The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-03-10

Union hall. 1877 "a
Town ofhcers .....,.........'..' l,oI5 o.
Incidentals ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9S5 q
$16,ss7 II
The report of B. F. Colcord, collector for
1908. shows that Of S199 SIS due on taxes of
that year $91.ls has been collected and $4S.60
abated leaving $50. n uncollected
The report of F. A. Curtis collector for 1909,
shows that of a total commitment of 4.39
there has been collected and turned over to the
town treasurer 1861. 80, leaving an uncollect-
ed balance on February 14th of $26259.
The report of the town treasurer shows a
cash balance of Ss4.76.
The balance sheet of the town is as follows:
Due from B. F. Colcord collector, 1905 $50 n
Due from F. A. Curtis collector, 1909. 262 SO
Due from c. 0. Sawyer, treasurer. "a 76
Tax deeds and receipts, valued at. ..... $50 90
Sidewalk plank on hand ............. 80 90
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LIABILITIES.
Making an overdraft of ............$ 81, 1923 O3
Unexpended free High school ........ 1876 70
The cause of part of the outstanding orders
is the deficit in common schools of s., 39S.o1 and
discount on taxes of s273,35.
The selectmen make the following recon-
mendations:
For common schools, 81 $780, free High school,
$500; poor and other town expenses $4,000;
h irbu cir
school books, 5000; supplies and incidentals,
800; repairs on schoolhouses, $3.50; winter
breaking, $780, superintendent of schools, $500
The public schools have made fine showing
during the past year under the superintendent
of Alonzo J. knowlton of Belfast, who IS hired
jointly with that city. His report contains the
following of interest to the Searsport tax pay
ers:
The text books have been examined and
numbered so that record might be kept and
each school charged with the books used. The
Rational Method of Reading has been in
troduced and many new books purchased for
the High school and the lower grades. The
school buildings have been thoroughly cleaned
and various repairs have been made on he
buildings.
In order to make the High school come with
in class A, it was voted to make the school
year sc weeks in place of 80 as heretofore. To
meet further State requirements a course of
study was prepared, presented and approved
by the State, thus placing the Searsport High
school on a plane with the State schools of
class A.
In accordance with the State law the teach
ers have examined the pupils in sight and hear
ing with the result that 81 children were found
with defective eyesight and nine with defective
hearing. The number of parents notified is Is.
Hardness in 546 instances are reported and the
parents asked to remedy this if possible. The
highest salary paid is $40 per week, the lowest
is Sc. Ten teachers are employed.
MANY repairs are needed and suggested by
the superintendent. Among them the High
school laboratory should be completed and SIPS
is estimated sufficient to do the work The
Porter school should be supplied with wood
shed and outbuildings The Mt. Ephraim
schoolhouse needs painting and the Nichols
school is in need of repairs. Many of the
schools are in need of desks for pupils and
teacher.
The school committee suggests the following
appropriations fer the coming year:
General school purposes, $500; High school,
$500; free text books, $40; supplies and Incl
dentals, 500; REPAIRS $3.50.
Furnishings, viz: desks for primary room and
teachers desks for Primary, Grammar and
High school, S175.
We also recommend that the town take some
action relative to heating the Union school
house.