Town of Westford annual report 1896-1901, Part 33

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


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Extra services at annual meeting, 1900 3 00


Extra services at State election. ... 5 00


Attending Town Clerks' meeting at Ayer . . 2 50


Making Clerk's report 3 00


Making and transmitting certificate under Acts of 1897 . 25


Making and forwarding two deposi- tions under Acts of 1897. . Services as Justice administering oaths . 2 75


1 00


Stationery, postage, telephone and express. 2 99


Dog license blanks 1 00


Cash paid Justice for administering oaths. 75


$77 04


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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 Chaps. 372 and 374, Acts of 1899. ... 6 00


Making out Town Report .. .. ...


10 00


Time and expense on highways and culverts. . 40 00


Extra time as Selectman.


35 00


Perambulating town line between Littleton and Westford 3 00


$105 00


George W. Heywood, salary. $ 5 00


Time and expense on highways and culverts. . . .


40 00


Extra time as Selectmen.


35 00


Perambulating Town line between Littleton and Westford. 3 00


$83 00


Wesley O. Hawkes, salary . $ 5 00


Time and expense on highways and


culverts. . . 35 00


Extra time as Selectman 25 00


$65 00


AUDITOR.


Arthur B. Plumpton, services $35 00


$35 00


ASSESSORS.


George H. Hartford, 35 days, taking invoice and making taxes. ... . $87 50


George H. Hartford, taking school


census . 25 00


Samuel L. Taylor, 28 days, taking invoice and making taxes. ... . 70 00 W. H. H. Burbeck,22 days, making taxes 55 00


$237 50


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TAX COLLECTOR.


Field & Cowles, collector's bond. $ 40 00


Revenue stamp for bond. 50


Arthur L. Prior, cash book and express. 1 90


Postage and express. . 19 05


Collecting $1,861.39 taxes, 1899, at 1 per cent. . . 18 60


Collecting $15,865.18 taxes, 1900, at 1 per cent . 158 65


Collecting $1,425.04 taxes, 1900, at 1 per cent. 14 25


Collecting $1,397.01 taxes, 1900, at 1 per cent 13 97


$266 92


CONSTABLES.


Eugene DeRoehn, posting warrants for


April and Nov. meetings ..... $10 00


Notifying town officers elected and · appointed. 10 00


John A. Healy, posting warrants for Feb. and March meetings ·


10 00


Services and expenses 15 00


Killing dogs 3 00


For expenses. .. 32 50


$80 50


REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.


Nelson L. Tuttle attending 8 meetings $16 00


Quincy W. Day


16 00


Oscar R. Spalding 6 66


16 00


Gilman J. Wright


66


16 00


Services as clerk.


10 00


$74 00


CATTLE INSPECTOR.


George T. Day, services. $94 00 $94 00


$47.00 refunded from State


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ELECTION OFFICERS.


Annual Meeting, March 19, 1900.


William E. Frost, ballot clerk. $ 2 00


W. H. H. Burbeck, ballot clerk . 2 00


T. Arthur Wilson, teller . 2 00 $6 00


STATE ELECTION .- PRECINCT ONE.


J. H. Read, warden, Nov., 1899. . .... $2 00


W. H H. Burbeck, inspector, Nov., 1900 3 00


$5 00


PRECINCT TWO.


D. E. Splain, warden, Nov., 1900. $3 00


W. C. Wright, clerk, Nov., 1899. 2 00


W. C. Wright, clerk, Nov., 1900. 5 00


Alfred Prinn, inspector, Nov., 1900 3 00


Joe Wall, inspector, Nov., 1900. 3 00


H. E. Gould, inspector, Nov., 1899 . ..


2 00


$18 00


PRECINCT THREE.


Thos. F. Dunn, warden, Nov., 1900 .... $3 00


W. R. Taylor, clerk, Nov., 1900. . 5 00


E. G. Boynton, inspector, Nov., 1900 ... 3 00


E. G. Boynton, inspector, Nov. 1899. .. 2 00


A. B. Polley, inspector, Nov., 1900. ...


3 00


F. W. Edward, clerk, Nov., 1899.


2 00


A. H. Saunders, care of ballot box and team, Nov., 1899 and 1900. ..


5 00


$23 00


$52 00


SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


$146 00


A. S. Thompson, superintendent . . .. W. J. Sleeper, making report and expenses 9 77


H. E. Richardson, superintendent ..... 600 00


H. E. Richardson, expenses and postage 29 31


1


F. H. Read, delivering school books as supply agent. 35 00


George E. Gould, use of team 1 50


$821 58


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UNDERTAKER.


A. P. Richardson, attending 33 funerals with hearse. $66 00


Making 23 returns and receiving permits. 5 75


$71 75


TRUANT OFFICER.


Eugene DeRoehn, services and ex-


penses . . $6 84


$6 84


TREE WARDEN.


W. H. H. Burbeck, services . $10 00


Cash paid for bolts, tree ink and tarred paper . 4 49


$14 49


TOWN COMMON.


Ai Bicknell, labor $5 00


Ai Bicknell, mowing common 2 50


$7 50


REPAIRS OF SCHOOL AND ARTICLES FURNISHED SCHOOLS.


CENTRE SCHOOLHOUSE-TWO SCHOOLS.


J. A. Healy, constable service $ 1 50


F. Symmes, repair of clock. 1 00


H. Dane, labor and stock. 25 55


H. A. Ferguson, labor and stock 15 60


F. E. Miller, guards for windows . .


1 25


Wright & Fletcher, locks, glass, wire, screens, pails, duster, etc. ..


13 17


Joe Wall, labor and stock ... .


6 20


H. H. Wilder, repairs of furnaces . ..


21 67


$85 94


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FORGE VILLAGE SCHOOLHOUSE-TWO SCHOOLS.


J. A. Healy, constable service. $1 50


R. D. Prescott, labor and stock. 7 96


H. A. Ferguson, labor and stock 10 55


A. Pratt & Co., lumber. 9 42


H. Dane, labor and stock 34 25


Nails. 65


D. E. Splain, coal hod, etc 38


Wright & Bemis, brooms, etc 2 65


The H. B. Smith Co., grates for fur- nace 6 50


$73 86


NASHOBA SCHOOLHOUSE.


E. H. Flagg, labor.


$ 1 60


Brooms and thermometer.


60


$ 2 20


PARKERVILLE SCHOOLHOUSE.


E. H. Flagg, labor, glass, pump, etc .... $12 00


Hiram Dane, labor and stock. 7 50


Brooms, dust pan and brushes. 1 55


$21 05


MINOT'S CORNER SCHOOLHOUSE.


Hiram Dane, labor and stock.


$7 50


Broom, dust pan and brushes


1 25


8 75


NABNASSETT SCHOOLHOUSE.


Henry Harrington, labor and stock. . . $20 58


J. L. Moss, labor. 1 50


Eugene DeRoehn, labor. 1 50


Brooms and brush


75


$24 33


LONG-SOUGHT-FOR SCHOOLHOUSE.


Henry Harrington, labor $1 88


$1 88


WRIGHT SCHOOLHOUSE.


Henry Harrington, labor S 83


Wright & Bemis, brooms, glass, etc ....


1 32


$2 15


50


GRANITEVILLE SCHOOLHOUSE-FOUR SCHOOLS.


J. A. Healey, labor. $ 75


H. H. Wilder, repair of furnace. .


95 76


Eugene DeRoehn, labor. 7 00


Henry Harrington, labor and stock. ...


46 76


Abbott & Co., labor and stock. 4 75


J. W. DeRoehn, painting school house. 42 77


F. L. Fletcher, oil, dusters, chimneys, etc. 8 80


Wright & Fletcher, paint stock. ..


57 67


A. R. DeRoehn, labor 1 60


L. W. Seems, repair of clocks. 2 75


Wright & Bemis, brooms, glass, ther- mometers, etc. 20 47


$289 08


EIGHTH GRADE SCHOOL.


J. A. Healy, constable services. .


$1 50


Henry Harrington, labor 2 67


James Stanley, repair of clock 1 00


5 17


$514 41


TEXT BOOKS AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED SCHOOLS.


J. L. Hammett Co. $265 86


American Book Co


55 03


F. E. Kendall . 3 00


Silver, Burdett & Co


9 15


Ginn & Co.


85 58


D. C. Heath & Co.


6 05


T. H. Castor & Co.


3 60


Educational Publishing Co


43 18


The Morse Co.


5 50


E. E. Babb & Co.


73


B. J. Merriam


3 25


The Beal Press ..


10 00


Wright & Potter Co 2 00


Houghton, Mifflin & Co.


28 56


Amount carried forward $521 49


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Amount brought forward $521 49


Boston School Supply Co.


1 67


J. & I. E. Moore. 9 40


S. A. Weaver 2 25


Brooks Bros 3 00


A. D. Maclahlin 3 00


G. T. Gilfoil


27 00


Masury, Young & Co.


16 90


C. E. Whidden .


9 51


Sibley & Ducker 3 75


$597 97


Appropriation


$600 00


Received from sale of books 4 05


Net cost


$593 92


J. V. FLETCHER LIBRARY.


Ai Bicknell, Janitor, Feb. 1, 1900, to Feb. 1, 1901.


$100 00


Carrie E. Read, Librarian, February and March.


30 00


Carrie E. Read, extra work.


16 20


Carrie E. Read, cash paid express and teaming 2 85


Mary P. Bunce, Librarian, April 1, 1900, to Feb. 1, 1901. 150 00


Mary P. Bunce, cash paid express and freight 5 57


Wright & Fletcher, 106% tons egg coal at $4.50 47 70


B. & M. R. R., freight on coal 10 60


W. W. Johnson, teaming coal 8 85


Brownell & Mason, repairing and clean- ing furnaces. 15 57


G. H. Phelps, repair of slates on roof ... 2 50


Gilbert & Barker, 3 bbls. gasoline. .


23 10


W. W. Johnson, 1 cord wood. 2 50


H. Dane, labor. 1 75


Amount carried forward $417 19


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Amount brought forward . . $417 19


W. E. Frost, thermometer and mantels 4 50


Chas. E. Osgood, labor 2 00


1 lawn rake. 50


l lawn mower 3 00


1 wrench ..


75


2 floor brushes 2 50


Wright & Fletcher, door springs, putty, screws, snow shovel, etc. 3 53


200 lbs. top dressing for lawn 3 80


$437 77


DELIVERING LIBRARY BOOKS TO GRANITEVILLE, FORGE VILLAGE AND BROOKSIDE.


Ai Bicknell, services $71 00 $71 00


EXPENSE OF FIRST DISTRICT COURT AT AYER.


C. R. Decatur, Dane case. $ 3 65


J. A. Healy, court expenses . 5 10


J. A. Healy, Farwell case 14 98


H. C. Sherwin, Lawton case. 9 25


S. H. Balch, Whitney case 4 03


Received from fines $30 85 $37 01


GUIDE POSTS AND GUIDE BOARDS.


The following report on guide posts and guide boards is sub- mitted :


We have not during the past year renewed any guide posts or guide boards, as those now erected are in very good condition. During the coming year a few may need repainting and new ones supplied.


PRINTING.


Courier-Citizen Co., stamped envelopes . $ 12 00 Courier-Citizen Co., 675 Town Reports. 128 00


Courier-Citizen Co., warrants, notices, circulars, etc. 32 51


Amount carried forward $172 51


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Amount brought forward $172 51


Courier-Citizen Co., school committee .. 2 25


Morning Mail Corp., ballots, notices, poll tax lists, voting lists, etc. ... G. W. Southworth, assessors. . ...... 5 67


39 15


Wright & Potter Co., school committee.


1 08


M. G. Wight & Co, tax collector, for tax bills, envelopes, etc. 9 10


F. A. Frost & Co., school committee ... 4 12


$233 88


OVERSEERS OF POOR.


Paid by orders to Poor Department .... $2,931 50


$2,931 50


BOARD OF HEALTH.


Paid by orders.


$19 50


$19 50


See Board of Health Report.


PUBLIC BURIAL GROUNDS.


Paid by orders.


$200 89


$200 89


See Commissioners' Report.


MEMORIAL DAY.


Paid by order Veteran Association . . $ 50 00


$ 50 00


INSURANCE.


S. H. Fletcher, Town House, $2700 for 3 years. $35 94


$35 94


TOWN HOUSE.


Ai Bicknell, janitor from Feb., 1900, to Feb. 1, 1901


$96 00


Standard Fire Extinguisher Co., for 2 fire extinguishers 25 00


C. E. Osgood, labor


1 13


Wright & Fletcher, 7} tons furnace coal at $4.25


31 88


B. & M. R. R., freight on coal 7 50


Amount carried forward. $161 51


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Amount brought forward. $161 51


W. W. Johnson, cartage on coal. 6 30


Brownell & Mason, repairs of furnace .. 3 61


J. M. Fletcher, oil, etc. .


10 44


W. W. Johnson, 1 cord wood. 2 50


G. H. Phelps, repair of slate roof. ...


2 00


Wright and Fletcher, oil, glass, wax, chimneys, etc. 22 44


J. L. Moss, labor 1 50


G. H. Holt, repair of pump 1 25


$211 55


INCOME FROM TOWN HOUSE.


Rent of Armory from state.


$175 00


Rent of building 95 25


$270 25


SOLDIERS' RELIEF. As authorized by Chapter 447, Acts of 1890.


James A. Graham, from Feb. 1, 1900, to Feb. 1, 1901 .. $96 00


Gilbert A. Hood, from Feb. 1, 1900, to Feb. 1, 1901. 48 00


Susan S. Raymond, Feb. 1, 1900, to Nov. 1,1901 . 56 00


S. H. Fletcher, services investigating cases of Soldiers' Relief . 5 00


$205 00


STATE AID TO SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AND SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' FAMILIES. As authorized by Chapter 374, Acts of 1899. From Jan. 1, 1900, to Jan. 1, 1901 ...... $1,043 00 $1,043 00


MILITARY AID TO INDIGENT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS. As authorized by Chapter 372, Acts of 1899. From Jan. 1, 1900, to Jan. 1, 1901 ..... $85 00 $85 00


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FOREST FIRES AND OTHER FIRES.


The following fires have occurred during the past year, and estimated damages by the Forest Fire Wards :


April 7-On land of M. F. Downs and others. .


No. of Acres. Damage. 2 $25 00


7-On land of A. A. Flint and Waldo Cummings .


8 25 00


B 75 00


13 15 00


12-On land of heirs of Wm. Kittredge. . 26-On land of heirs of A. B. Buttrick ... 26-On land of Frank C. Hildreth. ·2


8 00


26-On land of Edward Prescott 23


10 00


June 15-On land of W. C. Edwards


3


Sept. 17-On land of Noah Prescott


60 00


36


$273 00


DWELLING HOUSES AND BARNS.


June 6 -- The dwelling house of Mrs. Lydia B. Sherman. Value of building, $1,200. Insurance, $1,000. Cause of fire, overturn of oil lamp.


June 28-Barn of George C. Moore, used as storehouse by Ralph C. Whidden. Cause of fire, supposed to be from spark from fire in shanty near by occu- pied by workmen.


July 4-Barn of Charles Coture. Cause of fire unknown. Value of building, $400. Insurance, $300.


Oct. 1-Attempt was made to burn down dwelling of Joseph D. Wilkinson, but the fire was extinguished with- out much damage.


Dec. 6-This same dwelling was burned down, with total loss. Value of building, $50. No insurance. Cause of fire incendiary.


May


26-On land of J. DeCarteret and others . 4-On land of Harriet Randall.


B 5 00


50 00


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EXPENSES.


Edward Prescott, services as Forest Fire Ward, 1898 and 1899. $10 00


H. E. Fletcher & Co. and others, fire on land of Downs, Abbot Estate, Flint Cummings, De Carteret, Edwards and Prescott. 36 60


J. A. Healey, Fire Ward, and others. 43 88


H. H. Mills. 1 00


C. R. Decatur and others 4 00


Gilmer Stone, Fire Ward. 6 75


$102 23


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


J. W. DeRoehn, painting ladder building at Graniteville. $5 00 $5 00


GENERAL EXPENSES.


Postage for Town Reports $ 20 60


Good Roads Machine Co., castings for


road machine.


21 50


C. E. Whidden, freight and express. ..


5 21


B. H. Brow, rent of land for cavalry rifle range, July, 1897, to July, 1899 D. H. Waller, rent of land for cavalry rifle range, July, 1899, to July, 1900 P. Savage, fence posts.


10 00


7 50


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


160 00


M. D. Jones & Co., S. A. R. markers .. . Waldo Bros., drain pipe.


5 00


147 67


Freight on drain pipe.


16 28


Dr. E. D. Harris, attending sick horse. .


28 00


S. E. Spencer, rubber stamps. .


75


H. A. Hildreth, storage for carts. ....


5 00


M. W. Jenkins, shoeing horses, repairing carts and jobbing . 18 95


M. W. Jenkins, ironing cart. 30 00


M. W. Jenkins, 110 fence posts 7 70


5 00


Amount carried forward $489 16


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Amount brought forward. $489 16


Food for election officers, March, 1900. . 3 01


Congregational Society, land damage, relocating streets, 1898. .


5 00


J. W. O'Brien, repairing cavalry target. . 7 00


Cash paid for freight and express ... 1 bill book. 2 25


2 19


4 barrels of Portland and Rosendale cement . 7 70


Fence posts, wire and staples 10 73


2 feed bags


2 50


4 blank books.


2 50


Dr. J. N. Murray, attending sick horse. Shovels, rakes, picks, forks and tools for road department. 26 09


14 00


N. E. Telephone & Telegraph Co., use of telephone for town officers.


28 22


Postage for town officers. 7 62


135 00


W. C. Robbins, difference on horse ..... J. W. Godfrey, M. D., return of 4 births W. J. Sleeper, M. D., return of 22 births Wright & Fletcher, articles as per bill. . Frank Haley, blacksmith's bill . .


1 00


5 50


10 05


19 58


10 20


42 50


N. L. Tuttle, 1 drag .


5 75


G. Deizel, ringing bell July 4.


2 00


A. E. Day, ringing bell July 4. 2 00 . John A. Healey, repairs of barge on account of damage on highway ... 25 00


John Feeney, repair of harnesses .... 8 25


Town of Littleton, one-half payment for new town bound. 2 98


F. E. Miller, blacksmithing 22 47


Carter Ink Co., record ink . 1 25


Copying contract on culverts. 1 00


Ai Bicknell, repairs of pump. 1 00


H. S. Knight, blacksmithing 7 43


$912 58


J. E. Knight, repairing carts and jobbing J. A. Walkden, new cart body and repairs Abbot & Co., use of telephone.


1 65


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ROAD DEPARTMENT.


In the spring of 1900, during the months of February and March, when we usually have drifting snow storms, this part of the country was visited with a series of heavy rain storms which did an immense amount of damage in this section of the country, and our town as well as the surrounding towns suffered to an unusual extent. The ground being frozen, the water rushed down into the valleys and water courses, getting under the frost, washing out the roads and undermining many of the culverts so as to leave them in a dangerous condition. A number of the culverts were not large enough to take such a volume of water and in many places the highways were overflowed. The road at Brookside leading from that place to Chamberlain's corner was completely washed away on the hillside and the road had to be practically rebuilt. At Greig's corner at Graniteville the water from the roadside overflowed on to the land of John Greig and damaged his land and buildings. We found the only way we could take care of the surface water was to widen the road and build a retaining wall, grade up the road so as to get suitable gutters and to put in a 12-inch pipe to conduct the water to the other side of the road, thence into Stony Brook. Abbot & Co. and Mr. Greig very generously gave land enough to carry out these improvements.


Two culverts were rebuilt and enlarged in the north part of the town and one in the south part on the Littleton and Lowell road. These we let out, with the retaining wall, by contract to the lowest bidder. The bridge at Forge Village over the Stony Brook, at the crossing of the Stony Brook R. R., was found in a dangerous condition and part of the wall fallen down, and the whole structure had an appearance of a liability of coming down at any time. We did not think it was for the interest of the town to leave it in the condition it was in until another spring, for if it collapsed with a big rush of water the town would be liable to heavy damages to the mill property situated below. It was in such condition that it was impossible to get an accu- rate estimate of the expense of rebuilding, as part of the work would have to be done by the railroad company. Upon consul- tation with the R. R. Co., we decided to have H. E. Fletcher & Co. do the work by the day, as this firm was to do the work for


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the R. R. Co., and it was much better to have one party do the whole work. The expense was considerable, but less than was expected. All parts of the town were more or less affected, which helped swell the expense. We have kept separate under the headings " Road Department," " Culverts" and " Bridge at Forge Village," the expense of each. In accordance with Chap- ter 98, Acts of 1898, Benjamin F. Day was appointed Superin- tendent of Streets.


Under his direction the following amounts have been expended. The bills show what month they were paid but not in all cases the month the work or expense occurred.


MARCH.


L. J. Marden, grain $18 78


S. M. Hutchins, labor . 30


$19 08


APRIL.


W. W. Johnson, team $35 63


G. H. Whitney, labor 27 74


B. Billings, labor 13 50


S. Crossland, labor. 30 75


B. F. Day, superintendent 15 00


Team. 48 00


A. Barteaux, labor 37 17


M. Barteaux, labor 38 00


J. Good, labor 22 50


MAY.


M. Barteaux, labor. $38 00


S. Crossland, labor 32 35


A. Barteaux, labor 37 71


B. Billings, labor 36 00


C. Crabb, labor . 36 00


I. G. Hall, labor. 4 30


L. J. Marden, grain, March and April. . 27 82


B. F. Day, superintendent 45 00


Team .. 63 00


J. Good, labor 36 75


$268 29


$356 93


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JUNE.


Charles Crabb, labor. $ 40 50


Town Farm, 11,590 lbs. hay 104 31


B. F. Day, superintendent . 45 00


Team. 52.00


One horse for team 26 00


A. Barteaux, labor 37 14


M. Barteaux, labor


38 00


B. Billings, labor 38 25


J. Good, labor. 38 25


S. Crossland, labor 31 50


G. H. Whitney, labor 16 00


Jeptha Wright, gravel. 9 10


W. W. Johnson, team and men .


71 75


$547 80


JULY.


J. Good, labor. $35 25


B. Billings, labor 35 25


Chas. Crabb, labor 35 25


S. Crossland, labor


35 25


A. Barteaux, labor


9 00


M. Barteaux, labor


38 00


B. Gilmore, labor 11 30


Edw. Billings, labor. 4 50


B. F. Day, superintendent 45 00


Team . 50 00


One horse for team 24 00


J. A. Healy, grain 41 28


AUGUST.


W. C. Robbins, use of horse. $15 00


C. H. Bicknell, gravel and labor 3 60


B. Billings, labor. 17 25


J. Good, labor. 35 25


M. Barteaux, labor


38 00


S. Crossland, labor 33 00


Chas. Crabb, labor 35 25


Amount carried forward. $177 35


$364 08


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Amount brought forward. $177 35


B. Gilmore, labor 37 71


D. McCloud, labor. 7 50


B. F. Day, superintendent 45 00


Team


62 00


One horse for team 26 00


$355 56


SEPTEMBER.


A. L. Day, labor. $ 6 00


Geo. Billings, labor


6 00


M. Crabb, labor.


29 25


J. Dinsmore, labor 39 75


M. Barteaux, labor


38 00


J. Good, labor


30 00


D. McCloud, labor


33 00


S. Crossland, labor


36 90


H. Billings, labor.


6 00


B. Gilmore, labor


27 00


B. F. Day, superintendent


45 00


Team 48 00


One horse for team .


24 00


S. M. Hutchins, gravel. 30 25


M. F. Downs, labor


15 00


§414 15


OCTOBER.


W. W. Johnson, team $ 3 50


Geo. Billings, labor. 14 52


M. Crabb, labor 36 75


D. McCloud, labor 26 25


J. Good, labor . 35 25


S. Crossland, labor. 28 50


M. Barteaux, labor


38 00


A. L. Day, labor.


7 50


H. Billings, labor.


13 02


B. F. Day, superintendent


45 00


Team . .


48 00


One horse for team 25 00


J. Dinsmore, labor 36 75


$35S 04


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NOVEMBER.


H. Billings, labor $31 02


Conant & Co., grain 16 81


M. Crabb, labor. 10 50


A. S. Vose, labor


C. B. Farrow, labor 90


10 00


M. Barteaux, labor


38 00


J. Dinsmore, labor


24 00


J. C. Miller, labor


6 00


S. Crossland, labor 27 00


27 00


D. McCloud, labor


J. Good, labor. 29 25


B. F. Day, superintendent 45 00


44 00


One horse for team


22 00


D. Desmond, labor and plank for bridge 10 23


$341 71


DECEMBER.


J. A. Haley, grain for August, Septem- ber, October and November .


$65 55


W. W. Johnson, team and men 40 25


J. C. Miller, labor . 3 00


S. Crossland, labor.


18 00


D. McCloud, labor.


15 75


Geo. Billings, labor


11 25


John Wayne, labor


8 00


J. Good, labor.


15 75


A. L. Day, labor


16 88


M. F. Downs and others, labor


51 00


B. F. Day, superintendent


18 75


Team


23 50


One horse for team 11 75


JANUARY.


Gilmer Stone, labor


$ 25


S. Crossland, labor 3 00


J. Good, labor. 3 00


Amount carried forward. $6 25


$299 43


Team .


63


Amount brought forward $ 6 25


S. L. Felch, labor. 12 40


C. M. Griffin, labor. 12 00


W. H. H. Burbeck, labor


11 25


S. M. Hutchins, gravel. 9 25


H. F. Hildreth, covering stones, etc.


13 91


$65 06


$3,390 13


Received for use of team and men . $17 25 Appropriation $3,300 00


Overdrawn $72 88


SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE TOWN FOR USE OF ROAD DEPARTMENT.


1 horse, 1 set heavy harnesses, 2 carts, 4 old whiffletrees and chains, 1 evener and spreader, 2 spare horse collars, 1 wrench, 1 wagon jack, 3 chains, 1 stone lifter, 1 pair hand splices, 5 rakes, 5 shovels, 1 new shovel, 1 manure fork, 1 hay fork, 2 plows, 10 blasting drills, 12 plug drills, lot of shims and wedges, 1 bush snath, 2 bush scythes, 1 ax, 1 trimming saw, 2 halters, 2 lan- terns, 1 oil can, 1 tool box, 3 large hoes, 2 small hoes, 2 picks, 4 iron bars, 1 pinch bar, I hand hammer, 2 striking hammers, 1 stone hammer, 1 curry comb, 1 horse brush, 2 horse blankets, 2 surcingles, 1 stone drag, 2 yokes, 1 road scraper, 2 gravel screens, 1 drill spoon, '2 stone forks, 1 mattock, 1 two horse sled, 1 pail, 1 post rammer, 1 post spoon, 1 post hole digger, lot of sewer pipe, 1 stone jigger, 400 lbs. hay, 2 nose bags, 4 new whiffletrees, 1 trowel, 1 paving hammer, 2 grab hooks, ¿ barrel cement.


Expense of repairing roads in February and March, 1900, on account of washouts, with amount paid each person for labor :


George Burke. 4 20


F. L. Downs 4 65


J. M. O'Brien 7 15


R. C. Whidden with team 32 90


I. G. Hall and others 5 97


H. J. Murphy 35 85


J. H. Colburn 15 40


Amount carried forward. $106 12


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Amount brought forward $106 12


E. Decatur 3 00


Geo. Hutchins 3 00


H. B. Read 10 20


W. W. Johnson with team 53 25


B. F. Day with team 60 91


B. F. Day, superintendent 39 38


L. Eliason . 17 10


G. H. Whitney 23 63


N. Swanson .


34 80


S. Crossland


30 38


A. Gardell


1 95


Chas. Coture. 1 20


J. A. Healey with team 58 30


J. F. Sweetser 17 90


S. L. Taylor


11 55


G. O. Jackson.


1 50


T. H. Hamblett


3 38


J. W. O'Brien


1 43


S. T. Hildreth


1 35


F. H. Hildreth


3 85


I. L. Mansfield.


16 50


John Flynn .


2 75


J. H. O'Brien 10 05


H. Allorie 14 25


S. Semore 15 00


Eben Prescott


4 00


H. E. Gould.


6 95


E. H. Flagg


1 50


G. Swanson


9 90


H. Mills


30


John Connell


45


John Payne


3 46


T. Driscoll 87


R. E. Redding 9 15


A. H. Sutherland. 3 60


F. W. Banister 8 00


W. C. Edwards. 4 65


M. F. Downs with team 39 00


$634 56


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RETAINING WALL AT GRANITEVILLE, OPPOSITE LAND OF JOHN GREIG.


Thos. E. Symmes, survey and plan. ... $ 2 25 J. A. Healy, building retaining wall as per contract . 229 97


J. A. Healy, grading . 52 01 $284 23


REBUILDING CULVERTS.


C. B. Farrow, rebuilding culvert as per contract . $ 92 00


M. F. Downs, rebuilding culvert as per contract . 73 00


Angus McDonald, rebuilding culvert as per contract 115 00


$280 00


BRIDGE AT FORGE VILLAGE.


H. E. Fletcher & Co., rebuilding bridge $524 95


Am. Bolt Co., irons for fence. 20 47


Boston & Maine R. R., freight . 83


W. H. H. Burbeck, labor on fence. . .


2 50


A. H. Sutherland, labor on fence. . 3 00


$551 75


BANK WALL AT MARDEN'S MILL.


At the annual meeting $200 was appropriated to repair the bank wall to the arch bridge at Marden's Mill. We had a survey and plan made for the purpose of commencing work, but in the meantime the adjoining property changed ownership, and not knowing what improvements might be made we deemed it advis- able to postpone the work until a future time, although a new wall will have to be built soon.


Paid Thos. E. Symmes for survey and


plan .


$1 50 $1 50


66


BREAKING ROADS.


C. L. Adams, 1899. $ 3 40


C. M. Griffin and others, 1899 27 15


H. E. Gould. 6 75


J. T. Colburn 1 50


C. F. Shugrue. 7 15


A. H. Sutherland 75


W. C. Edwards 2 55


M. F. Downs


14 00


S. H. Balch. 3 90


W. W. Johnson 18 75


$85 90


RELOCATION AND WIDENING OF SCHOOL STREET OR CAR- LISLE ROAD.


At the Annual Meeting the Town voted to instruct the Selectmen to carry out the order of the County Commissioners on the relocation and widening of School street, so-called, as petitioned for by residents of that street, and to complete the work this year. The work was done under the direction of the County Engineer, the County Commissioners awarding the Town $1,000 on completion of the work to their acceptance. Advertisements for proposals to build the road were placed in the Boston and Lowell papers and also mailed to contractors. The following proposals were received :




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