Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1879-1894, Part 20

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To either constable of the Town of Acton in said County,


GREETING :


You are hereby required, in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to notify the legal voters of said town of Acton, to meet at the town hall on Monday, the first day of April, A.D. 1889, at one o'clock p. m., by posting copies of this warrant, by you attested, at the post office in the centre of the town, at the stores of Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee and C. B. Stone, at the Magog house and in all of the railroad stations in said town seven days at least before the time appointed for holding said meeting, then and there to act upon the following articles as they may think proper, viz :


ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meet- ing.


ART. 2. To fill all vacancies in the list of town officers.


ART. 3. To see what amount of money the town will raise for the support of schools the present year, and how it shall be expended.


ART. 4. To see what amount of money the town will raise to repair the roads the present year, and how it shall be expended. $ 2300


ART. 5. To see what amount of money the town will raise to defray town charges for the present year 1CCC


ART. 6. To see if the town will instruct the School Com- mittee to appoint a Superintendent of Schools.


ART. 7. To see if the town will choose a Superintendent of Burials. Chenap & Pred


ART. 8. To consider and act upon the acceptance of the Jury List as revised by the Selectmen.


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ART. 9. To see if the town will accept the reports of the Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, School Committee and other Town Officers.


ART. 10. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money for the town if necessary, in anticipation of the taxes for the current year.


ART. 11. To vote by ballot Yes or No, in answer to the question. "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town the present year." 88 No CS yp)


ART. 12. To see if the town will appropriate $150.00 for the due observance of Memorial Day.


ART. 13. To see if the town will change the grade of the road leading from the turnpike in West Acton by the house of Wm. H. Teele, so as to take the surface water, or take any ac- . tion theron.


ART. 14. To see if the town will purchase a new road ma- chine or take any action thereon. Iscled tothe


Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant to us with your doings thereon at or before the time appointed for said meeting.


Given under our hands this the twentieth day of March in the year eighteenth hundred and eighty-nine.


JOB W. DUPEE, THOMAS F. NOYES,


Selectmen


HOWARD B. WHITE, - of


Acton.


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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1889.


Town Clerk. WILLIAM D. TUTTLE. Selectmen.


JOB W. DUPEE,


HOWARD B. WHITE.


PHINEAS WETHERBEE,


ELISHA H. CUTLER,


LYMAN C. TAYLOR, AARON C. HANDLEY.


Town Treasurer. JONA. K. W. WETHERBEE. Auditors. DANIEL J. WETHERBEE.


HIRAM J. HAPGOOD,


School Committee.


ALPHONSO A. WYMAN, 3 years.


WILLIAM S. JONES, 3 years.


CHAS. L. BRADFORD, 2 years. JAMES FLETCHER, 2 years.


CHAS. J. WILLIAMS, 1 year.


GEO. R. KEYES, 1 year.


CHARLES WHEELER,


Cemetery Committee.


JOHN FLETCHER, WM. W. DAVIS, LEVI W. STEVENS.


Vence Viewers.


NAHAM C. REED,


O. W. MEAD,


FRANK HOSMER.


Surveyors of Wood.


WM. B. DAVIS,


GEO. H. HARRIS, S. L. DUTTON,


CHAS. H. TAYLOR,


JOHN F. DAVIS,


HENRY D. PARLIN, CHAS. J. WILLIAMS,


JONA. P. FLETCHER:


Surveyors of Lumber.


WM. B. DAVIS,


E. F. RICHARDSON, L. W. STEVENS,


GEO. H. HARRIS, E. J. ROBBINS,


HERBERT E. CLARK. JONA. P. FLETCHER.


CHAS. A. BROOKS,


Surveyors of Hoops and Staves. AUGUSTUS FLETCHER. Fish Committee.


LUTHER CONANT, JOHN FLETCHER,


E. JONES, FRANK H. WHITCOMB, CHAS. J. WILLIAMS.


Highway Surveyors.


NAHUM LITTLEFIELD.


ISAAC W. FLAGG, H. T. CLARK,


THOMAS F. NOYES, Assessors. JOB W. DUPEE, CHAUNCY B. ROBBINS.


Overseers of Poor.


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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


TOWN OF ACTON,


FROM


February 26, 1889, to February 26, 1890.


HUDSON: THE ENTERPRISE STEAM PRINTING COMPANY. 1890.


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TOWN OF ACTON.


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Town of Acton in Account with J. K. W. Wetherbee, Treasurer.


1890.


Dr


Feb. 26. To cash paid State tax, $1,340 00


66 66 county tax, 1,038 89


66 66 on Selectmen's or- ders, 15,069 54


" Outstanding orders, 941 96


" Balance due the Town, 830 85


19,221 24


1889.


Cr.


Feb. 26. By cash in the treasury,


$1,865 83


Received of Horace R. Hosmer for old stovepipe sold, 50 C. J. Williams, for fines collected for fishing without permission, 2 50 City of Boston, for aid furnished Mrs. Sibley, 90 21


Town of Billerica, for aid furnished Mrs. Russell,


48 13


E. F. Richardson, for rent of chapel room to April 1, 1889, 33 00


H. W. Tuttle, for 72 loads gravel, 3 60


Tuttle, Jones & Wetherbee, borrowed money,


1,500 00


Tuttle, Jones & Wetherbee, borrowed money,


1,000 00


State Treasurer, corpora- tion tax, 655 36


State Treasurer, National Bank tax, 625 56


State Treasurer, State aid, Chap. 252, Acts of 1879, 102 00


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ANNUAL REPORT


State Treasurer, State aid, Chapter 301, Acts of 1879, $232 00


State Treasurer, income of school fund, 161 30


County Treasurer, on ac- count of dog licenses for the year 1889, 290 70


Dr. I. Hutchins. for drug- gist's license, 1 00


L. W. Stevens, for lots sold in Mount Hope Cemetery, 70 00


John Fletcher, for lots sold in Woodlawn Cem- etery, 18 00


Julian Tuttle, for rent of Town hall and cellar, 55 50


Arthur F. Blanchard, taxes of 1888, 731 77


E. A. Phalen, for taxes of 1889, 11,657 55


Rev. James Fletcher, for school supplies sold, 5 25


Interest on money in bank, 71 48


$19,221 24


J. K. W. WETHERBEE,


Treasurer of Acton.


ACTON, Feb. 26th, 1890.


We have examined the above account and find the same correct.


HIRAM J. HAPGOOD, DANIEL J. WETHERBEE, Auditors of the Town of Acton.


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TOWN OF ACTON.


Treasurers Report on Account of Money received for care of Lots in Cemetery :


Received for the estate of Hepsibeth Piper, $50 00


2 00 Interest, Received from estate of Frederick Rouillard, 100 00


$152 00


J. K. W. WETHERBEE, Treasurer of Acton.


ACTON, Feb. 26th, 1890.


We have examined the above account and find the same correct.


HIRAM J. HAPGOOD, DANIEL J. WETHERBEE, Auditors af the Town of Arton.


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TOWN OF ACTON.


SELECTMEN'S REPORT


SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.


Center School.


Paid Rev. James Fletcher, for teachers, $709 00


66 66 care of house, 65 00


66 66


fuel, 75 07


66


66 cleaning rooms, 8 35


66


66


incidentals, 2 62


$860 04


West School.


Paid A. A. Wyman, Esq., for teachers,


$720 00


66


care of house,


78 00


66


66


fuel,


65 48


66


cleaning rooms,


7 00


66


66


incidentals,


4 76


$875 24


South School.


Paid C. L. Bradford, for teachers.


$720 00


66


66


care of house,


90 00


cleaning rooms, 3 25


66


fuel,


26 86


66


66


incidentals,


6 13


$846 24


North School.


Paid G. R. Keyes, for teachers,


$360 00


66


66


fuel,


38 36


66


66


cleaning rooms,


4 00


66


66 incidentals, 83


East School.


Paid C. J. Williams, for teachers,


$360 00


66


66


care of house,


35 00


66


66


fuel,


27 13


66


66 cleaning,


1 00


66


incidentals,


3 02


care of house,


25 50


$428 69


$426 15


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ANNUAL REPORT


South-East School.


Paid W. S. Jones, for teachers,


$324 00


66


care of house, 15 00


66 66 fuel, 25 00


66


66 cleaning rooms, 2 50


66


66 incidentals. 1 75


$368 25


High School.


Paid A. W. Armstrong, for teaching;


$920 00


For care of rooms, 34 00


C. L. Bradford, incidentals, 1 62


60 cleaning room,


1 50


F. W. Green, moving furniture to Center,


1 50


N. Johnson,


So. Acton, 1 75


66


Center, 2 00


66


66


W.Acton, 2 50


66


cleaning rooms,


75


Geo. Gardner, rent of piano,


10 00


organ,


15 00


for fuel,


33 62


$1,024 24


SCHOOL SUPPLIES.


Paid Geo. Gardner, music for High school. $ 1 00


A. A. Wyman, for supplies, 2 39


Rev. James Fletcher, for supplies,


436 92


$440 31


STATE AID.


Paid Allen G. Smith, Chap. 279, Acts 1 89, $60 00


Benj. Skinner,


32 00


Ola Nelson,


4 00


R. G. Dane, chap. 301, acts 1889, 60 00


Luke Smith, 66


48 00


Mary Smith.


48 00


Rebecca C. Wright, 6. 48 00


Mary J. Brown, 66 66


24 00


Almira H. Loker, 66 16 00


W. F. B. Whitney, 6. 9 00


$349 00


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TOWN OF ACTON.


SUPPORT OF POOR.


Paid E. H. Cutler, deficiency on farm, 1888. $401 86


aid of Clara Wheeler,


169 46


66


66


66 Frank Brooks,


95 61


66


66


Elizabeth H. Robbins, 61 28


66


66


family of Frank Brooks 56 00


53 25


66


66


E. Bryan,


30


66


66


66 Emily F. Town, 129 00


66


66


66 Julia A. Collins, 13 76


..


66


66 J. E. Harris, 124 45


66


66


66 Miss Abbie Sibley,


30 46


66


Win. R. Read,


19 00


66


66


66


Mrs. Marshal Jones,


99 00


66


66


66 Mrs. Russell,


25 46


66


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66 Mrs. J. Quinlan,


103 45


66


Richard Temple,


52 46


66


Expenses to Marlboro', 4 00


66


Danvers, 4 00


$1612 26


CEMETERY EXPENSES.


Paid L. W. Stevens, labor in Mt. Hope cemetery $63 85 N. Johnson, labor in No. Acton 66 5 00


66 on monument grounds and cleaning tablets, 4 05


N. Johnson, labor in Woodlawn cemetery 59 85 Julian Tuttle and M. A. Reed, labor in Woodlawn cemetery, 13 75


L. U. Holt, pump and driving well in Woodlawn cemetery, 17 36


Wm. D. Tuttle, for labor, 1 40


$165 26


EXPENSES OF ROADS AS LAID OUT BY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.


Paid Moses H. Reed, moving wall, $19 90


Julian Tuttle. 13 38


H. T. Clark. 66


35 00


Myron Chaffin, 66 15 00


W. S. Mead, moving fence,


5 00


N. Littlefield, labor on Leland-Stevens road, 738 90


66


A. S. Brooks,


169 46


66


66


Mrs. Ruth Pike,


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ANNUAL REPORT


N. Littlefield, labor on Hall road, 114 95 66 66 covering stone, 2 50


A.RA. Haynes, for gravel, 30 00


A. M. Knowlton, for gravel,


8 25


F. H. Whitcomb, 37 50


Francis Pratt, building Hall road,


300 00


M. A. Reed and Julian Tuttle, splitting stone for bridge, 5 00


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, 80 ft. drain pipe, 19 80


P. Wetherbee, moving fence, 12 00


J. Devane, settlement of claim for fencing, 17 00


L. Blanchard, “ 66 106 00


C. H. Nash,


66


66


22 00


award for damages, 20 00


Frances Stone


10 00 75


Wm. D. Tuttle, for grade stakes, 66 66 for surveying, specifica- tions and profile, 15 00


Warren Houghton, for removing fence, 7 50


J. T. Joslin, advice, and making contract and bond, 5 00


$1560 43


PRINTING.


Paid J. F. Wood, for 600 Town reports, 59 80


66 500 sheet reports, 10 00


66 66 reward notices, 1 50


66 66 notices,


5 50


66 66 warrants,


13 50


66 fish permits,


3 25


66 advertising for fish committee, 2 00


John Fletcher, 66 66


1 75


Augustine Hosmer, lists for soldiers names, 3 50 66 notices, 60


Phineas Wetherbee, list of poll tax payers, 6 00


107 40


TOWN OFFICERS.


Paid Julian Tuttle, services as registrar of voters, to May 1, 1889, 12 00


C. W. Chadwick, services as registrar of voters, to May 1, 1889, 12 00


W. D. Tuttle, services as registrar of voters, to May 1, 1889, 15 00


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TOWN OF ACTON.


S. A. Guilford, services as registrar of voters, to May 1, 1889, 12 00


Phineas Wetherbee, services as Assessor, 50 00


J. W. Dupee, 66


18 00


C. B. Robbins, 66 66


23 00


L. U. Holt, sealing weights and meas- ures, 1888, 10 00


Wm. D. Tuttle, services as Town Clerk, 25 00


Rev. James Fletcher, services as Supt. of School, 125 00


A. F. Blanchard, collecting 1888 taxes, 85 00


J. W. Dupee, services as Selectman, 18 00


Thomas F. Noyes, 66


60 00


Howard B. White, 66


85 00


J. K. W. Wetherbee, services as Treas- urer, 50 00


600 00


EXPENSES OF ROADS AND BRIDGES.


Paid Charles Wheeler, regular highway work, 617 89


N. Littlefield, " 66 620 65


Francis Pratt, 66 600 09


Francis Pratt, special highway work, 516 78


A. S. Fletcher, rebuilding abuttments to bridge, 25 00


Francis Pratt, for railing at Bowen's pond, 55 00


Francis Pratt, blacksmith's bill, 20 72


Francis Pratt, labor on railings, 1 95


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, scraper plate and bolts, 8 00


Tuttle, Jones & Wetherbee, drain pipe, 5 94


J. P. Brown, labor, 1 47


M. A. Reed and Julian Tuttle, labor on sluice, E. Acton, 6 25


E. Jones & Co., lumber for railings, 45 09


Francis Conant, for repairing sluice, 4 00


Fitchburg R. R. Co., freight on drain pipe, 1 38


J. C. Keyes, repairing washout, 50


A. H. Jones, repairing washout and rail- ing bridge, 6 10


Thomas Mccarthy, covering stone, 7 50


N. Littlefield, building two sluices,


12 60


66


rebuilding sluice, 33 00


66


1-2 cask cement, 88


66 powder and fuse, 10 80


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ANNUAL REPORT


Paid N. Littlefield, covering stones, 8 30


66 two scraper sections, 8 00


66 grate for catch basin, 3 25


66 blacksmith's bill,


18 22


97 loads gravel,


3 88


Charles Wheeler, building sluice near


house of O. Furbush,


44 00


Charles Wheeler, repairing washouts,


27 12


blacksmith's bill,


2 69


66 powder,


3 20


66


plow,


7 00


66


two rakes,


80


one hoe,


30


gravel,


2 15


E. F. Conant,


gravel,


1 80


H. A. Gould,


14 88


F. R. Knowlton, 66


10 70


I. A. Samson, 66


4 60


Est. of Cyrus Barker, gravel,


7 84


$2,770 32


REPAIRS ON TOWN BUILDINGS.


Paid A. C. Piper, for ventilators for South school house, $2 65


Rev. James Fletcher, inside blinds for Center school house, 15 20


Rev. James Fletcher, repairs at Cen- ter school house, 12 69


N. Johnson, for repairs at Center ter school house, 4 25


L. U. Holt, for repairs at Center school house, 19 20


Francis Conant, repairs at Center school house, 2 62


L. U. Holt, repairs at West school house, 25 50


A. A. Wyman, repairs at West school house, 19 00


E. F. Wood, painting in South school house, 6 82


C. L. Bradford, grading at South school house, 20 87


C. L. Bradford, repairs at South school house, 5 04


S. Jones, Jr., repairs at South school house, 30 32


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TOWN OF ACTON.


Francis Jones, painting at South school house,


$ 7 38


Francis Conant, repairs at South


school house, 6 67


L. U. Holt, repairs at South school house,


3 16


L. U. Holt, gutters for East school house, 13 16


L. U. Holt, repairs at East school house, 2 12


H. R. Hosmer, repairs at East school house,


2 30


C. J. Williams, repairs at East school house, 6 11


George R. Keyes, repairs at North school house, 3 40


W. S. Jones, repairs at Southeast school house,


2 00


Robert Wayne, repairs at Town hall,


3 25


W. H. Smith, repairing slating on Town hall,


50 25


F. W. Gray, painting and gilding clock dial and hands and labor at Town hall, 34 20


F. W. Gray, painting Town hall, 118 00


F. W. Gray, paint stock,


80


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, paint stock for Town hall,


61 04


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, for gold leaf, 6 15


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, for re- pairing doorspring, 3 00


L. U. Holt, repairs at Town hall, 23 09


$510 24


MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.


Paid A. Hosmer, for stationery, $2 53


R. M. Yale & Co., repairing flag, 2 75


F. R. Knowlton, Memorial Day, 150 00


Nathan Johnson, repairing flag, 1 73


A. F. Blanchaad, abatements on taxes, as certified by the Assessors, 27 97


A. F. Blanchard, abatement of Francis Robbins' tax, 7 00


James Devane, painting guide boards, 16 00


S. Jones, Jr., guide boards, 17 20


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ANNUAL REPORT


M. B. Garfield, painting guide boards, 4 00


Conant heirs, lease of gravel bank for thirty years, 35 63


John F. Blood, rebuilding sluice,


10 00


Phineas Wetherbee, copying valuation list, 8 75


Phineas Wetherbee, express and post- age, 25


J. Kinsley, use of road for Hurley, S 00


E. Jones & Co., coal for Town hall. 21 32


7 25


Daniel Tuttle, staining . (


stock for voting shelves,


1 52


Spofford Robbins, stock and labor on voting shelves, 10 53


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, collect- or's book, 1 58


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, assessor's book, 1 35


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, record book for Town Clerk, 4 25


Julian Tuttle, grading about Town hall, 72 85


William D. Tuttle, grading about Town hall, 63 90


Simpson Bros., concreting about Town hall, 40 10


E. H. Cutler, counsel on account of suit of City of Waltham, 25 00


Thomas Mccarthy, bound stone at Con- cord line, 2 00


Charles Wheeler, stone guide posts, 5 25 66 66 teaming and set- ting guide posts, 4 85


Charles Wheeler, stone and teaming and setting road bounds, 4 55


Charles Wheeler, teaming and setting bound stone at Concord line, 2 80


Charles Wheeler, teaming stone for J. F. Blood's slnice, 2 00


E. A. Phalen, abatement on Francis Robbins' tax, 6 85


E. A. Phalen, abatements on taxes as certified by the Assessors, 30 00


E. A. Phalen, discount on taxes, 691 59


66 posting notices, 4 00


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TOWN OF ACTON.


William D. Tuttle, dog license blanks, . 1 00


66 surveying and mak-


ing out papers for roads and gravel banks,


8 65


William D. Tuttle, tally sheets,


1 20


66 express, 2 15


66 postage,


95


Paid Wmn. D. Tuttle, for telephone,


55


.“ 66 recording 18 marriages, 2 70


66 66 32 deaths, 5 20


66 66 collecting and record- ing 34 births, 17 00


M. E. Taylor & Co., supplies for Town hall, 10 17


Julian Tuttle, care of Town hall and clock,


59 60


State Treasurer, druggists license,


25


Rev. James Fletcher, expenses to hire teachers


7 88


L. E. Reed, expenses of enforcing the order of the Selectmen against dogs, 4 00


L. E. Reed, services at Nagog pond as per order of fish committee, 8 00


L. E. Reed, making return of 30 deaths, 7 50


L. E. Reed, attending 32 burials, 96 00


H. B. White, cash paid lawyer, 3 00


expenses of Board of Health,


50


66 stationery, postage and ex- press, 4 53


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$1,536 18


TEMPORARY LOAN PAID.


Tuttle, Jones & Wetherbee, note and interest, $1,531 25


RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS.


Balance in Treasury Feb. 26, 1889, $1,865 83


due] from collector of taxes, Feb. 26, 1889, 731 77


Appropriation for Town charges,


4,000,00


schools,


4,300 00


highways,


2,300,00


overlayings,


270 76


State tax, 1,340 00


County tax, 1,038 89


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ANNUAL REPORT


Rec'd of State Treasurer, corporation tax, 655 36


66 Nat. Bank tax, 625 56


Military aid, 102 00


66


State aid,


232 00


66 66 income of Mass.


School Fund, 161 30


H. R. Hosmer, old iron sold,


50


C. J. Williams, fines for violation of fishing laws, 2 50


Town of Billerica, aid furnished Mrs. Russell, 22 67


Town of Billerica, aid furnished Mrs. Russel, 25 46


City of Boston, aid furnished Mrs. Abbie Sebley,


90 21


Chapel Society, ent of school room to April 1, 1889, 33 00


H. W. Tuttle, gravel,


3 60


Tuttle, Jones & Wetherbee, borrowed money, 1,500 00


Tuttle, Jones & Wetherbee, borrowed money, 1,000 00


Dr. I. Hutchins, druggist license, 1 00


County Treasurer. dog fund, 290 70


L. W. Stevens, lots sold in Mt. Hope cemetery, 70 00


John Fletcher, lots sold in Woodlawn cemetery, 18 00


Rev. James Fletcher, schools supplies sold, 5 25


Julian Tuttle, rent of Town hall and cellar,


55 50


Interest on money in bank,


71 48


$20.813 34


EXPENDITURES.


For Center School,


$860 04


West School,


875 24


South School,


846 24


North School,


128 69


East School,


426 15


Southeast School,


368 25


High School,


1.024 24


School supplies,


440 31


State aid,


349 00


Support of Poor,


1,612 26


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TOWN OF ACTON.


Cemetery expenses,


165 26


Roads ordered by County Commis- sioners,


1,560 43


Printing,


107 40


Town officers,


600 00


Roads and bridges,


2,770 32


Repairs on Town buildings,


510 24


Miscellaneous,


1,536 18


Temporary loan,


1,531 25


State tax,


1,340 00


County tax,


1,038 89


18,3 90 39


Balance due from Collector,


1,592 10


Amount due from Treasurer,


830 85


2,422 95


$20,813 34


Amounts due from Collector and Treas- urer, $2,422 95


Less amount of


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee's note and interest, 1,023 61


Balance due the Town Feb. 26, 1890,


1,399 34


THOMAS F. NOYES, ) Selectmen HOWARD B. WHITE, S of Acton.


ACTON, February 26, 1890.


We have examined the accounts of the Selectmen and find them correct.


HIRAM J. HAPGOOD, Auditors of the DANIEL J. WETHERBEE, Town of Acton.


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ANNUAL REPORT


Town Clerk's Report for the Year 1889.


BIRTHS REGISTERED IN ACTON IN 1889.


No. Date of Birth. 1889.


1. Jan. 6. Julia Elizabeth McCarthy, daughter of James L. and Margaret A. McCarthy. .


2. Jan. 26. Ernest H. Gray, son of Fred W. and Clara Gray.


3. Jan. 27. Hazel Shackford Davis, daughter of Charles T. and Carrie Estella Davis.


4. Jan. 31. Edward Milton Holton, son of Charles J. and Jennie A. Holton.


5. Feb. 7. Carl Sherman Hoar, son of John S. and Minnie R. Hoar.


6. Feb. 17. Margaret Trainor, daughter of Peter and Mar- garet Trainor.


7. Feb. 19. Elmer W. Lawrence, son of Austin E. and Mary J. Lawrence.


8. Feb. 20. Henry Martin Jansen, son of Neils and Anna Jansen.


9. Feb. 21. Georgie Belle Conant, daughter of George A. and ·Mabel E. Conant.


10. Feb. 22. Albert Clarence Wright, son of Olin L. and Mary J. Wright.


11. Feb. 28. Harold Vernon Symonds, son of James A. and Flora C. Symonds.


12. Apr. 15. Mabel Lillian Teele, daughter of Frank A. and Mabel Teele.


13. Apr. 21. Harold Romaine Phalen, son of Edwin A. and Hattie D. Phalen.


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14. Apr. 30. Helen Atherton Wood, daughter of Franklin P. and Abby O. Wood.


15. Apr. 30. Ralph Waldo Piper, son of Anson C. and Ellen L. Piper.


16. May 20. Loraine Davidson, daughter of Norman A. and M. Alice Davidson.


17. June 1. Mabel Newman Conant, daughter of George C. and Clara Belle Conant.


18. June 4. Rex Harrison Taylor, son of Charles H. and Fannie Taylor.


19. June 10. Flora Ida Lawrence, daughter of William H. and Ida L. Lawrence.


20. June 12. Carrie May Bezanson, daughter of Daniel H. and Ida M. Bezanson.


21. June 26. Maud Belle Palmer, daughter of Nathan R. and Abbie M. Palıner.


22. July 28. Olla May Hartwell, daughter of William H. and Lora M. Hartwell.


23. Aug. 2. William Henry Warren, son of William S. and Rose E. Warren.


24. Aug 2. Agnes Bertha Wilson, daughter of John D. and Agnes M. Wilson.


25. Aug. 12. Richard Eleroy Dart, son of Oswald L. and Cora A. Dart.


26. Aug. 15. In Marlboro, George Andrews Wilson, son of George and Mary E. Wilson.


27. Aug. 17. Helen Josephine Tuttle, daughter of JamesB. and Florence M. Tuttle.


28. Oct. 25. Una Luella Smith, daughter of George A. and Alma W. Smith.


29. Nov. 3. Sherburne Hutchins Heath, son of Frank and May Heath.


30. Nov. 8. Mary Helena Moore, daughter of William J. and Mary A. Moore.


31. Nov. 20. Chesleigh Errol Hutson, son of John W. and Eliza J. Hutson.


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32. Nov. 22. Gertrude Abbie Austin, daughter of Byron W. and Hattie Belle Austin.


33. Dec. 19. Dennis Sullivan, son of Dennis D. and Annie M. Sullivan.


1888.


1. Apr. 7. Rachel Helen Martin, Stephen E. and Susan A. Martin. 1


MARRIAGES RECORDED IN ACTON IN 1889.


No. Date of Marriage. 1889.


1. Jan. 30. At Marlboro-George C. Conant and Clara B. Vidito, both of Acton.


2. Feb. 21. At Acton-George Otis Penniman of Acton and Edith R. Reynolds of Maynard.


3. Apr. 3. At Acton-George A. L. Gilchrist of Lunenburg and Mary L. Tuttle of Acton.


4. Apr. 20. At Lowell-Albert Russell of Acton and Ida F. Esty of Londonderry, N. H.


5. Apr. 30. At Concord-George McDougle and Bridget Mary Jackman, both of Acton.


6. May 5. At Acton-John Stanley Rice and Ida Jose- phine Austin, both of Sudbury.


7. May 12. At Acton-Joseph W. Godfrey and Mattie F. Randolph, both of Acton.


8. May 25. At Concord, N. H .- George A. Brown of Acton and Nettie L. Carr of Concord.


9. July 8. At West Acton-Martin Elmer Clark and Hattie Ann Parks, both of Maynard.


10. Sept. 8. At Acton-Seth McAlpin and Olivea Drury, both of Lowell.


11. Sept.18. At Concord-John F. Fitzgerald of Boston and Mary J. Hannon of Acton.


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12. Oct. 19. At Acton-Clarence A. Austin and Angie Hayes, both of Sudbury.


13. Nov. 16. At Acton - Adelbert F. Mead and Theodosia Bertha Wright, both of Acton.


14. Nov. 20. At Concord-William C. Mehegan and Mary E. O'Neil, both of Acton.


15. Nov. 21. At Acton-Eddie F. Conant and Mary Etta Pickens, both of Acton.


16. £ Nov. 26. At Concord-Michael Foley and Joanna Reddy, both of Acton.


17. Nov. 27. At Concord-John F. Coughlin, and Mary T. Waldron, both of Acton.


18. Dec. 24. At Concord-James Williams of Acton and Sarah L. Turner of Concord.


DEATHS RECORDED IN ACTON IN 1889.


No. Date of Death. 1889.


Name of Deceased.


YRS.


Mos.


DYS.


1. Jan. 11. Daniel Harris,


76


8


11


2. Jan. 22. Charles H. Varney,


58


9


1


3. Jan. 29. Olive W. Knowlton, wife of Amasa Knowlton,


72


4. Feb. 2. Mary A. Blanchard,


5. Feb. 5. Daniel McCarthy,


63


-


-


6. Feb. 21. George E. Forbush,


37


10


4


7, Mar. 2.


Joel Hobart Conant,


75


9


8. Apr. 3. Thomas P. Owens,


9. Apr. 9. ErnestTH. Gray,


26


8


24


12. May 2. Joseph W, Tuttle,


84


0


24


13. May 8. Mary Hadley,


14. May 22. John W. Charter,


71


10


15


15. May 23. Franklin A. French,


80


9


21


16. May 29. Jonathan W. Loker, ·


49


8


8


-


-


-


-


2


14


10. Apr. 20. James H. Hannon,


25


5


25


11. Apr. 28. Ula Sibley,


77


-


-


39


21


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17. May 30. Frederick Rouillard,


76


10


26


18. June 9. Mabel Armstrong,


41


-


19. June 27. Arthur L. Cloud,


1


20. June 28. Alfred W. Gardner,


52


10


21. July 19.


Olive Charlotte Dutton,


77


9


8


22. July 27. Elmer W. Lawrence,


5


8


23. Aug. 20. Joseph Reed,


66


11


24. Aug. 30.


Cyrus Hayward,


68


1


5


25. Sept. 15. Minnie A. Brown,


26


11


8


26. Sept. 30. Charles W. Parker,


50


3


16


27. Oct. 8. Thomas Hutchins,


92


1


18


28. Oct. 26. Ithamar Robbins,


73


1


29. Nov. 1. Sarah A. White,


50


30. Nov. 13. Charlotte Barnard,


89


4


31. Dec. 2. Una Luella Smith,


-


1


7


32. Dec. 27. James M. Hendley,


71


1


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NAMES OF PERSONS HAVING DOGS LICENSED IN 1889.


Bertie Hayward,


M. E. Taylor,


David Shapley.


Charles J. Williams.


E. H. Phalen,


John Kelley,


Reuben Reed,


J. K. W. Wetherbee,


John Y. Tucker,


A. Mead, E. Jones,


F. E. Wetherbee,


Augustus Fletcher,


Tuttle, Jones & Weth, 2,


George Gardner,


Dana F. Haywood,


William Davidson, 2,


A. Knowlton, John Fletcher,


Mrs. George F. Flagg,


Mrs. E. J. Blethen,


A. W. Gardner,


F. P. Brooks,


Antoine Bulette, John C. Gates,


R. B. Knowlton,


George G. Keith,


Mrs. Daniel Harris,


A. L. Lawrence, 2, 1 female,




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