Town annual report of Chelmsford 1902, Part 2

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Special Town Meeting.


At a legal meeting of the voters of the Town of Chehans- ford, held pursuant to warrant at the Town Hall, Centre of the town, Monday, December 30, 1901, at 8 o'clock r. M., the following business was transacted, viz. :


The warrant was read by the Town Clerk.


J. Adams Bartlett was unanimously elected Moderator, and was duly sworn by the Town Clerk.


Article 2 was to see if the town will vote to continue to light the streets by the same system as now in use, or act in relation thereto. After a statement by the Chairman of the Selectmen of the reasons making it advisable to call the meet- ing, it was voted, 27 in the affirmative and 14 in the negative, to continue the present system for the remainder of the fiscal year.


Voted, that the Town Treasurer be authorized to borrow a sum of money not to exceed $500 for the term of six months for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the preceding vote.


At 8.30 o'clock, voted, to dissolve the meeting.


J. ADAMS BARTLETT, Moderator.


GEO. A. PARKHURST,


Town Clerk.


State Election November 5, 1901.


Abstract of Vote of the Town.


Whole number of ballots cast. 627


Governor.


Michael T. Berry of Haverhill 8


W. Murray Crane of Dalton 385


John B. Lewis, Jr., of Reading 12


Josiah Quincy of Boston . 179


6


George H. Wrenn of Springfield


Blanks 37


Lieutenant Governor.


John L. Bates of Boston . 381


John W. Coughlin of Fall River 163


Alfred S. Jones of Everett. 7


William H. Partridge of Newton .


9


Charles W. White of Boston 5


Blanks 62 .


Secretary.


Frederick W. Clark of Boston. . 14


Alonzo HI. Dennett of Middleborough


10


Jeremiah O'F'ihelly of Abington


9


William M. Olin of Boston.


372


William B. Stone of Springfield 151


Blanks 71


20


Treasurer.


George S. Batchelder of Lynnfield 13


Wendell P. Bosworth of Brockton 6


Edward S. Bradford of Springfield 353


Joseph L. Chalifoux of Lowell 167


7


Frederick A. Nagler of Springfield Blanks 81


Auditor.


James F. Dean of Salem 149


Frank Keefe of Lynn 13


John H. Smith of Dalton 13


Frank Thompson of Plymouth


5


Henry E. Turner of Malden 360


Blanks


87


Attorney General.


Allen Coffin of Nantucket . 11


John T. Hargraves of Worcester 10


Herbert Parker of Lancaster 358


Arthur A. Putnam of Uxbridge 158


Clarence E. Spelman of Wakefield 7


Blanks


83


Councillor.


Henry H. Benoit of Lawrence 7


George M. Buttrick of Everett. 14


Francis L. Fletcher of Westford


179


S. Herbert Howe of Marlborough 350


Blanks. 77


Senator.


Charles H. Hanson of Lowell 304


William W. Sherman of Lowell. 24


John T. Sparks of Dracut 267


Blanks . 32


21


Representatives in General Court.


Eben T. Adams of Chelmsford 359


Thomas H. Fox of Lowell 151


William II. I. Hayes of Lowell 248


Daniel A. Lawrence of Tyngsborough 253


Caleb L. Smith of Lowell. 308


Henry J. Tolles of Dunstable. 167


Blanks 395


District Attorney.


Thomas F. Rooney of Malden. 61


George A. Sanderson of Ayer .. 406


Blanks 160


Clerk of the Courts.


Theodore C. Hurd of Winchester 400


George F. Ritchie of Malden


46


Henry A. Smith of Stoneham. 20


Blanks. 169


County Commissioner.


Francis Bigelow of Natick 412


Robert Lusk of Cambridge. 34


William F. Merrill of Malden. 22


Blanks 169


Associate Commissioners.


Christian Beck of Cambridge. 94


Louis Eisner of Everett .. 82


David T. Strange of Stoneham


321


Edward Everett Thompson of Woburn 310


Samuel H. Warren of Weston 18


Blanks. 429


Sheriff.


John R. Fairbairn of Cambridge 418


Francis P. Finegan of Everett 56


Roscoe G. Watson of Cambridge 15


Blanks. 138


22


Number of Registered Voters.


Precinct 1 437


Precinct 2.


331


Precinct 3.


62


Total. 830


Return of Votes for Representatives in General Court for Twenty-Fifth Middlesex District.


Eben T. Adams of Chelmsford. 2,586


Thomas H. Fox of Lowell. 2,069


William H. I. Hayes of Lowell. 2,623


Daniel A. Lawrence of Tyngsboro.


2,443


Caleb L. Smith of Lowell. .


2,618


Henry J. Tolles of Dunstable.


1,988


Blanks.


2,068


Whole number of votes. 16,395


GEO. A. PARKHURST,


Town Clerk.


Collectors' Report.


Collector's Report for the year 1897.


Taxes on list of 1897 uncollected Feb. 28, 1901 $37 45 Interest on list of 1897 uncollected Feb. 28, 1901 2 62 Interest accrued. 24 53


$64 60


Cash paid town treasurer as tax .


37 45


Cash paid town treasurer as interest 27 15


$64 60


HANNAH F. PERHAM, Collector.


Collector's Report for the year 1898.


Taxes on list of 1898 uncollected Feb. 28, 1901


$831 20


Interest on list of 1898 uncollected Feb. 28, 1901


58 18


Interest accrued since Feb. 28, 1901


54 78


$944 16


Cash paid town treasurer as tax ..


831 20


Cash paid town treasurer as interest.


112 96


$944 16


ARTIIUR M. WARREN, Collector.


Collector's Report for 1899.


Taxes on list of 1899 uncollected Feb. 28, 1901. $5,767 90


Interest on list of 1899 uncollected Feb. 28, 1901.


403 75


Interest accrued since Feb. 28, 1901


282 81


$6,454 46


Cash paid town treasurer as tax.


$4,290 04


Cash paid town treasurer as interest


583 11


Uncollected tax to new account


1,477 86


Uncollected interest to new account


103 45


$6,454 46


ARTHUR M. WARREN, Collector.


24


Collector's report for 1900.


Taxes on list of 1900 uncollected Feb. 28, 1901.


$12,055 40


Interest on list of 1900 uncollected Feb. 28, 1901.


301 39


Interest accrued since Feb. 28, 1901


397 36


$12,754 15


Cash paid town treasurer as tax .


$6,793 50


Cash paid town treasurer as interest.


383 04


Uncollected tax to new account


5,261 90


Uncollected interest to new account


315 71


$12,754 15


ARTHUR M. WARREN, Collector.


Collector's report for 1901.


Tax on list of 1901


$37,092 64


Additional tax


169 51


Excise tax ( B. & N. Street Railway Co) .


1,184 76


Interest collected since Oct. 1, 1901


144 90


Interest accrued on uncollected tax


287 84


$38,879 65


Cash entered on treasurer's book as tax ....


$25,748 68


Cash entered on treasurer's book as excise tax.


1,184 76


Cash entered on treasurer's book as interest.


144 90


Uncollected tax to new account


11,513 47


Uncollected interest to new account


287 84


$38,879 65


E. W. SWEETSER, Collector.


Report of Town Treasurer.


For the year ending February 28, 1902.


Your Treasurer charges himself with cash received as follows :


Balance in treasury at last annual settlement ... $ 571 26 Of state treasurer :


On account of corporation tax, 1900


4 84


66


66


66


aid to state paupers ....


140 00


66


66


aid to state paupers


65


inspection of animals. .


32 20


66


66


military aid. 96 00


1138 00


66


66


national bank tax. 888 36


66


66


66


armory rent.


300 00


66


66


street railway tax


1600 27


66


6.


income of Mass. school


fund 767 44


J. B. Hayden, county treasurer, on account of dog licenses


526 68


Amasa Brown, for wood from town wood lot. . . .


200 00


A. L. Brooks & Co., for lumber from town wood lot. 62 93


E. E. Hildreth, for lumber from town wood lot .. 573 21


James P. Emerson, auctioneer's license . . 2 00


Frank A. Emerson, fruit peddler's license


10 00


J. E. Warren, slaughter-house license.


7 00


J. E. Warren, for horse that broke its leg


1 00


City of Lowell, aid to James Griffin


91 38


City of Lowell, aid to Moses Burns


9 00


James F. Savage, for fines from Lowell police court 71 37


Amount carried forward


$8,586 23


66


66


1901


1492 64


66


66


state aid .


26


Amount brought forward . $ 8,586 23 2 00


Alvah S. Baker, for fines from Lowell jail


Mrs. Jennie B. Cheatham, a trust fund, the income of same to be used for the perpetual care of the J. H. M. Asmus burial lot in cemetery at North Chelmsford. 200 00


Mrs. J. E. Richardson, a trust fund, the income of same to be used for the care of the Benjamin Heywood lot in cemetery at South Chelms- ford. 50 00


Stanley Cotton for old junk at School No. 1.


6 50


Town of Carlisle for tuition of pupils.


40 00


E. C. Bartlett, amount received from State on account of salary of superintendent of schools and increase of teachers' salaries . 937 50


50


C. Hunt on account of damage to street light .... Daniel W. Mason, money of Mrs. Esther R. Lewis for her support. 302 00


C. H. Hanson for one pair of horses sold at auction 144 15


Talbot Mills for use of road roller


16 00


American Book Co. for old books


1 00


E. E. Babb & Co. for old books


5 75


Silver, Burdette & Co. for old books


5 00


Allyn & Bacon.


3 00


P. S. Ward for old stove


50


P. S. Ward for rent of town hall N. C.


100 50


H. HI. Emerson for rent of town hall Centre. 105 00


John Marinel, Jr., for sale of lots in cemetery, North


52 00


A. G. Parkhurst for sale of lots in cemetery, West D). P. Byam for sale of lots in cemetery, South .. . 1 00 Walter Perham for sale of loam in cemetery, C'entre . 11 00


Of City Institution for Savings, interest on the following trust funds :


Silver Fund


84 78


Marshall Fund


4 00


Day Fund


4 00


Amount carried forward


$10,671 41


9 00


27


Amount brought forward $10,671 41


Smith Fuud 4 00


Fletcher Fund 4 00


Bowers Fund . 5 00


John S. Shed Fund


12 00


Kimball Fund


6 50


Coburn Fund .


3 00


Shed-Parkhurst Fund.


3 00


Emerson Fund


4 00


Carlton Fund


18 50


Edwards Fund


13 00


Wheeler Fund.


2 00


Wood Fund .


9 00


Jaquith-Winn Fund


4 00


E. E. Hildreth, proceeds of town farm


2000 93


Cash borrowed for street lighting.


500 00


Cash borrowed as temporary loan in anticipation of taxes.


16,000 00


On account of taxes as follows :


Of Hannah F. Perham, collector, tax of 1897 . . . 37 45


66 66


interest on same


27 15


66 tax of 1898. ...


831 20


interest on same


112 96


66


44 66 66


66


tax of 1899 ....


4290 04


interest on same


583 11


66


66


tax of 1900 ....


6793 50


66


66


66


66


interest on same 383 04


66


tax of 1901. . 25,748 68


144 90


Boston & Northern Street Ry Co. excise tax .... 1184 76


Making a total of .


$69,397 13


And is credited as follows :


By cash paid state tax 66 66


1505 00


highway tax


46 50


By cash paid county tax .


2709 21


66


44


care of John S. Shed lots, 1900 6 00


66


" Marshall lots, 1900


4 00


66


66


" E. W. Sweetser,


interest on same


Of Arthur M. Warren,


66


Amount carried forward $ 4,270 71


28


Amount brought forward.


$ 4,270 71


66 " Day lots, 1900 4 00


66


" Smith lots, 1900. 4 00


66 66 " Fletcher lots, 1900 4 00


66 66


" Bowers lots, 1900 2 50


By cash deposited in City Institution for Savings : Whittemore fund. 100 00


Asmus fund. 200 00


Heywood fund 50 00


Balance of money paid to town by D. W. Mason for support of Mrs. Esther R. Lewis.


267 00


Superintendent of town farm for board of Mrs. Esther R. Davis. 35 00 Temporary loan, in part


16,975 00


Interest on same. 1251 94


Bills approved by the selectmen.


43,854 14


Cash on hand. 2378 84


Making a total of


$69,397 13


E. W. SWEETSER, Treasurer.


Chelmsford, March 5, 1902.


Auditor's Report.


We have examined the accounts of the Treasurer for the year ending February 28, 1902, and find his receipts and pay- ments properly entered and vouched for, and a balance of two thousand three hundred seventy-eight and eighty-four one hundredths dollars ($2,378.84) in his hands.


We have also examined the accounts of the Selectmen, and find that they have approved bills amounting to forty-three thou- sand eight hundred fifty-four and fourteen one hundredths dollars ($43,851.14), and that all of said bills have been paid by the Treasurer.


We find assets:


Cash in treasury $2,378 84


Tax of 1899 uncollected. $ 1,477 86


Interest accrued on same. 103 45


Tax of 1900 uncollected.


5,261 90


Interest accrued on same 315 71


Tax of 1901 uncollected. 11,513 47


Interest accrued on same.


287 84


18,960 23


Due from State :


State aid to January, 1902


$1.132 00


State aid for January and February, 1902


232 00


Military aid to January, 1902


152 00


Military aid for January and February, 1902


30 00


On account of School Superintendent and teachers


562 50


On account of Cattle Inspector 38 50


Balance of corporation tax


285 16


2,432 16


30


Due from other sources: Matthias Hutchins estate, hospital bills $ 411 05 Cemetery trust funds deposited in Lowell savings banks 2,520 27 Lewis fund deposited in Lowell savings banks 267 00


3.198 32


$26,969 55


LIABILITIES.


Notes (temporary loan)


$18,000 00


Notes (Centre School-house loan). 6,000 00


Notes (North Chelmsford School-house loan) 8,560 00


$32,560 00


Emerson cemetery improvement fund. .


144 00


Kimball fund and interest. $126 81


Silver fund and interest. 1.07 36


Day fund and interest 103 16


Emerson fund and interest


246 47


Carleton fund and interest


152 68


Marshall fund and interest


103 16


Edwards fund and interest


24 29


Wood fund and interest.


330 41


Shed fund and interest


104 50


Coburn fund and interest


103 31


Wheeler fund and interest


104 72


Smith fund and interest.


102 02


Jaquith and Winn fund.


155 76


Fletcher fund


102 03


John S. Shed fund


200 08


Bowers fund


100 01


Whittemore fund


101 00


Asmus fund


202 00


Heywood fund


50 50


2,520 27


.


31


Lewis fund, for support of Mrs. E.


Lewis


267 00


Unpaid bills (estimated). $300 00


Tax abatements (estimated).


200 00


500 00


Balance deficit


$35,991 27 $9.021 72 GEORGE F. SNOW, MARTIN ROBBINS, C. F. BUTTERFIELD).


Chelmsford, March 5, 1902.


Auditors.


Assessors' Report.


For the year ending Feb. 28, 1902.


VALUATION, May 1, 1901.


Buildings, exclusive of land . $1,317,055


Land, excluding buildings 871,165


Total valuation of real estate .... $2,188,220


Value of assessed personal estate. 291,683


Total valuation . $2,479,903


Rate of taxation, $14 per $1000.


Number of polls.


1187


Assessed on polls only . 553


Residents assessed on property. Individuals 936


All others 94


Total 970


Non-residents assessed on property.


Individuals 330


All others 13


Total 343


Total number assessed 1166


Number of horses


588


Number of cows.


927


Neat cattle other then cows


199


Sheep


12


Swine


155


Fowl


10,689


Dwellings


945


Acres of land


14,178


33


TAXES.


State tax $ 1505 00


County tax . 2709 21


State highway tax. 46 50


Appropriation for public schools


10,200 00


Text boaks and supplies.


1000 00


School apparatus


200 00


School incidentals


500 00


School superintendent.


563 53


Schoolhouse repairs and furniture.


900 00


Transportalion of pupils.


1200 00


Support of poor


2800 00


Highways, town ways and bridges .. .


6000 00


Repairs of public building.


400 00


Indigent soldiers and sailors.


300 00


Town officers and committees


2000 00


Cattle inspector


50 00


Collection and abatement of taxes


500 00


Village clock.


30 00


Adams library


800 00


Care and improvements of cemeteries.


400 00


Miscellaneous expenses


500 00


Street lighting .


1000 00


Schoolhouse loans


2270 00


Interest on loans


651 80


North Chelmsford Library Association


400 00


Markers for graves of revolutionary soldiers 75 00


Rifle range .


600 00


Well and pump (Golden Cove)


100 00


Land damage, West Chelmsford .


600 00


Memorial Day .


100 00


Stone watering trough, West Chelms- ford


100 00


Tree warden


50 00


New hearse 700 00


$39,251 04


Less estimated receipts


2158 40


Total tax committed .


$37,092 64


34


Tax on 1187 polls 2374 00 Tax on property . 34,718 64 37,092 64


MISCELLANEOUS.


Highest rate of tax in the State are the towns of Buckland and Charlemont, County of Franklin, $25.00 on the 1000.


Lowest rate of tax in the State is the town of Gosnold, County of Dukes, $5.18 on the 1000.


Rates from $5.80 to $9.80 assessed in 17 towns. $10.00 to $14.00 in 2 cities and 110 towns.


$15.00 to $19.80 in 29 cities and 156 towns. $20.00 to $24.00 in 2 cities and 34 towns. P. T. McMAHON, JOSEPH E. WARREN, FRED L. FLETCHER, A. HEADY PARK, R. WILSON DIX,


Assessors.


Selectmen's Report.


TEACHING. CENTRE.


C. H. Knowlton, 41 weeks. $851 25


Lillian S. Copeland, 40 weeks. 446 25


Lena E. Bliss, 41 weeks. 410 00


Grace C. Litchfield, 35 weeks. 385 00


Helen G. Fulton, 12 weeks. 132 00


Ethel E. Kimball, 35 weeks. 344 00


Grace E. Mansfield, 35 weeks.


350 00


Susie S. McFarlin, 35 weeks.


379 00


C. E. Bartlett, Military Instructor


51 00


Anna E. Bliss, 33 weeks. 165 00


Belle M. Gould, 23 weeks. 207 00


$3,720 50


SOUTH.


Christina Ashworth, 23 weeks. $207 00


Belle M. Gould, 4 weeks in 1900


36 00


Belle M. Gould, 12 weeks in 1901 . . 108 00


351 00


SOUTH ROW.


Christina Ashworth, 12 weeks


$102 00


Grace S. Parkhurst, 22 weeks. 176 00


278 00


GOLDEN COVE.


Hattie M. Hall, 35 weeks. 350 00


EAST.


Bessie M. Coburn, 12 weeks


$120 00


Sara M. Devine, 22 weeks.


187 00


307 00


36


WEST.


Agnes Naylor, 35 weeks


$373 00


Bertha H. Long, 32 weeks.


330 00


Laura E. Perkins, 2 weeks 18 00


721 00


NORTH.


Percy F. Parsons, 40 weeks. $831 25


Gertrude H. Jones, 35 weeks


344 00


Laura G. Hoyt, 35 weeks. 373 00


Sara E. Wheeler, 35 weeks. 326 50


Josephine Blakeley, 35 weeks. 326 50


Esther B. Douglass, 35 weeks.


350 00


Grace W. Heartz, 31 weeks.


330 00


Ethel D. Fisher, S weeks.


S0 00


2,961 25


Total


$8,688 75


CARE OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS.


CENTRE.


Stanley L. Cotton, Janitor, Centre .... $129 50


H. Herbert Emerson, Janitor, Centre. . 251 00


Leslie R. Davis, cleaning windows .... 19 30


Leslie R. Davis, labor


3 60


Mrs. D. R. Gould, cleaning · 7 50


Mrs. L. Freeman


3 60


$414 50


COVE.


Harman E. Hill, Janitor. 26 75


SOUTH.


Ralplı Bickford, Janitor $ 7 20


May Robbins, Janitor. 17 05


24 25


37


SOUTH ROW.


H. Stewart Redman, Janitor. $ 6 75


E. B. Redman, Janitor. 6 20


R. E. Osterhout, Janitor and cleaning 10 10 23 05


EAST.


Orrin Pierce, Janitor. S7 50


NORTH.


Chris Clausen, Janitor


$378 00


William McClure, cleaning vault. 7 00


385 00


WEST.


Charles Jordan, Janitor 36 00


$997 05


SCHOOL FUEL.


CENTRE.


Harry L. Parkhurst, 90 tons, 1,850 lbs.


coal $519 16


A. M. Warren, wood 23 50


$572 66


SOUTH.


D. P. Byam, 6 cords, 5 feet wood $33 12


David McGrath, sawing wood 4 00


37 12


SOUTH ROW.


Harry L. Parkhurst, 212 cords pre- pared oak $15 00


Harry L. Parkhurst, 1/2 cord prepared pine 2 25


A. M. Warren, wood.


.


16 50


33 75


38


EAST.


Harry L. Parkhurst, 9 tons, 650 1bs.


coal


$65 02


A. M. Warren, wood 6 00


Orrin Pierce, kindlings 2 00


73 02


COVE.


Harry L. Parkhurst, 10 tons, 1,350 lbs.


coal


74 69


NORTH.


James P. Donegan, 85 tons, 130 lbs.


coal


$537 88


John Marinel, Jr., 6 cords oak wood. . 30 00


John Marinel, Jr., 2 cords pine wood. . 6 50


574 3.8-


WEST.


John Marinel, Jr., wood


$18 25


John Marinel, Jr., preparing wood .... 3 50


Fred L. Fletcher, 6 cords wood. ... 27 00


John J. Lear, sawing and housing ....


6 50


55 25


$1,420 87


SCHOOL TEXT-BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.


J. L. Hammett & Co. $134 53.


Talbot & Co. .


13 23


D. C. Heath & Co.


35 50


George F. King & Co


34 66


George S. Perry & Co.


156 09


Ring & Co., one drum


7 50


F. L. Kendall, express


2 00


Rand, McNally & Co.


32 86


E. E. Babb & Co


206 79


B. & M. R. R.


1 25


Amount carried forward


$645 35


39


Amount brought forward


$645 35


G. C. Prince


2 50


King, Richardson & Co.


3 25


Henry H. Northrop


48 00


H. C. Twombly, express


3 89


Silver, Burdett & Co


33 00


William H. Hills


50


Carl E. Atwood, printing


16 38


Charles E. Lauriet & Co


2 50


G. T. Parkhurst, printing


16 00


Red Cross Chemical Co


7 98


American Express Co


4 73


Ginn & Co ..


171 43


I. E. Tuffts & Co


3 25


B. H. Sanbourn


7 50


Charles Littlefield & Co


1 35


Scott, Foresman & Co.


3 38


Allyn & Bacon


10 84


Morgan Envelope Co.


6 25


Houghton, Mifflin & Co


6 85


Total


$997 33


SCHOOL INCIDENTALS.


A. H. Davis, use of wheelbarrow $ 1 50


H. M. Sweetser, sundries


4 35


C. B. Coburn & Co., sundries


20 70


W. J. Randall, repairs, No. 1.


11 11


W. J. Randall, cleaning


3 00


W. J. Randall, repairing Golden Cove.


1. 90


W. J. Randall, repairing clock, South Row


75


S. W. Parkhurst, sundries 30 13


E. H. Keyes, teaming N. C. School


9 00


Orrin Pierce, repairs East.


4 50


N. C. Supply Co., brooms, etc.


5 55


Staples Bros., sundries, No. 8.


2 77


Amount carried forward


$95 26


American Book Co.


2 00


40


Amount brought forward. $95 26


W. T. S. Bartlett, sundries, No. 8 43 79


Lowell Gas Light Co., No. 8. 3 06


P. T. McMahon, fence, No. 8. .


24 15


Middlesex County School, board of James Shields Emerson & Co., brooms, etc., South


52 00


C. H. Knowlton, express


3 80


S. J. Garland, repairs, South.


4 95


Amasa Pratt Co., moulding, No. 8.


1 50


John Morrill, labor, No. 8.


2 25


Helen G. Fulton, plant trays, Centre. 2 75


G. T. Parkhurst, printing


80


G. T. Parkhurst, printing (Mckinley circulars)


5 00


Percy F. Parsons, No. 8, drum-sticks


40


Adams & Co., sundries, No. 8.


23 90


Chelmsford Foundry Co., No. 8.


20 69


T. L. Kendall, express


3 75


Red Cross Chemical Co., disinfectant


3 75


E. P. Flanders, nails, No. 8. .


4 91


James Stanley, repairing clock, No. 1.


1 25


American Express Co ..


85


Stewart Mackay, repairs, No. 8.


5 70


Dr. A. G. Scoboria, certifier


1 00


H. C. Sweetser, lumber and grass seed


4 99


H. L. Parkhurst, cleaning rubbish, No. 1 ..


2 00


Masury, Young & Co., 1 bbl. Nodust oil


66 00


S. Hagerman, storm windows, No. 1.


1 50


Riley Davis, repairs, No. 4 pump


1 50


Elias De La Haye, repairs, No. 8. 24 83


2 00


Walter F. Salmon, repairs, No. 8.


1 00


Charles Jordan, labor, No. 9


1 25


B. & M. R. R., freight.


1 75


Melvin Walker, school census


32 00


E. R. Marshall, sawdust


2 98


J. C. Osterhout, labor 1 10


40


E. T. Adams, broom


S. Hagerman, labor at Golden Cove School 14 31


$465 42


Lowell Business College


2 30


41


SCHOOL APPARATUS.


L. E. Knox Apparatus Co., supplies. . $72 36


Zeigler Electric Co., supplies 80 34


Talbot Dyewood Co., supplies 1 75


$154 45


SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.


Frederick Kendall


$1,125 00


Received from the State 562 50


SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION.


H. R. Hodson, North Row to Centre. . $253 50


Mrs. Ida M. Voter, West Row. to Centre 231 00


A. J. Park, South to Centre 48 00


Boston & Northern Street R. R. Co., Cove to Centre 45 00


Boston & Northern Street R. R. Co.,


North to Centre


100 00


Boston & Northern Street R. R. Co., East to Centre 248 50


John J. Sullivan, East to Centre


155 50


Robert Shinkwin, East to Centre. 5 00


Stewart Mackay, West to North.


6 00


$1,092 50


SCHOOL FURNITURE AND REPAIRS.


CENTRE.


E. F. De La Haye, repairs. $64 77


L. Spaulding, grading and concreting. . 93 48


Wm. McLarney, repairs. 54 53


H. R. Barker Co., repairs.


1 31


Adams & Co., shades, chairs, etc. 53 25


Bartlett & Dow, hooks and screws .. . .


1 45


Wm. A. Mitchell, labor.


16 80


E. P. Flanders, paint 53 02


Samuel Hagerman, labor 2 92


$341 33


42


NORTH.


Amasa Pratt & Co., lumber and repairs $149 50


Geo. S. Perry & Co., furniture. 97 07


Derby & Morse, repairs 48


Geo. S. Elliot, repairs


37 56


Geo. H. Smith, repairs


99 13


Slatington Bangor Slate Syndicate,


blackboards 51 20


J. T. Mooney, repairs 19 23


B. & M. R. R., freight 2 86


457 03


WEST.


Geo. S. Elliot, repairs 55 35


GOLDEN COVE.


Wm. M. McLarney & Co., repairs .... $11 95


Leonard Spaulding, grading and con-


creting


77 70


89 65


SOUTH.


A. J. Park, repairs $3 50


F. G. Pratt, painting 3 55


7 05


EAST.


H. H. Wilder & Co., repairs


14 30


Total $964 91


REPAIRS OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


Charles E. Parkhurst, repairs, Hearse


house


$115 27


Charles E. , Parkhurst, repairs, Town Hall fence 11 25


Charles E. Parkhurst, tinning lıall roof, Centre 98 00


$224 52


Amount carried forward $224 52


43


· Amount brought forward . $224 52


Leonard Spaulding, grading and con- creting hall, Centre Burnham & Davis, shingles, Town Farmı $65 00 Burnham & Davis, stall frames, Town Farm 17 68


41 10


Geo. M. Wright, irons, Town Farm .... 13 85


Otis Allen & Son, lumber, Town Farm


17 29


Bartlett & Dow, nails, etc., Town Farm


3 38


Henry Parlee, labor, Town Farm ..


44 40


Wm. Mitchell, labor, Town Farm. . .


6 72


E. T. Adams, nails, etc. 1 80


170 12


$435 74


CARE OF CEMETERIES.


I. H. Knight, 22 loads loam.


$14 30


I. H. Knight, teaming the same 6 80


- $21 10


George B. Wright, trees $53 00


George B. Wright, trimming hedge .... 3 00


56 00


T. H. Lawler, record books.


4 00


G. T. Parkhurst, interment records.


3 00


S. W. Parkhurst, tools.


4 98


V. Holzer, blue prints.


6 70


Bartlett & Dow, lawn mower


$8 00


Bartlett & Dow, tools. 4 00


12 00


American Express


30


Paul Smith, labor


29 19


Napoleon Lovely, labor


38 24


Michael O'Day, labor


51 05


R. J. Haight, record book


21 00


Leonard Spaulding, repairs


1 65


Harry L. Parkhurst, teaming loan. . .


8 60


H. C. Sweetser, fertilizer and grass seed


4 19


Amount carried forward $261 99


44


Amount carried forward $261.99


J. C. Osterhout, 8 loads loam. 4 00


J. R. Parkhurst, care Pine Ridge. . .


20 00


F. G. Cann, 5 loads manure, Pine Ridge $20 00


F. G. Cann, labor 22 00


42 00


Walter Perham, care Centre.


$23 00


Walter Perham, care Pine Ridge. 3 50


26 50


D. P. Byam, labor, South Chelmsford. . 24 45


John Marinel, Jr., care North Chelms- ford


$17 25


John Marinel, Jr., 50 markers 9 00


26 25


Leo G. Hearse, markers. 21 05


A. G. Parkhurst, care West Chelmsford S 00


A. F. Whidden, care West Chelmsford


7 95


$442 19


TRUST FUNDS.


Ethan E. Small, cleaning stones ......


$18 50


Mrs. Lucy A. Hunt, care and repairs Silver lot 84 78


J. R. Parkhurst, care of Kimball lot. . $5 00


J. R. Parkhurst, care of Coburn lot. ... 3 00


J. R. Parkhurst, care of Shedd and Parkhurst lot 9 00


17 00


Walter Perham, care of A. Emerson lot


4 00


John Marinel, Jr., care of Carlton lot. . $ 4 50


John Marinel, Jr., care of Edwards lot. . 10 00


John Marinel, Jr., care of Woods lot. . 9 00


23 50


A. F. Whidden, care of Kimball lot .... $4 00


A. F. Whidden, care of Wheeler lot .... 2 00


A. F. Whidden, care of Bowers lot .... 2 50


8 50


Total


$156 28


45


STREET LIGHTING.


Melvin Walker, lighting (Centre). .. $ 92 17


Melvin Walker, changing lights 5 13


H. C. Sweetser, sawing posts. 3 40


Bartlett & Dow, bit-stock, etc .. 95


A. B. Adams, 25 chestnut posts 6 25


M. H. Winship, oil, etc. (W. C.).


12 90


S. W. Parkhurst, oil (Centre).


10 28


H. W. Lamphere, setting posts. 2 25


John H. Cooper, lighting (South).




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