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Minnie A. Barden, precinct officer
10.00
Carrie W. Kendall, precinct officer
5.00
William H. Lester, precinct officer
10.00
Arthur A. Randall, precinct officer
12.50
Elbert L. Campbell, precinct officer
5.00
Charles F. Barden, precinct officer
2.50
John R. Lloyed, selectman
305.00
H. Preston Worden, selectman.
270.00
Giles W. Halladay, selectman
235.00
$3,364.10
Appropriation
$ 3,000.00
Transferred from Contingencies 364.10
$3,364.10
Clerk, Treasurer and Collector
Henry E. Bodurtha, services $ 2,000.00
$2,000.00
Appropriation
$ 2,000.00
Contingencies
O. C. Alderman, supplies $ 2.75
Transferred to Town Office
364.10
Transferred to Street Lights
13.52
Transferred to Town Buildings
115.39
Transferred to Liability Insurance
68.23
$563.99
Appropriation
$
600.00
$600.00
Police
Edward S. Connor, services
$ 1,750.00
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Edward S. Connor, expenses 20.54
Daniel O. Cesan, services
61.00
Charles H. Wyman, services 252.00
James W. Cesan, services 5.00
Frankie H. Campbell, services
302.75
Roger Connor, services
7.50
Frank Connor, services
3.00
Edward T. Cordes, services
3.00
Alvin R. Kellogg, services
8.00
Edward St. Louis, services
7.00
William De Forge, services
10.00
Wilfred F. Dumas, services
10.00
Adam E. Letendre, services
5.00
John R. Daley, services
6.00
Wm. Sullivan, services
5.00
Wm. H. Seaver, services
10.00
Scott Adams, attorney
125.00
John H. Madden, attorney
50.00
J. P. Vincelette, supplies
176.04
Fisk Rubber Co., tires
24.88
Eloi Belisle repairs
5.25
F. L. Roberts, supplies
9.65
Frank J. Meyer, supplies
7.00
Joseph Borgatti, supplies
7.50
C. W. Hastings Co., supplies
3.60
A. F. Pezzini, repairs
2.00
N. E. Telephone & Telegraph Co., ser- vice
10.45
Springfield Hospital, care
17.50
Dr. J. W. Leonard, medical attendance
10.00
City of Springfield, lockup fees
59.05
J. G. Clark, transportation
2.00
$2,975.21
Appropriation
$ 2,200.00
Police Court fines
1,327.52
Sheriff, fines
106.50
Jitney licenses
1,350.00
Riverside Park Co., for service
334.25
$5,318.27
High School Building E. T. Davis & Son on contract $111,311.86
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R. A. Turner & Co., on contract 5,575.00
T. J. Conway, on contract
7,210.54
William P. Brown, on contract
16,590.00
E. J. Broadhurst, Atty., site
8,314.06
Scott Adams, legal services
300.00
Springfield Street Railway Co., services
15.35
E. C. Knapp, court expenses
30.00
D. J. Collins, court expenses
20.00
H. E. Bodurtha, cash expenses
27.25
Wallace E. Dibble, architect
5,312.81
Julius A. Ryan, photographs
25.00
J. C. Heidner & Sons, furnishings
350.00
Frank Rudu, labor
4.00
H. W. Haskell, supplies
191.60
Ernest Hunt, tuning piano
3.00
L. E. Knott Appliance Co., supplies
289.10
Bigelow & Dowse, supplies
190.65
R. A. Fife Corporation, supplies
272.82
Meekins, Packard & Wheat, supplies
3,469.50
Charles Hall, supplies
422.10
Underwood Typewriter Co., machines
840.00
Remington Typewriter Co., machines ....
+20.00
E. H. Sheldon Co., supplies
+92.88
Kenney Bros. & Wolkins, supplies
5,300.00
Singer Sewing Machine Co., supplies ....
74.88
E. S. Stacy Co., supplies
386.52
Forbes & Wallace, supplies
84.69
Horace Partridge Co., supplies
35.53
Hart & Hutchinson Co., supplies
383.20
J. D. Wallace & Co., supplies
502.02
A. D. Letellier, cartage
34.84
W. J. Kelley Co.
200.00
$168,679.20
1921 Expenditures
$ 73,152.10
Balance of bond issue
$ 8,168.70
Street Lights
Agawam Electric Co., street lighting .... $ 7,708.75
United Electric Light Co., lighting 104.77
bridge
$7,813.52
Appropriation $ 7,800.00
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Transferred from Contingencies 13.52
$7,813.52
Sewers
Cook Builders Supply Co., supplies $ 350.23
J. L. Burke, labor
53.95
Davitt Iron Foundry Co., grates
13.00
Springfield Brick Co., brick
30.00
R. F. Mahoney, labor
.50
C. E. Terry, cement
8.00
Durkee White & Towne, surveying
30.89
C. W. Hastings Co., supplies
2.50
E. S. Connor labor
74.00
Roger Connor, labor
19.50
D. F. Crowley, labor
25.70
Raymond Roberts, labor
3.00
Augustus Morin, labor
6.00
Alphonse Brisette, labor
12.00
Paul Brissette, labor
4.50
Edward St. Louis, labor
30.40
Ernest Jasmin, labor,
15.00
Quinto Avonds, labor
3.00
Leo Lonerini, labor
1.50
Silvio Costa, labor
13.50
Frank Menard, labor
3.20
Harry Cooley, labor
4.50
William De Forge, labor
3.00
Henry Milanese, labor
6.00
Ernest Favari, labor
6.00
Louis Lavotti, labor
6.00
Carlo Gaudini, labor
3.00
Peter Mutti, labor
3.00
David De Forge, labor
12.40
George Deno, labor
8.00
Melville Rivers, labor
8.00
Fred Perusse, labor
8.00
Cyril Perusse, labor
9.60
M. Perusse, labor
16.00
Frank La Rock, labor
6.40
Kenneth M. Pond, labor
14.40
Joseph J. Brady, labor
16.00
George Lawrence, labor
3.00
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John C. Healey, labor
33.00
Bert Coville, labor
54.00
Charles H. Wyman, labor
53.50
H. P. Worden, labor
20.00
$ 994.17
Entrance fees received
$1,333.36
$1333.36
Health Department
Dr. E. H. Guild, examinations $ 6.00
Dr. F. D. Jones, examinations
3.00
Dr. J. E. Dwyer, examinations 2.00
Emerson's Laboratory, examinations
23.00
A. E. Lerche, supplies
3.60
D. O. Cesan, services
2.00
County Tuberculosis Hospital
628.58
John R. Lloyd, services
50.00
Giles W. Halladay, services
40.00
H. Preston Worden, services
40.00
Appropriation
Town Buildings
Agawam Electric Co., service
$ 166.35
A. H. Rowley, repairs
25.80
T. M. Walker Co., supplies 10.63
J. A. Roy, repairs
8.80
J. C. Healey, care
10.55
D. J. Bloom, care
22.00
D. E. Bailey, labor and supplies
26.50
C. P. Chase & Co., supplies
12.76
C. W. Hastings, insurance
1,032.00
$1,315.39
Appropriation $12,000.00
Transferred from Contingencies 115.39
$1,315.39
Assessors
Johnson's Bookstore, supplies $ 9.00
Davoll Printing House, supplies 7.25
Wakefield Daily Item, supplies .45
$ 798.18 $ 800.00
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Florence Blish, copying
3.00
Louise M. Brown, copying 60.00
Searching records 20.00
Amos Gosselin, services 17.50
H. Preston Worden, services
200.00
William H. Porter, services 300.00
R. M. Taylor, services 500.00
$1,117.20
Memorial Day Observance
Sons of Veterans
$ 75.00
American Legion
75.00
$ 150.00
Appropriation
$ 150.00
$ 150.00
Liability Insurance
C. W. Hastings, Agt., premium
$
268.23
Appropriation $ 200.00
$ 268.23
Transferred from Contingencies
68.23
$ 268.23
Aid to Agriculture
Hampden County League
$
300.00
$ 300.00
Appropriation
.....
$ 300.00
$ 300.00
Numbering of Houses
Steele Bros., services $ 95.00
Appropriation $ 100.00 $ 95.00
$ 100.00
Interest
C. D. Parker & Co., temporary loans .... $ 3,655.96 F. S. Moseley & Co., temporary loans .... 1,081.24
Boston Five Cent Savings Bank, water loan 120.00
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Hull Sinking Fund Com., schoolhouse loan
40.00
Old Colony Trust Co., water loan
840.00
Old Colony Trust Co., water loan
3,161.25
Old Colony Trust Co., schoolhouse loan
500.00
Old Colony Trust Co., sewer loan
880.00
Old Colony Trust Co., schoolhouse loan
495.00
Old Colony Trust Co., water loan
945.00
E. Pierson Beebe, highway loan
300.00
West Springfield Trust Co., highway loan
500.00
Old Colony Trust Co., highway loan ...
787.50
Old Colony Trust Co., High School loan
12,500.00
Old Colony Trust Co., commission
6.41
$25,812.36
Appropriation
$18,000.00
Interest on taxes and deposits
8,618.89
Net income of Water Dept.
1,119.80
$27,738.69
Town Debt
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, water loan $ 1,000.00
C. D. Parker & Co., schoolhouse loan 2,000.00
Old Colony Trust Co., water loan
1,000.00
Old Colony Trust Co., water loan
3,500.00
Old Colony Trust Co., schoolhouse loan
1,000.00
Old Colony Trust Co., sewer loan
1,000.00
Old Colony Trust Co., schoolhouse loan
1,000.00
Old Colony Trust Co., water loan
1,000.00
E. Peisson Beebe, highway loan
2,000.00
West Springfield Trust Co., highway loan
2,000.00
Old Colony Trust Co., highway loan .... 3,500.00
Old Colony Trust Co., High school loan 13,000.00
$32,000.00
Appropriation
$27,000.00
Corporation and Bank taxes
4,038.19
License fees
1,179.00
Premium on bonds
2,815,27
$35,032.46
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Liabilities, Dec. 30, 1922
Two notes held by Boston Five Cents
Savings Bank, due $1,000, annually,
Jan. 1, 1924-25, at 4% water loan .... $ 2,000.00 Twenty bonds of $1,000, payable an- nually, Oct. 1, 1923-42, to Old Col- ony Trust Co., at 4%, water loan .... 20,000.00
Bonds of 1913 water loan, payable $3,500, annually, July 1, 1923-43, to Old Colony Trust Co., at 41/2% .... 68,500.00 Boards of 1916 schoolhouse loan $1,000, payable annually, July 1, 1923-34 to Old Colony Trust Co., at 4% 12,000.00
Sewer bonds of 1916, payable annually, Dec. 1, 1923-43, to Old Colony Trust Co., at 4%
21,000.00
Schoolhouse bonds of 1917, payable $1,000, annually, Sept. 1, 1923-32 ..... Water bonds of 1917, payable $1,000 annually, Oct. 1, 1923-42, to Old Colony Trust Co., at 41/2%
10,000.00
Two serial notes of $2,000 each, pay- able to E. Peirson Beebe, Dec. 10, 1923-24, highway loan at 5%.
4,000.00
Four serial notes ot $2,000 each, pay- able to West Springfield Trust Co., Nov. 5, 1923-26, at 5%, highway loan Serial notes payable to Old Colony Trust Co., $3,500 yearly, Dec. 15, 1923-26, at 41/2%, highway loan High School bonds, payable to Old Colony Trust Co., $13,000 annually, Sept. 1, 1923-31, $12,000 annually, Sept. 1, 1932-41, at 5%
8,000.00
14,000.00
Highway loan of 1922, payable $4,000 annually, Dec. 15, 1923-26, to C. D. Parker & Co., at 41/2% 16,000.00 66,000.00
237,000.00
Temporary loans
-$498,500.00
Assets
Cash in treasury, general
$
554.35
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20,000.00
Cash in treasury, high school fund
8,168.70
Cash in treasury, bridge loan
3,604.14
Due on 1917 taxes
1,333.89
Due on 1918 taxes
1,888.22
Due on 1919
taxes
6,471.17
Due on 1920 taxes
9,760.98
Due on 1921 taxes
20,615.78
Due on 1922
taxes
69,610.06
Due on State aid
208.00
Due on water rents
(estimated )
5,000.00
Due on water connections (estimated )
800.00
$12,801.29
JOHN R. LLOYD, GILES W. HALLIDAY, H. PRESTON WORDEN,
Selectmen, Overseers of Poor, Board of Health.
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REPORT OF Trees and Forest Warden
FRUIT AND SHADE TREES
This season we had an unusually heavy infestation of cat- erpillars, including Tussock moth, Tent caterpillar and fall web worm. These are all common caterpillars and make nests or webs. Usually they do but little damage but this year they did do material damage, especially to small shade and fruit trees. Large shade trees were but little damaged except by the unsight- linesss of the webs and nests. With the exception of the Tent caterpillar which appears annually, these caterpillars appear in large numbers only once in six to ten years and usually after a rather mild winter such as we had last winter, and are very dif- ferent in this respect from Gipsy and Brown tailed moths, which, if not controlled by inspection every year, would soon get so nu- merous that they would eat every leaf on all trees both large and small.
Remedy
For private grounds for these common caterpillars, would advise inspection and picking the egg masses (this to be done be- tween Nov. 1 and April 1) which will greatly reduce the cater- pillars another season and if sprayed with arsenate of lead about June 1 this will still further reduce them. Beginning about May 1 inspect your trees and schrubs once each week and at the first sign of a nest or web burn them off with a kerosene torch made by wrapping an old sack on the end of a pole. Would ad- vise the removal entirely of all wild cherry trees as they are not of much value as shade trees and are particularly attractive to caterpillars. Another method of controlling these caterpillars
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is to begin about May 15, and spray every two weeks with ar- senate of lead until about Sept. 1, but this is much more expen- sive and even then you probably will find occasional use for the kerosene torch. All spraying to be effective must be done thoroughly.
Relative to our public shade trees while admitting the un- sightliness of these webs, and nests and some small damage to the trees by leaf eating, yet I think the benefit would not war- rant the expense of controlling these pests as much of this work would necessarily be' of a preventative nature by spraying all our public shade trees annually several times. This one item would cost at least $1,000, plus the cost of the other work necessary in this connection and would bring the total cost to at least $1,500 and perhaps $2,000 annually. As much as I desire the health and beauty of our shade trees, I think this work too costly for the benefit we would obtain especially as it will probably cost us more and more each year to control the Gipsy moth and this must be done absolutely, also another pest (Satin moth) is headed this way which probably will make more expense for the Town in the near future.
THE GIPSY MOTH
This and the Brown Tailed moth is a very different prop- osition from the other caterpillars. Like the Brown Tail the Gipsy if allowed to become numerous will entirely defoliate the trees every year resulting in their death in from two to three years and unfortunately they are much harder to identify than the Brown Tail thereby making their control more expensive. I presume most Citizens of the Town are familiar with the Gipsy moth law which says land owners must within a stated time designated by the Board of Selectmen inspect their trees and all egg masses of Gipsy moth found be destroyed by creosot- ing or otherwise, failure to do this compells the Selectmen to employ a competent person to do this work the cost to be borne by the owner and to constitute a lien upon the property the same as taxes. I suppose our State Legislators knew what they were doing when they passed this law but to your servant, to say the least, it looks like a funny law. Considering the fact that all moth work done by owners must be verified by the local moth su- perintendent and again by the State District Superintendent and the fact that the cost of the first inspection is practically no more than the verification would be, I fail to see any benefit from this
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law only added expense to our Citizens, another reason why we decided to inspect both private and public trees is this, I pre- sume there are but few land owners in Town who know what a Gipsy moth looks like or would recognize one if they found it and the cost of instructing each one would be more than doing the inspection.
As soon as we received notice that Towns would have to look after their moths we decided (as there was no appropria- tion made for this purpose) to discontinue our tree work and use the balance of the Tree Warden appropriation which was $228.30 on this work as far as it would go, which we have done with about two-thirds of the Town covered inspecting all trees ne- cessary both private and public. As this work must be done again next fall would recommend an appropriation of $400 for the suppression of the Gipsy moth $100 to finish this sea- son's work (which must be done by April 1) and $300 for next season. This appropriation should be made separate from the Tree Warden appropriation as the two offices may not be held by the same person. The Moth Superintendent is appointed by the Board of Selectmen and approved by State Officials while the Tree Warden holds an elective office. The amount of the Tree Warden appropriation, of course, will be whatever the voters agree on.
To date (Jan. 10) we have found 141 egg-masses of the Gipsy moth with about one-third of the Town unfinished which must be done by April 1.
TREE WORK
We have removed several large dead and dangerous shade trees and where necessary replaced them with new ones. We have cut the roadside brush in several of the worst places but more of this work must be done in the near future especially on Provin Mountain State Road and Barry Street, Feeding Hills, the latter street being especially bad. We started in to give North Agawam a thorough cleaning up but when about one-half through were obliged to discontinue our trimming for Gipsy moth work, the balance of this work will have to wait for an- other season. From old age, maple blight and any number of other causes many of our maples are slowly dying and your ser- vant knows of no remedy, only to remove all dead branches as practical and when they become too unsightly remove them en-
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tirely. There is lots of this work which should be done right now but we are obliged to keep within our appropriation and I presume there are but few who realize the actual cost of this work.
EDWIN M. HITCHCOCK, Tree Warden and Moth Superintendent.
Expenditures
C. W. Hastings, insurance $ 10.00
J. W. Adams Co., trees
42.00
H. Foot & Co., supplies
19.20
C. W. Hastings Co., supplies
1.50
C. W. Hegeman, supplies
1.75
Morris A. Cohen, supplies
1.21
Harry Zundell, supplies
1.49
H. W. Fitch, repairs
2.25
R. E. Browninger, supplies
1.00
Fitzhenry & Guptill Co., supplies
1.48
E. M. Hitchcock, Warden and Supt.
307.50
Fred Drew, labor
24.00
William White, labor
3.00
S. Stanislaus, labor
17.00
R. Ely, labor
9.00
J. Ferraro, labor
4.00
Ralph Mitchell, labor
46.50
William Voudren, labor
4.50
C. Thompson, labor
17.00
Harold Donnelly, labor
244.50
$758.88
Appropriation
$ 800.00
$800.00
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REPORT OF Library Trustees
BOOKS
Number at Agawam 6,388
Number at Feeding Hills 4,303
Number at North Agawam 650
CIRCULATION
Agawam
6,338
Feeding Hills
7,457
North Agawam
4,125
BORROWERS
Agawam
300
Feeding Hills
542
North Agawam
301
LIBRARIANS
Agawam, Carrie W. Kendall Feeding Hills, Mrs. C. H. Granger North Agawam, Grace M. Dumas
EXPENDITURES
Agawam Electric Co., services $ 28.80
H. W. Carter, repairs 2.00
H. W. Cowles, expressage 4.50
J. C. Healey, repairs 2.63
H. J. Campbell, repairs 272.97
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E. A. Kellogg & Sons supplies 10.95
Johnson's Bookstore, supplies
131.11
Library Book House, supplies
309.75
Forbes & Wallace, supplies
37.62
H. R. Hunting Co., supplies
241.08
Library Bureau, supplies
122.15
Grace M. Dumas, librarian
75.00
Alice B. Granger, librarian
75.00
Carrie W. Kendall, librarian
75.00
$1,388.56
AVAILABLE
Appropriation
$ 200.00
Income of dog fund
711.32
Phelon Library Fund
22.75
Rent of tenement
156.00
$1,090.07
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REPORT OF Board of Water Commissioners
The Board of Water Commissioners respectfully presents the nineteenth annual report of the department covering opera- tions of the fiscal year ending Dec. 30, 1922.
RECEIPTS
From water rents
$ 9,860.75
From water connections 934.75
$10,795.50
EXPENDITURES
City of Springfield, water $ 4,831.47
W. C. Johnson, reading meters ..
130.25
A. H. Barlett, printing
36.48
H. Mueller Co., supplies
314.94
Farmstore Co., supplies
2.75
Worthy Paper Co
4.50
D. M. Crowley, Supt.
1,042.00
N. E. Plumbing Supply Co., supplies
1,177.29
Chapman Valve Co., supplies
101.00
National Meter Co., meters
1,133.80
Dorance Colburn, repairing
226.46
John L. Burke, Sec.
77.00
E. A. Kellogg & Sons, supplies
80.22
B. A. R. R. Co., freight
6.63
M. Albert, supplies
12.00
W. J. Eldred, books
41.50
American Express Co., express
8.36
Town of West Springfield, service
35.00
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Machin & Kratovil, supplies
1.25
William De Forge, labor
148.10
D. F. Crowley, labor
45.10
Frank Menard, labor
10.90
Jerry Grady, labor
43.00
Oliver Parent, labor
45.00
John Griffin, labor
21.60
Melvin Goyette, labor
1.60
Edward Eagan, labor
22.50
Clifford Menard labor
12.00
Steve Gendreau, labor
15.00
John Parent, labor
6.00
F. Blondo, labor
9.00
Joe Carbeno, labor
33.00
$9,675.70
CONSTRUCTION-EXTENSION OF MAINS
H. W. Cowles, cartage $ 139.82
N. E. Plumbing Supply Co., supplies ...
238.43
N. Y. N. H. & Hartford R. R. Co., freight
533.55
Springfield Gas Light Co., supplies
25.00
R. D. Wood & Co., pipe
4,917.42
William De Forge, labor
10.50
D. F. Crowley, labor
141.00
Frank Menard, labor
7.50
Melville Goyette, labor
7.60
E. Larson, labor
1.60
Jerry Grady, labor
135.00
Oliver Parent, labor
138.75
John Griffin, labor
85.50
Edward Eagan, labor
159.00
Clifford Menard, labor
20.25
A. Cormier, labor
14.75
Steve Gendreau, labor
141.00
Louis Draghetti, labor
66.00
Julius Wheeler, labor
16.50
John Curran, labor
25.50
Frank Blondo, labor
106.50
Ernest Jasmin, labor
48.00
M. Menard, labor
51.00
Jim Prova, labor
143.50
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Joseph Carbonneau, labor
88.50
Harold Cooley, labor
27.00
James Devens, labor
133.50
Felix De Cotean, labor
32.25
E. Wallance, labor
4.50
Dwight Blaisdell, labor
5.25
Ernest Couture, labor
3.00
Lewis Coustello, labor
51.00
D. Bailey, labor
24.75
David De Forge, labor
15.75
E. Costa, labor
12.00
Edmund Costa, labor
19.50
Wesley Colson, labor
18.00
John Parent, labor
42.75
Walter Johnson, labor
15.00
James Costello, labor
8.25
John Begley, labor
24.00
Henry Bourdo, labor
9.00
Lewis Galvin, labor
50.25
John Miner, labor
48.00
Louis Kammerer, labor
14.25
Joseph Morin, labor
3.00
George Lawrence, labor
49.50
D. Baker, labor
1.50
E. Stafford, labor
10.50
James Costa, labor
6.00
Joseph Costa, labor
6.00
George St. John, labor
3.00
P. Pattison, labor
9.00
D. M. Crowley, Supt.
500.00
$8,408.67
A. R. KELLOGG,
D. M. CROWLEY, J. L. BURKE,
Commissioners.
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REPORT OF THE
Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor and Board of Health TOWN OF AGAWAM, MASS., FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 30, 1922
We closed the business of the Town for the year just ended with the following reports and recommendations :
The money appropriated and the income from jitneys and fines, was ample to take care of our expenditures as voted at our last Annual Meeting. Some amounts had to be transferred from one department to the other to take care of those Depart- ments. There will have to be a change on appropriations this coming year.
By State Law, all fines, fees, or income derived from other sources will have to be accounted for and allowance made by the , assessors for the coming year.
Full amounts will have to be appropriated for all Depart- ments. For instance, we appropriated $2,200 for the Police De- partment, plus income from fines, fees, and licenses. This additional income cannot be used until the following year.
THE TOWN POOR DEPARTMENT
The appropriation for this Department was not sufficient to care for all which we thought were deserving cases. We have many applicants now who feel we have no heart whatever. We placed all possible accounts on the State and outside towns. We
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have several families for the care of which the State re-imburses us one-third. We cannot see how this Department can be taken care of any more cheaply at present.
BOARD OF HEALTH
The only worry the Board of Selectmen has in this Depart- ment is how the Town of Agawam can relieve itself of paying $628.58 for the maintenance of the Hampden County Tuber- culosis Hospital. This amount increases every year. The Town seems to derive no benefit. We have been very fortunate and have had very few contagious diseases this past year.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
This Department in a financial way has taken care of itself. Our expenses were $2,975. The appropriation, $5,080, includ- ed jitney fees which were $1,350, and fines which were $1.430. This additional income was a great benefit to the Town.
STREET LIGHTS
There has been several additional lights placed in the Town and the cost has been taken care of except for a deficiency of $13.15.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Plenty of room for sincere thought on all expenditures of money." We are well within our appropriation due to co-operation of the State and careful scrutinizing of expenditures. We had to spend nearly $1,000 of our appropriation on Springfield Street to take care of and protect same, then succeeded in getting the State to finish this road at its own expense, costing them about $8,000. It ask no assistance from the Town of Agawam. With these two amounts the Town and State has spent about $92,000 from Feeding Hills to the Agawam Bridge within the last four years. This is one of the best pieces of road in Agawam. The Selectmen have been working hard with the State officials to have them take this road over under their supervision to maintain and care for the same as the River Road. We feel this may soon be accomplished.
The South End Bridge has been put into the best of shape and the Agawam Bridge all over-hauled. Work on the North
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Agawam Bridge is partly done. We have $3,604 with which to do this work. This will put all bridges in A No. 1 shape for many years to come.
Other roads have been cindered and gravelled, which has improved many stretches.
Our recommendation is as follows: If any large expenditures are to be made the following year, they should be only in col- laboration with the State and County, which project we have been working on, and feel they will be ready to co-operate with the Town of Agawam the coming Spring if the Town is in shape to do its part. We recommend no other expenditures, in fact we feel the Town should go very carefully for a few years until some of the larger expenditures like the new High School, roads and water bonds, are taken care of so as to bring the tax levy down to a more normal standard. Our taxes have been rising alarmingly for the past few years, due we feel to the desire of our constituents for all modern improvements, not- withstanding the slow growth of the Town.
THE REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN ON THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL
The building is completed except for a very few small de- tails and the Selectmen, with the Town Clerk have moved into the new quarters which is a pleasant change and reflects great credit on the Town. As part of the Building Committee, we wish to state that all contracts are completed except for a few minor details, all bills have been approved and paid except for a few small unsettled matters.
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