Town annual report of Chelmsford 1878, Part 1

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Publication date: 1878
Publisher: Town of Chelmsford
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ANNUAL REPORT


SHOWING THE


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


OF THE


TOWN OF CHELMSFORD,


FOR THE


FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING FEB. 28, 1878.


LOWELL, MASS. : STONE, HUSE & CO., BOOK PRINTERS, No. 130 CENTRAL STREET. 1878.


REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK


FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 28, 1878.


Births recorded-males, 31; females, 19; total 50


Births of native parentage. 25


Births of foreign parentage. 15


Births of native and foreign parentage


Marriages recorded. . 16


10


Marriages between natives 10


Marriages between natives and foreigners. 6


Deaths recorded-males, 19; females, 22 ; total


41


Number of dogs licensed-males, 118; females, 7;


total . .


125


Amount received for licenses . . $271 00


Amount of fees for licenses, 20 cts. each. 25 00


Amount paid into the county treasury .


$246 00


GEORGE A. PARKHURST,


Town Clerk.


REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 28, 1878.


Your Treasurer charges himself with balance in treasury, as per last annual report. . And with moneys received, as follows :


$ 3,039 09


Of State Treasurer, on account of State Aid for 1876. .. 506 27


66


66 corporation tax, 1876.


66


66 66 1877.


Nat'l Bank tax, 1877. .


1,282 32


66


66


armory rent for 1877.


90 00


66


66


income Massachusetts


school fund. 207 32


County Treasurer, on account of dog licenses. 228 78


R. S. Burnham, on account of liquor licenses 200 00


Estate of A. Chamberlin, on account of taxes for 1874. .. 238 07


interest on same 4 51


C. T. Wright, on account of taxes for 1875. 1,012 69


C. T. Wright,


interest on same.


125 36


S. O. Cummings,


taxes for 18.76.


2,806 31


S. O. Cummings,


interest on same


146 76


J. A. Bartlett, taxes for 1876.


J. A. Bartlett,


interest on same


1,086 11 90 91


J. A. Bartlett,


taxes for 1877


13,389 94


J. A. Bartlett, interest on same 109 42


Overseers of the Poor, on account of proceeds of Town Farm . 982 63


D. W. Lane, on account of error in orders. 4 15


Dawson Pollard, on account of sale of lots in cemetery at West Chelmsford. 10 00


Levi Lamphere, on account of use of Town Hall in Centre . 1 50


I. Kimball, of Billerica, deposit for care of tomb 100 00


Money hired for use of town (temporary loan) . 3,350 00


Making a total of. $29,654 27


27 21


614 92


5


And is credited by


Cash paid State tax for 1877 $ 1,245 00


66 66 State Treasurer, on account of liquor licenses. 50 00


on account of temporary loan . 3,350 00


60


66 on account of interest on same 53 00


66 town notes (permanent loan) 5,600 00


accrued interest on same. 400 90


66


outstanding orders of last year 524 99


66 orders drawn present year 17,283 44


66 balance in treasury . 1,146 94


$29,654 27


Respectfully submitted by E. H. WARREN,


Treasurer.


COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


Amount of taxes, as per warrant. $16,403 61


Interest collected since October 1. 109 42


Interest accrued since October 1 on uncol- lected taxes 57 00


$16,570 03


Cash paid County Treasurer (county tax) ... $ 729 92 Cash paid Town Treasurer, on account of tax .. 13,389 94


Cash paid Town Treasurer, on account of interest'.


109 42


Uncollected taxes to new account.


2,283 75


Uncollected interest to new account. 57 00


$16,570 03


J. A. BARTLETT,


Collector for 1877.


REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 28, 1878.


VALUATION MAY 1, 1877.


Number of polls 628


Value of personal estate


$ 273,268 00


Value of real estate. 1,169,345 00


Total valuation . $1,442,613 00


Number of dwelling-houses


508


66 horses .


427


66


sheep


3


acres of land taxed . 14,132


ASSESSMENT MAY 1, 1877.


State tax.


$1,245 00


County tax 729 92


TOWN GRANT MARCH 5, 1877.


For public schools.


$5,500 00


school-house repairs.


150 00


66


supplies 100 00


66


supervision 300 00


highways


3,000 00


the poor.


2,500 00


teams and tools.


750 00


school-house No. 7.


1,500 00


school furniture, No. 3.


300 00


culvert at South Chelmsford


100 00


Amounts carried forward.


$14,200 00 $1,974 92


COWS


719


7


Amounts brought forward. . $14,200 00 $1,974 92


For repairs of public buildings 500 00


miscellaneous expenses . . 150 00


collection and abatement of taxes


300 00


town officers and committees


800 00


Overlayings


15,950 00 478 69


$18,403 61


Less estimated receipts .


2,000 00


Total tax


$16,403 61


Assessed on 628 polls, at $2.00. . $ 1,256 00


Assessed on $1,442,613.00 property, at $10.50


per $1,000.00 15,147 61


$16,403 61


ABATEMENT OF TAXES MADE IN THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 28, 1878.


On list of 1874, committed to A. Chamberlin. $208 33


1875,


C. T. Wright. 132 92


1876,


J. A. Bartlett 115 65


66


1877,


J. A. Bartlett. 90 13


$547 03


ZİBA GAY, J. B. EMERSON, WILLIAM MANNING, J. J. HOYT, E. P. BEAN,


Assessors.


REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN


FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 28, 1878.


PAID FOR EXPENSES OF PREVIOUS YEARS.


To Stone, Huse & Co., 500 copies School Re- port, 1876. . $ 53 55


Stone, Huse & Co., 500 copies Town Re- port, 1876. 33 85


C. L. Fuller, extra services as constable, 1876 .. 32 50


Janies P. Emerson, extra services as con- stable, 1876. 6 00


John H. Whidden, extra services as con- stable, 1876


10 00


L. H. Sargent, services as Auditor, 1876. George A. Byam, services as Auditor, 1876


3 00


3 00


P. P. Perham, building wall.


20 00


B. O. Robbins, breaking roads, 1876. . . . .


60


Samuel Putney, labor on highway, 1876. . 1 50


H. H. Wilder & Co., stove pipe, 1876 .... 5 10


$172 10


Estimated liabilities, Feb. 28, 1877. . $200 00 Over-estimate 27 90


ABATEMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES.


To estate of A. Chamberlin, abatement on list, 1874. . $208 33


C. T. Wright, abatement on list, 1875. . . 132 92


S. O. Cummings, collecting taxes, 1876. . . 30 53


J. A. Bartlett, abatement on list, 1876. .. 115 65


J. A. Bartlett, collecting taxes, 1876 ..... 14 70


$502 13


Estimated Feb. 28, 1877.


$150 00


Under-estimate ..


352 13


9


PUBLIC SCHOOLS.


FOR TEACHING.


To Eliza M. Robinson, 12 weeks at $17.00, No. 1, $204 00


66


24


66 18.75, " 1, 450 00


Mary E. Hammons, 12 66 12.50, « 1, 150 00 66 66 24


15.00, " 1, 360 00


Adelaide C. Barnard, 12 66 8.00, " 1, 96 00


66


66


9 66


8.50, 1, 76 50


Hannah C. Hunt,


20


66 7.50, " 2, 150 00


66


8.50, 6 2, 102 00 252 00


Mary L. Lincoln, 34


10


66


50, 3, 5 00


345 00


Frances M. Talbot, 21


13


66


8.50, "


4, 110 50 257 50


Nellie M. Perham,


10


7.00, " 5, 70 00


13


66


8.00, "


5, 104 00


174 00


Ella F. Whitcomb, 11


66


7.00, " 6, 77 00


66 66


66


19


8.00, " 6, 152 00


George F. Dyar, car-fare of teacher.


2 00


231 00


Francena L. Davis, 33 weeks at $ 7.50, No. 7,


247 50


247 50


B. F. Harmon,


36


66


22.50, " 8,


810 00


S. Maria Taylor,


36


9.00, " 8,


324 00


Louie A. Allen,


31


66


8.50, "


8,


263 50


Emma L. Burgess, 31


66


8.50, "


8,


263 50


1,661 00


Stella J. Allen,


22


66


8.00, " 10,


176 00


Clara A. Bearce,


11


66


9.00, " 10,


99 00


Lydia A. Spaulding, 11


8.00, " 10,


88 00


Aline E. Gardner,


11


8.00, " 10, 88 00


66


66


11


66


9.00, " 10,


99 00


550 00


$5,162 50


FOR CARE OF SCHOOL-HOUSES.


Paid George W. Streeter, No. 1


$55 25


George A. Davis, No. 2.


16 00


Newton Bean, No. 3.


$2 50


Howard S. Park, No. 3.


2 75


Zebina Wetherbee, No. 3


6 50


11 75


Charles Sweetzer, No. 4


6 75


James S. Byam, No. 5.


9 00


J. A. Wyman, No. 6.


11 00


B. J. Spalding, No. 7 ..


12 00


Henry C. Howard, No. 8.


57 00


John F. Maxwell, No. 10


32 00


7.00, 66


4, 147 00


66 66


10.00, " 3, 340 00


Lottie M. Battles,


12


9.00, " 1, · 108 00 $1,444 50


66 66 12


66


$210 75


2


10


FOR FUEL. No. 1.


Paid C. Upham, for 7} feet hard wood, prepared, at $7.00. $ 6 56 for measuring. 12


$ 6 68


J. B. Emerson, for 113 cords hard wood, at $6.50 72 31


for measuring . 06


73 37


D. W. Lane, for 1 cord pine. 4 00


for measuring. 06


4 06


G. W. Streeter, for preparing 5 cords 6 75


J. B. Emerson, for preparing 10 cords 8 75 $99 61


No. 2.


H. H. Emerson, for 2} cord's oak, at $6.50.


16 25


for ¿ cord pine, at $1.50 2 25


18 50


for preparing No. 3.


3 25


21 75


F. C. Byam, for 3 cords wood, pre- pared, at $7.25. 21 75


for splitting benches for kin- dling 1 00


22 75


William Vose, for 102 feet wood, prepared, at $6.25 8 37


$31 12


1 50


29 62


Paid Charles Sweetzer, for 2} cords oak, prepared, at $7.00 .... 17 50


for ¿ cord pine, prepared, at $6.00


3 00


for preparing kindling. . : .


50 21 00


21 00


Charles Adams, for 1 cord wood, prepared . 8 00


for 1 cord wood, prepared ...


7 00


A. B. Adams, for 1 cord wood, prepared


8 00


23 00


No. 6.


George F. Dyar, for 2 cords 3 foot wood, at $7.00. 14 48


for measuring 12


14 60


for preparing


3 52


Amounts carried forward.


$18 12


$194 98


1


No. 5.


Less sold No. 4.


11


Amounts brought forward. . . . . $18 12 .


$194 98


Paid John A. Dix, for 1 cord pine wood $5 25


for 2 cords hard wood .... 13 00 18 25


George F. Dyar, for preparing. . . 3 50


· 39 87


No. 7.


Frank J. Spaulding, for 3 cords birch wood, at $4.50. .


13 50


for preparing. 1 00


B. J. Spaulding, for 1 cord wood, prepared, at $6.25 6 25


for 1} cords wood, prepared, at $6.00 9 00


29 75


No. 8.


S. P. Sampson, for 13 cords 34 feet wood, prepared, at $6.70


90 18


for measuring


70


S. T. Wright, for 1g cords pine wood, prepared, at $5.75. .


6 46


97 34


No. 10.


W. C. Edwards, for 6 cords oak wood, at $6.00.


36 00


for 1 cord pine wood 5 00


41 00


William Agnew, for & cord oak wood, at $6.00.


4 50


4 00


8 50


for 1 cord pine wood, at $4.00, Joseph P. Winn, for preparing wood .


7 00


S. T. Wright, for 6} feet oak wood, at $6.00. 4 87


7 53 12 40


for 13 feet pine wood, at $4.50, Joseph P. Winn, for preparing wood 1 50


70 40


$432 34


Appropriation $5,500 00


Balance of income from


school fund. 195 05


Dog tax 228 78


$5,923 83


Teaching


$5,162 50


Care .


210 75


Fuel.


432 34


$5,805 59


Unexpended $118 24


12


SCHOOL APPARATUS.


Paid Duncan McDonald, for 2 book-cases ...


J. L. Hammet, for 1 box of forms and solids .


$2 25


4 00


for 1 globe.


27


6 52


$12 27


From income of school fund.


$12 27


SCHOOL-HOUSE REPAIRS BY SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


Paid Duncan McDonald, repairs, No. 1 $17 00


J. Larcom, repairs, No. 1.


17 78


S. G. Mack, repairs, No. 1. 24 37


J. R. Fletcher, repairs, No. 1.


19 59


$78 74


J. R. Fletcher, pedesta!, No. 2.


75


H. H. Emerson, blackboard, No. 2.


8 00


8 75


E. F. Dupee, repairs No. 3. .


1 00


E. P. Parker, repairs, No. 3.


50


1 50


Charles Sweetzer, repairs, No. 4


4 50


4 50


N. E. Parker, repairs, No. 5.


4 00


L. M. Dutton, repairs, No. 5.


4 00


Timothy Keefe, repairs, No. 5


75


8 75


George F. Dyar, repairs, No. 6.


11 16


11 16


B. J. Spalding, repairs, No. 7


2 55


2 55


A. S. Peterson, repairs, No. 8.


1 00


S. P. Sampson, repairs, No. 8.


31 66


H. W. Woodward, repairs, No. 8.


13 83


E. Shaw & Son, hardware, No. 8.


89


Silver & Gay, lumber, No. 8.


14 04


N. J. Duncan, cleaning, No. 8


10 00


C. W. Flint, repairs, No. 8.


38 13


109 55


J. C. Butterfield, grading, No. 10.


16 05


Dawson Pollard, repairs, No. 10


3 62


19 67.


$245 17


Appropriation


$150 00


Overdrawn 95 17


SCHOOL SUPPLIES.


Paid J. L. Hammet, for 70 gross cray- ons ,


$10 50


for 1 dozen pointers. 1 92


for 8 dozen erasers.


19 02


$31 44


Less deficiency .


17


$31 27


Amount carried forward.


$31 27


$5 75


for 1 box alphabet blocks


13


Amount brought forward. $31 27


Paid Charles B. Town, for 42 gallons ink and jugs . 8 60


John S. Shed, 45 pointers. 4 00


Joshua Merrill & Son, 12 pointers 3 00


D. McDonald, 18 rulers. . .


1 80


Marden & Rowell, 1,000 school cards ...


5 00


J. R. Fletcher, express and postage 2 30 $55 97


J. R. Fletcher, sundries, No. 1. 4 48


25


A. H. Park, key and broom, No. 3


55


Charles Sweetzer, sundries, No. 4.


1 25


L. M. Dutton, sundries, No. 5 ..


57


George F. Dyar, sundries, No. 6.


8 14


B. J. Spalding, sundries, No. 7


70


C. W. Flint, sundries, No. 8.


2 75


E. Shaw & Son, sundries, No. 8.


1 74


4 49


N. J. Perry, sundries, No. 10.


4 47


$80 87


Appropriation


$100 00


Unexpended . 19 13


SCHOOL SUPERVISION.


Paid Joshua Merrill & Son, for blank book


for committee


$ 3 00


George F. Dyar, blanks


3 46


George F. Dyar, book-case for commit- tee ..


8 50


George F. Dyar, for postage.


51


Stone, Huse & Co., 2,000 cards.


8 25


Stone, Huse & Co., 2,000 blank bills .


5 00


Charles L. Fuller, services as truant of- ficer .


5 00


J. S. Robinson, services as truant officer, J. H. Whidden, services as truant officer,


2 50


J. C. Butterfield, use of horse . .


7 00


J. R. Fletcher, services as Superintend- ent 250 00


$296 72


Appropriation


$300 00


Unexpended


3 28


3 50


H. H. Emerson, broom, No. 2.


14


SCHOOL BOOKS.


Paid J. R. Fletcher, for 157 copies *Harper's Introductory Geography, at 37 ets. for 141 copies *Harper's School Geography, at 75 cts. 105 75


$ 58 09


for 36 copies +Swinton's Language Primer, at 24 ets. 8 64 for 30 copies +Swinton's Language Lessons, at 30 cts. 9 00


for 34 copies +Swinton's Progressive Grammar, at 45 cts. 15 30


for 24 copies tSwinton's English Composition, at 30 ets.


7 20


8 per cent. for his services and ex- penses


16 31


$220 29


Harper & Brothers, for 12 geographies, 1st, at $1.25. 15 00


for 12 Language Lessons, at 37 cts. 4 44


$19 44


20 off


3 88


15 56


$235 85


HIGHWAYS.


Paid David Perham, for grain.


$300 19


E. Shaw & Son, for grain.


30 68


C. Upham, for 4075 lbs. hay


41 23


S. P. Perham, for 1970 lbs. hay


19 90


Samuel Woods, for 1008 lbs. hay


9 71


Otis H. Drake, for 1110 lbs. hay


11 24


Warren Chandler, for 75 lbs. hay.


75


William Wiggin, for 345 lbs. hay


79


J. B. Emerson, for 3933 lbs. hay


37 66


Jacob Spalding, for 4695 lbs. hay


47 05


Town, for 4250 lbs. hay


42 50


$544 70


F. A. Russell, for bedding


1 25


Hodge Brothers, for axle grease.


1 80


C. B. Coburn & Co., neats' foot oil and soap.


2 00


Smith Adams, neats' foot oil.


1 50


J. Larcom, fitting up stalls


12 89


French & Puffer, lanterns, etc ..


2 10


Fielding & Bartlett, curry combs and brushes


1 50


Amounts carried forward. $23 04


$544 70


*Exchanged for Warren's Primary and School.


+Exchanged for Greene's Introduction and Grammar.


15


Amounts brought forward. $23 04


$544 70


Paid Fielding & Bartlett, picks and shovels. .


10 59


J. A. Brabrook, 6 hame straps .


2 10


James P. Emerson, use of cart and wheels


13 75


49 48


J. H. Lane, blacksmithing.


15 50


Thomas Durant & Son, blacksmithing ...


15 88


N. P. Dadmnun, blacksmithing


39 52


N. B. V. Libby, blacksmithing


15 00


Charles Proctor, repairing


10 90


John S. Shed, repairing.


17 14


113 94


Joshua F. Davis, gravel.


5 00


E. F. Richardson, gravel


27 20


James Biggs, gravel


25 00


E. Vickery, nails .


24


H. S. Perham, 227 feet plank.


: 18


M. McNulty, stone for culvert.


75


J. B. Emerson, 7 chestnut posts


1 05


J. B. Emerson, 13 chestnut poles


1 95


64 37


J. A. Bartlett, tax on horses.


3 00


3 00


B. M. Hildreth, repairing culvert.


9 50


G. A. Parkhurst, removing stone .


4 50


Warren Chandler, 9} days' labor, self and team


37 25


F. W. Blodgett, 416% days' labor, self and team


13 05


H. S. Perham, { day's labor, 2 men and team


1 00


A. P. Manning, 6 days' labor, 1 man and team


9 00


J. A. Dix, labor


7 75


Robert Lord, labor


1 90


James Hazen, labor


4 25


B. P. Marshall, labor


5 10


M. McNulty, labor


1 90


J. B. Emerson, labor


9 28


J. B. Emerson, breaking roads .


8 40


Eugene Sullivan, breaking roads


4 50


John A. Dix, breaking roads .


7 80


Joseph P. Winn, breaking roads.


6 75


E. F. Richardson, breaking roads.


3 60


James Hazen, breaking roads.


10 00


E. P. Bean, breaking roads .


17 15


George B. Wright, breaking roads.


4 50


Hugh Kearn, breaking roads.


75


Thomas Moor, breaking roads


1 20


A. M. Blaisdell, breaking roads.


1 50


E. Vickery, breaking roads.


26 65


Michael McNulty, breaking roads


60


93 40


Amount carried forward.


$953 37


104 48


16


Amount brought forward.


Paid for 27 days' labor on roads, at $1.50 ...


$40 50


for 1 day's labor on roads, at 1.30 ... 1 30


for 316 days' labor on roads, at 1.25 ... 394 97


for } day's labor on roads, at 1.20 ...


60


for 512 days' labor on roads, at 1.12를 . .


58 40


for 15 days' labor on roads, at 1.10 ...


16 77


for 258 days' labor on roads, at


1.00 ...


258 00


for 7 days' labor on roads, at


0.75 ...


5 25


for 4 days' labor on roads, at


0.50 ... 2 00


for 3 days' labor on roads, at


0.33g. .


1 00


for 8 days' labor on roads, at $20 per mo.


6 16


for 433 days' labor on roads, at 15 per mno.


249 73


for 18 days' labor on roads, at 13 per mo.


9 00


for 168 days' labor on roads, at 12 per mo.


77 71


for 84 days' labor on roads, at 10 per mo.


31 04


for 16 days' labor on roads, at 8 per mo.


4 96


for 51 days' labor on roads, at 6 per mo.


11 75


390 35


Mrs. C. E. Cook, 10g weeks part board.


30 50


Town, 128 weeks' board, at $3.50


448 00


478 50


D. W. Lane, services as Surveyor. .


300 00


300 00


$2,921 01


$2,921 01


RECAPITULATION.


Hay and grain .


$544 70


Supplies and sundries


49 48


Shoeing and repairing


113 94


Road material.


64 37


Tax on teams.


3 00


Extra labor on highways.


104 48


Extra breaking roads.


93 40


683 days' labor.


778 79


778 days' labor, with board.


390 35


Board


478 50


Surveyor


300 00


$2,921 01


Appropiation $3,000 00


Unexpended.


78 99


FOR SUPPORT OF THE POOR.


Paid Rhoda Winchester, for board and burial of Rachel Marshall $ 44 00


M. A. Peasley, entertaining tramps at West Chelmsford, 1876. . 2 25


$ 46 25


Taunton Lunatic Hospital, for Daniel


Gilligan, January 1 to October 23. .


179 58


Amounts carried forward. $179 58 $46 25


$953 37


778 79


17


Amounts brought forward. . . . . .


$179 58


$46 25


Paid Worcester Lunatic Hospital, for Daniel


35 13


Gilligan, October 24 to December 21, Worcester Lunatic Hospital, for Frank P. Goss, January 1 to April 13. .... J. J. Hoyt, expense to Worcester for Goss.


51 71


4 45


Worcester Lunatie Hospital, for John E. Spalding, to October 15.


53 10


William Manning, expense on John E. Spalding .


13 60


Northampton Lunatic Hospital, for


Michael MeKeon, 1 year to Deceni- ber 31.


193 10


530 67


City of Fitchburg, in aid of Mrs. Na- thaniel Blood.


25 00


J. J. Hoyt, expense to Fitchburg


1 70


City of Lowell, in aid of Mrs. R. Mealey, 1 year, to December 31.


54 00


City of Lowell, in aid of Elizabeth Donahoe, to December 31 . 54 00


City of Somerville, in aid of Elizabeth Jewett .


19 94


City of Boston, in aid of William H. Worden


2 00


City of Boston, burial of A. P. Spalding, House of Correction, board of James Connelly .


4 23


Emma S. Dutton, of Lowell, in aid of Samuel S. Dutton, to March 7, 1878, S. Byam, of Lowell, in aid of Henry S. Byam, to January 25, 1878.


39 00


260 87


George B. Hall, aid to Mr. German . ..


5 00


D. W. Lane, car fare of Mrs. Morse.


4 85


Levi Howard, medical attendance on A. H. Kemp .. . .


19 38


29 23


R. S. Burnham, entertaining 3 tramps. .


3 00


61 00


64 00


Cost outside of almshouse.


Paid D. W. Bickford & Son, groceries, etc., to February 28, 1877 . .


$ 13 01


N. F. Libby, groceries, etc., to February 28, 1877.


9 19


10 04


J. M. Stone, provisions, to Feb. 28, 1877, F. G. MeGregor, provisions, to Feb. 28, 1877.


8 96


David Perham, grain, to Feb. 28, 1877,


22 22


63 42


Amount carried forward.


$63 42


3


10 00


51 00


J. H. Whidden, entertaining 122 tramps,


$931 02


18


$63 42


Amount brought forward.


Paid D. W. Bickford & Son, groceries and supplies, 1 year, to date.


$136 98


N. F. Libby, groceries and supplies, 1 year to date.


199 32


Wason, Pierce & Co., groceries.


65 88


Boston & Lowell R. R., freight on same,


46


William Manning, flour and molasses ...


42 50


S. N. Wood & Son, flour.


68 50


J. B. Emerson, flour


8 00


S. A. Scripture & Co., crackers


19 99


Joseph Reed, apples .


4 00


545 63


C. S. Bean, provisions, to date.


7 94


J. M. Stone, provisions, to date.


24 27


F. G. McGregor, provisions, to date.


116 78


P. P. Perham, provisions, to date


9 00


D. C. Perham, provisions, to date.


13 00


J. A. Burbank, provisions, to date


21 61


J. M. Butman, provisions, to date


9 35


Jacob Spalding, provisions, to date.


2 13


E. P. Bean, provisions, to date.


4 20


B. P. Marshall, provisions, to date.


1 00


Wilder & Hunt, provisions, to date. ..


2 00


Ira Atwood, provisions, to date.


19 29


G. W. Miller, fish, to date.


11 14 241 71


David Perham, grain, one year, to date.


121 11


121 11


D. W. Bickford & Son, cloth, clothing, etc., one year, to date.


20 18


N. F. Libby, cloth, clothing, etc., one year, to date.


40 66


D. Kittredge & Son, boots and shoes. . .


10 65


Putnam & Son, hat and cap.


1 25


J. B. Kimball, making and clothing repairing


8 15


80 89


E. K. Parkhurst, 16,665 lbs. coal.


50 00


50 00


B. J. Spalding, three pigs


7 50


7 50


E. E. Lapham, soap.


11 50


P. M. Jefferson, soap . .


5 90


F. & E. Bailey & Co., chloride of lime ..


1 19


F. & E. Bailey & Co., medicines


1 75


E. Preston, extracts and medicines. . .


7 29


27 63


Fielding & Bartlett, axes and handles. . J. S. Shed, beetles.


2 50


Rogers, Taylor & Co., farming tools and seeds ..


70


4 20


Rogers, Taylor & Co., clothes-wringer ..


7 50


Reuben Harlow, crockery


3 75


J. F. Puffer & Sons, furniture


24 56


J. H. Barnard, table linen.


3 42 39 23


Amount carried forward.


$1,181 32


1 00


19


Amount brought forward. $1,181 32


Paid C. H. Frost, brooms.


$ 1 50


C. B. Coburn & Co., glass, etc


1 02


H. II. Wilder & Co., repairing pump ...


2 00


Charles Proctor, repairs. .


5 45


D. W. Lane, shoeing and repairs.


10 00


19 97


Joseph Teabo, chopping 24 cords wood.


18 00


18 00


123 days' labor, at $15.00 per month ...


71 02


40 days' labor, at 10.00 per month.


15 40


26 days' labor, at 6.00 per month.


6 00


17 days' labor, at 1.00 per day


17 00


24} days' labor, at 0.50 per day


12 25


412 weeks' female labor.


74 00


195 67


Charles Proctor, burial of N. Rittiger. .


16 75


16 75


Levi Howard, medical attendance.


3 00


3 00


Traders and Mechanics' Insurance Co., insurance five years


60 00


60 00


J. A. Bartlett, taxes


54 33


54 33


D. W. Lane, services as Superintendent 1 year to April 1.


300 00


300 00


Wm. Manning, services and expenses as Overseer .


20 00


J. B. Emerson, services and expenses as Overseer


20 00


Ziba Gay, services and expenses as Over- seer .


11 80


J. J. Hoyt, services and expenses as


Overseer


13 50


E. P. Bean, services and expenses as Overseer


5 00


70 30


Paid for expense of almshouse and farm . ..


$1,919 34


PROCEEDS OF TOWN FARM, YEAR ENDING FEB- RUARY 28, 1878, PAID TO TREASURER.


Received of R. Harlow, balance, March 31 .. $ 8 19


for milk sold 1 year to January 31. 316 61


for 3 calves. 13 10


for 2 cows. 71 22


for cranberries


6 00


Amount carried forward


$415 12


20


Amount brought forward. $415 12


Received for wood.


77 01


for hay.


42 50


for board


448 00


$982 63


Cost of poor at farm


Cost of poor in hospitals and elsewhere


931 02


Total cost.


$1867 73


Appropriation $2,500 00


Unexpended . 632 27


Number of tramps entertained at almshouse, 333.


Number of tramps entertained elsewhere, 125.


Wy. MANNING,


J. B. EMERSON,


ZIBA GAY,


J. J. HOYT,


E. P. BEAN,


Overscers of the Poor.


APPRAISAL OF PERSONAL PROPERTY


AT ALMSHOUSE FEBRUARY 28, 1878.


1 horse


$150 00


3 cows.


145 00


3 shoats


19 00


24 fowls


12 00


5} tons English hay


110 00


1} tons meadow hay


11 00


ton rowen hay.


9 00


1 covered wagon


80 00


1 farm wagon


30 00


1 horse cart ..


.


30 00


1 mowing machine.


20 00


1 sleigh.


6 00


Harnesses


16 00


Farm implements


103 05


18 cords wood.


62 00


9 cords wood, prepared.


35 00


Lumber.


13 75


Household furniture and bedding


268 25


Provisions and supplies . .


151 29


$1,271 34


HENRY S. PERHAM, DANIEL P. BYAM,


Committee.


.


$936 71


21


HIGHWAY TEAMS AND TOOLS.


Paid John A. Dix, 3 horses, 1 cart. $390 00


J. A. Brabrook, 2 sets double harness ... 160 00


J. A. Brabrook, 1 pair pole straps 1 50


Jacob Spalding, 1 cart.


30 00


J. M. Fletcher, 1 wagon.


50 00


Ziba Gay, 1 scraper ..


10 00


Jacob Spalding, 1 sled .


15 00


Rogers, Taylor & Co., shovels, picks and hammers . 15 34


Fielding & Bartlett, shovels and picks. . 5 50


W. P. Brazer & Co., 8 blankets. 14 00 $691 34


Appropriation


$750 00


Unexpended.


58 66


SCHOOL-HOUSE NO. 7.


Paid Isaiah Spalding, ¿ acre land $ 50 00


Almon W. Holt, building 962 00


A. W. Blaisdell, fence. 105 00


R. Fletcher, materials, labor, etc . 36 18


S. P. Perham, 2 days, self and horse. 6 25


C. B. Coburn & Co., paint, oil, etc ..


63


Chamberlin & Reed, rings and staples. .


80


Rogers, Taylor & Co., zinc and grass seed . 3 49


S. G. Mack & Co., stove and pipe.


20 67


Irah D. Spalding, furniture


154 80


Benner Brothers, furniture.


3 50


B. & L. and N. & L. R. R., freight.


3 60


W. W. Duncan, thermometer. 60


4 25


A. M. Blaisdell, setting up furniture. ... Robert Fletcher, services and expenses as committee .. 18 75


S. P. Perham, services as committee .... 7 50


A. M. Blaisdell, services as committee. .


Appropriation


$1,500 00


6 80 $1,387 82


Unexpended.


112 18


SCHOOL FURNITURE, NO. 3.


Paid J. L. Ross, furniture. $237 75


B., C. & F. R. R., freight. 3 14


A. H. Park, postage and teaming 82


A. W. Allen, setting up furniture. . . . .


4 38


A. Heady Park, setting up furniture .. . 3 37 $249 53 Appropriation $300 00 Unexpended. 50. 47


22


REPAIRS OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


Paid Powers & Clark, for repairing slated roofs, school-house and hall, at North Chelmsford . $17 09


E. P. Bean, repairing hearse house, South Chelmsford. 11 56


E. R. Marshall, repairing blinds at Centre Hall 2 00


H. Whitney & Co., lumber for tramp- house


32 29


Nichols & Co., stove for tramp-house ... Fielding & Bartlett, lead for tramp-house P. Conners, lime for tramp-house


86


1 25


Chas. E. Parkhurst, labor on tramp- house .


22 58


S. P. Sampson, labor on tramp-house ... C. B. Coburn & Co., paint and oil. .


4 62


67 60


Horace Holt, painting almshouse .. . .. Horace Holt, painting school-house No. 1 Horace Holt, painting school-house No. 10.


44 32


R. W. Baker, measuring paint.


10 80


Burbank & Dyer, painting school-house No. 5 ..


29 00


320 43


S. P. Sampson, for materials and labor for chimney at Hall, North Chelms- ford .


47 29


Silver & Gay, lumber, etc., at Hall, North Chelmsford .




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