Hatfield Annual Town Report 1925-1935, Part 29

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Article 8. To see if the town will vote to authorize the assessors with the approval of the Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation to use any available free cash from the surplus revenue to reduce the taxes for the cur- rent year.


Article 9. To see if the town will vote to accept the list of men for Jurors as submitted by the Selectmen for the ensuing year.


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Article 10. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for snow removal equipment and machinery repairs or act any thing thereon.


Article 11. To see if the town will vote to install five additional street lights, or act any thing thereon.


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


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


Given under our hands this 5th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six.


JOHN W. MULLINS, JOSEPH V. PORADA, LULTHER A. BELDEN, Selectmen of Hatfield.


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Report of Finance Committee


We the Finance Committee wish to submit the fol- lowing report:


Be it recommended that you raise and appropriate the following amounts for the conduct and operation of your town business for the ensuing year.


Highways, Sewers, Side-walks, Bridges, etc.,


$2,000.00


Chapter 81,


5,750.00


Electric Lights,


2,400.00


Bond, Town Officers,


174.50


Inspection, Animals, Barns, Meats, etc.,


240.00


Inspection of Children,


50.00


Tree Work,


100.00


Moth Work,


150.00


Fire Department,


800.00


Insurance,


2,325.91


Interest for Temp. loans and town hall note,


1,826.81


$15,817.22


Salaries and Expenses, Town Officers :


Salaries


Exp.


Moderator,


$22.00


Selectmen,


264.00


$100.00


Clerk, Board Selectmen,


88.00


Town Clerk,


440.00


100.00


Town Accountant,


704.00


20.00


Town Treasurer,


600.00


100.00


Assessors,


748.00


35.00


Tax Collector,


550.00


110.00


Sealer Wts. and Measures,


132.00


50.00


Election Registration,


175.00


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$3,723.00


$515.00


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Brought Forward,


$20,055.22


Old Age Assistance,


1,400.00


Public Welfare and Equipment,


4,300.00


Soldiers' Aid and Relief,


300.00


Schools,


45,000.00


Tuition, Students at Smith School,


1,822.50


School Physicians,


176.00


Care of Cemeteries,


100.00


Public Library,


1,013.35


Memorial Day,


125.00


Police Dept. and Equipment,


2,200.00


Unclassified,


200.00


Attorney's Fees,


100.00


Care of Town Hall,


2,000.00


Water Department,


1,000.00


$79,792.07


We recommend that the following sum be ap- propriated from the available Water Surplus for Town Hall note and interest, $5,445.56


We recommend that the following sum be ap- propriated from the overlay surplus to re- serve fund, $1,000.00


J. C. H. RICHARDS, J. C. RYAN,


FRANK A. KEMPISTY.


Finance Committee.


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Town Accountant


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To the Board of Selectmen, Hatfield, Mass.


Gentlemen :


I herewith submit the report of your Town Account- ant for the year ending December 31, 1935.


RECEIPTS GENERAL REVENUE


Tax Levies-Previous years, $29,549.76


Previous year, Old Age Assistance, 120.00


Current year, M. V. E. Excise, 3,177.50


Current year, Poll, 1,186.00


Current year, Personal and Real,


43,677.17


$77,710.43


From the Commonwealth :


Income Taxes,


$5,875:66


Corporation Taxes,


1,022.66


Race Tracks,


143.50


Mass. School Fund,


9,806 67


Vocational,


2,019.04


Smith-Hughe's Fund,


342.62


English Speaking Classes,


36.00


Tuition, State Wards,


98.28


Union Superintendent,


906.22


$20,250.65


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License Fees and Permits :


Peddler and Junk,


$47.00


Gasoline, etc.,


30.50


Malt Beverages,


255.00


All Alcoholic Beverages,


1,525.00


$1,875.50


Fines and Forfeits :


District Curt and County Jail,


$644.00


Dog Taxes frm Town and County Treas. :


Town,


$293.40


County,


205.40


$498.80


Northampton Water Dept. in lieu of


Taxes on Reservoir Land, $51.15


DEPARTMENTAL


Town Hall Rent,


$68.00


Sealer's Fees,


87.73


$155.73


Highways :


Sale of Materials,


$21.90


Road Machinery Earnings,


1,736.63


Chapter 81,


6,825.00


Chapter 464, Acts 1935,


2,300.00


$10,883.53


Charities :


Sale of Wood,


$37.50


Cities and Towns,


469.69


State,


796.29


Individuals,


65.00


$1,368.48


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Schools :


City of Boston Tuition,


$59.52


Sale of Materials,


.50


$60.02


Library :


Fines,


$33.66


Water Department :


Collection Water Rents, 1932-33 and 1934,


$1,503.64


Collection Water Rents, 1935, 3,941.92


$5,445.56


Interest :


Taxes,


$1,616.73


Tax Titles,


93.52


$1,710.25


Agency and Trust Funds :


P. C. Funds,


$697.81


Withdrawel from Library Fund,


158.11


Interest on Library Fund,


70.00


$925.92


Refunds,


$38.31


Tax Title Redemptions,


$1,857.31


Receipts from Individuals for Outlays,


11.55


Total Receipts fr 1935,


$123,502.85


Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1934,


20,641.04


Total, $144,143.89


11 PAYMENTS GENERAL GOVERNMENT


Selectmen :


Salaries, Expenses,


$240.00 68.77


$308.77


Clerk, Board of Selectmen :


Salary,


$80.00


Moderator : Salary,


$20.00


Town Treasurer :


Salary,


$480.00


Expenses,


140.19


$620.19


Tax Collector :


Salary,


$350.00


Postage and Printing,


131.82


$481.82


Assessors :


Salaries,


$680.00


Salaries Taking Census,


100.00


Expenses,


47.48


$827.48


Attorney's Fees,


$15.00


Town Clerk :


Salary, Expense,


$400.00


81.75


$481.75


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Election and Registration :


Salaries, Ballots,


54.00


40.25


$94.25


Town Accountant :


Salary,


$640.00


Expense,


22.17


$622.17


Dog Licenses paid to County by


Town Treasurer,


$293.40


Town Hall Maintenance :


Janitor, Salary,


$748.80


Coal,


500.43


Light and Power,


330.21


Repairs,


245.88


Miscellaneous,


37.12


Janitor Supplies,


43.31


$1,905.75


Bonds, Town Officers,


$140.00


Total General Government,


$5,930.58


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY


Police :


Salary of Chief,


$1,600.00


Wages of Special Officers,


28.50


Telephone,


33.00


Garage Rent,


30.00


Gas and Oil,


127.72


Equipment and Repairs,


214.74


Supplies,


30.33


$2,064.29


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Fire :


Salary of Chief,


$120.00


Firemen,


309.13


Rent,


60.19


196.22


Equipment, 7 Repairs, Supplies,


90.77


Telephone,


30.50


Gas and Oil,


, 53.35


Fuel and Light,


29.54


$889.70


Sealer of Weights and Measures :


Salary,


$120.00


Expenses,


50.00


$170.00


Forestry :


Salary and Wages,


$166.75


Equipment,


37.61


Supplies,


58.80


Trucks,


36.50


Moth Work :


Equipment,


23.68


Supplies,


21.95


$345.29


Total for Protection,


$3,469.28


HEALTH AND SANITATION


Inspection :


Schools,


$185.00


Animals, Meats and Barns,


198.65


Expense,


41.35


$425.00


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STREET LIGHTS


Western Counties Electric Co.,


$1,850.00


Highways, General :


Salary and Wages,


$599.09


Salary and Wages, Snow Removal,


576.92


Lumber,


45.34


Sewers,


27.00


Supplies,


283.95


Signal Light,


6.88


Gas and Oil,


416.87


Coal,


42.86


$1,998.91


Highway Machinery Account :


Snow Plow,


$338.48


Repairs,


679.15


$1,017.63


Highway, Chapter 81 :


Salary and Wages,


$3,461.36


Tar,


3,314.54


Stone,


935.76


Gravel,


488.20


Trucks,


4,264.00


Tile,


145.41


Tools,


21.85


Miscellaneous,


19.30


$12,650.42


WELFARE


Groeries and Provisions,


$549.19


Other Towns and Cities, Cash,


377.25


Town Relief, Cash,


839.01


Traveling Expense,


160.81


Clothing,


26.41


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Coal and Wood,


142.21


Board and Care,


1,012.65


State and County Institutions,


445.57


Mother's Aid,


478.00


Old Age Relief,


901.00


Medical Aid and Care,


474.00


Telephone,


25.45


Tools and Equipment,


103.50


Printing and Postage,


19.71


Miscellaneous,


63.50


$5,618.34


SOLDIER'S RELIEF


Other Towns,


$200.00


SCHOOLS


General Expense :


Committee Salaries,


$160.00


District Supt.,


1,450.00


Enforcement Officer,


300.00


Postage and Printing,


16.69


Telephone,


101.23


Traveling Expense,


287.94


Census,


25.00


Nurse,


799.98


Nurse Expenses,


19.71


$3,160.55


Teacher's Salaries :


High,


$10,132.67


Elementary,


16,874.44


Substitutes,


160.00


Vocational and Shop,


353.30


Americanization,


99.00


Music,


661.76


$28,281.17


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Text Books and Supplies :


High, Books,


$494.11


Elm, Books,


913.74


High, Supplies,


518.26


Elm, Supplies,


980.95


Commercial, Books and Supplies,


56.18


Commercial, Equipment,


159.36


$3,122.60


Transportation,


$1,746.90


Vocational :


Postage and Printing,


$8.91


Transportation,


6.25


Agricultural Supplies,


95.59


Agricultural Books,


10.11


Household Arts, Supplies,


73.46


$194.32


Janitors :


High,


$500.00


Elm,


1,919.99


$2,419.99


Fuel and Light :


High,


$356.97


Elm,


2,548.45


$2,905.42


Maintenance, Buildings and Grounds :


Janitor, Supplies, High,


$56.11


Janitr, Supplies, Elm,


291.45


Repairs, Elm,


1,066.77


Miscellaneous, Elm,


32.28


$1,446.61


Graduation Exercises and Diplomas,


$88.00


Equipment,


$387.47


Total for Schools, $43,753.03


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SMITH'S AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL


Tuition, Hatfield Students,


$1,050.00


Eleven students attending Smith


School, December 31, 1935.


LIBRARY


Salaries :


Librarian,


$330.33


1 2 343


Assistants,


93.30


Janitor,


110.20


Books,


516.90


548.15


Periodicals,


31.25


Bindings,


30.16


Fuel,


99.50


Light,


9.85


Postage,


1.85


Supplies,


21.70


Equipment, Book Stacks,


82.56


Repairs,


10.00


$1,337.60


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INSURANCE


Schools,


$1,712.48


Workmen's Compensation,


460.21


Town Machinery,


244.75


$2,417.44


MEMORIAL DAY


Band,


$75.00


Flags,


27.50


Transportation,


15.50


$118.00


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UNCLASSIFIED


Town Reports, printing,


$140.00


Town Reports, Delivering,


11.18


Care of Town Clock,


25.00


Elector, 1934-35,


20.00


$196.18


WATER DEPARTMENT


Commissioner's Salaries,


$150.00


Collector's Salary and Labor,


250.00


Collector's Bond,


5.00


Postage,


5.25


Labor,


301.20


Pipe and Fittings,


230.80


Equipment,


20.40


Lumber,


30.82


Supplies,


10.98


$1,004.45


CEMETERIES


Labor :


Main St. Cemetery,


$44.00


Hill Cemetery,


10.00


W. Hatfield Cemetery,


15.00


N. Hatfield Cemetery,


16.00


Bradstreet Cemetery,


15.00


$100.00


INTEREST


Town Hall Notes, $1,593.75


MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS


Temporary Loans, 1934 Loan,


$10,000.00


Town Hall Notes, 5,000.00


$15,000.00


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AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT


State Taxes,


$4,100.00


County Tax,


7,351.42


State Audit,


238.54


State Parks,


45.02


State Veteran's Exemption,


16.24


Interest, Library Bonds (Deposit),


70.00


P. C. Funds, H. W. Smith Fund, (Deposit),


12.00


P. C. Funds, Care of Lots,


248.81


P. C. Funds, Cleaning Stones,


437.00


State Tax, OAA Special,


3.00


$12,522.03


REFUNDS


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes,


$144.91


ERA-WPA


Postage,


$9.04


Investigators Salary,


566.50


Office Supplies and Phone,


69.93


Trucks and Teams,


2,195.25


Stone and Gravel,


173.63


Tools and Supplies,


313.38


Sewing Project,


130.07


Moth and Tree Work,


307.51


Miscellaneous,


3,686.53


$7,451.84


Total Payments, Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1935,


$119,849.39


24,294.50


$144,143.89


V. H. KELLER, Town Accountant.


APPROPRIATION, EXPENDITURES, BALANCES


From


Reserve


Fund


Receipts Tranfers & Refunds


Expended $240.00


Balances


Selectmen's Salaries


Selectmen's Expenses


100.00


68.77


$32.23*


Moderator


20.00


20.00


Clerk, Board of Selectmen


80.00


80.00


Town Accountant, Salary


640.00


640.00


Town Accountant, Exp.


20.00


2.17


22.17


Town Treasurer, Salary


480.00


480.00


Town Treasurer, Exp.


50.00


90.19


140.19


Town Clerk, Salary


400.00


400.00


Town Clerk, Exp.


90.00


81.75


8.25*


Assessors, Salary,


680.00


680.00


Assessors' Sal., Census


100.00


100.00


Assessors' Exp.


35.00


12.48


47.48


Tax Collector's Salary


1,910.94


350.00


1,560.94 **


Tax Collector's Exp.


100.00


31.82


131.82


Election and Registration


120.00


94 25


25.75*


Attorney's Fees


200.00


15.00


185.00*


Bonds, Town Officers


140.00


140.00


Town Hall Maintenance


2,000.00


1,905.75


94.25*


Police


2,000.00


64.29


2,064.29


Fire


800.00


84.79


4.91


889.70


Sealer Wts. and Meas.


120.00


120.00


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Appropria- tions and Carry overs $240.00


Sealer Wts. and Meas., Exp. 50.00


50.00 33.51


116.49* .34*


Inspection 240.00


25.00


265.00


Highways, Gen. 2,000.00


Gen. 158.47


1,999.33


.67*


Highways, Chapter 81


5,750.00


From High .42 Fr. State 6,900.00


12,808.89


Machinery Account


1,091.05


1.017.64


73.42 **


Street Lights


1,850.00


1,850.00


Highway Bond Issue


From State


2,300.00


none


2,300.00 **


Public Welfare


5,000.00


From E & D


1,000.00


5,618.34


381.66*


Soldiers' Relief


200.00


200.00


Schools


43,500.00


From State


342.62


43,753.03


89.59*


Tuition Hatfield Students 1,050.00


1,050.00


School Physicians


160.00


160.00


Library


960.00


Dog fund 205.40 Trans. 158.11 and refund 15.08


1,337.60


99*


Unclassified


200.00


196.18


Insurance


3,109.60


2,417.44


692.16*


Memorial Day


100.00


18.00


118.00


Reserve Fund


500.00


333.19


166.81 .


ERA


4,589.39


From E & D


5,000.00


7,451.84


2,137.55 **


Water Dept.


1,000.00


4.45


1,004.45


Cemeteries


100.00


100.00


Interest


2,193.60


1,593.75


599.85*


Maturing Debt


5,000.00


5,000.00


$89,219.58


$333.19


$16,085.01


$97,369.02


$8,464.95


* To Revenue


** Carried Forward


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Moth Work 150.00


Tree Work 300.00


299.66


TOWN OF HATFIELD Balance Sheet-December 31, 1935 GENERAL ACCOUNTS


Assets


Liabilities and Reserves


Cash,


$24,294.50


Road Machinery Reserve,


$1,914.81


Due from former collector,


3,080.01


Protested checks,


37 03


Water Department, Available Surplus, 5,445.56


Accounts Receivable :


Taxes:


Levy of 1930, $5.40


Levy of 1931, 29.69


Levy of 1932,


90.33


Levy of 1933,


1,722.72


Levy of 1934, 8,558.87


Levy of 1935,


24,510.09


$34,917.10


Old Age Assistance Taxes :


Levy of 1931,


$9.00


Levy of 1932, 26.00


Levy of 1933, 44.00


Appropriation Balances : 22


Collector's Salaries,


$1,560.94


Bond Issue, Chapter 464, 2,300.00


Public Works Admin-


istration Projects, 2,137.55


Road Machinery


Repairs, 73.42


$6,071.91


$79.00 Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus, 4,340.50


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes :


Overlays-Reserved for Abatements :


Levy of 1931, $39.59


Levy of 1930, $5.40


Levy of 1932, 114.35


Levy of 1931, 29.69


Levy of 1933, 103.97


Levy of 1932,


90.33


Levy of 1933,


1,722.72


Levy of 1935,


768.86


Levy of 1934,


2,160.01


Levy of 1935,


1,082.86


Tax Titles,


775.56


$5,091.01


Departmental :


Health,


$154.71


Highway,


5.43


Public Welfare, 163.17


Old Age Assistance, 117.34


$440.65


Tax Title,


775.56


Departmental,


440.65


Water,


2,363.49


Water Rates,


2,363.49


Old Age Abatements, to be Provided by Assessors, 17.00


Surplus Revenue,


$39,635.85


$67,419.78


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Aid to Highways : State,


75.00


$4,920.14


$67,419.78


Revenue Reserved until Collected :


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes, .


$1,340.44


Levy of 1934, 313.67


$1,340.44


DEBT ACCOUNTS


Net Funded or Fixed Debt,


$35,000.00 Town Hall Loan, $35,000.00


TRUST ACCOUNTS


Trust Funds, Cash and Securities, $9,415.09 Hatfield Library Fund, $1,562.46


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds, 7,852.63


$9,415.09


$9,415.09


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Treasurer's Report


John R. McGrath, Treasurer, in account with


TOWN OF HATFIELD


Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1935, $20,641.04


Receipts for the year, 123,502.85


$144,143.89


Payments for 1935 per Warrants, $119,849.39


Balance December 31, 1935, 24,294.50


$144,143.89


Cash in Office, Verified, $128.23


Check book balance, 24,166.27


$24,294.50


JOHN R. MCGRATH,


Treasurer.


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PERPETUAL CARE CEMETERY AND OTHER FUNDS


Income Expense Balance


Fund


Hannah W. Smith,


1935 $15.16


1935 $60.00


$103.95


Augusta Wells,


10.40


75.00


342.42


Oliver Warner,


1.61


2.00


53.05


John H. Sanderson,


3.28


9.00


105.44


Luman M. Moore,


6.53


33.00


214.68


P. M. Wells,


3.87


3.00


129.04


Benjamin Waite,


2.78


4.00


90.91


Abby Dickinson,


3.13


3.50


103.48


Silas G. Hubbard,


8.22


34.00


276.34


Levi Graves,


4.77


24.00


159.00


Lucy L. Morton,


9.17


64.00


309.00


Charles Smith,


3.42


10.00


110.01


Lemuel B. Field,


3.40


10.00


109.18


Rufus H. Cowles,


3.46


10.00


111.44


Charles E. Hubbard,


3.60


14.00


114.10


Alpheus Cowels,


3.32


9.00


107.18


James Porter,


3.31


3.31


109.51


Daniel W. Allis,


4.57


4.00


152.22


J. H. Howard,


3.26


4.00


107.48


Fannie M. Burke,


3.33


3.33


110.82


Charles S. Shattuck,


3.33


3.33


110.63


Seth W. Kingsley,


3.31


3.31


109.45


E. S. Warner,


5.12


6.00


205.43


Reuben Belden,


3.02


3.02


100.00


Theodore Porter,


3.20


3.20


106.18


Charles L. Graves,


3.20


3.20


106.22


Roswell Hubbard,


3.14


4.00


103.54


Cooley D. Dickinson,


3.93


5.00


129.63


Elijah Bardwell,


11.99


65.00


374.43


Joseph D. Billings,


3.13


4.00


102.92


1935


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Edward C. Billings,


27.27


82.50


580.03


Augusta Beals,


3.23


3.23


107.29


Anthony Douglas,


1.80


1.80


55.24


J. E. Porter,


3.08


3.00


102.43


Jonathan Graves,


3.15


3.50


104.12


Hugh McLeod,


3.09


3.00


102.92


B. M. Warner,


6.20


31.20


205.10


Chester Hastings,


3.11


3.00


103.14


Lucius & Stearns Curtis,


7.55


10.00


250.23


Frary & Gardner,


3.03


3.00


100.57


Henry C. Batchellor,


3.05


3.05


101.26


T. F. Knight & Jno Porter,


12.43


8.00


416.25


H. W. Carl,


3.07


2.00


102.73


Scott & Herman Harris,


5.00


5.00


200.00


Thaddeus & Solomon Graves,


6.08


6.00


201.91


J. D. Brown,


3.02


3.02


100.00


Mary E. Hubbard,


3.26


3.26


100.00


Samuel H. Field,


4.53


4.00


150.53


Lewis S. Dyer,


3.05


3.05


101.00


Perpetual Care Funds Received,


248.96


Paid Out Care of Lots and Stones,


660.81


Hatfield Library Fund, Inter-


est on Mortgage,


78.73


158.11


162.46


JOHN R. MCGRATH,


Treasurer.


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Assessors' Report


Value of assessed biuldings,


$1,464,895.00


Value of assessed land, 926,365.00


Value of assessed real estate,


2,391,260.00


Value of assessed personal estate,


187,710.00


Value of assessed real and personal estate,


2,578,970.00


Rate of tax per $1,000.00,


26.50


Number of polls assessed,


706


Number of horses assessed,


233


Number of cows assessed,


245


Number of neat cattle assessed,


111


Number of sheep assessed,


425


Number of fowl assessed,


1,350


Number of dwelling houses assessed,


470.


Number of automobiles assessed,


629


Acres of land assessed,


8,943


Town appropriation,


$90,578.20


State tax,


3,895.00


State audit tax,


238.54


State parks tax,


30.00


Veterans' exemption,


16.00


County tax,


7,667.75


Overlayings,


1,468.28


ESTIMATED RECEIPTS


Income tax,


$10,518.99


Corporation tax,


916.77


Race track distribution,


205.00


Excise tax,


2,300.00


Licenses,


70.00


Fines,


200.00


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Schools, General Government, Available Funds, All others, Additional assessment, Real Estate,


8,000.00


200.00


9,867.60


1,859.40


100.00


VALUE OF PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION


Under Chapter 59, General Laws


Church Property,


$68,000.00


Town Property,


363,055.00


Holy Trinity Cemetery,


3,500.00


Smith Academy,


32,000.00


Respectfully submitted, JOHN R. MCGRATH, JOSEPH D. DONNIS, JOHN J. FUSEK.


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Town Clerk's Report


VITAL STATISTICS, 1935 BIRTHS TO HATFIELD PARENTS BY MONTHS


Male


Female


January,


1


2


February,


0


2


March,


0


1


April,


2


1


May,


1


1


June,


1


0


July,


1


2


August,


0


2


September,


1


1


October,


1


0


November,


3


1


December,


0


0


Total,


11


13


BIRTH PLACE OF PARENTS


Fathers


Mothers


United States,


19


20


Poland,


4


2


England,


0


1


Nova Scotia,


1


1


Total,


24


24


BIRTHS FOR FIVE PRECEDING YEARS


1930


1931


1932


1933


1934


40


28


31


37


29


31


MARRIAGES BY MONTHS-1935


January,


1 First marriage of both, 15


February,


2 Second of Groom,


1


March, 0 Second of Bride,


April, 1


Youngest Groom,


19


May,


0 Oldest Groom,


34


June, 1 Youngest Bride,


17


July, 4


Oldest Bride,


32


August, 2


Birthplace


Groom


Bride


September, 2


United States,


16


16


October, 2


November, 1


December,


0


Total,


16


NAMES OF PERSONS DECEASED 1935


Joseph Raboin


Amelia S. Burda Helen Kociela


Michalina Kosakoski


Sophie Malinoski


Herbert D. Smith


Patrick J. Boyle


John A. Jackowski


Dennis Whalen


John Holt


Edward A. Ryan Ercent E. Godin Anelia N. Pelc


Helen M. Hoff Belden


Edward Wesolowski


Exilda C. Raboin


Katarzine Jandzinski


Wayne Mathieu


Nellie Z. Palmisano


Amelia M. Gowash


Mary E. Frain


DOG LICENSES 1935


Cash on hand, 12, 31, '34, $7.20


Licenses issued 1935: Males, 108 at $2.00, $216.00


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Females, 12 at $5.00,


60.00


Spayed Females, 19 at $2.00,


38.00


$321.20


Fees retained 1935 :


139 at $.20,


$27.80


$293.40


Paid to Town Treasurer,


$293.40


SPORTING LICENSES


Cash on hand, 12, 31, '34,


$11.25


Licenses issued 1935:


Resident citizens fishing, 58 at $2.00,


$116.00


Resident citizens hunting, 92 at $2.00,


184.00


Resident citizens sporting, 44 at $3.25,


143.00


Resident citizens minor and females fishing, 23 at $1.25, 28.75


Resident citizens trapping, 10 at $2.25,


22.50


Non-reident citizen fishing, 1 at $5.25,


5.25


Non-resident citizen hunting, 1 at $10.25,


10.25


Special non-resident fishing, 1 at $1.50,


1.50


Duplicate, 1 at $.50,


50


Free licenses persons, 70 years and up, 5,


$575.50


Payments to Div. Fish and Games, -


$505.50


Fees retained, 240 at $.25,


60.00


Cash on hand, 12, 31, '35,


10.00


$575.00


V. H. KELLER,


Town Clerk.


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Librarian's Report


To the Trustees of the Public Library :


At the beginning of the year Miss Carrie Cutter of West Hatfield and Mrs. Agnes Kacinski of Bradstreet, custodians of book loans, felt unable to take charge of the books and I could find no one to replace them.


So, we opened the library on Tuesdays from 12 to 1 to give the pupils of the outlying districts who attend school in the center an opportunity to borrow books. We feel well repaid for the extra work.


In November, the people of Bradstreet obtained per- mission of the selectmen to open the hall in the school building on Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9 for reading pur- poses and circulation of books and magazines. It has proved a very popular place for the young people.


The library continues to supply the best in non-fiction, and books in Polish, Slovak and German, borrowed from the Division of Public Libraries in Boston.


The library contains over 8,000 volumes, 356 of them were purchased during the year. The circulation of non- fiction for 1935 was 1,240-quite an increase over the year preceding. The entire circulation was 14,005.


There were several gifts of books and a framed photo- graph of Clarence Hawkes presented by him for the chil- dren's room.


I wish to express appreciation of the faithful work of my assistant, Miss Margaret Hayes.


Respectfully submitted,


MARGARET A. MULLANY,


Librarian.


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The trustees of the library regret to accept the resig- nation of Mrs. Margaret Mullany, who has ably and ef- ficiently served as librarian for the past five years.


CATHERINE MULLANY, THERESA GODIN, FANNIE CARL.


35


Water Commissioners' Report


We were very fortunate this year to obtain enough Federal money to complete the hook-up of our main on the State road, where we had to relay it to make way for the new bridge over Running Gutter Brook, and also to make extensive changes in our reservoir ..


At the reservoir we have made a settling basin above the main pond, to take care of any wash from heavy rains.


The water from this basin now enters the main res- ervoir over two dams, and should come to the consumer much purer than ever before, having been settled and aerated before entering the reservoir.


The main basin has been greatly enlarged and deepened, giving us a larger storage. The banks have been ripraped with stone, and all trees except the ever- greens removed for a distance of about 200 feet on all sides. Removing these trees will give our young pines and spruce a better chance to grow, and will keep out the leaves that have bothered us so much in the past.


With our present set up we have one of the best water systems for a town of its size in the State. Every family in Hatfield is served by the system.


J. W. KILEY,


L. A. DEINLEIN,


R. G. BILLINGS,


Board of Water Commissioners.


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Tax Collector's Report


TAXES, 1933


Outstanding January 1, 1935,


$11,309.76


Payments to Treasurer,


$9,566.69


Abatements,


20.35


Outstanding December 31, 1935,


1,667.26


Cash on hand December 31, 1935,


55.46


$11,309.76


TAXES, 1934


Outstanding January 1, 1935,


$27,197.47


Payments to Treasurer,


$18,439.73


Abatements, 19.45


Transfer to Tax Titles,


179.42


Outstanding December 31, 1935,


8,566.87


Cash on hand December 31, 1935,


2.00


$27,197.47


TAXES, 1935


Commitment per Warrant,


$69,756.02


Additional Commitment, 2.65


Overpayment, Adjusted,


.02


$69,758.69


Payments to Treasurer,


$44,863.17


Abatements, 385.43


Outstanding December 31, 1935,


24,510.09


$69,758.69


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MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES, 1933


Outstanding January 1, 1935,


$170.56


Payments to Treasurer, $66.59


Outstanding December 31, 1935, 103.97


$170.56


MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES, 1934


Outstanding January 1, 1935,


$920.89


Payments to Treasurer,


$597.90


Abatements,


9.32


Outstanding December 31, 1935,


313.67


MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES, 1935


Commitment per Warrants,


$4,187.62


Abatements after payment, refunded, 144.91


$4,332.53


Payments to Treasurer,


$3,177.50


Abatements,


374.32


Warrant Adjustment,


10.00


1934 refund entered as 1935,


1.85


Outstanding December 31, 1935,


768.86


$4,332.53


JAMES L. McGRATH, Tax Collector.


38


Police Report


Hatfield, Mass. December 31, 1935.


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


The report of the Police Department for the year end- ing December 31, 1935 is herewith respectfully submitted.


Total number of arrests in the Town of Hatfield,


133


Drunkness, 17


Driving while under the influence of liquor,


9


Automobile Violations,


57


Assault,


6


Larceny,


6


Fish and Game,


1


Vagrancy,


7


Hawking and Peddling,


4


Neglect of Family,


2


Desertion of Family,


1


Driving to Endanger,


11


Malicious Mischief,


6


Neglected Children,


6


133


Respectfully submitted,


ARTHUR R. BREOR,


Chief of Police.


39


LIST OF JURORS SUBMITTED BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN FOR 1936


John F. Batsold


Robert Bieber, Jr.


Michael W. Boyle


Alfred E. Breor


Alexander Celotka


Carlton Crafts


Joseph Donnis


Rupert Englehardt


David Fitzgerald


Richard F. Fitzgerald


Harry E. Graves


Robert J. Graves


Teofil Harubin


Peter Malinowski


John R. McGrath


David Mullaney


Harry W. Marsh


John T. Shea


John Osley, Jr.


Alex T. Rogalewski


Merril Strong


Adolph Toczko


Charles Slattery


Raymond Labbee


Charles W. Wade


Nicholas Stazko


Stanley Ziezulewicz


Andrew Zawadzki, Elm St.


Edward Zaskey


Leonard Vollinger


Leo Wilkes




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