Town of Westford annual report 1886-1895, Part 12

Author: Westford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Westford (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 896


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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


27 )


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


.


.


.


$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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