Town annual report of Chelmsford 1918, Part 3

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Publication date: 1918
Publisher: Town of Chelmsford
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193.25


R. W. Emerson, 20 days labor


61.12


(1. A. McNamee, 23 days labor


68.50


H. G. Penniman, 32 days labor


96.00


Mckinley Blood, 4 days labor 12.00


Moses C. Wilson, teaming


163.58


Walter Shepard, use of auto, 130 days


130.00


Dow Chemical Co., arsenate of lead 668.50


James S. Byam, supplies


60.57


E. G. Fay, labor and supplies


19.55


Bartlett & Dow, supplies


16.77


Village Shop, supplies


13.50


J. H. M. Asmus, Lot 62


36


Ervin E. Smith Co., supplies $ 4.00


John B. Emerson, supplies 1.45


Ethel L. Wright, labor 1.35


F. W. Santamour, labor 4.25


Kenneth W. Douglas, labor 2.00


H. M. Sturtevant, labor 7.97


R. W. Emerson, use of auto 2.00


R. W. Emerson, use of horse 5.50


H. G. Penniman, use of horse


8.50


$3,531.54


ROAD BINDER.


American Tar Co.


$ 639.90


$ 639.90


SIDEWALK DAMAGE, NORTH CHELMSFORD.


Paid St. John's Church, repairs $ 250.00


$ 250.00


LOANS AND INTEREST.


Wamesit National Bank, New High School, Prin. ... $ 3,250.00


Wamesit National Bank, New High School, Int. 2,405.00


Highland Ave. School, Prin. 1,750.00


Central Sav. Bank, Highland Ave. Sch., Int. 223.12


Trucks, Prin.


1,614.00


Trucks, Int.


306.56


Holt Lot, Prin. 500.00


Holt Lot, Int.


112.50


$10,161.18


INDIGENT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.


Paid Indigent Soldiers and Sailors $ 325.00


$ 325.00


STATE AID.


Paid aid rendered $ 912.00


$ 912.00


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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.


Curtis A. Aiken, labor


$ 89.35


Fairbanks Co., supplies


30.50


Justin L. Moore, express .31


$ 120.16


LOWELL INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.


Paid City of Lowell, tuition


$ 953.75


$ 953.75


MEAT INSPECTION.


Arnold C. Perham, inspection


$ 291.69


W. S. Hall, inspection 208.31


$ 500.00


CATTLE INSPECTION.


Paid Arnold C. Perham, inspection


$ 100.00


$ 100.00


TREE WARDEN.


Walter H. Merrill, labor $ 20.40


$ 20.40


INSURANCE FUND.


Paid Walter Perham, Treasurer $ 500.00


$ 500.00


REPORT OF STREET LIGHTS.


The number of electric lights in the Town of Chelmsford are located as follows: Center, 144; North, 136; South, 38; West, 32; East, 28; Total, 388.


Paid Lowell Electric Light Corporation $6,961.04


38


PUBLIC PARKS.


Walter H. Merrill, labor $ 105.61


J. J. MeManmon, plants, etc. 87.00


J. H. Riley, labor 85.13


Est. of Henry McCabe, rent of playground 20.00


Oscar E. Reese, labor 15.00


Fred L. Fletcher, labor 10.75


Lyman M. Byam, labor


10.00


J. Cushing Co., fertilizer 20.35


Robert Shinkwin, labor 6.00


No. Chelmsford Machine & Supply Co., repairs 3.50


James Kiberd, Jr., labor 7.30


C. B. Coburn Co., supplies


9.29


No. Chelmsford Coal Co., labor and team


5.00


Wmn. P. Proctor Co., supplies


5.76


Welch Bros. Co., supplies


3.00


Lull & Hartford, repairs


1.05


A. C. Perham, labor 1.00


2.10


M. J. Ward, repairs


$ 397.84


REPAIRS OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


Rev. Wilson Waters, repairs on Adams Library .... $ 200.00


Charles E. Parkhurst, repairs on Adams Library ...


23.59


E. G. Fay, repairs on Center Hall 110.41


Rice & Co., supplies No. Firehouse


4.00


Thomas HI. Murphy Co., repairs on North Hall


5.50


Burnham & Davis, lumber


4.40


Harry Miner, repairs on No. Firehouse


10.90


MEMORIAL DAY.


American Band $ 52.92


Chelmsford Red Cross, dinner


30.00


A. M. Warren, music


15.00


J. R. Parkhurst, labor


15.00


A. G. Pollard Co., flags


9.00


Catherine Green, labor .


3.00


$ 358.80


$ 124.92


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ADAMS LIBRARY.


Paid Wilson Waters, Treas. $1,200.00


$1,200.00


NORTH CHELMSFORD LIBRARY.


Paid Stewart Mackay, Treas. $ 800.00


$ 800.00


SOUTH CHELMSFORD FLAG.


Reformatory for Women, Flag $ 22.30


$ 22.30


REPAIRS ON VILLAGE CLOCK.


Village Clock Association, repairs $ 35.00


$ 35.00


PUBLIC DUMP.


Paid Arnold C. Perham, land $ 75.00


$ 75.00


OBSERVATORY, ROBINS HILL.


Paid State Forester Dept. $ 300.00


$ 300.00


NORTH CHELMSFORD FIRE DISTRICT.


Paid C. Frank Butterfield, Treas., hydrant service. . $ 375.00


$ 375.00


CHELMSFORD WATER DISTRICT.


Paid Winthrop A. Parkhurst, Treas., hydrant service $ 750.00


$ 750.00


40


TREASURER'S BOND.


Paid Martin Robbins & Son


$ 220.00


$ 220.00


NEW HIGH SCHOOL.


Fred F. Meloy, contractor


$3,000.00


W. C. Hinckley, electrician


421.86


Emond Bros.


70.00


H. H. Richardson, plumbing


19.02


I. E. L. Corp


8.85


$3,519.73


D. FRANK SMALL, JUSTIN L. MOORE, A. HEADY PARK,


Selectmen.


41


Report of Town Treasurer and Tax Collector.


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1918.


Your Treasurer charges himself with cash received as follows :


Balance in Treasury, Dec. 31, 1917 $8,404.47


Received of State Treasurer :


Corporation Tax, Public Service 845.68


Corporation Tax, Business 13,260.37


Income Tax 4,752.00


National Bank Tax


850.42


Military Aid


8.00


State Aid


910.00


Burial of Soldiers


50.00


Reimbursement for loss of tax on land used for public institutions, Chap. 607, Acts of 1910


9.53


Soldiers' exemptions, Chap. 299, Acts of 1916. 122.22


Aid to pauper 76.50


Tuition of pupils attending Vocational School


544.38


Mothers with dependant children


582.62


Acct. of gypsy and brown tail moth work


206.43


Acct. of State Highway


.90


Tuition of state children


267.25


County Treasurer :


Dog licenses 597.74


Lowell Police Court fines


50.00


City of Lowell, aid rendered


208.70


Selectmen, slaughter house license fees


3.00


Selectmen, auctioneers license fees 4.00


N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. Co. reimbursement for ex- tinguishing fires


38.09


A. C. Perham, money received as reimbursement for extinguishing fires 8.18


42


C. A. Aiken, fees for sealing weights and measures. . $ 56.89


Wilson Waters, for sale of Town History 118.57


Town of Carlisle, for tuition 75.00


Town of Dunstable, for tuition 28.00


J. L. Moore, for sale of apples, Town Hall lot


J. L. Moore, money received as reimbursement for aid rendered 90.00


Selectmen, on account of overdraft on Soldiers' Relief 24.00


Cemetery Commissioners :


As a trust fund, the income of same to be used for the perpetual care of the Benjamin Battles burial lots in Hart Pond Cemetery 300.00


As a trust fund, the income of same to be used for the perpetual care of the N. B. Edwards burial lot in Riverside Cemetery 250.00


As a trust fund, the income of same to be used for the perpetual care of the C. Fremont Morse burial lot in Pine Ridge Cemetery


100.00


As a trust fund, the income of same to be used for the perpetual care of the Francis A. Page burial lot in Riverside Cemetery 100.00 110.00


For sale of lots in Pine Ridge Cemetery


West Cemetery 75.00


Riverside Cemetery 108.00


C. A. Aiken, for rent of Town Hall, Center 27.00


P. S. Ward, for rent of Town Hall, North 69.00


License fees to sell soda, cigars, etc.


21.00


F. A. Fisher, money received for reimbursement for board of Mrs. Bottomly at Town Farm 40.00


Arthur Burnham, as proceeds of Town Farm 690.12


As Interest on Trust Funds 6.00


As Interest on Deposit 30.13


As a Temporary Loan 69,500.00


On Account of Taxes :


Chelmsford Water District-


Tax of 1916


391.50


Interest, 1916


43.50


Tax of 1917


513.77


Interest, 1917


16.94


Tax of 1918


1,944.63


Interest, 1918


2.33


5.00


43


North Chelmsford Fire District :


Tax of 1916


86.56


Interest, 1916


9.41


Tax of 1917


307.09


Interest, 1917


7.32


Tax of 1918


4,481.88


Interest, 1918


3.72


Town Taxes :


Tax of 1916


9,656.10


Interest, 1916


873.34


Moth Tax, 1916


147.56


Tax of 1917


20,190.95


Interest, 1917


524.09


Moth Tax, 1917


225.03


Tax of 1918


80,377.35


Interest, 1918


27.88


Moth Tax, 1918


741.81


$224,196.95


And is Credited as follows :


By cash paid, County tax $ 5,396.84


By cash paid, State tax 10,890.00


By cash paid for repairs of State Highway 2,074.55,


By cash deposited in savings bank -- Battles Fund. .


300.00


N. B. Edwards Fund 250.00 *


C. Fremont Morse Fund 100.00


100.00


Bureau of Statistics Reg. of Notes


22.00


Treas. Chelmsford Water Dist. :


Tax of 1916


391.50


Interest of 1916 43.50


Tax of 1917


513.77


Interest of 1917


16.94


Tax of 1918


1,944.63


Interest of 1918 2.33


Treas. North Chelmsford Fire Dist. :


Tax of 1916


86.56


Interest of 1916


9.41


Tax of 1917 307.09


Francis A. Page Fund


44


Interest of 1917


$ 7.32


Tax of 1918 4,481.88 3.72


Interest of 1918


Temporary loan


81,500.00


Interest on same


3,703.64


Bills approved by School Committee


50,860.71


Bills approved by Selectmen


53,918.37


Cash on hand 7,272.19


$224,196.95


E. W. SWEETSER,


Treasurer.


TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


Tax of 1916 :


Tax on list of 1916 uncollected Dec. 31, 1917 $ 9,672.58


Less Abatements 285.87


$ 9,386.71


Additional tax


269.39


$ 9,656.10


Interest on list of 1916 uncollected Dec. 31, 1917. ... 725.44


Moth tax on list of 1916 uncollected Dec. 31, 1917. .. 147.56


Interest accrued since Dec. 31, 1917 147.90


$10,677.00


Cash entered on Treasurer's book as tax $ 9,656.10


Cash entered on Treasurer's book as interest 873.34


Cash entered on Treasurer's book as moth tax 147.56


$10,677.00


Tax of 1917 :


Tax on list of 1917 uncollected Dec. 31, 1917 $29,092.52


Interest on list of 1917 uncollected Dec. 31, 1917 436.38


Moth tax of 1917 uncollected Dec. 31, 1917 414.76


Interest accrued since Dec. 31, 1917 . 755.32


Uncollected excise tax of Bay State Street Ry. Co .. . 1,953.89


$32,652.87


45


Cash entered on Treasurer's book as tax $20,190.95


Cash entered on Treasurer's book as interest 524.09


Cash entered on Treasurer's book as moth tax 225.03


Uncollected tax to new account


8,901.57


Uncollected interest to new account 667.61


Uncollected moth tax to new account


189.73


Uncollected excise tax to new account


1,953.89


$32,652.87


Tax of 1918 :


Tax on list of 1918 $113,111.75


Bay State Street Railway tax of 1918 1,752.04


Lowell & Fitchburg Street Railway tax of 1918 333.95


Moth tax of 1918


1,172.98


Interest collected since Oct. 1, 1918 27.88


Interest accrued since Oct. 1, 1918


492.51


$116,891.11


Cash entered on Treasurer's book as tax $ 80,377.35


Cash entered on Treasurer's book as interest 27.88


Cash entered on Treasurer's book as moth tax 741.81


Uncollected tax to new account


32,734.40


Uncollected interest to new account


492.51


Uncollected moth tax to new account


431.17


Uncollected excise tax of Bay State Street Ry. Co. ..


1,752.04


Uncollected excise tax of Lowell & Fitchburg St. Ry. Co 333.95


$116,891.11


TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT OF CHELMSFORD WATER DISTRICT.


Tax of 1916 :


Tax on list of 1916 uncollected Dec. 31, 1917


$ 391.81


Less abatement .31


$ 391.50


Interest on list of 1916 uncollected Dec. 31, 1917


29.38


Interest accrued since Dec. 31, 19.17 14.12


$ 435.00


46


Cash paid Treasurer Chelmsford Water Dist. as tax. $ 391.50 Cash paid Treasurer Chelmsford Water Dist. as in- terest 43.50


$ 435.00


Tax on list of 1917 uncollected Dec. 31, 1917 $ 859.70


Interest on list of 1917 uncollected Dec. 31, 1917 12.89


Interest accrued since Dec. 31, 1917 28.99


$ 901.58


Cash paid Treasurer Chelmsford Water Dist. as tax


$ 513.77


Cash paid Treasurer Chelmsford Water Dist. as in- terest


16.94


Uncollected tax to new account


345.93


Uncollected interest to new account


24.94


$ 901.58


Tax of 1918 :


Tax on list of 1918


$2,530.21


Interest collected since Oct. 1, 1918


2.33


Interest accrued since Oct. 1, 1918


8.78


$2,541.32


Cash paid Treasurer Chelmsford Water Dist. as tax $1,944.63 Cash paid Treasurer Chelmsford Water Dist. as in- terest 2.33


Uncollected tax to new account


585.58


Uncollected interest to new account


8.78


$2,541.32


TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT OF NORTH CHELMSFORD FIRE DISTRICT.


Tax of 1916 :


Tax on list of 1916 uncollected Dec. 31, 1917 $ 86.56


Interest on list of 1916 uncollected Dec. 31, 1917 6.49


Interest accrued since Dec. 31, 1917 2.92


$ 95.97


Tax of 1917 :


47


Cash paid Treasurer North Chelmsford Fire District as tax Cash paid Treasurer North Chelmsford Fire District as interest 9.41


$ 86.56


Tax of 1917 :


Tax on list of 1917 uncollected Dec. 31, 1917. $ 392.26


Interest on list of 1917 uncollected Dec. 31, 1917 5.88


Interest accrued since Dec. 31, 1917


7.82


$ 405.96


Cash paid Treasurer North Chelmsford Fire District as tax


$ 307.09


Cash paid Treasurer North Chelmsford Fire District as interest 7.32


Uncollected tax to new account


85.17


Uncollected interest to new account


6.38


$ 405.96


Tax of 1918 :


Tax on list of 1918


$5,210.22


Interest collected since Oct. 1, 1918


3.72


Interest accrued since Oct. 1, 1918


10.92


$5,224.86


Cash paid Treasurer North Chelinsford Fire District as tax


$4,481.88


Cash paid Treasurer North Chelmsford Fire District as interest 3.72


Uncollected tax to new account


728.34


Uncollected interest to new account


10.92


$5,224.86 E. W. SWEETSER,


Collector.


December 31, 1918


$ 95.97


48


Report of the Assessors. For the Year Ending December 31, 1918.


Buildings excluding land


$2,331,795.00


Land excluding buildings 1,361,235.00


Total valuation of real estate $3,693,030.00


Total valuation of personal estate 1,317,595.00


Total valuation of assessed estate


$5,010,625.00


Rate of taxation-$22.00 per $1,000.00


Number of polls assessed 1,439


Assessed on polls only


623


Residents assessed on property : Individuals


1,265


All others 34


1,299


Non-residents assessed on property :


Individuals


341


All others 20


361


Total number assessed 2,283


Number of horses assessed


390


Number of cows assessed


812


Number of sheep assessed


1


Number of neat cattle other than cows assessed.


183


Number of swine assessed


234


Number of dwellings assessed


1,166


Number of acres of land assessed 13,825


Number of fowl assessed


10,090


49


Appropriations for :


Schools-Receipts of 1917 plus $ 48,386.00


From money already in the treasury to pay out- standing bills 960.00


Highways


4,500.00


Support of poor


6,500.00


Moth work


1,832.45


Street lighting


7,360.00


Indigent soldiers and sailors


400.00


Industrial School (Lowell)


1,000.00


Repairs of public buildings


750.00


Tree Warden


100.00


Officers and committees


6,000.00


Treasurer's bond


220.00


Care and improvement of cemeteries


800.00


Memorial Day


125.00


Insurance fund


500.00


Adams Library


1,200.00


North Chelmsford Library


800.00


Miscellaneous


3,200.00


Village Clock


30.00


Sealer of weights and measures


100.00


Meat inspection


500.00


Cattle inspection


100.00


Public parks


400.00


Land damage on Boston road


1,000.00


State Forester for observatory on Robins Hill. . .


300.00


North Chelmsford Fire District hydrant service


375.00


Chelmsford Water District hydrant service.


750.00


Flag for South Village


25.00


Adding machine


300.00


Fireproof garage


1,800.00


Road binder


1,000.00


Land for public dump


100.00


Repairing sidewalk damage at North Chelmsford


250.00


Repairs of Village Clock


35.00


$ 91,698.45


Loans and interest


10,160.70


State tax


10,890.00


50


State highway tax


$ 2,074.55


County tax


5,396.84


$


120,220.54


Overlayings


4,536.59


$ 124,757.13


Less amount taken from treasury


960.00


$ 123,797.13


Estimated receipts


10,685.38


$ 113,111.75


Tax on 1439 polls


$ 2,878.00


Tax on property


110,233.75 $ 113,111.75


HERBERT C. SWEETSER, JAMES P. DUNIGAN, FRED L. FLETCHER,


Assessors.


51


Report of the Appraisers.


PERSONAL PROPERTY AT TOWN FARM.


1 Horse 75.00


1 Pair Double Harness 25.00


3 Blankets 7.50


2 Fly Nets 2.00


3 Cows 250.00


1 Farm Harness .


8.00


1 Light Harness


6.00


2 Collar and Hames


5.00


Stable Tools


2.00


1 Grain Chest and Grain


5.00


1 Square Wagon


18.00


1 Platform Scales


3 Pigs 10.00


Manure 30.00


2.00


4 Hay Rakes 1.50


1 Step Ladder


2.00


1 Sand Screen


1.00


1 Lot Chains


2.00


1 Horse Hay Fork and Grapple


25.00


1 Hay Cutter .


2.00


1 Grain Fanning Mill


5.00


Hay


175.00


2 Wheelbarrows


5.00


1 Pung 14.00


10.00


1 Sled


15.00


1 Farm Wagon


20.00


1 Two-Horse Cart


50.00


1 Platform Wagon


15.00


1 Mowing Machine


30.00


1 Hay Rack


10.00


1 Disc Harrow


20.00


1 Drag 4.00


50.00


6 Hay Forks


1 Democrat Wagon


52


1 Weeder $ 5.00


1 Smoothing Harrow 5.00


Neek Yoke and Whiffletrees 2.00


1 Grindstone


3.00


4 Ladders


12.00


2 Plows 12.00


2 Cultivators 10.00


Seed Sower


4.00


Contents of Shed


10.00


43 Fowls


65.00


Saws and Axes


5.00


Lot of Prepared Wood


45.00


Lot of Beans


25.00


Barrels and Bushel Boxes


5.00


1 Grain Box


5.00


Milk Pails and Cooler


5.00


Vegetables


15.00


1 Chest


5.00


Garden IIose


5.00


1 Lot of Potatoes


70.00


1 Lot of Coal 60.00


Flour 8.00


Food Supplies


144.00


Bedding and Household Furniture


300.00


$1,727.00


HIGHWAY DEPT.


1 Tool Box $ 1.00


1 Road Roller 100.00


3 Road Scrapers


400.00


3 Seoop Scrapers


10.00


3 Road Levellers


35.00


1 Road Plow


15.00


8 Snow Plows


100.00


10 Sign Boards


10.00


12 Shovels


12.00


5 Grub Hoes


4.00


15 Picks


12.00


3 Iron Bars


3.00


Sewer Tools


.50


4 Street Hoes


.75


5 Stone Hammers


5.00


53


10 Long Drills $ 10.00


2 Tamping Bars 2.00


1 Paving Rammer 1.00


2 Ditch Rammers 2.00


1 Big Chain


2.00


2 Mason Trowels


2.00


1 Level


.50


Lot Spikes


1.00


1 Bush Scythe and Snath


.60


1 Pinch Bar


.50


2 Sand Screens


5.00


1 Wagon Jack


1.00


3 Iron Rakes


2.00


2 Axes


2.00


1 Lead Rod


1.00


3 Saws 2.50


10.00


1 Hand Roller .


10.00


2 Old Tires


1.00


6 Lanterns


1.50


1 Ditch Derrick and Rope


35.00


1 Grindstone


7.00


Canvas


5.00


2 Drags


5.00


1 Lot Iron Pipe 15.00


$ 832.85


MOTH DEPT.


1 Power Sprayer and Equipment $ 600.00


1 Tool Box 5.00


1 36-Foot Extension Ladder 5.00


1 40-Foot Extension Ladder 5.00


3 Ladders 2.00


Poles, Hooks, Brushes, etc.


5.00


8 Pairs Climbing Irons


6.00


4 Axes 4.00


5 Brush Hooks 1.50


12 Scythes, 6 Snaths 10.00


4 Johnson Pumps 5.00


1 Field Glass


1.00


3 Grindstones 10.00


2 Friend's Spray Pumps


20.00


1 Scraper Edge Cutter


54


1 Grab $ 1.00


1 150 Gal. Tank 8.00


4 Lbs. Twine 1.00


1 Limb Saw 1.00


2 Rakes


1.00


1 Hand Cart


1.00


1 Pair Scrapers


1.00


3 Clyde Cutters 1.50


Pitchforks


75.00


Sundries


10.00


1 Shovel


1.00


Creosote


5.00


1 Bbl. Oil


16.00


1 Wood Sawing Outfit 250.00


400 Lbs. Lead 44.00


1 Burning Outfit


5.00


$1,105.00


CENTER FIRE APPARATUS.


1 Combination Chemical and Hand Fire Engine. . $ 400.00


1 Hose and Protective Wagon 150.00


1 Hook and Ladder Wagon, with ladders 150.00


9 Chemical Extinguishers 45.00


450 Feet Old Fire Hose, 2 1-2 inch 100.00


1 Lot Chemicals 10.00


1 Single Harness


25.00


4 Sets Rubber Suits


15.00


2 Fire Axes


2.00


2 Crow Bars


3.00


3 Shovels


1.50


2 Forks


1:00


7 Pails


1.75


1 50-Foot Extension Ladder 35.00


300 Feet 3-4 inch Hose 30.00


16.00


2 30-Foot Extension Ladder Rope


4.00


1 35-Foot Extension Ladder


9.00


1 25-Foot Extension Ladder


5.00


3 Ladders


15.00


7 Pike Hooks and Poles


5.00


3 Horse Blankets 9.00


4.00


Spraying Outfit


55


5 Lanterns $ 2.00


Hose Nozzle 5.00


1 Rope and Tackle 3.00


Lot of Brooms and Sundries


5.00


1 Hose Rack Dryer


25.00


Wagon Jack


1.00


1 Cabinet


5.00


1500 Feet 2 1-2 inch Fire Hose


800.00


2 Hand Hose Reels


150.00


5 Boston Play Pipes 75.00


3 Hydrant Gates 35.00


1 Siamese Connection


8.00


5 Callahan Nozzles 70.00


1.50


2 Doz. Ladder Straps 10.00


1 Doz. Belts


10.00


$2,241.75


NORTH FIRE APPARATUS.


1050 Feet 2 1-2 inch Hose $ 500.00


1 Wagon 150.00


1 Hose Reel 30.00


1 40-Foot Extension Ladder


30.00


2 Nozzles 25.00


4 Chemical Extinguishers


25.00


1 3-4 inch Rope


3.50


1 Hydrant Gate 4.00


1 20-Foot Hook Ladder 4.00


14 Tabber Spanners


1.50


2 Steel Bars


2.00


1 Wagon Jack


1.00


4 Extinguisher Cages


1.50


Acid and Soda


4.50


1 Axe


.50


1 Cabinet


15.00


Boiler and Fixtures


225.00


$1,022.50


WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.


Total value equipment $ 150.00


1 Reducing Connection


56


SOUTH FIRE APPARATUS.


1 Wagon


$ 100.00


12 Pails


3.00


1 Rope


3.00


5 Ladders


15.00


2 Hooks


.50


6 Shovels


4.00


1 Axe and Bar


1.00


1 Horse Blanket


3.00


2 Lanterns .50


6 Chemicals 35.00


$ 165.00


WESTLANDS FIRE APPARATUS.


1 Hose Reel Equipment /


75.00


500 Feet 2 1-2 inch Hose 250.00


1 Boston Play Pipe


15.00


1 Callahan Nozzle 15.00


6 Chemicals 40.00


1 Hydrant Gate


9.00


$ 404.00


EAST CHELMSFORD FIRE APPARATUS.


Wagon and Chemicals $ 200.00


$ 200.00


EMILE E. PAIGNON, JOHN F. PARKER, W. PERHAM,


Appraisers.


57


Report of Auditors.


We have examined the accounts of the various Town officers for the year ending December 31, 1918, securing the following results :


We find that the Selectmen have approved 1,091 bills, amounting to $53,918.37, all having been paid by the Treasurer.


We find that the School Committee have approved 467 bills, amounting to $50,860.71, all having been paid by the Treasurer.


We find the receipts and payments of the Town Clerk on account of the Dog Tax properly vouched for.


We find the receipts and payments of the Town Treasurer properly entered and vouched for, and a balance of $7,272.19 in his hands.


We find that the total amount of uncollected taxes with accumulated interest is $43,416.99, the details of which will appear later in the report.


We find a trust fund in the hands of the Insurance Fund Commissioners amount to $2,032.37. Bond, $1,000.00.


We find the following Cemetery Trust Funds in the hands of the Town Treasurer :


Emerson Improvement Fund $ 70.55


Emerson fund and interest 271.41


Kimball fund and interest 105.93


Silver fund and interest 181.85


Day fund and interest


105.78


Carleton fund and interest


196.40


Marshall fund and interest


104.32


Edwards interest 45.94


Wood fund and interest


494.23


Shedd fund and interest


104.39


Coburn fund and interest


104.95


Wheeler fund and interest


118.44


E. G. Smith fund and interest


104.62


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Jaquith fund and interest $ 212.40


Fletcher fund and interest 104.79


Shedd fund and interest 210.42


Bowers fund and interest 109.91


Whittemore fund and interest


105.91


Asmus fund and interest 52.52


Haywood fund and interest


Huekins fund and interest


111.72


Isaac Wood fund and interest


105.36


Pease fund and interest 115.88


Geo. H. Smith fund and interest 114.84


244.48


Hobbs fund and interest


104.71


Perry fund and interest 104.54


103.51


Perham fund and interest


105.70


Parker fund and interest 106.08


Richardson fund and interest 104.30


Jos. W. Smith fund and interest 106.00


H. and S. Parkhurst fund and interest ..


104.60


Burt Emerson fund and interest 105.48


A. W. Parkhurst fund and interest


105.33


J. and E. Longley fund and interest 102.49


Jas. Brown & M. Quist fund and interest 220.80


Susan E. Brown fund and interest 105.22


Hodges and Green fund and interest 105.23


J. C. Butterfield fund and interest


102.54


Ebert and Weaver fund and interest.


214.52


Kittredge fund and interest 52.66


54.14


Emily E. Reed fund and interest


Wilbur A. Cheney fund and interest 105.24


M. F. Hutchins fund and interest 103.16


I. Blaisdell fund and interest 100.36


R. N. Kendall fund and interest 101.48


B. Fletcher fund and interest 106.36


G. O. Byam fund and interest 106.36


John Byam fund and interest 100.36


J. M. Fletcher fund and interest 104.36


Dr. Paul Kittridge fund 103.08


Sarah Bussey fund 50.06


William H. Clark fund and interest 103.22


Henry P. Davis fund and interest 106.28


277.29


Adams fund and interest


Sweetser fund and interest


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Marshall Pratt fund and interest $ 121.16


Joseph Reed fund and interest 105.06


Isaac and T. M. Adams fund and interest 91.84


John Marinel, Sr., fund and interest 125.50


Emily L. Furlong fund and interest


103.94


John H. Whidden fund and interest


104.87


Perley P. Perham fund and interest 104.92


Samuel M. Hutchins fund and interest 102.44


Angelina Parker fund and interest 113.29


Samuel Andrews fund and interest 106.55


Webster fund and interest 105.68


236.88


Hamblett fund and interest


110.12


Stevens fund and interest


106.16


Hazen fund and interest 104.82


369.28


Willie Adams fund and interest


120.64


Samuel L. Dutton fund and interest 105.86


Win. HI. Brown fund and interest 75.65


F. B. and E. F. Parker fund and interest.


105.56


Winship fund and interest 103.26


Benj. Spaulding fund and interest 99.36


Amos F. Adams fund and interest 506.12


Geo. F. Snow fund and interest 208.56


N. and S. Howard fund and interest. 130.49


Warren & Manning fund


150.00


B. M. Fiske fund


100.00


C. G. and F. B. Hozen fund


50.00


John Scoboria fund 100.00


100.00


O. Spaulding fund 100.00


John Parkhurst fund


Benj. M. Battles fund 300.00


N. B. Edwards fund 250.00


Francis A. Page fund 100.00


C. Fremont Morse fund 100.00


E. P. Bean fund 100.00


True Norton fund 100.00


E. and J. Elliott fund 200.00


Alfred G. Parkhurst fund and interest ... 101.12


Chas. M. McCoy fund and interest 103.02


$12,296.51


Davidson & Ripley fund and interest.


John II. Clark fund and interest


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We find Assets :


Cash in treasury $ 7.272.19


Tax of 1917


8,901.57


Interest


667.61


Moth tax 1917


189.73


Tax of 1918


32.734.40


Interest


492.51


Moth tax of 1918 431.17


Excise tax from Bay State St. Ry. 1917. ..


1.953.89


Excise tax from Bay State St. Ry. 1918. ..


1.752.04


Excise tax from Lowell & Fitchburg St.


Ry. 1918 333.95


$54.729.06


Due from :


State aid to January 1. 1919


$ 863.00


Military aid to January 1. 1919


4.00


Account tuition Industrial School


476.87


Account aid to mothers with dependent children


152.88


New York. New Haven and Hartford R. R .. acct. forest fires


58.30


Boston & Maine R. R.


39.20


State aid


190.00


Street R. R. Corp.


803.15


$ 2,587.40


$57,316.46


Deficit


47,971.54


$105,288.00


We find liabilities :


High School Loan


$58.500.00


Center High School Lot


2.000.00


Notes, for auto trucks


4.840.00


Notes. temporary loan


36.000.00


Notes, No. Chelmsford School house loan


3.500.00


Interest on above notes


348.00


Unpaid bills, estimated


100.00


$105,288.00


HARLAN E. KNOWLTON. ALBERT A. LUDWIG,


Auditors.


61


Report of the Trustees of the Adams Library.


The Board met February 15, 1918, and organized as follows :


Chairman Mr. Albert H. Davis


Secretary Mr. Edwin R. Clark


Treasurer Rev. Wilson Waters


Librarian and Purchasing Committee Mrs. E. R. Clark Committee to Approve Bills :


Mr. Albert H. Davis, Mr. Edwin R. Clark Prudential Committee : Rev. Wilson Waters, Mr. Otis P. Wheeler Committee on Library Building and Periodicals :


Mr. Albert H. Davis, Rev. Wilson Waters. Miss Frances Clark




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