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Bangor, Me.
April 8.
Lewis Cass Dane.
23 Westford,
Westford.
May 30.
Jonathan Taylor Colburn
35 Nashua, N. H.
Hollis, N. H.
33
Westford,
Westford.
May 31
Ilenry K. Going
29
Townsend,
Townsend.
June 2
Brigham Mason
24
Providence, R. I. Swansy.
July 2.
David C. Harris
23
Westford,
England.
18
Westford,
Groton.
July 12
John Edwin Holden.
30
Westford,
Shirley.
32
Westford,
Tyngsboro'.
August 22
Edgar Forest Nutting ..
23
Westford,
Groton.
23
Dexter, Me.
Bangor.
September 3. ..
Emory Jay Whitney.
24
Westford,
Highgate, Vt.
September 23 ..
Samuel Law Taylor
29
Westford, Lowell,
Stockholm, N. Y.
October 1
George Wright Pelsue.
28 W. Chelmsford,
Lowell.
October 3.
Nathan Woodman Randall
20
Wilmington, Me. Wellington, Me.
18
Westford,
Sangerville, Me.
October 3.
Caroline Mary Willis.
19 Westford,
Devonshire, Eng.
October 6.
Benj. Franklin Blaisdell.
21
Carlisle,
New York.
October 17.
John W. Heald.
25
Carlisle,
Carlisle.
October 20.
William Bartlett Wheeler
21
Lowell,
Lowell.
November 18 ..
Artemas Ward Cummings
58 Westford,
Westford.
Sarah Peabody Wright.
36
Westford,
Westford.
November 26 ..
Frank J. Spaulding.
23 Chelmsford,
Chelmsford.
December 15 ...
George Jefferson Sherburne ..
27 Westlord,
Tyngsboro'.
Ada Almeda Blodget ...
21 Westford,
Westford.
December 30 .. .
George Francis Dailey.
21 Westford,
Reading, Mass.
Margaret Casey.
18
Westford,
Westford.
Marriages recorded.
.26
Marriages between natives. .22
Marriages between foreigners
. 1
Marriages between natives and foreigners. 3
25
Westford,
Devonshire, Eng.
29 Carlisle,
Carlisle.
Mary A. Parker.
23
Westford,
Westford.
Ellen E. Cumming & Graves
21 Westford,
Barre.
Julia L. Fletcher.
19
Westford,
Westford.
23
Westford,
Westford.
Westford.
Alta Mahala Schellenger.
21
Caroline Lee ..
27
Westford,
Leeds, Eng.
Nellie Prescott.
18 Westford,
Westford.
19
Westford,
Westford.
25
Westford,
Westford.
Fannie A. (Nutting) Everett ..
28
Westford,
Groton.
Montville, Me.
susie A. (Hynes) Phillips.
35
Lena Viola Blodgett.
18 Westford,
Westford.
Mary Lizzie Day ..
26
Westford,
Mary Elizabeth Richardson.
Alma Minot ....
25
Sarah Ann Day ..
Lizzie Myner.
Jennie B. Fitch.
Sybil Chamberlin Coburn
Louisa Mary Smith.
Carrie Maria Hutchins
Flora Eveline Bridges. William Prinn ..
Sarah L. Hutchins
BIRTHS
RECORDED BY THE TOWN CLERK OF WESTFORD, A. D., 1874.
DATE.
NAMES.
PARENTS.
January 3.
. .
Ella Maria Searles
Charles J. and Martha M. (Bicknell) Searles. Howard Fanklin Fillebrown Fred. W. & Clara A. F. (Prescott) Fillebrown. Effie May Blodgett.
February 16 ...
19 .. .
William Henry Curren
Thaddeus A. and Almira ( Perham) Blodgett. William and Mary (Egen) Curren.
March 1 ..
Clara Mabel York.
Abbie May Evans. Miner H. A. and Hattie R. (Sargent) Evans, John A. and Agnes (Plummer) York. Edward and Emily L. (Irish) Craven.
April 6 ..
7.
Edward Craven ..
Mary Eliza Burbeck
Allan Cameron ..
66 17.
Clarence Edgar Burbank.
Marion Mabel Bailey
19.
Ada Ann Wing.
23. Margaret Harrington
25
William Henry Holt.
-
26. .
Carrie Elizabeth Whitney.
May 4 .. 6 ..
.
Mary Jane Burke.
" 12 .. Arthur Frederic Horne.
4 13. . Mand Alice Dane ..
" 16.
Archibald Gardner Bell
“ 17. . Henry Stanwood Dane.
June 13
Percy Erford Blood ..
Mary Eliza Normandin
Ai and Alma Louisa (Page) Dane. George A. and Lucy A. (Nutting) Blood. Theophile and Mary (Raymond) Normandin. Theodor and Theresa (Schurman) Remmes. William A. and Alice A. (Baker) Harris. Charles A. and Sarah M. (Turnbull) Harris. William H. and Belvidera (Soper) Folland.
July 21. 6
Mary Clara Folland.
29. Daniel Francis McGlinchy.
James and Ella (Egen) McGlinchy.
August 2. .
Clifford Wallace Closson .. Mary Juliah Lucier
James E. and Lillia D. (Bigelow) Closson.
66
3 11. Jane Robinson .
Nelson and Julia (Habert) Lucier. Frederic and Lydia ( Rhodes) Robinson.
17 ... 19. ..
24 ...
Julia Maria Chamberlin Wesley George Edwards Elmer Stiles ..
George S. and Sarah (Shepherd) Edwards. William W. and Katie ( McCartee) Stiles.
66 19 .. .. Allan Hamilton ..
Henry HI. and Helen (McGregor) Hamilton.
22. § William Henry Edgerly ¿ Carrie May Edgerly
Josepli and Rosanna (Casey) Edgerly.
James Herbert Prescott. Martin McNamara ...
Mary Maria Powers.
Clark.
Francis and Mary J. (Kalley) Lepine.
Geo.& Mary Saunders, (adopted by Ai Bicknell Aug. W. and Marg't A. (McFarland) Thorning. 22 ... 66 26 ... Mary Blanche Bicknell. Cora Isabella Thorning December 5 .... Permelia Josephine Closson Orrin S. and Huldah (Campbell) Closson. 16 .. . . Emma Florilla Felch .. John P. and Ann Maria (Kendall) Felch.
Births recorded .54
Males
.26
Females .28
Births of native parentage.
.27
Births of foreign parentage ..
.15
Births of native and foreign parentage.
.12
18.
22
28.
Alice Louisa Harris.
66 29 Arthur Samuel Harris
17 .. Emma Augusta Butterworth John T. & Catherine E. (Gannon) Butterworth. 22. Edward Fisher. 25 .. Emma Norton (illegitimate). Alvan and Amanda (Tower) Fisher. Frank Norton & Mary A. Harris, (or Allison). 31 .. .. Eleanor Louisa Fletcher ... Charles H. and Mary E. (Leighton) Fletcher.
September 5 ... 9 ... John Herbert Lanktree.
Harwood Livingston Wright N. Harwood & Abby P. F.( Livingston) Wright. John and Susan E. L. (Garland) Lanktree. Malvina Gaudette. Alexander and Natalie (Cyr) Gaudette.
Henry and Mary E. (Read) Chamberlin.
October 7 ..
66 12.
Harry Brooks Prescott.
Noah and Francis A. (Tower) Prescott.
November 7. . . 11 ... 12 ... 13 ... 17 .. . Joseph Lepine, ..
George H. and Sophia (Carter) Prescott. Michael and Nancy (Conley) McNamara. Michael and Bridget (Sullivan) Powers. Paul F. S. and Amy (Tower) Clark.
65
Julia Remmes
Edward H. & Julia A. (Sawtelle) Holt. Joseph and Mary H. (Reed) Whitney. .Joseph and Margaret (La Bounty ) Lucier. Dennis and Abigail (Whalley) Burke. George F. and Abby J. (Cummings) Horne. Lewis C. and Lena V. (Blodgett) Dane. Hugh and Isabella (Gardner) Bell.
Joseph Lucier
John and Adeline (Tower) Burbeck. Allan and Eleanor F. (Flint) Cameron. John A. and Rosena A (Clark) Burbank. John and Martha (Barr) Bailey. William and Ann ( Willis) Wing. Patrick and Mary F. (IIarrington) Harrington.
18. ..
18 .. ..
27 .. .
DEATHS
RECORDED BY THE TOWN CLERK OF WESTFORD, A. D., 1874.
AGE.
DATE.
NAMES.
YEARS.
MONTHS.
DAYS.
January 13.
Francis W. Goodhue.
37
11
21
18.
Rebecca A. Goodhue.
78
5
6
19.
Rebecca Ober.
69
4
10
21.
Luther Howard
82
5
13
27.
Sally F. Reed.
88
29.
Isa E. Parker.
15
7
20
February 5.
David Parker.
87
8
20
66
20.
76
8
5
25 ..
Mary Jane Callahan ...
14
3
20
April 20.
Hannah Josephine Sheahan.
4
1
17
May 10.
Josie L. Harris.
23
2
3
4 22.
Samuel Harris
20
1
5
27.
Mary H. Read.
75
10
27
June 6.
Freddie Ernest Leighton.
7
1
"
13.
Gilbert Parker ...
77
2
17
27.
Ora Louisa Day.
1
3
July 22.
Charlotte Bussey
21
11
28
August 2.
Edward Craven
4
26
11.
Joseph Bernard.
45
6
6
September 9
Calvin Derby.
62
1
9
12
Lydia Keyes.
81
11
5
18.
Timothy Callahan.
57
5
17
66
30 ..
William H. Decatur
9
5
19
November 2.
Ruth W. Allen ..
35
11
7 ..
Infant child of Geo. H. Prescott.
-
-
15.
Harriet H. Wright ...
32
4
25
16.
Elizabeth Lee ...
55
8
10
December 18 ..
Margaret O'Brien
18
8
3
66
20.
Daniel Leighton
67
4 24.
George Laws.
54
5
12
14.
Oliver Wright.
76
16
Betsy Babbit.
12.
Peter Coburn.
October 3.
Emma Norton
2
Whole number, 33.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT ON DOGS.
MIDDLESEX SS., DECEMBER 1, 1874.
Edwin R. Hodgman, Clerk of the Town of Westford, has paid into the Treasury of said Middlesex County, one hundred seventy- eight 12% dollars for dog licenses, as per his account of 30th ult. $178.20.
AMOS STONE, County Treasurer.
OWNERS OR KEEPERS OF DOGS LICENSED, 1874.
Abbot, J. W.
Fisk, Allen.
Perham, A. R.
Banister, F. W.
Fletcher, Almira.
Perham, G. A.
Banister, J. F.
Fletcher, Andrew,
Polley, A. G.
Bean, T. A .- 2
Fletcher, B. M.
Prescott, J. F.
Blaisdell, A. J.
Fletcher, L. L.
Read, J. H.
Blodgett, G. W.
Fletcher, S. D.
Read, W. A.
Blodgett, T. A.
Gilson, L. S.
Reed, Merrick.
Brinckerhoff, 1).
Gould, Edwin. Greig, John.
Robinson, F.
Butterfield, J.
Hamlin, Henry,
Sargent, C. G.
Butterworth, J. T.
Hawkes, W. O.
Shaw, T. P.
Carkin, C. H.
Hildreth, H. A.
Sheahan, A.
Carkin, I, W.
Holdsworth, D.
Shngrue, Patrick.
Closson, O. S.
Horan, Thomas,
Smith, L. A.
Comey, W. W.
Horne, G. F.
Smith, M. A .- 2
Cooledge, Oren.
Hutchins, Geo.
Spaulding, C. W.
Cummings, J. W.
Hutchins, John, Jr.
Sprague. I. W.
Cummings, Walter.
Keyes, JJ. W.
Sweetser, Nathaniel.
Day, Amos.
Kittredge, W.
Swett, F. A.
Day, G. T.
Lee, Noah A.
Taylor, I. R.
Day, I. E.
Lee, William.
Vose, W. M.
Decatur, C. A.
Leighton, Amos.
Ward, Daniel.
Decatur, John.
Leland, Ira.
Whitney, H. J.
Desmond, J.
Lyon, B. V.
Whitney, S.
Dillings, J.
MeGlencia, James.
Whitney, W. M.
Drew, Greenleaf.
Moore, E. A.
Wood, Almon.
Drew, Thomas.
Mullen, James.
Worcester, I. S.
Durent, J.
O'Brien, James.
Wright, Arthur-2
Edwards, Moses.
O'Brien, Michael.
Wright, Erastus.
Fisher, Alvan.
Osgood, H. G.
Wright, J. M.
Whole number licensed,
94
Males,
91
Females,
3
2
Reed, Win., Ist.
Brooks, B. G.
REPORT.
TREASURER'S OFFICE, Westford, February 11, 1875. S
The committee appointed by the Selectmen to reckon and settle with Sherman D. Fletcher, Town Treasurer for the year ending at date, submit the following report.
RECEIPTS.
Balance cash in Treasury at last settlement $1,138 80
Cash borrowed .. 17,455 92
Corporation tax 1874, in part. 830 11 National Bank tax 1874 .. 800 20
State Aid to Soldiers' Families, in part 1873 600 00
State School Fund for 1873-4.
274 98
State on account of paupers by Overseers of Poor
207 04
County Treasurer, dog tax, 1874.
142 29
T. A. Bean, rent Town Hall ..
61 50
David P. Lawrence, old school-house No. 3.
102 50
A. W. Howe, 66
4.
50 00
Noah Prescott, 66 66 66
2. 25 00
S. N. Burbeck, 66 66 6.
51 00
Geo. A. Parker,
66 66 5.
79 00
Dividend, People's Ins. Company, Worcester
26 67
James Callahan, for pump. .
12 00
Luther Prescott, anctioneer's license
2 00
Samuel M. Hutchins, grass east cemetery
15 50
Geo. T. Day, for iron safe .
30 00
Traders & Mechanics' Ins. Co.'s damage at Poor House. .
75 00
Arthur Wright, error in order corrected 16 05
Aug. Bunce, as building committee, school-house No. 6, 17 86
Mrs. Sarah S. Reed, guardian, error corrected. 4 00
Amount carried forward.
$22,017 42
11
Amount brought forward $22,017 42 County Treasurer, interest on advance tax
11 36
John Lanktree, interest on taxes. 25 23 T. A. Bean, glass sold ..
1 00 90
Asa Hildreth, Collector in 1871, in full
21 97
74 85 66 66 " 1872, " 66
John Lanktree, 66 " 1873 1,512 47
66 66
before Oct. 6th, 1874 9,050 38
66
66
66 Dec. 6th, 1874 3,319 51
66
66 after 66 66 18.4. 2,677 00
$38,712 09
PAYMENTS.
First National Bank, Lowell .. 9,000 00
Mrs. Eliza S. Wright, note and interest 846 82
William Reed, 1st, notes and interest 3,168 54
J. Henry Read, note and interest. 613 73
Westford Mutual Fire Ins. Co.'s notes & int .. 2,055 91
A. W. Cummings, note and interest. 620 67
Eli Towers, note and interest. 102 72
Sarah S. Reed, guardian, note and interest. . 407 48
$16,515 87
Interest on other notes. 1,514 95
State tax, 1874
1,660 00
County tax, "
1,135 94
Overseers Poor on orders
2,142 00
Other orders
9,823 65
Schools ..
3,153 92
Cash in Treasurer's hands
2,765 76
$38,712 09
Your committee further report that the town is indebted to the following persons on notes and other claims.
Sally B. Cummings, note $ 300 00
Nahum H. Wright, note
2,200 00
Alson Tuttle, note. .
2,000 00
William Reed, 1st, note 3,000 00
Elizabeth C. Heywood, note 1,665 00
Alvan Fisher, note 1,200 00
Sarah S. Reed, note.
1,800 00
Eli Tower, note
2,000 00
Amos Heywood note 400 00
Sarah B. Lund, note
1,000 00
Amount carried forward. $15,565 00
Mechanics' & Farmers' Ins. dividend
12
Amount brought forward $15,565 00
Abigail Lawrence, note . .
350 00
Charles L. Fletcher, note.
1,400 00
Jesse Wright, note
2,000 00
Daniel Flagg, note
450 00
Ira Leland, note 300 00
Caroline M. Davis, note
1,000 00
John Lanktree, note.
125 00
Alonzo P. Reed, note
100 00
George R. Harrison, note
100 00
Ruth Farley, note .. 100 00
Hannah M. Whitcomb, note
200 00
Mrs. D. C. Harris, note.
800 00
Clara A. Smith, note
100 00
Arabella R. Prescott, note
150 00
John H. Kendall, note
900 00
Louisa Gilson, note. .
1,000 00
Jerome F. Gilson, note.
500 00
Trustees of Westford Academy
2,000 00
Martha J. Reed
400 00
$27,540 00
Interest accrued on the above notes.
1,365 90
Balance appropriation for schools unexpended,
1,557 74
Due for land taken from school-house No. 9, Outstanding orders.
100 00
43 84
$30,607 48
RESOURCES.
Balance due from State Aid to soldiers' families, 1870-3 226 00
Due from State, ditto, 1874. 620. 00
Old school-house No. 1. 850 00
John Lanktree, Collector, 1873
176 68
1874
1,524 61
Cash in Treasury
2,765 76
$6,163 05
Balance against the town, Feb. 11, 1875. $24,444 43
66 66 66 12, 1874 25,153 04
Decrease of liabilities $708 61
ISAAC E. DAY, HENRY CHAMBERLIN, NAHUM H. WRIGHT.
Committee.
SHERMAN D. FLETCHER,
Treasurer.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
TOWN OFFICERS.
Sherman D. Fletcher, Treasurer's salary to March 1st, 1874. $50 00
Entertainment furnished Committee to
reckon and settle with Treasurer. .. 4 00 Time and expense paying State and Coun- ty taxes, and collecting Corporation and Bank taxes. 8 00
Time and expense Insuring Poor Farm buildings and school-houses 1 and 5,
5 00
Time and expense borrowing money, paying notes out of town, and settl- ing the Osgood claim . 6 00
$73 00
E. R. Hodgman, Town Clerk's salary
Postage and express.
3 67
Going to Tyngsboro'
3 00
Copy for Town Report
1 50
Recording 57 births
28 50
66 20 deaths.
4 00
66
13 deaths.
1 30
66 26 marriages
3 90
Going to East Cambridge
3 00
60 87
J. Henry Read, making Town and State Aid Reports, Road and Dog Warrants, and services as Selectman Extra time as Selectman . .
20 00
25 00
45 00
William Reed, services as Selectman
5 00
Extra time as Selectman .
20 00
25 00
Geo. W. Heywood, services as Selectman
5 00
Extra time as Selectman
20 00
25 00
$228 87
Library Committee, for new books as per bill. . .
328 60
12 00
14
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
T. A. Bean, janitor and librarian $150 00
A. W. Cummings, appraising property at Poor Farm .. 3 00
Luther Prescott, writing Deeds.
5 00
Services as Auctioneer. 5 00
10 00
Stone, Huse & Co., printing certificates 2 75
Bills and blanks
10 25
500 town reports
47 54
300 school reports
27 00
2,000 bill heads.
8 00
95 54
George W. Cummings, work on east burying ground .
36 00
Laying wall at east burying ground.
81 00
120 00
Mrs. C. M. Davis, for land damage, and gravel taken for roads Aug., 1869.
18 00
Henry K. Going, damage on road July 4.
28 25
W. E. Frost, labor on catalogne .
4 00
A. S. Wright, work on library.
3 50
S. G. Mack & Co., 50 lbs. pipe and elbows. 10 60 . Work on furnace 4 37 14 97
S. D. Fletcher, time and expense to pay notes, recording deeds, insuring school-
houses 1 and 6, and expenses to Boston . ..
12 65
T. Costello, work on town house
11 56
George Drew, labor and lumber, repairing town house ..
35 12
Hiram Dane, work on town house.
1 00
Bosworth & Hamlin, 9,860 lbs. coal for town honse 49 30
S. M. Hntching, labor and care of east ceme- tery . . 20 40
C. H. Fletcher, posting warrants. 6 00
5 00
11 00
A. P. Bonney, professional services
100 00
William Kittredge, attending 15 funerals Returning deaths, &c ..
5 25
31 50
John Lanktree, collecting taxes
153 74
Collecting poll taxes. Counsel .
3 00
161 74
A. Nutting, building gate, and work on north cemetery . .
20 17
S. D. Fletcher, cash paid for steel letters for sealer of weights and measures 1 00
.
26 25
Collecting dog taxes.
5 00
Amount carried forward . $902 70
15
$902 70
Amount brought forward.
T. A. Bean, services as sealer of weights and measures.
14 50
Extra work on library
20 68
Sawing wood. 11 75
Binding books.
25 80
72 73
Wright & Fletcher, 15 gallons kerosene oil. .
3 75
9 gallons kerosene oil.
1 71
Postage, stationery, school books
48 00
Nails, oil, &c., for town house ..
2 62
56 08
Heywood, Burbeck & Prescott, 3 cords birch wood
18 00
2 cords pine wood.
10 00
28 00
Marden & Rowell printing 1,000 tax bills
4 75
100 catalogue supplements. Library cards.
8 00
38 75
E. Tufts, sealer of weights and measures, 1873,
7 75
Union Society, use of bell .
7 50
W. L. Kittredge, posting warrants.
3 00
George F. Hunt, Insuring school-house No. 1,
100 00
A. B. Cutter, 18 days as Assessor
54 00
Edward Prescott, 27 days as Assessor Express
30
81 30
Alvan Fisher, appraising property at Poor Farm.
2 00
Amos Day, work on west cemetery
6 50
George W. Coburn & Son, Insuring school- house No. 6.
37 50
Asa Hildreth, 31 days as Assessor
93 00
$1,490 81
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
D. Brinckerhoff, work on road.
$2 50
Stephen E. Hutchins, work on road
2 25
A. W. Cummings,
66
66
6 00
T. A. Blodgett, 66
6 60
S. N. Burbeck, as Surveyor
123 00
T. L. Griffin, 66 66
101 90
Geo. W. Cummings, as Surveyor
92 40
John Dame, 66
66
50 10
J. W. Keyes,
66 66
60 00
D. P. Lawrence,
66 66
65 75
R. J. Butterfield, 66 66
95 40
L. A. Smith, 66 66
76 42
B. V. Lyon, 66 66
79 50
N. Sweetser,
66 66
50 00
.
Amount carried forward.
$811 82
26 00
81 00
16
Amount brought forward. $811 82
B. G. Brooks, as Surveyor 68 45
Reuben Sargent,
60 00
Josiah Walker, 66 66
61 00
George Laws, Est. of " 66
50 00
Oren Coolidge, 66
60 50
William Kittredge,
142 60
A. W. Howe,
66
57 85
Amos Leighton,
4 50
A. P. Richardson, work on road A. P. Reed, 66
2 40
T. Horan, 66 66
3 20
Edwin Gould,
66
4 00
W. A. Read, 66 66
5 00
E. E. Hutchins, 66 66
12 60
Cyrus Hamlin,
66
66
14 00
Ira Leland, 66 66
5 75
Noah Prescott, work on bridge, 1871
11 36
W. T. Reed, work on road .
2 00
NEW ROAD NEAR N. A. & B. R. R.
E. K. Turner, surveying and plan 5 00
J. H. Bradley, laying wall . . 150 00
A. W. Cummings, building 74 rods road @ $4.50 333 00 488 00
NEW ROAD AT GRANITEVILLE.
John Eaton, land damages 10 00
George Eaton, " 66 5 00
John Daly, 66 35 00
WV. A. Harris, " 25 00
Luther Prescott, surveying. 1 50
L. W. Blodgett, building 46 rods road @ $2.55,
117 30 193 80
WIDENING ROAD AT GRANITEVILLE.
Stony Brook R. R. Co., land and damages. . . 5 00
William Reed, land and damages. 1 00
Luther Prescott, surveying and plan 3 00
L. W. Blodgett, widening road. 200 00 209 00
WIDENING ROAD AT FORGE VILLAGE.
Luther Prescott, surveying and plan 6 50
Luther W. Blodgett, widening road 145 00 151 50
$2,426 93
.
7 60
.
17
SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Geo. E. Coburn, books furnished poor children, W. M. Vose, services as school committee for 4 years. 35 00
2 50
Broom and crayons 80 35 80
Geo. J. Sherburne, services as school committee for 3 years.
15 00
Oliver Woodward, repairing old school-house No. 7.
10 25
Services as school committee Broom and crayons.
1 05
41 30
Clara A. Smith, books, broom and crayons
2 66
A. P. Reed, services as school committee. . . . Repairs at Nos. 4 and 6.
7 40
42 40
James Callahan, repairs on pump, No. 7.
2 00
J. Butterfield, work on well curb, No. 7 8 00
W. A. Cram, books furnished
9 05
J. William Fletcher, services as school com- mittee, 1873
75 00
E. Tufts, repairs on school-house No. 1.
2 50
Edwin Gould, locks for school-house No. 9. . J. N. Bassett, whitening school-room No. 3. .
5 50
A. Bunce, broom, crayons and wood.
1 85
A. Wright, brooms, crayons and repairs on school-house No, 10. .
37 89
Committee to build school-house No. 1.
1,955 09
66
66
66
6.
1,800 00
66
66 66 66
66 66
5. 205 60
$4,246 14
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
David Parker,
error, 1874,
$17 32
Estate of T. Keyes,
66
18 72
C. E. Swett,
66
66
1 65
John B. Fletcher,
66 66
31 44
Daniel Flagg,
66
60
8 25
Isaac S. Wright,
66
5 50
Jolın Jones,
66 66
2 00
James Burrows,
66
2 06
Benjamin French,
7 85
George Smith,
66
66
2 00
Hugh Cram,
66
66
2 00
George O. Bailey,
2 00
Jacob Hoit,
66
2 00
Julian Lafoy,
66
66
2 00
Amount carried forward
$104 79
-
3
66
4 00
35 00
30 00
18
Amount brought forward.
$104 79
Philip C. Redman,
error 1874
2 00
William Gilbrick,
66
2 00
Belia Stearns,
2 00
Amos Brown,
66
2 00
Isaac G. Hall,
66
2 00
Peter Crowley,
2 00
Elix Lensy,
66
66
2 00
William Reed,
4 19
John Thorn,
1871,
2 00
Julian Lafoy,
2 00
Philip C. Redman,
66
66
2 00
Nelson Habert,
66
2 00
Julian Habert, 66
2 00
John Murphy,
66
2 00
John McGowen,
66
2 00
Patrick McGovern,
2 00
John Ryan,
66
2 00
Michael McQuency,
66
2 00
George W. Paistrick,
66
2 00
W. Emerson,
66
2 00
Peter Crowley,
66
66
2 00
Jacob Blain,
66
66
2 00
Joseph Boisonnault,
66
2 00
J. W. Wilson,
66
יו
2 00
Archer Curr, 66
2 00
Nelson C. Young,
"
2 00
Thomas Cockroft,
66
2 00
J. D. Blanchard,
2 00
James Knowlton,
2 00
David Parker,
1872
12 60
Frank Parker,
66
2 00
George Palmer,
2 00
Patrick Porter,
1871
2 00
Willard T. Reed,
1872
2 00
Sumner Keyes, 66
7 00
John Flara, 66
1873
2 00
John Lamontain,
2 00
William McLane,
66
66
2 00
Levi Myers,
66
2 00
Marcus Whittier,
2 00
John Yeaton,
2 00
William Reed, 2d,
66
2 00
Amount carried forward. $214 58
2 00
J. L. Perry,
66
2 00
Henry Vincett,
Edward Doherty,
2 00
2 00
A. McNorton,
19
Amount brought forward
$214 58
W. H. Boynden,
error 1874
2 00
Albert Bradley,
66
66
2 00
J. J. Burbank,
"
2 00
J. William Fletcher, 66
2 00
Timothy Callahan,
66 66
.
2 00
George O. Coburn,
66
66
2 00
Peter Coburn, 66
66
2 58
Thomas Dyer,
66
66
2 00
T. J. Farmer,
"
66
2 00
Timothy Mahoney;
66
66
2 00
William Reed, 2d,
66
66
2 00
Charles Taylor,
66
66
2 00
B. F. Pond,
66
66
1 32
H. M. Farrer,
66
4 95
T. C. Reed,
66
41
J. A. Burbank;
66
2 48
J. W. P. Abbot, Est. of 66
66
195 71
SUMMARY.
Town Officers
$228 87
Library . ...
328 60
Incidental Expenses
1,490 81
Abatement of Taxes
444 03
Roads and Bridges
2,426 93
School-houses.
4,246 14
Overseers of the Poor
2,142 00
State Aid.
620 00
Whole amount of orders $11,927 38
J. HENRY READ, WILLIAM REED, of
Selectmen
GEO. W. HEYWOOD, Westford.
. .
. .
.
.
REPORT OF BUILDING COMMITTEE
FOR SCHOOL-HOUSE NO. 6.
Appropriation. $2,000 00
Sale of old house 51 00
$2,051 00
Paid Thomas Drew, for } acre of land 25 00
Noah Prescott, for stone ..
102 34
A. L. Brooks & Co., for lumber. 582 48
N. B. Favor & Son, for doors, sash and blinds. 81 40
Jacob Rogers & Co., for hardware 31 86
J. B. Fletcher, for nails, &c.
40 95
Wm. E. Livingston, for lime, brick, &c ..
33 80
A. & E. G. Spaulding, for fence posts. ...
7 84
J. Pettingill, for chimney cap. . .. 5 00
Wright & Fletcher, for paint stock.
51 06
S. G. Mack & Co., for stove, pipe, &c .... S. C. Blakeslee, for pump.
27 89
12 00
A. Sanborn & Co., for clock and ther- mometer. 9 50
A. H. Andrews & Co., for furniture. 240 86
Benner Brothers, for door mats. 5 80
A. L. Kittredge, for curtains, fixtures, &c.
14 75
J. S. Shed, for repairing plow . .
1 39
B. & L. and N. & L. R. R., for freight . .. George Drew, for labor
9 28
Amos Hildreth, " 66
22 50
J. O. Kidder, 66
66 49
J. Wilkerson, 66
27 92
H. Sharpe, לו
9 00
Gould & Prescott, for labor 24 75
3 90
M. E. Bruce, for labor
60
A. Bicknell, for labor.
3 50
Geo. B. Hildreth, for labor 47 65
Wm. Laws, for labor. 8 00
Amounts carried forward. $1,928 85
$2,051 00
J. Vose, for labor.
431 34
21
Amounts brought forward.
$1,928 85 $2,051 00
L. Wilkins, for labor. 16 92
M. Whittier, for labor. 5 72
Estate of Geo. Laws, for labor
13 50
S. N. Burbeck, for labor
16 00
A. Bunce, for labor. 43 13
$2,024 12
Received for remnants of lumber, &c., sold .. 16 98
Total cost.
$2,007 14
Balance of appropriation unexpended. $43 86
SAMUEL N. BURBECK, ? Building
AUGUSTUS BUNCE, Committee.
We have examined the above Report and find it correctly cast and properly vouched.
J. HENRY READ, Selectmen WILLIAM REED, of
GEO. W. HEYWOOD, Westford.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The Overseers of the Poor submit the following report for the year commencing February 8th, 1874, to February 8th, 1875 :
Amount of personal property at the Alms House, includ-
ing farming tools, &c., as by appraisal of the Committee,
February 8, 1874
$2,784 47
February 8, 1875 2,316 10
Loss on personal property.
$ 468 37
RECEIPTS.
Income from the farm, as by Mr. Smith's books :
Received for milk .
$745 35
66
for fat cows.
153 57
66 for three calves 29 00
for apples 87 30
66 for potatoes 41 20
66
for hay .
93 60
for labor
27 92
66 for wood.
12 81
66 for old iron
5 00
66 for salt pork .
12 44
for boarding C. E. Smith and others
70 97
66
as by Smith's books.
9 00
for boarding Mrs. Gage
103 40
34 04
66
for boarding Miss Prescott
5 00
for oxen .
215 00
2,142 00
Drawn from the treasury.
Received from the State on account of State paupers .. .
207 04
on account of Mrs. Kindal
$3,994 64
23
PAYMENTS.
Paid for one pair of oxen .
for six cows.
287 00
the Treasurer of Worcester Lunatic Hospital, for A. H. Woodward. 196 29
the Treasurer of Taunton Lunatic Hospital, for Rufus Keyes.
238 64
J. R. Bagley, for services at the Alms House, as Master,
425 00
J. R. Bagley, for six and one-half months' work by his son, at $15 per month
97 50
Williette Bagley, for work.
111 00
Mrs. Vinal, for work for 1874 to February 1, 1875 ..
44 52
A. Hines, for work on the farm, twenty days. 20 00
A. Hines, for cutting brush . 9 00
63 00
F. Smith, ten days' mowing brush .
7 50
F. Smith, seven months on the farm.
105 00
Louisa Smith, twenty-three weeks' work
57 50
Bell More, for house work.
6 00
Cora Morrell, for house work.
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