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2.00
Mrs. Lottie White
2.00
Charles Brooks
2.00
Walter Longbottom
2.00
Priscilla Bennett
2.00
Harry White
2.00
Amos Polley
2.00
George Harris
2.00
Ellen Woods
2.00
Perley E. Wright
2.00
Mrs. Charles Bicknell
2.00
Makary L. Boyden
2.00
Mrs. James Stewart
2.00
Ernest Lehman
2.00
Charles L. Hildreth
2.00
Willis Hildreth
2.00
Samuel Felch
2.00
Samuel Taylor
6.00
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Martha Doucett
2.00
Joseph W. Fletcher
4.00
Ellen Stiles
2.00
John Felch
2.00
Wade Hitchcock
2.00
Henry Fletcher
2.00
William Burschell
4.00
Eliasha Hanning
2.00
Arthur Hildreth
2.00
Clara Webb
2.00
Josephine Martin
2.00
Guy Rockwell
2.00
Mrs. Edgar Mann
2.00
Alec McDougall
6.00
Charles Flanaghan
2.00
John Fisher
2.00
Mrs. George Hartford
2.00
E. J. Hunt
4.00
Albert Boden
2.00
Arthur Bearer
2.00
Louanna DeCatur
4.00
B. W. Decatur
2.00
Hamilton Whitney
4.00
James Hartford
2.00
Almira Johnson
2.00
Mrs. Thomas Symmes
6.00
Ernest Mountain
2.00
Effie A. Adams
4.00
Mark Jenkins
2.00
~. b. Watson
HILLSIDE
Fred Sargent
$ 2.00
Horace Gould
2.00
R. E. Reeding 2.00
Chas. & Fred Blodgett
2.00
D. W. Parker
2.00
Amy Irish
2.00
Charles Worcester
2.00
Emma Chandler
2.00
Samuel Hildreth
2.00
6.00
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WESTLAWN
Frank C. Wright
$ 2.00
Mrs. E. E. Rirers
2.00
Nora Colburn 2.00
S. B. Watson
2.00
WRIGHT
Miss Lillian G. Wright
$ 2.00
Gladys Perington 2.00
Bradley Wright
2.00
Treasurer's Report For the Year Ending December 31, 1926 .
Balance on hand January 1, 1926 $ 16,457.53 Total Receipts to December 31, 1926 287,606.71
$304,064.24
Balance on hand December 31, 1926 $ 13,149.69
Total Payments to December 31, 1926 290,914.55
$304,064.24
Respectfully submitted,
EVA F. WRIGHT,
Treasurer.
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Assessors Report, December 31, 1926
Value of Buildings
$2,297,655.00
Value of Land
745,795.00
Value of Personal Estate
1,166,161.00
Total Valuation
$4,209,311.00
Money Appropriated
General Government
$ 6,750.00
Police Department
3,000.00
Forest Trees
1,000.00
Tree Warden
300.00
Moth Department
3,000.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
150.00
Fish and Game Warden
100.00
Cattle Inspector
150.00
Highway Purposes
36,800.00
Committee on Permanent Roads
300.00
Fire Department
2,900.00
Health Department
3,000.00
Chariities
13,500.00
Soldiers' Benefits
2,000.00
School Department
65,000.00
Public Library
2,400.00
Band Concerts
400.00
Care of Common
200.00
Town Reports
600.00
Rent of Headquarters of Westford Post 155
200.00
Liability Insurance
500.00
Public Burial Grounds
1,200.00
Demonstration Work in Agricul. and Home Economics
400.00
Memorial Day
300.00
Over Drafts of 1925
701.88
Outstanding Bills, Dec. 31, 1925
2,211.13
Reserve Fund
2,000.00
Town Forest
200.00
Special Town Meeting
234.45
Maintaining Town Scales
25.00
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State Tax
12,152.90
County Tax
7,625.73
Notes and Interest
17,695.00
Overlay
660.59
$ 187,656.68
Total Income
Estimated Receipts
$ 42,607.79
Taken from Treasury
8,000.00
Raised by Taxation
135,118.89
Polls
1,930.00
$ 187,656.68
Number of Polls
965
Number of Horses
226
Number of Cows
524
Number of Sheep
5
Number of Neat Cattle
99
Number of Swine
19
Number of Dwelling Houses
765
Number of Fowl
8,813
Acres of Land
18,000
ABATEMENTS GRANTED Levy of 1925
Real Estate
$ 22.50
Personal Estate
13.52
$ 36.02
Levy of 1926
Real Estate
$
190.02
Personal Estate
118.61
Polls
22.00
$ 330.63
J. W. FLETCHER, E. H. FLAGG T. ARTHUR E. WILSON
Assessors of Westford.
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List of Jurors Prepared by the Selectmen of Westford
NAME
Occupation
Address
Anderson, Oscar A.
Laborer
Benson, Charles
Paving Cutter
Burnham, Fred W.
Carpenter
Carpentier, Joseph
Blacksmith
Catchpole, John W. Wool Comber
Comey, Arthur H.
Gardener
Connell, Leo J.
Chauffeur
Couture, Alfred J.
Machinist
Graniteville Westford
Dane, Ernest H.
Painter
Day, Quincy W.
Retired
Westford
Edwards, Franklin
Carpenter
West Chelmsford
Edwards, John
Machinist
Forge Village
Felch, John K.
Gardener
Westford
Flanagan, Charles
Machinist
Forge Village
Fletcher, Austin D.
Clerk
Westford
Fletcher, Henry A.
Retired
Westford
Gower, George E.
Machinist
Graniteville
Greig, John S.
Teamster
Westford
Griffith, Burton D. Hall, Edward F.
Stone Cutter
Forge Village Graniteville
Hildreth, Clarence E.
Mechanic
Westford
Ingalls, Harry M.
Merchant
Westford
Johnson, Clifford F.
Farmer
Westford
Keizer, Roy L.
Machinist
Westford
Keyes, Edward H.
Farmer
Westford
Kimball, George A.
Farmer
Littleton Common
Knowlton, Harlan D.
Farmer
Westford
Leclerc, Joseph A.
Merchant
Forge Village
Lundberg, Axel G.
Monument Dealer
Westford
Picking, Arthur
Moulder
Westford
Robey, Charles V. E.
Laborer
Westford
Robinson, Frederick C.
Farmer
Westford
Robinson, William J.
Machinist
Graniteville
Walker Arthur G.
Farmer
Westford
Weaver, George H.
Mill Overseer
Forge Village
Winchester, Cutler F.
Carpenter
Westford
FRANK L. FURBUSH
BURTON D. GRIFFITH WILLIAM R. TAYLOR January 6, 1927.
Selectmen of Westford.
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Westford Graniteville Westford Graniteville
Forge Village Forge Village Westford
Carpenter
Report of Board of Health
The Board of Health respectfully submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1926.
During the past year the Town has been afflicted with an epi- demic of measles and scarlet fever. The board has endeavored to do all in its power to prevent the spreading of diseases, by quarantin- ing homes and fumigation of the same, milk samples were taken from dealers about once a month and tested for purity, because of this inspection the quality of milk has been improved.
Below is the summary of contagious diseases and report of the Public Health Nurse for the past year.
Gentlemen of the Board of Health:
Most of my time was spent doing school work.
Last winter and fall we had an epidemic of measles and scarlet fever which meant a great deal of quarantining and advising parents as to the necessary precautions to be taken.
Milk samples were taken about once a month and the last two samples showed some improvement with the exception of one or two.
Respectfully submitted,
RUBY MCCARTHY, R. N.
Infectious and Contagious Diseases from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. 1926.
Measles
94
Diphtheria
1
Whooping Cough
2
German Measles
5
Scarlet Fever
18
Tuberculosis
3
Pulmonary Pneumonia
1
Infantile Paralysis
1
One death from Pulmonary Pneumonia.
School Visits
249
Absentees visited in their homes
264
Children sent home for illness 18
63
Children examined for minor ailments 79
Nursing visits 130
Prenatal visits 10
Child welfare visits 120
Observation and Advisory
125
Dressings
45
Social and Business
Examined children for defective vision
To St. John's Hospital
To St. John's Eye and Ear Clinic
15
To Lowell General Hospital
35
To Children's Hospital Boston
30
Children to Dr. Blaney's Office
9
Children to Dr. Martin's Office
2
Children to Dr. Gagnon's Office
3
Children to Dr. Raymond's Office
46
Children to Dr. Riordon's Office
93
Class room inspections.
44
Samples of milk collected for inspections
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The Ford Sedan is in very good condition and we decided not to exchange as in previous years.
We have turned over to the Treasurer the unexpended balance of Two Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars ($267.00) for the past year.
Undertakers permits-4.
License to sell denatured and wood alcohol-5 at $1.00 each.
P. HENRY HARRINGTON CYRIL ARTHUR BLANEY, M. D. JOHN EDWARDS
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Report of the Work done by the Middlesex County Extension Service in the Town of Westford, for the Year 1926.
An appropriation of $400. 00 was made at the annual meeting in support of the Middlesex County Extension Service, through the County Board of Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture. The follow- ing is an account of the work done by this organization in Westford for the year 1926.
In agriculture the work this year has been mainly along the lines of fruit growing, dairying, and poultry. Soils were tested and re- commendations given for the proper seeding of alfalfa and clover. A local dairy meeting was held to discuss the question of growing more home-grown feeds. In fruit growing, in addition to the individual farm visits, spray service cards were sent out to every one on the mailing list, and information given as to the time to spray and mater- ials to use, and insects and fungus troubles to be controlled. A for- estry demonstration was conducted at which time young forest trees were set out, and a tour made of neighboring woodlots during which a discussion of the management of such lots was carried on. A total of fifty-one farm visits were made to those who requested such ser- vice. At the time of the agricultural fair judges were furnished for the various departments.
For the benefit of homemakers a series of meetings in clothing instruction has been held, and local leaders have been trained in the making of children's clothing,-these leaders then passing on the in- formation to those interested. Millinery instruction meetings were held in the spring and fall.
In the Boys and Girls 4-H club activities work was carried on in food, clothing, handicraft, poultry, fruit, garden, and canning clubs. One hundred fifteen boys and girls were enrolled under the supervis- ion of nine leaders. Westford had more representatives at Camp Field, Brockton Fair, than any other town in the county. The boys and girls taken to this camp were chosen on the basis of the quality work they had been doing in the various clubs. Helen Gallagher demon- strated sewing, while Arnold Wilder and Elmer Bridgeford were in charge of a fruit booth. Elmer Bridgeford won the first prize in a state wide fruit judging contest, and was awarded a sixty dollar
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scholarship to Massachusetts Agricultural College. John O'Connell was awarded a trip to the Eastern States Exposition, where he ex- hibited his pure bred Ayrshire heifer. Alice Heywood was county champion in the canning clubs, and this honor entitled her to a week at the Champion Camp at the Massachusetts Agricultural College. A two day trip to the college for outstanding club work was awarded to Raymond Desmond, Helen Desmond, Ruth Nesmith, and Frances Sunbury. Three Achievement Club programs were conducted at which time the boys and girls exhibited the results of their season's work and told of the benefits of club work. The club members in this town were in competition with 3,960 boys and girls in Middlesex County.
A series of six motion picture shows were given to a total attend- ance of 1,333.
In addition to local meetings held, several county-wide meetings were conducted, such as the county picnic at the Market Garden Field Station, the annual meeting of the Extension Service at Walt- ham, and sectional meetings of fruit growers and poultrymen. These were attended by many Westford people.
CLIFFORD F. JOHNSON.
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Westford Water Company
CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT
Balance January 1, 1926
$112,441.27
Spent from Jan. 1, 1926 to Dec. 31, 1926
103.76
Total cost of constuction to Jan. 1, 1927 $112,545.03
A Statement of the Receipts and Expenditures from January 1, 1926 to January 1, 1927
Receipts
59 Hydrants
$ 2,360.00
Town Hall
37.00
Library
23.00
Schools
222.00
Town Farm
50.00
Fire Cottage
23.00
Whitney Playground
10.00
Common
20.00
Monument
10.00
Subscribers
11,428.29
Interest on bank deposits
52.23
Interest on Sinking Fund
794.16
-$ 15,030.68
Expenses
Interest account
$ 1,750.00
Fuel
151.38
Power
2,106.91
Oil
22.54
Wages
3,365.38
Supplies
298.42
Repairs
839.77
Salaries
550.00
Expense
534.93
Taxes
1,061.68
Service Connections
250.27
Depreciation
3,023.53
Transferred to Sinking Fund
1,794.16
-$ 15,748.97
Net loss for the year ending Dec. 31, 1926
$
718.29
CHARLES O. PRESCOTT, Treasurer.
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Boston, Mass., January 14, 1927.
Suffolk, ss.
Then personally appeared Charles O. Prescott and made oath that the above is a true statement of the cost of construction of the West- ford Water Supply System to January 1, 1927, and of the receipts and expenditures of the Westford Water Co. from January 1, 1926 to Jan- uary 1, 1927, before me, this 14th day of January, 1927.
V. L. TILDEN, Notary Public.
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Tax Collector's Report
Taxes Remaining Uncollected January 1, 1927
1926 TAXES
Frank Barretto
$ 71.26
George W. Chaney
59.70
Oliver Desjardins
84.90
William J. Donnelly
125.19
Donat Dupuis
14.44
Asa B. Eastman
48.15
Bernard J. Flynn, lead bill $3.25
51.36
Philomena Gagnon heirs
38.52
Arthur A. Godfrey
25.68
Frank J. Hartson
129.85
Harlan E. Knowlton
109.14
Eva M. & Lawton Lawton
64.20
Joseph N. Matthieu
50.40
Irene E. O'Brien
48.15
Lafayette & Ada Overlock
11.88
Arthur Picking
9.63
Albert H. G. Picking
6.42
Philip Picking
8.02
Prescott C. Picking
10.27
Richard Picking
62.60
Joseph C. & Fannie M. Regnier
231.61
Regnier Lumber Company
167.24
Maxwell W. Reynolds
20.00
Rudolph Richards
96.30
William F. Seifer
51.52
David Sherman
77.04
Henry S. Simard
81.05
Warren P. Sweetser heirs
73.83
Velantgas & Son
120.22
Frances C. Wing
75.43
Chester A. Worden
24.07
Charles D. Wright
9.63
Sidney B. Wright
108.51
William N. Wyman
52.97
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1926 TAXES-NON-RESIDENTS
Claude L. Allen
$ 97.80
Anna M. Barris
28.89
George H. Barton
128.40
John C. Blaisdell heirs
14.45
Amelia Lambert Brow
8.03
Charles W. Clark
25.87
Emil Chasse
80.25
Daniel E. Connell
6.42
James M. Cormick
11.88
Bessie C. Doney
28.89
Firmin Dupre
32.10
Harry A. Dutton
8.03
W. A. Eaton
3.21
Arthur P. Gay
105.93
Harry C. Green
4.81
Mrs. Arthur Huntley
32.10
Bertran Hutchins
6.42
Lowell & Fitchburg Street R. R.
440.89
James Lovering
8.03
Joseph Thompson Mailhot
27.29
Wilhemina Mendlik
54.57
Lizzie Miller
.96
Florence J. Murphy
28.89
James T. O'Brien
19.26
Harry L. Parkhurst
126.80
George W. & R. H. Pickard
6.42
George C. Potter
1.60
Fred Reed
6.42
P. J. Riley heirs
8.02
Horace A. Sanderson
22.47
Florence Shaw & Hattie Reimels
6.42
Octave Sherault
9.63
Arthur E. Storer
22.47
Edward J. Tierney
51.36
David I Wren heirs
3.21
Paid since December 31st $ 938.35
-$ 4,625.72
A. L. HEALY, Tax Collector.
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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 1926:
Number of Platform Scales over 5000 lbs. 5
Number of Platform Scales under 5000 lbs. 51
Number of Computing Scales 11
22
All Other Scales
Total
99
Number of Weights Tested and Sealed 110
Number of Liquid Measures Sealed 6
Gasoline Pumps Sealed 14
Kerosene Pumps Sealed
6
Oil Pumps Sealed
38
Quantity Measures on Oil Pumps 32
ALBERT A. HILDRETH,
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Report of Overseers of the Department of Charity
Number of Inmates during the year 6
Number of Inmates December 31, 1926 6
Number of Travelers during the year
0 Number in Lockup during year 19
During the past year our Board was saddened by the death of our oldest member Wesley O. Hawkes, who served most efficiently for a number of years as chairman.
Mr. Edson G. Boynton was elected a member of the Board, by the Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor to fill the vacancy for the bal- ance of year.
The Board reorganized with Chas. A. Blodgett, Chairman; Perley E. Wright, Sec'y; Edson G. Boynton.
Repairs: We have made some repairs on the buildings by replacing the gutters, conductors, new coving, three new windows and some clap- boarding. Also painted the House two coats of paint. Inside we have painted and papered what rooms were needed.
During the past year we have had no new inmates.
We have retained Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Pillman as Superin- tendent and Matron for the coming year.
CHAS. A. BLODGETT, Chairman PERLEY E. WRIGHT, Secretary EDSON G. BOYNTON
Report of Tree Warden
The Tree Warden submits the following report for the year end- ing December 31, 1926:
My work has consisted of removing many dead trees and trimming broken and dead limbs from the street trees. I would suggest that $300 be appropriated this year to carry on the work.
Respectfully submitted,
H. L. NESMITH, Tree Warden.
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Schedule of Personal Property at Home Farm
December 29, 1926
45 Bu. Potatoes $ 80.00
Vegetables and Apples
6.00
12 Beds and Bedding
230.00
Oil Stove
20.00
Kitchen Range
90.00
4 Small Stoves
10.00
9 Rocking Chairs 18.00
Clocks
10.00
9 tons of Coal
160.00
200 Jars Canned Fruit and Vegetables
100.00
Groceries
52.00
Beans
5.00
1-2 Bu. Cranberries
1.00
Cord Wood in Shed
100.00
Personal Property of Home
117.00
14 Cords of Wood in Lot
100.00
Land Roller
18.00
Hay Wagon
15.00
1 1-2 M. Shingles
11.00
Lumber
5.00
1 Bull
55.00
13 Cows
1,300.00
2 horses
350.00
Manure Spreader
50.00
2 Horse Wagon
70.00
2 Horse Moving Machine
60.00
2 Horse Cultivator 35.00
40.00
Cutaway Harrow
20.00
Hay
500.00
57 Hens
100.00
76 Bu. Grain
177.78
Tip Cart
125.00
Express Harness
23.00
Double Harness
50.00
Hay Fork
45.00
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Wood Sled
400 ft. Fire Hose, etc.
50.00
Balance of Personal Property
350.00
Gas Engine
50,00
1 Milk Mixer
15.00
1 Milk Pail
2.00
$ 4,615.78
ROBERT PRESCOTT WILLIAM O. McDONALD
T. A. E. WILSON
Appraisers.
Report of Town Forest Committee
The Committee submit the following report:
We have had the Town Forest Lot surveyed and the plan has been filed.
All the hard wood brush has been cut and the lot is now ready to have the vacant places filled with young pine trees this coming spring.
We are sorry to report a fire this past summer destroyed about four acres of thrifty young pines that will take more than ten years to replace.
OSCAR R. SPALDING ALFRED W. HARTFORD EDWIN H. GOULD
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Report of Fire Engineers
The Board of Fire Engineers submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1926.
The companies have responded to 22 fires other than forest fires during the year: 4 building, 17 chimney, 1 auto.
The following is a list of the buildings where damage occurred: April 18. House of Phonsie Isles, Westford Center. Partly dam- aged.
Sept. 28. Storehouse of John D. Psarias, Flushing Pond. Total loss. Nov. 9. Barn of Margaret McDonald, Littleton Road. Total loss. Nov. 29. Cottage of J. A. Murphy, Flushing Pond. Total loss.
With the exceptions of some repairs on the Reo chemical truck, all the apparatus is in good condition.
Be sure to clean your chimneys, by so doing you may save your buildings from being destroyed. The Fire Engineers recommend the sum of $2700.00 be raised and appropriated to meet the expenses of the Department for the coming year.
ALONZO H. SUTHERLAND, Chief ALFRED T. W. PRINN JOHN EDWARDS, Clerk
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Forest Fires
Date
Owner
Acres
Damage
Town Expense $15.55
Railroad Expense
Apr. 18
S. B. Watson
3
$15.00
Apr. 18
Town Home
1-4
3.00
3.30
Apr. 19
Sargent Corp.
5
20.00
8.80
Apr.
19
J. F. Sweetser
3
10.00
$9.65
Apr. 19
White
1-4
3.00
3.30
Apr. 19
E. Lougue
1-4
2.00
3.40
Apr. 20
Sargent
8
40.00
24.27
Apr. 21
Abbot Worsted Co.
5
30.00
33.68
Apr. 21
J. Wall
1
5.00
2.75
Apr. 22
H. Fletcher
1
5.00
4.85
Apr.
23
Spaulding and Martin
20
80.00
86.25
Apr.
29 W. Sweetser
1-2
10.00
3.85
May
2 W. Sweetser
2
5.00
3.85
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Date
Owner
Acres
Damage
Town Expense
Railroad Expense
Apr. 29
W. Sweetser
1-4
1.00
3.85
May 2
White
1
5.00
2.75
May
2 J. F. Sweetser
3
10.00
5.40
May
2
Geo. Smith
1
5.00
14.65
May
5 Miss Gage
6
20.00
22.30
May
5
W. Sweetser
1
5.00
8.10
May
5
A. Polly
1
5.00
8.10
May
6 Geo. Smith
1
5.00
10.95
May
6
J. F. Sweetser
2
10.00
13.50
May
6
T. Freeman
1
5.00
2.75
May
7 J. Healy
4
60.00
32.50
May
7 D. Sherman
4
60.00
20.90
May
7
Geo. Moore
20
80.00
64.00
May 8
D. Sherman
4
20.00
17.00
May
8 M. Downs
1-4
5.00
2.20
May
12
C. O. Rouke
1
1.
3.25
May
12
W. Sweetser
1
1.
4.50
May 17
E. Lougee
1
1.
6.90
May 20
M. Downs
1
1.
2.20
May 23
Mrs. Precott
1-2
1.
2.75
May
24
Freman T. Crouke
2
5.00
8.90
May
25
Town Forest
20
90.00
145.90
June 5 F. Suegue
1-4
1.
2.20
June 9
O. R. Spalding
2
40,00
34.00
June 11
Town Farm
1
8.55
May 26 Otis Day
1
5.00
4.40
Oct. 31
Hall & Spaulding
5.00
50.00
44.50
Sept. 1
W. Edwards
5.00
25.00
16.20
Sept.
2 W. Edwards
8.00
80.00
77.70
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List of Fire Extinguishers in Town
No.
1 David Gregg
48 N. Decatur
2 Geo. A. Drew
49 Thomas Kalis
3 Eben Prescott 50 Mrs. A. McDonald
5 John Flynn
51 Charles Wright, Dunst. Rd.
6 L. J. Ellisin
53 Albert Flagg
7 Charles Edwards
54 Calvin Howard
9 Walter Whidden
55 James Wilson
15 Charles Lundberg
56 Alec McDougal
16 Nat Whitney.
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Otis Day
17 Graniteville Fire House
59 Parker Village Fire House
18 Graniteville Fire House
60 Warren Sweetser
20 W. Williams
61 Mabel Drew
21 Brookside Fire House
62
O. R. Spaulding
22 M. McGlinchey
63
Graniteville Fire House
23 Graniteville Fire House
65 John McIntosh
24 Frank Banister
66 Guy Decatur
25 Graniteville Fire House
67 A. B. Hartson
26 Alec Lungburg
68
A. Duralt
27 Gilman Wright
69 Bruce Whetmore
28 Horace Gould
70 F. Sullivan
29 F. W. Rivinius
71 Blodgett Bros.
30 J. M. Book
72 John Sullivan
31 Ed Keyes
73 Frank Wright
33 J. A. Healy, Dunstable Rd.
77
F. McCoy
34 J. Willard Fletcher
78 Geo. Hartford
.35 J. Willard Fletcher
79
E. Mountain
36 H. Wilder
80 Westford Water Co.
37 F. Shugrue
81 R. Prescott
38 Geo. Kimball
82 F. Burbeck
39 Judson Sweetser
83 A. O'Brien
40 W. Butterworth
84 Frank Hildreth
41 E. Jarvis
86
A. Vose
42 C. M. Griffin
87 Bruce Whitmore
43 Sullivan Bros.
89 Graniteville Fire House
44 W. Seifer
91 Claude Johnson
45 John O'Brien, Vose Rd.
95 W. Whitten
46 Ed. Blaisdell
96 Henry Murphy
47 A. Burnham
105
77
108 A. Polly
118
J. Sargent
110 Sidney Wright
119 Geo. A. Moore
112 Reginer Lumber Co.
120
G. Sanburg
113 Alec McDonald
122 D. Desmond
114 Nat Downs
123
Geo. H. Kohirausch
115 Henry McDonald
124 R. Bridgeford
116 John Simpson
125 W. McDonald
117 O. R. Spalding
128
R. Cutting
Report of Forest Warden
During the year there has been 43 Forest fires.
I have issued 175 Fire permits.
The following is a list of persons with whom fire extinguishers have been placed and a list of Forest fires.
Respectfully submitted,
Harry L. Nesmith, Forest Warden.
78
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 homes 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 ENGINEERS, Town of Westford.
79
Report of Fish and Game Warden
To the Citizens of Westford:
In making this report I think I can safely say we have more birds of all kinds than we have had for a number of years. I am sure we have more song birds and also pheasants, partridge, and some quail. There are a number of pheasants this present winter that have escaped the gun but with the deep snow and hard weather they will have to be fed to keep them alive until spring. All persons that want to help out please let me know and I will furnish the grain or I will go and feed them no matter whether they are game birds or not. It sometimes hap- pens that there are large flocks of birds which frequent places that I never know of. We received quite a few pheasants from the game farm this year, I have at present a small flock that I am keeping until next spring, these birds are the late hatch and were too young to be liberated last fall so I will keep them until spring. I received five hun- dred pheasant eggs from the game farm, these eggs were given out to different people that like to raise a few birds. Any person wanting eggs next season please let me know and I will be glad to furnish them. Of course, you know they are not to be confined as all these birds belong to the State.
We received more fish this year than we have had for a number of years. Every Trout Brook in Town has been well stocked with trout, Nashoba, O'Brien, Town Farm, Boutelle, Drews and Tadmuck Brooks. Most of the Fish were small but a number were twelve and fourteen inches long. We also stocked the different ponds with Black Bass, Small Mouthed Bass and a large lot of White Perch.
Small Cooney Rabbits are very plentiful in all of our covers, within the last few years we have liberated over one hundred large snow shoe or white rabbits but they don't seem to increase for some reason. No one sees them after they are liberated.
As to the other fur bearing animals I have no way of telling how many were trapped in Town this year, they are reported scarce but they were a number of traps out, if each trapper only caught a few it would count up pretty well.
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