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Amount carried forward. $59 41
72
Amount brought forward. $59 41
of Mrs. Louisa Leland. 4 95
Town Farm, wood, on account of Mrs. Louisa Leland. 31 30
Wright & Bemis, groceries, on account of Mrs. Louisa Leland 29 00
$124 66
Hospital bills for Reed, Whitcomb, Lord and Quinn $630 92
M. Barteaux, on account of Mar- garet Bik $62 50
J. W. Godfrey, M. D., on account of Margaret Bik 50 80
Ada L. Wright, on account of Mar- garet Bik 90 85
Charles C. Wright, on account of Margaret Bik 3 95
Conant & Co., on account of Mar- garet Bik 13 79
Wright & Fletcher, on account of Margaret Bik 1 05
$222 94
Town of Groton, on account of T. A. Bean $7 60
S. L. Joslin, M. D., on account of T. A. Bean 4 30
$11 90
S. L. Joslin, M. D., on account of family of Amade Houle. . . H. J. Healy, groceries, on account of family of Amade Houle .... G. E. Mountain, groceries, on ac- count of family of Amade Houle 6 21
$33 00
4 05
Town Farm, wood. on account of family of Amade Houle. 2 50
J. A. Healy, burial of child of Amade Houle 10 00
$55 76
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S. L. Joslin, M. D., on account of Joseph Provost $11 70
W. J. Sleeper, M. D., on account of Frank Shaw $196 90
City of Lowell, on account of Frank Shaw 51 00
$247 90
S. L. Joslin, M. D., on account of Charles Baker $27 10
S. L. Joslin, M. D., on account of Elbridge Reed $23 50
J. A. Healy, on account of Elbridge Reed 3 00
Town Farm, on account of El- bridge Reed 18 00
$44 50
S. L. Joslin, M. D., on account of Michael Roach 6 50
S. L. Joslin, M. D., on account of John Hall 10 40
S. L. Joslin, M. D., on account of Franklin R. Metcalf 4 00
City of Lowell, on account of Mar- gáret Casey 32 50
Record books and blanks
11 10
Car fare for Varnum Fletcher ....
A. R. Choate, salary as Overseer of Poor 10 00
C. R. Decatur, salary as Overseer of Poor 10 00
C. R. Decatur, extra time and .
expense 2 00
L. W. Wheeler, salary as Overseer of Poor 10 00
L. W. Wheeler, extra time and expense 20 00
L. W. Wheeler, making report to town 5 00
$1,555 23
74.
REIMBURSEMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF OUTDOOR POOR.
Received from Thomas V. Quinn, on
account of board of wife. . . . Sale of old iron from Wilkinson place 1.5
$162 50
State, on account of F. Boucher. . 11 51 State, on account of Suhovick fam- ily 56 00
110 94
State, on account of Martine Bik. . State, on account of Elbridge Reed State, on account of Charles Baker 27 10 N. J. Decatur, for wood on Leland lot 25 00
City of Lowell, on account of Han- nalı Sullivan 4 00
City of Lowell, on account of Jane Dugdale 5 00
C. R. Decatur, for wood on Leland lot 35 00
$471 70
Payments on account of outdoor poor $1,555 33
Reimbursements 471 70
Net expense of outdoor poor
$1,083 63
STATEMENT.
Cash received from Town Treasurer. .. $2,921 33
Cash in hands of Master of Almshouse,
Feb. 1, 1901 6 75
Cash income of farm 1,266 79
Expense of outdoor poor $1,555 33
Payn (nts at farm
2,637 49
Cash in hands of Master of Almshouse, Feb. 1, 1902 2 05
Cash in hands of Town Treasurer. . 216 00)
$4,410 87
$4.410 $7 .
04 50
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Cash in hands of Master of Almshouse, Feb. 1, 1901 $ 6 75 Cash drawn from Town Treasurer for farm. 1,366 00
$1,372 75
Cash in hands of Master of Almshouse, Feb. 1, 1902. 2 05
Net expense at farm $1,370 70 Net expense of outdoor poor 1,083 63
Total expense of poor .
$2,454 33
Cash received from Town Treasurer .. $2,921 33
Reimbursements in hands of Town Treasurer 471 70
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Net draft from Town Treasurer. $2,449 63
PERSONS SUPPORTED AT TOWN FARM.
ADMITTED. DISCHARGED.
John P. Green . . . . . .. Age. .....
74.
Thomas Carney ..... 66 About 91. Jan. 31, 1877.
Catherine O'Tool. וי
66 102 Dec. 14, 1893
Margaret O'Brine.
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67. Dec. 14, 1893
Edward Holt ... 66
87 Jan. 8, 1894
83. Feb. 20, 1899
Joseph D. Wilkinson 66 True A. Bean. . ... . Carraline A. Perham 66
79 April 26, 1901.
78. Jan. 23, 1894
Varnum T. Fletcher
59 . Mar. 28, 1901.
Mary E. Coudry. . .
66
43. Feb. 24, 1900.
Elizabeth Lord.
Elbridge Reed. 66
35 Jan. 29, 1902. July 21, 1901. . Sept. 1, 1901.
Whole number 12|; average 92. Number of Tramps lodged and fed, 474.
The Overseers of the Poor wish to express their appreciation of the gift to the Town Farm from Mr. Abiel J. Abbot of a copy of Drake's History of Middlesex County.
L. W. WHEELER, A. R. CHOATE, C. R. DECATUR, Overseers of the Poor.
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SCHEDULE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AT ALMS- HOUSE, FEBRUARY 1, 1902.
1 two-horse sled 25 00
1 two-horse dump cart. 50 00
1612 tons English hay 293 00
8 tons stock hay 112 00
2% tons meadow hay 20 00
1 bull
20 00
12 cows. 535 00
Ensilage
50 00
2 shoats
14 00
1 hay wagon
50 00
2 horses
105 00
Ice
50 40
1 horse power and saw
65 00
Balance in barn and outbuildings. . 490 79
$1,880 19
PERSONAL PROPERTY AT HOUSE.
75 bushels potatoes $ 63 75
Vegetables and apples. 4 00
Vinegar, stock and barrels 45 00
30 pounds butter 9 00
Pork
14 40
Groceries
16 82
11/8 barrels flour 5 25
Balance personal property at house 901 06
$1,059 28
$2,939 47 WILLIAM L. WOODS, HENRY J. MURPHY, H. E. GOULD. Appraisers of Personal Property at Town Farm. ]
TREASURER'S REPORT.
The Treasurer of Westford submits the following report :-
RECEIPTS.
To cash on hand. $ 3,022 29
To cash borrowed.
10,000 00
From State corporation tax, balance 1900. 23 40
State corporation tax, 1901.
7,408 21
State bank tax, 1901. 571 42
Soldiers' families .
1,043 00
Indigent soldiers
42 50
Income Massachusetts School Fund .
638 08
Armory rent.
175 00
County Treasurer, dog licenses
339 72
Ai Bicknell, Janitor Town Hall
119 50
Burial of indigent soldiers.
35 00
W. C. Wright, Collector, tax 1896
12 44
W. C. Wright, Collector, tax 1897.
W. C. Wright, Collector, tax 1898.
208 53
5 10
W. C. Wright, Collector, interest on tax 1898
A. L. Prior, Collector, tax 1899. 845 45
A. L. Prior, Collector, tax 1900. 1,178 82
A. L. Prior, Collector, interest on tax 1899 175 77
A. L. Prior, Collector, interest on tax 1900 .... 42 06
A. L. Prior, Collector, tax 1901, before Oct. 1 .. 15,394 40
A. L. Prior, Collector, tax 1901, before Dec. 1. . 899 68
A. L. Prior, Collector, tax 1901, after Dec. 1 ...
1,909 67
A. L. Prior, Collector, interest on tax 1901 ....
2 48
Alvan Fisher, auctioneer's license. 2 00
N. J. Decatur, wood on Leland lot 25 00
Thomas V. Quinn, board of wife. 162 50
Clerk District Court, Ayer . 67 19
County Treasurer, on account of roads 500 00
Amount carried forward $44,875 53
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W. C. Wright, Collector, interest on tax 1897 25 88
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Amount brought forward $44,875 53
State Treasurer, on account of paupers ....... 240 05
Westford Academy, on acct. of music teacher 25 00 State, on account superintendent of schools .. 625 00 Income Library Fund. 88 81
Old iron, J. Wilkerson house. 15
State Treasurer, on acct. inspection of animals 39 00
Florence H. Read, school supplies sold 4 05
J. H. O'Brien, rebate on manure 75
Joe Wall, auctioneer's license. 2 00
F. A. Emerson, license No. 244
8 00
Alec Fisher, butcher's license. 1 00
Geo. Drew, on account work.
3 34
Town Andover, on account C. W. McLenna. .
9 90
Geo. T. Day, board John Green.
216 00
State Treasurer, on account roads
2,366 30
City of Lowell, on account paupers
9 00
Bank of Redemption, difference on exchange of stock, Shoe and Leather Bank, Library ( Stone Fund ) 50 00
W. H. H. Burbeck, fees, sealer weights and measures . 17 68
C. R. P. Decatur, wood on Leland lot. 35 00
$48,616 56
PAYMENTS.
By notes and interest . $12,181 33
State tax. 892 50
County tax. 1,606 62
Orders, incidental expenses 21,832 77
On account of schools. 6,837 39
On tuition, Academy .
1,500 00
On account of Library
552 41
Deposited Merrimack River Savings Bank (Stone Fund ), Library 50 00
Cash on hand. 3,163 54
$48,616 56 NAHUM H. WRIGHT, Treasurer of Westford.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
The Chairman, Board of Selectmen, Westford, Mass.
Dear Sir :- I herewith respectfully submit to you a report of my examination of the several departments of the Town's accounts, for the year ending March 1st, 1902.
TAXES.
Uncollected to debit of Walter C. Wright, as per Treasurer's account.
Year.
Balance due March 1, 1901.
Interest col lected since March 1, 1901.
Totals.
Payments to credit of same since March 1, 1901, including abatements.
Balance due March 1, 1902.
1896
$ 12 44
$ 12 44
$ 12 44
1897
39 39
$ 5 10
44 49
16 15
$ 28 34
1898
382 88
25 88
408 76
254 37
154 39
Total amount to collect to debit of Walter C. Wright. $182 73
Uncollected to debit of A. L. Prior for years 1899 and 1900, as per collector's books.
Year.
Balance due March 1, 1901.
Interest col- lected since March 1, 1901.
Totals.
Payments to credit of same since March 1. 1901. including abatements.
Balance due March 1. 1902.
1899
$1,099 08
$98 37
$1,197 45
$1,093 55
$103 90
1900
2,173 98
37 96
2,211 94
1,334 24
877 70
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TO DEBIT OF A. L. PRIOR, YEAR ENDING 1901.
To amount of tax levy as per Assessor's Warrant as follows :
Real estate . $15,168 89 Personal property 4,126 81
Polls 684 at $2.00. 1,368 00
20,663 70
Additions since, as per Assessor's
notices . 20 53
Past due interest on taxes collected
after January 1, 1902. 2 48
$20,686 71
LESS CREDITS, AS FOLLOWS :
By net collections to Oct. 1,
1901
$15,386 36
5 per cent. discount on assessed value of same, $16,196.17. ... 809 81
Collected on acct. without discount . 8 04
-$16,204 21
Net collections for Oct. and Nov., 1901 ..... $899 68
3 per cent. discount on assessed value of same, $912.87 27 82
$927 50
· Collections from Dec. 1, 1901 to Feb. 16, 1902 $1,909 67
Interest on taxes paid after Jan. 16, 1902 .. 2 48 Abatements for year, as per Assessor's notices 108 44
$2,020 59
$19,152 30
Balance to collect to debit of collec-
tor Feb. 15, 1902. 1,534 41
$20,686 71
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TOWN CLERK.
Dog licenses issued : 156 males at $2.00. $312 00
16 females at $5.00 80 00
$392 00
Less clerk's fee, 172 licenses at 20c. each
34 40
Balance paid to County Treasurer and
receipted for by him.
$357 60
SELECTMEN.
Proper vouchers are on file for each and all of the 454 orders drawn by the Selectmen on the Treasurer during the year, amounting altogether to $21,832.77.
MASTER OF ALMSHOUSE.
To balance cash on hand from previous
year . 6 75
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Receipts from all sources for the year to Feb. 1, 1902. 2,632 79
$2,639 54
By expenditures for the year to Feb. 1,
1902 $2,637 49
Balance cash on hand. 2 05
$2,639 54
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
L. W. Wheeler, Chairman.
To amount received from Town Treas- urer for the year to Feb. 1, 1902 $2,921 33
By expenditures for the year to July 1, 1902 2,921 33
LIBRARY.
N. H. Wright, Treasurer.
To balance cash on hand March 1, 190 l $179 99
Receipts from various sources during year 578 53
$758 52
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By expenditures for the year to March
1, 1902. $552 41
Balance cash on hand March 1, 1902 206 11
$758 52
TREASURER.
To balance cash on hand March 1, 1901 $ 3,022 29 Receipts from all sources during year 45,594 27
$48,616 56
By total payments for the year ending March 1, 1902. . $45,453 02
Balance cash on hand March 1, 1902 3,163 54
$48,616 56
STATEMENT OF CONDITION.
LIABILITIES.
Due State Treasurer on Library Loan of $5,000 $ 2,500 00
5 mos. interest on same at 4 per cent . . 41 67
Due State Treasurer on loan for general expenses of the town. 11,000 00
5 mos. interest on same at 3} per cent. . 146 67
$13,688 34
ASSETS.
Uncollected taxes, year 1897 28 34
Uncollected taxes, year 1898 154 39
Uncollected taxes, year 1899
103 90
Uncollected taxes, year 1900
877 70
Uncollected taxes, year 1901 1,534 41
Due from State Aid (soldier's families). 966 00
Due from Military Aid.
30 00
Balance cash in hands of Master of Almshouse 2 05
Balance cash in hands of Treasurer. . . . 3,163 54
$6,860 33
Deficit on March 1, 1902.
6,828 01
Deficit on March 1, 1901, $7,387.69.
$13,688 34
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I have during the year suggested to the Assessors the advisability of issuing to the Treasurer, at same time as to the Collector, a duplicate notice of abatement from or addition to the tax warrant, as a guard against error, as the later notices to the Treasurer do not always agree, and the Collector is thus apt to be given credit by the Treasurer for a larger or smaller amount than is his due, which may lead to later misunderstandings. I would therefore recommend that the Assessors send to the Treasurer a duplicate of their notice to the Collector, and at same time.
H. F. LEITH, Auditor.
Library Report.
The Trustees of the J. V. Fletcher Library respectfully submit the following report for the year ending March 1, 1902:
The most important event in the recent history of the Library is the receipt of the Laws Library Fund, bequeathed by Mrs. Mary Ann Henarie, of San Francisco, California, daughter of the late William Laws, of Westford. The sum left to the Library by her will was $1,000; but the amount received was reduced to $849.35 by counsel fee, exchange and $50 withheld, pending the settlement of a question concerning the collateral inheritance tax. It is the opinion of counsel that the bequest will be found exempt from this tax.
At a town meeting held August 14, 1901, the following resolutions, presented by the Trustees of the Library, were passed :
Whereas, Mrs. Mary Ann Henarie, of San Francisco, Cali- fornia, has bequeathed the sum of $1,000 to the Selectmen of Westford, the income of which is to be expended for books for the J. V. Fletcher Library; therefore.
Resolved, that we, legal voters of Westford, in town meeting assembled, do highly appreciate the loyalty of Mrs. Henarie to the town which was her birthplace, and that we gratefully accept, in behalf of ourselves and our posterity, her munificent bequest.
Resolved, that the Town Clerk be instructed to forward copies of these resolutions, with the action of the town thereon, to George A. Hosley and Maude Norton, son and adopted daughter of Mrs. Henarie, and to William P. Humphreys, attor- ney for the town of Westford.
The Library has received by gift, during the past year, many books and pamphlets, a list of which, with names of donors, is appended to this report. The sixty-seven volumes of magazines, given by Mrs. Frank Calvert, in memory of her father, Levi Flint. are of substantial value, as they cover a period when issues of national importance were ably discussed in their columns.
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For all of these additions and for the interest in the Library which prompted their bestowal, the Trustees return grateful acknowledgment in behalf of the town.
Four other gifts to the Library deserve special mention: a handsome and valuable old-fashioned clock, left to the Library by the will of the late Charles H. Prescott, of Harvard, the donor of the busts and statuary received in 1898; a fine oil painting by George R. Morse entitled. "Spot Pond of a Foggy Morn- ing," given by Miss Caroline A. Leighton, of Cambridge, in memory of her father, Edwin Forrest Leighton; an excellent portrait of Daniel Webster, painted by Joseph G. Chandler, given by Mr. E. M. Raymond, of Charlestown, in memory of his grandfather, Asa Prescott, of Forge Village; and Rescigno's copy of the celebrated Lavinia Fontana's "La Donna Samari- tana," given by Mr. Raymond, in memory of his grandmother, Sophia Prescott, wife of Asa. This oil painting, six feet by four and one-half in size, is of great beauty and intrinsic value. It represents the Saviour and the Samaritan woman at the well, and is by far the noblest work of art in our Library.
Lavinia Fontana (1542-1614) occupies a very high position among the old Italian painters. Our encyclopedias mention several of her works, and state that "some of her portraits might have been taken for those of Guido." We are unable, as yet, to find any information concerning Rescigno, who made the copy. The name indicates that he was an Italian; and we feel assured that all who see the painting will consider it a fine reproduction of an acknowledged masterpiece.
These rich decorations of our Library, commemorating the names of worthy members of families honorably prominent in our local history, justly entitle their donors to the grateful remembrance of our people.
The card catalogue, for which money was appropriated last year, has proved to be an undertaking of some perplexity and of great labor. Had expert cataloguers been employed at the usual price of $20 per week the appropriation of $350 would have been much too small. The case of drawers and the 31,000 cards required cost $103.69, leaving only $246.31 for classifying the books and doing the clerical work. The card catalogue will be completed, however, without exceeding the amount appro-
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priated. The old classification is entirely inadequate for a Library of this size. Each class now contains so many books, varying so widely in subject, that the old class divisions have become of little practical value. The class in History, for example, consists of 1,000 volumes, which were placed on the shelves as they came in, without sub-division. The result was that a history of Groton was placed between one of the Navy and one of Mankind, while another volume on the Navy would be 100 numbers away from the first. There are now almost as many books on some special subjects as were originally contained in a class. When the last catalogue was made some very small classes were included under one head, as Poetry, Science, Philosophy, etc. With the growth of the Library these have become large enough to form separate classes. The cata- logue which is now being made consists of series of cards arranged alphabetically upon rods fastened into drawers. As each card contains the title or author of only one book, it is easy, as new books are added, to insert new cards in their proper alphabetical order; so that there will always be ready for con- sultation a complete author and title list of all the books in the Library.
Dewey's Decimal Classification has been adopted as the sim- plest method that would prove satisfactory. It is used in nearly all the libraries throughout the country. The call-numbers it employs are short, simple and not easily confused. Except in Fiction, where all books by the same author are placed together, the books are shelved by subject. Spaces for additional books are provided for by a special arrangement of figures, so that new books can be placed upon the same shelf with others of similar character.
The books, except those for Young Readers, which are cata- · logued separately, have been divided into ten classes, designated as follows: 0, General Works; 1, Philosophy; 2, Religion; 3, Sociology; 4, Philology; 5, Science ; 6, Useful Arts; 7, Fine Arts; 8, Literature; 9, History.
Each class is sub-divided into ten parts. For example, in History. Class 9, 910 denotes Travels; 920, Biography; 930, Ancient History : 940, Europe ; 950, Asia; 960, Africa; 970, North America, etc. Then 940, European History, is sub-divided into
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the histories of the different nations or countries of Europe; as 941, Scotland; 942, England; 943, Germany, etc. All the classes are sub-divided in this manner; but all the divisions are not used if classes are small or as yet incomplete.
It is not necessary, however, to know the class numbers, or to understand the decimal system in order to find the books one wants, as titles and authors will be arranged alphabetically in both the cards and the printed catalogue. The numbering simply makes it possible to keep books of one subject together, and furnishes convenient class headings.
These divisions will be a great aid to reference work for the schools. As all classes of the same grade are studying the same subject, each month the teachers want every book in the Library upon that one subject. Under the new arrangement, this can be much more readily accomplished.
Children's books are classified in a similar way, so that they can easily obtain books illustrating the work they are doing in history and other studies. If a person is studying a special subject, it will be easy to select the most useful books upon it from the few on the proper shelf; heretofore the search has had to be made through the thousand or more titles of books in the same general class. The purpose of our classification and cata- loguing is to arrange the books of our Library in the manner of an encyclopedia, an undertaking which has required careful, painstaking work.
The work has been very much increased by keeping the Library open during the year, as each returning book has been examined before being placed upon the shelves to see if it had been already catalogued.
The card catalogue for three-fourths of the books is now completed. Certain classes have been re-arranged, and renum- bered, and are ready for circulation.
As all book numbers have been changed, the old catalogue can no longer be used; and it is necessary to consult the card catalogue at the Library until a new one has been printed.
For this reason, no books can be sent to Graniteville, Forge Village and Brookside for a short time; but they can be obtained at the Library.
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Convenience and economy require that the new catalogue be printed in separate sections. The printer's copy for the classes of Fiction and Works for Young Readers will soon be prepared.
For the convenience of those who wish to select books at their homes, the catalogue should be issued without delay. A plain but compact style of printing has been decided upon, and proposals for doing the work have been solicited from Lowell. Boston, and Salem firms. According to the best estimate we can make of the number of pages, the cost of 750 catalogues of the Library, at the lowest bid we have received, will be about $300; a large sum, but we are unable to find any way of reducing it.
We recommend that the sum of $150 be raised and appro- priated for the purchase of books and periodicals during the ensuing year; that the sum of $300 be raised and appropriated for preparing printer's copy and printing the new catalogue; and that the Trustees be authorized, if the expense of making the catalogue exceeds $300, to defray the additional expense out of the money received for dog licenses in 1903, the remainder to be expended, as heretofore, for books.
WILLIAM E. FROST. Chairman,
CATHARINE A. KEBLER, Secretary. Trustees of the J. V. Fletcher Library.
Financial Statement.
RECEIPTS.
- Balance on hand $179 99
Appropriation 150 00
Shoe and Leather Bank, dividends 12 00
Bigelow Carpet Co., dividends 35 00
City Institution Savings Bank, dividends
40 00
Merrimack River Savings Bank, dividend. 1 81
Dog licenses 339 72
$758 52
EXPENDITURES.
F. J. Barnard & Co., binding books $ 96 15
H. D. Noyes & Co., periodicals 49 60
Willard Small, books 337 36
Library Art Club 5 00
D. Appleton & Co., cyclopedia 5 00
C. A. Nichols & Co., books 5 00
Milwaukee Public Library, catalogue 3 50
Salem Public Library, catalogue
1 00
Thomas H. Lawler, ledger, etc
3 61
A. M. Lambert, book
2 00
F. L. Hildreth, book
1 00
American Book Co., dictionaries, etc.
8 33
F. A. Frost & Co., printing 250 letter heads and envelopes 2 25
F. A. Frost & Co., 1.000 labels 3 00
F. A. Frost & Co., 150 fine notices.
1 75
W. E. Frost, cash paid for 20,000 printer's slips .... 5 25
Balch. Butler & Co., and others, subscription books 22 61
Balance
$552 41
$206 11
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REPORT OF LIBRARIAN.
Number of books purchased.
311
Number of books presented 38
Public documents received from the State. 29
Public documents received from the United States
39
Magazines bound
45
Whole number added during year
462
Whole number of books in the Library
11,474
Number of books lost.
2
Number of books discarded
42
Number of books bought to replace worn-out copies
3
Number of books loaned.
13,400
Number of pamphlets added
148
Cash on hand from last year
$3 79
Fines
5 40
$9 19
Paid for supplies.
6 54
Balance
· $2 65
GIFTS IN 1901.
J. Henry Fletcher, Belmont, picture.
E. M. Raymond, Charlestown, two paintings.
Miss C. A. Leighton, Cambridge, painting.
J. M. Fletcher, two volumes.
Mrs. Joseph R. Draper, one volume.
Solon W. Stevens, Lowell, one volume.
Mrs. E. S. Abbot, eleven volumes.
T. W. Balch, Philadelphia, one volume.
D. C. Heath & Co., one volume.
Marshall Field, Chicago, two volumes.
Barnard Memorial, Boston, one volume.
David Farquhar, one volume. Mrs. William H. Haile, Springfield, one volume.
Mrs. Frank Calvert, sixteen volumes Harper's Magazine, bound; fifty-one volumes of magazines, unbound.
Mrs. G. W. Heywood, seven volumes. of magazines, unbound.
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Miss E. F. Fletcher, two volumes of magazines, unbound.
Mrs. G. T. Day, thirty-one pamphlets.
H. B. Read, one pamphlet.
Mrs. A. J. Abbot, eight pamphlets.
Miss Emma Gay, North Chelmsford, one pamphlet.
Mrs. Joseph R. Draper, nine pamphlets
Mrs. E. S. Abbot, fifteen pamphlets.
J. M. Fletcher, three pamphlets.
Miss E. F. Fletcher, five pamphlets.
William Doogue, Boston, one pamphlet ..
Miss C. E. Read, collection of programmes.
Miss F. H. Read, collection of programmes.
Magazines given: Land of Sunshine, Paradise of the Pacific.
Magazines constantly on file in Reading Room-Harper's, Century, Scribner's, Forum, North American Review, Atlantic, Bookman, Popular Science Monthly, Cosmopolitan, Review of Reviews, Littell's Living Age, McClure, St. Nicholas, Munsey, New England, Birds and Nature, Harper's Weekly, and Leslie's Weekly.
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