Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Williamsburg 1889, Part 1

Author: Williamsburg (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1889
Publisher: Town of Williamsburg
Number of Pages: 18


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Part 1


REPORTS


OF THE


SELECTMEN, TREASURER,


AND


ROAD COMMISSIONERS,


OF THE


TOWN OF WILLIAMSBURG,


FOR THE


TEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 1890.


NORTHAMPTON, MASS. : GAZETTE PRINTING COMPANY. 1890.


REPORT,


OF THE


SELECTMEN, TREASURER,


AND


ROAD COMMISSIONERS,


OF THE


TOWN OF WILLIAMSBURG,


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 1890.


NORTHAMPTON, MASS .: GAZETTE PRINTING COMPANY. 1890.


Selectmen's Report.


TREASURY RECEIPTS.


Remainder in Treasury, Feb. 1, 1889, $ 788 67


Received from Taxes of current year,


12,547 19


Rent of Town Hall,


44 00


Plank sold,


5 00


Dividend N. H. & N. R. R. Stock,


276 00


State for State Poor,


10 00


Trustees Whiting Street Fund,


230 00


State, Corporation Tax,


256 44


State, National Bank Tax,


1,216 00


State, State Aid,


394 50


State, Military Aid,


138 00


State, School Fund,


215 41


County, Dog Fund,


142 23


Income of Collins School Fund,


890 78


Auctioneer and Druggist Licenses,


3 50


Use of Derrick,


6 00


$17,163 72


PAYMENTS.


State Tax,


$940 00


County Tax,


1,336 49


Greenfield Bank Tax,


44 09


Memorial Committee,


50 00


Almoners Whiting Street Fund,


230 00


Schools,


4,971 45


State Aid,


390 00


Military Aid,


316 00


4


TOWN POOR.


Catherine Ellsworth and family, $84 00


Mrs. John ()'Brine and family, 132 00


Mrs. Wm. Mahar and family, 84 00


Mrs. Michael Fenton and family,


120 00


Mrs. Helen L. Witherell, town Southbridge, 104 00


Edward Ryan, town Chicopee, 45 00


Oliver Grace and wife,


86 51


Mrs. Margaret Moakler,


66 00


Mary Wright, City of Boston,


42 00


John Williams,


72 50


Mrs. Ellen M. Williams (Insane),


169 46


Rebecca B. Beals, 66


169 46


Abner Hemingway,


94 38


Charles A. Williams,


62 96


Truman M. Carlton,


126 79


Phineas Morton,


104 30


David Pittsinger,


104 00


James M. Nichols,


110 45


Caroline and Thomas Wait,


49 45


Tramps,


13 50


Sundry expenses,


5 35


-


$1,846 11


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Fire Engine for Haydenville,


$100 00


Freight on same,


5 60


Repairs on Engine House,


2 35


66 Williamsburg,


23 38


Larkin Bros.,


4 57


50 members Hope Engine Co., $2 each,


100 00


$235 90


STREET LIGHTS.


Committee,


$488 38


TOOL HOUSE.


Lucretia S. Bardwell, $250 00


5


ROAD MACHINES.


Fleming Mfg. Co., for two, $165 00


Freight on same, 16 32


$181 32


BRIDGE PLANK, TIMBER AND IRON,


Chas. H. Ball, for iron,


$73 50


Conn. R. R. Co., "


87 91


G. M. Bradford, plank and timber,


456 99


Dewey Williams, painting,


4 00


$622 40


BRIDGE DAMAGES.


Willis A. Smith.


$100 00


O. G. Spelman, services as Committee,


21 15


Benson Munyan, "


7 00


$128 15


ROAD COMMISSIONERS.


Lawrence Dolan,


$0 75-


Robert Damon,


2 00


George Cheeney,


4 35


John Phinney,


8 25


Geo. H. Elliott,


6 75


Hugh McGee,


25 50


Phillip McGowan,


81 00


Christopher Truhart,


18 15


Lewis A. Alexander,


7 50


Henry L. Graves,


26 75


Willie Cheeney,


3 00


Thomas Culver,


10 60


Chas. E. Tileston,


117 00


John O'Neil,


27 25


Henry S. Leonard,


12 70


Byron Loomis, labor and material,


237 17


Lemuel C. Graves,


49 30


John W. Belcher,


5 00


C. H. Church,


8 40


6


Joseph B. Rogers,


$17 50


Thomas Ryan,


15 75


Myron N. Adams,


16 25


Fred L. Guilford,


7 00


Frank E. Hyde,


80 12


Willis Guilford,


45 50


Geo. W. Lawley,


15 05


John F. Clapp,


3 00


Frank E. Sanderson and E. H. Nash,


16 40


Geo. Brazell,


6 25


Daniel C. Wade,


64 40


Arthur H. Wade,


6 00


Orrin Wade,


14 75


Ira N. Guillo,


95 40


G. M. Bradford, labor and material,


166 66


Oliver Nash,


12 00


C. M. Brown,


2 75


.


$1,236 20


NOTES.


Lucy Pendleton,


$300 00


Nellie E. Hillman,


213 43


$513 43


CONTINGENT.


H. W. Sampson, pointing river wall,


$8 11


Benson Munyan, services as Elector, 1888,


10 00


W. F. Anderson, abatement tax,


1 95


Mrs. Sarah W. Miller,


66


19 50


D. E. Clarey,


66


66


13 00


R. D. Ames,


66


66


3 90


Arthur E. Fay,


66


18 20


Mrs. John Duggan,


66


66


9 10


Geo. Cheeney,


66


66


8 50


Sundry Poll Tax,


66


66


22 00


E. S. Burr, damage to carriage,


15 50


Registrars's services, 1888,


23 00


J. T. Stockwell, for coal,


5 38


. .


3 90


Elnathan Graves,


7


Assessors' Blanks and Field Books, $4 05


Gazette Printing Co., for Reports, 26 00


B. S. Johnson, making and recording Deed, 2 00


C. D. Graves, for cutting brush, 4 50


C. I. Hill, services as School Committee


37 50


H. W. Hill, «‹ 66


55 00


W. M. Purrington,


75 00


L. W. Carr, repairs on Hearse,


10 75


C. W. Bradley, repairs on Cemetery Fence, 2 98


J. B. Ball, Boxes for Town Warrants, 3 75


A. C. Morton, for Voting Booths, 24 45


O. H. Everett, for use of road,


10 00


H. W. Sampson, services as Truant Officer,


5 00


66 66 66 Elector,


10 00


H. A. Bisbee, care and repairs of Hearse, 41 00 66 services as Constable, 8 30


G. L. Leet, blacksmithing, 6 94


Dewey Williams, care Town Hall,


27 00


L. D. James, for nails, 10 15


H. M. Porter, " 95


Collector's Book and 3 Alphabets, 1 70


Paper, Postage and Expressage, 10 35


Copying valuation for State, 8 00


Oil, Chimneys and Brooms for Town House, 3 19


Expenses of Clerk to Hadley, 3 00


S. Demartin, for storage, 1 50


Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of Poor, 300 00


Clerk and Treasurer's services, 100 00


Recording Births, Marriages and Deaths, 29 65


Insurance on Town House, 100 00


Martin G. Wells, services as Collector, 135 00


--


$1,219 75


INTEREST ACCOUNT.


Arlington Five Cent Savings Bank, $250 00


Attleborough Savings Bank, 250 00


Lynn Institution for Savings, 250 00


Trustees Forbes Library,


400 00


Temporary Loans, 414 08


- $1,564 08


8


SCHOOL ASSETS.


Due from Town, Feb. 1, 1889,


$799 90


Income of Collins Fund,


890 78


Income of Dog Fund,


142 23


Town Appropriation,


3,000 00


Text Books,


350 00


Repairs,


150 00


Vanvechton, fence,


34 27


Superintendent,


300 00


State School Fund,


*215 41


-


$5,882 59


Paid for Schools, 1889,


$766 69


66 current year,


4,204 76


$4,971 45


Remainder due Schools,


$911 14


LIST OF JURORS.


O. G. Spelman, Henry C. Nash, John N. Sawtell, Alfred A. Nichols, Wilson Dewey, Chas. K. Merritt, Chas. L. Hosford, Chas. C. Connell, Byron Loomis, Lester W. Carr, William Noble, Henry W. Graves, Edward H. Clarey, Joseph B. Rogers, James O'Donnell, Geo. F. Warner, Martin Riley, Jr., Chester B. Hosford, A. G. Cone, John Phinney, Walter E. Pillinger, Edward P. Larkin, Chas. R. Damon, Fred N. Graves, Frank Walpole, Patrick Fitzgerald, Samuel A. Ewing, Frederick W. Thayer, Emile H. Miller, Geo. A. Buck.


T. M. CARTER, JOHN O'NEIL,


WILSON DEWEY,


Selectmen of Williamsburg.


9


The Committee of the Whiting Street Fund submit the fol- lowing statement of their work for the year ending Jan. 31st, 1890. Cash received from Town Treasurer, $230.00 ; has been expended as follows :-


Paid Mr. Charles Marks,


$10 00


" John French,


9 00


" George Damon,


5 00


" Thomas Wade,


10 00


" George Chenney,


5 00


" Edward Fowler,


4 00


" Gideon Jorden,


9 00


Mrs. Dennis Fogarty,


10 00


66 Lewis Black,


8 00


Hugh McGee,


8 00


Michael O'Neil,


8 00


66 John Williams,


10 00


66 Arminda Stebbins,


4 00


Miss Addie Alvord,


5 00


66 Salome Warner,


10 00


Mr. Lyman Ames,


10 00


" Thomas Foran,


10 00


Mrs. Margaret Coogan,


10 00


Ellen Londergan,


10 00


Mary Blanchfield,


10 00


William Connley,


10 00


Frank Dunlavey,


10 00


66 Edward Coogan,


10 00


66 Edward O'Brien,


10 00


6 John Butler,


10 00


Patrick Butler,


7 50


Morris Foran,


7 50


$230 00


Respectfully submitted,


ABNER DAMON. JOHN MOAKLER, W. W. NASH.


Committee.


10


TREASURERS STATEMENT.


Total Receipts,


17,163 72


Paid State Tax, $940 00


County, 1336 49


Greenfield Bank Tax,


44 09


Memorial Committee 50 00


Almoners Whiting Street Fund,


230 00


State Aid,


390 00


Millitary Aid,


316 00


Support of the Poor,


1846 11


Fire Department,


235 90


Street Lights,


488 38


Store House and Lot,


250 00


Road Machines,


181 33


Bridge Iron, Plank and Timber, 622 40


Bridge Damage,


128 15


Highways,


1236 20


Notes, Town Debt,


513 43


Contingencies,


1219 75


Interest,


1564 08


Schools,


4971 45


Remainder,


599 96


$17,163 72


$17,163 72


ASSETS.


LIABILITIES.


Remainder in Treasury, $599 96


Notes Due Jan. 1, 1893,


$15,000 00


Due Dec. 1, for State Aid, 390 00


Forbes Library


66 66 Military Aid, 158 00


Trustees, 10,000 00


276 Shares R. R. Stock,


19,320 00


Due Haydenville


2,100 00


Schools,


911 14


$28,011 4


$28,011.14


The assets of the Collins School Fund.


21 Shares of Stock in First National Bank of Greenfield.


28


First National Bank of Northampton.


21 66 66


Hamp. Co. Nat'l Bank of Northampton.


31 66


Northampton Nat'l Bank of Northampt'n


20


66


Mechanics National Bank of Worcester.


755-67% dollars due from the Town of Williamsburg.


Respectfully submitted,


T. M. CARTER, Treasurer.


Balance,


7,543 18


Savings Bank,


11


The undersigned hereby certify that they have examined the foregoing accounts of the Selectmen and Treasurer of the Town of Williamsburg, find them correctly stated and properly vouch- ed for.


O. G. SPELMAN, -


Auditors. C. W. FAY.


WILLIAMSBURG, Feb. 26, 1990.


Warrant for Town Meeting.


FIRST .- To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.


SECOND .- To choose all necessary Town Officers for the en- suing year.


THIRD .- To choose an Elector under provisions of the Will of the late Oliver Smith, Esq.


FOURTH .- To revise and accept a list of Jurors nominated by by the selectmen.


FIFTH .- To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the current expenses of the Town.


SIXTH. - To provide for the current expenses of the Town in anticipation of Taxes.


SEVENTH .- To hear the report of the Seclectmen and Treas- urer and act thereon.


EIGHTH .- To hear the report of the School Committee and act thereon.


NINTH .- To hear the report of any Committee of the Town and act thereon.


TENTH .- To Vote Yes or No in answer to the Question, Shall Licenses be granted in this Town for the sale of Intoxicating Liquors.


ELEVENTH .- To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for Memorial Day and choose a committee to ex- pend the same.


TWELFTH .- To choose a committee to expend the income of the Whiting Street Fund.





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