Town of Westford annual report 1896-1901, Part 40

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


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John H. Smith of Dalton (P.)


3


3


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7


Frank Thompson of Plymouth (D. S.). . .


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1


0


2


Henry E. Turner of Malden (R.).


86


54


23


163


Attorney-General.


Allen Coffin of Nantucket (P.).


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John T. Hargraves of Worcester (S.) ....


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Herbert Parker of Lancaster (R.).


89


48


22


159


Arthur A. Putnam of Uxbridge (D.) ....


16


20


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Clarence E. Spelman of Westfield (D. S.)


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Councillor.


· Henry H. Benoit of Lawrence (D. S.) .. .


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George M. Buttrick of Everett (P.) ......


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3


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Francis L. Fletcher of Westford (D.) ..


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51


13


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


89


30


20


139


Senator.


John P. Farley of Lowell (D.). .


16


20


7 43


Herbert E. Fletcher of Westford (R.) ....


93


59


31


183


Representative in General Court.


Edwin A. Phalen of Acton (D.)


18


21


10


19


Webster C. Robbins of Acton (R.)


90


56


24


170


County Commissioner.


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


90


58


25


173


Robert Lusk of Cambridge (D. S.).


4


6


5


15


William F. Merrill of Malden (P.).


3


4


1


8


Associate Commissioners.


Christian Beck of Cambridge (D. S.).


4


10


3


17


Louis Eisner of Everett (D. S.) ..


3


11


5


19


David T. Strange of Stoneham (R.).


76


39


18


133


Edward Everett Thompson of Woburn (R.)


67


43


21


131


Samuel H. Warren of Weston (P.).


3


3


0


6


22


District Attorney.


Prec. 1.


Prec. 2. Prec.


Tota


Thomas F. Rooney of Malden (D. S.) ....


4


5


3


12


George A. Sanderson of Ayer (D.) (R.) ..


97


60


24


181


Clerk of Courts.


Theodore C. Hurd of Winchester


(D.) (R.)


93


56


24


173


George F. Ritchie of Malden (D. S.)


3


8


1


12


Henry A. Smith of Stoneham (P.). ..


14


23


14


51


Sheriff.


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


96


58


28


182


· Francis P. Finegan of Everett (D. S.) ....


3


8


2


13


Roscoe G. Watson of Cambridge (P.) ....


3


4


0


7


Return of Votes for Representatives in General Court for Middlesex District, No. 23.


West- ford.


Edward A. Phalen of Acton ..


Acton. 74


Ayer. 74


Little- ton. 21


Shirley.


20


49


Total 238


Webster C. Robbins of Acton


149


156


83


73


170


631


Charles M. Kimball of Acton


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John M. Maloney of Ayer.


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Blanks


24


21


10


7


25


87


Whole.number of ballots


248


252


114


100


244


958


EDWARD FISHER, Town Clerk, pro tempore.


NOTE.


The list of Town Officers and those portions of the foregoing report to which his name is attached had been prepared by Mr. Wright before his decease, and are respectfully submitted as prepared by him.


EDWARD FISHER,


Town Clerk, pro tempore.


.


A true copy.


TREE WARDEN'S REPORT.


As Tree Warden I submit the following:


Number of trees bolted, six. The balance of work done was in trimming that I found in different parts of the town that were liable to do damage to covered carriages, as the branches were hanging down and were lower than they should be for safety to passing teams.


W. H. H. BURBECK, Tree Warden.


February 7, 1902.


REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.


Westford, February 7, 1902.


As Sealer of Westford, Mass., I submit the following report: Number Hay scales 5


Platform scales 16


Counter scales 21


Spring balances


1


Steelyards 1


--


Total


14


Sealed cans and glass jars as follows:


WINE MEASURE.


Number of cans 28


Glass jars 38


Total 66


Number of measures, one gallon


10


two quart 14


one quart 5


pint 1


Total 30


DRY MEASURE.


One-half bushel 1


One peck measure 1


One-half peck measure 2


Total 4


W. H. H. BURBECK.


Sealer.


ASSESSOR'S REPORT, 1901.


Value of buildings, exclusive of land, May 1. $717,565 00


Value of land, exclusive of buildings, May 1. 449,176 00


Value of personal estate, May 1. 317,446 00


$1,484,187 00


AMOUNT RAISED.


For purchase of books and periodicals


for library


$ 150 00


Library catalogue


350 00


Public burial grounds


200 00


Public schools


6,000 00


Tuition at academy


1,500 00


Support of poor


1,500 00


Text-books


600 00


Repair of roads


3,500 00


Library note


500 00


State note, with interest


1,352 00


Town debts and charges.


2,000 00


$17,652 00


State tax.


892 50


County tax


1,606 62


Overlayings


512 58


Additional taxes


11 43


Total tax levy


$20,675 13


Number of polls


684


Horses


410


Cows


685


Sheep


56


Neat cattle


240


Swine


21


Houses


475


Fowls


1,876


Land, acres


18,000


Tax on one hundred dollars


$1 30


26


TOWN PROPERTY.


Town Hall $13,500 00


Public Library


26,000 00


Town Farm 7,000 00


Public parks


1,500 00


Cemeteries


1,500 00


Centre School-house


3,500 00


Stony Brook School-house


1,500 00


Forge Village School-house.


3,800 00


Nashoba School-house


1,500 00


Parkerville School-house


1,800 00


Minot's Corner School-house


1,500 00


Nabnassett School-house


1,500 00


Long-Sought-For School-house


1,600 00


Wright School-house


1,500 00


Graniteville School-house.


4,500 00


Fire apparatus


350 00


Trust funds


2,000 00


$74,550 00


Respectfully submitted,


GEORGE H. HARTFORD, SAMUEL L. TAYLOR, J. WILLARD FLETCHER, Assessors of Westford.


ABATEMENT OF TAXES AS ORDERED BY THE ASSESSORS.


1897.


Floyd, Samuel N.


$2 00


Hamlin, Edward A


2 61


O'Brien, James F.


2 00


Shaw, Francis A.


2 00


$8 61


1898.


Hamlin, Edward A.


$3 13


Leland, Hiram


2 00


O'Brien, James F


2 00


O'Brien, John


2 00


Amount carried forward $ 9 13


27


Amount brought forward


O'Dell, William F


$ 2 00


Shaw, Francis A.


2 00


Sheahan, John J.


2 38


Wood, Albert J.


2 00


$17 9€


1899.


Saunders, Heber H.


$ 2 00


Elliott, Thomas H.


3 82


Duren, Joseph, estate


6 12


Whitney, J. H., estate


15 07


Barlow, James


2 77


Berthume, Israel


2 00


Berthume, Joseph


2 00


Clark, Lewis G.


2 00


Clark, Frederick W


2 00


Clark, Harry


2 00


Campbell, Charles A


2 38


Cann, Herbert


2 00


DeRoehn, Eugene


2 00


Draper, Charles W


2 00


Hillier, Isaac


2 00


Litchfield, James A.


2 38


Leguerre, Victor


15


Lamphier, Rufus D


2 00


Morton, Fred A


2 00


Morton, Wilfred


2 00


Morton, Aubrey


2 00


Magor, Jacob


2 00


Parker, William W.


4 07


Sheahan, John J


2 00


Shaw, Francis A.


2 00


Wyman, Horace W


2 00


$72 70


1900.


Allard, Joseph, estate


$10 00


Elliott, Thomas H.


6 08


Allarie, Victor


2 00


Amount carried forward $18 08


$ 9 13


28


Amount brought forward


$18 08


Boucher, Flavian


$ 2 00


Bellow, Charles


2 00


Body, Amos


2 00


Benjamin, George 2 00


Burnham, George H.


2 00


Batchelder, John


2 00


Carkin, William O


2 00


Clark, Fred


2 00


Clark, Harry L.


2 00


Carr, William T


2 00


Chase, Cyrus


2 00


Cooper, Joseph H.


2 00


Connor, James


2 00


Dean, Dennis


2 00


Drapo, Joseph


2 00


Gould, Fred S.


2 00


Gilmore, Frank


2 00


Giragon, Ohaurian


2 00


Howard, William


2 00


Haviakuern, Emil


2 00


Harrap, Thomas


2 00


Leland, Hiram


2 00


Lamere, George F.


2 00


Mclaughlin, Arthur


2 00


McBride, William E


2 00


McMurray, James


2 00


Mellett, Joseph 2 00


Northrup, Adino


2 00


Nichols, Moses C.


2 00


Marjorie, Noel


2 00


Pace, Charles D.


2 00


Page, John G.


2 00


Richards, Joseph


2 00


Rivard, John


2 00


Ritchey, William


2 00


Rushler, Oliver


2 00


Robichard, Jeffrey


2 00


Amount carried forward.


$92 08


29


$ 92 08


Amount brought forward


Sheahan, John J.


$ 2 00


Shaw, Francis A. 2 00


St. Peter, Edward


2 00


Tirrell, Simon


2 00


Whitney, Joseph T.


2 80


Wiggin, Fred


2 24


Wright, George O


2 00


Wood, William B.


2 00


Wilson, Walter


2 00


Wilson, James H.


2 00


$113 12


1901.


Abbot Worsted Co.


$15 60


Blood, Melvina, estate


13 33


Brow, Byron H.


9 10


Elliott, Thomas H


4 95


Gould, Edwin


2 00


Morse, F. M.


2 00


Marden, Lewis J.


44 53


Murphy, Edward H.


4 20


Sullivan, Mrs. Jerry


7 48


Sweatt, Samuel D ..


2 00


Tallant, Eben W


1. 17


Prescott, Samuel A.


1 30


$107 66


$320 11


SUMMARY.


Abatement taxes 1897.


$ 8 61


1898


17 96


1899


72 76


1900


113 12


1901


107 66


-


$320 11


TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


UNCOLLECTED FOR 1897.


Estate of Henry Herrick


$1 89


Leroy B. Leland 2 00


George E. Whittier


81


George F. Blair


68


Harry C. Green


41


$5 79


UNCOLLECTED FOR 189S.


Estate of Henry Herrick


$ 2 10


W. W. Johnson


11 64


Edwin F. Carkin


2 00


Estate of Samuel Fletcher


179 41


Leroy B. Leland


2 00


J. H. Barrett


30


George F. Blair


75


Harry C. Green


45


Estate of David Vickery


68


$194 33


WALTER C. WRIGHT, Tax Collector.


UNCOLLECTED TAXES FOR THE YEAR 1899.


Carl Cantin


$ 2 00


Howard T. Adams


8 74


Loammi C. Bicknell


13 62


Arthur W. Balser.


3 53


Nathaniel J. Decatur


2 77


Henry Herrick Estate


2 14


James Hunt


3 68


Amount carried forward $36 48


31


Amount brought forward. $ 36 48


William W. Johnson


14 84


Selden W. Kimball


14 74


Warren E. Merrill


2 00


James F. O'Brien


2 38


Joseph B. Riney


2 15


George F. Blair


77


Charles Crevier


1 53


Harry C. Green


16


George L. Cady


28 55


Total


$103 90


(Signed)


A. L. PRIOR, Collector of Taxes.


UNCOLLECTED TAXES FOR THE YEAR 1900.


Joseph Berthume


$ 2 00


Charles Amos


2 00


Emily C. Blood


13 41


George L. Bennett


2 56


Loammi C. Bicknell


14 08


Charles H. Bicknell


15 84


Arthur W. Balser


2 00


William .C. Burleigh


2 00


Napoleon Bean


2 24


Mrs. Bridget Carr


7 20


Mrs. Walter H. Cummings Estate


9 60


Irving T. Cummings


2 24


Mrs. Nellie S. Carkin


2 56


Carl Cantin


2 00


Percy A. Chapman


2 00


George Demarais


24


Moses Duggrey


2 00


Victor Dufree


2 00


Samuel N. Eaton


1 00


Samuel Fletcher Estate


189 36


Harry N. Fletcher


2 00


Samuel N. Floyd


2 00


Amount carried forward


$280 36


32


Amount brought forward $280 36


Henry Herrick Estate


2 24


Thomas Hughes


2 00


William W. Johnson


30 88


Selden W. Kimball


17 10


Hoyt S. Knights


3 60


Thomas Kent


2 00


David Keefe


2 00


Luther Lawton


13 20


Eugene Levine


2 00


Mrs. Louisa Leland


3 76


Henry Monahan


18 00


Warren E. Merrill


2 00


Timothy Mahoney 2 00


Asdoor Mosek 2 00


B. F. Nutting


36 00


Charles F. Naylor


2 00


John W. O'Brien


12 16


John O'Brien


2 00


Mrs. Honora O'Brien


60 96


John O'Brien, 2nd


24 00


john W. O'Brien, 2nd


2 24


Robert O'Dell


2 00


B. F. Parrott


6 00


Edward Payerer


2 24


Frank B. Riney


2 24


Joseph B. Riney


2 00


Joseph Rosseau


2 00


Charles F. Shugrue


33 28


Florence Sullivan Estate


S 50


Timothy Sullivan


2 00


Michael Sullivan


2 00


Thomas O'Sullivan


39 84


Frederick Stirk


2 40


Nathaniel Sweetser Estate


12 00


Judson F. Shaw


6 52


William G. Stevens


16


Amount carried forward


$645 98


33


Amount brought forward $645 98


Charles F. Shaw


2 00


Simon Smith


2 00


James Shea


2 00


John E. Ward


11 92


Daniel Ward


20 56


Gilman F. Wright


32 00


Walter W. Wyman


2 40


Mrs. Ida Wyman Estate


15 60


NON-RESIDENTS.


E. S. Wolfe


$ 96


Mrs. Ida M. Voter


12 80


Charles A. Vinal


16 00


Mrs. Georgianna Kelley


2 56


Charles F. M. Fish


2 80


Frank A. Fletcher


8 56


Charles G. Wright


5 76


George F. Blair Estate


80


Charles Crevier


2 80


Frank Brady


9 60


Harry C. Green


48


Bernard Riley


4 00


Bertram N. Hutchins


1 60


Morris Daley


14 00


George L. Cady


56 00


A. W. Lambert


2 50


L. T. Lambert


2 00


Total


$877 68


(Signed)


A. L. PRIOR, Collector of Taxes.


UNCOLLECTED TAXES FOR 1901.


Charles L. Adams


$ 12 59


Joseph Anderson 2 00


Oscar H. Anderson


2 00


Amount carried forward $16 59


34


Amount brought forward. $ 16 59


Solomon Asdoor


2 00


-


Emily C. Blood


12 35


Loammi C. Bicknell


11 31


Charles H. Bicknell


14 03


Alvin J. Blaisdell


50 04


George A. Blaisdell


2 00


John H. Brown


2 65


John P. Brown


2 00


Maynard Barteaux


2 00


Paul Bick


30 47


Michael Bick


2 00


Stanley Bennett


2 00


Victor Bellengage


2 00


John Barlow


2 00


Elizabeth Caldwell Estate


16 25


Michael Carr


2 33


Mrs. Bridget Carr


5 85


John F. Coburn


2 00


Henry J. Colburn


2 33


Peter Clement


2 00


Mrs. Walter H. Cummings Estate


9 75


Irving T. Cummings


2 00


John Campling


2 00


Amos S. Carkin


2 00


Philip Cantin


2 00


Herbert H. Carlson


2 00


Herbert Cockroft


2 00


Ambrose Crommett


2 00


William J. Donnelly


2 00


Alfred O. Davis


2 00


Alfred S. Davis Estate


20 22


C. R. P. Decatur


26 44


Nathaniel !. Decatur


2 65


William H. Decatur


57 21


William H. De Roehn


2 00


George Demarais


2 00


Amount carried forward.


$322 47


35


Amount brought forward $322 47


Henry F. Dolliver


2 46


Flavian Dion


2 52


Frederick Davis


2 00


Minot H. A. Evans


42 25


Samuel N. Eaton


2 00


Charles A. Eaton


2 13


John Evans


2 00


Mrs. Abbie M. Evans


5 98


Samuel Fletcher Estate


153 86


Harry N. Fletcher


2 00


Thomas Finnegan


2 00


Charles Foy


2 00


Jacob Forrest


2 00


Jonathan Good


2 00


James Grimley


2 00


Charles S. Goodrow


2 00


George H. Grey


2 00


James H. Hall


7 15


Henry Herrick Estate


1 82


Thomas Hughes


2 00


Daniel Harrington


2 00


Daniel Hickey


2 00


Thomas Hunt


2 00


George Harper


2 00


Roger Hames


2 00


John H. Harvey


2 00


William H. Johnson


1 53


William W. Johnson


24 36


Mark W. Jenkins


21 25


Selden W. Kimball


5 51


George A. Leland


2 13


Leroy B. Leland


2 00


Hiram Leland


3 63


David Lord


2 00


John Loftus


2 13


Edwin F. Lovell


8 63


Amount carried forward


$649 81


36


Amount brought forward $649 81


Luther Lawton


14 03


Horace Leclair 2 00


John Lorman


2 00


Michael Larson


2 00


George W. Lincoln


2 00


Arthur London


2 00


Edward Larme 2 00


Napoleon Larme


2 00


Joseph Lacourse


2 00


Daniel Lahey


2 00


Frederick Martin, 2nd


2 00 ·


Joseph F. McCarty


2 00


Henry Monahan


15 00


Isaac G. Minot


1 04


Herbert H. Mills


2 00


Ernest G. Mountain


65


Joseph Moran


2 00


Harry C. McMaster


2 00


Walter J. Merritt


2 00


Arthur Mclaughlin


2 00


William E. McBride


2 00


Michael McGovern


2 00


William Moisson


2 39


Joseph Mardust


2 00


Thomas Miller


2 00


Frank McManiman


2 00


James Martin


2 00


Jacob Mackler


2 00


Orloff Malviney


2 00


Victor Mackey


2 00


B. F. Nutting


30 28


Adino Northrup


2 00


Moses G. Nichols


2 00


John W. O'Brien


10 59


John O'Brien


2 00


Honora ()'Brien


48 82


Amount carried forward


$828 61


37


Amount brought forward $828 61


Frank D. O'Brien


2 00


James F. O'Brien 6 18


John O'Brien, 2nd


20 85


John W. O'Brien, 2nd


2 00


Herbert A. O'Dell


5 90


Abram Orange


2 00


George V. Osgood


2 00


Joseph Provost


2 00


B. F. Parrott


10 40


J. Perron


2 00


Henry Peltier


2 13


Alec Peno


2 00


Charles E. Palmer


2 00


James F. Quinn


2 00


John H. Quinn


2 00


Ephraim Reed


2 00


Joseph T. Richardson


2 39


Frank D. Riney


2 00


Joseph D. Riney


2 00


Eugene Robichard


2 20


Charles F. Shugrue


28 00


John Sullivan


2 00


Thomas O'Sullivan


32 01


Eugene Sullivan


2 00


Frederick Stirk


2 00


Mrs. Nathaniel Sweetser


9 10


Warren P. Sweetser


30 26


Joseph H. Sears


2 00


Judson F. Shaw


18 58


William G. Stevens


33


Andrew Swanson


2 00


Arvet Senk


2 00


Fred H. Shorey


36 20


George Tobey


2 00


Mrs. Mary Vose


5 20


Peter Voyerer


2 00


Amount carried forward


$1,080 34


38


Amount brought forward $1,080 34


Charles E. Vinal


2 00


John E. Ward


10 20


Daniel Ward


16 18


Mrs. Sarah F. Whitney


30 68


Thomas Whigham


2 00


Willey M. Wright


2 00


Mrs. Willey M. Wright


8 13


Everett E. Wright


2 00


Gilman F. Wright


26 25


Sidney B. Wright


46 40


Walter W. Wyman


2 33


Mrs. Ida Wyman Estate


12 68


Charles L. West


8 18


Edward Welch


2 00


Abel C. Whittier


86 73


James T. Wild


2 13


Fred F. Wiggin


2 00


Mrs. Mary J. Ward


8 68


James Watts


2 00


NON-RESIDENTS.


Sarah Wadsworth Estate


$ 3 84


E. S. Wolfe 78


Herbert Bruce Estate


1 04


Mrs. Ida M. Voter


7 80


Mrs. Thomas Sheahan


1 04


Adams & Dutton


65


John D. Cartwright


3 90


John N. Perry Estate


3 90


Tripena Robbins Estate


78


Benjamin O. Robbins


3 06


Calvin T. Wright


6 50


Willisted & Marrinell


4 42


John Ward Estate


3 64


Albert M. Spaulding


5 20


Charles A. Vinal


13 00


Amount carried forward.


$1,412 46


39


Amount brought forward $1,412 46


Mrs. Georgianna Kelley


2 08


Charles F. M. Fish 2 28


Frank A. Fletcher


6 96


Mrs. George Morse


3 90


George Proctor


52


Charles G. Wright


4 68


Mrs. Charles Hartwell


65


P. J. Riley


1 95


George F. Blair Estate


65


George W. Cummings


33


Edward Duren


3 25


Charles Crevier


2 60


Frank Brady


9 75


Harry C. Green


39


Charles F. Varnum


19 24


Bertram N. Hutchins


1 30


Pamelia Robinson


1 63


John Brady


21 38


Walter W. Johnson


9 10.


Otis L. Wright


98


Catharine Tyng Estate


1 30


George A. Parker


5 20


Mary E. Courtney


7 80


Elmer Pitts


1 43


James A. Berry


10 60


Roscoe Gould


2 00


Total


$ 1,534 41


(Signed)


A. L. PRIOR,


Collector of Taxes.


Selectmen's Report.


COMPENSATION OF TOWN OFFICERS.


TOWN TREASURER.


Nahum H. Wright, salary $100 00


Nahum H. Wright, extra time and


expenses 30 50


$130 50


TOWN CLERK.


Gilman J. Wright :


Recording 40 births at 50 cents each .. $20 00


25 marriages at 20 cents each 5 00


40 deaths at 20 cents each. . 8 00


1 death at 50 cents .50


$33 50


Mr. Wright died January 23, 1902. The Selectmen appointed Mr. Edward Fisher Clerk pro tem. to serve out the unexpired term of Mr. Wright, who had served as Town Clerk since March, 1887. He was a reliable, conscientious and faithful official, and the Selectmen wish here to pay a tribute to his memory, and here endorse a record of his faithful service.


SELECTMEN.


Sherman H. Fletcher:


Salary $ 5 00


Making out State Aid Book


6 00


Making 24 State Aid and Indigent Sol-


diers' returns under Chapter 79, Revised Laws 6 00


Making out Town Report. 10 00


Time and expense on highways and culverts


40 00


Amount carried forward . $67 00


41


Amount brought forward . $67 00


Time and expense perambulating town lines between Groton, Tyngsboro, Carlisle and Acton 10 00


Extra time and expenses as Selectman 35 00


$112 00


George W. Heywood:


Salary $ 5 00


Time and expense on highways 40 00


Time and expense perambulating town lines between Groton, Tyngs-


boro, Carlisle and Acton. ... .


10 00


Extra time and expenses as Selectman


35 00


$90 00


Wesley O. Hawkes:


Salary $ 5 00


Time and expenses on highways. . 40 00


Extra time and expenses as Selectman 30 00


$75 00


AUDITOR.


Hugh F. Leith, services. $35 00


ASSESSORS.


George H. Hartford, 30 days taking invoice and making taxes. . $75 00


George H. Hartford, 10 days' extra time for State 25 00


George H. Hartford, taking school census 25 00


$125 00


Samuel L. Taylor, 25 days taking invoice and making taxes $62 50


J. Willard Fletcher, 28 days taking in- voice and making taxes. $70 00


42


TAX COLLECTOR.


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


A. L. Prior, cash book and express. . .


2 15


A. L. Prior, postage. 19 00


A. L. Prior, blanks and express. . ...


1 89


A. L. Prior, expense on sale of Jackson and Kirby's real estate, for non- payment of taxes 53 11


Cash paid for recording deed of same ..


3 50


A. L. Prior, collecting $1,001.03, taxes of 1899 $ 10 01


A. L. Prior, collecting


$1,374.27, taxes of 1900 13 74


A. L. Prior, collecting $18,117.53, taxes of 1901 181 17


204 92


$324 57


CONSTABLES.


Eugene De Roehn, posting warrants, March meeting, 1901 $ 5 00


Eugene De Roehn, notifying officers elected 5 00


Eugene De Roehn, posting warrants, August meeting 5 00


Eugene De Roehn, posting warrants, November, and notifying officers appointed 11 00


John A. Healy, notifying delinquent dog owners 15 00


John A. Healy, agent prevention of cruelty to children 2 50


John A. Healy, killing dog. 1 00


John A. Healy, services and expenses 35 50


L. A. Reddick, services and team 5 50


$85 50


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REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.


Nelson L. Tuttle, attending eight meet-


ings $16 00


Quincy W. Day, attending eight meet- ings 16 00


$32 00


CATTLE INSPECTOR.


George T. Day, services. $78 00


$39 refunded by State.


PRECINCT OFFICERS, BALLOT CLERKS AND TELLERS.


Precinct One.


T. A. E. Wilson, Teller, November, 1900 $3 00


W. H. H. Burbeck, Inspector, Novem-


ber, 1901


2 00


$5 00


Precinct Two.


J. A. Healy, care of ballot box. $2 50


A. T. W. Prinn, Inspector, November, 1901 2 00


Joe Wall, Inspector, November, 1901 .. . 2 00


W. C. Wright, Clerk, November, 1901 3 00


$9 50


Precinct Three.


Amos Polley, Inspector, November,


1901 $2 00


Edson G. Boynton, Inspector, Novem- ber, 1901 2 00


William R. Taylor, Clerk 3 00


Thos. F. Dunn, Warden .


3 00


$10 00


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Annual March Meeting.


WV. E. Frost, Ballot Clerk $2 00


T. A. E. Wilson, Teller 2 00


$4 00


$28 50


TRUANT OFFICERS.


Eugene De Roehn, services $8 50


Ai Bicknell, services 2 50


$11 00


SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


F. H. Read, balance of services as Supply Agent, 1900-'01 $ 25 00


J. A. Healy, use of team. 4 00


George H. Hartford, making report ... 5 00


George H. Hartford, expenses on tru- ant case 1 50


H. M. Seavey, making report, express, etc. 8 85


Masury, Young & Co., Nodusto for school rooms 35 00


H. E. Richardson, Superintendent. 780 00


H. E. Richardson, postage, stationery and expenses . 17 52


H. E. Richardson, Supply Agent, etc. . 64 99


$941 86


Amount received from State on account of Superintendent of Schools, $625, divided as follows: $250 for schools; $375 to general fund.


TOWN COUNSEL.


Burke & Corbett, services from Feb.


28, 1899, to Feb. 28, 1902. $300 00


Burke & Corbett, extra services on Leland, Green and other cases. 150 00


Burke & Corbett, cash paid out. ·


16 85


$466 85


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UNDERTAKER.


Albert P. Richardson, attending 31


funerals with hearse $62 00


Making out 22 returns 5 50


$67 50


TREE WARDEN.


\V. H. H. Burbeck, services $10 00


TOWN COMMON.


S. B. Wright, mowing common twice .. $6 00


REPAIRS OF SCHOOL-HOUSES AND ARTICLES


FURNISHED.


CENTRE SCHOOL-HOUSE-TWO SCHOOLS.


H. H. Wilder & Co., repair of furnace $11 50


George H. Holt, repair of pump. 5 00


Joe Wall, labor 2 34


Wright & Fletcher, glass, door springs, lamps, etc


7 22


H. M. Seavey, repairs 1 00


$27 06


FORGE VILLAGE SCHOOL-HOUSE-TWO SCHOOLS.


M. H. Brown, feather duster, etc. $ 1 85


F. A. Sweatt, repair of furnace. 75


Eugene De Roehn, labor 2 00


John A. Healy, labor.


159 76


Brownell & Mason, new furnace, etc ..


360 00


Joe Wall, labor and stock 73 33


R. D. Prescott, labor


1 88


Freight on grate 27


Wright & Bemis, brooms, etc.


3 05


$602 89


NASHOBA SCHOOL-HOUSE.


Brushes, pails, etc. $1 30


·


46


PARKERVILLE SCHOOL-HOUSE.


One broom 35


MINOT'S CORNER SCHOOL-HOUSE.


J. E. Knight, repairs $2 25


Broom and dipper 45


H. M. Seavey, repairs 2 75


$5 45


NABNASSETT SCHOOL-HOUSE.


E. H. Dane, labor repairing flag pole. . $ 2 00


G. H. Holt, repair of pump. 10 25


Broom and brush 70


$12 95


GRANITEVILLE SCHOOL-HOUSE.


B. J. Merriam, electric fixtures, etc .... $ 7 90


J. A. Healy, labor, stock and repairs. . 78 04


Thompson Hardware Co., paint 1 63


A. R. Choate, express. 25


A. R. De Roehn, labor


2 00


Abbot & Co., labor and stock. 12 62


Eugene De Roehn 3 50


Henry Harrington, labor and stock. 112 05


John Callaghan, two new furnaces, etc


454 00


Robert McCarthy, labor


1 00


F. L. Fletcher, oil, etc. 6 47


Wright & Bemis, sundries as per bill. . 12 30


$691 76


EIGHTH GRADE SCHOOL.


Dust-pan and brush 60


$1,332 36


47


TEXT-BOOKS AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED SCHOOLS.


D. C. Heath & Co. $ 19 06


J. L. Hammett Co 286 55


Ginn & Co. 21 27


Houghton, Mifflin & Co


87 64


Silver, Burdett & Co.


1 73 .


B. J. Merriam


2 98


Edward E. Babb & Co.


96 52


J. & I. E. Moore


4 00


W. B. Clarke & Co.


10 00


Rumford Supply Co


1 05


S. A. Weaver


2 55


H. A. Axton


9 15


Allyn & Bacon


1 67


H. S. Turner


4 56


Educational Publishing Co 8 00


Orville Brewer 3 20


$559.93


Appropriation, $600. J. V. FLETCHER LIBRARY.


Ai Bicknell, Janitor, Feb. 1, 1901, to Feb. 1, 1902. $100 00


Mary P. Bunce, Librarian, Feb. 1, 1901, to Feb. 1, 1902 180 00


Mary P. Bunce, extra work. 15 00


Mary P. Bunce, express and freight .


18 26


J. A. Healy, 4,480 lbs. coal.


15 00


James Stanley, repair of clock.


1 00


Hiram Dane, labor


1 00


W. H. Martin, repairs


19 87


Wright & Fletcher, 16 7-20 tons coal. .


83 42


Freight on coal 16 35


Cartage on coal 13 78


W. E. Frost, one electric lamp


5 00


J. B. Goodwin, window screens


1 25


Gilbert & Barker Mfg. Co., gasolene ..


14 00


200 1bs. fertilizer


4 00


One door mat


2 00


Wright & Fletcher, soap, etc. .. 1 09 ·


$494 02


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DELIVERING LIBRARY BOOKS TO GRANITEVILLE, FORGE VILLAGE AND BROOKSIDE.


Ai Bicknell, services $75 00


EXPENSE OF FIRST DISTRICT COURT AT AYER.


John A. Healy, services and expenses on Farwell case $27 00


John A. Healy, services and expenses on Vinal case 16 00


$43 60


Received from fines


$67 19


GUIDE POSTS AND GUIDE BOARDS.


The following report on guide posts and guide boards is submitted :


Two new guide boards have been put up at the corner of the roads near the house of Amos Leighton; one opposite the house of A. C. Whittier; one near the store of Daniel Splain in Forge Village; one at the corner of the road in the north part of the town known as Perham's Corner. A number of old guide boards should be replaced this year with new ones, and a number need repainting.


The following expense has occurred:


James A. Walkden, 12 guide boards. . . $4 20


Joe Wall, painting and lettering guide boards 6 50


S. H. Fletcher, time and expense . . 5 00


G. W. Heywood, time and expense . . 5 00


$20 70


PRINTING.


Courier-Citizen Co., stamped envelopes $ 13 25


Courier-Citizen Co., 700 copies Town


Report 168 00


Courier-Citizen Co., warrants and speci- men ballots and ballots. 20 37


Courier-Citizen Co., bill heads, etc. 6 75


Amount carried forward $208 37


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Amount brought forward. $208 37


Courier-Citizen Co., notices to voters,


dog notices, stamped envelopes, etc 18 50 H. M. Dolbeare, assessors' blanks. . .. 3 50 Union Printing Co. 2 25


Adams, Cushing & Foster, order books 10 50


M. G. Wight & Co., tax bills, envelopes and note heads for Tax Collector. . 11 75


F. A. Frost & Co., for School Committee 1 75


$256 62


OVERSEERS OF POOR.


Paid by orders to Poor Department ... $2,921 33


Appropriation, $1,500.


BOARD OF HEALTH.


Paid by orders $49 75


See Board of Health Report.


PUBLIC BURIAL GROUNDS.


Paid by orders $189 74


See Commissioners' Report.


Appropriation, $200.


MEMORIAL DAY.


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


INSURANCE.


Holyoke Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,


$1,500 on Town House, three years $ 19 80


A. Fenner, Library, $7,000, five years .. 112 50


Boston Insurance Co., $2,550, Forge Village School-house, five years ... 76 50


$208 80


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.


A. F. Roberts, marking fluid. $ 1 45


W. H. H. Burbeck, salary


25 00


$26 45


50


TOWN HOUSE.


Ai Bicknell, Janitor, from Feb. 1, 1901,


to Feb. 1, 1902. $96 00


J. A. Healy, taking water out of cellar . . 7 50




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