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WESTHAMPTON, MASS.,
ANNUAL REPORTS.
1894
11 - 20% 3 3.97 30 =
REPORT /77.52
127.82 OF THE
SELECTMEN
Of Westhampton.
HIGHWAYS. SNOW BILLS.
H. C. WILLIAMS.
Jan. 12
1 man
2 hours,
$ 25
Feb. 7
1
2
25
11 1 66
1
15
21 3 men
1 58
23 3
66
and team 4 66
2 60
24 3 66
66 66 3₺
2 28
25 2
66
6
" team 2 hours,2 20
27 2 66 66
66
6:
2 21
4 2
66
66
66 32 1 76
6
3
66
66
66
3} " 1 62
Mar. 3 2
22 " 1 63-$16 53
1
2
A. E. DAMON.
45
F.b. 21 3 hours, 23 2₺ 66 25 4 66
38
60
Mar. 3 3 66
45
2 66 10 6 66
90-$3 08
A. D. MONTAGUE, JR,
Feb. 21 1 man
2 hours, $ 33
23 2 men and team, 2
1 09
30 1 man "
12 66
57
Mar. 3 2 men 66 66 13 66
1 09
6 1 man 1
66
16
10
1
4 66
10 1
66
2
76-$4 66
D. S. BRIDGMAN.
1 man and team, 4 hours, 1 66
$1 52
ry
66 1 16-$2 68
GEORGE BURT.
Jan. 19
1 man
3 hours, $ 50
Feb. 20
1
66
66
50
21 1
66
9
66
1 50
23 1
66
66
75
24
2 men
1 50
25 2 66
12 66
50
Mar. 3 2 66
42
66
1 50
6 1 man
6
66
1 00
66
66
66
3
66
30
3
6
1
66
43 hours,
75
6
1
66
9
1 50
8
1
66
1
15
10
2 men and team
1}
66
75
15
. man
4
66
15
1
66
6
66
1 00
15
1
56
2
33-$12 89
S. D. LYMAN.
Feb. 21 4 men and team, 8 hours,
$6 40
23
4
66
66
10
8 00
23
1 man 6.
66
6
..
2 10
25 2 men
60
5
66
2 50
25
1 man
3
66
45
27 2 men 66
60
3
66
1 50
27 1 man
2
66
30
Mar. 3 3 men
5 20
6 3 4
66
66
3
1 95
6
1 man
2
66
30
14 2 men
7%
2 24-$30 94
T. P. ELWELL.
Jan. 21 1 man
2 hours,
$ 30
23
1
66 and team,
4
1 40
23 1
5
66
75
25 2 men
66
66
2 25
27 2
66
66 66
66
2 00
Mar. 3 1 man
5
75
7
1
4₺
66
67
10
1
66
6
66
90-$9 02
Joseph Whelan, 9 66
$1 50
66
8
66
66
66
4
66
66
66
66
4
IRA O. SHAW.
Feb. 21 1 man 1 hour,
$ 15
23 1
66 6 hours,
90
Mar. 2 1 66 ¿ hour, 07
3 1 23 hours,
37
6
1
23
37
18
1
66 1 hour, 15-$2 01
L. W. CLAPP.
Feb. 21 3 men and team, 1 hour,
$ 65 23 4
4} hours, 4 00
27 1 man 66 66 2}
66 87
27 2 men
1 hour, 30-$5 82
GEO. A. WITHERELL.
Feb. 23 1 man and team, 2} hours, $1 52
John Gravlin, 42 $7 00
T. EDWARDS.
Feb. 20 2 men and team, 2 hours,
$1 11
21 2 66
66
9
3 00
21 1 man
4 66
67
21
team, 3} 66
23 1 man
4₺
75
23 1
66
33
50
24 3 men
4
66
2 00
25 1 man
3₺ 66
58
25 team,
12 "
37
27 2 men and team
3 «
1 67
27 1 man
1 hour,
17
5
Mar. 2
66
2 hours,
33
3 2 men
6
2 00
5
2 “
33
66
1 16
13
1 man
4
67
12
1
5
66
83-$16 58
E. A. ELWELL.
Feb. 20
3 men
5
hours,
$2 49
21 1 man
4
67
23 2 men and team,
0
"
5 00
23
1 man
5
83
Mar. 1
1
2
66
33
3
1
and team,
5
66
1 94
10
1
66
66
3
1 19
10
1
60
9
66
1 50
10
1
66
4
66
66
21
1
66
S
·
1 34
21
1
66
3
50
21 .
team
6
2 32 -- 18 77
A. D. RICE.
Eeb. 21
5
hours,
$ 83
23
9
1 50
2S
33
66
58
Mar. 3
4₺
66
75
10
9
66
1 50
21
8
66
1 33
21
B. Stickney,
S
66
1 33
21
J. Boadway,
8
1 33-$9 15
H. M. CLAPP.
1 man and team, 1} hours,
30
1
3 66
45
1
66
23
40-$1 15
66
66
66
6
H. W. MONTAGUE,
Feb. 23
1 man and team
3} hours,
$1 37
66
1 56
Mar. 2 2 men " " 3
1 67
Peter Gagnon,
18
66
3 00-$7 60
A. W. KINGSLEY.
Feb. 21
1 man
2
hours,
33
23
1 66
2
33
23 1 and team 66
19
25 1 66
66 66
66
20
25 1
66
2
66
33
Mar. 8 1
66
5
66
83
10
1
66
2
66
33
10
1 " and team,
66
19-$2 73
1
F. C. MONTAGUE.
Feb. 2g 2 men
2 hours,
63
23 1 man
6
95
Mar. 3 3 men and team,
2
66
1 38-$2 96
JOSEPH HATHAWAY.
Feb. 21
2 men
43 hours,
$1 50
23 2
43
66
1 50
23
1 man
23
23
1 66
1}
66
19
23
team
1 00
24 2 men
4₺
66
1 50
27
2 "
4 ₺
60
1 50
27
1 man
2
6 €
30
66
4
24 1
66
1う
7
28
2 men
42 hours,
1 50
Mar. 3
3 "
43
2 25
3
1 man
6
66
1 00
4
1 "
4号 66
75
6
2 men
4₺
66
1 50
1 man
4
66
60
ry
1
3
45-$15 77
E. H. MONTAGUE.
Feb. 21
1 man and team,
13 hours,
$ 58
21
1 66
2
66
30
23 1 66
6
66
90
23
1 66
2
66
78
Mar. 6 1
66
3
66
45-$3 01
A. L. SEARLE.
Mar. 15
5 hours,
$ 75
P. A. CONNERY.
Feb. 14
1 man and team,
2 hours,
$ 70
20 1
.6
23
66
88
21
2 men
9
66
3 50
23
2 .
B
66
90
21
1 man
2
30
25 1
66
2
30
26 1
66
66
66
1
35
27
1 66
1
66
15
Mar. 6 1
66
5
66
75
13
3 men
6
2 70
14 2 “
66
2 10-$12 63
L. L. RHODES.
Feb. 21
21 hours, $3 15
66
66 66
66
8
21
team
5 hours,
1 00
23
8
1 25
23
2
66
40
24
6
66
90
25
6
90
Mar. 4
6
66
90
4
66
3
66
60
14
10
66
1 50
14
2
40
16
14
2 10
16
66
2
66
40-$13 50
E. P. BARTLETT.
Feb. 21 2 men
4 hours,
$1 20
23 1 man and team,
4
1 40
23 1
9
1 35
25 1
66
1 }
25
27 1
66
2
30
Mar. 3 2 men
2₺
75
25 1 man
9
1 50-$6 75
C. N. LOUD.
Feb. 22 1 man
10 hours, $1 60
23 1 66
4.2
80-$2 40
M. C. PELTON.
Feb. 21 2 men and team,
2} hours, $1 25
23 2 66
5
2 38-$3 63
CHARLES CONNORS.
Feb. 23 3 men and team,
6 hours,
.
$3 00
Mar. 2 2 " 66
3
6 €
1 50-$4 50
Total Snow Bill, $219 26
66
66
9
HIGHWAYS.
E. A. ELWELL.
April 20 Drawing Road Machine,
$2 00
25
1 man and 2 teams,
4} hours,
3 50
26
1
' 1 team,
9
3 50
May 5 2 men
9
66
3 00
6
3 4
.6
2 teams,
9
66
8 50
8 1 man
4₺
75
18 1
66
4₺
66
75
19 2 men
7 00
20 2 “
66
1
66
66
7 00-$36 00
H. M. CLAPP.
April 23
1 man
10 hours,
$1 66
May
4
1
10
1 66
5
1
and team,
10
3 90
6
1
66
66
10
66
3 90
8
1
66
66
66
6
2 34-813 46
F. C. MONTAGUE.
April 26 3 men and team,
9 hours,
$6 50
May
4
2
66
66
66
4₺
66
2 25
10
5
66
2 teams,
9
11 50
11
5
66
66
2
9
66
11 50
12
2
66 1 team 9
5 00
800 ft. plank,
10 80-847 55
E. P. TORREY.
10 hours,
$1 66
6
10 66
1 66
8
5
83-$4 15
L. W. CLAPP.
Aug. 23 1 man
4} hours, $ 75 56-$1 31
40 ft. plank,
66
2
66
9
66
9
66
May 5
66
10
A. D. RICE.
April 17
9 hours,
$1 50
4%
66
75
26
9
1 50
May
4
2
66
33
5
9
1 50
6
9
1 50
9
75
19
9
66
1 50
20
9
1 50
20
W. Wicks.
42
66
75-$11 58
E. A. ELWELL.
May 22 2 men and 2 teams,
9 hours,
$7 00
23 2
66
66
2
66
9
7 00
24
2
66
66
9
7 00
25
2
6.
66
7 00
26
2
66
6€
2
66
9
66
7 00
29
2
66
66
2
66
9
. .
7 00
30
2
6.
6.
2
9
7 00
31
2
66
66
2
9
7 00-$56 00
A. J. GRIFFIN.
May
10 hours,
$1 66
6
10
66
1 66
S
5
83
25
10
1 66
26
10
66
1 66
27
1 50
29
10
66
1 66
66
9
66
66
25
66
66
66
66
66
-
11
June 1
9 hours,
1 50
2
10
1 66
9
9
1 50-$15 29
H. M. CLAPP.
May 25
10 hours,
$1 66
26
10
1 66
27
10
66
1 66
29
10
66
1 66
June 1 1
9
1 50
2
10
66
1 66
7
1 man and team, 4
66
1 56
9
1
66
66
66
1 95-$13 31
Fred Blaksley,
9
$1 50
L. P. BLAKSLEY.
May
4
7 hours,
$1 17
5
10
66
1 67
6
10
66
1 67
S
5
66
83
June 1
9
66
1 50
2
10 66
1 66
9
9
1 50
16
9
66
1 50
17
3
50-$12 00
THOMAS SLATTERY.
April 18
2 hours,
$ 28
19
3
41
20
8
66
1 03
5
66
66
66
66
12
May
5
10 hours,
1 48
24
9
1 25
25
4
66
56
29
6
66
83
31
9
66
1 25
June 3
3
42-$7 50
H. W. MONTAGUE.
June 1 1 man and team, 10 hours, 3 90-$3 90
H. B. MONTAGUE.
May 25
10 hours,
$1 66
26
10
66
1 66
27
10
66
1 67
29
10
6:
1 67
June 1
10
1 67-$3 33
JOSEPH HATHAWAY.
2 men and team, 9 hours, $5 00-$5 00
A. L. SNOW.
May 22
9 hours,
$1 50
23
9
66
1 50
June 12
9
1 50
27
9
66
1 50-$6 00
66
F. C. MONTAGUE.
800 ft. plank, at 13.50 per M., $10 80-$10 80
13
GEORGE COLEMAN.
May
5 2 men and team,
9 hours,
$5 00
5 1 66
2
33
26 1 £
66
4₺ 66
75
June 2 1 66
9
1 50-$7 58
D. RICE.
May 22
9 hours,
$1 50
23
75
24
9
1 50
30
9
1 50
31
9
66
1 50
June 12
J.
1 50
J. E. Janes,
7
66
1 17
Lewis Smith,
90 -- $10 32
T. BUSHER.
May 5 2 men and team,
10 hours, $5 25
June 16 1 man “
66
9
66
3 60
16 1 "
9
66
1 50
Paid for dirt,
2 00 -- $12 35
CHARLES CONNORS.
April 5
1 man
6 hours,
90
12 1
6
90
15 1 66
4
60
May 3 3 men and team, 9
66
6 50
6 3 66 66 . 6
9
6.
6 50
June 16 2 66
9
66
5 00
July 3 1 man
9
66
1 50
22 4 men and 2 teams,
10 00-$31 90
66
66
14
I. O. SHAW.
May 5 1 man
2 hours,
S 33
66
75
11 2 men
5₺
66
2 95
June 6
1 man
9
1 50
6
team
2ł
.6
55
66
1 50
S
1
9
1 50
72 ft. plank,
1 00-$10 08
W. I. EDWARDS
W. I. Edwards,
$1 12-$1 12
L W. CLAPP.
May ɔ̃ 1 man
3 hours,
$ 50
6 3 men and team,
2
1 39
June 5
66
2 00
6
2 00
66
2 00
8
2 00
13
120 ft. plank,
1 68-$11 57
H. M. CLAPP.
June 12
1 man and team,
9 hours,
$2 50
16 1
3 50
17
1
66
66 66
3%
66
1 35
July 28 1
6.
66
66
43
66
1 75-$9 10
F. C. MONTAGUE.
June 5 3 men
9 hours,
$4 50
6 2 “
9
66
3 00
66
.6
9
66
1
66
9
66
6.
66
6 1 " and team,
2
66
66
15
·
6
1 man
4 1-2 hours, 75
66
3 00
8
1 man
9
66
1 50
S
1
6
1 00-$13 75
L. L. RHODES.
1892.
17 hours,
$2 55
16
S
1 20
20
18
60
2 70
21
27
66
4 05
21
team
10
66
2 00-$12 50
H. C. WILLIAMS.
May 8 1 man
4 hours.
S ti()
June 8 2 men and team,
91-2
..
5 28
9 5 "
" 2 teams,
91-2 . .
12 14
10
1 man
3
6.
45
14 3 men 1
66
66
6 50
30 3 ' " 1
6:
91-2
6 86-$31 83
ORVILLE FLINT.
31-2 days, $5 25
H. M. CLAPP.
July 31
1 man and team,
4 1-2 hours, $1 75
Aug. 5 1
66
6
1 00
24 1
66
41-2 ..
75
66
6 66
1 00
31 1 480 ft. plank at $15 per M., 7. 20-$11 70
7
2 men
9
66
Sept. 15
16
A. D. RICE.
. Aug. 4
4 1.2 hours,
$ 75
16
71-2
66
1 25
17
41-2
68
75
22
41-2
75
23
41-2
66
75
30
41-2
66
75
Nov. 29
6
1 00 -- $6 00
E. L. GORHAM.
Breakneck Road,
$6 00
T. EDWARDS.
April 27
1 man
2 hours,
$ 33
May
5
1
66
4
67
5
1
8
66
1 08
5
1
5
66
83
6
1
10
66
1 67
6
1
and team,
9
3 50
6
1
7
66
1 17
8
1
66
66
9
66
3 50
8
1
4
66
67
9
1
9
1 50
Plank and timber,
1 42-$16 34
E. P. TORREY.
1 day on bridge,
$1 75
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
17
CHARLES CONNORS.
July 26
3 men and 2 teams,
9 hours,
$8 50
26 1 man
5
75
Aug. 5
3 men
9
66
4 50
5
1 team
8
60
1 80
5 1 man
1
66
60
Sept. 15 1
2
66
30
78 ft. plank,
1 14-$17 59
A. J. GRIFFIN.
9 hours,
$1 50
16
9
1 50
17
4
66
64
Aug. 30
2
32
Sept. 18
10
1 60
Oct. 17
2
32
27
9
1 50-$7 38
T. W. COLLIER.
9 hours,
$1 50
17
41-2
66
75
Oct. 16
2 1-2
40-$2 65
H. M. CLAPP.
Sept. 18
1 man and team,
8 hours,
$3 10
Oct. 16 1
66
66
66
4
66
1 55
27 1
9
1 50-$6 15
June 12
66
66
June 16
66
18
W. J. LYMAN.
Oct. 17 1 man and team,
9 hours,
$3 50
17 1
8
66
1 33
17 1 66
4
66
67
18 1
66 16
9
3 50
18 1
66
S
1 33
18 1
4
67
75 ft. plank,
1 32-$12 32
C. N. LOUD.
May 5 1 man
Oct. 16 1 "
14
53 hours, $ 88 2 24-$3 12
H. C. WILLIAMS.
Oct. 31
9 hours,
$1 50
Nov. 6
6
90
181 ft. plank,
2 71-$5 11
H. M. CLAPP.
Oct. 28 1 man
9 hours,
$1 59
Nov. 15 1 " and team, 31
66 1 33 -- 2 85
W. HOOKER.
1 man and team,
42 hours.
$1 75
100 ft. plank, 1 50-$3 25
J. Whelan,
10 hours, $1 66
66
. 6
66
66
19
H. L. DODGE.
Oct. 10 3 men and team,
93 hours,
$6 84
11 2 66 66
94
5 26
11 1 man
4 3
66
75-$12 85
Orville Flint
9
66
$1 50
FRED ELWELL.
Mar. 30
1 man and team,
2 1-2 hours.
97
April 14 1
66
5
1 95
Nov. 29 1 66
3
50
Dec. 9 1 66
11-2
66
25-$3 67
T. EDWARDS.
July Highway work,
$16 34
E. H. MONTAGUE.
Oct. 12 2 men and team,
9 hours, $5 00
21 2 “
2
66 65
1 man
4 60 66
150 ft. plank,
2 10-$8 35
A. D. MONTAGUE, JR.
Oct. 1 man
3 1-2 hours.
$
59
Nov.
1 "
41-2 66 25
86 ft. plank, 1
1 12-$2 46
66
20
H. M. CLAPP.
500 ft. plank, $6 75
S. W. & A. B. Lee, 50 ft. Akron Pipe. $12 50
Climax Road Machine Co., Road Machine, 8212 50
Total for highways, $993 74
SUPPORT OF TOWN POOR.
Paid for William Lawler, N. H. hospital. $169 46
66 66 Jehial Alvord
George Cheeny for board, $76 $3
Alvin Shaw 66 50 50
Dr. J. G. Hayes, med. attention, 13 00
D. F. Clary, funeral expenses, 14 50-$154 83
Margaret Duggan:
Paid H. C. Payson for board, $36 00
H. A. Parsons for clothing, 2 67
6 F. F. Guilford for board, $1 07
F. F. Guilford for clothing. 4 29
" - Northampton, 2 80-$116 83
Paid for board of Mrs. Slattery, $90 00
66 66 " Mrs. Keating,
$90 00
Margaret Deushon : Paid Dr. A. M. Belden, $37 00
F. F. Guilford for board of Lewis Howard,
$2 50
Total Town Poor, $060 62
Paid for Watson Wicks, settlement Huntington, $57 66
Paid for Charles Berry, settlement Huntington, 76 85-$134 51
21
Paid for Adelbert Van Deusen:
Dr. A. M. Belden, $21 40
F. J. Hathaway, care of, 47 59
C. T. Williams, care of, 13 50-$82 49
Paid A. G. Jewett for looking up Adelbert Van Deuson settlement. $12 79
Edward Colson, settlement Northampton : Paid Dr. J. M. Fay, $10 00
Total for support of Poor, $900 41
TELEPHONE BILL.
January. February and March, $21 00
Reced for use,
6 65-$14 35
April, May and June,
$20 20
Received for use, 5 75-$14 43
July. August and September.
$20 20
Received for use,
5 25-$14 95
October, November and December,
$19 90
Received for use,
4 75-$14 15
$57 90
ALMONERS OF STREET AND WRIGHT FUND.
Paid Thetie Shepard,
$25 00
Charles Bartlett,
20 00
6 A. L. Snow, 10 00
66 J. D. Norton,
10 00
66 Mrs. H. Hoyt,
5 00
66 C. W. Niles, 5 00
66 Austin Hathaway,
5 00
F. A. Holdridge,
5'00-$85 00
22
STREET LAMPS.
F. H. Judd, care of lamps, $18 00
66 38 gal. oil, 4 72
repairing lanterns, 1 15
66 1 dozen chimneys, 1 10-$24 97
George Knight:
Driving hearse 9 times, $18 00
66
to Williamsburg, J. Alvord, 3 00
Care of hearse, 1 00
Digging grave, J. Alvord,
2 00
. . ‹ . C. Berry's child, 2 00
Mowing cemetery, 5 00-$31 00
STATE AID.
H. C. Bartlett, $21 00
Lina Bartlett,
32 00-$56 00
Lewis Smith, $48 00
MISCELLANEOUS.
Insurance on Hall, $25 00
Munn & Leitch, printing reports, 35 12
P. B. Murphy, Assessors' blanks, 1 50
A. K. Chapman, repairs road machine, 1 15
(). WV. Bartlett, Cattle Inspector, 20 11
A. D. Montague, Thayer fund for parish, 25 00
Munn & Leitch, voting list, B 21
Gere & Co., ad. reward,
. 2 50
W. G. Bassett, counsel,
2 00.
District Court,
14 23
H. M. Clapp. tax book,
1 00
G. E. Knight, care of library,
20, 00
23
G. E. Knight, care of hall, 6 50
C. N. Loud, 3 cords slabs, hall, 7 50
A. D. Montague, dog fund for library, 70 24
F. H. Judd, oil for hall, 1 49
H. A. Parsons, chimneys and wicks,
66-$240 15
TAXES
State tax. $275 00
County tax,
994 32
Abatement of taxes,
12 01
Discount on taxes,
107 24
Discount by Thayer fund,
25 00
Collecting of taxes 1892,
41 81
1893,
41 47
Interest on money borrowed,
4 79
Town debt and interest,
222 5-$1124 14
TOWN OFFICERS.
George Burt, Registrar,
$1 50
Joseph Hathaway, Registrar,
$2 00
Levi Burt, Constable, $2 00
John Pollard, Election Officer,
$1 50
H. B Montague, Election Officer,
$1 50
A. G. Jewett, Auditor,
$2 00
A. D. Rice, Taking Valuation,
$ 3 30
66
..
Assessor,
17 50
..
Overseer of Poor, 8 50
. .
Selectmen's Report, 7 00
. .
Selectman, 6 83
..
Election,
2 00
Registrar,
5 50
66
Postage, 28
. .
Settlement,
2 00
66 Paid express,
35-$53 26
24
F. C. Montague:
66
66
Assessor,
$15 50
66
66
Selectman, 6 00
66
Overseer of Poor, 2 00
66
66
Election,
2 00
66
66
Registrar,
3 00-$28 50
H. M. Clapp, Assessor,
$17 50
Selectman,
5 00
66
66
Election,
2 00
66
Registrar,
1 50-$26 00
F. H. Judd,
Salary, Clerk,
$15 00
66
66
Salary, Sealer,
5 00
66
66
Clerk of Registrars,
6 00
Elector.
3 00
66
66
Clerk's Report.
5 00
66
66
Recording Births,
7 50
66
Returns of Births,
1 00
66
66
Recording Marr'ages, 60 Deaths,
4 20
66
66
Office room for Selectmen,
2 00
66
66
Express on Books,
7 30
66
66
Stationery,
60
66 Postage,
45-$57 80
N. A. Kingsley :
Salary, Treasurer,
$25 00
Postage,
2 20-$27 20
Total Selectmen's Orders,
$3,764 57
School Committee's Orders, 1,501 02
Total Expenditures,
$5,265 53.
RESOURCES.
Balance from last year, Taxes Assessed, 3,317 72
$1,113 50
75
25
Receipts of Treasurer form other sources, Balance March 1, 1894,
1,353 31-$5,784 53
$518 94
H. M. CLAPP, F. C. MONTAGUE, A. D. RICE, Westhampton.
Selectmen of
MARCH 1, 1894.
Having examined the accounts of the Selectmen, I find them correct, and that they have vouchers for orders drawn to the amount of three thousand seven hundred and sixty-four dollars and fifty-seven cents. 83.764 57.
A. G. JEWETT, Auditor.
Assessors' Report.
Resident Real Estate Valuation,
$158,988 00 33.295 00
Non .. . .
Personal
14, 127 00
Total Valuation, $236,910 @0
Total Tax,
$3317 13
TAX LEVY.
State Tax.
$ 215 00
County Tax,
Schools,
304 32 850 00 75 00
School Books.
Highways,
1000 00
Poor,
500 00
Town Officers,
150 00
Salary Superintendent of Schools, 60) 34
Overlayings,
13 06 -$3 317 72
H. M. CLAPP. .Assessors F. C. MONTAGUE, of A. D. RICE, 1 Westhampton.
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Town Clerk's Report.
The Town Clerk submits the following annual report for the year 1803:
BIRTHS RECORDED.
1893. / Jan. 3, Fred Boucher.
2 .April 1, Roger Wright Clapp. V
3 . 11, Leon Wallace Knight.
4 . 16. James Albert Coleman.
5 May 9, Lillian May Berry.
6 June 4, Lora Emeline Wicks.
7 . 11, Enos Janes Montague.
8 July 9, Lucy Whipple Bridgman. L
9 Aug. 2, Nettie Alice Witherell. -
10 . 28, Nellie Dennis.
Il Sept. 6. Pelton.
19 . 9, Melville Adelbert Hathaway.y
27
28
13 Oct. 16, John Otis Perrot. 14 Nov. 13, Roy Clinton Elwell. 15 Dec. 25, Snow. Births in previous years.
1883 1884
1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892
10
10 10 12
S 12
12 15
MARRIAGES RECORDED.
/ April 9, Clinton C. Elwell of Westhamton, Susan A. Burt of Westhampton.
LJune 19, Charles T. Williams of Westhampton, Ada L. Hathaway of Westhampton.
3 July 15, Joseph Terrier of Westhampton, Carrie Haas of Orange.
4 Sept. 12, Eugene J. Hathaway of Westhampton. Gertrude W. Dillon Orange.
5 Dec. 12, George L. Hathaway of Westhampton, Matilda A. Anderson of Westhampton. Marriages recorded in former years:
1883 6
8
5
5
4
6
4
3
4
DEATHS RECORDED.
yrs. mos. dys.
I Jan. 25, Mrs. Esther Wright Bridgman.
66
C
9
2 Feb. 10, Mrs. Sarah Jane Anderson,
55 5 29
3 . 27, William E. Lyman,
64 1 30
4 Mar. 25, Mrs. Isabella Ludden,
81
7 12
5 " 17, Lucus Bridgman,
66
9 27
6 June 10, Horace C. Bartlett,
62
6 14
7 July 24, Mrs. Margaret Deushaw,
65
1884 1885 1886 1887 5
1888 1889
1890 1891 1522
29
yrs. mos. dys. 0
8 Sept. 9, Pelton,
0 3
9 13, Lester T. Langdon,
79 9
7
IČ Nov. 1, Jehial Alvord,
83
4 26
// Dec. 22, Ellen S. Berry,
5
6 22
12 . 29, . Snow,
0
0
5
Causes of death.
Heart failure 3, cancer 2, septicasmia 1, drowning 1, chronic bronchitis 1, premature birth 1, apoplexy 1, debility 1.
Deaths recorded in previous years.
1883 1884 18S5 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 15 1891 1892 11 6 14 5 4 5 13 Mortgages of personal property recorded, All other papers, 3
MALE DOGS LICENSED.
April & T. P. Elwell, May 20 O. W. Bartlett, " 17 A. D. Montague, Jr., " 30 J Hathaway,
" 22 A. L. Snow, June 2 E. H. Montague, $6 " Mrs. A. Elwell,
" 25 George Burt,
66 14 W. W. Kingsley,
28 C. Gagnon, 28 1. Prentice, " 29 F. C. Montague, 29 H. M. Clapp, May 1 H. B. Montagne, 1 Charles Connors, 1 Patrick Connors, 1 A. K. Chapman, 66 1 F. H. Judd, 66 1 Mrs. S. A. Rust, 66 1 Geo. Coleman,
66 1 F. Howard,
66 16 Geo. Tower, 66 23 L. W. Clapp, 30 W. J. Lyman, July 14 F. H. Clapp, " 14 F. H. Clapp, " 14 J. H. Kingsley, 4. 21 E. P. Lyman, " 21 E. P. Lyman, Aug. 1 F. H. Judd, " 24 M. C. Pelton, Sep. 30 B. Stickney,
30
May 1 L. L. Rhodes, 66 3 F. J. Pomeroy, 4 Geo. Witherell,
66 5 W. J. Anderson,
66 8 D. Courtney,
66 12 H. Hathaway,
66 13 F. E. Hayden, 13 S. D. Lyman,
66
15 A. E. Damon,
Sept. 30 C. P. Hathaway, " 30 E. A. Bartlett, " 30 J. Gravelin. Oct. 3 M. J. Slattery, Nov. 14 E. W. Payson.
FEMALE DOGS LICENSED.
May 1 F. H. Judd, Sept. 30 W. H. Lyman. July 31 S. A. Connery.
Amount received for dog licenses in
1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892
64 90 104 103
120 124 129 106 95 115
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1893.
DR.
Rec'd to June 1 for licenses of 26 male dogs at $2, $52 00
Rec'd to June 1 for licenses of 1 female dog at $5, 5 00-$57 00
Less fees at 20 cents each for 27 dogs, $5 40
$51 60
Due County June 1, 1893,
$51 60
Rec'd to Dec. 1 for licenses of 19 male dogs at $2, $38 00
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Rec'd to Dec. 1 for license of 2 female dogs
at $2,
10 00-$48 00
Less fees at 10 cents each for 21 dogs. $4 20
Due county Dec. 1 1893, $43 80
CR.
By County Treasurer's receipt June 3, $51 60
By County Treasurer's recept Dec. 6. $43 80
Whole amount received for licenses, $105 40
66 fees, $9 60
66 66 paid, $95 40
66
60 returned from County to Town Treas., $70 24
Respectfully submitted, F. H. JUDD. Town Clerk.
Westhampton, March 1, 1894.
I have examined the foregoing account and find it correct, with the proper vouchers on file.
A. G. JEWETT, Auditor.
March 1, 1891.
List of Jurors.
Elihu P. Bartlett,
Theodore P. Elwell,
Henry M. Clapp, Fred D. Bridgman,
Thomas W. Collier, William J. Lyman, Henry L. Dodge, O. Warner Bartlett,
Henry W. Montague.
REPORT
OF THE
School == Committee.
STATEMENT OF SCHOOLS, TEACHERS EMPLOYED, WAGES, ETC.
CENTER SCHOOL.
Miss Nellie D. Cooley, Miss Bessie M. Day, Miss Myra E. Kingsley.
Number of pupils enrolled,
28
Average membership, 24
66 attendance, 23
Number of pupils over 15 years,
under 5 " 0
6€ 66 between 8 and 14 years, 20
32
33
Number of weeks school,
Wages paid teacher,
$224 00
Fuel, to Worthy Hooker,
13 00
Chas. N. Loud, half cord, 2 50
1 50
Bill paid E. P. Torrey,
3 30
Lewis Blakesley sawing wood,
Mrs. A. J. Griffin cleaning school-house, 3 00
3 00
BILL OF J. D. ANABLE.
170 lbs white lead, at ric, $12 75
5 gals oil at "5 cents.
4 50
1 gal turpentine, at 60 cents,
60
7 pkg alabastine at 50 cents,
3 50
Colors,
80
Japan,
50
Varnish,
75
63 days' labor, at $2.50,
16 25-$ 39 65
F. A. LOUD'S BILL.
Aug. 31.
10 hours work,
at 15c., 1 50
Sept. 2.
10 66 66
15 1 50
8. 9% 66
66 with team 35 3 32
9. 53 66 66
35 1 92
9. 34 66 66
15
52
11. 4₺
66 66 with team 35 1 51
20. 1
35 35- 10 62 40
2 panes glass at 20 cents,
2 latches,
50
2 pair hinges,
80
Liquid slating for blackboard,
2 00
2} days' labor at $1 50,
3 75
66 66
Jared Williams making fires,
3.1
E. B. BRIDGMAN.
200 brick,
1 00
1 bbl mortar,
1 00
Drawing same,
1 00
6 hours labor, at 42 cts.,
2 52-
5 52
Total,
$306 07
The Clark Scholarship prize for the one who reads and spells the best at the close of the winter term, was given to Grace Kingsley. $ 7.58
This school has labored under the disadvantage of a change of teachers for each term. The average attend- ance has been good, and the progress fair under the cir- cumstances, but not as good as we ought to get. Where a new teacher takes the school there must of necessity be several days in which she has to learn the capabilities of her pupils in order to classify them satisfactorily, and the school thus loses much valuable time. The teachers whom we have employed in this school have without doubt endeavored to do all they could for the best inter- ests of the school, but their method of work was so dif- ferent that they could not accomplish what they other- wise might have done by teaching the three terms in- stead of one only.
Your committee would again urge upon the families in town who have children to educate, the great advan- tages there would be if the schools could be united, and those of the older children could have an opportunity of a higher grade of scholarship.
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HILL SCHOOL.
Mrs Susan A. Elwell, 1 term; Miss Annie T. Bates, 2 terms.
28
Average membership,
24
66 attendance, 23
Number of pupils over 15 years,
1
under 5 " 0
66 between 8 and 14 years,
16
66 of weeks school,
32
Wages paid teacher.
$192 00
Fuel to Worthy Hooker.
10 50
66 Theo. Elwell,
4 00
Chas. Bartlett, sawing and packing wood,
2 40
6. making fires,
3 00
Mrs. Colson, cleaning school house,
1 00
Mrs Bartlett 66
50
O. W. Bartlett, repairs,
1 00
This school has had for the past year teachers who have graduated at the Westfield Normal school, and the training they received in that school, has helped them to work together in this school so that a change of teachers has not hindered the progress of the scholars as it has in those schools where each teacher has a way of her own, and oftentimes peculiarly so.
Object-teaching and nature studies have been taught quite largely by these teachers, and we find that by these methods the pupils learn to observe for themselves, things that are about them, and their education is not confined to books alone, but they are by these means taught to think for themselves.
Number of pupils enrolled,
36
SOUTH SCHOOL.
Miss M. E. Wakefield.
Number of pupils enrolled,
16
Average membership.
12.5
66 attendance,
10.9
Number of pupils over 15 years, '
0
66
under 5 "
2
66
66 between S and 14,
8
66 of weeks school,
15
Wages paid teacher,
$90 00
Fuel, to Wm. E. Lyman,
12 62
Mrs. Nellie Wicks, cleaning school-house, 1 75
2 00
7 window lights at 20 cts.,
1 40
1 window,
1 25
23 days labor at $1 50,
3 75
This school has been in session only fifteen weeks during the year, but all the older scholars have attended school during the, year while it was not in session at the Hill school, so that we do not get the correct number of scholars in these two schools by adding together the number in each school.
Your committee found at the commencement of the fall term that it would be inexpedient to put the two schools together for this term, and were fortunate in se- curing the services of Miss M. E. Wakefield, a graduate of Westfield Normal school, as teacher, and were well pleased with her work, although this was her first term in teaching.
NORTH-EAST SCHOOL.
Miss Myra E. Kingsley. Number of pupils enrolled,
10
Frank Wicks, making fires,
37
Average membership, 8.75
6 attendance,
8
Number of pripils over 15 years, 66 under 5 " 1
1
betwoon 8 and 14 years, 66 of weeks school, 26
Wages paid teacher, $156 00
Tra O. Shaw, fuel, 7 00
A. D. Montague, for wood and kindlings. 1 50
Mrs. Griffin, cleaning school-house, 1 00
This school has been in session only 26 weeks and has been taught by Miss Kingsley during the entire vear. Nearly all the scholars in this school are quite young and it did not seem best for your committee to transport them to either of the other schools. It does not, however, seem to your committee that these schol- ars should be deprived of the advantages of that enthu siasm which a large class will instill into them, espe- cially when they can hive the benefit of a teacher whose work has repeatedly shown us that she is fully competent to teach a much larger school.
NORTH-WEST.
Miss Hattie S. Adams, Teacher.
No. of pupils enrolled, 6
Average membership,
4.08
Average attendance, 4.01
No. over 15 years,
0
" under 5 "
.. between 8 and 14,
No. of weeks school, Wages of teacher,
31 $186 00
We see in this school the most marked difference in
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the cost of schooling. The average cost per scholar is nearly $45.00 each while at the center with a much greater expenditure, the cost per scholar is only about $8.00. Comparing the progress of the two scl ools we see a very great gain in favor of the larger school.
EXPENSES.
Teachers' Salary and Board, $848 00
Loudville School, 184 43
Superintendent, 60 34
A. L. Snow Transporting scholars,
54 50
W. Wicks, 66
2 25
Fuel,
55 82
Repairs,
76 62
Books, S. E. Bridgman & Co., 25 40
43 54
American Book Co., 66 Charts,
45 00
Munn & Leitch,
3 45
J. L. Hammett,
3 00
Indelible Pencil Co.,
6 06-$127 45
Making fires, 8 00
Cleaning School houses,
5 75
H. E. Smith, Brooms, 1892-93 66 1893,
3 00
Freight and Express,
3 89
Postage and Stationery.
3 62
A. D. Montague for 1892- 93, 66 " 1893,
6 50
6 00
F. D. Bridgman,
8 00
Chas. N. Loud, 9 days,
22 50
Total,
$1,477 02
3 85
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RESOURCES.
Town Appropriation,
$850 00
School Books,
75 00
Superintendent, 60 34
State School Fund,
433 55
Rebate from Supt ..
41 16
Bal. from last year.
185 90
$1,645 95
Bol. unexpended. 168 93
A. D. MONTAGUE, ) School
CHAS. N. LOUD, F. D. BRIDGMAN, 5 Committee.
March Ist, 1894.
Having examined the accounts of the School Com- mittee, I find them correct, and vouchers on hand for or- ders drawn to the amount of fourteen hundred and seventy seven dollars and two cents (31477.02.)
A. J. JEWETT, Auditor.
Treasurer's Report.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1894.
Dr.
To Balance from last year, $1 113 50
Cash from State Treasurer Insane Poor, 63 39
A. G. Jewett Interest on Wright Fund, 25 00
6. N. A. Kingsley, 25 CO
. . Town of Huntington,
140 51
. . First National Bank, Northampton Clark Scholarship Fund, 5 50
State Treasurer, 1 (6
Trustee Estate Whiting Street, 55 00
66 Joint School Committee, 41 16
State Treasurer Corporation Tax, 2 35
56
66 National Bank Tax, 376 84
66 State Aid, 38 00
40
41
Cash from Mass. School Fund,
433 55
66 County Treasurer Dog Fund, 70 24
66 Selectmen Interest on Thayer Fund, 22 50
66 F. H. Judd, «‹ 66 66
. 6 31 25
$2,466 81
Amount of Assessment,
3317 72
Total, 5,784 53
Cr.
By paid Orders of Selectmen, 5,625 59
Balance Due the Town, 518 94
Jan. 23, 1894, Deposited in the Easthampton Savings Bank Four hundred dollars, the same being a part of the Thayer Fund.
N. A. KINGSLEY, Treasurer.
March 2, 1894.
I find on examination that the accounts of the Treas- urer are correct and that he has paid to order of the Se- lectmen $3.264.57 and on orders of the School Committee $1,501.02 and that to meet a balance due the town of $518.94 he has a bank deposit of $315.00 and uncollected taxes to the amount of $203.94.
A. G. JEWETT, Auditor.
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Superintendent's Report.
To the School Committee;
GENTLEMEN :-
In a town of this population scattered over so lange a territory. peculiar considerations will confront those entrusted with the administration of its schools. There is on one hand the opportunity of ministering to the con- venience of children and parents by depriving the chil- dren of the advantage occurring from competition and attrition. On the other hand there is the opportunity of consulting the highest good of the children and minis- tering to it at a slight expense of convenience. In other words; several schools of very few pupils each, may be maintained in locations which will accommodate the various sections of the town or a few schools of respect- able size may be maintained at central points.
One year ago the town made some investigation of the matter of conveyance of pupils to the center of the
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town and the maintenance of two schools there properly graded and classified. After a year's study and experi- ence of the situation. I would respectfully ask your re- consideration of the matter. The north-west school should of course be left out of the case, as it is so remote and so difficult of access as to preclude any attempt to convey its pupils to the center. If the children of that portion of the town are to be educated, as they ought to be, a school must be there maintained. For the remain .. ing four schools in town, conveyance and consolidation seems practicable. The distance in no case is great, and the roads in all cases are easy. Conveyance of the two schools in the south part of the town could be combined. Thus only two teams would need to run all the way to the center.
Once at the center the pupils should be classified, and all above a certain grade form one school while the re- minder form another. The work that has been done formerly by four teachers would then be done by two. The advantages would be chiefly these :--
All the children in the four districts would have the advantage of uniform and regular school periods during the year.
The number of classes in each school would be great- ly reduced, and thus time would be saved for each class.
It would be less difficult to secure and retain compe- tent teachers.
The enthusiasm and earnestness of the pupils would be largely increased by the increase in size of schools and classes.
Classification and gradation would be more practic- able.
Can the town do less than give the plan a year's trial ?
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TEACHERS.
The town has been quite fortunate during the year in the quality of its teachers. While large wages were in no cases pail, and while only one of the teachers em- ployed had had more than the slightest experience, upon the whole, the schools have been well taught. Most of the teachers have embraced opportunities for increasing their usefulness, and most of the teaching has been in the line of the best educational thought of the day.
BUILDINGS.
The school-rooms in town are in fair condition. applications of plaster and white-wash being about all that is needed to make them wholesome and cheery. If all the school buildings are to be used during the coming year, attention should be given to the condition of the out buildings. most of which are in incomplete or imper- fect condition. If the two buildings fitted with old- fashioned straight-backed board seats and desks are to be used, new desks should be supplied to promote the comfort and physical well being of the children.
ATTENDANCE.
Attendance upon our schools has not been in all parts of the town satisfactory. Certain families seem to have the idea that school is a secondary matter and is to be attended to when nothing else can be found to em- ploy the time of the children. As a matter of fact, school should be considered the first and most important busi- ness of all bright, able bodied children, no matter what
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the financial or social condition of the parents may be. If parents cannot support the family without depriving their children of a fair amount of education, then those parents are fit subjects for town help. In the end it will be policy for the town to help such. No town can afford to allow the perpetuation of pauperism by igno- rance. It is possible that a vigorous enforcement of the law on this subject would prove salutary.
Respectfully submitted,
B. C. DAY.
Warrant for
Town Meeting, March 26, 1894.
Article 1-To choose a Moderator.
Art. 2-To act on all reports presented at said meet- ing.
Art. 3-To choose all necessary officers to serve the town the ensuing year.
Art. 4-To see if the Town will accept the list of Jurors proposed by the Selectmen.
Art. 5-To see if the Town will discontinue the whole or any part of the road leading from J. E. Janes' to A. L. Snow's.
Art. 6-To vote Yes or No on the question, Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors i this town ?
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Art. 7-To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray town charges the ensuing year.
Art. 8-To see if the Town will raise or appropriate a sum of money for the observance of Memorial Day.
Art. 9-To see if the Town will take any action in re- gard to procuring water for use in the cemetery.
Art. 10-To take action in regard to the collection of taxes.
Art, 11-To see if the Town will authorize its Treas- urer to borrow money to meet current expenses.
Art. 12-To see if the Town will take any action in regard to compelling the children of Lewis Howard and Mrs. Wm. Slattery to do something towards their support.
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