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700 00
State Aid, .
2,201 18
Abatement of Taxes,
431 06
Schools,
1,482 94
Total,
6,825 60
J. W. P. ABBOT, GEORGE T. DAY, } Selectmen of Westford. WILLIAM REED,
WESTFORD, February 10th, 1866.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
THE Overseers of the Poor submit the following Report for the sup- port of the Poor for the year ending February, 1866 :
Amount of personal property at the Poor House, including tools, stock, &c., as by appraisal of the Committee :
February 3d, 1865,.
.$2,297 85
February 3d, 1866, 2,267 29
Loss on personal property $30 56
INCOME FROM THE FARM, AS BY WARD COBURN'S BOOKS.
Received for Butter, .$169 97
Milk, . 34 98
Beans,. 32 58
Dried Apple,
168 50
Hogs,
175 25
Calves, 41 64
Cranberries,
50 00
Eggs, .
3 62
Chickens, .
4 16
Apple sauce,. 1 00
Copper pump and old lead pipe, ..
9 25
Boarding man four weeks and three days,
18 00
One bushel and a half of Corn, 3 20
Labor off the farm, 208 75
Sundries,
10 28
Four turkeys,
9 93
Oats, ..
16 25
Cow hide, 5 00
$978 32
Two Cows, 15 96
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BILLS PAID.
For groceries, .$214 97
John Lanktree, for blacksmithing, 9 60
W. S. Comey, for meat, 73 32
Pump, . 22 00
Four cows,. 215 00
G. W. Heywood, for meal,
87 00
Grass seed,
12 60
One coffin, .
1 50
One lantern,.
1 00
Plaster,
1 80
Two bush scythes, .
2 50
One-half barrel of cement,
1 50
Sophia Shaw, for one week's work,
2 00
Fresh fish,.
19 79
Cloth for Mrs. Cowdry's children, .
8 05
Phincas Chamberlin, for fixing three axes,
3 00
Amos Day, for digging grave,
1 00
Nine pounds pork,
2 25
Four hens,
2 00
One-half bushel beans to plant,.
1 50
Two plow points, .
1 65
Shoes and mending,
10 85
Repairing harness, .
1 90
O. Kidder, for mason work,
1 50
A. Davis, for meat,
2 25
Two pigs,
8 50
Medicine, .
5 75
Dr. Dow, for medical attendance,
32 00
Repairing two clocks,
1 50
Grinding grain,. 2 53
Necessaries for Abijah Read,
15 00
Necessaries for S. Richardson, .
3 50
Sundries, as by Ward Coburn's book.
14 35
Poudrettc, 15 60
Four turkeys, .. 10 00
3 00
Dog license, .
2 00
N. P. Chase, for services as Master of Poor House, from
April 1st, 1864, to April 1st, 1865,
366 00
Loss on personal property, . 30 56
-$1,210 82 From which deduct proceeds sold from farm, 978 32
Leaves $232.50 as the cost of supporting the poor inside the Alms Housc.
Repairing stove.
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COST OF SUPPORTING THE POOR OUTSIDE OF THE ALMS HOUSE.
Paid Dr. Dow, for medical attendance on Simon Nutting's family,$ 15 25 Assistance rendered Mrs. Minor, . . 3 78 Charles L. Fletcher, for time and expense in going to Leyden, to see about W. Peckens, 15 00
Going to Lowell and Dracut twice, to see about Eben- ezer Wright, ... 6 00
For time and expense spent in hiring a man to take charge of the Alms House, . 5 00 Going to Tyngsboro', to see about S. Nutting's family, 1 00
Time and expense in going to Holyoke, about Mrs. Cowdry, . 15 00
Time and expense in going to Townsend, Lunenburg, Lowell, Chelmsford and Tewksbury twice, about settlement of Timothy Fletcher, 25 00
For postage and stationery, for three years past, 2 50
For services as Overseer of the Poor, 10 .00
Funeral expenses for J. Worcester, 14 00
Dr. Dow, for medical attendance on J. Worcester,
5 00
Town of Leyden, for relief of W. Peckens,
24 20
For the relief of S. Nutting's family, .
5 17
City of Lowell, for the relief of Lucinda Cory, 4 50
Necessaries furnished L. Cory, . 9 00
Funeral expenses for S. Hoyle's child,.
11 00
Eli Tower, for time and expense in hiring a man to take charge of the Alms House, .. 3 00
Going to Littleton, about J. Kemp, Jr.,.
75
Going to Lowell twelve times, to see about Mrs. Hoyle and Mrs. Cory, 8 00
Going to Dracut twice and to Billerica, about the set- tlement of T. Fletcher, . 4 50
Services as Overseer of the Poor,
10 00
For the relief of John P. Allen,
9 75
For the relief of Charlotte Taylor, .
18 00
For the relief of Mrs. J. Savage and family,
8 00
For the relief of Mrs Hoyle and children, 116 00
For assistance rendered Mrs. Farmer, 9 50
Town of Ipswich, for the relief of Eunice Fletcher, 10 00
Town of Littleton, for the relief of J. Kemp, Jr., 9 25
24 04
Going to Groton, to pay the bill for G. Sargent's son, . 1 00
Postage and stationery,
67
For making out two reports to the State,
5 00
For making out report to the Town, 5 00
For services as Overseer of the Poor, 10 00
Town of Groton, for relief of George Sargent's son, . 2 33 Sundry bills, . 7 38
Funeral expenses of Willliam Harmon, . 15 50
Amount carried forward, $449 07
E. Prescott, bill due in 1865,.
14
Amount brought forward, . $449 07 Received of the Town of Tyngsboro',. .$41 87 Thomas Crosby, on Mrs. Cowdry, 31 00 Town of Groton,. 12 37
85 24
Leaves as the cost of supporting the Poor outside the Alms House, $363 83
STATEMENT OF THE WHOLE EXPENSE OF THE POOR ABOVE THE INCOME OF THE FARM, FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 3D, 1866.
Amount drawn from the Town Treasurer, $700 00
Cash in Overseers' hands, February 3d, 1866, 151 38
Due from the State, . 5 00
Bills paid, due last year, . 24 04
$180 42 Cost of supporting the Poor, exclusive of interest on the Farm, .. 519 58
Number of persons supported in the Alms House, the past year-14 ; average number, 9216; the number receiving assistance by two meals and lodging, 31 ; the number assisted out of the Alms House, 30.
EDWARD PRESCOTT, 1 Overseers of the Poor of the
CHAS. L. FLETCHER, ELI TOWER, Town of Westford.
FEBRUARY 3D, 1866.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
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penses of the
Coton of Walestford 0
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 15, 1867.
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LOWELL, MASS .: STONE & HUSE, PRINTERS, COURIER OFFICE, 21 CENTRAL STREET. 1867.
OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF WESTFORD,
1866.
TOWN CLERK, LEONARD LUCE.
SELECTMEN,
GEORGE T. DAY, WILLIAM REED, 1st, J. HENRY REED.
ASSESSORS,
CHARLES L. FLETCHER, DANIEL ATWOOD,
JACOB SMITH.
OVERSEERS OF POOR,
EDWARD PRESCOTT, ELI TOWER,
GILMAN J. WRIGHT.
TOWN TREASURER, SHERMAN D. FLETCHER.
LEONARD LUCE,
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, EDWIN R. HODGMAN, GEORGE T. DAY.
COLLECTOR, ASĄ HILDRETH.
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APPRAISERS OF PROPERTY AT POOR FARM,-Zaccheus Reed, Daniel Flagg, Ar- temas W. Cummings. -
CONSTABLES,-Isaac E. Day, Edward Prescott. LIBRARY COMMITTEE,-Allen Cameron, Charles L. Fletcher, Gilman J. Wright.
LIBRARIAN,-Eliza J. Herrick.
HIGHWAY SURVEYORS-(IN DISTRICTS.)
No. 1. Francis K. Proctor. No. 7. Alfred Blood. No. 13. George Hutchins,
2. Horace Hamblet.
8. Silas Lawrence.
14. James M. Parker.
3. William Kittredge.
9. John W. Day. 15. Jefferson Wright.
4. Oliver Woodward. 10. Orin Coolidge, Jr. 16. Daniel Atwood.
5. John Dane.
11. Edward Symmes. 17. Stephen E. Hutchins
6. John Lynch.
12. Thomas Drew.
18. Alden P. Osgood.
SURVEYORS OF WOOD AND LUMBER,-George R. Moore, Joseph Hildreth, Oliver Woodward, Lorenzo Sweetser, Luther Prescott, S. A. Hamlin, H. A. Hutchinson, Daniel Falls, Amos Hildreth, 2nd, Arthur Wright, Cyrus Hamlin, Jacob Blodgett, Horace Hamblet, George Drew.
FENCE VIEWERS,-Joseph Hildreth, Eli Tower, Jacob Smith.
LIQUOR AGENT,-Darius A. Dow, M. D.
FIELD DRIVERS,-George B. Hildreth, Allen R. Perham, Edward Symmes, Hiram H. Decatur, Joseph Gould, Timothy Fletcher, John Tower, James W. Wright.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES,-Gilman J. Wright.
WEIGHERS OF HAY,-John B. Fletcher, Charles H. Follansbee, Samuel A. Hamlin, A. W. Cummings.
REPORT.
TREASURER'S OFFICE, WESTFORD, February 11th, 1867.
The Committee appointed to reckon and settle with Sherman D. Fletcher, Town Treasurer, for the year ending at date, submit the follow- ing Report :
RECEIPTS.
Balance in Treasurer's hands at last settlement, $ 887 90
Cash borrowed,
3,327 83
Corporation Tax, 1865, in full,
978 43
Corporation Tax, 1866, in part,
633 06
Aid to soldiers' families, 1864, refunded in full,
57 50
Aid to soldiers' families, 1865, refunded in part,
2,150 00
State School Fund,
117 75
Sydney A. Parker, license,
6 00
Sale of Wood on Poor Farm, and interest of Ira Leland,
26 32
Received of C. M. Spaulding by D. A. Dow, medical attend- ance in a case of small pox, William Agnew, Collector, 1865, in full,
34 50
448 72
Asa Hildreth, Collector, 1866, before October 6,
11,068 81
Asa Hildreth, Collector, 1866, before December 6,
1,696 67
Asa Hildreth, Collector, 1866, after December 6,
2,532 00
$23,965 49
PAYMENTS.
Elias Sweetser, two notes and interest,
$1,438 25
Amos Day, two notes and interest,
419 16
Joseph Hildreth, two notes and interest,
571 90
Lucy M. Day, one note and interest,
316 60
Appleton Bank, one note and interest, Asa Hildreth, one note and interest,
1,000 00
Calvin Howard, one note and interest,
307 40
Rachel Blood, one note and interest,
1,035 67
A. W. Cummings, one note and interest,
201 33
G. T. Day, Treasurer, one note and interest,
154 62
Amount carried forward,
$5,653 93
206 00
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Amount brought forwurd,
$5,653 93
A. J. Reed, one note and interest, 104 52
Phebe W. Carter, one note and interest, 312 70
Oliver Wright, one note and interest, 633 70
Jesse Wright, one note and interest,
528 08
Ward Coburn, one note and interest. 155 12
J. W. P. Abbot, guardian, one note and interest, 1,506 25
J. W. P. Abbot, one note and interest, 412 00
Gilbert Parker, one note and interest 263 08
$9,569 38
Interest paid on notes,
901 50
State Tax, 1866,
3,120 00
County Tax, 1866,
826 92
Overseers of the Poor, on orders,
337 58
On other orders,
4,972 72
School Districts,
1,521 17
Cash in Treasurer's hands,
2,716 22
$23,965 49
Your Committee further report that the Town is indebted to the fol- lowing persons on notes including interest ; also other claims, to wit :
Jesse Wright, two notes and interest, $ 724 68
723 38
Mrs. Betsey P. Day, two notes and interest
1,035 00
Calvin Howard, two notes and interest.
558 28
Trustees of Westford Academy, two notes and interest,
830 60
Levi Snow, 2 notes and interest,
610 56
Mrs. Betsey K. Groce, two notes and interest,
945 88
Mrs. Sarah S. Reed, two notes and interest,
737 06
Amos Day. two notes and interest,
808 94
Ira Leland, one note and interest,
236 58
Gilbert Parker, one note and interest,
205 33-
Mrs. Sarah Parker, one note and interest,
263 66
Elbridge G. Parker, one note and interest,
520 75
A. J. Reed, one note and interest,
311 90
Alson Tuttle, one note and interest,
620 90
Mrs. Parmelia Hildreth, one note and interest.
150 22
Timothy Fletcher, one note and interest,
262 66
Mrs. Sarah Osgood, one note and interest,
104 98
Charles L. Fletcher, one note and interest,
524 83
Mrs. Phebe W. Carter, one note and interest,
103 00
Joseph E. Wright, one note and interest,
208 90
Moses Caryl, one note and interest,
312 35
Daniel Flagg, one note and interest,
500 83
Joseph Hildreth, one note and interest,
105 80
Rachel Blood, one note and interest,
183 31
Amount carried forward
$11,590 38
Eli Tower, two notes and interest,
Amount brought forward, Due the several School Districts, Outstanding orders. Outstanding claims for roads and other expenses, estimated at
$11,590 38
1,432 09
70 40
600 00
$13,692 87
RESOURCES.
Balance in Treasurer's hands,
$2,716 22
Balance of taxes uncollected, 1866,
395 57
State aid, balance for 1865,
51 18
State aid, for 1866,
1,24 00
State aid, paid in January, 1867,
96 00
Corporation tax, balance due, 1866,
30 14
4,533 11
$9,159 76
Balance against the town, February 10, 1866,
$15,174 94
Balance against the town, February 11, 1867. 9,159 76
Reduction of town debt,
$6,015 18
J. W. P. ABBOT, ALVAN FISHER, Committee. GEORGE B. DUPEE,
SHERMAN D. FLETCHER. Treasurer.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Leonard Luce, recording births, deaths and marriages, and
express, &c., $ 28 20
Leonard Luce, keeping military record of soldiers of this town, as required by law. 20 00
Jeremiah G. Merrill, injuries received on " Makepeace Road," 75 00 88 83
Stone & Huse, printing,
38 00
Leonard Luce, making out school report,
5 70
George M. Rice, services as School Committee,
33 40
George T. Day, services as School Committee,
.30 00
Union Society, use of bell,
7 50
First Parish, use of bell,
7 50
Dr. D. A. Dow, vaccination,
7 00
Wm. Kittredge, returning deaths to Town Clerk,
5 00
Amos Day, work at west burying-ground,
6 00
Levi Snow, work at east burying-ground,
10 00
Asia Nutting, work at north burying-ground,
5 00
First Parish, wood and rent of hall,
35 00
C. Brackett, inkstands, mucilage, pens, &c.,
2 80
J. B. Fletcher, stationery, &c.,
3 31
Z. Reed, appraising property at Poor Farm 1863-4-5-6-7,
10 00
Daniel Flagg, appraising property at Poor Farm 1865-6-7, 6 00
Samuel A. Brown, Esq., counsel for town 1866-7,
25 00
N. S. Hamblin, use of room for Selectmen and Assessors, 25 00
6 00
Leonard Luce, salary as Town Clerk,
12 00
Asa Hildreth, collecting $11,648.63,
75 71
Error in apportionment of tax in School District No. 5,
12 00
Wm. Agnew, collecting taxes 1865,
129 00
George Keyes, for use of house as pest-house, and wood,
25 00
For cleaning pest-house, and other expenses attending same,
7 00
Willard Damon, services as nurse at pest-house,
40 00
James McCauly, services as nurse at pest-house,
40 00
Coffin for Earnest G. Gould, 10 50
16 00
Incidental expenses attending small pox case,
40 65
Sarah M. McIntire, bedding for pest-house,
22 74
Lucretia J. Reed, articles and food furnished pest-house,
Amount carried forward
$918 14
Leonard Luce, services as School Committee,
5 00
Books furnished poor children,
2 30
Two record books,
I. E. Day, services as constable,
9
Amount brought forward,
$918 14
LIBRARY.
Eliza J. Herrick, Librarian, one year,
$40 00
Taggard & Thompson, books,
26 81
66 81
ASSESSORS.
Charles L. Fletcher, 26 days,
$65 00
Jacob Smith, 25 days,
62 50
Daniel Atwood, 25 days,
62 50
190 00
$1,174 95
EXPENSE OF ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Imla Lawrence, work on highways, 1865,
$ 5 31
Thomas Drew, repairing " Bunce Road," 16 00
John Lynch, work on highways, 1866,
9 75
Oliver Woodward, work on highways, 1866,
15 80
Daniel Atwood, work on highways, 1864-5,
3 59
George Laws, work on highways, 1866,
4 68
Eli Tower, work on highways, 1866,
14 09
Allen R. Perham, work on highways, 1866,
8 59
Jeremy B. Reed, work on highways, 1866,
16 44
Alfred Blood, working highway taxes, 1866,
34 00
Edward Prescott, working highway taxes, 1865,
2 00
Alden P. Osgood, breaking roads, 1867,
83 40
Stephen E. Hutchins, breaking roads, 1867,
87 20
Alfred Blood, breaking roads, 1867,
89 80
John Lynch, breaking roads, 1867,
76 40
Wm. Kittredge, breaking roads, 1867, ..
68 00
Horace Hamblet, breaking roads, 1867,
60 80
George Hutchins, breaking roads, 1867,
58 40
John Dane, breaking roads, 1867,
48 06
Thomas Drew, breaking roads, 1867,
33 00
John W. Day, breaking roads, 1867,
20 80
Thomas Horan, breaking roads, 1867,
6 00
Wm. Craven, damage in laying out town road,
150 00
Patrick Driscoll, removing gravel at Graniteville,
10 00
B. O. McIntire, removing gravel at Graniteville,
33 50
John Greenleaf, removing gravel bank at Graniteville,
200 00
Wm. Reed, furnishing stone and laying wall at Graniteville,
351 95
C. H. Follansbee, setting fence on line of road at Graniteville,
3 90
David Reed, extra work on wall at Graniteville,
30 00
George Hanson, laying wall at Graniteville,
23 75
N. S. Hamblin, building 124} rods of road,
373 00
A. Nutting, relaying bridge and repairing road near E. Tower's, John Day, relaying and straightening wall near his house,
70 00
16 00
. $2029 21
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OVERSEERS OF POOR.
Order,
$150 00
Order,
150 00
Order,
37 58
$337 59
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Joshua Whidden,
$ 4 74
James Furlong,
2 36
J. W. P. Abbot, error,
65 77
Isaac W. Green,
3 16
Asa Hildreth, 1864,
7 29
Asa Hildreth, Collector, 1866,
30 42
Wm. Agnew, error in taxes 1865,
86 88
$200 62
BOUNTIES.
Lucy A. Keyes,
$125 00
Merrick Reed,
125 00
$250 00
STATE AID.
For year ending February 9th, 1867,
$1340 00
LIQUOR AGENCY STATEMENT TO MAY 1, 1866.
DR .-
Cash on hand May 1st, 1865,
$ 67 26
Cash received for liquors sold,
161 76
$229 02
CR .----
Cash paid Town Treasurer,
$ 50 00
Liquors purchased and expense,
128 45
Agent's salary,
30 00
$208 45
Balance cash in Agent's hands,
$20 57
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Voted by the Town, Received from the Commonwealth,
$ 1600 00 117 75
$1717 75
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
No. 1,
Scholars, 79
$209 52
No. 2,
60
179 79
.
No. 3,
66
62
182 92
No, 4,
61
181 35
No. 5.
53
168 83
No.
6,
29
131 27
No.
7,
49
162 57
No. 8,
29
131 27
No. 9,
22
120 32
No. 10,
66
105
250 21
$1718 05
SUMMARY.
Roads and Bridges,
$ 2,029 21
Incidental Expenses,
1,169 95
Abatement of Taxes,
200 62
State Aid,
1,340 00
Bounties,
250 00
Overseers of Poor,
337 58
Public Schools,
1,718 05
$7,045 41
GEO. T. DAY, r WILLIAM REED, Selectmen of Westford.
J. HENRY REED, -
WESTFORD, February 16th, 1867.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
THE Overseers of the Poor submit the following Report for the sup- port of the poor for the year ending February 9, 1867 :
Amount of personal property at the Poor House, including tools, stock, &c., as by appraisal of the Committee :
February 3d, 1866, $2,267 29
February 1st, 1867, 2,442 98
Gain on personal property, $175 69
INCOME FROM THE FARM, AS BY WARD COBURN'S BOOKS.
Received for Butter,
$265 44
Milk,
26 43
Calves,
55 15
Pigs,
76 00
Potatoes,
20 67
Keeping horse,
50 00
Pork,
42 75
Beans,
31 00
Apples,
4 00
Labor off the farm,
72 00
Cabbages,
3 00
Skewers,
6 00
Of Mrs. Cowdry,
47 00
Sundries as by W. Coburn's books,
10 39
$709 83
BILLS PAID.
For Labor,
$ 97 63
Groceries,
33 17
Meal,
48 84
Fish,
16 64
Ox-sled,
8 00
Groceries bought of John B. Fletcher,
80 84
Amount carried forward, $285 12
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Amount brought forward, $285 12
Groceries bought of S. D. Fletcher, 149 54
Groceries bought of Peter Swallow, 15 24
One hundred and seventy-three lbs. of scraps, 4 32
Grass seed,
20 40
Rye,
15 75
Meat bought of A. Davis,
3 37
Medical attendance,
12 25
One pair of shoes for B. Hildreth,
1 30
Clothes for William Mears,
5 00
Barley,
4 40
Making cider,
2 00
Hens,
4 50
Blacksmithing,
12 83
Poudrette,
12 50
Plow points,
2 07
Meat bought of W. S. Comey,
52 56
Necessaries for Abijah Read,
2 50
Clothes for S. Richardson,
6 65
Sundries as by W. Coburn's books,
37 39
Ward Coburn, for services as Master of the Poor
House, from April 1, 1865 to April 1, 1866, 350 00
$999 69
From which deduct proceeds sold from farm, 709 83
And gain on personal property, 176 69
885 52
Leaves $113. 17 as the cost of supporting the poor inside of the Alms House.
COST OF SUPPORTING THE POOR OUTSIDE OF THE ALMS HOUSE.
Paid S. A. Brown, for legal advice, $ 8 50
Charles L. Fletcher, for going to Lowell to settle with S. A. Brown, 1 50
Leonard Luce, for attending funeral of William Harmon, 1 00
E. Prescott, for time and expense in going to Boston to see about Nancy Townsend,
4 65
Town of Ipswich, for relief of Eunice Fletcher,
14 60
Amos Day, for digging grave for William Harmon, 2 00
For assistance rendered Mrs. Hoyle, 44 50
For assistance rendered Mrs. Abel Corey,
27 00
For assistance rendered Mrs. S. Farmer, 9 30
E. Tower, for services as Overseer of Poor, 10 00 For going to Lowell twelve times to see about Mrs. Hoyle and. Mrs Corey, 8 00
For going to Bedford to see about Frederick Bishop, 3 00
Amount carried forward,
$134 05
14
Amount brought forward, $134 05
E. Prescott, for making out two reports to the State, 5 00
For making out report to the town 5 00
For services as Overseer of Poor,
10 00
Gilman J. Wright, for services as Overseer of Poor, 10 00 Tax on dog, 2 00
Sundry bills,
28 85
$194 90
STATEMENT OF THE WHOLE EXPENSE OF THE POOR ABOVE THE INCOME OF THE FARM,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 9, 1867.
Cash drawn from the Town Treasurer, $337 58
Cash on hand at last settlement, 121 92
$459 50
Gain on personal property, $175 69
Cost of supporting the poor exclusive of interest on farm, 283 81
Number of persons supported in the Alms House the past year, 8; average number, 62. The number receiving assistance by two meals and lodging, 69. The number assisted out of the Alms House, 9.
EDWARD PRESCOTT, Overseers of the Poor ELI TOWER, of the
GILMAN J. WRIGHT, Town of Westford.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
EXPENSES
OF THE
TOWN OF WESTFORD
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 15, 1868.
LOWELL, MASS. : STONE & HUSE, BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS, 21 CENTRAL STREET.
1868.
OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF WESTFORD, 1867.
TOWN CLERK, LEONARD LUCE.
SELECTMEN,
GEORGE T. DAY, WILLIAM REED, 1st, J. HENRY REED.
ASSESSORS,
CHARLES L. FLETCHER, DANIEL ATWOOD,
JACOB SMITH.
OVERSEERS OF POOR,
EDWARD PRESCOTT, ELI TOWER,
GILMAN J. WRIGHT.
TOWN TREASURER, SHERMAN D. FLETCHER.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE,
REV. LEONARD LUCE,
REV. GEORGE H. YOUNG,
J. M. CHAMBERLIN, MOSES EDWARDS,
T. L. GRIFFIN, JEPTHA WRIGHT,
SAMUEL FLETCHER,
GEORGE H. PRESCOTT,
H. A. HUTCHINSON,
ASA HILDRETH,
STEPHEN E. HUTCHINS, GEORGE S. FREDERICK.
COLLECTOR, ASA HILDRETH,
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APPRAISERS OF PROPERTY AT POOR FARM,-Zaccheus Reed, Daniel Flagg, Artemas W. Cummings.
CONSTABLES,-Isaac E. Day, Edward Prescott.
LIBRARY COMMITTEE,-Allen Cameron, Charles L. Fletcher, Gilman J. Wright.
LIBRARIAN,-Eliza J. Herrick.
HIGHWAY SURVEYORS-(IN DISTRICTS). No. 1-Edmund Barton,
2-Hiram H. Decatur,
No. 10-Orin Coolidge, 11-John B. Fletcher,
3-George B. Dupee, 12-George Laws, 4-Oliver Woodward, 13-William M. Vose, 5-John Dane, 6-Asia Nutting, 14-F. A. Fletcher, 15-Amos Leighton, 7-Edwin Gould, 16-Alpheus J. Reed, 8-Edward Prescott, 17-N. S. Hamblin, 18-Levi Snow.
9-A. W. Cummings,
SURVEYORS OF WOOD AND LUMBER.
George R. Moore,
Oliver Woodward,
Luther Prescott,
H. A. Hutchinson,
Amos Hildreth, 2nd,
Isaac P. Woods,
Cyrus Hamlin, T. H. Hamblett,
Jacob Blodgett, George Drew,
FENCE VIEWERS,-Joseph Hildreth, Eli Tower, Jacob Smith,
LIQUOR AGENT,-Darius A. Dow, M. D.
FIELD DRIVERS,-George B. Hildreth, A. R. Perham, E. Symmes, H. H. Decatur, Joseph Gould, T. Fletcher, John Tower, Samuel Wiley, George T. Day.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES,-Gilman J. Wright.
WEIGHERS OF HAY,-John B. Fletcher, Nahum H. Wright, Samuel A. Hamlin, A. W. Cummings.
Asa Hildreth, Lorenzo Sweetzer, S. A. Hamlin, Daniel Falls,
REPORT.
TREASURER'S OFFICE, WESTFORD, February 10th, 1868.
The Committee appointed to reckon and settle with Sherman D. Fletcher, Town Treasurer, for the year ending at date, submit the follow- ing Report :
RECEIPTS.
Balance in Treasurer's hands at last settlement,
$ 2,716 22
Cash borrowed, 3,378 30
Corporation Tax before 1867, collected in full, 52 86
Corporation Tax, 1867,
923 51
Aid to soldiers' families, 1866, refunded by State in part,
1,100 00
Interest allowed by County Treasurer advance payment of Tax, 12 34
Interest allowed by State Treasurer advance payment of Tax, 39 00
Received from State, on account of Pauper,
5 00
Eli Tower, refunded error in School District account,
1 00
State School Fund, 1866-67,
170 86
Asa Hildreth, Collector, in 1866, in full,
395 57
Asa Hildreth, Collector, interest on Taxes, 1866,
8 75
Asa Hildreth, Collector, 1867, before October 6, 1867,
11,320 18
Asa Hildreth, Collector, 1867, before December 6, 1867, 2,137 48
Asa Hildreth, Collector, 1867, after December 6, 1867, 3,057 87
$25,318 94
PAYMENTS.
Amos Day, three notes and interest,
$ 898 94
Levi Snow, two notes and interest, 626 16
Calvin Howard, two notes and interest, 576 78
Daniel Flagg, two notes and interest,
360 73
Mrs. B. K. Groce, two notes and interest, 725 90
Eli Tower, one note and interest, 210 00
Charles L. Fletcher, one note and interest,
505 50
Elbridge G. Parker, one note and interest,
502 00
Mrs. Permelia Hildreth, one note and interest,
155 22
Railroad Bank, one note and interest, 1,200 00
Trustees Westford Academy, one note and interest, 614 10
Amount carried forward,
$6,375 33
6
Amount brought forward,
$6,375 33
Miss Rachel Blood, one note and interest, 259 66 Joseph E. Wright, one note and interest, 101 88
102 25
206 40
234 93
522 75
Gilbert Parker, one note and interest, Alson Tuttle, one note and interest, Mrs. Betsey P. Day, one note and interest, Ward Coburn, one note and interest,
437 53
445 25
$9,507 71
Interest on notes,
601 50
State Tax, 1867,
5,200 00
County Tax,
926 15
Overseers of the Poor,
734 19
Orders outstanding at last settlement,
70 40
Orders drawn in 1867 and 1868,
5,007 39
Schools,
1,948 45
Balance in Treasurer's hands,
1,323 15
$25,318 94
Your Committee further report that the Town is indebted to the following persons on notes; also other claims, to wit :
Eli Tower, one note,
$800 00
Jesse Wright, one note,
500 00
Mrs. Sarah Parker, one note,
250 00
Mrs. Betsey K. Groce, one note,
500 00
Trustees of Westford Academy, one note,
200 00
Alpheus J. Reed, one note,
300 00
Mrs. Betsey P. Day, one note,
275 00
Timothy Fletcher, one note,
100 00
Mrs. Sarah S. Reed, one note,
200 00
Mrs. Sarah Osgood, one note,
100 00
Mrs. Phebe W. Carter, one note,
175 00
Moses Caryl, one note,
200 00
Daniel Flagg, one note,
300 00
Joseph Hildreth, one note,
500 00
Calvin Howard, one note,
400 00
Charles L. Fletcher, one note,
100 00
Mrs. Permelia Hildreth, one note,
100 00
Amos Day, one note,
325 00
Amount carried forward,
$5,325 00
Alpheus J. Reed, one note and interest, Jesse Wright, one note and interest, Ira Leland, one note and interest, Mrs. Sarah S. Reed, one note and interest,
204 03
617 70
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Amount brought forward,
$5,325 00
Interest accrued on the above notes, Due the several School Districts, Outstanding Orders,
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