Town of Westford annual report 1886-1895, Part 2

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


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6 00


for certificate of tax collector


75


6 00


G. T. Day, going to Boston twice on above cases, G. T. Day, for furnishing team and carrying agent of State Aid Commission, visiting each person drawing state aid in town. ... 5 00 for looking up settlement of Wm. Hunter .. 5 50


$35 75


22


Paid town of Blackstone, Mass., as per bill, for sup- port and burial of Thomas Lawler, who drew state aid, and whose settlement was in Westford. $31 75


REPAIRS OF ROADS AND BRIDGES.


Of the amount raised for repairs of roads and bridges and breaking roads, the sum of $1,485.50 has been paid to H. D. Pierce, Master of Town Farm, for work of self, men and horses. Work of all others, $1,051.62.


Paid E. Mountain, repairs on road near his store in Forge Village, 1885. $5 00


March.


G. A. Perham, 12 hours' work removing trees obstructing roads after "ice storm" April.


1 80


J. O. Wright, cutting brush. 7 50


John Clements .


23 25


Charles Simpson. 13 50


Alvado Simpson . 13 25


May. John Clements.


33 75


Charles Simpson 32 25


June.


John Clements 33 00


Charles Simpson .


34 50


Albert King, May and June 46 00


E. A. St. Louis. 19 74


August. -


John Clements.


36 75


Charles Simpson


38 25


Julian Wilkerson, April, May, June and August .


122 50


J. Desmond, Repairs on bridge .


11 75 September.


J. H. Wilson 6 25


J. J. Dunn . . . 8 50


H. E. Fletcher. 20 13


October. Joseph D. Wilkerson 5 25


November.


Myron J. Woods 14 75


W. F. Balch ..


8 00


Isaac Hall, work on "Makepeace Road".


3 00


Hammett D. and Jeptha Wright, building bridge, north of Jeptha Wright's house. 20 00


Amount carried forward. $558 67


23


Amount brought forward. $558 67


Pain John Miller 3 00


Dennis Burke. 1 00


Gilmer Stone, cutting brush on South Road, 10 00


For work on "Makepeace Road" 2 75


By vote of town, passed at April meeting, $300 was raised and appropriated to be ex- pended on the roads in center of town. This work was done in September and October, at the following expense :


Paid for gravelling road on south side of com- mon, also a portion of School street, includ- ing the relaying and widening of bridges near the house of Miss Thompson, and bridge on road near house of Cyrus Hamlin, 117 00


Paid for building 150 feet in length of new bridge (including cost of covering stone, $39.36,) near northwest corner of common, and trenching, filling and grading a portion of Main street


305 00


By vote of the town the Selectmen were au- thorized to widen and straighten the road in Graniteville from Abbot & Co.'s mill to Dil- lon's Corner. The work was done in July by the town teams and men, at an expense of.


200 00


In October and November the grade of the street leading across the dam in Graniteville was raised; where it has always been in bad condition in wet weather, including work on other streets, at an expense of . 165 00


The sum of $100 was specially raised to widen road near house of John Wilson, and the work was done at an expense of. .


65 00


Paid for grading Main street from house of Ai Bicknell, to house of Mrs. L. Luce .... 125 00


H. D. Pierce and others, for work in winter, 1885 and 1886 37 12


H. D. Pierce, for work of self, men and teams not included in above statement, 947 58


$2,537 12


24


ABATEMENT OF TAXES.


1882, John Coburn. $2 00


Daniel Dailey


2 00


W. W. Stiles 2 00


1883, George F. Dailey .


2 00


John Knowles


2 00


W. W. Stiles


2 00


John Thorne


2 00


1884, Patrick Larkin


2 00


William Lee.


2 00


Timothy Leonard.


2 00


Layman Lane.


2 00


James H. McGlincha


2 00


John McGlincia 2 00


2 00


Thomas McLoud .


2 00


William Mitchell.


2 00


R. S. Plaisted 2 00


2 00


William Redding


2 00


W. W. Stiles.


2 00


W. A. Shepard.


2 00


Andrew Smith .


2 00


George H. Smith


2 00


David Vickery


79


Joseph F. Woodward.


2 00


Henry H. Ford.


2 00


Frank P. Goss


2 00


P. H. Hurd


2 00


Clara Hurd.


3 80


G. C. Hill.


2 00


John Hosmer


2 00


Frank Hayden .


2 00


William Jones.


2 00


Thomas Knowles


2 00


Michael Keith.


2 00


Clarence Webster


2 00


C. F. Burnham


2 95


$75 54


THE FOLLOWING TAXES HAVE BEEN ORDERED AS ERRORS.


$22 28


1882, Gilman F. Wright.


A. C. Wheelock. 1 35


Robert J. Gardner. 2 00


Amount carried forward $25 63


.


William McNeil


John Palfreyman


25


Amount brought forward $25 63


1883, Erastus Fisk


2 00


Fred Mountain . 2 00


Estate of C. A. Wheeler


2 16


A. C. Wheelock


1 20


John Sweetser


4 22


John A. Perry


3 42


1884, Joseph Lee .


2 00


Dennis McCarthy .


2 00


Mrs. Arthur Murray


7 08


Charles O. Prescott ..


2 00


Estate of C. A. Wheeler


1 73


F. W. Bannister


2 00


A. J. Boise.


2 00


E. H. Brown.


2 00


Lewis Bishop


2 00


Daniel Casey


2 00


Charles H. Carkin.


2 17


Paul F. S. Clark.


2 00


Nelson Constantino


2 00


James Dillon


3 63


John Dinsmore


2 00


Edmund Dow 2 47


Estate of Hiram Decatur


8 65


Estate of Joseph Hildreth 2 00


Henry H. Webber 2 00


A. C. Wheelock.


1 74


Mrs. Parker Fletcher


25


John Butler


2 00


$96 35


SUMMARY.


1886.


1885.


1884.


1883.


1882.


1881.


1880.


1879.


1878.


1877.


1876.


Town Officers.


$473 21


$718 80


$408 27


$435 67


$380 67


$439 47


$436 81


$380 16


$345 32


$375 97


$427 44


Tax Collector and Constables.


165 98


161 50


194 87


136 15


147 80


143 39


178 40


141 55


147 98


152 34


116 28


School Committee


171 75


167 85


211 50


112 50


172 50


166 33


168 25


164 75


170 00


183 40


254 50


Town Library.


380 30


360 69


380 97


414 68


377 11


536 38


319 20


340 05


299 49


336 28


243 21


Town House .


174 13


194 83


169 09


165 33


196 73


175 84


183 45


171 12


166 47


236 25


145 00


Printing.


215 35


140 75


129 15


138 47


153 97


142 95


126 90


119 75


110 68


179 85


110 45


Insurance.


365 00


285 00


30 00


97 75


183 00


216 75


118 50


School Houses.


148 79


416 10


271 46


112 64


65 92


190 55


170 96


164 91


118 35


189 36


204 42


Incidental Expenses.


616 08


519 62


591 08


774 84


493 46


508 27


500 42


460 07


870 71


897 11


531 03


State Aid ..


612 00


590 00


455 70


393 00


338 00


363 00


427 50


360 00


533 50


414 00


472 00


509 00


534 00


461 00


467 00


514 00


387 40


449 00


229 70


374 40


Roads and Bridges.


2,537 12


2,217 47


1,654 84


1,934 77


1,477 41


1,552 07


1,504 19


1,454 98


1,871 81


1,808 13


2,244 85


Breaking Roads ..


44 68


196 36


11 92


620 86


420 63


70 86


239 22


140 26


Overseers of Poor


1,994 50


2,185 24


1,954 40


2,058 68


2,029 76


2,147 94


1,680 66


1,913 32


1,561 39


2,331 00


3,418 00


75 54


90 54


90 56


140 00


10 21


266 54


231 86


216 45


151 45


224 28


98 47


Errors in Taxes ..


96 35


6 59


174 17


Schools, Books, etc., for.


476 69


687 96


76 08


No. 8 School House, etc.


1,631 11


Registration Board.


35 50


33 00


94 70


Guide Boards ....


50 00


State Aid Expenses.


67 50


$9,114 74


$11,035 73


$13,863 09


$8,427 16


$8,319 56


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GEORGE T. DAY, ALBERT P. RICHARDSON, ISAAC W. CARKIN, Selectmen of Westford.


State Aid to Indigent Soldiers.


Abatement of Taxes.


STATEMENT.


WESTFORD, MASS., Feb. 19, 1887.


The Selectmen submit the following statement, show- ing the financial condition of the town, derived from the Treasurer's books and other sources, to date :


RESOURCES.


Due from State-aid to soldiers' families, 1886 $612 00


66 66 aid to indigent soldiers, 1886 254 50


66 66 corporation tax. 5 76


Due for old school house in District No. 8.


40 00


Balance of cash in treasury Feb. 12, the date of Auditor's report .


2,009 60


Taxes collected and paid into treasury since Feb. 12.


607 34


Taxes of 1885 remaining uncollected Feb. 19, 1887. 519 19


Taxes of 1886 remaining uncollected Feb. 19, 1887 1,862 87


$5,911 26


LIABILITIES.


One note held by Worcester County Institution


for Savings, due May 28, 1887 $2,000 00


Accrued interest on above note. 21 10


Balance of appropriation for schools, unexpended, 1,563 72


3,584 82


It will be seen by the foregoing statement that the resources $2,326 44 of the town exceed the liabilities


The Selectmen would respectfully recommend that the following sums be raised for the ensuing year, which we think would reduce the rate of taxation to about $10.50 on $1,000 :


For schools $4,000 00


For roads .. 2,200 00


For Overseers of the Poor 2,000 00


For town debts, including incidental expenses. 2,000 00


GEORGE T. DAY. Selectmen ALBERT P. RICHARDSON, of


ISAAC W. CARKIN, Westford.


JOSEPH B. HEALD, Treasurer.


REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


The Overseers of the Poor submit the following re- port for the year ending February 12th, 1887 :


AMOUNT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AT THE ALMSHOUSE, INCLUDING FARMING TOOLS, BY APPRAISAL BY THE COMMITTEE.


February 12, 1887 $3,392 07


February 8, 1886. 3,540 44


Loss on personal property $148 37


RECEIPTS.


Income from the Farm, as by II. D. Pierce's books. Received for milk.


$1,077 48


calves


81 50


straw 18 02


onions 53 40


5 22


eggs


beets. 8 43


18 58


horse


45 00


COWS


86 21


labor


1,490 50


cabbage


75


barrels .


3 00


tie chains


80


potatoes


6 35


peas .. . .


4 58


cranberries


57 28


apples .


42 95


use of cart.


5 00


use of mowing machine.


1 50


beef


9 00


hide


3 76


tomatoes


80


.


Amount carried forward.


.. ...


$3,020 11


cider


.


.


29


Amount brought forward. $3,020 11


Received for turnips.


3 43


use of corn planter


2 75


board .


21 25


wood .


10 00


sundries 3 25


indigent soldiers


288 00


city of Salem, on account of E. Gerry . ...


102 00


wood and necessaries from the farm furnished outside poor


50 50


$3,501 29


PAYMENTS.


Paid for labor


$1,010 04


pump.


13 00


cutting wood


10 20


cows.


204 00


pigs.


15 00


bedstead


2 75


chairs . .


45


feather bed


5 58


bolster.


30


bedding.


5 00


pipe and faucet


30


washing machine.


30


string of bells


25


plow, nails, tools, etc


40 76


freight.


4 66


milking tubes


50


milk cans


5 15


coal ...


13 89


blank books


1 20


seed potatoes .


1 00


sowing onions.


75


blackberry roots.


1 68


brooms


1 00


door spring


25


curtains .


2 00


window screens


2 25


express


2 05


bull


25 00


teapot ..


50


cultivator.


7 50


shoes


2 55


jamaica ginger


1 00


H. D. Pierce, one year's salary


550 00


Amount carried forward $1,930 86


30


Amount brought forward. $1,930 86


Paid for whip .


75


stove back.


75


tub. .


25


repairing sink .


1 00


mowing machine sections


90


lime.


95


hay .


21 85


stone tools


3 77


car fare


2 45


cider barrels .


20 00


raking cranberries


18 00


use of horse.


3 00


carpenter's work


87 50


jars. ..


65


plow castings


3 75


garget cure


3 00


canteen .


75


wall paper.


.


3 19


tinware .. ..


68


hangers, tracks, butts, etc ..


2 90


cutting corn and making cider


23 76


lamp


1 00


stove.


15 00


butchering


2 50


pasturing cattle.


8 00


2 snow shovels


1 00


making cider


18 00


coffin and robe for Eunice Fletcher


17 00


medical attendance on inmates.


4 50


fresh fish .


9 35


straw


10


repairing boots


35


filing saw


1 30


medicine


10 00


tea and coffee


7 20


dry goods.


21 33


lumber


75 72


beef . .


131 57


harness work.


48 40


wheelwright work


20 18


blacksmith work


104 90


groceries


393 63


butter.


23 50


apples


.


3 40


soap


27 40


. .


ensilage cutter and elevator


65 00


Amount carried forward.


$3,141 29


.


.


.


.


.


25


crackers


.


31


Amount brought forward. $3,141 29


Paid for sundries 1 10


grain ..


669 68


horse .


250 00


farming tools.


6 30


paints and oils.


24 14


nails and screws.


11 20


grass and onion seed and seed corn


24 03


fertilizer.


35 75


Thomas Carney


8 50


John P. Green 7 00


2 00


removing E. Gerry to almshouse


7 50


medical attendance on E. Gerry


3 00


Loss on personal property


148 37


$4,339 86


Deduct income from the farm


$3,501 29


Cash in H. D. Pierce's hands.


194 52


Expense of keeping 319 tramps


79 75


Cost of the new shed.


163 22


3,938 78


Leaves as the cost of supporting poor inside almshouse. . $401 08


COST OF SUPPORTING THE POOR OUTSIDE OF THE ALMSHOUSE.


Paid for coal. $15 00


for printing.


2 25


for wood and groceries for Jane A. L. Patch. 23 60


for goods for J. Wilkerson


25 25


for care of Emily Lew


134 00


for medical attendance by J. B. Heald, M. D., for Annie Murphy . 13 75


for medical attendance by J. B. Heald, M. D., for Nelson Constantino. 22 00


for medical attendance by J. B. Heald, M. D., for Mrs. Harrington's family .


15 75


for medical attendance by J. B. Heald, M. D., for Mrs. Flynn .


3 75


for medical attendance by J. B. Heald, M. D., for Kate Levis ..


30 00


for medical attendance by J. B. Heald, M. D., for Emily Lew.


2 50


for board and care of A. Murphy 14 00


Amount carried forward


$301 85


turkeys .


32


Amount brought forward. $301 85


Paid for funeral expenses of Patrick Harrington 10 00


W. J. Sleeper, M. D., for medical attendance on J. Driscoll . 18 75


W. J. Sleeper, M. D., for medical attendance on C. H. Spaulding. 34 35 W. J. Sleeper, M. D., for medical attendance on S. L. Prescott 9 00


W. J. Sleeper, M. D., for medical attendance on Nellie Casey . 6 00


for expense in removing M. E. Brown.


5 56


city of Boston, for Mary Callahan 7 20


J. B. Robbins, for coffin for William Reed.


15 00


hospital bills for insane at Worcester


600 73


city of Cambridge, for aid rendered Varnum Fletcher, for wood for J. Dailey ..


10 50


Wright & Bemis, for goods for W. Haley. 66 66 S. L. Prescott


78 00


66 66 66 Mrs. J. Davie . 48 00


8 56


66 66 C. H. Spaulding .... 66 66 66 in 1885, J. Wilkerson. .. 52 14


E. Prescott, for time and expense in going to Boston to see about Mrs. J. P. Callahan . 4 00


E. Prescott, for time and expense in going to Concord to see about Waldo Scott 3 00


E. Prescott, for time and expense in going to Boston to see about ensilage cutter 3 50


E. Prescott, for time and expense in looking up El- bridge Gerry's settlement.


2 00


E. Prescott, for making out reports to Board of Health, Lunacy and Charity . .


5 00


E. Prescott, for postage and stationery. 66 " services as Overseer of the Poor.


2 00


Nancy Sullivan, for board of Kate Levis. .


10 00


city of Lowell, for the relief of Joseph T. Whitcomb,


16 00


W. J. Sleeper, M. D., for medical attendence on M. E. Brown


30 40


E. Prescott, for making out report to town.


I. W. Carkin, for time and expense in buying a horse, 66 66 cows .. .


2 00


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66 66 car fare for Mr. Kefee and wife ...


2 90


66 66 services as Overseer of the Poor ..


10 00


Edwin Gould, for removing Elbridge Gerry to the almshouse 2 00


Edwin Gould, for services as Overseer of the Poor .. 10 00 for wood for Nellie Flynn. 15 25


$1,346 19


10 00


5 00


2 00


3 50


2 00


33


Received from the city of Boston, on account of M. E. Brown. $35 96


Received from the State, on account of State


paupers 66 64 Due from the city of Lowell, on account of Emily Lew 136 50


239 10


Expense of the poor outside of the almshouse $1,107 09


STATEMENT.


Cash in Overseers' hands at last settlement. $16 30


in hands of Master of the Almshouse at last settlement, 237 48


drawn from Town Treasurer 1,994 50


Loss on personal property 148 37


$2,396 65


Cash in H. D. Pierce's hands


$194 52


in Overseers' hands. .


127 35


Due from the city of Lowell, on account of Emily Lew


136 50


$458 37


Cost of supporting poor exclusive of interest on farm ..


$1,938 28


Number receiving two meals and lodging .319


Number supported in the almshouse. 6


Average number '1'6


Number receiving assistance outside of the alms-


house


33


EDWARD PRESCOTT, ISAAC W. CARKIN, EDWIN GOULD,


Overseers of the Poor.


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


WESTFORD, Mass., Feb. 18, 1887.


GENTLEMEN :- I have examined the books of the Overseers of the Poor, including the accounts kept by the Master of the Almshouse, for the year ending Feb- ruary 12th, 1887, and find the same correctly cast and properly vouched.


Respectfully yours, NAHUM H. WRIGHT, Auditor.


TO MESSRS. GEORGE T. DAY, ALBERT P. RICHARDSON, ISAAC W. CARKIN. Selectmen of Westford.


APPRAISAL OF PERSONAL PROPERTY


AT THE ALMSHOUSE IN WESTFORD, MASS., 1887.


5 horses


$1000 00


1 windmill $4 00


12 COWS


480 00


2 grindstones 4 00


1 heifer


30 00


5 scythes and snaths. 4 50


1 bull 35 00


1 corn planter 15 00


4 pigs.


20 00


6 hay forks 1 75


3 manure forks 1 00


20 tons ensilage.


80 0


2 manure hooks


1 75


Ensilage cutter.


60 00


2 potato diggers. 1 00


1 00


212 tons stock hay


25 00


4 bog hoes


1 00


112 tons meadow hay


12 00


4 iron bars.


: 50


4 bushels corn


2 40


Meal.


3 30


1 grub hoe


50


Cotton seed meal.


3 00


2 flails


50


6 bushels oats


2 40


Stone tools


8 00


50 lbs. shorts


50


7 00


Pop corn


3 50


Ropes and pulley


90


3 bushels rye.


2 79


7 iron rakes


1 75


7 harnesses


165 00


5 shovels


1 50


Neck yokes and eveners


16 00


1 set measures.


50


Curry combs and brushes .


50


7 ladders and hooks


7 00


5 head halters


4 00


28 empty sacks 50


1 wolf robe. 6 00


3 water pots


1 00


5 blankets. 10 00


4 wrenches and hammers .. 2 00


2 00


9 feed boxes


2 25


5 empty barrels 1 00


1 00


4 carts.


100 00


Carpenter's tools 15 00


50


1 hay wagon.


20 00


5 rakes


2 00


1 stone wagon 30 00


2 axes


2 00


1 horse sled.


10 00


1 cheese press 1 00


2 two-horse sleds. 60 (


12 ton coal. 3 00


2 sleighs


15 00


1 wheelbarrow


3 00


1 clothes wringer


3 00


1 wagon jack


1 50


1 meal chest 1 50


1 dirt scraper.


5 00


1 hay knife


1 00


2 harrows.


8 00


2 cultivators


8 00


3 plows. ..


25 00


1 horse rake


20 00


1 drag rake


50


2 chests.


1 00


1 hand rake


25


2 apple parers.


1 75


1 corn sheller


2 00


Crackers ..


25


1 hay cutter 1 00


50 pounds lard.


5 00


1 mowing machine


50 00


12 bushel cranberries


75


1 steamer. 6 00


2 cranberry rakes. 2 50


4 saw horses. 1 25


20 empty butter tubs. 1 00


1 force pump. 1 00


4 feed bags.


3 00


5 spades


1 express wagon


34 00


3 wood saws .


1 farm wagon.


40 00


1 garden hoe.


26 cords of wood 78 00


1 meat cutter 3 00


39 fowls


37 00


7 tons English hay 126 00


4 hoes.


4 pickaxes 3 00


7 chains


36


3 bushels beans. $4 60


1 porcelain kettle 1 00


75 bushels potatoes.


37 50


1 copper kettle. 1 75


50 bars hard soap.


3 50


2 chopping knives and tray, 1 25


Turnips. ...


2 00


5 earthern pots. 1 50


3 bushels beets


1 75


Stoneware


2 25


11 bushels onions


10 00


1 dozen Mason cans


1 25


10 pounds butter


3 00


3 brooms ..


50


250 pounds pork.


25 00


1 barn broom


50


100 pounds ham


10 00


2 mops


50


658 gallons cider.


52 64


1 whitewash brush


1 50


20 gallons vinegar.


3 33


Knives, forks and spoons .. Crockery


12 00


1 barrel soft soap


5 00


1 range


35 0


25 empty cider barrels.


12 0


3 stoves.


15 00


4 wash tubs. .


2 50


2 old stoves


1 00


4 barrels apples.


4 00


1 washing machine


1 50


steads


245 00


2 wash boilers


1 50


1 slop pail.


25


1 clothes dryer


1 00


Tinware 25 00


6 00


1 clothes basket


50


2 lanterns.


65


Spices and box.


1 00


1 grain cradle.


50


1 pound tea.


50


1 padlock and chain


75


2 pounds coffee


50


1 seive ..


75


1 pound saleratus.


08


1 oilcloth carpet


3 00


6 pounds dried apple.


50


3 rocking chairs


1 50


20 pounds G. sugar


1 40


1 cabinet chair


1 00


20 pounds E. sugar 1 20


8 tables.


12 00


1 pound raisins 12


75


2 snow shovels.


75


Candle moulds.


1 50


1 bed pan


1 50


3 water pails


60


6 looking glasses


2 00


Glassware


3 75


1 shovel and tongs 1 00


2 pork barrels 1 00


6 lamps . 2 00


7 flat-irons 1 75


1 castor.


50


Table linen and towels 5 00


1 cow bell.


50


1 dinner bell.


50


1 shawl. 1 00


1 pair steelyards. 1 75


414 dozen fruit and jars. 10 00


$3,392 07


3 clothes lines


1 00


Candles


1 barrel flour


; 00


Window and door screens.


10 00


7 candlesticks


1 cradle. . 1 25


Chests and trunks 4 00


Injection pipe 1 50


4 00


4 gallons kerosene oil.


50


Beds, bedding and bed-


A. W. CUMMINGS, W. M. WHITNEY, ALVAN FISHER, Appraisers of Property.


STONE FUND,


HELD BY SELECTMEN, IN TRUST FOR TOWN LIBRARY.


The legacy of $1000, given to the Library by Stephen S. Stone, of Revere, Mass., was received in Jan- uary, 1886. The selectmen made efforts to secure a satisfactory investment, by mortgage on real estate, but were unable to do so, and in April it was placed on inter- est in Savings Bank.


In January, 1887, one share of the stock of the Lowell Manufacturing Co. was purchased at a cost, including commission, of $772 50


Balance in bank 227 50


$1,000 00


Accrued interest from April to January 1st $30 81


GEORGE T. DAY, ALBERT P. RICHARDSON, ISAAC W. CARKIN,


Selectmen of Westford.


LIBRARY REPORT.


The Directors of the Public Library respectfully submit their thirty-second annual report, for the year ending February 18, 1887:


Number of books purchased. 218


Public documents received from the State.


6


Other books presented . 4


Whole number added during the year


228


Whole number of books in the Library. 5407


Number of issues of books


8277


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


RECEIPTS.


Unexpended balance from last year's appropriation.


$6 70


Town appropriation


200 00


Dog tax appropriated


100 00


Fines. . .


3 85


By error in express charge.


88


.


$311 43


EXPENDITURES.


For books of reference


$ 76 50


Other books.


209 59


Binding books


8 25


Express and postage


5 42


Librarian's supplies .


6 76


$306 52


Balance unexpended .


4 91


$311 43


A somewhat larger portion of the Library funds than usual has been expended this year in the purchase of books of reference. Such works add to the permanent usefulness of the Library. They invite and aid investi- gation and study. It is to be hoped that with the in-


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come from the Stone legacy, which will be available during succeeding years, yet more can be done to annually increase the number of this class of books.


During the year the Directors have received from our citizens several lists of books recommended as desirable additions to the Library. It cannot be doubted that like assistance will always be gladly received.


It occurs to us that the advantages of the Library might be made more accessible to citizens resident at Forge Village and Graniteville. The experiment of de- livering . books at the latter place was made not long since at private expense, and resulted in a noticeable in- crease of circulation. It is desirable that the influence of good reading be made as generally felt as possible. It may be that in their appreciation of the privileges of the Library, the residents at these two centers of our population would find themselves well repaid for bearing the expense of having books delivered at their homes. The time may come when action in this regard will be taken by the town.


Attention is called to a rule that all the Library books must be returned on the first Wednesday of each February. Some of the earlier regulations contained in the books state a different day, and are misleading in this respect.


Gifts of two books from Mr. Samuel A. Green, and of twelve numbers of the Unitarian Review from the American Unitarian Association, are gratefully acknow- ledged.


We respectfully recommend an appropriation of one hundred and fifty dollars for the ensuing year.


Respectfully submitted,


ELIZABETH S. ABBOT,


WILLIAM L. KITTREDGE,


FREDERIC A. FISHER,


Directors of Public Library.


LIST OF BOOKS


ADDED TO THE LIBRARY DURING THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 18, 1887.


A.


Acts and Resolves, 1883. 411


1884. 412


66 1886. . 415


Mass. Reports. Vol. 138


. .


413


Reports Controverted Elections ... 414


B.


Annual Report Sec. Treasury. 2 vols., 1885


337-8


C.


Australian Pictures 353


Congo. H. W. Stanley. 2 vols. 348-9


Choson. Percival Lowell. 350


Chronicles of a Coach. J. D. Champlin 351


Our Arctic Province. H. W. Eliott.


352


D.


Abbot Lawrence. W. A. Hill 509


Adams, Samuel. James H. Hosmer.


498


Bowles, Samuel. Geo. S. Merriam. 2 vols. 502-3


Darwin, Charles. Grant Allen.


501


Gifford, Stephen Nye.


510


Johnson, Ben. John Symonds ..


506


Longfellow, H. W. By Samuel Longfellow. 2 vols. 499,500


Lives of Poor Boys who Became Famous. Sarah K. Bolton. 497


Lives of Girls who Became Famous. S. K. Bolton. 504


Madame Mohl. K. O'Meara .. 496


Madison, Dolly. By her Grandniece. 505


508


Cotta Family. 495


William Henry Channing. O. B. Frothingham. 570


Grant, Ulysses S., Personal Memoirs of. Vol. 2. 491


E.


History of the Church. Philip Schaff. Vol. 4. 271


Idea of God. John Fiske ... 268


Light on the Path. By a Student. 269


What is Theosophy? 66 270


Unitarian Review. Vol. 17 272


66 18.


273


Recollections of Eminent Men. E. P. Whipple.


Three Martyrs of the Nineteenth Century. Author Schonberg


41


Unitarian Review. Vol. 19. 274


60


20 275


21 276


66


22


277


66


66


66 24


279


F.


All Taut. Oliver Optic.


555


Boy Travellers in South America. J. Geddie.


547


Beyond the Himalayas. Thomas Knox.


580


Boys Coastwise. M. H. Rideing


548 Boy Life in the U. S. Navy. H. H. Clark.


540


Cruise of the Ghost. W. L. Alden ..


539


Camp and Wigwam. E. L. Ellis.


585


Diddie, Dumps and Tot. L. C. Prynelle


544


Daddy Darwin's Dovecote. Mrs. Ewing 589


Frank Redcliffe. A. Daunt.


579


Flat Iron for a Farthing. Mrs. Ewing


George at the Fort. H. Castlemain.


Harry Raymond. V. L. Cameron


Heidi. Louise Brooks.


In Perils Oft. H. D. Adams


Joe's Boys. Louisa Alcott.


Little Lord Fauntleroy. F. H. Burnett


565 590 542


Little Country Girl. Susan Coolidge.


Little Arthur's History of England. Lady Calcott. 541 568


558 557 593


Melchoir's Dream. Mrs. Ewing


556 591


Mr. Stubbs' Brother. James Otis


537


On Honor's Roll. Miss Valentine.


559


Peasant and Prince. Harriet Martineau.


Quartet, Sequel to Dab Kinzer. W. O. Stoddard.


584 546 587 553


Ronald Halifax. A. L. Knight.


Stories of Invention. E. E. Hale.


549


Story of a Short Life. Ewing.


588


Stories Told by Grandma .. M. D. Brine.


560


Stories by Kingston :


Afar in the Forest. 578


Banks of the Amazon


575


In the Eastern Seas.


574


My First Voyage in Southern Seas.


582 567


Old Jack


583


Rocky Mountains


570


South Sea Whaler


573


Twice Lost


569


Wilds of Africa


572


Wanderers ..


581


Voyage Round the World.


571


Young Rajah.


577


Silent Pete. James Otis


562


Three Trappers. A. Daunt


586


Two Arrows. W. O. Stoddard


538


Tip Cat. Mrs. Ewing


... . 592


Toby Tyler. James Otis


. . . ... . 536


561 543 551 566 554


Lost in the Backwoods. Mrs. Trail


Little Master. J. T. Trowbridge




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