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20.00
20.00
20.00
Fire Dept .- Fuel, Light, Water
500.00
500.00
482.85
17.15
Fire Dept .- Rent
380.00
380.00
337.00
43.00
Fire Dept .- Improving Alarm System
1,000.00
1,000.00
9944.13
5.87
Fire Dept .- New Fire Truck
7,500.00
7,500.00
7,500.00
.
Fire Dept .- Plans and Spec. New F. H. No. Ch.
60.00
60.00
60.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
225.00
225.00
213.82
11.18
Moth Dept.
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,421.71
78.29
Tree Warden
200.00
200.00
190.03
9.97
Forest Fires
1,400.00
1,400.00
1,391.20
8.80
Health and Sanitation:
Board of Health-Salaries
650.00
650.00
650.00
Board of Health-Transportation
200.00
200.00
162.36
37.61
Board of Health-Agent's Salary
100.00
100.00
100.00
Board of Health-Agent's Trans.
200.00
250.00
182.26
67.71
Board of Health-Aid
1,250.00
1,250.00
1,112.40
137.60
Board of Health-Maintenance
200.00
200.00
199.91
.09
Board of Health-Animal Insp. Salary ...
200.00
200.00
200.00
Board of Health-Meat Insp. Salary ...
600.00
600.00
599.77
.23
Board of Health-Milk Insp. Salary
350.00
350.00
350.00
Highway Dept .:
Supt. Salary .
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
Highway General
2,500.00
32.50
25,032.50
25,031.82
.65
Highway Truck Main.
2,008.00
2,008.00
2,006.38
1.62
Highway Road Binder
7,500.00
7,500.00
7,291.66
208.31
Highway Cutting Brush
500.00
500.00
196.11
3.89
Highway Street Lighting
12,925.00
12,925.00
12,925.00
Highway Street Signs
200.00
200.00
195.17
1.83
. Highway Newfield St. Macadam
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,199.87
.13
...
.
109
.
50.00
110
Administration
4,000.00
4,000.00
3,998.05
1.95
New Equipment
1,500.00
1,500.00
1.496.46
3.54
Instruction
64,200.00
214.42
64,414.42
64,414.42
Operation and Maintenance
18,900.00
18,900.00
18,577.23
322.77
Auxiliary Agencies
11,700.00
11,700.00
10,738.11
961.89
New Grade School at Centre
4,825.00
43,855.57
48,680.57
48,211.12
469.45
Vocational School (Plus Dog Tax)
1,800.00
1,471.44
3,271.44
3,270.70
.74
Heating-Plans and Spec. at W. and No. Schools
350.00
350.00
350.00
Tech Advice and Pre. layout Toilets at W. C. School
100.00
100.00
26.50
73.50
Plans and Spec. Athletic Field at H. S.
100.00
100.00
100.00
New Heat. Systems at N. and W. Schools Adams Library
12,500.00
12,500.00
12,428.00
72.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
North Chelmsford Library
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,200.00
Recreation and Unclassified:
Parks
700.00
700.00
647.15
52.85
Exp. of Com. on Improving Common ...
30.00
30.00
30.00
.
250.00
250.00
234.90
15.10
Highway Wilson Street
1,000.00
1,000.00
963.49
36.51
Highway Russell Mill Road
300.00
300.00
299.39
.61
Charity Dept .:
Overseers-Salaries
225.00
225.00
225.00
Overseers-Maintenance
15.00
15.00
15.00
Outside Poor
7,000.00
665.00
7,665.00
7,554.81
110.19
Almshouse-Supt. Salary
900.00
900.00
900.00
Almshouse-Other Expense
2,100.00
2,100.00
1,955.85
144.15
Almshouse-Repairs
100.00
100.00
55.54
44.46
State and Military Aid
575.00
575.00
330.00
245.00
Soldiers' Relief
600.00
200.00
800.00
673.00
127.00
School Dept. and Libraries:
.
.
...
.. .
300.00
300.00
Highway Boston-Acton-Billerica Rds. . .
12,000.00
23,962.65
35,962.65
35,339.49
623.16
Highway Sprague Avenue
500.00
500.00
493.12
6.88
Highway Sidewalk North Road
.
.
Highway Reflex Signs (6)
300.00
- Memorial Day
200.00
200.00
198.50
1.50
Village Clock
30.00
30.00
30.00
Town Reports
756.67
756.67
709.84
46.8%
Aid to Agriculture and Home Ec.
400.00
400.00
400.00
Unpaid Bills 1925
.15
3,571.41
3,571.41
Reserve Fund
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,379.72
620.28
Insurance on Pub. Bldgs.
540.00
540.00
465.50
74.50
Damages to Persons-Personal Injury.
. 300.00
300.00
564.20
Band Concerts
300.00
300.00
300.00
Land Damages on Dalton Road
530.00
530.00
530.00
Marking Historic Spots
250.00
250.00
250.00
Littleton Road Damages
1,000.00
1,000.00
490.00
510.00
Re. Walter Marinel Tax 1925
39.37
39.37
39.37
World War Veterans Records
75.00
75.00
75.00
4th July Sesqui-Centennial Exercises ....
50.00
50.00
49.40
.60
111
Cemeteries and Enterprises:
105.00
105.00
105.00
Forefathers Cemetery
500.00
500.00
483.67
16.33
Hart Pond Cemetery
500.00
500.00
499.28
.72
Pine Ridge Cemetery
900.00
900.00
732.09
167.91
Riverside Cemetery
500.00
500.00
445.70
54.30
West Chelmsford Cemetery
500.00
453.70
46.30
New Cemetery Fairview
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,062.84
Care and Improvement
768.00
768.00
801.00
Insurance Fund
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,500.00
Interest and Maturing Debt:
Interest
12,368.86
12,368.86
Temporary Loans
2,181.68
High School Loan
1,365.00
North Road Loan No. 3
144.00
Westland School Loan ..
1,500.00
Motor Fire Apparatus .
140.70
Acton Road No. 1
216.00
East Chelmsford Fire Station
38.48
.
.
....
.. .
500.00
137.16
.
.
.
Cemetery Com. Salaries
3,571.26
Groton Road No. 1
90.00
142.50
Groton Road No. 2 . Boston Road No. 4 .
171.00
School Truck Loan "White"
52.54
E. Chelmsford School House Add.
760.00
Boston Rd. 5 Aeton Rd. 2, C. C. and R. Rds.
272.00
Stone Crusher
93.50
Highway Truck Loan 1925
174.98
New Grammar School at Centre
5,026.48
Maturing Debt:
35,697.23 35,697.23
401.23
High School Loan, Note 84
3,250.00
North Road Loan No. 3, Note 44
2,400.00
Westland School Loan, Note 35
5,000.00
Motor Fire Apparatus, Note 49
2,680.00
Acton Rd. No. 1, Note 67
2,400.00
E. C. Fire Station, Note 60
570.00
Groton Road No. 1, Note 73
1,000.00
Groton Road No. 2, Note 80
1,200.00
Boston Road No. 4, Note 95
1,200.00
School Truck Loan "White""' Note 91
1.106.00
E. C. School Add., Note 94
2,000.00
Boston Rd. 5, Acton Rd. 2, C. C. and R. Rds. 103
1,600.00
Stone Crusher, Note 112
1,100.00
Highway Trucks, Note . .
1,111.00
New Grade School at Centre
8,676.00
$260,819.80
$119,506.01
$380,325.81
$374,149.02
$6,173.99 297.20
$260,819.80
$119,506.01
$380,325.81
$374,149.02
$6,176.79
112
.
Deficit
Expended from Revenue:
Agency Trust and Investment.
$ 16,920.00
Auditing Municipal Accounts
1,414.33
Repairs to State Highways
4,721.75
County Tax
13,726.82
Chelmsford Water District
6,921.73
North Chelmsford Fire District
3,783.58
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
475.00
Temporary Loans
130,000.00
Refunds:
Tax, 1920
122.27
Tax, 1922
156.54
Moth Tax, 1920
4.50
$552,395.54
Funds Transferred from Reserve to Depts.
1,379.72
Total Expenditures for 1926
$551,015.82
State Tax
113
BALANCE SHEET-January 1st, 192.
ASSETS
Bank and Office
$
Cash at Almanyase
Accounts Purecable:
Taxes 1924
1320
1.012 47
Taxes 1925
1: 38) 76
Taxes 1928
45.200 61
OR
72.319 90
Departmental
1.1.34.84
special Assessmen s-
Moth 1124
2.62
Moth 1923
$8.48
Moth 1926
125.3
114
Personal Damage
204 20)
$ 2/14.20
Cemeteries Care and Improvement
33.00
23.04
Tax Til - 211
$ 846.8*
$
-
Tax-Tih. Reventie . 0 -
84695
Pune and Hpc Net Fre HML N. C .8
-
War Proirds
$
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75.00
-
24 071.14
Surplus War Podes Faml
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2.1P4 55
New Grammer Schel at Fecti
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34. 521 14
1764
LIABILITIES
17 4
277-7
Overs 'e AMetement of Taxes
21:1.49
1920
Overby Theserier
Fwr Estrawwwcaryr Urer n Expenses 2011 6
1 1.+ 39
$ 75 028 80
Tech Advies Toilet System:
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Bonded Debt
.$ 205,827.00
High School Loan $ 32,500.00
Westland School House Loan 20,000.00
Acton Road Loan No. 1 2,400.00
E. Chelmsford Fire Station 570.00
Groton Road Const. No. 1
1,000.00
Groton Road Const. No. 2
2,400.00
Boston Road Const. No. 4
2,400.00
E. Chelmsford School House Add.
14,000.00
Boston 5 Acton 2 C. C. & R. Rds .
4,800.00
Stone Crusher 1,100.00
Highway Trucks 3,333.00
New Grammar School at Centre
121,324.00
$ 205,827.00
$ 205,827.00
115
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Trust and Investment .$ 59,189.21
Jos. Warren Library Fund
1,610.02
Adams Emerson Library Fund
220.84
S. G. Richardson Library Fund 324.33
Cemetery Perpetual Fund
18,916.12
H. N. Edwards Fund
200.00
Cemetery Improvement Fund
108.79
Ins. Investment Fund
13,578.42
O. A. G. Flint Cem. Care Fund
1,114.65
O. A. G. Flint Adams Lib. Book Fund
2,436.75
O. A. G. Flint Adams Lib. Fund ....
20,679.29
$
59,189.21
$ 59,189.21
HAROLD C. PETTERSON, Town Accountant.
PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS OF TOWN DEBT TO BE RAISED ANNUALLY BY TAXATION
Year
New High School Building, 1916
Addition to East
House, 1923-1924
Building Westland School House, 1921
Construction of Groton Road Loan No. 2, 1923
Construction of Boston
Road Loan No. 2, 1923
Construction of Groton
Road Loan No. 1, 1922
Construction of Acton
Purchase of Land and
Construction of Acton
& Boston Roads and
Repairing River Neck
Purchase of Stone
Crusher, 1924
Purchase of Highway
International 1925
New Grade School at
Centre, 1925 *
Centre, 1925
Totals
Int. Rate 4%
6%
43/4% June 15
4 º/4 % July 6
41/2% Aug. 14
41/2 * July 1
41/4% May 29
41/40%- July 6
41/4% Sept. 1
4% May 1. '27
1% June 1
4%
Av. Rate 4.13
1927 Apr. 1, $3250
$2000
$5000
$1200
$1000
$2100
$570
$1600
$1100
$1111.00 May 1. '28
$6666 June 1
June 1
$2000
$21,027.00
1929
Apr. 1,
$3250
July 20 $2000 July 20
July 1 $5000
July 6
May 1, '29
June 1
June 1
$2000
$21.627.00
$3250
$2000
$5000
$6666
$2000
$18,916.00
1931
Apr. 1.
July 20
July
1
June 1
June 1
$3250
$2000
$6666
$2000
$13,916.00
1932
Apr. 1.
July 20
June 1
June 1
$2000
$13,916.00
June 1
June 1
1934
Apr. 1.
June 1
$6666
$2000
$11,916.00
1935
Apr. 1.
June 1
June 1
$2000
$11,916.00
1936 Apr. 1,
June 1
June 1
$3250
$6666
$2000
$11,916.00
1937
June 1
June 1 $2000
$8,666.00
1938
June 1
June 1
$2000
$8,666 00
June 1
June 1
$2000
$8,666.00
June 1
June 1
$2000
$8.666.00
Total
$32,500
$14,000
$20,000
$2,400
$2,400
$1,000
$2.400
$570
$1,800
$1,100
$3,333.00
$93,324
$28,000
$205,827.00
1928
Apr. 1.
July 20
July
1
$1200 June 15
July 6
July 6
$3250
$2000
$5000
$1200
$1200
$1600
$1111.00
$6666
116
1930
Apr. 1,
July 1
June 1
June 1
$3250
$2000
$6666
1933
Apr. 1. $3250
$2000
$6666
$2000
$13,916.00
June 1
$3250
$3250
$6666
1939
1910
435 % July 20
July 1
June 1
$2000
$29.097.00
$1600
$1111.00
$6666
Federal and
Carlisle - Concord
Rds. 1924
1922
&
Chelmsford Fire House
Construction of East
Road Loan No. 1, 1922
New Grade School at
* Outside Debt Limit.
$6666
$6666
$6666
$6666
July 20
Chelmsford School
Trucks,
INTEREST PAYMENTS OF TOWN DEBT TO BE RAISED ANNUALLY BY TAXATION
New High School
117
1927
$1300
$665
$1200
$114
$114
$45
$108
$25.65
$204
$46.75
$149.99
$3.732.96 $1.120 $8.825.35
1928
1170
570
900
57
57
136
99.99
3.466.32
1.040
7,496.31
1929
1040
475
600
68
50.00
3.199.68
960
6.392.68
1930
910
380
300
2,933.04
880
5,403.04
1931
780
285
2,666.40
800
4,531.40
1932
650
190
2,399.76
720
3.959.76
1933
520
90
2,133.12
640
3.388.12
1934
390
1.866.48
560
2.816.48
1935
260
1.599.84
480
2,339.54
1936
130
1.333.20
400
1,863.20
1937
1.066.56
320
1.386.56
1938
799.92
240
1.039.92
1939
533.28
160
693.28
1940
266.64
80
346.64
Totals
$7,150
$2.660
$3,000
$171
$171
$45
$108
$25.65
$408.00
$46.75
$299.98
$27,997.20 $8, 400 $50,825.85
* Outside Debt Limit.
Construction of Groton
Road Loan No. 2, 1923
Construction of Boston
Road Loan No. 2, 1923
Construction of Groton
Construction of Acton
Purchase of Land and
Chelmsford Fire House
Construction of Acton
and Boston Rds. and
Repairing River Neck
Purchase of Stone
Crusher, 1924
Purchase
International 1925
Centre, 1925 *
New Grade School at
Centre, 1925
Totals
1
1
-
Road Loan No. 1, 1922
Road Loan No. 1, 1922
Construction of East
1922
&
Rds. 1924
of Highway
and
Year
Building, 1916
Addition to East
House, 1923-1924
Westland
Chelmsford School
Building
School House, 1921
Federal
Carlisle - Concord
New Grade School at
Trucks,
REPORT OF ASSESSORS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1926
Value of buildings
4,134,728.00
Value of land
1,601,797.00
Total value of real estate
$5,736,525.00
Total value of personal estate
1,828,280.00
Total value of assessed estate
$7,564,805.00
Number of polls assessed
1,956
Assessed on polls only
622
Residents assessed on property: Individuals
1,978
All others
22
Non-residents assessed on property :
Individuals
328
All others
25
353
Total number assessed
2,975
Number of horses assessed
273
Number of cows assessed
917
Number of sheep assessed
9
Number of neat cattle other than cows assessed
78
Number of swine assessed
117
Number of fowl assessed
12,435
Number of dwellings assessed
1,630
Number of acres of land assessed
14,627
Appropriations voted at Annual and Special
Meetings
$228,042.67
Loans and interest
46,785.33
State tax
16,920.00
State highway tax
4,721.75
State audit
1,414.33
County tax
13,726.82
Overlay
1,113.32
$312,724.22
Estimated receipts
$ 61,868.07
Free cash
20,000.00
1,956 polls at $2.00 eachlı
3,912.00
Tax on property
226,944.15
$312,724.22
118
2,000
Rate $30.00 per $1,000.00
The Assessors and Collector of Taxes have received considerable criti- cism in the past few years, for not getting the tax bills out before October first, some saying it used to be done, and they could not see any reason why it could not be done at the present time. If those persons were at all familiar with the work of assessing and collecting the taxes, we think they would understand why it takes more time than in former years. If the assessors do not have the help and cooperation of the tax payers which the law requires, it will take more time to determine the amount of property and find the tax rate.
The Collector can not make out and deliver the tax bills until he gets a commitment list from the Assessors. Following will be found a table for the comparison of valuations, appropriations, state and county tax, rates and persons assessed on property, for the past twenty years, showing in part the extra work of the two offices. You will note, there are about 1,000 more people paying taxes on property in the town than in 1906. In 1906, 1907 and several years prior there were five men on the Board of Assessors. Since that time there have been but three, with the duties increasing each year; at that time there were 135 transfers to be copied from the records at the Registry of Deeds, now there are close to 300. In 1908 the North Chelms- ford Fire District, and in 1914 the Chelmsford Water District were estab- lished. The property in these two Districts must be assessed, and separate commitment lists given to the Collector.
The Assessors must be familiar with the boundary lines of these districts which divide the property of many of the taxpayers. A list of assessed polls and a list of women giving the address for the current year, the pre- vious year, occupation and age, must be made for the use of the Registrars. A list of all male persons liable for military duty, a list of the dogs in town, and many other returns must be made to the Town and State officials.
Each year the Director of Accounts calls for the valuations and abate- ments of the three previous years, to determine the borrowing capacity of the town. We have caused an article to be inserted in the warrant for the acceptance of an Act passed and approved by the legislature in 1921 allowing the appointment of assistant assessors.
By their help the assessors would not be so long doing the field work, and would get to the office work much earlier than under the present conditions.
We hope the voters will give it due consideration and by voting for the acceptance of the Act, they can prove their desire to cooperate with the assessors in their efforts to determine the tax rate and get the tax bills out on an earlier date.
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Table showing the increase in Valuations, Appropriations, State and County Tax, rate and persons assessed on property in the past twenty years.
State & County
Valuation
Appropriation
tax
Rate
Persons assessed on property
1906
$3,153,080.00
$ 42,145.55
$ 6,907.43
$14.90
1,380
1907
3,298,410.00
43,411.54
7,208.93
14.00
1,428
1908
4,088,385.00
52,194.58
8,591.58
13.80
1,284
1909
4,524,105.00
57,584.00
8,281.44
13.20
1,386
1910
4,419,940.00
61,310.02
12,893.96
15.00
1,378
1911
4,220,425.00
79,192.17
12,427.18
19.40
1,434
1912
4,309,910.00
63,374.93
11,667.57
14.20
1,467
1913
4,464,607.00
69,561.44
12,580.60
16.00
1,472
1914
4,470,900.00
68,315.36
14,346.07
15.70
1,502
1915
4,514,610.00
67,858.75
15,946.23
17.80
1,481
1916
4,381,125.00
70,031.19
14,536.36
15.10
1,551
1917
4,788,770.00
83,693.45
17,308.49
18.20
1,664
1918
5,010,625.00
91,698.45
18,361.39
22.00
1,660
1919
5,182,265.00
110,178.00
23,577.94
22.00
1,732
1920
6,421,540.00
147,504.00
30,441.41
23.70
1,786
1921
6,551,220.00
174,031.19
39,287.08
27.70
1,850
1922
6,707,940.00
179,147.97
33,576.44
34.00
1,854
1923
6,713,265.00
174,373.74
33,547.16
28.00
2,007
1924
7,139,975.00
212,619.04
26,788.39
28.50
2,182
1925
7,360,800.00
237,985.95
35,320.14
31.50
2,199
1926
7,564,805.00
274,828.00
36,772.90
30.00
2,353
The above table shows that the work of Assessors and Collector . is nearly double what it was in 1906, with the town taxes, outside of the Fire and Water District. Do you wonder why they are late in getting out the bills ?
Respectfully submitted,
HERBERT C. SWEETSER, WILLIAM J. QUIGLEY, WARREN WRIGHT,
Assessors.
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REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
Cash on hand December 31, 1925 $ 75,918.90
Receipts for the year ending Dec. 31, 1926 475,324.59
$551,243.49
Payments on Warrants drawn by Town Accountant for the year ending Dec. 31, 1926
$551,015.82
Cash on hand
227.67
$551,243.49
E. W. SWEETSER Treasurer.
Dec. 31, 1926.
TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT OF NO. CHELMSFORD FIRE DIST.
Tax of 1923
.$ 14.75
Interest collected since Dec. 31, 1926
2.26
$ 17.01
Paid Treasurer of Fire District Tax
$ 14.75
Paid Treasurer of Fire District Interest
2.26
..
$
17.01
Tax of 1921
$ 114.80
Interest collected
6.00
$ 120.80
Paid Treasurer of Fire District Tax
$ 76.87
Paid Treasurer of Fire District Interest
6.00
Uncollected Tax
37.93
Tax of 1925
$ 743.64
Interest collected
20.75
$ 764.39
Paid Treasurer of Fire District Tax
$ 634.75
Paid Treasurer of Fire District Interest
20.75
Uncollected Tax
. 108.89
Tax of 1926
$ 3,546.37
Interest collected
1.86
.
$ 3,548.23
Paid Treasurer of Fire District
$ 2,955.90
Paid Treasurer of Fire District
1.86
Uncollected Tax
590.47
3,548.23 $
E. W. SWEETSER Collector.
Dec. 31, 1926.
121
$
120.80
$ 764.39
TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT FOR CHELMSFORD WATER DISTRICT
TAX OF 1924
Tax of 1924 uncollected Dec. 31, 1925 $ 303.27
Interest collected since Dec. 31, 1925
6.24
$ 309.51
Paid Treasurer lof Chelmsford Water District as Tax
64.53
Paid Treasurer of Chelmsford Water District as Interest
6.24
Uncollected tax to new account
238.74
TAX OF 1925
Tax of 1925 uncollected Dec. 31, 1925
$ 2,501.35
Interest collected since Dec. 31, 1925
75.58
$ 2,576.93
Paid Treasurer of Chelmsford Water District as tax
$ 1,941.31
Paid Treasurer of Chelmsford Water District as interest
75.58
Uncollected tax to new account
560.04
TAX OF 1926
Tax on list of 1926
7.137.10
Additional tax
22.47
Interest collected since Oct. 1, 1926
5.00
$ 7,164.57
Paid Treasurer of Chelmsford Water District as .tax
$ 4.817.63
Paid Treasurer of Chelmsford. (Water District as interest
5.00
Uncollected tax to new account
2,341.94
$ 7,164.57
E. W. SWEETSER Collector.
Dec. 30, 1926.
TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT
Tax of 1923
$ 2,829.59
Less error and abatements
365.31
$ 2,464.28
Moth tax
$135.20
Less error
122.40
12.80
Interest collected
378.35
Paid Treasurer tax
$ 2,464.28
Paid Treasurer interest
378.35
Paid Treasurer moth
12.80
$
2.855.43
122
$ 2,855.43
309.51
$ 2,576.93
Tax of 1924
8,459.12
Less abatements
103.23
8,355.89
Moth tax
14.85
Interest collected
485.62
$ 5.856.36
Paid Treasurer tax
$ 4,849.75
Paid Treasurer moth
4.66
Paid Treasurer interest
485.62
Uncollected tax
3,506.14
Uncollected moth
10.19
$ 8.856.36
Tax of 1925
$ 68,387.15
Less abatements
232.95
$ 68,154.20
Moth tax additional
75.56
Interest collected
2,220.23
$ 70,449.99
Paid Treasurer tax
$ 55,438.54
Paid Treasurer moth
75.56
Paid Treasurer interest
2,220.23
Uncollected tax
12,715.66
$ 55,449.99
Tax of 1926
$ 230,856.00
Additional tax
93.15
230,949.15
Less abatements
183.20
$ 230,765.95
Moth tax
290.70
Interest collected
330.29
$ 231,356.94
Paid Treasurer tax
$ 174,167.39
Paid Treasurer mothi
172.40
Paid Treasurer interest
330.29
Uncollected tax
56,598.56
Uncollected moth
118.30
$ 231,386.94
E. W. SWEETSER Collector.
Dec. 31, 1926.
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CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS' REPORT
January 15, 1927.
To the Board of Selectmen, Chelmsford, Mass.
Gentlemen:
The Cemetery Commissioners submit their annual report.
In Forefathers' there has been only four interments this year, show- ing that this cemetery is being gradually filled up. The hedge on Littleton street side has been trimmed, cutting out the old dead wood, making a great improvement.
In Pine Ridge, all the avenues have been regraveled and it does seem as though we should not be troubled with the mud as in former years. The general care has been given to the lots and avenues.
The general appearance of Hart Pond Cemetery has been greatly improved. The old section, facing the pond, has been all newly graded.
At Riverside and West, the general care has been given and they make a very good appearance.
At Fairview, we have relocated and graveled Twist road, awaiting the vote of acceptance by the Town.
We feel that we are indeed fortunate in having superintendents who take great pride and interest in the general appearances of our cemeteries.
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR O. WHEELER, BAYARD C. DEAN, RALPH P. ADAMS.
REPORT OF THE FOREST WARDEN
January 1, 1927.
To the Board of Selectmen of Chelmsford.
Gentlemen:
The same plan of co-operation between the Forest Warden and Board of Fire Engineers which has been in effect for several years has been continued with very good results and the various department chiefs have been appointed Deputy Forest Wardens.
Beside the district chiefs five Deputy Wardens have been appointed: Allan Adams, Raymond Sargent, Fred L. Fletcher, Walter Merrill and Fred Merrill.
In September the resignation of Allan Adams as Deputy Warden was accepted with regret as he has given very efficient service.
There have been 120 fires during the year, some of which due to. the very dry season, had been very difficult to extinguish.
Permits for fires in the open air are required by state law between March 1st and Dec. 1st. Permits may be obtained in the various pre- cincts as follows: Prec. 1, Ray E. Sargent; Prec. 2, Joseph Ryan; Prec. 3, Archie Cook; Prec. 4, Otto Grantz; Prec. 5, Sidney Dupee and Prec. 6, Robert Henderson.
SIDNEY E. DUPEE,
Forest Warden.
124
A REPORT OF THE WORK DONE BY THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE IN THE TOWN OF CHELMSFORD FOR THE YEAR 1926
An appropriation of $400.00 was made at the annual meeting in support of the Middlesex County Extension Service, through the County Board of Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture. The following is an account of the work done by this organization in Chelmsford during the year 1926.
In agriculture a total of fifty-four farm visits were made to those who requested personal service. A series of evening meetings on fruit growing was arranged; there was an average attendance of twenty-five at these. Speakers were brought to these meetings from the Massa- chusetts Agricultural College and the Market Garden Field Station. One poultry meeting was held at which the aim to grow healthy chicks was discussed, and a number of follow-up visits dealing with poultry prob- lems were made by the agent. One alfalfa meeting was held to show the success with which this crop could be grown, and information given as to the proper methods to use in starting this crop. Assistance was given in the testing of soil and the seeding of alfalfa. One cow test member receives monthly visits from the cow test agent, who keeps accurate records as to feed cost and production figures. Judges were furnished for the local fair.
Fruit growers received during the year cards and circular material relative to the spraying and care of their orchards.
In Home-Making a demonstration of the preservation of fruits and vegetables was held, at which eighty-three were present. Two millinery meetings were conducted in the spring and fall. A talk was given to the Parent-Teacher Association on the home-making projects developed by the county. In West Chelmsford one of the largest cloth . ing groups in the county was organized, and much excellent work was done.
In the boys and girls 4-H club activities work was carried on in clothing, and canning, poultry, gardening, and room beautiful for the room beautiful contest. One hundred twenty-six boys and girls were enrolled under the supervision of eight local leaders. Carl Johnson, and Raymond Vicary, and Lucy Potter were awarded a two-day trip to the Massachusetts Agricultural College for outstanding club work. Three exhibits were held during the year at which the boys and girls showed the results of their club work. Club members in this town were in competition with 3690 boys and girls in Middlesex County.
Six motion picture shows were held with a total attendance of 2285.
In addition to local meetings held several county-wide meetings were conducted, such as the county picnic at the Market Garden Field Station, the annual meeting of the Extension Service at Waltham, and sectional meetings of fruit growers and poultrymen. These were at- tended by many Chelmsford people.
PERLEY W. KIMBALL, Town Director.
125
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
Board of Selectmen.
Gentlemen:
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