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In my work with the teachers, I have found them ready to receive any suggestion or directions that appeared needful, and earnestly desirous of advancing the school interests of the town.
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To the School Committee, especially the chairman and the secretary, I am greatly indebted for valuable assistance. In conclusion, I desire to express my sincere thanks for the kindness and courtesy shown me in the discharge of my duties.
Respectfully submitted, EDWARD DIXON, Superintendent of Schools.
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1892-93.
SCHOOLS.
TERMS.
TEACHERS.
Wages per month.
Number of weeks in term.
Whole number of pupils.
Average membership.
Average attendance.
Per cent. of attendance.
Pupils under 5 years of age.
Pupils under 15 years of age.
Between 8 and 14 years of age.
High.
Winter.
SA. W. Armstrong. ( C. A. Crooks.
12 46 42.3
37.9
90
0 22
6
Centre Grammar.
Winter.
12 19 15.58
14.17
91 0 0119
Centre Primary.
Spring. Fall.
Sarah E. Hammond.
40.00 12 17 14.3
13.7
96 0 01 0
12 14 11.01
10.14
92
0
0. 7
12 33 31.2
29.9
96
0 2.31
South Grammar.
Winter. Spring. Fall.
Hattie L. Tuttle.
40.00 12 36 35.2
33.9
96
0 2 34
12 35 31.6
29.8
94 0 2|33
Winter. Spring. Fall.
Bertha L. Gardner.
40.00
12.42 37.5
35.7
96
0
0113
Winter.
12 35 30.6 12.32 31.
28.4
91 0 3128
West Grammar.
Fall.
Albertie L. Preston.
40.00 12,43:38.7
36.6
94 0 1|41
Winter.
12|44 41.3
37.7
91
0 1/40
12 49 45.
38.
85
2
0/23
West Primary.
Spring. Fall.
Harriet H. Gardner.
40.00 12 40 36.
34.9
97
1
0/16
12 40 35.4
33.4
94
0 0 18
12 17 16.3
15.5
95
0 0 13
North.
Susie E. Conant.
40.00 12 18 17.7
17.1
97
1 0 10
12:19 16.2
15.4
94
1
0 11
East.
Fall.
Rena M. Carr.
40.00 12 29 28.7
27.5
96
1 1 19
Winter.
M. Florence Fletcher. Ella E. Day.
12| 8
8.
7.5
94
0
0
6
South East.
Fall.
Bertha E. Hosmer.
36.00 12
9.5
8.7
92
0 0 8
Winter.
Lena Hayward.
12 11 10.3
9.9
97
0
1 7
$
12 38 31.6
28.7
911
Spring. Fall.
A. W. Armstrong. A. W. Armstrong.
120.20 12,44 43.8
41.8
95
0,21 23
Spring. Fall.
Clara B. Holden.
40.00 12 20:16.
13.6
85 0 0120
12 17 15.7
15.4
98 0
01
1
12 34 31.7
28.8
91 1 0 17
South Primary.
27.7
91
0
0 12
Spring.
Winter. Spring.
Susie E. Conant.
Rena M. Carr.
12 29 27.2
25.3
93
1 0|20
11 29 23.7
21.5
90
0
0 20
Spring.
Number between 5 and 15, as reported by the Assesors for the year 1892 ; 264.
-
1
12 17|14.
13.
93
0 0|15
Winter. Spring. Fall.
Mattie F. Smith.
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TOWN WARRANT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. MIDDLESEX SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Acton, in the County of Middlesex, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Acton, qualified to vote in the elections and town affairs, to assemble in the Town Hall, in said Town, ON MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF APRIL, A. D., 1893, at One o'clock, p. m., then and there to act upon the following Articles as they may think proper, viz :
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meet- ing.
ART. 2. To fill all vacancies in the list of town officers and committees.
ART. 3. To see what amount of money the town will raise for the support of schools and for school supplies for the present year, or act thereon.
ART. 4. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the due observance of Memorial day.
ART. 5. To see if the Town will accept of the jury list as revised by the Selectmen.
ART. 6. 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 ? "
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ART. 7. To see if the Town will accept of the reports of the Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, School Committee, and other Town officers, or act anything thereon.
ART. 8. 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. 9. To see if the Town will erect and maintain street lamps, or take any action thereon.
ART. 10. To hear the reports of any committees, chosen to report at this meeting, or act anything thereon.
ART. 11. To see what sum of money the Town will raise for the support of Memorial Library for the ensuing year, or act anything thereon.
ART. 12. To see what sum of money the Town will raise for the repairing of roads and bridges the present year, or act anything thereon.
ART. 13. To see if the Town will raise the sum of two hun- dred dollars for repairing the road leading from Acton Centre to East Acton, beginning at the hearse house in Woodlawn Ceme- tery, to the Old Colony railroad crossing, or act anything thereon.
ART. 14. To see what amount of money the Town will raise to defray Town charges the present year, or act anything thereon.
ART. 15. To see if the Town will locate the bounds and straighten and widen the road leading from the house of W. F. Stevens, past the house of E. H. Cutler to the intersection with the road leading from Acton Centre to South Acton, or act any- thing thereon.
ART. 16. To see if the Town will accept of the provisions of Sec. 74, 75, 76 and 77 of Chap. 27 of the Public Statutes, in relation to the election of three Road Commissioners, or act any- thing thereon.
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ART. 17. To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to change the precinct lines, so as to place John Kelley and S. Rich- ardson in precinct 3, or act anything thereon.
ART. 18. To see if the Town will change the location of the roads on the south side of the Town Hall, or act anything thereon.
ART. 19. To see if the Town will vote to hold one meeting in March or April in each year, instead of one in March and one in April, or act anything thereon.
ART. 20. To see what sum of money the Town will raise to be expended on the turnpike, under the order of the County Coin- missioners.
ART. 21. To see if the Town will raise the sum of one thousand dollars to defray the expense of breaking roads.
ART. 22. To see what action the town will take in reference to better protection against fires.
ART. 23. To see if the Town will celebrate the nineteenth of April, 1893, or act anything thereon.
ART. 24. To see if the Town will lay out and grade a road from the house of J. C. Gates to the Leland Stevens road, or act anything thereon.
ART. 25. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to buy the whole or a part of the land now owned by Geo. W. Woodman in Acton Centre, to be a common or a highway as they may direct, or act anything thereon.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting up copies attested by you in the following places : One at the Post Office in the Centre of the Town; one at the store of Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee ; one at the store of H. A. Littlefield ; one at the store of C. H. Mead & Co .; one at the Nagog House ; one at each of the Railroad stations, and one at the Post Office at
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East Acton, seven days at least before the time appointed for holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due returns of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Selectmen or Town Clerk, on or before the time of holding said meeting.
Given under our hands, in Acton, this eighteenth day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three.
GUSTAVUS V. BOWEN, HANSON A. LITTLEFIELD, ED. F. CONANT,
Selectmen of Acton.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
- - OF THE
TOWN OF ACTON (MASS.,)
FROM
FEBRUARY 26, 1893, TO MARCH 12, 1894.
RATE
DONI
-1735
RELECTA
BOSTON.
HUDSON, MASS .: THE ENTERPRISE PRINTING CO., 1894.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
TOWN OF ACTON in account with J. K. W. WETHERBEE, Treasurer.
1894.
DR.
March 12. To cash paid, State tax, $1,625 00
66
66 66 County tax, 1,326 91
66
66 66 " on Selectmen's
orders, 24,445 13
66 66 Balance due the town, 2,844 94
$30,241 98
1893. CR.
Feb. 26. By cash in the treasury, $2,827 59
Received for money overdrawn for light- ing street lamps, 4 00
Received from Acton Memorial library for
fines, 14 38
Nathan Johnson, old hearse wheels, 10 00
Nathan Johnson, hay in Woodlawn cemetery, 10 00
I. S.Ford, old road scraper, 20 00
L. W. Stevens, lots sold in Mt. Hope cemetery, 22 00
John Fletcher, lots sold in Woodlawn cemetery, 22 00
William D. Tuttle, borrow- ed money, 550 00
F.H.Jones, borrowed money, 700 00
B. H. & O. K. Patch, bor- rowed money, 500 00
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
South Acton Young Peo- ple's Christian Union, borrowed money, 100 00
John A. Bowen, borrowed money, 3,000 00
Estate of William Davis, borrowed money, 28 00
J. K. W. Wetherbee, bor- rowed money, 324 74
State Treasurer, support of State pauper, 10 75
State Treasurer, burial of State pauper, 15 00
State Treasurer, corpora- tion tax, 519 69
State Treasurer, National Bank tax, 314 72
State Treasurer, military
aid, chap. 279, acts 1889, 133 25
State Treasurer, State aid, chap. 301, acts 1889, 558 00
State Treasurer, increase of Mass. school fund, 233 54
County Treasurer, dog tax, 243 08
C. H. Clark, on account of supervision of schools, 315 28 C. J. Williams, school sup- plies sold, 20
C. J. Williams, damage to school furniture in East district, 1 00
Town of Boxboro, tuition of Alice P. Willard, 16 00
Estate of Rev. Jas. Fletch- er, cash overdrawn for school supplies, 40 93
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TOWN OF ACTON.
Estate of J. E.Cutter, taxes for 1891 and 1892, 1,009 50 C. W.Pitman,rent of Town hall and cellar, 102 25
W. F. Stevens, taxes for 1893, 18,506 79
Interest on money in bank, 89 29 $30,241 98
Treasurer's Report of Money held for care of Lots in the Cemeteries.
Hepsabeth Piper fund, $ 50 00
Frederick Rouillard fund, 100 00
William W. Davis fund, 100 00
Jedediah Tuttle fund,
50 00
Nancy K. Handley fund, 500 00
Mary Skinner fund, 200 00
J. K. W. WETHERBEE, $1,000 00
Treasurer of Acton.
ACTON, March 12, 1894.
We have examined the accounts of the Treasurer and find them correct.
HIRAM J. HAPGOOD, DANIEL J. WETHERBEE, Auditors of the Town of Acton.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
To the Citizens of Acton :
In presenting our report to you for the past year, we shall vary somewhat from previous reports. You having voted at your last April meeting to hold but one meeting in the Spring, it was thought advisable to change the ending of the town year, so as to have the school and town year end at the same time, and in order to do this we have extended it from February 26 to March 12.
This will necessarily increase the expenses for the past year, but It will also enable us to report the Town farm account in our past year, and not carry the deficiency over into the following year, as has been customary in the past.
We have also itemized some accounts more than has usually been done, and if we were going to make a report that would be satisfactory to us, and which we think would be acceptable to a good many, we would itemize all accounts in full.
It also seems essential that there should be, not only a report of our past year, but also some statement or estimate of the coming year's expenses, that you may vote under- standingly, and, after carefully examining all the accounts, we would make the following recommendations to you :
For Roads and bridges,
$2,000 00
Special road work, 800 00
Memorial Library,
550 00
State tax, 1,500 00
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County tax,
1,300 00
Overlayings,
500 00
Town charges the following ;
Support of Poor, $1,300 00
Cemetery expenses, 300 00
Town officers, 700 00
Interest on debt,
400 00
Printing,
125 00
Street lamps,
250 00
Discount on taxes,
1,000,00
Reshingling North and East school-houses, 150 00
Painting Centre school-house,
120 00
Supply of water for Centre school, 100 00
Supply of water for South school, 75 00
Grading West Acton school grounds, 100 00
Heater for Town hall, 400 00
Miscellaneous expenses,
580 00
5,500 00
4,400 00
Schools, as recommended by school committee, School supplies, as recommended by school committee, 550 00
Superintendent of schools, as recommended by school committee, 475 00
Transportation of scholars, as recommended by school committee, 630 00
Scientific apparatus, 100 00
$18,305 00
Should you be governed by these recommendations at the coming April meeting, your rate of taxation will not exceed
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$11.40 on a thousand for the present year, that is, presuming that our amount of taxable property will be the same as last year, $1,468,910.00, and we think this is a low estimate, as it has increased nearly every year for the past ten years. Should it be larger, then our rate would be less. The poll tax, which is about $1300, is figured in this estimate. Then the town has receipts yearly of $1000 or more from various sources, which could be applied to the payment of part of the town debt. The town will also probably receive about $1000 from the county for work done on the Turnpike road.
Following is the financial report :
UNPAID BILLS FEBRUARY 26, 1893.
Paid Lyman C. Taylor, deficiency on Town . farm, 1892, $465 73
Nathan Johnson, labor in Woodlawn ceme- tery, 20 55
C. A.Crooks, teacher High school 3 2-5 weeks, 86 89
A. W. Armstrong, teacher high school 3-5 weeks, 15 33
Aid for Mrs. John Qninlan, 104 00
D. A. Cutler, transporting books, 20 00
36 00
Mrs. C. A. Vose, aid for Mrs. Trainor, 66 66
18 25
Boston School Supply Co.,
8 64
A. W. Armstrong,
2 43
C. H. Mead & Co., supplies and repairs,
10 92
Enterprise Printing Co., 400 blank deeds,
6 50
James Kingsley, use of road, 8 00
Dr. Rich, medical attendance on W. B. Ball,
13 00
Moses Reed, labor in Woodlawn cemetery,
6 30
Dr. I. Hutchins, medical attendance on Henry Parlin, 22 22
Dr. I. Hutchins, medical attendance on Sophie
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TOWN OF ACTON.
Wetherbee, 2 25
Dr. I. Hutchins, medical attendance on M. Murphy, 5 50
Dr. I. Hutchins, medical attendance on F. Smith, 7 50
Dr. I. Hutchins, reporting births in 1891 and 1892, 6 50
Dr. I. Hutchins, school committee 1892, 15 00
C. H. Mead, nails and spikes,
95
Estate of L. U. Holt, repairs on West school- house, 8 90
Estate of L. U. Holt, repairs on Centre school- house, . 3 25
C. H. Mead & Co., repairs on West school- house, 9 15
H. T. Clark, repairs on West school-house, 6 70
Estate of J. E. Cutter, salary of collector, 1891, 97 50
M. E. Taylor & Co., sundries for Town hall, 1891, 5 96
M. E. Taylor & Co., sundries for Town hall, 1892, 6 28
Estate of L. U. Holt, 2 coal hods for Town hall, 1 50
Estate of L. U. Holt, 15 lbs. pipe for Town hall, 1 80
J. G. Roberts, binding books for library, 7 73
Estes & Lauriat, books for library, 5 75
Luther Conant, magazine for library, 5 55
Luther Conant, express and teaming for li- brary, 5 10
Estate of L. U. Holt, repairs on library, 7 59
Henry Barker, maintaining 2 street lamps, 4 00
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ANNUAL REPORTS
L, C. Baldwin, maintaining 1 street lamp,
2 00
G. V. Bowen,
1 2 00
O. L. Dart, 1 2 00 66
G. N. Hoit, 66
1
2 00
L. A. Hesselton 66
1
2 00
H. J. Hapgood, 66
1 66 2 00
F. A. Houston,
66
1
66
2 00
L. S. Hosmer,
1
2 00
F.J. Hastings & Co., "
1
2 00
A. H. Jones,
66
1
2 00
Elnathan Jones, 66
1
66
2 00
W. H. Jones,
1
66
2 00
T. F. Newton,
66 1
66
2 00
Waldo Tuttle,
66
1
66
2 00
F. Z. Taylor, 1 66
2 00
J. K. W. Wetherbee, “ 1
66
2 00
G. W. Worster, 1
66
2 00
Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, maintaining 2 street lamps, 4 00
Acton Centre Improvement Society, main- taining, 23 street lamps, 46 00
West Acton Street Lighting Association, maintaining 35 street lamps, 70 00
$1,213 22
SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.
Centre School.
Paid Susie E. Conant, teacher 24 weeks, $240 00
Clara B. Holden, teacher 12 weeks, 120 00
Sarah Hammond, teacher 12 weeks, 120 00 Nathan Johnson, janitor. 55 50
" 66 cutting and getting in wood, 4 91
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TOWN OF ACTON.
Nathan Johnson, cleaning room,
7 25
Luther Conant, 6 3-4 cords wood, 30 75
F. J. Hastings & Co., 6,455 lbs. coal, 20 98
M. E. Taylor & Co., one mop,
20
66
screw eyes,
3
66
curtain cord, 25
66 66 66 one brush, 30
$600 17
Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, 1 broom,
92
$601 09
South School.
Paid Hattie Tuttle, teacher 36 weeks,
$360 00
Bertha Gardner, " 360 00
C. L. Bradford, janitor,
90 00
66
cleaning rooms,
6 75
66
66
66 vault,
1 00
66
wood and sawing,
3 00
F. J. Hastings, 5,113 lbs. coal, E. Jones & Co., 4,213 lbs. coal,
13 07
Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, mucilage,
17
66
6.
66
3 brushes, 2 60
66
66
66
1 basin, 10
66
66
66
5 dippers, 45
*
66 66
66
box powder, 20
66
66
66
3 pails,
66
66
66
blacking, 18
66
66
66
3 bottles ink,
15
66
66
66
1 bottle glue, 10
66
66
66
coal hod, 62
66
66
66
sand paper, 9
66
66
polish, 15
$855 27
West School.
Paid Harriet H. Gardner, teacher 36 weeks, $360 00 Albertie M. Preston, 66 66 360 00
15 98
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F. W. Green, janitor,
78 00
cleaning vault, 1 00
66 66 66 rooms, 6 00
cutting wood,
2 50
E. C. Parker & Co., 4,950 lbs. coal, 17 52
66 66
14,800 lbs. coal, 47 36
E. Hall & Sons, 2 cords wood,
5 00
Estate of L. U. Holt, 1 basin,
40
C. H. Mead & Co., 1 brush,
33
66
1 thermometer,
25
66
bottle mucilage, 10
66 66
3 dozen pencils, 30
sand paper,
6
66
paper, 91
$879 73
Southeast School.
Paid Lena Hayward, teacher one term,
$106 50
W. S. Jones, janitor, 5 00
cleaning room, 2 00
$113 50
North School.
Paid Susie E. Conant, teacher 12 weeks, $120 00
Lillian Richardson, " 24 weeks, 216 00
Samuel Miller, janitor 1 term, 6 00
John Maynes, janitor 2 terms,
18 00
C. J. Miller, 10,190 lbs. coal,
27 74
W. H. Hartwell, teaming coal,
2 50
8 50
66
1-2 cord wood,
2 50
66
cutting wood,
1 00
66 wood,
4 00
1 broom, 30
60
66
cleaning rooms, 7 00
$413 54
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TOWN OF ACTON.
East School.
Paid Florence Fletcher, teacher 12 weeks,
$120 00
Lucy M. Booth, 66 24 weeks, 240 00
C. J. Williams, janitor,
30 00
D. J. Wetherbee, coal,
24 05
W. C. Robbins, 2 cords wood,
10 00
M. E. Taylor & Co., 1 dish,
10
2 chimneys,
20
1 burner,
10
66 66
2 gallons oil,
20
1 shovel,
40
66
66
1 dust pan, 10
66
66
1 coal hod, 58
66
66
1 brush, 37
$426 10
High School.
Paid C. A. Crooks, teacher 12 weeks, $306 66
W. A. Charles, “ 24 weeks, 613 34
Florence Fletcher, asst. teacher 24 weeks, 240 00
F. W. Green, janitor,
12 00
C. L. Bradford, janitor,
60 00
C. L. Bradford, cleaning room,
75
F. F. Hastings & Co., 5,112 lbs. coal,
15 97
E. Jones & Co., 4,212 lbs. coal,
13 06
J. L. Hammett, for diplomas,
22 25
$1,284 03
School Supplies.
Paid Boston School Supply Co.,
$ 42 65
Ginn & Co.,
157 88
J. L. Hammett,
131 26
American Book Co.,
26 25
University Publishing Co.,
35 69
Estate of James Fletcher,
2 62
F. J. Barnard & Co.,
7 50
Houghton Mifflin & Co.,
10 20
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Lee & Shepard, 36 08
Public School Printing Co.,
8 50
Maynard, Merrill & Co.,
30 12
C. J. Williams,
60
Dr. I. Hutchins,
1 25
C. L. Bradford, express,
50
C. J. Williams, printing, 50
A. Hosmer, printing,
65
C. J. Williams, express,
10 20
$502 45
MEMORIAL LIBRARY.
Paid estate of James Fletcher, janitor, $ 8 00
Chas. D. Clark, janitor, 94 55
Ida A. Hale, librarian, 107 00
D. A. Cutler, transporting books,
55 00
J. Breck & Sons, repairing lawn mower,
1 75
Ida A. Hale, curtain, 66 6: postage,
40
J. F. Scott, Mass. Reformatory, printing, 14 00
J. G. Roberts & Co., binding books, 5 74
F. J. Barnard & Co., 66
66 15 30
F. J. Hastings & Co., 12,725 lbs. coal, 41 36
M. E. Taylor & Co., 161 1-2 gal. oil, 12 92
66 .6 basket,
50
66
26 chimneys, 2 21
66 66
66
pencils and paper, 80
66
66
pail, 35
66
sundries, 54
Estes & Lauriat, books, 58 09
De Wolf, Fiske & Co., books, 67 12
H. D. Noyes, books, 24 70
Luther Conant, magazine and express, 4 69
$517 30
1 05
2 brushes, 1 32
15
TOWN OF ACTON.
SUPPORT OF POOR.
Paid Lyman C. Taylor, deficiency on town
farm in 1893, $416 03
Mrs. C. A. Vose, aid for Mrs. Trainor in 1893, 36 00
L. C. Taylor, aid for Mrs. Pike, 46 00
Dr. C. B. Sanders, medical attend- ance on Wm. Hill, 2 50
Dr. Steadman, medical' attendance on Daniel Griffin, 2 00
Solon Robbins, aid for Mrs. A.M.Jones,
120 00
Danvers" Lunatic Hospital, for Rich- ard Temple, 169 87
City of Lowell,for Kingsley children, 155 56
Worcester Lunatic Hospital, for Em- ily G. Towne, 169 46
Worcester Insane Asylum, for Clara Wheeler, 169 46
L. C. Taylor, expenses to Roxbury (Welch children), 2 50
L. C. Taylor, burial expenses of Isaac Bryant, 10 00
Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, aid for Mrs. J. Quinlan, 108 00
$1,407 38
REPAIRS ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
Paid Samuel Jones, Jr., repairs on South school-house, $159 61
Samuel Jones, Jr., repairs on South East school-house, 3 09
Samuel Jones, Jr., repairs on North school-house, 1 75
Frank E. Harris, repairs on West school-house, 85 16
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Wm.Kingsley,repairs on West school- house, 23 15
Estate of L. U. Holt, repairs on West school-house, 63 89
E. Jones & Co., lumber for West school house, 179 46
Moses A. Reed, making vault for South school-house, 45 07
W. H. Jones, stone for South school- house, 50
Francis Jones, repairs on South school- house, 52 30
A. C. Piper, grading round South school-house, 6 00
A. Allard, teaming sand for mortar South school-house, 2 50
John Temple, whitewashing South school-house, 4 00
Estate of L. U. Holt, repairs on South school-house, 53 57
Estate of L. U. Holt,repairs on Centre school-house, 6 60
Estate of L. U. Holt, repairs on North school-house, 7 00
Estate of L. U. Holt, repairs ou grate East school-house, 2 00
C. J. Williams, repairs on East school. house, 22 07
W. B. Davis, repairs on East school- house, 21 17
Spofford Robbins, repairs on Centre school-house, 29 24
Francis Jones, repairs on Centre school-house, 2 00
Francis Jones, repairs on North school-house, 5 26
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TOWN OF ACTON.
Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, repairs on South school-house, 15 56
Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, 1-2 gal. B. B. paint for East school-house, 1 75
Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, light of glass for Memorial Library, 1 33
Dr. I. Hutchins, teaming lumber for West school-house, 4 50
E. Jones & Co., lumber for repairs on on Town farm, 5 82
H. F. Tuttle, repairs on Centre school- house, 2 60
Thomas Hall, one bell for school- house, 2 20
W. L. Mead, repairs on West school- house, 34 50
J. L. Hammett, ink wells, 1 20
Flagg & Russell, 997 lbs. ashes for Library grounds, 5 97
W. C. Robbins, teaming ashes for Li- brary grounds, 1 00
W. F. Hale, repairing pump at Town farm, 25
W. H. Hartwell, repairing pump at North school house, 30
W. B. Holt, repairing pump at West school-house, 1 60
W. S. Jones, repairs on Southeast school-house, 2 75
W. B. Davis, repairs on Centre school- house, 1 65
F. W. Green, labor on West school- house grounds, 1 00
F. W. Green, bolts, 20
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ANNUAL REPORTS
selectmen's report no three
Wm. Kingsley, gravel for Centre school grounds, 2 25
C. H. Clark, repairs on Library, 6 15
Estate of L. U. Holt, repairs on pump at Library, 1 81
Estate of James Fletcher, repairs on Library, 3 10
W. H. Hartwell, one lock, 42
$873 30
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Paid Nahum Littlefield, for regular high-
way work, $605 56
H. A. Gould for regular highway work, 892 69
Win. Kingsley, for regular highway work, 186 77
Nahum Littlefield, work on East Ac- ton road, 232 68
Wm. Kingsley, work on East Acton road, 140 30
Nahum Littlefield, work on Acton Centre road, & 62 25
Wm. Kingsley, work on Acton Cen- tre road, 68 55
C. F. Shirland, teaming stone on Stow road. 4 00
Nahum Littlefield, material for fence on Stow road,
8 40
Nahum Littlefield, one plow point,
54
Geo. Houghton, 61 loads gravel, 3 05
Calvin Harris, 144 loads gravel, 7 20
N. A. Davidson, 200 loads gravel, 10 00
S. A. Guilford, blacksmith bill, 5 85
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TOWN OF ACTON.
Wm. Kingsley, blacksmith blll, 3 85
E. Jones & Co., lumber and spikes for Powder Mill bridge, 159 02
Am. Powder Mills, lumber and work on Powder Mill bridge, 13 85
J. E. Reed, work on Powder Mill bridge, 10 00
James Tuttle, 150 feet timber for Powder Mill bridge, 2 70
A. C. Handley, 600 feet timber for Powder mill bridge, 10 80
E. F. Conant, 750 feet timber for Pow- der Mill bridge, 13 50
J. D. Moulton, sawing timber for Powder Mill bridge, 3 00
Thos. McCarthy, for covering stones, 40 70
C. A. Harrington, 30 feet drain pipe, 7 92
E. Jones & Co., lumber and nails, 15 23
D. C. Harris, stone, 2 00
$2,510 41
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Paid W. F. Stevens, express, $000 50
66 35
L. E. Reed, court fees, 6 79
D. J.Wetherbee, insurance on library, 75 00
Geo. W. Woodman, land in Centre, 250 00 Geo. Tyler & Co., sections and bolts for scraper, 8 50
J. C. Symonds, road scraper, 225 00
James Kingsley, use of road, 8 00
H. A. Littlefield, express, 25
66 66 freight on scraper, 4 50
Wm.Craig, court fees in Whitney case, 3 75
Randall case, 2 35
20
ANNUAL REPORTS
H.C.Sherwin, court fees in Foley case, 3 60
E. A. Phalen
Robbins case, 3 60
F. W. Reed, 66 Whitney case, 7 15
66
Tuttle case, 5 20
66
66
Randall case, 5 45
66 66 66 Harris case, 5 90
66 66
Harris & Doyle
case, 10 60
O.L. Newcomb,repairing town pump, 1 25
66
clock, 1 25
Isaac Davis Post, Memorial day,
75 00
S. S. Reilley, three dies, 6 00
Cotton & Gould, repairing and bind- ing record books, 7 75
W. H. Lawrence, fixing scraper, 8 65
Wm. Kingsley, watching fires, 16 50
Eugene Johnson, watching fire, 1 25
William Moore, 1 25
O. L. Newcomb, 66
1 25
Carlton, Taylor, 66 66
1 25
Joe Flint, 66 66
1 25
Ordway, 66 66
1 25
Marvin Kelley, 66 66 1 25
E. A. Phalen, summoning person to take oath of office, 1 75
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