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REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN, TREASURER,
AND
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR,
OF THE
Town of Williamsburg
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1st, 1894.
NORTHAMPTON, MASS .: PRESS OF GAZETTE PRINTING CO. 1894, 1
.
1
REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN, TREASURER,
AND
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR,
OF THE
Town of Williamsburg
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1st, 1894.
NORTHAMPTON, MASS .: PRESS OF GAZETTE PRINTING CO.
1894.
Selectmen's Report.
TREASURY RECEIPTS.
Remaining in Treasury, Feb. 1, 1893,
$379 06
Received from taxes of current year, 11,982 54
Rent of Town Hall, 12 50
Trustees Whiting Street Fund,
220 00
State Corporation Tax,
169 06
Use of derrick,
10 00
State, National Bank Tax,
994 91
State, State Aid, 558 00
State, Military Aid,
138 00
County, Dog Fund,
153 30
State School Fund,
333 55
George Damon, rent,
24 00
Income Collins School Fund,
798 91
Old plank sold,
3 15
Auctioneer and Druggist Licenses,
4 00
Thomas Waite, net,
13 45
Circus Licenses, 3 00
Town interest in School Supt. Fund,
213 50
Town of Conway, for schooling, 36 75
Dividend N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Stock,
230 00
Temporary Loans, 7,500 00
C. E. Tileston, old road scraper,
15 00
District Court,
20 00
-$23,812 68
3
TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
Total Receipts,
$23,812 68
Paid State Tax,
$1,100 00
County Tax,
1,577 30
Memorial Committee,
50 00
Whiting Street Fund,
220 00
State Aid,
558 00
Military Aid,
215 00
Poor,
1,797 89
Fire Department,
101 90
Street Lights,
424 05
Highways,
1,803 05
Schools,
5,334 96
Contingent,
1,439 37
Temporary Loans,
7,100 00
Interest,
745 22
Sidewalks,
399 41
for 7 shares 1st Nat. Bank, North'mpt'n, 784 00 Remainder in Treasury, 162 53
--- $23,812 68
4
PAYMENTS.
State Aid,
$558 00
Military Aid,
215 00
State Tax,
1,100 00
County Tax,
1,577 30
Memorial Committee,
50 00
Almoners Whiting Street Fund,
220 00
Schools,
5,334 96
Temporary Loans,
6,500 00
Note, Hampshire Savings Bank,
600 00
INTEREST.
Trustees Forbes Library,
$400 00
Haydenville Savings Bank,
91 25
Interest on Collins Fund of $755.67 one year, 37 78
Interest at Hampshire Savings Bank,
216 19
$745 22
POOR.
Mrs. Oliver Grace,
$142 11
Mr. Phineas Morton, deceased,
90 64
Miss Saloma Warner,
104 92
Mr. Truman Carlton,
131 07
Mrs. Margaret Moakler,
72 88
Mr. Theodore Pomeroy,
229 02
Mrs. Fannie Williams,
136 92
Mrs. John O'Brien and family,
132 00
Mr. Abner Hemingway, deceased,
146 10
Mrs. William Keating,
35 25
Mr. John M. Nichols,
84 25
Mr. David Pittsinger,
104 00
Miss Grace Austin,
26 75
Mrs. Ellen M. Williams,
169 46
Wilson Woodard,
52 00
E. Ryan and family, E. Ryan deceased, City of Chicopee, 32 30
5
Edward Goyette, casket and digging grave, $25 00
Mrs. Ellen Witherall, town of Southbridge, 5 25
Edna Hunt, town of Conway, 4 72
Alonzo Angel's children, Worthington,
5 00
36 50
Wm. Hermann and wife, Northampton, Burial of Abbie Hillman's child, Northampt'n 13 75 Tramps, 18 00
--
$1,797 89
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
James Ryan,
labor,
$3 75
Phillip Brault,
66
3 60
H. C. Hosford,
1 80
O. H. Emrick,
45
H. W. Hitchcock,
20 95
John O'Neil, '
35 35
G. M. Bradford,
66
and material,
106 74
John Wade,
66
7 50
H. H. Nichols,
66
29 10
Lewis N. Hawley,
66
3 00
H. H. Cranston
6 75
Clarence Nichols,
5 43
Frank Cowing,
66
4 50
Ernest Aldrich,
5 70
Wm. H. Warner, 66
13 55
J. S. Graves,
66
and material,
28 18
L. C. Graves,
17 15
C. W. Bradley,
66
8 25
J. B. Rogers,
66
72 55
James Ellsworth,
66
28 57
John Wheeler,
35 02
Dan Mack,
66
21 89
James Welch,
66
26 25
John Bogart,
1 20
Edward Black,
66
90
Wm. O'Brien,
66
6 00
Robert Damon,
66
23 50
6
Daniel O'Connell, labor,
$12 00
H. E. Nash,
،،
34 25
Henry Waite,
and material, 5 50
Arthur J. Tilton, 66
7 50
Albert Lawton, 66
7 13
Timothy Bearned,
3 00
HI. C. Pomeroy,
53 14
C. S. Damon,
48 85
W. J. Noble,
1 00
Frank Walpole,
material,
3 60
Sidney DeMartin,
2 00
A. A. Nichols,
1 50
J. A. Sullivan,
cement, 1 50
Mike Connors,
19 19
John O'Neil, Jr.,
25 35
John Havey,
18 97
Edgar Hill,
66
5 92
Robert Trainor,
66
11 40
Octave Donseau,
66
14 39
Stennis LeMadling,
3 00
Victor Bardwell,
14 00
Henry C. Nash,
1 12
Reuben Reece,
and earth,
2 25
G. H. Bisbee,
8 80
Frank Gregoire,
6 14
E. Pichey, 66
3 75
Dexter Tower,
and earth,
8 60
F. C. Anderson,
2 00
E. F. Miller,
1 00
Byron Loomis,
29 40
Wm. Fairfield,
66
1 50
Mrs. Lucinda Nash,
earth,
2 50
Thomas Culver,
3 46
H. L. & H. W. Graves“
97 52
Henry Leonard, 6
20 20
Walter Leonard,
8 85
Jesse Wells,
2 00
Oliver Everett, use of road,
10 00
7
Lewis Guilford, earth,
$1 25
M. A. Adams, labor,
5 00
L. D. James, material,
1 92
F. W. Thayer,
2 14
Oliver Nash,
" and labor,
29 40
F. C. Richards,
66
11 58
Daniel C. Wade,
41 05
G. W. Lowley,
128 96
F. E. Hyde,
7 45
Mr. Trumbley,
75
Joe Lombard,
1 35
Dan McDonald,
1 35
H. W. Warner,
1 35
D. B. Bradford,
32 20
L. H. Longley,
3 50
L. A. Alexander,
12 23
John Brashaw,
1 35
C. W. Wade,
4 65
C. C. Hosford,
46 15
E. H. Clary,
11 78
Frank Clapp,
48 70
E. H. Baggs,
37 25
John Phinney,
38 20
A. W. Alexander,
3 60
C. E. Tileston.
159 10
Frank Loomer,
53
F. C. Miller,
3 50
John Welch,
6 75
Christopher Truehart,
16 50
Lawrence Dolan, labor,
33 77
Lewis Wheel,
66
14 25
Edward Vigneau,
4 35
John Mack, 66
8 25
C. R. Damon,
1 50
E. T. Hemingway,
41 05
C. L. Hyde,
2 25
Edward Goyette, 66
9 75
$1,803 05
8
Amount appropriated, And State Corporation Tax,
$1,700 00 169 06
$1,869 06
STREET LIGHTS.
WILLIAMSBURG VILLAGE.
L. D. James, bill rendered, $55 06
F. W. Thayer, bills rendered, 180 55
$235 61
HAYDENVILLE VILLAGE.
Joseph Lombard,
$4 00
Jule Bergeron, 4 00
James O'Brien, 16 20
Octave Donseau,
126 75
Smith & Fay,
32 99
Wm. Londergan, repairs,
4 50
Amount appropriated, $450. $188 44
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
E. W. Dimes, clerk,
$100 00
F. W. Thayer, 1 50
Henry E. Wright, repairs, 40
$101 90
Amount appropriated, $200.
MEMORIAL DAY.
H. C. Smith, Committee, $50 00
Amount appropriated, $50.
SIDEWALKS.
HAYDENVILLE VILLAGE.
Expended, Received from abutters,
$331 43
111 15
$220 28
9
Fitting, Balance,
$80 80 139 48
$220 28
Due from abutters, $22 14 Appropriated, $200.
WILLIAMSBURG VILLAGE.
Expended,
$271 50
From abuttors,
92 37
$179 13
Fitting,
$33 34
Balance,
145 79
$179 13
Appropriated, $200.
CONTINGENT.
C. A. Phillips, Registrar, 1892, $5 00
H. C. Nash,
66
3 00
J. Walter Nash, 66 66
1 50
W. H. Hosford, 66
5 00
M. H. Beals, 66
8 00
H. W. Sampson, Truant Officer, 1892, 5 00
O. G. Spelman, Auditor, 1892,
5 00
C. W. Fay, 66 66
5 00
Eben Edwards, road damage,
5 00
Dewey Williams, care Town Hall, 18 09
C. R. Damon, town plank,
181 48
J. M. Williams, repairs Town Hall,
5 90
F. H. Learned, Ballot Clerk, 6 50
H. W. Hill, 66 1892-93, 10 00
Gazette Printing Co., 54 00
Springfield Printing and Binding Co., 3 00
H. E. Bradford, Ballot Clerk, 5 00
A. G. Cone, 66 5 00
Ansel Wright, Court fees, 8 70
W. Bradley, repairs on cemetery fence, 1 90
G. M. Bradford, wood Town Hall, 2 75
Lewis Miller, coal Town Hall, 3 12
W. E, Pillinger, Cattle Inspector, 45 26
10
T. M. Carter, scraper blades, $12 00
Frank Boynton, blankets for Lockup, 3 00
John Phinney, coal for Lockup, 3 00
Homer Foot & Co., guy ropes, 65 80
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., freight on same, 1 18 G. M. Bradford, lumber, ' 4 20
J. J. Handfield, repairs, 4 70
Henry A. Ives, repairs on Lockup, 6 30
W. H. Hosford, Registrar, 5 00
C. A. Phillips, 5 00
John O'Neil, filling around Town Hall, 30 45
John O'Neil, Jr., labor, 12 75
F. A. Stebbins, repairs on water tank,
WVm. G. Bassett, legal advice,
7 00
W. M. Purrington, insurance on school house, 31 25
G. H. Ames, pail for Lockup, 85
C. C. Connell, Constable,
4 00
E. T. Barrus, School Committee,
29 50
Mrs. F. J. Clary, " 66
75 00
W. M. Purrington, "
55 00
Byron Loomis, use of horse,
75
Mrs. Champion Brown, road damage,
25 00
L. D. James, oil for Town Hall, lock for Lockup,
1 25
Emil Miller, Ballot Clerk,
5 00
Paper, stamps and envelopes,
3 84
C. C. Hosford, sundry bills paid,
5 30
H. A. Bisbee, bill rendered,
25 22
Recording births, deaths and marriages, 35 05
Selectmen's services, 300 00
Graves' Bros., 2 05
Jesse Wells, Collector, 135 00
care of and driving hearse,
30 00
Abatement of Taxes,
53 32
S. W. & A. B. Lee, tile,
25 20
Lawrence Maloy, Court Fees,
2 98
L. W. Dower
8 63
Wm. Burnett,
3 30
2 14
11
Clerk's expenses to Hadley,
$2 50
Clerk, expressage, stamps and paper, 10 91
Paid for physicians' certificates of births,
12 00
$1,439 37
Amount appropriated,
$200 00
and State Bank Tax,
994 91
$1,194 91
SCHOOL ASSETS.
Income of Collins Fund,
$799 91
66 Dog Fund,
153 30
Town appropriation,
3,300 00
Text Books,
300 00
Repairs,
200 00
Superintendent,
300 00
State School Fund,
333 55
Town interest in School Supt. Fund,
213 50
High School District No. 1, extra,
100 00
-
$5,700 26
ASSETS.
Remainder in Treasury,
$162 53
Due Dec. 1st for Military Aid, 66 State Aid,
558 00
92 Shares R. R. Stock,
9,200 00
Unpaid Taxes,
1,642 48
Balance,
200 77
---- $11,871 28
LIABILITIES.
Due Forbes Library Trustees,
$10,000 00
Notes Haydenville Savings Bank,
1,000 00
Unpaid bills,
535 31
Due Schools,
335 97
-- $11,871 28
107 50
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ASSETS OF THE COLLINS SCHOOL FUND.
21 Shares in First National Bank, Greenfield.
35
66
Northampton.
21
Hampshire County National Bank, Northampton.
31 66 Northampton 66
20 Mechanics National Bank, Worcester. -
LIST OF JURORS.
Adelbert Bailey, Chauncey W. Fay, John W. Hill, Michael Cusick, Thomas P. Larkin, O. G. Spelman, William H. Hos- ford, Henry W. Graves, John F. Clapp, Foster C. Anderson, George W. Lawley, Lawrence Morrissey, Fred N. Graves, Her- bert Richardson, Joseph S. Graves, Charles L. Hosford, John Phinney, Edward P. Larkin, Clesson Bradley, John Hickey, G. M. Bradford, J. W. Nash, W. W. Nash, Michael Riley, Wilmot L. Clark, Dorus B. Bradford, E. T. Barrus, L. D. James, E. G. Snow.
C. C. HOSFORD, Selectmen L. C. GRAVES, of
JOHN O'NEIL, Williamsburg.
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. SPELMAN, Auditors. C. W. FAY,
WILLIAMSBURG, Feb. 24, 1894.
The Committee of the Whiting Street Fund respectfully sub- mit this report for the year ending Feb. 1st, 1894. Cash re- ceived from Town Treasurer, $220, which has been distributed as follows :
Mrs. Walter Forsyth, $5 00
Simeon Bartlett, 5 00
13
Mrs. Edwin Everett,
$7 00
66 Charles Marks,
5 00
Isabella Johnson, 6 00
66 Champion Brown,
6 00
66 Emily Ludden,
6 00
Willison Thayer,
6 00
Miss Addie Alvord,
6 00
Minnie Leonard,
6 00
Mr. John French,
6 00
Joseph Truehart,
5 00
66 Edward Fowler,
5 00
Mrs. John Ellsworth,
9 00
Ellen Londergan,
9 75
66 William Maher,
9 00
66 Morris Foran,
10 00
John Phillips,
10 00
Mary Neal,
6 50
66
Patrick Moakler,
5 00
66 Michael Fenton,
5 00
William Connelly,
5 00
Lawrence Coogan,
5 00
Michael Burke,
5 00
Louisa Bryant,
6 00
66 F. D. Pomeroy,
8 00
66 Frances Sharpe,
8 00
Carson, Harlow,
8 00
Miss Mary Porter,
6 00
Mr. Joseph Garrett,
4 25
66 Louis Duplise,
4 25
Napoleon Mongeau,
10 00
Mrs. Maurice Connell,
8 00
Frank Montgomery,
4 25
$220 00
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. A. J. HAWKES, GEORGE M. FITZGERALD, Committee.
T. S. PURRINGTON,
14
DOGS.
Whole number licensed, 99
Number of males 89, at $2,
$178 00
Number of females 10, at $5,
50 00
Amount received,
$228 00
Clerk's Fees,
19 80
Paid County Treasurer,
$208 20
M. H. BEALS, Town Clerk.
Vital Statistics of the Town of Williamsburg for the year 1893 :
MARRIAGES.
Whole number,
23
Both American born,
16
Both Foreign born,
3
Oldest groom,
40
Oldest bride,
46
Youngest groom,
19
Youngest bride,
18
First marriage groom,
20
First marriage bride,
20
Second marriage groom,
3
Second marriage bride,
3
BIRTHS.
Whole number,
48
Male,
24
Female,
24
American parentage,
29
Foreign parentage,
12
American and Foreign parentage,
7
15
DEATHS.
Whole number,
56
Male,
33
Female,
23
American born,
45
Foreign born,
11
Over 60 years,
20
Under 5 years,
17
Oldest man,
90 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. 1
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 Treas- urer, 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 regard to the payment of taxes.
FOURTEENTH .- To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the running of street lights.
FIFTEENTH .- To see if the Town will prohibit the use of wheel road scrapers on the highways of the town.
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