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9 00
W. H. Lawrence,
2 00
Lyman Tuttle,
2 00
Charles J. Williams, 2 00
George N. Hoit,
2 00
Daniel H. Farrar,
2 00
Tuttle & Newton,
2 00
Fredson P. Brooks,
2 00
L. Willis Mead,
2 00
Charles A. Taylor,
2 00
H. M. Smith,
2 00
A. L. Lawrence, (2)
4 00 Chauncy B. Robbins, 2 00
C. H. Fairbanks,
2 00 Charles A. Hunter,
2 00
Charles H. Morris,
2 00
Samuel Ineson,
Varnum Tuttle,
2 00
Axel G. Lundberg,
Ellsworth Houghton,
2 00
Benjamin Pope,
M. E. Taylor,
2 00
Hiram E. Gates,
H. A. Gray,
5 00
S. Hammond Taylor,
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John Watkins,
2 00
Charles S. Moulton, 2 00
John McCarty,
2 00 Mary J. Harrington, 2 00
Fred S. Whitcomb,
2 00 O. W. Penniman, 2 00
Benjamin Anderson,
2 00
J. E. Durkee,
2 00
Fred M. Dempsey,
2 00
Wilbur Fiske,
2 00
Abel Farrar,
2 00
Roswell L. Tuttle,
5 00
O. A. Knowlton,
2 00
Patrick O'Neil, 2 00
F. R. Knowlton,
2 00
Wın. J. Hayes,
2 00
F. E. Harris,
2 00
Wm. C. Coughlin,
2 00
A. Risso,
2 00
W. C. Robbins, (2)
4 00
Ora A. Willis, (2)
7 00
W. H. Hill,
2 00
Wm. H. Kingsley,
2 00
F. W. Green,
2 00
Wm. J. Moore,
2 00
William Wallace,
2 00
Frank J. Barker, (2)
7 00
Total number licensed,
117
Number of males, 102, at $2.00 each,
$204 00
Number of females, 15, at $5.00 each,
75 00
$279 00
Deduct fees 117 licenses at 20 cents each,
23 40
Amount paid to County Treasurer,
$255 60
HORACE F. TUTTLE, Town Clerk.
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Town of Acton.
Selectmen's Report.
Centre School.
Paid Sara G. Small, teaching Grammar, 36 weeks, $360 00
Ella L. Miller,
Intermediate, 36 360 00
Cora F. Warren, Primary, 351 « 358 00
Julian Tuttle, janitor,
33 00
cleaning rooms,
9 00
Cyrus Hale, janitor,
50 00
cleaning rooms,
8 35
F. J. Hastings & Co., coal,
24 00
Geo. E. Greenough,
83 99
E. Jones, incidentals,
1 50
M. E. Taylor & Co., incidentals,
5 99
$1,293 83
South School.
Paid Eva R. Barton, teaching Grammar,
12 weeks, $120 00
Louise M. Foss, ..
24 66
240 00
Eva M. Brewer, 66
Intermediate, 12 66
120 00
Edith A. Kalloch, “
24 66 240 00
Annie W. Chase, “
Primary, 35 9-10
359 00
C. L. Bradford, janitor,
27 50
Geo. C. Turner, janitor,
67 50
:6 cleaning rooms,
11 70
66 cutting wood,
1 50
F. J. Hastings & Co., coal,
10 80
E. Jones & Co., coal Central Hall,
17 86
So. Acton Coal & Lumber Co., coal,
56 83
G. E. Greenough, wood,
2 50
H. E. Tolman, janitor Central Hall,
34 00
66 cleaning room,
12 75
66 getting in wood,
50
Tuttle & Newton, incidentals, E. Jones, 66
13 29
3 98
$1,339 71
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West School.
Paid Mary A. Randall, teacher, Grammar, 1 4-5 weeks, $ 18 00
Sara J. Wood, teacher, Grammar, 2 1-5 weeks, 22 00
Effie M. Horn, teacher, Grammar, 8 weeks, 80 00
Grace H. Trefethen, teacher, Gram- mar, 24 weeks, 240 00
Catherine E. Sweeney, teacher, Inter- mediate, 35 weeks, 350 00
G. Lillian Edmunds, teacher, Inter- mediate, 1 week, 7 50
Harriet H. Gardner, teacher, Prim- ary, 36 weeks, 408 00
Thomas Scanlon, janitor, 105 00
cleaning rooms, 25 68
E. C. Parker & Co., coal, 75 60
T. Scanlon, incidentals, 11,33 20 5 38
$1,337 16
High School.
Paid W. D. De Vault, principal, 15 weeks, $375 00
A. L. Faxon, principal 26 weeks, 650 00
M. Florence Fletcher, assistant, 1 week 12 50
Bertha A. Merrill, assistant, 40 w'ks, 500 00
Geo. C. Turner, janitor, 67 50
C. L. Bradford, 27 50
So. Acton Coal & Lumber Co., coal, 70 88
G. C. Turner, cleaning rooms, 11 70
J. L. Hammett Co., diplomas, 8 15
E. Jones, incidentals, 86
$1,724 09
Musical Instruction in Schools.
Paid Marian M. Brown,
$53 00
25
Town of Acton.
Transportation of Public School Scholars.
Paid Jens Meckelson, East District.,
$360 00
Geo. E. Greenough North District, 360 00
Win. S. Jones, Southeast District, 225 00
$945 00
Apparatus for High School.
Paid Zeigler Electric Co.,
$17 39
De Wolf, Fiske & Co.,
14 34
Ginn & Co.,
2 39
American Book Co.,
5 20
D. Appleton & Co.,
4 00
W. D. De Vault, express,
55
C. J. Williams, express,
30
Tuttle & Newton, chemicals,
3 25
$47 42
School Supplies.
Paid Silver, Burdett & Co.,
$ 24 89
American Book Co.,
47 09
Ginn & Co.,
35 65
J. L. Hammett & Co.,
237 63
Houghton, Mifflin & Co.,
16 18
D. C. Heath & Co.,
80 31
E. E. Babb & Co.,
12 80
P. R. Bullard,
5 70
T. Evans for express,
1 50
W. D. DeVault for express,
1 60
C. J. Williams for express,
3 75
C. J. Williams for supplies,
2 63
A. L. Noyes for express,
13 97
$483 70
Repairs on Roads and Bridges.
Paid Anson C. Piper for April, $152 03
Wm. H. Kingsley for April, 149 03
Herman A. Gould for April and May, 329 09
Anson C. Piper for May, 168 67
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Paid Anson C. Piper for June, $318 26
Herman A. Gould for June, 318 75
Wm. H. Kingsley for June, 269 43
WVm. H. Kingsley for July,
79 00
Herman A. Gould for August,
119 33
Anson C. Piper for August,
305 50
H. A. Gould for September,
212 50
Wm. H. Kingsley for August and Sep- tember, 347 00
H. A. Gould for October, 145 62
A. C. Piper for October, 121 82
Wm. H. Kingsley for October and November, 170 23
A. C. Piper for November, 40 53
W. M. French for repairing washout, 1 40
E. Jones for lumber, 54
R. H. Nichols for 84 feet D. pipe, 10 92
South Acton C. &. L. Co. for lumber, 4 14
C. E. Switzer for repairing tools, 16 53
American Powder Mills for labor, ma-
terial and freight (wooden bridge), 57 55
South Acton C. & L. Co., plank (wood- en bridge), 150 08
W. F. Hall for repairs (wooden bridge), 1 50
Tuttle & Newton for repairs (wooden bridge), 1 99
American Powder Mills for powder and caps, 7 90
A. C. Piper for tools, 7 30
T. F. McCarty for stone,
20 50
South Acton C. & L. Co. for supplies,
1 21
S. A. Guilford for repairs,
70
Tuttle & Newton for lantern, 73
W. H. Kingsley for 42 ft. pipe, 10 08
W. F. Hale for repairs, 1 10
M. E. Taylor & Co. for supplies, 4 82
E. F. Barker for gravel and stone, 2 50
Jeremiah McCarthy for 17 loads gravel 85
Town of Acton. 27
Paid W. A. Flint for 202 loads gravel, $10 10
A. F. Blanchard for 484 loads gravel, 24 20
G. W. Clark for 452 loads gravel, 22 60
F. H. Whitcomb for 79 loads gravel, 3 95
$3,609 98
Appropriation, $3,500 00
Overdrawn, 109 98
Stone Bridge at Powder Mills.
Paid W. H. Kingsley for labor, $544 34
H. A. Gould for labor, 210 70
A. C. Piper for labor, 65 00
American Powder Mills for labor, 4 75
H. R. More for repairing tools, 18 45
American Woolen Co. for use of der- rick, 19 00
G. S. Whitney for cement, 63 25
South Acton C. & L. Co. for lumber,
13 67
W. F. Hale for iron posts,
10 10
D. C. Harris for stone, 37 50
T. F. McCarthy for stone, 260 30
$1,247 06
Appropriation, $700 00
Overdrawn, 547 06
Breaking Roads.
Paid W. A. Flint, $27 09
$27 09
West Acton Well.
Paid D. M. Beach for labor and use of tools, $127 69 American Powder Mills for dynamite, 4 60
N. H. Tenney for pipe and labor, 4 29
E. S. Morse for labor, 1 00
S. A. Guilford for repairs, 1 78
Waldo Bros. for pipe, 10 40
$149 76
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Street Lighting.
Paid L. C. Taylor,
for 1899, $3 50
A. L. Noyes,
66
3 50
Mary Smith, 66
3 50
M. E. Taylor, 66
3 50
J. W. Livermore, 66
3 50
M. E. Reynolds,
94
West Acton Street Lighting Association, 248 50
Acton Centre 66
66 87 50
East Acton 66 66
80 50
Margaret Rouillard,
3 50
A. L. Noyes,
3 50
J. W. Livermore,
3 50
Mary Smith,
3 50
L. C. Taylor,
3 50
M. E. Taylor,
3 50
D. C. Harris,
3 50
S. L. Richardson,
3 50
F. H. Tuttle,
3 50
W. S. Warren,
3 50
G. T. Ames,
3 50
F. A. Merriam,
3 50
S. B. Mentzer,
3 50
F. W. Hoit,
3 50
H. A. Gray,
3 50
G. C. Turner,
3 50
Mary E. Lothrop,
3 50
Geo. W. Worster (2),
7 00
A. J. Fletcher,
3 50
Lottie Tolman,
3 50
C. M. Kimball,
3 50
W. F. Dússeauet,
3 50
C. S. Simonds,
3 50
H. J. Hapgood,
3 50
L. V. Clough, (2)
7 00
Harry Clough,
3 50
Henry Barker (2),
7 00
E. I. Banks,
3 50
F. J. Hastings,
3 50
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Town of Acton.
Paid A. Moulton,
$3 50
J. D. Moulton,
3 50
I. F. Duren, 3 50
A. Farrar,
3 50
S. A. Christie,
3 50
A. C. Piper,
3 50
May Griswold (2),
7 00
Gardner Clark,
3 50
L. A. Hasselton,
3 50
Ella F. Hosmer,
3 50
Francis Hosmer,
3 50
F. Z. Taylor,
3 50
A. H. Jones,
3 50
E. Jones (2),
7 00
J. P. Fletcher (2), 7 00
Universalist Society,
3 50
Tuttle & Newton,
3 50
E. Tarbell, 3 50
$620 44
Repairs on Town Buildings and Grounds.
Paid F. E. Harris, repairs West school- house, $ 12 22
F. E. Harris, repairs Centre school- house,
318 45
R. Wayne, repairs Centre schoolhouse, 8 58
Julian Tuttle, repairs Centre school- house, 24 12
Francis Jones, repairs Centre school- house, 15 39
John Temple, repairs Centre school- house, 46 27
C. E. Switzer, repairs Centre school- house, 2 85
Geo. G. Keith, repairs Centre school- house, 68 09
J. L. Hammett Co., repairs Centre schoolhouse, 1 87 60
So. Acton C. & L. Co., repairs 'Centre schoolhouse, 1 50
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Paid H. F. Tuttle, repairs Centre school- house, $ 50
M. E. Tailor & Co., repairs Centre schoolhouse, 7 20
C. J. Williams, repairs Centre school- house, 25
E. Jones & Co., repairs Centre school- house, 3 72
J. L. Hammett & Co., repairs West schoolhouse, 49 13
T. Scanlon, repairs West schoolhouse, 25 75
S. A. Guilford, “ 66
40
G. W. Daniels, “ 66 66
75
C.H.Mead & Co.,“ 66 66
1 87
L. E. Reed, South 66
3 75
G. C. Turner, 66 66 4 30
Geo. G. Keith,
66 23 15
F. Z. Taylor, 66 66 4 45
So. Acton C. &. L. Co., repairs South schoolhouse, 10 95
Geo. G. Keith, repairs South school- house, 5 50
Samuel Jones, repairs South school- house, 2 53
R. L. Reed, removing tree on Common, 5 25
A. A. Richardson, removing tree on Common, 5 25
W. B. Fiske, painting at Town Farm, 40 50
J. L. Hammett Co., repairs schoolhouses, 4 00
C. J. Williams, repairs schoolhouses, 9 08
Chandler Desk Co., school desks, 117 90
M. A. Reed, repairs schoolhouses, 6 00
F. E. Harris, repairs Town House, 3 65
So. Acton C. & L. Co., repairs Town House, 2 61
O. D. Wood, repairs Town Farm, 17 70
J. E. Rice, repairs Town Farm, 3 70
C. E. Switzer, repairs pump, 1 15
A. L. Noyes, care Monument Grounds, 1899-1900, 8 00
Chas. Edwards, mowing Common, 3 00
$957 06
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Town of Acton.
Miscellaneous Expenses.
Paid Art Metallic Construction Co. for document files, $10 00
T. Groom & Co., for assessors' books, 3 75
M. R. Warren, for 3 25
C. H. Goldthwaite & Co., for for- maldehyde, 12 00
.C. L. Bradford, for attending regular meeting, 75
Isaac Davis Post, for Memorial Day, 100 00
Horace Partridge Co., for flags for Memorial Day, 4 28
Arthur Tuttle, for music for gradua- tion, 16 00
T. Scanlon, for supplying water for West schools, 7 99
M. A. Reed, for loam for Town Hall, 1 00
James Hill, for care Town Hall, 60 75
66 pump,
1 50
66 66 clock, 15 00
66 flag,
5 00
E. F. Conant, Town Hall, 2 00
T. F. McCann, for tablet for Isaac Davis Stone, 22 00
So. Acton C. & L. Co., for coal for Town House, 13 52
D. C. Harris, for labor on Isaac Davis Stone, 9 50
O. W. Penniman, for moving ashes So. schools, 1 75
C. J. Williams, for postage and tele- graphing, 5 25
C. J. Williams, for graduation ex- penses, 2 00
Ella F. Hosmer, for rent Central Hall, 62 50
J. K. W. Wetherbee, Tr., for use Universalist vestry, 3 00
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Paid J. E. Rice, for stock and labor on pumps, $10 09
H. E. Richardson, for expense hiring teachers, 4 97
W. F. Stevens, for postage, telephon- ing, express and freight, 19 98
W. F. Stevens, for expenses to Bos- ton, Lawrence, Hudson and Ayer, Sundry cases, 13 51
T. Scanlon, for services regular meet- ings and election, 2 00
D. J. Wetherbee, for school census, 15 00
Jos. Devane, for painting and var- nishing hearse, 45 00
Jos. Devane, for repairing hearse, 5 50
66 " painting and let- tering signs, 8 25
G. C. Turner, for repairing school clocks, 2 00
Jos. B. Tuttle, for expenses assess- ors, 4 98
J. L. Pickard, M. D., for returning 2 births, 50
F. J. Barker, M. D., for returning 9 births, 2 25
T. Chamberlain, M. D., for returning 1 birth, 25
F. U. Rich, M. D., for returning 4 births, 1 00
F. E. Tasker, M. D., fov returning 16 births, 4 00
F. P. Flagg, M. D., for returning 1 birth, 25
James Kinsley, for use of road, 8 00
H. F. Tuttle, for postage, stationery, etc., 8 42
H. F. Tuttle, for attending Town Clerk's meeting, 2 50
H. F. Tuttle, for laying out road in W. Acton, 6 00
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Town of Acton.
Paid A. L. Noyes, for store room for school supplies, $10 00
E. F. Conant, for exp., postage and telephone, 7 00
J. K. Wetherbee, for postage and stationery, 4 26
C. E. Brodeur, for painting sign posts, 6 16
I. F. Duren, for 27 burials, 81 00
for 33 returns, 8 25
H. T. Clark, for sign boards, 1 50
C. J. Williams, for expenses School Committee, 5 54
M. E. Taylor & Co., for Town House supplies, 5 95
Horace Partridge Co., for flags for soldiers 1776, 2 46
H. F. Tuttle, for collecting and re- cording 37 births, 18 50
H. F. Tuttle, for collecting and re- cording 26 marriages, 5 20
H. F. Tuttle, for collecting and re- cording 40 deaths, 8 00
H. F. Tuttle, for transmitting 1 cer- tificate of death and 1 certificate of birth, 50
H. F. Tuttle, for copying records of Town Meetings for reports, 2 00
$693 56
Cemetery Expenses.
Paid C. B. Stone, for drawing deeds 1897, · 1898, 1899, $ 15 00
Robt. J. Smith,
labor Mt. Hope,
21 15
A. A. Richardson,
16 50
H. A. Gould,
66
65 00
F. W. Green,
66
76 06
J. A. Morse, 66 66
3 00
H. T. Clark,
66 66
17 25
So. Acton C. & L. Co., cement 6
7 60
Waldo Bros.,
66 6 25
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Paid H. F. Tuttle, for laying out lots, Mt. Hope, $ 8 00
C. H. Mead, supplies Mt. Hope, 1 95
Wilfred Wheeler, plants 66 31 27
Elvin Tuttle, trees ..
7 50
S. A. Guilford, repairs 66
1 00
Julian Tuttle, for labor Woodlawn,
171 68
Julian Tuttle, for perpetual care lots, Woodlawn, 51 85
Julian Tuttle, for plants, Woodlawn, 6 25
repairs, 2 75
Geo. G. Keith, for repairing pumps Woodlawn, 3 75
R. L. Reed, for stock and labor paint- ing markers, 1776, 7 08
$520 89
Received from Treasurer for per-
petual care of lots in Wood- lawn, $51 85
Received from individuals for care
of lots in Mt. Hope Cemetery, 40 00
$91 85
Net expense to the Town for care of Cemeteries, $429 04
Memorial Library.
Paid Mass. Reformatory for printing,
$ 5 00
De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., for books,
329 21
W. A. Wilde Co., 66
7 00
H. D. Noyes, for magazines,
39 65
W. D. Tuttle, for books,
2 80
Wales Bookbinding Co., for binding books, 28 80
E. M. Cutter, for transportation, 49 00
Viola S. Tuttle for services Librarian, 78 00
66 supplies, 1 14
O. D. Wood, for services janitor,
75 00
Moses Taylor, for fuel, 8 25
So. Acton C. & L. Co., for coal, 30 94
G. E. Greenough, 47 41
Balance due Library for books, $52.92
$702 20
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Town of Acton.
Received from Individuals for Care of Lots in Mt. Hope Cemetery.
1899. Geo. C. Wright,
$5 00
C. B. Stone,
3 00
J. C. Hunt, 2 00
A. A. Wyman,
2 00
Mrs. L. F. Hall,
1 00
N. A. Cole,
1 00
Angelia T. Robbins,
1 00
Heirs, Cyrus Hayward,
1 00
1900. Geo. C. Wright,
5 00
Chas. B. Stone,
3 00
Davis & Smith,
2 00
Harriet H. Gardner,
1 00
Wm. Hosmer,
1 00
J. C. Hunt,
1 00
N. J. Cole, 1 00
Mrs. L. F. Hall,
1 00
C. T. Davis,
1 00
A. A. Wyman,
2 00
C. E. Durkee,
1 00
Angelia T. Robbins,
1 00
J. K. W. Wetherbee,
1 00
Ora Whitney,
1 00
Mrs. Sarah Bedow,
1 00
Mrs. Smith,
1 00
$40 00
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Printing.
Paid Enterprise Printing Co. for Warrants, $ 9 00
66
Reports, 82 50
66
66
60 00
66 66 66 voting lists, 10 00
A. Hosmer for caucus notices,
1 00
ballots,
2 75
66
stationery,
5 25
66
orders,
2 75
postal cards,
1 60
highway notices,
2 00
66
stationery for schools,
2 20
cemetery notices,
1 15
66
graduation programme,
4 50
school discharge cards,
2 25
66
notices, 2 25
H. E. Richardson, for school station-
ery,
10 00
Courier-Citizen Co. for poll tax lists, 6 00
H. E. Richardson for course of study, 23 00
$228 20
Loans and Interest.
Paid Frank H. Jones, note,
$700 00
66
66 interest,
1 85
66 note, 600 00
66
interest,
3 08
Angenette A. Bowen, note,
1,000 00
interest,
22 92
Ayer National Bank, loan,
2,000 00
66 66
interest,
26 67
66
66
loan,
2,000 00
66
66 interest,
20 00
Elnathan Jones, note,
1,000 00
interest,
18 00
$7,392 52
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Town of Acton.
Fire Department.
Paid F. W. Hoit, expense Woolen Co. fire, $ 4 70
C. E. Brodeur, services of men fighting fire Oct. 13-14-15, 36 00
Maynard Fire Department for services rendered at H. Barker's fire. 12 00
James Hill for watching fire, 1 25
R. C. Wordsworth, services and ex- penses testing fire engine, 4 25
C. E. Switzer, repairing fire engine, 1 00
John McCarthy for watching fires. 3 25
John Downie, for watching fires, 2 00
G. E. Greenough for making 2 trips to South Acton with fire engine, 4 00
Tuttle & Newton for supplies for So. Acton Dept., 11 60
E. Jones for supplies for So. Acton Dept., 10 00
H. E. Tolman for services, So. Acton Dept., 4 00
J. W. Evans for services, So. Acton Dept., 2 00
Damon & Gould for 6 doz. pails and supplies,
16 00
Tuttle & Newton for supplies for E. Acton, 1 03
D. H. Farrar for care and repair E. Acton engine, 5 75
D. H. Farrar for services at H. Barker fire, 3 00
James Hill for care and repair Acton Center engine, 5 00
M. E. Taylor & Co. for supplies Acton Center engine, 45
F. W. Green for care H. & L. truck and house, 2 00
F. W. Green for services at H. Barker fire, 2 00
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Annual Reports
Paid F. W. Hoit for expenses at H. Barker fire, $ 4 70
F. W. Hoit for expenses at Clough fire, 1 00
" supplies, 18
C. N. Perkins & Co. for fire engine for So. Acton, 450 00
Boston Woven Hose Co. for 500 feet hose, 165 00
B. & M. R. R. for freight, . 7 53
S. A. Guilford for repairing fire hook, 75
$760 44
Appropriated for So. Acton, $600 00
Expended, 633 00
Support of Poor on Town Farm.
Paid Moses Thompson, superintendent, $347 95
· J. Welch for labor, 66
A. McArthur, for labor, 152 00
F. J. Hastings & Co., for grain, 82 43
E. C. Parker & Co.,
306 41
66 for grass seed, 6 74
27 20
Tuttle & Newton, for grain, 66 for supplies, 39 70
E. Jones & Co., for coal,
7 94
E. C. Parker & Co., for coal,
6 67
So. Acton C. & L. Co., for coal,
8 01
M. E. Taylor & Co., for supplies,
448 79
Harrod & Harlow,
40 15
J. S. Moore,
69 60
Moses Thompson,
2 00
for ladder,
2 00
W. C. Robbins, for 2 cows,
85 00
for horse,
175 00
66 for 2 pigs,
8 00
O. H. Forbush, for cow,
52 00
W. H. Livingston, for 250 bbls., 50 00
C. E. Switzer, for repairs, 13 43
So. Acton C. & L. Co., for lumber, 19 12
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Town of Acton.
Paid B. & M. R. R., for Milk Tickets, $73 00
.Jas. B. Tuttle, for pasturing 2 heifers, 7 00
C. H. Goldthwaite & Co., bed pan and express, 3 15
O. D. Wood, for sled, 28 00
F. J. Barker, for medical attendance, 16 75
$2,078 70
Due from City of Chelsea for board of Chas. Chickering at farm, $24 00
Support of Outside Poor.
Paid Worcester Insane Asylum for Clara Wheeler, $169 46
Worcester [Insane Hospital for E. Bergendahl, 52 88
Worcester Insane Hospital for A. H. Parlin, 169 46
St. Johns Hospital for care Thos. Clifford, 18 00
R. Winslow, M. D., for aid E. P. Hunt, 2 00
Est. I. Hutchins, for medical atten- dance on Mrs. Dugan, 24 00
Town of Lancaster, for aid Thos. Morey in 1898, 31 60
Town of Lancaster, for aid Win. Law, 39 00
City of Lynn, for aid E. P. Robinson, 10 00
F. J. Barker, medical attendance on C. Chickering, 33 00
Geo. W. Worster, transporting C. Chickering to farm, 1 00
W. S. Maker, for board and care C. Chickering, 96 00
F. J. Barker, medical attendance Jas. Hill, 13 00
Aid furnished F. Chamberlain, 50
W. Garside, 50
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Annual Reports
Paid D. C. Harris, expenses to Lowell, $1 24
E. C. Parker, coal for M. Baker, 80
M. E. Taylor & Co., supplies fur- nished Jas. Hill, 1 48
$663 92
Due from the City of Chelsea for
care of Chas. Chickering, $130 00
Net expense outside poor, 533 92
Soldiers' Relief.
Paid H. T. Clark, Burial Agent, $137 00
F. J. Barker, medical attendance Mrs. R. C. Wright, 40 00
City of Marlboro, for medical attend- ance on W. F. B. Whitney, 72 20
City of Marlboro, aid W. F. B. Whit- ney, 96 00
Geo. H. Houghton, for aid Edward Houston, 24 00
$369 20
Due from Commonwealth, $137 00
City of Boston, 24 00
$161 00
Town Officers.
Paid Chas. J. Williams, School Committee, $ 76 75 H. E. Richardson, Supt. of Schools, 450 00
H. F. Tuttle, Town Clerk, 30 00
66 Registrar Voters, 15 00
66 School Committee, 15 00
66 Election Officer, 2 50
Hiram J. Hapgood, Assessor, 150 00
Jas. B. Tuttle,
150 00
Wm. F. Stevens, 66
149 50
L. E. Reed, services as Constable, court fees, 9 61
15 00
Moses A. Reed, Inspector of Animals, 52 80
· Truant Officer, 3 50
41
Town of Acton.
Paid E. A. Phalan, Sealer Wts. and Measures, $ 6 00 Samuel A. Guilford, Registrar Voters, 12 00
James McGreen, 66 12 00
David T. Kinsley, 12 00 66
E. F. Conant, Selectman, 50 00
Overseer of Poor, 25 00
Wm. F. Stevens, Selectman, 95 00
Overseer of Poor, 15 00
J. K. W. Wetherbee, Treasurer, 85 00
David C. Harris, Selectman, 50 00
Overseer of Poor, 50 00
Agt. Board of Health, 4 00
Wm. F. Stevens, Collector Taxes, 1899, 150 00
J. T. McNiff, Special Officer, July 3,
2 50
I. S. Ford,
2 50
Wm. H. Kingsley,
2 50
L. E. Reed, services as Constable, 4 00
E. A. Phalan, Election Officer, 2 50
A. W. Foster, 2 50
L. C. Taylor, 2 50
T. F. Newton, 2 50
Abram Tuttle, 2 50
H. J. Hapgood,
2 50
N. J. Cole,
2 50
D. H. Hall, 2 50
W. F. Kelley,
2 50
C. B. Stone, 2 50
James Kinsley, 2 50
W. F. Stevens, Board of Health, 28 50
services as officer and
transporting returns, 2 00
$1,755 16
State and Military Aid.
Paid Chas. Randall for board W. B. Ball, $136 50
Lydia Handley, 48 00
Phoebe Wood, 48 00
Bridget Mawn, 48 00
A. S. Fletcher,
48 00
42
Annual Reports
Paid E. J. Shattuck, $ 4 00
Sarah Rodway,
24 00
Emma F. Blood,
48 00
Maria Kingsley,
24 00
Mary A. Parlin,
48 00
Rebecca C. Wright,
48 00
Mary Smith,
48 00
Allen G. Smith,
12 00
Geo. Handley,
48 00
Ephm B. Forbush,
48 00
A. B. Wheeler,
48 00
Jas. H. Wood,
44 00
$772 50
Due from the Commonwealth,
$704 25
Enforcement Liquor Laws.
Paid B. E. Busteed, Prosecuting Officer, $146 88
WV. F. Stevens, expenses, 5 49
W. Chaplain, transportation, 1 50
G. W. Worster, transportation,
1 50
A. Mead, expenses,
1 50
G. E. Titcomb, fee,
5 00
$161 87
Appropriation,
$500 00
Received from Court fines,
133 38
$633 38
Unexpended balance,
$471 51
Receipts.
Balance due from Treasurer, March 12, 1900, $4,697 88
Balance due from Collector, March 12, 1900, 2,837 69
Appropriation for High School,
1,700 00
Common 66
3,550 00
66 Salary of Supt. of Schools, 450 00
Books for High School, 50 00
43
Town of Acton.
Appropriation for School Supplies, $ 475 00
Transportation scholars,
990 00
66
Memorial Library, 600 00
66 Roads and bridges,
3,500 00
66
Enforcement liquor law,
500 00
.. Powder Mill Bridge, 700 00
Received from First National Bank, Ayer,
4,000 00
66 Elnathan Jones,
1,000 00
66
.. Overlayings,
405 26
State Treasurer, corporation tax,
4,059 63
66
State Treasurer, Nat'l Bank, 242 59
66
66
Military aid, 119 25
State aid, 688 00
66 6. Income Mass. School fund, 404 79
State Treasurer, burial state pauper, 15 00
66
" County Treasurer, dog tax, 241 11
66 For supervision schools, 375 00
From Town of Sudbury,
soldiers' aid H. Edson, 62 25
66 Town of Lancaster, soldiers' aid P. Sherry, 60 98
Mrs. Jas. A. Loker, burial expenses A. B. Johnson, 25 00
For board Elizabeth Bergendahl at hospital, 45 25
66 From Midd. Central Dist. Court, for liquor fines, 133 38
For rent of Town Hall and cel- lar for 1899, 40 50
From Town of Boxboro for tuition at High School, 20 00
66 Town Boxboro for tuition L. A. Richardson, spring term, 1900, 10 00
" C. B. Stone for lots sold in Mt. Hope Cemetery in 1899, 58 00
44
Annual Report
Received from C. B. Stone for care of lots in Mt. Hope Cemetery in 1899, $16 00
66 H. F. Tuttle for lots sold in Woodlawn, 69 00
66
H. T. Clark, for lots sold in Mt. Hope, 60 00
66
H. T. Clark for care of lots in Mt. Hope, 24 00
66
66 W. F. Stevens for standing wood in Jones pasture, 2 50
A. F. Blanchard for license to slaughter, 1 00
66 income from Wilde Library fund, 181 20
E. Gruber, peddler's license, 8 00
A. C. Piper, 20 loads road scrapings, 6 00
E. C. Stevens, tuition High School, 4 00
66 C. J. Williams, school sup- plies sold, 93
66 " D. C. Harris, milk sold at Town farm,
1,118 65
66 D. C. Harris, apples sold at Town farm, 229 05
66 D. C. Harris, cows sold at Town farm, 95 54
66 " D. C. Harris, calves sold at Town farm, 10 75
" D. C. Harris, potatoes sold at Town farm, 39 18
66 " D. C. Harris, wood sold at Town Farm, 31 75
.. " D. C. Harris, barrels sold at Town farm, 33 00
" D. C. Harris, eggs sold at Town farm, 19 66
45
Town of Acton.
Received from D. C. Harris, poultry sold at Town farm, $ 3 67
66
D. C. Harris, sled sold at Town farm, 8 00
66
" M. E. Taylor & Co. for paper,
1 00
66 W. F. Stevens, Collector, in- terest on 1899 taxes, 92 89
W. F. Stevens, Collector, in- terest on 1900 taxes, 16 94
66 " interest on money in bank, 83 11
for State tax, 870 00
for County tax, 1,552 39
from income Cemetery funds, 51 85
$36,686 62
Expenditures.
For support Centre Schools,
$1,293 83
South
1,339 71
West 66
1,337 16
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High
1,724 09
Support musical instruction in schools, 53 00
Transportation public school scholars, 945 00
Apparatus for High School,
47 42
School supplies,
483 70
Roads and bridges,
3,609 98
Stone bridge at powder mills,
1,247 06
Breaking roads,
27 09
West Acton well,
149 76
Street lighting,
620 44
Repairs on Town buildings and grounds,
957 06
Miscellaneous expenses,
693 56
Cemetery expenses,
520 89
Memorial Library,
702 20
Printing,
228 20
Loans and interest,
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