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The additional expense to the town would probably not exceed a thousand dollars a year, and if the present bill assessing a State tax become a law, the whole expense can be defrayed from it and yet leave sufficient to reduce our present rate of taxation one dollar on the thousand. It should be done however under any conditions, as without the aid derived from the State tax the additional amount would not increase the rate above that paid by neighboring towns.
In conclusion your superintendent again wishes to express his gratitude to the committee for its support and co-opera- tion, to the people for their confidence so generously ex- pressed by the acceptance of suggestions and liberal finan- cial support. Respectfully submitted,
E. W. GOODHUE, Supt.
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Report on Drawing in Haydenville.
To the School Committee.
GENTLEMEN : - I began teaching drawing in the Primary and Grammar grades of the Haydenville school, Sept. 25th, 1896. One lesson of twenty minutes duration is given in each room once a week. A period varying from fifteen to thirty minutes is spent, once a week, by the teachers in re- · viewing, or completing work I have given out. As the time devoted to this branch of study is so limited, I trust it will be taken into account in estimating the amount of work completed.
It was found advisable to have the first few lessons in each room devoted to the study of the simplest forms and positions, bringing in gradually the use of technical terms. It was not possible to start on a course of study as used in schools where drawing is studied regularly from the primary grades to the last year in the high school, until each pupil in the two higher rooms in Haydenville school understood and could recognize certain forms and positions which are the foundation of all drawing.
I used in Miss Bennett's room the course prepared by Mr. H. T. Bailey, Supervisor of Drawing in the Mass. schools.
From their having had some previous teaching I was en- abled to carry them quickly to the study of form, and can report fair progress in this room though we are working un- der certain difficulties in having children of two grades, fifty
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in all, in one class for drawing. The pupils in this room have up to date studied as follows : Lines, in their various positions -- surfaces, including the square, triangle, oblong and circle. Solids -- the cube, cylinder, cone, sphere, and the reproduction of their types in nature and artificial objects.
They have also studied the elementary principles of arrangement and design; as, the placing of squares of different sizes at such regular intervals as to make a pleas- ing border. Up to February all the work has been done " free hand," that is, without the use of the ruler. Now they are learning how to use the ruler in making simple geometrical figures and in measuring.
In Miss Curry's room which contains the 6th and 7th grades, I gave some preliminary lessons before taking up Prang's course for teaching geometrical form and measure- ments, and after Christmas I combined with this, Messrs. Sargent & Bailey's course. It was possible to advance this class quite rapidly until now they are doing the work required in those grades.
Up to date they have studied type solids, and more ad- vanced geometric forms, learning the technical terms in con- nection with them. Several weeks were spent in teaching working drawing and developments of solids, and as opposed to this class of work, the first and easier lessons in per- spective. The correct outlining or sketching of objects and lessons in proportion have been given careful attention and the result is creditable.
In Miss Lawrence's room as in the others we have worked up from the beginning, doing and learning all that the other rooms have gone through. Much time has been spent in teaching the pupils to see objects and to draw them as they see them, all of which takes time and practice to accomplish well. The work is not and cannot be expected to be much in advance of Miss Curry's room, but I will say for them that lack of time only, prevents their greater progress.
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Next term the study of color should be taken up and as spring advances the nature study will be pursued. This with the reviewing of work already gone over will carry us to the close of the spring term.
I wish to thank the teachers for their pleasant and hearty co-operation which has been doubly encouraging and helpful.
GRACE B. RISING.
February 12th, 1897.
Report of Music Teacher.
GENTLEMEN: - Vocal music has been taught in all the Haydenville schools during the year.
The supervisor of music, Mrs. G. H. Buck, gives one les- son each week in all the grades, and the pupils are drilled in the lessons daily by the respective teachers. The aim of the instruction is to teach the reading and rendering of vocal music at sight, and to inculcate a taste for, and understand- ing of a good class of music. A systematic course of instruction is followed which progressively develops the sub- ject of music through the various grades, and will give one graduating from the course a well rounded training.
The pupil's progress in music is already evident, and will be increasingly so as pupils reach the higher grades who have studied music from the beginning of their course.
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Truant Officer's Report.
To the Hon. School Committee of Williamsburg :
Number of scholars taken to school, 10
Number of arrests, 1
Number found on ice and streets and sent to school, 14
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Number families visited,
Total, 36
Respectfully submitted,
H. W. SAMPSON.
HAYDENVILLE, Feb. 15, 1897.
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Treasurer's Report,
For the Year Ending March 1st, 1897.
RECEIPTS.
Balance in treasnry,
Town appropriation for schools,
3,300 00
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text books,
300 00
superintendent,
350 00
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repairs, 66
200 00
66 66
special repairs, 550 00
transportation, 200 00
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66 extra four weeks, 100 00
Income of Collins Fund,
701 56
66 State School Fund,
362 57
66 State Superintendency,
247 18
Received from Dog Tax,
152 60
66 66 Sale of North District School House, 5 00
4 27
66 66 James O'Donnell for tuition, 5 00
$6,485 21
EXPENDITURES.
For Teachers,
$4,189 00
Janitors, Fuel,
233 05
240 27
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$ 7 03
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Received from Supplies,
44
. Books and supplies,
$351 81
Labor and repairs,
191 05
Special repairs,
532 16
Transportation,
170 50
Cleaning school houses,
16 50
Superintendent,
364 20
Miscellaneous bills,
154 33
Balance,
42 34
$6,485 21
PAID FOR TEACHERS.
Williamsburg High School, S.M.Farnum,Jr., $180 00
66 66 66 John M Rowell, 336 00
66 Intermediate, A. D. Newman, 8, 00
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Grace L. Rowe,
248 00
66 Primary, Hattie L. Yeomans,
256 00
Haydenville High School, Margaret Carter, 168 00 66 Fred E. Smith, 336 00
Grammar, L. Evelyn Carter, 110 00
66
Hattie Lawrence, 210 00
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Intermediate, Nellie Campbell,
88 00
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Ethel Curry, 168 00
66 2d Primary, Fannie Bennet, 256 00
66 1 st Eleanor Maloney, 88 00
Martha Sterry, 168 00
Purrington Primary, Lizzie Pur- rington, 320 00
Skinnerville, Ethel Curry,
66 00
Ellen G. Ryan,
126 00
Mountain Street, Hattie Lawrence,
66 00
Kate Taylor,
126 00
North District, Addie Hawks,
66 00
.. Mary Dickerson, 126 00
Searsville, Mary Bradford, 66 00
Grace Fisher, 126 00
South Street, Mrs. H. G. Curtis,
71 50
66 66 Addie Hawks,
126 00
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Nash Street, Anna Bartlett,
$66 00
66 Nora Hickey,
12€ 00
Assistant teacher, Grace Rising,
39 00
Eva Porter,
52 50
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$4,189 00
JANITORS.
Haydenville Village, six rooms,
$118 30
Williamsburg Village, three rooms,
69 75
Out Schools,
45 00
$233 05
CLEANING SCHOOL HOUSES.
Haydenville Village,
$12 00
Out Schools,
4 50
$16 50
FUEL.
W. W. Nash, wood,
$ 2 25
G. M. Bradford,
21 75
L. D. James, 66
17 25
E. P. Hemenway,
8 50
C. R. Damon,
51 74
J. S. Graves, 66
4 00
Geo. F. Warner, 66
12 00
F. C. Miller 66
1 75
John Phinney, coal
121 03
$240 27
LABOR AND REPAIRS.
F. M. Holmes, labor,
$25 30
W. H. Warner, “
5 50
John Lucas, repairs,
2 40
W. A. Choate Co., desks,
40 20
M. P. Purrington, labor,
25
A. G. Cone, 49
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H. L. Richardson, painting, $19 15
H. A. Bisbee, repairs 25 72
Haydenville Mfg. Co.,
1 15
F. A. Stebbins,
28 70
H. W. Sampson, 29 42
H. H. Tilton,
9 07
Frank Cowan, sawing wood,
2 00
Whitney Hill, splitting wood,
50
Ernest Warner, 90
. James Emerick,
30
$191 05
SPECIAL REPAIRS.
E. G. Snow, for specifications, $ 3 00
II. L. Richardson, painting, 36 00
J. J. Ball, labor, 285 56
A. G. Cone,'
4 60
HI. A. Bisbee, labor, 58 00
(). D. Case, desks,
130 00
F. A. Stebbins,
15 00
$532 16
TRANSPORTATION.
Alvin Shaw,
$115 50
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
Edw. E. Babb & Co.,
$ 2 40
Ginn & Co.,
102 75
Eastern Paper Co.,
57 91
American Book Co.,
23 22
Silver, Burdett & Co.,
22 40
University Publishing Co.,
5 83
Leach, Shewell & Sanborn,
19 20
Geo. H. Perry & Co.,
6 90
Donohue & Henneberry,
9 35
Werner Book Co.,
6 05
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Smith & White,
$15 30
L. V. M. Jacques,
9 00
Beale Publishing Co.,
9 50
Bryant Printing,
4 75
Geo. F. King & Merrill,
11 60
Maynard, Merrill & Co.,
11 09
Milton, Bradley & Co.,
3 10
Hinds & Noble,
6 95
Springfield News Co.,
1 20
E. W. Goodhue,
18 31
A. G. Cone,. paper,
5 00
$351 82
MISCELLANEOUS.
H. W. Sampson, truant officer for 1896,
$10 00
L. D. James,
4 50
A. C. Morton,
2 52
E. T. Barrus,
14 80
F. W. Thayer,
45
Byron Loomis,
2 50
C. N. Fitts, chairs,
1 50
H. H. Tilton,
14 15
Donohue & Henneberry,
15 83
R. F. Burke,
50
Geo. Ames,
2 15
E. W. Goodhue,
33 64
C. C. Cornnell, orchestra,
10 70
A. G. Cone,
17 25
A. Wait,
4 00
F. P. Crosby,
4 00
James Spear,
2 00
John Rowell, sundries,
75
Express and freight,
13 09
$154 33
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SUPERINTENDENT.
E. W. Goodhue, month of Feb., 1896, . $35 76
March, 66
35 76
April, 66 35 76
May,
66
35 76
June,
35 76
Sept., 66 .
37 08
Oct.,
37 08
Nov.,
66
37 08
Dec.,
66
37 08
Jan.,
1897,
37 08
$364 20
OUTSTANDING BILLS.
Due E. W. Goodhue, July 1st, 1897,
$185 40
Due Clyde Norton,
2 00
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERICK P. CROSBY, Treas.
REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN, TREASURER,
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR,
AND
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
Town of Williamsburg
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 1898.
1897
PRESS OF THE BRYANT PRINTING COMPANY FLORENCE, MASS.
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REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN, TREASURER,
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR,
AND
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
Town of Williamsburg
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 1898.
PRESS OF THE BRYANT PRINTING COMPANY FLORENCE, MASS.
Articles in Warrant for Annual Town Meeting.
FIRST .- To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
SECOND .- To elect three Selectmen, one Town Clerk, one Treasurer, one Elector under the Will of the late Oliver Smith, Esq, two Constables, one Tax Collector, all for one year. Also one School Committee for three years, and to vote on the question, "Shall licences be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town ?" Yes or No, all on one ballot.
THIRD .- To choose all necessary minor town officers for the ensuing year.
FOURTH .- To revise and accept a list of jurors nominated by the Selectmen.
FIFTH .- To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the current expenses of the town.
SIXTH .- To provide for the current expenses of the town in anticipation of taxes.
SEVENTH .- To hear the report of the Selectmen, Treasurer, School and other Committees, and act thereon.
EIGHTH .- To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for Memorial Day, and choose a committee to expend the same.
NINTH .- To choose a committee to expend the income of the Whiting Street Fund.
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TENTH .- To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to build and repair sidewalks in town.
ELEVENTH .- To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the maintaining of street lights.
TWELFTH .- To fix the amount of the salary for tax collector.
THIRTEENTH .- To see if the town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to contract for the building of a section of State highway the coming season.
FOURTEENTH .- To see if the town wishes to take any action regarding the repairing and painting of the town hall.
FIFTEENTH .- To see upon what conditions the town will vote to accept of the vault room in the Meekins library building.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
TREASURY RECEIPTS.
Balance from 1896, $1,633 99
Received from City of Northampton, 36 19
Town of Conway poor, 51 59
tuition, . 8 50
Sidewalk abuttors, 103 72
Taxes current year,
10,457 20
" 1896, 864 20
Interest on same, 14 90
For rent of Town Hall, 73 00 66 Strang place, 6 00
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old plank, 2 00
Whiting Street Fund, 220 00
State Corporation Tax, 90 88
National Bank Tax, 754 83
State and Military Aid, 670 00
Refund of Dog Tax, T48 67
Income State School Fund, 381 28
Supt. of Schools Fund, 245 48 Income Collins School Fund, 701 56
District Court Fines, 136 00
Licenses, 8 75
Use of Derrick, 1 00
Cattle Inspection account, 56 76
Temporary Loans, 8,000 00
Burial Indigent Soldiers, 35 00
State Highway account, 5,16[ 41
Sale School Supplies, 13 [2
Tuition from J. O'Donnell 5 00
Bicycle Path, Highway acct , 9 75
Richard Tucker poor acct., 75 68
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$29,966 46
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TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
Total Receipts,
$29,966 46
Paid State Tax,
$665 00
County Tax,
1,684 88
Memorial Day Committee,
50 00
Almoners Whiting Street Fund,
220 00
State and Military Aid,
909 00
Orders of Selectmen Poor acct.,
2,029 49
Fire Dept.,
125 75
Street Lights,
429 06
Highways,
1,472 16
Contingent,
1,829 12
Sidewalks,
292 48
Interest acct.,
207 81
Special Police,
75 00
School Committee for Schools,
5,930 69
Temporary Loans,
7,700 00
Mass. Broken Stone Co.,
5,161 41
Balance cash on hand,
1,184 61
$29,966 46
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY W. HILL, Treas.
TOWN OFFICERS' REPORT.
To the Citizens of Williamsburg :-
Your Selectmen, Treasurer, School and other Committees hereby present the report of their doings, for the year ending February 1, 1898.
STATE HIGHWAY.
Your board of Selectmen makes an extended report on this subject that you may as fully understand it as ourselves.
May 8, 1897, we received a letter from the State Highway Commission as follows : " The Massachusetts Highway Commission has accepted a part of your petition for a State highway and has allotted the sum of two thousand (2000) dollars for the construction of a section of the road this year."
That meant the continuance of the State road for a few rods south from where it now ends. June 12, we received another letter from the Commission as follows :
"Mr. Dimock and Mr. Barrus represent that there is about to be put in a large reservoir which would cause the road, if built on the present location, to be a number of feet under water. Mr. Dimock guaranteed the payment for a new sur- vey for the purpose of changing the location of the road so as to bring it above the flood line of the proposed reservoir.
For this reason the extension will not be made beyond where the location will be changed." The above new survey was made, the expenses being paid by Mr. Dimock.
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" July 10 we received the following from the Commission :
"A proposal has been made to this Commission by Mr. Dimock, who is interested in a new reservoir to be con- structed in your town, to the effect that, if the Commission will allow a relocation of the road now passing through the proposed reservoir site, which the Selectmen of Williamsburg petitioned to have taken as a State road, his company will agree to pay the excess of the cost of the road on the new location over the cost of the construction of the road on the old location already petitioned for. This new location is represented to the Commission as being preferable to the old road as regards grade, and the Commission would like to know if your board of Selectmen approve of such a change, and if they desire to petition by the proposed new route.
If so the Commission would like an official statement from the Selectmen to that effect." To the above we replied that we approved of the change and on the terms of the above proposal we would petition by the proposed new route. From that time the matter has been under consideration by the Commission and Mr. Dimcck, they not being able to come to any understanding regarding the expense upon which they could agree. ' In the mean time a town meeting was called at which it was voted to assume the land damage not to exceed five hundred (500) dollars. Oct. 19, the follow- ing was received -" At a meeting of the Commission held Thursday, Oct. 7, in connection with a communication from Mr. L. Dimock, in behalf of the Hampshire Reservoir Co., agreeing to pay a certain portion of the expense of construct- ing said road, it was voted that a suitable contract be drawn up to the effect that the highway Commission will agree to build the road in Williamsburg on the proposed new loca- tion, the town taking the contract, on petition, with the understanding that the Commission will pay fifty-five (55) per cent. of all the bills for the construction of said road the town of Williamsburg to be responsible for the remainder, forty-five (45) per cent., the authorities of the town to make whatever arrangements they can with the Reservoir Co."
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Oct. 23 we received the following in reply to our letter : "Your letter of Oct. 20, stating that the recent proposition of the Commission with reference to the construction of the road in Williamsburg on the new location would be satisfac- tory to the Selectmen of your town, providing Mr. Dimock or the Reservoir Co. would become responsible for the 45 per cent. of the cost of construction of said road, was read at a meeting of the Commission held Oct. 21, and I was directed to reply that such an arrangement as this should be made between the Selectmen of Williamsburg and Mr. Dimock.
A. B. FLETCHER, Sec'y."
Mr. Dimock was not, for himself, or the Reservoir Co will- ing to become responsible for the 45 per cent. and your board of Selectmen certainly were not willing to sign any petition or agreement whereby the town could be holden for any more than the $500 land damages which they voted to assume. That is where the matter rests. What can be done another season about it remains to be seen.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
Dewey Williams, care of town hall, $ 35 23
Lewis Miller, coal for town hall, 3 15
John Phinney, coal for town hall, 3 13
W. M. Purrington, auditor two years, 5 00
F. W. Thayer, auditor one year, 2 50
H. E. Bradford, registrar, 5 00
E. H. Miller, 66
5 00
C. A. Phillips, 66
5 00
H. W. Hill, 5 00
J. Walter Nash, ballot clerk, 2 50
L. E. Coogan, 66 66
5 00
Richard F. Burke, 66
5 00
Walter H. Thayer,
5 00
Adelbert Bailey, 6
2 50
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T. P. Larkin, elector, $ 10 00
George W Lawley, cattle inspector, 47 40
H. H. Nichols, cattle inspector, 63 20
George A. Thresher, plank, 106 16
Samuel A. Clark, plank, III 25
E H. Wade, printing reports, ballots, etc., 43 5°
H. S. Gere & Sons, printing, I 50
: E. C. Stone, printing, I 50
Sanford Sawtelle Co., field books, 1 50
T. M. Carter, scraper blades, 17 00
G. M. Bradford, lumber for Mountain Street cemetery fence, IO
B. Loomis, posts for same, 3 20
C. W. Bradley, labor on same, IO 90
Interest on Strang place, 18 00
Insurance on Strang place, 3 00
Brewster & Bartlett, team,
1 50
Hamlin & Reilley, attorney fees, 40 00
T. G. Spaulding, attorney fees, 2 00
W. M. Purrington, insurance on Haydenville school buildings, 40 50
W. M. Purrington, insurance on Williams- burg school buildings, 105 00
D. C. Graves, cutting brush, 12 00
John Handfield, repairing scraper, 3 40
Jesse Wells, collecting taxes, 1896, 211 03
S. W. & A. B. Lee, Akron pipe.
6 30
F. W. Thayer, lock, etc. for hearse house,
42
L. D. James, oil, etc. for town hall,
4 52
P. W. Tarbox, labor, 21 00
1 50
Jesse Wells, care of hearse,
Abatement of taxes, 14 50
H. A. Bisbee, burial agent, 70 00
H. A. Bisbee, services as constable, 21 05
L. Malloy, services as constable,
5 50
Books, postage, expressage, etc, 18 74
H. W. Hill, Clerk and Treasurer,
100 00
H. W. Hill, recording births, marriages and deaths, 25 75
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F. P. Crosby, school committee, $ 80 00
A. G. Cone, 66 66
75 00
W. M. Purrington, 66 66
45 00
Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of Poor,
300 00
District Court fees,
87 69
Physicians' certificates of births,
8 50
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$1,829 12:
AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR CONTINGENT.
Appropriation,
$650 00
National Bank tax,
754 83
State Corporation tax,
90 88
District Court,
136 00
Rent of town hall,
73 00
From State for burial of soldiers,
70 00
From State for inspection of cattle,
55 30
Licenses,
8 75
Use of derrick,
I OO
$1,839 76
Unexpended,
$10 64
Appropriation recommended for 1898, $1,600 00
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
HIGHWAY SURVEYORS :
John O'Neil,
Robert Damon,
H. W. Graves,
C. S. Damon,
C. W. Warner,
C. A. Nichols,
W. E. Pillinger,
E. P. Hemmenway.
On account of the heavy rains during the past season our roads required more than $200, extra expense to keep them in ordinary repair, therefore we were not able to keep the expenses within the appropriation.
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Robert Damon, team and labor,
$204 08
John O'Neil,
52 30
E P. Hemmenway, 6 6
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72 55
H. L. & H. W. Graves. “
90 40
W. E. Pillinger,
135 00
C. W. Warner,
66
27 35
C. S. Damon,
66
66
70 85
C. A. Nichols,
66
66
24 95
H. H. Nichols,
66
26 10
Byron Loomis, 66
66
II 55
Myron N. Adams,
12 00
G. M. Bradford,
66
79 91
F. L. Guilford,
27 09
Oliver Everett,
66
66
10 00
G. A. Thresher,
66
8 75
W. H. Warner,
66
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14 20
F. Shumway,
37 80
C. W. Bradley,
26 75
C. R. Damon,
80 63
E. H. Clary,
labor,
I 75
Charles Church,
66
15 02
Thomas Dehey,
66
5 70
Warner H. Nash,
75
A. T. Damon,
66
3 97
F. Stray,
6 30
Thomas Foran,
1 50
George Cheney,
66
4 25
William Riley,
66
I 88
J. Cary,
4 50
H. Dhamkie,
12 60
J. Staab,
66
14 50
George Cook,
66
49 10
O. N. Ames,
66
II 25
L. Malloy,
66
5 º3
Frank Hosford,
75
E. H. Miller,
2 55
L. Loomer,
66
4 º5
Watson Tucker,
66
3 75
66
66
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66
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James Mullaly,
labor,
$ 3 00
George Dolan,
14 00
John Alvord,
7 5°
John F. Clapp,
3 00
Fred Truhart,
18 75
James Welch,
6 00
D. C. Graves,
66
II 63
F. Cowing,
66
18 75
Arthur Smith,
10 80
Harry Hosford,
8 70
John Lenihan,
4 50.
William Mansfield,
66
8 70
Philip McGowan,
6 00
George Carrol,
53 55
G. F. Warner,
4 5°
J. C. Mellen,
4 50
Thomas Larkin,
66
5 25
J. Vachelli,
11 00
Oliver Nash,
I 00
John Ice,
3 80
Abram Tanner,
3 75
Joseph St. Lawrence
6 38
L. A. Alexander,
88
Albert Lawton,
1 50
H. Cranston,
4 50
Warner Nash,
75
Haydenville Mfg. Co.,
I 20
W. L. Sanderson,
7 15
E. T. Barrus, nails, etc,
3 71
L. D. James, nails, .
35
A. B. Lee, drain tile,
8 94
George H. Ames, lead pipe,
I 96
J. W. Hill, stone,
1 00
Lucinda K. Nash, labor and gravel,
22 45
C. F. Sullivan, labor and iron pipe
4 45
J. S. Graves, timber,
2 50
Horace Lamb & Co., I water tank,
5 00
Henry W. Warner, lumber,
29 30
$1472 16
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AVAILABLE FOR HIGHWAY.
Appropriation, For Bicycle path,
$1200 00
9 75
$1209 75
Balance,
$262 41
Appropriation recommended for 1898, $ 1400 00
PAUPER ACCOUNT
Number of poor aided for year ending Feb. 1, 1898, 50 :- 12 men, 17 women, 12 boys, and 9 girls under 14 years of age. Now being aided, 9 men, 12 women, 8 boys and 7 girls.
Mrs Oliver Grace, $143 81
Mrs. Ellen Williams, at hospital,
169 46
Miss Cora Tucker, at hospital,
161 12
Mrs. Margaret Moakler,
138 00
Mrs. William Keating, 96 00
Miss Saloma Warner,
13º 35
Mrs. John O'Brien and family,
48 00
Mrs. F. Montgomery and family,
IT3 91
Mrs. Ellen Witherell and family,
109 36
Mrs. John A. Young and family,
128 03
William Herman and family,
12 00
C. Truhart and family,
6 74
James T. Ellsworth and family,
16 25
Michael Fahey and family, Northampton,
3 69
Mrs Johanna Smith, Northampton,
28 38
Mrs Edna Hunt, Conway,
50 65
Frank Cheney,
IO 91
Edmond Fowler,
ICI 06
Truman Carlton,
135 99
James H. Nichols,
132 25
James H. Wright,
156 77
14
Samuel Kingman,
13 40
Martha Green and children,
119 46
Twenty-eight tramps,
3 90
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$2,029 49
AVAILABLE FOR POOR.
Appropriation,
$1,600 00
From Alvin Tucker,
75 68
From Conway,
50 65
From Northampton,
32 07
$1,758 40
Balance,
$271 09
Appropriation recommended for 1898,
$1,800 00
SIDEWALKS.
WILLIAMSBURG VILLAGE.
Expense 301 yards concrete walk,
$162 73
Received from abutters,
72 98
$89 75
Appropriation,
$100 00
HAYDENVILLE.
Expense 169 yards concrete walk,
$129 75
Received from abuttors,
30 35
Appropriation,
$100 00
$99 40
STREET LIGHTS.
WILLIAMSBURG VILLAGE.
H. E. Wright, Committee.
15
Lighting, oil, etc. 47 lamps 125 nights, $207 98
Appropriation, 225 00
HAYDENVILLE.
H. D. James, Committee.
Lighting, oil, etc. 44 lamps 128 nights, $182 72
Six new lamps, 38 36
- $221 08
Appropriation, $225 00
SPECIAL POLICE.
Lawrence Malloy,
$60 00
H. A. Bisbee, 15 00
$75 00
Appropriation,
$120 00
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
L. D .: James, two lanterns, $ I 3º
G. M. Bradford, wood, 2 25
Haydenville Mfg. Co., repairs on fire engine, 13 98
T. J. Curry, Haydenville Fire Co., ICO OO
W. H. Thayer, repairs on fire engine, 8 22
Appropriation, $200 00
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$125 75
MEMORIAL DAY.
George H. Ames, Committee, $50 00
Appropriation, $50 00 .
16
WHITING STREET FUND.
The committee of the Whiting Street Fund respectfully submits this report for the year ending February 1. 1898. Cash received from the Town Treasurer $220 which has been distributed as follows :
Mr. William Navin,
$ 5 00
Mr. John French,
8 00
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