Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1906-1910, Part 25

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Publication date: 1906
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2.00


Stevens, Wm. F. 2.00


152 licenses at $2.00 each $304.00


24 licenses at 5.00 each 120.00


Deduct fees, 176 licenses at 20 cents


35.20


each


Sanborn, E. R. 2.00


Smith. Chester R. 2.00


Smith, Robert J.


2.00


Smith. Albert H. 2.00


Sawyer, Leslie S. 5.00


Spinney. Everett L.


2.00


Schofield, H. C.


2.00


Swett. W. H.


2.00


Stevenson, John M. 5.00


Tuttle, Arthur 2.00


Turco. Francis 2.00


Taylor. Charles A.


2.00


Thompson, T. A.


2.00


Taylor, S. D.


2.00


Taylor, S. H.


5.00


Taylor, C. Carlton 5.00


Williams, F. G.


5.00


Withrow. Jacob


2.00


Whitcomb, Fred S.


.


2.00


Watkins, J. H. and F. W. (4) 8.00


Willard. Leonard G. 2.00


Worden, Henry


2.00


Woodman. Ernest


2.00


Willis, Ed. E. (2) 4.00


Willard, F. H. 5.00


Warren. W. S. 2.00


Weaver, George F.


2.00


Woods. Eleanor H.


2.00


Worster. George W.


2.00


Wetherbee. Ellis


2.00


White, Eugene L.


2.00


Wheeler. C. H. (2)


7.00


$424.00


Balance paid to county treasurer


$388.80


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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


High School.


Paid Alice Macintyre.


$495.00


Town of Concord. tuition


2,256.00


Transportation high school schol- ars 1.122.37


$3,873.37


South School.


Paid Elizabeth K. Paine 28.00


Pauline D. Berthold


165.00


Sadie R. Whitney


210.00


Julia L. McCarthy


393.00


Jennie E. Stowell


427.00


Elizabeth A. Hinckley


228.00


Bessie G. Hurlbutt


238.00


Marion A. Veits


5.00


George C. Turner, janitor


121.60


South Acton Coal & Lumber Co.,


Fred S. Glines, janitor coal


153.00


245.31


Anson C. Piper, wood


21.00


James Byron. Jr .. carrying water.


23.75


R. B. Moore 12.90


Mrs. Anthony Sweet. cleaning 10.00


T. E. Downie, wood 13.00


Michael Foley. carrying water . 12.00


Fred S. Glines, cleaning


11.00


$2,317.56


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West School.


Paid Ethel G. Evans 368.00


Harriet H. Gardner


462.00


Mary Freeman


182.00


E. Sophia Taylor


228.00


A. F. Blanchard, wood


18.00


George H. Reed, coal


100.88


Thomas Scanlon, janitor


232.66


Thomas Scanlon, cleaning


12.00


W. E. Woodward, sawing wood,


4.00


$1.607.54


Centre School.


Paid Martha F. Smith 455.00


Ella L. Miller


455.00


Minnie Gamble 439.00


Asaph Parlin, janitor


145.00


Asaph Parlin, cleaning 24.77


George H. Reed, coal


179.60


W. H. Kingsley. wood


16.50


$1.714.87


Miscellaneous School Expenses. 1


Paid Arthur B. Webber, superin-


tendent schools $500.00


Arthur B. Webber, postage and stationery 28.61


E. N. C. Barnes, musical in- structor 180.00


W. L. Adams, drawing instructor. 60.00


F. W. Brackett, drawing instruc- tor, 100.00


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O. E. Houghton. carting school seats 1.00


L. C. Taylor, storage school sup- plies 10.00


F. I. Luce. glasses for May


Macomber 3.50


American Woolen Co .. electric current 5.65


George C. Turner. truant officer .


1.00


A. S. Bradley, truant officer 1.00


E. S. Fobes, truant officer 5.00


Charles J. Williams, postage and telephone 9.91


Thomas Scanlon, truant officer 4.00


.


Thomas Scanlon, incidentals .25


C. H. Persons. tuning piano 6.00


E. F. Conant, school census 15.00


Frederick K. Shaw. school phy- sician 25.00


Samuel A. Christie, school phy- sician 25.00


Samuel A. Christie, postage and telephone 8.69


Frank E. Tasker. school phy-


sician 25.00


$1.014.61


School Supplies.


Paid J. L. Hammett Co. $119.40


E. E. Babb & Co. 20.40


(. L. Chase & Co. 20.00


J. B. Pearson & Co.


45.00


Estabrook Steel Pen Co.


6.40


Milton Beadley Co.


1.50


A. S. Barnes Co.


12.60


Thompson, Brown & Co.


4.00


Houghton. Mifflin Co. 63.78


28


American Book Co. 15.76


Ginn & Co. 139.48


Benjamin H. Scanlon Co. 2.08


Wadsworth, Howland & Co. 8.72


Tuttle & Newton . 24


M. E. Taylor & Co. 3.61


$462.97


Repairs on School Grounds and Houses.


Paid W. S. Kelley, painting West school $174.25


Benjamin A. King, repairs West school 5.50


Benjamin A. King. repairs South school 4.00


J. P. Brown, repairs South school, 1.47


George C. Turner, repairs South school 8.75


L. E. Reed, labor South school .. 3.50


Asaph Parlin, repairs Center school 21.98


South Acton Coal & Lumber Co.,


repairs South school 22.68


South Acton Coal & Lumber Co., repairs West school 138.56


Thomas Scanlon, labor and re-


pairs West school 38.40


Thomas Scanlon. labor South school 2.50


E. T. Rice, repairs South school . 7.05


E. T. Rice, repairs West school . 18.56


Fred S. Glines, répairs South school 21.96


F. E. Harris, repairs West school, 90.13


B. F. Townsend, repairs South


29


school 12.68


B. F. Townsend, repairs West school 4.50


Frank Priest. repairs South


school 16.50


F. Z. Taylor. repairs South school, 17.68


A. C. Piper, repairs South school, 5.00


Tuttle & Newton, repairs South school 10.49


Hall Brothers. repairs West


school 4.25


E. A. Phalen, repairs Center


school 6.90


W. H. Kingsley. repairs Center school 7.50


C. H. Mead, repairs West school. 59.02


William Moore. repairs West


school


22.33


Finney & Hoit, supplies


14.92


$741.06


Transportation of Scholars.


Common Schools.


Paid George E. Greenough $545.00


Jens Mekkelsen 532.00


Walter M. French 277.50


A. Christofferson


65.00


$1,419.50


Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Account.


Paid John Murphy. labor $317.00


Barney Rush. labor 223.87


James O. Neil, labor 786.91


30


George McCarthy, labor 218.37


Martin L. Brown, labor 324.63


Herbert F. Robbins, labor 167.50


Herbert F. Robbins, use of horse, 60.25


Aurin Payson, labor 65.25


James Coughlin, labor 13.00


Kingsley Cochrane, labor


31.00


Albert H. Perkins, labor


197.48


John C. Keyes, labor


5.40


Webster C. Robbins, use of horse.


28.29


Herbert F. Robbins, freight on supplies 5.19


Boston Harness Co., life belts 4.50


Jenny Mfg. Co., supplies


5.92


Joseph Breck & Sons, supplies ..


.50


Clarence E. Bailey, supplies . 10.20 ... Frost Insecticide Co., arsenate lead 45.00


D. F. Munroe Co., burlap 162.63


Ross Brothers, pump and supplies, 8.50


E. T. Rice, 50 ft. hose 6.00


South Acton Coal & Lumber Co., Inmber and cement 21.00


A. Hosmer, printing 4.50


Gately, pump and supplies 10.00


M. E. Taylor & Co .. supplies 6.66


M. G. Hayes, storage of tools


15.00


Barrett Mfg. Co .. creosote 8.30


Fred W. Billings, labor


· 60.00


$2,812.85



Roads and Bridges.


Paid W. II. Kingsley, labor $1,005.66


A. H. Perkins, labor 936.85


A. C. Piper, labor 914.67


South Acton Coal & Lumber Co.,


31


supplies 134.61


Good Roads Mch. Co., supplies . 30.49


M. E. Taylor & Co., supplies 55.85


E. P. Gates, repairs 14.75


A. H. Perkins, gravel 14.90


Ole Granberg, gravel


20.40


Mrs. C. H. Whitney. gravel


17.30


W. H. Kingsley, repairs


120.00


D. H. Farrar. repairs


3.50


Tuttle & Newton, supplies


. 8.46


J. T. McNiff. repairs


6.19


A. S. Bradley. repairs


1.15


N. H. Tenney. repairs


28.09


C. H. Mead, supplies


5.76


Finney & Hoit. supplies


3.85


W. H. Kingsley. miscellaneous expense 2.77


$3,325.25


Support of Poor on Farm.


Expenses per report of overseers of


poor


$2,545.42


Outside Poor.


Expenses per report of overseers of


poor


$743.89


Street Lamps.


Paid A. W. Morse, care of lamps $73.00


A. K. Hoyt, care of lamps 47.00


Everett Reed, care of lamps 73.00


174.97


F. W. Green. care of lamps · George H. Lawrey, care of lamps, 72.50


32


Howard L. Quimby, care of 26.50


lamps


American Woolen Co., electric


lights 62.37


Valvoline Oil Co., gasoline 7.42


Whiting Mfg. Co., repairs


8.00


Tuttle & Newton, supplies


54.02


South Acton Coal & Lumber Co., repairs 1.95


F. W. Green, repairs


3.00


H. L. Quimby, repairs .75


M. E. Taylor & Co., supplies


41.60


A. S. Bradley, repairs .75


C. H. Mead, supplies


86.79


Walter E. Hayward


4.00


John Cahill


4.00


I. F. Duren


4.00


H. W. B. Proctor 4.00


Julian Tuttle 4.00


S. A. Richardson 4.00


Simon Bresth 4.00


D. C. Harris 4.00


A. E. Payson 2.00


Finney & Hoit, supplies 4.20


$771.88


Printing.


Paid News Publishing Co., voting


list and ballots $26.00


News Publishing Co., town re- ports 110.20


News Publishing Co., town war- rants 6.50


News Publishing Co., school re- port cards 5.00


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News Publishing Co., poll tax lists 14.00


A. Hosmer, printing for regis- trars 2.75


A. Hosmer, printing caucus notices 1.25


A. Hosmer, printing for select- men 12.75


A. Hosmer, printing for school committee 7.00


A. Hosmer, printing jury list 1.00


A. Hosmer. printing for board of health 2.25


A. Hosmer, printing tax bills .. 5.10


A. Hosmer, printing, moth de- partment 16.50


A. Hosmer. printing, town treas- urer 2.50


A. Hosmer, printing, assessor and collector 4.15


A. Brownell, printing, assessor . 9.55


Knowlton Press. printing, fire warden 5.50


Commonwealth of Massachusetts,


registrar's book 2.25


Enterprise Co .. selectmen's


notices .70


$234.95


Library Books.


Paid Current Literature Publishing


Co. $4.25


McDavitt & Wilson


11.53


W. B. Clark Co. 237.90


Herman Goldberger


38.30


W. D. Tuttle


2.00


W. A. Wilde Co.


4.67


$298.65


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Library Expenses.


Paid E. F. Conant, insurance $50.25


A. F. Davis, librarian 103.00


A. F. Davis. miscellaneous ex-


penses 11.25


S. H. Taylor, janitor 101.00


S. H. Taylor, labor 1.00


South Acton Coal & Lumber Co., coal 66.24


A. Hosmer, printing cards 3.50


E. Z. Stanley, repairs 12.38


O. E. Houghton, carrying books . 41.68


American Woolen Co., electric current 10.65


Dura Binding Co., repairs


34.05


W. . D. Tuttle, express and


postage 5.69


M. E. Taylor & Co., supplies 6.53


$447.22


Cemetery Expenses.


Paid Julian Tuttle, labor in Wood-


lawn


$86.50


Julian Tuttle, plants in Wood- lawn 9.88


H. T. Clark, labor in Mt. Hope .. 92.41


A. H. Perkins, labor in Mt. Hope. 45.65


F. W. Green, labor in Mt. Hope . 26.45


A. Parlin, labor in Woodlawn . . N. G. Brown, labor in Woodlawn. 35.00


20.13


H. T. Clark. express 2.25


$318.27


35


Perpetual Care of Lots. Paid Julian Tuttle, care of Wood-


lawn $210.35


Julian Tuttle, care of North 6.00


H. T. Clark, care of Mt. Hope . . 82.50


$298.85


Fire Department.


Paid West Acton department, allow-


ance $117.00


South Acton department, allow- ance


117.00


J. P. Brown, repairs


15.75


Bay State Belting Co., hose,


South


126.50


W. H. Kingsley, fighting fire, North 22.50


H. P. Dutton, fighting fire. North. 12.00


E. P. Gates, repairs, Center 3.00


F. W. Green, cleaning vault, West 1.00


C. H. Mead, supplies. West 12.33


Tuttle & Newton, supplies, East. .57


$427.65


Police Department.


Paid G. S. Libbey, special duty $21.50


A. S. Bradley, special duty 53.00


A. S. Bradley, court fees 14.00


James Kinsley. court fees


5.40


James Kinsley. special duty


11.00


George E. Holton, special duty


5.00


J. T. McNiff, special duty


2.50


E. S. Fobes, special duty


18.50


E. S. Fobes, court fees 8.12


O. E. Houghton, use of horse 1.00


$140.02


36


Board of Health.


Paid E. S. Fobes, inspecting meat .. $181.45


E. S. Fobes, labor and expenses . 31.74


E. S. Fobes, supplies 3.65


M. A. Reed, inspecting meat


18.00


M. A. Reed, miscellaneous ex- penses 10.91


F. E. Tasker, reporting con-


tagious diseases 6.00


$251.75


Town Buildings and Grounds.


Paid South Acton Coal & Lumber Co.,


coal and repairs, hall $50.50


American Woolen Co., electric current, hall 33.33


Benjamin A. King, wiring library and hall 78.22


O. D. Wood, repairs, hall 12.05


M. E. Taylor & Co., supplies, hall, 7.84


Dexter L. Spinney, wood, hall .. 10.00


S. H. Taylor, care hall and grounds 94.20


S. H. Taylor, care clock and flag, 25.00


C. H. Mead, repairs, roller house and fire escape 20.54


B. D. Hall, wiring West fire house 10.00


J. S. Hoar, repairs West fire house 1.00


C. S. Twitchell, repairs West fire house 7.70


F. W. Green, cleaning West fire house 1.00


$351.38


37


State Aid.


Paid Emma F. Blood $44.00


Susan H. Clough


44.00


Aaron S. Fletcher 44.00


Mary A. Parlin


44.00


Mary I. Richardson


44.00


Mary A. Wood


44.00


Addison B. Wheeler


44.00


Walter O. Holden


44.00


Isaiah S. Leach


55.00


Bridget Mawn


20.00


John T. Sibley


45.00


Fred A. Norris


44.00


Edward Willis


66.00


Lydia Handley


28.00


Lorenz Carberg


20.00


Thomas J. Sawyer


32.00


$662.00


State and Military Aid.


Paid Town of Hudson, aid furnished


Mrs. Lucy Wood $60.00


F. U. Rich, M. D., medical atten- dance, Warren Ball, 1908 . . 14.75


$74.75


Salaries.


Paid Horace F. Tuttle. registrar of voters $15.00


Fritz Hawes, registrar of voters, 14.50


S. A. Guilford, registrar of voters, 14.50


.James McGreen. registrar of voters 12.00


38


H. F. Robbins, election officer ... 2.50


Abram Tuttle, election officer .. 5.00


James L. Richardson, election officer 2.50


Willis L. Holden, election officer. 2.50


S. H. Taylor, election officer . . 2.50 John F. Coughlin, election officer, 2.50


E. F. Barker, election officer 2.50


Theron F. Newton, election officer 2.50


Hiram J. Hapgood. election


officer 2.50


C. B. Stone, election officer 2.50


E. £ Brooks Parker, election officer 2.50


W. F. Kelley, election officer 2.50


Edwin T. Swift, election officer . 2.50


Horace F. Tuttle, election officer.


2.50


Horace F. Tuttle, town clerk . Horace F. Tuttle, cemetery com- missioner 8.00


30.00


James B. Tuttle, chairman of selectmen 125.00


Asaph Merriam, selectman 50.00


William F. Stevens, selectman . .


50.00


William F. Stevens, chairman assessors 75.00


William F. Kelley, assessor 55.00


James B. Tuttle, assessor 55.00


O. A. Knowlton, chairman over- seers of poor 50.00


J. S. Moore, overseer 25.00


W. F. Kelley, overseer


20.00


J. K. W. Wetherbee, town treas- urer


150.00


Charles J. Williams,


chairman


school committee 48.00


39


W. F. Stevens, collecting taxes. 1907 4.41


W. F. Stevens, collecting taxes. 1908 53.48


W. F. Stevens, collecting taxes 1909 207.86


W. F. Stevens, moth tax, 1908 . . 15.00


W. E. Whitcomb, auditing town books in 1908-09 12.00


$1,129.75


Loans and Interest.


Paid First National Bank of Aver,


two notes $6.000.00


Interest on notes 90.00


James B. Tuttle, note and in- terest 1.020.00


F. C. Hayward, interest on ceme- tery fund 17.50


M. Medora Tuttle. interest on


cemetery fund 8.75


$7,136.25


Snow Bills.


Paid W. A. Flint, labor $11.69


A. C. Piper, labor 30.04


Walter M. French, labor 9.25


A. H. Perkins. labor 64.80


$115.78


40


Tree Warden.


Paid James O. Neil. labor and sup-


plies $5.09


John P. Murphy, labor 4.00


Barney Rush, labor 4.00


Martin L. Brown, labor 4.00


Aurin Payson, labor


4.00


George McCarthy, labor


4.00


Thomas F. Parker, arsenate of lead 7.65


Webster C. Robbins, use of team, 8.00


$40.74


Liquor Account.


Paid E. S. Fobes, police duty $131.37


E. C. Wood, police duty 17.49


E. J. Lyons, police duty 24.00


Fred Brown, police duty


5.50


A. S. Bradley, police duty


10.20


F. W. Hollowell, services ren- dered 10.50


W. F. Stevens, court fees 2.20


.John Connors, police duty 5.00


E. C. Wilson, police duty 5.50


G. W. Worster, use of team 2.25


O. E. Houghton. use of team .50


$214.51


Miscellaneous Accounts.


Paid S. A. Christie, M. D., return 24 births, 1908-09 $6.00


F. J. Barker, M. D., return 2 births, 1908 .50


41


F. K. Shaw, M. D., return 18 births, 1908-09 4.50


F. H. Grady, M. D .. return 2


births .50


E. J. Alley. M. D., return 1 birth, .25


H. H. Braley. M. D., return 1 birth . 25


F. U. Rich, M. D., return 2 births. .50


J. W. Godfrey, M. D .. return 1 birth .25


George Titcomb. M. D., return 1 birth . 25


Hall Staples. M. D., return 1 birth .25


L. E. Allen, M. D., return 1 birth, .25


F. E. Tasker. M. D., return 9 births 2.25


T. F. Duren. return 44 deaths . .


11.00


C. H. Persons, tuning piano, hall, 2.00


South Acton Coal & Lumber Co .. posts for public dump 12.75


A. H. Perkins. pruning trees, West 4.00


Asaph Merriam, express on town warrants 1.52


George B. Parker. for Memorial Day 100.00


Arthur B. Curtis, three safes 100.00


George W. Daniels, sharpening mowers 1.50


W. H. Kingsley. moving safes . . .


3.50


North Acton Granite Co .. guide posts 25.00


Fred F. Chandler. auto signs 9.00


F. E. Marsh, dry measure gauge, 1.50


Blanchard & Gould. posts for auto signs 24.00


42


Hall Brothers, boards for auto signs 3.50


James Devane, painting auto


signs 2.95


E. Z. Stanley, repairs town pump, 2.30


Finney & Hoit, flags for Memorial Day 4.50


E. F. Townsend, repairs town pump, South 4.25


Ralph Joslin, road damages to Jones' heirs 500.00


Ralph Joslin, town counsel 35.00


F. W. Green, erecting election booths 1.50


Tuttle & Newton, drinking cups, .51


Universalist Society, rent of vestry, 1908-09 .


6.00


W. F. Stevens, killing dog 1.00


F. S. Whitcomb, inspecting cattle, 47.00


James Kinsley, use of Hurley road, 1908-'09 16.00


Horace F. Tuttle. collecting and recording 34 births 17.00


Horace F. Tuttle. collecting and recording 31 deaths 6.20


Horace F. Tuttle, recording 14 marriages 2.80


Horace F. Tuttle, transmitting 4 deaths 1.00


Horace F. Tuttle, copying records,


town reports 5.00


Horace F. Tuttle, attending meet- ing, Aver 2.50


Horace F. Tuttle, services, road commissioner 8.00


Horace F. Tuttle. postage and supplies 15.68


43


W. F. Stevens, abatement taxes, 1908 16.00


W. F. Stevens, abatement taxes, 1909 96.88


W. F. Stevens, delivering election returns 1.50


W. F. Stevens. notifying officers- elect 1.50


W. F. Stevens, postage and ex- press. selectmen 1.94


W. F. Stevens, postage and ex- press. assessor 13.49


W. F. Stevens. miscellaneous ex- pense 5.03


W. F. Stevens. collector's and assessors' books 18.48


James B. Tuttle. carfares and postage 15.33


.J. K. W. Wetherbee. postage and stationery 19.27


$1,183.63


Receipts for Year Ending February 1, 1910.


Balance due from treasurer $3,450.16


Balance due from collector 6,016.44


Appropriation :


For Memorial library 600.00


For roads and bridges 3,000.00


For special road work 200.00


For common schools


7,400.00


For high school


3,600.00


For extermination of moths (town) 732.79


For fire department 350.00


For street lamps


1,000.00


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For Memorial day


100.00


For overlayings


120.08


Raised for state tax


2,610.00


For state highway tax


268.20


For county tax


2,236.24


For crossing assessments


2,511.22


Received as per report of treasurer 17,076.67


Farm products 1,348.15


Interest on taxes


197.34


Interest on deposits


105.90


Gypsy moth tax


314.29


Street railway tax, C., M. & H. ..


17.85


Extermination of moths (private)


759.47


$54,014.80


Expenditures.


High school $3,873.37


South school


2,317.56


West school


1,607.54


Center school


1,714.87


Miscellaneous school expense


1,014.61


School supplies


462.97


School repairs 741.06


Transportation of scholars


1,419.50


Gypsy and brown tail moths


2,812.85


Roads and bridges


3,325.25


Support of poor on farm


2,545.42


Outside poor


743.89


Street lamps


771.88


Printing


234.95


Library books


298.65


Library expense


447.22


Cemetery expenses


318.27


Perpetual care


298.85


Fire department


427.65


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Police department


140.02


Board of health


251.75


Town buildings and grounds


351.38


State aid


662.00


Military aid


74.75


Salaries


1,129.75


Loans and interest


7,136.25


Snow bills


115.78


Tree warden


40.74


Enforcement of liquor law


214.51


Miscellaneous accounts


1,183.63


Total selectmen's orders


$36,676.92


Paid State tax


2,610.00


Payment, abolition grade crossing


2,511.22


Repairs on state highway


268.20


County tax


2,236.24


Cash on hand


4,581.75


Uncollected taxes


5,116.70


Corporation tax


13.77


$54,014.80


Financial Statement for Year Ending February 1, 1910.


Due from treasurer $4,581.75


From collector 5,116.70


State aid 662.00


Inspection of animals 23.50


Gypsy moth work 1,379.72


From county


500.00


$12,263.67


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Liabilities.


E. Jones, Est., note $2,000.00


Interest on note 73.33


Cemetery fund 4,300.00


Unexpended balance, cemetery fund. 249.85


Unexpended balance, library fund ... 372.87


Fund for enforcement liquor law


1,817.00


$8,813.05


Balance in favor of town


$3,450.62


JAMES B. TUTTLE. ASAPH MERRIAM, WILLIAM F. STEVENS,


Selectmen of Acton.


February 1, 1910.


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


1909.


March 1. Cash on hand $3.450.16


Receipts :


State treasurer, corporation tax 3,602.36


National bank tax 330.46


State aid 816.00


Income of Massachusetts school fund, 1,127.80


Suppression of gypsy and brown tail moths 1,815.27


Support of Nicholas Kane


66.70


Temporary aid furnished Mrs. Kan- nard 4.72


Tuition of children


85.09


Compensation for inspection of ani- mals 25.00


Street railway tax


45.69


County treasurer on account of dog licenses


373.25


First National Bank of Aver tempor- ary loan 6,000.00


James B. Tuttle, temporary loan 1,000.00


For supervision of schools 375.00


For cemetery fund 550.00


For income of cemetery fund 195.74


Income of library fund 239.05


Memorial library for fines 29.00


Acton grange for rent of town hall 62.00


Rent of town hall and cellar 74.00


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District court of Central Middlesex for fines 80.93


City of Taunton for aid furnished George Wood 13.98


Town of Essex for medical attendance for Ada Hector 13.25


Horace F. Tuttle for lots sold in


Woodlawn cemetery 100.00


H. T. Clark for lots sold in Mt. Hope cemetery 18.00


Elie Gruber for pedlar's license


8.00


C. H. Goldthwaite. for bottles re- turned 9.00


Arthur F. Blanchard, for slaughter- house license 1.00


C. J. Williams, for school supplies sold 6.63


Rena Keyes, for fumigating house


5.00


Anson C. Piper , for road dust 3.75


$20,526.83


Received from town farm :


Milk


.$962.62


One cow


20.37


Calves


44.50


Apples


221.66


Pears


5.20


Cauliflowers


16.79


Horse


60.00


Eggs


9.75


Teaming ice


60


Telephone


6.66


$1,348.15


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Received from William F. Stevens, Collector of Taxes :


Interest on taxes A. D. 1905


$1.20


Taxes collected for A. D. 1906


7.00


Taxes collected for A. D. 1907


414.84


Interest on taxes, 1907 26.41


Taxes collected for A. D. 1908


5,093.60


Interest on taxes, 1908


151.39


Taxes collected for A. D. 1909


20,872.30


Interest on taxes, 1909


10.50


Moth taxes for A. D. 1907


47.31


Interest on taxes, 1907


1.35


Moth taxes for A .D. 1908


266.98


Interest on taxes, 1908


6.49


Concord, Maynard and Hudson Street


Railway taxes for A. D. 1909 17.85


International Trust Co., interest on deposits 105.90


$27,023.12


$48,898.10


Expenditures.


Paid State treasurer, Corporation tax, $13.77


State tax A. D. 1909


2,610.00


For abolition of grade crossing 2,224.74


Interest 286.48


Repairs on State highway 268.20


County tax A. D. 1909


2,236.24


On Selectmen's orders 36,676.92


Cash on hand and in bank


4,581.75


$48,898.10


J. K. W. WETHERBEE, Treasurer.


.


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Treasurer's Report of Money Held for Care of Lots in Cemeteries.


1910. Dr. Feb. 12. To cash in North End Savings


Bank $2,175.00


Warren Institution for Savings 1,000.00


Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank. 1,000.00


Middlesex Institution for Savings .. 500.00


Luke Blanchard cemetery fund :


Cash in North End Savings Bank 500.00


For care of tomb :


Cash in Charlestown Five Cents Sav-


ings Bank 100.00


For care of memorial tablet :


Cash in Charlestown Five Cents Sav- Bank 50.00


Cash in Warren Institution for Savings 50.00


Cash in town treasury Feb. 12, 1910 .. 3,750.00


Cash received in A. D. 1909 550.00


Income unexpended March 12, 1909 271.82


Income for 1909-1910


319.68


Cr.


$10,266.50


By cash paid cemetery commissioners for care of lots $249.85


Cash paid F. C. Hayward 17.50


Cash paid Mrs. Varnum Tuttle 8.75


Principal of cemetery fund Feb. 12. 1910 9,675.00


Balance of income unexpended 315.40


$10,266.50


J. K. W. WETHERBEE, Treasurer.


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Report of the Wilde Memorial Library.


1910. Dr.


Feb. 12. To cash in North End Sav-


ings Bank 1,000.00


Cash in Home Savings Bank 1,000.00


Cash in Warren Institution for Sav- ings 1,000.00


Cash in Charlestown Five Cents Sav-


ings Bank 1,000.00


Cash in Middlesex Institution for Sav-


ings


1,000.00


Mortgage bond of West Shore Rail- road Co.


1,000.00


Received for interest on money in


banks· 199.05


For interest on mortgage bond, 40.00


For fines 29.00


Town appropriation for books 200.00


Unexpended balance March 1, 1909


203.47


$6.671.52


Cr.


By cash in banks


$5,000.00


By Susan, Augusta and Luther Conant fund


1,000.00


Paid for books and magazines :


W. B. Clarke Co. 237.90


Herman Goldberger 38.30


McDevitt & Wilson 11.53


W. A. Wilde Co.


4.67


Current Literature Publishing Co. 4.25


W. D. Tuttle


2.00


Balance unexpended


372.87


$6,671.52


J. K. W. WETHERBEE, Treasurer.


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ASSESSORS' REPORT.


Valuation, May 1, 1909.


Buildings


$1,033,510.00


Land


498,860.00


Personal estate


447,225.00


$1,979,595.00


Exemptions


23.950.00


Net valuation


$1,955,645.00


Valuation May 1, 1908


1,831,980.00


Increase


$123,665.00


Rate of taxation $12.00 per $1,000.00.


Tax Assessed as Follows:


Real estate


$18,101.04


Personal estate


5,366.70


Polls


1,260.00


$24,727.74


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Amount of Money Raised.


For State tax


$2,610.00


For State highway tax


268.20


For County tax


2,236.24


For grade crossing assessment


2,511.22


For Town grant


16,982.00


Overlayings 120.08


$24,727.74 WM. F. STEVENS, WM. F. KELLEY, JAMES B. TUTTLE.


Assessors of Acton.


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


I have examined the accounts of Tax Collector, Select- men and Treasurer of the Town of Acton, and to the best of my knowledge, I find them correct.


WALDO E. WHITCOMB. Auditor.


February 28, 1910.


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REPORT OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES.


For Fiscal Year Ending February 1, 1910.


Dr.


Town. State and County taxes $24.727.74


Moth tax 759.47


Total tax levy $25,487.21


Interest collected 10.50


$25,497.71


Cr.


Abatements $96.88


Paid treasurer 20,785.92


Uncollected Feb. 1. 1910


$20,882.80 $4,614.91


Dr.


Balance uncollected 1907 taxes $414.84


Interest collected 26.41


$441.25


Cr.


Paid treasurer


$441.25


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Dr.


Balance uncollected 1907, moth tax .. $47.31


Interest collected 1.35


$48.66


Cr.


Paid treasurer


$48.66


Dr.


Balance uncollected 1908 taxes $5,558.60


Interest collected 151.39


$5.709.99


Cr.


Paid treasurer $5,228.99


Abatements 16.00


$5,244.99


Balance uncollected Feb. 1. 1910 $465.00


Dr.


Balance uncollected 1908. moth tax $303.77


Interest collected 6.49


$310.26


Cr.


Paid treasurer $273.47


Balance uncollected Feb. 1. 1910


$36.79:


1


WM. F. STEVENS.


Collector.


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REPORT OF ROAD COMMISSIONERS.


Receipts for Roads and Bridges.




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