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Edwin A. Howe Trust fund. 50.00
D. W. Bickford Trust fund.
150.00
Henry S. Perham Trust fund.
100.00
David Perham Trust fund. ..
100.00
1,350.00
Treasurer of Chelmsford Water Dist. :
Tax of 1918.
$ 241.19
Interest of 1918.
25.22
Tax of 1919 ..
306.48
Interest of 1919
9.34
Tax of 1920.
2,553.51
Interest of 1920.
3.34
3,139.08
Treasurer of North Chelmsford Fire Dist. :
Tax of 1918.
$ 183.82
Interest of 1918.
21.16
Tax of 1919.
266.53
Interest of 1919.
8.30
Tax of 1920.
2,172.48
Interest of 1920.
.68
2,652.97
Arnold C. Perham, money received for redemption of Tax Title $ 107.76
Bills approved by School Committee.
78.937.92
Bills approved by Selectmen
142,523.11
Cash on hand.
29,352.26
Total
$383,294.82
E. W. SWEETSER,
December 31, 1920.
Treasurer.
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
Tax of 1918 :
Tax on list of 1918 uncollected Dec. 31, 1919. $10,135.73
Less abatements 365.61
$ 9,770.12
Interest on list of 1918 uncollected Dec. 31, 1919. 760.18
Moth tax of 1918 uncollected Dec. 31, 1919. .$142.77 .
Less abatement 3.20 139.57
Interest accrued since Dec. 31, 1919. 323.96
$10,993.83
Cash entered on Treasurer's book as tax. .
$ 9,770.12
Cash entered on Treasurer's book as interest ..
1,084.14
Cash entered on Treasurer's book as moth tax. 139.57
$10,993.83
Tax of 1919 :
Tax on list of 1919 uncollected Dec. 31, 1919.
$25,117.30
Less abatements
69.59
$25,047.71
Interest on list of 1919 uncollected Dec. 31; 1919.
376.75
Moth tax uncollected Dec. 31, 1919.
576.59
Interest accrued since Dec. 31, 1919.
868.60
$26,869.65
Cash entered on Treasurer's book as tax.
$16,444.95
Cash entered on Treasurer's book as interest.
600.15
Cash entered on Treasurer's book as moth tax.
193.50
Uncollected tax to new account.
8,602.76
Uncollected interest to new account.
65.20
Uncollected moth tax to new account.
383.09
$26,869.65
Tax of 1920 :
Tax on list of 1920
$159,285.50
Additional tax
36.86
$159,322.36
Less abatements
147.47
$159,174.89
Moth tax 1920.
1,557.74
Interest collected since Oct. 1, 1920.
115.36
Interest accrued since Oct. 1, 1920.
556.07
$161,404.06
Cash entered on Treasurer's book as tax. . $122,103.18
Cash entered on Treasurer's book as interest.
115.36
Cash entered on Treasurer's book as moth tax.
993.33
Uncollected tax to new account.
37,071.71
Uncollected interest to new account. 556.07
Uncollected moth tax to new account
564.41
$161,404.06
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT OF CHELMSFORD WATER DISTRICT.
Tax of 1918 :
Tax on list of 1918 uncollected Dec. 31, 1919. $ 247.98
Less abatements
6.79
$ 241.19
Interest uncollected Dec. 31, 1919.
18.59
Interest accrued since Dec. 31, 1919.
6.63
$ 266.41
Cash paid Treasurer Chelmsford Water District as Tax ... $ 241.19
Cash paid Treasurer Chelmsford Water District as Interest. 25.22
$ 266.41
Tax of 1919 :
Tax on list of 1919 uncollected Dec. 31, 1919. $ 576.42
Interest on list of 1919 uncollected Dec. 31, 1919.
8.64
Interest accrued since Dec. 31, 1919. 20.94
$ 606.00
Cash paid Treasurer Chelmsford Water District as Tax. $ 306.48
Cash paid Treasurer Chelmsford Water District as Interest.
9.34
Uncollected Tax to new account ..
269.94
Uncollected Interest to new account.
20.24
$ 606.00
Tax of 1920 :
Tax on list of 1920
$ 3,623.36
Interest collected since Oct. 1, 1920
3.34
Interest accrued since Oct. 1, 1920
16.04
$ 3,642.74
Cash paid Treasurer Chelmsford Water District as Tax.
$ 2,553.51
Cash paid Treasurer Chelmsford Water District as Interest. 3.34
Uncollected tax to new account. 1,069.85
Uncollected interest to new account. 16.04
$ 3,612.74
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT OF NORTH CHELMSFORD . FIRE DISTRICT.
Tax of 1918 :
Tax on list of 1918 uncollected Dec. 31, 1919. $ 186.84
Less abatements 3.02
$ 183.82
Interest on list of 1918 uncollected Dec. 31, 1919.
14.01
Interest accrued since Dec. 31, 1919
7.15
$ 201.98
Cash paid Treasurer of N. C. F. District as Tax.
$ 183.82
Cash paid Treasurer of N. C. F. District as Interest. 21.16
.
$ 204.98
Tax of 1919:
Tax on list of 1919 uncollected Dec. 31, 1919. $ 404.54
Interest on list of 1919 uncollected Dec. 31, 1919.
6.06
Interest accrued since Dec. 31, 1919.
12.59
$ 423.19
Cash paid Treasurer N. C. F. District as Tax.
$ 266.53
Cash paid Treasurer N. C. F. District as Interest.
8.30
Uncollected tax to new account ..
138.01
Uncollected interest to new account.
10.35
.
$ 423.19
Tax of 1920 :
Tax on list of 1920.
$ 2,641.37
Interest collected since Oct. 1, 1920.
.68
Interest accrued since Oct. 1, 1920.
7.03
$ 2,649.08
Cash paid Treasurer N. C. F. District as Tax.
$ 2,172.48
Cash paid Treasurer N. C. F. District as Interest
.68
Uncollected tax to new account.
468.89
Uncollected interest to new account.
7.03
$ 2,649.08
E. W. SWEETSER,
Collector.
December 31, 1920.
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Report of the Assessors
For the year ending December 31, 1920.
Value of buildings excluding land.
$3,281,315.00
Value of land excluding buildings. 1,567,525.00
Total valuation of real estate. $4,848,840.00
Total valuation of personal estate.
1,572,700.00
Total valuation of assessed estate. $6,421,540.00
Rate of taxation, $23.70 per $1,000.00
Number of polls assessed.
1,419
Assessed on polls only .
540
Residents assessed on property :
Individuals
1,388
All others
36
1,424
Non-residents assessed on property :
Individuals
334
All others
28
362
Total number assessed. 2,326
Number of horses assessed 490
Number of cows assessed. 771
Number of sheep assessed.
3
Number of neat cattle other than cows assessed.
172
Number of swine assessed 291
Number of fowl assessed.
11,111
Number of dwellings assessed.
1,226
Number of acres of land assessed.
13,786
Appropriations voted at the Annual Town Meeting, February 2, 1920 and at Special Meeting, June 11, 1920. (For items see aggregate table. )
$147,504.00
State Tax $ 15,960.00
State moth tax
2,869.29
State highway tax.
3,629.93
State army and navy tax. 752.40
State tax for Bay State St. Railway . 236.80
23,448.42
Amount carried forward.
$171,052.42
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Amount brought forward.
$171,052.42
County tax
6,992.99
Loans and interest.
13,104.17
Overlayings
5,631.73
$196,681.31
Estimated receipts
37,395.81
$159,285.50
Tax on 1,419 polls. $ 7,095.00
Tax on property 152,190.50
$159,285.50
HERBERT C. SWEETSER, JAMES P. DUNIGAN, FRED L. FLETCHER,
Assessors.
REPORT OF APPRAISERS
CENTRE FIRE APPARATUS.
Equipment
NORTH FIRE APPARATUS.
Equipment
SOUTH FIRE APPARATUS.
Equipment
EAST FIRE APPARATUS.
Equipment
200.00
WEST FIRE APPARATUS.
420.00
Equipment
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Equipment
MOTH DEPARTMENT.
Total Equipment
1,009.00
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
8,195.70
Total Farm Equipment. 1,573.70
Total Household Equipment. 349.55
EMILE E. PAIGNON, JOHN F. PARKER,
Appraisers.
Equipment
WESTLANDS FIRE APPARATUS.
404.00
150.00
Total Equipment
ALMSHOUSE.
$2,017.75
764.50
166.00
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Report of Auditors.
The Auditors have made an examination of the books and accounts of the Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, School Committee and Town Clerk for the year ending December 31, 1920, securing the following results :
We find that the Treasurer has paid a total of 1,942 bills, approved by the Selectmen and members of the School Committee, amounting to $221,461.03. -
We find the receipts of the Town Clerk on account of the Dog Tax properly entered and vouched for.
We find a balance of $29,352.26 in the hands of the Treasurer.
The books of the Treasurer show the amount of uncollected taxes to December 31, 1920, to be as follows :
1919
1920
Town Tax and Interest
$ 9,247.96
$37,627.78
Water Tax and Interest, Centre.
290.18
1,085.89
Water Tax and Interest, North
148.36
475.92
Moth Tax
383.09
564.41
$10,069.59
$39,754.00
We find Trust Funds in the hands of the Insurance Fund Commis- sioners amounting to $3,369.58, plus a $1,000.00 Liberty Bond (par value).
We find Cemetery Funds in the hands of the Treasurer amounting to $15,539.05.
The following funds were added during the past year :
J. S. Byam ..
$ 100.00
D. W. Bickford.
150.00
Abbot Russell
100.00
Edwin A. Howe.
50.00
James Barton
100.00
Walker
100.00
Dowson & Pollard.
100.00
Wm. Lee
100.00
Jonathan Reed
200.00
LeDuke
150.00
Henry S. Perham
100.00
David Perham
100.00
$ 1,350.00
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We find the following Cemetery Trust Funds in the hands of the Town Treasurer :
Adams Emerson Improvement fund $ 80.98
Adams Emerson fund and interest. 273.86
Kimball fund and interest 111.07
Silver fund and interest 208.75
Day fund and interest.
P. Carleton fund and interest.
219.02
Marshall fund and interest.
111.33
Harriet N. Edwards interest.
67.31
S. F. Wood fund and interest.
558.94
Shedd fund and interest.
113.49
Coburn fund and interest. 111.03
S. F. Wheeler fund and interest.
129.29
E. G. Smith fund and interest. . . 112.75
E. B. K. Jaquith fund and interest.
234.03
G. Fletcher fund and interest.
111.88
J. & J. S. Shedd fund and interest
222.68
S. Bowers fund and interest.
119.46
S. H. Whittemore fund and interest 115.11
J. H. M. Asmus fund and interest. 311.92
Haywood fund and interest 57.12
T. S. Huckins fund and interest. 121.76
Isaac Wood fund and interest.
114.47
J. W. Pease fund and interest. .
126.55
Geo. H. Smith fund and interest. 125.37
C. A. H. Adams fund and interest. 272.11
J. C. Hobbs fund and interest.
112.82
J. N. Perry fund and interest.
110.56
D. C. Perham fund and interest.
111.57
Chas. Sweetser fund and interest.
112.93
E. P. Parker fund and interest.
111.25
E. and A. H. Richardson fund and interest.
112.38
Jos. W. Smith fund and interest.
111.17
H. and S. Parkhurst fund and interest.
111.63
Burt Emerson fund and interest.
112.67
A. W. Parkhurst fund and interest.
114.23
J. and E. Longley fund and interest.
109.39
Susan E. Brown fund and interest. 111.32
111.36
J. C. Butterfield fund and interest. 111.02
Ebert and Weaver fund and interest. 239.87
Kittredge fund and interest. 56.86
Emily E. Reed fund and interest. 56.21
Wilbur A. Cheney fund and interest. 112.40
M. F. Hutchins fund and interest. 112.12
I. Blaisdell fund and interest. 112.06
R. N. Kendall fund and interest. 113.35
.
Jas. Brown and M. Quist fund and interest.
234.89
Hodges and Green fund and interest.
111.95
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B. Fletcher fund and interest. $ 118.97
G. O. Byam fund and interest. 118.97
John Byam fund and interest 112.21
J. M. Fletcher fund and interest. 112.40
Dr. Paul Kittridge fund. 111.33
Sarah Bussey fund. 52.28
William H. Clark fund and interest.
111.82
Henry P. Davis fund and interest 111.50
Marshall Pratt fund and interest. 139.07
Joseph Reed fund and interest. 111.12
Isaac and T. M. Adams fund and interest 105.38
John Marinel, Sr., fund and interest. 144.09
Emily L. Furlong fund and interest
112.61
John H. Whidden fund and interest.
113.67
Perley P. Perham fund and interest. 112.03
Samuel M. Hutchins fund and interest. 114.44
Angelina Parker fund and interest.
123.60
Samuel Andrews fund and interest. 110.72
E. F. Webster fund and interest. 112.91
Davidson & Ripley fund and interest. 271.96
Wm. Hamblett fund and interest. 126.41
Jabez Stevens fund and interest. 111.33
Jabez S. Hazen fund and interest. 112.95
John H. Clark fund and interest. 424.03
Willie Adams fund and interest. 138.49
Samuel L. Dutton fund and interest 113.11
Wm. H. Brown fund and interest 80.15
F. B. and E. F. Parker fund and interest 112.77
M. H. Winship fund and interest. 111.86
Benj. Spaulding fund and interest. 109.25
Amos F. Adams fund and interest.
526.00
Geo. F. Snow fund and interest
224.85
N. and S. Howard fund and interest
138.39
Warren & Manning fund.
161.99
B. M. Fiske fund.
109.50
C. G. and F. B. Hazen fund.
54.31
John Scoboria fund
111.64
O. Spaulding fund.
111.64
John Parkhurst fund. 111.64
Benj. M. Battles fund
315.58
N. B. Edwards fund.
277.64
Francis A. Page fund.
107.40
C. Fremont Morse fund. 105.35
E. P. Bean fund. 111.64
True Norton fund 110.90
E. and J. Elliott fund.
215.30
Alfred G. Parkhurst fund and interest. 109.75.
Chas. M. McCoy fund and interest.
122.44
Henry Pearson fund. 102.50
Fred E. Nason fund.
102.50;
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J. J. Hoyt fund. $ 102.50
Geo. Perry fund ..
106.24
Whittemore & Spaulding fund.
106.24
Wm. Hartwell fund.
107.42
John Fox fund.
76.88
Melvin Walker fund.
53.09
$15,539.05
LOANS.
Original Loan
Paid on Loan
Bal. Due
Accrued Interest
High School .
$65,000.00 $13,000.00 $52,000.00
$520.00
Center High School Lot
4,500.00
3,500.00
1,000.00
4.63
School Trucks
6.454.00
4,810.50
1,613.50
21.79
Temporary Loan
89,000.00
68,000.00
21,000.00
10.00
Building of North Road,
Contract No. 1
12,000.00
2,400.00
9,600.00
123.20
Contract No. 2
12,000.00
12,000.00
68.00
Highway Trucks
7,400.00
7,400.00
Respectfully submitted,
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ALBERT A. LUDWIG,
GARFIELD A. DAVIS,
GABRIEL AUDOIN,
Auditors.
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Report of the Trustees of the Adams Library.
On the afternoon of February 14, the Trustees of the Adams Library met and organized for the year 1920. The voting resulted as follows :
Chairman, Albert H. Davis; Secretary, Edwin R. Clark ; Treasurer, Wilson Waters; Librarian and Purchasing Committee, Mrs. E. R. Clark ; Committee on bills, Albert H. Davis and Edwin R. Clark ; Prudential Committee, Wilson Waters and Otis P. Wheeler; Committee on Periodicals and General Oversight of Library, Albert H. Davis, Wilson Waters and Miss Frances Clark.
The affairs of the Library have been carried on during the year with the usual smoothness, unanimity of sentiment and unity of action.
Early in the year, the Trustees very reluctantly accepted the resignation of the Librarian, Mrs. E. R. Clark, and adopted the following resolution :
"RESOLVED :
That, in accepting the resignation of Mrs. E. R. Clark, for fifteen years our efficient Librarian, the Trustees of the Adams Library wish to record their deep regret that she feels unable to continue longer in that position, and also their unqualified commendation of her unfailing courtesy and marked ability in the performance of her duties, which have been discharged with satisfaction to all the patrons of the Library, and with a meagre compensation which the lack of resources has compelled the Trustees to offer her. Love for the work has been her motive in remaining in the position.
At the same time the Trustees desire to express their gratitude to Mr. E. R. Clark for his long continued assistance in various ways, without which the affairs of the Library could not have been so efficiently conducted."
Mrs. Clark continued to act as Librarian until October, when the work was taken by Misses Katherine and Margaret Hall, who have made friends of all the patrons of. the Library by their efficient and successful endeavors to serve them acceptably. Mrs. Clark has continued to give her interest and occasional assistance. The Misses Hall are holding the position temporarily and we must soon look for a permanent Librarian.
The Trustees voted to accept the bequests of Mrs. Orra A. George Flint, by her will filed in the Probate Court of Worcester County, May 4, 1920; namely : $2,000, to be known as the George Fund; $1,000, the income to be
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applied annually to the care of the Aaron George Cemetery Lot at North Chelmsford ; six bound volumes and other books; $17,000, a part or all of which is to be expended in building an annex to the present Library building, to provide for its growing needs, as noted in the Chelmsford Town Report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1914. The will is being contested.
Although there may not be many large private libraries in Chelmsford, all persons who buy books must have found it necessary to curtail their purchases because of the high prices at present prevailing. "There is no furniture like books," and the pleasure of owning. reading and re-reading good books is unique. Their influence on the younger members of the family is in every way wholesome. Even a few shelves well filled with standard authors give character to the home. The reading public is larger than it ever was, the demand for books is greater, and because people cannot buy additions to their own collections, the public library has an increasingly important place to fill in the life of the community. And if it is rightly to serve the public, it must increase the number of its annual purchases. There is a greater demand by its patrons for standard and higher priced books; and because these and all other books cost about twice as much as formerly, the public library must have more money, if it is to serve its purpose adequately.
The cost of magazines, binding, library supplies and heating and lighting, labor and general upkeep, is, as everyone knows, much greater than formerly.
The question of the Librarian's salary is most pressing, and efficiency, which means experience, is essential to satisfactory public service, and costs money.
The Free Public Library Commissioners of this Commonwealth, in a letter to the Trustees of Public Libraries in Massachusetts, after mentioning other matters, say :
"But the matter of greatest importance , is the question of library salaries. Many library workers have, during the past year, received increases in salaries, but the increases, as a rule, have been far less than those granted teachers and workers in other professions. As a result, many hundreds of library workers have left to enter business, teaching, or other occupations. The failure of library salaries to keep abreast of the increased cost of living has resulted in a very serious scarcity. Many libraries have been unable to fill the vacancies existing in their staffs, some have been compelled to curtail hours or close branches. The outlook in Massachusetts is not reassuring. Salaries offered are so little attractive that there is poor prospect of recruiting the library profession. Thus, many library training classes this fall are only partly filled or have been discontinued altogether for lack of candidates. The Division of Public Libraries is constantly asked to fill positions for which it can suggest no suitable persons.
"The Board of Free Public Library Commissioners feels that the conditions confronting the free public library system of the Commonwealth are so serious that they should be called to the attention of library trustees that they may know the facts in making up their budgets for the coming year."
The Trustees of the Adams Library have been for some time anxiously aware of these facts, and have looked forward with apprehension to the
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time when they should be confronted with the actual conditions, which now embarrass them. It has always been their aim to give the citizens of the Town the best possible service. Their efforts have been crippled by the meagreness of the appropriation which the Town has made for the support of the Library, a sum much smaller than many towns of its size place at the disposal of their Libraries. The work of the librarian and janitor has cost us only $300 a year. A competent librarian now asks about $1,000 a year. A good janitor would ask several hundred.
The Trustees feel compelled this year to ask the Town for a larger appropriation to meet all the increase in expenses and to accommodate the citizens of other parts of the Town who are asking to have better facilities for placing books within their convenient reach by transportation or the establishment of small branch libraries.
Circulation for the year. 18,030
New books added .. 247
To replace worn out books. 26
Gifts
48
Magazines bound (volumes )
20
Number of books in Library
11,521
Number of books rebound. 212
Number of borrowers
145
Names of donors : Wilson Waters, American Library Association, and various publishers.
The change in time of opening on Mondays, which began the first of September, and according to which the Library opens Monday afternoons instead of Monday evenings, has proved quite satisfactory.
There is a growing sentiment among the Trustees and patrons of the Library that it should be opened to the public every day. This could be done if we had a librarian with a salary which would make it possible for the librarian to give practically all the time to the work. The work during library hours is less than half that required to keep things in proper condition.
The Joseph Warren Fund now amounts to $1,227.14.
The Adams Emerson Fund now amounts to $168.39. The Serlina G. Richardson Fund now amounts to $247.30.
No money has been drawn from these funds during the year.
WILSON WATERS, EDWIN R. CLARK, OTIS P. WHEELER, FRANCES CLARK, A. HEADY PARK, ALBERT H. DAVIS,
Trustees.
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REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE ADAMS LIBRARY
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1919.
$ 2.67
Received from the Town Treasurer
1500.00
Unexpended appropriation for books (bill not received until after Dec. 31) 100.00
Unexpended appropriation for glass case for birds, the gift of Mrs. Amos F. Adams (bill not rec'd until after Dec. 31) .... 85.00
$1,687.67
EXPENDITURES.
Books (including $100.00 of last year's appropriation) $ 602.84
Librarian
300.00
Fuel
185.50
Binding
154.97
Gas
125.83
Periodicals
98.30
Care of property
85.88
Case for birds.
85.00
Printing
7.75
Water
12.00
Transporting books to South Chelmsford.
20.00
Miscellaneous
4.50
Postage
.60
Balance on hand.
4.50
$1,687.67
WILSON WATERS,
Treasurer.
$30.00 received from sales of the History of Chelmsford has been handed to the Town Treasurer.
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North Chelmsford Library Corporation
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES.
The regular meeting of the North Chelmsford Library Corporation was held at the Library Rooms, Wednesday evening, January 12, 1921. Various reports were heard and accepted, and officers elected.
Examination of the circulation list discloses the fact that we are still gaining, our circulation for the past year being 20,652 volumes, as compared with 18,767 volumes for the previous year.
We were open for 152 sessions.
We received a very interesting communication from the State Librarian during the past year, which substantiates our statement in our last annual report, in reference to the increased cost of new books, binding, etc., and also as to the value of present day binding found in new books. In view of the amount of money at our disposal, we feel that we made a satis- factory gain in adding, during the past year, 192 new volumes. These new books, in connection with the books already in our possession, make a grand total of 8276 books now on hand.
The rule of the Corporation, which provides that circulation card must be presented to the Librarian for the purpose of securing a book, and which rule was rigidly enforced from the very first of the year, resulted, as we felt satisfied it would result, in the complete return of all books loaned. This is the first time within the knowledge of the Librarian that no losses have occurred during any one year. We shall continue to enforce this rule with the feeling that it is no hardship on any person concerned to comply there- with, and we are sure it will permanently eliminate all losses in the future.
Cards were issued to 53 new subscribers, giving a total of over 800 names, representing that number of borrowers, with a particularly active list of over 300.
We have endeavored in all ways to assist the pupils of the public schools in their work, as it applies to reading matter as prescribed by the instructors, and will continue to do so. We trust that the teachers will make their particular wants known, with the assurance that an endeavor will be made to comply with any reasonable request, so far as it may be within our power.
We are particularly grateful to Miss Emma Brown of the West Village, who has very kindly volunteered to supervise the distribution of books within that district. We appreciate the greatly increased circulation brought about by her efforts.
The expense of the delivery of the books to the West Village has been cheerfully assumed by the Corporation. We have been making deliveries once every two weeks and if the wish is expressed for weekly delivery, we shall be very glad to make the necessary arrangements to give notice as desired.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY T. RIPLEY, H. ELLEN SARGENT, SARAH E. SHELDON.
Trustees.
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REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE NORTH CHELMSFORD LIBRARY CORPORATION
RECEIPTS.
Balance from 1919
$ 30.72
Town Appropriation
1,000.00
Receipts
18.35
$1,049.07
EXPENDITURES.
Librarian
$ 300.00
Assistant and Janitor
115.92
Light
43.71
Transportation of books to West Chelmsford.
15.90
Fuel
134.55
Books
260.97
Insurance
78.08
Repairs
8.25
Printing
33.35
Supplies
30.24
Miscellaneous
16.05
$1,037.02
Balance on hand
12.05
$1,049.07
STEWART MACKAY,
Treasurer.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.
Chelmsford, Mass., January 12, 1921.
Chairman of the Board of Health,
Dear Sir :- The following diseases have been reported in precincts one and four :
Diphtheria
Scarlet Fever.
17
Whooping Cough.
3
Mumps S
Conjunctivitis
1
Tuberculosis
4
Typhoid Fever
1
Measles
52
Influenza
36
Many cases of Whooping Cough, Mumps and Influenza have existed, both with and without medical attendance, that have not been reported I believe.
Heads of families should report, if without medical attendance, and medical men who do not should be compelled to do so.
Very respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR G. SCOBORIA, M. D.,
Agent.
Chelmsford, Mass., January 17, 1921.
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