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2,087.49
DELIVERING LIBRARY BOOKS.
F. H. Meyers
100.00
Appropriation, $100.00.
MEMORIAL DAY.
By orders of Veteran Association
150.00
Appropriation, $150.00.
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
James A. Sherlock, services. $ 717.25
Donovan Harness & Auto Supply Co .. supplies 22.50
J. Edward Clement, use of auto
7.50
S. H. Balch, transportation
3.00
Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Co., supplies 32.94
Motor Cycle 452.25
Prospect Hill Garage. 42.14
Perry St. Welding Co., repairs.
3.75
A. Hunter and A. Reuter, services
15.50
Dyer & Phillips, supplies.
84.13
The Talbot Clothing Co., uniform
42.90
The Automatic Equipment Co., supplies
20.55
Amount carried forward.
$1.444.41
By orders (see Library Report)
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Amount brought forward. $1,444.41
Peter Clement, services.
4.00
Supplies 6.90
A. H. Sutherland, services
21.25
Expenses of police.
52.25
Wright & Fletcher, supplies
65.53
Mrs. Isles, garage rental.
20.00
George O'Brien, repairs
1.40
Appropriation, $2,000.00.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Badger Fire Extinguisher Co., supplies $ 7.58
Abbot Worsted Co., supplies 8.00
Joseph Carpentire, repairs 11.50
Freight and Express.
1.75
Thompson Hardware Co., supplies
8.79
U. S. Rubber Co., hose.
320.00
Talbot Dyewood & Chemical Co., supplies.
18.43
Henry A. Barnes, supplies.
22.00
Mass. State Firemen's Assoc., insurance for men.
38.00
E. C. Pearson Co., repairs
103.04
L. W. Wheeler, telephone extension
1.20
E. DeLaye, repairs
1.00
E. H. Dane, repairs. 40.00
J. E. Knight, repairs
1.00
P. E. Wright, trucking. 5.00
C. E. Hildreth; repairs.
38.25
J. A. Healy & Sons, supplies. 35.20
S. W. Wright, repairs
22.40
Geo. O'Brien, repairs 6.30
A. H. Sutherland, labor 56.10
Hose Co. No. 1 payrolls
303.74
Hose Co. No. 2 payrolls
110.46
Hose Co. No. 3 payrolls
256.55
$1,316.29
Balance from 1919. $ 400.26
Appropriation 850.00
$1,250.26
ELECTRIC SIREN.
Federal Sign System, siren. $ 485.00
Tucke & Parker Co., installing 124.35
Extra labor 29.00
Appropriation, $550.00.
$ 638.35
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$1,615.74
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FIRE TRUCK.
Geo. E. White, truck. $3,827.00
E. F. Dahill, Jr. & Co., supplies
96.00
Geo. E. Hutchings, supplies. 48.00
Wright Ziegler Co., supplies
110.88
Burditt & Williams Co., heating system.
153.00
Wm. Proctor Co., lumber.
43.82
E. A. Sanderson Co., supplies.
110.91
Sawyer Carriage Co ..
5.00
J. E. Knight, repairs.
3.00
Henry K. Barnes, supplies
14.98 .
The Thompson Hardware Co
53.25
Appropriation, $4,500.00.
REPAIRING OF HOUSE AT FIRE HOUSE.
E. C. Pearson Co., painting house. $ 345.65
Adams & Co., curtains.
44.65
C. E. Hildreth, repairs 19.90
H. S. Stiles, repairs. 17.61
427.81
By over payment to E. C. Pearson.
100.00
$ 327.81
Appropriation, $750.00.
HYDRANTS.
Westford Water Co ...
$2,080.00
Appropriation, $2,080.00.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Lowell Electric Light Corp
$3.180.00
Appropriation, $3,800.00.
SIDEWALKS.
J. A. Healy & Sons, labor $ 608.85
Amount paid by abutters 368.64
$ 240.21
H. W. Tarbell, labor 200.00
Amount paid by abutters 100.00
100.00
Received from abutters, $468.64. Net Cost to Town .. $ 340.21
Appropriation, $600.00.
$4.498.19
Adams & Co., supplies. 26.00
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WHITNEY PLAYGROUND.
By orders (see report ) $ 622.13
SUPPORT OF POOR.
By orders (see report) $3,529.98
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE.
By orders (see report) $1,527.96
SOLDIERS' MONUMENT.
F. A. Hanscom, care taker $ 20.00 Income, $80.00.
MILITARY PURPOSES.
Transportation
$ 10.00 Appropriation, $100.00.
DEMONSTRATION WORK IN AGRICULTURE.
Middlesex County Bureau.
$ 200.00
Appropriation, $200.00.
WAR MEMORIAL COMMITTEE.
Bremer W. Pond, services. $ 75.00
Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1920, $75.00.
FISII AND GAME WARDEN.
Joseph Wall, salary. $ 50.00
Appropriation, $50.00.
WELCOME HOME.
Spatula Publishing Co., printing $ 6.50
Albert E. Brown, services
25.00
E. J. Whitney, services 4.00
L. S. Poole, music.
153.28
Page Catering Co., catering
625.00
Squanicook Printing Co., printing
61.75
Suffolk Engraving Co., engraving
216.00
A. W. Hartford, advertising.
12.00
Richardson Hotel, entertaining orchestra
Whitehead & Hoag Co., medals
276.13
Agust F. G. Schrer, medals.
28.26
Alice I. Croford, printing.
6.50
Wright & Fletcher, supplies.
34.02
Chas. F. Young & Co., decorating. 20.00
75.00
Appropriation, $1,500.00.
$1,554.04
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BAND CONCERTS.
Abbot Worsted Co. Band, services $ 350.00 Appropriation, $350.00.
ROAD DEPARTMENT.
Alex McDonald was appointed superintendent at a salary of $6.00 per day. Teams were hired for $8.00 per day. Laborers have been paid $4.00 to $5.00 per day.
The following are the items of expense :
Alex McDonald, Supt.
$1.308.75
Teams, McDonald and others
5.040.75
Trucks
375.00
Labor
4.590.83
Transportation
190.00
Joseph Carpentire, blacksmith.
3.10
Geo. O'Brien. blacksmith
7.60
J. E. Knight, repairs.
11.00
H. E. Fletcher Co .. supplies
10.50
Eastern Good Roads Co .. oil.
1,640.61
Federal Finance Corp .. oil ..
3.262.04
Graniteville Foundry Co .. supplies
38.24
Wright & Fletcher. supplies.
110.51
Quincy W. Day, repairs
15.00
Gravel
194.80
$16.798.76
Appropriation. $15.000.00.
Total amount of orders, $94,434.51.
OSCAR R. SPALDING. SHERMAN H. FLETCHER. FRANK L. FURBUSH, Selectmen of Westford.
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LIST OF JURORS PREPARED BY THE SELECTMEN OF WESTFORD.
NAME
OCCUPATION
ADDRESS
Blaisdell, Chester E.
Farmer
Westford
Buckingham, William F.
Machinist
Graniteville
Burke, George H.
Farmer
Westford
Burnham, Chester A.
Farmer
Westford
Caunter, Franklin R.
Machinist
Graniteville
Charlton, Arthur L.
Machinist
Graniteville
Charlton, Frank E.
Carpenter
Graniteville
Daley, Hugh
Wool Sorter
Forge Village
Fletcher, Harry N.
Granite Dealer
Graniteville
Fletcher, Walter W.
Truck Driver
Coldspring
Gregory, Frank
Weaver
Littleton Common
Greig, John S.
Teamster
Westford
Gumb, Harry M.
Retired
Westford
Hanscom, Frederick A.
Farmer
Westford
Hartford, Harry O.
Farmer
Westford
Heald, Jesse C.
Farmer
Westford
Hildreth, Arthur G.
Farmer
Westford
Howard, John H.
Farmer
Westford
Jordan, Frederic A.
Surveyor
Westford
Lundberg, Axel G.
Monument Dealer
Westford
McCoy, Fred L.
Farmer
Westford
Nutting, Edgar F.
Painter
Graniteville
Prescott, E. Clyde
Farmer
Westford
Rosenberg, Samuel Seavey, Homer M.
Farmer
Westford
Sullivan, James P.
Farmer
Westford
Swanson, Swan G.
Stone Cutter
Nabnassett
Whall, George E.
Retired
Westford
Whitney, Nathaniel R.
Weaver
Westford
Williams, William P.
Farmer
Westford
Wright, Ernest T.
Farmer
Westford
OSCAR R. SPALDING, SHERMAN H. FLETCHER, FRANK L. FURBUSH,
Selectmen of Westford.
Westford, January 15, 1921.
Retired
Westford
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Tree Warden's Report.
The Tree Warden submits the following report :
January 1, 1921.
During the last year my work has consisted of cutting brush along the roadside and corners. Have found it necessary to remove many dead trees. The slash and brush law should be known by every one in regard to brush or slash next to roadside.
H. L. NESMITH,
Tree Warden.
LAW RELATING TO DISPOSAL OF SLASH OR BRUSH FOLLOWING WOOD OR LUMBER OPERATIONS.
40-foot Fire Line Required.
1914, 101, sect. 1. Every owner, tenant or occupant of land, and every owner of stumpage, who cuts or permits the cutting of wood or timber on woodland owned or occupied by him or on which he has acquired stumpage by purchase or otherwise, and which borders upon the woodland of another or upon a highway or railroad location, shall clear the land of the slash and brush wood then and there resulting from such cutting for such distance, not exceeding forty feet, from the woodland of such other person, highway or railroad location as the local forest warden shall determine, and within such time and in such manner as he shall determine.
Disposal of brush along highway.
1914, 101, sect. 2. Any person who cuts or causes to be cut trees or brushes or undergrowth within the limits of any highway or public road shall dispose of the slash and brush wood then and there resulting from such cutting within such time and in such manner as the forest warden of the city or town wherein such cutting is done shall determine.
Penalty.
1914, 101, sect. 3. Whoever neglects to comply with the directions of the forest warden with regard to the disposal of slash and brush, as provided in sections one and two of this act may be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than fifty dollars.
1914, 101, sect. 4. This act shall take effect on the first day of January in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Issued by the State Forester, 6 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass. December 5, 1914.
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Board of Health Report.
The Board of Health respectfully submits the following report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1920.
The Board wishes to thank the people of the Town for their co-operation with the Board and its agents for the past year.
This year the Town voted to continue with the services of a Public Health Nurse and money was raised and appropriated for the employment of same. The Board feels that a Public Health Nurse is a very beneficial and necessary agent for maintaining a high standard of Health and Sanitation throughout the Town, and urgently recommends that the Town continue with the services of a Public Health Nurse.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE.
Appropriation
$1,500.00
Nurse, Eva M. Lord, Salary
$1,250.00
Other expenses
14.31
Gasoline
103.18
Garage Rental
27.75
Transportation
3.00
Registration of car for 1921.
10.00
Repairs on car.
109.72
$1,517.96
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Appropriation
$1,500.00
A. A. Hildreth, services, agent
$ 35.50
Supplies for agent.
21.64
J. V. Rodger, M. D., services
5.00
Transportation
2.00
Telephone
61.63
Freight and Express
1.00
Printing
7.40
Tuberculosis Hospital
504.00
Westfield State Sanatorium.
78.29
Meat Inspection
271.50
Reimbursement on Quarantine.
250.65
$1,240.61
$3,000.00
$2,758.57
2.758.57
Unexpended balance $ 241.43
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November first the salary of the Public Health Nurse was raised from $1,200 to $1,500.
Providing a satisfactory deal can be made, the Board advises turning in the present car used by the Public Health Nurse, for a new car of the same type and make. From the figures on hand at the present time -January 1921-it would mean an outlay of approximately $350. The present car is two years old, and will need overhauling and painting in the spring.
For the year 1921, the Board asks for the following appropriations, viz
1. The unexpended balance of last year, $241.43, as shown by the financial statement, toward the purchase of a new car.
2. The sum of $1,900 for Public Health Nurse-includes salary and expenses for automobile-approximately $100 of which to be used for the purchase of a new car.
3. The sum of $1,500 for the Board of Health.
The following is a report in brief of the Health Work done during the year, as submitted by the Public Health Nurse.
More time has been spent at the schools and considerable work has been accomplished. In the spring all the scholars in the schools, including the Academy were examined and a very small majority found to be physically perfect. About 80% needed dental treatment. 69% had never been to a dentist, and about 30% had never used a tooth brush. It was decided that a dental clinic would be a great benefit. A committee was formed and through the help of the local branch of the Red Cross wnich appropriated $300 to start the work, in co-operation with the Middlesex County Farm Bureau, a clinic was established. One of the rooms in the Frost Building made a very practical office or clinic room.
A number of families were visited and the parents became interested. Cards were given to them to be signed authorizing treatment. A fee of $1.66 an hour was charged for all work done. when it was impossible to pay the whole amount the parents were asked to pay what they could afford. The third week of the clinic the funds had diminished, so the Red Cross was asked for a loan of $100.00 which was given at once. (This has since been paid back.) The work was carried on during school hours, and it was only through the co-operation of the teachers and the superin- tendent that this was successful. Ninety-four children received treatment and several other children went to their own dentist, and all became much more interested in using their tooth-brushes.
There were 49 patients from the Frost School
16 12
66
66 Academy
66 66
66 Cameron School 12 66 66 5 66
Sargent School
66
Parkervillage School
A very small percentage of this number required but one treatment, several received as many as eight treatments. The approximate cost of the clinic was $135.00 per week.
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While the clinic was at Westford a photographer from the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, came and took some very good pictures. They have been made up to form a story and are used by the Department.
In October all the children in the grade schools, except Parkervillage, were weighed and measured, and a number were found to be under standard weight. Later they were all given a physical examination by the school physician and many defects were found.
Frost School, 188 scholars. 75 scholars were found to have defective teeth, 20 with enlarged tonsils.
Cameron School, 197 scholars. 143 scholars with defective teeth, 32 with enlarged tonsils.
Sargent School, 155 scholars. 64 scholars with defective teeth, 24 with enlarged tonsils.
Parkervillage School, 28 scholars. 17 scholars with defective teeth, 4 with enlarged tonsils.
It is hoped that by spring many of these defects will have been corrected.
At Parkervillage, The Modern Health Crusade has been started and proved so interesting that the other schools are to take it up at once. A portion of the money from the Christmas Seal Sale has been used for this purpose and good results are looked for.
We have had more contagious diseases reported this year. Influenza during the winter, and Measles and Chicken-pox in the spring and summer seem to have been the most prevalent, but cases were reported immediately and considerable follow-up work has been done.
Number of contagious and infectious diseases reported for the year 1920 :
Influenza 68
Tuberculosis 4
Chicken-pox 39
Mumps 3
Measles 35
Lobar Pneumonia 2
Scarlet-Fever 24 Suppurative conjunctivitis .. . . 1
Diphtheria 10 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1
Number of cases of Itch sent home from school.
7
Number of cases of Impintego sent home from school.
5
Number of visits made to communicable diseases 440
140
Instructive and advisory visits to parents
263
School visits
Absentees visited 196
Sick children taken home from school. 15
Office consultations in the schools for minor ailments. 300
Ether given for minor operations.
Obstetrical cases attended. 6
Babies visited and weighed. 83
10 children taken to Lowell General Hospital for removal of tonsils and_ adenoids.
Number of Nursing visits. 426
Number of visits to children under school age 187
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3 patients taken to Lowell to dentist
2 patients taken to Lowell Tuberculosis Clinic
3 patients were sent to Tuberculosis Hospitals for treatment
1 patient taken to Mass. General Hospital
2 pupils taken to Lowell to have eyes examined
2 Undertaker's certificates issued
1 Milk permit issued
4 Bakery inspections
2 Deaths, Plural Pneumonia
2 Deaths, Influenza
2 Deaths, Tuberculosis
ALEXANDER A. CAMERON, EDWARD T. HANLEY, P. HENRY HARRINGTON,
Board of Health.
EVA M. LORD,
Public Health Nurse.
Report of Demonstration Work in Agriculture and Home Economics in Westford for Year Ending December 31, 1920.
An appropriation of $200.00 was made at the annual town meeting for demonstration work under the direction of the Middlesex County Bureau of Agriculture and Home Economics. W. Otis Day was elected as director. Following is a report of the work done by this organization in the town.
Agents of the Bureau have made sixty-nine farm and home visits.
Three potato and fertilizer tests have been conducted by the Agricultural Agent as well as one poultry demonstration and one dairy demonstration. A potato field meeting and a dairy automobile tour were held during the summer. The Agricultural Agent also spoke at four other meetings and tested the soil on three farms. A two-day school was held in Groton and largely attended by Westford fruit growers.
A bridge-grafting demonstration was given under the direction of the Horticultural Agent, also a visit to a demonstration orchard.
The Home Demonstration Agent conducted a clothing efficiency class and held several conferences in connection with continuing the work.
Ninety-seven boys and girls received treatment from the Bureau Dental Clinic, which has been six weeks in the town.
Twenty-four meetings have been held with boys and girls by the County Club Agents. There have been seven clubs organized within the year with an enrollment as follows: home economics, 26; garden, 14; pig, 17; canning, 11; poultry, 7. Miss Edna Sargent acted as leader of the canning clubs. Westford boys and girls won a large share of the prizes at the Groton Fair with a truckload of their products secured by the local dealers. Kenneth Green won a two-day trip to the State College for high-grade work in the pig club.
W. OTIS DAY, Director.
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Westford Water Company.
CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT.
Total cost of construction to Jan. 1, 1921. $95,311.42
A STATEMENT OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FROM JANUARY 1, 1920 TO JANUARY 1, 1921.
RECEIPTS.
Water Rates.
52 Hydrants
$2,080.00
Town Hall
32.00
Library
28.00
Schools
222.00
Town Farm
50.00
Keyes House
10.00
Whitney Playground
10.00
Subscribers
8,698.99
$11,130.99
EXPENDITURES.
Interest Account Net.
$1,701.85
Power
1,913.15
Wages
1,825.94
Salaries
350.00
Supplies
124.54
Repairs
172.17
Expense Account
338.85
Taxes
227.04
Insurance
426.19
Service Connections
71.41
Fuel
125.53
7,276.67
Net profit for the year ending Dec. 31, 1920
$3,854.32
CHARLES O. PRESCOTT, Treasurer.
Westford, Mass., January 15, 1921.
Middlesex, ss.
Then personally appeared Charles O. Prescott and made oath that the above is a true statement of the cost of construction of the Westford Water Supply System to January 1, 1921, and of the receipts and expenditures of the Westford Water Company from January 1, 1920 to January 1, 1921, before me.
CHARLES L. HILDRETH,
Justice of the Peace.
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Tax Collector's Report.
UNCOLLECTED TAXES OF 1920.
Albert Blanchard
$ 5.00
Joseph Carpentier
14.90
Arthur L. Charlton
33.80
Almon Downing
51.23
Mary E. Downing
28.80
Eva Fuller, Lawton & Lawton
16.20
Stephen Gardell
.45
William Green
49.82
Mrs. Phonsie Isles
28.80
Omer Poisson
10.40
Thomas Rafferty
4.50
Joseph Sedlaski
18.50
Carver Symmes
12.20
Velengas & Son.
72.55
Lester A. Worden
24.30
Oal S. Young
11.84
Ora P. Young.
26.55
NON-RESIDENTS.
Daniel E. Connell.
$ 1.35
Thomas Doyle
7.20
Moise Fonaine
7.20
Ida E. Frost.
1.35
Eugene Gosse
30.60
Charles Gosse
56.70
Warren A. Hanson.
18.00
James Houghton heirs.
.18
Elvira Leavitt
2.88
Henry A. Murdock
1.80
Nellie O'Brien
9.00
Parkhurst & Dutton
3.60
Ernest P. Parsons
.90
Flora I. Day.
5.40
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Claude L. Allen
25.20
Thomas E. Carr.
3.60
Paid since audit.
126.68
$711.48
Excise tax of Lowell & Fitchburg St. Ry. for 1918.
$562.07
Excise tax of Lowell & Fitchburg St. Ry. for 1919.
495.07
L. W. WHEELER,
Tax Collector.
Jan. 14, 1921.
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Report of the Overseers of the Poor for the Year 1920.
Income for 1920 :
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1920.
$ 27.88
Sale of Wood
291.00
Rent
, 63.00
Labor
67.60
Overseers' Orders
855.00
Sale of Calves
169.00
Sale of Pigs.
100.00
Sale of Poultry
7.00
Eggs
202.28
Fertilizer
59.75
Town of Littleton for board.
301.00
Miscellaneous
33.52
Milk
3,161.56
$5,338.59
Paid out for the year 1920 :
Groceries and Provisions
$ 977.45
Grain
1,509.99
Labor
786.60
Blacksmith
43.55
Clothing and Supplies
97.88
Harness Repairs
31.65
Coal
68.56
Water
50.00
Ice
44.10
Machinery
371.36
Telephone
18.55
Seeds
52.40
Repairs
114.80
Live Stock
100.58
Fish
32.98
Miscellaneous
129.07
Salary
855.00
$5,284.52
Number of inmates during the year
5
Number of inmates December 31st. .
4
Number of travelers during the year
3
Number in lockup during the year
5
Repairs $114.80
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Payment on Account of Outdoor Aid :
Under provision of Chapter 763, Acts 1913.
$1,777.24
Town Outdoor Aid
879.17
Medical Services
17.00
Hobbs and Warren, Supplies
1.57
$2,674.98
Reimbursements :
Received from Public Welfare.
$1,384.27
Received from other sources.
375.00
$1,759.27
Summary :
Payment on Account of Outdoor Aid
$2,674.98
Reimbursements
1,759.27
Net expense of Outdoor Aid
$ 915.71
Reimbursements due
843.77
Statement :
Draft on Town Treasurer
$3,529.98
Reimbursements due
1,759.27
$1,770.71
Net expense of Home Farm
$ 855.00
Net expense of Outdoor Aid.
915.71
$1,770.71
Home Farm receipts.
$4,455.71
Cash on hand January 2, 1920.
27.88
Cash received from Town Treasurer
855.00
$5,338.59
Home Farm payments
$4,429.52
Superintendent's Salary
855.00
Cash on hand Jan. 2, 1921
54.07
$5,338.59
Summary :
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1920. $ 27.88
Cash received from Town Treasurer
855.00
Cash on hand Jan. 2, 1921.
54.07
Net expense with repairs of Home Farm.
$ 882.88
$ 828.81
WESLEY O. HAWKES, Chairman, FRED R. BLODGETT, Secretary, SAMUEL H. BALCH,
Overseers of the Poor.
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SCHEDULE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AT HOME FARM.
Potatoes
$ 105.00
Canned Fruit
75.00
Apples
6.00
Groceries
36.50
Pork
36.00
Balance of personal property in house
630.60
Fire hose and nozzles
65.00
$ 954.10
Gas Engine
$ 85.00
3 farm wagons.
140.00
1 two-horse cart.
40.00
1 two-horse sled.
40.00
2 manure spreaders.
135.00
1 two-horse cultivator
45.00
2 hay tedders.
20.00
Horse Roller
70.00
Fuel
58.00
Lumber
45.00
Wheel harrow
15.00
Saw-table and Saws
25.00
Hay
45.00
Poultry
152.00
Ensilage
224.00
Balance on personal property in out-buildings.
296.15
Mowing machine
15.00
$1,450.15
Personal property in house
954.10
Total
$2,404.25
W. OTIS DAY, ELBERT H. FLAGG, OSCAR R. SPALDING,
Appraisers.
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Assessors' Report for the Year 1920.
Value of Buildings, April 1, 1920.
$1,364,940.00
Value of Land, April 1, 1920.
550,000.00
Value of Personal Estate, April 1, 1920. 820,399.00
$2,735,339.00
MONEY RAISED.
Trustees of Public Library .. $ 1,300.00
Commissioners of Public Burial Grounds.
150.00
Roads and Bridges
12,000.00
Town Debts and Charges
3,000.00
Support of Poor
2,500.00
Public Schools
23,500.00
Destruction of Gypsy Moths and Elm Beetles
1,100.00
Fire Dept. and Supplies.
850.00
Repair and Painting Cottage (Fire Dept.)
750.00
Fish and Game Warden. 50.00
Commemorate Memorial Day
150.00
Construction Sidewalks
300.00
Public Health
1,500.00
Motor Apparatus for Fire Dept.
4,500.00
$51,450.00
State Tax
$ 10,220.00
Highway Tax
989.80
Soldiers and Sailors
481.80
County Tax
4,477.96
Electric Lights
3,780.00
Hydrants
2,080.00
Notes and Interest
3,800.00
$25,829.56
Income from State.
$30,310.61
Number of Polls.
743
Number of Horses
290
Number of Cows.
605
Number of Sheep.
12
Number of Neat Cattle
321
Number of Swine
150
Number of Fowl
4,517
Dwelling Houses
675
Acres of Land.
18,000
Tax on One Hundred Dollars
$1.80
46
TAXES ABATED
Griffin, Artemas
$ 5.00
Brule, Donat
5.00
Brisson, Arthur
5.00
Sunbrowski, Charles
5.00
Anctil, Hector J.
5.00
Rigby, Sunnock
1.80
Marshal, Peter
5.00
Barretto, Frank
5.00
Peno, Wm.
5.00
Smith, George
5.00
Sullivan, James
5.00
Wright, Clarence D.
5.00
Wright, Charles D.
5.00
Wortovier, Florin
5.00
Sarantina, Michael
5.00
$71.80
TAXES ABATED
Wyman, Wm. V.
$ 5.00
Miller, Ella Miss.
9.00
Hobson, Moses
3.60
Kidmore, Shidmore Gertrude.
18.00
Lundberg, Axel
3.60
Smith, Paul
7.20
Stiles, Harry
9.00
Petersen, H. C ..
9.00
Shaddick, John
5.00
Drew, Geo.
5.40
Healy, Peter
5.00
Boucher, Charles E.
.
5.00
Taylor, Sam
5.00
Gagnon, Fred
5.00
Jeffrey, James G.
3.60
McCarthy, Thomas
5.00
Eaton, James A.
5.00
Polaenaude, Alfred
2.70
O'Clair, Nelson
3.60
Edwards, Ira
5.00
Hartley, Redmond
5.00
Langley, Severe
5.00
Loiselle, Arthur and Charles
.45
Derosier, George
1.35
Warren and Adams
5.40
Ripley, Charles
5.40
Summer, George
5.00
Reeves, Albert
3.60
.
.
$150.90
GEORGE H. HARTFORD, J. W. RAFTER, WILLIAM E. WRIGHT,
Assessors of Westford.
47
Report of Forest Warden.
During the last year there has been twenty forest fires, eleven caused by railroads and nine from other causes.
I have issued 150 permits.
A list of persons with whom fire extinguishers have been placed and a list of forest fires are submitted herewith.
LIST OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN TOWN OF WESTFORD. January 1, 1921.
No. 1 David Greig
41 Everett Jarvis
2 Bert Drew
42 C. M. Griffin
3 Eben Prescott
43 James Sullivan
4 Sam Taylor
44 W. Seifer
5 John Flynn
45
John O'Brien
6 L. J. Eliason
46
A. Blaisdell
7 Charles Edwards
47 A. Burnham
9 Walter Whidden
48 N. Decatur
10 Herbert E. Fletcher
49 D. Desmond
11 Herbert E. Fletcher
50 Angus McDonald
12 Herbert E. Fletcher
52 A. A. Hildreth
13 Herbert E. Fletcher
53 Albert Flagg
14 Herbert E. Fletcher
54 Calvin Howard
15 J. Lundberg
55 James Wilson
16 Nat. Whitney
17 Graniteville Fire House
18 Graniteville Fire House
19 Jim O'Brien Providence Road
60 Warren Sweetsir
20 W. Williams
61 Mabel Drew
21 Brookside Fire House
62 Graniteville Fire House
22 Brookside Fire House
63 Graniteville Fire House
23 West Graniteville Depot
65 Sullivan Bros.
24 F. Banister
66 Guy Decatur
25 Charles Couture
67 A. Jordan
26 H. D. Wright
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