Town of Westford annual report 1886-1895, Part 41

Author: Westford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Westford (Mass.)
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As authorized by Chap. 301, Acts of 1894.


From Jan. 1, 1895, to Jan. 1, 1896 . $1,104 50 $1,104 50


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FOREST FIRES.


The following fires have occurred during the year and estimated damage :


No. of acres estimated.


Damage.


May 3. Forest fire near Graniteville, own- ers of land :


Heirs of C. G. Sargent. S. D. Fletcher Rufus Patten.


3


40 00


John J. Shaw.


8


8 00


Oren Cooledge.


15


50 00


A. G. Stiles .


12


200 00


May 11. Forest fire in south part of town, owners of land :


Daniel Atwood


50


100 00


H. M. Hutchins


15


200 00


Daniel Gage.


5


75 00


Owners unknown.


30


100 00


May 17.


Forest fire near Graniteville sta- tion on Stony Brook R. R., owner of land : Concord & Montreal R. R .. ....


4


15 00


May 25.


Forest fire near Pine Ridge station on Nashua, Acton & Boston R R., owners of land : Stephen E. Hutchins George H. Hartford.


2


30 00


17


300 00


June 18-19. Forest fire in north-west part of town, owners of land :


Olive A. Prescott


5 00


Edward Prescott, including 110 cords of wood.


10


300 00


Oct. 19. Forest fire in north part of town. owner of land : Noah Prescott


25 00


217


$1,748 00


OTHER FIRES ,


May 4, Dwelling house with barn attached and contents, in the south part of the town, owned by Mrs. George Hutchinson. Estimated loss on house and barn . .... Estimated loss on contents. . .


$1,000 00


300 00


$1,300 00


Cause of fire, supposed incendiary.


15


$150 00


20


150 00


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We can only call attention again to what we said last year of the carelessness or design in setting these forest fires. With all the laws on the statute book for punishing parties who cause these fires, it seems to be one of the hardest things to detect in most instances the cause of them. The expense of subduing these fires has been paid under the approval of the Fire Wardens and Forest Fire Wards, as follows :


Paid expense of fire on Snake Meadow Hill, 1894, Gilman F. Wright. $ 2 25


Paid expense of fires as approved by J. A. Healey, Fire Ward .. 74 27 3 00


Paid Abbot & Co., fire near Graniteville .... Paid expense of fires as approved by A. R. Leighton, Fire Ward. 12 90


Paid expense of fires as approved by W. E. Parsons, Fire Ward. 8 65


Paid G. F. Carkin, use of team 1 50


$102 57


HUTCHINSON DWELLING.


Paid A. R. Leighton, Fire Ward. $2 00


Paid H. L. Nesmith. 2 00


$4 00


GRADE CROSSINGS.


During the past year we called attention to the Boston & Maine R. R. to the numerous dangerous grade crossings, which were a menace to the lives of the travelling public. A number of conferences were held with the officials of the railroad, and safe- guards have been established at the following crossings on the Stony Brook R. R. : At Brookside an electric bell, at Westford and Forge Village stations a flagman, and at the cemetery crossing on the Nashua, Acton & Boston R. R. an electric bell. At the other crossings we have had the brush cut so as to get a good view of the railroad track.


GENERAL EXPENSES.


Wright & Bemis, use of telephone. $ 35


John M. Fletcher, postage for mailing town reports. etc. . 18 39


James Beede. engrossing resolutions to Hon. J. V. Fletcher 2 50


Amount carried forward


$21 24


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Amount brought forward. $ 21 24


E. T. Burbeck, damage to sleigh on highway 3 00


Books and notices for Assessors. . 5 27


H. O. Keyes, damage to house from blasting ledge 3 50


George Tyler & Co., new mold board, sections, &c., for road machine. 34 38


W. C. Robbins, difference on horse. 100 00


Ai Bicknell, service as police officer 2 00


For recording tax collector's notice


50


Paint for town carts


2 25


Police badges ..


3 00


Shovels, rakes, plow beam and castings for road department.


10 08


Two feed bags. .


1 75


Agreement between the School Committee and Trustees of Academy 1 75 2 47


Food for election officers, March .


Express on town reports 1 25


J. T. Colburn, spraying trees 2 00


Dumas & Co., binding old town reports.


3 00


6 sign boards for common .


4 80


F. B. Tulis, painting sign boards.


7 50


Greenough, Adams & Cushing, making new state aid book 5 50


John M. Fletcher, postage and administer- ing oath . 6 49


N. L. Tuttle, repairs on road scraper, &c ...


27 18


C. E. Whidden, teaming, &c. 5 00


T. E. Symmes, marking bounds on road ..


65


Cash for repairs on harness.


1 10


John Feeney, repairs of harnesses


6 40


D. G. Trembley. M. D., returning 10 births, 1895, under Chap. 158, Acts of 1883. W. J. Sleeper, M. D., returning 52 births, 1894-5. under Chap. 158, Acts of 1883 1 wheelbarrow.


13 00


Paper, ink, cash for lumber, &c.


9 59


New England Telephone and Telegraph Com- pany, use of telephone for town offi- cers and library committee 15 65


Grain for horses . .


15 60


Express, stamped envelopes, &c


13 57


Food for election officers, Nov .


2 33


Pails, padlock, snow shovel, rubber bands, nails, hame straps, &c. 6 45


Wright & Fletcher. blank books and sundries as per bill. 25 70


$369 45


2 50


3 00


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ROAD DEPARTMENT.


The road department during the past year has been carried on under the same system as the preceding years, and it is not neces- sary to repeat the value of good roads, as it was covered very fully in former annual reports. The value of a stone crusher is more apparent every year if we are to have durable and lasting roadbeds. The effect of crushed stone can be seen in a comparative way by a view of sections of roads leading from the centre of the town to Forge Village and Graniteville where we have put on a coating of stone chips, covered with a light coat of gravel. The sections of road treated with this material are equally as good in wet as in dry weather. The first expense of a stone crusher would be consider- able, but would be an economical investment in the long run, as the material produced would be something of a permanent value, and would do away to a large degree of this " annual fixing" of the road with material unfit for road purposes.


In the matter of wide-tired wheels, which we spoke of in last year's report, for heavily loaded wagons, we find was productive of some good, as a few of our citizens have adopted them on their heavy wagons and find them of much benefit to their teams as well as to the roads.


The state highway which was petitioned for last year remains in the hands of the State Highway Commission, and repeated inter- views have been had with them, but no action has been taken on account of a lack of appropriation.


On account of the nearly one hundred miles of road in town it seems as if something might be done to discontinue some of the roads that have become obsolete for lack of travel.


These roads are still public highways and are dangerous for travel. If any one should inadvertently drive over them and an accident happen to them the town might be held for heavy damages. We would recommend to the citizens to think this question over and see if we cannot dispense with a part of our unused roads as public ways, and would suggest that a committee be chosen at some future meeting, composed of citizens from different sections of the town, to investigate and report to the town what roads can be discontinued as public ways without detriment to the adjoining property owners and the public travel.


In accordance with Chap. 98, Acts of 1889, Benjamin F. Day was appointed superintendent of streets. Under his supervision the following amounts have been expended :


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FEBRUARY.


F. W. Banister, gravel. $25 00


T. M. Keene, 25 days surveying State High- way. . 87 50


H. A. Daws, 25 days surveying State High- way. 50 00


E. A. Phemister, 16 days surveying State Highway 32 00


A. H. Peterson, 3 days surveying State High- way 6 00


Surveyor's time making plan and profile. ...


23 90


W. Read & Co., stone and labor on Arch bridge, near Graniteville.


46 87


Wright & Fletcher. grain . 12 25


8283 52


MARCH.


B. F. Day, superintendent $12 25


A. Bunce, gravel . .


2 00


H. A. Gurney, gravel. 1 00


4,150 lbs. hay.


37 75


E. Barton, labor.


1 50


L. B. Leland, labor


4 50


E. Case, labor.


5 25


Julian Wilkinson. labor


7 50


G. H. Whitney, labor


2 25


M. Blaisdell, gravel. 8 20


Powder 2 50


17 30


Wright & Fletcher, grain .


102 00


APRIL.


B. M. Fletcher, labor.


$ 7 10


C. L. Adams, 66


1 50


C. C. Smith, 66


8 92


H. T. Adams,


21 50


Julian Wilkinson, “


33 00


E. Case, .6


36 75


E. C. Wood, 66


31 86


G. H. Whitney, “


36 75


B. F. Day, superintendent.


45 00


Team. ...


58 75


H. V. Hildreth, labor and teams 86 73


Wright & Fletcher, grain .


17 60


385 46


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MAY.


John Marinel, Jr., labor and team $30 25


J. A. Walkden, labor. 75


L. P. Palmer, stone. 10 08


Wright & Fletcher, grain. 24 40


B. F. Day, superintendent 45 00


Team ... 65 00


E. C. Wood, labor.


36 00


Julian Wilkinson, labor


39 75


G. H. Whitney, labor


37 50


E. Case, labor. 39 00


$327 73


JUNE.


Waldo Bros., drain pipe


$42 33


3,783 lbs. hay ..


30 26


J. D. Wilkinson. labor


3 60


G. H. Whitney, labor.


34 50


Julian Wilkinson, labor


33 00


E. C. Wood, labor.


33 24


E. Case, labor.


34 50


B. F. Day. supt.


45 00


Team ..


60 00


S. L. Taylor, gravel. 8 80


21 95


Wright & Fletcher, grain.


347 18


JULY.


G. H. Whitney, labor.


$24 00


Julian Wilkinson, labor.


39 00


E. C. Wood, labor.


36 00


E. Case, labor


39 00


B. F. Day, supt.


45 00


Team.


65 00


Wright & Fletcher, grain.


19 60


AUGUST.


Burnham & Davis, lumber


$14 91


Julian Wilkinson, labor


38 25


E. C. Wood, labor.


36 00


G. H. Whitney, labor.


36 75


J. Crestaurten, labor.


1 25


B. F. Day, supt.


45 00


Team ..


66 25


Wright & Fletcher, grain.


15 10


J. A. Healy, labor and teams


44 00


F. L. Amission, labor.


6 00


.


E. Case, labor.


38 25


267 60


341 76


43


SEPTEMBER.


Wright & Fletcher, grain.


$18 65


G. W. Heywood, hay .


10 78


B. F. Day, supt.


45 00


Team ..


61 25


E. C. Wood, labor.


34 62


W. Kitchen, labor


1 50


E. Case. labor.


36 75


Julian Wilkinson, labor


33 75


Thomas Whigham, labor


5 25


G. H. Whitney, labor ..


24 75


$272 30


OCTOBER.


E. Case, labor.


$39 75


Thomas Whigham, labor


39 75


Julian Wilkinson, labor


39 00


E. C. Wood, labor.


36 00


P. Brophy, labor.


12 00


A. B. M. Eastman, labor


5 00


B. F. Day, supt.


45 00


Team


67 50


Gravel ..


11 35


S A. Butterfield, gravel


7 80


G. F. Carkin, team ...


26 25


Wright & Fletcher, grain


17 25


346 65


NOVEMBER.


2000 lbs. hay.


$16 00


Waldo Bros., drain pipe.


9 12


W. W. Johnson, team


25 94


B. F. Day, supt.


45 00


Team. .


60 00


G. F. Carkin, team


18 50


Wright & Fletcher, grain.


13 45


Julian Wilkinson, labor


35 63


E. Case, labor.


34 13


E. C. Wood, labor.


34 62


James Rapson, labor.


23 25


Thomas Whigham, labor.


4 50


W. H. H. Burbeck, labor


20 00


340 14


DECEMBER.


E. C. Wood, labor.


$21 00


James Rapson, labor.


20 63


E. Case, labor.


26 88


A. B. M. Eastman, labor


75


44


Julian Wilkinson, labor. $17 50


B. F. Day, supt. . 20 25


Team ..


33 00


Wright & Fletcher, grain


11 25


$151 26


JANUARY, 1896.


N. L. Prescott, gravel. $10 05


B. F. Day, superintendent


37 50


Team . .


50 00


W. E. Parson, drain pipe and labor


7 00


Wright & Fletcher, grain ..


15 00


Mrs. Burnham Smith, gravel.


3 45


W. L. Butterworth, gravel. 1 00


1,666 lbs. hay


13 33


J. H. O'Brien, labor.


5 55


E. C. Wood, labor.


26 00


Julian Wilkinson, labor


31 25


E. Case, labor ..


30 63


James Rapson, labor


29 38


260 14


$3,425 74


Appropriation, $3,500 ; unexpended balance, $74.26.


Schedule of property belonging to the Town for use of road department : 2 horses, 1 set heavy harnesses, 2 carts, 5 whiffletrees and chains, 1 evener and spreader, 1 spare horse collar, 2 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 splices to lead reins, 8 road rakes, 8 shovels, 1 manure fork, 1 hay fork, 2 plows, 11 blasting drills, 4 plug drills, lot of shims and wedges, 1 bush snath, 4 axes, 1 trimming saw, 2 halters, 2 lanterns, 1 oil can, 1 tool box, 1 large hoe, 3 picks, 4 iron bars, 1 hand ham- mer, 2 striking hammers, 1 stone hammer, 1 drill spoon, 1 curry comb, 2 horse brushes, 1 gravel screen.


BREAKING OUT ROADS ON ACCOUNT OF SNOW.


DISTRICT NO. J.


J. W. Day & Son. as per bill. $ 7 95


W. W. Johnson and others, as per bills. 67 70


$75 65


DISTRICT NO. 2.


Samuel Taylor and others, as per bills. $54 15 54 15


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DISTRICT NO. 3.


S. H. Balch and others, as per bills $11 30


$11 30


DISTRICT NO. 4.


B. F. Day and others, as per bills. $51 17


51 17


DISTRICT NO. 5.


Arthur E. Wilson and others, as per bills .. . $59 05


59 05


DISTRICT NO. 6.


Alvin J. Blaisdell and others, as per bills. .. $10 58


10 58


DISTRICT NO. 7.


John P. Felch and others, as per bills . $46 82


46 82


DISTRICT NO. 8.


M. F. Downs and others, as per bills. . ... $67 58


67 58


DISTRICT NO. 9.


H. E. Gould and others, as per bills. . . .


$23 40


23 40


DISTRICT NO. IO.


H. V. Hildreth and others, as per bill.


$19 50


19 50


$419 20


NEW LIBRARY BUILDING.


Under a vote of the town at the annual meeting a vote was passed to borrow the sum of $5000 for a new library building. As the money was not needed, it was thought best not to borrow the amount at present. The building committee found, to protect the building from frost, it would be necessary to bank up the building with earth. A small expense has occurred and we have approved the following amount :


Paid for teaming earth. $35 00 372


Number of orders drawn upon town treasurer, Total amount of orders . $14,430 36


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ESTIMATES FOR YEAR 1896-97.


Town debts and charges.


$3,500 00


Highways. ...


3,500 00


Support of schools


5,200 00


Support of poor


2,800 00


Library


200 00


Public burial grounds.


300 00


Text book and supplies for schools


750 00


Tuition for High school scholars


1,500 00


-$ 17 750 00


SHERMAN H. FLETCHER, GEORGE W. HEYWOOD, JULIAN A. CAMERON, Selectmen of Westford.


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LIST OF JURORS, 1896.


The following names will be reported at the Annual Meeting in March, to be placed in the jury box, subject to revision by the Town :


NAMES.


OCCUPATIONS.


Wilford G. Blodgett,


Clerk.


Augustus Bunce,


Farmer.


W. H. H. Burbeck,


Laborer.


William R. Carver,


Farmer.


Quincy W. Day,


Farmer.


Jeremiah Desmond,


Farmer.


Frank C. Drew,


Farmer.


Flbert H. Flagg,


Farmer.


John K. Felch,


Farmer.


Allen B. Gould,


Clerk.


Horace E. Gould,


Farmer.


David L. Greig,


Carder.


Henry A. Gurney,


Farmer.


Frank C. Hildreth,


Farmer.


Samuel M. Hutchins,


Farmer.


Angus McDonald,


Farmer.


French M. Morse,


Machinist.


Harry L. Nesmith,


Farmer.


Wilbert E. Parsons,


Teamster.


George H. Prescott,


Machinist.


Nathan Prescott,


Painter.


Nelson L. Prescott,


Stone Cutter.


Joseph Wall,


Painter.


Leonard W. Wheeler,


Farmer.


Hiram Whitney.


Retired.


Hammett D. Wright,


Granite Dealer.


Walter C. Wright,


Clerk.


SHERMAN H. FLETCHER, GEORGE W. HEYWOOD, JULIAN A. CAMERON, Selectmen of Westford.


BOARD OF HEALTH.


The officers of the Board of Health as constituted for the past year were Sherman H. Fletcher Chairman, and Julian A. Cameron Secretary.


The board appointed Julian A. Cameron agent for diseases and sanitary condition of the town; Gilman J. Wright, agent to issue burial permits. Albert P. Richardson was licensed as under- taker.


During the past year the town has been very fortunate in re- gard to infectious diseases. A few cases of scarlet fever have occurred, and three or four cases of diphtheria, measles and membraneous croup, but nothing of an epidemic character. The use of antitox- ine both as a cure and preventive of diphtheria has come into promi- nence and considerable use. We have been able to arrange for a supply from the State Board of Health through the City of Lowell, and in all necessary cases it can be used. Five patients have been treated with it during the year. with the following results :


2 cases membraneous croup (diphtheritic), one recovery.


1 case diphtheria, recovery.


2 cases as a preventive, successful.


A full and hearty co-operation on the part of all will be a material aid and may prevent an epidemic. Let all, when a case of . diphtheria comes to them, not only carry out the full and usual in- structions of the board, but be prepared for the preventive use of this agent in any case where it seems best to the attending physi- cians or the board. We again call attention to the quarantine of infected premises. Notices of quarantine as posted by the board are, except in a few cases, carefully respected, an improvement over years past, but in a few instances the inmates have not taken the care they should in keeping by themselves as much as possible un- til the danger of spreading disease has passed. It should be understood a mild case is just as liable to spread disease as a severe one.


In regard to establishing public dumps, we have been unsuc- cessful in finding any suitable places near any of the villages. Owners of land object to allowing anything of this character on their


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premises, and we would recommend that all rubbish and garbage of a combustible nature be burned, instead of making the roadside a place of deposit.


We wish to acknowledge our thanks to the physicians for their promptness in notifying the board of all dangerous diseases, and their support in carrying out instructions from the board.


Under the law for the suppression of contagious diseases among domestic animals, the Selectmen appointed George T. Day and Albert P. Richardson inspectors of animals and provisions. These inspectors became agents of the Board of Health, and Mr. Day was designated as inspector of domestic animals, and Mr. Richardson inspector of cattle and swine at time of slaughter. Mr. Richardson makes the following report :


WESTFORD, Feb. 15, 1896.


To the Chairman of the Board of Health :


From Feb. 1, 1895 to Feb. 15, 1896, I have inspected the following number of cattle and swine at time of slaughter as follows :


Kind.


Number. Condemned.


Cows.


119


8


Oxen .


2


Bulls


4


Calves


758


15


Swine


23


ALBERT P. RICHARDSON, Inspector.


Mr. Day makes the following report :


WESTFORD, Feb. 15, 1896. To the Chairman of the Board of Health :


Since Feb. 1, 1895, I have examined 552 head of cattle, 85 head by request of owners, and have quarantined 36. Eighteen of them were the property of B. H. Brow-cattle which were brought from New Hampshire or Vermont and were ordered quarantined by the Cattle Commissioners. They were tested with tuberculin and all were released except two. The other eighteen head quarantined and tested with tuberculin by the agents of the commissioners were all condemned but one; 15 of these have been killed and 13 found to be badly diseased, and two slightly. Two are still held by the owners awaiting further orders from the commissioners. On account of the appropriation being exhausted they are obliged to await the action of the Legislature to appropriate more funds for their use. There are now 20 animals which I have examined and have


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no doubt they are diseased, and 26 head more that the owners desire to have tested with tuberculin, but until there is further action by the Legislature, no more animals will be quarantined. While there seems to be a difference of opinion regarding the use of tuber- culin, and some entertain the idea that its use has a tendency to injure the animals, from my own observation I fail to see where there has been any injurious effects or bad results arising from its use.


GEORGE T. DAY, Inspector.


The number of deaths that occurred in 1895 will be found in the town clerk's report.


Number of infectious or contagious diseases as reported by the physicians is 18, as follows :


Deaths.


Measles


1


Diphtheria ..


2


Scarlet fever.


13


Membraneous croup


2 1


18


1


The following expense has occurred :


A. R. Leighton, posting notices


$1 00


Sulphur candles and express 7 18


J. A. Healey, cleaning pond at Graniteville from dead fish


3 00


Use of telephone


70


S. H Fletcher, services


5 00


G. W. Heywood, 66


5 00


J. A. Cameron,


5 00


$26 88


SHERMAN H. FLETCHER, 7 GEORGE W. HEYWOOD,


Board


JULIAN A. CAMERON, j Health.


REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


For the year ending Feb. 1, 1896.


AMOUNT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AT THE ALMSHOUSE BY


APPRAISAL.


Feb. 1, 1895. $3,251 07


Feb. 1, 1896. 3,231 77


Loss on personal property $19 30


RECEIPTS.


Received for milk $606 72


wood


316 34


hay .


175 34


eggs


17 99


rent from Julian Wilkinson .. .


17 00


pork


21 00


cows and bull


220 00


old harnesses.


7 50


· calves .


26 50


breaking roads


11 30


use of bull.


5 00


potatoes


12 50


cranberries


23 00


use of horses and tools.


9 45


vegetables .


3 20


Democrat wagon


13 00


. sundries


10 62


1,496 46


Received for indigent soldiers


192 00


board of J. Green 108 00


$1,796 46


PAYMENTS.


Paid for labor


$438 19


grain ..


402 48


groceries


427 20


meat


128 46


fish.


22 65


Amount carried forward. $1,418 98


52


Amount brought forward.


$1,418 98


Paid for coal ..


$20 19


manure


70 57


harnesses.


60 00


bull


.


16 50


three hogs. 30 00


S. H. Balch's salary


450 00


for wheelwright work


20 00


apple trees


16 25


phosphate.


22 80


Democrat wagon


45 00


tedder.


35 00


standing grass.


18 00


barrow.


16 00


burial of P. O'Toole.


20 00


Lowell Journal.


1 50


ice ...


7 40


furniture


10 75


hens .


9 00


blacksmith work.


31 05


pump and labor


13 40


dry goods.


11 30


medical supplies.


37 19


hardware, grass and garden seed .. .


37 18


tobacco ..


25 00


tinware


2 45


clothes for inmates


4 50


car fare for tramps.


1 30


freight ..


95


express ..


95


harness repairs. ·


80


Julian Wilkinson for labor.


31 50


for sundries ..


17 97


difference in horses


50 00


COWS.


321 00


pauper register


3 50


T. Carney ..


1 00


for medical aid.


14 50


Loss on property


19 30


$2.912 78


Deduct income from farm $1,796 46


expense of tramps. . 127 75


cash in Supt.'s hands. ...


184 10 0.MINT10


2,108 31


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Cost of supporting the poor inside Alms- house.


$804 47


$2,893 48


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INMATES AT TOWN FARM, FEB. 1, 1896.


John Green, Age 77.


James McManus,


52.


George O. Wright, 66 66.


Catherine O'Toole, 66 95


Margaret O'Brine, 6. 62.


Edward E. Holt, 66 82.


Caroline A. Perham, 66


72.


Thomas Carney, 66


85.


C. E. Richards, 28.


Annie M. Richards, 66 28.


V. A. Richards, 66


1}


Whole number supported during the year


12


Average .


Number of tramps.


511


EXPENSE OF POOR OUTSIDE THE ALSMHOUSE.


Paid hospital bills for Woodward, Keyes, Raymond, Lord, Wayne, and Reed.


$965 44


$965 44


W. J. Sleeper, M. D., for medical at- tendance on Rose Heman.


$12 00


on Nellie Murphy 92 00


on Julian Wilkinson's family 11 25


on George Demorris


6 50


on Henry Leland.


6 50


on Ida Smart.


31 80


on Mary Wright


15 50


on Addie Cameron


3 00


on Mary Collier.


7 50


on J. Provost.


6 00


D. G. Trembley. M. D., for medical attendance on Sarah Ingalls. .


$25 50


on W. B. McNaughton 33 00


on Mrs. Barlow 3 00


on Richard Welch.


6 00


67 50


Wright & Fletcher for goods for Julian Wilkinson's family . $32 33


for Joseph Wilkinson 30 50


W. F. Balch for time and expense on account of Henry Leland. . .


$8 50


on account of G. Wilkinson 2 50


62 83


Amount carried forward.


$1,287 82


10


192 05


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Amount brought forward. $1,287 82


in going to Tewksbury on account of V. Brown. 3 00


in going to Lowell twice on account C. E. Richards. 2 00


in looking up settlement of Lestina Daley 4 00


20 00


Town of Groton on account of E. Holt J. M. Fletcher for stationery . . . . 2 05 Mrs. Lord for board of Elizabeth Lord. 16 00 A. P. Richardson for funeral expenses of Henry Leland. 25 00


3 25


City of Chelsea on account of Alfred French family .


42 92


City of Lowell for Margaret Casey. ... 66 Henry Leland. . ..


17 00


" C. E. Richards' fam- ily. 87 29


" Margaret Whitcomb. 17 07


149 36


W. F. Balch for making out report to State Board of Lunacy and Charity. $5 00 W. F. Balch for making out decennial pauper return . 3 00


W. F. Balch for making out Town re- port.


5 00


13 00


G. F. Carkin for wood for Mrs. J. Leland


2 50


J. A. Healy for wood for J. Wilkinson family


2 00


A. G. Polley, salary


$10 00


H. D. Wright, salary


10 00


W. F. Balch, salary.


10 00


extra time as Overseer. . 5 00


35 00


J. W. Brooks for coffin and robe for B. Robbins


$17 00


J. W. Brooks for coffin for A. Wilkin- son in 1892.


12 00


29 00


C. E. Richards


2 00


$1,629 90


$28 00


55


Received from City of Lowell on account Ida Smart . $31 80


Town of Ayer on account Addie Cameron. . . 3 00


Town of Tyngsboro on ac- count Sarah Ingalls and W. B. McNaughton ..... 58 50 State Treasurer on account John Henry . . 9 55


State Treasurer on account Mrs. Lampron. 27 00


129 85


$1,500 05


Due from State on account Mrs. Newell .... $25 00


On account Frederic Newell 43 25


68 25


Cost of supporting the poor outside the Almshouse


$1,431 80


STATEMENT.


Cash received from Town Treasurer


$2,903 85


other sources . 235 81


$3,139 66


Paid for outside poor $1,629 90


Payments at farm. 2,893 48


$4,523 38


Receipts at farm .. $1,496 46


In hands of Supt., Feb. 1, 1895. 86 12


1,582 58


2,940 80


$198 86


Cash in hands of Overseers, Feb. 1, 1896 ...


$ 14 76


Cash in hands of Supt. of Almshouse, Feb. 1, 1896.


184 10


$198 86


ALVIN G. POLLEY, HAMMETT D. WRIGHT, WAYLAND F. BALCH,


Overseers of the Poor.


APPRAISAL OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY


At the Almshouse in Westford, Mass., Feb. 8, 1896.


12 cows. $540 00


2 horses


140 00


1 bull .


20 00


7 hogs and swine 52 00


18 tons English hay.


360 00


2₺ tons stock hay.


37 50


2 tons meadow hay


24 00


2 tons oat fodder 25 00


12 tons ensilage . 85 00


Gıain in barn


42 26


6 harnesses


75 00


4 plows . .


20 00


Whiffletrees, neck yokes and evener


16 50


1 mowing machine


45 00


1 express wagon.


10 00


1 milk wagon . .


12 00


1 Democrat wagon


40 00


1 hay wagon.


35 00


1 farm wagon




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