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I'm suggesting that the town appropriate money for the spraying of the gypsy moth and elm beetle. They are bad on the Graniteville Road and other trees in town.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY L. NESMITH,
Tree Warden.
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REPORT OF THE FOREST WARDEN
The year 1937 proved to be a bad year for forest fires, having 88 in all most of them small.
I have issued two hundred fire permits.
I would suggest the sum of $1,000.00 be appropiated this year to care for this work.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY L. NESMITH,
Forest Warden.
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
As Sealer of Weights and Measures for the Town of Westford, I submit the following report for the year 1937:
Number of Platform Scales over 5000 pounds 2
Number of Platform Scales under 5000 pounds 37
Number of Spring Scales 100 pounds or over 8
Number of Spring Scales 100 pounds or under 31
Number of Computing Scales under 100 pounds 13
Total
91
Number of Weights Sealed
116
Number of Weights Condemned
3
Total 119
Number of Gasoline Pumps Sealed
28
Number of Gasoline Meters Sealed
15
Number of Kerosene Pumps Sealed
8
Number of Quantity Measures on Pumps
81
Total 132
ALBERT A. HILDRETH,
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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ASSESSORS REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1937
Value of Buildings, January 1, 1937 $2,452,245.00
Value of Land, January 1, 1937 738,865.00
Value of Personal Estate, January 1, 1937. 414,825.00
Total Valuation $3,605,935.00
Appropriations for Year 1937
Total appropriated at Annual Town Meet-
ing, February 15, 1937
$190,385.08
State & County Taxes $ 7,590.00
State Tax
Auditing Municipal Accounts Tax
236.17
State Parks and Reservations
84.09
County Tax
6,784.44
$ 14,694.70
Overlay Account 1937
1,661.62
Total Amount Raised
206,741.40
Total Estimated Receipts
71,880.99
Total Amount to be Raised on
Polls & Property
134,860.41
Total Excise Tax Commitments
7,523.75
Tax Rate Per $1,000, $36.80.
Number of Polls
1081
Number of Horses
88
Number of Cows
403
Number of Neat Cattle
120
Number of Swine
91
Number of Dwelling Houses
961
Number of Fowls
23,997
Number of Sheep
32
Number of Acres of Land
18,000
ABATEMENTS
Poll
Property
Excise
1935
$ 38.00
$ 598.49
$ 66.32
1936
2.00
247.38
53.55
1937
24.00
346.83
127.01
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 1937 and outstanding taxes as of December 31, 1937.
Amount
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1938
1937 Warrant Dated May 28, 1937 Poll Taxes .... $ 2,162.00 $
444.00
1937 Warrant Dated May 28, 1937 Property
132,698.41
20,557.68
1937 Warrant Dated Dec. 20, 1937 Poll Taxes ...
8.00
2.00
1937 Warrant Dated Dec. 20, 1937 Property.
339.48
194.12
1937 Excise Warrant Dated May 28, 1937.
4,647.50
1937 Excise Warrant Dated Oct. 18, 1937 2,654.65
1937 Excise Warrant Dated Dec. 20, 1937
221.60
Total Excise Warrants $ 7,523.75 $
1,236.86
1936 Poll Taxes
159.00
1936 Property
8,624.99
1936 Excise
407.24
1935 Taxes Total
188.29
EDWARD F. HARRINGTON,
Tax Collector.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
The Board of Health submits the following report ending Deceni- ber 31, 1937.
The Health Department is very pleased with the improved milk supply of the Town of Westford, as to quality and microscopic exam- ination, which is from Tuberculin Tested Cattle. No milk is delivered to the consumer in the Town which is not from Tuberculin Tested Cows.
The Dental Clinic is in the hands of Dr. Hunt Kramer, who is do- ing improved dental work. The clinic is freely patronized by the school children.
The Tuberculosis Clinic is still being ably handled by the Mid- dlesex County Sanatorium in conjunction with the Westford Board of Health, and cooperation of the School Department has proven very satisfactory and a great help to the town.
No case of Diphtheria has been reported to the Health Depart- ment which has been clinically diagnosed since we started the Toxin Antitoxin Treatments about ten years ago. The children are practic- ally all immunized against Diphtheria since that time.
No cases of Rabies have been reported this year, showing without question that the Antirabitic treatment, we administered to the dogs of the Town two years ago had a beneficial result.
The children are accepting the milk supply distributed by the Board of Health for undernourished and underweight children in the schools, to their advantage.
The Health Department returns to the Town their usual unex- pended balance. The sum this year is $890.06.
Following is the report of the Public Health Nurse who has per- formed her usual satisfactory duties.
Respectfully submitted :
CYRIL A. BLANEY, M. D., Chairman OLIVER A. REEVES, Secretary CARL A. HANSON,
Members of Board of Health.
64 REPORT OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
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, 1937:
Absentees from school visited in their homes 110
Children taken home from school because of illness 16
Child Welfare Visits for Corrective Work 42
Contagious Disease Cases Visited 23
School Children taken to Dental Clinic 323
Dressings and First Aid 36
Nursing Visits, Dressings and other treatments 158
Assisted at Partuition 4
Administered Anesthesia 3
Public Health Meetings
4
To Lowell General Hospital for X-Ray, Observation or Treatment 5
To Middlesex County Tuberculosis Sanatorium for Treatment 1
To Hospital for Tonsil and Adenoid Operations 7
To Lowell General Hospital General Clinic. 13
To Lowell General Hospital Skin Clinic 4
To Lowell General Hospital Pediatric Clinic 8
To Lowell General Hospital Orthopedic Clinic 1
To St. John's Hospital Nose and Throat Clinic 4
To St. John's Hospital Eye Clinic 52
To St. John's Hospital Neurological Clinic
4
To St. John's Hospital Surgical Clinic 3
To St. John's Hospital Pediatric Clinic 4
To New England Baptist Hospital for Observation and Treatment 1
To Worcester State Hospital for Observation and Treatment 2
To Massachusetts General Hospital Pulmonary Clinic 2
To Middlesex County Sanatorium Physical Examination Clinic 20
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4
To Infantile Paralysis Clinic Board of Health Permits Delivered Tuberculosis Cases Visited Milk Samples Taken Free Milk given daily at the schools
Middlesex County and Chadwick School Clinics held at High School
Number Tuberculin Tested 80
Children reacting to Test 27
Children X-Rayed
Children having first X-Ray 27
Children Routinely Re-X-Rayed 30
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Children receiving Physical Examination 4
Children receiving Re-Examination 6
Board of Health Diphtheria Toxin Antitoxin School Clinic held Number receiving three innoculations each 107
Board of Health Summer Pre-School Clinic held
Diphtheria Toxin Antitoxin, three innoculations each 18
Vaccinations 43
Number of Vaccinations done twice 3
Contagious Diseases Reported to the Board of Health
Dog Bite
4
German Measles 2
Lobar Pneumonia 1
Mumps
28
Pertussis
16
Scarlet Fever
1
Varicella
20
Deaths From Contagious Diseases
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 1
Respectfully submitted,
VERONICA P. MEAGHER, R. N.,
Public Health Nurse.
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WESTFORD INFIRMARY APPRAISAL, 1937
1 Two-Horse Cultivator $ 27.00
1 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
1 Saw Frame and Saw 18.00
1 Feed Cooker
4.00
Carpenter's Tools
35.00
1 Cross-Cut Saw
3.50
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 Ladders and 4 Step Ladders
15.00
Fire Hose and Nozzles 10.00
Work Shop Material 10.00
15 Cords Manure 75.00
2 Tons Soft Coal 14.00
Brooder Equipment 15.00
1 Manure Spreader 50.00
Milk Separator 67.50
10 Cows and 1 Heifer
970.00
1 Bull
50.00
2 Horses
500.00
22 Swine
214.81
1 Breeding Boar 25.00
Poultry
225.00
9 Roosters
15.45
50 Tons Ensilage
350.00
16 Tons Hay
256.00
Grain
25.00
Harness and Blankets
35.00
Power Sprayer
60.00
4 Wagons, 2 Sleds
55.00
1 Two-Horse Mowing Machine 40.00
1 Potato Digger 67.00
1 One-Horse Corn Planter 15.00
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2 Carrier Boxes 5.00
1 Ensilage Cutter 150.00
Drag Plank and Head 8.00
1 Corn Harvester
105.00
1 One-Horse Hay Rake 10.00
1 One-Horse Hay Fork
25.00
1 Hay Tedder
23.00
1 Sulky Plow
47.00
1 Seed Sower and Weeder
38.00
1 Land Roller
15.00
1 Horse Hoe
10.00
2 Walking Plows
15.00
1 Smoothing Harrow
4.00
1 Spring Tooth Harrow 15.00
10.00
1 Grindstone and Mowing Machine Grinder
1 Two-Horse Disc Harrow 30.00
10.00
1 Lime Spreader
10.00
300 Empty Grain Bags
5.00
1 Gas Stove
5.00
Milk Room Equipment
35.00
6 Bags Fertilizer
12.00
1 Galvanized Tank
5.00
Lumber
10.00
12 Cords Sawed Wood
76.00
27 Cords 4 ft. Wood
147.00
35 Gals. Tractor Oil
21.00 -
$ 4,963.46
HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT
Superintendent's Furniture $ 350.00
Kitchen and Pantry
600.00
Inmates' Furniture
300.00
Contents of Attic
60.00
Preserves
250.00
Provisions and Vegetables
155.00
Dry Goods
30.00
Blankets, Sheets, Towels
75.00 $ 1,820.00
Westford Infirmary Appraisal:
Stock and Farm Equipment $ 4,963.46
1 Planet Jr. Seeder
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Westford Infirmary Appraisal:
Household Equipment $ 1,820.00 $ 6,783.46
Respectfully submitted,
RAYMOND B. STONE, JOHN W. SPINNER, ARTHUR G. WALKER,
Appraisers Westford Infirmary
December 30, 1937.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
The Board of Public Welfare organized for the year with Thomas Cosgrove as Chairman, Harry Ingalls, Secretary and John A. Kimball as a third member.
The general business conditions for 1937 have been more severe than usual owing to the fact that the industries of the town have not operated very steadily. In spite of this we have been able through transferring some 35 temporary aid cases to W. P. A. projects to keep the cost down near the 1936 level. It is estimated that about $40,000.00 in Federal funds have been expended on W. P. A. pay rolls in Westford for 1937.
We have placed nine boys in the Citizens Conservation Corp this year and with the interest shown by many could have placed a larger number.
Although the Infirmary has shown a larger cash debit than in past years we feel that after the debit and credit figures are given due consideration and allowing for the increased cost of living, that the farm has made a credible showing for the year. We feel that with the improvement made in the stock and general condition of the farm a substantial reduction in operating expense can be made in 1938. No little credit is due the matron for the fine appearance of the inside of Westford Home. We hope that as many of the towns people as possible will visit the Home and see for themselves how inmates are being taken care of.
The Board of Public Welfare was dealt a severe blow by the sudden death of Michael McGlinchey who had served capably as Welfare Agent for several years.
SUMMARY OF AID RENDERED IN 1937
No. Families
Per- sons 24
West- ford
Else- where
Inf.
Mothers' Aid
5
5
Temporary Aid:
Town Cases
51
252
51
11
Outside Aid
17
53
17
3
Old Age Assistance:
Town Cases
63
63
45
18
Totals.
186
392
101
35
14
Prisoners
44
Tramps
8
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INFIRMARY DEBITS Balance Sheet for 1937
Brown Salary
$ 999.96
Wages
379.70
Blacksmith
33.50
Gasoline
196.21
Labor & Repairs
526.79
Coal
279.91
Stationary & Printing
38.50
Truck & Tractor repairs
24.80
Horses
500.00
Truck
395.00
L. E. L. Corp
133.59
Lowell Gas Co.
79.29
N. E. T. & T. Co.
108.95
Clothing
178.93
Spray Material
15.25
Fertilizer
88.68
Water Rates
29.00
Seed
63.40
Comm. of Mass.
10.00
Medical
254.56
Medical Supplies
33.31
Truck Insurance
38.29
Tobacco
84.93
Fuel Oil
92.63
Lumber
28.95
Baby Chicks and Pullets
44.00
Provisions
1,681.10
Pigs
164.50
Stock
525.00
Garbage
220.00
Grain
1,707.21
Transportation of Milk
89.56
Sawdust
13.00
Appraisers
15.00
All Others
466.36
$ 9,569.31
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INFIRMARY CREDITS Balance Sheet for 1937
CASH CREDITS:
Milk
$ 1,565.59
Eggs
289.45
Beef
368.92
Calves
23.00
Pigs
299.40
Poultry
273.65
Turkeys
74.82
Horses
156.50
Squash
.45
Asparagus
59.49
Potatoes
2.20
Cabbage
11.41
Beans
.75
Corn
6.15
Vegetable
1.27
Telephone Collections
9.80
Board a/c Maynard
618.81
Board a/c Acton
175.54
$ 4,037.20
Non Cash Credits
W. P. A., use of truck
$ 125.00
Wood
172.00
Board and Care of own inmates
3,285.00
Increased Valuation
1,044.99
$ 4,626.99
Total Credit
8,664.19
Net Debit
$ 905.12
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS COSGROVE, Chairman HARRY INGALLS, Secretary JOHN A. KIMBALL
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REPORT OF THE WORK OF THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE FOR THE TOWN OF WESTFORD, 1937
The following is a report of the work of the Middlesex County Extension Service for the town of Westford, during 1937.
The poultrymen and fruit growers of Westford took a very active interest in the work of the Extension Service during the year. Thirty- six farm visits were made to poultrymen to assist in their disease and management problems. General information was sent out to fifty poultrymen. A culling, tattooing, and vaccination demonstration was held at the farm of Warren Nixon.
Farm visits were made to dairymen to assist in the growing of alfalfa, nurse crops, and milk marketing problems.
Walter Fletcher won the first prize for judging Guernsey cattle at the Guernsey Club Field Day at Kitchener Farm, Billerica.
Doctor Boyd of the Massachusetts State College gave a laboratory exhibit of apple scab using half a dozen microscopes at the Town Hall. This gave fruit growers a splendid opportunity to become intimately acquainted with the life history of this serious apple disease.
A meeting was held at Harrington and Perrins to consider spring fruit problems, and to explain the Agricultural Conservation Pro- gram. A mouse control demonstration was held at the Cold Spring Farm with Walter Dykstra of the U. S. Biological Survey in charge. Spray warning cards were sent to the fruit and vegetable growers of Westford from the Extension Service office.
A discussion of soils and soil testing was given before the West- ford Grange. Further soil testing was done at the Extension Service office.
Peach parasites were released to control Oriental Peaclı moth.
Two groups of homemakers took the project on Coats, Food Buy- ing, and Christmas Kit. Several home visits were made upon request. Mothers' Service letters were sent to those on the mailing list.
Mr. Warren Nixon served as 4-H Town Chairman during the year, and was assisted by eleven local leaders. Sixteen boys and girls were enrolled in the clothing, food, canning, garden and orchestra clubs.
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A two-day trip to the Massachusetts State College was awarded to Ruth Moore, Mildred Johnson, Barbara Blackadar, Lorraine Reeves, Avis Day, William Costello, and Norman Sterk, for outstanding 4-H Club work.
Winners in the Middlesex North Agricultural Society garden con- test were: Phyllis and Mary Rancore, Clifford Johnson, Ruth Moore, and Walter Parfitt.
Mrs. Otis Day and Mrs. Willard Moore attended Leaders' Camp which was held on the campus of the Massachusetts State College.
Mrs. Clifford Johnson acted as councillor at the 4-H County Camp held at Amherst.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN KIMBALL,
Town Director.
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REPORT OF GAME WARDEN
This is my second annual report as Fish and Game Warden for the Town of Westford. It is highly gratifying to me to know that out of two hundred fifty six persons interviewed all had their fish or game licenses.
During the year there were three deer killed by machines which were turned over to the Welfare Board for distribution.
Partridge, quail, and pheasant are very scarce but the state has held back eight thousand pheasants to liberate in the Spring.
Following you will find the fish and game allotted to the Town of Westford this year:
PHEASANTS
September 21 15 Young
.....
QUAIL
August 3
June 29
30 Young 5 Adult
BROOK TROUT
Nashoba Brook, June 2
650
Baptist Pond Brook, April 30
6"-7" 225
POND FISH
Forge Pond 36,000 Calico Bass 1 1/2"-2"
Keyes Pond 21,000 Calico Bass 1 1/2"-2"
Sought-For-Pond 21,000 Calico Bass 1 1/2"-2"
Nabnasset Pond 42,000 Calico Bass 1 1/2"-2"
6,500 Chinook Salmon 4"-8"
COTTONTAIL RABBITS
36 have been allotted for distribution in Westford during Decem- ber of 1937 and the first part of 1938.
WHITE HARES
5 hares have been allotted for Westford for the Long-Sought-For- section.
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Unlike last winter this year has been very severe on the game life so I appeal to each of you to do your part in providing for these feathered friends in providing for food for them, for you will be amply repaid in the fall during the hunting season with an abundance of birds.
If any complaints are to be investigated people interested can get in touch with me by letter or telephone, Westford 203.
Once 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, 1937
$149,435.53
Additions for the year 1937
10,716.24
$160,151.77
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FROM JANUARY 1, 1937 TO DECEMBER 31, 1937
Receipts
Hydrants
$ 2,695.00
Public Buildings, Playgrounds, etc.
545.30
Subscribers
14,845.51
Interest
104.67
$ 18,190.48
Expenses
Wages and Salaries
$ 3,309.31
Expense Account and Supplies
1,628.46
Electric Power and Light
2,031.51
Service
120.67
Taxes
2,594.71
Depreciation
2,441.44
Interest
7.56
Miscellaneous
42.19
$ 12,175.85
Net Gain for the year ending December 31, 1937
$ 6,014.63
WILLIAM R. TAYLOR, Treasurer.
Westford, Mass., Jan. 19, 1938.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex, ss.
Then personally appeared, William R. Taylor, and made oath that the above is a true statement of the cost of construction of the Westford Water Company to January 1, 1938, and of the Receipts and Expendi- tures from January 1, 1937 to January 1, 1938, before me.
PERRY T. SNOW,
Notary Public.
My Commission Expires Feb. 11, 1938.
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RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
ANNUAL MEETING
1. The annual meeting of the Board of Cemetery Commissioners, hereinafter called the Board, shall be held on the first day of March at which time a chairman and a clerk shall be elected by ballot to serve during the municipal year, or until their successors are chosen.
2. Special meetings shall be held when called by the chairman or by the clerk upon request of the majority of the board.
SALE AND REGULATIONS OF LOTS
1. The cemeteries may be laid out into lots by the Board with a sufficient portion set off as a public burial place for the use of the in- habitants of Westford free of charge. Lots in the remainder of the cemetery after June 15, 1937 may be sold with the right of burial there- in for such consideration and upon such terms and conditions as may be established by the Board under the following rules and regulations approved by the Town.
2. The proceeds of such sales shall be paid into the Town Treas- ury to be kept separate from other funds, subject to appropriation by the Town, as provided by law.
3. The sale of lots shall in each case be consummated by the pay- ment of the consideration and the execution and delivery of a deed in the following form, and no lot shall be considered sold or any right gained therein until delivery of such deed and its recording on the records of the Board in a book kept for that purpose. In case of an as- signment or transfer thereof, the accompanying form shall be used.
DEED
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
THAT the Town of Westford, in the County of Middlesex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in condideration of dol-
lars, paid by the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged, does hereby grant, bargain, sell and heirs and assigns, the convey to the said
exclusive right of burial of the dead in one lot of land in
Cemetery, in said Town of Westford, situated
and numbered on the plan of said Cemetery, which is in possession of the Board of Cemetery Commissioners, hereinafter
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called the Board, having the care and management thereof, and may be inspected by the said grantee, his heirs and assigns, at all reason- able times.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforesaid premises unto the said heirs and assigns, forever; but subject to the restric- tions, limitations and conditions, and with the privileges following, viz:
FIRST, The grades of all lots shall be established and corner bounds placed by the Board.
SECOND, That the said lot shall not be used for any other pur- pose than as a burial place for the dead; and no trees within the lot or border shall be cut down or destroyed without the consent of the said Board.
THIRD, That if any trees or shrubs in said lot shall become in any way detrimental to the adjacent lots, avenues or paths, or dangerous or inconvenient, it shall be the duty of the said Board for the time being to enter into said lot and remove said trees or shrubs, or such parts thereof, as are thus detrimental, dangerous or inconvenient.
FOURTH, That if any monument or effigy, cenotaph, or other structure whatever, or any inscription be placed in or upon the said lot, which shall be determined by a majority of the said Board for the time being to be offensive or improper, the said Board, or a majority of them, shall have the right, and it shall be their duty to enter upon the said lot and remove said offensive or improper object or objects.
FIFTH, That no tomb shall be constructed within the bounds of the Cemetery except by permission of the Board, and in such manner as they shall approve; and no proprietor shall suffer the remains of any person to be deposited within the bounds of his lot for hire.
SIXTH, That said lot shall be indivisible; and upon the death of the grantee, the devisee of said lot or the heir at law shall be entitled to all the privileges of the original grantee, and if there be more than one devisee or heir at law, they shall within nine months from such death designate in writing to the Secretary of the Board which of said de- visees or heirs at law shall represent the lot, and on their failure so to designate, the Board shall enter of record which of said devisees of heirs at law shall represent the lot while such failure continues.
SEVENTH, That said premises or any part thereof shall not be sold or conveyed to any person who is not, at the time of such sale a resident of the Town of Westford, without the written consent of the said Board, a breach of this condition by the grantee or any person holding under him shall make this conveyance void.
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EIGHTH, The said lot shall be holden subject to all the by-laws, rules and regulations now or hereafter in force.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Town of Westford has caused its seal to be hereto affixed, and these presents to be signed in its name and behalf by the Secretary of said Board of Cemetery Commis- sioners of said Town, this day of in the
year one thousand nine hundred and
TOWN OF WESTFORD.
By
Secretary of the Board of Cemetery Commissioners.
ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER
Know All Men By These Presents, That
in consideration of
hereby give, grant, sell and convey unto Lot numbered in
situated on
Avenue with all the privileges and subject to all the conditions thereto appertaining, by virtue of the grant of the Inhabitants of Westford.
To have and to hold the said premises to the said
heirs and assigns to their own
use forever.
In Witness Whereof, hereunto set hand and seal the
day of A. D. nineteen hundred and
Executed and delivered in presence of
The Cemetery Commissioners of the Town of Westford hereby consent to the above transfer or assignment.
Secretary of the Board of Cemetery Commissioners.
4. The restrictions, limitations and conditions set forth in said deed, numbered 1 to 7 inclusive shall form and become a part of these rules and regulations.
5. Curbing, projecting corner posts, fences, hedges, walls, steps and walks about or on any lot or lots prohibited except as approved by the Board.
CARE OF LOTS
1. Lots shall be cared for by the year at such reasonable rates, according to the size and labor required, as may be fixed and deter. mined by the Board.
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2. The Town of Westford shall receive of any person any sum of money not less than $50.00 or more than $500.00, the interest thereof to be applied to the annual care of such lot in the public burial grounds of the Town as the person paying the same shall designate. Such deposits may be made perpetual if desired by the person depositing the same.
3. The Town Treasurer shall receive all such sums of money paid in accordance with the previous article, giving a proper receipt of the town therefor, and shall annually at such time as the Board shall request, and with proper approval, pay over to said Board the income from said funds with a statement of the several lots in the public burial grounds of said Town, upon which the interest so paid is to be expended. All said amounts shall be judicially and economically expended on each of the various specified lots; and in so far as feasible in accordance with the directions or requests, if any, that may have been made in writing at the time of the receipt of such funds. The Board shall receipt for and faithfully apply all sums of interest so received by it in accordance with a statement made by the Town Treasurer and report its doings annually to the Town, accounting for all other moneys received in connection with their duties.
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