Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1894-1900, Part 10

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Publication date: 1894
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Levi W. Stevens, lots sold in Mount Hope cemetery, 80 00


D. H. Gordon, for old hearse, 8 00


Town of Boxboro, tuition High school, 104 00


Town of Stow, services of constable and lawyer in Tuttle case, 15 58


7


TOWN OF ACTON.


Rec'd, Charles Brown, board of Mrs. Abram


Brown, $56 00


Interest on Wilde Memorial Library fund, 80 00


Rent of Town Hall and cellar,


95 50


C. J. Williams, 13 microseopes sold pupils, 5 20


C. J. Williams, 8 French dictionaries sold pupils, 4 00


J. W. Henderson, stove at south-east school house, 1 00


Acton Memorial library, fines, 16 00


Wm.F.Stevens,collect'g taxes,1894,


2 00


66 66 " 1895, 1,282 29


66


1896, 17,951 65


Interest on money in bank, 60 28


$32,759 38


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


TREASURER'S REPORT OF MONEY HELD FOR CARE OF LOTS IN CEMETERIES.


1897.


DR.


March. To 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


Eliza A. Whitcomb fund, 75 00


Cash rec'd from town, care of lots, 73 64


$1,148 64


8


ANNUAL REPORTS


CR.


By cash paid-


Julian Tuttle, care Handley lot, $53 39 66 66 Piper lot, 2 50


66 66 Tuttle lot, 2 50


66 66 Skinner lot, 3 00


66 66 66 Rouillard lot, 7 25


Mrs. W. W. Davis, care Davis lot, 5 00


Balance in treasury, 1,075 00


$1,148 64


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


REPORT OF WILDE MEMORIAL LIBRARY FUND.


1897.


DR.


March 12. To cash deposited in North End Savings bank, $1,000 00


To cash deposited in Middlesex Ins. for Savings, 1,000 00


To cash deposited in Home Sav- ings bank, 1,000 00


To cash deposited in Charlestown Five Cents Savings bank, 1,000 00


To cash deposited in Warren In- stitution for Savings, 1,000 00


To cash rec'd for int. on deposits,


80 00


$5,080 00


CR.


By cash paid Trustees, $80 00


Balance, 5,000 00


$5,080 00 J. K. W. WETHERBEE, Treasurer of Acton.


I have examined the reports of the Treasurer and find them correct.


HIRAM J. HAPGOOD, Auditor of the Town of Acton.


9


TOWN OF ACTON.


Selectmen's Report.


-


Citizens of Acton :


We respectfully submit to you our annual report and recom- mendations for the present year.


For State tax,


$1,000 00


County tax,


1,300 00


Memorial library,


600 00


Schools,


4,700 00


School supplies,


475 00


Transportation S. E. school pupils,


270 00


Scientific apparatus,


125 00


Roads and bridges,


2,700 00


Overlayings,


300 00


Town charges the following :


For Miscellaneous expenses,


$1,800 00


Town officers,


1,400 00


Support of poor,


1,400 00


Repairs on town buildings,


600 00


Streets lamps,


700 00


Cemetery expenses,


200 00


Interest on debt,


200 00


Printing,


150 00


Soldiers' relief,


50 00


$6,500 00


$17,970 00


Following is the Financial Report :


10


ANNUAL REPORTS


SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.


CENTRE SCHOOL.


Paid Florence N. Day, teacher, 36 weeks,


(Primary,) $360 00


Susie E. Conant, teacher, 12 weeks, (Grammar,) 120 00


Ida A. Hapgood, teacher, 12 weeks, (Grammar,) 120 00


Helene J. Sloan, teacher, 12 weeks, (Grammar,) 120 00


Nathan Johnson, janitor,


20 00


Julian Tuttle, janitor,


50 00


Julian Tuttle, cleaning,


2 25


Nathan Johnson, cleaning,


1 05


Charles Edwards, cord wood,


4 00


E. Jones & Co., 11,115 lbs. coal, 32 23


M. E. Taylor & Co., incidentals, 3 95


$833 48


NORTH SCHOOL.


Paid Lillian Richardson, teacher, 12 weeks, $120 00 Ella L. Miller, teacher, 15 weeks, 105 00


66 9 weeks, 72 00


W. B. Harriman, janitor,


45 00


Frank Pendergast, janitor,


9 00


wood,


1 00


W. B. Harriman, wood, 7 00


cleaning room,


10 00


E. Jones & Co., 4875 lbs. coal, 15 60


66 3160 lbs. coal,


10 11


M. E. Taylor & Co., incidentals,


1 03


$395 74


11


TOWN OF ACTON.


EAST SCHOOL.


Paid Ida A. Hapgood, teacher, 12 weeks,


$120 00


Mary F. Rich, teacher, 18 weeks, 126 00


Rose Standish, teacher, 6 weeks, 60 00


C. Moffat, janitor,


7 00


F. Davis, janitor,


27 00


F. J. Hastings & Co., 8000 lbs. coal,


24 00


James Hill, for cleaning room,


2 25


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, 1 brush,


1 00


66


1 duster, 89


66


66


1 dust pan, 20


M. E. Taylor & Co., incidentals, 45


$368 79


SOUTH SCHOOL.


Paid Hattie L. Tuttle, teacher, 36 weeks, (Grammar,)


$360 00


Lilla Keniston, teacher, 36 (Primary,)


weeks,


360 00


C. L. Bradford, janitor,


90 00


F. J. Hastings & Co., 4032 lbs. coal,


10 88


15420 lbs. coal, 43 17


66


5470 lbs. coal, 15 86


C. L. Bradford, wood,


8 25


cleaning vault,


1 00


66 66 cleaning rooms, 5 00


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, 4 doz. screws,


20


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, 1 dipper,


25


66


66


1 duster, 35


66


66 1-2 dz. rings, 07


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, 1 cushion,


60


66


66


cord, 62


66


polish,


10


1 cushion, 60


66


66


2 baskets, 1 00


66


polish, 10


$898 05


12


ANNUAL REPORTS


WEST SCHOOL.


Paid Albertie M. Preston, teacher, Grammar, 12 weeks, $120 00


Elizabeth Prindall, teacher, Grammar, 5 weeks, 50 00


Ada A. Coffman, teacher, Grammar, 7 weeks, 70 00


Ida A. Hapgood, teacher, Grammar, 12 weeks, 120 00


Harriet H. Gardner, teacher, Primary 36 weeks,


360 00


Thomas Scanlon, janitor, 77 00


cleaning, 8 00


66 66 wood, 4 00


Mrs. Ida Conant, cleaning, 3 00


E. C. Parker, & Co., coal, 63 32


$875 32


HIGH SCHOOL.


Paid W. A. Charles, Principal, $1,000 00


M. Florence Fletcher, assistant, 450 00


C. L. Bradford, janitor, 90 00


F. J. Hastings & Co., 4033 lbs. coal, 10 89


66 15420 lbs. coal, 43 18


66 5470 lbs. coal, 15 87


C. L. Bradford, cleaning rooms, 5 00


66 66 vault,


1 00


66 wood,


8 75


C. J. Williams, for tuning piano, 2 00


F. I. Ordway, orchestra, 12 56


A. L. Noyes, entertaining orchestra, 5 00


J. L. Hammett Co., engrossing diplomas, 4 55


De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., 2 books, 3 00


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, 10 yds. ribbon, 1 98 66


66


66


1 duster, 37


66


66


1 thermometer, 17


66


66


oil, 12


66


66 8 yd. sticks, 1 33


2 boxes, 20


$1,655 97


13


TOWN OF ACTON.


SCHOOL SUPPLIES.


Paid University Publishing Co.,


$ 9 12


J. L. Hammett Co.,


217 62


Ginn & Co.,


42 42


D. C. Heath & Co ..


35 09


Silver, Burdett & Co.,


5 50


American Book Co.,


35 76


Educational Publishing Co.,


97 17


Public School Printing Co.,


3 40


De Wolfe, Fisk & Co.,


4 00


J. R. Wales,


39 30


Wm. Ware & Co.,


2 50


C. J. Williams, express,


3 85


N. C. Reed, express,


4 10


$499 83


SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS.


Paid Ziegler Electric Co.,


$36 50


L. E. Knott Apparatus Co.,


33 00


D. Appleton & Co.,


56 00


Houghton, Mifflin & Co.,


3 80


De Wolfe, Fiske & Co.,


15 89


E. B. Collister,


4 75


C. J. Williams,


4 60


$154 45


TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOLARS.


Paid D. C. Harris, 1 term,


$ 5 00


J. W. Parsons, 1 term, 5 00


John Maynes, 1 term,


5 00


C. I. Miller, 3 terms,


15 00


W. S. Jones, south-east scholars,


227 50


$257.50


14


ANNUAL REPORTS


STATE AND MILITARY AID.


Paid W. B. Ball, (Chap. 279, Acts 1889,) $182 50 Luke Smith, (Chap. 301, Acts 1889, 1 yr., 48 00


Mary Smith,


66 48 00


Rebecca C. Wright, 66


66


48 00


Sarah E. Handley,


66


66 48 00


Eliza J. Shattuck,


66 48 00


Phebe Wood, 66


66


48 00


A. C. Handley,


66


8 mo. 48 00


Bridget Mawn,


66


7 mo. 28 00


Achsa Hanscom,


66


8 mo. 32 00


Geo. Handley, 66


1 yr. 48 00


Emma F. Blood,


66


1 yr. 48 00


Susan B. Winn,


66


3 mo. 12 00


Allen G. Smith,


5 mo. 20 00


Addison B. Wheeler,


1 yr. 52 00


Maria Kingsley,


66


5 mo. 20 00


Lydia Handley,


66


4 mo. 16 00


$794 50


MEMORIAL LIBRARY.


FOR BOOKS AND MAGAZINES.


Paid De Wolfe, Fiske & Co.,


$142 39


Jordan, Marsh & Co.,


38 84


Wm. A. Wilde & Co.,


71 36


Perry, Mason & Co.,


1 75


Wm. D. Tuttle,


1 00


Henry D. Noyes & Co.,


28 80


$284 14


Town appropriation,


$200 00


Interest from Wm. Wilde Fund,


80 00


Fines,


16 00


$296 00


$11 86


Balance unexpended,


15


TOWN OF ACTON.


RUNNING EXPENSES.


Paid O. D. Wood, janitor,


$101 00


Ida Tuttle, librarian, 47 00


Viola Tuttle, ·librarian, 55 00


D. A. Cutler, transporting books,


51 00


Mass. Reformatory, printing,


12 00


Courier Citizen Co., 66


3 00


F. J. Barnard, binding,


17 58


J. R. Wales, binding, 19 15


F. J. Hastings & Co., coal,


36 27


M. E. Taylor & Co., incidentals, 17 21


Wm. D. Tuttle, 4 49


$363 70


LOANS.


Paid First Nat. Bank of Ayer, note, $3,000 00


66 66 " int. 67 50


H. B. White, admr., 3,000 00


56 25


J. A. Bowen, 1 yr. Int. on $1,000, note, 50 00


F. H. Jones, 1 yr. Int. on $700, note, 35 00


66 66 $600, note, 30 00


J. K. W. Wetherbee, admr. Wm. Davis estate, 3 notes and interest to Mar. 7, 1,910 11


$8,148 86


STREET LAMPS.


Paid Acton Center Improvement Society, 61, $165 92 West Acton Street Lighting Associa- tion, 46, 125 12


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, 3, 8 16


A. Merriam, 2, 5 44


Geo. R. Keyes, 5 44


J. P. Fletcher, 5 44


Henry Barker, 5 44


16


ANNUAL REPORTS


Paid Elmathan Jones, 1,


$2 72


H. J. Hapgood,


2 72


Geo. W. Worster,


2 72


W. S. Warren,


2 72


E. I. Banks,


2 72


F. Merriam,


2 72


Francis Hosmer,


2 72


C. S. Simonds,


2 72


L. A. Hesselton,


2 72


F. J. Hastings & Co.,


2 72


F. Z, Taylor,


2 72


A. J. Fletcher,


2 72


Mrs. M. E. Lothrope,


2 72


Gardner Clark,


2 72


Edwin Tarbell,


2 72


Wm. F. Dessault,


2 72


J. D. Moulton,


2 72


L. S. Hosmer,


2 72


F. A. Houston,


2 72


I. F. Duren,


2 72


S. A. Christie,


2 72


D. C. Harris,


2 72


Mrs. Geo. W.Gates,


2 72


Mrs. Lottie Flagg,


2 72


L. V. Clough,


2 72


E. N. Robbins,


2 72


Albert Moulton,


2 72


Anson C. Piper,


2 72


A. H. Jones,


2 72


Mrs. Lottie Tolman,


2 72


$402 56


CEMETERY EXPENSES.


Paid Julian Tuttle, work in Woodlawn,


$164 20


John Fletcher,


8 27


Geo. G. Keith, 68 66


4 25


W. B. Holt, 66 66


1 10


17


TOWN OF ACTON.


Paid Levi Stevens, work in Mt. Hope, $63 32


Mrs. W. W. Davis, care of lot, 5 00


$246 14


POOR ON FARM.


Paid Moses Thompson, labor,


$350 04


for fish,


10 27


66


" mattress, 2 00


66


66


" stove,


1 00


66


" ladder,


2 00


66


" berries,


1 00


66


66


" repairing harness, 85


" corn,


1 45


66


" coffee,


75


W. H. Fargo, labor,


Chas. Colder, labor,


18 90


John Jacobs, labor,


72 00


John Smith, labor, 12 00


M. E. Taylor & Co., store bill,


296 52


W. E. Whitcomb & Co., meat bill, 80 03


E. C. Parker & Co., grain bill,


246 96


Luther Conant, 1 ton feed, 15 00


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, store bill, 114 70


Otis H. Forbush, 2 cows, 100 00


Lyman Tuttle, barrels,


45 00


J. A. McPherson, blacksmith,


22 01


F. J. Barker, M. D.,


2 25


J. B. Tuttle, 2 cows,


96 00


rake,


18 00


66 repairing machine,


4 35


James Hill, killing 2 hogs,


2 50


E. Jones & Co., coal,


8 93


C. H. Clark, repairing harness,


1 45


Lyman Tuttle, use of horse,


4 50


C. W. Livingston, soap,


6 50


$1,569 96


66


" 2 pigs,


10 00


" labor,


13 00


10 00


18


ANNUAL REPORTS


OUTSIDE POOR.


Paid Abel Farrar, care of Eben Jones, 42 weeks, $546 00


Ayer Home care of May Kingsley,


45 75


Worcester Insane Asylum, care of Clare Wheeler, 169 92


Worcester Lunatic Hospital, care of Anna Parlin, .162 03


Westboro Hospital, care of Mary Coughlin, 147 19


Westboro Hospital, care of Mary B. Cram, 86 36


Westboro Hospital, care of Frank Harris, 51 54


Mass. Hospital, care of E. P. Hunt, 56 64


Lyman Tuttle, aid for Mrs. S. B. Winn, 27 50 66 66 Brown, 56 00


L. V. Clough, care of Frank Harris, 12 00


City of Boston, aid for Hannah Stanton,


1 63


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, aid for Mrs. J. Quinlan, 34 12


F. J. Barker, M. D., medical attendance on Eben Jones, 1 00


F. J. Barker, M. D., medical attendance on Frank Harris, 19 00


F. J. Barker, M. D., medical attendance on Mrs. S. B. Winn, 40 50


F. J. Barker, M. D., medical attendance on J. McCarthy, 75 00


F. J. Barker, M. D., medical attendance 12 50


Dr. Isaiah Hutchins, medical attendance on Frank Ashler, 3 25


Geo. E. Greenough, wood for F. Nogle, 4 50


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, aid for F. Nogle, 39 10


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, aid for Weaver, 4 79


19


TOWN OF ACTON.


Paid A. H. Jones, aid for Nogle, $2 12


Board of Health, Johnson case, 21 47


E. Jones & Co., aid for F. Nogle, 9 99


66 66 66 J. McCarthy, 13 57


Dr. F. U. Rich, medical attendance on Sam Weaver, 3 75


O. S. Fowler, aid for Mrs. Trainor,


28 00


Lyman Tuttle, expenses to Boston,


6 25


66


Cambridge, 2 50


66


66 66 Hudson, 1 00


$1,684 97


REPAIRS ON TOWN BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.


Paid J. W. Henderson, farm,


$17 89


66


town pump, 11 94


66 66 hall,


24 00


66


66 South schoolhouse,


9 75


Warren Houghton, West schoolhouse,


15 44


Francis Jones, West schoolhouse,


1 75


66


South schoolhouse,


178 73


66


66


19 37


W. B. Harriman, North schoolhouse,


6 50


Frank E. Harris, West schoolhouse,


23 44


66


Hall,


6 75


Moses A. Reed, farm,


6 75


E. Jones & Co., farm,


154 12


6


66 schoolhouse,


13 53


66


hall,


49 83


66


ladder house,


11 33


Robert Wayne,


66


5 75


54 75


66


66 hall,


18 50


O. D. Wood, hall,


24 38


66


66 farm,


36 25


66 Center schoolhouse,


8 57


John S. Hoar, West schoolhouse,


2 37


farın,


20


ANNUAL REPORTS


Paid F. W. Billings, East schoolhouse, $2 25


Wm. Coons, East schoolhouse, 1 00


M. H. Warden, East school grounds. 5 00


C. L. Bradford, South school grounds, 5 50


W. B. Holt, West schoolhouse, 6 82


library,


1 50


D. C. Lapham, East schoolhouse,


6 00


Geo. G. Keith, “


19 10


Center schoolhouse,


16 06


66 6 North


8 70


Library, 5 50


Chas. Pitman, hall, 1 15


M. E. Taylor & Co., library,


3 51


Wm. Kingsley, hall grounds,


9 73


S. A. Guilford, West schoolhouse,


25


H. T. Clark,


66


7 25


Thos. Scanlon, 66 1 00


Sam Jones Jr., South schoolhouse,


8 80


.6 6 ladder house, 25 00


J. L. Hammett Co., schoolhouse, 14 73


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, E. school- house, 60


F. Pendergast, North schoolhouse, 35


N. Littlefield. West school grounds, 53 86


H. F. Tuttle, Centre schoolhouse, 2 15


$907 56


TOWN OFFICERS. .


Paid Horace Tuttle, clerk, $30 00


J. K. W. Wetherbee, treasurer, 80 00.


E. Faulkner Conant, selectman, 95 00


Daniel J. Wetherbee, 50 00


Isaiah Hutchins, 66


50 00


James B. Tuttle, assessor, 53 00


Anson C. Piper, יי


30 00


Wm. F. Stevens,


30 00


1


TOWN OF ACTON.


21


Paid Lyman Tuttle, overseer of poor, $50 00


Moses A. Reed,


20 00


Edwin C. Parker, “ 66


20 00


H. F. Tuttle, registrar of voters,


15 00


Julian Tuttle, 66


12 00


James McGreen, 66 66


12 00


F. H. Whitcomb,


12 00


Chas. J. Williams, school committee,


72 30


H. F. Tuttle, 66


17 51


Isaiah Hutchins, 66


15 00


F. A. Houston,


12 50


H. F. Tuttle, election officer,


3 00


L. C. Taylor, 66


3 00


A. L. Noyes,


66


3 00


E. A. Phalen, 66 66


3 00


H. J. Hapgood,


66


3 00


Abram Tuttle, 66


3 00


N. J. Cole, 66 66


3 00


T. F. Newton, 66


3 00


C. H. Mead,


3 00


C. B. Stone, 66


3 00


W. L. Tenney, 66


6.


3 00


W. F. Kelly,


66


3 00


Edward Dixon, Supt. of schools, 465 00


Moses A. Reed, inspector of annimals, 85 64 special police, 3 00


R. L. Reed, constable,


42 64


James Kingsley, constable,


4 00


W. F. Stevens, 5 75


66 sealer weights and meas-


ures, 5 00


W. F. Stevens, colleclor in 1895, 150 00


H. J. Hapgood, auditor, 6 00


$1,479 34


22


ANNUAL REPORTS


PRINTING.


Paid Enterprise Printing Co., reports, $103 75


warrants, 8 00


notices, 4 00


66 advertising, 1 95


Augustine Hosmer, notices, 14 90


Campbell & Hanscom, 100 poll tax lists, 7 00


Lyman Tuttle, 2 26


$141 86


ROADS AND BRIDGES.


Paid Nathum Littlefield, labor, W. district, $958 93 S. A. Guilford, blacksmith bill, W. dist., 4 57


F. H. Whitcomb, 156 ld. grav. 7 80


A. F. Blanchard, 133 5 65


. Jerry McCarthy, 267 13 35


W. B. Holt, 58 ft. pipe,


12 18


J. A. McPherson, blacksmith bill, " 2 75


E. Jones & Co., lumber and nails, " 2 70


1,007 93


H. A. Gould, labor,


South district, 975 72


W. F. Hale, blacksmith, 66 8 00


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, 144 ft. pipe, South district, 29 25


E. Jones & Co., lumber, spikes, 90 88


John Temple, 1 25


A. C. Piper, pipe, 66 4 00


N. A. Davidson, 218 loads gravel,


10 90


American Powder Mills, labor,


6 00


1,126 00


Wm. H. Kingsley, Center district, 931 91


S. A. Guilford, blacksmith bill, 9 90


J. A. McPherson, “ 66 7 66


E. Jones & Co., lumber, 66


4 86


W. H. Kingsley, covering stones, “ 6 00


960 33


$3,094 26


23


TOWN OF ACTON.


SOLDIER'S RELIEF.


Paid City of Marlboro for W. F. B. Whitney, $6 00 Dr. I. Hutchins, medical attendance Mrs. R. C. Wright, 65 62


Dr. I. Hutchins, medical attendance Geo. Handley, 1 50


$73 12


MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.


Paid J. T. & R. E. Joslin, legal services, $163 65


State Treasurer, corporation tax, 5 39


Isaac Reed, West school land, 475 00


Mrs. Violetta Gardner, West school land, 46 15 Geo. P. Davis, court fees, 5 86


R. L. Reed, 66 66


6 80


Wm. Craig, 66 66


27 21


Joseph Smith, 66 66


5 58


E. A. Phalen, 66


4 83


Nahum Littlefield, A. F. Blanchard road, 230 59 Wm. H. Kingsley, 6: 66 66 232 38


H. A. Gould, 66


66


197 75


E. Jones & Co.,


66


10 11


Samuel Guilford,


66 66 15 75


E. Jones, 3 00 .6 66


J. D. Coburn, land damage, 60 00 66


D. J. Wetherbee, snsurance on library, 78 75


Edward Dixon, expenses, 8 32


stationery and postage, 14 46


C. J.Williams, expense telephone, postage, 6 90 66


66 book case, High school, 5 40


N. Littlefield, breaking out roads, 18 85


F. H. Whitcomb, 66


6 00


I. S. Ford, 66 66


10 73


A. C. Piper, 66


66


7 70


James Cole, 66


3 25


W. H. Kingsley,


9 37


24


ANNUAL REPORTS


Paid Isaac Davis Post, G.A.R. $50 00


J. S. Hoar, making plan school house, 10 00


A. L. Noyes, spraying trees on common, O. D. Wood, 66 1 00


27 30


M. E. Taylor & Co.,


66


3 08


66 66


81


66 66 hall, 16 26


I. F. Duren, 32 burials,


96 00


66 66 27 returns of deaths, 6 75


66 66 straps for hearse, 1 00


W. F. Stevens, discount on taxes, 882 61


66 abatement 66


134 13


blanks, 24


E. F. Conant, expenses, 11 87


James Kingsley, use of road, 8 00


C. L. Bradford, repairing clock,


2 75


66


attending meetings, 1 50


66 66 packing books,


75


J. Breck & Son, rep. lown mower, 1 50


Irving W. Wheeler & Co., flag for monum't, 14 85 6 .


gilt ball, 1 25


J. W. Henderson, fire pot, 1 25


Boston Globe, advertising farm, 7 20


John Fletcher, flags for graves, 2 50


66 66 1 sign boord, 1 75


A. P.Walcott, paint'g and fres. inside hall, 235 00 C. W. Pitman, care of hall, clock and flag, 56 16 Herbert Fiske, 66 66 3 00


Julien Tuttle, 66 66


7 50


James Hill,


66 66


47 70


H. A. Gould, widening Maple st., 157 38


Francis Jones 8 35


A. S. Fletcher, 66 66


23 75


W. F. Hale,


66


21 25


E. Jones & Co., 66 66


25 90


F. W. Billings, tables for schools, 8 50


F. S. Blanchard & Co., 1 book, 1 50


25


TOWN OF ACTON.


Paid Geo. Greenough, teaming sawdust, $1 50


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, 50 ft. hose, 20 00


66 66


pipe, 3 80


book, 67


66 66


twine, 50


R. L. Reed, painting markers for graves, 7 31


Wm. Kingsley, work on turnpike, 9 15


N. M. Allen, cleaning clock West school, 1 00 Wm. M. Olin, 1 book, 2 00


A. H. Rose, examining cattle, 5 00


W. F. Stevens, assessors' book,


3 75


66 66 collector's book, 2 50


J. B. Tuttle, copying poll-tax list, 66 66 postage and stationery, 2 00


5 00


F. C. Nash, expenses enforcing liquor law, 254 67 66 66 services 66 75 00


R. L. Reed, 66 66 66 26 00


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, 1 lamp, vot- ing place, West Acton, 3 00


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, 1 table, voting place, West Acton, 9 00


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, settees, voting place, West Acton, 16 80


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, 6 chairs, vot- ing place, West Acton, 4 20


H. T. Clark, fun'l exp. Capt.A.C.Handley, 35 00 Spofford Robbtns, fixing voting stalls, 3 57


H. A. Gould, work on turnpike, 15 87


E. Jones & Co., lumber 66 42 13


66 66 coal for hall, 17 54


Nathan Johnson, care monument grounds, 4 20


Geo. Greenough, wood for hall, 7 00


F. J. Barker, reporting 9 births, 2 25


F. E. Tasker, 8


2 00


F. U. Rich, 5 1 25


J. E. Marsh, 66 12 3 00


J. L. Hammett Co., blackboard, 9 00


26


ANNUAL REPORTS


Paid N. H. Tenney, rep. fire engine, $12 00


Thorp & Martin, mimeograph and st. pap'r, 14 31 Benj. Lovell & Co., 2 pr handcuffs, 9 90


Isaiah Hutchins, 4 32


J. K. W. Wetherbee, postage, 2 91


Thos. Scanlon, attending meeting, 1 50


Lyman Tuttle, postage and telephone, 84


H. F. Tuttle, col. and ret. 43 births,


21 50


recording 23 marriages,


3 45


66 66


29 deaths, 4 90


66


laying out roads,


3 00


66


making plan of same,


2 00


66 66 cleaning vault hall cellar, 2 00


66


attending meeting at Ayer, 1 50


66


66 blanks, 52


:6


66 postage, exp. and telephons, 2 30


T., J. & W., duster for hall, 89


$4,225 12


RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS.


Balance due from Treasurer March 12, 1896, $631 65


" Collector, 66 66 1,282 29


Appropriation for town charges,


66


" common schools,


3,100 00


High school,


1,600 00


66 school supplies, 475 00


66


66 scientific apparatus, 150 00


66


Supt. of Schools, 475 00


66 transportation of scholars, 240 00


66


66


Memorial library, 600 00


66


street lamps,


400 00


66


highways,


3,000 00


66


county tax,


1,506 17


state tax, 1,050 00


bldg A. F. Blanchard road, 500 00


66


overlayings, 557 85


66


6,000 00


66 estab. bounds, W. S. grounds,


1 50


27


TOWN OF ACTON.


Received from-


First Nat. bank of Ayer, borrowed money, $5,000 00 Howard B. White, admr., 3,000 00


A. F. Blanchard, license to slaughter, 1 00


James Hill, 66 66 1 00


H. F. Tuttle, acct. of supervision of schools, 375 00 Asaph Parlin, guardian, Anna Parlin at hosp., 162 03 State Treasurer, for inspection of animals, 20 00


corporation tax, 760 01


66


Nat. bank tax, 257 88


66 66 Military aid, cp. 279, acts '89, 116 25


66 State aid, chap. 301. " '89, 555 00


66


66 income Mass. school fund, 262 58


Mrs. Leland, tuition, 6 00


Lyman Tuttle, storage at school house,


2 00


Geo. G. Keith, stoves So.


24 00


J. W. Henderson, stove East " 1 00


Samuel Jones, Jr., school house and land in S. E. district,


126 50


County Treasurer, on acct. dog tax,


194 94


J. Devane, for road cleanings, 7 50


Lyman Tuttle, 5 cows sold from town farm,


164 50


Lyman Tuttle, apples sold, town farm,


276 07


66


66 horse 66


75 00


66


66


milk 66


66 66


874 16


6.


wood 66


66


45 25


66


66


pork 66


66


17 45


66


calves 6. 66 66 8 25


66


66 potatoes "


66


1 50


66


66


eggs


66


66


1 24


old iron " 6


1 12


John Fletcher, lots sold in Woodlawn cemetery,


30 00


Levi W. Stevens, lots sold in Mount Hope cemetery, D. H. Gordon, for old hearse, 8 00


80 00


28


ANNUAL REPORTS


Rec'd, Charles Brown, board of Mrs. Abram Brown, $56 00


Town of Stow, services of constable and lawyer in Tuttle case, 15 58


Interest on Wilde Memorial Library fund, 80 00


Rent of Town Hall and cellar, 95 50


C. J. Williams, 13 microseopes sold pupils, 5 20


C. J. Williams, 8 French dictionaries sold pupils, 4 00


Acton Memorial library, fines, 16 00


Wm.F.Stevens,collect'g taxes,1894, 2 00


Town of Boxboro, tuition High school, 104 00


Interest on money in bank, 60 28


$34,461 75


EXPENDITURES.


For support of Centre school,


$833 48


North 66


395 74


66 East 66


368 79


66 South 66


898 05


West 66


875 32


High 66


1,655 97


School supplies,


499 83


Scientific apparatus,


154 54


Transportation of scholars,


257 50


State tax,


1,050 00


County tax,


1,506 17


State and Military aid,


794 50


Memorial library,


647 84


Loans and interest,


8,148 86


Street lamps,


402 56


Cemetery expenses,


246 14


Support of poor on farm,


1,569 96


66 outside poor, 1,684 97


Repairs on town buildings and grounds, 907 56 Town officers, 1.479 34


29


TOWN OF ACTON.


For Printing,


$141 86


Roads and bridges, Soldiers' relief, Miscellaneous expenses,


3,094 26


73 12


4,225 12


$31,911 48


Balance due from Treasurer,


847 90


66 Collector, 1896,


1,702 37


$34,461 75


TOWN DEBT, MARCH 12, 1897.


John A. Bowen, note, $1,000 00


Interest from Dec. 6, 1896, to Mar. 12, 1897, 13 33


Frank H. Jones, note, 600 00


Interest from Apr. 27, 1896, to Mar. 12, 1897, 26 25


Frank H. Jones, note. 700 00


Int. from June 15, 1896, to Mar. 12, 1897,


25 96


First Nat. bank of Ayer, note,


2,000 00


Int. from Mar. 6 to Mar. 12, 1 33


$4,366 87


Less amount due from Treas. and Collector, 2,550 27


Balance against the town March 12, 1897, $1,816 60 E. FAULKNER CONANT, DANIEL J. WETHERBEE, ISAIAH HUTCHINS, Selectmen of Acton.


I have examined the amounts of the Selectmen for the past year and find them correct.


HIRAM J. HAPGOOD, Auditor of the Town of Acton.


30


ANNUAL REPORTS


List of Jurors.


The following is a list of persons to serve as jurors for the ensuing year, as revised by the Selectmen of Acton, to be sub- mitted to said town at their April meeting.


Elisha H. Cutler, Farmer. 66


J. W. Dupee,


I. Warren Flag,


Merchant.


Hiram E. Gates,


Farmer.


G. E. Holton, Mechanic.


Eugene Hall, D. C. Harris,


66 Stone cutter.


Geo. A. Hayward,


Clerk.


Edgar H. Hall,


Manufacturer.


Lowell A. Jones,


Farmer. 66


Warren H. Jones,


John C. Keyes,


66


Hanson A. Littlefield,


Merchant.


Nahum Littlefield,


Farmer.


Jerry McCarthy,


F. P. Morse,


66 Merchant.


John D. Moulton,


Farmer.


Willis L. Mead,


Painter.


Thomas F. Noyes,


Farmer.


S. L. Richardson,


66


Moses A. Reed,


66


Wm. F. Stevens,


66


Henry M. Smith,


66


Wm. H. Teele, 66


Horace F. Tuttle,


66


James B. Tuttle,


Fred S. Whitcomb,


66 E. FAULKNER CONANT, DANIEL J. WETHERBEE, ISAIAH HUTCHINS, Selectmen of Acton.


C. H. Mead,


31


TOWN OF ACTON.


Report of Overseers of Poor.


ARTICLES ON HAND MARCH 1, 1897.


9 cows,


$400 00


1 horse,


75 00


Double harnesses,


25 00


Express harnesses,


30 00


Light harnesses,


7 00


2 collars,


4 00


Horse cart,


18 00


Express wagon,


75 00


Mowing machine,


30 00


Hay wagon,


30 00


2 hay rakes,


25 00


2 wheelbarrows,


5 00


2 harrows,


8 00


8 tons hay,


144 00


Grain,


10 10


3 apple headers,


2 00


2 canvas covers,


2 50


Grindstone,


2 00


Farming tools,


22 00


Wrench,


75


3 blankets,


4 00


2 axes,


2 00


3 wood saws,


2 00


18 hens,


8 00


5 plows,


20 00


2 cultivators,


5 00


1 hay cutter,


2 00


18 barrels,


1 80


32


ANNUAL REPORTS


7 ladders,


$10 00


Set of measures,


1 40


Salt,


50


2 sleds,


15 00


12 cords wood,


60 00


Lumber,


10 00


Stone drag,


4 00


Pung,


8 00


Light wagon,


20 00


25 apple boxes,


2 50


Spray pump,


10 00


12 bu. potatoes,


6 00


Apples,


1 00


3 steel traps,


75


32 gallons soap,


7 00


Dried apple,


3 00


Cooking range,


25 00


Tea and coffee,


75


Crackers,


1 25


Fruit jars,


3 50


Coal,


2 00


Brooms,


50


Spice,


50


Sugar,


50


Flour,


1 50


Pails and tubs,


2 00


Oil tank,




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