Annual Larports East T'll-Longmrabow

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31ttnuarg (first to Ueremher irr4irtg-first inetPPlt Httlt rFal iftFen Annual Reports

OF THE Town Clerk, Treasurer,

SELECTMEN,

School Committee

AND OTHER OFFICERS OF TIIE

Town of East Longmeadow,

January 1 to December 31, 1915.

Springfield, Mass.: Cyrus W. Atwood, Printer. r 9 6. Town; Of Ecers.

CLERK AND TREASURER. 0. Louis WOLCOTT

SELECTMEN AND OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. FRANK C. BURTON, Chairman CHARLES L. COOLEY WALTFR M. FORSYTH

ASSESSORS. 0. LOUIS WOLCOTT ( 1910. MERVIN H. PEASE ( 1917) JAMES H. RANKIN.( 1918)

SCHOOL COMMITTEE. GEORGE H. WHEELER, Secretary ( 1916) MERVIN H. PEASE ( 1918) HENRY S. ASHLEY ( 191 T)

TRUSTEES OF TOWN LIBRARY. MRS. MARY E. HuNN ( 1917) LAURENCE C. DAVIS ( 1916) MRS. MARY B. BURT ( 1918)

WATER COMMISSIONERS. FRANK C. BURTON ( 1917) FRANK H. WHITAKER ( 1916) ARTHUR N. LONGEWAY ( 1918)

COLLECTOR OF TAXES GEORGE F. KIBBE r '

FINANCE COMMITTEE EDWARD M. BURT WINSLOW S. CHAMI' LI\ EDn'A,RD E. ELLIS FRANK B. BURTON, Representing the Selectmen FRANK II. WHITAKER, Representing the Water Commission HENRY S. ASHLEY, Representing the School Committee 0. Louis WOLCOTT, Town Treasurer

ACCOUNTANT 0. Louis- WOLCOTT 4

AUDITORS: EDWARD M. BURT JA) fES C. ROBBIE

CONSTABLES. FRANK L. GOODRICH JAMES T. DONNELLY

INSPECTOR. OF ANIMALS.. HERMAN W.- KING

SLAUGHTER HOUSE INSPECTORS. GEORGE S. WOOD LUCIUS H. PRENTICE '

POUND KEEPER: . ASHER MARK•HAM°

FENCE ' VIEWERS. SELECTMEN

SEALER: OF WEIGHTS; AND M'EASUIIES. AND INSPECTOR OF COAL. HENRY S. ASHLEY

SURVEYOR OF WOOD1 AND LUMBER. W. S. CHAMPLIN

PUBLIC WEIGHERS. JOHN- F. WHITAKER F. H. WHITAKER GEORGE DURKEE L. E. WHITAKER WARREN CLARK Gu.Y M GOonWIN

BOA RD OF HEALTH. SELECTMEN

SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS. ASHER M1 RKHAM

FOREST FIRE WARD. ASHER: 1'I'rA RKHA f Principal Votes at Town Meeting

Annual Town Meeting, February 1, 1915. Voted to accept the reports of the following town officers and committees as Printed in annual report: Library Trustees, . School Committee, Town Clerk, Selectmen, Sealer of Weights and Measures, Board of Health, Overseers of the Poor, Inspector of Animals, Slaughterhouse Inspectors, Water Commissioners, Asses- sors, Tax Collector, Town Treasurer, Accounting Com- mittee, Auditors, Accountant and Finance Committee. Voted to raise and appropriate, from 1915 tax, the sum of fifty dollars for the Legislative department. Voted to raise and appropriate, from 1915 tax, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars for the Selectmen' s department. Voted that the town hereby authorize the Selectmen, the School Committee and the Water Commissioners, acting as a joint board to appoint an accountant, whose duty it shall be to keep the books of the town and such further duties as shall be prescribed by said joint board, the wages or salary and term of office of said accountant to be fixed by said joint board. Voted to raise and appropriate, from 1915 tax, the sum of three hundred dollars for accounting department. Voted that the salary of the Tax Collector be fixed at two hundred dollars per year, said rate to remain in force until other action is taken by the town. Voted that the salary of the Town Treasurer be fixed at two hundred dollars per year, this rate to remain in force until other action is taken by the town. 6

Voted that the salary of the Town Clerk be fixed at fifty dollars per year, this rate to remain in force until other action is talon by the town. Voted that hereafter all town officers required by state law or otherwise to furnish a bond, be required to give a, surety company. b9nd to be paid..fpr,by the town., V(?tecl; to, raise, ai.1((-, aP,propriate;. from 1915 .tax,,,the' sum of three hundred dollars for the Treasury Department. Voted--,to- raise-.and. appropriate; -from.-1915 tax, the sum, of ;tw.o- hundred and! fifty. dollars• for the. Collector' s Department: Voted rto, raise_and: appropri ate.,the. sumof four•.hundred. and: fifty dollars, from. 191.5, tax, for. the Assessor' s- Department'- Votedi.to, raise: ands appropriate, from. 1915: tax, the sum•.of' ore1undred-dollars for other finance accounts. Voted-.t to- raise. and; appropriate; from 1915. tax, the_ sum of:orie hundred dollars. fo_r.•the. Town Clerk' s- Depart- ment. . Voted:;toy raise and: appropriate. the. sum. of one. hun- dre& dollars, from. 191.5, tax, for: election, and- registration. Voted to appropriate for Town Hall, fromestimated revenue, the: sum. of) three. hundred- dollars. Voted; to, raise, and appropriate, from. 1915 tax, the s.um, of three. hundred dollars; for repairs. and metal: fur= niturefor vault in the town..ball! Voted.to• raise: andi- appropriate, from 1915- tax, the su,m .oP one hundred- and: seventy.-five, dollars- ($ 1.75) for repairs of two rooms on the. first floor.,of: the town hall, in; order,that-,the.East.room. may be. usedfor•the- Library, and theAVest.one.for..town, ofFice, purposes. exclusively. Votedi to. raise and appropriate•the- sum• of: one thou- s, wd±doliars.'($ 1000), for the. Police,Department, the-same to be expended- under, the direction. of the- Selectmen .for such, police service, as they, deem. best-. Voted, t.o appropriate: and: raise, from. 1915 tax, the sum of one hundred, dollars for. Fire, Depart.ment. 7

Voted to'.Iti)pr6j>riate f'ro'm e'stima'ted i-evenud the' um of 't%venty=five dollars'•for' in'spection. Voted` to raise atid ' appropriate, from 1915' tax,• the sttm of tll'ree hundred dollars for- the Forestry Depart- titent,- ibcludiftg' planting and tHminitig trees, *insect pest work and- forest fires. Voted to" raise and appropriate, from 1915 tax, the sun-f of one lAffidred- and fifty, dollars for Health• Depart- tment. Voted to raise- grid appropriate, from• 1915 tax, the sitm-of•ftfty dollars for The• maintenance*of surface drains. Voted to rail.- and' alipropriate, from 1915 tax, the stun of two hundred dollars,-and to appropirate from estimated revenue the' sunr of fifteen hundred and fifty dol- ars- for highway maintenance, exclusive of street- liallts. Voted-to, accept and allow the relocation of a part of Pleasant street from the Center to- a point near land of Erick Runquist, as laid out by the Selectmen and as shown by plan and description filed with the Town Clerk. Voted to accept and allow the relocation of Chestnut street, as laid out by the Selectmen, as shown by plan and description filed with the' Town Clerk. Voted to adopt the recommendation of Finance Com- mittee for the placing of one additional street light on South Main street or Callender avenue, at discretion of Selectmen. Voted to approve the placing of' ttvo additional street lights on Elm street. Voted to raise and appropriate, from `I915 tax, the stim of twenty-nine liuhd' e'd dollars for street lights; the same to' cover the expense for' 145- lights now installed and thi•ee' aciclitioilal" lit,rhts appr'ove'd as per preceding votes, for service at' new rate' of$' 19'.25 per light quoted by Cehti-al Massachusetts Electric Company. Voted to appropriate ' from estimated revenue"the siini' of foitf' hUhdi fed ( 1611ars for highway construction. Voted to approp'r'iate $2500,' this' sum to be' used With an equal amount appropriated by 'the-State''to 'continue 8 the permanent improvement on the Shaker Road, between the State Line and the junction of the Stony Hill and Shaker Roads,$ 500 to be. raised from the tax levy of' 191.5, and the balance shall be raised by four notes of $500 each, which shall be paid from the tax levies of 1916, 1917, 1918 and 1919 and that the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be authorized to borrow'$ 2000 and- give the town' s notes for same as stated above. The same to be used for McAdam pavement under specifications approved by the Massachusetts ' Highway Commission. Voted to raise and appropriate, from 1915 : tax, the sum of eight hundred dollars for Poor Dena.rtment. Voted to appropriate from estimated revenue the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars for soldier' s benefits. Voted to appropriate the sum of fifteen thousand and five hundred dollars ($ 15, 500) for School Department, including schools, school- repairs and superintendent, five thousand dollars of same to' be `from estimated revenue and ten thousand and five hundred dollars ($ 10, 500) to be raised from 1915 tax. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars ($ 1000) for the purchase of a lot from Phoebe K. Purvis, on which the school committee have obtained an option, to be used for building a school house; and' to authorize the school committee to purchase the same provided satisfactory title can be obtained. Voted to appropriate the sum of four hundred dollars 400), from estimated revenue, for plans and specifications for- a school building on North Main street, and that the Selectmen appoint a committee of two to act with the school committee to investigate the requirements for a school house to meet the probable needs of the town in this section and to obtain plans, specifications and estimates for a suitable building. Voted to raise and appropriate, from 1915 tax, the sum of four hundred and twenty-five dollars* ($425) for the Library, to include new stacks. 9

Voted to raise and appropriatC, from 1915 tax, the the sum of one hundred dollars for unclassified expendi- to res. Voted to appropriate from estimated revenue, the sum of thirteen hundred dollars ($ 1300) for maintenance and operation of Water Department. Voted to appropriate from estimated revenue the sum of five hundred dollars ($ 500) for service and sales work of Water Department. Voted to appropriate from estimated revenue, the sum of five hundred dollars for plant account of Water Department. Voted to raise and appropriate, from 1915 tax, the sum of twenty-seven hundred dollars ($ 2700) for interest. Voted to appropriate from estimated revenue the sum of five thousand dollars ($ 5000) to pay revenue note of 1914. Voted to raise and appropriate, from 1915 tax, the sum of forty- two hundred and fifty dollars ($ 4250) for the payment of the following items of municipal indebtedness, viz: Water bonds ...... $ 1, 500 School House notes ...... 1, 500 Shaker Road note ...... 1, 250

4,250 Voted to raise and appropriate, from 1915 tax, the sum of two hundred dollars ($ 200) for reserve or con- tingent account. Voted that the " Town hereby accept and adopt the provisions of Section 406, Chapter 835 of the Acts of 1913, and at our next annual town meeting elect our Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor, one, for one year, one for two years and one for, three years and thereafter elect one member of each board annually for a term of three years. Voted to authorize the Selectmen to contract with the Massachusetts Highway Commission. Voted that the Town hereby adopt the following vote concerning the commitment and collection of taxes 2 10 the same to remain in force. until further action by the town: Under the authority of Chapter 679 of the" Acts of 1913, the Assessors shall annually issue to the Col- . lector, as soon as practicable after their canvas in April, a certificate or certificates of all persons liable to be assessed for a poll tax only for the current year,. and the collector shall forthwith collect the poll taxes in such lists in conformity with the provisions of said chapter and other laws applicable tliereto. All taxes except the poll taxes included in the lists issued to the Collector under preceeding shall be due and payable August 1st of each year and interest shall ' be charged, as provided by law, form October 1st on all taxes unpaid November lst of the year of commitment. Hereafter it shall be the duty of the Collector to collect and pay. into the Treasury all taxes committed to him for collection on or before October 1st of the year following their commitment, collection to be enforced -by due process of law if necessary. Voted that the Town Treasurer, with' the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorizd to borrow money from time to time, in the name of the town, in anticipation of revenue of the financial year beginning January 1st, 1915, to an amount in the aggregate not exceeding the sum of twenty-four. thousand dollars_($24,-, 000) with interest thereon at such rate as may be determined by said Treasurer and Selectmen, and to issue a note or notes of the town therefor, payable within one year of the date of said notes. Any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of the present financial year. Voted that the Town ' Treasurer, with the ap`proval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money on and after January 1st, 1916, in anticipation, of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1st. 1916, to an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars 10, 000), with interest thereon at such rate as may be determined by said Treasurer and Selectmen, and to issue a note or notes of the town therefor, payable within one year, any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1916. Voted to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to employ counsel in any matters that have arisen or may arise in connection with bequests to the town under the will of Sherman D. Porter, in order that the interests of the town in this matter may be properly protected. Voted that on or before March lst, 1915, the Board of Selectmen be and hereby are instructed to cause the removal or repairing of the charred remains of the so- called Bill Board on the town hall land. Voted that a committee of five be appointed to see what can be done to beautify the triangular plot of ground in the center of the Town, get estimates of cost and report at the next annual Town Meeting, and the following committee were appointed: Mrs. Mary Hunn, Frank H. Whitaker, James H. Rankin, Frank A. Champlin and Franklin C. Davis. Voted that hereafter petitions for articles in the warrant for the annual town meeting shall be filed with the Selectmen on or before 5 o' clock P. At, January 15th, preceeding said annual town meeting. Voted that a Civic Betterment Committee of not less than three members be appointed by the Selectmen the number to be added to at their discretion), to act with the Selectmen as an advisory board for purpose of investigating and improving certain town conditions. Voted that it is the sense of this meeting that the Selectmen should sell the windmill, tank and pump on the town hall grounds, formerly used to supply water for watering tub, for such sum as they consider it worth. The following table gives in condensed form the appropriations voted and loans authorized by votes Passed at annual meeting February 1, 1915, as recorded in full on preceeding pages. From APPROPRIATIONS AND From 1915 Est. Loans Total LOANS AUTHORIZED Tax Revenue General Government Legislative, 50 0 0 $ 50 Selectmen' s Department, 250 250 Accounting Department, 300 300 Treasury Department, 300 300 Collector' s Department, 250 ...... 250 Assessors' Department, 450 450 Other Finance 8ecounts, 100 100 own Clerk' s Department, 100 100 Election and Registration, 100 100 Town Hall, ordinary, 300 .... 300 Town Hall, Vault and Furniture, 300 ...... 300 Town Hall, Repairs, first story rooms, 175 .... 175 Protection of Persons and Property Police Department, 1000 ...... 1000 Fire Department, 100 100 Inspection, 25 25 Forestry, 3l0 ...... 300 Health and Sanitation Health Department, 150 ...... 150 Sanitation, surface drains, 50 .... 50 Highways Maintenance, except street lights, 200 15b0 1750 Street Lights, 2900 2900 Construction, 400 400 Construction, Shaker Road, 500 .... 2000 2500 Charities Poor Department, 800 800 Soldiers'. Benefits 150 .... 150 Education " Schools, School Repairs and Super., 10500 5000 .... 15500 School House. Lot, 1000 1000 Plans and Specifications, 406 400 Library Running Expenses and Stacks, 425 .... 425 Unclassified 100 ...... 100 Water Department Maintenance and Operation, 1300 .... 1300 Service and Sales Departmeht, 500 .... 500 Plant account, 500 .... 500 Interest 2700 2700 Municipal Debt Revenue Note of 1914 5000 ... 5000 Water Bonds, 1500 ...... 1500 School House notes, 1500 1500 Shaker Road Note, 1250 ...... 1250 Reserve or Contingencies 200 .... 200

27550• $ 15125 2000 44075

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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, JUNE 9, 1915. Voted to accept and allow the establishment of Edmund Street as a public street, from Maple Street Northerly to land formerly of one Wilbur, as laid out by the Selectmen and as shown by plan and description filed with the Town Clerk.

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, NOVEMBER 30, 1915. ADJOURNED TO DECEMBER 10, 1915. In regard to the bequests under the will of Sherman D. Porter it was voted as follows: 1. That the Treasurer be and is hereby authorized to receive a part or whole of the town' s share in the estate of Sherman D. Porter, partly in stocks, }fonds, notes, or other property in which the residue is now invested and partly in cash; the property received that is in form other than cash to be of the same kind and amount as that received by the other residuary legatee as far as that is possible. 2. That, until other action by the town, the funds received from the estate of Sherman D. Porter shall be considered as the principal of a permanent trust fund, to be known as the " Porter Memorial Fund," the income of which shall be used for highway purposes, either construction or maintenance, and which may include sidewalks within the limits of the highway, and the surface drainage of public streets, but not to include street lights. 3. That the Porter Memorial Fund shall be under the care and management of some Trust Company doing business in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, the Trust Company to be selected and the form of contract, hereinafter referred to, to be approved by the Finance Committee of the Town acting with the Full Board of Selectmeii; and the Selectmen and the Treas- urer are hereby authorized in the name and behalf of the Town to enter into a voluntary trust agreement with the Trust Company so selected for the care, management and disposition of the trust property held by it, including 0

14 the right to sell and invest and re- invest said, trust funds or any part, thereof, in such. manner and at such times as shall seem to said " Trust Company, acting in its discretion, to best conserve the interests of the Town, together with the payment from time to time of the net income received by it, to the Treasurer of the Town to be dis- posed of by him as is hereinafter provided. 4. The Treasurer of the Town- is hereby authorized and directed in the name and behalf of the Town to transfer and pay over, from time to time as received, to the Trust Company so selected, the _funds and property received by him from the Executor of the Will. of Sher- man D. Porter and is hereby authorized in the name and behalf of the Town to make, execute and deliver any and all instruments necessary and proper to transfer the same and, to carry out the full intent of the creation of said trust. 5. That the net income of the Porter Memorial Fund may be appropriated by ordinary vote of the town ' for_ the purposes mentioned in the will of Sherman D. Porter and as further defined by vote of the town, in the same manner as other appropriations; but in case the town does not specifically appropriate the income from said fund the Selectmen may use the net income of said fund for purposes above mentioned and this vote shall be construed as authorizing and appropriating the net income of the fund for highway purposes. 6. That none of the principal of the Porter Memorial Fund as previously defined shall be used except for highway construction and for that purpose shall be appropriated only as follows: A proposition to use any of the principal of said fund must be first submitted to the finance committee and after consideration and report by this committee it may then be brought before the town for vote at a regular or special town meeting, the warrant for said meeting to state clearly the amount that it is proposed to appropriate from the fund for said highway construction and the highways 15

on which the proposed work is to be done. In addition to the service of the warrant prescribed by state law and by-laws of the town, notice of the proposed appropriation of a part of the principal of this trust fund shall be mailed by the Town Clerk to every registered voter in town, seven days at. least before the time of said meeting, which notice shall include a copy of the article or articles in the warrant relating to this matter and the day and hour of the meeting, which additional service shall be duly attested by the Town Clerk, and it shall require a two-thirds vote of the voters present and voting at a meeting called as above, to carry a vote appropriating any part of the principal of said fund. 7. The Selectmen are hereby authorized and instructed to employ an engineer to make surveys and work out a general plan for permanent improvements on the main roads of the town which have not yet received such improvements and to obtain estimates of the cost of such general plan of improvement. The results of such investigation when completed to be submitted to the finance committee, which committee shall take these plans and estimates under consideration, together with the facts that shall develop in regard ' to the Porter A%[emorial Fund and shall make report with recommendations to the town when in their best judgment action should be taken by the town on the matter of these improvements. O. LOUIS WOLCOTT, Town Clerk. List of Books. Added

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EAST LONGMEADOW- PUBLIC LIBRARY

CLASSIFIED " AUTHOR TITLE Abbott, W. J. Nations at War. Abbott, W. J. Panama. and the Canal. Atteridge, A. H. First Phase of the Great War. Everybody' s Cyclopedia in 5 volumes. Higginbothan, N. H. Making- of a Merchant. Holland, Cleve. The Belgians at Home. Page; Arthur W. ( ed.) Second War Manual. Page, Arthur W. ( ed.) Kaiser in His Own Words. Palmer, Frederick Year of the Great War. Wister, Owen The Pentecost of Calamity. Everybody' s Cyclopedia in 5 volumes. Cheeney, E. P. European. Background in American History.' Farrand, L. Basis of American History. Bourne, E. G. Spain in America. Tyler, L. G. England in America. Andrews, C. McL. Colonial Self Government. Greene, E. B. Provincial America. Thwaites, R. G. France in America. Howard, G. E. Preliminaries of the Revolution. Vantyne, C. H. American Revolution. McLaughlin, A. C. The Confederation and Constitution. Bassett, J. S. Federalist System. Channing, E. Jeff ersonian System. Babcock, J.. C. Rise of American Nationality. Turner, F. J. Rise of the New West. MacDonald, W. Jeffersonian Democracy. Hart, A. B. Slavery and Abolition. Garrison, G. P. Westward Extension. Smith, T. C. Parties and Slavery. Chadwick, F. E. Causes of the Civil War. Hosmer, J. K. Appeal to Arms. Hosmer, J. K. Outcome of the Civil War. Dunning, W. A. Reconstruction, Political and Eco- nomic. Sparks, E. E. National Development. Dewey, D. R. National Problems. LAane, J. H. America as a World Power. Hai.t, A. B.. National Ideals Historically Traced.' Matteson, D. M. Analytic Index, compiled by 17

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During the past year there has been added to the Li- brary by purchase 114 volumes of which 27 were classified books and 87 were fiction. Forty seven have been purchased to replace worn out books and forty-one have been rebound. There has also been added to the Li- brary by gift from the Massachusetts Library Commis- sion 13 classified books and also 29 books for use of the schools. Also 1 volume from L. C. Davis. The borrowers have been re- registered during the year 514 have taken books since January 1, 1915, 140 new cards have been issued. The Library has loaned during the year 8, 148 volumes divided as follows. Adult fiction 4,352. Adult classified 458; Juvenile fiction 2, 772; Juvenile classified 566. A gain of 506 volumes over the same period of time as last year as the Library was closed two months during repairs and removal. Financial matters concerning Library will be found in accountant' s report. We very much regret to have to call attention again to the abuse that our books receive from some of the thoughtless borrowers, especially among the younger ones. A little thoughtful oversight by the parents would greatly aid the librarian and trustees in remedying this defect. During the summer the Library was moved into the newly re-fitted room which the vote of the last town meeting provided for use of the Library. The patrons, librarian and trustees feel very much pleased with the hp added facilities afforded by the change and appreciate. highly the attractive room now occupied by the Library. When library was moved the Town Law library with one of the wall cases was left in the Town Officers room and the stacks formerly used in center of room have been divided and rebuilt as wall stacks. A new metal stack has been purchased for the center of room which together furnish shelf-room for the books at present. The trustees desire to express their sincere thanks for the co-operation and aid of the Town Officers in refitting and refurnishing the new home for the Library. We thank the town for its liberal treatment in the past and would recommend the usual appropriation of 300. Respectfully submitted, . MRS. MARY E. HUNN, MRS. MARY B. BURT, LAWRENCE C. DAVIS, Library Trustees. Report of the Selectmen.

During the past year the Selectmen have granted four permits to persons to carry revolvers, and have granted one express license. The steam coils in the basement of the Town Hall have been enclosed and make a drying rooms for fire hose. A large coal bin has been constructed in the basement. There has been 4,200 feet of permanent macadam road constructd on the Shaker Road, which is 600 feet more than the State Engineers estimated, 600 feet more has been filled in with stone foundation suitable for Macad- am. The macadam roads have been oiled as follows: Main Street from the Springfield line to the stone house on South Main Street, Maple Street from Center to Ed- mond Street, Pleasant Street from Center to Cemetery. Shaker Road for a short distance. Those who live on these roads appreciate the improved conditions of travel, as well as the benefit to the permanent road bed. We expect that the cost of the oil will be refunded by the State. The Selectmen have conferred with the officials of the Street Railway, and have received assurances that traffic conditions would be improved and fifteen minute time started as soon as possible; and a turnout be constructed in the vicinity of Four Corners as soon as weather conditions permit. The Library has been moved to the first room on lower floor of Town Hall. A new floor having been laid, and the room decorated and heating changed. The Selectmen' s room, where the library used to be, has been renovated and is now given up to Town Officers use exclusively. The vault in the Selectmen' s room is now furnished with a suitable arrangement of metal shelves, cases, etc., and conformes to State Law in all respects. FRANK C. BURTON, CHARLES L. COOLEY, WALTER M. FORSYTH, Selectmen. Dec. 31, 1915.

Board of Health.

During the year there have been reported to your board the following cases of contagious disease: Anterior Poliomyelitis, one case. Scarlet fever, two cases. . Diphetheria, two cases. There has been expense on account of assistance given to families quarantined for contagious disease and disin- fection after it, as shown in accountant' s report. Expenses of this nature are required by state law to be classed under the head of " Health and Sanitation," and are in charge of the Board of Health, not the Overseers of Poor. Expense of inspection of animals, meats and provisions are also classed under this head. The expense of medical inspection of school children, although in part under con- trol of the school committee, are included under this in reports to the state -and- have been so reported in this. year' s town report. Respectfully submitted, F. C. BURTON, CHARLES L. COOLEY, WALTER M. FORSYTH, Board of Health. REPORT

OF Overseers of the Poor.

During the year your board have granted assistance to persons as follows: Full support in private institutions, two persons. Part support to persons in own or other families, three. Temporary assistance, to person- in hospital, one case. Part support to one family, having no settlement in the State, which assistance has been granted under direction and approval of State officials. For statement of expenditures see Accountant' s Report. Respectfully submitted, FRANK C. BURTON, CHARLES L. COOLEY, WALTER M. FORSYTH, Overseers of the Poor.

Report of Milk Inspector.

The dairies supplying milk for the town have all been visited by the inspector and found in the best condition this year of any since my appointment. One producer has entirely remodeled his stable and has now a fine clean, well lighted dairy. Respectfully submitted, H. S. ASHLEY, Inspector. F-4st Longmeadow, January 1, 1916. Tree Warden' s Report

The work has been done on the following,streets under the supervision of the Tree Warden, Elm Street shade trees trimmed and brush cut from the junction at the village to the Springfield line. On this street there are some very fine young maple and elm trees which are being ruined by the Electric light and Telephone wires. I would strongly urge that the poles be replaced by taller ones so that the trees may be saved to the use of our people. Brush was cut and necessary. trimming done to trees on the folowing streets:: Maple Shade Ave., So. Main St., North Main St., Sha- ker Road, Calander Ave., Maple St., Kibbe Road between the Wilbraham Road and the Hampden Road, and East Street. A large maple in dangerous condition was taken down on the Shaker Road near the barn of Mr. Chas. Lay, also trees in front of Mrs. Rose Cope' s property on North Main Street. A large amount of brush was cleaned up and burned\, on Wilbraham and Somers Road between the Baptist village and Somers town line. Young trees being selected and left to grow for shade trees along this entire stretch of road. As it is being realized what the value of shade trees are to the Town and people, the demand for their intelle gent care, preservation and replacement of those' destroy-destroy- ed increases. And the demand is also made that young trees be planted along our public highways to beautify and make them more pleasing to the traveling public. Thi$ demand is incessant and state-wide, 25

1 believe the Town of East Longmeadow -can get no larger returns for a comparatively small sum of money invested, than the clearing our roadside of brush, caring for our shade trees and planting young trees where needed. HERMON W. KING, Tree ' Warden. East Longmeadow, January 13, 1916.

REPORT OF INSPECTORS OF MEATS

AND PROVISIONS

The persons below, acting as inspectors of meats and provisions, report the inspection by them of animals, slaughtered for food, as follows: GEORGE S. WOOD. Number of beef cattle inspected, 1 Number of hogs inspected, 32

LUCIUS H. PRENTICE.

Number of hogsZ l inspected, 39 ETHAN HANCOCK. Number of hogs inspected, 14 Number of calves inspected, 3 Number of beef cattle inspected, 12 FRANK C. BURTON.' Number of hogs inspected, 41 Number of beef cattle inspected, 2 Number of calves inspected, 1 HAROLD F. DWIGHT. Number of beef cattle inspected, 38 Number of calves inspected, 14 Number of hogs inspected; 30 4 REPORT

OF THE

Inspector of Animals.

Three animals have been quarantined on suspicion of having tuberculois and same were condemned and ordered killed by the State veternarian.. No general inspection of stock has been made this year owing to the pre- velence of foot and mouth disease during the first part of the year. One horse and six` cows brought infromother states, have been reported favorably upon and report accepted by State Cattle Bureau'. HERMON W. KING, Inspector of Animals.

REPORT •

OF THE Scaler of Weights. and Measures.

The scales and measures about the town have been tested during the year and have generally been found in perfect order. Respectfully submitted, H. S. ASHLEY.),Sealer, REPORT

OF THE

SCHOOL COMMITTEE

EAST LONGMEADOW. School Committee's Report.

To the inhabitants of the Town of East Long- meadow. The School Committee herewith submit their annual report together with that of the Superintendent, special Teachers and , School Physician.. The past year has been about as usual in the schools of the town. We have lost some of our teachers who have been called to better positions and have been fortunate in securing efficient ones to fill the vacant places. At the end of the school year in June, Miss Mary L. Poland, who has served the town as Superintendent of Schools for the past twenty-two years, availed herself of the privilege offered by the Massachusetts Teachers Retirement Association and retired from active service. The joint District Committee engaged Miss Leanora E. Taft as her successor, who comes well recommended for the position. The principal repairs of .the year have been in the way of painting school buildings and refinishing desks. Owing to the crowded condition in some of the rooms at the Central Building it has been impossible to . accomplish as efficient work as desired; but with the new school building on North Main street these conditions should be remedied. Detail of School expenditures will be found in the accountants report.

SCHOOL CALENDAR 1915- 1916 Fall Term, Sept., 7 to Dec., 17, 1915- 15 weeks. Winter Term, Jan., 3 to Mar., 17, 1916- 11 weeks Spring Term, April 3 to June 9, 1916- 10 weeks Fall Term begins Sept., 5 1916. X29

The School Census taken Sept., 1, 1915, showed: Boys between ages of 5 years and 7 years 35 Girls between ages of 5 years and 7 years 55 Boys between ages of 7 years and 14 years 180 Girls between ages of 7 years and 14 years 141 Boys between ages of 14 years and 16 years 40 Girls between ages of 14 years and 16 years 30

Total children of school age 481

Merwin H. Pease, Chairman, Henry S. Ashley, George H. Wheeler, Secretary. School Committee.

Superintendent's Report.

To School Commttee of the Town of East Longmeadow. Gentlemen: It is, of course, useless for me to attempt to make any report of the early part of the year, since I began the active duties of the office during the summer vacation. Consequently my actual knowledge of the work of your schools covers the last four months only. I found your schools so well organized, and in such excellent running order that it was necessary for me, upon taking up my work in your town, to secure the services of one new teacher only. This was easily attended to as a young lady who taught for me last year in Ver- mont was found to be quite willing to continue her work under my supervision here. The choice pr6ved to be a wise one, as she has carried on the work very satisfac- torily. I understand that several of your teachers were new this fall, but the wisdom of selection exercised -by your former superintendent was such that I am unable 30 to discover any difference in the quality of the work done by them and by those of greater experience. In fact, the work of your teaching force as a whole is exceptionally' and unqualifiedly good, and the desire for continued improvement is general, thus making the outlook for the future most promising. The records handed over to me showed a goodly number-of young people as having been graduated from your schools last June. Most of these have gone on to higher fields of learning and we expect that the same success will attend their efforts there as was achieved in our own elementary schools. The North school, early in the term, suffered the loss of a teacher from illness in the family. The place was filled by a teacher of experience and skill, and the work is suffering no lessening of efficiency because of the ab- sence of the regular teacher. The, spirit of cooperation and enthusiasm has been so great in your corps of teachers that I have been able to give much time to the larger, details of school administration, and we have made considerable progress along ped- agogical lines. We have experimented with and adopted a varied daily program which creates interest, relieves monotony, and tends to improve the work of' the individ- ual teacher and to increase the general efficiency of the school work. We have also paid considerable attention to certain time allotments by subjects, and by grades, so as to discover what amount of time is needed by us for the different kinds of work. We have planned to use this knowledge. that we have gained in the making of a Course of Study that will be suited to our needs and at the same time will meet the' requirements of the various high schools that our young people will attend after they finish our elementary school course. The greatest fault in your schools is a certain spirit of lawlessness in regard to school attendance. This may be due partly to lack of knowledge of the law; but it is probably the result of a desire to take chances on the 31

enforcement of the law. Until this state of affairs is eradicated, your schools will never reach their maximum of efficiency, however good your teaching force may be. A teacher can not teach a child if he is not there. I recommend that special effort be put upon this matter during the rest of the present school year, by all officials concerned, even to the full extent of the punishment provided for all concerned in the breaking of the law. Respectfully submitted, LEANORA E. TAFT Superintendent of Schools.

REPORT

OF THE Supervisor of the Manual Arts. The Spring and Fall Terms are devoted to Nature work which calls for Color as well as Design. In Grade One it is started with colored crayons for typical colors, working up thru the grades to actual colors and growth to the perspective appearance rendered in water color and the suggestiveness as material for design. From these flower forms, the Design Course is worked out; in which one obtains a knowledge of Unity, Color, Form, Balance and Rhythm. Following this is the Object Drawing and Illustrative Sketching, the latter teaching the child to Think in form and color. The present demands of the world are very exacting. When a young man leaves school now, the world wants to know what he can do, how well he can do it, and how soon he can get it done. Therefore Manual Training is taught in the schools for it demands neatness, order, ex- actness and originality. HERMINE T. COWLES, Per L. E. T. Supervisor of Drawing and Manual Arts. REPORT OF THE Supory sor of M usic. To The Superintendent of Schools: Last year' s report was a brief summary of the principles of tune and time as taught throughout the grades. It might be of interest at this time, to consider the aims and results of the Music Course. AIMS. First, the safe use of the Singing Voice in all the grades: Second, Power to get thought from the repre- sentation, which is the ability to think, read and write the Music language: Third, the ability to sing artistical- ly and with good quality of tore: Fourth, the apprecia- tion and love of good Music. RESULTS. First, upon completion of this ninth grade, the pupil should have the ability to render a song of moderate dif- ficulty with artistic, interpretation and good tone quality: Second, the pupil sould be able to sing at sight an eight- measure phrase without words, in any key, with any time signature, using one, two, three or four tones to the beat and with the chromatic tones in common use: Third, the pupil should be able to express in notation the fundamental principles of tune, note values. Measure structure and signatures and be able to represent the chromatic tones using the five chromatic characters intel- ligently. With the alloted time given to music these results are possible in every community when intelligent sympathetic and co- operative effort is made by all who are connected in any way with the interests of School Music. Respectfully submitted, PHOEBE- HOOPER Supervisor of Music. Dec' 22, 191 . School Medical Inspector.

To the School Committee of East Longmeadow. This year there has been one general examination of all the children of the public schools. There have been fre- quent examinations of special children who have either been suspected of having contagious skin diseases or have been excluded from school because of some illness. There has been very little danger from contagious disease this past year. One school house was disinfected because of the illness of one pupil who was taken sick in the schoolroom and subsequently had scarletina. In the examination of the children' s throats there were found Enlarged tonsils in 64 cases. Adenoid growths in 11 cases. Adenoids and enlarged tonsils in 4 cases. One child needed attention for a remedial condition of the eyes and ears. This year all the pupils were found to have been vac- cinated or properly excused as required by law. There have been a number of minor mishaps on the school grounds because of which some scholars needed attention. Respectfully submitted, 1-1. F. CURTIS, M. D.

PUPILS GRADUATED, JUNE 1915. Harold Randolph Bond Jessie May Barnstead William Michael Bourgeois Ruthie Virginia Burton Ralph Edwin Coomes Anna Maria Christianson Stanley Thomas Davis Maud Eleanor Griswold Cyrus B. Gannon Helen Teresa Looney William Joseph Malone Jennie Caroline Nichols John Campbell Valentine Ruth Ellen Rogers Oscar Johnson Ebba Hulda Rydstedt F-dith-Ernily Burt Elsie Hulda Waltein PRESENT CORPS OF TEACHERS.

SCHOOLS GRADES NAMES OF TEACHERS WHERE EDUCATED ELECTED

Center 8, 9 Annie W. Richards Springfield High, June,' 14 Monson Academy 7, 8 Arline Penwell Haverhill High Aug.,' 15 6 Emma B. Chickering Framingham Normal June,' 13 5 Elizabeth A. Hall Framingham Normal June,' 14 4 Edith Sherman Westfield Normal Apr.,' 15 3 Inez M. Elder Hitchcock Free Acad. June,' 13 Brimfleld Trans. June,' 15 2 Alice E. Russell Framingham Normal June,' 13 1 Anna Nelson Framingham Normal June,' 15 North 1, 2, Della R. Davis, Substitute East 2- 7 Ava E. Chapman Framingham Normal June,' 15 1- 7 Katherine Stewart Training Class, May,' 15 Barre, Vt. Hall Hill 2- 7 Ruth Turner Framingham Narmal June,' 15

RECORD OF ATTENDANCE.

L'i M1 iti Gd N m

CS 5 wCS E- E

Center 8, 9 48 38 35 91. 1 589. 136 7, 8 42 35 32 91. 9 485. 5 133

cc 5, 6 48 40 38 93. 5 451. 5 61 4, 5 42 37 35 93. 9 395. 5 76 4 39 34 31 92. 9 392. 5 64 3 45 37 34 91. 8 527 82 2 48 40 37 92. 1 557 51 1 58 37 35 92. 4 585 54 North 1, 2 76 38 33 86. 2 919 110 East 1- 7 11 9 8 93. 4 100 92 Baptist 1- 8 30 21 19 87. 4 471 58 Hall Hill 1- 8 20 12 11 88. 1 258 64

Totals 07 378 44$ 91. 2 5731 981 35

PUPILS NEITHER ABSENT, TARDY NOR DISMISSED.

Francisco Tsoro Lila. Griswold Harold Anderson Alice Libby Quentin Wolcott Florence Connors Elizabeth Lindquist Viana Kibbe Olive Bilton Totivn Clerk's Report..

Jan.' 1 to Dec. 31, 1915.

Births recorded, 47 Males, 24 Females, 23 American- born parentage, 18- Foreign- born parentage,- 26 Mixed parentage, 3 Marriages recorded, 22 Deaths recorded, 32 Males, 16 Females, 16 American- born, 21 Foreign- born; 11 Mortgages recorded, 5 Other Instruments recorded, 1

DOG LICENSES Issued during the past year, and expiring Mar. 31, 1916. 115 Male Dogs, at $ 2 each, 230 00 16 Spayed Female Dogs, at $ 2 each, 32. 00 8 Female Dogs, at $ 5 each, 40 00 1 Transferred, 20

830 20

Paid County Treasurer, ' 274 20 Clerk' s fees, 1.35 at 20 cts. each, 28 00

302 20

HUNTING LICENSES 116- Issued at $ 1. 00, 116 00

Paid Commissioners of Fisheries and Game, 98 50 . Clerk' s fees; 17 40

116 00

Respectfully submitted, OLIVER LOUIS WOLCOTT, Town Clerk.

East Longmeadow, Mass., Dec. 31, 1915. REPORT OF THE Water Commissioners. The Water Commissioners respectfully submit the following report: During the year the remaining $ 2, 500.00 of authorized water bonds were sold and the proceeds, together with the appropriation made by the town, have been used for extensions of the distribution system and additional meters required for new services. Mains and hydrants have been added to the system as follows during the year: Six Inch Main. Pleasant street, 900 feet. Gates Ave. 250 feet. Elm street, 49 feet. Maple street, 72 feet.

1, 271 feet. Four Inch Main. Pleasant street, 560 feet. Birchland Park, 330 feet. Franklyn Terrace, 135 feet. Wood avenue, 85 feet. Martin street, 400 feet. Lyric avenue, 600 feet. Vineland avenue, 144 feet.

2, 254 feet. One additional hydrant has been installed. The extension work done during the year has been done, as last year, by local workmen. The distribution system to date consist of the following: Meter and meter house at line costing about $ 1, 200.00. Mains in streets as noted below: Eight Inch Main. North Main street, 10, 167 feet. Six Inch Main. Prospect street, 4, 120 feet. Pleasant street, 2,006 feet. Maple street, 3,023. feet. Elm street, 2, 426 feet. School street, 888 feet. William street, 480 feet. High, street, 550 feet. Brook street, 632 feet. Maple Shade avenue, 1, 424 feet. South Main street, 4,621 feet. Shaw street, 350 feet. La Salle street, 1, 200 feet. Gates avenue, 1, 150 feet. East street, 120 feet. Gerrard avenue, 100 feet. Lombard avenue, 1, 170 feet. Euclid avenue. 190, feet.

Total six inch main, 24,450 feet.

Four Inch Main. Dewy avenue, 480 feet. Lester street, 580 feet. Crane avenue, 275 feet. Frankwyn terrace, 522 feet. Edmund street, 1, 245 feet. Pleasant street, 560 feet. Birchland Park, 330 feet. Wood avenue,. 85 feet. Martin street, 400 feet. Lyric avenue, 600 feet. Vineland avenue, 144 feet. Fourth street, 360 feet. Gerrard a'venue, 400 feet. Chestnut street,. 1, 400 feet. Meriline avenue, 460 feet. Euclid avenue, 150 feet. 39

Nelson street, 900 feet. Kelsey street, 330 feet. Park place, 800 feet. Callender avenue, 400 feet.

Total, four inch main, 10, 421 feet. Sixty-six hydrants. The total cost of Water Department Plant to date has been in round numbers as follows: Distribution system, 41, 313 00 Machinery, tools and equipment, 221 00 Meters for customers' use, 1, 234 00

42, 768 00 In addition to above the town has fire department equipment that was bought two years ago, with water department money, which cost about $ 600.00.. We now have on hand material for distribution system and meters not yet used, the cost of which is included in cost of plant, as ' follows: 72 feet of eight inch C. I. pipe, 36 feet of six inch C. I. pipe and 12 feet of four inch C. I. pipe,

value, 60 00 3 Fire hydrants, value, 66 00 Various C. I. valves and fittings, value, 47 00 8 Meters, value, 50 00

223 00 During the year eighteen Matthews hydrants, that were installed in the system the first year have been remodeled so that the hydrant valve opens to the left. This change has been made so that all hydrants on the system would be uniform in this respect, to avoid possible con- fusion in opening them in the hurry of a fire call. Nov all hydrants in the system open to the left. Following the plan of previous years the mains installed on private streets, where revenue at first would be Small, have been put in under a guaranteed rental plan 40 by, which owners are to pay 10%. on the cost of construction as an annual rental until such time as regular metered rates shall equal that amount. The number of users of water and income derived from the sale of water, rent of meters and guarantee rental accounts, for the year have been as follows: Quarter ending January 1, 1915, 123 takers, $ 257 01 Quarter ending April 1, 1915, 126 takers, 299 08 Quarter ending July 1, 1915, 146 takers, 344 67 Quarter ending October 1, 1915, 167 takers, 388 19 Billed December 1, 1915, guarantee accounts, 365 78

1, 654 73 The income of the water department for the coming year we would estimate at about $ 1, 600.00. The department has on hand pipe valves and fittings, for work of service and sales department, that cost about 25. 00. Estimates of the appropriations needed for the department will be submitted to the finance committee and through them to the town. Further financial data concerning the department will be found, in the report of the collector of the department and in the report of the accountant. FRANK C. BURTON, FRANK H. WI-ITAKER, ARTHUR N. LONGEWAY, Water Commissioners. REVORT OF Water Department Collector.

To the Nater Commissioners and the ' Town the undersigned submits the following report concerning the Water Department. GENERAL S" TATEIIENT. Uncollected accounts January 1, 1915: Nater and meters, 35 18

Service and sales account, 1, 026 67—$ 1, 061 85

Committed in 1915:

Water, meters and guarantees, January, 257 01 April, 299 03 July, 344 67 October, 388 19

December, ( guarantees) 365 78— 1, 654 73

Service and sales accounts, January, 50 96 April, 27 76 July, 487 91 October, 433 22 December, 132 06— 1, 131 91

3, 848 49

6 42

Collections On water, meter and guarantee accounts, 1, 240 33 On service and sales account, 1, 643 22— 2; 883 55_ Abatements

On water accounts, 9 77

On service and sales account, 44 16— 53 93 Accounts outstanding Dec. 31; 1915 Nater, meters and guarantees, 439 81

Service and sales accounts, 471 20= 911 01

3, 848 49

COLLECTOR' S STATEMENT. Balance in Collector' s bands, January 1, 1915, 0 08 Collected : Water, meters and guarantee account, 1, 240 33

Service and sales account, 1, 643 22

2, 883 63

Paid into treasury, 6,883 63

Respectfully submitted, 0. LOUIS WOLCOTT, Collector for Water Department. East Longmeadow, Mass., Dec. 31, 1915. Assessors' Report.

To the inhabitants of the Town of East Long- meadow the assessors respectfully submit the following summary of facts concerning taxes and valuation taken from valuation books for 1915:

State Tag, 2, 340 00 State Highway Tax, 89 1' 2 County Tax, 924 59 Town Appropriations, 27, 550 00 Overlayings, 397 66 Total of April tax levy, 31, 301 97 Springfield. Street Railway, Excise Tax, 659 41 Assessment added in December, 14 75

31, 976 13

Tax for State, County and Town Purposes, April Assessment: Personal, 3, 620 78 Real, 26, 621 19 Polls, 1, 060 00

31, 301 97 659 41 Street Railway Excise Tax, j December Assessments, Polls, 4 00 Real Estate, 10 75

531, 976 13

Valuation of Assessed Estate: Personal, 168, 405 00 Real Estate: Buildings, 550, 150 00 Land, 688, 040 00

1, 406, 595 00 44

Rate of Tax on $ 1, 000, 21 50 Number of Polls Assessed, 530 Residents Assessed on. Property, 405 Non- Residents Assessed on Property, 342 Number Assessed_ on Poll only, 300 Total; Number Assessed, 1, 047 Number of Horses Assessed, 257 Cows Assessed, 432 Other Neat Cattle Assessed, 131 Swine Assessed, 58 Dwellings Assessed, 437 Acres of Land Assessed, 7, 855 Fowls Assessed, 3- 380

OLIVER L. WOLCO"rT, Assessors

JAMES H. RANKIN, of MERVIN H. PEASE, East Longmeadow.

East Longmeadow, Mass., Dec. 31, 1915;

Auditors' Report.

In compliance with the Statutes of the Commonwealth we have examined all the books, accounts and vounchers of the officers of the town of East' Longmeadow for the year ending December 31, 1915, and have found them correct. EDWARD M. BURT, Auditor. W. S. CHAMPLIN, Assistant, East Longmeadow, Mass., Jan. 13, 1916. Tax Collector' s Reports.

TAXES OF 1915. Committed for Collection in April, 31, 301 97 Excise Tag, 659 41 Added Assessments in December, 14 75 31, 976 13

Collected, 21, 852 50 Abated, 93 52- 21, 946 02

Uncollected, 10, 030 11 TAXES OF 1914. Balance reported uncollected Dec. 31, 1914, $ 5, 315 57 Error in reported balance, 1 78—$ 5, 313 79 Collected, 5, 203- 52 Abated, 3 46— 5, 206 98

Uncollected, 106 81 TAXES OF 1913. Balance reported uncollected Dec. 31, 1914, 26 27 Collected, 22 05 Uncollected, 4 22 General Statement. of Collections and Payments to Treasurer. Receipts: Tag of 1915, Property, 21, 032 50 Poll, 820 00 Interest, 15 79 Tag of 19145 Property, 5, 083 52 Poll, 120 00 Interest, 209 56 Balance due Treasurer, Dec. 31, 1915, 68 Tag of 1913, Property, 22 05 Interest, 91 27, 305 01 Overpaid Treasurer, 70 Total paid Treasurer, 27, 305 71 Respectfully submitted, GEORGE F. KIBBE, Collector of Taxes. Treasurer's Report.

RECEIPTS.

Balance January 1, 1915, exclusive of trust funds, $ 698 23 Taxes Received of George F. Kibbe, Collector ;

Tax of 1915, 21, 037 20 Previous years, 5, 226 25- 27, 079 45

Interest, on taxes, 226 26

All other interest, 84 53 Loans, 28, 237 50 Water Department receipts, 2, 883 63

Other Receipts, 9, 711 31

68, 920 91

PAYMENTS.

Municipal Indebtedness, 24, 250 00

Taxes: State, 2, 340 00 State Highway, 89 72 County, 924 59— 3, 354 31 Interest, 2, 953 72

Vater Department bills, 5, 35.6 38 School Department bills, 16, 321 96 Bills of other departments, 15, 996 71

Total payments, 68, 233 08

Balance, Dec. 31, 1915, exclusive of trust funds, 687 83

68, 920 91

For fuller details of receipts and expenditures see accountants report. 47

TRUST FUNDS.

School Fund: On deposit in Springfield Five Cents Savings Bank, Jauary 1, 1915, $ 731 00 Received interest on above . deposit, 29 52

760 52

Paid into general funds of treasury income, 29 52 Balance, principal of fund, on deposit in Springfield Five Cents Savings Bank, 721 00

8760 52

Respectfully submitted,

O. LOUIS Wo I, U() l'T, Treasurer.

East Longmeadow, Mass., December 31, 1915. Accountant' s Report.

RECEIPTS .

GENERAL REVENUE Taxes Current year ( 1915) Property,$ 20, 377 79 Exercise tax, 659 41-$ 21, 037 . 20 Poll; ' 816 00 Previous years Property, 5, 106 25 Poll, 120 00 From State Corporation, 223 14 Bank, 154 61 St. Railway ( franchise) - 573 97- 828, 031 17 Licenses and Permits Licenses : Slaughter and Milk, 3 00 Grants and Gifts From State Income of Mass. School fund, 921 62 High School tuition, 2, 192 50 Union Superintendency, 416 67 High School transportation, 577 85— 4, 108 64 From County Dog licenses refunded, 264 57 Total, 32, 407 38 Deduct amount transferred to Agency and Trust State tax, 2, 340 00 County tax, 924 59— 3, 264 59 General revenue for town purposes, 29, 142 79

Forward, 29, 142 79 49

Forward, X29, 142 79 COMMERCIAL REVENUE Departmental General Government Town Hall rent, 184 50 All other, 1 10— 185 60 H ighways From State, Shaker road 1914 account, 421 82 1915 account, 2, 751 98 A?1 other, 9 80— 3, 183 60 Charities Reimbursements, Individuals, 67 94 State, 535 84— 603 78 Soldiers' Benefits State Aid, 150 00 Education tuition of State wards, 229 77 All other, 93— 230 70 Library Fines received, 17 00 Public Service Nater Department Sale of water, 1, 131 43 Rent of meters, 108 90 Sales accounts, 1, 643 30 All other, 1 94— 2, 885 57 Interest On bank balances, 52 30 On taxes, 226 26 On school trust fund, 29 52— 308 08— 7, 564 33 MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS Revenue Loans, 23, 700 00 General Loans Shaker road, 2. 000 00 Public Service Loans Nater bonds sold, par, 2, 500 00 Premium on water bonds, 37 50— 2, 537 50— 28, 237 50 Forward, 865, 044 6Z 7 50

Forward, 65, 044 62. AGENCY AND TutT i Transferred from General Revenue For State tax, 2, 340 00 For County tax, 924 59— 3, 264 59- 3; 264 59 REFUNDS General Departments General government, freight refunded, 10 76 Accrued interest, water bonds, 2 71- 13 47

Total receipts, 68, 222 68 Treasurer' s balance, January 1, 1915, exclusive of trust funds, 698 23

68, 920 91

EXPENDITUIRES

GENERAL GOVERNMENT Legislative Moderator, 00. Finance committee, wades, 26 50 Expenses, 21 50— $ 53 00 Selectmen' s Department Salaries of Selectmen, 115 00 Clerical work, ' 44 00 Stationery and. postage, 45 Telephone,. 1 35 All other, 11 02— 172 72 Accounting Department Auditors, 38 86 Accountant, 232 00 Books and printing. 50 15 Postage and stationery, 17 . 76 Other expenses, . 10 40— 349 11 Treasury Department t'reasurer' s salary, 200 00 Stationery and postage, 58 40 Telephone, 7 60 Other expense, bonds, etc., 42 17— 308 17

Forward, 88$ 00 1

Forward, 8883 00 Collector' s Department Salary of Collector, 200 00 Stationery and postage, 35 12 Books and printing, 20 00 Other expense, bond, 25 00— 280 12 Assessors' Department Salaries of Assessors, 321 00 Abstracts from records, 47 00 Stationery and postage, 6 31 Printing and advertising, 9 95 All other expense, 67 20— 451 46 Other Finance Accounts Certifying notes, 16 00 Town Clerk' s Department Salary of Clerk, 50 00 Recording fees, 33 35 Stationery and postage, 5 34 Printing and advertising, 9 05 All other expense, 5 93— 103 67 Election and Registration Registrars, 33 50 Election officers, 44 50 Stationery and printing, 19 55— 97 55 Town Hall Janitor' s wages, 157 60 Fuel and light, 125 00 Janitor' s supplies, 10 04 Ordinary repairs, 94 58— 387 22 Town Hall, Special Appropriations Vault and furniture, 305 51 Repairs, rooms, 277 89— 583 40 Total for General Government, R2, 802 42 PROTECTION of PERSONS AND PROPERTY Police Department Wages of officers and men, 272 40 Autos and teams, 16 00 All other expense ( police) 45 20— 333 60

Forward, 3" 60 82, 802 42 52 .

Forward, 333 60 x+2, 802 42 Fire Department Wages of men, 6 25 Labor equipment, town hall, 7 88 Material ° Q cc cc 15 00— 29 13 Inspection Sealer of Weights and Measures Wages of Sealer, 7 12 Equipment, 2 80 Other expenses, 5 71— 15 63 Forestry Planting and Trimming Trees Salary of Tree Warden, 70 35 Wages of men and teams, 150 05 Equipment, 9 45 Other expense, 3 81 Forest Fires Wages of men and teams, 61 30 Equipment, 90— 295 86 Total for Protection of Persons and Property, 674 22 HEALTH AND SANITATION Health Deptrtment General Admistration, 75 Quarantine and Contagious Disease Medical attendance, 25 00 Other expense, 32 50— 57 50 Inspection School children, 45 00 Animals, 12 16 Meats and provisions, 44 70— 101 86 Sanitation Surface Drains, maintenance, 20 0.0— 180 11 HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE Repairs Wages Superintendent, 188 25 Teams, 767 15 Men, 339 15

Forward, $ 1, 294 55 3, 656 75 53

Forward, $ 1, 294 55 83M6 15 Trap rock, 103 44 Gravel, 34 28 Lumber, 52 67 Supplies, 22 State highway tax, 89 72 Other expense, 16 77— 1, 591 65 Snow and lee Removal Wages Teams, 22 04 Men, 20 25— 42 29 Oiling 'Streets Labor and Material, 445 36 Other Expense Tools and machinery, 238 60 Plans and surveys, 50 85— 289 45 Street Lighting Electric Lights, 2, 565 18

Total for Highway Maintenance, 4, 933 93

HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION Shaker Road, State Contract Wages Superintendent, 238 87 Teams, 2, 248 11 Men, 2, 041 32 Trap rock, 763 97 Gravel, 64 30 Metal culvert, 78 57 Supplies and other expense, 110 63

Total for Highway Construction, 5, 545 77

CHARITIES General Administration Salary of Overseers, 3 50 Printing and stationery, 2 32 Clerical work, 23 22— 29 04

Forward, 29 04 $ 14, 136 45 54

Forward, $ 29 04 14, 136 45.. Outside Relief by Town Rent, 24 00 Groceries and provisions, 288 25 Board and care, 278 50 Medical attendance, 119 50 Burials, 3 00 Paid institutions and hospitals, 226 10 Other expense, 1 00— { 940 35 Relief by Other Cities and Towns City of Springfield, 17 28

Total for Charities, 986 67 SOLDIERS' BENEFITS State Aid, 110 00 EDUCATION General Expense Salaries, Committee, 173 86 Superintendent, 547 17 Truant officer, 54 50 Other General Expense Printing, stationery and postage, 6 49 Telephone, 11 36 Traveling expense, 7 27 School census, 26 50

All other general expense, 33 32— 860 47 Expense of Instuction Salaries Supervisors, 415 • 98 Principal, 670 76 Other teachers, 5, 004 00— 6, 090 74 Text Books and Supplies Books, 193 50 Stationery and supplies, 280 11 Manual training supplies,• 4 77 Freight and express, 11 86— 490 24

Forward, 7, 441 45 $ 15, 233 12 55

Forward, 7, 441 45 $ 15, 233 12 Tuition High School, 4, 770 00 Vocational, 235 00— 5, 005 00 Transportation High School, 507 90 Expense of Operating School Plants Janitors, Center, 480 00 Other schools, 105 75— 585 75 Fuel, Center, 523 16 Other schools, 45 00 Other expense of operation, 3 00— 571 16 Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds Repairs on Buildings Center school, 406 37 Other schools, 262 00— 665 37 Janitors' supplies, 38 93 Water rates, 13 08 Care of grounds, 9 00 Other Expense Diplomas and graduation, 21 15 Insurance, 22 40— 43 55 Outlay Expenses Lot, North Main Street, 1, 000 00 Architect and Engineer, for plans, 330 65 Building Committee Service and expense, 107 12— 1, 437 77 Total for Education, 16, 321 96 LIBRARY Salaries Librarian, 75 00 Assistants, 15 00— 90 00 Books and periodicals, 119 07 Binding, 17 00 Cases and furniture, 200 62 Printing and stationery, 12 10 Total for Library, 438 79 Forward, 31, 993 87 56

Forward, 31, 993 87 UNCLASSIHED Memorial Day, 17 36 Town reports, 103 70 Printing by- laws, 15 00 Office equipment, 245 00

Total Unclassified, . 381 06

PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES

WATER, DEPARTMENT Maintenance and Operation General Expenses Salaries Vater Commissioners, 44 50 Collector and

clerical. work, 147 50 Printing, stationery and postage, 16 62 Other general expense, - 8 50— 217 1.2 City of, Springfield for Water, 1, 301 26 Repairs, renewals and care Wages, 172 02 Material, 102 84— 274 8'6 Service and Sales Department Wages, 330 53 Pipe, valves and fittings,, 381 37 All other expense, 11 40— 723 30 Construction and Plant Account Distribution System Wages, 956 58 Materials, 1, 334 06 Plans and Engineer, 20 00 All other, 2 96— 2, 313 60 Machinery, tools and equipment, 21 56 Meters, 504 68

Total for Water Department, 5, 356 38

Forward, 37, 731 31 57

Forward R37, 731 31 INTEREST Revenue Loans, 660 222 School House Notes of 1913, 112 50 School House Notes of 1909, 243 75 Shaker Road Loan of 1914, 62 50 Shaker Road Loan of 1915, 41 00 Water Bonds of 1913, 1, 833 75 Total for Interest, 2, 953 72 MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS Temporary Loans Revenue Note of 1914, 5, 000 0() Revenue Notes, 1915, * 15, 000 00— 20, 00() 00 General Loans School House Note/ 09, 1, 000 00 School House Note/ 13, 500 00 Shaker Road Note, ' 14, 1, 250 00— 2, 750 00 Public Service Loans Water Bonds of 1913, 1, 500 00

Total for Municipal Indebtedness, 24, 250 00 AGENCY AND TRUST State Tax, 2, 340 00 County Tax, 924 59 Tax Sales Accounts, 33 46

Total for Agency and Trust, 3, 298 05

Total Expenditures, 68, 233 08 Balance in Treasurer' s hands, December 31. 1915, exclusive of Trust Funds, Cash and Bank, 687 83

66, 920 91 58

Statement of Resources and Liabilities

RESOURCES

TOWN PROPERTY Town Hall, stone building and lot at Center. One, 8- room, wooden school house and lot at Center. One, 1- room, wooden, schoolhouse and lot North Main Street. One, 1- room wooden, schoolhouse and lot Wilbraham

road. One, 2- roam wooden, schoolhouse at Baptist Village. One, 1_ room wooden, school house and lot, Hall Hill. Water and fire department plant and equipment costing

about $ 43,600.00. Schoolhouse lot, North Main Street, not yet occupied. Library of about 4000 volumes with equipment of cases and stacks. Equipment of sealer of weights and measures.

BALANCES,- OUTSTANDING TAXES AND

ACCOUNTS.

Treasurer' s balance, 687 83 Balance due on tax of 1913, 4 22 Balance due on tax of 1914, 106 81 Balance due on tax of 1915, 10,029 41— 10, 140 44 Due on Water Department accounts: Water., meters and guarantees, 439 81 Service and sales accounts, 471 20— 911 01

10, 739 28

Against this amount there are outstanding revenue notes as follows: Due April 2, 1916, 5, 000 00 Due April 15, 1916, 3, 700 00— 8,700 00

2,039 29 LIABILITIES

DEBT STATEMENT The following shows the indebtedness of the town Dec. 31, 1915.

Items. not included in the debt limit. Temporary revenue note Note 34, due April 2, 1916 discounted at 3Y2%, $ 5, 000 00 Temporary revenue note No. 36 April 15, 1916, discounted at 370, 3, 700 00 1Vater bonds, 4/ a7o coupon bonds, maturing 1, 500 annually, 40,500 00—$ 49,200 00

Items included in debt limit. School house notes of 1909, 3/ 70, payable $ 1, 000, annually, 6,000 00 School house notes of 1913, 4% 70, payable $ 500 annually, 2,000 00 Shaker Road notes of 1915, 4 1- 10 70, payable $ 500 annually, 2,000 00—$ 10,000 00

Total indebtedness, 59, 200 00

It is also probable that from one to two per cent of outstanding tax reported above will prove to be uncol- 1 ectable.

O. L. WOLCOTT, Accountant. Expenditures and Appropri• Transfer Expended Appropriations ations Ad' itions

General Government Legislative 56 $ 3. 00 $ 53. 00 Selectmen' s department 250 172. 72 Accounting department 800 49. 11 349. 11 Treasury department 300 8. 17 308. 17 Collector' s department 250 30. 12 280. 12 Assessors' department 450 1. 46 451. 46 Other finance accounts 100 16. 00 Town Clerk's department 100 3. 67 103 67 Election and Registration 100 ..... 97 55 Town hall, ordinary 300 87. 22 387 22 Town hall, vault and furniture 300 5. 51 805 51 Town hall,, repairs rooms 175 102. 89. 277 89 Protection of Persons and Property Police department 1000 ..... 333, 60 Fire department 100 ...... 29 13 Inspection 25 ..... 1.5. 63 Forestry 300 ..... 295. 86 Health and Sanitation Health department 150 10. 11 160.. 11 Sanitation, surface drains 50 20. 00 Highways Maintenance,.except strect lights 1750 618. 75 2368- 75 Street' ligh.ts 2900 ..... 2565, 18 Construction 2900 5545. 75 State allotment) 2751 ..... ••• •• Charities Poor department 800 186. 67 986. 67 Soldiers' Benefits 150 ..... • 140: 00 Education Schools, repairs and Superintendent 15500 ..... 14884. 19 School house lot 1000 ..... 1000. 00 Plans and specifications 400 37. 77 437. 77 Library 425 13. 79 438, 79 Unclassified 100 281. 06 381. 06 Water Department Maintenance and operation 1800 493. 24 1793. 24 Service and sales work 500 223. 30 723. 30 Plant account I 1 500 j 2839 84 Bonds sold) 2500 S Interest 2700 253. 72 i 2953. 72- Municipal Debt Revenue note, 1914 5000 ...... 5000. 00 Pater bonds 1500 1500. 00 School house notes 1500 1..... 1500. 00 Shaker road notes 1250 ..... 1250. 00 Report of Finance Committee

Your committee herewith presents to the town the results of its consideration of matters concerninga municipal affairs which have been brought before it in conformity with by- laws of the town. We present first a general statement of our recommendations on particular matters brought to our attention, arranged under the heads of the several articles of the warrant, followed by a concise tabular statement of our recommendations made up in budget form. This tabular statement also includes the expenditures in 1915 under the same headings. Article 2, calls for no report of your committee other than this printed report. Article 3. In most particulars is covered sufficiently by tabular recommendations of the committee, found on a later page, but a few items perhaps require a further notice. Your committee have recommended an appropriation of $ 50.00 for school gardens, an auxiliary work among the school children, mostly or entirely out of school hours and in part during vacations, which your committee have deemed worthy of some town support, the details of this work will be more fully presented to the town at its meeting by a representative of the school committee. Your committee have also recommended an appropriation of $ 100. 00 for recreation purposes, which we hope may be provided to obtain the use of suitable play grounds or other proper provision for recreation of the young people of the town. In the matter of highways your committee have included in budget here presented only $ 1200.00 for highway maintenance, which is approxiplately the amount that may reasonably be expected as receipts from excise and franchise taxes of street railway. No further provision for highways is made in this budget as it is probable that we. shall receive this year a considerable, although at the present time an indefinite sum, from the income of the Porter Memorial fund. This income will, by vote of special town meeting, be available for highway purposes without further vote of the town. Your committee recommend that a portion of the funds for highway maintenance be used for oiling streets this year covering at least the same streets as last year. Articles 4, 5 and 6. Your committee recommend the appropriation of $ 20,000.00 for the construction, original equipment and furnishing of a new school house on North Main street, as recommended by special building committee appointed at last annual meeting. We recommend that $ 18,000.00 of this amount be provided for by a bond issue, payable $ 1000.00 annually, that $ 1000.00 be raised from the 1916 tax and that the school committee be authorized to make sale of the present North School building and lot, at corner of East street, and the proceeds, to the amount of $ 1000.00, be appropriated for above purpose. Also that the proper officer of the town be authorized to execute and deliver proper conveyances of said property when sold. Article 7. Youf committee recommend the appro= priation of $ 250.00 for fitting up two toilet rooms on the first floor of the Town Hall with suitable septic tank for sewage disposal. Article S. In the matter of additional street lights your committee recommend the installation of ten additional' street lights on the Hampden Road from Michel' s to Pease' s Corners, and no additional lights between Pease Corner and the Baptist Church, and no additional lights between the Baptist Church and Per Person' s. , Article 9. Your committee recommend that the salary of the tax collector be raised from $ 200.00 to 250.00 per year, 63

Article 10. Your committee do not recommend the printing of valuation lists. Articles 11 and 12 contemplate votes which are necessary for the ordinary conduct of town business. Article 13. Your committee recommend the adop- tion of Section 43, Chapter 49 of the Revised Laws. Article 14. Your committee recommend that the town accept and allow the establishment of parts of La Salle street and Gates avenue as laid out by the Select- men. Article 15. Your committee recommend no action

under this article. Article 16. Your committee snake no recommenda-

tion under this article. Article 17. We recommend that the Selectmen be authorized to contract wtih the State. 141 hwav Commis-

sion. Your committee recommend the appointment of a committee at annual meeting to prepare further by- laws for the town, particularly a building code including plumbing and sanitary regulations and the lay out of streets also any other matters which after investigation the committee may find to be worthy of consideration; said committee to report with recommendations when report is completed. Respectfully submitted, EDWARD i\/[.BURT, Chairman, FRANK C. BURTON, W. S. CHAMPLIN, HENRY S. ASHLEY, FRANK H. WHITAKER, EDWARD S. ELLIS, O. LOUIS WOLCOTT, Secretary. Finance Committee,. . East Longmeadow, Mass., January 22, 1916. 64

Estimated Revenue, 1916.

Treasurer' s balance, 68q 23 Back taxes less 2%, 9,937 64 Water Department accounts, 911 01 Estimated income from water department, 1, 600 00 Franchise- tax, estimated, 550 00 Excise tax, estimated, 650 00 Bank and corporation tax, estimated, 350 00 Education items: High school tuition, 2, 500 00 High school transportation, 600 00 Union superintendency, 415 00 Account of state wards, 150 00 Massachusetts school fund, 900 00 Town school fund, 29 00 Dog money, 250 00— $ 4,844 00 Town Hall, 150 00 Soldiers' benefits, 110 00 Interest on taxes and balances, 250 00 .

20,039 88

Appropriations Recommended for 1916 With statment of expenditures for 1915. See next page. Items marked R in following table are recommended to be taken from estimated revenue, and item marked * is, recommended $ 18,0oo. 00. from bond issue and $ 1, 000.00 from estimated proceeds from sale of North School building and lot. Recommended for 1916 Expen' d From From 1915 1916 Other Total Tax Sources

General Government Legislative 53. 00 $ 50 50 Selectmen' s department 172. 72 200 200 Accounting department 349 11 350 350 treasurer' s department 308. 17 300 300 Collector's department 280. 12 325 325 Assessors' department 451. 46 500 5010" Other finance accounts 16. 00 100 100 Town Clerk' s department 103. 67 100 100 Election and Registration 97. 55 100 100 Town hall, ordinary 387. 22 11350 350 Toilets and septic tank 250 250 Protection of Persons and Property Police department 333. 60 500 500 Fire department 29. 13 100 100 Inspection• 15. 63 25 25 Forestry 295. 86 350 350 Health and Sanitation Health department 160. 11 200 200 Sanitation, surface drains 20. 00 50 59 Highways Maintenance, except st. lights 2368. 75 x1200 1200 Streetlights 2565. 18 3050 3050 Charities Poor department 986. 67 800 x200 1000 Soldiers' Benefits 110. 00 x150 150 Education

Schools, repairs and super. 14884. 19 11500 x4850 16350 School gardens 50 50 School house and equipment 1000 * 19000 20000 Library 438. 79 300 300 RWcreation 100 100 Unclassified 381. 06 200 200 Water Department Maintenance and operation 1793. 24 311, 500 1500 Service and sales work 723. 30 115:10 500

Plant account 2839. 84 500 x1000 1500 Interest 2953. 72 3"000 3300

Municipal Debt o Revenue notes of 1915 x_8700 8700 Water bonds 1500 1500 Schoolhouse notes 1500 1500 Shaker road note 500 500

Reserve or Contingencies 10000 1000

27800 $ 38450 $ 66250 WARRANT FOR- Annual Town Meeting.

HAMPDEN SS. To George F. Kibbe, collector of taxes for the town of East Longmeadow, Mass. In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabi- tantsof said . East Longmeadow, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs to meet at the Town Hall on Monday, February 7, 1916, at six 'o' clock in the forenoori there to act on the following article: Article 1. To cast their ballots for the• following Town Officers, moderator, town clerk, town treasurer, tax collector, tree warden, tNwo constables, two auditors and three members of finance committee, all for one year; three selectmen, one for three years, one for two years and one for one year; three overseers of the poor, one for three years, one for two years and one for one year; one assessor, one school committee, one library trustee and one water commissioner all for three years. Also to vote on the following question, the ballot to be " yes" or " no", " Shall licenses be granted for the sale of in- toxicating liquors in this town?" All of the foregoing to be .voted for on one official ballot as provided by law and votes of the town. The polls to be opened at six o' clock in the forenoon and may be closed at two o' clock in the afternoon. You, George F. Kibbe, collector of taxes as aforesaid, are also required to notify the said inhabitants to meet at the Town Hall at ten o' clock in the forenoon of the day aforesaid to act on the following articles: Article 2. To hear and act on the reports of all officers and committees whose duty it is to report at said meeting. Article 3. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be required to carry on the business of the several departments of the town for the year 1916. Article 4. To see if the town will authorize the erection and equipment and furnishing of a new schdolhouse on land now owned by the town, on North Main street; appropriate $ 20,000.00 therefor, and authorize the treasurer to borrow the whole or any portion of the amount so appropriated by issuing bonds or notes of the town, or take any action in relation thereto. Article 5. To see if the town will authorize the sale of the lot and school building, known as the North School, at North Main and East streets, and to authorize its proper officers or committee to make such sale and to authorize its proper officer to execute and deliver, in the name of the inhabitants of the town, proper deed or other conveyance of the same. And if so to see if the town will appropriate the proceeds as a part of the cost of a new school building, and its original equipment, to be located on North Main street. Article 6. To see if the town will vote to raise from the 1916 tax a part of the cost of building and equipment of new school building on North Main street. Article 7. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for fitting up two toilet rooms on the first floor of Town Hall, with necessary septic tank for sewage disposal,posal, recommended by finance committee. Article S. To see what action the town will take on the petitions for additonal street lights,hts, on Hampden and Ludlow roads as petitioned for I) y John L. Davis and others, and from near the Baptist Church to house of Per Person as petitioned for by F. G. Hulett and others. Article 9. To see if the town will vote to raise the salary of the Tax Collector from $ 200.00 to $ 250.00 per year as recommended by the finance committee. 68

Article 10. To see what action the town will take in regard to printing valuation list as petitioned for by Arthur F. Benoit and others.. ' Article 11. To see if the town will vote to authorize the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1916. Article 12. To see if the town will vote to authorize the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow on and after January 1, 1917, in anticipation of the revenue of the fiscal year beginning January 1, 1917. Article 13. To see if the town will accept the provisions of Section 43, Chapter 49 of the Revised Laws concerning the construction of sidewalks and the assessment of a portion of the cost upon the abutters. Article 14. To see if the town will vote to accept and allow the establishment of a part of LaSalle Street and a part of Gates avenue as public streets as laid out by the Selectmen, and as shown by plans and description filed with the town clerk. Article 15. To see if the town will vote to amend its by- laws in regard to time of holding its Annual Town Meetings, or pass any votes to provide for holding the business portion of said meetings in the evening as petitioned for by Charles E. Barnstead and others. Article 16. To see what action the town will take as to having- certain stated office hours for clerk and treasurer, as to having the town clerk act. as clerk of all boards of the town, and also to see if the town will appoint the town treasurer as collector of taxes, all as petitioned for by Arthur F. Benoit and others, also if the last clause• of above prevails to see if the town will rescind the votes whereby the town provided for the annual election of a tax collector and the vote whereby Candi- dates for that office appeared on the official ballot. Article 17. To see if the town will authorize the selectmen to contract with the State Highway Commis- sion. 59

Article 18. To pass any votes that may be necessary to carry into effect the foregoing articles. You are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof in three public places in said town, said places being those designated by town by- laws, seven clays at least before the time of holding said meetings. Hereof fail not and make clue return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the town clerk at or before the time of said meetings. Given under our hands at East Longmeadow this twenty-first clay of January, 1916. FRANK C. BURTON, CHARLES L. COOLEY, WALTER M. FORSYTH, Selectmen of East Longmeadow, Mass. CONTENTS.

PAGE Assessors' Report, 43, 44

Auditors' Report, 44

Board of Health Report, 22 Books, List of, Added to the Public Library of East Longmeadow, 16- 1. 8

Clerk' s Report, 36

Collector of Taxes' Reports, 45 Expenditures and Appropriations, 60 Finance Committee' s Report, 61- 55 Inspector of Animals' Report, 26 Inspector of Meats and Provisions, Report of 2.5 Inspector of Milk, Report of 23 Library Trustees' Report, 19,. 20 Music Supervisor' s- Report, 32 Overseers of the Poor' s Report, 23 Principal Votes at Town Meeting, 5- 15 School Committee' s Report, 27- 29, 34, 35 School Physician' s Report, 33 Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report of 26 Selectmen' s Report, 21, 22 Superintendent of Schools' Report, 29- 31 Supervisor of the Manual Arts, Report of 31 Town Accountant' s Report, 48- 60

Town Officers,- List, of 3, 4 Treasurer' s Report, 46- 47

Tree Warden' s Report; 24, 25 Warrant for Town Meeting, February 7, 1916, 66- 69 Water Commissioners, 37- 40 Water Department Collector, 47, 42 AUTHOR. TITLE OF BOOK. Sinclair, 13. M. - The Lonesome Trail. ` The Long Shadow. Chip, of the Flying U. Smith, Francis H. Forty Minutes Late. Smith, Mary P. W. Boys and Girls of Seventy- Seven. Stratz, Rudolph. Where Snow is Sovereign. Stuart, Ruth McEnery. Aunt Amity's Silver Wedding. Taggart, Marion Ames. Six Girls and the Sevcnth One. Tomlinson, Everett T. The House- boat on the St. LaxV-

renee. Nance, Louis J. l'he Bronze Bell. 1'he Pool of Flame. Ward, i1lrs. Humphry. Miss Bretherton. Warde, Margaret. Betty bales & Co. Wason, Robert Alexander. Happy Hawkins. Webster, Henry K. A King in Khaki. Webster, Jean. Much Ado about Peter. White, Eliza Orne. I'he Wares of Edgefield. White, William Allen. A Certain Rich Man. Wiggin, Kate Douglas. Susanna and Sue. Williamson, C, W. and A. M. Set in Silver. Lord Loveland Discovers America.. Wright, _Mabel Osgood. Poppea of the Post- Office.

TIISCELL AN EOUS. Arabian Nights. The Inner Shrine. Havell, H. L. Stories from Don Quixote. Stories from the Iliad. Stories from the Odyssey. Stories from the t lneid. Platt, S. Stories from the Old Testament. 59

AUTHOR. TITLE OF BOOK. Lee, Jennette. Simeon Tetlow-s Shadow. Lindsey, William. The Severed Mantle. Lincoln, Joseph C. Keziah Coffin. Little, Frances. Little Sister Snow. Lutz, Grace L. Phoebe Deane. MacDonald, George. Sir Gibbie. McCutcheon, George Bair. Truxton King. McGrath; Harold. The Goose Girl. Major, Charles. A Gentle Knight of Old Branden- burg. Meredith, George." The Ordeal of Richard Feverel. Merrick, Leonard. Lynch' s Daughter. Montgomery, L. DZ. Anne of Avonlea. Oppenheim, E. Phillips. The Governors. Page, Thomas Nelson. John Marvel, Assistant. Paine, Ralph D. College Fears. . Parker•, Gilbert. Northern Lights. Partridge, Anthony. Passers- by. Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart. Jonathan and David. Pidgin, Charles Felton. The FurtherAdventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer. Porter, Gene Stratton. A Girl of the Limberlost. Powell,- Frances. Old Mr. Davenant' s Money: Reed, Myrtle: Old.-Pose and Silver. Rice, Alice Hegan. Mr. Opp. Rinehart, Mary Roberts. The Man in Lower Ten. Rives, Hallie Erminie. The Kingdom of Slender Swords. Rockwood, Roy. Rival Ocean Divers. St. Nicholas. Colonial Stories. Revolutionary Stories. Stories of Royal Children. Scott, John Reed. - The Woman in Question. Selingcourt, Hugh de. The Way Things Happen. Shute, Henry A. Farming It. AUTHOR. TITLE OF BOOK. Camp, Walter. Jack Hall at Yale. Carey, Rosa Noucliette. The Key of the Unknown. Carroll, Lewis. Alice' s Adventures in Wonderland. Chamberlain, Lucia. The Other Side of the Door. Chapman, Allen. Ralph of the Roundhouse. Clemens, Samuel L. Extract from Capt. Stormfield' s Visit to Heaven. Cramp, Walter S. Pinoccbio, the Adventures of a Marionette. Crawford, F. 111arion. The White Sister. Stradella. Deland, Margaret. Where the Laborers are Few. Dillon, Mary. The Patience of John Morland. Donworth, Grace. The Letters of Jennie Allen to her Friend, Miss Musgrove. Dudley, Albertus T. The School Four. Earl, John Prescott. The School Team in Camp. Ellis, Edward S. From the Throttle to the Presi- dent' s Chair. Emerson, Willis George. Buel Hampton. The Builders. Fowler, EllenThorneyeroft. The Subjection of Isabel Garnaby. Gordon, Chas. William. The Foreigner. Grant, Robert. The Chippendales. Gr'dene, Sarah McLean. Power Lot. Hall, Eliza Calvert. The Land of Long Ago. Hopkins, John Williams. Old Harbor. Hurd, M. K.and Wilson, J.B. When She Came Home from Col- lege. Klein, Charles and Hornblow, Arthur. The Third Degree. The Music Master. Knowles, Robert E. The Attic Guest, Lane, Elinor Macartuey. Katrine. 57

AtIT11011. TITLE OF BOOK. Paret, Anna Parmly. - Harper's Handy-book for Girls. Parsons,.Frank. Choosing a Vocation. Powell, E: P. The Orchard and Fruit Garden. Richardson; Anna S. The Girl Who Earns Her Own Living. Saint. Maur, Rate V. The Earth's Bounty. Spargo, John. 1."lie Substance of Socialism. Sewell, Anna. Black' Beauty. Stack, Frederic William. Wild Flowers Every.Child Should Know. Stedman, E. C. American Anthology. Steiner, Edward A. The Immigrant Tide. Stickney, J. H. Bird World. Wheeler, Charles G. Woodworking for Beginners. Williams, E. Baurner. England' s Story— For Children. 11' ood, Sumner G. Taverns and Turnpikes of Bland- ford.

FICTION.

Adams, William, Try Again. Bachellor,, Irving. The Hand- made Gentleman. Barbour; Ralph Henry. Captain Chub. Double Play. The Arrival of Jimpson, On Your Mark. . Beach, Edward L. Ralph Osborn, Midshipman. at Annapolis. o Beach, Flex. The Silver Horde. Bindloss, Harold. Thrice Armed. The Greater Power. Burnett, Frances Hodgson. Barty Crusoe and His Man Satin- day. The Good Molf, . . 8 56

AUTHOR. TITLE OF BOOR. Greely, A. W. Handbook of Alaska. Grenfell, Wilfred T. Adrift on an Ice- pan. Griffis, William Elliot. The Story of New Netherland. Hall, Bolton. The Garden Yard. Harwood, W. S. New Creations in Plant Life. Hawkes, Clarence. The Trail to the Woods. Shovelhorns. Hemans, Felicia D. Poetical Works. Jenks, Tudor. Gypsy, the Talking Dog. Johnson, Isaac T. Young People' s Natural History. Keller, Helen. The World I Live In. Lowell, Percival. Soul of the Far East. McDonald, E. B. and Dal- rymple, J. Kathleen in Ireland. Ume San in Japan. Rafael in Italy. Manuel in Mexico. Mills, Enos A. Wild Life on the Rockies. Moore, ' Phomas. Lalla Rookh. Morgan, Charles. Theodore Roosevelt, the Boy and the Man. Morley, Margaret Warner. The Bee People. Morris, Charles. Historical Tales. American, Z vols. King Arthur, 3 vols. English.

French. German. Spanish. Russian. Greek.

Roman. Our Island Empire. Japan and China. List of Books Added

TO THE

EAST LONGMEADOW -PUBLIC LIBRARY

DURING ,THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 21, 1910.

CLASSIFIED.

AUTHOR. TITLE OF BOOR. Aiken, Dr. and Bar- bauld, Mrs. Evenings at Home. Alton, Edmund. Among the Law-makers. Bailey, Liberty H. The Principles of Vegetable. Gar- dening. Barrows, Chas. H. History of Springfield, Mass. Bartlett, John. Familiar Quotations. Botta, Vincenzo. Dante. Bridgman, R. L. The Master Idea. Bryce, James. American Common.w,ealth,_2 vols. Call, Annie Payson. Every- day Living. Carter, M. H. Stories of Brave Dogs. Chaucer, Geoffrey: Poetical Works. Coffin, Charles Carleton. . The Story of Liberty. Cresivick, Paul. Robin Hood. Darwin, Charles. The Origin of Species. Dickinson, John W. Rhetoric. Fiske, John. The Beginnings of New England. New France and New England. Fitzpatrick, Sir Percy. Jock of the Bushveld. Ford, Paul Leicester, The True George Washington, 54

GRADE L— For One' Term : Siri Lindstrom, Sadie Mac-

Farland. For Half Year : Sadie MacFarland. NORTH oR No. 2.— For One Term : Albert Arnswortb, Clarence Foskit, Jennie John son, Mazie Keyes, Harold O' Leary, James O' Leary, Merrill Moody, Malcolm Worthing. For Half year, None. EAST oR No. 3.— For One Term, None. For Half Year, None. BAPTIST oR No. 4.— For One Term, None. For Half fear,

None.

HALL HILL oR No. 5.— For One Term, None. For Half Year, None. NAMES OF . Pupils Neither Absent Nor Tardy.

CENTER SCHOOL GRADES 8, 9.— For One Term : Sadie Bourgeois, Areta Champlin, Marjorie Denslow, Pearl Griffin, Warner Jacobson, Lester MacAulay, Karl Miller, Eilleen Sherman- For Half Year: Areta Champlin, Pearl Griffin, Warner Jacobson, Karl Miller.

GRADES 6, r.—For One Term : Rangnar Anderson, Edgar Belliveau, William Daly, Cornelius Duke, Harry King, Clara MacFarland, Alex. Peterson. For Half Year, Rangnar Ander- son, Edgar Belliveau, Cornelius Duke, Clara MacFarland, Alex. Peterson.

GRADES 5, 6.— For One Term : Annie Babin, Irene Good- speed, Maud Griswold, Doris Hein, Herbert Johnson, Lottie Robertson. For Ralf Year : Maud Griswold, Herbert John- son.

GRADES 3, 4.— For One term : William A. Bourgeois, William M. Bourgeois, Edith Burt, Bella Cormier, Winnifred Dowe, Ivan Glynn, Inez Goodspeed, Frank Govang, Astrid Johnson, Jessie Nichols, Raymond Pease, Gunner Peterson, Ebba Rydstedt, Clifford West, Walter West. For Half Year : Bella Cormier, Winnifred Dowe, Ivan Glynn, Frank Govang, Astrid Johnson, Jessie Nichols, Gunner Peterson, Walter West, Clifford West. GRADES 2, 3.— For One Term: Lila Griswold, Alice Libby, For Half Year: Regina Babin, Catherine Dowe, Napoleon Govang, Earle Lendrum, Hildor Sodostrom, Leo Speight. Record of Membership.

SCE1001' s. GRADES.

E-

Center, 81 91 29 26. 5 2.3. 2 94, 8 89

6, 7, 42 38. 315. 1 91. 26

5, 6, 42 87. 7 33. 82. 3 27

3, 4, 37 35. 6 33. 3 93. 6 21

2, 3' 45 42, 36. 85. 8 60

1 31 29. 24. 82. 9 36

North, 1- 5, 33 31. 29. 94. 71

East, 1- 5, 34 24. 7 21. 8 88. 8 53

Baptist,- 1- 7, 27 21. 0 19. 4 89. 6 44

Hall Hill, 1- 7, 24 19. 3 17. 88. 2 96

Totals, 1- 9, 344 305. 4 273. 8 89. 1 473

The number of tardy marks is excessive, uniieces- sary and inexcusable. 51

The teachers do not try to-make-artists out of their pupils, but special attention should be given those who show decided ability in that direction, for there is a growing demand for skilled designers and artists. Drawing in the rural schools shows a good advancement over -the work done in that subject last year. This is due to the earnest efforts of the teachers in these schools. Each school is following the same outline of work. In these schools there are from five to seven grades. It would be impossible to. give . each- grade a separate drawing lesson, so the schools are divided in two classes; e. g., one class com- posed of the first three grades, and the other the upper ,

grades. Different lessons are given these divisions. The work in the Center. school has also improved very much this last year. This is due to the keen interest the teachers and pupils take in the study. The eighth and ninth grades are doing exceptionally good

work. Last year, following a custom of the former supervisor.of drawing, the work done by the pupils was exhibited in the public library. No effort has been made to make a special exhibit, but .sometime during the month of March there will be a similar exhibit of the work done in ' the public schools since Christmas. This is to show those interested the kind of work which is being done in this particular subject. Respectfully submitted, MADELEINE NOBLE 50 refining influence of music is not included. Like friendship it cannot be estimated in dollars and cents, but each helps man to realize a higher standard of living, and makes life worth while. Respectfully submitted, PII(EBE HOOPER, Supervisor of Music. Springfield, Mass., February 10, 1910.

Report of the Teacher of Drawing.

Hiss Mary L. Poland, Superinle?idenl of Schools Many times the supervisor of drawing is asked, What is the purpose of drawing in the public schools?" There are many reasons why it is one of the most essential subjects taught in our schools. It is a most powerful help to language and reading. Copying went out of the teacher' s outline some years ago, and self-expression is now the rule. The children express what they see; then their observation is corrected and advancement made till they can see more and more in pictures, and have a clearer visual image of the appearance of the common objects. Af- ter a while they imagine in pictures from words, which forms the most intelligent work that is done and leads to invention. Drawing cultivates the sense of beauty which is of the highest value to all human beings. It teaches neatness and order. Much progress has been made in this last purpose of drawing, and the good resrilts affect all-other written work. Report of the Supervisor of Music.

Miss Mary L. Poland, Superintendent of Schools : East Longmeadow may be ; justly congratulated, and feel proud in the achievement of its new school building. The opening of school was delayed in the fall, but the loss has been fully met in the new sur- roundings and environment, and it has added a dig- nity which is felt throughout the-school. The outlying schools are getting good results, and the teachers speak of the children' s love for their music. Mrs. Kibbe' s school has made a decided advance this year, especially in tone quality. At the Center, good work is being done in all of the grades, and the children in the lower classes aspire to become members of the Glee Club, which means that the Glee Club has a salutary effect upon the whole school. The hearty cooperation of all of the teachers with Miss Howlett made possible the-splendid results.of the recent concert, and the dream of the club has been realized in the installment of a piano for the.use of the school. We are especially indebted to Misses Kings- ley and Mache, who, as accompanists, gladly gave of their time. The final aim of education is character, and to-day we can hardly imagine a scheme of study where the 7 48 modations, we have been able to separate such pupils to their obvious advantage. The lowest primary room, which has heretofore presented most serious problems, now has very small numbers enrolled, while the upper grades, which were formerly very small, are now good-sized classes. We urge the children to make greater use of the library, and feel sure that the librarian will aid them by directing to books related to their school work. We find many grades hindered by their limited reading, and I. suggest more biography, travel, and history, and less fiction. The music and drawing have been under the direction of Misses Hooper and Noble. I am sure that those who have heard the children sing and have seen the work in drawing will testify to the efficiency of these teachers. Respectfully submitted,

MARY L. POLAND. January 26, 1910. 47 tificate, without examination, which was -at first granted as an experiment, has been indefinitely ex- tended, and twelve of the graduates were thus. recommended. Five others', including two from grade eight,. entered upon examination, making a total of twenty- nine now enrolled in the.high schools, and distributed through the classes as follows: seniors, six; juniors, four; sophomores, three; freshmen,' sixteen. Two were graduated from Central and two from the Tech- nical high, in June. Of the five honor students in Technical, two were from East Longmeadow. Our present ninth grade numbers - thirteen, all of whom, we hope, will enter high school and there main- tain the excellent record of the town pupils. With the completion of the new building the children entered upon better days. The upper grades are now seated in a commodious _and convenient room, and, because of their freedom from discomfort, we look for, and have a right to expect, stronger effort and greater proficiency. A The classes which occupied rooms in the Swedish church and-the- town building have been taken off the street and placed in the building with the other pupils. Here, under the watchful care of principal and teachers, they are more easily controlled in their recreation periods, while better air and light combine to subdue the restlessness and uneasiness which formerly produced friction and resulted in willful transgression. It sometimes happens that those who ought never to be together are collected in one room, where inti- mate association increases opportunities for mischief and makes each person more troublesome than he would be with other companions.. With better accom-

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RESIGNATION S.

Village, Grade l: Miss Steil.),Smith; teachingin Brockton. Village, Grades 5, 6 : Miss Hazel Messenger; teaching in Springfield. Baptist: Miss Edith C. Kendrick; teaching in Thompson- ville, Conn.

Hall Hill, No. 5 : Miss Alice S. Chadwick.

The Baptist Village and Hall Hill schools are under the care of new teachers, both of whom are working diligently and well. The North and East schools have the same teachers as last year, and here the lack of nervous excitement on the part of the pupils, their evident interest in their duties and their cheerful re- spouse to school requirements reflect the poise and ease of the teachers. The same happy feeling and good-will seem to exist in nearly every room in the village. There is no sulkiness nor manifestation of the spirit which sets itself steadily in opposition to the teacher; but, even under correction, the children appear to feel that justice makes the reproof necessary. As a rule, the teachers in all parts of the town are sympathetic and genuine, devoid alike of indiffer- ence, manufactured cheerfulness, and the selfish am- bition which makes their pupils stepping-stones for aa better place next year;" and the children, recog- nizing this interest, are trying to do their best. It is needless to say that under such conditions they are making good progress in their' studies. Graduating exercises were held on the school grounds on the afternoon of June 25, when seven- teen ninth grade pupils were awarded diplomas. The privilege of entering Springfield high school on cer- Superintendent' s Report.

To the School Committee of East Longmeadow: GENTLEMEN: The customary annual report•is here-

with presented.

PRESENT CORPS OF TEACHERS.

m Elected. SCHOOL. 0 NAMES OF TEACHERS. WHERE EDUCATED. 0

Village, 8, 9, Miss Cora M. Howlett, Amherst High School, Principal, Westfield Normal, June,' 018 6, 7, Miss Ruby M. Amherst High, Shumway, Westfield Normal, May, ' 08 5, 6, Miss Ida Al. Atwood, Winchester( N. H:) High, Plymouth( N. H) Normal, June,' 09

4, Miss_Edith F. Smith_, Bradford( Vt.) High, Framingham Normal, June,' 08

2, 3, Miss Florence Mache, Springfield High, Westfield Normal, June,' 07

1, Miss Mabel M. Tidd, Gardner High, Fitchburg Normal, June,' 09

North, 1- 5, Mrs. Edith M. Kibbe, Rockville( Ct.) High Ap' l,' 08

East, 1- 5, Miss L. Catherine Waltham High, Kingsley, Framingham Normal, May, ' 08 Baptist, 1- 7, Miss Mary L. Hunter, Newton High, Framingham Normal, May, 109

Hall Hill, 1- 7, Miss Ruth Lunt, Northbridge High, Framingham Normal, May,' 09 Music, Miss Phoebe J.Hooper, Maine Seminary, Bucksport, Me. r. °o N. E. Conservatory of Music, Boston, Sept.' 07 Drawing, Miss Madeleine Noble, Springfield High, Normal Art School, Boston June,'.08 44

Brought forward, 9, 324 11 Sundries : Mary L. Poland, cash- paid for traveling expenses, telephone and postage, 13 56 Swedish Church rent, 40 00 S. C. Warriner, insurance, 180 00 F. C. Burton, truant officer, 1 50 Oval & Koster, diplomas, 18 50 O. L.Wolcott, cash paid for telephone, telegraph, postage and car fares, 17 24 H. S. Ashley, telephone, 10 M. H. Pease, census,$ 15. 00, telephone,. 80. 50, 15 50 Arthur C. Conro, medical inspection, 3 25 Springfield City Libr'y, teachers' card, 5 00 Johnson' s Bookstore, record book, 1 S5 296 50

Total Expenditures, 9, 620 61

The balance of $ 203. 93 of income from Massachu- setts School Fund, reported in last annual report, and the $ 1, 277. 80 received from the same source this year, has, by vote of the school committee, been used for teachers' wages. Your committee recommend an appropriation of 5000. 00 for ordinary school purposes for the coming year, including schools, school supplies, superintendent, and also including $ 50. 00 for medical inspection. This estimate is based on a school year of same length as heretofore.

0. L. WOLCOTT, & c' y, School Committee

M. H. PEASE, Chairman, of H. S. ASHLEY, East Longmeadow.

East Lougmeadow, lass., February 21, 1910. 43

Brought forward,- 2, 454 10 Fuel, 357 55 Care, 283 75 Ordinary Repairs, 242 17 New out-building, and new foundation for old one, 548 38 New seats, 32 80 Repairs on chimneys, 60 88 Moving seats, account of changes in building, 38 79 Window shades in new rooms, 37 - 10 $ 4, 055 52 North School, No. 2: Teachers' Wages, 360 00 Fuel, 20 25 Care, 22 63 Repairs, 30- 65 , 433 53 East School, No. 3 : Teachers' wages, 360 00 Fuel, 26 25 Care, 31 00 Repairs, 11 07 428' 32 Baptist Village School, No. 4: Teachers' wages, 360 00 Fuel, 20 50 Care, 23 75 Repairs, 2 00 406 25

Hall Hill School, -No. 5:_ Teachers' wages, 360 00 Fuel, 18 00 Care, 25 25 Repairs, 90 404 15

Drawing teacher's salary, 207 60 Music teacher' s salary, 144 10 Supplies, books, stationery, etc., 262 90 High School tuition, 2, 462 50 Superintendent' s salary, 484 92 Joint district expense, part refunded later, 34 32

Carried forward, 9, 324 11 42

That the results of our schools may compare favorably with those of other towns and cities, it is the opinion of your committee that the town should provide, as soon as financial conditions will warrant it, for a school year of forty weeks, which the cities and many of the towns now have, instead of the thirty-six and thirty-eight weeks which is at present our normal school year. The following is the financial report for the year:

AVAILABLE FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 21, 1910. Balance, part of income of State school fund as per last annual report, Feb. 20, 1909, 203 93 Town appropriation for schools, including medical inspection, 4, 950 00 Income of Town school fund, 29 52 Income of Massachusetts school fund, 1, 277 80 From State, account of Superintendent, 378 78 From State, tuition of Children under care of State Board of Charity, 364 50 From State, account of High School tuition, 1, 827 50 Dog money refunded, appropriated for schools, 184 14 Received from other towns, account of joint district

expense, 39 89 Received for grass, old iron, etc., 18 50

9, 274 56

EXPENDITURES. Center School, No. 1: Teachers' wages: Grades 8 and 9, Principal, Room 1, $ 565 10 Grades 6 and 7, Room 5, 385 00 Grades 5 and 6, Room 6, 385 00 Grades 3 and 4, Room 7, 374 00 Grades 2 and 3, Room 3, 382 00 Grade 1, Room 2, 363 00

Carried forward, 2, 454 10 41

year. Below is given the calendar for both the Center and other scl"joolg of the town for the year, September, 1909, to June, 1-910.

CENTER SCHOOLS.

October 4 to December 24, 1909, 12 weeks January 3 to April 1, 1910, 13 weeks April 11 to June 24, 1910, for grades in three lower rooms, 11 weeks 36 weeks Grades in three higher rooms to have one week additional to July 1, 1910, 1 week 37 weeks OTHER SCHOOLS.

September 7 to December 16, 1909, 15 weeks January 3 to March 25, 1910, 12 weeks - April 11 to June 11, 1910. 9 weeks 36 weeks The cost of medical inspection has been a matter of only nominal expense the past year, but a small appropriation of about $50. 00 should be included in the school appropriation for this purpose to provide for conditions that may arise at any time in case of an ep- idemic in the schools. Owing to our extraordinary expense at the center, the cost of repairs on the outside school-houses and also the cost of supplies has been kept as low as possible this year, but considerable more will be needed in these lines next year. New seats should be provided in the East, Baptist and Hall Hill schools, at least a part of, them th6 coming year, and some considerable outlay will be required to replace worn-out books. The general upward tendency both of wages and material indicate the necessity of a liberal appropriation for the coming year. 6 School Committee's Report.

To the inhabitants of the town of Last Long- meadow the school committee herewith submit their annual report together with that of the superintendent and special teachers. It is unnecessary to say that your committee were pleased with the action of the last annual town meeting in providing funds for the erection of our new addition to the Center School building which has now become an accomplished fact, and has resulted in a building of which the town may be justly proud. The results both in .the appearance and utility of the building have amply confirmed the judgment of your committee as to the value of the plans which were adopted for the building. It was with regret that we were forced by the condition of the work on the building, September first, to postpone the opening of the Center schools for one month to give time for the completion of the building. In view of the conditions in the building trades in this vicinity the past season, we feel that the building was completed in as good time as could reasonably be expected. Information as to the letting of the contracts and cost of the addition will be found in the report of the building committee and report of the Selectmen. The delay in the opening of the Center schools resulted in a somewhat modified school calendar for this REPORT

OF THE r SCHOOL COMMITTEE-

EAST LONGMEADOW,

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tracts invited to submit new bids. The specifications as revised left the north rooms unfinished. The bids obtained were as follows:

GENERAL CONTRACT. J. G. Roy & Co., 11, 523 00 With an allowance for painting and finish hardware if let separately, 850 00

10, 673 00

R. E. & A. M. Davis, 11, 645 00

HEATING CONTRACT.

George H. McClean Co., 985 00

W. J. Hyland, 1, 017 85

Your committee accepted the bids of J. G. Roy & Co. on general contract, with painting and finish hardware out, for 10, 673 00

George H. McClean Co., 985 00 The painting was let to W. A. Londergan for 500 00 The finish hardware to Geo. A. Graves & Sons for 106 33 Certain grading and concrete walk to H. I. Peer, 151 00

The bills ordered on this account, including the architect' s fees, are shown in the financial statement of the Selectmen.

All bills for work on this contract, except that for finish hardware which has not been rendered, have been ordered and appear in statement above referred to. H. W. KING, O. L. WOLCOTT, Secy, Building NI. H. PEASE, Committee. H. S. ASHLEY, I W. S. CHAMPLIN, J v

GENERAL CONTRACT. J. G. Roy & Co., building complete, 12, 333 00 Allowance for two unfinished rooms, 550 00.

11, 783 00

R. E. & A. M. Davis, building complete, 12, 770 00 Allowance for two unfinished rooms, 968 00

611, 802 00

Amos Bridges' Sons, building complete, 14, 250 00 Allowance for two rooms unfinished, 750 00 13, 500 00

Amos C. Gosselin, building complete, 14, 645 00 L. S. Wood, building complete, 15, 750 00 Springfield Cement Block & Brick Co:, building

complete, 16, 834 00

HEATING} CONTRACT. W. J. Hyland, for heating plan complete; 1, 646 00 Allowance for direct radiation in two north rooms, . 126 00

1, 520 00

George H. McClean Co., for heating plan complete, $ 1, 766 00 Allowance for direct radiation in two north rooms, 130 00 1, 636 00

Wyckoff & Lloyd, heating plan complete, 1, 795. 00 Allowance for direct radiation in two north rooms, 155 00 1, 640 00

After the opening of above bids, which your committee decided were too high, further conference was held with the architect and. certain items cut out from

plans and specifications; and revised plans and specifications were preparedby the architect, and the two lowest bidders on the general and heating con- R E Pd R"I'

OF School- House Building Committee.

To the inhabitants of the town of East Long- meadow the Building Committee, consisting of the School Committee and two members of the board of Selectmen, submit the following report as to their doings in connection with the addition to the Center School building authorized by vote of the last annual town meeting: Soon after your committee was authorized to act they met with architect L. C. Fay and went over the plans, prepared three years before, making such minor changes as experience had indicated desirable, and Mr. Fay was directed to put five sets of plans and specifications into shape for estimate by contractors. As soon as plans and specifications were ready, bids were called for by advertising in the Springfield daily papers and by suitable notice in the trade papers having a circulation in this vicinity, bids to close May 15. Separate bids were asked for on the general and heating contracts, and general contractors bidding were required to furnish certified check of $ 500 with their bid as a guarantee of good faith. Bids were asked for with building complete, and also with the two north rooms unfinished. The bids received were as follows 35

104 pictures illustrating the same, loaned by the Wo- man' s Education Association. The pictures are on ex- hibition at the library, and the books are to be loaned to card-holders. These books on art and pictures are loaned to us until August 1, 1910. School drawings still continue to be exhibited, and photographs of other libraries are shown. At the suggestion of. the Town Improvement So- ciety, it was decided to open• the library Saturday afternoons from 3 to 5 o' clock on trial for two months from January 29, 1910. It was also decided to abolish the age limit. Our expenditures for the year have been as follows:

For Books, 157 34 For Librarian, 52 00 For Assistant Librarians, 5 00 For Rebinding and Repairing, 25 10 For Supplies, 2 77 242 21

CiREDITS.

Town Appropriation, 225 00 Received for Fines, 21 00 246 00

We wish here to thank the town for its liberal treatment, and hope for its continuance.

Respectfully submitted,

ADELIA WILDER, Library FLORA D. BURTON, 7 ivateea. ARTHUR C. CONRO, . Report of the Library Trustees.

To the inhabitants of the town of East Long- meadow, the undersigned respectfully submit the following as the fourteenth annual report: Miss Mary R. McIntosh, who has served as Libra- rian very acceptably for a number of years, resigned in March, and Miss Ella Carter was appointed to suc- ceed her. Misses Marion Crane and Alice Speight, as before, have acted as assistants. Nine hundred and thirty-nine cards have been issued to borrowers since the library was first opened, a gain of seventy- three during the year. The total number of books loaned during the year has been 6, 024. Of this number 651 were of the classified works. The greatest number loaned in one day was 112. One hundred and sixty-nine books have been added during the year; 1.57 purchased and 12 donated. Of the boobs donated, Mr. R. A. Crane of Springfield gave four, and eight were from the State Library Commis- sion. For these gifts we here extend our thanks. Six books have been purchased to replace worn- out copies. The present number of catalogued books in the library is 2, 760. Besides the catalogued books, there are about 600 volumes of law and state reports. Be- sides the above, there are 30 books on Italian art and REPORT

OF THE Sealer of Weights and Measures.

Platform Scales over 5, 000 lbs., sealed, 5 Platform Scales under 5, 000 lbs:, 5

Other Scales, 14 Dry Measures, 16

LL condemned, 3.

Liquid Measures, sealed, 1S

condemned,. 1

A small balance and a few new steel dies have been- added to. the sealer' s equipment the past year. ' Respectfully submitted, H. S. ASHLEY, Sealer.

Report of Milk Inspector.

The dairies supplying milk for the town' have all been inspected. and found in a fairly satisfactory condition. The milk from each milk peddler has been tested and found in all cases to be above the standard required by the state law. Respectfully submitted,

H. S. ASHLEY, Inspector.

5 REPORT

OF THE

Inspector of Animals and Provisions.

Number of Cattle Inspected in Town, 471

c « . " Swine : 123 cc 11 Sheep " [ G " Number of Cattle quarantined on suspicion of having tuberculosis, 10

Number condemned, g

Number released, 2 One horse was quarantined on suspicion of having glanders and was released. HERBERT I. MOODY, Inspector.

Number of swine inspected, 99

cc veal 3 beef cc5 E. B. MARKHAM, Inspector.

REPORT OF SLAUGHTER HOUSE INSPECTOR.

Number of Swine Inspected, 84

C Veals ( 196

Beef °` 7

H. I. MOOD', Inspector. 31

Emil Olson, 1 25 Inez Roberts, 16 25 Irving Chapman, 12 85 Archilus Himes, 9 10 Ed Johnson, 3 60

PAID FOR AID FOR STA'L'E POOR. Jerry Stone, 37 00 Napoleon Denis, 13 00

PAID FOR AID FOR OTHER TOWNS Mrs. Winnie Lyman, Palmer, 1 50

Total for Paupers, 676 96

W. S. CHAMPLIN, 1 Overseers of the l H. W. KING, Poor of GEO. B. ROBINSON, ) East Longmeadow

East Longmeadow, February 20, 1910. I 30

Sealer' s Weights and Measures Appropriation, 53 60 Memorial Day Appropriations, 13 85 Special Bridge Appropriation, 403 14 Special Town Fall Appropriation, 32 47 Library, 242 21 Board of Health, 6 00 Paupers, 676 96 State Aid, 264 00 Miscellaneous, 910 19 School Building Appropriation, 12, 688 73 Down Officers, 725 09

19, 205 81

H.W. KING, 1eetmen of W. S. CIIAMPLIN, East Longmeadow. GEO. B. ROBINSON,

East Longmeadow, Mass., February 20, 1910.

REPORT

OF Overseers of the Poor.

FULL SUPPORT. Dominique Brissette, 132 00 ' ASSISTED. Jeannette Wood, 66 00 August Anderson, 72 00 Philip Kennedy, 108 05 Hannah Johnson, 127 08 Maria Pease, 40 78 Theodore Rouval, burial, 15 00 Frank Copraggi, 21 50 29

Paid H. W. King; car fare, telephone, toam, 6 06 cc registrar' s service, 3 00 S. P. Mills, care of water works, 10 60 64 cc 06 " " Town Hall, 2 00 Henry Bennett; care of Town Hall,-washing closets, 6 50 C. L. Cooley; supplies for Town Hall, 22. 86 H. S. Ashley, services as milk inspector, 2 50 G. B. Robinson, stationery, postage, telephone,• 5 93 Geo. B. Robinson, registrar and drawing jurors, 6 25 H. I. Moody, slaughter house inspection, 7 00

FIGHTING FOREST FIRES. Norcross Co., 4 75 James & Marra, 3 00 Asher Markham, 1 50 Geo. Patric, 1 00 H. W. King, 1 00 H. S. Ashley, 1 00 August Segren, 75 W. S. Champlin, 1 63 John Hines, 50 A. D. Newman, 75 C. Robinson, 75 John Feather, 75 Clarence Burroughs, 75 F. Newman, 75 A. Denslow, 75 Sam, Musk, 75 John Ley, 75 W. S. Champlin, 1 50 Frank Hayden, 3 00 C. H. Bugbee, 2 00 Asher Markham, 4 50 Asher Markham, 1 50

910 19

TOTAL OF SELECTMEN' S ORDERS. Highways, 1, 572 . 04 Permanent Highways, 500 00 Special Gutter Appropriation, 1, 117 53 28

Paid 0. L. Wolcott, clerical work for Assessors, 5 41 H. W. ging, teller, 2 00 telephone and car fares, 2 33 team, 2 55 chicken thief case, 2 00

repair of water works, 2 50 S.• P. Mills, care of Town Hall, 6 25 Wm. Richards, police duty, 6 90 I. C. Griswold, team for Robinson, 1 50 H. W. ging, delivering safe, 4 00 Springfield Union, advertising by- laws, 41 78 H.I. Moody, inspecting animals and slaughterhouses, 38 00 Cyrus Atwood, printing, 59 25 S. P. Mills, care of Town Hall, 5 25 Hobbs & Warren, abatement records, 2 50 Wm. Richards, police duty, cartridges and bury- ing dog, 13 15 J. M. Burt, election officer, 3 00 Chas. Bugbee, " " 3 00 P. C. Leary, " " 3 00 Arthur White, 3 00 F. H. Whitaker," 3 00 A. G. Crane, " " 3 00

cc H. W. ging, 3 00 c Geo. Bailey, 00 A. W. Gifford, tax collector' s safe, 30 00 P. C. Leary, witness in accident case, 50 F. C. Burton, police duty, 6 00 Arthur gronvall, oiling windmill, 2 75 S. P. Mills, care of Town Hall, 5 25 Hobbs S, Warren, legal blanks, 7 20 W. S. Champlin, lumber, car fare and telephone, 1 79 A.G. Crane, recording births, deaths and marriages, 18 80 Postage and express, 5 25 Registrar' s services, 10 00 Dr. H. F. Curtis, returning births, 25 cc A. C. Conro, cc 24 at $ 0. 25, 6 00 Dr. F. C. Brigham, " 25 E. B. Markham, slaughter house inspection, 27 00 I. C. Griswold, team for Geo. Robinson, 2 50 2'7

Paid- Geo. B. Robinson,' registrar and election officer, $ 4 50 Cyrus Atwood, town reports and official ballots, 91 20 P. B. Murphy, assessors' blanks, 2 00 Wm. Richards, police duty, 2 10 S. P. Mills, care of Town Hall, 7 25 A. J. Baines, bundle from Atwood, 20 E. M. Burt, moderator, 5 00 P. C. Leary, work on state report, 4 00 E. M. Burt, f( 4 00 A. G. Crane, telephone, stationery, 4 25 Hobbs & Warren, printed blanks, 1 66 F. C. Burton, sheriff duties, 5 15 Wm. Richards, police duty, 3 90 H. W. ging, postage stamps, 1 50 S. P. Mills, care of Town Hall and cleaning tank, 9 50 Hobbs & Warren, cash book, 2 00 Hobbs & Warren, I quire printed blanks, 82 S. P. Mills, care of Town Hall, 3 25 A. G. Crane, cash paid for typewriting By- Laws, 1 50 AV. J. Eldred, Selectmen' s order book, 10 50 H. W. ging, police duty July 3 and 4, 5 00 Geo. B. Robinson, 495 00 W. S. Champlin, 49 2 50 election officer and registrar, c " ." telephone and car. fare, 13 98 Geo. B. Robinson, telephone and car fare, postage, stationery and express, 14 01 0. L. Wolcott, car fare and team for Assessors, 2 15 S. P. Mills, care of Town Hall, 6 75 I. C. Griswold, police services and team; 4 50 C. H. Bugbee, team for Assessors, 8 00 Johnson' s Bookstore, tax book, 1 75 H. S. Ashley, police duty at schoolhouse July 3 and 4, 5. 00 H. I. Moody, slaughter house inspection, 23 25 Simpson Clark, stove pipe and elbows, 50 Wm. Richards, police•duty, 15 00 S. P. Mills, care of Town Hall lawn and closets, 12 10 S. P. Mills, care and cleaning of Town Hall, 14 88 Wm.Richards, killing dogs and collecting dog taxes, 5 45 Wm. Richards, police duty, 4 50 26

BOARD OF HEALTH. A. C. C'onro, 81 25 H. W. ging, 4 75— $ 6 00 TAX COLLECTOR. Geo. B. Robinson, 125 00

CLERK AND TREASURER. Arthur G. Crane, 125 00

ASSESSORS. Edward S. Ellis, 40 00 0. L. Wolcott, 82 00 Chas. Bugbee, 27 50-- 149 50

SCHOOL COMMITTEE. 0. Louis Wolcott, 93 75 Merwin H. Pease, 28 00 Henry S. Ashley, 24 90— 146 65 725 09

MISCELLANEOUS.

Paid'+ rnest Pease, teller, 2 00 Fred Germain, teller, 2 00 Edward O' Brien, teller, 2 00 Arthur White, teller, special elect' n for repr' sent' tivc, 2 00 Fred Germain, I., cc ac 2 50

P Leo Glynn, ! 2 50 Daniel O' Brien, " ac cc ac ra 2 50 Fred Laviolette, " CQ a° 2 50

11 Ernest Pease, c' ' a Cc 2 50

L ar Geo. Wood, ° cc 2 50 L C. Griswold, teams for G. B. Robinson, 3 00 Cyrus Atwood, printing, 63 25 Wm. Richards, police duty, 3 50 cc cr ca :( 2 40 G. F. Goodspeed, repairing poker, 75 S. P. Mills, care of Town Hall, 9 75 J. J. Leary, police duty, 6 00 Geo. W. Taylor, fitting keys, 54 Johnson' s Bookstore, bill files and clips, 1 90 loose leaf book, 2 20 H. I. Moody, slaughter house inspection;- 8 50 Q. C. Hunn, stamped envelopes, 27 16 25

Paid H. W. ging, services on_Building Committee, $ 5 00 Adele Butler, assignee of H. I. Peer, grading, 151 00 W. A. Londergan, painting, 500 00 Geo. H. McClean, heating and ventilation, 985 00 L. C. Fay, architect, 279 58 0. L. Wolcott, 61 00 H. S. Ashley, 7 - 95 Al. H. Pease, 14 50 12, 688 73

TOWN HALL: SPECIAL APPROPRIATION.

Paid H. J. Pratt, repairing roof and chimney, 29 47 P. C. Leary, setting glass, 1 50 T. M. Walker, glass, l 50 32 47

WEIGHTS AND -MEASURES: SPECIAL

APPROPRIATION. Paid Boston Nickel Plating Co:, iron weights, 6 95 W.& L. E. Gurley, dies and portable balance, 4` 65 53 60

MEMORIAL DAY APPROPRIATION.

Paid 0. C. Hunn, team, 1 50 Wilcox Relief Corps, wreaths, 10 85 . Stella Smith, flags, etc., 1 50 13 85

TOWN OFFICERS. Paid as follows :

AUDITORS. P. C. Leary, 6600- . 00- E. L. Endicott, 6 00— $ 12 00

SELECTMEN. W. S. Champlin, 39 35 H. W. ging, 82 . 09 Geo. B.Robinson, 37 50— 158 •94

OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. W. S. Champlin, 3" 00 H. W. ging,- 5 oc_ 8 00 4 24

CONCRETE GUTTER AND CURB: SPECIAL

APPROPRIATION.

Paid Norcross Brown Stone Co., rough backs, 17 25 Geo. B. Robinson, inspecting, 64 80 A. C. Birnie, contractor, 897 06 G. F. Goodspeed, bars for man- holes, 2 00 H. W. King, services, 13 46 Durkee, White & Towne, survey, blue prints, advertising, plans, and specifications, 75 75 A. C. Birnie, contractor, balance, 47 2t 1, 117 53 LIBRARY.

Paid A. J. Baines, express on books, 0 60 Johnson' s Bookstore, 2 00 ac 4 books, 3 67 J. B. Lippincott & Co., Historical Tales, 18 90 Miss Mary MacIntosh, salary for March, 4 17 Miss Ella Carter, salary for April and May, 8 33 A. C. Conro, box paste and alcohol, 35 Ella Carter, 1 quarter salary, 12 50 Johnson' s Bookstore, books, 12 83 Miss Ella Carter, for assistant librarian, 2 00 Johnson' s Bookstore, 9 books, S 65 Miss Ella Carter, librarian, 1 quarter salary, 12 50 Franklin Binding Co., binding 87 books, 25 10 Johnson' s Bookstore, 12 books, 11 S6 Miss Ella Carter, assistant librarian, 2 00 Wm. Kilmer, express on books, 85 Johnson' s Bookstore, books, 76 81 A. C. Conro, 35 C. L. Cooley, 62 Johnson' s Bookstore, books, 22 62 Ella Carter, service of librarian and assistants, 15 50 5' 42 21

SCHOOL- ROUSE ADDITION: SPECIAL

APPROPRIATION.

Paid Springfield Union, advertising, 87 80 Springfield Republican, advertising, 3 90 J. G. Roy & Co., 10, 673 00 23

Paid Norcross Brown Stone Co., sand, 1 70 rough backs, 53 Joseph Jacobs, 1 00 John Horton, 39. 39 Fred Nest, 20 50 N. S. Champlin, 5 guard rails, 1 80 timbers, 6 42 Chas. Reddin, 1 60 Birnie Liiidrum, 3 42 Phomas Donnelly, gravel, 70 R. A. Crane, 1 30 Fred King, 60 C. W. North, 940 ft. plank, 28 20 John Gaudette, 1 60 Frank Bellanger, 24 47 Frank Hulett, 2 00 Elbert Bruce, 3 42 Henry Thompson, gravel, 4 40 C. Burroughs, 4 40 Elbert Keyes, 5 16 Elbert Pear, 3 30 C. L. Cooley; tools, 2 2.2 Rufus Worthington, 53 posts at $ 0. 15, 7 9.5

1. 572 04 To settlement of Permanent Road account, A. D. Bridges' Sons Co., 500 00

BRIDGE: SPECIAL APPROPRIATION.

Paid N. Y., N. H. & H. R: R., freight on plank, 39 20 John Horton, unloading lumber, 2 67 Mr. Goddell, drawing lumber, 6 00 New Haven Saw dill Co., 9.024 ft. at $ 28 per ML, 218 58 H. L Peer, work and pitch on bridge, ' 11.0 00 H. W. King, team work 8 hrs., man 8 lirs., 6 00 H. I. Peer, tarring top of bridge and lag screws and two loads of sand, 7 21 W. S. Champlin, 216 ft. chestnut, 6 48 H. W. King, time 2/ days, 7 00 403 14 0

Report of the Selectmen.

To the inhabitants of the Town of East Long- meadow, the Selectmen respectfully submit the following report for the year ending February 21, 1910:

HIGHWAYS.

Paid Asher Markham, 575 72 H. S. Ashley, 28 33 H. 111. Kendall, 27 00 H. W. King, 60 54 C. O. Smith, a 116 50 J Billings Cooley, 77 47 Wm. Erwin, 54 32 Wm. Sickle, 29 83 Amos Cormier, 36 94 Geo. Patric, 73 79 Lucius Prentiss, 31 50 Dan O' Brien, 49 50 Henry Bennett, 6 84 Michelus Church, 3 42 Ethan Hancock, 8 56 R. P. Connor, 106 88 Geo. Rix, 25 52 Cap Chapman, 11 23 Chas. Bugbee, 7 77 James & Marra, 4 50 Mervin Pease, gravel, 9 44 Francis Speight, gravel, 32 00 Henry Goodrich, 9 00 0 i

TAXES OF 1909.

Committed for collection, 814, 056 82

Added Excise Tax, 630 79 . r` Assessments, 65 85

Interest, 45 76

14, 799 22

Paid A. G. Crane, Treas., 12, 806 69

cc rc a rc. cc Interest, 45 76

cr rr r : rr Abatements, 2 . 93 12,855 38

Tax uncollected Feb. 20, 1910, 1, 943 84

Respectfully submitted,

GEO. B. ROBINSON, Collector of Taxes. , East Longmeadow, Mass., Feb. 20, 1910.

w Tax Collector' s Reports.

TAXES OF 1907.

Tax uncollected Feb. 20, 1909, 127 48

Interest, 1. 7 72

145 20

Paid A. G. Crane, Treas., 130 44

4` " " " " Interest, 17 72

Abatements, 14 69

8162 85

145 20

Tax overpaid A. G. Crane, Treas., 17 65

TAXES OF 1908.

Tax uncollected Feb. 20, 1909, 1, 263 18 Interest, 50 71

1, 313 89 Paid A. G. Crane, Treas., 1, 019 70 Interest, 50 71

Abatements, 4 73

1, 075 14

Tax unpaid Feb. 20, 1910, 238 75 19

Received from State, Street Railway Tag, X1, 022 15 C. High School Tuition, 1, 827" 50 Massachusetts- School Fund, 1, 277 80 County, Dog Money Refunded, 184 14 Temporary Loans, 17,300 00 Income of Town School Fund, 29 52 Interest on Deposits, 110 57 Library Fines, 2 L 00 for rent of 'lbw Hall, 107 25 Selectmen' s Order No. 343 ( unpaid), 279 58

38, 445 70

EXPENDITURES.

Paid Corporation Tag overpaid, 1 98 Discount on Notes, 200 41 Temporary Loans, 4, 800 00 Police Court, Officers' Fees, 21 10 Road Note, 1, 000. 00 Interest on Road Notes, 120 00 Interest on School Bonds, 225 00 County Tag, 716 23, State Tag, 900 00 Abolition Grade Crossing, 624 00 Interest on same, 124 80 Repairs on State Highway, 52 10 on Selectmen' s Orders: Highways, 1, 572 04 Paupers, 676 96 Town Officers, 725 09 Library, 242 21 Miscellaneous, 15, 989 51 on School Committee' s Orders, 9, 620- 61

28, 826 42 Balance, Cash on hand and in Bank, 102 66 Scliool. Fund, 731 . 00

3S, 445 70

ARTHUR G. CRANE, Treasurer.

East Longmeadow,' Mass., February 21, 1910. Treasurer's Report.

Cbmlensed A.4latement, Feb. 20, 1902, to Feb. 21, 1910.

RECEIPTS. Balance reported by Auditors, Feb. 20, 1909: School Fund, 8731 00 Cash on hand a•nd in bank, 66 07 8797 07

Received from Geo. B. Robinson, Collector,Tax 1907, 113 16 Geo. 13. Robinson, " Tax 1908, 13070 41 Geo. B. Robinson, " Tax 1909, 12, 852 45 for Auctioneers' Licenses, 2 00 from Town of Wilbraham, Joint School Expense, 18 66 Longmeadow, Joint School Expense, 11 90 Hampden, Joint School Expense, 9 33 Premium on Notes, 100 00 Express Liquor License, 1 00 A. D. Bridges' Sons, Fire Damage, 6 00 Slaughter- house Licenses, 3 00 James H. Roberts, Hospital Bill, 10 50 Police Court Fees, 90 00 Napoleon Dennis, Hospital Bill, 13 00 Town of Longmeadow, Fire Damage, 3 00 for Common Victualer' s License, 1 00 TMilk Peddlers' Licenses, 2 00 Junk Dealer' s License, 2 00 from School Committee, grass, old iron, etc., 18 50 State, Tuition of Children, 364 50 Support of Sick Paupers, 32 70 Inspection of Animals, 6 00 School Superintendent, 378 78 Corporation Tax, 827.63, 82. 62, 30 25 National- Bank Tax, 7 98 State Aid, 306 00 17

For Repairing .Bridge at Robeson Crossing, X500 00 Paving Gntters on Meeting House Dill, 700 00 School House Note, 1, 000 00 Permanent Higl.iway Note, 1, 000 00 Play-ground, 700 00 Schools and Medical Inspection, 4, 950 00

Paupers, 350 00 Tools for Sealer of Weights and Measures, 45, 00 Clerk and Treasurer, 125 00

Contingencies, S00 . 00

Tax Collector, 125 00

Town Officers, 400, 00

Moderator, 5 00

fellers, 15 00

Repairs on Town Ilall, 200 00

11, 990 00

Special Town Meeting, April 26. Voted: To rescind the vote taken at the annual town meeting whereby it was voted to appropriate 700. for a play-ground.

Special Town Meeting, May '20. Voted: That the tuberculosis camp be allowed- to remain in East Longmeadow.

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Voted: That the minor officers be appointed by the Selectmen. Voted: That for the purpose of procuring a temporary loan to and for the use of the town of East Long- meadow, in anticipation of the, taxes of the present municipal year, the Town Treasurer with the approval of the. Selectmen is hereby authorized and directed to borrow, from time to time, a sum or suns in the aggregate not to exceed $ 12, 000., and to execute and deliver the note or notes of the town therefor payable within one year of the time the loan is made, the rate of interest to be left to the discretion of the Selectmen and Town Treasurer, the said debt or debts incurred by a loan to the town Linder this vote, to be paid from the taxes of the present municipal year. Voted: That the Assessors of this town be and are hereby directed to assess on the ratable polls and estates of this town the sum of $11, 990., and that they, on or before the first day of July next, order the same paid into the treasury of the town, and that the Select- men order the same paid out according to the preceding grants. Also that the Collector make settlement monthly with the Treasurer, and make his final settlement with him on or before Feb. 20, next. Voted: To raise and appropriate $'700., and that the Selectmen be instructed to purchase or condemn land for a play-ground. Yoted: To raise the sum of $ 1, 000., to meet note of

1, 000. on permanent road. Voted to raise and appropriate the following: For Soldiers' AW, 50 00

Suppression of Illegal Sale of Liquor, 300 00 Library, 225 00 for

Voted: Not to receive the series- of Public Docu- ments distributed by the Commonwealth under the provisions of Chapter 422 of the Acts of 1908. Voted: That the town build an addition to' the Cen- terSchool-house, substantially according to plans and specifications prepared by architect L. C. Fay. ' That the letting of contracts and supervision of its construction be in the hands of a committee consisting of two members from the Board of Selectmen or two appointed by them, acting with the School Committee, making a committee of five members; said committee being hereby authorized to contract in the name of the town for the construction of the addition. Voted: That the town appropriate the sum of 12, 000. for the erection of an addition to the Center School-house, and the Treasurer is hereby authorized to issue and sell, with the approval of the Selectmen, notes of the town therefor in denominations of $1, 60. each, one note of $ 1, 000. to be payable from the taxes of the present municipal year and one from the taxes of each succeeding year, until the debt is extinguished, the interest on said notes not to exceed 412 per cent- per annum; and that we hereby vote to raise and appropriate $1, 000. to pay the first of above notes. Voted: To accept the By-Laws presented by the Selectmen, and that they be printed in the next An- nual Report, and also that sufficient copies of them be printed at once for each voter. Voted: That the salary of the Tax Collector shall include posting warrants. Voted: That the town appropriate $ 1, 500. for general repairs on highways, from the Street Railway and Tax received from the State. jExcise Doings at Annual Town Meeting

HELD MARCH 8, 1909.

PRINCIPAL 'VOTES AT THE MEETING.

Voted: That the Dog Muney received from the County Treasurer be used for the support of schools. Voted: That the Assessors be instructed to commit all poll taxes to the Tax Collector on or before July 1, 1909, and that the collector be instructed to collect the same within 30 days of commitment; also that the collector be instructed to collect all taxes on Personal Property now assessed, on or before May 1, 1909, and all taxes on Personal Property for the current year, on or before Jan. 1, 1910; and that the town charge interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum from Oct. 1, 1909, on all 1909 taxes unpaid Nov. 1, 1909. Voted : To use $ 20 of the sum appropriated for Soldiers' Aid, for the decoration of soldiers' graves. Voted: To accept by a vote of 29 to 5 an Act passed by the General Court in the year 1908, entitled " An Act to Provide for the Protection of Forest Sprout Lands from Fire." F. H. AVIiitaker, J. H. Rankin and F. A. Champlin were appointed a committee to confer with the City Government of Springfield in regard to obtaining water from the Little River System, when it is completed. Town Clerk's Report.

Births recorded,, Jan. 1, 1909, to Dec. 31, 1909, 30 Males, 19 Females, 11

American- born parentage, 16

Foreign- born parentage, 11

Mixed parentage, 3

Marriages recorded, Jan 1, 1909, to. Dec. 31, 1909, 6

Deaths recorded, 13

Males, 9 Females, 4 American- born, 9

Foreign- born, 4

Mortgages recorded, Jan. 1, 1909, to Dec. 31, 1909, 7 Other Instruments recorded, Jan. 1, 1909, to Dec. 31, 1909, 5

DOG LICENSES , Issued during the past year and expiring April 30, 1910, 108 Receipts on account of same: 97 Male Dogs at $ 2 each, 194 00 11 Female Dogs, 55 00 8249 00

Expenditures: Clerk' s fees, 108 at 20 cts. each, 21 60 Paid County Treasurer, 227 40

ARTHUR G. CRANE, Town Clerk.

East Longmeadow, Mass., Feb. 21, 1910.

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State Tax, 900 00 Robeson Crossing Assessment, 748 80 State Highway Tax, 52 10 County Tax, 716 23 Town Appropriations, 11, 290 00 Overlayings, 349 69

Total 14, 056 82

Tax for State, County and Town Purposes: Personal, 1, 852 45 Real, 11, 376 37 Polls, 828 00

Total, 14, 056 82

Valuation of Assessed Estate: Personal, 100, 130 00 Real Estate: Buildings, 294,126 00 Land, 320, 810 00

Total, 715. 065 00

Rate of Tax on $ 1, 000, 18 50 Tax on each*ch Poll, 2 00 Number of Polls Assessed, 414 Residents Assessed on Property, 276 Non- Residents Assessed on Property, 135 Number of Horses Assessed, 265 CC Cows Assessed, 510 C9 Other Neat Cattle Assessed 88 cc Sheep Assessed, 1 ic Swine Assessed, 116 C9 Dwellings Assessed, 303 Acres of Land Assessed, 7,7753u Fowls Assessed, 2,32.0

0. L.WOLCOTT,

S. ELLIS, AwsAssessorsEDWARDOf CIIARELS H. BUGBEE. Ea,qt ItLongmeadow.

East Longmeadow, Mass., Feb. 21, 1910. Assessors' Report.

i To the inhabitants of the Town of East Longmeadow tle"asses"sors respectfully submit the following report : Your attention is called to the change in the law made by Chapter 440, Acts of 1909, by which the date of making assessments hereafter is changed from May first to April first. Dilririg the year the assessors have obtained detail plans of some further tracts of land that have been subdivided which are required to trace the ownership and estimate the value of small parcels that are -sold from time to time, and further work along this' line will have to be done the coming year, and should be carried out gradually and systematically until -event- ually the assessors will have-plans showing all of the property in the town. This will, when finally completed, be of very material assistance to the board in making their work thorough and just. It has also been found necessary_this year, as last, to' trace in the Registry of- Deeds all transfers of real estate in the town, being of course particularly necessary in the case of nou-resident owners.

The following summary is taken from the valuation list for May 1st, 1909:

o Auditors' Report.

In compliance with the Statutes of the Common- wealth we have examined all the books, accounts and vouchers of the officers of the town of East Long- meadow for the year ending February 21, 1910, and have found them correct.

EDWARD 31. BURT, 1 C Auditors. P. C. LEARY, attested copies in three public places in this town, seven days at least before the time of holding said election. Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at or before the time of said meeting. Given tinder our hands'ids at, East Longmeadow this fifth day of Alarch, one thousand nine. hundred and ton.

HERMAN W. KING S161, C1 en of the W. S. CHAMPLIN, 11Polon of GEO. B. ROBINSO. Eait Longmeadow:

East Longmeadow, Mass., March 5, 1914.

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ARTICLE IV. To see what use shall be made of the dog money received from the County Treasurer. ARTICLE V. To see what action the town will take to facilitate the collection of taxes and establish conditions. ARTICLE VI. To see if the town will appropriate money for the soldiers' aid. ARTICLE VII. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for the suppression of the illegal sale of intoxi- cating liquors in this town. ARTICLE VIII. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money for the library. ARTICLE IX. To see if the town will authorize the Treas- urer to borrow money in anticipation of taxes when necessary for the use of the town, with the approval of the Selectmen. ARTICLE X. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to buy cinders for use on the sidewalks. ARTICLE XI. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money to improve the Markham Hill road, so- called. ARTICLE XII. To see if the town will take any action in regard to removing snow from the sidewalks. ARTICLE XI II. To see if the town will take any action in regard to necessary work for the completion of that already done on Meeting House Hill. ARTICLE XIV. To see what action the town will take in regard to a town water system. ARTICLE XV. To see if the town will vote to make any changes or additions to the 'Town By-Laws. ARTICLE XVI. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the town charges for the ensuing year and to make appropriations for the same, and to pass any other votes that may be necessary to carry into effect the articles of this warrant. ARTICLE XVII. To see if the town will take any action in regard to a system of streetlights. You are Hereby required to serve this warrant, by posting watrant for Town Meetings.

HAMPDEN SS. To Geo.- B. Robinson, Collector of Taxes for the Town of East Longmeadow, 31assachzlsells: In the name of the Commonwealth of DZassachusetts, you are hereby required to notify the inhabitants of the Town of East Longmeadow, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall on Monday, the four= teenth day of Mareli, 1910, at five forty-five o' clock in•the forenoon, there to act on the following articles : ARTICLE I. To choose a 11loderator to preside at said meeting. ARTICLE H. To cast their- ballots for the election of the . following :I' own Officers : Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, three Selectmen, three Overseers of the Poor, one Assessor for three years,. one School Committee for three years, one Library Trustee for three years, one Tree Warden, two Constables;. two Auditors; also to vote on the following question, the ballot to be " Yes". or " No": " Shall licenses for the sale of intoxi- cating liquors in this town -be granted ?" All to be on one ballot. The polls to be opened at five forty-five o' clock in the forenoon, and may be closed at two o' clock in the afternoon.

You, Geo. B. Robinson, Collector of ' rages as aforesaid, are also required to notify the inhabitants of said town, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall at ten o' clock in the forenoon of the day aforesaid, to act on the following articles: ARTICLE III. To hear and act on all reports of all officers and committees whose duty it is to report at said meeting. FENCE VIEWERS. Selectmen.

SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND IMEASU' llES AND INSPECTOR OF COAL. HENRY S. ASHLEY.

SURVEYOR OF WOOD AND LUMBER. W. S. CHAMPLIN.

PUBLIC WEIGHERS. EDWARD J. SPEIGHT, F. 1-I. WHITA.KER, ORENILCOOMFS GEORGE DUR KEE, L. H. WHITAKER, G. M. GOODWIN, HERMAN TowrR.

BOARD OF HEALTH. 8FLECTMEIN, DR. A. C. Co.N.Ro.

SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS. ASHER MARKHAM.

FIRE WARDS. F. C. BURTON, W. H. RICHARDS, H. I. MOODY

FOREST FIRE WARDEN. ASHER MARKHAM.

AGENT OF BOARD OF HEALTH. ARTHUR G. CRANE.

MEASURER OF STONE. JAMES H. RANKIN. Town Officers.

CLERK AND TREASURER. ARTHUR G. CRANE.

SELECTMEN AND OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. HERmA.N W. KING, Chairman, WINSLOW S. CHAMPLIN, GEo. B. ROBINSON.

ASSESSORS. 0. L. WOLCOTT, E. S. ELLIS, C. H. BUGBEE.

SCHOOL COMMITTEE. MERV IN H. PEASE, Chairman, 0. L. WOLCOTT, Secretary, HENRY S. ASHLFY.

TRUSTEES OF TOWN LIBRARY. ARTHUR C. CONRO, MRS. ADELIA H. WILDER, MRS. FLORA D. BURTON.

COLLECTOR OF TAXES. GEO. B. ROBINSON.

CONSTABLE. F. M. BRADSHAW.

AUDITORS. EDWARD M: BURT, P. C. LEARY.

INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND PROVISIONS. HERBERT I. MOODY.

SLAUGHTER HOUSE INSPECTORS. E. B. MARKHAM, HERBERT I. MOODY.

POUND KEEPER. HERMAN W. KING. CONTENTS.

PAGE Assessors' Report, 11, 12 Auditors' Report, 10 Appropriations for. Year 1909- 10, 16, 17 Books, List of, Added to the Public Library of East Longmeadow, 1909- 10, 55- 60 Clerk' s Report, 13 Collector of Taxes' Reports, 20, 21 Drawing Wacher' s Report, 50, 51 Highways Expense, 22- 24 Inspector of Animals' Report, 32 Library Trustees' Report, 34, 35 Milk Inspector' s Report, 33 Miscellaneous Account, 26- 29 Music. Supervisors' Report, 49, 50 Overseers of the ,Poor' s Report, 30, 31 School Committee' s Report, 39- 44 School-house Building Committee, Report of 36- 38 Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report of 33 Selectmen' s Report, 22- 30 Superintendent of *Schools' Report, 45- 64 Town Officers, List of, for 1909- 10, 5, 6 Town Officers' Account, 215, 26- Treasurer' s Report, is, 19 Town ',Meeting, March 8, 1909, Doings of 14- 17 Warrant for Town Meeting, March 14, 1910, 7- 9