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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF CHELMSFORD
TOGETHER WITH THE
School Report and Report of the Trustees ot the Adams Library
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 1899.
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LET THE CHILDREN GUARD
WHAT THE
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LOWELL, MASS .: COURIER-CITIZEN COMPANY, PRINTERS, 1899.
Officers of the Town of Chelmsford, 1898.
Selectmen, Assessors, and Overscers of the Poor - Joseph E. Warren, Arthur H. Sheldon, Joseph A. Parkhurst, William H. Shedd, Walter R. Winning.
Town Clerk - George A. Parkhurst.
Town Treasurer - Ervin W. Sweetser.
Auditors - George F. Snow, Martin Robbins, Elisha H. Shaw. School Committee- Three years: Stewart Mackay ; two years :
Edward H. Chamberlin ; one year : Daniel P. Byam, Henry R. Hodson, Ralph W. E. Milliken.
Trustees of Adams Library -Three years : J. Adams Bartlett, Emma L. Gay ; two years : A. Heady Park, Albert H. Davis ; one year : Mrs. Harriet M. Bartlett, Luther H. Sargent.
Collector of Taxes - Arthur M. Warren.
Highway Surveyor - David Higgins.
Constables - James P. Emerson, E. Lincoln Russell, William M. Lee (declined), James S. Wotton, William J. Quigley, Augus- tus F. Whidden, Michael H. Norton, Samuel J. Garland.
Fence Viewers - James P. Emerson, Daniel P. Byam, Fred L. Fletcher.
Appraisers of Personal Property at the Town Farm - James P. Emerson, Daniel P. Byam, James S. Wotton.
Weighers of Hay-S. Waldo Parkhurst, Paul Dutton, Daniel W. Bickford, Henry H. Emerson, Elisha H. Shaw, Marcus 11. Winship, James P. Emerson.
Measurers of Wood- S. Waldo Parkhurst, Paul Dutton, Newell E. Parker, James P. Emerson, Daniel A. Reardon, Elisha H. Shaw, Marcus H. Winship, Myron A. Queen, John Mari- nel, Jr.
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Surveyors of Lumber - Edwin K. Parkhurst, R. Wilson Dix, Stewart Mackay, Hubert Bearce, George E. Spaulding, E. Lincoln Russell, Myron A. Queen.
Field Drivers - Henry T. Ripley, Robert W. Polley, Charles O. Stevens, Fred L. Fletcher.
Committee on Appropriations - Henry S. Perham, Ziba Gay, George F. Snow, Newell E. Parker, William H. Shedd.
APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN.
Weighers of Coal- S. Waldo Parkhurst, Paul Dutton, Daniel W. Bickford, Hubert Bearce, Elisha H. Shaw, Marcus H. Winship, Myron A. Queen, Stewart Mackay, Patrick P. McMahon, Henry H. Emerson.
Superintendents of Burials - Arthur H. Sheldon, Daniel P. Byam, Alfred G. Parkhurst, Albert P. Perham, Walter Perham.
Superintendent of Burials of Indigent Soldiers and Sailors - Arthur H. Sheldon.
Inspector of Animals and Provisions, and Agent of the Board of Health -Edwin C. Perham and Walter R. Minning. Sealer of Weights and Measures - William J. Randall. Fish Warden - George W. Whidden.
Janitors of Public Buildings - John H. Nichols and Warren B. Cotton, Centre Village ; William J. Quigley, North Village. Firewards - Daniel P. Byam, Frank C. Byam, Almon W. Holt, Amos B. Adams, George W. Wright. George G. Stetson, John O'Connor. George C. Moore, Charles F. Scribner, Franklin Guyotte, Thomas Smith, William J. Quigley.
Forest Firewards - William H. Shedd, Amos B. Adams, War- ren Berry, James S. Wotton, George F. Snow, Fred L. Fletcher, George M. Wright, Fred A. Hazen.
Special Police Officers- George C. Moore, Thomas Brown, Warren B. Cotton, James J. Hackett, Scott O. Sabine, War- ren Berry, Frank C. Byam, John H. Nichols.
Superintendent of Town Farm - Scott O. Sabine.
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Registrars of Voters - Eben T. Adams, Chairman; John F. McManomin, Preston L. Piggott, George A. Parkhurst, Clerk, ex-officio.
Precinct Wardens - (1) John P. Scoboria; (2) Charles H. Dutton ; (3) John J. Quessy.
Deputy Wardens - (1) Patrick H. Haley ; (2) Patrick J. Ward ; (3) Edward F. Coburn.
Precinct Clerks - (1) Howard S. Adams; (2) Frederick K. Ripley ; (3) Samuel Naylor.
Deputy Clerks-(1) Herbert C. Sweetser ; (2) Charles H. Holt ; (3) Josiah E. Marshall.
Inspectors-(1) Arthur E. Reed, Robert S. Ross; (2) George Hyde, Hubert Bearce; (3) Alfred G. Parkhurst, John J. Dunn.
Deputy Inspectors - (1) Daniel P. Byam, George H. Wilson, John H. Nichols, Melvin Walker; (2) John C. Hobbs, George H. Ripley, James B. McQuaid, James W. Ward ; (3) Charles Edwards, John A. Toye.
REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
For the Year Ending February 28, 1899.
BIRTHS.
Males
.
36
Females
· 29
Total .
65
Births of native parentage
. 25
Births of foreign parentage .
23
Births of foreign and native parentage
17
N. B .- 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 incompleteness of the record may involve much trouble in the future.
MARRIAGES.
Whole number
32
Between natives
17
Between foreigners
6
Between natives and foreigners
9
Chelmsford grooms
14
Chelmsford brides
18
Solemnized in Chelmsford
23
Solemnized in Lowell
.
7
One each in Cambridge and Westford.
.
6
DEATHS.
Date. Names. Jan. 12. Albert W. Ober
49
14.
Cecil Roy Shepherd
4 II
15. Joseph Desiree Gagnon
16
18. Jerome B. Gilbert
7 1
6
17
25. Victorine Miner
44
II
25. George E. Trubey
66
6
26. Louise Mitchell
84
3
2I
29. Eli P ·Parker .
86
9
Feb. 4 .
Herman Miner
I3
4 Caroline Roby
74
5
24
14. Abbie H. Sleeper
89
IO
14. Edwin H. Warren
73
IO
7
25.
Harold W. Smith
3
9
I 2
April 6.
Marie Tremblay
3
9. (Stillborn)
16. Charles S. Reed
62
II
17
19.
Alonzo L. Melvin
68
5
14
20. George Webster
48
7
21. Jennie W. (Hodgdon) Revere
62
I
17
24.
Andrew Kelley
76
I I
24
25 Thomas P. Duffy
2
3
13
26. Vera Leslie Dunn
I
IO
21
May
2. Julia L. Sheldon
69
IO
28
4. Arthur Biennan
IO
3
4.
Winnifred Larkin
19
9. Anne Gaudette
5
IO.
Gladys I. Gahan
I
9
IO
12.
Frank A. Lamphere
22
5
22. Allen F. Davis
70
4
5
23. Bessie M. Warley
4
IO
23
24. Laura A. Adams
57
II
24
27. Horace Holt
77
8
4
30.
Melvin E. Dam
54
8
4
June 9.
Lucy A. Huntoon
61
10
18 Elmira Upham
78
I
24
29. Annie (Shield) Trubey
58
3
July 10.
Hiram J. Brown
62
9
22
Aug. 21.
Mar, Fox
.
.
74
.
.
.
Yrs.
Mos. Days.
7
Sept. 2. Asenath C. Lewis
82
IO
4. Ada J. Meads
I7
2
7. Thomas Durant
86
10
7. Hannah Ivory
56
I2. Edwin King Parkhurst
.
70
6
I2
21. William F. Carter
88
5
22. Walter C. A. Stevens
23
5
17
25. Joseph P. Winn
68
9
Oct.
5. Ellen McGlinchey
.
62
5. Harriet Ober Larcom
.
82
22
9. Samuel Blood
77
12. Lucy Heywood Worthen
2
3
4
29.
Selma S. Westburg
I2
II
13
31. Alice McNally
24
Nov. I.
Thomas P. Duffy
.
38
7. George W. Proctor
40
15. Albion J. Lamphere
58
4
26
18. Leonard Meads
81
6
13
24. Elisha H. Shaw
5I
2
27. Mary Burnis McQuade
I
2
Dec.
I. Alice Bray
5h
9. John H. Nichols
70
7
2
14. Abigail W. Foster .
70
8
4
24. (Stillborn)
.
27. George E. Butters
70
7
30. Mary E. (Horr) Wheeler
61
Males 34. Females 31. Total 65.
DOG LICENSES.
EAST CAMBRIDGE, MASS., June 2, 1898.
Received of George A. Parkhurst, Town Clerk of Chelmsford, fifty-one dollars and sixty cents on account of dog licenses, as per his return of June 2, 1898. $51.60.
J. O. HAYDEN, County Treasurer.
.
.
.
.
.
.
26. Mary Brett
52
.
.
.
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EAST CAMBRIDGE, MASS., Dec. 3, 1898. Received of George A. Parkhurst, Town Clerk of Chelmsford, four hundred forty-three dollars and forty cents on account of dog licenses, as per his return of Dec. 1, 1898. $443.40. J. O. HAYDEN, County Treasurer.
Number of dogs licensed
250
Males
235
Females
15
Amount received for licenses
$545 00
Amount of fees (20 cents per license)
50 00
Paid to the County Treasurer
495 00
Refunded to the Town. 95 per cent.
470 25
GEORGE A. PARKHURST,
Town Clerk.
REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER.
For the Year Ending February 28, 1899.
Your Treasurer charges himself with cash received as follows : Balance in treasury at last annual settlement $ 1,161 30 Of State Treasurer, on account of corporation tax of 1896 and 1897 12 14 .
on account of corporation tax of 1898 ·
1,168 78
National Bank tax for 1898 .
857 89
on acc't of aid to State paupers .
34 86
" inspection of cattle
212 50
" State Aid .
.
1,002 00
66 " Military Aid
92 75
" Armory rent
300 00
" income of Mass. School Fund . .
244 43
Of County Treasurer, " " dog licenses .
470 25
town to H. K. Ferrin as land damage .
Of City Institution for Savings, as interest on Day Fund for 1897
4 02
Marshall Fund for 1897
4 02
Marshall 1898
3 00
Kimball
.
3 00
Day 66
3 00
Shed
3 00
Wheeler 66
.
2 00
Wood
8 50
Amount carried forward
·
$5,687 44
.
" amount paid by the
100 00
.
.
10
Amount brought forward $5,687 44
Edwards
4 85
Coburn 66 3 00 .
Emerson 66 66 3 00
Carlton 66 2 25
J. E. Warren, for slaughter house license fees 6 00
City of Lowell, aid rendered pauper ·
3 00
Town of Tyngsboro, aid rendered pauper 7 50
Town of Concord. " 6 50
2 40
17 25
James F. Savage, fines collected and due the town C. H. Hanson & Co., for sale of horse (highways) Lowell and Suburban Street R. R Co, to reim- burse the town for amount paid as land damage on account of widening road at North Chelmsford Lowell and Suburban Street R R. Co., to reim- burse the town for amount paid R. E. Bean as damage received on road at North Chelmsford . Lowell and Suburban Street R. R. Co., on account of grading road at North Chelmsford . .
13 00
206 77
Wm. Ware, for old school books 9 00 .
Ginn & Co., " 21 00
E. H. Chamberlin, for sale of supplies . 4 07
66 Chairman of District Commit-
tee. as Chelmsford's part of the amount received from the state, on account of salary of Superin- tendent of Schools 750 00
John H. Nichols, for rent of Town Hall 15 00
W. B. Cotton, ·
٠١ 11 00
A. B. Paasche, for old cart body
3 00
L. K. Howard, on account of sale of lots in ceme- tery (Centre) 47 00
Estate of A. P. Perham, on account of sale of lots in cemetery (Centre) . 10 00
Arthur H. Sheldon, on account of sale of lots in cemetery (North) 19 00
D. P. Byam, on account of sale of lots in cemetery (South) I 50
Amount carried forward
·
$7,268 03
414 50
11
Amount brought forward $7,268 03 A. G. Parkhurst, on account of sale of lots in ceme- tery (West) . 10 00 .
Arthur H. Sheldon, on account of sale of grass in cemetery (North) 2 00
S. O. Sabine, as proceeds of Town Farm 903 57
Geo. F. Snow, executor, as a trust fund, the income to be used for the perpetual care of the Samuel F. Wheeler lot in cemetery at West Chelmsford Cash borrowed as temporary loan in anticipation of taxes
100 00
Cash received on account of taxes as follows :
Of Albert P. Perham, on account of tax of 1896
1,969 65
interest, 1896 239 66
· tax of 1897
2,550 00
interest, 1897 126 23
Hannah F. Perham, on account of tax of 1897 625 69
interest, 1897 54 00
Arthur M. Warren, on account of tax of 1898 19,933 43
interest, 1898 128 42
Making a total of
$41,910 68
And is credited as follows :
By cash paid State Tax, 1898
.
$ 1,305 00
County Tax, 1898
2,163 89
care of Marshall lot, 1897
4 02
care of Day lot, 1897 .
4 02
care of Day lot, 1898
3 00
care of Marshall lot, 1898
.3 00
care of Kimball . 6
·
3 00
care of Shed
3 00
care of Wheeler 66
2 00
care of Wood 66
(and repairs) .
8 50
care of Edwards 60
(and repairs) .
4 85
care of Coburn 66
3 00
care of Emerson
3 00
care of Carlton 66
2 25
Amount carried forward
$3.512 53
8,000 00
12
Amount brought forward $3.512 53
By cash deposited in City Institution for Savings, the Wheeler Fund .
100 00
paid temporary loan in part
5,500 00
interest on same .
729 80
note borrowed to pay land damage at North Chelmsford 537 50
interest on same
15 68
bills approved by Selectmen
31,091 28
Cash on hand
423 89
$41,910 68
E. W. SWEETSER,
Town Treasurer.
CHELMSFORD, March 3, 1899.
REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS.
For the Year Ending Feb. 28, 1899.
VALUATION MAY 1, 1898.
Real estate (resident)
$1,796,000 00
Real estate (non-resident)
258,730 00
$2,054,730 00
Personal estate (resident) .
$296,525 00
Personal estate (non-resident)
8,800 00
305,325 00
Total valuation of assessed estate
$2,360,055 00
Rate of taxation, $11.00 per $1,000.00. Number of polls · . 1,048 assessed on polls only 409
assessed on property (resident), individuals 834
assessed on property (resident), firms, cor- porations, etc. . £ 95
. assessed on property (non-resident), indi- viduals · 259
assessed on property (non-resident), firms, corporations, etc. 49
Total number assessed
1,646
Number of horses assessed
·
647
cows assessed . 990
14
Number of neat cattle other
than cows as- sessed . 185
sheep assessed
·
I
swine assessed
210
fowl assessed
. 11,700
dwellings assessed
879
acres of land as- sessed
· 14,210
Valuation of buildings $1, 197,260.00
Valuation of land · $857,470.00
TAXES.
State tax
$1,305 00
County tax
2,163 89
Appropriation for public schools . 8,000 00
school apparatus 100 00
school incidentals
250 00
text-books and sup-
plies .
750 00
school superintend-
ent
450 00
for highways . ·
5,000 00
support of poor ·
2,000 00
indigent soldiers and sailors .
100 00
repairs of public
buildings ·
650 00
town officers and
committees . .
1,500 00
cattle inspection ·
100 00
collection and abate-
ment of taxes .
700 00
village clock .
30 00
care and improve- ment of cemeteries
150 00
Adams Library
800 00
·
Amount carried forward . $24,048 89
15
Amount brough forward .
$24,048 89 ·
Appropriation for miscellaneous ex-
penses . .
400 00
completion of sol-
diers' records
30 00
note, school - house
loan
1,200 00
interest on school-
house loan 432 00
town seal
60 00
Memorial Day
100 00
North Chelmsford
Library
400 00
street lighting .
1,000 00
grading, Adams
Library grounds . 500 00
transportation of
pupils . ·
500 00
water supply at
Almshouse . .
600 00
$29,270 89
Overlayings .
.
85 71
$29,356 60
Less estimated receipts
1,300 00
Total tax committed
$28.056 60
Tax on 1,048 polls
$ 2,096 00
Tax on property
25,960 60
$28,056 60
MISCELLANEOUS.
The valuation of buildings in Chelmsford has in-
creased since 1897 valuation $81,650 00 land increased 20,440 00 personal property decreased 5,345 00
Total increase in valuation . · · Increase in number of dwelling houses 29
$96,745 00
·
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Comparative statement, showing increase or decrease in the State in 1898 as compared with 1897 :
The valuation of buildings has increased land has increased 29,472,046 00
$35,235 968 00
personal estate has decreased 2,793,284 00
Total valuation increase in the State . $61,914,730 00 Total valuation in the State, real and personal . $2.764,242,7$4 00 Number of persons assessed . · 1,004,629 polls . 745.947
Assessed on polls only .
523,954
Number of horses assessed
. 199.435
cows assessed 175.734
other neat cattle assessed
41.653
swine assessed
34.724
fowl assessed
662 799
sheep assessed
33,457
dwelling houses assessed 433,515 acres of land assessed . · 4,500,752
Decrease in number of horses .
969
.
4,249
Increase in number of cows . sheep
2,089
Decrease in number of swine
3,239
Increase in number of fowl .
44,166
dwelling houses 9,198
Highest rate of tax in the State, $32.00 on $1,000.00, in the town of Burlington, County of Middlesex.
Lowest rate, $5.18 on $1,000.00, in the town of Gosnold, County of Dukes. 6
Rates from $6.00 to $9.90, assessed in 21 towns ; $10.00 to $14.80 in 3 cities and 106 towns ; $ 15.00 to $19 90 in 27 cities and 158 towns ; $20.00 to $24.00 in 2 cities and 34 towns.
Of the 32 cities and 321 towns in the Commonwealth, there are but 36 towns that have a lower tax rate than Chelmsford.
ARTHUR H. SHELDON, JOSEPH E. WARREN, WILLIAM H. SHEDD, JOSEPH A. PARKHURST, WALTER R. WINNING,
Assessors
COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
COLLECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1896. Taxes on list of 1896, uncollected Feb. 28, 1898 $1,988 65
Interest on list of 1896, uncollected Feb. 28, 1898 .
139 20
Interest accrued since Feb. 28, 1898
IOI 79
$2,229 64
Cash paid Town Treasurer as tax $1,969 65
Cash paid Town Treasurer as interest . 239 66
Uncollected tax to new account 19 00
Uncollected interest to new account
I
$2,229 64
ALBERT P. PERHAM. Collector.
COLLECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1897. Taxes on list 1897, uncollected Feb. 28, I 898 .
$6,963 89
Interest on list 1897, uncollected Feb. 28, 1898 ·
208 91
Interest accrued since Feb. 28, 1898 236 49
$7,409 29
Cash paid Town Treasurer as tax $3,175 69
Cash paid Town Treasurer as interest ISO 23
Uncollected tax to new account 3,788 20
Uncollected interest to new account
265 17
$7,409 29
HANNAH F. PERHAM. Collector.
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1898.
Taxes on list of 1898
$28,056 60
Additional Taxes
38 53
Interest collected since Oct. 1, 1898 . .
128 42
Accrued interest on uncollected taxes ·
238 05
$28,461 60
Cash paid Town Treasurer as tax
$19,933 43
Cash paid Town Treasurer as interest
128 42
Uncollected taxes to new account
.
8,161 70
Accrued interest on same to new account
238 05
$28.461 60
ARTHUR M. WARREN, Collector for 1898.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
PAID FOR TEACHING.
Dist. I, C. W. Averell, 34 2-5 weeks . $722 40
I, W. R. Failing, I 2-5 weeks 29 40
I, Susie S. McFarlin, 36 weeks 378 00
I, Frances Clark, 13 3-5 weeks . 142 20
I, Grace C. Litchfield, 35 4-5 weeks . 333 60
I, Christina Ashworth, 1-5 week I 25
I, Sadie M. Devine, I week 5 00
I, Helen G. Fulton, 35 weeks
326 00
I, Lizzie F. Webber, 35 1-5 weeks 327 90
I, Elsie M. Dearborn, 22 3-5 weeks 203 40
I, Gracie E. Mansfield, 23 weeks
207 00
I, Mary E. Devine, 2-5 week
3 80 $2,679 95
2, Hortense E. Averell, 12 weeks
96 00
2, Addie E. Merrill, 1 week
8 00
104 00
3, Elsie M. Dearborn, 12 weeks
108 00
3, Hortense E. Averell, I week .
9 00
3, Elsie R. Cowdrey, I week 9 00
3, Marion Gee, 19 weeks . 180 50
306 50
4, Evelyn A. Wilson, 13 weeks .
IIO 50
4, Susan B. Marshall, 23 weeks .
184 00
294 50
5, Grace E. Mansfield, 13 weeks
104 00
104 00
6, Annie D. Hodgins, 13 4-5 weeks 138 00
6, Alice A. Kennedy, 23 weeks . 207 00
345 00
S, Arthur W. Trubey, 36 weeks 756 00
8, Laura G. Hoyt, 36 weeks
360 00
Amount carried forward -
. $1, 116 00 $3,833 95
20
Amounts brought forward
. $1, 116 00 $3,833 95
Dist. 8, Ethel L. Byfield, 13 weeks
123 50
S, Ethel M. Bates, 13 weeks
123 50
8, Bertha M. Allen, 13 weeks
IIO 50
8, Elinor L. Coburn, 23 weeks
218 50
8, Josephine Eaton, 23 weeks 207 00
8, Ethel L. Stratton, 21 weeks .
199 50
8, Edna Harper, I 1-5 weeks
IO SO
8, Myra H. Allard, 10 4-5 weeks
97 20
2,206 50
9, Agnes Naylor, 35 weeks
350 00
9, Bertha H. Long, 36 weeks
360 00
710 00
Golden Cove, Hattie M. Hall, 36 weeks
. 311 00
311 00
Total
. $7,061 45 ·
CARE OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Districts.
I. John H. Nichols, care .
$128 08
I. Warren B. Cotton, care
55 92
I. E. H. Chamberlain, cleaning
2 40
$186 40
2. Le Roy Barclay, care
6 50
6 50
3. Winthrop Center, care .
6 00
3. D. P. Byam, cleaning
8 00
14 00
4. H. Stewart Redman, care
25 90
4. R. W. E. Milliken, cleaning
4 50
30 40
5. Grace E. Mansfield, care
6 00
6 00
6. Frank R. Durgin, care .
19 50
19 50
8. Peter Lumbert, care
113 50
8. Stewart Mackay, cleaning
II 25
8. Stewart Mackay, Jr., care
S 25
8. M. Harrington, sanitary
3 00
136 00
9. Charles Jordan, care .
50 00
Mrs. Ida George, cleaning
II 09
61 09
Golden Cove. Arthur I. Hall, care
27 00
27 00
$486 89
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SCHOOL FUEL.
Dist. I, H. L. Parkhurst, I 1-2 tons coal $ 10 13
I, E. L. Russell, 3 cords hard wood, sawed 16 75
I, E. L. Russell, 3 2-8 cords kind- lings .
16 15
I, E. R. Marshall, sawdust
3 30
$ 46 33
2, Le Roy Barclay, soft wood .
25
2, E. L. Russell, 1-2 cord hard wood, sawed 2 88
2, E. L. Russell, kindlings
50
3 63
3, D. P. Byam, 6 cords 3 1-2 ft. hard wood prepared 38 74
3, W. E. Lapham, I cord soft wood prepared and housed 4 25
3, Harry Hartwell, sawing and hous- ing wood .
1 00
43 99
4, E. L. Russell, 3 cords hard wood sawed
16 50
4, E. L. Russell, 1-2 cord soft wood sawed
3 50
20 00
6, H. L. Parkhurst, 6 tons coal .
39 00
6, E. L. Russell, I cord hard wood sawed
5 50
6, E. L. Russell, 1-2 cord kindlings
2 50
47 00
8, P. T. McMahon, 33 tons coal
190 00
8, Peter Lumbert, sawing and hous- ing wood
I 50
8, Fred Gline, kindling wood
2 00
193 50
9, H. R. Hodson, 9 cords hard wood
45 00
9, H. R. Hodson, I cord soft wood .
4 00
9. John Marinel, 10 ft. hard wood 5 63
9, Fred Santamour, sawing wood .
6 75
9, Charles Jordan, housing wood .
4 00
65 38
$419 83
SCHOOL INCIDENTALS.
Dist. I, E. T. Adams, supplies . $ 16 49
I, I. H. Knight, desk and repairs 55 50
I, S. W. Parkhurst, supplies ·
21 37
Amount carried forward . · $93 36
22
Amount brought forward
· $ 93 36
Dist. I, W. J. Randall, repairs . IO 45
I, Adams & Co , window shades 8 00
I, Milo D. Clay, painting, etc. .
40 00
I, Geo. H. Knowlton, supplies .
1 00
I, Holcomb & Hoke Mfg Co., brushes
2 25
I, C. E. Parkhurst, new floor, etc.
80 00
I, E. H. Chamberlain, freight 2 50
I, H. W. Lamphere, labor
2 70
I, Robbins & Sweetser, sundries 6 38
I, W. B. Cotton, truant officer . 1 25
I, A M. Warren, removing snow 6 30
I, H. H. Wilder, damper and rods 50
I, Geo. M. Wright, sundries
5 15
I, W. A. Mack & Co., repairs on fur- nace 24 65
$284 49
3, D. P. Byam, brooms, etc. I 61
3, Newell E Parker, sundries
3 00
3, Warren Berry, truant officer . 5 00 9 61
4, C. T. Melvin, repairing pump 2 25
4, John Brock, repairing flag rope 50 2 75
6, I. H. Knight, repairing seats 16 85
6, G. H. Knowlton, ink wells
50
6, James Stanley, repairing clock
6, H. H. Wilder & Co., repairing furnace 8 70
6, Adams & Co., mats
2 50
6, Orin Pierce, sundries
3 00
32 55
8, Amasa Pratt & Co., lumber .
5 58
8, Bartlett & Dow, supplies
4 65
8, J. J. Gaynor & Co., wick
15
8, Stewart - Mackay, book, postage stamps, etc. 5 25
8, Stewart Mackay, varnishing desks, I 75
8, Stewart Mackay, supplies 15 41
8, W. E. Hatch, doors, etc. 4 20
8, A. J. Boies, supplies 7 10
8, E. Shaw & Son, supplies
14 94
Amounts carried forward $59 03
$329.40
23
Amounts brought forward $59 03 $329 40
Dist 8, Haywood Bros. & Co., desks and seats · 221 20
8, J. F. Wotton, rent of school room 20 00
8, C. B. Coburn & Co., sundries 7 05
8, Peter Lumbert. labor 3 50
8, Robertson & Co., 4 dusters
I 20
8, North Chelmsford Foundry Co., flagstaff repairs I 75
8, Gookin Bros., table and chairs 3 50
8, North Chelmsford Supply Co., I brush
I 25
8, John Barnes & Co., envelopes, etc.
5 50
8, H. H. Wilder & Co., sundries
3º 35
S, M. H. Allard, sundries .
I 50
356-01
9, H. R. Hodson, flag rope ·
.
9, G. H. Mason, labor ·
30 60
9, J. L. Hammett Co., maps and sup- plies
II 75
9, Martin & Houston, plumbing
14 30
58 46
Golden Cove, H. H. Wilder & Co., sundries for furnace
4 15
4 15
Stewart Mackay, salary as Secretary School Board .
10 00
10 00
Stewart Mackay, salary as Purchasing Agent
45 10
45 IO
Beal Press Co , high school diplomas .
10 00
10 00
$813 12
SCHOOL, APPARATUS.
I. H. Knight, tables
$ 20 00
E. H. Chamberlin, apparatus
4 90
Ginn & Co., music charts and easels . 17 50
Talbot Dyewood Co., glass tubing and alcohol .
2 20
Bartlett & Dow, saw, plane, etc.
8 12
J. L. Hammett Co., apparatus 14 25 .
Zeigler Electric Co. . .
68 48
$135 45
24
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
George H. Knowlton .
$900 00
Received from the state
. 750 00
SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
J. L. Hammett Co , books $127 87
American Book Co., books
I20 44
D. C. Heath & Co., books .
67 64
G. F. King & Co., books
24 00
Warner School Book Co., books . 12 80
Ginn & Co., books 146 17
Harper Bros., books
4 67
Silver, Burdett & Co., books
16 67
Wm. Ware & Co., books 25 00
Maynard, Merrill & Co., books
24 90
B. H. Sanborn & Co , books
· 6 67
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., books
21 25
D. Appleton & Co., books .
94 00
Allyn & Bacon, books .
39 67
Rand, McNally & Co., books
33 73
Leach, Sherwood & Co., books .
18 33
783 81
G. H. Knowlton, freight and express
5 03
G. H. Knowlton, ink and pens .
2 33
7 36
Stewart Mackay, freight and express .
9 82
9 82
G. F. King & Co., pens
7 50
7 50
Ginn & Co., new gradatim .
5 15
L. Gourveau, book binding .
7 10
W. A. Davis & Co., ink
. 5 00 17 25
$825 74
TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS.
J. J. Devine, Dist. No. 6 $194 50
E. H. Chamberlain, Dist. No. 5 . 98 00
H. R. Hodson, Dist. No. 2 . 92 00
J. S. Wotton, Dist. No. 8 (Lowell line) 18 00
William Wightman, Dist. No 8 (Lowell line)
89 30
Walter E. Trubey, Dist. No. 8 (Tyngsboro line) 77 00
$568 80
25
STREET LIGHTING.
Odd Fellows Association, I light, I year $ 4 00
E. A. Stevens, lighting
248 18
Charles Jordan,
104 84
E. W. S. Dutton,
155 00
John H. Cooper, 66
54 40
Thomas Smith,
32 75
Charles O. Corliss, " 22 40
S. W. Parkhurst, oil, etc. . 53 12
E. Shaw & Son,
16 08
R. C. Wotton & Co., "
12 32
D. W. Bickford,
15 90
Wm. H. Shedd, 13 05
Lowell Co-operative Association, oil, etc. 5 35
Arthur H. Sheldon, labor on posts I 50
W. R. Winning, paint and labor 5 60
A. B. Adams, posts 13 55
Daniel P. Shea, chimneys II IO
Leighton Bros., chimneys, wicks, etc.
4 10
Martin & Langley, I dozen lamps, etc. ·
3 59
George H. Smith, painting lamps and posts 18 50
Joseph Carpentier, repairing lamps . I 25
C. B. Coburn & Co., lamps, wicks, etc. I7 24
M. H. Winship, oil, etc. .
26 08
Wm. H. Lewis, 66
6 32
George C. Moore,
2 30
$848 52
STATE AND MILITARY AID.
Paid under Chapter 301, Statutes 1894 . $1,045 00
Paid under Chapter 279, Statutes 1894 .
160 00 - $1,205 00
HIGHWAYS.
B. O. Robbins, 12,603 lbs. hay $107 78
George A. Coburn, 5,510 lbs. hay
18 72
Dutton Bros., grain I35 04
Amount carried forward . $261 54
26
Amount brought forward $261 54
B. M. Fiske, 9,310 lbs. hay .
84 49
D. W. Bickford, grain S5 96
E. Shaw & Son, grain .
43 03
J. F. Whittemore, repairing carts, shoeing, etc. 109 35
J. Quirk, shoeing
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