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15.
WESTHAMPTON, MASS.
ANNUAL REPORTS.
1892.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF
Westhampton, Mass.
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1ST., 1892.
EASTHAMPTON, MASS. : PRESS OF THE EASTHAMPTON NEWS. 1892.
REPORTS
OF
SELECTMEN, OVERSEERS OF POOR AND ASSESSORS.
SNOW BILLS.
C. H. Hooker. 1890.
Dec. 29.
5 hours with team
$2 00
5 " man and team.
1 75
1891.
Jan. 24. 5 with team. 2 00
26. 8 66
66 66 3 25
Mar. 4.
3 66 2 men and team.
1 65
5. 5 66
2 66
2 75
6. 10₺ 2 66 66 66
6 05
2 66 66 66 66 7. 4
2 20
17. 66
self 66 66
50
17. 22
66 man 66 66
37
Opening Cemetery Road.
1 00- $23 52
Henry Hathaway 7} hours.
1 12
Frank 13 66
22- $1 34
(3)
4
W. H. Lyman:
Jan. 26. 5} hours man and team. 2 20
Feb. 10. 4 hours man an team.
1 60
Mar. 5. 4 1 60 66
5. 4 66 1 man
60
6.
5
66
1 66 66
66
2 00
6.
66 4 men
2 70- $10 70
Joseph Hathaway:
1890.
Dec. 27. 1 hour with team. 35
1891.
Feb. 28. 1 66 66
35
Mar. 6. 3₺ 66 66
1 22
6. 32 G. L. Hathaway.
52-
$2 44
C. W. Niles.
F. C. Montague:
Jan. 26. 6 hours with team.
2 10
Mar. 23 " 1 man.
35- $2 45
George Burt:
Feb. 26. 4 hours 1 man and team. 1 40
26. 1 1 “ Edward A. Elwell:
15 --
$1 55
Jan. 26. 5 hours 2 men and team. 2 50
Mar. 7. 5
1 man.
75- $3 25
L. L. Rhodes:
Jan. 26. 3 hours with team. 1 00
Mar. 4. 3 66 60
1 00
5.
4
1 40
5. 2 66
1 man.
30
6. 5 1 " 66 with team. 1 75
6.
5
66
Watson Weeks.
75
6. 22 J. E. Janes.
66 37
6.
66 Arthur Searle. 37
6. 10
66 Horace Rhodes. 1 48- $8 42
66
95
95
5
Theophilus Edwards: 1890.
Dec. 9. 2 hours with team. 70
1891.
Jan. 26. 2% 66 66 66
87
Feb. 9. 1 66
66 66 35
Mar. 5. 1
66
35
6. 6 66 Theo. Edwards.
90
6. S 66 Arthur 1 20
6. 8
66 Clinton Elwell. 1 20
6. 6
66 Amariah Elwell. 90
6. 6
66 Edward Elwell. 90 .-
$7 37
H. C. Williams: 1890.
Dec. 29. 4} hours H. Dodge and team. 1 57
1891.
Jan. 26. 5 66
1 75
26. 43 66 H. C. Williams.
68
Feb. 10. 3 66 H. Dodge and team. 1 05
28. 2 6.
66
66 66
70
Mar. 6. 66
2 27
6. 62 66 H. C. Williams.
97
6. C. T. 66
1 00-
$9 99
L. W. Clapp:
Mar. 3} hours with team.
1 22
4₺
66 66
66
1 57-
$2 72
Patrick Connors:
Jan. 26. 3 hours with team. 1 05
Mar. 4. 3 66 66
66
1 05
12. 2 66 3 men.
90-
$3 00
J. Hathaway:
4 hours with team. 1 40-
$1 40
George E. Knight:
2 25
15 hours. 3
66 horse.
30- $2 55
Whole amount of Snow Bill.
$81 72
66
66
6
HIGHWAY WORK.
Joseph Hathaway:
April 29. 10 hours 2 men and team. 30. 5
66 6. 2 50
May 2. 66
2. fi .. 1 man. 90
2. 5
team.
1 00
26. 10 . . 3 men and 2 teams. 8 50
27. 10 66 3 men and 1 team. 6 50
June 2.
66 2 66 "1 " 3 75
3 00
3.
8 team.
1 60
4.
2 men
1 50
5.
5
6. 1 man.
75
5.
8
،٠
1 .
1 20
5. 1 66 team.
80
8. 10 3 men and team. 6 50
9. 5 3 men. 66 2 25
9. 25
team. 50
254 feet Plank $14 per 1000. 3 55- $50 25
Ira O. Shaw:
June 5.
33 hours with team.
1 05
22.
66
66
97
24. 10 66 self. 1 50
24. S
team. 1 60
22. 23 L. W. Clapp with team 97
24.
66
66 2 45
22. 3 F. E. Holdridge. 45
24.
10 66 66 1 50- $10 49
George Burt:
April 4.
3 hours 1 man. 45
23. 5 2 men and team. 2 50
24. 23 1 man. 38
30. 10 2 men and team. 5 00
May 2. 10
2
66
5 00
3. 10 6.
2 .
$5 00
2 self. 45
May 21.
4 hours 1 man and team. 1 40
26.
10
1
66
66
3 50
27. 10
66
1
3 50
.6 28. 10 66 66
3 50
June 2. 10 66
1
66
66
66
3 50
3. 10
66
1
66
66
66
3 50
5.
10
1
66
66
3 50
Repairs on Scraper.
2 00- $37 43
H. W. Montague:
July 29.
8 hours 4 men.
4 80
Aug. 5.
10 " 2 "
3 00
5. 4
E. J. Burt.
60
14. 10 66 3 men and team.
6 50
14. 10
Peter Gagnon.
1 50
21. 10 66 3 men and team. 6 50
21. 8
66 1 man.
1 20
21. 10
66 Peter Gagnon.
1 50
C. H. Hooker 120 ft. timber $14 per 1000. 66
66 235 " plank 66 66
3 29- $30 51
H. L. Dodge:
June 2.
72 hours.
1 12
3. 52
83
10.
00
66
1 00- $2 95
Edward Elwell:
May 26. 10 hours with team.
3 50
27. 10
3 50
28. 10 66 66
3 50
June 2. 10 66 66 66
3 50
.
3.
10
3 50
5. 10
66
66 66
3 50-
$21 00
A. D. Rice:
April
5 hours.
75
May 26.
10 66
1 50
27.
10 66
1 50
28. 10 66
1 50
June 2. 10 66
1 50
66
66
1
66
66
1 68
8
June 3.
10 hours. 5. 10
1 50
July 27. 6
90
28. 5 66
75
29. 3
66
45- $11 85
George Burt:
2 50
12.
8
2
66
4 00
13. 10 66
2 . .
5 00
17. 8
66
1
66 .6
2 80
24. 5
1 man
75
Sept. 22. 4 1
60
25 10 1 and team.
3 50
28. 3
1
45
Oct. 17. 3
George Coleman. 45- $20 05
L. L. Rhodes:
May 28.
10 hours 2 men and team. 5 00
28. 10
J. E. Janes. 1 50
28. 10 Arthur Searle.
1 50
June 1. 10
2 men and a team.
5 00
1. 10 66
J. E. Janes.
1 50
1. 10
66
Arthur Searle.
1 50
4. 10 66
2 men and team.
5 00
4.
10
J. E. Janes.
1 50
4.
10 66 Arthur Searle.
1 50
5. 10
66
2 men and team. 5 00
5.
10
66 J. E. Janes.
1 50
5.
10
Arthur Searle.
1 50-
$32 00
L. W. Clapp:
June 20.
10 hours with team.
3 50
20. 10 I. O. Shaw and team. 3 50
20 10 " F. E. Holdridge.
1 50
20. 10 A. D. Montague, Jr. 1 50
25. 2 with team. 70 66
New axle for machine. 1 00- $11 70
1 50
Aug. 10.
5 hours 2 men and team.
9
Joseph Hathaway:
July 23. 6 hours 1 man.
90
Aug. 22.
7
1 1 05 $6
Sept. 14. 10 66
1
1 50
15. 8 1 6
1 20
15. 5
1
75
15. 4 66 for team.
80
16. 10 66 1 man.
1 50
16. 3
66 for team.
60
Oct. 7. 5 1 man. 75
Dec. 3. 5 C. H. Williams. 66 75
3. 3
1 man.
45- $10 25
E. A. Elwell:
Sept. 25. 10 hours 2 men and team. 5 00
27. 10 2 men and team. 5 00- $10 00
A. D. Rice:
Aug. 21.
10 hours.
2 00
5 66
75
Oct. 13. 10 66
1 50
15. 10
1 50-
$5 75
E. A. Elwell:
Oct. 13. ry hours 2 men with team,
3 50
15. 10 66 2 men and team,
5 00-
$8 50
O. W. Bartlett:
1 50
Aug. 21. 10 hours, 60 feet plank,
75- $2 25
Peter Gagnon:
May 26.
8₺ hours, 27. 10
1 50
1 50
28. 10 66 June 2. 10 66
1 50
3. 10 66
1 50
5. 10
66
1 50- $8 78
1 28
2
10
E. P. Torrey :
July 23. 10 hours, Loud's bridge, 2 00
24. 10
66
2 00
25.
5
66
1 00- $5 00
Levi Burt:
June 23. 10 hours, Loud's bridge, 1 75
24. 10
66
1 75
25
5
66
88- $4 38
F. C. Montague:
June 6. Stringers for Loud's bridge, 35 00
525 ft. braces, 14 per M,
7 35- $42 35
Calvin Hathway:
April 30. 9 hours,
1 35
30. Team,
75
May 2. 10 hours, 10 66
1 50- $5 10
Charles Connors:
Mar. 25. 4 hours, 1 man, 60
Apr. 12. 4
66 66
60
21. 4 66
66
60
May 13. 10 66 3 men and team,
6 50
22. S 1 man, 66
1 20
23. 6 66 66
90
June 6. 10 66 4 men and team,
8 00
8. 6
66 2 men,
1 80
10. 10 66 1 man,
1 50
May 6. 64 ft. of plank,
96
Aug. 15.
117 " 66
1 75- $24 41
Theophilus Edwards:
Apr. 1. .
43 hours, 2 men,
1 28
11. 3 60 1 man,
45
16. 10 66
66
1 50
16. 10 66 boy,
1 00
17 10 66
1 man,
1 50
18 10 66
boy, 1 00
1 50
11
Aug. 28. 4 hours, 1 man,
60
28. 4 66 boy,
40-
$7 73
C. H. Hooker:
May 5 hours with team,
1 75
27 ft. of plank, F. A. Bridgman:
35-
$2 10
Aug. 28. 8 hours, 2 men and team, 4 00
29. 6 2 1 80
29. 1 20
" team,
29. 46 ft. plank, 64
29. Powder and sharpening drills, 65
Sept 2. 1} hours, 2 men,
52-
$7 81
L. W. Clapp:
Aug. 24. 10 hours, 2 men and team, 5 00
24. 4 66 1 man,
60
25. 8 66 66
1 20
Sept. 21. 6 66 66
90
Dec. 26. 1 4 men and team, 80 .-
$8 50
Thomas Slattery :
Apr. 17. 8 hours, 1 00 18. 3 38 66
June 3. 10 66
1 50
1 50 5. 10 66 6. 5 62 66 Aug. 10. 2 25- 66 $5 25
A. D. Rice:
202 hours,
3 05
A. E. Damon, 44 ft. plank,
62
T. P. Elwell, 7 hours, 1 00
J. H. Kingsley, timber, 1 50
Edmund Slattery and team 2 hrs, 70- $6 87
E. B. Bridgman:
60
May 7. 4 hours, 8. 4 60
20. 2
30
Horse, 50- $2 00
12
E. L. Gorham: Breakneck road, Plank,
6 50
1 00~
$7 50
H. C. Williams:
June 2. 72 hours, 2 men, 2 25
6. 52
66 1 man,
82
6. Drills and powder, 25
6. 149 ft. plank, 14 per M,
2 08-
$5 40
Charles Connors :
Dec. 21. 300 ft. plank, 12 per M,
3 60
45- $4 05
21. 3 hours, 1 man, George Burt: 1892.
Jan. 4. 5 hours, with team, 1 75
4. 8 66 1 man,
1 20
5. 6
66 2 men and team, 3 00
5. 30 ft. plank,
40- $6 35
H. A. Parsons:
5 hours, 75
5 66 George Coleman, 75
3
66 C. H. Hooker and team, 1 05- $2 55
C. N. Loud: 320 ft. plank,
$4 48
Ira O. Shaw:
Jan. 2. 1 hour, 4. 4 " with team,
15
1 40- $1 55
George Coleman:
24 hours, 38
35 ft. plank,
52- $ 90
C. W. Niles,
1 12
May 3. E. P. Torrey,
2 00
S. A. Phelps,
1 00
Thomas Slattery,
2 00
Dennis Courtney,
2 00-
$42 90
Total highway bill,
$436 52
13
SUPPORT OF POOR.
Paid for William Lawlor:
Northampton Lunatic Hospital, $169 46
$90 00
Paid for Margaret Keating, $7.50 per month, 66 Margaret Duggan: O. J. Damon, board Jan. 15th to Mar. 20th, $23 22
O. J. Damon, board Apr. 2d to May 5th, 16
66 66 clothing and shoes, 4 27
Paid Margaret Duggan, 54 00- $88 65
Paid for care and burial of Michael Meehan:
S. L. Williams for care of, $42 00
66 66 medicines. and other
services, 8 00
Dr. J. M. Fay,
16 00
H. F. Pomeroy, casket and robe, 12 00
H. A. Parsons, clothing,
1 00- $79 00
Paid for Jehial Alvord:
Mrs. Harriet Bush, for board,
$14 85
Town of Dalton,
5 00
66 66 66 medical attendance 2 00
Mrs. H. A. Hayden, board at $2 per week, 8 00
E. F. Hayden, 66 24 00
H. A. Parsons, boots and rubbers, 3 00- $56 Số
Paid for care and burial of Mrs. Michael Mahar:
Aug. City of Holyoke for board. $2 00
Sept. 66 60 66
9 00
Medical attendance and medicine, 11 70
Burial,
15 00- $37 70
Paid for Nora Lawlor:
Ann Doyle, board Dec. 20th, '91, to Apr. 20th '92, $32 00
Paid for Thomas Lynn, Jr. :
$43 00
City of Boston Hospital, 43 days,
Total for support of Poor, $596 66
14
EXPENDITURES.
C. N. Loud, building addition according to contract. $500 00
B. P. Owen, stove pipe, eave spout and labor Town Hall, 22 81
A. G. Jewett. for plans and specifications for addition to Hall, 2 00
H. S. Gere & Sons, advertising proposals, 1 50
C. N. Loud, for extra work plastering and fill- ing ceiling of hall, 11 50
Lamps for hall. 29 00
E. B. Currier, lamps for hall, 3 75
Fixtures for lamps, 1 35
Curtain for hall, 25 00
H. A. Parsons, glass and putty, 73
C. N. Loud, 2 cords wood for hall, 6 00
(}. E. Knight, care of library, . 20 00
W. E. Lyman, painting library. 5 gallons of oil. 70- 8 70
8 00
J. D. Norton & Son, book cases for library, 30 00
G. E. Knight, care hall Jan. to July, 3 25 Mowing cemetery, 5 00- 8 25
Munn & Leitch, printing reports, 40 58
A. D. Montague, half dog fund for library, 36 50
W. E. Lyman, Thayer fund for parish, 30 00
G. E. Knight, care of hall, Hanging lamps, 75
1 50
Express on lamps, 80-
3 05
G. E. Knight, sexton, 8 00
N. A. Kingsley, time and expense to Northamp- ton recording and discharging deeds, 2 25
A. K. Chapman, repairs road scraper, 75
Bolts and lamp hook for hall, 60- 1 35
A. D. Rice, cash paid for tax book, 1 10
Express on valuation book, 35- 1 45
1 15
A. G. Jewett, blank book, 2 00
N. A. Kingsley, repairs on ballot box, Berlin Iron Bridge Co, 8 guide boards,
6 00
N. A. Kingsley, Memorial Day expenses, F. H. Judd: 1891.
11 98
Mar. 3. Express on blanks, 35
66 19. 66 66 66
40
Apr. 6.
66 book, 35
66 20. Stamps,
10
May 2 . Express on book, 40
June 18. " ballot box, and
packing,
1 00
July 25. 66 Laws and Resolves, 45
Sept. 9. 66 ballot box, 15
66
10. 66 6 books, 70
66
19. Stamps, 25
28. Express on Mass. Laws, 35
Nov. 4. Postage and pencils, 16
1892.
Jan. 15. H. F. Pomeroy, return of death, 25
Feb. 18. Express on public documents, 90
23. Stamps, 25- $6 06
Telephone bill for Jan., Feb. and March, 20 00
Received for use,
5 10
14 90
Bill for Apr., May and June, 20 89
Received for use,
6 20
14 69
Bill for July, Aug. and Sept.,
21 00
Received for use,
6 00
15 00
Bill for Oct. Nov. and Dec., 20 25
Received for use,
5 50 14 75- $59 34
STREET LAMPS.
F. H. Judd. March 12. 1 gallon oil,
15
90
16
March 27. 1 gallon oil,
15
30. 1 for hall, 15
April 4. Care of lamps in March, 1 50
4. 1 gallon oil, 15
15. 1
15
11. 1 for hall,
15
May 1. Care of lamps in April,
1 50
1. 1 gallon oil,
15
9. 1 15
15
30. Care of lamps in May,
1 50
June 20.
1 gallon oil,
15
July 6.
1 gallon oil,
15
6. Care of lamps in June, 1 50
25. 1 gallon oil for hall, 15
31. 1 15
31. Care of lamps in July,
1 50
Aug. 22.
1 gallon oil,
15
29 1 15 66
Sept. 4.
2 . 66 30
4. Care of lamps in August,
1 50
21. 1 gallon oil,
15
29. 1 15
15
6. Care of lamps in September, 1 50
23 2 gallons oil, 30
23. 1 gal. oil for hall, 15
1 50
2. 1 gallon oil,
15
5. 1
7. 1 for hall, 15
11. 1
15
21. 1 66 for hall,
15
25. 1
66 15
25 Lamp wicks, 30
30.
Care of lamps in November, 1 50
Oct. 6. 1
Nov. 2. Care of lamps in October,
15
20. 1 for hall,
17
Dec. 2. 2 gallons oil,
30
5. 1 for hall, 66 15
17. 1 15
22. 1 66
15
25. 1 66
15
31. 1
66
15
31. Care of lamps in December, 1 50
1892.
Jan. 7. 1 gallon oil for hall, 15
20. 1 15 66
25. 1 15
28. 2
30
30. Care of lamps in January,
1 50
Feb. 19. 1 gallon oil,
13
26. 1
13
29. Care of lamps in February, 1 50
13- $25 84
Almoners Street and Wright Fund.
March 7,
17 50
June 11,
25 00
Dec. 14,
49 00
Jan. 28, 1892,
10 00- $101 50
Nov. 3. John Pollard, election officer, 1 00
66 E. A. Elwell, 66
1 00
F. C. Montague, 66
1 00- $3 00
F. C. Montague.
1891. Mar. 2. Selectman, 1 50 Registrar, 2 00-
$3 50
1891, Mar. 2. A. D. Montague, Auditor, 1 25
A. K. Chapman, Constable, posting 2 warrants, 1 00 A. E. Metcalf, Constable, warning town officers, 1 50
W. H. Lyman, Constable, enforcement of dog law, District court, $5 36
E. W. Kingsley, Selectman.
1891. Feb. 24. Keeping tramp, 75 .
Mar. 2. Day of settlement, 2 00
3
29. 1 gallon oil for hall,
18
Mar. 13. Half day on highway, 75
"' 20. Express on town reports, 35
" 23. Town meeting, Registrar,
2 00- $7 85
Joseph Hathaway Selectman.
Mar. 24. 5 hours,
50
“ 4. Taking valuation,
2 00
5 days assessor, 10 00
50
" 28.
50
Nov. 3. Election,
1 00
Dec. 5. Evening,
50
" 29. 4 hours,
60
Mar. 1. Registrar, 2 00
“ 1. Settlement day,
2 00- $20 00
F. H. Judd, Clerk.
Salary Town Clerk,
15 00
Sealer,
5 00
6 Elector,
3 00
Clerk's report,
5 00
Recording marriages, births and deaths,
8 20
Registrar,
3 00- 39 20
A. D. Rice, Selectman.
1891. Mar. 2. Settlement day, 2 00
Mar. 2. Registrar, 2 00
" 10. Overseer of Poor, 1 00
“ 18. 66
2 00
Copying town report,
7 00
" 24. Half day,
1 00
April 5. Evening.
50
20. Clerk and Treasurer bonds and town meeting warrant,
1 00
May 3. Evening,
50
June 7. 66 50
July 9. Constable & Collectors' warrants, 1 00
2 00
1 00
May 2. 2} hours,
Oct. 3. Evening,
19
Aug. 1. Evening, 50
Overseer of Poor,
2 00
6 days Assessor, 15 00
Taking valuation,
2 00
Sept. 5. Evening,
50
Oct. 3. 66
50
" 21. One day town hall,
1 50
Nov. Overseer of Poor,
1 00
Dec. 5. Evening, 50
66 Filling census and other blanks, 1 00
1892.
Mar. 1. Straps for hearse,
1 25
66 Settlement,
2 00
Registrar,
2 00- $48 25
Geo. Burt, Selectman.
Mar. 24. Half day,
1 00
66 25. Trip to reservoir,
50
Apr. 4. Evening,
50
May 2.
66
50
June 6.
50
May 5. Taking valuation,
1 25
6 8.
66
1 25
5 days assessor,
12 50
June 20. Evening,
50
July 7. Assessor,
1 25
Evening,
50
Aug. 1.
50
64 6. Keeping two tramps,
1 50
Sept. 5. Evening,
50
Oct. 3. 66
50
" 21. Cleaning hall,
1 50
Dec. 3. Grading around hall,
38
5. Evening, 50
1892.
Jan. 5. Evening, 50
20
Mar. 1. Settlement,
Registrar,
2 00- $30 13
N. A. Kingsley.
Salary as Treasurer,
25 00
Postage,
1 10
Discount on taxes,
111 46
60 Thayer fund,
30 00
Interest,
9 75
Collecting taxes,
42 85
Abatement of tax, F. Morley,
2 00
54
1 35
66 Amelia Elwell,
1 67
State tax,
195 00
County tax,
369 67- $790 39
Total amount of foregoing bills,
$3074 42
School Committee's orders,
1290 65-$4365 07
RESOURCES.
Balance from last year, $148 44
Taxes assessed, 3427 03
Receipts of Treas. from other sources, 1498 43-$5073 90
Balance March 1, 1892, 708 83
TOWN DEBT.
Borrowed to build addition to Hall.
Sarah Cook holds note, 200 00
N. A. Kingsley holds note,
200 00- $400 00
JOSEPH HATHAWHAY, ) Selectmen
GEORGE BURT,
of
A. D. RICE, S Westhampton.
Having examined the accounts of the Selectmen for the year ending March 1st, 1892, I find them correct, with vouchers for orders drawn to the amount of three thousand seventy four and 42-100 dollars ($3,074.42). A. G. JEWETT, Auditor.
A. Hendricks, G. W. Hale,
2 00
21
Assesors' Report.
Real estate valuation,
$193,709 00
Personal estate valuation.
43,381 00
Total valuation,
-$237,090 00 $3,427 03
Total Tax,
Rate per thousand, $13.50.
No. of polls, 113.
Tax levy :
State Tax,
$195 00
County Tax,
369 67
Schools,
850 00
Poor,
500 00
Highways,
800 00
Town Officers,
150 00
School Books,
50 00
Contingencies,
250 00
Discount,
120 00
Library,
30 00
Addition to Hall,
100 00
Memorial Day,
25 00-$3,439 67
JOSEPH HATHAWAY, GEORGE BURT,
Assessors of
A. D. RICE,
Westhampton.
Town Clerk's Report.
To THE SELECTMEN OF WESTHAMPTON, GENTLEMEN: I present herewith my annual report for the year 1891.
BIRTHS RECORDED.
1891.
J Jan. 10, Gilbert Irving Flint.
2 Mar. 16, George Ewing Clapp.
3 Mar. 16, Raymond Arthur Hathway.
4 Apr. 7, Myron Miller Clapp.
5 Apr. 10, Evelyn Frances Montague.
6 Apr. 10, Dwight Willard Berry.
7 Oct. 13, Wicks.
YOct. 19, Lyman.
9 Oct. 21, Arthur Eugene Witherell.
10 Nov. 23, Pelton.
// Nov. 4, Mary Ethel Dodge.
/2Mar. 19, Parmelia Boucher. Births in previous years.
1881 7
[882'
1883
1884 1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
10
9
10
9
10
10
12
8
12
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MARRIAGES RECORDED.
1891.
/ July 13, Otis H. Pike of Whitingham, Vt. Jennie B. Curtis of Westhampton.
2 Nov. 11, Charles E. Dalton of Southampton. Nora Slattery of Westhampton.
3 Dec. 15, Arthur C. Townsend of Westhampton. Ina F. Cobb of E. Poland, Me.
Marriages in former years.
1881 3
1882 1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889 1890
7
6
8
5
5
5
4
7
4
DEATHS RECORDED.
1891.
I Jan. 17. David S. Montague.
2 Feb. 23. Nathan Morley.
3 Mar. 17. Cora L. Hathway.
4 Mar. 17. Michael Meehan.
3 ()ct. 26. Henry Moore.
Deaths recorded in former years.
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887 1888
1889 1890
9
11
15
11
7
6
14
5
4
Causes of death. Pneumonia, 2; Conjestion of Liver, 1 : Eclampsia, 1; Old Age, 1.
There have been four Mortgages of Personal Property recorded in this office.
All other papers, one.
The Town's Law Library which has been rented to Judge Fargo since 1872, was returned to this office on the 5th of Jan. 1892.
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DOGS LICENSED, 1891.
April 6, A. K. Chapman, 1 male. April 16, A. D. Mon- tague, Jr., 1 male. April 25, L. W. Clapp, 1 male. April 22, H. W. Montague, 1 male. April 25, C. W. Niles, 1 male. April 27, F. E. Hayden, 1 male. April 28, H. Hathaway, 2 males. April 29, Geo. Colman, 1 male. April 30, E. B. Clapp, 1 male. April 30, A. L. Snow, 1 male. April 30, F. H. Judd, 1 female. May 1, Geo. Burt. 1 male. May 1, S. A. Rust, 1 male., May 1, W. H. Lyman, 1 male. May 2 F. C. Montague, 1 male. May 2, I. O. Shaw, 1 male. May 2, J. Hathaway, 1 male. May 5, C. H. Morey, 1 male. May 5, W. W. Kingsley, 1 male. May 5, C. Connors, 1 male. May 5. F. Stanton, 1 male. May 9, I. Prentice, 1 male. May 13, E. P. Lyman, 1 male. May 13, W. J. Lyman, 1 male. May 19, Geo. Witherell, 1 male. May 28, A. E. Damon, 1 male. May 30, E. H. Mon- tague, 1 male. June 8, S. D. Lyman, 1 female. June 10, J. H. Kingsley 1 male. June 14, H. M. Clapp. 1 male, June 22, C. H. Bartlett, 1 male. July 29, H. Cassady, 1 female. Sept. 2, F. H. Judd, 1 male. Sept. 4, M. K. Par- sons, 1 male. Sept. 7, E. W. Payson, 1 male. Sept. 11, P. A. Connery, 1 male. Sept. 11, E. A. Bartlett, 1 male. Sept. 18, F. H. Clapp, 1 male. Sept. 30, M. C. Pelton, 1 male. Oct. 10, S. L. Williams, 1 male. Oct. 10, J. Grave- lin, 1 male.
Amount received for dog licenses in
1881 1882
1883 1884 1885
1886
1887
1888 1889 1890
$56
66
64
90
104
103
120 124 129 106
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Rec'd for 28 licenses at $2 00 to June 1 $56 00 Rec'd for 1 license at $5 00 to June 1, 5 00- $61 00
Less 29 at 20 cents each fees, 5 80
Due County June 1,
$55 20
25
Rec'd for 12 Licenses from June 1 to Oct. 31 at $2 00, $24 00
Rec'd for 2 licenses from June 1 to Oct. 31 at $5 00.
10 00- $34 00
Less 14 at 20 cents each fees.
2 80
Due County Dec. 1. $31 20
CR.
By County Treasurer's receipts June 2, $55 20
66 66 Dec. 5, 31 20
Whole amount received for licenses, $95 00
66 66 paid to County, 86 40
66
66 returned to town Treas., 73 21
Respectfully Submitted,
F. H. JUDD, Town Clerk.
Westhampton, March 1, 1892.
March 1, 1892. I have examined the accounts of F. H. Judd, Town Clerk, to date and find them correct with proper vouchers.
A. G. JEWETT, Auditor.
4.
Treasurer's Report.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH IST, 1892.
Dr.
To balance from last year, $148 44 To cash, Estate of Caleb Loud, inter- est on Wright Fund, 41 43
66 L. Fairman, cemetery lot, 10 00
A. J. Fargo, use of Library, 18 75
£6 George Coleman, interest on Thayer Fund, 12 00
. L. H. Clark, Int. on Thayer Fund, 4 00
" N. A. Kingsley, interest on Thay- er Fund, 3 00
" F. H. Judd, Int. on Thayer Fund, 31 25
Estate of Whiting Street, 52 50
66 Clark Scholarship Fund, 6 00
Joint School Committee, 31 09
Selectmen, 400 00
66 H. H. Chilson, 10 00
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To Cash, Co. Treas., Dog Fund refunded, 73 21 Geo. E. Knight, Iron Hall, 2 45
6. 66 66 Fraternal Circle, 1 85
66
Sons of Temperance, 1 56
66 State Treas., Corporation Tax, 2 45
National Bank Tax, 348 42
66
Military Aid, 55 00
66
66 State Paupers, 34 00
66
Income State School
Fund, 359 56
Amt. of Assessment,
$1,646 87 3,427 03
Total,
$5,073 90
Cr.
By paid orders of Selectmen, $3,074 42
66 School Committee, 1,290 65
By balance in Treasury, 708 83
$5,073 90
N. A. KINGSLEY, Treasurer.
Examined and found correct, this 4th, day of March, 1892.
A. G. JEWETT, Auditor.
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List of Jurors.
·
E. P. Bartlett, A. D. Montague, Jr., O. W. Bartlett, Thomas Collier,
Joseph Hathaway, A. K. Chapman, A. E. Damon, Levi Burt, H. F. Clapp.
Report of School Committee.
STATEMENT OF SCHOOLS, TEACHERS EMPLOYED, WAGES, ETC.
CENTER SCHOOL.
Miss Julia L. Jewett, one term. Miss Jennie L. Nich-
ols, one term. Miss Bessie Hooker, one term.
Number of pupils enrolled,
29
Average Membership,
22.4
.
Attendance,
20.3
Number of pupils over 15 years,
0
66
under 5 "
0
66 66
between 8 and 14 years, 19
66 weeks school,
32
Wages per week, 66 of Teacher,
$224 00
Repairs.
4 window lights at 15. $ 60
10,
4 66 40
1 lock, 40
1 lock. 20
(29)
$ 00
30
April 11th, 2 days labor, 1 00
May 9,
66 1 00
Sept. 8, 6 6 66 1 00
Dec. 10, 66 .6
1 00
1892.
Feb. 22, 1 66 2
1 00
E. P. Torrey, 3 hours, 60
-- $7 20
Total amount of repairs,
Fuel, G. E. Knight, 2} cords of hard wood at $4.00, $9 00
Austin Hathaway, sawing and pack- ing same, 1 50
C. N. Loud, 1 cord hard wood sawed and piled, 4 00
C. N. Loud, & cord soft wood sawed, at $2.75, 2 07-816 5%
List of supplies furnished the school :- Readers, 2 doz.
Language, 3
Writing books, 1 doz.
Spelling blanks, 10
Blocks paper, 2 doz.
Box crayon,
66
Lead 5
Erasers, 12 66
Penholders, 2
66
Rubbers, 1₺ 66
Pens, 12 66
Algebras, 2
Bottle ink, 2
The Clark Scholarship prize for the best reader and speller at the close of the winter term was awarded to Josie Whelan.
The attendance of pupils has not been so large for the past year as it has for two or three years previously, and
Slate pencils, 72
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where we are obliged to change teachers every term it is not so uniform as a rule.
Two of the teachers this year have been from families living in this neighborhood and one. Miss Nichols, was from Williamsburg. Their methods of instruction have been uniformly good, and we feel that as a whole the school has made commendable progress, especially in language and arithmetic. It is usually harder for teach- ers to maintain discipline in schools where they are familiarly acquainted, but we feel that in this school they have not only succeeded in doing so but have se- cured the love of the scholars.
We would again emphasize the suggestion made last year that if the south school could unite with this school better results would be derived from each.
Since the law was passed requiring the teachers in all the public schools of the state to take the last half day before Decoration day for patriotic exercises, and for instilling into the minds of the pupils those principles of patriotism and loyalty, of love for and and devotion to their country, there has been a universal desire to secure the national flag, and float it over every school-house in the state.
This school has partaken of this enthusiasm, and with the aid of the teacher, and friends at home, has suc- ceeded in securing one, of which they may justly be proud.
NORTH-WEST SCHOOL.
Miss H. A. Orcutt, three terms.
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Number of pupils enrolled,
Average Membership, 6.8
8.3
Attendance,
66
pupils over 15 years, 1
66
66 under.5 " 0
32
Average pupils between 8 and 14 years,
12
weeks school.
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Wages of teacher per week, $6 00
Amount of wages paid,
$192 00
Amt. paid Ira O. Shaw for transporting scholars, $68 00
7 hours labor on repairs at 20, $1 40
Curtains and fixtures,
$3 25
Supplies furnished :-
Readers. 14
Geographies. 2
Arithmetics, 6
Language, 2 .-
Spellers, 2
Writing books. 9
Blocks paper, doz.
Slate pencils,
Pens, 3
Crayon, 2 boxes
1 bottle of ink
For the ' past year this school has been taught by the same teacher, and although the attendance has been only little more than a third of the enrollment, it must not be attributed to a want of interest on the part of the pa- rents. Sickness has prevailed in several families, espe- cially during the last term. Your Committee thought best to have a school in the North-east school-house, but after trying the experiment one term, found that the number of pupils was so small that it was not best to continue it and employed Mr. Shaw to take them to the North-west.
With the hearty co-operation of the teacher and friends, this school has secured a national flag, and with appropriate exercises by the school and addresses by the Superintendent and others, it was successfully float- ed on the breeze.
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HILL SCHOOL.
Miss Susie A. Burt. three terms.
17
Number of pupils enrolled, Average Membership, Attendance,
7.5
5.7
Number of pupils over 15 years, 66 66 under 5 " 1
0
60 66 between 8 and 14
10
Length of school, 32 weeks.
Wages of teacher per week, $6 00
66 for the year, $192 00
Fuel, W. H. Lyman, 2 cords hard wood sawed, $8 00
Arthur Edwards 1} cords of hard wood at $4 00, 5 00
C. N. Loud, & cord of soft wood sawed, at $2 .75, 2 07
O. W. Bartlett, splitting wood 3 hours, 50
Miss Susie A. Burt, for hiring 1} cords wood sawed, 75
Total, --- $16 32
Repairs, cleaning clock,
50
Taking down and putting up clock,
25
Lock for door,
50
O. W. Bartlett, setting up stove, hasp and staple, and
50
putting on the same,
O. W. Bartlett, hanging map,
25
66
work on ventilators,
15
cleaning pipe,
50
66
66 putting lock on door, 25
66 latch for water-closet, 15 Total, - $3 35
30
5
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Supplies furnished as per Requisition book :-
Readers, 21
Arithmetics, L1
Geographies, 10
Writing books,
2 doz.
Drawing 6
9
Pen holders, 3
Pens, 10 doz.
Lead pencils, 31 " -
Slate
3
Blocks paper, 1 6.
Slates, 7
Boxes Crayon, 3
Erasers, Į doz.
Drawing paper.
Not absent nor tardy during the year, Charlie Bartlett. Oscar Bartlett was not tardy, and absent only one day. The first and second terms there was not a tardy mark on the register, and only two tardy marks during the year. The first term the school was taught in the South school-house, the second and third terms, in the Hill school house. Mr. A. L. Snow has conveyed the pupils in these schools a part of the time to the South school- house, when we found that nearly all of the scholars were nearer the Hill than the South, and the school was transferred to this place. While the number enrolled here was large enough to make a pleasant school we find that the average attendance was small, thus taking from the teacher the opportunity of doing her best work and depriving the childred of that instruction to which they are entitled and of which they might receive lasting benefit.
During the past year the instruction has been excel- lent, and at the closing examination the children showed very clearly that they had not failed to avail themselves of the opportunities given them.
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NORTH-EAST.
Miss Minnie Bridgman, one term.
6
Number of pupils enrolled, Average Membership,
5.2
Attendance,
4.9
Number of pupils under 5 years,
0
66 66 over 15 0
66
66 between 8 and 14 4
Length of school, 12 weeks.
Wages of teacher per week, $6 00,
$72 00
Fuel,
$4 00
The number of pupils in this school was so small that your Commmittee thought best to discontinue it. It is probable, however, that it will be necessary to have a school here within two or three years.
EXPENSES.
Teachers' salary and board,
$680 00
Loudville School,
$177 02
Superintendent,
$71 05
Transporting pupils,
$166 50
Fuel,
$36 89
Repairs,
$27 08
Books. American Book Co.,
$17 94
Ginn & Co., 1 36
S. E. Bridgman & Co.,
27 56
Easthampton School Committee,
4 04
I. L. Hammett,
25 00 -- $75 90
Fires. Chas. Hathaway, 2 terms,
$3 00
Charles Bartlett,
2 00
Frank Niles,
2 00
Miss H. A. Orcutt,
2 00- $9 00
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SOUTH SCHOOL-HOUSE.
Arthur Damon, shingling,
$4 88
1000 shingles, 3 00
60
4 window lights at 15, 2 66 66 " 10,
20
80 ft. lumber at 15,
1 20
10 hours labor, at 20,
2 00-$11 88
MISCELLANEOUS.
1 1-6 doż. brooms, $2 95
dust pans. 60
cups, 36
Postage and stationery,
3 15- $7 06
Cleaning school-houses, Mrs. Slattery.
$1 00
For N. West,
75- $1 75
Services. Caroline Burt,
$10 00
Chas. N. Loud:
March 1. { day settling with town,
3. . . on report,
4. 2 66 66
7. 66
66 66
April 11. 66 South school,
25. 66 meeting joint committee, 66 66 66
May 2. 66
9. 66
66 66 66
June 18. 1
66 with Superintendent,
Sept. 9. 1
66 looking for teacher,
Oct. 15. 1 visiting schools, Dec. 18. 1 66 Jan. 4. 1 to Springfield for teacher,
9. 1 to Westfield
Feb. 26.
66 visiting schools,
102 days at $2 50, $26 25
Car fare to Springfield, 80
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Feed for horse,
35
Street car fare,
10
Car fare to Westfield,
50
Feed for horse.
35
Street car fare,
5-$28 40
Total amount expended,
$1,290 65
RESOURCES.
Town Appropriation,
$850 00
School Books,
50 00
State School Fund,
359 56
One-half Dog Fund.
36 60
State, for Superintendent,
31 09
Sale old stove, books,
1 50
68-$1,329 43
Mr. Montague's bill for services was not received until after settlement with the town, and the bill for making the fires in the Center school was not due and is not in- cluded in the report. If all bills were paid there would be a small balance left to the credit of the schools. Your Committee have endeavored to keep within the appro- priation but have succeeded in doing so only by the strictest economy.
MISS CAROLINE BURT, A. D. MONTAGUE, CHAS. N. LOUD,
School Committee.
Having examined the accounts of the School Commit- tee for the year ending March 1st, 1892, I find them cor- rect.
A. G. JEWETT, Auditor.
Report
OF
Superintendent of Schools.
MEMBERS OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE :-
The following brief report embraces work and observa- tion of schools since Sept. 1, 1891.
Of the 351 towns in the State, Westhampton stood, by last State report, No. 262 with an average appropriation of $9.49; on the previous year it stood No. 298 with an average appropriation of $8.28.
Of the 14 counties in the State, Hampshire Co. stood No. 11 with an average appropriation of $10.98; while the average appropriation for the State was $14.93.
Of the 23 towns in Hampshire Co., Westhampton stood No. 6, by last State report, against No. 17 of the previous year.
From these statistics it is apparent that Westhampton aims tovrard adequate appropriations for her schools, but has not yet reached the amount per pupil equal to the average appropriation of the County or the State.
The school buildings in town are in good condition; a few repairs, however, will be needed before the opening of the fall schools. The schools are fairly furnished with
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appliances; but something more in this line would facil- itate the work of the teacher. Wash basins, curtains, abundant blackboard and other things of like character are indispensable to a flourishing school.
A commendable expression of patriotic feeling resulted in two school-buildings being graced with flags within the past four months.
The following were the teachers for the fall term :--
Center School,
Miss Jennie Nichols.
Hill.
Miss Susie Burt.
North-west,
Miss Antoinette Orcutt.
North-east,
Miss Minnie Bridgman.
On account of the small attendance, the North-east school was discontinued after a twelve-week session and the pupils admitted to the North-west school which was continued uninterruptedly until the requsite number of weeks was completed in order that it might close before severe winter weather set in.
It is not necessary for me to rehearse the excellent qualifications of Misses Orcutt, Burt and Bridgman, teachers well known in their own town. Miss Nichols labored under many disadvantages in government, yet her instruction was good both in method and kind. Miss Hooker assumed the duties of the Center school for the winter and proved herself a superior teacher both by her executive ability and methods of instruction.
The most serious impediment to sturdy advancement is manifest in the fewness of pupils in the Hill, North- east, and North-west schools. School children like busi- ness men, need competition to arouse their energies. The pupil in a class by himself gets but little inspiration and less mental keenness. The minds of children become brighter and more acute by attrition the same as the diamond. It is this stimulus and rivalry in class which gives the boys of our common schools the advantage over the tutored youths.
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Usefulness is the evident design of mankind; the ob- ject of our public schools should be to prepare for such. An education is not a padding process, but is a symet- rical development of the whole being. There are higher things in which children should be instructed in our school than in book knowledge simply. All mental in- struction should be practical and substantial; all moral instruction, so thorough and inwrought, that it will con- tinually make spontaneous exhibitions of "good will to- ward men."
Truly yours,
M. S. STONE.
Warrant for
Town Meeting, March 28, 1892.
HAMPSHIRE, SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Westhamp- ton, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Westhampton, qualified to vote in town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall in said Westhampton, on Monday, the twenty-eighth (28) 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.
Art. 2 .- To act on all reports presented at said meeting.
Art. 3 .- To choose all necessary officers to serve the town the ensuing year.
Art. 4. - To vote Yes or No on the question, "Shall license 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.
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Art. 6. - To see if the town will purchase the old Sun- day-school organ for the Town Hall.
Art. 7 .- To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray town charges the ensuing year.
Art. S. - To see if the town will purchase a new Road Machine.
Art. 9. - To take action in regard to the collection of Taxes.
Art. 10 .- To see if the town will authorize its Treas- urer to borrow money to meet current expenses.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant, by posting 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 Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this ninth (9) day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two (1892).
JOSEPH HATHAWAY, GEORGE BURT, A. D. RICE,
Selectmen of Westhampton.
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