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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.
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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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