Town of Westford annual report 1932-1936, Part 19

Author: Westford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1932
Publisher: Westford (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 746


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$ 12,252.70


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY


Police Department


Salary


$ 1,800.00


Special Officers


129.34


New Auto and Repairs


494.13


Gas and Oil


280.32


Telephone


71.97


Insurance


28.35


Equipment


92.66


Street Marking


158.70


Silent Police:


Current


$


81.69


$


3,137.16


Fire Department


Wages


$


964.60


Equipment and Repairs :


New Truck


$


1,490.00


Apparatus


895.33


Fire Trucks' Upkeep


520.00 -


$ 2,905.33


-


$ 3,055.47


49


Buildings and Grounds:


Fuel


$ 320.75


Light and Power


99.33


Repairs


226.42


Telephone


15.00


All Other


23.00


$ 684.50


4,554.43 $


Hydrants


$ 3,440.00


Premium


$ 215.50


Liability Insurance


Premiums


$


1,725.62


Sealer of Weights and Measures


Fees


$ 95.00


Equipment


17.06


$ 112.06


$ 112.06


Fish and Game Warden


Salary


$ 75.00


Supplies


4.36


$ 79.36


$ 79.36


Forestry


Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Ex-


termination:


Wages of Superintendent $ 219.80


Labor


79.20


Trucks and Transportation


50.50


-


$ 349.50


Trimming Trees


$ 298.52


Forest Fires :


Warden


$ 287.00


Fire Fighters


652.55


Transportation


79.00


Apparatus


46.87


$ 1,065.42


Town Forest:


Labor .....


$ 69.00


-


$ 1,782.44


-


-


-


Fire Insurance


50


Health Department


School Milk $ 354.93


Quarantine and Contagious Diseases


Board and Treatment $ 320.50


Medical Treatment


1,055.14


All Other


2.00


$ 1,377.64


Tuberculosis:


Board and Treatment


$ 927.00


Fumigation


14.24


Inspection of Meat


60.75


Other Expenses


14.72


Health Nurse:


Salary


$ 1,350.00


Auto


495.78


$ 1,845.78


Dentist


324.00


Other Expenses, Certificates, etc.


17.22


$


4,936.28


Cattle Inspector


Salary and Expenses $ 150.00


Highways


Payrolls:


Wages


$ 7,834.97


Transportation


90.53


Teams


481.60


Trucks


3,154.72


Machine Hire


474.50


$ 12,036.32


Material:


Sand and Gravel


$ 727.50


Stone


42.62


Loam


54.00


Blasting


75.88


Road Oil and Tar


8,513.08


Pipe, etc.


266.82


Fence


536.78


$ 10,216.68


51


Machinery :


Repairs


$ 390.90


Fuel


869.28


Garage


231.00


Small Tools


376.43


Insurance


74.05


Miscellaneous


42.51


$ 2,484.17


$ 24,737.17


Note:


Received from State


$ 12,750.00


Net Cost to Town


11,987.17


State and County Roads


Payrolls:


Wages


$ 5,016.67


Transportation


60.77


Teams


201.00


Trucks


1,744.90


Machine Hire


382.13


$ 7,405.47


Material:


Loam


$ 9.00


Sand


129.90


Gravel


255.53


Bounds


70.00


Road Oil and Tar


6,797.32


Pipe, etc.


99.66


Fence


494.82


-


$ 7,856.23


Machinery:


Repairs


$ 95.35


Fuel


370.88


Small Tools


57.61


$ 523.84


$ 15,785.54


Note:


Received from State & County .. $ 9,998.86


Refunds 786.97


Net Cost to Town


4,999.71


52


Groton Road


Payrolls :


Wages


$ 1,749.39


Transportation


34.50


Teams


203.20


Trucks


708.25


Machine Hire


97.00


-


$ 2,792.34


Material:


Sand and Gravel


$ 130.09


Tar


806.74


Pipe, etc.


26.00


Fence


112.85


$ 1,075.68


Machinery:


Repairs


$ 15.21


Fuel


34.75


$


49.96


$ 3,917.98


Note:


Received from State & County .. $ 3,917.98


Tyngsborough Road No. 1


Payrolls:


Wages


$ 4,484.40


Transportation


23.51


Teams


16.00


Trucks


2,714.20


Machine Hire


1,940.50


$ 9,178.61


Material:


Gravel


$ 269.10


Road Oil and Tar


807.40


Pipe, etc.


652.70


$ 1,729.20


Machinery:


Repairs


$ 20.00


Fuel


71.88


$ 91.88


$ 10,999.69


Note:


Received from State & County .. $ 7,999.77 Net Cost to Town 2,999.92


...


53


Tyngsborough Road No. 2


Payrolls:


Wages


$ 1,903.54


Transportation


43.00


Teams


40.00


Trucks


733.95


Machine Hire


826.50


$ 3,546.99


Material:


Gravel


$ 245.20


Pipe, etc.


187.48


Fence


3.53


$ 436.21


Machinery:


Fuel


$ 142.52


Small Tools


24.26


$ 166.78


$ 4,149.98


Note:


Received from State & County .. $ 1,875.00


Road not completed.


Snow and Ice


Payrolls:


Wages


$ 2,073.25


Transportation


22.00


Trucks


1,444.50


$ 3,539.75


Machinery :


Tools


$ 47.70


Repairs


777.03


Gas


117.39


-


$ 942.12


Material:


Sand


$ 8.50


Chlorides


106.70


$ 115.20


$ 4,597.07


Street Lights


Contract


..


$


5,994.00


54


Public Welfare Department


General Administration:


Salaries and Expenses


$ 65.00


Wages


664.00


Printing and Stationery


124.79


All Other


74.07


$ 927.86


Outside Relief by Town:


Provisions


$ 5,321.58


Fuel


916.16


Board and Care


1,040.61


Medical Care


847.44


Hospital


97.60


State Institution


459.97


Rent


1,059.55


Clothing


340.51


Light


27.98


Cash


524.50


All Other


129.10


$ 10,765.00


Relief by Other Towns and Cities:


Provisions, Fuel, Board, Rent Medicine, etc. $ 2,270.39


Mothers' Aid:


Provisions, Fuel, Rent, Medical Care


Town Cases $ 1,793.28


Other Cities and Towns


355.13 $ 2,148.41


$ 16,111.66


Westford Infirmary


Salaries and Wages:


Superintendent and Matron $ 1,199.50


Other Employees 243.15


$ 1,442.65


Other Expenses:


Provisions $ 982.23


Dry Goods and Clothing


111.72


Buildings, Repairs, etc.


142.39


Grain ...


700.73


Fuel and Light


641.66


Telephone


75.08


Blacksmith


52.50


Livestock


153.15


Household Equipment


126.21


55


Gas and Oil


126.49


Medical Care


141.96


Undertaker


305.00


Motor Apparatus Repair


210.23


Appraisers


15.00


Tools


108.20


Fertilizer and Seed


327.85


All Other


15.79


$ 4,236.19


$ 5,678.84


Old Age Assistance


Cash


$ 3,149.75


Medical Aid


316.07


Undertaker


75.00


Fuel


14.25


Paid Other Towns


56.67


$ 3,611.74


$ 3,611.74


Infirmary Heater


Contract


$ 1,203.00


Extra Material


110.04


Extra Labor


33.40


$ 1,346.44


$ 1,346.44


Federal Coal


Deliveries


$ 250.00


Soldiers' Benefits


General Administration


$ 49.45


State Aid


140.00


Military Aid


358.00


Burials


60.00


Soldiers' Relief:


Fuel


$ 120.36


Provisions


1,055.74


Rent


420.00


Board and Care


420.00


Medical Care


208.58


Clothing


48.26


Cash


1,742.66


$ 4,015.60


$ 4,623.05


56


Schools


General:


Superintendent's Salary $ 3,050.00


Printing and Stationery


73.27


Telephone


47.51


Traveling Expenses


25,00


School Census


50.00


All Other


2.41


$ 3,248.19


Teachers' Salaries:


Academy


$ 11,343.25


Elementary


26,177.50


$ 37,520.75


Text Books and Supplies:


Academy:


Books


$ 435.71


Supplies


161.37


$ 597.08


Elementary:


Books


$ 438.13


Supplies


1,058.94


$ 1,497.07


$ 2,094.15


Tuition :


High


$ 40.96


Elementary


298.34 -


$ 339.30


Transportation:


All


$ 8,272.26


Janitors:


Academy


$ 1,139.36


Elementary


3,587.20


$ 4,726.56


Fuel and Light:


Academy


$ 2,236.18


Elementary


1,263.82


Lights


474.39 $ 3,974.39


Maintenance of Buildings:


Academy:


Repairs


$ 1,456.92


Janitor's Supplies


21.07


Water


98.30


All Other


65.00


$ 1,641.29


-


57


Elementary:


Repairs


$ 1,240.02


Janitors' Supplies


197.98


Water


350.50


All Other


295.51


$ 2,084.01


Furniture and Fixtures:


Academy


$ 189.40


Elementary


75.60


$ 265.00


Graduations


$


170.78


Health:


Physician


$ 250.00


Supplies


86.75


$ 336.75


Vocational Tuition


$ 64,673.43 $ 2,384.75


Library


Salaries:


Librarian


$ 700.00


Assistants


309.80


Janitor


350.00


$ 1,359.80


Books and Periodicals:


Books


$ 572.69


Periodicals


110.10


Binding


68.96


$ 751.75


Fuel


$


275.45


Light


$


34.92


Buildings:


Furniture


$ .. 43.00


Janitor's Supplies


24.86


Water Rates


23.00


Cleaning


3.85


$


94.71


Other Expenses:


Stationery and Postage


$ 10.30


Express and Cartage


49.42


Telephone


22.20


All Other


21.00


.


$ 102.92


$ 2,619.55


58


Emily F. Fletcher Lecture Fund


Lectures


$ 126.00


Cemeteries


Labor


$ 1,131.45


Equipment


97.69


Fertilizer


112.00


All Other


50.37


-


$ 1,391.51


Unclassified


Whitney Playground:


Labor


$ 260.68


Supplies


55.53


$ 316.21


Land Damages


$ 140.00


Memorial Day


250.00


Town Reports


578.80


County T B Sanitarium


1,011.59


Whitney Shade Tree


25.60


Extension Service


25.00


Care of Common


173.45


Care and repairs at Metcalf Monu- ment


782.04


C. W. S .:


Knitting


287.40


F. E. R. A .:


Education


245.35


C. W. A. and E. R. A. Expenses :


Clerical


$ 615.00


Trucks and Teams


5,178.35


Transportation


101.25


Extra Labor


32.50


Tools


208.97


Gravel, Loam and Stone


701.96


Pipe, etc.


520.47


Other Material and Supplies


811.18


All Other


64.92


$ 8,234.60


Outstanding Bills Dec. 31, 1934 ......


$ 12,070.04 $ 3,748.75


Interest


Anticipation of Revenue Loans. ....... School Loans


$ 1,285.06


2,676.62


$ 3,961.68


59


Municipal Indebtedness


Revenue Loans


$155,000.00


School Loans


7,500.00


County T B Sanitarium


1,000.00


$163,500.00


Agency and Trust


Taxes:


State


$ 6,298.07


County


6,167.99


Dog Licenses


495.00


$ 12,961.06


Trust and Investment


Whitney Shade Tree Fund $ 350.00


Metcalf Monument Fund


100.00


Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund


350.00


$ 800.00


$ 13,761.06


Refunds


Excise Tax


$ 88.86


Taxes


221.96


$ 310.82


-


$ 310.82


Total Expenditures


$402,736.30


Balances


Cash on hand, December 31 1934, ...... $ 31,650.98


$434,387.28


TOWN OF WESTFORD BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 1934


ASSETS


LIABILITIES


Cash on hand and in bank .... ..


$ 31,650.98


Excise Tax Revenue $ 2,045.59


Overlay 1932


476.78


1932 Taxes


$


283.63


Overlay 1934


654.51


1933 Taxes


4,325.80


Overlay Reserve


1,366.97


1934 Taxes


26,893.00


Departmental Accounts Rec.


4,747.43


1932 Excise Tax


92.70


Revenue Loans


45,000.00


1933 Excise Tax


519.20


Tax Fees


5.00


1934 Excise Tax


1,433.69


Trust Fund Incomes :


.


1932 Old Age Assistance


3.00


Whitney Playground $


4.43


Whitney Shade Tree ..


79.25


Metcalf Monument


.38


Overlay-1933


E. F. Fletcher Lecture ..


26.20


Departmental:


Fire Department (rent)


$ 198.00


Appropriation Balances :


Temporary Aid


1,469.35


E. R. A. Equipment $


1.80


Mothers' Aid


1,052.56


E. R. A. Expense


306.21


Out-side Aid


1,317.57


Interest on General Loans .... 373.38


Highway


3.77


$ 681.39


Old Age Assistance


313.68


Surplus


$ 16,554.22


Military Aid


242.50


State Aid


150.00


$ 4,747.43


$ 12.00


Old Age Ass. Assessment ... .. Overdrawn Appropriations:


Fire Dept. $ 580.83


65.00


1933 Old Age Assistance ......


$ 33,616.02 $


189.73


$ 110.26


Accounts Receivable:


tTyngsborough Road .. 774.77


*Library


28.97


Town Treasurer


..


41.42


$ 1,425.99


..


$ 71,642.15


$ 71,642.15 ¡To be taken care of by State and County. *To be taken care of by Funds.


DEBT ACCOUNT


Net Bonded Debt


$ 69,900.00


T. B. Hospital Loan ..


$ 8,000.00


Brookside School Loan


12,000.00


Graniteville School Loan


17,000.00


Forge Village School Loan


16,000.00


Westford Academy Loan


16,900.00


$ 69,900.00


$ 69,900.00


TRUST ACCOUNTS


$ 39,520.25


Library Funds


$ 4,650.00


E. F. Fletcher Lecture Fund


2,000.00


Whitney Playground Fund


10,000.00


Whitney Shade Tree Fund


2,500.00


Metcalf Monument Fund


2,000.00


Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund


18,370.25


Trust Funds


$ 39,520.25


$ 39,520.25


.


Trust Funds Income $ 6,907.39


Library Income $ 85.11


E. F. Fletcher Lecture Income


573.72


Whitney Playground Income


215.03


Whitney Shade Tree Income


1,230.14


Metcalf Monument Income


116.63


Cemetery Perpetual Care Income


4,687.76


$ 6,907.39


$ 6,907.39


HAROLD W. HILDRETH,


Town Accountant.


62


APPROPRIATION BALANCES


Voted


Transferred


Total $ 5,658.25


Spent $ 5,548.61


Bal. Ret'd.


General Government


$


5,615.00


$ 43.25


$ 109.64


Town Hall


1,600.00


198.65


1,798.65


1,798.65


Town Hall Heater


1,700.00


1,700.00


1,691.48


8.52


Town Hall Material


3,200.00


3,200.00


3,186.96


13.04


Fire Insurance


400.00


400.00


215.50


184.50


Liability Insurance


1,600.00


125.62


1,725.62


1,725.62


Police Department


2,800.00


178.46


2,978.46


2,978.46


Marking Streets


150.00


8.70


158.70


158.70


Fire Department


2,450.00


2,450.00


3,067.18


Fire Truck


1,500.00


1,500.00


1,490.00


10.00


Hydrants


3,440.00


3,440.00


3,440.00


Sealer


125.00


125.00


112.06


12.94


Fish and Game Warden


100.00


100.00


79.36


20.64


Forest Fires


500.00


565.42


1,065.42


1,065.42


Town Forest


75.00


75.00


69.00


6.00


Tree Warden


300.00


300.00


298.52


1.48


Moth Department


350.00


350.00


349.50


.50


Health Department


4,800.00


4,800.00


4,581.35


218.65


Health Milk


375.00


375.00


354.93


20.07


Cattle Inspector


150.00


150.00


150.00


State and County Roads


5,000.00


5,000.00


4,999.71


.29


Tyngsborough Road No. 1


3,000.00


3,000.00


2,999.92


.08


Tyngsborough Road No. 2


1,500.00


1,500.00


1,500.00


Town Roads


12,000.00


12,000.00


11,986.12


13.88


Snow and Ice Removal


4,100.00


497.07


4,597.07


4,597.07


63


..


..


Land Damages


190.00


140.00


50.00 6.00


Public Welfare


24,800.00


24,800.00


23,382.54


1,417.46


Old Age Assistance


4,300.00


4,300.00


3,611.74


688.26


Soldiers' Benefit


4,250.00


373.05


4,623.05


4,623.05


Schools


66,494.00


66,494.00


64,673.43


1,820.57


Vocational Tuition


3,000.00


3,000.00


2,384.75


615.25


Public Library


$


2,329.28


2,329.28


2,329.28


Common


175.00


175.00


173.45


1.55


Memorial Day


250.00


250.00


250.00


Town Reports


579.00


579.00


578.80


.20


Extension Service


25.00


25.00


25.00


E. R. A. Expenses and Material


7,500.00


7,500.00


7,193.79


306.21


Cemeteries


800.00


800.00


800.00


T. B. Hospital


1,011.59


1,011.59


1,011.59


General Loans


8,500.00


8,500.00


8,500.00


Interest on General Loans


3,050.00


3,050.00


2,676.62


373.38


Interest on Revenue Loans


1,700.00


1,700.00


1,285.00


415.00


Over-Drawn Appropriations


792.07


792.07


792.07


Bills outstanding Dec. 31, 1934


3,997.21


3,997.21


3,604.48


392.73


Reserve Fund


.. 2,000.00


2,000.00


1,962.65


37.35


Street Lights


6,000.00


190.00 6,000.00


5,994.00


65


CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS December 31, 1934


Fairview Cemetery MERRIMACK RIVER SAVINGS BANK


Albert Bailey $ 73.00


L. S. Gilson $130.81


W. H. H. Burbeck 227.54


Adams Griffin 53.89


Susan A. Butterfield 152.81


Theodore H. Hamlett 85.40


Buxton & Parker


61.67


George W. Heywood 58.48


John B. Carmichael 117.11


Levi Heywood 63.70


Mrs. Alice Carrick


64.67


Daisy Holbrook 115.14


P. G. Collins 63.64


E. Holt 114.00


Hiram Dane 63.70


David Lord 52.13


George Davis


85.40


Mary A. Moran 55.36


Thomas Drew


67.09


Mrs Joseph Morin 55.36


Rachel Dupee


74.56


Harry Nesmith 60.36


Daniel Falls


67.29


Sarah Precious 67.15


Elizabeth G. Flagg


62.05


Abijah C. Reed


83.63


Hugh A. Fletcher


131.70


Mrs. O. V. Wells 57.01


Sherman D. Fletcher 54.16


Frank A. Wright


52.13


George Q. Gilson 73.69


LOWELL FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK


J. W. P. Abbot $164.28


Hugh Mills 55.03


Cyrus Babbitt 57.25


John M. Osgood 109.92


Mary E. Brigham 118.90


A. B. Prescott & Babbitt. 154.23


Mary E. Brigham


129.05


Polly Quigg


80.43


David Carmichael


154.38


Anna Richardson


66.52


Cephas Drew


65.76


Alma Richardson


101.42


George Drew


75.28


Olive A. Richardson


75.44


Richard Dugdale


52.21


Sarah E. Richardson 77.36


Felch & Hinton


74.76


Nancy Sargent 76.27


Andrew Fletcher


184.08


Martha W. Searls 63.97


Joel A. Fletcher 119.99


Clara A. Smith 72.13


J. Fraser 50.72


Edward and Thomas


Symmes 223.59


Sarah H. Trumbull 128.35


A. & N. S. Tuttle 51.40


Mary J. Wheeler 52.32


Samuel M. Hutchins 142.45


Samuel Horne 97.04


Albert E. Jenne 116.76


Nathaniel Whitney


52.71


C. F. Keyes 57.41


John Wilson


78.88


G. T, & A, S, Wright 107.04


Mary E. Lee 118.73


Isaiah Leighton $145.86


Susan E. Green 136.59


Joseph B. Griffin 166.35


Timothy L. Griffin 61.47


George R. Hanson 59.23


J. F. Hill 51.93


Hiram Whitney 148.36


66


CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK


H. T. Adams $ 53.13 Frank L. Haley $ 58.47


Grace E. Bennett


53.37


C. & C. A. Hamlin 156.41


Al Bicknell


52.01


Mrs. Sarah Harris 30.87


Mrs. A. J. Blaisdell 53.75


Maurice Hennessey


97.75


Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Brow 107.21


H. O. Keyes 147.53


Adeline M. Buckshorn 55.17


Samuel Law 103.53


Francis Caldwell 80.50


A. W. Langley


109.57


Nellie C. Comey


138.02


Frank Lowther


58.47


Edward Craven 105.62


Fletcher Peckens


78.46


Joshua C. DeCatur 68.77


Frances A. Prescott 139.53


Edmund F. Dupee 71.30


C. M. Prinn 58.47


William J. Dupee


73.29


James W. Pyne


58.47


Charles E. Eaton


103.56


Solomon Richardson


72.96


Annie E. Edwards


103.78


Sarah Richardson 105.45


Alvan Fisher 195.09


C. Frederick Seifer


83.73


Herbert E. Fletcher 122.57


David L. Shattuck 53.13


Julia A. Fletcher 80.35


Wm. Taylor 51.77


Lorenzo Fletcher 144.82


Eli Tower 106.48


Helen K. Frost 229.24


William White 53.39


John Greig 133.21


Samuel Willis 54.18


George A. Griffin


53.36


Varnum B. Wright


36.45


MECHANICS SAVINGS BANK


Ephraim Abbott $168.14


C. H. Hildreth $105.06


Jos. Bailey


64.26


Louisa Joint 70.46


Miss Dinah Baker


102.00


James M. Parker 85.40


Wilfred E. Blodgett 100.75


Margaret Sanborn 51.00


Sally B. Burrill 231.91


Frank Shea 52.22


Wm. F. Carkin


51.23


Levi Snow 181.37


John Carmichael


186.66


Solomon L. Snow 183.66


Charles S. Dodge 174.60


Ephraim A. Stevens 71.23


Abijah Fletcher


64.37


Clara M. Wiley 183.94


Charles H. Fletcher


71.37


Luther E. Wilkins 143.15


L. A. Folland


68.22


Janet Wright 100.75


Ephriam A. Harwood 132.87


N. H. Wright


109.80


LOWELL INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS


Wayland Balch


$105.45


Josiah A. Osgood $ 73.39


. Helen M. Burland


107.64


Nathan P. Prescott 87.04


A. H. Burnham


116.35 James Rapson 49.79


Jonathan Collins


68.78


J. Henry Reed 101.06


John H. DeCatur 51.21


T. J. Wheeler 110.52


Thomas Fisher 107.10


W. L. Willis 110.10


S. H. Fletcher 111.60


Sidney W. Wright 51.32


Alfred W. Hartford 51.41


Walter P. Wright 104.82


George Horne


51.21


George Wyman 51.99


Edwin D. Metcalf


93.61


Walter W. Wyman


51.99


J. W. Morse 109.68


67


CITY INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS


A. J. Abbot $277.97 Lizzie Houghton $ 54.06


Dr. Edward C. Atwood 108.36


Louisa Hughes 53.94


Arthur L. Bicknell 53.27


George W. Hunt 54.57


Samuel Blowey 50.64 Andrew Johnson 51.03


John Burbeck 101.65


Muzuzan & Whitney 354.46


W. Burnett 51.27


George C. Moore 106.38


Mrs. H. Carmichael 53.94


A. Orange 52.64


Eugene Carpenter


120.96


Nellie S. Parker 119.99


Wm. R. Carver


52.64


W. G. Parker 100.56


Elisha Case 74.54


Mrs. Ella Perkins 120.41


Chas. Clark Estate 108.35


Wm. H. Patrick 52.64


Frank Counter


111.90


Joseph Richardson 119.82


Lillian F. Cuttler


108.37


John Felch


52.08


Cyrus Fletcher


54.06


J. M. Fletcher


108.29


J. B. Fletcher


51.14


zer


105.57


Frank L. Furbush 54.03


J. W. Walken


51.27


Mrs. G. H. Gougle


52.71


James H. Wilson 54.86


Maggie Graves


52.61


Frank C. Wright


54.57


Mrs. Caroline Hewitt 52.03


Gilbert F. Wright 179.21


Julia Hildreth


50.85


G. Porter Wright


54.64


Hillside Cemetery


MERRIMACK RIVER SAVINGS BANK


William Chandler $115.15 Edrick Nutting $ 62.01


Charles Flanders


54.50


Mary A. Putnam


141.75


Edwin Gould


52.62 Thomas J. Sherburn 110.85


CITY INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS


L. C. Dyer


$105.50


LOWELL INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS


Charles Fellows


$105.18


CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK


W. W. Woodward


$127.11


LOWELL FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK


Jacob Wendall


$124.67


Charles Follansbee


$154.38


Gertrude Skidmore 52.64


John Spinner 54.27


James N. Stuart 114.33


Nathaniel & Judson Sweet-


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Westlawn Cemetery


LOWELL INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS


Roland H. Blood $ 51.98 Sarah E. P. Wells. $124.30


Grace Lawrence 54.18


CITY INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS


John & J. Warren Day. .$112.55 Gilman Stone $ 51.44


Samuel Prescott 51.80 J. E. Wright 54.06


LOWELL FIVE CENT SAVINGS BANK


Wm. H. C. Harty $220.74 Frances Leighton 55.79


Henry Herrick 126.54 Reuben Leighton $ 50.50


Melbourne Hutchins


106.36


Abram Prescott


52.33


Hutchings & Blood 55.63


Charles H. Prescott 135.63


Silas Lawrence & Mrs.


M. E. Willard 105.26


Drake


132.38


Capt. Ezekiel Wright 51.14


CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK


George & Jonathan Davis .. $ 51.69


Anan Reed $ 52.62


Mrs. Wm. C. Precious 104.30 Sarah S. Reed 157.21


MERRIMACK RIVER SAVINGS BANK


Sherman D. Fletcher $ 52.68 Joseph A. Prescott ....


... $ 51.04


Amos Leighton 51.04 Georgianna Patten Stone .. 120.85


Clara H. Miner 108.10


MECHANICS SAVINGS BANK


Banard, George


Reed


&


August Farr


$104.57


Wright Cemetery


LOWELL INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS


Erastus Wright


$108.47


Mabel B. Wright


$ 51.98


Eugene Wright


108.47


CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK


Mrs. Hammet Wright


$107.67


CITY INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS


Gilman Wright


$103.53


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AMOUNTS RECEIVED FOR CARE OF CEMETERY LOTS


Fairview Cemetery


Charles Andrews $ 2.00


Arthur Hildreth 2.00


Lillian B. Atwood


2.00


Charles L. Hildreth 2.00


Samuel Balch


2.00


Willis Hildreth 2.00


Arthur Beaver


2.00


Frank Hindle 2.00


Charles Bicknell


2.00


Elliot Humiston 2.00


Roy E. Blanchard


4.00


Annie Hamlin


2.00


Charles Blodgett


2.00


Mrs. Daisy Hurd


2.00


Willard Blodgett


2.00


Mr. Frank Haley


2.00


Chester Blodgett


2.00


Mrs. Stephen Haley


2.00


Edson Boynton


2.00


Mrs. George A. Kimball


2.00


William Brown


2.00


Theresa Lowther


2.00


Charles Brooks


2.00


Walter Longbottom


2.00


Mary Bunce


4.00


Alice Lambert


2.00


M. L. Boyden


2.00


Ernest Lehman


2.00


E. B. Currier


2.00


Elizabeth McAdoo


2.00


Susie Carkin


2.00


Fred McCoy 2.00


William Clements


2.00


Mary Mack 2.00


Elizabeth Clements


2.00


Mrs. Harry McCollister 4.00


Dexter Coggshall


4.00


Alec McDougall 6.00


John Matterson 2.00


4.00


Mrs. Mary Calvert


2.00


Lester McLenna 2.00


Mrs. J. W. Davey


2.00


Fred Naylor


2.00


Luanna DeCatur


4.00


George O'Brien


2.00


Mrs. Claude Day


2.00


H. G. Osgood


2.00


Annie Draper


2.00


Robert Orr


2.00


Mrs. Ethel H. DeCatur


2.00


Joseph Perkins, Sr. 4.00


Frank C. Drew


2.00


Edmond Pendlebury


2.00


John Edwards


4.00


Leon Pickering


2.00


Mrs. Samuel Eaton


2.00


Sigard Petterson


2.00


Charles A. Eaton


2.00


Mrs. Sigard Petterson 2.00


Valentine Friedrich


2.00


Amos Polley 2.00


Samuel Felch


2.00


Mrs. Minnie Palmer 2.00


Fred Ripley 2.00


Henry Fletcher


2.00


Peter Reid


2.00


Charles Flanagan 2.00


Henry B. Reed


4.00


Howard Ferguson


2.00


Homer Seavey 4.00


Mrs. Hugh Ferguson


2.00


Margaret Sanborn 2.00


Austin Fletcher


2.00


Flora Slayton 2.00


John Fisher


2.00


Margaret Steele 2.00


Mrs. Carl Girard


2.00


Elmer Stiles


2.00


Mrs Elizabeth Catchpole


2.00


William Counter 2.00


Ellen McLeod


Mrs. John Feeney, Sr.


2.00


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Walter Smith


4.00


H. V. Hildreth 4.00


Mrs. Thomas Symmes


2.00


E. J. Hunt 4.00


Mrs. Marion Saville


2.00


Arthur Hildreth 2.00


Mrs. Lewis Schworer


2.00


Mrs. Isles 2.00


Elizabeth Scrutton


2.00


William H. Johnson 6.00


Jessie Sweatt 2.00


Don Judd 2.00


John F. Spalding


2.00


Mrs. H. M. Jaques


2.00


Mrs. Pauline Socorelis


2.00


Mrs. Eva Johnson 2.00


David Scott


2.00


·Clara Keirstead 4.00


Ethel Shuman


2.00


William Wyman 2.00


Mrs. Jessie Sherman


4.00


Winfred Whitten 2.00


Alanzo Sutherland


2.00


Harold E. Wright 2.00


Mrs. Ida Streeter


2.00


Arthur Walker 2.00


W. R. Taylor


2.00


Henry O. Wood 2.00


Clara Webb


2.00


Mrs. Lottie White 2.00


Nettie J. Waller


2.00


Harry White 2.00


Florence B. Wright


2.00


George Weaver 2.00


Wm. M. Wright


2.00


James Whigham


2.00


David Harris


2.00


J. E. York 4.00


Sophia Hanson


2.00


Mr. D. Zanchi


2.00


George P. Hamlin


2.00


Charles Robinson 2.00


George Harris


2.00


Edward Rogers


2.00


John Howard


4.00


D. W. Parker 2.00


Emma Chandler


2.00


Fred Sargent 2.00


Samuel Hildreth


2.00


Dr. Charles Worcester 2.00


Amy Irish


4.00


Walter Wright 2.00


Wright Cemetery


Mrs. Clarence Perrington .. $ 2.00


TOTAL


$316.00


Hillside Cemetery


Charles & Fred Blodgett. $ 4.00


SCHEDULE OF C.W.A. AND E.R.A. From Nov. 23, 1933 to Dec. 31, 1934


TOWN EXPENDITURES


Federal Payrolls


Nov. 23, 1933 to March 31, 1934 : C. W. A .......... $20,225.30


Clerical


Trucks and Teams


Town Hall Material


Other Material


Tools and Supplies


Misc.


Total


$ 292.50


$2,119.30


$2,366.46


$ 160.60


$ 652.08


$ 67.21


$6,258.24


April 1, 1934 to Dec. 31, 1934-E.R.A. $20,838.45


75.00


3,504.15


820.50


1,243.42


155.22


133.42


5,931.71


Totals $41,063.75


367.50


5,623.45


3,186.96


2,004.11


807.30


200.63


12,189.95


72


TREE WARDEN'S REPORT


The Tree Warden submits the following report for the year ending December 31, 1934.


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.


REPORT OF THE FOREST WARDEN


During the year 1934 we had 60 Forest fires. As they were mostly all small fires, the loss of woodland was slight.


I have issued two hundred forty fire permits.


I would suggest the sum of $1000.00 be appropriated this year to care for this work.


Respectfully submitted,


HARRY L. NESMITH,


Forest Warden.


73


TREASURER'S REPORT


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1934 Balance on hand January 1, 1934 $ 24,200.66 Total Receipts to December 31, 1934 410,186.62


$434,387.28


Balance on hand December 31, 1934 $ 31,650.98 Total Payments to December 31, 1934 $402,736.30


$434,387.28


Respectfully submitted,


CHARLOTTE P. GREIG,


Treasurer.


74


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 1934:


Number of Platform Scales over 5000 lbs. 2


Number of Platform Scales under 5000 lbs. 59


Number of Computing Scales 14


Number of Counter Scales under 100 lbs. 24


Number of Spring Scales over 100 1bs.


5


Number of Spring Scales under 100 1bs. 25


Total 129


Number of Weights Sealed 88


Number of Gas Pumps Sealed 23


Number of Kerosene Pumps Sealed 7


Quantity Measures 126


Oil Meter


1


ALBERT A. HILDRETH,


Sealer of Weights and Measures.


75


ASSESSOR'S REPORT


YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1934


Valuation of Buildings April 1, 1934 $2,370,770.00


Valuation of Land April 1, 1934 741,195.00


Valuation of Personal Estate April 1, 1934. 89,619.00


Total Valuation $3,921,584.00


Appropriations for Year 1934


Annual Town Meeting February 19, 1934 ..


$


174,610.24


Special Town Meeting April 25, 1934 5,749.32


Special Town Meeting June 12, 1934 4,000.00


Special Town Meeting July 30, 1934


2,468.48


Special Town Meeting October 2, 1934


12,050.00


Total Appropriations


$ 198,878.04


State and County Taxes


State Tax


$ 6,200.00


State Parks and Reservations Tax


42.48


Auditing Municipal Accounts Tax


45.23


County Tax


6,167.99


Overlay


1,160.51


Total Amount Raised


$


212,494.25


Total Estimated Receipts


53,494.89


Amount Raised on Polls and Property. ..


$ 158,999.36


Amount Raised on Property


$ 156,863.36


Amount Raised on Polls 2,136.00 $ 158,999.36


Rate Per $1000, $40.00


Total Excise Tax Committments $


5,211.08


Number of Polls


1,068


Number of Horses


115


Number of Cows


445


Number of Neat Cattle


71


Number of Swine


20


Number of Dwelling Houses


897


Number of Fowls


18,540


Number of Sheep


16


Number of Acres of Land


18,000


76


Abatements of Excise Taxes


1932


$


19.28


1933


32.40


1934


113.47


Abatements of 1932


Polls


$ 8.00


Real Estate


90.60


Personal Estate


44.25


Abatements of 1933




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