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Home My Public Portal About1865 Annual Watertown Report NUAI, REPORT OF THE Receipts and Expenditures � OF THE TOWN OF WATERTOWN , For the year ending February 10, 1£65. I WALTHAM TIASTIYGS' ",SENTINEL" PRE,8S. 1865. PRESENTED TO THL Tows of flic #� .. 16 30 . , . � � �3 �,5 . OlP By Received ✓'L2 Z. / Af `' 3 No. Alcove Shelf =• 7 •.:1��.:J/�'�JnL itf�\.�1�'.'L,V�`t..-C1P'•L:.T�C�r�L7�� . � ^�, _ _ .t � •_ s a^Z• ___III � �"� •...`•l.�i ..f �i� l • RECEIPTS _ Cash in bands of Treasurer, $640 20 Outstanding Taxes in bands of Wrn. White, 1862, 374 25 Ditto in hands of Saml. Noyes, 1863, 1,327 60 Cash borrowed of Eliza J. Norcross, 200 00 " Isaac B. Patten, 400 00 Wm. H. McCabe, 325 00 Michael Quirk, 600 00 " James Dardis, 200 00 Patrick Dewyre, 300 00 Traders'Bank to pay Teachers and Inst. 3,000 00 " for Recruiting, 1,500 00 Ad Patrick 'Morrison, 300 00 received of Sons of Temperance, rent of Lipper Hall, 16 85 borrowed of Traders' Bank, for Recruiting, 1,000 00 received of Samuel Noyes, for Sale of Liquors, 361 60 borrowed of Traders' Bank, 2,000 00 2,000 00 as " 1,500 00 " At 2,000 00 received of State Treasurer, School Fund, 183 54 borrowed of Maria Dudley, 300 00 Amount of Taxes assessed for the year 1864, committed to Saml. Noyes, Collector, 41,538 68 s Cash borrowed of Five-Cents Savings-Bank, 10,000 00 received of Premium for Recruits, 474 4 7 Sam]. Noyes, 1 year's Rent of Store, 150 00 " it10 per cent. on Gas-Fixtures, 3 06 J. W. Coffin, balance Recruiting Funds, 38 00 4 Cash received of State Treasurer, Reimbursement of State Aid, 1863, $4,400 00 i Ditto, balance of 1862, 248 962 t Nour a & Barnard, 1 year's Rent;of Store, 125 00 At 10 per cent. on Gas-Fixtures, 3 05 : borrowed of Traders' Bank to ray Teachers, 1,000 00 r-Teived of John Sylvester, Tuition, 8.1 00 borrowed of Nancy Chase, 225 00 received of State Treasurer, Corporation Tax, 4,817 82 46 Elijah Pratt, 1 year's Rent of Upper Hall, 50 00 fig 69 Cash received for Town Hall, 223 25 66 Grave Lots, 45 00 Dog License, 1 00 :' Sale of Town Maps. 1 00 Taxes assessed on Application, 46 80 Interest on Taxes for 1863, 5.5 35Y $82,168 7411 z EXPENDITURES _ Schools. Appropriation, S6,7175 00 Received of Joha Sylvester, 84 00 State, 183 54 $7,042 54 AMOUNT PAID TEACHERS. Geo. R. Dwelly, $1,133 34 Henry Chase, 841 67 J. G. Waite, 483 34 L. W. Russell, 283 33 E. L. Goodhue, 333 34 Fanny M. Nichols, 3 33 7 50 Abby F. Sherman, 50 00 C. A. Bailey, 241 68 Harriet Robbins, 291 68 M. E. Saraent, :'91 68 M. E. Sharp, 1)91 68 Caroline Merbrein, `6291 68 M. E. Lord, 6)91 68 I. N. March, 291 68 C. H. Metcalf, 133 33 A. D. Bill, 210 08 $5 797 69 CARE OF SCHOOLHOUSES. Paid R. C. Rongbt, $210 00 Henry Chase, 84 00 Nancy Chase, 63 00 S-35 7 00 6 FOR FUEL. Paid R. Gilkey, Coal, $5 7 6 50 Jonas Woodward, Charcoal, 64 96: $641 46 BOOKS AND MAPS. Paid C. C. McLautblin, $69 94 E. P. Dutton & Co., 69 00 Wm. Hensbaw, 9 00 Crosby & Niebols, 8 78 M. J. Whipple, 8 7,5 $165 47 INCIDENTAL SCHOOL EXPENSES. Paid Nancy Chase, Cleaning East House, $fi 00 Joanna Nevins, tiWest 9 00 C. J. Barry, Paid Sundries, 4 05 A. F. Flemming, Bells, etc., 2 0T Samuel Noyes, Mats, Brooms, etc., 67 59 School-Committee, 1 year's Salary, 160 0C A. S. Patton, 1 term's Salary, 8 33 Josiah Hastings, Printing Reports, 22 56 Eli jab Pratt, Moving Settees for Examination, 10 5C R. C. Rougbt, Cleaning Higb ,.nd Center Houses, 31 75 Wm. H. Wicks, Repairs on West House, 8 45 G. W. Bright, d4Pumps, 7 00 J. B. Kendall & Co., Express, 1 55 Geo. Pierce, Repairs on Houses, 55 31 Wm. L. Stiles, Stove, Funnel, etc., 54 35 T. L. French, Repairs on Houses, 79 58 Antipas Jackson, Repairing Poker and Register, 3 28 John Barnard, Glazing, etc., 16 50 J. L. Ross, Desks, Chairs, etc., 90 93 Luther Bent, Repairs, etc., 39 80 Artemas Rogers, Repairs on Clocks, 1.1 75' Alfred Howes, Sundries, 2 15 Almsbouse, Grading Higb-Scbool Yard, 27 00 Henry Russell, Glazing, 18 16 7.10 53 t 7 EXTENSION AND ALTERATION OF CENTER SCHOOLHOUSE. -tmount of ;appropriation $2,7 75 00 Paid 0. A. Train, Land, $88 90 J. R. Stickney, 4637 00 lVoodcock & _Meacham, Plans, 25 00 Joseph Sanger, Contract, 1,800 00 64 Extra Work, 77 26 !krthur Reafe, Filling, 278 00 Thomas Ring, 220 00 E. Woodward, Survey of Land, 4 25 Cyrus Carpenter & Co., Furnace, etc., 315 14 Andrew Cumming, Setting do., etc., 53 36 Joseph Sanger, Registers, etc., 39 74 $2,938 65 Fire Department. Amount of Appropriation, Paid Engine Co. No. 1, 1 year's Service, $380 85 Hook & Ladder Co , [i " 145 00 Engineers, `` 58 00 Geo. Holbrook, 6 months' do. Steward No. 1, 20 00 C. S. Locke, " it is 20 00 J. S. Cole, 1 year's do. Steward H. & L., 10 00 .Jonas Woodward, Charcoal, 1 50 Robert Stevens, Opening Reservoir, 1 �.50 E. Robinson & Co., Keys, 4 50 James Boyd & Sons, Repairing IIose, 4 50 T. N. Hooper, " Engine, 3 00 Henry Russell, Painting Room in House, 20 00 Hunneman & Co., Lanterns, etc., 4 175 Thomas Patten, Spanner Sheaths, 3 00 Luther Bent, Settees and Chairs, 46 50 Royal Gilkey, Coal, 31 37 Ben Put, Refreshments, 8 75 Gleason & Fuller, It 9 79 " at Shovel, `' 00 Samuel Noyes, Oil, etc., 20 21 George Pierce, Repairs on Mouse, 11 28 Wm. L. Stiles, Pump, etc., 14 90 .T. W. Magee, Charcoal, 1 20 N. & W. Gas-light Co., Gas, 10 90 $833 50 Poor and Highways. Paid Grant fur Support of Pour, $1,100 00 66 " highways, 1,500 00 $2,600 00 Repairs of Bridges and Culverts. A.ppropriation, $3.50 00 Paid J. G. & N. G. Gooch, Lumber, $117 65 B. Whitney, Culvert, Pleasant street, 20 00 Geo. Pierce, Repairs, Paper-mill Bridge, 50 05 Almshouse, Laying Culverts, 126 05 Geo. Pierce, Repairs on Brighton Bridge, etc., 53 87 $367 62 Gravel. Appropriation for Purchase of Gravel, $450 40 ff Taking Gravel from River, 21,10 00 $650 00 EXPENDED. Paid T. L. French, Land, $4.50 00 Almshouse, Taking Gravel fi om River, 24 00 $Ii4 00 Building Etna - Mills Bridge. Appropriation, •2, +�0 00 EXPENSES. Paid J. G. & N. G. Gooch, Lumber, 1.:::-F ► 37 Thomas N. Hooper, Iron-work, 70 98 Michael 31cDonald, Stone-work, 231 7 5 Geo. Pierce, Labor, etc., 496 43 , Henry Russell, Painting Railing, 25 h6 $2,109 59 9 Hearse. Appropriation, $500 00 EXPENSES. Paid E. H. Brainard, For IIearse, $500 00 Wheeler & Train, Cloth for Covering, 13 9' $513 9. Painting Town-House. Appropriation. 400 00 V. EXPENSES. Paid Henry Russell, $359 00 Paying Town Debt and Interest. Appropriation for Payin; Town Debt, $3,000 00 " Interest on do.. 2,850 00 5,850 00 EXPENSES. Paid portion of Town Debt, Traders Bank, $2,800 00 at Luke Forbes, y00 00 aid Lowell Institution for Savings Interest on Town Debt, 1,269 88 State Treasurer, 351 50 A. W. Shapleiah, It " 165 00 Joseph Faxon, at 60 00 Luke Forbes, " a 132 00 Traders Bank, Stamps and 258 17 Eliza Glincs, " " 110 00 Jaliel Baker, " " 55 00 Patrick Morrison, 4 81 E. S. Hinman, 22,0 00 Win. C. Lorin;, 255 00 Five-Cents Savings-Bank, 68 33 E. J. Norcross, 5 50 Thomas L. French, " on Note for Land, 8 63 h'rederick Sherman, on Town Debt, G 00 Nancy Chase, at 13 00 r .Tames Dardis, " " 5 .50 J. It. Norcross, Trustee, " 128 50 A. J. N„rerosy, " 07 50 S6,01,() :1)1 1O Fencing Dangerous Places in the Highways. ?appropriation, $100 Of) EXPENSES. Paid Geo. Pierce, Fencing, $47 87 Ezra Forrestall, Damages sustained on Lexington street, 50 00 $97 87 Volunteers and Families. Appropriation for Recruiting, S7,000 00 Aid, 650 00 Received from State, Premium for Recruits, 4,7447 92 Reimbursement of Aid, 4G) 48 ` J. W. Coffin, Balance of Recruiting Fund, 38 00 $12,811 39 EXPENSES. .Paid Joseph Crafts, 35 days Recruiting, S105 00 di Expenses, SO 92 Hiram Whitney, Rent of Office in Dana Bloc 35 days, and Glass, '53 00 Horace Cate, Horse and Carriage, 150 F. W. Hilton, 7 days Recruiting and Expenses, 24 0 G. W. Horn, `_'3 " " 76 18 J. W. Coffin, Treas. Recr. Com., Premium, 550 00 tZ Do., Selectmen's Order, 2,500 00 J. B. Smith, Collation, Co. T. 5th Regt., 100 00 A. Hosmer, Examining Disabled Men, 9 50 Deposited in State Treasury for Recruits, 3,000 0( G. N. 'Harch, Treasurer Recruiting Committee, 5,125 0( John Conly, Town Bounty, 12:5) 0( Thomas Cusic, 69125 0( Wm. Thompson, id125 0( John Quinlon, 49125 0( John O'Brien, Is125 0( John Dunn, C4125 0( Charles Hancock, " of 1861, 30 0( John Doherty, 0 0f Samuel Noyes, Alaking Return of State Aid, ' Stationery, etc., 15 0' Geo. L. Noyes, Makin-, Soldiers' Record and Returns, 30 0 11 Paid Aid to Families for February, $362 13 March, 476 80 April, 506 00 May, 510 00 June, 558 08 July, 474 00 August, 394 00 September, 416 7 8 October, 474 53 November, 575 50 December, 719 15 January, 444 00 Paid Reimbursement of Soldiers' Bounty Loan, 4,017 00 Elijah Pratt, Care of Hall and Anterooms for Recruiting, etc, 4 7 43 $22,461 50 Miscellaneous, Appropriation, $2,000 00 Received for Rents and Sundries, 1,182 25 $3.182 25 IISCELLAtiEOUS EXPENSES. Paid Dickinson, Lincoln, & Co., Prison Buckets, $7 25 J. P. Shorey, Police duty, 58 00 Iiugh Riley, Repairs on Town-House, 1 29 Calvin M. Stetson, Police duty, 1863, 10 00 Wm. L. Stiles, Sealing Weights and Measures, 10 00 Samuel Noyes, 1 year's Salary Town Agent, 75 00 " Expressing for do., 2 00 U. S. License, to May 1, 1864, 13 33 N. & W. Gas-light Co., Gas, Town-Hall, 60 40 " " " Upper Hall, 16 40 E. F. Porter, Liquors to Town Agent, 53 30 J. P. Shorey, Police duty, April, 60 00 " " Mareb, 64 00 Goo. Parker, 96 April, 39 50 Jnshna Learned, Notifying Town-:Meeting and Officers, 31 60 J. P. Shorey, Police duty, May, 62 00 • Board for Prisoners, 2 50 1"r Paid Geo. Parker, Police duty, May, etc., $1 50 J. P. Shorey, Police duty, Julie, 75 00 Geo. Parker, Ditto, 7.7) 7 5 N. & W. Gas-light Co., Gas for Street-lamps, 6 mouths, N 00 Repairing Street-lamps, 5 25 it 46 Gas for Town-11a11, 11 20 E. F. Porter, L*,quors to Town Agent, :'tl;) 94 D. H. '3lason, Services on Milldam Bridge, 21W 00 C. C. McLauthlin, Printing Warrants, Tax-lulls, etc., '_'7 35 J. P. Shorey, Police duty, July, ;7 50 I Geo. Parker, Ditto, 77 50 Geo. AV. Horn, 3 days Service before County Com'rs, G 00 G. L. Noyes, Paid Record-Look, etc., !► gg J. P. Shorey, Police duty, August, 77 50 Board for Prisoners, 00 Geo. Par'..-,er, Police duty, August, 77 50 Hiram Whitney, Ditto, and Notifying Town, 14 60 Robert Stevens, Lighting Street-lamps, 39 00 Assessors, Services, 1864, 300 00 66 Stationery and Boo';s, 7 25 Woodcook & Meacham, Survey and Plan of Town-Laoding, 10 00 R. Gilkey, Coal for Town-Ball, 22 75 S. E. Dleserve, Police duty, 16 00 Henry Austin, 12 50 E. IV. Boynton, •` 1 50 S. F. Stearns, G 25 J. S. Cole, 7 50 Philip Nuaent, Altering Entrance to Watch-house, _'7 00 Luther L. White, Examining Records, and Rev. Stamps, 111 00 Moses Fuller, Services as Auditor, 5 00 D. W. Doughty, Posting Bills, 1 50 J. P. Shores, Police duty, September, 7.5 00 " Board for Prisoners, and Team to Boston, t; 12 Geo. Parker, Police duty, September 7.3 00 Thoma,, Groom & Co., Record-Looks, 150 N. & W. Gas-light Co., Gas for Ilall, 14 00 U. S. License, 1 year, to May 1. 1865, '_'-1 17 E. F. Porter, Liquors for Agent, 5 5- Charles Whitney, Makinj Estimate, and Time on account _Milldam Road, 10 04; S. L. Batchelder, Dinners for County Com'rs, 46 `"' J. P. Shorey, Police duty, October, 77 50 13 Paid Gco. Parker, Police duty, October, etc., $7 8 25 U. S. Tax on Liquors, 20 Joseph Crafts, Survey and Plan, Pleasant street, 6 25 Joseph Crafts, Searching Records on Town-Landing, 21 00 Geo. Parker, Police duty, November, 75 .).5 J. P. Shorey, Ditto, 75 UU E. F. Porter, Liquors for Town Agent, 28 94 B. V.-hitney, Gravel on Sidewalk, Galen st , 10 Oo Jonas Woodward, Charcoal for Watch-house, 90 W. H. `nicks, Building Entranee to do., 91 GU J. 11. Cameron, Billies, 7 0;1 J. P. Shorey, Puliec duty, Dece►nbcrr, 017 51) Geo. Parker, '` '` 78 11 1 John Barnard, Glazing Tow: -home & st. lamps, 15 17 WW. McDonald, Stone for Street bounds, -t; •_'.; E. F. Porter, Liquors, Town Agent, 167 24 Josiah Hastings, Printing Reports, etc., 111 45 R. Gilkey, Coal for Watch-house & Station, 24 61 Town Hall, 17 U;� C. C. McLauthlin, Printing Notices, etc., 24 05 N. & W. Gas-light Co., Gas f-r Street-lamps G ni,)nths, 113 00 " Repairs, 1 pd Gas for Hall, 49 50 J. P. Shorey, Police Duty, .January, 77 50 " `latches & Whaky for st.lamps, 5 00 Geo. Parker, Police duty, January, 77 50 Geo. 13. Wilder, Paid bedding for lVatch-house, 20 aJ Samuel Noyes, Preparing Reports and Sundries for Hall, 2 31 7 D " 1 year's Salary as Treasurer, 125 00 " Collecting Taxes for 1864, 415 9 Geo. L. Noyes, 1 year's Salary Town Clerk, :50 OU " Recording and returns of near- riages of Births and Deaths, ; ,1,1 " Corying and Indexing Records, 31 1 00 , 1 os �,e, etc., 11 ,► " Rev. Stainl►s ' tan • Will. L. Stiles, Conductor funnel,etc., Towr.-aou-c, I-) 4J E. F. Porter, Liquors. Town agent, 12 1 G $. L. I+Tench, Repairs on Town-house, lt► 71 R. Gilkey & Co , Linic, Lt:., 11'. II., 1 C; Abraham Lincoln, Service on `lilldam Road, 2 (10 J. A. Kincaid, Teams for ssesso�s, 11 00 14 Paid J. A. Kincaid, Teams fir Police, $14 50 Horace Cate, " " 4 00 Thomas Iluut, Two days examining Records, 5 (A Ileury Russell, Painting Entrance to `V. 11., 15 00 F E. While, Exprerr, 4 25 Alfred 31 ndg(1 & Son, Police Badges, 7 00 J. P. Shurey, Expenses of Prisoners, 2 75 Ezra, Wing, ladder fur Street-lamps, 1 09 Joshua Learned, Mowing Burying Ground and making Returns, 19 00 _llinshouse, l;uildin,Sidewalk Brighton st., 135 00 Nurse, etc., for John Page, 113 00 Elijah Pratt, Care of Hall and Rooms when let, 48 00 Paid Charcoal and Repairs, 24 14 66 " Care of Hall and Anterooms for Town purposes and when granted to sundry persons free, 70 59 $5,`?07 05 Recapitulation. Total amount of receipt, $82,168 74 EXPENDITURES. FOR SCHOOLS. Paid Teachers, $5,7 91 69 Care of Schoolhouses, 357 00 Fuel, 641 46 Books, _flaps, e,c., 165 47 Incidental Expenses, 740 5"1 Total for Sebools, ti 7,702 15 Paid extension and alteration of Center School- house, 2,938 6.5 Fire Dq)ariment, 833 50 Poor and Hi oways, 2,600 00 Repairs on Bridges and Culverts, 367 62 Gravel, 474 00 Builklim, Bridge at Etna Mills, 2,109 59 l IlLarse. 513 92 Painting'`,fown-Ilousc, 359 00 ' Paying Towa Debt, 3,000 00 Interest, 3,050 31 Dangerous places in Highways, 97 87 1:5 paid Volunteers, and familie,3, S22,461 50 Miscellaneous Expenses, 5,`0 05 Notes for money borrowed in agticipatio❑ of Taxes, 14.300 00 State Tax, 1864, 6,840 00 County Tax, balance 1863, 1,107 0i in part 1864, 1.000 00 Abatement on Taxes, 1863, 160 36 `• " 1864, 703 60 Thos. Bradley Estate, 1,316 3? Discount, itit1,069 41 Outstanding Taxes, 1862, 74 `_'.i 1863, 357 40 186.1, 3,131 01 Cash in hand of Treasurer, 384 `?i $82,168 74 The foregoing accounts of Samuel Noyes, Treasurer of the town of Watertown, we, the subscribers, find correctly cast and vouched. JAMES SHARP, SAMUEL LEARNED. Auditors. AVM. C. S. HARRINGTON, 1 f, Liabilities. Due Sebools, payable in March, $2,200 00 Interest on Debt to June 1, 1,250 00 Fire Department, clue May 1, 75 00 Aid to Families Volunteers for four months, to .June 1, 1,7 50 00 Balance of County Tax, 1964, 1,1.07 96 SG,7k2 96 Surplus, 2,500,61 ' Assets. Cash in bands of Treasure:, F`;4 27 Outstandino, Taxes of 1862), 74 25 40 01 Due in December from State Aid paid to Families of Volun- teers for 1864, 5,336 G4 Surplus, $2,500 61 Estimated Expenses for Ensuing Year. For Support of Schools, $9,000 00 Higbways, 2,000 00 Bridges and Culverts, 500 00 Poor, 1.200 00 Fire Department, 800 00 For paying portion of Town Debt, 5,000 00 Interest on 3,600 00 Aid to Families of Volunteers, 600 00 Contingent Expenses, 3,000 00 Discounts, Abatements and collection of 'faxes, 1,600 00 $27,300 00 __--- 17 Schedule and Valuation of Town Property. Town Farm and Buildings thereon, $10,000 00 Personal Property on same as appraised, 3,257 87 Town-house and Land, 8,500 00 Furniture iu Town-house, 500 00 Hi;b Schoolhouse, Land and Furniture, 8,000 00 Apparatus, 500 00 Center Schoolhouse, Land and Furniture, 9,000 00 Rest 449,000 00 East At 6,500 00 Two Engines and Apparatus, 1,250 00 Hook and Ladder Carriage, 10-5 00 Small Engines, 50 00 Gravel Bank, Bacon Hill, 600 00 $57,282 87 Town Debts. Lowell Institution for Savings, $22,2 25 00 State Treasurer, 6,500 00 Elmira S. Hinman, 4,000 00 Joseph Faxon, 1,000 00 Thaddeus Nichols, 5,100 00 X W. Shapleigh, 3,000 00 Frederick Sherman, 100 00 Jaliel Baker, 1,000 00 Eliza Glines, 1,000 00 Nancy Chase, 475 00 Ann J. Norcross, 500 00 J. H. Norcross, Trustee, 500 00 Luke Forbes, 2,200 00 Eliza J. Norcross, `.300 00 baac B. Patten, 400 00 Wm. 11. McCabe, 3.35 00 Miehael (quirk, 600 00 James Dardis, 200 00 ,Patrick Dewyre, 300 00 Maria Dudley, 300 00 i1 hive-Cents Savings-Bank, Boston, 10,000 00 $59,925 00 t F k Samuel Noyes, Treasurer, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE WATERTOWN ALMSHOUSE, Dre To balance in Treasury last year, $14 36 Cash received of Town of Belmont, 814 95 B. Whitney, Labor, 30 26 Jesse Wheeler, Hay, Potatos, etc. 35 43 Otis A. Train, Gravel, 1 50 Geo. H. Sleeper, Hay, 14 43 D. C. Gifford, Sundries, 145 50 Freeman Babb, it512 40 Wm. Sherman, Gravel, etc., 16 40 Royal Gilkey, Hay, 48 00 J. S. Allison, Pork, 23 73 Town for building Sidewalk, Brighton st., 135 00 Town Grant for support of Poor, 1,1f►�l 110 Is " Highways, 1,50f) 00 ° C ulverts, 126 05 taking gravel from river, 24 00 B. Whitney, for Pigs, 12 00 Jesse Wheeler, Gravel and Stone, 13 50 Henry Russell, Stone, 5 00 Otis Train, Gravel, 1 25 Town for grading High-school yard, 27 00 $4,600 79 19 Cre By Cash paid Gleason & Fuller, Groceries, $374 20 J. W. Coffin, paid Labor, 20 25 Wm. L. Stiles, Stone, etc., 68 13 Parker, Gannett & Osgood, Tools, 9 00 Maynard & Sons, Flour, 7 2 50 Bradshaw Whitney, Paid Sundries, 98 72 J. S. Allison, Provisions, 244 86 Wheeler & Train, Dry Goods, 1863, 130 72 << " " " 1864, 121 86 Davis & Lee, Manure, 24 00 B. Paine, Mackerel, 16 80 D. C. Gifford, 3 quarters and 3 days' Salary, 188 43 At " Paid Sundries, 115 13 Joshua Learned, Funeral Expenses, 30 50 Martin Cox, Labor, 35 42 .James Seavey, Labor, 174 15 Arville J. Allen, Labor, 76 00 Freeman Babb, Salary, 282 00 Benj. Dana, Groceries, 38 91 Samuel Noyes, `` 224 09 Medicines, 41 29 Boston Man. Co., Cotton Cloth, 56 58 C. C. McLauthlin, Stationery, 84 A. B. Morse, Manure, 9 28 Alfred Howes, Hardware, 19 50 James Hall, Blacksmith work, 1863, 16 31 J. Hinman, Boots and Shoes, 24 .54 Perkins, Coffin & Co., Grain, 505 40 Royal Gilkey, Wood and Coal, 178 91 City of Boston, Support of 31eacham & Stone, 64 15 Robert Welch, Labor, 53 00 James Thomany, it 4 03 Owen Manahan, " 79 88 Thomas Moran, 66 9 30 Thomas Runey, " 89 01 John Ilision, " 27 33 John Dolan, " 67 66 West Boylston, Support of J. J. Green, 135 35 Phineas King, Fish, 39 94 A. B. Rogers, Clothing, 27 662 George Ilyde, Covering Stone and Trees, 15 23 P 20 By Cash paid Wm. Sherman, Yarn and Blankets, $15 78 Thomas Patten, Harness �Vork, 5 15 J. H. Cameron, Wheelwright Work, 38 25 Wm. 11I. Taby, Manure, 7 v0 Henry Bright, Butchering, 4 00 John Tucker, Wheelwri ht Work, 4 42 John Barnard, Paint, 2 33 Luther Bent, Manure, 2025 A. D. Drew, RepairingpShoes, 10 32 E. M. Mosher, Vetting Tires, 3 00 AV. W. Cheney, Wood,, 38 00 Wm. C. S. Harrington, Sundries, 9 50 D. T. Iiuckins, 31edical .'attendance, � 16 00 City of Charlestown, Support of Whitney& Davis, 4.2 50 Freeman Babb, Paid Sundries, 273 62 Antipas Jackson, Blacksmith Work, 97 37 . Wm. L. Stiles, 14 58 Alfred Howes, Hardware, 11) 08 F. E. White, Express, 1 75 E. G. Tarbell, Harness Work, 9 07 J. Hinman, Boots and Shoes, 8 55 S. Riebardson, Medical Attendance, 19 00 R. Gilkey& Co., Lumber, 9 57 B. Whitney, Sundries, 35 TO Mayo & Chamberlain, Provision, 41 91 Cash in hands of Treasurer, 51 16 $4,600 79 The above and foregoing accounts of the Overseers of the Poor and Highways of Watertown, we find correctly cast and properly vouched. JAMF.S SHARP, SA31UEL LEAR-NED, Auditors. WM. C. S. HARRINGTON, Inventory and Appraisement of Personal Property At the Almshouse in Watertown, Feb. 11, 186 . LIFE STOCK 3 Iron Rakes, $3 00 �1 i 5 UO 3 Iron Bars, 6 00 orses, � ' Draft Chain, 8 00 2 Cons and Heifer, 180 00 1 5 Wrenches, 4 00 4 Hocs, 90 00 2 Sets Tacklin-, ri 00 20 Hens, 15 00 5 Flails, 1 00 $460 00 Pot and Basket, 1 00 Sacks and Bags, 1 00 HAY AND GRAIN. 4 Cattle Chains, 2 00 Winnowing 'Mill, 3 50 8 1 2 Tons Hay, �w340 00 1 Horse Hoe and Cultivator, 7 50 1 1-2 damaged, do., 30 00 Shingles, 15 00 t 1-2 do. Salt Hay, 30 00 Hot Bed Sash, 1 00 Straw anal Stalks, 20 00 2 Ot Yokes, 2 00 75 bn,;hels Corn, 150 00 Bench, 2 00 Pop Corn, 75 5 Rakes, 60 Beans and Seed, 4 50 1 Drag Rake, 1 25 Q Bushels Rye, 16 00 8 Hay Forks, 6 00 Hops, 3 50 Scythe Snaths, Cradle&old Iron, 6 50 Sickles and Corn Cutter, 1 50 $594 75 Rifles and Whetstones, 25 CARTS, FARMING TOOLS, &C. 2 Tree Brushes, 20 Plaster, 75 a Carts, $200 00 1 Hay Cutter, 5 00 1 Market Wagon, 25 00 3 Feed Boxes, 3 50 1 Derrick, 45 00 Surciwrles and Halters, 3 00 i Jack, 2 50 l Stone Drag, 1 00 l Grind0one, 2 50 Rubble Stones, 10 00 4 Plows, 12 00 Shoemakers'&Carpenters'Tools, 7 ro l Gravel Screen, 10 00 1 Puna, 2 00 1 Hand Cart and 2 Barrows, 12 00 1 Hay Cart, 15 00 l Harrow, 6 00 1 Large Wagon, 60 00 l Covered Wagon, 35 00 5 Ladders, 5 54) 1 Sleigh, 10 00 1 Large Sled, 25 00 1 Blanket Rohe, 3 00 I.ot of ''Manure, 190 00 3 Horse, do., 12 00 Lot of Wood, 85 00 1 Scraper, 1 00 1 Scale, 2 00 27 Old Shovels, 5 00 Harnesses, 110 00 F Pickaxes, 5 00 Neata-Foot Oil and Ju(, 2 00 5 Stone Hammers, 6 00 Lights of Glass, 60 Leetle and Wedges, 1 75 2 Snow Plows, 5 00 3 Manure Forks, 2 00 110es and Ser4pers, 7 00 $1,013 40 22 . FURNITURE, & PROVISIONS. 41 Comforters, E116 87 23 Yards Calico, 7 67 Rye Salt Fish, $6 30 Contents 2 Drawers f, 50 Indian, do., 12 Meal, OU 00 9 Yards Cotton Goode, 4 50 ndi Soap, 4 50 t2774;91 40 Ibs. Coffee, 4 80 Flour, 13 00 CHAMBERS. Firkins, 1 0o Bureau $5 00 Buckets, 5O Stove, 1 50 Meal Chest, 2 00 Chest Drawers, 2 00 Starch, 30 Light Stand, 25 Axes, Saws and Hatchets, 10 00 Bureau and Table 2 50 12 Hams, 50 60 3 Curtains, 1 00 Lard, 22 00 1 Glass, 1 00 Sugar, 36 00 12 00 12 Bedsteads and Bunks, 19 00 `on 1 5 Trunks, 3 50 T Ware, 13 00 Bureau, Knives, Forks and Spoons, 1 75 2 Wood Trunks, 4 00 Baking Pans, 3 00 15 feat'r Bedq,3 Bol's. 25 Pill's, 105 00 Rat Traps, 75 16 Chambers, 5 00 Coal Hods, 2 00 15 Straw Beds, 11 00 Lumps, 2 00 _ 1 Lantern, 1 25 $162 00 Washboards and Wringer, 7 25 Jugs and Jars, 2 00 KITCHEN. 5 Brooms, 1 75 Coffee Mill and. Basket, 75 I 1 Cooking Stove, $65 00 1 Extension Table, 4 75 1 3-4 Gross Matches, 3 02 1 Secretary, 7 00 Crockery, 12 00 1 Clock, 12 50 I Mahogany Bureau, 3 00 Oil Cloth, 2 00 1 Glass, 75 Steelyards, 87 7 Pails, 1 75 1 Cupboard, 4 00 I Chopping Knife and Tray, 1 67 Oil and Cans, 3 25 Common Chairs, 4 75 $b7 19 1 Sofa, 5 50 1 Stove, 10 00 HALL. 1 Rocking Chair, 2 00 1 Long Table, $3 50 1 Card Table, 2 25 1 Clock, 3 00 I Looking Glass, 5 00 1 Table, 50 1 Carpet, 9 U0 j Stove and Funnel, 10 of 3 Curtains and Fixtures, 3 00 1 Crockery, 2 W Pieces Floor Cloth, 1 00 25 Towels at 12 cts., 3 04 Bible, 1 25 I Table Cloths, 8 00 Revised Statutes, 1 75 $30 00 $292 37 CELLAR. LINEN & CLOTHING STORES. 1 Churn, $2 25 Mahogany Bureau, S3 00 Potatos, 150 00 Chest No. 1 and Contents, 11 00 Cabbage, 3 8D Do. 2 do., 5 50 Carrots, 20 00 Do. 3 do., 2 00 9 Tubs, 6 00 I)o. 4 do., 5 00 2 1-2 Bbls. Pork, a 50 cts., 125 00 Hats and Caps, 1 50 Mackerel, 3 00 Books, 37 Molasses, 5 00 Pieces Leather, 75 Batter, 10 00 Wire Dish Covers, 50 Pickles, 3 00 , 3 Curtains and Maps, 75 Barrels, 3 00 18 pr. Small Sheets, 36 00 75 Flour Barrels, a 20 cts., 12 50 11 pr. Lar1;e, do., 55 00 53 Pillow Cases, 18 00 $343 25 23 SUMAtARY . LIVE STOCK, - - - - - $460 00 HAY AND GRAIN, - - - 594 75 CARTS AND FARMING TOOLS, - - - 1,013 40 FURNITURE AND PROVISIONS, - 292 37 LINEN AND CLOTHING, - - - - 274 91 CHAMBERS, - - - - - 162 00 KITCHEN, - - - - - 87 19 HALL, - - - - - - 30 00 CELLAR, - - - - - - 343 25 TOTAL, - - - - - $3,257 87 JAMES SHARP, WM. C. S. HARRINGTON, Appraisers. SAM'L. LEARNED, Labor on Streets. STREET. KEEPER. DIEN. HORSES. DAYS. hit. Auburn 27 108 94 32 Brighton 15 58 45 15 School 8? 33 30 9 Main 162 89 72 231 Arsenal 3 20 20 1 Pleasant 44 171 129 44' Spring 13 73 39 121 South River 3 9 9 3 Lexington 1 1 1 1 Scraping ruts and picking stone, 5? 25 21 7 Taking up tree, 3 9 6 3 Island, 1 3 3 1 140.1 599 469 15812 ENGINEERS' REPORT 01' the Fire Department of the Town of Watertown, From flay 1j 1864 . TFiE Department is in good condition,—consisting of one company on Engine No. 1, and a eompany on the Book and Ladder Carriage. Number of Fires in town, 4 ; cause of fires, three accidental, and one incendiary ; loss, S30,700 ; insurance, $6,150. EXPENSES. Amount paid Luther Bent, Settees and Chairs, $46 50 E. Robinson, Keys, 4 50 Thomas Patten, Hose-straps, etc., 1863, 3 00 Benj. Putnam, Refreshments, No. 2, Brighton, 8 75 '"rm. Hunneman & Co., Lanterns, 1863, 4 75 Thos. N. Hooper, Repairs on No. 2, 3 00 James Boyd & Sons, Repairing Hose, 4 50 INIem's Engine Co. No. 1, 6 months' Services, 206 69 Mem's Hook & Ladder Co., do., 11-5 00 For Care of Engines, etc., 25 0 Royal Gilkey, Coal, 31 37 Gleason & Fuller, Refreshments, etc., 11 74 Geo. Pierce, Repairs on House, 11 28 1I'm. L. Stiles, Pump, etc;., 14 90 Saml. Noses, Sundries, 20 21 James W. Magee, Charcoal, 1 20 @ 4�~ 39 Amount due the Department May 1, 1865, 320 00 $7 9+ 39 Amount appropriated by the Town for the year 1864, 750 i 10 Deficiency, '$42 ��9 Estimated Expenses for the ensuing year, $SOO 00 Submitted, J. AC. 3IAGEE, First Engineer, HENRY HORN, Jx., Asst. Engineer, JOSEPH SANGER, Jr,., Asst. Engineer. 25 DELINQUENTS_ The following are the names and taxes of delinquents in the payment thereof, for the year 1864, published agreeably with the vote of the Town. SAMUEL NOYES, Collector. Athertnn C B $2 00 Keves Dennis $2 00 Smith Alathew $2 00 Agen'lichael 2 00 Kincaid.J A 61 86 Sullivan Cornelius 2 00 Alexander Daniel 2 00 Lathrop William 37 36 Sanger Richard Est 24 00 Barnes John 2 00 Larkin Jolin 2 00 Thompson S J 9 28 Baldwin Wm F 2 00 Law❑ William 2 00 Tornholm George 56 56 Barra' Richard 2 00 Learned Samuel 71 74 Timins Frank 2 00 Baworth Horace 2 00 Learned Samuel 2d 20 00 Tinney Miles 2 00 Bradley Robert 2 00 Lenox John M 2 00 Turner Joseph 2 00 Brows,,Tames 2 00 Lindly W J 44 24 Thorp John 2 00 Burke Thomas 2 00 Lindlev A W 2 00 Turlev Patrick 2 00 Burke Tho!nas 2d 2 00 Lyons Thomas 14 t+0 Wall Michael 41 04 Burnham William 34 00 Mahoney Timothy 18 00 Wall William 2 00 in 2 00 Aiahonev Michael 2 00 Welch Michael 35 12 .Tames Al 2 00 Mnlov John 2 00 Welch Patrick 2 00 atrick 2 00 Alanxhan Hugh 2 00 Welch.Tohu 11 60 2 00 'Manalian Terence 2 32 Wall James F 2 00 h William 2 00 'Manahan Owen 2 00 Welles 2 00 Lary Est 40 00 'Martin William 2 00 White F E 11 76 homas 16 20 Madden John 2 00 Ward J Michael 2 00 nk D 5 20 McCarty John 2 00 Whelan John 2 00 Henry L 2 00 McDonald Patrick 2 00 Whitney Charles 85 20 orris 33 40 McCormick Michael 2 00 Week 2 00 niel E 297 52 McMaster Archibald 42 48 Wheeler Otis 322 08 derick 2 00 'IcSherry Owen 2 00 Wilson Edwin J 2 00 mucis 2 00 Nlcl,an,lilin Thomas 2 00 Wiswall Henry Al 31 00 _ ames F 2 00 Miller John 2 00 NON—VESIDENTS. p Jlathew 13 36 Mills Wm H 6 80 nrr 2 00 Moore John T 2 00 Barnard Samuel 5 60 J Thomas 2 00 Mer Thomas 2 00 Burns James 9 60 John Zd 2 00 Mullen Win F 2 00 Curtain Jeremiah 24 00 atrick 2 24 AMnlher❑ Bernard 14 80 Dalley Thomas 27 2n Thomas 2 00 :'Murphy Thomas 2 00 Gelli`pie•T 3 20 n Patrick 2 00 Murrav William 2 00 Jordan H.J 220 32 2 00 Murphyy'John 2d 2 00 Locke Hngh 19 20 dwell Edwin A 2 00 'Murphy Patrick 2 00 Lyman Henry !3 04 rtill 2 00 Mullen John 2 00 Mc'laster Wm Jr 64 00 Je4se 60 148 'Murphy.John 3d 2 00 Richardson John 82 00 ichael 5 52 'Moran Thomas 2 00 Some? William 23 40 Patrick 18 16 Newman Richard 2 24 Tainter F. F .0 2` h 13 20 Nolan \Martin .1 79 51 Dunn R B 3 111 ham 2 00 Norcross Allen 2 00 DELINQUENTS F03 1r63. rank 2 00 Nichols Gilbert 41 20 Carman 1lary Est 23 00 r Ilugh 2 00 O'Brien James 2d 24 00 Cooney Mathew G 34 er Patrick 6 00 O'Brien William 2 00 Fahn :Martin 2 01) es 26 00 Olney Samuel 34 0() Holden J A 17 610 it Geo 2 00 Patton A S 31 36 Howard Brothers 14 72 A W Presley John 2 00 Kellev Thomas 2 37 a'4 Right) 22 40 Pierce Jonathan 112 96 Kellev Patrick 4 11 William 2 00 Powers Patrick 2 00 Kelley.lames 1�► 1'3 an James 2 00 Puffer Reuben Adm'r 35 20 Leh►t,d Olando G8 06 ames 2 00 Pollard Christopher 2 t)0 Lindley W J 11". a2 Patrick 2 00 Runev John 2d 2 00 AlnnaLan Arthur 2 00 7 170 l:uney John 9 '0 Runev John 5 `2 A 50 00 L'enan I)enuis 2 00 Robbins Lacy n 20 rajah C 2 00 Mtiehard z A L 8 40 Ritchie JohnF.yt 2!� h t 11'In C Ritchie John Est 51 36 Wall Michael 20 7 1 a'e Right) 22 40 1;itchie Ilenry A 2 00 irk 2 00 Roarb David 2 00 NON—RESIDENTS. el IS 01,4 It,ibbiw, Lucy 16 00 Curtain Jeremiah 13 !o es 11.1 60 Rogers Artnmas 50 00 Dunn It B 24 74 k 9 20 Robbins lieorgo 4 00 Gillespie J I F4 2 24 11obinaon Alexander 2 00 Lyman Henry R 94 2 00 Russell Elmore 46 20 'eMaster Win Jr 28 00 2 00 Sharp James 35 60 Somes William 12 88 RECAPITULATION_ Almshouse. Amount of Bills due sundry persons from the Almshouse, $642 00 Bills: due to the Almshouse from sundry persons, $45 38 Cash on hand, 51 16 Deficiency of 1863, 401 64 66 1864, 143 82 642 00 Valuation and Taxes of the Town of Watertown For the Year 1864. Value of Real Estate, $1,712,923 00 << Personal Estate, 7 7 2,245 0 Total, $2,485,168 60 Number of Polls, K88 State Tax, $6,840 00 County Tax, 2,105 08 Town Grants, 31,450 00 Overlay, 1,142 60 $41,538 68 Tax on Polls, $3 00 each, $1,7 7 6 00 4 4 Estates, 39,762 68 $41,538 6F R REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF THE TOWN OF WATERTOWN , FOR TI3E YEAR 1864-65. WALTHANI : HASTINGS' - SENTINEL" PRESS . 186,5. REPORT . THE School-Committee of Watertown respectfully present their annual Report. At the annual examination recently made of all the schools in town, as required by our By-Laws, the condition of the schools generally was found to be as favorable as in any former year. For a more particular report of the condition of each school, reference can be had to the reports of the several Sub- Committees which are here subjoined : — HIGH SCHOOL— Mr. Georg;e R. Dinelley, Teacher. The condition of this school is fully equal to, if not in advance of, that of any former period since its establishment. kre graduatingclass of the present year comprises nine pupils. y-three candidates for admission to this school presentedselves fur examination on the 26th clay of March last, of nn thirty-two were found qualified and admitted. Two applicants were sul)sequenntly admitted, one in the Sum- mer and one in the Fall term. Fourteen pupils lia:ve with- drawn during the year ; and the whole dumber of registered scholars at the present time is thirty-four. The following causes are assigned for the withdrawal of the r fourteen *pupils above referred to, many of which in the minds of the Committee are too trivial : on account of illness. three ; needed at home, two ; entered stores or other business, four ; left town, three ; sickness of another, one ; reprimand of 0%cher, one. 4 This leads us to advert to a fact connected with this school which has year after year attracted our notice, viz.,—the small number of graduates in comparison with the large number of' admissions. The goal carerly and persistently toiled for by the pupils in our Grammar-:Schools is, t1w, High School ; and , they are cueouraF_ i►y their parents to persevere until that end is secured. Yet, how few there are who Lass throurli its. different grades of study and leave it as graduates : Why t1iii, is so, is a problem for whieh we have no solution. It may be, with this as with other objects in life ardently toiled far,—that., wheii the prize is attained we fail to find the satisfaction we expected. Or it may be,—especially with boys, for most of the graduates are girls,—that parents cannot afford to lose the , services of their children, or the compensation their services would bring. If this latter be the motive that actuates them, . can there lie a more mistaken idea ? Can parents realize. the injury they are inflicting upon their children by curtailing the short period of their education ? It were far better that they should make sonic sacrifices hi life and advance the inter . ests of their children l,v giving them a better education, than by removing them from the school before thoy have eomplets$ the full course of study- pursued there. Whatever may be �► cause, the fact exists, that less than one-half who enter *4 school complete the full course of stud* there, and it is not at the Committee but for parents to decide how long their cliddrllt shall improve the advanta,es the school affords. The new programme of last year fails to give the satisfactft, that was expected by the Committee, the teacher, or by pw- ents. Pupils who desire to enter college have now no oppar- tunity for preparation therefor, as the studies to be pursued for that end are now excluded from the school. Nor does t multiplicity of studies now upon the programme give the tiwc necessary for the teacher to explain difficulties and ;ive to the pupils a proper comprehension of the different studies. It may be found necessary, in order to bring the school to the ideal of the Committee and teacher, to establish an assistr ant's department, such as existed for a short period, a fOW4 years since. i) By this arrangement, special drill could be given by thc- assistant in those particular brans lies which are requisite for such pul►ils as hitend to remain but a sili`rle rear, and whicll are necessary to fit thein to enter hito 111cl-cantile 1►iz�i►,c ::, wllile tho principal would have iuc►re time to dovoto to tltoso hither branches which are indispensable to those desiri►►%: to enter collage or to those who prefer reinaitting through tho entire course. This plan would induce the necessity of re- modeling the whole upper story of the building, and f)r one of the schools now there another room or fmildilig would have to be provided. In view of the expense which these c ha►i-,P�; would involve, the Committee shrink from pre-sin, then at present, but the time is not far distant when the requirements and demands of parents for an enlarged system of teaelihir all the branclies required by law in this grade of school 'mu:t 1►c; et. It is a matter for grace consideration, in the nlincls of the Coimittee, whether scholars who float along with their class, but who exhibit no remarkable degree of scholarship, Autild be allowed a diploma at the end of the course ; or whether power should not be riven to the teacher to grade his pupils accor(lin,, to schol.-rly attainments, rather than by term of service in the scho)l, wbich is the course pursued in other High Schools and in all of our colle�res. CENTER GR.0111AR-SC140 ►I, NO. 1, 31r. Leri 11r Russell, Tewcher. Mr. Russell was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the cignation of Mr. Waite. He eery soon became acquainted with the school, which is in some respects a difficult Otte to manage, and needs a, firm and regular hand. His inotho►ls of instruction are good. The Committee are glad to have se_eured j-Pe services of sueli all experienced teacher, and hope that lie 11 be long retained. CE\TF,R GR: MMAR-SC B00L INO. Niss Fannie Ill. 11'icbols, Teachrr. Miss Nichols leaves nothing new to be said respoctinn tite condition of this school. In no respect has it liillen 1►ack. Durin(r her tomporary absence, the school was closed P)r a fow 6 days, as the Committee experienced some difficulty in providing; a teacher to fill her place. At length, Airs. Russell, the wife of the teacher of Grammar-School No. 1, undertook the ser- vice, but bliss Nichols was very soon enabled to return. , CENTER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL No. 1, Xiss Harriet Robbins, Teacher. Miss Robbins succeeds well in this school. In numbers, discipline, and drill, it is even and well sustained. It will be noticed that the number of pupils hardly varies throu;;h the year. The examination showed a very creditable attainment in all the studies. Doss Robbins certainly promises to lie a successful teacher. There is nothing new to be said concerning this school. CENTER INTER➢iEDIATE SCHOOL INTO. 111iss Mary E. Sargent, Teacher. This school was established at the commencement of the Autumn term, and is composed of the elder scholars taken from the Primary Schools in the building. The ability and experience of the teacher have already raised this school to the rank of others of like grade. The members of the Com- mittee who have visited it from time to time cannot but express their satisfaction to the teacher for the faithful and assiduous performance of her duties, and feel that every effort will be continued to make it a model school. CENTER PRIDISRY SCHOOL NO. 1, 1Vliss 3T E. Sharp, Teacher. The marked progress of the pupils in their studies, and the evident good order maintained, prove to the Committee that the teacher has ail aptitude to teach and an ability to govern, which are necessary to the success of every teacher and the prosperity of every school, in the mental and moral improve- ment of its pupils. CENTER PRIMARY SCHOOL No. 2, 11 iss L X. March, Teacher. At the close of the Autumn term we all felt that Ave had sustained a loss in the resignation of Miss Melvin, who for a number of years had been a successful and popular teacher. At the commencement of the Winter term Miss March was transferred from the Nest Primary School to fill the vacaucy. 7 During her connection with it, her experience and faithfulness give the Committee great reason to believe that the excellent rank of the school will be sustained. CENTER PIZ131ARY SCHOOL No. 3, Miss E. L. Goodlute, Teacher. This is a new school. - It was opened at the commencement of the Autumn term. Miss Goodliue, having resigned her situation as teacher in the East Grammar-`drool, was elected to this. Having had considerable experience in teaching, the Committee, knowing tier qualifications, felt that although laboring under the disadvantages of all new schools she would bring it up to the rank of other Primary Schools, and we are happy to say she has fully met their expectations. EAST GRAMMAR-SCHOOL, Mrs. Caroline H. Metcalf, Teacher. Owing principally to the disorganizing effect of a change of teachers, and the general apathy of parents, this school has not made that marked progress which the Committee desired. Believing that the opposition to Miss Goodliue, the former teacher, was sufficient to materially impair her usefulness in this District, and to work injury to the school, the Committee determined to give her one of the schools in the Center Dis- trict ; and Mrs. Metcalf, a lady of undoubted qualifications as a teacher,was electeC to succeed her. This change was made at the commencement of the second term. But the result has shown that perfect success in a school is unattainable without the hearty co-operation and sustaining influence of parents. With the exception of order,—which might be very much improved, --the ,junior classes in this school are in a good condition, while a portion of the first class seem to have been unable to go beyond the point which they had attained last year. EAST PRIMARY SCHOOL, 117iss Clara A. Braileg, Teacher. The high character which this school had attained under its .previous excellent teacher, the lamented Miss Sherman, has been sustained by lfiss Bailey. At the commencement of thr second term the school was found to be so much crowded—the number then in attendance being seventy-one —that relief became necessary. It was therefore dderinmcd to send the first class into the Grammar-School. Notwithstanding this additional promotion, the schoul has made good progress, teael►er and pupils having alike applied themselves closely to their duties and studies, and the order is not surpassed by any. school of a siwilar rrado in town. ` ''EST GRA)UNIAR,SCHOOL, Mr. Henry Chase. Teacher. This school, under the effective teach-in ; of Mr. Chase, 1►rr!- serves its rank. His exper f ence now. makes every terns of his service more valilable to the town, and more worthy to be retained by an ade(juate recompense. We notice in particular ' his excellent inethod of teaching Grammar, generally the driest and most difficult of all school-Studies; ai,d the one which our ' pupils fail considerably to comprehend. 'Mr. Chase, by skillful questioiiing and conversation simplifies Each point, stimulates ' the pupil to connect point with point by his own reflection, and gives interest to the recitation. It is no longer in his hands a dull routine, in which a greater amount of shirking is done thaii in any other exercise, but a bright piece of work ; the ela,�s watches the reciter, and eagerly notes and corrects .mistakes. Pupils are chagrined at being caught in this way, and endeavor to avoid it. They seldom ask to have words parsed for them, and parse more than is required, giving a complete analysis of every element in a sentence. In addition to parsing in the regular exercise, they parse twice a reek in the Readinly-book. Mr. Chase has prepared. a Treatise on Grammar, based upon his oral method. Its simplicity and clearness arc unusual. The Committee would be glad to see it published and introduced quite generally into schools. WEST INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. 31iss 11. Emilie Lord, Teacher. Miss Lord has improved in respect to discipline, and her room is a model of order and attention. -She has not been troubled by truancy. The school appears to be in the right way WEST PRIMARY SCHOOL. hiss Anna 11. 110,ee. Teacher. At the be<,inning of last term bliss March was transferred to ' I the Center Primary School, previously taught l►v ?Hiss Jlelvin, and bliss Magee, a graduate of the Normal School, was elected to fill her place. The Committee can only notice that she promis.s to preserve excellent discipline. She has already . ! taken hold with a vigor and success that are unusual with R I person who had never taught before. STUDY AT 1I03IE. TgF public mind has been inuch awakened during the past year to the consideration of the sul.)ject of evening studies by the pupils of our public schools. Elaborate articles have ap- pearedin the_lledicalToiwnal,and in some of the daily and week- ly 11ewspapers, in discussion of this important subject, and the Superintendent of Schools in Boston has made a special report in relation thereto. ,So important was this matter considered by the Committee, that a conference with our teachers Zvas held at the house of Rev. llr. Weiss, in September last, with the view of ascertaining to what extent the practice existed here, and to devise a remedy. Each teacher was called upon to Lrice a free expression of his views, and it was gratifying to find that the practice did not exist here to the extent we apprehended. One fact highly creditable to our teachers was elicited at this interview, Viz.,—that in every instance where they had reason to suppose that all ambitious child would suffer in health from too close attention to study, even in school, caution was given him, and the amount of study abbreviated. Even were it the common practice here —which it is not— to require of the children that they should study their lessons at Home, we do not consider that the injury would be as great as in a city like Boston, for here they have a plenty of air and exercise, and are not restrained in their indulgence by the conventionalities of society which exist there. OBJECT-LESSONS. WITH the view of testing the 1.►enefits of object-lesson teaching, the Committee have purchased five sets of charts, with manuals and easels to accompany them, and have placed one set in Pach of the Primary Schools. The great benefit to be derived from this mode of teaching may not be. immediately apparent, but its influence upon the youngest children in these schools will, in time, manifest itself in a more rapid progress in all their studies. Two points will i* secrired by their use if a systematic course is pursued by the teachers, viz.,—to fir the attention of the scholar` more Closely upon their lessons, and to turn their minds into new ehaunels of thought. ]0 We have endeavored to impress upon our teachers the importance of this method of teaching, and, even if it is irksome to them and a little out of their regular routing., to persevere for the sake of the good to be derived from it by the children under their charge. At all events, it is the determine tion of the Committee to give the system a thorough trial. FURNACES. ExTENN-IV E repairs and alterations have been found necessary upon the furnaces in our schoolhouses, and additional expense must be Incurred the coining year. In consequence of an in- sufficiency of heat from the furnaces in the West �, choolliouse, the Committee were obliged to purchase a stove to heat the zn basement occupied by the Primary School. CHANGES Oh' TEACHERS. THE following changes have occurred during the past year: Miss Elizabeth L. Goodhue, having resigned the charge of the East Grammar-School, was appointed teacher in the Primary School newly established on _Aft. -Auburn street ; and .Airs. Caroline H. Metcalf was elected to fill the vacancy in the former school. Miss Isabella 1\. March has been transferred from the West Primary to Center Primary 'o. A2, in consequence of the resignation of Miss Caroline Melvin ; and Miss .Anna M. Magee was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the transfer of Miss March. A. 1r. Levi AV. Russell was elected teacher of the Center Grammar-School, in place of Mr. J. G. Waite, who resigned at the close of the Summer term. VOCAL ORGANS. THERE is an urgent necessity that measures should be taken by our teachers to cultivate the voices of the scholars ;—and this applies more directly to the schools of the lower grades. At the recent annual examination, the number of scholar. of consumptive tendency—as evinced by the weakness of their voices—was truly alarming, and in some of these schools severa members of a class were evidently suffering with this malady' It was painful to the Committee to listen to their recitations for it was with difficulty that some of them could be heard a 11 all; though when these same scholars were dismissed at recess there was no difficulty then in hearing or understanding them. This is a radical defect, and it is within the Power of the teacher to effect a reform ;—and we earnestly invoke their aid in bringing it about. In two or three of the schools there is all the vivacity we could desire, and much uniformity in the voices of the scholars ; but in many of them the voices are low and monotonous, and the enunciation not at all -clear or distinct. VACCINATION. • IN consequence of a report that two or three cases of small- pox existed in the town in December last, a special meeting of the Committee was called to consider,the matter. Mr. Gooch, Chairman of the Selectmen, being present, stated the action taken by the Selectmen to prevent its spreading, and thought it was proper to have the children vaccinated. It was there- fore voted, that the School-Committee make arrangements at once to secure the vaccination of all the scholars in the public schools who have not been vaccinated, and to revaccinate wherever it may be desired ; and, further, that revaccination be encouraged. V)ted, that Dr. Huckins be assigned to the West District, Dr. Morse to the East Center District, Dr. Richardson to the North Center District, and Dr. Hosiner to the East District ; but that the teachers in each school shall announce that it sliall he at the option of each parent to select his own physician for this purpose until the physician who is assigned to the District makes his visit to it, and not after. Doted, that the School-Committee offer payment to the visiting Physicians at the rate of twenty-fire dollars per hundred cases of vaccination ; and that the parents who select their own physician shall be left to pay the fee which lie may charge. Voted, that after the `4th of December no children not vaccinated who have not been Previously vaccinated sliall be periuitted to attend any public school in Watertown. At a subsequent inecting a vote was adopted, that all new �r;liolars must come provided with a certificate of vaccination fivin a physician before being allowed to attend a public school i i the tow]). 1� IMMORAL PRACTICES. WE 11aV e had occasion in former reports to allade to the demoralized condition of spine of the youth of the tow,,. During the last Spring the Committee suruino►ied before them a few boys who had bee u cngage4 in unlawful practices, and, havi►rtr admonished them, <►llowocl diem to go on probation.One boy, however, who had broken into a schoolhouse twice and pilfered therefrom, was sentenced to the House of Correc- tion for three months. Front• the ge►ieral good order which has since prevailed, we trust we sliall not have a recurrence of such cases. L'nf*tjrtu- nately as regards trua►icy,— thougli there have bee►► I)ut six instances reported for the year, — the election of Truant Commissioners as provided for i►r the By-Laws of the town was overlooked, and the Committee have therefore bee►i powerless to act udder them. We trust this may not occur again at th& conri►►g election. In ,justice to our police officers we should say. that they have ever been ready to assist and co-operate with us in carry- ing out the intent of the law. BEMIS'S -FACTOR' VILLAGE. � A petition, signed by thirty-four ln:rents residiiig- in thiji village, was presented to the Commi toc early in the F4 64 rerfuesting the School-Committee of Watertown to co-opera6 with the School-Committee of Newton in providing a snitaNe school to be located near Be►uis's BridLrk-." A letter way also received from Dr. Bigelow, Chairman of the School-Conn►nittee in Newton, in relation to the sanro. subject. It was tlu.efore voted, that Dr. Morse be a Committee to confer with the Newton Board and with the ialrabitants of Bemis's-Factory Village. At the next regular meetiug, Dr. Morse reported, that the inl►abitants seem desirous to scud their children to the West District Schools : that it was advisable that the Selectmen should make a sidewalk from the schoolhouse to that Villabe ; that the new schoolhouse in Newton would not be ready before nest Spriu; ; that Dr. Bigelow t:iought their old schoolhouse d r 13 could be moved, and that Watertown plight send scholars there and par pro rata, say $5 to $0 per scholar. Upon further iuvestigation it was found that only twenty-nine scholars at- tended the three schools in the West District from that village, and that there was ample room at present to accommodate all who migbit wish to attend from there. It was therefore voted to lay the subject upon the table. The Committee would,how- ever, recommend that the Surveyors of Highways he instructed to have a suitable sidewalk laid the coming season, which will remove the chief objection raised by these parents to their children attending our schools. .IT. -AUBURN-STREET SCHOOL. AT the annual March meeting, the sum of $2,125 was appropriated for the enlargement and alteration of the school- house on Mt.-Auburn street. A further suin of $650 was appropriated at a subsequent meeting for the purpose of de- fraying the extra expense of grading the lot and providing a new furnace. Thgse improvements were,by a rote of the town, intrusted to the charge of the Selectmen and School-Com- mittee ; and at a co,ivention of the two boards, Messrs. Gooch, Feiss, and Goodrich were appointed a special committee to attend to the execution of the plans presented at the annual meeting. Your committee are pleased to report that the whole work was accomplished, and the several rooms occupied, at or near the commencement of the Fall term. No other building in the town contains so many neat and commodious schoolrooms r, as does thi§ at the present time. The access to the rooms in the raar portion of the building is very easy and convenient. Abundant closet-room for the wardrobes of the children has been provided, and all the rooms are now well heated and ventilated. The lower room in the rear, foiinerly so con- tracted, has been inuch enlarged and improved. The whole. work is creditable, alike to Mr. Meacham, the architect, and to 'fir. Sanger, the contractor. 61 ■AL 14 8AL,1RI:EX � By referring to the tabular statement at the close of this; report, it will btu observed that the salarit!5 of our teachers have 1►ceil ilri.rl:ll hi r--r-r duritlg a, portion of the present year, than ► those recou7ultIs01"d in our last Report. At the couinw-irccnrent # of the Fall terns a petition was sent to the Committee, sigiled by a majority of the female teachers, requesting all increase of their salaries, as they were unable. to live upon the aniotilit then paid. The price or board had been raised the present year another dollar per week, and all articles of clothing had materially advanced in price. To refuse a ,just compensation under these circumstances was, in etrect, to lose our teachers, the most of whom had served the town faithfully for a long series of ,years. One of the male teachers resigned at the close of the first teriu for the reason, as lie stated, that lie could do much better in mercantile business than in teaching, as his salary here was entirely inadequate to a proper support. There is no class of people in our community so poorly com- pensated for their services as the schoolteachers.- Most, if not all, of the male teachers of the present clay• are graduates of some college, and educational preparation for their profession is as lrecessary to their success, as to the clergyman, the 1►llvsi- ciau, or the lawyer ; and we see no reason why a proper compensation should, not be paid to there, which will make them as respectable in the eyes of the people. We are aware that tll-� taxes already ])car heavily : but under the circumstances we feel IIJ hesitation in askiiii an additional appropriation for so laudable a purpose, riving at the saill� tini2 the assurance of the teachers, that when our national troubles are at all end, and the cost of living is re- dilcl, t'ley will ba willing to accept their former salaries. WRITING. 1x accordance with the recomnleudatlorl lit our last Report, the saili of two hundred dollars was appropriated by the town to secure the services of a teacher in w-rithig. Mr. Fariisworth. for twenty-one rears teacher of writing in tho public stliools of Lowell, was -,elected, who gave twenty-four lessons,— twice each week,— to the scholars in the Grammar and Interme- diate Schools of the town. We consider that the money has been ,judiciously expended and permalient benefit to the pupils secured. We would recommend that Mr. Farnsworth be employed for .another term of service the coining year. ABSENT AND T.kRDY. IN our last Report we published tilt, mines of two scholars who had not 1►eCI1 absent nor tardy through the rear, with a view of eacitina emulation. The result has been more Yrati- fying than we could have hoped for. We give herewith the names of twelve scholars who have not been absent nor tardy through the year ; also the names of four scholars who have not been absent but have been tardy. , Alice Lnrd, at High School. _Maria Cos, at Mrs. _Metcalf's. Fred. W. Rogers, ('lava ,ll. TCa0 at .hiss Niebols's. John Nolan, • Sherbie Watts, at Miss Sharps. Hannah .Tennison, Lucy lI. Rogers, at Missllarch'a. James Wilson, Joseph Turk, Charlotte Bailey, at Miss Bailey's. Arthur Bird, TARDY. Julia Fuller, Annie N. Bond, at High School. George A. Fleminb, Lizzie N. Cos, at Mrs. Metcalf's. NUMBER OF CHILDREN. TRF Report of the Assessors shows that the whole number of Children in the town between five- and fifteen years of age on the first day of Afay last, was 771. We give helow a statement of the whole number of children for each of the last ten years Re, returned by the Assessors. + 16 1855, - - - 726 1860, - - - 607 + 1856, - - - - 539 1861, - - - - 686 18570 - - - 714 1862, - - - 711 1858, - - - - 716 1863, - - - - 798 1859* - - - 627 1 1864, - - - 771 *From this date is after the division of the town. ATTENDANCE, &c. THE School Registers show a record of 678 names in the first r term, of which number 47 were above the age of fifteen. The average of names registered this year, is 653, and the average attendance is 513, or 78.65 per cent. of the average registered. As the average attendance last year was 79.94 per cent., a loss of 1.29 per cent. is shown the present year. The great- er portion of this loss is owing, we think, to the prevalence of the small-pox, which deterred parents from exposing their chil- dren to its infection ; though we are happy to say that none of our school children have been sick with it. During the past year the Committee have hold twenty-two meetings. They have made one hundred and fifty-five visits to the different schools, and two hundred and twenty-four vis- its are recorded as having been made by parents and friends,— ran`ing from two to fort -eight visits to a school ; and as three hundred and eighty-one visits were made by parents and friends last year, it shows a falling off of one hundred and fifty-seven visits, which we very much regret to record. EXPENSES. THE estimated expenses for the coming year are as follows: For Salaries, - - - - - - - S7,650 00 Teacher in Writing, - - - - - - 250 00 " Care of Douses, - - - - - - - 420 00 Fuel, - - - - - - - 700 00 Books, Maps, &c., - - - - - - 180 00 1 i $9,200 00 i Deduct estimated receipt from the State, - - - 200 00 For whieb sum we ask an appropriation. viz : - $9.0 00 00 I7 The,amount of money appropriated by the town for the support of schools the preQent year was - - $6,7 7 5 00 Town's share of State School Fund, - - - - 183 54 Amount received of;31r. John Sylvester for the educa- tion of his daughters in the High School, in 1860 and 1861, - - - - - - - 84 00 Makin, a total of - - - - - - $7.042 54 The expenses have been as follows - — Salaries of Teachers, including salary of Teacher in Writing, - - - - - $5,797 69 Care of houses, - - - - 372 00 Fuel, - - - - - - - 641 46 Boobs, Maps, etc., - - - - - 165 47 $6,976 62 Showing an unexpended balance of - - - - $65 92 The attendance daring the past year, compiled from the S'chool Registers, was as follows :— I WHOLE NO.REGISTERED.I AVERAGE ATTENDANCE. NAME OF SCHOOL. 1st 2d 3d lst 2d 3d Term. Term. Term. Term. Term. Term. 47 37 34 40 31 31 r rTrammar No. 1, 38 40 36 I 3.2 3.2 31 r Grammar No. 2, 49 45 46 38 36 3 7 ter Intermediate No. 1, 1 46 45 45 36 35 32 Center Intermediate No. 2, 1 57 54 48 45 46 36 Center Primary No. 1, i 77 70 46 51 51 38 Center Primary No. 2, 69 63 51 52 54 42 ('enter Primary No. 31 54 39 43 28 East Grammar, 31 48 49 27 40 44 E et Primary, 70 68 55 55 60 41 West Grammar, 46 38 42 37 33 38 West Intermediate, 59 46 40 462 31 30 Vest Primary, 89 81 60 58 57 44 678 689 591 513 555 472 a 18 Below will be found the naines of* the teachers, and the salaries received by them : -- High, George R. Dwelley, $1200 Center Grammar No. 1, Levi W. Russell, 850 Center Ciramivar No. 2, Fannie M. NichoLh. 400 Venter Inti-rinudiate No. 1, 1larriet. Robbins, 350 Center Intermediate No. 2, Mary E. Sargent, 350 Center Primary No. 1, Mary E. Sharp, 350 Center Primary No. 2, Isabella N. March, 350 Center Primary No. 3, Elizabeth L. Goodbue, 350 East Grammar, Caroline H. Metcalf, 400 East Primary, Clara A. Bailey, 350 Vest Grammar, Henry Cbae, 1200 West Intermediate, M. Emilie Lord, 3.50 West Primary, Anna .1I. Magee, 300 CHARLES J. BARRY, JOHN B. GOODRICH, JOHN W EISS, Cptteral L. B. 31ORSE, Sch o ol-Cum m ittee. A. F. FLEMING, L. T. TOWNSEND, WATERTOWN, Feb. 10, 1865. J