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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Expenses of the Colon of Celestford,
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 9, 1860.
LOWELL: SAMUEL N. MERRILL, PRINTER, COURIER STEAM PRESS, 27 CENTRAL ST. 1860.
REPORT.
TREASURER'S OFFICE, Westford, February 14th, 1860. 5 THE Committee appointed to reckon and settle with Sherman D. Fletcher, Town Treasurer, for the year ending at date, submit the following Report :
RECEIPTS.
Balance in Treasurer's hands at last settlement, Feb. 9, '59, $1,625 13 Cash borrowed, 1,050 00
Received of Thomas Richardson, Liquor Agent,
54 91
Stony Brook Railroad Co's. dividends,
State School Fund, 30 00
71 61
16 90 Timothy P. Wright, Collector in 1857, Collector in 1858, 23 69
Edward Prescott, Collector prior to Oct. 6, 1859, 2,681 88
Collector from Oct. 6, to Dec. 6, 1859, 1,154 64
Collector after Dec. 6, 1859, 1,428 88
Overseers of the poor for 1859, 111 22
Town Clerk, as dog tax in 1859,
42 00
Solomon Richardson, for grass on east burial ground,
8 25
County Treasurer, interest for paying county tax in advance,
9 52
as Miscellaneous items,
3 23
Total receipts,
$8,311 86-
PAYMENTS.
Paid to Samuel Fletcher, note and interest,
$469 73
Solomon Nutting, as interest,
30 00
Jesse Wright,
do
34 50
Ira Leland, do
13 50
Susanna Read, do
9 00
Otis Keyes, do
21 00
Joseph Hildreth, do
25 50
John W. P. Abbot, guardian,
90 00
Calvin Howard, do
18 00
Sally Adams,
do
6 00
Betsey P. Day, do
25 50
S. & S. D. Fletcher, do
85
as State tax,
414 00
as County tax,
951 73
Amount carried forward,
$2,109 31
4
Amount brought forward, $2,109 31
Paid to Overseers of the poor, per order of Selectmen, 405 00
Sundry persons on orders, 1,918 18
School districts, 1,676 74
Balance in Treasurer's hands, 2,202 57
$8,311 86
Your committee further report that the Town is indebted to the following persons, to wit :
$602 76
104 20
Susanna Read, one note,
157 47
Joseph Hildreth, two notes,
442 01
Calvin Howard, one note,
312 15
Solomon Nutting, one note,
526 08
Otis Keyes, one note,
368 49
Ira Leland, one note,
236 73
John W. P. Abbot, guardian,
1,516 25
Betsey P. Day, one note,
439 73
Westford Academy Trustees,
622 70
Total indebtedness on notes,
$5,328 57
Due to the School Districts,
$1,237 05
Master of the Poor House,
210 00
Due on outstanding order given in 1858,
5 50
Due on outstanding claims, estimated,
175 00
Total indebtedness of the Town,
$6,956 12
RESOURCES.
Balance now in the Treasurer's hands,
$2,202 57
Five shares Stony Brook Railroad stock,
500 00
Dividend on said stock due at date,
7 50
Balance of taxes uncollected,
62 68
Due from the estate of Timothy Smith,
90 85
Total resources of the Town,
$2,863 60
Balance against the Town,
4,092 52
$6,956 12
Balance against the Town,
$4,092 52
Amount of debt in 1859, Decrease of Town debt,
4,296 01
$203 49
ZACHEUS READ, GEO. LAWS, COMMITTEE. LUTHER PRESCOTT,
SHERMAN D. FLETCHER, TREASURER.
Jesse Wright, two notes,
Sally Adams, one note,
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
THE Selectmen of the town of Westford, for the year ending February 9th, 1860, submit the following Report :
1859-March .- L. Luce, School Committee, 26 visits, $17 00
Conveyance expenses, 18 visits, 9 00
Examining teachers, &c., 3 50
Getting school books and distributing, 2 00
Books furnished, 1 15
105 vols. school books on hand, paid for, 14 82
$47 47
S. N. Merrill, printing Reports, April .- Inhabitants 1st parish, use of bell,
12 00
7 50
G. M. Rice, School Committee, 7 visits, Assisting in making out School Report,
1 50
$5 00
Wm. Kittredge, attending 29 funerals, Returning 30 deaths, 3 00
$29 10
L. Luce, making out School Report,
2 50
J. B. Fletcher, entertainment town officers,
6 00
D. C. Mead, School Committee, 23 visits, Going to Tyngsboro' about scholars,
1 50
Attending 2 meetings to fill vacancies, 1 00
Attending 4 meetings to examine teachers, 3 00
Writing Report and getting it printed, 3 00
$24 50
B. H. Penballow, printing valuation books, A. Grover, 1 set steel figures for Sealer of Weights, Thos. Richardson, posting warrants,
1 50
June .- D. A. Dow, Liquor Agent,
35 00
N. S. Hamblin, 18 days assessing taxes,
23 00
July .- D. C. Mead, 11 1-2 days assessing taxes, Cash paid for assessors' books,
1 12
$24 12
Union Society, use of bell,
7 50
S. N. Merrill, printing School Reports,
14 00
Printing advertisements, 3 50
-
$17 50
Amount carried forward,
$269 69
-
16 00
12 00
2 00
36 00
3 50
26 10
6
Amount brought forward, $269 69
September .- P. Chamberlin, 13 1-2 days assessing taxes, Joshua Merrill, blank record hook, 4 50
27 00
S. & S. D. Fletcher, postage and stationery, 3 81
J. W. P. Abbot, cash paid for packages by express,
2 26
J. B. Reed, attending 13 funerals, Repairing hearse, 50
12 87
-- $13 37
Amos Day, work on West Burying Ground,
4 00
November .- D. C. Mead, examining teachers and visiting schools, 14 25
First parish, use of house and fuel 1 year,
34 00
1860-January .- James Prescott, running town line with Littleton, 1 75
John Lanktree, setting hearse wheels tire, 1 50
J. B. Fletcher, entertainment for town officers, 3 00
3 00
H. H. Fletcher, posting town warrants, Edward Prescott, money paid to Town Treasurer (error,) 9 50
February .- S. D. Fletcher, Treasurer's salary, 12 00
Paying State and County tax, and getting school money, 4 50
Entertainment for committee, 1 50
- $18 00'
S. & S. D. Fletcher, stationery and postage,
1 88
J. B. Reed, attending 6 funerals, 5 94
Returning 19 deaths, 1 90
$7 84
Levi Snow, work on East Burying Ground,
4 00
Joseph Bailey, going to Boston 4 times to meet coun- sel, and consult about J. B. Fletcher's case,
11 00
J. G. Abbott, counsel in said Fletcher's case, 25 00
J. W. P. Abbot, paid express on package, 25
Attending Town Clerk's meeting at Groton, 3 00
Town Clerk's salary,
12 00
Selectman's salary,
5 00
Use of room for Selectmen, Assessors, and fuel, 10 00
Recording 63 births, 25 deaths, and 10 marriages, 16 10
Making out this Report, 5 00
$51 35
N. S. Hamblin. assessing taxes 2 days,
4 00
Jonas Prescott, Selectman's salary, 5 00
5 00
Elbridge G. Parker, Selectman's salary,
69 73
Edward Prescott, collecting taxes, per cent.,
-
$594 43
7
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
1859-April .- E. A. Harwood, Surveyor Dist. No. 2. 238 hours' work repairing roads, $29 75 437 hours' work repairing roads and bridges, 54 62
D. C. Mead, 2 hours' work,
Alden P. Osgood, 45 hours breaking out roads, 5 62
Expense repairing broken plough, 4 00
Work on the roads, 5 87
- -- $15 49
J. W. Keyes, breaking out roads, 17 hours, 2 12
Alson Tuttle, 57 1-2 hours' work on the roads,
7 19
Luther Prescott, surveying and locating road near J. B. Smith's, 2 00
Surveying and locating road near Granite- ville, 4 00
$6 00
Wm. Edes, 56 hours' breaking out roads in '59, 7 00
16 days' work on the roads in '58 and '59, 16 00
$23 00
August .- Luther Kittredge, filling 80 55-100 squares of gravel on swamp road east of G. Law's, 96 66
Building stone bridge at Graniteville, 446 00
Building stone wall at C. G. Sargent's, , 99 00
-$641 66
September 24 .- J. W. P. Abbot, services about roads, as by bill rendered, 10 75
County Treasurer's costs on E. Bunce's pe- tition, 55 75
Edward Symmes, surveyor employed by County Commissioners, 14 25
Amos Hildreth, 2d, 53 hours' work on roads, 6 62
J. B. Reed, surveyor 1858, 14 hours' work, 1 75
E. E. Parker, services about roads, as by bill ren- dered, 5 75
Elias Sweetser, 90 hours breaking out roads in '56 and '57, 11 25
Allen R. Perham, 160 hours' work on the roads,
20 00
David P. Lawrence, repairing roads in highway, Dis. No. 7, by order of Selectmen,
61 50
Life Shed, building bridge by James Hildreth's,
47 00
D. C. Mead, lumber about bridge at Graniteville,
1 00
Eli Tower, building stone bridge near J. Decatur's, 12 00 Repairing railing on Tadnic bridge, 1 50
-
$13 50
Thos. Horan, building stone bridge,
5 00
Amount carried forward,
$1,034 20
$84 37 25
8
Amount brought forward, $1,034 20
Wm. Agnew, work on bridge at Hamblet's mills, 9 75
Work on roads and sharpening tools, 4 75
-- $14 50
Jonas Prescott, services about roads as by bill ren- dered, 14 50
Oliver Woodward, injury to horse in 1858, 25 00
G. S. Frederick, plank and repairing bridge, 1 50
C. Latham, services as engineer on bridge and roads,
15 75
S. Lawrence, furnishing and setting 77 stone posts, 53 59
11 00
Asia Nutting, work on bridge,
2 00
Jonas Prescott, going to W. Fletcher's bridge twice,
1 00
George Hutchins, putting up railing near E. Sweets- er's, E. G. Parker, services about roads,
4 25
J. W. P. Abbot, services about roads,
3 75
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
1860-On Orders amounting to
$405 00
SCHOOLS.
School District No. 1-scholars 112,
$227 02
2 do. 74,
174 96
3 do 58
153 04
4 do 40,
128 38
5 do-
55,
148 93
6 do
38,
125 64
7 do
57,
151 67
8
do
26
109 20
9
do
26,
109 20
10
do 51,
143 45
Totals,
537
$1471,49
Voted by the town,
$1400 00
Received from the State,
71 61
Total,
$1471 61
In 1858-559 scholars, and each drew
$2 71
In 1859-537 scholars, and each drew
2 74
TOWN LIBRARY.
Brown, Taggard & Chase, for books, Covering paper,
$26 62
1 12
Amount carried forward,
$27 74
Thos. Horan, repairing road by W. Fletcher's bridge,
5 00
$1186 04
9
Amount brought formard,
$27 74
C. L. Fletcher, book case, Extra work on Library,
8 75
5 00
$13 75
Julian Abbot, compiling catalogue,
8 00
S. N. Merrill, printing catalogues,
12 12
S. & S. D. Fletcher, blank book,
1 78
B. H. Penhallow, printing regulations, .
4 00
$67 39
The account of THOMAS RICHARDSON, Liquor Agent, for the year ending April 30, 1859.
Said agent charges himself with
$45 00
Sales of Liquor,
-$229 30
And asks allowances as follows-
Cash paid for Liquors,
$142 39
Salary,
30 00
Teaming and carting Liquors,
2 00
Cash paid into the treasury,
54 91
- -$229 30
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Imla Goodhue, error in 1856,
$2 28
Thomas Judd, error in highway tax 1857,
44
J. B. Fletcher, error in highway tax 1858,
2 17
Several persons, error in highway tax 1858,
15 63
Several persons, error in highway tax 1859,
39 12
VALUATION FOR 1859.
Real and Personal, $785,050. Rate, 61 cents on the $100.
SUMMARY.
Money raised for town debts and charges,
$2,500 00
Schools,
1,400 00
State tax,
414 00
County tax,
951 79
Overlayings,
88 31
Highway tax 1858, returned unworked,
101 33
ORDERED OUT.
Incidental expenses,
$576 93
Roads and bridges,
1186 04
Amount carried forward,
$1,762 97
Cash drawn from the Treasury,
184 30
$59 74
$5,455 43
10
Amount brought farward,
$1,762 97
School Districts, Overseers of the poor, Abatement of taxes, Library,
1471 49
*
405 00
59 64
67 39
$3,766 49
Liabilities estimated as follows-
Incidental expenses,
$175 00
Bunce road, building, land, damages and costs,
1400 00
Master of Poor Farm,
210 00
$1,785 00
REPORT
OF THE
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
THE Overseers of the Poor submit the following report for the support of the Poor Farm, February 9th, 1859, to February 9th, 1860 :
Amount of Personal property at the Poor House, including Farming tools, stock, etc., as by appraisal of the Committee,- February 9th, 1859, $1,726 49
66 1860,
1,851 72
Gain on personal property,
$125 23
Income from the Farm as by George Read's Books,-
Received for Milk,
$258 16
Apples,
56 78
Cider,
35 37
Dried apple,
5 40
Straw,
27 41
Pork,
21 28
Calves,
79 62
Hide, beefgand tallow,
15 14
Vinegar,
2 08
Potatoes,
17 50
Eggs,
5 07
Ox work,
3 00
Boarding men,
13 22
as by George Read's Books,
5 56
Cash drawn from the Treasury,
$405 00
from Overseers of last year,
11 17
from sales of produce last year,
54 46
$545 59
470 63
$1,016 22
12
Paid S. and S. D. Fletcher for goods,
108 78
T. B. Fletcher for goods,
31 28
Elias Sweetser for a bull,
18 00
N. S. Hamblin for 3 1-2 bushels wheat,
5 00
C. Childes for plough castings for 1857,
3 25
D. C. Mead for goods, freight bill,
2 13
Joseph Hildreth for mending boots,
2 56
Ansel Davis for work on the house,
8 00
Simeon Ames for pasturing oxen,
10 00
Benjamin H. Leavitt, for work,
45 00
Lewis Saboll, for work,
85 38
Daniel Bolles, for washing machine,
4 50
S. P. & F. Wright, for sewing, " meal,
9 26
" for grinding corn,
50
Charles L. Fletcher, for 8 days work on the barn,
12 00
John Knowles, for bolts for barn, 2 01
Burbank & Chase, for rolers, rods and handles for cellar doors,
3 99
George M. Childs, for 40 1-2 lbs. butter,
9 72
Edward Prescott, for making cider,
7 50
Ephraim Wright, for 2 coffins,
7 00
Dr. Hook, of Lowell, for visit to Timothy Smith,
5 00
D. A. Dow, for medical attendance upon Timothy Smith,
7 75
D. A. Dow, for medicine for Wm. Means,
25
two quarts of gin,
80
James Dillings, for work,
3 55
E. D. Price, for blacksmith work,
5 47
George French, for work on the farm,
2 00
for clothing for Walter Scott,
10 25
for whitewash brush,
1 67
for cultivator castings,
1 25
C. Robey, for scythes,
1 75
Mrs. Ansel Davis, for grave clothes for S. Patch, for grave clothes for T. Smith, 1 25
1 75
William E. Livingston, for 2 tons plaster,
14 00
9 bushels oats, 6 12
Peter Anderson, for damage done his corn by town's cattle, 4 00
John Brian, for work on Farm,
2 75
for boots for Betsy Hildreth, 1 10
Amount carried forward, $486 32
medical attendance upon David Flinn, 2 00 66 " Sylvester Patch, 5 00
2 70
30 05
13
Amount brought forward,
$486 32
Paid Jonas Prescott, for pasturing cow,
5 00
for 11 lbs. butter, 2 75
William S. Carney, for meat, butchering, 2 00
28 78
George Woods, for butchering, meat, 2 44
50
Leonard Luce, for attending Timothy Smith's funeral, 1 00
George M. Rice, for attending S. Patch's funeral, 1 00
Benj. Wright, for help in laying out T. Smith, 50 for ten flour barrels, 1 25
John Lanktree, for shoeing oxen, 1 25
David P. Lawrence, for 4 bushels potatoes,
2 00
S. & S. D. Fletcher, for goods for Mrs. Jos. Leland, 2 01
George Read, for services as master, 250 00
for clothing for Michael Murphy's family, 3 00 for expenses of conveying the Murphy family to State Almshouse, 4 50
P. Chamberlain for fixing axes,
95
expenses of removing Smith from Medford, for one lantern,
3 22
Benj. Osgood, for medical attendance upon [Sam. Richardson, 2 00
Amos Hildreth for services as overseer of the Poor,
5 00
William Read,
5 00
N. S. Hamblin, 66 66
5 00
for bed clothes, 3 00
T. H. Hamblet for grinding and belting, 84
N. S. Hamblin, making out report of 1859, 4 00
to cash paid to Irishmen, 58
to going to Lowell to see about Purley family, 2 00
to time spent and cash paid to send T. Calahan to State Almshouse, 1 25
to time and exp's to Medford about Tim. Smith 4 00 City of Boston for Abigail Kemp, 6 75
for carrying a man to the Almshouse, 75
Town of Medford for Mrs. Scott, 16 96
cash for Mrs. Scott, 2 00
to going after Scott family-car fare for Walter Scott, 3 85
to time spent about T. Smith's property, 3 00
for making returns to Secretary of State respecting paupers, 2 00
Asia Nutting, for digging a grave for T. Smith, 2 00
as by George Read's Books, 20 03
into the Treasury, 100 51
in the overseers hands, 26 61 - $1016 22
62
14
Statement of the expenses of the Poor above the income of the Farm for the year ending February 9, 1860,- Amount of cash drawn from the Treasury, $105 00
From the overseers of last year,
11 17
From produce sold from the Farm last year,
54 46
$470 63
Gain on personal property,
$125 23
Cash in overseers' hands,
26 61
Paid into the Treasury,
100 51
Due from the estate of Tim Smith,
90 85
66 Life Shed for ox work, 3 00
$346 20
Cost of "supporting the Poor, exclusive of interest on the Farm, $124 43 NATHAN S. HAMBLIN, ) Overseers of WILLIAM READ, the Poor AMOS HILDRETH, of Westford.
February 9, 1860.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Expenses of the Town of Celestford,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEB 12, '1861.
LOWELL : ADVERTISER OFFICE .. .. HILDRETH & HUNT, PRINTERS. 1861.
.
REPORT.
TREASURER'S OFFICE, Westford, February 12th, 1861. The Committee appointed to reckon and settle with Sherman D. Fletcher, Town Treasurer, for the year ending at date, submit the fol- lowing report :
RECEIPTS.
Balance in Treasurer's hand at last settlement,
$2202 57
Cash borrowed,
500 00
D. A. Dow, Liquor Agent,
56 81
State School Fund,
61 51
Stony Brook R. R. Dividend,
15 00
Timothy P. Wright, Collector, 1858,
27 09
Edward Prescott, Collector before Oct. 6, 1860,
2978 45
66 66 66
Dec. 6, 1860,
730 00
6.6
66 after Dec. 6, 1860,
1827 00
Five shares S. B. R. R. sold,
500 00
County Treasurer, interest,
8 42
School Committee, books sold,
10 82
Grass sold from E. Burying Ground and Common,
10 00
Town Clerk, dog taxes,
14 40
Miscellaneous sources,
12 01
$8954 08
PAYMENTS.
Solomon Nutting, note and interest,
517 00
Otis Keyes,
363 35
Thomas Richardson,
258 04
Interest upon notes,
309 00
State Tax,
345 00
County Tax,
1010 06
Overseers of the Poor,
534 32
School Districts,
1389 84
Orders,
2240 71
Balance in Treasurer's hands,
1986 76
$8954 08
4
Your Committee further report that the Town is indebted to the fol- lowing persons, on notes, including interest, to wit :
Joseph Hildreth, three notes and interest,
$ 703 53
Jesse Wright, two
602 56
Sally Adams, one
104 16
Susanna Reed,
06
157 42
Calvin Howard,
312 05
Ira Leland,
236 66
J. W. P. Abbot, Guardians,
1515 75
Betsey P. Day, 66
439 59
Trustees of Westford Academy,
622 50
$4694 22
Due School Districts,
$1308 29
Due Master of Poor House,
230 00
Due on outstanding claims, estimated,
400 00
$6632 51
RESOURCES.
Balance in Treasurer's hands,
$1986 76
Balance of Taxes uncollected,
56 76
Due from the estate of Timothy Smith,
95 10
$2138 62
Balance against the Town, Feb'y 12th, 1861,
$4493 89
9th, 1860,
4092 52
Increase of Debt,
$ 401 37
J. W. P. ABBOTT, ASAPH F. BYAM,
COMMITTEE. 1
GEO. T. DAY,
SHERMAN D. FLETCHER, Town Treasurer.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
The Selectmen of the Town of Westford, for the year ending Febru- ary 9th, 1861, submit the following Report :
1860-March .- L. Luce, School Committee, 38 visits, $28 50 Examining Teachers, $5,25, conveyance expenses, $5,00, 10 25
Use of room, fuel and lights, 1 75
April 7 .- To making School Report, $5,00; to School Books, $22,50, 27 50
1861-Feb. 9 .- To School Books, 10 00
-$78 00
1860-Apr. 7 .- George M. Rice, School Committee, 21 visits, 15 75
Examining Teachers, $6,00 ; preparing report, $5,00, 11 00
To getting report printed and express charge, 1 50 -$28 25
April 7 .- To J. B. Fletcher, entertainment town officers, 6 00
May 5 .- To Dr. D. A. Dow, for vaccination 153 persons at 1s, $25 50
162 persons at 6d, 13 50
-_ $39 00
To first parish, use of bell, 7 50
December 66 66 hall,
34 00
To repairing hearse, 75
June 2 .- To A. W. Cummings, appraising proper- ty at poor farm, 2 00
To S. N. Merrill, printing and binding Sexton's book, $ 5 00
To 400 copies town report, 15 87
To 300 66 school report, 17 00
-$37 87
Aug. 4 .- To Daniel Flagg, appraising property at poor farm, 1 50
Sept. 29 .- To John Cutter, services as assessor, 60 days, 120 00
To P. Chamberlin, services as assessor, 60 days, 120 00
To E. G. Parker, services as assessor, 65 days,
130 00
To Levi Snow, appraising property at poor farm, $1 50
Mowing brush at east burying ground, 4 00
$5 50
To Caleb Wight, for (Union Society) use of bell, 7 50
To Stone & Huse, printing tax bills, 3 00
Dec. 1 .- To Samuel Fletcher, for stone posts, 13 50
6
1860 - Feb. 7 .- To. J. W. P. Abbott, services as Town Clerk, 1 05
To J. B. Fletcher, entertainment of town officers; 3 50
Jan. 5 .- To Levi T. Fletcher; appraising property at poor farm, 2 00
Feb. 9 .- To Sherman D. Fletcher, paying State and county tax, 4 00
Drawing school money from State,
50
Entertainment of Committee, 2 00
12 00
Services as Treasurer in 1860-61, Postage and stationery,
78
To J. B. Fletcher, postage and station- ery, 1 25
To Nathan S. Hamblin, room for town officers, 12 00
3 00
To Joshua Merrill, books and stationery, 1 25
To Jacob Smith, to extra meetings, 4 00
1 00
16 16 Selectman's salary,
5 00
To E. G. Parker, extra meetings, 66 66 appointing liquor agent,
3 00
66 postage and stationery,
50
66
making report,
5 00
To Phineas Chamberlin, extra meetings,
5 00
66 66 Selectman's salary,
5 00
To Edward Prescott, commissions,
86 74
$798 94
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
1860-March .- H. H. Decatur, mowing brush, April 7 .- To J. B. Fletcher, witness fees and summons, 10 56
14 .- To referee costs on Bunce road,
10 38
To J. B. Fletcher, services as committee, and use of hall, 8 00
To L. T. Fletcher, work on bridge at Hamblet's,
7 00
To John F. Bannister, work on highway,
3 09
To Benj. Palmer, 41 stone posts, at $1 12 each,
45 92
10 00
To Jacob Smith, 80 hours work on road, 66 66 8 66 66
1 00
To Amos Hildreth, 2d, land damage,
23 89
To Solomon Richardson,
15 81
To Thomas Richardson, 66
9 81
To Ira Leland, 66
90 31
To Imla Keyes, 66
103 81
May 5 .- To D. P. Lawrence, services as referee, 8 50
To Charles Chamberlin, irons for railing,
5 80
To Sam'l A. Hamblin, posting warrants,
appointing liquor agent,
1 00
Selectman's salary,
5 00
$4 00
7
To Allen R. Perham, 763 hours break- ing roads, 9 56
To Joseph Chamberlin, for lumber for rails, 21 78
To Eli Town, 24 hours breaking roads, 66 over work on road, 4 78
3 00
To Eliel Heywood, 35 hours breaking roads, 4 37
To William Agnew, use and repairs of plough, 1 62
107 hours work on road, 13 37
June 2 .- To Wm. Laws, services on Bunce road, 9 46 To W. F. Wheeler, referee case, 5 00
To J. B. Reed, work on roads 24 hours,
3 00
To Life Shedd, building 267 rods road,
734 25
July To George P. Wright, work on road,
4 50
To Edwin Gould, work on road at Sar- gent's, 11 50
Sept. 29 .- To Oliver Woodward, putting up rail- ings, 16 80
To S. D. Fletcher, powder and fuse,
5 53
To Levi Snow, mowing brush by B. A. Reed, 5 33
Oct. 1 .- To estate of Anan Reed, breaking roads 26 hours, 3 24
Dec. 1 .- To Rufus Patten, repairing road, 23 00
1861-Feb. 2 .- To Samuel Fletcher, stone and work, 11 00 To E. G. Parker, services about roads, as per bill, 4 50
To E. G. Parker, meeting commissioners to oppose L. T. Fletcher's road, 4 00
To Jacob Smith, services about road as per bill, 5 50
To Jacob Smith, meeting commissioners to oppose L. T. Fletcher's road,
4 68
To Phineas Chamberlin, services about roads, 2 50
To Phineas Chamberlin, meeting commis- sioners to oppose L. T. Fletcher's road,
1 50
$1271 65
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. To orders amounting to TOWN LIBRARY.
$534 32
1860-June 2 .- To Charles L. Fletcher, Librarian,
$35 00
To Brown & Taggard, for books,
25 53
To S. D. Fletcher, for books and paper To Joshua Merrill, books and binding,
2 66
3 40
By fines of C. L. Fletcher,
$66 59
2 63
$63 96
8
SCHOOLS.
District No. 1, scholars 92, 66
$202 79
2, 6 79,
184 46
3,
66
47,
139 34
4,
66 38,
126 65
66
5,
66
59,
156 26
6, 66
36,
128 33
7, 66 62,
160 49
66
8,
23,
105 50
66
9,
66
23,
105 50
66
10.
59
156 26
$1466 08
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
T. P. Wright, Collector, Calvert & Sargent,
23 20
Several persons,
14 89
LIQUOR AGENCY.
The account of D. A. Dow, Liquor Agent, for the year ending April
30,1860. Said Agent charges himself with- Cash drawn from the treasury,
$ 46 00
Amount of sales,
270 35
For empty casks,
3 50
$319 85
And asks allowances as follows :
Cash paid for liquor and expenses,
$236 04
1 book of record,
2 00
Salary,
25 00
Paid into town treasury,
56 81
$319 85
SUMMARY.
Ordered out incidental expenses,
$ 798 94
66 roads and bridges,
1271 65
66
Overseers of Poor,
534 32
school districts,
1466 08
abatement of taxes,
58 78
town library,
63 96
$4193 73
Liabilities estimated at
$300 00
E. G. PARKER,
Selectmen
JACOB SMITH, of
P. CHAMBERLIN, Westford.
Westford, February 9, 1861.
$20 69
$58 78
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The Overseers of the Poor submit the following report for the sup- port of the poor for the year ending February 12, 1861 :
Amount of personal property at the Poor House, including farming tools, stock, &c., as by appraisal of the Committee,- February 9th, 1860, $1851 72
12th, 1861,
1771 27
Loss on personal property,
Income from the farm as by George Reed's books,-
Received for milk,
$219 99
wheat,
13 02
cider,
10 33
pork,
42 26
lard.
3 39
potatoes,
33 15
timber,
2 00
apples,
34 86
straw,
4 00
one stag,
30 00
beef,
13 91
one yoke of oxen,
149 00
ten calves,
75 00
hide and tallow,
5 47
eggs,
10 48
vinegar,
1 65
as by George Reed's books,
8 91
$657 42
Cash drawn from the treasury,
$534 32
from Overseers of last year,
26 61
town of Pepperell,
9 05
Levi Prescott,
4 56
for brandy sold,
3 00
$577 54
Paid S. D. Fletcher for goods,
$94 50
T. B. Fletcher for goods,
35 43
for James Hasley, for Bostreck & Harris,
6 00
8 09
1 75
S. D. Fletcher for goods for William Leland, Samuel N. Woods for meal and plaster,
$1234 96
34 35
$80 45
10
Rodney Kennedy for 7 months and 12 days work on the farm,
97 00
for a pair of oxen,
105 00
S. P. Wright for meal, 40 57
for making cider, .2 72
William S. Carney for meat,
23 73
for 2 shoats,
14 50
for butchering, for meat for Bostreck & Harris,
12 54
Barnard Reed, for 1 shoat, 177 lbs.,
13 27
George M. Child for 50 lbs. butter,
10 78
Charles Follensbee for meal, for goods,
19 89
Zeptha Wright for ox cart,
20 00
Harvey C. Moxley for work haying, 1 month,
25 00
Ephraim A. Harwood for pair of wagon wheels,
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