Town of Westhampton annual report 1910, Part 1

Author: Westhampton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: Westhampton (Mass.)
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Westhampton, Dass. Annual Reports


HAMPTON


WES


MASS. - 8221


INCORP


STET


9


1


1910


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE TOWN OF


WESTHAMPTON, MASS.


FOR THE


Year Ending February 1, 1910


ENTERPRISE PRINTING CO., EASTHAMPTON, MASS.


TOWN CLERK'S REPORT


1909


BIRTHS - 1909


) Jan. 3. Frick Gavosa.


2 Apr. 21. Olive Rhoades.


3


22. William Buell Culver.


4 July 22. Sanford Levi Payson.


5 Sept. 4. Donald Burt Lyman.


BIRTHS IN RECENT YEARS


'04


'05


'0€


'07


'08


6


4


12


8


1909


MARRIAGES 1909


/ April 2. Aaron Fisher, Domicela Styczinscki Lewandowky.


2 May 8. Albert Delisle, Jr., Marion E. Blakesley.


4


MARRIAGES IN RECENT YEARS


'04


'05


'06


'07


'08


3


2


4


5


4


DEATHS - 1909


1900


) Jan. 18. Olive E. Graves


1-0-24


2 27. Hattie A. Gratton


58


3 Feb. 6. Caroline Brower


78-6 -- 0


4 Apr. 17. Frederick Gagnon


39


5 July 21.


Albert J. Griffin


54


DEATHS IN RECENT YEARS


'04


'05


'06


'07


'08


11


10


5


12


10


Causes of Death :- Whooping Cough 1, Diabetes 1, Heart Disease 1, Pyelo Wephritis 1, Tumor of the Pelvis, 1.


DOGS LICENSED, 1909


Allen Bluto, (2)


April 20 Arthur Dodge 66


4


A. D. Montague


66


26 Lena Dodge


4


Orville Flint


27 Frank Hathaway


4


A. S. Bridgman


28 Attalie Pelton 66


4


A. R. Loud


28 Cornelius Benson


4


G. W. Graves (2)


66


28 C. A. Bartlett


6


5


Levi Burt


66


28


Nathan Damon 8


A. K. Chapman


28


A. D. Rice


" 10


E. B. Clapp


66


28 M. G. Crandall


" 11


P. A. Connery


28 N. H. Boyer (2) " 25


L. W. Clapp


66


28


Eugene Galpin


"- 25


I O. Shaw


66


30


J. H. Kingsley "' 25


T. Collier


30 A. L. Snow


" 28


Geo Coleman


66


30


G. W. Graves


29


Mary A. Lyman


66


30


S. A. Rust


June 12


Mrs. F. Lyman


6.


30


Frank Gillett


15


W. R. Lyman (2)


66


30


H. M. Clapp


. 6 23


J. F. McCarthy


66


30


E. H. Montague


July 23


A. J. Griffin


30


C. G. Loud


66 30


E. J. Hathaway 66


30


Julius Billioux


Aug. 2


G L. Hathaway


66


30


Almon Benson


Sept. 7


A. L. Hathaway


66


30


Oscar C. Bartlett


66


8


Albert Delisle, Jr.


.6


30


Etta Blakesley


66


25


Franklin Howard 66


30


E. W. Payson Joe Atwood


66 30


O. W. Bartlett


1 F. W. Blakesley Oct. 1


Chas. T. Williams


3


Joseph Poudrier


66 30


H. S. Ives


May 1


1


H. J. Payson Sept, 20


6


FINANCIAL STATEMENT


F. A. Loud in account with the Town of Westhampton


DR.


To cash received for 6 months ending June 1, 1909


For license of 44 dogs at $2.00 $88 00


66 66 ." 1 dog “ $5.00 5 00 $93 00


CR.


By Clerk's fees, 45 dogs at 20 cents $9 00 By Cash paid County Treasurer 84 00-$93 00


DR.


To cash received for 6 months ending Dec. 1, 1 09 For License of 14 dogs at $2.00 $28 00-$28 00


CR.


By Clerk's Fees, 14 dogs at 20 cents $2 80


By Cash paid County Treasurer 25 20-$28 00


Respectfully submitted,


FRANCIS A. LOUD, Clerk


Westhampton, Feb. 1, 1910


I have examined the report of the Town Clerk and find it correct.


HENRY MILLER CLAPP, Auditor


TREASURER'S REPORT


FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 1, 1910


DR.


Balance from last year $2,596 78


City of Pittsfield (Daly case) 45 50


Easthampton School Dept. 38 66


Scholarship fund 4% 00


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


A. D. Montague, Collector, (interest) 5 00


Auditor City Boston, for schools 81 50


Inspection animals


7 87


Rent of hall


1 50


Trustees of Whiting Street fund


65 00


Northampton School Dept.


181 21


State Treasurer, Corporation tax


12 94


National Bank tax 179 39


66


6. State Aid 152 00


..


66 Burial of Soldier 37 00


Interest on deposits


33 37


66 Wright fund 18 91


Interest on Thayer fund 38 78


. 6 M. G. Strong fund 3 77


66


66 O. C. Bridgman fund 18 91


Income of Mass. School fund 1,308 35


County Treasurer, dog fund 84 67


S


From Thayer fund


Amount of assessment


25 00- $5,003 11 4,263 38


CR.


$9,266 49


By paid orders of Selectmen $3,861 €0


Sch'l Committee 2,458 71


Balance due from Levi Burt, Col- lector taxes for 1908 84 43


Balance due from A. D. Montague, Collector taxes for 1909 785 99


Balance in Treasurer's hands 2,075 76- $9,266 49


The above report shows a balance in the town's favor of $2,946.18, $1,609.72 of which is school money and can be used for schools only.


Respectfully submitted,


A. K. CHAPMAN, Treasurer


Westhampton, Feb. 1, 1910


I have examined the accounts of the Treasurer and find them correct, showing disbursements to the amount of six thousand three hundred twenty dollars and thirty-one cents ($6,320.31) for which vouchers are on file, and a balance of cash on hand of two thousand seventy five dollars and seven- ty-six cents ($2,075.76.) Due from Collector Levi Burt, eighty-four dollars and forty-three cents ($84.43). Due from Collector A. D. Montague, seven hundred eighty-five dollars and ninety-nine cents ($785.99).


HENRY MILLER CLAPP. Auditor


SELECTMEN'S REPORT


HIGHWAY


LEVI BURT. SURVEYOR


Levi Burt


107 73


60


2,819 ft. Plank


56 38


Posts


70


Spikes


1 15


F. P. Newkirk, Tile


5 40


H. M. Clapp, lumber


60


Gilbert Flint


75


Eugene Hathaway


5 33


C. A. Bartlett


21 50


Joseph Guerin


4 50


B. C. Messinger


2 20


C. N. Loud, 206 ft. lumber


4 12


Almon Benson


35 13- $245 49


SNOW BILL


Levi Burt Clifford Bartlett


5 10


75


10


C. A. Bartlett


50


B. C. Messinger


2 52- $8 87


$254 36


W. H. Riley & Co., 120 feet cile


60 00


Levi Burt, tile


1 00


66 " laying tile


11 75-


$72 75


IRON BRIDGE


The United Construction Co. 215 00


W. N. Potter Sons & Co., cement 3 63


40 48


M. K. Parsons, lumber, 1,840 ft. 66 drawing cement


50


C. A. Bartlett


7 25


Levi Burt


16 42


D. S. Bridgman


29 25-


$312 53


A. D. MONTAGUE, SURVEYOR


A. D. Montague


61 80


66


479 feet Plank 9 48


66


Railing, posts and nails 8 20


Howard Thayer


10 85


Frank Hathaway


18 28


E. H. Montague


39 00


A. L. Hathaway


23 09


W. W. Kingsley


4 50


E. J. Hathaway


12 12


L. W. Clapp


1 00


H. L. Dodge


3 89


I. O. Shaw


10 21-


$202 42


11


P. A. CONNERY, SURVEYOR


P. A. Connery


84 76


Snow bill


5 00


1,042 plank


20 84


G. W. Graves


55 33


T. P. Elwell


30 00


Edward Cole


15 00


A. W. Church 3 00


A. W. Blakesley 3 00


A. Hall 3 00


J. Atwood


1 50


A. T. Edwards


6 00


E. L. Gorham


5 00


C. S. Bartlett


2 25


M. G. Crandall


14 25


Harry Crandall


2 30


Milton Snow


3 75


S. A. Rust


1 75


W. T. Evans


1 25


A. D. Rice


3 50- $261 48


TOWN OFFICERS


A. K. Chapman, Treasurer


50 00


66 Election officer


2 00- $52 00


F. A. Loud, Clerk


15 00


Sealer


5 00


Registrar 6 00


Elector 4 00


12


F. A. Loud, Recording births, deaths


and marriages 66 Return of births


3 80


1 75- 35 55


H. M. Clapp, Auditor


5 00


5 00


A. D. Rice, Assessor


30 00


66 Selectman


16 00


66 Registrar


4 00


66 Overseer of Poor


4 00


66 Board of Health


1 50- 55 50


D. S. Bridgman, Assessor 66 Selectman


29 €9


10 00- 39 69


Levi Burt, Assessor


Selectman


9 25


66


Overseer of Poor


2 00- 40 00


A. D. Montague, Collector, 1909


60 00- 60 00


A. T. Edwards, Meat Inspector 66 Quarantine notices


3 50-


7 50


C. G. Loud, Meat Inspector


29 50-


29 50


G. E. Knight, Librarian


25 00


Janitor hall


10 50


66 Constable


7 50- 43 00


N. A. Kingsley, Election officer


2 00


2 00


$369 74


SUPPORT OF POOR


John Gravelin 103 89 Mabel Howard 29 15


28 75


4 00


13


Elizabeth Howard


26 29


Hazel Howard


19 15-


74 59


Frank Hayden


5 00-


5 00


M. Maher, transportation to New York


4 00


$187 48


State Aid


144 00-


144 00


Almoners of Street and Wright funds


45 00 --


45 00


Smith Agricultural School, tuition


805 00-


805 00


STREET LAMPS


G. H. Batchelder, care of lamps


25 00


66


Gasoline


2 25


66


Gasoline for hall


4 85


Acid for fire extinguishers 70-


32 80


DAY LAW CASE


Witness fees


40 00


Edward L. Shaw


90 30-


130 00


MISCELLANEOUS


C. T. Bagnall, stationery


2 35


Enterprise Printing Co. 33 20


Westhampton Water Co.


15 00


Good Roads Machine Co., repairs


9 00


C. T. Bagnall, assessors' blanks


1 90


A. D. Rice, express


35


S. A. Phelps, markers for Soldiers' graves 16 50 Levi Burt, Memorial Day expenses 15 31


14


R. W. Lyman, transfers of property 3 00


E. W. Kingsley, mowing cemetery 6 00


E. B. Clapp, Thayer furd for parish 20 00


Levi Burt, repairs hall 2 00 66 Postage and telephone 89


F. A. Loud, supplies for Sealer


4 00


66


Express


1 40


66


Stationery and printing 6 50


Postage 2 55


A. K. Chapman, Postage


2 75


Recording


1 00


66


Smith work


3 20-


146 90


TAXES


State tax


315 00


County tax


392 00


Discount on taxes


150 28


Abatements


21 56


by Thayer fund


18 00- 896 84


RECAPITULATION


Town officers


369 74


Highways and bridges


1,103 54


Smith School


805 00


State Aid


144 00


Street and Wright funds


45 00


Care street lamps and gasoline


32 80


15


Support of poor


187 48


Day law case


130 30


State tax


315 00


County tax


392 00


Discount on taxes


150 28


Abatements


39 56


Miscellaneous


146 90


Total Selectmen's orders


$3,861 60


School Committee's orders


2,458 71


$6,320 31


Balance Feb. 1, 1909


$2,596 78


Assessment 4,263 38


From Treasurer's book


2,406 33- $9,266 49


Balance Feb. 1, 1910


$2,946 18


D. S. BRIDGMAN,


Selectmen


LEVI BURT, of


A. D. RICE, Westhampton


Westhampton, Feb. 1, 1910


I have examined the accounts of the Selectmen and find that they have drawn orders and have vouchers to the amount of three thousand eight hundred and sixty-one dol- lars and sixty cents ($3,861.60.)


HENRY MILLER CLAPP, Auditor


ASSESSORS' REPORT


Real Estate valuation


Personal estate 66


$180,148 00 55,747 00


Total valuation $235,895 00


Tax rate, $17.25 per $1,000.00.


Real Estate tax $3,107 71


Personal Estate tax


961 67


Poll 194 00 -


Total tax


$4,263 38


TAX LEVY


State tax


$315 00


County tax


392 00


Highways


1,000 00


Schools


1,200 00


South school


450 CO


Town officers


300 00


Discount on Taxes


150 00


17


Memorial Day


25 00


Iron bridge


100 00


Debt on Schoolhouse


100 00


Contingent


200 00


Overlayings


31 38- $4,263 38


Number of Horses assessed


173


Cows


305


Other than cows


151


Sheep


2


Swine


36


Fowls


942


Persons assessed


173


Poll tax only


27


Acres of land assessed


15,589


D. S. BRIDGMAN,


Assessors


LEVI BURT, of


A. D. RICE,


Westhampton


REPORT


OF THE Westhampton Cemetery Association


RESOURCES


Dividend from Easthampton Savings Bank $13 55


60 Northampton 6. 16 84 . .


Received from Town, mowing cemetery 6 00


66


66


Sale of muck


83-$34 22


EXPENDITURES


Labor and teams 29 38


Fertilizers, grass seed and lime 4 22


Deficit last year


1 38-$34 98


Leaving balance due Feb. 1, 1910


$2 24


Dividend from Easthampton Savings Bank,


M. Fairman fund 2 90


Labor and fertilizers 3 08


Deficit February 1, 1910 18


19


Dividend from Easthampton Savings Bank, C. Clapp fund


6 77


Labor and Fertilizers 5 88


Balance Feb. 1, 1910 89


Dividend from Northampton Bank, M. E.


Kingsley fund 2 34


Balance from Strong fund last year 7 73


Labor and fertilizers 1 35


Balance February 1, 1910 6 38


MARY C. KINGSLEY,


Secretary and Treasurer


1


Library Committee's Report


Balance from last year


$198 52


Interest received on note 52 50


Received from Mr. E. C. Bridgman in memory of his mother, Mrs. C. J. Bridgman 100 00-$351 02


Expended for new books, magazines, etc., 96 86 .


Carpet for Library room 16 10- 112 96


$238 06


The $100 00 received from Mr. E. C. Bridgman has been added to the permanent fund, leaving a balance of $138.06. Number of books in library 3,139 New books added in 1909 Magazines 12 62


REV. H. S. IVES, ORVILLE FLINT, A. D. MONTAGUE,


Library Committee.


REPORT


OF THE


JOINT SCHOOL BOARD


TO THE DISTRICT COMPRISING THE TOWNS OF EASTHAMP- TON, SOUTHAMPTON AND WESTHAMPTON, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1909 :


Received from the State Treasurer $500 00 Credited to Superintendent's salary : Southampton 187 50 Westhampton 112 50-$300 00


Credited to towns of district in proportion to each town's share of superintendent's time:


Southampton 125 00


Westhampton


75 00-200 00-$500 00


22


Received from towns of district on same basis as above : Town of Southampton's share of Superintendent's salary 375 00 Town of Westhampton's share of Superintendent's salary 225 00 Paid superintendent's salary for year ending June 30, 1909 $1,600 00


Net cost to Easthampton 1,000 00


Net cost to Southampton 62 50


Net cost to Westhampton 37 50


FRANZ WILLER, Chm., Joint C. N. LOUD, Secretary, S Committee.


REPORT


OF THE


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


STATEMENT OF SCHOOLS, TEACHERS EM- PLOYED, ETC.


CENTER SCHOOL


Eva M. Smith


No. of pupils enrolled


22


Average membership


18.41


Average attendance


16.95


No. over 15 years


1


under 5 years


1


between 7 and 14


17


weeks school


34


.


24


Charles and George Burt, Lillian and Louise Clapp, Henry Raymond and Evelyn Hathaway have no tardy mark and have lost but one or two days through the year.


The roof leaked so badly that we were obliged to shingle one side.


NORTH-WEST SCHOOL


Ruth J. Bridgman


No. of pupils enrolled 16


Average membership


13.46


Average attendance


11.93


No. of pupils over 15 years


0


66 66 under 5 years C


66 66 between 7 and 14 years 13


weeks' school 34


The new school building is a very great improvement on the old one, and there is now plenty of room for a play ground, and is sheltered from the cold northeast storms. The schoolhouse is much larger than the old one, but if a new one was to be built, we should advise making it at least four feet longer.


NORTH-EAST SCHOOL Mabel L. Flint, C. M. Crosby


No. of pupils enrolled 14


Average membership 12.4


Average attendance 11.65


25


.


No. of pupils over 15 years 0


No. of pupils under 5 years 66 between 7 and 14 years 9


0


66 weeks school 34


It was unfortunate for this school that we were obliged to change teachers, as it takes several weeks for a new teacher to find just what the pupils can do, and where a teacher comes from another state, the books are different and the method of teaching is so different that the teacher can hardly get to work successfully during the year.


LOUDVILLE SCHOOL


Mary C. Powers


No. of pupils enrolled


32


Average membership


17


Average attendance


15.2


No. of pupils over 15 years


0


66 66 under 5 years 0


66


between 7 and 14 years 23


66 weeks school 36


The apparent discrepancy between the number of pupils enrolled and the average attendance was caused by the re- moval of several families from town. Alice Connolly has no tardy mark, but was obliged to stay at home two days during the year on account of sickness.


26


SOUTH SCHOOL Flora B. Collins, Ethelwyn M. Clark


No. of pupils enrolled


17


Average membership


12.6


Average attendance


11.6


No. of pupils over 15 years


0


66


under 5 years 0


66


between 77 and 14 years 14


66 weeks school 34


The record of attendance in this school has been remark- ably good, although there has been no one not absent or tardy. Several have been absent but one or two days. Tak- ing into consideration the fact that almost everyone has to walk a mile or more, it is certainly worthy of commendation.


EXPENSES


Teachers' Salaries


$1,667 45


Northampton tuition


200.00


Easthambton 105 00


66 Superintendent's salary


37 50


Supplies


75 98


Alma J. Bridgman, music


91 00


Ginn & Co., music books


4 64


63 70


F. Howard, 13 cords hard wood at $4.90 66 3 " 58 ft. soft wood at $3.00


11 30


C. N. Loud, 1 cord hard 66


5 00


A. T. Edwards, 3 cords hard wood


14 00


27


C. L. Williams, sawing and packing wood 1 50


C. K. Jewett Co., shingles and nails 19 50


H. J. Porter, paint and oil 13 93


C. A. Loud, painting and repairs


28 50


E. B. Bridgman, repairs


2 95


M. G. Crandall 5 00


Door and lock for South schoolhouse


4 00


Janitors 36 30


6 00


Water Company


6 00


Sundries 2 66


Dr. F. C. Bruce, services


15 00


A. D. Montague, services '09 and '10


6 00


C. N. Loud, '08 and '09


28 00


F. D. Bridgman


'08 and '09 8 00


$2,458 71


RESOURCES


Balance from last year


$1,384 37


Town appropriation


1,200 00


City auditor, Boston


81 50


Northampton, Loudville


181 21


Easthampton, tuition


38 66


Mass. State school fund


1,308 35


Expenditures


2,458 71


Balance


$4,194 09


$1,735 38


G. H. Bachelder, sundries


28


There were so few pupils to attend the Hill School that your committee did not think it best to have a school there, and made an arrangement to send the pupils to the other schools, and in this way the balance this year is so large that we can add another week to the length of our school year- or raise by taxation a little less money. If in any case it should become necessary to maintain a school on the Hill, the balance left to the credit of schools will not be larger than what is needed.


The town this year has paid over eight hundred dollars to the Smith Industrial school, but will get back one-half the amount paid for tuition from the state, but the four hundred dollars is quite an addition to the amount we have to raise by taxation, when we could draw back from the state the whole amount paid out if these pupils had attended a high school.


Respectfully submitted,


A. D. MONTAGUE, 2


F. D. BRIDGMAN, C. N. LOUD,


School Committee.


Westhampton, Feb. 1, 1910


I have examined the accounts of the School Committee and find that they have drawn orders and have vouchers to the amount of two thousand four hundred fifty-eight dollars and seventy one cents ($2,458.71.)


HENRY MILLER CLAPP, Auditor.


REPORT


OF THE


Superintendent of Schools


To the School Committee:


Gentlemen :-


I respectfully submit the annual report of the Superin- tendent of Schools for the past school year.


At the opening of the schools in September there were few changes in the list of teachers, the only new teacher being Miss Marion E. Lyman, who was recently graduated from the Northampton high school. We are especially for- tunate in being able to retain in town so many of the teachers who were here last year. The value of a teacher's services increases rapidly as she becomes familiar with the conditions and methods of work in a community.


The work in the schools has been carried on along the same general lines as in the past. We try to make a con-


30


stant improvement in the standard of the schools and to put especial emphasis upon the studies that seem to be of the most importance to the pupils.


The following statistics are taken from the reports of the teachers for the school year 1907-1908.


School


Whole Number


Average Membership


Average Attendance


Per Cent. of Attendance


Center


22


18.41


16.95


92


Hill


16


12.23


10.75


87


South


17


12.59


11.62


9%


North east


14


12.04


11.65


96


North-west


16


13.46


11.93


88


Loudville


32


17.01


15.28


89


The report from Loudville includes the pupils from Northampton and Easthampton.


LOUDVILLE.


According to agreement the school in Loudville is under the control of the Westhampton school committee, and the expense of maintaining the school is divided among the towns of Northampton, Easthampton and Westhampton in proportion to the number of days of attendance by the pupils of the three towns. The following report shows the number of days of attendance from each town and each town's share of the expense of maintaining the school :


31


DAYS OF ATTENDANCE FOR 1908-1909.


Northampton


1,060를


Westhampton


1,0012 611


Easthampton


Total


2,673


The cost of the school for the year was as follows:


Teacher's salary


$387 00


Wood 9 25


Supplies furnished by Easthampton


30 60


Janitor


10 00


Cost of instruction in music


19 95-$456 80


Northampton's share of expense


181 21


Westhampton's


171 14


Easthampton's 66


104 45


It will be seen that Westhampton's share of the expense is about fifty dollars less than last year.


Respectfully submitted,


W. D. MILLER.


ARTICLES


IN THE


Warrant for Annual Meeting, March 7, 1910


Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.


Art. 2. To choose a Town Clerk.


Art. 3. To hear and act upon all reports to be pre- sented at said meeting:


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 appoint a committee of three with power to act with similar committees which may be appointed in other towns, to select a suitable place for the co-operative care of the Poor, and arrange terres and condi- tions for the use of the same, or act or do anything in refer- ence thereto.


Art. 6. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray town charges the ensuing year.


Art. 7. To take action in regard to the collection of Taxes.


Art. 8. To see if the town will authorize its Treasurer to borrow money to meet current expenses in anticipation of Taxes.





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