Town of Westhampton annual report 1920, Part 1

Author: Westhampton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1920
Publisher: Westhampton (Mass.)
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Westhampton, Mass.


ANNUAL REPORTS


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For the Year Ending December 31, 1920


ANNUAL REPORTS


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


Town of Westhampton, Mass.


FOR THE


Year Ending December 31, 1920


EASTHAMPTON, MASS. ENTERPRISE PRINTING CO. 1921


$


Report of Town Clerk


1920


BIRTHS


/ Feb. 9 Annie Elvira Seymore.


2 Feb. 6 John Edwin Dodge.


3 Apr. 20 Helen Fales Fuller.


DEATHS


Age Cause


/ Feb. 10 Annie Elvira Seymore-1 day


Unknown


¿ Mar. 18 Henriette Loiselle Arcoutte-63-8-18 Cancer 3 Apr. 19 Frank Stazynski-5 mos. 77 days Gastro Enteritis


4 May 13 Sarah Benson -- 74-7-2 Hemorrhage


5 July 1 Nancy Moore-74-9-20 Toxic Poisoning


6 July 3 John Stazynski-45 Tuberculosis 7 July 20 Asenath Parsons Montague-90-1-25 Hemorrhage


8 Oct. 1 Hannah Bartlett-48-1-9 Accident


MARRIAGES


/ Apr. 29 George Henry Burt of Westhampton Beatrice Helen Gibbs of Northampton


2 June 30 Charles Myron Norris of Westhampton Louise Asenath Clapp of Westhampton 3 Aug. 14 Harold Henry Cushing of Northampton


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Mary Elizabeth Clapp of Westhampton


4 Sept. 2. Raymond N. Jenks of Easthampton Gladys E. Howard of Westhampton


5 Dec. 16 Alfred Leroy Gilbert of Easthampton Florence Knight of Westhampton


DOG ACCOUNT


June 1, 1920


Dr.


33 dogs at $2 00, *2 dogs at $5 00,


$66 00 10 00-$76 00


Check to County, 35 fees at 20 cts., Dec. 1, 1920


Cr.


$69 00 2 00-$76 00


Dr.


16 dogs at $2 00, 1 dog at $5 00,


$32 00 5 00-$37 00


Cr.


Check to County, 17 fees at 20 cts.,


$33 60 3 40-$37 00


FRANCIS A. LOUD, Clerk


Westhampton, Mass., Dec. 31, 1920 I have examined the report of the Town Clerk and find it correct.


HERBERT FAYETTE MASCHO, Auditor.


Report of the Town Treasurer


Dr.


Balance Jan. 1, 1920,


$2,368 63


Poll taxes, 480 00


Taxes 1918,


141 49


Taxes 1919,


621 45


Taxes 1920,


4,460 93


Received from Highway Com.,


2,17.7 44


Dog Refund,


112 32


Interest,


169 60


Refund from L. Burt,


152 80


Mass. School Fund,


1,442 34


Income tax,


349 25


Vocational Ed. Trust Fund,


144 41


Old Papers,


4 50


Refund Frank Hayden,


3 00


Easthampton School Department,


142 85


Northampton School Department,


301 26


Superintendent in small towns, 120 19


Corporation tax,


51 39


Income General Fund,


120 00


Income School Fund,


300 00


National Bank tax,


133 65


State Aid,


48 00


Soldiers Exemption,


15 88


High School Special Cases,


655 42


Thayer Fund,


47 50


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Inspection of Animals,


7 50-$14,571 80


Cr.


Paid Selectmen Orders,


$9,080 23


Paid School Com: Orders,


3,803 07


Cash on Hand,


1,688 50-$14,571 80


Due on 1919 taxes,


$142 64


Due from 1920 taxes,


$1,310 28


FUNDS HELD IN TRUST BY THE TOWN


Int. Due


Wright Fund for Worthy Poor,


$500 00


$115 07


Thayer Fund for Parish-Library,


1,000 00


33 01


M. G. Strong for Cemetery,


100 00


6 63


George Burt for Cemetery,


100 00


6 63


Sarah Cook for Cemetery,


100 00


6 63


David Brown for Cemetery,


50 00


3 32


Oliver Bridgman for Cemetery,


500 00


33 19


Samuel Edwards for Cemetery,


100 00


9 95


FRANCIS A. LOUD, Treasurer.


Westhampton, Mass., Dec. 31, 1920


I have examined the accounts of the Treasurer and find them correct, showing disbursements to the amount of Twelve Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-three Dollars and Thirty Cents ($12,883 30) for which vouchers are on file and a cash balance on hand of One Thousand Six Hun- dred and Eighty-eight Dollars and Fifty Cents ($1,688 50).


Due from the Collector, Orville J. Flint, on 1920, One Thousand Three Hundred and Ten Dollars and Twenty- eight Cents ($1,310 28) and on 1919 One Hundred Forty- two Dollars and Sixty-four Cents ($142 64).


HERBERT FAYETTE MASCHO. Auditor.


Report of the Selectmen


TOWN OFFICERS


Levi Burt, Collector, 1919, $50 00


G. I. Flint, Librarian for 1919, 25 00


M. M. Clapp, Cattle Inspector, 15 00


R. L. Clapp, Meat Inspector, 17 25


J. W. Norris, Moderator, 5 00


Levi Burt, Balance due from 1918.


50 00


D. S. Bridgman, Assessor, 38 50


A. D. Montague, Assessor, 29 75


Levi Burt, Assessor, 36 75


D. S. Bridgman, Selectman, 32 50


A. D. Montague, Selectman, 19 00


Levi Burt, Selectman, 31. 50


Chas. Gagnon, Election Officer, 2 00


Chas. Burt, Election Officer, 2 00


M. M. Clapp, Election Officer,


4 00


M. M. Clapp, Meat Inspector,


25 50


M. M. Clapp, Cattle Inspector,


3 75


G. I. Flint, Librarian for 1920. 25 00


H. F. Mascho, Auditor, 10 00


F. A. Loud, Clerk,


15 00


F. A. Loud, Treasurer,


75 00


F. A. Loud, Registrar,


6 00


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F. A. Loud, Clerk's fees, 3 70


J. C. Williams, Sealer, 10 00- $532 20


MISCELLANEOUS


Cook & Hickey, Damage case, $90 51


Water Co., Cemetery and Tub, 14 17


P. B. Murphy, Printing, 5 70


Davol Printing House, 2 40


A. D. Sanders, Treasurer's Bond, 16 00


C. H. Chase, Real Estate Transfers, 1 95


Enterprise Printing Co., Reports, 29 00


Hobbs & Warren, Supplies, 6 19


Abatement of taxes, L. Burt, Coll., 1918, 7 70


Abatement of taxes, O. J. Flint, Coll., 1920, 7 30 Memorial Day, 38 49


Farm Bureau, 50 00


Hobbs & Warren, Blanks,


81


Caleb F. Tufts, Funeral Expense,


66 50


Hobbs & Warren, Voters' Register, 5 62


G. H. Batchelder, Insurance, 32 40


565 35


State Tax,


879 60


Civilian War Tax,


288 00


W. J. Gridley, Repair on Hall, 4 00


Enterprise Printing Co., 5 75


Orville J. Flint, Coll. Thayer Fund, 17 50


Carter Ink Co., 1 63


G. H. Knight, Care of Hall, 6 75


G. H. Knight, Supplies for Hall, 2 74


G. H. Knight, Mowing Lawn,


2 25


W. L. Bartlett, Adm. Damages,


800 00


Levi Burt, Postage, Telephone Exp. 3 60


F. A. Loud, Supplies, 4 30


County Tax,


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Ralph S. Bridgman, Treas., Dog Fund, 112 32 Ralph S. Bridgman, Treas., Thayer Fund, 23 75


Atlantic Road Mach. Co., Road Machine, 325 00-$3 417 28 State Aid,


Smith School, Tuition,


$48 00- $48 00 $397 22- $397 22


BOARD OF HEALTH


Board at County Sanatorium, 152 80


Dr. O. W. Cobb, Return of Births,


50- $153 30


Street and Wright Funds. $158 50- $158 50


HIGHWAYS


A. E. Delisle, Jr., $5 75


A. E. Delisle, Jr., Plow Repairs,


7 50


Foster-Farrar Co., Supplies,


8 10


D. S. Bridgman,


337 70


Levi Burt,


348 25


Charles R. Burt,


51 55


Geo. H. Burt,


78 20


F. E. Hayden,


8 80


Ira Aldrich,


18 00


C. M. Bartlett,


79 60


Frank Niles,


53 40


Leslie Shaw,


43 65


I. O. Shaw,


54 45


Ernest Shaw,


8 00


Howard Blakesley,


3 60


Arthur Church,


14 40


Rob. Hayden,


=


7 20


F. W. Blakesley,


328 80


F. J. Hathaway,


28 40


H. M. Clapp,


103 00


A. D. Montague,


256 60


10


Charles Ames,


25 20


Jos. Hathaway;


76 10


A. Blanchard,


28 80


A. L. Snow,


9 45


C. M. Snow,


7 20


Almon Benson:


7 20


Albert Delisle,


14 25


John Sylvany,


1 50


G. W. Graves,


4 00


Ira Aldrich, Jr.,


5 40


H. P. Bridgman,


3 60


A. L. Searl,


1 80


H. F. Mascho,


37 80


Ned Connelly,


23 40


Ned Connelly,


23 40


F. H. Montague,


5 40


Myron Hathaway,


32 00


Wilbur Hathaway,


19 80


C. A. Bartlett,


48 60


H. J. & Geo. H. Payson,


46 40


A. W. Blakesley,


30 40


Irving Clapp,


1 50


F. A. Loud,


14 60


C. G. Loud, 46 40


Geo. A. Witherell, 16 00


Chas. Arcouett,, 3 05


Levi Burt, Repairs on Road Mach ..


2 30 .


Levi Burt, 232 ft. Plank, 8 13


A. D. Montague, Lumber for Culvert, 15 00


New Eng. Culvert Co., 434 41


A. D. Case, Shovels and Picks,


32 31


Mrs. Dickinson, Gravel, 62 10


Myron Hathaway. 96 ft. Plank, 3 36


J. R. Clapp, Gravel, 15 70


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11


E. J. Hathaway, Post and Railing, 8 55


A. D. Montague, Post and Railing, 9 75


W .N. Potter Sons & Co., Cement, 59 70


A. D. Montague, Nails and Lock, 1 65


E. J. Hathaway, Gravel, 42 70


F. Loud, Nails,


1 20-$3,094 26


SNOW BILLS


Albert E. Delisle, Jr., Surveyor


Albert E. Delisle, Jr.,


$73 75


P. A. Connery,


7 25


Frenchman,


4 25


Claude Seymour,


18 50


Pete Boucher,


12 20


Richard Warren.


12 20


J. Atwood,


6 40


A. L. Snow,


12 40


Chauncey Graves,


3 20


Lyman Snow, Jr.,


20 80


1. T. Edwards,


5 40


A. W. Blakesley,


7 00


H. Blakesley,


1 00


D. F. Crowley,


12 00- $196 35


A. D. Montague, Surveyor


A. D. Montague,


31 00


Obed Blakesley,


4 70


C. Arcouett,


6 25


I. O. Shaw,


31 82


Hathaway Brothers,


53 37


H. L. Dodge,


45 00


Wm. Weeks,


12 37- $184 51


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F. W. Blakesley, Surveyor


F. W. Blakesley,


$59 22


H. F. Mascho,


8 80


Orville Flint,


9 00


Charles Norris,.


14 40


Richard Warren,


3 20


I .. & Chas. Burt,


33 66


H. M. Clapp,


47 80


D. S. Bridgman,


14 85


Arthur Church,


2 80


Rob. Hayden,


4 60- $198 33


BRIDGES


P. W. Fuller, 455 ft. Plank at $35 00,


$15 92


P. A. Connery, 443 ft. Plank at $35 00, 15 50


A. D. Montague, 995 ft. Plank at $35 00, 34 82


C. G. Loud, 1600 ft. Plank at $35 00, 56 00


Frank Blakesley, Stringers,


20 00


. C. A. Bartlett, Labor,


28 02


Levi Burt, Labor,


24 80


Levi Burt, 5 gals. Paint,


5 00- $200 06


IRON BRIDGE AT BREWER PLACE


United Construction Co., $330 52


W. N. Potter Sons & Co., 60 Bags Cement, 55 12


D. S. Bridgman,


39 00


F. Niles,


12 60


A. D. Montague,


15 00


J. Hathaway, .


6 00


E. A. Montague,


90


Fay Montague,


2 00


Wilbur Hathaway,


12 60


H. B. Lyman,


3 88


W. H. Riley & Co.,


1 60


Levi Burt,


20 00- $499 22


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RECAPITULATION


Town Officers,


$532 20


Miscellaneous,


3,417 28


State Aid,


48 00


Smith School, Tuition,


397 22


Board of Health,


153 30


Street and Wright Funds,


158 50


Highways,


3,094 26


A. E. Delisle, Jr., Snow Bills,


196 35


A. D. Montague, Snow Bills,


184 51


F. W. Blakesley,


198 33


Bridges,


200 06


Brewer Place Bridge,


499 22


Total Selectmen's Orders, $9,080.23


D. S. BRIDGMAN, Chairman, A. D. Montague, LEVI BURT,


Selectmen.


Westhampton, Mass., Dec. 31, 1920


I have examined the accounts of the Selectmen and find them correct, having drawn orders for which proper vouch- ers are on file for Nine Thousand Eighty Dollars and Twenty-three Cents ($9,080.23).


HERBERT FAYETTE MASCHO,


Auditor.


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Report of the Assessors


TAX LEVY


Highways,


$1,000 00


Bridges,


600 00


Snow Bills,


550 00


Schools,


3,200 00


Farm Bureau,


50 00


Memorial Day,


25 00


Town Officers,


500 00


Smith School,


200 00


Contingent Fund,


200 00


Road Machine,


200 00


County Tax,


565 35


State Tax,


840 00


Special State Tax,


39 90


Overlayings,


103 56-$8,073 81


Less Estimated Receipt- and Income Tax, 1,822 60


$6,251 21


Personal Valuation,


$84,785 00


Real Estate Valuation,


231,425 00


Tax on Personal Property,


1,547 41


Tax on Real Estate,


4,223 80


480 00-$6,251 21


96 Polls at $5 00, Rate


$18 25


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Figures from Valuation Book for the last three years :


1920


1919


1918


No. Horses assessed,


140


132


139


No. Cows assessed,


281


278


286


No. Sheep assessed,


12


12


10


Neat other than Cows,


176


176


232


Dwelling Houses,


61


46


32


Swine,


100


101


98


Acres Land,


16,090


16,123


16,376


Fowls,


761


670


1,080


Valuc,


$760


$525


$786


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


Assessors.


Jury List


As Prepared by the Selectmen, July 1, 1920 George A. Witherell, Farmer


Henry M. Parsons, Farmer


Ralph S. Bridgman, Farmer. 1


Clayton A. Bartlett,


Farmer


Percy W. Fuller, Farmer


Robert L. Clapp,


Farmer


Levi Burt,


Farmer


Estimate of Expenses for 1921


Schools,


$3,500 00


Highways,


800 00


Bridges,


400 00


Town Officers,


500 00


Smith School,


400 00


Poor,


100 00


Board of Health,


100 00


Farm Bureau,


50 00


Memorial Day,


35 00


Contingent,


300 00


Report of the School Committee.


CENTER SCHOOL Marion Clapp


Total membership,


19


Average membership,


17.80


Average attendance,


16.10


No. weeks of school,


36


Salary of Teacher,


$750 00


No pupil in our schools who were not absent but Robert Blakesley. Elsie Warren and Rose Hayden were not tardy during the year.


HILL SCHOOL


Louise Clapp Ruth Fiske


Total membership,


15


Average membership,


13.40


Average attendance,


10.92


No. of weeks school,


36


Salary of Teachers,


$650 00


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LOUDVILLE


Helen Shea


Total membership,


15


Average membership,


12.49


Average attendance,


10.77


No. of weeks of school,


36


Salary of Teacher,


$750 00


NORTHWEST


Frances P. Loud


Total membership,


Average membership,


5


Average attendance,


4.64


No. of weeks of school,


36


Salary of Teacher,


$650 00


EXPENSES


Teachers' Salaries including the State


Teachers' Retirement Fund of $142, $2,558.66


Transporting Pupils,


74 00


Water Rent at Center School,


6 00


School Census,


10 00


Wood and Coal,


187 30


Supplies, 57 99


Tuition of Edward Montague, Eleanor Hathaway and Grace Connery in Northampton High School, 180 00


Tuition of Mary Crowley, Josephine Lyman, Sarah Church, Helen Crowley, Katharine Crowley, Ruth Payson and Howard Loud in Easthampton High School, 460 42


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Janitors, 53 00


Cleaning Schoolhouses,


10 00


Supt. Salary for the Year Ending Junc, 1919, 160 70


A. D. Montague's Services for 1920, 10 00


H. M. Bridgman's Services for 1920, 10 00


E. A. Bartlett's Services for 1920, 25 00-$3,803 07


RESOURCES


Cash Balance Jan. 1, 1920, $1,399 34


Town Appropriation,


3,200 00-$4,599 34


Cash Balance Jan. 1, 1921,


$796 27


A. D. Montague, 1921 H. M. BRIDGMAN, 1922 E. A. BARTLETT, 1923 School Committee.


Westhampton, Mass., Dec. 31, 1920 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 Three Thousand Eight Hundred and Three Dollars and Seven Cents ($3,803 07).


HERBERT FAYETTE MASCHO, Auditor.


Report of the School Superintendent


To the School Committee :-


I respectfully submit the annual report of the Loudville school.


LOUDVILLE SCHOOL


List of pupils in the Loudville School for the school year 1919-1920, with the number of days each pupil attended school.


Westhampton


Koloski, Julia


142


Koloski, Minnie 130


McClure, Eugene 20.5


Meunier. Alice


161.5


Meunier, Eldora


157.5


Sazinski, Joseph


142


Sazinski, Peter


21


Sazinski, Mike


9


Stetson, Caroline


26


809 5- 809.5


Northampton


Billieaux, Emma


138.5


Brooks, Isabel


124


Brooks, Stillman


132


Delisle, Hazel


131.5


21


Delisle, Ivy


132


658 -- 658


Easthampton


Fleury, Bernard


155.5


Fleury, Edgard


156 5


312- 312


Total number of days of attendance for three towns 1,779.5


LOUDVILLE SCHOOL Expenses for 1919-1920


Teacher's salary


$650 00


Census


2 50


Coal


36 75


Janitor


17 00


Cleaning


7 00


Wood


22 00


Services of committee


10 50


Share of cost of superintendent


28 13


Supplies, 1918


13 35


Supplies 1919


27 51


Total $814 74


Westhampton's share of expense in proportion to attendance $370 63


Northampton's share of expense in proportion to attendance 301 26


Easthampton's share of expense in proportion to attendance 142 85


Total 814 74


W. D. MILLER


Report of the Joint School Board


To the District comprising the 'l'owns of Easthampton, South- ampton, and Westhampton for the Year Ending June 30, 1920


Each town's share of the Superintendent's salary :


Easthampton $1,900 00


Southampton 450 00


Westhampton. 250 00-$2,600 00


Received from the State Treasurer :


Southampton 216 35


Westhampton


120 19-


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336 54


Net cost to each town:


Easthampton 1,900 00


Southampton 233 65


Westhampton 129 81-2,263 46-$2,600 00


Respectfully submitted,


REV.FRANZ WILLER, Chairman. 1 Joint FREDERICK E. JUDD, Secretary, § Committee


Report of Westhampton Reunion


Library


JANUARY 1, 192]


RESOURCES


Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1920,


$69 26


Interest from money invested,


27 00


Dog Fund, 1920, 112 32- $208 58


EXPENSES


J. W. Bird, books, $60 37


Bridgman & Lyman, books,


3 60


Goldberger, magazines,


37 25


G. I. Flint, cataloging books,


25 00


Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1921, 82 36- $208 58


5845 volumes in library.


97 volumes added in 1920.


53 volumes purchased.


44 volumes given by Free Public Library Commission of Massachusetts.


15 magazines taken.


Our present library space in the church is inadequate for housing many more volumes. Your library committee mentioned the fact to some friends of Westhampton. Mr. E. C. Bridgman of New York, whose father was first to take


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action in starting our Reunion Library at the One Hun- dredth Anniversary of the settlement of the town, has prom- ised $500 towards a new building. Mr. John Goddard Clark of San Francisco, who lived in town for six years of his childhood, has sent a check for $150. It is the hope of your library committee that this fund will grow, by bequests and gifts, until a sum is raised large enough to build and maintain a Memorial Library.


REV. J. W. NORRIS, VERA CHAPMAN, A. D. MONTAGUE, Library Committee.


Articles in Warrant for Annual Town Meeting, March 7, 1921


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


Art. 2. To chose 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 Li- cense be granted for the sale of certain non-intoxicating beverages 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 of money for the observance of Memorial Day.


Art. 9. To see if the town will vote to ratify and con- firm the doings of its Town Officers.


Art. 10. To take action in regard to the collection of taxes.


Art. 11. To see if the town will raise and appropriate


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$50.00 for the support of the Hampshire County Farm Bureau, and elect a director who will be the official town representative for the County Board of Trustees, as per Chapter 273 of the Acts of 1918.


Art. 12. To see if the town will join with the Parish in installing an Electric Light Plant for lighting the Town Hall and Church and raise and appropriate money for the same.


Art. 13. 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 finan- cial year.


Other articles may appear in the posted warrant.





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