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$2 65
ACADEMY.
Abbot Worsted Co., wood alcohol
$ 75
Wm. A. Perkins, cash paid for diplomas, stationery etc. 19 42
$20 17
FORGE VILLAGE SCHOOL.
P. Henry Harrington, stock and labor $218 68
Joe Wall, flag pole and work 9 30
Chamberlain & Co., as per bill
1 32
John A. Healy, cleaning school-house, etc.
25 00
Abbot Worsted Co., use of water three years
15 00
$269 30
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GRANITEVILLE SCHOOL.
Joe Wall, stock and labor $72 00
Henry J. Healy, 1 axe, 1 pail
1 45
Abbot Worsted Co., lumber, etc. 2 20
The Robertson Co., 1 desk
12 00
John A. Healy, work on chimney
125 00
John A. Healy, labor removing furnace, digging, piping, etc. 80 51
Walter M. Wright, as per bill
2 85
P. Henry Harrington, fire escape
238 00
P. Henry Harrington, stock and labor
82 07
C. G. Sargent, wood alcohol 75
W. F. Sargent, wiring for bells 2 75
$619 58
PARKERVILLE SCHOOL.
J. E. Knight, stock and labor $10 25
MINOT'S CORNER SCHOOL.
James Stanley, cleaning clock $1 35
A. J. Blaisdell, flag pole 2 00
J. H. Colburn, painting 28 00
Emerson & Co., pump and pipe 6 07
J. E. Knight, stock and labor 7 15
Wright & Fletcher, oil, white lead, etc.
31 05
$75 62
NASHOBA SCHOOL.
Wright & Fletcher, as per bill $1 20
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NABNASSETT SCHOOL.
Joe Wall, stock and labor $ 56 25
P Henry Harrington, stock and labor 157 22
Robertson & Co., two chairs and express 3 75
F. E. Bickford, as per bill
80
$218 02
TEXT-BOOKS AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED SCHOOLS.
J. L. Hammett & Co. $214 55
Edward E. Babb & Co 142 90
Ginn & Co 55 24
J. B. Lippincott Co 27 60
Rand, McNally & Co
12 13
D. C. Heath & Co
23 97
J. & I. E. Moore
14 00
Educational Publishing Co
5 42
Frost & Adams Co
15 69
J. Q. Adams & Co
8 00
Rumford Supply Co
5 25
Houghton, Mifflin Co
12 33
American Book Co
22 19
Milton Bradley Co
3 60
Silver, Burdett & Co
19 50
M. C. Wight & Co
3 75
The Macmillian Co
1 20
Thompson-Brown & Co
1 25
The "A" Co
1 00
L. E. Knott Apparatus Co
70
The Schonhof Book Co
1 25
J. Louise Long 90
$592 42
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J. V. FLETCHER LIBRARY.
Mary P. Bunce, Librarian, Feb. 1, 1906 to Feb. 1, 1907
$300 00 Mary P. Bunce, extra work, cash paid for express, freight, etc 75 84
Ai Bicknell, Janitor from Feb. 1, 1906 to Feb. 1, 1907 150 00
Ai Bicknell, extra work 2 50
Lowell Wall Paper Co., work on stack room 147 00
Wright & Fletcher, coal 152 01
Allen-Thompson-Whitney Co., seats 33 00
Gilbert & Barker Mfg. Co., as per bill
31 17
P. Henry Harrington, stock and labor 39 99
Joseph Wall, work on floors
14 00
Wright & Fletcher, lawn dressing, etc
15 13
Catherine A. Kebler, cash paid for 8} yards felt and scales 14 98
H. W. Tarbell, plants and labor 4 20
A. H. Sutherland, stock and labor
6 26
William J. Day, ¿ gal. furniture polish
1 60
Dennison Mfg. Co., ¿ gross hooks
82
Herbert Mills, labor 2 00
Frank Shaw, stove
2 00
C. B. Coburn Co., 1 quart veneer, wax, etc
5 50
Abbot Worsted Co., as per bill 1 14
O. R. Spalding, 2 cords trash at $2.75 5 50
$1,004 64
DELIVERING LIBRARY BOOKS.
W. H. H. Burbeck, delivering and collecting books . . $ 75 00
W. E. Symmes, delivering and collecting books. 24 90
$ 99 90
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PRINTING.
Courier-Citizen Co., 700 copies Town Reports and 30
copies School Reports $189 00
Courier-Citizen Co., 800 valuation reports. 91 00
Courier-Citizen Co., copies warrants 5 50
Courier-Citizen Co., 25 specimen ballots
6 50
Courier-Citizen Co., 540 official ballots
Courier-Citizen Co., 50 official ballots
1 75
Courier-Citizen Co., stamped envelopes
49 50
Courier-Citizen Co., poster notices
11 90
Courier-Citizen Co., cards, programs, etc.
7 75
Courier-Citizen Co., letter head, bill head, etc
14 50
Chamberlain & Co., tax bills, programs, etc
32 25
Buckland Printing Co., stamped envelopes
5 45
Wright & Potter Printing Co., as per bill
1 50
G. B. Lenfest, 30 copies of proposals for building road in Westford .
25 50
P. B. Murphy, dog blanks and posters
1 75
$443 85
MEMORIAL DAY.
By order Veteran Association
$100 00
EXPENSE OF FIRST DISTRICT COURT AT AYER.
E. G. Boynton, officer's fees $ 46 13
S. H. Balch, officer's fees 29 45
Walter Whidden, officer's fees 10 64
$ 86 22
Received from fines, $86.80.
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INSURANCE.
Liverpool, London & Globe Companies, Town House . $ 40 00
Mutual Protection Co., Town House . 39 37
Holyoke-Boston Companies, Town House 52 80
Boston, Forge Village School.
76 50
Phoenix, Liverpool, London & Globe Companies, Library 112 50
Continental, Hartford, Conn. Co., Library 187 50
$508 67
BAND STAND.
A. H. Sutherland $65 00
J. H. Colburn, painting 4 50
$69 50
Appropriation, $75.00
TOWN HOUSE.
John Feeney, Janitor from Feb. 1, 1906 to Feb. 1, 1907 $141 70
John Feeney, cash paid pails, etc 1 50
C. W. Trainer Mfg. Co., asbestos curtain 53 00
A. H. Sutherland, stock and labor on curtain 58 28
P. Henry Harrington, stock and labor 29 37
A. H. Sutherland, stock and labor 28 32
F. A. Miller, labor on curtain 4 56
Milford E. Somes, painting signs 2 80
M. J. Wood, sawing wood 13 50
J. Herbert Fletcher, oil, soap, etc
23 25
Wright & Fletcher, soap, chimneys, etc 19 15
Pearl Harmon, stock and labor, etc 21 74
O. R. Spalding, 12 cords sawed wood 7 75
$404 92
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INCOME FROM TOWN HOUSE.
Rent of armory due from State $ 75 00
Rent of building 180 50
$355 50
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
As authorized by Chapter 79, Revised Laws, as amended by Acts of 1904, Chapter 381.
James A. Graham, Feb. 1, 1906 to Feb., 1907 $96 00
Gilbert A. Hood, Feb. 1, 1906 to Aug. 1, 1906. 24 00
MILITARY AID.
Gilbert A. Hood, Aug., 1906 to Feb. 1, 1907 $120 00
STATE AID.
To Soldiers and Sailors and families of same, as authorized by Chapter 79, Revised Laws, as amended by Acts of 1904, Chapter 381.
From Jan. 1, 1906 to Jan. 1, 1907 $704 00
PUBLIC BURIAL GROUNDS.
By order
$200 00
See Commissioners' Report.
GUIDE POSTS AND GUIDE BOARDS.
The following report on guide posts and guide boards is submitted :
We have renewed and painted 14 guide boards with proper designation and name of street.
The expense has been as follows: Waldo F. Prescott, labor and team $9 00
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FOREST FIRES.
The last year we have been very fortunate in having very few forest fires, and the damages have been small.
The following expense has occurred:
J. Willard Fletcher and others at hand of Henry Fletcher $ 3 00
H. I. Fletcher & Co., at hand of G. C. Moore 5 00
E. G. Boynton, at hand of Amasa Brown 1 95
John A. Healy, expense at several fires 4 45
Wm. C. Edwards, expense at several fires 3 05
D. J. McLeod, at land of C. M. Griffin 3 80
O. R. Spalding, expense at several fires 2 00
$23 25
FIRES-DWELLING HOUSES AND OTHER BUIDLINGS.
1906.
Sept. 21-Barn and shed of Clarence Reid. Value of buildings $800.00. Insurance $500.00.
Oct. 26-House and barn of J. T. Colburn. Value of buildings $3,500.00. Insurance $2,950.00.
The following expense has occurred :
S. A. Taylor, expense at Reid fire $ 2 00
Albert A. Hildreth, expense at Reid fire 4 00
W. E. Wright, expense at Reid fire 2 00
W. E. Wright, expense at Colburn fire 6 00
Wm. Perkins, expense at Colburn fire 2 00
John A. Healy, expense at Colburn fire 2 50
John A. Healy, expense at Reid fire 12 00
$30 50
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FIRE ESCAPE.
Chelmsford Foundry Co $144 00
J. H. Colburn, as per bill 2 50
$146 50
Appropriation $150.00.
GENERAL EXPENSES.
Sherman H. Fletcher, postage for Town
Reports $ 31 00
F. A. Smith, dinner for Election Officers 10 00
George Leland, cleaning pond at Granite- ville 4 00
M. J. Wood, labor on Common 2 00
A. G. Pollard & Co., dishes for hall
21 26
John H. Cornell, damage on highway 50 00 . . John A. Healy, cash paid for fire pumps and shovels 60 60
Harry Raynes, forks and spoons for Town Hall 37 90
Wm. Whigham, abatement of taxes 2 57
Abbot Worsted Co., abatement of taxes. . 16 87
The Adams Hardware & Paint Co., pad- lock, saw, etc 3 65
John A. Healy, use of hall
6 00
Frank A. Miller, blacksmithing
2 14
Chamberlain & Co., as per bill
10
C. E. Whidden, express and freight
17 36
Frank C. Wright, appraising property at Town Farm. 2 00
J. Everett Woods, appraising property at Town Farm. 2 00
H. L. Wright, appraising property and making report at Town Farm 3 00
Amount carried forward $272 45
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Amount brought forward. $272 45
Dr. W. J. Sleeper, return of 20 births 5 00
Wright & Fletcher, as per bill 8 12
George E. Gould, work on hearse 3 00
J. A. Walkden, work on hearse 1 00
John Feeney, straps for hearse. 1 00
Pearl Harmon, labor on hearse house
7 00
$297 57
ROAD DEPARTMENT.
The bills show what months they were paid, but not in all cases the month the work or expense occurred.
MAY.
Angus McDonald, Supterinendent $ 55 00
Angus McDonald, teams. 104 00
Arthur La Breche, labor 35 60
John La Breche, labor
35 60
Hugene Cotė, labor
14 40
Fred Greenwood, labor
22 80
Archie Martin, labor
13 60
Harmisdas Paryez, labor
34 40
Alexander McDonald, team
108 00
Adams Hardware & Paint Co., shovels
6 50
Frank. E. Miller, blacksmithing
4 25
$434 15 4
JUNE.
Angus McDonald, Superintendent
$ 55 00
Angus McDonald, teams. .
188 80
Alexander McDonald, team
4 00
John La Breche, labor
35 60
Amount carried forward
$283 40
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Amount brought forward $283 40
Arthur La Breche, labor 37 20
Fred Greenwood, labor 37 20
Harmisdas Paryez, labor
37 20
Archie Martin, labor 37 20
Good Roads Machine Co., as per bill
9 10
Wm. C. Edwards, repairing bridge fence
6 52
$447 82
JULY.
Angus McDonald, Superintendent $ 55 00
Angus McDonald, teams 189 45
Fred Hoar, labor 18 40
Archie Martin, labor
39 60
John La Breche, labor
38 00
Mrs. Mary Brigham, team
12 00
Fred Greenwood, labor
40 40
Edward Boynton, team
36 00
Alexander McDonald, team
118 00
Harmisdas Paryez, labor
40 40
Charles Bicknell, labor
40 00
Oliver Record 5 60
$632 85
AUGUST.
Angus McDonald, Superintendent
$ 55 00
Angus McDonald, teams.
126 10
Alexander McDonald, team 96 00
Philip Gerrow, labor 38 40
38 40
Fred Greenwood, labor
36 80
Archie Martin, labor
25 60
Frank E. Miller, blacksmithing
8 20
John La Breche, labor
$424 50
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SEPTEMBER.
Angus McDonald, Superintendent
$ 55 00
Angus McDonald, team
101 00
Alexander McDonald, team
112 00
Archie Martin, labor
43 25
Henry Martin, labor
8 00
Fred Hoar, labor
33 60
John La Breche, labor
41 50
Philip Gerrow, labor
41 65
Fred Greenwood, labor
5 20
$441 20
OCTOBER.
Angus McDonald, Superintendent
$ 52 90
Angus McDonald, team
169 00
Archie Martin, labor
39 82
John La Breche, labor
39 82
John Gerrow, labor
15 32
John Payne, labor
3 88
Edward Boynton, team
32 00
Alexander McDonald, team
34 75
Philip Gerrow, labor
38 07
$425 56
NOVEMBER.
Angus McDonald, Superintendent
$ 55 00
Angus McDonald, team
205 75
Philip Gerrow, labor
42 98
Archie Martin, labor
42 98
John La Breche, labor
41 30
Charles G. & Fred R. Blodgett, team
4 00
Adams Hardware & Paint Co., wire, tools, rakes
7 81
$399 82
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DECEMBER.
Angus McDonald, Superintendent $ 55 00
Angus McDonald, team
194 75
Alex Gregory, labor.
36 50
John O'Riley, labor 36 50
Archie Martin, labor
35 63
Paul Marchiony, labor
5 25
W. W. Johnson, team
6 23
M. J. Wood, labor
4 09
David Tousignant, labor 3 50
M. F. Downs, team
12 00
$389 45
JANUARY.
Angus McDonald, team and labor
$40 50
George W. Whitney, team
4 00
Matthew F. Downs, team.
10 23
John La Breche, labor
15 75
Amos Boucher, labor
3 06
Frank Barren, labor
3 06
Archie Martin, labor
3 06
Ishaelle Franceur, labor
3 06
Alexander McDonald, team
12 00
$94 72
FEBRUARY.
Angus McDonald, team and labor
$ 57 93
John La Breche, labor
10 05
Alexander McDonald, team
46 00
Paul Gludin, labor
9 63
John A. Healy, cleaning gutters, etc
12 16
John Painton, labor
9 63
Amount carried forward
$145 40
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Amount brought forward
$145 40
Archie Martin, labor 3 50
J. Everett Woods, labor
1 75
O. R. Spalding, posts and lumber
81 18
Israel Bartian, labor
9 63
$241 46
GRAVEL.
Albert E. Jenne, 768 loads
$38 40
Thomas Rafferty, 646 loads 32 30
Calvin Howard, 93 loads 4 65
Mrs. George Drew, 29 loads
1 45
Harry Fletcher, 138 loads
6 90
Augustus Bunce, 81 loads
4 05
Mark M. Morrison, 82 loads
4 10
$91 85
Schedule of property belonging to the Town for use of Road Department: 1 set of heavy harness, 2 carts, 1 sled, 4 whiffle- trees and chains, 2 spread chains, 4 horse collars, 1 wrench, 1 wagon jack, 2 heavy chains, 1 stone lifter, 1 pair hand splices, 6 rakes, 6 shovels, 1 manure fork, 6 stone forks, 3 plows, 10 blast- ing drills, 1 drill spoon, 6 plug drills, lot of shims and wedges, 4 bush snaths, 4 bush scythes, 1 axe, 5 lanterns, 1 oil can, 1 tool box, 3 large hoes, 6 picks, 6 iron bars, 1 pinch bar, 1 hand ham- mer, 2 striking hammers, 2 stone hammers, 2 stable blankets, 2 street blankets, 3 stone drags, 2 yokes, 1 old road scraper, 1 gravel screen, 2 mattocks, 1 pail, 1 post spoon, 1 post hole digger, 2 feed bags, 1 trowel, 1 paving hammer, 2 pick handles, lot of sewer pipe, 1-2 barrel Portland cement, 1 set of heavy harness reins, 1 new road scraper, 1 snow roller.
By agreement made with the Lowell & Fitchburg Street Railway Company, five plank crossings were laid.
The expense as follows:
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O. R. Spalding, 2,880 ft. oak lumber at $16 $46 08
O. R. Spalding, labor 26 50
$72 58
Expense of road department grading
$27 21
Appropriation . $4,000 00
Received from C. G. Sargent Sons, for grading 22 71
Received from Abbot Worsted Co., for grading 43 95
Due from Lowell & Fitchburg Street Railway Co. 100 00
$4,166 66
Expended
$4,095 96
Balance $70 70
BREAKING ROADS.
A. Gardell
$ 9 65
Elbert H. Flagg
8 70
John Payne. .
5 50
Angus McDonald
25 34
James O'Brien
4 65
Daniel May
1 20
Maurice Daley
2 10
Reuben Salle
2 40
William C. Edwards
20 60
A. J. Blaisdell
31 90
R. D. Prescott
2 50
Fred Shorey
18 00
W. F. Prescott
1 50
C. A. & F. R. Blodgett
2 60
H. E. Gould
6 40
M. F. Downs 3 00
Alexander McDonald 8 00
$154 04
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ESTIMATES FOR 1907-1908.
In making these estimates for the amount of money asked for, to be raised or appropriated at the annual meeting, we have placed under the head of each department the amount that is asked for by that department.
SELECTMEN.
Highways $4,000 00
Town debts and charges 3,000 00
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Support of poor
$3,000 00
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Support of schools $6,500 00
For High School purposes 2,200 00
Text books and supplies for schools 700 00 ·
TRUSTEES J. V. FLETCHER LIBRARY.
Books
$150 00
COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC BURIAL GROUNDS.
Public burial grounds $250 00
Total number of orders, 387.
Total amount of orders, $21,063.46.
OSCAR R. SPALDING, WESLEY O. HAWKES, ALEC FISHER. Selectmen of Westford.
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LIST OF JURORS.
The following names will be reported at the annual meeting in March to be placed in the jury box, subject to revision and acceptance by the town: NAME.
OCCUPATION.
Edward M. Abbot,
Clerk.
Joseph Banister,
Machinist.
Charles A. Blodgett,
Farmer.
Hans C. Dege,
Overseer.
Charles Edwards,
Farmer.
Elbert H. Flagg,
Farmer.
J. Willard Fletcher,
Farmer.
Frank L. Furbush,
Carpenter.
George Q. Gilson,
Machinist.
P. Henry Harrington,
Carpenter.
Frank Healy,
Teamster.
Albert W. Heywood,
Fireman.
Albert A. Hildreth,
Clerk.
George A. Kimball,
Farmer.
Andrew Johnson,
Foreman.
William O. McDonald,
Farmer.
Amos B. Polly,
Farmer.
Nelson L. Prescott,
Farmer.
Henry E. Shorey,
Farmer.
Fred A. Smith,
Bottler.
John Spinner,
Operative.
Thomas O. Sullivan,
Farmer.
Fred A. Sweatt,
Machinist.
George W. Whitney, John Wilson,
Farmer.
Farmer.
Alfred Woodbury,
Farmer.
Farmer.
Clerk.
OSCAR R. SPALDING, WESLEY O. HAWKES, ALEC FISHER,
Selectmen of Westford.
J. Everett Woods, John P. Wright,
February 27, 1907.
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Board of Health.
The Selectmen by law, acting as the Board of Health, re- spectfully submit the following report from March 1st, 1906 to February 28th, 1907.
The board organized as follows: chairman, Wesley O. Hawkes; agents, Waldo F. Prescott and Wesley O. Hawkes.
The town for the past year has been favored by a general degree of health. When there have been contagious diseases, perhaps we may say they have been so treated that the disease has not gone from home to home, until it became a dread epi- demic.
The board are pleased to say that they believe there is an improvement in the sanitary condition in and about the homes, especially in our villages.
Cleanliness is one of the secrets to health. The board would recommend that each family have a barrel placed in their back yard where all garbage may be dumped, not allow such to be thrown out on the surface to decay; and during summer weather, at least once a week, contents of these barrels be removed to the public dump.
A word to the wise is sufficient.
EXPENSES.
Waldo F. Prescott, services as Agent $21 00
Expenses 5 90
Falls & Burkinshaw, bill 2 50
Oscar R. Spalding, salary .
3 00
Wesley O. Hawkes, salary
5 00
Wesley O. Hawkes, services as Agent
25 00
$62 40
OSCAR R. SPALDING, WESLEY O. HAWKES, ALEC FISHER,
Board of Health.
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Library Report.
The Trustees of the J. V. Fletcher Public Library respect- fully submit the following report for the year ending March 1, 1907:
The several departments of the Library have been main- tained in the same manner and with about the same good results as in other recent years. The total number of books sent by special carrier to Graniteville, Forge Village and Parker- ville is somewhat in excess of the number reported a year ago, while the number carried to Brookside has fallen off. The Trustees' report a year ago called attention to the small circula- tion at Brookside, and the Librarian's report this year shows that it has since fallen off nearly one-half, namely to 141 volumes for the year. Very few were taken during the latter half of the year, and during several weeks none at all. This has made the average cost of delivering the books at Brookside about eighteen cents per volume. As Brookside will soon be in easy communication with the Library by street cars, we have omitted to ask for an appropriation for carrying books to that village, and have recommended that the usual article in the town warrant call for only seventy-five dollars to be'appropriated to dis- tributing books to the other three villages above named.
With the increase of the general circulation the method of charging books to borrowers has become quite unwieldy. Much unnecessary labor is involved both in keeping daily records and in making out annual reports. Hence measures have been taken to introduce a system widely used in libraries of the same size as our own, and even smaller.
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The renovation of the interior of the Library a year ago has been a satisfaction to all users of the building. The settees for which the town appropriated money last year have been purchased and placed in the upper hall. This equipment has been fully appreciated, especially by the ladies who have held meetings there every fortnight during the fall and winter. It is the wish of the Trustees and, they believe, of the citizens, to encourage to the full all such appropriate use of the Library, its books, its rooms and all its resources for the promotion of culture and the continuance of the education of our towns people even after the years of school life.
The financial statement shows an unusually large balance on hand. This was caused by the lateness of the return of the dog tax and the desire of the Trustees to keep well within their appropriation, and was not due in the least to any lessening of the needs of the Library. A comparison of the Librarian's reports for 1906 and 1907 will show that the number of books purchased has been less by 184 than it was last year. There- fore it is the intention of the Trustees immediately to expend a large part of this balance for books.
We also recommend that the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) be raised and appropriated, in addition to the sum received for dog licenses for 1907, for the purchase of books and periodicals during the ensuing year.
CATHARINE A. KEBLER, Chairman, WALTER C. WRIGHT, WILLIAM A. PERKINS.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand March 1, 1906
$374 75
Appropriation . 150 00
Library books sold
3 25
Fines paid on books lost. .
3 48
Dividend from Augustus Fletcher fund
40 00
Dividend from Laws fund
40 00
Dividend from Stone fund
37 84
Dog licenses
426 25
$1,075 57
PAYMENTS.
Old Corner Book Store, books
$697 26
Kenyon News Co., magazines
62 40
Other magazines
16 50
Courier-Citizen Co., printing
64 00
T. H. Lawler, stationery
2 70
Library Art Club
11 00
M. G. Wight & Co., printing, etc
9 50
Buckland Printing Co., printing
1 75
Smith Book Co
2 25
Holden Patent Book Cover Co.
2 50
David Farquhar, binding
39 00
B. M. Hutchins, typewriting
1 78
$910 64
Balance on hand
164 93
$1,075 57
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REPORT OF LIBRARIAN.
Number of volumes purchased 404
Number of volumes replaced 15
Number of volumes presented 16
Public documents received from the State
10
Public documents received from the U. S. 23
Magazines bound
33
Whole number of volumes added during the year
486
Number of volumes lost
2
Whole number of volumes discarded
1
Whole number of volumes in the Library
13,990
Number of pamphlets added
124
Volumes sent to Graniteville
978
Volumes sent to Forge Village
1,266
Volumes sent to Parkerville.
539
Volumes sent to Brookside
141
Volumes loaned at the Library
7,738
Entire circulation
10,662
Cash on hand from last year
$1 31
Fines received
6 90
$8 21
Paid for supplies
7 63
Balance
$
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PERIODICALS SUBSCRIBED FOR.
Harper's Century, Scribner's, Forum, North American Review, Bookman, Atlantic, Popular Science Monthly, Cos- mopolitan, Review of Reviews, Littell's Living Age, McClure's, Library Journal, St. Nicholas, Munsey, New England Birds and Nature, Harper's Weekly, Leslie's Weekly, Success, Annals, Reader's Guide to Periodicals, World's Work.
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EXHIBITS OF PICTURES FROM THE LIBRARY ART CLUB.
Hawaii, Yachts, Mexico, Greece, Canterbury, Babies in Art, Rouen, American Parks, Italian Art, (two sets), Alhambra, Amiens, Famous Men, German Sculpture.
GIFTS IN 1906.
Hon. John D. Long, one volume.
Mass. New Church Union, one volume.
Exec. Committee of Jewish Anniversary, one volume.
Geo. Fletcher Proctor, Vermont, one volume.
Miss Ellen A. Kimball, Worcester, one volume.
Warren E. Carkin, two volumes.
E. S. Balch, Philadelphia, one volume.
New England Historical Genealogical Society, eight volumes.
Mrs. George T. Day, one volume of a magazine.
E. M. Raymond, one volume, five pamphlets.
Miss Emma F. Blood, Groton, one pamphlet.
Rev. B. H. Bailey, one pamphlet.
John E. Kimball, one pamphlet.
J. M. Fletcher, one pamphlet, ancient documents.
Mrs. Theodore H. Hamblett, portrait.
Miss Anna Hall, framed picture.
J. Henry Fletcher, Belmont, bedding plants for lawn.
W. H. Burbeck, planting hedge trees on lawn.
W. E. Parsons, old-fashioned apple-parer.
Frank Miller, candle snuffer.
Mrs. Hiram Whitney, woodpecker's nest.
William Carver, specimen from beaver dam.
Mrs. Theodore H. Hamblett, record of Groton Artillery.
CURRENT PERIODICALS GIVEN FOR READING ROOM.
Outlook, Miss Ruth Fisher; Ladies' Home Journal, Good Housekeeping, and Congregationalist, Mrs. L. W. Wheeler; Christian Register, The "Woman's Alliance."
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Report of the Overseers of the Poor.
TOWN FARM RECEIPTS.
Milk $1,094 00
Thomas Carney, board
108 00
Elbridge Reed, board
21 20
Wood
108 10
Hay
98 41
Labor
93 50
Cows
82 12
Potatoes
81 00
Building private crossing
40 00
Calves
25 50
Cranberries
15 30
Pork
34 36
Rent.
10 00
Apples
13 65
Keeping prisoners
7 00
Use of bull
7 00
Eggs
8 69
Old iron
5 38
Sacks
2 54
Use of telephone
2 20
Use of boat
1 75
Witness fees
2 00
Fire Warden
1 95
E. G. Boynton, as Constable
101 15
$1,964 80
Cash on hand, Feb. 7, 1906
7 52
Drawn from Town Treasurer
1,035 00
$3,007 32
62
TOWN FARM PAYMENTS.
E. G. Boynton, salary from Jan. 1, 1906
to Jan. 1, 1907 $400 00
Mrs. E. G. Boynton, salary as Matron from Jan. 1, 1906 to Jan. 1, 1907 100 00
Groceries
388 03
Grain
482 66
Labor
421 52
Meat
133 60
Cows
182 50
Coal
97 18
Butter
74 98
Fertilizer
56 49
Filling silo
57 32
Building silo
67 80
W. J. Sleeper, M. D.
29 35
Cutting wood 25 00
Pigs
21 00
Ice
21 30
Plumbing and steamfitting
28 26
Dry goods
23 37
Hardware
21 23
Mowing machine
35 00
Fish
21 83
Clothing for inmates
22 13
Medical supplies
20 14
Blacksmith and wheelwright work
31 55
Telephone 20 12
Milk refrigerator
25 00
Tobacco
13 37
Lumber
11 28
Seed corn and potatoes
14 60
Sundries
9 37
Sawdust
9 25
Amount carried forward $2,865 23
63
Amount brought forward
$2,865 23
Car fares 7 70
Sawing lumber 6 30
Paint 5 50
Pasturing cows
5 00
Harness work
5 97
Making cider
3 93
Wallpaper
3 25
Ensilage cutter
5 00
Drain pipe.
4 00
Killing hogs
3 00
Expense to State Farm
6 84
Manure
4 00
Ladders
5 40
Lowell Morning Citizen.
3 00
Repairing sulky plow
2 45
Filing saws
1 40
Planting corn
2 00
Freight 1 90
Express
1 00
Fire Warden 1 05
58 86
Cash on hand Feb. 12, 1907.
4 54
$3,007 32
Cash on hand Feb. 7, 1906. $ 7 52
Drawn from Town Treasurer 1,035 00
$1,042 52
Cash on hand Feb. 12, 1907.
4 54
Net expense at Farm
$1,037 98
E. G. Boynton, as Constable
$3,002 78
64
PERSONS SUPPORTED AT THE TOWN FARM.
Name Age
Admitted
Thomas Carney
About 96.
Jan . 31, 1877
Varnum T. Fletcher
64. Mar. 28, 1901
Asa Dearborn
About 82. Apr. 18, 1904
Caroline A. Perham
83 Jan. 23, 1894
Mary E. Cowdrey
48 Feb. 24, 1900
Sarah J. Ingalls
44. Mar. 22, 1905
Number of tramps lodged and fed, 58.
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