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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN
AND
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF WILLIAMSBURGH,
1861-62.
NORTHAMPTON : METCALF & COMPANY, PRINTERS. 1862.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN
AND
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF WILLIAMSBURGH,
1861-62.
NORTHAMPTON : METCALF & COMPANY, PRINTERS. 1862.
1
Selectmen and Treasurer's Report
FOR CURRENT YEAR COMMENCING MARCH 1, 1861.
Balance in the Treasury March 1, 1861, $ 749 76 Received of Luther Loomis, Collector, 494 11
of Harvey Kirkland, Trustee of E. Cheever and D. Whitman, 96 00
for use of Town Hall,
20 75
Net Proceeds of Collins School Fund, 909 26
" on Principal of " Legacy, 3147 65
of Royal Rice, Liquor Agent, 100 00
" N. C. Wrisley, 50 00
" R. B. Rice, for Grass from Burial Ground, 3 00
" for Dog Licenses, 2 00
of N. C. Wrisley, for Meal, 6 70
66 " use of Oxen, 10 01
" William A. Nash, for Sundries, 4 16
from sale of Oxen, 125 00
66 of Smith Charities, for Wid. Cyrus Alvord, 50 00
" Spencer Bartlett, Collector, 6679 17
" William E. Thayer, money borrowed,
75 00
" William A. Nash, 100 00
Amount due on Collector's Bills, 221 90
Error, 16 17
$ 12,860 64
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OLD BILLS
For Year ending March 1, 1861.
Paid J. W. Nash, for Bridge Plank, 30 70
Smith Phillips, 12 88
William E. Thayer, 14 40
Luther Bodman,Jr., for services as Elector, 1859, 12 00
Chauncey Rice, 66 66
1860,10 00
Wm. J. Warner, bal. due for making Road in Haydenville, 129 46
Alfred Jones, for services as Constable, 7 76
L. K. Baker, bal. due for services as Liquor Agt.,30 00
John Miller, for Labor on Highway, 1 90
Francis Loomis, " " Iron Bridge, 1860, 5 05
A. D. Sanders, for Expenses to Palmer for Plan of Iron Bridge, 3 50
" Miss Maria Graves, for Teaching in Dist. No. 5, 18 81 Leonard Strong, Abatement on son's Tax, 1 50
Russell Hill, Labor on Highway, 1859, 50
J. A. Wright, for Care of Hope Engine, 2. 25
66 School District No. 2, bal. due, 58 25
66 66 " 3, 87 97
Lewis Bodman, for services as Committee on Iron Bridges, 16 00
" L. E. Truesdell, bal. due on Iron Bridges, 145 00
" Erastus Graves, for breaking roads, 3 00
" Moses Fisk, 66 9 25
Francis S. Nash, “ 7 20
Metcalf & Co., for printing Selectmen's Report, 9 50
School Com. « 5 00
66 Dr. Wm. Trow, for services as School Com., 20 00
$ 641 88
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EXPENDITURES
For Year ending March 1, 1862.
Abatement of Taxes, 75 79
SUPPORT OF POOR.
Paid Rectus Richards, for David Whitman, April 1, 1861, 39 16
Charles W. Rhoads, for Abigail Warner and Irene Meekins, April 1, 1861, 84 50
" Insane Hospital, for Versal Abell and M. A. Miller, April 1, 1861, 126 41
Aaron Stearns, for Eunice Graves, April 1, 1861, 32 50
" Warren Ball, for Ezekiel Cheever, April 1, 1861, 33 75
" Holland Hubbard, for Versal Abell, 3 25
" G. I. Page, for Eli Hubbard, 14 00
" Town of Chesterfield, for Eli Hubbard, 60 50
" H. L. Williams, for Samuel Williams, April 1, 1861, 28 24
L. F. Washburn, for G. Laplant, 22 22
Henry Taylor, for William Warner, April 1, 1861, 25 37
John Fuller, for E. Cheever, April 1, 1861, 10 50
John Wright, for John Wright, Jr., child, 5 00
" Henry Taylor, for William Warner, 7 50
" Franklin Clapp, for E. Cheever, 1 50
" Chas. W. Rhoads, for Abigail Warner and Irene Meekins, 84 50
Warren Ball, for E. Cheever and D. Whitman, 50 00
Scott Smith, for Samuel Williams, 25 00
66 25 00
" Insane Hospital, for Versal Abell, to Oct. 1, 1861, 75 35
Insane Hospital, for M. A. Miller, to Dec. 17, 1861, 102 53
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Paid Aaron Stearns, for Eunice Graves, 37 50
Warren Ball, for E. Cheever and D. Whitman, 28 79 " John Miller, for House Rent for John Wright, Jr.,5 00 " Wm. E. Thayer, for sundries furnished, 107 07
R. S. Hillman, for Medical attendance, 7 20
66 66 66 " on Wid. C. D. Alvord, 22 00 Mrs. Gill, 66 Nursing, &c. " 66 12 62
F. A. Quinn,
66 66
4 00
Thomas Partridge, 66
66 8 75
66 66 I. D. Alvord, 66
66 13 50
N. C. Wrisley, necessaries for 5 74
66 Morton & Waite, for Sundries, 5 18
N. C. Wrisley, for Mrs. M. A. Miller's Fune- ral Expenses, 7 00
$1,121 13
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Paid for District No. 1, Otis G. Hill, Surveyor, 221 59
66
2, Chas. E. Tileston, 216 03
66
66 66 3, N. C. Wrisley, 66 120 23
66 4, Lewis Bradford,
38 06
66
66
5, Francis S. Nash, 66 72 44
6, S. S. Hall, 66 44 33
7, Jonathan Stockwell, “ 91 85
8, C. H. Meekins,
119 03
66
66
9, Almon Warner, 66 31 75
C. E. Tileston, Repairing Blake Brook Bridge, 94 54
$1,049 85
SPECIFIC REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS.
Paid Abel Main, for Labor on Wall, 34 92
" Lyman Ames, 70 00
Alvin Bradford, 8 31
66
66 66
66
66
7
Paid Nathan Baker, Labor on Wall, 18 00
John C. Williams, “ " &c., 130 75
" Cyrus Miller, " keeping oxen, &c., 79 50
David Scott, " and hay,
88 27
Prescott Williams,“ 48 79
" Frank Moore, 49 50
66 Patrick Doyle,
82 67
Patrick O'Neal,
109 00
Henry Sprague,
4 00
Partridge & Hillman, labor,
9 00
Francis Loomis,
10 00
Wm. W. Newman, 66
3 83
" Chester Warner, 66
36 77
" Francis Hartwell, for Blacksmithing,
49 92
J. T. Thayer, for Meal,
94 30
R. C. Fairfield, for hay, yoke, &c.,
30 75
H. F. Knapp, for Board,
16 95
" N. C. Wrisley, "
48 20
Louisa Cannor, 66
3 94
John Mack, for Labor,
20 00
Michael Grace, “
47 38
John Miller, for Timber,
6 00
" Thaddeus Bartlett, for Gravel, 10 96
26 26
Henry Tilton, for Hay,
John Mack, for Labor,
18 30
" Thomas Herrin,
10 83
" sundry persons, for Labor, &c.,
3 96
" William A. Nash, for services as Committee, Labor, and use of Plow and Cart, 66 00
" William A. Nash, for two Stone Boats, 4 50
" N. C. Wrisley, for services as Committee, Labor, and keeping oxen, 68 11
" William E. Thayer, for Repairs on Cart, 3 25
" Joseph Thompson, for Cart, 25 50
S. B. White, for Oxen, 132 00
$ 1,469 92
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Whole amount Expended, 1,469 92
Deduct am't received for Oxen, 125 00
bal. taken from sundry acc'ts, 34 69
use of Oxen, 10 00
Cart yoke, Stone Boat, &c., 32 50
202 19
Net Expenditure,
$
1,267 73
Of which was expended on the alteration
in Haydenville, 650 23
By Wid. Knight, 7 00
On 180 rods Specific Repairs, at 3,22} per rod, 580 50
-$1267 73
VOLUNTEERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
Paid P. W. Kingsley, by vote of town, 30 00
" J. P. Coburn,
30 00
" Chas. Adams, 30 00
" S. C. Bodman,
30 00
" Lewis T. Black,
30 00
Levi Black, 66
30 00
" Albert Pelton,
30 00
Henry A. Ives,
30 00
" Frederick Hillman, "
30 00
" Frederick Goodrich, “
30 00
" Joshua Loomis,
30 00
" H. C. Burbee, 30 00
" George Polly, 30 00
" Edwin Whitney, 30 00 66
" Henry Guyer, 6.
30 00
James Londergan, 66
30 00
" John Elder, 66
30 00
" Henry French,
30 00
9
Paid P. W. Kingsley's family, (wife and two children,) 102 00
J. P. Coburn's 66
66 66
66 102 00
" Wm. W. Newman's " 66
John H. Obrempt's "
66
66 66 61 20
" George Stephens' "
66
61 20
John Kinslow's 66
66 61 20
Benson Munyan's "
(" and one child,) 43 65
Chas.Morganwick's“ 21 S4
Martin Hathaway, child,
21 S4
Wm. Marsh & Son, for Board, 160 00
Tilly Haynes & Brother, for Uniforms, 53 00
" Cutler & Warner, for Boots, 20 00
" Calvin Fisher, Geo. Stephens and Frank Kinslow, Poll Taxes, 4 50
O. H. Thayer, for Carrying Volunteers, 14 50
$ 1,32S 13
CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
Paid William A. Nash, for services as Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor, 55 00
Wm. E. Thayer, for services as do. do. do. 45 00
" N. C. Wrisley, do. do. do. 45 00
T. M. Carter, 66 " as Clerk & Treasurer,30 00
66 " for Recording Births & Marriages, 19 40
66 Spencer Bartlett, for Collecting Taxes, 38 00
Alfred Jones, for services as Constable, 2 S5
" Cornelius Tileston, for care of Hearse, 25 00
" S. H. Clapp, for Numbering Scholars in Dist. No. 1 and S, 1 25
" John W. Woodard, for Repairing Fence around Old Burial Ground, 3 38
" R. B. Rice, for Repairing Fence around New Burial Ground, 3 00
. " Morris Guilford, for Bridge Plank, 47 97
" Elnathan Graves, " 66 30 36
2
66
66 61 20
10
Paid T. H. Ives, for Repairing Hope Engine, 10 50
66
Wm. E. Thayer, " Empire Engine and House, S 31 do. for work around Hearse House and on Town House, 4 15
for Repairing Scrapers,
4 SO
" Wm. A. Nash, for Expenses to Sunderland and Springfield, 2 00
" Trumbull & Gere, for Rail Road Advertisement, 5 00
" Expressage on Public Documents, 5 57
" Interest on Money Borrowed, 205 26
" for Journal, 2 52
" Wm. E. Thayer, for Sundries, 1 91
$ 596 23
Royal Rice, bal. due for Liquor Agt's services, 40 00
$ 636 23
Paid State Tax, 336 00
" County "
1,139 80
" Note Wm. A. Nash,
100 00
" Wm. E. Thayer,
75 00
" for 15 shares Conway Bank Stock,
1,582 SS
" Schools for current year,
1,631 46
Am't Collins Legacy on hand,
1,564 77
Due on Collector's Bills,
221 90
Cash on hand,
22 69
Errors,
18 17
$ 6,692 67
OUTSTANDING ORDERS.
Lewis Bradford, 11 06
A. D. Sanders, 3 50
Royal Rice, 40 00
Wm. A. Nash, 6 50
Albert Pelton, 8 50
Chas. Adams,
10 00
11
Chauncey French,
30 00
Thaddeus Bartlett,
6 26
Calvin Fisher,
1 50
George Stevens,
1 50
Frank Kinslow,
1 50
Mrs. Wm. Newman,
12 00
Lewis Black,
8 50
N. C. Wrisley,
2 00
Morton & Waite,
7 14
R. B. Rice,
3 00
J. Coogan,
2 00
$ 154 96
RECAPITULATION.
PAYMENTS BY THE TOWN.
For Old Bills,
641 88
" Support of Poor,
1,121 13
Roads and Bridges,
1,049 85
Specific Repairs and Alterations, 1,469 92
Assistance of Volunteers and their Families, 1,328 13 Abatements, 75 79
Contingent Expenses,
636 23
State and County Tax,
1,475 80
Wm. A. Nash, Note,
100 00
Wm. E. Thayer, Note,
75 00
15 shares Conway Bank Stock,
1,582 88
Schools for current year,
1,631 46
Collins Legacy on hand,
1,564 77
due on Collector's Bills,
221 90
Cash on hand,
22 69
Error,
18 17
$ 13,015 60
Receipts in the Treasury,
12,860 64
Outstanding Orders,
154 96
$ 13,015 60
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TOWN LIABILITIES.
Due Solomon Phelps, for support of Josiah Leonard and wife, to April 3, 1862, 18 64
" Joseph Thompson, for support of Wm. Warner, 39 13
" Warren Ball, support of E. Cheever and D. Whitman, to April 5,
S4 50
" Chas. W. Rhoads, support of A. Warner and Irene Meekins, to April 5, 84 50
Insane Hospital, support of V. Abell, to April 1, 71 50
Aaron Stearns, support of Eunice Graves, " 5, 32 50
Scott Smith, support of Samuel Williams,
20 00
Services School Committee, 30 00
Smith Phillips, for Bridge Plank, 10 50
Salmon H. Clapp, for Note,
150 00
Smith Charities,
3,200 00
School Districts, 380 89
$4,122 16
Outstanding Orders,
154 96
$ 4,277 12
ASSETS.
From State, as Reimbursements for assistance ren- dered to Families of Volunteers, 359 88
Harvey Kirkland, Trustee of David Whitman and E. Cheever, 24 00
State School Fund,
68 44
Collector's Bills,
221 90
Cash on hand, 22 69
-$ 696 91
Net Liabilities, $ 3,580 21
WILLIAM A. NASH, WILLIAM E. THAYER, Selectmen. NATHAN C. WRISLEY,
T. M. CARTER, Treasurer.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF
· WILLIAMSBURGH, 1861-62.
No. of Scholars in the Town May 1, 1861, viz.
Districts No. 1 & 8, District “
137
2,
28
3,
131
4,
23
66
5,
14
66
6,
15
66
7,
9
66
9,
8
Total No., 365
Appropriation to the small Districts, viz.
District No. 4,
$20 00
5,
25 00
66
66 6,
25 00 3
7,
25 00
66
9,
45 00
Total,
$150 00
Amount of money raised by the Town for Schools, 1000 00 Received from Collins fund, 909 26
66 State,
68 44
Total,
$1977 70
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Amount assigned to the several Districts, as follows :
Districts No. 1 & 8,
685 97
2,
140 22
66 66 3,
655 93
4,
115 18
66
5,
70 11
66
6,
75 12
65
7,
45 08
66
66
9,
40 09
1827 70
Special appropriation to the smaller Districts,
150 00
1977 70
Amount now due,
District No. 4,
1 52
66
7,
1 14
66
9,
4 72
$7 38
Amount raised by subscription and used with the Town
money, in
District No. 1, 63 00
66
" 3, 800 00
$863 00
It will be seen from the foregoing figures, that the num- ber of scholars in the Town is greater than last year, or in- deed, ever before, and also, that the amount of school money, though by no means as great as might be usefully and ju- diciously expended, is greater than in any former year, and it has been appropriated among the different districts ac- cording to principles already recognized.
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In addition to what is embodied in these figures, your Committee are happy in being able to report an improve- ment in the Schools generally, throughout the Town.
The recent examinations especially, have been satisfacto- ry, and fitted to afford pleasure to parents, and to all who are concerned.
The Select School in District No. 1, last fall, was a fail- ure, owing to causes which it is to be hoped will not soon occur again.
The winter term of the Primary and winter Intermediate and Select Schools, in the same District, notwithstanding the large number of pupils in the latter, has been success- ful, and the result satisfactory.
Some of the pupils in the Intermediate School, in District No. 3, during a portion of the last term, manifested some insubordination, but the firmness of the Teacher, supported by the Committee and friends of the School, overcame it, and the term closed under favorable circumstances.
In the other Districts, the Schools have been conducted in the usual manner, and by competent Teachers, and your Committee are able to speak of them in terms of commen- dation, especially of District No. 4.
Your Committee also report an improvement in disci- pline, and in the order of the Schools, as well as greater progress in study.
In Composition, in Arithmetic, and in Grammar, the im- provement is perceptible, as well as in other branches, and we hope that the commendation which is cheerfully be- stowed, will stimulate the scholars to greater efforts for im- provement in education and moral culture.
Your Committee have also to report an increased interest on the part of parents, manifested by more frequent visits to the Schools, though this remark is more applicable to some Districts than to others.
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It is much to be regretted, however, that there should be so many marks upon the Registers, even during so stormy a winter as this has been, indicating tardiness and absence from the Schools; for unless attendance be punctual and uniform, their usefulness must be greatly impaired.
This is a point for parents to consider, for they alone can apply the proper remedy.
While increased facilities for education are afforded, it seems almost superfluous to say that greater earnestness should be shown, to bring all the children and youth in the Town within the sphere of their influence, so that they may enjoy the benefits they were designed to afford.
Your Committee do not deem it necessary to repeat the suggestions of former years, as they are already upon record, but they simply express the hope that the improvement already begun may continue, and the increased interest that is awakened may be still further augmented, so that the year about to commence may be one, in all the Schools, of unprecedented prosperity.
All which is respectfully submitted.
W. M. TROW, HENRY STEARNS, School
C. BREWSTER, Committee.
Williamsburgh, March 22, 1862.
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