Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Williamsburg 1895-1915, Part 9

Author: Williamsburg (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1895
Publisher: Town of Williamsburg
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teaching or administration. The physiological, as well as psychological effects of these stimulants are a perpetual menace to the well-being of the pupils. The report cards which we are now sending to parents twice in each term are prepared, so far as may be, in accordance with the principles here stated.


The courses of study in the High School have been revised throughout. As a consequence our pupils should be better equipped for work in higher institutions of learning as well as in general training and culture. Some changes were rendered necessary by recent legislation. By consolidating the upper grades in the two schools and extending the course both economy and efficiency are secured. Many pupils of the towns of Chesterfield, Goshen and Cummington ought to avail themselves of our increased facilities since the state will now pay the tuition of such in our High School. At the close of the school year in June six pupils were graduated with union exercises in Village Hall, Haydenville. Their parts were as follows :-


Essay, "The Home and its Queen,," with Salutatory in Latin, Bertha Louise Thresher.


Oration, " The Negro in the United States,"


Class History,


Edward Lucius Hyde. Elinor Belle Warner.


Class Prophecy, Helen Irene Mullaly.


Essay, "The Wheelman's Burden," Matthew Mark Dolan.


Essay, " The Ideal School," and Valedictory,


Edith Belle Damon.


Would that I might adequately present to the parents of our pupils the importance of more perfect school attendance. The year's record as shown by the table is far from satisfac- tory, and for the fall term of the present year the registers show no improvement in averages. Permit me to quote from the circular letter issued early in December. "An inspection of the report card will reveal your son's or daughter's con- tribution to this result. It is only fair to say that sickness is partly responsible for the lack of attendance, but it is a fact


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that not more than half or two-thirds of the absences have been on that account. Knowing that regularity of attendance is the first requirement for a successful school, and believing that the welfare of your children and the success of their school life are your dearest care, we appeal to you to try to send them every session during the coming term." A copy of this was sent to some who, it was hoped, might be respon- sible to such an appeal. The improvement is very marked in a few cases. In this connection the attendance at Nash Street is deserving special commendation-ninety-nine per cent. for the fall term, rising to a perfect record for a month in the Winter. Such a result can be obtained only by earnest united effort on the part of pupils, parents and teacher. No school can be of a very high order in which children are allowed by their parents to stay out every now and then on the most frivolous pretext. Such children are a moth to any school. The child should understand that while he is attend- ing school, school is the main thing. You cannot impress him with the idea that education is something to be valued and prized and strived for with earnestness and patience,- in other words you cannot educate him at all,-unless it is made the great thing, to which other things, your own con- venience and fancies, must bend. Not many realize how much the town annually pays for the education of these absent children. The waste cannot be measured in dollars and cents alone. It is insignificant in comparison with the exceedingly great loss which the misfortune or perversity of the pupil entails upon his associates. An incalculable amount of pupil's time and teacher's energies is thus wasted in fruit- less and wearisome repetitions and reviews which would other- wise rapidly advance our schools to a degree of excellence which under existing conditions we can never hope to reach. This is unquestionably the evil above all others which cripples our schools and defeats onr most earnest and persistent efforts.


The direct financial loss each year can be computed. The indirect loss to the lives and prospects of our youth is so great that it is difficult to think of it with patience and to speak of it with moderation. Teachers can do much towards


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enlisting the co-operation of parents. Investigation frequently reveals the fact that the home life of the child is an important factor to be taken into consideration. Section 31, chapter 496 of the acts of 1898 provides that any person who, having under his control a child between seven and fourteen years of age, fails for five day sessions or for ten half-day sessions within any period of six months to cause such child to attend school as required by law, shall forfeit and pay a fine of not more than twenty dollars. The child's attendance is required for the full time the school is kept. The same section provides that a fine of not more than fifty dollars shall be imposed upon a person for inducing any child to absent himself unlawfully from school, or for employ- ing or harboring a child unlawfully from school. The strong arm of the law is needed at times but the true mission of the truant officer is to secure attendance, not to prosecute children. His work is with the parents.


Much encouragement may be derived from a retrospect of the past year's work. Hindrances have been experienced but in the main a steady and healthful growth may be fairly noted. In some lines of work improvements have been made which promise an increasing degree of efficiency as time passes on. We are pleased to note these improvements and gratifying are the words of praise which have come to us from those who have taken pains to visit the schools.


In conclusion, allow me to express my appreciation of our faithful teachers, and of the conservative attitude of Com- mittee and citizens toward the educational interests of the town. Thanking you for the uniform kindness extended to me in the prosecution of my work, I am,


With great respect,


LOUIS A. PRATT, Supt. of Schools.


STATISTICS.


SCHOOLS.


Weeks.


Boys Enrolled.


Girls Enrolled.


Average


Membership.


Average


Attendance.


Per Cent. of


Attendance.


Tardy Marks.


Dismissals.


Visitors.


Not Absent or


Tardy.


Rank.


Rank from Last Report.


High,


40


10


15


21 76


20 33


93 43


80


66


58


0


6


4


Intermediate,


40


16


18


25 74


23.39


90 83


37


179


51


0


12


8


Primary,


38


28


27


34 63


32 25


93 01


169


60


41


0


8


5


Nash Street,


37


11


6


13 22


12 85


97 20


4


12


16


4


1


1


North Street,


38


9


6


10.51


9 74


92 67


48


5


47


0


10


10


South Street,


38


2


7 77


7 20


93.50


38


21


22


0


5


7


Searsville,


38


-2


14


12.50


10.72


85.80


53


36


67


0


15


14


Skinnerville,


38


10


8


17.54


16 87


96 18


3


19


45


3


3


2


Mountain Street,


37


8


11


15 85


14.70


92.74


67


21


25


1


9


15


Haydenville,


High,


40


13


25


33.12


30.82


93.06


105


92


35


0


3


Grammar,


40


26


15


34.10


30 62


89 79


181


105


27


0


14


9


Intermediate,


38


18


20


32 73


29 65


95 89


272


128


32


1


4


12


Second Primary,


38


22


9


30.28


27.44


96.21


141


136


24


0


2


6


Maple St. Primary,


38


24


21


41 44


37.69


90.95


224


25


39


1


11


13


Purrington Primary,


38


19


24


37.27


33.59


90.13


151


33


43


0


13


11


For the Town,


223


226


367.76


337.82


92 09


1573


938


572 10,


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VOCAL MUSIC REPORT.


The study of music in the Haydenville schools is becom- ing a recognized benefit in the town, and the scholars and teachers work together to make it a profitable and pleasant study. The interest of both scholar and teacher in the care- ful preparation and drill of the lessons shows that "Music " has an important part in school work.


There are excellent results from the new system of Indi- vidual Sight Reading. It is remarkable the rapidity with which the pupils of the smaller grades take to the study. The advanced pupils are now appreciating the value of the lessons of the past few years, as is shown by their quickness in reading music and in singing school songs.


The study of music in the schools is one of which the pupils and parents do now, and will more and more as time goes on appreciate, and will prove a benefit and pleasure in the home and in society.


The careful and diligent assistance of the teachers in this work is to be recognized as no small part in the success of the study. The parents and citizens of the town are cordially invited to hear the lessons given to the pupils, and while visiting to ask for songs and drill in music exercises. The presence of parents is at all times a pleasure and help.


Respectfully,


JESSIE M. PURRINGTON.


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TRUANT OFFICER'S REPORT.


To the Honorable School Committee of Williamsburg :-


Number of scholars taken to school, 4


found on streets and sent to school, 12


of families visited, 8


24


Respectfully submitted,


H. W. SAMPSON,


HAYDENVILLE, MASS., February 16, 1900.


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


For the Year Ending March 1, 1900.


RECEIPTS.


Balance in Treasury from 1899, $ 29 32


Town appropriation for schools,


4500 00


text books, 350 00


Superintendent,


380 00


repairs,


200 00


special heating


repairs,


350 00


Income Collins Fund,


604 25


State School Fund,


459 18


State Superintendency,


246 03


Received for Dog Tax,


156 49


Education State Children,


129 50


Boston children,


208 10


$7,612 87


EXPENDITURES


Teachers,


$4,917 20


Janitors,


269 02


Fuel,


263 31


Books and supplies,


473 91


Labor and repairs,


335 97


Cleaning School Houses,


43 62


Transportation,


133 00


Superintendent,


374 93


Truant Officer,


20 00


39


6 1


40


Sundries, Special repairs, Balance,


$ 75 82


688 59


17 50


--


$7,612 87


TEACHERS.


Williamsburg High, H. S. Lovejoy, $224 30


Frank T. Wright, 336 90 Ada Chandler, Asst., 5 00


Grammar, Frances Young, 128 00


Grace T. Healy. 176 00


66


Primary, Nellie D. Smith, 112 00


Jennie Holmes, 173 00


Music, Prof. Wormesley,


10 00


Haydenville High, A. O. Caswell,


560 00


Grammar, Hattie Lawrence, 435 00


Intermediate, Ethel Curry, 288 00


3rd Primary, Fannie Bennett, 288 00


2nd Primary, Martha Sterry, 140 00


Nellie Ryan, 169 00


66 1st Primary, Lizzie Purrington, 420 00


Skinnerville, Nellie Ryan, 84 00


66 Nora Hickey,


143 00


Mountain Street, Nora Hickey,


84 00


Josephine Cahill,


143 00


Nash Street, Jennie Holmes,


84 00


Flora Merrifield, 138 00


132 00


South Street, Lizzie Ames, 66 Addie Hawks,


84 00


Searsville, Mary J. Cross,


254 00


North Street, Jessimine Sikes,


86 00


Mary Dickinson, 140 00


Asst. at Haydenville High, Lizzie Ames,


80 00


$4,917 20


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JANITORS.


Williamsburg, four rooms,


$ 66 20


Haydenville, six rooms, Out schools,


171 25


32 07


$269 52


CLEANING SCHOOL HOUSES


Williamsburg,


$15 00


Haydenville,


20 00


Out schools,


8 62


$43 62


FUEL.


Henry Waite,


wood,


$ 10 50


Charles R. Damon,


72 59


Charles K. Merritt,


66


9 00


Charles W. Warner,


12 50


Gilbert M. Bradford,


12 10


John Phinney,


coal,


146 62


$263 31


LABOR AND REPAIRS.


Charles Stackpole,


piling wood,


$ 3 00


M. Dolan,


sawing wood,


1 .00


Nelson Damon,


9 60


James Welch,


3 12


M. P. Purrington, labor,


16 36


L. A. Alexander, North Dist.,


5 50


Henry Waite, sawing wood,


3 45


R. F. Burke, clocks,


3 75


John Lucas, paint and glass,


79 18


G. M. Bradford, lumber,


12 40


A. O. Caswell, chalk till, etc.,


2 00


42


A. Allaire, labor, $28 38


C. K. Morse, Searsville, 19 23


F. D. Jacobs, painting roof at Haydenville, 35 00


J. H. O'Brien, iron work, 3.25


C. L. Hyde, labor, 15 00


Larkin Bros., window shades,


8 18


B. Dailey, labor,


1 00


A. J. LeBar, slate blackboards,


21 51


W. M. Purrington, labor and expense on B. B., 10 00


Jos. Hebert, lumber,


6 21


Mrs. H. Weyant, expenses,


2 54


E. T. Barrus, sundries,


6 63


H. W. Sampson, mason,


18 79


Hattie Lawrence, expenses,


4 25


R. B. Rice, clocks,


6 75


Walter Tetro, clocks,


1 50


George Ames, sundries,


8 39


$335 97


SPECIAL REPAIRS.


HEATING AND VENTILATING APPARATUS AT HAYDENVILLE.


J. H. & W. H. Riley, furnaces,


$412 55


F. M. Holmes, carpenter,


74 00


M. P. Purrington, labor,


60 00


H. W. Sampson, mason,


40 00


W. A. Bailey, brick,


34 00


M. W. Graves, lime and cement,


7 35


Merrick Lumber Co., lumber,


45 69


John Phinney, hauling sand,


5 00


W. M. Purrington, plans and supervision,


10 00


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$688 59


The appropriation for this work was $350 and when this was asked the committee contemplated putting in but one- half of the proposed work this year and to ask the town for the balance the next year ; but it was found much more economical to have the whole done at one time.


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TRANSPORTATION.


C. L. Hyde,


$55 00


P. J. Kelly,


66 50


Street Car Co.,


11 50


-


$133 00


BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.


Sibley and Ducker, books,


$ 9 00


Silver, Burdette & Co., “


30 00


American Book Co.,


39 57


Hinds and Noble,


116 84


Geo. F. King,


13 70


G. S. Perry, supplies,


9 43


J. L. Hammett,


173 46


Dodd, Mead & Co., books,


7 00


E. T. Barrus, supplies,


5 97


Bryant Printing Co., printing,


4 50


C. A. Stiles, diplomas,


1 00


A. O. Caswell, supplies,


Ginn & Co., books,


7 08


E. E. Babb & Co., “


10 89


James Spear, brooms,


1 25


Rand, McNally & Co., maps,


15 33


Larkin Bros , sundries,


11 96


A. O. Caswell, paper,


8 81


Louis Pratt, sundries,


8 12


$473 91


SUNDRIES.


First National Bank, revenue stamps,


$ 6 00


James Spear, brooms, 2 50


Express, freight and cartage,


28 05


A. G. Cone, bells,


1 50


44


Louis A. Pratt, postage and stationery,


$7 67


T. P. Larkin, sundries, 2 80


C. C. Connell, music,


6 75


Taking the census,


8 00


Fannie Bennett. curtains,


1 97


L. D. James, sundries,


1 91


Byron Loomis, team filling,


2 50


Grace Wait, repairing flag,


1 17


W. M. Purrington, postage,


5 00


$75 82


SUPERINTENDENT


Louis A. Pratt, 10 months, $374 93 W. M. PURRINGTON, Treasurer.


REPORT


OF THE


Selectmen, Treasurer, Overseers of the Poor and School Committee


OF THE


TOWN OF WILLIAMSBURG,


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 1901.


1900


NORTHAMPTON, MASS. THE HERALD PRINTING HOUSE. 1901.


REPORT


OF THE


Selectmen, Treasurer, Overseers of the Poor and School Committee


OF THE


TOWN OF WILLIAMSBURG,


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 1901.


NORTHAMPTON, MASS. THE HERALD PRINTING HOUSE, 1901.


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, one Library Trustee for three years, one Tree Warden for one year, and to vote on the question, "Shall licenses be granted for 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.


TENTH .- To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for maintaining of street lights.


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ELEVENTH .- To fix the amount of the salary for Tax Collector.


TWELFTH .- To see if the town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to contract for the building or finishing of a sec- tion of State highway the coming season.


THIRTEENTH .- To see what action the town will take re- garding the rebuilding of the Mack bridge (so called.)


FOURTEENTH .- To see if the town will take any action with regard to discontinuing any portion of the Goshen road that passes the premises of C. H. Tileston.


FIFTEENTH .- To hear the report of the committee on water supply.


SIXTEENTH .- To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the building and repairing of concrete walks in town.


SEVENTEENTH .- To see if the town will vote to assume all damages caused by the changing of the channel of Mill River near J. B. Roger's house, and any damages that may be caused by the building of the present layout of State Highway.


EIGHTEENTH .- To see if the town will vote to purchase one or more road scrapers, and appropriate money for the payment of the same.


NINETEENTH .- To see if the town will to take any action regarding the putting of salt upon the portion of highway occupied by the Electric Railway track in this town.


TOWN OFFICERS' REPORT.


For the year ending March 1, 1901.


TREASURER'S REPORT.


TREASURY RECEIPTS.


Balance from last report,


$


1210 49


Received from Temporary loans.


10,000 00


Taxes of 1900,


12,615 86


1899,


814 98


"


1897,


42 35


City of Northampton poor


acct,


235 79


Holyoke poor acct,


24 70


For the education of State wards, 141 50 66 City of Boston wards, 295 00


Received for interest on deposits,


138 49


unpaid taxes,


7 79


Compensation for inspection of animals, 19 72


Received from income of Collins School


Fund, 638 75


Received from income of Mass. School


Fund,


504 00


Received from income of Whiting Street


Fund,


210 00


5


Received from income of Supt. of Schools


Fund, $246 03


Received from refund of Dog Tax,


150 03


State Corporation Tax, 134 95


66


National Bank Tax,


615 20


66 State and Military Aid, 748 00


for burial of deceased Soldiers, 70 00


" Street Railway Tax, 1,078 55


" Old settees sold,


2 75


" Old planks sold,


80


" Brass junk sold,


4 00


66


" Labor on bicycle path,


4 00


66


" Use of Town Hall,


11 00


66


" License Fees,


9 00


" Drills, etc., sold,


4 35


Received from Miss Harriet Johnson, for board at Hospital, 52 00


Received from District Court Fines,


15 00


- $30,045 86


TREASURER'S STATEMENT.


Total receipts,


$30,045 86


Paid State Tax, $ 510 00


County Tax, 1,670 76


Temporary loans, 11,200 00


Forbes Library Note, balance, 524 00


Orders of School Committee, 7,206 09


" Selectmen for Poor acct., 1,839 50


Orders of Selectmen for


Highway acct., 2,173 21


Orders of Selectmen for


Contingent acct., 1,350 42


Orders of Selectmen for


Street Lights acct, 421 55


Orders of Selectmen for


Fire Dept. acct., 254 54


.


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Orders of Selectmen for


Interest acct., $363 62


Orders of Selectmeu for


Special Police,


35 00


Memorial day Committee,


50 00


Almoners of Whiting Street fund,


210 00


Haydenville Public Library,


100 00


Military and State Aid,


874 00


Soldiers Relief,


78 42


Balance cash in hand,


1,184 75


- -$30,045 86


SCHOOL ASSETS.


Town appropriation, $4,000 00


Text books and supplies,


350 00


General repairs,


200 00


Tuition,


225 00


Wood shed at Williamsburg,


75 00


Supt. of Schools,


380 00


Income of Collins School Fund,


638 75


Education of State Children,


141 50


Education of City of Boston Children,


295 00


Superintendent of School fund,


246 03


Income Mass. School fund,


504 78


Refund of Dog Tax,


150 03


-


$7,206 09


Paid on order of School Committee, 7,206 09


INTEREST ACCOUNT.


Paid Rogers, Newman & Tolman, $272 00


Interest to Forbes Library, 23 22


Meekins Library, 50 40


On Strong loan,


18 00


$363 62


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Received Interest on deposits, 138 49


on unpaid taxes, 1899, 5 24


1897, 2 55


- $146 28


Balance,


$217 34


350 00


Town appropriation,


COLLINS SCHOOL FUND.


Div. on 20 shares Northampton


National Bank Stock, $200 00


Div. on 20 shares Hampshire Co.


National Bank Stock, 80 00


Div. on 12 shares Mechanic


National Bank Stock, 48 00


Div. on 21 shares First National Bank


of Northampton, 126 00


Div. on 21 shares First National Bank


of Greenfield, 126 00


Interest at Haydenville S. B.


58 75


$638 75 638 75


Paid School Committee,


TOWN ASSETS.


Remainder in Treasury,


$1,184 75


Due on taxes of 1900,


998 33


from City of Northampton poor acct., 104 00 State of Mass. poor acct., 31 17


on account of State Aid,


769 00


Military Aid, 52 50


Inspection of Cattle,


15 00


$3,154 75


TOWN LIABILITIES.


Due R. F. Burke, Salary,


$ 125 00


Balance Assets over Liabilities, 3029 75 - $3,154 75


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DOGS. Whole number Licensed, 103.


Whole number of males, at $2, 102, $204 00 Whole number of females at 5, 1, 5 00


$209 00 -


Clerk's Fees,


20 60


Paid County Treasurer, $188 40


Respectfully Submitted, HENRY W. HILL, Treasurer.


VITAL STATISTICS.


Whole number of births recorded, 27


Whole number of deaths recorded, 32


Whole number of marriages recorded, 15


HENRY W. HILL,


Town Clerk.


SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


To the Citizens of Williamsburg:


Your Selectmen, Treasurers, School and other Committees hereby present the report of their doings, for the year ending February 1, 1901.


We congratulate the town as being one of the few in the State free from all indebtedness, and able to show clean assets in cash, taxes, and other amounts due us, amounting in all to over $3,000, as shown by the Treasurer's Statement. The notes of $1200, and $524, held against the town by the Trustees of the Meekins Library, and the Trustees of the Forbes Library, have been paid the last year.


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All of the accounts have been kept well within the a- mounts appropriated and available for them with one ex- ception.


The highway account shows quite an expenditure, in- cluding, as it does, the balance of claims due for land damage on account of the State highway, we expended quite an amount grading the highway from the woolen mill bridge to Williams- burg Village, and upon the road in Skinnerville. Carting gravel for such grading is expensive but the people that have to use the highways for business and pleasure, appreciate the thing and call for more of the same work, and we heartily recommend the continuance of it the coming season. Regar- ding State Highway, the $4500 allotted the town for last sea- son has not been used for the reason that the work of sur- veying and making a profile of the road was not finshed in time to begin the work last year.


The money will be available for the work this season as soon as the weather will permit.


The town will be called upon to assume all land and other damages that may arise in consequence of the changing of the channel of Mill river, or any other damage connected with the proposed State highway. The following is a list of the appropriations for the year 1900, with the itemized ex- penditures under the different heads.


ITEMS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1900.


Schools,


$4,000 00


Contingent,


800 00


Poor,


1,800 00


Highways,


1,400 00


Tuition,


225 00


Bicycle Path,


100 00


School Superintendent,


380 00


Text books,


350 00


School house repairs,


200 00


2


10


Street lights,


$450 00


Interest,


350 00


Fire department,


250 00


Special police,


100 00


Public library,


100 00


Memorial Day,


50 00


Wood Shed at Williamsburg,


75 00


-$10,630 00


EXPENDITURES UNDER CONTINGENT ACCOUNT.


Paid B. Loomis,


Auditor,


$2 50


J. W. Hill,


66


2 50


J. W. Hill,


Ballot Clerk,


5 00


J. J. Morrissey,


66 66


2 50


J. E. Mansfield,


2 50


J. O. Belcher,


2 50


J. H. O'Brien,


2 50


H. E. Bradford,


Registrar,


5 00


C. A. Phillips,


5 00


E. H. Miller,


H. W. Hill. 66 7 00


Lewis Miller, Coal for Town Hall, 6 25


John Phinney, 3 50


G. M. Bradford, Wood for Town Hall, 3 50 Merrick & Howlett, Sundries for


Town Hall, 63


Miss Mary Carter, Sundries for Town Hall, 3 00


Dewey Williams, Care of Town Hall, 35 55 Bryant Printing Co., 43 02


Sundry Abatements, 1899, 38 53


W. M. Purrington, Insurance, 30 00


H. H. Nichols, Inspector of Cattle, 30 00


M. H. Beals, Elector, 10 00


5 00


W. S. Smith,


5 00


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Paid Wm. M. Corcoran & Co., Collector's Bond, $ 12 00 3 50


For Town Seal,


For Books, Postage, Expressage etc., 42 19 R. F. Burke, Tax Collector, 1899, 125 00


C. M. Brewster, Use of Team Loomis Fire, 5 00


For Repairs on Strang House,


17 60


F. W. Wells, Care of Hearse, 1898-99, 42 00 66 1900, 7 50


For cleaning snow from walks, 2 63


For two tables for Town Hall, 6 00


For Selectmen for 5 days labor perambulating Town Lines, 21 00


H. C. Smith, Services with State Aid Visitor, 4 00


C. R. Damon, Tree Warden, 74 70


L. Malloy, Constable, 1899, 4 15


H. A. Bisbee, Constable 1900, 18 49


T. P. Larkin, School Committee, 75 00


W. M. Purrington, School Committee, 75 00 Mrs T. L. H. Weyant, 66 70 00


H. W. Hill, Clerk and Treasurer,


100 00


66 recording births, mar- riages and deaths, 20 00


For returns of births and deaths, 9 50


District Court fees, 39 18


H. C. Smith, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor, 125 00


John O'Neil, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor, 100 00


C. S. Damon, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor, 100 00


$1,350 42


AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR CONTINGENT EXPENSES. Appropriation, $800 00 Bank Tax, 615 20


12


Corporation Tax, District Court Fines,


$134 95


15 00


Use of Town Hall,


11 00


From State for inspection of cattle,


19 72


For Licenses,


9 00


-


$1,604 87


Appropriation recommended for 1901,


$800 00


Bank Tax,


Corporation Tax,


HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE EXPENSES.


HIGHWAY SURVEYORS.


C. S. Damon,


D. E. Clary,


H. W. Graves,


C. H. Church,


F. W. Wells,


Robert Damon,


E. G. Chapin,


E. P. Hemmenway, F. A. Shumway,


Myron N. Adams.


C. S. Damon,


team and labor,


$ 91 56


H. W. Graves,


32 50


F. W. Wells,


66


48 43


E. G. Chapin,


66


57 35


E. P. Hemmenway,


35 80


C. H. Church,


61 51


Robert Damon,


66


86 55


Robert Bradley,


100 95


F. A. Shumway,


144 85


D. E. Clary,


38 08


Myron N. Adams,


66


16 02


C. R. Damon,


61 50


Rob Bradley,


13


G. M. Bradford,


team and labor,


$45 86


F. L. Guilford,


61 00


George Thresher,


10 50


C. A. Nichols,


20 00


Mrs. Mari Wells,


57 28


Joseph Zaskey,


32 10.


Willard Williams,


66


9 15


John O'Neil,




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