Town annual report of Chelmsford 1894, 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 February 28, .1894.


LOWELL, MASS. LOWELL COURIER PUBLISHING COMPANY. 1894.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


OF THE


TOWN OF CHELMSFORD


TOGETHER WITH THE


SCHOOL REPORT


FOR THE


Year Ending February 28, 1894.


LOWELL, MASS. LOWELL COURIER PUBLISHING COMPANY.


1894.


Officers of the Town of Chelmsford, 1893.


Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor-EBEN T. ADAMS, GEORGE F. SNOW, MARTIN ROBBINS, NEWELL E. PARKER, ARTHUR H. SHELDON.


Town Clerk - GEORGE A. PARKHURST.


Town Treasurer-EDWIN H. WARREN.


Auditors -ZIBA GAY, EDWARD F. RICHARDSON, HENRY S. PERHAM. School Committee-Three years : DANIEL P. BYAM, JOHN H. RED- MAN, CHARLES H. ANDREWS ; two years : GEORGE A. BYAM, HUBERT BEARCE, JOSEPH A. PARKHURST ; one year : ALBERT P. PERHAM, ORRIN PIERCE, C. F. RANDLETT.


Trustees of Public Library-Three years : MRS. HARRIET M. BART- LETT, LUTHER H. SARGENT ; two years : HENRY S. PERHAM, S. INGERSOLL BRIANT ; one year : MISS LOUISA A. ALLEN, A. HEADY PARK.


Collector of Taxes-WILLIAM L. GORDON.


Constables - JAMES P. EMERSON, FRED E. NASON, DAVID A. POLLEY,


JOHN H. WHIDDEN, SAMUEL J. GARLAND, GEORGE F. DYAR, JAMES H. MCFARLIN.


Superintendent of Streets-DANIEL W. LANE.


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


Appraisers of Personal Property at the Town Farm-JAMES P. EMERSON, DANIEL P. BYAM, CHARLES A. HOLT.


Weighers of Hay - MARCUS H. WINSHIP, EBEN T. ADAMS, ELISHA H. SHAW, JAMES P. EMERSON, DANIEL W. BICKFORD, HENRY H. EMERSON, S. WALDO PARKHURST, ARTHUR I. EMERSON. Measurers of Wood -S. WALDO PARKHURST, ARTHUR I. EMERSON, NEWELL E. PARKER, ELISHA H. SHAW, JAMES P. EMERSON, MARCUS H. WINSHIP, DANIEL A. REARDON.


Surveyors of Lumber-R. WILSON DIX, NEWELL E. PARKER, EDWIN K. PARKHURST, GEORGE E. SPAULDING, E. LINCOLN RUSSELL, MYRON A. QUEEN.


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Field Drivers - FRED L. FLETCHER, ALECK J. PARK, DAVID A. POLLEY.


Sealer of Weights and Measures - TRUE MORTON.


Weighers of Coal -S. WALDO PARKHURST, D. W. BICKFORD, MARCUS H. WINSHIP, MYRON A. QUEEN, ELISHA H. SHAW.


Inspector of Animals - NEWELL E. PARKER.


Superintendent of Town Farm - SIMON H. NASON.


Superintendents of Burials - L. K. HOWARD, DANIEL P. BYAM, ARTHUR H. SHELDON, JOHN H. WHIDDEN.


Superintendent of Burials of Indigent Soldiers-L. K. HOWARD. Firewardens -C. F. SCRIBNER, ALMON W. HOLT, DANIEL P. BYAM,


MARCUS H. WINSHIP, JOHN O'CONNOR, FRED E. NASON, FRANK C. BYAM, WARREN BERRY.


Forest Firewards - AMOS B. ADAMS, CHARLES A. HOLT, WARREN BERRY, GEORGE F. SNOW.


Registrars of Voters - LEWIS M. DUTTON, JOHN F. MCMANOMIN, STEWART MACKAY, GEORGE A. PARKHURST.


Precinct Wardens - (1) WARREN BERRY ; (2) CHARLES H. DUTTON ; (3) EUGENE W. S. DUTTON.


Deputy Wardens - (1) WALTER PERHAM ; (2) WILLIAM J. QUIGLEY ; (3) EDWIN F. COBURN.


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


Deputy Clerks -- (1) JOHN H. REDMAN; (2) CHARLES H. HOLT; (3) WILLIAM H. BROWN.


Inspectors - (1) ALMON W. HOLT, ARTHUR M. WARREN; (2) GEORGE HYDE, HUBERT BEARCE; (3) ALFRED G. PARKHURST, JOSEPH G. QUESSY.


Deputy Inspectors - (1) DANIEL P. BYAM, ROBERT S. Ross ; (2) JOHN C. HOBBS, JOHN H. MCENANEY ; (3) SAMUEL NAYLOR, MELVIN C. TASKER.


REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK


For the Year ending February 23, 1894.


BIRTHS.


Males


19


Females


24


Total


43


Births of native parentage


19


Births of foreign parentage


13


Births of native and foreign parentage


.


11


NOTE. - Births occurring late in the vear 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 incompleteness of the record may involve much trouble in the future.


MARRIAGES.


Whole number


37


Between natives


23


Between foreigners


4


Between natives and foreigners


10


Chelmsford grooms


24


Chelmsford brides


26


Solemnized in Chelmsford


21


Solemnized in Lowell


13


And one each in Holliston, Westford, and Pelham, N. H.


Increase of Marriages over 1892


20


DEATHS.


Date. Names.


Yrs.


Mos. Days.


Jan. 3. Mary (Pierce) Preston


90


3


13


20. Harriet A. (Simmonds) Parkhurst


56


21. Della A. (Osgood) Parkhurst


37


8 11


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·


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.


6


Date.


Names.


Yrs.


Mos. Days.


Jan. 23. Moses C. Wilson


59


1 23


31. Anna E. (Toye) George


53


Feb. 24. Martin John Welsh


4


March 1. Frederick J. Davis


72


20


15. Margaret Stone


25.


24.


Francis D. Watson


7


13


29.


Mary Moore


82


April


1. Abbie M. Andrews


.


20


1 21


1. Ira N. Hannaford


7.2


6


9


11. Lydia J. Howard


65


10


2


12. John Barker


39


4


17


13. Elizabeth Bridgford


58


6


17. Mary C. Brennan


30


17 Martha G. Carlton


67


7 27


29. Edward McEnnis


56


May 8. Herbert E. Crooker


30


28.


George Henry Gould


1


2


17


31.


Dora Elizabeth Russell


6


7


4


June


1.


Mary E. (Reed) Mansfield


81


6. Thomas Carroll


42


8.


Melvin E. Avery


57


8


8


12.


Nathan B. Edwards


73


17.


Jonas C. Butterfield


71


4 18


27.


Sarah M. Vickery


79


10


12


30.


Margaret Donegan


66


6


20


10.


Amasa O. Chandler


22


15. Mary Daling


80


15. Frederick L. Wood


16


7 11


16. Samuel F. Wheeler


61


10


17


20.


Mary D. Cummings


6


25


Aug. 9. James J. McPhillips


9


25


9. Anne Carpenter


6


13. Katie A. O'Hara


5


19. Loria Roberge


5


2


20. Georgiana Perkins


47


2


13


26.


Grace Vinal


. 1


19


Sept.


3. Dorcas P. Sweetser


87


11


18


6.


Caroline H. Hasey


60


8


18


10.


John B. Melvin


85


8


14


11.


Elizabeth (Holden) Kelley


72


1


9


11. William Henry Quigley


5


9


18. Ernest C. Mansfield


17


8


18.


Gertrude A. McEnaney


11


7


22.


Sarah A. C. Weston


50


9


18


24. John Jackson


91


1


20


29.


Thomas Regan


45


.


.


.


·


53


July 6. Susan A. Palmer


·


.


.


14. Amy Rose Polley


Date. Names.


Yrs.


Mos. Days.


Oct. 2. James A. Emerson


19


6 26


11. Johanna Sullivan


65


20. John E. Dane


12


7


16


21. Clara Roark


25


4


22. William Russell


67


1


28. Matthew R. Johnson


53


3


Nov. 8.


Thomas J. Pinkham


81


10


27


26. Esther Heywood


86


16


Dec. 12.


Jeremiah Harrington


97


18. Elizabeth A. Hunt


90


3


26.


Martha L. Dadmun


74


4


6


27. Chester Fisher


2


6


31. Martha Austin


83


3


23


Males 29 ; females 35 ; total 64.


DOG LICENSES.


EAST CAMBRIDGE, MASS., June 2, 1893.


Received of George A. Parkhurst, Town Clerk of Chelmsford, one hundred and twenty-one dollars and eighty cents on account of dog licenses, as per his return of June 2, 1893. J. O. HAYDEN, County Treasurer.


EAST CAMBRIDGE, MASS., Dec. 4, 1893. Received of George A. Parkhurst, Town Clerk of Chelmsford, three hundred and twenty-eight dollars and twenty cents, on account of dog licenses, as per his return of Dec. 2, 1893. J. O. HAYDEN, County Treasurer.


Number of dogs licensed


225


Males


210


Females


15


Amount received for licenses


$495 00


Amount of fees (20 cents per license)


45 00


Paid to the County Treasurer


450 00


94 per cent. refunded


423 00


GEORGE A. PARKHURST,


Town Clerk.


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REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER


For the Year ending February 28, 1894.


Your Treasurer charges himself with cash balance in treasury, as found at last annual set lement . $1,622 94


With cash received as follows : Of


State Treasurer, as State Aid for 1892 788 00


Relief to Indigent Soldiers and


Sailors ·


66 00


on account of Corporation tax for 1892 on account of Corporation tax for 1893 on account of National Bank tax for 1893


1,460 55


on account of Armory rent


200 00


on account of income Massachusetts school fund .


278 06


County Treasurer, on account of dog licenses for 1893 as award for land damage


423 00


Lowell & Suburban R. R. Co. for land damage


150 00


Clerk of Police Court, Lowell, on account of fines


87 62


City of Lowell, on account of aid to paupers


82 20


City of Somerville, on account of aid to paupers


101 06


Town of Sandwich, on account of aid to panpers Matthias Hutchins, on account of hospital bills


231 70


A. H. Sheldon (as guardian), on account of legacy to pauper from estate of Clara W. Pratt, late of Mansfield, Mass. · J. A. Parkhurst, on account of tuition of non-resident pupils . Charles Andrews, on account of tuition of non-resident pupils


35 75


6 00


3 00


L. K. Howard, on account of hay sold from Centre Cemetery


15 00


Amount carried forward


. $7,350 71


43


1,147 90


600 00


51 50


9


Amount brought forward . $7,350 71


L. K. Howard, on account of sale of lots in Centre Cemetery 15 00


A. H. Sheldon, on account of sale of lots in cemetery at North Chelmsford 81 00 A. H. Sheldon, on account of sale of grass from Ceme- tery at North Chelmsford 8 00


· J. H. Whidden, on account of sale of lots in cemetery at West Chelmsford 30 00


. D. P. Byam, on account of sale of lots in cemetery at South Chelmsford · John H. Nichols, on account of use of Town Hall at Centre 12 75


8 00


Treasurer of I. O. O. F. (Lodge No. 218) for use of closet room in Town Hall at Centre · William J. Quigley, on account of use of Hall at North Chelmsford · · Mrs. E. T. Adams, as Librarian, on account of sale of Library Catalogues .


26 50


6 00


18 70


Mrs. E. T. Adams on account of sale of old books


35


Mrs. E. T. Adams on account of fines collected 1 95


Newell E. Parker, as discount on bill for stone 3 75 Horace Holt (at hand of E. T. Adams) for lot of sand 2 00


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


46 50


Cash received on account of taxes as follows : Of


Martin Robbins, tax of 1891 in full 916 14


interest on same 111 12


William L. Gordon on account of tax of 1892 1,875 82 interest on same 114 79


on account of tax of 1893 15,293 97


interest on same 93 70 .


Overseers of Poor, as proceeds of Town Farm for 1893 1,121 70


Cash hired for use of town, as temporary loan


4,700 00


Making a total of


$31,838 45


And is credited as follows : -


By cash paid State Tax for 1893 . $ 2,100 00


County Tax for 1893 1,714 77


For care of Kimball lot in Centre Ceme- tery


5 00


Amount carried forward


. $3,819 77


10


Amount brought forward


3,819 77 ·


By cash paid for care of Emerson lot in Centre Ceme-


tery 5 00


For care of Marshall lot in Centre Ceme- tery 5 00


Orders drawn for the municipal year 1893 in full . 22,580 96


Temporary loan in full .


4,700 00


As interest on the same . .


.


91 14


Balance in treasury as found on settlement


636 28


$31,838 45


E. H. WARREN, Treasurer.


CHELMSFORD, March 3, 1894.


REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS


For the Year ending Feb. 28, 1894.


VALUATION MAY 1, 1893.


Real estate (resident)


$1,387,276 00


Real estate (non-resident)


227,095 00


$1,614,371 00


Personal estate (resident)


. $276,099 00


Personal estate (non-resident)


.


2,500 00


278,599 00


Total valuation of assessed estate


$1,892,970 00


Rate of taxation, $8.80 per $1,000.00. Polls $2.00


Number of polls


844


assessed on polls only 340


assessed on property 947


Total number assessed 1,287


Number of horses assessed 561


cows assessed 1,030


sheep assessed 1


swine assessed 136


fowl assessed


11,054


dwellings assessed


701


acres of land as- sessed . 14,215


Valuation of buildings


$842,870 00


Valuation of land


. $771,501 00


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TAXES.


State tax


$2,100 00


County tax


1,714 77


Appropriation for public schools


6,000 00


school incidentals


350 00


school apparatus .


150 00


text-books and sup-


plies


600 00


support of poor


2,200 00


highways


5,000 00


repair of public build-


ings


.


soldiers and sailors


100 00


town officers and com- mittees


1,000 00


collection and abate-


400 00


miscellaneous expen- ses ·


300 00


enforcement of liquor law .


150 00


care and improve-


ment of cemeteries


300 00


running village clock transcribing ancient town records


165 00


preparing military


records of Chelms- ford soldiers


47 00


fire apparatus at No. Chelmsford ·


500 00


Bartl. tt road


300 00


public library


200 00


settees for hall at


North Chelmsford


125 00


evening school at


200 00


Memorial Day


50 00


Overlayings


51 36


Less estimated receipts


2,900 00


Amount carried forward


.


$19,933 13


relief of indigent


800 00


ment of taxes .


30 00


North Chelmsford


$22,781 77


$22,833 13


13


Amount brought forward


$19,933 13


Less appropriations from treasury


1.587 00


Total tax committed


$18.346 13


Tax on 844 polls $ 1,688 00


Tax on property


16,658 13


$18.346 13


MISCELLANEOUS .- CHANGES IN THE STATE THE PAST YEAR.


The valuation of buildings has increased $42,847,937 00


land has increased 43,160,178 00


personal estate has increased 9,305,824 00


Total increase


. $95,313,939 00


Number of horses assessed 191,178


cows assessed


186,806


sheep assessed


46,153


swine assessed


27,871


fowl assessed


880,479


dwelling houses assessed acres of land assessed


383,713


. 4,508,945


Increase in number of horses


6,065


Decrease in number of cows


8,174


sheep


939


swine


2,995


Increase in number of fowl


81,089


dwelling houses 11,168


acres of land 4,672


Average rate of tax, $15.30 on $1.000.


Highest rate, $27.00 on $1,000, in town of Granville, County of Hampden.


Lowest rate, $4.44 on $1,000, in town of Gosnold, County of Dukes.


There are 30 cities and 322 towns.


No cities and but 13 towns have a less tax rate than Chelms- ford.


GEORGE F. SNOW, EBEN T. ADAMS, MARTIN ROBBINS, NEWELL E. PARKER, ARTHUR H. SHELDON,


Assessors.


COLLECTORS' REPORT.


COLLECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1891.


Taxes on list of 1891 uncollected Feb. 28,


1893


$916 14


Uncollected interest on same Feb. 28, .


1893


64 12


Interest accrued since Feb. 28, 1893 .


47 00


$1,027 26


Cash paid Town Treasurer as tax $916 14


Cash paid Town Treasurer as interest 111 12


$1,027 26


MARTIN ROBBINS, Collector.


COLLECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1892.


Taxes on list of 1892 uncollected Feb. 28,


1893


$2,486 30


Uncollected interest Feb. 28, 1893


72 50


Accrued interest since Feb. 28, 1893 ·


84 98


$2,643 78


Cash paid Town Treasurer as Tax . · $1,875 82


Cash paid Town Treasurer as interest 114 79


Uncollected taxes to new account


610 48


Uncollected interest to new account


42 69


$2,643 78


WILLIAM L. GORDON, Collector.


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COLLECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1893.


Taxes on list of 1893


. $18,346 13


Additional taxes


71 61


Interest collected since Oct. 1, 1893


93 70


Accrued interest on uncollected taxes


91 13


$18,602 57


Cash paid Town Treasurer as tax


. $15,293 97


Cash paid Town Treasurer as interest


93 70


Uncollected taxes to new account


3,123 77


Accrued interest to new account


91 13


$18,602 57


WILLIAM L. GORDON, Collector.


REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN


For the Year Ending Feb. 28, 1894.


PUBLIC SCHOOLS.


PAID FOR TEACHING.


No. 1, Susie M. Emerson, 36 weeks $672 00


1, M. E. Parkhurst, 12 weeks


108 00


1, Grace C. Litchfield, 12 weeks


108 00


1, Susie S. McFarlin, 12 weeks


108 00


1, Carrie L. Adams, 36 weeks


324 00


1, Lillian L. Sproat, 36 weeks


.


324 00


1, H. Gertrude Fulton, 10 weeks


40 00 $1,684 00


2, Isabella A. Nauss, 12 weeks


96 00


2, Daisy Hadley, 23 weeks .


184 00


280 00


3, A. Gertrude Stiles, 32 weeks


272 00


272 00


4, Alice I. Smith, 28 weeks


.


238 00


4, Belle B. Hadley, 8 weeks


68 00


306 00


5, Grace E. Mansfield, 36 weeks


288 00


288 00


6, Ellen Hadley, 11 weeks


99 00


6, Helen E. Gookin, 24 weeks


216 00


315 00


8, Arthur W. Trubey, 36 weeks


754 50


8, Winifred Miller, 36 weeks .


.


323 25


8, Ellen A. Cook, 24 weeks


216 00


8, Nellie M. Baker, 12 weeks


107 25


8, Lanra G. Hoyt, 36 weeks


324 00


1,725 00


9, Ella A. Hutchinson, 40 weeks


360 00


9, Agnes Naylor, 36 weeks


324 00


684 00


$5,554 00


CARE OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS.


No. 1, Jasper Elliott, care $ 90 00


1, Jasper Elliott, labor and supplies 3 50


$ 93 50


2, Walter E. Morse, care


10 00


2, Walter J. Smith, care 6 00


2, Mrs. B. Smith, cleaning


2 50


18 50


Amount carried forward


$112 00


.


.


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.


.


.


17


Amount brought forward


$112 00


No. 3, John B. Emerson, care


12 00


4, Frank A. Melvin, care


$18 10


4, Mrs. E. Nickless, cleaning


3 30


21 40


5, Geo. A. Byam, Jr., care


14 00


5, Geo. A. Byam, cleaning


2 00


16 00


6, Marshall Dix, care


5 50


6, Lizzie C. Devine care,


12 00


6, Orrin Pierce, cleaning


5 00


22 50


8, Gardner K. Ripley, care


107 75


8, Chris Clausen, cleaning


6 00


113 75


9, John Knowles, care


30 40


$328 05


SCHOOL FUEL.


No. 1, Harry L. Parkhurst, 44, 780 lbs. coal . $162 83


1, E. L. Russell, 1 cord prepared wood .


6 50


$169.33


2, E. L. Russell, ¿ cord prepared wood


2 50


2, Joseph Bowers, 2 wood cords prepared


15 00


17 50


3, Warren Berry, { cord prepared wood 3, William Redmond, 3} cords prepared wood


21 50


3, Daniel P. Byam, 2 cords prepared


13 00


37 50


4, E. L. Russell, 2} cords prepared wood .


10 50


4, J. H. Redman, 3 cords prepared wood, and housing same


20 50


31 00


5, Geo. O. Byam, kindling wood


.


1 50


1 50


6, Orrin Pierce, prepared wood


3 25


6, P. D. & T. S. Edmands, 6 cords wood 6, C. T. Wright, 1 cord wood


6 75


6, Ernest Craven, preparing 3 cords wood


3 00


45 75


8, Seth P. Sampson, 20 cords wood


96 00


8, C. H. Whittemore, 213 feet wood


124 38


8, Gardner Ripley, preparing 232 cords wood


11 75


8, Gardner Ripley, housing 20 cords


wood


5 00


11 38


248 51


30 00


4 00


50 00


7 55


91 55


$642 64


8, C. F. Keith, preparing 232 cords wood 9, Vinton R. McNutt, 6 cords wood


9, S. A. Butterfield, 1 cord pine wood 9, Charles Andrews, 10 cords oak wood 9, J. Knowles, preparing wood


3 00


wood


32 75


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SCHOOL INCIDENTALS.


Geo. F. Snow, Superintendent .


$200 00


$200 00


John H. Redman, services as Secretary of School Board


10 72


10 72


No. 1, Bartlett & Dow, supplies


6 15


6 15


3, Bartlett & Dow, supplies


2 63


2 63


4, Bacheller, Dumas dictionary 1 50


&


Co., binding


4, E. R. Marshall, moulding table


4 50


4, J. H. Redman, setting glass, etc.


1 60


4, M. Erickson, repairing clock


25


4, W. M. Parlee, labor


1 65


4, Geo. H. Holt, pump


14 00


23 50


5, Geo. A. Byam, supplies


5 00


5 00


6, Orrin Pierce, labor and supplies


4 05


4 05


8, Otis P. Wheeler, repairing clocks


2 00


8, Hubert Bearce, freight on blackboards


1 28


8, Hubert Bearce, supplies


1 00


8, J. L. Hammett, slate blackboards


18 48


8, E. H. Shaw & Son, supplies


5 03


8, Chelmsford Foundry Co., repairs


3 15


8, Michael Harrington, labor


1 00


31 94


9, John Knowles, labor


1 00


9, M. H. Winship, supplies


1 45


9, Charles Andrews


3 25


9, H. R. Hodson


25


5 95


$289 94


SCHOOL TEXT-BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.


Boston School Supply Co., books $ 20 10


Ginn & Co., books


103 42


Wm. M. Sargent, supplies


62 81


Houghton, Mifflin & Co., books


6 00


Thompson, Brown & Co., books and supplies


18 33


University Publishing Co., books


12 84


American Book Co., books


30 05


Lee & Shepard, books


5 42


J. L. Hammett, supplies


90 42


Geo. S. Perry, supplies


70 64


Leach, Shewell & Sanborn, books


36 50


Silver, Burdett & Co., books


77 44


D. C. Heath & Co., books


4 50


H. B. Clarke & Co., books


3 34


Amount carried forward


$541 81


19


Amount brought forward


$541 81


Wm. Ware & Co., books


$11 50


G. C. Prince & Son, supplies


2 00


F. W. Berry, supplies


1 00


American Express Co., express on books and supplies


12 90


Geo. F. Snow, services and expenses buying and disbursing books and supplies 50 00


$619 21


SCHOOL APPARATUS.


Lee & Shepard, dictionaries . .


$10 10


Bacheller, Dumas & Co., re-binding books


11 40


Derby & Morse, repairing electric machines 19 25


Prang Educational Co., apparatus


21 88


J. L. Hammett, apparatus


23 46


Bartlett & Dow, supplies


63


J. Merrill & Son, supplies


75


E. H. Shaw, supplies


1 02


Talbot Dyewood and Chemical Co., supplies


1 60


Carleton & Hovey, supplies


2 10


American Book Co., dictionaries


22 64


M. F. Walling, maps


11 13


W. B. Parkhurst, repairs


1 00


$126 96


SUPPORT OF POOR.


EXPENSES OUTSIDE OF ALMSHOUSE.


Amasa Howard, M. D., in aid of Mrs. McEnuis, et al.


$ 18 00


$ 18.00


L. K. Howard, burial of Herbert Crooker Chas. M. Young, casket for Herbert Crooker E. H. Chamberlin, M. D., in aid of Herbert Crooker .


12 00


9 00


27 00


E. H. Chamberlin, M. D., in aid of Mary Mahoney and others .


43 50


43 50


Town of Townsend, board of Nellie A. Smart and child


79 35


John L. Dustin, board of Nellie A. Smart and child


4 00


83 35


Amount carried forward


$171 85


.


.


.


.


6 00


20


Amount brought forward


$171 85


City of Boston, in aid of Henry Harrington 8 00 City of Boston, burial of Emma H. Cutler 10 00


18 00


City of Lowell, in aid of Edward Nelson 26 29


City of Lowell, in aid of Bridget Fahey


3 43


29 72


J. H. McDermott, burial of Edw. McEnnis Mrs. John Marinel, in aid of John Barker


28 00


Arthur H. Sheldon, in aid of John Barker


17 00


N. B. Edwards, M. D., in aid of John Barker Arthur H. Sheldon, in aid and removal of


6 50


51 50


Margaret Lesur and family, State pau- pers


99 52


99 52


A. G. Pollard, in aid of Mary Mahoney


2 83


Green & Co., in aid of Mary Mahoney


1 25


O'Donnell & Gilbride, in aid of Mary Mahoney


90


4 98


Geo. F. Snow, in aid of Alice Smith and others


5 40


5 40


E. T. Adams, in aid of Hugh Kane and others


2 13


2 13


N. E. Parker, in aid of James Boynton


1 05


M. H. Winship, in aid of James Boynton


41 55


Wm. C. Edwards, in aid of James Boynton,


2 00


44 60


Mrs. W. D. Battles, in aid of Cynthia G. Melvin


12 00


12 00


J. S. Wotton, in aid of tramps


7 25


J. S. Wotton, in aid of Frank Goss


4 00


11 25


Arthur H. Sheldon, in aid of outside poor


3 15


Arthur H. Sheldon, expenses as guardian of Laura E. Bailey


4 75


7 90


Northampton Lunatie Hospital, in aid of Laura E. Bailey


169 46


169 46


St. John's Hospital, in aid of Thos. Lawler Worcester Lunatic Hospital, in aid of James W. Dunn


169 46


Worcester Lunatic Hospital, in aid of Daniel Gilligan .


254 87


Worcester Lunatic Hospital, in aid of Ella Hutchins


231 70


656 03


Danvers Lunatic Hospital, in aid of Catherine McMahon


177 33


177 33


.


104 27


104 27


$1,600 94


35 00


35 00


2


21


EXPENSES AT ALMSHOUSE.


S. H. Nason, 12 months' service as superin- tendent


$375 00


E. W. Sweetser, meat and provisions


$202 77


Michael Corbett,


1 16


W. H. Brown, 66 66


114 15


Public Market, Lowell “


9 37


F. E. Nason, 35 pounds butter


10 50


Union Market, Lowell, meat and provisions


1 12


Hall & Perham, meat and provisions


20 38


J. P. Emerson, vinegar


4 81


Timothy Adams, beef


6 50


S. W. Parkhurst, groceries


194 33


Cutler Co., 6 barrels of flour


23 40


Mrs. J. P. Eaton, 1 dozen eggs


40


Jewett & Swift, beef


3 35


J. P. Emerson, beef


5 65


McGlinchy Bros., beef


6 11


J. E. Blood, fish


9 40


Charles Baldwin, fish


9 14


622 54


Vina M. Nason, labor


102 00


A. W. Holt, labor


12 20


F. G. Pratt, labor


2 75


Florence Forbish, labor


36 00


H. C. Blackmer, labor


38 15


Orena Webster, labor


36 00


Joseph Hall, labor


23 00


John F. Ervine, labor


3 00


Charles E. Parkhurst, labor


6 32


Mr. Shamply, labor


4 10


Joseph Teabo, labor


12 75


John Keats, labor


1 80


Jacob Spaulding, labor


9 17


Timothy Adams, labor


3 25


Mrs. F. E. Nason, labor


67


291 16


Amasa Howard, M. D., medical attendance


12 00


E. H. Chamberlin, M. D.


9 00


Wm. H. Hills, medicines


4 25


25 25


D. C. Perham, difference in cows


52 16


Harry L. Parkhurst, 17,500 pounds coal


59 17


Perley P. Perham, pasturing cows


15 75


A. B. Adams, chestnut posts, etc.


1 72


128 80


L. K. Howard, services as undertaker


2 00


Dutton Bros., grain


312 81


Dutton Bros., ice


27 59


340 40


Amount carried forward


$1,785 15


22


Amount brought forward


$1,785 15


J. H. Breed, cutting hair


1 00


W. S. Pierce, filing saws


1 60


T. F. Severance, crackers and bread


$ 2 35


L. G. Moss, crackers and bread


18 14


A. Kimball, bread and yeast


22


20 71


J. J. Cluin, police badge


1 50


J. J. Cluin, repairs on clock


1 00


2 50


Geo. P. Mansfield, apples


2 00


H. L. Knowlton, apples and sweet corn


23 30


25 30


Gilman & Co., potatoes


1 80


H. E. Noyes, potatoes


7 65


9 45


J. H. Blodgett, onions


2 00


2 00


Geo. M. Wright, blacksmithing


13 35


Geo. L. Lawson, dry goods


1 09


A. G. Pollard & Co., dry goods


22 67


F. G. Mitchell & Co., dry goods


9 98


Cook, Taylor & Co., dry goods


6 25


N. Y. Cloak and Suit Co., 4 wrappers


5 30


Lowell One Price Clothing Co.


8 00


J. L. Chalifoux, clothing


3 80


57 09


Adams & Co., oil cloth and mat


2 50


Adams & Co., chairs, etc.


8 55


11 05


J. P. Strong, cloth and thread


1 63


H. F. Ebert, strap, reins, etc.


3 00


E. J. Farley, blacking,


25


T. Costello, 2 coal hods


1 00


Bartlett & Dow, hardware


25 62


N. J. Wier, hardware


9 19


34 81


French & Puffer. crockery


8 56


J. Clark Glidden, boots and shoes


11 35


U. S. Tea Co., 1 basket


35


Mrs. P. H. Corey, 1 wringer


7 50


C. W. Livingston, 75 gallons soft soap


9 35


John J. Doherty, berries


30


Mrs. Richardson, berries


3 55


H. W. Erdis, fruit


3 55


E. C. Perham, cherries


1 50


A. B. Paasche, berries


3 48


N. A. Glidden, berries


3 37


15 75


Mrs. A. P. Stevens, fruit


30


E. N. Wood & Co., plaster


75


E. W. Rice, 4 keys .


40


Worthen & Lovering, cotton waste


2 50


Wm. Gordon, cotton waste


1 25


3 75


Amount carried forward


$2,027 95


23


Amount brought forward


$2,027 95


C. B. Coburn, Paris green and paint $ 1 87


80 gasoline and oil . 2 67


Lewis Barkin, paper and envelopes,


80


F. E. Ballard, steam cooker and coffee pot


7 50


J. P. Emerson, standing grass


20 00


E. H. Warren, standing grass


5 00


25 00


E. E. Dutton, 3 pigs


7 50


E. M. Lawrence, repairs on clock


1 00


Cynthia G. Melvin, bottle balsam


25


T. M. Bolton, horse blankets


4 50


M. E. Burroughs


2 10


Chadwick & Arnold, tobacco 56


70


26


John Keats, killing hogs


2 00


J. Chalifoux, chickens


4 00


J. C. Donovan, straps


25


J. H. Wilson, driving cows


4 00


J. R. Parkhurst, plants


1 50


Geo. H. Holt, repairs on pumps


3 00


E. H. Shaw, services and expenses as over- seer 1892-3


5 00


N. E. Parker, services and expenses as over- seer . Geo. F. Snow, services and expenses as overseer


10 00


A. H. Sheldon, services and expenses as overseer · . Martin Robbins, services and expenses as overseer ·


28 25


46 36


E. T. Adams, services and expenses as overseer


31 35 128 21


$2,224 49


1,121 70


Total expenses of poor at Almshouse




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