Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1853-82, Part 15

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The proposition to have a new school-house in the West District has been warmly advocated. There are some objections. If we build a new house there, we must do the same thing at the South and in the Centre, for the accomodations are about the same at each place; and more than this, if a change of house is really needed in any district, it is in the East. Their house is more worn, smaller and more inconvenient' in proportion to the number of scholars than any other in town; and finally, with our resources very much diminished and our expenses heavily increased by this grievous war, it seems to us very desirable no outlays of money, except those which are called for by absolute necessity, should be made at least for the present.


The school-houses should be kept in good repair, and made as comfortable as possible. This is good economy and good policy. The better the condition


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of our houses are the less will they be abused and defaced. The more comfortable and healthful they are, so much the more can be done in study and vig- orous thinking; for earnest and profitable study can well be done only when the laws of health are per- fectly obeyed.


If it is not thought too great an outlay in these hard times we would earnestly suggest the propriety of discarding at once the old "box stoves" and sub- stituting Chilson's cast iron ventilating stove. We advocate this all the more readily because we have had for some years on most of our houses half a ven- tilator; the upper and more expensive half, but no provision for admitting pure vital air from the abun- dant supply in the outer world. It will be seen at once that our ventilators have been about as useful as an old bachelor or half a pair of scissors ; we hope the town will think best to add the other half, making the whole affair healthful and perfect.


In view of the possibility that State aid may fail us in these war times, we hope the town will do their best in providing the means of carrying on our schools the coming year ; for although it is a time of trial and suffering, it is no time to abate our interest in the cause of universal education. It is no time to cripple the energies and diminish the usefulness of the schools for the whole people. If they ever need- ed it, they especially need fostering now, while the attention and the heart of the people are absorbed in other matters.


Present welfare and the future honor of our town depend in great measure on the success of our efforts in the diffusion of knowledge.


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Inasmuch as the present rebellion, which shakes the country to its deep foundations, is the offspring of ignorance and wickedness, it must be met and overcome by intelligence and virtue.


We feel certain the town will forgive our frequent allusions to the war now raging, when they remem- ber that all we see, or hear, or read, speaks to us of its sad work ; warning us with an earnest voice to be ready for any and every emergency ; especially when we miss so many familiar faces from almost every school, and feel that even now they may be engaged in the deadly strife of battle. We could never be reconciled to this state of things were it not for the bright hope that universal freedom is to be the grand and final result.


HARRIS COWDREY,


For the Committee.


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EXPENSES OF THE SOUTH SCHOOL.


SOUTH ACTON, Feb. 21, 1862.


Amount received from Town Treasurer, $370 84


Balance on hand from last year, 6 18


$377 02


SPRING TERM.


Miss Martha Harris, 10 wks., at $4 75 per wk., $47 50 Charlotte C. Faulkner 9 weeks, at $4 00, 36 00


FALL TERM.


Martha Harris, 10 weeks, $4 75, 47 50


Charlotte C. Faulkner, 10 weeks, $4 00, 40 00


WINTER TERM.


Mr. F. C. Nash, 11 weeks, at $10 00 per week, 110 00 Miss Charlotte C. Faulkner, 11 weeks, $4 75, 52 25


$333 25


Paid for wood,


28 13


building fires and sweeping house,


3 00


66 washing house,


1 35


66 2 chairs, 2 brooms,


1 50


lock, pails, and chalk,


1 15


team to town,


50


$377 02


$368 88


368 88


Balance due the District,


$8 14


E. FULLER.


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CENTRE SCHOOL.


Appropriation, Received of J. Blodget,


$370 85 90


$371 75


Paid for wood, 23 00 Clara Wetherbee, teaching 20 weeks, 75 00 S. A. Dole, 20 92 50


L. Conant, Jr., 12 weeks, winter term, 120 00


Clara Wetherbee, winter term, 48 00


66 care of the house, building fires, etc., 6 78


$365 28


Balance in my hands, $6 47


HARRIS COWDREY.


SOUTH EAST SCHOOL.


MARCH 15, 1862.


Length of School, Summer and Fall, each 12 weeks.


66 66 Winter, 11 weeks and 4 days.


Money left over last year, $20 96


Received from Town, 220 00


$240 96


Paid Teachers' Salary,


226 19


for wood, 8 50


Making fires,


3 00


Cleaning house,


1 12


Repairs on house, chalk, dipper, and broom,


1 55


$240 36


Leaving a balance of 60 cents over.


W. A. WILDE.


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EAST SCHOOL.


Paid Miss S. A. Davis, Spring Term, 10 wks., $4 75, $47 50


66 Miss S. A. Davis, Fall Term, 13 weeks, $4 75, 61 75


Miss S. A. Davis, Winter Term, 16 wks., $6 50, 104 00


For wood,


23 05


" building fire,


2 00


" washing house,


1 25


" window curtains,


1 11


" broom,


30


pail,


20


" chalk,


20


66 2 dippers,


10


glass and setting,


60


" repairing lock and key,


50


$242 56


Received of the Town,


$220 00


Balance in Committee's hands last year,


29 94


249 94


242 56


Balance in Committee's hands,


7 38


JAMES E. BILLINGS.


WEST SCHOOL.


JULY 13, 1862.


Appropriation,


370 85


4


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SPRING TERM.


Paid Miss Sophia Harris, for 10 weeks, at $5 00, $50 00


Miss Mayhew, for 10 weeks, at $4 00, 40 00


FALL TERM.


Miss Harris, for 10 weeks, at $5 00, $50 00


66 Miss Mayhew, for 10 weeks, at $4 00, 40 00


WINTER TERM.


A. C. Fish, for 11 weeks at $10 00, $110 00


Miss Mayhew, for 11 weeks at $4 50, 49 50


66 Isaac Reed, for wood, 16 75


66 for making fires,


4 00


for chalk,


25


66 for washing floors,


1 50


" for 3 tin dippers, 36


for 5 brooms, 1 25


$363 61


Leaving in my hands,


7 24


ALDEN FULLER.


NORTH DISTRICT.


Appropriation,


$220 03


Paid for 2 1-2 cords wood,


11 25


for sawing


2 81


Jennie M. Harris, for 18 weeks,


81 00


66 L. V. N. Peck, for 3 months,


120 00


for building fires,


2 00


217 06 $217 06


Balance,


$2 97


JAMES KEYES, Committee.


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STATISTICAL TABLE FOR 1861-62.


DISTRICTS.


NAMES OF TEACHERS.


Length of School in


Wages per month.


Amount of Wages.


Whole No. of Scholars.


Average No. of Scholars.


No. over 15 years of age.


No. of Visitors at Exam-


ination.


Not absent or tardy.


Centre,


Clara Wetherbee,


22


15.00


37.50


37


35


0


3


00 12


Sophia Harris,


23


20.00


50.00


36


31


1


0


00


4


West,


Carrie E. Mayhew,


2₺


16.00


40.00


46


35


0


5


00


1


South,


Lottie C. Faulkner,


24


16.00


36.00


46


34


0


9


00


9


S. Augusta Davis,


34


19.00


61.75


34


29


0


1 00


1


Nellie J. Fletcher,


3


18.00


54.00


39


32


1


0


00


11


2}


19.00


47.50


32


26


1


2


00


7


23₺


$161.00


$421.75 335


293


5 20


2₺


$18.00


$45.00


33


28


3


0


40


9


22


15.00


37.50


38


35


0


0


50


8


Sophia Harris,


2₺


20.00


50.00


38


31


1


0


4


{ Carrie E. Mayhew,


2₺


16.00


40.00


53


47


0


6


50


5


South


Lottie C. Faulkner,


2}


16.00


40.00


47


37


0


4


50


12


2₺


19.00


47.50


38


32


1


3


25


1


3


18.00


54.00


40


36


1


0


20


6


Jennie M. Harris,


2


19.00


38.00


31


25


1


3


6


22₺


$160.00 $399.50 366 310


9 16


Centre,


Luther Conant,


$40.00


$120.00


54


50 55


|21 15


0


30


12


West,


A. Crosby Fish, Fred. C. Nash, S. Augusta Davis,


4


26.00


104.00


37


32


4


1


60


2


S. East,


Geo. T. Wiggin,


3


40.00


120.00


39


North,


L. V. N. Peck,


3


40.00


120.00


45


40 18


2


40


18₺ $226.00


$684.00 284 223 58


3


WINTER PRIMARY.


Clara Wetherbee,


3


16.00


$48.00


41


36


0


20


5


Lottie E. Faulkner,


18.00


49.50


52


44


60


7


Carrie E. Mayhew,


23


18.00


49,50


49


40


80


9


8₺


$52.00 $147.10 142 120


Centre, South, West,


SPRING.


S. Augusta Dole,


23


$19.00


$47.50


36


31


1


0


00 11


§ Martha C. Harris,


19.00


47.50


49


40


1


0


00


9


East, S. East, North,


FALL.


Centre,


S. Augusta Dole,


Clara Wetherbee,


West,


Martha C. Harris,


2}


19.00


47.50


47


39


2


0


40


5


East, S. East, North,


WINTER.


わる。そでヤイ


40.00


I10.00


57


52


46


25


1


South,


40.00


110.00


East,


S. Augusta Davis,


Nellie J. Fletcher,


Jennie M. Harris,


months.


No. under 5.


0 200


7


1


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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.


IN obedience to a vote of the town, the following report is subjoined. It will be seen that all the details which by law are required to be collected and recorded by the Town Clerk, have not been given. Perhaps it would be improper to do so.


Such items as are of general interest, it is believed, will be found embodied therein. In this connection, the attention of those upon whom the responsibility rests, is called to the importance of having as full and perfect returns of all Births, Deaths, and Marriages, that occur in town, as possible, that our records may be reliable and complete.


Persons noticing any errors or omissions, will con- fer a favor by giving notice thereof to the Clerk.


BIRTHS IN ACTON IN 1861.


Jan'y 7,- A son to Orra and Catherine Boncey. 66 9, Carrie Etta, daughter of Aaron C. and Harriet Handley.


" 11, Carrie Evelyn, daughter of Edwin and Mary Fletcher.


" 16, Sarah Elizabeth, daughter of John and Eliza A. Phillips.


21, Daniel, son of Dennis and Betsey Shehan. Cora, daughter of Frederick and Sarah Bouil- lard.


31,


29


Feb. 16,


Albert L. Brooks, son of Henry and Harriet E. Brooks.


Charles Ellis, son of Charles and Percis P. Rob- inson.


66


25,


Albert F., son of Simon and Nancy D. Robbins. A son to Andrew and Eliza Hapgood.


Mar. 16,


Lottie Evelina, daughter of Reuben and Caro- line M. Handley.


66


17,


Harry V., son of Varnum and Sarah L. Tuttle.


18,


In Townsend, Geo. P., son of Varnum B. and D. Elizabeth Mead.


25,


April 2,


Edgar Henry, son of Enoch and Emeline Hall. Milton Lewis, son of Thomas and Martha Tay- lor.


12,


Usher Jones, son of Francis and Charlotte L. Brown.


29,


A son to Reuben and Lydia Green.


May 4,


Loretta Tuttle, daughter of John E. and Emma E. Hosmer.


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5,


Fred Augustus, son of Augustus and Carrie A. Hosmer.


5,


Charles Eddy, son of George W. and Caroline B. Bradford.


22,


16, James William, son of James and Joanna Ogle. David Thomas, son of Richard and Eliza Kins- ley.


June 15, John, son of Daniel and Elizabeth Jane Mur- phy.


17,


Pierce, son of John and Eliza Powers.


July 17, Mary, daughter of Michael and Ellen Phalen.


25,


George Leonard, son of David W. and Harriet Hosmer.


1


26,


Cordelia Elizabeth, daughter of Joel F. and Sarah E. Haywood.


Michael, son of John and Julia McCarthy.


Aug. 7, 13, Mary Helen, daughter of James and Margaret Todd.


18,


26,


30


Aug. 25,


Frank Ellsworth, son of George M. and Char- lotte Maria Pike.


Sept. 17, Ellen Elizabeth, daughter of Martin B. and Hen- rietta Moore.


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17, A son to Henry and Adeline Haynes.


17,


Mary Spaulding, daughter of Elisha H. and Mary E. Cutler.


Oct.


8, A son to Gilbert T. and Sarah A. Webber.


26, Albert, son of Thomas and Maria Russell.


Nov. 1,


Margaret, daughter of Thomas and Mary Ann Dane.


9, Harriet Eliza, daughter of John and Laura A. Johnston.


66 16, Rosanna, daughter of Marian and Rosa Miner.


Dec. 4, Bernard, son of Michael and Margaret Harring- ton. 25 males, and 14 females. Total 39.


MARRIAGES RECORDED IN 1861.


Date of Marriage


Names of the Parties.


1. Jan. 20 - William F. Newton of Marlborough, and Nellie A. Wheeler of Acton.


2. Feb. 13 - Elias E. Haynes and Abby E. Wright, both of Concord.


3. Feb. 21 - Asaph Parlin, Jr., and Candace M. Pike, both of Acton.


4. Feb. 24 - Joseph F. Carr of Acton, and Emerline M. Pierce of Jaffrey, N. H.


5. April 77 - T. Frederick Noyes and Sarah C. Livermore, both of Acton.


6. May 2 - William E. Stearns and Carrie E. Lothrop, both of Acton.


7. May 8 - James Miller of Sutton, C. E., and Ann Maria Craven of Sudbury.


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8. May 24 - Winthrop E. Wood and Lydia Ann Bruce, both of Acton.


9. June 19-James L. Parker of Acton, and Frances Em- eline Goding of Sudbury.


10. July 3 - Calvin Cummings and Eliza A. Brown, both of Acton.


11. Aug. 2 - Gustavus D. Pike of Topsfield, and Sarah Jane Tuttle of Acton.


12. Aug. 22-George A. Faxon and Minnie C. Ingalls, both of Boston.


13. Sept. 1 - Samuel Patch, Jr., of Weston, and Elizabeth Jane Noyes of Concord.


14. Oct. 11 - David W. Hapgood of Boston, and Ann M. Stockwell of Acton.


15. Oct. 13 - Albert T. Edmonds and Sarah A. Sawyer, both of Acton.


16. Oct. 20 - Daniel F. Tarbell of Acton, and Georgiana Saunders of Sudbury.


17. Nov. 7 - Levi Wetherbee and Mrs. Abigail Chaffin, both of Acton.


18. Dec. 3 - Solomon Fletcher of Groton, and Mary Sophia Phillips of Acton.


19. Dec. 8 - Charles H. Tuttle of Boston, and Loretta Tuttle of Acton.


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DEATHS IN 1861.


Date of Death.


Jan'y 2 - Mrs. Eunice Conant, wife of Abraham Conant, Esq., aged 67 years.


Feb'y 16 - Hattie Skinner, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah Skinner, aged 5 years.


17 - Aaron, son of Charles and Ann Wheeler, aged 2 years 2 months.


" 22 - Dolly Smith, widow of Ebenezer Smith, aged 90 years.


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March 1 - Caroline F. Wheeler, daughter of Jona and Mary A. Wheeler, aged 20 years.


10 - Mrs. Betsy Brown, widow of Nath'l G. Brown, aged 77 years.


16-Charles A. Faulkner, son of Winthrop E. and Martha A. Faulkner, aged 18 years.


18 - Lucy Oliver, widow of Abijah Oliver, aged 83 years.


April 11 - Calvin F. Piper, son of Calvin W. and Dolly M. Piper, aged 6 years.


" 23 - Captain Silas Jones, son of Aaron Jones, aged 74 years.


" 14- Lena, daughter of Christine and Louisa Her- mann, aged 2 years.


May 6-Mr. Edward Wetherbee, senior, aged 79 years. 22 - Mr. Jedediah Tuttle, aged 76 years.


66 24 - John W. Schouler, son of William and Elizabeth Schouler, aged 2 years.


30 - William A Schouler, son of William and Susan Schouler, aged 10 years.


June 4 - Edson H., son of Henry and Louisa Barker, aged 1 year.


12- Mrs. Louisa W. Adams, wife of Nathaniel S. Adams, aged 48 years.


12 - Mrs. Clarinda B. Pickens, wife of Bradford Pickens, aged 31 years.


" 16 - Margaret Conolly, daughter of Patrick and Kate Conolly, aged 3 years.


" 24 - Kate Conolly, daughter of Patrick and Kate Conolly, aged 17 years 6 months.


July 23 - Ann Conolly, daughter of Patrick and Kate Con- olly, aged 5 years.


Aug't 20 - Abraham Conant, Esq., aged 77 years 10 mos.


" 21- Mr. Joel Wright, aged 68 years 1 month.


" 24 - Roscoe P. Walker, son of Samuel and Harriet Walker, aged 10 years.


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Aug. 28 - Francis T. Robbins, son of Francis and Nancy Robbins, aged 9 years


Sept'r 9 - Harry V., son of Varnum and Sarah L. Tuttle, aged 5 months.


" 12- Mrs. Abby K. Farnum, daughter of Jonas K. and Phebe Putney, aged 29 years.


66 13- Mr. Emery P. Smith, aged 29 years 6 months.


66 17 - Miss Jennie M. Keith, aged 19 years 1 month.


66 19 - Sargent W. Adams, son of Nathaniel S. and Lucy W. Adams, aged 22 years.


19 - E. Lucian Robbins, son of Silly and Joanna Rob- bins, aged 22 years. 7


Oct'r


1-Mr. Lemuel Hildreth, (a native of Westford), aged 80 years.


" 26 - Albert F., son of Simon and Nancy D. Robbins, aged 8 months.


" 27 - John Hannon, son of Michael and Mary Hannon, aged 7 years.


Nov'r 1 - Atwood Mortimer, son of Alonzo L. and Eleanor Tuttle, aged 3 years 9 months.


66 30 - Augustus Hosmer, son of Samuel Hosmer of Harvard, aged 28 years.


Total, - - - - 36


WM. D. TUTTLE, Town Clerk.


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SELECTMEN'S REPORT,


FROM


FEBRUARY 26, 1861, TO FEBRUARY 26, 1862.


RECEIPTS. $7321 49


EXPENDITURES.


- SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.


Paid James Keyes for N. East School, $220 00 James E. Billings, for East School, 220 00 W. A. Wilde, for. S. East School, 220 00 Dr. H. Cowdrey, for Centre School, 370 85


A. Fuller, for West School,


370 85


E. F. Fuller, for South School, 370 84


- $1772 54


REPAIRS ON SCHOOL HOUSES.


Paid Jas. Keyes, Jr., for repairs on North school house, $2 00


G. T. Webber, for stove pipe for the South school house in 1860, 3 06


Do., for stove and pipe for the South East school house, 18 74


Eben Davis, for repairs on East school house, 2 00


A. Fuller, for repairs on West school house, 3 15


F. Dwight, for labor and material for South school house, in April, 1861, 5 28


Do., do., in Sept. and Dec., 9 38


$43 61


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SCHOOL BOOKS, PRINTING, ETC.


Paid for printing report of school commit- tee for '60, '61, $28 00


Dr. H. Cowdrey, for school books for the year '60, 30 00


W. D. Tuttle, for printing and re- cording by-laws, 4 00


J. Tuttle & Co., for order book,


1 87


B. Tolman, for printing town warrants,


8 50


66 selectmen's rep't,'61, 7 50


66 " overseer's do., '61, 4 00


Dr. Cowdrey, for examining teachers, superintending schools, and writing report for '60, '61, 60 00


D. Wetherbee, for tax book,


4 00


W. D. Tuttle, express and postage on books, 2 91


B. Tolman, printing notices,


1 25


66 66 warrant for town


meeting, 1 50


153 53


REPAIRS ON TOWN BUILDINGS, ETC.


Paid J. M. Wright, 4 1-2 days' labor re-


pairing buildings on town farm, $6 75


Windows and lumber for same, 1 80


J. M. Wright, new hearse house, 125 00 Windows and blinds for same, 6 00


T. G. F. Jones, painting flag-staff and railing around the monument, 6 08


A. & O. W. Mead, 7 M. shingles for the town farm buildings, 21 00


Geo. H. Harris, oiling railing in town hall, 25 $166 88


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ABATEMENT AND DISCOUNT ON TAXES. Paid W. F. Conant, abatement on taxes,'60, $18 90 " discount on taxes, 248 14


$267 04


ROADS AND BRIDGES.


Paid J. W. Livermore, breaking roads, '61, $3 00


Nathan Brooks, 52 hours, 6 50


Daniel Fletcher, 342 " 42 75


Samuel Hosmer, 59 " 66 66 7 37


L. W. Piper, 61 «


66 7 62


A. L. Tuttle, 198 " 66 24 75


Moses Hayward, 135 " 66 16 86


Geo. C. Wright, 264 " 66 66 33 00


A. A. Tuttle, 108 « 66 13 50


J. W. Teel, 157 " 66 19 62


Charles Wheeler, 44 " 66 5 50


E. C. Parker, 32 hours' breaking roads, 4 00


Henry Brooks, 106 " 13 25


Chas. Tuttle, 201 ‹‹ 66 66 25 12


Thomas Taylor, 18 ‹‹ 66 66 2 25


W. H. Reed, 10 " 66 66 1 25


A. S. Fletcher, 66 66


80


J. W. Wheeler, 22 "


66 2 75


Francis Kinsley, sluice in road near


D. Wetherbee's, '56,


6 00


1 89


Francis Kinsley, interest on same,


66


building road in S.


Acton, 111 00


Henry Haynes, repairs on roads, 1859, '60, 3 50


Martin Pike, repairs on road near Robbins' mill, 14 75


D. Harris, repairs and railing bridge near do., 8 00


Amount carried forward, $375 03


37


Amount brought forward, $375 03


H. Brooks, repairs on road near J. Whitney's, 8 00


Carles Tuttle, repairs on road near town farm, 12 12


Daniel Fletcher, stone and work on


bridge near the powder mill, 73 82


Do., repairs on bridge near Dwight's factory, 2 00


G. W. Gates, lumber for powder mill bridge, 29 39


Cyrus Fletcher, lumber and work on do., 52 41


Geo. L. Prescott, lumber, do.,


21 21


66 66 1858, 1 89


A. A. Tuttle, repairs on road near E. C. Brown's, 7 62


E. Davis, railing bridge near L. Davis',


5 00


repairs on bridge near A. Chaffin's, 5 00


M. Hannon, grading S. Acton and Assabet road, 61 00


George Conant, gravel for same, 18 00


Town of Westford, running line and setting stone post between West- ford and Acton, 63


Do., between Carlisle and Acton, 2 40


Setting stone posts between Littleton and Acton, 1 28


A. S. Fletcher, stone posts for new r'd, 1 60


66 66 town line, 3 00


66 66 railing on Dwight bridge, 75


.


$682 15


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APPROPRIATION FOR SOLDIERS AND FAMILIES.


Paid W. E. Faulkner, for Acton Davis


Guards, $203 70


W. E. Faulkner, for families of do., 220 15


A. Fuller, reception of do., 334 15


Z. Taylor, for soldier's families,


1039 86


Horace Tuttle, for carrying 23 soldiers


to Lowell on the 16th April, '61,


11 50


- $1809 36


SUPPORT OF POOR.


Paid Daniel Tuttle, for support of poor,


'60, '61, $171 00


W. F. Conant, balance as per over-


seers' report, '61,


39 37


$210 37


TOWN OFFICERS.


Paid D. W. Tuttle, services as town clerk, $15 00


66 collecting and record'g 41 births, 8 20


66 recording 42 deaths, 6 20


66


19 marrriages, 1 90


issuing 4 dog licenses,


40


Zoheth Taylor, services as selectman, 20 00


running lines and es-


tablishing bounds between West- ford, Carlisle, Littleton, Boxboro', Concord, Acton, 7 00


Zoheth Taylor, receiving and paying out aid to soldiers' families, 10 00


Alden Fuller, services as selectman, 17 00


Jonas K. Putney, do., do., 15 00


66 running and estab-


Amount carried forward, $100 70


39


Amount brought forward, $100 70


lishing town lines between West-


ford, Carlisle, Littleton, 3 00


Dan'l Wetherbee, services as assessor, 4 days, 6 00


James Tuttle, do., do., 7 days, 10 50


W. D. Tuttle, do., do., 7 1-2 days,


11 25


copying taxes, 2 00


66 66 assessor's returns, 1 50


W. F. Conant, collector, 75 00


66 constable, 4 00


$213 95


MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.


Paid Eben. Conant, interest on note, $106 83


W. F. Conant, journey to pay interest, 1 00


George W. Sawyer, tolling bell for 17 deaths in '60, '61, 3 40


Geo. W. Sawyer, tolling bell for 10 deaths in '61, '62, 2 00


Eri Huggins, do., 9 do., '60, '61, 1 80


A. T. Edmonds, do., 6 do., '61, '62, 1 20


J. E. Harris, do., 16 do., '61, '62,


3 20


P. Tenny, for insuring town house, 38 50


W. D. Tuttle, running line between Acton and Boxboro', 2 00


Do., surveying and making sketch of burying ground, 5 00


Sawyer & Edmonds, 10 1-2 gallons fluid for town hall, 6 30


Do., opening town hall 13 times, 5 85


Do., teachers' institute, 6 00


Do., opening town hall 7 times, 1 17


Do., broom, 42


Amount carried forward,


$184 67


40


Amount brought forward, $184 67


Horace Tuttle, opening town hall,


teaming safe, ringing bell, etc., 6 00


C. Twitchell, repairs on hearse, 2 85


Daniel Tuttle, digging graves and at-


tending funerals for 27 persons, 43 74


Do., returning 28 deaths, 2 80


Edwin Sawyer, hearse runners, 30 00


66 66 fitting same to body, 1 00


$271 06


CONDITION OF THE TREASURY, FEB. 26, 1862.


RECEIPTS.


Balance in the treasury Feb. 26, 1861,


$1259 25


State Military Bounty, 1860, 367 00


State, for armory rent, 1860,


50 00


State tax, 1861,


303 00


County tax, 1861,


880 24


Town grant, 1861,


4200 00


Highway deficiencies,


10 57


Overlay on taxes,


164 57


State School Fund,


72 54


Use of town hall,


6 32


Dog tax,


4 00


Town of Boxboro',


2 50


Grass on town common,


1 50


$7321 49


EXPENDITURES.


Paid for support of schools, 1772 54


repairs on school houses, 43 61


school books and printing, 153 53


repairs on town buildings, etc., 166 88


Amount carried forward, $2136 56 -


41


Amount brought forward, $2136 56


abatement and discount on taxes, 267 04 roads and bridges, 682 15


appropriations for soldiers and aid of soldiers' families, 1809 36


support of poor, '60, '61,


210 37


town officers, 213 95


miscellaneous expenses,


271 06


State Tax,


303 00


County Tax,


880 24


$6773 73


Balance in the treasury Feb. 26, 1862, $547 76


FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN, FER. 26, 1862. Dr.


To balance, as per report, Feb. 26, '62, $547 76


Amount due from the State for aid fur-


nished families of soldiers, under Act Chap. 222 of 1861, and payable about July, '62, 1194 21


Am't due from State for armory rent, '61, 50 00 - $1791 97


Cr.


Amount due Eben Conant, on note, $1000 00


Interest on the note, 40 00


$1040 00


Balance in favor of the town, Feb. 26, 1862,


$751 97


Without including the balance due as per overseer's report


for 1862.


ZOHETH TAYLOR, Selectmen ALDEN FULLER, of JONAS K. PUTNEY, Acton,


ANNUAL


,


REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN


OF THE


TOWN OF ACTON,


FROM FEB. 26, 1862, TO FEB. 26, 1863 : AND THE


REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


ALSO, THE


REPORT OF TOWN CLERK,


AND THE


REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE,


FOR THE YEAR 1862-3.


CONCORD :


PRINTED


BY BENJAMIN TOLMAN.


1863.


1


SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


RECEIPTS.


Amount received, $21,264 34


EXPENDITURES.


· SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.


Paid.


George C. Wright, for West School,


$336 93


Emerson F. Fuller, for South School, 336 93


Jonas Blodgett, for Centre School, 336 93


Daniel F. Tarbell, for South East School,


200 33


James Keyes, for North School,


200 33


James E. Billings, for East School,


200 33


Town of Littleton, for tuition,


5 50


-


$1,617 28


REPAIRS ON SCHOOL HOUSES.


Paid.


For repairs on the North School House, $8 83


Centre School House, 30 91


West School House, 22 25


South School House, 30 40


South East School House, - 7 21


$99 60


4


SCHOOL BOOKS, PRINTING, &c.


Paid.


For Printing Reports of Selectmen, Town Clerk, and School Committee, $42 00


For Printing Reports of Selectmen and Over- seers of Poor, 11 50


For Printing Town Warrants, 10 50


6.6 66 Notices of war meetings, &c., 8 50


66 Voting List, 5 00


William D. Tuttle, for Tax Book,


2 17


James Tuttle & Co., for Order Book,


3 50


Dr. Harris Cowdrey, for examining teachers, superintending schools, and writing report for 1861-2, 60 00


Express, postage, &c.,


6 23


$149 40


ABATEMENT AND DISCOUNT ON TAXES.


Paid.


W. F. Conant, abatement on Taxes, $44 55


J. E. Cutter, discount on Taxes, 296 57


$341 12


ROADS AND BRIDGES.


Paid.


Daniel Fletcher, for repairs on Powder Mill


Bridge,


$53 00


Nathan L. Pratt, for stone and teaming for Powder Mill Bridge,


12 87


Elisha H. Cutler, for repairing sluice, land damage for new road,


75 00


Simon Hosmer, 66


105 00


Barker & Noyes, 66 66 10 00


2 62


James W. Wheeler, do., 8 hours,


1 00


Joseph Estabrook, do., 54 hours,


6 75


Martin Pike, do., 38 hours, 4 75


Luther Conant, Jr., do., 73 hours, 9 12


Albert A. Tuttle, do., 28 1-2 hours, 3 56


A. L. Tuttle, do., 111 hours, 13 87


4 75


James E. Billings, do., 16 hours,


2 00


Winthrop F. Conant, for building 95 rods wall, at $1,20 per rod, 114 00


Do., for stone for railing,


3 50


$423 79


Henry Brooks, do., 38 hours,


2 00


Elisha H. Cutler, for breaking roads 21 hours,


5


APPROPRIATION FOR SOLDIERS AND FAMILIES.


Paid.


For State aid to families, $2,576 25


Bounties to 23 three years' volunteers, 2,875 00


Bounties to 38 nine months' volunteers, 3,800 00




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