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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Selectmen, Treasurer
AND
School Committee
OF THE
TOWN OF WESTHAMPTON,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MAR. 1. 1879.
EASTHAMPTON, MASS. TORREY BROTHERS, PRINTERS, 1879.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
For the Year Ending March 1, 1879.
EXPENDITURES.
For Schools, by School Committee,
$ 1,156 93 18 00
By Dog Fund,
$ 1,174 93
Highways, old bills,
$5 00
snow bills,
2 25
H. Hathaway,
25 22
66
A. D. Montague,
52.35
H. C. Williams,
34 00
C. H. Hooker,
19 50
D. S. Montague,
31 00
H. C. Bartlett,
22 75
R. W. Clapp,
56 16
H. M. Parsons,
65 70
Wm. Slattery,
34 60
Wm. E. Lyman,
39 51
S. L. Williams,
43 25
66
John Watson,
88 47
C. C. Bartlett,
30 88
L. T .. Rhodes,
55 00
. E. E. Pettis,
4 00
Plank.
12 98
$ 622 62
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SUPPORT OF POOR.
Ezra French,
$ 156 00
Mrs. Sarah French,
69 00
Mrs. McCarty,
159 00
Allen Lewis,
83 00
John Conway,
41 25
A. I. Fish,
25 00
H. L. Williams,
15 37
J. M. Chapman,
8 62
Tramps,
3 00
$ 560 24
State tax,
$ 160 00
County tax,
431 68
Collecting taxes for 1877,
29 15
Recording births, deaths etc.,
11 00
Road Scraper,
2 00
Care of Hall,
40 00
Insurance,
40 00
Postage and Express,
6 70
Oil,
3 40
Thayer Fund,
70 00
Stationery,
7 00
Hall Steps,
18 74
D. W. Bond,
134 73
Water Works,
1 50
Sexton,
23 75
Abatement of taxes,
12 26
Printing Reports, etc.,
11 50
Cemetery Fence,
1 50
$ 1,004 99
Repairs since freshet,
$272 25
8272 25
Paid old bills.
157 69
157 69
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TOWN OFFICERS FEES.
Constable,
$3 50
Sealer of Weights and Measures,
5 00
Clerk,
15 00
Treasurer,
16 50
John Watson,
15 00
E. P. Lyman,
15 00
George Burt,
27 80
$ 97 80
Total of orders given
$ 3,890 52
Outstanding orders,
$ 313 49
Orders paid by Treasurer,
3,577 03
RESOURCES.
Balance from last year,
808 09
Treasurers account,
611 96
Amount of tax committed to Collector,
3,427 68
4,847 73
Amount due from Treasurer,
1,270 70
GEORGE. BURT,
E. P. LYMAN,
JOHN WATSON,
Selectmen of Westhampton. ยท
TREASURER'S REPORT.
For the Year Ending March 1, 1879.
DR.
To balance from last year, $808 09
Received from town of Hadley,
16 93
of T. C. Davenport, interest on Thayer fund,
1 55
66 " H. S. Rhodes, 66
21 44
L. H. Clark, 66
66
28 00
66 A. J. Fargo, use of law library,
15 00
66
State Treasurer, National Bank tax,
210 76
66
66 State Treasurer, School fund, 214 48
66 County Treasurer, Dog fund returned, 36 05
66
66 School Committee, 22 75
66
H. S. Rhodes, 45 00
$ 1,420 05
Amount of assessment,
3,427 68
Total,
$ 4,847 73
CR.
By paid orders of Selectmen, $ 3,577 03
Amount due from Collectors, 1,262 45
Balance in treasury,
8 25
$ 4,847 73
N. A. KINGSLEY, Treasurer.
WESTHAMPTON
School Committee's Report
For the Year Ending Mar. 1, 1879.
RESOURCES.
Town Appropriation,
$ 800 00
One half dog fund,
18 00
State school fund,
214 78
School Books sold,
17 75
Town for repairs,
34 84
Balance from last year,
88 56
$ 1,174 93
EXPENDITURES.
Salary of teachers,
723 00
Fuel,
56 25
School books,
33 92
Repairs on school houses,
87 53
School furniture,
5 31
New stove and fixtures,
16 00
Loudville school,
102 10
Committee's fees,
35 00
Making fires, Center school,
1 75
Bills incurred last year, repairs,
5 00
Loudville school,
98 97
school books,
10 10
$ 1,174 93
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In making our "statements and suggestions," we hope to make them so that all may understand, and be prepared to adopt such measures at our next annual meeting as shall be for the best interests of our schools.
The bills incurred last year exceeded the amount due by ( $ 27.51) twenty-seven dollars and fity-one cents ; to be paid from this years appropriations.
The town's appropriation was ($200) two hundred dollars less than last year, making it a necessity to reduce expenses or lessen the number of weeks of school. We chose the former, and the schools have had the usual number of weeks of school sessions.
The repairs on the school houses have been larger than usual. ($ 44) forty-four dollars have been expended on the North West school house, mostly for shingling, plastering and clap-boards. Extra repairs have also been made on the Center and Hill school houses. The South school house was injured during the fall term, by outside parties who ought to suffer the penalty of the law.
We have been able to procure teachers in town with but one exception, and all have taught in previous years. Nearly all have had good success ; and your committe have been gratified with the marked progress made in all the schools ; and also by the request coming from those most interested, the parents, that the same teacher be procured for another year.
It seems to your committee that if the "Teacher's Report of the Attendance, Recitations and Deportment " of the children, given every week, was carefully examined by parents and guardians, both would be benefitted. The children stimulated to be as nearly perfect as possible, and the parents and guar- dians become better acquainted with the progress of their children at school.
We suggest that at our annual meeting we make appropiation sufficient to give our children thirty-two weeks of school, know- ing that to many of them, our common schools are the only ones they will ever be able to attend. The Clark scholarship prize for the best reader and speller in the Center school, at the . close of the winter term, was awarded to Annie Whalen.
SCHOOL TERMS AND ATTENDANCE.
Teacher's Wa- ges and Board per week.
No. of Scholars.
Average Attendance.
Tardiness.
No. not tardy.
SCHOOL.
Sum.
Aut.
Win.
Summer
Autumn.
Winter.
Summer.
Autumn.
Summer.
Autumn.
Winter.
Summer.
Autumn.
Winter.
DOLLARS.
Center
32
5.
5.
5.
| 33
29 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
23 | 10
1 | 15 | 30 | 28 | 19
Hill
32
4.
4.
5.
16
16
18
11
12
18 100
37 134
2
2
1
South
32
4.
5.
5.
24
27
23
19
21
17 | 84
69 252
7
11
North West ..
32
41
5.
15
20
20
12
19 7
18
7
14 | 14
9
13
15
North East ....
32
4. | 4.
4.
8
8 |10
7
8
6
7 8
5
3
6
Not absent or tardy during the year .- Julia Edwards, Emily Edwards, Lilla Montague, and Susie Clapp.
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No. of Weeks.
Winter.
TEACHERS FOR THE PAST YEAR.
Center .- Mrs. MATTIE L. CHAPMAN, Mrs. NETTIE E. DAVIS. Hill .- Miss EMILY H. BARTLETT, Miss MYRA E. KINGSLEY. South .- Miss EMMA A. EDWARDS, Miss NELLIE L. CLAPP. North-West .- Miss MYRA E. KINGSLEY, Mr. WATSON T. PHELPS. North-East .- MISS LAURA H. CLAPP.
COMMITTEE.
A. D. MONTAGUE, term expires March, 1879
F. H. JUDD,
1880
MISS CAROLINE BURT,
66
60 1881
Respectfully submitted,
A. D. MONTAGUE,
Chairman School Committee.
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