Town of Westhampton annual report 1917, Part 1

Author: Westhampton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Westhampton (Mass.)
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Westhampton, Mass.


ANNUAL REPORTS


HAMPTON


WEST


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ASS


INCORP


,7778


STEM


ED


For the Year Ending Jan. 1,


1917


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE TOWN OF


WESTHAMPTON, MASS.


FOR THE


Year Ending January 1, 1917


ENTERPRISE PRINTING CO. EASTHAMI TON, MASS.


Town Clerk's Report


· BIRTHS-1916


/ January 22. Robert Collins Clapp.


2 February 1. Nettie Arline Foucha.


3 March 21. Ernest Ashley Delisle.


4 September 9. Marjorie Ellen Bodurtha.


5 November 26. Lois Edna Clark.


& December 4. Gladice Eunice Gagnon.


7 December 24. Ferne Erleaine Delisle.


BIRTHS IN RECENT YEARS


'11


'12


'13


'14


'15


5


8


6


6


9


MARRIAGES-1916


/ March 14.


Andrew H. Currier, Pittsburgh, N. H.


Nettie A. Witherell, Westhampton.


2 May


1.


Arthur E. Dodge, Westhampton.


Marion G. Williams, Westhampton.


1


4


3 June. 20. Henry Gougeon, Leeds. Emma Arcouette, Leeds.


4 Aug. 16. S. Whittemore Boggs, New York. Amy B. Bridgman, Westhampton.


MARRIAGES IN RECENT YEARS


'11 '12


'13


'14 '15


1


6


13


1


DEATHS-1916


/ January 14. Sarah Elizabeth Witherell, 71-1 -- 2.


2 April 1. Caroline Burt, 81-5-4.


3 May 1. Nettie Arline Foucha, 0-3-


4 November 18.


William Lawler, 83 --.


5 December 28. Eva Francis Hathaway, 63-7-30. Causes of Deaths : Hemorrhage, 1 ; Cancer, 2; Chronic val- ular heart disease, 1; Pneumonia, 1.


DEATHS IN RECENT YEARS


'11


'12


'13


'14 '15


4


6


13


5


DOGS LICENSED, 1916


G. L. Hathaway, March 21. V. A. Chapman, March 24.


C. N. Loud, March 21. F. W. Blakesley, March 30.


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James Coleman, L. C. Hunt, A. S. Bridgman Gertrude Flint, Arthur Dodge, H. L. Dodge, Roger Clapp, Horace Haunton, I. O. Shaw,


March 30.


March 31.


March 31.


March 31.


March 31. March 31. March 31.


April 1.


April 1.


J. H. Kingsley, April 3.


C. Benson,


April 3.


Franklin Howard (2)


Aug. 21.


Joseph Cayo,


Aug. 22.


Geo. W. Graves,


Aug. 22.


Earl Connery, Aug. 22.


Peter Boucher,


Aug. 24. E. W. Payson, (+) Sept. 15. H. J. Payson (1) Sept. 15.


Mrs. C. Arcouette (3)


Sept. 18.


Luella Arcouette (1)


Sept. 18.


Dana Pelton, Sept. 30.


Franklin Howard Oct. 24. Chas. T. Williams, Nov. ?.


George Burt, May 11.


Orville Flint, May 22.


A. T. Edwards, May 25.


E. H. Montague, James McCarthy,


W. H. Lyman, Dan Crowley,


May 26. June 1. June 2. June 29.


H. M. Clapp (2) July 3. H. M. Parsons, July 25.


H. L. Hathaway (2) Aug. 16. Lyman Snow, Jr., Aug. 21. O. W. Bartlett, Aug. 23.


P. W. Fuller, A. D. Rice,


April 8. April 8.


C. A. Bartlett, April 10.


C. G. Loud, April 13


G. A. Witherell, April 13.


Ira Aldrich, April 15.


Joseph Hathaway, April 15. M. L. Clapp, April 15.


H. W. Clapp, April 22.


Henry Bridgman, April 25.


A. D. Montague, April 25. S. A. Rust, April 27.


H. S. Ives, May 3.


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FINANCIAL STATEMENT


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


Dr.


To cash received for 6 months ending June 1, 1916 :


For license of 30 dogs, $2.00


For license of 2 dogs, $5.00- $70 00


Cr.


By clerk's fees 32 dogs at 20 cents, $6 40


By cash paid County Treasurer, 63 60- 70 00


Dr.


To cash received for 6 months ending December 1, 1916 : For license of 24 dogs at $2.00,


For license of 4 dogs at $5.00, $68 00


Cr.


By clerk's fees 28 dogs at 20 cents, $5 60


By cash paid County Treasurer, 62 40- $68 00 Respectfully submitted, FRANCIS A. LOUD, Clerk. Westhampton, Dec. 30, 1916. I have examined the report of the Town Clerk and find it correct.


HENRY MILLER CLAPP, Auditor.


Treasurer's Report


Dr.


Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1916:


$308 49


State road work : 792 57


Dog fund .. .


81 04


Interest on Bernotes note 61 25


Easthampton School department


114 58


Mass. School fund


1117 62


Interest on Jewett note


25 00


Dynamite, 1 28


Industrial School refund


344 44


Note on Easthampton 1st Nat. Bank


3,420 81


Edu. Indep. Industrial Fund


6 00


Bryant refund, 4 00


Whiting Street Fund


72 50


Corporation Tax


54 36


National bank tax


135 93


State aid


48 00


High school Tuition refund


195 00


1


8


Note on Ist Nat. Bank Easthampton 1,485 00


Soldiers Exemption 18 93


State Highway loan


721 01


F. W. Blakesley Refund


80 83


Interest 19 29


C. S. Bartlett, taxes 1913


3 89


Levi Burt, taxes 1915,


924 89


HI. W. Clapp, taxes 1916


5,000 00-$15,111 71


Cr.


Selectmen's orders for 1916 paid $9,390 45


Selectmen's orders for 1915 paid 642 87


School Committee orders for 1916 paid 2850 57


School Committee orders for 1915 paid 372 99


Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1917 1.839 83-$15.111 G1


Balance of School money Jan. 1, 1917 $320 40


Balance unpaid on 1915 taxes $30 51


Taxes unpaid on 1916 taxes


1,347 14


TAX REPORT


Taxes unpaid from 1913 $3 89


Taxes unpaid from 1915 955 40


Assessment for 1916 6.347 14 $7,306 43


Cash received on taxes for '13, '15, '16, 5,928 G8


Bal. uncollected taxes for '15 and '16, 1,377 65 $7,306 43


Respectfully submitted, FRANCIS A. LOUD, Treasurer.


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Westhampton, Mass., Dec. 30, 1916.


I have examined the accounts of the treasurer and find them correct, showing disbursements to the amount of Twelve Thousand, Two Hundred Forty-one dollars and Two cents ($12,241.02) for which vouchers are on file, and a balance of cash on hand of One Thousand, Eight Hund- red Thirty-nine dollars and Eighty-three cents ($1,839.83).


Due from 1915 taxes Thirty dollars and Fifty-one cents ($30.51) ; from 1916 One Thousand Three Hundred Forty-seven dollars and Fourteen cents ($1,347.14).


HENRY MILLER CLAPP, Auditor.


Report of Westhampton Reunion Library


Resources


Balance from 1915


$24 97


Interest received on note


37 60


Dog Fund


81 04- $143 61


Expenses


Miss Vera Chapman, books


$2 55


John W. Bird, books,


35 82


Herman Goldberger, magazines,


22 15


Bridgman & Lyman, filing cases


9 10


Cash on hand


$73 99- $143 61


Number of books in Library


5,383


REV. H. S. IVES, VERA A. CHAPMAN, A. D. MONTAGUE,


Library Committee of Westhampton.


Selectmen's Report


Ending Dec. 31, 1916


TOWN OFFICERS


G. H. Batchelder, Treasurer $62 50


F. A. Loud, Treasurer


12 50


F. A. Loud, Clerk,


24 10


F. A. Loud, Sealer


10 00


F. A. Loud, Registrar


6 00


H. M. Clapp, Auditor


7 50


D. S. Bridgman, Assessor


24 00


D. S. Bridgman, Selectman


16 50


Levi Burt, Assessor 22 00


Levi Burt, Selectman


18 50


Levi Burt, Collector 1915


75 00


A. D. Rice, Assessor


25 00


A. D. Rice, Selectman


16 00


G. I. Flint, Constable


8 50


Charles Gagnon, Balloti clerk


4 00


12


M. M. Clapp, Ballot clerk 00


G. H. Knight, Librarian, 25 00


O. W. Bartlett, Cattle inspector


29 94


O. W. Bartlett, Meat inspector 34 75


C. G. Loud, Meat inspector


50 50- $176 29


HIGHWAY


Old Bills


C. E. Graves


$1 32


C. E. Graves, 34 ft. plank


68


Levi Burt


4 00


C. Burt


1 50


W. F. Bryant


2 95- $10 45


P. A. Connery, Surveyor


P. A. Connery


$105. 50


Almon Blakesley


40 00


Lewis Blakesley


5 00


Levi Burt


20 00


O. Searles


46 00


A. Delisle


9 20


Earl Connery


21 00


F. M. Merritt


2 00


Emerson Gorham


6 00


Charles Connors


6 00- $260 70


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F. W. Blakesley, Surveyor


F. W. Blakesley


87 75


Levi Burt,


22 50


G. A. Witherell


4 00


Harry Hathaway


33 00


Charles Burt


2 50


George Burt


1 50


Henry M. Clapp


1 50


Ernest Witherell


1 50


Metal culvert 16 72


C. N. Loud, 1,632 ft. plank


32 64


C. N. Loud, 244 ft. railing


3 66


C. N. Loud, 18 posts


1 80


C. N. Loud, 110 ft. plank 2 20


E. J. Hathaway


1 00


Repairs on road machine


1 90- $219 17


BRIDGE NEAR C. BENSON'S


F. W. Blakesley


$17 50


Levi Burt


23 75


C. A. Loud, 500 ft. boards


10 50


C. A. Loud, 133 ft. 2x4


2 39


D. S. Bridgman, 107 ft. 2x4


1 92


H. L. Hathaway


2 25


W. A. Potter Sons & Co., cement 17 50


Levi Burt, cement


1 00- $76 81


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BRIDGE AT F. A. LOUD'S


F. W. Blakesley $22 00


WV. A. Potters Sons & Co., cement 19 80


H. L. Hathaway


5 25


F. E. Hayden


3 00


Levi Burt


15 00- $65 05


A. D. Montague, Surveyor


A. D. Montague


$53 25


Russel Hunt 72 00


I. O. Shaw 12 00


Frank Hathaway


20 35


E. J. Hathaway


1 76


C. G. Loud 1 50


G. L. Hathaway


14 50


G. L. Hathaway, 160 ft. plank


3 30


James Coleman, lumber for bridge


45 00


George Knight


1 50


H. S. Dodge


10 25


E. H. Montague


4 00


Levi Burt


5 00


F. A. Loud, 210 ft. plank


4 20


A. D. Montague, 1320 ft. lumber


26 40


A. D. Montague, 15 lbs. nails


75- $275 76


SNOW BILL


W. E. Lyman


$1 63


15


A. D. Montague


5 00


F. W. Blakesley


37 98


A. T. Edwards


23 23


\V. F. Bryant


25 93


P. A. Connery


19 50


Almon Blakesley


4 00


G. L. Hathaway


23 58


E. J. Hathaway


5 50


I. O. Shaw


12 80


H. L. Dodge


25 70


WV. Weeks


4 17-


$189 02


STATE ROAD


Henry Godbur, bound stone


$1 80


F. Vias,


10 50


A. Vias,


34 50


I. Vias,


36 50


I. O. Shaw


52 50


Leslie Shaw


38 50


H. W. Clapp


40 50


J. Peola


36 50


George Burt


32 50


Charles Burt


30 50


G. E. Clapp


6 00


Robert Clapp


20 00


Walter Witherell


2 00


Myron Hathaway


24 00


16


Wilber Hathaway


23 75


William Howard


10 00


Ernest Shaw 45 00


Ernest Witherell


22 50


G. L. Hathaway


36 00


£ .. W. Clapp


54 00


Franklin Howard


22 50


Foster Farrar Co.,


66 30


D. S. Bridgman


138 55


D. S. Bridgman, use of tools


2 00


Frank Fousha


37 38


Levi Burt


92 53


Levi Burt, use of tools


2 00


A. D. Montague


13 50


I. O. Shaw, 469 loads gravel


37 52


I. O. Shaw 290 ft. railing


5 80


O. S. Dragon, smith work


4 00- $979 63


BOARD OF HEALTH


Northampton for Hayden family $92 50


Street and Wright Funds 120 00


State Aid


48 00- $260 50


MISCELLANEOUS


Levi Burt, Dog Fund for Library $81 04


Levi Burt, legal council for assessors 3 00


Dr. O. W. Cobb, return of births 1 50


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E. L. Shaw, counsel 4 00


Water Company 5 00


Enterprise Printing Co. 36 00


C. C. Coates, repairs school house 44 00


Levi Burt, legal expenses 5 00


Levi Burt, assessors' blanks 1 97


G. H. Batchelder, insurance 24 75


F. F. Woodward, workmen's insurance 51 00


C. T. Bagnall, supplies 6 90


C. H. Chase, real estate transfers 1 65


G. H. Knight, care of hall 10 75


G. H. Knight, wood for hall 6 00


G. H. Knight, mowing lawn 3 00


M. M. Moseley, repairs road machine


7 50


Levi Burt, legal counsel


9 00


G. H. Batchelder, fee on note


2 00


G. S. Buckner, district court 19 55


Memorial Day expenses 18 99


Smith School 846 61


E. L. Shaw, legal counsel 4 00


Hobbs & Warren, blanks 1 71


Farm Bureau 25 00


G. E. O'Donnell, district court


7 80


A. W. Brownell, printing


2 75


Water Company 10 00


County tax


768 18


School House note and interest


230 00


A. S. Searle, abatement of tax 90 00


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G. H. Batchelder, street lamps 19 00


G. H. Batchelder, oil, etc. 5 64


G. H. Batchelder, postage 2 60


F. A. Loud, note bank


3,500 00


F. A. Loud, fee on note 2 00


State tax 560 00


C. T. Bagnall, printing


2 87


Levi Burt, postage and express


3 42


Levi Burt, Thayer fund for parish


25 00


Board County 1 25


H. W. Clapp, Thayer fund for town 25 00


H. W. Clapp, street lamps and oil 5 56


F. A. Loud, postage and express


6 00


F. A. Loud, sealer's supplies


3 25


F. A. Loud, printing


6 00-$6496 24


Town officers


$476 29


Highway


1,096 96


State Road


979 63


Board of Health


92 50


Street and Wright Funds


120 00


State Aid


48 00


Miscellaneous


6,496 24


Order refunded by F. Blakesley


80 83


Total Selectmen's orders


$9,390 45


D. S. BRIDGMAN, LEVI BURT, A. D. RICE,


Selectmen of Westhampton.


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Westhampton, Mass., Dec. 30, 1916.


I have examined the account of the Selectmen, and find them correct, having drawn orders for which proper vouchers are on file for nine thousand and three hundred ninety dollars and forty-five cents ($9,390.45).


HENRY MILLER CLAPP, Auditor.


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Assessors' Report


The following sums were assessed :


Highways and bridges $900 00


Improved roads 300 00


Schools 1,200 00


Town officers


500 00


Contingent fund


300 00


Memorial Day


25 00


Support of poor


200 00


Insurance of Town Employes


50 00


Smith Agri'l school 500 00


Repairs on bridge at F. Loud's


150 00


Cement bridge near Benson's 100 00


Repairs on improved roads 300 00


Special for highways, south part of town 100 00


Hampshire County Farm Bureau


25 00


School house note 200 00


Interest on school house notes 30 00


State tax 560 00


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County tax


768 18


Overlayings 138 96-$6347 14


Number of residents assessed on property


82


Number of non-residents assessed on property


53


Number of persons assessed on property


173


Number of persons assessed


216


Number male polls assessed


110


Value of assessed personal estate


$60,690


Value of assessed real estate


$272,060 00


Tax on personal estate


$1,365 64


Tax on real estate


$4,771 50


Tax on polls


$210 00


Polls exempt


5


Total tax


$6,347 14


Tax rate per thousand


$22 50


Number horses


165


Number cows


276


Number sheep


6


· Number neat cattle other than cows


232


Number swine


48


Number dwelling houses


93


Number acres of land


16,140


Fowls


1,026


Value


$530 00


FIGURES TAKEN FROM VALUATION BOOK


1915


$61,287


$129,390


172 283 171


.


22


1914


53,963


132,285


156


283


167


1913


67,660


130,680


166


335


152


1912


64,351


123,350


171


324


168


1911


52,165


119,325


161


325


187


1910


50,323


114,375


156


334


145


.


A. D. RICE,


D. S. BRIDGMAN, LEVI BURT,


Assessors.


Meat Inspector's Report


Carcasses inspected :


Beef


18C


Hogs


26C


Veal


25C


Condemned 1.


Dogs quarantined 26


Neat cattle quarantined


O. W. BARTLETT, Meat Inspector.


Report of School Committee


CENTER SCHOOL Vera Chapman


Total membership


33


Average membership


24.29


Average attendance


22.14


Number of weeks school


35


Wages of teacher


$420 00


HILL SCHOOL Esther Clapp, Marion Clapp


Total membership


20


Average membership


16.2


Average attendance


13.84


Number of weeks school


35


Wages of teachers


$355 00


25 NORTHWEST


Mary Clapp, May Adams


Total membership


Average membership


5.58


Average attendance 5.14


Number of weeks school 35


Wages of teachers $363 50


This school house received one coat of pain outside and the entry was painted. The inside wood work was varnished while the walls and ceiling were calcimined. The building now needs reshingling.


SOUTH


Gladys Moore, Louise Sandy, May Kirby


Total membership 12


Average membership


9.85


Average attendance 9.85


Number of weeks school


35


Wages of teachers


$334 00


As there are only four pupils in this school now it is recommended that another year it should be consolidated with the Hill.


LOUDVILLE


Marian Montague, Gladys Moore, Lucy Bridgman


Total membership


15


26


Average membership 11.3


Average attendance 10.1


Number of weeks school 36


Wages of teachers $378 00 This school house was shingled and the floor oiled the past year.


EXPENSES


Teachers' salaries including music teacher


$1,995 50


Music 3 16


Cleaning school houses 12 25


Janitors 42 25


Supplies in Westhampton schools


50 60


Supplies in Loudville school


19 70


Shingles, Loudville school


64 00


Shingling and repairs, Loudville school


36 18


Slabs at Loudville school


12 00


Dr. C. T. Cobb, medical inspection


25 00


Superintendent's salary for 1915


67 50


A. D. Montague, services for 1915


6 00


E. A. Bartlett, services for 1915


6 00


Water rent


6 00


Tuition of E. A. Montague at Leeds


12 50


Tuition of E. A. Montague at Northampton High School 32 50


Tuition of Elgie Parsons


32 50


Tuition of Doris Clapp


65 00


Tuition of Gladys Howard


65 00


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Tuition of Alice Connery 24 00


F. A. Loud, wood and repairs at Center and Hill schools 15 50


F. A. Loud, wood and slabs at Center . school 24 00


P. A. Connery, wood at South and Hill schools 38 00


. P. A. Connery, wood and repairs at South school house 27 90


George Hathaway, wood and repairs at Northwest $16 75


M. C. Howard, paint and work at North- west 46 78


Lyman Snow, work at Hill


3 00


Trip to Springfield 2 50


Superintendent of schools salary for 1916


67 50


A. D. Montague, services for 1916 10 00


H. M. Bridgman, services for 1916 6 00


E. A. Bartlett, services for 1916


15 00


Orders drawn $2,850 57


RESOURCES


Balance, 1915


$856 76


Income Mass. School fund


1,177 62


Town appropriation


1,200 00


Easthampton's share of Loudville school


114 58


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Northampton's share of Loudville school 297 15


High school, special cases refunded


195 00


$3,841 11


Orders paid


2,850 57


Cash balance


$990 54


A. D. BARTLETT, H. M. BRIDGMAN, EMILY A. BARTLETT, School Committee.


Westhampton, Dec. 30, 1916.


I have examined the accounts of the School Committee and find that they have drawn orders and have vouchers for the same to the amount of two thousand, eight hundred fifty dollars and fifty-seven cents ($2,850.57).


HENRY MILLER CLAPP, Auditor.


Report of Supervisor of Music


To the School Committee :


As we wish everyone to be interested in our school music, we give a condensed outline of the work.


The work is done on two lines; knowing, which in- cludes theory of time and tune, and 'doing, which includes singing and written work. Each school is in two divisions, -the little ones, who learn songs by rote, the scale by rote, then the first five tones of the scale, drilled so as to skip among them, the drill being by number dictation, then staff representation and written work. Later they have slip- singing, which is individual sight singing of eight measure melodies, eighty of these for cach grade, and no two alike.


The older ones continue on the same lines and also have part-singing and much new theory, oral and written. As all notation and time are the same when applied to in- strumental music, drill has been given on a keyboard chart that the pupils shall learn to make the connection of the


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staff and keyboard. A brief outline of ancient history, short biographical sketches of classical composers and a list of their best known compositions have been studied. Pictures of orchestral instruments, also their grouping in the orchestra, are reviewed each year. Musical form, inter- pretation and harmony, for lack of time, have only been touched upon.


During the past few years our pupils doing the best work, could, on leaving our schools, pass an examination into any high school, though the rural schools can never give the same amount of drill or the same atmosphere which a city, and especially a city like Northampton, can give. We very much wish that this school work might arouse sufficient interest to support some form of community sing- ing, which of all phases of singing should give the greatest amount of pleasure to the greatest number. This thought was in mind when asking Mr. Short of Northampton if he would conduct some chorus singing here for the benefit of the entire town, but for lack of time he could not consider it.


Two of the best music magazines, "The Musician" and "The Etude," and several good books are now in our library. No public library in the country has a finer col- lection of music than Forbes Library, and that, too, is frec to us.


Only for the faithful co-operation of the teachers could this music study have been carried on and present results have been attained. All parents and friends are welcome


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in the schools at any time; we surely need to work to- gether.


Respectfully, ALMA J. BRIDGMAN.


Report of Joint School Board


To the District comprising the Towns of Easthampton Southampton, and Westhampton for the year ending June 30, 1916.


Received from State Treasurer, $500 00 Credited to the Superintendent's salary :


Southampton, . $187 50


Westhampton, $112 50-$300 00


Credited to the towns of district in proportion to each town's share of Superintendent's time : Southampton, $125 00 Westhampton, 75 00-$200 00-$500 00


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Received from towns of district on same basis as above : Town of Southampton's share of Superin- tendent's salary, $425 00


Town of Westhampton's share of Superin- tendent's salary, $255 00


Paid Superintendent's salary for year end- ing June 30, 1916, $1,800 00


Net cost to Easthampton,


$1,120 00


Net cost to Southampton, 112 50


Net cost to Westhampton,


67 50


REV. FRANZ WILLER, Chairman,


C. N. LOUD, Secretary,


Joint Committee.


Report of Superintendent of Schools


To the School Committee :


I respectfully submit the report of the superintendent of schools for the past school year.


The list of the teachers in the schools at present is as follows :


Center School Northwest School,


Vera A. Chapman Mary J. Adams


Loudville, School, Lucy Bridgman Hill School, South School, Marion Clapp Mary C. Kirby


The Northwest school has been closed because of the small number of pupils. As will be seen by the statement that follows, Westhampton's share of the cost of the Loud- ville school is less than half as much as it was for the pre-


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ceding year.


LOUDVILLE SCHOOL


List of pupils in the Loudville School for the school year 1915-1916 with the number of days each pupil at- tended school :


Westhampton


Cayo, Alfred


1651/2


Lapan, Nelson


24


Lapan, Alice


241/2


Lapan, Gladis


22


236


Easthampton


Fleury, Artiste


1121/2


Fleury, Emma


1561/2


Fleury, Edgar


1461/2


Fleury, Bernard


1611/2


577


Northampton


Billieux, Julius


161


36


Billieux, Emma


1671/2


Brooks, Edgar


1551/2


Brooks, Stillman


1281/2


Gett, Harold


168


Gett, Walter


158


Morey, Evelyn


84


1,022 1/2


Total number of days of attendance for


three towns, 1,8351/2


EXPENSES FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1915-1916


Census, share


$2 00


C. N. Loud, share services


4 00


Janitor


10 00


Painting and repairing


13 13


Supplies


13 72


Fuel


46 00


Fred Burt, work


5 07


Teacher's salary


396 00


Music teacher, share


30 00


Superintendent's salary, share


13 50


Total $533 42


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Westhampton's share of expense in pro- portion to attendance $68 59


Easthampton's share of expense in pro- portion to attendance 167 68


Northampton's share of expense in pro- portion to attendance 297 15


$533 42


Respectfully submitted,


W. D. MILLER.


Articles in Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting, March 5, 1917


Article 1. To choose a Moderator.


Article 2. To choose a Town Clerk.


Article 3. To hear and act on all reports presented at said meeting.


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


Article 5. To vote "Yes" or "No" on the question : "Shall License be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town."


Article 6. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray town charges the en- suing year.


Article 7. To see if the town will raise and appro-


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priate a sum for the observance of Memorial Day.


Article 8. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum for the Hampshire County Farm Bureau.


Article 9. To see if the town will accept the offer of the Automobile Legal Association.


Article 10. To see if the town will vote to ratify and confirm the acts and doings of its Town Officers, and es- pecially the doings and acts of the Treasurer in executing and delivering a certain mortgage given to said town.


Article 11. To see if the town will vote to buy 200 feet of fire hose, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for same.


Article 12. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow money in anticipation of the revenue of the current year.


ESTIMATES FOR .1917


Highways and Bridges


$800 00


Improved Roads


300 00


Schools


1,200 00


Town Officers


500 00


Memorial Day


25 00


Contingent Fund


300 00


Smith School


500 00


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Insurance for Town Employees


50 00


Your Selectmen respectfully recommend that the un- expended appropriation of $100.00 that was raised last year, be added to the unexpended $300.00 appropriation for re- surfacing gravel roads, which sum shall be expended on the improved roads where most needed.


And $100.00 be appropriated from the treasury for sup- port of poor.





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