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Grey, Henry J., Andover.
No. 1 Holt lot, wood, 66 " unimproved,
10
100
No. 2 “
5
100
Total amount of real estate,
740
259
Gowing, Jacob, estate, North Reading. unimproved,
10
150
1 88
Gerstlauer, Frederick, North Reading. tillage,
1
25
31
Goldsmith, William G., Andover. unimproved,
4
60
75
Gaskin, Mary, Boston.
Lots Nos. 109, 110 and 111, Mengis plan, east side of Young st., .
00 00
30
38
.
.
00 00
75
1 dwelling-house, English,'
.
.
18
540
.
183
280
3 50
.
Lots Nos. 13 & 14, Mengis plan, Olive st., Ford, Margaret, Mrs., South Boston.
.
.
64
Wilmington Valuation List.
Names, and description of Real Estate.
Acres.
Valuation.
Tax.
Guthrie, David and Catherine, Norfolk, Mass.
Lots Nos. 3 and 4, Hiller plan,
.
Greaves, Edward, Cambridge.
Part of lot No. 124, Silver Lake plan,
40
50
Hartshorn, B. M., heirs, Reading.
Mill lot, .
1
25
Total amount of real estate, .
55
69
Holden, George, estate, Billerica. wood,
20
500
6 25
Harris (A. M.) place, owners unknown.
1 dwelling-house,
500
1 barn,
.
100
tillage,
1
40
English,
3
120
unimproved,
6
100
Total amount of real estate, .
860
10 75
Hathaway, F. E., Boston. Unimproved,
57
1000
12 50
Harnden, Dolly, Miss, Woburn.
wood,
9
360
pasture,
50
1000
meadow,
71
75
unimproved,
74
1100
Total amount of real estate,
2535
31 69
Hosford, Hocum, Lowell.
B. & M. R. R. Co. land, English,
2
400
unimproved,
10
1400
Total amount of real estate, . Holt, B. F., Andover.
2 ice-houses,
350
4 38
Harnden, Albert, Groton.
wood,
4
240
3 00
Harding, Effie E.
Lots Nos. 15 and 16, Mengis plan, west side of Temple st., .
18 12
20
25
Hadley, C. V.
Lot No. 1, range 5, Thompson plan, . Sold to T. P. Eames for taxes.
Horton, Mehitable, Camden, Me.
Lots 99 and 100, Mengis plan, west side of Parker st.,
20
25
.
South lot, wood,
30
·
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
·
1800
22 50
.
15
19
50
63
65
Wilmington Valuation List.
Names, and description of Real Estate.
Acres.
Valuation.
Tax.
Holden, Elizabeth H., Mrs., Boston.
Part of lot No. 124, Silver Lake plan, Jones, Elmira, Andover.
wood, unimproved,
6
360
Total amount of real estate,
·
21
40
Total amount of real estate,
.
65
81
Jones, Ellen F., Malden.
1 dwelling-house,
600
1 barn,
250
3 poultry-houses,
75
Preble lot, English, . wood,
1
50
Carter meadow,
4
50
Bell lot, English,
31
125
" meadow,
25
Total amount of real estate,
1340
16 75
Jones, Catherine, estate. wood, unimproved,
5
225
Total amount of real estate,
.
250
3 13
Kiteridge, George, heirs, Lowell. unimproved,
4
100
1 25
Kimball (George) place, owners known.
un-
1 dwelling-house,
800
house lot, .
.
-100
40
Total amount of real estate,
.
840
10 50
Knights, John R., Reading. meadow,
6
120
1 50
Lee, J. L., Cambridgeport. pasture,
4
200
2 50
Lewis, Hannah, Reading. unimproved,
2
50
Exempt.
Loomis, H. A., Chelsea.
Burnap pasture, Silver Lake plan, Lock, Davis, heirs, East Lexington. unimproved,
12
50
63
10
200
2 50
·
81
170
530
6 63
Joy, Columbus, Reading. meadow, wood,
25
2
40
50
.
.
.
2
25
53
165
66
Wilmington Valuation List.
Names, and description of Real Estate. .
Acres.
Valuation.
Tax.
Lepot, Jacob, Somerville.
Lot No. 11, range 1, Thompson plan ; lot No. 10, range 2,
00/00
40
50
Low, Marshall S. P., Boston.
Lots Nos. 8 and 9, range 3, Thomp- son plan,
1
25
31
Lemphist, Grandville, Cambridge.
Part of lot No. 124, Silver Lake plan, Manning, Alice W.
1
40
50
1 dwelling-house,
600
1 barn,
100
English,
1
100
tillage,
1
50
unimproved,
3
100
Total amount of real estate,
950
11 88
Mellen, Charles A., estate, Reading.
1 dwelling-house,
900
1 woodshed,
40
English,
2
100
Total amount of real estate,
1040
13 00
Manning, Theophilus, heirs, Billerica. wood,
4
140
unimproved,
22
220
Total amount of real estate,
360
4 50
Manning, John.
unimproved,
2
50
63
Marshall, John, heirs.
5
200
English, unimproved,
7
150
Lot No. 145, Silver Lake plan, Total amount of real estate, .
400
5 00
Morse Brothers, Boston.
4%
175
2 19
¿ dwelling-house,
200
2 barn,
50
1 shoeshop,
C
.
3
60
unimproved, .
4
60
Exempt.
McManimen, B., Mrs., Boston.
1 dwelling-house,
.
600
.
.
.
.
1
50
Holden (S. B. and L. L. ) lot, wood, . Mears, Nathan, estate, Andover.
.
25
English,
A
.
4
67
Wilmington Valuation List.
Names, and description of Real Estate.
Acres.
Valuation.
Tax.
McManimen, B., Mrs., continued.
1 woodshed,
50
pasture,
.
123
960
meadow,
10
200
wood,
6
300
unimproved,
24
480
Total amount of real estate,
2590
32 38
Masterson, George H., Boston.
Blanchard plan, lot No. 16, unimproved,
64
160
Lots Nos. 55 and 57, Ayers Plan City No. 1, . ·
2
100
Total amount of real estate,
.
·
260
3 25
Morrill, Charles J., Boston.
wood,
20
600
7 50
Malay, John, heirs, East Somerville. unimproved,
25
500
6 25
Merrill, William W., East Milton.
Lots Nos. 5 and 6, Thompson plan,
25
31
Merrill, G. A., East Milton.
Lots Nos. 9 and 10, range 1, Thompson plan,
L
25
31
More, Mary J. P., Mrs .. , Boston.
1 unfinished dwelling-house,
40
Mengis plan, lots Nos. 105 to 110, in- clusive, west side of Parker st .; 127 to 132, inclusive, east side of Young st.,
1 120
Total amount of real estate, . Matley, Eliza, Lowell.
160
2 00
Mengis plan, lot No. 91, east side of Young st.,
16
10
13
McLeod, Charles, Charlestown district. 1 dwelling-house,
300
Part of lot No. 124, Silver Lake plan, Total amount of real estate, . Nelson, Charles, Boston.
340
4 25
Blaisedell gate lot, pasture,
300
3 75
Nichols, Charles, North Woburn. unimproved, Nichols, Sylvester, heirs, Woburn. wood,
62
65
81
11
700
8 75
.
.
.
1
40
68
Wilmington Valuation List.
Names, and description of Real Estate.
Acres.
Valuation.
Tax.
Nichols Stephen, estate, Woburn. unimproved,
3
45 300
56
Nichols, Tracy, Woburn.
Unimproved,
12
3 75
Pickering, Arthur, Boston.
1 dwelling-house,
700
1 barn,
150
1 carriage-house,
75
1 woodshed,
50
tillage,
.
2
100
English,
.
3
120
pasture,
·
1
25
wood,
2
80
unimproved,
.
7
140
Brook lower meadow,
11
20
Brook upper 66
1를
20
Bradshaw lot, wood,
.
24
360
Total amount of real estate,
26 00
Pierce, Benjamin, Lawrence. Ladder-pole lot, wood,
8
360
Bond lot, wood,
.
.
1
30
Total amount of real estate, .
390
4 88
Peirce, C. A., Mrs., Leominster. unimproved, ·
26
600
7 50
Parker, Lorenzo, estate.
1 dw'g-house,
350
1 barn,
50
1 workshop,
25
tillage,
.
1
40
pasture,
1
20
unimproved,
3
90)
meadow, .
2
30
Total amount of real estate, .
605
7 56
Pearsons, Jerusha, Mrs. ¿ dw'g-house,
200
¿ barn,
50
tillage,
25
Exempt.
Pearsons, Amos, heirs, Haverhill.
10
150
1 88
Phoenix, Morgianah.
Mengis plan, lot No. 126, east side of Young st. ; lots Nos. 28 and 29, Auburn st., .
30
38
.
.
.
.
6
240
unimproved,
.
.
2080
.
.
.
unimproved,
P
69
Wilmington Valuation List.
Names, and description of Real Estate.
Acres.
Valuation.
Tax.
Parker, A. G. (Owned by the town.)
13 4
40
50
Lots Nos. 21 and 22, Silver Lake plan, Prim (George A.) place, owners un- known.
1 dwelling-house,
600
tillage,
.
4
675
8 44
Phalan, Elizabeth J.
Lot No. 41, Hiller plan, .
L
40
50
Parker, Dexter, and Baxter's heirs. Winn meadow,
11
176
2 20
Perry, Franklin W., and Co., Winchester.
1 currier shop, .
5000
1 barn,
400
1 tan building,
400
1 hide house,
200
1 shed,
100
1 glue-stock building,
50
4 dwelling-houses,
1300
1 barn,
50
tillage,
3
300
pasture,
7
700
house lots,
1
200
Total amount of real estate, .
8700
Total amount of personal estate,
4875 169 69
Quinn, Michael, Boston.
Mengis plan, lots Nos. 109 and 110, east side of Young st., .
1. 4
25
31
Riorden, P. O., Boston.
1 dwelling-house,
500
1 woodshed,
25
Sheldon and Carter lot, unimproved, .
301
915
Sylvester Carter
293
885
Carter and Gowing 66 66
182
555
O. A. Carter
2
60
C. Morrill 66
2
60
Total amount of real estate, .
3000
37 50
Richardson, Rufus, heirs, Stoneham. wood,
.
4
240
3 00
Remick, Jeremiah, Burlington.
pasture,
.
3
75
·
3
75
Total amount of real estate,
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
66
.
.
.
70
Wilmington Valuation List.
Names, and description of Real Estate.
Acres.
Valuation.
Tax.
Remick, Jeremiah, continued.
wood,
6
300
unimproved,
.
4
60
Total amount of real estate,
435
Roundley, George W., Reading.
1 poultry house,
25
tillage.
·
1
25
English,
.
2
75
meadow,
.
2
30
wood,
.
2
150
unimproved,
5%
100
Richardson, Daniel H., Woburn.
unimproved,
8
160
2 00
Robertson, Matilda E., Dorchester.
Mengis plan, lots 75 to 78, inclusive, west side of Parker st.,
4
40
50
Stimson, Thomas, Peabody.
11
140
Total amount of real estate,
.
240
3 00
Simpson, Benjamin F., Lowell. 1 dwelling-house, Lot No 40, Hiller plan,
300
.
3
25
Henry and Horace Sheldon lot, un- improved, .
70
1400
Total amount of real estate, .
1725
21 56
Skoogs, Christina, Mrs., Boston.
1 dwelling-house,
300
Lots Nos. 42 and 43, Hiller plan,
2
50
Total amount of real estate, .
350
4 38
Swain, Oliver A., Reading. Coggin meadow,
4
60
Bancroft lot, meadow,
1
25
Total amount of real estate, .
85
1 06
Shed and Skilton, Burlington. unimproved,
33
330
4 13
Simonds, Nathan, Burlington.
·
33%
750
9 38
Sweetser, Thomas, estate, Reading. wood,
43
2150
26 88
.
5 44
Total amount of real estate,
.
405
5 06
tillage, English,
100
3
.
.
unimproved,
71
Wilmington Valuation List.
Names, and description of Real Estate.
Acres.
Valuation.
Tar.
Stimpson, Perris G., heirs.
wood,
5
200
unimproved,
31
620
Total amount of real estate,
820
10 25
Simpson, Charles L., Portsmouth, N. H.
1 dwelling-house,
500
1 woodshed,
25
tillage,
1
40
English,
1
30
pasture,
2
50
Total amount of real estate, .
645
8 06
Spaulding, S., and P. R. George's heirs, Lowell.
unimproved,
31
140
1 75
Sanborn, John N., North Reading.
unimproved,
25
31
Saunders, Mary E., and Elizabeth Leet, South Boston.
Mengis plan, lots Nos. 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, west side of Parker st., .
50
Mengis plan, lots Nos. 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, east side of Young st., Total amount of real estate, . ·
100
1 25
Seccomb, E., Boston.
Lots Nos. 68, 69, 70, 71 and 20, Silver Lake plan, .
5
150
1 88
Tenney, William P., and Co., Boston. Doctor White pasture,
43
180
2 25
Travis, Nancy, estate, North Reading. unimproved,
4
60
75
Towne, Rebecca, Mrs., East Orange, N.J.
} dwelling-house,
350
English,
8
320
meadow,
.
11
165
wood,
8
400
unimproved,
.
10
150
Total amount of real estate,
.
1385
17 31
Temple, Abram, heirs, Reading. wood,
22
1760
unimproved,
18
270
Total amount of real estate, .
.
2030
25 38
.
.
.
.
50
.
.
.
.
.
.
72
Wilmington Valuation List.
Names, and description of Real Estate.
Acres.
Valuation.
Tax.
Temple, Aaron, Reading. Unimproved,
12
200
2 50
Tidd, Jonathan, North Woburn. wood,
9
450
5 63
Tidd, Daniel, heirs, North Woburn. wood,
11
600
7 50
Taylor, John B., Burlington.
pasture,
.
2
50
meadow,
2
30
unimproved,
3
45
Total amount of real estate,
125
1 56
Taylor, J. B., Stephen Carter and B. F. Rollins, Burlington.
46
750
9 38
Trafton, E., South Boston.
Mengis plan, lots Nos. 95 and 96, west side of Parker st.,
1
20
25
Union Ice Company, Boston.
14 ice-houses,
17500
1 engine-house, .
400
1 carpenter shop,
250
1 dwelling-house,
1400
1 barn,
700
1 saw-mill,
400
1 woodshed,
100
1 tool-house,
40
Carter lot, unimproved,
3
120
Alexander lot, unimproved,
114
450
Burnap
211
860
C. H. Guild lots Nos. 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134 and 135, Silver Lake plan,
93
510
· tillage,
1
100
English,
10
500
orchard,
1
100
unimproved,
3
50
Lots Nos. 146, 147 and 148, Silver
Lake plan,
23
175
Total amount of real estate, .
23655
Total amount of personal estate,
1200 310 69
Wild, Charles D., Somerville.
1 dwelling-house,
200
unimproved,
.
8
.
.
.
.
73
Wilmington Valuation List.
Names, and description of Real Estate.
Acres.
Valuation.
Tax.
Wild, Charles D., continued. 1 barn,
150
Silver Lake plan, lots Nos. 24, 26, 27, 28, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, parts of 124 and 125, Total amount of real estate, . Wilcox, A. S., heirs, Lowell.
223
660 1010
12 63
1 dwelling-house, tillage,
.
150
Total amount of real estate ..
200
2 50
Walton, Mary F., Mrs., Nashua, N. H. unimproved,
10
250
3 13
Winn, George and William, Woburn. unimproved,
9
135
1 69
Winn, William H., Burlington. unimproved,
5
125
1 56
Winn, William, Woburn. Meadow,
11
50
63
Winn, George, heirs, Woburn.
Jaques lot, unimproved,
20
340
Richardson lot, "
21
75
Ross meadow, .
3
25
Buck meadow,
17
136
Total amount of real estate, .
576
7 20
Whitman, M. K., Mrs., South Boston. 1 dwelling-house, tillage,
3
50
Butters lot, unimproved, .
13
260
Total amount of real estate, .
510
6 38
Woburn A. and M. Association.
28
90
1 13
Holden (S. B. and L. L. ) lot, wood, Woodlin, Abbie A., and Mrs. Georgia Fellows, Andover.
English,
8
240
meadow,
1
20
pasture,
18
270
wood,
10
500
unimproved,
36
540
Total amount of real estate, . Wadden, J. B., Marblehead.
Mengis plan, lot. No. 8, north side of Plymouth av., .
1
10
13
16
1570
19 63
.
2
50
.
.
.
200
4
74
Wilmington Valuation List.
Names, and description of Real Estate.
Acres.
Valuation.
Tax.
Webster, Abbie F.
Mengis plan, lots Nos. 24 and 25, east side of Parker st.,
20
25
Wentworth, A. F., Saco, Me.
Mengis plan, lot No. 19, west side of Young st.,
1
10
13
. Young, Margaret F., Dorchester. Michael Mahoney lot,
1
15
15
Owners unknown.
Ayers Plan City No. 1, 39 of lots Nos.
4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 40, 41, 44,
.
1137
355
4 44
Owners unknown.
Sold to Henry Sheldon for taxes.
Mengis plan lots,
33
200
2 50
Owners unknown.
Sold to the town for taxes.
Mengis plan lots,
711
810
10 13
Owners unknown.
Mengis plan lots,
4
502
6 28
Owners unknown.
Silver Lake plan lots, .
·
41
100
1 25
1 6
8
-
4
16
75
Wilmington Valuation List.
RECAPITULATION.
Value of real estate liable to taxation, . $480,847 00
of personal estate liable to taxation, · 84,256 00
Amount exempted from taxation, 8,572 00 .
Total number of acres assessed,
. 10,0111
Number of polls,
281
Dwelling-houses, 224
Other buildings,
170
Barns, . ·
150
Church, .
.
1
Grist-mill, 1
School-houses, .
5
Saw and shingle mills,
4
Horses, .
.
147
Stores, . 3
Oxen,
4
Blacksmith shops, 2
Cattle, . 248
Ice-houses, · 16
Sheep, .
.
24
Slaughter-houses, 9
Swine, .
.
.
. $450 00
County Tax,
226 13
Town Tax,
.
. 6,550 00
$7,226 13
EDWARD A. CARTER, OTIS C. BUCK, HENRY SHELDON, Assessors of Wilmington.
WILMINGTON, May 1st, 1880.
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29
State Tax,
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·
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF WILMINGTON,
FROM
FEBRUARY 1, 1880, TO FEBRUARY 1, 1881; AND
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE,
FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1880-81;
AND ALSO THE
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN.
WOBURN : PRINTED BY MARK ALLEN. 1881.
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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1880.
Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor. EDWARD A. CARTER, Chairman. OTIS C. BUCK. HENRY SHELDON.
Town Clerk. WILLIAM H. CARTER.
Town Treasurer. CYRUS L. CARTER.
School Committee. The former board having resigned, the Selectmen made the following appointments for one year :-
WARREN EAMES. ASA POTTER. H. ALLEN SHELDON.
Trustees of Public Library.
ARTHUR O. BUCK, .
Term expires March, 1883.
66
1883.
OTIS GOWING, .
.
$6
1882.
WARREN EAMES, .
JAMES A. SHEPARD,
CHARLES W. SWAIN,
OTHNIEL EAMES, .
.
Treasurer and Librarian. ARTHUR O. BUCK.
Collector of Taxes. DARIUS BUCK.
Constable. THOMAS A. BANCROFT.
THOMAS P. EAMES.
Auditors of Accounts. OTHNIEL EAMES. HENRY HILLER.
HENRY SHELDON.
Fence Viewers. HORACE SHELDON. OTHNIEL EAMES.
Sealer of Weights and Measures. EDWARD M. NICHOLS.
Surveyors of Lumber.
HENRY SHELDON. SILAS BROWN. EDWARD A. CARTER. EDWARD M. NICHOLS. THOMAS A. BANCROFT.
1882.
1SS1.
18S1.
4
Measurers of Wood and Bark.
Z. T. WHITE. HENRY SHELDON. H. BREWSTER NICHOLS. EDWARD A. CARTER. THOMAS A. BANCROFT.
Public Weigher of Merchandise. EDWARD M. NICHOLS.
EDWARD M. NICHOLS.
FRANK AVERY.
Field Drivers. A. PORTER PEARSON. WM. H. PUTNAM. AUSTIN HALL.
Pound Keeper. JAMES A. SHEPARD.
Surveyors of Highways.
DISTRICT NO. 1, .
HENRY B. NICHOLS.
.6 No. 2, .
WILLIAM H. CARTER, 2D.
EDWARD O. GOWING.
No. 3, No. 4, . HENRY SHELDON. WARREN EAMES.
No. 5, .
No. 6, .
ELBRIDGE TAYLOR.
No. 7, No. 8, . HIRAM BANCROFT. ALVAH JELLISON.
16 No. 10, .
WILLIAM H. BOUTWELL.
No. 11, ·
WILLIAM A. FROST.
66 No. 12, . CHARLES F. HARRIS.
No. 13,
ASA POTTER.
Fish Wardens.
Term expires in March, 1883.
1882.
Superintendent of Almshouse. CHARLES M. GOWING.
Superintendent of Cemetery. EDWARD M. NICHOLS.
List of Jurors Revised October 19, 1880.
HENRY W. EAMES.
JONATHAN B. MORRIS.
ASA POTTER.
HENRY SHELDON.
WARREN EAMES.
HENRY L. CARTER.
WM. H. CARTER, 2D.
OTIS GOWING.
DARIUS BUCK.
LEVI SWAIN, JR.
OTIS C. BUCK.
NATHAN E. BUCK.
OTHNIEL EAMES.
H. ALLEN SHELDON.
Yearly Grand Juryman. HENRY SHELDON.
Paid County Treasurer $112.20 on account of Dog Licenses in 1880.
WM. H. CARTER, Town Clerk.
DANIEL P. NOYES, THOMAS P. EAMES, JOHN T. WILDE,
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.
1881.
CHARLES HOPKINS.
No. 9,
REPORT OF SELECTMEN AND ASSESSORS.
EXPENSE OF TOWN OFFICERS.
Paid Edward A. Carter for services as Selectman,
Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor, . $250 00 Otis C. Buck for services as Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor, . 185 00 Henry Sheldon for services as Selectman,
Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor, . 150 00 William H. Carter for services as Town Clerk, 15 00
Cyrus L. Carter for services as Town Treas- urer, 50 00
Darius Buck for services as Collector of Taxes, 125 00
Thomas A. Bancroft for services as Con- stable, 25 00
Frank Carter for services as School Com- mittee, 8 00
Warren Eames for services as School Com- mittee, 25 00 H. Allen Sheldon for services as School Committee, 15 00 · Asa Potter for services as School Commit- tee, . .
10 00
Thomas P. Eames, Lemuel C. Eames, and Henry Sheldon for services as Auditing Committee, 6 00
$864 00
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REPAIRS OF HIGHWAYS.
The amount expended by the several Surveyors, viz. :-
District No. 1 paid H. B. Nichols, . $114 25
2 William H. Carter, 2d, 114 74
3 " Edward O. Gowing, 130 75
4 Henry Sheldon, 108 85
5 Warren Eames, 138 00
6
Elbridge Taylor, 92 63
7
Charles Hopkins, 100 84
8 Hiram Bancroft, 90 00
9
Alvah Jellison, 112 57
10
66 William H. Boutwell, 104 66
11
Edward Mears, 88 50
12 Charles F. Harris, 136 00
13
£ Asa Potter,
60 50
$1,392 29
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Paid Charles F. Harris for extra highway work in District No. 12, $41 35
Charles F. Harris for drawing lumber for bridge, and work on same, 3 00
2 00
Frederick S. White for housing road scraper, Charles Hopkins for extra highway work in District No. 7,. 8 85
John I. Munroe & Co., for lumber for Shawshene Bridge, 8 08
E. A. Carter for procuring lumber and labor on Shawshene Bridge, 2 00
J. A. Ames for spikes, 80
$66 08
7
REMOVING SNOW.
District No. 2,
$1 33
4,
4 67
5,
.
.
2 00
6.
2 00
7,
3 33
9,
3 75
10,
2 25
11,
2 50
12,
2 50
$24 33
REPAIRS ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Paid for painting and repairing the South school-
house,
$40 20
blasting stone and grading around the South school-house, 20 20
pump at the South school-house,
14 13
pump at the Centre school-house,
20 37
pump at the East school-house, .
8 00
repairs on the town house, .
7 27
stove for town house,
16 28
repairs on the West school-house, 91
watering-troughs, and repairing stove at the East school-house, repairing road scraper. and gate-irons for cemetery. .
10 10
$137 46
Paid for street lamps and oil, . $29 05
insurance on buildings on town farm, . 30 00
insurance on town house. . 9 38 for cutting and clearing brush from cemetery, . 23 00
$91 43
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MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Paid C. T. Tolman for printing 400 town reports, $40 00
Pollard & Parker for painting and repairing hearse, .
54 00
Mark Allen for printing 450 copies of valu- ation, 123 34
Henry Buck for making and painting guide- boards, 17 00
E. G. Avery for printing tax bills, . 3 25
for legal services for Darius Buck, .
5 00 G. and O. Gowing for wood for town house, 5 25 Walter Blaisdell for sawing and splitting wood, 1 75
Fred A. Cady, raising and lowering flag- staff four times, 2 00
Mrs. M. Spaulding for washing town house, 1 50
J. S. Garland for repairing town clock, 2 00
T. A. Bancroft, journey out of town, and ex- penses on official business as constable, 3 50 T. A. Bancroft for police service, 2 00
Levi Swain for 66 2 00
Ed. M. Nichols for 66
2 00
E. M. Carter for 66 2 00
Otis C. Buck for grading in front of the hearse-house, and car fare, 2 43
C. L. Carter for postage and express, 2 00
E. A. Carter for tax-book for collector, 1 00
E. A. Carter for postage, express, paper, and car fare, 4 00
Jonathan Carter for oil, screws, lamp-chim- neys and wicks for town house, .
2 96
William H. Carter for journey to Reading to qualify representative, . 2 00
William H. Carter for collecting and re- cording and making return to the Sec- retary of the Commonwealth of -
14 births, 7 00
17 deaths, 5 10 .
7 marriages, 1 05
9
Paid William H. Carter for blank-book, express matter, and postage, E. M. Nichols for expenses incurred in pro- tecting the town cemetery,
$3 37
E. M. Nichols for care of cemetery, .
15 00
for care of town-house,
10 00
for ringing the bell, .
5 00
for returning 17 deaths to town clerk, . 4 25
for lamp-bracket for town hall, 30
for two lights of glass for town house, and setting the same, 50
$347 77
TOWN APPROPRIATIONS VOTED AT THEIR LAST ANNUAL
MEETING, VIZ. :
AMOUNT APPROPRIATED.
AMOUNT EXPENDED.
For town officers, . · $800 00
For town officers, $864 00
roads and bridges, . 150 00
roads and bridges, . 66 08
State aid, .
290 00
Staid aid, . 216 00
interest on
town
interest on town
notes, . ·
360 00
notes, . ·
467 42
miscellaneous ex-
miscellaneous ex-
penses, . .
250 00
penses, . .
347 77
repairs on public
repairs on public
buildings,
150 00
support of highways, 1,500 00
buildings, 137 46 support of highways, 1,392 29 support of public li- brary, . 75 00
common schools, . 1,000 00
common schools, · 1,293 65
select school,
550 00
select school, 453 63
support of poor, . 1,400 00
support of poor, 1,044 29
use of fish wardens,
50 00
use of fish wardens, 41 75
$6,550 00
$6,399 34
STATE AID.
Paid Henry E. Stickney, Widow Mary A. Phelps,
.
$36 00
Phebe F. Simpson,
48 00
Rachel Clough,
48 00
Harriet Young,
36 00 _
$216 00
support of public li- brary, 50 00
48 00
15 22
66
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BOOK ACCOUNT.
WARREN EAMES, Agent.
DR.
To balance of books on hand, 1880, $42 03 cash paid for books Cowperthwait & Co., . 47 43
66
·
31 94
cash paid sundry small bills,
.
27 97
$149 37
CR.
By cash of Warren Eames, . $65 58
books on hand,
83 79
$149 37
VALUATION FOR 1880.
Real estate, . .
. $480,847 00
Personal estate, .
84,256 00
Total valuation,
. $565,103 00
Amount of taxes assessed in 1880, $7,563.78.
Rate of taxation for general tax $12.50 per $1,000.
ABATEMENT ON TAXES.
For 1876, Darius Buck, Collector, $3 28
1878, Darius Buck, Collector, 110 72
$114 00
Paid Darius Buck for expenses of real estate released for taxes,
$101 08
SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY.
Town farm, . $4,000 00
Personal property at town farm, 1,046 85 ·
Town house, . 1,800 00
.
11
School-houses and furniture,
$6,800 00
Town scales and sealer's office,
250 00
Two hearses,
.
375 00
Hearse house,
100 00
Cemetery land and lots,
425 00
Furniture in town hall and selectmen's office, .
100 00
Public library and furniture, .
1,000 00
Cedar posts and poles, .
2 00
$15,898 85
EDWARD A. CARTER, OTIS C. BUCK, HENRY SHELDON, Selectmen and Assessors of Wilmington.
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REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
NAMES AND AGES OF THE INMATES AT THE ALMSHOUSE.
Registered Number.
NAMES.
Age,
REMARKS.
5
Louisa Burtt,
76
7
Fanny Butters,
40
8
Albert Carter,
61
12
Elbridge Butters,
75
36
Clarrisa Reed,
85
22
Charlotte Butters,
9
41
Horace Hale,
22
Whole number during the year,
8
Present number,
.
7
One hundred and twenty-nine lodgings, and two hundred and eighty-two meals have been furnished to vagrants.
INVENTORY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY FEBRUARY 1, 1881.
Live stock,
$170 00
Farming tools, etc.,
338 95
Provisions, etc.,
107 75
Wood and lumber,
81 50
Household furniture, .
337 15
Contents of lobby, .
.
11 50
.
.
$1,046 85
.
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EXPENDITURES AT THE ALMSHOUSE.
Paid J. A. Ames, for groceries and grain, . $141 79
George L. Perry, for blacksmith work, 17 90
J. R. Currier, for crackers, 45 00 ·
Jonathan Carter, for groceries and grain, 125 47
C. M. Gowing, salary, one year, 300 00
George E. Carter, for meat, 39 83
Warren Eames, for meat, . 1 87
Arthur O. Buck, for meat, 19 70
Edward Buck, for meat, 1 28
T. A. McDonald, for fish, . · 7 97
Dr. J. P. Elliott, for professional services, . 18 50
Dr. C. Jordan, for professional services,
10 00
$729 31
CHARLES M. GOWING'S ACCOUNT AT THE ALMSHOUSE.
Paid for dry-goods, .
$25 88
for hardware,
3 71
for clothing,
6 38
for shoes, .
3 00
for bread, .
85
for soap, .
10 00
curtain fixtures,
1 20
for medicines,
40 78
for fish,
7 73
for provisions, .
13 71
for Paris green and stove-blacking,
40
for repairing axes,
75
for horse-radish,
30
for strawberries,
1 00
for horse-feed, car-fare, and express,
3 65
cash to C. P. Avery, .
1 50
for tinkering,
90
for labor at the almshouse, .
42 54
J. W. Gardner, for groceries delivered in 1879, 5 03
.
·
14
Paid for mason-work and whitening, .
$10 50
for mirror and chair-seat, . 90
for sawing lumber,
1 14
for cider. .
1 50
for pearline,
50
Irwin E. Morse, for two pigs,
8 00
for leather and cobbling, 1 10
for fertilizer,
4 50
for windows.
2 55
for coal,
3 62
Warren Eames, for butchering hogs,
3 00
for curing hams, 2 00
for making cider.
3 62
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