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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
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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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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
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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
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53
July 6. Susan A. Palmer
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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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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
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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
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.
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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