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" The Commonwealth requires the education of the people as the safeguard of order and liberty."
I appreciate the intelligent support that I have received, and tender for the same my thanks to you, to the teachers, and to the citizens generally.
Respectfully submitted,
FAIRFIELD WHITNEY.
Roll of Honor.
Names of pupils who have not been absent during one or more terms.
AGAWAM SCHOOLS .- ONE TERM.
Alice Barlow,
Walter Hayward,
Willie Barlow,
Leroy Jones,
Dwight Blaisdell,
Willis F. Learned,
Edith Bodurtha,
Eugene Madden,
Ethel Bodurtha,
Bertha Mellor,
Mary Covill,
Nellie A. Osborne,
Laura P. Clark,
George Porter,
Thomas Daly,
Ethel A. Rollinson,
Nellie Dodge,
Alif Rice,
Isabel Dunscomb,
Fannie Shambo,
Clinton Edgar,
Frances M. Ely,
Lee Watson, Isabelle Wilson,
Arthur Hayward,
C. Sadie Wright.
TWO TERMS.
Harriet E. Allen,
Robert Edgar,
Ellsworth Barker,
Irving Madden,
Laurence Cushman, Bud Dodge,
Frank Mckinnon, Ruth Meyrick,
Elsie Worthington.
ONE YEAR.
Harry W. Hastings,
John Dean, Jacob T. Diegel, Thomson Hastings, Walter J. Oldroyd. FEEDING HILLS SCHOOLS .- ONE TERM.
Edwin B. Arnold, Thaddie Johnson, Miriam Brown, Harry M. Lee,
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Arthur E. Benn,
Andrew J. Chaffee,
George H. Easton,
Harold L. Frost,
Ruth E. Frost,
Philip W. Hastings,
William T. Hastings,
Daisy M. Humiston,
Sadie E. Taylor, Ella M. Thayer.
TWO TERMS.
Lena B. Chaffee, Vickey Degray, Rosella B. Dunn,
Dora Morehouse, Ida M. Morgan, Willie D. Smith,
Edna Steere.
ONE YEAR.
Joseph R. Hastings, Percival V. Hastings, Alice Moore.
MITTINEAGUE SCHOOLS .- ONE TERM.
Moïse Bessette,
Laurence Lafond,
John Cavanaugh,
Gasper Leseige,
Josie Corkery,
Edward Menard,
Kate Corkery,
Louis Menard,
Patrick Corkery,
Ora Menard,
Fannie Crowley,
Lillie Payette,
Jessie Deslauriers,
Edward Provost,
Flora Duclos,
Henry Provost,
Fred Duclos,
Emile Roi,
Nellie Kirby,
Delia Lafond,
James Scully, Julia E. Tower,
Clementine Vezina.
Two TERMS.
Bert Connors, Edward Connors, John Connors,
Edward Deslauriers, Fred Goulet, Mary Scully.
Andrew R. Pomeroy, Julia L. Pomeroy,
Margaret L. Raiche,
Herman W. Smith, Edna Taylor, Louise M. Taylor,
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DETAILED STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1895-6
SCHOOLS.
TEACHERS.
Wages per Month.
| No. Weeks in Term.
| Pupils Enrolled.
Average Membership.
| Average Attendance.
Per Cent. of Attendance
Days Absent.
Tardiness.
| Dismissals.
11
0
Grammar . .
Hattie J. Strong.
48 12 33 29
27.2 93.8 124
21.3 85.5 218.5 155 5
66 11
15
Center
Edward B. Jones
48 12 32 29 8
27.1 90.9
15.6
53 18
15
Grammar
18
Feeding Hills F
Alice E. Powers.
52 12 30 26.9 26 96.7
53.5
25 46
8
Grammar . .
W.
54 13 35 29 4 27
91.8 155.5
55 11
3
Agawam .....
Marie E. West.
36 12 32 30.1 27.7 92 147
29 16
25
Intermediate . W.
Alice E. Durant.
36.11 32 2.8 24.5
85 1 236.5 92 7
71 9
5
1
Mittineague No. 2.
Bessie F. Leonard.
36 12 42 38 2 35.8 93.7
55 17
2
Mittineague No. 1
Jorie M. Danahy, Iss't.
20 12 65 48.9
18.6 86.9 145.5
20
9
16
Center . . .
F.
Jennie S. Thomson.
32 12 22 20.4 19.3 94.6 66
37 11
30
Primary . . W.
32 13 24 21.3 18.1 85 194.5
Feeding Hills S.
Mabel L Welcker
34 11 48 43.1 38 7 89.8 231.5
83 20 17
Primary ..... F. W.
Sarah A. Graves ..
34 12 48 39.2 36.3 92.6 176 5
60
8
Feeding Hills 8.
2S 11 25 18 4 17.5 95.1 52
8 6
14
L. May Huntley
28 12 28 23.3 21.4 91.8 109
24 11
1
Center
Hulda U. Gates.
32 12,32 29.9 27.9 93.3
121 5
39
S
S
West Street .. W.
32 13 31 27.1 22.8 84.1/274
71,24
3
Sonth
Edith B. Knox
28 12 18 17.5 16.5 94.3 60
20 S
1
AV. Grace Cushman
28 13 16 13.9 12.2 87.8 123 1
4
8
S'.
Mrs. G. H. Havens
28 12|14
13.7
11.7
85.4 93
1
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
Number of pupils between 5 and 15
491
over 15 .
37
66 66 66 under 5 .
I
66
66 66 between 8 and 14
333
66
66 enrolled
529
Average membership.
353
attendance. 318
Per cent. of attendance 90.I Number of tuition students in West Springfield High School 2I
4
Mrs. R. O. Harper, Prin.
40.6|84.6 414
33 10
2
13 60 43.8 35 1 80.1
525
99 0
1
Agawam ·
F. W S. F. IV. S.
Jennie E. Alderman
36 12 23 20.5 19
36 13 35 33.9 31.4 92.6 153.5 73 1
36 11 52 43.7 36.9 84.4
428 5
31 31
0
36 13 34 30.2 27 $9.4 214.5
51 12
6
36 11 72 48 44.5 91 227 69 0
34 13 36 28.9 25.3 87.5 230
57
129
West Street .. F. W. S. F
.Tennie E. Alderman.
34 11 37 31.5 30 95.3
70.5 87.5 -1
12 6
1
Agawam . . .
12
Susie M. Sykes
28 12 19 16
14.5 90 6
26/21 11
Riverside
Terms.
Mittineague ..
$48 10 34 31
29 2 94.2 100
13 39 1
0
Agawam.
.
48 13 33 24.9
48 11 32 28.5 26.2 91.9 127
48 13 31 26.9 24.3 90.3 157
51
10|17
S
Center. . .
36 13 32 27.5 24.7 89 8
44
34 15
9
Mittineague No. 3. F W
36 11 35 31.3 29
92 7
117 36 17
52 10 28 25.7 24
93.4 60
129.5
65 25 19
32 11 24 21.4
32 13 27 16.1 15.2 94.4
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF AGAWAM,
For the Year Ending March 15,
1 897.
F
INCOR
5.1855
PORA
HOLYOKE, MASS. : GRIFFITH, AXTELL & CADY CO., PRINTERS, 1897.
TOWN OFFICERS, 1896-97.
Town Clerk and Treasurer. JUDSON W. HASTINGS.
Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of the Poor and Board of Health.
HENRY E. BODURTHA, EDWIN LEONARD, 2d, R. MATHER TAYLOR.
School Committee,
EDWIN LEONARD, Chairman, term expires 1899.
HENRY L. TOWER, term expires 1897.
CAROLINE S. HAYWARD, term expires 1898.
Tax Collectors.
LEWIS A. BARDEN, Agawam. EDWARD M. WRIGHT, Feeding Hills, AMOS GOSSELIN, Mittineague.
Auditors.
JOHN G. FREELAND. DAVID L. BOWE.
Trustees of the Public Library. HENRY L. TOWER, term expires 1897. CAROLINE S. HAYWARD, term expires 1898. S. NEWELL SMITH, term expires 1899.
Trustees of Whiting Street Fund. SAMUEL L. JOHNSON, term expires 1897.
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Sinking Fund Commissioners.
SETH N. BENNETT, term expires 1897.
DAVID L. BOWE, term expires 1898. WM. H. GRANGER, term expires 1899.
Constables.
JAMES M. BEAN, HORACE D. BLAISDELL, WILLISC. CAMPBELL,
CHARLES GOSSELIN, JOHN L. HUBBARD,
ELMER E. MCINTIRE, T. J. O'BRIEN,
H. VAN NESS ROBERTS. ALBERT E. WORTHINGTON. EDWARD M. WRIGHT.
Fence Viewers.
WILLIS C. CAMPBELL,
JAMES F. BARRY,
SANFORD H. SAWYER, EPHRAIM PRINCE, CHAUNCEY P. WILSON.
Field Drivers.
F. A. SCOTT, MONROE HAYWARD, JERRE ADAMS, JAMES G. KING, JAMES. H. CLARK, ELMER E. MCINTIRE,
ROLLIN C. POMEROY, JAMES S. SMITH, THOMAS HALLORAN, JOHN WRIGHT, ETHAN D. ALLEN, ROBERT ELY, Jr.
Surveyors of Lumber.
ROBERT ELY, Jr. JAMES W. MOORE.
Measurers of Wood.
CHARLES W. HASTINGS, HARVEY E. PORTER,
HENRY L. TOWER, ALBERT K. FULLER,
ALSON W. ALLEN, JAMES W. MOORE.
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Sealer of Weights and Measures. JOHN G. FREELAND.
Sealer of Leather. SUMNER CLARK.
Public Weighers.
CHARLES W. HASTINGS,
HARVEY E. PORTER,
ALBERT K. FULLER, DANIEL LEONARD.
Fish Wardens.
LEVI RIVERS,
FRANK P. COVILL.
Forest Fire Wardens.
ROBERT ELY, Jr.,
WILSON J. WARRINER,
WM. H. PORTER, BYRON C. ROBERTS.
Inspector of Animals and Provisions.
EDWIN LEONARD.
Registrars of Voters.
GEORGE D. FISK, chairman, term expires 1897,
EDWARD A. KELLOGG, term expires 1898. HENRY A. HUNTINGTON, term expires 1899. JUDSON W. HASTINGS (ex officio).
Representative To the General Court, Second Hampden District.
WILLIAM H. PORTER, of Agawam.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
RECORDS OF TOWN MEETINGS FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1897.
ANNUAL MEETING, APRIL 6, 1896.
ARTICLE I. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting. Result of vote for Moderator :
William H. Porter received 28
James W. Moore received 3
ARTICLE 2. To bring in their votes for a Clerk, a Treasurer, three Selectmen, three Assessors, three Overseers of the Poor, a Board of Health of three members, three Collectors of Taxes, two Auditors, ten Constables, one School Committeeman for three years, one Library Trustee for three years, one Trustee of Whiting Street Fund for two years, also their votes in answer to the question : " Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town," all upon one ballot.
Voted-To proceed to vote for the officers specified and on the question "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town."
Elmer E. McIntire and John O'Connell appointed ballot clerks were sworn by the Moderator. A package containing five hundred and fifty official ballots and seventy-five ballots "for women only" was delivered to the ballot clerks and their receipt taken for the same. Ballot box inspected, found empty, dial set at o-o-o, locked and key delivered to a constable.
Voted -- To close the polls at 4. p. m.
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At the close of the polls the Moderator appointed as tellers to assist in the counting of the ballots, John R. Bodurtha, George D. Fisk, John O'Connell, Henry L. Tower, Charles W. Hastings, Albert H. Brown, Daniel Murphy, James H. Clark, George H. Havens, Edward A. Kellogg, Scott Adams, James F. Barry. They were sworn to a faithful discharge of their duties by the Moderator. At the close of the polls the dial registered 337
Names checked on both lists males 335, females 2
Number of ballots found in the box, .
337
Result of the vote for town officers as declared later :
For Town Clerk and Treasurer.
Judson W. Hastings of Feeding Hills received . 184
Frederick A. Worthington of Agawam, received 123
Blanks, .
28
For Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of the Poor and Board of Health.
Henry E. Bodurtha of Agawam, received 273
Daniel J. Collins of Mittineague, received 117
Homer W. Halladay of Feeding Hills, received 115
Edwin Leonard 2nd, of Mittineague, received 205
R. Mather Taylor of Feeding Hills, received .
201
Judson W. Hastings of Feeding Hills, received .
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Blanks, . 93
For School Committee for Three Years.
Albert K. Fuller of Feeding Hills, received. I32
Edwin Leonard of Feeding Hills, received ·
194
Blanks, . .
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For Tax Collectors.
Lewis A. Barden of Agawam, received 166
James J. Carroll of Feeding Hills, received
Amos Gosselin of Mittineague, received 252
George H. Reed of Agawam, received . I44
Edward M. Wright of Feeding Hills, received . 202 Blanks, . 140
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For Library Trustee for Three Years.
S. Newell Smith of Feeding Hills, received .
253
Blanks, .
.
82
For Sinking Fund Commissioner for Three Years.
William H. Granger of Feeding Hills, received 186
Oscar A. Parks of Feeding Hills, received .
I27
Blanks, . 22 .
For Trustees of Whiting Street Fund for Two Years.
Fred P. Halladay of Feeding Hills, received, I53
Fred A. Sykes of Agawam, received 153 .
Blanks, .
29
For Auditors.
David L. Bowe of Agawam, received 170
Charles P. Davis of Agawam, received, . II3
Frank L. Johnson of Feeding Hills, received 127
John G. Freeland of Feeding Hills, received 185
Blanks, . 75
For Constables.
James M. Bean of Mittineague, . 166
Horace D. Blaisdell of Agawam, 201
Willis C. Campbell of Agawam,
222
James J. Carroll of Feeding Hills, I38
Charles Gosselin of Mittineague,
191
John L. Hubbard of Agawam, .
150
Elmer E. McIntire of Feeding Hills,
208
T. J. O'Brien of Mittineague, .
182
H. Van Ness Roberts of Feeding Hills,
145
J. Arsene Roy of Mittineague, .
124
Thomas J. Sullivan of Mittineague,
121
Albert E. Worthington of Agawam, Edward M. Wright of Feeding Hills, Blanks, .
21 3
2I 7
1,072
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Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town?
Yes, I47
No, . . .
155
Blanks, .
33
ARTICLE 3. To choose all necessary town officers not provided for in the foregoing article.
The following were elected by acclamation :
FENCE VIEWERS .- Willis C. Campbell, James F. Barry, Sanford H. Sawyer, Ephraim Prince, Chauncy P. Wilson.
FIELD DRIVERS .- F. A. Scott, Monroe Hayward, Jerre Adams, James G. King, James H. Clark, Elmer E. McIntire, Rollin C. Pomeroy, James S. Smith, Thomas Halloran, John Wright, Ethan D. Allen, Robert Ely, Jr.
Voted-On motion of T. M. Roberts to leave the rest of the minor offices to be filled by appointments to be made by the Selectmen.
Voted-On motion of E. L. Thompson to pass over articles 4, 5 and 6 and take up article 7.
ARTICLE 7. To see if the town will appropriate a sum not to exceed thirty-five dollars for Memorial Day.
Voted-To appropriate the sum of thirty-five dollars for Memo- rial Day.
Voted-On motion of W. L. Meacham to take up article 6.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will authorize its Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow temporarily in antici- pation of the taxes of the present municipal year, the sum of ten thousand dollars, as the same may be from time to time required, and give the note or notes of the Town for the money so borrowed, and that he be also authorized to pay such loans from said taxes.
Voted-On the motion of John G. Freeland, that, after the collec- tion of the taxes now due the town, the Treasurer be authorized to borrow the balance between that sum and ten thousand dollars as
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the same may be from time to time required and give the note or notes of the Town for the money so borrowed and that he be author- ized to pay such loans from said taxes. Affirmative 46, negative 8.
Voted-On the motion of Oscar A. Parks, that the Selectmen or the Town Treasurer be instructed to proceed against the Tax Col- lectors or their bondsmen for the collection of the taxes now due the town and that the said taxes be paid into the Town Treasury on or before July first next.
ARTICLE. 5. To see what method the town will adopt for the support of the poor for the ensuing year.
Voted-That the care of the poor be left with the Overseers of the Poor.
ARTICLE 4. To hear and act upon the reports of the Town Officers.
Voted-To accept the Town Clerk's report as printed.
66 Treasurer's 66 66 66 Assessors' 66 :،
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Overseers of the Poor
66 .6 Selectmens' 66 66
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66 Library Trustees'
66 66 School Committees' 66 with an amendment of non-concurrence in regard to recommendation regarding the South End School.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to build a sewer or sewers in Mittineague, and appropriate money for the same.
Voted-On motion of James W. Moore to lay on the table.
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to appropriate the proceeds from the sale of school buildings and lots previously ordered, towards completion of the new school buildings in Mittineague.
Voted-On motion of W. L. Meacham, that the Selectmen be authorized to appropriate the proceeds of the sale of the old school buildings and lots in the village of Mittineague, towards the com- pletion of the new school building in that village.
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Voted-On motion of W. L. Meacham, that the selectmen be authorized to sell the said buildings at public auction.
ARTICLE 10. Te see what action the Town will take in regard to furnishing the new school building, now in process of completion.
Voted-On motion of James W. Moore, that the Selectmen be instructed and directed to use the furniture now in use in the old school buildings in Mittineague, to furnish the new school building.
Voted-On motion of Wm. L. Meacham, that the sum of three hundred dollars be appropriated towards furnishing the new school building.
ARTICLE II. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to pay for the new school-house lot, previously ordered and pur- chased.
Voted-On motion of Oscar L. King, to appropriate the sum of eight hundred and fifty dollars to pay for the new school-house lot.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will maintain a high school, or pay tuition in schools of other towns.
Voted-On motion of Henry E. Bodurtha, that we pay the tuitions of High school pupils, in other towns.
ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote a discount on taxes.
Voted-That a discount of five per cent, be allowed on all taxes paid on or before October 20, 1896.
ARTICLE 14. To make the necessary appropriations for the en- suing year, and to vote to raise by tax such sums of money as may be required for the same.
Voted-To appropriate and raise by tax for
Schools, Superintendent and Supplies, . High School Tuition,
$ 5,500.00
. 800,00
Highways and Bridges,
. 1,800.00
Support of Poor,
. 2,800.00
Contingencies
. 800.00
Town Officers,
· 1,000 00
State Aid,
. 250.00
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South End Bridge,
. $500.00
Interest, .
. 1,800.00
Sinking Fund,
· £ 900.00
Town Debt,
· 600.00
Care of Town Halls,
. 200.00
Repair of Town Buildings,
200.00 ·
Street Lights,
·
100.00
Collection of Taxes,
300.00
Discount on Taxes,
750.00
Memorial Day, .
35.00
School-house Lot,
.
850.00
School Furniture,
· 300.00
$19,485.00
Voted-That the sum of nineteen thousand four hundred and eighty-five dollars in addition to the State and County taxes be assessed upon the polls of the inhabitants, and the estates of the residents and non-residents of Agawam, and be committed to the Collectors of Taxes for collection on or before Sept. 1, 1896.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to divide Precinct B for State and National Elections, and accept the following division : That part of Precinct B lying east of the line known as the parish line between Agawam and Feeding Hills, to be known as Precinct B. That part of Precinct B lying west of said parish line to be known as Precinct C.
The requirements of law not having been fully complied with, this article was declared out of order and passed over.
ARTICLE 16. To see if the town will appropriate a sum sufficient to place a marker of the Society of the Sons of the American Revo- lution at the grave of each Revolutionary soldier or sailor buried in this town, the expense not to exceed one dollar each.
Voted-On motion of Samuel Flower, that a committee of three be appointed by the chair to secure and place a marker at the grave of each Revolutionary soldier or sailor buried in this town, and
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that a sum not to exceed twelve dollars be taken from the Contin- gent appropriation for the expense of the same.
Committee appointed : Samuel Flower, Reuben De Witt and Scott Adams.
ARTICLE 17. To see if the town will accept the following list of jurors : William H. Harmon, Henry A. Huntington, Charles W. Hull, David L. Bowe, Brette H. Whitman, Orton A. Cushman, John R. Bodurtha, Charles R. Miller, Almon Jones, George H. Reed, Frank L. Johnson, Albert K. Fuller, Edward L. Johnson, Amos P. Elton, George Taylor, Albert R. Mecum, John H Sullivan, Charles L. Huntley, James S. Smith, John F. Shea, Daniel J. Collins, George D. Cooley, John B. Warren, Albert Provost, Arthur Roberts, John O'Connell.
Voted-To accept the list named by the Selectmen with the , following amendments, viz : Andrew J. Todd in place of Charles W. Hull and George H. Taylor in place of George Taylor.
ARTICLE 18. To transact any other business that may legally come before said meeting.
Voted-On motion of Reuben De Witt that fifty dollars be ap- propriated from the Contingent fund to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen, for the enforcement of the liquor law.
After the declaration of the result of the vote for town officers the Town Clerk Elect was sworn to a faithful discharge of his duties, by the Moderator.
Voted to adjourn.
JUDSON W. HASTINGS,
Town Clerk.
SPECIAL MEETING
AUGUST 25, 1896.
ARTICLE I. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting. Result of ballot : Wm. H. Porter received twenty-three votes. ARTICLE 2. To see if the town will instruct the Selectmen to build a sewer in Mittineague district and provide for the payment of the same.
Voted-On motion of Edward K. Bodurtha, that the Selectmen be authorized to secure plans and estimates for the building of a sewer or sewers in the Mittineague district, subject to the approval of the engineer of the State Board of Health and report the same at the next annual town meeting. Affirmative 18, negative 13.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will revoke or in any way mod- ify their vote passed at the last annual meeting whereby they instructed the Selectmen to sell the old school-house property at public auction.
Voted-On motion of T. M. Roberts, that the Selectmen be authorized to sell the old school property at Mittineague at public auction or private sale at their discretion, without limitation of time and that all previous votes be hereby rescinded relating to the sale of said property.
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town desires to revoke any or all previous action in regard to officers to be elected annually and provide what officers shall hereafter be elected annually.
Voted -- On motion of T. M. Roberts, that action on this article shall be indefinitely postponed.
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ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will authorize its Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow temporarily, in anticipation of the taxes of the present municipal year a sum not to exceed four thousand dollars, as the same may be from time to time required, and to give the note or notes of the town for money so borrowed and that he also be authorized to pay such loans from said taxes.
Voted unanimously.
ARTICLE 6. To see what instruction the Town will give the Selectmen in regard to County Commissioners order on Silver Street so called.
Voted -- On motion of E. K. Bodurtha that the Selectmen be authorized to petition the County Commissioners to modify their order in regard to working Silver Street road.
Voted -- On motion of W. L. Meacham, that this meeting be dis- solved.
JUDSON W. HASTINGS, Town Clerk.
WARRANT FOR STATE AND NATIONAL ELECTION.
NOVEMBER
3, 1896.
HAMPDEN, S. S.
To either of the Constables in the Town of Agawam in said County.
GREETING : In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, you are hereby directed to warn and notify the inhabitants of the Town of Agawam qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the following described places : Those resident in Precinct A, in the basement of the school-house situated in said precinct, and those resident in Precinct B, in the Town Hall in Feeding Hills, on Tues- day, the third day of November next, it being the Tuesday next after the first Monday in said month, then and there to bring in their votes for fifteen electors for President and Vice-President, Governor, Lieut. Governor, Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver Gen- eral, Auditor, Attorney General, Councilor for the Eighth District, Representative in the General Court for the Second Hampden Dis- trict, Representative in Congress for the First District, Clerk of Courts for Hampden County, County Commissioners for Hampden County, Senator for the Second Hampden District, also to bring in their votes " yes" or "no" to the questions : " Shall the proposed amendment to the Constitution establishing biennial elections for State officers be approved and ratified"? "Shall the proposed amendment to the Constitution establishing biennial elections of members of the General Court be approved and ratified"? The polls will be opened at six o'clock a. m., and may be closed in four hours, and must be closed before sunset. And you are directed to
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serve this warrant by posting attested copies, one in each of the Post Offices in said town and one in the store of Hermenegilde Let- ellier, at least seven days before the time for holding said election. Whereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk on or before the time of holding said election.
Given under our hands this nineteenth day of October, eighteen hundred and ninety-six.
HENRY E. BODURTHA, EDWIN LEONARD, 2nd, R. MATHER TAYLOR,
Selectmen of Agawam.
Agawam, October 25, 1896. I have served the above warrant as directed.
JAMES M. BEAN, Constable.
At a meeting of the Selectmen held October 5, 1896, the follow- ing Precinct Officers were appointed :
Precinct A-Warden, John B. Warren
Deputy Warden,
Woodman Pillsbury
Clerk, John O'Connell
Deputy Clerk, Patrick T. Donovan
Inspectors, Daniel J. Collins, Henry L. Tower Deputy Inspectors, Daniel Murphy, Amos Gosselin
Precinct B-Warden, John G. Freeland Deputy Warden, Ralph Perry, Jr.
Clerk, Lewis A. Barden Deputy Clerk, James F. Barry Inspectors, Elmer E. McIntire, John R. Bodurtha Deputy Inspectors, Scott Adams, Frank L. Johnson
DIGEST OF THE REPORTS OF THE PRECINCT CLERKS,
AGAWAM, NOVEMBER 3, 1896.
Voters assembled at the polling places designated in the warrant. Sealed packages received from the Secretary of State were delivered to the Wardens, who gave receipts for the same. The ballot boxes were inspected, locked and keys delivered to Constables.
The precinct officers were sworn by the Wardens, who had pre- viously been sworn by the Town Clerk.
In Precinct A, it was voted to close the polls at 3 p. m.
In Precinct B, it was voted to close the polls at 4 p. m. At close of polls, names checked in Precinct A, 66 66 · B, 108
315
Number of ballots found in box, in Precinct A, .
66 6 6
66
B,
· 315
Dial registered Precinct B,
66 66
315
RESULT OF COUNT.
FOR ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT.
AT LARGE.
PRECINCT A. PRECINCT B. TOTAL
Ernest C. Marshall of Boston rceived
48
59
IO7
Daniel W. Kenney of Holyoke, 48
59
IO7
Henry Winn of Malden,
3
3
6
Edward Kendall of Cambridge,
I
I
Alfred W. Richardson of Springfield,
I
I
John Q. A. Brackett of Arlington,
46
217
263
William H. Haile of Springfield,
46
21 7
263
Thomas J. Gargan of Boston,
I
I5
I6
I
I5
I6
James S. Grinnell of Greenfield, Blanks,
23
43
66
156
108
I9
DISTRICT NUMBER ONE. PRECINCT A. PRECINCT B. TOTAL
William B. Mahoney of Westfield,
48
59
107
Frank S. Gross of Lee,
2
I
3
Edward S. Rogers of Lee,
I
I
Franklin Carter of Williamstown,
46
21 7
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