmith work - - - 2 00 Cost of new road brought over from page 13, - - 846 47 " Parker & Davis, for grain and shovels, - - 22 52 . s F Finley, for labor, - - - - - 45 37 Total amount expended for roads, - - - - $1901 07 " Joel Vines, for board of oxen six weeks, - - 14 75 64 " for use of cart and keeping horse, - 3 00 " R. Road Co., for cedar posts, - - - - 1 52 INCIDENTAL L . " F M Harrington, boarding horse 4 weeks, - 4 00 School Committeepaid Ira Leland, for 32 " Wm. Brighamrepairing wheel, - - - 4 33 days vis- iting " for labor 16 5,8, 2 picks 2 62, carting gravel, itung schools in 1848—'49, - - 32 00 - - Paid expenses to Boston, on account of schools, 2 50 " << 26 00, - - - - - 41 25 plow 11 00, use of lythe, 25, " 301 days visiting Schools 1849—'50, 36 50 11 25 • J. A. Locke, for labor, 18 75, B Locke 8 37, - 27 12 71 00 " Stephen Locke, 92 00, Galen Allen, 34 00, - 126 00 „* ” Theodore H Dorr, 56 visits in schools " Galen Allen, for men and oxen, 78 45, grain, 3 44, 81 89 ' 1848—'49, - - 27 00 " for sundries, 8 21, hay 11 59, whip 17, - - 19 97 cc " 4 examinations of teachers, 2 00 " P. McGrath, for 2 months and 2 days labor, - 56 00 cc " 8 meetings of school com- e J Crowley, for 10 days, 10 00, McGrath, for mittee, - - - 4 00 cc board, 62 00, - - - - - - 72 00 preparing annual report, 4 00 CC " distribution of School Repaiis at Randall's bridge, 860 69 report, - - - 4 00 " J. A Locke, for labor, - - 8 25 - " " preparation of abstract of " D L. Lakeman, for labor, - - 4 50 School return, - - 2 00 " M Gregon, " " - - 1 50 ` " 3 visits in schools in 1849, 1 50 cc 6 for spikes and nails, - - - 1 00 " 4 examinations of • 0. Hastings, for lumber, - - - 83 62 Teachers, - - 2 00 " David Harrington, Stonework, - - 24 50 c, " 1 Committee meeting, 50 " Mr Hartford, for labor, - - - 14 67 47 00 " J. F. Simonds, 92 days, - - - 19 00 " Charles Tidd, 29 days visiting school, 29 00 " Stephen Locke, labor, - - - 4 00 GC Volney Wilder, 12 days visiting schools, 12 00 Dutton & Wentworth, for printing 450 copies 161 04 school report, - - - - - - 31 50 Credit by old lumber sold, 8 00 190 50 153 04 " Win. Chandler, for services as Assessor, 40 00 " Postage on letters, 1 00 153 04 " Blank Book for Assessors - - - 1 25 Amount carried forward, - - - - $1013 73 42 25 "1' Amount carried forward, - - - - $232 75 1 v �7 16 Amount brought forward, - - - - $571 58 Amount brought forward, - - - - $232 75 Paid O. W Kendall, 11 meetings selectmen 50 $5 50 Paid Stephen Locke, 9L days services as " do 13 lyceum lectures. 75 c. - 9 75 E Assessor, - - - - - 16 62 " do 6 concerts 75 c. - - - 4 50 s " Nathan Fessenden, 9 days, do. 1 75, 15 75 " do 1 anti slavery lecture, - - 75 " Wm. Chandler, for collecting taxes 1849, 80 00 " do 2 panorama, - - - 1 50 �� " for collecting Vile'sB list for 20 Ott ..r " du 1 meeting committee 19th April 75 184<5, , , , - 22 75 << " printing 400 copies " I. N Damon, setting glass town house 38 valuation, - 16 50 " J. F. Simonds, painting fence round - " Wm. Chandler, for services preparing copy, common, - - - - 36 00 &c. - - - - - - 4 00 120 50 " L. Saunders, labor on common, _- 8 50 • << - grass seed, - - 1 11 A. W. Bryant, postage on letters, 1 14 " - - - - 3 00 • " '' paper and stationery, - 99 labor, 48 61 i cc 11 2 record books, - - 5 25 Paid C. K. Tucker, for ringing bell at 12 o'clock " " attendance with Selectmen 1. day, - - - 2 00 " -for 1849, - - - - 25 00 tolling bell for 13 funerals, 1 62 c' cc recording and making returns " ringing bell to April 19, 1850, - 35 00 of Si births to January 1st, 1850 10 20 61 62 " A. W Bryant, for recording and returning 19 marriages at 10 c., - - - 1 90 " O. W.Kendall,distributing notifications, and " A. W. Bryant, for recording and returning attending town meetings 7 72 deaths, at 5 c., - - - 60 w times - - - - 35 00 '' for services as Town Clerk, exclusive of « the above charges, - - 15 00 distributing general laws and - 40 08 resolves 2 00 " J F. Simonds, services as selectman - - 27 00 `1 notifying Selectmen to draw - " Philip Russell, " furors - 3 00 including expenses paid, - - - - 27 00 " Caleb Rand, for printing notifications-and - " J. S. Parker, for services as Selectman, records of deaths, - 18 25 including cash paid expenses - - - 27 00 " O. W. Kendall, attending 52 funerals to Dec. " O. W.`Kend.all, for 1 coffin and attendance - 1st, 1849, - 52 00 for a body found near Mr. Rhoades', - 5 00 " keeping records and returns " 1 spade for digging graves, - - - - 1 00 of deaths, - 5 20 " 2 branding irons for weights and measures, - 1 38 115 45 " drawing plan for receiving tomb, - - 2 00 Paid C. A.Blodgett,stock and labor painting liberty " lock on hearse house - - - -• - 42pole, - 15 49 . 9 80 " D. L. Lakeman irons 25, labor 4 00 - - 4 25 " William H. Smith, for varnishing hearse, - 4 00B. G Blanchard, flag staff, and fixtures, 17 75 " A. W. Bryant, iron work on hearse, - - 7 00 " B. Thompson & Co., lumber for braces, 3 69 11 00 J. S. Parker, spikes - - - - - 40 1` " " for 41 58 " J. H. Russell, for coal, Town Hall, - 10 50 Pens, paper, ink, postage and horse hire, - 3 26 3 26 " A. Goddard for funnel - - - 1 25 1' Oil andfor engine, - - - - 2 97 2 97 " O. W Kendall, oil used in Town Hall, - 23 33 jug g ' " attendance 7 town meetings, 75c. - - 5 25 " do 7 temperance meetings 3 75 3 75 Amount carried forward, - - - $868 20 44 08 4 Amount carried forward, - - - $571 58 „,p, 18 19 Amount brought forward, - - - - $868 20 Amount brought forward, $4748 50 Paid D. L Lakeman, labor on engine, - $6 006 00 To R. A. IIosmer, - - - 500 00 " G. Bigelow, for lodgings, &c. Mrs. Frost, - 1 00 " Nehemiah Wellington, - - 200 00 " C. K. Tucker, repairs on Pound, - - 50 David Johnson, - $12 0010000 Paid1100 00 Mr Noyes, labor, - - - - - 2 50 " Chas. Rarrington, Jr. - - 370 00 4 UO " E. R. Smith, - 1000 00 " Joel Giles, legal advice given to Selectmen, - relating to liability of Treasurer, &c. - 15 00 $7918 50 " Joel Giles, legal advice given to Selectmen, Notes given by Nath'l Mulliken, Treasurer— relating to maintaining and repairing To Lucy Wyman, _ _ _ 650 00 Bridge, &c - - - - - 10 00 " Francis Wyman - _ _ 550 00 25 00 ci GC GG 500 00 " S W. Smith, repairing Engine and hose, 8 75 8 75 Samuel Bridge, City of Cambridge, repairs on bridge, 270 55 - - - !00 00 " Mr Wentworth, attorney for Cogswell 2400 00 verdict against town for damages - - 681 91 " E. R. Hoar, for services as attorney - 35 50 10,318 50 " " interest on sundry notes - 565 67 Amount due Overseers of Poor, - - 184 00 " N. Mulliken, Treasurer, for his services, 35 00 1588 63 Total amount of Town Debt, - $10,502 50 2500 58 Deduct for 2 of money from hay scales, 23 44 The town holds a note signed by Benj. Muzzey, for " Lot of old chains and rails sold, - 7 94 $1000; interest to be appropriated for schools. 31 38 Total for Incidental Expenses, 2469 20 TOWN PROPERTY Common Amount of money granted May 7, 1899, 9215 60 Town House and Land around it. Subsequently for common, but not assessed, 50 00 Almshouse and buildings, and farm connected. Six Schoolhouses and land for same. $9265 60 Two burial lots and hearse and house -- Two Fire Engines and houses. TOWN DEBT Furniture and stock at almshouse. Horse, Cart and Tools for roads. Notes given by J. Viles, Jr., Treasurer— `1 One Pound. To Hannah na�hTuttle, - - - $450 (0}00 " 0. & YY. B. Smith, - - 500 00 The t, GC Li CC GC ii - - 600 00 1 he foregoing report is respectfully submitted by the Committee. " John Beals, - - - 500 00 " Louisa Winship, - - - .1000 00 ISAAC PARKER, " Chas. Harrington, Jr. -- - 200 00 BOWEN HARRINGTON, Committee E. M. -Harrington, $1221 0 b0 Paha. 98 50 SYLVANUS W. SMITH. `" Joshua Simonds, Jr. - - 1400 00 Amount carried forward, $4748 50 a i p SCHOOL COMMITTEE'S REPORT. The law of the Commonwealth requires that"the school commit- tees of all the towns, annually make a detailed Report of the con- dition of the several Public Schools in their respective towns,which Report shall contain such statements and suggestions in relation to these Schools as the said committee shall deem necessary or proper to promote the interests thereof." In the discharge of the duty thus imposed,the School Committee for the year 1849—'50, beg leave to present their Annual Report. It will be noticed that the law contemplates this duty as con- sisting of two parts,the first of which is to make a detailed Report of the condition of the several Schools in Town Under this department we have merely to state the facts relating to the several Schools, nothing of marked character having occur- red durmg the year. The following are the particulars in relation to the different Schools. CENTRE DISTRICT The Grammar School in this district has been kept by Miss Eliza B. Burnett The summer term of 16 weeks, commenced April 30th, and closed Aug 31st The whole number of scholars in attendance was 62—the average attendance 50, 6. Wages of teacher per month, $22,00. The winter term of 19 weeks, commenced Oct. 1st, 1849, and closed Feb. 15, 1850. The whole number of scholars in attendance,50—average atten- dance 43, 5 The Primary School in this district has been continued under the charge of its former teacher Miss E D Pratt,and has sustained its previous character for order and proficiency. The summer term of 16 weeks commenced April 30th, and closed Aug. 31st Whole number of scholars in attendance 77,--Average attendance 66, 15 The winter term of 19 weeks commenced Oct. 8, 1849, and closed Feb. 23, 1850. Whole number of scholars in attendance 47, average attendance 38, 7. Wages of teacher per month, $20_ 1 wt 93 22 SOUTH EAST DISTRICT. i The winter term of 11 weeks and 42 days, was taught by Mr. Charles Tidd,who has had charge of the school the last two winters, The school year in this district was divided into three terms. much to the satisfaction and profit of the district. The term corn- During the first two of these terms the Grammar School was menced Nov 5th, 1849, and closed Feb. 8th 1850 Whole num- instructed by Mr. A. J. Sawyer, with whose faithful and efficient her of scholars in attendance 34—Average attendance 24, 61. services the school had been favored during the previous two Wages of teachers per month $35. years. The last term of the school was taught by Mr Samuel D Hayden The first term of 10 weeks commenced May 2d, and closed July NORTH DISTRICT. 10th Whole number of scholars in attendance 46—Average This school has been continued and well sustained under the attendance 34 charge of its former teacher, Miss Lucy B Fiske. The summer The second term of 11 weeks commenced Oct. 1st, 1849, and term of 22 weeks commenced May 14th, and closed Nov. 10th closed Jan 11th, 1850. Whole number of scholars in attendance Whole number of scholars in attendance 45—Average attendance 60,—Average attendance 31. Wages of teacher per month, $50. 30, 454. Wages of teacher per month $20 The winter term of The third term of 7 weeks and 2 days, commenced Jan 24, and 132 weeks commenced Dec 2d, 1849, and closed March 7th, 1850. closed March 15. Whole number of scholars in attendance 53. Whole number of scholars in attendance 52—Average attendance The Register is not filled out but the average attendance will x 37, 63 Wages of teacher per month $25 not vary much from that of the other terms It is proper to remark that this was riot strictly a public school, money for its NORTH EAST DISTRICT. support having been raised by voluntary contribution, though all This school has been taught by Mrs Maria A Gibbs. The sum- the inhabitants of the district were allowed to share its benefits mer term of 16 weeks commenced May 7th, and closed Sept. 14th. The Primary School in this district has been taught by Miss Joanna E Hartwell. The first term of 10 weeks commenced Whole number of scholars in attendance 29—Average attendance April 30th, and closed July 7th. Whole number of scholars in weeks 3. Wages of teacher per month 820 The winter term of 15 weeks commenced Dec. 3d, 1849, and closed March 14th, 1850. attendance 53—Average attendance 44 The second term of 10 Whole number of scholars in attendance 39—Average attendance weeks commenced Sept. 3, and closed Nov. 9th. Whole number 27, 6. Wages of teacher per month $25 of scholars in attendance 50—Average attendance 46. The third In general the schools have been in as prosperous a condition, term of 10 weeks commenced Dec. 10th, 1849, and closed Feb. 15, as perhaps can reasonably be expected under the present system 1850. Whole number of scholars in attendance 50—Average of arrangements attendance 45. Wages of teacher per month $18. In making suggestions, we ask leave to state what, in our judg- • ment, is needed to promote the educational interests of the Town SOUTH DISTRICT. We would call attention to the importance of uniformity in The summer term of 18 weeks, was taught by Miss Susan A. school books used in the several Schools The duty of selecting Smith. It commenced April 30th, and closed Sept. 21st. Whole books devolves upon the superintendnig committee, but there has number of scholars in attendance was 44—Average attendance 34. been found a difficulty in some instances in securing the adoption Wages of teacher per month $18. of the books prescribed. This has arisen from two causes, one The winter term of 12 weeks was taught by Mr. Joseph A. the unwillingness on the part of some parents to incur the expense Shores It commenced Dec.3d, 1849, and closed Feb 22, 1850. of new books, the other the preference on the part of some teach- Whole number of scholars in attendance 37—Average attendance ers, and perhaps some scholars, to use books with which they aie 33, 6 5. Wages of teacher per month $35. familiar, or to which for some other reason they have become attached To have three or four different books on grammar, as WEST DISTRICT. many on arithmetic, and an equal number on geography—to have a half-dozen pupils in algebra, with as many different text books The summer term of 18 weeks was taught by Miss A. M. Wel- in the same school, is decidedly objectionable. it must be fatal to lington. It commenced April 25, and closed Sept. 28th. Whole all economical classification number in attendance 28—Average attendance 20, 845. Wages of We therefore urge upon all parents and guardians of youth to teacher per month $20. furnish their children with those books which may be prescribed for the use of the schools 1 24 Your Committee also suggest the importance of an appropriation for the support of Schools sufficient, when judiciously used, to maintain the schools in all the districts in town, at least 44 weeks in each year. We are confident. that there are children enough in each district to constitute a good school,—who ought to attend that portion of time The additional amount necessary to main- tain the schools through the year is so small compared with the benefits that would result from it, that it seems to us no one can reasonably object to such an appropriation. Good teachers can be more easily secured and retained by giving them steady employ- ment, and thus, in part at least, should we obviate the evil of a change of teachers with every term of the School. Your Committee, furthermore, are decided in the opinion that a School of high order for the benefit of all the inhabitants of the town is greatly needed. Such a School would improve the district Schools by diminishing the number of classes in each, and at the same time would afford, on the most economical plan, facilities for a more thorough and a more practical education to all classes in the community. We are convinced that no substitute for such a school will ever long satisfy the inhabitants of the town; that from the nature of the case all substitutes must be very defective A School of higher grade than any which we now have is indispen- sable to the carrying out of the school system of this commonwealth, probably the best system of public education that ever existed All that is needed to recommend it is a fair trial of its merits. Let the town adopt it for a single year and there is little danger of its falling back on the present defective plan. We hope the time is not fai distant, when our town shall be provided with advantages for as elevated and as thorough public instruction as any in the State, not merely as some have sup- posed, because others have them, but because we need them. All of which is respectfully submitted. IRA LE LAND, School CHARLES TIDD, Committee VOLNEY WILDER, r li i 111 IIIIIIIIII