Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Williamsburg 1892, Part 1

Author: Williamsburg (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1892
Publisher: Town of Williamsburg
Number of Pages: 22


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Part 1


A.GIsaes,


REPORT


OF THE


SELECTMEN, TREASURER


AND


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR,


OF THE


Town of Williamsburg


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1st, 1893.


NORTHAMPTON, MASS .: GAZETTE PRINTING COMPANY. 1893.


REPORT


OF THE


SELECTMEN, TREASURER


AND .


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR,


OF THE


Town of Williamsburg


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1st, 1893.


NORTHAMPTON, MASS .: GAZETTE PRINTING COMPANY. 1893.


Selectmen's Report.


TREASURY RECEIPTS.


Remaining in Treasury, Feb. 1, 1892,


$168 55


Unpaid tax of 1891 received, 2 00


Received from taxes current year,


12,949 12


Rent of Town Hall,


10 00


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


552 00


Trustees Whiting Street Fund,


200 00


State Corporation Tax,


266 10


State National Bank Tax,


1,064 02


G. M. Bradford, use of derrick,


6 25


State, State Aid,


369 00


State, Military Aid,


178 00


State, School Fund,


368 31


County, Dog Fund,


127 16


Income of Collins School Fund, 818 39


Auctioneer and Druggist Licenses, 4 00


From sale of R. R. Stock,


17,112 00


Town interest in School Supt. Fund,


201 07


From Town of Conway, for schooling, Sheriff Clark,


47 00


10 63


Temporary Loans,


9,100 00


$43,553 60


4


PAYMENTS.


State Tax,


$770 00


County Tax,


1,577 30


Memorial Committee,


50 00


Almoners Whiting Street Fund,


200 00


Schools,


5,661 93


State Aid,


558 00


Military Aid,


276 00


Note at Haydenville Savings Bank,


2,100 00


Notes due Jan. 1st, 1893,


15,000 00


On Temporary Loans,


8,500 00


$34,693 23


INTEREST.


Trustees Forbes Library,


$400 00


Arlington Five Cent Savings Bank,


250 00


Attleborough Savings Bank,


250 00


Lynn Institution for Savings,


250 00


Haydenville Savings Bank,


370 53


Int. on Collins Fund of $755.67 one year,


37 78


Int. at Hampshire Savings Bank,


18 84


$1,577 15


POOR.


Theodore Pomeroy,


$145 95


Phineas Morton,


22 14


David Pittsinger,


104 00


Thomas Heffron, casket,


17 00


Phillip Eaon, casket,


15 00


George Cheney, Dr. Hillman, 1891,


4 20


Mrs. Margaret Moakler,


66 76


Mrs. Ellen Williams,


169 92


Mrs. Ellen Witherall and family, discharged,


6 00


Abner Hemmingway,


117 77


Mrs. Oliver Grace,


129 50


Mrs. John O'Brien and family,


132 00


5


Mrs. Nelson and Thomas Waite, net, Mrs. Waite, deceased, $2 97


Miss Saloma Warner,


115 60


Truman Carlton, 122 09


Wilson Woodard,


55 00


City Chicopee, Ed Ryan and family,


67 63


Mrs. Fanny Williams,


150 84


J. M. Nichols,


81 24


Tramps,


7 60


Emily Hill, Funeral Expenses,


30 00


$1,563 21


Amount appropriated, $1,500.


HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.


R. D. Ames, breaking roads,


$1 50


O. M. Wade,


2 50


Jerome Jackson, labor,


5 55


Fowler Washburn, 66


6 00


H. H. Cranston,


29 79


Charles Patch,


13 05


H. W. Hitchcock, 66


5 95


Levi Bradford's estate, "


12 82


H. Derrick,


3 75


George Phillips,


66


15 75


Philip McGowan,


66


18 75


Charles L. Hyde,


4 50


F. E. Hyde,


21 70


G. M. Bradford,


" and material,


112 99


Lewis N. Hawley,


13 72


Edward Black,


7 50


F. E. Goodrich,


12 75


Francis Culver,


7 50


Richard Keating,


8 25


Lawrence Dolan,


10 80


Mr. Trombly,


66


3 00


C. C. Hosford,


53 09


John Wade,


4 50


Geo. W. Lawler,


60


72 00


6


A. E. Lawton,


labor,


$7 35


E. Baggs,


66


4 50


L. C. Graves,


22 80


O. C. Knight,


66


7 50


E. Leonard, 66


8 25


J. B. Rogers, 66


83 91


John O'Neil,


66


7 10


Alanson Nash,


66


40 50


Peter Shea,


22 72


Byron Loomis,


66


9 50


George P. Graves, 66


10 00


D. B. Bradford,


66


38 40


Mike Corbet,


66


3 00


Wm. Crow,


2 00


Willie O'Brien,


66


4 50


James E. Welch,


10 50


James Welch,


66


7 50


F. E. Richards,


4 05


Frank Cowing,


3 00


John Ryan, 66


7 50


Howard Pomeroy, 66


26 57


Sanford Packard, 66


7 70


Joseph St. Lawrence,


20 47


Charles Damon,


66


27 04


John Phinney,


66


75


Franklin Clapp,


66


40 75


Lucinda Nash, earth,


2 50


John Brashaw, labor,


6 75


Philip Brault,


2 25


Robert Trainor, 66


13 50


Daniel Emrick, 66


5 60


Nonotuck Silk Co.,


2 50


John Moakler, material,


2 00


W. E. Thayer,


78


R. B. Rice,


1 00


L. D. James,


66


1 32


H. L. & H. W. Graves,“


59 40


5 00


E. T. Hemmingway, 66


7


O. H. Everett, use of road,


$10 00


Thomas Culver, labor, 7 20


Oliver Nash,


6 75


John T. Handfield, 66


85


Fred Guilford,


60


Henry Leonard,


49 47


Frank Wells, 66


10 35


Mrs. Dowd, land to straighten new road,


35 00


John O'Neil, labor,


3 07


S. W. & A. B. Lee, tile,


59 99


Geo. H. Ames, nails,


50


Freight on tile,


4 14


H. G. Hill, gravel,


5 00


$1,171 09


Amount appropriated for Highways, $1200.


" New Road, 100.


Total,


$1300.


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


J. J. Kelso, repair of Engine,


$


45


A. G. Cone, for Fire Department,


175 00


$175 45


Amount appropriated, $200.


STREET LIGHTS.


L. D. James,


bills rendered,


$134 08


James H. O'Brien,


208 80


$342 88


Amount appropriated, $450.


MEMORIAL DAY.


A. Bailey, President Association,


$50 00


Amount appropriated, $50, $50 00


8


NEW SCHOOL HOUSE IN HAYDENVILLE.


H. A. Bisbee, Order of Committee,


$400 00


66 429 25


W. M. Purrington,


66


170 75


$1,000 00


Amount appropriated, $1,000.


NEW SCHOOL HOUSE IN WILLIAMSBURG.


O. D. Case & Co., blackboards,


$10 80


Vermont School Seat Co., seats, 48 83


G. M. Bradford, building School House,


565 00


$624 63


Amount appropriated, $600.


SIDEWALKS.


HAYDENVILLE VILLAGE.


Amount expended,


$346 81


Paid H. H. Torrey, from


abuttors, etc.,


151 33


$195 48


Paid for fitting walk,


$52 79


H. H. Torrey, balance, 142 69


$195 48


Amount appropriated, $200.


WILLIAMSBURG VILLAGE.


Amount expended,


$302 32


Received from abuttors,


71 24


$231 08


Paid H. H. Torrey, concrete and fitting,


$238 69


Amount appropriated, $200, $238 69


9


CONTINGENT.


C. W. Fay, services as Auditor, 1891, $2 00


O. G. Spellman, " " 2 00


H. E. Bradford, Registrar and Ballot clerk, '91 and '92, 7 50


Haydenville Mfg. Co., grate for Town Hall, 1 10


Dewey Williams, care Town Hall, 13 14


Dewey Williams, painting safe, 1 50


J. T. Stockwell, coal for Town Hall, 3 25


F. W. Stowe, damages on Highway, 12 50


Henry Nash, Registrar, 1891, 5 00


C. A. Phillips, Registrar and Ballot Clerk, '91 and '92, 7 50


Springfield Printing and Binding Co., 2 50


W. H. Hosford, Ballot Clerk, 2 50


B. S. Johnson, Insurance on Strang House, 4 00


Wm. G. Bassett, legal services, 115 25


Gazette Ptg. Co., town reports, and ballots, 45 50


H. A. Bisbee, Court fees and expenses, 16 54


H. A. Bisbee, care of and driving hearse, 35 00


H. A. Bisbee, services as Constable, 22 90


Peter Shea, labor on Water Works,


1 80


James Ryan, « « « 66


2 10


T. M. Carter, scraper blades and sundries, 19 20


G. M. Bradford, sundry bills paid, and moving safe, 7 90


F. H. Learned, services at Election, 4 00


John Phinney, coal for Lockup, 1 00


Wm. M. Olin, to registrar of Voters, 1 25


S. E. Bridgman, Reg. of Mortgage and Perso- nal Property, 7 20


O. G. Spellman, services rendered to Town, 15 00


John O'Neil, services as Elector, 10 00


John O'Neil, Inspection of Stock, 15 00


George N. Baker, Insurance on Williamsburg School House, 100 00


B. S. Johnson, Ins. on Haydenville School House, 43 75


10


S. De Martin, refreshments for Election offi- cers, $1 00


R. B. Rice, repair Ballot box, 2 50


L. D. James, sundries for Town Hall, 1 42


Mrs. Fanny Clary, services School Committee, 72 00


W. M. Purrington, 66 66 76 50


E. T. Barrus, 22 75


Paper, stamps and envelopes, 4 29


C. C. Hosford, labor on Water Works, 2 10


C. C. Hosford, sundry bills paid, 4 10


Clerk and Treasurer's services,


100 00


Recording births, deaths and marriages,


25 10


Selectmen's services,


300 00


Jesse Wells, Collector,


135 00


Abatement of Taxes, 51 74


C. C. Hosford, collecting Births, 3 00


Clerk's travelling expenses to Hadley, 2 50


Clerk, expressage, paper, stamps, etc., 10 30


B. S. Johnson, insurance on School House, 18 00


$1,360 18


Amount appropriated, $1200.


REPAIRS ON TOWN HALL.


Paid E. D. Kingsley, repairs,


$60 39


" S. W. & A. B. Lee, " 104 94


" C. E. Tileston, " on Hall, 3 37


" E. J. House,


2 25


$170 95


No appropriation.


SCHOOL ASSETS.


Income of Collins Fund,


$818 39


Income of Dog Fund,


127 16


Town appropriation,


3,300 00


Text Books,


300 00


Repairs,


200 00


Superintendent,


300 00


State School Fund,


368 31


Town interest in School Supt. Fund,


201 07


$5,614 93


11


LIST OF JURORS.


Charles L. Hosford, Foster C. Anderson, Adelbert Bailey, O. G. Spellman, Henry W. Graves, Thomas Dumphy, John F. Clapp, John Phinney, J. J. Ball, Walter E. Pillinger, Henry S. Leonard, John O'Neil, Alanson Nash, Fred N. Graves, John N. Sawtell, Clesson Bradley, Edward P. Larkin, Joseph S. Graves, Thomas P. Larkin, James Malley, George Lawler, Jesse Wells, Wm. H. Hosford, Lawrence Morrissey, John W. Hill, Charles A. Phillips, Chauncey W. Fay, Herbert Richardson, Michael Cusick.


C. C. HOSFORD, Selectmen L. C. GRAVES, of


G. M. BRADFORD, Williamsburg.


The Committee of the Whiting Street Fund submit the fol- lowing statement of their work for the year ending Feb. 1st, 1893. Cash received from the Town Treasurer, $200, and has been distributed as follows :


Mr. Lyman Ames,


$9 00


Mrs. Frances Sharpe,


6 00


Carson Harlow,


8 00


Ellen Londergan,


8 00


" Margaret O'Brien,


6 00


Edward Coogan,


8 00


66 William Connley,


8 00


Morris Foran,


8 00


Mary'Mahar,


7 00


William Keating,


6 00


66 Louisa Bryant,


6 00


66 John Phillips,


8 00


Patrick Moakler,


6 00


66 Mary O'Neil,


6 00


Mr. Edward Fowler,


5 00


" Joseph Truehart,


5 00


" Charles Marks,


7 00


" John French,


7 00


12


Miss Addie Alvord,


6 00


Mrs. George Cheney,


5 00


" Champion Brown,


8 00


Edwin Everett,


8 00


6.


W. N. Wheeler,


7 00


Armanda Stebbins,


5 00


66 Thomas Wade,


8 00


Ira Guello,


7 00


Emily Ludden,


7 00


Isabella Johnson,


7 00


Dwight Adams,


8 00


$200 00


Respectfully submitted,


H. C. SMITH, J. B. ROGERS,


Committee.


H. L. GRAVES,


Treasurer's Statement.


$43,553 60


Paid State Tax,


$770 00


County Tax,


1,577 30


Memorial Committee,


50 00


Whiting Street Fund,


200 00


State Aid,


558 00


Military Aid,


276 00


Poor,


1,563 21


Fire Department,


175 45


Street Lights,


342 88


Highways,


1,171 09


Schools,


5,661 93


Contingent,


1,360 18


Temporary Loans,


8,500 00


Interest,


1,577 15


Notes Cancelled,


17,100 00


Sidewalks,


495 77


New School Houses,


1,624 63


Repairs on Town Hall,


170 95


Balance in Treasury,


379 06


-- $43,553 60


ASSETS.


Remainder in Treasury,


$379 06


Due Dec. 1st for State Aid,


588 00


" " Military Aid,


138 00


92 Shares R. R. Stock, Balance,


9,200 00


1,050 61


-$11,355 67


(13)


Total Receipts,


14


LIABILITIES.


Due Forbes Library Trustees,


$10,000 00


Collins School Fund, 755 67


" Note Hampshire Savings Bank, 600 00


-$11,355 67


ASSETS OF THE COLLINS SCHOOL FUND.


21 Shares in First National Bank, Greenfield.


28 66 66 66 Northampton.


21 66 " Hamp. Co. Nat'l Bank,


31 66 " Northamp'n " 66


20


66 " Mechanics 66 66


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


Respectfully submitted,


M. H. BEALS, Treasurer.


We, 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 properly vouched for, to the best of our knowledge and belief.


O. G. SPELLMAN,


Auditors. C. W. FAY,


WILLIAMSBURG, Feb. 24, 1893.


Whole number of Dogs licensed, 101.


Number of males, 95 @ $2,


$190 00


" females, 6 @ $5,


30 00


Amount received,


$220 00


Clerk's Fees,


20 20


Paid County Treasurer,


$199 80 M. H. BEALS, Town Clerk.


15


Vital Statistics of the Town of Williamsburg for the year 1892 :


MARRIAGES.


Whole number,


20


Both American born,


18


Both Foreign born,


2


Oldest groom,


62


Oldest bride,


41


Youngest groom,


22


Youngest bride,


16


First marriage groom,


18


First marriage bride,


19


Second marriage groom,


1


Second marriage bride,


1


Third marriage groom,


1


BIRTHS.


Whole number,


31


Male,


14


Female,


17


American parentage,


10


Foreign parentage,


10


American and foreign parentage,


11


DEATHS.


Whole number,


46


Male,


27


Female,


19


American born,


33


Foreign born,


13


Over 60 years,


19


Under 5 years,


11


Oldest man, 89 years.


Oldest woman, 88 years.


M. H. BEALS, Town Clerk.


WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.


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


SECOND .- To elect three Selectmen, one Town Clerk, one Treasurer, one Elector under the Will of the late Oliver Smith, Esq., two Constables, one Tax Collector, all for one year. Also one School Committee for three years ; and to vote on the ques- tion, "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors ?" Yes or No, all on one ballot.


THIRD .- To choose all necessary minor town officers for the ensuing year.


FOURTH .- To revise and accept a list of Jurors nominated 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 Selectmen and Treasu- rer and act thereon.


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


NINTH .- To see what action the town will take with regard to the support of the town poor.


TENTH. - To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for Memorial Day, and choose a committee to expend the same.


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


TWELFTH .- To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to build and repair sidewalks in town.


THIRTEENTH .- To see what action the town will take with re- gard to the balance of the Railroad Stock held by the town.


FOURTEENTH .- To see what action the town will take with regard to the $755.67 borrowed of the Collins School Fund.





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