Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1906-1910, Part 2

Author: Acton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1906
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Brookside Printing Co., school com- mittee, 4 20


Brookside Printing Co., tree warden,


1 70


Brookside Printing Co., gypsy moth notices, 3 65


27


Paid Brookside Printing Co., selectmen, $4 50


Brookside Printing Co., school com mittee, 4 25


Brookside Printing Co., notices, 1 00


H. S. Turner, School Committee, 1 05


P. B. Murphy, Assessors' notices, 2 00


Wright & Potter Co., Assessors' notices, 1 07


$193 37


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Paid West Acton Dept. , allowance, $117 00


South Acton Dept., allowance, 117 00


Boston Coupling Co., 400 ft. hose, West, 180 00


Boston Coupling Co., repairs, West,


1 72


Boston Coupling Co., spanners, West, 1 00


National Mfg. Co., 2 pumps, West, 12 24


National Mfg. Co., repairs, West,


2 56


Fred Green, McCarthy fire, 1 50


Fred Green, watching fires, 4 70


Fred Green, charging chemicals,


3 00


H. K. Barnes, hose straps, West,


9 00


H. K. Barnes, 1 coat, West,


3 25


S. A. Guilford, repairs, West,


1


H. T. Clark, repairs, West,


40


B. S. Holt, Houghton fire,


2 00


S. Toombs, Houghton fire,


5 00


A. J. Morse, Houghton fire,


5 00


E. L Miner, watching fire,


1


25


D. Bezanson, watching fire, 1 25


E. Morse, watching fire, 1 25


F. Hawes, watching fire,


1 25


Hall Bros., freight, 32


C. H. Mead, supplies,


3 36


Solon A. Robbins, painting ladders, South, 7 57


28


Paid E. E. Miles, watching fire, $ 40


E. L. Wheeler, watching fire, 1 00


N. J. Cole, acid and bottles, 1 80


J. P. Brown, rep. engine, 4 95


Tuttle & Newton, 2 lanterns, 1 66


Tuttle & Newton, soda,


1 08


Tuttle & Newton, team,


1 50


Dan Farrar, care of East engine, 1 50


Wm. Kingsley, care of Center engine, 1 75


Wm. Kingsley, expenses DeLord fire, 5 90


Geo. Greenough, use of horses,


6 00


Wm. Livermore, use of horses, 1902 to date, 10 20


Ben Ineson, DeLord fire,


2 00


S. A. Neil, soda, 2 49


$525 35


SNOW BILLS.


Paid Lester Fletcher,


$24 78


Thos. McCarthy,


21 72


A. Christensen,


49 47


W. H. Kingsley,


5 25


$101 22


BROWN TAIL AND GYPSY MOTHS.


Paid J. L. Richardson, labor,


$10 00


F. S. Davis, labor, 3 00


N. G. Brown, labor,


12 75


Lester Worden, labor,


15 00


Moses A. Reed, labor and expenses, 26 50 .


A. H. Perkins, labor and expenses,


60 45


$127 70 $13 70


Received for private work,


29


SUPPORT OF OUTSIDE POOR.


Paid City of Fitchburg, aid furnished Mrs. Tom Randall, $23 00


City of No. Adams, aid furnished Mrs. Gough, 141 50


City of Somervile, aid furnished Mrs. J. Hill and family, 39 58


City of Marlboro, aid furnished Mrs. Jennie Rickerby, 7 00


City of Boston, aid furnished Clarence


E. Dusseault, 17 00


City of Boston, aid furnished Chas.


H. Kimball, 64 00


Massachusetts School for Feeble


Minded, care of Chas. Bradford, 71 96


Commonwealth of Massachusetts,


board of Frank H. Harris, 7 14


M. E. Taylor & Co., aid furnished Dan Daily, 4 61


M. E. Taylor & Co., aid furnished Geo. H. Brooks, 107 56


M. E. Taylor & Co., aid furnished Mrs. D. Galliger, 234 17


$717 52


SOLDIERS' AID.


Paid M. E. Taylor & Co., aid furnished Mary Whalen, $46 70


30


MEMORIAL LIBRARY BOOKS.


Paid W. B. Clark Co.,


$341 31


N. J. Bartlett & Co.


10 94


W. A. Wilde Co., 9 00


Pilgrim Press,


12 96


Philadelphia Book Store Co.,


26 95


W. H. Guild Co.


40 80


W. D. Tuttle,


1


45


$443 41


MEMORIAL LIBRARY EXPENSES.


Paid Arthur F. Davis, librarian,


$101 00


Arthur F. Davis, extra, 10 00


S. H. Taylor, janitor,


133 32


J. R. Wales, binding,


32 30


Chas. Twitchell, carrying books,


52 00


M. E. Taylor & Co., supplies,


23 16


D. J. Wetherbee, coal,


39 14


D. J. Wetherbee, insurance,


66 50


Mass. Reformatory, printing,


5 00


Brookside Printing Co., printing,


1 50


S. H. Taylor, cleaning,


1 00


Geo. Greenough, wood,


5 50


Dennison Mfg. Co., labels,


57


Wm. D. Tuttle, expenses and express, 12 85


$483 84


31


CEMETERY EXPENSES.


Paid Julian Tuttle, labor, Woodlawn, $91 86


N. G. Brown, labor, Woodlawn, 89 73


Asaph Parliu, labor, Woodlawn, 21 57


Moses A. Reed, loam, Woodlawn, 22 50


W. H. Kingsley, teaming. 3 00


H. T. Clark, labor, Mt. Hope, 38 50


H. T. Clark, lumber and frt., Mt. Hope, 3 05


Fred Green, labor, Mt. Hope, 11 35


A. H. Perkins, labor, Mt. Hope, 130 86


A. Batley & Son, plants, Mt. Hope, 13 98


Hubbard and Arnold, nursery stock, Mt. Hope, 6 50


Julian Tuttle, labor, North 4 50


N. G. Brown, labor, North, 3 50


Asaph Parlin, labor, North, 1 35


A. Vanderhoof, rep. pump, 5 60


$447 85


INDIVIDUAL CARE OF LOTS.


Paid Julian Tuttle, $85 60


Julian Tuttle, plants and flowers, 30 56


H. T. Clark, 19 50


$135 66


BOARD OF HEALTH.


Paid Moses A. Reed, labor and expenses, $57 14


Joslin & Mendum, legal services and expenses, 112 80


$169 94


32


ENFORCEMENT OF LIQUOR LAWS.


Paid A. S. Bradley, $6 76


F. W. Hoit, 3 00


$9 76


OLD HOME WEEK.


Paid F. A. Merriam, band, $75 00


French, Mitchell & Woodbury, crockery, 34 83


S. H. Taylor, cleaning, 4 50


W. H. Kingsley, moving bandstand, 2 00


J. S. Moore, 205 lbs. beef,


14 35


Tuttle & Newton, 2 tubs,


1 80


Geo. Gove, bread, 28 00


E. F. Conant, postage, tel., etc,


13 39


H. S. Greenough, labor and teaming,


15 00


Brookside Printing Co., printing,


4 15


C. H. Mead & Co., sugar,


6 49


J. F. Cook, paper and envelopes, 5 25


Hall Bros., supplies, 40 35


W. C. Robbins, team,


6 00


A. L. Noyes, cooking meat, 10 00


Hall Bros , team, 6 00


Geo. Greenough, team,


13 50


Chas. Edwards, team,


5 00


Anson C. Piper, team,


5 00


Leroy Tice, team,


6 00


A. H. Perkins, team, 10 00


Tuttle & Newton, team,


1 00


Concord Fruit Co., fruit,


32 00


Simon Bresth, use of stoves,


2 00


Ed. Jewett, team,


75


Boston Dairy Co., butter and cheese,


21 95


Rec'd. for crockery sold,


$364 31 $20 00


33


STATE AID.


Paid Mary Smith, 12 months,


$48 00


Mary Whalen, 3 months, 12 00


Mary A. Wood, 12 months,


48 00


Addison B. Wheeler, 12 months,


48 00


Sus ın A. Clough, 12 months,


48 00


John Clark, 5 months,


25 00


Aaron S. Fletcher, 12 months,


48 00


Ephraim B. Fort ush, 12 months,


48 00


Lydia Handley, 12 months,


34 00


Mary I. Richardson. 12 months,


48 00


Mary A. Parlin, 12 months, 48 00


Emma Blood, 12 months, 48 00


Walter O. Holden, 11 months, 44 00


Isaiah Leach, 8 months,


40 00


$587 00


To be returned by state.


SALARIES.


Paid C. A. Durkee, auditor, $6 00


H. E. Richardson, supt. schools, 480 00


H. T Clark, burial agt., 5 00


Chas. J. Williams, ch. school committee,


83 00


Ilorace F Tuttle, clerk school committee,


10 00


Horace F. Tuttle, town clerk,


30 00


Horace F. Tuttle, registrar voters,


15 00


David T. Kingsley, registrar voters,


12 00


James McGreen, registrar voters, 12 00


Sam'l. A. Guilford, registrar voters, 12 00


E. Faulkner Conant, assessor, 85 00


Wm. F. Kelley, assessor, 55 00


D. J. Wetherbee, assessor, 55 00


D. J. Wetherbee, school census, 15 00


Wm. F. Kelley, overseer of poor, 50 00


34


J. Sterling Moore, overseer of poor, $25 00


O. A. Knowlton, overseer of poor, 20 00


Frank W. Hoit, ch. selectmen, 100 00


Arthur M. Whitcomb, selectman, 50 00


Lyman C. Taylor, selectman, 50 00


J. K. W. Wetherbee, treasurer, 100 00


James Kinsley, election officer,


2 50


C. B. Stone, election officer,


2 50


W. F. Kelley, election officer,


2 50


A. B. Parker, election officer,


2 50


H. F. Tuttle, election officer,


2 50


Aaron Foster, election officer, 2 50


D. J. Wetherbee, election officer, 2 50


L. C. Taylor, election officer, 2 50


T. F. Newton, election officer, 2 50


H. J. Hapgood, election officer,


2 50


Abram Tuttle, election officer,


2 50


E. F. Barker, election officer,


2 50


H. E. Clough, sealer of weights and measures, 6 00


Geo. C. Turner, truant officer,


2 00


Moses Reed, truant officer, 4 00


$1,312 00


ENFORCEMENT OF THE AUTO LAWS.


Paid Pettingill & Andrus Co., electrical


apparatus, $19 73


Geo. W. Daniel, apparatus, 2 10


So. Acton Coal and Lumber Co., wire, 2 44


Tuttle & Newton, wire, 24


A. S. Bradley, expenses and labor, 59 79


Moses A. Reed, expenses and labor, 34 50


E. E. Miles, services, 19 00


Fred Billings, services, 12 00


Rec'd in fines,


$143 57


$149 80


35


LOANS AND INTEREST.


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


Ayer Nat. Bank, interest, 40 00


J. K. W. Wetherbee note, 2,000 00


J. K. Wetherbee, interest, 39 33


E. Jones E.t., interest, 80 00


F. C. Hayward, int. on cemetery fund,


17 50


$5,176 83


RENTS.


Paid A. L. Noyrs, school supply room, $10 00


Universalist Society, So. Acton election, 3 00


Ella Hosmer, Central Hall for school, 125 00


$138 00


REPAIRS ON TOWN BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.


Paid C. L. Chase & Son, oil for school floors, $14 50


Geo. B. Crowley, rep. hall roof, Mon- ument, 15 00


J. L. Hammett & Co., clock for Center school, 4 13


American School Furniture Co., rep. desks, 3 75


Tuttle & Newton, repairs for schools, 8 46


Fred Green, cleaning vault W. engine hou e, 1 00


C. H. Mead & Co., repairs for schools, 5 62


C. H. Mead & Co, paint for West school house, 59 06


So. Acton Coal and Lumber Co., lum- ber and repairs, schools, 91


36


Paid So. Acton Coal and Lumber Co., lum- ber Center school, $62 33


So. Acton Coal and Lumber Co., lum- ber, So. school, 37 89


A. Vanderhoof, rep. Center school pump, 2 75


A. Merriam Co., 1 stool, South school, 1 50


E. Jones Est., repairs schools, 3 95


American School Furniture Co., desks, 50 25


American School Furniture Co , chairs, 13 50


Geo. W. Daniels, repairing heater, hall, 40 00


L. H. Pinkham, relettering monument, 6 00


H. S. Greenough, rep. trough South A., 2 00


Geo. W. Daniels, rep. mower,


2 00


Waldo Lapham, labor and stock, library, 24 25


L. T. Fullonton, painting West school house, 102 09


L. T. Fullonton, stock West school, 2 00


C. H. Persons, tuning school pianos, 4 00


D. Pratt & Son, 1 clock for So. schools, 13 50


H. S. Greenough, rep. Center well, 1 50


E. A. Phalen, labor and stock, Center school, 23 93


A. Vanderhoof, rep. school furnaces, 11 82


Tuttle & Newton, wax for hall floor, 20


Hatch Experiment Station, testing water, 6 00


L. H. Pinkham, painting library screens, 1 75 Solon A. Robbins, labor and stock, So. school, 7 44


Geo. W. Daniels, rep. school bells, 1 85


E. A. Phalen, repairs So school, 26 29


E. A. Phalen, repairs Center school, 60


E. T. Rice, repairs school houses, 3 96


E. T. Rice, repairs library heater, 20 50


37


Paid L. T. Fullonton, kalsomining West school house, $35 00


Chas. Twitchell, rep. West schools, 12 20


J. L. Hammett & Co., reslating black- boards, 64 86


Moses Reed, cleaning Center school vault, 3 00


E. W. Quimby, rep. library table, 3 00


Sam Jones, repairs engine house, 3 95


Frank Priest, repairs West school, 3 06


E. Jones Est., repairs So. school, 4 54


J. L. Hammett & Co., school furniture,


12 80


Geo. W. Daniels, rep. at town hall,


1 00


W. B. Pierce, lock, So. school, 50


C. H. Persons, tuning piano, 2 00


M. E. Taylor, rep. Center school, 4 65


J. P. Brown, making drier, S. en- gine house, 10 79


Road Dept. , repairing driveway, So. school, 12 00


Road Dept., rep. West school grounds, 15 00


F. W. Hoit, exp. on So. pump, 1 25


Geo. E. Greenough, mowing common, 2 25


A. C. Piper, gravel for So. well, 2 00


M. E. Taylor & Co , rope and sup- plies, monument grounds, 6 46


G. C Turner, repairs So. school and grounds, 42 50


A. Parlin, repairs Center school and . grounds, 14 55


T. Scanlon, repairs West school and grounds, 17 00


Arthur Wayne, care of hall clock and trough, 26 84


S. H. Taylor, rep. clock, library, 1 50


S. H. Taylor, care of hall clock, etc., 51 90


$940 88


38


REPAIRS TO FLAG STAFF.


Paid Wm. Kingsley, erecting pole, $32 00


J. M. Sheehan, irons, 1 87


C. W. H. Moulton, new pole, 18 00


L. H. Pinkham, painting, 5 15


E. Jones Est., flag, 14 65


$71 67


SPECIAL WELL, WEST ACTON.


Paid Dan Beach, cleaning well, $8 50


Geo. H. Holt, 1 pump, 18 00


Geo. H Holt, piping and labor,


40 00


D. C. Harris, stone trough, 70 00


$136 50


FARM REPAIRS.


Geo. W. Daniels, piping at farm, $9 57


E. T. Rice, labor on engine, 7 27


So. Acton Coal and Lumber Co., lumber and repairs, 15 57


E. Jones Est., paper and border, 3 45


E. A. Phalen, labor and exp.,


7 95


E. A. Phalen, labor and stock,


33 95


E. T. Rice, labor and stock,


3 67


So. Acton Coal and Lumber Co., lumber,


28 42


Geo. W. Daniels, repairs,


3 55


L. H. Pinkham, paper and border,


3 35


$116 75


Total repairs,


$1,265 80


39


ROADS AND BRIDGES.


Paid Wm. H. Kingsley, expenses, $1,337 78


Anson C. Piper, expenses, 1.562 62


A. H. Perkins, 1,810 74


Good Roads Machine Co. repairs,


276 86


Tuttle & Newton, gasoline and sup- plies, 216 70


So. Acton Coal and Lumber Co., lum- ber and supplies, 19 01


F. J. Hastings & Co., tools, 3 90


T. F. Parker, tools, 4 16


J. P. Brown, blacksmithing, 27 03


J. M. Sheehan, blacksmithing, 15 72


S. A. Guilford, rep. wagon, 13 65


A. S. Bradley, 1 grate,


3 00


H. T. Clark, repairs,


3 75


W. F. Hale, 1 grate,


4 24


American Powder Mills, dynamite,


13 30


Vestal Oil Co., oil,


12 74


H. S. Greenough, repairs,


3 00


J. Breck & Sons, repairs,


5 40


N. H. Tenney, repairs,


113 05


E. T. Rice,


1 25


Hall Bros., pumping, bds., etc.,


19 16


M. E. Taylor & Co., supplies, 5 84


W. H. Kingsley, frt. and exp., 12 28


$5,485 18


Rec'd. for use of pump, $6 00


Broken stone,


8 75


Lator, West and South school grounds,


27 00


Street dust,


4 00


From Augustin Conant, for repairing road near John McCarthy's, 175 13


From Mrs. M. T. Taylor, grading driveway, 32 00


$252 88


40


SUPPORT OF POOR ON FARM.


Paid Moses Thompson, labor,


$350 04


Clarence Shaw, labor, 30 00


John Welch, labor, 22 00


J. Barrows, labor,


2 76


Jas. Russell, labor,


81 70


Thos. Dembuo, labor, 71 88


E. C. Parker & Co., grain, 212 63


F. J. Hastings & Co., grain, 143 40


M. E. Taylor & Co., supplies, 431 51


J. S. Moore, meat, 99 66


W. E. Whitcomb, meat,


32 47


M. G. Hayes, fish, 12 83


A. D. Shaw, fish, 11 78


Tuttle & Newton, supplies, 42 23


C. H. Mead & Co., supplies, 113 58


J. M. Shehan, blacksmithing, 31 42


W. H. Lawrence, blacksmithing,


3 45


Moses Thompson, supplies paid for, 2 80


Rider, Erickson Co. , hot air engine,


125 00


Jas. Devane, painting wagon, 15 00


J. P. Brown, ironing wagon,


12 83


F. J. Hastings, harrow,


15 50


E. Jones E.t., refrigerator,


18 50


E. Jones Est. , pr. pants,


1 00


F. S. Whitcomb, repairs for mower, 4 25


L. H. Tuttle, 50 bbls., 14 00


F. C. Hartwell, bds., 20 00


E. F. Conant, peaches, 1 00


A. Johnson, edging bds.,


75


A. D. Fessend n, 40 bbls., 13 20


4 45


E. C. Parker & Co., coal,


Sam'l. Toombs, 20 bbls., 5 80


Hall Bros., sawing, 16 50


F. J. Livingston, soap, 3 00


S. A. Guilford, rep. wagon, 1 25


41


Paid A. H. Perkins, pasturing cattle,


$19 00


W. F. Kelley, pork, 14 85


Finney & Hoit, 1 pr. pants,


1 50


J. S. Moore, employment office fee,


1 00


$2,004 52


TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOLARS.


Paid W. S. Jones, $75 00


W. M. French,


182 50


Jens. Mikkleson,


532 00


Geo. Greenough,


544 00


$1,333 50


STREET LAMPS.


Paid Fred Green, lighting, West, $192 00


C. H. Mead & Co., supplies, 1905, 33 03


Tuttle & Newton, supplies, 35 75


Fred Green, repairs,


90


E. T. Rice, repairs,


16 26


Earl Hayward, lighting, South,


24 35


Karl Jones, lighting,


68 35


Harold Simonds, lighting,


68 35


Tuttle & Newton, supplies,


123 37


Karl Jones, repairs,


75


Harold Phalen, lighting, Center, 80 00


Harold Phalen, repairs, 2 80


M. E. Taylor & Co., supplies, 44 17


Tuttle & Newton, supplies, 42


E. W. Quimby, repairs,


1 50


D. H. Farrar, lighting, East, 7 00


Chas. Davis, lighting,


13 50


Geo. Laurie, lighting,


40 00


M. E. Taylor & Co., supplies, 23 34


Tuttle & Newton, supplies, 3 06


42


Paid L. D. White, lighting, North, $1 50


Tuttle & Newton, supplies, 3 36


M. E. Taylor & Co., supplies, 3 73


Tuttle & Newton, 8 gasoline lamps and fixtures, 232 18


Blanchard & Gould, 9 poles, 22 50


W. H. Kingsley, setting poles, 18 61


J. P. Brown, arms for lamps, 12 75


S. A. Guilford, work on irons,


2 50


Blair Light Co., repairs and supplies, 4 65


Finney & Hoit, supplies, 12 00


D. C. Harris, maintaining 1 lamp, 4 00


S. L. Richardson, maintaining 1 lamp, 4 00


W. J. Webster, maintaining one lamp, 4 00


Abel Farrar, maintaining 1 lamp, 4 00


Chas. Wheeler, maintaining 1 lamp, 4 00


Lyman Taylor, maintaining 1 lamp, 4 00


H. W. B. Proctor, maintaining 1 lamp, 4 00


I. F. Duren, maintaining one lamp, 4 00


Chester Harris, maintaining 1 lamp, 4 00


Frank Lothrop, maintaining one lamp, 4 00


M. Tobin, maintaining one lamp, 4 00


F. B. Lothrop, maintaining one lamp, 1905, 4 00


John D. Moulton, maintaining one lamp, 3 00


$1,143 68


MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNTS.


Paid C. H. Mead & Co., tree guard, $1 50


Thos. McCarthy, 2 guide stones, 3 20


Geo. B. Parker, G. A. R. appropriation, 50 00


Thorp & Martin, 1 order book, 8 25


Thorp & Martin, 1 ledger, 5 75


H. E. Richardson, postage and stationery, 10 00


J. McDonald, graduation address, 15 00


43


Paid F. A. Merriam, music for graduation, $28 00


C. J. Williams, postage, tel. etc., 9 50


H. E. Richardson, postage, tel. etc., 10 34


E. Jones Est., assessors' book, 3 75


Wright & Potter Co., town clerk's book, 1 25


Middlesex Registry of Deed, recording papers on So. Acton grade crossing, 6 00


C. F. Young & Co. decorating publio buildings for old home week, 45 00


J. D. Hoar, plans for town hall addi- tion, 6 00


C. H. Persons, 1 piano for hall, 60 00


Carrie Shapley, music for graduation, 2 00


E. F. Conant, postage, tel., etc., 3 25


Joslin & Mendum, legal services, 100 00


Joslin & Mendum, legal services park system, 15 00


J. L. Hammett & Co., engrossing diplomas, 83


Luther Davis, wood for hall, 2 25.


A. S. Bradley, constable expenses, 7 25


F. W. Hoit, postage on gypsy moth notices, 10 60


J. K. W. Wetherbee, flowers for fu- neral of D. J. Wetherbee, 5 50


S. H. Taylor, July 4, 2 50


Moses A. Reed, July 4, 2 50


B. S. Holt, July 4, 2 50


E. E. Miles, July 4, 2 50


A. S. Bradley, July 4, 2 50


A. S. Bradley, consable expenses, 3 85


A. H. Perkins, labor on ditch, W. A., 12 03


A. H. Perkins, trimming trees, 8 75


Thos Scanlon, opening school house, 4 62


Moses A Reed, in-pection cattle, 61 37


So. Acton Coal and Lumber Co., coal for hall, 8 97


Concord court, court fees, 10 88


44


Paid Tuttle & Newton, tree trimmers, $4 20


Geo. W. Gregerson, collector's bond, 10 00


E. Jones Est., stationery for treas., 2 75


Jas. Kinsley, use of Hurley road, 8 00


F. E. Tasker, M. D., returning 13 births, 3 25


F. J. Barker, M. D., returning ? births, 1 75


S. A. Christie, M. D., returning 3 births, 75


G. E. Titcomb, M. D., returning 1 birth, 25


I. L. Pickard, M. D., returning 1 birth, 25


T H. Grady, M. D., returning 1 birth, 25


Dan'l. Goodnow, M. D., returning 1 death, 25


F. P. Flagg, M. D., returning 1 birth, 25


Jas. Kinsley, constable exp., 8 65


Jas. McGreen, recount votes, 1 50


Dave Kinsley, recount votes, 1 50


Sam'l. Guilford, recount votes, 1 50


H. F. Tuttle, recount votes, 1 50


Lyman C. Taylor, postage, etc.,


2 00


F. W. Hoit, frt. and exp.,


2 15


F. W. Hoit, telephone and postage,


11 85


F. W. Hoit, car fares, etc.


6 98


A. M. Whitcomb, postage, etc.


2 90


G. C. Turner, opening rooms, 2 00


Geo. C. Turner, extra labor, 1 25


I. F. Duren, making returns of 21 deaths, 5 25


M. E. Taylor & Co., 4 pr. climbers, 11 00


M. E. Taylor & Co., clippers, 1 80


Moses A. Reed, trimming trees,


31 10


Moses A. Reed, constable, exp.,


3 72


W. F. Kelley, postage, etc., 2 60


Est. D. J. Wetherbee, postage and exp., 19 21


H. F. Tuttle, exp. Phoebe Wood case, 10 00


H. F. Tuttle, collecting and recording 28 births, 14 00


H. F. Tuttle, recording 10 marriages, 2 00


45


Paid H. F. Tuttle, recording 35 deaths, $7 00


H. F. Tuttle, postage, blanks, etc., 15 39


H. F. Tuttle, copying plans, deeds and laying out cemetery lots, 16 50


A. S. Bradley, constable exp., 2 00


Geo. Greenough, wood for town hall, 2 75


E. C. Parker & Co., 2 trimmers, 2 00


Wm. Craig, police exp., 4 05


J. K Wetherbee, postage, etc., 12 83


M. E. Taylor & Co., supplies for hall, 10 52


$782 64


RECEIPTS FOR YEAR ENDING MAR. 12, 1906.


Balance due from Collector Mar. 12,1905, $2,688 65


Balance due from Treasurer, 4,186 36


Appropriation for :


Memorial day,


50 00


Memorial library,


600 00


Roads and bridges,


5,000 00


Common schools,


3,800 00


High school,


1,800 00


School supplies,


525 00


Transportation of scholars,


1,360 00


Supt. of schools,


480 00


Street lamps,


1,000 00


Addition for town hall,


2,200 00


Town charges,


5,000 00


Overlayings,


387 02


Raised for :


State tax,


2,400 00


County tax,


1,970 65


Highway tax,


132 81


Received from :


State Treas., corporation tax, $2,552.60,


less $14.27 refunded, 2,538 33


46


State Treas., Nat. Bank tax,


$638 25


State Treas., state aid,


630 00


State Treas., income from school fund,


1,026 40


State Treas., St. Railway tax,


45 31


State Treas., inspection of animals,


27 52


Temporary loans,


5,000 00


Supervision of schools,


375 00


County Treas., dog tax,


320 92


Cemetery fund,


1,000 00


City of Newburyport,


104 00


Town of Boxboro, tuition of H. Norris,


40 00


Augustine Conant, for repairing road near house of John MoCarthy, 175 13


Mrs. M. T. Taylor, grading driveway,


32 00


H. F. Tuttle, lots sold in Woodlawn cemetery, 56 00


H. T. Clark, lots sold in Mt. Hope ceme- tery, 36 00


Memorial Library, fines,


17 02


Income from cemetery fund,


81 90


Income from Library fund,


221 20


Care of L. B. Goodnow lot,


6 40


Board of health,


3 55


Phoebe Wood, pension, 27 20


Eli Gruber, license, 8 00


Concord Court, fines,


60 00


House of correction, fines,


10 00


Concord Court, auto fines,


143 57


Rent of town hall, aud cellar, 48 50


A. F. Blanchard, slaughter license, 1 00


C. J. Williams, old school furniture, 4 25


C. J. Williams, school supplies, 3 75


Road Commissioners, use of pump,


6 00


Road Commissioners, broken stone,


8 75


Road Commissioners, labor, West school grounds, 15 00


47


Road Commissioners, crushed stone, So. school grounds, $12 00


Road Commissioners, street dust,


4 00


Cash for removing brown tail moths from private property, 13 70


Old Home Week Committee,


20 00


Town Farm, milk,


882 05


Town Farm, apples,


415 17


Town Farm, calves,


18 00


Town Farm, cows,


28 00


Town Farm, eggs,


19 13


Town Farm, potatoes,


90


Town Farm, windmill,


15 00


Town Farm, boarding child,


17 50


Town Farm, use of horse,


2 70


International Trust Co., interest,


125 89


F. W. Hoit, collector, interest, 1904 taxes,


26 76


F. W. Hoit, collector interest, 1905 taxes,


25 74


$47,917 98


EXPENDITURES FOR YEAR ENDING MAR. 12, '06


High school,


$1,861 12


South school,


1,565 30


West school,


1,664 31


Center school,


1,570 15


School supplies,


506 68


Transportation of scholars,


1,333 50


Street lamps,


1,143 68


Fire Dept.,


525 35


Printing,


193 37


Support of poor,


2,004 52


Support of outside poor,


717 52


Snow bills,


101 22


Brown tail and gypsy moth,


127 70


Soldiers' aid,


46 70


48


Roads and bridges, $5,485 18


Repairs on buildings and grounds,


1,265 80


Memorial Library, books,


443 41


Memorial Library, expenses,


483 84


Cemetery expenses,


447 85


Cemetery expenses, individual care,


135 66


Board or Health,


169 94


Enforcement liquor laws,


9 76


Old Home week,


364 31


State aid,


587 00


Salaries,


1,312 00


Loans and interest,


5,176 83


Auto timing expenses,


149 80


Misc. accts.,


782 64


Rents,


138 00


$30,313 14


Paid state tax,


$2,400 00


Repairs on state highway,


132 81


County tax,


1,910 65


$34,816 60


Due from Collector,


$3,056 69


Due from Treasurer,


10,044 69


$47,917 98


FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR YEAR ENDING MAR. 12, '06.


Due from Treasurer,


$10,044 69


Collector,


3,056 69


State, inspection of animals,


30 68


Stale, state aid,


587 00


State, burial of soldiers,


140 00


Interest on collected taxes,


58 63


$13,917 69


49


LIABILITIES.


Cemetery fund,


$4,000 00


Cemetery fund, unexpended balance,


148 09


Library fund, unexpended balance,


136 05


E. Jones Est., note,


2,000 00


E. Jones Est., int. on note,


68 00


$6,352 14


Balance in favor of the town, $7,565 55 FRANK W. HOIT, ARTHUR M. WHITCOMB, LYMAN C. TAYLOR,


Acton, Mass., March 12, '06.


Selectmen.


50


List of Jurors.


The following names will be presented at the annual town meet- ing March 26, 1906, to be placed in the jury box, subject to re- vision and acceptance by the town.


Herbert T. Clark,


Wheelwright


Franklin P. Wood,


Minister


James Devaue,


Painter


Alfred W. Flint,


Farmer


Lymin C. Taylor,


Farmer


James Kinsley,


Manufacturer


John S. White,


Farmer


James B. Tuttle,


Farmer


Alfred Goding,


Clerk


Abram Tuttle.


Clerk


Emery Lothrop,


Farmer


Waldo E. Whitcomb,


Butcher


George C. Turner,


Janitor


Daniel H. Farrar,


Wheelwright


Sidney L. Richardson,


Farmer


Harry E. Clough


Postmaster


Edward C. Wood,


R. R. Employe


Edward F. Richardson,


Farmer


Hiram J. Hapgood,


Retired


Thomas Mccarthy,


Contractor


Fritz Hawes,


Mechanio


Frank S. Rice,


Minister


Clark G. Durkee,


Carpenter


Charles Edwards,


Farmer


Signed,


FRANK W. HOIT, ARTHUR M. WHITCOMB, LYMAN C. TAYLOR, Selectmen of Acton.


51


Treasurer's Report.


1905


Receipts.


March 12, cash on hand,


$4,186.36


Received :


From State Treasurer, corporation tax, 2,552.60


State Treasurer, National Bank tax, 638.25


State Treasurer, state aid, 630.00


State Treasurer, income of Mass. school fund, 1,026.40


State Treasurer, street railway tax, 45.31


State Treasurer, compensation for inspeo- tion of animals, 27.53


Temporary loans, 5,000.00


Supervision of schools, 375.00


County Treasurer, on account of dog licenses, 320.92


Cemetery fund,


1,000.00


City of Newburyport, for aid furnished Mary Whalen, 104.00


Town of Boxboro, tuition of H. Norris, 4 terms, 40.00


Augustine Conant, for repairing road near the house of John McCarthy, 175.13


Mrs. M. T. Taylor, for repairing drive- wny, 32.00


Horace F. Tuttle, for lots sold in Wood-


lawn cemetery, 56.00


52


Herbert T. Clark, for lots sold in Mount


Hore cemetery, 36.00


Memorial library, for fines, 17.02


Income of Cemetery fund, 81.90


Income of library fund,




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