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If we want to be sure of good schools, some similar method must be adopted in selecting teachers. Mistakes mean much more than a waste of money in this respect, they injure the children and all the community.
It is the custom generally, when a superintendent is em- ployed either to require him to nominate the teacher for elec- tion by the School Board, or to examine and recommend them.
The examination of teachers, and issuing of certificates to such as are employed is required by law, and no teacher is entitled to any pay until a cerficate in duplicate is filed with Selectmen or Town Treasurer.
RETAINING TEACHERS IN SERVICE.
After selecting a suitable teacher, she should be retained as long as she meets proper requirements and does good work. One of the most demoralizing influences in a school is a fre- quent change of teachers. Of course occasionally a teacher may possess elements of character that would demand a change, but frequent changes not only injure the schools but seem to react on the community as well, and exert a baleful influence there also, neither should popular clamor count as much as it often does in the dismissal of teachers.
The principle things to be considered are these: Does the teacher exercise a good influence over her school ?
Does she elevate its character and hold the school up to a high standard of moral and intellectual exellence and progress ?
Does she possess the proper habits, manners, and bear- ing that should command the respect of any cultivated community.
Does she possess the good common sense, judgment and docility requisite to successful co-operation with Superin- tendent, School Committee and other teachers?
Where all these questions can be answered in the affirma- tive, the services of the teacher should be retained if possible.
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I suggest for your consideration, the method of grading sal- aries by length of service, requiring all new teachers to com- mence with a minimum salary, and retaining them with a grad- ual increase from year to year until an established maximum is reached, requiring, say three years, certainly, teachers who have performed acceptable services for a term of years in a school, if they are progressive and hold their schools well up to the proper standard are worth more than those equally able who have not had the same amount of experience.
A grading of this kind, while it would serve to retain the most experienced teachers, would also render the tenure of office of all more desirable, it would stimulate the ambition of those newly employed as they would see the opportunity for advancement if they did better work, and what would commend it to the community,-it is a more economical method, as the teachers who serve less than three years, are largely in the majority.
The community can do much toward making their schools efficient by making the position of the teacher a pleasant and desirable one, by frequently visiting the schools, by abstaining from narrow and carping criticism, by becoming acquainted with the teachers, realizing their worth, and having a better understanding of their work and aims, thus all are benefitted, the schools are improved and a higher and nobler tone given to society.
GEORGE T. WIGGIN, Supt.
LONGMEADOW, AGAWAM AND GRANVILLE.
REPORT
-:- OF THE -:-
SCHOOL COMMITTEE For the School Year 1890-91.
To the Citizens of Agawam :
We submit for your acceptance our Report for the year closing March 7-1891.
The record of the year is one of honest and painstaking work on the part of teachers and scholars.
Outbreaks of contagious diseases have entered our schools, but by the prompt action of the Board of Health co-operating with the School Board we feel safe in saying that it stopped what at one time looked like an epidemic.
One event of the school year was the visit from Mr. Edson an agent of the State Board of Education. He gave to our citizens at the Town Hall in Agawam and at Feeding Hills practical talk on methods of teaching and benefits that have come to the town that have employed supervision under his supervision.
VENTILATION.
Completed by the State Inspectors to place into the school rooms at Feeding Hills a ventilating system that would meet the approval of the chief inspector we adopted the Sprague system manufactured at Westfield, Mass., which has met the approval of said inspector.
ATTENDANCE.
The committee are pleased to see the efforts that some teachers make, and the hearty co-operation of some of the
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scholars and parents to have the attendance regular. It is easy to pick out the scholars who are irregular in their attendance at school, without looking at the register. They are invariably the dull scholars, behind their class on account of lost days or half days. They have been out of school sometime when the class learned some fundamental rule of which they know nothing as yet, and may never get a chance to learn again. So one link in the chain is gone or weak. For the child who attends school regular is sure to make a better citi- zen than the, at heart, truant, who is kept part of the time, at school by dint of spasmodic parental efforts, coupled with a fear of the truant officer and teacher. We believe that children of equal ability can be made one much brighter and learned by regular habits and attendance, than the other will ever attain by his regular habits and attendance at school. How much harm parents can do their children by allowing them to get into such irregular habits thereby causing their instructions to be irregu- lar the committee will not try to tell. The Committee hope that every parent in town will consider these things and by a hearty co-operation with the teachers will do more to elevate their boys and girls than most anything that we could suggest.
DISCIPLINE.
The committee would ask all parents to feel that they ought to govern their children themselves and not turn that unpleasant duty over to the teacher as soon as the child is old enough to be got out of the way, by sending them to school, and as the teachers are to teach we wish they never had to be rulers or use rulers. Now if parents will not hear their children complain of their teacher without going themselves to the teacher with the child and looking into the case, and know who is at fault, and have it corrected then and there, the committee feel sure that the discipline in our schools would be much easier maintained as well as bettered.
SUPERVISOR.
The system was for the first time introduced into our this year, and as a natural consequence it took some
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time to get the teachers and scholars accustomed to the new departure, but on the whole we must say that the teachers meet- ings have been very beneficial and the parents that have not availed themselves of the opportunity to be present are not as well able + judge the working of the measure as they might otherwise have been.
We would suggest to the parents to visit as much as possi- ble the schools, particularly where they have scholars attending, get well acquainted with their respective teachers and by so doing you will help the schools, the teachers, and be an inspira- tion to your own boys and girls. .
Number of Schools, I2
Number of children in town May 1, 1890, between
five and fifteen years of age, 477
Number of pupils enrolled during the year, 497
Number of pupils between five and fifteen years of age, 462
Number of pupils over fifteen years of age,
27
Number of pupils under five years of age,
8
Between 8 and 15 years of age, 356
Average membership, 382
Average attendance, 332
HENRY ANNABLE, ) School Committee
E. L. THOMPSON, of
W. L. MEACHAM, Agawam.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TREASURER, Assessors, Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor,
AND
SCHOOL COMMITTEE,
OF THE
TOWN OF AGAWAM,
For the Year ending March 20, 1892.
FA
M
INCORP
15.1855
ORAT
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SPRINGFIELD, MASS. F. K. WILLIAMS & CO., PRINTERS. 1892.
ARTICLES IN THE WARRANT
For Town Meeting, April 4, 1892.
ARTICLE I. To clioose a Moderator to preside in said meeting.
ARTICLE 2. To choose all necessary Tow11 Officers for the ensu- ing year.
ARTICLE 3. To vote on the question, "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town?"
ARTICLE 4. To choose by ballot one Trustee for the " Whiting Street Fund."
ARTICLE 5. To hear and act upon the report of the Town Officers.
ARTICLE 6. To see what method the Town will adopt for tlie support of the poor for the ensuing year.
ARTICLE 7 To see if the Town will authorize its Treasurer, witlı the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow, temporarily, in anticipation of the taxes of the present municipal year, the sum of five 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 the said taxes.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will authorize its Treasurer, upon the approval of the Selectmen, to negotiate a loan to replace any exist- ing loan.
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of thirty dollars for Memorial Day.
ARTICLE IO. To make the necessary appropriations for the ensu- ing year, and vote to raise by tax suclı sunis of money as may be required for the same.
ARTICLE II. To see if the Town will appropriate money for a Superintendent of Schools for the ensuing year.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote a discount on all taxes paid on or before the twentiethi of October.
ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will authorize the Tax Collectors to charge interest on all taxes unpaid January 1, 1893.
ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will abolish the system of Road Commissioners.
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ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will adopt precinct voting at State and National elections.
ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to have the proceedings of the Town Meetings and records of births, marriages and deaths of the preceding year printed in each annual report.
ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will accept the following list of jurors:
John G. Freeland; Charles A. Bell, Wm. L. Meachum, Michael B. Kelley, Samuel H. Waterhouse, Wm. F. Flower Homer W. Halladay, R. Mather Taylor, A. H. Sweatland, Edw. L. Johnson, Henry C. Smith, Woodman Pilsbury, Henry L. Tower, George D. Cooley, John E. Crowley, Patrick T. Donovan, Charles W. Hull. Geo. D. Fisk, Lewis A. Borden, Henry C. Earle, Henry E. Bodurtha, Fred. A. Sykes, William W. Day, Frank J. Pomeroy, Harrison Stockwell, Eugene L. Thompson.
ARTICLE IS. To transact any other business that may legally come before said meeting.
TREASURERS' REPORT.
JUDSON W. HASTINGS, TREAS.,
In Account with the Town of Agawam.
DR.
To balance in the Treasury March 19, 1891, $1,030.70
Cash received from Sp'f'd In. for Savings, temp loan. 5,000.00
State Treas. for School Supt. 406.46
Geo. Leonard, Clerk Police Court, 60.00
W. Springfield, bridge acct., 1890, 161.65
E. H. Smith, bowling ally license, 2.00
Feeding Hills school for chart, 1.40
M. E. Society, for stove, 10.00
E. C. Sheldon & Son, for cow,
28.94
State Treas. for Corporation Tax,
529.92
66 National bank Tax,
643.46
Military aid Chap. 279 acts. 1889, 44.00
66
State Aid Chap. 30I
acts 1889. 124.00
Income Mass. School Fund, 184.56
Rent Town Hall, Agawam,
59.75
Feeding Hills, 24.25
County Treas., Dog Fund, 195.75
Feeding Hills Library Association.
48.00
Agawam; Good Templars,
10.00
Agawam, W. C. T. Union,
5.00
Jas. F. Barry, Collector, 1888,
59.03
Frank J. Pomeroy, Collector, 1888.
96.21
P. T. Donovan, Collector, 1889, 65.00
Frank J. Pomeroy, Collector, 1889, 344.67
Ethan D. Allen, Collector, 1890, 312.75
Leon Dubour, Collector, 1890, 73.53
Frank J. Pomeroy, Collector, 1890, 430.00
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Frank J. Pomeroy, Collector, 1891, $6,476.68
Ethan D. Allen, Collector, 1891, 5,803.10 Anios Gosselin, Collector, 1891, 3,698.46 Interest 011 Deposits, 32.09
$25,961.36
CR.
By paying Springfield In. for Savings, temp. loan, $5,000.00
66 Interest, 1,745.47
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on debt,
2,500.00
Desire A. Pyne, Interest,
120.00
County Tax,
1,366.30
State Tax,
930.00
State Treas. for over-paid Corp'ion Tax,
28.38
Selectmen and School Committee Orders :
Paupers, Outside Relief, - Almshouse,
741.95
Highways and Bridges,
2,467.67
Street Lights,
49.74
Protection of River Bank,
120.30
State Aid, 120.00
Memorial Day,
30.00
Care of Town Houses,
186.1I
Repair of Town Buildings,
140.79
Ventilation, Town House, Feeding Hills,
1,289.35
Schools, 4,796.67
Superintendent of Schools, 138.91
Free Public Library, 224.06
Contingent,
1,380.67
Balance in the Treasury March 21, 1892,
1,516.05
$25,961.36 This certifies that the undersigned have examined the accounts of the Treasurer of the Town of Agawam, and find them correct with the proper vouchers.
FRED. A. SYKES, Auditors.
FRANK L. JOHNSON, S
1,068.94
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
Valuation May 1, 1891.
Real Estate,
$1,041,225.00 185,073.00-$1,226,298.00
Personal Estate,
Upon which taxes have been assessed as follows :
State Tax,
$930.00
County Tax,
1, 366.30
Town Appropriations, Schools,
4,200.00
Highways and Bridges,
2,000 00
Support of Poor,
2,000.00
Contingencies,
1,400.00
Aid to Soldiers and families,
150.00
Discount on Taxes,
600.00
Collection of Taxes,
200.00
Interest on Town Debt,
1,800.00
Town Debt,
2,000.00
Memorial Day,
30.00
School Superintendent,
250.00
Ventilation,
500 00
Street Lights,
60.00
Care of Town Hall,
100.00
Repairs of Town Buildings,
100.00
For Protecting river banks,
75.00
Underlay, 28.28- 17.733.02
Tax on real and personal estate at the rate of $13.50 per thousand,
16,555.02
589 polls at $2.00 each, 1,178.00 -- 17,733.03
Which sum was committed for collec- - tion as follows :
To Ethan D. Allen,
6,212.70
Additional assessments,
S 00- 6,220.70
S
Upon which he has been credited : Cash paid Treasurer, $5,803. 10 252.63
Discount allowed,
Commission for Collecting,
87.04
Abatements allowed,
19.55
Amount due March 19, 1892,
58.38-
$6,220.70
To Frank J. Pomeroy,
7,356.14
Additional Assessment,
2.00-
7,358.14
Upon which has been credited :
Cash paid Treasurer,
5,476.68
Discount allowed,
295.47
Commission for Collecting,
97.14
Abatements allowed,
45.30
Amount due March 19, 1892,
443.55- 7,358.14
To Amos Gosselin,
4,164. 18
Additional Assessments,
5.30-
4,169.48
· Upon which has been credited :
Cash paid Treasurer,
3,698.46
Discount allowed,
173.60
Commission for Collecting,
55.47
Abatements allowed,
31.29
Amount due March 19, 1892,
210.66-
4,169.48
ABATEMENTS ALLOWED.
OF TAX OF 1888.
FRANK J. POMEROY, Collector.
Julus Duvall, $2.00 Charles McGee, $2.00
Patrick Burns,
10.31 . Eugene Roberts, 6.59
ON TAX OF 1889.
FRANK J. POMEROY, Collector.
Patrick Burns, $10.40
PATRICK T. DONOVAN, Collector.
James Stack, $2.00 Alex. McNard, $2.00
Eugene Roberts, 12.22
Edward R. Williams, 2.00
ON TAX OF 1890.
LEON DEBOUR, Collector.
Joseph Jessman, $2.00
Eugene Roberts, 12.82
FRANK J. POMEROY, Collector.
Patrick Burns, $10.82
William Eneman, 2 00
Frederick Gowdy, 2.00
Charles McGee, $2.00
Michael Murphy, 2.00
ETHAN D. ALLEN, Collector.
John E. Carroll. $2.00
ON TAX OF 1891.
FRANK J. POMEROY, Collector.
George Fowler,
$1.48
James Willey, $2.00
E. P. & A. N. Munger, 6.75
Patrick Donnelly. 2.00
C. D. Marsh, 2.00
E. L. Johnson, 2.00
Frank Norton, 2.00
Eugene Roberts,
2.00
Henry W. Ripley, 2.00
Abijah Sınith,
2.00
William Pettit, 2.00
William Wolfskiel,
2.00
E. W. Barrett, 2.00
Patrick Burns, II.07
Thomas Brooks, 2.00
IO
ETHAN D. ALLEN, Collector.
E. L. Granger,
$0.68
William Kellogg,
$2.00
Mrs. E. M. Wright,
0.87
Norman Stiles, 2.00
Fred. Thompson, 2.00
Amos Brown, 2.00
Clarence E. Taylor, 2.00
William Crowell,
2.00
E. R. Williams,
2.00
James Glidden,
2.00
Wesley Craven,
2.00
AMOS GOSSELIN, Collector.
Frank A. Bagg,
$2.00
Eugene Roberts,
$12.20
Mrs. Timothy Crowley,
5.06
Louis Petitouri,
2.00
Timothy Crowley,
4.03
Melvin Sprague,
2.00
Michael Murphy,
2.00
George Hastings,
2.00
DISBURSEMENTS.
ALMSHOUSE DEPARTMENT.
Mrs. M. L. Raiche, board of inmates, $542 74
C. A. Rich, blacksmith bill, I 90
A. K. Fuller, for supplies, 92 46
George R. Estabrook, for range, 26 00
D. N. Butterworth, horse blanket, I 25
E. A. Kellogg, for coal, 48 00
E. L. Barttlet, for grass seed, 2 60
E. L. Moore, wooden leg, 4 75
Hartford Carpet Company, for carpet, 14 00
Homer W. Halladay, for butchering cow, 1 00
W. W. Houghton, for repairs, I 65
Seth Ingell, I 35
Dr. J. W. Hastings, יי
4 25
$741 95
POOR-OUTSIDE RELIEF.
Cash paid Samuel Provost, aid to Mrs.
Baker, $99 50
Mrs. John Gosselin, aid, 34 00
Amos Gosselin, rent for Mrs. J. Gosselin, 25 00
Mrs. Harriet Parker, aid,
46 25
·
J. S. Marsh & Son, aid to Mary Roberts, 36 00
F. L. Gunn, ticket for Mary
Roberts,
36 40
A.W. Allen, aid to Mary Roberts, 2 00
1 2
Northampton Lunatic Hospital,
support of James D. Johnson, 169 46 66 Catherine Flynn, 169 46
M.C.Worthington, 69 65
Charles R. Ewing, 45 5º 66 Martha A. Brooks, 19 04 Town of Westfield, aid for Martha A. Brooks, 8 75
J. W. Hastings, for medical attend- ance, 1 50
U. H. Flagg, for medical attend- ance to Ellen O'Brien, 3 00
Chas. H. Lewis, for rent for Fry family, 20 00
H. Letellier, for aid to Mrs. Des- laurier, 8 00
H. Letellier, for aid to Ellen O'Brien, 56 32
H. Letellier, for aid to Darby Sullivan, S 63
H. Letellier, for aid to Sarah Roberts, 4 00
Cook & Edgerton, coal for Darby Sullivan, 9 15
Cook & Edgerton, coal for Mrs. Quirk, 12 00
Cook & Edgerton, coal for David Mahoney, 12 00
Crosier Bros., for meat, Darby Sullivan, 11 00
James B. Burbank, for meat, Darby Sullivan, 17 60
F. W. Crosier, for supplies for Mis. Quirk, 33 00
F. W. Crosier, for supplies for David Mahoney, I 50
Smith Bros., for supplies for Elien O'Brien, I 60
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Smith Bros., for medicine for Darby Sullivan, 1 00
Smith Bros., for medicine for Sarah Roberts, 1 55
Clarence E. Smith, for medicine
for Mrs. Alex. McNord, 1 50
Sarah Roberts, for medicine, 2 75
Dr. A. O. Squire, for medical at- tendance for Sarah Roberts, 3 00
J. W. Hastings, for medical at- tendance for Sarah Roberts, 1 50
J. W. Hastings, for medical at- tendance for Kate Harrington, 7 50
E. L. Tower, for milk for Darby Sullivan, 10 52
E. L. Tower, for milk for Mrs. Quirk, 8 88
Dr. W. W. Loomis, for medical at tendance for Mrs. Baker, 13,00
City of Springfield, aid for M. Roberts, 2 79
W.C. Campbell, for care of tramps, 7 25 A. K. Fuller, 3 85
C. W. Hastings, for supplies for Dennis Humason's family, 17 II
Sibley & Moore, for Humason family, 5 76
A. B. Maynard, for coal for Hum- ason family, 6 02
Gowdy & Remington, shoes for Humason family, 5 15
Samuel McVeigh, drawing coal for
Humason family,
I 50
J. W. Hastings, medical attendance
for Humason family,
8 00
Total expense for care of poor, Appropriation,
1,068 94
1, 8.10 89
2,000 00
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HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
George E. Allen, two scraper blades, 16 50
Homer Foot & Co., for tools, 2 30
E. Halladay, road machine, 250 00
City of Springfield, repairs on south end of bridge, 50 45
C. A Rich, repairing on scraper, S 40
W. W. Houghton, for repairs, 4 75
312 40
AGAWAM.
L. R. Button, labor and service as road
commissioner,
181 30
J. B. Manly, labor, 10 95
John R. Burke, .‹
151 50
E. D. Allen,
13 50
William Hayward,
33 00
George E. Coville, "
24 75
Frank E. Campbell, “
31 30
John L. Hubbard, "
7 25
Patrick O'Riely,
132 25
W. C. Campbell, labor and plank,
42 88
E. L. Thompson, plank,
17 92
Edwin Moore, labor,
32 75
James H. Clark,
16 00
T. J. O'Brien ,
5 00
James Mumford, 66
10 50
Julia Flower, gravel,
2 45
C. P. Wilson, labor and gravel,
2 70
James E. Stewart, labor,
I 50
Thomas Lester, gravel,
14 40
C. L. Campbell, 66
9 00
Daniel Leonard, plank,
4 00
J. W. Moore,
4 95
Peter Campbell, labor,
I 35
George Norton, “
3 68
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W. H. Porter, labor, 4 00
D. M. Flower, labor and rail and posts, 5 48
John Burt, labor, 7 10
C. W. Hastings, nails,
I 73
L. R. Button, labor,
8 60
Frank King, plank,
3 40
785 19
FEEDING HILLS.
Dexter M. Steere, labor,
3 37
Albert K. Fuller,
and expenses, 80 75
Charles E. Iserman,
75
Daniel Leonard,
3 00
James H. Easton,
152 70
E. A. Kellogg,
66
112 90
Sandford H. Sawyer,
I 50
William Vodrine,
10 50
Albert Trudeau,
66
23 25
Ira F. Humason, 66
61 50
joseph Raiche, ..
32 25
Henry Trudeau,
33 00
W. L. Huntley,
16 00
Dennis Shea, 66
13 12
Daniel W. Brown, 66
25 32
J. F. Barry, for lumber and stone,
72 09
J. J. Carroll, labor,
19 25
Hugh Burns,
27 00
Smith Maynes,
.
9 25
D. L. White,
2 00
Norman Allen,
5 50
Julia Flower, gravel,
6 16
Noble & Carter, cement,
7 25
Napoleon Trudeau, labor,
6 00
John E. Moran,
19 50
Elmer E. McIntyre,
13 50
Homer W. Halladay, stone,
9 50
labor, 1888,
2 75
Hinsdale Smith, labor,
21 00
16
Seth Ingell, labor, 4 50
A. K. Fuller, paid for shoveling snow, 9 12 Daniel Sullivan, labor, 2 25
Robert C. Leonard, “ 23 25
A. K. Fuller, for spikes, shovels, two lan- terns, etc., 13 10
842 88
MITTINEAGUE.
Wilder & Puffer, cement,
2 So
David Woodworth, labor,
5 10
T. J. O'Brien,
66
and expenses, 155 70
John O'Brien,
22 So
Dennis O'Brien, 66
26 85
Cornelius Crowley,
25 50
John Collins,
5 25
James Collins,
9 00
Alexander McNard.
2 25
Thomas Lacey, 66
6 00
E. S Young,
66
38 25
F. N. Leonard, gravel,
S 00
Patrick Crowley, labor,
21 00
J. J. Othick, gravel,
5 20
E. Trask, rims and grates,
8 82
Burbank & Coomes, for well brick,
2 75
J .. P. Wilcox & Co., cement pipe,
30 10
A. H. Brown, labor,
16 00
H. W. Austin. 29 00
J. F. Barry, railing and posts,
17 70
G. H. Huntington, sand,
80
C. E. Hitchcock & Co., lumber,
2 16
H. Letellier, spikes, I 22
442 25
AGAWAM BRIDGE.
Robert Ely, Jr., for lighting, 36 50
oil and chimneys, IO 35
17
Lewis Phillips, snowing, S 10
$54 95
One-half due from West Springfield,
27 48
Total expended for highways and bridges, less amount due from West Spring- field, Appropriation,
2,440 19
2,000 00
RIVER BANK.
A. W. Allen, labor, 23 00
E. D. Allen, “
20 00
C. P. Wilson, stone, 21 00
James R. Burke, labor,
20 75
L. R. Button,
22 50
Patrick Reilly,
3 15
John Reilly,
9 90
120 30
Appropriation, 75 00
SCHOOLS-Agawam.
Edward W. Barrett, 10 weeks teaching, 130 00
. 6 care of room, 2 50
S. Edith Williams, 33 weeks teaching, 292 00
care of room, 8 25
Fanny A. Kathan, 33 weeks teaching. 254 00
care of room, IO 75
Mary E. Clark, 33 weeks teaching, 376 00
care of room, 8 25
Addie A. Clark, 33 weeks teaching, 231 00
care of room, 16 50
Mrs. A. E. Worthington, weeks teaching, 70
66 care of room, 5
Minnie L Appleton, weeks teaching,
66 care of room,
5 50
E. L. Thompson, postage, express,
8 00
wood,
28 00
66
66 supplies, repairs, 7 95
66
66 drawing coal, 16 50
77
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John M. Slyck, cleaning,
5 55
American Book Co., 2 16
The W. F. Adams Co., 6 04
J. L. Hammett, 53 28
Leach, Shewell & Sanborn,
10 40
Forbes & Wallace,
8 25
Edward E. Bobb & Co.,
47 86
C. B. Wells & Co.,
1 50
The New England Publishing Co.,
4 20
John F. Healey, atlases,
4 17
Cook & Demond, coal,
S2 50
Whitcomb Stove Co.,
48 42
joseph V. Wolcott, repairs,
2 65
1,824 18
SCHOOLS-Feeding Hills.
Georgia A. Rogers, 33 weeks teaching, 292 00
Grace L. Hazen, 10 weeks teaching, 130 00
Minnie Davis, 33 weeks teaching, 264 00
Cora T. Smith, 11 weeks teaching, 132 00
66 molding pans and maps, 2 00
Nina M. Marsh, 12 weeks teaching,
144 00
George T. Wiggins, atlas,
3 00
H. Rude, books and supplies,
64 00
J. L. Hammett, books and supplies,
5 92
Willey & Co., charts,
61 50
William L. Meacham, repairs,
12 82
D. B. Arnold, painting,
6 67
Arthur Easton, care West street school house, 23 10
Edith F. Allen, sweeping,
17 50
W. H. Granger, wood,
3 50
D. T. Wright, coal,
114 72
Seth Ingell, repairs,
4 77
A. K. Fuller, supplies,
2 75
John F. Healy, atlases,
2 50
- 1,286 75
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SCHOOLS-Mittineague.
Harriet F. Durant, 33 weeks teaching. 429 00
Alice E. Durant, 33 weeks teaching, 330 00
Carrie K. Shepard, 33 weeks teaching,
297 00
Marguerite Young, 33 weeks teaching, 297 00
Harriet F. Durant, for supplies, I 70
Harvey Roberts, janitor,
99 00
Cook & Demond, coal and wood,
19 00
Cook & Edgerton, coal,
66 00
James F. Barry, wood,
3 50
Wilfred Duclos, repairs,
13 25
Colex Duclos, 66
19 05
Smith Bros.,
8 61
H. Letellier, supplies, 15 25
H. L. Tower, repairing stove,
4 93
H. Rude, books, &c.,
79 II
John F. Healy, atlases,
3 33
1,685 74 4.796 67
Total expended for schools,
Appropriation,
4,200 00
Received from Massachusetts school fund, 184 56
4,384 56
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Cash paid G. L. Wiggin, Superintendent, 138 91
138 91
Apppropriation,
250 00
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY,
W. F. Adams & Co., for books $85 96
National Temperance Soc'y, for books, 22 50
De Wolf, Fisk & Co., for books, 99 65
F. K. Williams & Co., for Printing,
5 50
W. C. Campbell, for care of room, 6 00
J. W. Hastings, for expressage, 4 25
224 06
Appropriation, the dog fund, 195 75
Rece'd from Feeding Hills Library Ass'n, 48 00
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Rec'd from Agawam Good Templars, 10 00
יי 66 W. C. T. Union, 5 00
258 75 34 69
Amount unexpended
CONTINGENT.
James M. Bean, police service, from
March 1, 1891 to April 1, 1892, $325 00
E. Leonard, 2d, service as selectman, S6 50
60 assessor, 21 00
Alson W. Allen, service as selectman, 54 10
assessor, 25 00
James F. Barry, service as selectman, So 67
assessor, 28 00
Henry E. Bodurtha, services as selectman, 12 50 J. W. Hastings, services as clerk and treasurer, 160 00
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