Town annual report of Chelmsford 1875, Part 1

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Part 1


ANNUAL REPORT


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OF THE


TOWN OF CHELMSFORD. 9


SHOWING THE


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


FOR THE


FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 1875,


LOWELL, MASS .: STONE, HUSE & CO., BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS, No. 130 CENTRAL STREET, 1875.


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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT, FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 1875.


Number of births-males, 30 ; females, 32, 62


Number of marriages, . 23


Number of deaths - males, 21; females, 27, 48


Number of dogs licensed-males, 146; females, 6,. 152


Amount received for licenses, $322 00


Deduct fees, 20 cts. for each license, . 30 40


Leaving balance paid into the county treasury,.


$291 60


GEO. A. PARKHURST,


Town Clerk:


STATEMENT FROM ASSESSORS' BOOK,


MAY 1, 1874.


Number of polls,. 697


Value of personal estate, $351,020 00


Value of real estate, 1,323,515 00


Total valuation, .


$1,674,535 00


Number of dwelling houses,


491


Number of horses,


389


Number of cows,


674


Number of sheep,


16


Number of acres of land taxed in Town,


14,782


Assessed on each poll, for State, County; and Town purposes,.


$2 00


Rate on property, for State, County, and Town purposes, . . (per $1000)


12 00


Assessed on each poll for highways, .....


50


Rate on property, for highways, (pr. $1000) State tax, ..


$2,460 00


County tax, .


1,683 38


Appropriation for schools,


5,000 00


Repairing highways, . .


2,000 00


Town charges,


12,000 00


Overlayings, .


368 18


Total tax for State, County, and Town pur-


1 00


poses, including highways, $23,511 56


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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN


OF THE TOWN OF CHELMSFORD FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 28, '75.


STATEMENT OF EXPENSES.


PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 1873.


Paid A. G. McAllister, teaching High School, No. 1.


$260 00


Miss M. E. Dadmun, teaching High School No. 1. 104 00


Miss J. A. Kidder, teaching Mixed School No. 5. 117 00


A. E. Lake, teaching High School No 8. Miss J. L. Howard,


97 50


$903 50


L. Emerson, care of school-house and pre- paring wood, No. 1. 23 50


Otis Byam, care of school-house No. 5. .


6 50


N. B. Edwards, care of school-house No. 8 ..


17 00


47 00


S. O. Cummings & Co., supplies, No. 1. .


No. 3 .:


25


66 66 No. 5 ..


42


N. B. Edwards, supplies, No. 8.


2 72


No. 9.


1 60


66


No. 10


92


13 90


repairs, No. 10


1 00


66 services as committee.


100 00


E. H. Warren,


66


100 00


200 00


Knapp & Morey, print'g committee report


23 00


$1,188 40


PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 1874.


Paid A. G. McAllister, High School No 1, 40 weeks .. $1,160 00


Amount carried forward.


$1,160 00


325 00


99


5


Amount brought forward. $1,160 00


Paid Miss M. E. Dadmun, High School No. 1, 40 weeks 368 00


Mrs. M. J. Cummings, Primary School No. 1, 9 weeks. 72 00


Miss Dora C. Russell, Primary School No. 1, 22 weeks .. 175 00


Miss E. L. Spalding, Mixed School No. 2, 28 weeks


215 00


Miss J. L. Wright, Mixed School No. 3, 16 weeks 128 00


Miss M. C. Hyde, Mixed School No. 3, 7 weeks .


63 00


Miss S. L. Gibbs, Mixed School No. 3, 5 weeks.


45 00


Miss E. J. Marshall, Mixed School No. 4, 28 weeks


235 00


Miss A. P. Mansfield, Mixed School No. 5, 28 weeks


228 00


Miss J. L. Kidder, Mixed School No. 5, 3 weeks


27 00


Miss Mary A. Marshall, Mixed School No. 6, 133 weeks.


114 20


Miss Clara Butterfield, Mixed School No. 6, 9 weeks


72 00


Miss S. M. Hyde, Mixed School No. 6, 5% weeks


48 60


Miss E. L. Burgess, Mixed School No. 7, 9 weeks


63 00


Miss S. M. Emerson, Mixed School No. 7, 8 weeks 64 00


Miss Clara Butterfield, Mixed School No. 7, 11 weeks.


88 00


A. E. Lake, High School No. 8, 15 weeks Miss J. L. Howard, " 66 1 66


375 00


Miss' M. A. Paul, 66 66


133


66


107 20


B. F. Harmon, 66 24 66


540 00


Miss M. A. Ames, Interm. 9 66


72 00


Miss N. A. Kimball, 66


19 66 181 00


Miss L. A. Allen, Primary


28


66


234 00


Miss E. L. Burgess,


19


66


162 00


Miss J. M. Nesmith, Mixed No. 9, 5g


66


48 60


Miss S. M. Taylor, Grammar No. 10, 28 weeks. 234 00


Miss L. A. Spalding, Primary No. 10, 28 weeks.


234 00


$5,361 10


Willard Parker, wood for school No. 1. .


7 50


Amounts carried forward


$7 50


$5,361 10


50


6


Amounts brought forward.


$7 50


$5,361 10


Paid J. A. Bartlett, wood for school No. 1. ..


71 38


. S. O. Cummings & Co., wood, school No. 1 E. H. Warren, wood for school No. 1 ... L. F. Emerson, preparing wood for school No. 1.


1 60


2 81


16 50


H. E. Putnam, wood for school No. 2 ... 1 25


38 75


I. H. Smith, wood for schools Nos. 2 & 9 66 66 preparing do. 66 66 66


6 75


D. W. Bickford, wood for school No. 3. .


31 86


Chas. Sweetser,


66


27 60


E. H. Warren, 66


66 4 ..


2 40


D. W. Bickford, 66


66 5 ..


21 50


J. A. Dix, 66


66


6. .


22 00


B. J. Spalding, 66


66


66 7. .


9 00


Samuel T. Wright, "


66


8. .


51 00


N. B. Edwards, 66


66 8. :


53 00


66 " preparing wood, "


66


10 ..


50 00


N. B. Edwards, 66


66


66 10 ..


5 00


66


" preparing wood, "


56 10 ..


8 50


L. F. Emerson, care school-house 1 .. 17 50


31 50


B. J. Spalding,


60


66


2 ..


5 50


J. L. Wright,


66


66


3. .


1 00


Geo, Hutchings,


66


B. .


6 00


F. A. Russell,


66


66


4 ..


5 50


Otis Byam,


66


66


5 ..


7 50


Harry Wright,


66


66


6. .


5 50


B. J. Spalding,


66


66


7 ..


5 00


N. B. Edwards,


66


66


8. .


57 37


I. H. Smith,


66


66


66


9 ..


5 50


N. B: Edwards,


66


10 ..


30 50


178 37


$5,984 37


Appropriation .


$5,000 00


School Fund income 257 49


5,257 49


Overdrawn


$726 88


SCHOOL EXPENSES.


Paid S. O. Cummings & Co., supplies for School No. 1,


$10 84


A. G. McAllister, do. do., 66


39 50


N. B. Edwards,


10 55


E. H. Warren,


3 00


Amount carried forward $63 89


444 90


A. I. Emerson, 66


1 ..


16 50


J. N. Perry,


wood for


66


4.


8 ..


7


Amount brought forward. $63 89


Paid N. B. Edwards, supplies for school No. 2,


55


S. O. Cummings & Co., " 66 3,


1 00


N. B. Edwards, supplies for Schools Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6,. 80


S. O. Cummings & Co., supplies for School No. . 4, 2 34


S. O. Cummings & Co., supplies for School No. 5, ..


1 00


M. A. Marshall, supplies for School No. 6,


40


B. J. Spalding, 66


"


66


7,


38


N. B. Edwards, 66


66 66 8,


34 41


I. H. Smith, 66 66 66 66


9,


2 30


N. B. Edwards, 66 66 " 10,


12 42


125 21


E. H. Warren, repairs on School-house No. 1, ..


14 88


J. C. Kittredge, do. do.,


8 50


H. B. Marshall, 66


15 92


T. Costello & Co.,


6 55


H. E. Putnam, repairs on School-house No. 2,.


2 25


N. B. Edwards, do. do.,


1 92


Eli P. Parker, repairs ou School-house No. 3,.


18 55


E. H. Warren, repairs on School-house No. 4, ..


1 00


J. A. Dix, repairs on School-house No. 6, M. A. Marshall, do. do.,.


8 28


B. J. Spalding, repairs on School-house No. 7,.


1 00


James Burns, repairs on School-house No. 8,. .


10 75


H. W. Woodward,


do. do.,


38 57


Silver & Gay, do. do.,


23 20


S. P. Sampson, do. do.,


149 80


N. B. Edwards, do. do.,


39 45


I. H. Smith, repairs on School-house No. 9,. . 4 03


N. B. Edwards, repairs on School-house No. 10,. 11 35 356 13


H. B. Marshall, on account of salary as Superintendent of Schools, . .. A. G. McAllister, books for Book Agency,


100 00


14 85


$596 19


7,


5 72


N. B. Edwards, 66 66


6


13


8


ROADS AND BRIDGES.


Paid James B. Emerson, District No. 1,.


$230 10


Edwin Duren,


" 2,


.. 91 00


William J. Stevens,


66


" 3,.


165 50


E. F. Dupee,


66


66


4,. .


153 50


Sanford Hazen,


66


66


5,. ..


125 55


N. C. Bean,


66


6,. ...


106 75


John A. Dix,


186 88


Robert Fletcher,


" 8,. . . .


126 95


Samuel T. Wright,


« 9,. .


620 00


Jacob Spalding,


66


"10,.


91 00


J. C. Butterfield,


66


" 11,.


145 90 $2,043 13


Appropriation,


$2,000 00


Overdrawn,


43 13


SPECIAL REPAIRS OF HIGHWAYS.


Paid S. P. Perham,


District No. 1,. $10 00


E. F. Dupee,


4,. . 60 00


Sanford Hazen,


66


5,. . ..


6 80


S. T. Wright,


9,. . . .


48 00


· Whithead & Tallant,


9,.


14 15


Jacob Spalding,


" 10,. . . .


15 94


J. C. Butterfield,


" 11,. . 124 50


George Mills (in 1873,) 66


" 11,. . .. 1 80


$281 19


WELL AT SCHOOL-HOUSE No. 5.


Paid George O. Hutchings, digging and ston-


ing well,.


$76 29


Jonathan Larcom, platform for well,. 3 55


J. B. Emerson, grading at well, 2 00


Ziba Gay, for pump and setting,


27 12


$108 96


RECEIVING TOMB AND FENCE AT CEMETERY AT SOUTH CHELMSFORD.


Paid S. P. Sampson, building tomb,. $325 00


M. C. Warren & Co., tomb lock,. 4 50


Silver & Gay, tomb door, hinges and hanging, . .


21 27


B. O. Robbins, grading,


21 50


G. O. Hutchings, Jonathan Larcom, Fence,


202 25


$578 02


Appropriation, $800 00


Stone sold,. 10 00


810 00


Balance not expended,.


231 98


·


7,. ..


3 50


9


NEW HEARSES.


Paid Tolman, Russell & Co., for 2 hearses,. .. $1,075 00


Framingham and Lowell Railroad Co., freight on do., . . 21 60


J. B. Emerson and Chas. Proctor, expense to Worcester, sponges, whips, &c., ..


18 45 $1,115 05


Appropriation, . $1,200 00


Balance not expended, 84 95


OTHER TOWN CHARGES.


Paid State Aid, 13 months $731 00


C. F. Badger, balance for 1873 125 00


Overseers of the Poor


2,966 00


Samnel C. Hunt, balance for road seraper


40 00


J. C. Butterfield, for armory rent


40 00


Luther W. Blodgett, damages on highway G. W. and J. Whitney, "


15 00


Standard Lamp and Glass Pipe Co., lamps for town hall, North Chelmsford. ... 27 45


D. McDonald, repairs, town hall at Centre 8 59


J. C. Kittredge, cleaning well and grading at the Centre cemetery . 13 15


Jonathan Larcom, platform for well at tlie Centre cemetery 3 50


Ziba Gay, pump and setting at Centre cemetery .


27 11


Jonathan Larcom, guide-boards & railing H. A. Racicot, painting guide-boards ... . S. S. Sleeper, fencing gravel bank land . . E. P. Spalding, fencing land


6 00


5 00


Smith Adams, moving offal .


2 00


A. S. Warren, fixing hearse-house, North Chelmsford .


5 60


Stone, Huse & Co., printing in 1873 66 66 and advertising


27 50


Bacheller, Dumas & Co., Collector's book L. Lamphere, care of town hall at Centre for fuel .


7 50


C. L. Fuller, care town hall, No. Chelm'fd


3 00


E. F. Dupee, services and expenses on committee


222 00


J. R. Fletcher, services and expenses on committee


19 50


N. B. Edwards, services as committee. ..


7 00


in 1873 5 00


.


9 00


2 25


4 00


Amount carried forward: $4,345 30


2


15 00


4 15


4 00


10


Amount brought forward. $4,345 30


Paid J. B. Emerson, services of Appraisal Com., 8 00 A. G. Parkhurst, services and expenses as constable. 4 91


Chas. L. Fuller, do.


38 00


S. M. Macomber, do.


15 00


Geo. W. Whidden, do


26 25


J. B. Emerson, do.


41 90


Charles Proctor, services as sexton.


4 00


Daniel P. Byam, 66 66


1 25


Arthur H. Sheldon,


66


7 50


Dawson Pollard, 66


......


6 75


Est. of S. E. Byam,


66


3 70


J. B. Emerson, services as Assessor.


73 00


Ziba Gay, 66


36 50


66 making copy of Assessors' book


18 00


J. J. Hoyt, services as Assessor.


80 00


J. B. Emerson, services as Selectman . . ..


86 25


J. J. Hoyt,


85 00


J. B. Emerson, books, stationery, postage G. A. Parkhurst, services as Town Clerk 66 66 books, stationery, postage 8 87


61 75


E. H. Warren, services as Town Treasurer expenses לי


15 00


J. W. Perham, abatement, error in tax book, 1872. 66 69


J. A. Bartlett, do., 1873.


49 75


66 abatement for 1873 78 09


66


. " balance collect'g taxes, '73 9 39


A. Chamberlin, abatement 17 87


197 77 $5,537 74 for collecting taxes. . .


RECAPITULATION,


School Expenses for 1873.


$1,188 40


Public Schools


5,984 37


School Expenses 596 19


2,043 13


Special Repairs of Highways


281 19


Well at School-house No. 5.


108 96


Receiving Tomb and Fence at So. Chelmsford Hearses .


1,115 05


Other Town Charges


5,537 74


Whole amount of orders drawn Feb. 23, 1875


$17,433 05


Amount carried forward. $17,433 05


....


85 10


Ziba Gay, 66 66


...


6 15


60 00


Roads and Bridges.


578 02


11


Amount brought forward. : $17,433 03


Amount of orders outstanding Feb. 23, 1875,


185 83


Amount of orders paid by Treasurer Feb. 22, 1875


$17,247 22


J. B. EMERSON, Selectmen ZIBA GAY, of


J. J. HOYT, Chelmsford.


REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR,


FOR 1874;


Cash received of Treasurer,. $2,966 00


6 Proceeds of Town Farm, . . 513 22


Paid A. Street & Son, Supt., services to March 1, 1875, . .


$450 00


Hospital at Taunton, for board of Daniel Gilligan, one year, to January 1, 1875, Hospital at Northampton, for board of


200 50


C. N. Seamens, one year, to January 1, 1875,. 194 00


Hospital at Northampton, for board of M. McKeon, one year, to January 1, 1875,. .


205 75


Hospital at Worcester, for board of Mrs. S. E. Mansfield,


40 00


For aid of Rachel Marshall, at Lowell,. .


52 00


Mrs. C. F. Hayden, at Lynn, .


33 00


Richard Mealy, at Lowell,. ..


61 00


66 Entertainment of transient paupers at North Chelmsford, .


24 50


Entertainment of transient paupers at West Chelmsford,.


10 00


Funeral expenses of Margaret Jardine,. . For medical attendance on A. H. Kemp, 66 on inmates, ... .


59 83


Stock,


265 00


Groceries and provisions,


733 93


Hay and grain, .


249 37


66 Clothing, bedding, &c.,


44 25


66 Furnace, .


225 00


Labor, tools, &c.,


48 96


Lumber, posts, &c.,


56 46


66 Wheelwright and blacksmith work,.


76 05


66 Seven and one-half tons of coal,. ...


68 96


Stock and labor, painting,


72 08


Taxes on Town Farm, .


67 08


Amounts carried forward.


$3,479 22 $3,339 22


10 00


91 50


13


Amounts brought forward. $3,479 22 $3,339 22


Paid Geo. O. Byam, services and expenses as Overseer of the Poor, .. . . . J. T. Smart, services and expenses as Overseer of the Poor, .


65 00


50 00


David Whitney, services and expenses as Overseer of the Poor,


25 00


$3,479 22 $3,479 22


Amount drawn from Treasury,. . .


$2,966 00


Appraised value of personal property, 1873,. 1,562 85


$4,528 85


Appraised value of personal property, 1874,


1,861 15


Cost of support of the poor, exclusive of interest on farm, stock and tools, .


$2,667 70


Number of transient paupers assisted,


466


At an estimated cost of. $358 50 1


APPRAISAL


Of Personal Property at Town Farm, February 19, 1875.


One horse, .


$225 00


Two new milch cows, .


165 00


Three spring cows,


165 00


Two swine, .


25 00


Twenty fowls,


15 00


Hay and grain, . .


117 20


Farm implements,


387 05


Wood and lumber,


75 50


Provisions, . .


125 15


Household furniture,


561 25


$1,861 15


GEORGE O. BYAM, J. T. SMART, Overseers of the D. WHITNEY, Poor.


REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE TOWN OF CHELMSFORD,


FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 1ST 1875.


Your Treasurer charges himself with


Cash balance as per report of last annual settlement, .... $4,142 80 And with moneys received as follows :


Of State Treasurer, on account of State aid for 1873,. ... 704 00


66


66 Corporation tax for 1874,. .. 1,287 50


66


66 National Bank tax for 1874,. 2,057 91


66


66 Contagious diseases,


112 00


Income of Mass. School Fund


257 49


66


Armory rent, 90 00


County


66


66 Dog licenses, . 277 02


Lowell City Treasurer, on account of annexation of Middlesex Village, 1,500 00


J. W. Perham, Collector for 1872, balance on account of taxes, 116 23


J. A. Bartlett, Collector for 1873, balance on account of taxes, ..


2,001 81


J. A. Bartlett, Collector for 1873, interest on same, . . Adams Chamberlin, Collector for 1874, on account of taxes, .


18,094 59


Adams Chamberlin, Collector for 1874, on account of interest, . 148 36


A. G. Green and S. Hagerman, one year's interest on note, .


182 00


J. B. Emerson, on ac. of sale of wall at South Village,: Levi Lamphere, for use of Centre Town Hall,.


7 50


C. L. Fuller, for use of Town Hall at N. Chelmsford; : N. B. Edwards, for tuition of pupils from Westford,. Geo. M. Elliott, returned insurance premium,.


37 44


Dawson Pollard, sale of Cemetery Lots at West Chelmsford,.


19 50


Money hired for use of Town (as permanent loan,) . . 500 00


66 66 66 (as temporary loan,) .. 2,500 00


Total,


$34,204 23


122 58


10 00


26 00


9 50


15


And is credited by


Cash paid State tax for 1874, . $2,460 00


66 On account of Town orders, .


17,247 22


Yearly interest on Town notes, 1,161 50


Town notes (permanent loan,)


9,000 00


66 Additional interest on same, .


123 34


66 On account of temporary loan, . 2,500 00


66


As discount or interest on same, .


39 38


Balance in treasury at date,


1,672 79


Total,


$34,204 23


Respectfully submitted by


E. H. WARREN,


Treasurer.


FEBRUARY 22nd, 1875.


The undersigned have examined the above report of the Town Treasurer, and find it properly vouched, and correctly cast.


JOSEPH WARREN, Committee to


N. B. EDWARDS, settle with


J. J. HOYT,


Town Treasurer.


O


.


FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN,


FEBRUARY 22, 1875.


The undersigned, a Committee to settle with the Treasurer, find, from his books, that the Town is indebted, on demand notes, bearing interest at 6 per cent .. $10,450 00 -


For interest on said notes to Feb. 22, 1875. .. 361 80


They also find, from his books and reports of other town officers, that the Town owes for outstanding orders and estimated liabilities 430 00


And that there is due the Town from A. Chamberlin, Collector, for taxes, 1874


$3,732 59


interest on do. State, for State Aid


108 86


782 00


B. F. Hodges & others, note and interest


2,617 68


Book Agency, for cash and books on hand


277.00


Treasurer, 66 on hand


1,672 79


Balance, indebtedness of the Town,


2,050 88


$11,241 80 $11,211 80


There is also owing for legal services and expenses, in suit still pending, an amount not ascertained, and not estimated in this state- ment.


JOSEPH WARREN, N. B. EDWARDS, Committee. J. J. HOYT,




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