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4 55
2 75
A. B. Chapman, by order of State Com- missioners, for killing and burying glandered horse, condemned by Cat- tle Commissioners. 5 00
(Above bill is to be refunded by the State.)
Paid John T. Butterworth, for 250 loads of gravel for repairs of Swamp road ...
10 00
French & Puffer, for 5 dozen bowls for Town House. 4 00
French & Puffer, for 2} dozen mugs for Town House .
2 00
Rice & Co., for gravel screen.
8 00
Mrs. L. A. Chapman, for gravel bank, for use of town, as per agreement on file,
15 00
C. G. Sargent's Sons, work on scraper. . . For blacksmith's work on scraper 3 50
75
Freight on plank .. 80
1 40
Telegraph and telephone messages ..
60
C. E. Whidden, express charges, as per bill, John M. Fletcher, postage, stationery, &c.
1 45
3 30
$617 84
REPAIRS OF SCHOOL HOUSES AND ARTICLES FURNISHED SCHOOLS.
CENTRE SCHOOL HOUSE-TWO SCHOOLS.
Paid John M. Fletcher, for crayons 80
John M. Fletcher, for brooms, basin, &c. 1 30
Geo. Drew, for hardware, mason work, &c. 15 54
A. B. Chapman, for paint stock, labor, &c., 7 50
George Drew, for setting glass, &c ...... 4 25
$29 39
Express on scraper and plow castings .. . .
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STONY BROOK SCHOOL.
Paid John M. Fletcher, for crayons and ink. . $1 10
John M. Fletcher, for broom 30
George Drew, for curtains, glass and labor.
13 35
T. Costello & Co., coal hod and grate .... 2 50
Wright & Fletcher, for broom and pail. . 75
Wright & Fletcher, for ink. 30
$18 30
FORGE VILLAGE SCHOOL HOUSE-TWO SCHOOLS.
Paid C. W. Blood, for stove pipe, labor, etc. . $7 10
Repairs on clock. 1 00
George Drew, for boards, nails, labor, &c., 2 50
Eugene DeRohan, changing seats. 5 25
C. W. Blood, repairing stove
2 00
Eugene N. Morrill, kalsomining
room. school
15 00
Eugene N. Morrill, varnishing.
5 00
Wright & Bemis, pail and dipper.
40
Wright & Bemis, two rubber mats . .
3 50
Wright & Bemis, one gallon liquid slate.
2 65
Wright & Bemis, zinc and plaster paris ..
1 16
Wright & Bemis, screws and picture knobs.
37
Wright & Bemis, ¿ gallon raw oil. 30
$46 23
NASHOBA SCHOOL.
Paid John M. Fletcher, for crayons. $0 60
George Drew, general repairs 10 02
Wright & Fletcher, for broom and pail. . 75
$11 37
PARKERVILLE SCHOOL.
Paid John M. Fletcher, for crayons $0 40
John M. Fletcher, for pail . . 30
George Drew, repairing blinds, fence, etc.,
6 43
Wright & Fletcher, for broom.
30
$7 43
MINOT'S CORNER SCHOOL.
Paid John M. Fletcher, for crayons and ink. . $1 10
George Drew, for curtains, glass, repair- ing fence, etc. 15 81
$16 91
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NABNASSET SCHOOL.
Paid John M. Fletcher, for crayons. $0 20
John M. Fletcher, for brooms and pail .. . 1 16
A. G. Polley, for grading .. 2 00
George Drew, glass, repairs, etc 1 60
$4 96
LONG-SOUGHT-FOR SCHOOL.
Paid John M. Fletcher, for crayons. $0 60
Wright & Fletcher, for pail and dipper. . 50
Wright & Bemis, for broom. 35
$1 45
LYON SCHOOL.
Paid George Drew, for boards, labor, etc .. $2 92
$2 92
GRANITEVILLE SCHOOL HOUSE-FOUR SCHOOLS.
Paid C. W. Blood, repairs on furnace. $0 40
J. A. Healey, for labor. 2 50
W. C. Edwards, for repairs 3 43
Wright & Bemis, for crayons.
20
Wright & Bemis, for brooms, etc.
1 55
Wright & Bemis, for pail, dipper, etc ...
35
Wright & Bemis, for screws, picture knobs, etc. 1 02
Wright & Bemis, for door mats
5 75
Wright & Bemis, for thermometer and waste basket. 1 10
Wright & Bemis, for bell, keys, etc.
1 00
Wright & Bemis, for ink and pencils .. . .
2 15
Wright & Bemis, for glass, oil and spirits,
1 03
$20 48
EXPENSE OF FURNISHING FOURTH ROOM IN GRANITEVILLE SCHOOL HOUSE.
Paid A. G. Whitcomb, for 18 No. 5 primary seats
$36 00
A. G. Whitcomb, for 12 No. 6 primary seats .
22 80
A. G. Whitcomb, for one table.
6 00
A. G. Whitcomb, for three chairs
2 75
A. G. Whitcomb, for mat.
1 00
A. G. Whitcomb, for teacher's desk ..
17 00
Sherman & Manning, for six window shades. . 10 50
Freight on desk. 1 48
Eugene DeRohan, for labor fitting seats. 7 50
$105 03
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BOOKS AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED SCHOOLS.
Paid Boston School Supply Co., for books, maps, slates, crayons, etc. $35 96
E. E. Babb & Co., readers. 12 69
Prang Educational Co., for drawing blanks, etc. 18 94
Harrison Hume, for readers and arithme- tics. 3 17
Leach, Shewell & Sanborn, for books
8 56
Interstate Pub. Co., for readers.
6 80
King & Merrill, for ink .
15 83
Wm. Ware & Co., for books
8 98
Lee & Shepard, for books
3 64
Charles H. Whiting, for books.
6 84
Carrol W. Clarke, for report cards.
1 80
Express on books. 9 35
Willard Small, Worcester's Dictionaries. .
19 60
Thompson, Brown & Co., for books
1 31
E. L. Kellogg & Co., for books 2 50
D. C. Heath & Co., for books
2 25
A. C. Stockin, for books ..
36 60
A. M. Edwards & Co., for charts
13 50
F. M. Ambrose, for readers.
12 34
Harper Brothers, readers and grammars.
8 73
Cowperthwaite & Co., for books. .
17 28
George S. Perry, for paper, pencils and pens . .
15 22
Ginn & Co., for books 1 17
$263 06
STATE AID TO INDIGENT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
As Authorized by Chapter 252, Acts of 1879.
Paid January
$46 00
February
48 00
March.
48 00
April
42 00
May
48 00
June
42 00
July .
42 00
August.
42 00
September
42 00
October
42 00
November
42 00
December
42 00
$526 00
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STATE AID TO SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' FAMILIES.
As Authorized by Chapter 301. Acts of 1879.
Paid January
$59 50
February
59 50
March.
59 50
April
59 50
May .
59 50
June .
59 50
July .
59 50
August
59 50
September
59 50
October
59 50
November
59 50
December
59 50
$714 00
REPAIRS OF ROADS AND BRIDGES.
The town voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,800 for the repairs of roads and bridges. The sum of $1,659.35 has been paid to H. D. Pierce, master of the town farm, for work of self, men and horses. There has been paid all others for work $1.573.95.
Paid Gilmer Stone.
$1 50
A. W. Carkin, work on Beaver Brook bridge in April.
45
Julian Wilkerson, in April
21 75
Charles Crabb, in April
16 50
Thomas Moore, in April and May
38 25
Charles Crabb, in May ..
34 14
Julian Wilkerson, in May.
34 88
Aleck Sherwood, in June
34 50
Charles Crabb, in June.
36 00
Thomas Moore, in June
34 12
Julian Wilkerson, in June .
36 00
Aleck Sherwood, in July and August
55 87
Charles Crabb, in July. 10 62
Thomas Moore, in July 15 13
Julian Wilkerson, in July
15 62
Charles Crabb, in August.
38 25
Thomas Moore, in August
38 50
Julian Wilkerson, in August
39 00
Amount carried forward. $501 08
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Amount brought forward. $501 08
Charles Crabb, in September
10 50
Thomas Moore, in September. 22 50
Julian Wilkerson, in Sept. and Oct. 34 87
Thomas Moore, in Oct. and Nov.
50 54
W. C. Mears, repairs on Acton road.
1 00
I. W. Carkin.
4 50
W. W. Johnson
1 00
William Reed, man and horses
2 75
Daniel Casey.
6 00
Gilbert Alloe.
15 00
David Alloe.
3 00
M. A. Clough, for gravel.
2 70
E. Grant ..
4 50
Dualin, exploding caps, etc
4 80
A. W. Carkin.
3 00
John P. Felch, cutting brush.
9 00
C. E. Whidden, closing Cummings road twice, putting up lanterns and work on road. 1 75
H. D. Pierce, men and horses 1,315 50
$1,993 99
Having had much trouble with high water in the Spring at Beaver Brook bridge, so-called, and having re- ceived a petition from the Town of Littleton requesting this town to raise the bridge, the Selectmen have caused it to be relaid, raising it three feet. It was found neces- sary to put on several new covering stones, as some of them were broken. The archways were found to be filled with a mass of willow roots, which were removed in a thorough manner. The expense has been as fol- lows :
Paid Hammett D. Wright, for stone $81 68
George Yapp, for labor. 27 00
H. D. Pierce, men and horses 196 00
$304 68
At the annual meeting, held March, 1888, the town accepted the report of the Selectmen upon the petition of Benj. Palmer and others, laying out a highway from a
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point near the Stony Brook depot in Graniteville to the tenement house of Benj. Palmer on Snake Meadow Hill. The road has been built at the following expense :
Paid H. D. Pierce, men and teams $182 25
$182 25
BREAKING ROADS.
Paid J. H. Wilson*
$1 13
C. R. P. Decatur
6 30
G. A. Perham
6 75
George P. Wright
1 20
John O'Brien, men and horses.
22 95
P. G. McElligott
9 75
Clarence Riley .
2 55
John O'Brien and men
10 65
T. C. Reed.
75
F. W. Bannister.
7 35
S. L. Taylor
5 40
C. W. Decatur
3 45
Andrew Shehan
1 20
Herbert H. Mills
90
Charles Shehan.
2 25
John H. Horan ..
3 75
James H. O'Brien
6 15
M. F. Downs, men and horses, 1887-8 .. . HI. Chamberlin
75
W. S. Fifield ..
2 25
John Wilson and horses
10 00
Hiram Dane.
7 07
W. H. Decatur.
4 05
George N. Sweetser.
2 40
Isaac W. Carkin, men and horses
31 45
E. Gould . .
14 58
Angus McDonald, men and horses
14 15
Myron J. Woods
3 75
Wm. T. Willis
1 35
Harry Blodgett ..
8 55
A. P. Richardson
7 05
G. T. Day, work of men
8 69
G. T. Day.
9 00
Wm. M. Vose ..
10 35
Benj. M. Fletcher
2 59
Merrick Reed . .
1 80
Thomas Russell
4 00
J. C. Page, Makepeace road .
4 00
Amount carried forward . $301 21
60 90
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Amount brought forward $301 21
Paid Dennis Burke.
7 27
John H. Whitney 6 30
S. Floyd .. .. 1 50
George H. Whitney
5 10
John C. Dempsey.
1 20
Ellery Clarke .
60
F. H. Lewis, men and horses
36 50
A. B. Chapman. 9 30
3 30
Julian Whitney
1 88
William L. Butterworth .
90
C. M. Griffin .
7 40
Charles F. Shugrue, 1887-8, horses.
44 77
Alvin J. Blaisdell.
13 05
F. Seifer
2 40
E. E. Fletcher, men and horses.
22 58
Stephen E. Hutchins, men and horses. . .
20 78
J. Desmond, men and horses
19 80
Jerry Sullivan, 2d.
1 80
C. H. Bicknell.
2 10
Angus McDonald, breaking and repairing,
17 75
C. E. Walker
1 50
G. S. Frederick . .
3 07
George H. Hartford
8 95
W. W. Johnson, men and horses
17 35
Julian Hildreth
3 00
James Hildreth. 9 60
H. O. Keyes
1 20
Edmund Dow
4 50
John W. Day
4 50
S. L. Taylor.
1 80
John P. Felch.
4 05
George E. Gould, men and horses.
10 51
Wm. C. Edwards.
7 00
S. M. Hutchins
3 45
W. C. Spelter
5 25
Estate of Otis Keyes
1 22
W. H. Brown
4 94
E. A. Stevens.
7 50
J. A. Healey, men and horses
29 70
A. S. Davis
75
John Wayne
4.95
Wigham
1 50
C. E. Whidden . 1 75
H. D. Pierce, men and horses
86 85
$752 38
E. E. Wright
men and
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TAXES ORDERED AS ERRORS.
1885. Christina Hurry.
$0 82
Mrs. Parker Fletcher 16
1886. Edward Carkin. 2 00
Alexander Courtney
2 00
Alvin G. Hutchins. 3 29
C. L. Reynolds
2 00
James Woods.
2 00
Error in tax book
11 04
1887. Ralph Bridgeford.
2 00
James Clarke.
2 00
Frank Griffin.
2 00
Howard Sweetser.
2 00
Charles H. Worcester
2 00
1888. Otis Kidder
9 32
$42 63
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Mrs. Clara Hurd.
$3 84
1884. H. P. Ruggles.
3 73
Cornelius O'Brien, Jr 2 00
1885. Fred Bennett .
2 00
William Haley.
2 55
John C. Murphy
2 00
John Norrie .
2 33
J. D. Wilkerson
1 64
Joseph Wall
2 00
1886. Mark Boynton
2 00
Thomas Brown.
2 00
Abram Brown
2 00
Daniel Casey
2 00
J. F. Callahan
2 00
C. F. Coburn.
2 65
George F. Dailey
2 00
Edmund Dow.
3 48
J. M. Dow
2 00
Moses B. Ford.
2 77
Samuel Fournier
2 00
Arthur Hughes
2 00
Judson Iby .
2 00
W. F. Lyman
3 48
William Marshall
2 00
John D. McLeod
4 07
Patrick McCormick
2 00
John Parker
2 00
R. L. Plaisted .
2 71
Thomas Rickords
2 00
Michael Riley
2 00
W. W. Stiles
.
2 00
Amos Turner
2 00
.
$75 25
SUMMARY.
1888.
1887.
1886.
1885.
1884.
1883.
1882.
1881.
1880. 1879.
1878
Town Officers.
$452 12
$421 16
$473 21
$718 80
$408 27
$435 67
$380 67
$439 47
$463 81
$380 16
$345 32
Tax Collector and Constables.
155 53
141 88
165 98
161 50
194 87
136 15
147 80
143 39
178 40
141 55
147 98
School Committee.
223 00
122 50
171 75
167 85
211 50
112 50
172 50
166 33
168 25
164 75
170 00
Town Library. ..
314 90
347
380 30
360 69
380 97
414 68
377 11
536 38
319 20
340 05
299 49
Town House.
184 91
195 29
174 13
194 83
169 09
165 33
196 73
175 84
183 45
171 12
166 47
Printing.
148 35
124 20
215 35
140 75
129 15
138 47
153 97
142 95
126 90
119 75
110 68
Insurance
220 43
365 00
285 00
30 00
97 75
183 00
216 75
118 50
School Houses.
264 47
331 91
148 79
416 10
271 46
112 64
65 92
190 55
170 96
164 91
118 35
Incidental Expenses.
617 84
445 68
619 08
519 62
591 08
774 84
493 46
508 27
500 42
460 07
870 71
State Aid
714 00
444 00
612 00
590 00
455 70
393 00
338 00
363 00
427 50
360 00
533 50
State Aid to Indigent Soldiers, Roads and Bridges.
526
00
721
509 00
534 00
461 00
467 00
514 00
387 40
449 00
229 70
374 40
Breaking Roads.
752 38
113 62
44 68
196 36
11 92
620 86
420 63
70 86:
239 22
140 26
Overseers of Poor.
1,783 49
1,576 72
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
Abatement of Taxes.
75 25
72 68
75 54
90 54
90 56
140 00
10 21
266 54
231 86
216 45
151 45
Errors in Taxes. .
42 63
65 30
96 35
6 59
174 17
School Books, etc ....
263 06
300 79
476 69
687 96
76 08
No.8 School House, etc ..
1,631 11
Registration Board ..
47 50
49 00
35 50
33 00
94 70
Guide Board.
50 00
State Aid Expenses. .
12 00
67 50
00
2,459 59
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
2,480 92
..
$9,266 78 $7,945 15 $9,114 74 $11,035 73 $13,863 09 $8,427 16 $8,319 56
GEORGE T. DAY ALBERT P. RICHARDSON, ISAAC W. CARKIN, Selectmen of Westford.
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STONE FUND.
HELD IN TRUST BY THE SELECTMEN, FOR TOWN LIBRARY.
This fund consists of one share of the Lowell Manu- facturing Company, and two shares of the Shoe and Leather National Bank of Boston, and in savings bank $19.35.
The income from the Lowell Manufacturing Co. to January, 1889, has been .... $10 00
The income from Shoe and Leather Bank has 10 00 been
Whole income from Stone Fund to January, 1889, $20 00
The small.income from the Lowell Manufacturing Company is due to the company having reduced the dividend one-half in June, from that of last year, and passing the dividend in December.
FLETCHER FUND.
This fund remains in the savings bank. The interest on this fund is $40.92.
GEORGE T. DAY, ALBERT P. RICHARDSON, ISAAC W. CARKIN,
Selectmen of Westford.
Report of Overseers of the Poor.
The Overseers of the Poor submit the following re- port for the year ending February 9, 1889 :
AMOUNT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AT THE ALMSHOUSE, INCLUDING FARMING TOOLS, BY APPRAISAL BY THE COMMITTEE.
February 9, 1889. $3,689 86
February 11, 1888. 3,344 32
Gain on personal property $345 54
RECEIPTS.
Income from the Farm, as by H. D. Pierce's books. Received for work on roads
$1,669 35
milk 628 08
70 45
walnut wood.
26 00
cranberries.
43 20
calves.
25 00
stone
12 50
beef.
27 47
pickles
2 20
cabbage plants 2 08
rheubarb 14
eggs
5 54
potatoes
6 80
peas
9 80
beets .
1 85
tomatoes.
1 82
cider
22 45
onions.
10 73
cabbage
1 50
turnips
9 05
carrots
1 25
squashes
1 00
apples
8 10
hide and tallow.
3 00
pork .
6 51
sundries .
14 06
288 00
indigent soldiers
. .
12 00
wood furnished outside poor
$2,909 93
two cows.
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PAYMENTS.
Paid for grain .
$794 11
one horse
150 00
sleigh .
12 00
wagon.
40 00
milk route.
77 25
Thomas Carney .
4 00
mowing machine shoe
2 25
barbed wire‹
5 05
milk trough .
15 00
repairing harnesses.
33 40
blacksmith work.
76 34
wheelwright work
17 40
repairing boots.
89
crockery
1 35
groceries
554 89
cheese.
4 75
tea and coffee
9 00
express
1 00
dualin
1 00
soap .
9 50
butter
27 20
labor.
1,052 90
crackers
38 65
meat
160 50
fish
1 70
sharpening drills.
75
coal.
15 38
cutting wood.
16 12
butchering.
1 25
stove lining.
1 50
making cider
3 06
filing saws.
80
milk books.
1 00
window shades
4 00
hardware.
11 62
H. D. Pierce, one year's salary
550 00
chairs . .
6 00
repairing wagon axle.
3 75
set of harnesses
19 75
dog license.
2 00
wall paper
6 24
seeds .. .
63
sowing onion seed.
1 00
shears
75
repairing clocks.
2 50
stationery
75
.
Amount carried forward
$3,738 98
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Amount brought forward.
$3,738 98
Paid for medicine. 3 30
phosphate
16 70
clothing .
1 50
two cows.
55 00
shovels, etc
5 15
John P. Greene
10 00
hay .
43 50
mending tin ware.
57
plow point.
83
use of horse.
1 00
repairing corn cutter
50
pigs ..
17 00
newspaper.
2 00
clothing for Frank Goss
4 75
repairing pumps
11 25
cutting ensilage corn
27 50
pasturing cows.
5 00
use of ensilage cutter.
1 00
spoons
1 50
bedding
7 00
step ladder
1 00
barrels
3 20
funnel.
65
brooms ..
50
links for elevator chain
1 00
$3,960 38
Deduct income from the farm. $2,909 93
Cash in H. D. Pierce's hands.
176 43
Gain on personal property ..
345 54
Expense of keeping 530 tramps.
132 50
3,564 40
Leaves the cost of supporting the poor inside almshouse .. $395 98
COST OF SUPPORTING THE POOR OUTSIDE OF THE ALMSHOUSE.
Paid J. F. Smith, M. D., for medical attendance on Mrs. Harrington's family .. $26 50
J. F. Smith, M. D., for medical attendance on Mrs. Knox's family . 15 00
J. F. Smith, M. D., for medical attendance on Mary E. Brown. 3 00
for goods furnished Jane A. L. Patch 17 50
hospital bills for A. H. Woodward, R. Keyes, G. O. Wright, J. W. Raymond 473 93
Amount carried forward
$535 93
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Amount brought forward. $535 93
W. J. Sleeper, M. D .. for medical attendance on W. H. Piper's family . 4 00
W. J. Sleeper, M. D., for medical attendance on Dennis Wainright 5 50
W. J. Sleeper, M. D., for medical attendance on J. Raymond .. 7 50
W. J. Sleeper, M. D., for medical attendance on M. E. Brown's child . 1 50
for W. H. Piper's family.
4 00
City of Boston, for Michael Harty. 1 00
11 91
for Mrs. Knox
12 05
for printing.
1 65
for goods furn shed J. Wilkerson.
10 42
for goods furnished Mrs. J. Davie
52 00
for goods furnished S. L. Prescott.
104 00
J. F. Smith, M.D., med. attend'ce on Thos. Raymond, J.F. Smith, M.D., medical attendance on Frank Goss, Town of Lunenburg, aid furnished Moses K. Fuller, Town of Harvard, for aid furnished Lizzie Cowdry .
44 50
for Nellie Flynn. .
9 00
for digging grave for M. E. Brown's child
1 50
Edwin Gould, for expense in taking G. O. Wright to almshouse . 1 00
Edwin Gould, for services as Overseer of the Poor .. W. F. Balch, for services as Overseer of the Poor .. for stationery and postage ..
10 00
10 00
2 00
E. Prescott, for time and expense in looking up the settlement of Catherine Callahan. 15 50
E. Prescott, looking up the settlement of W. H. Piper, 2 50
E. Prescott, expense in seeing about Lizzie Cowdry,
2 50
E. Prescott, for expense in seeing about Mrs. Larkin and J. Kesey .. 4 50
E. Prescott, for making reports to State Board of Health, Lunacy and Charity. 5 00
E. Prescott, for making out report to the Town. ...
5 00
E. Prescott, for services as Overseer of the Poor ... 10 00
$935 21
Received from the City of Boston on account of M. E. and Annie Brown. $24 50
Received from State Treasurer on account of the State poor. 35 55
Due from the Town of Acton on account of W. H. Piper .. 8 00
Due from the City of Lowell on account of Thomas Raymond 16 50
$84 55
Expenses of the poor outside of the almshouse.
$850 66
for Margaret Casey.
16 50
2 75
41 50
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STATEMENT.
Cash in Overseers' hands at last settlement .. $71 79 in hands of Master of Almshouse at last settlement, 255 27
drawn from the Town Treasurer. 1,783 49
$2,110 55
Cash in H. D. Pierce's hands $176 43
Cash in Overseers' hands. 3 76
Due from Town of Acton on account of W. H. Piper .. 8 00
Due from City of Lowell on account of Thom- as Raymond. 16 50
Gain on personal property . 345 54
$550 23
Cost of supporting the poor exclusive of interest on farm, $1,560 32
Number receiving two meals and lodging. 530
Number supported in the almshouse. 6
Average number. 413
Number receiving assistance outside of almshouse, 30
EDWARD PRESCOTT, EDWIN GOULD, WAYLAND F. BALCH,
Overseers of the Poor.
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
WESTFORD, MASS., Feb. 23, 1889.
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 11, 1889, 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., FEB. 9, 1889.
6 horses
$1,200 00
1 drag rake. $0 50
11 cows
418 00
1 stone drag.
2 00
1 bull
35 00
1 barrel cement. 1 75
2 calves.
8 00
3 plows .. . 10 00
9 harnesses
135 00
2 cultivators.
8 00
5 halters ..
4 00
1 corn planter.
10 00
Curry combs and brushes,
1 00
6 rakes
60
1 wolf robe.
00
6 chains.
4 00
6 blankets.
: 00
6 iron bars
4 00
4 feed bags
1 25
5 garden hoes
1 25
8 feed boxes
1 80
2 picks. 1 50
11 tons English hay
220 00
Stone tools.
8 00
4 tons meadow hay
32 00
13 shovels.
5 00
25 tons ensilage. .
125 00
2 00
200 pounds gluten meal
2 53
6 scythes and snaths
3 50
12 bag middlings
66
2 potato diggers.
80
3 bags meal.
3 00
3 hoes ..
50
2 bags cracked corn
2 00
3 00
4 bushels oats.
1 74
2 grindstones.
3 75
1 set of measures.
40
1 lot shingles. 1 00
0 00
5 hay forks.
1 75
Lot pop corn.
5 00
8 meal bags
2 00
Sacks
50
4 boxes blacking
1 20
Corn sheller
2 00
8 bushels rye.
4 80
1 ensilage cutter
50 00
Ladders. . .
7 00
1 express wagon
30 00
Lot fresh meat
2 50
1 milk wagon.
40 00
1 tub. .
25
1 sleigh.
15 00
25
1 whip.
50
Corn cutter.
50
1 horse cover.
1 00
1 50
Rope and pulleys.
1 00
12 bushel baskets
5 00
1 feed cutter
. 00
Nails
. 60
1 hay knife.
1 00
Trowel.
50
Water trough
15 00
Neck yokes and eveners. .
16 00
Bells. .
1 50
Ditching knife.
1 00
2 two-horse sleds.
60 00
Old iron
2 00
1 one-horse sled
10 00
20 flour barrels.
4 00
1 pung.
10 00
15 fowls.
11 25
4 carts ...
100 00
3 shoats.
35 00
1 hay wagon.
30 00
Lumber.
10 00
1 farm wagon.
15 0
27 cords wood.
115 00
1 stone wagon ..
25 00
1 range
30 00
1 wheelbarrow
2 00
3 stoves
15 00
1 horse rake.
15 00
10 beds, bedding, etc.
250 00
1 roller.
6 00
6 tables
3 00
2 flails
50
2 horse muzzles
1 50
Wrenches and hammer ...
2 00
1 fanning mill
4 00
1 apple picker.
Corn
7 iron rakes
4 manure forks
1 mowing machine
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1 extension table. $8 00
Padlock and chain $0 75
5 chests and drawers
4 00
3 lanterns.
2 25
3 light stands.
75
2 clothes baskets. 75
1 chamber set.
10 00
3 clothes lines. 1 00
1 cabinet chair
1 00
1 clothes dryer 1 00
18 chairs
8 00
2 wash boilers 1 00
1 bed pan
75
4 wash tubs 1 washing machine 1 50
2 00
2 seives.
75
Lot of fruit jars.
1 50
Oil cloth carpet.
2 00
Set of wood bowls. 1 00
Window and door screens,
10 00
1 sofa ..
3 00
1 churn ..
1 50
6 looking glasses.
2 00
Cheese press
1 00
Shovel and tongs.
1 00
Branding iron.
1 50
Cradle.
1 00
2 apple parers.
1 75
1 caster.
50
2 chests
00
Cow bell.
50
2 saw horses
50
Dinner bell.
50
1 strainer
1 00
1 steelyard.
1 75
1 meat cutter.
2 50
2 porcelain kettles.
1 50
Clothes wringer
2 50
1 copper kettle.
1 75
1 meat chest
1 50
1 brass kettle
1 00
2 axes.
2 00
2 chopping knives and tray
1 25
Carpenters' tools
12 00
5 earth pots.
1 50
3 wood saws ..
2 00
Stone ware.
2 00
29 pounds sausage meat .. 3 50
90
3 brooms
75
60 pounds lard.
7 20
1 barn broom
30
20 tubs.
1 00
2 mops.
50
1 00
1 white-wash brush.
150 -
Crackers.
75
Knives, forks and spoons,
4 50
20 pounds dried apples.
1 00
Crockery.
12 50
S bars soap.
· 50
Slop pail
Oil ..
30
Tin ware.
26 00
1 clock.
1 00
10 dozen candles
2 50
300 pounds pork.
: 00
112 barrels flour.
3 00
8 Hams .. 9 20
Spices and box.
1 25
116 pounds corned beef.
5 80
2 pounds tea
1 00
1 barrel pickles
3 00
1/2 pound coffee.
12
6 pounds butter.
1 50
1 pound soda. 6
Apples. .
5 00
28 pounds G sugar
2 15
50 bushels potatoes
35 00
15 pounds C sugar
1 05
Beets and turnips.
4 40
1 pound raisins.
10
25 barrels cider
56 25
7 candle sticks 75
25 empty barrels 12 50
Candle moulds.
1 50
12 barrel soap. 2 00
4 water pails
80
Glass ware.
3 75
31 jars preserves
9 30
7 lamps.
: 50
2 bushels onions.
1 50
7 flat irons.
1 75
1 ton coal.
6 00
Table linen and towels.
5 00
Injection pipe.
1 50
$3,689 86
WILLIAM M. WHITNEY, F. C. DREW, I. W. CARKIN,
Appraisers of Property.
2 dozen Mason cans.
2 25
Axle grease.
1 step ladder
30
2 cranberry rakes 2 25
1 50
3 rocking chairs.
7 jars piccalilli. 2 00
LIBRARY REPORT.
The Directors of the Public Library respectfully submit their thirty-fourth annual report for the year ending March 5th, 1889 :
Number of books purchased. 219
Public Documents received from the State.
14
Public Documents received from the United States 20
Other books presented 4
Whole number added during the year 257
Whole number books in the Library. 5,935
Number of books discarded.
11
Number of books purchased to replace worn out copies.
24
Number of issues of books.
7,922
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Unexpended balance from last year
$3 26
Town appropriation
150 00
Income from the Library Fund.
60 92
Dog tax appropriated
75 00
Error in account of preceding year
1 08
Gift from Mr. Thomas H. Elliott.
5 00
Fines
9 55
$304 81
EXPENDITURES.
For books.
$279 68
Binding books.
14 75
Express and postage
2 40
Librarian's supplies .
5 58
$302 41
Balance unexpended
2 40
.
$304 81
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