Town of Tewksbury annual report 1917-1925, Part 18

Author: Tewksbury (Mass.)
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Tewksbury (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 978


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1912, Balance in favor of Town


$ 3,450.15


$15.40


1913


66


66


66


5,922.15


14.80


1914 86


66


66


945.21


17.40


1915


66 66


9,811 64


18 00


1917


66


66


15,621.24


15.00


1918 66 66


66


13,257.33


13.30


1919


66 66


66


19,055 81


17.30


1920


66


66


Jan. 1.


792 19


23.00


1921, Balance against Town, Jan. 1.


41,357.54


27.00


66


5,999.51


19.00


1916


EUGENE N. PATTERSON,


Treasurer.


(40


TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT


Year


1919


1918


1917


1916


Totals


Uncollected .Jan. 1, 1920. [$23,528.31


$11,164.42


$1,594.42


$364.20 | $36,651.35


Interest Collected


518.82


927.78


30.81


6.69


1,484.10


Cash Collected.


18,628.46


11,893.28


195.67


20.71


30,738.12


Abatements and Corrections ..


43.58


34.46


882.42


none


960.46


Uncollected Jan. 1, 1921. .


5,375.09


164.46


547.14|


350.18


6,436.87


Respectfully submitted,


MELVIN G. ROGERS.


(41)


Poll Taxes


Assessed, 547


$ 2,735.00 45.00


$ 2,690.00


Received on one Poll Tax


2.00


Cash Collected


2,687.00


Uncollected January 1, 1921.


$3.00


Estate Taxes


Warrants


$78,040.02


Abatements and Corrections.


238.04


$77,801.98


Interest Collected


$ 18.76


Cash Collected


49,527.59


Uncollected January 1, 1921


$28,274.39


Respectfully submitted,


HAROLD J. PATTEN,


Collector of Taxes.


UNPAID TAXES OF 1916, JAN. 10, 1921


Winthrop Buttrick


5.00


Evan P. Cameron.


2.00


Joseph Canavan


2.00


Ernest Chartier


2.00


Reginald A. Cooper


2 00


Maxime Cornellier


2.00


Christy Covillo


2.00


James Cummings


2.00


Millard G. Decatur


2.00


Ernest L. Dickinson.


2.00


Eugene L. Douglas


2.00


Thomas Drew


2.00


Thomas Drolet


2.00


Noel Drolet


2 00


John Evaskevich


2 00


Stanislaw Evaskevich


1.70


Israel Feinstein


2.00


Walter H. Flanders


7.25


Edmund Forget


2.00


A. C. Gardner


1.93


Frank Gelinian


2.00


Thomas Gledhill


2.00


Albert C. Goss


. . 2.00


Geo. Greeley


2.00*


(42)


Abated, 9


Wm. F. Graham. 2.00


John J. Gray


2.00


B. F. Griffin. . 1.82


John E. Harris.


2.00


Wm. E. Hobert.


2.00


Wm. F. Huey.


2.00


Edward I. Johnson


2.00


Joseph Johnson


1.96


Dora E. Jones.


2.63


Joseph Kazakeich


2.00


Andrew Kazakeich


5.99


ยท Rudolph Kohn


5.75


Joseph T. Langlois.


2.00


Andrew E. Leblue.


2.00


John F. Lynch.


2 00


Albert P. Marin.


2.00


John McCarthy


2.00


Leonard McCullum


2.00


Albert McDermott


2.00


Fred McMillan


2.00


Wales H. Ney.


1.86


Albert E. Norton


2.00


John Oleaf


2.00


John Palermo


2.00


Francis W. Page.


2 00


Antonio and Carolina Palermo


4.88


Alfred Perigny


2.00


Raymond W. Pettee.


2.00


Fay F. Pitcher.


2.00


Wm. B. Pringle


2.38


Ed. S. Quinn.


2 00


Joe Richard


2.00


Morris Schneider


2.00


Jos. H. Seamans.


2.00


Frank E. Skerritt


2.00


Thos. Smith


2.00


Jacob S. Soluskofski


2 08


John Starbird


3.13


Harry M. Thompson.


2 00


Carl Thoreson


2 00


Jas. Violittee


20.90


WVm. A. Warren.


2.00


Ernest R. Webster


2.00


Earle H. Wiggin.


2.00


John Wilson


2 00


Jos. Young


2 00


Chas. Youska


2.00


Non-Residents


Wm. H. Adsit, Tr


$17.47


Bertha Calkins


12.00


Harry Caprillian


1.58


(43)


:


Antonio Ciovacci, et al.


1.50


Joan and Jose Ferreira.


1.50


John E. Kellv.


1.13


Kilby Investment Co


1.50


Harry Koutjian


2.55


John J. Loan, et al .


2.25


City of Lowell.


4.50


Luigi Mangillo


2.25


Armine Mohr


1.05


Alberta V. Myles.


1.13


Emma Peterson


2.25


Kevork Sehajian


1.88


Jules Trudeau


2.63


Nicholas Vraistas


1.50


Elizabeth A. Wolfe


1.13


UNPAID TAXES FOR YEAR OF 1917, JAN. 10, 1921


Residents


Alfred Bebbington


$ 2.00


Charles E. Blake


2.00


Arthur H. Bowe. .


2.00


Winthrop Buttrick


18.83


Frank P. J. Buyens.


2.00


Ernest Chartier


2.00


William H. Colby.


2.00


Reginald A. Cooper


2.00


Christy Covilla


2.00


Thomas Drew


2.00


Louis P. Drolet.


2.00


Cyprienne Dumont


2.00


Errold Estes


2.00


Israel Feinstein


2.00


David Filler


1.93


Walter H. Flanders


5.72


Walter B. Gibbons


2.00


Thomas Gledhill


2.00


Abner S. Goodwin.


4.66


William C. Graham


2.00


Harry Grant


2.00


John J. Gray.


2.00


Joseph Hamilton


2.60


Frank Jaquith


2.53


Robert W. Johnson.


8.65


Joseph Kazakeich


5.26


Patrick J. Lacy


2.00


Joseph T. Langlais


2.00


Benj. J. Marsh.


2.00


Manuel Martin


2.00


James McCarthy


2.00


(44)


John McCartin


2.00


Charles Morais


2.00


Raymond Mooers


2.00


George L. Morey.


2.00


John Palerno


2.00


John Dawson Purdy.


2.00


Edward S. Quinn.


2.00


Frank Robinson


2.00


William J. Rouff.


2.00


John Starbird


3.00


Walter Stevens


2.00


David Stevenson


2.00


Fred Sullivan


2.00


Herbert E. Sunbury.


2.00


Harry W. Thompson


2.00


Richard A. Wright.


2.00


UNPAID TAXES FOR YEAR OF 1917, JAN. 10, 1921


Non-Residents


William Adsit, Trustee.


$14.83


Watson Alexander, Heirs


3.19


George Boudamis, et al


1.33


Harry Caprellian


1.40


Victoria Carter


3.00


Antonio Ciovacci, et al.


1.33


John F. Coleman.


5.32


Arthur Confogazos


1.33


Generosa Coscia


1.00


Gregory Danielson


1.00


Manuel Espinola


2.66


Joan and Jose Ferrera.


1.33


James Frazer


1.00


Florence E. Grant.


1.33


Rebecca Kanisky


3.19


John E. Kelly


1:00


Kilby Investment Company.


1.33


Harry Kontjian


2.26


Horace B. Lambert.


6.12


City of Lowell.


3.99


Luigi Mangillo


2.00


Catherine McGowan


1.33


Tony Mezzy


2.13


Georglis Panayioits


1.33


William H. Pinto.


2.66


Michael Sacco


3.00


Kevork Sehajian


1.66


Anthony G. Silva.


1.06


A. Nathaniel Triantofolos.


6.98


Jules Trudeau


2.33


(45)


William H. Vinto .. 2.33


- Elizabeth A. Wolfe 1.00


Mary E. Davis. 1.66


96 other delinquents whose taxes amount to less than $1 each.


UNPAID TAXES OF 1918 ON JAN. 10, 1921


Residents


Alfred Bebbington


$ 2.00


Hannah Clark, Heirs


4.15


Ernest L. Dickson. .


2.00


Ernest F. Downing.


2.00


Thomas Drew


2.00


Noel Drolet


3.73


George A. Eaton.


7.99


Errold V. Estes.


2.00


Israel Feinstein


2.00


Monroe K. Fuller


12.81


Thomas Gledhill


2.00


Harry Grant


2.00


Ernest Gravman


2.00


John J. Gray.


2.00


Herbert A. Harnden.


2.00


George D. Higgins.


2.00


Ralph W. Johnson.


7.19


George Karavas


2.00


Robert Lacey


2.00


Thomas J. Manley


1.73


Benjamin Marsh


2.00


Arthur Marion


3.29


D. Photis


2 00


John E. Riley


2.17


Caleb M. Santasnour


2.00


John Starbird


3.29


Wm. J. Taylor


2.00


Harry W. Thompson


2.00


George H. Townsend.


2 00


Charles Vska


2.00


Fred Voakes


3.73


Carey C. Waterman


2.00


A. Zarefes


2.00


Non-Residents


Wm. H. Adsit, Trustee


$28.89


W. Badger, Heirs.


.87


B. Bedigian .


1.04


George Bellas


.95


Geo. Bourdamis, et al


1.73


(46)


.James E. Burke, Trustee


3.29


Harry Caprellian


1.82


Kate Charlton, Heirs


.87


Mary E. Carr. ..


1.04


Harriet E. Casman.


.69


A. Ciovacci, et al


1.73


Jacob Cohen


.87


Arthur Confogazos


1.73


Genorosa Coscia


1.29


Manuel Espinola


3.46


Charles De Rochemont, Heirs.


1.04


Charles E. Dickson.


.69


Thomas H. Dickson


.69


Neshan Damoorgian


.69


Gregory Danielson


1.29


Mary A. Davis


.69


Jacob Darles


.69


James Frazer


.87


A. Gerasterzos


.52


C. Gerasterzos


.52


Sima Goldenberg


.69


Mary Greenberg


1.38


Dukran Haroutunian


.87


Nerses Hayredian


.79


Benjamin F. Holt.


.69


Pasquale Jordin


1.04


Nathaniel E. Jones.


.52


Costas G. Karogeropoulos.


.52


John Kekeris


1.04


Mary G. Kearin.


.52


John E. Kelley


1.29


Edwin A. Kemp


.69


Kilby Investment Co.


1.73


Essie Kinnear


1.04


Apostolos Kiretzes


.69


E. S. Knight.


.52


Harry Koutjian


2.94


John H. Lambert.


.52


Elijah Leary


.69


Costas Lecouris


.52


Adolpha Likos


.69


Avastasia Loumias


.52


George Loumas


.52


Mary A. Loumas.


.52


Abraham V. Mann


29.80


Lloyd Mansfield


.52


Manuel T. Memeses


1.04


H. J. O'Dowd.


3.89


Arthur G. Panagwalos


.52


George S. Panagwalos


1.73


Georglis Panayiotis


1.73


Mary J. Perron.


.52


(47)


Joseph Perry, Jr.


.87


Efthymos Plakias


1.04


Wm. H. Pinto ..


3.46


Josiah H. Quincy


.87 .87


Kevork Sehajian


2.17


Harry Sheriff


.69 .52


Warren E. Steinhour


1.04


Manuel Swaris


.69


George F. Sweeney


.69


Jessie B. Taylor


.43


Nicholas Titus


.69


John J. Tobin.


2.59


Jennie Todd


1.73


Emery Trott


15.14


Jules Trudeau


3.02


Boghus Ulloyan


2.17


Ida Wamburg


.87


Lillian M. Winslow


.69


Minetta Winslow


.69


Max Winston


.87


Elizabeth A. Wolfe.


1.29


Constantinos Zaniskas


1.73


F. G. Bodge


2.17


UNPAID TAXES OF 1919, JAN. 8, 1921


Annie Allen


$27.97


Alphonse L. Bachand.


2.00


James E. Barrett. .


2 00


Shirley M. Batchelder


2.00


Carl Benson


3.45


Israel Braley


1.15


Fred Leo Brown.


2.23


Stefie Brown


6.90


Ernest P. Carter.


30.75


Hannah Clark, Heirs or Dev.


5.52


Elmer D. Cole.


2.00


Harry L. Coombs


2.00


Aimee M. Colombe.


2.00


Daniel Crowley


2 00


Ernest L. Dickson


2.00


Esther F. Dickson.


12.65


John Dolan


2.00


Charles L. Downs.


3.50


Charles L. Downs and Joseph J. Kengris.


37.48


George A. Eaton.


2 00


Frank H. Farmer.


188.79


Israel Feinstein


2.00


Enoch Foster, Heirs or Dev.


43.70


(48)


Lillian M. Sears


George A. Sofranas


11.50


Monroe K. Fuller


21.21


Lewis Gibbons


2.00


Walter Gibbons


2.00


George D. Higgins.


2.00


Charles H. Holmes


2 00


George S. Holmes.


6.02


Jane Johnson


21.85


Dora E. James


3.45


Joseph Jongas


2.00


Jesse E. Kemp.


52.94


William H. Lee


120.87


Elwyn S. Lovejoy


2.00


John J. Mack.


2.00


John Mansfield


2.00


Mary Marion


19.09


Cora and Ella Marshall


13 80


Harry E. Mason


43.28


Perle E. May.


18.10


William Martineau


2.00


James McCarthy


11.96


William A. McIntire.


2.00


Edwin O. Meister.


2 00


Martin Overnowski


2.00


Edward R. Penney.


35.60


William N. Penney.


2.00


James Photis


Demitrios Photis and Dionysius Shuris


11.50


Leonard Pineau


2.00


James C. Purdy.


7.28


Dawson J. Purdy.


13.96


William Roberts (Kendall St.)


2.00


William Rouff


2.00


Edwin T. Rust.


5.45


Selik Saleskofsky, Heirs or Dev.


18.40


Edward Shrigley


2.00


John Starbird


2.00


Thomas W. Steere


2.00


Fred A. Sullivan.


6.60


David J. Taylor ..


2.00


Harry W. Thompson


2.00


Samuel A. Toothaker


8.90


Roger A. Toothaker


7.17


Fred E. Twitchell


12.35


Charles Uska


2.00


Fred Voakes


4.30


Robert H. Wells.


2.00


Merton H. Wheeler


2.00


Condilo Zerefesm


30.83


Jennie B. Fuller


(49)


2.00


Non-Residents


Leon Abdalian


4.60


William H. Adsit, Trustee.


27.48


John Ahhugren


2.30


Albanaki Mitchell


10.58


Ambrosis Dominick


1.38


William N. Anderson.


11.50


John P. Angell


11.50


Sophia Atkins


6.90


Walter Badger, Heirs or Dev


1.15


Avides Badigian


9.20


Boghas Bedigian


1.38


William A. Beckwith


23.00


George Bellas


1,27


Francis H. Bellevue


6.90


Anthony and Mary Bennett.


2.07


Joseph H. Better


5.75


Abdar Boghassian


1.73


Angelina Bonugli


17.25


George A. Bourdamis, et al.


2.30


Jane Bowen


1.15


Payson J. Bradley


6.90


Louis Boogusch


2.30


Nathan J. Brown, et al. .


12.65


James E. Burke, Trustee


8.28


Catherine Byron


15.64


Peter M. Caddell


2.30


Margaret Cahill


2.99


Caroline G. Campbell.


2.87


Bertha Calkins


18.40


Harry Caprillian


2.41


Kate Charlton, Heirs or Dev


1.15


Mary E. Carr.


1.38


William Cogger


4.71


Jacob Cohen


1.15


John F. Coleman.


9.20


Arthur Confogazos


2.30


Sarah J. Copano


2.30


Josiah Correa


1.15


Generosa Coscia


1.73


William G. Corey, et al, Trustees


301.07


Sarah Copanos


3.45


Catherine Coughlin


7.93


William E. Cummings


2.30


Gregory Danielson


1.73


Amy F. Darling


1.15


Mary E. Davis.


9.78


Sophia Dean


2.30


Andreas Debalis


1.84


Charles H. DeRochemont.


1.38


David Dervishian


1.04


James E. Dewey.


2.30


(50)


Bridget A. Donnelly


1.15


Catherine Donnelly


2.30


Mary Donovan


1.73


Abraham Drukarov


1.84


Thomas M. Elloyon


7.36


Manuel Espinola


4.60


Dominick Faccadio


2.30


Vincinza Faccadio, et al.


2.30


George C. Fairbairn.


3.45


Fred J. Flemings, Heirs or Dev


28.75


Henrietta Fousica


4.60


Christinia Forbes


1.15


James Frazer


1.15


Sarkis Germerlian.


8.40


Nathan Getenberg


2.30


Beryl Gordon


6.44


Florence E. Grant.


2.30


Mary Greenberg


1.84


Richard S. Greenhalge


58.65


Anastasios H. Hallastana.


3.45


Mary J. Harhun


59.10


Joseph Harne


1.73


James Harnden, Heirs or Dev.


1.15


Cornelius J. Harrington


6.90


Mary E. Harrington.


6.44


Dickman Haroutanian


1.15


Anna G. Hayes. .


1.38


Nerses Havredian


1.03


Rose Hurvitz


1.38


Ide C. Carlton.


2.30


Frank Jacobson


1.38


Pasquale Gourez Jardin.


1.38


William H. Johnson.


1.38


Archeles Karleris


3.45


John Kekeris


1.38


.


John E. Kelley


1.72


Michael J. Keogh


2.30


Kilby Investment Co.


2.30


Essie Kinnear


1.38


Harry Koutzian


3.91


Louis A. LeBlue.


3.45


Clarence J. Libby


6.33


Rebecca B. Linsky.


1.15


Elbridge Livingston, Heirs or Dev.


3.68


Manuel S. Lopez


1.38


Catherine Lyons


1.38


Ferdinand and Maria Malone


6.90


Vahan J. Manoogian.


1.15


John Marcopoulis


8.05


Frank F. and Emily M. Marr


4.60


Ellen E. McEvoy.


2.30


Catherine McGowan


2.30


(51)


George F. McKenna


1.15


Frances A. McKenna.


1.15


Margaret A. McLelland.


12.65


Manuel T. Memeses.


1.38 .


Tony Mezzy


3.68


Minas Minissian


3.45


Armine Mohr


1.61


Joseph F. Morgan.


3.45


Fanny Mucknich


11.96


Garabad Mugurdichian


1.72


National Wholesale Grocery Co.


3.45


Bertha I. Nichols.


2.30


Mina W. Nichols.


5.75


Daniel P. O'Callaghan and John Brady


2.88


James F. O'Connor


1.84


Julius Olitsky


3.45


Ambrose Page, Heirs or Dev


1.15


John and Ohannes Palorian.


2.88


George S. Panegivolos.


2.30


Aris Pappazian


1,15


Georglis Panagiotis


2.30


Harry Pariff


1.38


Arthur Pappas


2,30


Christos A. Pattajo


14.95


Antonio Jose Peira.


1.38


Joseph Perry, Jr.


1.15


Efthymos Plakias


1.38


George P. Pillsbury


58.42


William H. Pinto.


4.60


Lillian Polinsky


1.15


Walter Pratt


14.72


Josiah H. Quincy.


1.15


Anthony Robertie


2.76


Josephine A. Roberts.


11.50


George E. Roewer, Jr


5.06


Maurice S. Rogers


5.98


Isabella B. Rolfe.


3.68


Stella Santos


1.73


Gulian Sapal


2.76


John Lopez Sardino.


3.68


Ralph Sawyer


4.60


Lillian M. Sears


1.15


Celia Shifress


13.57


Jacob Short, et al.


2.30


Ray Seigel


1.38


Lillian Sparkes


11.50


Algine A. and Catherine A Stewart.


100.74


Tillie Strug


1.15


John J. Sullivan, et al.


1.84


Mary G. Sullivan


1.15


Peter Tavoularis, et al.


2.30


Lizzie Thomas


2.87


(52)


Albert G. Thompson, Heirs or Dev.


1.15


John J. Tobin.


3.45


J. Todd .


2.30


Geo. A. and Edith M. Toothaker.


2.30


Marian M. Tovinassian


2.30


Jules Trudeau


1.72


Boghas Ulloyan


2.88


William H. Vinto


4.02


Ellen C. Vogt


13.80


Ida Wamburg


1.15


Nathaniel Whittier


1.15


Max Winston


1.15


Elizabeth A. Wolf ..


1.73


Hubert W. Wood.


3.22


Robert M. Yacubian.


2.76


Samuel Yaffin


1.38


Rose Zelifkosky


2.30


Athanasios Zavros


4.60


Constantinos Zevitas


43.47


Margaret Zrahigian


8.05


Vassilias A. Ziavras ..


1.15


Bay State Street R. R. Co.


71.53


:


(53)


REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR


Balance from 1919


.44


Appropriations


$3,700.00


Reimbursement by Commonwealth. 1,209.20


Other Reimbursements 266.00


$5,175.64


Paid out for aid


4,784.74


Balance


$ 390.90


Reimbursement due


$1,403.32


Number of Poor on Register, 51.


Deaths, 1.


Mothers aid cases (Chapter 763, Acts. 1913).


One mother with four children, Town care.


One mother with three children, Town care, reimbursed by State one-third.


One mother with four children, State care.


One mother with three children, State care, reimbursed by State. in full.


One mother with three children, reimbursed by City of Lowell two-thirds. One Temporary Aid case.


Mother and four children reimbursed by State in full.


Town Charges:


One mother and six children.


One mother and three children.


IRVING F. FRENCH, J. K. CHANDLER, WILLIAM H. KELLEY,


Overseers of the Poor.


REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS


Gentlemen : The following is the report of the Inspector of Animals for the. year ending December 31, 1920 :


Number of cattle inspected. 820


Number of hogs inspected. 490


Number of stables inspected. 118


Number of cattle condemned and killed. 1


Respectfully submitted,


HUGH CAMERON ..


(54)


REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MEATS AND PROVISIONS


6


Gentlemen :


The following is the report of the Inspector of Meats and Pro- visions for the year ending December 31, 1920 :


Number of sides of beef inspected. 732


Number of veals inspected.


565


Number of hogs inspected .. 548


Number of sides of beef condemned. 4


Number of veals condemned. 4


Number of hogs condemned.


2


Respectfully submitted,


HUGH CAMERON.


REPORT OF TREE WARDEN


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen : Gentlemen :


As Tree Warden I submit the following :


Brush was cut on most of the curves and numerous dangerous trees were removed or pruned. The trees on the Town Hall grounds were pruned and one bolted. All the elm trees were sprayed in the summer to suppress the Elm Leaf Beetle. Owing to the discontinu- ance of cutting brush by the Moth Department and it being a duty of the Tree Warden, I would recommend a larger appropriation for this Department.


Yours respectfully,


HARRIS M. BRIGGS.


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REPORT OF MOTH DEPARTMENT


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen : .


Gentlemen:


As local Superintendent for the suppression of the Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths, I submit the following:


Have found a few Brown Tail Moth webs and the Gypsy Moth situation remains about the same with no general increase. Brush cutting under this department has been discontinued by the State Forester.


Yours respectfully,


HARRIS M. BRIGGS.


REPORT OF FOREST WARDEN


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen : Gentlemen:


As Forest Warden I submit the following:


Total number of fires attended, 31. Approximate acreage, 142 False alarms.


I thank your board, deputies and citizens for the valuable aid rendered this department the past year.


Yours respectfully,


HARRIS M. BRIGGS.


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REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


Tewksbury, Mass., December 14, 1920. To the Board of Selectmen : Gentlemen :


I submit to you my annual report as Sealer of Weights and Measures from Dec. 1, 1919, to Nov. 20, 1920. At is was necessary to condemn for repairs several gas pumps and scales I had to go over the ground the second time, and it made a lot of extra work and time. This year no fees have been charged for work done at the office according to law. Amount of $22.74; paid Treasurer $19.38; balance due, $3.36. The following work has been performed :


Platform scales sealed under 5,000 lbs. 1


Platform scales sealed under 5,000 lbs. 13


Platform scales not under 5,000 lbs .. 1


Platform scales adjusted under 5,000 lbs. 4


Platform scales condemned under 5,000 lbs 3


Computing scales sealed. . 12


Computing scales adjusted.


1


Computing scales condemned. 2


Number of other scales sealed ..


17


Number of other scales adjusted.


2


Number of other scales condemned.


5


Number of weights sealed.


67


Number of weights adjusted.


20


Number of weights condemned


1


Liquid measures sealed.


25


Gasoline pumps sealed. .


7


Gasoline pumps condemned.


:2


Kerosene


1


Gasoline adjusted


2


Milk jars tested ..


47


Milk jars condemned.


1


Yard measures 3


(There is $3.36 due from the Avery Chemical Co. at this date.)


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REPORT OF HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS


The Board of Selectmen, Tewksbury, Mass. Gentlemen:


We beg to submit our annual report for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1920. The following work has been done by the Town Teams:


Gravel Hauled and Spread


Robinson Street 55 Loads 74 66


North Street


Helvetia Street 40 66


Small Lots 608 66


Cinders Hauled


Small Lots 480 66


Thirty-six days were spent scraping roads. New rails were put up on Kendall Street, Fisk Street, Main Street and Whipple Street. Culverts were repaired on Chandler Street, Lee Street, Pike Street andSouth Street. New culverts were put in on Rogers Street and Astle Street.


The bridge across the Shawsheen River was re-planked, also bridges on South Street and Bridge Street were repaired.


The roof of the town barn was re-covered, also the roof of the wagon shed.


Owing to the severe winter we were obliged to expend over $1,200.00 in breaking roads, which was more than the total amount spent for this purpose in the previous eight years.


We recommend that $8,500.00 be appropriated, in addition to the unexpended balance of this year's appropriation, to meet the ex- penses of the Highway Department for the coming year.


Respectfully submitted,


GEORGE STEVENS,


JOHN T. GALE,


Highway Commissioners.


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REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS


Tewksbury, Mass., Jan. 7, 1921.


To the Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen :


In making a report for the Fire Department for 1920, with the resignation of Chief Stanley W. McCausland, Claude Travis was ap- pointed, taking charge Feb. 1st. On May 12th George James, Vance Hawkes, James Whitworth and Irving Bailey were appointed en- gineers. Chief Travis resigned Sept. 11, leaving no record of fires on the books. Owing to the inability of securing a chief, there is no one filling that position at the present time. We would recommend that the Town discontinue the present truck as it is continually out of commission, and purchase a new one equipped with pump.


Respectfully submitted, ROBERT J. MARTIN,


Secretary of Board of Fire Engineers.


HUGH CAMERON, GEORGE W. CHANDLER, GEORGE JAMES, VANCE HAWKES, JAMES WHITWORTH, IRVING BAILEY,


Engineers.


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REPORT OF BOARD OF APPRAISERS


Tewksbury, Jan. 1st, 1921.


Your Board met and made an appraisal of the personal property of the Highways and Moth Departments. We respectfully submit our report as follows :


Highways


Jan. 1st, 1921 $3,306.35


Jan. 1st, 1920 2,967.35


Net Gain $ 339.00


Moth


Jan. 1st, 1921. $1,520.90


Jan. 1st, 1920 1,416.35


Net Gain $ 104.55


GEORGE E. MARSHALL.


JACOB L. BURTT, ALBION L. FELKER,


Board of Appraisers.


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REPORT OF TOWN HALL BUILDING COMMITTEE.


Your Building Committee makes its final report to the Town on the completion of its work :


Amount appropriated April 2nd, 1919. ... $ 46,000.000 Amount appropriated additional (see Town Report, 1919) 19,163.72


Amount appropriated additional July 23, 1919


5,000.00


Amount appropriated additional April 5, 1920


2,500.00


Amount appropriated additional Nov., 1920


384.51


Amount from balance unexpended. .


169.51


Amounts collected from R. R. for lost and damaged goods .


17.83


Excess paid for sundries.


6.85


$ 73,241.96


Expenditures


To J. Nicholson & Son, on Contract and Sub-contracts $ 59,982.51


To Kilham & Hopkins, Commission on Bldg. Construction and Purchases .... Additional Charges for Engineer and


4,258.81


Travel


177.54


Furnishing


3,336.50


Crockerv


937.42


Piano, Range and Sundry Expenses.


813.70


Dedication Expenses


241.63


$ 69,748.11


Electric Light Plant, $3,000.00


Electric Light Barn,


Repairs & Labor, 493.85


$ 3,493.85


-$ 73,241.96


Of the number of meetings held, or the work done in co-opera- tion with an efficient Architect and responsible Building Contractor, or the hardship of the Industrial conditions of the Winter of 1919, making building construction almost impossible, no further men- tion is needed except the reminder that under such difficulties the work was carried on to completion with results that to your Com- mittee were most gratifying and satisfactory.


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The walls of the building retained dampness and made it diffi- cult to get dry conditions until the building could be heated in the Fall. so that the vaults suffered from damp and the walls have af- fected the paint.


The Heating Plant should be in all ways most effective when it is fully understood. The economy of its service is assured and the efficiency of the Plant already evident.


The Electric Lighting Plant has so far proved its worth and effi- ciency, by almost constant service, and under conditions that have tested the Plant, but it has stood the test, and our Lighting Plant cannot be excelled either for economy in first cost, or in its upkeep. We are using high candle power that can be reduced at any time, but the brilliancy of the Lighting Plant is beyond any service we should expect from ordinary Electric service and our moderate expense is for the best and not for the minimum of efficiency.


In addition to the above it seems proper to place on record men- tion of the gift of Mr. Geo. Stevens, an honorable citizen of our town, who suggested to the Committee the desirableness of having a bell added to the clock outfit and which the Committee had not favored on account of extra expense. Mr. Stevens offered to defray the cost of a bell which he left to the Committee to select according to their best judgment. It was found that nearly an equal sum would be added to the cost on account of change of mechanism to a striking clock. This amount Mr. Stevens also paid. And thus we owe to this in- stance of public spirit in one of our townsmen for this most desired and added attraction to our new Town Hall.


A word in closing concerning this Committee. In all these meet- ings held from the first to the last, there has been no controversy of any kind, no differencies, only unity of purpose and united effort to carry on to accomplishment. We are proud of the results and of our limited part in them, but it has been a privilege recognized by your Committee that our Townspeople have been united in their as- sistance and support at all times, and have accepted our reports with- out question, and for that reason, above all others, we have striven to deserve their confidence and support in all that has been done.


Respectfully submitted, BENJ. SPAULDING, HARRY L. SHEDD, IRVING F. FRENCH, J. K. CHANDLER, F. W. FARMER,


STANLEY McCAUSLAND,


H. A. PAGE,


Town Hall Building Committee.


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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY


The Committee having charge of the Memorial Day exercises have attended to their assigned duties and report as follows:


All requirements of the services as prescribed by the G. A. R. officially were fully observed and carried out.


The Committee respectfully recommend an increase in the annual appropriation and therefore recommend the sum of two hundred dol- lars.


A complete list of veterans' graves and place of burial is hereto annexed.


ALBERT C. BLAISDELL, EDWARD M. BAILEY, GEORGE E. MARSHALL, WILLIAM T. LEWIS.


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LIST OF TEWKSBURY SOLDIERS WHOSE GRAVES ARE DECORATED ON MEMORIAL DAY


Center Cemetery


Lorenzo Fuller


Hiram J. Pearson


Corp. Henry A. Kittredge


Geo. H. Morris


William W. Maynard


C. F. Blanchard


Henry Pringle


Eugene P. Messer


Edward Ballard


Herman Marshall


W. H. Shedd


Alonzo D. Marshall




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