Town of Westhampton annual report 1937, Part 1

Author: Westhampton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1937
Publisher: Westhampton (Mass.)
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ANNUAL REPORT


of the


TOWN OFFICERS


of the


TOWN OF WESTHAMPTON


AMPTON


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for the


YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31


1937


ANNUAL REPORT


of the


TOWN OFFICERS


of the


TOWN OF WESTHAMPTON


THAMPTON


WEST


MASS


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9,1778


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for the


YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1937


F. M. CRITTENDEN, PRINTER NORTHAMPTON, MASS. 1938


2


TOWN CLERK'S REPORT


1937


BIRTHS


/ February 7


2 March 24


3 March 31


4 June 7


5


December 15


Clarence Diamond Delisle


Earl Richard Gett


Stephen Eugene Roy Messeck


Dorothy May Delisle


Frank Raymond Fisher, Jr.


DEATHS


Cause Age


[ Jan.


21


Anthony Landry, general arteriosclerosis


69-3-5 1


2 Mar. 8 Frank W. Niles, lobar pneumonia 60-10-19


3 April 4 Arthur L. Searle, hypertensive heart


76-8-7


4 April 20 Chester L. Hunt, lobar pneumonia 75-10-16


5 May 14 Fidelia M. Kingsley, cerebral hemorrhage 91- 6-26


6 Oct.


9


Mabel Luella Norris, pulmonary embolus


66-1-9


MARRIAGES


/ April 6 Ralph Alexander Payson Evelyn Ida Russell


Westhampton Chesterfield


2 April 30 Raymond T. Crockwell Prescott Ruth N. Wendemuth Prescott


3 May 14 Sanford Levi Payson Gertrude Amelia Seymour Amherst


Westhampton


3


4 June 25 Adam Dauphinais Leona Blam


5 Sept. 2 Albert Victor Rixon Mary Evelyn Crowley


Westhampton Holyoke Arlington Westhampton


DOG ACCOUNT Dr.


June 1, 1937


18 males


@ $2.00


$36.00


4 females


@ $5.00


20.00


6 spayed


@ $2.00


12.00


$68.00


Cr.


To County Treasurer


$62.40


To Town Clerk, 28 fees


5.60


$68.00


Dr.


December 1, 1937


21 males


@ $2.00


$42.00


1 female


@ $5.00


5.00


3 spayed


@ $2.00


6.00


$53.00


Cr.


To County Treasurer


$48.00


To Town Clerk, 25 fees


5.00


$53.00


FISH AND GAME LICENSES


18 Resident citizen fishing licenses @ $2.00 $36.00


32 Resident citizen hunting licenses @ $2.00


64.00


13 Resident citizen sporting licenses @ $3.25 42.25


4


6 Woman and minor fishing licenses @ $1.25 7.50


2 Resident citizen trapping licenses @ $5.25 10.50


9 Resident sporting licenses-free


00


1 Non-resident minor fishing license @ $2.25


2.25


1 Non-resident fishing license (3 day) $1.50


1.50


$164.00


To Division of Fisheries and Game


18 Resident citizen fishing licenses $31.50


32 Resident citizen hunting licenses 56.00


13 Resident citizen sporting licenses 39.00


6 Resident citizen woman and minor fishing licenses 6.00


2 Resident citizen trapping licenses


10.00


1 Non-resident fishing license- minor


2.00


1 Non-resident fishing license (3 day) 1.25


$145.75


Clerk's fees


18.25


$164.00


CHARLES M. NORRIS,


Town Clerk.


Westhampton, Mass., December 31, 1937 I have examined the accounts of the Town Clerk and find them correct.


EDWARD H. MONTAGUE, Auditor.


5


TREASURER'S REPORT


Dr.


Balance January 1, 1937


$14,842.45


Taxes 1937


Personal and Real Estate


6,103.24


Polls


186.00


Excise


580.81


1936


Personal and Real Estate


3,151.13


Polls


6.00


Excise


152.18


1935


Personal and Real Estate


773.55


Polls


4.00


Excise


4.00


1934


Personal and Real Estate


25.90


Excise


3.53


1933


Excise


2.00


Interest, 1937


3.81


1936


108.63


1935


62.80


1934


3.62


1933


.13


Mass. Highway Commission


Chap. 81 7,425.00


6


Treasurer, Hampshire County


Chap. 90


500.00


Dog refund, 1936


114.20


Rabies vaccine refund


18.50


Interest from trust funds


Cemetery funds, 1937


25.38


Thayer Fund, 1937 25.15


Wright Fund, 1937 25.15


Totman Fund, 1937


50.00


Whiting Street Fund, 1937 34.73


Permit to sell fireworks .50


Support of indigent persons 10.50


Dividend, insurance on Town Hall


24.28


Mass. School Fund, Part II, chap. 70 2,111.75


Vocational Educational School Fund 730.03


Old Age Assistance


City of Chicopee


18.75


Town of Orange 16.67


State grant


770.22


U. S. grant


1,742.00


Administration


58.02


Mass. Income Tax


1937


941.19


Educational


475.00


State valuation


281.95


1936, chap. 362. Sec. 4


.46


Mass. Corporation Tax Public Service


36.02


Superintendent in small towns


107.11


High School tuition, 1937


1,824.82


High School transportation


2,335.20


Tuition of State Wards


214.59


Inspection of animals 7.50


7


Victualler's license


1.00


Town Clerk, dog licenses


110.40


2 Sunday licenses


10.00


2 licenses


1.00


Highway Dept.


Road machinery acct. 742.75


Rent of Town Hall for basketball


2.75


$46,806.35


Cr.


Paid Selectmen's orders


$23,399.30


Paid School Committee orders


12,423.36


Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1938


10,983.69


$46,806.35


Outstanding Taxes


1937 Personal and Real Estate $5,442.85


Polls


6.00


Excise


16.00


1936 Personal and Real Estate 1,039.85


Polls 2.00


Excise


3.35


$ 6,500.05


ROAD MACHINERY ACCOUNT


Balance, Jan. 1, 1937


$1,705.71


Total Income for 1937


742.75


Total Expense for 1937


230.99


Balance, Jan. 1, 1938


$ 2,217.47


FUNDS HELD IN TRUST BY THE TOWN Interest drawn in 1937 Cemetery


$2,000.00 Lucy Langdon Totman Fund $50.00


500.00 O. C. Bridgman Fund 12.58


100.00 M. G. Brown Fund 2.51


8


100.00


George Burt Fund


2.51


100.00 S. C. Cook Fund 2.51


100.00


Samuel Edwards Fund 2.51


50.00 D. L. Brown Fund


1.26


50.00


C. N. Loud Fund


1.50


Worthy Poor


$1,000.00


Wright Fund 25.15


1,380.85


Whiting Street Fund 34.73


1,000.00


Thayer Fund, 1/2 to town, 1/2 to parish 25.15


GILBERT I. FLINT,


Treasurer.


Westhampton, Mass., December 31, 1937.


I have this day examined the accounts of the Treas- urer and find them correct, showing disbursements to the amount of thirty-five thousand eight hundred twenty-two dollars and sixty-six cents ($35,822.66), for which vouchers are on file, and a balance on hand of ten thou- sand nine hundred eighty-three dollars and sixty-nine cents ($10,983.69). Due from J. C. Williams, Collector 1937 personal and real estate taxes five thousand four hundred forty-two dollars and eighty-five cents ($5,442 .- 85), 1937 poll taxes six dollars ($6.00), 1937 excise taxes sixteen dollars ($16.00), 1936 personal and real estate taxes one thousand thirty-nine dollars and eighty-five cents ($1,039.85), 1936 poll taxes two dollars ($2.00), 1936 excise taxes three dollars and thirty-five cents ($3.35).


EDWARD H. MONTAGUE,


Auditor.


9


SELECTMEN'S REPORT


TOWN OFFICERS


Charles R. Burt, moderator $5.00


Charles R. Burt, assessor 45.75


Charles R. Burt, dog officer 5.00


Edward H. Montague, auditor


10.00


W. M. Fiske, selectman 83.00


F. B. Montague, selectman 77.00


F. W. Blakesley, selectman 38.25


F. W. Blakesley, assessor 46.25


Charles M. Norris, town clerk


50.00


J. C. Hathaway, assessor


59.00


J. C. Hathaway, school committee


35.00


J. C. Hathaway, mileage and postage


4.92


D. S. Bridgman, assessor


10.75


Louise Parsons, school committee


20.00


J. C. Williams, school committee


20.00


J. C. Williams, sealer of weights & measures 10.00


J. C. Williams, tax collector 150.00


Gilbert I. Flint, treasurer


150.00


Gilbert I. Flint, supplies


.75


Mass. Assessors' Association, dues


3.00


Gertrude E. Flint, typing


8.25


Myron M. Clapp, animal inspection 15.00


Myron M. Clapp, meat inspection


25.50


$ 872.42


HIGHWAYS CHAPTER 81-PAYROLL


F. W. Blakesley $515.00


10


Frank Kelly


227.99


John Tylczak


199.78


George Payson


21.30


Henry J. Payson


333.75


Howard Blakesley


447.00


Lawrence Blakesley


224.63


F. B. Montague


130.00


Arthur Church


362.26


Earl Gett


265.14


A. E. Witherell


229.50


Allan Strong


221.63


W. M. Fiske


271.00


George H. Burt


267.00


C. M. Norris


5.25


Claude Seymour


34.50


Clifford Payson


155.26


Arthur Dodge


93.50


Edward A. Montague


278.25


James O. Hickey


235.89


A. E. Delisle, Jr.


359.25


Joseph Sarafin


140.63


Russell Dodge


52.50


Myron M. Clapp


93.00


Elmer Seymour


14.25


William Guerrin


10.50


Norman Searle


19.88


George Searle


9.00


Richard B. Warren


113.63


Ira Aldrich


74.25


Leodore Messeck


23.25


Dwight Church


33.00


Town Grader


566.25


Town Tractor


148.00


Town Scraper


18.50


$ 6,194.52


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CHAPTER 81-MATERIAL SHEET


Federal Land Bank, 1139 yds. gravel $113.90


Charles M. Norris, 40 yds. gravel 4.00


Joseph Sarafin, 518 yds. gravel 51.80


George A. Witherell, 232 yds. gravel 23.20


A. E. Dodge, 260 yds. gravel 26.00


Cornelius Benson, 702 yds. gravel 70.20


Aaron Fisher, 78 yds, gravel 7.80


Herbert Vreeland, 66 yds. gravel


6.60


Walter Gastka, 64 yds. gravel


6.40


Moulton Asphalt Service, 990 gals. asphalt 103.95


E. S. Sirine, 9,404 gals. asphalt


864.48


American Tar Co., 6,151 gals. rotar


731.97


J. Russell & Co., Inc., wire


5.10


Foster-Farrar Co., tools 38.70


Fritz Bacher, blacksmith work


6.55


$ 2,060.65


1937 CHAPTER 81 EXPENDITURES ON ROADS IN TOWN OF WESTHAPTON


1 Main Road


$806.30


2 Loudville Road


4.00


3 Rhodes Road


3.00


4 South Road


1,525.04


5 Montague Road


45.50


6 Chesterfield Road


529.78


7 North Road


1,500.50


8 Kingsley Road


0.00


9 Clapp Road


14.25


12


10 Shaw Road 3.00


11 Northwest Road


619.43


12 Reservoir Road 455.35


13 Kings Highway


317.25


14


Pisgah Road


18.97


15 Dodge Road


0.00


16 Tob Road


131.89


17 Easthampton Road


519.64


18


Perry Hill Cross Road


52.85


19 Stage Road


776.60


20 Lyman Road


109.00


21


Edwards Road


34.50


22


Cemetery Road


34.50


23


Southampton Road


409.70


24


Cross Road


25.80


25


Mine Road


65.05


26


Cross Road


162.17


27 Hathaway Road


9.00


28


Cross Road


0.00


29


Montague Hill Road


12.00


30 Breakneck Road


0.00


31 Burt Road


10.25


32 Hooker Road


0.00


33 Turkey Hill Road


9.50


Machinery and tools


50.35


Culverts


0.00


Total


$ 8,255.17


13


Allotments :


State


$7,500.00


Town


750.00


Total


$8,250.00


CHAPTER 90-PAYROLL


F. W. Blakesley


$283.30


Arthur Church


133.60


Howard Blakesley


100.00


James Hickey


118.00


Earl Gett


117.00


F. B. Montague


120.00


John Tylczak


136.00


Frank Kelly


120.00


Joseph Sarafin


132.00


Allan Strong


136.00


Clifford Payson


106.00


Lawrence Blakesley


138.20


Leodore Messeck


102.00


Ira Aldrich


112.00


A. E. Dodge


62.00


H. M. Bridgman


164.00


Edward A. Montague


152.00


A. E. Witherell


87.00


George H. Burt


57.00


Henry J. Payson


75.00


William M. Fiske


75.00


Town Grader


10.00


$ 2,536.10


CHAPTER 90-MATERIAL SHEET


Edward A. Montague, 500 yds. gravel $50.00 James R. Clapp, 948 yds. gravel 94.80


14


A. E. Delisle, Jr., 25 fence posts 7.50


Foster-Farrar Co., dynamite & explod. 18.25


Foster-Farrar Co., brushes, paint, oil 12.85 N. E. Metal Cul. Co., culverts and couplings 83.58


$ 266.98


CHAPTER 90-MAINTENANCE PAYROLL


W. M. Fiske


$129.50


Allan Strong


21.00


Norman Searle


19.50


Earl Gett


24.00


James Hickey


24.00


Arthur Church


27.00


Clifford Payson


24.00


Howard Blakesley


27.00


John Tylczak


10.50


Richard B. Warren


12.00


Lawrence Blakesley


21.00


Joseph Sarafin


7.50


Edward A. Montague


36.00


Myron M. Clapp


42.00


$ 425.00


CHAPTER 90- MAINTENANCE MATERIAL SHEET


Joseph Sarafin $23.40


American Tar Co., 8,837 gals. rotar 1,051.60


$ 1,075.00


SNOW REMOVAL AND SANDING


Arthur E. Witherell


$39.41


Albert E. Delisle, Jr.


38.42


W. M. Fiske


3.50


F. W. Blakesley


38.00


15


Arthur Church


21.35


Howard Blakesley


24.65


Allan Strong


12.70


Frank Niles


2.80


Charles R. Burt


12.00


George H. Knight


3.00


George Searle


3.00


James Hickey


6.75


John Tylczak


6.75


Lawrence Blakesley


6.75


Edward A. Montague


1.50


George H. Burt


20.25


Foster-Farrar Co., wire


3.00


G. A. Witherell, sand


1.40


Fritz Bacher, sharpening picks and bar 1.00


Graves Garage 5.00


$ 251.23


BRIDGES AND RAILINGS


W. F. Blakesley $2.00


Howard Blakesley


2.25


Arthur Church


2.25


W. M. Fiske


1.00


A. E. Delisle, Jr., plank and ties


22.15


$ 29.65


ROAD MACHINERY ACCOUNT


Standard Oil Co., gas and oil


$193.82


Howard Blakesley, parts and labor


16.92


Charles Blakesley, labor 8.00


Graves Garage 12.25


- 230.99


16


INTEREST, INSURANCE AND BONDS


Estate of E. L. Lewis, emp. liability ins. $248.81


Sander's Corporation, tax collector's bond 18.00


Sander's Corporation, treasurer's bond 10.00


Sander's Corporation, clerk's bond 5.00


George A. Pease, ins. on Town Hall 69.38


George A. Pease, Mass. Bonding


Compensation 288.96 $ 640.15


PRINTING AND SUPPLIES


Hobbs & Warren, Inc., assessors' sup. $33.36


Hobbs & Warren, Inc., O.A.A. supplies 4.05


F. M. Crittenden, town reports 60.55


F. M. Crittenden, O.A.A. supplies 16.00


F. M. Crittenden, assessors' supplies 11.00


J. W. Heffernan Co. 2.30


W. M. Fiske, postage 3.00


P. B. Murphy, dog posters 2.00


The Kingsbury Press, town order blks. 7.00


The Fidelity Specialty Co., ink 2.00 $ 141.26


CONTINGENT


Charles H. Chase, property transfers $4.80


City of Northampton, state commodity warehouse 5.01


George A. Witherell, W.P.A. gravel, 1936 12.16


F. B. Montague, mileage 2.40


Treasurer of U. S., surplus commodities division 5.65


17


Alice E. Malo, treas. dues Soldiers' Relief Assn. 2.00


Hamp. Co. Selectmen's Association, dues 6.00


J. C. Williams, tel., postage, blanks 12.36


Gertrude E. Flint, postage and date stamp .51


W. M. Fiske, tel. and mileage 6.25


F. W. Blakesley, tel. and postage 5.20


Foster-Farrar Co., shovels and picks 10.55


Charles M. Norris, town clerk's exp.


6.24


Charles R. Burt, keys and express 2.05


Howard R. Harvey, refund on excise tax 3.45


George B. Searle, refund on excise tax 3.46


$ 88.09


LIBRARY


Edward H. Montague, work on septic tank


$11.30


Edward H. Montague, janitor 25.00


George H. Knight, care of lawn 5.00


Marion C. Mascho, librarian 95.39


Herbert Mascho, books


52.51 -


$ 189.20


MEMORIAL DAY


Myron M. Clapp, supplies $30.00 $ 30.00


BOARD OF HEALTH


George S. Russell Pharmacy, rabies


vaccine $18.50 $ 18.50


SOLDIERS' RELIEF


Case No. 1


$443.16 $ 443.16


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DIPHTHERIA CLINIC


Mabel C. Bridgman, R. N. $50.00 $ 50.00


RECREATION FIELD


W. H. Lyman, rent


$25.00 $


25.00


FIRE PROTECTION


Charles R. Burt $2.00


Belmont Supply Co., 6 Indian Fire Pumps $71.86


J. Russell & Co., Inc., supplies


20.93


The Chase & Cooledge Co., chemical 3.64 $ 98.43


TAXES


County Treasurer, dog licenses $110.40


County Treasurer, county tax 1,180.92


State Treasurer, state tax 749.65


$ 2,040.97


TRUST FUNDS


Mrs. Julia Montague, int. on cemetery funds $75.38


Mrs. H. M. Clapp, int. on Street and Wright fund 59.88


J. C. Williams, coll. 1/2 Thayer Fund


13.85


Philip Clapp, parish treas., 1/2 Thayer Fund 13.84


$ 162.95


GYPSY MOTH


William Howard


$53.00


Walter Witherell 28.13


19


Clarence Delisle


39.75


Harvey Messeck


39.75


Russell Dodge


9.00


Edward Montague


3.00


$ 172.63


TOWN HALL


Western Mass. Electric Co., light


$17.43


Charles R. Burt, 1 cord wood


6.50


George H. Knight, janitor


23.89


F. B. Montague, elec. bulbs and fuses 1.15


Franklin Co. Lumber Co., tile


18.16


$ 67.13


TOWN HALL REPAIRS


W. M. Fiske, glass and putty


$4.00


Foster-Farrar Co., lock 1.21


J. Hugh Pierce, paints and brushes 30.25


Mass. Reformatory, tables and chairs


65.90


A. E. Witherell, voting booths 10.00


Fay B. Montague, supplies 10.52


Fay B. Montague, labor


48.00


Earl Gett, labor


33.00


Frank Kelly, labor


31.50


Fred Lavalley, labor


30.00


-


$ 264.38


ENLARGING TOWN HALL BASEMENT


W. N. Potter Grain Stores, cement $35.90


A. E. Witherell, lumber 13.80


C. R. Burt, cement mixer 8.70


Richard Tracy, posts 3.00


Philip Theroux, labor and nails 17.00


Edward A. Montague, truck


56.00


20


Fay B. Montague, labor


52.00


Frank Kelly, labor 36.00


Joseph Sarafin, labor


36.00


Fred Lavalley, labor


30.00


Arthur E. Dodge, labor


6.00


Ira Aldrich, labor


6.00


$ 300.40


OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


Case No. 1


$242.00


Case No. 2


360.00


Case No. 3


276.00


Case No. 4


420.00


Case No.


5


240.00


Case No.


6


220.00


Case No. 10


222.00


Case No. 12


275.00


Case No. 13


219.00


Case No. 14


140.00


Case No. 15


100.00


Case No. 16


155.00


Case No. 17


168.00


Case No. 18


267.00


Case No. 19


246.00


Case No. 20


140.00


Case No. 21


70.00


Case No. 22


30.00


City of Northampton, cases settled here 36.66


Town of So. Hadley, cases settled here 18.33


Gertrude E. Flint, administration 42.25


Gertrude E. Flint, postage and tel.


5.54


$ 3,892.78


21


PUBLIC WELFARE


Case No. 5


$260.71


Case No. 22


81.58


Case No. 25


137.42


Case No. 30


52.00


Case No. 31


242.00


Case No. 32


20.00


Case No. 33


28.02


Case No. 34


10.00


$ 831.73


RECAPITULATION


Town Officers


$872.42


Highways, chap. 81, payrolls


6,194.52


Highways, chap. 81, materials


2,060.65


Highways, chap. 90, payrolls


2,536.10


Highways, chap. 90, materials


266.98


Highways, chap. 90, maintenance


payroll


425.00


materials


1,075.00


Bridges and railings


29.65


Snow removal and sanding


251.23


Road Machinery account


230.99


Old Age Assistance


3,892.78


Public Welfare


831.73


Printing and supplies


141.26


Contingent fund


88.09


Interest, insurance and bonds


640.15


Library


189.20


Memorial Day


30.00


Board of health


18.50


Soldiers' relief


443.16


Diphtheria clinic


50.00


Recreation field


25.00


22


Fire protection


98.43


Trust funds


162.95


Taxes


2,040.97


Gypsy moth


172.63


Town Hall


67.13


Town Hall repairs


264.38


Enlarging Town Hall basement


300.40


$23,399.30


The overdrafts were taken from the reserve fund.


JURYMEN WHO SERVED IN 1937


Charles Gagnon


Grand Jury


Frank W. Blakesley


Francis A. Loud


Traverse Jury Traverse Jury


WILLIAM M. FISKE, FRANK W. BLAKESLEY, FAY B. MONTAGUE,


Selectmen.


Westhampton, Mass., December 31, 1937.


I have examined the accounts of the Selectmen and find them correct, orders having been drawn to the amount of twenty-three thousand three hundred ninety- nine dollars and thirty cents ($23,399.30), for which proper vouchers are on file.


EDWARD H. MONTAGUE,


Auditor.


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BUDGET RECOMMENDED FOR 1938


Schools $12,000.00


Highways, Chap. 81


690.00


Highways, Chap. 90


1,000.00


Highways, Chap. 90, special


800.00


Bridges and railings


1,000.00


Town officers


1,000.00


Public Welfare


1,000.00


Old Age Assistance


2,300.00


Board of health


50.00


Int. Ins. and bonds


600.00


Town Hall


175.00


Gypsy Moth


200.00


Printing and supplies


150.00


Library, dog fund and


75.00


Memorial Day


30.00


Contingent fund


100.00


Reserve fund


600.00


Snow removal and sanding


1,000.00


Soldiers' relief


100.00


Rabies vaccine


50.00


Diptheria clinic


50.00


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ASSESSOR'S REPORT


APPROPRIATION AT TOWN MEETING IN 1937


Raise and appropriate


Schools


$11,000.00


Highways, chap. 81


750.00


Highways, chap. 90


1,000.00


Highways, chap. 90, special


500.00


Town Officers


1,000.00


Public Welfare


800.00


Old Age Assistance


2,000.00


Board of Health


50.00


Interest, insurance and bonds


600.00


Gypsy moth


175.00


Library dog fund and


75.00


Memorial Day


30.00


Contingent fund


100.00


Reserve fund


600.00


Soldiers' relief


200.00


Rabies vaccine


50.00


Diphtheria clinic


50.00


Rent of recreation field


25.00


Fire protection


100.00


From balance in treasury


Bridges and railings


2,000.00


Town Hall


175.00


Printing and supplies


150.00


Snow removal and sanding


1,000.00


Oil burner for school


430.00


Improvements in Town Hall


300.00


Road machinery account


1,705.71


Improvement in basement of hall


300.00


25


State tax


690.00


State parks


8.52


Veterans' exemption


2.33


County tax


1,165.12


Overlay


430.12


$27,461.80


Total reductions


15,599.91


Net amount raised on polls and property


$11,861.89


Personal valuation


$108,680.00


Real Estate valuation


293,660.00


$402,340.00


Tax on personal estate


$3,151.83


Tax on real estate


8,516.06


Tax on polls


194.00


$11,861.89


Tax rate


$29.00


Dec. omitted assessments on real estate


$23.20


Motor vehicle excise tax


$716.76


Abatements on real estate tax


$182.56


Abatements on excise tax


$10.73


Abatements on polls


$14.00


FROM THE TABLE OF AGGREGATES


Neat


Horses Cows Sheep Cattle Swine Houses


1935


55


308


25


197


12


149


1936


56


296


4


184


17


153


1937


49


305


18


204


17


154


FRANK W. BLAKESLEY, CHARLES R. BURT, JOHN C. HATHAWAY,


Assessors.


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REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES


Balance due Jan. 1, 1937 on 1936 personal


rc.


Collected in 1937


$3,151.13


Abated in1937


16.00


Balance to collect


1,041.85


$ 4,208.98


60.0


Balance due on 1936 excise taxes


$


13.35


1937 PERSONAL AND REAL ESTATE


.09


Commitments


$11,691.00


Collected


$6,103.24


Abated


145.00


Balance to collect 5,442.76 8 6


$11,691.00


6 .012


00.112


1937 POLL TAXES


Commitments


$


194.00


Collected


$186.00


Abated .


2.00


Balance to collect


6.00


123


$


194.00


1937 EXCISE TAXES


Commitments


$ 598.63


Collected


$590.81


Abated


5.28


and real estate taxes


$ 4,208.98


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Balance to collect 6.00


$ 602.09


Less refund after payment of tax 3.46 $ 598.63


JARED C. WILLIAMS,


Collector.


Westhampton, Mass., December 31, 1937. I have examined the accounts of the Collector and find them correct.


EDWARD H. MONTAGUE, Auditor.


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REPORT OF THE MEMORIAL LIBRARY


INCOME, 1937


Balance forward


$88.61


Savings Bank Interest


130.73


Town Appropriation


75.00


Dog Tax Refund


114.20


Fines


5.86


$414.40


EXPENSES


Wood


$5.00


Electricity


9.44


H. R. Huntting, books and supplies


111.08


G. H. Knight, care of lawn


5.00


Edith Grant, magazines


28.25


Janitor


25.00


Librarian's salary


100.00


Reserve for insurance


20.00


Reserve for painting


20.00


Labor on septic tank


11.30


Books


5.98


Storm sash


3.40


Broom and repair of chair


1.75


$346.20


Balance forward into 1938


68.20


$414.40


Books purchased, 163; gifts, 60; state gift, 38. An accurate count of the circulation of books has not been kept, but has been much the same as in previous years. Many library books have been used in the school rooms.


29


Grateful acknowledgment is made to the follow- ing donors: Franklin G. Neal, Aaron Fisher, Miss Al- vina Hosung of New York City, and Mrs. Paul Richards of New Jersey.


MARION C. MASCHO, Librarian EDWARD H. MONTAGUE, JULIA E. MONTAGUE, LENA B. RICHARD, ELIZABETH G. PERKINS, GERTRUDE E. FLINT, HERBERT F. MASCHO,


Trustees.


BALANCE SHEET AS PREPARED BY STATE AUDITOR JULY 21, 1937 GENERAL ACCOUNTS


ASSETS


LIABILITIES AND RESERVES


Cash,


$9,942.59


Trust Fund Income : Thayer Charity Fund, $27.75


Accounts receivable :


Taxes :


Totman Cemetery General Care Fund, 25.00


Levy of 1933,


$2.00


Levy of 1934,


8.20


Levy of 1935,


250.96


Levy of 1936, 2,512.00


Levy of 1937, 10,683.81


13,456.97


Dog License-due county, Road Machinery Fund,


600.62


Old Age Assistance Taxes : Levy of 1933,


1.00


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes :


Levy of 1933,


$2.00


Levy of 1934,


2.56


Levy of 1935,


4.00


Levy of 1936, 45.60


Levy of 1937, 242.58


296.74


Administration, 48.53


State Aid to Highways:


5,575.00


Departmental:


Appropriation balances,


655.52


Estimated receipts to be collected,


5,320.99


Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus, Overlays reserved for Abatements: Levy of 1933, $2.00


Levy of 1934,


8.20


Levy of 1935,


185.66


Levy of 1936,


310.90


Levy of 1937,


428.12


934.88


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Veterans' Exemption Tax, 2.33


County Tax, 1,165.12


1,865.97


Federal Grant-Old Age Assistance: Assistance, $1,118.92


1,167.45 17,375.30


Old Age Assistance,


749.65


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds, 1.50


$54.25 33.60


State and County Taxes : State Tax, $690.00


Parks and Reservations Tax, 8.52


Revenue reserved until collected : Motor vehicle excise tax, $296.74 Departmental, 749.65


Surplus revenue,


1,046.39 11,608.96


$35,342.94


$35,342.94


TRUST ACCOUNTS


Trust Funds, Cash and Securities


$6,434.98


Thayer Charity Fund,


$1,012.50


Wright Charity Fund,


1,012.50


Whiting Street Charity Fund,


1,398.10


Totman Cemetery General Care Fund,


2,000.00


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds,


1,011.88


$6,434.98


$6,434.98


31


32


REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE 1937


Appropriated at Town Meeting $11,430.00


Transfer at special meeting 1,000.00


$12,430.00


Expended


12,423.36


Overlay


$


6.64


EXPENSES


Teachers :


Miss Constance McKowen $985.50


Miss Gertrude Cady 851.00


Miss Rachel Bridgman


853.00


Mrs. Herbert Mascho


14.00


Mrs. Gilbert Flint


4.00


$ 2,707.50


Mass. Teachers' Retirement Fund :


Miss Constance McKowen $52.50


Miss Gertrude Cady 45.00


Miss Rachel Bridgman


45.00


$ 142.50


Administration :


Superintendent's salary


$236.64


Superintendent's travel. expenses 15.00


$ 251.64


Music :


Miss Emily Parsons $60.00


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E. H. Sittard Supplies


40.00


2.26


$ 102.26


Maintenance :


Briscoll's


$10.40


Western Mass. Electric Co.


46.33


Westhampton Water Co.


13.00


Foster-Farrar Co.


5.50


Constance McKowen


.60


Kimball & Cary Co.


220.87


Easthampton Public Market


2.75


Irwin Blakesley, janitor


30.00


Alice Blakesley, janitor


10.00


Christine Gagnon, janitor


10.00


Murray Clapp, janitor


10.00


Edward Sarafin, janitor


10.00


Irene Stickney, janitor


10.53


Manchester Co.


3.50


Charles Blakesley, painting


10.85


Arthur E. Witherell


2.60


Jared C. Williams


8.74


John C. Hathaway


15.40


$


421.07


$


177.92


Books and supplies :


General :


Health ; Mabel C. Bridgman, R.N. $58.64 Liggett Drug Co., Inc. 1.51


Herbert F. Mascho, rent of play- ground 10.00


Parsons' Electric Shop, oil burner 315.00


Louise S. Parsons, school census 10.00


Town of Chesterfield, tuition of Lewis Dodge 157.63 $ 552.78


34


Local transportation :


Charles Blakesley Walter Witherell


$1,204.00 907.00


$ 2,111.25


Total cost of elementary schools


$ 6,466.92


High School Pupils


Tuition


Transportation


Marian Blakesley


$108.00 $


84.80


Myron M. Clapp, Jr.


108.00


144.80


Florence Delisle


108.00


85.60


Jeanette Norris


108.00


139.20


Fayette Mascho


108.00


141.60


Lucile Parsons


108.00


138.40


George C. Searle


108.00


85.60


Ella G. Stickney


108.00


144.80


Donald Williams


108.00


84.80


Grace Witherell


108.00


146.40


Winifred Seymour


110.00


135.20


Delia Whitney


20.90


51.20


Margaret Ledoux


90.00


68.80


Theresa Theroux


90.00


144.80


Jane Gagnon


73.60


52.80


Florence Theroux


90.00


142.40


Veronica Tylczak


90.00


141.60


Francis Kelly


90.00


134.40


Edward Meeker


13.80


Omer Theroux


90.00


86.40


Simmone Theroux


90.00


84.80


Alice Blakesley


56.80


Charles Blakesley


44.00


35


Irwin Blakesley


53.60


Christine Gagnon


56.00


James Hickey 55.20


Edward Montague, Jr. 57.60


Mary Parsons


56.80


Myrtle Snow


56.80


Marjorie Payson


48.80


Janet Tonner


39.20


Smith School Pupils


Richard Williams


2.40


Melena Messeck


2.40


Wanda Sarafin


152.35


148.00


Myron Foucha


131.24


66.00


Henry Sarafin


131.27


72.80


Frank Hathaway


61.60


52.80


Joseph Sarafin


61.60


56.00


Florence Deslisle


61.60


56.00


Simmone Theroux


61.60


56.80


Alfred Blakesley


6.25


3.20


George C. Searle




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