Town of Westhampton annual report 1903, Part 1

Author: Westhampton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: Westhampton (Mass.)
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Westhampton mass. Annual Reports 1903


HAMPTON


WEST


M


ASS.


INCORPO


STET


9,1778


T


ANNUAL REPORTS


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF


WESTHAMPTON, MASS.


FOR THE


Year Ending March 1, 1903.


ENTERPRISE PRINTING CO., EASTHAMPTON, MASS,


SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


STATE HIGHWAY.


F. C. Montague, Supt. and team work $133 95


E. B. Clapp, team and labor 56 60


A. T. Edwards 40 00


George Benson 80 00


E. J. Hathaway


66 00


Levi Burt


23 60


William Adams


16 00


E. H. Montague


90 50


A. D. Montague


9 00


L. A. Howard


60 05


C. N. Loud, gravel


38 60


W. H. Riley & Co.


16 80


W. N. Potter, Sons & Co.


1 15


J. A. Sullivan


3 65


Edward Connelly


26 35


Fred Brooks


27 85


David Gaitenby


19 50


M. D. Welch


21 00


Edward Higgins


19 50


James Pollard


3 00


C. Vinning


19 50


4 70 ·


Calvin Hathaway


19 50


E. J. Burt O. Flint George Coleman Joe Patrick


10 05


1 00


2 00


1 25- $806 40


HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.


SNOW BILLS FOR FEBRUARY, 1902. C. A. BARTLETT, SUPT.


S. D. Lyman


3 21


W. R. Lyman


2 55


Almon Benson


3 33


George Hathaway


5 70


C. N. Loud, on bridge


7 05


P. Connery


30 00


Henry L. Dodge


4 88


Arthur Damon


33


Charles Haunton


32


Arthur Edwards


5 93


C. A. Bartlett


2 00- $65 30


G. A. WITHERELL, SUPT.


H. C. Williams


4 50


E. J. Hathaway


11 50


F. Howard


61 12


Bridgman & Montague


25 27


I. O. Shaw


10 50


F. E. Holdridge


17 15


Charles Braman


79 66


Leonard Braman


2 67


George L. Hathaway


6 62


C. T. Williams


22 05


Fred Tilden


9 75


5


H. L. Dodge


121 82


M. J. Whelan


3 91


E. S. Gorham


21 75


Jack McCarthy


1 50


Obonier


6 00


P. Connery


74 16


A. Searle


3 50


A. L. Snow


42 13


S. D. Lyman


16 74


Julius Billeaux


7 50


P. Boucher


6 00


A. T. Edwards


30 08


Charles O'Connors


34 05


S. A. Rust


1 50


W. H. Lyman


7 50


F. Niles


3 00


A. E. Damon


12 56


H. M. Parsons & Son


6 22


Fred Weeks


26 65


A. Weeks


3 00


George Knight


1 50


George A. Witherell


232 47


N. Montague


50 31


H. M. Clapp


1 50


C. Benson


11 57


A. D. Rice


2 00-$ 979 71


TOWN OFFICERS.


F. A. Loud, clerk


$15 00


66


sealer


5 00


elector


4 00


66


registrar


6 00


6


F. A. Loud, recording births, deaths and marriages 6 10


paid for return of births 1 75-$ 37 85


A. K. Chapman, treasurer 25 00


A. D. Rice, selectman


18 50


assessor


17 50


66


overseer of poor 3 50


66 registrar 5 00- 44 50


F. C. Montague, selectman


14 00


assessor


6 00


66


overseer of poor 9 00


66


registrar 6 00- 35 00


E. B. Clapp, selectman


6 25


assessor


20 00


66


registrar


3 00- 29 25


H. M. Clapp, auditor


2 00


G. E. Knight, constable


4 50


N. L. Montague, election officer


1 50


John Pollard,


1 50


S. D. Lyman, cattle inspector


20 00


Levi Burt, 66


13 84


A. K. Chapman, election officer


1 50


Total,


$216 64


MISCELLANEOUS.


T. W. Collier, claim on highway $ 50 00


W. H. Lyman, housing road machine 2 00


Irwin & Hardy, T. W. Collier case 41 32


A. K. Chapman, bill for state 11 67


Enterprise Printing Co. 27 40


A. K. Chapman, district court 10 88


66 recording mortgage 1 00


Gladys Post, Clark scholarship 80


H. A. Parsons, insurance on library 22 50


E. W. Kingsley, mowing cemetery 6 00


J. J. Fisher, damage reopening highway 35 00


19 99


H. A. Parsons, st. lamps, oil, water tank Water Co., cementing


10 00


A. H. Rosenfield, damage to horse 25 00


E. B. Clapp, lumber for book case, labor and ladder 15 31


E. W. Kingsley, making bookcase 12 00


A. K. Chapman, dist. court, Morgan case 27 54


G. E. Knight, care of library 25 00


H. A. Parsons, k. oil, paint, etc. 15 43


G. E. Knight, care of hall 12 75 driving hearse 6 00


A. K. Chapman, stationery, assessors' books, etc. 7 63


F. A. Loud, stationery and postage


3 15


66 express 7 00


Thayer fund for parish 24 00


Dog fund for library


91 05


State Aid,


168 00


Street and Wright fund


88 50


A. K. Chapman, smith work


11 30-$ 778 22


REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.


William Lawler at Northampton


Hospital 169 46


Isadore Howard, at Worcester hospital 169 46


Margaret Duggan, at Northampton Almshouse 75 81


Fred Pittsinger, Dr. Williams 20 00


8


W. Wicks, Dr. F. C. Bruce


40 50


Henry Avery, taken to Hospital


6 00-$ 481 23


TAXES.


State tax


120 00


County tax


412 89


March 3. Note, borrowed money paid


1000 00


Interest


22 00


S. D. Lyman collector


45 74


Abatement


46


Levi Burt, collector 1901


47 66


Oct. 1. Note, borrowed money paid Interest


1000 00


22 20


Discount on taxes


121 36


Discount Thayer fund


24 00


Jan'y. 31. Note, borrowed money paid


1500 00-$ 4316 31


RECAPITULATION.


State highway


$ 806 40


Highways


1045 01


Support of poor


481 23


Town officers


216 44


State and county taxes


532 89


Discount on taxes


121 36


Abatements


46


Notes and interest


3544 20


State aid


168 00


Thayer fund


24 00


Dog fund


91 05


Street and Wright fund


88 50


Collecting taxes


93 40


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Miscellaneous


430 67


Total selectmen's orders


7643 61


School committee's orders


2324 24


Total expenditures


$ 9967 85


Balance Feb. 1st, 1902,


$2300 95


Assessment From treasurer's book


3647 99


5381 33


Balance Feb. 1, 1903,


$1362 42


E. B. CLAPP,


F. C. MONTAGUE,


Selectmen of


A. D. RICE,


Westhampton.


Westhampton, Feb. 1, 1903


I have examined the accounts of the Selectmen and find that they have drawn orders and have vouchers to the amount of seven thousand six hundred forty-three dollars and sixty-one one-hundredths ($7,643.61).


HENRY MILLER CLAPP, Auditor


11,330 27


10


List of Jurors.


Edward H Montague Orville Flint W. H. Lyman


Eugene J. Hathaway Mahlon K. Parsons F. C. Montague


Sereno D. Lyman


ASSESSORS' REPORT.


Total Valuation


$215,002 00


Tax rate, $16.00 per 1,000.


Real estate tax


2,847 27


Personal estate tax


592 72


Polls


208 00- $3,647 99


TAX LEVY.


State tax


120 00


County tax


412 89


Highways


1100 00


Support of poor


400 00


Town officers


225 00


Schools


1,000 00


State highway


250 00


Discount on taxes


125 00


Overlayings


15 10- $3,647 99


E. B. CLAPP, F. C. MONTAGUE, A. D. RICE,


Assessors of Westhampton.


TREASURER'S REPORT


FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 1903. DR.


Balance from last year $2,300 95


E. J. Burt, hay on town lot


1 50


Clark scholarship 2 40


A. G. Jewett, interest on Wright fund 25 00


First National Bank, Northampton 1,000 00


Northampton Institution for Savings 1,500 00


Levi Burt, interest on taxes 6 60


Trustees Whiting Street fund


52 50


N. A. Kingsley, int. on Wright fund 25 00


George E. Knight, rent of hall 1 00


State Treasurer, insane poor


216 11


66


66


inspection of animals


8 50


66


66


for State highway 767 00


66


66


Corporation tax


24 36


66


66


National Bank tax


194 55


66


66 tuition children small towns


435 00


66


State aid


126 00


66 income Mass. school fund 884 76


12


County Treasurer, dog fund


91 05


George E. Knight, int. on Thayer fund


Amount of assessment


20 00- $7,682 28 3,647 99


$11,330 27


CR.


By paid orders of Selectmen $7.643 61


66 School Committee 2,324 24


Balance in treasury 1,003 99


due from collector 358 43-$11,330 27


A. K. CHAPMAN, Treasurer


Westhampton, Feb. 1, 1903


I have examined the accounts of the Treasurer and find them correct, showing disbursements to the amount of nine thousand nine hundred sixty-seven dollars and eighty five one-hundredths ($9,967 85) for which proper vouchers are on file, and a balance of cash on hand of one thousand three and ninety-nine one-hundredths dollars ($1,003.99). Due from Collector three hundred fifty-eight and forty-three one- hundredths dollars ($358.43).


HENRY MILLER CLAPP, Auditor


TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.


BIRTHS.


1902 / Jan. 8.


Albert Charles Challet.


2 Mar. 13.


Marie Henriette Billieux. Y


3 Apr. 15.


Walter Herbert Snow.V


4 Apr. 17.


Alice Cora Connery. v


5 May 19.


Bernice Margaret Delisle.V


¿June 27. Edith Jane Graves. V


7Aug. 8. Doris Susan Clapp.v


gAug. 10.


Samuel Justin Hathaway.V


9 Aug. 23. Arnold Dwight Williams. Y


/0Nov. 1. Mary Walter Post. Y


//Nov. 23. Albert Fleury ..


12Dec. 27. Eunice Wright Loud. Y


13 Dec. 30. Edward Alfred Montague.V


Births in recent years,


92


93


'94


'95


'96


'97


'98


'99


'00


'01


15


15


12


9


16


9


9


8


11


MARRIAGES. 1902


/ Sept. 30.


Peter Delisle, Jr., Southampton, Mary F. Gingrass, Westhampton.


14


1902


2 Oct. 16. Francis A. Loud, Westhampton, Minnie I. Howard, Westhampton.


Marriages in recent years.


'92


'93


'94


'95


'96


'97


'98 '99 '00


'01


4


5


5


2


4


4


4


5


1


5


DEATHS. 1902


/ April 4. Charlotte P. Blakesley,


73- 2-13


2 April 26. J. Drancis Norton, 86- 9-26


3 June 24. Walter Herbert Snow, 2- 9


4 Nov. 7. Harriet F. Clapp,


77- 9-28


5 Nov. 8. Henry C. Avery,


58 - -


Causes of death-Renal dropsy, senile gangrene, senility, fatty degeneration of heart, whooping cough.


Deaths in recent years.


'92


'93


'94


'95


'96


'97


'98


'99


'00


'01


13


12


11


11


5


6


10


12


3


8


Mortgages of personal property, 3. Other papers, 1.


15


DOGS LICENSED.


Clifford M. Bartlett, Mar. 10 S. D. Lyman,


April 30


Alger R. Loud,


10 Mrs. S. D. Lyman 30


H. W. Montague,


April 7


Julius Billieux, 30


M. S. Norton,


12


C. T. Williams, 30


A. K. Chapman,


12


George Coleman, 30


Mrs. G. Tower,


14


E. B. Clapp, 30


S. A. Rust,


16


P. F. Carmody, 30


A. J. Griffin,


18 Lena B. Witherell, May


1


Geo. L. Hathaway,


18


O. W. Bartlett,


1


J. H. Kingsley,


21


Elmer Lyman,


1


Wm. R. Lyman,


22


A. S. Bridgman,


30


Almon Benson,


26


H. J. Payson,


1


George Benson,


26


George Graves,


1


Eugene Hathaway,


26


A. D. Rice,


1


J. Hathaway,


26


E. H. Montague,


1


Fred Gagnon,


26


N. Damon, 2,


10


Geo. Witherell, 2,


29


J. Andrews,


15


Levi Burt,


30


J. Boucher, June 23


C. A. Bartlett,


29


F. W. Niles,


Aug. 4


E. W. Payson,


29


F. Pitsinger,


15


F. C. Montague,


29


Charles Conners, 25


Frank Howard, 2,


30


John Gravelin,


Sept. 15


Fred Weeks,


30


F. H. Judd,


25


Chas. H. Bartlett,


30


M. A. Coleman,


25


H. M. Clapp,


30


E. C. Blaksley,


30


H. L. Dodge,


30 Mrs. M. Hall,


Oct. 4


H. W. Hemenway,


30 Chas. Conners, 4


Ira O. Shaw,


30


J. Boucher, 4


16 FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


F. A. Loud in account with town of Westhampton.


DR.


To cash received for 6 months ending


June 1, 1902,


For license of 46 dogs at $2, $92 00


For license of 2 dogs at 5, 10 00


$102 00


CR.


By clerk's fees, 48 at 20 cents, 9 60


By cash paid county treasurer,


92 40


102 00


DR.


To cash received for 6 months ending


Dec. 1, 1902,


For license of 11 dogs at $2, 22 00


22 00


CR.


By clerk's fees, 11 at 20 cents,


2 20


By cash paid county treasurer,


19 80


22 00


17


Paid to county treasurer on this account for five previous years :


1897


1898


1899


1900


1901


$95.40


98.40


90.00


94.80


106.80


Respectfully submitted,


F. A. LOUD, Town Clerk.


Westhampton, Feb. 2, 1903.


I have examined the accounts of the Town Clerk and find them correct.


HENRY MILLER CLAPP, Auditor.


Report of the Joint School Board.


TO THE DISTRICT COMPRISING THE TOWNS OF EASTHAMP- TON, SOUTHAMPTON AND WESTHAMPTON, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JULY 1, 1902.


Received from State Treasurer, $1,250 00 Credited to Superintendent's salary, $750 00


to towns of district on basis of average membership of all the schools of the district for year ending July 1,1902 :


To Easthampton, $411 65


To Southampton, 51 60


To Westhampton, 36 75- $500 00


$1,250 00-$1,250 00


Received from towns of district on same basis as above: Town of Easthampton's share Superintendent's salary, $699 80 Town of Southampton's share Superintendent's salary, 87 73


Town of Westhampton's share Superintendent's salary, 62 47- $850 00


19


State Treasurer, credited to Superintendent's salary, 750 00


$1,600 00-$1,600 0C


Paid Superintendent's salary for year ending July 1, 1902,


$1,600 00


Net cost to Easthampton,


$288 15


Net cost to Southampton,


36 13


Net cost to Westhampton,


25 72-$ 350 0C


C. H. JOHNSON, Chm., Joint Committee.


C. N. LOUD, Secretary,


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REPORT of the Superintendent of Schools.


To the School Committee.


Gentlemen :


I respectfully submit the regular annual report of the superintendent of schools for the year 1902-1903.


In September all the schools excpt one opened with new teachers, although Miss Shaw had taught in another school in town before. The following are the teachers now in the schools :


TEACHER. SCHOOL. Center


WHERE EDUCATED.


Edith T. Shaw


Minnie H. Bridgman


Northeast


Laura G. Turner Hill South


Ella W. Hadley


Mae Pollard Northwest


Westfield Normal Mt. Holyoke College 66 Framingham Normal Northampton High


Although some of the teachers had not had experience before this year, all of the schools are believed to be in good


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condition. A table showing the number enrolled, average membership, etc., for the fall term s given below.


REPORT FOR FALL TERM.


School


Teacher


Enrolled


Av. Mem- bership


Av. Attendance


12 days absence


Cases of Tardiness


Center


Edith T. Shaw


25


23.8


21.1 plus


340


5


Hill


Laura G. Turner


23


18.9


16.1


75


16


South


Ella W. Hadley


16


13.1


10.6


310


48


North-east


MinnieH. Bridgman


17


13,5


12.2


19


8


North west


Mae Pollard


13


11.9


10.1


281


23


Tota


94


81.2


70.1


Such a table has not been published before in this report, but a similar table is published annually in many towns, and this may be interesting to the citizens of the town.


All of the school rooms are now provided with slate blackboards. They are a great convenience to the teacher and to the pupils, and are economical in the end, because no repairs are required. It costs, on the average, about $3 a year to keep the plaster blackboards in a school room in re- pair. The new slate blackboards at the Center school cost about $20, as is shown in the report of the committee, but they will last as long as the schoolhouse stands, without further expense.


Very respectfully, W. D. MILLER.


REPORT of the SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


STATEMENT OF SCHOOLS, TEACHERS EMPLOYED, WAGES.


CENTER SCHOOL.


Abigail P. Curtis, Edith T. Shaw.


No. of pupils enrolled 29


23


Average membership 66 attendance No. of pupils over 15 years


20.5


1


66 66 under 5 years


2


66 between 7 and 14


21


No. of weeks school


34


Wages of teachers


$306 00


Fuel, 2 3-4 cords hard, 1 cord soft


$15 75


Repairs


4 75


Slate blackboards


22 61


23


Freight on same


3 00


Labor on same 33 days


5 25


Material for bands


1 25


Janitors


8 00


An entirely new set of blackboards have been put in this school house covering a space of over 160 square feet.


The boards were ordered before the close of the spring term, to be delivered during the summer vacation, but in some way were mis-sent and we did not get them until the winter term. We were fortunate in ordering them early, as the price advanced nearly 20 per cent during the summer.


All our school houses have now been supplied with slate blackboards.


SOUTH SCHOOL


Mary A. Lyman, Ella W. Hadley.


17


No. of pupils enrolled,


14


Average membership, 66 attendance,


13.5


No. of pupils over 15 years,


0


66


under 5 years,


11


No. of weeks school,


34


Wages of teachers,


$272 00


Fuel,


14 00


Repairs,


7 20


Janitors,


8 00


1


between 7 and 14 years,


The seats in this school house are much worn and are in need of repair. Your committee recommends the removal of them and the replacing of them by the modern seat and desk,


24


making them much more comfortable for the pupil and giv- ing more room for blackboard work.


More damage is done to this house during vacation time than to any other school house in town. In the summer va- cation more than a dozen lights were either badly cracked or broken out, and it is impossible to keep a rope on the flag staff in good repair for more than one term.


HILL SCHOOL.


Ruth S. Mitchell, Laura G. Turner.


No. of pupils enrolled, 24


Average member ship,


18


66 attendance, 15


No. of pupils over 15 years,


0


:6


under 5 " 1


" between 7 and 14 years,


19


No. of weeks school,


34


Wages paid teachers,


$272 00


C. H. Bartlett, fuel,


16 00


Repairs,


2 75


Cleaning school house,


3 00


Janitors' services,


7 00


The roof on the west side of this house is in bad condi- tion and will need to be shingled in the near future, and the repairs necessary in plastering the hall have not been made on account of the extra expense incurred in the Northeast and Center school houses.


25


NORTH-EAST SCHOOL.


Minnie H. Bridgman.


No. of pupils enrolled, 18


Average membership,


13


66 attendance, 12


No. of pupils over 15 years.


0


66 under 5 years, 0


6 between 7 and 14 years,


13


No. of weeks school,


34.


Wages paid teachers,


$272 00


Fuel,


4 72


Janitors,


7 70


Shingles,


34 85


Shingling and repairs,


15 82


Your committee found that this building would not an- swer for another year and we have made all necessary re- pairs. The building is now in good condition, but the seats are much worn and need repairing and we hope the time is not far distant when they can be replaced with more modern and comfortable seats.


NORTH-WEST SCHOOL. Elizabeth C. Dugdale, Ida May Pollard.


No. of pupils enrolled,


14


Average membership,


10


66 attendance,


9


No. of pupils over 15 years,


0


66 under 5 years,


0


between 7 and 14 years,


12


No. of weeks school


34


Wages of teacher


$249 75


26


Janitors 6 30


Freight on blackboards


1 19


Repairs and material for blackboards 6 50


Window shades


2 55


This school house is now in good condition, new black- boards have been put in, the windows have been repaired, and new window shades have been put in, so that the repairs should be light for several years.


EXPENSES.


Teachers' salaries


$1,375 75


Loudville school


. 286 €6


Tuition 255 00


Salary Superintendent


25 72


Fuel, C. H. Bartlett


20.00


C. N. Loud


14 19


66 H. A. Parsons


5 56


66 M. G. Crandall 6 00


6 A. D. Montague 4 75


Easthampton, school supplies


65 31


Ordinary repairs


21 20


Permanent repairs, blackboards


22 61


G. R. Miller, work on blackboards, 2 days


3 00


C. N. Loud, 13 days


2 25


C. N. Loud, material for bands


1 25


Freight


3 00


Florence Furniture Co., shingles 34 00


L. W. Clapp, laying shingles, nails, etc.,


13 10


A. D. Montague, drawing shingles Water Co.


3 91


6 00


Janitors


37 00


27


Books of reference


7 50


Cleaning schoolhouses


13 75


Express and freight


2 85


1 dozen brooms


3 50


Postage and stationery


3 50


Window glass


3 60


Sundries


4 00


F. D. Bridgman, services


7 00


A. D. Montague


8 00


C. N. Loud


26 00


Unpaid from last year


38 28


$2,324 24


RESOURCES.


Town appropriation


1,000 00


Income Mass. School fund


544 00


Extra pay of teachers


340 00


Tuition


435 00


Balance from last year


297 95


Permanent repairs


83 12


$2,699 87


The balance shown as remaining for school work will be more than taken up, as we received from Northampton on Monday following the settlement a bill of one hundred and twenty dollars for tuition, and one from Easthampton for about sixty dollars for school supplies, and there will be an- other bill soon for one hundred and twenty dollars more for the spring term tuition.


If we deduct from the thousand dollars raised by the town the amount of the Loudville school, $286.66, the balance


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remaining would not be enough to pay our teachers only about $4.00 per week, and counting out all other necessary expenses there would not be enough remaining to pay $3.00 per week.


A. D. MONTAGUE, F. D. BRIDGMAN, School Committee.


C. N. LOUD.


Westhampton, Feb. 1, 1903.


I find on examination of the accounts of the School Com- mittee that they have given orders which have been paid by the Treasurer to the amount of two thousand, three hundred twenty-four dollars and twenty-four cents (2324.24).


HENRY MILLER CLAPP, Auditor.


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ARTICLES


IN THE


Warrant for Town Meeting, March 2d, 1903.


Article 1. To choose a Moderator.


Art. 2. To choose a Town Clerk.


Art. 3. To act upon all reports presented at said meet- ing.


Art. 4. To choose all necessary Town Officers to serve the town the ensuing year.


Art. 5. To see if the town will rescind the vote taken at the annual March meeting, 1898, to accept the provisions of Chapter 374, Sec. 1, Acts of 1895, to place the administra- tion of the highways under a single Highway Surveyor.


Art. 6. To take any other action in regard to High- ways.


Art. 7. To see if the town will accept the list of Jurors as revised by the Selectmen.


Art. 8. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray town charges the ensuing year.


Art. 9. To vote "Yes" or "No" on the question, Shall


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license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town.


Art. 10. To hear the report of a committee appointed by vote of the town three years ago, to procure and place markers on the graves of any Soldiers or Sailors of the Rev- olutionary War that may be buried in this town, and to take such action as may be thought best in the matter.


Art. 11. To take action in regard to the collection of Taxes.


Art. 12. To see if the town will authorize its Treasurer to borrow money to meet current expenses in anticipation of Taxes.





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