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66 66 " Annie McNeil, 10 13
O. W. Mead, rent for Grady family,
M. E. Taylor & Co., supplies for hospital, 61 57
6 00
J. W. Livermore, sawdust for hospital, 1 00
E. F. Tasker, medical attendance family of J. A. Goding, 19 00
F. E. Tasker, medical attendance family of Augustus McNeil, 18 00
E. F. Tasker, medical attendance family of Grady, 16 00
F. E. Tasker, medical attendance Mrs. C. V. Twitchell, 9 00
L. Conant, rent hospital, 35 00
J. A. Goding, washing for A. I. God- ing, 2 50
C. H. Goldthwait & Co., formal- dehyde, 12 40
Kate Thomas, entertaining Grady family, 2 00
South Acton Coal & Lumber Co., coal, 14 58
South Acton Coal & Lumber Co., lumber, 17 25
J. Q. McCollister., M. D., professional services, 25 00
T. B. Shea, M. D., professional ser- vices, 50 00
E. J. Alley, M. D., professional ser- vices, 495 00
Catherine Naramore, nurse, 100 00
Anthony I. Goding, nurse, 50 00
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Maggie McNail, cook, 20 00
W. H. Kingsley, constable, 57 00
L. N. Fowler, supplies, 9 25
G. E. Greenough, fuel for hospital, 7 00
teaming coal for
hospital, 2 00
G. E. Greenough, use of horses on hack, 10 00
A. Parlin, use of team, 8 80
G. L. Noyes, use of horses and team, 20 75
F. J. Barker, car fare and telephone,
8 10
C. T. Calder, care of lantern,
2 50
B. J. Ineson, care of lantern,
2 00
J. B. Tuttle, milk for hospital, 2 40
C. H. Whitney, supplies. 33 05
G. G. Keith, supplies for hospital, 27 27
H. E. Holt, driving hack, 10 00
E. B. Harlow, supplies for Grady family, 7 12
H. A. Littlefield, supplies for Grady family, 21 16
H. A. Littlefield, supplies for A. B. McNeil, 8 95
Estate L. Blanchard, milk for Grady family, 72
Hall Bros., fuel for Grady family, 1 50
$1,601 55
Reimbursed by the Commonwealth,
$501 68
Receipts for Year Ending March 12th, 1903.
Balance due from Treasurer, March 12th, 1902, $2,202 87
Balance due from Collector, March, 1902, 2,683 77
Appropriation for High School, 1,700 00
" Common schools, 3,800 00
School Supt. salary, 480 00
Books for High School, 50 00
School supplies, 475 0
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Transportation public school pupils, 1,030 00
Roads and bridges, 3,500 00
Buildings for Fire Depart- ment, 1,500 00
Memorial Library,
600 00
Memorial Day,
50 00
Street lamps,
800 00
Stone crusher and roller,
1,500 00
Road and drains in South Acton,
200 00
Town charges,
2,430 13
Received from Ayer National Bank, loan, 66 Cemetery Fund,
1,000 00
State Treasurer, corporation tax,
4,217 11
66 National bank
tax, 262 87
6.
66
Military Aid,
91 25
66
State Aid,
608 00
66
66
account conta-
gious disease,
501 68
income Mass.
School Fund, 426 34
66
66
inspection of animals,
18 60
6:
supervision
schools, 375 00
66
burial indigent soldiers, 35 00
6:
66
St. Ry. tax,
23 33
66
temporary sup- port State
paupers, 12 50
County Treasurer, dog tax,
285 70
District Court, court fines, 163 84
A. M. Lothrop, stone crusher,
1,000 00
E. Gruber, pedler's license, 8 00
Max Sackenofsky, pedler's li- cense, 8 00
8,000 00
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N. Specter, pedler's license, $8 00
Board of Health, fumigating, 5 00
A. F. Blanchard, slaughter house license, 1 00
C. B. Robbins, pool license, 2 00
S. Jones, old floor boards, 4 00
A. H. Perkins, road dust,
10 00
H. F. Tuttle, cemetery lots sold, 39 00
Rent of Town Hall, 10 00
WVm. F. Stevens, interest on taxes, 99 40
Rent of Town Hall cellar,
29 50
L. C. Taylor, milk sold from Town farm, 941 76
L. C. Taylor, cows sold from Town farm, 58 15
L. C. Taylor, calves sold from Town farm, 14 50
L. C. Taylor, apples sold from Town farm, 342 63
L. C. Taylor, potatoes sold from Town farm, 3 35
L. C. Taylor, cow hide sold from Town farm, 2 75
L. C. Taylor, hoop poles sold from Town farm, 21 00
L. C. Taylor, board of child at Town farm, 15 00
L. C. Taylor, board of Phoebe . Wood at Town farm, 9 00
L. C. Taylor, eggs sold from Town farm, 43 32
L. C. Taylor, barrels sold from Town farm, 3 00
L. C. Taylor, labor from Town farm, 1 00
For support of Phoebe Wood, 120 00
Interest on deposit, 65 02
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H. T. Clark, lots sold in Mt. Hope Cemetery, $6 00
F. R. Knowlton, old stove and paint stock, 4 86
Income Memorial Library Fund, Cemetery Fund, 81 90
181 20
A. L. Noyes, lumber, 7 85
J. B. Tuttle, 66
12 15
E. A. Phalen,
6 42
C. J. Williams, old iron and lum- ber, 15 13
C. J. Williams, school supplies sold, 6 11
Memorial Library for fines, 19 33
" coal sold, 2 50
Road Commissioners, 77 80
Board of Health,
52 00
$42,360 62
Expenditures for Year Ending March 12, 1903.
For support of Center Schools, $1,483 64
South
1,442 17
West 66
1,494 40
66
High 66
1,709 42
Musical instruction in schools, 90 00
Transportation public school scholars,
1,221 75
66 High school scholars,
30 00
Books for High school,
50 52
School supplies,
495 25
Roads and bridges,
3,405 22
Special highway work,
216 63
Snow bills,
9 80
Support of poor on Town farm,
1,639 36
" outside poor,
652 42
Street lighting,
963 33
Miscellaneous charges,
1,057 30
Repairs Town buildings and grounds, 1,162 23
State and military aid, 700 00
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Soldiers' relief and burial of soldiers,
$381 08
Cemetery expenses,
503 85
Memorial Library expenses,
507 26
66 books,
365 71
Loans and interest,
S,230 83
Printing,
154 00
Town officers,
1,690 00
Fire department,
76 40
special,
1,094 20
Enforcement liquor laws,
49 12
Rent,
138 00
Board of Health,
ST 25
Repairs of State Highway,
53 60
State tax,
930 00
County tax,
1,948 39
Small pox expenses,
1,601 55
Stone crushing plant,
2,245 44
Balance due from Treasurer.
1,867 6S
" Collector,
2,612 82
$42,360 62
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JURORS.
The following names will be presented at the Annual Meet- ing, March 30, 1903, to be placed in the jury box, subject to revision and acceptance by the Town :
Burroughs, Samuel R. Barber.
Clark, Herbert T.
Mechanic.
Cole, Nelson J.
Restaurant.
Devane, James
Painter.
Flint, Alfred W.
Farmer.
Hayward, Edwin L.
Clerk
Jones, Warren H.
Farmer.
Keyes, John C.
Kinsley, James
Manufacturer. 66 Stone mason.
Kimball, Charles M.
Kingsley, William H.
Littlefield, Hanson A.
Merchant.
Merriam, Frank A.
Manufacturer.
Mead, Willis L.
R. R. Employee. Farmer.
O'Neil, Constantine
Richardson, Edward F.
Richardson, Sidney L.
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66
Reed, Moses A. Reed, Nahum C.
R. R. Employee. Farmer.
Smith, Charles E.
66
Taylor, S. Hammond
Taylor, Lyman C.
Tuttle, Abram
Clerk.
White, John S.
Farmer.
WILLIAM F. STEVENS, E. FAULKNER CONANT, EDWIN A. PHALEN,
Selectmen of Acton.
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Town of Acton.
Treasurer's Report.
Receipts.
1902.
March 12, To cash on hand, $2,202 87
RECEIVED :
From the First National Bank of Ayer, borrowed money, 8,000 00
Cemetery fund, borrowed money, 1,000 00
State Treasurer, corporation tax, 4.217 11
National Bank
tax, 262 87
Military aid, 91 25
66
State aid,
608 00
expense of contag- ious disease, 501 68
66
income of Mass.
school fund, 426 34
inspection of ani- mals, 18 60
66 burial of indigent soldiers, 35 00
66
street railway tax, 23 33
66 temporary support State paupers, 12 50
County Treasurer, on account dog licenses, 285 70
Supervision of schools,
375 00
Middlesex Central Distrist Court for fines, 163 84
Alvin M. Lothrop, for stone crusher, 1,000 00
Income of Memorial Library fund, 181 20
Elias Gruber, pedler's license, 66 8 00
8 00
Max Saxenofsky,
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Nathan Spectre, pedler's license, $8 00
Board of Health, for fumigating in West Acton, 5 00
A. F. Blanchard, slaughter house license, 1 00
Chester B. Robbins, pool table li- cense, 2 00
Samuel Jones, old floor in South schoolhouse, 4 00
A. H. Perkins, for road dust, 10 00
Horace F. Tuttle, lots sold in Woodlawn Cemetery, 39 00
Rent of Town Hall and cellar, 39 50
Income of Cemetery fund, 81 90
A. L. Noyes, for lumber,
7 85
James B. Tuttle, 66
12 15
E. A. Phelan, 66
6 42
C. J. Williams, for old iron and lumber, 14 78
C. J. Williams, for school supplies sold, 6 11
C. J. Williams, for old iron sold, 35
19 33
Memorial Library, for fines, " coal sold,
2 50
Road Commissioners,
77 80
Board of Health,
52 00
Lyman C. Taylor, milk sold from Town farm, 941 76
Lyman C. Taylor, cows sold from Town farm, 58 15
Lyman C. Taylor, calves sold from Town farm, 14 50
Lyman C. Taylor, apples sold from Town farm, 342 63
Lyman C. Taylor, potatoes sold from Town farm, 3 35
Lyman C. Taylor, cow hide sold from Town farm, 2 75
Lyman C. Taylor, hoop poles sold from Town farm, 21 00
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Lyman C. Taylor, board of child at Town farm, $15 00
Lyman C. Taylor, board of Phoebe F. Wood at Town farm, 9 00
Lyman C. Taylor, eggs sold from Town farm, 43 32
Lyman C. Taylor, barrels sold from Town farm, 3 00
Lyman C. Taylor, labor from Town farm, 1 00
For support of Phoebe F. Wood, 120 00
From Wm. F. Stevens, Collector, taxes for A. D. 1900, 408 02
Wm. F. Stevens, Collector, interest on taxes for 1900, 33 01
Wm. F. Stevens, Collector, taxes for A. D. 1901, 2,275 75
Wm. F. Stevens, Collector, interest on taxes for 1901, 66 39
D. J. Wetherbee, Collector, taxes for A. D. 1902, 15,502 31
New England Trust Co., interest on deposits, 65 02
H. T. Clark, lot sold in Mount Hope cemetery, 6 00
F. R. Knowles, old stove and oil, West School, 4 86
$39,747 80
EXPENDITURES.
Paid State tax, $930 00
County tax, 1,948 39
On Selectmen's orders, 35,001 73
Cash on hand and in bank, Mar. 13, 1903, 1,867 68
$39,747 80
J. K. W. WETHERBEE,
Treasurer of Acton.
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Treasurer's Report of Money held for Care of Lots in Cemeteries.
March 12, 1903.
DR.
To Mary Skinner fund,
$212 94
Nancy K. Handley fund,
516 37
Frederick Rouillard
103 87
William W. Davis
66
103 37
Mary W. Clafflin 66
104 37
Mary Severance
66
104 37
Warren Robbins
104 87
Eliza A. Whitcomb,
66
75 15
Hepsabeth Piper
6.
51 94
James Temple 66
104 87
Fidelia Wheeler
104 62
Jedediah Tuttle
66
51 94
Henry Loker,
66
104 87
Henry O. Lothrop
66
209 54
Luther W. Piper 66
104 87
William H. Chapman
103 87
Mary A. Robbins
66
103 37
Julia Morrison 66
78 81
Frank C. Hay ward
66
506 12
James Tuttle
66
106 42
Daniel Wetherbee
105 67
S. Lizzie Hayward
66
105 39
Elbridge J. Robbins
103 60
William Jennings
102 55
Adeline Weston Blood "
102 01
Irving V. Whitcomb
101 40
George C. Wright
506 22
George C. Wright, Davis Monunent fund,
50 62
Samuel Temple fund,
50 28
Francis Hutchinson 66
50 28
Henrietta Anderson 66
50 28
Phineas Wetherbee fund, the income
one share of Fitchburg Railroad stock, 8 00
$4,292 85
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CR.
By cash paid -
Julian Tuttle for care of Mary Skin- ner lot, $ 5 00
Julian Tuttle for care of Nancy K. Handley lot, 18 30
Julian Tuttle for care of Frederick Rouillard lot, 2 50
Julian Tuttle for care of William W. Davis lot, 2 50
Julian Tuttle for care of Mary W. Chafflin lot, 2 00
Julian Tuttle for care of Mary
Severance lot, 2 00
Julian Tuttle for care of Warren Robbins lot, 2 00
Julian Tuttle for care of Hepsabeth Piper lot, 1 25
Julian Tuttle for care of JamesTemple lot, 2 50
Julian Tuttle for care of Jedediah Tuttle lot, 1 25
Julian Tuttle for care of Henry Loker lot, 75
Julian Tuttle for care of Henry O. Lothrop lot, 4 00
Julian Tuttle for care of Luther W. Piper lot, 2 50
Julian Tuttle for care of William H. Chapman lot, 2 50
Julian Tuttle for care of Mary A. Robbins lot, 3 00
Julian Tuttle for care Julia Morrison lot, 2 62
Julian Tuttle for care of Daniel Wetherbee lot, 2 50
Julian Tuttle for care of E. J.
Robbins lot, 2 00
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H. T. Clark for care of Phineas Wetherbee lot, $2 00
H. T. Clark for care of S. Lizzie Hayward lot, 1 75
H. T. Clark for care of Eliza A. Whitcomb lot, 1 75
Cash in North-End Savings Bank, 2,178 00
Cash in Town Treasury, 1,975 00
Balance of income unexpended,
75 18
$4,292 85
J. K. W. WETHERBEE,
Treasurer of Acton.
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Town of Acton.
Report of the Wilde Memorial Library Fund.
March 12, 1903.
DR.
To cash in North-End Savings Bank, $1,000 00
" Middlesex Institution for Sav- ings, 1,000 00
66 " Home Savings Bank, 1,000 00
" Warren Institution for Sav- ings, 1,000 00
66 " Charlestown Five Cent Sav- Bank, 1,000 00
Unexpended balance in A. D. 1901,
138 32
Cash received from fines,
19 33
Town appropriation for book,
200 00
Cash received for interest on money in Banks, 181 20
$5,538 85
CR.
By cash in Banks,
$5,000 00
Paid for books and magazines :
William D. Tuttle,
3 24
De Wolfe Fiske & Co.,
184 16
IV. B. Clark & Co.,
134 49
Little, Brown & Co.,
2 20
W. A. Wilde & Co.,
8 67
National Publishing Agency,
32 95
Balance unexpended,
173 14
$5,538 85
J. K. W. WETHERBEE, Treasurer of Acton.
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Collector's Report, 1902-1903.
GENTLEMEN : - I had committed to me for collection on the 28th day of July, 1902, taxes to the amount of $18,105.13; since then an addition of five polls has been received, making $18,115.13. Of this amount, I have collected to date, March 12, $15,502.31, leaving a balance of $2,612.82 due the Town. In this amount there are some abatements on personal property, also abatement of some over fifty poll taxes, parties having left town before the tax was committed to me for collection. The poll tax question is rather a hard thing to solve, but I would suggest that the Town take some action so as to make it easier for the collector, whoever he may be. Instruct your board of Assessors to take the inventory the first week in May ; make all poll taxes and have them in the hands of the Collector on or before the 15th of May. Instruct your Collector to collect all such poll taxes on or before the 15th of June. I think by some such method as this we may collect many more poll taxes than we now do. I believe that every man that is able should be made to pay a poll tax.
Respectfully yours, D. J. WETHERBEE,
Collector.
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Auditor's Report.
I have examined the accounts of the Selectmen, Treasurer and Tax Collector of the Town of Acton, and to the best of my knowledge I find them correct.
FRANK W. HOIT, Auditor.
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Report of Road Commissioners.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation for repairing roads and
bridges, $3,500 00
Appropriation for drains at South Acton, 200 00
Received for street dirt, 12 25
1 30
gravel,
66
labor, . 30
66 pipe and labor,
6 45
66 crushed stone,
55 50
66
66 use of pump, 2 00
'$3,777 80
EXPENDITURES.
Drain near depot at South Acton :
F. J. Hastings, pipe,
$92 51
grate, 4 80
A. C. Piper, labor, 74 21
$171 52
Drain at J. McGreene's, by vote of Town :
F. J. Hastings, pipe.
$11 34
So. Acton C. & L. Co., pipe,
12 85
A. C. Piper, labor,
12 46
$36 65
Building 1325 ft. macadam road, average depth 10
inches, average width 16 ft., 461 17
All other expenditures, 2,891 25
$3,560 59
We recommend that $3,000.00 be raised for repair of roads and bridges, and that $300.00 be raised to widen and straighten the road from D. J. Hennessy's house to the So. Acton road.
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Thanks to Mr. Lothrop and the Town, we have a nice crush- ing plant, which will be of great help in making good roads, but it takes water to make good roads with crushed stone, and as we have quite a sum left of the money raised to purchase the crusher, we recommend that the Town purchase a watering cart. Respectfully submitted, WM. H. KINGSLEY, ANSON C. PIPER, ALBERT H. PERKINS, Road Commissioners.
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TOWN OF ACTON.
IN THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN.
Whereas, The directors of' the Lowell, Acton and May- nard Street Railway Company have petitioned for a location for its tracks and all necessary turnouts, switches, and to erect poles and wires necessary for the operation and main- tenance of its cars by the single trolley system in the Town of Acton, and notice has been duly given to all parties inter- ested, as required by law, of the time and place at which said Selectmen would consider such location, and,
Whereas, Said hearing has been had and said Selectmen have considered and adjudicated upon the matter, it is hereby
ORDERED
That the prayer of said petition be, and the same is hereby granted, and that a location of the tracks of the railway of said Company be granted as hereinafter set forth :
Beginning at a point in the dividing line between the Town of Maynard and said Acton where the main highway leading from said Maynard to Lowell, Massachusetts, crosses said dividing line, thence on and over said highway by way of South Acton, " Kelley's Corner " so called, Acton Centre and North Acton, to a point in the dividing line be- tween said Acton and the Town of Carlisle where said high- way crosses said dividing line.
Also, beginning at a point in the dividing line between the Town of Stow and said Acton where the main highway from said Stow to West Acton, known as Willow Street, crosses said dividing line, thence on said Willow Street to Central Street, thence on said Central Street to the turnpike
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road, leading from West Acton to Concord by way of Kel- ley's Corner, thence on and over said turnpike road to Kel- ley's Corner and the highway leading from South Acton to said Lowell.
Also to make such underground and surface alterations in the streets and highways through which the location shall be granted and extend as may be necessary and to erect, place, maintain, and use such poles, wires and other appli- ances as are usual and necessary in the overhead wire or trolley system of street car propulsion and to propel cars by said system with electricity as a motive power or to use such other motive power as the laws of this Commonwealth per- mit, and the Board of Selectmen shall from time to time ap- prove over and upon all of the locations granted in said Acton.
The location of the tracks, poles and switches in said streets is hereafter to be determined by said Company, sub- ject to the approval of the Selectmen. Said location is granted, subject to the following restrictions which said Board of Selectmen deem the interest of the public requires, as hereinafter stated :
RESTRICTIONS.
FIRST - Said Company shall lay and use rails known as the "T" pattern, weight not less than fifty-six (56) pounds to the yard.
SECOND - Said Company shall use ties not less than five inch face, five inches thick, and six feet six inches long, of chestnut or such other material as the Selectmen shall ap- prove.
THIRD - The tracks of said Railway Company shall be laid with the existing grade of said streets, and in case the grade of any part of said streets is changed by the proper authorities, said track shall be relaid in conformity with the new grade, by said Company, at its own expense. Said
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Company shall leave through said streets not less than six- teen (16) feet of travelled way, outside the rails; provided the width between the street lines will admit of the same.
FOURTH - Said Company shall keep the space between the tracks and eighteen (18) inches on the outside of each track in good condition and repair, and at the crossing of all streets it shall keep the space between the tracks and rails and eighteen (18) inches outside, so as to be safe and con- venient for teams to cross, and satisfactory to the Board of Selectmen. In case said Company shall fail to keep said space in a state of repair as aforesaid, the same may be re- paired by the town authorities, and the expense of such re- pairs shall be charged to said Company and shall be paid by it.
FIFTH - The poles or instruments for conveying elec- tricity for the operation of said railway shall be of chestnut of suitable size, shape and quality, and kept properly painted.
SIXTH - Said Company shall pay all expenses and damages, and save Town of Acton harmless and indemnified from all loss, cost, damages or expense in consequence of and arising out of the construction and operation of said Railway, and pay and reimburse said Town for all repairs of streets in which the same shall be located, made necessary by the con- struction and operation of said Railway.
SEVENTH - All posts and wires set up or erected under this order shall be so placed as not to interfere with or be in dangerous proximity to any existing wires or poles belonging to said Town, and any change made in the situation of exist- ing wires or poles belonging to said Town, for the accommo- dation of any wires, poles or tracks to be set up under this order, shall be made at the expense of said Street Railway Company and subject to. the approval of the Selectmen.
EIGHTH - Said Street Railway Company shall so pro- vide for its electric currents and provide such conductors thereof and of return currents, that avoidable injury or dete-
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rioration shall not occur, nor be done to water pipes, or any property of the Town of Acton, and said Railway Company shall pay all damages caused by reason of failure to keep and perform the provisions of this clause of this order, and save said Town of Acton harmless and indemnified from all loss, cost, damage or expense by reason thereof.
NINTH - The authority given to said Company by this order shall not in any way restrict or abridge the rights of the Town in said streets, and the Town reserves the right to revoke at any time so much of the authority and permission herein granted as shall interfere with its right to dig up and use said streets for any other public purposes. If at any time said Town shall lay sewer mains or any other pipes in said streets, or make any alterations or excavation therein, and it shall be necessary to remove any of the tracks or poles of said Company for such purpose, the expense of such re- moval and of the relocation of said tracks or poles (when re- located) shall be borne by the said Company.
TENTH-The Town of Acton shall not be responsible to said Company for any danger that may be occasioned by the bursting of any water pipe or sewer, nor from the fall of any poles or wires erected or permitted to be erected in said streets, nor for any damage occasioned by any other use of said streets which it makes or permits to be made.
ELEVENTH - Said Company shall not run snow-plows or remove snow from its tracks unless they remove an amount of the snow from said streets sufficient to make such streets safe and convenient for public travel and satisfactory to the Selectmen. If any snow or ice is re- moved by said Company, and it is done so as to leave any part of the street dangerous in the opinion of the Selectmen, they may cause such snow or ice to be removed as to make said streets safe and convenient for public travel, and the expense thereof shall be charged to and paid by the said Railway Company.
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TWELFTH - Said Railway Company shall run its cars daily, (except Sunday) at least as often as once an hour from seven A. M. to ten P. M., so as to furnish reasonable accom- modations to the public. It shall run good appliances, roll- ing stock and machinery, and keep the same and all tracks, appliances, turnouts and property used in connection there- with, in first class order and repair.
THIRTEENTH - Said Selectmen shall have the right and authority at the expense of said Railway Company, to enter upon and remove said track or tracks or parts thereof, from any and all streets in said Town of Acton in which the same are located, whenever the use of the same or any part there- of shall at any time be discontinued for a period of six (6) months.
FOURTEENTH - Said Company further agrees to provide to pupils in attendance upon public schools, transportation at half-price while going to and from school.
FIFTEENTH - Said Railway Company shall run its cars at a rate of speed approved by the Board of Selectmen.
SIXTEENTH - If the tracks of said Railway Company shall not have been laid over the whole of said location and the road in actual operation by September 1, 1903, said loca- tion shall be void, and said Railway Company shall have no right to use or occupy the same or any part thereof.
SEVENTEENTH - But this location shall not confer any authority or power upon said Lowell, Acton & Maynard Street Railway Company unless an acceptance thereof in writing is filed in the office of the Town Clerk of said Acton within thirty (30) days after receiving notice of the passage thereof.
EIGHTEENTH - Said Company shall collect only a single fare of five cents for a continuous passage between any two points in the Town of Acton wherever the tracks may be laid.
WILLIAM F. STEVENS, E. FAULKNER CONANT, EDWIN A. PHALEN, Selectmen of the Town of Acton.
ACTON, MASS., March 31, 1902.
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I hereby acknowledge to have received the foregoing location this seventh day of April, 1902.
EDMUND B. FULLER, Clerk Lowell, Acton and Maynard St. Ry. Co.
We, the undersigned, directors of the Lowell, Acton & Maynard Street Railway Company, do hereby accept the lo- cation, together with all the conditions, terms and restric- tions relating thereto, granted by you to said Railway Company, on March 31, 1902, and acceptance of which order was voted at a meeting of the Directors of said Railway Company, held April 16th, 1902, and we request that this acceptance be at once filed.
WALTER R. DAME, CHAS. W. SHIPPEE, EDMUND B. FULLER, HENRY TOWER, CHARLES H. PERSONS, CHARLES B. STONE, FRANK P. BOND, JULIUS LOEWE.
Received and entered with the Selectmen this 24th day of April, A. D. 1902.
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