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6S A. Dureault
27 Gilman J. Wright
69 C. B. Wetmore
Horace Gould
70 T. Sullivan
28 29 H. O. Keyes, Est.
30 E. Ward
72 O. R. Spalding
73 Frank Wright
75 W. Anderson
32 C. Shugrue
33 J. A. Healy, Dunstable Road
34 Westford Depot
35 Westford Depot
36 Will Greene
37 John Martin
38 George Kimball
39 Judson Sweetser
40 W. Butterworth
77 Fred McCoy
78 George Hartford
79 J. W. Pyne
80 Westford Pumping Station
81 Richard Prescott
82 Fred Burbeck
83 James O'Brien,
Stony Brook Road
71 Fred Blodgett
31 J. M. Booke
56 Alec McDougall
57 Otis Day
59 Parker Village Fire House
48
S Frank Hildreth
109
G. Gladu
86 A. Vose
110 Westford Fire House
S7 C. Parker
111 Westford Fire House
SS John Connell
112
Westford Fire House
S9 Graniteville Fire House
113
Alec McDonald
90 Graniteville Fire House
114
M. Downs
91 C. Johnson, Whidden's Corner
115
George O'Brien
92
Westford Fire House
116
John Simpson
93
Westford Fire House
117
O. R. Spalding
94 Westford Fire House
118
J. Sargent
95 H. Whitten
119
Geo. C. Moore
96 H. Murphy
120
J. Sanburg
97
J. Wayne
121
H. Anderson
98 Westford Fire House
122
Westford Fire House
99 Westford Fire House
123
Westford Fire House
100 Forge Village Fire House
124
A. McDougall
101 Forge Village Fire House
125
Westford Fire House
10 Forge Village Fire House
126
Westford Fire House
103 Forge Village Fire House
127 Westford Fire House
104 Frost School
128 Westford Fire House
105 George Irish
129
Westford Fire House
108 A. Polley
Instructions for Taking Care of Fire Extinguishers.
1. Any person who is loaned a fire extinguisher by the Town of Westford for use at brush or house fires must be responsible for same.
2. After using and before refilling, the extinguisher should be thoroughly washed out to prevent corroding. The hose and nozzle also should be washed. Make sure the hole in the nozzle is clear.
3. Always wash and refill immediately. There may be another fire.
4. In winter the extinguisher should be put near a stove or in a warm place, to prevent freezing. Otherwise it should be emptied and washed out.
5. By putting into the extinguisher 3-4 of a cup of salt and stirring until dissolved, the extinguisher will not freeze so easily. It cannot, however, be left in a wholly unheated building.
6. All persons having extinguishers, who close their houses for the winter or who leave town, should notify the Forest Warden, Harry L. Nesmith, by telephone and give the extinguishers to him.
7. Every spring the extinguishers should be discharged, washed out and refilled.
8. Any extinguisher that is lost or becomes defective should be reported to the Forest Warden.
9. Each person taking an extinguisher to a fire should take his own extinguisher home.
10. Know the number of your own extinguisher.
11. Any person allowing an extinguisher to freeze must pay for having it repaired.
Per Order, BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS, Town of Westford.
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Fires in Town of Westford.
OWNERS
DATE
Acres
Dam- age
Town Expenses
Railroad Expense
Merrill Lot
Mar. 28
10
$ 50
$24.40
Riley Lot
31
5
10
2.60
L. Buckshorn
Apr. 14
2
10
Riley
15
5
50
5.20
S. Taylor
18
2
5
$ 2.60
Decatur & Jones
18
7
10
7.10
P. Healy
26
5
25
2.60
L. Buckshorn
May
5
2
1.60
F. Prescott
6
8
80
15.60
T. Elliott
12
2
10
5.40
J. Fisher
16
60
200
43.20
L. Gage
16
75
500
53.50
J. Healy
17
1 4
10
1.50
M. Downs
June
2
2
10
6.20
G. Whidden
July
9
1
5
13.20
A. Vose
29
5
50
12.50
O. R. Spalding
29
2
10
5.15
J. A. Healy & A. W. Co.
Cct. 27
2
10
23.05
C. Coburn
Nov. 13
2
5
4.95
E. Mann
Dec. 21
2
5
9.70
Total
$130.00
$110.05
Harry L. Nesmith, Forest Warden
Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures.
As Sealer of Weights and Measures for the Town of Westford, I submit the following report for the year 1920 :
Number of platform scales over 5,000 lbs. capacity 9
Number of platform scales under 5,000 lbs. capacity. 48
Number of computing scales 9
All other scales.
40
Total
106
Number of weights sealed.
204
Number of weights condemned.
8
Total
212
LIQUID MEASURES.
Number of liquid measures sealed. 10
Number of kerosene pumps. 8
Number of Gasolene pumps. S
Number of molasses pumps.
Yard sticks 6
ALBERT A. HILDRETH, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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Report of the Engineers of the Westford Fire Department.
The Board of Fire Engineers submit the following report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1920 :
At the first meeting of the Board, the engineers organized as follows :
Edward M. Abbot, Chief, Alonzo G. Sutherland, Ass't Chief, John Edwards, Clerk.
The fire companies have responded to 12 alarms during the past year : 8 building fires, 2 chimney fires, 1 grass fire and 1 false alarm. Of this number, the new motor apparatus has responded to six alarms.
The following is the list of fires at which damage occurred :
Mar. 28th .- House of Elman G. Downing. Total loss. Value, $3,000. Insurance, $1,600. Contents value, $1,000. Insurance, $750.00. Total loss. Fire started from defective chimney.
July 7th .- Berry house belonging to Perley Wright. Total loss. Value, $75.00. Fire probably set by boys.
Aug. 2nd .--- Ice houses belonging to Daniel Gage Co. Total loss. Value, buildings, $75,000. Insurance, $16,500. Value, contents, $36,000. Insurance, $14,000. Fire probably set by unknown parties.
Dec. 6th .- Barn at Town farm. Total loss. Value, $6,000. Insurance, $1,900. Value, contents, $4,300. No insurance. Total loss. Fire was undoubtedly set.
Dec. 7th .- House formerly occupied by John J. Healy. Value, $900.00. Insurance, $250.00. Total loss. Contents, value $400. Insurance, $250. Total loss.
Probably three of these fires were deliberately set.
On July 16th the double tank motor chemical mounted on Reo chassis was delivered to the town. This was purchased from George F. White. The tanks were made by the American LaFrance Co. There are two trailers, one loaded with hose, the other with 20 21/2-gallon hand fire extinguishers, pails, cans, shovels, etc., for fighting forest fires.
The motor chemical has responded to three alarms in West Chelmsford, two being close to the Westford Town Line.
To keep this apparatus at its greatest efficiency, the engineers deemed it advisable to put in a small room in the central fire station to hold the truck and to purchase a small hot water heater, so that the engine could be easily started at all times. This has already proved its value.
The engineers feel that with our present equipment we should be able to put out the forest fires before they get a big start. We ask all persons to notify the central telephone office as early as possible of all forest fires and building fires. A few minutes' time saved in the beginning of a fire will make a great difference in the time it takes to put it out.
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During the year we purchased an electric siren. We had considerable trouble with this in the beginning, but by getting a new remote contact switch it is now working satisfactorily and can be heard at considerable distance. At the present time the engineers do not, however, wish to recommend two additional sirens for Forge Village and Graniteville, until the present siren is given a further trial.
At the ice house fire, three lengths of hose, totalling 150 feet, was burned when the side of one of the houses collapsed. This should be replaced together with 250 feet of hose that has worn out.
Due to the number of large fires, the expense of running the department was somewhat larger last year than heretofore, and the cost of running the motor apparatus will increase it somewhat for the coming year. There are also some unpaid bills left over from last year.
The fire engineers therefore ask that the sum of $1,100.00 be raised and appropriated to meet the expense of this fire house.
The cottage on the grounds of the central fire station is now occupied by Clarence Hildreth, who looks after the motor apparatus.
The engineers believe that a bath and electric lights should be put into this building. We would in that case get more rent for same. We ask that the sum of $1,000.00 be raised and appropriated together with the unexpended balance to cover the cost of installation.
The Fire Engineers have taken out membership in the Massachusetts State Firemen's Association for all the members of the Fire Department. This is really equivalent to taking out a small amount of liability insurance on each fireman.
The fire engineers recommend that the Town rent from the Abbot Worsted Company, Brookside Mill, seven hydrants for fire service at Brookside. These will protect approximately forty buildings.
The following is the list of members of the Westford Fire Department :
Edward M. Abbot, Chief.
Alonzo G. Sutherland, Assistant Chief.
THE EDWARD M. ABBOT HOSE CO. No. 1-WESTFORD. Leonard W. Wheeler, Capt.
S. B. Watson, 1st Lieutenant. Alec Fisher, 2nd Lieutenant.
Alfred W. Tuttle, Secretary and Treasurer.
Peter Clement, Steward.
J. Herbert Fletcher
O. R. Spalding
Robert Prescott
Edward Clement
Wm. E. Wright Arthur Walker
John S. Greig Willard M. Millis
Clarence E. Hildreth
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ALBERT R. CHOATE HOSE Co. No. 2-GRANITEVILLE.
John A. Healy, Captain. Alfred Prinn, 1st Lieutenant. Edward DeFoe, 2nd Lieutenant. J. Austin Healy, Steward.
Robert McCarthy
Frank Healy
Wm. Healy
Henry J. Healy
Fred Provost Wm. R. Hemen
John Doucett Henry LeDuc
JOIIN EDWARDS HOSE CO. No. 3-FORGE VILLAGE.
Edward Hunt, Captain.
Mathew S. Healy, 1st Lieutenant.
Thos. F. Monahan, 2nd Lieutenant Finnemore Morton, Steward.
Charles Flanagan
John Sullivan Robert Orr
Alexander Scott
Richard Prescott James Whigham
Samuel M. Dugdale
The following is a list of equipment on hand at the various fire stations : THE EDWARD M. ABBOT HOSE Co. No. 1-WESTFORD.
1 Motor Chemical
24 cans
1 hose wagon
18 pails
2 roof chains 8 lanterns
1 hose reel
1400 ft. of hose
6 hydrant wrenches
12 shovels
10 ladder straps
2 ropes
14 spanners
1 ladder hook
25 extinguishers
1 chain
4 play pipes (hose nozzle)
3 kegs of soda
4 bars
2 plaster hooks
1 carboy of acid
1 monkey wrench
9 ladders
4 hydrant wrenches
3 hydrant gates
ALBERT R. CHOATE HOSE CO. No. 2-GRANITEVILLE.
3 hose nozzles
5 ladders (3 extension )
10 spanners 1 small fire hook
4 hydrant gates
6 lanterns
2 axes
1400 feet of hose
1 bar
2 extinguishers
1 big hook and chain
1 hose wagon
2 roof chains
1 hose reel
10 ladder straps
feet of hose
4 hydrant wrenches
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JOHN EDWARD HOSE CO. No. 3-FORGE VILLAGE.
1 hose wagon
1 hose reel
2 15-ft. ladders
2 25-ft. ladders
2 30-ft. ladders
3 gate valves
1 20-ft. ladder (extension )
1 40-ft. ladder (extension)
2 lanterns (red globes)
1 roof sadder
4 lanterns (white globes)
1 fire axe
750 ft. hose
(Signed )
EDWARD M. ABBOT, Chief, ALONZO G. SUTHERLAND, JOHN EDWARDS, FRANK L. FURBUSH.
Report of the Committee in Charge of the Whitney Playground.
Your committee hereby respectfully submits the following report :
The grounds have been kept in excellent condition under the efficient care of Mr. Willey M. Wright.
For investment of funds see auditor's report.
RECEIPTS.
Income from Savings Banks $ 250.00
230.00
Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1920.
526.59
Interest on balance
23.70
$1,030.29
EXPENDITURES.
Westford Water Co.
$ 10.00
W. M. Wright, caretaker.
276.60
James T. McManmon, flowers.
45.00
Labor
76.48
Upton & Gilman, repairs on mower
18.90
J. C. Clement, trucking.
5.00
Dickerman & McQuade, supplies
115.20
Wright & Fletcher, supplies
64.25
Joseph Breck & Co., repairs on mower
10.70
622.13
Balance on hand.
$ 408.16
OSCAR R. SPALDING, HERBERT V. HILDRETH, CHARLES L. HILDRETH.
----
1 crow bar
2 long-handled shovels 4 chemical extinguishers
6 hydrant wrenches 10 hose spanners
1 12 in. monkey wrench
Income from Bonds.
54
Report of the Commissioners of Public Burial Grounds.
The Commissioners of Public Burial Grounds present the following report for the year ending December 31, 1920.
Eight lots have been added during the year to those under the perpetual care of the Town, thus increasing the fund to $9,820.25.
For the care and improvement of the cemeteries, the Commissioners would respectfully recommend that the sum of $400.00 be raised and appropriated for the coming year.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
RECEIPTS.
From the Town $ 150.00
For the care of lots. 408.00
From the interest on the Perpetual Care Funds 611.81
$1,169.81
EXPENSES.
FAIRVIEW.
Paid Thomas Tucke for labor. $ 392.00
Paid Wilford Clouttier for labor 336.00
Paid Walter Perkins for labor 163.50
Paid D. L. Greig for labor
30.00
WESTLAWN. $ 921.50
Paid Albert A. Hildreth for labor $ 106.40
Paid A. G. Lundberg for labor 6.00
$ 112.40
HILLSIDE.
Paid W. H. Pollock for labor $ 37.64
Paid A. F. Whidden for labor 4.00
--
GENERAL EXPENSES. $ 41.64
Paid Parkhurst Press for printing $ 9.35
Paid for Fertilizer.
75.00
Paid J. H. Fletcher for envelopes.
7.42
Paid Albert A. Hildreth for tools.
2.50
$ 94.27
Total
$1,169.81
1
55
AMOUNTS RECEIVED FOR CARE OF LOTS.
FAIRVIEW.
Abbot, Mrs. F. S.
$ 5.00
Adams, Mrs. Effie.
2.00
Atwood, Miss L. B ..
4.00
Baker, John
2.00
Balch, S. H.
2.00
Balch, Wayland
2.00
Bennett, Grace
2.00
Bennett, Priscilla
2.00
Bicknell, Arthur
4.00
Bicknell, Mrs. Charles
2.00
Blanchard, Lowell
4.00
Blodgett, C. A. & F. R.
2.00
Blodgett, Mrs. Samuel.
2.00
Blodgett, Wilford.
2.00
Blowey, Mrs. Samuel
2.00
Bourrett, Mrs. Joseph.
2.00
Bowden, Mrs. Albert.
2.00
Bridgeford, Mrs. Lizzie
2.00
Brooks, Charles
2.00
Bunce, Mary P
4.00
Burland, Arthur
2.00
Burnett, William
2.00
Burnham, Arthur
2.00
Burbeck, Mrs. John.
2.00
Butterworth, William
2.00
Calvert, Mrs. Frank
2.00
Carkin, A. W.
2.00
Carver, William R ..
2.00
Catchpole, Mrs. Elizabeth
2.00
Caunter, Frank
4.00
Chamberlain, Mrs. E. H.
2.00
Cockcroft, Herbert
2.00
Coggeshall, D. E.
2.00
Colburn, Mrs. Norah
2.00
Colburn, Mrs. Daisy
2.00
Cougle, Mrs. George
2.00
Currier, E. B.
2.00
Davie, William
2.00
Davis, Alice
2.00
Day, Arthur E.
2.00
Decatur, B. W.
2.00
Decatur, Frederick
2.00
Dix, Henry
2.00
Doucette, Martha
2.00
Drew, Frank
2.00
Amount carried forward.
$103.00
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Amount brought forward
$103.00
Dugdale, Richard
2.00
Eastman, Asa
2.00
Eastman, Charles
2.00
Fisher, Edward
2.00
Fletcher, Harry
2.00
Fletcher, Heury
2.00
Fletcher, J M.
6.00
Fletcher, J. W.
2.00
Fletcher, S. H.
2.00
Fraser, James
2.00
Gardell, August
2.00
Giraud, Mrs. Mary A.
2.00
Hamlin, Mrs. Annie.
2.00
Hamlin, George
2.00
Hanning, Elisha
2.00
Hanson, Mrs. Martin.
2.00
Harrington, James
2.00
Harrington, Mrs. John
2.00
Harris, George
2.00
Harris, David
2.00
Harrup, Mrs. James
2.00
Hartford, George
2.00
Hartford, James D.
2.00
Hawkes, Wesley O.
2.00
Haywood, Mrs. Edwin
2.00
Healey, Frank
2.00
Hewett, Caroline E.
2.00
Hildreth, Arthur G ..
2.00
Hildreth, Mrs. Ellen A
2.00
Hildreth, Mrs. Fred
4.00
Hildreth, Helen
2.00
Hill, Mrs. Jennie.
2.00
Hindle, Frank
2.00
Holt, Mrs. Julia
2.00
Horn, George
2.00
Howard, Calvin
2.00
Howard, Charles D.
2.00
Humiston, Elliott
2.00
Hunt, E. J.
2.00
Hunt, G. W.
2.00
Johnson, Almira
2.00
Johnson, Andrew
2.00
Kabele, Henry
2.00
Kierstead, Sanford
2.00
King, Mrs. A. M.
2.00
Kisley, A.
2.00
.
Amount carried forward.
$201.00
57
$201.00
Amount brought forward.
Lambert, Mrs. Alice K.
2.00
Longbottom, Walter
2.00
Lord. Drusilla
2.00
Martin, John
2.00
Martin, Josephine
2.00
Matterson, John
2.00
McClenna, Mrs. L.
2.00
McCollister, Mrs.
2.00
McCoy, Fred
2.00
McDougal, A. M.
6.00
Mellen, Mrs. James
2.00
Miller, Frank
4.00
Millis, Willard
2.00
Morton, Mrs. Fennimore
2.00
Moss, James
2.00
Mountain, Ernest
2.00
Naylor, Fred
2.00
Nelson, Mrs. Fannie.
2.00
('Brien, George
2.00
Orr, Mrs. Robert
2.00
Parker, Nellie
4.00
Parker, W G.
2.00
Perkins. Mrs. John
2.00
Perkins, Joseph
4.00
Petherich, William
3.00
Pickering, Mrs. Emma
2.00
Polley, Amos
2.00
Prescott, Ebenezer
4.00
Prescott, Mrs. Frances
2.00
Prouty, Mrs. George
2.00
Rapson, James
2.00
Read, Carrie
2.00
Richardson, Mrs. A. M.
4.00
Richardson, Joseph
2.00
Ripley, Mrs. F. K.
2.00
Sanborn, George
2.00
Saville. William
2.00
Schworer, Mrs. Louis
2.00
Scrutton, Mrs. Elizabeth
2.00
Searles. Charles
2.00
Seavey, H. M.
2.00
Shattuck, David
2.00
Sherman, Mrs. David.
2.00
Skidmore, Mrs. Gertrude
2.00
Smith, Allen G.
2.00
Smith, Matthew
2.00
Amount carried forward.
$308.00
58
Amount brought forward.
$308.00
Spalding, Fred
2.00
Stewart, Mrs. James
2.00
Stiles, Fred 2.00
Streeter, Mrs. May
2.00
Sweatt, Jessie M ..
2.00
Symmes, Mrs. Thomas
6.00
Taylor, Albert D.
4.00
Taylor, Samuel
2.00
Turner, Lizzie
2.00
Vose, Almon
4.00
Walkden, James
2.00
Waller, Mrs. Nettie.
4.00
Watson, S. B ..
4.00
Weaver, George
2.00
Webb, Mrs. Clara H.
2.00
Welch, Mrs. William
2.00
Wheeler, Delia
2.00
Wheeler, Isaac
2.00
Whigham, James
2.00
Willis, William
2.00
Wigham, James
2.00
Wilson, Mrs. Margaret
2.00*
Wilson, Mrs. Joseph.
2.00
Wood, Henry O ..
2.00
Woodbury, Mrs. Emma
2.00
Woods, William L.
4.00
Wright, Mrs. Emma
2.00
Wright, Frank C.
2.00
Wright, W. M.
2.00
Wyman, William W
4.00
York, J. E.
4.00
HILLSIDE.
Blodgett, Harry
2.00
Gould, H. E.
2.00
Parker, D. W.
2.00
Redding, R. E.
2.00
Sargent, F. G.
2.00
Worcester, C. H.
2.00
.
WESTLAWN.
Colburn, Mrs. Charles D. 2.00
Cutter, Miss A. D.
2.00
Watson, S. B.
2.00
Wright. Frank C.
2.00
$408.00
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PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS.
NAME AND CEMETERY.
Ephraim Abbot, Fairview. $ 100.00
100.00
J. W. P. Abbot, Fairview
Cyrus Babbit, Fairview. 50.00
Albert Bailey, Fairview. 50.00
Mary E. Brigham, Fairview .. 100.00
Mary E. Brigham (Kittredge lot), Fairview 100.00
ยท Adeline M. Buckshorn, Fairview 50.00
W. H. H. Burbeck, Fairview
150.00
Sally B. Burrill, Fairview
100.00
Susan A. Butterfield, Fairview
100.00
Buxton & Parker, Fairview
50.00
Francis Caldwell, Fairview
50.00
John Carmichael, Fairview
150.00
John B. Carmichael, Fairview
100.00
Mrs. Alice Carrick, Fairview
50.00
Elisha Case, Fairview. 50.00
100.00
Jonathan Collins, Fairview
50.00
P. G. Collins, Fairview
50.00
Edward Craven, Fairview
100.00
Hiram Dane, Fairview
50.00
George Davis, Fairview
50.00
George and Jonathan Davis, Fairview
50.00
Joshua C. Decatur, Fairview
50.00
Charles S. Dodge, Fairview
100.00
Cephas Drew, Fairview
50.00
George Drew, Fairview
50.00
Thomas Drew, Fairview
50.00
Edmund L. Dupee, Fairview.
50.00
Rachel Dupee, Fairview
50.00
William Z. Dupee, Fairview
50.00
Daniel Falls, Fairview
50.00
Alvin Fisher lot, Fairview
150.00
Elizabeth G. Flagg, Fairview
50.00
Charles Flanders, Hillside.
50.00
Abijah Fletcher lot, Fairview
50.00
Andrew Fletcher, Fairview
100.00
Charles H. Fletcher, Fairview
50.00
Herbert E. Fletcher, Fairview
100.00
Hugh A. Fletcher, Fairview
100.00
Joel A. Fletcher, Fairview 100.00
Julia A. Fletcher, Fairview
50.00
Lorenzo Fletcher-F. A. Snow, Ex., Fairview
100.00
Sherman D. Fletcher, Westlawn.
50.00
Sherman D. Fletcher, Fairview
50.00
L. A. Folland, Fairview.
50.00
Charles Follansbee, Hillside.
100.00
Amount carried forward.
$3,450.00
William Chandler, Hillside
FUND.
60
Amount brought forward. $3,450.00
Helen K. Frost, Fairview.
150.00
George Q. Gilson, Fairview
50.00
L. S. Gilson, Fairview.
100.00
Susan E. Green, Fairview
100.00
John Greig, Fairview
100.00
Adams Griffin, Fairview
50.00
Joseph B. Griffin, Fairview
100.00
Timothy I. Griffin lot, Viola Griffin Whitehead, Fairview
50.00
Frank L. Haley, Fairview.
50.00
Theodore H. Hamblett, Fairview 50.00
C. & C. A. Hamlin, Fairview
100.00
Mrs. Sarah Harris, Fairview
25.00
George R. Harrison, Fairview 50.00
100.00
M. Hennessey, Fairview
50.00
Henry Herrick, Westlawn ..
100.00
George W. Heywood lot, Fairview
50.00
Levi Heywood tomb, Fairview
50.00
Samuel Horne, Fairview.
50.00
Melbourne F. Hutchings, Westlawn
100.00
Samuel M. Hutchings, Fairview
100.00
Hutchings & Blood, Westlawn.
50.00
Albert E. Jenne, Fairview
50.00
Louisa Joint, Fairview
50.00
C. F. Keyes, Fairview
50.00
H. O. Keyes, Fairview
100.00
Grace Lawrence, Westlawn.
50.00
A. W. Langley, Fairview
100.00
Silas Lawrence and Mrs. Drake. Westlawn
100.00
Reuben Leighton tomb, Westlawn
50.00
Frances Leighton, Westlawn 50.00
100.00
Amos Leighton, Westlawn
50,00
Frank Lowther, Fairview
50.00
J. F. Marsh (Edrick Nutting lot), Hillside.
50.00
Mazuzan & Whitney, Fairview 200.00
Edwin D. Metcalf, Fairview
50.00
Mary A. Moran, Fairview.
50.00
Mrs. Joseph Morin, Fairview 50.00
Hugh Mills, Fairview 50.00
Harry Nesmith, Fairview 50.00
John A. Osgood (John Osgood lot), Fairview 50.00
John M. Osgood, Fairview 95.25
John M. Parker, Fairview 50.00
Fletcher Peckens, Fairview
50.00
Sarah Precious, Fairview. 50.00
Prescott & Babbitt, Fairview
100.00
Abram Prescott tomb, Westlawn
50.00
Amount carried forward $6,820.25
Ephraim A. Harwood, Fairview
Isaiah Leighton, Fairview
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Amount brought forward.
$6,820.25
Charles H. Prescott, Westlawn.
100.00
Joseph F. Prescott, Westlawn 50.00
Frances A. Prescott, Fairview. 50.00
Nathan P. Prescott, Fairview. 50.00
50.00
Mary A. Putnam, Hillside.
100.00
James W. Pyne, Fairview.
50.00
Polly Quigg, Fairview 50.00
50.00
Anan Reed, Westlawn
50.00
Sarah S. Reed, Westlawn
100.00
Annie Richardson, Fairview.
50.00
Olive A. Richardson, Fairview
50.00
Samuel Richardson, Fairview.
50.00
George E. Burns, Ex. Estate of Sarah Richardson, Fairview
100.00
Sarah Richardson, Fairview.
50.00
Sarah E. Richardson, Fairview
50.00
Nancy Sargent, Fairview
50.00
C. Frederick Seifer, Fairview
50.00
Thomas J. Sherburn, Hillside.
100.00
Clara A. Smith, Fairview
50.00
Levi Snow, Fairview.
100.00
Salmon L. Snow, Fairview.
100.00
Ephraim A. Stevens, Fairview.
50.00
George Patten Stone tomb, Westlawn.
100.00
Sarah H. Trumbull, Fairview
100.00
A. and N. S. Tuttle, Fairview
50.00
Mrs. O. V. Wells, Fairview
50.00
Sarah E. P. Wells, Westlawn
100.00
Jacob Wendell, Hillside
100.00
Mary J. Wheeler, Fairview
50.00
William White, Fairview
50.00
Hiram Whitney, Fairview
100.00
Clara M. Wiley, Fairview
100.00
Luther Wilkins, Fairview
75.00
M. E. Willard ( Hosley lot), Westlawn
100.00
Samuel Willis, Fairview.
50.00
John Wilson, Fairview. 50.00
W. W. Woodward (Oliver Woodward lot) Hillside.
100.00
Capt. Ezekiel Wright, Westlawn 50.00
100.00
N. H. Wright, Fairview. 100.00
Varnum B. Wright, Fairview 25.00
$9,820.25
CHARLES O. PRESCOTT, Chairman and Secretary, DAVID L. GREIG, WESLEY O. HAWKES, Commissioners of Public Burial Grounds.
G. T. & A. S. Wright, Fairview.
C. M. Prinn, Fairview ..
Abijah C. Reed, Fairview
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Report of Town Fish and Game Warden.
During the past year I have followed my usual custom of patrolling the different woods and covers, also the different brooks and ponds in the town. Most of my work has been at the week ends. I found that our Small Birds are on the increase and the Game Birds are more plentiful this year than last, but it would be greatly improved if we had a Closed Season for two or three years or have an Open Season only every other- year. Although we have more partridges than formerly, there are more hunters than birds and they never will increase .to any extent until we protect them for more than one season at a time. I expect to get some Pheasants' eggs this coming season. Any person in the town that applies for them can have them as long as they last. Of course, they will have to liberate them as soon as they are old enough, as they are not to be confined.
I have been called on a number of times for the damage done by deer. One deer was found in the south part of the town, dead. I suppose it had been wounded and died from starvation or exposure, and one in the town of Tyngsboro that had been shot and also struck by the cars.
During the past year I have attended two conventions of Wardens at Boston and one in New Hampshire. We will have a number of changes in our Game Laws next year and probably the License fee will be a lot more than it has been in the past. The cost of raising Birds, Propagation and fish has increased so much, the Commissioners think the fee will have to be more than formerly.
The following is a list of the fish and game put out in Westford last year. I expect a few more Snowshoe Rabbits this spring. But I can't tell now just how many they will send.
Brook Trout, Nashoba and Vine Brook-150 adults.
O'Brien's Brook-2.000 fingerlings.
Rainbow Trout, Forge Pond-4,000 fingerlings.
White Perch, Burgess Pond-1,000 adults.
Yellow Perch. Keyes Pond -- 600,000 fry.
Pike Perch, Nabnassett-200,000 fry.
Town Farm Brook-4 cans Brook Trout fingerlings.
Snake Meadow Brook-6 cans Brook Trout fingerlings.
Head Water of O'Brien's Brook-2,000 Trout fingerlings.
Game :
6 Main Snowshoe Rabbits, Tadmuck Swamp.
18 Pheasants.
Hoping this report will meet with your approval and thanking all people that have assisted me in the last year, I remain,
Yours truly,
JOE WALL,
Game Warden.
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Welcome Home Celebration.
Not since Armistice Day in November, 1918, has Westford had so important a day in its history as that of Thursday, January 29, 1920, when, at the town hall, its townspeople participated in its welcome home celebration to her men who served in the world war. The difference in the two days was the spontaneous unpreparedness of the first, and the carefully planned for arrangements of the latter. Plans had been in the making for many weeks for the event and for its successful culmination those in whose honor it was planned and the townspeople owe a debt of gratitude to the faithful committee in charge. Bright winter sunshine and not too cold a temperature favored the day's plans.
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