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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
Officers and Committees
OF THE TOWN OF
WESTHAMPTON
HAMPTON
TH
WES
MASS
INCORPO
STET
9.778
SE
For the Year Ending Dec. 31, 1921
Annual Reports
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
Town of Westhampton
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31, 1921
THE METCALF PRINTING CO. NORTHAMPTON, MASS. 1922
Town Clerk's Report
1921
BIRTHS
) Jan. 3 Raymond Oakley Delisle.
2
18 Helene Marie Louise Meunier.
3
30 Johanna Arrington Hathaway.
4 April 8 Jeanette Aurelia Norris.
6 May 7 Alfred Cornelius Blakesley.
6 10 Roland Wagner.
10 Ella Gertrude Stickney.
& June 22 Aontone Koslowski.
9 Nov. 21 Helen Ruth Payson.
10 Dec. 20 Winifred Olive Seymour.
1921
DEATHS
Age Cause
1 - Jan. 3 Raymond Oakley Delisle Stillborn 2
27 Lucy A. (Hooker) Knight-77-6-13 Cancer 3
Mar. 8 Lcocadie (Moran) Gagnon-85-11-29 Apoplexy 4 April 15 Annie Barbara Krnza-60 Accidental Burning
5 June 30 Lilla Jeanette (Poole) Bridgman-64-11-27 Encephalitis
6 July 20 Oscar Warner Bartlett-70-0-20 Angina Pectoris 7 Dec. 2
Alice Cora Connery-20-7-15 Cardiac Embolism 8 Dec. 17 Myra E. (Lyman) Rust-63-7-7 Tabes Dorsalis
9 - 30 Anderson Bimsley Sawyer-73-9-6 Pneumonia
1921
MARRIAGES
/ Feb. 8 Henry Guinup, Florence, Mass. Luella A. Arcouette, Westhampton, Mass.
& May 11 Albert Lyman Snow, Jr., Westhampton, Mass. Edith Jane Graves, Westhampton, Mass.
3 12 Charles Calendar Blakesley, Westhampton, Mass. Mary Teresa McShane, Westhampton, Mass.
44 June 25 Leroy C. Sabin, Hadley, Mass. Doris S. Clapp, Westhampton, Mass.
5
27 William H. Weeks, Westhampton, Mass. Rachel C. (Aldrich) Damon, Westhampton, Mass.
6 % July 6 Herbert Fayette Mascho, Westhampton, Mass. Marion Montague Clapp, Westhampton, Mass.
4
DOG ACCOUNT Dr.
June 1, 1921 26 dogs at $2.00 1 dog at $5.00
$52.00 5.00
$ 57.00
Cr.
Check to County Treasurer
51.60
27 fees at 20 cents
5.40
$ 57.00
Dr
Dec. 1, 1921
23 dogs at $2.00
$46.00
1 dog at $5.00
5.00
$ 51.00
Cr.
Check to County Treasurer
$46.20
24 fees at 20 cents
4.80
$ 51.00
GILBERT I. FLINT, Clerk.
Westhampton, Mass., Dec. 31, 1921
I have examined the report of the Town Clerk and find it correct.
HERBERT F. MASCHO, Auditor.
Treasurer's Report
Balance Jan. 1, 1921
$1,688.50
Poll Taxes 1921
490.00
Taxes, 1919
142.64
Taxes, 1920
996.29
Taxes, 1921
4,705.68
Mass. Highway Commission
2,852.97
Dog Fund from County Treasurer
91.75
Interest on 1919 Taxes
34.08
Interest, Wright Fund
125.00
Interest on Bank Account
23.10
Mass. School Fund
1,307.50
Vocational Educational School Fund
134.50
Dynamite
6.95
Old Bridge Plank
5.00
Lamps at Hall
9.50
Income Tax, 1918
7.00
1919
18.00
1920
90.00
1921 General
174.00
1921 School Fund
500.00
Corporation Tax, Public Service
50.41
Corporation Tax, Foreign
2.39
Superintendent in small towns
166.67
High School Special Cases
608.75
National Bank Tax
154.68
Burial of Indigent Soldiers and Sailors
50.00
State Aid
48.00
Soldiers' exemption
17.20
South School House
125.00
Northampton School Dept.
323.76
Easthampton School Dept.
103.58
Interest on Cemetery Funds
105.53
Inspection of Animals
7.50
$15,165.93
Cr.
Paid Selectmen's Orders
$7,800.49
Paid School Committee Orders
4,808.52
Cash on hand
2,556.92
$15,165.93
Due on 1920 Taxes
$ 313.99
Due from 1921 Taxes
$1,557.01
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FUNDS HELD IN TRUST BY THE TOWN INTEREST DRAWN 1921
$1,000.00
Wright Fund for Worthy Poor $125.00
$1,000.00
Thayer 1/2 Parish 1/2 Town None
500.00 P. C. Bridgman, Fund for Cemetery $57.44
100.00 M. G. Strong, Fund for Cemetery 11.47
100.00 George Burt, Fund for Cemetery
11.47
100.00 Sarah C. Cook, Fund for Cemetery
11.47
100.00 Samuel Edward, Fund for Cemetery 7.95
50.00 David L. Brown, Fund for Cemetery
5.73
GILBERT I. FLINT, Treasurer.
Westhampton, Mass., Dec. 31, 1921
I have examined the accounts of the Treasurer and find them correct, showing disbursements to the amount of Twelve thousand, six hundred and nire dollars and one cent ($12,609.01) for which vouchers are en file and a cash bal- ance on hand of Two thousand, five hundred and fifty-six dollars and ninety-two cents ($2,556.92). Due from Col- lector, Orville J. Flint on 1920 taxes Three hundred and thirteen dollars and ninety-nine cents ($313.99) and from 1921 taxes One thousand, five hundred and fifty-seven dollars and one cent ($1,557.01).
HERBERT F. MASCHO, Auditor.
Selectmen's Report
TOWN OFFICERS
Orville J. Flint, Constable, 1920 $ 10.50
A. T. Edwards, Meat Inspector, 1920 28.00
M. M. Clapp, Cattle Inspector 15.00
Levi Burt, Coll. bal. due for 1919
50.00
O. J. Flint, Coll. for 1920
50.00
Levi Burt, Moderator
5.00
F. A. Loud, Clerk
3.50
F. A. Loud, Treasurer, 7 months
43.75
Levi Burt, Assessor
35.00
D. S. Bridgman, Assessor
36.75
A. D. Montague, Assessor
33.50
D. S. Bridgman, Selectman
19.70
A. D. Montague, Selectman
15.00
Levi Burt, Selectman
22.00
G. I. Flint, Clerk's salary
15.00
G. T. Flint, Treasurer, 5 months
31.25
G. T. Flint, Librarian
25.00
O. J. Flint, Constable, 1921
8.00
H. F. Macho, Auditor
10.00
M. M. Clapp, Meat Inspuector
56.00
Leslie Shaw, Meat Inspector
1.50
J. C. Williams, Sealer
10.00
$ 524.45
MISCELLANEOUS
L. W. Clapp, Old bill $12.25
Cook & Hickey, W. L. Bartlett case
. 15.00
O .W. Cobb, M. D., return of births .50
M. M. Clapp, wood for hall 16.00
Davol Printing Co., Assessors' blanks
8.96
Enterprise Printing Co., 1920 and Li- brary catalogues 34.10
County Aid to Agriculture
50.00
Water Co., rent
15.00
C. H. Chase, return real estate transfers 3.40
A. W. Nichols, Deputy Sheriff, Weeks case 11.42
A. D. Sanders, Treasurer's bond for F. Loud 16.00
A. D. Sanders, Treasurer's bond for G. I. Flint 6.67
Orville Flint, Collector, Thayer fund 22,50
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Merrick Lumber Co., shingle 91/2m for
tool and hearse house 70.33
Merrick Lumber Co., 30 lbs. gal. nails 3.90
F. A. Loud, 19 lbs. gal. nails 2.28
F. A. Loud, ridge boards
2.00
F. E. Hayden, shingling tool and hearse house 13.50
F. E. Hayden, 5 lbs. nails
.40
Levi Burt, carting shingles, two trips
6.00
G. H. Batchelder, insurance 22.00
J. W. Heffernan, supplies for Treasurer
3.30
F. M. West Box Co., abatement
102.13
Cemetery Association
105.53
County tax
624.92
State tax
879.60
Civilian war tax
303.00
Dog fund for Library
91.75
George H. Knight, care hall
6.90
C. R. Burt, 1/2 cost of oil for lighting plant
4.10
G. I. Flint, Clerk's supplies 5.60
Ralph Bridgman, Tr. of Parish, 1/2 Thayer fund 23.75
Levi Burt, telephone, express and postage 2.31
F. A. Loud, Memorial Day expense 39.20
$ 2,524.30 552.58
Tuition Smith Agricultural School
DELCO ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT
1/2 cost as by vote of town
$305.78
Wiring contract, R. H. Nye
289.00
594.78
State Aid to Soldiers
48.00
SNOW BILLS
A. W. Blakesley $3.50
Howard Blakesley
1.50
Henry M. Clapp
2.62
Street and Wright funds
BRIDGES
A. D. Montague, 952 lumber @ $35.00 $33.67
A. D. Montague, 15 lbs. nails .75
D. S. Bridgman, 50 ft. lumber
1.75
D. S. Bridgman, labor
5.48
Levi Burt, 200 ft. lumber
7.00
Levi Burt, 6 labor
3.00
Levi Burt, use of truck
2.00
A. W. Frey, labor, 1 day
3.60
A. E. Delisle, Jr., 730 ft. lumber
25.50
7.62 152.16
9
Chas. Stickney, painting bridge
8.00
Levi Burt, 3 gal. paint
3.00
93.75
HIGHWAYS
D. S. Bridgman
$506.85
Levi Burt
270.30
A. D. Montague
71.35
J. E. Hathaway
66.60
Albert Blanchard
37.80
Frank Niles
32.10
V. Rabidieu
30.60
D. Duchane
21.60
J. Atwood
18.90
Fay Montague
7.20
C. M. Snow
41.40
William Fiske
153.72
E. A. Montague
82.40
E. H. Montague
127.20
F. W. Blakesley
344.00
H. M. Clapp
32.00
Howard Blakesley
54.83
E. Bergeron
36.45
P. A. Connery
23.20
Chas. R. Burt
49.02
A. W. Blakesley
205.30
Geo. H. Burt
85.00
Stryzinski
1.00
Fred Robinson
18.00
Ira Aldrich, Jr.
35.00
James Aldrich
37.40
Tra Aldrich
1.50
William Howard
6.75
Rodney Howard
6.75
Frankie E. Hayden
18.00
Wilbur Hathaway
14.92
Myron Hathaway
8.00
Ernest Shaw
36.00
I. O. Shaw
21.00
Leslie Shaw
26.10
Ernest Witherell
35.00
David Fitzgerald
36.00
F. Vias
38.25
T. Vias
38.25
A. Vias
47.25
C. A. Bartlett
12.00
F. D. Bridgman
21.00
Geo. N. Baker
16.50
Geo. W. Graves
21.00
C. M. Bartlett
29 80
10
Raymond Blakesley
12.60
James Hungerford
9.00
Clifton Hungerford
6.00
Ned Connelly
29.25
R. B. Warren
7.12
Geo. A. Witherell
3.00
Walter Witherell
3.00
Arthur E. Witherell
3.00
A. T. Edwards
26.32
Arthur Dodge
1.50
New England Culvert Co.
160.92
Atlantic Road Mach. Co.
12.00
A. D. Montague 200 ft. lumber
7.00
Levi Burt, 629 ft. lumber
16.45
Levi Burt, repairs on tools
5.41
Waldo Bros. & Bond Co., steel for culvert
36.71
F. A. Loud, freight and cartage on steel
4.92
J. A. Sturges & Co., 89 bags cement
71.20
James R. Clapp, 404 loads gravel
40.40
I. O. Shaw
7.56
E. B. Bridgman
17.70
3,302.85
We receive from the Highway Commission 75.38% up to $3250.00, expended on highways, exclusive of amounts expended on bridges and snow removal.
RECAPITULATION
Town Officers
$ 524.45
Miscellaneous
2,524.30
Smith School tuition
552.58
Lighting plant 1/2 cost
305.78
Wiring Hall contract
289.00
State Aid
48.00
Snow Bills
7.62
Street and Wright funds
152.16
Bridges
93.75
Highways
3.302.85
.
Total Selectmen's Orders
$7,800.49
D. S. BRIDGMAN, A. D. MONTAGUE, LEVI BURT,
Selectmen.
Westhampton, Mass., Dec. 31, 1921
I have examined the accounts of the Selectmen, and find them correct, having drawn orders for which proper vouchers are on file for Seven thousand eight hundred and 49-100 dollars ($7,800.49).
HERBERT F. MASCHO, Auditor.
List of Jurors
Henry M. Parsons
Farmer
Robert L. Clapp
Farmer
Farmer
Clayton A. Bartlett Geo. A. Witherell
Farmer
Joseph E. Hathaway Levi Burt
Mill hand Farmer
Estimates for Appropriations
Schools
$4,500.00
Highways
800.00
Bridges 300.00
Town Officers 525.00
Smith School
400.00
Poor 100.00
Board of Health
500.00
County Aid to Agriculture
50.00
Memorial Day
35.00
Contingent Fund
300.00
Assessors' Report
TAX LEVY
Highways
$800.00
Bridges
400.00
Schools
3,500.00
Electric light plant
650.00
County Aid to Agriculture
50.00
Memorial Day
50,00
Town Officers
500.00
Smith School
500.00
Contingent fund
300.00
County Tax
624.92
State Tax
840.00
Special State Tax
39.60
Civilian War Tax
303.00
Overlayings
195.17
Less estimated receipts
2,000.00
$6,752.69
Personal Valuation
$92,753.00
Real Estate Valuation
236.070.00
Total Valuation
$328,823.00
Tax on personal estate
$1,762.36
Tax on real estate
4,485.33
101 polls at $5.00
505.00
$ 6,752.69
Rate
$19.00
FROM THE TABLE OF AGGREGATE FOR LAST THREE YEARS
1921
1920
1919
No. horses assessed
145
140
132
No. cows assessed
254
281
278
No. sheep assessed
14
12
12
No. other neat cattle
165
176
176
No. swine
44
61
46
No. dwelling houses
99
100
101
No. acres land
16,056
16,123
16,376
No. fowls
735
761
670
D. S. BRIDGMAN, A. D. MONTAGUE, LEVI BURT,
Assessors.
$ 8,752.69
Report of School Committee
CENTER SCHOOL MARION CLAPP MASCHO
Total membership
26
Average membership
19.32
Average attendance
17.78
No. of weeks of school
36
Salary of teacher
$850.00
Rose Hayden was not absent or tardy during the year.
HILL SCHOOL RUTH FISKE
24
Average membership
14.42
Average attendance
14.57
No. of weeks of school
36
Salary of teacher
$750.00
LOUDVILLE SCHOOL
HELEN L. SHEA LILLIAN CLAPP
16
Average membership
14.02
Average attendance
13.52
No. of weeks of school
36
Salary of teacher
$750.00
NORTHWEST SCHOOL FRANCES P. LOUD EDWARD MONTAGUE
Total membership
5
Average membership
4.10
Average attendance
3.55
No. of weeks of school
36
Salary of teacher
$750.00
EXPENSES
Teachers' salaries
$2,767.10
Retirement fund
150.00
Water rent at Center School
3.00
Wood and coal
148.40
Supplies
161.97
Total membership
Total membership
14
Tuition of Catharine Crowley, Mary Mary Crowley, Helen Crowley, Sara Church, Josephine Lyman, Wallace Lyman and Howard Loud in East- hampton High School 518.75
Tuition of Robert Blakesley and Grace Connery in Northampton High
School 135.00
Supt. salary for the year ending June, 1920
250.00
Janitors
51.00
Cleaning school houses
11.00
Supt. salary for the year ending June, 1921 300.00
Dr. Taylor for medical services, 1918- 1919-1920-1921 70.00
Margaret Flynn, teaching music
96.00°
W. J. Gridley, mason work at Hill school 30.00
Shingles for the Hill School from Mer- rick Lumber Co. 54.50
Shingling Hill Schoolhouse 12.50
100 ft. lumber, Hill Schoolhouse 3.00
Drawing shingles
3.00
Labor and material for repairs at Loud- ville Schoolhouse 5.30
A. D. Montague's services for 1921 15.00
H. M. Bridgman's services for 1921 10.00
E. A. Bartlett's services for 1921 25.00
$ 4,820.52
RESOURCES
Balance Jan. 1, 1921
$ 796.27
Town appropriation
3,500.00
A. D. MONTAGUE, 1924 H. M. BRIDGMAN, 1922 E. A. BARTLETT, 1923 School Committee.
Westhampton, Mass., Dec. 31, 1921
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 Four thousand, eight hundred and twenty dollars and fifty two cents ($4,820.52).
HERBERT FAYETTE MASCHO, Auditor.
Report of Superintendent of Schools
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 1920-1921 with the number of days each pupil attended school :
WESTHAMPTON
Koloski, Julia
166
Koloski, Mary
165
Koloski, Minnie
164.5
Meunier, Alice
159
Meunier, Eldora
167
Sazinski, Joseph
160
Sazinski, Mike
162
Hart, Raymond
46
1189.5
NORTHAMPTON
Billieux, Emma
78.5
Brooks, Madalene
158
Brooks, Stillman
164
Vias, Mary
160
Pruicnal, Katy
130
Pruicnal, Teddy
130
820.5
EASTHAMPTON
Fleury, Bernard
163.5
Fleury, Edgard
99
262.5
Total number of days of attendance for three towns, 2272.5
LOUDVILLE SCHOOL EXPENSES FOR 1920-1921
Teachers' salary
$ 750.00
Census
2.50
Fuel
44.50
16
Janitor and cleaning
22.00
Janitor's supplies
1.40
Services of committee
11.25
Share of cost of superintendent
32.45
Supplies, 1920
15.08
Repairs
17.52
Total $ 896.70
Westhampton's share of expense in proportion to attendance,
$ 469.36
Northampton's share of expense in proportion to attendance 323.76
Easthampton's share of expense in proportion to attendance
103.58
Total
$ 896.70
W. D. MILLER
Report of Joint School Board
To the District comprising the Towns of Easthampton, Southampton, and Westhampton for the Year Ending June 30, 1921 :
Each town's share of the Superintendent's salary :
Easthampton $2,200.00
Southampton 500.00
Westhampton
300.00
$ 3,000.00
Received from the State Treasurer :
Southampton $277.78
Westhampton 166.67 444.45
Net cost to each town :
Easthampton
$2,200.00
Southampton 222.22
Westhampton 133.33
$2,555.55
$ 3,000.00
Respectfully submitted, DR. O. W. COBB, Chairman, FREDERICK E. JUDD, Secretary, Joint Committee.
REPORT OF Westhampton Reunion Library
RESOURCES
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1921
$ 82.36
Interest from money invested
27.00
Dog fund, 1920
91.75
$ 201.11
EXPENSES
J. W. Bird, books
85.13
Porter E. Sargent, books
3.60
Goldberger, magazines
36.35
G. I. Flint, cataloging books
25.00
Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1922
51.03
$ 201.11
Volumes in library, 5911.
Taken out in circulation, 1110.
Magazines in library, 16.
Taken out in circulation, 546.
Volumes added in 1921, 66.
Purchased 40 books; given 26 books.
REV. J. W. NORRIS, VERA A. CHAPMAN, A. D. MONTAGUE,
Library Committee.
Articles in the Warrant For Annual Town Meeting, March 6, 1922
Article 1 To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
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 ensuing year.
Art. 5 To vote yes or no on the question: Shall License be granted for the sale of certain non-intoxicating beverages in this town.
Art. 6 To see if the town will take any action in re- gard to its 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 service 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 $50.00 for the support of the Hampshire Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture, and elect a director of that organiza- tion who will be the official town representative for said Trustees, as per Chap. 273 of the Acts of 1918.
Art. 12 To see if the town will vote to authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of revenue of the current finincial year.
Art. 13 To see if the town will vote to discontinue the road near the house of Chas. T. Williams leading to the late Lewis Williams farm.
Art. 14 To see if the town will vote to discontinue the road leading to the old Langdon place so called, commencing at the fork of road a few rods North of the corner of road near the late Geo. Hathaway house.
Art. 15 To see if the town will vote to discontinue the road, commencing at the end of road near the late Dennis Courtney's barn leading South to the land of Holyoke Water department.
Art. 16 To see if the town will take any action in re. gard to procuring a snow roller and make an appropriation for the same.
Other articles may appear in poster warrant.
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