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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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