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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
HAMPTON
WESTH
MASS.
INCORP
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Town of WESTHAMPTON
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1959
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
Town of Westhampton
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1959
EASTHAMPTON NEWS COMPANY EASTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS
REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
For the Year Ending December 31, 1959
BIRTHS
Mar.
18
Bradford King Morse
Mar.
21
Robin Ann Montague
Mar.
24
Bonnie Lou Fisher
Mar. 25 Lori Ann Lacombe
April
25
Richard Inman Tracy
April 27 Michael Frederick Pinard
July 26 Jeffrey Nicholas Mann
Aug. 20 William Vincent Lumbis
Aug.
30
Cote
Sept. 12 Patricia Ellen Patenaude
Sept. 28 Walter Melbourne Henderson, Jr.
Oct.
13
George Henry Payson
Nov.
5
Christine Ann Hurd
Dec.
15
Todd Harrison Buzzee
DEATHS
Mar. 26
Susan Clapp Lyman
April
1
Delphine Goyette Cadieux (Cayo)
June
1
Walter Bogdanski
Sept.
10
Jared C. Williams
Nov.
2
Maurice M. Scott
Dec.
3
Vera Chapman Clapp
MARRIAGES
May
2
Norman Daniel Cotnoir
Beverly Ann Graham
Westhampton, Mass. Easthampton, Mass.
3
May 23 Roderick I. McNeil Sara J. Camick
Boston, Mass. Boston, Mass.
June 28 Arnold Morris Holt Mary Tomlinson Hunt
Northampton, Mass. Northampton, Mass.
Aug.
3 Robert Patterson Sandra Duda
Easthampton, Mass. Easthampton, Mass.
Aug. 8 Edwin Peter Larrow Janice May Fallon
Westhampton, Mass. Holyoke, Mass.
Aug. 15 George Henry Burt Doris A. Lyman
Westhampton, Mass. Easthampton, Mass.
Aug. 24 David Alfred Laprade Mary Rose Payson
Easthampton, Mass. Westhampton, Mass.
Aug. 30 George F. Reuter Marion S. Button
Oct. 10 Norman A. Stone Norma L. Fisher
Huntington, Mass. Westhampton, Mass.
DOG LICENSES
$71.75
Balance, Jan. 1 Licenses Issued
48 Males
@
$2.00
$96.00
6 Females
@
5.00
30.00
41 Spayed
@
2.00
82.00
4 Kennel
@ 10.00
40.00
$248.00
$319.75
4
Greenwich, Conn. Westhampton, Mass.
Paid to Town Treasurer
1959 Lic. 1958 Lic.
$216.25
71.75
$288.00
Retained 99 fees @ 25c
$24.75
$312.75
Balance, Dec. 31
7.00
$319.75
FISH AND GAME LICENSES
Licenses Issued
44 Resident Fishing @
$3.25
$143.00
73 Resident Hunting
@
3.25
237.25
68 Resident Sporting
@
5.25
357.00
10 Res. Minor Fishing
@
1.25
12.50
17 Resident Female
@
2.25
38.25
1 Resident Trapping
@
7.75
7.75
3 Non-Res. 3-day Fishing
@
2.75
8.25
1 Non-Res. Fishing
@
7.75
7.75
2 Duplicate
@
.50
1.00
$812.75
Paid Division of Fisheries and Game
$758.50
Retained 217 Fees
@
.25
54.25
$812.75
5
Free Licenses
5 Resident Sporting and Trapping D. L. JUDD Town Clerk
I have examined the accounts of the Town Clerk and find them correct.
JEAN W. NORRIS Auditor
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REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
RECEIPTS - 1959
Balance on Hand January 1, 1959
$95,662.26
Taxes
1955 Auto Excise
$5.34
1957 Real Estate
655.00
1958 Real Estate
5,097.39
Personal Property
1,189.18
Farm Excise
143.82
Auto Excise
2,229.97
Polls
16.00
1959 Real Estate
32,066.89
Personal Property
5,737.60
Farm Excise
304.68
Auto Excise
5,860.30
Polls
274.00
Interest on Taxes
1955
1.36
1957
58.49
1958
223.11
1959
13.60
Demands
1955
.35
1957
4.35
1958
25.05
Highways
From Massachusetts State Treasurer
Chap. 81 1958 Contract 9,060.92
1959 Contract 1,811.92
Chap. 90 Construction
1958 Contract 7,500.00
Chap. 90 Maintenance
1959 Contract
950.00
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Chap. 718 601.07 Snow Removal 143.00
From Hampshire County Treasurer
Chap. 90 Construction 1958 Contract 2,500.00
Chap. 90 Maintenance 950.00
Old Age Assistance
From Massachusetts State Treasurer
Federal Grant for Aid 3,238.00
Federal Grant for Administration 274.63
Meal Taxes 113.45
State Aid 2,531.70
Reimbursements from Other Towns
117.52
Old Age Assistance Recovery
269.00
Schools
From Massachusetts State Treasurer
Chap. 70
5,165.00
Chap. 70
1,931.01
Transportation
8,573.77
Vocational
Tuition
611.86
Transportation
271.50
Balance for 1957 55.62
Other Income
From Massachusetts State Treasurer
Income Tax
1,747.64
Corporation Tax B
1,649.62
Live Stock and Disease Control 12.50
From Hampshire County Treasurer
Dog License Refund 112.48
Wild Cat Bounties
60.00
Care and Kill of Dogs 24.00
District Court Fines 25.00
Miscellaneous Income
Federal Withholding Taxes 2,557.21
State Withholding Taxes
228.11
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Retirement Deductions 339.38
From Town Clerk-Dog Licenses 288.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures 13.50
Pistol Permits 12.00
3rd Class Used Car Dealer's License 7.50
3rd Class Junk Dealer's Licenses 7.50
Milk Dealers' Licenses 4.00
Lord's Day License
5.00
Discount Taken
2.24
Eastern States Farmers' Exchange Patronage Refund 3.02
Highway Dept. Machine Fund
2,439.25
Rent for Town Machinery
50.50
Gift for putting into condition the new Cemetery Lot
1,000.00
Interest from Trust Funds
Cemetery
Endowed Lots
41.89
General Care
67.50
Whiting Street Fund
41.40
Wright Fund
30.00
Thayer Fund
30.00
Savings Bank Interest
765.49
$112,141.00
$207,803.26
EXPENDITURES
Paid Selectmen's Orders
$66,508.04
Paid School Committee Warrants 42,741.56
Balance on Hand January 1, 1960
98,553.66
$207,803.26
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STABILIZATION FUND
Balance on Hand January 1, 1959
$1,313.18
Added March 2, 1959
4,486.00
Interest Income 1959
92.02
Balance on Hand January 1, 1960 $5,891.20
ROAD MACHINE FUND
Balance on Hand January 1, 1959
$5,715.13
Transferred to Road Machinery Account
3,000.00
2,715.13
Highway Dept. Earnings
$2,439.25
Rent for Machinery
50.50
Unused 1959 Road Machinery Account
860.42
3,350.17
Balance on Hand January 1, 1960 $6,065.30
OUTSTANDING TAXES
1958 Real Estate
$368.32
Auto Excise
11.05
1959 Real Estate
3,650.99
Personal Property
1,036.88
Farm Animal Excise
75.31
Auto Excise
1,719.79
Polls
24.00
$6,886.34
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FUNDS HELD IN TRUST BY THE TOWN
Interest Received in 1959
Principal Cemetery
$2,000.00 Lucy Totman
$67.50
500.00 O. C. Bridgman
15.00
500.00 Charles G. Loud
5.83
100.00 Myra G. Strong
3.00
100.00 Sarah C. Cook
3.00
100.00 George Burt
3.00
100.00 Samuel Edwards
3.00
100.00 Arthur L. Searles
3.00
100.00 Emma G. Damon
3.00
50.00 David L. Brown
1.50
50.00 Susan A. Loud
1.56
$109.39
Worthy Poor
$1,380.85 Whiting Street
$41.40
1,000.00 Wright
30.00
71.40
Thayer
$1,000.00
30.00
$210.79
RALPH S. BRIDGMAN Treasurer
AUDITOR'S REPORT
I have examined the accounts of the treasurer and find them correct, showing disbursements to the amount of one hundred
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nine thousand, two hundred forty-nine dollars and sixty cents ($109,249.60), for which vouchers are on file, and a balance on hand of ninety-eight thousand, five hundred fifty-three dollars and sixty-six cents ($98,553.66). Due from Ralph S. Bridgman, Tax Collector: 1958 Real Estate tax three hundred sixty-eight dollars and thirty-two cents ($368.32); Auto Excise, eleven dol- lars and five cents ($11.05); 1959 Real Estate tax, three thousand six hundred fifty dollars and ninety-nine cents ($3,650.99); Per- sonal Property tax, one thousand thirty-six dollars and eight- eight cents ($1,036.88); Farm Animal Excise, seventy-five dollars and thirty-one cents ($75.31); Auto Excise, one thousand seven hundred nineteen dollars and seventy-nine cents ($1,719.79); and Polls, twenty-four dollars ($24.00).
JEAN W. NORRIS Auditor
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
To the Citizens of Westhampton:
Your Board is very happy to submit this report to you for your consideration.
We wish to express our appreciation for the cooperation of all officers and committees for their work in the preparation of this Annual Report.
Chapter 81. Road Work.
Much work was done under this Chapter on the Southamp- ton Road. We feel that there has been a great improvement, but there is still much more which needs to be done, but with the limited amount under this Chapter it is impossible to do it all at once.
At the Annual Meeting, attended by the Selectmen, Highway Superintendent, and State Engineer, for the allocation of Chapter 81 funds on the various roads of the town, it was pointed out, by the State Engineer, that with State allotment of Chapter 81 funds remaining the same, and cost of labor and material increas- ing each year, many towns have appropriated a larger sum for their Chapter 81 work. We have received requests for Road Signs, Street Lights, and Repairs to various roads by taxpayers of the town and we feel this should be given consideration.
Chapter 90. Construction.
The same old story under this Chapter. We are still working on the western end of Route 66 and while there is a vast im- provement, we feel that a few more years work is needed to complete this project; and upon the advice of the Department of Public Works, District #2, Highway Office we cannot operate but one Chapter 90 project at a time. The revenue of the town cannot stand more than this.
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The Finance Committee met with the Selectmen and other boards to consider budget and articles for the Town Warrant. We believe that all decisions made were for the best interest of the Town and in the near future we will find that the Finance Board is a great asset to our Town.
It is the opinion of the Selectmen that the town might give some thought to the possibility of improving the Town By-Laws and Building Code and might also give some thought to the need of zoning laws.
The Selectmen meet each week on Monday evening at 7 o'clock in the Selectmen's rooms. These are open metings and anyone should feel free to come if he or she has any problem or any suggestion which may be for the best interest of the Town.
EARL R. GETT, SR.
FRANK B. MONTAGUE
PHILIP J. CLAPP
Selectmen of Westhampton
TOWN HALL ACCOUNT
Cernak Fuel
$465.14
Western Massachusetts Electric Co.
139.45
Stanley Bartlett
356.86
Ward Miller
22.50
E. A. Delisle Co.
6.61
Westhampton Water Co. 34.00
Foster Farrar Co.
14.95
$1,039.51
TOWN OFFICERS
Mass. Selectmen's Association-Dues $10.00
Mass. Assessors' Association-Dues 9.00
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Mass. Tax Collectors' and Treasurers'
Association-Dues 6.00
Edith Blakesley-Copying Town Orders 25.00
Evelyn Tracy-Taking Town Census 30.00
Mass. Town Clerks' Association-Dues 7.50
D. L. Judd-Town Clerk
250.00
William M. Fiske
33.34
Charles R. Burt
15.00
Grace Williams
9.48
Lucy Inman
9.48
Hampshire County Selectmens' Association
6.00
Earl R. Gett
300.00
R. S. Bridgman-Tax Collector
425.00
R. S. Bridgman-Town Treasurer
425.00
Frank B. Montague
200.00
Philip J. Clapp
166.66
Jean Norris
25.00
Sidney H. Cole
175.00
Gilbert Flint
125.00
Mahlon Parsons
125.00
Robert White
25.00
Harold Wood
75.00
Winifred Hurd
75.00
Frank Hathaway
100.00
Stanley Bartlett
20.00
A. L. Snow-Inspector of Animals
25.00
A. L. Snow-Inspector of Slaughtering
23.00
2,720.46
CHAPTER 81 - MATERIAL
1959 Appropriation $477.57
New England Metal Culvert Co.
Hampshire Sand & Gravel Co. 413.15
Edward Balise 252.60
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Omasta Sand & Gravel Co.
62.40
Daniel Krug
19.60
Lane Construction Co.
403.35
Henry Payson
79.20
Wirthmore Feed Stores
70.30
Christine Hickey
4.00
American Tar & Asphalt Co.
1,664.95
$3,447.12
CHAPTER 81 - PAYROLL
1959 Appropriation
F. W. Blakesley
$1,663.50
Harland Lemery
1,947.25
Donovan Brothers
1,359.00
Hampshire Sand & Gravel Co.
108.00
Omasta Construction
229.50
Eugene Lemery
85.00
Gary Hickey
52.50
Arthur Dodge
108.00
Frank Hathaway
12.00
Myron Hathaway
36.00
Leroy Lyman
311.25
Frank Montague
1,448.00
F. R. Brewster
182.00
William Besner
25.50
Gilbert Shaw
31.50
Omasta Sand & Gravel Co.
240.50
Morris Frary
15.00
Raymond Bliven
143.42
Machine Fund
1,606.25
$9,604.17
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CHAPTER 90 - MAINTENANCE MATERIAL
1959 Appropriation
New England Metal Culvert Co.
602.52
Connecticut Valley Block Co.
35.87
Edward Balise
11.60
H. J. Payson
3.00
E. A. Delisle Co.
13.25
Hampshire Sand & Gravel Co.
126.27
Arrow Concrete Products
46.00
Warner Bros., Inc.
113.87
Lane Construction Corp.
94.20
American Tar & Asphalt Co.
771.33
$1,817.91
CHAPTER 90 - MAINTENANCE PAYROLL
1959 Appropriation 320.00
Frank Montague
Arthur Dodge
31.50
Eugene Lemery
11.25
Myron Hathaway
12.00
F. W. Blakesley
133.50
Harland Lemery
157.50
E. A. Montague
57.00
Leroy Lyman
168.75
Morris Frary
6.00
Machine Fund
134.75
$1,032.25
CHAPTER 90 - CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL
Route #66
1959 Appropriation
New England Metal Culvert Co.
575.88
Omasta Sand & Gravel Co. 51.20
American Tar & Asphalt Co. 810.66
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Hampshire Sand & Gravel Co.
217.60
Lane Construction Corp.
65.70
Eastern States Farmers Exchange
5.38
Donovan Bros. Incorp.
113.81
Edward Balise
185.90
$2,026.13
CHAPTER 90 - CONSTRUCTION PAYROLL
Route #66
1959 Appropriation
F. W. Blakesley
715.50
Morris Frary
6.00
Omasta Construction
971.50
Myron Hathaway
84.00
Eugene Lemery
43.50
G. E. Haskins
144.00
F. R. Brewster
169.00
Orville Menard
52.00
Harland Lemery
799.75
Frank Montague
2,078.50
Arthur Dodge
240.00
Leroy Lyman
120.00
Gilbert Shaw
90.00
Murray Clapp
51.00
Donovan Bros.
1,956.00
Ben Stark
49.50
David Bodurtha
128.00
Machine Fund
624.25
$8,322.50
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CHAPTER 90 - CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL
1958 Appropriation $15.20
The Welsbach Corporation E. A. Delisle Co. New England Metal Culvert Co.
6.33
393.76
$415.29
CHAPTER 90 - CONSTRUCTION PAYROLL Route #66
1958 Appropriation $66.00
F. W. Blakesley
Eugene Lemery
25.00
Leroy Lyman
157.50
Frank Montague
32.50
Harland Lemery
160.50
Omasta Brothers
88.00
Machine Fund
73.00
$602.50
SNOW REMOVAL, SANDING, AND ROAD WORK
F. W. Blakesley
$259.50
Chemical Corporation
749.70
Eugene Lemery
7.50
Earl Gett
36.00
James McGill
10.00
Frank Montague
2,173.00
Hampshire Sand & Gravel Co.
420.24
Harland Lemery
860.00
$4,515.94
BRIDGES AND RAILINGS
H. M. Parsons & Son
$35.28
F. W. Blakesley 60.00
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Harland Lemery
105.00
45.00
Benjamin Stark P. J. Clapp
18.34
$263.62
ROAD MACHINERY
Anderson Engineering Co.
$217.00
Witherell's Garage
6.00
Plumb Auto Supply
10.61
E. F. Edison Co.
37.77
Reliance Transport Co.
9.30
Hector A. Arel Co.
2.75
Cernak Farm Supply
417.78
Graves Equipment
79.55
Agawam Tool Co.
347.90
Satter's Express
6.12
E. A. Delisle Co.
5.05
Perkins Machinery Co.
59.95
F. W. Blakesley
6.14
Harland Lemery
325.25
Germano Ford
170.61
F. B. Montague
1.09
Cernak Fuel
128.56
C. & I. Distributors
4.67
Eastern States Farmers Exchange
25.30
Oliver Bishop
13.00
Eastern Equipment
250.00
A. E. Witherell
4.00
Midtown Service Station
6.20
Foster Farrar
4.98
$2,139.58
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ROAD MACHINERY AND FIRE DEPARTMENT BUILDINGS
Western Massachusetts Electric Co.
$29.51
Raymond Sarafin
15.00
James O. Hickey
108.98
Cernak Fuel
782.91
Ward Miller
2.50
$938.90
FIRE DEPARTMENT
F. S. Parsons & Son
$25.55
Cernak Service Station
2.50
H. S. Gere & Son
3.76
Fire End Products
21.53
John H. Lee & Son
4.38
Mass. Fire Equipment Co.
5.00
E. A. Delisle Co.
23.47
Zabek Fire Apparatus Co.
3.00
Eastern States Farmers Exchange
5.34
Russell Uniform Co.
31.97
David G. Deane
268.00
Stanley Bartlett
5.00
$399.50
FIRE CHIEF AND FOREST FIRE WARDEN Stanley Bartlett $150.00
$150.00
RECREATION FUND
Pattrell Radio & Sound Shop
$33.00
$33.00
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VACATION PAY FOR REGULAR EMPLOYEES Harland Lemery $72.00 $72.00 F. W. Blakesley
$144.00
LIBRARY ACCOUNT
Pioneer Valley Stamp Co.
$1.85
Demco Library Supply
21.85
Library Book House
179.11
National Library Week
.86
American Heritage
23.45
Literary Guild of America
22.30
Hampshire Book Shop
2.95
Helen Watts
5.08
George Howard Insurance
27.30
Remington Rand
13.90
Marion Mascho
100.00
Stanley Bartlett
51.24
National Geographic Society
6.75
Mass. Library Trustee Association
2.00
Edith Grant
33.70
Henrietta Miller
2.14
E. A. Delisle Co.
18.00
$512.48
CEMETERY ACCOUNT
Westhampton Water Company
$2.72
Stanley Bartlett
385.74
Frank Munson
4.50
Frank Montague
37.50
E. A. Delisle
19.54
$450.00
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CEMETERY INTEREST
Foster Farrar
$94.95
Westhampton Water Co.
2.28
Stanley Bartlett
17.25
$114.48
POSTAGE AND TELEPHONE
N. E. Telephone & Telegraph Co.
$108.54
Earl R. Gett, Sr.
10.25
Sidney Cole
3.72
D. L. Judd
2.86
Ralph Bridgman
1.82
Frank Blakesley
18.00
$145.19
PRINTING AND SUPPLIES
Hobbs and Warren, Inc.
$66.02
Barre Gazette
32.38
H. L. Gere & Sons
6.60
Mark Supple
87.18
Earl Gett, Sr.
4.00
Forbes Snyder, Inc.
37.50
D. L. Judd
9.08
Easthampton News
224.00
Gazette Printing Co.
9.02
Poor Jim's Print Shop
20.00
Pioneer Valley Stamp Co.
1.75
R. S. Bridgman
.90
E. A. Delisle
4.02
$502.45
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TRUST FUNDS
Street & Wright Fund
Marion Mascho, Treasurer
$71.40
Thayer Fund Philip Clapp, Treasurer
30.00
$101.40
CONTINGENT ACCOUNT
Rose Andrzyczyk
$150.00
Raymond Warner
19.20
James Vacchelli
10.00
Elmer Miller
10.00
Hampshire County Commissioners
5.00
Robert White
24.00
Earl Gett, Sr.
49.25
Howard Blakesley
6.75
Frank Montague
3.00
James Hickey
3.00
$280.20
TRAVEL EXPENSE
Philip Clapp
$4.25
Frank Montague
4.75
Earl Gett, Sr.
27.76
Gilbert Flint
6.00
Mahlon Parsons
6.00
Sidney Cole
3.00
$51.76
INTEREST, INSURANCE, AND BONDS Howell & Salls $734.10
George H. Howard 256.39
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King & Cushman James P. McGrath
451.16
199.56
Registry of Motor Vehicles
6.00
$1,647.21
INTEREST ON TOWN HALL NOTE Northampton National Bank $120.00
$120.00
TOWN HALL NOTE Northampton National Bank $1,000.00
$1,000.00
WITHHOLDING TAXES
First National Bank of Northampton $2,597.12
$2,597.12
STATE WITHHOLDING TAXES
Commonwealth of Massachusetts $176.26
$176.26
COUNTY TAXES
Hampshire County, Treasurer
$3,137.62
$3,137.62
TAXES
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
State Parks & Reservations $236.19
$236.19
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TAX ABATEMENTS
Henry J. Keller
$5.02
Orville Flint
2.00
Frederick Burr
35.53
Lillian Blakesley
4.27
Wayne Buzzee
6.41
Madeline Foxx
7.49
Francis Loud
4.81
Alan Mintz
11.22
David Morse
6.41
Maurice Patenaude
3.21
S. A. & L. P. Montague
3.21
$89.58
RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Hampshire County Treasurer $336.63
$336.63
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS
Hampshire County Retirement System $649.29
$649.29
VETERANS' RELIEF
New England Doll & Novelty Co.
$20.34
Case No. 1 120.00
$140.34
CIVILIAN DEFENSE
Stanley Bartlett
$7.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
4.75
$11.75
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CLERICAL HIRE
Jessie Cole
$200.00
$200.00
STABILIZATION FUND
Balance on Hand
$4,486.00
$4,486.00
COUNSEL FEES
Andre & Bowen $10.00
$10.00
TOWN SHED TELEPHONE
N. E. Telephone & Telegraph $80.16
$80.16
DOG LICENSES Treasurer of Hampshire County $266.25
$266.25
DUMP FUND
Mrs. Caroline Belz-Dump Contract 1959 $200.00
$200.00
BOARD OF HEALTH
Hampshire Count Association-Dues $6.00
$6.00
MEMORIAL DAY
R. H. Tracy $18.50
Laura Witherell
19.25
$37.75
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OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Cases Aided-8 $8,360.30
$8,360.30
OLD AGE ADMINISTRATION
Estelle Frary, Salary and Expenses
$546.21
Andre & Bowen
5.00
Haskell & Gilbert
12.04
Enterprise Printing Co.
5.00
$568.25
POLIO CLINIC
Dr. C. Keith Wilbur, M. D. $43.00
$43.00
DIPHTHERIA CLINIC
Eunice Cernak
$25.00
Dr. C. Keith Wilbur, M. D.
25.00
$50.00
WELL CHILD CLINIC
Eunice Cernak
$30.00
Dr. C. Keith Wilbur, M. D.
40.00
Dr. Abel Ross, M. D.
25.00
$95.00
DUTCH ELM DISEASE
Myron Hathaway
$28.50
Walter Witherell
33.50
Thomas Vachula
12.00
Howard Blakesley
12.00
William Tracy
8.00
$94.00
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GYPSY MOTH
Walter Witherell Thomas Vachula Myron Hathaway
43.50
12.00
43.50
$99.00
RECAPITULATION
Town Hall Account
$1,039.51
Town Officers
2,720.46
Chapter 81-Material
(1959 Appropriation)
3,447.12
Chapter 81-Payroll
(1959 Appropriation) 9,604.17
Chapter 90-Maintenance Material
(1959 Appropriation) 1,817.91
Chapter 90-Maintenance Payroll
(1959 Appropriation) 1,032.25
Chapter 90-Construction Material
(1959 Appropriation) Route #66 2,026.13
Chapter 90-Construction Payroll
(1959 Appropriation ) Route #66
8,322.50
Chapter 90-Construction Material
(1958 Appropriation) Route #66 415.29
Chapter 90-Construction Payroll
(1958 Appropriation ) Route #66 602.50
Snow Removal, Sanding, and Road Work
4,515.94
Bridges and Railings 263.62
Road Machinery
2,139.58
Road Machinery and Fire Department Buildings 938.90
Fire Department
399.50
Fire Chief and Forest Fire Warden
150.00
Recreation Fund
33.00
Vacation Pay for Regular Employees
144.00
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Library Account
512.48
Cemetery Account
450.00
Cemetery Interest
114.48
Postage and Telephone
145.19
Printing and Supplies
502.45
Trust Funds
101.40
Contingent Account
280.20
Travel Expense
51.76
Interest, Insurance, and Bonds
1,647.21
Interest on Town Hall Note
120.00
Town Hall Note
1,000.00
Withholding Taxes
2,597.12
State Withholding Taxes
176.26
County Taxes
3,137.62
Taxes
236.19
Tax Abatements
89.58
Retirement System
336.63
Special Appropriations
649.29
Veterans' Relief
140.34
Civilian Defense
11.75
Clerical Hire
200.00
Stabilization Fund
4,486.00
Counsel Fees
10.00
Town Shed Telephone
80.16
Dog Licenses
266.25
Dump Fund
200.00
Board of Health
6.00
Memorial Day
37.75
Old Age Assistance
8,360.30
Old Age Administration
568.25
Polio Clinic
43.00
Diphtheria Clinic
50.00
Well Child Clinic
95.00
Dutch Elm Disease
94.00
Gypsy Moth
99.00
$66,508.04
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BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1960
Schools
$48,848.90 -
Highways, Chapter 81
675.00
Chapter 90 Construction
2,500.00
Chapter 90 Maintenance
1,000.00
Bridges and Railings
350.00
Town Officers
3,000.00
Old Age Assistance
6,000.00
Old Age Administration
600.00
Board of Health
50.00
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Board of Health, Well Child Clinic
100.00
Interest, Insurance, and Bonds
1,700.00
Town Hall Maintenance
1,500.00
Insect Pest Control
100.00
Dutch Elm Disease
177.31
Printing and Supplies
600.00
Library, Dog Fund Plus
400.00
-
Memorial Day
40.00
Contingent Account
200.00
Reserve Fund
1,000.00
Snow Removal, Sanding, and Road Work
4,000.00
Veterans' Relief
200.00
Rabies Vaccine
50.00
Diphtheria Clinic
50.00
Public Welfare
1,750.00
S
Fire Patrol
100.00
Cemetery
550.00
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Road Machinery Account
3,000.00
Travel Expense
150.00
Fire Department
400.00
Fire Dept. and Road Machinery Buildings
700.00
Postage and Telephone
250.00
Clerical Hire
200.00
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Hampshire County Retirement System
689.23 B. T.
Recreation Committee Con
50.00
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-
-
-
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Town Hall Bonds
1,000.00
Interest on Town Hall Bond
100.00
Polio Clinic
50.00
Water Holes
50.00
Fire Chief and Forest Warden
150.00
Tree Removal
150.00
Civilian Defense
100.00
Vacation Pay
168.00
Dump Fund
200.00
Counsel Fees
200.00
$83,148.44
NAMES IN JURY BOX FOR 1960
Mrs. William B. Miller
At home
Mrs. Christine Hickey
Housewife
John Cernak
Retired
Howard Loud
Mill Operator
Raymond Blakesley
Watchman
Willis Fuller
Power Truck Operator Farmer
Roger Clapp
JURORS DRAWN IN 1959
David Cole
1-5-59
Walter Henderson
1-5-59
Leo Aloisi
3-30-59
Herbert Mascho
4-27-59
Sydney Montague
9-1-59
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS - 1959
RAISE AND APPROPRIATE
Schools
$44,022.25
Highways, Chapter 81
675.00
Highways, Chapter 90 -- Construction
2,300.00
Highways, Chapter 90-Maintenance
950.00
Bridges and Railings
500.00
Town Officers
2,750.00
Old Age Assistance
4,000.00
Old Age Administration
550.00
Board of Health
50.00
Board of Health, Well Child Clinic
90.00
Insect Pest Control
100.00
Dutch Elm Disease
177.31
Printing and Supplies
600.00
Library, Dog Fund Plus
400.00
Memorial Day
40.00
Contingent Account
300.00
Snow Removal, Sanding and Road Work
5,000.00
Rabies Vaccine
50.00
Diphtheria Clinic
50.00
Public Welfare
200.00
Fire Patrol
100.00
Fire Department
400.00
Postage and Telephone
150.00
Clerical Hire
200.00
Recreation Committee
50.00
Travel Expense, Town Officers
200.00
Telephone-Town Shed
79.80
Veterans' Relief
200.00
Vacation Pay for Town Employees
144.00
Water Holes
50.00
Fire Chief and Forest Warden
150.00
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Tree Removal Civilian Defense Polio Clinic
150.00
100.00
50.00
$64,828.36
FROM BALANCE IN THE TREASURY
Highways, Chapter 81
$8,000.00
Highways, Chapter 90-Construction
9,200.00
Highways, Chapter 90-Maintenance
1,950.00
Reserve Fund
1,000.00
Road Machinery Account
3,000.00
Purchase New Fire Truck
13,000.00
Stabilization Fund
4,486.00
Dog Refund
112.48
Old Age Assistance
2,000.00
Interest, Insurance and Bonds
1,600.00
Cemetery
450.00
Fire Department and Road Machinery Building
550.00
Hampshire County Retirement System
649.29
Town Hall Bond
1,000.00
Town Hall Bond Interest
120.00
Town Hall Maintenance
1,000.00
Dump Rental in 1958
200.00
Dump Rental in 1959
200.00
Counsel Fees
200.00
Board of Health
485.00
Public Welfare
515.00
County Tax 1959
3,661.33
State Parks and Reservations
259.27
Overlay
1,679.74
Underestimates 1958
301.05
55,619.16
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Total 1959 Appropriations $120,447.52
Estimated Receipts and Available Funds $77,137.36
Net Amount Raised on Polls and Property 43,310.16
$ 120,447.52
Personal Property Valuation
$169,507.00
Real Estate Valuation
905,197.00
$1,074,704.00
Tax on Personal Property
$6,780.28
Tax on Real Estate
36,207.88
Tax on Polls
322.00
$43,310.16
Tax Rate
$ 40.00
Motor Vehicle Tax 1958
27.62
Motor Vehicle Tax 1959
3,446.24
Exemptions on Real Estate
430.00
Exemptions on Polls
26.00
Abatements on Motor Vehicles 1958
32.35
Abatements on Motor Vehicles 1959
148.97
Abatements Real Estate 1959
10.00
Personal Property 1959
5.80
FARM ANIMAL EXCISE 1959 Cows Bulls Horses Steer Swine Sheep Hens Chicks Roosters Capettes
296 1
12
6
17
2 28,217 1,000 163 7,200
FROM THE TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Year
Horses
Cows
Sheep
Cattle
Swine
Fowl
Dwellings
1957
17
480
27
13
15
18,578
247
1958
9
7
19
7
1
137
257
1959
11
5
18
3
0
268
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SIDNEY H. COLE
GILBERT H. FLINT
MAHLON K. PARSONS
Board of Assessors
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT - 1959
225 books were added to the Memorial Library during the year 1959. 64 were gifts from Dr. and Mrs. Reginald Fiske, Sid- ney Neal, William Metcalfe, Katharine Reed, and bonus books from the Book Club. The library subscribes to 16 magazines and several magazines are given to the library.
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