ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE TOWN OFFICERS, or THE TOWN OF ENFIELD, FOR THE YEAH ENDING MARCH 1, 1885 AMHERST, MA88. J. E. Williams, Steam Printer

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1 ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE TOWN OFFICERS, or THE TOWN OF ENFIELD, FOR THE YEAH ENDING MARCH 1, 1885 AMHERST, MA88. J. E. Williams, Steam Printer C

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3 List of Jurymen for Lauriston H. Towne, Charles Scott, Ambrose Munsell, Charles Richards, Josiah W. Flint, Lysander Thurston, J. Addison Tucker, Henry M. Woods, Reuben K. Aldrich, Edward B. Downing, A. J. N. Ward, Myron W. Harwood, Royal G. Thurston, Lyman D. Potter, Norman S. Jared Gould, Chaffee, Lyman M. Morton.

4 Town Warrant. HAMPSHIRE SS. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. To either of the Constables of the town of Enfield, Greeting : In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Enfield, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the Town Hall in said Enfield, on Monday the sixteenth day of March instant, atone of the clock in the afternoon, at which time the polls will be opened, then and there to act on the following articles, viz. : Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting. Art. 2. To hear the annual reports of the Selectmen, School Committee and other town officers, and act thereon. Art. 3. To choose all necessary town officers for the year ensuing. Art. 4. To choose overseers of the income of the Whiting Street will fund for the town of Enfield. Art. 5. To determine the manner of repairing the highways and bridges for the year ensuing. Art. 6. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the expenses of the town for the year ensuing, and to appropriate the same. Art. 7. To see if the Treasurer be authorized, with the approval of the Selectmen, to hire money in anticipation of taxes of the next ensuing year, and to issue notes of the town therefor, and the debts incurred under the authority of this vote to be paid from said tax.

5 Art. 8. To see if the town will accept the list of Jurymen selected by the Selectmen. Art. 9. To see if the town will authorize a discount on taxes paid on or before a certain day, and how much. Art. 10. To see what action the town will take in regard to the support of street lamps. 1 Art. 11. To bring in their ballots " Yes, ' or "No," in answer to the question, " Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale of intoxicating liquors for the year ensuing?" Art. 12. To see what action the town will take in regard to appropriating the dog tax refunded to the town for the benefit of the public library. Art. 13. To see if the School Committee shall have permission to transport children to school, in accordance with the Public Statutes. Art. 14. To see what action the town will take in the matter of the railroad crossing, on the road from the bridge in the Centre of the town to the town of Ware. Art. 15. To see what action the town will take in regard to the disposal of the old Town House and Brick School House. Art. 16. To see if the town will purchase the farm formerly owned by Samuel W. Crockett. And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at each of the public meeting houses in said town, seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting. Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk, before the time of holdiug said meeting. Given under our hands this fifth day of March, A. D., LYMAN D. POTTER, ) Selectmen HENRY M. SMITH, of JARED GOULD, ) Enfield.

6 Appropriations. For Recommended for 1885 Contingent Expenses, SI. 000 $1,000 Highways and bridges, 1,500 1,500 Schools, 1,700 1,700 Paupers, Interest, 680 Town debt, 1,000 86,680 $5,000

7 , Selectmen's Report. The Selectmen of the town of Enfield submit the following as their report of expenditures for the year ending March 4, CONTINGENT. Appropriation, $1,000. Paid printing town reports, $ Printing voters' list, 5 75 J. E. Woods, rent of town officers' room, W. B. Kimball, repairs on school house, Support of church cemetery, 4 00 F. A. Tucker, for labor on Sealers' weights and case for the same, 3 00 Bill of chairs for Town Hall, H. E. Brown, for books*, stationery and postage, 3 37 Bill of tables for Hall and officers' room, Charles Richards, for freight bill on furniture, 1 13 k ' " for postage stamps on registration laws, 1 88 Printing election laws, E. G. Wells, for team, 3 00 D. W. Bond, advice and services, 4 00 Myron Harwood, ballot-box case, 5 50 " " labor and materials for Town Hall fixtures, D. B. Gillett, rent of engine room, L. J. S. Parsons, highway damages, Charles Richards, town officer, (book) 2 50

8 8 Paid Wm. G. Bassett, Esq., bill on account Town House matters and advice on pauper cases. Support of street lamps. Edwin H. Moore, return of deaths, Wood bill for Town House, Edwin H. Moore, care of clock and Hall, E. G. Wells, use of pound, Selectmen, for lamp, stove and fixtures for town officers' room, License votes, Yes and No, Order blanks, L. D. Potter, express, postage and telegrams, " " Services to Northampton, 11 " l< and expenses to Leverett, " " Expenses to Worthington, " " Services to Worthington, (2 days). Charles Richards, expense of ballot-box. J. E. Woods, mdse., Charles Richards, recording births, marriages and deaths, Jared Gould, services and expenses to Leverett, Charles Richards, express and postage, $ $ HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES. Approbation, $1,500. Paid Ellsworth Palmer, support of highways, $ 5 85 Geo. W. Downing, i4 " 9 87 James Thayer, * l " (1883), 5 09 Elbridge Packard. " " (1883), H. E. Brown, " " (1883), James Thayer, u " R. K. Aldrich, " " Samuel Howe, - k ki John Bartlett, " " (1883), " " " " R. K. Aldrich, " «97 52 Repairs on sidewalk, J. H. Stone, support of highways, 52 50

9 Paid H. E. Brown, support of highways, James Thayer, " " Charles Felton, " " Repairs on Upper Village bridge, Lyman F. Shearer, support of highways, Selectmen, " n Albert House, " Charles Scott, " Shaw & Bartlett, " " H. E. Brown, " " E. F. Shaw, " " George Dunlap, " " Geo. W. Downing, - J. H. Stone, " " W. B. Downing, " " k " Ira D. Haskell, barbed wire, nails, etc. (1883), $ $1, SCHOOLS. Appropriation, $1,700. Paid W. B. Kimball, support of schools, H. E. Brown, " " Gillett & Flint, W. F. Howe & Co., (wood bill), $2, !, PAUPER ACCOUNT. Appropriation, $800. Paid, support of Mrs. Geo. Boynton, " Mrs. John Montgomery, ' u Mrs. Lucy Woods, " D. P. Hatch and wife, " Frank H. Wetherell, Willie Hall, k ' Ellen Hanks, " Charles Parker, $

10 10 Paid F. M. Gould, M. D., professional services rendered Ira L. Jones' family, Support of Daniel Montgomery, " George W. Gibbs, S. R. Towne, M. D., professional services rendered to D. P. Hatch, $ $ TOWN OFFICERS. Paid H. E. Brown, A. R. House, L. D. Potter, W. B. Kimball, W. F. Howe, E. G. Wells, J. W. Flint, James Foster, " Registrar's salary, Charles Richards, services as School Committee, Assessor, School Committee, Constable, Collector, Sexton, services as Treasurer, L. D. Potter, " Selectman, Jared Gould, " " H. M. Smith, " " $ $ TOWN HALL BUILDING ACCOUNT. Paid Daniel B. Gillett, Henry M. Smith, W. B. Downing, S. R. Towne, $ $1,989 32

11 11 Report of Town Hall Committee for Appropriated, $12,000. Paid for building lot. Baker, for masonry. Hobart, for carpentry, etc., Colored glass, Slating, Grading, Sundries and expenses, W. F. Pratt & Son, $1, , , , Balance not expended, SI Under Later Vote, for Heating, Seating and Lighting. Paid for settees, $ Furnace, Brick and setting furnace, privy, and stone and brickwork, DISCOUNTS AND ABATEMENTS. $ Paid Josiah W. Flint, abatement of taxes, $ " " discount on " STATE AID. $ Paid Mrs. Isabella Wares, $48 00 Maria M. Allen, WHITING STREET FUND. $96 00 Paid W. B. Kimball, $35 00 L. D. Potter, $60 00

12 12 NOTE PAID. Paid Worcester North Institution for Savings, $1, PUBLIC LIBRARY. Paid Mrs. M. S. Howe, Treas., (Dog Fund), $72 53 Contingent orders, Highways and bridges. Schools, Paupers, Town officers, Town Hall building, Discounts and abatements. State aid, Whiting Street Fund, Note, Public Library, TOTAL PAYMENTS. LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN. Nine notes of $1,000 each, payable one note each year, from June 1, 1884, to the Worcester North Institution for Savings, Note of $2,000, payable to Worcester North Institution for Savings, Feb. 1, 1894, > , , , , , $9, , RESOURCES OF THE TOWN. Cash in Treasury March 4, 1885, State aid due from Commonwealth, $11, $ Balance of liabilities over resources, $ , $11, LYMAN D. HENRY M. POTTER, SMITH, JARED GOULD, Selectmeni of Enfield.

13 Treasurer's Report. Charles Richards, In Account with the Town of Enfield Dr. March 3, Cash on hand, $3, Pelham, account of Mrs. Geo. Boynton, May 27, E. G. Wells, license, June 31, Hampshire Savings Bank, borrowed. 1, Aug. 27, C. H. Gardner, auction license, 2 00 Aug. 28, Hampshire Savings Bank, borrowed, 5, Sept. 3, Whiting Street Will Fund, Nov. 18, Simons & Mower, kt Bad Boy," rent of hall Dec. 1, Commonwealth, Corporation tax, $2, " Bank " State aid, , Jan. 20, Dog fund refunded, Jan. 27, School fund from Commonwealth, Town of Greenwich, part support of school, Feb. 27, From School Committee for sale of books, March 2, E. H. Moore, rent of hall, 4 00 March 3, Assessors' Certificate of taxes, 8, March 4, Selectmen on cemetery lots sold, Grass sold, 5 00 " Water rent, " Wood sold, 3 25 lk W. B. Downing, rent poor farm, Old town house rent, $22,375 25

14 Cr. May 10, Chas. Richards, as per vote, $ May 27, Commonwealth, license, May 28, Worcester North Inst, for Savings, interest, k Aug. 1, ' " " " Aug. 28, County tax, 1, Sept. 1, Two Notes and Interest, State, 4, Sept. 8, Note and interest, Hampshire Co. Savings Bank, 5, Sept. 8, Expense, etc., to Northampton, 5 00 Sept. 8, Register for Registrars, 1 00 Nov. 5, Expense to Belchertown, meeting of Clerks, 1 25 Nov. 29, Worcester North Inst, for Savings, interest, Dec. 1, State tax, Dec. 2, Note and interest, Hampshire Co. Savings Bank, 1, Feb. 1, Worcester North Inst, for Savings, interest, March 4, Orders paid, 8, Cash on hand, Carried to new account, $ $22, CHAS. RICHARDS, Treasurer.

15 Report of School Committee. To the Citizens of Enfield : was 168. The number of children, of school age, Ma}- 1, 1884, There have been 184 enrolled, in the public schools, during the year, including three under five years of age, and seventeen over fifteen, including also three from the town of Greenwich. Two of our children have attended school in Ware, at a slight expense, and thus the cost of transportation has been saved. There has been no school in the easterly part of the town. Seven schools have been maintained, and their length, relative cost, number of pupils and cost per pupil can be seen by reference to the table accompanying this report. Brief mention of these schools and of those in charge is here made. The Grammar, known as No. 1, has had for teacher, during the year, Mr. Marcus White, and his success has been marked. The school has gained continually. The attendance was remarkably even and regular during the spring and fall terms, and good in the winter, when the severity of the season is taken into the account. The order and deportment of this school was exceptionally good. Mr. White was untiring in his labors, and many of his pupils responded to his efforts. His services would have been retained if possible. Important assistance was rendered to Mr. White during the last term by Miss Agnes E. House, who helped in the hearing recitations, taking her classes into an adjoining room, and additional aid has been furnished by the Directors of the library in the way of free access to books of reference, helping much in the study of History, Language and Grammar. The Upper Village School (No. 2) has been taught during the year by Miss Carrie S. Porter, and the Village Primary (No. 3) by Miss T. Lillian Howe. Both of these schools are large, with many little scholars. Good progress has been made in both, especially in the of

16 16 line of writing and drawing. The attendance in both has been uneven. Sickness has caused absence, but tardiness has been rare. Both schools have shown better results from faithful labor during the last term than heretofore. The school in No. 4 was taught for two terms 03- Mrs. R. C. Davis. Your committee thought it wise to establish this small school at the home of Mrs. Davis, rather than transport several small scholars to the village at greater expense. The pupils made a great advancement while under this teacher's care. The number being few there was more time for each, and the scholars were remarkably punctual and regular in attendance. In District No. 5, Miss Eva May Scott taught during the spring term with good success, and Miss C. M. Howe during the fall and winter terms. This school has suffered exceedingly during the last two terms from sickness of various kinds, and the results attained have not been great. This has been a matter of regret to all, and has been a great disappointment to a faithful and successful teacher. The school in No. 6 was taught successfully during the spring term by Miss Agnes E. House, and in the fall to and winter terms by Miss Mira A. Chapin. Miss Chapin, a graduate of the Springfield High School, brought much enthusiasm into her work and gained the esteem of all by her diligence and skill. The attendance in this school is not as good as it should be. The school in No. 7 was taught for three terms by Miss Mary J. Squires, was well cared for and industriously trained. The attendance here was very good. There 1ms been a gratifying increase in the interest and attendance of parents and friends upon the several schools, and it is hoped that this may develop more and more. The new school-rooms occupied for the first time this year, prove to be convenient and comfortable. The success of a teacher depends upon thorough knowledge of what is to be taught, a good method, good government and enthusiasm. Good surroundings, and plenty of school supplies, help greatly in the labor of the school-room, but if a teacher lacks in either of the essentials named the school must suffer. Your committee have endeavored to secure such teachers, and have advised and encouraged teachers to visit the grammar school where each of these requisites of success was evidently present. There has been very little complaint of truancy, and wherever this has been found, the carelessness and indifference of parents seem to have been in good measure responsible. Truant officers were chosen in accordance with the law. We ask the same appropriations for the year to come as for the

17 17 year past, and we believe that a good showing will be made for the money expended. We believe that due care has been exercised for the preservation of text-books and school supplies in general, both by teachers and scholars,, and we have endeavored to have both share in the responsibility belonging thereto. No special change in textbooks seems to be required at present. No extensive repairs on any of our buildings are demanded. The Upper Village school house should be painted. The old brick school house (formerly No. 3) might be sold and the proceeds used for the benefit of the town. Your committee ask for authority to transport pupils in case it should be thought necessary. The financial statement of the Secretary is appended, as well as the table referred to early in this report. In conclusion, we desire to make grateful mention of the manner in which other members of the school board have aided and assisted us,, of the courtesy and co-operation of many of our fellow-citizens, and the good success which has so generally crowned the labors of the year. Enfield, March 6', W. B. KIMBALL, \ School H. E. BROWN, f Committee.

18 Secretary's Financial Statement. RESOURCES. Town appropriation, Si, 700 State School Fund, 210 Received from Greenwich, tuition, 13 Amount of orders approved by Sec'y for schools, , , Unexpended balance. $36 94 The following table will indicate the relative condition of the several schools for the vear : JVo Weehs tauglit Pupils Cost. $ Cost per pupil. $ S Paid town of Ware, tuition, Wood, Brick School House, (1883), Amount expended for schools, $ S16 50 SI,

19 19 TEXT-BOOKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES. Under an Act to provide for the furnishing of free textbooks and school supplies to the pupils of the public schools to take effect Aug. 1, 1884, books and supplies have been purchased amounting to $ Books sold and money returned to Town Treasurer, Agent's inventor}' of Books and Supplies March 1, 1885, Whole amount of orders approved by the Secretary, 2, Amount expended for schools, $1, " " k > supplies, Total expenditure, $2, H. E. BROWN, Sec'y School Com. Enfield, Mass., March 4, 1885.

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