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Report of the Overseers of the Poor.
TOWN FARM RECEIPTS.
Milk
$2,988 98
Cows.
432 50
Wood
211 05
Hay
339 60
Calves
81 50
Potatoes
34 25
Eggs
62 98
Rent
60 00
Teaming
77 35
Grain sacks
9 34
Keeping prisoners
7 75
Vinegar .
6 00
Gravel.
14 40
Use of bull
3 00
Chickens.
4 14
Produce
22 55
Use of telephone.
41
Services as Fire Warden
6 55
Board
10 25
Fertilizer
3 34
Barrels
13 00
Horse Rake
3 00
Sundries.
3 66
$4,395 60
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1914.
44 57
Cash received from Town Treasurer 568 75
$5,008 92
76
TOWN FARM PAYMENTS.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey W. Barnes, salary as
Superintendent and Matron
$ 568 75
Grain
1,282 44
Labor
557 85
Team work, drawing corn
24 70
Henry Keyes, use of horse
13 50
Harvesting corn
43 87
Cutting ensilage
67 06
Chopping wood.
27 00
Sawing lumber
13 98
Grinding corn
15 85
Stock.
811 36
Groceries
368 78
Provisions
202 48
Molasses for stock feeding
150 53
Freight on coal
101 66
Fertilizer
79 19
Butter .
61 71
Westford Water Co.
55 00
Express harness
35 00
Stock food
44 00
Lumber.
28 57
House furnishings .
29 60
Clothing, etc., for inmates
45 26
Soap and powder
23 15
Funeral expenses
25 00
Hardware
63 28
Telephone
29 80
Seed potatoes
16 25
Freight.
18 21
Wool waste
24 38
Pyrox
13 50
Amount carried forward $4,841 71
77
Amount brought forward.
$4,841 71
Carfare .
11 70
Donovan Harness Co., repairs
13 85
Blacksmith work.
11 75
Sundries
13 21
Medicine
6 25
Papering and painting
6 70
Whitewashing
5 95
Stationery
3 60
Repairs .
8 13
Catering and cake
3 50
Veterinary
6 00
Courier-Citizen
3 00
Seeds
3 19
Weighing hay
2 40
Revenue stamps
1 70
$4,942 64
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1915.
66 28
$5,008 92
SUMMARY.
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1914. $ 44 57
Cash received from Town Treasurer 568 75
$613 32
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1915.
66 28
Net expense at Town Farm
$547 04
Number of pauper inmates at Town Farm, Dec. 31, 1915 8 Number of tramps lodged and fed Dec. 31, 1914 to Dec. 31,1915 15
78
PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF OUTDOOR POOR.
Paid Commonwealth of Massachusetts, board. $ 154 29
City of Boston, aid rendered 16 00
City of Chelsea, aid rendered . 374 12
City of Lowell, aid rendered . 5 25
City of Lawrence, aid rendered 39 00
City of Marlborough, aid rendered
147 34
City of Worcester, aid rendered .
48 57
Albert St. Cyr, board
135 00
James O'Laughlin, board
4 00
David L. Greig 25 00
Wright & Fletcher, groceries
1 01
Henry J. Healy, groceries 7 44
Hobbs & Warren, supplies 1 95
Courier-Citizen, printing 2 00
Under Provisions of Chapter 763, Acts 1913. . . 60 00
Albert R. Choate, salary as Overseer of the Poor
10 00
Fred R. Blodgett, salary as Overseer of the Poor 10 00 Charles L. Hildreth, salary as Chairman Over- seers of the Poor .. 20 00
Extra time and expense
19 31
$1,080 28
REIMBURSEMENTS.
Received from City of Boston.
$ 31 80
Town of Groton 25 00
$ 56 80
SUMMARY.
Payments on account of Outdoor Poor $1,080 28
Reimbursements 56 80
Net expense of Outdoor Poor. $1,023 48
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STATEMENT.
Drafts on Town Treasurer $1,649 03
Town Farm Receipts. 4,395 60
Cash in hands Superintendent of Town Farm, Dec. 31, 1914 44 57
$6,089 20
Payments on account of Outdoor Poor
$1,080 28
Town Farm Payments .
4,942 64
Cash in hands Superintendent of Town Farm, Dec. 31, 1915. 66 28
- $6,089 20
Drafts on Town Treasurer
$1,649 03
Reimbursements .
56 80
Net drafts on Town Treasurer $1,592 23
Net expense at Town Farm
$ 547 04
Net expense of Outdoor Poor
1,023 48
Net expense of Poor
$1,570 52
Appropriation $1,400 00
An unexpected amount of outdoor relief made it necessary for us to exceed our appropriation, the Board of Selectmen granting us the right to do so on the ground of emergency.
Anticipating a large amount of outdoor relief during the present year, and, in view of the fact that the ell of the Town Farm House requires reshingling, and a new bathroom for the inmates seems necessary, we are asking for a larger appropriation than has been usual during the past few years.
CHARLES L. HILDRETH, Chairman, FRED R. BLODGETT, Secretary, ALBERT R. CHOATE,
Overseers of the Poor.
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SCHEDULE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AT TOWN FARM,
JANUARY 1, 1916.
Groceries. . 1
20 00
Canned fruit and jelly . 83 40
Vegetables. 50 00
Vinegar .
10 00
Fire hose, nozzle, and brackets.
75 00
Balance of personal property in house .. .
726 25
$ 964 65
17 cows
$1,360 00
2 calves.
12 00
3 tons stock hay 25 00
20 tons English hay
400 00
75 tons ensilage .
450 00
Grain and molasses
151 00
Poultry
75 00
3 horses. 550 00
1 two horse dump cart.
47 50
1 two horse wood wagon
40 00
1 two horse sled.
50 00
2 hay and farm wagons
75 00
2 Democrat wagons.
25 00
1 mowing machine.
20 00
1 hay tedder. 10 00
1 horse rake. 17 00
1 sulky plow 20 00
Wood.
145 00
Lumber
90 75
3,663 25
Amounts carried forward.
$ 4,627 90
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Amount brought forward
$ 4,627 90
Manure spreader
70 00
Wheel harrow.
18 00
Smoothing harrow
10 00
Balance of personal property at barn and out buildings
446 50
-
$ 544 50
Total. $ 5,072 40
LEONARD W. WHEELER,
SAMUEL H. BALCH,
FRED L. McCOY,
Appraisers.
82
Report of Engineers of the Fire Department.
The Board of Engineers submit the following report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1915.
At the first meeting, the Board of Engineers organized as follows :- Edward M. Abbot, Chief; John Edwards, Clerk; Alonzo J. Sutherland, Asst. Chief.
During the year the firemen have been called out for twenty building fires, there being five where damage occurred. The following is the list of these:
Jan. 6, 1915. House on Central Street, Forge Village, owned by Edward T. and Catherine Hanley, and occupied by Mrs. Denham. Value of building, $4,000. Insurance, $3,700. Damage to building, $38. Fire started from chimney. March 11. Bridge Street, Graniteville. Blacksmith shop owned by Harry Fletcher, and occupied by Joseph Carpentier. Total loss, $800 for building, $400 for supplies. Insurance, $700. Fire started on roof, from forge.
April 23. Lowell Road, Westford. House owned by Mathew Smith, occupied by Joseph Baxter. Total loss value, $900. Insurance, $850. Fire probably started from spark from chimney.
July 24. Barn and ell of house, Littleton Road, owned by Raymond I. Gates, occupied by Roy Mason. Barn and ell destroyed. Value of barn, $900. Insurance, $200. Total loss, Value of house, $800. Insurance, $500. Loss $150. Total loss, $1,050. Cause of fire probably incendiary. Aug. 4. Chamberlain Corner. House owned and occupied by Mark W. Jenkins. Ell gutted. Value of building and contents, $2,500. Damage, $198.16.
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As a result of trying to put out the fire, Mrs. Jenkins was severely burned, and died a few days later. The fire started from an oil stove.
During the year, 600 feet of hose, 4 extension ladders, and two 30-foot straight ladders were purchased. Water has been put in the Graniteville and Forge Village fire houses, and electric lights in the latter.
, The engineers recommend that a hydrant be installed on Maple Street, Graniteville, and same be put on a 6-inch pipe line.
During the last three years, the registrars of voters and precinct officers have used the fire house in Graniteville instead of Healy's Hall, as formerly. This means that a part of the equipment must be moved out doors, leaving it exposed to rain and weather, and has proved unsatisfactory. The fire engincers, therefore, recommend that a suitable place be rented for this work, as formerly.
The fire engineers report the following hose on hand at the various fire houses :
Hose No. 1, Westford. 750 feet 1-inch hose, 350 feet 2-inch hose. Hose No. 2, Graniteville. 750 feet 1-inch hose, 350 feet 2-inch
hose, 100 feet 3-inch hose.
Hose No. 3, Forge Village, 750 feet 1-inch hose, 350 feet 2-inch hose.
As 1,200 feet of hose is necessary to run two lines of hose at the average fire, and the engineers feel that there should be enough hose in each village for three lines, they recommend that the Town appropriate $475 for 600 feet of new hose.
The engincers recommend that $450 bc appropriated for salaries, rent and general running expenses of the department.
The fire engineers have met a number of times with the other committee appointed to investigate a fire alarm system. They recommend that we try out an electric siren, and, if it proves satisfactory, that the sum of $1,000 be appropriated to purchase a siren and install same in cach village.
During the past year, we have been very lucky in having few fires, and the expenses have been kept down, in consequence.
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The members of the E. M. Abbot Hose Co. No. 1 have requested the fire Engineers to supply them with better quarters and a better house. The fire engineers, therefore, recommend that a committee be appointed to work with the fire engineers, and report on the cost and location of a suitable fire house.
· EDWARD M. ABBOT, Chief. ALONZO G. SUTHERLAND, Asst. Chief. JOHN EDWARDS, Secretary. FRANK FURBUSH. ALBERT R. CHOATE.
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STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1915.
Appropriation for general expenses, salaries,
etc. $450 00
Appropriation for hose and supplies 400 00
Carried over from 1914 account, bill out- standing for 200 feet hose 135 00
$985 00
HOSE SUPPLIES-GENERAL EXPENSE.
Jan. 8 Joseph Carpentier, rings and hooks for ladders S 2 25
Thompson Hardware, chain for ladders 3 00
Boston Belting Co., 300 feet hose @45c. 135 00
May 24 Thompson Hardware Co., stensil irons. 6 00
H. K. Barnes, hydrant gate.
8 50
Donovan Harness Co., duster and hooks 2 25
July 1 Thos. H. Murphy Co., sink 4 00
Aug. 2 Courier-Citizen, letter paper 2 86
Aug. 12 Henry K. Barnes, two axe handles, washers 1 34
Oct. 25 J. H. Brown, wiring F. V. fire house 26 00
Nov. 11 Thos. H. Murphy Co., sink legs . 6 50
Thos. H. Murphy Co., installing sink, water piping, etc. . 36 19
Abbot Worsted Co., labor and supplies, installing sink in Forge Village fire house. 4 92
Amount carried forward. $ 238 81
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Amount brought forward. . $ 238 81
Dec. Gutta Percha & Rubber Mfg. Co., 600 ft. 212 single jacket hose @ 53c. 311 64
Abbot Worsted Co., glass, labor, paint. 2 02
Abbot Worsted Co., iron bolts, labor 3 06
Henry Harrington, labor and supplies, Hose No. 2 7 42
Henry Harrington, labor and supplies, Hose No. 3 27 36
Mrs. Tuttle, rent fire house, June 1, 1914 to April 1, 1915 50 00
Mrs. Tuttle, rent fire house, April 1, 1915 to Jan. 1, 1916 45 00
Jan. 1 J. A. Healy, rent of hall up to March 2 00
Telephone extension, 1914-1915 . 3 00
June 4 Healy Furniture Co., ladders. 69 15
Sept. 4 Westford Water Co., stock and labor, F. V. 15 42
July Express 56
$775 44
E. M. Abbot Hose Co. No. 1.
March 15 W. Miller, fire, Sept. 15, 1915- two hours. 50
April 1 Time at fires, members of Hose 1 .. 11 53
Time at fires, members of Hose 1 . 5 00
Dec. 8 Time at fires and salaries for year, Hose 1 57 48
Dec. 14 Time at fires, Decatur's fire 4 60
Wright & Fletcher, supplies 90
. Aug. 12 Time at fire 88
$80 89
$856 33
87
Amount brought forward $ 856 33
Albert R. Choate Hose Co. No. 2.
Jan. 15 J. A. Healy, Capt., time of men Robinson's fire $ 5 20
March 27 J. A. Healy, Capt., time of men, Mrs. Reed's fire . 1 25
J. A. Healy, Capt., time of men, Carpentier fire, Hose 11 10 50
38
April 23 Wm. Healy, time at Fifield fire . Sept. 24 July tryouts 5 25
August tryouts 4 59
September tryouts. 2 42 James Healy, watching, July 4th. 3 00
Nov. 10 A. R. Choate Co., time at Charl- ton fire 60
20 A. R. Choate Co., time at Hall fire 60
Dec. 3 A. R. Choate Co., time at Rollins fire 55
A. R. Choate Co., salaries for year
39 00
J. A. Healy, lighting bill, repair work 16 27
J. A. Healy, 12 cord wood 3 00
Aug. 11 Edw. Defoe, time at fire
30
May 28 Time at Counter bridge fire
35
July May and June tryouts 7 27
$ 100,53
Amount carried forward.
$ 956 86
88
Amount brought forward
$ 956 86
John Edwards Hose Co. No. 3.
Aug. 3 Joseph Bennett, supplies for Hose 3. $ 1 55
J. B. Splain Co., supplies for Hose 3 1 40
May, June, July tryouts, and watching on July 4th 12 01
Salaries for 1915 36 00
Tryouts, time of men 7 37
Store bills, supplies 93
59 26
$1,016 12
Appropriation
985 00
Amount overran $31 12
Through error of another department, the bill of Mrs. Tuttle for rent of fire house, $45, was approved and paid, instead of being kept back to April 1st, and then the full amount of yearly rent, namely, $60, paid. The Fire Department, in that case, would have ended the year with a balance of $13.88.
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Report of the Forest Warden.
The Forest Warden submits the following report:
By order of the Fire Commissioners every extinguisher in the Town has been recharged.
I found most of them in good condition and left a supply of soda and acid wherever it was needed.
There were about two hundred fire permits issued in the last year.
A list of persons with whom hand-fire extinguishers have been placed, and a list of the fires are submitted herewith.
I would recommend that an appropriation of $100 be made the coming year to buy new extinguishers, as there are several outside the fire district that haven't any.
H. L. NESMITH,
Fire Warden.
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LIST OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN WESTFORD,
1915.
No. 1 David Gregg
No. 33
J. A. Healy, Dunstable Rd.
2 Geo. A. Drew
3 Eben Prescott
34
Westford Depot 66
4 Samuel Taylor
35
5 John Flynn
36
W. Green
6 J. Ellison
37
George Symmes
7 Charles Edwards 66
38
Geo. Kimball
8
39 Judson Sweeter
9 Walter Whidden
40 W. L. Butterworth
10
H. E. Fletcher
41
Everett Jarvis
11
66
42
C. M. Griffin
12
66
43 James Sullivan
13
66
44
W. Seifer
14
66
45 John O'Brien
16 Nat Whitney
47
A. Burnham
18
19
James O'Brien, Provi- dence Rd.
50
A. McDonald
20
W. Williams.
52
A. A. Hildreth
21
Brookside Firehouse
53
Albert Flagg
22
54
Calvin Howard
23 West Graniteville
55
Jim Wilson
24 F. Banister
56 Alec McDougal
25 C. Coutre
57
Otis Day
26 H. Wright
58
W. W. Johnson //
27 Gilman Wright
59
Parkerville Firehouse
28 H. E. Gould
60
29 H. O. Keyes
61
Mabel Drew
30 J. M. Book
62
O. R. Spalding
31
66
63
Graniteville Firehouse
32 C. Shugrue
64 Goldsmith Conant
15 J. Lundberg.
46 Alvin Blaisdell
17 Graniteville Fire Dept. 66
48 L. S. Gates
49
D. Desmond
51 O. Foster
91
No. 65 W. Amesbury
66 Guy Decatur
67 A. E. Jordan
90
68 A. Dureault
91
C. Johnson Whidden Cor.
69 C. B. Wetmore
70 F. Sullivan
92
Westford Fire Co.
Blodgett
94
66
66
66
72 O. R. Spalding
95
66
66
66
73
F. Wright
96
66
66
74 C. Wright
97
75 W. Anderson
98
76 W. Hunt
110
66
66
66
78 Geo. Hartford
112
66
6.6
66
79 J. W. Pyne
100
Forge Village Hose Co.
66
66
66
66
81 R. Prescott
102
82
F. Miller
103
60
66
66
66
83 James H. O'Brien
104
Frost School
84
Frank Hildreth
105
Geo. Irish
85 W. Pollock
107
W. Balzer
86 Almon Vose
108
A. Polley
87 Charles Parker
109
P. Gladu
66
66
66
66
77 Fred McCoy
111
80 Westford Water Co.
101
66
66
71 F. R. and C. A.
93
No. 88 J. Connell 89
Graniteville Hose Co. 6
92
Fires in Town of Westford.
DATE
OWNER
CAUSE
Acres
Damage
Ex- pense
Ex- pense
March
3 Amos Polly
B. & M. R. R.
$ 1.00
$ .25
3
Almon, Vose & Harris
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.
35
250.00
14.75
4 A. J. Abbot
Brush Fire .
5
$ 2.50
4 Ella Hildreth
Burning Brush ..
2
. 75
4 William Edwards
B. & M. R. R.
5
1.50
10|S. Hinkley
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.
2
.75
11 Healy & Fletcher
Blacksmith
2
7.00
13 Wm. Edwards
Unknown
2
10.00
1.00
19 Elliot
Unknown
20
10.00
9.00
22 A. Polly
Unknown
1
2.00
5.39
27 Town Farm
B. & M. R. R.
1
5.00
2.60
31 Amos Polly
Unknown
2
10.00
7.90
31 Wm. Edwards
Unknown
10
25.00
28.55
1 H. E. Fletcher
Unknown
1
5.00
3.37
2 0. R. Spalding
Unknown
5
25.00
7.85
9 Gage & Atwood
Unknown
20
100.00
9.30
16|C. A. & F. R. Blodgett
B. & M. R. R.
2
10.00
5.87
13 John Wayne
B. & M. R. R.
. 74
18 J. A. Healy
B. & M. R. R.
2
5.00
12.40
19 W. Fletcher
B. & M. R. R.
5
5.00
1.50
19 D. Sheehan & Polly
Unknown
1
5.00
3.80
20 C. Edwards
Unknown
1
5.00
1.55
21|C. A. & F. R. Blodgett
B. & M. R. R.
2
10.00
1.35
3.50
21 Almon Vose
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.
10
50.00
5.25
22 |Keyes & Spalding
Unknown . .
10
19.60
20 Counter & Symmes
B. & M. R. R.
10
90.00
20.40
20 Almon Vose
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.
50
300.00
42.93
22 Gage Wilson Burbeck
B. & M. R. R.
250
5,000.00
235.54
23 |L. S. Duren
B. &. M. R. R.
8
40.00
38.85
25 A. Polly
Unknown
1
5.00
4.25
25 Wm. Edwards
Unknown
2
10.00
5.75
9 A. Bertello
Unknown .
1
5.00
1.25
12 Gage & McDonald
B. & M. R. R.
30
200.00
52.20
15|H. E. Fletcher
Unknown
8
40.00
18.65
21 |C. B. Wetmore
B. & M. R. R. 1
5.00
2.75
21 Forge Land Co.
Unknown
4
20.00
17.65
28 G. Day & Hartford
B. & M. R. R.
15
60.00
20.50
June
3|C. B. Wetmore 4 Sherburn.
Unknown
2
2.00
11.15
10 Wm. Edwards
Unknown
5
25.00
4.20
13 W. Blaisdell
Unknown
5
25.00
7.70
August 12|C. Robbins.
Auto on Fire
HIN
3.25
Oct.
23|C. A. & F. R. Blodgett
B. & M. R. R.
2
5.00
2.26
24 Keyes Heirs
Unknown
1
1,00
1.00
25 T. Rafferty
B. & M. R. R.
1
5.00
1.60
Nov.
15|J. A. Healy
Unknown
2.50
20 G. Conant
2.00
Freight and Express
1.05
Putting up acid and soda
5.50
$489.54|$200.34
May
10|0. R. Spalding.
B. & M. R. R.
HIG
2.00
5.20
B. & M. R. R.
2.00
.75
12 Griffin
3.00
21 Geo. Day
Unknown
1
5.00
21.10
19 W. Carver
Unknown
5
April
93
Report of the Committee in charge of the Whitney Playground.
Your committee hereby respectfully submits the following report :
With the abundant rains of the past season, and the trees and shrubbery reaching their maturity, the grounds have, as was predicted in our last report, been in an unusually attractive condition.
Some changes in the shrubbery are contemplated in the spring, among which will be the addition of rambler rose bushes on the north end of the tennis court. The usual amount of replacing of playground apparatus has been called for, and, in addition, the iron frames about the grounds have been repainted.
Mrs. Whitney, in accordance with her promise, made remit- tance in the fall in the sum of $250 to meet the expenses of the ensuing year. This sum has been deposited in the Lowell Institu- tion for Savings, in order that it might be at interest until needed.
In accordance with the recommendation of your committee, the Town voted, at the last annual meeting, to place the securities and funds, heretofore in the hands of the committee, in charge of the Town Treasurer, but it seemed advisable that the detailed report of these assets and of the annual receipts and expenditures should continue to be made by your committee in their report. There has been no change in the matter of investments, and the report of last year is referred to for a statement thereof.
The following is a list of receipts and expenditures:
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Receipts.
Balance on hand $249.90
Jan.
1 Interest on 2 bonds, Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. 40 00
Interest on 2 bonds, Spencer Gas Co .. 50 00
March 1 Interest on bond, City of Canton 25 00
July 1 Interest on 2 bonds, Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. 40 00
Interest on 2 bonds, Spencer Gas Co .. 50 00
Sept.
1 Interest on bond, City of Canton 25 00
Interest on deposit, Lowell Institution for Savings. 7 57
Dec. 9 By check from M. Elizabeth Whitney .. 250 00
-$737 47
Expenditures.
To paid Edmund Baker at various times and amounts for labor . $194 80
June 10 To paid Westford Water Company 5 00
To paid Dickerman & McQuade 4 05
To paid Narragansett Machine Co., placing playground apparatus 18 56
To paid Wright & Fletcher, supplies . . 7 42
Aug. 26 Upton & Gilman, repair on lawn mower 3 13
Oct. 14 To paid Westford Water Company . 5 00
To paid Hugo T. Paige, labor 1 40
Dec.
9 To paid Charles H. Pickering, labor 3 75 To paid Wright & Fletcher, fertilizer, etc. 10 05
30 To paid Alec Fisher, use of horse. 18 90 To paid O. R. Spalding, teaming, etc .. 68 58
To paid Alec McDonald, team 5 00
To paid P. Henry Harrington, manure 22 50
To paid Henry J. Healy, manure 10 00
378 14
Balance on hand
$359 33 OSCAR R. SPALDING, HERBERT V. HILDRETH, EDWARD FISHER.
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TREASURER'S REPORT
The Treasurer of Westford submits the following report.
Cash on hand January 1, 1915 $ 7,640 32
Cash borrowed, anticipation taxes 17,000 00
Cash borrowed, Acton & Lowell Road 2,000 00
Accrued interest on same 3 11
C. H. Pickering, Janitor Town Hall 16 00
E. A. Robey, Janitor Town Hall 123 00
Commonwealth of Mass., income Mass.
School Fund $ 1,103 82
Commonwealth of Mass., Gypsy & Brown Tail moth suppression 1,205 68
Commonwealth of Mass., on acct. Indus- trial School 252 19
Commonwealth of Mass., Highway Com- mission 132 55
Commonwealth of Mass., compensation In- spection animals 45 00
Commonwealth of Mass., on acct. Supt. Schools 531 25
Commonwealth of Mass., Corporation tax Public service 870 15
Commonwealth of Massachusetts., Corpo- ration tax- business
9,603 87
Commonwealth of Mass., National Bank tax 300 98
Commonwealth of Mass., Military Aid 108 00
Commonwealth of Mass., State Aid .
498 00
Commonwealth of Mass., St. R. R. tax
37 42
L. W. Wheeler, coll tax paid after abatement with interest 1 73
L. W. Wheeler, coll tax 1914
3,107 01
Amount carried forward $44,580 08
96
Amount brought forward. $44,580 08
L. W. Wheeler, coll tax 1914, interest 93 81
L. W. Wheeler, coll tax 1915 before Nov. 1 32,092 00
L. W. Wheeler, coll tax 1915 after Nov. 1 3,532 59
L. W. Wheeler, coll tax 1915 interest 28 58
L. W. Wheeler, coll tax 1915 excise tax 252 14
Clerk First District Court Ayer
47 76
B. & M. R. R. Co., on acct. fires. 382 40
·Town Chelmsford, over payment forest fire 3 25
County Treasurer, 92% dog license money 364 32 Clara Smith, broken glass 1 80
Lowell Electric Light Corp., 1/2 expense Shugrue accident 20 00
J. A. LeClerc license to sell ice cream Sun- day 1 00
Joe Wall, auctioneer's license
2 00
J. H. Colburn, license to sell ice cream Sunday 1 00
Alec Fisher, slaughter house license 1 00
H. L. Nixon, slaughter house license . 1 00
J. H. Fletcher, license to sell ice cream Sun- day 1 00
A. R. Choate Hose Co., over payment 2 60
Bessie Gates, license to sell ice cream Sun- day 1 00
A. Reeves, license to sell ice cream Sunday 1 00
A. Reeves, pool room license 10 00
Town Groton, tuition children
14 00
C. Richard, license to sell ice cream Sunday
1 00
W. L. Woods, auctioneer's license
2 00
Town Groton, expense burial F. W. Davis
25 00
Boys Scouts, privilege on Common
1 00
B. Lapinski, license to sell ice cream Sun- day 1 00
J. Healy, repair fire extinguisher
4 50
Amount carried forward $81,468 83
97
Amount brought forward. $81,468 83 Graniteville Granite Quarry Co., license to sell explosives 1 32
H. V. Hildreth, license to sell explosives 1 32
H. N. Fletcher, license to sell explosives .. 1 32
H. E. Fletcher Co., license to sell explosives 1 32
L. P. Palmer & Son, license to sell explosives 1 32
Chas Couture, license to sell explosives ....
1 32
County Treasurer, on acct. Acton & Lowell Road 1,000 00
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Town Tyngsboro, tuition at Academy 100 00
Miss E. M. Young, use telephone
26
Income Library Funds, 1913, 1914, 1915. .
413 78
A. A. Hildreth, Sealer weights & measures 32 58
Alex McDonald, drain pipe 9 75
G. E. Mountain, pool room license 15 00
Town Tyngsboro, on acct. fires 22 10
Town Tewksbury,aid & burial Alice Jordan 58 00
City Boston, account Overseers Poor 31 80
Whitney Playground Committee
249 90
Whitney Playground, income funds
230 00
Whitney Playground, interest on bank
deposits 7 57
250 00
Mrs. H. Whitney, for Whitney Playground Payments.
By cash, Notes $ 19,700 00
Interest
873 45
County Tax
2,940 17
State Tax 5,655 00
Repairs State Highway 413 78
Orders and incidental expense . .
48,174 66
Deposit Lowell Inst. Savings, Whitney Playground 257 57
Cash on hand January 1, 1916
5,882 86
$ 83,897 49 $83,897 49 HARWOOD L. WRIGHT, Treasurer.
98
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
I have examined the accounts of the Town Officers for the year ending February 1st, 1916, and wish to report that the cash books and ledgers are correctly footed, and proper vouchers are on file for the payments.
I wish to thank the Officers for their co-operation with me in making this audit.
As a result of my examinations, I submit the following report, with a statement of the financial condition of the Town on Feb- ruary 1st, 1916.
Taxes.
To Debit of L. W. Wheeler, Collector for year 1914.
To balance to collect as per audit, January
19, 1915 $3,228 85
Additions as per Assessors' notices since last audit 6 40
Past due interest collected
93 81
$3,329 06
Less abatements as per Treasurer's receipts
on file with collector 128 24
$3,200 82
By taxes collected since last audit 3,107 01
Past due interest collected 93 81
$3,200 82
Leaving no balance to collect.
99
To Debit of L. W. Wheeler, Collector, for year 1915.
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