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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
Town of Tewksbury
OF TE!
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TOWN
URY
INCOR
1734.
P
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ED
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31
1917 - -25
BUTTERFIELD PRINTING CO.
LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS, 1917
SELECTMEN IRVING F. FRENCH, Chairman HARRY L. SHEDD JOHN J. YOUNG
ASSESSORS BUZZELL KING, Chairman ALBERT C. BLAISDELL WILLIAM T. LEWIS
OVERSEERS OF POOR JOHN J. YOUNG, Chairman IRVING F. FRENCH HARRY L. SHEDD
BOARD OF HEALTH HARRY L. SHEDD, Chairman IRVING F. FRENCH JOHN J. YOUNG
TOWN CLERK PETER W. CAMERON
TOWN TREASURER EUGENE N. PATTERSON
COLLECTOR OF TAXES MELVIN G. ROGERS
TOWN AUDITOR JAMES W. MILLER
SCHOOL COMMITTEE HERBERT L. TRULL, Chairman FRANKLIN F. SPAULDING, Secretary MAY L. LARRABEE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS CHARLES L. RANDALL
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY ALBERT C. BLAISDELL, Chairman EDGAR SMITH, Secretary WILLIAM H. LEE GEORGE E. MARSHALI, EDITH A. STEVENS KATE FOLSOM
LIBRARIAN ABBIE M. BLAISDELL
ROAD COMMISSIONERS GEORGE STEVENS, Chairman ALBERT S. BRIGGS CYRUS W. PARSONS
TREE WARDEN HARRIS M. BRIGGS
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS GEORGE A. MARSHALL, Chairman ADOLPH B. MOORE DENNIS J. O'CONNELL, 2nd PETER W. CAMERON, ex-officio
CONSTABLES
FRANK H. FARMER GEORGE E. HOOPER WILLIAM H. ALEXANDER
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS HUGH CAMERON
WEIGHERS
ADOLPH B. MOORE ALBERT J. TRULL
WILLIAM H. KELLEY JAMES E. McCOY
LILLIAN E. MILLER EDWIN T. RUST GILBERT H. KITTREDGE
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER AND MEASURERS OF WOOD WILLIAM T. LEWIS JAMES C. MARSHALL EDWIN T. RUST
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES WILLIAM H. ALEXANDER
FIELD DRIVERS BOARD OF SELECTMEN
FENCE VIEWERS BOARD OF SELECTMEN
FISH AND GAME WARDEN WILLIAM F. BRIGGS
POLICE OFFICERS FRANK H. FARMER, Chief
ANTHONY G. KELLEY
ROBERT S. CARSON
PATRICK J. O'NEIL ELMER OLSON GEORGE WHITWORTH
AGENT BOARD OF HEALTH HERBERT M. LARRABEE, M. D.
UNDERTAKER AND AGENT FOR BURIAL OF INDIGENT SOLDIERS H. LOUIS FARMER (Registered Embalmer)
FIRE WARDENS BOARD OF SELECTMEN
INSPECTOR OF MEATS AND PROVISIONS HUGH CAMERON
LOCAL AGENT FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF THE BROWN TAIL AND GIPSY MOTH HARRIS M. BRIGGS
SUPERINTENDENT OF TOWN ALMSHOUSE C. A. WHITE
FIRE ENGINEERS STANLEY McCAUSLAND, Chief
ROBERT J. MARTIN
HUGH CAMERON
GEORGE W. CHANDLER AARON OSTERMAN GEORGE E. HOOPER
FOREST FIRE WARDEN HARRIS M. BRIGGS
APPRAISERS JACOB L. BURTT GEORGE E. MARSHALL ALBION I,. FELKER
UNDERTAKERS
FRANK H. FARMER H. LOUIS FARMER
SEXTON GEORGE H. BROWN
JANITOR OF TOWN HALL HENRY MORRIS
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
BIRTHS RECORDED IN THE TOWN OF TEWKSBURY FOR THE YEAR 1917
No.
Date of Birth
Name of Child
Names of Parents
1
Feb.
3
Donald William Robinson
Frank and Jane
2
Feb.
20
Marjorie Cecilia Grant
Harry E. and Edith E.
3
Feb.
24
Dorothy May Gibbons.
Lewis C. and Edith M.
4
Feb. 27
Ernest William Stevens.
Walter P. and Pearl L.
5 Mar.
8
Rouff
William and Annie E.
6
May
4
Gotsch
Mattis and Annie
7
May
15
Herbert Jackson Smith
Paul B. and Nellie J.
8
June
6
Leda Alice Collins
John and Emelia
9
July
15
Albert Leo Roper
Mark and Mary
10
July 19
Thelma Evelyn Meister
Lindsay L. and Mary M.
11
Aug.
5
Noletskas
Constantinas and Julia
12
Aug.
5
Eva Carey Waterman
Carey C. and Eva M.
13
Aug. 8
Everett Howard King, Jr
Everett H. and Felicia B.
14
Aug. 10
Mildred Elvira Flanders.
Walter H. and Cleora S.
15
Aug.
14
Hope Murial Haines.
Percy and Mildred P.
16
Aug. 19
Joseph Napoleon Cote.
Napoleon and Victoria
17 18
Aug. 27
Bethana Johanna Estes
Errald V. and Berthana
19
Oct.
5
Leslie Bruce Jollymore.
Harry F. and Veda
20
Nov. 24
Jewell.
Asahell H. and Isabell
21
Nov. 29
Muriel Amiot
Lewis H. and Bella
Attest :
PETER W. CAMERON,
Town Clerk.
Aug.
22
Henrietta Freda Bean.
Lawrence H. and Ionie M.
6
MARRIAGES RECORDED IN THE TOWN OF TEWKSBURY FOR THE YEAR 1917
Date No. Marriage
Name
Residence
1 Jan. 10
Percy Young Porter
Block Island, Me. Tewksbury, Mass.
2
Mar. 10
Spaulding S. Saville
Brockton, Mass.
Louise J. Rolfe
Tewksbury, Mass.
3 Mar. 19
Daniel Poor Pike
Tewksbury, Mass.
Alice Alfreda Osterman
Tewksbury, Mass.
4 April 9
Patrick Flaherty
Waltham, Mass.
5
April 21
Henry F. Fessenden
Tewksbury, Mass.
Ella May Barris
Chelmsford, Mass.
6 May 15
John Edward McCoy
Tewksbury, Mass.
Emma Marchand
Lowell, Mass. Boston, Mass.
7 June 27
Marguerite Lee
Tewksbury, Mass.
8 July 1
Frederick Leo Brown
Tewksbury. Mass.
9 July 1 Winthrop Simpson Bean
Tewksbury, Mass.
10 Aug.
4
Lilla Mae Fuller
William T. Lewis Tewksbury, Mass. Wilmington, Mass. Tewksbury, Mass.
11
Sept. 20
Joseph F. A. Esty
Somerville, Mass.
12 Sept. 26
Seymour Lucius Kneeland
Mary Hannah Popplewell
Tewksbury, Mass. Tewksbury, Mass. Tewksbury, Mass.
13 Sept. 29
Hazel M. Daye
Wallum Lake. R. I.
14
Oct.
3
Katherine Agnes Hickey Tewksbury, Mass.
15 Oct. 5
Dorothy H. Pierce
Herbert Ellsworth Sunbury
Tewksbury, Mass.
Christine Louise Fowler
Tewksbury, Mass.
17 Oct. 13 Maurice Byron Duval
Nashua, N. H. Nashua, N. H.
18 Oct. 17
Howard L. Cates
Andover, Mass.
Emma F. Boutwell
Andover, Mass.
19 Oct. 23
Frederick W. Garland
Tewksbury, Mass.
Gertrude L. Cluff
Dracut, Mass. :
20 Νον. 4
Frank B. Marsh
Tewksbury, Mass.
Lillian E. Miller
Tewksbury, Mass.
21 Nov.
Thomas Campbell McCausland
Tewksbury, Mass.
Elizabeth Harnden Fowler
Tewksbury, Mass.
22 Nov. 8 James R. Ogston
Tewksbury, Mass.
Katherine Kelleher
Lowell, Mass.
23 Dec. 15
Walter Parker Fuller
Tewksbury, Mass.
Glenys Evelyn Gerrish Tewksbury, Mass.
Tewksbury, Mass.
24 Dec. 24
Edward Rouff
Zella Maud Jones Tewksbury, Mass.
Attest :
PETER W. CAMERON,
Town Clerk.
Walter E. Goodwin
Stefania Nosalek
Tewksbury, Mass. Lowell, Mass.
Helen Mabel Littlefield
Nellie Welch
Walter J. Baldwin
Chester M. Roper Tewksbury, Mass. Billerica, Mass.
16 Oct. 6
Elizabert Donahue
Herman William Otto Tewksbury. Mass.
Mary F. Griffiths
Tewksbury, Mass.
Ruth Fanny Bugel
DEATHS RECORDED IN THE TOWN OF TEWKSBURY FOR THE YEAR 1917
No.
Date of Death
Name
Yrs.
Mths.
Dys.
V
1
Jan.
2
George D. Foristall
82
11
29
2
Jan.
12
Lois Hanson
33
10
24
3
Feb.
7
Alice B. Bayers
33
5
2
4
Feb. 10
Sarah L. Jacques
78
10
9
5
Mar. 14
Susan C. Whittemore
66
9
6
6
Mar. 17
Marjorie C. Grant
-
7
Mar. 19
Auvania A. Contos
30
8
April 11
Lucy A. Barrows
81
3
18
9
April 13
Mary E. Clark
87
10
11
10
May 12
Annie M. Haines
54
11
1
11
May 17
Lucy L. Foster
59
4
18
12
May 20
Elgin A. Hill
56
13
June 14
William W. Rice
7
9
4
14
June
16
Enoch Foster
86
1
24
15
June
17
Mary Bryer
71
16
July
8
Patrick H. Hines
62
2
18
17
July
14
John Looran
27
2
4
18
July
16
Vincenty Paliacki
8
6
19
Aug.
16
Elbridge G. Tainter
80
3
30
20
Aug
17
3
3
21
Aug. 23
Patrick Devine
49
22
Sept. 19
Roy G. A. P. Bredenberg
7
18
23
Sept. 30
-
24
Oct.
8
Paraskevy Eliades
59
25
Oct.
John Shannon
10
-
3
10
27
Oct. 28
Isabella A. Mann
76
9
6
28
Nov. 1
Le Forest O. Foster
49
-
30
Nov.
12
George I. Simpson
17
1
1
31
Nov. 25
Anna E. Burton
78
9
18
32
Nov. 27
James Hall
33
Dec. 14
Joel F. Phelps
82
3
15
Attest :
PETER W. CAMERON,
Town Clerk.
RECAPITULATION
Births registered 1917
21
Males
11
Females
10
Marriages registered 1917
24
Deaths registered 1917
33
Males
19
Females
14
Received and paid over to County Treasurer three hundred eighty-five dollars eighty cents ($385.80) for dog licenses.
The Town Clerk hereby gives notice that he is prepared to furnish parents, householders, physicians and midwives applying therefor, with blanks for return of births as required by law.
The Town Clerk desires to compile a record of all residents of the Town in the Service. If their friends will please notify Clerk giving name, rank and branch of service men are in.
26
Oct.
14
Joseph Mildrum
29
Nov. 10
35
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8
Ernest Engberg
25
ASSESSORS' REPORT
The Assessors of the Town of Tewksbury submit the following report : Value of land, exclusive of buildings, April 1, 1917 $ 772,335.00
Value of buildings, exclusive of land, April 1, 1917 1,309,590.00
Value of personal property, April 1, 1917
619,043.00
Total valuation, April 1, 1917
$2,700,968.00
Supplementary valuation, December 10 to 20, 1917
$ 600.00
Total valuation 1917
$2,701,568.00
Total valuation 1916
2,471,103.00
Net increase in valuation
$ 230,465.00
Amount raised for :
State Tax
$ 4,510.00
State Highway Tax
600.00
5,110.00
County Tax
2,062.63
2,062.63
Schools
13,016.20
North School Sanitation
1,000.00
Highways
2,000.00
Chandler Street Repairs
500.00
Oiling Roads
600.00
North Street Ledge
150.00
North Street Sidewalk
150.00
Andover Street Improvements
2,000.00
Street Lighting
2,500.00
Library
500.00
Police
600.00
Board of Health
200.00
Salaries
2,400.00
Park Commission
75.00
Stationery and Printing
450.00
Tree Warden
100.00
Insane and Poor
1,200.00
Fire Department
850.00
Second Payment on Fire Truck
1,080.00
Memorial Day
125.00
Suppression of Moths
988.44
11,068.44
Less return amount of income tax
1,189.00
Balance
$ 36,468.27
Overlayings
618.60
$ 37,086.87
$ 14,016.20
5,400.00
$ 37,657.27
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Table of Aggregates
Number of Acres of Land
11,963.1
Houses
745
Horses
215
Cows
594
Neat Cattle other than cows
78
Swine
165
Fowls
5,228
Sheep
2)
Total number of Taxpayers
2,044
Rate of Taxation, $13.30 on $1,000.00.
Rate of Taxation on Polls, $2.00.
Total number of Poll Taxes, 582.
Schedule of Town Property
School Buildings and Land
$ 31,000.00
Personal Property, School Department
2,000.00
Town Hall and Lot
3,000.00
Library Building and Lot
3,000.00
Public Library
4,000.00
Town Farm and Buildings
9,600.00
Personal Property at Town Farm
6,034.50
Receiving Tomb
500.00
Town Lot, Centre Cemetery
50.00
Town Barn, Shed and Land, Highway Department ..
1,025.00
Personal Property, Highway Department
2,653.60
Barge and Sleigh
250.00
Gravel Land, Waters
50.00
Gravel Land, Cole
500.00
Public Parks
2,000.00
Cemeteries
1,000.00
Personal Property, Moth Department
1,777.38
Lamp Posts and Fixtures, Lighting Department
1,200.00
Personal Property, Fire Department
3,500.00
Lot on Pringle Street
50.00
Forest Fire Wagon, Extinguishers and Supplies
250.00
Land and Buildings, Fire Department
1,200.00
Total
$ 74,640.48
Exempt Property
First Congregational Church, etc. $ 15,900.00
First Baptist Church, etc.
11,800.00
Oblate Fathers, O. M. I.
33,800.00
St. Peter's and St. Paul's Society
60.00
South Tewksbury Methodist Mission, etc.
550.00
Total
$ 62,110.00
BUZZELL KING, ALBERT C. BLAISDELL, WILLIAM T. LEWIS,
Board of Assessors.
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AUDITORS' REPORT
HIGHWAYS Receipts
Balance Jan. 1, 1917
$ 188.57
Appropriation
3,200.00
Chandler Street Appropriation
500.00
North Street Ledge Appropriation
150.00
North Street Sidewalk Appropriation
150.00
Oiling Roads Appropriation
15.20
John G. Delano, for horse
100.00
R. F. Hudson, for gravel
49.80
C. W. Parsons, use of teams
38.50
James Chandler, for dynamite
5.00
J. W. Miller, for manure
5.00
Carroll Edgecomb, for manure
10.00
Agustus Shedd, for manure
5.00
A. S. Briggs, for manure
5.00
John Brown, use of telephone
.20
Due from Com. of Mass., St. Ry. Tax 1917
833.22
Due from Bay State Ry, Excise Tax 1917
1,799.44
$ 7,054.93
Expenditures-Labor and Teams
John Brown
$ 912.00
Carroll Edgecomb
651.83
Roland Robinson
739.50
Agustus Shedd
732.25
James Tansy
661.50
Geo. Eaton
4.00
Fred Goodwin
4.00
John Clancy
1.00
H. M. Briggs
3.00
Wm. E. Briggs
2.50
$ 3,711.60
Hay and Grain
Wmn. Livingston
$ 965.46
Homer Darby
12.33
G. T. Trull
42.96
C. Brooks Stevens
127.40
Wm. H. Lee
8.47
D. W. Seaver
101.80
$ 1,258.42
Breaking Roads
Abner Goodwin
$ 6.00
M. K. Fuller
27.00
F. H. Farmer
12.00
W. H. Flanders
33.66
Arthur Hindle
2.90
Geo. E. Marshall
7.00
Thomas Dixon
21.00
Felker Bros.
5.00
Hood Farm
41.20
1
$ 155.76
11
Shoeing and Repairing
Guy H. Clark
$ 53.85 .
J. T. Williamson
3.00
J. L. Fleming 103.72 $ 160.57
Tools and Supplies
John Brown, paid for supplies
$ 2.35
C. I. Hood, gravel
2.10
Dennis Long, gravel
6.50
Albert Trull, gravel
6.00
Arthur Larson, gravel
12.10
James Chambers, gravel
10.00
Mrs. Anna Sperry, gravel
1.50
Harrold L. Bond Co., dynamite
25.00
John A. Simpson, cap stones
16.00
Boston & Maine R. R., cinders
60.00
Boston & Maine R. R., freight charges
3.64
American Express Co., charges
.41
Lowell Gas Light Co., gas
16.96
New England Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone
12.24
A. B. Moore, supplies
9.90
J. L. Fleming, insurance
53.00
Donovan Harness Co., supplies
50.85
New England Road Machinery Co., supplies
11.50
Gumb Bros., bound stones
41.60
Standard Oil Co., road oil
33.75
Avery Chemical Co., dynamite
5.00
Geo. Marshall, sand
4.00
Geo. Marshall, boards
5.19
John G. Delano, gravel
34.70
R. F. Carson, horse
300.00
C. H. Hanson & Co., pair horses
775.00
Patrick Sullivan, dump cart
65.00
Wm. Drapeau, repairs on barn
67.06
Amasa Pratt Co., lumber
11.20
Rubin R. Rice, gravel
15.00
David Sullivan, lettering guide boards
3.00
E. W. Foster, posts
2.00
Dr. H. B. Wentzell, veterinary services
10.00
Dr. W. A. Sherman, veterinary services
4,50
Fairgrieve & Co., supplies
.9.5
F. H. Farmer, sand
8.80
Ervin E. Smith Co., supplies
9,60
Bartlett & Dow, supplies
3.90
$ 1,700.30
Total receipts
$ 7,054.93
Total expenditures
6,986.65
Unexpended balance
$ 68.28
SCHOOLS Receipts
Appropriation
$13,016.20
Reimbursements from the State :
893.92
Account Mass. School Fund
12
Account Vocational School
233.13
Account High School tuition 1916
1,693.16
Account High School tuition 1917
1,701.57
Account tuition of children
60.00
Account High School transportation
552.05
Account Supervision
345.83
James Dodge, for tuition
80.00
James Dodge, for car tickets
3.55
Helen Toothacher, for car tickets
.36
Public Library, for 1-6 of coal and wood
25.93
James Crosby, for tuition
10.00
J. L. Fleming, rebate on insurance
10.00
Frances Cameron, for material sold
15.88
E. W. Alger, for material sold
5.17
F. F. Spaulding, for broken glass
3.00
May L. Larrabee, for rent of hall
7.00
C. L. Randall, for use of telephone
34.15
$18,690.90
Expenditures, Teachers
Ella E. Flemings
$ 718.00
Gladys Arnold
509.00
Anna Churchill
463.00
Elizabeth Flynn
544.00
Nettie L. Eagles
509.00
Estella Horton
225.00
Elizabeth Dowler
166.00
Anna M. Wylie
537.50
Miriam Wiggin
540.00
Grace Wray
264.00
Ethel Hadley
192.00
Lydia Hopkins
488.00
Marion Caldwell
4.00
Margaret J. Hansbury
15.00
Frances Cameron
88.80
Edmund B. Alger
124.00
Evelyn B. Waite
109.50
Ruth H. Nourse
70.00
Margaret J. Carney
255.00
Mary Speed
8.00
Helen Osgood
2.00
Katherine Farley
4.00
$ 5,835.80
Fuel and Janitors
Lowell Gas Light Co., gas
$ 30.16
W. S. Lincoln, janitor
190.00
Geo. F. Garland, janitor
601.40
Thomas Painter, janitor
166.40
John Moore, janitor
142.00
Mrs. M. Anderson, janitor
126.00
Thomas Sawyer, janitor
78.70
Fairgrieve & Co., coal
522.80
E. A. Wilson Co., coal
69.00
F. I. Carter, wood
29.00
Frank L. Eames, coal
20.50
Walter L. Hale, coal
5.15
Horne Coal Co., coal
695.75
13
John F. French, wood Geo. W. Trull, wood F. H. Farmer, coke Lowell Electric Light Corp., coke
23.00
14.00
17.98
6.65
Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Fund Mass. Retirement Board $ 175.00
Chas. L. Randall Supervision
$ 720.00
Medical Inspection
Dr. H. M. Larrabee, services $ 100.00
Frye & Crawford, medical supplies 15.78
$ 115.78
Tuition
Town of Wilmington
$ 233.75
City of Lowell, High School
4,109.19
City of Lowell, Vocational School
95.00
$ 4;437.94
Transportation
James Matthews, reimbursement for car tickets
$ 5.95
Mrs. Gertrude Pollard, reimbursement car tickets 6.05
Thomas Kittredge, reimbursement for car tickets ..
5.70
James Anderson, reimbursement for car tickets
8.80
Charles E. Lougee, reimbursement for car tickets
6.00
C. J. Holt, reimbursement for car tickets
6.54
Herbert Harnden, reimbursement for car tickets
13.02
S. A. Toothacher, reimbursement for car tickets
10.92
Daniel Seaver, reimbursement for car tickets
6.30
Charles Twiss, reimbursement for car tickets
3.60
Mrs. Ada Senior, reimbursement for car tickets
6.35
Judson Parson, reimbursement for car tickets
6.20
Peter McDonald, reimbursement for car tickets
6.10
Harry Nash, reimbursement for car tickets
9.10
W. H. Pillsbury, reimbursement for car tickets
6.45
T W. Miller, reimbursement for car tickets
6.30
Carl Peterson, reimbursement for car tickets
6.15
Andrew Kleinburg, reimbursement for car tickets 6.45
Bernard Green, reimbursement for car tickets
6.40
Carroll Edgecomb, reimbursement for car tickets
6.10
Daniel McKillop, reimbursement for car tickets
6.40
Aaron Osterman, reimbursement for car tickets
6.05
H. B. Treadwell, reimbursement for car tickets
6,30
Wm. D. Taylor, reimbursement for car tickets
6.15
Mrs. E. A. McCoy, reimbursement for car tickets 6.30
Alden Haines, reimbursement for car tickets 6.20
E. H. French, reimbursement for car tickets 6.05
Hugh Cameron, reimbursement for car tickets 6.35
George Lynch, reimbursement for car tickets
3.55
George Bennett, reimbursement for car tickets 6,25
Wm. Holt, reimbursement for car tickets 6.00
Mrs. Ada Sawyer, reimbursement for car tickets
5.65
$ 2,738.49
14
Argnes Zarifhes, reimbursement for car tickets 4.20
Patrick Walsh, reimbursement for car tickets
6.45
Geo. W. Burtt, reimbursement for car tickets
3.25
Mrs. Jesse Rolfe, reimbursement for car tickets
8.95
Edward Quinn, reimbursement for car tickets
13.31
F. I. Carter, reimbursement for car tickets
13.31
James Clancy, reimbursement for car tickets
18.50
J. A. Greeno, reimbursement for car tickets
12.65
Albert Fessenden, reimbursement for car tickets
12.45
Miss Kate Folsom, reimbursement for car tickets
10.83
Wm. Jones, reimbursement for car tickets
6.50
Mrs. J. K. Aldrich, reimbursement for car tickets ..
6.35
Mrs. Isabella Cameron, reimbursement car tickets Wm. Perley, reimbursement for car tickets
4.60
Thomas F. Sullivan, reimbursement for car tickets
12.10
Martin Anderson, reimbursement for car tickets
5.90
H. M. Billings, reimbursement for car tickets
6.30
Mrs. Susie Dinsmore, reimbursement car tickets
6.00
Elmer D. Cole, reimbursement for car tickets
6.25
Arthur Lee, reimbursement for car tickets
5.95
Mrs. John Young, reimbursement for car tickets
6.35
Harry Weiner, reimbursement for car tickets
1.02
F. H. Farmer, driving barge
524.00
Thomas Sawyer, driving barge
480.00
Bay State St. Ry., tickets
1,194.35
Guy H. Clark, repairs on barge
6.25
Enoch Foster Estate, storing barge
2.00
$ 2,597.19
Books and Supplies
Ervin E. Smith Co.
$ 16.52
Laurel Book Co.
1.90
Row Peterson Co.
37.01
Educational Specialties
9.00
Ginn & Co.
34.07
Silver Burdett & Co.
6.52
V. A. Hadd
.50
Dowling School Supply Co.
4.80
Riverside Press
8.97
D. C. Heath Co.
30.04
Oliver Ditson Co.
3.00
J. L. Chalifoux Co.
.98
Houghton Mifflin Co.
5.30
Chas. W. Dow
4.75
White & Smith Publishing Co.
1.30
Butterfield Printing Co.
10.80
Edward E. Babb Co.
47.43
American Book Co.
7.36
H. J. Dallman Co.
17.47
Geo. E. Hutchins
4.25
A. G. Pollard Co.
68.46
World Book Co.
11.10
Macmillan Co.
3.76
J. L. Hammett Co.
370.54
A. N. Palmer Co.
1.71
Milton Bradley Co.
5.92
F. W. Woolworth Co.
1.60
$ 715.06
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9.64
School Houses
A. B. Moore, supplies
$ 47.43
J. L. Fleming, repairs and signs
3.00
Mrs. M. Anderson, cleaning
4.00
Fairgrieve & Co., supplies
3.94
F. H. Farmer, labor and teams
12.25
Ervin E. Smith Co. supplies
41.92
Carroll Bros., repairs
14.23
Scott & O'Day, repairs
17.17
Davis & Sargent, lumber
11.12
Burnham & Davis, lumber
18.64
Mrs. S. Nosalek, supplies
.45
Kant-Blaze Mfg. Co., supplies
3.00
Mrs. Casey, cleaning
.50
Matthias Connor, repairs
8.00
W. A. Mack Co., repairs
22.91
Milo D. Clay, repairs
6.10
Harrison Willard, repairs
15.00
Geo. A. Norris, repairs
4,44
Jas. Blackstock, repairs
89.59
A. S. Briggs, repairs
5.49
Robinson & Foster, repairs
112.59
C. B. Coburn Co., supplies
4.82
Robertson Co., supplies
16.55
Dalton Ingersoll Co., supplies
6.57
C. F. George & Co., repairs
232.17
Lowell Wall Paper Co., repairs
10.25
Edward W. Freeman, repairing clock
2.00
H. W. Tarbell, labor
7,25
Kenney Bros. & Wolkins, desks
4.90
J. E. Carroll, repairs
9.26
Cyrus Barton, labor
3.60
Limburg Co., repairs
4.00
Bennett Bros. Co., repairs
4.77
Geo. A. Hill Co., installing fire system
28.60
H. Louis Farmer, supplies
5.30
Rider Ericson Eng. Co., supplies
2,90
Walter W. Lavell, repairs
22.50
Hobson & Lawler, repairs
14.96
Mary Rufle, fire extinguisher
5.00
Mrs. Eliza Miller, light and water
17.00
F. F. Spaulding, paid for keys and rope
4.50
Thompson Hardware Co., supplies
3.95
Saunders Market, supplies
2.10
Aaron Osterman, water
12.00
$ 866.72
Miscellaneous
New England Tel. & Tel. Co., telephones
$ 48.69
J L. Fleming, insurance
322.85
Lydia Hopkins. paid for supplies
1,06
Frances Cameron, expenses
7.64
Thomas Painter, truant officer
1.50
F. H. Farmer, truant officer
10.50
F. H. Farmer, teaming
10.50
Qua, Howard & Rogers, services
2.00
A. W. Greeley, tuning piano
2.50
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Nelson Huntley, diplomas
8.75
Patten & Co., flowers
1.00
May L. Larrabee, expenses
3.03
C. L. Randall, expenses
25.07
Edmund B. Alger, expenses
40.89
Edith A. Forristall, advertising
2.94
$ 488.92
Total receipts
$18,690.90
Total bills paid
18,690.90
Amount of bills unpaid
$ 137.13
AID, STATE AND MILITARY
Paid for State Aid to be reimbursed by the State $ 270.00
INSANE AND POOR
Balance Jan. 1, 1917
$ 236.33
Appropriation
1,200.00
Com. of Mass. reimbursement
1,007.83
$ 2,444.16
Paid for aid to the poor
1,894.07
Unexpended balance
$ 550.09
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STATIONERY AND PRINTING
Balance Jan. 1, 1917
$ 46.17
Appropriation
450.00
$ 496.17
Expenditures
Butterfield Printing Co., supplies
$ 1.50
Edith A. Foristall, advertising
1.96
H. C. Kittredge, supplies
10.45
A. H. Bartlett, supplies
.50
Courier-Citizen Co., advertising
32.34
A. J. Fairgrieve, stamps and stationery
41.40
Dumas & Co., books
19.50
Wm. Speke & Co., stationery
35.15
G. C. Prince & Son, books
6.70
Hobbs & Warren, blanks
5.98
Fred A. Lowell, voting lists
38.50
C. I. Hood & Co., town reports and warrants
254.75
E. W. Bailey, stamps
3.00
A. W. Brownell, blanks
3.00
Matthew Bender & Co., law book
10.50
Wakefield Daily Item, supplies
16.55
Library Bureau, supplies
1.00
Carter Ink Co., ink
1.20
$ 483.98
Unexpended balance
$ 12.19
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STREET LIGHTING
Balance Jan. 1, 1917 Appropriation
2,650.00
P. W. Cameron, old lamp post
1.00
$ 2,764.95
Expenditures
American Express Co., express charges
$ 6.15
Lowell Gas Light Co., gas and supplies
375.21
F. H. Farmer, labor
199.50
Lawrence E. Lynch, labor
233.45
D. A. McKillop, labor
250.25
Ellsworth Sunbury, labor
300.00
Frank Johnson, labor
27.30
Robert Scott, labor
38.11
Lowell Electric Light Corp., lights
774.30
Thompson Hardware Co., supplies
22.08
Globe Gas Light Co., supplies
111.00
Robertson Co., supplies
5,10
Doward Monty, moving lamps
2.00
$ 2,760.73
Unexpended Balance
$ 4.22
Amount of outstanding bills estimated
$ 138.50
SALARIES
$ 54.08
Appropriation
2,400.00
Transfer from Incidental Account
125.00
$ 2,579.08
Expenditures
Herbert L. Trull. School Committee
$ 50.00
May L. Larrabee, School Committee
50.00
Franklin F. Spaulding, School Committee
50.00
Albert C. Blaisdell, Assessor
427.50
Buzzell King, Assessor
236.25
William T. Lewis, Assessor
321.25
Peter W. Cameron, Town Clerk
150.00
Peter W. Cameron, Clerk of Registrars
30.00
D. J. O'Connell, Registrar of Voters
20.00
J. L. Burtt, Registrar of Voters 20.00
James E. Marshall, Election Officer
15.00
Austin F. French, Election Officer
20.00
Percy Haines, Election Officer
10.00
Harry C. Dawson, Election Officer
5.00
E. H. King, Election Officer
25.00
William Kelley. Election Officer
25.00
Henry Morris, Janitor Town Hall
100.00
Irving F. French. Selectman and Overseer
200.00
John J. Young. Selectman and Overseer
150.00
Harry L. Shedd, Selectman and Overseer
150.00
James W. Miller, Auditor
200.00
Eugene N. Patterson, Treasurer
200.00
Geo. Stevens, Highway Commissioner
100.00
Unexpended balance
$ 2,555.00 $ 24.08
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$ 113.95
A. B. Moore, supplies 416.28
Balance Jan. 1, 1917
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Balance Jan. 1, 1917
$ 53.55
Appropriation
500.00
County Treasurer, Dog Tax
325.13
Abbie M. Blaisdell, cards and fines
5.50 $ 884.18
Expenditures
American Express Co., express charges
$ 5.15
Lowell Gas Light Co., gas
23.52
Wm. Speke & Co., supplies
9.00
Henry Morris, teaming
2.00
Abbie M. Blaisdell, Librarian
125.00
Blanche King, Assistant Librarian
75.00
De Wolfe & Fiske Co., books
353.95
National Tubercular Ass'n, book
1.25
Geo. H. Wood, clock
6.00
Mrs. M. A. Wilson, magazines
34.50
Wm. H. Lee, teaming books
91.40
Kimball System, sign
16.25
Long's Book Bindery, binding
51.50
M. G. Wight & Co., supplies
3.50
Gaylord Brothers, supplies
.90
School Dept., 1-6 coal and wood
25.93
$ 824.85
Unexpended balance
$ 59.33
POLICE
Balance Jan. 1, 1917
$ 82.522
Appropriation
600.00
City of Lowell, court fines
70.50
P. W. Cameron, license fees
112.00
County Treasurer, reimbursement for killing dogs
4.00
$ 869.02
Expenditures
F H. Farmer, services
$ 381.28
H. Louis Farmer, use of auto
13.00
John J. Young, use of auto
5.00
H. M. Briggs, use of auto
5.00
Anthony Kelley, services
151.60
Geo. E. Hooper, Jr., services
63.00
P. J. O'Neil, services
110.00
Harry C. Dawson, services
3.12
Elmer Olson, services
52.77
City of Lowell, use of jail
10.75
Dr. Wm. E. Buck, services
19.00
Iver Johnson Co., supplies
19.00
.
$ 833.52
Unexpended balance
$ 35.50
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TREE WARDEN
Balance Jan. 1, 1917
Appropriation
$ 178.06 100.00 $ 278.06
Expenditures
Harris M. Briggs, labor
$ 57.00
William E. Briggs, labor
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