Town of Westford annual report 1886-1895, Part 7

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


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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 .. . .


( 20


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.


1


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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An effort is being made to obtain for the Library a full set of the published Town and School Committee Reports of Westford, to be bound in volumes of conven- ient size, and retained in the Library Room for the use and information of the present and each succeeding genera- tion of both the curious and the practical minded good people of our ancient borough. The value of such a col- lection will necessarily increase with time and the diffi- culty of obtaining a full set of these reports. It is pro- posed to have the two series kept complete by the addition of all subsequent numbers as they are issued.




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