Town of Westford annual report 1896-1901, Part 25

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


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IO. Voted, to accept and adopt the report of the Commis- sioners of Public Burial Grounds as printed. The report recom- mends that two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) be raised and appropriated for the care and improvement of Burial Grounds during the ensuing year.


II. Voted, to accept the report of the Auditor as printed.


12. Voted, to strike the name of Austin H. Foss from the list of jurors as reported by the Selectmen.


13. Voted, to accept the list of jurors as reported by the Select- men, as amended by the preceding vote, which list is as follows :- Wayland F. Balch, farmer ; Augustus Bunce, farmer ; Arthur H. Burnham, farmer ; John B Carmichael, machinist ; Quincy W. Day, farmer ; Clarence R. P. Decatur, farmer ; Jeremiah Desmond, far- mer ; Frank C. Drew, farmer; George J. Dunn, mill operative ; Elbert H. Flagg, farmer; John M. Fletcher, grocer ; J. Willard Fletcher, farmer ; Charles H. Follansbee, clerk ; Allen B. Gould, clerk ; Edwin E. Heywood, farmer; Frank H. Hildreth, farmer ; Samuel M. Hutchins, farmer ; John J. Monahan, clerk ; Elmer E. Nutting, machinist ; Charles E. Osgood, carpenter ; Nathan Pres- cott, painter ; J. Henry Read, manufacturer ; Reuben E. Redding, stable keeper ; Charles N. Richardson, farmer ; Ossian V. Robey, carpenter ; T. Arthur E. Wilson, farmer ; Walter C. Wright, clerk.


14. Voted, to raise and appropriate three thousand dollars ($3000) to repair roads and bridges.


15. Voted, to raise and appropriate four thousand dollars ($4000) for town debts and charges.


16. Voted, to and raise appropriate six thousand dollars ($6000) for public schools.


17. Voted, to raise and appropriate fifteen hundred dollars ($1500) to pay tuition of High School scholars, residents of the town, at Westford Academy.


18. Voted, to raise and appropriate twenty-five hundred dol- lars ($2500) for support of poor.


19. Voted, to raise and appropriate six hundred dollars ($600) for school text books and supplies.


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20. In regard to Article 18, which was :- " To see if the Town will authorize the Town Treasurer, under the written direction of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time to meet the demands on the treasury, and act in relation to the same", the Town voted to give such authority to the Town Treasurer.


21. Voted, that the taxes of those who pay only a poll tax, be payable at sight, and all other taxes shall be payable on the first day of January next, and if any taxes remain unpaid after that date, the Collector shall charge interest on such taxes overdue, at such rate per annum as the law may prescribe, and collect the same according to law.


There shall be allowed a discount on all taxes assessed, of five (5) per cent, if paid on or before November I, and three (3) per cent. if paid on or before Decen ber I, next if the whole tax assessed to them is paid at one time. The Auditor shall audit the accounts of the Tax Collector within three days after the first day of Novem- ber and December, and said Collector shall pay to the Town Treas- urer all the money he may have received, on or before the fifth days of November and December.


And furthermore, the Auditor shall audit the accounts of the Collector between the 15th and 20th days of February next, and the Collector shall pay to the Town Treasurer all money he may have received within five days after the said twentieth day of February.


And the Assessors are instructed to complete the assessment of taxes on or before July Ist next, and issue their warrant to the Col- lector of Taxes, with a list of persons assessed, with their places of abode, within five days after the said first day of July.


22. Chose the following officers by hand vote :


Fence Viewers-Alvin G. Polley, Lewis C. Dane, Almon S. Vose.


Measurers of Wood and Bark and Surveyors of Lumber- Thomas E. Symmes, Horace E. Gould, William W. Johnson, John A. Healy, Alonzo H. Sutherland, Jeremiah Desmond, Michael Mc- McGlinchy, Wesley O. Hawkes. Messrs. Hawkes, Healy, Desmondand Symmes sworn by Town Clerk.


Field Drivers-Lewis C. Dane, Fred Felch, John E Ward, George Columb, Fletcher Symmes.


23. Voted, to appropriate fifty dollars to commemorate Memo- rial Day.


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24. Voted, to appropriate fifty dollars for the purpose of dis- tributing books from the Public Library in Graniteville and Forge Village.


25. Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred dollars for the purchase of material to complete the new building at the Town Farm.


26. Voted, to instruct the Selectmen to purchase enough settees to furnish the Town Hall.


27. Voted, to accept the report of the Committee on High- ways


28. Voted, to adopt plan No. I of the Committee on Higways, which plan is as follows :


This plan provides for minor repairs to be made by town teams and men, but all large jobs to be done by contract. Sealed bids to be invited and contracts to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder for delivering gravel by the load, the size of load, quality of material, rate of delivery and place of delivery to be clearly specified. Written contracts to be executed, with penalty attached for failure to fulfil the conditions of the contract.


29. Voted, that the Selectmen be instructed to report the amount expended on the roads, by giving the amount expended on each road, as named in the Westford Directory, or by the known name of said road.


30. Voted, to grant the use of the Town Hall tree once a month to any organization in Town for a public meeting where an admission fee is not charged; such grant to be subject to the unanimous approval of the School Committee.


31. Voted, to adopt the provisions of Article 28, which is as follows :- " To see if the Town will authorize and direct the School Committee to close the Long Sought. For School, and transport the scholars- to another school."


32. Voted, to dismiss Art. 29, which was, " To see if the Town will vote to accept the previsions of Section 332, Chapter 548, Acts of 1898."


33. The ballots for town officers having been sorted and counted, the following persons were found to have received a plurallity of votes and were declared elected :


Town Clerk-Gilman J. Wrightw. Sorn by Moderator.


Selectman-George W. Heywood. Sworn by the Town Clerk.


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Assessor-Jeremiah Desmond. The oath prescribed by law was administered to Mr. Desmond by the Town Clerk.


Overseer of the Poor-Clarence R. P. Decatur. Sworn by Town Clerk.


Town Treasurer-Nahum H. Wright.


Collector of Taxes Arthur L Prior.


Auditor Arthur B. Plimpton.


Constables-Clarence R. P. Decatur, John A Healy. Both


sworn by Town Clerk.


School Committee-Elbert H. Flagg, Frank H. Hildreth. Both sworn by Town Clerk.


Trustee of J. V. Fletcher Library-Wm. E. Frost.


Commissioner of Public Burial Grounds-George T. Day.


The question of licensing the sale of intoxicating liquors was decided in the negative; the vote standing: yes. 31 ; no, 67 ; blanks, 9.


34. Voted, to accept the minutes of the meeting


35. Voted, to dissolve the meeting.


SHERMAN H. FLETCHER, Moderator.


GILMAN J. WRIGHT, Town Clerk


STATE ELECTION NOVEMBER 7, 1899.


Whole number of ballots cast. 318


Governor.


Albert B. Coats of Beverly (Prohibition) 9 W. Murray Crane of Dalton (Republican) . 222 Robert Treat Paine, Jr., of Boston (Democratic) . . . 64 George R. Peare of Lynn (Socialist Labor) . 2 Winfield P. Porter of Newburyport (Democratic Social) 2


Blanks


19


Lieutenant Governor.


John L. Bates of Boston (R.) ... 221


John H. Mack of North Adams (D ) .. 67


James H. Roberts of Cambridge (P.) . 5 Isaac W. Skinner of Brockton (D. S.) . 2


James F. Stevens of Boston (S. L.) I Blanks 22


Secretary.


Charles H. Bradley of Haverhill (D. S.) . 4


John B. Lewis, Jr., of Reading (P.). S


Henry Lloyd of Boston (D.). 62


Frank McDonald of Stoneham (S. L.). I


William M. Olin of Boston (R) . 214 Blanks 29


Treasurer.


Edward S. Bradford of Springfield (R.) . 208 Joseph J. Flynn of Lawrence (D.) . . 63


Herbert B. Griffin of Winthrop (P.). 4


Frederick A. Nagler of Sprinfield (S. L.). 2


Charles W. White of Winchester (D. S.) . I Blanks 40


18


Auditor.


Elbridge Gerry Brown of Brockton (D.) . 66 Frank Albin Forsstrom of Worcester (S. L.) . . I John W. Kimball of Fitchburg (R.) .. 210 Angus McDonald of Boston (D. S.) . 3 Franklin A. Palmer of Stockbridge ( P.) 7 Blanks 31


Attorney General.


Addison W. Barr of Worcester (D. S.) . 2 Hosea M. Knowlton of New Bedford (R.) 217


John H. Morrison of Lowell (D.). 65


Sidney Perley of Salem (P.). 3


Walter P. J. Skahan of New Bedford (S. L.). I


Blanks


30


Councillor.


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


S. Herbert Howe of Marlborough (R ) ... 203


Blanks


27


Senator.


George G. King of Concord (D.) . 67


Frank A. Patch of Boxborough (R.) . 211


Blanks


40


Representative in General Court.


Herbert E. Fletcher of Westford (R.) 244


T. Frank Mullin of Ayer (D.) . 53


Blanks


21


County Commissioner.


Levi S. Gould of Melrose (D. and R.) . 242


Joseph V. Schugel of Woburn (S. L.) 6


S. H. Fletcher of Westford. I Blanks 69


19


Sheriff.


John R. Fairbairn of Cambridge (D. & R.)


235


Alfred E. Jones of Everett (S. L.) .


II


I


S. H. Fletcher of Westford. Blanks


71


Return of votes for Representative in General Court for Middlesex District No. 23 :


Acton. Ayer.


Little- ton-


Shir. ley.


West- ford. Total.


Herbert E. Fletcher of Westford.


194


150


78


75


244 741


T. Frank Mullin of Ayer


52


IO3


15


33


53 256


Blanks


17


12


I


4


21 55


Whole number of ballots.


263


265


94


II2


318 1052


GILMAN J. WRIGHT, Town Clerk.


ASSESSORS' REPORT.


Value of buildings, exclusive of land, May 1, 1899. $630.334 00


Value of land, exclusive of buildings, May 1, 1899.


421,702 00


Value of personal estate


224, 180 00


$1,276,216 00


AMOUNTS RAISED.


For purchase of books and periodicals for library.


$ 200 00


Improvement of cemeteries. 250 00


Repair of roads and bridges


3,000 00


Town debts and charges.


4,000 00


Public schools


6,000 00


Tuition at academy


1,500 00


Support of poor.


2,500 00


Text books and school supplies ....


600 00


To complete buildings at town farm 300 00


- $18,350 00


State tax


795 00


County tax


1,436 51


Overlayings


307 15


Additional taxes


50 76


Tax levy ..


$20,939 42


Number of Polls. 6SI


Houses. 480


Horses


497


Cows


794


Sheep


60


Cattle other than


coWS. 204


Swine


41


Fowls


1,762


Acres of land. ...


18,000


Tax on one hundred dollars ..


$1 53


21


TOWN PROPERTY.


Town Hall


$13.500 00


Public Library


26,000 00


fown Farm .


7,000 00


Centre Schoolhouse 3.500 00


Stony Brook Schoolhouse


1,500 00


Forge Village Schoolhouse


3,800 00


Nashoba Schoolhouse.


1,500 00


Parkerville 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


Public Parks


1,500 00


Cemeteries


1.500 00


Fire Apparatus


350 00


Trust Funds


2,000 00


---- $74,550 00


Respectfully submitted,


GEORGE H. HARTFORD, SAMUEL L. TAYLOR, JEREMIAH DESMOND,


Assessors of Westford.


ABATEMENT OF TAXES AS ORDERED BY THE ASSESSORS.


I895.


Nashua, Acton & Boston R. R. $9 24


$9 24


1896.


Armenian Stock Co


$ 2 73


Blodgett, Harry


2 00


Butterfield, Lucien O


2 00


Moran, Joseph . Nashua, Acton & Boston R. R.


2 00


II 34


Shaw, Alvarado, error. 2 00


$22 07


22


1897.


Aldrich, Ambrose D


$4 50


Blodgett, Harry 2 00


Busbet, Jacob. 2 00


Carrick, Thomas


2 54


Cheever, Jacob R


2 81


Daily, Martin


2 68


Felch, John K., error


2 14


Foley, Michael


2 00


Handley, Frank 2 00


Harmon, Thomas


2 00


Lomberg, Axel.


2 00


Magar, M. G.


2 00


McNulty, John.


.


2 00


Merrill, Allen


2 54


Nashua, Acton & Boston R. R


9 45


Payer, Edward


2 00


Putney, Samuel F


74


Rapson, James


2 00


Seifer, John H., error


2 14


Voter, Ida M .


2 70


Wilson, Joseph H


2 20


$54 44


1898.


Abett, C. H.


$2 00


Allard, Joseph


2 00


Anderson, James B


2 00


Bagdo, Aaron


2 00


Barlow, James


2 45


Brow, Wesley G., error


2 00


Brown, Edward W


2 00


Bilodeau, Fred.


2 00


Buzzell, Allie E. B


2 00


Buzzell, Elijah


2 75


Buzzell, Prescott A.


2 00


Carkin, Charles W


2 38


Caron, Lewis P


2 38


Conley, Michael


2 00


Cummings, James


2 23


Amount carried forward. $32 19


23


Amount brought forward $32 19


Curtis, Barnard O


2 00


Davis, Fred S., error. 2 00


Decatur, Bert W., error


2 00


Drew, Geo. A., error


2 00


Driscoll, Michael D., error


2 00


Dupont. James


2 00


Eaton, Fred.


2 00


Helie, Adolph


2 00


Henry, Francis


2 15


Henry, James


2 45


Julian, Lewis .


2 45


Kirkpatrick. Edward


2 00


Le Clair, Peter, error


2 90


McLaughlin, Arthur


2 00


Meliver, Frank.


2 00


Moran, Joseph


2 00


Nashua, Acton & Boston R. R


IO 50


Orr, Robert


2 00


Orviskey, Claus


2 00


Osgood, Hollie


2 23


Parrott, B. F., error


2 00


Parker, John.


2 00


Riney, Frank, error


2 00


Ryan, Nathan P


2 00


Servigue, John


2 00


Slumwhite, Herbert


2 00


Toursgnaiet, Luke


2 00


Veattle, Louis


2 00


Voter, Ida M.


3 00


Yansen, Peter


2 00


$103 87


SUMMARY.


Abatement taxes IS95.


$ 9 24


1896


22 07


1897


54 44


1898


103 87


$189 62


SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


COMPENSATION OF TOWN OFFICERS.


TOWN TREASURER.


Nahum H. Wright, salary ending March 1, 1899 .


$100 00


Extra time and expense on Town business 16 00


$116 00


TOWN CLERK.


Gilman J. Wright, salary


Recording and making returns to Secretary of the Commonwealth


$12 00


of births, marriages and deaths for the year IS98, as follows :


59 births at 50 cents each 29 50


26 marriages at 20 cents each. . 5 20


51 deaths at 20 cents each. IO 20


Extra services annual Town meet- ing, 1899. 3 00


Extra services annual State elec- tion, 1899. 3 00


Attending Town Clerks' meeting at Ayer ..


2 50


Making Clerk's report


3 00


Making and transmitting five cer-


I 25


tificates under Acts of 1897 . ... Making and forwarding two deposi- tions under Acts of 1897. ....


1 00


Postage, stationery and express ..... 4 96


Dog license blanks and telephone. . .


1 15


Cash paid for administering oaths. .. Sealing wax and ink 85


50


Precinct seals 4 28


$82 39


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SELECTMEN.


Sherman H. Fletcher, salary.


$ 5 00


Making out State Aid Book .


6 00


Making 24 State Aid and Indigent Soldier returns, Chaps. 372 and 374, Acts 1899 . 6 00


Making out Town Report 10 00


Time and expenses on highways ....


35 00


Extra time as Selectman.


35 00


Time and expense perambulating Town lines between Chelmsford and Westford 3 00


$100 00


George W. Heywood, salary .


$ 5 00


Time and expense on highways. ...


35 00


Extra time as Selectman.


30 00


Time and expense perambulating Town lines between Chelms- ford and Westford .


3 00


$73 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


$35 00


$35 00


ASSESSORS.


Samuel L. Taylor, 33 days, taking invoice and making taxes. .


$ 82 50


George H. Hartford, 41 1-2 days, taking invoice and making taxes ..... .


103 75


George H. Hartford, taking school census, etc .


30 00


$216 25


TOWN COUNSEL.


Burke & Corbett


$100 00


26


TAX COLLECTOR.


Arthur L. Prior, postage and express ... $ IS 02


I cash book. 1 75


Collecting $14,976.39 before Nov. 2 at I per cent. 149 76


Collecting $1965.14 after Nov. 1 at I per cent 19 65


$189 IS


Walter C. Wright, collecting $4.50 tax, 1894, at I per cent . $ 04


Collecting $11.25 tax, 1895, at I per cent


Collecting $236.00 tax, 1896, at I per cent


2 36


Collecting $645.49 tax, 1897, at I per cent


6 45


Collecting $1,454.41 tax, 1898, at I per cent 14 54


Revenue stamps 62


$24 12


CONSTABLES.


Eugene DeRoehn, posting warrants for March meeting.


$ 5 00


John A. Healy, services.


27 37


John A. Healy, cash paid for expenses. . 45 75


Summoning election officers Nov ... 7 00


Posting warrants, Nov. election. . .. .


5 00


Care and teaming ballot box. ....


2 50


Time and expenses notifying delin- quent dog owners. 15 00


$107 62


REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.


Nelson L. Tuttle, attending 8 meetings. . $16 00


Quincy W. Day, 8 66 16 00 ..


Oscar R. Spalding, 66


4 · · S 00


Gilman J. Wright, 8 . . 16 00


Gilman J. Wright, Clerk of Board. ... 10 00


$66 00


1


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PRECINCT OFFICERS, BALLOT CLERKS AND TELLERS.


W. H. Wall, Deputy Inspector Prec. 2, Nov., 1898. . $2 00


W. E. Frost, Ballet Clerk, March, 1899. . 2 00


J. H. Read, Warden Prec. I, Nov., 1893, 2 00


H. E. Gould, Inspector Prec. 2, Nov., 1898 2 00


E. G. Boynton, Inspector Prec. 3, Nov., IS98 . 2 00


A. E. Wilson, Teller, March, 1898 and 1899 . 4 00


Geo. J. Dunn, Inspector Prec. 3, Nov., 1898, Warden, Nov., 1899 4 00


A. R. Choate, Inspector Prec. 2, Nov., 1898 . 2 00


Alfred Prinn, Inspector Prec. 2, Nov., 1899 . 2 00


T. F. Dunn, Inspector Prec. 3, Nov., 1899, 2 00


D. E. Splain, Warden Prec. 2, Nov., 1899, 2 00


J. J. Monahan, Clerk Prec. 3, Nov., 1898, 2 00 J. M. Fletcher, Clerk Prec. I, Nov., 1899, 2 00 L. C. Dane, Teller, March, 1899. ....... 2 00 W. H. H. Burbeck, Ballot Clerk and Inspector, March and Nov., 1899. . . 4 00


$36 00


SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


Florence H. Read, delivering school supplies . . $ 76 II


Cash paid for express and teaming. . 5 50


A. S. Thomson, Superintendent 750 00


Postage and stationery


15 00


Extra expenses.


20 45


A. G. Pollard, ribbons, etc., for gradua- tion exercises.


2 64


$869 70


Received from State on account of Superintendent, $625 ; net cost, $160.45.


28


UNDERTAKERS.


Albert P. Richardson, attending 44 funer- als with hearse. $SS 00


Making out 35 returns and receiving permits. S 75


John A. Healy, making out 18 returns


and receiving permits 4 50


$IOI 25


TRUANT OFFICER.


Eugene DeRoehn, services. $6 00


$6 00


APPRAISER OF PROPERTY AT TOWN FARM.


Noah Prescott, appraising property 1896 and 1897.


$4 00


$4 00


TOWN COMMON.


Ai Bicknell, labor on Common


$ 5 00


Mowing Common.


2 50


H. W. Tarbell, trimming and removing trees .. 26 00


$33 50


REPAIRS ON SCHOOLHOUSES AND ARTICLES FUR- NISHED SCHOOLS.


CENTRE SCHOOLHOUSE-TWO SCHOOLS.


G. L. Bennett, labor changing seats $ 1 00


F. B. Prescott, I screen door. 1 00


I rubber mat. 2 00


J. L. Hammett Co., slate blackboards. 10 02


B. & M. R. R., freight on same


96


Halliards for flag pole.


30


H. A. Ferguson, labor and stock.


II 45


R. D. Prescott, labor and stock.


4 69


I mat and lamp.


1 39


Brownell & Mason, repairs of furnace ...


21 So


G. H. Holt, repairs of pump.


3 50


I feather duster. I 25


Joe Wall, setting glass, etc. 3 15


Wright & Fletcher, glass, putty, washing powder, brooms, etc . 7 84


$70 35


29


STONY BROOK SCHOOLHOUSE.


I lock $ 20


H. A. Ferguson, labor and stock


I


90


$2 10


FORGE VILLAGE SCHOOLHOUSE-TWO SCHOOLS.


A. R. DeRoehn, labor on flag pole ......


$ 1 50


J. L. Hammett Co., slate blackboards .. .


13 73


B. & M. R. R., freight on same .


. ..


.. I 25


H. A. Ferguson, labor.


75


R. D. Prescott, labor and stock.


5 IS


$22 41


NASHOBA SCHOOLHOUSE.


W. W. Hendley, whitening schoolroom. .


$12 00


E. H. Flagg, labor, glass, etc.


8 78


2 brooms.


70


Town of Acton, 15 school desks.


II 25


$32 73


PARKERVILLE SCHOOLHOUSE.


E. H. Flagg, moving desks, etc


$7 75


I broom ..


35


$8 IO


MINOT'S CORNER SCHOOLHOUSE.


I broom and thermometer


$


60


60


NABNASSETT SCHOOLHOUSE.


Wright & Bemis, I clock.


$5 50


I broom.


35


$5 85


WRIGHT SCHOOLHOUSE.


Joe Wall, labor and stock $1 25


Abbot & Co., labor 1 00


I wash basin.


25


Henry Harrington, labor and stock


3 27


$5 77


30


GRANITEVILLE SCHOOLHOUSE-FOUR SCHOOLS.


J. W. DeRoehn, labor $ 1 00


J. L. Moss, labor . 1 50


Abbot & Co., labor and stock 6 75


Eugene DeRoehn, labor 6 50


Wright & Bemis, clock, etc. 7 65


J. L. Hammett Co., slate blackboards .. . 23 91


B. & M. R. R., freight on same 2 09


H. A. Ferguson, labor. 75


R. D. Prescott, labor and stock 4 00


F. L. Fletcher, oil, etc 5 34


$59 49 I clock.


EIGHTH GRADE SCHOOL.


John A. Healy, use of team


$1 00


4 00


Wright & Fletcher, ammonia, etc 15


$5 15


$212 55


TEXT-BOOKS AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED SCHOOLS.


Wright & Fletcher $ 80


F. E. Kendall.


5 00


A. D. Maclachlin I 50


E. E. Babb


10 19


Houghton, Mifflin & Co


13 OI


J. L. Hammett Co


273 14


Ginn & Co


79 58


D. C. Heath & Co.


106 08


American Book Co.


117 48


Silver, Burdett & Co


48 77


H. Holt & Co


6 34


Educational Publishing Co


15 00


Williams & Rogers.


3 57


Maynard, Merrill & Co


2 70


. Mrs. Gates Lockhart


3 50


E. L. Randlett


1 05


Amount carried forward.


$687 71


31


Amount brought forward. $687 71


Morse & Co .. 7 20


Library Bureau 10 00


Allyn & Bacon.


9 59


Enterprise Printing Works 1 55


18 00


H. B. Prescott .


F. B. Prescott 2 50


$736 55


Bills to the amount of $148.46 remained unpaid at close of financial year, March 1, 1899, which had not been paid out of the appropriation of that year ; deducting this amount from the amount paid this year leaves $588.09 ; amount received for books sold, $10.46, makes the net amount expended this year. $577 63


Appropriation $600 00


J. V. FLETCHER LIBRARY.


Ai Bicknell, Janitor, Feb. 1, 1899, to Feb. 1, 1900. $100 00


Carrie E Read, Librarian, Feb. 1, 1899, to Feb. 1, 1900 180 00


Carrie E. Read, cash paid for express, freight and teaming 17 24


Carrie E. Read, extra work


14 58


F. C. Drew, I cord wood 2 50


Joe Wall, labor and stock


25 75


S. B. Wright, 1-2 cord wood.


2 00


J. L. Douglass, repairing roof .


II 30


Brownell & Mason, cleaning and repair- ing furnaces. 8 65


Gilbert & Barker Mfg. Co., 2 bbls. gaso- line.


17 26


T. Costello & Co., repair of force pump.


3 44


Amount carried forward.


$382 72


32


Amount brought forward. . $382 72


Grass seed and top-dressing . . 4 0I


Wright & Fletcher, pails, washing pow- der, broom, brushes, etc . ..... 7 45 Wright & Fletcher, 15 19-20 tons coal at $4.35 69 38


B. & M. R. R., freight on same 15 95


Cash paid for teaming same


13 40


$492 91


DELIVERING LIBRARY BOOKS TO GRANITEVILLE AND FORGE VILLAGE. Ai Bicknell, services


$50 00 $50 00


EXPENSE OF FIRST DISTRICT COURT AT AYER.


OFFICERS' FEES.


P. O'Toole, Taylor case $ 1 47


D. C. Smith, Moore case 3 00


T. H. Manning, Mason and Saunders cases .


14 4[


John A. Healy, Colcomb case


3 54


Sprague case


12 65


Caron case


II 31


Hannon case 4 00


Thos. Manning, Dane case. 15 65


H. C. Sherwin, Parkhurst case


6. 75


$72 78


Amount received from fines. .. $55 86


GUIDE POSTS AND GUIDE BOARDS.


We submit the following report on guide posts and guide boards :


We have erected new guide posts and guide boards at the Nashoba Road, Brookside Corner, and at the corner of the roads


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near Fletcher's quarry. We have also repaired and repainted a number of guide boards that had become weather-beaten. A few more should be repainted the coming year.


The expense has been as follows :


Joe Wall, painting and lettering guide boards . $9 65


Paint and nails . 43


$10 OS


PRINTING.


F. A. Frost & Co., burial ground notices S 3 40 School Committee . 7 10


Courier-Citizen Co., 650 copies Town Reports and warrants for town meeting 124 50


Letter heads


5 25


500 stamped envelopes


12 00


Bill heads and notices


7 00


School programmes


24 50


Morning Mail Co., ballots for March


. .


11 50


Voting lists ..


IO 75


Notice to voters


1 75


Greenough, Adams & Cushing, or der


books 7 50


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


A. E. Day, School Committee 9 25


40


F. A. Frost & Co., library. 2 00


H. S. Turner, School Committee 5 50


S. W. Brownell, Assessors. 1 36


$233 76


OVERSEERS OF POOR.


By orders to Poor Department. ....... Received for support of insane and outside poor, $620.85; leaves $2,666 31 expended.


$3,287 16


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BOARD OF HEALTH.


Paid by orders. $49 20 $49 20 See Board of Health report


PUBLIC BURIAL GROUNDS.


Paid by orders $256 44 $256 44 See Commissioners' report.


MEMORIAL DAY.


Paid by order Veteran Association. . .. $50 00 $50 00


INSURANCE.


Arthur Fenner, town house, $2500 for 5 years.


$75 00


Library, $2500 for 3 years. 25 50


Center Schoolhouse, $2500 for 3 years ... 75 00


S. H. Fletcher, almshouse, barn and stock $5,599.50 for 3 years. . ....


99 13


$274 63


TOWN HOUSE.


Ai Bicknell, janitor from Feb. 1, 1900, to Feb. 1, 1900


$96 00


5 Lamps and burners. 3 60


F. C. Drew, 2 cords wood. 5 00


John A. Healy, 2.550 lbs. coal.


7 97


Floor wax.


3 00


Charles Osgood, labor


2 00


Wright & Fletcher, 9 14-20 tons coal at $4.35 42 20


B. & M. R. R., freight on sarre. 10 00


Cash paid for teaming same.


8 15


S. B. Wright, I cord wood,


4 00


Pitchers and dippers.


I 60


Brownell & Mason, new furnace as per contract


195 00


Amount carried forward


$378 52


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Amount brought forward. $387 52


Repairing old furnace 23 17


I Duster 1 25


Noah Prescott, 2 cords wood. 7 50


G. F. Millis, labor 50


2 Baskets.


1 00


H. A. Ferguson, labor 12 51


Wright & Fletcher, oil, chimneys, broom, etc. 23 90


Allen, Thompson, Whitney Co., 100 seats for hall. 93 10


J. M. Fletcher, oil. 7 40


$548 85


INCOME FROM TOWN HOUSE.


Rent of armory from state $175 00


Rent of building III 50


$286 50


SOLDIERS' RELIEF.


As authorized by Chapter 447, Acts of IS90. Susan S. Raymond, from Jan. 1, 1899, to Feb. 1, 1900. $26 00


J. A. Graham, from Jan. 1, 1899, to Feb 1, 1900. 104 00


Gilbert A. Hood, from Jan. 1, 1899, to Feb. 1, 1900. 52 00


S. H. Fletcher, services investigating


cases of Soldiers' relief.


5 00


$187 00


STATE AID TO SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AND SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' FAMILIES. As authorized by Chapter 374, Acts of 1899, From Jan. 1, 1899, to Jan. 1, 1200. .... $1,043 60


MILITARY AID TO INDIGENT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS. As authorized by Chapter 372, Acts of 1899. From Jan. 1, 1899, to Jan. 1, :900 . . . $60 00


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BURIAL OF DECEASED SOLDIERS.


As authorized by Chapter 395, Acts of ISS). A. P. Richardson, burial of John II.


Whitney, Co. B, 6th Mass. Vols .... $35 00 Burial Samuel F. Putney, Co. G, 3d Mass. Vols 35 00




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