Town of Westhampton annual report 1925, Part 1

Author: Westhampton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1925
Publisher: Westhampton (Mass.)
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49.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


Officers and Committees


OF THE TOWN OF


Westhampton


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For the Year Ending December 31, 1925


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


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OF THE


Town of Westhampton


0


FOR THE YEAR ENDING


December 31, 1925


METCALF PRINTING & PUBLISHING CO., Northampton


Town Clerk's Report


BIRTHS


1925


Jan. 10 Mahlon Kingsley Parsons.


LFeb. 13 Mary Eva Stickney.


3 April 8 Murray Ives Clapp.


4 June 28 Doris May Blakesley.


š June 16 Donald Hayden.


6 Aug. 16 Marilyn Asenath Mascho.


n Nov. 6 Frank Bridgman Montague.


% Dec. 7 Susan Ella Lavalley.


DEATHS


1925


Cause Age


/ Jan. 14 Lillian G. Parsons


Lymphatic Leukaemia 54-8-22


2 Feb. 14 Emma E. (Clark) Williams


Cerebral Hemorrhage 78-7-29


3 May 25 Sarah H. (Clapp) Payson


General Sepsis and Exhaustion 84-0-26


4 Nov. 12 Susan Jessie Lyman Septicaemia 31-3-16


MARRIAGES


1925 / Oct.


1 Wilbur Erland Hathaway Louise Mary Blobel


Westhampton, Mass. Easthampton, Mass.


DOG ACCOUNT 1925


Dr.


June 1, 1925 35 dogs at $2.00


+ Dogs at $5.00


$70.00 20.00


$90.00


Cr.


Check to County Treasurer


$82.20


39 fees at 20 cents


7.80


$90.00


8


Dr.


Dec. 1, 1925 27 dogs at $2.00 2 dogs at $5.00


$54 00 10.00


$64.00


Cr.


Check to County Treasurer


$58.20


29 fees at 20 cents


5.80


$64.00


GILBERT F. FLINT,


Town Clerk.


Westhampton, Mass., Dec. 31. 1925


I have examined the accounts of the Town Clerk and find them correct.


D. S. BRIDGMAN,


Auditor.


1


Treasurer's Report


1925


Cr.


Balance. January 1st, 1925


$ 7,184.78


Taves. year 1924


1,307.16


Taxes, year 1925


6 309.23


Interest on 1924 Taxes


60.40


Interest on 1925 .taxes


5.11


Mass. Highway Commission,


3.900.00


Dog. Refund. County Treasurer


104.23


Interest. Thayer Fund


91.00


Interest. Wright Fund


70.50


Interest, Whiting Street Fund


125.60


Interest. Cemetery Fund


$6.46


Interest. Totman Fund


90.00


Interest. Bank Account


119.14 -


Mass. School Fund.


1.735.45


Vocational Educational School Fund


150.00


Income Taxes, 1922 :


3.00


Income Taxes, 1923


15.00


Income Taxes, 1924


24.00


Income Taxes, 1925


922.60


Corporation Tax. Public Service


39.21


Corporation Tax, Business


12.15


Superintendent in Small Towns


137.04


High School, Special Cases


€$1.00


National Bank Tax


47.14


State Aid


48.00


Soldiers' Exemption


18.36


Northampton School Dept.


-423.63


County Treasurer. Wild-cat Bounty.


30.00


Transportation, High School Pupils


232.43


Inspection of Animals


10.00


Rent of Town Hall


6.00


Peddler's License


2.00


Dividend on Policy No. 76878


3.49


Bridge Loan


300.00


Dr.


$ 24.274.41


Paid Seleetmen's Orders


$ 9.988.00


Laid School Committee's Orders


5.5.04.71


Cash on Hand


8.781.70


$ 24.274.41


Due 1925 Taxes


1.088.26


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FUNDS HELD IN TRUST BY THE TOWN INTEREST DRAWN 1925


$1.000.00 Wright Fund,


$ 70.50


1.000.00 Thayer Fund


91.00


1.380.85 Street Fund 125.60


90.00


2,000.00 Lucy Langdon Totman Cemetery Fund 500.00 O. Ç. Bridgmen Cemetery Fund


45.50


100.00M. G. Strong


9.10


100.00 George Burt Cemetery Fund


9.10


100.00 S. C. Cook Cemetery Fund


9.10


100.00 Samuel Edwards Cemetery Fund 9.10


50.00 D. L. Brown Cemetery Fund


4.56


GILBERT F. FLINT,


Treasurer


Westhampton, Mass., December 31, 1925.


I have examined the Accounts of the Treasurer and find them correct, showing disbursements to the amount of Fifteen thousand, four hundred and ninety-two dollars, and seventy- one cents. ($15,492.71). Due from J. C. Williams, Collector on 1925 Taxes, one thousand and eighty-eight dollars and twenty-six cents. ($1,088.26).


D. S. BRIDGMAN,


Auditor.


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Selectmen's Report


TOWN OFFICERS


Mr. M. Clapp: Cattle Inspector, $ 20.00


C. M. Bartlett, Selectman,


21.50


C. M. Bartlett, Assessor, 32.50


C. M. Bartlett, Moderator,


5.00


C. M. Bartlett, Board of Health,


5.50


A. D. Montague, Selectman,


16.50


A. D. Montague, Assessor,


29.00


Levi Burt, Selectman,


36.00


Levi Burt, Assessor,


37.50


M. M. Clapp, Meat Inspector,


36.50


C. R. Burt, Librarian,


50.00


G. I. Flint, Treasurer,


75.00


G. I. Flint, Clerk,


26.50


D. S. Bridgeman, Auditor,


10.00


J. C. Wiliams, Coll. Bal. due 1924,


40.00


J. C. Williams, Coll. 1925,


100.00


J. C. Williams, Constable,


3.00


J. C. Williams, Sealer, 10.00


$ 554.50


MISCELLANEOUS


O. W. Cobb, M. D., Return of births, 1.25


R. S. Bridgeman, Treasurer, Parish,


1/2 Thayer fund,


26.18


Mrs. A. D. Montague, Treas. Cem. Ass'n. 88.23


R. S. Bridgeman, Treas. Parish Dog fund Library, 104.23


Berber Mfg. Co., Steel filing case, 10.00


Water Co., Tub at Center, 10.00


Metcalf Printing Co., Reports 1924


30.00


Levi Burt, Freight & trucking filing case,


3.68


G. H. Batchelder, Insurance, 14.76


Mrs. H. M. Clapp, Street & Wright funds, 110.55


Refund to W. E. Tannatt, 17.90


P. B. Murphy, Dog License Blanks, 1.70


A. D. Sanders Clerk & Treasurers bond, 16.00


Harry W. Stacey, Auto list, 3.00


Wakefield Item Press, Assessor blanks, 3.75


Assessors Association Dues, 3.00


Metcalf Printing Co., 500 envelopes, 12 cloth posters, 8.75


E. L. Lewis Insurance, 92.93


Gazette Printing Co., Weight limit adv., 4.95


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C. H. Chase, Real estate transfers 4.80


Supplies for Clerk, 11.86


Briscols, 60 lb. soda for Forest Warden, 4.20


Hampshire Trustees Co., Aid to Agriculture 50.00 Memorial Day, fund, 50.00


Manchester-Forbes Co., Lawn Mower,


19.00


1. D. Sanders, Collector bond,


20.00


Hobbs & Warren, Collectors books


5.65


Water Co., Cemetery, 5.00


O. W. Cobb M. D., Damages to auto 4.37


J. C. Williams. Coll. 1 Thayer fund, 19.32


G. H. Knight, Janitor. Hall, 17.90


J. C. Williams, Coll. Abatements, 6.94


County Tax, 1303.02


State Tax,


720.00


Certifying note,


2.00


C. A. Stark, bounty on Bob Cat,


10.00


R. J. Lardley. bounty on two Bob Cats',


20.00


J. J. Hogan, repairing hall roof, 3.55


Bridge Note,


303.00


Levi Burt, Express, telephone, postage,


4.02


C. R. Burt, Oil for lighting plant.


1.13


G. I. Flint, Postage & Supplies,


2.50


$ 3,139.12


HIGHWAYS


A. T. Edwards,


18.80


A. L. Snow & Son,


23.20


W. M. Fiske,


316.65


E. J. Hathaway,


3.60


Chester L. Hunt,


51.30


C. R. Burt,


213.45


I. O. Shaw,


211.95


A. D. Montague,


190.70


Myron Hathaway,


183.00


Levi Burt,


504.22


Geo. H. Burt.


192.60


F. W. Blakesley,


376.60


Joe Guyette,


39.60


James Aldrich,


70.80


Geo. F. Todd,


:3.80


Earl Todd,


86.40


Merton Todd,


: 28.80


Harold Mason,


25.20


Joe Atwood,


3.60


E. A. Montague


7.20


Henry P. Bridgeman. E. H. Montague,


88.00


D. S. Bridgeman.


120.00


C. G. Loud.


16.20


Ernest Witherell,


04.15


70.20


8


C. M. Norris,


170.80


Ernest Shaw,


88.00


Leslie Shaw,


211.50


Truman Eddy,


14.40


Frank Niles,


10.20


Wilbur Hathaway,


21.60


Ira Aldrich,


28.80


L. W. Clapp & Son.,


29:40


G. A. Witherell,


134.620


Arthur E. Witherell,


1.00


C. A. Stark,


158.40


P. W. Fullar,


40.00


Robert Blakesley,


19.35


Perley Stark


.6.20


C. M. Bartlett,


375.40


Edwin Frey,


75.15


W. L. Bartlett,


5.40


Francis Vias,


114.75


Edward Connelly,


51.75


A. Frey,


23.85


Harold Getts,


17.55


Almon Church,


17,55


Albert Blanchard,


23.40


Walter Witherell.


38.70


Joe Sarafin,


32.40


Rob. Hayden,


28.80


H. J. Payson,


32.00


Geo. H. Payson,


3.60


Ralph Payson,


3.60


H. M. Clapp,


56.00


John Sarafin,


3.60


Foster Farar Co., Iron for road drag,


5.53


Berger Mfg. Co., Culverts,


114.95


Levi Burt, Bolts &Iron for road machine,


1.75


Levi Burt, Dynamite caps and fuse,


1.75


D. S. Bridgeman, 317 loads gravel,


31.70


G. A. Witherell, 246 loads gravel,


24.60


Penn Metal Co., Culverts,


68.98


New England Culvert Co., Culverts,


63.98


C. A. Loud, 68 loads gravel,


6.80


E. J. Hathaway, 379 loads gravel,


37.90


W. L. Bartlett, Dynamite, caps & fuse,


2.75


Levi Burt, 20 caps,


.55


F. W. Blakesley, 168 ft. plank at $35. 5.88


Levi Burt, 4 R. R. Ties at .50 2.00


Hary Lester. 67 loads gravel,


6.70 ,


F. D. Bridgeman, 419 loads gravel,


41.90


J. A. Sulivan & Co., 2 picks, 3 handles, stone fork,


7.05


A. D. Montague, Dynamite, 1.00


9


L. W. Clapp & Son. 67 loads gravel, 1924, 6.70


E. H. Montague, 86 loads gravel, 8.60


$ 5,128.86


EXPENDITURES ON ROADS IN TOWN OF WESTHAMPTON-CHAP. 81


1925


1. Main Road


$


2. Loudville Road


42.60


3. Rhodes Road


1


5.00


4. South Road


618.95


5. Montagu Road


149.70


6. Chesterfield Road


560.20


7. North Road


835.90


8. Kingsley Road


13.40


10. Shaw Road


11. Northwest Road


682.57


12. Reservoir Road


95.87


13. Kings Highway


187.30


14. Pisgah Road


15. Dodge Road


16. Tob Road


23.20


17. Easthampton Road


237.00


18. Cross Road


19. Stage Road


184.25


20. Lyman Road


36.20


21. Edwards Road


38.80


22. Cemetery Road


23. Southampton Road


142.60


24. Cross Road


3.80


25. Mine Road


29.40


26. Cross Road


7.00


27. Hathaway Road


4.15


28. Cross Road


29. Montague Hill


52.78


Tools


13.78


Culverts


251.91


Machinery and Tools


8.05


5 010.11


WINTER ROADS


A. D. Montague,


$ 7.00


L. W. Clapp & Son ..


3.87


Claude Seymour,


9.00


A. L. Searle,


1.45


I. O. Shaw,


9.64


1. T. Edwards.


12.25


Phillias Goselin,


6.00


Arthur E. Witherell,


50.00


A. L. Snow & Son.,


9.50


10


$


9. Clapp Road


Ernest Witherell, George Barr, C. M. Bartlett, P. W. Fullar,


22.52


2.75


6.35


7.60


$ 147.61


BRIDGES


L. W. Clapp & Son, 624 ft. plank, .


$ 21.84


D. S. Bridgeman, 254 ft. plank,


7.62


F. W. Blakesley, 240 ft. plank,


8.40


A. D. Montague, 157 ft. plank,


5.50


A. E. Witherell 1840 ft. plank,


73.60


Levi Burt, 52 ft. plank,


1.82


Levi Burt, Labor & truck,


4.00


C. M. Bartlett, Labor,


$


125.78


NEW BRIDGE NEAR LESTER


G. N. Baker, Cement Mixer,


$ 34.50


United Construction Co.,


400.00


A. D. Montague, Labor & Team, 46.00


D. S. Bridgman. Team,


8.00


Henry P. Bridgman, Labor,


14.40


C. R. Burt, Labor,


3.60


Levi Burt, Labor,


16.00


Hary Lester, 15 loads gravel,


1.50


J. A. Sturgis & Co., 59 bags cement,


44.25


D. S. Bridgman. 131 ft. lumber,


$


572.83


GYPSY MOTH


John C. Hathaway


$ 24.50


Leslie Shaw


23.60


Herbert Mascho


21.60


E. A. Montague


21.60


-$ 91.30


Smith Agricultural School


$ 180.00


State Aid


48.00


Total Selectmen's Orders $ 9,988.00


RECAPITULATION


Town Ifficers


$ 554.50


Miscellaneous


3,139.12


Highways


5,128.86


Winter Roads


147.61


Bridges


698.61


Gypsy Moth


91.30


Smith Agr'l School


180.00


State Aid


48.00


$ 9,988.00


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1


3.00


4.58


Westhampton, Mass., December 31, 1925.


I have examined the accounts of the Selectmen and find them correct, having drawn orders to the amount of $9,988.00 for which proper vouchers are on file.


D. S. BRIDGMAN, Auditor


A. D. MONTAGUE C. M. BARTLETT LEVI BURT


Selectmen.


Jury List for 1926


Chester L. Hunt


Farmer


Lyman W. Clapp


Farmer


Edward H. Montague


Farmer


J. D. Turner


Farmer


Gilbert I. Flint


Farmer


Mahlon K. Parsnos


Farmer


W. M. Fiske


Farmer


Aaron Fisher


Farmer


George H. Burt


Farmer


Jared C. Williams,


Stationary Engineer


Eugene Hathaway


Farmer


D. S. Bridgman


Farmer


Estimates of Appropriations


1926


Schools


$ 6,000.00


Bridges


700.00


Town Officers


650.00


Smith School


300.00


Poor


100.00


Board of Health


100.00


County Aid to Agriculture


50.00


Memorial Day


50.00


Gypsy Moth


125.00


Contingent Fund


300.00


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Assessors' Report


TAX LEVY


Schools


$ 6,000.00


Highways


1,500.00


Bridges


400.00


Town Officers


650.0


Smith School


200.00


Contingent


300.00


Gypsy Moth


125.00


Board of Health


100.00


Poor


100.00


Memorial Day


50.00


County Aid to Agriculture


50.00


Snow removal


500.00


State Tax


720.00


County Tax


1,303.02


Overlay


91.07


$ 12,089.09


Less Estimated receipts


3,566.60


Cash in treasury Voted to be used


1,125.00


-$


4,691.60


$ 7,397.49


Personal Valuation


$ 81,245.00 244,550.00


$325,795.00


Tax on Personal Estate


$ 1,787.39


Tax on Real Estate


5,380.10


115 Polls at $2.00


230.00


$


7,397.49


Rate per thousand


$


22.00


No. of horses assessed


125


133


139


No. Cows assessed


267


257


277


No. Sheep assessed


5


No. Other Neat cattle assessed


130


148


160


No. Swine assessed


10


7


15


No. Dwelling houses assessed


102


101


100


No. Acres Land assessed


15,905


15,929


15969


No. Fowls assessed


1,410


. 1,195


1,366


A. D. MONTAGUE C. M. BARTLETT LEVI BURT


:


Assessors.


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:


1.2


1925


1924


1923


Real Estate Valuation


Report of School Committee


CENTER SCHOOL


Alice Graves Cecil Carson


No. of weeks of school 36


Salary of teacher $850.00


HILL SCHOOL


Helen Crowley Esther Stiles


No. of weeks of school. 36


Salary of teacher $850.00


LOUDVILLE SCHOOL


Dorothy Sullivan Viola Woods


No. of weeks of school 36


Salary of teacher $850.00


NORTHWEST SCHOOL


Susie Sanderson


No. of weeks of school 36


Salary of teacher


$775.00


EXPENSES


Teachers' salaries


$3,098.53


Retirement fund


163.98


Fuel


153.00


Supplies


129.80


Water rent at Center School


3.00


Tuition of E. Laura Hathaway in Springfield High School 13.50


Tuition of Edwin Frey. Donald Lyman, Eldora Meunier and Mable Smith in Easthampton High School 360.00


Tuition of Robert Blakesley and Robert Shepherd in Northampton High School 197.50


Supt's salary for year ending June 1925


200.00


Supt's salary from June 1925 to Dec. 31, 1925 120.00 Janitors 46.00


Cleaning school houses 9.00


Mrs. Harold Cushing teaching music


90.00


High School transportation


309.90


Lida Gosselin transportation


180.00


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W. D. Miller, transportation


45.00


Taking school census


10.00


School nurse 95.00


Repairs at Loudville


187.04


Repairs at Hill


40.40


Repairs at Center


1.06


Mrs. E. A. Bartlett's services for 1925


25.00


Mrs. Edith Bridgman's services for 1925


12.00


Mr. J. C. William's services for 1925


15.00


JARED C. WILLIAMS, 1927


EDITH G. BRIDGMAN, 1928


EMILY A. BARTLETT, 1926 School Committee.


Westhampton, Mass., Dec. 31, 1925


I have verified the accounts of the School Committee for the year 1925 and find them correct. They have drawn vouchers for the sum of $5,504.71.


D. S. BRIDGMAN. Audito ..


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REPORT OF Superintendent of Schools


To the School Committee :


I herewith submit my first annual report as superin- tendent of schools of Westhampton. Only one of last year's teachers returned this year, Miss Susie Sanderson of the Northwest School. Miss Cecile Carson of Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, a graduate of the New Brunswick Normal School, is teaching the Center School. Miss Esther Stiles and Miss Viola Woods are at the Hill and Loudville Schools respectively. Both live in Holyoke and are gradu- ates of the Westfield Normal School.


During the summer the Loudville School was thorough- ly renovated and redecorated. Some repairing was also done to the Hill School. New geographies have been placed in the fourth and fifth grades. Similar books should be bought for the upper grades, and some other text books need to be replaced.


The gross expenses of the school department were $5,504.71. Reimbursements from various sources were as follows :


State of Massachusetts :


General School Fund, Part II


$1.735.45


General School Fund, Part I


400.00


High School Tuition 661.00


High School Transportation


232.43


Superintendent's Salary


137.04


Vocational Education


150.00


City of Northampton :


Share of Loudville School Expenses 423.63


$3,739.55


Net cost of schools to taxpayers


$1.765.16


The following statistics were taken from the reports of the teachers for the school year 1924-25, which ended June 30, 1925.


Whole Number


Average Membership 25.09


Average Attendance


Center School


27


23.20


Hill School


14


13.49


11.83


Loudville School


11


9.98


8.84


Northwest School


5


4.92


4.47


57


53.39


48.34


Respectfully submitted.


HERBERT D. CASEY


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REPORT OF Joint School Board


District comprising the towns of Easthampton, South- ampton. and Westhampton for the year ending June 30. 1925 :


Each town's share of superintendent's salary :


Easthampton


$2,300.00


Southampton


500.00


Westhampton


200.00


$3.000.00


Net cost to each town


Easthampton pays


2,300.00


Southampton pays


$500.00


Receives from state


277.78


Net cost to Southampton


222.22


Westhampton pays


200.00.


Receives from state


111.11


Net cost to Westhampton


88.89


Respectfully submitted,


OLIVER W. COBB, Chairman


EMILY A. BARTLETT, Secretary


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REPORT OF School Nurse


To the Town of Westhampton :


During the past year nine days have been given to school nursing. Given such a limited amount of time it is impossible to do a piece of constructive health work or to prevent the spread of contagious discases.


The children have been weighed and measured three times during the year. Dr. Walter Tayolr, school physi- cian, has visited the four schools and completed his physical examinations.


The schools have been visited twenty-nine times. Home visits twenty-three. Health talks seventeen, fitted to · glasses two, tonsils and adenoids removed six.


The Modern Health Crusade, teaching the children health habits by doing them, is the modern way of having children build up health habits that will follow them through life. This work is being carried on in all the schools.


All the children have been successfully vaccinated against small-pox.


The only recommendation I shoud malke, would be to have the children immunized against diphtheria. Diphthe- ria is a preventable discase. Why not prevent it ?


I wish to thank the Superintendent of Schools, school committee, school physician, teachers and parents for their co-operation in the school health work.


Respectfully submitted. DOROTHEA STEWART,


School Nurse.


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REPORT OF THE Westhampton Reunion Library JANUARY 1. 1926


RESOURCES


Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1925.


$ 67.05


Int. on money in Easthampton Savings Bank


27.00


Dog Fund


104.23


Fines


3.00


$


201.28


EXPENSES


Books from J. W. Bird


$ 49.56


Books from Bridgman & Lyman


2.50


Magazines from Goldberger


36.58


Library Supplies


3.00


For auditing accounts


1.00


Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1926


108.64


$ 201.28


Volumes in library


6,132


Volumes in circulation


1,110


Magazines in library


13


Magazines in Circulation


497


Volumes added in 1925


91


REV. GEO. A. GRANT


VERA A. CHAPMAN A. D. MONTAGUE


Committee


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WARRANT


TOWN MEETING, MARCH 1, 1926


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 see if the town will take any action in regard to its Highways. 4


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


Art. 7. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the observance of Memorial Day.


Art. S. To see if the town will vote to ratify and con- firm the doings of its town officers.


Art. 9. To take action in regard to the collcetion of taxes.


Art. 10. 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 organization who will be official town representative for said Trustees as per Chap. 273 of the Acts of 1918.


Art. 11. 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 financial year.


Art. 12. To see if the town will appoint a committee of Citizens to confer with the officials of the electric light comp- any to see what can be done about getting electric lights through town.


Oother articles may appear in posted warrant.


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