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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. 28, 1889.
LOWELL, MASS. : VOX POPULI PRESS: 130 CENTRAL STREET. 1889.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
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OF THE
TOWN OF CHELMSFORD,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEB. 28, 1889.
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LOWELL, MASS. : VOX POPULI PRESS: 130 CENTRAL STREET. 1889.
OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF CHELMSFORD, 1888.
Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor -LEWIS K. How- ARD, CHARLES W. FLINT, JOHN Q. BATTLES, R. WILSON DIX, GEORGE F. SNOW.
Town Clerk-GEORGE A. PARKHURST.
Town Treasurer - EDWIN H. WARREN.
School Committee - Three years : J. ADAMS BARTLETT, WILLIAM L. GORDON, R. WILSON DIX ; two years : ROBERT FLETCHER, FRANK C. BYAM, RILEY DAVIS ; one year : EDWIN E. DUTTON, ROYAL S. RIPLEY, MARCUS H. WINSHIP.
Collector - WILLIAM L. GORDON.
Highway Surveyor - DANIEL W. LANE.
Constables - JAMES P. EMERSON, ALFRED DAY, GEORGE F. DYAR, SAM'L J. GARLAND, JOHN H. WHIDDEN, DANIEL W. SLEEPER.
. Fence Viewers - ALBION LAMPHERE, JAMES P. EMERSON, DANIEL P. BYAM.
Appraisers of Personal Property at Town Farm - ELISHA H. SHAW, JAMES P. EMERSON, DANIEL P. BYAM.
Auditors - ZIBA GAY, EDWARD F. RICHARDSON, HENRY S. PER- HAM.
Weighers of Hay - GEORGE A. PARKHURST, S. WALDO. PARK- HURST, MARCUS H. WINSHIP, EBEN T. ADAMS, ELISHA H. SHAW,, THOMAS M. GERRISH.
Measurers of Wood - GEORGE A. PARKHURST, S. WALDO, PARK- HURST, NEWELL E. PARKER, ELISHA H. SHAW, JAMES P. EMER- SON, MARCUS H. WINSHIP.
Surveyors of Lumber - R. WILSON DIX, ELI P. PARKER, EDWIN K. PARKHURST, GEORGE E. SPAULDING.
Field Drivers - GEORGE MILLS, WALTER R. WINNING, CALVIN H. WHITTEMORE.
Sealer of Weights and Measures - TRUE MORTON.
Firewards - ELISHA H. SHAW, CHARLES F. SCRIBNER, JOHN CON- NORS, ALBERT H. DAVIS, ALMON W. HOLT, FRANK C. BYAM, DANIEL P. BYAM, WARREN BERRY.
Precinct Wardens -EBEN T. ADAMS, EBEN R. MARSHALL, ARTHUR H. SHELDON, CHARLES H. DUTTON, ALFRED G. PARKHURST, WILLIAM H. KIERNAN.
Precinct Clerks - JOSEPH E. WARREN, FRED K. RIPLEY, MARCUS H. WINSHIP.
Registrars of Voters - NATHAN B. EDWARDS, ELIJAH D. BEARCE, LEWIS M. DUTTON, GEORGE A. PARKHURST.
REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
For the Year ending Feb. 28, 1889.
BIRTHS.
Males 21
Females
18
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Total
39
Births of native parentage. 23
Births of foreign parentage .. 9
Births of native and foreign parentage
7
NOTE .- Births occurring late in the year are sometimes returned without the Christian name. In all such cases parents should return the name to the Town Clerk as soon as selected, as an incomplete- ness of the record may involve much trouble in the future.
MARRIAGES.
Whole number 21
Between natives
18
Between natives and foreigners
3
Chelmsford grooms
16
Chelmsford brides 14
Solemnized in Chelmsford
16
4
DEATHS.
DATE.
NAMES.
AGE.
Yrs.
Mos.
Days.
Jan. 2. .. .
Mary A. (Johnson) Fletcher
77
17
Jan. 7. . ..
Mary A. McCoy ..
9
5
Feb. 4. . ..
Elizabeth A. Mansfield .
42
9
4
Feb. 17 .. .
Martha Calhoun
74
3
Feb. 18 ...
Harrison Hall .
76
25
Feb. 23 ...
Esther S. Hall .
77
9
13
Mar. 1 ....
Owen F. Duffy
Mar. 2 ....
- Brown .
Mar. 9 ...
Cornelia Parker
62
1
16
Mar. 23 ...
Joshua Sargent
84
2
26
Mar. 24 .. .
Florence Hart.
1
2
Mar. 27 ...
Sophronia (Carkin) Grow
61
1
6
Mar. 28 ...
Thomas Brennan
84
Apr. 2 ....
Francis Devine
8
Apr. 3 ..
Ezra Vickery
72
G
28
Apr. 11 ...
Jane Finnick
17
Apr. 17. . .
Grace E. Parkhurst.
26
9
6
May 11 ...
Mary L. Robinson.
74
6
6
May 27 ...
Neal Thomas Nelson
70
4
7
May 30 ...
Robert J. Gemmell .
G
May 31 ...
Alson W. Kimball.
22
June 5.
Eleutheria W. Perham
78
1
8
June 9.
Joseph Warren
3
11
10
June 14. . .
Ann (Doyle) Ward.
62
June 22. ..
Peter Sherlock .
35
July 16. . .
James Walker.
79
5
18
July 24 .. .
Barbara I. Bridgford
1
3
July 31. . .
Nelson Alexander
4
9
Aug.
Mary Reagan
4
28
Aug. 7 ..
Norah Sullivan
46
Aug. 8 ....
Clarissa Boardman
85
1
5
Aug. 12.
Charles K Parkhurst.
8
17
Aug. 18 .. .
Lucy C. W. Long.
68
10
3
Aug. 23 ...
Timothy D. Butters
63
10
3
Aug. 24 ...
John T. Jones
17
4
21
Sept. 1 ...
Ellen (Lyons) Brady
26
Sept. 22 ..
Hannah (Pulsifer) Nichols
43
5
11
Sept. 22 ..
John Campbell .
84
7
Oct. 5 ....
Fred Ignatius Tyler.
18
2
Oct. 9 ....
William S. Woodward.
36
11
21
Nov. 3. . . .
Walter J. Fallon
71
1
2
Dec. 6 ....
Jessie A. Burdett
20
5
16
Dec. 6. . . .
Caroline H. Pearl.
81
8
9
Dec. 25 ...
John Parkhurst
81
5
22
Dec. 28.
Albina M. Allen
69
9
15
Whole number, 49.
Males, 23.
Females, 26.
14
June 3. . .
Nellie E. Harrington .
87
9
22
June 10. . .
Anna T. Shaw.
56
July 4. .
Joseplı H. McCabe
6
Nov. 7. . . .
Lucy A. Emerson
3
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DOG LICENSES.
EAST CAMBRIDGE, MASS., June 4, 1888.
Received of George A. Parkhurst, Town Clerk of Chelmsford, Mass., one hundred and one dollars and forty cents, on account of dog licenses as per his return of June 2, 1888.
$101.40. J. O. HAYDEN, County Treasurer.
EAST CAMBRIDGE, MASS., Dec. 1, 1888.
Received of George A. Parkhurst, Town Clerk of Chelmsford, Mass., two hundred and seventy-nine dollars, on account of dog licenses as per his return of Nov. 30, 1888.
$279.00. J. O. HAYDEN, County Treasurer.
Number of dogs licensed
193
Males.
182
Females 11
Amount received for licenses
$419 00
Amount of fees (20 cents per license)
38 60
Paid to the County Treasurer.
380 40
Ninety-four per cent refunded
357 58
GEO. A. PARKHURST,
Town Clerk.
REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER
For the Year ending Feb. 28, 1889.
Your Treasurer charges himself with balance in treas- ury, as found at last annual settlement. $ 687 43
Cash received as follows :
State Treasurer, as State Aid for 1887 448 50
Relief to Indigent Soldiers and
Sailors 42 50
Corporation Tax for 1887 1888
208 75
National bank tax for 1888
1,337 92
Armory rent.
150 00
Income Massachusetts school fund, Revenue school fund.
223 12
County Treasurer, on account of dog licenses for 1888,
357 58
Town of Truro, on account of aid to pauper.
5 00
Matthias Hutchins, on account of hospital bills.
170 07
George F. Snow, on account of sale of school books and supplies 22 40
J. Adams Bartlett, on account of tuition of non-resi- dent pupils 8 25
R. S. Ripley, on account of tuition of non-resident pupils .
12 20
R. S. Ripley, on account of use of school room.
75
Susie M. Emerson, on account of error in school bill. .
9 00
N. B. Edwards, on account of sale of lots in cemetery at North Chelmsford .. 35 00
Dawson Pollard, on account of sale of lots in cemetery at West Chelmsford 17 00
Amount carried forward. $5,251 98
163 36
City of Lowell, on account of aid to pauper.
40 86
1,312 29
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Amount brought forward.
$5,251 98
George E. Spalding, on account of use of Town Hall at North Chelmsford. 38 00
. Albion J. Lamphere, on account of use of Town Hall at Center 24 50
L. K. Howard, as proceeds of sale of Parker wood lot (so called).
112 00
Lyman S. Gale, on account of sale of wood.
5 00
A. H. Sheldon, tax of 1886, in full
91 96
A. H. Sheldon, as interest on same.
9 11
Wm. L. Gordon, on account of tax of 1887
968 06
Wm. L. Gordon, as interest on same.
54 73
Wm. L. Gordon, on account of tax of 1888.
12,739 12
Wm. L. Gordon, as interest on same ..
75 80
Overseers of Poor, as cash proceeds of Town Farm 685 14
Hired for use of Town, as temporary loan
4,500 00
Making a total of.
$24,555 40
And is credited as follows :
By cash paid State tax for 1888 $ 2,070 00
State Treasurer, on account of pauper. .
40 86
Outstanding order.
36 00
Orders drawn present year ..
18,099 56
Care of Kimball lot, Center cemetery ..
5 00
On account of temporary loan.
4,000 00
As interest on same .
105 53
Balance in treasury, as found on settlement
198 45
$24,555 40
E. H. WARREN, Treasurer.
CHELMSFORD, March 6, 1889.
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REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS
For the Year ending Feb. 28, 1889.
VALUATION MAY 1, 1888.
Real estate (resident) . $1,135,255 00
Real estate (non-resident) 196,775 00
-$1,332,030 00
Personal estate (resident).
$268,035 00
Personal estate (non-resident) . 2,500 00
270,535 00
Total valuation.
$1,602,565 00
Number of polls 649
assessed on polls only,
225
assessed on property .. . 780
Total number assessed ..
1,001
Number of horses. assessed
449
cows assessed .
1,050
swine assessed. 150
dwellings assessed. . 577
acres of land assessed,
14,132
TAXES.
Rate on $1000, $9.00. Polls $2.00 each. State tax .. $2,070 00
County tax. 1,161 54
$3,231 54
Amount carried forward.
$3,231 54
9
Amount brought forward.
$ 3,231, 54
Appropriation for public schools. .
$5,000 00
school incidentals .. . . .
400 00
plies and sup-
500 00
support of the poor .. . highways .
1,800 00
4,000 00
repairs of public build- ings 300 00
indigent soldiers and sailors 100 00
town officers and com- mittees 850 00
collection and abate-
ment of taxes ....
300 00
attorneys' fees. . .
250 00
enforcement of liquor law
150 00
care cemeteries.
300 00
well and pump, district four.
50 00
bank wall and grad-
ing, district nine,
400 00
transcribing records,
100 00
closets for school
books, and sinks
for school-rooms .. changes in Center town hall .. miscellaneous ex- penses. 300 00
15,500 00
$18,731 54
89 54
$18,821 08
Less estimated receipts
3,100 00
Total tax committed
$15,721 08
Tax on 649 polls
$ 1,298 00
Tax on property .
14,423 08
15,721 08
etc
200 00
500 00
Overlayings
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Of the three hundred and fifty-one towns and cities in the state, only eighteen had a lower rate of tax than Chelmsford in May, 1888.
Average rate of tax, $14.68 on $1000.
Highest rate, $27.00 on $1000, in Savoy.
Lowest rate, $3.90 on $1000, in Cohasset.
CHARLES W. FLINT, R. WILSON DIX, GEORGE F. SNOW, JOHN Q. BATTLES, L. K. HOWARD,
Assessors.
COLLECTORS' REPORTS.
Collector's report for the year 1886.
Taxes on list of 1886 uncollected Feb. 29, 1888.
$91 96
Interest on same to Feb. 29, 1888
9 11
$101 07
Cash paid Town Treasurer as tax.
$91 96
66
66
66 " interest ..
9 11
$101 07
ARTHUR H. SHELDON, Collector, 1886.
Collector's report for the year 1887.
Taxes on list 1887 uncollected Feb. 28,
1887.
$1,029 40
Interest on same to Feb. 28, 1887.
30 01
Interest accrued since Feb. 28, 1887 ....
30 79
$1,090 20
Cash paid Town Treasurer as tax ..
$968 06
66 66
" interest . .
54 73
Uncollected to new account.
61 34
66 interest to new account
6 07
$1,090 20
WILLIAM L. GORDON, Collector, 1887.
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Collector's report for the year 1888.
Tax list for 1888 ..
$15,721 08
Additional taxes.
32 50
Interest collected since Oct. 1, 1888 .. ...
75 80
accrued on uncollected taxes. . 42 44
$15,871 82
Cash paid County Treasurer as County
tax .
$ 1,161 54
Cash paid Town Treasurer as tax.
12,739 12
66 66 " interest . .
75 80
Uncollected taxes to new account.
1,852 92
Accrued interest to new account.
42 44
$15,871 82
WILLIAM L. GORDON, Collector, 1888.
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN
For the Year ending Feb. 28, 1889.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
PAID FOR TEACHING.
No. 1, Charles H. Bates, 11 weeks. $231 00
1, E. F. DeNormandie, 21 weeks ...
430 00
1, Laura L. Butterfield, 31 weeks ...
279 00
1, Nellie M. Perham, 11 weeks .
99 00
1, Susie M. Emerson, 21 weeks
189 00
1, Carrie L. Adams, 1 week
9 00
$1,237 00
2, Carrie L. Adams, 10 weeks.
80 00
2, Mary M. Burnham, 11 weeks.
88 00
2, M. Elizabeth Ham, 11 weeks
88 00
256 00
X 3, Gertrude W. Byam, 32 weeks
288 00
28 00 x quels
4, Helen J. Gookin, 22 weeks.
187 00
4, Carrie L. Adams, 10 weeks.
85 00
272 00
5, Nellie Hadley, 20 weeks .
120 00
5, Orinda A. Perham, 10 weeks
60 00
180 00
6, Susie S. McFarlin, 32 weeks .
288 00
288 00
7, Grace Saunders, 32 weeks.
256 00
256 00
8, William A. Woodward, 10 weeks,
210 00
8, W. F. Parsons, 22 weeks
462 00
8, Addie M. Taylor, 32 weeks
288 00
8, Laura G. Hoyt, 32 weeks
288 00
8, Kate Sleeper, 10 weeks
90 00
8, Angie Campbell, 22 weeks
198 00
1,536 00
9, Ada M. Sheldon, 29 weeks
246 50
9, Agnes Naylor, 29 weeks
246 50
493 00
Town of Tyngsboro', tuition 3 scholars,
18 00
18 00
$4,824 00
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CARE OF SCHOOL-HOUSES.
No. 1, Joseph Elliot
$69 00
$ 69 00
2, Wm. E. Fowle.
10 50
2, Henry W. Smith.
5 50
2, Wm. L. Gordon, cleaning .
1 00
17 00
3, Lyman A. Byam.
16 00
16 00
4, Herman W. Crooker.
16 00
4, Riley Davis. .
50
16 50 .
5, Arthur E. Dutton .
6 00
6 00
6, Annie Devine, bill of 1887.
6 00
6, Annie Devine
14 25
20 25
7, Wm. Martin.
5 50
7, Elsie Hodson.
5 00
7, Fred L. Fletcher
2 00
7, Guy E. Reed ..
3 50
16 00
8, Ripley & Keith
96 00
8, Ripley & Keith, cleaning
2 50
98 50
9, John Dunn.
2 75
9, Mary Coburn
12 75
9, Mary Coburn, care and cleaning ..
7 62
23 12
$282 37
FUEL.
No. 1, H. L. Parkhurst, 41,850 lbs. coal .. 2, E. F. Richardson, 4 cords wood ..
$151 53
$151 53
2, Thomas Sheehan, preparing wood, 3, Warren Blaisdell, 8 ft. oak wood.
5 00
25 25
3, F. C. Byam, preparing kindlings.
4 00
10 00
4, Riley Davis, wood and kindlings.
1 75
4, E. L. Russell, prepared oak wood, 4 cords .
23"64
4, E. L. Russell, prepared pine wood, 2 cords. .
7 00
4, Herman W. Crooker, piling wood, 5, E. E. Dutton, wood, 20 ft ..
10 00
10 00
6, B. P. Marshall, prepared wood, 2 cords.
10 00
6, B. P. Marshall, prepared wood, } cord ..
oak
3 50
6, H. H. Hanson, prepared oak wood, 2 cords ..
14 00
27 50
7, Robert Fletcher, 25 ft. wood .... 7, Wm. E. Martin, prepared wood ..
14 50
3 00
17 50
Amount carried forward.
$275 42
20 25
6 00
1 25
33 64
15
Amount brought forward.
$275 42
No. 8, S. P. Sampson, wood, 18 cords .. 8, Ripley & Keith, preparing wood. 9 00
$90 75
8, Ralph Ripley, housing wood .....
4 50
104 25.
9, William C. Edwards, oak wood, 7 cords ..
35 00
9, John Dunn, preparing wood.
5 25
40 25
$419 92
SCHOOL INCIDENTALS.
George F. Snow, Superintendent. .
$200 00
$200 00
William L. Gordon, services as secretary school board.
10 00
10 00
U. S. & Canada Express, express book supplies .
on
12 00
12 00
No. 1, Adams & Co., school chairs.
16 50
1, City of Lowell, repairing black- boards
9 40
1, F. G. Pratt, setting glass
3 37
1, Charles E. Parkhurst, labor and material, 1887 .
2 05
1, Bartlett & Dow, hardware.
3 45
1, E. S. Peavey, supplies and labor for blackboards .
10 85
1, James P. Emerson, labor
3 00
1, E. R. Marshall, repairs .
1 15
49 77
2, City of Lowell, labor and stock for blackboard .
4 38
2, William L. Gordon, repairs
3 40
7 78
3, Lyman A. Byam, curtains, etc .. .
4 30
4 30
4, Riley Davis, repairs
2 23
4,5George E. Emerson, setting glass, curtains, etc.
9 00
4, E. R. Marshall, repairs
25
11 48
5, E. E. Dutton, repairs .
7 55
5, George O. Byam, repairs on well,
6 50
5, George H. Holt, pump.
14 00
28 05
6, T. S. Edmonds, extra services as school committee, 1887
10 00
6, Orrin Pierce, labor and supplies. . 6, Jerry Ryan, labor and supplies. . . 6, Daniel Green, plastering and tint- ing
3 25 .
4 28
. 6, R. Wilson Dix, supplies
68
27 21
Amount carried forward.
9 00
$350 59
16
Amount brought forward.
$350 59
No. 7, Robert Fletcher, supplies
$ 3 15
3 15
8, Charles E. Adams, duster.
2 75
8, Ripley & Keith, repairs and sup- plies .
4 18
8, Eugene N. Morrill, shades
7 50
8, L. A. Derby & Co., bells.
5 00
8, D. H. Bemis & Co, gymnasium. .
7 00
26 43
9, William C. Edwards, repairs.
. .
14 19
9, M. H. Winship, supplies .
1 72
9, J. J. Hoyt, whitewashing .
11 25
9, George F. Snow, material and labor on fence. 4 00
31 16
$411 33
SCHOOL TEXT-BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
Harper & Bros., books and supplies . .
$68 08
George S. Perry, supplies . 36.59
Thompson, Brown & Co., books and sup- plies .
36 86
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., books
5 06
Lee & Shepard, books
7 69
Educational Publishing Co., books and supplies
3 77
F. M. Ambrose, books
52 09
C. F. Stearns, books.
1 28
Boston School Supply Co., books and supplies
73 83
Ginn & Co , books
9 71
George F. King & Merrill, supplies
20 48
Warren P. Adams, books
4 17
A. S. Barnes & Co., books.
42 35
William Ware & Co., books
8 24
E. H. Butler & Co., books
3 59
Leach, Sherwell & Sanborn, supplies.
6 60
Cowperthwait & Co., books.
9 35
William M. Sargent, supplies.
34 10
Eastern Educational Bureau, supplies.
12 00
Prang's Educational Co., books
7 20
Harry Raynes, clocks.
2 50
Harrison Hume, books.
9 46
J. Merrill & Son, supplies
6 85
Thomas Hall, supplies.
1 80
Christopher Sower Co., books.
7 92
George F. Snow, services and expenses
buying and delivering books 50 00
4
$521 57
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CLOSETS FOR SCHOOL-BOOKS, AND SINKS FOR SCHOOL-ROOMS.
Dist. 1, 3 book-cases and one table $59 05
2, 1 book-case 9 50
3, 1 book-case 8 50
4, 1 sink. 4 25
6, 1 book-case
11 00
7, 1 book-case and sink.
13 79
8, 5 book-cases
61 00
9, 2 book-cases
23 00
Services of committee 6 00
$196 09
BANK WALL AND GRADING SCHOOL-HOUSE LOT, DISTRICT NINE.
Herbert E. Fletcher, for material, and building wall and grading.
$350 00
J. J. Dunn, for teaming George Morton, for loam.
5 00
J. W. Mason, for loam and labor
9 00
George F. Snow, for labor and expense ..
9 20
J. G. Rogers & Co., for grass seed. 1 80
Josiah Butman, for fertilizer.
1 00
$400 00
WELL AND. PUMP, SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUR.
George O. Byam, digging well, 13 feet, at $2.50
$32 50
Riley Davis, labor and material 5 75
Bartlett & Dow, pump
4 30
$42 55
SUPPORT OF THE POOR.
PAID FOR EXPENSES OUTSIDE OF THE ALMSHOUSE.
Worcester Asylum for Chronic Insane, in support of Daniel Gilligan. . Worcester Lunatic Hospital, in support of Ella Hutchins .
$169 92
$169 92
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169 92
169 92
Northampton Lunatic Hospital in sup- port of Laura E. Bailey ..
178 17
178 17
Danvers Lunatic Hospital, in support of Catherine McMahon and Robert D. Davidson
335 33
335 33
Amount carried forward.
$853 34
2
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24 00
18
Amount brought forward. ..
$853 34
St. John's Hospital, in support of Thomas Lawler .
$104 56
J. L. Chalifoux, clothing, in aid Thomas Lawler
10 00
114 56
City of Lowell, in aid of children of Eliz- abeth Donahoe .
48 50
City of Lowell, in aid of Annie Sherlock, City of Worcester, in aid of Joseph Holland
98 57
98 57
City of Boston, in aid of Asenath Clapp N. B. Edwards, in aid of Peter Sherlock,
81 83
81 83
N. B. Edwards, in aid of Jonathan Hop- kins
5 00
22 50
E. Shaw & Son, in aid of Mrs. James McEnnis
63 02
E. Shaw & Son, in aid of Peter Sher- lock.
39 75
E. Shaw & Son, in aid of Jeremiah Crowley .
7 25
110 02
Amasa Howard, in aid of Mrs. St. Amore, bill 1886.
13 50
Amasa Howard, in aid of Albert Kemp, Amasa Howard, in aid of Chas. E. Perry, Amasa Howard, in aid of Jonathan Hopkins
3 50
4 50
82 83
Mrs. Henry Heald, in aid of family of Albert Kemp
17 00
17 00
Mrs. Eliza Wright, in aid of family of Albert Kemp
5 00
5 00
Jennie M. Hubbard, in aid of tramps, bill 1887 .
10 00
Jennie M. Hubbard, in aid of tramps, George F. Snow, in aid of outside poor,
2 75
2 75
L. K. Howard, in aid of Alice Smith ...
3 17
Charles W. Flint, in aid of Alice Smith,
2 25
5 42
Charles W. Flint, in aid of Charles Jerow
1 30
1 30
$1,466 87
EXPENSES AT ALMSHOUSE.
N. C. Bean, Superintendent, 1 month ...
$ 33 09
H. H. Hanson, Superintendent, 11 mos ..
297 16
$330 25
H. H. Hanson, hens.
) 60
H. H. Hanson, sundries
17 04
26 64
Amount carried forward.
$356 89
2 75
51 25
17 50
61 33
10 50
20 50
19
Amount brought forward ..
$356 89
E. N. Wood, grain .
$ 4 21
Dutton Bros., grain.
362 17
366 38
Dutton Bros., ice.
19 51
19 51
N. C. Bean, hay, 1475 lbs ..
6 75
M. F. Parkhurst, hay, 4765 lbs
19 06
Miss Winn, hay, 1595 lbs.
6 38
J. M. Fletcher, standing grass.
25 00
57 19
G. A. Coburn, straw .
1 50
1 50
E. W. Sweetser, meat and provisions
260 70
Smart & Frost, meat and provisions
207 94
H. E. Noyes, provisions ..
38 70
S. P. Pike, meat and provisions
17 29
524 63
S. W. Parkhurst, groceries
432 71
432 71
Phebe Adams, butter
88 51
88 51
F. Severance, crackers.
24 85
24 .85
Harry L. Parkhurst, coal, 18,000 lbs.
54 00
54 00
Wm. L. Gordon, taxes
52 02
52 02
L. K. Howard, labor
13 75
Hattie A. Bean, labor.
17 16
Eliza Henderson, labor
69 00
T. H. Rowell, labor
2 50
Martha Hall, labor
6 00
John Thompson, labor.
70 00
James Howard, labor
, 50
180 91
Bartlett & Dow, hardware.
7 79
Frederick Taylor & Co., hardware.
50
8 29
C. E. Parkhurst, screen doors
12 71
12 71
Cook, Taylor & Co., dry goods
8 43
J. E. Shanley, dry goods
4 15
12 58
Talbot & Co., clothing
4 52
E. K. Fiske, clothing
1 50
6 02
L. H. Boardman, boots
1 00
Joseph Morel, boots
2 50
Carl A. Sylvander, boots
2 60
6 10
D. C. Perham, bull
16 00
16 00
D. C. Perham, balance between cows
30 00
D. C. Perham, balance between cows ....
25 00
E. C. Perham, balance between cows. . ..
10 00
65 00
E. C. Perham, two pigs and butchering.
13 75
13 75
Edward Spaulding, one cow
20 00
20 00
A. L. Brooks, lumber for shed.
17 08
E. H. Warren, lumber for shed.
4 80
21 88
John Wozencroft, blacksmithing
26 70
T. B. Chapman, blacksmithing ..
50
27 20
Amount carried forward.
$2,368 63
.
-
20
Amount brought forward.
$2,368 63
John S. Shedd, repairs
$ 3 30
James Stanley, repairs clocks
3 25
George H. Holt, repairs pump ..
2 50
Chelmsford Foundry Co., repairs
1 00
10 05
T. W. Lane, democrat wagon
65 00
65 00
C. H. Hanson, harness .
20 25
H. F. Ebert, harness supplies.
2 15
E. Nettel, harness oil ..
1 :25
23 65
Geo. A. Parkhurst, dog license
2 00
2 00
B. & M. Railroad, freight.
2 60
Old Colony Railroad, freight.
50
3 10
W. F. Robinson, boiler.
4 00
4 00
F. & E. Bailey, medicine.
35
G. P. Wood, medical aid
2 00
3 85
Mary Robinson, nursing.
25
4 25
J. D. Mason, intelligence office
1 00
1 00
C. A. Robinson, fish
34 91
34 91
John E. Stevens, vinegar
4 00
4 00
P. M. Jefferson, soap ..
2 60
2 60
F. A. Marshall, 1 barrel turnips
1 00
1 00
Boston Branch Grocery, feed
1 65
1 65
H. Bechard, berries .
75
75
French & Puffer, crockery.
1 98
1 98
Jolın P. Eaton, use of horse ..
1 50
3 50
F. H. Austin, ladders
6 30
6 30
Alfred Gordon, cotton waste.
4 95
4 95
A. W. Ober, hulled corn.
42
42
C. F. Hathaway, tin sign for wagon.
50
50
John B. Gates, garget cure
3 00
3 00
Henry S. Perham, wood.
14 16
14 16
City of Lowell, two pigs
11 00
11 00
City of Lowell, swill license.
5 00
City of Lowell, swill.
1 25
Mrs. Carley, swill.
10 00
Mrs. Ward, swill. .
9 00
25 25
A. W. Mack & Co., stove grate.
1 50
1 50
Wm. Kelley & Son, sash and glass.
1 50
1 50
N. A. Glidden, 2 ducks
: 00
2 00
J. V. Keyes, dry goods .
2 40
2 40
R. Wilson Dix, services and expenses as overseer
30 00
Amounts carried forward.
$30 00
$2,608 90
E. H. Chamberlain, medical; aid
1 50
A. C. Stevens, nursing-bottle.
4 00
F. W. Worthen, use of oxen.
2 00
21
Amounts brought forward.
$30 00 $2,608 90
Chas. W. Flint, services and expenses as overseer
30 50
John Q. Battles, services and expenses as overseer.
5 50
Geo. F. Snow, services and expenses as overseer. L. K. Howard, services and expenses as overseer
16 50
88 50
Proceeds of Town farm
$685 14
12,660 lbs. hay used by road horses and charged to highways.
106 60
Board of men employed on highways, 171 weeks, at $3.25 per week.
555 75
·
1,347 49
Total expense of poor at almshouse.
$1,349 91
Paid for aid outside poor.
$1,466 87
Received on account outside poor :
City of Lowell, on account of aid Chas. E. Perry
$ 40 86
Town Truro, on account of aid Jona. Hopkins .
5 00
Matthias Hutchins, hospital bills.
170 07
215 93
Expense outside poor
$1,250 94
Expense poor at almshouse.
1,349 91
$2,600 85
Inmates, 10; males, 4; females, 6; tramps, 560.
R. WILSON DIX, CHAS. W. FLINT, JOHN Q. BATTLES, GEO. F. SNOW, L. K. HOWARD, Overseers.
There is an increase in value of stock and hay at the farm of $431.77.
6 00
$2,697 40
2
22
APPRAISAL OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AT ALMS- HOUSE, CHELMSFORD, MASS., MARCH 1, 1889.
6 tons English hay
$120 00
6 tons stock hay
84 00
4 tons meadow hay
36 00
21 swine
132 00
20 cords manure
100 00
1 democrat wagon
75 00
1 carriage harness
20 00
1 lap robe
5 00
1 buffalo robe.
10 00
1 farmer's boiler
4 50
1 horse sled
3 00
Whiffletrees and yoke
5 00
1 heavy harness.
10 00
1 set double harness .
15 00
7 cows
243 00
1 bull
18 00
1 black mare
75 00
1 black horse
150 00
2 horse blankets
3 00
2 harrows
10 00
2 cultivators
6 00
4 plows
20 00
1 grindstone.
2 50
1 wheelbarrow
3 00
1 horse rake .
12 00
50 fowls
25 00
Hay wagon.
25 00
Square wagon
40 00
Horse cart ...
25 00
1 cart harness
7 00
1 pung .
8 00
1 two-horse cart
20 00
3 ladders
6 50
Lot farming tools.
24 80
Household furniture.
250 79
Provisions and supplies
233 96
$1,848 05
J. P. EMERSON,
D. P. BYAM, ELISHA H. SHAW,
Appraisers.
1 mowing machine
20 00
23
HIGHWAYS.
Dutton Bros., grain.
$229 03
E. Shaw & Son, hay and grain .
57 92
$286 95
S. W. Parkhurst, tools and supplies
26 82
Bartlett & Dow, tools and supplies. .
18 50
45 32
Jahn Wozencroft, blacksmithing, axles, and wheels.
131 40
Durant & Son, blacksmithing
13 36
D. A. Polley, blacksmithing.
5 75
150 51
C. H. Hanson & Co., difference between horses
350 00
C. H. Hanson & Co., one horse
220 00
C. H. Hanson & Co., blankets
22 00
C. H. Hanson & Co., 928 lbs. hay
9 28
601 28
L. K. Howard, 2288 lbs. hay.
22 90
John Ward, 4130 lbs. hay
39 43
62 33
H. F. Ebert, 2 sets double harness
150 00
H. F. Ebert, supplies.
1 75
151 75
J. M. Hubbard, boarding road-men
130 00
J. M. Hubbard, rent of barn
3 00
133 00
Breaking roads :
H. R. Hodson
10 50
G. F. Wright
2 55
George A. Byam
1 80
George Mansfield.
10 60
George O. Spaulding.
9 45
William Z. Dupee
4 95
B. J. Spaulding
2 40
J. J. Dunn ..
4 20
E. E. Dutton.
6 50
B. O. Robbins
21 07
William Redmond .
10 80
Walter R. Winning
1 80
Charles H. Cook
1 28
Thomas Harruk
1 02
James H. Hazen
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