Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Williamsburg 1887, Part 1

Author: Williamsburg (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1887
Publisher: Town of Williamsburg
Number of Pages: 22


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Part 1


REPORT


OF THE


SELECTMEN and TREASURER


OF THE


Town of Williamsburg,


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 1SSS.


NORTHAMPTON, MASS. : PRESS OF GAZETTE PRINTING COMPANY. 1888.


1


REPORT


OF THE


SELECTMEN and TREASURER


OF THE


Town of Williamsburg,


FOR THE


1


YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 18SS.


NORTHAMPTON, MASS .: PRESS OF GAZETTE PRINTING COMPANY. 1888.


Selectmen's Report.


TREASURY RECEIPTS.


Remainder in Treasury, Feb. 1, 1887, $ 138 49


on Collector's book, 1885-6, 433 81


Amount on Collector's book, current year, 11,060 32


Income of Collins School Fund,


930 78


66 " State School Fund,


228 98


66 " Dog Fund,


233 99


66


" Bank Tax,


1,130 48


66 " Corporation Tax,


350 88


For State Aid to Dec, 1,


old iron,


3 00


" plank sold,


1 78


"' Auctioneers' and Druggists' Licenses,


5 00


" Rent of Town Hall,


30 00


" Dividend N. H. & N. R. R.,


138 00


Trustees of Whiting Street Fund,


240 00


Borrowed of Haydenville Savings Bank,


700 00


" Nellie E. Hillman Estate,


213 43


66


" Lucy E. Pendleton,


300 00


66 " Smith Charities,


10,000 00


$26,351 33


PAYMENTS.


State Tax,


$1,170 00


County Tax,


1,298 29


Greenfield Bank Tax,


45 65


Almoners of Whiting Street Fund,


240 00


212 39


4


Memorial Committee,


$ 50 00


State Aid, 350 00


Military Aid, 248 00


Interest ou $25,000 town debt to Jan. 1,


1,250 00


Interest on Temporary and Strang Loans,


237 77


Schools, 4,003 00


Indebtedness of town, 2 notes $5,000 each, 10,000


-$18,892 71


WATER TANK AND EXPENSES, AT HAYDENVILLE.


Hayden Mfg. Co., for lead pipe, $169 14


Henry W. Sampson, labor and material, 4 75


John Phinney, for labor,


6 75


Clarence Loomis,


5 50


Wilson Dewey, and expenses, 66


35 49


Peter Shea, 66


19 60


Dennis Larkin,


16 10


James Ryan,


66


19 60


Michael Corbett,


17 50


Esbon Sharp,


12 25


D. Trombly,


17 85


C. Balomoux,


5 25


H. Balomoux,


10 85


Henry Hebert,


9 10


Daniel McDonnell,


1 00


Thos. B. Larkin,


17 85


Geo. H. Ames,


2 00


John O'Neil,


1 75


Appropriated $300. $372 33


STREET LIGHTS.


Henry M. Porter, Frank M. Holmes,


$184 67


232 79


$417 46


Appropriated $400.


5


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Bill hose,


" repairs,


$179 52 27 26


$206 78


Appropriated $200,


ORDINARY REPAIRS-HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.


Lewis A. Alexander,


$111 61


Levi B. Nash, for earth,


1 80


$113 41


A. P. Miller,


$56 00


C. Truhart,


14 00


Phil McGowan,


10 50


Thos. Culver,


8 75


B. Daily,


15 75


$105 00


Francis Loomis,


$21 34


Clarence Loomis,


15 60


Charles H. Warner,


11 60


Sanford Packard,


4 00


John Phinney,


4 00


William Crow,


6 42


John Mack, Jr.,


5 10


Dennis Larkin,


1 75


Francis Pollard,


5 10


Henry Loomis,


6 12


John Grace,


3 79


Henry A. Bisbee,


8 43


Myron Ames,


1 75


Joseph Lawrence,


1 75


Stringers for bridge,


6 47


Nails,


6 50


Hayden Mfg. Co.,


1 50


$111 22


Dorus B. Bradford, J. C. Mellen, Austin S. Wait,


$29 58


8 05


16 78


Henry W. Warner,


3 50


$57 91


6


Franklin Clapp,


$48 54


$48 54


Smith Phillips,


$40 35


$40 35


Robert P. Loud,


$49 43


Farnsworth & Nichols,


12 45


$61 88


Geo. W. Lawley,


$23 20


Walter B. Lawley,


2 00


H. D. Hill,


1 50


M. W. Hill,


13 75


Geo. Luce,


90


C. Q. Ford,


90


W. E. Pillinger,


4 00


Jerome O. Hill,


15 91


F. Shumway,


14 66


C. D. Farnsworth,


12 93


Clarence Nichols,


12 93


$102 68


Charles E. Tileston,


$54 98


W. Drake,


1 50


Joshua Crosby,


2 87


G. M. Bradford, labor and material,


91 63


Geo. Loomis,


12 25


Charles Cheeney,


7 50


Charles E. Baggs,


19 75


J. B. Rogers,


1 75


C. L. Hyde,


12 25


D. C. Wade,


1 75


E. A. Porter,


2 56


$208 79


John W. Belcher,


$43 63


Joseph Thompson,


1 58


William O'Brine,


8 75


Henry Hebert,


1 75


Alonzo Angell,


2 17


Lewis Cole,


3 32


H. L. Graves,


5 75


C. D. Graves,


1 75


Chas. R. Damon,


2 80


Geo. L. Damon, Henry S. Warner,


$1 75


3 67


G. M. Bradford, lumber,


5 46


Fred L. Guilford, Christopher Truhart,


3 20


25 81


John Wright,


6 13


$117 52


SUNDRY BILLS.


Farnsworth & Nichols, breaking roads,


$2 10


John O'Neil,


13 40


L. C. Graves,


3 00


Joseph S. Graves,


5 45


W. W. Nash,


1 92


C. K. Merritt,


12 95


J. B. Rogers,


1 50


Hiram Graves,


1 50


H. C. Nash,


2 00


E. H. Clarey,


1 50


Geo. Cheeney,


1 50


John C. Miller,


1 20


E. P. Hemingway,


2 75


Robert Damon,


1 50


Thos. Culver & Ingram,


4 95


Moving Cahill bridge,


6 52


$63 74


$1,031 04


Appropriated $1,000.


SPECIAL WORK AND MATERIAL FOR HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES AND RIVER WALLS.


Charles E. Tileston,


$114 68


G. M. Bradford,


122 31


Geo. Loomis,


76 99


William O'Brine,


8 75


Thomas Ryan,


21 35


Thos. W. Meekins,


28 00


8


C. A. Nichols,


$11 37


D. C. Wade,


1 75


H. A. Bisbee,


3 77


I. F. Baker,


3 75


Joseph B. Rogers,


36 75


C. L. Hyde,


12 25


F. E. Hyde,


18 02


Thos. Culver,


21 35


E. J. House,


21 00


John E. Coogan,


7 00


H. S. Leonard,


12 93


James Welsh,


14 00


Willis Guilford,


56 50


Geo. W. Lawley,


60 50


Wm. E. Pillinger,


9 62


E. P. Hemingway,


10 50


Jerome O. Hill,


5 25


A. P. Miller,


50 49


66 66


19 00


Henry Hebert,


13 12


C. Truhart,


14 87


Thos. Culver,


2 50


Francis Loomis,


34 34


Clinton Tower,


26 80


Loomis & Son,


26 80


Henry Wait,


31 60


John Phinney,


8 80


Sanford Packard,


10 00


John Mack,


18 45


Frank Walpole.


30 20


Clarence Loomis,


14 00


Dennis Larkin,


22 02


Peter Shea,


15 65


Esbon Sharp,


16 78


T. Larkin,


14 77


Wilson Dewey,


7 87


Oakly W. Ames,


10 84


Thos. Hefferen,


17 74


Thos. Vaughn,


16 87


Michael Corbett,


13 37


9


Timothy Mehan,


$2 27


Thos. Mullaley,


1 75


Henry L. Graves & Son,


56 98


Lemuel C. Graves,


77 29


John O'Neil,


59 13


James Welsh,


18 63


Thos. Ryan,


13 38


Oliver Munson,


17 05


Wm. O'Brine,


3 50


C. D. Graves,


7 00


A. P. Miller,


16 00


Geo. L. Damon,


9 88


Clarence Nichols,


9 88


Phil McGowan,


9 88


E. D. Kingsley,


17 22


B. S. Johnson, agent,


5 00


Thos. Welsh, 6 38


Thos. Ryan,


2 75


Henry Hebert,


3 50


Chas. D. Farnsworth,


26 60


- $1,479 34


SUPPORT OF THE POOR.


Mrs. C. A. Williams, deceased,


$127 30


Albert Lachore, 66


91 92


Truman M. Carlton, to Feb. 1, 125 95


James M. Nichols, to Feb. 1, 102 25


Ellen M. Williams, to Jan. 1,


187 16


Johnnie Williams, to Feb. 1, 66 50


Mrs. John O'Brine, to Feb. 1, 74 00


Mrs. Michael Fenton and family, to Feb. 1, 180 00


Mrs. Catherine Ellsworth and family, to Feb. 1, 84 00


Mrs. Helen L. Witherell and family, to Feb 1, 86 00 Mrs. Margaret Moakler, to Feb. 1, 24 00


Walter Strang, to Feb. 1, 120 00


Phineas Morton, to Feb. 1, 112 85


Abner Hemingway, to Feb. 1, 45 55


Dennis Larkin, to Feb. 1, 35 00


10


Edward Ryan and family, to Feb. 1, $28 25


Joseph Upton, to Oct. 1, 25 00


Caroline and Thos. Wait, to Feb. 1, 25 72


James Rogers, in full, 10 00


David Pittsinger, to May 1, 1887,


17 64


Mrs. Wm. Mahar, to Feb. 1, 84 00


Tramps, 4 00


$1,657 09


Appropriated $1,500


CONTINGENT.


Storage of Road Machine, three years, $7 00


Stone Dogs for derrick, 4 00


Coal for Town House, 13 00


One-half expense of running line and setting


line stone between Williamsburg and Whately, 10 25


Insurance on Haydenville school house,


43 75


" Strang House, 4 00


Rope for derrick,


14 08


Gazette Printing Co., for printing, 1886-7,


50 25


Chas. R. Damon, for bridge plank, 1887,


143 37


Almon Warner, 66 66


44 22


Geo. A. Thresher, 66 1888, 97 36


Samuel A. Clark, 92 25 66


Registers' services, 1886-7,


23 00


H. A. Bisbee, for care of hearse,


34 50


J. H. O'Brine, bill blacksmithing, 1885-6,


5 60


Herbert Russ, "


20 85


66 services as constable,


15 45


J. H. Laws, repairs on Lockup,


Byron Loomis, abatement, 4 60


E. F. Miller, 4 31


Smith Charities, 1885-6, 2 25


L. W. Merritt, 66


3 45


Wm. Forsyth, 66


36


G. M. Bradford,


2 30


Widow Dennis O'Brine, abatement, 10 49


1 00


11


Clark I. Hill, services as School Committee, 68 50


Henry W. Hill, « 66 66 30 00


Chas. S. Wheeler, 66 66 61 50


Sundry abatement poll taxes,


52 00


Wm. E. Thayer, for bill nails, etc.,


6 12


S. K. Wait, 66


2 84


L. D. James, 66 66


5 28


Oil and glass for town house, 3 98


Express, postage and stationery, 8 75


Making and recording Deed, Smith Charities, 3 00


Recording deed of Spring.


60


Legal counsel,


3 00


T. M. Carter, recording births, marriages and deaths, 32 30


T. M. Carter, expenses to Hadley, 2 50


services as Clerk and Treas'r, 75 00


Services of Selectmen, 300 00


66 " Tax Collector, 125 00


Dewey Williams, care of town house, 11 00


-- $1,443 06


LIST OF JURORS FOR 1888.


Jacob Hills, James Scully, Wilson Dewey, James Mullaley, Wm. A. Hawkes, Wilmot A. Clark, Wilbur M. Purrington, Byron Loomis, Henry W. Sampson, James U. O'Brine, Lester W. Carr, Christopher Noble, Gilbert M. Bradford, James D. Murphy, Alfred A. Nichols, John G. Miller, Lawrence Mor- rissey, Herbert Russ, Charles D. Farnsworth, James Hulme, Alanson Nash, Hiram G. Hill, Francis S. Warner, Henry W. Graves, Frank C. Richards, Charles H. Warner, George W. Lawley, Henry E. Wright.


Respectfully submitted,


T. M. CARTER, Selectmen JOHN O'NEIL, of


WILSON DEWEY, Williamsburg


12


The Committee of the Whiting Street Fund submit the fol- lowing statement of their work for the year ending January 31, 1888. Received $240 from the Town Treasurer, which has been expended by us as follows :


Mr. Gideon Jorden,


$7 00


" Thomas Wade,


8 00


" Charles Marks,


10 00


George Damon,


5 00


Mrs. Dennis Fogarty,


5 00


Sally Baggs,


8 00


John Williams,


8 00


Charles Graves,


10 00


Lewis Black.


7 00


William Guilford,


10 00


" H. W. Smith,


7 00


Isabella Johnson,


7 00


Michael O'Neil,


6 00


Curtis,


7 00


Emily Ludden,


5 00


Miss Lucy Russ,


5 00


Addie Alvord,


5 00


Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Grace,


10 00


" Lyman Ames,


10 00


Mrs. Margaret Coogan,


10 00


Ellen Landergan,


10 00


Mary Lawler,


10 00


" Mary Malloy,


10 00


Mary Blanchfield,


10 00


66 William Connley,


10 00


Edward Coogan,


8 00


O. G. Boss,


8 00


Patrick Butler,


8 00


M. H. Erskine,


8 00


Frank Dunlavey,


8 00


Respectfully submitted,


ABNER DAMON, - Committee.


MRS. H. L. GRAVES,


THOS. T. MOAKLER,


TREASURER'S STATEMENT.


Total Receipts,


$26,351 33


Paid State Tax, $1,170 00


County Tax, 1,298 29


Greenfield Bank Tax, 45 65


Almoners W. Street Fund, 240 00


Memorial Committee,


50 00


State Aid,


350 00


Military Aid,


248 00


Int. on Town Debt,


1,250 00


Int. on Temporary and Strang Loans, 237 77


Schools,


4,003 00


Town Debt,


10,000 00


Water Tank at Hayden- ville, 372 33


Street Lights,


417 46


Fire Department,


206 78


Ordinary repairs of H. W. and B., 1,031 04


Specific repairs of H.


W. and B., 1,479 34


Support of Poor, 1,657 09


Contingencies, 1,443 06


Remainder, 851 52


$26,351 33


$26.351 33


ASSETS.


Remainder in Treasury,


$851 52


Notes due Jan. 1, 1893, $15,000 00


Note to Smith Charities, 10,000 00


Note to Haydenville S. Bank, 700 00


276 R. R. Stock,


17,940 00


Balance,


9,544 33


Note to Lucy E. Pendleton, 300 00


Due Collins School Fund, 755 67


Outstanding Claims of Schools, 990 75


Other Claims Outstanding, 1,850 00


$29,809 85


$29,809 85


The assets of the Collins School Fund are the same as last year, and are as follows, namely :


21 Shares of Stock in First National Bank of Greenfield.


28 66


First National Bank of Northampton.


31 66


66 Northampton Nat'l Bank of Northampt'n.


21 66 Hampshire Co. Nat'l Bank of N'hampt'n.


20 66 Mechanics National Bank of Worcester.


755 -67 dollars due from the Town of Williamsburg.


Respectfully submitted,


T. M. CARTER, Treasurer.


(13)


100


LIABILITIES.


Due for State Aid, Dec. 1, 66 Military Aid, Dec. 1,


350 00


124 00


Note to Nellie E. Hillman Est, 213 43


66


14


The undersigned hereby certify that we have examined the foregoing accounts of the Selectmen and Treasurer, of the Town of Williamsburg, find them correctly stated and vouched for, and that there is in the hands of the Treasurer, eight hundred fifty-one and fifty-two one-hundredths dollars.


O. G. SPELLMAN, ¿


Auditors. C. W. FAY,


WILLIAMSBURG, Feb. 22, 1888.





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