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13.43
Tewksbury Garage, supplies
3.20
Middlesex Machine Co., labor and parts
6.55
C. B. Coburn Co., packing
1.26
John D. Purdy, labor
35.00
Harry Boogusch, labor
39.00
I. F. French, use of horse
5.00
Fitzhenry-Gupiell Co., poles
1.50
Ervin E. Smith Co. lime sulphur
5.00
James K. Fulton, use of horse
15.00
Nitrate Agencies, arsenate of lead
216.18
W. B. DeWolfe, lime sulphur
35.00
Bennett Bros., regulating valve
8.00
M. E. Haines, repairs to sprayer
6.50
Thomas P. Sawyer, use of team
66.38
Larkin T. Chandler, gasoline
3.92
North Tewksbury Garage, repairs
.75
Acme Welding Works, welding spray pump
7.80
Forrest Foster, use of horse
25.00
A. B. Moore, supplies
8.69
Louis Marion, filing saw
1.00
$ 1,894.20
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Balance Jan. 1, 1928 $ 1,124.27 Charged to private work
769.93
$ 1,894.20
TREE WARDEN
Appropriation
$ 250.00
Expenditures
Nelson J. Brown, pruning trees $ 68.00
Harris M. Briggs, pruning trees 76.58
George Gale, labor
32.00
Harris M. Briggs, Jr. pruning trees.
60.00
Louis Marion, filing saws
1.00
William Speke, printing
3.00
M. E. H.aines, repairing tools
4.50
Harris M. Briggs, use of telephones
4.50
$ 249.58
Unexpended
$ .42
INTEREST
Appropriation
$ 2,800.00
Central Savings Bank, interest on notes
Nos. 51, 54, 56, 58, 59, 61, 66, 74.
$ 3,002.92
Overdrawn
$ 202,.92
Police
Appropriation
$ 1,700.00
Expenditures
Harry C. Dawson, services $ 345.70
Anthony G. Kelley services 367.75
A. H. Jewell, services 375.00
A. J. Fairgrieve, supplies 2.00
New England Tel. & Tel Co., telephone. 63.96
City of Lowell, use of jail 12.25
Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Co.,
handcuffs 8.00
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Warren Bancroft, services 129.00
H. L. Gonzales, badges and whistles 8.70
Floyd N. Olsen, special police duty 53.50
Harris M. Briggs, special police duty 26.00
Francis C. Whittet, special police duty
17.00
Wm I. Bailey, services
38.00
Ross E. Sargent services
75.50
P. J. O'Neil, services
131.00
Peter Cawley, transporting prisoner
3.89
Wm. Speke Co., printing
4.75
Benjamin Buck, services
20.00
F. H. Garlick, trucking
18.00
$1,700.00
Unpaid Bills: New England Tel. & Tel. Co ...
1.97
A. H. Jewell, services
39.00
Harry C. Dawson, services
22.00
Bills not yet presented for final approval
500.00
estimated
PARKS AND COMMONS
Appropriation $ 300.00
Expenditures
John Gale, balance due, care of flag, 1927 .... $ 7.87
Hugh Cameron, care of No. Tewksbury park 6.00
Wm. I. Bailey, sharpening lawn-mowers ...
1.50
Reformatory for Women, flag
33.27
A. P. Norris, labor, cement and gravel 27.02
Fred A. Dugan, sharpening mowers 2.50
John Gale, care of flag, 1928 25.00
Harris M. Briggs, care of common
60.00
North Wilmington Nurseries, Norway spruce for common 100.00
Derby Electric Motors Co., lamps sockets and wires 15.85
F. W. Woolworth Co., bulbs
12.00
$ 291.01
Unexpended
$ 8.99
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
$ 3,000.00
Expenditures
A. S. Haines, Chief $ 1,200.00
Lowell Electric Light Corp., electricity
80.50
American Fire Equipment Co., supplies and repairs 495.14
New England Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone
83.89
H. Louis Farmer, gasoline.
24.81
C. H. Sturtevant, chemical hose
120.00
North Tewksbury Garage, tires and supplies
91.60
Arthur C. Harvey Co., material
9.70
Joseph A. Lorrain, wiring
30.00
Middlesex Hardware & Plumbing Supply Co., paint 1.95
Huntley's Lunch, lunches served
30.48
Larkin T. Chandler, gasoline
16.55
C. B. Coburn Co., supplies 28.41
Daniel E. McQuade, supplies
7.45
Lyle Holt, labor on truck and at air port ...
18.25
Harold Mills, duty at air port
20.00
James Bancroft, duty at air port
20.00
A. B. Moore, gasoline, oil and supplies
12.54
Albert H. Smith Co., battery 36.60
Lowell Auto Lamp Co., repairs
14.70
E. S. Haines, labor on truck
26.00
Osterman Coal Co., coal
52.50
Connecticut General Life Ins Co., premiums
126.00
$ 2,547.07
Labor at. Fires
Fred Orcutt
$ 2.25
Chester Burgess
3.75
Arthur Tremblay
53.60
A. Lincoln Gerrish
51.00
Wm. R. Millett
33.00
Charles C. Bowden
2.00
A. L. Felker
7.50
Roper's Garage
11.50
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F. H. Garlick
48.75
Leslie Burgess
2.25
Edward J. Walsh
2.00
Harris M. Briggs
9.00
Alfred Forget
3.00
Louis Boogusch
3.50
James Bancroft
58.00
James W. Roberts
48.00
Walter H. Sawyer
4.00
Lyle N. Holt
24.50
Frank Goodwin
8.00
Harold L. Roberts
1.00
E. S. Haines
51.00
William McKay
1.75
Wm. I. Bailey
6.00
Omer N. Blanchard
2.00
Frank Marsh
14.63
451.98
Total
$ 2,999.05
Unexpended
.95
ASSESSORS
Appropriation $ 1,650.00
Expenditures
New England Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone $ 35.35
Buzzell King, services 595.00
James W. Miller, services 588.00
Assessors Auto Tax Service, auto tax list 5.00
The Daval Printing House, supplies 18.65
Albion Felker, services 148.75
G. C. Prince & Son, supplies
3.60
Albion Felker, use of auto
90.00
Gertrude B. Sweeney, transfer cards
90.75
Balfe Service Co., check lists
60.00
J. L. Fairbanks & Co., supplies
12.90
$ 1,648.00
Unexpended
$ 2.00
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TOWN HALL PAYMENTS
Appropriation $ 4,380.00
Expenditures
Central Savings Bank, interest on notes Nos ..
56, 57
$ 380.00
Paid note No. 56
4,000.00 $ 4,380.00
INSPECTION OF MEATS AND ANIMALS $ 750.00
Appropriation
Expenditures
G. C. Prince & Son, brass stamp $ 11.50
Thomas P. Sawyer, inspection of slaughter
houses 576.00
Hugh Cameron, inspection of animals 84.00
Hugh Cameron, use of auto
40.00
Hugh Cameron, releasing cattle coming
into state 16.00
Hugh Cameron, postage
.94
$ 728.44
Unexpended
$ 21.56
COLLECTION OF TAXES
Appropriation
$ 2,000.00
Expenditures
James C. Marshall, collector
due on 1927 acct. $ 54.14
James C. Marshall, collector, commission 1,519.28
James C. Marshall, collector
recording affidavits 7.20
James C. Marshall, collector
stamped envelopes 32.70
Hobbs & Warren, supplies
23.68
Fred C. Church,
premium on collector's bond 135.00
Wm. Speke & Co., printing bills 28.00
Courier Citizen Newspaper Co., advertising 200.00 $ 2,000.00
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Unpaid bills:
James C. Marshall, collector, commission $ 60.92
REPAIRS AT NORTH TEWKSBURY SCHOOL HOUSE Appropriation (1928) $ 3,000.00
Appropriation (By issue of notes)
12,000.00 -$ 15,000.00
Expenditures
Harry Prescott Graves, preliminary study
on addition to school
$
150.00
Harry Prescott, plans for alteration of building 654.02
Craig & Mclaughlin, plumbing, heating & ventilation 3,203.98
James H. Wilkins & Co., labor & material.
10,460.00
J. L. Hammett Co., desks 532.00
-$ 15,000.00
HEATING PLANT, LEGION HALL
Appropriation $ 500.00
Herve E. Cote, Crawford Furnace
$
433.00
Walter H. Sawyer, labor & stock 67.00 $ 500.00
EXTENSION OF ELECTRIC LIGHTS
Appropriation
$
1,000.00
Expenditures
Lowell Electric Light Corp., installation
...
123.57
Unexpended
$ 876.43
FOSTER SCHOOL BUILDING LOAN
Appropriation
$
3,114.00
Expenditures
Central Savings Bank, interest on notes nos. 29 to 35 inclusive $ 714.00
Central Savings Bank, paid note no 29
2,400.00
$
3,114.00
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DEMONSTRATION WORK IN AGRICULTURE
Appropriation $ 150.00
Expenditures
Middlesex County Extension Service, aid to agriculture $ 150.00
ESTATES OF TWO WILMINGTON FIREMEN
Appropriation $ 2,000.00
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Expenditures
Emma A. Pratt, In recognition of services of Howard R. Pratt, who was killed at
a fire in South Tewksbury, in the per- formance of his duty $ 1,000.00
Olive M. Sheldon, In recognition of services of Wilbur A. Sheldon, who was killed at a fire in So. Tewksbury, in the per- formance of his duty. $ 1,000.00 -$ 2,000.00
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TAX TITLE ACCOUNT
James C. Marshall, property sold to
town for taxes $ 329.02
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS Receipts
Interest from the Samuel Jacques Fund .... $ 3.50
Interest from the Thomas Bridge Fund .. 3.50
Interest from the Jeremiah Ktitredge Fund 3.50
Interest from the Ebenezer Page Fund 5.00
Interest from the Martha Shedd Fund 6.00
Interest from the Peter Clark Fund 4.00
$ 25.50
Expenditures
Tewksbury Cemetery Corp.
Care of the Thomas Bridge lot $ 3.50
Care of the Samuel Jacques lot 3.50
Care of the Jeremiah Kittredge lot 3.50
George H. Brown, care of
Martha Shedd lot 6.00
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George H. Brown, care of Peter Clark lot 4.00
George H. Brown, care of
Ebenezer lot 5.00
25.50
PURCHASE OF LAND FOR PLAYGROUND AT FOSTER SCHOOL
Appropriation
$ 1,500.00
Expenditures
Harvey, Harvey & Walsh, Attorneys for
Mary E. Lynch on account of land taken by town for school playground $ 1,500.00
Total award by Middlesex Superior Court
...
2,336.73
Amount paid 1,500.00
Balance due on award
836.73
Due for legal services of Qua, Howard
& Rogers 168.00
Due for expert testimony 125.00 ---- $ 1,129.73 Total
OVERLAY ACCOUNT Expenditures
Napoleon C. Rousseau, refund of poll
tax in 1926 $ 2.16
Sophie A. Barron, refund on taxes,
1925-26-27
11.52
13.68
SUMMARY
Highways $ 17,499.99
Repairs on Andover Street 1,500.00
Repairs on East Street
1,500.00
Oil or Other Binder
2,499.22
Cinders or Gravel
2,499.94
Purchase of Two Trucks
1,999.72
Highway Bills Contracted in 1927
1,032.80
Cutting Brush
996.62
Schools
50,603.46
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Vocational Schools
1,200.00
Board of Public Welfare
3,923.28
State Aid
778.50
Stationery and Printing
678.97
Salaries
2,470.00
Library
1,364.04
Incidentals
1,200.00
Board of Health
468.00
Memorial Day
225.00
Street Lighting
7,342.93
Town Hall
3,038.07
General
102,491.66
Moth Account
1,894.20
Tree Warden
249.58
Interest
3,002.92
Police
1,700.00
Parks and Commons
291.01
Fire Department
2,999.05
Assessors
1,648.00
Town Hall Payments
4,380.00
Inspection of Meats and Animals
728.44
Collection of Taxes
2,000.00
Repairs at North Tewksbury School House
15,000.00
Heating Plant, Legion Hall
500.00
Extension of Electric Lights
123.57
Foster School Building Loan
3,114.00
Demonstration Work in Agriculture 150.00
Estates of Two Wilmington Firemen 2,000 00
Tax Title Account
329.02
Cemetery Trust Funds
25.50
Purchase of Land for Playground at Foster School 1,500.00
Overlay Account
13.68
Total expenses $246,961.17
Cash on hand $ 557.49
Cash in bank subject to check 10,593.29
$ 11,150.78 $258,111.95
Treasurer's receipts
$258,111.95
Unpaid bills (approximately) 1,100.00
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TRUST FUNDS
Condition of funds, January 1, 1929:
$1,148.50
Foster School Fund
Surplus War Bonus Fund 1,186.62
111.55
Samuel Jaques Fund 331.42
Ebenezer Page Fund
111.55
Jeremiah Kittredge Fund
119.28
Peter G. Clark Fund
144.41
Louisa Bridge Fund
520.02
Martha Shedd Fund
William Prindle Fund 101.50
I hereby certify that I have examined the accounts of Town officers who were authorized to receive and expend money, for the year ending Dec. 31,1928, and to the best of my knowledge they are correct, with proper vouchers on file, and $11,150.78 in the Treasury.
ROBERT E. GAY,
Town Auditor.
Personally appeared before me, on this sixteenth day of January, 1929, Robert E. Gay, and made oath that the foregoing statements were correct.
THOMAS F. FLYNN, Justice of the Peace.
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TREASURER'S REPORT
Dr.
Amount
Total
Cash on hand Jan. 1st 1928 $ 6,232.01 $ 6,232.01
Loans in anticipation of revenue
Central Savings Bank of Lowell Mass 92,000.00
$ 92,000.00
Taxes
On 1924 Tax Account $ 79.94
On 1925 Tax Account 490.11
On 1926 Tax Account 9565.61
On 1927 Tax Account +
20260.71
On 1928 Tax Account
75613.67
Tax Sales and Redemptions 479.29
$106,489.33
Schools
State Treasurer Mass. School Fund $ 992.48
State Treasurer Aid to Industrial School 168.57
State Treasurer School Supervision 583.33
State Treasurer Trans of High School Pupils.
3,531.30
State Treasurer High School Tuition 3,946.48
State Treasurer U. S. Treasurer Int. on Bond 19.12
Rent of West School
3.00
A. G. Pollard Co. Reimbursement on school supplies
.92
-$ 9,245.20
North School Loan
Central Savings Bank of Lowell
$12,000.00
$ 12,000.00
Highways
State Treasurer Div. of Public Works
Div. of Highways $ 200.00
6500.00
State Treasurer Div. of Highways
Middlesex County; Andover Street 500.00
Middlesex County; East Street 5.00
Louis Boogoush for Manure 6.00
Essen Packing Co., for repairing guard rail 21.61
Butler Ames for use of Town Teams 90.00
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S. L. Crotty; Sale Town Teams
576.00
Chandler Bros; For manure 15.00
Alwyn Lovejoy; For Manure 3.00
Thomas P. Sawyer; For Hay and Grain
54.70
William Jones; For Manure
3.00
Abner Goodwin; For Manure
5.00
8,474.31
Moth
State Treasurer Highway Moth Supervision $ 84.29
Elizzar Sheppard; For Arsenate of Lead 1.20
Stasis Ceslaysis For Arsenate of Lead
7.20
Frank Carter; For Moth Work
11.60
Demetris Kelemgris for Arsenate of Lead
3.60
Mr. Kimusky; for Arsenate of Lead
1.00
Joseph Brabant; for Arsenate of Lead
2.00
Daniel Pike; for Arsenate of Lead
7.20
Fred Satreale for Arsenate of Lead
.60
A. C. Tingley for Arsenate of Lead .60
Daniel Mace for Arsenate of Lead
1.80
John Gray for Arsenate of Lead
.25
Patten & Co. for Arsenate of Lead
2.85
Mr. Latour for Arsenate of Lead
1.20
Mr. Headstrom for Arsenate of Lead
.75
Mr. Farrell for Arsenate of Lead
1.20
$ 529.22
Public Library
County Treasurer Dog Tax 1927 645.71 -$ 645.71
Police
District Court $ 296.22
Harry C. Dawson, License Fees 228.00 ---- $ 1,765.33
Board of Public Welfare
State Treasurer; Temporary Aid $ 662.00
State Treasurer Mothers with dependant children .. 653.33
City of Lowell 450.00 -$ 1,765.33
Assessors
$
2.00
For Information
2.00
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Interest
Interest on Bank Deposits $ 215.55
215.55
Income Tax
State Treasurer on 1927 and 1928 Tax $ 12,775.00
$ 12,775.00
Trust Fund
Samuel Jaques Lot in Cemetery $ 3.50
Thomas Bridge Lot in Cemetery 3.50
Jeremiah Kittredge Lot in Cemetery
3.50
Ebenezer Page Lot in Cemetery
5.00
Peter Clark Lot in Cemetery
4.00
Martha Shedd Lot in Cemetery
6.00
-$ 25.50
Town Hall
Miss Blanche Perrin
$ 480.00
Holy Name Society
65.00
American Legion
50.00
Wamesit Lodge A. F. & A. M.
50.00
Marion McGowan
5.00
Twentieth Century Club
15.00
M. S. I. Alumni
25.00
Albert Bancroft
30.00
Walter Quinn
15.00
Louis Berube
30.00
Ladies Auxiliary
5.00
Miss Conme
5.00
Ladies Aid Society
15.00
William W. Cann
10.00
Miscellaneous $ 800.00
State Treasurer:
Corporation Tax Business
$ 824.8S
Corporation Tax Public Service
2,362.68
Reimbursement on State Land
2,552.41
National Bank Tax
30.68
Street Railway Tax
815.11
Veterans' Exemption
28.52
Theodore N. Waddell Reimbursement
on note
2.00
Director of Standards
30.00
Griffin & Bonulli, Adv. Filling Station.
3.92
For Two Voting Lists
2.00
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School Dept; Pruning Trees by Tree Warden 16.00 Reimbursement Middlesex North District
Registry .40
Ignacy Podgorni Rent Chairs & Tables 2.00
H. Cameron; Sealers Receipts 30.45
For use of Telephone:
Edward Walsh
26.55
Joseph W. Jordan
15.60
Herbert L. Trull
23.95
Robert E. Gay
2.90
Harry C. Dawson
5.50
Eugene N. Patterson
1.95
Town Hall
.85
Irving F. French
.40
Buzzell King
6.70
6,785.45
Total Money Received $258,111.95
Credit
Paid approved bills and charged to the following accounts: $ 17,499.99
Highways
Schools
50,603.46
Public Welfare
3,923.28
State and Military Aid
778.50
Stationary and Printing
678.97
Salary
2,470.00
Incidental
1,200.00
Board of Health
468.00
Memorial Day
225.00
Street Lighting
7,342.93
Public Library
1,364.04
Town Hall
3,038.07
General
102,491.66
Moth
1,894.20
Tree Warden
249.58
Interest
3,002.92
Police
1,700.00
Parks & Commons
291.01
Fire Department
2,999.05
Assessors
1 648.00
Inspection of Meat & Animals
728.44
Town Hall Payments
4,380.00
Collector of Taxes
2,000.00
Vocational School
1,200.00
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Special Highway
1,032.80
Overlay
13.68
Foster School Loan
3,114.00
Highway for Purchase of Trucks
1,999.72
Demonstration in Agriculture
150.00
Andover Street Special
1,500.00
Heating Plant at Legion Hall
500.00
Extension of Electric Lights
123.57
Addition to North School
15,000.00
Oil or other Binders
2,499.22
Cutting Brush
996.62
Estate of Town of Wilmington Firemen
2,000.00
Cinders
2,499.94
East Street Special
1,500.00
Tax Title Acct
329.02
Cemetery Trust Fund
25.50
Purchase of Land for Play Ground
1,500.00
Total money paid out
$246,961.17
Total money received
$258,111.95
Total money paid out
246,961.17
Cash on hand
$ 11,150.78
Assets
Outstanding Taxes uncollected James C. Marshall $38,840.80
Cash on hand
11,150.78
Due on account of Public Welfare
1,459.50
Total Assets
-$ 51,451.08
Liabilities
Town Hall Loan (one note) $ 4,000.00
Foster School Loan
12,000.00
Note Due April 1st
15,000.00
Note Due July 12th
15,000.00
Note Due December 31st
15,000.00
North School Loan
12,000.00
$ 73,000.0)
Total Liabilities
$ 73,000.00
Total Assets
51,451.08
Balance against Town
$ 21,548.92
Financial Condition of the Town for the past Ten Years
Tax Rate
1920 Balance in favor of Town Jan. 1st. $ 792.19
$27.00
1921 Balance against Town Jan. 1st. 41,357.54 35.00
1922 Balance against Town Jan. 1st 23,884.13 23.20
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1923 Balance against Town Jan. 1st.
15,863.58
28.70
1924 Balance against Town Jan. 1st.
5,118.05
30.80
1925 Balance against Town Jan. 1st.
19,346.46
30.00
1926 Balance against Town Jan. 1st.
27,139.79
31.00
1927 Balance against Town Jan. 1st.
21,390.88
29.00
1928 Balance against Town Jan. 1st.
21,952.24
34.00
1929 Balance against Town Jan. 1st.
21,548.92
Respectfully submitted,
EUGENE N. PATTERSON,
Town Treasurer.
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT
1924 Account
Outstanding January 7, 1928
$ 102.69
Abatements
27.54
Cash collected
57.74
Interest collected
22.20
Outstanding January 8, 1929
17.41
1925 account
Outstanding January 7, 1928
$ 650.19
Abatements
7.65
Cash collected
453.31
Interest collected
33.79
Outstanding January 8, 1929
189.23
1926 Account
Outstanding January 7, 1928
$ 9,104.63
Abatements
9.01
Cash collected
8,768.48
Interest collected
797.13
Outstanding January 8, 1929
427.14
1927 Account
Outstanding January 7, 1928
$ 30,167.68
Abatements
16.68
Cash collected
19,476.40
Interest collected
784.26
Outstanding January 8, 1929
10,674.60
1928 Account
Amount of Warrants
$114,490.36
Abatements
93.97
Cash collected
75,555.59
Interest collected
58.08
Outstanding January 8, 1929
38,840.80
Paid Eugene N. Patterson, Treasurer, Tax Redemptions $ 417.79
Paid Eugene N. Patterson, Treasurer,
Costs and charges
$
61.50
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES C. MARSHALL, Collector of Taxes.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Number of Poor on Register 55 Mothers Aid Cases 2
One mother and three children reimbursed by Commonwealth
in full. State Case. Closed August 1, 1928.
One mother and eight children, reimbursed by Commonwealth one third, two-thirds by City of Lowell.
Town Settlement Cases aided by other Cities and Towns. 19
Town Cases aided in own homes 22
Burials
1
Respectfully Submitted,
IRVING F. FRENCH, JOSEPH W. JORDAN, WILLIAM H. KELLEY. Board of Public Welfare.
REPORT OF BOARD OF APPRAISERS
The Board of Appraisers submit the following report:
Highway Department
January 1,1929
$ 8,699.25
Jamuary 1, 1928
8,476.75
Net Gain $ 222.50
Moth and Tree Warden Departments
January 1, 1929
$ 1,891.20
January 1, 1928
,1,995.95
Net Loss $ 104.75
IRVING F. FRENCH JOSEPH W. JORDAN WILLIAM K. KELLEY Board of Selectmen.
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TABLE OF ESTIMATES FOR 1929
Street Lighting
$ 7,500.00
Incidentals
1,200.00
Highways
12,000.00
Schools
49,155.00
Library (Dog Tax)
750.00
Police
2,500.00
Stationery and Printing
650.00
Board of Health
700.00
Salaries
2,550.00
Park Commission
250.00
Tree Warden
300.00
Dept. Public Welfare
4,000.00
Fire Department
3,000.00
Town Hall
4,783.00
Assessors
1,650.00
Vocational School 1,200.00
Inspection of Meats and Animals
S00.00
Aid, State and Military
800.00
Interests on Loans
3,000.00
Collection of Taxes
3,000.00
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MEATS AND PROVISIONS.
To the Board of Selectmen, Town of Tewksbury.
Gentlemen:
Following is my report for inspection of meats and provisions, for the year of 1928:
Sides of beef inspected 720
Calves inspected
426
Hogs inspected
566
Sheep inspected
8
Cattle Condemned
No. of sides of beef condemned 25
No. of heads condemned
25
Sets of Lungs
80
No. of Livers
17
Swine Condemned
No. of swine condemned 24
No. of heads condemned 30
Sets of lungs condemned
9
No. of livers condemned
14
Calves Condemned
No. of veals condemned 16
Sheep Condemned
No. of sheep condemned
2
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS P. SAWYER.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Dear Sirs:
I take pleasure in offering my report as Inspector of Animals for the year ending Dec. 31, 1928:
Number of Stables inspected
90
Number of Cows inspected
809
Number of young cattle inspected
135
Number of Bulls inspected
33
Number of Sheep inspected
10
Number of Swine inspected
471
There were three dogs quarantined for rabies and released at the end of fourteen days.
Respectfully,
HUGH CAMERON.
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
I take pleasure in submitting my report as Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year ending Dec. 31, 1928:
Number sealed
Platform Scales over 50001bs 3
Platform Scales under 50001bs
11
Computing scales
10
Spring scales
18
Liquid measures
52
Gasoline Pumps
40
Kerosine Pumps
4
Beam scales
4
Yard sticks
1
Molasses Pumps
1
I have collected and turned over to the Town Treasurer the sum of $30.45 in fees.
Respectfully,
HUGH CAMERON.
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REPORT OF AGENT FOR SUPPRESSION OF GYPSY AND BROWN TAIL MOTHS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
As Agent for the Suppression of the Gypsy and Brown Tail moths I submit the following:
Gypsy moth conditions show a slight increase while the Brown Tail moth seems held in check by parasites.
Owing to conditions in our border towns where the infestations are very heavy and large areas of stripping was reported the past year, I would recommend a thorough spraying of all main arteries leading into our town. Also scouting of woodland bordering these streets so that any colonies which might be found could be held in check by spraying.
Yours Respectfully,
HARRIS M. BRIGGS.
REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
As Tree Warden I submit the following report:
During the past year brush was cut on the following streets with the mileage of same: Shawsheen st., 4 miles, Whipple st., 2.05 miles, East st., 1.02 miles, Lowe st., .05 mile, Chandler st., 2.08 miles, Pleas- ant st., 1.01 miles, Pond st., .07 mile, Marshall st., .05 mile, Chapman st., .04 mile, Marston st., 1.02 miles, Rogers st., 1.08 miles, Park ave., .02 mile, Astle st., 1.01 miles, French st., .03 mile, Clarke road, 1.04 miles, Trull road, 1.02 miles, Andover st., 1.05 miles, Bailey road, .02 mile, Fiske st., .05 mile, North st., 2 miles, Kendall road, 1.06 miles, Foster st., 1.02 miles, Maple st., .08 mile, Cross st., .06 mile. This makes a total of 29.04 miles. Of this amount 221/2 miles was recutting. 6.09 miles of the total was brush cut and burned on streets where brush had not been cut for years. With a total of 54.03 miles of streets in our town and eliminating streets where there is no brush, I should say about 34 of the streets have been cut. I would recommend an ap- propriation large enough to cut the remaining streets and recut those already done. Trees which were considered dangerous have been pruned or removed as far as our appropriation would allow.
Yours Respectfully,
HARRIS M. BRIGGS.
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BOARD OF HEALTH.
The following is my report for the year ending December 31, 1928:
Diseases
No. Cases No. Deaths
Scarlet Fever
3
0
Diphtheria
6
-0
Measles
12
9
Mumps
0
0
Chicken Pox
5
0
Whooping Cough
4
0
Tuberculosis
3
1
Pneumonia
4
1
Total 37
2
The health situation in our town for the first six months, was about average, with reference to contagious diseases, and sanitary matters.
There were two startling outbreaks of serious disease, one of scarlet fever in June, which we stamped out with only three cases developing, and a more serious situation of diphtheria, in thru the last month. This last disease was found in our schools in a mild form and through the earnest assistance of Doctors O'Donoghue, in his laboratory work and Roche, in examining and immunizing contact cases, your agent believes that a very trying situation has been averted. I wish to express my appreciation to the chairman, and members of the Board of Health, for their support in this particular instance, as it made possible immediate organization to combat, what seemed like the most serious situation in my experience as agent. I believe that this event has brought to our mind very forcibly, the necessity of testing and immunizing our children against diphtheria. This procedure has been simplified and brought up to a standard of perfect safety. £ The coming year I hope that we may be able to present this safeguard against this trying disease, to the children of our town.
Respectfully Submitted,
HERBERT M. LARRABEE, M. D.
Agent.
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REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Board of Selectmen.,
Tewksbury, Mass.
Gentlemen:
We herewith submit our report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1928.
Owing to the fact that the Auditor's report will cover in detail the financial expenditures of the department we will not go into de- tail in this respect only where necessary for a comprehensive explana- tion of the subject involved.
During the past year more work was accomplished on the high- ways of our town, than has ever been done before in any one year. This of course was largely due to the acquisition of more modern equipment, and an efficient working personnel in the department. It certainly must be heartening to the taxpayers to note the large in- crease in production, and decrease in cost of construction, with the use of trucks, as compared with the old horse drawn equipment, which the voters so wisely directed us to dispose of at the last annual town meeting. We respectfully call your attention to the fact that nearly every article in the warrant of the last annual town meeting, which called for highway repairs etc., and referred to our commission for attention; the work in each case has been completed, or will be in the near future. In many cases we exceeded what was asked for in the warrant.
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