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Day, J. W.
McGlinchy, J.
Wright, A.
Decatur, J. H.
Morrison, James.
Wright, E. (2)
Downs, M. F.
Murphy, John.
Wright, J. E.
Drew, Thomas.
O'Brien, C.
Wright, K. A.
Whole number licensed,
83
Males, . .
83
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STATEMENT IN REGARD TO TOWN LOAN.
By vote of the town in May last, the Treasurer was authorized, under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow the sum of twenty thousand dol- lars ($20,000), at an interest not exceeding five (5) per cent., to be applied to the payment of the existing lia- bilities of the town. A loan was obtained from the " Worcester County Institution for Savings," Worcester, Mass., through the agency of a banking house in Boston, for twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) at four and three- fourths per cent. interest, the principal to be paid in ten years from the twenty-eighth day of May last, by an annual payment of two thousand dollars ($2,000).
Notes to the amount of the sum borrowed have been taken up, for most of which the town was paying eight per cent. interest, the notes mainly being subject to local taxation.
The following statement will show more clearly the practical working of this act of the town. The interest on the loan of $20,000, at four and three-fourths per cent., paying $2,000 of the principal yearly, will amount in ten years, when the whole debt will be paid, to $5,225.00. The same sum, with payments as above at six and three-fourths per cent. interest, after deduct- ing one and one-fourth per cent .- a fair estimated aver- age for taxation-will amount to $7,425.00, making a difference in favor of the town of $2,200.00.
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The other obligations of the town over the $20,000.00 bear interest as follows, viz: Not subject to taxation in town, at four and three-fourths per cent., $800.00. Sub- ject to local taxation, interest at six per cent., $2,575.00; interest at six and one half per cent., $1,000.00, bringing the whole indebtedness of the town bearing interest, to the smallest fraction over four and three-fourths per cent.
GEORGE T. DAY, BENJ. G. BROOKS, NOAH PRESCOTT,
Selectmen.
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COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
TREASURER'S OFFICE, Westford, February 12, 1878.
The Committee appointed by the Selectmen to reckon and settle with Sherman D. Fletcher, Town Treasurer, for the year ending this date, submit the fol- lowing report :
RECEIPTS.
Balance cash in treasury at last settlement $ 2,174 57
Cash borrowed . . 32,083 33
Corporation tax, 1876. 31 13
Corporation tax, 1877, in part
620 12
National bank tax, in full, for 1877 672 74
From State Aid to soldiers' families 472 00
State school fund, 1876-7. 184 76
County Treasurer, dog tax, 1876
189 81
License, I. W. Sprague 100 00
License, W. F. Downs
100 00
From State, rent for armory
150 00
Use of Town Hall, from W. L. Kittredge
10 00
Use of Town Hall, from A. A. Wright. 76 25
From town of Groton, for scholars sent to school No. 3 .. 20 00
County Treasurer, for interest, on payment of tax in advance 6 43
State Treasurer, for interest, on payment of tax in advance 3 95
Wright & Fletcher, for storage on wagon
1 00
All other sources.
1 00
John Lanktree, collector, 1874, in full.
64 85
66 66 1875, in full.
41 68
66
1976, in full.
1,234 26
66 66
66 1877, before October 6th. 8,338 60
66
66
1877, before Dec. 6th .. . .
1,453 03
66
66
1877, after Dec. 6th. 2,064 56
$50,094 07
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PAYMENTS.
Notes and interest. $33,756 31
Interest on other notes
1,500 50
State tax, for 1877
930 00
County tax, for 1877.
545 29
Overseers of the Poor, by orders
2,331 00
Orders for incidental expenses, etc.
4,582 86
Schools ..
3,331 79
State Treasurer, on account of licenses
50 00
Cash in Treasurer's hands. 3,066 32
$50,094 07
TOWN LIABILITIES.
Note due Mrs. E. J. Hildreth
$ 125 00 66 66 66 A. H. Richardson
1,000 00
66 66 66 R. W. Davis. 800 00
66 S. B. Cummings. 250 00
1,200 00
66
66 66 66
1,000 00
66 Worcester Co. Institution for Savings 20,000 00
$24,375 00
Accrued interest on above notes.
$ 366 38
Balance of appropriation for schools, unex- pended . . 1,472 29
1,838 67
$26,213 67
RESOURCES.
Due from State Aid to soldiers' families in 1877
$ 414 00
Due from State corporation tax. 8 25
66 66 John Lanktree, collector for 1876. . 514 32
66
" John Lanktree, collector for 1877. . 1,407 .47
66
66 State rent of armory for 1876 60 00
Cash in Treasurer's hands. 3,066 32
5,470 36
Indebtedness of town, February 12, 1878. $20,743 31 66 66 14, 1877.
23,411 34
Decrease of debt $2,668 03
ALLAN CAMERON, W. H. H. BURBECK, W. L. KITTREDGE,
Committee.
SHERMAN D. FLETCHER, Treasurer.
66 66 S. W. Parker
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
Valuation of real estate, May 1, 1877
$896,055 00 66 personal property ..
160,110 00
Total tax assessed .
13,696 55
Tax on one hundred dollars
1 20
Number of polls. .
512
dwelling houses
396
66
horses
266
66
cows ..
544
66
sheep.
10
1876
1877
Amount raised to defray town debts and charges .. 66 for schools.
. .$6,000
$7,500
3,000
3,000
for roads and bridges.
1,200
1,200
EDWARD PRESCOTT, ASAPH B. CUTTER, HENRY CHAMBERLIN,
Assessors of the Town of Westford.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
TOWN OFFICERS.
S. D. Fletcher, salary as town treasurer for
year ending March 1, 1877. $50 00
Entertainment furnished committee to
reckon and settle with treasurer .... 4 00 Time and expense in going to Boston three times to pay State and County tax and license to State Treasurer 10 50
Time and expense in going to Lowell about insurance of school-houses ... 1 50
$66 00
Edwin R. Hodgman, as town clerk $12 00
Postage and express ..
2 97
Going to Groton to count votes. 3 00
Copying for town report
1 50
Recording forty-four births. 22 00
Recording twenty-five deaths.
4 40
Recording four deaths not reported . 1 40
Recording fourteen marriages 2 10
3 00
George T. Day, salary as selectman $ 5 00
Making out State Aid Report to State. .
5 00
Making out Monthly State Aid book and road warrants.
5 00
Making out dog warrants
2 00
Making out register of voters
6 00
Making out town report.
5 00
Paid twenty-one express charges.
3 45
Paid for two blanks for liquor license .
40
Nine days' time, spent in looking after
roads, and procuring road machine. . 18 00 Extra time spent as selectman 15 00
64 85
Benjamin G. Brooks,'salary as selectman $ 5 00
Extra time as selectman, . 12 75
17 75
Going to East Cambridge.
52 37
Amount carried forward. $200 97
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:
Amount brought forward.
$200 97
Noah Prescott, salary as selectman
$ 5 00
Extra time as selectman. 20 00
25 00
Edward Prescott, assessor twenty-one days. . $52 50
Asaph B. Cutter, assessor eighteen days ..... 45 00
Henry Chamberlin, assessor twenty-one days 52 50
150 00
$375 97
TAX COLLECTOR.
John Lanktree, collecting $12,000 at one per
cent ..
$120 00
Collecting poll taxes. 5 00
Collecting $326.00 after Feb. 5, 1877. .. 2 46
127 46
CONSTABLES.
George W. Cummings, copying and posting warrants in April. . $4 00
Copying and posting warrants in May. . 4 00
Copying and posting warrants in June. . 4 00
Collecting dog tax, stamps, etc.
8 88
Copying and posting warrants in Novem- ber
4 00
24 88
$152 34
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Edwin R. Hodgman, twenty-six visits to schools .
$32 50
Making out report, express, etc., . 10 40
Examining teachers.
8 00
Making annual school returns.
1 50
Services as secretary of the board.
1 00
James Callahan, services as committee for three years. 30 00
Edwin R. Hodgman, superintendent for four months 50 00
Superintendent for second term of school year
50 00
183 40
$183 40
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PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Library committee, binding four hundred and
$ 2 00
Binding twenty-three books.
Unexpended balance for 1876
30 26
For new books, in May
106 23
For new books.
51 07
For new books in January, 1878.
120 26
Binding forty books.
10 00
For new books in February
12 25
$336 82
PRINTING.
Marden & Rowell, seven hundred supplements to catalogue.
$28 50
Printing school reports
36 00
Printing blank receipts.
1 50
One hundred cards, for town library 3 00
Stone, Huse & Co., printing as per bill.
72 98
Printing as per bill.
34 25
Labels and regulations for library
3 62
$179 85
EXPENSES OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL-HOUSES, Exclusive of Pay of Teachers.
SCHOOL-HOUSE No. 1.
Paid for repairs.
$ 0 67
Books
10 60
Water pail and broom
58
Crayons
75
$12 60
SCHOOL-HOUSE NO. 2.
Paid for repairing clock.
$ 0 25
Repairs . . 2 35
Twenty-one spellers, one geography and other books.
8 15
Crayons ..
90
Pail, dipper and broom
83
Ink
80
SCHOOL-HOUSE NO. 3.
Paid for repairs ..
$ 1 50
Grading around school-house.
3 50
One broom.
50
Three boxes crayons
65
Books for desk.
1 95
Slates
37
Books
10 05
18 52
Amount curried forward. $44 40
·
13 28
five catalogues ... 4 75
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Amount brought forward. $44 40
SCHOOL-HOUSE NO. 4.
Paid for books $8 45
SCHOOL-HOUSE NO. 5.
Paid for two brooms
$ 0 63
Three boxes crayons.
75
Books
5 85
7 23
SCHOOL-HOUSE No. 6.
Paid for water pail, etc.
$ 0 45
Books.
1 80
Crayons
25
Broom
30
2 80
SCHOOL-HOUSE No. 7.
Paid for box of crayons. .
$ 0 35
B. G. Brooks, for repairs
3 38
Box of crayons.
25
Books.
4 80
8 78
SCHOOL-HOUSE No. 8.
Paid Hiram Dane, painting black-board, etc
$ 0 75
Books
5 60
Crayons
25
Eraser
30
6 90
SCHOOL-HOUSE NO. 9.
Paid for books $1 85
SCHOOL-HOUSE NO. 10, GRANITEVILLE.
Paid for one box crayons
$ 0 25
Cleaning clock.
1 00
Hiram Dane, painting on inside work
15 32
T. Costello for one Stewart coal stove N. P. Favor for blinds for school- house. 3 33
40 00
Adams & Co. for eight curtains and fixtures.
18 00
Books
1 45
79 35
BOOKS FURNISHED SCHOOLS BY COMMITTEE. Thirty-seven copies Swinton's Geography .. .
29 60
$189 36
1 85
8 45
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EXPENSE OF PAINTING SCHOOL-HOUSE.
No. 2, STONY BROOK DISTRICT.
Paid Wright & Fletcher for paints and oil, as per bill. $25 03
Lyman E. Wilkins, painting three hun- dred and seventeen yards, at 4 cts. per yard . .. 12 68
Lyman E. Wilkins, painting nine pairs blinds, at 35 cents. 3 15
$40 86
No. 10, GRANITEVILLE.
Paid Wright & Fletcher, for paints and oil .. . $66 66 Hiram Dane, for painting six hundred and fifteen yards, at 42 cents per yd. (two coats) . . 27 67
Hiram Dane, painting twenty-six pairs blinds, at 30 cents. 7 80
$102 13
EXPENSE OF PAINTING TOWN HOUSE, As by contract with G. B. Hildreth.
Paid Wright & Fletcher, for paints and oil. . $109 24
George B. Hildreth, for eight hundred and fifty-three yards of painting, two coats, at 6 cents per yard . 51 18
G. B. Hildreth, painting twenty-seven pairs blinds, at 40 cents per pair. . .. 10 80
G. B. Hildreth, for extra work on blinds 3 50
$174 72
Received of G. B. Hildreth, for stock left on
3 50 $171 22 hand
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Paid L. E. Wilkins, for painting and lettering nineteen guide-boards.
$16 50
WVm. L. Kittredge, for care of town hall, for one dance ..
1 50
Wm. L. Kittredge, for one-half cord pine wood ....
2 25
66 66 sawing and moving same ... 1 25
E. A. Stevens, for book-case, for town clerk .. 66 66 66
2 30
66 and steps for library . . 9 00
66
66 labor at town house on doors ... 2 00
66
66 making fourteen guide-boards .. . 7 30
....
Amount carried forward. $42 00
20
Amount brought forward. $ 42 00
Paid for copy of naval credits.
5 00
Railroad freight bill . 1 25
Humphrey Machine Co., for road machine.
125 00
Julian Abbot, for making supplement to catalogue ..
10 00
Ames Plow Co., for castings for plows broken in working on highways ... 5 00
C. K. Darling, for document cases.
1 90
Hotel keeper, for horse and carriage from Billerica
to North Reading, for selectmen to examine road machine .. 3 00
For copy of army credits.
20 00
Car fare, board bill, etc., of Mr. Pierce, while run- ning road machine. 11 60
Charles Blood, Groton, for twenty tin document cases, for town safe. 7 00
Marshall & Crosby, for case and drawers for town safe . 15 00
Win. Shepard, broker, for negotiating town loan for $20,000 50 00
Union Society, for use of bell . 7 50
T. A. Bean, sealing weights and measures. 11 50
Franklin Mead, measuring surface of town house .. .
2 00
First Parish, for use of bell ..
7 50
E. R. Hodgman, express charges.
35
Dodge, Gilbert & Co., for two iron bars for road ma- chine 4 50
Freight bills on road machine.
3 47
Express bill .
1 00
Albert A. Wright, services as janitor and librarian for four months. 31 66
L. H. Hamblett, painting and lettering guide-boards 66 making guide-boards .. 1 00
1 30
Wm. M. Whitney, for building bridge in front of his land. 3 50
Asia Nutting, work on north burying ground.
5 00
J. T. Colburn, work on west burying ground.
Luther Wilkins, putting up guide-boards. 8 00
3 00
Edward Symmes, for surveying road ..
7 50
C. S. Dodge, two days' work, repairs at town house Whithed & Co., for coal for town house.
41 82
For registering book. 80
S. M. Hutchins, labor on east cemetery fence 3 00
D. P. Lawrence, for plank for bridge. 3 50
James A. Sampson, carrying Mrs. J. Bent and daugh- ter to Maynard, on account of accident ..
5 00
Submit Blodgett, of Groton, on account of injuries received on highway, in Graniteville. 150 00
5 75
$605 40
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Amount brought forward.
$605 40
Paid Charles A. Wheeler, for stone guide-post, bolts, etc Albert A. Wright, services as janitor, to January 1st
3 20
66 66 repairs on furnace. 15 83
37
66 66 setting posts and repairing fence.
75
66 66 sawing wood.
1 00
J. P. Bent, Clarissa A. Bent and Emma Bent, of Maynard, for damage received to carriage and persons, near Hackett's Crossing, on Framing- ham railroad 108 00 5 00
Expense of settling the above
Franklin Meade, for measuring outside surface of school-houses 2 and 10. 6 50
L. E. Wilkins, for five new guide-boards. 2 50
painting six guide-boards. 3 15
J. H. Whitney, for blowing out ledge and putting in bridge . 6 00
F. P. Coggeshall, for ink stands, etc. 2 85
Albert A. Wright, services as janitor, to Feb. 1st. . 7 75
A. P. Richardson, for attending eighteen funerals with hearse. 27 75
John Lanktree, for two reflectors 1 00
F. O. Decatur, repairing road machine. 1 00 66 bolts for guide-boards. 2 70
Luther W. Blodgett, for one cord of wood.
6 00
H. Whitney & Co., lumber for armory closets.
3 93
Wright & Fletcher as per bill.
58 83
John Lanktree, for getting tax bills printed. 3 75
Albert A. Wright, services as janitor and librarian, three months 23 75
$897 11
STATE AID PAID SOLDIERS' FAMILIES.
Paid Zoe Peabody, 12 months' State Aid, ending January 1, 1878. $ 48 00
James A. Hosley, 12 months' State Aid, ending Jan- uary 1, 1878. 120 00
Alvarado Shaw, 12 months' State Aid, ending Jan- uary 1, 1878. 72 00
Mrs. Angeline Lawrence, 12 months' State Aid, end- ing January 1, 1878 48 00
Mrs. Mary Murphy, 12 months' State Aid, ending January 1, 1878 . 48 00
Margaret Murphy, 12 months' State Aid, ending January 1, 1878. 48 00 John N. Blood, 5 months' State Aid, ending June 1,1878 30 00
$414 00
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ROADS AND BRIDGES. DISTRICT No. 1.
In charge of WM. KITTREDGE. Appropriation, $50 00.
Work in April and May .. $30 23
June. 6 80
August. 4 50
$41 53
DISTRICT NO. 2.
In charge of T. H. HAMBLET. Appropriation, $70 00.
For labor in April and May . $46 59
Man and four horses one day. 7 00
Labor in June and October 18 36
71 95
DISTRICT No. 3.
In charge of WM. KITTREDGE. Appropriation, $75 00.
Work in April and May .. $28 86
Paid L. W. Blodgett, for men and horses 8 00
Work in June .. 10 60
August and October 31 00
78 46
DISTRICT No. 4.
In charge of CHAS. A. WHEELER. Appropriation, $70 00.
Work on roads in April and 'May. $57 87 66 66 October. 17 29
75 16
DISTRICT No. 5.
In charge of S. HENRY NUTTING. Appropriation, $50 00.
Paid for labor in April and May . $53 93
Labor in October and November. 3 70
DISTRICT No. 6. 57 63
In charge of S. HENRY NUTTING. Appropriation, $45 00 Paid for labor in April and May. $36 33
Labor in October and November. 4 00
40 33
DISTRICT No. 7.
In charge of JEPHTHA WRIGHT. Appropriation, $70 00. Paid for labor in April and May. $60 50
L. W. Blodgett, for men and horses. 11 00
For labor 8 00
79 50
Amount carried forward. $444 56
23
Amount brought forward ..... $444 56
DISTRICT No. 8.
In charge of DAVID P. LAWRENCE. Appropriation, $70 00.
Work on roads in April and May $56 41
August and September. . 12 00
Dodge road, near Littleton line, which was badly washed in October 23 28
DISTRICT NO. 9. 91 69
In charge of LUTHER W. BLODGETT. Appropriation, $70 00. Work on roads in April and May. 67 06
DISTRICT No. 10.
In charge of DAVID P. LAWRENCE. Appropriation, $45 00.
Paid Frank S. Avery, for widening road and bridge near house of Levi Reed, by contract. 15 00
John W. Day, one-half day's work for self and two horses, on machine .... 2 25
Labor in April and May .. 19 75
L. W. Blodgett, for man and four horses one-half day 3 50
For labor 3 00
43 50
DISTRICT No. 11.
In charge of LUTHER WILKINS. Appropriation, $70 00.
Work on roads in April and May . $58 26
Paid John W. Day, for one-half day's work of self and horses, on machine 2 25
L. W. Blodgett, for man and four horses one-half day 3 50
For labor. 4 25
Labor in October 6 45
74 71
DISTRICT No. 12.
In charge of War. KITTREDGE. Appropriation, $60 00. Paid Thomas J. Wheeler, for work. $ 3 00
Work in April . 6 75
L. W. Blodgett, for work of men and horses on Bunce road 5 00
L. W. Blodgett, for work of men and horses . 6 00
Work in August. 16 50
37 25
Amount carried forward. $818 77
24
Amount brought forward. .. $818 77 .
DISTRICT No. 13.
In charge of GEORGE HUTCHINS. Appropriation, $50 00.
Paid for labor in April and May $33 25
33 25
DISTRICT No. 14.
In charge of JOSEPH LAWS. Appropriation, $65 00.
Paid as per bill, for work in April and May . . $75 00 As per bill. 14 00
89 00
DISTRICT No. 15.
In charge of JOSEPH LAWS. Appropriation, $50 00.
Work in April and May. $60 80
Paid for labor. 15 80
76 60
DISTRICT No. 16.
In charge of DAVID P. LAWRENCE. Appropriation, $70 00.
Work on roads in April and May $82 73
September 3 00
November. 3 00
88 73
DISTRICT NO. 17.
In charge of DAVID P. LAWRENCE. Appropriation, $55 00
Work on roads in April and May. $52 75
On roads. 3 51
56 26
DISTRICT No. 18.
In charge of JOSIAH WALKER. Appropriation, $55 00. Work in April and May $55 00
55 00
Complaint being made in September of the Cowdrey Hill road, David P. Lawrence was instructed to repair the same, the expense of which was. $27 00
27 00
$1,184 61
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EXPENSE OF BREAKING ROADS IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 1877.
Lyman A. Smith, breaking roads in Dist. 17
3 40
Ward A. Coburn,
66
66
66
8
7 40
Luther Wilkins, 66
66
66
11
4 80
James O'Brien,
66
66
66
2
5 50
Lewis C. Dane,
66
66
66
5
4 70
Josiah Walker, 66
66
66
18
2 30
A. W. Cummings 66
66
66
9
3 20
George E. Gould,
66
66
66
7
9 40
James A. Samson,
66
66
66
14
2 00
John Jones,
66
66
66
14
4 00
S. H. Nutting,
66
66
66
6
1 20
Wm. Kittredge,
66
66
66
3
1 90
$49 80
BREAKING ROADS IN FEBRUARY, 1878.
J. H. Whitney, District 9.
1 60
66 66
66
17.
1 00
66 66
66
10 .. 60
Sidney D. Whitney, District 12.
1 60
Josiah Walker, District 18 ..
21 90
WVm. Kittredge, Districts 1 and 3.
5 81
Luther W. Blodgett, Districts 8 and 9.
16 25
Charles H. Carkin and others, District 5 3 25
7 05
Julian Hildreth, District 12
7 70
George T. Day, District 10
6 05
George T. Day, District 17
90
$73 71
PAID OVERSEERS OF POOR AS FOLLOWS :
April 7, 1877, by order
$495 00
May 5, 66
66
104 75
June 2, 66
66
100 00
July 7, 66 66
146 50
August 4, 66
66
253 35
Sept. 1, 66 66
100 00
Oct. 6, 66
66
114 50
Nov. 3, 66
66
228 00
Dec. 1, 66 66
150 00
Jan. 5, 66 66
109 44
Feb. 2,
66
208 86
Feb. 9, 66 66
320 60
$2,331 00
4
Charles H. Parker, District 12
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ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Henry Carkin .
$ 3 60
Estate of Jonas Prescott. .
29 80
Estate of Mary L. Decatur, error, 1877. 20 00
$53 40
50 41
Narcis Bissonet, poll tax, 1875
$2 00
John H. Brown, 66
2 00
John Dubois, error, 1875.
3 93
George Dailey, poll tax, 1875.
2 00
George F. Hoar, 66
66
2 00
Andrew Harker,
65 66
2 00
John Lackey,
66 66
2 00
Joseph Levigne,
66
2 00
Napoleon Levigne, “
66
2 00
Frank Lepine, 66
2 00
Frank Parker,
2 00
John H. Quinn, 66 66
2 00
Edward Strong, 66 66
2 00
Robert Smith, 66 66
2 00
Nancy Comey, error, 1875.
$7 40
Jesse Bailey, poll tax, 1876. 2 00
2 00
Amounts carried forward. $11 40
$133 74
66 66
2 00
James Kneeland,
66
2 00
John Lawrence,
66
66
2 00
John MeCuster,
66
2 00
John Morris,
66
66
2 00
G. M. Reed,
66
66
2 00
George A. Robbins, 66
66
2 00
F. E. Smith, 66
66
2 00
Frank P. Shattuck 66
66
2 00
Ira H. Symmes, 66
66
2 41
F. C. Spariel,
66
66
2 00
Henry R. Tucker, 66
66
2 00
66
66
2 00
C. Veegan, Augustine Wilkins, “
66
2 00
Chester Writer, 66
66
2 00
F. Wooster, 66
2 00
66
2 00
Reuben Cummings, poll tax, 1874.
2 00
David Dorithy, 66
2 00
Michael Gilson,
66
2 00
James M. Jepson
2 00
John Gately, 66
66
2 00
James Gately, 66
66
2 00
Charles Grant,
66
66
2 00
John Jackson,
John Brossellar, poll tax, 1874.
$2 00
Daniel Casey 66
29 93
A. R. Choate, 66
27
Amounts brought forward. $11 40 $133 74
John Cole, error, 1876.
1 38
John Murphy, 2nd, poll tax "
2 00
Charles Reynolds, "
2 00
Eben Tufts, error, 66
1 02
David Vickery, poll tax,
2 00
Samuel Merrill, 66
66
2 00
Ai Dane,
2 00
A. H. Caryl.
51 00
67 40
Jesse Bailey, poll tax, 1877
$2 00
A. R. Choate, 66
66
2 00
Patrick Cannon, 66
2 00
Frank B. Craig, 66 66
2 00
Charles Hewitt, 66
66
2 00
John Murphy, 2nd, "
66
2 00
Mr. Moulton, 66
66
2 00
David Vickery,
66
2 00
Abel Simonds, error,
66
4 14
Sarah Cummings, error,
66
3 00
23 14
SUMMARY.
1877.
1876.
Town Officers.
$ 375 97
$ 427 44
Tax Collector and Constables
152 34
116 28
School Committee.
183 40
254 50
Public Library
336 82
243 21
Printing.
179 85
110 45
School-houses
189 36
204 42
Incidental Expenses.
897 11
531 03
Expense of Painting School-house No. 2
40 86
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66 No. 10
102 13
66
66
Town-house
171 22
State Aid.
414 00
472 00
Roads and Bridges
1184 61
1464 25
Breaking Roads in Jan. and Feb., 1877 .. 66
49 80
780 60
in February, 1878
73 71
Overseers of Poor.
2331 00
3418 00
Abatement of Taxes, 1874.
50 41
17 43
66
66
1875
37 33
24 35
66 1876.
67 40
20 68
66
66 1877
76 54
$6913 86 GEORGE T. DAY, BENJ. G. BROOKS, NOAH PRESCOTT, Selectmen of Westford.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The Overseers of the Poor submit the following report for the year commencing February 8, 1877, and ending February 8, 1878 :
Amount of personal property at the Almshouse, includ-
ing farming tools, etc., by appraisal of the Com-
mittee, February 8, 1877
$2558 42
February 8, 1878. 2855 21
Gain on personal property $296 78
RECEIPTS.
Income from the farm, as by Mr. Bradley's books : Received for milk.
$442 39
for calves
90 50
for cranberries.
30 50
for hay
85 98
for turkeys.
14 30
for vegetables
19 59
for potatoes.
25 80
for labor off the farm
27 00
for two blankets
2 62
for fresh pork ...
22 39
for putting up pedlers
5 45
of Benjamin Palmer
9 00
for ashes
1 20
for board.
1 00
as by Mr. Bradley's books
1 54
from treasurer.
2331 00
from town of Ayer
18 00
20 00
for yoke of oxen.
195 00
for fat cattle, of T. Drew
65 00
of the city of Lowell.
3 50
for gold beads.
33 25
from overseers of last year .
·
$3,454 01
·
9 00
for State paupers.
29
PAYMENTS.
Paid Wright & Fletcher, for goods.
$426 53
for horse rake
35 00
for plough. 13 00
Arthur Wright, for goods.
116 03
Heywood & Burbeck, for grain.
272 00
Wm. A. Webster, for medical attendance
141 19
Arthur Wright, for goods.
50 00
John M. Fletcher, for goods
51 55
for Alden Woodward ..
209 03
for Rufus Keyes ..
235 76
for yoke of oxen.
175 00
Sam Whiting, for a cow
65 00
George Read, for a cow.
50 00
Peter Anderson, for a cow .
20 00
T. K. Stevens, on account W. C. Wright.
36 00
Arthur Wright, on account W. C. Wright
18 00
Town of Littleton, for Nickels.
26 87
J. Feeney, for harness for horse cart. 24 00
Nelson Tuttle, for horse cart. 50 00
66 66 farm wagon. 72 00
L. W. Blodgett, for wood for S. Nutting.
35 00
C. M. Lawrence, for pump. .
18 00
Town of Lancaster, on account of Augustus Thorning 66 66
48 75
for carrying Marcus Whittier to New Hamsphire. . L. W. Blodgett, for wood for Mrs. James Parker. ..
6 00
Mrs. Hurry, for work at the almshouse from Deeem- ber 7, 1876, to June 22, 1877. 95 96
for goods furnished Mrs. Chambers.
11 00
for goods furnished for the poor 2 00
for making out reports to State. 5 00
5 50
for work haying. 36 30
L. W. Blodgett, for wood.
14 00
George Read, for going to Boston for oxen 4 00
for cash, J. H. Bradley
25 00
for going to Harvard for cow.
for services as overseer of the poor 2 00
10 00
George Hutchings, services as overseer of the poor.
10 00
for going to Brighton for oxen. .
4 00
for goods furnished J. F. Butterworth .
7 00
for coal and wood furnished Philip Callahan, of Boston 3 62
town clerk of Londonderry 1 00
Carrie Brown. 1 00
for going to Michael Dismond, on account of his set- tlement 1 50
Amount carried forward $2,463 60
13 06
16 95
for irons for mowing machine.
30
Amount brought forward. $2,463 60
Paid for carrying Mrs. Farley to almshouse 1 00
for going to Amesbury, on account of W. H. Nichols 5 00
for going after Wm. H. Towle. 1 50
for going to Bridgewater after Carrie Brown.
15 00
for making dress for Mrs. Brown.
1 00
Dr. Atwood, on account of one of Joseph Whitney's children . 3 50
for apples. 1 60
for going to Bridgewater on account of Mrs. Brown
10 00
for time spent on account of Wm. H. Towle .. ..
1 00
for going after John Green, and cash paid for him ..
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