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Mary A. Moran
50.00
54.02
2.46
2.00
54.48
Mis. Jos. Morin
50.00
54.02
2.46
2.00
54.48
Hugh Mills
50.00
53.50
2.41
2.00
53.91
J. W. Morse
100.00
1.50
101.50
Harry Nesmith
50.00
58.17
2.64
2.00
58.81
A. Orange
50.00
51.52
2.32
2.00
51.84
John A. Osgood
50.00
68.94
3.11
2.00
70.05
John M. Osgood
95.25
116.68
5.29
4.00
117.97
James M. Piker
50.00
83.13
3.78
2.00
84.91
Nellie S. Parker
100.00
115.07
5.22
4.00
116.29
W. G. Parker
100.00
105.67
4.79
4.00
106.46
Fletcher Peckens
50.00
73.15
3.31
2.00
74.46
Mrs. Ella Perkins
100.00
107.38
4.86
2.00
110.24
Wm. H. Petherick
50.00
51.52
2.32
2.00
51.84
Sarah Precious
50.00
63.79
2.88
2.00
64.67
A. B. Prescott & Babbitt
100.00
149.90
5.77
4.00
151.67
Abram Prescott
50.00
51.25
2.32
2.00
51.57
Charles H. Prescott
100.00
154.29
7.00
4.00
157.29
Joseph A. Prescott
50.00
54.93
2.48
2.00
55.41
Frances A. Prescott
100.00
131.85
5.97
4.00
133.82
Nathan P. Prescott
50.00
80.27
3.65
2.00
81.92
Samuel Prescott
50.00
50.83
2.28
2.00
51.11
C. M. Prinn
50.00
56.61
2.54
2.00
57.15
Mary A. Putnam
100.00
133.72
6.05
4.00
135.77
James W. Pyne
50.00
57.15
2.54
2.00
57.15
Polly Quigg
50.00
74.44
3.38
2.00
75.82
James Rapson
50.00
50.00
Abijah C. Reed
50.00
77.47
3.51
2.00
78.98
Anan Reed
50.00
56.22
2.54
2.00
56.76
Banard, Geo. Reed & Aug- ust Farr
100.00
102.89
4.66
4.00
103.55
J. Henry Reed
100.00
2.25
102.25
Sarah S. Reed
100.00
171.59
7.79
4.00
175.38
Anna Richardson
50.00
71.73
3.24
2.00
72.97
Alma Richardson
100.00
99.77
4.53
4.00
100.30
Joseph Richardson
100.00
106.91
4.84
2.00
109.75
Olive A. Richardson
50.00
70.32
3.18
2.00
71.50
Solomon Richardson
50.00
68.60
3.11
2.00
69.71
Sarah Richardson
100.00
121.52
5.51
4.00
123.03
Sarah E. Richardson
50.00
71.91
3.24
2.00
73.15
Nancy Sargent
50.00
71.00
3.22
2.00
72.22
Martha W. Searls
50.00
67.26
3.04
2.00
68.30
C. Frederick Seifer
50.00
77.51
3.51
2.00
79.02
David L. Shattuck
50.00
52.19
2.36
2.00
52.55
Frank Shea
50.00
51.45
2.32
2.00
51.77
Tho. J. Sherburn
100.00
103.08
4.91
4.00
108.99
Gertrude Skidmore
50.00
51.52
2.32
2.00
51.84
Dec. 31, 1929 Receipts Payments
59
Name
Endow- ments
Balance
Balance Dec. 31. 1930
Clara A. Smith
50.00
67.59
3.06
2.00
68.65
Levi Snow
100.00
159.5S
7.30
2.00
164.83
Salmon L. Snow
100.00
161.83
7.30
2.00
167.13
John Spinner
50.00
52.88
2.39
2.00
53.27
Ephraim A. Stevens
50.00
67.19
3.04
2.00
68.23
Georgianna P. Stone
100.00
116.38
5.27
4.00
117.65
Gilman Stone
50.00
53.15
2.41
2.00
53.56
James N. Stuart
100.00
106.48
4.82
2.00
109.30
Nathaniel Sweetzer
100.00
103.22
4.68
4.00
103.90
Ed. & Thos. Symmes
200.00
200.50
9.11
4.00
205.61
Eli Tower
100.00
104.44
4.73
4.00
105.17
Sarah H. Trumbull
100.00
131.47
5.97
2.00
135.44
A. & N. S. Tuttle
50.00
54.62
2.42
2.00
55.0S
J. A. Walkden
50.00
52.05
2.36
2.00
52.41
Mrs. O. V. Wells
50.00
55.40
2.50
2.00
55.90
Sarah E. P. Wells
100.00
144.33
6.55
4.00
146.8S
Jacob Wendell
100.00
118.96
5.38
4.00
120.34
Mary J. Wheeler
50.00
51.24
2.32
2.00
51.56
T. J. Wheeler
100.00
2.25
102.25
William White
50.00
56.61
2.54
2.00
57.15
Hiram Whitney
100.00
138.48
6.28
4.00
140.76
Nathaniel Whitney
50.00
51.57
2.32
2.00
51.89
Clara M. Wiley
100.00
172.40
7.83
4.00
176.23
Luther E. Wilkins
75.00
131.22
5.97
2.00
135.19
M. E. Willard
100.00
124.87
5.65
4.00
126.52
Samuel Willis
50.00
54.46
2.46
2.00
54.92
W. L. Willis
100.00
1.8S
101.SS
James H. Wilson
50.00
53.34
2.41
2.00
53.75
John Wilson
50.00
74.52
3.38
2.00
75.90
W. W. Woodward
100.00
121.52
5.51
4.00
123.03
Mabel B. Wright
50.00
49.32
2.23
51.55
Capt. Ezekiel Wright
50.00
63.4S
2.86
2.00
64.34
Frank A. Wright
50.00
51.35
2.32
2.00
51.67
Frank C. Wright
50.00
53.08
2.41
2.00
53.49
Gilbert F. Wright
150.00
167.39
7.61
4.00
171.00
Gilman Wright
100.00
101.51
4.59
4.00
102.10
G. T. & A. S. Wright
100.00
104.42
4.73
4.00
105.15
Mrs. Hammet Wright
100.00
105.41
4.77
4.00
106.18
J. E. Wright
50.00
52.71
2.36
2.00
53.07
N. H. Wright
100.00
107.24
4.86
4.00
108.10
G. Porter Wright
50.00
53.15
2.41
2.00
53.56
Varnum B. Wright
25.00
41.46
1.87
1.00
42.33
Sidney W. Wright
50.00
48.75
2.18
50.93
George Wyman
50.00
51.24
2.32
2.00
51.56
Walter W. Wyman
50.00
51.24
2.32
2.00
51.56
Dec. 31. 1929 Receipts Payments
LIBRARY FUNDS
Endowments $ 4,650.00
Bal. Jan. 1, 1930
Receipts Withdrawals Bal. Dec. 31 1930
$ 4.799.64
$217.46
$276.77 $ 4,740.33
Emily F. Fletcher Lecture Fund
2,000.00 2,303.58 104.81
2.408.39
Whitney Shade Tree Fund
2.500.00
3,141.29
156.91
85.00 3,213.20
Whitney Playground Fund
10,000.00
10,211.50
444.92
330.83
10,325.59
Metcalf Monument Fund
2,000.00
2,597.95
107.18
80.00
2,625.13
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AMOUNTS RECEIVED FOR CARE OF CEMETERY LOTS
Fairview
Ida Allen $2.00
George Sanborn
2.00
Joseph Perkins
4.00
Martha Doucett
2.00
Mrs. Hugh Ferguson
2.00
Walter Longbottom
2.00
Frank Hindle
2.00
Frank C. Drew
2.00
George O'Brien
2.00
W. G. Blodgett
2.00
Theresa Lowther
2.00
John F. Spalding
2.00
W. L. Woods
4.00
E. B. Currier
2.00
Helen C. Hildreth
2.00
Mrs. Louis Schworer
2.00
Elizabeth Scrutton 2.00
2.00
Lauanna DeCatur
2.00
Elliott Humiston
2.00
Augusta Smith
2.00
Elmer Stiles
2.00
Mary E. Calvert
2.00
Jessie Sweatt
2.00
Samuel Balch
2.00
Nettie J. Waller
4.00
C. Willis Hildreth
2.00
Mrs. Thomas Symmes
2.00
Marion Saville
2.00
Thomas Fisher
2.00
William W. Wyman
2.00
Mrs. Clara Webb
2.00
Edith Brooks
2.00
Fred McCoye
2.00
Leon Pickering
2.00
Frank Griffin
2.00
Almon Vose
2.00
Elizabeth Clements
2.00
W. M. Wright
2.00
Charles L. Hildreth
2.00
Homer Seavey
2.00
Mrs. L. W. Slayton
2.00
Donald McLeod
4.00
J. Ellsworth York
4.00
Sophia Hanson
62
Peter Reid 2.00
Wayland Balch
2.00
Daisy Hurd
2.00
Susie Carkin
2.00
John Howard
2.00
George P. Hamlin
2.00
Amos Polley
2.00
Mrs. Florence Wright
2.00
William Clements
2.00
James Hartford
4.00
Mrs. George Walker
2.00
Mary Bunce
4.00
Priscilla Bennett
2.00
Lester McLenna
2.00
Albert D. Taylor
4.00
Fred Naylor
2.00
Mrs. Stephen Haley
2.00
M. L. Boyden
2.00
Mrs. I. W. Davey
2.00
George Horne
2.00
James Morse
2.00
John Baker
2.00
Samuel Hildreth
2.00
Everett Miller
2.00
Elizabeth Catchpole
2.00
Mrs. Fred Ripley
2.00
William Carkin
2.00
Sarah Gardell
2.00
Ethel Litchfield
2.00
Lillian Atwood
2.00
Don Judd
2.00
Ida Streeter
2.00
Dudley Pierce
2.00
Frank E. Miller
4.00
Charles Flanagan
2.00
Frank Haley
2.00
Henry Fletcher
2.00
Charles E. Eaton
2.00
H. G. Osgood
2.00
Edward Fisher
2.00
Dexter Coggshall
2.00
Harvet McCollster
2.00
Josephine Martin
2.00
James Whigham
2.00
Amy B. Irish
2.00
Clara Keirstead 4.00
Annie Edwards 2.00
John Edwards
2.00
63
George Harris
2.00
Mrs. John Feeney, Sr.
2.00
Mrs. Fred Hildreth
4.00
David Harris
2.00
Samuel Felch
2.00
Julia C. Reed
4.00
Lizzie McAdoo
2.00
John Matterson
2.00
Thomas Fisher
2.00
Annie Draper
2.00
Domonic Zanchi
2.00
Mrs. Bertha Williams
2.00
Alphonse Roberge
2.00
Henry O. Wood
2.00
Arthur Beaver
2.00
Mrs. Claude Day
2.00
Ernest Lehman
2.00
Lottie Waite
2.00
Eva Johnson
2.00
Mary Girard
2.00
Edson Boynton
2.00
Annie Hamlin
2.00
Effie Hamlin
2.00
Effie Adams
2.00
Jessie Sherman
2.00
Phonsie Isles
2.00
David Scott
200
Charles Bicknell
2.00
W. R. Taylor
2.00
Nora Colburn
2.00
W. R. Taylor
2.00
Robert Orr
2.00
Mrs. Samuel Eaton
2.00
William Counter
2.00
Aaron Tuttle
2.00
John Martin
2.00
Clyde Prescott
4.00
Alice Lambert
2.00
E. J. Hunt
4.00
Sigard Petterson
2.00
Susie Boden
4.00
Alec McDougall
6.00
Mrs. Edgar Mann
2.00
John Fisher
2.00
Harry S. White
2.00
W. H. Benjamin
2.00
Mrs. A. S. Paul
2.00
Mrs. Flora Chamblain
2.00
Ernest Mountain
2.00
64
James O'Brien
6.00
Lester Prescott
2.00
Benjamin Prescott 2.00
J. W. Fletcher 6.00
Mrs. Ellen Stiles 2.00
B. W. Decatur 2.00
Arthur Hildreth
2.00
Hillside
Fred Sargent 2.00
Walter Wright
2.00
D. W. Parker 2.00
R. E. Reeding
2.00
Charles Worrester
2.00
Chas. & Fred Blodgett
2.00
Westlawn
Mrs. Malissa Willard 2.00
Mrs. E. E. Rivers
2.00
Nora Colburn 2.00
John Howard
2.00
Mrs. Annie Truworthy
2.00
Wright
Mrs. Lillian Wright 2.00
65
TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1930
Balance on hand January 1, 1930 $ 13,559.87
Total receipts to December 15, 1930. 312,453.23
Total receipts from December 15 to 31, 1930. 26,046.26
$352,059.36
Balance on hand December 31, 1930. $ 8,736.13
Total payments to December 15, 1930. 316,079.35
Total payments to December 31, 1930. 27,243.88
$352,059.36
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLOTTE P. GREIG,
Treasurer.
TREE WARDEN'S REPORT
The Tree Warden submits the following report for the year ending December 31, 1930:
My work has consisted of removing dead trees and trimming broken and dead limbs from them.
I would suggest the sum of $300.00 be appropriated this year to carry on the work.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY L. NESMITH,
Tree Warden.
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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
As Sealer of Weights and Measures for the Town of Westford I submit the following report for the year 1930:
Number of Platform Scales over 5000 lbs. 7
Number of Platform Scales under 5000 lbs. 50
Number of Computing Scales over 100 lbs. 3
Number of Computing Scales under 100 lbs. 11
All other Scales 20
-
Total 91
Number of Weights tested 110
Number of Liquid Measures tested 7
Gasoline Pumps sealed 27
Kerosene Pumps sealed
7
Oil Pumps sealed
28
Quantity Measures on Gas Pumps 135
ALBERT A. HILDRETH,
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
67
REPORT OF ASSESSORS FOR 1930
Value of Buildings April 1, 1930
$2,382,388.00
Value of Land April 1, 1930 775 340.00
Value of Personal Estate April 1, 1930.
880,432.00
$4,038,160.00
Money Appropriated
Annual Town Meeting, Feb. 17, 1930
$ 185,443.10
State Tax $ 4,760.00
Highway Tax
2,114.14
Snow Removal
189.43
Auditing Accounts
43.15
-$ 7,107.12
County Tax
$
7,185.75
T. B. Assessment
570.57
$ 7,756.32
Overlay
332.95
$
200,639.49
Total estimated receipts
60,093.58
Free Cash in Treasury
11,000.00
71,093.58
Amount Raised on Polls and Property. $ 129,545.91
Amount Raised Property $ 127,605.91
970 On Poll 1,940.00
-$ 129,545.91
Rate per $1,000, $31.60.
Number of Polls 970
Number of Horses 163
Number of Cows 466
140
Number of Swine
42
Number of Fowls
14,213
Number of Dwelling Houses
835
Number of Acres of Land
18,000
Number of Neat Cattle
Abatement 1929 Excise Tax
The Amount of Abatement and Refund $ 140.79
68
Abatements Granted Levy of 1930
Real Estate $ 47.40
Personal, 11 Polls
22.00
Abatements of 1930 Excise Tax
Amount of Abatements and Refund $ 246.58
Amount of Excise Assessed $ 6,694.04
J. W. FLETCHER, E. H. FLAGG, T. ARTHUR E. WILSON, Assessors of Westford.
TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT
1930 Taxes Remaining Unpaid January 1, 1930
Joseph I. and Stephanie M. Ackerman. $ 31.60
Frank Barretto
76.47
Vasil Belida
95.59
Amedee Canton
85.32
Napoleon Coupal
114.55
Guy Decatur
69.52
Resimon Degagnon
128.77
Oliver and Catherine F. Desjardins
73.00
Agnes Dunn
44.24
William Edwards
211.72
William and Fred Edwards
187.07
Fred Edwards
9.48
James J. Fallon
52.46
Bernard J. Flynn
56.22
Raymond Foss 67.94
Leonard A. Alice E. Frost
28.28
Lionel Goucher
12.64
Rose E. Green Heirs 9.48
Alfred W. Hartford Heirs
94.80
John E. and Susie Hornbrook 145.05
Amy Johnson 28.44
Claus Johnson Heirs
50.56
Steve Kowalchuk 60.04
Anthony C. and Grace L. Laursen 110.60
Eva Lawton and Lawton 64.78
Charles E. Lougee 135.88 Clara Martin 22.40
Frances McCarthy Heirs
50.56
John McIntosh 79.79
Antonie Milot
53.72
Joseph A. Morin 93.22
Alice T. Patterson 86.90
Arthur Picking 9.48
Richard Picking 66.36
Joseph C. and Fannie M. Regnier 229.10
Maxwell W. Reynolds 89.43
Conrad Richard 167.48
' 70
Arria E. Rivinius 94.80
William B. Rivinius
11.06
Wasil Sedach
192.76
William F. Seifer
49.61
Agnes and Sigmond Simons
186.92
Sullivan Bros.
201.96
Judson F. Sweetser Heirs
28.76
Joseph Thifault
41.08
Anastas Velantgas and Son
148.83
Alfred R. Wark
63.20.
George F. White
331.48
Edmond B. Whitney
8.44
Frances E. Wing
71.10
Everett Woods Heirs
79.00
Chester A. Worden
28.44
Sidney B. Wright
99.54
William N. Wyman
41.08
Non Residents
Mabel L. Barnes
3.16
Herbert Barton
129.56
James M. Cormick
11.69
Michael T. - Dillion
·3.16
Charles F. Downs
7.90
Firmin Dupre.
31.60
Sadie Evans
4.74
Wesley W. and Roland E. Flagg
10.11
Harry C. Green
4.74
Samuel H. Hunt Heirs
15.80
Thomas J. Le Masseuriers
9.48
Albertine Le Mieux
31.60
Helen Frances Maher
26.86
Catherine McNulty
3.16
Wilhemina Mendlik
53.72
Florence J. Murphy
22.12
George C. Potter
1.58
P. J. Riley Heirs
7.90
James F. Scanlon
25.28
Mary L. Sullivan
11.06
Arthur E. Storer
22.12
John E. Ward
14.22.
Nathan T. Wheeler
18.96
Robert Whitney Heirs
18.96
Leon E. Winn-
3.16
Charles H. . Wood
12.64
Mary Frances Wright
176:96
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1930 Excise Taxes remaining unpaid January 14, 1930 $ 483.99 1930 Taxes remaining unpaid January 14, 1930 5 325.74
1930 Moth Taxes remaining unpaid January 14, 1930 27.59
1930 Moth Taxes remaining unpaid December 31. 1930 115.00 1930 Taxes remaining unpaid December 31, 1930 7,670.07
1930 Excise Taxes remaining unpaid December 31, 1930 762.53
ARTHUR L. HEALY,
Tax Collector.
REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH
We herewith submit the following annual report for the year ending December 31, 1930:
Contagious and infectious diseases made a marked decrease in this past year.
The Board of Health gladly accepted the offer of the State Board of Health for the Chadwick Clinic, which consisted of the Von Pirquet tests, X Rays and physical examinations for the detection of Tuber- culosis among the school children.
The care of handling, production and grade of the milk supply of the town, on the whole, improves yearly.
The prevention and control of Dipththeria, by the injection of Toxin Anti-Toxin, seems to bring gratifying results, as we have not had a case of Diphtheria, reported in the Township for two years.
Our dental clinics have been patronized freely, and still more of the pupils could benefit by the satisfactory work, and the dentist's en- deavors for the good and welfare of the children.
The Board of Health has returned to the Town an unexpended balance of $219.87.
Following this report is the statement of our Public Health Nurse, who has performed her many duties as the report shows in a most satisfactory manner.
Respectfully submitted,
CYRIL A. BLANEY, M. D., Chairman DECLAN X. SUPPLE JOHN EDWARDS, Secretary
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REPORT OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
Westford, Mass.
Department of Board of Health, Westford, Mass.
Gentlemen:
Following is my report as Public Health Nurse, from January 1, to December 31, 1930:
School Visits 352
Absentees visited in their homes 88
Children examined for minor ailments 37
Children sent home for illness
10
Children excluded for Impetigo or Pediculosis 18
Child .Welfare Visits 111
Social and Business Visits
10
Observation and Advisory Visits 57
To School Dental Clinic
346
To Hospitals for Tonsil and Adenoid Operations
15
To Eye and Ear Clinic 40
To Pediatric Clinic 40
To Orthopedic Clinic 14
Contagious Disease Cases Visited 43
To Skin Clinic
9
To Nose and Throat Clinic 9
To Massachusetts General Hospital
1
To St. John's Hospital
9
To Lowell General Hospital
6
To State X-Ray Re-examination Clinic
10
Nursing Visits 147
Prenatal Visits
2
Administered Anesthesia
8
Dressings and First Aid
134
Tuberculosis Cases Visited 34
School children weighed and measured
Sight and hearing of school children tested
Class rooms inspected
Vaccinations checked
Milk Inspections made
Assisted School Physician with physical examinations of all school children.
Diphtheria Toxin Anti-Toxin Injections
47
To Private Physicians 21
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Chadwick Clinic Results:
Von Pirquet Tests
455
X-Rays 147
Physical Examinations
26
Contagious Diseases reported to the Westford Board of Health:
Pertussis
10
German Measles
2
Scarlet Fever
1
Varicella
11
Chicken Pox
17
Dogbite
4
Tuberculosis
2
Respectfully submitted,
C. VERONICA PAYNE, R. N.,
Public Health Nurse
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WESTFORD HOME APPRAISAL DEC. 27, 1930.
12 Cows, 3 Heifers, 2 Bulls. $ 1,795.00
2 Horses 400.00
30 bags grain
61.00
75 grain bags
15 Tons Hay 1.50
300.00
35 Tons Ensilage
280.00
15 Bushel Mangles
5.00
Feed Molasses
3.00
Ensilage Carrier
7.00
Milk Utensils 20.00
2 Horse Blankets 10.00
9 Scythes & Snaths 20.00
9 Axes 20.00
1 Set Brush Cutters 3.75
Crow Bars, Shovels and Picks
18.00
1 Cant Dog
1.25
100 Feet Spraying Hose
20.00
1 Set Blocks and Falls
5.00
Saws, Hammers and Wedges
19.00
Martingales
15.00
2 Pairs Double Harnesses
75.00
1 Express Harness
15.00
Knapsack Sprayer
5.00
Corn Planter
2.00
Lawn Mower 5.00
8.00
2 Wheelbarrows 10.00
Wheelharrow
65.00
Hay Tedder
85.00
Hay Rake 10.00
2 Horse Cultivator 25.00
Wheels and Cart 15.00
2 Horse Dump Cart 75.00
Two 2 Horse Wood Wagons
60.00
Land Roller
15.00
2 Horse Sled
25.00
2 Horse Mowing Machine 25.00
Weeder
5.00
2 Horse Manure Spreader
175.00
Sulky Plow
25.00
Smoothing Harrow
10.00
2 Walking Plows 15.00
2 Cultivators 25.00
Seeder
2.00
Grindstone
76
Sled Body
2.00
Hay Fork and Carrier
50.00
1 Horse Farm Wagon 22.50
1 Gasoline Engine 20.00
2 Horse Disk Harrow 30.00
I Wheelbarrow Seeder
10.00
2 Horse Hoe
20.00
Small Tools and Personal Property
137.75
100 Feet Fire Hose and Equipment
70.00
2 Rolls Barbed Wire
8.00
1 Horse Corn Planter
25.00
Straw
6.00
Hen Feed
7.85
14 Roosters
15.40
150 Hens
300.00
Lumber
244.00
10 Cords Wood
90.00
25 Cords Wood
125.00
1 Tons Coal
64.00
1 Farm Boiler and Stove
15.00
Washing Machine
100.00
Ice Chest
70.00
Vegetables
109.60
100 Lbs. Pork and Ham
40.00
5 Gals. Fly Spray
8.00
Stock Tonic
6.65
Oil Stove
15.00
Dry Goods
54.00
Kitchen Furniture
100.00
Pantry Contents
75.00
Living Room Furniture
73.00
Supt. Bedroom Furniture
40.00
Supt. Bedroom Furniture No. 2
35.00
Dining Room Furniture
89.98
Inmates Dining Room Furniture
15.00
Inmates Bedroom Furniture, 12 Rooms
220.00
Total Amount $ 6,095.23
EDWIN H. GOULD, JAMES SULLIVAN, CHARLES H. WRIGHT.
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REPORT OF PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Number of Inmates during year 10
Number of Inmates December 31
8
Number of Boarders 2
Number in Lockup
3
Number of Tramps
The Board reorganized with Perley E. Wright, Chairman and Edson G. Boynton, Secretary.
It was deemed necessary to change superintendent and matron and Mr. Bert Brown and wife were hired. They come well recom- mended, he as farmer and herdsman and she as matron. We have im- proved the Farm by clearing the pasture of brush, and cutting a num- ber of cords of wood. The cattle have been, exchanged and added to until they are producing quite a flow of milk at the present time. The house has been improved by new furniture and beds.
We have taken two boarders from other towns, which helps the income.
PERLEY E. WRIGHT, Chairman, EDSON G. BOYNTON, Secretary, CHARLES A. BLODGETT.
REPORT OF THE FOREST WARDEN
During the year 1930 was a bad year for forest fires as it was a dry season. We had 64 forest fires.
I have issued 190 fire permits.
The following is a list of persons with whom fire extinguishers nave been placed and a list of forest fires.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY L. NESMITH,
Forest Warden.
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REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS
The Board of Fire Engineers submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1930:
The Companies have responded to twenty-seven fires other than forest fires during the year-7 buildings, 13 chimneys, and 7 others where the damage was small.
The following is a list of the buildings where the damage was large:
Jan. 26-Barn of Walter Blanchard.
Mar. 26-Hen House of Joseph Reginer.
Mar. 29-Barn of James D. Wilson.
Sept. 15-Garage of Peter Record.
Oct. 7-House of Henry J. Healy. Garage of Ralph Bridgford.
Dec. 14-Post Office Building-J. Herbert Fletcher.
ALONZO H. SUTHERLAND, ALFRED T. W. PRINN, JOHN EDWARDS,
Board of Fire Engineers.
List of Fire Extinguishers In Town
1. David Gregg
28. H. E. Gould
2. Geo. A. Drew
29. F. W. Rivinius
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3. Clyde Prescott
30. J. M. Book
5. Bernard Flynn
31. Ed. Keyes
6. L. J. Elaison
33. J. A. Healy, Dunstable Rd.
7. Charles Edwards
34. Williard Fletcher
9. Walter Whidden 35. Walter Fletcher
15. Charles Lundberg
36. Henry Wilder
16. Nat. Whitney
37. F. Shugrue
17. Graniteville Fire House
18. Graniteville Fire House
20. Rufus Jakes
21. Brookside Fire House
22. M. McGlinchey
23. Graniteville Fire House
43. Sullivan Bros.
44. W. Seifer
45. John O'Brien
46. Ed. Blaisdell
27. Gilman Wright
38. . Geo. Kimball
39. Alfred Chandonait
40. W. Butterwork
41. E. Jarvis
42, C. M. Griffin
24. F. Banister
25. Graniteville Fire House
26. Axel Lundberg
47. Warren Nickson
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48. Fred Decatur
81.
R. Prescott
49. Thomas Caless
82.
Fred Burbeck
50. W. E. McDonald 83. Arthur O'Brien
51. Charles Wright, Dunstable Rd 84.
Frank Hildreth
53. Albert Flagg
86.
A. Vose
54. John Howard
87. Bruce Whetmore
55. James Wilson
89. Graniteville Fire House
56. Alex McDougal
91. Claude Johnson
57. Otis Day
95. W. Whitten
59. Parkerville Fire House
96. Henry Murphy
60. Hervic J. Decato
105.
Geo. O'Brien
61. Mabel Drew
108.
A. Polly
62. O. R. Spaulding
110.
Sidney Wright
63. Graniteville Fire House
112. Regnier Lumber Co.
65. John McIntosh
113. Alex McDonald
66. Guy Decatur
114. Raymond Foss
67. Emil L. Lecuyer
115. Henry McDonald
68. A. Dureault
116. John Simpson
69. C. Bruce Wetmore
117.
O. R. Spaulding
70. Tim Sullivan
118.
J. Sargent
71. Blodgett Bros.
119.
Geo. C. Moor
72. John Sullivan
120.
G. Sanburg
73. Frank Wright
122.
D. Desmond
77. Fred McCoy
123.
William Myott
78. James Hartford
124. R. Bridgeford
79. Ernest Mountain
125. W. McDonald
80. Westford Water Co.
128. R. Cutting.
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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 % 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.
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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.
S. 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.
LIST OF FOREST FIRES
Date
Owner
Acres
Expense
Jan. 3 B. Flynn
1
$ 2.65
Feb. 27
W. Rivinius
3
6.60
Mar. 6
J. Sullivan
3
4.95
Mar. 14 H. Fletcher
1
3.30
Mar. 15
Wilson and Whitney
5
15.75
Mar. 15
F. Sargent
3
7.35
Mar. 16
H. E. Fletcher
15
35.80
Mar. 20
I. Anderson
3
10.10
Mar. 21
Т. Масу
4
13.00
Mar. 21
W. Whitten
2
7.60
Mar. 22
A. Lundberg
30
77.00
Mar. 23
Forest Road
1/2
2.75
Mar. 29
Griffin Road
6
7.05
Mar. 29
Griffin Road
5
21.00
Mar. 30
G. Heathcote
2
6.05
April 3
Fletcher Ledge
10
17.00
April 3
Beaver Brook Road
1
7.80
April 4 Spalding and Wilson
46
57.00
April 6
Concord Road
3
8.05
April 8
Abbot & Co.
3
11.65
April 9
Abbot & Co.
2
7.15
April 10
F. Drew
1/2
7.80
April 10
C. Richard
16
11.80
April 11 Sargent & Sons
2
7.50
April 11
Sargent & Sons
2
8.25
April 12
Concord Road
10
36.95
April 13
G. Decatur
1
15,65
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April 13 B. Flynn
2
10.45
April 15
Providence
1/4
2.85
April 16 A. Fletcher
2
7.70
April 20
W. Fletcher
1
5.60
April 21
Dump Fire
2
28.90
April 23
Sargent & Sons
3
15.40
April 23
P. Healy
1
9.90
April 24
Acton Line
2
7.15
April 26
G. Smith
16
2.75
April 28
A. Whidden
15
22.70
May
1 G. A. Drew
2
18.05
May 2 Oak Hill
75
147.70
May 3
Otis Day
2
16.50
May 3 Oak Hill
15
28.90
May 4 Otis Day
2
9.35
May 6 Fletcher Ledge
4
13.45
May 9
M. A. Gage
1
6.05
May 26
Acton Line
1%
2.75
June 5 Old Lowell Road
40
89.10
June 6
Lowell Road
16
6.25
June 24
H. Murphy
1/2
10,20
June 25
M. Palmer
1
11.00
June 26
M. Palmer
2
17.90
June 29
Gagnon & Brule
20
73.20
July 1
G. White
1
3.85
Aug. 1
Tyngsborough Line
10
42.00
Aug. 2
Tyngsborough Line
12
64.30
Aug. 10 Littleton Road
1/4
2.70
Aug. 14
Providence Road
16
12.21
Sept. 25
Fletcher Ledge
5
28.10
Oct.
6
F. Johnson
1
10.20
Oct. 6 Dunstable Road
4
10.40
Oct. 23
W. Fletcher
6
21.60
Nov. 9 J. Healy
1
16.45
Nov. 10 N. M. Paige
8
18.30
Nov. 11
F. Drew
5
18.00
4.30
May 1 Tyngsborough Road
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MIDDLESEX COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE REPORT
The following is a report of the work of the Middlesex County Extension Service as developed in the town of Westford for the year 1930.
Westford has taken an active interest in the agricultural work of the Extension Service this year. Many local farmers have attended the county-wide meetings held in fruit growing, poultry and dairying. 64 farm visits were made on request to assist with individual farm problems. A campaign for the eradication of rats was carried on in town with marked success. Many local people also took part in the county-wide rat campaigns in the Spring and Fall. Records were ob- tained from local orchards on the problem of pollinization of different varieties of apples, especially the McIntosh.
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