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conform to the present plan ; so that now we have eleven full sets, as follows : Seven Little Sisters, Swiss Family Robinson, Modern Europe, Lady of the Lake, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Our American Neighbors, Eggleston's Primary History, Mont- gomery's Primary History, Saturday afternoon Bird Class, (twelve books) Stories of English History, and Our Own Country. The smaller sets are : Old Greek Stories, Brooks and Brook Basins, Evangeline, Robinson Cruso, Gulliver's Travels, Twice Told Tales, From Colony to Commonwealth, Natural History Reader No. 2, and Johonnat's stories of Our Own Country, (nine sets.) Three sets in paper covers are worth little and many others are worn.
We have in all the schools about twenty-two classes able at least to read a third reader. I think it would be well to in- crease this so called supplemental reading by adding to some of the small sets and by the purchase of new sets, until all classes who are able to read a third reader readily, can be sup- plied. The aim is to have the reading matter for these classes consist of books of interest to the general reader. Culture and intellegence here may well be the leading object rather than mere facility in reading. I think it best that in most cases pupils read a book but once, but this need not add much to the whole number required for by a systematic exchange the num- ber of sets would need to be but three or four more than the number of classes.
The old practice of reading a book many times is not believed to be a profitable one. Pupils got credit by this practice of being better readers because they became familiar with the lessons and with a limited number of words that most often occurred in the books, but they lost in ability to read and com- prehend new matter and in the intelligence possible to be gained from it.
The old serial readers should be kept for occasional use. We have enough to supply all the classes. For purpose of drill they would at times be valuable, and they might serve as readers in brief intervals when other books were not at hand.
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There would be little wear of them, consequently the cost of keeping the numbers good would be small. The aggregate of maintaining both classes of readers need not be more than of furnishing the serial readers as used to be done.
Many believe that the best results of teacher's meetings are to be gotten from the study of subjects that tend to breadth and cul- ture, rather than those narrowly practical or professional. How- ever good a teacher's attainments may be it is claimed that a process of growth is essential to enthusiastic and successful teaching. One's new acquisitions are uppermost in his mind, they impress him more strongly and hence more often insinuate themselves into his every day thought and action. Were the teacher's meetings conducted on the principals indicated the benefits of the present method need not be sacrificed. Teach- ers would have opportunity to exchange views as now and supervisor and committee to make such suggestions as seemed necessary. Practical school teaching would be discussed in- cidentally, as meetings would have to be frequent and would thus offer opportunity for it. To secure success, meetings should be prescribed by the committee and attendance of teachers and superintendent required.
With the permission of the school committee an exhibit of school work was made at South Deerfield last October. Every school of the district was represented. The most important immediate advantage gained by pupils resulted from the care which they gave to the preparation of papers. The exhibit was of such magnitude and its, features such as naturally to excite in pupils minds much interest in having their work dis- played. There was a demand for finished thought and clear expression as well as taste in arrangement and color and nicety of manual execution. Of course little of all this was expected to be reached, but a well sustained effort was secured from many. The advantages of good writing appeared most decidedly at the exhibit. Whatever excellences a paper had, it was lightly esteemed if poorly written. Penmanship as a display outranked every other. This point did not escape the
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notice of the wide-awake and progressive teacher, and writing has received an impetus in the schools of such teachers wherever they are.
Could such an exhibit be anticipated from year to year the effect on the schools would be strongly felt. The interest and feeling of responsibility on the part of pupils would probably increase as they more justly appreciated the work with which theirs was likely to be brought into comparison. The call for papers for exhibition being anticipated, few would need to be prepared purposely ; but most of them could be selected from those appearing from time to time in the regular work.
My experience with the training class has been a pleasant one. They have done the work assigned them with cheerful readiness and have been enthusiastic and self helpful in the pursuit of everything which could be of use to them as teachers. There is much that a well equipped training school could do for them, which could not well be done under exist- ing conditions even were the year's time long enough to admit of it. Those subjects have been selected for study which could best be carried along with infrequent recitations and little time on the part of the teacher for preparation, and without special teachers, a mature plan, accumulated notes, etc. Every item of the year's work will be of service in actual practice in the school room. Would the work ever had been done if attempted along with the busy duties of the school teacher? Had it been done it must have been at the expense of other things equally pressing and important.
Practice differs as to what objects are included in nature study and in what way these objects are studied. For our schools at present it seems to me this study should take little time and be recreation rather than a task. It should be strictly observation work and should involve more of taste and fancy than of science. Spontaniety is essential. The best work has been where the teacher followed, considerably the lead of her pupils. Any definite outline of study would tend
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to undesirable methods. All early geography study should be nature study and should constitute a part of this department. Nature study should be correlated with the composition work and drawing.
In closing this report I wish to acknowledge my obligations to the school committee, who have so ably seconded my efforts and aided me in the discharge of my duties, and to the citi- zens of the town who have not only sustained the schools with their money but have given them that moral support without which the work of teacher and supervisor would be in vain.
Respectfully submitted,
C. M. BARTON, Supt. of Schools
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF HATFIELD,
HATFIEL
LD
INDUSTRY
PROSPERITE
FOR THE YEAR
Ending March 1, 1899.
NORTHAMPTON, MASS. THE HERALD PRINTING HOUSE,
1899.
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR MAINTAIN- ING ORDER IN TOWN MEETINGS.
Ist. The Moderator shall preserve decorum and order, may speak on points of order in preference to others; and shall decide all questions of order.
2d. When any voter shall require a question to be deter- mined by yeas or nays, the Moderator shall take the sense fo the meeting in that manner, provided one-third of the voters present are in favor of it.
3d. He shall propound all questions in the order in which they are moved, unless the subsequent be previous in its na- ture; except that, in naming sums and fixing times, the lar- gest sum and longest time shall be first.
4th. When a question is under debate, the Moderator shall receive no question but to adjourn, to lay on the table, for the previous question, to postpone to an hour certain, to amend or postpone indefinitely; which several motions shall have pre- cedence in the order in which they stand arranged.
5th. When two or more happen to rise at once, the Mod- erator shall name the one who shall speak first.
6th. No voter shall speak more than seven minutes at any one time nor more than twice on the same question without first obtaining leave of the meeting.
7th. All Committees shall be appointed and announced by the Moderator, unless otherwise especially directed by the meeting.
8th. When any voter shall make a motion, and such a mo- tion shall be seconded by another, the same shall be received and considered by the meeting and not otherwise.
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9th. When a vote has passed, it shall be in order for any one of the majority to move for a reconsideration thereof; and when a motion of reconsideration is decided, that decision shall not be reconsidered.
Ioth. No one shall be allowed to stand up to the interrup- tion of another while anyone is speaking, or pass unnecessarily between the Moderator and person speaking.
IIth. Every motion shall be reduced to writing, if the Moderator desires it.
I2th. Any voter may call for a division of the question, when the sense will admit of it.
13th. No motion or proposition of a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment.
14th. When a vote is doubted, the voters for or against the question, when called on by the Moderator, shall rise and stand uncovered till they shall be counted.
15th. Individuals while speaking shall stand uncovered, and address the Moderator.
16th. No person shall be permitted to stand on the seats.
17th. A motion to adjourn without date shall be debatable; . but a motion to adjourn to a day certain shall not be debatable.
18th. No person shall be permitted to smoke in this house.
ARTICLES IN THE WARRANT FOR TOWN MEETING, MARCH 20, 1899.
ARTICLE I .- To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
ART. 2 .- To choose all necessary town officers, including one member of the School Committee for three years, one member of the Board of Water Commissioners for three years, one member of the Sinking Fund Commissioners for three years, one member of Library Trustees for three years.
ART. 3 .- To choose an Elector under the will of the late Oliver Smith.
ART. 4 .- To revise and accept the list of Jurors reported by the Selectmen.
ART. 5 .- To hear the reports of the Selectmen, Clerk, Treasurer, School Committee, Superintendent of Schools, Water Commissioners and Sinking Fund Commissioners and act thereon.
ART. 6 .- To receive and pass on Town accounts.
ART. 7 .- To take action in relation to raising money to de- fray the necessary expenses of the Town for the ensuing year.
ART. 8 .- To take action in relation to the maintenance and repairs of Highways and Bridges for the ensuing year.
ART. 9 .- To see what action the Town will take in relation to the prompt payment of taxes the ensuing year.
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ART. 10 .- To see if the Town will make an appropriation for Memorial Day.
ART. II .- To take action in relation to the support of the Poor for the ensuing year.
ART: 12 .- To vote by ballot "Yes" or "No" on the ques- tion "Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liq- uors in this Town for the ensuing year."
ART. 13 .- To see if the Town will employ a teacher of Mu- sic in the Public Schools for the ensuing year.
ART. 14 .- To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the care of Cemeteries the ensuing year.
ART. 15 .- To see if the Town will appropriate money for the payment of tuition of Hatfield children in Smith Academy who are of suitable age and attainments to attend High School.
ART. 16 .- To see if the Town will make an appropriation for special repairs on School Houses.
ART. 17 .- To see if the Town will make an appropriation for Superintendent of Schools under Chap. 431, acts of 1888, as amended by Chap. 200, acts of 1893.
ART. 18 .- To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the Public Library for the ensuing year.
ART. 19 .- To see if the Town will vote to construct a drain or sewer at the north end of Main st., and make an appropria- tion for the same.
ART. 20 .- To see if the Town will pay J. A. Cutter dam- ages caused by changing grade of road near Hatfield depot.
ART. 21 .- To see if the Town will reimburse B. M. Warner
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for any portion of the expense incurred by him in laying a sewer in the highway near his house.
ART. 22 .- To see if the Town will vote to accept provision of Chap. 374, acts of 1895, "authorizing Towns to place the administration of the Highways under a single highway sur- veyor."
ART. 23 .- To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the purchase of runners for the hose wagons.
ART. 24 .- To see if the Town will raise money to pay the Town's proportion of the expense of the underpass near the Hatfield depot.
ART. 25 .- To see if the Town will employ a teacher of Drawing in the Public Schools, and make an appropriation for the same.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
To the Inhabitants of the Town of Hatfield :
Your Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor submit for your kind consideration our doings for the past year. The Poor account is large, as you will see by our report. We now have six persons that we are supporting in the Northampton L. Hospital, and six others that we are boarding in other places, besides others that we are partially supporting. We placed three in the Dickinson Hospital during the past year. One was a State Pauper, who died there, and we have charged the expense to the State. Mrs. James Holley, who came to us for relief, we have turned over to the City of Springfield, as that was her legal place of settlement, and that bill whichi we have paid will come back to us, and also a bill of $150.67 from the Town of Buckland.
Our bridges are in fair condition, but there is always some- thing that needs to be done. We would recommend that the town do something for permanent repairs on the roads each year. That is, to take a portion of the money raised and build a good stone or gravel road as far as we can each year. We spend a good deal of money on our roads and have nothing to show for it.
POOR EXPENDITURES.
N. L. Hospital, board of A. M. Richmond, $169.46 F. L. Mosher, 169 46
Theodore F. Sikes, 169 46 66 James Murray, 169 46
Myrane Waite, 168 07
.
Lewis D. Raboin, 33 89
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N. L. Hospital, board of Julia Theroux, 182 92
Dennis Berry, 83 IC Adella Allair, board Maud Remmilard, 18 00 M. J. Ryan, mdse. 2 75
J. H. Howard, " I 50
Mrs. H. S. Hubbard, board Lettie Wheeler, 112 35
Mrs. M. Taylor, board James Shea, 20 00
J. H. Prindle, clothes, IO 75
H. S. Hubbard, cash paid, shoes, etc., James Shea, 8 75
J. H. Howard, mdse. James Shea,
.50
J. E. Burke, Tramps, 4 00
H. S. Hubbard, “ 6 00
C. Russell, board Patrick Russell,
1 30 00
Dr. J. C. Fahey, medical attendance of Ar- nold Graves and Sidona Vollinger, 6 00
Dickinson Hospital, board Anton Krocot, 37 00
Dr. C. A. Byrne, medical att. 66 17 00
R. E. Edwards, burial 20 00
H. S. Hubbard, 66
I 00
A. M. Peck Sexton, H. Morton,
3 00
City of Northampton, board of Mrs. James Holley, 15 15
Cash for bread, etc,of baker, Mrs. James Holley 2 95
J .. H. Howard, supplies, 2 06
Albert Billings, bed quilt, Mary Weller, I 50
M. J. Ryan, mdse. 66
69
City of Northampton, Joe Ballan, 2 00
Doolin, 42 40
66
Joe Proulx, I 50
George Dennis, 8 60
Town of Huntington, Supt.
17 IO
City of Northampton, sundry old bills,
235 05
board Mrs. S. Vollinger 108 43
" Arnold Graves, 99 07
66
22 50
" Mrs. S. Vollinger, 24 75
F. F. Guilford, 66
IO
Edwin Branerd, board Emily Waite, 78 57
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$2206 74
Received from Lewis Raboin, for support of Lewis D. Raboin, $33 89
Received from estate of Myrane Waite for support of Myrane Waite, 168 07
SCHOOLS.
Mrs. Oscar Belden, wood,
$ 3 25
F. J. Bardwell, 66
4 50
A. L. Strong, 66
16 50
E. C. Strong, sawing wood, I 50
sweeping and janitor, 13 50
Maps, 50 00
Ula Graves, sweeping,
18 00
Nellie Boyle, 18 00
F. J. Saffer, sweeping and janitor,
34 50
66 sawing wood, 2 25
Margaret A. Allair, teaching,
288 00
C. Mabel Barton,
288 00
Mary J. Breor,
288 00
Helen M. Smith,
284 80
Emma A. Luce,
282 50
Maud A. Meacham,
294 40
Anna C. O'Callaghan,
261 40
Katherine Day,
221 00
Mary Breor,
7 50
John H. Hubbard, janitor,
31 00
Larkin Proulx,
8 00
Frank Breor, 66
16 00
Joseph Leveat,
6 00
I. L. Dwight, coal,
195 23
H. S. Hubbard, drawing coal,
2 00
Poland, sawing wood,
2 75
Mary Allair, teaching,
II 70
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William B. McClellan, coal,
34 83
Oscar Belden, drawing coal, wood, etc.,
6 55
Nellie Murphy, sweeping,
12 00
Eddie Murphy, janitor,
7 25
Mary Brennan, sweeping,
19 60
John Brennan, janitor,
19 60
Frank Minneosky, sawing wood, I 00
-$2751 II
Superintendent of Schools C. M. Barton,
$246 22
SCHOOL HOUSE REPAIRS.
Mrs. Oscar Belden, repairs and mdse., $ 3 85
H. S. Hubbard, cash paid labor and lumber, 4 75
Michael Hade, labor Center, 7 12
J. Towhill & Son, “ 66
46 10
Edgar P. Lyman,
5 45
Win. B. Langdon, " 66
II 90
66 66
14 30
Standard Blackboard Co. Reps. B. boards,
20 00
H. N. Hunt, labor W. Brook,
23 34
Shumway & Woodruff, repairs,
26 90
J. H. & W. H. Riley,
4 38
A. L. Strong, lumber,
4 94
H. N. Hunt, labor,
3 85
C. W. Wolfram,
3 25
L. J. Powers, slate repairing,
25 25
F. J. Saffer,
20 00
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$225 38
LIBRARY ACCOUNT.
Balch Brothers, books,
$40 00
Marion Billings, librarian, 25 00
Richard B. Eisold, books,
39 60
Mrs. Mary K. Morton, “
3 00
S. E. Bridgman & Co., “ 82 63
J. H. Sanderson, librarian,
50 00
12
cataloguing books, 7 00
2 00
bal. on acct., 50 77
M. J. Ryan, for oil, 2.97
$302 97
SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
J. L. Hammett & Co., $139 87
The Morse Co. Publishers, 2 16
Eagle Pencil Co., 2 70
Silver Burdette & Co.,
26 80
Standard Blackboard Company, 2 70
American Book Co., 43 75
S. E. Bridgman & Co., 7 45
George F. King & Co., 5 34
Holden Pat. Book Cover Co. 12 19
C. M. Barton, express and freight on books, 7 03
$250 OI
TUITIONS TO SMITH ACADEMY.
R. M. Woods, Treasurer,
$500 00
TEACHING MUSIC IN SCHOOLS.
Thomas Charmbury, $150 00
MEMORIAL DAY APPROPRIATION.
C. D. Bardwell, Treasurer,
$50 00
CEMETERY APPROPRIATION.
F. H. Bardwell, Treasurer,
$100 CO
SINKING FUND.
M. J. Ryan, Treasurer, $825 00
WATER RATES.
Henry N. Hunt, Collector,
$359 50
66 359 50
$719 00
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STATE AID.
Mrs. Minerva N. Anderson,
$24 00
Mrs. Mary A. Stiles, 32 00
$56 00
MEMORIAL BUILDING.
J. A. Sullivan, turf cutter, $ .40
Harry N. Hunt, repairs, 50
J. H. & W. H. Riley, repairs,
2 27
A. L. Strong, wood, 2 00
I. S. Dwight, coal, 47 03
H. S. Hubbard, drawing coal,
I 00
Wm. D. Billings, janitor,
75 00
J. H. Howard, mdse. 75
$128 95
WATER COMPANY.
Paid on loan, $935 00
Judge Bassett, legal advice on water bonds, 2 00
-- $937 00
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
E. N. Dickinson, labor, old bill, $ 3 25
W. W. Holden.
3 50
Horace Shumway, " 66
3 75
Wm. H. Dickinson, lumber, old bill,
15 56
H. G. Moore, labor, old bill,
8.90
Oscar Belden,
50
J. A. Cutter,
I 75
Polanders,
I 50
John Munger,
9 00
Frank Lovett,
7 50
Frank Sweetland,
5 25
Merrick Lumber Co., lumber,
I 75
14
Frank Newman, labor, I 50
Joseph Stoddard, " 26 02
Joseph Raboin, 66
36 00
Frank Minneosky,
5 62
Lewis Carson,
4 80
H. S. Hubbard, I 53
H. S. Hubbard, pd. freight and drawing ce- ment and tile, 2 52
Michael Spurber, 3 00
B. & M. R. R. Ft. on tile and lumber,
3 25
P. J. Callahan, labor,
I 50
William J. Lyons, “ 3 00
Harry A. Hunt, painting bridges,
60 25
Jacob Gies, labor,
I 50
Adam Saraphin, "
3 00
L. J. Ryan, lumber,
54 32
labor,
171 63
Patrick McGlynn, labor,
45 00
Horace Shumway,
226 13
John Smith,
I 95
Day & Company, Akron pipe,
IOS 36
George Bitner, labor,
16 12
John J. Ryan,
28 13
W. W. Holden,
27 25
A. L. Strong, lumber,
250 15
David Garvey, labor,
3 50
S. W. Kingsley, repairs,
3 00
66
road scraper, 25 50
Good Roads Mcne. Co. auger and bolts, scraper, 8 00
L. S. & H. S. Munson, plank,
70 65
J. H. Sanderson, labor,
2 70
J. A. Sullivan, cement,
3 30
Paul Balice, labor,
2 25
Dennis McGrath, labor,
IO 50
John McGrath,
13 50
-$1288 77
F. Dubois, I 13
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HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Walter Bedell, labor,
$10 00
John Brennan,
7 50
William Coffee, 66
4 50
John Kerren, 66
7 50
John Vollinger 66
17 50
John Stenglein, 66
II 00
David Powers,
3 00
Thomas McGrath, "
3 00
J. H. & W. H. Riley, Akron pipe,
23 40
James Boyle, labor,
4 50
J. T. Cutter,
15 13
M. J. Proulx,
53 88
Alfred Breor, 66
7 00
Henry LaMountain, "
7 00
Patrick J. Whalen, “
10 00
E. Hamel,
8 85
J. S. Danlein,
8 00
John Danlein,
7 50
David Powers,
I 50
Francis Bardwell,
35 50
L. S. Crafts,
13 00
C. J. Murphy,
3 00
City of Northampton, rock,
2 70
Joseph Newman, labor,
2 50
A. E. Harris,
IO 50
John Kiley, Jr.,
3 50
T. J. Slattery,
I 05
J. T. Fitzgibbons, 66
2 00
John Vollinger,
12 37
E. W. Field,
3 54
John M. Strong,
66
2 50
C. A. Jones,
14 25
B. M. Warner,
6 00
F. T. Vining,
75
16
E. N. Dickinson, 66
15 00
M. J. Ryan, Mdse., IO 52 -- $349 44
CONTINGENT ACCOUNT.
George W. Clark, Auditing Treas, acct. 1897, $10 00 C. A. Pierce & Co., Printing Town Reports, 36 81
T. A. Orcutt, Fees on Warrant, I 15
M. J. Ryan, Postage on Town Reports, 2 57
Cecil Bagnall, Supplies Town Clerk, 8 15
S. E. Bridgman & Co., Assessors' bills, etc., 1897 I 20
. 66 Coll. Book and Pens, 2 95
66 66 66 2 00
L. J. Powers, repairs Town Hall, 6 00
E. C. & E. E. Davis, report on bridges,
17 50
Mrs. M. Proulx, cleaning school houses,
8 62
Mrs Dugal,
8 62
Mrs. E. Hilbert,
66
5 00
J. H. Sanderson, 66
75
F. Minneosky, I OO
E. A. Breor, Services as Constable, 3 00
S. W. Kingsley, “ 3 00 66 old bills, 14 25
Daily Herald, printing card signs,
I 85
A. L. Strong, wood, Town Hall, 9 00
L. M. Thacher, inspecting grade crossing, 10 00
F. S. Saffer, School Exhibit, 4 85
A. M. Peck, recording deaths, 4 75
W. D. Billings, Cop. Assessors' books, II OO
L. H. Kingsley, II OO
Greenough, Adams & Co., Ink, I 38
E. S. Warner, inspecting cattle, 48 00
H. S. Hubbard, cleaning clock, dusters and waste basket, 2 05
cleaning tree, cemetery, 2 50
Indexes,
I7
H. S. Hubbard, Journal and two thermometers, I 30
Cleaning cellar school house, 2 00
66 Paper and Postage, 3 00
E. I. Clapp, printing, I 00
Dr. J. D. Seymour, reporting deaths, I 25
J. H. & W. H. Riley, Grate for water works, I 25
Oscar Belden, Grading School grounds, 3 00
L. S. Crafts, repairs School W. B. 9 66
H. S. Hubbard, Expenses Boston on State road, 7 50
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Buckland Pauper case, 2 00
66 Holyoke and Deerfield, I 00
M. Howes, supplies for Schools, 2 20
J. H. Howard, supplies Town Hall, 50
66 for Schools, 4 05
Mrs. Oscar Belden, supplies, work and repairs, 5 40
< cash for cleaning S. House, 5 50 C. M. Barton, Supply, Committee for Schools, 15 00
David Billings, Ballot Clerk,
2 00
Dennis McGrath, 2 00
B. P. Dwight,
2 00
A. H. Breor, 60 2 00
M. J. Ryan, mdse. for schools, I 95
Horace Shumway, Exp. and freight, 13 06
Wm. D. Billings, recording births, deaths and marriages, 25 00
Wm. D. Billings, serving warrants,
12 00
J. H. Howard, telephoning, I5
Frary Bros. Repairs on stoves,
8 50
Roswell Billings, Postage,
2 00
F. J. Saffer, Supplies for Schools,
75
C. D. Bardwell, care of Town Clock,
15 00
66 66 Hall,
33 00
C. K. Morton, Expenses to Boston, 66 66 Elector,
9 18
IO 00
J. S. Wells, Tax bills and stationery, 4 30
$447 45
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H. G. Moore, tax bills,
4 75
$452 20
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
E. H. Breor, lettering Fire Wagon, $ 2 60
M. J. Ryan,
5 00
gongs for
66
5 00
66
freight
66
66
5 67
testing hose,
IO 25
A. H. Graves, storing hose wagon, 5 00
J. T. & W. H. Burke, “
5 00
C. W. Marsh, 66
5 00
C. H. Crafts,
5 00
John S. Carl,
2 years, 10 00
S. W. Kingsley, repairing Hose Wagons, 9 50
L. S. Crafts,
3 00
C. H. Crafts, gong straps, etc., for Hose Wagons, 66 service of men at fires,
6 57
66
Horses at fires, 3 00
J. G. Smith, 66
2 00
Men 4 00
H. W. Carl,
I 00
Horses 2 00
George Belden, " 2 00
Men
8 00
$108 59
TOWN OFFICERS.
D. W. Wells, Water Commissioner, $ 50 00
C. L. Warner,
25 00
E. B. Dickinson,
50 00
C. L. Graves, Selectman and Overseer of Poor
65 00
C. A. Jones,
50 00
M. J. Ryan,
66
125 00
Supt. Roads, 100 00
9 00
19
L. H. Kingsley, Assessor, 68 00
Wm. D. Billings,
58 00
John Vollinger, 40 00
H. S. Hubbard, School Committee, 25 00
P. J. Callahan, 7 00
Roswell Billings, Treasurer,
100 00
Wm. D. Billings, Clerk,
225 00
T. J. Ryan, Registrar of Voters, 66
8 00
John F. Fitzgibbons, “
8 00
H. S. Hubbard, 8 00
H. G. Moore, Collector, 1897, 125 00
T. J. Ryan, Supt. Roads,
118 00
F. J. Saffer, School Committee,
8 00
Mrs. Oscar Belden, "
18 00
1897, 15 00
W. C. Dickinson, Treasurer, 1897,
100 00
J. S. Wells, Collector, 100 00
$1496 00
H. S. HUBBARD, ) Selectmen T. J. RYAN, of
C. A. JONES, Hatfield.
I have this day examined the books and accounts of the Selectmen and find them correct.
C. L. GRAVES, Auditor.
HATFIELD, March 6, 1899.
APPROPRIATIONS, 1898.
Public Library,
$ 300 00
Memorial Day,
.
50 00
Cemeteries, 100 00
Special repairs, School Houses,
200 00
20
Poor,
2000 00
Memorial Building,
150 00
Schools,
2150 00
Music in Schools,
I 50 00
School Supplies,
250 00
Sinking Fund,
300 00
Water Rates,
720 60
Town officers,
I200 00
Interest,
250 00
Enforcement Liquor Law,
150 00
Fire Apparatus,
916 67
Bond,
15 00
Smith Academy,
500 00
School Superintendent,
240 00
Highways and Bridges,
I 500 00
66
additional,
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