Town annual report of Chelmsford 1891, Part 1

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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


OF THE


TOWN OF CHELMSFORD


TOGETHER WITH THE


SCHOOL REPORT.


POR TOE


YEAR ENDING FEB. 28 1891.


LOWELL MARS


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


RECEIPTS AND 1 XPENDITURES


OF THE


TOWN OF CHELMSFORD, MASS.


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING FEB. 28, 1891.


LOWELL, MASS. : VOX POPULI PRESS: 130 CENTRAL STREET. 1891.


Officers of the Town of Chelmsford, 1890.


Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor-EBEN T. ADAMS, CHAS. W. FLINT, GEORGE F. SNOW, JOHN Q. BATTLES, R. WILSON DIX.


Assessors-GEORGE F. SNOW, HENRY B. PROCTOR, LEONARD J. MANS- FIELD, ARTHUR H. SHELDON, R. WILSON DIX.


Town Clerk-GEORGE A. PARKHURST.


Town Treasurer-EDWIN H. WARREN.


School Committee-Three years: FRANK C. BYAM, RILEY DAVIS, HENRY R. HODSON; two years: GEORGE A. BYAM, ROYAL S. RIPLEY, JOHN H. WHIDDEN; one year: J. ADAMS BARTLETT, WILLIAM L. GORDON, R. WILSON DIX.


Collector of Taxes-MARTIN ROBBINS.


Superintendent of Streets-DANIEL W. LANE.


Constables-ALFRED DAY, JAMES P. EMERSON, SAMUEL J. GARLAND, JOHN H. WHIDDEN, JAMES MONEHAN.


Auditors-ZIBA GAY, EDWARD F. RICHARDSON, HENRY S. PERHAM.


Fence-Viewers-ALBION J. LAMPHERE, JAMES P. EMERSON, DANIEL P. BYAM.


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


Weighers of Hay-ARTHUR I. EMERSON, S. WALDO PARKHURST, MARCUS H. WINSHIP, EBEN T. ADAMS, ELISHA H. SHAW, DANIEL W. BICKFORD.


Measurers of Wood- ARTHUR I. EMERSON, S. WALDO PARKHURST, NEWELL E. PARKER, ELISHA H. SHAW, JAMES P. EMERSON, MARCUS H. WINSHIP.


Surveyors of Lumber-R. WILSON DIX, ELI P. PARKER, EDWIN K. PARK- HURST, GEORGE E. SPAULDING, E. LINCOLN RUSSELL.


Field Drivers-GEORGE O. SPAULDING, ERVIN W. SWEETSER, FRANK E. BICKFORD.


Sealer of Weights and Measures-TRUE MORTON.


Firewards-ALBERT H. DAVIS, ELISHA H. SHAW, CHARLES F. SCRIBNER, JOHN CONNORS, ALMON W. HOLT, FRANK C. BYAM, DANIEL P. BYAM, WARREN BERRY, MARCUS H. WINSHIP.


Registrars of Voters-NATHAN B. EDWARDS, ELIJAH D. BEARCE, LEWIS M. DUTTON, GEORGE A. PARKHURST.


Precinct Wardens - EBEN R. MARSHALL, NEWELL E. PARKER (1); AR- THUR H. SHELDON, CHARLES H. DUTTON (2); ALFRED G. PARK- HURST, WILLIAM KIERNAN (3).


Precinct Clerks-JOSEPH E. WARREN (1); FRED K. RIPLEY (2); MARCUS H. WINSHIP (3).


Precinct Inspectors-ALBERT P. PERHAM, ALMON W. HOLT (1); GEORGE HYDE, JOHN F. McMANOMIN (2); JOSEPH G. QUESSY, SAMUEL NAYLOR (3).


Deputy Precinct Inspectors-JAS. S. BYAM, DANIEL P. BYAM (1); WM. QUIGLEY, JR., JOHN C. HOBBS (2); JOSEPH A. PARKHURST, JOHN CUNNINGHAM (3).


REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK


For the Year ending Feb. 28, 1891.


BIRTHS.


Males 25


Females 19


-


Total 44


Births of native parentage.


24


Births of foreign parentage.


15


Births of native and foreign parentage


5


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


27


Between natives


26


Between natives and foreigners


1


Chelmsford grooms


19


Chelmsford brides


16


Solemnized in Chelmsford


12


DEATHS.


Date.


Names.


Yrs.


Mos. Days.


Jan. 6. ... . Emeline Roberts .


57


1


8. .


Mary Eliza O'Brien


24


19


9. Henry J. Hogan


19


10


12 Sarah Quessy .


74


13 Henry F. Fallon


5


13


Dorcas M. Farwell


77


6


3


14. James L. Livingston


2


6


15 Jane Kennedy .


58


18. George E. Wood


15


6


20. . Alvina E. Smith


30


10


16


Feb. 5. Adams Emerson


50


9


14


4


Feb. 15.


Ella P. Perham


28


9


16 George W. Pease


55


2


23


19 Susan A. P. Burgess


81


4


9


Mar. 6. Mary B. Thompson


71


18


April 1 Jane Walker .


82


3 J. Edward Stevens


67


9


21


7


Willard F. Stone .


2


10


13


17


Charles F. Parker


25


4


13


20


. Margaret E. Mitchell .


51


June 1


Female child (stillborn) of Harry


L. and Minnie S. Parkhurst.


5. Catherine S. Ward. 55


7. Moses Wheeler


81


7. Bridget McCabe


23


1


19.


Mary McLennan


19


July 5.


Arthur D. Nason.


8


7


9


11


Jacob B. Kimball


73


2


9


17 Male child of Frank G. and Julia N. Pratt


12


27 George Chester Spalding


10


24


Aug. 5.


Charles E. Chamberlin


5


6.


Margaret Kerins


5


12


7. Ovila Bouchard


3


15


9.


Mary A. Spalding


85


11


9


17


Nellie G. Spaulding


21


18 Solomon Parkhurst


86


1


6


19


George A. Howard


49


1


21


Helen A. Dyar.


1


Sept. 2.


Sidney D. De Cartwright


22


4


13


Sarah Jane McEneaney


33


17 Mary P. Byam .


91


4


24.


Lydia A. Spalding


55


9


2


25


Ernest P. Nettel .


2


17


27


Lucina M. Parkhurst


79


7


1


27.


Kate Shinkwin


6


29


Augustus E. Taylor


68


1


18


Oct. 4.


Edgar Arthur Davis


4


10


14


13.


Thomas Keeley .


23


27


Phebe R. Marshall


73


4


6


30


Samuel H. Martin


30


3


7


Nov. 10.


Timothy Larkin


18


29 Mary A. Knowles


68


5


2


Dec. 3.


Mary B. Russell


69


5


3


4. James Nevin


61


16


Eliza J. Redding.


86


7


7


24


James McFarlin


57


7


2


Total .... 56


5


12


Catherine Leighton.


5


DOG LICENSES.


EAST CAMBRIDGE, MASS., June 3, 1890.


Received of George A. Parkhurst, Town Clerk of Chelmsford, Mass., on account of dog licenses, as per his return of June 2, 1890, one hundred thirty-two dollars and sixty cents.


$132.60. J. O. HAYDEN, County Treasurer.


EAST CAMBRIDGE, MASS., Dec. 2, 1890. Received of George A. Parkhurst, Town Clerk of Chelmsford, Mass., on account of dog licenses, as per his return of Dec. 1, 1890, two hundred sixty-nine dollars and forty cents.


$269.40. J. O. HAYDEN, County Treasurer.


Number of dogs licensed


195


Males


178


Females


17


Amount received for licenses


$441 00


Amount of fees (20 cents per license)


39 00


Paid to the County Treasurer 402 00


364 67


90171 per cent. refunded.


GEO. A. PARKHURST, Town Clerk.


REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER


For the Year ending Feb. 28, 1891.


Your Treasurer charges himself with cash balance in treasury, as found at last settlement. $1,869 83


Cash received as follows: Of


State Treasurer, as State Aid for 1889 570 00


Relief to Indigent Soldiers and


Sailors 60 00


on account of Corporation tax for 1889,


3 16


on account of Corporation tax for 1890,


1,348 47


on account of National Bank tax for 1890.


1,331 15


on account of Armory rent ..


150 00


on account of Income Massachusetts school fund.


170 49


on account of Burial of Soldiers .


17 50


on account of Burial of State Pauper ...


10 00


County Treasurer, on account of dog licenses for 1890. .


364 67


City of Lowell, on account of aid to paupers.


43 31


Matthias Hutchins, on account of hospital bills.


169 46


Mrs. R. D. Davidson, as reimbursement of hospital bills,


189 13


George F. Snow, on account of sale of school books and supplies . 40 26


Clerk of Police Court, Lowell, on account of fines.


2 70


Hyde & Holt, on account of error in bill


1 25


R. S. Ripley, on account of tuition of non-resident pupils, 6 00 J. H. Whidden, on account of tuition of non-resident pupils. . 5 50


N. B. Edwards, on account of sale of lots at North Chelmsford Cemetery . 35 00


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


Amount carried forward $6,397 88


7


Amount brought forward. $6,397 88


D. P. Byam, on account of sale of lots at South Chelms- ford Cemetery .. 5 00


L. K. Howard, on account of sale of lots at Centre Cem- etery ..


7 00


A. J. Lamphere, on account of use of Centre Town Hall, 6 00 George E. Spalding, on account of use of Hall at North Chelmsford . 6 50


Erwin W. Sweetser, as executor of the will of the late Adams Emerson, trust fund for care of said Emer- son lot in Centre Cemetery


200 00


Erwin W. Sweetser, as above, for general improvements in said Cemetery. .


200 00


Cash received of William L. Gordon, tax of 1888, in full, William L. Gordon, as interest on same, Martin Robbins, tax of 1889


2,302 93


Martin Robbins, as interest on same ... 129 85


Martin Robbins, tax of 1890.


14,326 28


Martin Robbins, as interest on same ...


73 55


Overseers of Poor, as proceeds of Town Farm *1,312 80


Cash hired for use of Town, as temporary loan 3,000 00


Making a total of $28,018 27


And is credited as follows :


By cash paid State tax for 1890. $ 1,470 00


County tax for 1890 1,352 52


Outstanding orders of last year 10 75


Orders drawn for present year . 20,619 87


For care of Kimball lot, Centre Cemetery.


5 00


For care of Emerson lot, Centre Cemetery,


5 00


Temporary loan in full


3,000 00


As interest on the same. 35 36


Balance in treasury, as found on settlement


1,519 77


$28,018 27


E. H. WARREN, Treasurer.


CHELMSFORD, March 4, 1891.


* This item includes highway board bill.


44 21


6 27


REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS


For the Year ending Feb. 28, 1891.


VALUATION MAY 1, 1890.


Real estate (resident). . $1,287,405 00


Real estate (non-resident) 213,325 00


$1,500,730 00


Personal estate (resident) $268,725 00


Personal estate (non-resident) 2,580 00


$271,305 00


Total valuation of assessed estate. . $1,772,035 00


Rate of taxation, $8.50 per $1,000.00. Polls, $2.00


Number of polls . . 756


assessed on polls only . 311


assessed on property . . 843


Total number assessed. .


1,154


Number of horses assessed


508


cows assessed


1,063


swine assessed . .. . . dwellings assessed. . 610


227


acres of land assessed, 14,211


Valuation of buildings


$769,790


Valuation of land 730,940


TAXES.


State tax. $1,470 00 County tax 1,352 52


$2,822 52


Amount carried forward $2,822 52


9


Amount brought forward.


Appropriation for public schools. $5,700 00


school incidentals. . . . 400 00


text-books and sup-


plies . 600 00


school apparatus . .


100 00


support of the poor. .


2,100 00


highways.


4,000 00


repairs of public build-


ings . 600 00


indigent soldiers and sailors 100 00


town officers and com- mittees .. 1,900 00


collection and abate- ment of taxes .... 300 00 enforcement of liquor law .. 150 00


care of cemeteries .... 200 00


miscellaneous expense, 300 00


$16,450 00


$19,272 52


Overlayings


1 78


$19,274 30


Less estimated receipts .


2,700 00


Total tax committed .


$16,574 30


Tax on 756 polls.


$ 1,512 00


Tax on property .


15,062 30


$16,574 30


MISCELLANEOUS .- CHANGES IN THE STATE THE PAST YEAR.


The valuation of buildings has increased. $33,099,792 00


land has increased . . 37,538,103 00


personal estate has increased 11,325,868 00


Total increase


$81,963,763 00


Increase in number of horses 6,001


cows 8,351


Decrease in number of sheep. 2,720


Increase in number of swine. . 4,599


dwelling-houses 10,080


$2,822 52


10


Average rate of tax, $14.84 on $1,000.


Highest rate, $25.50 on $1,000, in towns of Shutesbury and Hawley, county of Franklin.


Lowest rate, $3.95 on $1,000, in town of Gosnold, county of Dukes. There are 25 cities, and 326 towns.


No cities and but 20 towns have a less tax rate than Chelmsford.


GEORGE F. SNOW, HENRY B. PROCTOR, ARTHUR H. SHELDON, R. WILSON DIX, L. JARVIS MANSFIELD,


Assessors.


COLLECTORS' REPORTS.


Collector's report for the year 1888.


Taxes on list of 1888, uncollected March 4,


1890.


$44 21


Interest on same to March 4, 1890. .


4 38


Interest accrued since March 4, 1890


1 89


$50 48


Cash paid Town Treasurer, as tax.


$44 21


Cash paid Town Treasurer, as interest. . 6 27


$50 48


WILLIAM L. GORDON, Collector, 1888.


Collector's report for the year 1889.


Taxes on list of 1889, uncollected Feb. 28,


1890.


$2,443 83


Interest on same to Feb. 28, 1890.


71 30


Interest accrued since Feb. 28, 1890 . .. 72 54


$2,587 67


Cash paid Town Treasurer, as tax


$2,302 93


Cash paid Town Treasurer, as interest


129 85


Uncollected taxes to new account.


140 90


Uncollected interest to new account


13 99


$2,587 67


MARTIN ROBBINS, Collector, 1889.


12


Collector's report for the year 1890.


Tax list for 1890


$16,574 30


Additional taxes .


58 02


Interest collected since Oct. 1, 1890


73 55


Accrued interest on uncollected taxes


67 26


$16,773 13


Cash paid Town Treasurer, as tax .


$14,326 28


Cash paid Town Treasurer, as interest.


73 55


Uncollected taxes to new account ..


2,306 04


Accrued interest. 67 26


$16,773 13


MARTIN ROBBINS, Collector, 1890.


REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN


For the Year ending Feb. 28, 1891.


PUBLIC SCHOOLS.


PAID FOR TEACHING.


No. 1, B. W. Tinker, 4 weeks $ 84 00


1, F. A. Weiman, 8 weeks .. 168 00


1, Susie M. Emerson, 36 weeks 468 00


1, Lura L. Butterfield, 12 weeks 108 00


1, Gertrude W. Byam, 23 weeks


207 00


1, Ida C. Rogers, 12 weeks .


108 00


1, Daisy C. Sawtelle, 24 weeks


216 00


1, Frances Clark, 24 weeks.


216 00


$1,575 00


2, M. Elizabeth Ham, 36 weeks.


288 00


288 00


3, Augusta G. Hutchins, 24 weeks


216 00


3, Charlotte B. Taylor, 12 weeks.


108 00


324 00


4, Carrie L. Adams, 4 weeks, 1890 34 00


306 00


340 00


5, Edith W. Emerson, 25 weeks


200 00


5, Hannah C. Hunt, 10 weeks.


80 00


280 00


6, Susie S. McFarlin, 343 weeks


311 40


311 40


8, E. B. Vining, 36 weeks.


756 00


8, Laura G. Hoyt, 36 weeks


324 00


8, Angie Campbell, 36 weeks.


324 00


8, Lucy A. Crawford, 5 weeks, 1890


45 00


8, Lucy A. Crawford, 36 weeks


324 00


1,773 00


8, C. Imogene Foster, 36 weeks 318 00


8, Agnes Naylor, 36 weeks


318 00


636 00


$5,527 40


4, Carrie L. Adams, 36 weeks


14


CARE AND CLEANING OF SCHOOL-HOUSES.


No. 1, Jasper Elliot, care.


$ 60 00


$ 60 00


2, M. Elizabeth Ham, care


18 00


2, William Gordon, cleaning


2 00


20 00


3, Nettie A. Byam, care.


9 60


3, Ferdie Scoboria, care. .


6 00


3, Mrs. E. G. Nickless, cleaning


7 35


3, F. C. Byam, cleaning.


3 00


25 95


4, George M. West, care.


19 37


4, Edward J. Robbins, care


6 00


4, Mrs. Richardson, cleaning


1 28


26 65


5, Mrs. Kelley, cleaning


1 25


1 25


6, Annie Devine, care


18 50


6, Mrs. Everett, cleaning


2 00


20 50


8, Keith & Hyde.


72 00


8, Hyde & Holt


60 00


8, Keith & Holt.


12 00


144 00


9, John Dunn


17 50


9, R. Henry Hodson


2 50


20 00


$328 35


SCHOOL FUEL.


No. 1, H. L. Parkhurst, 27,235 lbs. coal ..... 2, E. F. Richardson, 32 ft. hard wood ..


18 75


2, Wm. Decator, preparing 32 ft. wood.


5 00


23 75


3, Frank C. Byam, 36 ft. prepared wood, 4, E. L. Russell, 20 ft. oak wood.


24 00


24 00


4, E. L. Russell, 12 ft. kindlings .. ..


7 75


4, I. L. Putnam, 8 ft. prepared wood ....


6 50


30 50


5, B. O. Robbins, 16 ft. prepared wood ..


13 00


5, B. O. Robbins, 4 ft. prepared pine ....


2 50


5, A. Stuart, preparing wood


50


16 00


6, B. P. Marshall, 28 ft. prepared oak wood


21 00


6, B. P. Marshall, 8 ft. prepared pine ... 8, Keith & Hyde, preparing 14 cds. wood,


5 00


26 00


8, Hyde & Holt, housing same ...


6 25


8, Seth P. Sampson, 14 cords wood ..... 8, Seth P. Sampson .


24 00


8, Chelmsford Foundry Co., 4560 lbs. coal,


14 54


121 79


9, Fred L. Fletcher, 28 ft. hard wood ...


19 25


9, Fred L. Fletcher, 8 ft. pine wood ....


4 00


23 25


9, John Dunn, preparing wood


8 50


8 50


.


$369 12


$ 95 33


$ 95 33


16 25


7 00


70 00


15


SCHOOL INCIDENTALS.


George F. Snow, Superintendent.


$200 00


$200 00


William L. Gordon, services and expenses as Secretary of School Board


10 56


10 56


No. 1, F. G. Pratt, slating blackboards.


10 85


1, F. G. Pratt, setting glass.


75


1, E. R. Marshall, table and felt cover ..


6 00


1, Bartlett & Dow, supplies


6 53


1, J. P. Emerson, labor.


1 25


25 38


2, F. G. Pratt, slating blackboards.


3 00


2, S. W. Parkhurst, supplies


78


3 78


4, Adams & Co., 2 chairs


2 50


4, Riley Davis, supplies.


2 45


4 95


5, A. W. Obe, supplies


3 47


3 47


6, F. G. Pratt, slating blackboards


. .


6 00


6, Orrin Pierce, labor and supplies .....


9 00


6, H. Southerland, labor and supplies .. .


17 28


32 28


7, Dawson Pollard, labor and supplies ..


2 20


2 20


8, Keith & Hyde, repairs.


3 09


8, E. Shaw & Son, supplies


10 22


13 31


9, H. R. Hodson, expense.


7 60


9, Dawson Pollard, labor


2 00


9, John Knowles, labor.


70


9, J. H. Whidden, cleaning clocks


2 15


9, E. R. Marshall, 2 tables .


10 00


9, M. H. Winship, broom


35


22 80


$318 73


SCHOOL TEXT-BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.


Boston School Supply Co., books and supplies,


$134 89


William M. Sargent, supplies


35 90


Ginn & Co., books .


25 09


A. S. Barnes & Co., supplies.


18 12


Thompson, Brown & Co., books and supplies,


41 18


D. C. Heath & Co., books.


2 50


Harper & Bros., books and supplies


44 85


George F. King & Merrill, supplies .


57 96


Prang's Educational Co., supplies


15 20


Vox Populi Press, supplies


1 50


J. Merrill & Son, supplies.


1 85


George S. Perry, supplies


37 92


E. E. Adams, supplies


4 60


American Book Co., books


53 16


Educational Publishing Co


1 72


Amount carried forward $476 44


16


Amount brought forward. $476 44


Carl Schoenhoff


3 50


J. L. Hammett .


27 07


Houghton, Mifflin & Co


17 97


Harry Raynes, clock .


1 00


Lee & Shepard, books.


33 51


American Express Co., express on books and supplies


15 80


George F. Snow, services and expenses buy- ing and delivering books and sup- plies


50 00


$625 29


APPARATUS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.


Bartlett & Dow, 4 set measures and bell. . . $ 5 25


Bartlett & Dow, 14 set drawing instruments.


4 90


$10 15


Carl Schoenhoff, cyclopædias .


24 50


24 50


Thomas Hall, apparatus.


22 39


22 39


Talbot Dyewood & Chemical Co., apparatus,


1 85


1 85


J. B. Lippincott Co., apparatus


25 00


25 00


Educational Publishing Co., apparatus


10 00


10 00


$93 89


SUPPORT OF THE POOR.


PAID FOR EXPENSES OUTSIDE OF ALMSHOUSE.


Worcester Asylum for Chronic Insane, in aid of Daniel Gilligan


$169 46


$169 46


Worcester Asylum for Chronic Insane, in aid of Ella Hutchins


169 46


169 46


Northampton Lunatic Hospital, in aid of Lau- ra E. Bailey


169 46


169 46


Danvers Lunatic Hospital, in aid of Catherine McMahon


172 15


172 15


104 27


St. John's Hospital, in aid of Thomas Lawlor, Putnam & Son, clothing for Thomas Lawlor, Green & Co., boots and repairs for Thomas Lawlor.


14 43


2 15


120 85


City of Lowell, in aid of Lizzie Nelson .


15 14


City of Lowell, in aid of Norah McAnaney and child .


22 25


City of Lowell, in aid of F. E. Russell and family


12 50


49 89


Amount carried forward


$851 27


17


Amount brought forward.


$851 27


City of Boston, in aid of Asenath Clapp $ 90 70


City of Boston, in aid of James McCoy .. .


56 00


146 70


B. F. Hodges, in aid of Henry Powers. .


116 41


116 41


E. Shaw & Son, in aid of Mrs. McEnnis, bill of 1889-90


39 00


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


33 00


72 00


Caleb Smith, in aid of J. Crowley.


36 75


N. B. Edwards, in aid of J. Crowley.


28 85


65 60


Fred H. Parker, in aid of Mrs. George Var- num and children


10 21


10 21


Charles Dutton, in aid of Mrs. McEnnis.


10 00


10 00


Charles W. Flint, in aid of Mrs. McGrauch. .


3 15


3 15


E. T. Adams, in aid of Augusta J. Nickles. . J. P. Emerson, care of Augusta J. Nickles. .


12 50


Alfred Day, care of Augusta J. Nickles


3 75


F. A. Page, board of watchers, etc .


3 60


9 00


33 10


Amasa Howard, M. D., medical attendance. . Mrs. Jennie Hubbard, in aid of tramps, bill of 1889-90


12 00


12 00


$1,320 44


EXPENSES AT ALMSHOUSE.


F. A. Page, services as superintendent.


$400 00


$400 00


Dutton Bros., grain


321 96


Dutton Bros., ice .


56 00


377 96


E. W. Sweetser, meat and provisions


514 36


· 514 36


S. W. Parkhurst, groceries


353 12


353 12


C. A. Robinson, fish .


38 32


38 32


Ingham & Bradbury, butter


32 54


Rolfe, Bradbury & Co., butter


6 63


Lem. Pierce, butter


5 00


44 17


T. F. Severance, bread and crackers


41 37


L. G. Moss, bread and crackers.


35 35


76 72


Blake Bros., potatoes


12 65


12 65


Mrs. J. E. Stevens, apples


3 00


3 00


B. P. Marshall, squashes


2 26


2 26


A. W. Ober, horseradish.


55


55


J. E. Stevens, vinegar .


1 75


H. S. Perham, vinegar .


40


2 15


F. W. Worthen, harness oil.


3 35


3 35


Park Bros., 4 cows.


173 00


Park Bros., difference in cows


15 00


188 00


Elmer Hildreth, hens


4 00


4 00


.


4 25


.


Amount carried forward


$2,020 61


18


Amount brought forward.


$2,020 61


J. P. Emerson, 4 shoats .


15 00


15 00


J. P. Emerson, wagon body.


10 00


H. H. Hanson, difference in wagons


35 00


45 00


H. R. Hodson, pasturing 4 cows.


20 00


20 00


M. C. Wilson, use of night cart


1 00


1 00


J. Spaulding, use of horse.


6 20


6 20


Highways, 2 sets double harnesses


20 00


20 00


A. B. Adams, chestnut posts


7 30


7 30


S. Adams, lumber, etc.


8 66


8 66


A. L. Kittredge, paper .


7 36


7 36


F. G. Pratt, paint, paper, and labor


44 77


44 77


John S. Shedd, repairs


9 07


9 07


F. A. Page, crockery .


11 75


11 75


W. A. Mack & Co., kettle, grate, etc.


5 15


5 15


Harry L. Parkhurst, coal ..


48 97


48 97


Connors Bros., brick and lime. D. W. Robbins, labor, cement, and mortar .. William Chisholm, chairs.


3 50


3 50


Dyer & Patterson, harness


8 80


S. H. Jones, straps


1 50


10 30


J. F. Puffer, mattress .


3 00


3 00


Cook, Taylor & Co., dry goods


19 93


A. G. Pollard, dry goods.


2 29


F. G. Mitchell, hose.


75


22 97


Lowell One Price Clothing Co., clothing


14 85


14 85


Green & Co., boots and rubbers.


1 70


Carl A. Sylvander, shoes and rubbers


4 85


6 55


G. T. Haskell, lock and keys.


75


75


George H. Holt, 2 pumps, labor, and supplies,


77 43


77 43


A. F. Brown, medicines.


1 16


1 16


Amasa Howard, medical attendance, bill 1888 and 1889


82 43


Amasa Howard, medical attendance .


2 65


E. H. Chamberlain, medical attendance


4 50


89 58


Jesse Viles, veterinary surgeon


4 00


4 00


C. Fisher, blacksmithing


11 80


11 80


E. R. Marshall, filing saws


1 00


1 00


E. C. Perham, slaughtering


3 75


3 75


John H. Breed, barbering.


1 60


1 60


Lillian S. Rowell, labor


115 50


Mary Nelson labor


24 00


Charles R. Blood, labor


16 00


William Clogston, labor


62 30


R. M. Hildreth, labor.


18 75


N. M. Johnson, labor


12 00


248 55


Amount carried forward


$2,807 93


.


5 20


31 10


36 30


.


19


Amount brought forward.


R. Wilson Dix, services and expenses as over- seer Charles W. Flint, services and expenses as overseer John Q. Battles, services and expenses as over- seer


13 00


19 00


6 00


George F. Snow, services and expenses as overseer


10 00


E. T. Adams, services and expenses as over- seer


33 89


81 89


Proceeds of Town Farm


1,312 80


Total expense of poor at almshouse ...


$1,577 02


Paid for outside poor


$1,320 44


Received on account of outside poor:


From City of Lowell, on account of aid to paupers From State Treasurer, on account of State pauper.


10 00


From Matthias Hutchins, on account of hos- pital bills. 169 46


From Mrs. R. D. Davidson, on account of hospital bills .


189 13


411 90


Expense of outside poor


$ 908 54


Expense of poor at almshouse


1,577 02


Total


$2,485 56


Inmates, 8; males, 5; females, 3; tramps, 198.


R. WILSON DIX,


CHAS. W. FLINT, JOHN Q. BATTLES, GEO. F. SNOW, EBEN T. ADAMS,


Overseers.


$2,807 93


$ 43 31


$2,889 82


20


APPRAISAL OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AT ALMS-


HOUSE, MARCH 2, 1891.


8 cows.


$290 00


1 horse. .


235 00


60 fowls.


30 00


4 shoates .


16 00


10 tons English hay


150 00


1 2-horse cart 25 00


9 tons meadow hay 63 00


45 00


1 buffalo robe. 10 00


2 blankets


3 00


3 harnesses


25 50


1 set double harness


15 00


1 square wagon


35 00


1 pung . .


5 00


1 horse rake ..


10 00


Wheelbarrow and grindstone


5 50


1 mowing machine.


45 00


1 horse cart


20 00


1 farm wagon.


50 00


2 barrows.


8 00


Horse sled and wagon body


4 00


4 plows.


20 00


1 pig box .


1 25


Cultivator and horse hoe.


3 50


Neck yoke and whiffletrees


3 50


3 ladders


4 00


Stable tools and horse collar


6 00


Grain and hay cutter


11 00


45 empty barrels


4 50


21 cords manure.


105 00


Farming tools.


29 75


Household furniture.


260 43


Provisions and supplies


208 78


$1,737 71


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


Appraisers.


1 Democrat wagon


21


HIGHWAYS.


Dutton Bros., grain .


$220 30


E. Shaw & Son, grain and hay


80 39


$300 69


G. P. Mansfield, 2,500 lbs. hay .


22 50


B. J. Spaulding, 2,760 lbs. hay


24 84


J. W. Ward, 7,970 lbs. hay


76 12


J. J. Dunn, 4,260 lbs. hay .


43 62


John Byam, 7,580 lbs. hay .


. .


68 72


V. R. McNutt, 2,050 lbs. hay


18 45


H. R. Hodson, 1,480 lbs. hay


13 42


267 67


T. Durant & Son, 1 cart ..


165 00


165 00


T. Durant & Son, blacksmithing


36 30


C. Fisher, blacksmithing.


-28 30


H. H. Hanson, blacksmithing.


20 45


James H. Abbott, blacksmithing


6 48


F. J. Whittemore, blacksmithing


38 93


130 46


H. F. Ebert, harness supplies


14 80


F. Worthen, harness dressing


1 50


16 30


C. W. Carkin, covering stone.


6 00


B. O. Robbins, covering stone .


5 00


11 00


S. W. Parkhurst, supplies


28 12


J. S. Shedd, supplies


3 27


Mrs. P. Savage, supplies


1 00


John S. Hall, supplies .


55


32 94


E. E. Adams, chestnut posts


14 00


V. R. McNutt, poles and posts


6 58


A. B. Adams, poles and posts


10 15


30 73


Anna E. Hunt, 2 stringers . . .


1 00


D. Perham, 1,418 ft. plank .


21 27


A. L. Brooks, 1,500 ft. plank .


25 50


47 77


J. Marinel & Willsteed, 125 loads stone chips,


12 50


B. M. Hildreth, 300 loads gravel ..


15 00


Solomon Spaulding, 60 loads gravel (bill of 1888-89). 6 00


J. H. Butterfield, 280 loads gravel.


28 00


E. Richardson, 100 loads gravel.


5 00


Prentiss Webster, 624 loads gravel.


78 00


Charles Sweetser, sleepers and gravel.


4 00


148 50


R. W. Dix, teaming gravel . .


28 00


E. Shaw & Son, teaming gravel (bill 1889) . .


3 50


31 50


William Redmond, labor.


4 55


E. T. Adams, labor.


2 00


Joseph P. Winn, labor


1 00


7 55


W. L. Draper, repairs. . .


5 30


5 30


Amount carried forward


$1,195 41


22


Amount brought forward. $1,195 41


F. G. Pratt, making guide boards. .


4 00


C. H. Dutton, stone guide-post and labor


5 00


9 00


B. M. Hildreth, iron bar .


3 00


3 00


J. P. Emerson, breaking sidewalks


8 75


Warren Berry, breaking sidewalks


3 45


Luther Blodgett, breaking sidewalks


3 65


15 85


E. E. Dutton, breaking roads.


2 20


Mathew Hayes, breaking roads.


2 00


Robert Fletcher, breaking roads .


1 00


5 20


Mellissa Tyler, board of men


64 00


Jennie M. Hubbard, board of men


80 00


Town Farm, board of men.


544 59


688 59


Highway pay-roll, March


132 00


April .


155 04


May


159 71


June


136 06


July


152 96


August.


156 90


September


145 12


October


137 08


November


126 92


December


158 08


January


164 22


February


132 61


1,756 70


$3,673 75


Highway pay-roll includes salary paid highway surveyor, $2.00 per day.




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