Town of Westhampton annual report 1948, Part 1

Author: Westhampton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1948
Publisher: Westhampton (Mass.)
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ANNUAL REPORT


of the


TOWN OFFICERS


AMPTON


M


WEST


ASS


INCORPO


STET


9,1778


T


SEP


Town of


WESTHAMPTON


Year Ending December 31, 1948


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


FOR THE


Town of Westhampton


Year Ending December 31, 1948


Index


Town Clerk 3


Treasurer


6


12


Selectmen


24


Budget Recommendations


25


Jury List


27


Assessors


30


Library


School Committee 33


Superintendent of Schools


36


Principal ....


40


School Nurse


42


Physical Education Program


44


Supervisor of Music


45


School Financial Statement


46


Well Child Conference 50


Warrant 51


Town Clerk


Births 1948


/ May 10 Cynthia Mae La Valley L-


¿ May 13 Thomas Reed Hathawayz


3 May 15 Robert Murray Clapp


2/ June 12 Stephen John Cernak


5 July 1 Mary Anne Mocheski :- "


6 Aug. 10 Daniel Burnham Krug, Jr.


17 Aug. 16 Rose Ethel Fisher


Aug. 30 Kenneth George Pepin


9 Sept. 1 Paul Stewart Wakem.


Je Sept. 23 Arthur George Dodge


Oct.


14 Raymond Ferron


12 Dec.


1 Suzanne Marie Pelissier


Deaths


Yr.


Mo. Day


I Jan. 28 William St. John


58


-Feb. 5 Lucy (Pittsinger) Connery


81


6 12


3 Mar. 24 Allan Strong


69


3


3


H May


21 Ermin L. Ray


56


17


3 Aug.


24 Dorothy Agnes Loud


41


4


24


Marriages


) Jan.


30 Frank Louis Truehart Easthampton, Mass. Eleanor May Scott


Westhampton


Westhampton


2 Apr.


3 Emile Willard Derouin Helen Dorothy Perzan Easthampton, Mass.


3


3 May


1 Merrill A. Witherell Westhampton Bertha R. LaRocque South Deerfield, Mass.


May


30 Frank Wells Munson Williamsburg, Mass.


Ernestine Eleanor Warren Westhampton


5 June


26 Robert Squier Osborne Holyoke, Mass. Violet May Bridgman Westhampton


6 June


30 Raymond William Derouin Westhampton


Doris Madeline Stawarz


Easthampton, Mass.


Dog Account


56 males @ $2.00


$112.00


7 females @ $5.00


35.00


18 Spayed females @ $2.00


36.00


1 kennel @ $10.00


10.00


$193.00


Paid Town Treasurer


$176.60


Retained 82 fees @ 20¢


16.40


$193.00


Fish and Game Licenses


18 resident fishing @ $2.00


$36.00


25 resident hunting @ $2.00


50.00


35 resident sporting @ $3.25


113.75


19 resident women and


minor fishing @ $1.25 23.75


3 resident trapping @ $5.25


15.75


$239.25


Free licenses 2 sporting and trapping


4


1 military sporting Paid to Division of Fisheries and Game


$214.25


Retined 100 Fees @ 25¢ 25.00


$239.25


D. L. JUDD,


Town Clerk


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


JEAN W. NORRIS, Auditor


5


REPORT OF THE


Town Treasurer


Deecmber 31, 1948


RECEIPTS


Balance on Hand January 1, 1948 $32,979.68


Taxes


1947 Real Estate


$2,100.76


Personal Property 706.10


Excise


86.31


1948 Real Estate


11,628.81


Personal Property


5,706.08


Excise


1,368.65


Poll


252.00


Interest on Taxes


1947


60.41


1948


13.44


Demands


1947 taxes


3.85


1948 taxes 4.55


Warrants


1947 taxes


4.50


1948 taxes 4.50


Highways


Massachusetts State Treasurer


Chapter 81, 1947 work 2,222.58


1948 work 9,236.94


6


Schools


Massachusetts State Treasurer


Tuition, Sept. 1946-


June 1947 2,451.49


Ch. 70, Part 2


2,631.50


Ch. 70, Part 1


673.75


Ch. 70, Section 7A


(Transportation) 4,348.20


Ch. 70, Section 7A


(Transportation) 219.89


(Proportion of State Tax)


Vocational Tuition (Sept. '46-


August '47) 467.55


Vocational Transportation


(Sept. '46-Aug. '47) 571.10


School Superintendents 136.64


City of Northampton, Tuition


150.00


Old Age Assistance


Massachusetts State Treasurer


U. S. Grant 4,026.25


U. S. Grant, Administration


94.96


State


3,141.38


Meal Taxes


206.04


City of Springfield


226.23


City of Lynn


32.00


Town of Worthington


203.41


Aid to Dependent Children


Massachusetts State Treasurer 27.27


U. S. Grant, Administration 2.10


From Massachusetts State Treasurer


Corporation Taxes 1,225.79


Income taxes 1,055.88


Temporary Aid and Transportation 378.10


Public Service 148.19


7


Burial of Indigent Persons 135.00


Dept. of Agriculture, Div. of Livestock Disease Control 12.50


From Hampshire County Treasurer


Dog Licenses Refund


$148.73


Wild Cat Bounty 10.00


Interest from Trust Funds


Cemetery 58.26


Whiting Street 20.70


Wright


15.00


Thayer


15.00


Interest from Town Funds 142.05


Town Clerk, Dog Licenses


180.20


Town Highway Dept.


Road Machinery Acc.


2,126.10


Miscellaneous Income


Revolver Permits


3.50


Innholder's Licenses 2.00


Victualer's Licenses


3.00


Junk Dealer's Licenses


4.00


Lord's Day Permit


1.00


Town of Southampton,


Snowplowing 52.00


City of Holyoke, Snowplowing


90.25


City of Northampton, Refund on High School Tuition


56.00


Return on Tax Collector's Bond


5.25


Discount taken, Order #1758


.50


Total 1948 Income $58,898.23


$91,877.92


8


EXPENDITURES


Paid Selectmen's Orders $57,152.65


Paid School Committee's Orders 16,689.33


Bal. on Hand January 1, 1949 18,035.94


$91,877.92


Outstanding Taxes


1948 Real Estate


$2,088.99


Personal Property


931.32


Excise


39.96


Poll


2.00


$3,062.27


Road Machinery Account


Balance January 1, 1948


$1,072.53


Income


2,126.10


3,198.63


Expenses


1,252.16


Balance on Hand January 1, 1948 $1,946.47


Balances on Hand January 1, 1949


School Building Fund


$1,032.05


Aid to Dependent Children, U. S. Grant


47.20


Town Hall Repair Fund 10.62


Road Machinery Building


3,103.68


For an addition to, and renovations on the Town Hall, from Balance in the Treasury 5,000.00


It has not yet been necessary to borrow the balance of the amount appropriated.


9


Funds Held in Trust by the Town


Cemetery


Int. Drawn in 1948


$2,000.00 Lucy Langdon Totman


$40.00


500.00 O. C. Bridgman


7.50


100.00 Myra G. Strong


1.50


100.00 George Burt


1.50


100.00 Sarah Cook


1.50


100.00 Samuel Edwards


1.50


100.00 A. L. Searle


1.50


100.00 Emma G. Damon


1.50


50.00 D. L. Brown


.76


50.00 Susan A. Loud


1.00


$58.26


Worthy Poor


$1,380.85 Whiting Street 1,000.00 Wright


$20.70


15.00


$35.70


Thayer


$1,000.00 (1/2 to Town, 1/2 to Parish)


$15.00


RALPH S. BRIDGMAN,


Treasurer


10


I have examined the accounts of the Treasurer and find them correct, showing disbursements to the amount of seventy-three thousand, eight hundred forty- one dolars and nlinety-eight cents ($73,841.98), for which vouchers are on file, and a balance on hand of eighteen thousand, thirty-five dollars and ninety-four cents ($18,035.94). Due from Ralph S. Bridgman, tax collector, 1948 real estate tax, two thousand eighty- eight dollars and ninety-nine cents ($2,088.99), per- sonal property tax, nine hundred thirty-one dollars and thirty-two cents ($931.32), excise, thirty-nine dollars and ninety-six cents ($39.96), and poll, two dollars ($2.00).


JEAN W. NORRIS, Auditor


11


REPORT OF THE Board of Selectmen


Town Officers


Mass. Selectmen's Association Dues $10.00


Mass. Collectors' & Treasurers' Dues 2.00


Mass. Assessors' Dues State & County 6.00


Gertrude E. Flint, Registrar,


Election Officer 33.50


Charles M. Norris, Town Clerk


20.00


F. W. Judd, Auditor 15.00


F. W. Judd, Sealer of Weights & Measures 10.00


Selectmens' Association Dues (Co.) 6.00


Myron M. Clapp, Cattle Inspector 25.00


-


Myron M. Clapp, Meat Inspector


41.00


William M. Fiske, Moderator


10.00


Grace Williams, Election Officer


25.00


Gilbert I. Flint, Election Officer


28.75


Henry Payson, Election Officer


11.25


Estelle Frary, School Committee


80.00


Edward Montague, School


Committee


60.00


Ellis Hover, School Committee


60.00


James O. Hickey, Dog Officer


10.00


J. C. Hathaway, Assessor


123.75


Estelle Frary, Old Age Administrator 135.00


R. S. Bridgman, Tax Collector


& Treasurer


416.66


D. L. Judd, Town Clerk


125.00


Jean Norris, Auditor (for 1948)


25.00


12


Philip Norris, Assessor


105.31


F. H. Burr, Assessor


86.25


C. R. Burt, Selectman


125.00


D. B. Lyman, Selectman


121.25


F. W. Blakesley, Selectman


108.00


F. W. Blakesley, Registrar


30.00


$1,854.72


Trust Funds


Cemetery :


Barbara Judd, Treasurer


$58.26


Wright & Whiting Street,


Frances Loud, Treasurer 35.70


Thayer Fund, Richard Tracy, Treasurer


7.50


R. S. Bridgman, Collector


7.50


$108.96


Town Hall


Western Mass. Electric Co., Lights


$48.04


Herbert Williams, Janitor


13.37


H. M. Parsons, Wood


7.00


Howard Williams, Janitor


39.58


Raymond Williams, Jr., Lawn


2.25


American LaFrance, Light


40.22


Raymond Lemery, Lawn


20.25


Jeffway Hatch, Inc., Supplies & Labor


50.86


Clarence Delisle, Wood


26.00


$247.57


Interest, Insurance and Bonds


Sanders' Ins. Agency


$5.00


George A. Pease & Co.


24.54


George A. Pease & Co.


150.00


Sanders' Ins. Agency


40.50


13


George A. Pease & Co.


250.00


King & Cushman, Inc.


5.88


George A. Pease & Co.


59.91


George A. Pease & Co.


24.76


$560.59


Road Machinery


John Cernak, Jr.


$245.06


Cernak Motor Sales


52.28


F. W. Blakesley


37.85


Harland Lemery


5.00


J. Hugh Pierce


1.70


Perkins' Eaton Co.


80.23


Frary Motor Co.


1.80


Foster Farrar Co.


10.20


Walsh Boiler Works


36.00


H. R. Malone


9.00


Manchester Co.


14.04


E. Ray Ashley


32.13


C. R. Burt


2.00


Frank S. Parsons


230.86


A. E. Witherell


15.00


A. W. Stuart


7.50


Socony Vacuum Co.


138.22


Richard Warren


35.95


Edison Co.


39.00


Howard Loud


12.00


C. & I. Service Station


5.60


R. Russell Co.


15.64


Jeffway Hatch Co. Inc.


4.10


J. W. Parsons


75.00


Construction Equipment Co.


134.40


Hector Arel Co.


11.60


$1,252.16


Caterpillar Grader & Snow Wing


Perkins, Eaton Mach. Co. $6,497.00


$6,497.00


14


Parking Space


Edward Omasta


Freeman Scott


$126.00 108.00


$234.00


Contingent Fund


Community Council


$3.00


Katherine C. Ryan


12.00


City of Northampton


66.64


Treasurer of Hampshire Co.


3.00


Westhampton Water Co.


5.00


Visual Education Service


Projector Repair


39.82


Henry A. Marchand


10.00


Edith Blakesley


15.00


$154.46


Printing & Supplies


W. E. Londergan


$20.00


Barre Gazette Press


26.03


Harlow & Fennessey


35.00


Metcalf Printing Co.


166.70


Mark W. Supple


40.54


Ash Furniture Co.


18.00


First National Bank


4.50


Rich Lithographing Co.


25.00


Estelle Frary


1.10


Doval Printing House


1.70


Hobbs & Warren, Inc.


53.36


Forbes Snyder, Inc.


3.47


The Kraushar Press


5.70


John C. Hathaway


5.63


R. S. Bridgeman


22.30


F. W. Blakesley


37.74


D. L. Judd


7.07


C. R. Burt


4.31


$478.15


15


Withholding Tax


Collector of Internal Revenue $337.66


Travel Expense


C. R. Burt & R. H. Tracy


$14.60


Philip Norris


5.50


F. H. Burr John C. Hathaway


5.50


4.00


$29.60


Taxes


County Treasurer


$1,650.89


State Parks & Reservations


28.27


Auditing Muncipal Accounts


224.35


$1,903.51


Fire Equipment


James R. Shea


$50.00


American La France


51.76


$101.76


Dog Licenses


Treasurer Hampshire County


$180.20


Well Child Clinic


Mrs. Ruth Hover, R.N.


$30.00


Herman Felsen, M.D. 30.00


$60.00


Diphtheria Clinic


Mrs. Ruth Hover, R.N.


$25.00


Herman Felsen, M.D. 25.00


$50.00


16


Memorial Day


Mrs. Pearl Flint


Rev. Donald Paige


$17.50 10.00


$27.50


Gypsy Moth


Walter Witherell


$62.50


Ernest Witherell


36.00


Thomas Vachula


6.00


Ralph Payson


12.00


Myron Hathaway


36.00


Herbert Williams


22.50


$175.00


Recreation


C. M. Norris


$25.00


T. A. Purseglove


52.70


T. A. Purseglove


4.85


Ernest Delisle


20.00


$102.55


Cemetery Account


Stanley Bartlett $200.00


Library


H. R. Huntting Co.


$96.11


George H. Knight


25.00


Henry Parsons


24.00


Marion Mascho


100.00


Marion Mascho


18.62


$263.73


Employee Retirement


Treasurer of Hampshire Co.


$143.91


$143.91


17


Bridges & Railings


F. W. Blakesley


$112.00


George Payson


24.00


Donald B. Lyman


211.11


Machinery Fund


48.00


Robert Blakesley


30.00


Henry Parsons


186.25


Burten Bushey


30.00


Raymond Lemery


6.00


Edward Balise


3.00


John Tylczak


12.00


Federal Supply


6.35


$668.71


Snow Removal, Sanding and Road Work


F. W. Blakesley


$401.40


George Payson


65.50


Murray Clapp


4.25


Richard C. Warren


1,200.40


Daniel Krug


4.00


Machinery Fund


495.10


E. A. Montague


61.68


Maurice Scott


6.25


J. D. Lynch


49.00


Ernest Witherell


19.90


Myron Hathaway


20.00


Conrad Crystal


2.50


Fred Challet


17.00


Walter Witherell, Jr.


2.19


Edward Balise


6.00


Herbert Williams


19.50


Raymond Lemery


25.00


Freeman Scott


322.01


George Burt


1,052.13


Allan Strong


59.00


William Fiske


187.59


W. N. Potter


78.00


18


Oliver Bishop


70.25


John Tylczak


18.00


Walter Witherell


10.50


Everett Blakesley


3.13


Ralph Blakesley


2.50


Harland Lemery


3.50


Lawrence Blakesley


6.00


Merrill Witherell


2.19


$4,214.47


Road Machinery Building


Richard Warren


$142.38


Freeman Scott


80.00


Oliver Bishop


50.00


Samuel Carlson


35.00


James O. Hickey


78.47


Rodney Howard


2.63


Donald B. Lyman


11.25


Valentine Concrete


168.75


Burten Bushey


12.00


Robert Blakesley Jr.


12.00


F. W. Blakesley


23.75


Edward Omasta


121.50


Henry Parsons


101.57


George Payson


4.50


T. E. Adams


46.57


Ellis Hover


2.20


C. R. Burt


3.75


$896.32


Road Material Chapter 90 Maintenance


American Tar Co.


$1,569.47


F. W. Blakesley


29.10


Lane Construction Co.


22.20


$1,620.77


19


Chapter 90 Maintenance


Raymond Lemery


$26.25


Frederick Pinard


2.25


George Payson


116.25


Oliver Bishop


146.25


Lawrence Macomber


69.00


Edward Omasta


103.50


Raymond Pinard


22.50


R. B. Warren


4.50


Freeman Scott


40.00


Burten Bushey


9.00


Robert Blakesley


30.00


Herbert Williams


6.00


F. W. Blakesley


275.00


Edward Balise


2.25


Kenneth Drew


24.75


Murray Clapp


20.25


Robert Norris


2.25


A. E. Witherell


138.00


Mach. Fund


126.25


John Vollinger


52.00


R. C. Warren


17.00


John Tylczak


135.00


Town of Chesterfield


11.50


$1,379.75


Chapter 90 Material


Valentine Concrete


$2,123.25


New England Metal


298.90


Samuel Carlson


25.50


Henry Parsons


339.14


John Cernak


13.53


Foster Farrar


12.37


Freeman Scott


31.35


E. A. Montague


394.10


Concrete Steel Co.


903.95


Bisbee Bros.


1,329.52


20


F. W. Blakesley


5.68


Warner Bros., Inc.


1.04


State Prison Inds.


122.50


$5,600.83


Chapter 90 Construction


Edward Omasta


$193.50


F. W. Blakesley


716.25


Norman Bates


535.63


George Payson


321.75


Machinery Fund


518.75


Henry Snyder


1,120.00


James Corbitt


228.00


Oliver Bishop


498.00


R. C. Warren


157.50


Robert Blakesley, Jr.


6.00


L. H. Cranson


858.00


Michael Sabo


627.75


Stanley Guzik


476.25


Freeman Scott


422.00


Williamsburg (Town)


56.00


William Corbitt


190.00


John Tylczak


24.00


A. E. Witherell


24.00


Herbert Williams


44.25


E. A. Montague


225.00


Warner Bros. Inc.


23.00


$7,265.63


Chapter 81 Material


E. A. Montague


$90.40


New England Culvert Co.


137.79


Ernest Witherell


4.60


J. Sarfin


44.10


Henry Payson


47.40


Samuel Carlson Co.


45.00


21


F. W. Blakesley


136.40


Lane Construction Co.


54.00


American Tar Co.


4,173.46


$4,733.15


Chapter 81


John Tylczak


$169.50


E. A. Montague


270.63


R. C. Warren


146.50


Lawrence Blakesley


160.50


Raymond Lemery


339.00


George Payson


147.00


A. E. Witherell


699.00


Henry Snyder


128.00


· Lawrence Macomber


294.00


F. W. Judd


12.00


Robert Norris


16.50


Town of Chesterfield


22.00


Raymond Pinard


11.25


William Fiske


2.00


Robert Blakesley


24.00


Frank Montague


144.00


F. W. Blakesley


1,042.50


Edward Balise


118.50


Machinery Fund


938.00


Freeman Scott


118.00


Frederick Pinard


52.50


Murray Clapp


39.00


Oliver Bishop


441.75


Edward Omasta


729.00


Kenneth Drew


48.00


John Vollenger


60.13


Burten Bushey


57.00


R. B. Warren


1.50


Francis Loud


6.75


Herbert Williams


69.00


$6,307.51


22


Old Age Assistance


Case No.


14


$938.06


16


594.48


17


120.00


18


729.30


21


668.33


26


474.75


27


193.10


28


593.20


30


691.89


32


486.95


33


504.05


34


670.89


36


669.40


37


459.75


38


881.55


39


500.58


40


61.20


$9,237.48


O. A. A. Administrative Expense


Salary


Gertrude E. Flint


$33.33


Estelle E. Frary


231.67


$265.00


Recapitulation


Town Officer


$1,854.72


Trust Funds


108.96


Town Hall 247.57


Interest, Insurance and Bonds 560.59


Road Machinery


1,252.16


Caterpillar Grader & Snow Wing


6,497.00


Parking Space 234.00


Contingent Fund


154.46


23


Printing & Supplies


478.15


Withholding Tax


337.66


Travel Expense


29.60


Taxes


1,903.51


Fire Equipment


101.76


Dog Licenses


180.20


Well Child Clinic


60.00


Diphtheria Clinic


50.00


Memorial Day


27.50


Gypsy Moth


175.00


Recreation


102.55


Cemetery Account


200.00


Library


263.73


Employee Retirement


143.91


Bridges & Railings


668.71


Snow Removal, Sanding & Road Work


4,214.47


Road Machinery Building


896.32


Road Material Chap. 90 Maint.


1,620.77


Chapter 90 Maint.


1,379.75


Chapter 90 Material


5,600.83


Chapter 90 Construction


7,265.63


Chapter 81 Material


4,733.15


Chapter 81


6,307.51


Old Age Assistance


9,237.48


O. A. A. Adm. Expense


265.00


$57,152.65


Budget Recommended For 1949


Schools


$12,192.00


Highways, Chapter 81


690.00


Highways, Chapter 90


1,500.00


Highways, Chapter 90 Maint.


1,000.00


Bridges & Railings


500.00


Town Officers


2,000.00


Old Age Assistance


6,000.00


Board of Health


50.00


24


Well Child Clinic


60.00


Interest, Insurance & Bonds


600.00


Town Hall


200.00


Gypsy Moth


175.00


Printing & Supplies


500.00


Library, Dog License Refund, plus


115.00


Memorial Day


40.00


Contingent Fund


150.00


Reserve Fund


600.00


Snow Removal, Sanding and


Road Work


3,000.00


Soldiers' Relief


200.00


Rabies Vaccine


50.00


Diphtheria Clinic


50.00


Public Welfare


200.00


Fire Patrol


100.00


Cemetery


200.00


Road Machinery


1,946.47


Travel Expense


100.00


Fire Equipment


100.00


List of Names in Juror Box


James O. Hickey


Postal Clerk


William M. Fiske


Farmer


F. W. Judd


Laborer


John Putnam


Electrical Engineer


Maurice Scott


Truck Driver


Arthur Dodge


Farmer


25


Jurymen Who Served in 1948


Frank E. Hathaway Gilbert I. Flint H. M. Bridgman


Traverse Juror


Grand Juror


Traverse Juror


CHARLES R. BURT


FRANK W. BLAKESLEY DONALD B. LYMAN


Selectmen


I have examined the accounts of the Selectmen and find them correct, orders having been drawn to the amount of fifty-seven thousand one hundred fifty-two dollars and sixty-five cents ($57,152.65) for which vouchers are on file.


JEAN W. NORRIS,


Auditor


26


REPORT OF THE


Board of Assessors 1948


Raise and Appropriate


Schools


$16,800.00


Highways, Chapter 81


..


690.00


Highways, Chapter 91


2,500.00


Highways, Chapter 90 (Maintenance)


1,000.00


Bridges and Railings.


800.00


Town Officers


2,000.00


Old Age Assistance


4,000.00


Board of Health


50.00


Board of Health


(Well Child Clinic)


60.00


Interest, Insurance, Bonds


500.00


Town Hall


500.00


Gypsy Moth


175.00


Printing and Supplies


300.00


Library, Dog License Refund, plus


115.00


Contingent Fund


100.00


Snow Removal, Sanding and Road Work


3,500.00


· Soldiers' Relief


200.00


Rabies Vaccine


50.00


Diphtheria Clinic


50.00


Public Welfare


200.00


Fire Patrol


100.00


Cemetery


200.00


Traveling Expense


100.00


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Fire Equipment


100.00


Memorial Day


30.00


Recreation


200.00


World War II Vet. Picture


50.00


Parking Space


250.00


Retirement


143.91


Bal. due on new Road Grader


997.00


Machinery Shed


1,000.00


Balance in Treasury


Reserve Fund (from overlay)


600.00


Snow Removal, Sanding Road Work 500.00


Road Machinery Account 1,272.53


Highways, Chapter 81


6,000.00


Highways Chapter 90


6,000.00


Highways (Chapter 90


(maintenance)


2,000.00


Sodom Bridge


800.00


State Tax


24.12


State Parks & Reservations


224.35


County Tax


1,496.27


Overlay


448.58


Total


$56,126.76


Estimated receipts and available funds


$35,385.56


Net amount raised on polls and property


20,741.20


$56,126.76


Personal Valuation


$165,935.00


Real Estate Valuation


345,745.00


$511,680.00


Tax on Personal Property


$6,637.40


Tax on Real Estate


13,829.80


Tax on Polls


274.00


$20,741.20


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Tax Rate


$40.00


December omitted assessments on Real Estate


20.00


Motor Vehicle Tax


1,408.61


Exemption on Real Estate


80.00


Exemption on Poll Tax


16.00


Abatements on Real Estate


52.00


Abatements on Poll


4.00


From the Table of Aggregates


Horses Cows


Sheep Goats Cattle Swine Fowls Dwellings


1946


65


255


14


8


145


57 11,805


186


1947


58


251


14


7


141


60 11,870


191


1948


51


285


7


9


154


38 8,470


194


JOHN C. HATHAWAY


PHILIP J. NORRIS


FREDERICK H. BURR


Assessors


I have examined the accounts of the Assessors and find them correct.


JEAN W. NORRIS


Auditor


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REPORT OF THE


Edwards Thayer Memorial Library -


Receipts


Town Appropriation


$115.00


Dog tax refund


148.73


$263.73


Expenditures


H. R. Huntting, books


$96.11


G. H. Knight, janitor


25.00


H. M. Parsons, wood


24.00


Marion Mascho, books


18.62


Marion Mascho, librarian


100.00


$263.73


Edward H. Montague Fund


Easthampton Savings Bank


Receipts


Balance, Jan. 1, 1948


$531.60


Interest


10.60


$542.20


Expenditures


Two books Balance, Jan. 1, 1949


$7.25


534.95


$542.20


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Trust Funds, Easthampton Savings Bank Receipts


Balance, Jan. 1, 1948


$922.63


Interest


98.61


$1,021.24


Expenditures


Electricity


$9.20


W. N. Potter, supplies


8.40


P. J. Clapp, wood


7.50


Remington Rand, supplies


4.95


Raymond Lemery, care of lawn


6.00


National Geographic Magazine


4.25


Edith E. Grant, magazines


38.25


Books


17.00


95.55


Bank Balance, Jan. 1, 1949


925.69


$1,021.24


One hundred forty-two books were purchased. Gifts were received from Daniel Bridgman. Two hundred ninety-seven books were read in "Adventures in Read- ing". One hundred four books were given to the State Hospital.


Circulation


Adult fiction


1045


Adult non fiction


126


Juvenile


1102


Magazines


489


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Books Borrowed from the Bookmobile


Adults 135


Juvenile


117


BARBARA I. JUDD


JULIA E. MONTAGUE


ELEANOR PUTNAM


GERTRUDE E. FLINT


REV. WALTER WYMAN


PHILIP J. CLAPP


HERBERT F. MASCHO


Board of Trustees


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REPORT OF THE


School Committee


To the Citizens of Westhampton :


The committee held a regular meeting each month, with the exception of the month of August; and, also two special meetings. Routine business was discussed and acted upon.


February 4, 1948 the committee attended a joint meeting of School Union No. 3, held at the home of the chairman, J. Arnold Openshaw, in Southampton. The speaker of the evening was Dr. Franklin P. Hawkes, Sup't. of the West Springfield Schools.


April 8, 1948, we attended the annual meeting of the joint school committee, at Easthampton. Mrs. Frary was elected secretary of the School Union for the year 1948-1949.


May 14, 1948 the committee attended a dinner meeting of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, held at the Hotel Northampton. The guest speaker was Dr. Charles F. Phillips, President of Bates College, at Lewiston, Maine.


November 1, 1948 we entertained the joint School Committee of Union No. 3, at a dinner, held at the church parlors, at 7:00 P.M., followed by an education- al movie and business meeting. The dinner was pre- pared and served by the wives of the school committee members and Mrs. Frary.


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We list, herewith, a summary of our activities for the year, viz :


1. Renewal of the contract for transportation of High and Smith's school students for a period of three years.


2. On the evening of May 21st, we held "Open House" at the school. Even though there was a severe thunder storm and the rain fell in torrents, twenty- seven parents were present, in addition to a number of students, the three teachers, school committee members and their wives and Mr. Dexter. The school committee furnished refreshments of Coca-Cola and assorted home-made cookies.


3. Tuition for "out of town students" was in- creased from $75 to $100 per pupil, effective Septem- ber 8, 1948.


4. Increase of teacher's salaries.


5. New rules set forth by the State Dept. of Edu- cation made it advisable that beginning January, 1949, all "work cards" for children under twenty-one years of age will be issued at the office of Sup't. of Schools, in Easthampton.


6. Purchase of a new steel storage cabinet for use in the principal's room, as well as two up-to-date maps of North America and the World.


7. Entire interior of the schoolhouse was reno- vated. A new ceiling in the rear hall, floors were sanded and refinished and the woodwork and walls painted.


We wish to thank our Superintendent, Mr. Dex- ter, for his untiring effort to help and advise us in car- rying out the duties of the School Department, and his keen interest in the working of our school. He gave


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so generously of his time during the summer to super- vise the renovating of the schoolhouse. This is also our opportunity to thank all others whose services con- tributed toward making our school a better place to serve our younger citizens.


EDWARD A. MONTAGUE, Chairman ESTELLE E. FRARY, Secretary ELLIS T. HOVER


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REPORT OF THE


Superintendent of Schools


It is with pleasure that I submit this, my fourth annual report of the Public Schools of Westhampton. This is the fifty-eight in the series.


The 1948-1949 enrollment for Center School is, as follows :


Pre-primary and Grade 1


11 pupils


Grade 2


6 pupils


Grade 3


6 pupils


Grade 4


4 pupils


Grade 5


11 pupils


Grade 6


7 pupils


Grade 7


9 pupils


Grade 8


11 pupils


TOTAL


65 pupils


Eleven pupils are attending Northampton High School, one pupil is enrolled in Easthampton High School, and three are attending Smith's Agricultural School in Northampton. Eight pupils are attending private and parochial schools. Our present enrollment in elementary and secondary schools is seventy-seven.


Westhampton pupils who are attending North- ampton High School continue to do creditable work there, and good reports come from Smith's Agricul- tural School on the progress of the three pupils who are in attendance there. The pupil attending East- hampton High School is passing all subjects, and word


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from colleges and other schools of higher learning proves the ability of our pupils to succeed. It is a pleasure to report progress of this nature.


Center School opened in September with no change in faculty. With the exception of the special teacher of the Nature Class under the Audubon So- ciety, all special supervisors and teachers have re- turned. The Audubon class was discontinued last year because of the increased cost. It was thought that a supervisor of art might be obtained, in order that the talents of the pupils be developed, but as yet we have found no one who will do the work for the price we are willing to pay for this service.


I am glad to report that Mr. Rowe attended Hy- annis summer session this past summer, and is earnest- ly working for his master's degree at Boston Univer- sity. He has attended several professional meetings, and has brought back much useful information to the faculty.




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