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$50 00
Nahum H. Wright, time and expense making 4 trips to Lowell insuring town property, 6 00
$56 00
TOWN CLERK.
Gilman J. Wright, salary
$12 00
Going to Groton to town clerks' meeting,
2 50
Copying for town report. .
2 00
Prepairing town records for re-binding. . Express.
3 45
Postage and stationery
95
Dog license blanks
1 00
Dog posters.
75
Recording and making returns to Sec. of the Commonwealth of 39 births.
19 50
Recording and making returns to Sec. of
the Commonwealth of 20 marriages,
3 00
Recording and making returns to Sec. of the Commonwealth of 20 deaths at 20 cents each ..
4 00
20 deaths at 10 cents each
2 00
$53 15
SELECTMEN.
G. T. Day, salary
$5 00
Making out monthly state aid book . . .
6 00
Making out 24 state aid returns under
Chapts. 279 and 301, Acts of 1889. .
6 00
Making out town report.
6 00
Extra time as Selectman
35 00
Car fare while attending to town business,
6 00
A. P. Richardson, salary.
$5 00
Extra time as selectman
28 00
W. L. Kittredge salary.
$5 00
Extra services as selectman
16 65
1
$64 00
$33 00
$21 65
2 00
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ASSESSORS.
I. E. Day, 26 days' time taking invoice and making taxes . $65 00 I. E. Day, going to Lowell to consult counsel in regard to taxes. 1 50
A. B. Cutter, 22} days' time taking invoice and making taxes 56 25
Frank C. Drew, 20} days' time taking invoice and making taxes 51 25
$174 00 1
TAX COLLECTORS.
Alec Fisher, collecting $11,240.84 at 9 mills .. $101 16
Alec Fisher, postage.
65
I. E. Day, collecting $1,441.67 at 1 per cent .. 14 41
CONSTABLES. $116 22
I. E. Day, posting warrants for three town meetings
$12 00
Collecting dog tax .
10 50
$22 50
BOARD OF REGISTRARS OF VOTERS, TELLERS AND INSPECTORS OF ELECTIONS.
F. L. Fletcher, attending one meeting in 1889 and seven meetings in 1890 $16 00
W. O. Hawkes, attending one meeting in 1889 and seven meetings in 1890 16 00
Nelson L. Tuttle, attending one meeting in 1889 and seven meetings in 1890
16 00
Gilman J. Wright, attending one meeting in 1889 and seven meetings in 1890
16 00
Gilman J. Wright,services as clerk of the board, W. H. H. Burbeck, services as inspector, 1889, S. H. Fletcher, services as inspector in 1889. Frank P. Hawkes, services as teller in 1891. . 3 00
5 00
Lewis C. Dane, services as teller in 1891 . ... John M. Fletcher, services as deputy inspector 3 00 1889 and 1890 2 00
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
J. S. Moulton, supt. winter term, 1889-'90 ... Supt. spring term, 1890.
50 00
Supt. fall term, 1890
50 00
Making school report
10 00
Services as book and supply agent.
8 00
Making returns to the State
2 00
Team for transporting books.
2 00
$172 00
$89 00
$50 00
7 00
5 00
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ORDERS DRAWN BY THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR DURING THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1891.
May, by order $571 15
August, by order. 659 52
January, 1891, by order. 522 45
February, 1891, by order 368 08
February, 1891, by order 4 24
$2,125 44
EXPENSE OF THE TOWN LIBRARY, INCLUDING SER- VICES OF LIBRARIAN.
Paid Carrie E. Read, services as librarian from February 1, 1890, to February 1,1891.
$75 00
for extra labor.
8 75
Morning Mail Co., printing index for catalogue 2 25
$86 00
TOWN HOUSE.
EXPENSE OF HEATING, LIGHTING AND CARE OF SAME.
Paid J. H. Wilson, services as janitor from February 1, 1890, to February 1, '91, $75 00
for sawing 42 cords wood. 6 75
S. B. Wright, for 52 cords wood. 27 50
W. W. Johnson, for 20,785 lbs. broken coal, at $5.90 per ton. 61 32
J. M. Fletcher, for 33 gallons kerosene oil . 3 96
Wright & Fletcher, for 100 gallons ker- osene oil. . 12 00
Wright & Fletcher, for brooms, ammo- nia, paraffine, etc 8 34
Wright & Fletcher, for matches, chim- neys, burners, etc. 5 01
H. H. Wilder & Co., labor and material for repairs on furnace 1889 and 1890, J. M. Fletcher, for one spring lock .. 1 00
18 82
George Drew, for setting glass .. 1 25
C. W. Whidden, for two barrels stove coal. 2 85
$223 80
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EXPENSE OF FIRE PROOF DOOR FOR TOWN SAFE.
Paid Damon Safe Co., for one set No. 5 doors, $120 00
Damon Safe Co., for 15 pieces R. R. iron, 48 30
W. W. Hendley, for labor. 11 00
W. C. Edwards, for labor and material .. 4 39
Boston & Maine R. R., for freight. 2 36
$186 05
INCOME FROM TOWN HOUSE.
Rent of armory, received from the state. $175 00
Received for rent of building 83 00
$258 00
PRINTING.
Paid Morning Mail Co :
Five hundred and fifty School Reports. .
$30 20
Six hundred Town Reports 65 10
One hundred warrants
5 00
Notices to dog owners.
1 75
Posters for sale of old school house at Graniteville.
1 00
Note heads, etc
4 00
$107 05
INSURANCE.
Paid Arthur Fenner, re-insuring Long-sought-
for school house for $1,000 for 5 years. .. $22 50
$22 50
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Paid Frank C. Drew, appraising and making schedule of property at town farm, 1890 .
$2 50
Wm. M. Whitney, appraising property at town farm, 1890 2 00
C. R. P. Decatur, appraising property at town farm, 1890. 2 00
A. P. Richardson, attending 25 funerals with hearse
50 00
Going to Lowell with hearse for re- pairs 1 50
Going to Chelmsford twice after hearse and returning the same .. Going to Lowell after hearse. .
4 00
1 50
Amount carried forward $63 50
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Amount brought forward. $63 50
Paid George F. Carkin, for damage to barge. 85 00
J. F. Smith, M. D., returning 25 births, 1890, under Chap. 158, Statutes of 1883 6 25
J. F. Smith, M. D., examining insane person at Graniteville 1 50
J. W. Abbott, repairs on carriage dam- aged on highway .
14 50
George Tyler & Co .. for scraper plates. . Marshall & Hamblett, for legal services,
16 50
J. L. Moss, for cutting grass at East Cemetery .
8 00
J. T. Colburn, for cutting grass at West Cemetery .
6 50
Frederick Taylor, for one pair hand-cuffs, Luthur W. Blodgett, for killing mad dog, estate of Mrs. Hurry, for one table for town house.
3 00
J. A. Walkden, as per bill.
4 25
S. M. Hutchins, for three hours' labor at East Cemetery 45
Berlin Iron Bridge Co., for one iron guide board . 75
J. H. Read, auditor, for auditing ac- counts of Town Treasurer for 1888, 1889 and 1890
6 00
J. H. Read, auditing accounts of Select- men, 1890 .. 2 00
J. H. Read, auditing accounts of Over- seers of the Poor for 1890.
2 00
12 50
1 25
75
21 43
3 91
1 50
5 00
1 50
1 00
M. R. Warren, cash book for tax col- lector. 1 90
American Express Co., express in 1889 and 1890. 11 30
C. E. Whidden, freight, express, tele- phone and delivery charges .. 10 55
$398 29
L. H. Wilkins, painting 25 guide boards, L. H. Wilkins, making 5 guide boards. . L. H. Wilkins, repairing guide boards .. . Wright & Fletcher, for paper, envelopes, postage, etc., furnished the several
boards of town officers and library . Wright & Fletcher, sundries as per bill. Julian Wilkinson, guarding forest fire. . B. F. Nutting, work at North Cemetery, Ephraim Reed, guarding forest fire ..... I. E. Day, killing mad dog.
4 50
1 00
100 00
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REPAIRS OF SCHOOL-HOUSES, AND ARTICLES FURNISHED SCHOOLS.
CENTRE SCHOOL HOUSE-TWO SCHOOLS.
Paid A. E. & J. W. Moss, repairs on pump. . $ 1 25
A. E. & J. W. Moss, for stove pipe and labor . 1 94
A. E. & J. W. Moss, repairing stove linings 1 50
A. E. & J. W. Moss, material and labor on stove. 11 50
Bartlett & Dow. for thermometer
35
C. Zimmer, for keys.
40
George Drew, repairing locks, setting glass, etc ..
12 50
Wright & Fletcher, for broom, etc. . ..
41
Nathan Prescott, painting school house .. 28 00
$57 85
STONY BROOK SCHOOL.
Paid George Drew, for repairs. $4 00
A. G. Polley, as per bill .. 1 00
Adams & Co., two chairs. 1 00
Wright & Fletcher, for pail, broom, etc. 1 10
$7 10
FORGE VILLAGE SCHOOL HOUSE-TWO SCHOOLS.
Paid for lumber and labor building tree guards, $ 9 12
Wright & Bemis, coal hod, shovel, etc .. 3 00
80 00
J. C. Butterfield, painting school house. George Drew, labor and lumber for ventilator $56 68
A.L. Brooks, lumber for ventilator, 18 51
W. E. Parsons, for labor . 13 00
J. C. Butterfield, for painting .. . . 4 61
Wright & Fletcher, for nails,
screws, etc. 2 16
94 96
$187 08
NASHOBA SCHOOL.
Paid George Drew, for keys and locks. . $1 00
Wright & Fletcher, one box crayons .. . 15
$1 15
PARKERVILLE SCHOOL.
Paid Wright & Fletcher, for dust-pan,
brooms, etc
$0 80
$0 80
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MINOT'S CORNER SCHOOL.
Paid George Drew, for repairs. . $2 50
Wright & Fletcher, for pail. 45
$2 95
NABNASSET SCHOOL.
Paid George Drew, for repairs $1 50
$1 50
LONG-SOUGHT-FOR SCHOOL.
Paid Wright & Fletcher, for broom. $0 35
L. C. Dane, for repairs 4 50
$4 85
LYON SCHOOL.
Paid Wright & Bemis, for brooms, pail, etc. . Daniel Casey, for digging and
$1 30
stoning well, 17 ft. . $55 25
furnishing covering stone 5 00
extra grading. 1 50
Abbot & Co., use of pumps. 6 00 $67 75
$69 05
GRANITEVILLE SCHOOL HOUSE-FOUR SCHOOLS.
Paid George Drew, for blind fastenings and labor. .
$5 00
Wright & Bemis, brooms, brushes, etc .. four bracket lamps. .
5 11
4 00
E. DeRoehn, extra labor
2 00
Wright & Bemis, for paint stock.
36 05
J. C. Butterfield, labor painting school house 67 00
Martin & Langley, one large furnace grate ..
1 40
J. A. Haley, labor. 2 50
Wright & Bemis, brooms, etc 1
95
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED SCHOOLS.
Paid Carroll W. Clarke, report cards. $ 2 00
Lee & Shepard, for readers.
15 89
George S. Perry, ink, paper, pencils, etc. 38 72
Harper Brothers, grammars, etc.
10 53
Harrison Hume, readers, etc. .
3 25
George F. King & Merrill, pens, etc. 7 50
Van Antwerp & Co., arithmetics. 2 90
D. C. Heath & Co., books. 7 34
Amount carried forward. $88 13
$124 01
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Amount brought forward
$88 13
Paid Silver, Burdette & Co., spellers
2 40
N. E. Agency, Harper's L'g ..
6 30
J. B. Lippincott & Co., readers. . ..
7 80
Leach, Shewell & Sanborn, readers
6 41
Boston School Supply Co., books, etc .. . . . .
12 05
American Book Co., spellers, etc.
7 93
Ginn & Co., arithmetics, etc ..
42 85
Interstate Publishing Co., readers.
1 20
Prang Educational Co., drawing blanks,
2 40
Express on books
7 20
Wright & Fletcher, crayons, pen hold- ers, ink, etc
2 61
$187 28
MILITARY AID TO INDIGENT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
As Authorized by Chap. 279, Acts of 1889.
Paid January .
$77 00
February
74 00
March
84 00
April
50 00
May
50 00
June
42 00
July ..
42 00
August.
42 00
September
42 00
October.
36 00
November
36 00
December.
36 00
$611 00
STATE AID TO SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' FAMILIES.
As Authorized by Chap. 301, Acts of 1889.
Paid January
$62 50
February
62 50
March
62 50
April
62 50
May.
66 50
June
66 50
July.
66 50
August
60 50
September
60 50
October.
68 50
November
.
68 50
December
68 50
$776 00
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REPAIRS OF ROADS AND BRIDGES.
In accordance with Chap. 98, Acts of 1889, the Selectmen reappointed Edward Prescott, Superintendent of Roads, and under his direction the following expen- ditures have been made :
Paid H. B. Ruiter, for 146} days' work, Edgar Garland, for 1632 days' work, .. $943 00
Mervin Steele, for 1614 days' work,
Thomas Moore, for 1412 days' work .. . .
212 62
John Martin, for 34 6-10 days' work.
51 90
C. Aiken, for 224 days' work.
33 37
J. Wilkerson, for 150 days' work.
238 25
E. Reed, for 83} days' work.
125 24
A. Haley, for 4 days' work ..
6 00
Joseph Keested, for 64 days' work.
7 81
George Demar, for 1 days' work.
1 50
James Barlow, for 53} days' work.
80 25
Niclas Keeras, for 142 days' work. 22 12
Horses, for 707 days' work 707 00
Wm. Gorman, for work.
12 80
Dennis Burke, for work.
5 75
W. W. Vose, for work.
7 50
C. R. Decatur, for gravel
12 50
Staples Bros., for drain pipe.
18 90
Mary K. Fletcher, for gravel . 50 00
34 50
H. E. Fletcher & Co., for work on roads, B. F. Day, for gravel .. 2 00
I. E. & G. T. Day, for 640 loads gravel, used in repairing Hop Yard Swamp
Road, during three years ending 1889.
20 00
Freight bill.
Drawing drain pipe 50
Expenses repairing bridges at Forge Village :
Paid Wm. Reed, for stone. $52 40
Wm. Reckord, for labor . 38 25
6 days' work of road men. 10 50
Work of 4 horses one-half day .. 2 00
Cement, lime and freight ..
17 10
$120 25
Edward Prescott, road commissioner . 72 50
48
$2,786 74
In addition to the above, the Selectmen have paid the following bills for repairs of Roads and Bridges.
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Paid Wm. H. Decatur, for 3 hours' work with horse
$0 90
George Gurney, for 100 loads of gravel. 5 00
John O'Brien, for 6 days and 3 hours' work, October, 1888 ..
9 45
C. G. Sargent's Sons, stock and labor re- planking bridge at Sargent's dam. . Freight and truckage for bridge. 7 00
42 34
C. R. P. Decatur, work of 2 men and horse, 1889 ..
5 50
Heywood & Fletcher, for gravel used in 1888, 1889 and 1890. .
62 50
Wright & Fletcher, for shovels, powder and fuse, rake, pick handles, hoe, etc. A. S. Reed, repairing chains, etc., for road machine.
2 25
C. E. Whidden, work on Town Hill 6 hours 90
C. E. Whidden, closing S. Cummings' road twice. 80
Boston & Lowell R. R., freight on drain pipe, rakes, etc. 1 51
$150 50
BREAKING ROADS.
Paid W. W. Johnson, breaking roads in March, 1890 .. .
$4 05
W. W. Johnson, breaking roads in De- cember, 1890 6 50
J. A. Haley, March 3d, 1890, 2 men and team, 3 hours. 1 65
J. A. Haley, March 4th, 1890, man and team 5 hours. 1 38
J. A. Haley, March 7th, 1890, 2 men and team, 9 hours
2 48
W. W. Johnson, January 26th, 1891. . .
5 00
$21 06
TAXES ORDERED AS ERRORS.
1890. Union Society
$15 01
Davis heirs.
18
John Feeney
1 32
Daniel Gage.
11 20
Thomas Wing
84
Alec Cameron
2 00
M. A. Clough.
03
Mary A. Smith
.
6 30
$36 88
12 35
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ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
1886. H. W. Church $2 00
1887. Frank Carrick ..
2 00
W. S. Lyman 3 87
Merrick Reed.
6 40
1888. Harry Blodgett
2 00
Henry Blodgett .. 2 00
F. J. Blodgett
2 00
Abram Brown 3 89
H. E. Catchpole
2 00
John Campbell
2 00
Omer Cushing
2 00
Charles Crabb
2 00
W. W. Cummings
2 00
Heirs of Lot M. Esty
4 22
David Farrer.
2 00
William Haley
2 00
E. J. Hammond
2 00
Joseph Johnson
2 00
Andrew Kelley
2 00
Francis Lowther
2 00
Peter Lord
2 00
James Mann .. .
2 00
Patrick McCarty
2 00
M. J. McDonald.
2 00
Walter McNorton, error.
2 00
N. J. McGilvery.
2 00
William McKinzie
2 00
James Murphy .
2 00
Daniel O'Brien .
2 00
Thomas O'Farrell
2 00
Patrick O'Toole.
1 81
J. O. Perkins
2 00
Albert E. Prescott, error
2 00
John Parker.
2 00
Merrick Reed.
7 22
Charles Reed
2 00
T. C. Reed
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2 00
George Reecy
2 00
Hugh Robinson.
2 00
Daniel Sullivan
2 00
John Smith
2 00
John M. Smith
2 00
Mary A. Smith
6 30
William Tribe.
2 00
1889. G. D. Atkinson.
2 00
Andrew Boyle.
2 00
.
Amount carried forward.
$111 71
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Amount brought forward.
$111 71
1889 H. E. Catchpole
2 00
George Cannac
2 00
Charles Crabb.
2 00
George Crabb.
2 00
Heirs of Lot M. Esty
4 15
George Gilson .
2 00
Frank A. Griffin
2 00
Samuel . Hanlan .
2 00
George A. Leland
2 50
Patrick McCarty.
2 00
Alvan McClenna ..
2 00
Thomas McDonough
2 00
William McKenzie.
2 00
Arthur E. Moss.
2 00
A. B. Noyes, error
6 30
Cornelius O'Brien, Jr.
2 00
John Parker
2 00
W. T. Reed.
2 00
T. C. Reed ..
2 00
Charles A. Shehan
2 00
Cornelius Stewart.
2 00
Patrick Sullivan.
2 00
Fred Wayne ..
2 00
Benjamin Webster.
2 00
John Binney .
2 00
John York, . .
2 00
A. B. Adams, error.
94
1888. George W. Cummings
10 08
1889. George W. Cummings
31
Otis Adams. .
63
William Jones, error.
2 00
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$184 62
SUMMARY.
1890.
1889.
1888.
1887.
1886.
1885.
1884.
1883.
1882.
1881.
Town Officers. .
$ 401 80
$438 73
$452 12
$451 16
$473 21
$718 80
$408 27
$435 67
$380 67
$439 47
Tax Collector and Constables.
138 72
173 92
155 53
141 88
165 98
161 50
194 87
136 15
147 80
143 39
School Committee ...
172 00
170 00
223 00
122 50
171 75
167 85
211 50
112 50
172 50
166 33
Town Library
.
86 00
440 07
314 90
347 63
380 90
360 69
380 97
414 68
377 11
536 38
Town House and Safe Door ..
409 86
169 42
184 91
195 29
174 13
194 83
169 09
165 33
196 73
175 84
Printing ..
107 05
121 70
148 35
124 20
215 35
140 75
129 15
138 47
3 97
142 95
Insurance.
22 50
284 75
220 43
365 00
285 00
30 00
97 75
183 00
School Houses
456 34
398 62
264 47
331 91
148 79
416 10
271 46
112 64
65 92
190 55
Incidental Expenses.
398 29
433 48
617 84
445 68
619 08
519 62
591 08
774 84
493 46
508 27
State Aid ..
776 00
735 00
714 00
444 00
612 00
590 00
445 70
393 00
338 00
363 00
State Aid to Indigent Soldiers
611 00
574
526 00
721 00
509 00
534 00
461 00
467 00
514 00
387 40
Roads and Bridges.
2,937 24
2,668 01
2,480 92
2,459 59
2,537 12
2,217 47
1,654 84
1,934 77
1,477 41
1,552 07
Breaking Roads.
21 06
752 38
113 62
44 68
196 36
11 92
620 86
420 63
Overseers of Poor
2,125 44
2,300 50
1,783 49
1,576 72
1,994 50
2,185 24
1,954 40
2,058 68
2,029 76
2,147 94
Abatement'of Taxes
184 62
87 06
75 25
72 68
75 54
90 54
90 56
140 00
10 21
266 54
Errors in Taxes .
36 88
46 79
42 63
65 30
96 35
6 59
174 17
School Books, etc ...
187 28
214 16
263 06
300 79
476 69
687 96
76 08
No. 8 School House, etc.
1,631 11
Registration Board.
89 00
81 00
47 50
49 00
35 50
33 00
94 70
Guide Board ..
50 '00
State Aid Expenses.
12 00
67 50
Fire Inquest.
€0 95
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$9,161 07 $9,398 16 $9,266 78 $7,945 15 $9,114 74 $11,035 73 $13,863 09 $8,427 16 $8,319 56
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Approved. J. HENRY READ, Auditor.
GEORGE T. DAY, ALBERT P. RICHARDSON. WILLIAM L. KITTREDGE,
Selectmen of Westford.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
WESTFORD, March 1, 1891. The Selectmen submit the following statement, showing the financial condition of the Town, as taken from the Treasurer's books and other sources :
RESOURCES.
Due for state aid to soldiers' families. $ 776 00
Due for military aid to indigent soldiers
292 00
Taxes of 1888 remaining uncollected.
726 75
Taxes of 1889 remaining uncollected.
1,964 94
Taxes of 1890 remaining uncollected. 1,465 98
Balance of cash in treasury date of auditor's report.
4,222 98
$9,448 65
Balance of school money unexpended
343 65
Balance in favor of town.
$9,105 00
GEORGE T. DAY, ALBERT P. RICHARDSON, WILLIAM L. KITTREDGE. Selectmen of Westford.
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Report of the Overseers of the Poor.
The Overseers of the Poor submit the following re- port for the year ending February 7, 1891 :
AMOUNT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AT THE ALMSHOUSE, INCLUDING FARMING TOOLS, BY APPRAISAL BY THE COMMITTEE.
February 9, 1890
$3,813 80
February 7, 1891 3,383 70
Loss on personal property.
$430 10
RECEIPTS.
Received for pigs
$21 00
milk
762 72
hay .
1 00
calves
21 25
potatoes
26 19
horse clipper plate
1 00
stone wagon.
15 00
use of farming tools.
6 00
keeping prisoner
50
work on roads
1,694 68
cranberries.
23 25
eggs
27 38
wood.
24 50
apples.
47 40
potatoes
44 18
labor with team
19 00
two cows.
50 00
two hogs.
31 54
peas
3 75
fowls.
7 29
stove ..
75
beef
6 64
pair of wheels.
5 00
one cart.
5 00
hide, tallow, etc
3 75
indigent soldiers
288 00
ham
1 04
.
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$3,137 81
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PAYMENTS.
Paid H. B. Ruiter, one years' salary
$450 00
for paper .
1 50
meat ..
124 73
butchering
4 50
repairing sleigh.
4 00
labor ..
1,298 91
express bills.
1 00
razor ..
1 00
sawdust
1 25
kettle
1 40
ice tongs
1 25
fruit trees.
6 00
harness work.
46 45
COWS.
112 00
groceries .
459 08
things bought at auction.
49 65
bush hook.
1 25
agricultural tools and seeds
47 05
wheelwright work.
19 10
coal.
14 25
cutting corn.
17 75
T. Carney
6 00
J. P. Green
3 40
cart. .
125 00
knives and forks
3 50
dry goods
17 40
turkeys.
3 60
crockery.
1 10
filing saws
1 25
medicine
11 11
milk pail.
90
crackers.
28 85
hardware.
1 61
horse brush
75
paint .. .
2 40
wagon cover
3 00
milk books
1 95
freight
2 53
fish .
16 56
old windows.
3 00
butter
45 96
lumber
90 95
currant bushes
3 00
grain and meal.
865 98
mending tinware
4 17
hens
10 00
Amount carried forward.
$3,916 09
( 36 )
Amount brought forward. $3,916 09
Paid for shovels.
3 25
pigs ..
9 50
doctoring horse.
5 20
garden seeds
15
shoes for inmates
5 45
blacksmith work
140 37
clothing for inmates.
11 75
rope ..
50
curry comb, etc.
90
axe .
25
pasturing cow
6 50
car fare
56
hammer and drills
1 50
lantern
50
making cider
1 96
stove lining
75
powder.
30
carpet, curtains, paper, etc
36 83
one ton fertilizer.
33 00
one cask
1 25
soap.
45
·
5 50
repairing mowing machine
$4,182 51
Deduct income from the farm
$3,137 81
Cash in H. B. Ruiter's hands
39 67
Expense of keeping 430 tramps.
107 50
$3,284 98
Leaves the cost of supporting the poor inside the almshouse. $897 53
COST OF SUPPORTING THE POOR OUTSIDE OF THE ALMSHOUSE.
Paid W. J. Sleeper, M. D., for medical attendance on Alvin Nutting.
$24 00
W. J. Sleeper, M. D., for medical attendance on Martha Wright. 4 25
W. J. Sleeper, M. D., for medical attendance on Mrs. George A. Austin. . 19 00
W. J. Sleeper, M. D., for medical attendance on Wm. F. Peper's family. 5 75
W. J. Sleeper, M. D., for medical attendance on Charles J. Searles' family 19 75
Amount carried forward. $72 75
( 37 )
Amount brought forward. $72 75
Paid W. J. Sleeper, M. D., for medical attendance on Patrick O'Toole. 25 85
W. J. Sleeper, M. D., for medical attendance on C. LeBarron . 18 65
Town of Groton, on account of Edward Holt and family 57 00
J. F. Smith, M. D., for medical attendance on Sarah J. Ingalls . 54 50
J. F. Smith, M. D., for medical attendance on Wm. Petherick's family. 31 50
J. F. Smith, M. D., for medical attendance on W. W. Stiles. 104 00
J. F. Smith, M. D., for medical attendance on Peter J· Ahern. 7 50
J. F. Smith, M. D., for medical attendance on T. Gorsos family 27 50
Hospital bills for Mary A. Quinn, Lettice B. Read, Rufus Keyes and Alden W. Woodward. 580 82
Mrs. Coburn, for board of Martha Wright. 15 00
Wright & Bemis, for goods furnished Mrs. R. Wil- kerson
71 71
City of Cambridge, for goods furnished Varnum Fletcher 2 00
City of Lowell, for truant boys.
89 80
City of Lowell, for Margaret Casey and daughter .. 37 50
S. M. Hutchins, for digging grave for Austin child- ren . 1 75
J. W. Brooks, for coffin for Martha Wright. ..
12 00
J. T. Colburn, for digging grave for M. Wright .... 2 00
1 00
City of Lowell, for aid furnished Ella Curtis .. . City of Chelsea, for aid furnished Albert French .. . for care of W. W. Stiles.
12 50
for aid for J. A. L. Patch. .
24 00
for aid furnished J. W. Raymond.
15 00
J. W. Smith, M. D., for medical attendance on W. McNaughton. 22 50
for goods furnished Julian Wilkerson
95 46
Alec Fisher, for services as overseer of the poor ....
10 00
E. Prescott, for services as overseer of the poor ....
10 00
E. Prescott, for making out report to State Board of Health, Lunacy and Charity 5 00
E. Prescott, for making out report to the town.
5 00
E. Prescott, for looking up settlement of Frederick Peckins. 2 00
E. Prescott, for time spent in going to Boston to see about Catharine Callahan's case 5 00
E. Gould, for services as overseer of poor. 10 00
Amount carried forward.
$1,445 54
16 25
( 38 )
Amount brought forward .. $1.445 54
Received from the Town of Tyngsboro, on ac-
count of Sarah J. Ingalls and W. Mc- Naughton $77 00
Received from Town of Ayer, on account of Alvin Nutting and G. A. Austin. 44 75
Received from the state, on account of Teles- for Gorsos. 13 50
Received from the City of Lowell, on account of Peter J. Ahern. 7 50
Received for indigent soldier
25 00
Received from G. W. Howe, on account of C. Le Barron 18 65
Due from the state on account of the Gorsos family
9 50
$195 90
Expense of the poor outside of the almshouse $1,249 64
STATEMENT.
Cash in the hands of the master of the almshouse at last settlement. . $254 36
Cash drawn from the town treasurer 2,125 44
Loss on personal property 430 10
$2,809 90
Cash in H. B. Ruiter's hands. $39 67
Due from the state, on account of the Gorsos
family 9 50
$49 17
Cost of supporting the poor, exclusive of interest on the farm. $2,760 73
Number receiving two meals and lodging 430
Number supported in the almshouse. 7
Average number. 5
Number receiving assistance outside of almshouse, 30
EDWARD PRESCOTT, EDWIN GOULD, ALEC FISHER, Overseers of the Poor.
Approved. J. HENRY READ, Auditor.
39 )
Appraisal of the Personal Property
AT THE ALMSHOUSE IN WESTFORD, MASS., FEB. 7, 1891.
6 horses.
$800 00
3 plows.
$30 00
12 COWS
400 00
2 cultivators.
6 00
1 bull.
20 00
1 corn planter. 12 00
9 harnesses
150 00
7 rakes. 70
6 halters ..
5 00
6 chains
6 00
Curry combs and brushes.
2 00
7 iron bars
5 00
1 wolf robe.
3 50
6 garden hoes.
1 50
8 blankets.
8 00
Picks and handles
5 00
4 feed bags
3 00
Stone tools.
10 00
5 feed boxes.
1 00
16 shovels
8 00
14 tons English hay.
196 00
3 iron rakes.
1 00
1₴ tons straw
20 00
12 scythes and snathes ...
8 00
31 tons ensilage
155 00
3 potato diggers.
1 00
1 bag shorts.
1 20
1 grind stone.
3 00
1 bag oats.
1 80
1 mowing machine.
25 00
1 bag middlings
1 35
1 corn sheller.
1 50
2 bags meal.
2 70
3 bushels rye
2 40
1 bag feed.
1 45
Fanning mill
3 00
2 bags cracked corn.
5 ladders.
, 00
2 flails .
50
6 hay forks
1 75
Corn cutter
50
Meal bags.
1 00
7 bushel baskets
2 00
Machine oil
40
Trowel.
50
2 horse muzzles.
1 50
Neck yokes and eveners.
17 00
Wrenches and hammers.
3 00
Ditching knife
1 00
1 ensilage cutter
40 (
Old iron.
2 50
1 express wagon.
25 00
34 fowls.
17 (
1 milk wagon
20 00
3 shoats
40 00
1 sleigh.
8 00
Beans.
5 75
1 whip.
15
Grub hoes
1 00
Ropes and pulleys.
1 50
1 cow bell.
50
1 feed cutter.
1 00
1 bag phosphate.
2 00
1 hay knife.
50
Seed corn
1 00
Water trough
15 00
1 wagon jack.
25
Bells
1 50
1 wagon pole
1 50
2 two-horse sleds.
50 00
Lumber ..
19 00
1 one-horse sled.
10 00
30 cords of wood ...
150 00
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