Town of Westford annual report 1886-1895, Part 29

Author: Westford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Westford (Mass.)
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In the matter of raising money for next year, we have asked for an increase, as will be seen in the table of estimates, and the tax- payers must decide this question at the annual meeting. We believe we have stated the case fairly, and the money expended during the year has been done judiciously and economically. All these improvements must be necessarily slow, but what is worth doing at all is worth doing well, and the result will be lasting and of much benefit to the town. Herewith we give detailed statement.


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APRIL.


S. B. Wright, hay


$15 96


George O'Brien, labor.


1 80


J. C. Osterhout, labor. 10 69


B. F. Day, Supt.


45 00


Team .


41 25


Board of help.


15 75


Julian Wilkerson, labor


16 50


H. A. Hildreth, hay


26 05


Wright & Fletcher, grain


16 20


William Read & Co., labor


24 25


W. W. Johnson, labor.


8 60


Charles O'Dell, labor


5 25


James Fraser, labor.


22 00


.


$249 30


MAY.


John W. O'Brien, team and labor $ 8 60


Noah Prescott, labor.


50


Julian Wilkerson, labor


36 75


Charles O'Dell, labor


33 75


Anthony Healey, labor


25 50


F. L. Amisson, labor


18 90


James Fraser, labor


27 00


B. F. Day, Supt.


45 00


Team .


58 75


Board of help.


19 20


Elisha Case, labor


33 75


G. F. Grant, labor .


4 50


Wright & Fletcher, grain.


17 07


Geo. W. Heywood, hay and grain ...


11 18


$340 45


JUNE.


Sears Bros., labor.


$ 4 50


Samuel L. Taylor, gravel


7 45


Anthony Healey, labor


16 50


Charles O'Dell, labor


24 00


B. F. Day, Supt.


45 00


Team .


56 25


Board of help.


19 00


G. F. Grant, labor .


30 75


Ichabod Grant. labor


10 63


Elisha Case, labor


33 75


F. L. Amisson, labor


31 05


Julian Wilkerson, labor


33 75


G. W. Heywood, hay and grain


18 49


Amount carried forward. $331 12


.


38


Amount brought forward $331 12


William Reed & Co., labor.


4 00


C. R. P. Decatur


11 00


James Fraser


25 00


Wright & Fletcher, grain.


7 80


Dualin and fuse


31 00


$409 92


JULY.


Wright & Fletcher, grain


$ 8 60


F. L. Amisson, labor. .


33 75


Julian Wilkerson, labor


37 50


Ichabod Grant, labor.


30 00


B. F. Day, Supt.


45 00


Team.


62 50


Board of help ..


19 93


G. F. Grant, labor


37 50


Elisha Case, labor.


36 00


R. C. Whidden, labor


1 00


James Fraser, labor.


26 00


W. H. H. Burbeck and others, labor


24 50


Geo. W. Heywood, hay and grain


24 72


$387 00


AUGUST.


Drain pipe, powder and fuse, as per bill. . .


$91 46


Julian Wilkerson, labor


30 75


Joseph Perkins, labor


11 50


James Fraser, labor


22 50


Ichabod Grant, labor


23 75


G. F. Grant, labor .


30 75


F. L. Amisson, labor.


29 70


H. Hoyt, labor.


23 50


Elisha Case, labor


36 00


Fred DeRoehn, labor


6 00


H. E. Fletcher & Co., labor


101 10


B. F. Day, Supt.


38 00


Team .


57 50


Board of help.


15 43


W. H. H. Burbeck, labor


16.00


Geo. W Heywood, grain


17 84


SEPTEMBER.


James Fraser, labor. .


$10 00


Julian Wilkerson, labor


15 00


Joseph Perkins, labor


12 00


G. F. Grant, labor.


12 00


Amount carried forward. $49 00


$551 78


39


Amount brought forward $ 49 00


F. L. Amisson, labor.


6 75


H. Hoyt, labor ..


15 00


Ichabod Grant, labor.


11 25


Wright & Fletcher, grain and drain pipe.


23 96


B. F. Day, Supt.


17 00


Team


25 00


Board of help.


.


8 90


W. W. Johnson, team


16 00


John W O'Brien, labor


2 10


Elisha Case, labor.


38 25


Fred DeRoehn, labor


36 00


W. H. H. Burbeck, labor. 7 83


E. H. Keyes, men and teams. 173 31


$430 35


OCTOBER.


J. A. Healey, labor and team


$15 00


B. F. Day, Supt.


45 00


Team .


61 25


Board of help.


19 95


James Fraser, labor


26 00


F. L. Amisson, labor.


33 75


Elisha Case, labor


34 88


G. F. Grant, labor


34 88


Joseph Perkins, labor.


35 25


Julian Wilkerson, labor


33 00


Wright & Fletcher, grain


31 95


$370 91


NOVEMBER.


C. F. Shugrue, gravel.


$ 2 25


Drain pipe . ... .


15 45


J. A. Healey, labor and team


10 88


B. F. Day, Supt.


45 00


Team


53 75


W. E. Symmes, labor.


5 00


F. L. Amisson, labor.


25 00


G. F. Grant, labor.


27 50


Julian Wilkerson, labor


10 63


Wright & Fletcher, grain.


21 45


Joseph Perkins, labor


27 50


Elisha Case, labor .


27 50


..


$271 91


DECEMBER.


G. F. Carkin, labor


$ 1 00


Joseph Perkins, labor 28 13


Amount carried forward. $29 13


.


40


Amount brought forward $29 13


F. L. Amisson, labor


25 00


B. F. Day, Supt


33 75


Team . 41 00


C. R. P. Decatur, gravel.


3 15


C. F. Keyes, gravel ..


50


Wright & Fletcher, grain


23 34


W. H. H. Burbeck, labor.


5 00


$160 87


JANUARY.


F. L. Amisson, labor.


$25 00


Joseph Perkins, labor


28 13


B. F. Day, superintendent


30 75


Team .


41 00


$124 88


$3,297 37


Appropriation.


$3,000 00


Overdrawn


297 37


Amount received for use of team and hay sold, 22 50


Net expense


3,274 87


Schedule of property belonging to the Town for use of road de- partment : 2 horses, 1 set heavy harnesses, 2 carts, 5 whiffletrees and chains, 1 evener and spreader, 1 spare horse collar, 4 blankets, 2 surcingles, 1 stone drag, 2 yokes, 1 road scraper, 3 wrenches, 1 wagon jack, 3 chains, 1 stone lifter, straps to lead harness, and hand splice to lead reins, 12 road rakes, 12 shovels, I manure fork, 1 hay fork, 2 plows, 11 blasting drills, 4 plug drills, lot of shims and wedges, 2 bush scythes, 1 bush snath, 4 axes, 1 trimming saw, 1 tree trimmer, 4 nose bags, 2 halters, 2 lanterns, 1 oil can, 1 tool box, 1 large hoe, 2 picks, 4 iron bars, 1 hand hammer, 2 striking ham- mers, 1 stone hammer, 2 drill spoons, 1 curry comb, 2 horse brushes, 10 lbs. dualin, 1 gravel screen.


WIDENING AND STRAIGHTENING GRANITEVILLE ROAD.


Appropriation, $400. Unexpended balance, $16.97.


Paid Thomas E. Symmes, surveying and making plans ... $ 3 50


Thomas E. Symmes, land damage 25 00


Julian Wilkerson, labor 27 75


Joseph Perkins, labor. 29 75


Amount carried forward $86 00


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Amount brought forward . $86 00


James Fraser, labor


20 50


Ichabod Grant, labor


20 63


G. F. Grant, labor


27 75


F. L. Amisson, labor


27 00


H. Hoyt, labor.


28 25


Wright & Fletcher, grain


13 25


B. F. Day, Supt .


35 00


B. F. Day, team


50 00


Board of help


14 90


Dualin, powder, etc.


15 35


Town team.


44 40


$383 03


BREAKING ROADS.


Owing to the severe snow storms in the months of February and March a large expense was incurred in breaking out the roads throughout the town, and made a heavy drain on the treasury. The town was divided into ten districts, and each district placed in charge of a superintendent. Under their direction the following amounts have been paid :


District No. 1.


Paid Henry Chamberlain and others, as per bills


$170 55


District No. 2.


Wallace W. Johnson and others, as per bills


200 85


District No. 3.


Samuel H. Balch and others, as per bills, 40 36


District No. 4.


Benjamin F. Day and others, as per bills,


District No. 5. 152 15


James D. Wilson and others, as per bills,


101 63


District No. 6.


Ephraim A. Stevens and others, as per bills


65 24


District No. 7.


Wm. C. Edwards and others, as per bills, 169 97


District No. 8.


Matthew F. Downs and others, as per bills


170 02


District No. 9.


Edwin Gould and others, as per bills ... 71 20


District No. 10.


William Reed and others, as per bills ... 35 65


$1,177 62


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ABATEMENT OF TAXES.


Barber, Frank, 1890.


$2 00


Barlow, James, 1890. 3 12


Blodgett & McNorton, 1890


56


Garcaux, Telisfor, 1890


2 00


Heald, Susan A., 1890


1 96


Henry, John, 1890


2 00


Hood, Gilman A., 1890


2 00


Hoyt, Hezekiah, 1890


2 00


Hughes, James, 1890


2 00


Hughes, Thomas, 1890


2 00


Keenan, William, 1890


2 28


Marshall, John, 1890.


2 00


McDonald, Angus, 2d, 1890


2 00


Olive, Henry, 1890


2 00


Orange, Reuben, 1890


2 00


O'Toole, Patrick, 1890.


1 01


Perham, G. A., 1890


2 28


Philatro, Eyedan, 1890


2 00


Reed, Thomas C., 1890


2 00


Sherwood, Alexander, 1890


2 56


Smith, J. M., 1890


2 00


Whitney, Joseph, 1890


2 34


Worrell, William, 1890


2 00


York, John, 1890.


2 00


$48 11


Allard, Joseph, 1891


$2 00


Barnes, Samuel, 1891


2 00


Bennett, William, 1891


2 02


Bradford, Francis I., 1891


2 00


Brown, John H., 1891


2 00


Carrick, Thomas, 1891


2 00


Catchpole, Henry, 1891


2 00


Davis, Charles, 1891.


2 00


Davis, Charles A., 1891.


2 03


Degan, Robert, 1891


2 00


Draper, Alonzo, 1891 .


2 00


Dufort, Ernest, 1891.


2 00


Dufort, Solomon, 1891.


2 00


Espensier, Fredrick, 1891


2 00


Finch, Thomas, 1891


2 00


Finch, Perley K., 1891


2 00


Foster, Aaron W., 1891


2 00


Gordon, Charles, 1891


2 00


Gower, William, 1891.


2 00


Guago, Joseph, 1891 .


2 00


Hashman, Alexander, 1891


2 00


Amount carried forward $42 05


43


Amount brought forward . $42 05


Healey, James, 1891


2 00


Henry, John, 1891. 2 00


Herbert, Jules, 1891


2 00


Hood, Gilman A., 1891


2 00


Houler, John, 1891.


2 00


Hughes, James, 1891. 2 00


Jackson, P. F., 1891


2 00


Johnson, Claus, 1891


2 00


Johnson, Peter, 1891


2 00


Jones, Theophilus, 1891


2 00


Jones, William, 1891.


2 00


Keenan, William, 1891.


2 00


Leathead, Alvin, 1891


2 00


Leland, Henry, 1891.


2 00


Leland, Hiram, 1891


2 00


Litchfield, James, 1891


2 00


McMerriman, Frank, 1891.


2 00


McSuner, Arthur, 1891.


2 00


Mitchel, Jutra, 1891


2 00


Moran, Joseph, 1891 .


2 00


Niberg, Frederick, 1891


2 00


Noy, George, 1891.


2 00


Page Joseph, 1891.


2 00


Palmer, Neil, 1891.


2 00


Perham, Gardner A., 1891


40


Peterson, Albert, 1891


2 00


Polley, George W., 1891


2 00


Reed, Thomas C., 1891.


2 00


Robinson, Geoffrey, 1891 .


2 00


Rogers, Curtis, 1891 .


2 00


Shaw, Alvarado, 1891.


2 00


Sherwood, Alexander, 1891


2 16


Shneider, William, 1891 .


2 00


Sim, James A., 1891.


2 00


Spaulding, John F., 1891


2 00


Spaulding, William W., 1891


2 00


Swett & Gould, error, 1891


3 72


Tuttle, Harry, 1891.


2 00


Varrar, Eben, 1891 .


2 00


Warner, Sammel, 1881


2 00


Whitney, Joseph, 1891


2 19


Degan, Robert, 1892


$2 00


Hill, William, 1892.


2 00


Jackson, P. F., 1892.


2 00


Johnson, Peter, 1892


2 00


Amount carried forward $8 00


$124 52


44


Amount brought forward $8 00


Johnson, Claus, 1892


2 00


Kelley, Perry, 1892.


2 00


Kincede, Albert, 1892.


2 00


Lacouse, Joseph, 1892.


2 00


Laferriere, Charles, 1892.


2 00


Larkin, Patrick, 1892.


2 00


Leland, George A., 1892.


2 00


Leland, Henry, 1892


2 00


Leland, Hiram, 1892.


2 00


Lincoln, John H., 1892


2 00


Lowther, Francis, 1892


2 00


Lovely, Joseph, 1892.


2 00


Magloise, Brodear, 1892


2 00


Martin, John H., 1892


2 00


McAdam, Hugh, 1892.


2 00


McAuley, Peter, 1892.


2 00


McLaughlin, Arthur, 1892


2 00


McMerrriman, Frank, 1892


2 00


McNeil, William, 1892


2 00


Milean, Joseph, 1892 ..


2 00


Moran, Joseph, 1892.


2 00


Mudgett, George S., 1892.


2 00


Nashua, Acton & Boston R. R., 1892.


7 00


Neil, Nelson, 1892 ..


2 00


O'Brien, James, 1st, 1892.


2 00


Oleary, John, 1892. .


2 00


Orange, Abraham, 1892


2 00


Palmer, Nelson, 1892


2 00


Palmer, Neil, 1892. .


2 00


Parker, Samuel L., 1892


2 00


Pike, J. R., 1892.


2 00


Price, Charles, 1892.


2 00


Prudent, Peter, 1892.


2 00


Reed, Williard T., 1892.


2 00


Robichand, Zephirin, 1892


2 00


Robichand, Jeffrey, 1892.


2 00


Rogers, Curtis, 1892


2 00


$87 00


Anderson, A., error, 1893


$2 00


Merrill, George, error, 1893


2 00


Mudgett, George S., error, 1893


2 00


Nashua, Acton & Boston R. R., abated, 1893,


8 31


Perham, Gardner A., error


2 00


$16 31


$275 94


Number of orders drawn on Town Treasurer 334. Total amount of orders $14,271.35.


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ESTIMATES FOR YEAR 1894-1895.


Town debts and charges


$2,500 00


Highways . .


3,800 00


Support of Schools


4,800 00


Support of Poor


2,500 00


Library.


150 00


Public Burial Grounds


300 00


Text-books for Schools ...


350 00


$14,400 00


J. HENRY READ, SHERMAN H. FLETCHER, GEORGE W. HEYWOOD, Selectmen of Westford.


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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE ON RE- PAIRS OF SCHOOLHOUSES.


At a Town Meeting held March 20th, 1893, $500 was appropri- ated to be expended for repairs on different Schoolhouses, and has been expended for that purpose.


At the Centre Schoolhouse, the chimney was found to be in such an unsafe condition it was thought best to entirely rebuild it, and add additional flues for ventilation. The plaster, which was in bad con- dition, has been repaired and whitened. An expenditure of $25.80 was made in preparing for subsequently putting in a furnace, which is much needed, and if this is done the building will not need to be disturbed above the cellar. Window shades were put in the upper ro. m. The fence was rebuilt, and sundry other minor repairs made.


The expense was as follows:


Paid A. L. Brooks & Co., for lumber ... 29 86


Rollins & Sargent, for mason work . 36 91


W. E. Livingston, for brick, cement, and lime .


16 36


W. A. Mack & Co., for furnace flues


25 80


Noah Prescott, for stone work


2 00


W. E. Frost, for brick.


3 25


For calcimining


4 43


For nails


2 58


For lead .


1 35


For freight on materials used.


1 92


For teaming on materials used


7 84


For register and ash door.


2 00


For blackboard paint ..


50


For plank and iron work


30


For window shades.


4 67


For setting glass.


1 25


George Drew, for labor.


144 46


$285 48


CR.


By materials sold.


3 50


$281 98


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The Nashoba Schoolhouse has been shingled. The expense was as follows :


Paid A. L. Brooks & Co., for lumber $60 94


For freight and teaming on materials. 4 70


For nails 2 00


For zinc


1 31


For lead.


32


For paint.


25


George Drew, for labor


32 25


$101 77


At the Lyon Schoolhouse a new fence was built around the prem- ises, the room was whitened, and new window shades provided. The expense was as follows :


Paid A. L. Brooks & Co., for lumber. $41 98


For freight on lumber and a keg of nails, 1 54


For teaming 3 25


For nails.


1 70


For calcimining


3 02


For window shades ·


6 58


For labor.


43 62


$101 69


CR.


By materials sold 2 75


$98 94


At the Nabnasset School there has been much complaint that the well is dry much of the time, and when there is water it is often bad and unfit for use. It was thought best to sink a new well in a different location and two attempts were made. The ledge was struck and as it appeared the work would be much more expensive than was anticipated, the work was abandoned and the holes filled up. The expense was as follows :


Paid J. A. Healey, for digging .


$34 00


Total expended. $516 69


ABIEL J. ABBOT, GEORGE DREW, Members of School Committee.


BOARD OF HEALTH.


The board of health organized April 1 with J. Henry Read, Chairman; Sherman H. Fletcher, secretary. Julian A. Cameron was appointed Agent for diseases and sanitary condition of the town. Geo. T. Day, Agent for suppression of contagious diseases among domestic animals. Gilman J. Wright, Agent to issue burial per- mits. Albert P. Richardson was licensed as Undertaker. On May 1, regulations made by the board were issued and a copy sent to each resident of the town as far as known.


In the early spring a slight epidemic of measles occurred, but not of a very serious nature. Late in the fall and winter scarlet fever appeared in the center of the town and vicinity, but of a mild char- acter. The board ordered its Agent to at once quarantine the in- fected houses, and after the recovery of the patient a thorough fumi- gation of the premises was given. During the year three deaths occurred from measles, all children. There was one fatal case of typhoid fever at Forge Village. Its source of origin could not be found, as the wells and drainage were found in good condition. Possibly it may have arisen from causes outside of our jurisdiction. One fatal case of membraneous croup occurred at Graniteville. The physicians were prompt in notifying the Board of all infectious or contagious diseases, and where quarantine was established we allowed it to remain until the physician in charge of the case notified us that it was unnecessary. Disagreeable as it was to be shut off from their usual freedom, members of the families where these infectious diseases prevailed readily complied with the regulations, and did much to prevent the spread of the disease. Householders do not seem to understand that the law requires them as well as physicians to notify the Board of Health if they are knowing of infectious or contagious disease within their family or house. The law is very plain and a heavy penalty is provided for noncompliance with it.


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But two householders have complied with the law the past year. The number of deaths that occurred in 1893 will be found in the Town Clerk's report.


As his report is for the calendar year, not the financial year, the statistics given below are for the same period.


Number of infectious or contagious diseases as reported by the physicians is twenty-six as follows :


Diphtheria 1


Deaths, 0) 66


Scarlet Fever 8


0


Measles 15


66


3


Membraneous Croup


1


66 1


Typhoid Fever 1


1


26


5


The following expense has occurred :


Paid J. A. Downs, labor.


1 00


Vox Populi Press, printing regulations, signs, etc.


23 30


1 Record Book.


2 00


500 stamps for mailing regulations .. .


5 00


Ellingwood & Co., ¿ doz. Sulphur Can- dles


1 25


Wright & Fletcher, 2 doz. Sulphur Candles, C. of Lime, Copperas, etc., as per bill 5 45


W. J. Sleeper, M. D., services and dis- infectants. 3 00


$40 00


J. HENRY READ, SHERMAN H. FLETCHER, GEORGE W. HEYWOOD, Board of Health.


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REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


The Overseers of the Poor submit their annual report for the year ending Feb. 1, 1894.


AMOUNT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AT THE ALMSHOUSE BY APPRAISAL OF THE COMMITTEE.


Feb. 1, 1893


$3,060 25


Feb. 1, 1894.


3,100 53


Gain on personal property


$40 28


RECEIPTS.


Received. for milk .


$748 24


potatoes


140 30


hay


106 63


eggs


41 82


use of tools.


12 20


labor


6 80


breaking roads


40 36


fowls.


2 20


cider


4 00


pork


3 19


calves


8 75


vegetables


33 47


COWS


41 00


bull


34 50


sleds


15 00


gravel.


1 00


cranberries


13 10


11 00


On account of Wilkinson boy


For J. Green's board


108 00


For Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Howe's board.


95 50


Due from Lowell on account of Mr. and Mrs. Howe


31 00


Received from Orleans on account of I. Gould


11 50


Received for indigent soldiers


200 00


$446 00


T


$1,709 56


$1,263 56


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PAYMENTS.


Paid for labor


$458 83


grain .


463 75


groceries


382 15


meat


102 93


S. H. Balch's salary.


400 00


fish


17 12


blacksmith's work.


16 10


phosphate


20 90


grass and garden seed.


15 42


shoveling snow


9 75


bed and bedding


8 55


bull


18 00


seedsower


7 50


soap .


3 90


fruit trees


14 00


grass


25 00


Lowell Journal


1 50


harness and wheelwright work.


1 95


hardware


5 53


clothing for inmates


4 25


box rent


40


coal .


24 00


pulley blocks.


3 95


suction pump ..


1 50


ladder and wagon jack.


2 40


apples


3 00


sundries


6 82


sawdust


1 50


lamps and dinner bell


3 50


dry goods.


4 00


liquor for medical purposes


4 10


tin ware


1 92


COWS


182 00


1 35


Expense on account of Wilkinson boy.


$2,225 20


REPAIRS ON BUILDINGS.


Paid for lumber


$228 85


blinds


27 08


fixtures


8 02


wall paper


3 74


freight.


7 33


painting


14 10


carpenter's work


40 00


express


7 63


Amount carried forward $329 12


52


Amount brought forward $329 12


Paid for mason's work .. 3 50


lime and cement .. 5 95


paint, lead, oil, and brushes


90 51


nails, glass, and putty


18 02


drain pipes 7 25


$454 35


$2,679 55


Deduct, income from farm


$1,263 56


gain on personal property 40 28


expense of tramps ...


112 00


cash in S. H. Balch's hands 114 50


$1,530 34


Cost of supporting the poor inside the Alms- house.


$1,149 21


INMATES AT TOWN FARM, FEB. 1, 1894.


John Green.


Age 75 .


James McManus


66 51


George O. Wright.


F. W. Howe.


66


82


Abby J. Howe.


66


67


Patrick O'Toole


87


Catherine O'Toole.


93


Margaret O'Brine


60


Edward E. Holt.


80


Caroline A. Perham


66 70


Average number supported in Almshouse 7


Number receiving two meals and lodging. 447


Number receiving assistance outside Almshouse . . 35


EXPENSE OF THE POOR OUTSIDE OF THE ALMSHOUSE.


Paid Dr. J. F. Smith for medical attendance on family of R. Beauford $20 00


Caroline Payes 15 00


Joseph Cassidy 6 00


Sarah J. Ingalls 32 00


Mrs. Arthur Lanpron


30 00


G. A. Perham . ... .


2 00


105 00


Amount carried forward


$105 00


İ


53


Amount brought forward


$105 00


Paid Dr. W. J. Sleeper for medical atten- dance on J. Wilkinson's family. .


$40 40


W. Piper's family


18 50


Mary Wright


32 25


Mrs. Vinal


39 65


P. O'Toole .


24 00


Mrs. Thomas Hughes


40 45


Isaac Gould .


14 50


F. Newell.


43 25


Mrs. Newell


25 00


J. D. Wilkinson


24 00


Mrs. Collier.


6 00


Margaret O'Brine 50


308 50


Paid Town of Groton for E. Holt and wife. .


173 38


Paid City of Lowell on account of Mrs. Casey, City of Lowell on account of James Carrigan


12 86


36 86


Paid D. J. Gallagher for wood for O'Toole family.


$4 38


Wright & Fletcher for groceries


36 73


W. F. Balch for necessaries furnished O'Toole family .


33 01


74 12


Paid Mrs. J. Wilkinson


$ 4 00


J. W. Fletcher for milk


7 10


For dry goods


2 64


W. E. Parsons for meat .


2 80


G. F. Carkin for wood.


10 50


Wright & Fletcher for groceries


34 34


61 38


Paid W. W. Johnson for coal for Mrs. Per- ham.


$ 3 38


J. F. Chandler for wood


5 00


For care of Mrs. Perham


3 50


Dr. Harlow for medical attendance.


4 50


Hammett Wright for groceries furnished,


36 34


52 72


Paid J. A. Healey for wood furnished I. Gould,


$3 15


F. C. Hildreth for milk


2 30


Wright & Bemis for groceries.


8 49


13 94


Amount carried forward.


$825 90


$24 00


$623 74


54


Amount brought forward.


$825 90


Paid Ai Bicknell for board of Mrs. Vinal .... $32 28 Rev. A. A. Bickford for attending fun- eral 2 00


Mr. Sawyer for digging grave. A. P. Richardson for funeral expenses . . 17 00


5 00


56 28


$882 18


Paid Hospital bills for A. H. Woodward, J. W. Raymond, Rufus Keyes, Eliza- beth Lord, Lettice Reed, Mary Quinn, and Everett Wayne.


1,144 27


Paid Marshall & Hall for groceries and rent for Mrs. J. G. Peterson. J. J. Dunn for milk .


$9 11


2 28


Paid Edmund Barton for care of J. D. Wil- kinson


8 00


Paid H. B. Rinter for board of T. Carney ... T. Carney .


1 00


13 00


Paid for services as Overseers of the Poor:


H. D. Wright


$10 00


A. G. Polley


10 00


W. F. Balch .


10 00


30 00


Paid W. F. Balch for making out report to State. .


$ 5 00


For making out report to Town


5 00


For extra time as Overseer


17 00


For stationery .


55


27 55


Received from State Treasurer on account of Mrs. Seams ...


$44 00


on account of Mrs. Payez and R. Beauford . . .


35 00


From Thomas Quinn


42 50


From Mrs. Frost on account of Mrs. Vinal. .


4 50


From town of Tyngsboro' on ac- count of S. J. Ingalls


32 00


From Orleans on account of I. Gould,


39 94


For goods of Mrs. Perham


7 05


Amount carried forward.


$205 09 $2,116 39


11 39


$12 00


$2,116 39


55


Amount brought forward $205 09 $2,116 39


Due from State Treasury on account of Mrs.


Peterson ....


11 36


on account of Mrs. Newell. 25 00


Mrs. Lanpron


30 00


J. Cassidy .


6 00


F. Newell . .


43 25


320 60


Expense of outside poor


$1,795 79


STATEMENT.


Cash received from Town Treasurer


$3,415 17


Received from other sources


279 96


$3,695 13


Paid for outside poor.


$2,116 39


Payments at Farm. 2,679 55


$4,795 94


Receipts at Farm.


$1,263 56


In hands of Supt. of Almshouse


42 56


$1,306 12


3,489 82


$205 31


Cash in hands of Supt. of Almshouse


$114 50


Cash in hands of Overseers.


90 81


$205 31


W. F. BALCH, H: D. WRIGHT, A. G. POLLEY, Overseers of the Poor.


APPRAISAL OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY


AT ALMSHOUSE IN WESTFORD, MASS., JAN. 27, 1894.


13 cows


$520 00


2 horses


225 00


1 bull.


18 00


45 fowls


22 50


202 tons English hay


369 00


42 tons stock hay.


56 00


3 tons oat fodder


50 00


15 tons ensilage


75 00


Grain


20 00


6 harnesses


40 00


4 plows


25 00


Whiffletrees, neck yokes, and evener


11 50


Mowing machine


15 00


1 express wagon


15 00


1 milk wagon


10 00


1 hay wagon.


35 00


1 farm wagon


30 00


1 sleigh .


10 00


1 horse rake


15 00


1 wheel harrow


20 00


2 dump carts


70 00


1 ensilage cutter


35 00


1 2-horse sled


40 00


$1,727 00


Balance of personal property in barn and out buildings. 482 40


$2,209 40


IN HOUSE.


110 bushels potatoes.


$82 50


Turnips, beets, and cabbage


52 00


80 gallons old cider


16 00


2 bbl. cranberries.


8 00


Amount carried forward $158 50


$2,209 40


57


Amount carried forward.


$158 50 $2,209 40


6 bbl. onions


15 50


50 lbs. butter . 13 62


175 lbs. salt pork .


22 75


700 lbs. fresh pork.


46 00


1 bbl. kerosene and barrel.


4 50


200 lbs. sugar


9 50


18 bbl. flour .


8 75


30 lbs. lard


3 60


Fresh beef


14 00


$296 72


Balance of personal property in house


594 41


$891 13


Total


$3,100 53


W. H. H. BURBECK, NOAH PRESCOTT, SAMUEL L. TAYLOR, Appraisers of Property


REPORT ON CEMETERIES.


The Commissioners of Public Cemeteries have proceeded in the work of improving burial grounds on the lines laid down in the last annual report. Further repairs of walls and fences have been made, and much labor has been spent in resetting headstones. The foun- dations of the hearse-house in the East Cemetery have been rebuilt, and the house and the fence, and gates near it, have been painted. The work on the Willard Hall lot has been completed, and the out- er walls of a tomb in the West Cemetery have been relaid. A por- tion of the easterly corner of the East Cemetery has been laid out in burial lots, and avenues have been located. Other repairs and improvements are sufficiently indicated in the statement of expenses appended to this report.


The work thus far done must be considered as preliminary to the greater and more conspicuous improvements yet to be made.


During the ensuing year much labor should be expended on the walks and avenues; the older parts of the grounds, now rough and unsightly, should be ploughed, fertilized, and sown to grass. The planting of shade trees and ornamental shrubs should be com- menced as soon as the avenues are graded and the ground prepared. The bank wall of the East Cemetery needs to be pointed; and the tomb, now leaky on account of defective masonry, must be thor- oughly repaired.


The Commissioners will employ competent men to take care of lots if desired by owners to do so, and will expend as directed any sums of money paid to them for this purpose.




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