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The teachers and pupils of the public schools make increas- ing use of the Library in carrying on the school work in geography, history, science and literature The young people of the town are thus acquiring broader and better scholarship and forming valuable habits of investigation.
The card catalogue and the printed sections have been used by the librarian and the people of the town during the past year, and, so far as we know, with universal satisfaction. The classification of books proves to be accurate and helpful, the designation of volumes clear, and the work of investigation greatly simplified. It is gratifying to know that the expense and the great labor of bringing out the new catalogue have produced satisfactory results.
The old-fashioned hand loom given to the Library some years ago by Mrs. Reuben Butterfield has been set up in one of the rooms in the basement. It is a curious and interesting relic and reminder of the earlier days when the homes were the factories, and before the piano had drowned out the music of the shuttle and the spinning wheel.
The Librarian's report shows that the circulation of books during the past year has been large, and that 21.6 per cent. of it has been from other classes than that of fiction. We believe that this percentage of solid reading is larger than that of most libraries. It should be remembered that no record is, or can be, kept of the great amount of reading and research done in the reference room and in the reading room. There are very few homes in our town to which the Lib ary does not supply both instruction and entertainment.
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The number of books conveyed by Mr. Burbeck to Gran- iteville and Forge Village is 3225; to Brookside, 504.
We recommend that the sum of $150 be raised and appro- priated, in addition to the sum received for dog licenses in 1905, for the purchase of books and periodicals during the ensuing year.
WILLIAM E. FROST, CATHARINE A. KEBLER, JOSEPH R. DRAPER, Trustees of the J. V. Fletcher Library.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand March 1, 1903 $259 43
Appropriation for 1903 150 00
Dog licenses 305 28
City Institution Savings Bank, div.
40 00
Merrimack River Savings Bank, div. 4 60
Bigelow Carpet Co., div. 35 00
National Bank of Redemption, div.
12 00
$806 31
EXPENDITURES.
Willard Small, books $511 82
D. Farquhar, binding 85 65
Kenyon News & Postal Subscription Co., magazines 46 25
Dodd, Mead & Co., bal. on encyclopedia 38 40
Rev. W. G. Poor, books 17 00
Dalch Bros. & Co. and others, subscription books. . 15 70
S. H. Fletcher, books 6 00
Essex Pub. Co., books
5 00
F. H. Rinchener & Co., books 5 00
F. S. Blanchard & Co., books 3 00
Funk & Wagnalls Co., books 3 30
Pubishers' Weekly 5 00
5 00
Library Art Club
5 00
Cumulative Index Co.
Am. Acad. of Social and Political Science 5 00
$757 12
Balance
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. . .... 49 19
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REPORT OF LIBRARIAN.
Cash on hand from last year
$ 04 Fines
6 25
Sale of catalogues
20
$6 49
Paid for supplies
6 40
Balance
$ 09
Number of volumes purchased
433
Number of volumes presented
42
Public documents received from the state
7
Public documents received from the United States. .
15
Magazines bound
63
Whole number of volumes added during the year. . .
560
Number of volumes lost
3
Number of volumes discarded
0
Whole number of volumes in the library
12,444
Number of pamphlets added
85
Circulation of fiction
10,364
Circulation of all other classes
2,865
Entire circulation
13,229
MAGAZINES SUBSCRIBED FOR.
Harper's, Century, Scribner's Forum, North American Review, Atlantic, Bookman, Popular Science Monthly, Cos- mopolitan, Review of Reviews, Littell's Living Age, McClure, St. Nicholas, Munsey, New England, Birds and Nature. Harper's Weekly, Leslie's Weekly, Success, The Annals and Cumulative Index to Periodicals.
EXHIBITS OF PICTURES FROM THE LIBRARY ART CLUB.
Prang Platinettes, India, York, Orvieto, Australia, Venice, Perugia. American Sculpture, English Lakes and Paris.
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GIFTS IN 1903.
E. M. Raymond, Charlestown, Mass .:
2 large carved oak library chairs.
Japanese hanging of silk embroidery.
1 large illustrated quarto volume, Boston, Past and Present.
1 volume, Confucius.
1 volume, Trip of the Ancients.
Egyptian headstone and footstone.
Zulu mantle and rattle.
Italian chair upholstered in Co:dova leather.
Doulten vase.
Marble medallion by Margaret F. Foley, Rome, 1866. Japanese artificial flowers.
Piece of U. S. S. Olympia .
Collection of historic shells and bullets.
Cannon ball, Copp's Hill, 1775.
Petition to Legislature, Autographs of Capitalists, N. Y., 1885.
Piece of cable from mine at Manila Bay.
Ornamental design in iron work, Rome.
4 pieces of Persian embroidery.
Curious ornamental work, Rome.
3 pieces iridescent glass, Syria.
Egyptian beads, 600 B. C.
3 bronze Roman arrow heads.
10 Roman coins, 180 A. D. String of Phoenician omen beads.
2 Cufic glass coins, 800 A. D., Damascus.
2 silver coins, Ptolemy VI, 181-146 B. C. Aztec idol of terra cotta. Mexico.
Mrs. Lucy A. Kebler, Cambridge, portrait of Rev. Abiel Abbot, D. D.
A. J. Abbot, album of Egyptian views and one volume.
T. W. Balch, Philadelphia, one volume.
D. Farquhar. Cambridge. one volume.
Barnard Memorial Boston. one volume.
C. L. Hildreth, one volume.
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American Academy of Political and Social Science, two volumes Harper and Bros., one volume.
A. E. Pillsbury, Boston, one volume.
A friend, one volume.
H. S. Nourse, S. Lancaster, one volume.
Mrs. E. S. Abbot, five volumes.
A friend, three volunics.
New England Historical Genealogical Society, seven volumes.
Systematic History Fund, ten volumes.
National Sound Money League, one volume.
Rev. John C. Kimball, Sharon, one volume.
A friend, 28 volumes of magazines.
Mrs. Hiram Whitney, four volumes of Rhodora.
Miss Emily F. Fletcher, two pamphlets.
Mrs. G. T. Day, one pamphlet.
Education Dept., Toronto, Ont., seven pamphlets.
J. M. Fletcher, one newspaper, 1858; one pamphlet.
Dr. J. L. Hildreth, Cambridge, one pamphlet.
CURRENT MAGAZINES GIVEN FOR READING TABLE.
Outlook, Delineator, Ladies' Home Journal, New Voice, Union Signal, Rhodora, Engineer.
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Report of Commissioners of Public Burial Grounds.
The Commissioners report as follows :-
The lots placed under perpetual care steadily increase in number from year to year-seven having been so placed since the last report-making the whole number thirty-one.
In the sudden death of Mr. A. P. Richardson we mourn his loss as a friend, and also in his official capacity as Under- taker, Superintendent of Burials and of Fairview Cemetery. His thoughtfulness and tender care in time of mourning will long be remembered in many households.
The Commissioners were fortunate to retain the services of Mr. C. N. Richardson, who had been his brother's assistant at Fairview-and the work has been done under his supervision in a perfectly satisfactory manner. Mrs. Alma Richardson has attended to the other duties connected with the office of Super- intendent at the cemetery, and we are pleased to report that no change will have to be made there the ensuing year.
The subject of placing at the entrance of each cemetery the name, also of grading several lots containing the graves of soldiers of the Civil War, has been brought before the Commis- sioners. In consideration of this and possibly other extra ex- pense, although a portion of the income remains unexpended, the Commissioners would recommend that the town raise and appropriate the usual sum of $200 for the coming year, the same to be expended for the care and improvement of the several cemeteries.
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AMOUNT RECEIVED FOR CARE OF LOTS.
RESIDENTS.
Mrs. E. S. Abbot, Fairview, care of tomb $ 5 00
Mrs. C. M. Atwood, 195 and 196, E. D. 10 00
Mrs. John Baker, 330, E. D. 1 00
Edmund Barton, 40 and 41, W. D.
2 00
Mrs. Agnes Beebe, 234, E. D. 1 00
Joseph Bennett, 48 and 61, E. D.
2 00
Ai Bicknell, two lots, Fairview.
2 00
Edson G. Boynton, 333, E. D.
1 00
Augustus Bunce, 11 and 12, W. D.
2 00
Wm. Burnett, 37, E. D. 1 00
Income from Sally B. Burrill fund, Fairview
5 58
Mrs. J. T. Butterworth, 236, E. D.
1 00
Mrs. Frank Calvert, 26, W. D.
1 00
Income from Francis Caldwell fund, Fairview
1 88
John B. Carmichael, 345, E. D
1 00
John Carmichael, 68, W. D.
1 00
Mrs. Clara P. Carkin, 145 and 338, E. D.
2 00
Mrs. Wm. Carrick, 328, E. D.
1 00
C. A. Chamberlain, 53, W. D. and one in Fairview
3 00
P. G. Collins, 35, W. D.
1 00
Miss Annie L. Coolidge, 65, W. D.
1 00
Mrs. E. Caunter, 21, 22 and 326, E. D. 3 00
1 00
Mrs. S. E. Drew, 43, E. D.
1 00
Mrs. J. Dugdale, 243, E. D.
1 00
C. L. Fletcher, 42, W. D.
1 00
F. L. Fletcher, 83, W. D. 1 00
1 00
John M. Fletcher, 197 and 198, E. D.
10 00
Income from Julia A. Fletcher fund, 69, W. D.
1 00
J. W. Fletcher, 154, E. D. 1 00
Income from S. D. Fletcher fund, Fairview 1 44
Amount carried forward
$68 90
Mrs. Sarah Drew, 30, E. D.
John M. Fletcher, 76, W. D.
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Amount brought forward $68 90
Income from S. D. Fletcher fund, Westlawn 1 44
Wm. E. Frost, 17, E. D. 1 00
August Gardel, 368, E. D ... 1 00
George Q. Gilson, 332. E. D. 1 00
L. S. Gilson, 60 and 75, W. D. and 320, E. D. 3 00
Wm. Gower, 42, E. D. 1 00
John Greig, 14, W. D. 1 00
Income from T. H. Hamblett fund, Fairview
1 87
Mrs. Abbie Hamlin, 366, E. D .. 1 00
Income from C. and C. A. Hamlin fund, 56 and 57, E. D. 3 77
IT. O. Hawkes, 112, W. D. 1 00
Mrs. Charles A. Harris, 363. E. D.
1 00
Income from M. Hennessey fund, 239, E. D. 1 88
Edwin E. Heywood, 337, E. D
1 00
F. A. Hildreth, 43, W. D. 1 00
Mrs. Frank C. Hildreth, Fairview 1 00
Frank Hindle, 336, E. D. 1 00
Francis Hosmer, 325, E. D. 1 00
E. F. Humiston, 136 and 142. E. D
2 00
Edmund J. Hunt, 367. E. D.
1 00
Albert E. Jenne, 310, E. D.
1 00
Andrew Johnson, 158 E. D.
1 00
Mrs. Lucy A. Keyes, 39. E. D.
1 00
Miss R. E. Luce, Fairview
1 00
George A. Leland, 247, E. D.
1 00
Mrs. Arthur Longbottom, 249, E. D.
1 00
George F. Millis, 57, W. D.
1 00
James L. Moss, 242, E. D.
1 00
Frank E. Miller, 36, W. D. 1 00
Adino Northrup, 331, E. D. 1 00
1 00
I'm. Petherick, 339, E. D.
Miss Sarah Precious, 47, E. D. 1 00
Edward Prescott, 25, W. D 1 00
Amount carried forward
$109 86
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Amount brought forward $109 86
Edward Prescott, 171 and 172, E. D 10 00
Mrs. Frances A. Prescott, Fairview 1 00
Income from Frances A. Prescott fund, 167 and 168, E. D. 50
Income from Nathan P. Prescott fund, 347, E. D. 1 74
Alfred Prinn, 67, W. D. 1 00
Miss Sarah Richardson, two lots in Fairview.
2 00
Income from Sarah E. Richardson fund, Fairview
1 88
Mrs. C. F. Seifer, 150, E. D
5 00
Mrs. David H. Shattuck, 322, E. D
1 00
Miss M. Shaw, 355, E. D.
1 00
Miss Clara A. Smith, 95, W. D.
1 00
James Stewart, 138, E. D.
1 00
Thomas Symmes, two lots in Fairview
2 00
Albert D. Taylor, 258, E. D.
1 00
S. L. Taylor, 101, W. D., 327, E. D. and one in Fair- view . 3 00
J. A. Walkden, 15, E. D 1 00
Wm. Welch, 18, E. D 1 00
Mrs. Mary J. Wheeler, 77, W. D. 1 00
C. E. Whidden, Whiting lot, Fairview
2 00
Wm. Whigham, 54, E. D.
1 00
Mrs. George H. Whitney, 159, E. D.
1 00
Mrs. Hiram Whitney, 100, W. D.
1 00
Samuel Willis, 20, W. D.
1 00
Income from John Wilson fund, 146, E. D
1 44
Henry O. Wood, 309, E. D.
5 00
Myron J. Woods, 155, E. D.
1 00
Wm. L. Woods, 148, E. D
1 00
Income from Capt. Ezekiel Wright fund, Westlawn
1 00
Andrew S. Wright, 28 and 29, W. D.
2 00
Mrs. F. C. Wright, 59, E. D
1 00
G. P. Wright, 25, E. D.
1 00
N. H. Wright, 46 and 47, W. D. 2 00
W. M. Wright, 24, E. D. 1 00
Amount carried forward
$168 42
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Amount brought forward
$168 42
NON-RESIDENTS.
Miss Lucy M. B. Abbot. Groton, Fairview 1 00
Mrs. Martha Bailey, Lowell, 51 and 52, W. D. 2 00
Mrs. G. A. Brigham, Charlestown, 106 and 107, W. D. 2 00
Mrs. S. A. Butterfield, Ayer, 334, E. D., one in Fair- view 2 00
Mrs. Emily L. Craven, Lowell, 63, W. D 1 00
Miss Alice L. 'Davis, Somerville, 10, W. D. 1 00
Income from George Davis fund, Fairview 1 87
Burt W. Decatur, Springfield, 64, W. D.
1 00
Income from C. S. Dodge fund, 165 and 166, E. D.
5 58
Mrs. A. E. Dupee, Roxbury, 114, E. D. 1 00
Income from Rachel Dupee fund, Fairview 1 44
Mrs. W. P. Edwards, Brooklyn, N. Y., 66, E. D 1 00
Income from Daniel Falls fund, Fairview 1 87
Mrs. A. M. Felch, Chelmsford, 257, E. D. 1 00
Mrs. Lucy J. Fletcher, Arlington, 92, W. D. 1 00
Mrs. B. Foote, Manchester, N. H., 22 and 23, W. D. 2 00
Mrs. Louisa Garbett, Bristol, R. I., 55, E. D
1 00
Mrs. S. E. Green, Lowell, Fairview. 1 00
Income from J. B. Griffin fund, Fairview 5 58
George P. Hamlin, Boston, 111, W. D 1 00
George E. Harris, Weymouth, 27, W. D
1 00
Miss C. E. Hewitt, Gleasondale, 116, W. D .. 1 00
Miss Helen C. Hildreth, Cambridge, 115, W. D 1 00
Mrs. E. H. Holt, Lowell, 39, W. D. 1 00
Mrs. G. F. Horne, Nashua, N. H., 16, E. D. 1 00
Income from Samuel Horne fund, Fairview, 2 78
G. W. Hunt, Lowell, 341, E. D. 1 00
Mrs. James Hunt, Lawrence, 53, E. D 1 00
S. M. Hutchins, Lowell, 54, W. D. 1 00
Miss A. L. Johnson, Somerville, 60, E. D. 1 00
Amount carried forward $215 54
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Amount brought forward $215 54
Mrs. A. M. King, Rogers, Ark., 21, W. D., one in Fairview 2 00
Mrs. J. H. Laws, Somerville, 114, W. D. 1 00
Income from E. D. Metcalf fund, Fairview 1 74
George C. Moore, North Chelmsford, 343, E. D
2 00
Mrs. Mary F. Morse, Lowell, 58, E. D. 1 00
J. M. Osgood, Racine, Wis., 6, E. D. 1 00
Parker & Buxton, Lowell, 365, E. D., one in Fair- view 2 00
Income from J. M. Parker fund, Fairview 2 76
Mrs. S. E. Peck, Elizabeth, N. J., 94, W. D.
O. A. Parker, Waltham, G. A. Parker lot 2 00
8 00
Income from Charles H. Prescott fund, Westlawn 2 88
Income from Mary A. Putnam fund, Hillside 3 84
Miss Carrie E. Read, Barre, Fairview . 1 00
Income from Abijah C. Reed fund, Fairview 1 00
Mrs. Susan E. Reed, Nashua, N. H., Fairview 8 00
1 00
Income from Sarah S. Reed fund, Westlawn.
3 77
Mrs. Anna Richardson, Melrose, 74, W. D.
1 00
M. T. Richardson, New York, Fairview .. .
1 00
Mrs. F. K. Ripley, North Chelmsford, 2, E. D. 1 00
Mrs. Nancy Sargent, Brookline, N. H., 59, W. D. 1 00
Wm. Saville, Boston, Fairview. 1 00
Mrs. Charles J. Searles, Lowell, 66 W. D 1 00
Mrs. George Scrutton, Lowell, 375, E. D 1 00
George F. Snow, West Chelmsford, Fairview.
1 00
Salmon L. Snow, West Chelmsford, 89, W. D.
1 00
J. F. Spaulding, North Chelmsford, 346, E. D 1 00
Richard Stancomb, North Acton. 340, E. D. 1 00
F. O. Stiles, Littleton, 41, E. D. 1 00
1 00
Mrs. S. H. Trumbull, Beverly, Fairview
Income from Sarah E. P. Wells fund, Westlawn 3 50
Isaac G. Wheeler, Allston, 105, W. D. 1 00
Amount carried forward
$278 03
George E. Reed, Lowell, 70, W. D
107
Amount brought forward $278 03 Mrs. E. J. Whitney, Littleton Common, 28 and 29, E. D. 2 00
Income from C. M. Wiley fund, Fairview.
5 58
Income from Luther Wilkins fund, 88, W. D.
4 18
Wm. T. Willis, Lowell, 19, E. D.
1 00
A. A. Wright, Hudson, 34, W. D.
1 00
Income from V. B. Wright fund, Fairview
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$292 73
EXPENSES.
Fairview:
Paid C. N. Richardson and others, for labor. $270 09
Wright & Fletcher, for fertilizer for top dressing 55 50
for one lawn mower
3 00
for one pair lawn shears
3 00
for one lawn rake
50
for grass seed 45
for asphaltum, oil, gilding, etc. 2 53
$335 07
Westlawn:
Paid J. T. Colburn, for labor. $ 6 50
Stephen Hoyt's sons, for rose bushes 6 00
for paint, oil and putty for painting fence. 6 05
for labor puttying and painting fence. 5 75
for labor painting fence around Col. Robinson lot
75
for freight on shrubs from Conn.
35
Wright & Fletcher, for fertilizer for top dressing 18 50
M. F. Hutchins, for labor
6 50
$50 40
Amount carried forward
$385 47
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Amount brought forward $385 47
Hillside :
Paid B. F. Nutting, for labor. $10 00
W. H. H. Burbeck, for labor 2 00
$12 00
General expenses :
Paid for postage stamps and envelopes for notices $5 76
for legal advice 2 00
$7 76
$405 23
Amount appropriated by the town $200 00
Amount received for care of lots
292 73
In the hands of A. P. Richardson, March, 1903 (by error) 10 00
$502 73
Amount expended
405 23
Unexpended balance
$97 50
TRUST FUNDS HELD FOR CARE OF BURIAL LOTS.
Sally B. Burrill fund, lot in Fairview $100 00
Francis Caldwell fund, lot in Fairview 50 00
George Davis fund, lot in Fairview 50 00
Charles S. Dodge fund, lot in Fairview
100 00
Rachel Dupee fund, lot in Fairview
50 00
Daniel Falls fund, lot in Fairview.
50 00
Julia A. Fletcher fund, lot in Fairview
50 00
S. D. Fletcher fund, lot in Fairview
50 00
S. D. Fletcher fund, lot in Westlawn 50 00
Joseph B. Griffin fund, lot in Fairview
100 00
Amount carried forward
$650 00
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Amount brought forward $650 00
T. H. Hamblett fund, lot in Fairview 50 00
C. and C. A. Hamlin fund, lot in Fairview 100 00
M. Hennessey fund, lot in Fairview 50 00
Samuel Horne fund, lot in Fairview 50 00
Edward D. Metcalf fund, lot in Fairview
50 00
James M. Parker fund, lot in Fairview
50 00
Charles H. Prescott fund, lot in Westlawn
100 00
Frances A. Prescott fund, lot in Fairview
50 00
Nathan P. Prescott fund, lot in Fairview 50 00
Mary A. Putnam fund, lot in Hillside
100 00
Abijah C. Reed fund, lot in Fairview
50 00
Anan Reed fund, lot in Westlawn
50 00
Sarah S. Reed fund, lot in Westlawn
100 00
Sarah E. Richardson fund, lot in Fairview
50 00
C. Frederick Seifer fund, lot in Fairview
50 00
Sarah E. P. Wells fund, lot in Westlawn.
100 00
Clara M. Wiley fund, lot in Fairview
100 00
Luther Wilkins fund, lot in Fairview
75 00
John Wilson fund, lot in Fairview
50 00
Capt. Ezekiel Wright fund, lot in Westlawn
50 00
Varnum B. Wright fund, lot in Fairview
25 00
$2,000 00
GEORGE W. HEYWOOD, Chairman, MELBOURNE F. HUTCHINS, GEORGE T. DAY, Secretary, Commissioners of Public Burial Grounds.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex ss.
To either Constable of the Town of Westford, in said County:
Greeting:
You are hereby required, in the name of the Common- wealth aforesaid, to notify and warn all the inhabitants of said Town qualified to vote in elections, and also in Town affairs, to meet at the Town House, in said Westford, on Monday, the twenty-first day of March, being the third Monday in said month, at eight o'clock A. M. The polls will be opened at 8.15 o'clock A. M., and may be closed at one o'clock P. M .; and they are then and there to act upon the following articles, to wit:
1st. To choose a Moderator
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2d. To bring in their votes for one Selectman, one Over- seer of Poor, one Assessor, two School Committee, one Commissioner of Public Burial Grounds, one Trustee of the Public Library, all for three years; Town Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, two Constables, one Auditor and one Tree Warden, all for one year; also to vote on the following question: "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town?" all on one ballot.
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3d. To hear the report of the Selectmen, and act in relation to the same.
4th. To hear the report of the Selectmen on Guide Boards, and act in relation to the same.
5th. To hear the report of the Overseers of the Poor, and act in relation to the same.
6th. To hear the report of the School Committee, and act in relation to the same.
7th. To hear the report of the Trustees of the Public Library, and act in relation to the same.
8th. To hear the report of the Commissioners of Public Burial Grounds. and act in relation to the same.
9th. To see if the Town will accept the report of the Auditor chosen to audit the accounts of the Town Officers, and act in relation to the same.
10th. To see if the Town will accept the List of Jurors as reported by the Selectmen, and act in relation to the same.
11th. To see if the Town will determine the compensation of the Tax Collector. and act in relation to the same
12th. To raise and appropriate money to repair Roads and Bridges.
13th. To raise and appropriate money ior Town Debts and Charges.
14th. To raise and appropriate money for Public Schools.
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15th. To raise and appropriate money to pay tuition of High School scholars, residents of the Town, at Westford Academy.
16th. To raise and appropriate money for support of Poor.
17th. To raise and appropriate money for School Text Books and Supplies.
18th. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, under the written direction of the Select- men, to borrow such sums of money as may be required for the demands upon him in anticipation of the taxes for the current year and payable there- from, and act in relation to the same.
19th. To determine the manner of collecting taxes for the ensuing year, also the rate of interest on taxes remaining unpaid at a time to be fixed by vote of the Town, and when and how said taxes shall be paid into the treasury, and act in relation to the same.
20th. To choose all other Town Officers necessary to be chosen by hand vote, and act in relation to the same
21st. By request of the Veteran Association, to see if the Town will appropriate the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50) to commemorate Memorial Day, and act.in relation to the same.
22d. By request of the citizens of Parkerville, to see if the Town will appropriate the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25) for the purpose of distributing books from the Public Library in that village, and act in relation to the same.
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23d. By request of the citizens of Graniteville, Forge Village and Brookside, to see if the Town will appropriate the sum of Seventy-Five Dollars ($75) for the pur- pose of distributing books from the Public Library in these three villages, and act in relation to the same.
24th. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to act as its agents in any suit or suits that may arise during the current year; also in such other matters which may arise, requiring in their judgment the action of such agent, and act in relation to the same.
25th. To see if the Town will appropriate Two Hundred Dollars ($200) for the suppression of the liquor traffic in town and instruct and authorize the Select- men to employ or appoint Constables or Police Officers to enforce the law. and act in relation to the same.
26th. To see if the Town will vote to continue to pay an Attorney or Attorneys a retainer to act as counsel for the Town for the ensuing year, and act in rela- tion to the same.
27th. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to offer a reward of One Hundred Dollars ($100) for the arrest and conviction of any person or persons set- ting forest or other fires in town, and act in relation to the same.
28th. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to investigate and purchase one or more Snow Rollers for the purpose of breaking roads in winter if in their judgment they are of practical use, and act in relation to the same.
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And you are directed to serve this warant by posting up true and attested copies at the Town House and each Depot in said Westford eight days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
HEREOF FAIL NOT, and make return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of holding the meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands and seals, this second day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and three.
SHERMAN H. FLETCHER, WESLEY O. HAWKES, OSCAR R. SPALDING, Selectmen of Westford.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF WESTFORD, MASS.,
FOR THE
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SCHOOL YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1904.
WESTF
TOWN
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INCORPO
1729.
R
PORATED
SEPT. 23
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LOWELL, MASS. COURIER-CITIZEN COMPANY, PRINTERS. 1904.
School Committee 1903-1904.
A. R. CHOATE, Chairman
Term Expires 1904.
H. M. SEAVEY, Secretary
Term Expires 1906.
JOHN C. ABBOT,
Term Expires 1904.
CHAS. A. CHAMBERLAIN
Term Expires 1906.
ARTHUR E. WILSON .
Term Expires 1905.
ELBERT H. FLAGG
Term Expires 1905.
Superintendent of Schools,
H. E. RICHARDSON, Residence, Littleton Depot.
Report of the School Committee.
To the Citizens of Westford.
We hereby submit the report of the School Board for the past year, together with that of the Superintendent of Schools.
We feel that our schools have made good progress during the year, under the able superintendency of Mr. Richardson, assisted by a strong corps of teachers.
We would recommend that the parents of the children in the schools, and others, read the superintendent's report, that we may all keep in close touch with the best interests of the shcools.
A word as to the school buildings. The Graniteville school house has been newly shingled and put in good condition.
Through prompt assistance from Sargent & Sons, Abbot Worsted Co. and others, a serious fire was averted in this build- ing in January last.
We somewhat expected to present plans for a new school house at the Center, but it does not seem expedient at this time to do so. A new heating apparatus is an absolute necessity, however, in the old building.
We realize that it is poor policy to allow the district schools to go much longer without being repainted, but this expense must necessarily be deferred until sometime in the near future.
A. R. CHOATE, J. C. ABBOT, E. H. FLAGG, T. A. E. WILSON. C. A. CHAMBERLAIN, H. M. SEAVEY, School Committee.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Income.
Balance unexpended from 1902
$ 105 99
Appropriation 6,100 00
From State on account of Superintend- ent of Schools 250 00
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