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"Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town?" Yes, 115; No, 183; Blanks, 39.
The ballots used and unused were enclosed in separate envel- opes, as also the voting lists, sealed, duly endorsed, as required by law, and delivered to the Town Clerk.
34. Voted to accept the minutes of the meeting.
35. Voted to dissolve the meeting.
State Election, November 7, 1905.
Party Designations: R., Republican; D., Democratic; P., Prohibition; S., Socialist; S. L., Socialist Labor.
Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Prec. 3 Total
Whole number of votes cast
152
119
43 314
GOVERNOR.
Charles W. Bartlett of Boston (D.)
35
58
16
109
James F. Carey of Haverhill (S.)
1
1
1
3.
William H. Carroll of Boston (S. L.)
2
0
1
3
Curtis Guild, Jr., of Boston (R.)
111
54
23
188
Willard O. Wylie of Beverly (P.)
0
4
0
4
Blanks.
3
2
2
7
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Thomas F. Brennan of Salem (S. L.)
0
0
0
0
Eben S. Draper of Hopedale (R.)
111
53
23
189
Patrick Mahoney of Boston (S.)
1
2
1
4
John H. Smith of Dalton (P.)
2
3
0
5
Henry M. Whitney of Brookline (D.)
33
54
15
102
Blanks.
5
5
4
14
SECRETARY.
Charles C. Hitchcock of Ware (S.)
1
1
1 3
Jonathan S. Lewis of Stoneham (P.) .
3
3
1
7
Henry B. Little of Newburyport (D.)
28
43
12
83
William M. Olin of Boston (R.) .
110
58
24
192
Moritz E. Ruther of Holyoke (S. L.) Blanks .
0
1
0
1
10
13
5
28
20
TREASURER.
Prect 1 Prect. 2 Prect. 3 Total
Christopher D. Albro of Milford (P.)
1
4
1
6
David S. Brodeur of Brockton (S.)
1
2
2
5
Arthur B. Chapin of Holyoke (R.) .
115
59
24
198
Joao Claudino of New Bedford (S. L.)
0
1
0
1
Daniel F. Doherty of Westfield (D.) .
26
42
10
78
Blanks.
9
11
6
26
AUDITOR.
Patrick J. Ashe of North Adams (D.) ...
25
42
10
77
Herbert B. Griffin of Boston (P.).
1
4
0
5
E. O. Fredrick Hansson of Medford (S. L.)
0
0
0
0
Ambrose Miles of Lynn (S.)
1
2
2
5
Henry E. Turner of Malden (R.).
114
60
24
198
Blanks.
11
11
7
29
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Allen Coffin of Nantucket (P.)
1
3
1 5
Henry C. Hess of Boston (S. L.)
1
1
0 2
John P. Leahy of Boston (D.)
29
42
11
82
Dana Malone of Greenfield (R.)
108
58
24
190
John Weaver Sherman of Boston (S.)
2
2
2
6
Blanks.
11
13
5
29
COUNCILLOR, SIXTH DISTRICT.
Alfred E. Cox of Malden (R.)
112
58
24 194
George W. Enright of Lowell (D.)
30
43
11
84
Wilbur R. Hatch of Malden (S.)
1
4
2
7
Blanks
9
14
6
29
SENATOR, SIXTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT.
Chester W. Clark of Wilmington (R.)
117
61
28
206
Patrick J. O'Brien of Lowell (D.)
28
44
11
83
Blanks.
7
14
4 25
21
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT.
Delette H. Hall of Acton (R.)
117
56
26 199
Gardner W. Prouty of Littleton (D.)
30
45
12
87
Blanks.
5
18
5
28
COUNTY COMMISSIONER, MIDDLESEX.
Frederick Bancroft of Reading (D.)
31
46
13
90
Levi S. Gould of Melrose (R.)
113
55
25
193
Horace Hamblett of Westford.
1
1
Blanks .
8
18
4 30
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY, MIDDLESEX COUNTY
(FILL VACANCY.)
Alfred Belanger of Cambridge (D.) . .
28
45
11
84
William E. Rogers of Wakefield (R.)
116
55
27
198
Blanks .
8
19
5
32
RETURN OF VOTES FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT FOR
TWENTY-THIRD MIDDLESEX DISTRICT.
Acton
Ayer
Total
Delette H. Hall of Acton
290
207
Little- ton 106
Shir- ley 87
West- ford 199
889
Gardner W. Prouty of Little- ton
48
150
78
49
87
412
Savillian W. Longley of Shirley
3
3
Blanks
9
27
21
28
92
Whole number of ballots
347
384
191
160
314 1,396
Tree Warden's Report.
The Tree Warden of Westford respectfully submits the following report:
As the method of suppressing the browntail moth which was adopted last winter proved to be satisfactory, the work has been continued in the same manner this season.
About twice as many webs have been gathered as were destroyed last year.
A number of large trees which were either dead or in a dying condition have been removed and pruning has been done in various parts of the town where branches overhung sidewalks and highways.
JAMES SPINNER,
February 12, 1906.
Tree Warden.
Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Westford, Mass., February 21, 1906.
As Sealer of Westford, I submit the following report for 1905:
Number of hay scales
7
Number of platform scales 19
Number of spring balances 3
Number of counter scales 23
Total 52
WINE MEASURES.
Number of one gallon measures 4
Number of two quart measures 6
Number of one quart measures 3
Number of one pint measures
1
Total 14
GLASS JARS, WINE MEASURE.
Number of one quart jars 14
Number of one pint jars 6
Total 20
W. H. H. BURBECK,
Sealer.
Assessor's Report.
TABLE OF AGGREGATES.
Value of buildings, exclusive of land, May 1, 1905 $766,845 00
Value of land, exclusive of buildings, May 1, 1905 464,922 00
Value of personal estate, May 1, 1905 401,387 00
$1,633,154 00
AMOUNTS RAISED.
Repair of roads and bridges $3,000 00
Town debts and charges
2,000 00
Public schools
6,500 00
High school purposes
1,500 00
Support of poor
1,000 00
State note
1,000 00
Library note.
500 00
Interest on notes
300 00
- $15,800 00
State tax
2,440 00
County tax
2,003 50
Highway tax
162 30
Additional tax
25 20
Overlayings
596 03
$21,027 03
Number of Polls
702
Houses
492
Horses
423
Cows
692
Swine
62
Fowl
2,020
Neat Cattle
209
Tax on one hundred dollars
$1.20
Number acres of land
18,000
25
TAXES ORDERED ABATED BY THE ASSESSORS. 1904
Ahoe, John
$2 00
Anderson, Guy
2 00
Anderson, Henry
2 00
Anderson, Alec
2 00
Anderson, Carl
2 00
Brady, William.
2 00
Beanney, James
2 00
Boucher, Fred.
2 00
Connell, Charles
2 00
Connell, George A.
2 00
Campbell, Geo. P.
2 00
Charles, Martin
2 00
De Rosea, Oliver
2 00
De Laurier, Oliver
2 00
Fletcher, Neil
2 00
Fornen, Charles
2 00
Gadered, David
2 00
Gibbs, John
-2 00
Goggin, Matthias
2 00
Gragian, Angelus
2 00
Harrington, James M.
2 00
Hammond, Thomas
2 00
Herveux, Joseph
2 00
Johnson, Hunt
2 00
Jasmine, Paul
4 80
Kevlick, Watson
2 00
Langlois, Alfred
2 00
Langlois, Raoal
2 00
Lahey, Michael
2 00
Merrill, Alec
2 00
McCall, Clarence
2 00
McZoly, James
2 00
Murphy, Thomas J.
2 00
Nibeary, Jelmus
2 00
Nortumen, Jacob
2 00
Phelps, Frank A. V.
2 00
Proux, Felix
2 00
Quinn, Frank
2 00
Sampson, E. J.
3 20
Salo, Mattie.
2 00
Schlou, John
2 00
Schline, John
2 00
Amount carried forward .
$88 00
26
Amount brought forward
$88 00
Smith, Frank 2 00
Swanson, Otto
2 00
Wilkerson, George
2 00
Zegunite, Tony
2 00
$96 00
TAXES ORDERED ABATED BY THE ASSESSORS. 1905
Brown, John S.
$2 00
Bicknell, Arthur L.
2 00
Decatur, Albert 1 20
Demers, John
2 00
Dane, Fred S.
2 00
Drake, Elmer
2 00
Edwards, John H., non-resident
2 00
Gage, Daniel Estate
14 82
Graboskey, Julius
2 00
Healy, James R.
2 00
Howard, Samuel.
2 00
Houle, Joseph
2 00
Huckins, John P
2 00
Kevlick, Watson
2 00
Mardust, William
2 00
Marchioni, Arthur
2 00
Madden, Bernard P.
2 00
Parkhurst & Day, non-residents
78
Prescott, Lester
2 00
Sweetser, Judson F.
6 00
Sweetser, Warren P.
1 00
Sousie, Joseph. 2 00
2 00
Teleska, Rezinney
2 00
Whidden, Ralph C. .
2 00
Wright, Chas. M., non-resident
1 20
SUMMARY
Abatement of Taxes 1904
$96 00
1905
65 00
$161 00
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE H. HARTFORD, SAMUEL L. TAYLOR, J. W. FLETCHER, Assessors of Westford.
$65 00
Smith, Wm. H.
Tax Collector's Report.
TAXES REMAINING UNCOLLECTED FEB. 19, 1906.
1904
Alvin J. Blaisdell
$49 40
Samuel Fletcher estate
134 52
William W. Johnson
23 36
Daniel May
30
Herbert H. Mills
2 00
William E. Symnes
13 40
Mrs. Sarah'F. Whitney
25 32
$248 30
Collected since audit
6 60
$254 90
1905
Thomas Bartlett.
$2 00
Archibald G. Bell
2 00
Hugh Bell
2 00
Charles H. Bicknell
16 28
Alvin J. Blaisdell
54 14
John Boyd.
5 06
William Brady
2 00
John Bradley
2 00
John Burnett
2 00
James H. Burnham
2 00
Louis Champagne.
2 00
David Connolly
2 00
Amount carried forward.
$93 48
28
Amount brought forward.
$93 48
Roger Crook 2 00
Joseph Curran. 2 00
Irving T. Cummings
2 00
Mrs. Walter H. Cummings estate.
9 00
C. R. P. Decatur
26 36
Joseph Decatur.
2 00
William H. Decatur
61 16
Herbert A. Drew
2 00
John Duffy
2 00
Wm. Durneng
2 00
Linus F. Eaton
2 00
Samuel Fletcher estate
133 38
Thomas Foy
2 00
Charles Gagnon
2 00
Michael Garrity
6 60
Heldege Gadowriy
2 00
Patrick Gorman
2 00
William Hazlett.
2 00
Frank Hennessey
2 00
Comexi Isaneni
2 00
Paul Jasmin
23 66
Mark W. Jenkins
18 26
W. W. Johnson
23 96
Gabriel Julian
2 00
Dennis Kelley
2 00
John J. Kelley
2 00
George Kesey
2 00
Selden W. Kimball.
9 44
J. Kivlin
2 00
Napoleon Larme.
2 00
Peter LaFavor
2 00
George Loringer
2 00
Thomas C. Mackay
2 00
Carlo Marchioni
2 00
Amount carried forward
$455 30
29
Amount brought forward $455 30
Joseph Marshall
56 30
Alexander Martin 2 00
John V. E. Matson
2 00
Daniel May
2 00
Wm. McCrae
2 00
Hugh McGilbray
2 00
Walter J. Merritt
2 00
Herbert H. Mills
2 00
John Minchor
2 00
Patrick McKey
2 00
D. Moldari
2 00
Clifford A. Moore
11 00
Wm. Moynihan
2 00
Joseph Orange
2 00
Wilbert E. Parsons
24 92
Mrs. Wilbert E. Parsons
27 60
Walter Precious
2 00
Jacob Prackneck
2 00
Willard T. Reed.
2 00
James C. Richey
2 00
Archibald Seymour
2 00
David Sherman
3 50
Rose A. Shugrue
26 52
Thomas Strain
2 00
William E. Symnes
11 84
Fletcher Symnes
7 40
John E. Ward
7 34
Wm. Welch
2 00
Sarah F. Whitney
27 06
George H. Whitney
2 00
George H. Wilkerson
2 00
Isaac Wright estate.
1 80
Charles L. Adams
11 10
Mrs. Charles Vinal estate
2 40
Amount carried forward
$713 68
30
Amount brought forward
$713 68
Emily C. Blood
11 40
Charles S. Dodge 1 80
George L. Cady
23 55
Young & Stowell
31 26
Peter Mollahan
6 00
Warren O. Evans
72 00
Jacob Drake estate
2 40
G. Secord
2 00
$859 89
Paid since audit
1,152 10
$2,011 99
L. W. WHEELER, Collector.
Selectmen's Report.
COMPENSATION OF TOWN OFFICERS.
Town Treasurer.
Nahum H. Wright, salary (1904)
$100 00
Nahum H. Wright, extra time and expense 37 75
Nahum H. Wright, salary (1905)
100 00
Nahum H. Wright, extra time and expense
40 25
$278 00
Town Clerk.
Edward Fisher, salary
$12 00
Recording 53 births at 50 cents each
26 50
27 marriages at 20 cents each 5 40
41 deaths at 20 cents each 8 20
Services at State election 5 00
Attending Town Clerk's meeting at Ayer
3 00
Making out report
5 00
$65 00
Selectmen.
Oscar R. Spalding, salary .
$ 5 00
Making out State Aid Book
6 00
Making out 12 State Aid returns, under Chapter 79, Revised Law 6 00
Making out Town Report.
15 00
Time and expense on highways
35 00
Extra time as selectman
45 00
Time perambulating town lines between Littleton and Westford 3 00
Cash paid for postage, stationery and telephoning 3 00
Time and carfare on account of electric railroad
25 00
$143 00
32
Wesley O. Hawkes, salary $ 5 00
Time and expense on highways 15 00
Extra time as Selectman 35 00
Time and carfare on account of electric railroad 25 00
$80 00
Alec Fisher, salary
$ 5 00
Time and expense on highways
30 00
Extra time as Selectman
25 00
Time perambulating town lines between Littleton and Westford 3 00
Time and carfare on account of electric railroad
25 00
$88 00
Auditor.
Hugh F. Leith
$35 00
Assessors.
George H. Hartford, 60 days taking invoice and mak- ing taxes
$150 00
George H. Hartford, 10 days making out valuation report 25 00
Samuel L. Taylor, 44 days taking invoice and making taxes 110 00
Samuel L. Taylor, 6 days making out valuation re- port 15 00
J. Willard Fletcher, 53 days taking invoice and mak- ing taxes
132 50
J. Willard Fletcher, 3 days making out valuation report 7 50
$440 00
Tax Collector.
Leonard W. Wheeler, collecting $18,693.66 at 1 per cent $186 93
Ætna Indemnity Co., collector's bond 40 00
$226 93
33
Constable.
J. A. Healy, posting warrants $3 00
S. H. Balch, posting warrants 5 00
S. H. Balch, notifying delinquent dog owners 15 00
S. H. Balch, services and expense on cases 5 00
E. G. Boynton, services and expenses 17 50
Joe Wall, services as special police. . 15 00
$60 50
Registrars of Voters.
Nelson L. Tuttle, four meetings . $ 8 00
Quincy W. Day, eight meetings 16 00
Alfred Woodbury, eight meetings 16 00
J. Herbert Fletcher, four meetings 8 00
Edward Fisher, eight meetings 16 00
Edward Fisher, Clerk of Board 10 00
J. A. Healy, use of hall for meeting of Registrars 6 00
SSO 00
Cattle Inspector.
George T. Day. .
$80 00
Received from State $40 00
$40 00
Town Counsel.
Edward Fisher, as per bill
$93 69
Truant Officer.
J. A. Healy, services 1905 $10 00
34
Precinct Officers, Ballot Clerks, Tellers, Etc.
Precinct One.
Homer M. Seavey, Warden, 1903 $ 2 00
John M. Fletcher, Clerk, November, 1904 4 00
John M. Fletcher, Teller, March, 1905. 2 00
Waldo F. Prescott, Ballot Clerk, 1903-1905 4 00
W. A. Whidden, Teller, March, 1905 1 00
T. Arthur E. Wilson, Teller, March and Nov. 1904. 4 00
A. R. Leighton, Teller, March, 1904-1905 2 00
Amos B. Polley, Inspector, November, 1905. 3 00
S. H. Balch, Warden, 1905 3 00
John M. Fletcher, Clerk, November, 1905 4 00
T. Arthur E. Wilson, Inspector, November, 1905. 3 00
W. H. H. Burbeck, Inspector, November, 1905 3 00
'Hammett D. Wright, Ballot Clerk, March, 1905 2 00
$37 00
Precinct Two.
A. R. Wall, Deputy Warden $ 2 00
Walter C. Wright, Clerk, November, 1905. 4 00
S. H. Balch, Inspector, November, 1904 2 00
Timothy D. Riney, Warden, November, 1905
3 00
M. L. McGlinchey, Warden, March, 1905 4 00
Joe Wall, Inspector, November, 1904-1905 5 00
Joe Wall, Inspector, March, 1905 2 00
Hammett D. Wright, Deputy Clerk, November, 1905 2 00
2 00
E. G. Boynton, Inspector, November, 1905
$26 00
Precinct Three. Amos B. Polley, Inspector, November, 1904.
$ 4 00
W. R. Taylor, Clerk, November, 1904 4 00
Henry B. Read, Inspector, November, 1904
3 00
W. R. Taylor, Clerk, November, 1905
4 00
H. G. Osgood, Inspector, November, 1905
3 00
$18 00
35
Tree Warden.
James Spinner, services $ 10 00
James Spinner, extra time 6 03
James Spinner, work on brown-tail moths 63 88
J. H. Sears, work on trees
8 68
J. H. Sears, work on moths
21 75
William Green, work on moths
24 75
William Green, work on trees 4 28
. Harry Hartford, work on moths 41 25
Irving P. Wright, work on moths 28 50
L. W. Seems, work on moths 27 00
Charles Benson, work on moths 55 04
Nelson Prescott, work on moths
27 00
W. E. Carkin, work on moths
41 25
Alfred Sucey, work on moths
29 92
Louis Champagne, work on moths
30 60
George A. Prescott, work on moths
11 25
E. G. Boynton, work on moths
6 00
Albert W. Heywood, work on moths
9 75
Sidney W. Wright, work on moths
11 90
D. J. McLeod, work on moths
6 45
Charles McLenna, work on moths
3 50
S. A. Taylor, work on moths
9 00
W. F. Prescott, trimming trees, etc.
5 00
$482 78
Undertaker.
George E. Gould, attending 30 funerals, 1904 $60 00
George E. Gould, making 30 returns and permits 7 50
George E. Gould, attending 35 funerals, 1905 70 00
$137 50
36
School Committee.
H. E. Richardson, Superintendent $800 00
H. E. Richardson, postage and stationery. 10 50
H. E. Richardson, hiring teachers 4 85
H. M. Seavey, making Town and State Reports 10 00
H. M. Seavey, school census, labor and agent of sup- plies . 132 02
Walter C. Wright, agent of supplies, cash paid for express, postage, etc. 17 35
George H. Hartford, appraising school property and taking school census 25 00
Chamberlain & Co., register book and blanks, etc. 9 50
C. E. Whidden, express and carting 5 63
J. A. Healy, teaming, books, etc. 2 00
Blanche L. Samuels, as per bill 1 40
$1,018 25
Town Common.
George E. Jenkins, care of common and flag $17 50
Ai Bicknell, care of common and flag 17 50
$35 00
Overseers of Poor.
By orders (See Overseer's report ). $1,404 73
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
W. H. H. Burbeck, services $25 00
Board of Health.
By orders (See Board of Health report ). $76 90
37
SCHOOL-HOUSE REPAIRS AND ARTICLES FURNISHED.
Centre School-Two Schools.
E. E. Babb & Co., 51 seats. $172 75
Hugh A. Ferguson, labor
18 70
Aaron Tuttle, labor, chains, etc. 5 50
Wright & Fletcher, paint, broom, etc.
11 62
J. H. Colburn, labor and stock
4 35
M. F. Smith, 1 bottle disinfectant.
1 00
$213 92
Stony Brook School.
Nathan Prescott, labor and stock $65 50
P. Henry Harrington, labor and stock 164 57
H. H. Wilder, boiler, grate, labor, etc. 45 85
James H. O'Brien, gravel and grading
4 00
Wright & Fletcher, as per bill
1 50
$281 42
Forge Village School.
Brownell & Mason, cleaning furnace, carfare, labor, pipe, etc.
37 85
Chamberlain & Co., as per bill.
14 77
J. A. Healy, cleaning vault 2 50
Hugh A. Ferguson, sand table
18 86
$73 98
Nashoba School.
Wright & Fletcher, as per bill $2 03
38
Graniteville School.
P. Henry Harrington, labor and stock $51 68
Robertson & Co., S chairs 14 00
Ruth P. Tuttle, 10 sheets cardboard 50
John Payne, labor
7 20
Abbot Worsted Co., labor, iron, bolts 12 75
J. A. Healy, cleaning vault 3 00
Bon Marche, shades, $6 75
$95 88
Parkerville School.
C. M. Griffin, labor $ 1 25
Conant & Co., 2 chairs. 3 30
J. H. Colburn, stock and labor 29 70
Conant & Co., putty, glass, etc.
3 00
George A. Kimball, grading
2 50
Wright & Fletcher, white lead, etc. 31 31
F. C. Banister, sand tray 1 00
$72 06
Minot's Corner School.
J. E. Knight, labor
$ 3 50
J. H. Colburn, stock and labor 13 65
$17 15
Nabnassett School.
George H. Holt, repairing stove pipe
$3.00
Hugh A. Ferguson, labor. 6.50
$9 50
39
Snow Roller.
J. A. Walkden, snow roller $65 00
TEXT-BOOKS AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED SCHOOLS.
Edward E. Babb & Co., $349 04
Rand, McVally & Co. 4 14
J. L. Hammett & Co. 71 51
L. E. Knott Apparatus Co. 7 14
Ginn & Co. 38 04
American Book Co.
3 28
Oliver Ditson Co.
4 91
Educational Publishing Co.
1 50
Houghton, Mifflin Co.
4 08
C. W. Thompson & Co. 1 72
Silver. Burdett & Co. 60
E. W. A. Rowles
6 00
Masury, Young & Co.
15 00
Macmillan Co.
4 55
J. M. Alcott.
5 00
Milton Bradley Co.
4 50
Wadworth, Howland & Co.
1 25
Cambridge Botanical Supply Co.
1 37
J. & I. E. Moore 7 70
S. A. Weaver. 2 10
$533 43
J. V. FLETCHER LIBRARY.
Mary P. Bunce, Librarian, Feb. 1, 1905 to Feb. 1, 1906. $240 00
Mary P. Bunce, extra work, cash paid for freight, ex- 'press, etc. 4S 27
Amount carried forward $2SS 27
40
Amount brought forward $288 27
Ai Bicknell, Janitor from Feb. 1, 1905 to Feb. 1, 1906 150 00
Ai Bicknell, extra work 2 00
Thomas Lawler, ink 75
Chamberlain & Co., printing and stock
9 50
Herbert Mills, labor
3 45
W. W. Johnson, 10 loads gravel
10 00
Wright & Fletcher, as per bill
13 51
Thompson Hardware Co., as per bill
10 53
Wright & Fletcher, coal
154 80
Hugh A. Ferguson, labor
51 80
James Stanley, cleaning clock
2 00
Gilbert & Barker Mfg. Co., as per bill
17 51
M. G. Wight & Co., 100 cards
2 10
George B. Crowley, repairing roof
10 75
Mrs. Catherine Kebler, cash paid for picture cord, hooks, etc. 5 65
Gilbert & Barker Mfg. Co., burners, chimneys, etc. .. 9 75
Joe Wall, work on library floor
25 00
C. B. Colburn Co., floor brush, wax, etc. 3 00
O. R. Spalding, 2 cords trash wood
5 50
$775 87
DELIVERING LIBRARY BOOKS.
W. H. H. Burbeck, delivering and collecting books. . $75 00
W. E. Symnes, delivering and collecting books. 40 00
$115 00
PRINTING.
Courier-Citizen Co., 700 copies Town Reports and 30 copies School Reports
$180 00
Courier-Citizen Co., 25 copies warrants. 5 00
Courier-Citizen Co., 25 specimen ballots 7 50
Courier-Citizen Co., 540 official ballots 4 50
Courier-Citizen Co., 50 official ballots.
1 75
$198 75
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Chamberlain & Co., bill head, etc. 7 50
Wakefield Daily Item, assessor's notices and packet
heads 3 00
P. B. Murphy, dog blanks, and posters 3 00
Chronotype Co., 1,000 assessor's blanks, holders, etc.
4 30
S. H. Fletcher, stamped envelopes
21 20
Alec Fisher, cash paid for stamped envelopes
10 60
Courier-Citizen Co., 100 copies Diplomas
12 00
Chamberlain & Co., letter heads, envelopes, etc.
32 50
Courier-Citizen Co., poster notices for voters
2 50
Huntley S. Turner, postals
1 75
M. G. Wight & Co., postal cards. 2 00
Courier-Citizen Co., 25 copies Town Warrants. 3 00
$302 10
MEMORIAL DAY.
By order Veteran Association $100 00
EXPENSES OF FIRST DISTRICT COURT AT AYER.
E. G. Boynton, officer's fees $17 12
E. G. Boynton, Quinn case 50
H. C. Sherwin, Symnes vs. Whitney 5 45
Joe Wall, Shattuck case 4 70
$27 77
Received from fines, $32.81.
INSURANCE.
Holyoke, Dorchester, Traders, Mechanic and Penn. Companies, Town Farm $120 63
42
TOWN HOUSE.
Joseph Sears, Janitor, from Feb. to April 1, 1905. . . . $ 16 00
John Feeney, Janitor, from Apr. 1905 to Feb. 1906 83 00
Pearl Harmon, labor 4 50
Wright & Fletcher, coal 123 25
Chamberlain & Co.„ wash boiler 2 25
John Feeney, cash paid for forks and spoons
9 00
A. H. Sutherland, stock and labor
121 96
The Standard Extinguisher Co., extinguishers, etc. 69 00
James Stanley, repairing clock 1 25
J. Herbert Fletcher, oil, chimneys, etc. 22 08
Wright & Fletcher, oil, etc. 24 09
O. R. Spalding, sawed wood and slabs
13 00
John Feeney, extra work
6 50
Ai Bicknell, extra work 1 50
$497 68
INCOME FROM TOWN HOUSE.
Rent of armory due from State
$175 00
Rent of building 152 75
$337 75
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
As authorized by Chapter 79, Revised Laws, as amended by Acts of 1904, Chapter 381.
James A, Grhham. Feb, 1, 1905, to Feb. 1906. $96 00
Gilbert A. Hood, Feb. 1, 1905, to Feb. 1, 1906. 48 00
To board and care of James Savage at St. John's Hos- pital. Feb. 11, to March 11, 1905. $7 a week. $28 00
$172 00
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BURIAL DECEASED SOLDIERS.
George E. Gould, burial of John Green $34 00
$34 to be refunded by State.
STATE AID.
To Soldiers and Sailors and families of same. as authorized by Chapter 79, Revised Laws, as amended by Acts of 1904, Chap- ter 381.
From Jan. 1, 1905, to Jan. 1, 1906 $734 00
PUBLIC BURIAL GROUNDS.
By order
$200 00
See Commissioners' Report.
HEARSE.
Estate of George L, Brownell, hearse. $850 00
Amount allowed on old hearse, $50.00.
Selectmen, time and carfare going to New Bedford and Boston and unloading new hearse and load- ing old hearse. 23 95
Appropriation $1,000.
$873 95
GUIDE POSTS AND GUIDE BOARDS.
The following report on guide posts and guide boards is submitted :
We have renewed and painted ten guide boards with proper designation and name of street.
The expense has been as follows:
Joe Wall, painting and lettering 10 guide boards. $11 25
Waldo F. Prescott, work and team 4 00
$15 25
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FOREST FIRES AND OTHER FIRES.
The following fires have occurred during the past year, and estimated damage by the Forest Fire Wards:
1905 Name of Landowners. No. of acres
Damage
April 9-George Reed
3
$ 15 00
9-Fisher & Reed. 2
10 00
11-J. H. Fletcher 6
30 00
11-D. W. Sherman
4
28 00
14-J. C .Blaisdell
8
80 00
18-Charles F. Varnum 10
50 00
May 3-D. Waller 4
40 00
6-J. G. Abbot. Est. S
80 00
6-Heywood & Fletcher 2
20 00
8-Parrot 4
20 00
11-N. B. Blood
20
100 00
11-J. T. Coburn 20
300 00
11-H. Ingalls
20 50 00
FIRES-DWELLING HOUSES AND OTHER BUILDINGS. 1905.
July 20-Barn of Louis Palmer at Graniteville. Value of building $2,500. Insurance $1,500.00
1906. Jan. 21-House of Hiram Leland. Value of building $200. No insurance.
THE FOLLOWING EXPENSE HAS OCCURRED.
J. A. Healy, expenses on several fires . . $103 50
G. O. Jackson and others, expense at Parrot fire 5 75
C. A. and F. R. Blodgett, expense at Pine Ridge fire 3 00
Harry Hartford, expense at Pine Ridge fire 1 40
H. E. Fletcher & Co., expense at Proctor and Cartwright fire 8 91
Amount carried forward. $122 56
45
Amount brought forward $122 56
J. T. Coburn, expense at Pine Ridge fire . 3 00
Frank Prescott, expense at Grassy Pond fire 2 00
Albert Prescott, expense at Grassy Pond fire 2 00
J. W. Fletcher, expense at Grassy Pond fire 5 00
O. R. Spalding, expense at several fires 12 50
J. A. Healy and others, expense at Louis Palmer's fire 16 60
John Good, expense at Waller fire 2 60
$166 26
GENERAL EXPENSES.
Good Road Machine Co., road scraper and freight S200 00
C. M. Griffin, removing tree from road ..
2 00
E. G. Boynton, appraising property at Town Farm, 1905 2 00
George E. Gould, taking old hearse to be repaired 2 00
Dr. F. E. Varney, return of 23 births 5 75
Dr. Joseph W. Godfrey, return of 6 births
1 50
Dr. C. A. Blaney, return of 11 births 2 75
Sherman H. Fletcher, postage for Town Reports 19 00
Henry S. Bemis, rakes 1 12
F. A. Smith, dinner for election officers 5 00
John M. Fletcher, appraising property at Town Farm, 1905 and 1906, and making report 6 00
T. Arthur E. Wilson, appraising property at Town Farm, 1905 2 00
Amount carried forward
$249 12
46
Amount brought forward $249 12
Charles Coburn. appraising property at Town Farm, 1906 2 00
F. C. Wright, appraising property at Town Farm 2 00
M. W. Jenkins, blacksmithing 2 75
M. J. Egan, damage to wagon
2 75
Angus McDonald, whetstones
40
W. McLarney, as per bill 2 95
C. H. Bachelder, flag 18 46
Hobbs & Warren, state aid book, tax collector's book 7 25
Andrew S. Wright, drain pipe 4 50
M. D. Jones & Co., grave and war markers 7 50
W. H. Burbeck, labor on railing 3 99
Chamberlain & Co., as per bill. 1 60
Joseph Breck & Sons, lawn seats 27 00
Dr. Joseph R. Draper, return of 6 births 1 50
E. G. Boynton, 1 pair handcuffs 4 75
Thomas Rafferty, 60 boundstones
15 00
George O. Jackson, cleaning well at Town House 15 25
George O. Jackson, cash paid for use of pump. 5 00
Frank E. Miller, blacksmithing
4 15
Dr. J. N. Murray, veterinary
3 00
Thomas H. Lawler, rubber stamp
50
Wright & Fletcher, drain pipe.
21 15
Wright & Fletcher, as per bill
11 64
J. H. Coburn, painting 5 00
John Feeney, dusters, straps for casket 15 50
J. A. Healy, 2 grates
2 45
J. Herbert Fletcher, 1 street hoe 80
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