Town of Westford annual report 1886-1895, Part 11

Author: Westford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Westford (Mass.)
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W. C. EDWARDS, W. O. HAWKES. HAMMETT D. WRIGHT,


No oath of office is required of the remaining officers.


SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


FREDERIC A. FISHER, Chairman, Term expires March, 1891.


JEREMIAH DESMOND


Term expires March, 1891.


ALBERT R. CHOATE, Term expires March, 1892. J. SIDNEY MOULTON, Sec. & Sup't, Term expires March, 1892. ALVIN G. POLLEY, Term expires March, 1893.


JOHN H. HORAN,


Term expires March, 1893.


TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.


NETTIE M. STEVENS, Term expires March, 1891.


CATHERINE S. HAMLIN, Term expires March, 1892.


WILLIAM E. FROST,


Term expires March, 1893.


LIBRARIAN. CARRIE E. READ.


APPRAISERS OF PROPERTY AT TOWN FARM.


FRANK C. DREW, WILLIAM M. WHITNEY, CLARENCE R. P. DECATUR.


JANITOR OF TOWN HOUSE. JOSEPH H. WILSON.


SUPERINTENDENT OF ALMSHOUSE. HENRY B. RUITER.


AGENT FOR BURIAL OF DECEASED SOLDIERS. GEORGE T. DAY.


W. W. JOHNSON, W. E. PARSONS,


A. S. REED, W. M. VOSE,


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BIRTHS


Recorded by the Town Clerk of Westford, A. D. 1890.


Date.


NAMES.


PARENTS' NAMES.


April 4, '90. Austin, Martha.


George A. and Addie M. (Nutting).


April 4. ....


Austin, Myrtle.


George A. and Addie M. (Nutting).


Feb. 6 .. ....


Barnard, Amanda Louisa


Joel H. and Amanda M. (Gray).


March 1 .. ..


Beaufford. Marianna ..


Ralph and Rose (Bebose).


Mar. 27, '89.


Bennett, John William.


Daniel and Kate (Hard).


June 14, '90. Blaisdell, Harry Linwood


Alvin J. and Elizabeth A. (Hutchins).


Nov. 7.


Brown, Henry.


Ephraim Reed and Mary Brown.


May 14.


Carkin, Stella Belle


Augustine W. and Susan ยท Bell).


Feb. 3.


Carpenter, Charles Elijah


Eugene F. and Rebecca F. (Hamlin).


March 17 ..


Casey, Henry Harold.


Daniel and Annie (Starr).


July 12. . . .


Couture, Alfred.


Charles and Emma (Pesnos).


Nov. 2 ..


Cummings, Walter Josiah


Irving and Jenny (Cheney).


May 22.


Day, Mary Emma.


Quincy W. and Ada A. (Sharp).


Sept. 28


Demorest, Mary DeLarge


George and Mary J. (Allard).


Oct. 12.


De Roehn, Frank Alonzo.


George H. and Minnie E. (Healy).


Jan. 28 Flagg, William L ...


Elbert H. and Lucy M. (Warren).


Sept. 22


Fletcher, Harold Hill.


Herbert E. and Caroline D. (Hill).


March 12 .. Grant, Inez Dora.


Elias J. and Esther (Hoyt).


Jan. 25 .. Hamlin,


Edward A. and Hattie B. (Peters).


Dec. 25. . . ..


Hawkes, Dora Marion


Frank P. and Lizzie P. (Nutting).


Jan. 21. . .


Healy, James ...


John A. and Mary A. (Callahan).


Feb. 13 ..


Hughes, Lillian Evelyn.


James and Melissa (Provost).


April 13 .. . .


Lanergan, Ella May.


Charles and Lizzie.


Nov. 4 .. ..


Lord, Helen Jennie ..


David and Ada (Bishop).


Jan. 7 .. . ..


Luddington, George William


George and Annie (Bower).


Aug. 28. ..


Marshall, Spurgeon Smith ..


John and Jane (Sherwood).


Feb. 9 ..


Mc Dougall, Henrietta May.


Alexander and Hattie (Hosmer).


Dec. 11 ..


Moore, Lillian Viola.


Thomas E. and Charlotte I. (Moore).


Apr. 16. . .


Moran, Lillie May


David and Julia (Murphy).


Nov. 30. ..


Moss, Beatrice Jane


Arthur E. and Elizabeth (Loynes).


Jan. 18 ..


O'Brien, Sarah ..


James H. and Annie (Dunn).


Dec. 18. . .


Orange, Hilda Adelaide.


Abraham and Ruth (Bennett).


Nov. 16. June 25. ..


Piper, James ..


William F. and Emma M. (Plummer).


Feb. 8 .. ..


Quinn, Catherine ..


John W. and Mary T. (McGarry).


April 10. . .


Ruiter, Eva Alice ..


Henry B. and Emma F. (Britch).


Oct. 3. .. Shattuck. Cora Marilla.


David H. and Ada F. (Stanley).


Nov. 2 .. ..


Stancombe, Eva Louise.


Richard and Grace (Medway).


March 12 ..


Symmes, Paul Edward.


Thomas E. and Nancy A. (Hale).


Petherick, Frederick Richard ..


William H. and Bertha (Stancombe).


Whole number recorded, 39; number born in Westford in 1890, males 15, females 22, total 37; of American parentage, 13; of foreign parentage, 12; American father and for- eign mother, 5; American mother and foreign father, 7.


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MARRIAGES


Recorded by the Town Clerk of Westford, A. D., 1890.


DATE.


NAMES.


Age.


RESIDENCE.


BIRTHPLACE.


June 11 .. ..


Agnew, John Muir


20


Fitchburg.


Westford.


Nov. 12 ....


Brummitt, Arthur


32


Fitchburg


England.


Sept. 26 ..


Buckingham, John.


23


England.


June 22 .. ..


Courtney, Alick .


25


66


Canada.


Oct. 18 . ..


Davidson, Joseph


30


Ireland.


Farr, Mary Ann.


27


Dracut


England.


Oct. 15 .


DeRoehn, George H ..


21


Westford .


New York, N. Y.


Oct. 1


Falls, Walter D ..


23


Lowell


Westford.


April 23 ..


Feeney, John.


Ireland.


June 29 ....


Finch, Thomas .


40


England,


July 12 ..


Gower, William


34


66


England.


Donahue, Lizzie


24


66


Ireland.


Nov. 6.


...


Horner, Thomas Jay. Boardman, Flora Maria


Boston


Boston.


Mar. 8.


Kennedy, Frank H.


Westford.


Farmington, Me.


Cambridge


Rockland, Me.


May 28.


McDonough, Thomas. Weed, Lizzie


32


Westford


Deer Island, Me.


Aug. 27


Mosher, Frank E.


28


Lowell


Fayette, Me.


Aug. 27


Noble, Willian Henry


18


Westford.


Lowell.


May 7.


Paul, Gerald E


23


Lowell


Westford


Littleton.


May 26.


Rose. George Henry


29


Cambridge


Cambridge.


April 2.


Thorpe, Thomas Edward . McFarland, Mary Jennie


22 Westford ..


Sussex, N. B.


May 10


Wade, Obadiah Parker Warner, Julia B.


32


Bear River, N. S ..


Bear River, N. S.


Jan. 29.


Wright, Sidney Boynton


33


Westford.


Smith, Ella May.


23


Townsend.


Westford.


Number of marriages recorded .20


Number solemized in Westford.


Westford grooms 10 Westford brides. .14 Between Americans .10 Between foreigners.


American groom and foreign bride 1 American bride and foreign groom 1 Second marriage of groom. 3 Second marriage of bride


Solemnized by Westford clergymen 7


8


22


Westford.


Scotland.


Gardner, Jane.


24


Westford. .


Scotland.


Willis, Lizzie.


28


Barlow, Mary


16


20


Nashua, N. H. Salem.


Polley, Grace J.


23 36


Westford 66


Chelmsford.


McDougall. Jeannette


25


66


Scotland.


Constantino, Mary (Raymond)


44


28 26 27


66


Millsboro, Pa.


Fraser, Emma I .. (Kennedy).


38


34


Brattleboro, Vt. ..


Winterport, Me.


Cheever, E. Belle.


19 20


Pepperell


Lawrence.


Moore, Annnie G.


19


24


Westford.


Groton.


24 Hartford, Ct.


St. John, N. B.


25


Westford


Princeton, N. J.


Lowell.


Gray, Florence L.


West Randolph, Vt.


Ward. Mary Ellen .


Canada


Healy, Minnie Eliza ..


Gardner, Joann


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DEATHS


Recorded by the Town Clerk of Westford, A. D. 1890.


Date.


NAMES, ETC.


AGE.


Yrs.


Mos.


Dys.


April 4. .. . .


Austin, Martha-dau. of Geo. A. and Addie M. [Nutting] ..


..


..


..


March 1 .. ..


Boufford, Marianna-dau. of Ralph and Rose [Bebrose]. . .


. .


. .


Oct. 2


Brooks. Louisa [Fletcher]-wife of Foster.


90


April 5.


Butterworth, John T .- son of John and Sarah [Taylor].


68


2


13


Oct. 31.


Chandler, Mary A. [Pike]-resident of Tyngsborough. Earle, Mary A. [Hodgdon]-widow of Thomas.


62


1


8


Nov. 5 ..


Fletcher, Ama [Richardson]-widow of Levi T.


85


4


20


Jan. 31. . .


Fletcher, Edward E .- son of Abel and Mary [Kimball].


32


11


30


Aug. 17


Fletcher, Levi T .- son of Lyman and Louisa [Gates].


92


3


25


Nov. 6


Garcaux, Igmar [Eur]-wife of Telesfor.


41


..


Aug. 5.


Haggerty, Catherine J .- resident of Lowell.


17


11


19


July 7.


Hewett. Caroline [Smith]-widow of Charles


81


10


5


Sept. 4.


Hildreth, Annie Maria [Lawrence]-wife of Frank H.


27


10


:


Sept. 6.


Hildreth, James-son of Jesse and Olive [ Fletcher]


73


8


26


Jan. 27.


Hurry, Christianna [Brown]-wife of William.


53


5


15


Feb. 16.


Kierstead, Catherine A .- dau. Luke and Catherine [Erving] Lanergan, Ella May-daughter of Charles E. and Lizzie ...


47


10


13


Aug. 21.


Le Barron, Hannah [Watson]-resident of Lowell ..


74


3


March 30 ..


Marshall, Lydia [Sherwood]-widow of Robert


81


..


26


Jan. 30. .


Millis, Mary B. [Whitney]-wife of George F ..


45


7


9


July 7.


Nutting, Stephen H .- son of Asia and Clarissa [Wilkins]. Petherick, Nora Bertha-dau. W. H.and Bertha [Stancombe] Petterson, Karl Harold Hildeton-son A.& J. G. [Erikson] Quist, Gustaf Adolf-son Andreas G. & Regina [Patterson] Reed, George-son of Barnard and Mary [Handley] ...


70


9


1


Sept. 15 ..


Smythe, Florence E .- died in Arlington ...


. .


10


11


April 8.


Stancombe, Lilla May-dau. Richard and Grace | Medway]


10


12


April 16 ..


Taylor, Mary Ann [Lucas]-widow of Adam.


78


.


17


Dec. 5 ..


Taylor, William-son of John and Helen [Ross].


79


3


7


June 28


Webster, Benjamin H .....


60


5


24


Jan. 1 ..


Wood, Mary J. [Mills]-wife of Myron G


36


2


28


May 19.


Wright, Frank R .- died in Boston.


30


0


9


Sept. 26


Wright, Joseph V .- died in Shirley.


78


8


7


Feb. 19 . .


Wright, Martha-dau. of Eleazer and Betsy [Nutting].


85


. .


:


Aug. 7. . .


Wright, Stuart P .- resident of Somerville.


62


9


19


Males. Females. Total.


Whole number recorded.


16


24


40


Number of deaths in town.


13


21


34


Residents of Westford.


13


19


32


Non-residents brought to town for interment


4


4


8


Number of interments in town.


12


17


29


..


Oct. 3.


Stoddard. Russell S .- son Leonard and Lydia [Barstow] ...


62


9


Jan. 24


Stiles, William W .- son Caleb D. and Clara [Beckwith].


62


3


27


April 19.


1


3


30


Oct. 2 ..


1


1


6


Aug. 18.


4


4


2


March 28.


Hammond, Eddie F .- resident of Boston ...


24


..


4


Nov. 5. . .


65


6


23


Oct. 10


April 4. . . . Austin, Myrtle-dau. of Geo. A. and Addie M. [Nutting] ..


..


..


11


1


Feb. 26 .. Wilkins, Clifford 1 ..- son Andrew W. and Adora A. [West]


63


10


21


May 3 ...


. .


21


Causes of death : Pneumonia, 6; heart disease, premature birth, whooping cough, 3 each; heart failure, asthenia. consumption, Bright's disease, 2 each; hemorrhage of lungs, apoplexy, hydrothorax, drowning, cholera morbus, septicaemia, old age, measles, angina pectoris, cancer, paralysis, 1 each.


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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT ON DOGS.


Number of Dogs licensed prior to date of last return, Nov. 28, 1890 : 158 males at $2.00 $316 00


5 females at $5 00


25 00


Total.


$341 00


Deduct Clerk's fees, 163 licenses at 20 cents each. 32 60


Balance paid into county treasury $308 40


For which I hold the receipts of the Country Treasurer.


Of the foregoing licenses, 19 (males) were for the year ending April 30, 1890.


Number licensed since last return, Nov. 28, 1890, 7 (males).


Number licensed for the year ending April 30, 1891 : Males, 146 ; females, 5; total 151.


Number returned by Assessors, males, 157; females, 3; total, 160.


OWNERS AND KEEPERS OF DOGS WHO HAVE PROCURED LICENSES SINCE LAST REPORT.


The licenses are for the year ending April 30, 1891, unless otherwise specified.


Abbot, A. J. Boynton, Henry


Daly, Hugh


Adams, Chas. L. (1890-91) Brown, John


Dane, Hiram


Aloe, Henry


Buckminster, E. F. Davis, A. S. (2)


Andrews, Chas.


Butterfield, L. O.


Davis, Wm.


Banister, Chas. H.


Butterworth, W. L.


Day, Isaac E.


Barnard, J. H.


Caldwell, O. S. (1890-91) Decatur, C. R. P.


Bean, Mary A.


Carkin, Geo. F.


Decatur, J. H.


Bemis, Henry S.


Carkin, Isaac W.


Desmond. J. (1890-91)


Berry, Ernest


Carmichael, D.


Downs, M.F. (1890-91)


Berry, James


Carmichael, J. H.


Drew, Greenleaf, Mrs.


Bicknell, L. C.


Carr, Michael Carrick, Wm.


Dunn, Thomas Dupee, A. E.


Blaisdell, A. J.


Blodgett, Josiah W.


Carver, Wm. R.


Eaton, Ward W.


Blodgett, L. W. (2)


Casey, Daniel


Edwards, F. C.


Blood, N. B.


Collier, James


Edwards, W. C. (1890-91)


Bolan, Belle. Female.


Comey, Wm. S. (2)


Feeney, John


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Felch, John K. Fifield, Geo. H. Female. Fillebrown, H. F. Fiske, C. H.


Humiston, S. G. Hutchins, John Hutchins, M. F. Hutchins, S. E. Ireland, Nellie B.


Reed, Wm. (2)


Sargent, A. C. (2) Sargent, Fred G. Sheahan, Andrew


Fletcher, Benj. M.


Sherburne, Geo. (1890)


Fletcher, Harry N. (2)


Fletcher, H. A. (1890-91) Fletcher, J. W.


Fletcher, Mary K.


Lewis, F. H.


Stephan, Reinhold Stevens, E. A.


Floyd, Samuel


Mann, E. L., Mrs. Female Sullivan, James


Forbush, Frank L.


Martin, Fred


Sullivan, Jeremiah


Frederick, Geo. S.


McCarty, Chas. J.


Sweatt, Fred A.


Gardner, Robert


McDonald, Angus


Sweetser, Geo. N.


Gauthier, Joseph


McGlincha, John


Taylor, John P.


George, Ransom N.


Monohan, John


Vose, Wm. M. Wall, Christiana


Gould, Horace E. Griffin, Chas. M.


Morse. French M.


Wayne, John Female


Gurney, Henry A.


Murphy, Henry J.


Weaver, Wm.


Harrington, Henry


Nesmith, Geo. W. (2)


Whigham, Wm. Whitney, Wm. M.


Hawkes, Wesley O.


Nutting, Willie


Willis, Wm. T.


Heald, Geo. H.


O' Brien, Honora


Wing, Thomas


Healy, James, Mrs.


O'Brien, J. H.


Wilson, John


Healy, John


O'Brien, Wm. (2)


Wilson, Joseph H.


Healy, John A.


Orange, Abram


Wright, Andrew S. Wright, Chas. A.


Hildreth, H. V.


Polley, Robert W.


Wright, Erastus


Hill, Geo. W.


Prescott, J. F.


Wright, Walter C.


Horan, John H.


Putney, S. F.


Wright, Willey M.


Horne, H. G.


Records, J. F.


Wyman, Walter W.


Hughes, James S.


Reed, Chas. W.


GILMAN J. WRIGHT, Town Clerk.


WESTFORD, MASS., Feb. 14, 1891.


King, Albert Larkin, John Lee, Frank A.


Shugrue, C. F. Splaine, Patrick


Gould, Geo. E.


Moore, Edward A.


Moore, Thomas E.


Ward, J. M. (2) I Female


Hartford, Geo. H.


Nutting, B. F.


Heywood, A. W.


Perham, G. A.


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Annual Town Meeting, 1890.


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Westford, qualified by law to vote in town affairs, held in the Town House, March 17, 1890, the following business was transacted :


Ist. Albert P. Richardson was appointed Teller by the Town Clerk to assist in checking names and sorting and counting votes during the election of Moderator, and he was duly sworn by said Clerk. Frederic A. Fisher was unanimously elected Moderator.


2d. Voted, to take up Articles 8 and 9 together.


3d. The Moderator appointed George T. Day, Albert P. Richardson, Isaac W. Carkin and William L. Kittredge, tellers to act during the balloting for town officers and also on the license question and they were duly sworn by the Town Clerk. The meeting then proceeded to ballot for town officers and also on the following question : " Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town," which latter vote was taken with the standard ballot box. Before the commencement of balloting the box was opened and found to be empty, the register standing on zero (o o o). Two votes failed to go in with the turn of the crank. At the close of the polls the register stood on 288. No. of names checked on voting list, 286. Whole number of ballots cast (by count), 286. The said ballots being sorted and counted, the re- sult was declared to be as follows :


Yes-One hundred and thirty-two (132), No-One hundred and fifty-four (154),


and the Moderator declared that the town had voted not to grant licenses.


The ballots for town officers were sorted and counted and the following persons were found to have a plurality of votes, and were declared to be elected :


TOWN CLERK-Gilman J. Wright, who was sworn by the Moderator.


SELECTMEN-William L. Kittredge, Albert P. Richardson, George T. Day ; and they were duly sworn by the Moderator.


ASSESSORS-Asaph B. Cutter, Frank C. Drew, Isaac E. Day. Messrs Day and Drew were sworn by the Moderator.


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR-Edward Prescott, Alec Fisher, Edwin Gould ; and they were sworn by the Moderator.


TOWN TREASURER-Nahum H. Wright.


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AUDITOR-Frederic A. Fisher.


SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR THREE YEARS-Alvin G. Polley, John H. Horan.


CONSTABLES-Isaac E. Day, John A. Healy, Thomas Wing, John P. Taylor, Frank L. Fletcher, Clarence R. P. Decatur. Messrs. Day, Healy and Decatur were sworn by the Moderator.


APPRAISERS OF PROPERTY AT POOR FARM-Frank C. Drew, William M. Whitney, Clarence R. P. Decatur.


FENCE VIEWERS - Alvin G. Polley, Almon S. Vose, Lewis C. Dane.


TRUSTEES OF TOWN LIBRARY :


For One Year - Nettie M. Stevens.


For Three Years-William E. Frost.


Mr. Fisher declined serving as Auditor, and J. Henry Read was elected to that office.


4th. Voted, to take up Article 2.


5th. Voted to accept the report of the Selectmen as printed.


6th. Voted, to accept the report of the Auditor as printed.


7th. Voted, to accept the report of the Overseers of the Poor as printed.


8th. Voted to accept the report of the School Committee as printed.


9th. Voted, to accept and adopt the report of the Trustees of the Town Library as printed. The report recommends the appro- priation of one hundred and fifty (150) dollars for the Library.


Ioth. Voted, to accept the verbal report of the Selectmen on Guide Boards.


IIth. Voted, to raise three thousand (3,000) dollars to defray town debts and charges, and that it be paid into the treasury the same as last year.


12th. Voted, to raise forty-eight hundred (4,800) dollars for reading and writing schools.


13th. Proceeded to vote for Collector of Taxes, Isaac E. Day received sixty votes and Alec Fisher sixty votes ; and there was no choice. On the second ballot Alec Fisher was elected, his com- pensation to be nine mills on the dollar ; the bid of his opponent, Isaac E. Day, having been one cent on the dollar.


14th. In regard to Article 13, which was " To see if the town will authorize the Town Treasurer under the written direction of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time, to meet the demands on the Treasury, or act in relation to the same," the town voted to give such authority to the Town Treasurer.


15th. Voted to add the name of William M. Vose to the list of jurors as reported by the Selectmen. The list was then ac- cepted as amended, and consists of the following names: Ham-


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mett D. Wright, Daniel Atwood, Henry Chamberlin, Isaac W. Carkin, Napoleon B. Blood, Samuel L. Taylor, George W. Bus- sey, Horace E. Gould, Frank C. Drew, Charles E. Whidden, Frank L. Fletcher, Oscar Spaulding, Hugh Dailey, John H. Horan, Elbert E. Flagg, Isaac E. Day, Alvan Fisher, Ward A. Coburn, John Feeney, Wesley O. Hawkes, William M. Vose.


16th. Voted, to raise twenty-eight hundred (2,800) dollars to repair roads and bridges, and that it be expended in the same man- ner and by the same officers as last year.


17th. Chose the following persons Field Drivers : Sidney B. Wright, Alec McDougall, John Feeney, Charles A. Hamlin, Frank L. Fletcher, Alec Fisher, Wilbert E. Parsons.


18th. Voted, that the following persons be Weighers of Hay, Coal, etc. : J. M. Fletcher, Arthur Wright, A. J. Abbot, W. W. Johnson, N. H. Wright, J. A. Healy, E. A. Hamlin, Henry J. Healy, Daniel E. Atwood, S. A. Hamlin, Jacob Smith, G. W. Heywood, W. C. Edwards, J. W. Day, C. E. Whidden, A. F. Cameron, W. E. Parsons.


19th. Chose Wilbert E. Parsons Culler of Hoops and Staves.


20th. Voted, that the following persons be Surveyors of Wood, Lumber, etc. : C. L. Fletcher, Gilmer Stone, Jacob Smith, T. E. Symmes, C. E. Whidden, G. A. Perham, Thomas Drew, G. H. Prescott, E. A. Hamlin, W. W. Johnson, A. S. Reed, W. C. Edwards, J. A. Healy, F. H. Lewis, W. W. Wyman, W. E. Parsons, W. M. Vose, W. O. Hawkes, Hammett D. Wright.


2Ist. Voted, to dismiss the 17th Article.


22d. Voted, to raise and appropriate two hundred and fifty (250) dollars for the painting of school houses during the ensuing year, to be expended by, and at the discretion of the School Com- mittee.


23d. Voted, to dismiss the 19th Article.


24th. Voted, to instruct the selectmen to mail, each year, before the annual town meeting, a copy of the Town Report, to every resident tax-payer.


25th. Voted, to have the report of the School Committe printed and bound with the report of the other Town Officers.


26th. Voted, to dismiss the 22d Article.


27th. Voted, to raise and appropriate one hundred and fifty (150) dollars, for the maintenance of an evening school at Granite- ville during the next winter term.


28th. Voted, to approve the minutes of the meeting.


29th. Voted, to adjourn.


FREDERIC A. FISHER, Moderator. GILMAN J. WRIGHT, Town Clerk.


A true copy.


Attest : GILMAN J. WRIGHT, Town Clerk.


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State Election, November 4, 1890.


Abstract of the record of the vote of the Town of Westford.


Whole number of ballots cast, -


- - 354


GOVERNOR :


John Blackmer, of Springfield, -


-


- - 27


John Q. A. Brackett, of Arlington, -


-


180


William E. Russell, of Cambridge, - -


I29


Blanks, -


-


-


18


LIEUT .- GOVERNOR :


John W. Corcoran, of Clinton,


-


- I28


William H. Haile, of Springfield,


-


-


196


George Kempton, of Sharon, -


- I2


Blanks,


18


SECRETARY :


George D. Crittenden, of Buckland,


I3


Elbridge Cushman, of Lakeville,


-


127


William M. Olin, of Boston,


196


Blanks, - -


-


-


-


18


TREASURER :


William H. Gleason, of Boston,


14


George A. Marden, of Lowell,


-


-


-


189


Edwin L. Munn, of Holyoke, - Blanks, -


1


-


-


-


22


AUDITOR :


Charles R. Ladd, of Springfield, -


- 163


Augustus R. Smith, of Lee,


-


-


-


16


William D. T. Trefry, of Marblehead, Blanks,


-


-


. 127


-


-


-


48


ATTORNEY-GENERAL :


Wolcott Hamlin, of Amherst, -


-


-


- 14


Elisha B. Maynard, of Springfield,


-


-


I 26


Albert E. Pillsbury, of Boston,


-


-


- 192


Blanks,


-


-


22


-


-


-


-


-


- I29


-


-


-


-


15


( )


REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS :


Nathaniel A. Glidden, of Chelmsford, -


-


- I2


Frederic T. Greenhalge, of Lowell, -


- - - 196


Moses T. Stevens, of North Andover, Blanks,


1


- 127


-


19


COUNCILLOR :


George W. Heywood, of Westford, - -


- 153


George Pillsbury, of Tewksbury, -


-


- 15


Byron Truell, of Lawrence, -


168


Blanks,


.


-


18


COUNTY COMMISSIONER :


Stephen B. Puffer, of Lowell, - -


- 117


J. Henry Read, of Westford, -


-


-


- 203


Rufus K. Underhill, of Billerica, Blanks,


20


SENATOR :


Mark C. Felch, of Woburn, -


131


Hiram Whitford, of Woburn,


-


-


-


-


15


Edwin F. Wyer, of Woburn, Blanks,


- 185


.


-


23


REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT :


Parker J. Kemp, of Pepperell, -


I28


John W. Pierce, of Pepperell, -


I5


Samuel P. Williams, of Groton, Blanks,


-


185


26


AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION :


To prevent the disfranchisement of voters because of a change of residence within the Commonwealth: Yes, 129; No, 31.


Relative to soldiers and sailors exercising the right of franchise : Yes, 116; No, 25.


Return of votes for representative in General Court for Middlesex District No. 31 :


Dunsta- ble.


Groton. Pepper- enl.


West- Total. ford.


Parker J. Kemp of Pepperell,


47


160


204


I28


539


John W. Pierce of Pepperell,


4


12


44


15


75


Samuel P. Williams of Groton,


36


159


154


185


534


Total, Kemp's plurality, 5.


87


331


402


328


1148


-


-


- 14


-


-


1


-


-


GILMAN J. WRIGHT, Town Clerk.


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Special Town Meeting.


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Westford, qualified by law to vote in town affairs, held December 6, 1890, the following business was transacted :


Ist. Voted to choose a Moderator by ballot.


2d. Voted not to use the check list during the election of Moderator.


3d. Chose J. Henry Read Moderator.


4th. Voted, to proceed to vote by ballot on the question of adopting the provisions of Chapter three hundred and eighty-six of the Acts of eighteen hundred and ninety.


5th. Voted, that the check list be used in taking the vote on the above question.


6th. Voted (89 to 10), to accept the provisions of Chapter three hundred and eighty-six of the Acts of eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled, " An Act to authorize the printing and distribut- ing of ballots for town elections at the public expense."


7th. Voted, that three Overseers of the Poor be chosen by ballot for the term of one year.


8th. Voted, to accept the minutes of the meeting.


9th. Voted, to dissolve the meeting.


J. HENRY READ, Moderator. GILMAN J. WRIGHT, Town Clerk.


A true copy. Attest :


GILMAN J. WRIGHT, Town Clerk.


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ASSESSORS' REPORT.


The Assessors of the Town of Westford submit the following report :


Value of buildings exclusive of land, May 1, 1890. $500,689 00


Value of land exclusive of buildings, May 1, 1890. 377,633 00


Value of personal estate, May 1, 1890 201,531 00


$1,079,853 00


Amount raised for :


Town debts and charges


$3,000 00


Schools


4,800 00


Evening school


150 00


Roads and bridges


2,800 00


Town library


150 00


Painting school houses


250 00


State tax


1,015 00


County tax


933 89


Overlayings


129 46


$13,228 35


Number of polls. 567


houses


455


horses


400


cows.


264


sheep


19


cattle other than cows.


264


swine


82


Tax on one hundred dollars, $1.12.


ASAPH B. CUTTER, ISAAC E. DAY, FRANK C. DREW, Assessors of Westford.


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AUDITOR'S REPORT.


WESTFORD, Feb. 23, 1891.


To the Selectmen of Westford:


GENTLEMEN -I have examined the accounts of Nahum H. Wright, Town Treasurer, for the year ending at date, and find them correctly cast and properly vouched.


The receipts and payments made by him during the year are as follows :


RECEIPTS.


To balance cash on hand, February 24, 1890. $1,983 43


To cash borrowed. 3,000 00


From state corporation tax, 1889, balance 73


state corporation tax, 1890, .


2,181 85


bank tax, 1890.


785 39


soldiers' families, 1889


735 00


indigent soldiers, 1889


277 00


school fund, 1889-90


169 76


armory rent, 1890


175 00


county treasurer, 1890 279 76


J. H. Wilson, janitor Town House 83 00


A. Fisher, auctioneer's license.


2 00


J. S. Moulton, books sold and broken glass.


12 26


I. E. Day, collector, 1888.


971 35


66 66 66 1889. 749 33


Alec Fisher, collector, 1890, before October 5


9,346 46


66 66 66 66 December 5. . .


1,459 21


66 66 after December 5 ... 435 18


Dividends on library fund 79 00


M. A. H. Evans, rent of Keyes' pond, 1890 20 00


Carrie E. Read, catalogues sold. 12 25


M. F. Downs, note and interest 44 80


interest on taxes . 30 00


Carrie E. Read, fines 1 87


William Reed, Graniteville school house 1,075 00


66 on insurance policy 27 78


$23,937 41


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PAYMENTS.


By cash for notes and interest


$3,030 04


state tax, 1890


1,015 00


county tax,


933 89


overseers of the poor.


2,125 44


orders for incidental expenses


7,035 63


on account of schools, 1890


5,192 04


on account of library, 1890


382 39


on hand.


4,222 98


$23,937 41


J. HENRY READ, Auditor.


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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


COMPENSATION OF TOWN OFFICERS.


TOWN TREASURER.


Nahum H. Wright, salary as town treasurer


for the year ending March 1st, 1890 .....




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