ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Town Officers and Committees
Or THE TOWN OF WEST BRIDGEWATER
1913
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Town Officers and Committees
OF THE TOWN OF WEST BRIDGEWATER
FOR THE YEAR 1913.
BRIDGEWATER, MASS. A. H. WILLIS, PRINTER, 1914.
CONTENTS.
Appropriations Recommended by Selectmen . 46
Assessors' Report, . . . . .9 Auditor's Report, . . ... 77 Births, 107 By-Laws of the Town, ..... 113 Call for Citizens' Caucus, .... 123 Call for Town Meeting, . . . .123 Collector of Taxes, Report, .... 72 Deaths, ...... 110 Fire Department, . . . . 60 List of Jurors, ...... 48 List of Taxpayers, ... . . 13 Marriages, ...... 105 Officers, 1913, 5
Officer Drawn By Selectmen : Cemeteries, ..... 43 Charities, ..... 40 Education, ...... 41
Executive Department, . . . .28
Financial, ...... 29
Forestry, ...... 35 General Departments, .... 31 Health and Sanitation, . . . .38 Highways and Bridges, .... 40 Hydrants and Water, . ... .44 Interest, ...... 44 4
Legislative Department, ... 28 Library, ...... 41 Memorial Day. . . . 42 Municipal Buildings, .... 33 Monument Grounds, .... 42
Protection of Life and Property, . . 34 Public Lectures, .... 42 Taxes, ...... 45 Temporary Loans, .... 44 Sealer of Weights and Measures, ... 35 Street Lights, ..... 45 Summary, ...... 45 Unclassified, ..... 43 Overseers of Poor, Report, ... 50 Report of Board of Health, . . . .63
Report of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Work, . . 57 Report of Tree Warden, .... 62
Report of Trustees of Public Library, . . .79
Report of Treasurer of Public Library, . . 81
Road Commissioner's Report, . . . .54
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report, . . 64
Town Clerk's Report of Town Meetings, . . 89 Town Treasurer's Report, .... 73 Water Commissioners' Report, . . . .65
Water Department, Treasurer's Report, . . 67
School Committee Report. Superintendent of Schools' Report. TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1913.
Selectmen and Overseers of Poor.
Ellis S. LeLacheur, Chairman, Term expires 1916 Harold S. Lyon, Secretary, " " 1915 Orvis F. Kinney, " " 1914
Assessors.
George F. Logue, Term expires 1915 Albert Manley, " 1914 Clinton P. Howard, " 1916
Collector and Treasurer, —Frank L. Howard.
Town Clerk,—Edward H. Crocker.
Water Commissioners.
Orvis F, Kinney, Term expires 1915 Edwin H. Lothrop, " 1916 Hervey Dunham, " 1914
School Committee.
Anna S. LeLacheur, Term expires 1914 Clinton P. Howard, 1914 L. Augustus Tower, 1915 Herbert Holmes, 1915 Corelli C. B. Alger, 1916 Frank L. Howard, 1916 6
Trustees of Public Library.
Edith F. Howard, Term expires 1914 Daniel J. Lothrop, 1914 Edward B. Maglathlin, 1915 Helen H. Foye, 1915 Elizabeth Kingman, 1916 L. Augustus Tower, 1916
Constables,— Octave Belmore, Henry 0. Davenport, Wil- liam E. Gibson, William L. Woodworth, Presson West.
Special Constables,—John C. Chase.
Road Commissioner,—George G. Tucker.
Tree Warden,—Warren P. Laughton.
Auditors,— Carroll W. Pearl, Harry L. Tower. *
Forest Fire Warden,—Warren P. Laughton.
Deputy Forest Fire Wardens,—William L. Woodworth, Henry 0. Davenport, William S. Irwin, Albert Manley.
Registrars of Voters.
John L. Sullivan, Term expires 1914 Christopher Reed, " 1915 Channing F. Dunbar, " 1916
Field Drivers.—Elmer E. Howard, George F. Ryder, Joseph C. Howard, Hervey Dunham, Albert Manley.
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark.— Clinton P. Howard, William F. Ryder, Charles F. Leonard, Edwin H. Thayer, Algernon S. Lyon. Pound Keeper.— C. D. Felch.
Fence Viewers.—Clinton P. Howard, Frederick J. Vosmis, Henry C. Kinney.
Public Weighers.— E. P. Dunbar, Rufus C. Bennett, Clin- ton P. Howard.
Superintendent of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Work.— Octave Belmore.
Inspector of Cattle and Meat.—William L. Woodworth.
Sealer of Weights and Measures. - Joseph C. Howard.
Report of Assessors.
Appropriations. * For Moderator, $25 00 Selectmen, 400 00 Auditors, 20 00 Treasurer and Collector, 500 00
Assessors, . 500 00 Other financial officers and accounts, 15 00 Town Clerk, 150 00 Law, 75 00 Election and Registration, 175 00 Town Hall, 300 00 Constables, 150 00 Sealer of Weights and Measures, 30 00 Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Extermination, 613 84 Tree Warden, 225 00 Forest Warden, 150 00 Board of Health, 25 00 Quarantine, 65 00 Inspection of Animals, 25 00 Inspection of Slaughtering, 200 00 Road Commissioner, 2,000 00 Overseers of Poor, 50 00 Almshouse, 800 00 Poor out of Almshouse, 600 00 Soldiers' Benefits, 400 00 Library, 100 00 10
Monument Grounds, care of, 13 00 1 or r\(\ Memorial Day Observance, 135 00 i 1 A AA Public Lectures, 110 00
TT 1 'J2 J V v c\ r\r\ Unclassified, 550 00 OA AA Cemeteries, 30 00 OAA AA Interest, 800 00 Street Lights, 007 00KA
TT J j_ AA Hydrants, 600 00 AAA Deficit, 299 55
T"> 1 • 1_ * rp _ t> T _ _ AA Publishing Town By-Laws, 75 00 OCT AA Protecting Vital Statistics, 25 00 School Appropriations: 17AA AA (jeneral Control, 700 00 f\r\ Teachers Salaries, 6,700 00 Text Books and Supplies, 650 00 Janitors and Supplies, 900 00 Maintenance of Buildings, 600 00 Transportation, 1,100 00 Fuel, 750 00 Sundries, 50 00
Total appropriation, $21,908 89
Assessment on Property.
State Tax, $3,040 00 State Highway Tax, 158 00 County Tax, 2,265 95 Town Grant, 21,908 89 Center Street School Bond, 2,000 00 North Elm Street School Bond, " 1,000 00 Town Hall Bond, 1,000 00 $31,372 84 Less National Bank Tax 500 00
$30,872 84 n
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Tax, 443 18 Overlaying, 406 03
$31,722 05 Subsequent Assessments, 2,121 75 Bay Street Railroad Co. Excise Tax, 1,137 95
$d4,y81 75
Table of Aggregates. Number of residents assessed on property, ODD Number of non-residents assessed on property, 91 Q Number of persons assessed on property, Number of persons assessed for poll tax only, ODD Number of persons assessed, 1,149 Number of male polls, 719 Tax on each poll, $2 00 Value of assessed real estate, $1,359,886 00 Value of assessed personal estate, $194,153 00
Total valuation assessed April 1, 1913, $1,554,039 00
Tax for County, State, and Town Purposes Including OVERLAYINGS.
On Personal Estate, $3,729 02 Real Estate, 26,111 85 Polls, 1,438 00 $31,278 87 Rate per thousand, $19 20 Number of horses assessed, 287 Number of cows assessed, 597 Number of sheep, 12 Number of neat cattle other than cows assessed, 147 Number of swine assessed, 250 Number of dwelling houses assessed, 577 Number of acres of land, 9,434 Number of fowl, 2,807 12
Exempted Property.
Real. Personal. Total. Trustees of the Howard Funds in West Bridgewater, $82,000 00 $167,784 10 $249,784 10 Unitarian Society, 5,700 00 5,700 00 Methodist Episcopal Society, 3,200 00 3,200 00 Baptist Society, 2,600 00 2,600 00 Old Bridgewater Historical Society, 3,200 00 3,200 00 West Bridgewater Town Hall, 8,000 00 8,000 00 West Bridgewater Town Farm, 10,000 00 10,000 00
$114,700 00 $167,784 10 $282,484 10 Widows' exemption, 4,300 00 Soldiers' exemption, 14,900 00
$301,684 10
GEORGE F. LOGUE, ALBERT MANLEY, CLINTON P. HOWARD, Assessors. List of Taxpayers.
Abbot, Fred L. $2.00 Anderson, G. Adolph 2.00 Abramhanson, Knute, 2 00 Anderson, Elizabeth 76.80 Adams, Elizabeth, Anderson, Gustav H. 4.66 heirs or devisees, .96 Andre, Manuel 38.48 Alameda, Josa D. 2.00 Andrea, Joseph 2.00 Alden, A Eugene 2.68 Andrews, Cecil N. 16.72 Alden, Nellie W. 31 21 Andrews, Edward I. 2.96 Alexander, Alexander G. 21.59 Area, Antoine 2.00 Alger, Albert L. 2.00 Arey, William H. 2.00 Alger, Arthur H. 343.10 Atwood, Jacob 26.96 Alger, George W. 21.41 Augustina, Manuel 2.00 Alger, Lucia 94.34 Austin, William 2.00 Alger, Joseph 51.08 Alger, Edmund L. 2.00 Backstrom, Axel M. 2.00 Alger, Eugene F. 2.00 Baker, Charles F. 2.00 Alger, Mary E. 38.40 Baker, Benjamin C. 34.64 Alger, Ralph T. 2.00 Baker, Benjamin F. 2,77 Alger, Herbert W. 21.20 Ballowco, Antom 2 00 Alger, Edith M. 97 92 Barker, George L. et. ux. 42 04 Alger, Robert D. 2.00 Barnes, John P. 2.00 Alger, Susan H. 74.88 Barr, Sidney L. 25.24 Alger, Rodney W. 2.00 Bartlett, Henry 50.22 Alger, William H. 46.16 Bartlett, Samuel D. 12 39 Allen, Henry F. 5.84 Bartlett, Horace 287.03 Allen, John E. 33.68 Bates, Loring M. 2.00 Ames, Sumner P. 32.74 Battie, Ernest 2 00 Ames, John C. 32.53 Beal Joseph L. T. 2.00 Ames, Harriet E. 25.92 Bearse, Annie L. 42.24 Ames, Lizzie A. 2.90 Beer, Alfred 2.00 Anderson, Carl A. 93 12 Belcher, Myron H. 2.00 Anderson, Henry R. 2.00 Bel more, Napoleon 2.00 Anderson, Anders 2.00 Belmore, Octave 77.56 Anderson, Aaron 2.00 Belmore, Adolor O. 117.20 Anderson Bros. 180.11 Bennett, Ralph 2.00 14
Bennett, Roland C. 2.00 Burke, John I. 2.00 Bennett, Rufus C. 122.10 Burque, Frank 4.12 Benson, Sheldon 25.04 Burrill, Joseph H. 2.00 Bernstein, Bror 2.16 Burrill, Annie E. 40.32 Berry, Fred S. 2.77 Bianchini, Angelo 2.00 Cabralo, Veargina 2.00 Bianchini, Pietro 2.00 Cahoon, Bernard N. 2.00 Biladeau, Caliee 34 23 Cairns, William J. 2.00 Billings, Edgar 79.29 Cairns, Edward 13.44 Billington, Elizabeth L. 34.56 Cairns, John P. 14.40 Bismore, Joseph 2.00 Call, William B. 33.68 Bismore, Lucy E. 30.72 Campbell, Daniel A. 2 00 Bitten court, Manuel 28.88 Campbell, William 2.00 Bittencourt, A. S. 2.00 Carey, Hattie E. 23 04 Blake, John E. 16.70 Carlson, Carl P. 56.34 Blake, John H. 6 80 Carlson, John 73.05 Blake, William J. 18.82 Carlson, Joseph 22.08 Blanchard, Arthur L. 2.00 Carlton, Zimri 7.68 Blanchard, Joseph P. 2.00 Carnrick, Charles H. 2.00 Bohanor, Albert L. 2.00 Carnrick, Ella M. 43.21 Bosquet, Frank A. 2.00 Cashion, Patrick J. 4.02 Bosquet, Joseph J. 2.00 Cashion, Patrick, heirs Bosworth, Albert A. 2.00 or devisees 49.35 Bosworth, William F. 27 91 Cashman, John 16.32 Boudreau, William 20.24 Cavalho, Jose 2 00 Bourne, Edward L. 2.00 Chandler, Abbot L. 2.00 Bradford, Nathan W. 71.33 Charnock, Lester J. 2.00 Bradford, Nathan W., et.al. .39 Chase, Andrew E. 2.00 Braga, Jack 2.00 Chase, John A. 2.00 Braga, Manuel J. 5.84 Chassez, Charles 2.00 Braga, Joseph J. 127.48 Chassez, Theophile 65.39 Broman, Carl E. 2 00 Chatfield, Oscar J. 2.00 Brooks, Benjamin F 2.00 Chatfield, Ella H. F. 63.36 Brooks, Carlton H. 11.13 Chaves, Manuel 2.00 Brooks, Fred H. 2.00 Chaves, Manuel 2.00 Brown, Charles H. 22.84 Chaves, Jose S. 2.00 Brown, S. Waldo 11 60 Chaves, Joseph 17.36 Browne, Edward E. 28.88 Cheney, Clinton A. 33.21 Browne, Charles A 120.77 Cheney, Fred A. 87,65 Bryant, Harold L. 2.00 Chevrette, Charles 2.00 Buchanan, William H. 2.00 Chisholm, George P 156.95 Buckley, Bartholomew J. 25.04 Churchill, Charles T. 2.00 Bum pus, George F. 2.00 Churchill, Thomas H. 3.64 Bumpus, Walter E. 5.84 Churchill, Carrie 36.78 Burapus, Annie E. 19.88 Chute, Stathern B. 2.00 15
Clark, Arthur E. 32.72 Crocker, Edward H. 2.00 Clark, Everett 146-58 Crocker, Walter 76.69 Cloud man, Lester N. 2.00 Crockett, Frank N. 2.00 Cobb, George F. 2.00 Crosby, Frank V. 2.96 Cobbett, Anson E. 23.12 Crosby, George W. 2.00 Cobbett, A. Wesley 2 00 Crosby, Harry W. 15.44 Cobbett, Orin W. 24.19 Crosby, Willard V. 2.00 Cobbett, William E. 2.00 Crosby, Gertrude E. 1.92 Cobbett, Warren B. 2.00 Cross, Richard 86.69 Cogswell, George D. C. 2.00 Crowley, John 2.68 Cole, Asa K. 2.00 Crowley Bros. 27.37 Cole, William A. 7.76 Crowley, Walter D. 2.00 Cole, Henry C. 26.96 Cruser, Alfred 5.84 Colwell, Charles H. 15.44 Curtis, William F. 11.90 Conant, Herbert W. 2 16 Curtis, Edna 63.36 Conceacon, Joseph 2.20 Curtis, George W. 2.00 Congdon, Fred T. 2.00 Cyr, Alfred 2.00 Conlon, Frank 2.00 Cyr, Vital 30.80 Conlon, Owen, heirs Cyr, George J 2.00 or devisees 26.41 Connor, Joseph A. 2.00 Dailey, David 28.88 Cook, Joseph A 2.00 Dalton, Millard O. 2.00 Copeland, Caroline H. 1.45 Darling, John W. 12.37 Copeland, Samuel G. 261.30 Davenport, Henry O. 81.08 Copeland, Frank 2.00 Davenport, H. O., et al. 9.60 Copeland, Frank, et. al. 29.48 Davenport, Alma H. 9.60 Copeland, Bradford 222.62 Davenport, George H. 2.00 Copelane, S. G., and Davis, Augustus M. 42.73 Bradford 22.38 Davock, Thomas F. 2.00 Copeland, Dwight L. 1.92 Dean, Lillian 12.01 Copeland, Edmund 25.04 De Mattos, Manuel 28.88 Copeland, Lyman E. 63.44 Denley, J. Clifton 14.48 Copeland, L. E., and E. 255.30 Dewyer, Mary A. 24.96 Copeland, L. E., E., Dewyer, Michael, heirs
and Lucy 12.10 . or devisees 3 84 Copeland, Sumner H. 2.00 Dickerman, John H. 75.92 Copeland, Walter E., Dimberg, Carl A. 2.00 heirs or devisees 32.64 Doibee, Jules, et. al. 62.94 Corriveau, Peter A 2.00 Donahue, Malachi 30.33 Cotter, Margaret 62.03 Doonan, James 2.00 Cotter, Richard 2.00 Dorgan, Charles W. 2.00 , Courtney, John J. 2.00 Dorgan, B. Mary 11.52 Coute, jTose P. 3.92 Dorn, Ruben 2.00 Cowell, Charles E. 40.50 Doty, Chester A. 30.33 Cowell, Fred J. 2.00 Doty, Almira K. 3.84 16
Doyle, Charles H. 30.33 Fallon, John 40.89 Drake, George S. 501.31 Fantara, Charles W 30.80 Dunbar, Arthur R. 2.00 Fantam, George 2.00 Dunbar, George A. 2.00 Farrar, Marshall 59.52 Dunbar, Davis H. 2.00 Faunce, William F. 34.64 Dunbar, Davis H., et. al. 35.24 Fay, Francis J. 3 16 Dunbar, Eddy P 311.36 Fay, William E. 3.92 Dunbar, Jennie T. 57.60 Fay, John, heirs or Dunbar, Walter C. 4.88 devisees 29.29 Dunbar, Chanuing F. 2.08 Ferranti, Albert L. 2 00 Dunbar, Mrs. Jennie 48.96 Ferranti, Frank 35.22 Dunbar, Lucian .14 Finch, Albion H. 4.83 Dunbar, John, heirs Finch, James E. 2.91 or devisees 6.92 Fish, Herbert C. 2 00 Dunbar, Charles E., Fiske, Herbert L. 42.32 heirs or devisees 37.65 Fobes, Romeo A. 2.00 Dunham, Howard C. .96 Fobes, Elizabeth, heirs Dunham, Hervey 8.34 or devisees 54.92 Dunham, Rosabell 132.48 Fobes, Ralph D. 31.76 Dunn, John W. 2 00 Fonash, Charles F. 2.00 Dunn, Thomas 2 00 Fonasch, Edith M. 21.12 Dunn, Ann 52.61 Foote, Henry A. 2.00 Dupuis, Framus 25 04 Fortin, Charles W. 2.00 Dupuis, Narcisse 39.44 Foye, Frederick E. 2.00 Dupuis, Ovela 2.00 Foye, Annie R. 29.29 Duren, Arthur 7.76 Foye, Josiah W. 2.00 Foye, Helen H., et. al. 17.28 Edgerly, Harry A. 142.08 Frahar, Michael 2.00 Edlund, Albert 2.00 Fraites, Antoine 17.36 Edlund, Frank 2.00 Fuller, Charles H. 15.93 Edlund, Charles F 29.37 Fuller, Mary M. 54.25 Edmonston, Leon 2.00 Edson, J. Bradford 80.72 Gaines, Lucy E. 155.05 Edson, Mary 28.42 Gardner, Charles E. 26.49 Edwards, Edward H. 2.00 Gardner, George C. 2.00 Egan, Charles H. 2.00 Gardner, Herbert W. 17.36 Eklund, Henrik J. 2.58 Gardner, Marietta F. 35 52 Ellis, Abner 2.00 Garvey, Michael 2.00 Emery, Stephen E. 2.00 Gaskell, George 2.00 Enos, Frank 96.52 George, Mary 7 68 Ensher, H. E. 124.47 George, Joseph 2.00 Evans, George H. 2.00 Gibbs, James H. 11.60 Evans, Thomas J. 2.00 Gibbs, Annie B. 26.88 Gibson, Lewis 2.00 Fairbanks, Lester M. 35.60 Gibson, William E. 17.56 ic 17
Gilligan, James 2.00 Hayden, May A. 33.60 Gilligan, Jennie A. 27.84 Hayden, Louis P. 2.00 Gillispie, Farnham 78.61 Hayward, Harry A. 2.00 Gillispie, Wilfred F. 72.08 Hayward, John M. 22.84 Gillispie, Nahura P. 2.00 Hayward Bros 5.76 Gillispie Bros. 1.92 Hayward, Grace M. et. al. 123.27 Godfrey, Delia B. 9.60 Hayward, Ida J. 24.20 Godfrey, Calvin E. 2.00 Hayward, Chester L. 2.00 Godsoe, William B. 2 00 Hayward, Effie W. 32 64 Golder, Evan R. 2.55 Heffler, Robert W. 2.00 Golder, Lester J. 85.52 Heffler, Wallace A. 2.00 Goldstein, Bernard J. 45 69 Helinius, William 2.77 Gomes, Antoine 2.00 Helinius, Mary J. 39.85 Goodwin, Herbert C 48.08 Heminway, James A. 39 31 Gooch, Edward A. 2.00 Hennessey, Augustus J. 2 00 Gordon, Fredrick E. 50.00 Hennessey, James W. 2.77 Gorman, William, heirs Hennessey, James 2.00 or devisees 5.76 Hetherington, Samuel B. 2-00 Goss, Adelbert A. 34.64 * Hoi brook, Ellis R. .96 Goulett, Fred 2.00 Holbrook, James R. 24«08 Gour, Adlor A. 25.04 Hollaway, Raymond 7.76 Graviel, Manuel S. 14.40 Holmes, Eliot B. 2.00 Green, Daniel W. 27.92 Holmes, Annette T. 33.60 Green, Eliza A. 19.20 Holmes, George H. 52.60 Guinea, Thomas 2.00 Holmes, Herbert 51.35 Gurney, Lucius 23.12 Holyoke, George A. 9.68 Homen, Manuel R. 2.00 Hagglind, Erick 36.56 Hooper, Julia M. 28.80 Hagland, John A. 124.60 Hopkins, Lizzie 32.64 Haglind, Maria J 17.96 Howard, Joseph C. 2.87 Halgien, F. Albert 57.68 Howard, Mary E. 121.73 Hambly, William A. 2.00 Howard, George F. 55.76 Hambly, Nancy D. 55.68 Howard, Frank L. 161.28 Hammond, James A. 27.45 Howard, Walter E. 23.91
Handy, Chas. P. . 2.00 Howard, Cora A. 11.52 Hanscom, Benjamin F. 2.00 Howard, Alfred E. 2.00 Hanson, Charles E. 5.84 Howard, Edwin C. 9 68 Hartwell, Etta L. 45.12 Howard, Isabelle 60.48 Hartwell. Ellen A. 38.40 Howard, Horace W., heirs 7.21 Hatch, Frank P. 78.80 Howard, Horace W., et.al 8.84 Hatch, Harvey S 2.00 Howard, C. Merton 28.96 Hatch, Robert H. 73.72 Howard, Charles T. 32.72 Haven, Edwin B. 42. 34 Howard, Edith F. 476.50 Haven, George C. 2.00 Howard, Henry M. 2.00 Hayden, Arthur C. 51.92 Howard, Winthrop 2.00 18
Howard, Harry T. 2.00 Jones, Frank H. 30.99 Howard, Harriet, ex. will Jones, Harriet P. H. 42.24 of Helen Howard 63.17 Jones, Abbie 29.76 Howard, Elmer E. 170.55 Jones, Wallace W. 23.38 Howard, Clinton P. 384.86 Jones, Edward M. 2.00 Howe, Frederick G. 2.00 Josselyn, John A. 2.00 Howland, Frand L. 51.92 Judson, Arthur C. 2.00 Howland, Mary P. 21.61 Judson, Arthur S. 2.00 Howland, Harold H. 2.00 Judson, Stewart G. 2.00 Hoxie, Leonard F. 45.20 Jwairaites, John 47.32 Hunt, Frank E. 26.49 Hunt, John T. 60.37 Kabral, Manuel J. 2.00 Hunt, Elmer W. 2.00 Kazirian, George 2.00 Kazirian, Nahabed 35.32 Inman, Gilbert H. 50.00 Keenan, Patrick 38.98 Irving, James H. 2.10 Keenan, Peter 28.99 Irving, Ralph 2.00 Keenan, James 2.00 Irwin, William S. 51.26 Keenan, John A. 2.00 Keenan, John H. 2 00 Jackson, Charles 44.24 Keenan, Terence 2.00 Jackson, Charles E. 2.00 Keith, Elbert M. 2.00 Jackson, Eugene 2.00 Keith, Mary J. 21.12 Jacobs, Joseph 2.00 Keith, Hattie M. 38.40 Jacques, William Y. 24.08 Keith, Roger D. 2.00 Jenness, Albert B. 2.00 Keith, Sumner D. 26.96 Jennings, Harriet M. 16.81 Keith, 2d, Sumner D 2.00 Jepson, Axel 28.88 Kelliher, Patrick 2.00 Jewell, David E. 3.16 Kent, Patrick E. 40 40 Johnson, Joseph T. 22 16 Kent, Philip, heirs 15.56 Johnson, Carl A. 35.03 Kent, John J. 38.48 Johnson, Carl O. 108.33 Kervin, Burton L. 2 00 Johnson, Charles 2.00 Kimball, Sidney P. 2.00 Johnson, Charles A. 33.88 Kimball, Eva C. 36 48 Johnson, Fred G. 2.00 King, Annie E. 61.44 Johnson, James W. 3 92 King, John S. 8.72 Johnson, John H. 18.32 Kingman, William B. 31.29 Johnson, Pierre O. 2.00 Kingman, Fred U., trustee 23.04 Johnson Lucy A. 37.44 Kinney, Harriet C. 122.88 Johnson, Nils 2.00 Kinney, Otis F. 41.36 Johnson, Grace M. 26.88 Kinney, Orvis F. 94.55 Johnson, Samuel C. 3.92 Kinney, Henry C. 42.32 Johnson, Simon E. 2.00 Kinney, Charles E. 28.88 Johnson, Laura M. 3.84 Kinney, Warren C. 2.00 Jones, Charles G. 2.06 Knapp, George H. 46.65 Jones, Mary P. 21.12 Knapp, Fannie E. 31.68 19
Knapp, Albert W. 2.00 Luddy, John A. 5.84 Knapp, Warren S. 2.00 Luddy, Thomas 23.89 Luddy, John, heirs 9.13 Lake, Antoine 2.00 Lunn, George F. 37.62 Lambert, Harry 2.00 Lupin, Simeon A. 2.20 Lambert, Joseph 2.00 Lupin, Alfred G. 2.00 Langdon, Alfred 5.84 Luz, Manuel 2.00 Langley, William F. 2.00 Lyon, Algernon S. 43.67 Lapworth, Charles A. 2.00 Lyon, Harold S. 208.40 Laughton, Warren A. 2.00 Lyon, Minnie C. 15.36 Laura, Ventreme C. 2 00 Lyon, William, Guardian Lauzon, Albert 2.00 Andrew Monson Ch'n 59.52 Lawson, Alfred G. 2.00 Lyon, Louise F. 93 99 Lawson, Anna 31 68 Lyma, Joseph 2.00 Lawson, Erma F. 19 01 Leach, Nahum S. 22.16 Macomber, Charles A. 2.00 Leach, Unite K. heirs 19.88 Madden, Edward 2.49 Leavitt, William M. 2 00 Madden, Edward, et al. 30.06 Leckstrom, John F. 2.00 Madden, Catherine 9.60 Lef, Erreck 2 00 Madden, Margaret, heirs, 16.32 LeLacheur, Ellis S. 205.52 Madden, William F. 2.00 LeLacheur, Henry J. 66.81 Ma^lathlin, Edward B. 2.00 Lehtinen, Oscar 2.00 Maglathlin, Clara 72.96 Leonard, Charles E. 133.65 Maglathlin, Carl W. 2.00 Leonard, Charles H. 2.68 Maguire, James C. 2.10 Leonard, James H. 8.64 Mahoney, Francis A. 2.00 Leonard, Andrew D. heirs 32.64 MacDonald, Donald 29,65 Levin, Julius 2.00 MacDonald, Donald G. 50.58 Lewis, Antoine 2.00 MacDonald, John A. 2.00 Lewis, Joseph 2.00 Manley, Albert 297.06 Lewis, Manuel 18 32 Mann, Charles H. 2.00 Lincoln, Frederick W. 25.04 Mann, Ralph H. 2.00 Lincoln, Henry W. 2.00 Mann, William O. 45.13 Lincoln, James B 2 00 Mann, Mabelle 27 84 Lindley, Ethel 35.14 Mann, Mabel, et. al. .96 Lively, Kenneth M. 58.32 Marshall, Harrie A..et. al. 5.76
Logue, Michael 2.00 Marshall, Harrie A. ' 2.00 Lombard, David L. 4.02 Marolo, Francisco 2.00 Lombard, Bessie A. 47.04 Marchland, Joseph 2 00 Lothrop, Azel 11.60 March, David S. 2.00 Lothrop, Daniel J. 35.60 Marshall, Harrie A. adm. 38.40 Lothrop, Edwin H. 113.36 Martin, John A. 39.44 Lothrop, Herbert A. 46.16 Mason, Lydia 46.08 Lothrop, George H. 4.80 Matson, Woban 2.00 Luce, Elizabeth M., 60 29 Matchus, Stephen 2.00 20
May, William E. 36.09 O'Brien, John M. 2.00 MacAdams, John F. 19 20 O'Connor, George 23.22 McCarthy, Julia 16.32 O'Connor, Patrick, heirs McCleary, Mary B. 56.64 or devisess 126 50 McCorinick, Edward B. 34.64 O'Fallon, Michael 30.23 McFadden, James 27 97 Offenback, Morris 42.32 McFadden, John F. 2.00 Ohlson, Charles G., et. al. 92.89 McGeary, John 40.40 Ohlson, Carl E. 2.00
McGeary, Matthew E. 38.48 Ohlson, Forrest E. ' 2.00 McMeneman, Bridget 9.60 Oldham, George W. 2.00 Mc Morrow, Edw. 2.00 O'Leary, Daniel 2.00 McPherson, John 48.08 O'Leary, John E. 2.00 Merry, Clifford E. 40 70 O'Leary, Lawrence 2.00 Medeiros, Manuel 2.00 O'Leary, Margaret, heirs Merrill, Herbert S 2.00 or devisees 22 38 Miller, Charles 2.00 Oliver, Walter E. 2.00 Miller, James H. D. 38 48 O'Neil, Margaret A. 7.68 Miller, Laura E. 2 88 Ortendahl, Knute O. 2.00 Mills, Andrew M. 82.07 Mitchell, William G. 63.44 Pacheco, Joseph 2.00 Mitchell, Addie E. 3.84 Packard, Arthur P. 3.92 Monk, Charles H. 2 00 Packard, Almira 31.40 Moore, Edwin F. 43.28 Packard, Burton F. 2.00 Morse, Henry W. 2.00 Packard, Charles E. 40.40 Monteiro, Joseph 2.00 Packard, George L. 26.79 Morrell, George H.' 2.00 Packard, Harold O. 22.16 Morse, Esrome 2.00 Packard, Myron H. 41.17 Moulton, Edwin P. 88.32 Packard, Elouise M. heirs 40.32 Packard, Percy C. 2.00 Ness, Thomas S. 10.17 Paine, Charles I. 31.57 Ness, Oliver 17.36 Paine, Joseph A. 2.00 Ness, Charles 7.68 Pardy, Herbert H. 26.96 Newcomb, Ernest A. 2.00 Parker, Thomas 34.64 Newton, Sarah E. .96 Parker, Emma S. 48.49 Nichols, Winfred W. 2.00 Parker, Frank 2.00 Nickerson, William T. 2.00 Parry, Henry W. 2.00 Nickerson, Cora B 48.00 Pearl, Carroll W. 101.46 Nilson, Nils P. 28.88 Pearl, Charles W. 2.00 NormaD, Andrew J. 21.20 Pearl, Cordon E. 4.88 Nute, George C. 2.00 Pearson, John 2.00 Nute, Henry 2.00 Pearson, John E. 2.00 Nute, Herbert E. 2.00 Peckham, Arthur C. 6.14 Nute, Levi T. 34.64 Peckham, Nancy C. 49.92 Nunes, Philip P. 7.76 Pelland, Leon O. 2.00 Penny, Benjamin 2.00 21
Penny, Etta 29.29 Quinn, Marshall G. 2.00 Penpraese, Catherine 31.68 Penpraese, Daniel A. 2.00 Raymond, Charles L. 2.00 Penpraese, John A. 2.00 Read, Christopher 26.96 Perkins, Fred A. 31.76 Redman, Frank H. 60.28 Perkins, Mary L. 77.76 Reed, Arthur F. 28.80 Perry, Antoine C. 46.16 Reed, Charles, heirs or Perry, Jesse 30. 18 devisees 2.12 Perry, Joaquin F. 2.00 Regan, John D. 24.04 Perry, Antoine F. 2.00 Reid, Wesley R. 7.48 Perry, Antoine 2.00 Renn, Richard J. 2.16 Perry, Manuel C. 2.00 Revere, Paul 36.56 Perry, Eoderick S. 2.00 Reynolds, Frank H. 69.20 Peterson, Gustaf A. 169.04 Rezender, J. C. 2.00 Peterson, James P. 63.44 Rice, Ernest O. 47.12 Peterson, John 12.56 Richards, John M. 56.72 Peura, John 25.91 Richards, Howard M. 80.72 Philbrick, Winthrop F. 18 77 Richards, Ward 8.63 Phillips, Hannah 11.52 Richards, Hannah 1.92 Phillips, Robert L. 24.08 Richards, Evelyn L. 188.36 Pierce, Effie G. 22.08 Richards, Justin M., Pike, Eobert O. 36.56 heirs or devisees 63.56 Pillsbury, Alphonso J. 46.65 Richards, Harriet E. 1.45 Pillsbury, Fred N. 3.92 Ridgeway, Warren V. 2.00 Pittsley, Edward J. 2.00 Ridge way, Elizabeth B. 47.04 Pittsley, Sophia 8.17 Ring, Mary 36.58 Pivar, Peter 37.05 Ring, Jerry, heirs or Pivar, Manuel 24.08 devisees 3.84 Pond, John C. 2.00 Ringwell, Emil 2.00 Pond, Arthur L. 2.00 Ripley, Harrie A. 2.00 Ponte, Manuel J. 2.00 Ripley, Lester P. 47.12 Poole, John W. 22.08 Ripley, Clara J. 15.36 Pope, Josiah S., heirs Rivers, John W. 33.68 or devisees 38.40 Roberts, John D. 2.00 Post, Harry B. 2.00 Roberts, John T. 17.85 Pratt, Edwin L. 2 00 Roberts, Joseph V. 2 00 Pratt, Ira A. 24.08 Roscoe, Gesner H. 2.00 Pratt, Herbert J. 4.88 Roscoe, Anna C. 83.53 Pratt, Warren A. 2.00 Roscoe, Anna C, et al. 28.80 Pratt, E. Juliet 35.52 Rosen, John 54.80 Pratt, Arthur, et. al. 24 58 Roostedt, Frank 2.00 Presbv, George P. 55.29 Rootstein, Harry 2.00 Puffer, Clarence 61.93 Ross, George A. 2.00 Ross, Maud F. 35 53 Quadros, Manuel A. 2.00 Rydell, John 28.88 22
Ryder, William F 234.04 Silveria, Antoine J. 32.55 Ryder, William F., et. al. .96 Silveria, John 2.00 Ryder, George F 9.68 Simonds, C. Wilfred 2 49 Ryder, S. Ellis 50.00 Simmons, Martha A. 67.78 Ryder, Mary 56 64 Si mono, Charles 44.24 Ryder, Mary, et. al. 2.41 Simono, Roselle 17 28 Ryder, Joseph E. 53.84 Simono, Frank W. 26.96
Ryder, Arthur E. • 3.92 Simpson, John 2.00 Sisco, Delbert 2.00 Sabeans, Bernard S. 2.00 Sisson, Charles G. 26.96 Sagarin, Isaac 10.64 Smith, John I. 5.65 Sagarin, Isaac, et. al. 123.94 Smith, Alice D 34.66 Sagarin, Samuel 2.00 Smith, Pearl 3.16 Sanborn, Ernest L. 2 00 Snell, Ephriam T. 120.57 Sanborn, Myrtie E. 3.84 Snell, T. Prescott 162.24 Sanford, Stephen N. 2 00 Snell, Eliza A. 40.32 Santos, Antoine 2.00 Snell, Horace R. 5.84 Samuels, John M. 39.44 Snell, Warren P. 40.40 Schultz, John T 2.00 Snell, Arthur C. 15.44 Seaberg, Adolph F. 4.88 Snell, Elmer C. 2.00 Seaberg, Josephine W. 30 72 Snow, Gustava 38.79 Senter, William H. 30 00 Snow, Albert C. 32.72 Senter, William H., Jr. 2.58 Snow, Wallace R. 2.00 Shaves, Joseph S. 2.00 Sonsa, Antoine 2 00 Shaw, Austin A. 7.76 Sousa, Joseph 2.00 Shaw, Horatio H., heirs Sousa, Manuel J. 2.00 or devisees 21.12 Sownrby, William A. 2.00 Shaw, George T. 10.09 Sparrow, Edward N. 2.00 Shaw, Henry J. 2.00 Spencer, Arthur B. 2.00 Shaw, Milton A. 2.00 Squires, Harry 26.18 Shaw, Nathaniel G. 4.88 Srocgynski, Laura 51.56 Shaw, Bessie L. 53.76 Staples, William E. 3.16 Shepard, John G. 2.00 Staples, Jennie F 37.44 Shipman, William N. 41.08 Staples, Everett C. 2.00 Shipman, William F. 19.20 Staples, Edward F. 27.92 Shipman, George, heirs Stiles, Luther E. 45.20 or devisees 58.56 Stone, George H. 2.00 Shorey, Alonso W. 2 96 Stone, Johanna 16.32 Shorey, Perrina H. 27.46 Stover, Elizabeth 4.80 Silva, Arthur A 2.0q Stewart, Charles E. 2.00 Silva, John A. 2 00 Stewart, Leonard Horace 2.00 Silva, Theresa 32.64 Sullivan, Charles E. 44.45 Silva, Antoine B. 2.00 Sullivan, James 55.09 Silva, Eugene 2.00 Sullivan, Daniel T. 2.00 Silver, John R. 2.00 Sullivan, John L. 27.92 23
Sullivan, Philip 36.56 Wade, Bert C. 26.00 Sullivan, Patrick 2 00 Wade, Walter E. 2.00 Susa, Antoine 2.00 Wade, Evelyn B. 36.48 Swan, James C. heirs or Wages, Dennis 22.16 devisees 6.15 Walker, Nathan K. 38.48 Walker, Howard N. 2.00 Tavares, Antoine 2.00 Wakeling, Charles 49 04 Tavares, Joseph B. 21.20 Washburn, Abial 31.76 Taylor, C. Henry 2.00 Washburn, George S. 40.00 Taylor, Walter E. 2.00 Washburn, William H. 57.88 Taylor, Julia M. 30.72 Washburn, Curtis W. 2.00 Taylor, Henry F. 41.08 Washburn, Hiram G. 2.00 Taylor, George W. 2.00 Washburn, Charles E. 2.00 Thayer, Chester 50.97 Weatherbee, Charles E. 2.00 Thayer, Edwin H. 189.40 Weatherbee, Charles 2.00 Thayer, Erland H. heirs Webber, Arthur E. 2 00 or devisees 75.31 Webber, Percy 70.38 Thayer, Henry F. 131.33 Wedge, Joseph 13.52 Thayer, Joseph 13 52 Wentworth, Charles F. 2.00 Thompson, Mary H. 20.16 West, Presson 35.62 Tibbetts, Grace M. 51.84 West, Walter 2.00 Tibbetts, Stephen 2.00 Weston, Mary F. 50.41 Tibbetts, Alice M. 14.40 Weston, Harvey W. 38.48 Tinkham, Edward F. 45.03 Weston, William 2.00 Tisdale, Ernest F. 2.00 Wheeler, Ada W. 45.12 Tisdale, Marion K. 42.24 White, Howard C. 2.00 Titus, George B. 2.00 White Mary G. 25.92 Todd. William G. 9.68 White, Annie M. 33.60 Todd, Mary F. 45.12 White, Lucy E. 19.20 Tower, Lorenzo A. 2.96 Whiting, Walter C. 9.68 Tower, Mary L. 38 40 Whitman, Mary P. 709.44 Tower, Harry L. 32.82 Whittemore, James 2.00 Tower, Alice B. 13.06 Wilbur, Howard B. 184.70 Townsend, Julia A 24.96 Wilbur, E. Bradford 649 40 Trustees of M. E. Society 21.12 Wilber, Nahum J. 26.96 Tucker, George G 12.95 Willis, George 2.00 Travares, Jose 2.00 Williams, Charlotte A. 23.04 Turner, C. Frank 2.00 Williams, Marcia E. 34.56 Twoomey, John 2.00 Williams, Cyrus L. heirs or devisees 16.32 Vosmus, Charles E. 47.75 Wilson, Mary E. 54.72 Vosmus, Lillian A. 9.60 Williamson, Charles A. 45.72 Yosmus, Everett 77.75 Williamson, Fred D. 2.00 Vosmus, Fred J. 88.70 Williamson, J. Dana 2 00 Vosmus, Sarah 26.88 Williamson, Flora A. 6.53 24
Winberg, August 181.33 French, Fred R. 1.16 Winberg, Albert 2.00 Grady, Dennis W. .39 Winberg, George A. 38.07 Hayward, Zina, heirs Witterberg, Algot A. 2.00 or devisees 1 92 Worcester, Edgar E. 31.38 Howard, Willard 2.12 Wood, Alexander H. M. 128.83 Howard, Willard, chil- Wood, Alexander 2.00 dren of 2.41 Wood, Francis W. 80.64 Ingalls, Lucy B. et. al 28.80 Wood Eben T. 2.30 Jackson, Martha 4.00 Wood, Ada M. 33.60 Jackson, Mary J. .58 Wood, Homer S 2.00 Johnson, Andrew 10.76 Wood, Irene S. 4.80 Kingman, Parker 2.88 Woods, Harry L. 2.00 Kingman, Lillian F. 3 84 Woods, Edith G. 87.94 Kingman, Benjamin .58 Woods, Frederick M. 2.00 Keith, Henry S., heirs or Woodworth, William L. 13.72 devisees 3.84 Woodworth, Adelia 72.30 Keith, C A. & J C. 5.29 Woodworth, William B. 2.00 Keith, James C. 36.48 Woodworth, Wm. L., et.al. 3.84 Keith, Myron L. 5.76 Worthing, Frederick H. 2.16 Keith, Edwin 2.88 Worthing, Laura M. 42.24 Keith, Horace A. et. al. 3.84 Worthington, Charles E. 24.08 Keith, Chas. P. heirs or devisees 3.08 Young, James R. 48.08 Keith, Edward H. 6.25 Young, Cora C. 82.56 Leonard, William 49.92 Levi, Charles F. 1.45 McAdams, John F. 1.92 Manley, Henry 10.56 NON-RESIDENTS. Manley, Weston 1.28 Murray, Cornelius heirs or BROCKTON devisees 1.92 Almquist, Rufus 2.41 Nilsson, Tristram J. 2.88 Ames, D.ivid, et. al. 1.35 ISTewcomb, Lizzie M. .96 Bacon, Pardon K. 8.26 Packard, Moses A. 7.21 Brooks, Charles E. 3 84 Packard, Emma & Abbie 18.24 Brockton Gas Light Co. 69.65 Packard, Sarah H. .96 Conley, Maurice 13.44 Packard, Robert H. .77 Cleveland, Walter F. 5.76 Levi, Susan .20 Copeland, Davis 109.64 Porter, Emmons C. 59.62 Clark, Annie 2.41 Powers, George F. 4 80 City of Brockton 32.64 Preston, Charles N. 3.84 Dolan, Johanna 9 32 Satucket Athletic Ass'n 28.80 Degnon, James J. 34.56 Shaw, Frank E. 23.81 Eaton, I. F. .20 Shields, James 2.98 Eaton, B. Ellis • 1.92 Snow Joseph et. al. 5 29 25
Southworth, Marcus 3.84 Merritt, Robert 46.08 Thayer, Alton 1.45 Merritt, Ethel 6.72 Thomson, M. Emily 60.48 Merritt, Susie 3.84 Thomson, Clarence 49.83 Murphy, William 5.29 Tribou, Grace G. 2.31 Pierce," Marcus 6.15 VVaugh, Brice H. 14.40 Ransden, Annie L. 1.92 Willis, Alonzo 1.45 Reardon, John 7.68 Winter, Sanford, heirs oi Shaw, Harlan P., trustee devisees 67.20 Brooks Farm B'lg. Wood, Vesta 4.71 Asso. 139.20 Shaw, Harlan P. 539.52 east bridgewatee. Sinnott, Charles P. 196.80 Allen, James S. heirs or Stanley Iron Co. 19.20 devisees .49 Stevenson, William 2.41 Flagg, Loren A .26 Thayer, Annie C, trustee Lindskog, Olof 3 26 Minnie L. Merritt 211.20* Morse, Joseph H heirs or Wentworth, John .58
' devisees 3.84 • Williams, Alec 3.37 Rice, Kate B. 47.04 Wilber, Fred T. 1.92 Short, Almira .49 bridgewater Si mmons, Mrs. Nathan W. 1.92 Alger, Still man 49.45 Leach, Phiio .30 Andrews, Thomas chil- dren of 3.84 RAYNHAM. Bassett, J. Gardner 1.92 Burt, George B. 1.45 Blinn, John L. 5 76 Chase, Herbert H. .96 Bradford, Peleg 1.92 Cushman, K T., heirs Cass, Rosetta, heirs or or devisees .43 devisees .77 Dean, David G. 1.35 Churbuck, Albert T. 3.84 Evans, William H- 2.88 Hallisey, John 2.69 Elms, Laze], heirs or Keith, Benjamin 6.72 devisees .49 Hanna, Walter W. 3.84 Hall, E. Milton .20 Hayes, Michael 17.28 Hall, Elbert C. 1.22 Keith, Sylvanus, heirs or Hall, Lysander, heirs devisees 1 35 or devisees .96 LeBaron, Minnie K .49 Hall, Otis 1.73 Leonard, J. Herbert 14.40 Hall, Clifford 2.41 Cushman, Edgar E. 3.84 Hanlon, Mabel 1.45
Callahan, Mary E. 13 44 . Hoxie, William 173 Keith, Mis. Still man O. .08 Johnson, John P. 4.80 Keith, Edward E 1.54 Lincoln, Russell, heirs Leonard, Mrs. J. H., et. al. 9.13 or devisees 3.84 Leonard, Nahum .16 Lincoln, Amasa, heirs McAnaugh, Rosanna ,49 or devisees 1.73 .
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Pratt, Sherman, heirs BOSTON or devisees 1.54 Bay State Street Ry. Co. 10.47 Robinson, Charles F. 1.45 Gray, Sarah L. 3.84 Shaw, Nathan W., heirs Molito, James 5.76 or devisees 1.16 N. Y.,N.H.&H. R.R. 214.66 Wilbur, Lyman, heirs N. E. Tel & Tel. Co. 338.67 or devisees 4.04 Western Union Tel. Co. 20.48 SeDna, Charles E. 1.45 EASTON. Stewart, Lillian G. .96 Alger, Frank W. 6.25 Willis, Clement, heirs Alger, Horace H. 3.84 or devisees 7.68 Alger, Nathan J. 49.16 NORWICH, CONN. SOUTH EASTON. True, Elizabeth C. 23.04 Brophy, Michael, heirs or devisees .96 SEGREGANSET. Dahl, John 2.18 Standish, Edith 1.35 Dean, John 0., heirs 27 37 Donahue, Hannah 3.65 LOS ANGELES, CAL. Erickson, Edward A. 2 60 Seiler, Andrew 1.45 Farrar, Brooks 8.36 Gifford, D. Maria 1.92 SHIRLEY. Morse, Alfred, et. al. 24.96 Sanderson, George S 1.92 Peters, Henrietta K. 5.75
Wilson, Arthur G. 5.76 PROVIDENCE, R. I. Goward, Edwin T., heirs Piatt, Ethel L. 1.35 or devisees 17.28 Howard, William C, MALDEN. heirs or devisees 11.72 Oliver, Emma W. 64.32 Howard, Rolinda A 19.20 .BRIGHTON. NORTH EASTON. Meshcowsky, Dominie .96 Easton Investment Co. 246.15 CANTON, OHIO. EASTONDALE McCombs, F. M. 1.92 Howard, Flora M 36.48 Howard, James E. 13.35 EAST DOUGLAS. Fenderson, Walter D. 4 04 Marshall, Mrs R. A. 4.42 Orcutt, James A. .49 Porter, Francis E. 5.48 FITCHBURG. Simpson, H. Ellsworth .39 Hayward, John P. 1.92 White, William H. 10.37 Williams, Frank 1 45 SALEM. Willis, Martin H. 3.84 Hayward, William P. 1.26 27
NEWTON. BANGOR, ME. Hall, John H. .96 Grindell, Walter J. 3.84
FOXBORO. HINKLEY, ME. Godfrey, Charles H. 2.22 Hunt, Helen F. 28.80
WHITMAN. LITCHFIELD CORNERS, ME. Everson, Wilmot V. 1.45 White, David Seymour 3 84
HAMLIN, N Y. SUBSEQUENT ASSESSMENTS. Drummond, Clara N. 26.88 Foye, Wilbur G. 2.00 Parry, H. Arthur 2.00 CAMBRIDGE. Chamberlain, Ernest R. 2.00 Hale, Edwin B. 49 9^ Swartz, John 2.00 Chaves, Joseph 2.00 E. CAMBRIDGE. Fratas, John 2.00 Gloves, Joseph .96 Woods, Herbert M. 2.00 Auderson, Hilda E. 62 40 AKRON, OHIO. Pimento, John 2-00 Scott, Robert T. 46.08 Amoral, Frank 2.00 Thayer, Annie C. trustee 48.00 SOUTH LINCOLN Palmer, Henry J. 2.00 Wright, Arabella 1.92 Brown, Early M. 2.00 Park, Charles M. 1.45 Alger, Roland, heirs or Townsend, Julia A. 65.90 devisees .58 Ames, William N. 2.00 Craig, Irving R. .58 Howard, Horace W. Ames, Charles T .49 heirs or devisees 1920.00
GEORGE F. LOGUE, ALBERT MANLEY, CLINTON P HOWARD, Assessors. Report of Selectmen,
For Year ending Dec. 31, 1913.
The Selectmen have drawn orders upon the Town Treas- urer for the amounts hereafter given under the several ap- propriations made by the town:
Legislative Department.
1. Moderator.
Appropriation, $25 00 Orders drawn: Howard B. Wilbur. $15 00 Unexpended, 10 00
$25 00
Executive Department.
1. Selectmen. Appropriation, $400 00 Receipts, Edison Co. locating poles, 24 00
$424 00
Orders drawn: Salaries and Wages.
Ellis S. LeLacheur, services as selectman and expenses, (1912-1913) $226 45 , Harold S. Lyon, services as selectman and expenses, 116 25 20
Orvis F. Kinney, services as selectman and expenses, 117 00
Ellis S. LeLacheur, E. E. I. Co. locating poles, 8 00
Harold S. Lyon, E. E. I. Co. locating poles, 8 00
Orvis F. Kinney, E. E. I. Co. locating poles, 8 00 E. H. Crocker, serving notices, 3 25 E. H. Crocker, writing, telephone, hearing notices, 2 50
$489 45
Other Expenses.
W. L. Woodworth, posting warrants, $15 00 Arthur H. Willis, printing town warrants, 10 00 Arthur H. Willis, printing election warrants, 3 50 Burton F. Packard, stamps and stamped envelopes. 11 91 Arthur H. Willis, printing lists of jurors, 1 50
A. J. Williamson & Co. , lock for door, 1 50 Southboro Print Shop, printing moth notices, 3 00 George F. Howard, addressing moth notices, 8 05 Dorr's Print Shop, printing notices, 1 25
$55 71 Total expenses, $545.16 Amount overdrawn, $121.16
Financial Department.
1. Auditor, wages and expenses.
Appropriation, $20 00 Orders drawn: Carroll W. Pearl, $10 00 Harry L. Tower, 10 00
$20 00 80
2. Treasurer and Collector*
Appropriation, $500 00
Orders drawn: Salaries. Frank L. Howard, services, $462 03
Other expenses.
So. Mass. Tel. Co., telephone, 7 66 N. E. Tel. Co., telephone, 21 06 W. B. Mason Co., stamps, 1 60 Keystone Job Print, summons, 2 00 Keystone Job Print, tax bills, 9 00 Keystone Job Print, envelopes, 1 75 Keystone Job Print, demands, 1 50 W. B. Mason Co., stamps and pad, 50 Home Nat. Bank, check book, 2 00 G. F. Logue, stamps, 1 75 B. F. Packard, envelopes, 21 24 Frank L. Howard, miscellaneous expenses, 14 19 Loring W. Puffer, bond, 35 00
$581 28 Amount overdrawn, $81.28
3. Assessors.
Appropriation, $500 00
Orders drawn: Salaries.
Mary L. Copeland, clerical work, $12 00 Ellis S. LeLacheur, services as assessor, 12 00 George F. Logue, services as assessor, 213 90 Albert Manley, services as assessor, 129 40 C. P. Howard, services as assessor, 93 00
$460 30 :
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OtherTexpenses.
Andrews ElpctnV Co one desk lamn. 3 00 Librarv hurpau card svstem 54 02 Adams Express, expressage, 64 John B. Washburn, transfers and cards, 22 25 E. B. & C. L. Hayward, 15 prints, 11 25 Hobbs & Warren, taxes commit, 5 00 Hobbs & Warren, Collection cash book, 2 89 Arthur H. Willis, lists poll tax payers, 15 00 Albert Manley, team, 20 00
$134 05 Total expenses, $594.35 Amount overdrawn $94 35
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Other Financial Offices and Accounts.
Appropriation, $15 00 Orders drawn Director of Bureau of Statistics, certifying notes, $9 00 Amount unexpended 6 00
$15 00
Other General Departments.
1. Town Clerk. Appropriation, $150 00 Special appropriation for vital records, 25 00
175 00
Orders drawn: Salary and wages. E. H. Crocker, salary, $43 80 E. H. Crocker, recording fees, 83 80
$127 60 32
Other Expenses.
Arthur H. Willis, printing, S2 00 P. B. Murphy, printing, 4 50 Postmaster, stamps, 2 50
A. S. Lyon, library case, 5 95 Hobbs & Warren, printing, 60
Library Bureau, file for vital statistics, 24 70 A. W. Brownell, printing, 1 00 E. H. Crocker, stationery, 5 89
47 14 Total expenses, $174.74 Amount unexpended $0 26
2. Law.
Appropriation, $75 00 Orders drawn: Harold S. Lyon, professional services, $67 00 Amount unexpended, 8 00
$75 00
3. Election and Registration. Appropriation, $175 00 Orders drawn: Salary and Wages. Harold S. Lyon, election officer, $ 4 50 Orvis F. Kinney, election officer, 4 50 W. A. Hambly, election officer, 15 30 Albert C. Snow, election officer, 10 50 A. E. Ryder, election officer, 10 50 W. C. Dunbar, election officer, 8 10 Daniel T. Sullivan, election officer, 10 50 W. F. Langley, election officer, 3 60 Charles Egan, election officer, 10 50
Ellis S. LeLacheur, election officer, 11 40 Warren C. Kinney, election officer, 1 80 88
William E. Gibson, election officer, 6 90 E. H. Thayer, election officer, 9 60 W. L. Woodworth, election officer, 5 60 C. P. Dunbar, registrar, 15 00 Christopher Reed, registrar, 12 60 John L. Sullivan, registrar, 7 60 E. H. Crocker, election officer and registrar, 39 60 Arthur H. Willis, caucus notice, 1 25 M. Logue, election dinners and suppers, 23 97 Arthur H. Willis, notices and ballots, 13 25 E. P. Dunbar, distributing caucus ballots, 3 00 Hunter Stationery Co., stationery, 1 55 P. B. Murphy, printing, 1 25 Arthur H. Willis, printing, 3 75
Arthur H. Willis, voting lists, 12 00
$248 12 Amount overdrawn, $73.12
Municipal Buildings.
Town Hall and Town Offices.
Appropriation, $300 00 Receipts: Howard Lodge K. P., 200 00 Grange, 100 00 Other receipts, 78 00 Insurance premium, 47 40 Insurance adjustment, 300 00
$1025 40
Orders drawn: Salary and Wages.
S. B. Hetherington, janitor, $208 00 ,
Other Expenses. Edison El. Light Co. lighting, , 36 84 C. F. Dahlborg, plumbing, 43 13 A. S. Lyon, repairing, 4 20 Andrews El. Co., desk lamp, 80 West Bridgewater Water Dep. 21 00 Horace Bartlett, one cord wood, 7 00 W. P. Laughton, plumbing, 1 00 Andrew Grant Co., tuning piano, 5 00 A. S. Lyon, carpenter work, (ordered by State Police, fire protection.) 39 77 G. S. Drake, coal, 95 50 Bay State St. Ry. Co. express, 15 , Loring & Howard, curtains, 15 90 S. Hetherington. glass and exit signs, 3 57 George W. Brown, fixing chimneys, 18 00 J. S. Conroy, lettering doors, 6 44 W. P. Laughton, covering leaks, 1 00 A. S. Lyon, repairs, 31 35 Albert Manley, wood, 7 50 Andrews El. Co., repairs, 42 00 Lewis G. Lowe, insurance, 4 96 G. S. Drake, roll paper and nails, 1 00 S. B. Hetherington, janitor supplies, 3 23 Badger Fire Extinguisher, 20 25
$617 59 Amount unexpended, $407 81
Protection of Life and . Property.
1. Constables. Appropriation, $150 00 Police court fines, 108,00 W. H. Ricker, 7 48
$265 48 86
Orders drawn, Octave Belmore, services and fees, $172 09 W. L. Woodworth, services and fees, 19 35 H. 0. Davenport, services and fees, 126 59 William E. Gibson, services and fees, 24 45 John A. Chase, services, 6 00
Ellis S. LeLacheur, examination, 2 00
Ellis S. LeLacheur, aid to consta'ble, 10 75 H. E. Sampson, services, 7 83 Charles Hanson, team hire. 5 00 William H. Ricker, 15 46 W. P. Laughton aid to constables, 3 00 John A. Norling, lock-up fees, 14 00
Edward H. Crocker, aid, 3 0.0 Earl P. Blake, services, 3 14
$412 66 Amount overdrawn, $147. 18
2. Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Appropriation, $30 00 Orders drawn: Joseph C. Howard, services, $20 00 Joseph C. Howard, stationery, 35 A. W. Brownell, printing, 2 00
$22 35 Amount unexpended, $7.65
3. Forestry.
(a) Gyspy and Brown Tail Moth Extermination. Appropriation, $613 84 Received from State Treasurer, 82 78
$696 62 Orders drawn: Octave Belmore, payroll, $1,652 14 Octave Belmore, gasolene, 21 60
$1,673 74 Due from State Treasurer and property owners liability. $977.12
( b > Care of Trees.
(1) Tree Warden.
Appropriation. S225 00 Receipts, Edison Co., damage to trees, 50 00 Other receipts, 5 00
$280 00
Orders drawn: Octave Belmore, labor, $56 20 Frank Turner, labor, 16 63 Warren P. Laughton, labor, 18 85 Warren P. Laughton, equipment, 25 Charles E. Kinney, labor and team, 27 50 Charles E. Kinney, freight, 56 Alfred Silva, labor, 1 75 Terrance Keenan, 6 75 Bowker Insecticide Co., lime and sulphur, 7 04 84 00 Octave Belmore, material, .
J. S. Sargent, 1 gal. tar. 75
George S. Drake, 1 saw, 1 50 F. P. Hatch, 4 50
$226 28 Amount unexpended, $53 72 , ,
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(2) Forest Fire Warden.
Appropriation, $150 00
Orders drawn: Fighting Fire:
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George L/. r>ute, ± 1 0 xieroerL iNute, 1 05UO
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Peter Corriveau, 1 05 Walter Reed, 1 92 Carl W. Maglathlin, 1 58 Nils Nelson, 2 10 William Beal, 1 57 Everett Turner, 2 80 Presson West, 9 90 William Pitts, 1 57 Frank Crosby, 2 80 Warren P. Laughton, 22 08 38
Henry C. Kinney, 1 Do W. K. Cnisnolm, 40AC E. L. Bourne, 1 4U A Harvey S. Hatch, 4 ooQQ 7 70 William Hi. uiDson, ill OA James Peterson, fighting' fire and team, Z4 Do 1 H F. P. Hatch, fighting fire and use of auto, 41 o AO Henry K. Barnes, one keg soda, o Do Express, expressage, 1 17 Jenny Monson, wagon, 20 00 H. K. Barnes & Co., equipment and supplies. 35 N. E. Tel. Co., telephone, 4 74 N. E. Tel. Co., telephone, 5 31 G. S. Drake three shovels, 2 50
$232 40 Amount overdrawn, $82.40
4. Health and Sanitation.
(a) Board of Health, salaries and expenses.
Appropriation, $25 00 Receipts, 2 00
$27 00 Orders drawn: Harold S. Lyon, services, $8 00 Ellis S. LeLacheur, services, 7 10 Brockton Enterprise, advertising, 3 92
$19 02 Amount unexpended, $7.98
(b) Quarantine, Vital Statistics, etc.
Appropriation, $65 00 89
Orders drawn: George F. Bowling, examination cultures, $11 00 Frank S. Howard, return of deaths, 4 50 W. S. Hallet, return of birth, 25 Charles M. Hickey, return of death, 50 Ellis S. LeLacheur, M. D., return of births, 9 25 Ellis S. LeLacheur, M. D., fumigation, 36 00 S. W. Cornish, M. D., return of births, 50 M. C. King, M. D., return of birth, 25 W. C. Whiting, M. D., fumigation, 17 50 Ellis S. LeLacheur, M. D., consultation 3 cases, 4 50 J. E. Bacon, M. D., return of birth, 25
$84 50 Amount overdrawn, $19.50
(c) Inspection of Animals.
Appropriation, $25 00 Receipts, State Treasurer, 25 00
$50 00 Orders drawn: W. L. Woodworth, $125 00 Amount overdrawn, $75 00
(d) Inspection of Slaughtering.
Appropriation, $200 00 Orders drawn: W. L. Woodworth, inspector, $258 62 State Board of Health, one branding outfit, 2 65
$261 27 Amount overdrawn, $61.27 40
Highways and Bridges.
1. Road Commissioner, salary and expenses.
Appropriation, $2,000 00 Excise tax, 1,137 95
Street Railway tax, 1,444 59
$4,582 54 Orders drawn, as per report Road Com'r., $3,990 82 Amount unexpended, $591.72
Charities.
1. Overseers of Poor, salaries and expenses. Appropriation, $50 00 Orders drawn: Orvis F. Kinney, services, $26 00 Ellis S. LeLacheur, services and expenses, (1912-1913.) 32 70
Harold S. Lyon, services, 16 00
$74 70 Amount overdrawn, $24.70
2. Almshouse. Appropriation, $800 00 Receipts as per report of overseers, 2858 65
$3658 65 Orders drawn, as per report of overseers, $1131 23 Amount unexpended, $2527.42
Poor Out of Almshouse.
Appropriation, $600 00 Receipts, 301 00
$901 00 41
Orders drawn, as per report of Board of Overseers, $1394 00 Amount overdrawn, $493.00
4. Soldiers' Benefits.
(a) State Aid. Appropriation, None Orders drawn: Frank L, Howard, Treasurer, $1336 00 To be reimbursed by State.
(b) Soldiers' Relief.
Appropriation, $400 00 Receipts, 37 00
$437 00 Orders drawn: $428 00 Amount unexpended, $9.00
Education. I Appropriation, $11,450 00 Mass. School Fund, 952 55 Other receipts, 702 14 Bal. Mass. School fund from 1912, 56 97
$13,161 66 Orders drawn: as per report of School Committee, $13,328 95 Amount of town grant overdrawn, $167.35 Bal. of school fund unexpended, .06
Library.
Appropriation, $100 00 Dog tax, 444 39
$544 39 :
42
Orders drawn:
L. A. Tower, treasurer (dog tax, i $444 39 G. S. Drake, coal, 30 00 F. H. Redman, repairs, 2 74 L. A. Tower, treasurer, bal. of appropriation, 67 26 »
$544 39
Memorial Day.
Appropriation, 8135 00 Orders drawn: E. H. Crocker, Treasurer Memorial Day Committee, $135 00
Public Lectures.
Appropriation $110 00 Orders drawn Ellis S. LeLacheur, $75 00 Amount unexpended, $35 00
Monument Grounds.
Appropriation, $13 00 Orders drawn: Wm. E. Cobbett, care of Monument grounds, $13 00 W. P. Laughton, labor, 8 00 Harrington King & Co., rope, 1 80 Adams Express Co., expressage, 20
$23 00 Amount overdrawn, $10 00 43
Unclassified.
Appropriation, $550 00 Receipts: Junk licenses, 75 00 Other licenses, 5 00 Grass on dump, (two years), 10 00 Use of sprayer, 90 00
$730 00 Orders drawn: Bernard Saxton, stationery, $2 10 Carter's Ink Co., record ink, 1 08 Lester L. Hall, damages (water pipe ditch), 50 00 N. E. Tel Co., telephone, 9 83 Arthur H. Willis, printing Town Reports, 158 40 Roland C. Bennett, distributing Town Reports, 8 00 Arthur H. Willis, printing Town By-Laws, 10 00 Adams Express, expressage, 25 Postmaster 500 stamped envelopes, 10 62 Hobbs & Warren, license blanks, 54 Keystone Job Print, printing receipts and bill heads, 7 25 David B. Tuholski, damages to auto (water pipe ditch, 25 00 Brockton Fire Department, aid at fires, 50 00
$333 07 Amount unexpended, $396.93
Cemeteries.
Appropriation, $30 00 Orders drawn: Wm. E. Cobbett, labor in South St. Cemetery, $14 15 Wm. E. Cobbett, labor in Hatfield St. Ceme- tery, 15 00 44
Wm. E. Cobbett, labor in town lots, Pine Hill Cemetery, 15 00 Albert Manley, labor, 2 00
$46 15 Amount overdrawn, $16. 15
Interest.
Appropriation, $800 00 Receipts, 260 12
$1,060 12 Orders drawn:
Adams & Co. , interest on school bond, $180 00 People's Savings Bank, interest on Town Hall bonds, 273 00 Wildey Savings Bank, discount on note, 260 00 People's Savings Bank interest on Sunset Ave. School bond, 140 00 Home National Bank, Discount on notes, 144 47
$997 47 Amount unexpended, $62.65
Temporary Loans. Orders drawn: Home Nat. Bank, anticipation of tax note, $11,000 00 Wildey Savings Bank, anticipation of tax note, 10,000 00
$21,000 00
Hydrants and Water. Appropriation, $600 00 Orders drawn: West Bridgewater Water Department, $575 00 Amount unexpended, $25.00 45
Bonds Paid from Revenue. Orders drawn: Adams & Co., Center Grammar School bond, $2,000 00 People's Savings Bank, Town Hall loan, 1,000 00 People's Saving's Bank, Sunset Ave. School, 2,000 00
$4,000 00
Agency.—Taxes. Orders drawn: State Treasurer, State Tax, $3,040 00 County Treasurer, County Tax, 2,265 95 State Treasurer, 158 00
$5,463 95
Street Lights. Appropriation, $227 50 Orders drawn:
Edison El. 111. Co., street lighting to Dec. 1st, $130 64 Amount unexpended, $96.86
Special Appropriation for Publishing Town By-Laws. Appropriation, $75 00 Orders drawn: Arthur H. Willis, copies of Town By-Laws and publishing same, $37 00 Amount unexpended, $38.00
Summary.
Total unexpended, $4,274 00 Total overdrawn, 1,466 46
Total balance unexpended, $2,807 54 46
The selectmen have granted the following licenses: 1 Auctioneer, 1 Pool table, 3 Slaughter, 3 Junk, 2 Victualers, 5 Transportation of liquor.
Laid out Emerson Ave and Merritt St.
Allowed the following claims against the town: Lester S. Hall, $50 00 David B. Tuholski, 25 00
Paid for Town Hall Repairs: Repairing steps, $ 4 20 Plumbing, 1 00 Window Shades, 15 90 Retopping chimneys, 18 00 Carpentry repairs, damage by lightning, 31 35 Electrical repair, damage by lightning, 42 00
Appropriations Recommended.
We recommend as follows: Legislative Department.
1. Moderator, $25 00 Executive Department.
1. Selectmen, 500 00 Financial Department,
1. Auditor, 20 00
2. Treasurer and Collector, 500 00
3. Assessors, 550 00
4. Other financial offices and accounts, 15 00 Other General Departments.
1. Town Clerk, 150 00
2. Law, 75 00
3. Election and Registration, 225 00 Municipal Buildings.
1. Town Hall, 300 00 47
Protection of Life and Property.
1. Constables, 200 00
2. Sealer of Weights and Measures, 30 00
3. Forestry, (a) Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth extermi- nation, 621 62 (b) Care of Trees,
(1) Tree Warden, 225 00
(2) Forest Warden, 200 00 Health and Sanitation.
1. Board of Health and Quarantine, 100 00
2. Inspection of Animals, 50 00
3. Inspection of Slaughtering, 250 00 Highways and Bridges. Road Commissioner, 1,800 00 Charities.
1. Overseers of Poor, 75 00
2. Poor Out of Almshouse, 1,200 00
3. Soldiers' Benefits, 400 00 Library, 100 00 Monument Grounds, 10 00 Memorial Day, 100 00 Public Lectures, 135 00 Unclassified, 250 00 Cemeteries, 30 00 Interest, 800 00 Street Lights, 227 50 Contingent Fund, 1,000 00 Hydrants, 700 00
ELLIS S. LeLACHEUR, HAROLD S. LYON, ORVIS F. KINNEY, Selectmen. List of Jurors.
As Presented by The Selectmen.
Arthur H. Alger, Manufacturer Loring M. Bates, Postal Clerk Edward L. Bourne, Shoeworker Edward E. Browne, Clerk William B. Call, Shoeworker Lester J. Charnock, Salesman Everett Clark, Farmer Samuel G. Copeland, Farmer Edward H. Crocker, Town Clerk William F. Curtis, Office Clerk John W. Darling, Teamster Lars Eklund, Farmer Lester M. Fairbanks, Shoeworker John Fallon, Shoeworker Ralph D. Forbes, Stationary Engineer Farnham Gillespie, Merchant Louis P. Hayden, Advertising Agent George H. Holmes, Clerk Clinton P. Howard, Farmer Frank L. Howard, Farmer John J. Kent, Telephone Foreman George H. Knapp, Merchant Charles H. Leonard, Shoeworker Edwin H. Lothrop, Retired Albert Manley, Farmer 49
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JURORS DRAWN IN 1913.
Herbert Holmes Daniel J. Lothrop Carroll W. Pearl William H. Washburn Albert C. Snow Edward E. Browne John W. Darling Farnham Gillespie Frank L. Howard, Eben T. Wood Report of Overseers of Poor.
RECEIPTS AT ALMSHOUSE.
Reimbursement for support of inmate, $ 84 00 Milk, 452 24 Produce, 68 45 Auction sale, 2,003 94 Rent, 250 02
$2,858 65
EXPENDITURES AT ALMSHOUSE.
Paid Charles D. Felch, salary, $149 98 Duncan McLean, wages, 99 00 A. E. Cobbett, labor, 12 50 H. W. Conant, labor, 16 00 G. S. Drake, grain, 248 74 G. S. Drake, coal, 47 25 G. F. Logue, groceries, 103 36 J. Elmer Adams, blacksmith work, 41 75 J. E. Howard, hardware, 6 98 J. E. Howard, grindstone, 5 55 E. J. Murphy, meat, 133 33 C. A. Noyes, lantern globes, 1 20 Frank S. Howard, undertaking, 25 00 W. H. King, fish, 12 80 Arthur J. Keefe, tea and coffee, 5 90 A. S. Lyon, bal. due on carpentry work on barn, 23 12 51
A. M. Mills, services, 9 00 Robert Cook & Sons Co., dry goods, 1 83 Hall & Lyon Co., medicine, 1 17 Horace Bartlett, plank, 3 72 George L. Baker, opening grave, 4 00 E. P. Dunbar, killing 2 pigs, 3 50 C. M. Howard, plumbing, 27 77 Ellis S. LeLacheur, M. D., medical services; 18 00 Brockton Times, advertising, 60 Brockton Enterprise, advertising, 72 Abram Giddon, auctioneer, 25 00 Boston Globe, advertising, 3 63
Frank S. Howard, undertaking bill, 25 00 Brockton Enterprise, advertising auction, 3 00 Charles G. Ohlson, carriage hire, 1 00 Albert Manley, sawing wood, 6 75 Brockton Times, advertising auction, 8 00
Keystone Job Print, auction bills, 4 50
John 0. Dean, grinding , 90 Edward H. Crocker, services at auction, 6 00 M. H. Conley, 1 box tomatoes, 1 05 A. S. Lyon, shingling shed, 43 63
$1,131 23
SUMMARY (ALMSHOUSE.)
Receipts from auction, $2,003 94 Expenses of auction, 46 50
Balance (receipts from auction.) $1957 44
Other expenses. $1084 75 Other receipts, 854 73
Balance (other expenses,) $ 230 02 52
Appropriation, $ 800 00 Balance receipts from auction, 1957 44
Total, $2757 44 Less balance other expenses, 230 02 Total unexpended including balance of receipts from auction sale, S2527 42 Less balance of receipts from auction sale, 1957 44 Total unexpended not including balance of receipts from auction sale. $ 569 98
POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.
The following aid has been rendered to persons residing in West Bridgewater and having a settle- ment therein: $529 46 The following aid has been rendered to persons having a settlement in West Bridgewater and resid- ing elsewhere: 527 00 The following aid has been rendered to persons residing in West Bridgewater and having a settlement elsewhere: 337 54
$1,394 00
Summary. Appropriation, $600 00 Receipts, 301 00
$901 00
Total expended, $1394.00 Overdrawn, $493.00 53
In accordance with a vote of the town the personal property at the Town Farm was sold at public auction. The real estate was leased to Charles E. Kinney for three years. The repairs at the town farm were shingling shed $43.80
ELLIS S. LeLACHEUR, HAROLD L. LYON, ORVIS F. KINNEY, Overseers of Poor. Report of Road Commissioner.
Receipts.
Appropriation, $2,000 00 Street Railway Tax, 1,444 59 Excise Tax, 1,137 95
$4,582 54
Payments.
Bills approved to the following persons: Paid William Woodworth, team and labor, $70 00 Clinton Howard, team and labor, 101 13 Adolph Anderson, team and labor, 90 30 Henry Howard, team and labor, 65 40 Clayton Kilty, team and labor, 48 95 Frank Enos, team and labor, 55 00 Marshall Farrar, team and labor, 68 00
J. E. Ryder, labor, 3 00 John Hayward, team and labor, 70 00 Edwin Thayer, team and labor, 3 00 Sumner Ames, labor, 163 00 John Courtney, labor, 77 75 James Keenan, labor, 135 50 Albert Manley, team and labor, 46 69 Frank P. Hatch, blacksmith work, 17 75 E. T. Snell, labor, 6 25 Terrance Keenan, labor, 90 50 56
Standard Oil Co., road oil, 364 69 N. Y., N, H. &. H. R. Co., freight, 2 00 Charles Seminole, labor, 3 50 John Dunn, labor, 158 50 Daniel Sullivan, labor, 88 50 Manuel Bittencourt, labor, 142 00 Good Roads Machine Co., scraper knife, 8 50 George Alger, team and labor, 113 00 Keystone Job Print, bills, 1 00
Brockton Gaslight Co. gas tar and oil, , 82 50 Mrs. Arthur Packard, gravel, 2 20 Albert Brown, labor, 32 50 Arthur Pond, labor, 9 00 William Cobbett, 4 50 Wesley Cobbett, labor, 13 50 Daniel Leary, labor, 57 25 Andrew Norman, labor, 24 75 G. S. Drake, tools, 18 81 J. E. Howard, tile, 19 03 Warren Cobbett, labor, 35 00 Charles Eagan, labor, 25 00 George G. Tucker, labor, 238 10 Presson West, team and labor, 61 25 Carl Johnson, team and labor, 8 36 Warren Ridgeway, labor, 10 00 Roland C. Bennett, team and labor, 149 50 Charles Fuller, team and labor, 101 50 Chester Thayer, labor, 6 75 Charles Kinney, team and labor, 40 00 Fred Pillsbury, painting, 14 65 George Connors, team and labor, 287 34 George Ryder, team and labor, 65 61 Elmer Howard, team and labor, 172 80 George G. Tucker, team and labor, 65 00 Charles Leonard, team and labor, 18 00 56
Prescott Snell, team and labor, 141 16 Bradford Copeland, team and labor, 141 75 Bradford Copeland, gravel, 43 60 Walter Howard, team and labor, 107 50
$3,990 82 Unexpended, $591.72
Inventory of Tools.
1 Road machine (American Champion), 1 road machine (Victor), 3 gravel screens, 8 snow plows, 14 shovels, 9 stone forks, 2 garden forks, 4 rakes, 2 mattocks, 2 chains, 6 drills, 6 lanterns, 2 scythes, 2 sneathes, and tool box.
GEORGE G. TUCKER, Road Commissioner. Report of Local Superintendent of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Work
For Year Commencing Dec. 1, 1912 and Ending Nov. 30, 1913.
Payments.
Bills approved to the following persons: Walter E. Vining, labor, $13 50 Edgar Finch, labor, 2 00 George Crosby, labor, 223 25 David S. Marsh, labor, 259 88 Charles G. Jones, labor, 15 50 Albert B. Jenness, labor, 30 50 Harold 0. Packard, labor, 2 00 Walter Crosby, labor, 11 00 Samuel Jones, labor, 7 50 John Peterson, labor, 8 00 John Roberts, labor, 1 00 John H. Blake, labor, 6 00 Walter L- West, labor, 24 25 Charles Simono, labor, 155 00 Christopher Read, labor, 15 00 Christopher Read Jr. labor, 23 50 , Fred W. Lincoln, labor, 23 63 George Cyr, labor, 8 00 George Wetterberg, labor, 8 00 Otis Nichols, labor, 65 25 58
Clarence Staples, labor, 6 00 Clifton Goodwin, labor, 2 00 Theodore Martineau, labor, 26 13 William ritts, labor, 19 50 John Edw. Blake, labor, 14 00 Charles E. Kinney, team and labor, 75 00 T. Prescott Snell, team and labor, 12 50 Standard Oil Co., gasoline, 18 00 0. Belmore & Son, gasoline, 3 60 Octave Belmore, labor, 494 70
$1574 19 Town's liability, $613 84 Charged to property owners, 382 73 Allowed by State, 600 00 $1596 57 Paid out, 1574 19
Unexpended, $22 38
Inventory of the Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Supply.
One Power Spraying Machine, $1200 00 1000 ft. of VA in. hose @ 35c. per ft. 350 00 Two wrenches, 3 00 Two oil cans, 50 One screw driver, 25 Four spark plugs, 2 00 One rubber apron, 1 50
100 ft. of y2 in. hose Two bush hooks, zo uuno One pair of pruning shears, 1i UU(\(\ One 6 ft. cross cut saw, o UU Three hand saws, 4A UUC\C\ 1 A C\C\ One push cart, 1U UU Five scrapers, Z OU Three rakes, Z Zo One bush scythe, 1 OK Four pruners, 4a UUon Six brushes with bamboo handles, 6 UU x q fin /& doz. of % twin cans, o UU Two chisels, 1 OU Two mallets, 5U Two pairs of spurs, o UU Yt. doz. of mirrors 2x4, bU One pair of field glasses, o UU One ledger, 1 5U Yz doz. time books, 40 Fifty lbs. of zinc, 5 00 Fifty lbs. of nails, 75 Two galv. pails, 40 Fifty ft. of 3 in. rubber hose @ $1.00 per ft. 50 00 One burner outfit, 10 00 Total $1723 40 OCTAVE BELMORE, Local Supt. Report of Fire Department. To the Selectmen of West Bridgewater: In compliance with the requirements, I hereby submit the report of the West Bridgewater Fire Department for the year ending December 1, 1913, which will include the cost of maintenance, the loss of property, and causes of fires as near as could be ascertained, and insurance paid on same. Cost and maintenance, $232 40 Appropriation, 150 00 Overdrawn, $82 40 Call Force. This force now has twelve men, including one Chief, one Assistant Chief, and five Forest Warden Deputies. Fires as They Occurred. Feb. 13.—Chimney fire in frame building owned by George Ryder. Feb. 25. —Chimney fire in frame building Town Farm, damages $50.00, insurance paid. Mar. .—Fire at the Ames Mill. Mar. 12. —Forest fire set by train, loss slight. Mar. 19.— Forest fire off Crescent Street, loss $100.00. 61 May 18.—Fire in Baptist Church, loss $450.00, insurance paid. May 18.—Forest fire in woods Matfield, loss $500.00. May 19. —Forest fire side of State Road, loss slight. May 20.—Forest fire in woods Matfield, loss $100.00. May 26. —Chimney fire in frame building owned by Hammond, insurance paid $50.00. June 17.—Fire at railroad bridge, North Elm Street, set by train, loss $10.00. July 4. —Fire in frame building owned by Cliff Denley, insurance paid $110.00. July 8.—Forest fire in woods owned by Samuel Cope- land, loss $100.00. July 18. —Fire in Dump and woods at Cochessett. Aug. 7. —False alarm, call to Charlie Peterson's, no fire. Aug. 27. —Fire in frame barn owned by Clinton Howard, total loss of barn and farming implements, insurance $2,000. Nov. 23.—Forest fire near South School. In closing, I wish to thank the Selectmen and all who have in any way helped the Department. To the Officers and members of the Department, I extend my hearty thanks for their co-operation. Respectfully, WARREN P. LAUGHTON, Chief. Report of Tree Warden. To the Selectmen of West Bridgewater: I respectfully submit the following report for the year ending December 1, 1913: There was appropriated for this department, $225.00. I have sprayed every elm tree belonging to the town. I have also trimmed the dead limbs and removed fallen branches that were dangerous from 16 trees, and bolted one large tree. All the companies running wires through the town have done everything in their power to aid me in protecting the trees. I wish to thank them for the spirit shown in this matter. Appropriation, $225 00 Receipts from Edison Electric Co., 50 00 $275 00 Expenditures, $226 23 Balance on hand, $48 77 Inventory tools received from former Tree Warden, March, 1913: 1 Hand spray pump. 30 Feet Y\ hand hose in poor condition. 1 Twenty foot extension ladder. 1 Cross-cut saw, purchased this year. Respectfully, WARREN P. LAUGHTON, Tree Warden. Report of the Board of Health. The Board of Health has during the year abated three nuisances. Four cases of Diphtheria have been reported, quarantined and the houses fumigated. All recovered. Six cases of Measles were reported. All recovered. Three cases of Infantile Paralysis were reported, quaran- tined and the houses fumigated. Two cases partially recov- ered, one died. ELLIS S. LeLACHEUR, HAROLD S. LYON, ORVIS F. KINNEY, Board of Health. Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures. Appropriation, $30 00 Expended. Paid Jos. C. Howard, salary, $10 00 A. W. Brownell, printing, 2 00 Drill and punch, 25 Glue, 10 $12 35 Balance, $17.65 The Sealer has sealed: One platform scales over 5,000 pounds. Sixteen platform scales under 5,000 pounds. Five computing scales. Sixteen other scales. Seventy-five weights. Forty-three liquid measures. Two oil pumps. Condemned: Two platform scales. Four spring scales. Ten liquid measures. JOS. C. HOWARD, Sealer of Weight and Measures. Report of Water Commissioners, For the Year Ending Dec. 31, 1913. SINKING FUND. Receipts. Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1913, $1,450 46 Received from water takers, 8,207 74 Received from construction acct, 800 00 Received from fines, 2 00 $10,460 20 Expenses. Transfer to construction account, $800 00 Interest on bonds, 2,880 00 Deposit East Bridgewater Savings Bank, 1,000 00 City of Brockton for water, 2,313 72 Cash on hand Dec. 31st, 3,466 48 $10,460 20 CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT. Receipts. Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1913, $788 99 Received for construction and pipe, 621 08 Interest on deposit, 53 78 Sale of bonds, 6,000 00 $7,463 85 KG Expenses. Paid for pipe, hydrants and meters, $1,360 82 Labor, findings etc., 4,389 03 Transfer to Sinking Fund, 800 00 Cash on hand Dec. 31st, 914 00 $7,463 85 For details see Treasurer's report. We have laid this year: On Spring Street, 2 inch 1,600 ft. Roosevelt Avenue, 2 inch 450 ft. Maolis Avenue, 2 inch 850 ft. East Street, 2 inch 1,200 ft. Private way off Matfield St., 2 inch 1,050 ft. Hydrants, 6 Total number of connections, 437 Total number of meter rates, 292 ORVIS F. KINNEY, HERVEY DUNHAM, EDWIN H. LOTHROP, Water Commissioners. Report of Treasurer of Water Department. SINKING FUND. Receipts. 1913 -* T~» 1 Jan. 1 Balance, $1,450 46 Apr. 1 Iran si erred Irom construction account, 800 00 XT TT 1 T) TTT • 1 1 Nov. 6 Howard B. Wilbur, 1 00 "VT TO* Nov. 3 Isaac Sagarin, 1 00 Water for quarter ending Mch. 31, 1912, 3 50 Water for quarter ending June 30, 1912, 3 50 Water for quarter ending Sept. 30, 1912, 66 50 Water for quarter ending Dec. 31, 1912, 345 42 Water for quarter ending Mch. 31, 1913, 2,097 86 Water for quarter ending June 30, 1913. 2,061 01 Water for quarter ending Sept. 30, 1913, 2,056 45 Water for quarter ending Dec. 31. 1913. 1,573 50 $10,460 20 68 Payments. Jan. 7 Transferred to Construction acct. , $ 800 00 28 Peoples Savings Bank, interest on $15.- 000 bonds, 300 00 Feb. 25 Peoples Savings Bank, 450 00 Apr. 1 East Bridgewater Savings Bank, 1,000 00 May 31 Peoples Savings Bank, interest on $2,- 500, bonds, 50 00 Home Savings Bank, Boston, interest on $19,000 bonds, 380 00 June 30 Peoples Saving Bank, 144 00 Peoples Savings Bank, 56 00 July 28 Peoples Savings Bank; interest on $15, - 000 bonds, 300 00 Sept. 2 Peoples Savings Bank, interest on bonds, 150 00 Peoples Savings Bank, interest on bonds, 300 00 Oct. 1 Peoples Savings Bank, interest on $6,- 000 bonds, 120 00 Nov. 29 Peoples Savings Bank, interest on $2.- 500 bonds, 50 00 Home Savings Bank, Boston, interest on $19,000, 380 00 Dec. 31 Peoples Savings Bank, interest on $1,- 200 bonds, 144 00 Peoples Savings Bank, interest on $2,- 800 bonds, 56 00 City of Brockton, 2,313 72 $6,993 72 Balance, 3,466 48 10,460 20 69 Permanent Sinking Fund Deposited in Savings Bank. Brockton Savings Bank, $2,000 00 Interest to Oct. 15, 1913, 122 66 $2,122 66 East Bridgewater Savings Bank, $1,000 00 Interest to Jan. 6, 1914, 34 00 $1,034 00 CONSTRUCTION. Receipts. 1913 Jan. 1. Balance as per last report, $788 99 Quarter ending Sept. 30, 1912, 23 13 Quarter ending Dec. 31, 1912, 115 88 Qdarter ending March 31, 1913, 246 11 Quarter ending June 30, 1913, 10 10 Quarter ending Sept. 30, 1913, 125 75 Quarter ending Dec. 31, 46 84 Peoples Savings Bank, sale of bonds, 6,000 00 M. F. Roach, cash for pipe, 20 35 E. H. Lothrop, cash, 32 92 Interest on Deposits, 53 78 $7,463 85 Payments. Paid Wm. J. Cairns, $4 25 Post Office West Bridgewater, 32 75 Earl Brown, 27 25 Henry C. Kinney, 196 68 Nels Johnson, 36 00 Daniel F. Leary, 6 75 Jas. T. Corcoran, 3 65 , 70 Corcoran Supply Co., 535 96 Geo. W. Crosby, 2 25 Library Bureau, 1 05 Fred J. Vosmus, 8 00 Presson West, 17 80 Wm. F. Ryder, 11 25 Warren P. Laughton, 141 79 Isam Mitchell Co., 5 76 E. H. Lothrop, 1,354 44 E. B. & C. L. Hayward, 210 55 Geo. W. Alger, 1 00 C. Merton Howard, 12 80 Hervey Dunham, 49 20 Orvis F. Kinney, 211 20 Chas. E. Kinney, 14 75 Roach Webber Co. 950 94 Arthur H. Willis, 15 25 Napoleon Ensher, 2 02 Tibbetts, 3 00 Transferred to sinking fund, 800 00 Adams Express Co., 2 30 Alger & Co., express, 45 N. Y. N. H. & Hartford R. R. Co., 4 97 First National Bank, Boston, 45 00 National Meter Co., 533 80 Chas. H. Fuller, 3 00 William Wixon, 9 00 John Courtney, 4 50 James Trubarney, 2 25 Charles Burchel, 2 25 Joseph Braga, 2 25 J. S. Sargent & Son, 3 24 G. S. Drake, 19 99 Keystone Job Print, 13 25 E. L. LeBaron Foundry Co., 39 00 71 Thomas Groom & Co., 1 50 E. H. Crocker, 16 30 Woolworth Mfg. Co., 698 53 A. S. Lyon, 32 52 0. C. Foundry Co., 57 00 Ludlow Valve Mfg. C, 65 27 Darling Pump Mfg. Co., 159 00 Geo. Connor, 27 75 R. I. Supply & Eng. Co., 39 04 C. E. Miller, 4 50 Otis Nichols, 3 38 Frank P. Hatch, 33 17 C. N. Andrews, 3 20 James Peterson, 5 00 T. Prescott Snell, 7 90 E. B. Wilbur, 1 00 City of Brockton, 16 50 Albert Manley, 20 95 Howard C. White, 1 00 Clinton P. Howard, 12 50 Henry 0. Davenport, 2 25 $6,549 85 Dec. 31, 1913, Balance, 914 00 $7,463 85 FRANK L. HOWARD, Treasurer, Report of the Collector of Taxes, For the Year 1913. 1911 Tax. Due by last report, $21 02 Cash paid Treasurer, $17 01 Abatement, 53 17 54 Uncollected, $3 48 Interest, $1.13. . 1912 Tax. Due by last report, $6,764 97 Cash paid Treasurer, $6,520 05 Abatements, 77 05 6,597 10 Uncollected, $167 87 Interest, $164.38. 1913 Tax. Commitment, $31,722 05 Subsequent commitment, 2, 121 75 $33,843 80 Cash paid Treasurer, $24,045 42 Abatements, 87 00 $24,132 42 Uncollected, $9,711 38 Interest. $34.20. FRANK L. HOWARD, Collector of Taxes. Report of Town Treasurer. CONSOLIDATED CASH STATEMENT For the year 1913. Jan. 1, 1913, Cash balance, $4,440 61 Cash receipts from all sources, 61,843 31 Total, $66,283 92 Cash payments for all purposes, 60,973 83 Dec. 31, 1913, Cash balance, $5,310 09 CASH STATEMENT IN DETAIL. Receipts. Jan. 1, 1913, Cash balance, $4,440 61 Education: Massachusetts School Fund, $952 55 Other sources, 702 14 1,654 69 General Government: Town Officers, salaries and expenses, Town Hall, 864 98 Protection of Life and Property: Constables, Gypsy Moth, Tree War- den, Fire Warden, 252 78 Soldiers' Benefits: State Aid, Soldiers' Relief, 1,407 00 74 Highways, 2,582 54 Library, 444 39 Charities: Almshouse, Outside Poor, 3,149 65 Miscellaneous: Notes, $20,000 00 Licenses, etc., 92 00 20,092 00 Interest: Interest on deposits, $60 41 Interest on taxes, 199 71 260 12 Taxes: Corporation and National Bank Tax, $552 68 Tax of 1911, 17 01 Tax of 1912, 6,520 05 Tax of 1913, 24,045 42 31,135 16 $66,283 92 Payments. Education, $13,328 95 General Government: Officers, salaries and expenses, Town Hall, 3,225 88 Protection of Life and Property: Constables, Gypsy Moth, Tree Warden, Fire Warden, 2,673 08 Health and Sanitation, 489 79 Soldiers' Benefits: State Aid, Soldiers' Relief, 1,764 00 Highways, 3,990 82 Charities: Almshouse, Outside Poor, 2,599 93 75 Miscellaneous: Notes, Library, Memorial Day exercises and other expenses, 31,521 10 Interest on Notes and Bonds, 997 47 Unclassified: Telephone, Printing, Stationery, Express, Damages, Insurance, 382 81 Dec. 31, 1913, Balance, 5,310 09 $66,283 92 Cemetery Trust Funds. Brockton Savings Bank: Mrs. Henry Copeland Fund, $133 58 Interest to Oct. 15th, 1913, 5 38 $138 96 People's Savings Bank, Brockton South Street Cemetery Fund, $185 64 Interest to Sept. 1st, 1913, 7 48 $193 12 People's Savings Bank, Brockton: Isabelle Howard Fund, $104 04 Interest to Sept, 1st, 1913, 4 20 $108 24 People's Savings Bank, Brockton: Charles C. Thayer Fund, $104 04 Interest to Sept. 1st, 1913, 4 20 $108 24 People's Savings Bank, Brockton: Oren Smith Fund, $150 00 Interest to Sept. 1st, 1913, 1 50 $151 50 76 Financial Statement. Liabilities. New School Loan (Centre Street), $3,500 00 New School Loan (Sunset Avenue), 6,000 00 Town Hall Loan, 5,825 00 Temporary Loan (anticipation of taxes), 5,000 00 $20,325 00 Assets, Cash on hand, $5,310 09 Uncollected taxes, 9,882 73 $15,192 82 FRANK L. HOWARD, Treasurer. Report of the Auditors. We have audited and approved the accounts, bills and vouchers of all town officers having the receipt, custody or expenditure of money. Collections of taxes and water rates were carefully checked and made to agree with the committments. An entirely new matter in respect to our duty as town auditors has come up, and we consider it of sufficient import- ance to warrant the use of the necessary space to present it in this report. The following statute has been in effect since May 9, 1904: Chapter 322. Acts of 1904. An Act to provide for the auditing of Certain Trust Funds and Accounts. Be it enacted, etc., as follows:— Sec. 1. It shall be the duty of city and town auditors, at least once every year, and so much oftener as they may deem it necessary, to audit the accounts of the trustees of any property the principal or income of which, in whole or in part, was bequeathed or given in trust for the benefit of the city or town or of any part thereof, or for the benefit of the inhabitants of the city or town or of any part thereof, and to examine and estimate the funds, securities and evi- dences of property held by such trustees. City and town auditors shall include in their annual re- ports a report of such auditing and investigation, and if they discover any fraud or irregularity, they shall immediately 78 report the same to the mayor and treasurer of the city or to the selectmen and treasurer of the town. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the trustees designated in Section one hereof to give city and town auditors free ac- cess to their accounts, funds, securities, and evidences of property: and any such trustee who refuses to exhibit his trust accounts, funds, securities and evidences as aforesaid shall be subject to a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars. Sec. 3. This Act shall be construed as applying only to property held in trust for public uses. Sec. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved May 9th, 1904. We have consulted Mr. Chas. F. Gettemy, Director of the Bureau of Statistics, at the state house, both in person and through the mail, with regard to the application of the above provision to the school and lecture funds administered by the Trustees of the Howard Funds. The following is the closing sentence of his letter of the 19th inst. : ''That a fund of the character of the Howard Fund belongs to the class of funds which it was the intent of the statute last quoted to provide should be audited by the town auditors appears to me clear, and the language of the act in question further- more seems to make it mandatory upon the town auditors to audit the accounts of the trustees of the fund." In accordance with this decision we have laid the matter before the Board of Trustees of the Howard Funds with copies of correspondence, and requested an opportunity to audit their accounts in time to report thereon at the annual business meeting. Respectfully submitted, HARRY L. TOWER, CARROLL W. PEARL, Jan. 20, 1914. Auditors. Thirty-fourth Annual Report of Trustees of West Bridgewater Public Library. For year ending Dec, 31, 1913. Trustees. Edith F. Howard, Term expires 1914 Daniel J. Lothrop, Term expires 1914 Helen H. Foye, Term expires 1915 Edward B. Maglathlin, Term expires 1915 Elizabeth Kingman, Term expires 1916 L. Augustus Tower, Term expires 1916 Organization. Chairman, Edward B. Maglathin Secretary, Edith F. Howard Treasurer, L. Augustus Tower Book Committee. Helen H. Foye, Edith F. Howard, Daniel J. Lothrop. The thanks of the Trustees are extended to those who have remembered the Library with gifts of books and maga- zines. During the past year books were placed in charge of Mrs. Prescott Snell for circulation in the North Elm Street District. The results were so gratifying, it is hoped that this plan may be adopted by other sections of the Town. so The New Century Dictionary, consisting of twelve vol- umes, has been loaned to the High School, as the Trustees felt that more and better use could be made of it there than in the Library. The work done by the Library increases year by year, and, as its continued efficiency depends upon the generous support of the public, we respectfully ask for the usual ap- propriation. * EDWARD B, MAGLATHLIN, EDITH F. HOWARD, L. AUGUSTUS TOWER, HELEN H. FOYE, ELIZABETH KINGMAN, DANIEL J. LOTHROP, Trustees. Report of the Treasurer of Trustees of the West Bridgewater Public Library. Jan. 1, 1913: Cornelia Alger Fund, $949 98 Mary N. H. Edgerly Fund, 351 44 F. E. Howard Fund, 542 22 Incidental Fund, 100 83 $1,944 47 Receipts for 1913. Dog tax, $444 39 Appropriation from Town, 67 26 Books sold, 1 36 Catalogues sold, 4 00 Fines, 17 35 Interest on Alger Fund, 65 54 ' Interest on Edgerly Fund, 14 18 Interest on Howard Fund, 21 90 $635 98 $2,580 45 Expenditures for 1913. Paid Librarian H. E. Cary, $174 99 Librarian Assistant, 27 65 Janitor, S. B. Hetherington, 49 35 Edison Electric 111. Co., 12 00 82 Mrs. S. H. Thompson, magazines, 36 95 C. E. Lauriat Co., books, 165 00 < Harper & Bros., books, 5 40 ' The Century Co., dictionary, 39 82 Miscellaneous books purchased, 10 00 4> A. H. Willis, printing, 2 00 F. J. Barnard & Co., binding, 23 55 C. P. Howard, wood, 7 00 Alger & Co. , express, 1 25 Typewriting and postage, 1 02 Express, 2 20 >\ Miscellaneous expense at library, 5 76 $563 94 Balance Jan. 1, 1914, $2,016 51 C. A. Alger Fund, $1,015 52 M. N. Edgerly Fund, 365 62 F. E. Howard Fund, 564 12 Incidental Fund, 71 25 $2,016 51 L. A. TOWER, Treasurer. Report of the Librarian. The Libray has accomplished a good year's work, having a more extensive circulation than in former years; there be- ing 250 subscribers, 43 having been added since Sept. 1st. The work of Library extension has been tried and has proved successful. The reading room, always open to Grammar School pupils on Wednesday noon is well patronized. One set of reference works used principally by the children is in con- stant circulation and the magazine circulation has shown a decided increase. Owing to contagious diseases an unusual number of books have been destroyed. A catalogue should be in every family enabling them to select books, thus insuring better satisfaction and service. Number of books destroyed 9, worn out 9, replaced 3, and 5 received as gifts, 53 books have been rebound, and the St. Nicholas and New England bound up to 1913. Books in circulation as follows: Adult Fiction, 4,405 Adult Non-Fiction, 677 Juvenile Fiction, 3,027 Juvenile Non-Fiction, 431 Bound Magazines, 200 Reference, 160 8,900 Monthly Magazines, 1,157 Public Documents, 2 Sky Maps, 5 1,164 Total, 10,064 o 84 BOOKS ADDED DURING THE YEAR. Adult Fiction. V^dpidlll lYldl Llld ividiy, -tvUUOLL ine long wdy nome, Vxdnsy^ Aiaen iveeping up wiin .L/izzie, jjdcneiior vane 01 tne Limuei idnus>, -Dinuioss nuusc ui iidppiiicoo, jDU&iier (VT t"i in lyLcLix hi lnnplifluneiy lonnidiiu, JDUSIld JL . ± eillUdl UIII, XDUI He L L lllllt:! lldillc, 13 UI Illldlll 1 dllgieo, ^dinei OH AVUtJT?l"l£» MTlWillif n dO UllicI/1 1 TTDVOnCllCc, Pqvattv^diey VylUlllrl llAT/^C'llvco 1UITAV y-iHcW,f~\ ITT v^di( o v»lleiouAi"An Tnoiri t Vi /a nioiuea uiat me cup,nun ullul LllllI VTIA 1 I^OTVIAT'Ayi \jkjLPA poidlVQ v^dllieiUIl, V^UIIUOI Xllllo U Xldllipollll tJ, ui cDocj diiu xidi vey XveU. idiit; i^dy ^\Tnvii dj uj.n"f Jin ccigiC)pjicrlp Dell jjciiu.RpnH in ^Viptut; iudU)T*njiH T4p^AfPi«sp J. lit? glcdL dlllUltJL, j_/i vci X 11C INUi llO, VJTdUUIf^n hoWaldlln JT IlUtJIUc, HjIIIcoL dllU L-UpiU, vjiiiiiui t; uesert vjOiq, Grey iony, nan is, o XJ o v*vm oAn v . v b eyes, 11 dl I 1SUI1 nappy-goHqt\t\tt iya- iucKy,1 n f* Lttt nay Heritage of honor, (2 copies) Hudson Hagar, Johnson, M Miss Philura's wedding gown Kingsley Veronica, Kingsley Katrine, Lane Mr. Archilles, Lee Mr. Pratt's patients, . Lincoln Martha by the day, Lippman 85 London lavender, Lucas Scientific Sprague, Lvnd The o^olden road Montgomery Hoosier chronical Nicholson Poor dear Margaret Kirby, (short stories) t' jj Norris Land of the spirit, Pasre Over the nass Palmer Hester of the grants, Peck Sword of Dundee. Peck The silent nartner Phelos Further adv. of Q. A. Sawyer, Pidgin Laddie, Porter PollvannaJ- VAJ. V till lHAij Porter In castle and colony, Rayner The white shield, Reed Romance of Billygoat hill, Rice Oettvsburor. Sin emaster Arm chair at the inn, Smith H Pleasures and palaces, Tompkins The mixing, White, B Story of Waitstill Baxter, Wiggin Heather moon, Williamsons Port of adventure, Williamsons Stranger at the gate, Wright Adult Non-Fiction. Loss of S. S. Titanic, 904 B Beesley Sun Yat Sen, 951 C Cantlie and James Heroes of the middle west, 977 C Catherwood Phillipine problem, 991 C Chamberlain Great Lakes, (The) 977 C Curwood Truth about the railroads, (gift) 385 E Eliott Panama and what it means, 986 F Frazer Lone policeman 88, 986 F Franck t 86 Game birds, wild fowl and shore birds, (gift) Furbush Labrador, 9 7/9 Grenfell American highways and byways of the great lakes, 977 J Johnson, C Life of A. Judson, 921 J Judson Out of the dark, 824 K Keller Indian names in Plymouth, Bridgewater, W. Bridgewater etc (jrift) 974.4 K Kinnicut Early memories, 921 L Lodge My story of the war, 973.7 L Livermore Life of a bee, 628 M. Materlinck Our own weather, Martin, E. C Ways of the planets. 520 M Martin, E. C Story of a piece of coal, 922 M Martin, E. T Village life in China, 951 M Martin, E. T Personal traits of A. Lincoln, 921 L Nicholay Storv of California 978 N Norton Life of Mark Twain, (4 vols.) 921 T Paine Infancy of animals, 590 P Pycraf Dry dock of a thousand wrecks, 266 R Roberts The milk question, 637 R Rosseau In the animal world, 599 S Serl Fall of the year, 500 S Sharp Heart of the orient, 950 S Shoemaker Islands of the southern seas, 950 S Shoemaker Great rivers of the world, 551 S Singleton On the trail of the immigrant, 325 S Steiner Love divine vindicated, (gift) S Southworth Alaska, an empire in the making, 979 U Underwood Stock exchange from within, 332 V Van Antwert Juvenile Fiction. Story of little black Sambo, Bannerman Junior trophy, Barbour H7 Cherry tree children, Blaisdell Philadas glad year, Blanchard With the men who do things, Bond Secret of the clan, Brown Boy scouts hike book, Cave Palmer Cox primer, Cox and others Bunnikin, Bunnies in camp, Davidson Bunnikin Bunnies in Europe, Davidson Bunnikin Bunnies and the moon king, Davidson Childrens book of Christmas verse, Dickinson and Skinner Red house children at Grafton, Douglas Polly of Lady Gay cottage, Dowd Boy scouts of Berkshire, Eaton Carlo, Forest Little girl blue, Gates Little girl blue plays "I spy" Gates Tommy sweet-tooth and little girl blue, Gates Folk lore readers, Grover Out-door primer, Grover Story land, Hall and Gilmore Eugene Field reader, Harris Joe the book farmer, Harris, G Concerning Sally, Hopkins Tabitha Smallways schoolgirl, Jacoberns Mrs. Santa Claus of the pullman, Johnston, A. F Mary Ware's promised land, Johnston, A. F Donald in Scotland, McDonald and Dalrymaple Hassan in Egypt, McDonald and Dalrymaple Josefa in Spain, McDonald and Dalrymaple Marta in Holland, McDonald and Dalrymaple Play time, Murry, C Story book friends, Murry, C Story land, Murry, C The child at play, Murry, C Steam shovel man, Payne — 88 Irish twins, Perkins November Joe, Pritchard Christmas angel, iryie Her senior year, Kay oiane} at conege, xtay .orenaa, ner scnooi ana ciud, .tteea. oon oi ^oiumDus, oeawen .riigrim s nrst L-nristmas, i inej Scribner Boys of the border, omitn Their Christmas golden wedding, Stanley Dave Porter and the runaways, Stratmeyer When knights were bold, - Tappan Scout master of Troop 5, Thurston The what-shalH-do-girl, Waitt Boy with the U. S. census, Wheeler Juvenile Non-Fiction. Saturday mornings, y641 B Benton From the old world to the new y901 D Dickson How it flies, y629 F Ferris Mary Francis cook book. y629 F Fryer Camping in the winter woods, y599 G Gregor Stories of early American history, y973 G Gordy Field and forest friends, y599 H Hawkes Boy Woodcrafters, Hawkes Book of indoor and outdoor games, y791 K Kingsland Four American inventors, y920 P Perry Wild animals at home, — y599 S Seton Children of the cold, y598 S Schwatka Book of Indian Braves, y970-l S Sweetser Two and four footed friends, y599. T HATTIE E. CARY, Librarian. — — Town Clerk's Report. ANNUAL TOWN MEETING. A meeting, duly warned, of the inhabitants of West Bridgewater qualified to vote in elections and on town affairs, was held in the Town Hall in said town, on Monday, March 3, 1913, at 5:45 o'clock in the forenoon, and the following is a record of the doings of said meeting, viz: The ballot box was inspected previous to the opening of the polls and found empty. Chose Howard B. Wilbur, Moderator. William B. Hambly, William F. Langley, Albert C. Snow, Arthur E. Ryder, Walter C. Dunbar, Charles H. Egan, Ed- win H. Thayer, Daniel T. Sullivan having been appointed election officers were sworn to a faithful performance of their duties by the Town Clerk. Voted, —That when article two is disposed of, the meet- ing be adjourned to Monday night, March 10, 1913, at 7:30 p. m. Voted, —That polls be closed at 5 o'clock. Total vote, 182. 181 male and 1 woman. The ballots for town officers having been sorted, counted and declaration thereof made, showed the election of the following named persons: Town Clerk, - Edward H. Crocker. Treasurer, —Frank L. Howard. 00 Selectman for three years, —Ellis S. LeLacheur. Assessor for three years, —Clinton P. Howard. Overseer of the poor for three years, Ellis S. LeLacheur. Trustees of the Public Library, three years, —Elizabeth Kingman, Lorenzo A. Tower. School Committee, three years, —Corelli C. Alger, Frank L. Howard. Road Commissioner, —George G. Tucker. Auditors, —Carroll W. Pearl, Harry L. Tower. Tax Collector, —Frank L. Howard. Water Commissioner, three years, —Edwin H. Lothrop. Tree Warden, —Warren P. Laughton. Constables, —Octave Belmore, Henry Davenport, William E. Gibson, Presson West, William L. Woodworth. On the question, — "Shall License be granted for the sale of Intoxicating Liquors in this Town?" the vote was, Yes 26; No, 116. Adjourned to Monday night, March 10, at 7:30 p. m. ADJOURNED MEETING, MARCH 10. 1913. Edward H. Crocker was duly sworn as Town Clerk by the Moderator. The meeting convened in accordance with the vote of ad- journment, at 7:30 o'clock on the evening of Monday, March 10, 1913. Voted, —To choose all town officers not elected on the official ballot. Voted to choose five Field Drivers.—Chose, Elmer E. Howard, George F. Ryder, Joseph C. Howard, Hervey Dun- ham, Albert Manley. 91 Voted, —To choose five Surveyors of Lumber and Meas- urers of Wood and Bark. Chose, —Clinton P. Howard, Wil- liam F. Ryder, Charles E. Leonard, Edwin H. Thayer, Algernon S. Lyon. Voted to choose three Fence Viewers. Chose,—Clinton P. Howard, Frederick J. Vosmus and Henry C. Kinney. Chose as pound keeper, the Warden of the Town Farm. Voted, —That the reports of the Town Officers and Com- mittees be accepted as printed and placed on file. Voted, —That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and is hereby authorized to borrow money in anticipation of the taxes of the municipal year beginning January 1, 1913, to an amount not exceeding in the aggregate $25,000.00, and to issue a note or notes there- for payable within one year. Any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the taxes of said municipal year. Voted, to take up article 2. Voted, —That the Overseers of the Poor be authorized in their discretion, to sell such portion of the personal property on the Town Farm as seems to them best; and to take such action as to the management, leasing, or renting of the farm and buildings as to them seems best, for a time not exceed- ing three years. Voted to take up article 20. Voted,—That the Clerk read the proposed by-laws. Voted, —To act on the By-laws section by section. Thereupon the meeting took up the proposed by-laws section by section, and it was voted by a separate vote on each section to adopt the following sections: Article 1. Section 1 and 3. Article 2. Section 1 to 3 inclusive. Article 3. Section 1 to 6. 02 Article 4. Section 1 to 6. Article 5. Section 1 to 3. Article 6. Section 1. Article 7. Section 1 and 2. Article 8. Section 1 and 2. Article 9. Section 1 and 2. Article 10. Section 1 and 2. Article 11. Section 1. Article 12. Section 1. Article 13. Section 1 and 2. Article 14. Section 1 to 12 inclusive Article 15. Section 1. Article 16. Section 1 and 2. Voted, —That section 2 of article 1 be amended so as to read, "The Annual Town Meeting shall be held the first Monday in March in each year, for the election of such offi- cers and the determination of such matters as by law are re- quired to be elected or determined by ballot; and all other business shall be considered by adjournment to the second Monday in March at 7 :30 oclock p. m. Voted, —To adopt the section as amended. Voted, —To adopt the By-Laws as a whole, as amended. Voted, —To raise and appropriate the sum of $75 for the purpose of having the by-laws published if approved by the Attorney-General. Voted, —To take up article 19. Voted, — That the scholars of the High School be given free use of the Town Hall, for such entertainments in aid of the Washington Fund, as the Superintendent of Schools shall approve, not exceeding four times each year, and for all other times they shall pay $5 each time. Voted, —To take up article 17. Voted, —To pass article 17. 98 Voted,—To take up article 18. Voted, —To pass article 18. Voted, —To take up article 16. Voted, —To pass article 16. Voted,—To take up article 6. Under article 6, the following sums were raised and ap- propriated: Memorial Day Observance, $135 00 Moderator, 25 00 Executive Department, Selectmen, 400 00 Financial Department, Auditors, 20 00 Treasurer and Collector, 500 00 Assessors, 500 00 Other financial officers and accounts. 15 00 Other General Departments. Town Clerk, 150 00 Law, 75 00 Election and Registration, 175 00 Municipal Buildings, Town Hall, 300 00 Protection of Life and Property. Constables, 150 00 Sealer of Weights and Measures, 30 00 Forestry, Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth extermination, 613 84 Care of trees, Tree Warden, 225 00 Forest Warden, 150 00 Health and Sanitation. Board of Health, 25 00 Quarantine, 65 00 Inspection of Animals, 25 00 94 Inspection of Slaughtering, 200 00 Highways and Bridges. Road Commissioner, 2000 00 Charities. Overseers of the Poor, 50 00 Almshouse, 800 00 Poor out of Almshouse, 600 00 Soldiers' Benefits, 400 00 Public Library, 100 00 Monument Grounds, (care of) 13 00 Public Lectures, 110 00 Unclassified, 250 00 Cemeteries, (care of) 30 00 Interest, 800 00 Street Lights, 227 50 Hydrants, 600 00 Deficit, 299 55 Voted,—To add to the sum of $300 to the Unclassified account making it $550 00- School Appropriations: General Contract, $ 700 00 Teachers Salaries, 6,700 00 Text-books and supplies, 650 00 Janitors and Supplies, 900 00 Maintenance of Buildings, 600 00 Transportation, 1,000 00 Fuel, 750 00 Sundries, 50 00 Voted, —To take up article 15. Voted, —To raise and appropriate a sum of money not to exceed $25, for the purpose of protecting the Vital Records of the town. Voted,—That interest at the rate of six per cent, per an- num be charged on all taxes remaining unpaid from October &6 15, 1913, and taxes unpaid January 1st, 1914, be collected by due process of law. Voted, —That the collector be instructed to send sum- mons to all persons assessed for a poll tax only, October 1st, 1913, provided that tax notices are issued at least four weeks before. Voted,—That the sum of $5,000.00 be and the same hereby is appropriated for the purpose of a water supply in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 138 of the Acts of the Legislature for 1910, as amended by Chapter 141 of the Acts of 1912, and construction for the same upon any streets and ways in the town, to or upon which in the discretion of the Board of Water Commissioners it may seem expedient or desirable to extend such water supply; and that under the authority of said chapters the Town Treasurer be, and he hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $5000.00 and to issue the bonds of the town therefor, to be denominated "West Bridgewater Water Loan, Act of 1910.' ' Said bonds shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Water Commissioners, shall bear interest at a rate not ex- ceeding five per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually, shall be dated April 1st, 1913, and shall be paid within periods not exceeding thirty years from their date of issue, in twenty-five proportionate annual payments of $200 each, the first of said payments to be made April 1st, in the year 1918. The vote was—yes, 63, no, 15. Voted, —That the sum of $1000,00 be, and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of a water supply in ac- cordance with the provisions of Chapter 138 of the Acts of the Legislature for 1910 as amended by Chapter 141 of the Acts of 1912, and construction for the same upon Spring street, the whole or any part thereof, or upon any other streets or ways in said town to or upon which in the discre- 06 tion of the Board of Water Commissioners it may seem expe- dient or desirable to extend such water supply; and in ac- cordance with said chapter the Town Treasurer be, and he hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $1000,00 and to issue the bonds of the town therefor, to be denominated "West Bridgewater Water Loan, Act of 1910/ ' said bonds shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Water Commissioners, shall bear interest at a rate not ex- ceeding five per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually, shall be dated April 1st, 1913, and shall be paid within periods not exceeding thirty years from their date of issue, in twenty-five proportionate annual payments of $40 each, the first of said payments to be made April 1st, in the year 1918. The vote was—yes 61, no, 4. Voted, —That the Board of Water Commissioners be au- thorized to make such arrangements and to enter into and execute such contract or contracts as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes mentioned in articles 8 and 10. Voted, —To take up article 22. Voted,—To pass article 22. Voted,—That the $5,000.00 of .water bonds, voted for ex- tensions at the discretion of the Water Commissioners and the $1,000.00 of wT ater bonds, voted for construction on Spring Street be consolidated into one issue, so that the total bond issue shall be $6,000,00; and the face of each bond $240. Voted, —That the several sums raised and appropriated be assessed on the polls and estates of the Town. Voted, —To pay the Moderator $15.00 for his services. Voted, —To dissolve the meeting. : : 97 STATE PRIMARY. At a meeting, duly warned, to nominate candidates for State, District, and County officers and the election of mem- bers of State Committees, members of Town Committees and delegates to State Conventions of political parties, held Sep- tember 23, 1913, there were 37 ballots cast, and they were for the following named persons: Democratic Party. Governor: David I. Walsh, 9 Lieutenant-Governor Edward P. Barry, 1 Richard H. Long, 8 Secretary: Frank J. Donahue. 9 Treasurer: Frederick W. Mansfield, 8 Joseph L. P. St. Coeur, 1 Auditor: Frank H. Pope, 9 Attorney-General Thomas J. Boynton, 9 Senator: . John P. Buckley, 6 Owen F. Davis, 3 Representative: Henry 0. Little, 5 Daniel T. Sullivan, 1 County Commissioner: Edward P. Boynton, 8 : 08 District Attorney: Thomas H. Buttimer, 2 William J. Good, 0 . Eugene F. O'Neil, 3 John P. Vahey, 2 Register of Probate and Insolvency: Edward J. Barry; Jr. , 7 State Committee: William H. Powers, 8 Delegate to State Convention: Channing F. Dunbar, 8 Town Committee: Channing F. Dunbar, 8 John L. Sullivan, 8 William E. Gibson, 8 Thomas Luddy: 8 Daniel T. Sullivan, 8 Bartholomew J. Buckley, 8 Republican Party. Governor: Everett C. Benton, 16 Augustus P. Gardner, 3 Lieutenant-Governor August H. Goetting, 17 Secretary: William H. Kinney, 16 Treasurer: Charles L. Burrill, 8 Maurice Kane, 11 Auditor: John E. White, 17 : 99 Attorney-General James M. Swift, 17 Councillor: Eben S. S. Keith, 16 Senator: Ezra W. Clark, 16 Representative: William Bassett, 16 County Commissioner: Walter H. Faunce, 15 Associate Commissioner: Ezekiel R. Studley, 1 Albert T. Sprague, 1 District Attorney: Albert F. Barker, 15 Register of Probate and Insolvency. Sumner A. Chapman, 13 Harold S. Lyon, 1 State Committee: Horace A. Keith, 14 Delegate to State Convention: Algernon S. Lyon, 14 Town Committee: Howard B. Wilbur, 16 Orvis F. Kinney, 16 Edward H. Crocker, 17 Algernon S. Lyon, 16 Albert Manley, 17 Frank H. Jones, 17 John M. Richards, 17 100 Progressive Party. Governor: Charles Sumner Bird, Lieutenant Governor: Daniel Cosgrove, Secretary, Russell A Wood, Treasurer: Warren R. Keith, Auditor, Octave A, LaRiviere, Attorney General: H' Huestis Newton, Councillor: Charles R. Bassett, Senator: Alvin C. Howes, Representative in General Court: Cleaveland A. Chandler, County Commissioner: Daniel E. Damon, District Attorney: William F. Kane, Register of Probate and Insolvency: Harold S. Lyon, State Committee: Charles S. Millett, Delegates to State Convention: Farnham Gillespie, Harry L. Tower, Harold S. Lyon, 101 Town Committee: Henry 0. Davenport, • 9 Farnham Gillespie, 9 Harry L. Tower, 9 Carroll W. Pearl, 9 James A. Hemenway, 9 Harold S. Lyon, 9 Ellis S. LeLacheur, 9 George F. Logue, 9 Marshall Farrar, 9 Abner Ellis, 9 Wilfred F. Gillespie, 9 Chester Thayer, 9 William F. Ryder, 9 STATE ELECTION. At a meeting, duly warned, for the election of State, County and District Officers held on November 4th, 1913, there were three hundred and forty-nine ballots cast and they were for the following named persons: Governor. . Charles Sumner Bird, 195 Alfred H. Evans, 0 Eugene N. Foss, 12 Augustus P. Gardner, 81 Arthur E. Reimer, 0 David I. Walsh, 52 George H. Wrenn, 5 102 Lieutenant-Governor. Edward P. Barry, 51 Daniel Cosgrove, 173 August H. Goetting, 104 Albert J. Orem, 1 Peter O'Rourke, 0 George E. Roewer, Jr., 8 Secretary. Frank J. Donahue, 50 William S. Kinney, 104 John A. Nichols, 0 Fred E. Oelcher, 0 Ella M. Roberts, 9 Russell A. Wood, 171 Treasurer. Charles L. Burrill, 110 Charles E. Fenner, 11 Thomas A. Frissell, 2 Warren R. Keith, 162 Frederick W. Mansfield, 43 Dennis McGoff, 0 Auditor. Herbert S. Brown, 5 David Craig, 0 Octave A. LaRiviere, 156 Samuel P. Levenberg, 9 Frank H. Pope, 42 John E. White, 110 Attorney-General. Thomas J. Boynton, 42 Freeman T. Crommett, 2 John McCarty, 13 103 H. Huestis Newton, 160 Ingvar Paulsen, 0 James M. Swift, 106 Councillor, First District. Charles R. Bassett, 171 Charles C. Connor, 42 . Eben S. S. Keith, 103 Elmer A. Wright, 9 Senator, Second Plymouth District. John P. Buckley, 45 Ezra W. Clark, 118 George B. Cushman, 8 Alvin C. Howes, 160 Representative, Eighth Plymouth District. William Bassett, 108 Cleaveland A. Chandler, 183 Henry O. Little, 40 County Commissioner. Edward P. Boynton, 42 Daniel E. Damon, 162 Walter H. Faunce, 109 Zoel Thibideau, 10 Associate Commissioner. Joseph D. Clark, 8 Joseph E. Lacouture, 11 William L. Sprague, 129 Ezekiel R. Studley, 95 Harold F. Studley, 140 District Attorney. Albert F. Barker, 165 William J. Good, 39 , 104 William F. Kane, 121 John F. Mullen, 5 Register of Probate and Insolvency. Herbert N. Alden, 9 Edward J. Barry, Jr. 40 Sumner A. Chapman, 104 Harold S. Lyon, 165 First Amendment. —Making women eligible to appoint- ment as Notaries Public. Yes, 113. No, 118. Second Amendment.—Authorizing the Referendum. Yes, 157. No, 45. An Act. —To provide for the compensating laborers, workmen, and mechanics for injuries, and to exempt from legal liability counties and municipal corporations which pay such compensation. Yes, 184. No, 32. Vote in Eighth Plymouth Representative District. Bassett. Chandler. Little. Bridgewater, 302 287 198 East Bridgewater, 128 337 82 West Bridgewater, 108 183 40 558 807 320 EDWARD H. CROCKER, Town Clerk. Town Clerk's Report. MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN WEST BRIDGE- WATER IN 1913. Jan. 19. Presson West and Grace D. Atwood both of West Bridgewater. Feb. 1. John Frattas and Rosa Consasin both of West Bridgewater. Mar. 10. Pierce McMahon and Florence (Beckwith) Hobill both of Whitman. 15. William H. Buchanan and Margaret J. (Penpraese) Leach both of West Bridgewater. 27. Eugene P. Silva and Amelia Souza both of West Bridgewater. April 5. Wilbur W. Ward of Lawrence and Gracie E. Barker of West Bridgewater. May 6. Leonard H. Stewart of West Bridgewater and Ella M. Tirrell of Brockton. 10. Edgar H. Rohdin of North Easton and Carrie E. Edlund of West Bridgewater. 11. John A. Penpraese of West Bridgewater and Lot- tie E. (Bryant) Murray of Plymouth. 12. Jose T. Chaves of West Bridgewater and Maria L. Soares of Cambridge. June 9. Richard A. Raymond of Boston and Janet S. Mac- Donald of West Bridgewater. 106 10. Stuart G. Judson and Florence L. Lothrop both of West Bridgewater. 19. Warren P. Laughton and Mary A. McGarry both of West Bridgewater. 25. Arthur J. Garvey of Bridgewater and Helen G. O'Leary of West Bridgewater. July 7. Clarence C. Reed of Brockton and Clara E. Dun- ham of West Bridgewater. 19. Charles E. Miner of Brockton and Florence E. Beal of West Bridgewater. Aug. 6. Perley L. Barton of Boston and Minnie L. Atwood of West Bridgewater. 6. Alfred Dufault of Brockton and Rose G. Cyr of West Bridgewater. Sept. 15. Leonard A. Prudy of Brockton and Grace M. Bearce of West Bridgewater. 29. Henry A. Cyr of West Bridgewater and Alice R. Lessard of East Bridgewater. 29. Harold P. Hall of Avon and Laura M. Cyr of West Bridgewater. 29. Chester H. Morse of Brockton and Jennie E. Dun- bar of West Bridgewater. Oct. 7. Earl W. Williams and Edith S. Grover both of Bennington, Vt. Nov. 27. Fred H. Brooks of West Bridgewater and Geor- gina F. Smith of Westport. Dec. 10. Robert W. E. MacKenzie of Brockton and Stella E. Turner of West Bridgewater. 17. Julian J. Culver of Melrose and Adelaide L. Titus of West Bridgewater. Number of marriages recorded 26. < 107 co CO CD ota cd >> cd be o3 be Sh 5-1 ?H o "C 03 c3 PQ.S PQ X! co bJO W c "G d ao 5 qj '§ -g r "E -G JH s co -~ oj a) a o3 £p3m O co G * 0) _« H . CD 03 O.CD CDgis -tJ CD J5 03 03 CD o 03,0 fn Sh Gc/55'co'r^ G o3 G G 03 CD 03 CO c >,5 O O SJ^cocoG.Sl ^^ >j 03 o £OQ 03 T: ^OJ^ 03 © g £ 73 O G o3 o3 03 03 o3< - G r c ^ V C3 . T3 w o3 fa 03 73 . 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Staples 70 Hemeplegia 8 Sophia C. Pratt 31 2 22 Heart Failure 24 Robert Pike 90 11 18 Congestion of Lungs 29 Frank E. Monson 19 9 14 Suicide Mav 1 George R. ShurtlefT 60 Fatty Myocarditis 8 Arthur F. Reed 26 1 18 Phthisis Pulmonalis 11 Charles P. Handy 70 3 18 Arterio Sclerosis 13 Julia A. Townsend 76 6 27 Cerebral Hemorrhage 18 Frank S. Johnson 1 2 15 Septic Meningitis 23 Annie Roberts 47 — 11 Phthisis Pulmonalis June 9 Elizabeth Ross 2 30 Bronchitis [of Chest 21 Herbert L. Fisk A 6 9 Internal Hemorrhage 3 Alice F. Murphy 50 Cerebral Hemorrhage 18 Edward Madden 52 Val. Heart Trouble 23 John Zwairatis 44 Heart Disease 27 Edgar Billings 79 6 7 Tetanus Aug. il Warren B. Cobbett 67 4 22 Chronic Myocarditis 18 Evelyn E. Bousquet 1 6 7 Tuber. Meningitis 18 B. Mary Dorgan 83 — 3 Acute Indigestion 28 Sarah E. Pearl . 33 1 28 Anterior Poliomyelitis Sept. 4 Methelda Dupuis 75 8 13 Chronic In. Nephritis 16 Mary E. Perkins 76 11 15 Old Age 18 Sarah O'Connor 33 Chronic Gastritis 23 Besty W. Hinds 29 11 13 Pulmonary emborlisus Oct. 4 Stillborn 8 Charles Alexander 78 Old Age 8 Stillborn 17 Stillborn 24 Ella M. Leonard 54 8 10 Acute Ureamia Nov. 22 Antonio P. Chaves 18 5 10 Indocarditis [and leg Dec. 20 John Courtney 82 Senile Gangrene foot Number of deaths recorded 39. EDWASD H. CROCKER, Town Clerk. Ill ABSTRACT FROM CHAPTER 99 OP THE REVISED LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS. Sec. 3. Physicians and midwives shall, within forty- eight hours after the birth of every child in cases of which they were in charge, mail or deliver to the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which the birth occurred a notice stat- ing the date and place of the birth, giving the street number if any, color and the family name. They shall within fifteen days after the birth, mail or deliver to the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which the birth occurred a report of the birth, stating the date and place, the name, if any, of the child, its sex and color, and the names, ages, places of birth, occupations and residences of the parents, giving the street number, if there be any, and the number of the ward in a city, the maiden name of the mother, if the full return is not made within the forty-eight hours. The fee of the physician or midwife shall be twenty-five cents for each birth so reported. A physician or midwife who neglects to report each birth within forty-eight hours or fif- teen days thereafter, shall for each offence forfeit a sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars. Sec. 6. Parents within forty days after the birth of a child, and every householder within forty days after a birth in his house, shall cause notice thereof to be given to the clerk of the city or town in which such child is born. The facts required for record, as stated in section 3 shall so far as known or obtainable, be included in every notice given under the provision of this section. Sec. 8. A parent, or other persons, who by section 6 is required to give, or cause to be given, notice of a birth or 112 death, who neglects to do so for ten days after the time lim- ited therefor, shall forfeit not more than five dollars for each offence. Sec. 24. The town clerk will furnish blanks for returns of births to parents, householders, physicians and midwives who apply therefor. By-Laws of the Town of West Bridgewater. Adopted March 10, 1913, and Approved by the Attorney-General, March 27, 1913. ARTICLE I. TOWN MEETINGS. Sec. 1. Notice of every town meeting shall be given by posting attested copies of the warrant for the meeting in not less than seven conspicuous places in the town at least seven days before the day on which the meeting is to be held. Sec. 2. The annual town meeting shall be held on the first Monday in March in each year for the election of such officers and the determination of such matters as by law are required to be elected or determined by ballot; and all other business shall be considered by adjournment to the second Monday in March at 7.30 p. m. Sec. 3. No vote shall be passed at a town meeting, ap- propriating more than one thousand dollars, unless there shall be present, at least, fifty legal voters of the town. ARTICLE II. DUTIES OF TOWN OFFICERS. Sec. 1. The reports of all boards, committees, or officers, which are to be published in the printed annual report of the town, shall be delivered to the Selectmen as soon after the 1st day of January as possible, but not later than January fifteenth. 114 Sec. 2. The Selectmen, and Water Commissioners shall cause to be posted in some conspicuous place at the Town Hall a notice of the times and places of their respective regu- lar meetings. Sec. 3. The Town Clerk and the Town Treasurer and Collector shall cause to be posted in some conspicuous place at the Town Hall a notice of the hours during which their respective offices will be open. ARTICLE III. FINANCIAL. Sec. 1. The fiscal year shall begin with the first day of January in each year and shall end with the last day of December, and all appropriations of money shall be made for the then current fiscal year. Sec. 2. No money shall be paid from the treasury except for state and county taxes, for notes and interest thereon, and for costs in criminal cases, without a warrant or order there- for signed by a majority of the Selectmen; except that the Water Commissioners shall have authority to draw orders upon the Treasurer for expenditures in their department. Sec. 3. Whenever the account of an appropriation made for any purpose, other than for a special purpose for which the work has not been completed, shows at the end of the fis- cal year a balance unexpended, such balance shall, except in the case of the Water Department, revert to the Treasury as unappropriated funds. If the amounts appropriated for a specific work exceed the cost of such work and all expenses and liabilities incidental thereto, the balance of such appro- priation shall, at the end of the fiscal year in which such work is completed, revert to the Treasury as unappropriated funds. Sec. 4. The head of every department, board or com- mittee authorized to expend money shall, at the close of the 115 fiscal year, furnish the Treasurer, for incorporation in his annual report, a list of all outstanding liabilities of such de- partment, board or committee, showing to whom the same are due, for what due, and the amounts thereof. Sec. 5. Funds given the Town, in trust or otherwise, for specific purposes shall not be mingled with other funds of the Town but shall be kept and invested separately, and used only in accordance with the terms of the gifts. ARTICLE IV. SELECTMEN. Sec. 1. The Selectmen shall exercise a general supervi- sion over all matters affecting the interests or welfare of the town. Sec. 2. The Selectmen shall cause the appearance and answer of the town to be entered and made in all suits brought against the town at law or in equity, and the inter- ests of the town to be defended therein. They shall consider all claims made against the town for damages, or breach of contract, and may, with the advice of counsel, settle the same, provided that in no case shall a settlement be so made by a payment of more than five hundred dollars without au- thority from the town. Sec. 3. All conveyances under seal which may hereafter be executed by the town, pursuant to a vote of the town or otherwise, shall be sealed with the town seal and subscribed by a majority of the Board of Selectmen for the time being, unless otherwise directed by the town. Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the Selectmen to see that every conveyance to the town of any interest in land is pro- perly recorded in the Registry of Deeds. Sec. 5. The Selectmen shall, in their annual report, un- less such information is contained in other reports to be pub- 116 lished in the Annual Town Report, state in detail what action they have taken in the year preceding whether as Selectmen or as Overseers of the Poor. They shall state specifically what town ways and county ways have been laid out, what damages have been assessed and paid, what claims are out- standing, and what claims are in suit against the town. They shall also state what ways that have been ordered laid out, or accepted, remain to be constructed. They shall give full reports in regard to all suits against the town. They shall also make a detailed statement of the repairs made upon public buildings in their charge. Sec. 6. The Selectmen shall have the printed annual re- ports of the town ready for distribution not later than February 10th of each year; and shall have a copy thereof left at every dwelling house in town not later than February 15th. ARTICLE V. TOWN CLERK. Sec. 1. The Town Clerk shall keep a true copy (in a book to be kept for such purpose alone) of all deeds and con- veyances executed by the Selectmen. Sec. 2. The Town Clerk shall furnish all boards, com- mittees, and officers with a copy of all votes affecting them. Sec. 3. The Town Clerk shall furnish the Selectmen for publication in the annual printed report of the town a copy of his record of all town meetings that have been held during the preceding year. ARTICLE VI. TOWN TREASURER. Sec. 1. The Town Treasurer shall, immediately after the first day of each month, make to the Selectmen a de- month, and tailed report of all receipts during Lthe preceding 117 a summarized report of the same since the beginning of the fiscal year. He shall also prepare such other financial state- ments as may from time to time be required by the Select- men. Sec. 2. The report of the Town Treasurer shall include: 1st. A list of all notes issued during the year and the purposes for which the money was borrowed, giving the dates, amount, term, rate of interest, time of maturity, the pre- mium, if any, received thereon, and the names of the parties of whom the funds were borrowed. 2d. A full exhibit of all moneys, properties, and securi- ties which have been placed in his charge by virtue of any statute or by-law or by virtue of any gift, devise, bequest, or deposit. ARTICLE VII. ROAD COMMISSIONER.- Sec. 1. The Road Commissioner shall keep an accurate account of all money expended and all work done upon the public ways of the town, and a daily record of the number of men and teams employed, and the extent and nature of the work done. Sec. 2. The Road Commissioner shall keep a pay roll of the employees of the street department, and of the owners of teams employed thereon, and a detailed account with all par- ties furnishing materials therefor; the time for which pay- ment is to be made; the rate of wages; the amount and cost of materials furnished, and the amount due in each case. ARTICLE VIII. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Sec. 1. The Forest Warden shall keep an accurate and detailed account of the expenditures of his department, 118 showing the dates, names, amounts, and objects thereof. He shall also keep a detailed list of the alarms to which the department responds, the length of time on duty, and the amount of fire loss in each case. Sec. 2. The Forest Warden shall make an annual report stating the doings of the department during the year and his recommendations for the ensuing year, to be published in the annual town report. ARTICLE IX. HEALTH DEPARTMENT. Sec. 1. The Board of Health may make rules and regu- lations for the public health and safety relative to house drainage. Sec. 2. The Board of Health shall annually present in the printed annual report of the town, a full and compre- hensive statement of all its acts during the preceding year. ARTICLE X. WATER DEPARTMENT. Sec. 1. The Board of Water Commissioners shall annually present, in the printed annual report of the town, a full and comprehensive statement of all its acts, also a review of the condition of the water supply and an estimate of the appro- priations needed by their department for the ensuing year. ARTICLE XI. CARE OF BURIAL GROUNDS AND LOTS. Sec. 1. The town will accept and forever hold in trust any money or securities which may hereafter be deposited with the Town Treasurer for the perpetual preservation, care, improvement, or embellishment of any public or private burial place, or any lots or graves therein, agreeable to the provisions of the Statutes of the Commonwealth. ToujaJ It 1 3 119 Sec. 2. The Selectmen are authorized to enter into agreement in behalf of the town with the holders of burial rights in any lot in the cemeteries of the town to keep for- ever such lot, and the structures and grass thereon, in good and neat condition, so far as the same can be done by an ex- penditure not exceeding four per cent, per annum of any sum of money, or equal to the income from any securities, which such holder may have deposited with the Town Treas- urer for said purpose. ARTICLE XII. POLICE REGULATIONS. Street Rules. Sec. 1. No person shall use any indecent, profane, or insulting language in any public place in the town, or near any dwelling house or other building therein. Sec. 2. No person shall remain upon any doorstep, portico, or other projection of any house or other building not his own, to the annoyance or disturbance of any person. Sec. 3. No person shall loiter upon any doorway, door- step, portico, or other projection of any building not his own, after being directed by a police officer to move on, nor shall any person unnecessarily obstruct the free passage of foot travelers on such sidewalk or in any street or other public place in the town. Sec. 4. No person having the care or custody of any sheep, swine, horse, cow, or other grazing animal shall per- mit or suffer the same to go at large or to graze on any street, lane, common square, or other public place within the town, or permit any such animal to go or stand on any sidewalk, or to stand upon any street crossing therein for any unreason- able length of time. Sec. 5. No person shall by noise or gesture, or by throwing any missile, or by any other means, wantonly or 120 designedly frighten any horse in any street or other public place in town. Sec. 6. No person having under his care or control any vehicle shall permit the same, or the animal or animals attached thereto, to stand across any public highway or street in such a manner as to obstruct the travel over the same for an unnecessary length of time; no person shall stop with any vehicle in any public street so near to another vehicle as to obstruct public travel. Sec. 7. No person shall drive, draw, or propel any cart, wagon, or other vehicle (except children's and invalid's hand carriages) upon any footpath or sidewalk in the town, nor coast thereon. Sec. 8. No person shall throw, place or caused to be placed in any public way or place in the town any obstruc- tion, or any ashes, garbage, carrion, filth, offal, fuel, build- ing materials, .or rubbish of any kind, except in such place and in such manner as shall be directed by the Selectmen. Sec. 9. No person shall throw stones, snowballs, sticks, or other missiles, or kick at football, or play at any game in which a ball is used, or fly any kite or balloon, or shoot with or use a bow and arrow, gun, air gun, or sling, in or across any of the public ways of the town. Bathing. Sec. 10. No person in a nude state shall bathe or swim in any of the waters within the town except at night. Junk Licenses. Sec. 11. The Selectmen may license suitable persons to be dealers in and keepers of shops for the purchase, sale, or barter of junk, old metal, or second-hand articles, in the town. They may also license suitable persons as junk collec- tors, to collect, by purchase or otherwise, junk, old metals, 121 and second-hand articles from place to place in the town ; and they may provide that such collectors shall display badges upon their persons or upon their vehicles, or upon both, when engaged in collecting, transporting, or dealing in junk, old metals, or second-hand articles; and may prescribe the de- sign thereof. They may also provide that such shops, and all articles of merchandise therein, and any place, vehicle, or receptacle used for the collection or keeping of the articles aforesaid, may be examined at all times by the Selectmen or by any person by them authorized thereto. Sec. 12. Every keeper of a shop for the purchase, sale, or barter of junk, old metal, or second-hand articles, within the limits of the town, shall keep a book, in which shall be written, at the time of every purchase of any such article, a description thereof, the name, age, and residence of the per- son from whom, and the day and hour when, such purchase was made; such book shall at all times be open to the inspec- tion of the Selectmen and of any person by them authorized to make such inspection; every keeper of such shop shall put in a suitable and conspicuous place on his shop a sign having his name and occupation legibly inscribed thereon in large letters; such shop, and all articles of merchandise therein, may be at all times examined by the Selectmen or by any person by them authorized to make such examination; and no keeper of such shop and no junk collector shall, directly or indirectly, either purchase or receive by way of barter or exchange any of the articles aforesaid of a minor or appren- tice, knowing or having reason to believe him to be such; and no article purchased or received by such shopkeeper shall be sold until at least thirty days from the date of its purchase or receipt have elapsed. Such shops shall be closed between the hours of 6 p. m. and 7 a. m. , and no keeper thereof and no junk collector shall purchase any of the articles aforesaid during such hours. 122 ARTICLE XIII. PROSECUTIONS AND PENALTIES. Sec. 1. Whoever violates any provision of Article XIV of the Town By-laws, shall, in cases not otherwise provided for, forfeit and pay for each offense a fine not exceeding twenty dollars. ARTICLE XIV. REPEAL. Sec. 1. These By-laws and the repeal of all By-laws heretofore in force shall not affect any act done, any right accrued, any penalty or liability incurred, or any suit, prose- cution, or proceding pending at the time they take effect. Sec. 2. All By-laws heretofore in force shall be repealed and these By-laws shall become effective when approved and published as required by statute. A true copy. Attest: EDWARD H. CROCKER, Town Clerk. : Citizens' Caucus. A caucus for the nomination of town officers, required by law to be chosen by ballot, to be elected at the Annual Town Meeting in West Bridgewater, will be held at the Town Hall, Monday. Feb. 9, 1914, at 7.30 p. m. The meet- ing will be called to order by the Chairman of the Caucus Committee. Town Meeting. The annual town meeting shall be held on the first Mon- day in March in each year for the election of such officers and the determination of such matters as by law are required to be elected or determined by ballot; and all other business shall be considered by adjournment to the second Monday in March at 7.30 p. m. ELLIS S. LeLACHEUR, HAROLD S. LYON, ORVIS F. KINNEY, Selectmen REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OF THE TOWN OP WEST BRIDGEWATER FOR THE YEAR 1913. BRIDGEWATER, MASS. A. H. WILLIS, PRINTER, 1914. REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE. Calendar for 1914. Winter Term, —January 5 to March 20. Eleven weeks. Vacation, —Two weeks. Spring Term, —April 6 to June 19. Eleven weeks. Vacation ten weeks. Fall Term, —September 8 to December 18. Fifteen weeks. Vacation,—Two weeks. Winter Term, —January 4, 1915. Eleven weeks. School Committee for 1913. Mrs. A. S. LeLacheur, term expires 1914. Clinton P. Howard, term expires 1914. L. Augustus Tower, term expires 1915. Herbert Holmes, term expires 1915. Mrs. Corelli C. Alger, term expires 1916. Frank L. Howard, term expires 1916. Organization. Chairman, Mrs. A. S. LeLacheur. Secretary, Frank L. Howard. Supply Agent, Supt. E. H. Grout. Truant Officer, J. C. Howard, E. H. Grout, L. A. Tower, and H. 0. Davenport. 4 Superintendent of Schools, Edgar H. Grout. Office in High School Building, East Bridgewater. Office hours, Monday and Thursdays, from 3.30 to 4.30 p. m. Assignment of Schools. Matfield to L. A. Tower. South to C. P. Howard. East to L. A. Tower. Center to Mrs. LeLacheur. Cochesett to F. L. Howard. Jerusalem to Mrs. C. C. Alger. North and Sunset Avenue to H. Holmes. 6 FINANCIAL REPORT. EXPENSE-COST OF CONDUCTING SCHOOL SYSTEM. Expenses of General Control.—School Committee Salaries. Paid A. S. LeLacheur, (1912), $15 00 L. A. Tower, 13 50 H. Holmes, 12 00 F. L. Howard, 12 00 C. A. Alger, 12 00 C. P. Howard, . 13 00 A. S. LeLacheur, 13 50 $91 00 Other Expenses. Paid F. L. Howard, taking school census, $25 00 F. L. Howard, secretary, 10 00 A. S. LeLacheur, arranging- bills and report, postage, 4 45 A. S. LeLacheur, arranging bills and report, postage (1912), 5 20 $44 65 Superintendence of Schools and Educational Control. Salaries; Paid E. H. Grout, $516 66 J. C. Howard, Truant Officer, 6 00 Town of East Bridgewater, salary of Supt. of Schools, 197 91 $720 57 Other Expenses. Paid E. H. Grout, postage, telephone and car fares, $12 09 Expenses of Instruction. Salaries of Teachers. Paid Rose MacDonald, Principal, 39 weeks, $641 17 Grace Downing, 23 weeks, 347 99 Mildred Packard, 23 weeks, 304 75 Nettie M. Woodbury, 38f weeks, 463 20 C. Louise Wisliams, 39 weeks, 468 00 Emma A. Morrow, 39 weeks, 565 50 Elizabeth L. Holton, 38* weeks, 504 80 G. Lillian Currie, 39 weeks, 484 00 Minnie C. Cole, 39 weeks, 484 00 Mary A. Dewyer, 39 weeks, 546 00 Viola M. Richards, 26 weeks, 253 00 Elizabeth A. Martin, 38i weeks, 474 40 Ellen M. O'Neil, 38 weeks, 433 00 Ida D. Runnels, 39 weeks, 417 00 Mildred S. Jones, music, 39 weeks, 410 42 Anna S. Dewhirst, 39 weeks, 406 00 Blanche Boober, 16 weeks, 210 46 Ida D. Berry, 16 weeks, 192 192 00 Cecilia M. Beatie, 16 weeks, 176 00 Clara E. Noyes, (substitute) f week, 11 00 Mary T. Mitchell, (substitute) f week, 5 60 Zilpha Carville, (substitute) i week, 2 20 Gertrude A. Pillsbury, 7 80 Edmond Ketchum, drawing, 100 00 $7908 69 7 Text Books. Paid Ginn & Co., text books, $75 78 American Book Co. , text books, 32 44 J. L. Hammett Co. , text books and supplies, 167 61 E. Babb & Co., books and supplies, 237 59 Charles E. Merrill Co., text books, 30 00 D. C. Heath & Co., text books, 45 00 Little, Brown & Co., books, 30 17 Houghton, Mifflin Co., books, 19 95 Benj. H. Sanborn & Co., text books, 8 34 E. P. Dutton & Co., books, 4 80 Silver, Burdette & Co. , text books, 9 55 Alger & Co., express, 10 75 $671 98 Stationery, Supplies and other Expenses of Instruction. Paid W. M. Welsh Mfg. Co., certificates, $ 7 10 Perry Mason Co., Youth's Companion, 2 00 J. L. Hammett, stationery, etc. 40 14 F. H. Perkins, Transcript, 6 75 F. M. Young, printing, 7 15 Keystone Job Print, pay roll slips, 2 75 Young, printer, 500 cards, 1 50 Milton, Bradley Co. paper, 6 00 Grace E. Downing, care of supplies, 15 00 Alger's express, 8 15 Bay State St. R. R. express, 35 B. M. Packard stamped envelopes, 10 62 H. Holmes, carting supplies, 2 00 $109 51 8 Expenses of Operating School Plant. Wages of Janitors and other Employees. Paid S. B. Hetherington, janitor, $471 00 Roland Reid, janitor, 16 00 Joe Souza, janitor, 22 25 L. M. O'Neil, janitor, 13 75 Mrs. Luddy, janitor and cleaning, 23 50 Mrs. Charles Erland, cleaning Jerusalem school, 2 05 Otis F. Kinney, janitor, 160 00 Leo Miller, janitor, 34 50 Mary A. Dewyer, janitor, 25 00 L. A. Tower, 7 50 C. S. Johnson, cleaning Cochesett school house, 5 00 Rosa Silveria, cleaning North school house, 3 00 Elwyn Baker, janitor, 21 00 Willard Andrews, janitor, 3 60 Mary A. Maderoe, 4 70 $812 85 Fuel. Paid John McDonald, housing wood, $ £0 E. E. Howard, wood, 61 25 George S. Drake, 97,470 lbs. Lehigh broken and 3 tons stove coal, 337 98 George S. Drake, 38,900 lbs Lehigh broken @ $7.50 125 90 George S. Drake, coal 38 07 Bradford Copeland, wood, 33 75 E. H. Thayer, wood, 28 00 Albert Manley, wood, 30 00 E. T. Snell, wood, 19 00 Leo Miller, housing wood, 3 75 C. P. Howard, wood, 21 00 $699 20 9 Miscellaneous. Paid S. B. Hetherington, janitor's supplies, 8 48 Otis Kinney, janitor's supplies, 14 05 Mary C. Dewyer, janitor's supplies, 3 50 G. S. Drake, 2 brooms, 95 J. E. Howard, janitor's supplies, 90 Anna H. Dewhirst, janitor's supplies, 1 00 L. A. Tower, janitor's supplies, 70 George F. Logue, janitor's supplies, 1 25 West Bridgewater water department rates and construction, 158 25 $189 08 Expenses of Maintaining School Plant, Repairs, etc. Paid H. O. Davenport, cement work, grading, etc., $189 60 C. F. Jordan, work on furnaces, 43 00 Gurney Bros. , fixing clocks, 1 50 W. J. Cairnes, carpentry, tile, cleaning vaults, etc., 24 29 Old Colony Piano Co., tuning piano, 2 50 Chester Thayer, carpentry, 58 12 Mary C. Dewyer, minor repairs, 35 Stone Underhill Co., work on heater, 29 98 Wm. Cole, carpentry, 15 50 N. W. Bradford, painting, 192 18 Albert Manley, carting for grading, 16 59 E. E. Crowell, painting, etc., 31 40 Arthur H. Willis, exit signs, 1 87 W. J. Cairns, carpentry, 2 25 C. P. Howard, repairs, 12 00 F. W. Redman, carpentry, 39 91 $661 04 10 Promotion of Health. Paid E. S. LeLacheur, M. D., medical inspection, etc., $69 50 W. C. Whiting, M. D., 1 50 E. S. LeLacheur, M. D., medical inspection and record book (1912), 67 50 $138 50 Transportation of Pupils. Paid Bay State Street R. R., strip tickets, $42 50 William S. Irwin, transportation, 273 00 H. E. Marble, transportation (music teacher), 45 00 E. H. Crocker, advertising, proposals for transportation, 1 30 Chas. H. Fuller, transportion, 293 37 F. Chas. Quallins, repairs on coach, 71 21 C. A. Noyes, carriage lamp and carriage, 2 75 $1,099 13 Miscellaneous Expenses. Sundries. Paid Octave Belmore, constable, Cochesett School, $9 00 Arthur H. Willis, school reports, etc., 5 75 F. W. Martin Co., engraving diplomas, 12 65 Rose L. MacDonald, graduation expenses, postage, etc., 6 75 $34 15 11 New Equipment. Paid Badger Fire Extingisher Co., 14 extinguishers and expressage, $94 75 Chester Thayer, equipping doors with vesti- bule locks, 41 76 $136 51 Expenditures. Expenses of general control, $91 00 Other expenses, 44 65 Superintendence of school and educational control, 720 57 Other expenses, 12 09 Expenses of instruction, salaries of teachers, 7,908 69 Text books, 671 98 Stationery, supplies, and other expenses of instruc- tion, 109 51 Expenses of operating school plant, wages of jani- tors and other employees, 812 85 Fuel, 699 20 Miscellaneous, 189 08 Expenses of maintaining school plant, repairs, 661 04 Promotion of Health, 138 50 Transportation of pupils, 1,099 13 Sundries, 34 15 New equipment, 136 51 $13,328 95 Funds Available. Town grants, support of schools, $11,450 00 Mass. School fund, balance of 1912, 56 97 Mass. School fund, paid 1913, 952 55 12 From Howard trustees (music), 40 00 East Bridgewater, 3 10 Return insurance, 19 75 Sale of books, 1 13 James Smith, tuition, 18 00 oiaie ireasurer, luiiion, ou State Treasurer, on account of Superintendent's salary, 250 00 State Treasurer, on account of teachers' salaries, 166 66 $13,161 66 Massachusetts School Fund. Received from fund, $952 55 Balance of fund of 1912, 56 97 $1,009 52 Paid for teachers' salaries, $1,007 21 School supplies, 2 25 Amount remaining, 06 $1,009 52 Remaining expenditures, $12,319 49 Income: Town grants, $11,450 00 Other sources, 702 14 Overdrawn, 167 35 $12,319 49 13 The opening of the year finds our schools well equipped with all that seems essential to the well-being, comfort and safety of the pupils. Our scholars are under the guidance of painstaking, efficient teachers whose efforts are appre- ciated by all who are interested in the maintenance of good schools. We refer with pride to the large number who graduating from our Grammar School have diligently taken up some one of the several courses at the High School. It may interest all to know that we are permitted by law to expend the money received from the Massachusetts State Fund for the payment of teachers' salaries and school sup- plies only. For that reason a separate account is made of that expenditure. Our funds were inadequate to meet the unexpected de- mands made by a State Inspector. Instructions were received calling for the immediate installment of a given number of a certain kind of fire extinguishers, also that all doors should be made to open outward, outside doors be equipped with vestibule knobs, also hand rails be added in certain stairways —all of which called for the expenditure of a larger sum of money than the appropriations of the year would cover. The wisdom of these permanent improvements is at once evident when we consider the greater safety insured our school children in case of fire or accident. The relation of parent and teacher should be a most in- timate one. Frequent visits to the schools by the parents is commended, while an occasional invitation to teachers to visit the homes of their pupils in a social way would greatly strengthen the acquaintance and mutual interest of those most deeply interested in the education and methods of in- struction afforded our school children. 14 Recommendations. We recommend the following appropriations for the coming year: General control, $ 800 00 Teachers' salaries, 6700 00 Text books and supplies, 750 00 Janitors and supplies, 900 00 Maintenance of buildings, 700 00 Transportation, 1100 00 Fuel, 750 00 Sundries, 100 00 Respectfully Submitted, Mrs. A. S. LeLACHEUR, Mrs. CORELLI C. ALGER, FRANK L. HOWARD, CLINTON P. HOWARD, L. AUGUSTUS TOWER, HERBERT HOLMES. School Committee. TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. To the School Committee of West Bridgewater, Mass. I beg to submit to you the following report: Table of Statistics, Year Ending June, 1913. Population of the town, census of 1910, 2231 Estimated population 1913, 2,534 Number of schools, 15 Number of regular teachers required, 15 Number of regular teachers employed during the school year, 16 Number of special teachers, 2 School Census. 1912 1913 Number of boys between 5 and 15 226 240 Number of girls between 5 and 15 269 274 Total, 495 514 Number of boys between 7 and 14 159 171 Number of girls between 7 and 14 186 189 Total, 345 360 V 16 School Records. Year ending Year ending June, 1912. June, 1913 Number of pupils enrolled 486 471Ant Number of pupils enrolled between or a 7 and 14, 6oi) 354 Number of pupils over 15 8 7 Number of different pupils in attend- ance during the year, 518 527 Average membership, 456 455 Average attendance, 424 426 Per cent, of attendance, 93 94 Aggregate number of months schools have kept during the year, 138m, 18d 137m, 18 id Average number of months schools have kept during the year 9m, 5d 9m, 4d Attendance by Schools, Year Ending June, 1913. of egistration. Total embership. cent, School. Average Average ttendance. ttendance. rades. 'er O PS < * < Center IX 32 31.65 29.86 94.35 VIII 45 41.85 39.46 94.31 VII 46 38.95 36.53 94.07 VI-VII 42 38.43 35.78 93.12 III— 36 30.69 28.23 92.00 I—II 32 28.88 25.53 88.40 Cochesett Intermediate IV—VI 27 23.84 22.60 94.80 Cochesett Primary I—III 42 31.24 28.71 91.25 Sunset Ave. Intermed. IV—VI 41 38.86 36.24 93.25 Sunset Ave. Primary I—III 43 34.30 32.44 94.57 North I—II .18 17.54 16.45 93.76 East I-V 27 25.70 23.50 91.42 South I—IV 34 21.95 21.07 95.98 Matfield I—VI 43 32.25 31.43 97.45 Jerusalem I—VI 26 19.20 18.10 94.30 1 V1 1 I1 1 17 . CO Oi 00 LO Totj LOTj CO CO CO 1—1 1— CM t> l—l i— High O o T-l CO CO o 00 00 CM CM os LO LO 00 CO CM LO t> rH LO CO CM LO co 00 O CO coco o 1—1 1—1 T— LO 00 OS CO tr- CO t> CO 00 CO co rH T— co CO CO CO t> CO CO 00 i-l 1— LO (M <7i O 00 t* LO 00 LO CO CO 00 CO tH t> CO tr- t- 1—1 1—1 co Intermediate Intermediate Primary Primary- Schools. VII-VIII Ave. Ave. IX VI-VII Totals VIII III— I-II Cochesett Cochesett Jerusalem Matfield Center Sunset Sunset North High South 18 Attendance Statistics for Ten-Year Period. Year ending Average Average Per cent June. Registration. Membership. Attendance. Attendai 1904 281 258 92 1905 307 283 92 1906 314 289 93 1907 404 348 322 93 1908 416 366 340 93 1909 422 370 341 92 1910 447 394 366 93 1911 472 420 383 91 1912 518 456 424 93 1913 527 455 426 94 Table Showing Local Tax for Support of Schools. Assessed valua- Actual cost Appropria- Average Cost per Year. tion of the Rate. to the Town tion on each mem- pupil in Town for support $1,000 of val- bership average of Schools. uation. member- Tax ship. v 1901 $1,053,325 $14.00 $5,186.84 $4.92 276 $18.79 1902 1,061,900 14.00 5,349.35 5.04 280 19.10 1903 1,089,194 14.50 5,902.79 5.42 278 21.23 1904 1,116,194 13.50 5,651.82 5.06 280 20.19 1905 1,123,222 14.10 5,552.77 4.05 307 18.09 1906 1,124,130 11.00 5,841.60 5.19 313 18.66 1907 1,188,741 13.60 6,308.53 5.31 348 18.13 1908 1,221,718 16.80 6,892.43 5.64 365 18.88 1909 1,271,348 15.00 7,592.02 5.97 369 20.57 1910 1,342,167 12.60 7,919.10 5.90 394 20.10 ' 1911 1,404,527 17.40 9,777.82 6.96 420 23.28 1912 1,534,588 19.60 10,132.39 6.59 456 22.21 1913 1,554,039 19.20 11,501.03 7.40 455 25.27 19 During the past year we have lost to the city of Brockton three of our valued teachers, two of whom had served with us eight and eleven years respectively. While we regret the loss of teachers who have been trained in our schools, we must recognize the fact that the election of our teachers to much better positions is a direct complement to our own school system. Fortunately, the changes necessitated by these resignations came during the summer vacation, a time when they could by made with a minimum amount of loss and inconvenience. The school statistics reported this year vary but little from those reported one year ago, showing, however, a slight gain in the total number of pupils in attendance for the year. In view of this fact, it has seemed best to your committee and superintendent to defer for another year any recommen- dation for additional school accommodations. This decision is justified by the fact that several of the outside schools have had a smaller enrolment than usual, and there seems to be no prospect for any large increase in the membership of these schools during the next year. Readjustment of grades will, therefore, be possible to such an extent as to relieve the crowded condition at the Center and Sunset Avenue schools. The citizens of the town should be prepared in the near future, however, to consider seriously the question of an addition to the building on Sunset Avenue to accommo- date all of the pupils living at that end of the town. Such an additon, converting the present school into a four-room building, would materially lesson our bill for transportation and enable pupils to attend school near their own homes. The health of the pupils would thereby be conserved, and many of the disadvantages connected with transportation and care of the pupils during the noon hour would be re- duced to a negligible quantity. In my last report reference was made to the recently in- augurated plan of giving small certificates at the end of each 20 school month to those pupils who had been neither absent nor tardy during the month. Seven or more of these small cer- tificates earned during the year would entitle the holder to a larger certificate. Eighty-four pupils, or nearly sixteen per cent, of the total registration earned the larger certificate; the names of these pupils will be found in appendix D. Others tried equally hard but failed through sickness or other unavoidable causes. The result of this attempt to secure more regular attend- ance is shown in the record for the year. The per cent, for the whole town is 94, the highest recorded for a long period of years, if not the highest on record, the average for the past ten years being 92.6 per cent. The Matfield school leads all others for the year, with a record of 97.45 per cent. Only one school has fallen below 91, while ten of the fifteen schools show an improvement over the record for the previ- ous year. The annual tests for defective sight and hearing have been made with the following results: number of pupils ex- amined, 470; number with defective vision, 20; number with defective hearing 1; number of parents notified 19. The re- port of the Medical Inspector is incorporated with this report and should receive careful consideration. In general, parents have responded well to his recommendations and have sought medical advice for the treatment of adenoids and enlarged tonsils. Decayed teeth should be cared for at once, as they not only interfere with a child's progress in school work by the suffering they occasion and by impairing his general health, but such teeth may harbor the germs of certain con- tagious diseases. A record of the year would be incomplete without refer- ence to the efforts of the different schools in the line of schoolroom decoration. Such efforts are commendable and indicate a genuine interest on the part of teachers and pupils. Special reference should be made to the fact that the schools 21 at the Center raised sufficient funds to purchase a Victor ma- chine, together with a number of records. Recent Legislation. One of the most important school measures passed at the last session of the Legislature is known as the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System, an arrangement for paying annuities and pensions to teachers. So far as teachers are concerned this system goes into effect July 1, 1914. Teachers already in the service of the public schools or who may enter such service before June thirtieth of the present year may, upon application to the commissioner of education, become members of the retirement association. Teachers who enter the service on or after July first shall thereby become members of the association. This act, how- ever, does not apply to teachers in the Boston schools. The management of the retirement system is vested "in the teachers' retirement board, consisting of seven members: the insurance commissioner for the commonwealth, the bank commissioner for the commonwealth, the commissioner of education for the commonwealth, three members of the re- tirement association and one other person." The funds of the retirement system are derived from as- sessments paid by members of the retirement association and from such amounts as shall be appropriated by the general court from time to time on estimates submitted by the re- tirement board. The rate of assessment, determined annu- ally by the retirement board, "shall at any given time be uni- form for all members of the retirement association, and shall not be less than three per cent, nor more than seven per cent, of the members' salary." It is further provided, how- ever, that no member shall be assessed less than thirty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for any school year. This assessment is paid in regular instalments due on 22 pay days and is deducted by the city or town treasurer from the teacher's salary. All deductions are forwarded once a month to the secretary of the retirement board. The state treasurer is the custodian of the funds. Assessments are payable until retirement, but no teacher is required to con- tribute more than thirty assessments. Members of the association may retire at the age of 60 and must retire at 70. The school committee, with the approval of the retirement board, can retire a teacher over 60 years of age. To share in the retiring allowances a member must have taught at least 15 years in Massachusetts, five years of which must immediately precede retirement. The retirement al- lowance in a given case is made up of such an annuity as the assessments for the given period would buy, plus a pension for an equal amount provided by the state, and in no case is to be less than three hundred dollars. Teachers withdrawing from service before becoming eli- gible for the retiring allowance have all their assessments refunded to them, with interest at three per cent, com- pounded annually. The law makes no provision for disability before the teacher reaches the age of sixty, except the re- funding of assessments with interest as stated above; it pro- vides merely for old age. The teacher's interests, however, are so well safeguarded that she has much to gain and prac- tically nothing to lose from membership in the association. Another important piece of school legislation enacted the past year is that relating to the employment of minors. This act took effect September first, and under its provisions all working certificates issued prior to that date became obso- lete. The issuing of new forms to all employed minors be- tween fourteen and twenty-one years of age entailed a great deal of extra work upon the superintendent of schools, as well as occasioning inconvenience to employers and employes. The law is, however, a distinct advance in legislation, limit- ing the hours of labor for minors and women and closing to 28 them certain dangerous occupations. The restrictions as to hours and occupations placed upon minors between fourteen and sixteen years of age will make it more difficult than for- merly for such to find employment and will have a tendency to keep these boys and girls in school. Before leaving school a boy or girl over fourteen and under sixteen years of age must obtain an employment certificate from the office of the superintendent of schools. Before this can be granted, how- ever, the applicant must file with the office a promise of em- ployment, a physician's certificate, a school record, and one of a series of prescribed proofs of age. Minors from sixteen to twenty-one years of age can obtain an educational certifi- cate on presenting the proper form of proof of age. A cir- cular giving an outline of the laws relating to the employ- ment of women and children can be obtained on application to the superintendent of schools. Howard High School. The past year has been one of expansion for the high school. The use of the entire building, including assembly hall and gymnasium, and the employment of our teachers on a full time schedule have added materially to the efficiency of the school in meeting the real needs of the community. The membership has increased to more than ninety, with a good prospect for reaching the one hundred mark next Sep- tember. This steady growth in numbers is gratifying to teachers and school officials, as it indicates a recognition of the value of high school work and a desire on the part of pupils to avail themselves of the opportunities offered by the school. The courses of study have been re-arranged and enriched the past year so that now our curriculum compares favorably with that of larger schools. Not only are opportunities pre- sented for fitting for college, normal, and technical schools, 24 but we can now prepare competent boys and girls for actual positions in the business world. A school can do much for a boy or girl but not everything. The pupil must remember that the school is but a miniature world wherein he receives a training for the larger world which he must soon enter, and in which he will find there is but little room for the man or woman who has not learned the meaning of hard work and of responsibility. There seems to be a growing spirit of loyalty to the school, a spirit that is fostered by the healthful development of athletics and by proper attention to the social life of the pupils. The opening of the gymnasium has made possible the organization of basket ball teams among the girls and boys. Through this and other games our pupil learn the valuable lesson of co-operation or team work, a lesson fre- quently learned in no other way. The organization of a school debating club, or congress, is due to the efforts of Mr. Maglathlin. This congress pro- vides an opportunity for the study of current events and a special training for public speaking. As the school grows in numbers, additional teachers will be needed and an opportunity thus afforded for still further enriching our course of study. In this connection it is proper to speak of the report made to the Association for the Revision of College Entrance Re- quirements. At present it is practically impossible for the smaller high schools to provide preparation for college and at the same time offer courses which represent the trend of modern educational thought and practice. Furthermore, it has happened that pupils who would undoubtedly do good work in college, if given the opportunity, have been automa- tically excluded through failure to meet the entrance require- ments in certain traditional subjects. The plan recommended in the report provides that such subjects as drawing, manual training, household arts, music, agriculture, and commercial 26 branches may be substituted for some of the traditional sub- jects usually offered for admission to college. By this plan pupils desiring a college training will be encouraged to pursue subjects that have a "vital interest for them and that will function with their future lives/ ' It is believed that the adoption of this plan would be a distinct benefit not only to the high schools but to the colleges as well, by drawing to them boys and girls of exceptional ability in subjects not at present recognized by colleges in their entrance require- ments. Report of the Supervisor of Drawing. — Mr. Edgar H. Grout, Superintendent of Schools : During the year which has just passed the course in drawing has been much the same as in the past and the attainment equal to if not above that of any previous year. In beginning each new subject in freehand drawing prac- tice work has first been done on the blackboards by the children, to obtain proportion and learn the characteristics of the object to be drawn. The drawings made on the board are large and the errors more readily seen by the children than when first drawn on paper. After this practice the drawings were made on paper as usual but have been done more intelligently. This way of teaching has given greater breadth to the subject and made it possible to draw things like wagons, automobiles, fishing schooners, trains and houses which the children could easily study outdoors or from pictures. It does not need to be added that the children thoroughly enjoy this kind of drawing. The younger children like to construct Indian villages and colonial settlements from heavy paper, and they have been so instructed in this work that they can make these things at home as a part of their home play. They have drawn large landscapes with crayons representing the differ- 26 ent seasons. The course in drawing is planned to be of such interest to children that it unconsciously becomes a natural mode of expression with them. Excellent work has been done in mechanical drawing in the upper grades, and in the ninth grade drawings have been made by the boys and then the object constructed in wood. Besides this, the boys in that grade are working out a course in mechanical drawing which is equivalent to the first year in mechanical drawing in the average high school. I wish to thank you and the teachers for your cordial support during the year. Respectfully submitted, EDMUND KETCHUM, Supervisor of Drawing. Report of the Medical Inspector. To the School Committee and Superintendent— of the Schools in the town of West Bridgewater : It gives me great pleasure to present my report as Med- ical Inspector— in the public schools for the past year as follows : 27 T3 6 . X3 > 0> DISEASES FOUND. to g 0) -t->o Eh Eyes:— Conjunctivitis, 2 1 1 2 Ears:— Otitis media (Inflammation of middle ear) 1 1 1 Nose and Throat:— Adenoids and enlarged tonsils, 46 46 16 14 Slightly enlarged tonsils, 58 36 Deflected nasal septum, 1 1 Cleft palate, 1 1 Skin:— Eczema, 4 1 Urticaria 6 2 Rhus poisoning (Ivy), 5 4 5 Farus, 1 1 Scrofulosis, 1 1 Bones and Joints:— General Diseases:— Anaemia, 2 2 1 1 Slightly anaemic, 7 2 2 Malaria, 2 1 1 Boils, 1 1 1 Sick headache, 13 Rheumatism, 1 Enlarged cervical glands, 5 3 3 Indigestion, 5 2 2 Valvular disease of heart, 1 Appendicitis, 1 1 1 Wry neck. 1 Nervous and Mental Defects:— Backward, 2 Lack of muscular co-ordination, 1 Defective speech (Stammering), 2 Teeth:— Badly decayed, 81 12 58 58 Taken care of, 89 Parasitic:— Pediculosis (Lice), 17 17 17 17 357 89 108 140 I would again call attention to the prevalence of adenoids and enlarged tonsils. These conditions frequently follow malformations of the nasal cavities and the roof of the mouth, producing mouth breathing. It seems to be a well- established fact that sucking the thumb in infancy causes a narrowing of the upper jaw, elevation of the hard palate 28 and consequent nasal obstruction. The habit has nothing to commend it and should be discouraged from earliest infancy before it becomes fixed. The teeth in their formation and eruption play an im- portant part in the production of a perfectly formed dental arch. If the milk teeth are not taken care of and are allowed to decay and disappear too quickly, a poorly developed arch will result ; and on the contrary if the milk teeth are allowed to remain too long, the second teeth are crowded or pushed to one side, are irregular and produce a corresponding deformity of the upper jaw. The result of inattention to these important details in early childhood is made evident by the number of cases found of nasal obstructions, adenoids and enlarged tonsils. I extend my thanks to all who have been interested in my work and rendered me assistance. Respectfully submitted* ELLIS S. LeLACHEUR, School Physician. West Bridgewater, Jan. 10, 1914. Conclusion. Many people, probably, have little if any conception of the demands made upon the teacher today, regarding the position as a sort of sinecure. To dispel any such delusion the following extract is quoted from an educational paper. Though written in a somewhat humorous vein, it is packed full of food for meditation. * She ( the teacher ) must know more, do more, be more and endure more than any other breadwinner. She must know everything in heaven above, the earth beneath, and the waters under the earth. She receives no special credit for knowing them, but woe to her if she knows them not. " 29 She must teach the three R's as in olden times, but mark the additions. She must teach physiology with the skill of a physician but without his opportunity of hiding mistakes. She must teach civics with the learning of a lawyer but with- out his library. She must teaqh virtue and goodness with all the zeal of a minister but without his Bible and sectarian bias. She must teach music, drawing, penmanship, physical culture with the ability of a specialist, but must give the supervisor all the credit for the success attained. She must teach business forms, business usage, short cuts and brief methods with all the knowledge of a bookkeeper, or the schools are considered impractical. In closing this report I wish to emphasize anew the im- portance of co-operation between the home and the school and to impress upon parents their obligation in this respect. Co-operation implies an attempt on the part of teachers and parents to understand each the other's problem and to give all possible help in its solution. Upon the teacher devolves the duty of knowing something of the home environment of her pupils upon the parents devolves first- ; the duty of a hand knowledge of the school through visitation, and of a more or less intimate acquaintance with the persons to whom is entrusted the care of their children for a period of five or more hours eoch day. With a better understanding of actual conditions, there should pass away unreasonable criticism and malicious gossip so destructive to the best interest of the school and home. Respectfully submitted, EDGAR H. GROUT. Superintendent of Schools. West Bridgewater, Mass., Jan. 15, 1914. 30 r O _ 'o'o'o'o'o'o oi5 S'o-r o o o 03 O O o o o o o o ^ u o o o o o J= o ^ > £3 02 . . 73 -m 2 . 0 o c3 & "£S^SSSSSSSSSSSSSS 8x85Seng sS S £E £S S^3S J§ £Vm 3 *h Sh S-i O O o^goooooo^ o) s u o s o o otwt!^ ^ % !>?s-,t>:>S>t>:>:> ~~ m P £> ^ £> t> i> 03 W 050HHHHOOH05HHHHH-^Ht>HOOONCO(NCOOI>iOH(MOH(Ni(NNHW<*OHa) DO a; to 3, "5 a> 'g J22 S "S g§ o S S ^ * 2 ch ^ fi a; 3 fj n 2 £ 5 £ J. I H HH | > C • • TO 03 03 > Appendix"*B. TEACHERS IN SERVICE FEBRUARY 1 1914. JL IliAKyxXIldSxij, Rose L. MacDonald, 449 West Chestnut St., Campello T"»l 1 T> 1_ Blanche G. Boober, West Bndgewater T 1 T^v T~» Ida D. Berry, Brockton C. Louise Williams, West Bridgewater TTT l T» • 1 l Nettie M. Woodbury, West Bridgewater Emma A. Morrow, Cochesett Elizabeth L. Holton, 10 Fellsway West, Somerville Minnie C. Cole, West Bridgewater C. Lillian Currie, East Bridgewater Ida D. Runnels, Elmwood Anna S. Dewhirst, West Bridgewater Ellen M. O'Neil, Bridgewater Mary A. Dewyer, Cochesett Elizabeth A. Martin, 22 Anawan St. , Taunton Cecilia M. Beattie, Bridgewater Mildred S. Jones, 106 Chandler St., Boston Edmund Ketchum, 100 Mount Pleasant Ave. Roxbury , .32 Appendix C. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES. Friday Evening, June 6th, 1913, Eight o'clock Class Officers. Henry G. Dunham, President, John J. Campbell, Vice President, Verna M. White, Secretary, Maynard H. Hemenway, Treasurer. March—Dawn of Peace, Dellafield Marie P. Brown. Chorus -Praise the Lord, Camille Saint Saens School. Invocation Rev. Edson R. Leach. The Meaning of Our Flag, Henry Ward Beecher Albert A. Howard. Class History, Verna M. White. Chorus—Fiddle and I Goodeve School. Quarrel Scene from Julius Caesar, Brutus—Henry G. Dunham, Cassius—John J. Campbell. 33 Class Prophecy, Mary Frances Fobes Glee Club—The Red Scarf, Veasie Male Voices, Bond Scene from The Merchant of Venice, Shylock—Maynard H. Hemenway, Antonio—Harold F. Cole. Chorus— Gavotte, Linders School. The Impeachment of Warren Hastings, Edmund Burke Napoleon J. Ensher. Presentation of Class Gift, Henry G. Dunham. Conferring of Diplomas, Rev. E. B. Maglathlin, Pres. of Howard Trustees. Remarks, Mr. E. H. Grout, Superintendent of Schools. Double Quartet—Send Out Thy Light, Gounod Benediction, Rev. E. B. Maglathlin. 34 Graduates 1913. Classical Course. Napoleon Joseph Ensher, Magna Cum Laude Henry Gurney Dunham, Mary Frances Fobes. General Course. John Joseph Campbell, Cum Laude Harold Francis Cole, Maynard Hillman Hemenway, Albert Alger Howard, Verna May White. Cover design, Henry G. Dunham. Board of Trustees. Rev. Edward B. Maglathlin, President, Mr. Barrett B. Russell, Vice President, Mr. Orvis F. Kinney, Treasurer, Mr. Hervey Dunham, Secretary, Mr. Clinton P. Howard, Mr. Bradford Copeland, Hon. Andrew J. Bailey, Hon. John D. Long, Miss Edith F. Howard, Miss Harriet A. Howard, Mr. Edwin H. Lothrop. Appendix D. Roll of Honor, 1912-1913. Pupils who have been awarded large certificates. Figures following the names of pupils indicate number of small cer- tificates earned. One small certificate represents perfect attendance for one school month. Center School. Grade IX. Mildred Cowell 7 Marjorie Sullivan 7 Leon Lothrop 8 Grade VIII. Sylvia M. Cobb 7 Ruth E. Lunn 7 Elsie E. Cogswell 8 Margaret E. McFadden 8 Mary Frates 7 Eldon E. Ohlson 8 Bessie E. Hemenway 7 Ralph Philbrick 7 Jennie Henderson 7 Edna M. Stuart 8 Charles E. Howard 7 George W. Wetterberg 8 Ruth M. Irving 7 Grade VII. Mason Alger 7 Phyllis Logue 7 Ethel Louise Beal 9 Olive H. Lothrop 8 Irene Browne 9 Catherine Medeiros 7 Hazel S. Holmes 8 Harry E. Parry 7 John E. Howard 7 Eleanor H. Worthington 9 Grade VI. Bathel Anderson 7 Doris Irving 8 Persis Holmes 7 Joanna McFadden 8 Hazel Hunt 7 Louise H. Ripley 8 Grade V. Charles C. Ames 8 Grade IV. Ralph S. Worthington 8 Grade II. Arlene M. Irving 9 Charles E. Worthington 8 Cochesett Intermediate. Inez Amero 7 Florence E. Gardner 8 Louise F. Boudreau 9 George E. Gardner 8 Annie W. Clark 7 Leo W. Hefner 7 Ruth F. Conant 9 Bernice H. Keith 7 Cochesett Primary. Etta Boudreau 9 Arthur Snell 8 Arthur Conant 9 Sunset Avenue Intermediate. Carl Carlson 7 Elizabeth A. Worthing 7 Margaret Gathro 9 Sunset Avenue Primary. Amos Chaves North School. Ebba M. Backstrom 7 Mary F. Perry 7 Burton L. Kervin 7 South School. Grace D. Keenan 9 Lena Toomey 7 Grace Luddy 8 East School. Elmer Anderson 7 Lionel Gour 9 Albert Chassey 7 Louise L. Gour 9 Donald R. Foye 9 . Everett H. Kingman 7 Ruth M. Foye 9 37 Jerusalem School. Manuel Conseison 7 Carl V. Johnson 7 Gertrude L. Hanson 7 Manuel DeMattos 7 Matfield School. Lena M. Beal 8 Dorothy M. Packard 7 Anna B. Belmore 7 Samuel A. Read 7 Elva H. Benson 7 Elizabeth E. Read 7 Joseph R. Hemenway 9 Rose V. Wetterberg 7 Myron F. Lawson 9 James R. Whittemore 7 Albert I. Mann 8 Pearle M. Whittemore 8 Charles H. Mann 9 Earle R. Worcester 9 Ellsworth E. Packard 7 Ruby E. Worcester 9