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McCullough, Ernest. Practical surveying 526.9M
McFarland, J. Horace. My growing garden
716-M
Mckeever, William A. Farm boys and girls
173-M2
Marriott, J. A., and Robertson, C. G. Evolution of Prussia 943-M1
Mikels, Rosa M. R. Short stories for high schools
Moulton, Leonard B., ed. Short stories
Muir, John. Travels in Alaska.
641-N2
Page, Victor W. Automobile repairing made easy Model T Ford car
629.1-P
Painton, Edith F. Commencement manual
808.5-P3
Parker, Thomas D. Naval handbook
359-P
Parsons, Henry G. Children's gardens
716-P1
Pennell, Elizabeth R. Nights
B-P413
Powell, E. Alexander. Vive la France
940.9-P1
Purinton, Edward E. Efficient living
170-P4
Rankin, H. A., and Brown, F. H. Simple art applied to hand work 745-R
Richards, Ellen H. Cost of living
640-R1
Richards, Laura E., and others. Julia Ward Howe. 2 volumes
B-H856.1
Richardson, N. E., and Loomis, O. E. Bc· · · cout movement applied by the church
367-R
Rinehart, Mary Roberts. Kings, queens and pawns Through Glacier Park
940.9-R 917.86-R
Roberts, Isaac P. Autobiography of a farm boy
B-R645
Rolland, Romain. Michelangelo; tr. by F. Street.
B-B944.3 2
Roosevelt, Theodore. Fear God and take your own part 327-R
Root, A. I. and E. R. A B C and X Y Z of bee culture 638-R
Ruhl, Arthur B. Antwerp to Gallipoli
940.9-R1
808.3-M 808.3-M1 917.98-M
Nesbitt, Florence. Low cost cooking
629.1-P1
77
Sargent, Porter E. Handbook of New England . . 917.4-S
Schultz, James W. Blackfeet tales of Glacier National Park 970.1-S4
Sell, Maud A. and H. B. Good taste in home furnishing
740-S1
Shakespeare, William. Midsummer night's dream (New Hudson Shakespeare)
822.0-S30
Shaw, Anna H. Story of a pioneer
B-S534
Teasdale, Sara. Rivers to the sea
811-T13
Thayer, William R. Germany vs. civilization
914.3-T
Trudeau, Edward L. Autobiography
B-T866.2
Turley, Charles. Voyages of Captain Scott
B-S4283.2
Usher, Roland G. Challenge of the future
327-U
Verrill, A. Hyatt. Real story of a whaler
639-V
Voorhees, Edward B. Forage crops
633-V
Walton, George L. Peg along
131-W3
Ward, Mrs. Humphry. England's effort
Warren, G. F. Farm management
940.9-W4 630-W1
Watts, Ralph L. Vegetable gardening
635-W
Weld, Louis D. Marketing of farm products
338-W
Wharton, Edith N. Fighting France
940.9-W5
White, Edward A. Principles of floriculture
716-W
Whiteing, Richard. My harvest
B-W593
Wilkinson, Albert E. The apple
634-W2
Willis, Henry Parker. Federal reserve
332-W4
Wood, Eric F. Note-book of an attaché
940.9-W6
FICTION.
Adams, Samuel H. Little Miss Grouch A217.4
Agee, Fannie Lea. Chloe Malone
A265.2
Aitken, Robert. Beyond the sky line
A211.2
Beach, Rex. Heart of the sunset
B365.6
Bennett, Enoch Arnold. These twain
B470.9
Benson, Edward F. Climber
B4745.8
Oakleyites B4745.9
Bindloss, Harold. Coast of adventure
B612.5
78
Brebner, Percy J. Master detective B829.3
Brown, Alice. The prisoner
B877.14
Bullard, Frederic L. Tad and his father B9354.2
Burnham, Clara L. Instead of the thorn
B966.17
Castle, Agnes and Egerton. Wind's will
C353.8
Cleghorn, Sarah N. The spinster
C624.2
Conrad, Joseph. Within the tides
C7538.4
Cooper, Elizabeth. Drusilla with a million C776.2
Davis, Richard H. Somewhere in France
D264.15
Deland, Margaret. Rising tide.
D337.14
Dell, Ethel M. Bars of iron
D357.2
Duncan, Frances. Roberta of Roseberry Gardens.
D911.2
Dwight, Harry G. Stamboul nights
D992.2
Fisher, Dorothea Canfield. Real motive
F534.3
Foote, Mary Hallock. Valley road
F689.4
French, Mrs. Anne (Warner). Susan Clegg and her love affairs F8745.4
Gilman, Dorothy F. Bloom of youth
G487.3
Glasgow, Ellen. Life and Gabriella
G548.9
Grayson, David, pseud. Hempfield
G784.5
Hale, Louise C. The actress
H163.3
Hannay, James O. (G. A. Birmingham). Minnie's bishop and other stories H243.4
Hughes, Rupert. Clipped wings
H894.4
Kelland, Clarence B. Hidden spring K292.2
K522.6
King, Basil. Giant's strength Side of the angels K522.7
Kirk, Ellen Olney. Goodbye, proud world K593.11
Lateur, Frank. Path of life, by Stijn Streuvels .. . L352.2
Lewis, Edwin H. Those about Trench L674.2
Luehrmann, Adele.' Curious case of Marie Dupont
L9485.2
Mccutcheon, George B. Mr. Bingle M133.8
MacHarg, W. and Balmer, E. Blind man's eyes .
M149.2
Marshall, Archibald. Honour of the Clintons
M3665.7
Miller, Alice Duer. Come out of the kitchen M6485.3
Nicholson, Meredith. Proof of the pudding N627.6
79
Norris, Kathleen. Heart of Rachel N856.7
Nyburg, Sidney L. Conquest N993.2
Olmstead, Florence. Father Bernard's parish 0515.3
Oppenheim, E. Phillips. Dr. Marx's secret 0624.10
Way of these women
0624.9
Orczy, E., Baroness. Elusive pimpernel
0645.4
Paine, Ralph D. Long road home
P147.5
Twisted skein
P147.4
Phillpotts, Eden. Human boy
P564.12
Human boy and the war
P564.13
Porter, Eleanor H. Just David
P845.4
Prouty, Olive H. Fifth wheel
P968.2
Richmond, Grace S. Under the country sky
R532.6
Runkle, Bertha B. (Mrs. Bash). Straight down the crooked lane
R942.4
Sidgwick, Ethel. The accolade
S568.2
Le gentleman
S568.3
Promise
S568.4
The succession
S568.5
Sinclair, May. The belfry
S6158.3
Spearman, Frank H. Nan of Music Mountain
S741.4
Tarkington, Booth. Seventeen
T186.9
Tompkins, Juliet W. Seed of the righteous
T662.5
Turnbull, Margaret. Handle with care
T9435.3
Van Dresser, Jasmine S. Gibby of Clamshell Alley
V246.2
Van Schaick, George. Son of the otter
V278.3
Vance, Louis J. Sheep's clothing
V222.4
Walpole Hugh. Dark forest
W219.2
Watts, Mary Stanbery. The rudder
W352.5
Webster, Henry K. Real adventure
W381.6
Wells, Herbert G. Research magnificent
W454.5
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Respectfully submitted,
MARY P. BUNCE,
Librarian.
81
Tax Collector's Report.
TAXES REMAINING UNPAID JANUARY 13, 1917.
TAXES OF 1916.
Chas. H. Albright
S 2 00
Andrew Anderson
23 32
Samuel Belida
2 00
George Boyd
2 00
Wm. P. Boyle
2 00
Rosaire Brule
2 00
John Buckley
2 00
James Butler
2 00
Robert Burns®
2 00
Michael Carr
10 90
Henry W. Catchpole, heirs
16 28
James Chapman
2 00
John Colan
2 00
Martin Cooget
2 00
Wasil Cooget
2 00
Frank Coughlin
2 00
John Conroy
2 00
Dola Cote
2 00
Robert Curtis
2 00
William Curran, heirs
24 80
Cornelius Daley
2 00
William Davis
2 00
Joseph Deneswie
2 00
Amount carried forward
$ 113 30
82
Amount brought forward
$113 30
Edward Delerenzo
2 00
Nelson Dion
2 00
Agnes Dunn.
17 04
Harry N. Fletcher
168 39
John Fobes
2 00
Ernest Gould
2 00
Michael Goutrey
2 00
Kenneth Greig
2 00
William E. Green
40 95
Graniteville Granite Quarries
16 12
B. Gulberg
2 00
John Gulberg
2 00
Carl Gulberg
2 00
Abraham Hanson
2 00
Michael Harbin
2 00
Stanley Haymie
2 00
Jacob Helko
2 00
Geo. H. Hillock
2 31
Remi Jarrest
2 00
Mark W. Jenkins
5 10
Mrs. Mark W. Jenkins, heirs
24 19
W. W. Johnson
46 64
Gregory Kistley
2 00
Wasil Kistley
2 00
Stanley Kritals
2 00
A. H. Lakin
5 10
Henry F. Lambert
2 00
Luther Lawton, Jr
2 00
John Labrache
11 53
Henry Lewis
2 00
Howard Lord
2 00
Robert Marshall
2 00
Amount carried forward
$494 67
83
Amount brought forward
$494 67
Frank Nutting
2 00
Francis Ozoderik. 2 00
Stanley Parker
2 00
Ella J. Perkins
7 75
Richard Picking
22 93
Anthony Procsivie
2 00
Arthur B. Parrott
25 25
Nathan Prescott
25 25
Thomas Rafferty
5 90
Thomas Rafferty, Jr.
2 00
Mrs. William Reed, heirs
47
William Robinson
2 00
Albert Robinson
2 00
John Roshko
2 00
Joseph Susnoroski
2 00
Charles Savage
2 00
Daniel H. Sheahan
39 98
Paul Smith
2 00
James Spinner
2 00
Carl Stranberg
6 98
Michael Sullivan
2 00
Daniel Sullivan
2 00
Stanley Sullivan
2 00
Warren P. Sweetser
40 15
James Velenges
42 38
Edmond Whitney
5 88
Robert White
2 00
Israel Worcester, heirs
46 50
George Worden
2 39
Nickolus Worobey
2 00
Fredor Worobey
2 00
Sidney B. Wright
60 91
Walter Wyman
20 60
Amount carried forward
$883 99
84
NON-RESIDENTS.
Amount brought forward $883 99
Harry S. Barker, Littleton
6 20
Herbert Bruce, heirs, California
78
Frank Brady, Lowell
18 60
Susan A. Butterfield, heirs
10 08
Margaret E. Blake, Medford
93
Flora J. Day, Medford
10 85
Miner H. A. Evans, South Boston
18 95
Harriet R. Evans, South Boston
£4 95
Abbie M. Evans, South Boston
9 30
Henry J. Farrell and others, Lowell
18 60
Harry C. Greene, Chelmsford
4 65
Sylvanus E. Hinckley, Brockton
45 34
J. W. and H. M. Hutchins, North Billerica
7 75
William H. Lahey, Littleton.
5 43-
Mrs. Elvira Leavett, North Chelmsford.
2 48
Joseph Loiselle, Lowell
3 88
Geo. A. Morris, North Chelmsford
7 75
Geo. C. Moore, North Chelmsford
207 70
Mrs. Nellie Newman, Tyngsboro
78
E. P. Parsons, Lowell
78
P. J. Riley, heirs, Lowell
3 72
Harriet Sargent, heirs
31 00
J. Frank Seavey, Dover, N. H.
16 28
Willisted & Marinel, North Chelmsford
9 30
BROOKSIDE PARK LOTS UNCOLLECTIBLE.
Fred R. Ames $0 93
Mrs. C. M. Boutwell
1 16
John W. Cahill
78
Jessie P. Crook
47
Amount carried forward
$1,373 41
85
Amount brought forward
$1,373 41
Muriel D'Arcy
1 24
Wallace Dole
47
H. E. Dexter
23
William W. French
1 40
James Graham
93
Annie Higgins
2 33
Robert J. Hook
3 72
James A. Hunnewell
47
Albert Jones. .
3 10
George H. Lovering
78
John H. Roach
47
Thomas H. Sanders
47
Kate Schwartz
1 55
Amie Sharon
70
Emma E. Varnum
1 09
Paid since audit
65 04
$1,457 40
LEONARD W. WHEELER,
Tax Collector.
86
Report of the Overseers of the Poor.
RECEIPTS OF TOWN FARM, 1916.
Milk
$2,249 64
Overseers' Orders
675 00
Stock
392 50
Wood
285 10
Hay
199 98
Calves
76 00
Chickens
45 41
Potatoes
45 75
Eggs
44 07
Rent
55 00
Team Work
43 75
Vegetables
18 84
Sundries
6 16
Sacks
8 61
Telephone
1 05
Vinegar
2 25
Use of Bull
4 50
Fertilizer
10 00
Pump
3 50
Stock Food
3 50
Labor
2 25
Board
5 00
Keeping Prisoners
9 50
Apples
24 29
$4,211 65
Cash on hand JJanuary 1, 1916
66 28
$4,277 93
87
EXPENDITURES OF TOWN FARM, 1916.
Labor
$ 388 40
Rent, Mrs. Reed, land
25 00
Ice for 1915
19 15
Whitewashing
4 15
Grain
1,285 99
Bakers' goods
14 68
Freight
6 73
Groceries
135 17
Fish
6 71
Carfare
17 27
Machine repairs
1 72
Coal
157 83
Filling silo
61 62
Waste
12 42
Dr. Blaney, bill
15 00
Veterinary
9 00
House furnishings
32 50
Butter
60 41
Provisions
128 71
Sawing wood
25 00
Threshing
10 50
Cutting ensilage
47 42
Telephone
32 37
Lumber and door
7 25
Chopping wood
46 06
Stock .
592 50
Superintendent and Matron, salaries
575 00
Fruit
15 07
Sundries
13 80
Soap
10 75
Dr. French, bill
16 20
Leather
1 25
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Amount carried forward
$3,775 63
88
Amount brought forward
$3,775 63
Plumbing
3 90
Soap Powder
12 00
Blacksmith, 1914 to 1917
84 15
Boxes
3 74
Plants
1 55
Fertilizer
108 00
Stock food
40 95
Expense to Boston, prison commission ...
1 71
Apples
8 25
Lime
90
Eggs
1 00
Inmates
35 32
Stationery
3 18
Medicine
6 39
Repairs, etc.
12 02
Weighing Hay
1 40
Hardware and Paint
38 41
Cutting Corn
35 72
Surcingles
1 00
Water
50 00
Sawing and Dressing Lumber
5 00
$4,230 22
Cash Balance on Hand,
47 71
$4,277 93
Number of pauper inmates at Town Farm during the year Number of pauper inmates at Town Farm, Dec. 31, 1916. . 5
10
Number of tramps lodged and fed during the year 5
Number of prisoners put in Town Lock-up
One Inmate died August 2, 1916.
14
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89
PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF OUTDOOR POOR.
Paid Commonwealth of Massachusetts, board. $ 43 71
City of Boston 106 30
City of Chelsea 190 80
City of Marlboro 72 00
Lowell Corporation Hospital
88 00
City of Worcester, aid rendered 63 29
Albert St. Cyr, board 142 50
David L. Greig 4 00
Wright & Fletcher, groceries
35 00
Oscar Spalding, wood 7 00
10 43
Dr. Sherman
Dr. Blaney 66 00
Mr. Flavel, milk, Chapter 763, Act 1913. . . .
1 68
John Healey, wood, Chapter 763, Act 1913. . 7 00
Conrad Richard, groceries, Chapter 763,
Act 1913 11 65
August Gardell, groceries, Chapter 763, Act 1913 6 00
Under Provisions of Chapter 763, Act 1913.
359 00
Wm. J. Donnelly, groceries
2 37
Samuel H. Balch, extra time and expense ....
11 12
Fred Blodgett, salary as Overseer of the Poor
10 00
Samuel H. Balch, salary as Overseer of the Poor
10 00
Albert R. Choate, salary as Chairman Over- seer of the Poor 20 00
· Extra time and expense 19 26
$1,287 11
REIMBURSEMENTS.
Received from City of Boston $ 357 33
90
SUMMARY.
Payments on account of Outdoor Poor ... $1,287 11 Reimbursements 357 33
Net expense of Outdoor Poor $ 929 78
STATEMENT.
Drafts on Town Treasurer $1,962 11
Town Farm Receipts 3,536 65
Cash in hands of Superintendent. 66 28
$5,565 04
Payments on account of Outdoor Poor ... $1,287 11
Town Farm Payments 4,230 22 47 71
Cash
$5,565 04
Drafts on Town Treasurer
$1,962 11
Reimbursements
357 33
$1,604 78
Net expense at Town Farm $ 693 57
Net expense of Outdoor Poor 929 78
Net expense of Poor . $1,623 35
Town Farm Receipts
$3,536 65
Cash on hand January, 1916
66 28
Cash received from Town Treasurer
675 00
$4,277 93
Town Farm Payments
$3,655 22
Salary, Mr. Barnes 575 00
Cash, December, 1916
47 71
$4,277 93
91
SUMMARY.
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1915 $ 66 28
Cash received from Town Treasurer 675 00
$ 741 28
Cash on hand Dec. 30, 1916
47 71
Net expense at Town Farm
$ 693 57
ALBERT R. CHOATE, Chairman, FRED R. BLODGETT, Secretary, SAMUEL H. BALCH.
Overseers of the Poor.
SCHEDULE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AT TOWN FARM. DECEMBER 30, 1916.
Groceries $ 25 00
Canned fruit and jelly
61 00
Vegetables 50 00
Vinegar
17 00
Fire hose, nozzles and brackets 75 00
Balance of personal property in house
807 40
14 Cows
$ 1,260 00
3 tons oat straw
24 00
30 tons English hay
500 00
80 tons ensilage
480 00
Grain
240 00
Poultry
58 75
3 horses 500 00
1 two horse dump cart 47 50
1 two horse wood wagon
40 00
1 two horse sled
45 00
2 hay and farm wagons 65 00
2 Democrat wagons
23 00
1 mowing machine 20 00
1 hay tedder
10 00
1 horse rake
17 00
1 sulky plow
20 00
Lumber
90 75
Manure spreader
60 00
Wheel harrow
18 00
Smoothing harrow
10 00
Spring tooth harrow
9 00
Roller
18 00
Balance of personal property in barn and out buildings 392 80
$ 3,948 75
Total
$ 4,984 15 LEONARD W. WHEELER, FRED L. McCOY, ARTHUR H. BURNHAM, Appraisers.
$ 1,035 40
93
Tree Warden's Report.
The Tree Warden submits the following report :
During the past year my work has consisted of cutting brush along the roadside and corners.
Having removed many dead trees, I find there are many more to be removed.
The new slash law should be known by everyone in regard to putting brush on the roadside, as there is a fine for so doing.
H. L. NESMITH, Tree Warden.
94
Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Westford, Mass., January 9, 1917.
As Sealer of Weights and Measures for the Town of Westford, I submit the following report for the year 1916.
Number of platform scales over 5,000 lbs. 9
Number of platform scales under 5,000 lbs. 38
Number of computing scales 3
Number of spring balances 19
All other scales 53
Total 122
Number of weights sealed
290
LIQUID AND DRY MEASURES.
Number of dry measures 0
Number of liquid measures 24
Total 24
Number of yard sticks 9
Kerosene oil pumps
9
Gasolene pumps 6
Molasses pumps 3
ALBERT A. HILDRETH, Sealer.
95
Assessors' Report for the Year 1916.
Value of buildings, April 1, 1916. $954,872 00
Value of land, April 1, 1916. 695,329 00
Value of personal estate, April 1, 1916. 819,326 00
Total $2,469,527 00
AMOUNT OF MONEY RAISED.
Trustees of public library . . $ 1,000 00
Commissioners of public burial grounds. 200 00
Roads and bridges. 5,000 00
Town debts and charges
7,000 00
Support of the poor
2,000 00
Support of public schools
10,450 00
Hich School purposes. 3,100 00
School text-books and supplies
750 00
Salary of Superintendent of Schools .... 573 75
Expenses in connection with schoolhouses Destruction of moths
970 00
Expenses of fire department
450 00
Purchase of new hose.
450 00
Construction of sidewalks
300 00
Medical inspection of public schools. 100 00
To commemorate Memorial Day 150 00
Distribution of books from public library 100 00
Lighting town hall with electricity . . .
400 00
Compensation of fish and game warden. . 50 00
$34,043 75
Electric lights
3,290 00
Hydrants
2,000 00
Amount carried forward
$39,333 75
1,000 00
96
Amount brought forward
$39,333 75
Notes and interest.
3,873 00
County tax
3,046 01
State tax
4,720 00
State highway tax.
650 00
Total
$51,622 76
Moth tax $ 554 51
Excise Tax, Lowell & Fitchburg St. R. R. 258 58
Additional tax
140 56
Number of Polls assessed
805
Horses
336
Cows
710
Neat Cattle.
234
Sheep
15
Swine
108
Fowls
6,064
Dwelling houses
612
Acres of land.
18,000
Tax on $100
$1 55
TAXES ABATED, 1915, AS ORDERED BY ASSESSORS.
Manfrid Abrahamson $ 2 00
John Anderson
2 00
Anthony Anderson
2 00
Edward Anderson
2 00
Michael Belon
2 00
Nels Blonagoen
2 00
Walter Butler
2 00
Kindle Cafano
2 00
Amount carried forward
$16 00
.
97
Amount brought forward $16 00
Horace Caron 2 00
Joseph Going 2 00
Denis Denesgh
2 00
Louis Deasons
2 00
John Donlon
2 00
Ralph Esty
2 00
Victor George
2 00
Robert Haffey
2 00
Carl Healmar
2 00
Michael Kuncewicz
2 00
Peter Lehough
2 00
Robert Marshall
2 00
George J. Martin
2 00
William Micka
2 00
Walter Mooney
2 00
Robert Neilson
2 00
Wilmont Pearson
2 00
Mrs. Fletcher Peckens 22 50
Thomas Rafferty, Jr.
2 00
William Redell 2 00
Joseph Rosliko 2 00
Peter Santosky
2 00
Thomas Sullivan
2 00
John Sinclair
2 00
John Smith
2 00
Fred Smith
2 00
John L. Smith
2 00
Michael Denesgh
2 00
Elizabeth Smith
6 75
Richard Stencheon
2 00
Lawrence Strassberg
2 00
George Stringless
2 00
John Titus
2 00
Adam Wageleyluk
2 00
$109 25
98
Brookside Park Lots.
Fred R. Ames $ 90
Mrs. C. M. Boutwell
67
Harriet Kavanaugh 45
Jessie D. Crook.
45
H. E. Dexter
23
Wallace Dole
45
William W. French
1 35
James Graham
90
Annie Higgins
2 25
Robert J. Hook
3 60
James A. Hunnewell 45
Albert Jones
3 00
James H. Roach
45
Kate Schwartz
1 50
Annie Sharon
67
Emma E. Varnum
1 05
$ 18 37
1916.
William L. Woods $ 14 40
D. H. Connell 3 10
Joseph Banister
2 00
Charlotte Jessop
3 48
H. O. Keyes
19 41
John O. Sunberg
1 55
Alvin S. Bennett
2 00
Daniel May
2 00
Albert Tallant
2 00
Blanchard & Gould Co.
9 30
Gordon Sharp
2 00
John Orinski
2 00
John Hutchins
5 43
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Amount carried forward $ 68 67
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Amount brought forward $ 68 67
Ella Miller 7 75
Lorenzo Sweetser Heirs
78
Mrs. Samuel Toper
3 10
Chas. Couture
7 75
Western Union Tel. Co.
4 06
Michael McCluskey
2 00
Anthoney Pivirotto
2 00
Robert Haffey
2 00
Peter Marshall
2 00
Julian Whitney
10 07
Joseph Heroux
2 00
Eugene Ginchard
2 00
Vernon Fletcher
2 00
Olive H. Loveless
4 65
Edgar F. Steele
3 10
$123 93
J. W. FLETCHER, CHARLES D. COLBURN, J. AUSTIN HEALY,
Assessors of Westford.
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Report of Engineers of the Fire Department.
The Board of Fire Engineers submit the following report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1916 :
At the first meeting the Board of Fire Engineers organized as follows :- Edward M. Abbot, Chief; John Edwards, Clerk ; Alonzo H. Sutherland, Assistant Chief.
The fire companies have responded to ten alarms during the year. At four of these damage occurred as follows :
April 2. House of Tony Polly, Littleton Road. House was unoccupied. Value $200, no insurance, total loss. Fire was probably set by tramps.
May 25. House owned by Bruce Whitmore and occupied by John Connell on the Littleton Road. Value of house, $1,700. Insurance, $900. Damage, $1,700. Value of furniture, $450. Insurance, none. Damage $250. Fire started from unknown cause about 10 a. m.
July 3. Barn occupied by J. A. Healy, Second Street, Graniteville. Value of barn, $3,500. Damage to barn, $1,700. Value of contents, $4,000. Damage to contents, $1,300. Insurance on building, $3,500. Insurance on contents, $3,500. This barn was struck by lightning. The firemen did excellent work in saving it.
Oct. 15. Barn of Mrs. G. McGreggor at Edwards' Corner, West Chelmsford, totally destroyed by fire about 5 a. m. Value, $800. Insurance, $500. Value of contents, $500. No insurance on contents. In addition to the above contents owned by Mrs. McGreggor, an automobile belonging to Roy B. Mason, was destroyed. Valued at $300.
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We have been very fortunate in having very few building fires during the year; also because of the wet spring, we had far less forest fires than usual.
We have added the following equipment during the past year: 600 feet of new hose, 8 ladder straps, 10 hose spanners, 2 shut-off nozzles, 2 attachments for pulling fire wagons behind the two auto trucks of Perley Wright.
We have also expended $49.47 from our regular appropriation, for repair work on the Forge Village and Graniteville fire houses, also for repairing and painting the Graniteville ladder house.
The fire engineers report the following hose on hand at the various fire houses :
Hose No. 1, Westford. 900 feet first quality, 250 feet second quality hose.
Hose No. 2, Graniteville. 900 feet first quality, 200 feet second quality hose.
Hose No. 3, Forge Village. 850 feet first quality, 200 feet second quality 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 $350 for 400 feet of new hose and supplies, that being $100 less than the amount asked for last year.
The fire engineers recommend that $450 be appropriated for salaries, rent and general running expenses of the department.
During the past year the town of Westford has purchased the lot of land and buildings belonging to Henry O. Keyes in Westford Centre. Plans have been made to make the old Academy into a central fire station. These plans when carried
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out will make a most satisfactory fire house at a price considerably less than a new building equally satisfactory will cost. It is aimed to keep the attractive lines of the old building. We recommend that money be appropriated so that this work may be done as soon as possible.
The fire engineers wish at this time to thank Mrs. Isles of the Central Telephone Office, for the great assistance she has given the department in calling out the firemen for fires.
The fire engineers recommend that the following hydrants be installed and accepted by the town. One hydrant on River Street, Graniteville, opposite the new houses of the Abbot Worsted Co. One hydrant on Maple Street, Graniteville, provided same be installed on a 6-inch hydrant line. One hydrant on Main Street, Westford, about opposite the buildings formerly owned by Walter J. Merritt.
EDWARD M. ABBOT, Chief. JOHN EDWARDS, Clerk. ALONZO H. SUTHERLAND, Asst. Chief. ALBERT R. CHOATE. FRANK FURBUSH.
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Report of Forest Warden.
Being a wet season, I have had but very few fires, and only in one of these, was much damage done, there being about one hundred cords of wood destroyed.
I have issued about one hundred and seventy-five fire permits.
A list of the persons with whom hand fire extinguishers have been placed, and a list of fires are submitted herewith.
I would recommend that $100 be appropriated the coming vear, to buy extinguishers, as there are several persons outside the fire district who haven't any.
H. L. NESMITH, Forest Warden.
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LIST OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN WESTFORD,
1916.
No. 1 David Greig
No. 33 J. A. Healy, Dunstable Rd.
2 Geo. A. Drew
3 Eben Prescott
34
Westford Depot
4 Samuel Taylor 35
5 John Flynn
36
W. Green
6 J. Ellison
37
George Symmes
7 Charles Edwards
38 Geo. Kimball
8
66
39
Judson Sweetser
9 Walter Whidden
40
W. L. Butterworth
10 H. E. Fletcher
41
Everett Jarvis
11
66 66
42
C. M. Griffin
12
66
43 James Sullivan
13 66 66
44
W. Seifer
14
66 66 60
45
John O"Brien
15 .J. Lundberg
47 A. Burnham
48 L. S. Gates
18 ( ( 66 49
50
A. McDonald
19 James O'Brien, Provi- dence Rd.
51
O. Foster
20 W. Williams.
52
A. A. Hildreth
21
Brookside Firehouse 66 66
54 Calvin Howard
23 West Graniteville
55 Jim Wilson
24 F. Banister
56 Alec McDougal
25 C. Couture
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
63
Graniteville Firehouse
64 Goldsmith Conant
32 C. Shugrue
53 Albert Flagg
22
46 Alvin Blaisdell
16 Nat Whitney
17 Graniteville Fire Dept.
D. Desmond
66
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No. 65 W. Amesbury
No. 88
J. Connell
66 Guy Decatur
89
Graniteville Hose Co. 66 66 66
67 A. E. Jordan
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