Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Williamsburg 1916-1930, Part 36

Author: Williamsburg (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1916
Publisher: Town of Williamsburg
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52 48


Telephone,


15 96


Safe deposit box,


5 00


$303 44


Collector, salary,


$300 00


Surety bond,


60 00


Postage, stationery,


93 70


$453 70


Assessors, salaries,


$270 00


Postage, stationery,


42 79


$312 79


Certification of notes,


$4 00


Finance Committee, Secretary,


25 00


Treasurer Sinking Fund, Surety bond,


8 00


Law, Counsel fees,


84 03


Town Clerk, salary,


$150 00


Surety bond,


5 00


Recording fees,


67 25


Postage, stationery,


25 21


Telephone,


20 04


All others,


8 40


$275 90


Election and Registration, salaries, $106 00 Postage, stationery, 21 25


All others, 6 00


Elector under the Oliver Smith Will, Town Hall, Janitor's services,


$112 50


Fuel,


16 50


Light, 1 20


Repairs,


14 47


$133 25


$10 00


28


Telephone,


23 06


Insurance,


57 30


All others,


8 31


$233 34


Trust Fund Commissioners' expenses,


$30 55


Total General Government,


$2,792 64


Protection of Persons and Property :


Police Dep't, salaries and wages,


$286 70


Equipment,


35 50


Telephone,


31 92


Lock-up fees,


30 60


Fire Dep't, salaries and wages,


$354 50


Gas and oil,


5 50


Supplies,


10 35


Apparatus,


147 19


Hose,


148 00


Repairs,


64 05


Storage, etc.,


57 05


Light and power,


42 00


Janitor,


5 00


All others,


28 75


$862 39


Sealer of weights and measures, fees,


$40 60


Gypsy Moth extermination,


$281 00


Tree Warden, wages,


$54 63


Equipment,


11 60


$66 23


Collecting dog tax,


$44 20


Game Warden, salary,


$100 00


Total Protection of Persons and Property, $1,779 14


Health and Sanitation :


Board of Health, $1 50


$384 72


29


Medical Attendance, 3 00


Fumigation and disinfectants,


22 68


Visiting Nurse, 500 00


Inspection of meat and provisions,


190 00


Inspection of dairies and milk,


21 25


Inspection of barns,


94 00


All others,


8 50


$840 93


Highways :


Chapter 81,


Superintendent's salary,


$1,199 10


Salaries and wages,


4,481 88


Use of trucks and tractor,


1,904 25


Stone, gravel, etc.,


288 05


Culverts,


370 31


Cement,


12 00


Oil for roads,


168 56


Dynamite,


27 50


Blacksmithing,


34 50


"Kold Patch"


9 23


Tile,


57 78


Lumber,


3 92


Shovels and picks,


17 90


Scythes,


11 20


Scraper blades,


9 00


Other supplies,


5 46


$8,600 64


Winter Roads and Bridges,


Salaries and wages,


$585 35


Lumber,


474 66


I beams,


268 00


"Solvay"


36 51


Asphalt,


187 42


Use of truck or tractor,


10 40


Equipment and repairs,


90 45


30


Removing ties, Supplies, Insurance, Gravel,


39 00


124 37


2 43


4 85


$1,823 44


Snow Removal and Road Protection,


Salaries and wages,


$330 55


Teams or trucks,


64 44


All others,


43 95


$438 94


Cone Bridge Repair,


Labor,


$259 28


Lumber,


85 79


Cement,


116 20


Sand,


30 60


Stone,


70 50


All others,


37 17


$599 54


Sidewalks, Repairs,


Labor,


161 23


Teams,


20 25


Material,


148 35


Sidewalk Construction,


North Street,


623 40


Others,


587 90


$1,541 13


Street Lights, Contract,


$1,940 04


Supplies,


42 60


$1,982 64


Traffic Signs,


$73 18


Truck and Tractor,


Repairs,


$92 75


Gasoline, oil and grease,


576 14


Payment on note,


500 00


31


Interest, Insurance, Supplies,


45 00


11 50


353 26


$1,578 65


Total Highways,


$16,638 16


Charities and Soldiers' Benefits :


Outside Relief by Town,


Groceries and provisions,


$174 83


Fuel,


16 00


Board and care,


425 00


Hampshire Co. Sanatorium,


917 14


Lakeville State Sanatorium,


698 00


Cooley Dickinson Hospital,


236 00


Medical Attendance,


75 00


Clothes,


7 90


Funeral expenses,


119 00


Insurance,


11 20


Interest on mortgage,


49 50


All others,


42 27


Outside Relief by Northampton,


34 75


$2,806 59 $1,638 00


Mothers' Aid,


Soldiers' Benefits,


State Aid,


$216 00


Soldiers' Relief,


200 00


$416 00


Total Charities,


$4,860 59


School Department :


General Administration,


School Committee's Salaries, $250 00


Superintendent's Salary, 1,500 00


Union Expense, 200 00


32


Truant Officers,


30 00


Printing and Postage,


78 27


Telephone,


23 74


Travelling Expense,


11 50


School Census,


25 00


Furniture,


15 00


Insurance,


236 44


Supplies,


27 97


$2,397 92


Teachers' Salaries,


High,


$6,053 28


Elementary,


12,453 65


Music,


600 00


$19,106 93


Text Books and Supplies,


High,


Text Books,


$181 06


Supplies,


110 00


$291 06


Elementary,


Text Books,


$256 31


Supplies,


216 52


$472 83


Tuition,


Smith's Agricultural School,


$933 13


Continuation School,


357 12


$1,290 25


Transportation,


High,


$711 60


Elementary,


2,931 88


$3,643 48


Janitors' Salaries,


High,


$624 00


Elementary,


1,471 00


$2,095 00


33


Fuel,


High,


$230 35


Elementary,


973 84


$1,204 19


Light,


High,


$45 16


Elementary,


51 56


$96 72


Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds,


High, Repairs,


$311 36


Janitor's Supplies,


121 50


$432 86


Elementary, Repairs,


$660 88


Janitor's Supplies,


148 42


$809 30


Water rent,


$76 00


Rent and storage,


$35 00


Diplomas and Graduation Exercises, 59 04


Miscellaneous printing,


14 10


Freight and cartage,


18 98


Physicians,


348 15


Nurse's Supplies,


6 18


Nurse's salary,


500 00


Total School Department, $32,897 99


From Income of the O. G. Spelman


Fund,


Lecture and Entertainment, $220 43


Primary Stereos,


71 35


$291 78


And $15.00 for furniture, included in a previous item.


Haydenville Library, for items, see report of the Library Trustees, $238.58


Damage to Person and Property, $392 50


Memorial Day, 60 00


34


Care of Town clocks,


Printing Town Reports,


Insurance, not included elsewhere,


Employers' Liability,


$191 46


Workmen's Compensation,


245 66


Other insurance,


4 00


$441 12


Aid to Agriculture,


$150 00


Unpaid bills of previous years, not included elsewhere,


7 69


Removing scales,


8 00


Water Department :


Salaries,


$150 00


Surety bond,


2 50


Printing, stationery, postage,


43 41


Telephone,


2 90


Checking and Re-indexing accounts, 31 75


Repairs and Re-locating and charting service boxes,


971 27


Teams, cars,


46 00


Pipe and fittings,


76 80


Repairs to pump,


126 03


Double hydrant heads,


31 55


Service boxes,


165 00


Gate box,


13 00


Supplies,


33 25


Law,


2 00


Others,


34 46


Interest on bonds,


2,000 00


Mountain Street Cemetery, Caretaker,


$24 60


Interest :


Anticipation of Revenue Loans, $1,006 25 Cone bridge, 150 00


67 60 115 20


$3,729 92


35


Water Extension, 40 00 Tractor loan, see T. and T. Acc't,


Water bonds, see Water Dep't,


$1,196 25


Town Debt :


Anticipation of Revenue loans, $30,000 00


Tractor loan, see T. and T. Acc't,


Cone bridge loan,


1,000 00


Water Extension loan,


800 00


Sinking Fund,


1,000 00


$32,800 00


Agency, Trust and Investment :


National Bank tax,


$12 90


State tax,


2,295 00


State Audit,


252 77


State Highway tax,


560 60


Snow Removal,


134 00


Highway Special,


198 20


County tax,


4,654 88


All others,


8 00


School Trust Funds, see School Dep't.


Charity Trust Funds :


Whiting Street,


$215 00.


Albert S. Hills,


375 00


Electa Waite,


95 00


Lyman D. Waite,


30 00


$715 00


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds,


$50 89


Refund of Excise tax abatement,


1 35


Total Payments, Balance, Dec. 31, 1929,


$108,216 28


21,679 79


$129,896 07


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APPROPRIATIONS, TRANSFERS AND EXPENDITURES


Department


Appropria- tions


Refunds & Additions


Transfers from


Transfers


Available for use


Expenditures


Balance


Over- drafts


Moderator


10 00


10 00


10 00


Selectmen


580 49


580 49


580 49


Accounting


300 00


28 15


328 15


328 15


Treasurer


303 44


303 44


303 44


Collector


453 70


453 70


453 70


Assessors


312 79


312 79


312 79


Other Finance


4 00


4 00


4 00


Finance Committee


25 00


25 00


25 00


Treasurer Sinking Fund


8 00


8 00


8 00


Law


84 03


84 03


84 03


Town Clerk


275 90


275 90


275 90


Election and Registration


133 25


133 25


133 25


Elector under O. S. Will


10 00


10


00


10 00


Town Hall


233 34


233 34


233 34


Trust Fund Commissioners


30 55


30 55


30 55


Town Officers Salaries


1,970 00


1,940 00


Contingent


2,250 00


56 00 2,266 46


39 54


39 54


Police


384 72


384 72


384 72


Fire


700 00


139 21


839 21


862 39


Sealer of Weights & Meas.


40 60


40 60


40 60


Game and Tree Wardens


166 23


166 23


166 23


Gypsy Moth


500 00


500 00


281 00


Collecting Dog Tax


44 20


44 20


44 20


Health and Sanitation


35 68


35 68


35 68


Insp. of Meat, Milk, etc.


305 25


305 25


305 25


District Nurse


500 00


500 00


500 00


Chapter 81


4,300 00


4,306 38


8,606 38


8,600 64


5 74


Winter Roads & Bridges


2,500 00


101 10


10 76


2,611 86


2,325 38


286 48


The Cone Bridge Repair


600 00


600 00


599 54


46


30 00


30 00


23 18


219 00


to


Street Lights 2,025 00


24 60


2,049 60 53 18


1,982 64


66 96


Street Signs


53 18


53 18


Side Walks


800 00


800 00


917 73


117 73


North Street Sidewalk


700 00


700 00


623 40


76 60


1,912 25


556 50


63 00


1,418 75


1,022 15


*812 63


Public Welfare


2,700 00


10 00


2,710 00


2,801 84


91 84


Mothers' Aid


1,650 00


1,650 00


1,638 00


12 00


State Aid


216 00


216 00


216 00


Soldiers' Relief


200 00


200 00


200


00


Schools


35,315 00


12 64


35,327 64


32,632 99


2,694 65


Haydenville Library


300 00


300 00


238 58


61 42


Aid to Agriculture


150 00


150 00


150 00


Memorial Day


60 00


60 00


60 00


Fire Ins. and Bonds


400 00


174 30


225 70


138 70


87 00


Other Insurance


302 42


302 42


302 42


Care of Town Clocks


100 00


100


00


67 60


32 40


Damage to Person & Pr'ty


400 00


30 00


430 00


392 50


37 50


Unpaid Bills, previous yrs. 250 00


221 28


28 72


7 69


21 03


Water Maintenance


+4,078 18


102 50


4,180 68


3,729 92


450 76


Mountain Street Cemetery


25 00


25 00


24 60


40


Interest


4,000 00


4,000 00


13,241 25


758 75


Tractor Loan


500 00


500 00


§500 00


Cone Bridge Loan


1,000 00


1,000 00


1,000 00


Water Extension Loan


800 00


800 00


800 00


Sinking Fund


1,000 00


1,000 00


1,000 00


* Includes balance from previous year.


¿ Includes balance of previous year.


¿ $2,000.00 of interest is included in payments of Water Maintenance. $45.00 is included in payment of Truck and Tractor Account.


§ Included in payments of Truck and Tractor Account.


37


Truck & Tractor Acc't


38


BALANCE SHEET OF GENERAL ACCOUNTS December 31, 1929 ASSETS


Cash,


$21,679 79


Accounts Receivable :


Taxes,


Levy of 1928,


$1,059 45


Levy of 1929,


13,579 45


Excise,


55 71


$14,694 61


Departmental,


Public Welfare,


$120 64


State and Military Aid,


165 00


Schools,


50 00


$335 64


Water Rates,


$158 77


Overdrawn Appropriations,


Haydenville Sidewalk, 1928,


$48 55


Fire Dep't,


23 18


Sidewalks,


117 73


Public Welfare,


91 84


$281 30


Total,


$37,150 11


LIABILITIES


Temporary loan,


$10,000 00


Surplus War Bonus,


1,029 86


Trust Fund Income :


Whiting Street,


$79 37


Albert S. Hills,


17 42


O. G. Spelman,


1,118 17


Hyde-Saunders,


113 54


39


Electa Waite, Lyman Waite,


5 81


10 19


$1,344 50


Water Maintenance,


450 76


Truck and Tractor Account,


812 63


Overlays, for abatements :


1928,


$181 84


1929,


280 28


Reserve,


2,897 20


$3,359 32


Revenue available when collected :


Departmental,


$335 64


Water,


158 77


Automobile,


55 71


$550 12


Surplus Revenue, 1928,


$5,896 33


Surplus Revenue, 1929,


13,706 59


$19,602 92


Total,


$37,150 11


40


THE TOWN DEBT December 31, 1929


Sinking Fund,


$43,899 04


Debt Outside Limit,


16,100 96 2,500 00


Debt Inside Limit,


Water Loan,


$50,000 00 10,000 00


Revenue Loan,


Cone Bridge Loan,


2,000 00


Tractor Loan,


500 00


$62,500 00 $62,500 00


Notes coming due in 1930 :


·


At Haydenville Savings Bank,


March 28, loan of 1929, Anticipation of Revenue, Sept. 28, Tractor Loan,


500 00


At First Nat. Bank, Northampton,


Oct. 1, Cone Bridge Loan,


1,000 00


$11,500 00


Oct. 1, 1931, Cone Bridge Loan,


$1,000 00


$10,000 00


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Trust Funds


Pay-


Bal.


Charity:


Bal. Jan. 1


Receipts


ments


Dec. 31


Albert S. Hills


$5,167 42


$225 00


$375 00


$5,017 42


Whiting Street


5,617 78


250 84


215 00


5,653 62


Electa Waite


1,776 81


97 51


95 00


1,779 32


Lyman D. Waite


708 35


31 84


30 00


710 19


Cemetery Perpetual Care 887 09


125 89


50 89


962 09


School :


Collins


12,204 10


2,919 97


1,419 97


13,704 10


Spelman


38,267 96


1,952 32


306 78


39,913 50


Total


$64,629 51 $5,603 37 $2,492 64 $67,740 24


REPORT OF TRUST FUND COMMISSIONERS


February 1, 1930.


To the Selectmen of the Town of Williamsburg :


During the calendar year of 1929 this Board had oc- casion to act only once in matters involving the Trust Funds of this town.


On January 4, 1929 it directed the Treasurer to sell twenty-four rights to subscribe for additional capital stock of the Mechanics National Bank of Worcester. This sale in no way affects the original stock, but merely adds the sum of $1,500 to the savings bank deposit of the Collins School Fund.


Respectfully submitted, C. J. HILLS, H. W. GRAVES, R. S. JORGENSEN, Board of Trust Fund Commissioners.


REPORT OF AN AUDIT


OF


THE ACCOUNTS


OF THE


WATER COLLECTOR


OF THE


TOWN OF WILLIAMSBURG


FOR THE PERIOD FROM


MAY 29, 1928 TO JULY 11, 1929


Made in Accordance with the Provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws


September 11, 1929


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To the Board of Selectmen,


Mr. Howard F. Baker, Chairman, Williamsburg, Massachusetts.


Dear Sir:


I submit herewith my report of an audit of the ac- counts of the water department of the town of Williams- burg for the period from May 29, 1928 to July 11, 1929, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws. This report is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Edward H. Fenton, Chief Accountant of this Division.


Very truly yours, THEODORE N. WADDELL, Director of Accounts.


Mr. Theodore N. Waddell, Director of Accounts,


Department of Corporations and Taxation, State House, Boston.


Sir :


As directed by you I have made an audit of the ac- counts of the water department of the town of Williams- burg for the period from May 29, 1928, the date of the previous audit, to July 11, 1929, the following report being submitted thereon :


The records of charges for water rents were checked, and it was found that the late water collector had billed only a portion of the charges for July 1, 1929, when water rates are chargeable for the six months ending December


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31, 1929. The omitted charges were, therefore, set up on the consumers' ledger and postings were made of all collections and of abatements which had not been pre- viously posted.


The consumers' ledger accounts were then analyzed, the collections were compared with the payments to the treasurer, the recorded abatements were checked, and after the necessary adjusting entries were made, the out- standing accounts were listed and reconciled with the accountant's books.


The outstanding accounts were further verified by mailing notices to a large number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town for water charges. Many persons returned their notices claiming previous payments, but investigation showed that in all cases except one the claims were due to an erroneous impression on the part of the water consumers that the rates were payable at the expiration of the rent period, whereas the regulations of the water commission- ers provide that all water rents are payable in advance on January 1 and July 1.


Although a penalty of ten per cent is specified on all charges unpaid ten days after the date due, and al- though an additional penalty of one per cent is provided on all items remaining unpaid on the first day of each month thereafter, there has been no charge made of the penalties mentioned above. Furthermore, no effort has apparently been made in the past to collect the water rents before the end of the period for which they are due.


In setting up the water charges it was found that the charges did not, in many cases, conform to the rate schedule and that the schedule of fixtures for which charges are made was inadequate. In order that the town may receive the proper revenue from water rents, it is recommended that a water census be taken, so that a complete record of all fixtures may be secured. Col- lections should be enforced as provided for by the regula-


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tions of the water department, abatements should be au- thorized by the water commissioners in writing before they are posted to the consumers' ledger, and all such abatements and collections should be promptly entered by the water collector in the proper books.


The water cash on hand of $477.58 was verified by an actual count and turned over to the town treasurer, while the outstanding accounts were recommitted to George A. Thresher, the new collector, as of July 11, 1929.


For the co-operation extended by the several town officials during the progress of the audit, I wish, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, to express appreciation.


Respectfully submitted,


EDW. H. FENTON,


Chief Accountant.


WATER DEPARTMENT


Accounts Receivable


Cash balance May 28, 1928, per


previous audit, $60 38


Outstanding May 28, 1928, per previous audit, 1,136 75


Sale of grass not previously charged,


10 00


Charges May 28 to December 31, 1928 :


Rates,


$1,651 62


Miscellaneous,


157 40


$1,809 02


Overpayment to collector, 25


$3,016 40


47


Payments to treasurer, May 28 to December 31, 1928, $2,748 46


Abatements May 28 to December 31, 1928, 58 74


Overpayments per previous audit, 3 25


Outstanding, December 31, 1928, 205 95


$3,016 40


Outstanding, January 1, 1929,


$205 95


Charges January 1 to July 11, 1929 :


Rates,


$3,346 72


Miscellaneous,


60 78


$3,407 50


$3,613 45


Payments to treasurer, January 1 to July 11, 1928, $1,361 17


Abatements, January 1 to July 11, 1928, 29 05


Outstanding, July 11, 1929, per list, 1,697 01 Cash on hand July 11, 1929 (verified), 477 58 Cash discrepancy, 48 64 $3,613 45


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Report of Water Commissioners


RECEIPTS


From July 11, 1929


Received for Water Rents,


$1,378 87


Service connections,


43 08


Sale of Lumber,


149 10


$1,571 05


EXPENDITURES


Taylor & Mellen,


$3 33


Daily Gazette,


10 57


Bisbee Brothers,


4 32


H. E. Bradford's Est.,


64 00


F. B. Hosford, labor,


174 50


Norwood Engineering Co., supplies,


334 63


P. J. Murphy, labor,


417 60


P. J. Murphy, use of truck,


22 00


P. J. Murphy, supplies,


8 59


Fred Weeks, labor,


46 00


Fred Weeks, car,


6 00


The Haydenville Brass Co.,


24 98


C. W. Porter, labor and supplies,


8 18


Louis Welch, labor,


79 00


A. H. Rhoades, express, 4 80


Northampton Water dept.,


10 30


W. H. Nash, use of car,


2 00


P. J. McAvoy, blacksmith,


5 10


N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R.,


1 00


Gazette Printing Co.,


15 00


49


G. A. Thresher, labor,


69 00


telephone,


2 20


supplies,


5 36


legal advice,


2 00


use of car,


8 00


care of reservoir,


50 00


Balance,


$1,378 46


192 59


$1,571 05


G. A. THRESHER, F. HOSFORD,


P. J. MURPHY,


Water Commissioners.


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Collector's Report


1927


Outstanding Jan. 1, 1929,


$348 32


Collected and paid Treasurer, $348 32


$348 32


1928


Outstanding Jan. 1, 1929,


$14,383 30


Collected and paid Treasurer,


$13,227 07


96 78


Abatements, Outstanding Jan. 1, 1930,


1,059 45


$14,383 30


1929


Committed, Real and Personal,


$47,383 12


Committed, Excise,


3,591 90


Committed, Poll,


1,126 00


Committed, Sidewalk,


348 00


Committed, Special Dec. Assessment Poll,


22 00


$52,471 02


Collected and paid Treasurer, Real and Personal, $33,589 77


Abatements, Real and Personal, 213 90


Collected and paid Treasurer, Excise, 3,234 73


Abatements, Excise, 302 31


Collected and paid Treasurer, Poll, 1,114 00


51


Abatements, Poll, 34 00


Collected and paid Treasurer,


Sidewalk, 310 00


Outstanding, Real and Personal, Jan. 1, 1930, 13,579 45


Outstanding, Excise, Jan. 1, 1930, 54 86


Outstanding, Sidewalk, Jan. 1, 1930, 38 00


$52,471 02


Collected and paid Treasurer,


Interest, 1927,


$32 20


1928,


607 16


1929,


13 43


$652 79


Abatements allowed on paid Excise taxes to be collected from Treas- urer, $2.34.


52


Assessors' Report


Town Appropriations,


(including payments on bridge


and water extension loans)


$66,211 00


State Tax, 2,295 00


State Highway Tax,


560 60


Auditing Municipal Accounts, Tax,


252 77


Snow Removal Tax,


134 00


Special Highway Assessment, Chesterfield Road,


198 20


County Tax,


4,654 88


Overlay (of current year),


528 18


$74,834 63


ESTIMATED RECEIPTS


Income Tax,


$9,620 00


Corporation Tax,


2,299 53


Bank Tax,


178 73


Licenses,


68 75


Fines,


335 00


Special Assessments (sidewalks),


350 00


General Government,


77 00


Protection of Persons and Property,


367 93


Highway, (Truck and Tractor


Earnings),


500 00


Charities,


496 00


Soldiers' Benefits,


332 69


Schools,


6,958 47


Interest on Deposits,


309 92


Interest on taxes,


400 00


53


Loss of Taxes, Collins School Fund, Taxes on Automobiles,


27 99 1,286 18 2,718 63


$26,326 82


Net amount raised by taxation on polls and property,


48,507 81


$74,834 63


Value of assessed land,


$316,225 00


Value of assessed buildings,


821,725 00


Total Real Estate,


$1,137,950 00


Value of assessed Personal Estate, exclusive of Automobiles,


$196,749 00


Total value of all property,


$1,334,699 00


Rate of Taxation,


$35 50


Number of Polls, Assessed,


563


Number of Persons Assessed on Property,


695


Number of Horses Assessed,


130


Number of Cows Assessed,


400


Number of Sheep Assessed,


25


Number of Neat Cattle Assessed,


216


Number of Swine Assessed,


29


Number of Fowls Assessed,


3,254


Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed,


418


PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION


Church, Personal and Real,


$47,900 00


Library, Personal and Real,


19,100 00


School, Personal and Real,


53,700 00


Town Hall Engine House, Etc.,


10,625 00


Petticoat Hill Park,


1,800 00


54


RECAPITULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE Assessed in Williamsburg for 1929


Vehicles Registered Previous


to July 1, 1929, 465


Total value, $113,960 00


Total excise, $3,378 52


Vehicles Registered in July,


Aug. and Sept., 1929, 76


Total value, 18,610 00


Total excise, 276 13


Vehicles Registered in Oct.,


Nov. and Dec., 34


Total value, 19,000 00


Total excise, 140 94


575 $151,570 00 $3,795 59


Respectfully submitted, RAYMOND A. WARNER,


ROSWALD JORGENSEN, WALTER E. KELLOGG,


Board of Assessors.


55


Report of Library Trustees


The Trustees of the Haydenville Library submit the following report :


The number of books now in the Library is 2262.


During the year of 1929, 100 new books were added. The circulation of books in 1929 was 3624.


Very few repairs were made on the Library in the last year, but it is thought by the Library Trustees that certain needed repairs will have to be made in the coming year.


We feel that we are very fortunate in having such a competent Librarian as Miss Maud Warner.


Amount appropriated by the town,


$300 00


EXPENDITURES


Salaries,


$61 50


Books,


146 78


Fuel,


5 50


Repairs,


6 00


Janitor's Supplies,


2 48


Printing and Postage,


2 82


Insurance,


13 50


$238 58


Unexpended Balance,


$61 42 ELIZABETH PURRINGTON, HATTIE A. METCALF, HUBERT A. SMITH.


56


REPORT OF WORK ON MOUNTAIN ST. CEMETERY


Article No. 14, Appropriation, Amount Expended,


$25 00 24 60


Unexpended Balance, .


40


Respectfully submitted,


W. A. LEE,


Caretaker.


REPORT OF MOTH WORK


Article No. 10, Appropriation,


$500 00


Salaries,


W. A. Lee,


$135 00


W. E. Kellogg,


76 00


H. A. Dahmke,


70 00


$281 00


Unexpended Balance,


$219 00


Number Inspectors,


3


Work began Oct. 1st; Completed Oct. 29th.


Number Clusters Destroyed, 1734


There were no Parasites distributed. In my judg- ment the results do not justify the expense.


Respectfully submitted,


W. A. LEE,


Moth Supt.


57


REPORT OF FISH AND GAME WARDEN


To the Board of Selectmen :


Gentlemen :- Following is my report as Fish and Game Warden for the year ending Dec. 31, 1929 :


Hours spent on actual duty, 342. Licenses inspected, 107. Car mileage 450 miles. Assisted the District Warden in four arrests. Total amount of fines, $260.00.


Respectfully submitted,


LOUIS H. CRANSON, Fish and Game Warden.


REPORT OF TREE WARDEN


To the citizens of Williamsburg:


I have expended $66.23 for Tree Warden work. The larger part of this amount has been used to remove trees that were blown down by two hard wind storms.


I have bolted one tree in Main St. Williamsburg and one in Kingsley Ave., Haydenville, to save them and make them safe for travelers.


I have taken down a number of trees near the high- way that were unsafe.


Respectfully submitted,


N. K. LINCOLN, Tree Warden.


58


Report of Sinking Fund Commissioners


1929


Jan. 15. Cash in Bank,


$21,006 40


July 1. Coupons Collected, 420 00


July 15. Dividend on Deposit, 472 64


1930


Jan. 1. Coupons Collected, 420 00


Jan. 1. Received from the Town Treasurer, 1,000 00


Jan. 15. Dividend on Deposit, 547 48


Total, $23,866 52 -


ASSETS


Bonds, Town of Williamsburg, $21,000 00 Cash in Haydenville Savings Bank, 23,866 52 Total,


$44,866 52


HENRY W. GRAVES, HUBERT A. SMITH,


LEON B. SANDERSON. -


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


OF THE


Town of Williamsburg


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1929


61


Report of School Committee


Your School Committee, beg leave to report as fol- lows :


The largest items of expense in repairs, for the year 1929, were the relaying of the chimney on the Center School at Haydenville, and the installing of blowers on the furnaces at the Helen E. James School in Williams- burg. This last item will, we figure, be nearly paid for, in the amount of fuel saved this year.


In addition to the above, there have been repairs on the porches and steps at the Purrington and Center schools, also a window in the hallway, at the Purrington school.


In closing our report, your Committee wish to ex- tend their thanks to all who have assisted in the Admin- istration of our Schools.


Respectfully submitted,


W. H. THAYER, C. H. GOULD, E. P. LARKIN,


School Committee.


62


SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES


Teachers' Salaries,


$18,426 93


Janitors' Salaries,


2,095 00


Janitors' Supplies,


269 92


Music Teacher,


680 00


Music Supplies,


6 53


Superintendent,


1,500 00


Union Expense,


200 00


Nurse,


500 00


Nurse Supplies,


6 53


Physicians,


348 15


Transportation,


3,643 48


Fuel,


1,204 19


Repairs,


967 24


Sundries,


696 01


Books,


435 12


School Room Supplies,


338 97


Smith School,


933 13


Freight and Cartage,


18 98


Lights,


96 72


Insurance and Truant Officers,


266 44


$32,632 99


Amount Appropriated for Schools,


$35,315 00




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