Town annual report of Chelmsford 1886, Part 1

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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


OF THE


TOWN OF CHELMSFORD,


TOGETHER WITH THE


SCHOOL REPORT,


FOR THE


Year Ending Feb. 27, 1886.


LOWELL, MASS. : VOX POPULI PRESS : 130 CENTRAL STREET. 1886.


جينر - - - -٥ ٠.٢ ١٤جم سير ٠٫١٦٩ ٢٠٠٠


.... .... ...


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


OF THE


TOWN OF CHELMSFORD 1


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING FEB. 27, 1886.


LOWELL, MASS. : VOX POPULI PRESS : 130 CENTRAL STREET. 1885.


OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF CHELMSFORD, 1885.


Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor- HENRY S. PERHAM, CHARLES W. FLINT, JOHN Q. BATTLES, R. WILSON DIX, GEO. F. SNOW.


Town Clerk - GEO. A. PARKHURST.


Town Treasurer - EDWIN H. WARREN.


School Committee - Three years, NATHAN C. SAUNDERS, T. S. EDMANDS, JOHN C. HOBBS; two years, SAMUEL J. GARLAND, JAMES H. HAZEN, GEO. F. LOCKE ; one year, EDWIN E. DUTTON, GEO. F. SNOW, GEO. HYDE.


Collector of Taxes - ARTHUR H. SHELDON.


Constables - EDWARD E. LAPHAM, JAMES P. EMERSON, ALFRED DAY, GEO. E. SPAULDING, DANIEL W. SLEEPER, JOHN H. WHID- DEN.


Fence Viewers - ALBION J. LAMPHERE, DANIEL P. BYAM, ED- WARD B. HATCH.


Highway Surveyor -- LYMAN S. GALE.


Appraisers of Personal Property at Town Farm - ELISHA H. SHAW, DANIEL P. BYAM, JAMES P. EMERSON.


Auditors - ZIBA GAY, EDWARD F. RICHARDSON, J. ADAMS BARTLETT.


Weighers of Hay-GEO. A. PARKHURST, S. WALDO PARK- HURST, GEO. W. PERRY, EBEN T. ADAMS, ELISHA H. SHAW, THOMAS M. GERRISH.


Weighers of Coal- GEO. A. PARKHURST, S. WALDO PARK- HURST, ELISHA H. SHAW, MYRON A. QUEEN, GEO. W. PERRY, THOMAS M. GERRISH.


Measurers of Wood -GEO. A. PARKHURST, S. WALDO PARK- HURST, ELI P. PARKER, ELISHA H. SHAW, JAMES P. EMERSON, JOHN N. PERRY.


Surveyors of Lumber-DAWSON POLLARD, R. WILSON DIX, GEO. E. SPAULDING, EDWIN K. PARKHURST, ELI P. PARKER.


Field Driver - EDWARD B. HATCH.


Sealer of Weights and Meusures - TRUE MORTON.


REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK


For the Year Ending Feb. 27, 1886.


Births recorded - Males, 27; Females, 16. Total 43


Births of native parentage. 29


Births of foreign parentage 5


Births of native and foreign parentage.


9


Marriages recorded.


26


Marriages between natives


19


Marriages between natives and foreigners.


7


Deaths recorded - Males, 22; Females, 16.


Total


38


Number under 5 years of age.


7


Between 5 and 10.


0


10 " 20


1


20


30.


3


40


50 66


50. 60.


3


60 66 70.


6


70


80.


5


66


80 66 90. 6


Causes of death : consumption, 8; pneumonia, 6; old age, 8; cerebro-spinal meningitis, 3; infantile, 3; other causes, 10.


REPORT ON DOG LICENSES.


MIDDLESEX SS., Dec. 1, 1885.


George A. Parkhurst, Esq, Clerk of the Town of Chelmsford, has paid into the treasury of said Middlesex County, three hundred and forty-two dollars and sixty cents ($342.60) for dog licenses, for the year eighteen hundred and eighty-five, as per his account of 30th ult.


AMOS STONE,


County Treasurer.


Number of dogs licensed


172


Males . .


161


Females


11


Amount received for licenses.


$377 00


Amount of fees - 20 cents per license ... 34 40


Paid to the County Treasurer, as per above receipt. 342 60


97 per cent. refunded


332 32


GEO. A. PARKHURST,


Town Clerk.


30 66 40.


3


4


REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER


For the Year Ending Feb. 27, 1886.


Your Treasurer charges himself with cash balance in treasury, as found at last annual settlement. $2,549 16 Cash received of -


State Treasurer, as State Aid for 1884. 419 00


Relief to indigent soldiers and sailors, 96 00


Corporation tax for 1885. 1,188 64


National Bank tax for 1885. 1,420 87


Armory rent. 75 00


Income Massachusetts school fund .. 171 25 On account of State paupers. 22 00


County Treasurer, on account of dog licenses for 1885 .. C. W. Flint, on account of support of Sylvia Mansfield .. Town of Truro, on account of support of J. C. Hopkins, Town of Methuen, on account of support of lunatic .. . . A. J. Lamphere, on account of use of Town Hall at Cen- tre.


3 00


C. W. Flint, on account of sale of old stock from school- house at North Chelmsford


7 44


Lyman S. Gale, on account of sale of drag plank. Rev. J. H. Vincent, on account of sale of books and school supplies.


5 75


21 82


Rev. N. C. Saunders, on account of tuition of non-resi- dent pupil .


2 00


Geo. L. Hubbard, on account of auctioneer's license .... D. P. Byam, on account of sale of lots in cemetery at South Chelmsford .


2 00


Dawson Pollard, on account of sale of lots in cemetery at West Chelmsford . 6 00


4 00


Timothy Adams, on account of sale of lots and locust posts in Centre cemetery.


72 50


Jeremiah Clark, in trust for care of lot of the late Amos H. Silver, in cemetery at North Chelmsford 100 00


Overseers of Poor, as proceeds of Town Farm 747 48


332 32


100 00


92 10


32 40


Amount carried forward. $7,470 73


5


Amount brought forward . $7,470 73


Geo. F. Snow, tax of 1883, in full.


152 08


Interest on same. 17 20


On account of tax of 1884 865 05


On account of interest on same. 44 15


A. H. Sheldon, on account of tax of 1885.


11,937 14


On account of interest on same. 103 49


City of Lowell, on account of pauper. 7 34


Hired for use of Town, as temporary loan


3,500 00


Making a total of


$24,097 18


And is credited as follows : -


By cash paid -


State tax for 1885


$1,455 00


Outstanding orders of 1884, in full. 69 50


On account of orders drawn present year.


19,224 51


On account of temporary loan .


3,000 00


On account of interest on same.


34 58


On account of care of Kimball lot in Centre cemetery. . 5 00


Balance in treasury, as found on settlement.


308 59


$24,097 18


E. H. WARREN, Treasurer.


CHELMSFORD, March 3, 1886.


REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS For the Year Ending Feb. 27, 1886.


VALUATION MAY 1, 1885.


Real estate (resident) $1,095,700 00


(non-resident) 202,180 00,


-$1,297,880 00


Personal estate (resident)


$250,925 00


66


(non-resident) . 2,945 00


253,870 00


Total valuation


$1,551,750 00


Number of polls ... 659


horses.


418


66 coWS 779


66 sheep


00


swine


255


66


66 dwellings


564


66 acres of land taxed, 14,132


TAXES.


Rate on $1,000, $8.00. Polls, $2.00 each. State tax ..


County tax


$1,455 00 1,233 14


Appropriation for public schools.


$5,000 00


" school incidentals.


500 00


free text books.


300 00


" support of the poor. .


2,300 00


highways.


3,500 00


repairs of public build- ings ..


350 00


66 " relief of indigent sol- diers and sailors ....


100 00


Amounts carried forward. $12,050 00


$2,688 14


$2,688 14


66


Amounts brought forward. $12,050 00


$2,688 14 Appropriation for town officers and com- mittees 700 00


" collection and abate- ment of taxes ...... 400 00


" barn at town farm. ..


500 00


" hall at N. Chelmsford,


500 00


' well at Chelmsford Centre


150 00


" cemetery at West


Chelmsford . 100 00


66


" miscellaneous


expen- ses 50 00


14,450 00


$17,138 14


Overlayings


43 86


$17,182 00


Less estimated receipts.


3,200 00


$13,982 00


Less taken from treasury


250 00


Total tax committed


$13,732 00


Tax on 659 polls.


$ 1,318 00


Tax on property.


12,414 00


$13,732 00


CHAS. W. FLINT, R. WILSON DIX, JOHN Q. BATTLES, HENRY S. PERHAM, GEO. F. SNOW,


Assessors.


COLLECTORS' REPORTS.


Collector's report for the year 1883.


Taxes on list of 1883, uncollected Feb. 28,


1885.


$152 08


Interest on same to Feb. 28, 1885


15 07


Interest accrued since Feb. 28, 1885


2 13


$169 28


Cash paid Treasurer as tax.


$152 08


יר


" interest


17 20


$169 28


GEO. F. SNOW, Collector, 1883.


Collector's report for the year 1884.


Taxes on list of 1884, uncollected Feb. 28, 1885. .


$970 49


Interest on same to Feb. 28, 1885.


28 30


Interest accrued since Feb. 28, 1885


26 31


$1,025 10


Cash paid Treasurer as tax ..


$865 05


66


" interest


44 15


Uncollected taxes to new account


105 44


interest to new account


10 46


$1,025 10


GEO. F. SNOW, Collector, 1884.


Collector's report for the year 1885.


Tax list for 1885


$13,732 00


Additional taxes


9 60


Interest collected since Oct. 1, 1885.


103 49


Interest accrued since on uncollected taxes .. 16 66


$13,861 75


Cash paid County Treasurer as County tax. . $ 1,233 14


Town Treasurer as tax .. 11,937 14


66


" interest 103 49


Uncollected taxes to new account.


571 32


Interest accrued to new account .


16 66


$13,861 75


ARTHUR H. SHELDON, Collector, 1885. Estimated abatements, $80.00


REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN For the Year Ending Feb. 27, 1886.


PUBLIC SCHOOLS.


PAID FOR TEACHING.


No. 1, Frances V. Doane, 34 weeks $476 00


1, Carrie A. Jockow, 11 weeks 88 00


1, Nellie M. Perham, 34 weeks 272 00


1, Mary Howard, 13 weeks 130 00


1, Emma L. Pierce, 10 weeks 100 00


$1,066 00


2, Carrie E. White, 22 weeks.


176 00


2, Onie M. Hobbs, 11 weeks.


88 00


264 00


3, Araminta V. Paasche, 34 weeks


272 00


272 00


4, Leonora K. Battles, 11 weeks


88 00


4, Gertrude Byam, 23 weeks


173 00


261 00


5, Ida E. Byam, 30 weeks.


180 00


180 00


6, Susie S. McFarlin, 34 weeks


289 00


289 00


7, Etta G. Locke, 32 weeks


256 00


256 00


8, Daniel Phillips, 34 weeks.


765 00


8, Laura G. Hoyt, 34 weeks.


272 00


8, Minnie A. Worden, 34 weeks


272 00


8, Addie M. Taylor, 34 weeks ..


272 00


1,581 00


9, Laura G. Butterfield, 11 weeks. 88 00


9, Agnes Naylor, 34 weeks. 272 00


9, Carrie M. Robbins, 23 weeks


172 50


532 50


$4,701 50


PAID FOR CARE OF SCHOOL-HOUSES.


No. 1, Alvin Saunders, care. $45 00


1, Willie C. Ward, care. 12 00


1, Mrs. Charlesworth, cleaning 5 64


1, Mrs. Hills, cleaning.


. 13


1, Mrs. Nason, cleaning


1 10 $64 87


2, Willie E. Fowle, care.


16 50 16 50


3, Lizzie P. Garland, care.


17 00


17 00


Amount carried forward. $98 37


10


Amount brought forward


$98 37


No. 4, J. H. Hazen, care and cleaning.


$19 00


19 00


5, Chas. H. Dutton,, care.


6 00


6 00


6, Thos. T. French, care.


20 50


20 50


7, Geo. F. Locke, care.


5 00


7, Guy Reed, care .


11 00


16 00


8, Henry T. Ripley, care


22 00


8, Willie H. Hall, care.


46 00


8, Willie H. Hall, cleaning.


4 45


72 45


9, John Dunn, care.


25 00


25 00


$257 32


PAID FOR FUEL.


No. 1, Wm. Redmond, 110} feet oak wood .. . $68 90


1, Wm. Redmond, 334 feet pine wood .. 16 63


1, Wm. Redmond, surveying lumber . 1 05


1, C. H. C. Hall, preparing wood. . . . . .


14 58


$101 16


2, E. F. Richardson, 32 feet oak wood ...


22 00


2, E. F. Richardson, 12 feet pine wood ..


5 25


2, Thos. Sheehan, preparing 3 cords wood,


3 75


31 00


3, Alvin Blaisdell, 25 feet oak wood. . .


15 77


3, Warren Berry, 4} feet oak wood


2 88


3, J. Q. Battles, 8 feet oak wood.


5 00


3, W. L. Smith, preparing 3 cords wood,


3 50


3, S. G. Garland, preparing wood.


2 00


29 15


4, J. H. Hazen, 24} feet oak wood ..


20 75


4, J. H. Hazen, 6 feet pine wood


3 18


4, J. H. Hazen, 6 feet mixed wood.


4 68


28 61


5, E. E. Dutton, 20 feet wood .


10 00


10 00


6, P. D. & T. S. Edmands, 12 feet oak wood


9 75


6, P. D. & T. S. Edmands, 4 ft. pine wood, 6, P. D. & T. S. Edmands, 4 feet mixed wood. .


2 25


6, P. D. & T. S. Edmands, 8 feet prepared wood


5 00


6, P. D. & T. S. Edmands, preparing wood .


1 32


20 82


7, Wm. C. Edwards, 8 feet oak, 162 feet pine.


13 75


7, Wm. Martin, preparing wood ..


3 00


16 75


8, Seth P. Sampson, 144 feet wood


88 50


13 50


102 00


8, Henry T. Ripley, preparing wood .... 9, Wm. C. Edwards, 48 feet oak wood ..


30 00


3 00


9, Joseph Dunn, preparing 4 cords wood, 9, Joseph P. Winn, preparing 2 cords wood.


1 50


34 50


$373 99


2 50


11


SCHOOL INCIDENTALS.


J. H. Vincent, Superintendent


$200 00


$200 00


J. H. Vincent, ink and blocks


1 00


J. H. Vincent, stationery


45


J. H. Vincent, supplies. .


2 05


3 50


Parmenter's Crayon Co., crayons


15 95


15 95


Boston School Supply Co., supplies


10 74


10 74


J. Merrill & Son, 20 qts. ink.


10 00


10 00


N. C. Saunders, services as Secretary School Committee.


10 00


10 00


No. 1, S. W. Parkhurst, supplies


9 70


1, G. H. Johnson, setting glass


1 50


1, B. S. Adams, repairs.


75


1, A. H. Davis, repairs.


1 85


1, John Sullivan, grading yard 1884


1 50


1, F. C. Ward, setting glass


1 00


1, James P. Emerson, cleaning vault.


1.00


17 30


2, John C. Hobbs, repairs . .


5 00


5 00


3, L. H. Paasche, labor on school-room ..


12 12


3, S. J. Garland, repairs and supplies. . .


2 42


3, C. B. Coburn & Co., paint and oil ....


8 00


3, E. P. Parker, book-case and repairs .. .


7 63


30 17


5, D. W. Bickford, supplies.


80


80


6, P. D. & T. S. Edmands, supplies .


45


6, T. S. Edmands, repairs .


4 50


6, Orrin Pierce, chart stand.


1 50


6 45


7, George F. Locke, repairs .


3 00


3 00


8, Geo. Hyde, expense attending Com- mittee meetings ..


2 25


8, Geo. Hyde, stock and repairs


10 78


8, F. K. Ripley, labor on school-house


17 00


8, Silver & Gay, paints ..


87 1


8, Willie S. Hall, padlock


15


32 05


9, Geo. F. Snow, repairs.


7 50


9, Geo. F. Snow, supplies ..


1 80


9, Mrs. Ann O'Farrell, cleaning


8 00


17 30


$362 26


SCHOOL TEXT-BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.


Cowperthwait & Co., books


$138 08


Harper & Brothers, books


63 82


Thompson, Brown & Co., books


57 26


Harrison Hume, books


24 32


F. M. Ambrose, books.


8 25


D. Appleton & Co., books


25 60


C. W. Clark, books .


9 38


Amount carried forward $326 71


12


Amount brought forward $326 71


Ivison, Blakeman & Taylor, books. 18 10


$344 81 Boston School Supply Co., supplies 107 39


A. C. Stockin, supplies . Geo. T. King & Merrill, supplies


8 10


4 60


Marden & Rowell


5 00 125 01


J. H. Vincent, expense and services buying and delivering books and supplies. 76 61


$546 43


SUPPORT OF THE POOR.


PAID FOR EXPENSES OUTSIDE THE ALMSHOUSE.


Worcester Lunatic Hospital, support of Sam- uel L. Blood . .


$ 52 49


Worcester Lunatic Hospital, support of Eph- raim Buttrick . .


54 94


$107 43


Worcester Asylum for Chronic Insane, sup- port of Daniel Gilligan ..


175 86


175 86


Northampton Lunatic Hospital, support of Michael McKeon.


190 31


190 31


Danvers Lunatic Hospital, support of Laura E. Bailey and Catherine McMahon. ... St. John's Hospital, support of Thomas Law- ler


369 98


369 98


City of Worcester, aid of Timothy Holland, Worcester City Hospital, aid of Timothy Holland .


48 00


51 00


City of Lowell, aid of Elizabeth Donohoe ...


48 00


City of Lowell, aid of Mrs. Damas La Duc ..


31 50


City of Lowell, aid of F. E. Russell. .


29 21


108 71


City of Lynn, aid of Frank W. Wood ..


30 00


30 00


Town of Shirley, aid of Mary A. Burke .. ...


41 40


41 40


S. W. Parkhurst, aid of Jonathan C. Hop- kins. .


63 00


Amasa Howard, aid Jonathan C. Hopkins. . .


6 60


Hapgood Wright, aid of Jonathan C. Hop- kins.


5 50


75 10


Sarah L. Webber, aid of Darius Hall.


100 00


100 00


E. Shaw & Son, aid of Mrs. James McEnnis,


142 63


Marinel & Willsteed, aid of Mrs. Jas. McEn- nis


2 67


Estate of Levi Howard, aid of Mrs. James McEnnis .


14 00


159 30


Edward F. Parker, aid of Katie Call.


12 00


Estate of Levi Howard, aid of Katie Call ...


10 00


22 00


Amount carried forward.


$1,542 40


1


111 31


111 31


3 00


13


Amount brought forward.


$1,542 40


Eggie Russ, board of Willie Holland.


$12 00


12 00


Estate of Levi Howard, aid of Geo. E. Hall,


32 00


Amasa Howard, aid of Geo. E. Hall.


15 50


47 50


Amasa Howard, aid of Mrs. St. Amore.


1 50


. 50


William McClure, aid of 63 tramps.


47 25


47 25


William McClure, aid of Edward Kelly.


10 75


10 75


Chas. W. Flint, aid of State pauper


2 00


Chas. W. Flint, aid of outside poor.


5 50


7 50


Geo. F. Snow, aid of outside poor


3 40


3 40


$1,672 30


EXPENSES AT ALMSHOUSE.


N. C. Bean, Superintendent.


$350 00


$350 00


N. C. Bean, sundries .


8 60


8 60


D. W. Bickford, grain.


283 50


Dutton Bros., grain


24 15


307 65


N. C. Bean, 4,560 lbs. meadow hay


23 09


23 09


N. C. Bean, 1,215 lbs. English hay


12 25


12 25


S. W. Parkhurst, groceries


382 68


382 68


J. H. Redman, meat and provisions


102 26


Geo. F. Foss, meat and provisions


97 64


D. C. Perham, meat and provisions


21 14


O. Taylor, meat and provisions .


12 30


L. J. Mansfield, meat and provisions


3 06


236 40


B. M. Hildreth, labor chopping wood


6 25


John Keats, labor


6 75


Lewis Smith, labor.


27 05


Hannah McEnnis, labor.


53 23


Susan O. Loughlin, labor


24 25


Charles Lovett, labor.


48 90


Leonard Barclay, labor


13 80


Hannah Kelley, labor


72 00


252 23


E. K. Parkhurst, 16,560 lbs. coal.


47 61


47 61


Dutton Bros., ice.


12 90


12 90


Dutton Bros., lumber


3 50


3 50


Arthur H. Sheldon, taxes.


44 80


44 80


David A. Polley, blacksmithing


7 95


B. S. Adams, blacksmithing.


6 15


14 10


Timothy Adams, mowing machine


37 50


37 50


Timothy Adams, burial expenses of S. S. Dut- ton and Mary Burke.


34 00


34 00


A. J. Robinson, legal services, in Mrs. Mans- field case.


20 00


20 00


N. B. Edwards, medical attendance


3 00


Levi Howard estate, medical attendance.


5 25


Amasa Howard, medical attendance.


13 65


21 90


Amount carried forward.


$1,829 21


14


Amount brought forward


$1,829 21


Geo. A. Parkhurst, dog license


2 00


2 00


F. Severance, crackers


10 48


Harry Green, crackers.


1 50


Pearson Baking Co., crackers


25 82


37 80


Pearson Baking Co., swill.


20 00


William Manning, corn dust


11 25


31 25


J. W. Cassidy, dry goods.


4 77


Oswald & Co., dry goods


5 04


9 81


Abels & Son, clothing .


3 85


3 85


D. H. Sherman, pain paint.


1 66


1 66


Stiles, Rogers & Co., bedding


2 95


2 95


Lowell Rubber Co., rubber sheet


1 50


1 50


B. T. Babbitts, box soap


9 60


9 60


H. H. Wilder & Co., tin ware


1 25


1 25


E. Preston, extracts .


3 20


Geo. H. Westgate, extracts


95


4 15


D. W. Clement, fruit trees


7 20


7 20


J. P. Eaton, tomato plants.


60


60


H. S. Perham, vinegar


4 50


4 50


Puffer & Son, furniture.


10 10


10 10


Joseph Miller, tin-ware


6 30


6 30


N. C. Bean, apples ..


10 00


10 00


N. C. Bean, pasturing cows


S 40


8 40


Chas. E. Parkhurst, repairs


9 42


Geo. H. Holt, repairs pump


5 75


James Stanley, repairs clock.


75


S. G. Mack & Co., repairs stove


5 15


Baird Bros., repairs.


2 00


Aaron C. Sawyer, repairs harnesses


6 00


29 07


Boston & Lowell Clothing Co


2 00


2 00


L. H. Boardman, shoes . .


5 45


5 45


Fiske & Spalding, paper and oil


5 17


5 17


J. L. Loiselle, blankets. .


2 76


2 76


John S. Shedd, filing saws.


1 31


1 34


G. F. Wright, watering trough


9 87


9 87


Chas. W. Wilder, curing hams


3 36


3 36


Turner & Jones, fish


24 99


B. Smithson, fish


11 18


E. P. Bosworth, fish


1 15


37 32


Baldwin Place Home for Little Wanderers, for Josephine Clark ..


25 00


25 00


R. Wilson Dix, services and expenses as Over- seer


20 00


20 00


Henry S. Perham, services and expenses as Overseer.


12 00


12 00


Chas. W. Flint, services and expenses as Over- seer.


25 80


25 80


Amount carried forward


$2,151 27


15


Amount brought forward


$2,151 27


John Q. Battles, services and expenses as Overseer . . Geo. F. Snow, services and expenses as Over- seer.


$ 4 50


4 50


6 00


6 00


Carried to account of highway, chopping 21 cords market wood, at 80 cents per cord,


16 80


16 80


Less highway board bill, 174 weeks at $3.25. Less highway hay bill, 17,000 lbs


$565 50


170 00


735 50


$1,433 07


Expenses outside of almshouse


1,672 30


$3,105 37


Proceeds of Town Farm


747 48


Received of Town of Truro, for aid rendered Jonathan Hopkins .


92 10


Received on account support of Sylvia Mans- field .


100 00


Received of City of Lowell, support of Mrs. Boynton.


7 34


Received of Town of Methuen, support of Henry Flagg


3 00


Received for State paupers


22 00


971 92


$2,133 45


Inmates, 5. Females, 4; Males, 1; Tramps, 558.


R. WILSON DIX,


CHAS. W. FLINT,


HENRY S. PERHAM,


JOHN Q. BATTLES, GEO. F. SNOW,


Overseers.


APPRAISAL OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AT ALMS- HOUSE, MARCH 1, 1886.


Household furniture and bedding.


$307 62


Provisions and supplies.


285 69


Farm implements.


70 75


1 horse.


125 00


5 cows


228 00


1 sled .


6 00


1 farm wagon.


30 00


1 market wagon.


40 00


Amount carried forward $1,093 06


$2,168 57


16


Amount brought forward $1,093 06


1 pung. .


9 00


1 hay rake.


23 00


1 horse cart ..


25 00


1 cart harness.


7 00


1 heavy harness


14 00


21 fowls.


10.50


3 fat hogs


42 00


2 sows .


25 00


6 tons English hay.


120 00


2 tons run hay


24 00


10 cords manure.


50 00


1 buffalo robe


10 00


2 blankets


5 00


1 mowing machine.


30 00


1 Newfoundland dog.


5 00


$1,492 56


JAMES P. EMERSON, D. P. BYAM, ELISHA H. SHAW,


Appraisers.


HIGHWAYS.


Dutton Bros., grain .


$282 36


$282 36


Dutton Bros., lumber.


5 38


A. P. Bateman, lumber


23 75


David Perham, lumber


36 83


65 96


J. M. Fletcher, standing timber


13 00


13 00


S. W. Parkhurst, supplies


21 94


21 94


Bartlett & Dow, tools.


28 97


28 97


F. E. Richardson, blacksmithing


37 31


John Wozencroft, blacksmithing


13 35


Durant & Son, blacksmithing


17 73


David A. Polley, blacksmithing


19 41


B. S. Adams, blacksmithing.


32 62


120 42


Wm. L. Draper, repairs of carts and tools ...


5 80


Warren Johnson, repairs of carts and tools ..


3 75


J. A. Walkden, repairs of carts and tools.


11 25


John S. Shedd, repairs of carts and tools.


7 20


Kimball Bros., repairs of road-machine.


8 00


H. Hall, repairs of harness.


7 62


43 62


Clement Upham, 40 posts.


4 00


4 00


H. R. Barker, 1 axle-nut ..


50


50


Timothy Adams, rent of barn 8 weeks.


·


, 00 CO


8 00


Geo. A. Byam, 2,955 lbs. hay


28 07


28 07


W. E. Livingston, straw.


8 15


Lyman S. Gale, 1,665 lbs. bedding


5 82


Amounts carried forward


$630 81


$616 84


17


Amounts brought forward


$630 81


$616 84


N. C. Bean, bedding


7 20


21 17


E. Shaw & Son, 5 days' teaming


22 50


22 50


E. Shaw & Son, sundries.


2 32


2 32


Solomon Spaulding, breaking roads, 1884.


. .


8 50


Samuel Putney, breaking roads, 1884.


2 50


Charles Shinkwin, breaking roads, 1884


2 50


John Marinel, breaking roads, 1884.


7 80


21 30


Geo. F. Snow, labor.


4 50


John Dunn, labor.


3 00


Ira Atwood, labor


2 00


John J. Sullivan, labor


3 50


Joseph P. Winn.


2 25


15 25


Solomon Spaulding, gravel, 306 loads.


24 48


Solomon Spaulding, gravel, 45 loads, 1884 .. .


4 50


E. F. Richardson, 451 loads.


22 55


E. F. Richardson, 471 loads, 1884


23 55


St. Anne's Parish, gravel, 282 loads.


14 10


John Marinel, gravel, 65 loads


6 50


F. W. Blodgett, gravel, 25 loads


2 00


S. S. Sleeper, gravel, 250 loads.


25 70


Jas. P. Emerson, gravel, 15 loads


75


B. P. Marshall, gravel, 50 loads


2 50


L. Blodgett, gravel, 37 loads.


2 96


129 59


Lyman S. Gale, use of horse 49 days.


61 25


Lyman S. Gale, board of mer


32 50


93 75


Highway pay-roll, March


131 90


April


138 88


May.


182 50


June


185 96


July.


186 57


August


176 88


September


171 98


October


182 06


November


146 10


December.


106 00


January .


104 00


February


103 50


1,816 33


Carried to account of Poor, for board 174 weeks, at $3.25 per week.


565 50


Carried to account of Poor, 17,000 lbs .. hay ..


170 00


735 50


$3,474 55


16 80


Less highway bill, chopping wood.


$2,739 05


$3,457 75


Highway pay-roll includes salary paid highway surveyor, $2.00 per day for eight months ; $1.75 per day for four months.


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APPRAISAL OF HIGHWAY TEAMS AND TOOLS, MARCH 1, 1886.


4 horses


$650 00


2 two-horse sleds


20 00


3 two-horse carts 150 00


1 drag.


5 00


1 jigger


48 00


1 Kimball scraper


165 00


Eveners and whiffletrees.


10 80


4 road scrapers.


15 00


1 plow .


6 00


Rocker and cart spear.


2 00


2 pairs double harness


75 00


10 shovels.


7 00


7 picks.


7 00


4 grub hoes


4 00


7 stone hammers.


7 00


Drills and wedges


17 00


Hames and chains


3 50


Axes and bush-hooks


6 00


3 scythes and snaths


3 50


5 iron bars .


7 50


5 horse blankets


4 50


4 feed bags.


3 50


2 steel rakes and large saw


3 00


Powder-can and fuse.


75


Pole-straps and reins.


1 50


3 lanterns


2 25


Pails, jug.


75


3 chains .


3 50


Bridge and drag plank


40 00


Bedding


2 00


Grain . .


7 00


Old junk


1 90


4 halters


2 00


Feed trough .


1 50


2 pick handles.


50


$1,288 95


JAMES P. EMERSON, D. P. BYAM, ELISHA H. SHAW,


Appraisers.


Brushes, sponges, wrenches


5 00


19


REPAIRS OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


T. Costello & Co., repairing furnace Centre Town Hall (bill of 1884)


$ 33 45


$33 45


Wm. H. Brown, painting school-house and shed, No. 9 ..


39 00


39 00


A. G. Whitcomb, furniture, school No. 8 .... Geo. Hyde, repairs school-house No. 8 .. . .


138 00


59 65


Howe Bros. & Co., lumber for repairs school- house No. 8.


78 63


276 28


Chas. E. Parkhurst, shingling almshouse.


74 23


74 23


$422 96


STATE AID.


Paid under Chapter 301, statutes of 1879. ... $444 00


$444 00


Paid under Chapter 252, statutes of 1879. ...


144 00


144 00


$588 00


COLLECTION AND ABATEMENT OF TAXES.


Paid Geo. F. Snow, collection 1883.


$ 2 70


Geo. F. Snow, collection 1884


10 00


A. H. Sheldon, collection 1885


225 65


A. H. Sheldon, abatements 1885


54 20


Geo. F. Snow, abatements 1883


15 02


Geo. F. Snow, abatements 1884


72 22


$379 79


REPAIRS OF BARN AT TOWN FARM.


Paid Chas. E. Parkhurst, for labor and ma- terial . .


$473 50


$473 50


R. Wilson Dix, laying wing wall.


6 00


R. Wilson Dix, priming and pointing cellar wall .


10 00


16 00


H. S. Perham, services as committee ... Geo. F. Snow, services as committee ...


5 25


3 00


8 25


$497 75


20


TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES.


Paid E. H. Warren, services as town treasurer, 66 expenses as town treasurer, Geo. A. Parkhurst, services as town clerk, 66 expenses as town clerk, Henry S. Perham, services as selectman, 66 expenses as selectman,


$ 50 00


10 00


$ 60 00


43 10


6 74 49 84 1


70 00


3 81


73 81


Chas. W. Flint, services as selectman ... 66 expenses as selectman .. . R. Wilson Dix, services as selectman ...


17 94


77 64


42 00


expenses as selectman .. . Geo. F. Snow, services as selectman .....


14 00


56 00


expenses as selectman ....


14 00


50 00


John Q. Battles, services as selectman .. . 66 expenses as selectman ..


15 00


50 00


Chas. W. Flint, services as assessor. 66 expenses as assessor. .. . . .


14 37


117 87


Henry S. Perham, services as assessor.


3 00


43 50


R. Wilson Dix, services as assessor. 66 expenses as assessor.


9 00


36 00


Geo. F. Snow, services as assessor. 66 66 expenses as assessor. . ...


14 00


59 00


John Q. Battles, services as assessor .... 66 expenses as assessor .. . .


5 00


30 00


Nathan B. Edwards, services as com- mittee on discontinuing highways (bill of 1883) .




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