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P. G. Collins, for glass, putty and labor.
2 20
George Drew, glass, trimmings and labor 4 11
$7 71
MINOT'S CORNER SCHOOL.
Paid E. Symmes, repairing clock. $1 00
J. M. Fletcher, 1 box crayons 20
66 66 pail. . .. 25
Wright & Fletcher, 1 box crayons 20
$1 65
NABNASSET SCHOOL .- No. 7.
Paid George Drew, clothes hooks, fence capping,
glass, etc. $2 86
George Drew, labor 2 50
$5 36
LONG-SOUGHT-FOR SCHOOL .- No. 8.
Paid Hiram Dane, repairing ventilator
$1 00
LYON SCHOOL .- NO. 9.
Paid George Drew, fence capping, nails, lumber .. $1 50
66 " labor. 2 50
$4 00
21
GRANITEVILLE SCHOOL HOUSE .- THREE SCHOOLS.
Paid Miller, McNeil & Co., balance due for seats,
as reported in March, 1885 $237 00
A. G. Whitcomb, for ten seats for primary school . 22 00
W. C. Edwards, putting in seats .. 3 75
Whitney & Tibbets, lumber for coal bins. 18 93
George Drew, building coal bins, nails, &c .. . 4 63 John A. Haley, for coal. 18 88
C. G. Sargent's Sons, for lumber and labor putting up batters for new school house, 1884. 9 62
Charles F. Haskell, for 14 keys.
1 75
for repairing clocks. 2 60
F. O. Stiles, removing books, etc., from old to new school house .. 1 60
Wright & Fletcher, for knobs, hooks, etc. . George Drew, putting up map fixtures, etc .. . 57 1 00 Wright & Bemis, brooms .. 1 95
66 66 coal hod, pails, etc. 1 65
66
66
11 boxes crayons. 2 20
66 60 duster, lantern, etc. 2 00
66
66 three thermometers. 60
66
soap, scrub brushes, pails,
chloride lime, nails, etc .. 3 49
$334 22
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED SCHOOLS.
Paid Boston School Supply Co., readers, arith- metics, geographies, grammars, etc ..... $223 25 Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co., readers and dictionaries 115 48
Wm. Ware & Co., histories
19 17
Harper Bros., spellers
9 00
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Colburn's arith- metics.
4 47
Thompson, Brown & Co., Stines' England. . .
2 97
Carrol W. Clark, for chairs, monthly report cards, etc. 7 50
A. C. Stocking, for spellers 34 06
J. M. Fletcher, 1 dozen Stafford's ink. 5 50
66 66 12 dozen erasers 1 44
6 17
Lee & Shepard, record books.
Cowperthwaite & Co., Monroe's advanced readers, primers, writing books, "How to talk," etc. 63 26
Amount carried forward $492 27
22
Amount brought forward. $492 27 Paid King & Merrill, for crayons, dusters, pens, pencils, etc .... 23 73
Ginn, Heath & Co., for readers, etc. 5 17
express on books. 4 10
Prang Educational Co., for 9 dozen drawing books 7 20
Wright & Fletcher, for readers, etc 2 30
Knight, Adams & Co., for labels.
1 10
Morning Mail Office, for blocks, etc ..
75
Wright & Bemis, for geographies, etc
2 24
Marshall & Crosby, for book-cases (10)
122 00
for brackets, screws, etc., for book-cases 3 40
for freight on book-cases. 1 70
for expense of putting up cases, teaming, etc. . 7 00
Lowell Rubber Co., for 7 door mats. 15 00
$687 96
REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHOSEN TO BUILD NEW. SCHOOL HOUSE IN DISTRICT No. 8, SO CALLED.
At a Town Meeting held March, 1885, the Selectmen were chosen a committee to locate and cause to be built a new school house in District No. 8, so called, and the sum of $1600 was appro- priated for that purpose. After deciding upon a plan and consult- ing various members of the District in regard to location, the com- mittee purchased one-quarter acre of land of Dennis Burke. Pro- posals were received for building school house and putting in the foundations, etc., and the contract for building school house was awarded A. W. Holt of Chelmsford, for $1084; that of putting in foundations, furnishing stone and grading, to McCarty & Reckards, for $170. The whole cost of land, school honse, fence and well, amounts to the sum of $1631.11.
Paid Dennis Burke, for { acre land . . $40 00
J. Larcom, for plan and specifications. .. 8 00
Wm. C. Edwards, putting up batters .. .. 6 00
McCarty & Reckards, putting in foun- dation, furnishing stone and doing extra work . 177 00
80
Thomas E. Symmes, surveying land. . . . .
A. W. Holt, for building school house, furnishing all material above under- pinning, by contract. 1,084 00
Amount carried forward $1,315 80
23
Amount brought forward. $1,315 80 Paid McCarty & Reckards, for fitting and set-
ting stone posts under building .. . . . 4 00
A. G. Whitcomb, for 36 seats and 2 chairs . 110 50
expense on same. 3 00
W. W. Johnson, teaming school furniture 1 25
railroad freight on school furniture. 2 43
A. W. Holt, putting in seats. 5 50
66
building coal bin .
1 85
W. C. Edwards, for stock and labor
building vault 11 08
Hiram Dane, work on vault. 1 00
Dennis Burke, grading, by contract. DICK 204 20 00
$1,476 41
EXPENSE OF ENCLOSING THE GROUNDS AND COST OF WELL.
Paid A. W. Holt, building 319 feet fence, furnishing material. $95 70
Hiram Dane, painting fence, by contract, furnishing stock. 30 00
$125 70
Paid McCarty & Reckards, for digging and
stoning well, depth 10 feet. 29 00
$1,631 11
STATE AID TO INDIGENT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
As Authorized by Chap. 252, Acts of 1879.
Paid-January . $47 00
February
47 00
March. 44 00
April
44 00
May
44 00
June
44 00
July
44 00
August.
44 00
September
44 00
October.
44 00
November
44 00
December
44 00
$534 00
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STATE AID TO SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' FAMILIES.
As' Authorized by Chup. 301, Acts of 1879.
Paid-January
$47 50
February
47 50
March. 49 50
April
49 50
May
49 50
June
49 50
July .
49 50
August
49 50
September
49 50
October
49 50
November
49 50
December
49 50
$590 00
REPAIRS OF ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Of the amount raised for repairs of roads and bridges and break- ing roads, the sum of $1,393.00 has been paid to H. D. Pierce, Mas- ter of Town Farm, for work of self, men and horses; $44.68 has been paid for breaking roads, and $779.79 for all other labor on roads.
Paid C. R. P. Decatur, for work in 1883. $ 1 50
C. H. Flagg, 66 in 1884. 2 50
April and May.
Joseph Johnson.
45 37
Joseph Allard. 37 67
Julian Wilkerson 49 98
June.
F. Seifer, blasting stone, road near house
3 25
Julian Wilkerson.
30 93
Joseph Johnson .
30 92
Albert King.
13 73
Charles Develin
22 68
July and August.
Joseph Allard.
5 50
Julian Wilkerson
39 87
Charles Develin.
13 75
James Collier
3 25
Joseph Johnson.
47 53
September.
W. F Balch, putting up railing on Lowell road .
10 60
Amount carried forward
$359 03
25
Amount brought forward. $359 03
Paid James O'Brien .
3 85
Charles Winchester, cutting brush.
10 50
Charles Couture. .
21 22
Wm. Reed, cutting brush and repairing bridge. 9 65
Joseph Johnson
24 04
October.
A. King, cutting brush 33 50
George E. Gould.
14 40
George S. Frederick.
2 25
James O'Brien .
16 50
J. B. Emerson, gravel for " Makepeace " road
1 00
Sept. and Oct.
Julian Wilkerson 57 73
George F. Millis. 1 75
Joseph Johnson. .
26 78
Benj. M. Fletcher
15 75
John T. Butterworth, repairing railing. . 1 00
November.
Julian Wilkerson .. 16 50
A. McDonald, relaying bridge, and repair- ing road near house of Jacob Smith. . George Farrar, cutting brush 7 50
20 00
Sept., Oct. and Nov.
John Clements 36 75
Albert King, bal. due for cutting brush .. 10 75
Albert King, work on roads Oct. and Nov. 42 68
A. P. Richardson. .
3 60
C. R. Flanders, cutting brush
2 00
Dennis Burke, cutting brush.
5 00
George Leland
1 37
A. B. Cutter, cutting brush.
3 50
J. F. Sweetser, work of men and teams repairing road near his house. .
20 00
J. H. Wilson, cutting brush .. 90
3 75
Geo. Hartford, repairing road near house J. C. Hews .
11 00
John C. Murphy
2 74
John Smith.
2 74
Jeremiah McCarty
2 74
A. Keifer.
5 50
Freeman Sleeper, work on "Makepeace" road .
5 62
Wm. Servier
1 88
H. D. Pierce, work of self, men and horses .
1,393 00
all others 19 00
$2,217 47
4
26
EXPENSE OF BREAKING ROADS.
Paid A. P. Richardson . $2 20
Edwin E. Heywood, work in 1883-4
5 70
Hiram Dane, work in 1884-5 87
James Hildreth and others
4 35
H. E. Fletcher
1 41
Sam'l L. Taylor 3 75
Ai Bicknell.
1 50
F. Seifer
30
G. A. Perham
2 25
J. H. Wilson .
1 05
W. H. Brown. . 3 25
6 90
Angus McDonald
5 00
E. A. Stevens
2 50
Charles Winchester 90
2 75
G. T. Day
$44 68
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
1882, John Butler. $2 00
Daniel Casey ..
47
C. F. Coburn ..
2 00
Patrick Larkin
2 00
Wm. McNeil.
2 00
Wm. S. Shepard
2 00
David Vickery
61
1883, Eliza A. Babbitt
50
A. J. Boias .
2 00
Ora L. Bonza
2 00
John Craig.
3 90
Paul F. S. Clark.
2 00
Stephen H. Castell.
2 00
Chism Collin .
2 00
Charles Cloutman.
2 00
Michael Donely
2 00
Florence Donahoe
2 00
John Gibson 2 00
30
Thomas Harrup
2 00
Hiram Leland.
2 00
Henry Leland
2 00
George A. Leland
2 00
L. B. Leland
2 00
Patrick Larkin
2 00
Wm. M. Lewis. 2 00
Amount carried forward $ 47 78
Wm. Haley ..
George E. Gould.
27
Amount brought forward. $47 78
1883, Charles J. McCarty
2 00
Dennis McCarty.
2 00
Patrick McGrath
2 00
Joseph Moran ..
2 00
Nelson McKewin
2 00
James E. Moore.
2 00
John Maloney ..
2 00
Albert Plaisted.
2 00
Reuben Redding
2 00
Julius Ruiter.
2 00
Estate of Michael Sherin.
7 32
Joseph T. Smith.
2 00
Win. Sweeney
2 00
Henry Summerfield
2 00
Andrew Sanderson
2 90
John Shehan .
2 00
William Thomas
2 00
David Vickery
54
Herbert Vandike. 2 00
$90 54
THE FOLLOWING TAXES HAVE BEEN ORDERED AS ERRORS.
1882, Charles E. Tavlor 2 00
1883, Robert J. Gardner. 2 00
1884, Charles Stearns. 2 59
$6 59
SUMMARY.
1885.
1884.
1883.
1882.
1881.
1880.
1879.
1878.
1877.
1876.
1875.
Town Officers .
$
718 80
$ 408 27
$ 435 67
$ 380 67
$439 47
$436 81
$380 16
$345 32
$375 97
$427 44
$944 24
Tax Collector and Constables
161 50
194 87
136 15
147 80
143 39
178 40
141 55
147 98
152 34
116 28
150 00
School Committee.
167 85
211 50
112 50
172 50
166 33
168 25
164 75
170 00
183 40
254 50
197 00
Town Library .
360 69
380 97
414 68
377 11
536 38
319 20
340 05
299 49
336 28
243 21
277 58
Town House.
194 83
169 09
165 33
196 73
175 84
183 45
171 12
166 47
236 25
145 00
50 00
Printing .
140 75
129 15
138 47
153 97
142 95
126 90
119 75
110 68
179 85
110 45
204 00
Insurance .
285 00
30 00
97 75
183 00
216 75
118 50
School Houses .
416 10
271 46
112 64
65 92
190 55
170 96
164 91
118 35
189 36
204 42
584 00
Incidental Expenses .
519 62
591 08
774 84
493 46
508 27
500 42
460 07
870 71
897 11
531 03
1,315 61
State Aid.
590 00
455 70
393 00
338 00
363 00
427 50
360 00
533 50
414 00
472 00
492 00
State Aid to Indigent Soldiers
534 00
461 00
467 00
514 00
387 40
449 00
229 70
374 40
Roads and Bridges
2,217 47
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
44 68
196 36
11 92
620 86
420 63
70 86
239 22
140 26
Overseers of Poor ..
2,185 24
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 54
90 56
140 00
10 21
266 54
231 86
216 45
151 45
224 28
98 47
883 42
Errors in Taxes.
6 59
174 17
Schools, Books, etc., for.
687 96
76 08
No. 8 School House, etc.
1,631 11
Registration Board.
33 00
94 70
Guide Boards.
50 00
$11,035 73
$13,863 09
$8.427 16
$8,319 56
.
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. :
LIABILITIES.
Two notes held by Worcester County Institution for Savings, for $2,000 each. $4,000 00
Accrued interest on above notes 38 53
Balance of appropriation for schools unexpended. 1,499 30
$5,537 83
RESOURCES.
Due from State-aid to soldiers' families, 1885, $ 590 00
66 66 aid to indigent soldiers, 1885, 267 00
66 66 corporation tax 3 86
66 66 bank tax 7 45
66
Isaac E. Day; collector, 1884. 734 21
66 66 66 66 1885 1,869 18
Balance cash in treasury.
1,857 24
$5,328 94
$208 89
It will be seen by the foregoing statement that the liabilities of the town have exceeded the. resources by $208.89. This arises from the fact that the current expenses of the year, which include expense of Poor, Repairs of School Houses, expense of Town Officers, Tax Collector, School Committee, Printing, Incidental Expenses, State Aid, &c., amounted to over $5,000, for the payment of which the town only raised $2,000.
30
To avoid incurring a debt we would respectfully rec- ommend that the following sums be raised for the ensuing year :
For schools $4,000 00
For roads. 2,000 00
For Overseers of Poor 2,000 00
Town debt, including incidental expenses. 1,000 00
Worcester Institution for Savings, note due in May, 2,000 00
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 Feb. 8, 1886 :
AMOUNT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AT THE ALMSHOUSE. INCLUDING FARMING TOOLS, BY APPRAISAL OF THE COMMITTEE.
February 8, 1886.
$3,540 44
3,273 71 February 6, 1885. .
Gain on Personal Property . $266 73
RECEIPTS.
Income from the Farm, as by H. D. Pierce's books.
Received for milk
$728 45
apples
5 46
cider
13 27
eggs
9 13
beets
1 50
chickens
13 45
straw
4 00
calves
48 00
COWS.
125 08
pop corn
1 20
pigs
6 00
work on the roads
1,393 00
work on the ice.
59 50
board.
25 00
tomatoes
80
cranberries
71 05
onions. 16 55
peas.
5 70
ashes
1 60
cabbages
55
pumpkins
1 00
Amount carried forward.
$2,530 29
32
Amount brought forward. $2,530 29
Received for lumber.
1 50
potatoes 2 00
turkey
1 44
carrots.
45
turnips.
2 40
stone ..
12 00
paris green.
25
cart seat.
1 00
sundries furnished J. Wilkerson
9 90
indigent soldiers.
264 00
sundries . 2 24
$2,827 47
PAYMENTS.
Paid for labor.
$837 25
blacksmith work.
105 56
fresh meat.
134 36
two horses.
460 00
doctoring sick horse and cow
29 65
carving knife and fork
1 50
blank book.
30
express
15
clothing for G. Wilkerson
6 25
shingles.
17 25
repairing boots
1 90
beans .
7 53
cutting brush.
44 26
feed bags.
2 00
one year's salary for H. D. Pierce.
550 00
plough points.
2 50
bog hoe.
1 00
table cloth.
2 00
corn planter
15 00
freight bill.
26
curtains
2 00
one hog
23 70
planing lumber
1 00
one file.
25
use of horse.
3 50
pigs
17 00
rye .
1 60
plough castings.
2 09
cutting corn.
33 00
rope and pulleys.
1 22
strainer
25
butchering
1 25
Amount carried forward $2,305 58
33
Amount brought forward.
.$2,305 58
Paid for window sash.
25
chickens
13 00
oats ..
4 10
house paper.
4 15
groceries
446 20
crackers
29 78
fish
11 13
medicine
15 39
soap
2 40
turkeys.
4 30
lumber
10 44
harness work ..
25 95
clothing.
75
snow shovel.
50
making cider.
2 30
sundries.
4 70
coal.
14 59
grain.
664 11
wheelwright work.
4 75
use of bull.
5 25
fertilizer.
28 75
bell.
15
neck yoke.
1 00
wagon
30 00
sled.
42 00
two whiffletrees
1 75
two cider barrels.
1 50
John P. Green.
5 50
T. Carney.
6 00
Cash on hand at last settlement.
242 25
$3,928 52
Deduct income from the farm. $2,827 47
Cash in H. D. Pierce's hands.
237 48
Expense of keeping 292 tramps
73 00
Gain on personal property.
266 73
$3,404 68
Leaves as the cost of supporting the poor inside of the almshouse
$523 84
COST OF SUPPORTING THE POOR OUTSIDE OF THE ALMSHOUSE.
Paid F. O. Decatur, for services as Overseer of the Poor for 1884. . $ 7 50
for wood and groceries for Jane A. L. Patch. 22 00
Amount carried forward $29 50
5
34
Amount brought forward.
$29 50
Paid Town of Groton, for E. Holt's family. 20 00
City of Boston for Michael Harty 2 58
for rent for J. Wilkerson. .
12 00
J. B. Heald, M. D., medical attendance on Mrs. J. Moran 9 50
66 66 medical attendance on Nelson Constantino. 12 25
inedical attendance on Mrs. P. Harington . 20 75
W. J. Sleeper, M. D., medical attendance on Mary Whittimore. 48 00
Town Clerk of Brattleboro', for affidavit. 50
Hospital bills for insane at Worcester
676 13
for wood for Nellie Flynn.
10 00
D. R. Steere, M. D., medical attendance on W. H. Nichols . 15 00
Wright & Bemis, groceries furnished G. F. Daly. . .
22 00
66 Winnie Haley. .. . 22 00
66 66 C. H. Spaulding. .
122 93
66
66 Mrs. J. Davy.
78 00
J. W. Carkin, for time spent in buying horses. ..
4 00
COWS. 2 00
66 for services as Overseer of the Poor ..
10 00
Edward Prescott, for time spent in going to Groton about W. H. Nichols .. 2 00
66 66 making out reports to the board of health, lunacy and charity .. 5 00
making out report to the town ... 5 00
66 66 postage stamps and stationery. . . 2 00
66
66 services as Overseer of the Poor. 10 00
Edwin Gould, for time spent in buying horses .. ... 3 50 66 66 for services as Overseer of the Poor. 10 00
W. J. Sleeper, M. D., for medical attendance on J. Casey . 10 00
$1,164 64
Received from the Town of Woburn on account of the Ames family. $30 39
Received from State .. 20 50
Due from State on account of State paupers. . . 9 50
Due from the Town of Groton, for aid rendered Mary Whittimore 48 00
108 39
Expense of the poor outside of the Almshouse. $1,056 25
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STATEMENT.
Cash in Overseers' hands at last settlement .. ... $ 5 14 in hands of the Master of Almshouse at last
settlement. 242 25
drawn from the town treasurer 2,185 24
$2,432 63
Cash in H. D. Pierce's hands. $237 48
in Overseers' hands.
16 30
Due from the State. 9 50
Due from the Town of Groton 48 00
Gain on personal property. 266 73
578 01
Cost of supporting the poor exclusive of interest on farm, $1,854 62
Number receiving two meals and lodging
292
Number supported in the Almshouse. 11
Average number. Number receiving assistance outside of Almshouse .. 36
EDWARD PRESCOTT, ISAAC W. CARKIN, EDWIN GOULD,
Overseers of the Poor.
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
WESTFORD, Mass., Feb. 16, 1886.
GENTLEMEN :- I have examined the books of the Overseers of the Poor, including the accounts kept by the Master of the Almshouse, for the year ending Feb- ruary 15th, 1886, and find the same correctly cast and properly vouched.
Respectfully yours, NAHUM H. WRIGHT, Auditor.
To MESSRS. GEORGE T. DAY, ARTHUR WRIGHT, ALBERT P. RICHARDSON, Selectmen of Westford.
APPRAISAL OF PERSONAL PROPERTY
AT THE ALMSHOUSE IN WESTFORD, 1886.
5 horses. $1050 00
Amount brought forward . . $2622 82
11 COWS. 440 00
1 calf
20 00
1 corn sheller 3 50
1 hay cutter. 1 00
30 fowl ) 50
1 mowing machine. 60 00
35 tons ensilage. 140 00
7 tons English hay.
133 00
2 grindstones. 4 50
Scythes and snaths. 5 00
11% tons meadow hay
15 00
114 tons oat fodder .
18 00
6 hay forks
1 80
150 lbs. cracked corn.
1 65
3 manure forks.
2 25
300 lbs. meal.
3 30
2 manure hooks.
1 00
250 lbs. cotton seed meal.
3 25
1 potato digger
45)
4 bushels oats. 1 92
Hoes.
50
100 lbs. shorts.
1 00
3 bog hoes
75
100 lbs. rye meal
1 80
4 iron bars.
5 00
2 bushels pop corn.
2 40
1 pick axe.
50
7 harnesses
170 00
1 grub hoe 1 00
50
Curry combs and brushes.
50
Stone tools
50
5 head halters
4 00
6 tie chains
1 50
1 wolf robe
8 00
6 chains ..
6 00
4 blankets
5 00
Rope and pulley
90
2 feed bags
2 00
6 iron rakes.
1 50
12 feed boxes
3 00
1 set measures.
75
1 express wagon.
33 00
Ladders and Hooks.
8 00
1 farm wagon.
50 00
28 empty sacks. 2 80
1 express wagon
5 00
3 water pots. 1 00
4 carts . .
180 00
1 hay wagon.
25
9 spades and shovels. 2 25
1 stone wagon
30 00
18 empty barrels.
2 70
1 one-horse sled
13 00
4 wood saws. .
3 00
2 four-horse sleds
60 00
1 sleigh
5 00
1 wheelbarrow
3 00
2 hay hooks
75
2 drags. .
5 00
1 garden hoe
60
11 baskets
3 30
1 dirt scraper
3 00
2 axes.
1 50
1 cheese press.
2 00
2 harrows.
00
1 ton coal.
7 25
1 cultivator
3 00
4 plows
15 00
1 horse hay rake.
28 00
1 drag rake
50
1 meat cutter 3 00
Hand rakes.
25
1 steamer
7 00
Amount carried forward. .. $2622 82
Amount carried forward .. . $2887 12
10 00
34 M shingles.
3 00
1 wagon jack
1 75
1 hay knife
1 50
25 cords wood. 75 00
1 clothes wringer 3 25
1 meal chest. 1 50
2 hogs.
15 00
1 wind-mill 4 00
5 tons stock hay.
75 00
1 corn planter. 15 00
Neck yokes and eveners.
15 00
2 flails . .
Wrenches and hammers. 1 50
Carpenters' tools
38
Amount brought forward .. $2887 12
Amount brought forward . . $3122 82
1 cow bell. 75
3 saw horses 1 00
1 dinner bell. 50
1 pair steelvards. 2 80
614 doz. fruit cans 3 75
1 porcelain kettle. 1 00
Apple parers
1 75
% barrel crackers
1 35
30 lbs. lard. .
3 00
12 busliel cranberries
50
Stoneware.
2 25
4 bushels beans
6 40
2 doz. mason cans
2 40
75 bushels potatoes.
56 25
3 brooms.
90
3 bushels turnips.
1 20
1 barn broom
50
15 bushels carrots.
3 75
1 white brush.
2 00
10 bushels beets.
6 00
1 mop.
25
20 bushels onions
20 00
Knives, forks and spoons. .
4 50
30 lbs. butter
8 40
Crockery
12 00
200 lbs. pork.
20 00
1 range
40 00
80 lbs. ham. .
8 80
3 stoves. 10 00
1 old stove.
1 00
20 gallons vinegar
4 00
Beds, bedding, and bed- steads 250 00
1 slop pail
75
12 barrel soft soap.
2 50
Tinware.
25 00
14 empty cider barrels. 3 50
3 doz. candles.
36
3 wash tubs. 1 00
1 barrel flour
; 25
1 washing machine 2 00
Spices
1 00
2 wash boilers .
3 25
4 lbs. tea.
2 00
1 clothes dryer.
1 00
4 lbs. coffee
1 20
2 clothes lines
100
2 lbs. saleratus.
14
2 clothes baskets
1 25
Sundries
1 00
2 lanterns.
1 50
10 lbs. dried apples
60
1 grain cradle.
2 00
1 padlock and chain
40
1 seive.
1 00
25 lbs. E. sugar
1 75
1 oil cloth carpet.
8 00
3 rocking chairs
1 50
7 candle sticks.
75
1 cabinet chair
1 00
Candle moulds.
1 50
8 tables.
15 00
2 water pails.
40
Window and door screens.
9 00
Glassware
4 00
1 snow shovel
50
2 pork barrels.
1 00
1 bed pan
1 50
6 looking glasses. 2 00
7 flat irons ..
2 00
Shovel and tongs. 1 25
Table linen and towels 4 50
1 cradle. 1 00
1 injection pipe.
1 50
Chests and trunks. 5 00
1 shawl. 1 00
1 castor. 1 00
1 paper ivorine. 14
Amount carried forward. . . $3122 82
$3540 44
THADDEUS A. BLODGETT, A. W. CUMMINGS, JOHN M. FLETCHER,
Appraisers of Property.
Westford, Mass., Feb. 6, 1886.
16 empty tubs. 80
1 foroe pump
1 25
2 chests.
1 00
1 copper kettle . 2 00
Chopping knife and trays .
1 00
Earthern pots
1 50
60 gallons cider
6 00
2 gal. kerosene oil and cans
1 00
7 gallons pickles.
3 50
2 quarts molasses.
25
25 lbs. G. sugar.
1 88
15 lbs. raisins 1 80
9 lamps. 2 75
2 cranberry rakes 3 00
LIBRARY REPORT.
The Directors of the Public Library respectfully submit their thirty-first annual report, for the year ending February 8, 1886 :
Number of books purchased . 170
Public documents received from the State. 22
Public documents received from the United States 30
Other books presented. 7
Whole number added during the year . 229
Whole number of books in the Library 5179
Number of issues of books 8124
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Unexpended balance from last year's appropriation . $ 3 83
Town appropriation for the purchase of books. 150 00
Dog tax appropriated 88 34
Fines . 4 30
$246 47
EXPENDITURES.
For books.
$208 55
binding
5 75
printing catalogues and regulations
13 75
express
1 60
librarian's supplies .
3 35
expense in purchasing books
6 77
$239 77
Balance unexpended .
6 70
$246 47
Our Library has been enriched during the past year by a legacy from Mr. Stephen S. Stone, a native of West-
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ford, but for many years a resident of Revere, Mass. This generous bequest is most gratefully acknowledged by the Directors, who will be enabled thereby to procure many books of reference, as well as other valuable books indispensable to a good library, and which the usual appropriation has not warranted them in purchasing.
The yearly benefaction which this remembrance will bring to the minds and hearts of the towns-people, is a most fitting monument to one who has joined " the choir invisible."
The Library has been made more commodious by the introduction of new shelves, which will furnish ac- commodation for the present, but it is hoped the time is not far distant when, "thro' pulses stirred to generosity," a larger room or separate building will be provided.
Twelve numbers of the Unitarian Review, from the American Unitarian Association, have been received as usual, also four volumes from a society in Lancaster, illustrative of the views of the Second Adventists. The percentage of circulation has been about the same as last year, classes G. and F. claiming seventy-nine per cent. As for the last few years, the same kindly hand has kept many of the worn books in repair, thereby delaying for some time the necessity of rebinding.
The Directors respectfully ask for an appropriation of one hundred and fifty dollars for the ensuing year.
ELIZA A. BABBITT, ELIZABETH S. ABBOT, WILLIAM L. KITTREDGE, Directors of Public Library.
LIST OF BOOKS
ADDED TO THE LIBRARY DURING THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 8, 1886.
CLASS A.
Acts and Resolves of the Legislature of Mass., 1867-81. 12 vols. .. 393-404 66 66 66 66. 1885. 410
Census of Massachusetts, 1880.
391
Condition of Records in the Sec. Department.
392
Massachusetts Reports, 1883-85. 5 vols. . 385-409 66 Public Documents. 8 vols., 1883 .381-408
60 4 vols., 1884 405-8
Names changed in Massachusetts, 1780-1883. 389
CLASS B.
Consular Reports, Nos. 1-3, 1880-81.
325
Commerce and Navigation of U. S., 1881
319
- 1882 320
321
Department of Agriculture, 1880-82 ..
335
Finance Report, 1884.
327
Land Laws of U. S., 1880. 66 66 1882.
332
Manual for use of the General Court, 1884.
315
66 66 66
1885. 336
316
66 66 1882-83
317
66 66
1883-84. 318
Production of Gold and Silver in the U. S., 1883. 326
Public Domain, with Statistics, 1883.
322
Report of the Comptroller of Currency, 1884.
329
66 66 Commissioner of Education, 1882-83. 2 vols.
330-1
66 National Board of Health, 1879.
324
Tariff Compilation, 1884. 323
U. S. Geological Survey, 1881-82. 328
CLASS C.
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