Town of Westhampton annual report 1927, Part 1

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Publication date: 1927
Publisher: Westhampton (Mass.)
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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


Town of Westhampton


FOR THE Year Ending Dec. 31, 1927.


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PRESS OF ENTERPRISE PRINTING CO. EASTHAMPTON, MASS. 1928.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


Town of Westhampton


FOR THE Year Ending Dec. 31, 1927.


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PRESS OF ENTERPRISE PRINTING CO. EASTHAMPTON. MASS. 1928.


Town Clerk's Report.


BIRTHS


1927


/ Apr. 23


Irma Amanda Church.


2.June 6 Theodore Stanley Sarafin.


3 July 20 Edward Ben Lavalley.


4 Ang. 17 Eunice Harriet Hathaway.


5 Oct. 15 Mary Ethel Witherell-(Twin).


L Oct. 5 Merrill Albert Witherell-(Twin).


77 Oct. 21 Jessie Jane Snow.


DEATHS


Age


1927


1 Jan. 8 Harriet J. Coit, Heart Disease 91-2-17


LMar. 12 Eugenia M. Hayes, Myo-carditis 80-7-26


3 May 11 Alice M. Benson, Nephritis, Arterio Sclerosis 65-2-19


4 Aug. 24 George Guilbert, Heart Disease 69 -...-..


5 Sept. 3 Alfred D. Montague. Carcinoma 61-10-13


6 Nov. 26 Marietta Rhodes, Cerebral Apoplexy 90-6-26


MARRIAGES


1927


/ Apr. 12 John Francis Kay Elizabeth Laura Hathaway, Westhampton, Mass


2 Apr. 27 Ernest R. Witherell


Pearl Ethel Church


3 May 25 Giovanni Salvagni Minnie Calcutta


Y Sept. 21 Lloyd Chaffee Heath Lila Elsie Atwood


5 Oct. 15 William B. Miller Henrietta P. Fitts


Chateaugay, N. Y.


Westhampton, Mass. Westhampton, Mass. Westhampton, Mass. Northampton, Mass. Huntington, Mass. Westhampton, Mass. New York City Westhampton, Mass.


6 Oct. 12 Rodney Franklin Howard Westhampton, Mass. Amner Elizabeth Rose South Deerfield, Mass.


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FISH AND GAME LICENSES, 1927


2 Trapping Licenses


52 Sporting Licenses


DOG ACCOUNT. 1927 DR.


June 1. 1927- 30 dogs at $2.00 3 dogs at $5.00


$60.00 15.00 $ 75.00


CR.


Check to County Treasurer


$68.40


Fees 33 dogs at 20c


6.60


$ 75.00


DR.


October 1, 1927- 30 dogs at $2.00 2 dogs at $5.00


$60.00


10.00


-$ 70.00


CR.


Check to County Treasurer


$63.60


32 dog fees at 20c


6.40


$ 70.00


GILBERT I. FLINT, Town Clerk


Westhampton, Mass., Dec. 31. 1927. I have examined the accounts of the Town Clerk and find them correct.


LYMAN W. CLAPP,


Auditor.


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Treasurer's Report. . -


1927


CR.


Balance January 1, 1927


$1,583.50


Taxes, 1926


1,478.76


Taxes, 1927


6,690.61


Interest, 1926 Taxes


50.72


Interest, 1927 Taxes


5.65


Mass. Highway Commission


5,600.00


County Treasurer, Highway Dept.


100.00


County Treasurer, Dog Refund


112.29


County Treasurer, Wildcat Bounty


50.00


Interest, Thayer Fund


45.50


Interest, Wright Fund


47.75


Interest, Whiting Street Fund


62.80


Interest, Cemetery Funds


43.23


Interest, Totman Fund


90.00


Interest, Bank Account


63.97


Mass. School Fund


1,139.46 -1474.83


Vocational Educational School Fund


135.00


Income Tax, 1927


1,204.00


Income Tax, 1926


90.00


Income Tax, 1925


12.00


Corporation Tax, Public Service


42.91


Corporation Tax, Business


1.39


Superintendent in Small Towns


118.88-118,77


High School, Special Cases


260.00


National Bank Tax


9.91


State Aid


28.00


Veterans' Exemption


14.26


Transportation, High School Pupils


126.08 - 204.75


Trust Company Tax


1.86


Northampton Treasurer, Health Dept.


111.43


Northampton, Treas., School Dept.


178.80 - 328.11


Inspection of Animals 7.50


Victualer's License 1.00


4 5


R. S. Bridgman, 1% Lighting: Expense 17.00


Sealers' Fees


2.12


E. L. Lewis, Refund on Insurance 4.07


Highway Dept., Tractor Fund 601.50


$23,434.98


DR.


Paid Selectmen's Orders


$14,126.22


Paid School Committee Orders


5,194.20


Cash on hand


3,814.56


$23,434.98


Due on 1927 Taxes


1,753.87


FUNDS HELD IN TRUST BY THE TOWN INTEREST DRAWN 1927


$1,000.00 Wright Fund


$17.75


1,000.00 Thayer Fund


45.50


1,380.85 Street Fund 62.80


2.000.00 Lucy Langdon Totman Fund-Cemetery


90.00


500.00 O. C. Bridgman Fund


22.75


100.00 M. G. Strong Fund


4.55


100.00 George Burt Fund 4.55


100.00 S. C. Cook Fund 4.55°


100.00 Samuel Edwards Fund


4.55


50.00 D. L. Brown Fund


2.28


GILBERT I. FLINT,


Town Treasurer.


Westhampton, Mass., Dec. 31, 1927


I have examined the accounts of the Treasurer and find them correct, showing disbursements to the amount of nineteen thousand six hundred twenty dollars and forty- two cents ($19,620.42) for which vouchers are on file and a balance on hand of three thousand eight hundred four- teen dollars and fifty-siv cents ($3,814.56). Due from J. C. Williams, Collector, on 1927 Taxes, one thousand seven hundred and fifty-three dollars and eighty-seven cents, ($1,753.87).


LYMAN W. CLAPP, Auditor.


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TRACTOR FUND


Expenses


Highway Work


.Apr. - $213.00


Apr.


-$33.82


May - 46.50


June 46.11


June - 114.00


July 25.50


Aug. - 120.00


Sept. 36.00


Sept. 12.00


Nov.


38.96


Oct. 27.00


Nov.


72.00


Dec. 67.15


$604.50 $278.74


Balance, Tractor Fund, Jan. 1, 1928 $325.76


Expense of Tractor until April, 1927 no income $289.97


Selectmen's Report.


TOWN OFFICERS


Charles M. Norris, Moderator $5.00


F. W. Blakesley, Assessor 2.00


F. W. Blakesley, Selectman 6.25


Levi Burt, Assessor 8.50


Levi Burt, Selectman 20.50


C. M. Bartlett, Assessor 55.50


C. M. Bartlett, Selectman 21.00


J. C. Williams, Col. balance due 1926 40.00


J. C. Williams, Col. 1927 100.00


J. C. Williams, Sealer 10.00


J. C. Williams, Constable 5.00


.1. D. Montague, Assessor 50.00


A. D. Montague, Selectman 10.00


G. I. Flint, Treasurer 75.00


G. I. Flint, Clerk 15.00


G. I. Flint, Express, stamps and supplies 2.50


G. I. Flint, recording fees 13.00


G. I. Flint, oaths 2.00


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May - 31.20


L. W. Clapp, Auditor 10.00


M. M. Clapp, Meat Inspector 32.50


M. M. Clapp, inspecting barns 15.00


198.75


MISCELLANEOUS


Levi Burt, Registration of Tractor $ 2.00


Standard Oil Co., oil for lighting plant 16.00


P. B. Murphy, Town Clerk's supplies 5.25


Enterprise Printing Co., printing town reports 30.00


William Howard, bounty, 3 bob-cats


30.00


G. H. Batchelder, Insurance 17.46


Peter Boucher, Old bill, cutting brush 10.80 Enterprise Printing Co., Auditor's slips 1.25


Mrs. H. M. Clapp, Chairman Street and Wright fund 221.10


"Times Publishing Co., Assessors' .sup- plies 5.30


Easthampton News Co., notices for load weight limit 4.00


Charles H. Chase, notices real estate transfers. 5.60


Robert H. Nyc, cells for electric light plant 19.00


Albert D. Sanders, bond for Clerk and Treasurer 23.00


Assessors' Auto List 5.00


E. L. Lewis, Employers' Liability In- surance 109.76


M. M. Barcomb, iron labor & welding 5.70


C. R. Burt, helping set up road mach- ine and trucking 8.00


George H. Knight, care of hall and lawn 18.55


Hobbs & Warren, Assessors' supplies and Collectors' books 9.03


E. L. Lewis, insurance on Center


8


5.


School 49.80


Dyar Sales & Machinery Co., road machine blades and pins 14.46


Enterprise Printing Co., 1 M. Treas- urer's orders 11.00


Westhampton Water Co., rent for tub and cemetery 10.00


Jared C. Williams, Col. 1/2 Thayer Fund 22.50


Mrs. A. D. Montague, Treas. Cemetery Funds 133.23


The Carter Ink Co., 12 doz. bottles ink 1.63


P. B. Murphy, marriage intention blanks 3.25


County Tax


1,178.9G


State Tax


720.00


Hampshire County Extension Ser- vice 50.00


H. B. Lyman, gutters on town hall 43.54


J. W. Bird, books for library from Dog Fund 16.00


C. A. Stark, bounty, 2 bob-cats 20.00


Levi Burt, postage, tel., and freight 3.83


Levi Burt, blacksmith work 4.05


Levi Burt, labor on tool house 6.00


Charles R. Burt, 1/2 expense, 3 gal. oil 1.05


C. M. Bartlett, freight and express 2.81


C. M. Bartlett, postage 1.90


C. M. Bartlett, telephone .55


C. M. Bartlett, 1 cord wood for hall 10.00


J. W. Heffernan, 1 column appropri- ation book 3.50


R. S. Bridgman, Tr. Parrish-Thayer Fund 23.00


Herman Goldberger, magazines for library from Dog Fund 31.30


Charles R. Burt, services as Librarian


9


from Dog Fund 34.99


Myron M. Clapp, Memorial Day


Fund


70.00 $ 3,0444.15


SNOW REMOVAL


Frank Foucha, labor $ 43.50


Frank Foucha, gas 9.20


C. M. Bartlett, labor 96.40


Standard Oil Company, gas


69.14


L. W. Clapp & Son, labor 7.00


A. E. Witherell, 5 gal. alcohol for tractor 2.50


Manchester Forbes Co., bolts for snow plow 1.93


Arthur L. Searle, labor 3.15


Richard B. Warren, labor


4.90


M. B. Tyler Co., castings for snow plow 4.00


1. W. Blakesley, labor with team 6.00


217.72


SNOW FENCE


MI. B. Tyler Co., 1,000 ft. fence and post $ 162.27


R. L. Clapp, freight and trucking fence 21.25


Charles R. Burt, truck and labor 12.00


C. M. Bartlett and man, labor 7.60


-$ 203.12


PAINTING TOWN HALL


George I. Churchill, material $ 88.47


Manchester Forbes Co., material 1.06


Mrs. Frank Foucha, cleaning hall 4.72


Harry T. Lester, labor 137.50


$ 231.75


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GYPSY MOTH


Fitzhenry-Guptill Co., supplies $ 3.50


Leslie Shaw, labor


18.00


E. M. Todd, labor 18.00


M. R. Todd, labor


18.00


Charles R. Burt, labor 18.00


John C. Hathaway, labor


20.00


$ 95.50


ROAD MACHINE


Dyar Sales & Machinery Co.


1 No. 7 leaning wheel grader $ 767.34


$ 767.31


EXPENSES FROM TRACTOR FUND)


Standard Oil Company, gas $ 184.57


Florence Garage Co., motor oil 31.20


M. B. Tyler Co., motor oil 51.85


M. B. Tyler Co., labor on tractor 8.36


Chrales R. Burt, 4 spark plugs 2.76


$


278.71


BRIDGES


Parsons Bridge --


A. E. Witherell, plank $ 57.60


C. M. Bartlett, labor 5.25


Shop Hill Bridge-


A. E. Witherell, plank and stringers 23.84


2.70


Arthur Dodge, labor Louds Mill Bridge-


P. W. Fuller, plank 21.00


M. M. Barcomb, bolts 1.32


C. M. Bartlett, labor 4.50


Reservoir Bridge-


Ernest Witherell, labor, and railing 10.71


Egypt Hill Bridge-


Cornelius Benson, plank for repairs 8.40


A. E. Witherell, plank and stringers 58.32


C. R. and G. H. Burt, labor, cutting and hauling stringers 23.20


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C. M. Bartlett, Labor cutting stringers 8.00


Kings Highway Bridge-


1. E. Witherell, plank 36.75


C. M. Bartlett, labor 2.00


D. S. Bridgman's Bridge-


Arthur Witherell, plank, stringers and railing 100.00


Levi Burt, labor


7.50


G. H. Burt, team


15.00


G. I. Todd, labor


6.75


Merton Todd, labor


6.75


Karl Todd, labor 6.75


Franklin Howard, gravel


1.30


Foster-Farrar Co., keg spikes 3.75


Bridge on L. W. Clapp's Road-


Berger Mfg. Co., culvert


10.92


Charles R. Burt, labor


3.00


C. M. Bartlett, labor Bridge on Burt Road- 3.55


I. E. Delisle, lumber


Charles R. Burt, labor 1.80


Leslie Shaw, labor 1.80


C. M. Bartlett, labor 2.00


Bridge foot Orcutt's Hill-


A. E. Delisle, 3 ties 2.25


Charles R. Burt, truck and labor 1.90


C. M. Bartlett, labor 1.00


Bridge near Charles O'Connor's-


C. M. Bartlett, plank and labor 12.40


Egypt Meadow Bridge-


Arthur E. Witherell. plank 52.50


Bridge on Rices Flat-


C. M. Bartlett, putting on new bridge 12.00


C. M. Bartlett, labor, repairs on Sey-


mour and Braman Brook bridges 5.25


-$


- 554.16


HIGHWAYS-CHAP. 81


Gilbert I. Flint $ 21.60


12


2.70


P. W. Fuller


12.00


Etiene Challett


17.70


D. S. Bridgman


1.00


W. M. Fiske


166.00


C. M. Norris


56.00


Fred Lavalle


62.40


Joe Guyette


25.20


L. W. Clapp


69.80


G. H. Burt


100.00


G. H. Payson


144.00


James Aldrich


80.80


John Sylvina


70.20


George Todd


100.35


Merton Todd


142.20


Earl Todd


135.00


H. J. Payson


160.50


Ben Stark


24.30


C. A. Bartlett


3.60


John Tylczak


97.20


F. W. Blakesley


216.00


George A. Witherell


96.70


Ernest Shaw


107.00


Myron Hathaway


4.00


Arthur E. Dodge


15.00


Charles R. Stickney


34.20


Peter Boucher


28.80


Walter Witherell


51.30


Albert Blanchard


23.40


Dana Pelton


39.60


Leslie Shaw


320.40


Charles R. Burt


332.80


C. M. Bartlett


770.19


C. A. Stark


281.25


A. D. Montague


8.00


G. W. Graves


84.35


Levi Burt


112.50


Ira O. Shaw


200.93


Frank Niles


167.40


Ira Aldrich, Jr.


84.60


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Otis W. Butler, pruning shears 6.00


George Witherell, gravel 25.90


Berger Mfg. Co., eulverts 351.75


W. J. Foss Co., tools 44.97


Levi Burt, trucking and blasting caps 5.52


I. O. Shaw, gravel


19.90


Franklin Howard, gravel


58.80


L. W. Clapp, gravel 5.00


F. H. Montague, gravel 22.40


New England Culvert Co., culverts 1.54


J. Davis Turner, gravel 23.70


John Hathaway, gravel 16.80


Joe Sarafine, gravel


2.60


E. N. Bosworth, danger signs 5.50


Manchester Forbes Co., 2 seythes 4.00


Foster Farrar Co .. 1 striking hammer


1.78


Mrs. N. D. Hartnett, gravel


12.60


George R. Miller, gravel 41.49


Town of Westhampton, tractor fund 592.50


-$


5.741.02


HIGHWAYS-CHAPTER 90-MAIN ROAD


Charles R. Burt $ 56.70


Leslie Shaw


95.40


Frank Niles


95.40


E. Challett


91.80


Henry J. Payson


256.05


George Payson


12.60


Charles R. Stickney


63.00


Ben Stark 5.40


W. M. Fiske


346.00


G. W. Graves


44.00


Town of Westhampton. tractor fund


12.00


George Todd


57.60


Earl Todd


79.20


Merton Todd


39.60


C. A. Stark


43.20


Walter R. Witherell


3.60


I. O. Shaw


18.00


14


.


Rob Stark


3.60


C. M. Bartlett 144.00


A. E. Delisle Jr., gravel 20.30


Mrs. N. D. Hartnett, gravel


75.70


Manchester Forbes Co., spikes and paint 19.25


Foster Farrar. dynamite


16.00


H. J. Payson. 30 post


7.50


Arthur Witherell, railing


6.40


1.612.30


DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE


Board at State Infirmary $ 365.00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts ---


Dept. of Public Welfare 79.14


$ 114.14


BOARD OF HEALTH


Wiswell The Druggist, formaldehyde candles $ 11.50


Enterprise Printing Co., 24 posters 3.59


City of Northampton, board at sana- torium 348.00


Hampshire County Sanatorium To be refunded- 104.23


41.14


City of Northampton, $11.14


Commonwealth of Mass., Dept. of Public Health. $145.00.


Total Selectmen's Orders $ 14,126.22


RECAPITULATION


Town Officers $ 498.75


Miscellaneous


3,044.15


Highways, Chap, 81


5,744.02


Highways, Chap. 90


1,612.30


Dept. of Public Welfare


444.14


Board of Health


404.23


Snow Removal


247.72


Expenses from Tractor Fund


278.74


Painting Town Hall


231.75


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Bridges Snow Fence Gypsy Moth Road Machine


554.16


203.12


95.50


767.34


$ 14,126.22 LEVI BURT, F. W. BLAKESLEY, C. M. BARTLETT, Selectmen.


Westhampton, Dec. 31, 1927.


I have examined the accounts of the Selectmen and find them correct, having drawn orders to the amount of ($11,126.22) for which proper vouchers are on file. L. W. Clapp. Auditor.


JURY LIST-1927


Aaron Fisher


Farmer


Arthur T. Edwards


Farmer


Almon A. Newell


Retired


A. D. Montague


Farmer


Herbert F. Mascho


Mill Operator


F. W. Blakesley


Farmer


ESTIMATES OF APPROPRIATIONS-1928


Schools


6.500.00


Highways


1,500.00


Bridges


1.500.00


Town Officers


৳50.00


Smith School


75.00


Board of Public Welfare


200.00


Board of Health


500.00


County Aid to Agriculture


50.00


Memorial Day .


50.00


Gypsy Moth


125.00


Snow Removal


500.00


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Insurance


250.00


Care and Upkeep of Town Hall Printing and Supplies Contingent Fund


150.00


100.00


300.00


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6 EXPENDITURES ON ROADS IN WESTHAMPTON


CHAPTER 81-1927


1 Main Road $ 1,244.30


2 Loudville Road


42.33


3 Rhodes Road 10.60


4 South Road


286.01


5 Montague Road


383.77


6 Chesterfield Road


387.57


7 North Road


854.52


8 Kingsley Road


0.00


1


9 Capp Road


84.02


10 Shaw Road


.90


11 Northwest Road


796.34


12 Reservoir Road


74.63


13 Kings Highway.


146.49


14 Pisgah Road


0.00


15 Dodge Road


0.00


16 Tob Road


0.00


17 Easthampton Road


341.83


18 Cross Road


21.05


19 Stage Road


284.55


20 Lyman Road


35.58


21 Edwards Road


50.50


22 Cemetery Road


7.25


23


Southampton Road


120.87


24 Cross Road


22.85


25 Mine Road 27.98


26 Cross Road


29.20


27 Hathaway Road


10.53


28 Cross Road


0.00


29 Montague Hill Road


69.85


30 Breakneck Road


0.00


General Work


.0.00


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Culverts Machinery and Tools


353.75 56.75 $ 5,744.02


Assessors' Report.


TAX LEVY


Schools


$ 5,500.00


Highways


1,600.00


Bridges


800.00


Town Officers


650.00


Smith School


100.00


Public Welfare


300.00


Board of Health


100.00


Gypsy Moth


125.00


Winter Roads


500.00


Snow Fence


200.00


Road Machine


400.00


Memorial Day


75.00


County Aid to Agriculture


50.00


Painting Town Hall


225.00


Contingent Fund


300.00


Overlay


74.32


State Tax


720.00


County Tax


1,178.96


12.898.28


Less Estimated Receipts


* 4,150.00


Cash in Treasury Voted


300.00 $ 1.450.00


$ 8.118.28


Personal Valuation


$ 78,320.00


Real Estate Valuation


$264,025.00


$342.315.00


Rate-$24.00 per $1.000.00. Tax on Personal Estate $ 1,879.68


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Tax on Real Estate 116 Polls at $2.00


6,336.60 232.00


$ 8,448.28


1927


1926


1925


Number of horses assessed


105


121


125


Number cows assessed,


237


249


267


Number of sheep assessed


1


1


Number of Neat Cattle assessed


88


103


130


Number swine assessed


16


28


10


Number dwelling houses assessed


112


103


102


Number acres land assessed


16,074


16,065 15,905


Number fowls assessed


964


1,079


1,410


LEVI BURT, F. W. BLAKESLEY, C. M. BARTLETT,


Assessors.


Report of the School Committee.


EXPENSES


Teachers' Salaries


$2,630.00


Retirement Fund


90.00


Superintendent Casey's Salary


250.00


Travelling Expenses of Supt.


15.00


School Nurse


100.00


Tuition of High School Pupils


290.00


Transportation of School Pupils


198.40


Transportation of scholars in town


312.50


Supplies


80.61


Wood


33.00


Census


10.00


Water Rent


3.00


Janitors and cleaning schoolhouses


41.13


Legal Advice


2.00


Material & work at Center School,


by Fred Knott 695.32


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Material & work at Center School 172.24


Work by Orville Flint, Center School


18.00


Furnace 498.00


Services of Jared C. Williams for year 1927 30.00


Services of Emily Bartlett for 1927 25.00


$5,494.20


Received from State and Northampton


3,586.22


Net cost to the Town $1,907.98


E. G. BRIDGMAN, 1928 E. A. BARTLETT, 1929 J. C. WILLIAMS, 1930 School Committee.


Westhampton, Dec. 31, 1927 I have verified the accounts of the school Committee for the year 1927 and find them correct. They have drawn vouchers for the sum of $5,494.20.


L. W. CLAPP, Auditor.


Report of Superintendent of Schools.


To the School Committee :


I herewith submit my third annual report of the schools of Westhampton. Owing to the small number of pupils in attendance at the Northwest School, it was thought best to close it and transport two of the pupils to the Center School and send the other two to Chesterfield. To avoid congestion at the Hill School the Loudville pupils were sent to the Center School where a primary


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room was opened. This was made possible by throwing together the wood shed, the toilets, and a portion of the piazza. This room answered its purpose after a fashion but is too small for permanent use. The building should be enlarged to the south some sixteen feet, making both rooms of about the same size. Each room contains four grades, thus giving each teacher twice the time for individ- ual and class help. Under the former system the teacher had all eight grades in one room.


A new room was added in the rear containing the wood shed and furnace room, and the toilets. A new heat- ing plant was installed consisting of a large wood or coal furnace which heats both rooms. A ventilating fue was placed in the new room. In time a system of flush closets should be introduced, displacing the present earth closets. This will be an easy matter as running water is now piped into the building. When this work is completed Westhamp- ton will have a school system and plant that it can well be proud of.


One of the heavy expenses of the town is that of high school tuition and transportation. Much of this is reim- bursed by the state,-so it is largely a matter of bookkeep- ing in so far as the taxpayers are concerned. For the school department it means an increased expenditure when the high school enrollment is large. Reimbursements from the state on account of the school department are not credited to the school department, but are entered in the excess and deficiency fund.


For the past two or three years the high school en- rollment has been small, and from the money thus saved and from the savings resulting from the closing of two schools it was possible to pay for the work at the Center School out of the annual appropriation. High school at- tendance is again increasing, so it is apparent that an in- creased appropriation will be necessary.


The record of registration and attendance follows:


Center School :


Grammar Room


Whole Number 21


Average Membership 19.37


Average Attendance 18.84


21


Primary Room Hill School


19


16.78


16.02


20


20.00


18.88


Totals


60


56.15


53.71


Respectfully submitted,


HERBERT D. CASEY.


Report of Westhampton Reunion Library.


JAN. 1, 1928 Resources


Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1927


$142.28


Interest from money invested


27.00


Fines


2.45


171.73


Expenses


J. W. Bird. books


$ 29.70


Part of Librarian's salary


15.01


Book labels


2.25


Bal. on hand Jan. 1, 1928


121.77


Number volumes in library


6.261


Number volumes in circulation


1.017


Number magazines in library


11


Number magazines in circulation


527


Number volumes added in 1927


70


Number volumes purchased 19


Number volumes given by town


25


Number volumes given by State


26


REV. G. A. GRANT.


E. H. MONTAGUE.


VERA CHAPMAN.


JULIA E. MONTAGUE.


J. C. WILLIAMS.


H. F. MASCHO,


LOUISE G. BRIDGMAN.


Library Committee.


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Articles in Warrant


TOWN MEETING, MARCH 5, 1928 Ten O'Clock A. M.,-Prompt


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 vote to leave the Highway in charge of the Selectmen.


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


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


Art. 8 -- To see if the town will vote to ratify and confirm the doings of its town officers.


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


Art. 10-To see if the town will raise and appropri- ate $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 vote to observe the 150th anniversary of its incorporation and raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for same.


Art. 13-To see if the town will vote to authorize the School Committee to sell the school house, and lot, in the North East district.


Art. 14-To see if the town will vote to authorize the School Committee to enlarge the primary room at the Center School House, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for same.


(Other articles may appear in posted Warrant.)


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