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For the Year Ending Jan. 1 1919
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE TOWN ON
WESTHAMPTON, MASS.
FOR THE
Year Ending Jan. 1, 1919
ENTERPRISE PRINTING CO., EASTHAMPTON, MASS.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
BIRTHS-1918
/ March 23-Kenneth Wayne Hervieux
2 May 21-Myron Miller Clapp, Jr. 3 May 24 .- Margarett May Hunt +/ August 7-Florence Eugenia Delisle 5 August 10-Myron Pelton Foucha 6 Sept. 7-Richard Clark Williams 7 Nov. 1-Bertha Dodge 8 Nov 11 .- June Victoria Seymore 9 Dec. 16-George Chandler Clapp 10 Dec. 17-Olive Christine Brooks
MARRIAGES.1918
/ Feb. 11-Harry L. Hathaway Celanire Árcoutte 2June 24-Philip F. Rust Nellie B. Scott 3 Aug. 7-Edward W. Payson Ada E. Spinney
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DEATHS-1918
/ January 13-Emma Frances Montague, 57-7-12
2 March 25-Margaret M. Bartlett, 61-1-23 3 May 14-Nelson Abner Kingsley, 78-1-12 4 May 13-Louisa W. King, 89-2-4
5 May 28-William Henry Thompson, 15-10-7 6 June 29-Charles Nelson Loud, 78-9-16
7 July 18-Stephen A. Rust, 84-7-2
8 Oct. 10-Raymond S. Bartlett, 24-3-20
9 Nov. 1-Bertha Dodge, 0-0-0
10 Nov. 4-Susan Melissa Parsons, 90-1-1
// Nov. 18-Edward Willard Payson, 44-10-13
Causes of Death
Carcinoma of liver, 1; Acute Lobar Pneumonia, 1 ; Ar- teris Sclerosis, 1; Acute Nephritis, 1; Cerebral Hemor- rhage, 1; Cancer of Bladder, 1; Cerebral Apoplexy, 1 ; Pre- mature Birth, 1; Senile Decay, 2; Influenza, 1.
FRANCIS A. LOUD IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF WESTHAMPTON
Dr.
To Cash Received for 6 Months Ending June 1, 1918 : For license of 22 dogs at $2.00, $44.00
$44.00
5
Cr.
By Clerk's fees at 20 cents each, $4.40
By cash paid County Treasurer, 39.60
$44.00
Dr.
To Cash Received for 6 Months Ending Dec. 1, 1918 : For license of 18 dogs, at $2.00, $36.00
For license of 4 dogs, at $5.00, 20.00
$56.00
Cr.
By Clerk's fees of 20 cents each, $4.40
By cash paid County Treasurer, 51.60
Respectfully submitted,
FRANCIS A. LOUD, Clerk,
Westhampton, Mass., Dec. 31, 1918. I have examined the report of the Town Clerk and find it correct.
GEORGE EWING CLAPP, Auditor.
TREASURER'S REPORT
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Cash on hand January 1, 1918,
$1,392.69
Refund of dog money,
71.55
Highway Commission
254.52
Mass. School Fund,
1,147.79
Income Tax,
336.00
Rebate on insurance,
18.20
Educational Industrial School,
336.86
Interest on Jewett note,
25.00
Easthampton School Dept.,
86.37
Northampton School Dept.,
173.30
Whiting Street Fund,
72.50
Returned on Animal inspection,
6.00
City of Boston, School dept.,
18.00
Corporation tax,
41.42
National Bank Tax,
133.77
State aid,
48.00
Soldiers' Exemption,
7.27
High school tuition refund,
385.00
Interest First national bank,
19.45
A. D. Montague, taxes on 1917, 986.11
Levi Burt, taxes on 1918,
3,872.47
Received on bill of Hattie Hayden. 48.54
$9.480.81
Cr.
Paid Selectmen orders. $4,557.55
Paid School Committee's orders, 2,798.69
Cash on hand January 1, 1919, 2,124.57
$9,480.81
Balance due the School Committee. Jan. 1, 1919,
$1,246.74
Due on 1917 taxes, 129.85
Due on 1918 taxes,
750.86
Respectfully submitted,
FRANCIS A. LOUD, Treasurer.
Funds Held in Trust by the Town
Wright fund for worthy poor, $1,000.00 Interest due Jan. 1, 1919, $86.16
Thayer fund for parish and worthy poor, 1,000.00 Interest due Jan. 1, 1919, 61.20
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Fund in Trust for Cemetery Association
Myra G. Strong,
$100.00
Interest due Jan. 1, 1919,
17.26
George Burt, Interest due Jan. 1, 1919,
100.00
3.02
Sarah C. Cook,
100.00
Interest due Jan. 1, 1919 ,
14.48
David Lyman Brown,
50.00
Interest due Jan. 1, 1919, 9.06
Oliver Bridgman,
500.00
Interest due Jan. 1, 1919. 86.22
Respectfully submitted,
FRANCIS A. LOUD, Treasurer.
Westhampton, Mass., Dec. 31, 1918.
I have examined the accounts of the Treasurer and find them correct, showing disbursements to the amount of Seven Thousand Three Hundred and Fifty-six dollars and Twenty-four cents, ($7,356.24) for which vouchers are on file and a balance of cash on hand of Two Thousand One Hundred and Twenty-four dollars and Fifty-seven cents, ($2,124.57).
Due from the Collector, A. D. Montague, on 1917, One Hundred Twenty-nine dollars and Eighty-five cents, ($129.85) and from the Collector, Levi Burt, Seven Hundred Fifty dollars and Eighty-six cents, ($750.86).
GEORGE EWING CLAPP,Auditor.
ASSESSORS' REPORT
Tax Levy
Highways,
$900.00
Improved roads,
300.00
Schools,
1,200.00
Farm Bureau,
25.00
Town officers,
500.00
Memorial Day,
25.00
Smith School,
300.00
Ins. for town employes,
50.00
School house note and interest,
210.00
State tax,
770.00
County tax,
908.30
Contingent fund,
200.00
Overlayings,
.32
$5,388.62
Less estimated receipts and from income tax dept., : 7765.29
$4,623.33
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Tax on personal estate,
$1,057.45
Tax on real estate, Tax on polls,
3,377.88
188.00
$4,623.33
Value of assessed personal estate,
$68,215.00
Value of assessed real estate,
217,915.00
No. of polls.
94
Rate,
15.50
No. horses,
132
No. cows,
278
No. sheep,
12
No. neat cattle other than cows,
176
No. swine,
46
No. dwelling houses,
101
No. acres of land,
16,123
No. fowls,
670
Value fowls,
$525.00
Respectfully submitted,
A. D. RICE, D. S. BRIDGMAN, LEVI BURT,
Assessors.
REPORT of the SELECTMEN
TOWN OFFICERS
J. C. Williams for 1917 and 1918, $20.00
O. W. Bartlett, cattle inspector, 12.00
A. D. Montague, collector 1917, 75.00
A. D. Rice, selectman, 6.00
A. D. Rice, assessor,
25.00
D. S. Bridgman, selectman,
11.50
D. S. Bridgman, assessor, 27.00
Levi Burt, selectman, 19.50
Levi Burt, assessor, 25.50
Charles Gagnon, election officer, 3.00
M. M. Clapp, election officer,
3.00
O. W. Bartlett, meat inspector,
12.00
C. G. Loud, meat inspector,
20.00
H. W. Clapp, constable,
6.50
Levi Burt, collector,
50.00
F. A. Loud, treasurer,
75.00
F. A. Loud, clerk,
17.00
F. A. Loud, fees, 6.85
F .A. Loud, registrar,
6.00
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G. I. Flint, librarian, 25.00
G. E. Clapp, auditor,
10.00
$455.85
Miscellaneous
Levi Burt, Tr. dog fund for library,
$71.55
Water Company, rent,
15.00
F. A. Loud, supplies,
4.50
F. A. Loud, express,
.77
F. A. Loud, enrollment book,
3.50
Farm Bureau, 25.00
Davol Printing Co., assessors' blanks, 2.00
Enterprise Printing Co., reports,
40.50
S. A. Phelps, wood for hall,
6.88
A. D. Sanders, treasurer's bond,
16.00
H. M. Clapp, wood for hall,
18.00
C. H. Chase, real estate transfers,
1.50
G. H. Knight, care of hall,
10.25
G. H. Knight, oil and chimneys,
.88
G. H. Knight, street light,
18:00
Memorial Day,
24.95
Smith School tuition,
502.00
G. H. Bachelder, insurance,
22.50
Hobbs & Warren, blanks,
3.07
Johnson's Book Store, coll. book,
2.06
Enterprise Printing Co., voters' lists,
4.50
County tax,
908.30
State tax,
770.00
School House note and interest,
210.00
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H. W. Clapp, mdse., 4.50
Levi Burt, postage and express,
3.86
Levi Burt, road machine, 3.00
Levi Burt, erecting guide boards, 9.10
Levi Burt, Thayer fund for coll., 20.00
Levi Burt, Thayer fund for Parish,
20.00
Dr. O. W. Cobb, return of births, 1.00
Dr. Williams, return of births, .50
$2,743.67
State aid, $52.00
$52.00
Street & Wright Funds
Orders drawn to amount of $120.00 $120.00
Board of Health
Dickinson Hospital, scarlet fever case, $114.50 $114.50
Poor Account
F. Howard, use of automobile, $5.00
$5.00
Abatement of Taxes
Orders drawn to amount,
$32.15
$32.15
14 HIGHWAYS F. W. Blakesley, Surveyor, Center District Snow Bill
F. W. Blakesley,
$24.85
F. E. Hayden,
2.50
G. H. Knight,
1.00
O. J. Flint,
1.25
H. M. Clapp,
31.54
F. D. Bridgman,
2.25
M. K. Parsons,
1.00
C. A. Bartlett,
2.00
Levi Burt,
1.00
Charles Burt,
.50
D. S. Bridgman,
2.00
F .A. Loud,
7.00
Summer Work
S. E. Bordurtha, old bill,
10.00
F. W. Blakesley, 55.75
Levi Burt,
38.50
W. B. Blakesley,
12.50
E. J. Hathaway,
2.50
G. H. Knight,
1.00
Albert E. Delisle, Jr., 3452 ft. plank,
86.43
$76.99
$206.68
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A. D. Montague
Snow Bill
E. J. Hathaway,
$14.83
E. W. & H. J. Payson,
1.33
E. H. Montague,
.22
George L. Hathaway,
20.50
I. O. Shaw,
16.53
H. L. Dodge,
50.72
L. W. Clapp,
5.00
$109.13
Highways
North District
Levi Burt,
$16.50
F. W. Blakesley,
16.50
E. J. Hathaway,
43.75
C. R. Burt,
7.50
Wilber Hathaway,
10.00
Myron Hathaway,
10.00
G. L. Hathaway,
104.90
Leslie Shaw,
7.50
I. O. Shaw,
21.88
D. S. Bridgman,
66.19
L. W. Clapp, 500 ft. plank,
15.00
$319.72
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P. A. Connery, Surveyor, South District Snow Bill
P. A. Connery,
$54.50
Aaron Fisher,
18.00
A. L. Searle,
3.00
G. W. Graves,
12.00
Albert Delisle,
5.00
Peter Boucher,
2.00
A. T. Edwards,
27.36
$121.86
Summer Work
P. A. Connery,
$84.60
E. L. Gorham,
6.00
Almon Blakesley,
45.00
Oscar Searls
30.00
P. Boucher,
10.00
D. F. Crowley,
5.00
Earle W. Connery,
8.00
P. A. Connery, 600 ft. lumber,
12.00
$200.00
Recapitulation
Town Officers,
$455.85
Miscellaneous,
2,743.67
State Aid,
52.00
Street & Wright funds,
120.00
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Poor account,
5.00
Abatements,
32.15
Snow bills,
307.98
Highways,
726.40
Board of Health,
114.50
Total of Selectmen's Orders, $4,557.55
Respectfully submitted,
A. D. RICE, D. S. BRIDGMAN, LEVI BURT, Selectmen.
Westhampton, Mass., Dec. 31, 1918.
I have examined the accounts of the Selectmen and find them correct, having drawn orders for which proper vouch- ers are on file for Four Thousand Five Hundred Fifty- seven dollars and Fifty-five cents, ($4,557.55).
GEORGE EWING CLAPP, Auditor.
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JURY LIST AS PREPARED BY THE SELECTMEN, JULY 1, 1918.
Myron M. Clapp,
Farmer
Aaron Fisher,
Farmer
Charles G. Loud,
Farmer
A. D. Montague,
Farmer
Henry M. Parsons,
Farmer
Gilbert I. Flint,
Mill hand
ESTIMATED FOR THE YEAR 1919
Highways,
$750.00
Bridges,
200.00
Snow roads,
150.00
Schools,
1,200.00
Poor,
100.00
Board of Health,
100.00
Farm Bureau,
50.00
Memorial Day,
25.00
Town Officers,
500.00
Smith School,
300.00
Contingent fund,
200.00
Report of the Library Committee
RESOURCES
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1918,
$97.88
Int. from Bank,
24.00
Dog Fund, 1918,
71.55
$193.43
EXPENSES
G. I. Flint, for Cataloging Books,
$10.00
Librarian, Cards and Index,
4.55
J. W. Bird, Books, 44.89
Bridgman & Lyman, Books,
14.51
Herman Goldberger, Magazines,
30.60
Balance on hand,
88.88
$193.43
Volumes in Library,
5,649
Volumes added in 1918,
158
47 Vol. purchased.
69 Vol. given by the Free Public Library Commission of
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Mass., including a set of New International Encyclo- paedias. 37 Vol. received from Miss E. W. Fairman's Library. 5 Vol. from other sources.
Respectfully submitted,
REV. J. W. NORRIS, VERA A. CHAPMAN, A. D. MONTAGUE, Library Committee.
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Report of the Joint School Board
To the District comprising the Towns of Easthampton, Southampton, and Westhampton for the year ending June 30, 1918.
Received from State Treasurer, $500.00
Credited to Superintendent's salary :
Southampton, $187.50
Westhampton, 112.50 $300.00
Credited to School departments :
Southampton, $125.00
Westhampton,
75.00 $200.00
$500.00
Each town's share of Superintendent's salary :
Easthampton,
$1,080.00
Southampton,
450.00
Westhampton, 270.00
Net cost to each town :
Easthampton,
$1,080.00
Southampton,
137.50
Westhampton,
82.50
REV. FRANZ WILLER, Chairman, HEUGH M. BRIDGMAN, Secretary, Joint Committee.
Report of the 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 teachers in the schools at present is as fol- DOWS:
Center School, Northwest School.
Loudville School,
Hill School,
Vera A. Chapman Louise A. Clapp Rachel Hemenway Alma J. Bridgman
The annual report for the Loudville school is as fol- lows :
LOUDVILLE SCHOOL
List of pupils in the Loudville School for the school year 1917-1918 with the number of days each pupil attended school.
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Westhampton
Alice Meunier,
155.5
Eldora Meunier,
151.5
Norman Wayne,
112.5
Bertha Angell,
28.5
Gerald Lucia,
135.
Elza Weeks,
21.5
Florence Weeks,
17.5
Evelyn Weeks,
63.5
685.5
685.5
Northampton
Emma Billieux,
155.
Julius Billieux,
54.5
Edgar Brooks,
152.5
Stillman Brooks,
141.5
Madeline Brooks,
82.5
586.0
586.0
Easthampton
Edgar Fleury,
146.5
Bernard Fleury,
145.5
292.0
292.0
Total number of days of attendance for three towns, 1563.5
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EXPENSES FOR SCHOOL YEAR
1917-1918
Cost of Music, $33.75
Share cost of Superintendent,
16.88
Services of Committee,
8.50
Teacher's salary,
385.00
Fuel,
6.00
Janitor,
10.00
Cleaning and repairs,
2.25
Total, $462.38
Westhampton's share of expense in proportion to attendance, $202.71
Northampton's share of expense in proportion to attendance, 173.30
Easthampton's share of expense in proportion to attendance, 86.37
$462.38
Respectfully submitted,
W. D. MILLER.
Report of the School Committee
CENTER SCHOOL
Vera Chapman
Total membership,
27
Average membership,
20.10
Average attendance,
18.39
No. of weeks of school,
35
Wages of teacher,
$406.50
The pupils in this school who have not been absent dur- ing the year are Geneva Blakesley, Almon Church, Rose Hayden. Absent one half day, Earl Blakesley. Absent one day, Laura Church and Robert Church. Not tardy, Elliot Blakesley, Howard Loud, Elsie Warren. Tardy once, Earl Blakesley, Geneva Blakesley, Raymond Blakesley, Robert Blakesley, Almon Church, Laura Church, Robert Church, Rose Hayden, Dorothy Loud, Richard Warren
HILL SCHOOL Marion Clapp, Alma Bridgman
Total membership, 23
Average membership, 17.39
Average attendance, 15.29
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No. of weeks of school,
35
Wages of teachers,
$339.40
Helen and Katherine Crowley have been absent only one half day.
LOUDVILLE
Lucy Bridgman, Rachel Hemenway
Total membership,
15
Average membership,
10.93
Average attendance,
9.30
No. of weeks of school,
35
Wages of teacher,
$333.00
NORTHWEST
Louise Clapp
Total membership,
6
Average membership, 5.99
Average attendance,
5.15
No. of weeks of school,
35
Wages of teacher,
$279.00
The school house on the Hill and the one at Loudville have been painted on the inside, the work being done by E. E. Schortmann of Easthampton.
The school house in the Northwest district has been reshingled.
The committee were sorry that Miss Alma Bridgman
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did not think it best to continue teaching music this year, and they wish to express their appreciation of the work she has done in the schools. We hope soon it can be resumed.
EXPENSES
Teachers' salaries, including music teacher, $1,444.90
State Teachers' Retirement Fund, 93.62
Mr. Crowley, for transporting pupils, 233.70
Cleaning schoolhouses, 12.00
Supplies, 100.45
Janitors, 37.50
Water rent,
3.00
Dr. Taylor, medical inspector, 20.00
School census,
10.00
E. E. Schortmann's work and material,
133.68
George Dickinson's work and material at Loudville, 19.90
Shingles and nails at Northwest,
49.50
Shingling and wood at Northwest, 69.39
Wood and coal, 89.30
A. D. Montague's services for 1918, 12.00
H. M. Bridgman's services for 1918, 12.00
E. A. Bartlett's services for 1918, 16.00
Edward Montague's tuition in North-
ampton H. School, spring term, 1918, 32.50
Edward Montague's, Grace Connery's and Eleanor Hathaway's tuition in Northampton High School for
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fall term of 1918, 97.50
Doris Clapp's, Josephine Lyman's,
Edith Graves' and Mary Crow- ley's tuition in Easthampton High School, 260.00
Alice Connery's tuition, spring term, at Huntington High School, 36.00
Grace Connery's tuition at North School, Huntington, 15.75
Orders drawn, $2,798.69
RESOURCES
Balance Jan. 1, 1918,
$1,034.97
Mass. School Fund, 1,147.79
City of Boston, 18.00
Northampton's share of Loudville school, 1918, 173.30
Easthampton's share of Loudville school, 1918, 86.37
High School, refunded,
385.00
Town appropriation,
1,200.00
Cash balance,
$4,045.43 $1,246.74
A. D. MONTAGUE, H. M. BRIDGMAN, EMILY A. E. BARTLETT, School Committee.
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Westhampton, Mass., Dec. 31, 1918.
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, Seven Hun- dred Ninety-eight dollars and Sixty-nine cents, ($2,798.69).
GEORGE EWING CLAPP, Auditor.
Articles in the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting, March 3, 1919
Article 1. To choose a Moderator.
Art. 2. To choose a Town Clerk.
Art. 3. To hear and act on all reports presented at said meeting.
Art. 4. To choose all necessary Town Officers to serve the town the ensuing year.
Art. 5. To vote "Yes" or "No" on the question : "Shall License be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town.
Art. 6. To take action in regard to the highways.
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 and appropriate a sum for the observance of Memorial Day.
Art. 9. To take action in regard to the collection of Taxes.
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Art. 10. 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 financial year.
Art. 11. To see if the town will raise and appropriate $50 for the support of the Hampshire County Farm Bureau and elect a director of that organization who will be the official town representative for the county board of trustees as per Chap. 273 of the acts of 1918.
Other articles may appear in posted warrant.
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