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WESTHAMPTON, MASS.
ANNUAL REPORTS.
1891.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
EXPENDITURES.
Bill No. 1. H. M. Parsons, broken spring. No. 2. F. H. Judd:
$1 50
Obtaining, recording and
indexing 8 Births, $ 4 00
Recording 7 Marriages, 1 05
õ Deaths, 1 :5
Services as Registrar, 3 50- $10 30
No. 3. A. G. Jewett:
Annual settlement and
registration, $2 50
Annual report and war- rant. ₾ 00
3 trips to printers and expenses, 4 00- $13 50
No. 4. L. W. Clapp:
Apr. 76 ft. plank. $1 0G
June 30. 1 00
30. 23 hours,
Sept. 15. 10 " man and team. 3 50
16. 10 hours man and
team. 3 50
Nov. 6. 24 ft. plank, 33
Dec. 5. 1 hour, 15- $9 92
No. 5. Telephone, Jan. Feb. and Mar., $20 80 Received for use of telephone. 5 10- $15 10
No. 6. Wright Fund:
Otis Witherell, $15 00
H. C. Bartlett. 15 00
F. E. Holdridge, 5 00- $35 00
No. 1. Military Aid: R. S. Smith. $30 00
No. 8. Munn & Leitch:
Printing Town Reports, $35 87
No. 9. Wm. Lawler at N. L. H. to Apr. 1, $41 79
No. 10. Support of Margaret Duggan to July 1, $24 00
No. 11. Support of Margaret Keating,
$15 00
No. 12. F. H. Judd:
Mar. 10. Express on Manual Gen. Court. $ 35
20. Express on Town
Reports, 10
21. Postage, 25
Apr. 7. 10
License blanks, 50
7. Envelopes, 12
Express on School books, 35
7. Lamp chimneys, 1 20
30. Stamps & envelopes, 40
30. Lamp wicks, 25
May ". Stamps, 30
19. Bill head, stamp, 2 00
19.
Express on Valuation
book,
35-
$6 27
No. 13. W. H. Lyman: Apr. 8. 1 hour, 2 men and team, $ 50
10. 10 hours, 2 men & team, 5 00
11. 6 hours, team, 1 20
11. 10 hours, 2 men, 3 00
12. 10 hours, team, 2 00
3
Apr. 12. 5 hours, 1 man and team, 1 75
12. 10 hours, 1 man, 1 50
14. 10 hours, 3 men, 4 50
14. 8 hours, 1 man, 1 20
14 " hours 1 man, 1 05
16. 10 hours, 1 man
and team, 3 50- $25 20
No. 14. Telephone, Apr., May & June, $20 00 Received for use, 4 40- $15 60
No. 15. Support of Wm. Lawler,
$42 25
No. 16. F. C. Montague:
June 14. 624 ft. plank $17 per M .. 10 61
18. 464 ft. plank
$15 per M .. 6 96- $17 57
No. 1 :. Otis Witherell: Wright Fund. $17 00
No. 18. R. S. Smith: Military Aid, $10 00
No. 19. Support of Thomas Lynn, Boston, $22 00
No. 20. Springfield Printing Co., Collectors' book, $1 10
No. 21. R. S. Smith:
Military Aid. $10 00
No 22. F. C. Montague:
1 day on Valuation, $ 2 00
4 days Assessor. 10 00
Overseer of Poor, 2 00- $14 00
No. 23. F. H. Judd:
Mar. 17. 1 gal. oil, $ 15
1. 1 chimney, 10
17. 1 gal. oil for Hall, 15
Apr. 2. 1 gal. oil, 15
2. Lighting street lamps in March, 1 50
S. 2 gal. oil, 30
8. 1 chimney, 10
-1
Apr. 14. I gal. oil. 15
24. 1 .6
15
May 6. 2 30
6. Lighting lamps in Apr., 1 50
6. 1 gal oil for Hall, 15
June 6. 1 gal. oil, 15
6. Lighting lamps in May, 1 50
12. 1 gal. oil, 15
18. 1 15
66
15
July 3. 1 3. Lightinglamps in June. 1 50
12. 1 gal. oil, 15
26. 1 15
Aug. 9. 2
6. 30
9. Lighting lamps in July, 1 50
19. 1 gal. oil, 15
23. 2 30
30. Lighting lamps in Aug., 1 50- $12 35
No. 24. Support of Wm. Lawler, $42 51
No. 25. Support of Margaret Keating, $30 00
No. 26. R. S. Smith:
Military Aid, $10 00
No. 27. C. H. Hocker: Work Town Hall.
Aug. 26. Self, man and team, $5 50
25. 5 50
29. 66 66 5 50
30. Self 5 hours, 1 00
30. 4 hours, man and team, 1 75
Sept. 1. Self, man and team, 5 50
2.
4 h'rs, 1 60
2. 23 hours, 50
4. 2 66 self and team, SO
4. 2 man, 30- $27 95
No. 28. H. C. Williams:
Aug. 28. 1 day on Hall, 2 50
29. 1 2 50
Sept. 1. 1 66 66
66
2 50- $7 50
66
5
HIGHWAY WORK BY C. H. HOOKER, SUPERINTENDENT.
April
1. 2 hours, self and team,
SO
6.
6
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2 40
11.
1
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man,
30
12. 10 ..
and team, 3 50
12.
10
66
self
66
4 00
14. 10
66
66
4 00
14. 10
man
3 50
15.
10
3 50
15.
10
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self
66
4 00
16.
10
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4 00
16.
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3 50
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66
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18.
10
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66
3 50
19.
8
2 80
19.
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66
4 00
21.
10
man
3 50
22.
10
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self
2 00
23.
10
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66
66
4 00
23.
10
man
66
3 50
24.
10
self .
4 00
May
3.
10
2 00
S. 10
self and team,
4 00
10.
10
66
self and 2 teams, 6 00
10.
10
3 men,
4 50
13.
10
self and 2 teams,
6 00
13.
10
6.
2 men,
3 00
14.
10
66
self, man & team, 5 50
16.
10
6.
self, 2 men and 2 teams,
9 00
12.
S1
66
self, 2 men and
2 teams, 2 65
19.
1
66
1 man, 60
2
66
3 50
24.
10
. .
66
6 :
3 20
21.
10
66
66
1 60
11.
May 21. 10 hours, self, 2 men and
2 teams, 9 00
22. 10 self, 2 men and 9 00
2 teams. 9 00
23.
10 66 self. 2 men and 2 teams, 9 00
24.
10 6.
self, 2 men and 2 teams, 9 00
2%.
5
27. 10
66
28. 5
66
self,2 men,« team, 3 50
29. 10
30.
10
June 3.
10
2 teams, 9 00
4.
10
self, 1 man and
2 teams, 7 50
5.
10
66
self and 2 teams. 6 00
5.
5
66
1 man, 75
6.
10
self, 1 man and 2 teams, : 50
2 men & 2 teams. 4 20
5
6.
self, 1 00
8.
6
6.
self and team, 2 40
S.
10
66
man and team, 3 50
S.
6
66
1 man, 90
self, 2 men and 2 teams, 9 00
10.
10
66
self, 2 men and 2 teams, 9 00
11.
10
self, 2 men and
2 teams,
9 00
12.
3
66
self,2 teams 1 man,2 25
66
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2 20
14.
9
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66
2 men, S 40
16.
10
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9 00
17.
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66
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18.
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9.
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2 men & 2 teams. 4 50 self, 1 00
self. 1 man & team, 5 50 self,2 men,2 teams,9 00 self, 2 men and
66
66
6
7
June 19. 10 hours, self,2 teams, 2 men, 9 00
20. 10
9 00
21. 10
66 66
.. 9 00
21. 10 66
boy, 75
23. 10
self,2 teams 2 men, 9 00 .. 9 00
24. 10 .6 50
25. 10
self,2 teams 2 men, 9 00
26. 10
27. 10
66
1
66 1 3 50
27 B 6 .
John Gravlin, 45
July 20. 10
Self & team, 1 man, 5 50
20. 5
66 boy, 32
28. 10 66
6
5 50
30. 10
6.
boy, 75
31. 10 ..
self, 2 00
Aug.
1. 10 6.
self and team, 4 00
2. 10 .
self. 2 00
2.
5
team. 1 man. 1 75
4. 10
..
self, 1 man & team, 5 50
5. 10
. .
3 50
5.
8
.6
self. 1 60
6. 9
..
1 80
6. 10
1 man & team. 3 50
. . 3 50
2-
..
self, 1 40
S. 5
self, 1 man & team, 2 45
9. 9
4 95
9. 5 .6
1 team. 1 00
15. 6 66
self and 1 team, 2 40
15.
1 man, 1 05
16. 4
self, 80
19. 10
self.1 man & team, 5 50
20. 10 1 man and 1 team, 3 50 20. B self, 66 60
22.
10
self, 1 man & team, 5 50
23. 5
.6
66 2 75
1
66
24. 10
boy.
1 team 2 men, 5 00
self & team, 1 man, 5 50
30. 10
10
8
Aug. 24.
10 hours, self, 1 man & team, 5 50
Sept. 4.
6
66 1 man and team, 2 10
5. 3
66 self, 1 man & team, 1 65
15 2
18. 10
self, 1 man, self, 1 man and 2 teams, 7 50
19.
10 6:
self, 1 man & team, 5 50
20. 10
66 5 50 66
20.
5
1 team, 1 00- $471 07
Clinton C. Elwell:
April 12.
10
hours work, 1 50
66
1 50
15.
10
66
1 50
16.
10
66
1 50
17.
10)
1 50
18.
10
1 50
19.
63
97
21. 10
66
1 50
22.
5
75
23.
10
66
1 50
24.
10
6:
1 50
May
19. 5
6.
21.
10
66
1 50
22.
10
66
1 50
23.
10
60
1 50
24.
10
66
1 50
28.
5
6:
75
29.
10
66
1 50
June
3.
10
66
1 50
4.
10
66
1 50
5.
9
1 35
6.
10
66
1 50
7.
10
66
1 50
9.
10
66
1 50
10.
10
1. 50
11.
10
66
1 50
12.
3
66
45
14.
S
66
1 20
14.
10
66
6:
9
June 16. 10
hours work
$ 1 50
17.
10
1 50
18. 10
1 50
19.
10
1 50
20.
10
.6
1 50
21.
10
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1 50
23.
10
6.
1 50
24.
10
66
1 50
25.
10
1 50
26.
10
1 50
27.
10
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1 50
July
30.
10
1 50
Aug.
1.
10
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1 50
2.
5
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4.
10
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1 50
5.
1 35
6.
10
1 50
7.
10
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1 50
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9.
8
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1 20
Sept. 18.
10
1 50
19.
10
66
1 50
20.
5
66
1 20- $70 12
L. W. Clapp:
May 2. 6 hours, 2 men & team,
3 00
23.
10
66 self and team,
3 50
24. 10
3 50
26.
29. 10
3 50
30. 10
..
3 50
June
2.
10
66
. 6
3 50
Aug. 6. 10
66
3 50
6. 5
66
man,
75
7.
10
66
self and team,
- 3 50
man,
1 50
8.
10
1 50
8.
10
66
self and team,
3 50- $ 35 45
3
10
66
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.6
21.
8
66
66
10
George Burt:
June 23. 10 hours, 2 men and team, $ 5 00 24. 10 66 Levi Burt:
66 5 00- $ 10 00
. May 17. 0 hours,
1 35
19. 5
75
21. 10
1 50
22. 10 66
1 50- $5 10
Geo. N. Burt:
Sept. 18. 10 hours,
1 50
19. 10 . .
1 50
20. 5
75- $3 15
Frank J. Hathaway:
May 19.
3 hours,
45
21. S
66
1 20
21. 8 66
Fred,
1 20
22. 10 66
1 50
24. 10
1 50
26. 2
30
29. 10 66
1 50
30.
6 .
1 12
June 1. 10 hours.
1 50- $10 27
Henry Hathaway:
June 18. 84
hours,
1 21
19.
1 43
20. 11 66
1 65
21. 43 66
64
23. S. 66
1 28
24.
62 66
1 01
25.
B
66
45-
$ 7 73
Austin Hathaway:
June 18.
hours,
1 27
21. 41 66
63
23.
66
1 28
24.
4 66
60- $3 78
Peter Gagnon:
April 12. 10 hours, 14. 10
1 50
1 50
11
April 15.
10 hours,
$ 1 50
16.
10
66
1 50
17 10 66
1 50
18. 10 66
1 50
26. 8
1 20- $ 10 20
Fred Gagnon:
April 11.
4 hours,
60
12
10
1 50
14.
10
1 50
15.
10
1 50
16.
10
1 50
11.
9
1 35
18.
10
1 50
19.
63 66
97
21.
10
1 50
22. 5
..
75
23.
10
1 50
24.
10
1 50- $ 15 67
S. D. Lyman :
Aug. 17.
2 hours, team,
40
17.
8 man.
1 20
19. 10
2 men & team,
5 00
20. 5 .6
team.
1 00
20. S ..
3 men,
3 60
21. 10
team,
2 00
21. 5
man,
25
21.
10.
. . 2 men.
3 00
22.
5
man & team,
1 75- $ 18 70
Franklin Howard:
June 17.
10 hours. self & team,
3 50
18.
10
3 50
19.
10
66
3 50
20.
10 66
self,
1 50
21. 10 66
1 50
23. 10 6:
66
1 50
24. 8
1 20
25. 10
1 50
26.
9
1 35
27.
10
66 & team, 3 50- $ 22 55
..
66
6:
66
12
Worthington Hooker:
April 11.
4 hours, self & team,
$ 1 40
12.
5
1 25
14. 10 66
3 50
15. 5
1 75
16. 5
. ( 66
1 75
18. 5
66
1 :5
19. S
2 80- $ 14 70
H. L. Dodge:
May 15.
10 hours, self,
1 50
June 3.
10 3 men & team, 6 50
3. 5 1 man,
75
4.
10 . .
self & team,
3 50
4.
10 66
4 men.
6 00
5.
5
3 men,
2 25
5.
5
self and team,
1 :5
9.
10
3 50
9. 10 . .
2 men,
3 00
10.
10 66 self and team,
3 50
10.
10
3 men,
4 50
11.
10 66
4 50
11.
10
self and team,
3 50
30 10
66
3 50
30. 10
66
2 men,
3 00- $ 51 25
Ira O. Shaw:
May 23. 5 hours, 2 men.
1 50
24. 10
3 00
26. 2 66 66
60
29. 10 66 60
3 00
30. 10
3 00
June 2. 10 66
3 00 - $ 14 10
C. H. Bartlett:
April 14. 10 hours,
1 50
15. 10 66
1 50
16.
10
66
1 50
June
4. 82 66
1 27
5. 10
1 50
6. 10
66
1 50
66
13
June :.
10 hours,
$ 1 50
9. 10
1 50
10. 10 1 50
11. 10 6:
1 50
14. S 66
1 20
24. 10 66
1 50
25. 9 ..
1 40- $ 18 87
George Coleman: 6 hours, 90
E. L. Gorham:
Breakneck road, $8 00
Amount of order No. 29. $492 81
No. 30. Repairs Road Machine,
$3 00
No. 31. Otis Witherell:
Street and Wright fund,
$ 10 00
No. 32. Telephone bill, July, Aug. and Sept., $19 75
Received for use of. telephone, 3 75- $ 16 00
No. 33. Munn & Leitch:
Voters' list. No. 34. E. W. Kingsley :
$ 2 00
1889.
Nov. 5. Election day, $ 1 00
5. 20 ft. pine and nails, 50
Registrar of voters, 2 00
Dec. 2. 3 day highway, 25
Keeping tramp. { day highway, 75
Mar. 1. 1 day, 2 00- $ 7 75
No. 35. E. W. Kingsley, work Town
Hall Lobby:
June 27. 3 hours, self & George Coleman. $1 20
29. 6 hours self, 1 20
29. Mortar, 1 50
29. 33 hours, H. F. Clapp, 1 40- $ 5 30
4
14
No. 36. E. W. Kingsley work Town Hall:
Aug. 26. 1 day, $ 2 00 27. 66 2 00
29. 66 2 00
30. 3 hours, 60
Sept. 1. 10 hours, 1 15
2. 10
3. 00
1 60
mortar, 1 00
cement. 50- $12 20
No. 3%. E. W. Kingsley:
May 6. Taking Valuation, $ 2 50
23. Keeping two tramps, 1 50
June 13. 1 day assessor, 2 50
2 50
14.
16. 66 2 50
July 3. s hours, 2 00
4. 10
1 25
To Otis Witherel & team, "5
Aug. 30. 3 hours on bridge, 60
Oct. 2. Paid County Commis- sioners' Fees, 3 00
31. Peramble Town lines Easthampton, 60
Nov. 4. Election, 2 00
6. Measuring to F. Ed- wards' spring, 1 00
6. Team, 50
11. Peramble lines Ches- terfield, 1 00
22. Peramble lines South- hampton, 1 00
29. Peramble lines North- hampton, 1 00
1} day's work in Cem- etery , 3 00- $ 29 20
No. 38. Street and Wright Fund: Otis Witherell, 10 00
15
H. C. Bartlett. $ 10 00 A. C. Shepard. 5 00- $ 25 00
No. 39. W. E. Lyman Parish Treas'r: Thayer Fund, 30 00- $ 30 00
No. 40. Orville Flint:
Ballot Clerk.
1 00- $ 1 00
No. 41. Street Lamps, F. II. Judd, Sept. 10. 1 gal. oil, $ 15
13. 1 15
23. 1 15
Oct. 6. Lighting lamps in Sep., 1 50
6. 1 gal. oil, 15
9. 1 15 . .
13. 1 for Hall.
6: 15
15. 1 15
15. Repairing lantern, 40
25. 2 gal's oil, 30
28. 1 gal oil for Hall, 15
Nov. 8. Lighting lamps in Oct., 1 50 1 gal. oil, 15
S. 8. 1 for Hall, 15
17. 1
.. 15
Dec.
1. Light'g lamps in Nov., 1 50
1. 1 gal oil for Hall, 15
6.
6. 30
13. 1 15
24. 1 for Hall, 15
2%. 1 15
31. Light'g lamps in Dec., 1 50- $ 9 25 No. 42. F. H. Judd:
June 30. Paid Ex. on Mass. Report, 35
Aug. 9. 66 Laws & Resolves. 45
25. Blue Book, 35
Sept. 8. Mass. Laws &
Election Books, ,0
30. Postage stamps, 25
Oct. 6. Tally sheets, 1 00
Nov. 3. Ex. on Public documents, 50
16
Nov. 5. Postage stamps, 10
Dec. 20. 24
27. Ex. on books, 35- $4 29
No. 43. C. H. Pierce:
Insurance on School Houses, $ 24 00
No. 44. John Doyle:
Board of Nora Lawler,
$ 16 00
No. 45. E. B. Bridgman: Sept. 30. 8 hours laying brick, underpinning Town Hall, $ 2 00
No. 46. Arthur E. Damon: 6 rods wire fence,
$ 1 50
No. 47. Patrick Connors:
April 2. 4 hours 1 man, 60
9. G
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1 90
10. S 1 1 20 66
May 30. 3 66
1 45
June 2. 8
1 1 20
2. 5 1
66
3. 10 66 2 men & team, 5 00
2. 5
. . 1 man,
2. 3
66 team, 60
4. 9
66 2 men & team.4 50
5. 5
2 50
6. 9
6. 4 50
Aug. 14. 10)
Sept. 13. 6
66
1 man, 90
66 3 men & team, 2 60 12: ft. plank, 1 91- $32 61
No. 48. Geo. E. Knight: Opening and care of Hall 18 times, $4 50
Repairing windows,
Work in cemetery, 2 00
Driving Hearse,
4 00- $ 11 10
No. 49. Geo. E. Knight:
Care of Hall 21 times, 5 25
Mar. 3. Driving Hearse, 2 00
66
66 5 00
18. 4
17
Care of Hearse, $ 1 00 Mowing Cemetery, 5 00- $ 13 25
No. 50. Geo. E. Knight:
Care of Library, 1890,
$ 20 00
No. 51. Mary Lawler and family :
Aid furnished by Northampton, $ 38 63
No. 52. Board of Wm. Lawler to Jan. 1, $ 42 71
No. 53. A. E. Metcalf:
Notifying Town Officers, $ 1 50
No. 54. Support of Margaret Keating to Nov. 1, $ 15 00 No. 55. A. D. Rice:
1889, Registrar of voters, $ 2 00
Nov. 5. Election, 1 00
Mar. 1. 1 day, 1 50
1 " highway, 1 50
6 days Assessor, 15 00
Perambulating town lines, 7 00 -- $ 28 00
No. 56. B. P. Owen:
Gutter for Town Hall,
$ 10 50
No. 5".
H. A. Parsons:
Balance due Jan. 1, 1890,
$ 1 59
June 10. Powder and fuse,
26
14. 10 lbs. nails,
35
18. 2 6.
07
24. 2 shovels, 1 50
25. Sundries, 43
Aug. 2.
33 lbs. nails. 1 16
Sept. 4. 2 07
13. 2 09
19. 2 66 09
24. Freight & cartage on box steel,
()ct. 15. Broom,
30
Nov. 14. 13 lbs. nails,
45
Dec. 13. Window glass for Hall, 1 15 -- $8 06
Telephone bill to Jan. 1, $ 19 70 No. 58. 5
Received for use of telephone, 4 40- $ 15 30
18
No. 59. L. L. Rhodes: May 29. 4 hours,2 men & team, $2 00 30. 10 3
66
6 50- $8 50
No. 60. George E. Knight:
Driving Hearse,
$ 2 00
No. 61. F. H. Judd: Town Meeting Book, $ 2 12
No. 62. F. H. Judd:
Jan. 10. 1 gal. oil for St. lamps, $ 15 20. 1
66 66 Town Hall, 15 30. 1
66 66 St. lamps, 15 30. Lamp wicks, 30
Feb. 1. Lighting & care of lamps, January, 1 50
18. 1 gal. oil for lamps, 15
21. 1
66 Town Hall, 15
28. Lighting & care of lamps, February, 1 50
Jan. 2. Paid Ex. on books, 55
12. 66 .6 35
Feb. 3. 66 66 55
6. Postage, 25
21. Paper, 1 00
27. 1 gal. oil Town Hall, 15
27. 1
6: Lamps, 15
28.
Express on laws,
35
Salary, Town Clerk,
15 00
Recording births,
deaths & marriages, 8 00
Salary, Sealer, 5 00
Elector. 3 00
66
Registrar and
Clerk of Board,
2 50
Town Clerk's report, 5 00-$45 90
No. 63. Wm. E. Lyman:
713 ft. plank @ 14, 9 98
280 ft. plank & timber @ 15,
4 20- $ 14 18
No. 64. J. A. Sullivan: 28 ft. Ak. pipe, $ 5 04
19
No. 65. C. H. Pierce:
Insurance on School Houses, $ 22 00
No. 66. Support of Margaret Keating, $ 30 00
No. 67.
of Margaret Duggan, $ 62 69
No. 6S. HIGHWAY BILLS.
Orville Flint:
Aug. 2, 3, & 4. 30 hours,
$ 4 50
Oct. 22.
S 1 20
23. 9 1 35
Nov. 7.
16 52
11. 4
60
14. 9 66 1 35-
$ 9 52
F. A. Bridgman:
May 24. Repairs on scraper, 50
June 23. 3 hours, team, 60
23. 2 men, 1 28
24. 33 1 man, 52
Oct. 18. 2 2 teams, 40
18 .. 33 2 men, 1 05
21. 4 2 men & team, 2 00
25 53 . 6 1 man & team, 2 00
27. 5 2 men & team, 2 75 Drawing tile from N. H., 50
Nov. 12. 43 hours, 2 men, 1 28
15. 13 .“ 2 men & team, 75- $ 13 63
Levi Burt:
1 50
Aug. 5. 10 hours. Joseph Hathaway:
June 6. 10 hours, 2 men, $3 00
6. 3 6. team, 60
28. 10 1 man,
66 1 50
23. 171 ft. plank, 2 40
1 05- $8 85
Nov. 28. 7 hours,
C. P. Hathaway :
June 5. 8 hours,
$ 1 20
Aug. 2. 10
1 50- $ 2 70
Dennis Courtney :
May 29. 10 hours. 1 man.
$1 50
20
May 29. 6 hours, team, $ 1 20
29. 5
66 1 man, 75
30. 5
66 . 1 man, 75 30 6
66 1 man, 90
Sept. 13 10 66 2 men, , 3 00
13. team,
75- $8 85
Amount of order No. 68, $44 75.
No. 69. R. S. Smith: Military Aid, $ 20 00
No. 70. F. C. Montague: Oct. 20. Peramble town lines
with Huntington, self and team, $ 3 00
21. Examining Reservoir, 50
31. Peramble town lines Easthampton, 50
Mar 1. Election day, 1 00
Salary as Registrar, 2 00- $7 00
No. 71. A. D. Montague: ¿ dog fund for library, $ 37 26
Services as Auditor, 1890,
2 00- $ 39 26
No. 72. F. C. Montague: Nov. 332 ft. plank @ 14, $4 64
No. 73. A. K. Chapman:
April 15. Sharpening road scraper plates, $ 50
May 21. Sharpening and steel point bars, 45
26. Sharpening road scraper plate, 35
June 17. Sharpening road scraper plate, 35
July 18. Sharpening drills, 20
22. Sharpening bar, 20
Aug. 18. Repairing road scraper, 40
Sept. 18. 25 66
Services as Constable,
1 00
66 as Ballot Clerk, 1 00- $ 4 70
21
No. 74. C. H. Hooker, highway:
Oct. 21. 8 hours self & team, $3 20 22. 2 80 66 66
23. S 66 3 20
Nov. 7. + 66 1 60
12. 4 66
80
14. S 66
66 3 20
Wm. I. Edwards, 1 00
Joseph Whalen, 1 05- $ 14 85
No. 75. Clinton Elwell
Oct. 21. 9 hours, $1 35
22. 4 ..
60
23. 9 66 1 35- $3 30
No. : 6. N. A. Kingsley :
Interest on borrowed money,
$ 68 12
No. 77. Abatement of Aldorus Hendrick's tax, $ 54
Abatement of James Connors' tax, 2 00
Abatement of Nathan Morley's tax, 2 00-
$ 4 54
No. 18. N. A. Kingsley, salary Treas., $25 00
1
Collecting taxes, 43 35
Postage, 1 50- $ 69 85
No. 79. A. G. Jewett: Painting, 80
No. 80. O. W. Bartlett:
Fire Warden, $2 00
No. 81. Mabel Todd:
Scholarship Prize. $7 73
No. 82. N. A. Kingsley : State Tax. $22: 50
County Tax. 369 67-$59 17
No. 83. Thayer Fund distributed. $26 00
No. 84. A. D. Rice:
Services Selectman.
$4 00
..
Overseer Poor,
6 00
Paid removing Mrs. Duggan, 2 15 - $12 15
22
No. 85. C. N. Loud :
2} cords slabs for Hall, $ 7 50 18 hours work, 5 40 2000 ft. lumber, @ 14, 28 00- $40 90 Amount of forgoing bills, $ 2,931 63
RECAPITULATION OF EXPENDITURES.
Paid for support of Mrs. Keating, $ 90 00
Mrs. Duggan. 86 69
66
6. Wm. Lawler, 169 46
Mary Lawler & family, 54 63-$ 422 :8
Paid on acc't of State & County Tax, $597 17
Abatement of Taxes, 4 54
Collecting of Taxes, 43 35
66
66
Interest on money bor- rowed, 68 12
66
Street & Wright Fund, 87 00
66 .6
Thayer Fund, 56 00
Military Aid, 80 00
66
Telephone, 62 00-$ 998 18
Highways & Bridges, 968 33
Miscellaneous Bills, 542 34
School Committee's Orders. 1.517 28
$ 4.448 91
RESOURCES.
Balance from last year,
$
135 87
Taxes assessed, 3,468 15
Receipts of Treas. from other sources,
993 33
Balance March 1, 1891,
$4,597 35
$ 148 44
E. W. KINGSLEY, F. C. MONTAGUE. A. D. RICE,
Selectmen of Westhampton
WESTHAMPTON, March 2, 1891.
I have examined the accounts of the Selectmen for the year ending Feb. 28, 1891, and find them correct, with vouchers on file for all orders drawn to the amount of $2,931.63.
A. D. MONTAGUE, Auditor.
Assessors' Report.
Total Real Estate valuation,
$194,064 00
Personal .
44,148 00
Total valuation,
---- $238,212 00
$3,468 14
Total tax,
Rate per cent., $0.013.
No. of polls 126. Tax levy ordered:
$227 50
State Tax,
369 67
County Tax.
900 00
Schools,
800 00
Highways and Bridges.
400 00
Town Officers' fees,
150 00
School Books,
100 00
Interest on money borrowed.
120 00
Repairing Town Hall.
50 00
Contingencies,
50 97
Overlayings,
-$3,468 14
E. W. KINGSLEY, 1 F. C. MONTAGUE, A. D. RICE,
Assessors of Westhampton.
Support of Poor.
300 00
Town Clerk's Report.
·To the Selectmen of Westhampton, Gentlemen,
I present my annual report as follows, for the year 1890:
BIRTHS RECORDED. - 1890
) Jan. 29, Alfred Boucher.
2 Feb. 11, Hosanah Boucher.
3 Mar. 16, Marion Ludden Bridgman.
y Apr. 3, Ella May Witherell.
5 May. 16, Loud.
19, Ralph Scofield Bridgman.
7 Sept. 28, Nellie Grace Hathaway.
8 Oct. 8, Marion Estella Lyman.
q+Nov. 5. Clifford Munson Bartlett.
10Dec. 6, Metcalf.
17,
Shaw.
12 Apr. 18, Rachel Almira Comstock. Births in previous years.
1880 14
1881 188 1883 1884 1885 1836 1887
1888 1889
10 9 10 9 10 10
8
MARRIAGES RECORDED .- 1890
/ June 11, Fred E. Morley of Westhampton, · Annette C. Strong of Northampton.
2 July 30, Wilmot R. Jones of So. China, Me. Mirah L. Judd of Westhampton.
3 Oct. 29, William H. Hathaway of Hadley, Eunice Spear of Northampton.
+/ Dec. 2, Horace Haunton of Westhampton, Susan E. Strong "
Marriages recorded in former years.
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 5 5 3 6 8
5 4
(24)
· 25
DEATHS RECORDED. - 1890
/ Feb. 13, Boucher, Mary C.
2 Mar. 2, Witherell, Alber: Francis.
3 Apr. 6, Hathaway, Amos.
4 Dec. 21, Cook, John H.
Deaths recorded in previous years.
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
12 9 11 15 11 7 14 5 5 6
Diseases or Cause of Death: Hemorrhage from Stomach, 1; Peritonitis, 1; Diarrhea, 1; Apoplexy, 1.
DOGS LICENSED IN 1890.
April 13, A. K. Chapman, 1 male. April 15, H. W. Montague, 1 male. April 29, A. D. Rice, 1 male. April 30, J. Hathaway, 1 male. April 30, F. A. Bridg- man, 1 male. May 1, Chas Connors, 1 male. May 1, A. Elwell, 1 male. May 1, A. L. Snow, 1 male. May 1, W. D. Wicks, 1 male. May 1, Geo. Coleman, 1 male. May 3, F. G. Hathaway. 1 male. May 3, F. C. Monta- gue, 1 male. May 3, T. J. Slattery, 1 male. May 3.
O. W. Bartlett, 1 male. May 5, C. A. Hathaway, 1 male. May 5, H. Hathaway, 2 males. May 5. D. S. Montague, 1 male. May 5, Geo. Burt, 1 male. May 6, Dennis Courtney, 1 male. May 6, I. O. Shaw, 1 male. May 7, C. H. Bartlett, 1 male. May 9, James Connors, 1 male. May 10, F. H. Judd, 1 female. May 19, L. W. Clapp, 1 male. May 19, W. W. Kingsley, 1 male. May 19, E. B. Clapp, 1 male. May 19, J. H. Kingsley, 1 male. May 19, Geo. Witherell, 1 male. May 19, M. K. Parsons, 1 male. May 20, E. H. Montague, 1 male. May 23, F. E. Hayden, 1 male. May 23, C. H. Morey, 1 male. May 24, L. L. Rhodes, 1 male. May 24, E. P.
Lyman, 1 male. May 21, C. T. Williams, 1 male. June 3, Geo. Tower, 1 male. Aug. 19, H. J. Payson, 1 male. Aug. 25, John Gravelin, 2 males. Aug. 28, M. C. Pelton. 1 male. Aug. 28, S. D. Lyman, 2 males.
Aug. 29, H. F. Clapp, 1 male. Sept, 3, E. A. Bartlett, 1 male. Sept. 27, S. L. Williams, 1 male. Sept. 29.
26
Jas. McCarty, 2 males; Sept. 25, S. D. Lyman, 1 female. Oct. 6, W. H. Lyman, 1 male.
Amount received for dog licenses in
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
$67 56 66 64 90 104 103 120 124 129
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1890.
Rec'd for 35 licenses prior to June 1, at $2 00 each, $70 00
Rec'd for 1 license prior to June 1, at $5 00 each, Less fees, 36 at 20 cents each,
5 00- $75 00 7 20
Due County June 1, $67 80
Rec'd for 13 licenses from June 1 to Nov. 30, at $2 00 each, $26 00
Rec'd for 1 license from June 1 to Nov. 30, at $5 00 each,
5 00- $31 00
Less fees, 14 at 20 cents each,
2 80
Due County Dec. 1, $28 20
CONTRA.
By County Treasurer's receipt June 7, $67 80 66
Dec. 3,
28 20
Whole amount paid County, $ 96 00
Collected, 106 00
returned to town Treas ..
74 53
Respectfully Submitted, F. H. JUDD, Town Clerk.
1 Westhampton, March 2, 1891. I have examined the accounts of F. H. Judd, Town Clerk, and find them to be correct.
A. D. MONTAGUE, Auditor.
Treasurer's Report.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 28TH, 1891.
Dr.
Balance from last year, $135 87
Cash of State Treas. Corporation Tax, 1 47
Town of Huntington, 7 10
66 Ira O. Shaw, lamp, ₾5
6 Caleb Loud, interest on Wright Fund, 52 00
‹ . State Treas. for Paupers, 47 00
66 Joint School Committee, 35 40
6 : George Coleman, interest on Thayer Fund, 12 00
66 Estate of Coit cemetery lot, 8 00
66 Trustees Will of Whiting Street, 52 50
66 State Treas. Corporation Tax, 2 56
National BankTax, 312 24
. State Aid, 20 00
60 Mass. School Fund, 305 18
. 6 Co. Treas., Dog Fund returned. 74 53
6. H. H. Judd, Int. on ThayerFund, 37 50 Lewis H. Clark, 12 00
A. D. Rice, Clark Scholarship Fund, 7 43
66 Geo. E. Knight, Order Iron Hall, 2 26 66 6 . Fraternal Circle, 2 61
Amount of Assessment,
--- $1,129 20
3,468 15
Total,
$4,597 35
-(27)
28
Cr.
By paid orders Selectmen, $2.931 63
66 School Committee. 1,517 28
Balance due the town, 148 44
-- $4,597 35
April 4, Received on note of $500 from First National Bank Easthampton, for two months, $ 495 00
June 7, paid on above note, 500 00
" 9, received on note of $300 for one month, 298 55 July 1, paid on above note, 300 00
'. 1, received on note of $1,000 for three months, 986 81
Oct. 3, paid on above note,
1,000 00
" 3, received on note of $1,000 for three months, 986 81
Nov. 3, received on note of $200 for two months, 198 29
Jan. 6, '91, paid on note of Oct. 3, 1,000 00
" 20, '91, paid on note of Nov. 3, 200 25
June 18, received of Caleb Loud, 1,000 00
Feb. 26, paid estate of Caleb Loud, 1,033 33
N. A. KINGSLEY, Treasurer.
Report of School Committee.
STATEMENT OF SCHOOLS, TEACHERS EMPLOYED, WAGES, ETC.
CENTER SCHOOL.
Miss S. L. Loomis, one term. Miss J. L. Jewett,
two terms.
Number of pupils enrolled,
26
Average membership, attendance,
20.9
Number of pupils over 15 years.
1
66
under 5 "
0
between 8 and '14 years, 16
Wages of Teacher, $254 40
Repairs,
$3 50
Fuel,
$14 75
Length of term 32 weeks.
Not absent or tardy during the year, Josie Whelan, Maurice Whelan, Alfred Pelton. Delbert Judd, Grace Kingsley.
The Clark Scholarship prize was awarded to Mabel Todd. $ 7. 73
There has been a uniform attendance in the school during the year, and but few tardy marks on the Reg- ister. Your Committee feel that it would be an ad- vantage, both to this school and to the Hill and South schools, if the scholars could all be in one building. with two teachers, one for the older scholars, and one for the younger. More time could then be devoted to each class, with more scholars in a class. Both
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