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$29,028 49
Respectfully submitted, JOHN S. D'EVELYN, Auditor.
TO MESSRS. GEORGE T. DAY, ARTHUR WRIGHT, ALBERT P. RICHARDSON, Selectmen of Westford.
STATEMENT.
The Selectmen submit the following statement, show- ing the financial condition of the town, derived from the Treasurer's books and other sources, at date, viz :
RESOURCES.
Due from State-aid to soldiers' families, 1884. S 446 00,
66 66 aid to indigent soldiers, 1884
230 50
66
rent of armory, 1884. 175 00
66 66 Isaac E. Day, Collector, 1881 37 44
66
1882 388 67
66
66 66 66
1883 530 87
66 66
66 66
1884. 3,320 05
Balance cash in Treasury .
2,021 95
$7,150 48
LIABILITIES.
Two notes held by Worcester County Insti-
tution for Savings, for $2,000 each,
$4,000 00 38 53
Accrued interest on the above notes . . Balance of appropriation for schools unex- pended . 1,462 83
Balance due Miller, MeNeil & Co., for fur-
niture for Graniteville school house,
237 00
$5,738 36
$1,412 12
It will be seen by the foregoing statement that if all the resources could be made available, and applied at once to the indebtedness, the claim against the town could be wholly paid and leave a small surplus in the treasury of $1,412.12.
GEORGE T. DAY, ARTHUR WRIGHT, ALBERT P. RICHARDSON, Selectmen of Westford.
SHERMAN D. FLETCHER, Treasurer.
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
THE Assessors of the Town of Westford submit the following report :
Value of real estate, May 1, 1884. $857,617 00
Value of personal estate, May 1, 1884.
163,960 00
Amount raised to defray town debts and charges 66 for schools.
66
66
66 roads and bridges
2,400 00
6,500 00
150 00
66 66 66 state tax.
1,300 00
66
66 66 county tax
598 00
66
66 overlayings
241 17
Tax on one hundred dollars 1 73
Number of polls. 533
dwelling houses 447
horses 325
COWS
567
sheep
24
66 66
66 school house at Graniteville
4,000 00
3,500 00
66 66 library
ASAPH CUTTER, HENRY CHAMBERLIN, WILLIAM L. KITTREDGE, Assessors of Westford.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
COMPENSATION OF TOWN OFFICERS.
TOWN TREASURER.
S. D. Fletcher, salary as town treasurer for year ending February 29th, 1884. .... $50 00
1883. June, time and expense two journeys to Lowell, insuring town property .... August, time and expense to Lowell, insuring school house No. 7. 1 50
3 00
66 October, time and expense to Boston, paying State tax and per cent. on liquor licenses 3 50
1884. January, time and expense to Lowell, insuring alms-house buildings 1 50
February, for entertainment for com- mittee to settle with town treasurer ... 3 00
$62 50
TOWN CLERK.
J. B. Heald, salary as town clerk. $12 00
Going to Groton to count votes
2 50
Copying for town report. . 2 00
Recording births, marriages, and deaths, Postage, express, etc.
30 65
4 37
Dog licenses. ...
1 00
Returning twenty-four births, by Sec. 1, Chap. 158, Resolves of 1883 6 00
$58 52
SELECTMEN.
George T. Day, salary $5 00
Making out monthly State aid returns, under Chaps. 252 and 301, Acts 1879, 6 00
Making out monthly State aid book. . .
6 00
Amount carried forward. $17 00
15
Amount brought forward. $17 00
George T. Day, Making out town report. 6 00
Making out return to insurance commis- sioner . 50
Time spent looking after repairs on roads, 20 00
Extra time spent as selectman 30 00
$73 50
A. P. Richardson, salary
$ 5 00
Time spent looking after repairs on roads Extra time spent as Selectman.
20 00
$40 00
Arthur Wright, salary.
$ 5 00
Time looking after roads.
8 00
Extra time spent as Selectman
17 00
$30 00
ASSESSORS.
Henry Chamberlin, twenty-two and a half days work taking invoice and making taxes
56 25
Asaph B. Cutter, nineteen days' work taking invoice and making taxes . 47 50
Wm. L. Kittredge, sixteen days' work taking invoice and making taxes
40 00
$143 75
TAX COLLECTOR.
Isaac E. Day, collecting $15.418.76 @@ 1 per cent.
$154 18
Collecting $2,022.10 @, 9 mills
18 19
Collecting dog tax.
10 50
$182 87
CONSTABLE.
Isaac E. Day, posting warrants for three town meetings .. $12 00
BOARD OF REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
G. J. Wright, attendance at nine meetings. ... $13 50
W. O. Hawkes, attendance at nine meetings. . 13 50
F. L. Fletcher, attendance at nine meetings ... Three days with horse .. 9 00
13 50
J. B. Heald, attendance at eight meetings 12 00
One new register. 1 00
Express, postage, and stationery 1 20
Posting notices and voting lists.
3 50
Copying list of votes for printer.
2 00
Paid J. M. Fletcher fee as justice .
25
Time and expense going to Lowell for ballot box. 1 50
Time spent in ascertaining age and birth- place of voters. 2 50
1 25
Paid Morning Mail Office printing notices Paid Lowell Morning Times printing one hundred check lists 20 00
$94 70
15 00
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
J. S. Moulton, care of schools fall term, 1883, $50 00
care of schools winter term, 1883-'84. . . . 50 00
66 66 spring term, 1884 50 00
66 fall 66
50 00
making out school report.
10 00
making out returns to state. 1 50
$211 50
THE FOLLOWING SUMS ARE THE ORDERS DRAWN BY THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, DURING THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1885 :
April
. by order.
$162 05
May . by order.
368 00
June
by order 139 43
66
by order. 47 15
August . by order
191 85
October .. by order.
211 26
66 by order
52 49
November . by order.
185 87
December. . by order.
130 48
66
. by order.
65 00
January. . . by order.
194 92
February. . by order.
105 90
.. by order
$1,954 40
EXPENSE OF THE TOWN LIBRARY, INCLUDING SERVICES OF LIBRARIAN.
Paid Clara M. Wiley, for services as librarian from
January 1, 1884, to January 1, 1885, . ...
$72 00
Clara M. Wiley, for extra work for year end- April 1, 1884.
5 00
Eliza A. Babbitt, making out report and eata- logue of new books
3 00
Directors of library, May
75 00
66
July
40 00
66 66 December
75 00
66
January.
64 41
Stone, Bacheller & Co., printing slips. 5 50
Wright & Fletcher, for 50 lbs. paper, etc. .
6 06
$380 97
100 00
66 66 June
35 00
17 TOWN HOUSE.
EXPENSE OF HEATING, LIGHTING AND CARE OF SAME.
Paid J. H. Wilson, for services as janitor from
Febuary 1, 1884, to February 1, 1885. ... $75 00
J. H. Wilson, sawing 3} cords wood. 4 87
A. P. Richardson, for 26 feet oak wood. 16 25 J. M. Fletcher, for 55 gallons kerosene oil .... 8 25
Wright & Fletcher, for 50 gallons kerosene oil,
7 70
66
15 lbs. parafine wax .. 3 00
66 66
chimneys, matches,etc. 5 02
66 66
nails, soap, etc ..
1 23
66 66
three brooms
1 05
66 66
putty . .
37
J. M. Fletcher, for 1 gross matches. 20
Joseph Prescott, for 6 feet pine wood 3 37
H. H. Page, for setting glass 1 00
Whithed & Co., for coal. 41 78
$169 09
INCOME FROM TOWN IIOUSE.
Rent of armory due from State. $175 00
Received from J. H. Wilson, Janitor 55 00
$230 00
EXPENSE OF PAINTING TOWN HOUSE FENCE.
Paid E. A. Hamlin, for labor. $33 50
Wright & Fletcher, for oil, lead and putty. .. 22 39
$55 89
PRINTING.
Paid Huse, Goodwin & Co., for school reports ..... $17 00
Morning Mail Office, for 600 town reports. . . 71 00
66 66 66 " 100 check lists. 10 25
66 66 66 " 300 warrants. ... .
9 50
66 66 66 blank receipts . . . . .. 1 50 66
66
66 66 66 notices, envelopes, &c 16 90
Marden & Rowell, for school regulations. ...
3 00
$129 15
EXPENSE OF INSURANCE.
Paid for renewal of insurance on school house No. 6 $30 00
3
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INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Paid E. C. Atwood, M. D., reporting 17 births. .. $4 25
T. A. Blodgett, appraising property, at town farm, 1883 and 1884. 4 00
D. Falls, for express February and March. .. . 2 50
J. S. D'Evelyn, services as auditor . 3 00
Marshall & Hamblett, for legal services, as fol- lows: Preparation and trial in Superior Court of Hittinger case, for the recovery of taxes paid under protest ..
35 00
For drawing and filing exceptions in above case and defending same in court at Cam- bridge .. 25 00
For preparation and hearing before County Commissioners, on petition of Hittinger for abatement of taxes. 30 00
For services in preparing record of County Commissioners in same matter, drawing petition to Supreme Judicial Court, for certiorari, filing same, and services at Bos- ton in getting order of court thereon .... 25 00
For preparation and argument in both cases before the full bench, cash paid for print- ing briefs, expense, etc .. 65 00
Marshall & Hamblett, for legal advice for year, 100 00 A. P. Richardson, attending 27 funerals, with hearse . 54 00
John M. Fletcher, appraising property at town farm, 1884 2 00
Charles E. Adams, for locks, etc., for town house . 5 50
Humphrey Machine Company, for steel plate for road machine. 6 00
Humphrey Machine Company, for one spring for road machine. 50
A. W. Cummings, appraising property at town farm, 1883 and 1884. 4 00
J. S. Moulton, for express on school books. . .
4 40
F. O. Decatur, as per bill. 3 86
C. G. Sargent's Sons, for scraper plate. 7 10
estate of S. Fimey, for chloride of lime, coal hod, lanterns, etc., for town house. 6 40
E. G. Nutting, for work at north burying ground 5 00
6 90
J. T. Colburn, for work at west burying ground, George Drew, building and hanging gate at east burying ground. 8 50
Wm. Brown, for road scraper 26 50
Amount carried forward. $434 41
19
Amount brought forward. $434 41
Paid F. O. Decatur, as per bill for blacksmithing. 16 44
C. K. Darling, for record book for town clerk, 6 50
George Hartford, for use of field for cavalry inspection, September 3 9 00
C. F. Keyes, for gravel. 10 00
S. M. Hutchins, for work at east burying ground. 2 60
Boston & Lowell R. R., for freight and ex- press, as per bill . 3 65
Wm. C. Edwards, for labor and material build- ing carbine closets for cavalry company, 46 84 Boston & Lowell R. R., for freight . 1 50 · United States & Canada Express, eight charges on proof of town report . 1 20
United States & Canada Express, charge on three bundles town reports. 60
United States & Canada Express, charge on one bundle town library. 15
one bundle reports, to Graniteville. 15
United States & Canada Express, two packa- ges from State House .. 40
United States & Canada Express, two express charges . 40
For telephone messages, ete.
1 05
Express on road machine plate from Keene, N. H .. 75
Expense in committing insane to Worcester, including car fare, hack hire, physicians'
certificates, not reimbursed by County of Worcester. 19 60
Whitney & Tibbetts, for plank for bridge. 3 73
Howe Bros. & Co., lumber for guide boards. . 6 75 Wright & Fletcher, for nails. 58
66 66 66 paper, envelopes, pos-
tage, etc., for town officers and schools. .. 16 03
Wright & Fletcher, for one ledger 1 50
66 66 " one lantern 90
4 lamps and fixtures
for town house. 1 92
Wright & Fletcher, as per bill, for sundries. . 4 43
$591 08
REPAIRS OF SCHOOL HOUSES AND EXPENSE OF BOOKS, ETC., FURNISHED SCHOOLS.
SCHOOL HOUSE NO. 1-Two SCHOOLS.
Paid J. M. Fletcher, for three brooms. $1 20
66
66 for crayons, 5 boxes 1 00
Amount carried forward. $2 20
20
Amount brought forward. $2 20
Paid J. M. Fletcher, for ink, erasers, etc 2 75
66 for crayons, erasers, etc. 2 33
J. S. Moulton, for readers. 1 90
T. A. Bean, for cleaning and putting up stove pipe . . 2 25
Wright & Fletcher, for crayons, four boxes .. 80
66 66
for books.
7 27
66 66 for dust pan, brush and broom . 85
66
for coal hod and shovel. 80
66
66 for zinc, etc 1 93
$23 08
SCHOOL HOUSE NO. 2.
Paid J. M. Fletcher, for bell. 40
66 for crayons, one box 20
E. A. Stevens, for repairs, etc 6 00 for cover for stove ... 75
Wright & Fletcher, for books.
1 75
for crayons, three boxes, 60
66 for broom and dust pan, 50
$10 20
Whitney & Tibbetts, for lumber for fence $30 63
J. Marshall, for 30 posts for fence 7 50
George Drew, for building fence. 13 40
H. H. Page, for painting fence and furnishing stock. 20 00
$71 53
SCHOOL HOUSE NO. 3-Two SCHOOLS.
$ 85
for setting glass. 56
J. O. Kidder, for replastering and whitening walls . 24 00
Wright & Fletcher, for books
17 00
Wright & Bemis, for 3 brooms. . 1 05
66 for crayons, 1 box. 20
$43 66
SCHOOL HOUSE No. 4.
Paid Wright & Fletcher, for crayons, 3 boxes .... 60
66 66 for pail and broom ... 40
66
66 for paper and slate. 52
66 for books, etc.
5 01
E. A. Stevens, for new blackboard
6 50
P. G. Collins, for repairs . . 1 73
George Drew, for relaying floor
22 00
$36 76
Paid for desk books.
21
SCHOOL HOUSE NO. 5.
Paid J. M. Fletcher, for crayons, 1 box $ 20 66 66 for erasers, etc 45
Wright & Fletcher, for books. 4 95
66 66 for crayons, 3 boxes .... 60
66 66 for 2 brooms and dust pan 80
C. J. Springer, for cleaning clock. . 1 00
E. A. Stevens, for paint and labor on black- boards 4 50
$12 50
SCHOOL HOUSE NO. 6.
Paid J. M. Fletcher, for bell. 40
J. S. Moulton, for reader. 50
Wright & Fletcher, for crayons, 3 boxes 60 66 66 for books 2 10
66 66 for ink, etc.
41
6. 66 for 2 brooms and pail . . . 95
E. A. Stevens, for paint and labor on black- boards. 5 00
Thomas Drew, for repairs
37
P. G. Collins, for repairs. 2 28
George H. Holt, for Centennial pump, plat- form, cleaning out well, etc. 20 50
$33 11
SCHOOL HOUSE NO. 7.
Paid for 2 brooms. $ 70
for 2 boxes crayons .
50
Wright & Fletcher, for books.
6 55
George H. Holt, for repairing pump
2 25
Wm. C. Edwards, for repairs.
5 56
$15 56
SCHOOL HOUSE No. 8.
Paid for desk books, etc. $2 52
Wright & Fletcher, for books. 6 05
66 66 for broom and crayons,
55
$9 12
SCHOOL HOUSE NO. 10-Two SCHOOLS.
Paid Wright & Fletcher, for books
80
Wright & Bemis, for books .. 12 39
66
66 for crayons, 4 boxes . . .
80
66
66 for.dust pan, brush, etc. 65
.
66 for brooms and pail. 1 30
$15 94
1 box
22
BOOKS FURNISHED SCHOOLS.
Paid Wm. Ware & Co., for histories, 10 $ 8 34
Warren P. Adams, for readers, 22 10 07
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., for Colburn's Arith- metics, 14. 3 38
Clark & Maynard Co., for 12 E. C 1 20
Iverson, for 16 Wells' Course. 4 80
66 for 3 S. Readers, etc. 1 60
Boston School Supply Co., for 10 " How to Talk ".
3 50
Boston School Supply Co., for 4 Warren's Geographies . 3 60
Boston School Supply Co., for + Progressive Geographies. 1 60
Boston School Supply Co., for 4 Practical Arithmetics. 3 00
Boston School Supply Co., for + Elementary Arithmetics .
1 60
Boston School Supply Co., for { dozen Prang's drawing cards.
45
Knight, Adams & Co., for labels, account books, ete ..
8 23
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., for Colburn's Arith- metics.
3 59
Wright & Fletcher, for 1st and 2d Readers .. 66
4 45
66
for spellers.
2 55
66
66
for composition books. ..
2 25
,9
66
for writing books. 3 07
66 for geographies, etc ..... 4 50
$76 08
66 for 3d and 4th Readers ..
4 30
REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHOSEN TO BUILD NEW SCHOOL HOUSE AT GRANITEVILLE.
At a town meeting held April 30th, 1883, a committee was chosen to ascertain the expense of building a new school house at Granite- ville, and report at a future meeting. Said committee, at the March meeting, 1884, made the following report, which was accepted and adopted: "Whereas, the present house is insufficient to accommo- date the pupils now in attendance, is inconveniently located and not adequate to the growing needs of the place, it is, in our opinion, advisable to build a new house, the expense of said house not to exceed $6,500. We further report that land for location can be had at a cost of three cents per foot." The committee, after deciding upon a plan, purchased 24,690 square feet of land of the estate of
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C. G. Sargent, for erection of a building, at a cost of $450. Estimates were procured and the contract for putting in cellar, building house, etc., was awarded to William C. Edwards, whose estimate was con- siderably less than any other, being $3,700 for building above under- pinning, and $1,150 for putting in cellar and doing grading. The building contains four school rooms, seating fifty-five scholars in each room.
A contract was made with Miller, McNeil & Co., of Winchester, to furnish seats, teachers' desks, chairs, settees, etc., for two rooms, at an expense of $400, the seats to be delivered and set up free of expense to the town. The seats for a third room, for primary schol- ars, have been procured at a cost of $87.00, of the same firm. Two portable furnaces have been furnished by S. G. Mack & Co., of Low- ell, for $285, as per contract. All bills for the various classes of work have been paid in full, except Miller, McNeil & Co.'s bill for seats, to whom $250 have been paid on account, leaving a balance their due of $237, making whole cost of building when complete $6,500. The items of expense are as follows:
Paid trustees of the estate of C. G. Sargent, for land for school house $450 00
Jonathan Larcom, for plan . . 25 00
Merrill & Cutler, for plan adopted. 130 75
Melvin B. Smith, surveying for cellar 10 00
William C. Edwards, for putting in cellar, foundation walls, and doing grading, by contract .. 1,150 00
William C. Edwards, for building school house, furnishing all material above underpin- ning, by contract . 3700 00
Willian C. Edwards, for putting in foundation for furnaces. 33 50
William C. Edwards, for building cold air boxes . .. 34 75
S. G. Mack, for two No. 2 portable furnaces,
285 00
J. C. Butterfield, for painting roof of school house. 45 00
W. C. Edwards, extra for ash finish 60 00 66 extra for oiling and puttying floors. 29 00
W. C. Edwards, putting extra mouldings un- der chalk boxes. 12 00
W. C. Edwards, putting up lattice work, etc., in rear of building 19 00
Amount carried forward. . $5,984 00
24
Amount brought forward. $5,984 00 Paid W. C. Edwards, putting on extra blind trim- mings 8 00
Miller, McNeil & Co., on account of contract for seats. 250 00
Arthur Fenner, insurance agent, for builder's risk to the amount of $3,000, from Septem- ber 9, 1884, to February 9, 1885 21 00
-
$6,263 00
GEORGE T. DAY,
ARTHUR WRIGHT, ALBERT P. RICHARDSON,
J. S. MOULTON,
J. H. READ,
J. B. HEALD, WILLIAM REED,
F. G. SARGENT, Building Committee New School House at Graniteville.
STATE AID TO INDIGENT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
As Authorized by Chap. 252, Acts of 1879.
Paid January $40 00
February
40 00
March
46 00
April
40 00
May
35 00
June
35 00
July.
16 00
August .
35 00
September
35 00
October
35 00
November
53 00
December
51 00
$461 00
STATE AID TO SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' FAMILIES.
As Authorized by Chap. 301, Acts of 1879.
Paid January
$34 50
February
50 50
March . 41 50
35 50
April
35 50
May.
Amount carried forward. $197 50
25
Amount brought forward $197 50
Paid June.
35 50
July. .
35 50
August.
35 50
September
35 50
October
35 50
November
35 50
December
35 50
$446 00
Expense going to Millville to obtain information in regard to Thomas Lawler, as ordered by State Aid Commissioners 9 70
$9 70
REPAIRS OF ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Of the amount raised for repairs of roads and bridges and breaking roads, there has been paid to H. D. Pierce, Master of Town Farm, for work of self, men and horses, the sum of $1301.01. The amount paid all others for labor is $353.83. For breaking roads $196.36 has been expended.
Paid Francis Caldwell for taking up and repairing bridge, etc. $5 00
Dennis McCarty 3 85
W. W. Bemer 7 86
April, 1884.
Albert King. 15 48
Joseph Allard. . 15 48
Charles Piersons 13 70
May.
Albert King 27 15
Joseph Allard. 22 26
June.
Albert King
34 25
George F. Millis, work on bridge 5 00
July and August.
Albert King. 45 64
H. E. Fletcher, for repairing "Andrew Fletcher road".
24 00
William Agnew, for cutting brush . 2 00
Sept., Oct. and Nov.
Albert King and J. Allard 67 54
Wm. M. Vose 3 00
5 00
George Hartford, for cleaning out bridge, etc.
W. F. Balch, repairing "brick yard hill road,"
12 55
Wright & Bemis, for powder and fuse. 6 22
Bromfield Leland . 10 00
all others except H. D. Pierce, men and teams 22 71
H. D. Pierce, men and teams. 1,301 01
D. C. Cartney . . 5 85
$1,654 84
4
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EXPENSE OF BREAKING ROADS.
March, 1884.
Paid George Yapp. .
67
John H. Whitney,
3 45
George Gorman 1 50
Ai Bicknell 2 65
John Wayne
95
Jolın Haley ..
90
Samuel L. Taylor
3 00
Andrew Shehan
53
John H. Horan .
2 40
James H. O'Brien 3 00
James O'Brien . 1 80
John Flynn.
60
John Clark
2 25
W. W. Johnson.
8 37
A. P. Richardson and others
9 77
John Smith.
3 00
Charles Haskell
2 95
H. O. Keyes.
5 25
Francis Caldwell
2 70
R. T. Ruiter .
2 25
George-Wilkins
3 00
Henry Lewis.
1 50
H. D. Pierce.
33 00
J. W. Blodgett
3 00
Luther Wilkins.
1 25
George E. Gould, with teams
12 75
E. A. Stevens
3 40
F. C. Hildreth
3 15
G. A. Perham
6 15
S. E. Hutchins and others
10 90
G. W. Hunt.
4 85
C. E. Walker
1 20
J. F. Sweetser
6 30
G. S. Frederick.
85
Angus McDonald
8 00
M. F. Hutchins.
1 05
Fletcher Brothers
2 10
William M. Vose.
2 40
John Wilson.
2 50
James Hildreth
6 50
William Agnew .
3 80
George Hartford.
2 47
W. F. Balch
2 18
Mark Boynton
83
G. T. Day .
8 00
W. W. Johnson
4 62
Edmund Dowe
2 82
$196 36
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ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
1881, Paul F. S. Clark. $2 00
Peter Haley 3 00
Sidney D. Whitney 2 00
Clarence Webster.
2 00
W. W. Stiles. 2 00
1882, Elizabeth S. Abbott
50
J. W. Bostwick.
2 00
Sted. Bowker
2 00
John Craig.
4 39
Joseph Dumont.
2 00
George M. Davis
2 00
Curtis Dean
2 00
R. B. Fiske.
2 00
S. C. Fiske.
2 00
Patrick Farley
2 00
James H. Hall
2 00
George Hussey.
2 00
James Kerley . 2 00
Hiram Leland . 2 00
Napoleon Lavasieur
2 00
C. N. Larkin .
2 00
John Murphy, 2d.
2 00
Edward Moran.
2 00
Daniel Morse.
2 00
Edward Manders
2 00
A. G. Naylor
2 00
Andrew O'Brien
2 00
Sherman L. Prescott
2 00
William H. Parker
2 00
Walker Riley
2 00
Amos L. Reid
2 00
David L. Reid.
2 00
Michael Shern
8 10
Oscar Sweatt
2 00
James St. Louis
2 00
Daniel Shay .
4 57
Patrick Sweny
2 00
George Short.
2 00
Thomas Turner .
Joseph Woodhead. 2 00
$90 56
THE FOLLOWING TAXES HAVE BEEN ORDERED AS ERRORS.
1881, Estate of C. G. Sargent 23 94
1882, Thomas S. Hittinger 94 50
Amount carried forward. $118 44
2 00
28
Amount brought forward. $118 44
1882, Estate of Charles A. Wheeler 2 43
Estate of Sarah Sweetser 2 70
William Turner 2 00
Mervin Steel. 2 00
B. A. Noyes. 2 00
George Moriarty
2 00
George A. Cummings
2 00
Ransom George .. . 2 00
Lester II. Hamblett.
2 00
1884, Estate of Joseph Hildreth 2 00
Estate of Leonard Luce 34 60
$174 17
SUMMARY.
1884.
1883.
1882.
1881.
1880.
1879.
1878.
1877.
1876.
1875.
Town Officers .. .
408 27
435 67
380 67
439 47
436 81
ef: 380 16
$ 345 32
375 97
$ 427 44
944 24
Tax Collector and Constables.
194 87
136 15
147 80
143 39
178 40
141 55
147 98
152 34
116 28
150 00
School Committee ..
211 50
112 50
172 50
166 33
168 25
164 75
170 00
183 40
254 50
197 00
Town Library.
380 97
414 68
377 11
536 38
319 20
340 05
299 49
336 28
243 21
277 58
Town House.
169 09
165 33
196 73
175 84
183 45
171 12
166 47
236 25
145 00
50 00
Painting Town House Fence
55 89
Printing .
129 15
138 47
153 97
142 95
126 90
119 75
110 68
179 85
110 45
204 00
Insurance.
30 00
97 75
183 00
216 75
118 50
School Houses
271 46
112 64
65 92
190 55
170 96
164 91
118 35
189 36
204 42
584 00
Incidental Expenses.
591 08
774 84
493 46
508 27
500 42
460 07
870 71
897 11
531 03
1,315 61
State Aid ..
455 70
393 00
338 00
363 00
427 50
360 00
533 50
4144 00
472 00
492 00
State Aid to Indigent Soldiers.
461 00
467 00
514 00
387 40
449 00
229 70
374 40
Roads and Bridges
1,654 84
1,934 77
1,477 41
1,552 07
1,504 19
1,454 98
1,871 81
1,808 13
2,244 85
1,957 54
Breaking Roads ....
196 36
11 92
620 86
420 63
70 86
239 22
140 26
Overseers of Poor ..
1,954 40
2,058 68
2,029 76
2,147 94
1,680 66
1,913 32
1,561 39
2,331 00
3,418 00
1,907 50
Abatement of Taxes
90 56
140 00
10 21
266 54
231 86
216 45
151 45
224 28
98 47
883 42
Errors in Taxes .
174 17
Schools, Books for ..
76 08
Graniteville School House
6,263 00
Registration Board .
94 70
$13,863 09
$8,427 16
$8,319 56
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GEORGE T. DAY, ARTHUR WRIGHT, ALBERT P. RICHARDSON, )
Selectmen of Westford.
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The Overseers of the Poor submit the following report for the year ending February 6, 1885 :
AMOUNT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AT THE ALMSHOUSE, INCLUDING FARMING TOOLS, BY APPRAISAL OF THE COMMITTEE.
February 6, 1885
$3,273 71
February 9, 1884 2,827 09
Gain on personal property
$446 82
RECEIPTS.
Income from the Farm, as by H. D. Pierce's books.
Received for milk
$563 55
for eggs. 13 62
for onions. 37 19
for hogs and pigs 65 98
for cranberries
55 25
for cow ..
40 00
for horse.
50 50
for cabbages
3 75
for chickens
12 00
for straw .
5 00
for cider
31 24
for hay .
8 00
for potatoes
1 50
for breaking out roads
31 50
for calves.
14 50
for labor off the farm
28 20
for work on the roads.
1,301 01
for beets
2 95
for cart
16 00
for witness' fee
1 40
for peas
8 86
Amount carrried forward.
$2,292 00
31
Amount brought forward.
$2,292 00
Received for apples
13 73
for tomatoes 1 50
for old iron
6 40
for turkeys
12 74
for sundries, as by H. D. Pierce's book
20 50
for the board of John Callahan
46 00
for the board of Sarah Keesy
6 00
for the board of Mrs. Jackson
10 00
for indigent soldiers
299 00
PAYMENTS.
Paid for advertising
$2 00
for plough .
16 50
for one horse.
250 00
for dry goods.
1 70
for butchering
3 00
for use of horse
10 00
for stove.
41 14
for fish .
8 50
for crackers
45 50
for hammer
1 50
for medicine
12 50
for blacksmith work.
125 30
for trunk .
5 00
for shoes and repairing
5 45
for freight.
4 71
for sowing onions
75
for oil cloth carpet.
10 00
for labor.
736 32
for groceries
652 68
for lime.
50
for cement.
32 00
for lumber
13 30
for tan ...
75
for bed clothing
3 75
for milk can
1 75
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