Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Williamsburg 1916-1930, Part 35

Author: Williamsburg (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1916
Publisher: Town of Williamsburg
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Toxin-antitoxin was obtained from the state the lat- ter part of December, with the intention of instituting a clinic early in January, but owing to the large number of children sick with the prevailing respiratory infections the clinic has not yet been held.


Nearly all the pupils are vaccinated against Small- pox and there is practically no objection to the procedure in this town. Hence the importance of producing Small- pox immunity in our children before they leave school and take up their residence in a town which, perhaps, is not properly protected against this dread disease.


Small pox often appears in epidemic form in towns where vaccination has been neglected. Small pox cannot gain a foot hold in properly vaccinated communities, neither can it be stopped by isolation without vaccination nor prevented without vaccination.


Respectfully submitted,


CHARLES H. WHEELER, M. D.


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Mr. L. A. Merritt,


Superintendent of Schools.


Dear Sir :- Fllowing is my annual report as school physician of the Village of Williamsburg :


Number pupils examined, 195


Number Cases of Decayed Teeth,


21


Number with Diseased Tonsils and Adenoids, 11


Respectfully,


J. G. HAYES, M. D.


REPORTS OF WILLIAMSBURG TOWN OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR


1929


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


Town of Williamsburg


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1929


NORTHAMPTON, MASS. PRESS OF GAZETTE PRINTING CO.


1930


Warrant for Annual Town Meeting


ARTICLE 1. To elect a moderator. To elect three Select- men who shall be Overseers of Board of Public Wel- fare and act as Board of Health. To elect one Town Clerk, one Treasurer, one Tax Collector, one Elector under the will of the late Oliver Smith, Esq., two Constables, one Tree Warden, all for one year. One Assessor, one School Committee, one Water Com- missioner, one Sinking Fund Commissioner, one Commissioner of Trust Funds, one Library Trustee, all for three years.


ART. 2. To choose all necessary minor Town Officers for the ensuing year.


ART. 3. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $60.00 for Memorial Day and choose a committee to expend the same.


ART. 4. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $2,095.00 for maintaining Street Lights, also installing three new lights on Bullard Road, Myrtle Street, and South Main Street.


ART. 5. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the current expenses of the Town.


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ART. 6. To see if the Town will vote to authorize its Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of revenue beginning Jan. 1, 1930, and to issue note or notes therefor, payable one year, any debt or debts. incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenues of said financial year of 1930.


ART. 7. To fix the amounts of the salaries of all elected and appointed officers.


ART. 8. To hear the report of the Selectmen, Treasurer, School Committee, Water Commissioners and other committees and act thereon.


ART. 9. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for suppressing the Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths in 1930.


ART. 10. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $300.00 for the use of the Haydenville Public Library.


ART. 11. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the employment of a district or other nurse.


ART. 12. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 for Winter Highways and Bridges, authorizing the Selectmen to expend $300.00 of this amount for sanding icy roads and work on mud holes, and if there be a balance on this appro- priation the same may be used to purchase a cab for the tractor.


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ART. 13. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $25.00 for the care of the Mountain Street Cemetery.


ART. 14. To see if the Town will accept the provisions of Chapter 81 of the General Laws of 1926 to raise and appropriate $4,300.00 to maintain roads ex- clusive of State Highways.


ART. 15. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $500.00 for additional road work on Hemenway Road beginning at State Highway in Searsville, the County to contribute an equal amount.


ART. 16. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,748.00 for the contingent account.


ART. 17. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $700.00 for the Fire Department.


ART. 18. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $602.00 for Fire and other Insurance, and Bonds of Town Officers.


ART. 19. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $3,200.00 for the Interest Account, $2,000.00 of this Interest on Water Bond to be raised according to provision of Section 7 of Chapter 349, Acts of 1901.


ART. 20. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,400.00 for the Department of Public Welfare.


ART. 21. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,100.00 for Mothers with dependent children.


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ART. 22. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 for Soldier's Relief.


ART. 23. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for the Sinking Fund, as pro- vided in Section 7, Chapter 349, Acts of 1901.


ART. 24. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for repairs on Town sidewalks.


ART. 25. To see if the Town will authorize the Town Accountant to transfer the surplus revenue of 1929 to overdrawn appropriations of 1929.


ART. 26. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for repairs and maintenance of Town clocks.


ART. 27. To choose a committee to expend the income of the Whiting Street Fund.


ART. 28. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,659.64 for Public Health.


ART. 29. To see if the Town will vote to abolish the office of Town Auditors.


ART. 30. To see what action the Town will take toward the purchase of a truck or trucks and raise and ap- propriate the money for same.


ART. 31. To see if the Town will vote to change the an- nual Town meeting from the first Monday in March to the first Monday in February, beginning February, 1931.


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ART. 32. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $216.00 for State Aid to Civil War veter- ans and widows.


ART. 33. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $34,866.00 for Public Schools.


ART. 34. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to appoint a committee to collect and put in the Town's keeping all Historical data possible, with view to compiling the Town History.


Polls may be closed at 3 o'clock P. M.


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Selectmen's Report


Your Selectmen herewith submit the following re- port :


The Board organized on March 5th with Howard Baker as Chairman, and Oakley Ames as clerk. Meet- ings to be held every Monday night.


Hallock Nichols and Gilbert Bradford were reap- pointed superintendents of Highways and Bridges re- spectively.


A section of High St. near John Walsh's residence was gravelled over a stone base which we hope will be continued toward Haydenville center this coming year.


A new culvert was placed on Valley View Ave. to replace a stone culvert which had become clogged, making it impossible to take care of all the water.


Three manholes were constructed and about 200 feet of tiling were laid to carry off surface water at the top of hill on South St.


Cone bridge abutment was repaired and the top re- laid with cement.


The planking on Bradford bridge was bolted down, and a two inch coating of hot patch laid which should last for at least two years.


Hemenway bridge stringers were replaced with iron I beams, which makes this ready for a cement covering any time in the future.


The surface drain in front of the Haydenville engine house was extended across the road.


There are several small bridges and culverts which should be replaced by new cement ones, a few each year, as local bridge plank and wooden stringers are becoming expensive.


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A new truck and road grader must be purchased in order to carry on our present highway program as efficiently as in the past.


A cement walk was laid on North St. and several bad places of cement walk were repaired. About one thousand feet of new cement walk were laid and we wish to thank the abutters who so willingly contributed toward its construction, and recommend that this policy be con- tinued.


We regret that Spring mud holes and Winter's icy roads were neglected, but there being no appropriation for these, could not handle the situation any differently. We suggest that if the voters expect to have these con- ditions taken care of, that appropriations be made for same.


Scarlet Fever and Measles seemed to be the outstand- ing diseases for the year, with several cases of Diphtheria and Chicken Pox.


Our Public Welfare expense was high for the year but we hope it will be some lower for 1930.


HOWARD F. BAKER, OAKLEY AMES, LOUIS CRANSON,


Board of Selectmen.


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Report of Finance Committee


This committee has met with the Selectmen, Town Accountant, and the School Committee for the purpose of discussing the expenditures made during the past year, and arranging a budget for the ensuing year.


A study has been made of the financial requests pre- sented by the town officers for the year of 1930, and the amounts recommended, pertaining to the various expense items as shown, represent the result of the committee's investigations.


The following table has been arranged for the con- sideration of the citizens :


GENERAL TOWN ACCOUNTS


Item No.


No. of Article in Warrant


Item


Requested


1930


Recommended


1930


Expended


1929


Appropriated


1929


1


16


Contingent Account


$1,747 50


$1,750 00


$2,266 46


$2,306 00


2


7 Officers' Salaries


2,340 00


2,340 00


2,240 00


2,270 00


3


17


Fire Department


700


00


500


00


770 58


747 40


4


11


District Nurse


500


00


500


00


500 00


500 00


5


4 Street Lights


2,095 00


1,800


00


1,982 64


2,049 60


6


12


Winter Highways and Bridges


2,500 00


2,000


00


2,314 62


2,501 10


7


20


Public Welfare


1,400 00


1,400


00


2,801 84


2,710 00


8


24


Sidewalk Repair


1,000


00


1,000 00


917 73


800


00


9


21 Mother's Aid,


1,100


00


1,100


00


1,638 00


1,650


00


10


9 Moth Control


500 00


500


00


281 00


500 00


11


32


State Aid


216 00


216


00


216 00


216 00


12


22


Soldier's Relief


200


00


200


00


200


00


200


00


13


18


Fire Ins. and Officers Bonds


565 00


565 00


313 00


400 00


14


26


Clocks, Care and Repair


100


00


75


00


67 60


100


00


15


23


Sinking Fund


1,000 00


1,000 00


1,000 00


1,000 00


16


14 Chapter 81


4,300


00


4,300


00


4,300 64


4,306 38


17


13


Mt. Street Cemetery


25


00


25


00


24 60


25 00


18


10


Haydenville Library


300 00


300


00


238 58


300 00


19


3


Memorial Day


.60


00


60


00


60 00


60 00


20


28 Public Health


1,659


64


1,660 00


21


19 Interest Account


3,200 00


3,200 00


3,241 25


4,000 00


22


Tractor Loan


500 00


500 00


500 00


500 00


23


30 Town Trucks


24


15 Hemenway Road


500 00


500 00


25


Cone Bridge Loan


1,000 00


1,000 00


1,000 00


1,000 00


Total


$27,508 14 $26,491 00 $26,874 54 $28,141 48


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SCHOOL ACCOUNT


Item No.


No. of Article in Warrant


Item


Requested


1930


Recommended


1930


Expended


1929


Appropriated


1929


26


33 Teachers


$18,800 00 $18,800 00 $18,426 93 $18,500 00


27


33


Janitors


2,236 00


2,236 00


2,095 00


2,200


00


28


33


Janitor's Supplies


300 00


275 00


269 92


350 00


29


33


Music Teacher


800 00


800


00


680 00


800 00


30


33


Music Supplies


00


25


00


6 53


75 00


31


33


Superintendent


1,500 00


1,500 00


1,500 00


1,500 00


32


33


Union Expense


200 00


200


00


200 00


200


00


33


33


Nurse


500 00


500


00


500 00


500


00


34


33


Nurse's Supplies


25 00


25


00


6 18


25


00


35


33


Physicians


250 00


250


00


348 15


350


00


36


33


Transportation


3,750 00


3,750 00


3,643 48


3,750


00


37


33


Fuel


1,500 00


1,350


00


1,204 19


1,500


00


38


33


Repairs


1,000 00


1,000


00


967 24


1,250 00


39


33


Sundries


800 00


800 00


696 01


900


00


40


33


Books


500 00


500 00


435 12


600 00


41


33 School Room Supplies


700 00


500


00


338 97


800


00


42


33


Smith School


1,500 00


1,250 00


933 13


1,500


00


43


33 Freight


35 00


30 00


18 98


35 00


44


33 Lights


175 00


150 00


96 72


225 00


45


33


Truant Officers


20 00


20 00


20 00


30 00


46


33


New Equipment


250 00


250 00


Total, Schools


$34,866 00


$34,211 00


$32,386 55


$35,315 00


Total Items (1 to 25) Brought forward 27,508 14


26,491 00


26,874 54


28,141 48


Total Town Budget


$62,374 14


$60,702 00 $59,261 09


$63,456 48


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Comment on Expense Items shown by Table :


Under item No. 3 the committee feels justified in ad- vising a reduction in the 1930 appropriation owing to the fact that a considerable proportion of the 1929 appropria- tion was used in purchasing new equipment, and no new equipment is requested for the coming year.


Under item No. 5 reports show that there are some unnecessary street lights which could well be removed resulting in a considerable saving.


Under item No. 6 the committee recommends a re- duction due to unusual permanent bridge repairs made from the 1929 appropriation.


Under item No. 14 it seems that the town clocks can be properly cared for with the sum recommended judging by the expense incurred in past years.


No specified sums are mentioned under item No. 23 as the committee feels that a general discussion at the town meeting will be the best means of deciding the re- quirements of the Highway Dep't regarding the truck problem. The Finance Committee recommends however that the sum appropriated for this purpose shall not ex- ceed $1,600.00.


Referring to the School Department the committee agreed that a large saving on the fuel expense has been made by the installing of new blowers. For this season it seems that the request is decidedly more than is re- quired.


The other differences indicated between the sums desired and the Finance Committee's recommendations are due mainly to the belief that a smaller appropriation will adequately care for the needs of the item in question, judging by the requirements during preceding years and changes due to particular circumstances.


The committee notes that only a small part of the annual income derived from some of the funds left to the town by benefactors, for specific purposes has been used.


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It is their belief that provision should be made for the annual expenditure of the proceeds of these funds in ac- cordance with the specifications of the will.


The committee feels that the officers of the town who are responsible for the decided reduction in the town debt during the past year, are to be highly commended for their efforts.


C. J. HILLS, Chairman,


R. P. BUCK, Secretary, MARY MAIN, MARGARET SHEEHAN,


ELIZABETH PURRINGTON,


WM. G. LOOMIS, THOS. F. DUNPHY,


WALTER TETRO,


SERENO CLARK,


Finance Committee.


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Treasurer's Report


DR.


1929


Jan. 1. Cash on hand, $13,211 37 Receipts for the year, 116,684 70


$129,896 07


CR. Payments for the year, $108,216 28


1930


Jan. 1. Balance on hand, 21,679 79 $129,896 07


ANNA E. WATSON,


Treasurer.


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Town Clerk's Report


FISH AND GAME


I have issued 274 Sporting and Trapping Licenses, for which I have returned the Division of Fisheries and Game, State House, Boston, $552.00, as provided for in General Laws.


DOGS


I have issued 170 dogs licenses, 145 males and 25 females, for which I have returned to Kirk H. Stone, County Treasurer, $381.00.


I wish to call the attention of the citizens, to Chapter 140, of the General Laws and amendments thereto: "That all dogs are taxable on or before April first, for the fol- lowing year," also "That between July 1st and 10th a warrant shall be issued to the constables to kill all dogs not licensed and to prosecute the owners thereof."


MILITARY


There are 314 males subject to military duty. A list of the same is on file at my office.


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BIRTHS


Whole number of births 19 and recorded as follows :


Jan. 31. Doris Evelyn Clary.


Mar. 9. James Lloyd Fraser, Jr.


Mar. 26.


Robert Warren Weeks.


April 10.


Helen Moore Sylvester.


April 10.


Elizabeth May Gately.


April 24. Bernice Ruth Lawton.


May 22. Stella Golash.


June 8. Kenneth Edward Algustosky.


June 8. Ruth Eleanor Feron.


June 13. Albert Edwin Spitzer.


June 13. Mildred Frances Adams.


June 13. Morris Frederick Adams.


July 16. Elizabeth Irene Kulas.


July 18. Leo Lintner.


Aug. 20. Arlene May Dewey.


Aug. 28. Harriet Inez Ice.


Sept. 14. Francis LaDuc.


Oct. 18. Gilbert Mason Smith.


Oct. 26. Thomas Francis Larkin.


MARRIAGES


Whole number of marriages, 24, recorded as follows :


Jan. 7. Edward M. Morton, Whately. Amy Graves, Whately.


Jan. 7. Wladyslaw Gromelski, Williamsburg. (H.) Maryianna Kztewski Taradina, Williamsburg.


Jan. 26. Alton M. Pearl, Chesterfield. Clara F. Ames, Williamsburg.


Feb. 9. Edward H. Blake, Williamsburg, (H.) Ermine Childs Wattie, Williamsburg.


April 7. George Lincoln Thouin, Northampton. Elizabeth Lenona Morris, Williamsburg, (H.)


April 21. Robert C. Denison, Colrain. Lyndal H. Cranson, Williamsburg.


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April 28. George L. Fuller, Williamsburg, (H.) Mary M. Howe, Northampton.


May 9. Raymond F. Miller, Williamsburg. Marion E. Lawton, Williamsburg.


June 17. Martin J. Dunphy, Williamsburg, (H.) Nora Cecelia Sheehan, Lowell.


June 23. Charles A. Tiley, Williamsburg. Ethel Harlow, Amherst.


June 26. Paul W. Brown, Hadley. Ruth F. Loomis, Hadley.


June 27. Manley P. Bourne, Northampton. Sarah Helen Clark, Williamsburg.


July 1. Louis Frank Chrystal, Northampton. Thelma Myrtle Graves, Whately.


July 17. Arthur Wilfred Foster, Northampton. Gladys Mary LaFoe, Northampton.


July 20. Marcellus D. Cook, Williamsburg, (H.) Geraldine T. Rock, Northampton.


Aug. 17. Fred A. Weeks, Williamsburg, (H.) Mildred Veronica Noyse, Northampton.


Aug. 10. Fredrick L. Smith, Williamsburg, (H.) Lula Bisbee, Williamsburg.


Aug. 24. Wilfred Harold Graves, Williamsburg. Marion Coe Hiller, Fairhaven.


Sept. 23. Walter Victor Demerski, Williamsburg, (H.) Beatrice Marie Carrier, Northampton.


Oct. 5. Donald Earl Powers, Northampton. Daisy May Waite, Northampton.


Oct.


15. James Robert Kearney, Williamsburg, (H.) Mary Tomaszewski, Easthampton.


Nov. 20. Leon M. Shumway, Williamsburg. Mabel G. Bartlett, St. Andrews, N. B.


Nov. 28. Edward John Foley, Northampton. Lucy Anita Smith, Williamsburg, (H.)


Dec. 21. Harvey Eugene Cranston, Northampton. Ruth Ellen Smart, Williamsburg.


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DEATHS


Whole number of deaths, 33, recorded as follows :


Yrs. Mo. Da.


Feb. 3. David H. Degray,


75


Feb. 15. Frebun E. White,


75


11 28


Caroline H. Nichols,


90


6 13


Feb. 8. James McClearin,


70


Feb. 13. George Hartmann,


61


9 20


Feb. 14.


Ann Jane Vinton,


96


1 26


Mar. 23.


Walter H. Dansereau,


8


May


11.


Geraldine Crome Tritton,


64


5


4


June


7. Florence Isabel Brown,


54


8


10


June


9. Theresa Stone,


68


7


6


June 25.


Walter E. Pillinger,


76


9


26


June 30.


Louis A. Alexander,


70


1


9


June


7.


William E. Bramble,


80


10


23


July


6. Homer E. Bradford,


74


9


July 15. Albert E. Spitzer,


July


7. Eva Clark Stafford,


24


9


29


Sept. 26.


Richard J. O'Neil,


58


Oct. 10. Amelia Hoffman,


79


4


4


Nov. 9. Theresa Neitsche,


79


28


Nov. 13.


Helen Marr Hayden,


82


10


16


Nov. 17. Chester W. Cross,


24


8


Nov. 26. Parmelia Drake Rood,


68


8


2


Dec.


3. Jessie Brace Trask,


74


7


5


Dec. 12. Julia Porter Buck,


77


6


6


Dec. 15. George H. Rood,


68


7


30


Dec. 27. Lemuel Leavitt,


69


10


Dec. 29. Mary Ann Strong,


71


11


ยท 2


Dec.


14. Lizzie Adel Staab,


71


4


18


Aug


1. Jane Noble,


58


1


4


Nellie Chadwick,


69


6


Aug. 17. Nichols,


Aug. 7. John Coffey,


60


1


2


Oct. 27. Frances Jane Sharpe,


93


4 29


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REVISED LIST OF JURORS


Fred Dansereau,


Fred Vining,


Charles H. Gould,


Clarence J. Larkin,


John E. Walshe,


Raymond A. Warner,


Lionel B. Lawrence,


James F. McAllister,


Frank L. Bisbee,


Fred W. Sanderson,


Charles P. Otis, John J. Lenihan,


Bronislaw Kmit,


Charles A. Tiley,


Frank O'Brien,


Henry Brown, Merton P. Bickford,


C. Murray Damon,


Frank B. Hosford,


John H. Graham,


Thomas F. Dunphy,


Mechanic Farmer Orchardist Teacher R. F. D. Carrier Milk Dealer Painter Mechanic Clerk Farmer Farmer Mechanic Brass Worker Manufacturer Brass Moulder Fireman Carpenter Civil Engineer Farmer Ice and Coal Dealer Foreman


The following were drawn for Court work: in 1929, James C. Ryan and R. G. Bradford; in 1930, Frank L. Bisbee and Fred Dansereau.


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TOWN OFFICERS


Term Expires


Howard F. Baker, Chm., 1930


Oakley Ames, Clerk, 1930


Louis H. Cranson, 1930


Wells G. Bisbee, 1930


Anna E. Watson, 1930


Raymond A. Warner, Chm., 1932


Roswell S. Jorgensen, 1931


Walter E. Kellogg, 1930


Frank L. Bisbee, 1930


Walter H. Thayer, Chm., 1932


Edward P. Larkin, 1931


Charles H. Gould, 1930


Carl P. Rustemeyer, 1930


Frederick LaValley, 1930


Wilfrid F. Johndrow, 1930


Newton K. Lincoln, 1930


George A. Thresher,


1932


Frank L. Hosford, 1931


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Patrick J. Murphy, 1930


Sinking Fund Commissioners,


Henry W. Graves, 1932


Leon B. Sanderson, 1931


Hubert A. Smith, 1930


Trustee Haydenville Library,


Hubert A. Smith, 1932


Elizabeth Purrington, 1931


Hattie Metcalf, 1930


Raymond P. Buck, 1930


William G. Loomis, 1930


C. J. Hills, 1932


Trust Fund


Commissioners,


H. W. Graves, 1931


R. S. Jorgensen, 1930


Moderator,


Charles R. Damon, 1930


Selectmen,


Town Clerk, Treasurer, Assessors,


Elector under the will of late Oliver Smith, School Committee,


Tax Collector,


Constables,


Tree Warden,


Water Commissioners,


Auditors,


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Report of Town Accountant


To the Board of Selectmen :


Gentlemen :- I herewith submit my report for 1929.


The report contains classified lists of the receipts and payments; a table showing the expenditures of ap- propriations, with the resulting balances and overdrafts ; a balance sheet showing the financial condition of the Town at the end of the year; a report of Trust Funds; and a statement of the Town Debt.


A comparison of this report with the one for the year before will show that the total of expenditures was less in 1929 than in 1928 by more than $18,000.00. This is due to the fact that the amount paid for Revenue Loans in 1929 was $21,000.00 less than the corresponding pay- ment in the previous year. Aside from this the expendi- tures in 1929 were somewhat more than in the year be- fore.


The unexpended balances of appropriations amount to $4,324.93.


In the Estimated Receipts account, the actual re- ceipts exceeded the estimate by $6,361.79, although the estimate was $4,776.47 more than the estimate of the previous year.


These amounts, together with some items that were paid out of Department earnings, instead of the taxes, account for the surplus.


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I wish to thank the members of your Board and the other officials of the Town for their courtesy and assist- ance.


Respectfully submitted,


ROBERT H. LIFE,


Town Accountant.


RECEIPTS


Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1929, $13,211 37


Taxes, 1929 :


Poll,


$1,114 00


Personal,


5,270 69


Real,


28,303 86


Excise,


3,249 95


$37,938 50


Taxes, previous years :


1927, Real,


$348 32


1928, Personal,


2,408 67


Real,


10,818 40


$13,575 39


Taxes from the State :


Trust Co.,


$94 27


Corporation, Business,


1,662 96


Corporation, Public Service,


161 03


National Bank,


127 54


Income Tax,


10,976 49


Reimbursement for loss of taxes,


28 17


Reimbursement for Soldiers' Exemption, 29 40


$13,079 86


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Licenses :


Liquor,


$2 00


Junk,


30 00


Pool and Bowling,


4 00


Milk,


1 00


Sunday,


11 00


Victualer,


8 00


All others,


32 50


Court Fines,


$88 50 $38 80


Grants and Gifts :


From the State,


Massachusetts School Fund,


$3,709 29


High School Special,


958 33


Union Superintendent,


959 41


Vocational Education,


840 14


$6,467 17


From the County, Dog licenses,


$337 00


Sale of books,


4 50


Rent of Town Hall,


202 00


Rent of Engine house,


2 00


Sealer of Weights and Measures, fees,


34 73


Compensation of Inspector of animals,


73 00


Highways :


Sale of material,


$32 30


Use of trucks and tractor,


1,912 25


Sale of equipment,


10 00


Town of Goshen, for labor,


6 38


Rebate on snow guards,


1 10


From Hampshire County,


100 00


From the State,


4,374 79


25


Assessments for sidewalk construction, Traffic signs returned,


360 00


20 00


$6,816 82


Reimbursements from the State:


Temporary Aid,


$202 00


Mothers' Aid,


1,375 03


State and Military Aid,


216 00


Public Welfare, check returned,


2 00


$1,795 03


Schools :


Commonwealth of Mass., Tuition, $673 85


City of Boston, Tuition, 1,203 39


Town of Goshen, Tuition, 500 00


Town of Conway, Tuition,


50 00


Town of Chesterfield, Tuition,


1,150 00


Town of Plainfield, Tuition,


50 00


Searsville School House,


200 00


Lights in High School Hall,


3 50


Rebate on cancelled insurance,


10 44


Check returned,


2 20


$3,843 38 $12 56


Haydenville Library fines,


Water Department:


Water rents,


$3,361 77


Tapping Main,


43 08


Anticipation of Revenue loans,


$3,404 85 $25,000 00


Interest :


Deposits in banks,


$348 14


Dividend on policy,


2 10


Taxes, 652 79


26


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds :


Warren & Warner, $15 00


Baker & Graves, 35 89


$50 89


School Trust Funds, income :


Collins,


$1,419 97


Spelman, 886 13


$2,306 10


Charity Trust Funds, income :


A. S. Hills, $225 00


Whiting Street,


250 84


Electa Waite,


97 51


L. D. Waite,


31 84


$605 19


$3,965 21


Refunds, not elsewhere included :


Checks returned, 5 40


Total Receipts,


$129,896 07


PAYMENTS


General Government:


Moderator, salary,


$10 00


Selectmen, salaries,


$450 00


Postage, stationery, printing,


41 19


Telephone, carfare,


67 45


All other,


21 85


$580 49


27


Accountant salary, Postage, stationery, Telephone,


$300 00


14 85


13 30


$328 15


Treasurer, salary,


$200 00


Surety bond,


30 00


Postage, stationery,




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