Hatfield Annual Town Report 1925-1935, Part 12

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Publication date: 1925
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Article 33. To hear report of the Memorial Town Hall Committee and vote on the acceptance of same.


Article 34. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate a sum of money for the construction, original equip- ment and furnishing of a town hall, to be known as the Hatfield Memorial Hall; and to authorize the treasurer with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow any or all of the money so appropriated ; and provide for a committee to supervise the construction of said building, or take any action thereon.


Article 35. To see if the town will vote to appro- priate as follows for the construction and equipment of a town hall :


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From Overlay Reserve $7,000.00


From Available Water Surplus of 1929 5,998.06


From receipts from sale of old town hall site 500.00


From Surplus War bonus 1,339.41


$14,837.41


Article 36. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money from the Insurance account and Truck and Roller earnings to construct a new tool house for the use of the highway department, amount in the two accounts. $3,880.34


Article 37. To see if the town will vote to appro- priate a sum of money for water department expense, from the available water revenue of 1928 and prior. Amount asked for $5,000.00


And you are hereby directed to serve this Warrant by posting attested copies thereof in five public places in said town seven days before time of holding said meeting.


Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of holding said meeting.


Given under our hands this 24th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty.


JOHN J. BETSOLD, JOSEPH PORADA, DANIEL P. SHEEHAN,


Selectmen of Hatfield.


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Town Accountant


To the Board of Selectmen:


Herewith is submitted the first annual report of the town accountant. It includes a statement of the cash receipts and payments of the town; showing the source and nature of the receipts and the purpose of the payments; a table showing appropriations; transfers, expenditures and balances of the appropriation accounts, as well as a balance sheet showing the financial condition of the town on Dec- ember 31, 1929.


The report is considerably different from former re- ports but conforms closely to the state system of account- ing adopted by vote of the town and installed in 1929. The fact that the method of carrying on business was new, added to the fact that the appropriations as made, did not conform to the requirements of the system have created some slight difficulty this year but it is hoped that the method of making appropriations will be changed and that, as the voters become more familiar with the new method of doing business, the difficulties will be minimized.


The system being followed requires all bills to be pre- sented to the department which incurs them for approval, after which bills are transmitted to the town accountant who places them on a warrant, to be paid by the treasurer, after the approval of the selectmen is obtained. No other person than the treasurer may pay bills, and the treasurer may pay only such bills as are submitted to him on a prop- erly approved warrant.


It is obvious that a sufficient length of time must elapse after the bill is presented and before it is paid, to permit


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the necessary procedure to be followed. The balance sheet shows the town to be in excellent financial condition.


Respectfully submitted, VERNET H. KELLER, Town Accountant,


Balance January 1, 1929


$24,140.56


RECEIPTS


GENERAL REVENUE


Tax Levies,


Previous years


$68,782.66


. Current year


41,575.39


Auto Excise


4,005.73


Poll


1,304.00


$115,667.78


From The Commonwealth,


Corporation Tax


$2,423.09


Income


19,375.27


Bank


250.58


School fund


2,218.20


High and Vocational


3,145.77


Supt. of Schools


949.76


Federal Aid


434.34


-$ 28,797.01


License Fees,


Bus


$25.00


Junk and fruit


68.00


Pool


8.00


Gas and Alcohol permits


10.00


$


111.00


Court Fines


$


348.00


Hampshire County Dog Fund


$


331.50


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DEPARTMENTAL


Health and Sanatation Highways,


$ 27.14


Work done, use of cement mixer etc.


$484.80


From State Chapter 81


4,700.00


Truck and roller


1,474.00


$ 6,658.80


Charities,


From other Cities and Towns


$42.60


State, Mothers' Aid


312.67


$


355.27


Schools,


Tuition, City of Boston


$119.65


Tuition, City of Northampton


257.12


Sale school tickets


15.00


Rent of grounds


9.50


Treas. Smith Academy


1,000.00


$


1,401.27


Miscellaneous,


Library fines


$4.50


Contingent


10.96


Sewer entrance (Penkoski)


33.00


Damage to hydrants


50.75


Sealer's Fees


98.70


Sale Town Hall Lot


500.00


Insurance of tools and tool house 2,406.34


Water rents


5,998.06 -$


9,102.31


Interest,


From taxes


$4,181.15


Deposits


759.96


-$ 4,941.11


Temporary Loans,


Anticipation of revenue


$ 10,000.00


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Memorial Town Hall Building Fund,


Sale of land and buildings $2,179.66


Interest


131.80


-$ 2,311.46


Trust Funds,


Frary-Gardner Cemetery Plot


$100.00


Batchelor Cemetery Plot


100.00


Income Hannah W. Smith


12.00


-$


212.00


Income Perpetual Care Funds


$


201.00


Refunds,


Schools, overpayment


$50.75


Police


5.00


$


55.75


Transfers,


Water bills


$11.50


Memorial Town Hall Fund


6,557.94


$ 6,569.44


Total Receipts


$187,090.84


PAYMENTS SALARIES OF TOWN OFFICERS


Selectmen


$300.00


Treasurer


500.00


Auditor (Town)


10.00


Town Clerk, Clerk Board Selectmen


and Town Accountant


1,200.00


Tax Collectors


700.00


Assessors


740.25


Elector


10.00


Election and Registration


70.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


150.00


$ 3,680.25


Bonds, Town Officers 217.50


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POLICE DEPARTMENT


Salary of Chief


$2,000.00


Salaries of Special Officers


114.00


Telephone


34.88


Garage rent


35.00


Repairs, Gas and Oil


83.86


Auto


415.82


Tires


70.03


$ 2,753.59


FIRE DEPARTMENT


Salary of Chief


$150.00


Salary of Firemen


310.50


Storage of truck


120.00


Repairs, gas, oil and supplies


261.94


$


842.44


TREE WORK


Salaries and wages


$104.50


Equipment Supplies


375.50


27.02


$ 507.02


MOTH WORK


Salaries and wages


$202.85


Supplies


1.67


$ 204.52


INSPECTION OF ANIMALS, BARNS AND STAMPING Salary $300.00 $ 300.00


HIGHWAYS, CHAP. 81


Salaries and Wages


$4,088.05


3,792.89


Trucks, Teams and Roller


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Stone, Gravel


1,332.57


Tar and Road Oiling


2,128.99


Supplies, tools and cement


64.60


10.50


Freight Culverts


606.22


$12,023.82


HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, SEWERS AND SIDEWALKS


Salaries and wages


$1,198.97


Equipment and repairs


626.06


Gas and oil


607.90


Lumber


254.35


Snow Removal


292.46


Street Signs and Markers


270.06


Miscellaneous, freight, fuel, tile, etc.


234.18


Insurance of truck


43.46


$ 3,527.44


PUBLIC WELFARE


Relief by other Cities and Towns


$1,204.52


Mothers' Aid


520.00


Cash


150.00


Medical Aid


60.00


Provisions


17.51


Coal


16.90


Expense


94.20


board and care


61.72


$ 2,124.85


SCHOOLS


General Administration


Committee Salaries, 1928-29


$460.00


Superintendent


1,700.00


Attendance Officer


400.00


Office expense


43.08


Stationery and printing


82.50


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Telephone


81.89


Traveling expense


220.45


Miscellaneous


35.87


$ 3,023.79


Teachers


High


$10,951.75


Elementary


24,022.90


Vocational


272.20


$35,246.85


Text books and supplies High .


$1,144.14


Elementary


1,981.37


$ 3,125.51


Tuition Elementary, (Continuation)


$88.04 $


88.04


Transportation


High


$881.00


Elementary


171.02


$ 1,052.02


Janitor Service ®


High


$672.00


Elementary


2,623.81


$ 3,295.81


Fuel and Light,


High


$738.84


Elementary


2,986.76


$ 3,725.60


Repairs High Elementary


$51.35


1,991.31


$ 2,042.66


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Janitors' supplies


$141.44 $


141.44


Furniture and furnishings


$603.70 $


603.70


Rent, Smith School Arena


$42.00 $


42.00


Graduation expenses


$49.23 $ 49.23


$52,436.65


Smith's Agricultural School Tuition Hatfield Students


$


738.75


LIBRARY


Salaries


Librarian


$242.20


Assistants


103.40


Cataloging


60.50


Books


292.85


Periodicals


55.35


Supplies ·


59.89


Light


36.83


$ 851.02


WATER DEPARTMENT


Salaries of Commissioners


$100.00


Sup't and Collector


215.37


Labor


2,722.13


Pipe and fittings


. 2,504.43


Freight


204.29


Teams


68.00


Seedling Pines


36.00


Stationery and printing


101.34


Equipment


19.75


Miscellaneous


52.25


$ 6,023.56


CEMETERIES


Labor


$45.06


Pipe and fittings


29.96


$ 75.02


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INTEREST


Northampton National Bank $1,266.00 $ 1,266.68


SCHOOL HOUSE NOTE AND INTEREST


Northampton Nat'l Bank, note #29 $2,000.00 Northampton Nat'l Bank. Interest 360.00


$ 2,360.00


CONTINGENT


Office expense


$167.70


Town reports


148.00


Election expense


37.65


Care of Town Clock


25.00


Dept. Correction


13.14


Birth returns


1.50


Inspector


21.20


Assessors' expense


15.23


Sealers' expense and mileage


50.00


Tax Collector's expense


78.10


Treasurer's expense


13.82


Care Wilkie Lot


3.00


Fighting forest fires


119.65


Survey Old Town Hall Lot


24.75


Attorney's Fees


266.10


Damage claim (Highway)


125.00


$ 1,109.84


TEMPORARY LOANS


Loans in anticipation of revenue repaid $60,000.00


ACCOUNTS PAID FROM TAXATION


County Tax


$7,758.14


State Tax


3,825.00


State Highway and Snow Rem." 877.83


State Audit and Installing System


1,655.54


$14,116.51


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STREET LIGHTS


Amherst Gas Co.


$ 4,560.12


SCHOOL PHYSICIANS


Dr. Bonneville


Dr. Byrne


$100.00 100.00


$ 200.00


MEMORIAL HALL


Fuel


$112.76


75.00


Janitor Supplies


3.95


$ 191.71


MEMORIAL DAY


Band


$80.00


Flags, etc.


30.00


$


110.00


COUNTY AID TO AGRICULTURE


W. M. King, Treas


$ 150.00


INSURANCE


Memorial Bldg.


$200.00


Workman's Compensation


329.40


Schools


119.42


Liability


30.00


Roller, truck and tools


86.54


$


765.36


MEMORIAL TOWN HALL BLDG. FUND


Pease Lot


$6,500.00


Survey


30.00


Insurance


6.65


Advertisement


9.75


$ 6,546.40


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MISCELLANEOUS


Interest on Trust Funds deposited


$12.00


Trust Funds, perpetual care


200.00


Income perpetual care funds


201.00


Motor vehicle excise refund


58.74


Overlay 1928


3.84


Soldiers" Exemption


1.50


Bank Tax


1.87


$ 478.95


Total Payments


$178,162.00


Cash balance


$ 33,069.40


Note : Highway department had use of gas and oil on hand Jan. 1, 1929, value of $80.00.


Police department had use of gas and oil on hand Jan. 1, 1929, value of $42.43.


Police department used gas and oil shown as charged to highways, value $76.74.


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APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, BALANCES Etc.


Balances


Receipts Transfers Transfers Available


Etc.


To $ 180.25


From


For Use $ 3,680.25


Expendi- tures


Balance


Town officers


$ 3,500.00


Officers' bonds


220.00


220.00


217.50


2.50+


Memorial Hall


200.00


200.00


191.71


8.29+


Police


2,800.00


$


5.00


67.76


$ 76.74


2,796.02


2,796.02


Fire department


900.00


900.00


842.44


57.564


Moth


400.00


400.00


204.52


195.48+


Tree Warden


600.00


600.00


507.02.


92.98+


Inspection animals, etc.


300.00


300.00


300.00


Chap. 81


8,050.00


4,700.00


1,114.93


13,864.93


13,864.93


Highways, bridges, sewers, etc.


2,950.00


181.60


76.74


1,114.93


2,093.41


1,766.33


327.08+


Street lights


4,630.00


4,630.00


4,560.12


69.88+


Public welfare


2,500.00


2,500.00


2,124.85


375.15+


Schools


51,950.00


500.09


52,450.09


52,436.65


13.44+


School Physician


200.00


200.00


200.00


Smith Agr. School


1,200.00


1,200.00


738.75


461.25+


Public library


850.00


1.02


851.02


851.02


Town Hall building fund


8,869.40


8,869.40


6,546.40


2,323.00±


Memorial Day


125.00


125.00


110.00


15.00+


Insurance


870.00


870.00


765.36


104.64+


Aid to agriculture


150.00


150.00


150.00


Appropria- tion


$ 3,680.25


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Contingent


1,000.00


10.96


98.88


1,109.84


1,109.84


Reserve fund


500.00


347.91


152.09


152.09+


Insurance bldg. & plow


2,406.34


2,406.34


2,406.34±


Sale of hall site


500.00


500.00


500.00±


Truck & roller earnings


1,474.00


1,474.00


1,474.00±


Cemeteries


100.00


100.00


75.02


24.98+


Interest


3,000.00


3,000.00


* 1,376.43


1,623.57+


School note & interest


2,360.00


2,360.00


2,360.00


$89,355.00


$18,647.39 $1,539.58 $1,539.58 $108,002.39


$97,775.16 $10,227.23


.


t Closed to Surplus. # Carried Forward. * Includes 109.75 overdraft 1928.


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BALANCE SHEET


DECEMBER 31, 1929 GENERAL ACCOUNTS


ASSETS


LIABILITIES AND RESERVES


Cash


$33,069.40


Surplus War Bonus Chap. 480, Acts 1924.


$1,339.41


Taxes:


Town Hall Building Fund


2,323.00


Levy of 1925


341.72


Sale of Land (Town hall site)


500.00


Levy of 1926


1,064.89


Insurance (Tool house and Plow)


2,406.34


Levy of 1927


2,376.32


Truck and Roller Earnings


1,474.00


Levy of 1928


11.53


Water Available Surplus 1928 and prior


11,855.05


33,720.05


1929


5,998.06


Motor Vehicle Excise


301.54


17,853.11


Departmental:


Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus


8,870.35


Highway


158.00


Revenue Available when collected:


Public Welfare


314.19


Motor Vehicle Excise


301.54


Schools


699.38


Departmental


3,486.91


Town Hall Bldg. Fund


2,315.34


Water


.95


3,486.91


Overlays Reserved for abatements .


3,789.40


Water Rates 1927 and 1928 Overdrawn Account:


.95


Levy of 1925


341.72


Levy of 1926


1,064.89


Overlay 1927


29.50


Levy of 1929


1,684.43


3,091.04


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Levy of 1929


29,925.59


Accounts Receivable:


Surplus Revenue 1928 and prior 1929


4


17,541.29 11,420.41


28,961.70


$70,608.35


$70,608.35


DEBT ACCOUNTS


Net Funded Debt


$8,000.00


Schoolhouse Loan


$8,000.00


$8,000.00


$8,000.00


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TRUST ACCOUNTS


Trust Funds Cash and Securities


Charlotte Wilkie Library Fund


$1,411.88


$8,010.12


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds 6,598.24


$8,010.12


$8,010.12


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LIST OF JURORS SUBMITTED BY THE SELECTMEN OF HATFIELD FOR 1930


Clifford L. Belden


Frank J. Betsold


John B. Bitner


Roswell G. Billings


William P. Boyle


Edward L. Boyle


John L. Stenglein


George A. Deinlein


William F. Englehardt


Ercent Godin


Walter H. Hadley


Herman Harris


James L. McGrath


Fred A. Pease


Charles Pfiffer


Daniel F. Riley


Charles Slattery


John M. Wentzel


Malcolm Crawford


Henry Carl


Murray B. Graves


M. Larkin Proulx


G. Raymond Billings


Joseph Parada


Alexander T. Rogaleski Charles Klekot


Oscar E. Belden John Mullins


Myron H. Dwight


Howard L. Belden


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Treasurer's Report


FRANCIS W. LOVETT, Treasurer, in account with TOWN OF HATFIELD


Balance in Treasury Jan. 1st., 1929 $ 24,140.56


Receipts for the year 1929


187,090.84


Total


$211,231.40


Disbursements for the year 1929


178,162.00


Balance in Treasury Dec. 31st, 1929


$ 33,069.40


Hatfield, January 20, 1930.


I have examined the accounts of the treasurer on Jan- uary 20, 1930, and reconciled his bank account with a statement furnished by the bank. The cash is over $32.05.


GEORGE W. SEARLE, Examiner Division of Accounts.


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Tax Collector's Report


To Warrant


$71,524.53


By cash paid Treas., Col. and Interest


41,575.39


Balance uncollected 1929


29,949.14


1929 POLL TAX


To Warrant


1,324.00


By cash paid Treas.


1,304.00


Uncollected


20.00


1929 EXCISE TAX


To Warrant


4,907.46


By cash paid Treas


$4,005.73


. By abatements


658.94


$ 4,664.67


Uncollected $ 242.79


JOSEPH YARROWS,


Collector.


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Tax Collector's Report


Dewey J. Ryan, Collector


1928 PROPERTY TAX


To uncollected December 31, 1928


$37,814.03


To warrant


28.13


To interest collected


892.72


Overpayments to Collector


.16


$38,735.04


By cash paid Treasurer


$38,696.51


By abatements


38.53


$38,735.04


Uncollected December 31, 1929


None


PERPETUAL CARE CEMETERY AND OTHER FUNDS


Income Expense · Balance


Fund


1929


1929


1929


Hannah W. Smith


$15.45


$86.93


Augusta Wells


17.04


$10.00


382.00


Oliver Warner


2.36


2.00


52.88


John H. Sanderson.


4.91.


4.00


109.16


Luman M. Moore


10.51


8.00


233.71


P. M. Wells


5.69


5.00


125.91


Benjamin Waite


3.74


2.00


84.69


Abby Dickinson


4.53


3.50


100.93


Silas G. Hubbard


11.75


4.00


266.20


Levi Graves


7.31


4.00


164.32


Lucy L. Morton


13.95


4.00


316.96


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Charles Smith


5.11


4.00


113.62


Lemeul B. Field


5.07


4.00


112.96


Charlotte G. Wilkie


61.43


1,411.88


Rufus H. Cowles


5.15


4.00


114.77


Charles E. Hubbard


5.38


4.00


120.28


Alpheus Cowles


4.97


4.00


110.54


James Porter


4.82


4.00


107.07


Daniel W. Allis


7.93


5.00


177.23


J. H. Howard


4.79


4.00


106.75


Fannie M. Burke


4.86


4.00


108.25


Charles S. Shattuck


4.86


4.00


108.06


Seth W. Kingsley


4.82


4.00


107.01


E. S. Warner


9.83


7.00


219.55


Reuben Belden


5.69


24.00


107.06


Theodore Porter


4.68


4.00


104.16


Charles L. Graves


4.68


4.00


104.20


Roswell Hubbard


4.66


4.00


103.58


Cooley D. Dickinson


5.83


5.00


129.65


Elijah Bardwell


16.24


4.00


369.25


Joseph D. Billings


4.64


4.00


103.09


Memorial Town Hall, Int.


Edward C. Billings


29.24


22.50


590.80


Augusta Beals


4.73


4.00


105.13


Anthony Douglas


2.85


59.58


Received :


J. E. Porter


4.59


4.00


101.91


Jonathan Graves


4.55


3.50


101.45


Hugh McLeod


4.59


4.00


102.31


B. M. Warner


9.19


4.00


207.44


Chester Hastings


3.77


3.50


100.27


Lucius & Stearns Curtis


17.78


8.00


267.86


Perpetual Care Funds Received


201.00


Paid out Care of Lots


201.00


Frary & Gardner, new acct.


100.00


Henry C. Batchellor, new acct.


100.66


F. W. LOVETT, Treasurer.


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Police Report


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


The report of the Police Department for the year end- ing December 31st, 1929, is herewith respectfully submit- ted.


Total number of arrests during the year 1929 73


Drunkenness 14


Violation of Liquor Laws


2


Larceny


7


Motor Vehicle Violations


24


Assault and Battery


5


Hawking and peddling without a license


2


Dusturbing the Peace


3


Vagrancy


2


Cruelty to animals


0


Begetting illegitimate child


2


Violation of school laws


2


Dogs not licensed


0


Committed to State Farm


2


Committed to State Hospital


2


Return to State Hospital


2


Returned to Veterans' Hospital


4


Burning to Defraud 2 Total 73


Total Fines, District Court


$1,475.00


Respectfully submitted,


ARTHUR R. BREOR, Chief of Police.


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Town Clerk's Report


VITAL STATISTICS 1929


BIRTHS TO HATFIELD PARENTS BY MONTHS


Male


Female


January


2


6


February


0


3


March


2


2


·. April


1


.


1


May


2


1


June


0


1


July


1


0


August


4


1


September


1


1


October


2


0


November


1


1


December


1


5


Total


17


18-35


· BIRTH PLACE OF PARENTS


Fathers


Mothers


United States


21


24


Poland


10


9


Czecho-Slovakia


2


2


Germany


0


Canada


2


Italy


Total


33


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BIRTHS FOR FIVE PRECEDING YEARS


1924


1925


1926


1927


1928


88


52


46


47


54


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MARRIAGES BY MONTHS


January


1 First marriage of both 18


February


4. Second of Groom


1


March


0 Youngest Groom


18


April


1 Oldest Groom


37


May


0


Youngest Bride


18


June


3


Oldest Bride


34


July


1


Third of Bride


1


August


1


September 5


Birthplace


Groom


Bride


October


2


United States


15


18


November


1


Poland


2


1


December


0


Canada


2


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Total


19 Total


19


19


NAMES OF PERSONS DECEASED


1929


Mullen, James E.


Kingsley, Henry H.


Gardocki, John


Yarrows,


Dannis, Mary


Dippolt, Cooney G.


Szych, Boleslaw


Smith, Marion Proulz


Ziezulewicz, William


Merrick, Alfred


Gendrin, Catherine C.


Borowski, John


Lampron, Frank E.


Baczewski, Laura J.


Jaworowski, Zygmont


Sanderson, Abbie B.


Kacinski, Stanislaw


Niewinski, Edmond


Mastowicz, Seslaw


Sakowicz,


Pasczyk, Frank


Vining, Frederick


Age of oldest person deceased (female) 90 years, 9 mos., 21 days.


DOGS LICENSED


162 Male Dogs at $2.00


$324.00


10 Female Dogs at $5.00 each


50.00


$ 374.00


Less 172 fees at 20c each


34.40


$ 339.60


$ ,339.60


Paid County Treasurer


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Water Commissioners' Report


The past year 1929 has been one of extension and improvement in our water system.


We have laid new mains on Chestnut St. and Porter Place in Hatfield and from Fields corner to the foot of the hill on the plain road in Bradstreet all of which pipe wa's put in to; replace one and two inch pipe which formerly, served these streets there by giving about a dozen pieces of property fire protection.


We have also continued the work started last year on our water shed by cleaning up the brush and dead wood also wild current and gooseberry bushes which are the cause of the blister rust on our pines.


It has been very gratifying to all of us to see the way in which our supply held out during the dry spell last sum- mer. We were one of the few towns in the state that did not have to curtail their users.


J. W. KILEY, R. G. BILLINGS, L. A. DEINLEIN.


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Assessors' Report


Value of assessed buildings


Value of assessed land


$1,553,261.00 987,604.00


Value of assessed real estate


2,537,515.00


Value of assessed personal estate 208,146.00


Value of assessed real and personal estate 2,745,661.00


Rate of Tax per $1,000.00 $26.00


-


Number of polls assessed 662


Number of persons assessed on property


551


Number of horses assessed 298


Number of cows assessed 259


Number of neat cattle assessed


54


Number of sheep assessed


383


Number of fowl assessed


1,114


Number of Dwelling houses assessed


465


Number of automobiles assessed


628


Number of acres of land assessed


9,050


State Tax


$3,825.00


State Highway Tax


708.00


State Audit Tax


1,655.54


State Snow Removal Tax


169.83


County Tax


7,758.14


Overlayings


1,677.74


Town Tax


89,355.00


Addition to Warrant


137.28


Estimated Receipts :


Corporation Tax


$3,000.00


Bank Tax


250.00


Income Tax


17,300.00


Licenses


240.00


Fines


325.00


Highways


2,000.00


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Schools Excise Tax All others


4,500.00


3,864.00


959.06


Value of Property Exempt from taxation under


Chap. 59, General Laws:


Church property


$ 68,000.00


Town property


257,000.00


Holy Trinity Cemetery


3,500.00


Smith Academy


66,000.00


Respectfully submitted, 1


MYRON H. DWIGHT, JOHN R. MCGRATH, JOHN E. RAFFA,


Assessors of Hatfield.


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Report of Librarian


To the Trustees of the Public Library:


I take pleasure in submitting to you my thirteenth annual report. During these thirteen years the patronage of the library has been steadily growing. The circulation has increased from 6,411 in 1917, when my first report was given, to 16,891 during 1929.


The town has always been generous in appropriating the amount of money asked for. The last increase in ap- propriation was, I think, in 1922. Then the circulation was 13,188. This year during the month of November over 2.000 books went out.


This increase means that more new books are needed and that many worn out copies need to be replaced.


We stand greatly in need of a larger appropriation for next year 424 books have been added to the library during 1929. Of these 189 were for the juvenile depart- ment


I wish to express my appreciation of the encourage- ment and cooperation given me by the Trustees, and in particular my gratitude to Mrs. Thomas Mullany, who has so admirably served as Librarian during my absence for the winter months; also for the loyalty and helpfulness of my assistants, Dorothy Allaire and Katherine Howard.


Respectfully submitted,


ELLEN A. WAITE,


Librarian.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


School Committee


OF THE


Town of Hatfield


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1929


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School Organization


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


Joseph F. Chandler, Chairman Term expires 1930


J. Henry Charlebois, Secretary Term expires 1931


Frances W. Lovett


Term expires 1932


SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS


Orion A. Morton


19 Bates St., Northampton Telephone 1088


SCHOOL PHYSICIANS


A. J. Bonneville, M.D. (Center and North Hatfield Schools) C. A. Byrnes, M.D. (Hill and West Hatfield Schools)


ATTENDANCE OFFICER


Chief Arthur R. Breor


SCHOOL CENSUS Oct. 1, 1929


Boys


Girls


Total


Between 5 and 7 years


62


62


124


Between 7 and 14 years


253


259


512


Between 14 and 16


60


69


129


Totals


375


390


765


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SCHOOL CALENDAR Elementary and Smith Academy


First Winter Term-7 weeks


Opens December 30, 1929 Closes February 14, 1930


Second Winter Term-8 weeks


Opens February 24, 1930 Closes April 18, 1930


Spring Term-8 weeks


Opens April 28, 1930 Closes June 20, 1930


Fall Term-15 weeks


Opens September 8, 1930 Closes December 19, 1930


Winter Term Opens December 29, 1930 No school on legal holidays and Good Friday.


Schools close Wednesday noon of Thanksgiving week


and reopen the following Monday.


When a legal holiday occurs on Sunday the following


Monday is observed as a holiday.


Legal holidays in Massachusetts include January first, February twenty-second, April nineteenth, May thirtieth, July Fourth, the first Monday in September, October twelfth, November eleventh, Thanksgiving and Christmas.


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Report of School Committee


To the Citizens of the Town of Hatfield :


The total membership of all the schools for 1926 was 739; for 1927, it was 762, or a gain of 23; for 1928, it was 766, or a gain of 4; for 1929, it was 740, or a loss of 26. The entering grade last September was 93 or a gain of 26 over the year before which makes up the loss. The crest of the increase which occurred several years ago is now in the fifth, sixth, and seventh grades. This increase will begin to reach the Academy in 1931, when the size of the freshmen class will be more than doubled.


Because of the agricultural conditions in the Connecti- cut Valley during the last few years, the school depart- ment has economized at every point, saving $1760 of the regular budget in 1927; $1712 in 1928; and reducing the 1929 budget $1000. No new historical or political maps have been purchased since the World War changed the whole map of Europe and caused many readjustments in other countries. We are using the same textbook in arith- metic that was introduced some ten or twelve years ago. Strange as it may seem to those who studied arithmetic thirty years ago, the Superintendent of Schools says that more advancement has been made in the kind of material used and the methods employed in arithmetic than almost any other branch in the elementary schools. The textbook in use has been supplemented by placing in the hands of the teachers the newer textbooks with which they have tried to bring the work in this branch up to date. A mod- ern book should be introduced and copies supplied in Sept- ember to the children in the third, fifth and seventh grades.


For a series of years, the expenditure for each child enrolled in the schools has been much less than the average


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in all the towns in the State of similar population and valu- ation, and below the cost in adjoining towns in the Valley.




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