Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1853-82, Part 2

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witness in willow case, 1 32


2 00


John Tenney, settling state tax, county tax, 75


collecting taxes for 1853, 40 37


for ventilator and repairs on the North School House, 35 19


Dr. J. M. Miles, for attendance on paupers on Town Farm, 25 20


6


Paid Alden Fuller, for putting in bridge and re- pairing road near L. Houghton's, 10 50


Abel Jones, 3-4 the expense of A. W. Jones, from Jan. 1, 1854, to Jan. 1, 1855, 121 64


Samuel Farwell, interest money, 45 00


Abraham Conant, taking invoice and making taxes for 1854, 7 00


do., for copying taxes, 2 50


do., for entertainment of Assessors, 5 00


Daniel Wetherbee, taking invoice and making taxes, 7 00


do., services as town clerk, 15 00


do., tax books for 1853, 2 54


John Whitney, repairing roads, 75


do., 21 hours breaking out roads, 2 63


Francis Dwight, for lumber and work on South School House, 79 85


James Tuttle, for repairs on So. School House, 7 38


Luther Conant, for taking invoice and making taxes, 7 00


for painting and lettering guide-boards,


1 00


for two guide-posts, lettering and setting same, repairing road,


8 00


24


for recording deed,


45


express, 1 72


for stationery for selectmen and postage, . 2 00


Daniel Fletcher, for railing road near Joseph Wilde's, 6 50


Daniel Wetherbee, for store goods, plaster and grain on Town Farm, 50 73


James Tuttle & Co., for store goods and iron castings on Town Farm, 71 01


H. Tuttle, for 8 1-4 ft. wood for Mrs Peck, 5 00


W. D. Tuttle, for leveling road near L. Co- nant's and plan of the same, 3 00


do., for boards for grade stakes and setting the same, 1 22


do., for books for Mrs Peck's children, 31


postage on letters, 18


W. D. Tuttle, services for one year, 22 83


J. E. Billings, services for one year, 18 00


,


7


Paid Ivory Keyes, services for one year, 25 50


State tax, County tax,


$3974 96


300 00


732 53


$5007 49


RECEIPTS.


Town tax,


$3734 03


State tax,


300 00


County tax,


732 53


Armory rent for 1853,


39 18


State School fund for 1854,


84 72


From State for soldiers,


385 50


Armory rent for 1854,


60 00.


From the town of Berlin, for expense of W. Bride, 8 29


Due from city of Boston, for support of Mary Ann Walcott, 27 00


For State Paupers for 1853, 8 82


For use of Town Hall up to April 3, 1854, 11 00


From J. Despeau, for liquor sold, 74 31


Balance in Treasurer's hands, Feb. 26, 1854,


1019 54


Expenditures from Feb. 26, 1854, to Feb. 26, 1855,


$5007 49


Balance in Treasurer's hands Feb. 26, 1855, $1477 43


The debt against the town Feb. 26, 1855, $1750 00


IVORY KEYES, Selectmen


JAMES E. BILLINGS, of


WM. D. TUTTLE, Acton.


$6484 92


Report of the Overseers of the Poor


OF THE TOWN OF ACTON,


FOR ONE YEAR ENDING FEB. 26, 1855.


EXPENDITURES ON TOWN FARM.


Goods bought by J. E. Lyon, in March, 1854,


$6 52


Blacksmith bill, 28.71; pork, 45.92, 74 63


Hay and grass, 76 28


Dr J. M. Miles' bill, 25 20


Money drawn from the Treasury,


10 00


1 sleigh and wheel, 20.75 ; coffee, 6.15,


26 90


Plaster, 2.92 ; rice, 1.36,


4 28


Salt, 2.96 ; shells, 37c; grass-seed, 3.68,


7 01


Spices, 1.26 ; soap, 2.41 ; vinegar, 3.15,


16 82


Fluid and oil, 4.11; sugar, 6.72, 10 83


Cloth and clothing, 42.35 ; flour, 23.72, 66 07


Tea, 5.70 ; molasses, 15.34; tobacco, 10.20, 31 24


Cheese, 7.85; butter, 29.11; meal, 36.05, 73 01


Fish, 12.14 ; oil meal, 18.40; rye meal, 16.42, 46 96 Flour barrels, 18.45 ; oats, 5.60, 24 05


Peas and garden seeds, 65c ; nails and glass, 1.06, 1 71


Stove castings, 85c ; plough do. 3.13, 3 98


Wheelwright's bill, 3.83 ; wicking, 62c,


4 45


10


Beef, 16.49 ; Tallow, 2.25, 18 74


Baker's bread, 4.25 ; potatoes, 6.25,


10 50


Earthen ware, 1.10 ; tin do. 2.76 ; iron do. 50c, 4 36


Shoe bill, 8.10 ; saleratus and creamtartar, 2.37, 10 47


Tools, 1.80 ; wooden ware, 4.69 ; ham, 6.54, 13 03


Starch, 12c ; camphor, 8c; rosin, 2c,


22


Matches, 25c ; beans, 1.00; rasins, 40c,


1 65


Candles, 64c ; bottle cherry balsam, 83c,


1 47


Four cows, 137.50 ; repairing pump, 1.75,


139 25


Repairing barn, 75; 1 harness, 22.50,


23 25


One buffalo robe, 5.87 ; 1 string bells, 1.00,


6 87


Newspaper one year, 2 00


15 75


Funeral expenses of H. Wood,


8 00


Scythes and rakes, 2.20 ; chisel, 50c,


2 70


Powder and fuse, 45c; bedcord, 45c ; hops, 75c,


1 65


Labor in the house,


9 25


Cash paid for Francis Piper,


1 00


Articles on hand Feb. 26, 1854,


949 14


Use of farm,


239 40


Superintendent of town farm,


200 00


$2158 64


RECEIPTS.


Calves sold, 15.67 ; 3 cows sold, 67.50,


83 17


One cow, 17.00 ; apples, 114,83,


131 83


Peaches, 46.31 ; work, 23.50,


69 81


Skewers, 55.75 ; poultry, 13.00,


68 75


Eggs, 14.27; 1 beef hide, 3.45,


17 72


One bbl. potatoes, 3.00 ; oats, 24.00,


27 00


Milk up to Feb. 26, 1855,


274 47


Lard,


5 00


Due from the city of Boston for the support of Mary Ann Walcott,


27 00


$704 75


Potash, 8.50 ; 2 shoats, 7.25,


11


ARTICLES ON HAND.


1 pr. oxen, 135.00 ; 8 cows, 280.00, 415 00


1 horse, 125.00 ; 9 tons hay, 130.50, 255 50


2 shoats, 16.80 ; 24 fowls, 7 92, 24 72


80 bush. corn, 92.00; 6 do. oats, 3.60, 95 60


2 1-2 do. beans, 5.62 ; 90,000 skewers, 45.00, 50 62


1 bbl. applesauce, 4.50; 75 bush. potatoes, 63.75, 68 25


36 lbs. candles, 5.00 ; 8 1-2 bbls. apples, 15.00, 20 00


100 lbs. pork, 11.00; 225 lbs. beef, 15.75, 26 75


2 1-2 bbls. soap, 10.00; 30 lbs. lard, 3.60,


13 60


20 lbs. butter, 5.00 ; 5 bars soap, 70c,


5 70


92 lbs. ham, 10 00


$985 74


Receipts,


704 75


Receipts and articles on hand,


$1690 49


Expenditures,


$2158 64


Receipts and articles on hand,


$1690 49


Expense of supporting the poor in Almshouse one year,


$468 15


Total amount drawn from Treasury, for support of poor out of Almshouse, $228 60


Received for state paupers, 1853, 8.82


Received from the town of Berlin for expense of Wilson Bride, 8.29


$17 11


Cost of support of poor out of Almshouse, $211 49


Whole number of persons in the Almshouse, Average number, 9


12


Present number,


8


IVORY KEYES,


Overseers JAMES E. BILLINGS, of the Poor.


WM. D. TUTTLE.


.


,


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


OF THE


TOWN OF ACTON,


From Feb. 26th, 1855, to Feb. 26th, 1856.


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


OF THE


TOWN OF ACTON,


From Feb. 26th, 1855, to Feb. 26th, 1856.


CONCORD: BENJAMIN TOLMAN, PRINTER. 1856.


SELECTMENS' REPORT.


EXPENDITURES.


Paid Adelbert Mead, for the West School, $301 00


Nathan H. Wheeler, " South " 301 00


Daniel Jones,


" Centre " 301 00


Cyrus Fletcher,


" South East School, 212 00


Amos Handley,


" North 66 226 84


William Wheeler,


" East


226 84


John Chaffin, school money,


4 80


School Committee, W. H. Watson,


20 00


John M. Miles, 17 00


66


66 William D. Tuttle,


17 00


for printing School Report, 20 00


Francis Jones, for labor, and painting the West and South East School Houses, 18 25


for oil, lead, Japan, putty and glass for same, 35 45


R. P. Boss, for repairs on East School House, 1 95


James E. Harris, « North 13 00


Adelbert Mead, for white-washing West School House, 4 50


Adelbert Mead, for repairs on West S. House, 4 77


Francis Dwight, for repairs on South 3 35


N. H. Wheeler, 4 43


Wm. Wheeler, East 8 00


Daniel Jones, Centre 66


7 99


Wm. Wheeler, for settees and chair for the East School House, 9 87


4


Paid Samuel Hosmer, for taking invoice and mak- ing taxes,


19 50


for copying taxes, 3 00


for tax books, warrants and paper, 6 20


for entertainment of Assessors,


6 00


Francis Dwight, for making taxes,


19 50


Daniel Tuttle,


19 50


Peter Tenny, for digging graves and attend-


ing funerals with the hearse, for 31 per- sons, in 1853, 31 00


for 38 persons for same, in 1854,


38 50


for returning births and deaths to the Town Clerk, in 1854, 10 00


for returning do. do. in 1855,


8 90


for mowing brush in the West and Centre Burying Grounds, . 7 00


Luther Conant and Nathan Brooks, for ex-


penses in the Willow case,


361 96


Cyrus Fletcher, for repairs on the Powder Mill Bridges, 29 14


Samuel Farwell, interest money,


66 25


Charles Tuttle, for the use of Town Hall,


60 00


Tristram Edmonds, balance due for one year's work, 113 98


Nathan Brooks, for building road,


279 00


Francis Tuttle, for lumber for the Powder Mill Bridges, 4 00


for services as Building Committee, on the road from South Acton to Stow, and for Committee to meet Commissioners,


10 87


Ebenezer Davis, for fencing road near his fac- tory, 48 75


W. E. Faulkner, for plank for the Powder Mill Bridges, in 1853, 16 30


Luther Billings, for building wall on the road near Solomon Smith's, 68 25


Luther Conant, for building wall and road near his house, 326 20


Aaron C. Handley, for rebuilding bridges near Parker's crossing, 99 00


Daniel L. Veasey, for balance due for build- ing a bridge and wing wall, 22 00


,


Paid John Grimes, in full for building road in South Acton, 56 20


for work on bridge and road near Charles Tuttle's, 20 75


Francis Tuttle, for building road in South Acton, 98 35


Samuel Jones, for repairing the road near Levi Houghton's, 79 25


Francis Kinsley, for building sluice on the gravel pit road, 9 00


Ralph Lawrence, for building sluice on the gravel pit road, 15 50


for plank for the Powder Mill Bridges,


48 93


Francis Tuttle, Jr., for timber for the Pow- der Mill Bridges, 25 00


Abraham Conant, for services as road com- mittee, 3 00


Ivory Keyes, for four stone guide-posts, and setting and lettering the same,


20 00


Henry Haynes, for repairs on the road in 1854 and '55, and breaking out road 38 hours, 7 27


Henry Holden, for 51 hours' work break- ing out roads, in 1854 and '55, 6 37


Alden Fuller, for 189 hours' work, break- ing out roads in 1855 and '56,


23 62


John Fletcher, 2d, for breaking out roads,


26 04


Charles Wheeler, 66


23 50


Joseph Noyes, 82 hours'


10 25


Isaac Barker, 230 1-2 "


28 81


A. Austin Tuttle, 247 " 66


30 87


Edward Tuttle, 174 66


21 75


Abel Farrar, 92 66 66


11 50


Chas. Tuttle, 240 3-4 " 66


30 09


W. H. Chapman, 150 " 66


18 75


Silas Conant, 140 66


66


17 50


Wm. Wheeler, 210


26 25


for repairing sluice, 6 30


Adelbert Mead, for making taxes in 1852, 10 00


Dr. Josiah Bartlett, for medical attendance in Peter Robbins' family, 20 00


Abel Jones, 3-4 the expense of A. W. Jones,


5


6


from Jan. 1, 1855 to Dec. 1, '55, 114 33


Paid at the House of Correction, for the board of Thomas F. and Mary A. Law, 41 14


at Boston, for the support of Elizabeth Oliver, 30 50


town of Concord, for two coffins and burial expenses for two of Peter Robbins' family, Widow Daniel Barker, 10 00


11 00


Geo. M. Brooks, for advice, 3 00


12 00


for printing town reports, 66 notices,


2 50


James E. Billings, interest money,


2 46


Francis Dwight, for 27 lights, sash,


1 62


Charles Tuttle, for hay for Town Farm,


17 70


Daniel Wetherbee, for tax books in 1854,


4 50


for store goods, meal and plaster for Town Farm, 105 69


for store goods for Peter Robbins' family,


12 21


R. P. Boss, for damage of pulling up fruit trees on the new road near S. Smith's, the soldiers,


1 00


476 50


Luther R. Forbush, for settling state and county taxes in 1854, 2 00


L. R. Forbush, for repairs on the Centre School House in 1854, 2 56


for services as constable in 1854, 6 00


Thomas Kinsley, for stone guide-post and tools, 3 00


James Tuttle, for store goods for Town Farm, 92 52


G. W. Sawyer, for opening the Town Hall for soldiers, 3 times, at 25c,


75


for opening same for town meetings, 5 times, at 45c, 2 25


for splitting and getting in wood,


1 12


for oil and fluid,


10 81


for opening Hall for Dancing School,


10 00


for one can,


33


for setting glass,


92


for cleaning funnel,


1 00


cash for lights,


32


for fixing lamps,


17


for tolling bell for 35 deaths, at 20c,


7 00


7


Paid James E. Billings, for services, Elbridge G. Parker, Samuel Jones,


23 75


20 25


18 00


$5177 59


State tax,


450 00


County tax,


586 00


$6213 59


RECEIPTS.


Town tax,


$4010 05


State tax,


450 00


County tax,


586 00


Delinquents in highway,


104 75


Soldier's money,


476 50


State School Fund,


73 48


For the use of the Town Hall,


37 00


For the support of Mary Ann Walcott,


27 00


For grass,


50


Balance in Treasurer's hands, Feb. 26, 1855,


2091 20


$7856 48


Expenditures from Feb. 26, '55, to Feb. 26, '56, 6213 59


Balance in Treasurer's hands Feb. 26, 1856, $1642 89


Debt against the Town, Feb. 26, 1856, $1750 00


JAMES E. BILLINGS Selectmen ELBRIDGE G. PARKER, of


SAMUEL JONES,


Acton.


REPORT


OF THE


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR


OF THE


TOWN OF ACTON,


For one Year, ending February 26th, 1856.


- -


EXPENDITURES ON TOWN FARM.


Paid for one horse,


$125 00


two cows,


85 00


blacksmith's bill,


19 58


doctor's bill,


16 25


for beef, 52.75 ; oil meal, 44.26,


97 01


flour, 42.86 ; rye meal, 24.20,


67 06


wheelwright's bill,


6 75


for boots and shoes,


12 83


for hay and grass,


30 64


for pork and ham,


73 28


butter, 34.77 ; cheese, 8.30,


43 07


cream tartar and starch,


3 52


10


Paid for tea, 9.54; coffee, 9.36,


18 90


sugar, 5.73 ; soap, 2.65,


8 38


oil and fluid, 5 55


sash and lumber,


3 62


salt, 2.79 ; spices, 1.67,


4 46


plaster, 2.45 ; potatoes, 4.25,


6 70


tallow, 3.14 ; bread, 5.00,


8 14


labor on farm,


7 50


horse hire,


2 00


earthen and tin ware,


5 34


barrels, 3.39 ; nails, 1.23,


4 62


book and chairs,


2 33


beans and peas,


8 17


ropes and twine,


1 83


matches, 1.00 ; medicine, 83c,


1 83


hops, 1.25 ; brooms, 1.53,


2 78


tools,


6 41


meal, 30.53 ; fish, 28.68,


59 21


molasses, 21.01 ; rice and seeds, 59c,


21 60


vinegar, 4.58 ; cloth and clothing, 33.48,


38 06


$797 22


Articles on hand Feb. 26, 1855,


$985 74


Use of farm, 239 40


Superintendent,


250 00


$1475 14


$2272 36


RECEIPTS.


For one horse,


$160 00


oxen,


145 00


two cows,


31 25


calves,


18 87


apples,


10 00


poultry and eggs,


19 24


skewers,


50 00


labor on the highway,


44 25


breaking out roads in 1856,


5 00


11


For hoop poles, beef hide, milk,


4 90


4 16


295 19


$787 86


Articles on hand.


10 tons hay,


$195 00


7 cows,


231 00


12 bushels beans,


36 00


1 horse,


125 00


20 fowls,


10 00


7 barrels apples,


10 50


130 lbs. hams,


16 90


130 bushels potatoes,


65 00


475 lbs. beef and tallow,


33 25


120 lbs. pork and lard,


15 00


60 bushels corn,


63 00


150 M. skewers,


50 00


Flour and butter,


8 50.


Fish,


4 00


$863 15


Receipts,


787 86


Receipts and articles on hand,


$1651 01


Expenditures,


$2272 36


Expense of supporting the poor in the Almshouse one year,


$621 35


Amount drawn from the Treasurer for support of poor out of Almshouse, $239 18


Whole number of persons in the Almshouse, 22


Average 66 60 66


14


Present 66 66


16


Average weekly cost, 85c.


JAMES E. BILLINGS, Overseers ELBRIDGE G. PARKER, of


SAMUEL JONES,


the Poor.


.


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


OF THE


TOWN OF ACTON,


FROM FEBRUARY 26, 1857, TO FEB. 26, 1858:


BENJAMIN TOLMAN, PRINTER, CONCORD. 1858.


SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


EXPENDITURES.


Paid Francis Dwight, for making and taking in- voice, 14 days, for 1856, $21 75


for support of Elizabeth Oliver, 11 75


for Sarah Spaulding, 7 50


burial expenses of a child of C. M. Robbins, 3 00


Caroline M. Robbins, and mother, 10 75


printing town reports, 13 00


T. G. F. Jones, repairs on centre school house, 5 35 Moses Taylor, armory rent to 1st Jan. 1857, 40 00 Charles Tuttle, for town hall one year, to March 1857, 60 00


John Heald, abatement of tax, 92


Levi W. Stevens, for repairs on west school house, 15 42


George W. Sawyer, tolling bell for 11 deaths, 2 20


Hannah Litchfield, interest money, 105 00


George H. S. Brown, for services carrying on the town farm, from April 1st, 1856, to April 1st, 1857, 138 00


Samuel F. Hosmer, for taking care of town hall, and opening twenty-nine times,


14 50


washing hall, 1 14


broom, box and lamp,


55


wood and cutting, 4 75


camphene and fluid, 13 81


Luther Conant, taking invoice and making taxes, fourteen days, for 1856, 21 00


Henderson Rowell, two stoves for school house, 20 25 Daniel M. Handley, for breaking roads, 1 50


Luther Conant, Jr., for services as school


committee, for 1856-7, 5 00


4


Paid for breaking roads, 8 25


William Reed, 3d, for laying wall near James Keyes' house, 15 75


Winthrop F. Conant, for repairing road in South Acton, 9 37


William D. Tuttle, services as town clerk, 15 00


for grading and making plan of road,


2 50


for stationery, 80


express charges, 1 18


collecting births and recording same,


8 80


Jas. E. Keyes, school money for No. District, 213 01


John Fletcher, 2d, 66 S. East 213 01


Elbridge Robbins,


East 213 00


Francis Dwight,


South 313 01


Moses Taylor,


Centre 313 01


Simon Hosmer,


West 66


313 01


Samuel Hosmer, taking invoice and making taxes, twenty days, 30 00


copying taxes,


3 00


entertainment of assessorss,


5 00


books and stationery,


5 00


meeting county commissioners, and measur- ing roads, 2 50


Moses Taylor, armory rent, from Jan. 1st,


to July 1st, 1857, 20 00


Luther R. Forbush, for collecting taxes in full, for the year 1856, 36 40


abatement of William Wild's tax, for 1856, 1 14


notifying town meetings, 6 20


Adalbert Mead, services as school committee, for 1856-7, 10 00


for shingles for the town farm, 34 25


Elbridge Robbins, for 8 cows, for town farm, 464 00 Daniel Harris, for stone post for burying yard, 23 00 railing road near Robbins' saw mill, 2 00


one day assisting the family of Lewis Chaffin · at his death, 1 00


Luther Conant, Jr., for printing school report, 25 00 John Whiting, repairing sluice near John Dakins, 3 67


Luther Conant, Jr., for rebuilding bridge


near E. Davis' factory, 130 00


5


Paid Samuel Jones, for laying wall near the house of Henry Haynes, 80 00


William Hosmer, for repairing road near Dwight's factory, 7 50


Samuel Jones, building sluice near Gray's store, 13 70


Winthrop F. Conant, for building bridge near the house of John Hapgood and re- pairing road, 105 00


Geo H Harris, for repairing hearse,


5 00


Luther R. Forbush, for paying state and county tax, 1856, 2 00


notifying town officers to take oath of office for 1857, 3 60


interest on state tax, for 1856, 18 00


Freeman Puffer, repairing road in So. Acton, 6 00


James Tuttle, for store goods for town farm, 198 62 George H. Frost, 72 02


for goods for Lewis Chaffin's family,


56 10


estate of Henry Holden, one day hiring man on town farm, 1 00


use of room,


25


keeping foreigner,


37


viewing roads and bridges,


2 00


going to town farm,


50


journey to Concord,


50


printing amendments to constitution,


1 50


journey to Lowell,


2 00


William H. Gray, for store goods, for A. Gladhill's family, 5 17


F. Tuttle, for wood for same family, 5 34


Samuel Jones, services as selectman,


11 25


overseeing poor,


4 00


making report,


3 00


Henry Chapman, for keeping foreigners,


2 75


Frederick Rouillard, services as selectman,


11 00


overseeing poor,


4 00


making report, 3 00


Francis Dwight, for making taxes, six one half days, for 1857, 9 75


repairing south school house, 3 50


coffin and robe for Lewis Chaffin, 7 50


6


Paid Daniel Wetherbee, for services as selectman, overseeing poor, · 4 00 making report, 5 00


8 00


printing list of voters, 4 00


for flour and grain, for Lewis Chaffin's family, 15 58 for oil meal, and grain for town farm, 242 21 6 00


at Lowell, for support of Sarah Jane Oliver,


William Reed 2d, wood for Mrs. H. Tuttle, 5 31


Elbridge Robbins, for stove for east district,


10 50


repairing school house, 5 50


Isaac Barker, breaking roads,


13 25


Townsend Bank,


600 00


Reuben Wheeler, sawing wood for Lewis Chaffin, 4 50


James Tuttle, for goods delivered Franklin Wheeler, 13 16


Bradley Stone, for taking invoice and ma- king taxes, thirteen days,


19 50


taking census, 1 50


Alden Fuller, repairing road near Levi Houghton's, 23 50


Benjamin Butler, for services rendered for Sarah Tarbell, 20 00


11 49


Sarah L. Bowker, for land,


23 28


Ebenezer Davis, for wood for Lewis Chaffin,


14 75


Henry Roberson, meat for Lewis Chaffin, 7 55


L. R. Forbush for money paid soldiers,


385 50


Expenditures,


5048 73


State Tax,


900 00


County Tax,


732 52


Total,


$6681 25


Overdrawn last year,


260 97


RECEIPTS.


$4639 48


Town tax, Delinquent in highways 1856,


26 42


State tax,


900 00


Israel G. Cox, for land damages,


7


County tax, Soldier money, Armory rent, School fund,


732 52


385 50


40 00


78 05


Use of town hall,


36 75


Money borrowed Townsend Bank, James E. Billings, Frederick Rouillard,


590 67


500 00


200 00


$8129 39


Expenditures from Feb. 26, 1857, to Feb. 26, 1858,


$6942 22


Balance in Treasurer's hands Feb. 26, 1858, $1187 17


The town owes notes of $2450.


DANIEL WETHERBEE, Selectmen FRED'K ROUILLARD, of


SAMUEL JONES, Acton.


Acton, Feb. 26, 1858.


REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR,


OF THE


TOWN OF ACTON,


FOR ONE YEAR ENDING FEB. 26, 1858.


EXPENDITURES ON TOWN FARM.


Paid for one cow, 43.00 ; repairing cart, 2.75, 45 75


shoates, 68.47 ; use of wagon, .67, 69 14


bread, 6.66 ; use of bull, 4.00, 10 66


painting, 1.50 ; blacksmithing, 19.88, 21 38


fresh meat, 15.69 ; repairing clock, .25, 15 94


tin ware, .97 ; expenses to Boston, 1.92, 2 89


cash pauper, 1.00 ; pasturing cow, 6.00, 7 00 potatoes, 4.00 ; pasturing oxen, 16.00, 20 00


butchering, 2.00 ; shingling barn, 12.25, 14 25


labor digging well, 5.75 ; ox bow, .12, 5 87


labor laying wall, 8.25 ; medicine, .50, 8 75


pump and pipe, 44.46 ; filing saw, .12, 44 58


stove, 18.00 ; turkeys, 4.50, 22 50


chickens, 4 00 50


expenses to Cambridge,


turnips, .62 ; wood for skewers, 7.97, 8 59


repairing axes, 1.22 ; paper, 2.00, 3 22


sawing, 2.31; wagon, 50.50,


52 81


lumber, .45 ; labor haying, 2.50,


2 95


hinges, .45 ; labor digging stones, 1.83,


2 28


20 50


labor on farm, planting, mowing, &c., expense to Brighton, 1 92


repairing harness, 1 70


oats standing, 25 00


9


Paid for seed corn, .37 ; trough, 2.00, 2 37 cart boxes, 25


Agnes Wilson labor in house, cart,


40 00


interest on James Tuttle's bill,


6 19


mop handle, .17 ; lime, .23 ;


40


grass seed, 5.45 ; oil, .38 ; fluid, 4.50, shovel,


1 00


cultivator and plow point,


6 62


bog hoe, 1.00 ; cythes, 4.74,


5 74


repairing shoes, 3.23 ; bug poison, .12,


3 35


2 oxen and yoke, 158.00 ; spice, 1.38,


159 38


butter, 40.00; ginger, 1.10,


41 10


cheese, 29.24 ; vinegar, 7.66,


36 90


molasses, 29.59 ; whetstones, .37,


29 96


sugar, 18.83 ; nails, 5.53,


24 36


fish, 21.89 ; thread .23,


22 12


guano, 10.95 ; tools, .89,


11 84


cloth and clothing, 23.34; oil, 1.44, 24 78


21 34


salt beef, 16.00 ; pepper, 31,


16 31


tea, 15.32 ; rice, 55,


15 87


lead, 6.24 ; rye, 2.00, 8 24


cream tartar, 1.80 ; stocking and yarn, 3.33, 5 13


coffee, 8.10 ; apple pearer, .92, 9 02


paper, 2.86 ; wooden ware and pails, 2.66, 5 52


glass, ,69 ; mittins, 1.12, 1 81


boots and shoes, 11.29 ; salt, 3.83, 15 12


saleratus, 1.24; bags, .50, 1 74


clothes line bed cords, 1.55 ; razor, .45, 2 00


interest on G. W. Frost's bill, 2 07


interest on Wetherbee's bill,


5 12


barrels, 13.74 ; flour, 57.50, 71 24


bees wax, .42 ; rye meal, 35.88,


36 30


wick yarn, .32 ; oil meal, 91.68, 92 00


tobacco, 4.50 ; 8 cows, 464.00,


468 50


scraps, 1.24 ; cattle cards, .16,


1 40


sage, .12 ; lard fat, .72,


84


dried apple, 1.28 ; starch, .36,


1 64


wood saw, .62 ; rakes, .43,


1 05


soap, 11.77 ; brooms, 3.04,


14 81


whip lashes, .25 ; salt pork, 34.04,


34 29


grass, 20.50 ; raisins, 84,


23 00


10 33


10


Paid for ham, 8.96 ; basket, .38, 9 34


powder, 21 ; China eggs, .30, 51


rosin, .12 ; suspenders, .18, 30


liquor, .93 ; plaster, 3.50 ; shorts, 1.45, 5 88 meal, 79 12


Interest on stock and tools on farm, Superintendent,


239 40


325 00


$2346 88


Articles on hand Feb. 26, 1858,


1166 18


3513 06


Articles on Hand.


2 oxen, 140.00 ; 15 cows, 675.00, $815 00


1 horse, 125.00; 20 baskets corn, 8.00, 133 00


25 baskets oats,


17 50


8 1-2 bushel beans, 17.00 ; seeds, 5.00,


22 00


7 tons hay, 84.00 ; husks and stalks, 5.00,


89 00


4 hogs, 68.00 ; salt, 1.00,


69 00


1-2 barrel flour, 3 37


200 lbs fresh meat, 20 00


2 1-2 barrels apples,


6 00


250 lbs ham, 27.50 ; 275 lbs beef, 22.00


49 50


450 lbs. of pork, 49.50 ; pickles, 3.00,


52 50


25 fish, 1.00 ; soap, 2.00,


3 00


30 bushels potatoes, 15.00 ; vinegar, 1.00,


16 00


115 lbs lard, 13.80 ; butter, 2.00, 15 80


5 54


3 lbs. tobacco, 60; 45 doz candles, 6.30, 6 90 fowls, 12 50


320 1-2 thousand skewers, 102 45


50 50


one cart, 23.00 ; stove, 18.00,


41 00


pump and pipe,


44 46


cultivator, 4.00; yoke, 4.00,


8 00


$1583 02


12 lbs tea, 4.04 ; 12 lbs coffee, 1.50,


horse wagon bought this season,


$1782 48


11


RECEIPTS.


calves, 76,71 ; oats, 22.38,


99 09


: cow, 42.00 ; milk, 515.80,


557 80


skewers, 56.47 ; hay, 2.00,


58 47


potatoes, .20 ; lard, 1.54,


1 74


apples, 48.10 ; iron, 1.98,


50 08


hide, 3.28 .; oxen, 160.35,


163 63


turkeys, 8.20; chickens, 1.75, Cash on hand,


9 95


156 07


$1096 83


$1583 02


Receipts and articles on hand,


$2679 85


Expenditures,


3513 06


Receipts and articles on hand,


2679 85


Total amount of supporting poor one year,


$833 21.


Paid for shingles for farm,


34 25


Bills Paid to Persons not on Farm.


Lewis Chaffin's family,


$99 48


Mrs. H. Tuttle for wood,


5 31


Sarah Spaulding,


7 50


Elizabeth Oliver,


11 75


C. M. Robbins and mother,


13 75


Anson Gladhill's family,


10 51


Sarah Jane Oliver,


6 00


Average number of paupers 10; weekly cost, 1.60.


Amount drawn from treasury for support of the poor on the farm for one year, $541 85


12


The farm is now in good condition, and there is from 75 to 100 dollars worth of manure on hand more than in any former year, but there had ought to be laid out in repair- ing the house from one to two hundred dollars, the present season.


DANIEL WETHERBEE, Overseers FRED'K ROUILLARD, of SAMUEL JONES. the Poor.


Acton, Feb. 26, 1858.


0


:


REPORT


OF THE


SCHOOL COMMITTEE,


OF THE


TOWN OF ACTON,


MASSACHUSETTS,


1853.


CONCORD: S. B. WILDE, PRINTER, MIDDLESEX FREEMAN OFFICE, 1853.


REPORT.


IN presenting the Annual Report, agreeably with the laws of our Commonwealth, your Committee would call the attention of the town to the rather singular, and very unfortunate circumstance of an entire change of your School Committee.




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