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75 00
F. A. Fisher, legal advice.
10 00
L. C. Panton, painting, etc., inside. .
178 00
H. R. Barker Co., heating plant, on ac- count
800 00
Total
$9,141 48
HIGHWAYS.
B. J. Spaulding, 107 loads gravel at .06. . $ 6 42 John W. Ward, 150 loads gravel at . 10. . 15 00
Jacob Spaulding, 131 loads gravel at .IO. . 13 10
E. F. Richardson, 429 loads gravel at .10. 42 90
Amount carried forward. $77 42
23
Amount brought forward $77 42
A. E. Dutton, 20 loads gravel at .05. .... 1 00
A. E. Dutton, 8 loads cinders at .IO. ... 80
C. E. A. Bartlett, 70 loads gravel at . 15. . IO 50 R. W. Dix, 126 loads gravel at .IO. ... 12 60
$102 32
B. O. Robbins, 140 loads gravel at .IO. .. 14 00
N. E. Parker, 40 loads gravel at .IO. . . .
4 00
15 30
J. P. Eaton, 153 loads gravel at .10. .. F. W. Blodgett, 46 loads gravel at .IO. . . . L. J. Spaulding, 60 loads gravel at .10 and 8 at .20 7 60
4 60
Harry B. Emerson, 25 loads gravel at .10. James Carr, 78 loads gravel at . IO. . . . . . Geo. C. Moore, 57 loads cinders at .10. . Mrs. B. M. Hildreth, 159 loads gravel at .IO.
15 90
14 10
23 00
E. E. Hildreth, 50 loads gravel at .05. ...
2 50
E. E. Hildreth, 164 loads gravel at .IO. . .
16 40
IOI 15
F. C. Byam, 182 loads gravel at . IO. ....
18 20
Chas. Andrews, 25 loads gravel at .08. . . .
2 00
James F. Stearns, 106 loads gravel at .10.
IO 60
W. McNulty, 60 loads gravel at .06. . . . .
3 60
J. H. Wilson, 86 loads gravel at .05. . . . . Thomas Bridgeford, 30 loads gravel at .08 E. M. Parlee, 95 loads gravel at .IO. .
2 40
9 50
\V. M. Parlee, II loads gravel at .10. . .
I IO
John O'Neil, 65 loads gravel at .IO. .
6 50
Chelmsford Foundry Co., 271 loads cin- ders at .10.
27 IO
J. M. Butman, 140 loads gravel at .IO. .. .
14 00
Owen Lowney, 58 loads gravel at .IO. ...
5 80
F. W. Wright, 100 loads gravel at .IO. .
10 00
Daniel George, 31 loads gravel at .IO. ...
3 10
F. L. Fletcher, breaking roads.
13 50
Wm. Broderick, breaking roads.
I 65
W. B. Emerson, breaking roads.
5 40
A. M. Blaisdell, breaking roads. A. S. Read, breaking roads.
2 50
3 60
A. E. Dutton, breaking roads.
21 45
Amounts carried forward. $34 60
$390 97
55 80
5 70
Geo. A. Byam, 141 loads gravel at .IO. . . Alfred Paasche, 230 loads gravel at .IO. . Patrick Flynn, 127 loads gravel at .05 ... Patrick Flynn, 172 loads gravel at .IO. . . .
2 50
7 80
6 35
17 20
4 30
51 70
80 00
24
Amounts brought forward $34 60 $390 97
G. E. Spaulding, breaking roads.
14 80
A. G. Adams, breaking roads.
IO 20
E. E. Hildreth, breaking sidewalks.
28 05
87 65
E. C. Wright, breaking roads.
25 00
Sheehan Bros., breaking roads.
21 00
John Marinel, Jr., breaking roads.
31 50
Thomas Sheehan, breaking roads.
I 50
L. D. Carter, breaking roads.
I 80
J. A. Plummer, breaking roads
14 20
John Keefe, breaking roads.
7 20
V. R. McNutt, breaking roads.
3 30
105 50
R. Gunston Estate of, breaking roads ...
12 30
S. J. Garland, breaking sidewalks
I 50
John McAudle, breaking roads.
I 50
Chas. Finnick, breaking roads
7 65
Hugh Keiren, breaking roads.
I 65
D. A. Reardon, breaking roads.
3 55
R. W. Dix, breaking roads.
10 85
39 00
G. A. McNulty, breaking roads.
2 63
L. H. Hauver, breaking roads.
2 75
Wm. Nichols & Co., blasting material.
6 65
H. R. Hodson, 166 posts at .07
II 62
H. R. Hodson, 3 days with team 12 00
John T. Smith, labor. 10 00
Staples Bros., drain pipe and grates. 93 54
Thomas Bridgeford, labor
6 75
145 94
H. L. Parkhurst, drain pipe.
III 60
I. H. Knight, repairs.
13 85
W. L. Draper, repairs.
20 55
J. C. Donovan, repair of harnesses.
23 60
Bartlett & Dow, shovels, picks, etc
12 10
A. E. Dutton, labor with team ..
13 50
E. H. Keyes, labor on Richardson road ..
104 00
E. H. Keyes, labor with team.
112 80
S. W. Parkhurst, shovels, chains, etc.
20 II
J. H. Wilson, labor with team.
35 00
Harriet E. Shaw, use of stable.
15 92
E. E. Hildreth, labor with team
57 00
Patrick Savage, labor.
16 50
F. C. Reynolds, horse dentistry
4 00
R. W. Dix, laying drain pipe.
25 00
Geo. M. Wright, blacksmithing
71 31
412 00
Amounts carried forward. $244 84 $1,181 06
25
Amounts brought forward. $244 84 $1,181 06
F. J. Whittemore, blacksmithing.
20 85
265 69
Howe Lumber Co., 1,520 feet plank at .20
30 40
F. W. Worthen, harness oil, etc.
2 00
Wm. H. Hills, liniment, etc.
I 40
J. A. Hadley, labor with team
9 75
C. O. Corliss, labor with team.
15 50
Wm. Balser, labor with teanı. .
6 00
E. T. Adams, shovels, picks, etc.
24 58
89 63
Geo. C. Moore, brick, pipe, etc., for Rich- ardson road
51 86
Geo. C. Moore, land damage on Richard- son road 50 00
P. T. McMahon, lumber and labor
84 37
Joseph Carpentier, blacksmithing
43 92
W. E. Livingston, 1375 brick.
12 03
Hazen Bros., labor with team.
5 40
John Mulroy, labor.
2 63
250 21
E. F. Coburn, labor.
1 00
C. W. Field, labor.
3 60
Wm. Martin, bridge timber
6 00
Smith & Brooks, survey of Billerica and East Chelmsford roads.
I33 27
Chas. F. Fish, blacksmithing
2 25
John Marinel, Jr., labor on roads.
39 00
185 12
Francis Donegan, land damage on Rich- ardson road
50 00
Frank McManomin, labor
2 25
Wmn. McClure, land damage on Richard- son road
50 00
Emerson & Co., grain.
17 00
F. A. Marshall, 5,450 lbs. hay at $13.
35 82
T. P. Sheehan, 6,570 lbs. hay at $20.
66 30
221 37
Dutton Bros., grain. .
36 40
Mrs. N. E. Holt, 3,480 lbs. hay
24 56
H. C. Sweetser, grain ..
149 39
Geo. A. Coburn, 4,120 lbs. hay.
12 56
North Chelmsford Grocery Store, grain ..
26 28
D. W. Bickford, grain ..
66 92
B. O. Robbins, 11,480 lbs. hay at $20. ...
115 40
North Chelmsford Grocery Store, hay and grain 47 36
Amounts carried forward
$478 87
$2,193 08
26
Amounts brought forward
$478 87 $2,193 08
D. P. Byam, 3,304 lbs. hay at $20. 33 24
W. R. Winning, 1,180 lbs. hay at $20. II 80
523 91
Highway pay roll for March.
177 60
Highway pay roll for April.
237 40
Highway pay roll for May.
236 70
Highway pay roll for June.
227 90
Highway pay roll for July.
325 50
Highway pay roll for August.
236 90
Highway pay roll for September
285 20
1,727 20
Highway pay roll for October
235 20
Highway pay roll for November
233 70
Highway pay roll for December.
249 00
Highway pay roll for January.
146 80
Highway pay roll for February.
176 65
Highway pay roll for extra men on Rich-
ardson road
166 50
1,207 85
Total $5,652 04
The widening and straightening the Richardson road (so called), in North Chelmsford, as ordered by the County Com- missioners, for which an appropriation of eight hundred dollars ($800) was made, the Selectmen placed in the hands of the High- way Surveyor to do the necessary work, and the appropriation was turned over to the highways, which has been expended, except a surplus of $22.70, for which the highways have the credit.
MEMORIAL DAY.
Geo. H. Smith, painting standards, North Chelmsford
$ 1 50
James P. Emerson, Treasurer Veterans' Association 71 59
Total $73 09
GRADING LIBRARY GROUNDS.
H. W. Tarbell, on account. $400 00
L. J. Spaulding, concreting.
20 00
Total
$420 00
27
VILLAGE CLOCK ASSOCIATION.
C. E. A. Bartlett, Treasurer $30 00
STREET LIGHTING.
Charles Jordan, lighting and care. $121 50
Charles O. Corliss, lighting and care. . 19 80
E. W. S. Dutton, lighting and care. 186 25
E. A. Stevens, lighting and care.
57 60
Byron Lamphere, lighting and care.
197 54
John H. Cooper, lighting and care.
66 00
Thomas Smith.
41 10
Harry R. Dix.
23 60
$713 39
W. F. Lewis, oil, etc.
70 OI
D. W. Bickford, oil, etc.
25 07
M. H. Winship, oil, etc.
35 46
Lowell Co-operative Association, oil, etc.
31 08
S. W. Parkhurst, oil, etc.
91 55
253 17
C. E. Adams, glass, globes and burners. .
3 35
C. B. Coburn & Co., lamps, wicks, etc ... Charles Hyde, repairs on lamps. . .
2 40
G. M. Wright, repairs on lamps.
3 80
Byron Lamphere, repairs on lamps
6 90
A. H. Sheldon, labor on lamps. .
3 75
Hanchett & McFadgen, 24 lamps.
5 28
53 38
John H. Cooper, setting posts ..
50
D. E. Corliss, teaming and setting posts. .
I 50
Odd Fellows' Building Association, main- taining one lamp
4 00
6 00
Total
$1,025 94
NEW CEMETERY.
A. M. Warren, land.
$419 00
Smith & Brooks, surveying, etc.
100 00
Edward L. Raymond, plan.
150 00
Edward L. Raymond, partial layout
100 12
Davis & Sargent, 100 stakes.
2 75
Labor, pay roll ..
207 05
E. R. Marshall, stakes.
5 50
S. W. Parkhurst, shovels, picks, etc.
9 65
Wm. P. Foye & Co., grass seeds.
5 54
Total
$999 61
27 90
28
CARE OF CEMETERIES.
Arthur H. Sheldon, care, North Chelins- ford
$ 7 30
C. H. Dutton, labor, North Chelmsford. . 7 50
James O'Connell, labor, North Chelmsford 5 40
10 00
A. G. Parkhurst, care West Chelmsford .. F. L. Fletcher, loam, West Chelmsford. .
6 00
Walter Perham, care, Centre.
21 50
A. P. Perham Estate of, labor, Centre. . .
3 00
J. S. Byam, cutting grass. Centre
10 00
Wm. Fletcher, 77 loads sand at .10, Centre 7 70
H. L. Parkhurst, teaming sand, Centre. . A. H. Richardson, repairing pump, Centre E. R. Marshall, turning 6 posts, Centre .. Thompson Hardware Co., 6 post caps, Centre
I 40
I 20
Sawyer Carriage Co., repairing hearse, Centre
62 40
106 40
D. P. Byam, care, South Chelmsford .... 17 00
WV. R. Winning, labor and material for fence, etc., etc., South Chelmsford ...
6 50
D. P. Byam, labor and material for fence, etc., etc., South Chelmsford.
I 80
Emerson & Co., oil, lead, etc., South Chelmsford
20 10
Newell E. Parker, white lead, etc., South Chelmsford
3 13
C. E. Adams, white lead, etc., South: Chelmsford
9 38
D). W. Bickford, oil, etc., South Chelnis- ford
8 10
Milo H. Wright, painting and labor, South Chelmsford.
37 10
George B. Wright, shade trees and setting saine, South Chelmsford 13 00
116 11
Total
$283 21
STATE AND MILITARY AID.
Paid under Chapter 374, Statutes 1899. . . $1,120 00
Paid under Chapter 372, Statutes 1899. . . 359 00
Paid Walter Perham, for burial of indi- gent soldier. 35 00
$60 70
22 20
I 50
29
REPAIRS OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Milo D. Clay, painting inside No. I School $ 40 00
Pratt & Forrest, lumber. 50 27
Troop FF Cavalry, repairs at Town Hall. . 75 00
A. G. Adams, repairs at Town Farm. .... 3 50
A. G. Adams, repairs at Town Farm .... 15 00
A. G. Adams, carpenter work at Alms- house 13 25
E. R. Marshall, for stock.
3 33
E. R. Marshall, 3 doors and finish, Alms- house 7 10
WVm. E. Livingston, cement for Town Farnı I 75
Wm. A. Mitchell, repairs at Almshouse. . 6 00
$215 20
Burnham & Davis, lumber, Town Farm .. 12 17
Geo. M. Wright, sundries.
19 14
Bartlett & Dow, sundries.
8 34
Rollins & Son, paint, etc., etc., Town Farm
22 14
Thompson Hardware Co., castings for Town Farm I 25
A. W. Holt, shingling and repairs No. I Schoolhouse 109 04
J. W. Randall, setting glass No. I School- house 6 15
J. W. Randall, setting glass, keys., etc., Town Hall. 5 27 183 50
Total
$398 70
ENFORCEMENT OF LIQUOR LAW.
Jas. A. Hadley, Police Officer $374 10
E. H. Russell, Constable. 269 45
Geo. M. Wright, Constable. 62 75
Wm. J. Quigley, Constable.
19 00
Jas. S. Wotton, Constable.
37 00
John J. Harvey, Lawyer.
94 00
John Howland, storing cider
I 50
Total $857 80
CATTLE INSPECTION.
Walter R. Winning, Inspector. $47 50
COLLECTION AND ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Hannah F. Perham, collecting taxes in 1896 $ 56
Hannah F. Perham, collecting taxes in 1897 94 49
A. M. Warren, collecting taxes in 1898. . 81 91
A. M. Warren, collecting taxes in 1899. . 423 67
A. M. Warren, abatement of taxes, 1898. . 19 03
51 64
A. M. Warren, abatement of taxes, 1899. . Hannah F. Perham, abatement of taxes 1897 105 71
Total $777 0I
ADAMS LIBRARY.
Emma J. Gay, Treasurer $800 00
NORTH CHELMSFORD LIBRARY.
Clara A. H. Adams, Treasurer. $400 00
SCHOOLHOUSE LOAN NOTE.
State Treasurer. $1,200 00
INTEREST ON SCHOOLHOUSE LOAN.
State Treasurer, interest on notes for
$9,600.00 to March Ist, 1900. ...... $384 00
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
G. T. Parkhurst, printing, envelopes, etc. $ 27 05
H. C. Derby, stamp and pad ... 75
R. W. Emerson, stamps and envelopes. . 19 35
Dumas & Co., 6 collectors' books. II 50
P. B. Murphy, license blanks. 2 35
Thomas Groom & Co., record book, stamp, etc. 5 75
J. L. Fairbanks & Co., record book 3 50
G. Hobbs & Co., blanks.
55
G. C. Prince & Co., assessors' books and pencils I 50
F. S. Blanchard & Co., I year book 3 00
$ 75 30
31
Amount brought forward
$ 75 30
W. B. Cotton, care of Centre Town Hall. . 150 00
W. J. Quigley, care of North Town Hall. . 12 92
W. J. Quigley, heating, lighting, etc., for Cavalry
65 00
McLarney & Co., repairs Centre Hall furnace
15 43
26 00
H. L. Parkhurst, 4 tons coal Centre Hall W. J. Randall, repairs Centre Town Hall Leighton Bros., lamps for Centre Hall. .. Dora C. Gould, cleaning Centre Hall ....
5 80
15 75
S. W. Parkhurst, oil and sundries, Centre Hall
36 78
A. M. Warren, wood for Town Hall. . . .
II 50
345 58
A. M. Warren, insurance Adams Library Florence Shaw, insurance Adams Library
52 25
154 00
Rupert B. Ripley, express and distributing reports
2 70
Wesley Mfg. Co., I check punch.
5 00
J. Marinel, Jr., 56 bound stones.
14 00
G. M. Wright, repairs on pump
4 03
I. H. Knight, well cover
2 00
C. A. A. Grover, badge. .
I 00
Henry Shaw, I book, settlement laws ...
2 12
James O'Connell, repairs on common fence 90
A. H. Sheldon, recording deed school- house lot.
65
Henry Faxon, copy Mass. Liquor Law. .
1 00
33 40
Smith & Brooks, surveying Stedman Street and Smith Avenue. .
209 95
F. A. Fisher, legal services. .
33 50
Peter J. Brennan, repairs of rifle range .. .
6 00
Solomon Spaulding, rent of rifle range. . W. B. Moffatt, prosecuting case in court Carter Ink Co., ink.
3 00
J. P. Emerson, selling No. 7 Schoolhouse
2 00
C. F. Shugro, damage on highway. ..
10 00
285 70
Courier-Citizen Co., printing 100 war- rants
4 00
Courier-Citizen Co., printing 950 town reports
69 42
Courier-Citizen Co., printing auction post-
Amounts carried forward. $73 42
$893 98
6 40
IOI 75
20 00
I 25
32
Amounts brought forward.
$73 42
$893 98
crs
I 25
Courier-Citizen Co., printing 225 lists of voters, etc. .
45 00
119 67
J. W. Sleeper, M. D., reporting 1 birth. .
25
F. E. Varney, M. D., reporting 30 births
7 50
A. G. Scoboria, M. D., reporting 10 births 2 50
A. G. Parkhurst, reporting deaths.
I 00
Walter Perham, reporting deaths
4 50
A. H. Sheldon, reporting deaths.
2 50
18 25
Ole Linsted, painting at Centre Hall. .
15 00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, regis- ter of votes.
1 75
E. W. Sweetser, expense on schoolhouse loan
4 80
Boston Journal Co., advertising school- house loan ..
10 00
E. W. Reynolds, Real Estate Bulletin .
2 00
Charles Littlefield & Co., boxes for fi ing papers
3 33
E. T. Adams, sundries
60
J. E. Warren, telephone, stamps, etc. .. .
IO 59
City of Lowell, use of lockup for prisoners
8 00
56 07
Total
$1,087 97
RECEIPTS AT TOWN FARM FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 28, 1900.
March, 1899.
Milk
$58 70
I bull.
28 00
3 calves.
7 00
Eggs
13 06
Miscellaneous
2 00
$108 76
April, 1899.
Milk
$53 08
Eggs
I 65
Sand
1 00
$55 73
May, 1899.
Milk
$54 33
3 calves
5 25
Eggs
3 00
$62 58
Amount carried forward
8227 07
33
Amount brought forward. $227 07
June, 1899.
Milk
$86 76 50
$87 26
July, 1899.
Milk
$50 44
S. P. Pike, I beef cow
35 00
Eggs
3 60
2 calves
3 50
$92 54
August, 1899.
Milk
$64 13
Produce
12 35
$76 48
September, 1899.
Milk
$60 66
2 calves.
4 00
Produce
4 05
$68 71
October, 1899.
Milk
$79 55
I calf.
I 50
Produce
85
Miscellaneous
4 00
$85 90
November, 1899.
Milk
$52 27
Labor
9 00
Miscellaneous
22
$61 49
December, 1899.
Milk
$86 18
2 calves
3 00
Wood
6 50
Eggs
70
Miscellaneous
8 25
$104 63
January, 1900.
Milk
$59 89
Eggs
98
Wood
14 37
I beef cow
30 00
3 calves.
9 00
$114 24
February, 1900.
Milk
$ 79 89
Sand
I 00
Eggs
2 87
2 calves
4 00
Pigs
7 00
Union Market, produce
143 68
Miscellaneous
8 60 $247 04
Total
$1,165 36
Miscellaneous
34
EXPENSES AT TOWN FARM TO MARCH 1, 1900.
March, 1899.
S. O. Sabine and wife, Superintendent and
Matron, salary. .
$20 76
H. J. Keyes, I Jersey cow 31 00
W. W. Stearns, bone cutter. 6 75
H. H. Wilder, soldering iron and solder. . 50
Employment Office.
50
James Lewis, labor 1 00
Dutton Bros., grain.
34 06
John Welch, labor.
4 00
Cash, 2 bushels potatoes
I 20
F. H. Hodges, tea.
3 25
George W. Day, crackers
4 60
Frank Notini, tobacco.
I 90
E. H. Chamberlin, M. D., medical at- tendance
2 00
F. H. Hodges, groceries
88
H. E. Noyes, potatoes. .
I 70
I. H. Knight, neck yoke.
I 50
Rubber Co., rubber tips.
50
Frank A. Locke, labor.
I 00
J. P. Emerson, labor.
I 00
Lizzie Howe, housework.
19 52
M. H. Lovering, cotton waste.
I 50
Geo. M. Wright, potatoes.
5 25
Incidentals
5 60
$158 97
April, 1899.
S. O. Sabine and wife, salary
$30 90
H. C. Sweetser, grain.
16 03
Hannah Perham, hay.
17 92
Henry S. Perham, vinegar
2 40
T. F. Severance, crackers
2 25
James McCarty, labor.
8 00
C. W. Livingston, soft soap
4 60
Frank Notini, tobacco.
5 00
T. I .. Chalifoux, shirts.
I 35
A. P. Mello, barbering.
I 00
Ellen Pelican, housework.
4 34
Incidentals
2 86
$96 65
Amount carried forward
$255 62
35
Amount brought forward . $255 62
May, 1899.
S. O. Sabine and wife, salary. $31 93
S. H. Patten, 3 bushels potatoes. 2 40
G. H. Hammond & Co., butter 4 05
John H. Wilson, hay. 5 00
II. J. Keyes, 1 bull. . 28 00
A. M. Warren, use of tools I 00
M. H. Lovering, cotton waste. I 50
George Coburn, hay.
9 50
A. L. Felker, tomato plants.
2 10
E. N. Wood, cereals.
I 56
Caleb Smith, groceries.
2 52
George R. Owen, labor
2 00
Mrs. Pratt, housework.
9 00
H. C. Sweetser, sawing lumber
2 71
R. Easdale, labor
14 54
Incidentals
6 45
$124 26
June, 1899.
S. O. Sabine and wife, salary $30 90
E. L. Russell estate of, ice. .
2 10
M. F. Coffey, employment office.
I 50
Ellen Pelican, housework.
10 19
Lowell Rubber Co., rubbers.
I 45
William E. Livingston, grain.
I 70
George H. Wilson, 3 pigs.
5 50
George H. Hammond & Co., butter
4 15
W. F. Cogswell, potatoes.
2 25
Paul Bissonnet, labor.
11 16
Margaret Kelley, housework
9 50
Alice Gastin, housework.
1 45
Hiram Crawford, labor
6 10
E. H. Russell, repairs of windmill
50
Joseph Macy, labor
3 00
Incidentals
6 25 $97 70
July, 1899.
S. O. Sabine and wife, salary $31 93
H. C. Sweetser, grain. 70 16
James Barrett, labor 4 50
Amounts carried forward $106 59
$477 5S
36
Amounts brought forward. $106 59 $477 58
Henry Barrett, labor.
7 94
E. Hildreth, cotton waste.
I 50
F. Hildreth, labor .. 2 50
W. J. Bingham, labor.
13 50
1. Plummer, brewer's grain
8 00
C. T. Haskell, filing saws.
60
Ellen Pelker, housework.
7 72
Frank Notini, tobacco.
5 57
C. B. Coburn & Co., brooms
1 37
H. C. Sweetser, ice. .
7 00
Hanchett & McFadgen, stoneware.
3 05
James Murphy, labor.
I 50
J. P. Emerson, use of horse.
5 50
1
J. A. Lombard, 4 pigs.
8 00
E. T. Adams, groceries.
35 II
City of Lowell, swill license
5 00
J. A. Bartlett, standing grass
40 00
Incidentals
2 10
$262 50
August, 1899.
S. (). Sabine and wife, salary,
$31 93
W. E. Livingston, grain.
38 00
E. W. Sweetser, meat. .
38 66
Boston Fish Market, fish.
I 96
Vir. and Mrs. W. H. Sanborn, labor
21 60
Joseph Plummer, brewer's grain.
8 50
Mrs. G. H. Cummings, employment office
2 50
M. F. Coffey, employment office.
1 00
A. P'. Mello, barbering
75
Mary Jackson, I COW
37 00
11. H. Lovering, cotton waste.
I 50
Incidentals
2 45
$185 85
September, 1899.
S. O. Sabine and wife, salary
$30 90
C. T. Haskell, filing saws.
75
Frank Notini, tobacco.
40
Andrew Williams, labor.
7 50
A. T. Jones, flour.
4 25
Joseph Plummer, brewer's grain
8 00
Amounts carried forward. $51 So
$925 93
37
Amounts brought forward. $51 So $925 93
G. H. Hammond, butter. 4 15
Elner Hildreth, cotton waste
50 00
Ellen Pelican, housework.
8 15
Andrew Horne, labor
4 90
J. M. Pearson, fruit. 1 60
M. Donovan, onions.
1 00
Nelson Morris & Co., lard and tripe
5 43
J. S. Wardwell, labor 1 50
Incidentals 6 00
$134 53
October, 1899.
S. O. Sabine and wife, salary $31 93
S. W. Parkhurst, groceries
61 86
Benj. Lord, labor.
3 36
Lowell Rubber Co., crutch tips 1 00
John Carrigan, labor
4 00
Charles Wood, labor.
3 25
J. Plummer, brewer's grain
6 30
A. Williams, labor. .
1 74
Etta F. Higgins, housework.
15 00
Nelson Morris, pork.
1 71
Frank Notini, tobacco
1 90
John Pratt. labor.
2 50
Eben T. Adams, groceries
31 16
A. L. Felker, apples.
4 00
H. C. Sweetser, grain
78 58
Michael Scanlon, labor
3 00
Incidentals 31
$251 60
November, 1899.
S. O. Sabine and wife, salary
$30 90
J. L. Chalifoux, clothing. . 20 64
Lowell Co-operative Association, grocer- ies
2 50
Hazen Bros., 9 pigs.
15 50
E. W. Sweetser, provisions.
( 18
E. E. Hildreth, labor and waste
5 00
Ellen Pelican, housework.
( 86
Joseph Johnson. labor
2 03
John Keats, butchering
4 25
Amount carried forward $99 86 $1.312 06
38
Amount brought forward $99 86 $1,312 06
E. N. Wood, cereals. I IO
Frank Notini, tobacco
2 30
C. F. Keyes, cereals.
12 70
L. F. Tolby, labor. .
1 00
Eva Sargent, housework.
I 16
Mrs. Sanderson, cleaning
30
Dutton Bros., grain.
5 80
Incidentals
4 35 $128 57
December, 1899.
S. O. Sabine and wife.
$31 93
A. M. Warren, fertilizer
38 10
A. M. Warren, I harrow.
10 00
H. L. Parkhurst, 11,430 lbs. coal at $6.25
35 71
W. P. Foye, cereals.
I 67
E. W. Sweetser, provisions
88
A. P. Mello, barbering
I 00
E. C. Perham, pasturing
18 00
Wm. H. Hills, tobacco
2 95
H. C. Sweetser, grain.
43 80
H. C. Sweetser, ice.
IO 65
S. F. Putney, standing grass
2 80
H. N. Marshall, labor.
7 25
Elmer Hildreth, labor and cotton waste. .
20 40
C. G. Tibbetts, swill.
2 50
John Keats, butchering
3 90
Eugene Hutchinson, labor
I 20
T. F. Severance, crackers.
16 00
Geo. M. Wright, blacksmithing
27 55
Geo. M. Wright, mowing machine
42 00
I. H. Knight, repairing
I 50
Incidentals
40
$320 28
January, 1900.
S. O. Sabine and wife, salary.
$31 93
Mrs. Albion Felker, parlor stove.
5 00
J. L. Chalifoux, clothing 4 89
J. P. Emerson. I calf.
2 00
E. T. Adams, groceries.
7 66
Mrs. E. R. Lamb, housework
24 00
Amounts carried forward $75 48 $1,760 91
39
Amounts brought forward. $75 48 $1,760 91
G. H. Hammond Co., butter 4 30
Robert Crocker, chopping.
12 25
Banner Market, provisions
48 04
Cook & Taylor, dry goods.
20 92
A. G. Pollard & Co., dry goods.
6 12
Amasa Howard, M. D., medical attend- ance 13 25
Bartlett & Dow, hardware and seeds. 12 55
H. C. Sweetser, grain. 7 40
Robert Barris, repairing harness
2 05
$202 36
February, 1900.
S. O. Sabine and wife, salary $30 06
E. T. Adams, groceries, etc
7 07
Boston Fish Market, fish.
2 20
Orrin Dickey, labor.
8 37
A. F. Jones, swill.
6 50
Union Market, provisions
154 21
H. C. Sweetser, grain.
10 00
S. W. Parkhurst, groceries
7 09
E. W. Sweetser, provisions
8 69
Incidentals
85
W. H. Shedd, services and expense as Overseer of the Poor.
27 00
A. H. Sheldon, services and expense as Overseer of the Poor. 24 07
J. E. Warren, services and expense as Overseer of the Poor. 14 25
Walter R. Winning, services and expense as Overseer of the Poor.
9 00
J. A. Parkhurst, services and expense as Overseer of the Poor 4 00
$313 36
Total
$2,276 63
Proceeds of Town Farm
1,165 36
Total expense at Town Farm $I, III 27
40
$1,625 92
Paid for outside poor.
Received from Matthias Hutchins, hos- pital bills for 1898.
$169 48
Received from Matthias Hutchins, hos- pital bills for 1899. 30 52
Received from State Treasurer, on ac- count of aid to paupers. 82 50
282 50
Total expense outside poor. $1,343 42 I,III 27
Total expense at Town Farm
Total expense of poor. $2,454 69
Amount due from State, aid to State paupers
$ 6 00
Amount due from Matthias Hutchins, for hospital bills.
138 96 $144 96
Amount due from City of Lowell, board of Martha Hall. 78 00
Appraisal of personal property at farm March 1, 1899 ..
$2,298 42
Appraisal of personal property at farm March 1, 1900.
2,336 75
Gain as per appraisal. $38 33 Inmates at Town Farm, 7; males, 4; females, 3; number of tramps put up, 216.
WILLIAM H. SHEDD, JOSEPH E. WARREN, JOSEPH A. PARKHURST, WALTER R. WINNING, ARTHUR H. SHELDON, Overseers of Poor.
APPRAISAL OF HIGHWAY TEAMS AND TOOLS AT TOWN FARM, MARCH Ist, 1900.
I pair horses.
$300 00
I pair horses. . 250 00
2 sets double harness 100 00
2 2-horse dump carts
190 00
$840 00
I Chicago scraper.
8 00
I Champion scraper .
90 00
2 2-horse sleds. .
60 00
1 2-horse stone jigger
40 00
Amounts carried forward $198 00
$840 00
41
Amount brought forward. $IOS 00
$$40 00
I 2-horse wagon
25 00
4 tons E. hay.
80 00
303 00
Lot stable tools. $2.00; 2 bridles, 7 col- lars, $2.00. . 4 00
I oil can and harness oil, $1.50: 4 lanterns, $1.25
2 75
5 feed bags, $1.00; 14 bags grain, $18.00; grain chest, $5.00. . 24 00
1 bag shorts, $2.00: 2 sets old harness, $4.00; I snow plough, $8.00. 14 00
2 lead harness, $4.00; 6 new picks, $7.00; 6 old picks, $1.50. 13 00
6 scythe snaths, 2 bush scythes, $3.00; I sewer dipper, $1.50. 4 50
I scoop spoon, $1.00; 20 old shovels, $2.00; 10 new shovels, $7.50.
10 50
5 axes, $3.00; 3 saws, $2.00; 19 drills, $10.00: 2 drill spoons, . 50; I tape. $2.50
18 00
4 stone hammers, $5.00: 50 feet fuse, I level, $2.00. . 7 00
3 grub hose, $1.50; lot of spikes, $1.00; 2 stone chains, $2.00. 4 50
2 spreaders, $2.50; 4 iron bars, $6.00; 7 snow shovels, $2.80. II 30
113 55
2 bush hooks, $1.00; 2 pick handles, .50; 3 iron rakes, $1.00.
2 50
I wagon jack, $1.25; 3 plows, $25.00; I scoop scraper, $2.50; 16 feet sewer pipe, $4.80.
33 55
21 sign boards, $20.00; 1,000 bricks, $7.00; I-2 bbl. cement, .60. 27 60
4 horse blankets, $5.00; 1,500 feet lum- ber, $30.00; old parts of K. scraper, $2.00 37 00
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