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8. Nurse's Report :
I have requested Mrs. M. L. Black, our school nurse, to submit a report for the past year. As a foreword, I wish to state that because of the heroic work of our nurse and school physician, diphtheria and scarlet fever have been kept under control, and prevented from disrupting our schools.
Report of the School Nurse from September, 1923 to June, 1924
Number of Schools Visited 8
Number of Visits to Schools 712
Number of Visits to Homes
1329
Number of Pupils Inspected 5475
Number of Treatments
942
Number of Pupils taken to Oculist
33
Number of Pupils taken to M. D.
20
Number of Pupils taken to T. B. Clinic
63
Number of Pupils taken to Westfield Sanatorium
2
Number of Cases of Diphtheria
2
Number of Cases of Scarlet Fever
2
Number of Cases of Chicken Pox
16
Number of Cases of Measles
39
Number of Cases of Mumps
203
Number of Cases of Pediculosis
27
Number of Cases of Tonsils and Adenoids
212
Number of Cases of Defective Teeth
238
Number of Cases of Enlarged Glands
451
Number of Cases of Cardiac
3
Number of Cases of Orthopedic
9
Number of Cases of Malnutrition
5
Cards have been sent to the homes of every pupil who has any physical defect.
There are first aid supplies in each school.
My sincere appreciation to the Superintendents, School Com- mittee, Principals, and Teachers for their fine spirit of courtesy and co-operation.
Respectfully submitted,
MARY LOUISE BLACK.
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9. Teachers :
The following table will present the date in regard to changes in the teaching staff.
Schools No. Teachers
Resignations
Transfers
North Agawam
9
0
0
Agawam Center
8
5
1
Feeding Hills
5
1
1
Plains
7
0
1
High Schools
16
2
0
Rural Schools
3
0
1
Supervisors
2
0
0
50
8
4
Interesting facts as to the training and experience of the teachers are as follows :
98% of the staff have had from one to twenty-five years of experience in teaching. 92% of the teachers are graduates of normal schools or colleges. Of the 8% of non-graduates, in most cases, the equivalent of a normal school training has been re- ceived. 25% of the teachers, during the past year, have taken work in summer schools and University Extension Schools. In a word, a progressive spirit and a desire to grow in the service actuates the body of teachers.
An outstanding characteristic of the Agawam teaching staff is the good health of the teachers. During the year very little time has been lost because of sickness. Health is a valuable asset in a teacher' because it, in a measure, is contagious and be- sides it fosters a wholesome and normal point of view. It seems to me that. the pupils have benefited much from this fundamental req- uisite. In proof of this view, I submit the fact that in all parts of the town a spirit of co-operation and cordial responsiveness prevails between teacher and pupil. With such a basis to build upon noticeable progress is being made in all of the work of the schools.
Conclusion :
The two outstanding needs of your schools have been dwelt upon in detail in the previous pages of this report. In brief they are as follows: The employment of a truant officer for at least half of the time the schools are in session; and the building of an addition to the North Agawam School.
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Permit me in closing to express my appreciation for the co- operation you have given me during the past year; in the per- formance of the duties of my office, it has been most helpful.
Respectfully submitted, BENJAMIN J. PHELPS, Superintendent of Agawam Public Schools.
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SCHOOL DIRECTORY, 1925
Date of Salary per
Name
Position
Appointment Month*
Home Address
Benjamin J. Phelps
Superintendent of Schools
July 1922
$316.67
Agawam
Nathalie F. Moulton
Assistant Superintendent of Schools
Sept. 1922
230
Kittery, Me.
Edith J. Best
Senior High, Science
Sept. 1922
180
Bernardston, Mass.
Nellie I. Button
Senior High, English
Sept. 1922
180
Wallingford, Vt.
Erika C. Jauch
Senior High, French and Latin
Sept 1923
150
19 Salem St., Springfield
Clara L. McIntire
Senior High, Commercial
Sept. 1922
175
33 Salem St., Springfield
Mildred E. Sanderson
.
Senior High, Commercial
Sept. 1923
135
Greenland, N. H.
Eleanor H. Smith
Senior High, Mathematics
Sept. 1922
175
90 Franklin St., Northampton
Marjorie Ward
Senior High, History
Sept. 1922
160
57 Church St, Athol, Mass.
Cora M. Barnes
Junior High, History
Sept. 1922
160
Woronoco, Mass.
Minta A. Lockė
Junior High, Mathematics
Sept. 1921
150
Pembroke, N. H.
Roger W. Pease
Junior and Senior High, English
Sept. 1923
160
Amsterdam, N .Y.
Mrs. Viola W. Phillips
Junior High, English
April 1920
140
85 Belmont Ave., Springfield
Catherine T. Powers
Junior High, Geography
Sept. 1917
160
39 Maple Ter., Mittineague
John W. Quirk
Junior High, Science
Jan. 1923
200
700 Sumner Ave., Springfield
Hazel M. Sullivan
Junior High, Science and Mathematics
Sept. 1914
160
Hazel Clark
Supervisor of Music
Sept 1922
180
Kennebunkport, Me.
Hazel S. Cook
Supervisor of Domestic Science
Sept. 1922
180
23 Pleasant St., Westfield Agawam
Mary F. Pierce
Supervisor of Drawing
Sept. 1922
180
147 So. Main St., Rutland Vt. Agawam
Katherine C. Danahy
North Agawam, Department
Sept. 1899
185
12 Tower Ter., North Agawam
Eleanor C. Daly
North Agawam, Department
Sept. 1923
115
55 Willard Ave., Springfield
Mae P. Lynch
North Agawam Department
Sept. 1919
135
14 Gunn Sq., Springfield
Ruth C. Grady
North Agawam, Grade IV
Sept. 1923
115
36 Underwood St., Springfield
Olive A. Fox
North Agawam,
Grade III
Sept. 1914
135
18 Hampden St., Westfield
Alice Mckeown
North Agawam,
Grade II
Sept.
1923
115
33 Parkwood St., Springfield
Kathryn M. Roache
North Agawam,
Grade II
Sept. 1922
130
167 Prospect St., Springfield
Mrs. Anna M. LaSalle
North Agawam,
Grade I
Sept. 1921
130
36 Harding Ave., Springfield Plantsville, Ct.
Jennie E. Campbell, Prin.
Agawam Center, Grade VI
Sept. 1924
170
Island Pond, Vt.
Cora E. Halladay
Agawam Center,
Grade VI
Sept 1915
135
Suffield, Ct.
Helen L. Spelman
Agawam
Center,
Grade V
Sept. 1923
115
61 School St , Westfield
Marjorie King
Agawam Center,
Grades IV-V
Sept. 1923
120
10 Melrose St., Westfield
Annette E. Deely
Agawam Center,
Grade IV
Sept. 1924
125
22 Cliftwood St., Springfield
Mildred E. Simpson
Agawam
Center,
Grades II-III
Sept. 1921
125
Westboro, Mass.
Mrs. Marion E. King
Agawam Center, Grade II
Sept. 1924
120
236 Locust St. Ext., Springfield
Frederick T. Dacey
Supervisor of Manual Training
Sept. 1922
230
Harmon A. Smith
Supervisor of Physical Training
Sept. 1924
180
Jennie M. Lucas
North Agawam,
Grade I
Sept. 1900
145
22 Healy St., Mittineague
106
Name
Position
Date of Salary per Appointment Month*
Home Address
Agawam Center, Grade I
Sept. 1924
105
7 Linden St., Whitinsville, Mass. Lee, Mass.
Ruth E. Manchester
Feeding Hills, Grades V -- VI
Sept. 1924
110
4 Park Place, Portland, Me.
Alice P. Woodruff
Feeding Hills, Grades IV-V
Sept. 1923
115
500 Isabella St., Pembroke, Ont.
Helen C. Ripley
Feeding Hills, Grades II-III
Sept. 1923
125
South Union, Me.
Mildred M. Trask
Feeding Hills, Grades I-II
Sept. 1922
125
Bradford, Me
Faolin M. Peirce, Prin.
Springfield Street, Grade I
Sept. 1909
180
20 Riverdale St., W. Springfield
Mrs. Harriet D. Carson
Springfield Street, Grade II
Sept. 1920
125
20 Riverdale St., W. Springfield
Viola E. Hopkins
Springfield Street, Grade III
Sept. 1921
130
179 Montgomery St., Chicopee Falls
Anna M. FitzGerald
Springfield Street, Grade IV
Sept. 1923
130
157 Bowdoin St., Springfie'd
Beatrice M. Schadee
Springfield Street, Grade V
Sept. 1924
115
25 Orleans St., Springfield
Gladys M. Hall
Springfield Street, Grade VI
Sept. 1923
120
Ashley Falls, Mass.
Emily M. McCormick
Springfield Street Grade VII
Sept. 1924
110
Becket, Mass.
Evelyn L. Moulton
South School, Grades I-II-III
Sept. 1922
110
Monson, Mass.
Ida J. Hubbell
Suffield Street, Grades I-II-III
Sept. 1924
105
12 Granger Place, Mittineague
Bessie A. Barber
West Street, Grades I-II-III-IV
Sept. 1923
115
48 Southworth Av., Williamstown, Mass.
*Teachers are paid on a basis of ten monthly installments, except the Superintendent.
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Margaret C. Feen Helyne D. Mousley, Prin.
Feeding Hills, Grade VII
Sept. 1923
140
Articles in Warrant FOR MARCH 4, 1925
Art. 1. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting.
Art. 2. To choose two or more Fence Viewers and two or more Field Drivers.
Art. 3. To hear and act upon the reports of the Town Officers.
Art. 4. To see what method the Town will adopt for the support of the Poor for the ensuing year.
Art. 5. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the observance of "Memorial Day" and provide for its expenditure.
Art. 6. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the payment of a proper charge of an Insurance Com- pany for acting as surety on the official bond of its officers.
Art. 7. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for liability insurance of its employees.
Art. 8. To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to petition the County Commissioners to relocate and establish the bounds of Elm Street, its entire length from Main Street to Silver Street.
Art. 9. To hear the report of the Committee appointed to consider the question of erecting a memorial to deceased soldiers, sailors and marines of the Town of Agawam, and take any action thereon.
Art. 10. To see what disposition the Town will make with a sum of money in the Treasury, received from the State of Mass- achusetts as the Soldiers Gratuity.
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Art. 11. To see if the Town will vote to construct, equip and furnish a four room addition to the North Agawam School- house, with needed alterations in the present building as outlined by plans presented by the School Committee or take any other ac- tion regarding the same.
Art. 12. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of fifty thousand dollars, or any part thereof for the purpose of constructing, equipping and furnishing a four room addition to the North Agawam Schoolhouse and authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow said sum or any part thereof or act in any way relating to the same.
Art. 13. To see if the Town will accept the Library Building and the land on which it stands in Agawam Center, given by Minerva Porter Davis under certain conditions.
Art. 14. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of four hundred dollars to the Trustees for County Aid to Agri- culture, to be expended for the Agricultural and Home economics extension service in this County and Town in accordance with the provisions of sections forty to forty-five, Chapter 128 of the General Laws of Massachusetts.
Art. 15. To hear and act upon the report of the Committee on Town Forest.
Art. 16. To see if the Town will authorize its Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow during the current municipal year beginning Jan. 1, 1925, in anticipation of the revenue of said year such sums of money as may be necessary for the current expenses of the Town.
Art. 17. To see if the Town will vote to change its By- laws relative to the holding of its annual town meeting.
Art. 18. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of twenty thousand dollars for the continuation of rebuilding Main Street with stone, block, brick or other pavement of similar lasting character and provide for raising the sum by the issue of bonds or otherwise.
Art. 19. To see if the Town will make any appropriation for the extension of its water system on any of the streets of the town.
Art. 20. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for Street numbering.
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Art. 21. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the care of North Cemetery.
Art. 22. To see if the Town will instruct its Selectmen to place fire insurance on any or all of the Town Buildings, or take any action thereon.
Art. 23. To make the necessary appropriations for the en- suing year.
Art. 24. To transact any other business that may legally come before said meeting.
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Annual Report of Town Officers of the Town of Agawam
Massachusetts
OF
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15.1855
For the Year Ending December 31 1925
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THE LOTHROP PRESS. 288 MAIN ST .. SPRINGFIELD. . MASS.
Town Officers 1925-1926
Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, and Board of Health GILES W. HALLADAY JAMES L. HANCHETT, JR. H. PRESTON WORDEN
Town Clerk, Treasurer and Tax Collector HENRY E. BODURTHA
School Committee
CLIFFORD M. GRANGER Term expires 1926
EDNA DOANE (resigned) Term expires 1926
J. ARSENE ROY Term expires 1927
SIDNEY F. ATWOOD
Term expires 1927
ARTHUR RUDMAN Term expires 1928
HARRY A. SPAIGHT
Term expires 1928
Assessors
ADOLPHUS PROVOST Term expires 1926
R. MATHER TAYLOR Term expires 1927
EDWARD H. HAMBLEN, JR. Term expires 1928
Auditor JAMES C. ATWATER (resigned ) LEAFIE N. MAYNARD (appointed )
Library Trustees
CLARENCE H. GRANGER Term expires 1926
IDA BERNATCHEZ. Term expires 1927
ANNA RUDMAN Term expires 1928
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Trustees of Whiting Street Fund
ALBERT H. BROWN .Term expires 1926
FREMONT H. KING. Term expires 1927
Cemetery Commissioners
FRANK W. RANDALL Term expires 1926
WILLIAM D. RISING Term expires 1927
DWIGHT E. BAILEY Term expires 1928
Water Commissioners
WALTER S. KERR. .Term expires 1926
JOHN L. BURKE. Term expires 1927
DENNIS M. CROWLEY Term expires 1928
Tree Warden EDWIN M. HITCHCOCK
Constables
WALTER E. ALLEN RILEY S. FARNSWORTH
WARREN C. BODURTHA ALVIN R. KELLOGG
DANIEL O. CESAN
MELVIN H. RANSOM
JAMES W. CESAN ARTHUR H. ROWLEY
EARLE E. DICKINSON CHARLES H. WYMAN
Game and Fish Warden MELVIN H. RANSOM
Surveyors of Lumber
EDWARD A. KELLOGG
NELSON G. KING
FREMONT H. KING EDWARD J. GOSSELIN
Measurers of Wood
FRANK W. KELLOGG CHARLES W. HULL
NELSON G. KING LOUIS CONTI
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Public Weighers
HARVEY PORTER FRANK WHITTAKER
ARTHUR RYAN PRENTISS JENKS
Sealer of Weights and Measures EDWIN U. LEONARD
Chief of Police MELVIN H. RANSOM
Registrars of Voters
HENRY E. BODURTHA CHARLES W. HULL
EMIL A. ROY PHILIP W. HASTINGS
Inspector of Animals JAMES H. CLARK
Inspector of Meats JAMES H. CLARK
Fire Engineers
FRANK T. GOSS RILEY S. FARNSWORTH EDWARD J. GOSSELIN
Superintendent of Streets CHARLES H. WYMAN
Fence Viewers
CHARLES F. BARDEN THOMAS KERR
Field Drivers WILLIAM S. HALLADAY FRANKIE H. CAMPBELL
Burial Agent JAMES F. KIRBY
Town Counsel WENDELL G. BROWNSON
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Town Clerk's Report
TOWN ELECTION, MARCH 2, 1925
Precinct
A
B
C
Total
Number of ballots cast.
513
296
369
1178
RESULTS OF COUNT OF BALLOTS
For Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor and Board of Health:
John L. Burke.
287
57
88
426
Giles W. Halladay.
136
222
306
664
James L. Hanchett, Jr
110
193
302
605
James F. Kirby
372
62
61
495
Florence J. Sullivan
141
67
21
229
H. Preston Worden
126
205
292
623
Blanks.
367
88
37
492
For Town Clerk, Treasurer and Tax Collector :
Henry E. Bodurtha
273
206
285
764
George H. Reed.
0
0
10
10
Harry R. Jones.
1
0
0
1
Clarence H. Granger
0
3
1
4
Blanks.
239
87
73
399
Assessor for three years:
Charles F. Barden
192
69
132
393
Edward H. Hamblen, Jr.
135
194
224
553
Blanks
186
33
13
232
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School Committee for three years: (two elected )
George B. Bryce.
159
75
42
276
Edward J. Desmarais
236
29
27
292
Arthur Rudman.
113
204
329
646
Harry A. Spaight.
142
184
268
594
Percival V. Hastings.
0
0
4
4
Frank T. Goss.
0
0
1
1
Blanks
376
100
67
543
Water Commissioner for three years :
Dennis M. Crowley.
408
239
328
975
Harold Seaver
0
0
1
1
John L. Burke.
0
0
2
2
Blanks.
104
57
38
199
Auditor :
James C. Atwater
135
214
278
627
Leafie N. Maynard.
185
54
76
315
Blanks.
193
28
15
236
Tree Warden :
Edwin M. Hitchcock
322
254
345
921
Blanks
191
42
24
257
Trustee of Whiting Street Fund :
Fremont H. King
276
231
349
856
Blanks.
237
65
20
322
Library Trustee for three years :
Anna Rudman.
248
221
331
800
Blanks.
265
75
38
378
Library Trustee for two years:
Ida Bernatchez
134
210
164
508
Julia E. Tower
109
113
245
467
Blanks.
53
46
104
203
Cemetery Commissioner for
three years :
Dwight E. Bailey.
244
214
340
798
Blanks
269
82
29
380
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Constables :
Walter E. Allen
98
145
292
535
Warren C. Bodurtha
148
183
322
653
Joseph J. Brady.
105
42
65
212
Major Burnette.
133
31
42
206
Daniel O. Cesan.
113
186
292
591
James W. Cesan.
105
183
268
556
Edward S. Connor.
342
59
48
449
Edward T. Cordes.
85
96
51
232
Thomas Daly.
135
32
50
217
Jasper J. DeForge.
192
45
54
291
William DeForge.
176
33
34
243
Earle E. Dickinson.
87
169
285
541
Riley S. Farnsworth.
110
194
249
553
Clark B. Jones ..
89
137
289
515
Alvin Kellogg.
126
211
263
600
Adam Letendre.
137
68
21
226
William Martyny.
127
58
62
247
Arthur H. Rowley.
111
142
310
563
Winfield S. Safford.
75
96
41
212
Charles H. Wyman
131
210
286
627
Frankie H. Campbell.
0
0
1
1
Blanks
2505
640
375
3520
Shall licenses be granted for the sale of non-intoxicating beverages in this town ?
Yes
190
101
102
403
No
92
96
163
351
Blanks
231
99
94
424
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Annual Town Meeting
MARCH 4, 1925
ART. 1. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting.
Result of ballot :
Whole number of votes cast .. 44
Clarence H. Granger (elected ) received. 34
ART. 2. To choose two or more Fence Viewers and two or more Field Drivers.
Charles F. Barden and Thomas A. Kerr were elected Fence Viewers. William S. Halladay and Frank H. Campbell were elected Field Drivers.
ART. 3. To hear and act upon the reports of the Town Officers.
Voted: To accept the reports of the Town Officers as printed, typographical errors and omissions excepted.
ART. 4. 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 in the hands of the Overseers of the Poor.
ART. 5. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the observance of Memorial Day and provide for its expenditure.
Voted : To appropriate the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars for the 'Observance of Memorial Day' to be expended by the Sons of Veterans and the American Legion.
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ART. 6. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the payment of a proper charge of an Insurance Com- pany for acting as surety on the official bond of its officers.
Voted : To appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars for the proper charge of an Insurance Company for acting as surety on the official bond of Town Officers.
ART. 7. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for liability insurance of its employees.
Voted : To appropriate the sum of three hundred dollars.
ART. 8. To see if the town will instruct the Selectmen to petition the County Commissioners to relocate and establish the bounds of Elm Street, its entire length from Main Street to Silver Street.
Voted: To instruct the Selectmen to Petition the County Commissioners to relocate and establish the bounds of Elm Street its entire length from Main Street to Silver Street.
ART. 9. To hear the report of the Committee appointed to consider the question of erecting a memorial to deceased sol- diers, sailors and marines of the Town of Agawam and take any action thereon.
A report of progress was made.
Voted: To refer the whole matter to the same Committee (James F. Kirby and J. Leo Roy were appointed by the Modera- tor to fill vacancies) for further consideration.
ART. 10. To see what disposition the Town will make with a sum of money in the Treasury, received from the State of Massachusetts as the Soldiers Gratuity.
Voted: That the Town Treasurer be authorized to invest the sum of two thousand seven hundred one and 14/100 dol- lars ($2,701.14) (the amount received from the Treasurer of the Commonwealth as the Soldiers Gratuity) to be known as the Soldiers Memorial Fund the same to be subject to the vote of the town.
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ART. 11. To see if the Town will vote to construct, equip and furnish a four room addition to the North Agawam School house, with needed alterations in the present building as outlined by the plans presented by the School Committee or take any other action regarding the same.
Voted: That a committee consisting of the chairman of Selectmen, one member of the School Committee, and three others to be chosen by the Moderator, be authorized and in- structed to construct, equip and furnish a four room addition to the North Agawam schoolhouse with needed alterations in the present building, according to plans to be chosen upon competi- tion, by said committee, the whole to be done at a cost not to ex- ceed the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00).
Committee : Giles W. Halladay, J. Arsene Roy, Percival V. Hastings, Arthur Decker, Harold Atwater.
ART. 12. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of fifty thousand dollars, or any part thereof for the purpose of constructing, equipping and furnishing a four room addition to the North Agawam Schoolhouse and authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow said sum or any part thereof or act in any way relating to the same.
Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of fifty thou- sand dollars ($50,000.00) for the purpose of constructing, equip- ping and furnishing a four room addition to the North Agawam Schoolhouse and for altering the present building, of which the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) shall be raised by taxation during the current municipal year, and that the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, be and is hereby authorized to issue bonds or notes of the Town to an amount not exceeding forty eight thousand dollars ($48,000.00) under the provisions of the General Laws, so that the whole amount shall be payable within twenty years of the date of the first bond or note, or at such earlier time as the Treasurer and Selectmen may determine.
ART. 13. To see if the Town will accept the Library Building and the land on which it stands in Agawam Center, given by Minerva Porter Davis, under certain conditions.
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Voted: That the Town accept from Mrs. Minerva Porter Davis the new Library Building, the lot upon which it stands, together with its endowment under the following conditions. To be called the Agawam Public Library. To be open at least two afternoons and one or two evenings each week, preferably under the supervision of a trained Librarian. It shall be managed by a Board of Trustees consisting of the Library Trustees elected by the Town, and at least an equal number chosen by the Library Association. This board shall have the custody and manage- ment of the library including the appointment of the Librarian. The principal of the endowment fund shall be placed in the custody of a Trust Company, which shall invest and re-invest the principal and shall pay over to the Town Treasurer at suitable intervals the income, which he shall in turn pay to the Treasurer of the Library Association, to be administered by the aforesaid board of Trustees for the use and benefit of the library, and that in token of our appreciation to Mrs. Davis for this generous gift, we signify this appreciation by a rising vote of ac- ceptance and thanks.
ART. 14. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of four hundred dollars to the Turstees for County Aid to Agri- culture, to be expended for the Agricultural and Home Economics extension service in this County and Town in accordance with the provisions of sections forty to forty-five, Chapter 128 of the General Laws of Massachusetts.
Voted: To appropriate the sum of four hundred dollars ($400.00) to be expended for Agriculture and Home Economics extension service in this County and Town, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 40 to 45, Chapter 128 of the General Laws of Massachusetts.
ART. 15. To hear and act upon the report of the Com- mittee on Town Forest.
Voted : Committed to the Committee for further con- sideration.
ART. 16. To see if the Town will authorize its Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow during the cur- rent municipal year beginning Jan. 1, 1925 in anticipation of the
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revenue of said year such sums of money as may be necessary for the current expenses of the Town.
Voted: That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen be and is hereby authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the municipal year beginning January 1, 1925, to an amount not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of the tax levy of 1924 and to issue a note or notes therefor payable in one year; any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of said municipal year.
ART. 17. To see if the town will vote to change its By- laws relative to the holding of its annual town meeting.
Voted : To pass over.
ART. 18. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of twenty thousand dollars for the continuation of rebuilding Main Street with stone, block, brick or other pavement of a similar last- ing character and provide for raising the same by the issue of bonds or otherwise.
Voted : Unanimously, that the Town appropriate the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) for the continuation of rebuilding Main Street with stone, block, brick or other perma- nent pavement of similar lasting character, of which amount the sum of four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) shall be raised by taxa- tion during the current municipal year, and that in order to raise the remaining sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000.00) the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be and is hereby authorized to issue bonds or notes of the Town to an amount not exceeding sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000.00) under auth- ority of the General Laws and amendments thereof, so, that the whole sum shall be paid in not more than ten years from the date of the issue of the first bond or note or at such earlier time as the Treasurer and Selectmen may determine.
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