Town annual report of Chelmsford 1880, Part 1

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MCD ANNUAL REPORT


Hist Coll 974. 44. ANNU 1980


SHOWING THE


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


OF THE


WN OF CHELMSFORD,


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FOR THE


FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING FEB. 28, 1880.


LOWELL, MASS .: RNING MAIL BOOK AND JOB PRINTING OFFICE, 18 JACKSON ST. 1880.


Chelmsford Public Library 25 Boston Road Chelmsford, MA 01824


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REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK


FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 28, 1880.


Births recorded-males, 18 ; females, 15; total. 33


Births of native parentage. 17


Births of foreign parentage 9


Births of native and foreign parentage 7


Marriages recorded .


Marriages between natives. 20


16


Marriages between natives and foreigners. 4


Deaths recorded-males, 26; females, 16; total. 42


Number of dogs licensed-males, 114; females, 7; total, 121. Amount received for licenses, . $263 00


Amount of fees for licenses, 121 at 20 cts. each. 24 20


Balance paid into the county treasury, Dec. 3, 1879. 238 80


GEO. A. PARKHURST,


Town Clerk.


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REPORT OF THE TREASURER


FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 28, 1880.


Your Treasurer charges himself with cash balance in treasury, as per last annual report. $ 817 07 Cash received of State Treasurer, on account of State Aid for 1878. 500 00


of State Treasurer on account of corporation tax, 1878. 81 38 of State Treasurer, on account of corporation tax, 1879 . 598 34


of State Treasurer, on account of National Bank tax, 1879 ... 1151 88


of State Treasurer, on account of State Paupers tax, 1879. 165 65


of State Treasurer, on account of burial of paupers 1879. 10 00


of State Treasurer, on account of temporary support of paupers, 1878 27 83


of State Treasurer, on account of indigent soldiers and sailors 100 00


of State Treasurer, on account of armory rent for 1879. . . · 75 00


of State Treasurer, on account of income Massachu- setts school fund, 1879 191 70


of County Treasurer, on account of dog licenses, 1879. 226 86


of Lowell City Treasurer, on account of support of paupers 53 00


200 00


of R. S. Burnham, on account of liquor license. . .. of Chas. Proctor, on account of cemetery in Centre. of Daniel P. Byam, on account of cemetery at South Chelmsford. 6 50


3 63


of N. J. Duncan, on account of Town Hall at North Chelmsford 10 50


Amount carried forward $4,219 34


5


Amount brought forward . 4,219 34


Received of J. A. Bartlett, Taxes for 1877, in full. 568 58


of J. A. Bartlett, interest on same. 109 28 of J. A. Bartlett, overpayment for collection in 1878 .. 2 56


of A. H. Sheldon, on account of taxes for 1878.


2,400 00


of A. H. Sheldon, "


" interest on same. 118 00


of A. H. Sheldon,


" taxes for 1879. . 12,785 21


of A. H. Sheldon,


" interest on same ...


112 86


of Selectmen,


" error in orders .. . 22 18


of Overseers of Poor, on account of proceeds of town farm. 519 58


Hired for use of town (temporary loan). 1,200 00


Making a total of. $22,057 59


And is credited as follows :


By cash paid State tax for 1879. State Treasurer, on account of liquor li- censes 50 00


$ 415 00


outstanding orders of last year in full.


438 71


on acct. of orders drawn for present year. .


19,634 81


J. R. Parkhurst, care of Kimball lot in Cen- tre Cemetery. 2 50


1,200 00


Balance in treasury as found at settlement. 302 09


$22,057 59


Respectfully submitted by


E. H. WARREN,


Treasurer.


COLLECTORS' REPORTS.


Taxes of 1877, uncollected 1879 $ 568 58


Interest


103 17


66 accrued 6 11


$ 677 86


Cash paid Treasurer, tax $ 568 58


Interest paid. 109 28


$ 677 86


J. A. BARTLETT,


Collector for 1877.


66


on acct. of temporary loan


on acct. of interest on same. 14 48


6


Collector's report for the year 1878 : Taxes on list of 1878, uncollected Feb. 28, 1879 $2,582 28 Interest on the same to Feb. 28, 1879. . . 64 56 Interest on uncollected balance, Feb. 28, 1880 71 66 .


$2,718 50


Cash paid Town Treasurer, as tax ..


$2,400 00


interest 118 00


Uncollected tax to new account ..


182 28


interest to new account .. 18 22


$2,718 50


A. H. SHELDON,


Collector 1878.


Collector's report for the year 1879 : Tax list for 1879 ..


$14,668 58


Interest collected since Oct. 1, 1879.


112 86


Interest accrued on uncollected taxes


37 44


$14,818 88


Cash paid County Treasurer.


599 56


Town Treasurer, as tax.


12,785 21


Town Treasurer, as interest


112 86


Uncollected taxes to new account.


1,283 81


Interest accrued to


37 44


$14,818 88


A. H. SHELDON,


Collector 1879.


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REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS


FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 28, 1880.


VALUATION MAY 1, 1879.


Number of polls .. 604.


Value of personal estate $ 270,520 00


Value of real estate. 1,164,035 00


$1,434,555 00


Number of dwelling houses 503


" horses.


372


" cows.


792


66


sheep


3


" acres of land taxed.


14,132


ASSESSMENT MAY 1, 1879. $ 415 00


State tax.


County Tax.


599 56


Appropriation for public schools.


4,500 00


66 66 school house repairs


100 00


school supplies . 75 00


66 school supervision 250 00


poor.


2,000 00


highways.


3,000 00


66 town officers and commit-


600 00


Appropriation for collection and abatement of taxes


400 00


Appropriation for repairs of public buildings. 100 00


" miscellaneous expenses. 100 00


66 " new town hall.


7,000 00


Overlayings


$19,139 56 227 59


$19,367 15


Less estimated receipts


4,700 00


Total tax


$14,667 15


tees .


8


Assessed on 604 polls, at $1.72 each. . $ 1,038 88 Assessed on $1,434,555.00 property at 9 50-100 13,628 27


$14,667 15


J. J. HOYT, J. B. EMERSON, WILLIAM MANNING, GEORGE A. BYAM, CHARLES W. FLINT,


Assessors.


REPORT OF SELECTMEN.


FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 28, 1880.


EXPENSES OF PREVIOUS YEARS.


Paid J. W. Bennett, for gravel, for year 1878 $ 37 50


Owen McEareaney, 1 day's labor, 1877. 1 25


L. Haines Sargent, services Auditing Committee, 1879 John Davis, bill of John A. Burbank, 1878.


2 50


Huse, Goodwin & Co., for 600 Town Reports, $40


400 School Reports, 40


80 00


Bacheller, Dumas & Co., Tax Book for 1877 2 00


Israel Putnam, for Auditing Accounts 4 00


$166 91


PUBLIC SCHOOLS.


PAID FOR TEACHING.


Appropriation, March, 1879


$ 4500 00


No. 1. . Eliza M. Robinson, 34 weeks


$578 00


1. . Aline E. Gardner, 31


256 00


1. . Nellie Perham,


1


9 00


.


1. . Susie M. Emerson, 13


84 50


$927 50


2. . Hannah C. Hunt, 33


237 50


3. . Sarah Crane, 10


100 00


3. . Jennie C. Bartlett, 19


207 00


307 00


66 5. . Susie M. Emerson,


10


5. . Jennie A. Garland,


11


. . .


71 50


131 50


6. . Susie S. McFarlin,


33


...


66


7. . Francena L. Davis,


22


144 00


8. . Benj. F. Harmon, 8. . S. Maria Taylor,


34


272 00


8. . Louie A. Allen,


34


272 00


8. . Emma L. Burgess,


11


. . . .


88 00


8. . Ella G. Flint,


12


132 00


1529 00


" 10. . Herbert F. Hoyt,


36


468 00


.


. .


4. . Francis M. Talbot,


20


. . . . .


. .


. .


. .


..


. . .


. . . . . .


......


$4121 50


.


140 00


60 00


237 00


34


765 00


39 66


10


PAID FOR CARE OF SCHOOL-HOUSES.


Harry Emerson,


No. 1.


$10 00


Howard S. Adams,


1.


13 00


Jere Buckley,


1.


19 50


$42 50


Eddie B. Emerson,


2.


6 50


Alex Park,


3


2 50


Ernest A. Garland,


3.


2 50


Newton E. Bean,


66 3.


6 50


11 50


J. H. McFarlin,


66 6.


10 00


Hattie Butters,


66


6.


2 00


12 00


B. J. Spalding,


7.


8 00


Herman W. Flint,


66


8.


68 00


Louis M. Lanman,


8


2 00


70 00


C. A. Parker,


" 10.


24 00


$174 50


PAID FOR FUEL.


No. 1.


Henry S. Perham, 262 ft. maple wood, pre- pared .


$18 36


J. B. Emerson, 24} ft. oak wood.


15 61


D. W. Lane, 8 ft. hard pine.


4 00


Rufus Hildreth, preparing wood


2 25


$40 22


No. 2.


G. B. Emerson, 16 feet oak wood . 66


10 50


6 feet pine wood 2 63


2 70


15 83


No. 3.


E. P. Bean, 18{ feet oak wood.


11 66


William Vose, 9 feet oak wood.


5 72


John Q. Battles, 2 feet prepared wood,


1 50


·


66


4 feet pine wood


2 00


66


66 preparing wood.


4 13


25 01


No. 4.


Charles Sweetser, 16 feet oak wood, prepared 66


13 00


66


12 feet pine wood, prepared 6 75


19 75


No. 6.


D. W. Lane, 32 feet hard pine.


16 00


No. 7.


Frank J. Spalding, 20 feet wood.


10 00


66 preparing wood. 2 50


12 50


Amount carried forward $129 31


Thomas Shehan, preparing wood


11


No. 8.


Amount brought forward. $129 31


Samuel T. Wright, 49} feet pine wood.


22 26


66 66 8 feet oak and pine 4 25


66


81 feet oak. 45 56


66


surveying 85


Flint & Ripley, preparing wood.


12 26


H. W. Flint, preparing wood.


85


86 03


No. 10.


William C. Edwards, 35} feet oak wood.


24 22


66


66


8 feet pine wood. 4 00


66


preparing wood 5 33 33 55


$248 89


PAID FOR APPARATUS.


Benj. F. Harmon, for chemicals. 6 25


PAID FOR SCHOOL-HOUSE REPAIRS.


F. G. Pratt, labor and materials, No. 1 8 34


Catherine Kelly, cleaning,


66


1


1 00


Jonathan Larcom, repairing, 1. 66


80


16 79


2.


1 74


C. B. Coburn & Co., materials, 3. 3 44


M. C. Pratt &.Co., materials,


66


3. 1 42


J. Q. Battles, labor,


66


3. 51 11


66 66 repairing,


2 15


D. W. Robbins, materials & labor, "


9 75


Eli P. Parker, labor,


66


3.


1 75


23 61


Mrs. Young, cleaning,


66


6.


1 70


S. Ohllson, labor and materials,


66


5.


1 57


3 27


B. J. Spalding, cleaning,


70


N. T. Nelson, cleaning,


66


8. . 1 00


8.


4 93


S. P. Sampson, labor and expense, "


8.


8 25


E. H. Shaw & Son, materials,


66


8.


20


N. J. Duncan, repairing,


66


8.


2 50


16 18


Dawson Pollard, repairing,


10


2 50


J. C. Butterfield, repairing,


10. 23 60


26 10


PUBLIC SCHOOLS.


PAID FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES.


Charles Parker, 1 gall. ink.


1 00


Knight, Adams & Co., crayons, erasers, ink and cards.


21 76


Amount carried forward. $22 76


3.


3.


7. ...


Chas. W. Flint, labor and expense, "


$89 09


1 6 65


Howard S. Adams,


12


Amount brought forward


$22 76


William P. Alcott, express and postage.


1 13


fifth reader, No. 6.


1 03


Knowles Bros., 1 feather duster


1 25


J. Merrill & Son, crayon and ink ..


2 75


Harrison W. Streeter, four wood mats. No. 1 J. J. Twiss, 1 broom, No. 3. .


20


1 call bell, No. 6 .. .. 1 00


Marden & Rowell, printing, No. 6. .


1 25


R. Wilson Dix, pail and broom No. 6.


35


2 60


B. J. Spalding, broom, pail and ink, No. 7 .. . Geo. B. Hall, 2 brooms, No. 8 ..


40


N. G. Wier & Co., 4 dippers, No. 8.


50


W. P. Alcott, language lessons


36


E. H. Shaw & Son, supplies,


84


2 10


J. J. Twiss, 1 call bell, No. 10.


1 00


C. A. Parker, ink and matches, No. 10


52


John N. Perry, 2 brooms,


58


2 10


$ 40 85


PAID FOR SCHOOL SUPERVISION.


J. J. Twiss, as superintendent of schools .... $116 33 Wm. P. Alcott, as superintendent of schools. 66 66


$182 99


R. W. Dix, postage


75


J. C. Butterfield, use of horse for committee meetings


4 00


Jesse L. Robinson, services as truant officer. .


3 00


$190 74


SUPPORT OF THE POOR.


PAID. FOR EXPENSES OUTSIDE OF ALMSHOUSE.


Asylum for chronic insane,


Board of Daniel Gilligan at Worcester, 1 year. Clothing of Daniel Gilligan, 1 year. : ... Hospital for the insane,


$162 86


26 84


Board of Michael McKeon at Northamp- ton, 1 year.


162 86


Clothing Michael McKeon, 1 year.


21 76


374 32


Commonwealth of Massachusetts reform school


Board of J. Cochran, from Oct. 1, 1877, to January 14, 1879. 80 00


City of Lowell, in aid of Mrs. E. Donohue. .. Wm. E. Livingston, coal for "


7 00


City of Lowell, in aid of Mrs. Ann Mealey. .


22 00


Wm. T. Patch .. . . .


11 00 153 00


Amount carried forward.


$527 32


33 00


4 25


68


13


Amount brought forward.


$527 32


City of New Bedford, burial of Sarah Herbert 13 25 66 66 support James Herbert 23 12


Town of Malden, in aid of Frederick E. Rus- sell and family.


127 28


City of Cambridge, in aid of Mrs. Chas. R. Hazen .:


9 00


Henry S. Byam, aid.


18 00


190 65


James P. Griffin, aid


15 00


Mollahan Bros., ¿ ton coal in aid of Mrs. E. Donohue.


3 70


T. M. Gerrish, in aid of A. H. Kemp.


9 00


S. W. Parkhurst, in aid of Allen T. Hodge. .


5 00


32 70


J. B. Emerson, expense ascertaining settle- ment of F. E. Russell.


4 50


J. B. Emerson, expense moving. 66 66 time and expense to Worces- ter, Amherst and Northampton ..


14 00


E. K. Parkhurst, in aid of Allen T. Hodge, 1485 pounds coal ..


5 32


29 82


William Manning, in aid of S. F. Putney, ...


7 67


Robert Fletcher, care and burial of Mary J. Mugford, state pauper.


175 65


183 32


John N. Perry, groceries for Henry Miner and family, State paupers ..


54 13


L. M. Heery & Co., 510 pounds coal, for Henry Miner and family.


1 90


Geo. T. Sheldon, 1000 lbs. coal, delivered, for Henry Miner and family.


4. 50


J. H. Whidden, 1310 pounds coal, delivered, for Henry Miner and family.


5 43


A. F. Wright, provisions, delivered, Henry Miner and family, State paupers.


21 05


Geo. F. Locke, milk ..


2 16


Mrs. C. Blanchard, nursing 5} weeks at $4.00


22 00


John H. Whidden, entertaining 155 tramps, at 35 cts.


54 25


William McClure, entertaining 14 tramps. ..


12 75


S. F. Putney, aid.


9 00


187 17


$1,150 98


PAID FOR EXPENSES AT ALMSHOUSE.


S. N. Wood & Son, 14 barrels flour


$ 93 50


L. J. Mansfield, Jr., provisions


$ 19 52


J. B. Wiggin :


2 23


D. C. Perham


10 73


Amounts carried forward .. $32 48


$93 50



6 00


14


Amounts brought forward


$32 48


$93 50


L. Hancock & Son


20 39


Leonard Andrews.


8 00


George F. Libby


11 10


S. K. Dexter.


29 03


P. P. Perham


76 38


Hunt & Wilder


26 08


J. M. Stone.


17 44


Henry Farrell.


2 16


J. P. Emerson .


5 25


J. B. Emerson. 66


14 40


D. C. Perham.


Smith Adams, tripe.


7 00


Jewett & Swift, tripe.


2 25


C. H. Wilder, curing hams


1 60


C. A. Parker, 10 doz. eggs


2 00


12 85


S. W. Parkhurst, groceries ..


99 41


D. W. Bickford & Son, groceries


158 37


Runels & Vinal,


25 13


Nichols & Fletcher


8 55


Buttrick & Co., groceries.


31 14


Boston Branch Store, groceries.


3 00


Gerrish, T. M., groceries.


4 44


China Tea Co., groceries.


16 53


L. Hancock & Son, groceries


3 68


J. P. Emerson, groceries .


7 21


347 46


S. W. Parkhurst, hardware


10 26


H. A. Fielding,


2 50


12 76


D. Perham, ice.


29 20


D. Perham, grain.


24 20


L. C. Upham, butter


7 56


31 76


P. M. Jefferson, soap.


11 46


C. W. Parker, soft soap


3 50


C. W. Parker,


6 00


20 96


J. B. Emerson, 1 cow and calf.


33 00


Dr. H. W. Boynton, medical attendance.


9 50


Dr. Levi Howard, medical attendance.


66 75


76 25


Chas. Proctor, burial expense of A. H. Kemp,


26 00


C. T. Chamberlin, coffin and robe for Noah Parker.


13 00


39 00


Abbott Russell, slabs and sawing lumber.


17 70


Green & Hagerman, building refrigerator


77 63


E. K. Parkhurst, 13,335 lbs. of coal.


40 00


W. E. Livingston, 2000 lbs. coal. 66


6 50


66 100 lbs. ground plaster. .


40


46 90


J. B. Emerson, fish.


1 50


Amounts carried forward. $ 1 50


$1310 15


35 75


14 57


293 03


178 15


Rice & Champney, butter.


15


Amounts brought forward


$ 1 50 $1310 15


J. B. Emerson, fish. .


85


2 35


A. H. Sheldon, for taxes for 1879


49 06


S. G. Mack, stove and fixtures 66 repairs.


3 10


80 85


J. B. Emerson, lime and vinegar


2 50


Joseph Defoe, fish.


5 63


Henry Wilder, coal hod, etc.,.


2 07


Lyman Lane, 83 days' labor.


48 14


J. B. Emerson, 31 days' labor


5 25


Rebecca A. Goodwin, 8 2-7 weeks' labor


25 00


J. P. Fowler, cutting ice. .


5 00


Peter Anderson, 79 days' labor


39 50


W. H. S. Clogston, 25 days' labor


19 23


Charles Cutler, 232 days' labor


9 16


Lyman Lane, 3 days' labor.


3 00


Margaret O'Brien, 30 2-7 weeks' labor


45 56


Susan Carley, 9 weeks' labor.


18 00


Frank Putney's Son, 6 days' labor.


3 00


Peter Lynngberg, Aug. 18 to Oct. 2.


20 00


240 84


Wm. H. Anderson, services and officers fees


in suit town of Chelmsford vs. T. E. Smith


25 20


E. H. Marshall, filing and setting saws


60


Loring Loker, 4 pigs


8 00


James Mellen, shoe making.


1 50


66 66 repairing.


1 20


2 70


C. B. Coburn, 8 lbs. Manilla rope.


1 20


F. A. Morse, butchering:


2 00


R. G. Hildreth, killing hogs.


3 00


5 00


J. A. Bartlett, for use of bull- from 1875 to date.


6 00


Israel Putnam & Son, cider.


1 44


D. Kittredge & Sons, boots and shoes


4 87


Geo. A. Parkhurst, dog tax


2 00


Fiske & Spalding, paris green.


70


J. E. Stevens, 4 bbls. apples. .


5 00


Mrs. Leonard Andrews, sewing.


5 75


Frederick O. Ramunt, R. R. fare


1 25


Intelligence Office, hiring girl.


1 00


Daniel W. Lane, Superintendent of Town Farm, one year.


300 00


Deduct highway board bill


684 00


Less


$2541 14


Amount carried forward


$3225 14


$2541 14


77 75


16


Amount brought forward $2541 14


Income of farm paid town treasurer 519 58


Received from State on account of paupers. . 256 48 776 06


$1765 08


WILLIAM MANNING,


J. B. EMERSON, J. J. HOYT, GEORGE A. BY AM, CHARLES W. FLINT,


Overseers.


APPRAISAL OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AT ALMSHOUSE MARCH 1, 1880.


1 horse


$100 00


5 cows .


175 00


1 yearling


15 00


4 shoats


24 00


30 fowls.


15 00


5 tons English hay


80 00


1 ton stock hay


12 00


Lot husks.


2 50


Lot bedding


7 00


1 covered wagon


50 00


1 farm wagon.


30 00


1 horse cart.


25 00


1 pung sleigh


10 00


1 horse sled.


3 00


1 heavy harness


25 00


Lot pine lumber


35 00


10 cords wood.


30 00


Farm implements


98 30


Provisions and supplies.


218 19


Household furniture and bedding


322 27


$1277 26


JAMES P. EMERSON, DANIEL P. BYAM,


Committee.


17


HIGHWAYS.


Paid David Perham, for grain


$ 311 44


Leonard Andrews, hay. $ 8 00


Town Farm, 12 tons hay


180 00


188 00


E. E. Lapham, 2 feed baskets 1 00


H. A. Fielding, tools.


17 67


J. B. Emerson, lumber


11 00


3 whips.


1. 05


12 05


J. P. Emerson, 1 horse-cart and harness


20 00


1 spread chain .


1 00


21 00


Henry B. Hunt, chestnut lumber.


3 25


Albert Russell, bedding.


2 00


Charles Proctor, repairing carts and tools


24 85


B. F. Woods, damage rec'd on highway


15 00


Henry Hamlin,


7 50


22 50


Chelmsford Foundry Co., iron pipe ....


8 00


N. P. Dadmun, shoeing and repairing ..


31 69


C. W. Bisbee,


3 10


E. H. Marshall, blacksmithing


57 02


Thomas Durant,


8 32


L. S. Eastman,


8 75


John H. Lane, 66


50


109 38


S. P. Sampson, repairing bridge N. C ...


259 50


270 87


Smith Adams, 2 gals. oil ..


5 75


J. A. Brabrook, brushes, currycombs, etc. Harrison Hall, repairing harnesses ..


1 50


E. F. Richardson, 150 loads gravel. 9 00


30 00


39 00


John S. Shedd, repairs tools.


3 81


P. M. Jefferson, 1 set harnesses


30 00


George H. Holt, 9 days' labor, man and horse


9 00


James B. Hoare, 4 hours' labor


60


David LaDuc, 43 days' labor


5 00


J. P. Winn, 4 7-10 days' labor


6 90


Robert Fletcher.


2 25


P. P. Perham, 1 day's labor


1 00


W. P. Symonds, 4 days' labor.


4 00


Warren Chandler, 152 days' labor, self and team.


46 50


Warren Chandler, 1 day's labor


1 00


1 load stone.


1 00


A. M. Blaisdell, breaking roads .


2 50


James H. Hazen, breaking and repairing roads 15 50


Amounts carried forward. $95 25


$1095 07


George C. Moore, stone for same ..


11 37


3 20


City of Lowell, 600 loads gravel.


19 80


44 65


18


Amounts brought forward. $95 25


$1095 07


Paid Solomon Parkhurst, labor ..


3 00


E. G. Nickless, 3 days' labor


3 00


Charles Finnick, 17 hours' labor with horse .


4 00


John Larkin, 3 days' labor


3 00


108 25


$1,203 32


Highway Pay Roll,


Paid 6 days' labor with team, at $3.00.


18 00


66 66 2 50


18 75


44 "


$1 50.


66 00


561} days' labor, $1.00


173


75c.


13 12


731 66


50c.


365 50


21


66


47c.


9 87


11


66


462c.


5 11


25


66


40c.


10 00


214 €6


66


39c.


83 46


52


66


38&c.


20 02


46


29c. ..


13 34


1736}


D. W. Lane, services as highway surveyor ...


$ 300 00


Carried to the account of the poor for 228 weeks' board, at $3.00.


684 00


$3,371 99


Received from new Town Hall.


. 30 00


$3,341 99


D. W. LANE,


Surveyor.


APPRAISAL OF HIGHWAY TEAMS AND TOOLS,


MARCH 1, 1880.


1 horse


$125 00


1 horse. 100 00


1 horse. 62 50


1 horse. 62 50


1 cart 75 00


1 cart


25 00


Amount carried forward. $450 00


$1184 67


$2,687 99


561 50


19


Amount brought forward $450 00


1 cart. .


75 00


1 horse-cart and harness


28 00


3 sets double harness


160 00


1 scraper.


25 00


1 scraper.


8 00


2 scoop-scrapers.


10 00


3 old scrapers


3 00


1 drag.


3 50


2 eveners


3 50


2 sleds


25 00


1 plow


10 00


4 wrenches, $1.25; 1 axe, $1.00.


2 25


1 spring seat, $1.25; 1 rocker, $1.00


2 25


5 picks, $5; 11 shovels, $6


11 00


2 iron bars, $2.50; 3 chains, $7.


9 50


5 blankets . . .


6 00


1 whip, 75 cts. ; 1 pair poll straps, $1.25.


2 00


Curry combs, brushes and sponges


2 25


5 halters. 1 25


1 set stakes


1 00


$838 50


JAMES P. EMERSON, DANIEL P. BYAM,


Committee.


REPAIRS OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


Paid J. C. Butterfield, painting school house No. 2 .. $23 55


J. C. Butterfield, painting and repairing blinds, town hall, North Chelmsford, 16 97


N. J. Duncan, repairs and heating town hall, North Chelmsford. 13 00


N. J. Duncan, repairing town hall, North Chelmsford. 5 90


Jonathan Larcom, labor and materials


for town farm buildings 3 64


$63 06


MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.


Paid Stone, Bacheller & Livingston, 100 high-


way pay rolls. 2 80


Wm. L. Draper, repairing hearse, North Chelmsford 4 55


Amount carried forward. $7 35


20


Amount brought forward. $7 35


Paid J. E. Griffin, repairing pump, Middle Chelmsford. . 4 00


N.J. Duncan, warming and lighting town hall, North Chelmsford, for Cavalry Co.


26 25


Solomon Spalding, for stone bounds .... 6 00 Geo. E. Emerson, painting guide boards. 3 50


A. F. Conant & Co., 3220 lbs. coal for new town hall. 9 96


A. E. Reed, care of new town hall. . 2 25


D. W. Lane, 1 cord wood, new town hall 3 50 Sargent & Gay, printing board of health notices. 1 00


A. H. Sheldon, reporting 14 deaths. ....


3 50


A. H. Sheldon, 3} days' labor in cemetery at $1.25.


4 37


Charles Proctor, repairing pump. .


50


reporting 8 deaths 2 00


James P. Emerson, driving hearse. 4 50 .... Stone, Bacheller & Livingston, collector's book, 1879. 3 00


Stone, Bacheller & Livingston, printing 500 bill wrappers 2 75


D. P. Byam, reporting 7 deaths 1 75


J. B. Emerson, stationery, stamps and other expenses. 9 83


$96 01


NEW TOWN HALL.


Appropriation for new town hall. $ 7000 00 Paid to heirs of Eliza W. Fisk for


land .


$ 500 00


Charles T. Emerson, services as architect. $ 135 00


Merrill and Eaton, services as archi- tects. 10 00 145 00


W. F. & O. F. Osgood, services laying out cellar. 8 00


Wm. C. Edwards, as per contract. . 66 for extra work ...


260 00 5990 00


Osgood & Perry, for insurance. .


15 96


J. B. Emerson, for grading.


28 26


D. W. Lane,


30 00 58 26


Henry S. Perham, services as com- mittee.


46 50


J. B. Emerson,services as committee


30 00


J. J. Hoyt,


66


33 10


Wm. Manning,


30 00


E. P. Bean,


20 00 159 60 6876 82


$123 18


5730 00


21


Paid H. H. Wilder & Co., No. 1 portable Chilson furnace, with pipe,regis- ters and stones, moving and setting up old furnace, as per contract $220 00


STATE AID.


Paid State Aid from March 1, 1879, to March 1,1880 ..


$574 70


Received from State for 1878 600 00


COLLECTION AND ABATEMENT OF TAXES.


Paid J. A. Bartlett, for abatement of 1877. . . $77 70


collection of taxes, 1877. 8 47


A. H. Sheldon,


1878. 37 76


abatement " 1878. 58 00


66 66 1879. 29 58


66 collection 1879.


187 63


E. H. Warren, treasurer, tax of 1877 on Gilpatrick estate 23 19


$422 33


TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES.


Paid J. J. Hoyt, for services as assessor 23} days ...


$70 50


J. J. Hoyt, expense as assessor. 4 55


J. B. Emerson, 17 days' services as as- sessor . 51 00


9 00


J. B. Emerson, expense as assessor .. . : George A. Byam, 11 days' services as as- sessor. 33 00


Geo. A. Byam, expense as assessor .... 9 00 C. W. Flint,12 days' services as assessor. 36 00


66 expense as assessor. . .


2 65


J. B. Emerson, services as selectman .. . 66 66 expense as


75 00


13 00


J. J. Hoyt,services as selectman, 262 days 66 expense as selectman .. 11 00


80 25 William Manning, services as selectman 15 00 George A. Byam, 57 00


expense 66


4 00


C. W. Flint, services as selectman, 162 days. 49 50


Amount carried forward


$520 45


22


Amount brought forward $520 45


Paid C. W. Flint, expense as selectman ..... 14 75


William Manning, services as overseer of poor . . 24 00


25 00


J. B. Emerson, services as overseer poor purchasing supplies for poor 15 00


J. J. Hoyt, services as overseer of poor. 12 00


66 expense as 66


1 45


C. W. Flint, services as 7 50


expense as 66


3 40


Geo. A. Byam, services as


66


6 00


Geo. A. Parkhurst, services as town clerk 66 expense as " 66


37 80


E. H. Warren, services as treasurer .... .


50 00


J. P. Emerson, services as constable, posting warrants and notifying town officers . 35 00


J. P. Emerson, 1 day appraising proper- ty at poor farm .. 2 00


J. P. Emerson, making report. 2 00


D. P. Byam, 1 day appraising property at poor farm. 2 00


C. L. Fuller services as constable .


4 50


Geo. E. Spalding, services as constable. 4 00


3 00


E. F. Richardson services as auditor. . .


3 00


J. A. Bartlett, services as auditor. 2 00


$ 792 75


*


8 25


expense as treasurer ...


9 65


Ziba Gay, services as auditor ..


23


AGGREGATE OF APPROPRIATIONS, RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.


ACCOUNTS.


Appropria- tions and Receipts.


Expendi- tures.


Surplus.


Deficie'y.


Public School appropriation.


4,500 00


School fund.


185 45


Dog tax.


226 86


Teaching


4,121 50


Care.


174 50


Fuel.


247 89


368 42


School apparatus, school fund.


6 25


6 25


house repairs, appropriation


100 00


9 09


10 91


supplies, appropriation.


75 00


40 85


34 15


supervision, appropriation ..


250 00


190 74


59 26


Support of poor.


2,000 00


776 06


2,541 14


234 92


Highway repairs, appropriation. .


receipts


30 00


3,371 98


341 98


Collection of taxes, appropriation


400 00


422 33


22 33


Repairs Public Buildings, 66


100 00


63 06


36 94


Town officers and committees ap'n


600 00


792 75


192 75


Miscellaneous expenses, approp'n


100 00


96 01


3 99


receipts.


220 00


166 91


53 09


New Town Hall, appropriation .. .


7,000 00


7,096 82


96 82


20,169 62


19,996 52


826 98


653 88


Balance.


173 10


173 10


20,169 62


20,169 62


826 98


826 98


Appropriations


$18,725 00


Amount of orders.


$19,996 52


Receipts.


1,444 62


Surplus not drawn. . . 173 10


$20,169 62


$20,169 62


J. B. EMERSON, J. J. HOYT, WILLIAM MANNING, GEORGE A. BYAM, CHARLES W. FLINT,


Selectmen.


receipts.


3,000 00


State aid, receipts


600 00


574 70


25 30


Expense of previous years


AUDITORS' REPORT.


The Auditing Committee, chosen at the last annual meeting, hereby certify that they have examined the account of the Town Treasurer for the financial year ending Feb. 28, 1880, and find it correctly cast ; the receipts properly entered, and the payments sus- tained by proper vouchers.


They find the cash balance in the Treasurer's hands, verified by an examination of the funds, to be $302.09, and that the amount of Selectmen's orders paid by him is $20,073.52, of which those amount- ing to $438.71 were outstanding at date of last settlement, and the balance, amounting to $19,634.81 were drawn since that date.


They have also examined the vouchers in the hands of the Se- lectmen and find them to cover orders amounting to $19,993.83, of which those amounting to $359.02 are outstanding.


They further find that there is due the Town


From treasurer, cash.


$302 09


A H. Sheldon, collector taxes, 1878. .


182 28


66


interest on 1878


18 22


taxes of 1879 .. .


1283 81


66 66 66 interest on 1879


37 44


State, State aid to Jan. 1, 1880 ..


571 70


for Jan. and Feb.,1880


92 00


111 17


on pauper account. balance of corp. tax.


77 70


Gilpatrick estate, taxes and expenses .. Book Agency, books and cash .


249 95


2949 55


And that the town is indebted : For the Kimball fund.


100 00


Interest on Kimball fund.


14 48


Estimated liabilities


150 00


Estimated abatements.


50 00


Outstanding orders.


359 02


673 50


Balance, assets over liabilities


$2276 05


ZIBA GAY, E. F. RICHARDSON, J. ADAMS BARTLETT, Auditing Committee.


Chelmsford, March 3, 1880.


23 19


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