The history of the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts, By a committee of the Dorchester antiquarian and historical society ...

HISTORY OF DORCHESTER, 467
ance amounted to 135 scholars, and that the sum
of $1200 be appropriated for that purpose. It was
voted, in addition, that an intermediate school be
established at Neponset Village and other districts,
whenever, in the opinion of the committee, the
wants of any district might render the same necessary, provided there be in such schools twenty-five
scholars too far advanced for the primary schools,
but not otherwise. The town also voted the sum of
$10,000 for general school expenses-under the
direction of the school committee-together with
the sum of $2,000 for buildings and fixtures for
intermediate schools. In addition to this, $10,000
were appropriated and expended the same year for
a school-house and land at Little Neck. Said house
was completed and occupied early in December.
Besides this, arrangements were made by the committee for school accommodations in the neighborhood of Commercial Point and Harrison Square, and
a house was contracted for, to accommodate 200
children-the expense of the building being a little
more than $4000. The same year the committee
established intermediate schools at the Lower Mills
and at Neponset Village, having purchased for that
purpose, at the former place, a building previously
occupied by a private school. For the Neponset
intermediate, provision was made by adding another
story to the building occupied by the primary school.
Most of the school-buildings in town were, this year,
thoroughly repaired, recitation rooms added, the
school-rooms newly furnished with chairs and
desks, and their whole internal arrangement almost