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189 42
1,080 14
20 50
$6,615 06
RESOURCES.
Balance in Treasurer's hands,
$1,323 15
Balance of Taxes uncollected, 1867,
1,260 00
State Aid, balance due for 1865,
51 18
State Aid, balance due for 1866,
144 00
State Aid, balance due for 1867,
880 00
Dr. D. A. Dow, balance due as liquor Agent,
26 03
3,684 36
Balance against the Town,
$2,930 70
Balance against the Town, February 7, 1867,
$9,159 76
Balance against the Town, February 10, 1868, 2,930 70
Reduction of Town debt, $6,229 06
J. W. P. ABBOT, SAMUEL N. BURBECK,
Committee. ALDEN P. OSGOOD,
SHERMAN D. FLETCHER, Treasurer.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
TOWN OFFICERS.
George 'T. Day, for services as Selectman, for the year ending
March 1, 1867, $ 5 00
for making out Town Report for the year ending March 1, 1867, 5 00
for making out State Aid Returns for the year ending March 1, 1867, 5 00
for extra time spent as Selectman, for the year ending March 1, 1867,
28 00
Paid for express, &c., 2 75
William Reed, for services as Selectman, for the year ending March 1, 1867, 5 00
extra time spent as Selectman, during the year ending March 1, 1867,
23 00
J. Henry Reed, for services as Selectman, for the year ending March 1, 1867, 5 00
for extra time spent as Selectman, for the year ending March 1, 1867, 7 50
Leonard Luce, salary as Town Clerk, for the year ending March 1,1867, 12 00
for obtaining, recording, indexing and returning to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, births, deaths and marriages,
19 25
for recording returns from undertakers and others of twenty-seven deaths. 2 70
recording thirty-four births, occurring previous to 1866, not recorded, 10 20
attending meeting of Town Clerks, at Tyngsboro', November, 1866, 3 00
express, stationery, stamps, &c.,
5 00
S. D. Fletcher, Town Treasurer, for the year ending March 1, 1867, commission for disbursing $10,000 at ¿ of 1 per cent., 50 00
commission for disbursing $11,249 at ¿ of 1 per cent., 28 12
Amount carried forward,
$216 52
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Amount brought forward, 8216 52
S. D. Fletcher, entertainment furnished Committee to reckon with Treasurer, 4 00
postage, paper, &c., 1 97
paper, ink, pens, pencils, &c., furnished Asses- sors, 1 76
blank books and envelops furnished Selectmen,
1 84
C. L. Fletcher, Assessor, 16 days, $48 00
Daniel Atwood, Assessor, 27 days, 81 00
express paid, 50
Jacob Smith, Assessor, 27} days, 82 50
postage, stamps, &c., 39
212 39
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Rev. Leonard Luce, services as School Committee, $35 25
making out Report, 5 00
furnishing room, lights, &c., 3 00
Rev. Edwin R. Hodgman, services as School Committee, 29 70
George T. Day, services as School Committee, 15 00
87 95
COLLECTOR.
Asa Hildreth, collecting $17,170 41 at 8 mills per dollar, $137 36
collecting poll taxes, as ordered by As-
sessors, (for 1867), 5 00
collecting $4,280 51, tax of 1866, at 6} mills per dollar, 27 82
collecting poll taxes, as directed by As- sessors, for 1866, 5 00
175 18
W. F. Chandler & Co., for printing,
13 25
Stone & Huse, printing,
60 90
J. H. Haskell, for one stencil plate,
6 50
Stony Brook Railroad, freight on lumber,
1 12
Edwin Gould, one screw driver used at small pox house,
40
First Parish, for use of bell,
7 50
Union Society, for use of bell,
7 50
H. & A. Whitney, for lumber for repairs on Alms House, and fence at East Burying Ground, 110 00
Expense of Kilburn law suits, exclusive of' counsel fees, 265 36
T. R. Marvin & Son, for printing School Report, 37 50
Luther Wilkins, attending fifteen funerals with hearse,
19 50
State Nautical School, board for Frank Shearon, 22 weeks 4 days,
11 28
Administrator of Samuel Brown's estate, 3 00
Dr. Robert Wood, post mortem examination of a cow supposed to have died of infectious disease, 7 00
Cyrus Latham, surveying and drawing plan of Makepeace Road, 10 00
Amount carried forward.
$1,262 42
CF
10
Amount brought forward, $1,262 42
Cyrus Latham, surveying road at Graniteville, 7 35
Chase & Hildreth, printing tax bills, 3 25
S. D. Fletcher, sundries furnished Assessors and surveyors of roads, 11 31
Asia Nutting, work done on North Burying Ground, 7 50
Levi Snow, work done on East Burying Ground, 4 60
Amos Day, work done on West Burying Ground,
3 50
Wm. Draper, for building, ironing and painting Hearse,
555 00
A. C. Sawyer, for trimming Hearse,
84 54
First Parish, for use of hall,
35 00
N. S. Hamblin, use of room for Selectmen and Assessors, 25 00
J. B. Fletcher, postage, paper, &c., 8 04
H. A. Davis, State Sealer of Weights and Measures, 8 50
Asia Nutting, stone work at East Burying Ground,
101 50
Geo. B. Dupee, building and painting fence and gates at East Burying Ground, 34 74
John Lanktree, iron furnished for fence at East Burying Ground, 2 73
Wmn. Pratt & Co., railing,
10 00
S. D. Fletcher, nails, oil, hinges, &c., for fence at East Burying Ground, 12 09
J. B. Fielding, 50 lbs. lead, for fence at East Burying Ground, 7 50
$2,185 04
OVERSEERS OF POOR.
Ward Coburn, services as Master of Alms House, for the year ending April 1, 1867, $425 00
Order,
309 19
$734 19
LIBRARY.
Eliza J. Herrick, Librarian, one year,
$40 00
For books purchased,
73 19
Julian Abbot, making supplement to Catalogue, Rebinding books,
16 00
Printing Catalogues,
14 50
$153 19
9 50
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
The sum appropriated by the Town, to be expended during the months of April and May, was $1020. But owing to the frequent and rapid rains during the summer months, it has been necessary to expend in several Districts a larger sum than was at first apportioned ; and we
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believe from careful observation that the roads have been kept in better repair than for many years, and we trust the Town will continue the sys- tem. But we would recommend an appropriation of $1400, $1150 to be expended during the spring and summer months, reserving the balance for winter, as we find upon consultation with the Surveyors that although a majority of the Districts, in their opinion, can be kept in good repair with the same expenditure as the past year, others need more.
EXPENSE OF ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Edwin Barton, Surveyor in District No. 1, $ 60 00
Hiram H. Decatur, Surveyor in District No. 2, 50 00
Hiram H. Decatur, Surveyor in District No. 2, 41 00
George B. Dupee, Surveyor in District No. 3, 60 78
George B. Dupee, Surveyor in District No. 3,
41 65
George B. Dupee, Surveyor in District No. 3,
12 80
Oliver Woodward, Surveyor in District No. 4,
60 00
John Dane, Surveyor in District No. 5,
50 00
Asia Nutting, Surveyor in District No. 6,
54 00
Edwin Gould, Surveyor in District No. 7,
57 60
Edward Prescott, Surveyor in District No. 8,
41 00
A. W. Cummings, Surveyor in District No. 9, Orin Coolidge, Surveyor in District No. 10, John B. Fletcher, Surveyor in District No. 11, George Laws, Surveyor in District No. 12,
50 80
Wm. M. Vose, Surveyor in District No. 13,
50 00
Wm. M. Vose, Surveyor in District No. 13, F. A. Fletcher, Surveyor in District No. 14, Amos Leighton, Surveyor in District No. 15, Alpheus J. Reed, Surveyor in District No. 16, N. S. Hamblin, Surveyor in District No. 17,
60 00
N. S. Hamblin, Surveyor in District No. 17,
11 00
Levi Snow, Surveyor in District No. 18,
60 00
Levi Snow, Surveyor in District No. 18, Jefferson Wright, breaking roads in 1867,
15 15
J. M. Parker, breaking roads in 1867, John Dane, breaking roads in 1867,
6 80
John Lynch, breaking roads in 1867,
13 60
Levi Snow, breaking roads in 1867,
22 10
Alden P. Osgood, breaking roads in 1867,
30
Wm. Kittredge, breaking roads in 1867,
31 20
Daniel Atwood, breaking roads in 1867,
116 53
T. H. Hamblet, breaking roads in 1867,
40 80
Stephen Hutchins, breaking roads in 1867,
36 23
Alfred Blood, breaking roads in 1867,
8 00
Elbridge G. Parker, breaking roads in 1867,
9 54
Oliver Woodward, breaking roads in 1867,
130 10
Silas Lawrence, breaking roads in 1867,
44 80
Amount carried forward,
$1,634 40
47 50
61 12
11 60
49 00
52 80
50 30
28 10
21 20
70 00
12
Amount brought forward,
$1,634 40
George Hutchins, breaking roads in 1867,
14 00
Edmond Symmes, breaking roads in 1867, 18 20
Peter Anderson, breaking roads in 1867,
1 20
Oren Coolidge, breaking roads in 1867,
9 99
John Morrison, repairing road near his house,
10 00
F. K. Proctor, work done on highway in 1866,
3 10
Wm. Agnew, work done on highway in 1865-6,
8 64
Amos Hildreth, building stone railing on Bunce Road, 5 00
10 00
5 00
Wm. Reed, repairing bridge near house of Geo. Blodgett, Wm. Reed, repairing road near house of David Reed, Trueworthy Keyes, for carrying his milk during the time the road was impassible, as by agreement with Surveyor, 12 20
$1,731 73
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Mrs. Otis Parker, error in 1866, $ 4 74
4 11
Wm. Chandler, error in 1867,
28 90
Wm. E. Symmes, poll tax in 1867,
2 00
Frank F. Pierce, poll tax for 1866,
2 00
David Carmichael, poll tax for 1866,
2 00
Wm. Dinsmore, poll tax for 1866,
2 00
Wm. Thompson, poll tax for 1866,
2 00
Dennis Berkley, poll tax for 1866,
2 00
George Lawrence, poll tax for 1866,
2 00
John Illingsworth, poll tax for 1866,
2 00
Chester Illingsworth, poll tax for 1866,
2 00
M. O'Neil, poll tax for 1866, Jonathan A. Perham, poll tax for 1866,
2 00
Wm. Duun, poll tax for 1866,
2 00
Alvarado Hatch, poll tax for 1866,
2 00
John Ferrin, poll tax for 1866,
2 00
Mrs. Sarah Martin, error in 1866,
4 14
Joseph Irish, poll tax for 1867,
2 00
L. Howard, poll tax for 1867,
2 00
Edward Defoe, poll tax for 1867,
2 00
Wm. H. Folland, poll tax for 1867,
2 00
Joseph Edgley, poll tax for 1866,
2 00
James Brooks, poll tax for 1866,
2 00
Charles Balch, poll tax for 1867,
2 00
Benj. L. White, poll tax for 1867.
2 00
George D. Stiles, poll tax for 1867,
2 00
Victor Bonville, poll tax for 1867,
2 00
A. Dickinson, poll tax for 1867,
2 00
Amount carried forward,
$91 89
Charles Hewitt, error in 1866,
2 00
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Amount brought formard,
$91 89
James Litchfield, poll tax for 1867,
2 00
Mrs. Nancy Gilson, error, 1867,
2 45
M. M. Chandler, error, 1867,
4 45
John Farrar, error, 1867,
2 38
Cyrus Coburn, 1864,
2 40
Lafayette Whittier, 1867,
10 20
Albert Woods, 1867, Concord,
69
Estate of Jos. Byam, 1867, Chelmsford,
2 45
Allen Worden, 1867,
45
Wm. M. Stiles, 1867,
36 55
Sidney A. Parker, 1867,
$170 75
STATE AID.
State Aid,
$880 00
LIQUOR AGENCY STATEMENT TO MAY 1, 1867.
DR .-
$ 20 57
Cash on hand May 1, 1866,
219 72
Cash received for liquors sold,
$240 29
CR .-
$184 26
Liquors purchased and expense,
30 00
Agent's salary,
$214 26
Balance cash in Agent's hands,
$26 03
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Voted by the Town the sum of $1600, which was divided, one-half equally among the Districts and one-half according to the number of scholars, as by vote of the Town, which if divided equally would only give to each scholar the sum of $3.00, the number of scholars being 533, according to the returns of the Assessors.
Would it not be well to increase the amount ?
6 34
Miles Langstone, error, 1867,
1 70
Elbridge Yeaton, error, 1866-7,
6 80
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SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
No. 1,
89 scholars,
$213 50
No. 2,
54
161 00
No. 3,
56
164 00
No. 4,
55 66
162 50
No. '5,
47 66
150 50
No.
6,
20
110 00
No. 7,
61
66
171 50
No. 8,
30
66
125 00
No. 9,
28
122 00
No. 10,
93
219 50
$1,599 50
SUMMARY.
Roads and Bridges,
$1,731 73
Incidental Expenses,
2,185 84
Abatement of Taxes,
170 75
State Aid,
880 00
Overseers of Poor,
734 19
Public Schools,
1,599 50
$7,301 21
VALUATION AND TAXES.
Valuation of Real Estate,
$693,596 00
Valuation of Personal Estate,
330,310 00
Number of polls assessed.
412
Tax on polls,
$2.00
Rate of Taxation,
$1 70 on $100 00
AMOUNT RAISED BY TAXATION.
Schools,
$1,600 00
State Tax,
5,200 00
County Tax,
926 15
Town Tax.
10,000 00
Overlayings,
888 12
Highway Deficiencies,
199 95
$18,814 22
GEORGE T. DAY,) WILLIAM REED, Selectmen of Westford.
J. HENRY REED,
WESTFORD, February 15th, 1868.
$1,023,906 00
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 7, 1868 :
Amount of personal property at the Poor House, including farming tools, stock, &c., as by appraisal of the Com- mittee :
February 6, 1867,
$2,442 98
February 7, 1868,
2,536 89
Gain on personal property, $ 93 91
INCOME FROM THE FARM, AS BY WARD COBURN'S BOOKS.
Received for Labor off the Farm, .
$ 41 50
One pig,.
6 00
Two cow-hides,.
10 34
Straw
27 74
Hay,.
12 00
Butter,
239 83
Beef, ..
11 00
Apples,
53 00
Cider,.
21 50
Cask of lime,
2 00
Chickens,
19 86
Eggs,
10 95
Potatoes,
3 37
Calves, .
66 95
From Mrs. Cowdry,
71 00
One yoke of oxen,.
280 37
Milk,
1 55
One hog,
61 75
Sundries as by Ward Coburn's book, ... 11 97
$952 44
BILLS PAID.
For Stockings,. $ 4 70
Fish,.
19 34
Sheeting,
15 35
Meal, .
74 62
Mending boots and shoes,
6 85
Amount carried forward, $120 86
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Amount brought forward, $120 86
Blacksmithing, 6 14
Oats for seed .. 4 70
Oil meal, 1 60
Churn, 4 25
Boiler-door, . 1 50
Comforter, 2 00
Cleaning house,
6 00
Medicine,
6 75
Dr. Howard, for medical attendance on Proctor Kidder,
5 00
Crockery,
1 75
Corn, ..
23 50
Rye, .
3 00
Sewing for family
1 50
One yoke of oxen,
275 00
Plough-castings,
2 25
Poudrette, .
12 00
Digging grave, .
2 50
Rev. L. Luce for attending funeral of P. Kidder,
1 00
Coffin for P. Kidder, .
6 50
Five pigs,.
25 00
Boys clothes, .
17 90
Grinding grain,
8 79
Groceries,
381 99
Meat, . .
37 24
Dr. D. A. Dow, for medical attendance,
35 50
Labor on farm,
34 50
Calico,
4 72
Under-shirts,
2 00
Cloth for pants,
5 29
Making cider,.
13 18
Two pairs of boots,
9 00
Chain pump, 4 96
Threshing oats, 12 00
Dinner-pot,. 3 00
One pound of yarn, 1 50
Setting glass, . 3 75
Nails, .
2 51
Shingles,.
8 44
Boards 2 50
Lime, 3 80
Hair,
1 20
Glass, 7 50
Putty, ..
1 52
E. A. Stevens, for work,
18 05
Amount carried forward,
$1,133 64
17
Amount brought forward, $1,133 64
Mason work, 6 50
Sundries, . 9 00
Ward Coburn, for services as Master of Alms House, from April 1, 1866 to April 1, 1867, 425 00
$1,574 14
Which deduct from proceeds sold from farm,. 952 44 And gain on personal property,. 93 91
1,046 35
Leaves $527.79 as the cost of supporting the poor inside of the Alms House, $527 79
COST OF SUPPORTING THE POOR OUTSIDE OF THE ALMS- HOUSE.
Paid E. Prescott, for time and expense in going to Littleton after James Kemp,. $ 3 00
For coffin for James Kemp,. . 8 75
For making out reports to the Board of State Charities, . 5 00
For making out report to town,.
5 00
For services as Overseer of the Poor, 5 00
For postage and stationery, ..
1 16
For the relief of Eunice Fletcher, . 15 64
G. J. Wright for time and expense in carrying
Margaret Dunnell to State Alms House,. . 3 85
For services as Overseer of the Poor, .. 5 00
Town of Randolph for the relief of James Kemp, Jr.,. 20 50
For the relief of Mrs. Hoyle, 43 53
For the relief of Mrs. Corey,. 23 25
For the relief of Nathaniel Whitney, 4 56
E. Tower for going to Chelmsford twice to see about a pauper, 1 75
For going to Lowell ten times to see about Mrs. Hoyle and Mrs. Corey, 8 00
For services as Overseer of the Poor, 5 00
For wood for William Nichols, 6 00
- $164 99
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STATEMENT OF THE WHOLE EXPENSE OF THE POOR ABOVE THE INCOME OF THE FARM,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 7TH, 1868.
Amount drawn from the Town Treasurer, $734 19
Received from the estate of John P. Allen, 52 50
-- $786 69
Gain on personal property, 93 91
Cost of supporting the Poor exclusive of interest on the Farm,.
$692 78
Number of persons supported in the Alms House the past year, 13 ; average number, 1023%. The number receiving assistance by two meals and lodging, 71. 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.
February 7th, 1868.
LIBRARY.
DIRECTORS' REPORT.
The Directors of the Town Library respectfully present their report for the year ending February, 1868 :-
Number of books delivered, .2318
Weekly average, . 45
Number of persons taking books, 414
Number of families, 170
BOOKS ADDED TO THE LIBRARY :
Volumes purchased, . 59
Presented by Unitarian Association, 12
Received from Review Club, 7
The above figures show a very slight decline in the number of books delivered the past year, which is accounted for by the demand for works of fiction, which has been supplied by another library, and brought weekly to the doors of subscribers during the summer. Your Committee would therefore recommend an appropriation of $100 for the purchase of new books, that the present deficiency may be supplied, by the purchase of the works of Dickens, and other popular authors which are so generally called for.
All of which is respectfully submitted by
ALLEN CAMERON, CHARLES L. FLETCHER, & Directors. GILMAN J. WRIGHT,
WESTFORD, February, 1868.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXPENSES
OF THE
TOWN OF WESTFORD
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 10, 1869.
LOWELL : STONE & HUSE, PRINTERS, VOX POPULI OFFICE, 21 CENTRAL STREET. 1869.
OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF WESTFORD-1868.
TOWN CLERK, LEONARD LUCE.
SELECTMEN,
GEORGE T. DAY, WM. REED, 1st, J. HENRY READ.
ASSESSORS, JACOB SMITH, EDWARD PRESCOTT, ALDEN P. OSGOOD,
OVERSEERS OF POOR, EDWARD PRESCOTT, ELI TOWER, GILMAN J. WRIGHT.
TOWN TREASURER, SHERMAN D. FLETCHER.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE,
REV. LEONARD LUCE,
SAMUEL FLETCHER,
REV. GEORGE H. YOUNG,
GEORGE II. PRESCOTT,
WILLIAM TAYLOR,
H. A. HUTCHINSON,
MOSES EDWARDS,
ASA HILDRETH,
GEORGE HUTCHINS,
JEPTHA WRIGHT,
STEPHEN E. HUTCHINS; GEORGE S. FREDERICK.
COLLECTOR, WILLIAM AGNEW.
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APPRAISERS OF PROPERTY AT POOR FARM - Hiram H. Decatur, Artemas W. Cummings, Daniel Flagg.
CONSTABLES - Isaac E. Day, Edward Prescott.
LIBRARY COMMITTEE-Allen Cameron, C. L. Fletcher, Gilman J. Wright.
LIBRARIAN - Eliza J. Herrick.
HIGHWAY SURVEYORS (IN DISTRICTS) -
No. 1-Samuel Wiley, No. 10-Orin Coolidge,
" 2-William Agnew, 11-J. B. Fletcher,
" 3-William Kittredge, 12-George Laws,
" 4-Oliver Woodward, 13-William M. Vose,
5-John Dane, 14-Franklin A. Fletcher,
6-Asia Nutting, 15-Amos Leighton,
7-Alfred Blood, 16-Alpheus J. Reed,
" 8-Edward Prescott, 66 17-Nathan S. Hamblin,
9-J. W. P. Abbot,
66 18-Levi Snow.
SURVEYORS OF WOOD AND LUMBER -
George R. Moore,
Oliver Woodward,
Luther Prescott,
H. A. Hutchinson,
Amos Hildreth, 2nd,
Isaac P. Woods,
Cyrus Hamlin,
T. II. Hamblett,
Asa Hildreth, Lorenzo Sweetzer, S. A. Hamblin, Daniel Falls,
Jacob Blodgett, George Drew.
FENCE VIEWERS-Jacob Smith, Eli Tower, William Agnew.
FIELD DRIVERS-George B. Hildreth, Allen R. Perham, E. Symmes, Hiram H. Decatur, Joseph Gould, Timothy Fletcher, John Tower, Samuel Wiley, George T. Day, John M. Fletcher, Merrick Reed.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES-Gilman J. Wright.
WEIGHERS OF HAY -John B. Fletcher, N. H. Wright, Samuel A. Hamblin, A. W. Cummings, J. M. Fletcher.
REPORT.
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TREASURER'S OFFICE,
WESTFORD, February 10th, 1869.
The Committee appointed to reckon and settle with Sherman D. Fletcher, Town Treasurer, for the year ending at date, submit the following Report :
RECEIPTS.
Balance in Treasurer's hands at last settlement, $ 1,323 15
Cash borrowed, 3,165 00
Corporation Tax prior to 1868, 9 34
Corporation Tax in 1868 in full,
756 64
Aid to soldiers' families, 1866, refunded by State in part, 52 00
Aid to soldiers' families, 1867, refunded by State in part, 848 00
Interest allowed by County Treasurer, advance payment of Tax, 12 47
George S. Frederick, error School District No. 8, corrected, 0 50
D. A. Dow, Liquor Agent, in full, 33 71
H. & A. Whitney, error in bill of lumber, refunded,
15 22
John M. Fletcher, old lead sold,
13 89
Sales of casks, &c., Liquor Agency,
4 75
Asa Hildreth, Collector, 1866, three poll taxes specially as- sessed in 1866, 5 82
Asa Hildreth, Collector, 1867, one poll tax previously abated and error corrected, 2 90
1,260 00
Asa Hildreth, Collector, 1867, in full,
Asa Hildreth, Collector, interest on Taxes, 41 07
William Agnew, Collector, 1868, before Oct. 6th, 1868, 8,343 47
William Agnew, Collector, 1868, before Dec. 6th, 1868, 1,312 09
William Agnew, Collector, 1868, after Dec. 6th, 1868, 2,563 00
$19,763 02
PAYMENTS.
Eli Tower, two notes and interest, $1,213 66 Railroad National Bank, two notes and interest, 2,000 00
A. J. Reed, two notes and interest, 415 73
Phebe W. Carter, one note and interest, 185 50
Permelia Hildreth, one note and interest, 103 68
Sarah Parker, one note and interest,
259 62
Sarah S. Reed, one note and interest,
207 50
Betsy P. Day, one note and interest,
281 27
Sarah Osgood, one note and interest,
104 16
Betsy K. Groce, one note and interest,
524 83
Jesse Wright, one note and interest, 505 75
John Lanktree, one note and interest, 102 43
Charles L. Fletcher, one note and interest, 102 50
Timothy Fletcher, one note and interest, 104 15
Calvin Howard, one note and interest, 410 46
Trustees of Westford Academy, one note and int., 205 40 Amos Day, one note and interest, 344 06
Moses Caryl, one note and interest, 206 90
Joseph Hildreth, one note and interest, 526 25
Daniel Flagg, one note and interest, 309 90
Ward Coburn, one note and interest, 415 40
Alvan Fisher, one note and interest, 205 36
$8,734 51
Interest on notes,
253 50
State Tax, 1868,
2,080 00
County Tax, 1868,
959 23
Overseers of the Poor on orders,
1,323 63
Outstanding orders on last settlement,
20 50
Orders drawn in 1868 and 1869,
3,826 36
Schools,
1,574 10
Cash in Treasurer's hands,
991 19
$19,763 02
Your Committee announce with great pleasure that every note which has been given on account of the town has been paid, and the claims are as follows :
LIABILITIES.
Due the several School Districts, $2,173 10
Expense of Kilburn suit against the town, (estimated,) 200 00
William Agnew, Collector, 1868, 100 00
Amount carried forward, $2,473 10
$2,473 10
Amount brought forward,
RESOURCES.
Due from the State, aid to soldiers' families, 1865, $ 51 18 Due from the State, aid to soldiers' families, 1866, 92 00
Due from the State, aid to soldiers' families, 1867, 32 00
Due from the State, aid to soldiers' families, 1868, 778 00
Balance of Tax, 1868, uncollected, 154 55
Balance of cash in the Treasury, 991 19
2,098 92
Balance against the town, $374 18
J. W. P. ABBOT,
Committee. L. L. FLETCHER, S
SHERMAN D. FLETCHER, Treasurer.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
TOWN OFFICERS.
George T. Day, for services as Selectman, for the year end-
ing March 1st, 1868, $ 5 00
for making out Town Report for the year ending March 1st, 1868, 5 00
for getting the same printed, 2 00
for making out State Aid returns, for the year ending March 1st, 1868, 5 00
for extra time spent as Selectman, for the year ending March 1st, 1868, 37 00 for express, &c., 2 35
William Reed, for services as Selectman, for the year ending March 1st, 1868, 5 00
for extra time spent as Selectman, for the year ending March 1st, 1868,
20 00
J. Henry Read, for services as Selectman, for the year ending March 1st, 1868, 5 00
for extra time spent as Selectman for the year ending March 1st, 1868, 5 00
Leonard Luce, salary as Town Clerk, for the year ending March 1st, 1868, 12 00
for obtaining, recording, indexing and re- turning to the Secretary of the Com- monwealth, births, deaths and mar- riages, from January 1st, 1867, to Jan- uary 1st, 1868, 20 40
for recording 12 births not before recorded,
3 60
for recording returns from undertakers and others, 4 00
attending meeting of Town Clerks, at Tyngsboro', November, 1867, 3 00
express, stationery, stamps, &c., 6 00
Amount carried forward,
$140 35
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Amount brought forward, $140 35 S. D. Fletcher, Town Treasurer, for the year ending March 1st, 1868, 50 00
paying State and County taxes, 1867, and collecting Corporation tax, &c., from State Treasurer, 5 00
entertainment furnished Committee to reckon with Treasurer, 1867, postage, paper, &e.,
4 00
Jacob Smith, Assessor, 25 days, $75 00
Edward Prescott, Assessor, 20 days, 60 50
Alden P. Osgood, Assessor, 12 days, 36 00
171 50
Rev. L. Luce, services as School Committee, furnish- ing room, lights, &c., $60 00
Rev. G. H. Young, services as School Committee, 41 58
101 58
S. D. Fletcher, cover for hearse, 6 26
First Parish, use of bell for year ending April 1st, 1868, 7 50
A. W. Cummings, appraising property at Poor Farm, 1866-7, 4 00
Z. Reed, appraising property at Poor Farm, 1868, 2 00
Traders and Mechanics Insurance Co., for renewal of insur- ance on Poor Farm buildings, 40 50
Chase & Hildreth, printing Assessors' notices, &c., 11 50
Daniel Atwood, going to Lowell and Cambridge three times on Abbot Worsted Co. case, 9 00
8 00
Jacob Smith, express, postage, &c.,
82
C. L. Fletcher, going to Lowell and Cambridge, before County Commissioners, 7 00
Lyman Smith, drawing hearse from North Chelmsford, 2 50
Luther Wilkins, attending 23 funerals with hearse, 35 65
Fielding & Bartlett, articles for hearse, 7 80
Sargent & Co., Boston, 1 set runners for hearse,
51 50
William Reed, money advanced in Kilburn suits,
20 30
Amos Day, work at West Burying Ground,
6 00
Levi Snow, work at East Burying Ground,
8 00
First Parish, use of hall, one year,
35 00
N. S. Hamblin, use of room for Selectmen and Assessors,
30 00
A. C. Coggeshall, stationery, &c., 3 50
4 59
John Lanktree, iron work for Surveyors,
9 90
J. B. Fletcher, paper, postage, &c.,
G. B. Hildreth, painting Common fence and furnishing stock, 77 48
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