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8,040.04
Janitor's Services
5,414.17
Fuel and Light
Academy
$ 1,211.55
Elementary
1,690.82
$ 2,902.37
Maintenance of Building and Grounds:
Academy
$ 623.36
Elementary
2,076.80
$ 2,700.16
Furniture and Fixtures
$ 747.29
Graduation
68.42
Medical
328.58
Athletics
47.35
$ 63,761.50
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Vocational School:
Tuition
$ 383.05
Frost School Repairs:
Architect
$ 894.20
Contracts
17,585.89
Miscellaneous
234.23
$ 18,714.32
LIBRARY
Salaries and Wages $ 1,290.73
Books and Periodicals
864.21
Fuel and Light
227.88
Building Maintenance
387.94
Other Expenses:
Stationery, Express and Tel. .... 69.20
$ 2,839.96
PARKS
Whitney Playground :
New Mower
$ 357.70
Labor and Material
543.05
$ 900.75
Metcalf Monument
$ 40.00
Common Upkeep
194.11
$ 1,134.86
UNCLASSIFIED
Land and Property Damage Expense $ 475.85
Memorial Day
250.00
Printing Town Reports
507.40
Band Concerts
400.00
Whitney Shade Tree
384.83
Waltham T. B. Hospital
4,001.58
Gage Land Investigation
113.75
Tailing Account
13.29
Outstanding Bills of 1937
2,858.46
Chapter 500:
Hurricane Expense:
Shovel
$ 373.75
Trucks
295.75
Labor
2,505.41
Tools
37.64
$ 3,212.85
$ 12,218.61
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W. P. A. EXPENSES
Water Holes
$ 253.14
Town Mapping
70.76
Sewing
617.04
Sidewalks
4,901.65
Cemetery
3,753.97
Cemetery Survey
118.56
Playgrounds
409.42
Assessors' Map
182.05
Moth
307.06
Hurricane
717.80
$ 11,321.45
CEMETERIES
Maintenance:
Labor
$
1,786.68
Equipment and Supplies 291.31
$
2,005.99
INTEREST
Anticipation of Revenue Loans
$
188.53
School Loans 1,547.87
$ 1,736.40
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Anticipation of Revenue $125,000.00
School Loans
7,500.00
$132,500.00
AGENCY AND TRUST
Agency :
State Taxes
$ 12,266.67
County Taxes
6,892.80
County Dog Licenses
371.40
$ 19,530.87
Trust:
Perpetual Care Funds $ 975.00
Hyams Fund
300.00
$ 1,275.00
Taxes
REFUNDS $ 62.10
Excise Tax
143.87
$
205.97
Balance
$ 47,808.49
$458,390.93
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Unexpended Balance Returned to Treasury Dec. 31, 1938
Selectmen
$ 2.37
Licenses
11.67
Town Accountant
18.43
Town Treasurer
.36
Assessors
6.73
Tax Collector
30.10
Town Clerk
9.20
Election and Registration
152.78
Liability Insurance
106.52
Fire Insurance
3.64
Police Department
57.39
Safety Signs
58.60
Fire Department
201.48
Sealer
18.04
Town Forest
75.00
Tree Warden
13.67
Moth Dept.
39.45
Health Department
1,467.79
Health Milk
23.55
Street Lights
860.95
Snow and Ice Removal
17.44
Town Roads
371.60
Special Equipment
1,002.78
Guide Boards
11.89
Land Damages
.45
Welfare Department
3.47
Mothers Aid
634.12
Old Age Assistance
26.86
Soldiers Benefits
6.43
Schools
2,456.25
Vocational Tuition
366.95
Public Library
15.01
Care of Common
5.79
Town Reports
17.60
Extension Service
10.00
Interest on Revenue Loans
311.47
$ 8,415.83
TOWN OF WESTFORD Balance Sheet December 31, 1938
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Cash on Hand and in Banks
$ 47,808.49
Tax Title Revenue
$ 1,864.35
Accounts Receivable:
Overlay 1937
1,132.99
1934 Taxes
$ 341.40
Overlay 1938
1,000.81
1935 Taxes
455.91
Overlay Reserve
44.73
1936 Poll Taxes
84.00
Excise Tax Revenue
1,250.52
1936 Taxes
494.63
Department Acc'ts Rec.
5,059.09
1937 Poll Taxes
266.00
Revenue Loans
50,000.00
1937 Taxes
10,199.47
Tailings Account
22.40
1938 Poll Taxes
516.00
Premium Account
123.15
1938 Taxes
20,327.91
Reserve for State and County Roads
6,103.32
1936 Excise Tax
131.09
Road Equipment
9.27
1937 Excise Tax
701.64
Machinery Fund
4,191.88
Chapter 500 Roads
187.45
Frost School Repairs
1,285.68
Old Age Assist. Abatm't
30.00
W. P. A. Expenses
604.67
Tax Title Account
1,823.68
Overlay 1935
6.00
Dog Licenses
188.00
Overlay 1936
312.28
$ 73,203.56
Trust Fund Accounts:
Fire Department
$ 352.00
Health Department 128.00
Whitney Playground 2.24
Mother's Aid
752.69
Metcalf Monument Fund 4.76
Temporary Aid
1,307.69
Perpetual Care Fund
80.01
..
Old Age Assistance
249.62
$ 96.01
1938 Excise Tax
328.97
$ 33,847.02
Gage Land
135.25
Departmental:
E. F. Fletcher Lecture $ 9.00
$ 32,377.70
Infirmary
967.59
Surplus
Military Aid
172.50
State Aid
120.00
Loans Authorized
1,000.00
County Aid Highways
1,414.12
State Aid Highways
4,689.20
Overdrawn Appropriations:
*Chapter 81 Roads
$ 1,318.47
*Chapter 90 Roads
614.29
*Groton Road
2,482.75
** State and County Taxes
6,143.28
Town Hall
127.97
$ 10,686.76
$105,676.64
$105,676.64
Note : * To be paid by State and County.
** To be raised by Assessors in 1939.
DEBT ACCOUNT
Net Bonded Debt
$ 54,900.00 T. B. Hospital Loan Brookside School Loan
$ 4,000.00
6,000.00
Graniteville School Loan 9,000.00 ..
Forge Village School Loan
8,000.00
Westford Academy Loan
8,900.00
W. E. Frost School Loan ..
19,000.00
$ 54,900.00
$ 54,900.00
$ 4,059.09
TRUST ACCOUNTS
Trust Funds $ 49,311.33 Library Funds $ 11,706.08
E. F. Fletcher Lecture Fund 2,000.00
Whitney Shade Tree Fund
2,500.00
Metcalf Monument Fund
2,000.00
Whitney Playground Fund
10,000.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
21,105.25
$ 49,311.33
$ 49,311.33
Trust Fund Income $ 7,010.01
Library Fund Income
$ 476.26
E. F. Fletcher Lecture Fund Income
849.60
Whitney Shade Tree Income
504.42
Metcalf Monument Fund Income
163.48
Whitney Playground Fund Income
116.28
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Income
4,899.97
$ 7,010.01
$ 7,010.01
*Itemized accounts of the above funds may be seen at the Town Accountant's Office.
H. W. HILDRETH
Town Accountant.
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TREASURER'S REPORT
Balance on hand January 1, 1938
$ 38,410.57
Total receipts to December 31, 1938 419,980.36
$458,390.93
Balance on hand December 31, 1938
$ 47,808.49
Total payments to December 31, 1938 410,582.44
$458,390.93
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLOTTE P. GREIG
Treasurer.
REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS
The Board of Fire Engineers submit the following report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1938.
The Companies have responded to 30 fires other than forest fires; 6 buildings, 20 chimneys, 1 oil burner, 1 auto, 1 truck, 1 rubbish.
As the three Fire houses need painting and some repairs, and 800 feet of new hose is needed, and some new tires for the trucks, the engin- eers recommend that the sum of $3,800.00 be raised to meet the expenses of the department for the coming year.
Respectfully submitted,
ALONZO H. SUTHERLAND ALFRED T. W. PRINN JOHN EDWARDS
Board of Fire Engineers.
73
REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN
As usual, the first part of the year my work was removing dead limbs and trimming trees along the roadside.
Due to the hurricane of September twenty-first, the latter part of the year was very unusual. The storm was very destructive to all the shade trees in all sections of the town. Many limbs are still broken and hanging along the highways and need attention. There is an exceed- ingly great amount of work to be done on them.
I'm suggesting that the town appropriate money for the work.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY L. NESMITH.
Tree Warden.
REPORT OF THE FOREST WARDEN
There were only 46 fires during the year of 1938 and very little damage was done.
I have issued two hundred and twenty fire permits.
Due to the September hurricane practically all the pine forests were blown down. All wood roads were blocked. Under the federal pro- ject of fire prevention, the W. P. A. are now clearing these woods, and burning the brush.
Anybody with a woodlot which has been blown down, and wish to have it cleaned up, should get in touch with the fire warden or call the town hall.
The fire hazard is extremely dangerous and I suggest that the town appropriate a sum of money for forest fires.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY L. NESMITH.
Forest Warden.
74
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
As Sealer of Weights and Measures for the Town of Westford, I sub- mit the following report for the year 1938.
Number of Platform Scales over 5000 1bs. 3
Number of Platform Scales under 5000 lbs. 48
Number of Counter Scales
20
Number of Spring Scales under 100 1bs.
33
Number of Spring Scales over 100 1bs.
9
Number of Computing Scales
10
Number of Beam Scales
1
Number of Weights Sealed
113
Number of Liquid Measures Sealed
6
Number of Gasoline Meters
21
Number of Hand Pumps 8
Quantity measure on Pumps 50
1
Number of Tank Trucks Sealed
Number of Kerosene Pumps Sealed 7
Number of Grease Pumps Sealed
3
Total Sealed 333
Respectfully submitted,
ALBERT A. HILDRETH
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
75
ASSESSORS' REPORT YEAR OF 1938
Value of Buildings, January 1, 1938
$2,469,315.00
Value of Land January 1, 1938
750,490.00
Value of Personal Estate, January 1, 1938
429,635.00
Total Valuation $3,649,440.00
Appropriations for Year 1938
Total appropriated at annual Town Meeting Feb-
ruary 14, 1938
$202,010.09
Amount appropriated at Special Town Meeting
December 6, 1937
5,700.00
Total appropriated $207,710.09
County tax
$ 6,883.10
State tax
5,935.00
Auditing Municipal Accounts tax
562.88
State Parks and Reservations tax
168.29
Overlay Deficit
187.38
1938 Overlay Account
1,567.96
$ 15,304.61
Total Amount Raised
$223,014.70
Total Estimated Receipts
94,968.24
Total Amount to be raised on Polls and Property
$128,046.46
Total Excise Tax Commitments
6,622.36
Tax Rate per $1000-$34.50:
Number of Polls
1069
Number of Horses
90
Number of Cows
414
Number of Neat Cattle
106
Number of Swine
81
76
Number of Fowl
23,570
Number of Acres of Land
18,000
Number of Dwelling Houses
1059
ABATEMENTS
Year
Poll
Property
Excise
1935
$ 6.00
$ 23.36
1936
36.00
$470.82
74.63
1937
6.00
151.80
2.00
1938
26.00
415.22
124.61
EDWARD F. HARRINGTON
SAMUEL A. FLETCHER
ROGER H. HILDRETH
Assessors of Westford
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REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR
I herewith submit the following report showing amounts of War- rants issued during 1938, and outstanding taxes as of December 31, 1938.
Outstanding
Amount : Jan. 1, 1939
1938 Warrant Dated April 1, 1938 Poll Taxes .. $ 2,138.00 $
508.00
1938 Warrant Dated June 14, 1938 Property
125,908.46
19,531.96
1938 Warrant Dated Dec. 20, 1938 Poll
10.00
8.00
1938 Warrant Dated Dec. 20, 1938 Property
38.66
33.48
1938 Warrant Dated April, 1938 Excise Tax
5,234.68
1938 Warrant Dated Oct. 26, 1938 Excise Tax 1,248.20
1938 Warrant Dated Dec. 20, 1938 Excise Tax
139.48
Total Excise Warrants $ 6,622.36 $ 280.29
1937 Poll Taxes
266.00
1937 Property Taxes
9,160.14
1937 Excise Taxes 701.64
1936 All Taxes
303.90
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD F. HARRINGTON
Tax Collector.
78
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
The Board of Health submits the following report for the year ending December 31, 1938:
The Health Department is very much pleased with the results of the Toxoid Treatments for the prevention of Diphtheria, which are ad- ministered to the people of our community. Most all of the school children have had these treatments and they show wonderful results from this administration; as there has not been a case of clinically diagnosed Diphtheria reported in the Town of Westford since we started the treatment about ten years ago.
The Dental Clinic is doing very good work and is being freely patronized. The Board hopes still more children will take advantage of this opportunity, for it helps greatly the endeavors of the Dentist and the Board of Health in their interest in the welfare of the children.
The Milk Supply of the Town of Westford still improves and all milk delivered, that is raised in the town comes from Tuberculin Tested Herds.
The Tuberculosis Clinic held in conjunction with the Middlesex County Sanatorium, and the cooperation of the School Department has proven very satisfactory and is a great help to the health conditions of the town.
The reportable diseases have not been so many as in previous years and the Board would like to bring to the attention of the public, to be sure and report immediately all contagious and infectious diseases, and save discomfort to themselves, and thus help control the spread of these conditions in the whole town.
The Health Department has returned to the town, as you will notice the usual unexpended balance of considerable amount of the ap- propriation for 1938.
Following is the report of the Public Health Nurse, who has been very busy and has also performed her duties in a very satisfactory manner.
Respectfully submitted,
CYRIL A. BLANEY, Chairman, OLIVER A. REEVES, Sec. CARL H. HANSON
Members of the Board of Health.
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REPORT OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
January 13, 1939.
C. A. Blaney, M. D.
Chairman, Board of Health
Westford, Mass.
Dear Sir:
Following is the report of the Public Health Nurse from January 1, to December 31, 1938:
Absentees from school visited in their homes. 120
Children taken home from school because of illness 16
Child Welfare Visits for Corrective Work 59
Contagious Disease Cases Visited 38
School Children taken to Dental Clinic
386
Dressings, First Aid and Hyperdermic Injections 79
Home Visits 46
Nursing Visits 155
Assisted at Partuition
1
Public Health Meetings
4
To Lowell General Hospital for X-Ray, Observation and Treatment 19
To Hospitals for Tonsil and Adenoid Operations
13
To Lowell General Hospital Orthopedic Clinic
2
To Lowell General Hospital Pediatric Clinic
13
To Lowell General Hospital Skin Clinic
4
To Lowell General Hospital Habit Clinic
1
To Lowell General Hospital General Clinic
3
To Lowell General Hospital Tumor Clinic
4
To St. Joseph's Hospital Surgical Clinic
4
To St. Joseph's Hospital Pediatric Clinic 2
To St. John's Hospital for X-Ray, Treatment and Opera- tions
5
To St. John's Hospital Pediatric Clinic
1
To St. John's Hospital Pre-Natal Clinic
4
To St. John's Hospital Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic
3
To St. John's Hospital Medical Clinic
8
To St. John's Hospital Neurological Clinic 3
To St. John's Hospital Eye Clinic 49
80
Patients receiving glasses at Clinic
14
To Middlesex County Sanatorium Physical Examination Clinic 32
To Infantile Paralysis Clinic 1
To Massachusetts General Hospital for X-Ray, Treatment and Operations 5
To Massachusetts General Hospital Pulmonary Clinic .. 2
To Children's Hospital for X-Ray, Treatments and Birth- mark Removals 9
Board of Health Permits Issued
Middlesex County School Follow-Up Clinic held at High School-Number examined and X-Rayed 8 Free Milk given daily at the schools
Diphtheria Toxoid given at Frost, Cameron and Sargent Schools by Board of Health Physician:
Number of Innoculations, three injections each 57
Summer Pre-School Diptheria Toxoid and Vaccination Clinic conducted by Board of Health:
Number Diphtheria Toxoid Innoculations, 3 injection each 52 Number Vaccinations 73 Assisted Consultant in Public Health Nursing with Audio- meter, a machine used to test the hearing of all school children from third grade up.
During Contagious Disease Epidemics, all Nursery School Children were visited and Board of Health Physician called in suspected cases.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH
Dog Bite
6
German Measles
5
Measles
4
Mumps
32
Pertussis
1
Scarlet Fever
10
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
1
Varicella
10
Tetanus
1
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
1
DEATHS FROM CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 2
Respectfully submitted,
VERONICA P. MEAGHER, R. N.
Public Health Nurse.
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WESTFORD INFIRMARY APPRAISAL, 1938
1 Two-Horse Cultivator $ 27.00
2 Two-Horse Corn Planter 45.00
2 One-Horse Cultivators 6.00
1 Motor Truck 450.00
1 Fordson Tractor
100.00
1 Fordson Harrow
40.00
1 Fordson Plow 30.00
18.00
1 Feed Cooker
4.00
Carpenter's Tools
35.00
1 Cross-Cut Saw
3.50
Small Farm Tools
100.00
Garden Hose and Lawn Mower
10.00
Platform Scales
15.00
Chains, Eveners, Whiffletrees
35.00
1 Root-Cutter
5.00
Blacksmith Forge and Tools
20.00
Gas Tank and Gasoline 13.50
2 Long Ladders and 4 Step Ladders 15.00
Fire Hose and Nozzles
10.00
Work Shop Material 10.00
75.00
53% Tons Soft Coal
40.00
Brooder Equipment
15.00
1 Manure Spreader
50.00
Milk Separator
65.00
10 Cows
980.00
3 Heifers
185.00
1 Bull
50.00
2 Horses
450.00
28 Swine
207.50
154 Poultry
228.75
40 Tons Ensilage
300.00
12 Tons Hay
180.00
Grain
40.00
Harnesses and Blankets
35.00
Power Sprayer
60.00
1 Saw Frame and Saw
15 Cords Manure
82
4 Wagons and 2 Sleds 55.00
1 Two-Horse Mowing Machine 40.00
1 Potato Digger 67.00
1 One-Horse Corn Planter
15.00
2 Chicken Crates
4.00
1 Ensilage Cutter
125.00
Drag Plank and Head
8.00
1 Corn Harvester
105.00
1 One-Horse Hay Rake
12.00
1 One-Horse Hay Fork
25.00
1 Hay Tedder
25.00
1 Sulky Plow
47.00
2 Sets Block and Tackle
7.50
1 Tip Cart
15.00
1 Seed Sower and Weeder
38.00
1 Land Roller 15.00
1 Horse Hoe 10.00
15.00
1 Smoothing Harrow
4.00
1 Spring Tooth Harrow
10.00
1 Grindstone and Mowing Machine Grinder 15.00
1 Two-Horse Disc Harrow 30.00
1 Planet Jr. Seeder
10.00
1 Lime Spreader
15.00
1 Gas Stove
5.00
Milk Room Equipment
130.00
4 Bags Fertilizer
6.00
1 Galvanized Tank
5.00
Lumber
12.50
Cut Logs in Woods
50.00
18 Cords Wood
108.00
7 Cords Sawed Wood
42.00
20 Gals. Motor Oil
10.00
$ 5,133.25
HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT
Superintendent's Furniture $ 350.00
Kitchen and Pantry
670.00
Inmates' Furniture
300.00
Contents of Attic
60.00
Canned Goods and Empty Jars
116.75
Provisions
85.00
Potatoes
75.00
2 Plows
83
Blankets, Sheets, Towels Dry Goods
96.00
30.00
Westford Infirmary Appraisal
$ 1,782.85
December 31, 1938:
Stock and Farm Equipment
$ 5,133.25
Household Equipment
1,782.75
$ 6,916.00
Respectfully submitted,
RAYMOND B. STONE MARYGON SOCHA W. O. McDONALD
December 31, 1938
Appraisors Westford Infirmary.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
The Board of Public Welfare organized for the year with Thomas P. Cosgrove as Chairman, John A. Kimball, Secretary, and Thomas W. Gower the newly-elected member.
This year the expenses of the Welfare Department were much greater than anticipated, due to the unsteady operation of the Town's industries. The amount spent this year on Welfare has exceeded that of any previous year, and this applied also to Old Age Assistance which is increasing rapidly.
Forty-eight men on our relief rolls due to unemployment were transferred to W. P. A., and nine boys were placed on N. Y. A. assisting with the Cemetery Projects and Whitney Playground. This certainly aided the situation, although we filled our quota and there were many applicants who could not be placed. The Civilian Conservation Corps also accepted eleven of our young men.
During the early part of the year the number of men on relief was so large that they were placed on several projects which benefited the town to a great extent when completed. Among these were the widening of the Town Farm Hill, painting the Town Hall, and cutting brush along the roadside.
A change was made in the management at the Infirmary in July, 1938. Mr. Leo Connell was appointed Superintendent and Mrs. Connell Matron. The Welfare Board takes this opportunity of expressing their appreciation to Mr. and Mrs. Connell for the excellent work done at the Infirmary, and for the substantial reduction affected in the cost of oper- ations.
AID RENDERED-1938
No. Families
Per- sons
West- ford
Else- Inf. where
Temporary Aid:
Town Cases
125
439
125
-
10
Outside Cases
12
49
-
12
3
Mother's Aid
9
28
9
-
Old Age Assistance
88
81
7
-
Total
146
604
215
19
13
Prisoners
21
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INFIRMARY DEBITS
Superintendents' Salary
$ 1,009.96
Wages
252.50
Provisions
1,301.00
Clothing
161.95
Fuel
269.61
Lowell Gas. Co.
92.97
Lowell Electric Light Co.
106.30
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
70.35
Gasoline
185.85
Truck Insurance
34.99
Supplies
215.45
Repairs
110.07
Grain
1,228.22
Garbage
160.30
Weighing Bread
.75
Plumbing
110.00
Sawdust
9.00
Washing Machine
71.95
Desk
8.00
Cooler
65.00
Stock
131.18
Pig
7.00
Fowl
30.00
Ice
52.05
Tobacco
35.27
Medical
182.50
Blacksmith
52.78
Seed
40.43
Plants
6.10
Fertilizer
66.75
Dressing and Curing Pigs
14.15
Wood Sawed at Mill
8.65
86
Pasturing
15.00
W. P. A. Supplies and Storage
26.84
Veterinary
16.00
Milk Transportation
7.24
Appraisers
15.00
Express Charges
1.39
Water Bill
37.00
Use of Tractor Unit
3.00
Use of Hay Fork
3.00
Use of Sprayer
1.00
Miscellaneous
17.46
$ 6,234.01
Debit Welfare man on Farm
$ 145.60
$ 6,379.61
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INFIRMARY CREDITS
Cash Credits:
Milk
$ 1,401.07
Wood
62.50
Telephone
3.90
Use of man
2.00
Use of Harvester
41.00
Use of Potato Digger
2.00
Boar Service
1.00
Eggs
253.68
Potatoes
2.60
Beans
7.90
Asparagus
56.98
Cabbage
2.75
Corn
13.65
Fowl
256.22
Calves
67.50
Hogs
427.52
Old Iron
5.00
Towing Truck
1.00
Grain Bags
8.52
Soil Conservation
12.45
Mowing
3.00
Plowing
1.10
Board a/c Maynard
685.81
$ 3,319.15
Non-cash credits:
W. P. A., use of truck
147.50
Wood
151.50
Milk and Eggs to Welfare
70.03
Use of Horses by Welfare
92.00
Board and Care of own inmates
3,251.00
Care and Feeding of inmates in lockup
28.00
$ 3,740.03
$ 7,059.18
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS P. COSGROVE JOHN A. KIMBALL THOMAS W. GOWER
Board of Public Welfare.
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REPORT OF THE WORK OF THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE For the Town of Westford, 1938
The following is a report of the work of the Middlesex County Ex- tension Service in Westford, for the year 1938.
Farmers have been assisted in development and improvement of their pastures through attendance at the dairy meetings held at Con- cord, and by soil tests to determine acidity and deficiency in plant food. Fields have been visited with the farmers and recommendations given for fertilization and seed mixtures, together with proper management. Cattle diseases have been discussed with individual farmers. Some farmers have been urged to increase the size of the dairy herd to take care of fixed overhead. Milk markets have been discussed and some assistance has been rendered. A few are interested in grass silage, and all available information has been given. Available sources of credit have been explained when asked for, particularly where needed to pur- chase lime and fertilizer when needed to meet the requirements of the Soil Conservation Program.
A twilight meeting of interest to fruit growers, was held at the farm of George A. Drew. Speakers were Mr. Walter Piper, Professor William Thies, and Mr. Leon Wetherbee.
A great many requests were made for individual farm visits, and thirty-four visits to fruit farmers and thirty-three to poultry farmers were made during the year.
The spray service, which is of interest to fruit growers, has been continued.
Following the hurricane, assistance was rendered in the market- ing of wind-fall apples, the resetting of fruit trees, the financing of dam- age done to farm buildings by the storm, and in the salvaging of down timber.
The Homemakers' Town Committee in Westford consists of Mrs. George Heathcote, chairman; Mrs. Otis Day, Mrs. Frederick Burne,
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Mrs. Harry Ingalls, Mrs. Clifford Johnson, Mrs. Roger Minard, Mrs. Veronica Meagher, and Mrs. Willard Moore, assistants.
Several series of meetings were held which were of interest to homemakers. The topics of these meetings were: "The Making of Little Girls' Dresses" ,"Money Management", "Food Preservation", "Refinish- ing of Furniture", and "Clothing Construction".
Mrs. Warren Nixon served as 4-H Town Chairman for the year. Eighty boys and seventy girls were enrolled in 4-H Club work under the following leaders: Mrs. Clifford Johnson, Miss Dorothea Nixon, Miss Ruth Lord, Miss Alice Remis, Mrs. David Scott, Mrs. Willard Moore, Mrs. William Lewis, Mrs. W. Otis Day, Mrs. Warren Nixon, Mr. D. C. Staples, Mr. John A. Whitehead, Mr. Peter Perry, and Mr. Clyde Prescott. There were three canning, two food, three clothing, and one booklovers club.
Certificates to those families doing outstanding 4-H Club work were awarded to the following families: Warren Nixon, Clifford John- son, and Willard Moore.
Mr. Peter Perry was awarded a leadership pin for completing ten years of 4-H Club leadership.
Those winning blue ribbons in the dress contest were: Mildred Johnson, Ruth Moore, and Dorothea Nixon. Edward Beebe and Walter Parfitt were awarded blue ribbons in the county garden contest. Philip Heathcote was a prize winner in the Middlesex North Garden Contest.
Mrs. David Scott attended 4-H Leaders' Camp at the State College, and Mrs. Ruth Johnson was a councillor at the Middlesex County Camp.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. WARREN NIXON,
Director.
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REPORT OF GAME WARDEN
I hereby submit my third annual report as Fish and Game Warden for the Town of Westford.
Following you will find the fish and game allotted to the Town of Westford:
PHEASANTS
Nashoba 8
Snake Meadow 8
PICKEREL
Forge Pond 200-12"
HORNED POUT
Forge Pond 5000
WHITE HARES
Long Sought For Pond section 5
The winter months are most always severe on the game life. I ap- peal to each of you once again to do your part in providing food for these feathered friends. Your reward for these kind acts will be a very successful hunting season in the fall.
If any information is wanted or any complaints are to be investi- gated, people interested can get in touch with me by letter or telephone 118-4.
Again I take pleasure in announcing no disturbing features and take this opportunity to thank each and every one for the sincere co- operation you have accorded me.
Respectfully submitted,
EDMUND L. PROVOST
Game Warden.
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WESTFORD WATER COMPANY
CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT
Balance, January 1, 1938
$160,151.77
Additions during the year 1938.
4,451.13
$164,602.90
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FROM JANUARY 1, 1938 to DECEMBER 31, 1938 (Cash Basis) Receipts
Hydrants
$ 2,765.00
Public Buildings, Playgrounds, etc.
415.06
Subscribers
10,996.39
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