Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-02-25
CITY BUSINESS.
THE o7TH ANNUAL REPORTS NOW
READY At THE CITY CLERKS OFFICE

Tbe Schools, Fletcher Library, Health
Departm ent, O,rrsc Ger of the Poor, city
Attorney. Chief OF Police. City Agent.
CITY Treasurer and the Mary Fletcher
Hospital are Subjects of Communica-
tion to the CITY Council.
The 9th annual report Of the city Tor TIL
ear ending December 81, 1871, Is now out
The report OF II. o. Wheeler, superin-
tendent of schools, shows that the total re-
seipts from the treasurer for this depart
ment were $32 66S n and the total dis
bursements were $50, 223.S0 leaving bal
apce on hand of 81, 444. II. The attendance
was much larger than in 1880, and the aver
age attendance was ! per cent better than
the preceding year. la January last tho
city purchased the property of the late
Frederick w. Cole on the southwest corner
of Pine md Cherry streets for school pur-
poses. The property adJons the present
Fine street school lot and will make desr-
nale site for a school building. In this con-
nection Superint endert Wheeler says that
he is exceedingly glad to state that tie pro-
jcct of erecting school building which
shall be well adapted 30 its purposes and
credtable TO toe CITY, on this enlarged Pine
street lot seems now TO he well under way.
The property was Purchased with view to
the construction Of such Il building, and
plans and designs are now being examined
and considered 10y the school commissioners
Nearly all the teachers whose names have
appeared III previous reports were retained
and tine general character and condition of
the schools have changed very little during
the year "To the teachers chiefly, credit
is due and given. for whatever of excellence
our schools possess, says the superlnten-
dent.
The appoint nent Of u truant officer has
been attended with very gratifying results
and the parents. citizeus and employers gen
orally have co-operated cneerfuily with the
school authorities.
FLETCHER FREE LIBRARY.
The greater part Of the 18Th annual re
aort of the trustees of the Fletcher Free
Library Is devoted to an appeal for a new
library building. The trustees are bis honor
Mayor Seneca Haseton, Hon. T.. j. Phelps,
President Nj. H. Buckham. Samuel Hunt
ington and Rev. j. lsham Bliss. Miss Sarah
{. Hagar, librarian, states that the circula
ton for home use was but little larger than
last year, but the readingo books, reviews,
magazines in the library, chiefly for serious
purposes, has increased, particularly SO in
the months of April and May. when at the
sams time there was decrease Of more than
900 volumes in books given out for home
use In 1890 the circulation was AS, S2s; it
was in 1891 iG, BIS an increase of only $50,
The books read in the library do not enter
into this account. There have been S21
cards issued 10 new applicants, 10 less than
last yesr: tine cancelled registrations were
more than the new cards applied tor, APP
pearing 10 show a remarkably nuctuatng
population.
About 1000 volumes have been given out
to the schools; of these 70 books went to the
Primary schools, more than 600 to the In
terinediate schools, about $40 to the Gram
mar school, - to the ungraded day school
ana the remainder to the High school.
There has been only $l12l paid out for
new books and therefore but few have been
purchased. though a good many works have
been donated by thoughtful citizens and
others, including the library of the late
Rev. Dr. l.. q. Ware. Allusion is made in
the report Of the trustees and librarian &c
the lamentsble loss of Mr.. " are, VINO WA:
trustee and also secretary Of tine board.
REPORT OF THE HEALTH OFFICER.
DR.. H. A. Crandull health officer, enum
crates a good many things which will tenC
to do away with disease, but which are toe
extended to be reproduced here.
Physicians feel assured that nearly al
contagious and Infectious diseases are pro
duced by specific microbes. Such disease,
include small pox, scarlet fever, diphthera
measles, whooping cough, typhoid fever anC
consumption.
few suggestions may serve as precau
tionary measures to prevent the propaga
ton of contagious and infectious disease
when they exist in any neighborhood. Very
little communication should be had letweel