OF THE

SELECTMEN, TREASURER

A If D

OYERSEERS OF THE POOR,

OF THE

Town of Williamsburg

FOR THE

YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1st, 1893.

NORTHAMPTON, MASS.:

GAZETTE PRINTING COMPANY. 1893.

OF THE

SELECTMEN, TREASURER

AND

OYERSEERS OF THE POOR,

OF THE

Town of Williamsburg

FOR THE

TEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1st, 1893.

NORTHAMPTON, MASS.:

GAZETTE PRINTING COMPANY. 1893.

Selectmen's Report.

TREASURY RECEIPTS.

Remaining iu Treasury, Feb. 1, 1892,	$168	55
Unpaid tax of 1891 received,	2	00
Received from taxes current year.	12,949	12
Rent of Town Hall,	10	00
Dividend N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. Stock,	552	00
Trustees Whiting Street Fund,	200	00
State Corporation Tax,	266	10
State National Bank Tax,	1,064	02
G. M. Bradford, use of derrick.	6	25
State, State Aid,	369	00
State, Military Aid,	178	00
State, School Fund,	368	31
County, Dog Fund,	127	16
Income of Collins School Fund,	818	39
Auctioneer and Druggist Licenses,	4	00
From sale of R. R. Stock,	17,112	00
Town interest in School Supt. Fund,	201	07
From Town of Conway, for schooling,	47	00
Sheriff Clark,	10	63
Temporary Loans,	9,100	00

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PAYMENTS.

State Tax, $770 00

County Tax, 1,577 30

Memorial Committee, 50 00

Almoners Whiting Street Fund, 200 00

Schools, 5,661 93

State Aid, 558 00

Military Aid, 276 00

Note at Haydenville Savings Bank, 2,100 00

Notes due Jan. 1st, 1893, 15,000 00

On Temporary Loans, 8,500 00

-$34,693 23

INTEREST.

Trustees Forbes Library, $400 00

Arlington Five Cent Savings Bank, 250 00

Attleborough Savings Bank, 250 00

Lynn Institution for Savings, 250 00

Haydenville Savings Bank, 370 53

Int. on Collins Fund of $755.67 one year, 37 78

Int. at Hampshire Savings Bank, 18 84

$1,577 15

POOR.

Theodore Pomeroy, 1145 95

Phineas Morton, 22 14

David Pittsinger, 104 00

Thomas Heffron, casket, 17 00

Phillip Eaon, casket, 15 00

George Cheney, Dr. Hillman, 1891, 4 20

Mrs. Margaret Moakler, 66 76

Mrs. Ellen Williams, 169 92 Mrs. Ellen Witherall and family, discharged, 6 00

Abner riemmingway, 117 77

Mrs. Oliver Grace, 129 50

Mrs. John O'Brien and family, 132 00

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Mrs. Nelson and Thomas Waite,net, Mrs.Waite,

deceased, $2 97

Miss Saloma Warner, 115 60

Truman Carlton, 122 09

Wilson Woodard, 55 00

City Chicopee, Ed Ryan and family, 07 63

Mrs. Fanny Williams, 150 84

J. M. Nichols, 81 24

Tramps, 7 60

Emily Hill, Funeral Expenses, 30 00

Amount appropriated, $1,500.

$1,563 21

HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.

R. D. Ames, breaking roads.	£1	OK)
0. M. Wade,	((	o	Kn OU
Jerome Jackson,	labor.	K o	oo
Fowler Washburn,	((	6	00
H. H. Cranston,	((	29	79
Charles Patch,	a	13	05
H. W. Hitchcock,	((	5	95
Levi Bradford's estate,	12	82
H. Derrick,	((	3	75
George Phillips,	((	15	75
Philip McGowan,	<(	18	75
Charles L. Hyde,	((	4	50
F. E. Hyde,	a	21	70
G. M. Bradford,	" and material,	112	99
Lewis N. Hawley,	i<	13	72
Edward Black,	a	7	50
F. E. Goodrich,	((	12	75
Francis Culver,	a	7	50
Richard Keating,	((	8	25
Lawrence Dolan,	n	10	80
Mr. Trombly,	(S	3	00
C. C. Hosford,	a	53	09
John Wade,	((	4	50
Geo. W. Lawler,	if	72	00

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A. E. Lawton, labor,	4*7 Qfi $ / oo
E. Baggs,		4: OU
L. 0. Graves,		OO on
0. C. Knight,		I OU
E. Leonard,		Q O^i
J. B. Rogers,		Q1
John O'Neil,		n in
Alanson Nash,		A (\ K(\ 4U OU
Peter Shea,		OO '70
Byron Loomis,		y OU
George P. Graves,		0 uu
E. T. Hemmingway,		1 (\ (\C\ iu uu
D. r>. bradiora.		OO -iU
JMike Corbet,	( (	0 \J\)
Wm. Crow,	( (	9 no
Willie 0 Brien,		'± OU
T Tiy TTT 1 1 James E. Welch,		lU OU
James Welch,		< OU
r. hi. Kicnards,		4 UO
Frank Cowing,		^ on
John Ryan,		/ OU
Howard Pomeroy,	((	O^J KfV /«o o7
Sanford Packard,	C(	7 70
Joseph St. Lawrence,	( (	-cU 4/
Charles Damon,	((	O fV A /I
John Phinney,	((	75
Franklin Clapp,	ti	40 75
Lucinda Nash, earth.		2 50
John Brashaw, labor.	o /O
Philip Brault,	((	2 25
Robert Trainor,	a	13 50
Daniel Emrick,	((	0 ou
Nonotuck Silk Co.,	((	2 50
John Moakler, material,	2 00
W. E. Thayer,	a	78
R. B. Rice,	((	1 00
L. D. James,	it	1 32
H. L. & H. W. Graves,^*	59 40

0. H. Everett, use of road, 110 00

Thomas Culver, labor, 7 20

Oliver Nash, John T. Handfield, Fred Guilford, Henry Leonard, Frank Wells,

6 75 85 60 49 47 10 35

Mrs. Dowd, land to straighten new road, 35 00 John O'Neil, labor, 3 07

S. W. & A. B. Lee, tile, 59 99

Geo. H. Ames, nails, 50 Freight on tile, 4 14

H. G. Hill, gravel, 5 00

$1,171 09

Amount appropriated for Highways, 11200.

New Road, 100.

Total, $1300.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

J. J. Kelso, repair of Engine, $ 45

A. G. Cone, for Fire Department, 175 00

Amount appropriated, $200.

STREET LIGHTS.

L. D. James, bills rendered, $134 08

James H. O'Brien, 208 80

Amount appropriated, $450.

MEMORIAL DAY. A. Bailey, President Association, $50 00

Amount appropriated, $50,

$175 45

$342 88

$50 00

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NEW SCHOOL HOUSE IN IIAYDEN VILLE.

H. A. Bisbee, Order of Committee, W. M. Purringtou, "

$400 00 429 25 170 75

$1,000 00

Amount appropriated, $1,000.

NEW SCHOOL HOUSE IN WILLIAMSBURG.

0. D. Case & Co., blackboards, $10 80

Vermont School Seat Co., seats, 48 83

G. M. Bradford, building School House, 5G5 00

Amount appropriated, $600. SIDEWALKS.

HATDENVILLE VILLAGE.

Amount expended, $346 81

Paid II. H. Torrey, from

abuttors, etc., 151 33

$195 48

Paid for fitting walk,

H. H. Torrey, balance.

$52 79 142 69

Amount appropriated, $200.

$624 63

$195 48

WILLIAMSBURG VILLAGE.

Amount expended, $302 32 Received from abuttors, 71 24

$231 08

Paid U. H. Torrey, concrete and fitting, $238 69

Amount appropriated, $200,

$238 69

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CONTINGENT.

C. W. Fay, services as Auditor, 1891, $2 00

0. G. Spellman, " " 2 00 H. E. Bradford, Registrar and Ballot clerk,

'91 and '92, 7 50

Haydenville Mfg. Co., grate for Town Hall, 1 10

Dewey Williams, care Town Hall, 13 14

Dewey Williams, painting safe, 1 50

J. T. Stockwell, coal for Town Hall, 3 25

F. W. Stowe, damages on Highway, 12 50 Henry Nash, Registrar, 1891, 5 00 C. A. Phillips, Registrar and Ballot Clerk, '91

and '92, 7 50

Springfield Printing and Binding Co., 2 50

W. H. Hosford, Ballot Clerk, 2 50

B. S. Johnson, Insurance on Strang House, 4 00

Wm. G. Bassett, legal services, 115 25

Gazette Ptg. Co., town reports, and ballots, 45 50

H. A. Bisbee, Court fees and expenses, 16 54

H. A. Bisbee, care of and driving hearse, 35 00

H. A. Bisbee, services as Constable, 22 90

Peter Shea, labor on Water Works, 1 80

James Ryan, " 2 10

T. M. Carter, scraper blades and sundries, 19 20

G. M. Bradford, sundry bills paid, and moving

safe, 7 90

F. H. Learned, services at Election, 4 00

John Phinney, coal for Lockup, 1 00

Wm. M. Olin, to registrar of Voters, 1 25

S. E. Bridgman, Reg. of Mortgage and Perso- nal Property, 7 20 0. G. Spellman, services rendered to Town, 15 00 John O'Neil, services as Elector, 10 00 John O'Neil, Inspection of Stock, 15 00 George N. Baker, Insurance on Williamsburg

School House, 100 00

B. S. Johnson, Ins. on Haydenville School

House, 43 75

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S. De Martin, refreshments for Election offi- cers, $1 00 R. B. Rice, repair Ballot box, 2 50 L. D. James, sundries for Town Hall, 1 42 Mrs. Fanny Clary, services School Committee, 72 00 W. M. Purrington, " 76 50 E. T. Barrus, 22 75 Paper, stamps and envelopes, 4 29 C. C. Ilosford, labor on Water Works, 2 10 C. C. Hosford, sundry bills paid, 4 10 Clerk and Treasurer's services, 100 00 Recording births, deaths and marriages, 25 10 Selectman's services, 300 00 Jesse Wells, Collector, 135 00 Abatement of Taxes, 51 74 C. C. Hosford, collecting Births, 3 00 Clerk's travelling expenses to Hadley, 2 50 Clerk, expressage, paper, stamps, etc., 10 30 B. S. Johnson, insurance on School House, 18 00

Amount appropriated, $1200.

REPAIRS ON TOWN HALL. Paid E. D. Kingsley, repairs, $60 39

S. W. & A. B. Lee, 104 94

C. E. Tileston, on Hall, 3 37

E. J. House, 2 25

No appropriation.

SCHOOL ASSETS.

Income of Collins Fund, $818 39

Income of Dog Fund, 127 16

Town appropriation, 3,300 00

Text Books, 300 00

Repairs, 200 00

Superintendent, 300 00

State School Fund, 368 31

Town interest in School Supt. Fund, 201 07

$1,360 18

$170 95

$5,614 93

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LIST OF JURORS.

Charles L. Hosford, Foster C. Anderson, Adelbert Bailey, 0. G. Spellman, Henry W. Graves, Thomas Dumphy, John F. Clapp, John Phinney, J. J. Ball, Walter E. Pillinger, Henry S. Leonard, John O'Neil, Alanson Nash, Fred N. Graves, John N. Sawtell, Clesson Bradley, Edward P. Larkin, Joseph S. Graves, Thomas P. Larkin, James Malley, George Lawler, Jesse Wells, Wm. H. Hosford, Lawrence Morrissey, John W. Hill, Charles A. Phillips, Chauncey W. Fay, Herbert Richardson, Michael Cusick.

C. C. HOSFORD, ) Selectmen

L. C. GRAVES, [ of

G. M. BRADFORD, ) Williamsburg,

The Committee of the Whiting Street Fund submit the fol- lowing statement of their work for the year ending Feb. 1st, 1893. Cash received from the Town Treasurer, $200, and has been distributed as follows :

Mr. Lyman Ames,	$9 00
Mrs. Frances Sharpe,	6 00
Carson Harlow,	8 00
Ellen Londergan,	8 00
" Margaret O^Brien,	6 00
Edward Coogan,	8 00
" William Connley,	8 00
" Morris Foran,	8 00
" Mary'Mahar,	7 00
" William Keating,	6 00
Louisa Bryant,	6 00
John Phillips,	8 00
Patrick Moakler,	6 00
Mary O'Neil,	6 00
Mr. Edward Fowler,	5 00
Joseph Truehart,	5 00
Charles Marks,	7 00
John French,	7 00

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Miss Addie Alvord,	6 00
Mrs. George Cheney,	5 GO
" Cluinipion Brown,	8 00
Edwin Everett,	8 00
W. N. Wheeler,	7 00
" Armanda Stebbins,	5 00
" Thomas Wade,	8 00
" Ira Guello,	7 00
Emily Ludden,	7 00
" Isabella Johnson,	7 00
" 1) wight Adams,	8 00

$200 00

Respectfully submitted,

H. C. SMITH, )

J. B. ROGERS, [ Committee,

H. L. GRAVES, )

Treasurer's Statement.

Total Receipts, Paid State Tax,

County Tax,

Memorial Committee,

Whiting Street Fund,

State Aid,

Military Aid,

Poor,

Fire Department,

Street Lights,

Highways,

Schools,

Contingent,

Temporary L6ans,

Interest,

Notes Cancelled,

Sidewalks,

New School Houses,

Repairs on Town Hall,

Balance in Treasury,

ASSETS.

Remainder in Treasury, Due Dec. 1st for State Aid,

Military Aid, 92 Shares R. R. Stock, Balance,

(13)

$43,553 60

mo 00

1,577 30 50 00

200 00

558 00

276 00 1,563 21

175 45

342 88 1,171 09 5,661 93 1,360 18 8,500 00 1,577 15 17,100 00

495 77 1,624 63

170 95

379 06 $43,553 60

$379 06 588 00 138 00 9,200 00 1,050 61

$11,355 67

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LIAfelLlTIES.

Due Forbes Library Trustees, $10,000 00

Collins School Fund, 755 67

K"ote Hampshire Savings Bank, 600 00

$11,355 67

ASSETS OF THE COLLINS SCHOOL FUND.

21 Shares in First National Bank, Greenfield.

28 Northampton.

21 " " Hamp. Co. Nat'l Bank,

31 " Northamp'n "

20 " Mechanics "

"^^^tVo dollars due from the town of Williamsburg. Respectfully submitted,

M. H. BEALS, Treasurer,

"We, the undersigned, hereby certify that we have examined the foregoing accounts of the Selectmen and Treasurer of the town of Williamsburg, find them correctly stated and properly vouched for, to the best of our knowledge and belief.

0. G. SPELLMAN, ) . ... C W FAY \

Williamsburg, Feb. 24, 1893.

Whole number of Dogs licensed, 101.

Number of males, 95 @ $2, $190 00

" females, 6 @ $5, 30 00

Amount received, $220 00

Clerk's Fees, 20 20

Paid County Treasurer,

$199 80

M. H. BEALS, Town Clerk.

IS

Vital Statistics of the Town of Williamsburg for the yeat* 1892:

MARRIAGES.

Whole number, 20

Both American born, 18

Both Foreign born, 2

Oldest groom, 62

Oldest bride, 41

Youngest groom, 22

Youngest bride, 16

First marriage groom, 18

First marriage bride, 19

Second marriage groom, 1

Second marriage bride, 1

Third marriage groom, 1

BIRTHS.

Whole number, 31

Male, 14

Female, 17

American parentage, 10

Foreign parentage, 10

American and foreign parentage, 11

DEATHS.

Whole number, 46

Male, 27

Female, 19

American born, 33

Foreign born, 13

Over 60 years, 19

Under 5 years, 11 Oldest man, 89 years. Oldest woman, 88 years.

M. H. BEALS, Totv7i Clerk.

WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.

First. — To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.

Second. — To elect three Selectmen, one Town Clerk, one Treasurer, one Elector under the Will of the late Oliver Smith, Esq., two Constables, one Tax Collector, all for one year. Also one School Committee for three years ; and to vote on the ques- tion, Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors ?" Yes or No, all on one ballot.

Third. — To choose all necessary minor town officers for the ensuing year.

Fourth. — To revise and accept a list of Jurors nominated by the Selectmen.

Fifth. — To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the current expenses of the town.

Sixth. — To provide for the current expenses of the town in anticipation of taxes.

Seventh. — To hear the report of the Selectmen and Treasu- rer and act thereon.

Eighth. — To hear the report of the School Committee and act thereon.

Ninth. — To see what action the town will take with regard to the support of the town poor.

Tenth. — To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for Memorial Day, and choose a committee to expend the same.

Eleventh. — To choose a committee to expend the income of the Whiting Street Fund.

Twelfth. — To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to build and repair sidewalks in town.

Thirteenth. — To see what action the town will take with re- gard to the balance of the Railroad Stock held by the town.

Fourteenth. — To see what action the town will take with regard to the $755.67 borrowed of the Collins School Fund.