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During the past year, my work has consisted of thinning and trimming trees along the roadside, also cutting brush on the sides of the roads.
I would recommend that some of the white oaks along the roadside be removed, and that on the wood roads, the owner should try and leave standing any nice young tree instead of tall trees with only branches on top, as this would prevent the brush from growing freely.
H. L. NESMITH,
Tree Warden.
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Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Westford, Mass., February 16, 1911.
As Sealer of Weights and Measures for Town of Westford, I submit the following report for year 1910:
Number of platform scales over 5,000 lbs. 7
Number of platform scales under 5,000 1bs. 20
Number of computing scales 1
Number of spring balances
5
All other scales. 30
Total 63
Number of weights sealed
92
LIQUID AND DRY MEASURES.
Number of dry measures 6
Number of liquid measures 9
Number of milk bottles 0
Total 15
Respectfully, ALBERT A. HILDRETH,
Sealer.
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Assessors' Report.
Value of buildings, April 1, 1910
$875,625 00
Value of land, April 1, 1910. 524,340 00
Value of personal estate, April 1, 1910 532,267 00
--- $1,932,232 00
AMOUNTS TO BE RAISED.
J. V. Fletcher Library $1,000 00
Public burial grounds 100 00
Renovating town hall
1,000 00
Roads and bridges
4,000 00
Town debts and charges
7,500 00
Public schools
9,000 00
High schools
2,600 00
School text-books and supplies
600 00
Superintendent of schools
850 00
Maintenance of schools 600 00
Destruction of moths 800 00
Fire department 400 00
Fire extinguishers
150 00
Medical inspection
50 00
Commemorate Memorial Day
500 00
Distribution of books from library
75 00
$29,225 00
State tax
3,300 00
County tax
2,288 66
Highway tax
162 50
Notes
3,550 00
Interest
1,000 00
Hydrants.
1,600 00
Amount carried forward
$41,216 16
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Amount brought forward
$41,216 16 Additional tax
Overlayings.
$371 37
162 41
Excise tax Lowell & Fitchburg St. Ry.
145 08
Moth tax
319 42
998 28
$42,214 44
Number of Polls assessed
702
Horses
371
Cows
721
Neat Cattle
210
Sheep
14
Swine
110
Fowls
6,391
Houses
509
Acres of Land.
18,000 00
Tax on one hundred dollars
$1 60
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TAXES ORDERED ABATED BY THE ASSESSORS. 1908.
Gagnon, Henry
$ 2 00
Sharon, A.
14
Harrop, James
2 00
Thompson, Augustus W.
35
Kitchen, Robert
2 00
$ 6 49
1909.
Boucher, Eugene
$2 00
Brown, George H.
2 00
Brennon, Frank
2 00
Call, Patrick
2 00
Darkin, Thomas J.
2 00
Davis. Richard E.
2 00
Dubee, Oscar
2 00
Fisher, James
2 00
Genacha, John
2 00
Gullbery, Bengt
2 00
Hildreth, Frank H.
1 47
Hanson, Edmond
2 00
Johnson, Carl
2 00
Kistley, Peter
2 00
Kinstey, Patrick.
2 00
Langham, Albert
2 00
Lasua, Edward.
2 00
Levey, Frank A.
39
McCaulley, Peter
2 00
Mooney, Arthur
2 00
Philbrick, Orrin
2 00
O'Shea, Richard .
2 00
Reed, Wm. B., Heirs of
47
Racknoff, Joseph
2 00
Amount carried forward
$44 33
31
Amount brought forward
$44 33
Soderberg, Chas.
2 00
Solke, John 2 00
Stepanskak, Mato
2 00
Sharon, A.
40
Sons, David
2 00
Swanson, Oscar
2 00
Swanson, Andrew
2 00
Sweeney, John
2 00
Thompson, Augustus W.
16
Tillee, Adolf
2 00
Waterman, Chas.
2 00
White, Michael
2 00
White, Eugene
2 00
$66 89
1910.
Adams, Chas. L.
$ 4 40
Beneault, Henry
2 00
Blodgett, C. A. & F. R.
4 00
Downs, Mathew F.
8 00
Dapuath, Mathew
2 00
Cottrell, Geo.
2 00
Clapp, C. R.
63 89
Couture, Alfred
2 00
Courtney, Mary E.
8 00
Emerson, Walter
4 80
Gould, H. E. & E. H.
8 00
Healy, J. Austin & Fred A.
5 60
Hildreth, Ella F.
8 00
Hildreth, Frank H.
3 60
Kistley, John
2 00
Luduc, Peter
2 00
Lambert, Alice M.
3 20
Amount carried forward $133 49
32
Amount brought forward $133 49
La Brache, Ernest
2 00
Murphy, James 2 00
Perham, Perley
3 20
Percell, Herman
2 00
Pouchel, Simon
2 00
Reed, Chas. W., Heirs of
16 00
Reed, Wm.
2 00
Riney, Timothy A.
2 00
Record, Joseph, 2nd
2 00
Sunberg, August
2 00
Souduck, Michael
2 00
Sargent, Wm. F.
3 20
Winsted & Marrinell
3 20
Wing, Chas. Mrs.
11 20
Wright, Chas. M.
1 60
Western Union Tel. & Tel. Co.
8 00
$197 89
$271 27
J. WILLARD FLETCHER, CHARLES D. COLBURN, WILLIAM L. WOODS, Assessors of Town of Westford, Mass.
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Tax Collector's Report.
TAXES REMAINING UNPAID MARCH 6, 1911.
1909.
Wm. H. Decatur
$ 92 05
Frank H. Hildreth
50 53
Theodore Hodgdon
2 00
W. W. Johnson
21 47
Nellie O'Brien
10 53
Fred W. Swain
2 00
Wm. Whigham, heirs
4 40
Fred R. Ames
78
Robert J. Hook
3 14
J. M. Esty
39
George F. Sturtevant
12 56
Albert R. Jones
6 28
James Graham
79
$207 02
1910.
Thomas Bartlett
$ 2 00
Joseph Benoit.
2 00
Michael Besser
2 00
Daniel Burke
2 00
Fred Christopher
2 00
Walter Chappell
2 00
Peter Conley
2 00
Wm. Curran
24 40
Elmer Davis
2 00
Amount carried forward
$ 40 40
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Amount brought forward $ 40 40
Wm. Davis
2 00
Geo. L. Dean
2 00
Wm. H. Decatur
87 92
A. W. Decatur
28 16
N. J. Decatur
18 40
C. R. P. Decatur
41 84
Hiram Decatur
2 00
Oliver Desjardins
42 75
Gaspard Dezeil
16 00
Fred Duford
2 00
Camille Eli
2 00
Wm. R. Farnham
20 32
Harry N. Fletcher
194 17
O. A. Foster
21 87
Sarah J. Foster
137 45
Geo. W. Goode
8 40
John Greenwood
2 00
Frank H. Hildreth
51 60
Sylvanus Hinckley
48 40
Paul Jasmin
18 08
W. W. Johnson
30 00
Walter P. Kimball
2 00
John B. La Breche
9 60
Arthur Lampo
2 00
Mrs. Luther Lawton
12 80
Geo. A. Leland
2 00
John Lynch
2 00
Joseph Monsoan
2 00
Mansuetto Marchioni
2 00
Samuel Marcoullier
2 00
Geo. Martin
2 00
Frank D. McGlinchey
2 00
Michael L. McGlinchey
41 04
Patrick McKee
2 00
Amount carried forward
$901 20
35
Amount brought forward
$ 901 20
James McManus
2 00
Virgil Mitchell
23 12
Frank Mitchell
2 00
Alec Mitchell
2 00
Herbert H. Mills
2 00
Orrin P. Moody
2 00
Ernest G. Mountain
10 56
Thomas H. Murray
2 00
John W. O'Brien
12 48
John O'Brien
23 44
Robert O'Dell .
2 00
Jacob Olson
2 00
Arthur B. Parrott
17 20
Thomas Rafferty
14 80
Albert Reeves.
63 93
C. W. Reed, heirs
4 30
C. A. Reid
36 16
Joseph B. Riney
2 00
John Scott
2 00
Fred Schovacnick
2 00
David W. Sherman
1 00
Rose Shugrue
40 70
John Smith
2 00
B. Socoralis.
28 10
Peter Sonbrowski
2 00
Fred W. Swain
2 00
Helen W. Swain
16 16
David Tougisant
2 00
Arthur Vincent
2 00
Wm. Whigham, heirs
4 48
Sarah Whitney
43 34
Walter W. Wyman
14 80
Alex Young
2 00
Amount carried forward
$1,289 77
36
Amount brought forward $1,289 77
NON-RESIDENTS.
Chas. W. Boye
80
Minot H. A. Evans 60 80
Wm. W. French
80
Robert J. Hook
3 68
J. M. Esty
40
Fred R. Ames
80
Brookside Worsted Co.
1,396 25
John De Carteret
11 20
Samuel C. Hunt, heirs
4 00
James McCormick
1 60
Augustus W. Thompson
16
James Graham
80
Benj. F. Heald
3 20
Albert A. Jones
6 40
Geo. M. Bunker
80
John C. Blaisdell
2 40
Marshall E. Graves
80
Mrs. Nellie O'Brien
8 85
Chas. F. Varnum
3 20
James R. Williams & 9 others
1 60
Harriet Cavanaugh
40
Nellie J. Henderson
4 80
A. Sharron
40
Ethel H. Whitter
1 20
Frank A. Levey
40
Balance uncollected March 6.
$2 805 51
Paid since audit 334 64
Auditor's balance
$3,140 15
LEONARD W. WHEELER,
Tax Collector.
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Selectmen's Report.
COMPENSATION OF TOWN OFFICERS.
TOWN TREASURER.
Harwood L. Wright, salary .
$ 175 00
Harwood L. Wright, car fares 3 16
$ 178 16
TOWN CLERK.
Edward Fisher, salary
$ 25 00
Recording 69 births at 50 cents each
34 50
25 marriages at 20 cents each 5 00
41 deaths at 20 cents each 8 20
Making out report
5 00
Postage
90
$ 78 60
SELECTMEN.
Oscar R. Spalding, salary
$ 175 00
S. H. Fletcher, salary 75 00
Andrew Johnson, salary
90 00
$ 340 00
AUDITOR.
W. R. Taylor, salary $ 35 00
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ASSESSORS.
J. W. Fletcher, 34 days taking invoice and making taxes $ 85 00
W. L. Woods, 264 days taking invoice and making taxes 66 25
C. D. Colburn, 18 days taking invoice and making taxes 58 75
$ 210 00
TAX COLLECTOR.
L. W. Wheeler, collecting $38,533.83 at 1 per cent. $ 385 34
S. H. Fletcher, bond 40 00
$ 425 34
CONSTABLES AND POLICE.
E. G. Boynton, services as constable $ 37 00
F. Morton, services as constable 16 30
P. J. O'Connor, services as police 3 00
W. A. Whidden, services as police 28 10
John Feeney, services as police 16 08
L. W. Wheeler, services as police 1 00
$ 101 48
EXPENSES FIRST DISTRICT COURT AT AYER.
E. G. Boynton, services $ 19 58
F. Morton, services 12 49
$ 32 07
Received from fines $66 82
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TRUANT OFFICER.
Charles Edwards $ 4 50
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
Edward Fisher, services as clerk $ 10 00
Edward Fisher, eleven meetings 22 00
J. H. Fletcher, eleven meeting 22 00
S. L. Taylor, ten meetings
20 00
$ 74 00
CATTLE INSPECTOR.
George T. Day $ 80 00
Received from State $40 00
INSPECTOR OF MEAT.
E. J. Whitney
$ 140 00
TOWN COUNSEL.
Edward Fisher, services and expenses in various matters $ 90 80
James F. Jackson, services on account of electric road 450 00
$ 540 80
PRECINCT OFFICERS, BALLOT CLERKS, TELLERS, ETC.
Precinct One.
J. M. Fletcher, Teller and Clerk $ 14 00
W. J. Merritt, Warden 8 00
W. H. H. Burbeck, Inspector 2 50
$ 24 50
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Precinct Two.
A. R. Wall, Warden $ 4 00
W. H. Beebe, Clerk
4 00
J. Wall, Inspector 6 00
H. D. Wright, Inspector 6 00
$ 20 00
Precinct Three.
W. J. Donnelly, Inspector $ 2 50
C. L. Watt, Clerk. 2 50
W. R. Taylor, Clerk 4 00
$ 9 00
Precinct Four.
A. S. Bennett, Warden $ 8 00
J. Edwards, Inspector 2 50
$ 10 50
TOWN COMMON AND MONUMENT.
Ai Bicknell, care of common $ 27 00
George F. Millis, care of monument grounds 15 00
$ 42 00
OVERSEERS OF POOR.
By orders (See Overseer's Report) $1,144 89
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
A. A. Hildreth, salary $ 25 00
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MOTH DEPARTMENT.
H. L. Nesmith, Superintendent $ 648 00
Use of team
288 00
James O'Brien 503 50
Harry Blaisdell
190 00
Fred Clement
271 06
Wm. Green
395 06
F. Johnson 313 06
John O'Brien 313 50
J. Lumbert 118 50
G. Gower 113 50
D. J. McLeod
102 50
W. P. Sweetser
65 00
R. Bridgford 96 34
140 00
C. H. Bicknell
72 50
A. Wilson
5 00
H. L. Nesmith, cash paid express and car fares 9 41
$3,644 93
SCHOOLS.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
A. B. Webber, Superintendent $ 170 00
F. H. Hill, Superintendent. 640 00
F. H. Hill, stationery and postage 2 00
Henry J. Healy, teaming 3 75
A. B. Webber, telephone and stationery 12 08
A. W. Tuttle, teaming 4 00
W. A. Woodward, expenses for graduating exercises 35 94
Mary B. Raynes, accompanist. 2 00
Charles O. Prescott, taking school census
15 00
$ 884 77
J. Harrington
42
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN.
Dr. C. A. Blaney $ 50 00
SCHOOLHOUSE REPAIRS AND ARTICLES FURNISHED.
William C. Edwards, stock and labor $ 3 49
Wright & Fletcher, brushes, cheese cloth, varnish, oil, etc. 31 94
Thomas H. Murphy Co., plumbing
62 36
Edmund Baker, labor 44 12
William Sutherland, stock and labor
19 95
Blodgett & Co., as per bill 16 40
A. H. Sutherland, wire screens for windows 1 25
E. C. Pearsons, labor on ceilings and walls
24 00
The Robertson Co., door mats
4 50
Walter Whidden, labor 5 00
Westford Water Co., water rates 254 42
18 98
C. E. Woodohull, tuning piano
3 00
P. Henry Harrington, stock and labor
62 84
New England Decorating Co., decorating
5 00
J. E. Knight, labor
2 75
Butterfield Printing Co., as per bill
4 50
F. J. Parker, labor.
6 00
George A. Fletcher, labor
6 13
John Spinner, labor
2 75
E. Flanagan Co., phonic stencil
60
John A. Healy, extinguisher, hose, etc.
16 30
$603 28
Appropriation, $600.00.
Adams & Co., chairs, couch and table
H. C. Doughty, oil, etc. 7 00
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TEXT-BOOKS AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED SCHOOLS.
E. E. Babb & Co. $ 384 71 Allyn & Bacon 6 17
Kenney Bros. & Wolkins 99 23
White-Smith Music Publishing Co. 9 20
L. E. Knott Apparatus Co., as per bill 13 25
A. N. Palmer Co. 20 64
$ 533 20
Appropriation, $600.00.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
By orders (See Board of Health Report) $ 154 78
J. V. FLETCHER LIBRARY.
By orders (See Library Report) $1,511 27
DELIVERING LIBRARY BOOKS.
W. E. Symmes, delivering and collecting books $ 25 00
W. H. H. Burbeck, delivering and collecting books 50 00
$ 75 00
STATIONERY AND PRINTING.
Huntley S. Turner, ruled slips, tax list, envelopes, etc. $ 29 10 P. B. Murphy, license blanks. 1 95
The Needham Chronicle, books 3 25
Courier-Citizen Co., town reports, tax bills, stamped envelopes, etc. 280 13
Amount carried forward
$ 314 43
44
Amount brought forward $ 314 43 G. C. Prince & Son, property notices, record book 7 75
Wight & Co., note heads 2 50
S. H. Fletcher, stamped envelopes 32 48
The Parkhurst Press, printing 9 25
Hobson Warren Co., books and blanks 4 65
Cash paid A. W. Hartford, for Courier-Citizen Co. 3 00
Wright & Potter Printing Co., printing 1 07
$ 375 13
MEMORIAL DAY.
Dedication Soldiers' Monument $ 481 00
Appropriation, $500.00.
TOWN HOUSE.
John Feeney, Janitor $ 200 00
John Feeney, extra work 7 50
Westford Water Co., water rate
32 00
Adams & Co., chairs 50 00
Thomas H. Murphy, plumbing, etc. 17 79
P. Henry Harrington, stock and labor 43 95
Gilbert & Barker Mfg. Co., gasolene and mantles, etc. 88 03
Nathan Prescott, cleaning windows 10 25
J. L. Douglas & Co., as per bill
14 13
New England Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone
19 99
A. H. Sutherland, labor 1 00
Wright & Fletcher, coal, glass, wax, etc.
101 95
2 70
J. Herbert Fletcher, oil, soap, matches, etc Oscar R. Spalding, wood 2 00
$ 591 29
45
PAINTING AND DECORATING TOWN HALL.
M. A. Feeley $ 950 00
Appropriation, $1,000.00.
INCOME FROM TOWN HOUSE.
Rent of building
$ 149 50
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 January 1, 1910 to January 1, 1911 $ 668 00
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
As authorized by Chapter 79, Revised Laws, as amended by Acts of 1904, Chapter 381.
Gilmer Stone, Feb. 1, 1910 to Aug. 1, 1910 $ 36 00
James A. Graham, Feb. 1, 1910 to Feb. 1, 1911 96 00
William Hunter, Feb. 1, 1910 to Feb. 1, 1911 48 00
James A. Hall, Feb. 1, 1910 to Aug. 1, 1910 73 37
$ 253 37
MILITARY AID.
James A. Hall, Aug. 1, 1910 to Feb. 1, 1911 $ 108 00
Gilmer Stone, Aug. 1, 1910 to Sept. 1, 1910 20 00
$ 128 00
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PUBLIC BURIAL GROUNDS.
By order (See Commissioners' Report) $ 100 00
GUIDE POSTS AND GUIDE BOARDS.
The following report on guide posts and guide boards is submitted.
There has been no expense incurred for the care of guide posts and boards during the past year, but there are a number which it will be necessary to renew and repair during the coming year.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
By orders (See Engineer's Report) $ 456 28
FIRE EQUIPMENTS.
Badger Fire Extinguisher Co., 21 extinguishers,
hangers, bottles, etc. $ 147 00 Appropriation, $150.00.
DWELLING HOUSES AND OTHER BUILDINGS.
J. A. Healy and others, expenses at H. E. Fletcher's . . $ 7 20
J. A. Healy and others, expenses at Eben Tallent's 47 52
J. A. Healy and others, expenses at Hyacinth De Duc's. 1 05
J. A. Healy and others, expenses at Joseph Wall's. . 1 15
$ 56 92
FOREST FIRES.
Joseph McDonald
$ 7 25
Peter E. Clement
3 00
C. M. Griffin and others
57 00
Charles Edwards and others
9 95
John A. Healy and others
210 58
Boston & Maine R. R.
1 74
L. W. Wheeler
85
O. R. Spalding
5 00
$ 295 37
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HYDRANTS.
Westford Water Co. $1,660 01
GENERAL EXPENSES.
Harwood L. Wright, appraising property at Town Farm $ 3 00
F. R. Blodgett, appraising property at Town Farm 2 00
William O. McDonald, appraising property at Town Farm 2 00
S. H. Fletcher, postage on Town Reports 25 00
Dr. F. E. Varney, return of 10 births 5 25
John Feeney, dinner for election officers
6 50
W. H. H. Burbeck, as per bill
80
New England Decorating Co., decorating Town Hall .
15 00
Edward M. Abbot, keys
1 00
The Broad Gauge Iron Works, iron shelves for safe
60 00
Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Co., badges 4 50
John A. Healy, as per bill
10 00
A. H. Sutherland, labor on band stand
2 00
Westford Water Co., labor on hydrant at Forge Village 69 09
Wright & Fletcher, tar paper, grass signs, postage, etc. 33 11
Oscar R. Spalding, wood 8 00
Express, freight and teaming 14 52
Frank E. Miller, as per bill
4 25
$ 266 02
UNDERTAKER.
David L. Greig, attending 44 funerals $ 88 00
David L. Greig, making 30 returns and permits 7 50
$ 95 50
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ROAD DEPARTMENT.
The bills show what months they were paid, but not in all cases the month the work or expense occurred.
MAY.
Frank E. Miller, Superintendent $ 55 00
Frank E. Miller, teams
164 06
Joseph Beneault, labor 15 75
James Crawford, labor
33 15
Charles Crawford, labor 34 90
Eben Tallant, labor 31 50
James Lorman, labor
29 36
Andrew Crawford, labor
36 26
Joseph Tousignant, labor
8 65
$ 408 63
JUNE.
Frank E. Miller, Superintendent
$ 55 00
Frank E. Miller, teams
183 03
Henry Reed, labor.
10 50
James Crawford, labor
35 39
Charles Crawford, labor
35 39
Andrew Crawford, labor
38 89
Eben Tallant, labor
19 25
Joseph Beneault, labor
23 14
Joseph Tousignant, labor
10 50
$ 411 09
JULY.
Frank E. Miller, Superintendent
$ 55 00
Frank E. Miller, teams
196 45
Joseph Beneault, labor
13 71
Amount carried forward
$ 265 16
49
Amount brought forward $265 16
James Harrington, labor
16 25
Henry Reed, labor. 40 45
Andrew Crawford, labor
24 21
James Crawford, labor
40 45
Charles Crawford, labor
40 45
Ilmerique Dufrennes, labor
7 00
Archie Seymour, labor
1 00
$434 97
AUGUST.
Frank E. Miller, Superintendent
$ 25 00
Frank E. Miller, teams
59 50
Anthony Healy, labor
10 50
James Crawford, labor
13 12
Charles Crawford, labor
13 12
Henry Reed, labor
10 50
Ilmerique Dufrennes, labor
2 62
James Harrington, labor
11 37
$145 73
SEPTEMBER.
Frank E. Miller, Superintendent
$ 55 00
Frank E. Miller, teams
191 25
James Hartley, labor
14 00
James Rapson, labor
46 00
Charles Crawford, labor
44 63
Henry Reed, labor
42 88
Bert Comey, labor
35 88
Anthony Healy, labor
44 63
E. W. Waller, team
47 81
Blodgett & Co., axe, etc. 1 23
$523 31
50
OCTOBER.
Frank E. Miller, Superintendent $ 55 00
Frank E. Miller, teams
210 60
Frank Dion, labor 10 50
Lewis Caron, labor 17 50
Andrew Crawford, labor
22 75
Henry Reed, labor
40 25
James Rapson, labor 42 00
Bert Comey, labor
42 00
Robert Whiting, labor
10 50
Anthony Healy, labor
5 25
Charles Crawford, labor
5 25
Charles Bicknell, team
29 75
NOVEMBER.
Frank E. Miller, Superintendent $ 50 00
Frank E. Miller, teams
214 63
David Sherman, team
27 63
D. H. Waller, team
4 25
Robert Whiting, labor
44 63
James Rapson, labor
44 63
Andrew Crawford, labor
41 13
Bert Comey, labor
44 63
Matthew Elliott, labor
14 88
Henry Reed, labor.
42 88
Archie Seymour, labor
7 00
John A. Healy, drain pipe, cement, etc. .
33 86
$570 15
DECEMBER.
Frank E. Miller, Superintendent
$ 55 00
Frank E. Miller, teams 157 25
Amount carried forward
$212 25
$491 35
51
Amount brought forward $212 25
Charles Shugrue, team
17 00
James Rapson, labor 32 87
Edward Cornell, labor 28 87
Bert Comey, labor
31 50
Henry Reed, labor
30 62
John Pluffe, labor 22 75
John Coburn, labor
20 12
Henry Prince, labor
14 87
James McMurray, labor
7 87
Ephraim Reed, labor
1 75
$420 47
JANUARY.
John S. Greig, team
$ 8 50
Matthew F. Downs, team 38 25
D. H. Waller, team 8 50
Andrew Crawford, labor
32 37
P. Henry Harrington, railing Main St., Graniteville 109 50
Chelmsford Foundry Co., gratings
12 00
$209 12
FEBRUARY.
Frank E. Miller, blacksmithing $ 11 65
J. E. Knight, stock and labor 16 25
John A. Healy, building wall. 18 00
Wright & Fletcher, paint stock, tools, etc.
57 14
Charles Couture, stone work
17 50
O. R. Spalding, chestnut plank, railing, etc. 26 51
$147 50
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GRAVEL.
John Healy $ 17 00
V. Sorceralis
60
Charles Walker .
16 10
Heywood & Burbeck.
3 60
Nelson Prescott
5 15
S. L. Taylor
29 70
H. D. Wright
3 75
George C. Moore
12 30
H. Le Duc. .
9 65
Frank Hildreth
2 40
$100 25
Expended on roads, $3,862.12.
Appropriation, $4,000.00.
REPAIRING MAIN STREET. WESTFORD CENTRE.
H. W. Tarbell, labor
$3,042 94
Chelmsford Foundry Co., 4 grating covers
16 00
$3,058 94
Appropriation, $3000.00.
BREAKING ROADS.
William C. Edwards $ 20 80
R. D. Prescott 2 40
Arthur Blaisdell
9 00
A. H. Burnham
55 53
W. E. Wright
19 10
Amount carried forward
$106 83
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Amount brought forward. $106 83
H. E. & E. H. Gould
20 95
Alexander McDonald 11 50
S. L. Taylor
10 40
Carl G. Wright
2 40
William Graves
24 10
F. E. Miller
8 00
F. A. Shorey
7 10
C. D. Coburn
9 50
John A. Healy
29 07
C. F. Shugrue
27 30
Matthew Downs
28 80
Charles H. Whitney
1 40
$287 35
Total number of orders, 296.
Total amount of orders, $24,705.37.
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LIST OF JURORS PREPARED BY THE SELECTMEN.
NAME.
OCCUPATION.
Edward M. Abbot,
Clerk.
Charles A. Blodgett,
Farmer.
George H. Burke,
Farmer.
Ernest H. Dane,
Painter.
Franklin Edwards,
Carpenter.
Hugh A. Ferguson,
Carpenter.
Elbert H. Flagg.
Farmer.
Henry A. Fletcher,
Retired Contractor.
Frank Haley,
Teamster.
George H. Hartford,
Farmer.
Frank C. Hildreth,
Farmer.
William E. Hosmer,
Section Hand.
David Lord,
Stone Cutter.
William O. McDonald,
Farmer.
Peter J. McGlinchey,
Stone Cutter.
Henry J. Murphy,
Farmer.
Alvin O. Nelson,
Overseer.
Houghton G. Osgood,
Farmer.
Alfred T. W. Prinn,
Machinist.
William F. Seifer.
Farmer.
Mervin F. Steele,
Laborer.
Thomas O. Sullivan,
Farmer.
Warren P. Sweetser,
Farmer.
Thomas E. Symmes,
Farmer.
Emory J. Whitney,
Retired.
Bradley V. Wright,
Farmer.
William E. Wright,
Teamster.
Willey M. Wright,
Laborer.
William W. Wyman,
Carpenter.
OSCAR R. SPALDING, ANDREW JOHNSON, SHERMAN H. FLETCHER, Westford, Mass., February 18, 1911. Selectmen of Westford.
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Board of Health.
Gentlemen :-
I respectfully submit the following report for the year ending February 1, 1911.
The Board met as usual at the beginning of the year and organized. Elected A. Johnston, Chairman; Albert A. Hildreth, Agent. Dr. W. H. Sherman was appointed physician for the Board of Health.
We are pleased to report that we have had very few cases of contagious diseases in Town in the past year.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 1911.
Number. Deaths.
Scarlet Fever 4
Diphtheria
4
Measles
3
Tuberculosis
4 3
GENERAL EXPENSES.
Henry J. Healy, help for Mrs. McCarty $ 12 28
Dr. O. V. Wells, medical attendance 13 50
Talbot Dyewood & Chemical Co., formaldehyde 3 00
City of Lowell, help for Odell family
28 05
Dr. W. H. Sherman, medical attendance 11 00
John A. Healy, burial of Martha Lowprow
15 00
International Chemical Co., as per bill 10 00
Andrew Johnson, services 25 00
Albert A. Hildreth, agent. 36 95
$154 78 OSCAR R. SPALDING, ANDREW JOHNSON, SHERMAN H. FLETCHER, Board of Health.
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Library Report.
The Trustees of the J. V. Fletcher Public Library respectfully submit the following report for the year ending February 1, 1911:
In order to extend the usefulness of the Library, it has been for some time the desire of the Librarian to send collections of books to the different schools of the town, that children living at a distance who can not have access to the Library building need not be deprived of its privileges. This year through the cordial and sympathetic co-operation of the Superintendent of Schools, as well as of the teachers, books are now sent to the schools at the Centre, Forge Village, Parkerville and Graniteville with very gratifying results. In this way the children are not only supplied with reading matter, but this reading matter is under the supervision of the different teachers and in many cases can be used to supplement the studies. Although this plan has been in operation only a part of the year, the circulation as shown by the Librarian's report is already 1,219.
The new books which were formerly scattered about upon the large table in the Conversation Room have been placed upon the shelves of a new bookcase which has been added to the room. By this arrangement the books present a more orderly appearance and the Librarian is able to offer a larger number of books for the choice of the reader.
A list of the books added during the past year will be found following the Librarian's report.
The Trustees ask for the following appropriations, viz .:
1. The unexpended balances as shown by the financial statement.
2. The sum of eight hundred ($800.00) dollars to meet current expenses.
3. The receipts from the dog licenses.
BENJAMIN H. BAILEY, Chairman,
JULIAN A. CAMERON, CHARLES O. PRESCOTT.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation .
$1,000 00
EXPENDITURES.
Mary P. Bunce, Librarian, Feb. 1, 1910 to Feb. 1, 1911 $397 00
Ai Bicknell, Janitor, Feb. 1, 1910 to Feb. 1, 1911 150 00
Westford Water Co., water rates 28 00
Gilbert & Barker Mfg. Co., gasolene 39 27
Wright & Fletcher, coal
51 43
Ai Bicknell, extra
2 50
Cleaning
45 45
Wright & Fletcher, supplies.
11 05
E. W. Fletcher, express
21 14
Blanche M. Hutchins, typewriting
1 14
Adams & Co., curtains
7 50
C. B. Coburn Co., supplies
6 25
N. E. Decorating Co.
5 00
James Spinner, plants
8 33
William Sutherland, labor 4 08
Library Art Club 6 00
H. S. Turner, envelopes and printing
9 50
Marshall & Crosby, bookcase
29 50
C. O. Prescott, supplies
2 40
Sarah W. Loker, copying
7 60
H. E. Fiske Co., tray 2 00
Gaylord Bros., supplies
1 55
T. H. Lawler, supplies
63
Balance on hand Feb. 1, 1911
$837 32
162 68
$1,000 00
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BOOK ACCOUNT.
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand Feb. 1, 1910
$511 27
EXPENDITURES.
Old Corner Book Store, books
$184 68
Magazines .
75 10
Macmillan Co., books
19 00
James Clarke & Co.
11 40
H. W. Wilson Co., books
27 07
National Ed. Assoc.
2 00
Binding
109 26
A. M. Lambert, book
1 50
T. Nelson & Sons, Encyclopædia
68 40
Houghton, Mifflin Co., book
5 30
$503 71
Balance on hand Feb. 1, 1911
7 56
$511 27
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN.
TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE J. V. FLETCHER LIBRARY :
The annual report of the Library for the year ending February 1, 1911 is herewith presented.
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