Town annual report of Chelmsford 1902, Part 3

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Publication date: 1902
Publisher: Town of Chelmsford
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18 00


Robert Penniman, lighting (South). .


46 89


Robert Penniman, freight. 32


P. G. Forbush, changing light. 4 50


H. R. Dix, lighting (East) 21 98


H. H. Wilder, repairs. 35


Charles Hyde, repairs. 1 50


C. B. Coburn, globes, etc.


18 88


N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., freight


20 45


H. W. Philbrick, lighting (Centre).


397 93


H. W. Philbrick, extra work.


6 25


Geo. Gaudette, teaming frames, lamps and posts 24 00


Globe Gas Light Co., naphtha.


357 94


Globe Gas Light Co., glass.


12 00


Globe Gas Light Co., frames, etc.


138 50


Boston & Maine R. R., freight


3 49


W. F. Lewis, oil, etc. 51 14


American Express Co., express


1 65


Emerson & Co. (South), oil, etc.


6 44


Charles Jordan, lighting (West) ..


119 28


E. W. S. Dutton, lighting (North) .... 82 85


MISCELLANEOUS.


G. T. Parkhurst, printing and supplies, Selectmen $ 19 40


G. T. Parkhurst, printing and supplies, Town Clerk 7 45


Amount carried forward $ 26 85


$1,467 67


46


Amount brought forward $ 26 85


G. T. Parkhurst, printing and supplies, Town Treasurer 17 00


G. T. Parkhurst, printing and supplies, Constable 2 60


G. T. Parkhurst, printing and supplies, School Committee 4 00


$ 50 45


Courier-Citizen Co., printing 1,000 town reports


104 80


4 00


3 00


111 80


187 28


P. S. Ward, Janitor, North Hall, bill for 1900


125 00


P. S. Ward, Janitor, North Hall, on ac- count bill for 1901


93 73


218 73


Lowell Electric Light Corp., lighting North Hall


44 53


44 53


H. L. Parkhurst, 6 tons, 1,690 lbs. coal, Centre Hall


46 37


A. M. Warren, prepare hard wood, 2 cords, Centre Hall


12 00


A. M. Warren, prepare pine wood, 2 cords, Centre Hall


6 00


64 37


J. Marinel, Jr., 2 cords oak wood, North Hall


9 75


J. Marinel, Jr., 21/2 cords pine wood, North Hall


8 25


Medrick Cloutier, sawing wood, North Hall


2 50


James O'Connell, sawing wood, North Hall 5 00


25 50


Wm. McLarney Co., grate and repair, Centre Hall


15 08


Welch Bros., repairs on furnace, Centre Hall


10 45


Amount carried forward $ 25 53


$716 62


Little, Brown & Co., reference books. . Builders' Weekly, paper for Assessors H. H. Emerson, Janitor, Centre Hall. . H. H. Emerson, extra work, Centre Hall


13 50


200 78


47


Amount brought forward


$25 53


$716 16


S. W. Parkhurst, hardware for fence ...


36


25 S9


F. G. Merrill, stove, North Hall. . . W. A. Mack, stovepipe, North Hall .... P. S. Ward, extra labor and stock .. . . .


60


6 60


15 75


15 75


P. D. Murphy, blanks for Town Clerk Geo. W. Southworth, Assessors' books Tucke & Parker, electrical supplies, North Hall


6 70


9 70


20


79


Bartlett & Dow, hardware, North Hall Dickson Bros., cuspidors, North Hall Win. McClure, labor on vault, North Hall


4 50


2 00


C. B. Coburn, floor wax, North Hall. .


2 00


O'Donnell & Gilbride, tinware, North Hall


2 50


Mrs. George S. Elliott, cleaning North Hall


1 20


J. F. McManomin, oil, etc.


2 23 ·


15 42


S. W. Parkhurst, supplies, Centre Hall E. R. Marshall, supplies, Centre Hall. . A. E. Reed, labor, Centre Hall


2 70


W. J. Randall, repairs, Centre Hall. ..


7 51


45 45


F. A. Fisher, legal services.


59 00


59 00


F. L. Fletcher, telephone, stamps, etc. . W. R. Winning, distributing town re- ports


1 25


4 45


2 00


60


3 28


45


17 13


Smith & Brooks, surveying, plans, stone bounds, West Road 357 87


Smith & Brooks, surveying sand pit lot, N. C.


10 00


Amount carried forward


$911 10


32 99


2 25


5 10


J. E. Warren, telephone, stamps, etc. . P. T. McMahon, telephone, stamps, etc Marcus Winship, telephone, etc ...... John S. Hall, stamps for town reports American Express Co., town reports. .


6 00


3 00


48


$911 10


Amount brought forward.


Smith & Brooks, surveying Evergreen Street


20 75


Smith & Brooks, surveying Adams Street


23 50


O. W. Snell, plans 2 00


A. M. Warren, teaming bound stones, County Road 6 00


H. E. Fletcher, bound stones, County Road 16 00


James L. Mansfield et al., setting bounds. County Road 17 00


John Marinel, 2 stone bounds, Lowell line


18 00


471 12


National Manufacturing Co., fittings for fire pumps


7 02


7 02


Geo. H. Holt, repairing pump, setting trough, West. .


29 18


Geo. H. Holt, repairing pump. Centre


3 75


WVm. J. Randall, repairing pump, Centre


1 95


H. H. Wilder & Co., dippers for pumps


85


35 73


Geo. C. Moore, charging fire extin- guishers


3 35


3 35


Geo. F. Cutler, land damage ..


50 00


50 00


Clifton Wheeler, watchman on Nashua Road (high water)


2 00


J. P. Demnaris, watchman on Nashua Road (high water)


2 00


4 00


Carroll Bros., repairs, North Hall.


2 85


2 85


C. B. Coburn, 4 oil barrels.


3 20


3 20


John J. Buckley, reward for arrest of hen thieves


25 00


WVm. B. Moffatt, Prosecuting Court, Officer


5 50


Redmond Welch, Prosecuting Court Officer


3 00


J. S. Wotton, cost of cases in court.


1 46


Amount carried forward $1,488 37


49


Amount brought forward


$1,488 37


City of Lowell, use of lock-up.


11 00


45 96


Wm. Bridgford, labor, time of high water, Nashua Road


4 00


4 00


A. M. Warren et al., grading hall grounds (Centre)


37 53


37. 53


James O'Connell, mowing (North)


1 25


1 25


M. S. Stevens, damage to wagon. .


4 50


L. Spaulding, repairing concrete. . ..


2 75


Bartlett & Dow, hand-cuffs and twisters


5 00


12 25


James P. Donegan, rent of Rifle Range Solomon Spaulding, rent of Rifle


20 00


Range


20 00


40 00


C. M. Young & Co., general expense, burial James Mellen


35 00


35 00


E. C. Wright, removing slaughter-house


manure,


15 00


15 00


F. L. Fletcher, delivering town reports


1 50


Dr. F. E. Varney, disinfectants. . .


5 00


Dr. E. H. Chamberlain, services, Board of Health


2 00


R. W. Emerson, postage stamps.


12 00


R. W. Emerson, stamps, envelopes, Town Treasurer


26 80


47 30


A. F. Roberts, marking fluid for sealer


2 25


Talbot Dyewood Chemical Co. . .


1 50


3 75


,


Dr. F. E. Varney, reporting 44 births. .


11 00


Dr. A. Howard, reporting 10 births ...


2 50


2 75


Dr. A. G. Scoboria, reporting 11 births Dr. Guy Holbrook, reporting 2 births Dr. E. H. Chamberlain, reporting 11 births


2 75


Walter Perham, reporting deaths.


2 25


John Marinel, reporting deaths.


1 50


D. P. Byam, reporting deaths.


1 00


24 25


50


Total


$1,754 66


50


HIGHWAYS.


H. C. Sweetser, grain $418 63


F. E. Bickford, grain 19 25


Scoboria & Co., hay and grain 98 03


E. E. Hildreth, Superintendent of Town Farm, hay and straw 38 50


A. M. Blaisdell, 4,210 lbs. hay and fees.


42 50


M. C. Wlison, 3,120 lbs. hay.


31 20


Robert Fletcher, 9,320 lbs. hay.


112 44


Leonard Spaulding, 2,570 lbs. hay.


28 27


George Coburn, 1,920 lbs. hay.


5 86


Mrs. N. E. Holt, 1,190 lbs. hay and fees, . 10.


13 19


Estate of Paul H. Litchfield, 5,330 lbs. hay. 47 97 . Ebert Harness Co., parts and repairs of harness. . . 30 35


Donovan Harness Co., double harness and feed bags 62 00


S. N. Stevens, parts of harness.


8 60


Joseph Mullen, horse collar, $3.50; pair grey mares, $300 303 50


Bartlett & Dow, tools


13 78


Wmn. J. Randall, repairs, saws


75


E. E. Hildreth, Superintendent Town Farm, use of team 17 50


Patrick Savage, posts


4 40


C. B. Coburn & Co., paint


1 50


D. P. Byam, cutting brush


3 00


E. T. Adams, sundries


8 52


Staples Bros., pipe and grates


40 81


Dr. W. A. Sherman


4 00


North Chelmsford Grocery Store


88 77


Miss S. L. Putnam, covering stone


5 00


Edward Fallon, labor


2 00


P. T. McMahon, 3,260 feet sp. plank at $19.


61 94


P. T. McMahon, lumber


117 12


R. W. Dix, blasting and removing stone, Carlisle Street 25 00


Harriet E. Shaw, stabling


19 24


Amount carried forward


$1,673 62


51


Amount brought forward $1,673 62


F. J. Whittemore, blacksmithing 85 26


Fred L. Fletcher, posts and rails. 7 80


William Clinton, labor


2 00


W. H. Davis, repairing harness


35


American Express Co.


25


W. H. Hills, gall cure, etc.


S 61


E. H. Keyes, labor 33 00


17 05


Alfred Paasche, team and two men, four days 22 00


C. Fish, blacksmithing. 8 00


N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., freight 20 70


George MI. Wright, blacksmithing.


120 63


George M. Wright, laying stone


5 25


C. Zimmer. B. powder.


2 00


C. D. Cole & Son, blacksmithing


6 10


E. A. Blaisdell, repairs


1 40


S. W. Parkhurst, sundries


27 69


Joseph Carpenter, blacksmithing


18 53


H. L. Parkhurst, drain pipe


186 74


W. E. Livingston & Co., brick and cement


13 70


F. E. Reynolds, fixing teeth.


6 00


Good Roads Machinery Co., supplies.


5 00


Miss Mary A. Hildreth, 24 loads gravel.


40


Mrs. Mary S. Lovering, 419 loads gravel.


41 90


H. E. Fletcher, covering stone.


55 00


H. E. Fletcher, 94 tons crushed stone at 60 cents. . 56 40


H. E. Fletcher, 150 loads gravel. 15 00


Alfred B. Paasche, 1,036 loads gravel


103 60


Neils Knutson, 40 loads gravel.


4 00


A. Heady Park, 33 loads gravel. 3 30


James Carr, 173 loads gravel. 17 30


Judson Spaulding, 70 loads gravel 7 00


Mrs. S. T. Park, 133 loads gravel. 13 30


Mrs. E. E. Richardson, 460 loads gravel


46 00


George F. Snow, 200 loads gravel.


20 00


Estate of J. Ward. 115 loads gravel. 11 50


P. Flynn, 245 lcads gravel. 24 50


Amount carried forward


$2,722 91


John Marinel, Jr., labor


52


Amount carried forward . $2,722 91


Mrs. A. G. Shipley, 130 loads gravel. 13 00


Estate of E. E. Dutton, 50 loads gravel . 5 00


North Chelmsford Foundry Co., 104 loads cinders F. W. Wright, 60 loads gravel.


10 40


R. W. Dix, 223 loads gravel. 22 30


Robert Penniman, breaking roads


9 00


J. M. Robarge, breaking roads.


12 93


D. A. Reardon, breaking roads.


7 90


William H. Redman, breaking roads.


30 90


George A. Penniman, breaking roads. .


1 65


B. O. Robbins, breaking roads. ES SS


Amos B. Adams, breaking roads. 1 20


H. R. Hodson, breaking roads.


11 25


F. A. Hazen et al., breaking roads.


13 45


Mrs. E. H. Gunston, breaking roads


11 00


John Marinel, Jr., breaking roads.


102 38


A. E. Dutton, breaking roads.


1 95


E. H. Keyes, breaking roads.


21 75


R. W. Dix, breaking roads ..


11 25


Alfred B. Paasche, breaking roads.


19 00


John W. Sullivan, breaking roads.


12 00


J. H. Bowden


4 50


Elmer Ohlson


4 20


Jerry Shinkwin


4 80


Walter R. Winning


1 80


J. J. Dunn


31 50


V. R. McNut


3 00


J. Keefe et al. 19 00


J. E. Osterhout


6 30


Highway pay roll for March


265 50


Highway pay roll for April


208 50


Highway pay roll for May


115 00


Highway pay roll for June.


276 50


Highway pay roll for July ..


364 00


Highway pay roll for August.


294 50


Highway pay roll for September


334 75


Highway pay roll for October.


276 00


Amount carried forward


$5,285 95


6 00


53


Amount brought forward. $5,285 95


Highway pay roll for November


246 00


Highway pay roll for December


261 00


Highway pay roll for January.


212 25


Highway pay roll for February.


386 50


Total


$6,394 70


APPRAISAL OF HIGHWAY TEAMS AND TOOLS AT TOWN FARM, MARCH 1, 1902.


1 pair horses $300 00


1 pair horses 250 00


3 sets double harness. 135 00


1 pair lead reins, $3.00; 1 set lead harness, $5,00. . 8 00


5 collars, $15.00; stable tools and oil, $2.50; 2 pails, $ .60 18 10


+ feed bags, $2.00; Glazy straps, $4.20 ; 3 pairs blankets, $20.00. 26 20


$737 30


2 tons best hay, at $20.00 per ton; bedding, $3.00


43 00


33 bushels oats, $18.15; 9 bags corn, $13.50


31 65


1 Champion scraper, $70.00; 1 Cham- pion roller, $250.00 320 00


.


3 two-horse carts, $320.00; 1 stone jigger, $25.00.


345 00


1 wagon jack and monkey wrench, $1.50; 6 whitHetrees, $5.00; 3 eveners, $5.50.


12 00


6 pairs of heel chains, $8.00; 2 sleds, $75.00 ; 115 feet drain pipe, $34.50 3 Georgia pine bridge stringers, $30.00; 1 bunch stringers, $3.00.


117 50


33 00


902 15


1 pile second-hand planks, $5.00; 3 snow plows, $15.00.


20 00


1 Champion scraper and pole, $8.00; 8 lanterns, $2.00; 3 plows, $10.00. .


20 00


Amount carried forward .


$40 00


$1,639 45


54


Amount brought forward $40 00 $1,639 45


8 00


4 big chains and 1 scoop scraper. .. 1 tape measure, $3.00; 1 level, .50; 2 saws, $2.00 ; 9 new shovels $9.00 6 picks, $6.00 ; 2 stone hammers, $3.00 ; 2 spreaders and lead iron, $6.00 .. 15 00


14 50


2 new and three old picks, $1.75; 2 iron rakes, .80; 12 old picks, $6.00 3 grub hoes, $1.50; 4 axes, $2.00; 6 snow shovels, $5.00 8 50


8 55.


2 scythes, five snaths, $2.25; 18 drills and 2 spoons, $8.00 10 25


Catch basin tools, $3.00; 5 pick han- dles, $1.25; 2 bush hooks, $1.50. . 4 iron bars, $5.00; 2 wedges, .50; 31 old shovels, $2.00; 29 guide boards, $29.00 36 50


8 lbs. powder, $1.60; 12 posts, $2.40; 1 tool chest, $5.00; scraper cast- ings, $2.00. 11 00


7 pieces pipe, $5.00; unused road stock, §100.00 105 00 263 05


Total


$1902 50


W. B. EMERSON, H. R. HODSON, G. P. MANSFIELD,


Appraisers.


STATE AND MILITARY AID.


Paid under Chapter 374, Statutes 1899 $1,202 00


Paid under Chapter 372, Statutes 1899 428 20


ADAMS LIBRARY.


Emma J. Gay, Treasurer $800 00


NORTH CHELMSFORD LIBRARY.


Ziba Gay, President $400 00


55


MEMORIAL DAY.


J. P. Emerson, Quartermaster C. V. A. $83 23


COLLECTION AND ABATEMENT OF TAXES.


Hannah F. Perham, collecting taxes year 1897. . 1 62


A. M. Warren, collecting taxes year 1898. 18 88


A. M. Warren, collecting taxes year 1899. 73 10 A. M. Warren, collecting taxes year 1900. . 107 64


E. W. Sweetser, salary as Collector year 1901 ... .


250 00


Hannah F. Perham, abatement of taxes year 1897 18 53


A. M. Warren, abatement of taxes year 1898 .... 84 48


A. M. Warren, abatement of taxes year 1899 .... 72 97


A. M. Warren, abatement of taxes year 1900 .... 42 13


E. W. Sweetser, abatement of taxes year 1901.


253 02


$922 37


NEW HEARSE.


George L. Brownell, hearse ... $687 60


N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., freight 12 00


$700 00 B. & M. R. R., freight. 40


WELL AT GOLDEN COVE SCHOOL.


R. Wilson Dix, digging well.


$70 00


Geo. H. Holt, pump, platform, etc ....


21 00


$91 00


STONE WATERING TROUGH AT WEST CHELMSFORD


H. E. Fletcher & Co., trough complete $100 00 $100 00


SCHOOL-HOUSE LOAN NOTES.


Note on school-house, North Chelms-


ford $1.070 00


Note on school-house, Centre.


1.200 00


$2,270 00


INTEREST ON SCHOOL-HOUSE LOANS.


Interest on school-house notes, North Chelmsford $363 80


Interest on school-house notes, Centre


288 00


$651 80


56


TREE WARDEN.


G. T. Parkhurst, printing $ 3 25


Bartlett & Dow, ladders 14 90 $18 15


CATTLE INSPECTION.


Board of Cattle Commissioners, brand-


ing stamp, etc $ 1 75


E. C. Perham, Inspector of Cattle.


77 00


E. C. Perham, Inspector of Meat. .


130 00


$208 75


MARKERS FOR GRAVES OF REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS.


M. D. Jones & Co., 35 markers


$35 00


B. & M. R. R., freight. 53


$35 53


RIFLE RANGE, NORTH CHELMSFORD.


E. H. Keyes, balance of bill of 1900. $ 98 00


Smith & Brooks, surveying, bill of 1900 30 45


P. T. McMahon, carpenter work and labor 471 55


$600 00


RECEIPTS AT ALMSHOUSE.


City of Lowell, board of Martha Hall


to March 1, 1901


84 00


board of Martha Hall from March


1, 1901, to Feb. 1, 1902 .. . ... 72 00


for medical attendance, Martha Hall


1 50


157 50


board of Mrs. Angie Lewis.


35 00


35 00


Milk


1,091 44


1,091 41


Hay


148 53


Straw


3 00


151 53


& cows


256 89


Calves


11 00


267 89


Use of team


223 20


Use of horse


2 00


225 20


Use of bull


8 50


S 50


Use of wagon


1 00


5 bottles gall cure, highway.


2 50


T. Donahoe, haying.


3 60


Eggs


1 90


Amount carried forward


$9 00


$1,937 06


57


Amount brought forward $9 00


$1,937 06


3 pigs


7 50


Pork


7 12


F. A. Cann, one man, labor on ice.


8 25


E. W. Sweetser, hog and turnips .


32 00


63 87


$2,000 93


EXPENSES AT ALMSHOUSE.


Elmer E. Hildreth, on account of salary


$395 84


$395 84


S. W. Parkhurst, groceries 46 81


Bowman & Vauhan, groceries


75 93


E. T. Adams, groceries


159 91


T. E. Severance, crackers


22 75


H. Dutton, crackers


50


F. H. Tuttle, teas, extracts, etc.


3 95


Simpson & Rowland, peas


3 16


313 01


H. C. Sweetser, grain


460 38


Scoboria & Co., grain


78 00


Emerson & Co., grain


33 00


T. J. McDonald, wheat


9 00


580 38


J. Plummer, grains


125 40


125 40


C. H. Clapp & Co., 1 cow


40 00


Martin Robbins, 2 cows, corn and plow


105 00


E. Kemp, 1 heifer


12 50


C. H. Hanson & Co., 2 cows


57 00


C. H. Hanson & Co., 1 calf.


6 00


John E. Downing, 1 cow


37 50


O. C. Plaisted, 1 pair steers


53 35


311 35


W. R. Fowle, meat


196 50


219 06


E. W. Sweetser, meat and provisions .. McDonald, fish


9 83


9 83


C. H. Hanson & Co., 1 wagon


27 00


C. H. Hanson & Co., 5 saws.


1 75


C. H. Hanson & Co., 1 pair horses. .. .


315 00


C. H. Hanson & Co., harnesses . . . .


50 00


C. H. Hanson & Co., use of horse ....


50 00


443 7.


Wm. H. Hills, druggists" supplies. . . .


4 50


4 50


$2,403 12


Amount carried forward


22 56


58


Amount brought forward


$2,403 12


C. 1. Balser, ploughing and labor 11 32


C. I. Balser. cotton waste 50 50


Josiah Butler, manure


4 00


C. Cowen, manure


6 00


71 82


George Perry, chopping


61 69


61 69


Harry L. Parkhurst, 11,890 lbs. coal, $6.50


35 64


38 64


F. C. Cann, ice


12 63


G. E. Rose, ice


3 37


16 00


Cook & Taylor, dry goods


20 03


J. R. Grant, clothing


2 08


22 11


J. johnson, pasturing


25 00


Henry Proctor, pasturing and grass ..


20 00


E. C. Perham, pasturing


5 50


50 50


Geo. M. Wright, blacksmithing


69 54


F. J. Whittemore, blacksmithing.


4 60


C. B. Cole & Son, blacksmithing


10 38


84 82


J. H. Knights


5 75


5 75


Bartlett & Dow, seeds, rope, tools, etc.


27 89


Joseph Breck & Sons. seed and repairs


23 77


Joseph Breck & Sons, corn planter. .


15 00


F. A. Sherburt, brushes


1 00


67 66


Mrs. Ashworth, 1 window


60


C. B. Coburn. paint


¥ 30


Boutwell Bros., iron pipe


2 92


C. Adams, hardware


1 15


N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., freight. .


29 98


29 98


American Express Co.


35


H. M. Sweetser, repairs


1 10


4 45


Wm. H. Davis, repairing shoes


20


Ebert Harness Co., harness repairs. ...


11 55


A. M. Warren, hay-tedder, fertilizer, etc Wm. E. Livingston & Co., lime and cement


4 00


H. C. McOsker, paper


2 68


A. T. Boies, tins


99


7 67


Amount brought forward


$2,936 58


13 80


Riley Davis, repairing windmill.


46 82


58 57


59


Amount carried forward


$2,936 58


G. F. Offutt & Co., furniture 7 10


Mrs. Mary S. Lovering, grass


10 00


Julia E. Warren, grass .


7 00


Estate S. Perham, grass


5 00


H. L. Knowlton, hay


15 00


14 10


V. R. McNutt, apples


2 00


G. H. Holt, repairs on pump


1 25


A. P. Mello, barbering


50


WV. A. Mack, grate


1 75


R. W. Emerson, sundries


2 75


Geo. E. Hutchins, rubber tips.


50


8 75


City of Lowell, swill licenses


5 00


5 00


E. E. Warren, trimming trees


2 50


John Keats, labor


1 00


3 50


Wilbur S. Tibbetts, labor on shed


19 20


G. Eastman, shingling


5 85


25 05


J. Loiselle, pigs


17 00


17 00


Dr. Amasa Howard, medical attend- ance


2 50


Joseph O'Day, labor


123 75


L. A. Dupee, labor


47 80


Harry Adams, labor


90 00


A. P. Brown, labor


155 70


William Miller, labor


21 75


Thomas Dunn, labor


20 50


Ariel Smith


16 50


Charles Bixby


31 00


James Dudley


29 50


John Buckingham, labor


2 75


Geo. F. Putney, labor


3 37


H. N. Hall, labor


5 10


H. W. Philbrick, labor


1 50


John J. Sullivan, labor


18 00


Thomas Benest, labor


6 00


Wm. A. Mitchell, labor


12 19


Mrs. Maria Balser, labor.


13 00


587 91


Mrs. M. A. Lovering, labor


1 65


14 65


Total


$3,642 51


Appraisal of Personal Property at Town Farm,


March 1, 1902.


16 cows. $755 00


1 bull, 1 heifer, 7 calves 77 50


1 pair horses 360 00


2 express harness


40 00


1 set double harness and collars


66 00


1 old light harness, $3.00: 1 pair blankets, $9.00 12 00


1 pair old blankets, 1 robe, 3 tie ropes


3 00


14} tons hay


197 25


Hay cutter and screens


8 00


30 tons ensilage .


180 00


$1,698 75


5 hay-forks, $2.00; 2 shovels, broom and waste fork, $3.75


5 75


Grain chest and grain in chest .


15 50


Grain


54 15


10 80


3 70


2 half bushel measures, 1 brewery box 2 cwt. cotton seed meal and 2 baskets. Hay knife and puller, $1.25 ; 1set double harness, $12.00; 1 set blocks and ropes, $17.50 ; 2 binding ropes, $2.00


32 75


Paint, oil and brushes, $8.00 ; chest, iron and plaster, $1.25; 6 dung forks, $2.50


11 75


134 40


3 pulley blocks, 1 pair heel chains, 2 tie chains


22 50


Pipe, 2 iron rakes, 2 wooden rakes. . .


2 15


7 tugs and martingale


7 00


1 set steelyards and pole straps


3 50


2 mowing machine grinders


7 00


Amount carried forward $22 15


$1,833 15


61


Amount brought forward $22 15


$1,833 15


2 grub hoes, potato digger and adz. 2 50


Windmill pipe and 2 hammers .. 6 00


Iron bar, drill and anvil and old iron. 3 25 Carpenters' tools and nails 8 00


Old chain, old straps


50


Sponge, harness soap, stable tools


2 00


2 collars


5 00


Broom, hoe, harness punch, rivets, horse elippers, gall cure, monkey wrench, sulphur, atomizer, whips, and milking tubes.


6 75


3 lanterns


1 50


1-horse sled and pung


33 00 90 65


1 stone drag, 4 ladders


8 00


1 farm wagon, $25.00 ; 1 platform wag- on, $50.00; 2-horse cart, $80.00 ; democrat wagon, $15.00 ; express wagon, $23.00 ; mowing machine, $40.00 ; Bullard tedder and horse rake, $38.00; wheelbarrow and seedsower, $25.00. 296 00


2 sets whiffletrees and heel chains, and neck yoke.


8 00


Wheelbarrow and axes 6 00


3 neck yokes and 12 whittletrees, 5 small chains, one large chain ..


11 50


1 weeder, $8.00, and spring tooth harrow, $12.00. 20 00


4 plows, $23.00 ; old harrow, $4.00. 27 00


2 cultivators 7 00


8 bushel boxes and hogshead 1 00


3 pork barrels and seieve. 2 00


1 cradle, 3 seythes and snaths


4 00


18 shovels and pick


5 00


125 bushels Ruta-bager turnips 30 00


Bean poles and old lumber 4 00


*+29 50


1 pile chestnut posts 3 00


Amount carried forward $ 3 00


$2,353 30


62


Amount brought forward 3 00 $2,353 30


1 farmer's boiler 5 00


63 cords of manure.


315 00


5} cords of cotton waste.


15 00


55 hens . 27 00


20 cords trash wood, at $2.00.


40 00


40 cords cleft wood, at $2.75.


110 00


10 cords prepared wood, at $4.00. 40 00.


300 feet of hen wire. 1 50


6 sawhorses and 10 saws 14 50


2 watering pots 1 50


1 powder gun 8 00


1 seed sower 3 00


2 75


Salt, basket, trucks 1 50


20 00


3 head halters and wagon jack 4 00


1 bone cutter 5 00


2 hogs


25 00


4 pails . 1 50


1 bog hoe and stovepipe


1 00


1 cranberry rake. 1 00


*645 25


32 barrels 3 20


3 shovels 1 50


2 grindstones $2.00; 2 bush heads $ .50


2 50


1 corn planter


25 00


1 cooler and 2 milk pails


10 00


1 crosscut saw 1 50


1 pair hames and chains 1 50


1 barrel hoister . 1 50


46 70


Provisions and supplies


207 60


Household furniture and bedding


285 20


492 80


$3,538 05


W. B. EMERSON, HI. R. HODSON, G. P. MANSFIELD,


AAppraisers.


1 bushel millet, ¿ bushel grass seed ..


1 buffalo robe


63


TOWN WOOD LOT.


L. A. Dupee, teaming lumber 4 50


H. C. Sweetser, surveying lumber 1 35


C. I. Balser, teaming lumber 23 56


$ 29 41


Received for wood 200 00


Received for lumber 635 14 $35 14


Lumber unsold, estimated


793 27


SUPPORT OF OUTSIDE POOR.


Westborough Insane Hospital, board of James W. Dunn $169 46


Medfield Insane Asylum, board of Laura Bailey. .


146 00


Massachusetts Hospital for Epileptics, board of Harry Wright 169 46


Worcester Insane Asylum, board of Daniel Gilli- gan 169 45


Worcester Insane Asylum, board of Ella Hutch- ings 102 61


Worcester Insane Hospital, board of B. F. Worden


169 46


Arthur H. Sheldon, clothing for B. F. Worden ...


14 13


Worcester Insane Asylum, board of George Spaulding 169 46


Worcester Insane Asylum, board of August Swan- SON 57 11


Massachusetts School for Feeble Minded, board of Harry E. Ward


169 45


Danvers Insane Asylum, board of Emeline Hey- wood


81 25


Hugh H. Brogan, aid to Harry C. Wright, rent. .


58 50


H. H. Russell, aid to Harry C. Wright.


104 00


Aid Harry C. Wright


1. 00


Mrs. Bessie Dinsmore, aid to Millie F. Chamber- lain 146 00


Aid to Squire Wilson 104 00


City of Lowell, aid to Mrs. James McKennedy 57 50


City of Lowell, aid to Mrs. F. McDonald


15 00


City of Lowell, aid to Phebe Livingston.


5 83


Town of Franklin, aid to Fanny Toothaker.


20 00


Amount carried forward .


$1,929 67


64


Amount brought forward $1,929 67


E. T. Adams, aid to F. A. Cook 4 98


· Aid to Aubry McLain 10 00


Dr. A. G. Scoboria, aid to Aubry McLain 13 50


Dr. A. G. Scoboria, aid to F. Noble. 10 00


J. F. McManomin, aid to Mrs. Toohey 3 20


J. F. McManomin, aid to Mrs. Shields. 5 25


J. F. McManomin, aid to Mr. and Mrs. Griffin. 65 07


Aid to Rose Carron 72 00


Louis Pelrin, aid to Rose Carron 9 00


J. Marinel, Jr., aid to Rose Carron 8 50


Aid to Henry A. Bates 5 00


IV. F. Lewis, aid to Rose Carron 49 75


Dr. F. E. Varney, aid to Rose Carron 28 00


Warren Berry, aid to Charles Simpson family.


2 50


Emerson & Co., aid to Charles Simpson family. 2 00


I. H. Knight, shoes for tramp. 1 35


Dr. B. R. Benner, services in Mansfield case 15 00


City of Worcester, aid to Bolton family. 12 45


Dr. Amasa Howard, on account Board of Healthı. .


S 00


Total


$2,255 22


Expense at almshouse $3,642 54


Proceeds Town Farm 2,000 93


$1,641 61


Paid for outside poor


$2,255 22


Received of State Treasurer on account of aid to paupers. $140 65


City of Lowell, aid to James Griffin. . .


91 38


City of Lowell, aid to Moses Bruno . .


9 00


Lowell Rendering Co.


1 00


242 03


Net expense, outside poor


$2,013 19


Net expense at Town Farm 1,641 61


Net expense of poor


$3,654 80


Total expense of poor $5.897 76


65


Amount due from estate of Matthias Hutchins $102 56


Appraisal of personal property at Town Farm, March 1, 1902. $3,538 05


Appraisal of personal property at Town Farm, March 1, 1901. 3,227 28


Gain $310 77


Inmates at Town Farm 6; 2 males, 4 females. tramps, 887.


Number of


R. WILSON DIX, JOSEPH E. WARREN, FRED L. FLETCHER, P. T. McMAHON, A. HEADY PARK,


Overseers of the Poor.


TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES.


E. W. Sweetser, services as Treasurer $200 00


$200 00


Geo. A. Parkhurst, services and ex- penses as Town Clerk.


88 70


88 70


Geo. F. Snow, services as Auditor.


4 00


4 00


Martin Robbins, services as Auditor. . C. Frank Butterfield, services as Audi- tor


4 00


12 00


J. E. Warren, services and expenses as Selectman


223 81


Fred L. Fletcher, services and expenses as Selectman


160 00


R. Wilson Dix, services and expenses as Selectman


108 00


P. T. McMahon, services and expenses as Selectman




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