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F. K. Proctor, money refunded for trespass on land of Ira Leland, 7 00
Amount carried forward,
$872 71
Jacob Smith, going to Lowell and Cambridge before County Commissioners,
4 48
10
Amount brought forward, $872 71
F. K. Proctor, repairing cart and plow broken in working on road in 1866, 4 25
William M. Vose, repairing plow broken working on road, 1 00
Catherine Tyng, land damage on Makepeace road, 22 50
C. G. Sargent, land damage awarded by Selectmen in 1865, 50 00
Stone & Huse, printing Town Reports, 45 00
Stone & Huse, printing School Reports,
30 00
Stone & Huse, printing warrants, check-lists, notices, bills for teachers, &c ., 35 55
George B. Dupee, breaking roads,
7 00
A. P. Bonney, as counsel for town, general retainer, advice at various times given to the Selectmen and Assessors, 100 00
$1,168 01
OVERSEERS OF POOR.
Ward Coburn, services as Master of Alıns House for the year ending April 1st, 1868,
$400 00
Order,
125 00
Order,
150 00
Order,
317 00
Order,
331 63
$1,323 63
LIBRARY.
Eliza J. Herrick, Librarian, one year, $ 50 00
For books purchased, 100 20
$150 20
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
EXPENSE OF ROADS AND BRIDGES.
William Agnew, Surveyor in District No. 2, $69 65
William Kittredge, Surveyor in District No. 3, 89 20
Oliver Woodward, Surveyor in District No. 4, 62 50
Jolın Dane, Surveyor in District No. 5, 56 40
66 00
Alfred Blood, Surveyor in District No. 7,
65 90
Alfred Blood, Surveyor in District No. 7, 52 50
Edward Prescott, Surveyor in District No. 8,
22 20
Asia Nutting, Surveyor in District No. 6,
Amount carried forward, $484 35
11
Amount brought forward,
$484 35
J. W. P. Abbot, Surveyor in District No. 9, Orin Coolidge, Surveyor in District No. 10, 53 65
56 55
John B. Fletcher, Surveyor in District No. 11, 67 71
George Laws, Surveyor in District No. 12, William M. Vose, Surveyor in District No. 13,
60 50
F. A. Fletcher, Surveyor in District No. 14, Amos Leighton, Surveyor in District No. 15,
43 20
A. J. Reed, Surveyor in District No. 16,
62 05
N. S. Hamblin, Surveyor in District No. 17, Levi Snow, Surveyor in District No. 18,
53 80
Levi Snow, Surveyor in District No. 18,
5 20
Hiram H. Decatur, breaking roads in 1868,
56 70
George B. Dupee, breaking roads in 1868,
25 55
Oliver Woodward, breaking roads in 1868, John Dane, breaking roads in 1868,
17 10
Asia Nutting, breaking roads in 1868,
43 40
Edwin Gould, breaking roads in 1868,
38 70
32 00
8 80
10 00
8 00
16 58
F. A. Fletcher, breaking roads in 1868,
16 85
Amos Leighton, breaking roads in 1868,
7 00
A. J. Reed, breaking roads in 1868,
42 05
N. S. Hamblin, breaking roads in 1867-8,
36 40
Levi Snow, breaking roads in 1868,
24 85
Edmund Barton, breaking roads in 1868,
4 00
Levi Prescott, breaking roads in 1868,
17 80
N. S. Hamblin, work on highway,
4 50
J. W. Day, work on District No. 9,
22 00
Edwin Gould, work on highway, 1867,
6 70
J. H. Read, repairing bridge near Levi Snow's house, 15 00
S. N. Burbeck, repairing bridge near John Burbeck's house, 17 00
Hiram H. Decatur, repairing road near Adams' mills, 11 65
J. W. Keyes, repairing road and bridge on North road,
10 00
$1,622 84
60 00
61 80
68 55
31 50
Edwin Gould, breaking roads in 1868, Edward Prescott, breaking roads in 1868, A. W. Cummings, breaking roads in 1868, Orin Coolidge, breaking roads in 1868, J. B. Fletcher, breaking roads in 1868, William M. Vose, breaking roads in 1868,
21 35
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ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Mrs. John Hammond, error in 1868,
$ 5 40
Jacob A. Wright, error in 1868,
1 40
Milan Stiles, error in 1868, 2 00
Dennis Flannigan, error in 1868, 2 00
Thomas Gilgan, error in 1868,
2 00
Charles H. Wilkenson, error in 1868,
2 00
Richard B. Toby, error in 1868,
2 00
Barlow Combing Company, error in 1868,
36 00
Mrs. Eunice Prescott, error in 1868,
1 08
Henry Parsons, error in 1868,
2 00
James A. Graham, poll tax, 1866,
2 00
William Craven, poll tax, 1866,
2 00
Henry Secord, 1867,
2 00
William Craig, 1867,
2 00
Edward Carr, 1867,
2 00
Thomas Harding, 1867,
2 00
Noah Prescott, 1867,
2 00
James Bonney,
2 68
William Graig,
2 45
George F. McNeil,
2 45
Roger Shackleton,
45
Edward Wetherbee,
3 19
Patrick Curley,
45
George H. Young,
71
William E. Symmes, 1867,
40
Lafayette Whittier, 1867,
40
Alfred Dickenson, poll tax, 1868,
2 00
Benjamin O. Cummings, poll tax, 1868,
2 00
Richard Harrison, poll tax, 1868,
2 00
John Worden, poll tax, 1868,
2 00
M. F. Prue, poll tax, 1868,
2 00
John Holden, poll tax, 1868,
2 00
James Howe, poll tax, 1868,
2 00
Sidney Spaulding, poll tax, 1868,
2 00
Jareb Spaulding, poll tax, 1868,
2 00
Jeremiah Foster, poll tax, 1868,
2 00
Rufus E. Winn, poll tax, 1868,
2 00
Joseph A. Winn, poll tax, 1868,
2 00
David Cummings, poll tax, 1868,
2 00
William E. Symmes, poll tax, 1868,
2 00
$111 06
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STATE AID.
State aid,
$813 00
*
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Voted by the Town, $2,500, -$1,500 of which was divided equally between the School Districts, and the remainder equally between the scholars, which gave the several Districts the following sums :
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
No. 1,
85 scholars,
$342 10
66
2,
49
66
260 74
66
3,
53
269 78
66
4,
51 66
265 26
66
49
66
260 74
66
6,
22
66
199 72
66
7,
47
66
256 62
66
8,
30
66
217 80
66
9,
17
66
188 42
10,
113
405 38
$2,666 56
SUMMARY.
Roads and Bridges,
$1,722 84
Incidental Expenses,
1,171 01
Abatement of Taxes,
111 06
State Aid,
813 00
Overseers of Poor,
1,323 63
Public Schools,
2,666 56
Library,
150 20
$7,958 30
VALUATION AND TAXES.
Valuation of Real Estate,
$695,066 00
Valuation of Personal Estate,
300,839 00
Total valuation, May 1st, 1868, was
$995,905 00
Number of polls assessed
446
Tax on polls,
$2 00
Rate of Taxation,
$1 20 on $100 00
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GENERAL STATISTICS.
Number of dwelling-houses,
323
Number of horses,
223
Number of cows,
584
Number of sheep,
79
Number of acres of land taxed,
17,900
Total tax for State, County and Town purposes, including Highway tax,
$12,852 82
GEORGE T. DAY, Selectmen
WILLIAM REED, 1st, of
J. HENRY READ, Westford.
Westford, February 15th, 1869.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The Overseers of the Poor submit the following report for the support of the poor for the year ending February 6th, 1869 :
Amount of personal property at the Poor House, in- cluding tools, stock, &c., as by appraisal of the Committee :
February 7th, 1868, $2,536 89
February 6th, 1869, 2,595 60
Gain on personal property, $ 59 71
INCOME FROM THE FARM AS BY WARD COBURN'S BOOKS.
Received for Butter,
$150 48
Milk,
12 78
Hay,
242 44
Potatoes,
56 00
Chickens,
16 42
One fat cow,
80 00
Ox-work,
12 00
Oats,
16 00
Cow hide,
6 72
Calves,
34 04
From Mrs. Cowdry,
64 00
Apples,
4 50
Eggs,
4 15
Cider,
22 57
Use of horse,
2 00
Use of boar,
5 00
Stove,
3 00
Labor off the farm,
25 50
$757 60
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BILLS PAID.
For Meat,
$83 60
Boots and shoes for inmates,
14 25
Meal,
43 09
Oats for seed,
7 85
Fish,
23 36
Groceries,
9 :24
Clothes for the inmates,
27 00
Grinding grain,
4 20
Repairing wagon,
1 25
Repairing corn shellers,
1 00
Fixing axes,
2 50
Two heifers,
87 50
Blacksmithing,
10 66
Plough castings,
1 44
Blank book,
1 75
Stove pipe,
1 00
Garden seeds,
0 75
Flour,
24 50
Crackers,
0 75
Labor,
196 00
Paid J. B. Fletcher, for groceries,
98 88
Wright & Co., for groceries,
273 85
S. T. Wright, for groceries,
54 92
E. Carter,
2 67
S. D. Fletcher, for poudrette,
15 75
E. Prescott, for making cider,
3 15
Mrs. Nichols, for work,
1 24
Cap for B. Leland,
1 00
Oil meal,
5 25
Saw plate,
1 10
Vinegar,
1 00
Rve,
12 00
Sundries,
7 86
Two cows,
125 00
Plaster,
5 40
Coffin for Mr. Allen,
7 00
Digging graves,
7 00
Paints, oils, brushes,
12 64
Cotton cloth,
21 62
Cloth for boys' pants,
6 25
Repairing boots and shoes,
6 30
Cap for I. Scott,
1 00
Ward Coburn, for services as Master of the
Poor House, from April 1st, 1867, to
April 1st, 1868, 400 00
Amount carried forward,
$1,612 57
17
Amount brought forward,
$1,612 57
From which deduct proceeds sold from farm, 757 60
And gain on personal property, 59 71
$817 31
Leaves $805 26, as the cost of supporting the poor inside the Alms House, $805 26
COST OF SUPPORTING THE POOR OUTSIDE THE ALMS-HOUSE.
Paid N. Robbins, for coffin for Mrs. Defoe, $10 00 Expense in carrying Alden HI. Woodward to the Insane Hospital, Worcester, 5 90
D. W. Bemis, Treasurer of the Insane Hos- pital, Worcester, for board of Mary A. Hildreth, 121 00
D. W. Bemis, for board and other expenses of Alden H. Woodward, 111 09
G. J. Wright, for time and expense in carry- ing Roger Shackelton to State Alms- house, 2 90
Time and expense in removing Alden H. Woodward from State Alms-house, to Westford, 3 89
Time and expense in removing Charles F. and Fred. H. Peckins, from Ashburn- ham,
6 95
Town of Ashburnham, for the relief of Ar- temus Peckins' family, 37 16
Mrs. R. P. Twiss, for board of Peckins' children, 6 00
A. B. Cutter, for wood furnished Robert Parker, 8 75
A. F. & N. B. Conant, for supplies furnished R. Parker, 5 00
A. F. & N. B. Conant, for supplies furnished Charles Delony, 5 00
J. B. Fletcher, for supplies for Robert Par- ker's family, 23 92
Dr. W. A. Webster, for medical attendance on R. Parker, 65 75
Town of Ipswich, for the relief of Eunice Fletcher, 11 88
Amount carried forward, $425 19
18
Amount brought forward, $425 19
Paid Dr. D. A. Dow, for medical attendance on Lizzie Shackerew, 6 00
Dr. D. A. Dow, for removing Ellen Shack- erew and children to State Ahns-house, 5 00
City of Lowell, for relief of T. Nolan, 26 54
For the relief of Mrs. Hoyle and family, 46 75
For wood for Mrs. Farmer, 14 00
Car fare for Mrs. Allen and daughter,
4 25
E. Tower, for time and expense in going to Lowell twelve times to see about town paupers, 10 00
For time spent in buying cows for Poor Farm, 3 00
For services as Overseer of the Poor, 10 00
G. J. Wright, for money order, stationery and postage, 1 18
G. J. Wright, for services as Overseer of the Poor, 10 00
E. Prescott, for time spent in buying cows for Poor Farm, 3 00
For making out reports to the State, 5 00
For making out report to the town, 5 00
For services as Overseer of the Poor, 10 00
Justice for administering oath, 0 50
$585 41
STATEMENT OF THE WHOLE EXPENSE OF THE POOR ABOVE THE INCOME OF THE FARM,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 6TH, 1869.
Cash drawn from the Town Treasurer, $1,323 63
Received for wood furnished William Nichols, in 1867, 6 00
Received of E. S. Hildreth & G. E. Burt, for board of Mary A. Hildreth, at Worcester, 121 00
$1,450 63
Due from the Commonwealth,
108 42
Gain on personal property, 59 71
$168 13
Cost of supporting the poor exclusive of interest on the farın, $1,282 50
19
Number of persons supported in the Alms-house the past year, 15; average number, 8 %. The number assisted out of the Alms-House, 21. The number receiving assistance by two meals and lodging, 58.
Names and ages of the paupers in the Alins-House, February 6th, 1869.
Age.
Age.
Betsy Hildreth, . 58
Isaac Scott, 21
William Mears,
78 Alden H. Woodward, 22
Abijah Read,
61 Charles F. Peckins, 10
Ebenezer Tidd,
82 Frederick H. Peckins,
8
Samuel Richardson,
61 Mary E. Cowdry, 9
Frederick Bishop,
13 Anna Cowdry,
7
EDWARD PRESCOTT,
ELI TOWER,
Overseers of the Poor of the
GILMAN J. WRIGHT,
Town of Westford.
.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXPENSES
OF THE
TOWN OF WESTFORD,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1st, 1870.
LOWELL, MASS. STONE & HUSE, 21 CENTRAL ST., BOOK PRINTERS. 1870. .
OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF WESTFORD-1869.
TOWN CLERK, LEONARD LUCE.
J. W. P. ABBOT,
SELECTMEN, LUKE L. FLETCHIER, JOSIAH REED.
ASSESSORS, JACOB SMITH, EDWARD PRESCOTT, ALDEN P. OSGOOD.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, EDWARD PRESCOTT, ISAAC E. DAY, JACOB SMITH.
TOWN TREASURER, SHERMAN D. FLETCHER.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE,
REV. LEONARD LUCE,
SAMUEL FLETCHER,
REV. GEORGE H. YOUNG,
GEORGE H. FLETCHER,
WILLIAM TAYLOR, AUGUSTUS BUNCE,
MOSES EDWARDS, ASA HILDRETH,
GEORGE HUTCHINS, ASAPH B. CUTTER,
EDWIN GOULD,
GEORGE S. FREDERICK.
COLLECTOR, WILLIAM AGNEW.
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APPRAISERS OF PROPERTY AT POOR FARM-Daniel Flagg, Artemas W. Cummings, Oliver Woodward.
CONSTABLES-Isaac E. Day, Edward Prescott.
LIBRARY COMMITTEE-Allan Cameron, Miss Eliza J. Herrick, Miss Amanda M. Hale.
LIBRARIAN-Miss Amanda M. Hale.
HIGHWAY SURVEYORS (IN DISTRICTS)-
No. 1-Albert P. Richardson, No. 10-Owen Cooledge, Jr.,
2-William Agnew, 11-Luther Wilkins,
66 3 -* William Kittredge, 12-George Laws,
66 4-Allan R. Perham, 13-John Hutchins, Jr.,
66 5-John Dane, 14 -* Edward Gates,
6-John Lynch, 66
15-Amos Leighton,
7-Bradley V. Lyon, 6 16 -* Jacob Smith,
.
." 8-Edward Prescott, 66 17 -* Daniel Flagg,
" 9 -* Artemas W. Cummings,
18 -* Alden P. Osgood.
SURVEYORS OF WOOD AND LUMBER, (legally qualified)-Oliver Woodward, Daniel Falls.
WEIGHERS OF HAY-John B. Fletcher, N. H. Wright, Samuel A. Hamlin, Artemas W. Cummings, John M. Fletcher.
FENCE VIEWERS-Jacob Smith, Eli Tower, William Agnew.
FIELD DRIVERS-George B. Hildreth, Allan R. Perham, Edward Symmes, Hiram Decatur, Joseph Gould, Timothy Fletcher, John Tower, Samuel Wiley, George T. Day, John M. Fletcher, Noah Prescott, Merrick Reed, James O. Richardson.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES-Gilman J. Wright.
*Appointed by the Selectmen in place of the persons chosen who declined.
REPORT.
TREASURER'S OFFICE,
WESTFORD, February 2d, 1870.
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 last settlement, . $ 991 19 Cash borrowed,. . 7,401 88
Corporation Tax, 1869, in part,. 944 67
Aid to Soldiers' Families, 1865, refunded by State, .. 1 54
Aid to Soldiers' Families, 1866, refunded by State, . 90 00
Aid to Soldiers' Families, 1868, refunded by State, . 729 00
John M. Fletcher, for old paper,. 4 71
C. Tyng, order in 1868, not accepted, for land damage, 22 50
C. M. Davis, land damage not accepted,. 18 00
William Agnew, Collector, 1868, interest on taxes, 1 00
66 66 66 1868, in full, 154 55
66
66 1869, before Oct. 6th, 1869,. . 8,792 74
66 66 1869, before Dec. 6th, 1869, . 1,264 90
66
66 1869, after Dec. 6th, 1869,. . . 1,740 00
State School Fund,
148 27
Cash advanced and due S. D. Fletcher, Treasurer,
333 54
$22,633 49
PAYMENTS.
Railroad Bank, notes and interest,. $3,000 00
George H. Young, note and interest,. 101 60
Trustees Westford Academy, note and interest, 516 50
A. J. Read, note and interest,. 415 06
Amount carried forward, $4,033 16
6
Amount brought forward, $4,033 16
State tax, 1869, 2,500 00
County tax, 1869,. 1,058 46
Overseers of the Poor, on orders, 1,651 18
Orders drawn, 1869-70, 10,657 51
Schools,. 2,738 18 - $22,638 49
Your Committee further report that the town is indebted to the following persons on notes, also other claims, to wit. :
A. J. Read, one note, . $100 00
John Cutter, one note,. 500 00
Sally B. Cummings, one note, 100 00
Daniel Flagg, one note,.
250 00
Betsey K. Groce, one note,
500 00
Mechanics' Savings Bank, Lowell, one note, ... 2,000 00
3,450 00
Interest accrued on above notes, 66 55
Balance of appropriation for schools unex- pended, . .
2,082 84
Outstanding orders, .
19 60
William Agnew, Collector, 1869, estimated, ...
100 00
Due S. D. Fletcher, Town Treasurer,
333 54
6,052 53
RESOURCES.
State aid due for 1865, $ 49 64
State aid due for 1866,. 2 00
State aid due for 1867,.
32 00
State aid due for 1869, .
699 00
Corporation tax for 1869, due, 20 24
Due from William Agnew, Collector, 1869, .. .
750 02
1,552 90
Balance against the town, Feb. 2d, 1870,.
4,499 63
Balance against the town, Feb. 10th, 1869, 374 18
Increase of liabilities, . $4,125 45
J. HENRY READ, CHARLES G. SARGENT, Committee. ALPHEUS J. READ,
SHERMAN D. FLETCHER, Treasurer.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
S. D. Fletcher, Treasurer's salary,. $ 50 00
paying State and County taxes, Insurance, entertainment for Committee and other services, 10 00
$60 00
Leonard Luce, Town Clerk's Salary, 1868, 12 00
Births, marriages and deaths, .
29 15
Postage, stationery, and other services,. .
9 50
Leonard Luce, Town Clerk's salary, 1869, .. ...
12 00
Going to Tyngsborough, November 3, 1869,.
2 50
Recording thirty-three deaths,.
3 50
Postage and stationery, .
5 00
73 45
G. T. Day, Selectman's salary, .
5 00
Making out Town Report, State Aid, Road Warrants, &c.,
14 50
Twenty-one days' extra services,
52 50
Expense on town business,
14 75
Express expenses,
3 42
90 17
J. H. Reed, Selectman's salary, .
5 00
Extra time on town business,
11 00
16 00
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
George H. Young, 1868, $52 00
66 66 1869, 31 75
Paid for globe, closet and broom,
11 33
Leonard Luce, 1868,.
59 95
Amounts carried forward,. $155 03
$239 62
Amounts brought forward, $155 03 $239 62
Leonard Luce, School Committee, 1869, forty- eight visits,. 36 00
Examining and School Committee meetings, 9 00
Use of room and lights,. 3 00
Books for poor children, 4 00
Books purchased for teachers,
18 00
22 00
LIBRARY.
Elliott, Thomes & Talbot, binding 63 vols, .... $ 22 35
W. V. Spencer, books, 100 00
E. J. Herrick, Librarian, . . 50 00
A. Cameron, moving library, . 1 00
A. Whitney, covering paper, 5 00
178 35
Union Society, use of bell, two years, 15 00
First Parish, 66 one year,. 7 50
66 66 use of Hall, five meetings,. 125 00
147 50
Albert P. Richardson, attending twenty-five funerals, ... 66 going to N. Chelmsford three times, 6 00
38 75
Wm. Agnew, collecting $12,698.27 a 7} mills, . 100 00 66 poll taxes, . 5 00
HEARSE HOUSE,
H. & A. Whitney, lumber,. $137 81
George F. Snow, labor and stone posts,. 12 00
George Drew, 203 days work,. 62 25
S. D. Fletcher, nails and lead, . . 8 69
G. M. L. Hildreth, paint, oil and work,
26 00
John Lanktree, iron work,. 7 50
B. & L. & N. and L. R. R., freight, 4 69
A. W. Cummings, work, 3 00
261 94
BURYING GROUNDS,
G. F. Snow, re-setting 200 gravestones,. 12 00
66 66 mowing yard, No. 1, and general care, . 6 00
Amos Day, work on burying ground, No. 2, .... 6 00
Amounts carried forward, $24 00
$999 16
9
Amounts brought forward, $24 00
Asia Nutting, work on burying ground, No. 3,. 6 00
J. B. Fletcher, Committee, . 2 00
J. W. P. Abbot, 66 and making report,. . 3 00
35 00
Stone & Huse, printing 500 Town Reports, .. 39 25
66 66 300 School .. 29 00
68 25
S. D. Fletcher, stationery and postage, 5 04
Davis' Digest,.
2 50
J. B. Fletcher, postage,. 0 62
8 16
ASSESSORS.
Jacob Smith, 32 days, and express 25c,. . $96 25
Edward Prescott, 26 days, and express 30c, ... 78 30
Alden P. Osgood, 232 days, 70 50
245 05
REPAIRS ON HEARSE.
Wm. L. Draper, . $22 75
John Lanktree, . 2 50
24 75
SUNDRIES.
A. P. Richardson, attending 19 funerals,. . . 36 00
66
66 going to No. Chelmsford with
old hearse, .. 2 00
Isaac E. Day, posting Town Warrants in 1867-68-69, 14 00
J. W. P. Abbot, various services up to October 1st,. . .
11 13
Chase & Hildreth, printing 800 tax bills, 3 75
S. N. Burbeck, committee on Town House, , 5 00
J. M. Chamberlin, 66 66 66 5 00
10 00
Edward Prescott, journey to E. Cambridge to appear before County Commissioners in Abbot Worsted Company Case, 5 00
N. S. Hamlin, use of room up to March 1st, 1870, one year, . 35 00
Stone & Huse, printing Dog Notices, 2 75
S. D. Fletcher, stationery and postage,. 2 76
66 interest on money advanced, .. 6 72
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$999 16
38 00
9 48
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ROADS AND BRIDGES.
N. S. Hamblin, District No. 17, breaking out roads, 1868-69, . $ 4 35
Asia Nutting, District No. 6, breaking out roads, 1868-69, . 11 20 John W. Day, District No. 9, breaking out roads, 1868-69,. 2 50
J. B. Fletcher, District No. 11, breaking out roads, 1868-69, . 5 20
Win. Agnew, District No. 2, breaking out roads, 1868-69, .
12 30
Win. M. Vose, District No. 13, breaking out roads, 1868-69,.
8 75
John Dane, District No. 5, breaking out roads, 1868-69, .
2 50
Oren Coolidge, Jr., District No. 10, breaking out roads, 1868-69, 1 20
Oliver Woodward, District No. 4, breaking out roads, 1868-69, 2 20
50 20
John W. Day, work on bridge and road,
2 50
HIGHWAY SURVEYORS.
Albert P. Richardson, District No. 1,
$60 60
Wm. Agnew,
84 40
Wm. Kittredge,
66
3, 108 95
Allan R. Perham,
66 66
4,
56 25
John Dane, 66 66
5,
51 40
John Lynch,
66
6,
84 70
B. V. Lyon,
66 66
7,
8,
48 30
A. W. Cummings,
66
9,
89 55
Oren Coolidge, Jr.,
" 10,
60 60
Luther Wilkins,
66
" 11, 60 00
George Laws,
" 12,
61 20
John Hutchins, Jr.,
" 13.
41 90
Edward Gates,
66
" 14,
43 00
Amos Leighton,
66
" 15.
49 50
Jacob Smith,
6.
" 16,
64 80
Daniel Flagg,
66
" 17,
67 58
Alden P. Osgood,
" 18,
74 10
1,188 63
Amount carried forward,
$1,188 63
66
2,
75 80
Edward Prescott (1868), 66
11
Amount brought forward, $1,188 63 A. H. Caryl, building side walls on bridge at Forge Village, by vote of the town, . 300 00
Rebuilding Stone Bridge between Mrs. Gibson's and A. B. Cutter's :
Jacob Smith, work and labor,. 30 50
Asia Nutting, stone work, . . 28 00
John Bailey, work and labor, 16 25
74 75
Work on Wall and Railing opposite C. G. Sargent's house, Graniteville, and Railing south of Jeptha Wright's house :
H. & A. Whitney, lumber for railing, 35 97
Joseph Ingalls, labor, 30 00
Wright & Co., nails, &c., 2 43
B. & L. and N. L. R. R., freight, 1 47
David Reed, stone, . 32 00
Patrick Daly, work, 17 50
Kendal A. Wright, carpenter's work, 3 48
Dennis McCarty 1 75
Josiah Reed, . 27 50
John Lanktree, iron work for railing,
43 52
196 62
Rebuilding Boutwell Brook Road Bridge, and two Stone Bridges near Samuel Blodgett's, and work on the road :
Asia Nutting, stone work, $32 75
John Daly, work, . 16 00
Levi Prescott, work, 4 00
Josiah Reed, work,.
23 50
Luther W. Blodgett, work, 28 50
John A. Chisholm, use of derrick,
7 50
Repairing Make-piece Road, rebuilding Stone Bridge and putting up Railings :
Asia Nutting, stone work, $24 50
J. C. Bennett, carpenter's work,. 6 50
H. & A. Whitney, chestnut plank, 28 00
Oliver Woodward, labor, . 124 95
112 25
183 95
12
D. S. & G. F. Richardson, counsel fees in the two suits :
Kilburn against Westford,. $200 00
Kilburn and wife against Westford, 200 00
400 00
G. F. Snow, administrator of Levi Snow, 5 00 Caroline M. Davis, broken ledge for road, . 18 00 Joseph Gould, putting up posts, furnishing railings and labor on bridge by John Morrison's,. 12 50
Asia Nutting, work on Stone Bridge and road between John Morrison's and Thaddeus A. Blodgett, . 67 75 .
Edward Symmes, surveying contemplated road between Forge Village and Graniteville, 4 50
Mrs. Marcella Ward, for injury on North Plain road, near North Burying Ground, . 75 00
William A. Webster, medical attendance on Mrs. Ward,. 10 00
85 00
Asia Nutting, work on road near North Burying Ground, and paid out for labor,. . 63 00
William M. Vose, cutting brush by side of a road, .. . J. W. P. Abbot, services about road and bridges up to October 1st, 1869, . 24 95
3 50
Asia Nutting, cutting brush on North Plain road, 26 00
cutting, carting and setting out
willows near Thaddeus A. Blodgett's,. 3 00
29 00
Lanktree & Danforth, irons for posts by John Morrison's house and Heywood's Mills, bolts and nails,. ... Allan R. Perham, District No. 4, breaking out roads, 1869, 85 hours, . 17 00
14.33
Allan R. Perham, District No. 4, breaking out roads, 1869, 10 hours, . 2 00
19 00
3 40
Artemas Wheeler, breaking out road, 1869, 17 hours, . ... B. V. Lyon, District No. 7, breaking out road, 1869, 49 hours, . 9 80 A. P. Richardson, District No. 1, work on road, 1869, 25 hours,. 5 00
Daniel Flagg, District No. 17, work on road, 1869, 23 hours, 4 60 Edward Prescott, District No. 8, work on road, 1869, 6 hours, 1 20
13
Jacob Smith, District No. 16, work on road, 1869, 10 hours, . 2 00
William Kittredge, District No. 3, work on Plain road, 1869, 30 hours, 6 00
William Kittredge, breaking out roads, 1869,
45 hours, 9 00
15 00
Alden P. Osgood, District No. 18, breaking out roads, 1869, 14 hours, 2 80 Benjamin A. Reed, District No. 18, breaking out roads, 1869, 22 hours, 4 40 Luther Wilkins, District No. 11, breaking out roads, 1869, 45 hours, . 9 00
William Agnew, District No. 2, breaking out roads, 1869, 293 hours, . 5 90
William Agnew, District No. 2, repairing roads, 1869, 522 hours, . 10 50
16 40
James M. Wright, District No. 7, cutting brush on North road, 10 hours, . 2 00
B. V. Lyon, District No. 7, work on bridge and road south of Jeptha Wright's,. 46 15
B. V. Lyon, work on Cowdry Hill road, and at Graniteville, . 7 10
53 25
$2,844 28
NEW SCHOOL-HOUSE AT GRANITEVILLE. Ordered to the Committee,. $5,164 55
William Taylor, repairs on School-house, District 2,. 1 50
STATE AID.
Amount drawn from the Treasury, .
$699 00
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Otis Keyes,. $ 2 41
George Hutchinson, poll tax, 1868,. 2 00
Amount carried forward, $ 4 41
14
Amount brought forward,.
$ 4 41
Charles W. Coburn, poll tax, 1868,.
2 00
Patrick Conley, 66
2 00
William J. Wyeth,
2 00
W. C. Parsons, 66 66
2 00
James Morrison, 66 1867,
2 00
Estate of Samuel Farwell,.
5 40
Walter Shattuck, 1868,.
2 58
Edward Carleton, error, 1869,.
6 19
John M. Chamberlin, error, 1869, .
7 51
George W. Heywood,
66
66
29 00
Jacob Blodgett,
66
66
2 00
Isaac Minott,
66
66
15 89
Stephen E. Hutchins,
66
66
5 77
John Lanktree,
66
66
12 34
Samuel Sheldon,
66
3 18
Mrs. B. K. Groce,
66
66
2 00
Mrs. M. A. Moore,
66
2 00
Benjamin O. Cummings, "
2 00
Hanorie Dubie,
66
66
2 00
Joseph Lucien,
66
66
2 00
Everett J. Woods,
66
66
2 00
Isaac Spinney,
66
66
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