Town of Westford annual report 1896-1901, Part 19

Author: Westford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: Westford (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 836


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36th. Voted, to authorize the Selectmen to get an estimate of the expense of lighting the Town House with gasoline, to report at some future meeting.


37th. Voted, to accept the provisions of the 36th article, which was: "To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select- inen and Overseers of the Poor to provide a suitable lockup at the Town Farm," with the additional proviso that-the Selectinen and Overseers investigate the matter and report at a future meeting.


38th. The ballots for Town Officers having been sorted and counted, the following persons were found to have received a plurality of votes, and were declared elected:


Town Clerk-Gilman J. Wright. Sworn by Moderator. Selectman-Sherman H. Fletcher.


Assessor-George H. Hartford. The oath required by law was administered by the Town Clerk to Mr. Hartford.


Overseer of the Poor-Leonard W. Wheeler. Sworn by Town Clerk.


Town Treasurer-Nahum H. Wright.


Collector of Taxes-Walter C. Wright. Sworn by Town Clerk.


Auditor-Arthur B. Plimpton.


Constables-Eugene De Roehn, John A. Healy. Both sworn by Town Clerk.


School Committee-Albert R. Choate, Arthur Wright. Both sworn by Town Clerk.


Trustee of J. V. Fletcher Library-Mrs. Catherine A. Kebler.


Trustee of J. V. Fletcher Library (to fill vacancy)-Louis H. Buckshorn.


Commissioner of Public Burial Grounds-Noah Prescott.


The question of licensing the sale of intoxicating liquors was decided in the negative, the vote standing: Yes, 35; No, 82; Blanks, 14.


Voted, to accept the minutes of the meeting.


Voted, to dissolve the meeting.


J. HENRY READ, Moderator.


GILMAN J. WRIGHT, Town Clerk.


SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of West- ford, qualified by law to vote in Town affairs, held at the Town House, September 3, 1898, the following business was transacted:


Ist. Chose Sherman H. Fletcher Moderator.


2d. The Selectmen reported it inexpedient to take any action in regard to lighting the Town House with gasoline.


Voted, to accept the report of the Selectmen.


3d. Voted, to accept and adopt the report of the Selectmen in regard to the re-location of the road petitioned for by James H. O'Brien and others.


4th. Voted, to adopt the report of the Selectmen in regard to dividing the Town into voting precincts.


5th. Voted, that the Town appropriate two thousand dollars ($2000) to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor, for building an addition to the house and a lockup at the Town Farm.


6th. Voted, to accept the minutes of the meeting.


7th. Voted, to dissolve the meeting.


SHERMAN H. FLETCHER, Moderator.


GILMAN J. WRIGHT, Town Clerk.


RE-LOCATION OF ROAD ON PETITION OF JAMES H. O'BRIEN AND OTHERS.


Upon the aforesaid petition, due notice having been given to all persons interested to meet at the house of James H. O'Brien to be heard relative to the subject matter, we, the Selectmen of said Westford, having heard all parties interested in the foregoing petition and having viewed the location, the said Selectmen pro- ceeded to re-locate said road as prayed. Beginning at a stone bound at the most easterly corner of the house of James H. O'Brien, thence South 532 degrees East 212 feet to a stone


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bound at the corner of the land of Mariah Desjardines and John Flynn, as shown on plan of Thomas E. Symmes accompanying this report. The sum of five dollars ($5.00) is awarded Mariah Desjardines for land damage. Estimated cost of re-locating said road ten dollars ($10.00).


Said Town way as re-located is reported to the Town for their approval and acceptance.


Dated at Westford, Mass., this 6th day of August, 1898.


SHERMAN H. FLETCHER, GEORGE W. HEYWOOD, WESLEY O. HAWKES,


Selectmen of Westford.


Accepted and adopted at a legal meeting held September 3, 1898.


VOTING PRECINCTS.


Westford, Mass., May 7th, 1898.


To Gilman J. Wright, Town Clerk:


The Selectinen herewith make the following report in the division of the Town into voting precincts, under the acceptance of the Town of Section 101, Chapter 417, Acts of 1893, as voted at the annual meeting, held April 4th, 1898:


The following boundary lines are established for the several precincts :


PRECINCT NO. I.


Beginning at the Chelmsford and Westford line, at the east- erly part of the Town, on the road leading to Chamberlin's Corner to the junction of the road leading to Westford Depot near the Read farm, thence by this road to the four corners of roads near Samuel L. Taylor's, thence westerly by road to Tadmuck Brook, thence by said brook to Stony Brook, thence by said Stony Brook to small brook leading out of meadow near J. H. O'Brien's, thence by said brook to road that leads to the North Cemetery, thence by said road past the North Cemetery by the house of B. F. Nutting to the Lowell and Groton road, thence by said road to Keyes Brook, then by said brook to the Stony Brook Railroad, thence by said railroad to the road leading to Westford Centre, thence by said road to the Graniteville and Forge Village


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road at the farm of J. V. Fletcher, thence by said Graniteville and Forge Village road to the Nashua, Acton and Boston Railroad near Pine Ridge Station, thence by said railroad to the railroad crossing near the West Cemetery, thence by road leading to Forge Village to junction of road leading from Littleton, thence by said Littleton road to Beaver Brook, thence by said brook to Westford and Littleton line, thence by Town lines of Westford, Littleton, Acton, Carlisle and Chelmsford to the point first mentioned.


PRECINCT NO 2.


Beginning at Westford and Tyngsboro line on road near Scribner's Hill, thence by said road to the corner of the road near the North Cemetery, thence by line already described for Precinct No. I to Westford and Littleton line, thence by Town lines of Westford, Littleton, Groton and Tyngsboro to the point first mentioned.


PRECINCT NO. 3.


Beginning at Westford and Chelmsford line on road leading to Chamberlin's Corner by line already described for Precinct No. 1, to corner of the roads near the North Cemetery, thence by line already described for Precinct No. 2, to Westford and Tyngs- boro line, thence by Town lines of Westford, Tyngsboro and Chelmsford to the point first mentioned.


The number of registered voters in Precinct No. 1 is 199. The number of registered voters in Precinct No. 2 is 176.


The number of registered voters in Precinct No. 3 is 56.


The division line of these precincts is the middle lines of roads, brooks, railroads, etc., as given in these boundaries.


Respectfully submitted,


SHERMAN H. FLETCHER, GEORGE W. HEYWOOD, WESLEY O. HAWKES,


Selectmen of Westford.


The foregoing report was adopted September 3, 1898, at a legal Town meeting.


GILMAN J. WRIGHT, Town Clerk.


STATE ELECTION, NOVEMBER 8, 1898.


Whole number of ballots cast. 295


Governor.


Alexander B. Bruce of Lawrence (Democratic) 81


George R. Peare of Lynn (Socialist Labor). I


Winfield P. Porter of Newburyport (Democratic Social) I Samuel B. Shapleigh of Boston (Prohibition) 3 Roger Wolcott of Boston (Republican). 198


Blanks II


Lieutenant Governor.


W. Murray Crane of Dalton (R.). 199


John L. Kilbon of Lee (P.). 4


Isaac W. Skinner of Brockton (D. S.) .. 5 Edward J. Slattery of Framinghanı (D.) 61


Blanks 26


Secretary.


Charles H. Bradley of Haverhill (D. S.) 3


Henry A. Inman of Newton (P.). 3


Henry Lloyd of Boston (D.). . 65


William M. Olin of Boston (R.) 180


James F. Stevens of Boston (S.) I2


Blanks 32


Treasurer.


Harry J. Jaquith of Wellesley (D.). . 71


Edward P. Shaw of Newburyport (R.). 185


Herbert Morley Small of Templeton (P.). 4


Charles W. White of Winchester (D. S.) I Blanks 34


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Auditor.


Charles S. Grieves of Amesbury (D. S.) 7


John W. Kimball of Fitchburg (R.). 188


John Palme of New Bedford (S.). I Charles F. Parker of Boston (D.) ... 65 Walter E. Sanford of Attleborough (P.) 5


Blanks 29


Attorney General.


Patrick Kilroy of Springfield (D.). 68


Hosea M. Knowlton of New Bedford (R.) 193


Blanks


34


Councillor.


Marcellus H. Fletcher of Lowell (D.). 76


S. Herbert Howe of Marlborough (R.). 185


Blanks


34


Senator.


Alvan Fisher of Westford (D.). I12


Frank A. Patch of Boxborough (R.) 156


Blanks


27


Representative in General Court.


Herbert J. Harwood of Littleton (R.) 144


Charles R. White of Shirley (D.). III


Herbert E. Fletcher of Westford. 2


Blanks


38


County Commissioner.


Francis Bigelow of Natick (D. and R.). 192


Blanks 103


Special Commissioners.


Truman W. Hagar of Framingham (D.). 65


David T. Strange of Stoneham (R.). 158


Edward Everett Thompson of Woburn (R.) I41


George W. Van Horn of Melrose (D.). 51


Blanks 175


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District Attorney.


Fred N. Wier of Lowell (R. and D.) 206


Blanks 89


Register of Probate and Insolvency.


Samuel H. Folsom of Winchester (D. and R.) 202


Blanks 93


Sheriff.


Henry G. Cushing of Lowell (R. and D.). 225


Blanks 70.


Representative in Congress.


I. Porter Morse of Marlborough (D.) ...


73


George W. Weymouth of Fitchburg (R.). 179


Blanks


43


Return of votes for Representative in General Court for Mid- dlesex District No. 23:


Acton. Ayer.


Little- ton.


Snir. ley.


West- ford.


Total.


Herbert J. Harwood of Lit-


tleton


I94


158


98


84


144


678


Charles R. White of Shirley ..


65


84


44


IOI


III


405


Herbert E. Fletcher of West- ford


2


2


Blanks


20


II


13


8


38


90


Whole number of ballots. . 279


253


155 193


295 1175


GILMAN J. WRIGHT, Town Clerk.


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ASSESSORS' REPORT.


Value of buildings, exclusive of land, May 1, 1898. .


$624,534 00


Value of land, exclusive of buildings, May 1, 1,898. .


422,141 00


Value of personal estate, May 1, 1898. .


219,749 00


$1,266,424 00


AMOUNT RAISED.


For Purchase of books for library. . $ 200 00


Improvement of cemeteries 250 00


Roads and bridges.


3,000 00


Town debts and charges.


4,000 00


Support of schools.


5,600 00


Tuition at academy


1,400 00


Support of poor.


2,500 00


Text books and supplies. 700 00


$17,650 00


State tax.


795 00


County tax


1,318 23


Overlayings


570 71


Additional tax


3 90


Total tax levy


$20,337 84


Number of Polls


668


Houses 476


Horses


472


Cows 689


Neat cattle other


than cows ...


I56


Sheep


46


Swine


46


Acres of land. .. 18,000


Tax on one hundred dollars ...


$1 50


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TOWN PROPERTY.


Town Hall


$13,500 00


Public Library


26,000 00


Town Farm.


6,000 00


Public Parks.


1,500 00


Cemeteries


1,500 00


Centre Schoolhouse.


3,500 00


Stony Brook Schoolhouse.


1,200 00


Forge Village Schoolhouse.


3,800 00


Nashoba Schoolhouse.


1,500 00


l'arkerville Schoolhouse


1,800 00


Minot's Corner Schoolhouse


1,500 00


Nabnassett Schoolhouse. .


1,500 00


Long-Sought-For Schoolhouse.


1,600 00


Wright Schoolhouse.


1,500 00


Graniteville Schoolhouse.


4,500 00


Fire Apparatus


350 00


Trust Fund.


2,000 00


- $73,250 00


Respectfully submitted,


GEORGE H. HARTFORD, W. H. H. BURBECK, SAMUEL L. TAYLOR,


Assessors of Westford.


ABATEMENT OF TAXES. AS ORDERED BY ASSESSORS.


1892.


Brown, Abram, heirs


$I 25


Brophy, Thomas


2 08


Callahan, John F


2 00


Coburn, John F.


2 00


DeRoehn, Eugene


2 00


DeRoehn, George H.


2 00


Healy, William.


2 00


Healy, Anthony


2 00


O'Brien, John M.


2 00


O'Dell, William F.


2 00


O'Dell, Herbert O.


2 00


Spinner, John.


2 00


Sullivan, Jeremiah.


2 25


Herricks heirs. . .


I 00


$26 58


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25


1893.


Whittier, Geo. E .. $0 71


$0 71


1894.


Bancroft heirs.


$3 75


Hutchins, Henry


4 25


Reed, Willard T ..


2 00


O'Dell, William F


2 00


$12 00


1895.


Adams, Howard T ..


$5 30


Boynton, James M., Jr.


2 00


Casey, Daniel W.


2 00


Ingalls, Geo. W.


2 79


$12 09


1896.


Boynton, James M., Jr.


$2 00


Casey, Daniel W


2 00


Case, Elisha E.


2 24


Hill, Geo. C ..


2 00


Ingalls, Geo. W.


2 81


Mills, Herbert.


2 00


Moses, Simon.


4 27


Putney, Samuel F.


I 30


Frescott, Sherman L.


2 21


Porter, John


2 00


Peterson, Edward.


2 00


Sgagren, August


2 00


Wilson, Joseph


2 40


Wright, J. O.


2 00


$31 23


1897.


Allard, Joseph.


$2 00


Anderson, Joseph B ..


2 00


Beckman, Carl.


2 00


Butler, Geo.


2 00


Blom, Frederick


2 00


Caron, Louis.


2 00


Chamberland, Adino


2 00


Casey, Daniel W


2 00


Carroll, James.


2 00


Amount carried forward. $18 00


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Amount brought forward $18 00


Carlstrum, M. 2 00


Contoit, Geo .. 2 00


Dinsmore, John, error 2 00


Ericson, John.


2 00


Eskom, Frederick


2 00


Foguer, David.


2 00


Farrell, Thomas


2 00


Guyot, Geo ..


2 00


Garnear, Joseph.


2 00


Hamlin, Samuel A. 2 00


Hall, Peter G ..


2 00


Howard, Charles D., error


2 00


Isaac, John.


2 00


Jordan, John.


2 00


Jasmine, Ogret.


2 00


Jasmine, Olner.


2 00


Kelley, Alexander


2 00


LeClaire, George.


2 00


Lord, Peter.


2 00


Lucy, Thomas


2 00


Lumberg, A.


2 00


Morton, Adino


2 00


Marshall, Melbourne C.


2 00


Mclaughlin, Arthur.


2 00


Parrott, Arthur B., error.


2 00


Parrott, B. F., error.


2 00


Peterson, Edward


2 00


Ravesheau, Eugene.


2 00


Record, Thomas.


2 00


Snfith, Henry O


2 00


Tebault, Frank.


2 00


Talbot, Joseph


2 00


Wilkins, Martin


2 00


Willett, Jule.


2 00


Richardson, Roy W.


2 00


Young, William


2 00


Fifield, Geo. H., estate of.


7 02


$97 02


1898.


Burley, William, error.


$0 23


Wright, Mrs. Arthur. 6 00


$6 23


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SUMMARY.


Abatement taxes 1892


$26 58


1893


71


1894


12 00


1895


12 09


1896


31 23


1897


97 02


1898


6 23


$185 86


SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


COMPENSATION OF TOWN OFFICERS.


TOWN TREASURER.


Nahum H. Wright, salary ending March


I, 1898. . $100 00


Extra time and expense on Town business 12 50


$112 50


TOWN CLERK.


Gilman J. Wright, salary . $12 00


Recording and making returns to Sec- retary of the Commonwealth of births, marriages and deaths for the year 1897, as follows:


60 births at 50 cents each. 30 00


28 marriages at 15 cents each. 4 20


20 deaths at 20 cents each. 4 00


27 deaths at 10 cents each. 2 70


Extra services at Annual Meeting, I898 3 00


Extra services at State Election, 1898


3 00


Attending Town Clerks' meeting at Ayer 2 50


Making report to Town.


3 00


Transmitting certificates, Chap. 444, Acts 1897. . 25


Receiving and forwarding four deposi- tions, Chap. 444, Acts 1897 . . .... 2 00 Cash paid for express, stationery, post- age, dog license blanks, etc. . . 9 34


Services as Justice in administering oaths 50


$76 49


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SELECTMEN.


Sherman H. Fletcher, salary . $ 5 00


Making out State Aid Book. 6 00


Making 24 State Aid and Indigent Soldiers Returns under Chapters 279 and 301, Acts of 1894. 6 00


Making out Town Report. .


10 00


Time and expense on highways.


35 00


Extra time as Selectman 35 00


$97 00


George W. Heywood, salary


$ 5 00


Time and expense on highways


35 00


Extra time as Selectman


30 00


$70 00


Wesley O. Hawkes, salary.


$ 5 00


Time and expense on highways


30 00


Extra time as Selectman.


25 00


$60 00


AUDITOR.


Arthur B. Plimpton, services.


$30 00


$30 00


ASSESSORS.


George H. Hartford, 30 days, taking in- voice and making taxes.


$75 00


8 days extra, copying


10 00


Samuel L.Taylor, 18 days, taking invoice and making taxes. . 45 00


W. H. H. Burbeck, 36} days, taking in- voice and making taxes.


91 25


$221 25


TAX COLLECTOR.


Walter C. Wright, collecting $148.67 taxes of 1895 at I per cent.


$ I 48


Collecting $385.00 taxes of 1896 at I per cent. 3 85 Collecting $1,275.00 taxes of 1897 at I per cent. . 12 75


Collecting $16,670.83 taxes of 1898 at I per cent. 166 71


Amount carried forward. $184 79


30


Amount brought forward. $184 79


Express 35


Postage 16 78


Cash book.


I 75


Blank book. 18


Revenue stamps. 68


$204 53


CONSTABLES AND POLICE OFFICERS.


Eugene DeRoehn, posting warrants for April meeting $ 5 00


Services, notifying Town officers elected 4 00


Posting warrants for September meet- ing 5 00


Notifying election officers.


7 00


Posting warrants for November meet- ing 5 00


Notifying delinquent dog owners. . .. . .


10 00


John A. Healy, services as Constable .....


17 00


Ai Bicknell, serving notices on O'Brien road 2 00


$55 00


REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.


Nelson L. Tuttle, attending 8 meetings, 1898


$16 00


Quincy W. Day, attending 8 meetings, 1898 16 00


Oscar R. Spalding, attending 8 meetings, 1898


16 00


Attending 7 meetings, 1897 .


14 00


Gilman J. Wright, attending 8 meetings, 1898 16 00


Clerk of Board. IO 00


$88 00


WARDENS, INSPECTORS, BALLOT CLERKS AND TELLERS.


T. Arthur E. Wilson, Teller, ballot box, at April meeting $2 00


Amount carried forward. $2 00


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Amount brought forward. $ 2 00


Inspector at November meeting at Precinct One .. 2 00


R. E. Redding, Inspector at Precinct Two 2 00


J. M. Fletcher, Clerk, Precinct One. 2 00


L. C. Dane, Teller at April meeting 2 00


Warden, Precinct Two. 2 00


F. H. Hildreth, Warden, Precinct Three. . 2 00


4 00


W. H. H. Burbeck, Teller, 1897-1898. .. Inspector, Precinct One. . 2 00


W. C. Wright, Clerk, Precinct Two 2 00


$22 00


UNDERTAKER.


Albert P. Richardson, attending 29


funerals, with hearse. $58 00


Making 35 returns, and receiving per- mits 8 75


$66 75


SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


Edmund P. Barker, Superintendent. $320 00


Postage and stationery. 12 56


W. J. Sleeper, making report to State. 2 50


Expense, 3 trips to Boston .


7 50


Record book and postage. 81


F. L. Read, delivering school supplies 55 00


A. S. Thompson, Superintendent. 450 00


$848 37 Received from State on account of Superintendent, $500; net cost, $282.56.


TRUANT OFFICERS.


Eugene DeRoehn, services from February,


1897, to February, 1898. $4 00 $4 00


APPRAISERS OF PROPERTY AT TOWN HALL.


Albert P. Richardson, services. $2 00


George H. Hartford, services and making schedule 3 00


$5 00


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INSPECTORS OF ANIMALS AND PROVISIONS.


Albert P. Richardson, services. $ 73 50 George T. Day, services. 146 00


$219 50


Refunded by State, $103.87.


REPAIRS OF SCHOOLHOUSES AND ARTICLES FUR- NISHED SCHOOLS.


CENTRE SCHOOLHOUSE-TWO SCHOOLS.


H. B. Prescott, furnishing plan $ 5 00


J. H. Decatur, labor and stock. 3 25


Glass, putty and brooms. 3 53


Gilmer Stone, labor. I 50


W. C. Edwards, labor and stock, 1896, 1897, 1899. 171 95


G. C. Prince & Son, frames 2 00


J. L. Moss, labor. 2 00


Heywood Bros. and Wakefield Co., 5 desks


14 40


Edwin Lovell, cleaning well. 3 50


H. A. Ferguson, labor, shingling house, etc. 22 98


Amasa Pratt & Co., shingles. 35 82


Wright & Fletcher, zinc, nails, etc. 4 69


$270 62


STONY BROOK SCHOOLHOUSE.


R. D. Prescott, labor, changing desks. $ 7 25


A. M. Blaisdell, labor .. 70


A. M. Taylor, glass, etc. 40


H. H. Wilder, one Ideal heater and venti- lator 160 00


WV. C. Edwards, labor.


7 54


H. A. Ferguson, labor. 4 00


Wright & Bemis, glass, etc 3 74


$183 63


FORGE VILLAGE SCHOOLHOUSE-TWO SCHOOLS.


I). E. Splain, oil can, etc $ 0 48


F. L. Fletcher, oil, etc. 56


I. W. Sprague, posts and wire, 1897. 4 52


Amount carried forward. $5 56


33


Amount brought forward. $ 5 56


R. D. Prescott, labor.


12 38


C. E. Whidden, freight and cartage on blackboards


2 25


J. L. Moss, repair of ventilating apparatus 27 89


I thermometer 25


Wright & Bemis, brooms, etc I 90


$50 23


NASHOBA SCHOOLHOUSE.


Wright & Fletcher, brooms, duster, etc .. $1 65


A. Woodbury, labor. 50


$2 15


PARKERVILLE SCHOOLHOUSE.


Wright & Fletcher, brooms and duster. $ 1 35


· W. C. Edwards, labor. I 50


E. A. Hamlin, whitewashing II 00


J. L. Moss, labor. 2 00


A. Woodbury, labor


3 60


$19 45


MINOT'S CORNER SCHOOLHOUSE.


R. D. Prescott, labor $ 7 40


J. H. Decatur, labor. I 75


I feather duster. 1 00


C. E. Whidden, freight and cartage on blackboards I 80


H. A. Ferguson, labor, shingling house. 21 72


Amasa Pratt, shingles. 35 81


Wright & Fletcher, zinc and nails


4 38


$73 86


NABNASSETT SCHOOLHOUSE.


J. H. Decatur, labor and stock. $2 90


I broom.


35


W. C. Edwards, labor.


4 30


C. E. Whidden, freight and cartage on blackboards I 50


G. H. Holt, repair of pump 5 75


$14 80


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LONG-SOUGHT-FOR SCHOOLHOUSE.


J. A. Healy, labor.


$0 75


I coal hod .. 50


L. C. Dane, labor 70


F. H. Hildreth, labor, etc.


75


$2 70


WRIGHT SCHOOLHOUSE.


Harry Raynes, I clock. $6 00


J. L. Moss, labor.


1 00


F. H. Hildreth, labor, etc. 75


Wright & Bemis, broom, etc.


70


$8 45


GRANITEVILLE SCHOOL HOUSE-FOUR SCHOOLS.


Henry Harrington, labor and stock. $39 56


F. L. Fletcher, oil, chimneys, etc. 4 77


Chamberlain & Co., window shades 8 90


E. DeRoelin, labor. 9 00


Harry Raynes, I clock.


6 00


H. J. Healy, chloride of lime. 60


Wright & Bemis, glass, etc.


II 04


$79 87


$705 76


Slate blackboards for Forge Village, Mi- not's Corner and Nabnassett School- houses 29 05


$734 81


TEXT-BOOKS AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED SCHOOLS.


American Book Co $ 63 08


E. W. Babb. . 4 50


Williams & Rogers 12 60


A. D. Maclachlin 3 75


Ginn & Co.


61 60


J. L. Hammett Co. 203 4I


University Publishing Co 2 40


Amount carried forward $351 34


35


Amount brought forward. $351 34


Silver, Burdett & Co.


60 84


H. Whittemore. 3 00


Maynard, Merrill & Co.


13 44


Houghton, Mifflin & Co. 9 18


Ward & Gow. 4 00


D. C. Heath & Co. 36 64


Holden Patent Book Cover


I 18


L. A. Downing 1 00


F. A. Frost & Co ..


3 25


G. C. Prince & Son 6 15


Wm. Ware & Co. 8 14


Damrell & Upham


5 25


C. E. Whidden. 8 70


Allyn & Bacon. . 12 50


Mrs. Gates Lockhart.


3 30


Wright & Fletcher


60


F. L. Furbush.


I 50


Macmillan & Co 8 91


Bills unpaid amounting to


$538 92 148 46


$687 38


Cash received for books sold.


13 00


Appropriation


$700 00


Unexpended balance. $25 62


J. V. FLETCHER LIBRARY.


J. H. Sears, trimming trees. $ 50


W. C. Edwards, repairs. 90


C. E. Crowley, repairing slate roof. 6 34


H. R. Barker Mfg. Co., I doz. Welsbach Mantles 4 80


Brownell & Mason, repairing furnaces. ..:


II 88


Abbot & Co., 38,000 lbs. coal. .


107 73


Gilbert & Barker Mfg. Co., 2 bbls gasolene Express on statuary .


3 53


Wright & Fletcher, brushes, etc.


3 21


Ai Bicknell, Janitor, Feb. 1, 1897, to Feb. 1, 1898. 100 00


Amount carried forward


$251 52


.


$674 38


12 63


36


Amount brought forward $251 52


Carrie E. Read, Librarian, Feb. 1, 1897, to Feb. 1, 1898. 180 00


Carrie E. Read, extra work. 9 72


Carrie E. Read, paid express and freight. . 2 70


W. H. Martin, repairs. 7 09


$451 03


Expense of delivering books at Granite- ville and Forge Village:


Ai Bicknell, services. $50 00 $50 00


EXPENSE OF FIRST DISTRICT COURT AT AYER.


W. H. Atwood, Messiah and Geroux care .. $ 7 00


Brown case. 5 00


Thos. E. Allen, Sullivan case 3 00


J. A. Healy, Gould case. 4 12 Moran case 19 43


Taylor case. . 7 82


Chas. Laflamme, Taylor case.


2 90


Thos. E. Allen, Taylor case


8 28


$57 55


Received from fines


$83 45


TOWN COUNSEL.


Burke, Marshall & Corbett, services, 1897 $100 00 $100 00


TOWN COMMON.


Ai Bicknell, cleaning common. $4 00


J. T. Colburn, mowing common. 2 00


$6 00


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


Paid by orders to Poor Department. . . $2,643 02 $2,643 02 Appropriation, $2,500. See report of Overseers of Poor.


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PRINTING.


F. A. Frost & Co., School Committee. $


2 95


Public Burial Ground. I 50


A. W. Brownell, Assessors. I 75


Courier-Citizen Co., 650 Town Reports. 113 40


Stamped envelopes, etc. 35 50


Warrants and receipts.


6 25


Postal cards.


6 25


School Committee.


4 75


Circulars, etc.


3 50


Fishing notices


2 25


Morning Mail Co., ballots for April meet- ing II 50


Voting lists.


12 25


Samuel Hobbs & Co., blanks for Assessors


62


G. W. Southworth, Assessors' book. .. . 5 07 Greenough, Adams & Cushing, Collector's books II 65


M. C. Wight & Co., tax bills and envelopes


8 80


$227 99


INSURANCE.


Arthur Fenner, schoolhouse, Graniteville,


$3,000 for 5 years. $90 00


Town House, $1,500 for 3 years. 19 80


Town House, $2,000 for 5 years. 60 00


$169 80


BOARD OF HEALTH.


Paid by orders.


$79 90


$79 90


See Board of Health report.


PUBLIC BURIAL GROUNDS.


Paid by orders.


$213 66


$213 66


See Commissioners' report.


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MEMORIAL DAY.


Paid by order Veteran Association


$50 00


$50 00


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GUIDE POSTS AND GUIDE BOARDS.


We submit the following report on guide posts and guide boards. We have renewed and repainted about 20 guide boards during the year, and have on hand guide posts and guide boards to be erected in the spring at Nashoba Road, Brookside Corner and at the corner of the roads near Fletcher's quarry at the north- east part of the Town. A few guide boards should be repainted the coming year.


The following amount has been expended:


Frank B. Tulis, painting guide boards .... $ 3 00


Wall Brothers, painting guide boards ..... 19 60


J. A. Walkden, making 8 guide boards .... 4 00


2 00


Geo. W. Heywood, renewing guide boards S. H. Fletcher, renewing guide boards, with team 3 00


$31 60


TOWN HOUSE.


Ai Bicknell, services as Janitor from Feb.


1, 1898, to Feb. 1, 1899. $96 00


C. E. Whidden, 4,115 lbs. coal 12 86


S. B. Wright, I cord wood. . 4 00


C. E. Crowley, repair of slate roof.


5 42


Wright & Fletcher, oil, chimneys, etc. ·


25 57


Brownell & Mason, repair of furnaces


14 90


J. A. Healy, 5 tons coal.


28 75


Geo. H. Holt, repair of pump.


8 00


C. E. Osgood, repairs.


25


John M. Fletcher, oil


5 35


3 desks


18 00


$219 10


INCOME OF TOWN HOUSE.


Rent of armory from State. $175 00


Rent of building 100 00


$275 00


SOLDIERS' RELIEF.


As Authorized by Chapter 447, Acts of 1890.


James A. Graham, from Feb. 1, 1898, to Jan. 1, 1899. $95 00


Amount carried forward


$95 00


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Amount brought forward. $95 00 Gilbert A. Hood, from Feb. 1, 1898, to Jan. 1, 1899. 44 00 Susan S. Raymond, from March 1, 1898, to Dec. 1, 1899. 18 00


S. H. Fletcher, investigating case of J. A. Graham 5 00


$162 00


MILITARY AID TO INDIGENT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.


As Authorized by Chapter 279, Acts of 1894. From Jan. 1, 1898, to Jan. 1, 1899. $210 00 $210 00


STATE AID TO SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' FAMILIES. As Authorized by Chapter 301, Acts of 1894. From Jan. 1, 1898, to Jan. 1, 1899. $893 00 $893 00


FOREST FIRES.


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


No. of Acres.




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