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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF
WESTHAMPTON, MASS.,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1888.
EASTHAMPTON, MASS .: PRESS OF THE EASTHAMPTON NEWS. 1888.
Item omitted in Ira O. Shaw's bill, F. C. Montague and team. 3 d .. $10 50
Item omitted in R. W. Clapp's bill, Sept. 8. 9, 30, team, filling, 22 d., $5 00
Selectmen's Report
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1888.
EXPENDITURES.
HIGHWAY WORK-SNOW BILL.
O. W. Bartlett and team, 163 hours, $ G 60
14 h., 2 10
L. W. Clapp and team, 113 h., 4 60
11} h., 1 72
James Connery and team, 6 h., 2 40
66 6 h., 90
Patrick Connors and team, 10 h., 4 00
.6 8 h.,
1 20
Theophilus Edwards and team, 16 h., 6 40 66 32 h., 4 80
T. P. Elwell and team, 93 h., 3 80
Joseph Hathaway and team, 18} h., 7 40 66 1}h., 65
Eugene J. Hathaway, 7} h., 1 10
George L. Hathaway, «
1 10
Sylvester Prentiss, 4 h.,
Austin Hathaway, S& h.,
1 28
F. E. Holdridge, & h .. 11
3 00
A. W. Kingsley, 2 days, 1886, 66
6gh., 1 00
F. C. Montague and team, 27h., 10 80
F. A. Bridgman and team, 13 h., 60
Lucas Bridgman, 2h., 30
George Burt and team, 22 h., 1 00
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L. L. Rhodes and team, 14 h., 5 60
66 5 h., 75
W. F. Adams, 23} h., 3 52
H. C. Williams and horse 10 h., 6: shovelling, 142 h., 2 21
2 50.
Henry L. Dodge, shovelling, 19 h., 2 85
3 00
R. S. Smith and team, 12 h., 66 shovelling, 14} h., 2 17
N. A. Kingsley shovelling, 1} h., 22
$90 28
HIGHWAYS. By C. H. Hooker, Surveyor.
May 5, two men,
5 h., $1 50
team, 66 1 00
June 10, team,
7 h., 1 40
66
one man,
7 h., 1 05
66
66
4 h.,
60
.
66 team,
80
two men,
10 h., 3 00
June 11, two teams
4 h., 1 60
three men,
1 80
one man,
10 h.,
1 50
June 13, two teams,
10 h.,
4 00
66
three men,
"
4 50
June 14, one team,
4 h.,
80
three men
1 80
June 15, three men, 10 h.,
4 50
66
one team,
2 00
June 16, two teams,
4 00
66 four men,
66
6 00
June 17, two teams
66
4 00
66 three men,
4 50
June 18, three men,
66
4 50
two teams,
66
4 00
June 20, one team,
66
2 00
two men
66
3 00
3
June 21, three men, 10 h.,
4 50
66 one team,
66
2 00
66
s h., 1 60
June 25, two teams,
66 four men
66
4 80
7 h.,
1 40
July 19, team,
5 h.,
1 00
three men,
2 25
July 25,
66
10 h.,
4 50
66
2 00
July 26, “
66 two men,
66
3 00
66 one man,
5 h.,
10 h.,
3 00
66 team,
66
2 00
July 29, “
66 two men,
66
1 50
July 30, three . " 66 team 66
66
2 25
Aug. 12, « 66 one man,
10 h.,
2 00
66
1 50
Aug. 19, two men, 66 one team,
60
3 00
66
2 00
Aug. 20,
2 h.,
40
two men,
66
60
Aug, 26
10 h.,
3 00
team,
2 00
Aug. 27, “
sh.,
1 60
two men,
66
2 40
Dec. 5, one man,
12 h.,
1 80
team, 4 h.,
80
369 ft. plank,
5 25
465 66
6 51
Highway work by C. Hooker, Surveyor, Geo. Burt's bill,
June 16, two men and team, 5 00
17, 5 00
3 20
June 30, one team, 66 one man,
1 05
66 team,
66
2 00
July 27, two men,
5 h., 1 00
1 00
4
June 18, two men and team.
5 00
20, 66 66
5 00
“ 21, 66 66 L. A. Howard's bill,
5 00
June 20, one man and team,
3 50
" 21, 66
8 h., 2 80
July 26, two men, 10 h., 3 00
" 27, three " 4 50
« " one man, 2 h., 30
Geo. E. Knight, 22 days cutting brush, 3 12
$183 73
By William J. Lyman, Surveyor.
William J. Lyman, 11 days 8} h., $17 77
team 11 days 4 h., 22 80
S. D. Lyman,
4 days 1 h., 8 20
4 days 7 h., 7 05
E. Comstock,
3 days, 4 50
L. Snow,
3 days 9 h., 5 85
I. Bouchee,
7 5 h., 11 25
P. 8 " 21 h., 12 37
J. J. Fisher, 1 60
6 00
L. Rhodes, team, 1
2 00
W. F. Adams L " 32 h., 2 07
P. Connery, 1
66
1 50
T. Hall, S 6} h., . 12 97
James Connery, team, 1 " 4 h., 2 80
1 " 6 h., 2 40
Jos. Gillett,
B. Stickney,
4 days,
6 00
E. P. Lyman, team, 66
2 " 4 00
1 66
1 50
A. Searle,
3 00
Graves, repairing Breakneck road, 8 00
T. Edwards, 2 days 3 h .. 3 45
team, 2 4} h., 4 90
A. T. Edwards, 2 " 4% h., 3 67
7 h., 1 00
5
C. W. Gray,
2 days 7 h., 4 05
H. Cassidy, 7 h., 1 05
Dennis Courtney, 4 6 00
Patrick Conners, 1 3} h., 2 00 W. J. Lyman, 353 ft. plank and timber, 5 30 William Cruse, 3 days cutting brush, 2 00
$175 45
By O. W. Bartlett, Surveyor.
Apr. 11, two men and team } day, 2 50 " 25, 2 50 66
May 5, three 66 66 3 25
" 9, 66 .6
3 25
" 18, 66 66
3 25
June 3, 66 66 1 day, 6 50
"' 4, 66 66
66
6 50
“6 9, 66
66
66
6 50
Nails,
10
Plank,
25
July 25, three men and team 1 day, 6 50
" 26, two 66 66
¿ day, 3 25
Aug. 3, 66
66 1 50
" 1", five men and team 1 day,
9 50
" 19, five men and two teams 1 day, 11 50 Sep. 12, one man ¿ day, 75
" 27, four men and team } day, 4 00 Oct. 12, one man 8 hours, 1 20
". 18, three men and team 1 day, 6 50
" 19, three men and team 1 day, 6 50
96 ft. plank, 1 60
Timber,
50
E. A. Bartlett,
14 h., 2 10
team, 9 h., 1 80
E. P. Bartlett.
30 h.,
4 50
James Connors,
17 h., 2 55
W, Ę. Lyman, 5 h.,
75
$99 60
6
Highway Work by Franklin Howard, Surveyor,
Franklin Howard,
18 d., 2 h., 27 30
66
team, 11 d., 1 h., 22 20
F. C. Montague and team, 5 d., 6 h., 19 60
Fred Wyman,
16 d.,
24 00
Geo. Colman,
3 d.,1}h., 4 73
Geo. Colman, Jr.,
2 d.,
2 50
Arthur Howard,
2 d., 6 h., 3 25
Lewis Howard, 2 d.,
3 00
W. E. Rutherford,
1 d., 2 h.,
1 80
E. H. Montague,
5 h.,
75
Austin Hathaway,
1 d., 7 h.,
2 55
Joseph Knight,
3 h., 45
21 11
1530 ft. of Plank,
35
10 lbs. Nails,
- $133 59
Highway Work by Ira O. Shaw, Surveyor,
Ira O. Shaw,
16 d.,94h., 25 47
66 team,
S d., 8 h., 17 60
F. J. Holdridge,
16 d., ¿ h., 24 07
L. W. Clapp and team, 3. d.,
10 50
Sylvester Prentiss,
6 d., 5 h., 9 75
J. Anderson, 2 d.,
3 00
A. W. Kingsley and team, 7 h.,
1 05
W. W. Kingsley, 5 h., 75
Frank Williams, 1 d., 5 h., 1 12
Powder, Fuse and sharpening Drills,
1 50
154 ft. of Plank, 1 95
$107 26
Highway Work by Joseph Hathaway, Surveyor,
Joseph Hathaway, 9 d., 3 h., 13 95
Joseph Hathaway, team, 6 d., 7 h., 13 40
E. I. Hathaway, ? d., 3 h., 13 95
G. L. Hathaway, 7 d., 10 50
F. C. Montague and team, 1 d.,
3 50
L. W. Clapp 1 d., 3 50
F. E. Holdridge,
1 d.,
1 50
O. C. Witherell, 66 66 team,
: h., 10
F. J. Hathaway,
7 h.,
1 05
Geo. A. Witherell,
1 d.,
1 50
F. E. Hayden,
1 d., 1 50
H. C. Williams,
Sł h.,
1 30
121 feet plank,
1 81
H. C. Williams's bill,
June 8, two men,
10 h., 3 00
S, one horse,
1 00
66 9, two men and horse, 66
4 00
" 10, 66 66
66
4 00
" 11,
66
66
4 00
" 15, 66 66 66
4 00
Powder and fuse,
15
One man,
3} h.,
50
20 feet plank,
30
Henry Hathaway, 66 team,
6 d., 8 h.,
10 20
3 50
Austin Hathaway, 3 d., 8} h., 5 77
F. C. Montague, 275 ft. plank, .4 21
$112 70
Highway work by Patrick Connors, surveyor.
April 22, one man,
1 d., 1 50
May 1, one man,
66
1 50
May 18, two men, :،
3 00
May 29, one man, 66
1 50
June 27, two men, 66
3 00
June 28, two men and team. "
5 00
June 29, two men and team, “
5 00
34 feet plank, 50
July 25, two men and team, 1 d., 5 00
4 h., 60
8
Aug. 29, one man,
1 d.,
1 50
66
1 50
Sept. 30, two men,
3 00
Oct. 20, two men,
66
3 00
Nov. 12, one man,
1 50
Nov. 13, one man,
66
1 50
$38 00
Highway Work, Egypt Bridge and Abutments,
H. C. Williams,
8 d., 20 00
R. S. Smith,
7 d., 5 h., 15 00
F. C. Montague,
11 d., 2 h., 16 80
E. H. Montague, 3 d., 4. 50
A. D. Montague,
43 d., 0 :5
A. D. Montague, team,
4 d., 4 h., 8 80
Geo. Burt, Jr., 9 d., 3 h., 13 95
6 00
Franklin Howard,
1} d.,
2 25
Lewis A. Howard,
9 h.,
1 35
A. D. Rice, 63 d., 9 50
Nonotuck Silk Co., use of derrick, 15 00
A. D. Montague, carting derrick, 3 00
Henry Moore, 5 sleepers, 6 25
A. D. Montague, 650 feet plank, 9 10
5 lbs. nails, 20
Bridge near E. P. Torrey's Shop. George Coleman, by job, 23 00
344 feet plank, 5 26
Bridge by R. W. Clapp's.
Sept. 2, 3 and 5, team work, 20 h., 4 00
66 66 two men 3 d., 9 00
.6 one man 3 d., 1 h., 4 65
2 bed pieces and sleepers, 2 55
Sept. 8, 9 and 30, team 2} d., 3 45
one man, 2 d., 3 00
Bridge by J. J. Fisher. J. J. Fisher, three days, 4 50
$138 45
$28 26
$31 95
Aug. 30, one man,
Geo. Coleman,
4 d.,
9
J. J. Fisher, team three hours, 60 81 feet plank, 1 20
Timber, 1 70
$8 00
Total for Bridges, $206 66
C. N. Loud, per vote of Town, last payment,. 50 00
C. N. Loud, per committee on dam, 130 00
C. H. Hooker, grading Burt's hill, 192 50
.
$372 50
PAUPERS.
For support of Margaret Keating from March 1, 1887, to March 1, 1888, to South Hadley,
104 53 - $104 53
For support of Wm. Lawlor from March 1, 1887, to Jan. 1, 1888, to Northampton Lunatic Hospital, Board for March,
15 00
Board from Mar. 31 to July 1, 13 weeks, 42 25
Repair of garments, 1 55
Coat, vest and pants,
6 50
Socks,
30
Shoes,
1 50
Shirts,
1 25
Slippers,
1 00
Pants,
1 30
Board from June 30 to Oct. 1, 13 weeks, 42 72
Repair Garments,
70
Coat, Vest and Pants,
6 50
Boots.
3 00
Cap,
75
Board from Sept. 30 to Jan. 1, 1888,
42 72
Repair garments, 70
Shoes,
1 50
$169 24
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For board of Margaret Duggan
to Kate Donavan, 33 months, 21 00 .
" Kate Shuttle, 3 months, 18 00
" Shoes, 1 65
40 65
$314 42
TAXES.
State Tax, 337 50
County Tax, 374 52
Abatement of Thomas McCarty's Tax, 2 31
66 Henry Martin's 66
2 00
66 66 Beauregard's " 2 00
Collecting Taxes, 41 67- $760 00
Interest on Money Borrowed,
35 86
Discount by Thayer Fund,
30 00
Parish Treasurer, " 66
30 00- 60 00
Street and Wright Fund,
112 00
SCHOOLS.
Committee's Orders, 1340 01
Repairs on School Houses. 50 00
$1390 01
TELEPHONE.
Telephone Rent, 53 65
Received for use of, 11 95
$41 70
STREET LAMPS.
F. H. Judd, for lighting to Apr. 1, 13 00
66 repairs, 1 00
66
66
233 gals. Oil at 16 cts., 3 76
66
43 66 66 14 66
63
66
66
Wicks, 39
66
Chimney, 10
$18 88
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MISCELLANEOUS BILLS.
Mrs. A. K. Chapman, care of Library, $20 00 L. E. Torrey, printing 200 Reports, 21 00
66
100 Registration Notices, 1 75
Metcalf & Co., printing order book,
6 00
Collector's book, 1 10
Road Advertisement,
1 10
A. D. Rice, postage, 44 66 express, 20
N. A. Kingsley, express,
10
F. D. Bridgman, postage,
24
A. D. Rice, wire fence, per vote of Town,2 50
Chauncey H. Pierce, insurance,
24 00
Oliver Walker, 66 6 00
Library, per vote of Town,
25 00
A. K. Chapman, clevys,
70
66
repair road scraper, 35 66 whiffletrees, 75
66
sharpening bars and drills, 55
H. A. Parsons, nails, 13 lbs., 53
66 kerosene oil for hall, 15
66 chimneys for hall, 18
66
window glass, 55
Geo. E. Knight, driving hearse, 12 00
66
mowing cemetery, 6 00
$131 19
TOWN OFFICERS.
F. H. Judd, Town clerk, $15 00
66
Sealer, 5 00
66 Elector, 3 00
66 Clerk's report,
5 00
66
Registrar of voters, 3 00
care of ballot box, 50
66
express on books, 2 90
66
postage, 1 02
12
F. H. Judd, stationery, 25
:6 recording, indexing and re- turning 10 births, 5 CO
F. H. Judd, recording, indexing and re-
turning 14 deaths,
4 90
F. H. Judd, recording, indexing and re- turning 5 marriages, 75
$46 32
N. A. Kingsley, Selectman, 1886,
2 50
66 Registrar of voters, 2 00
66 Town report, 1887, 5 00
$ 9 50
A. D. Rice, Town report, 1887, 5 00
66 Treasurer's bond, 25
66 Collector's bond and warrant, 50
Surveyor's limits, 4 h.,
66 valuation blank, 5 h., 75
viewing roads and bridges, 4 25
66 Assessor, taking valuation, 1 60
66
Assessor, 6 days,
15 00
66
March 1st, 1 day,
2 00
66
Overseer of Poor,
4 25
$34 20
C. C. Bartlett, copying surveyor's limits, 1 00 66 taking valuation, 2 00
66 raising derrick, 1 00
66
Assessor, 6 days,
15 00
66 viewing roads and bridges, 10 00
F.C.Montague, Registrar of voters, 1886, 2 00 66 taking valuation, 2 50
66 Assessor, 6 days, 15 00
66
viewing roads and bridges,
75
66 Overseer of Poor, 1 50
66 Mar. 1st, 1 day, 1 50
F. D. Bridgman, Treasurer2 25 00
W. E. Lyman, Auditor,
3 00
$29 00
$23 25
13
R. W. Clapp, Auditor, 2 00
A. K. Chapman, Constable, copying and posting 2 warrants, 1 00
$31 00
$173 27
Amount of Expenditures, $4,557 10
RESOURCES.
Balance from last year, $ 342 45
Taxes assessed,
3,334 11
From Treas. book,
887 62
$4,564 18
4,557 10
Balance March 1st., 1888,
$7 08
RECAPITULATION OF EXPENDITURES.
Snow Bills, 1887, 90 28
Highways, 850 33
Bridges, 206 66
C. H. Hooker, grading Burt's hill, 192 50
C. N. Loud, per vote last payment, 50 00 66 66 committee on dam, 130 00
1,390 01
314 42
Taxes,
760 00
Interest on money borrowed,
35 86
Paid on account of Thayer Fund,
60 00
66 Street & Wright Funds, 112 00
Telephone Rent,
41 70
Street lanıps,
18 88
Miscellaneous,
131 19
Town Officers,
173 27
-- $4,557 10
Schools by committee,
Paupers,
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LIST OF JURORS.
Wm. I. Edwards, Amos C. Shepard,
Frank E. Holdridge,
Lyman W. Clapp,
Franklin J. Pomeroy,
Charles N. Loud,
Aretas H. Bridgman, Edward H. Montague,
Christopher C. Bartlett.
Respectfully Submitted,
C. C. BARTLETT, F. C. MONTAGUE, ‹ of A. D. RICE, § Westhampton.
Selectmen
We have examined the accounts of the selectmen for the year ending March 1st, 1888, and found them correct, with vouchers for $4,557.10, being the amount of orders drawn.
WM. E. LYMAN, {
Auditors. R. W. CLAPP, S
Westhampton, March 2d, 1888.
Assessors' Report.
Total taxable real estate,
Total taxable personal estate,
$192,919 00 52,359 00
Total valuation,
$245,278 00
Tax assessed on real estate,
$2,411 57
Tax assessed on personal estate, 654 54
Tax assessed on polls,
268 00
Total tax assessed,
$3,334 11
Rate per thousand, $12 50.
TAX LEVY.
State tax,
$337 50
County tax,
374 52
Highways and bridges,
1,000 00
Schools,
800 00
Text books and supplies,
125.00
Support of poor,
500 00
Contingencies,
150 00
Town officers' fees,
125 00
Library,
25 00
-- $3,437 02
Amount of bank tax deducted,
102 91
$3,334 11
Total number of horses,
66 cows,
66 cattle other than cows, 152
66 number of sheep, 313
66 persons paying tax on property, 186
66 persons paying poll tax only, 30
64
Non-resident tax payers,
C. C. BARTLETT, Assessors of Westhampton:
F. C. MONTAGUE, A. D. Rice, .
162
32
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Treasurer's Report.
F. D. Bridgman, Treasurer, in account with the Town of Westhampton, for the year ending Mar.1,1888.
188%.
DR.
March 31. Balance from N. A. Kingsley,
as per Auditor's report, 1886, $342 45- $342 45
Interest on Town Funds. May 12, N. A. Kingsley, int. on Thayer Fund, 13 00
Nov. 11, L. H. Clark, int. Thayer fund, 15 00
Dec. 2, Hampshire Savings Bank, six
months' int. on $200, Thayer fund, 4 00 1888.
Mar. 1, F. H. Judd, int. Thayer fund, 37 50 1887.
June 20, Caleb Loud, int. Wright fund, 52 00 Sept.20, Trustees will of Whiting Street, 60 00
$181 50
Amount borrowed on Town Notes. June 24, First Nat'l Bank, Northamp- ton, int. 6 per cent, 1,000 00
July 9, Hamp. Sav. Bank, int. 5 per ct., 1,000 00 Aug. 19, 66 66 300 00
Dec. 2, 66 66 66
300 00
-- $2,600 00
Amounts received from S. D. Lyman, Collector of Taxes.
Aug. 26, from S. D. Lyman, collector, 100 00
Nov. 4,
66
66
66 100 00
Nov. S, 66
66
66
200 00
Dec. 24, 66
66
66 /00 00
Dec. 31,
66
66
66
150 00
1888.
Jan. 2, 66
66 66 630 00
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17
Jan. 10, from S. D. Lyman, collector, 160 00
Jan. 13, 66
66
150 00
Jan. 17, 66
66
510 00
Jan. 31, 66 66
66
50 00
Feb. 6. 66
66
410 00
Feb. 27, 66
66
174 11
$3,334 11
Amounts received from State Treasurer.
1887.
Dec. 13, State Treas., corporation tax, 3 58
Dec. 13, 66 Nat'l Bank tax, 271 12
1888.
Jan. 28, 66 School fund, 306 97
$581 67
Received from other sources.
1887.
Aug. 13, A. J. Fargo, rent law library, 15 00 1888.
Feb. 22, 66
66 15 00
Jan. 6, Rent of Town Hall, April 9, 2 00
Jan.23,County Treas., dog fund refunded,92 45
$124 45
$7,164 18
CR.
1887.
July 9, paid at First Nat'l bank, North- ampton,
$1,000 00
1888.
Jan. 3, paid on Town note at Hamp- shire Savings Bank, $1,000 00
Jan. 23, paid on Town note at Hamp- shire Savings Bank, $300 00
Jan. 31, paid on Town note at Hamp- shire Savings Bank, $300 00
$2,600 00
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By cash paid by orders of Selectmen,$4,557 10
$4,557 10
$7,157 10
Balance in treasury,
$7 08
$7,164 18
F. D. BRIDGMAN, Treasurer.
Examined, found correct, with vouchers, showing a cash balance in the hands of F. D. Bridgman Treasurer, of seven dollars and eight cents ($7.08).
WM. E. LYMAN, Į R. W. CLAPP, Auditors.
Westhampton, March 1st, 1888.
Town Clerk's Report.
To the Selectmen of the town of Westhampton, Gentle- men: I herewith present my second annual report for the year 1887.
BIRTHS RECORDED.
Jr.Jan. 3. Charles Ray Stickney. 6 4June 22. Martha EllenHaunton. 2 -Feb. 20. Ruth Jewett Bridgman. 74Dec. 8. Casper M. Connery.
3 Mar. 21. Albert Leroy Metcalf. 8-Dec. 17. Telisfore Boucher.
4 April 28. Birdie May Wicks. q-July 3. Telisfore Boucher. 3 May 12. Mary Whittlesy Todd. /04Feb. 5, 1886. Vetilene Boucher.
No. of Births recorded in previous years.
1878 1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884 1885 1886
10 14
10 9
10 9
9
DEATHS RECORDED.
/ Jan. 13. Cyntha S. Clark, 8.July 25. Thomas Elwell.
2 Dec. 22, 86. Noah B. Cook.
9 Aug. 6. Wilbur JJ. Loud.
3 Feb. 17. Ezra French. /0Aug. 26. Lucinda S. Hathaway.
AMar. 30. Medad King. // Sept. 1. William Slattery.
J' April 15. Horace N. Wicks.
12Oct. 16. William P. Hoyt.
6 May 6. Thos. Mccarty. 13Nov. 5. Emma Gagnon.
7June 26. William Comstock. 14Nov. 13. Clarissa M. Cook.
Oldest person deceased. male, 88 years, 9 months, 12 days.
..
female, 73 " 11 ..
7-
Youngest
male, 6 9 17 .
female, 8 " 5 .. 1.1
Average age, 56 years, 15 days.
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DISEASES :- Lungs, 1; stomach. 1: liver, 1; heart and liver, 1; paralysis, 1; diabetes, 1; erysipelas, 1; apoplexy, 1; dysentery. 1; postastilis, 1; marasmus, 1; miasmatic, 1; heart, 1.
No. of Deaths recorded in previous years.
1877 1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
9
13
12
12
9
11
15
11
6
MARRIAGES RECORDED. . 1887
Feb. 19. Charles W. Berry of Huntington,
Ellen E. Gravelin of Westhampton.
2 May 10.
Edwin B. Clapp of Westhampton.
Nellie H. Kingsley of Southampton.
3 Oct. 26.
George A. Witherell of Westhampton, Minerva R. Holdridge of Westhampton.
4 Oct. 19. Mahlon K. Parsons of Westhampton ..
Nettie F. Johnston of Chester, Ohio.
5 Dec. 21. Arthur L. Searle of Westhampton, Nellie J. Coit of Huntington.
First marriage of both parties in each instance.
Oldest groom,
27 years.
Oldest bride,
27 years.
Youngest groom,
22 years.
Youngest bride,
14 years.
Average age of males,
23 1-5 years.
Average age of females, 21 years.
Both parties native born, 4 couples.
Native born male, foreign born female, 1 couple.
No. of marriages recorded in previous years,
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
2
3
8
5
5
Legal papers recorded,
Mortgages of personal property,
6
Bill of Sale,
2
Assignment of partition fence,
3
All others, 1
7
6
DOGS LICENSED, 1887.
March 9, W. H. Lyman, 1 Female. - April 12, Geo. Burt, 1 Male .- April 18, Peter Gagnon, 1 Male .- April 18, H. and N. Montague, 1 Male .- April 21, A. L. Snow, 1 Male .- April 25, A. Ķ. Chapman, 1
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Male. - April 27, H. L. Dodge, 1 Male .- April 27, Frank Howard, 1 Male .- April 29, A. D. Rice, 1 Male .- April 29, E. P. Lyman, 1 Male. -April 29, D. N. Wicks, 1 Male. - April 30, F. E. Holdridge, 1. Male. -April 30, F. A. Bridgman, 1 Male .- April 30, F. D. Bridgman, 1 Male .- April 30, H. C. Payson, 1 Male and 1 Female .- April 30,C. P. Hathway, 1 Male .- April 30, L. A. Howard, 1 Male .- April 30, Watson Wicks, 1 Male .- April 30, G. K. Langdon, 1 Male .- May 2, John Gravelin, 1 Female .- May 2, Chas. Connors. 1 Male .- May 3. Geo. Witherel], 2 Males .- May 4, Dennis Courtney, 1 Male .-- May 4. F. E. Morey, 1 Male .- May 5, F. C. Montague, 1 Male .- May 5, W. W. Kingsley, 1 Male .- May 6, H. F. Clapp, 2 Males .- May 13, T. P. Elwell, 1 Male. - May 13, H. Hathaway, 1 Male .- May 27, S. D. Lyman, 1 Male and 1 Female .- May 30, D. S. Montague, 1 Male. - June 2, Wm Slattery, 1 Male .- June 4, J. H. Cook, 1 Male .- June 8, J. Hathaway, 1 Male .- June 8, J. A. Pollard, 1 Male .- June 14, T. E. Slattery, 1 Male .- June 15, L. W. Clapp, 1 Male .-- June 17, L. L. Rhodes, 1 Male .- July 22, W. H. Lyman, 1 Male .- July 23, C. C. Bartlett, 1 Male .- July 26, H. C. Bartlett, 1 Male .- Aug. 29, Mrs. Geo. Burt, 1 Male. - Sept. 13, Frank Howard, 1 Male .- Sept. 20, S.L. Williams, 1 Male .- Sept. 21, Geo. Tower, 1 Male .- Sept. 21, Mr. Morley, 1 Male .- Sept. 21, C. Il. Hooker, 1 Male .- Sept. 21, Mrs. C. H. Hooker, 1 Male .- Sept. 26, W. H. Lyman, 1 Male .. - Sept. 29, Mrs. P. L. Kimball, 1 Male.
[ Acts of 1885, Chapter 292.]
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
"Any owner or keeper of a dog not duly licensed which becomes three months old after the thirtieth day of April in any year shall whenever it is three months old cause it to be registered, numbered, described and licensed until the first day of the ensuing May as pro- vided in section eighty of chapter one hundred and two of the Pub- lic Statutes."
Received for dog licenses in previous years.
1877 1878
1879
1880
1881
1883
1883
1884
1883 1886
$78
62
61
67
56
66
6-4
90
104
103
Statement of account of dog licenses for 1887.
Received previous to June 1, for 31 male dogs at $2 each,
$62 00
4 female dogs at $5 each,
20 00
$82 00
Less Clerk's fee, 20 cents each,
7 00
Due County, June 1st,
$75 00
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Received from June 1, to December 1, for 19 male dogs at $2 each,
$38 00
Less Clerk's fee of 20 cents each,
3 80
Due County Dec. 1.
$34 20
June 2, 1887, County Treasurer's receipt,
$75 00
Dec. 7,
34 20
Whole amount of Clerk's fees,
10 80
Whole amount received for licenses.
$120 00
Respectfully submitted, F. H. JUDD, Town Clerk.
REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
STATEMENT OF SCHOOLS, TEACHERS EM-
PLOYED, WAGES, ETC.
CENTER SCHOOL.
Mis Ida E. Gardiner, Teacher, Three Terms.
No. of scholars enrolled,
34.
Average membership,
28.55
attendance, $6.55
No. of scholars over 15 years old, 1.
66 66 under 5 years, ().
66 between 8 and 14, 23.
66 weeks school, 33.
Amount paid as wages. $240.
Not absent or tardy during the year. Flora King's- ley, Alfred Pelton. Not absent, John Meacham, Nel- son Higgins.
The school house must be repaired as there are places in the floor which are not safe, and we recom- mend that it is for the best interests of the town to take out the seats now in the house and replace them with the style of seats used in the Northwest school- house.
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The Clark prize for the best reader and speller was awarded to Agustus Pollard.
Much interest has been manifested in this school during the past year in drawing, and the scholars have made a very perceptible progress in this study, and also in penmanship.
HILL SCHOOL.
Miss Emily H. Bartlett, Teacher, Three Terms.
Average membership,
8.4
attendance, 7.19
No. of scholars over 15.
2.
66 under 5, 1.
.6
66 between 8 and 14, 8.
66 weeks school. 32.
.6 scholars enrolled, 14.
Wages paid Teacher, $198.
The school-house is in many respects worse than the Center. The seats are broken up worse and are more old-fashioned, nearly all of them being so high that the children cannot touch the floor with their feet, and small platforms were put in, making a fine receptacle for any loose dirt scattered about the floor.
NORTH WEST.
Miss Blanche Fisher, one term. Miss Emma
Ewing, one term. Mr. Wm. L. Higgins, one term.
Average membership, attendance, 8.01
9.7
Whole number scholars, 9.
No. of scholars over 15, 0.
under 5, 0.
between 8 and 14. 8.
No. weeks school. 32.
Wages of teachers, $198.
The expense of fuel has been much less in this district than in any previous year on account of the
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repairs made. Your committee would suggest that a shed be built near this school house, where people could hitch a horse and where the scholars could find protection from storms.
SOUTH. Miss Annie Whelan, Teacher.
Average membership,
11.46
attendance,
10.25
Whole number of scholars,
16.
No. of scholars over 15,
3.
66
under 5,
1.
66
66 between 8 and 14, 8.
No weeks school, 34.
Wages paid, $210.
The average attendance has been better in this school than it has for many years, and there has been quite a satisfactory improvement in the school. Rob- bie Lyman has not been tardy during the year and only one day absent, on account of sickness. A request has been made that the matter of having a shed built on these grounds be brought before the town.
According to the vote of the town the committee have changed the stove in this school house and put it inside, and consequently were obliged to have new pipe; the aperture has been filled with brick where the stove stood and a part of the room newly plastered. The room is said to be warmer than before but more fuel has been used here than in either of the other schools.
NORTH EAST. Mrs E. F. B. Montague, 2 terms.
Average membership, 5.5
66 attendance, 5.34
Whole No. scholars, 6.
No. under 5 years, 0.
" over 15 years, 0.
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No. between 8 and 14, 4.
No. weeks school, 21.
Wages of Teacher, 94.50.
During the winter term the scholars who have attended this school were carried over to the North West school by Mr. Ira Shaw, at an expense of twenty five dollars.
EXPENSES.
Teachers' salaries and board,
$930 50
School books,
67 00
Furniture,
7 50
Repairs on School Houses,
45 00
Loudville School,
194 00
Cleaning School Houses,
4 50
R. R. Fare for Center Teacher,
9 00
Fuel,
45 00
Janitors,
8 50
Express, postage and freight,
9 80
Mr. Orville Flint, services.
5 00
Miss Carrie Burt, .
10 00
Chas. N. Loud, care of books, making report, etc.,
45 00
Transporting scholars,
25 00
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$1,405 80
RESOURCES.
Balance from last year,
$ 86 45
Town appropriation,
800 00
Books,
150 00
State school fund,
306 97
One half dog fund,
92 45
Repairs on school house,
50 00
$1,485 87
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ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL. PUB. STAT., CHAP: 47.
SEC. 1. Every person having under his control, a child between the ages of eight and fourteen years, shall annually cause such child to attend for at least twenty weeks, some public day school in the city or town in which he resides, which time shall be divided, so far as the arrangements of school terms will allow, into two terms, each of ten consecutive weeks; and for every neglect of such duty the person offending shall forfeit to the use of the public schools of such city or town, a sum not exceeding twenty dollars, but- if the person so neglecting was not able by reason of poverty to send such child to school, or if such child has attended for a like period of time a private day school, approved by the school committee of such city or town, or is regularly attending a public or private day school, known as a half time school, also ap- proved by them, or if such child has been otherwise furnished for a like period of time with the means of education, or has already acquired the branches of learning taught in the public schools, or if his physical or mental condition is such as to render such attendance inexpedient or impracticable, such penalty shall not be incurred.
SEC. 36, CHAP. 38; REVISED STATUTES.
Every town not divided into school districts shall provide and maintain a sufficient number of school houses, properly furnished and conveniently located. for the accommodation of all the children therein entitled to attend the public schools; and the school committee, unless the town otherwise direct, shall keep in good order procuring a suitable place for the schools where there is no school house, and providing fuel and all other things necessary for the comfort of the scholars therein, at the expense of the town.
A town which for one year refuses or neglects to comply with the requisitions of this section, shall
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forfeit a sum not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, under the same provisions as those made in sections fourteen and fifteen of this chapter.
The amount due for transportation of scholars and the money for services of school committee, although reported as expenses, has not been paid as there was no money in the treasury and the Treasurer thought it not best to draw the orders, so that this sum will have to come into the Treasurer's account another year.
CAROLINE BURT, ) ORVILLE FLINT, School
CHAS. N. LOUD, Committee.
We have examined the accounts of the School committee for year ending March 1st, 1888, and find the same correct. .
WM. E. LYMAN, } R. W. CLAPP, Auditors.
Articles in Warrant for Town Meeting, March 26, 1888.
HAMPSHIRE SS. :
To either of the Constables of the Town of West- GREETING:
hampton, in said County,
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Westhampton, qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall, in said Westhampton, on Monday the twenty six (26th) day of March current, at nine (9) o'clock A. M., then and there to act on the following articles. To Wit :-
Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting.
Art. 2. To hear and act on all reports to be made at said meeting.
Art. 3. To choose all necessary Town officers for the year ensuing.
Art. 4. To bring in their ballots Yes or No on the question, "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town ?"
Art. 5. To see if the Town will accept the list of Jurors proposed by the Selectmen.
Art. 6. To determine the manner of repairing high- ways and bridges the ensuing year.
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Art. 7. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town charges for the ensuing year, and appropriate the sums.
Art. S. To see if the Town will authorize its Treas- urer to borrow money to meet current expenses.
Art. 9. To take action in regard to the collection of taxes.
Art. 10. To see if the Town will take any action with regard to bringing water on the Park or Com- mon in front of the Town Hall.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by post- ing an attested copy thereof in the recess of the Town Hall, ten days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this war- rant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this ninth day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty eight (1888).
C. C. BARTLETT, Selectmen
F. C. MONTAGUE,
A. D. RICE, Westhampton. of
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