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Voted: That the town treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, be and is hereby authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the taxes of the municipal year beginning February 1, 1912, to an amount not exceeding in the aggregate fifteen thousand dollars, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year, any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the taxes of said municipal year.
Article 16. To see if the town will vote to bond its collector in an Indemnity Company and raise and appro- priate money for payment of premiums on treasurer's and collector's bonds, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To bond the collector of taxes in an Indemnity Company.
Voted: To appropriate one hundred dollars for the payment of premiums on collector's and treasurer's bonds.
Article 17. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate a sum of money to build the road across the Common in West Acton as laid out by the county commissioners, and for the damages as assessed, or act anything thereon.
Voted : To raise and appropriate seven hundred dollars.
Article 18. To see if the town will appoint a town accountant and fix salary of same, or act anything thereon.
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Voted: To pay the town accountant thirty cents per hour employed.
Voted: To appropriate a sum of money sufficient to pay said accountant.
Article 19. To see what action the town will take in regard to the extermination of the elm leaf beetle.
Voted: To appropriate five hundred dollars.
Article 20. To see what action the town will take in reference to the extermination of the gypsy and brown tail moth.
Voted: To raise the sum of money required by the state law.
Voted : That the selectmen be instructed to appoint the tree warden superintendent of moth work.
Article 21. To see what amount of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support of schools, the purchase of school books and supplies, the expense of operating the school plants, repairs and improvements upon school grounds and buildings, the transportation of scholars and for any other expense relating to the maintenance of the school department, or do or act anything thereon.
Voted: To raise the sum of sixteen thousand one hundred dollars for the purposes specified in the school com- mittee's estimates for the support of schools for the fiscal year 1912-1913, to be found on pages 13 and 14 of the annual report of the school committee for the year ending January 31, 1912.
Voted: To allow the committee to transfer any un- expended balance of any appropriation to any other which may become exhausted and have proven insufficient.
Article 22. To see if the town will vote to contract with the Town of Concord for a certain number of hydrants in East Acton, or act anything thereon.
Voted: That the selectmen be authorized to contract with the Town of Concord for the erection and maintenance of not more than eight hydrants in East Acton along the line of the main pipe from Nagog Pond, for a term of ten
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years at an annual rental of twenty-three dollars per hydrant.
Article 23. To see what amount of money the town will raise for town charges.
Voted: To appropriate five thousand dollars to be expended as follows :
Town farm $600.00
Outside poor
1,000.00
Soldiers' aid
100.00
Printing
300.00
Buildings and grounds 300.00
Police
100.00
Board of health 350.00
Salaries of town officers
1,500.00
Salary of town accountant 200.00
Miscellaneous 550.00
Article 24. To see what action the town will take in regard to the collection of taxes.
Voted: That the collector charge interest at the rate of five percent per annum on all taxes remaining unpaid after the first day of November next.
Voted : That poll and personal taxes only be payable on demand.
Voted: That the collector shall issue summons for all personal and poll taxes only remaining unpaid September 1st. That the collector shall collect all taxes committed to him within the municipal year in which they are assessed.
Article 25. To see if the town will vote to place a two-cell steel cage in the fire house at West Acton, for a lockup, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To dismiss the article.
Voted : To adjourn.
STATE ELECTION, NOVEMBER 5, 1912
Party designations : P., Prohibition; S., Socialist; S. L., Socialist Labor; Prog., Progressive; R., Republican; D., Democratic.
18
Precincts
Total
1
2
3
Whole number of ballots cast ... 131
147
141
419
Electors of President and Vice President
Chafin and Watkins, P.
1
0
0
1
Debs and Seidel, S.
0
1
0
1
Reimer and Gillhaus, S. L.
0
0
0
0
Roosevelt and Johnson, Prog.
38
53
63
154
Taft and Sherman, R.
59
54
42
155
Wilson and Marshall, D.
31
33
30
94
Blanks
2
6
6
14
Governor
Charles S. Bird, Prog.
38
44
58
140
Eugene N. Foss, D. .
25
30
31
86
Patrick Mulligan, S. L.
0
0
0
0
Frank N. Rand, P.
1
0
1
2
Roland D. Sawyer, S.
0
2
0
2
Joseph Walker, R.
57
64
44
165
Blanks
10
7
7
24
Lieutenant Governor
Daniel Cosgrove, Prog.
29
36
38
103
Alfred H. Evans, P.
1
1
1
3
Robert Luce, R.
64
66
58
188
Robert B. Martin, S.
0
1
0
1
Dennis McGoff, S. L.
0
0
0
0
David I. Walsh, D.
25
32
32
89
Blanks
12
11
12
35
Secretary
Frank J. Donahue, D.
21
23
27
71
Ellen Hayes, S. .
1
4
0
5
Albert P. Langtry, R.
57
67
54
178
Karl Lindstrand, S. L.
0
0
0
0
William W. Nash, P.
1
0
1
2
Russell A. Wood, Prog.
32
36
34
102
Blanks
19
17
25
61
19
Treasurer
Charles A. Chace, P.
1
0
1
2
David Craig, S. L.
0
1
0
1
Eldon B. Keith, Prog.
31
32
33
96
Joseph L. P. St. Coeur, D.
19
21
24
64
Elmer A. Stevens, R.
63
74
60
197
Louis F. Weiss, S.
0
2
0
2
Blanks
17
17
23
57
Auditor
James F. Carens, D.
18
25
25
68
Herbert B. Griffin, P.
1
2
1
4
Octave A. LaRiviere, Prog.
29
32
31
92
Sylvester J. McBride, S.
0
1
1
2
Jeremiah P. McNally, S. L.
2
0
0
2
John E. White, R.
65
68
56
189
Blanks
16
19
27
62
Attorney General
George W. Anderson, D.
21
22
27
70
Frank Bohmbach, S. L.
0
0
0
0
Freeman T. Crommett, P.
1
1
1
3
H. Huestis Newton, Prog.
32
34
36
102
George E. Roewer, Jr., S.
1
2
0
3
James M. Swift, R.
63
69
57
189
Blanks
13
19
20
52
Congressman-Fifth District
William J. Carroll, S.
2
2
1
5
William N. Osgood, Prog.
25
39
41
105
Humphrey O'Sullivan, D.
22
25
28
75
John Jacob Rogers, R.
72
68
58
198
Blanks
10
13
13
36
20
Councillor-Sixth District
Henry G. Burke, S.
1
0
0
1
John J. Hogan, D.
21
25
26
72
Harrie C. Hunter, Prog.
29
40
40
109
G. Frederick Simpson, R.
63
66
51
180
Blanks
17
16
24
57
Senator-Seventh Middlesex District
Edward Fisher, D.
25
38
35
98
John E. Macy, Prog.
34
46
45
125.
Alonzo G. Walsh, R.
61
49
48
158
Blanks
11
14
13
38
Representative in General Court-Eleventh Middlesex
District
John D. Carney, D.
21
25
30
76
Samuel L. Taylor, R.
57
57
53
167
James B. Tuttle, Prog.
42
51
46
139
Blanks
11
14
12
37
County Commissioner-Middlesex County
Winthrop H. Fairbank, D.
33
30
30
93
Robert I. Kelley, S.
0
3
1
4
Chester B. Williams, R.
72
80
73
225
Blanks
26
34
37
97
County Treasurer-Middlesex County
Nicholas H. Flynn, S.
1
3
0
4
Joseph O. Hayden, R.
75
82
70
227
Thomas F. Royle, D.
19
23
19
61
Blanks
36
39
52
127
21
Vote on Amendment Disqualifying Voters, etc.
Yes
64
61
58
183
No
13
13
14
40
Blanks
54
73
69
196
Vote on Amendment Relative to Taxation of Forest Lands
Yes
54
52
53
159
No
13
17
12
42
Blanks
64
78
76
218
Vote on Act Pensioning Laborers
Yes
33
41
37
111
No
41
43
33
117
Blanks
57
63
71
191
Vote for Representative in Eleventh Middlesex District, November 5, 1912
Acton
Aver
Carlisle
Chelmsford
Littleton
Westford
John D. Carney of Ayer
76 215
32|193 40|123
Samuel L. Taylor of Westford
167 140
46 291
85|173
James B. Tuttle of Acton
139|126|
24 218
74 54
Hugo Paige of Westford
0
0 0|
1
Blanks
37 37 15 87 23 59
419 532|117|789|222|410 Totals
Total vote in the district, 2489.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Births
Whole number recorded 42
Born in Acton 37
Males 23
Females 19
Native parentage 21
Foreign parentage 11
Mixed parentage
10
Marriages
Whole number recorded 15
Residents of Acton 19
Residents of other places 11
Deaths
Whole number recorded 46
Residents of Acton 42
Residents of other places
4
Occurring in Acton
41
Occurring in other places 5
Average age, years 59.9
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN 1912
No. Dates 1912
Name of Child
Name of Parents
1. December 8 .. Allen, Dorothy Mary .
. Joseph A. and Mary J. (Frazier)
2. May 1 . . Baker, Patricia . .
. Ralph G. and Vera (Knowlton)
3. January 27 . Bennett, Parker Nathan . Amos L. and Sadie M. (Parker)
4. October 25 . Braman, Marion Frances . James W. and Edith F. (Evans)
5. October 12 . . Calder, Annah Louise
Charles T. and Elizabeth (George)
6. October 23 . Chapman, Lucy Winthrop
7. July 24 .. . Charter, John William
. Frank W. and Ethel A. (Dixon) . William W. and Mary E. (Davis)
8. December 13 .. Chickering, Emerson Kimball
9. October 6 .. . Desorcy, Edward William
10. June 19 ....... Downey, Cyrus Joseph
.John G. and Mary E. (Tobin)
11. September 16 .. Dunn,
. William S. and Anna L. (Vinal) .Ole and Matilda (Anderson) .
13. September 19 .. Hall. Ira Porter ..
14. April 11 Harris, Beulah May
. Bertram E. and Evangeline A. (Porter) . Arthur F. and Dora B. (LeBlanc)
15. March 13 . Harris, Jennie Elizabeth . Alfred B. and Marion A. (Frost)
16. March 27 . Kelley, Mary Frances . . William F. and Julia T. (Shea)
17. February 20 ... Kempton, Vivian Viola
. Leland L. and Theresa V. (Womboldt)
18. March 20 . . . . Livermore, Roland Osweld
. Joseph W. and Pearl (Rikeman) ...
19. December 20 .. Mauro, Liberato
.Frank and Mary (Palmer) . Guisseppi and Pasqualina (Pedule)
20. August 15 .... Mauro, Susanne
21. February 23 ... Mayell, Laura Smith Ernest A. and Laura M. (Smith)
22. March 6 . . .... McAllister, Claude Clement
. Oscar G. and Mary V. (McIntyre)
23. August 6 . . . McGovern, Margaret Anna
. Ilugh and Mary A. (Callan) .
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12. April 8 . . . Granberg, Milton Anson
. Clarence D. and Ida L. (Kimball)
. Edward and Mary (Tatro) .
24. August 16 ..... Mitchell, Lilla Winifred
25. March 23 .. Monson, Christian
. Christian and Olava (Anderson)
26. July 24 . . Parker, Mary Elizabeth
27. February 11 ... Perkins, Norman Levi
28. December 3 . . . Peterson, Ella .
29. July 28 . .. Richardson, George Alvin
30. April 29 . Roche, Dorothy .
31. August 14 . Rothburg, Samuel
32. May 28 .. . Slack, Claude Herman
33. December 10 .. Smollervitch, Sam
34. October 31 .... Spinney, Alice Louise
35. August 8 . . Stiles, Richard Gilchrist
. Harry and Rosie (Tapcopka) Dexter L. and Margaret (Frazier) James F. and Anna L. (Clark) .. Walter I. and Harriet F. (Butterfield)
36. July 7 . . Taylor, Helen Elizabeth
37. July 24 Tuttle, George Francis ..
"Iorace F. and Carrie E. (Taylor) . 38. March 15 . Whitcomb, Frederick Stanley Fred S. and Harriet J. (Gray)
39. October 20 . Willis, Olivia Elizabeth
. Sidney J. and Sara L. (Tucker)
40. March 20 . . Wilson, Arnold Dana . Daniel S. and Mae G. (Wetherbee) .
Allen Brooks and Nora E. (Spayd) Levi W. and Alice M. (Rice) . John and Ingeburg (Hanson) . George A. and Mary L. (Peck) Frank B. and Katharine C. (Hibbard) , Max and Freda (Bramen) Arthur E. and Cora C. (Downie)
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MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN 1912
No.
Date
Place
1. October 16, 1912
.... Concord
2. June 26, 1912
South Acton
3. April 22, 1912
Names
Residence
Blood, Kenneth Thompson . Concord
Robbins, Bess Josephine . Acton Cochrane, Claude W. . South Acton
Sanford, Blanche A. . St. Croix, Hants Co., N. S.
De Witt, Martin Luther . Maynard
. William and Margaret (O'Brien)
West Acton
Rice, Mabel Elizabeth . West Acton
Farrar, Daniel H. . Acton .
Achorn, Mary L. . Acton
Fosbug, Oscar J. . Beverly
Maynard
Dufour, Grace M. . West Acton
6. October 19, 1912 .
Kimball, Benjamin Milton . Acton
Acton
Loker, Lena Harriet . Acton
7. November 27, 1912
Mekkelsen, Henry
. Acton
Carlisle
Ottersen, Thora M.
. Carlisle
8. October 16, 1912
Olsen, William G.
. Boston
Boston
Johnson, Maria E.
. Acton
9. May 25, 1912
Palmer, Raymond Chester
. Maynard
Walker, Mildred Haynes
. Maynard
Rawitser, William
. Acton
Hutchingson, Grace Irene
Acton
11. October 27, 1912 .
Cambridge
Nestor, Catherine
. Cambridge
12. March 14, 1912 .
Russell, John HI.
. Acton
Anderson, Emma Frances . Melrose
Sinclair, Harvard E. . Acton
Boulter, Margaret A. Acton
14. January 3, 1912
West, Hugh E. . Acton
Acton
Rudolph, Myrtle May . Acton
Wilson, Fred Bailey . Beaver, Pa.
Hall, Helen Winifred Acton .
25
10. July 18, 1912 Concord
West Acton
Rushe, Bernard . Acton
Melrose
13. April 26, 1912
Acton
15. April 24, 1912 Acton
4. February 10, 1912 . ..
5. November 28, 1912 East Acton
DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1912
No. Date of Death 1912
Names
Yrs.
Mos. Days
1.
June 25
Baxter, Mary Parker
67
0
3
2. May 10 Blood, Elizabeth W.
86
5
2
3. June 13 Bulette, Henrietta
79
2
15
4. December 6 .. Burnham, Abbie Nash
81
7
21
5. February 12 .. Charter, Mary Ann Newell
91
3
25
6. October 25 ... Cheney, E. Grace
43
8
19
7. May 24 ... Clark, Herman S.
35
5
7
8. February 28 .. Clifford, Albert Lawrence
0
2
20
9.
April 8 . Davis, Charles L.
69
6
21
10.
January 12
... Duignan, Mary F. .
75
0
0
11. October 31
.. Duren, Isaac Frederick
68
0
0
12.
August 16
. Harris, Mandana S.
65
0
25
13. December 2 ... Hart, Harriet Phileta
77
2
29
14.
January 3
. Hartwell, Lydia B.
83
9
15
15. July 28
. Heath, Mildred F.
5
10
26
16.
March 10 .
. . Holton, Charles H.
73
9
26
17.
November 1
.. Jewett, James S.
67
11
12
18.
July 16
.. Kennedy, Mary E.
5
5
0
19.
October 28
. . Kennedy, John L.
67
0
0
20.
May 9
Knapp, Laura A.
79
11
24
21. October 3
. Knowlton, Harold S.
24
2
26
22. November 12 . Leavitt, Leonard F.
44
6
23
23.
July 4 . . .... . MeNiff, Delia Ellen
47
2
28
24.
March 20 .... Mead, Oliver W.
88
0
0
·
26
.
.
.
·
.
Age
25. January 23 ... Moore, Thomas A. D.
24
4
20
26. January 10 ... Norris, Frederick A.
66
2
3
27. September 17 .Pratt, Arthur Alonzo
24
2
6
28. March 31 ..... Pratt, Francis
73
7
29
29. May 24 ... Priest, Jacob
77
6
18
30. September 26 . Richardson, Mary Jane
91
5
22
31. February 8 ... Robbins, Luke J.
75
5
0
32. September 29 .Stone, Charles B.
64
0
0
33. November 23 .Severenson, Marte Olsen
77
0
34.
September 2 .. Seymour, Pliney
63
6
14
35. July 11
.. Shattuck, Mildred E.
16
8
3
36.
July 11
. Shattuck, Susan J.
39
3
14
37. August 30
. Stearns, Caroline E. .
71
11
16
38.
October 15 ... Sullivan, Mary
76
0
0
39.
February 29 .. Tarbell, Georgiana
71
6
17
40.
July 21
. Taylor, Amarette C.
54
11
11
41. May 23
. Taylor, Marthaetta T.
78
10
14
42. March 5
. Tuttle, Charlotte Ann
81
1
11
43.
October 13
. Unknown person .
43
0
0
44.
July 4 ... . Whitney, Florence E.
34
2
26
.
.
.
27
.
.
NON-RESIDENT BURIALS, 1912
Date of Death
Names
Age Yrs. Mos. Days
Place of Death
Place of Burial
May 29, 1912
. Callahan, Marion Josephine,
1
11
13
Concord .......
. Woodlawn
December 16, 1912. . Chandler, Lilla M. .....
39
4
0
Portland, Maine ... Mt. Hope
April 23, 1912 ..... Chase, Thomas Noyes
73
9
Bellows Falls, Vt. . Woodlawn 5
March 22, 1912 .... Colburn, Adeline P.
58
1
2
Swampscott . . Woodlawn
January 4, 1912 ... Fletcher, Fanny
68
0
0
Chelmsford
. Woodlawn
July 6, 1912
. Houston, Arthur H.
52
4
16
Boston
. Woodlawn
July 31, 1912
. Hughes, James Erastus
63
0
6
Melrose
. Woodlawn
September 3, 1912 .Lane, Harriet A.
57
4 23
Boston
. Woodlawn
January 21, 1912 ... Miller, Eliza I.
84
8
1
Boston . Woodlawn
May 19, 1912 .
. Palmer, Harriet W.
84
5
23
Lowell
. Woodlawn
March 4, 1912
.Patterson, Marjorie E.
0
3
27
Hancock, N. H. ... Woodlawn
June 16, 1912
. Pierce, Mabel Hortense
49
4
19
Pelham
. Mt. Hope
April 26, 1912
. Priest, Sarah E.
91
5
15
Boston
. Mt. Hope
October 29, 1912 ... Rand, Fred F.
49
5
5
Oakdale . Woodlawn
January 31, 1912 ... Rodway, Sarah
71
7
19
Boston
Mt. Hope
December 1, 1912 .. Spinney, Fulton I.
29
0
0
Pittsfield . Woodlawn
March 20, 1912 .... Teele, Estella I.
50
0
28
Everett .Mt. Hope
September 27, 1912. Todd, Henrietta
83
3
25
Fitchburg . Woodlawn
March 4, 1912 ..... Townsend, Calista
79
0
0
Secanesee, N. J. .. Mt. Hope
April 18, 1912 ..... Tuttle, Fred L.
31
10
10
Schenectady, N. Y ... Woodlawn
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PERSONS HAVING DOGS LICENSED IN 1912
Town Clerk's Report, Gal. 7
Adams, Daniel H. . . $2.00
Fiske, Wilbur 2.00
Akin, Alice H. 5.00 Farrar, Daniel H. 2.00
Allen, Louis E. 2.00 Fobes, Edward S. 5.00
Bacon, Francis H. 2.00
Fletcher, Lester N. .. 5.00
Bailey, Fred L. 2.00
Fairbanks, Charles H. 2.00
Baird, Edson
2.00 Farrar, J. Herman . . 5.00
Booth, Thomas E. 2.00 Fullonton, Llewellyn. 2.00
Boyce, Charles E. 2.00
Bradley, Mary 2.00
Bresth, Simon 2.00
Brill, Fred E. 2.00
Brown, Lizzie J. 2.00
Brown, Murray 5.00
Brooks, Mary D. 2.00
Bulette, Frank W. .. 2.00
Burgess, J. W. . 2.00
Burroughs, Samuel R. 2.00
Calder, Maria 2.00
Chase, Sidney R. 2.00
Clark, Fred E. 2.00
Coughlin, John F. 2.00
Coughlin, William C., 2.00
Davis, Mrs. John 2.00 .
Davis, W. F. (2) .... 4.00
Densmore, Joseph A., 2.00
DeSousa, Bernardino, 2.00 Kelley, William F. 2.00
Dixon, M. S. 2.00
Dole, Cyrus G. 2.00
Durkee, Harold 5.00
. Dusseault, Mildred 2.00
Davis, Charles E. 2.00 Lewis, Herbert W. 2.00
Edney, Charles F. . 2.00
Emerick, Melvin W. . 2.00
Enneguess, Michael . 2.00
Ford, Isaac S. 2.00
Gilmore, A. H. (2) .. 4.00
Gallant, Joseph 2.00
Grady, Roy 5.00
Houghton, Ellsworth. 2.00
Harris, Hattie B. 5.00
Hardy, F. E. 2.00
Hunt, Harry 2.00
Holden, F. H. 2.00
Hanson, Henry 2.00
Holden, Willis L. 2.00
Hollowell, William T. 2.00
Hoit, Frank W. 2.00
Hayes, Michael G. ... 2.00
Hawley, Henry H. Jr. 2.00
Jones, Samuel 2.00
Jones, Ralph 2.00
Jones, Warren H. 2.00
Kimball, B. Milton (3) 9.00
Kelley, Marvin 2.00
Laffin, Sidney 2.00
Lawrence, A. L. 2.00
Lucier, Joseph 2.00
Livermore, J. William 2.00
Moore, J. Sterling ... 2.00
Frost, Clarence A. .. 2.00
30
Murray, James B. . 2.00
Reed, George H. 2.00
Millan, Albion L. 2.00 Stoney, Reginald 2.00
Miller, C. I. 2.00 Sweet, Craig 2.00
Mekkelsen, Jens 2.00 Shapley, Eva C. 2.00
Morrison, Fred D. . . 2.00
Murphy, George E. .. 2.00
Smith, Stella D. 2.00
MacMillan, Daniel 5.00
Sanborn, E. R. 2.00
Mauro, Nicholas 2.00
Schofield, Harris C. . 2.00
Moore, William J. 2.00
Smith, Albert 2.00
Mason, William E.
2.00 Spinney, E. L. . 2.00
Nealy, E. F.
2.00 Smith, Chester R. 2.00
Nagle, Elizabeth
2.00
Schnair, Charles 2.00
Olsen, Simon
2.00
Shaw, A. F. 5.00
2.00 Tuttle, Arthur 2.00
Priest, Henry L.
5.00
Taylor, Charles A. 2.00
Perkins, Albert H. 2.00
Perkins, Levi W. 2.00
Pennell, Edmund H. . 2.00
Pratt, Est. of Francis, 2.00
Penniman, W. H. 2.00
Palma, John 2.00
Pope, Benjamin (4) 17.00
Prescott, R. H. 2.00
Rawitzer, William 2.00
Robbins, Solon A. 2.00
Worster, George W .. 2.00
Willis. Edward 2.00
Reed, Joseph 5.00
Worden, Martin H. .. 2.00
Richardson, J. L. (2), 4.00
Wheeler. Charles H. 5.00
Reed, R. G. . 2.00
Willard, Edgar L. ... 2.00
123 licenses at $2.00 each $246.00
20 licenses at $5.00 each 100.00
Deduct fees. 143 licenses at 20c each.
28.60
Balance paid to county treasurer .
$317.40
Taylor, Walter I. 2.00
Taylor, Simon D. 2.00
Thompson, Timothy . 2.00
Wetherbee, Ellis 2.00
White, Eugene L. . . . 2.00
Williams, Frank G. .. 5.00
Whitcomb, Fred S. .. 2.00
Weaver, George T. .. 2.00
Watkins, John HI. (5) 10.00
Richardson, Geo. A ... 5.00
Robbins, W. C. (4) 8.00
$346.00
O'Neil, Constance
Stevenson, John M. 5.00
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REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SELECT- MEN OF THE TOWN OF ACTON
We have carried out the votes of the town intrusted to us to the best of our ability.
Our town accountant has been a great improvement to the work. We would recommend trying one another year.
We recommend that the town could be better served by a superintendent of streets, with full power under the direction of the selectmen, than by the present system.
JAMES P. BROWN, WILLIS L. HOLDEN,
Selectmen of Acton.
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REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Acton, Mass.
Gentlemen : At the town meeting held on March 25th, 1912, it was voted to authorize the selectmen to appoint a town accountant.
In compliance with that vote the subscriber was appointed to the office, but owing to delays the town accountant did not assume the duties of the office until June 1st.
I wish to mention the courtesy and cooperation of the different departments, without exception, in carrying out the instructions of the new system.
I would recommend to your honorable board that a system be introduced whereby all bills against the town must be rendered at least once a month.
I herewith submit my report for the fiscal year of 1912.
EXPENDITURES
General Government
Appropriation :
For salaries
$1,500.00
For accountant 200.00
For surety bond 100.00
From miscellaneous account, for town
officers' expenses 138.69
From printing account, for town
officers' expenses 28.45
$1,967.14
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Selectmen's Department
Salaries and Wages :
E. H. Hall, chairman
$125.00
J. P. Brown 50.00
Willis L. Holden
50.00
$225.00
Other Expenses :
Printing
$3.85
Postage carfares, etc.
30.01
$33.86
Auditing and Accountant Department
Salaries and Wages :
Auditor, W. T. Merriam, 1911-1912 . . $15.00
Accountant, W. T. Merriam 51.00
$66.00
Other Expenses :
Books, Finney & Hoit
$9.75
Postage, carfare, etc. 2.16
$11.91
Treasurer's Department
Salaries and Wages :
Treasurer, F. W. Hoit
$200.00
$200.00
Other Expenses :
Printing supplies $1.75
Postage, carfares, etc. 18.73
50.00
Surety bond
Certifying three notes
9.00
$79.48
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Collector's Department
Salaries and Wages :
Collector, W. F. Stevens $316.74
$316.74
Other Expenses :
Postage, carfares, etc. $17.35
Printing, Brookside Printing Co. 9.90
Surety bond
50.00
$77.25
Assessors' Department
Salaries and Wages :
Assessor, W. F. Stevens
$75.00
Assessor, W. F. Kelley
60.00
Assessor, J. B. Tuttle
55.00
$190.00
Other Expenses :
Postage, etc., W. F. Stevens $11.88
Printing, books, etc. 15.80
Blanks, Hobbs & Warren
7.83
$35.51
Town Clerk's Department
Salaries and Wages :
Town Clerk, Horace F. Tuttle
$30.00
Copying town report records 5.00
$35.00
Other Expenses :
Postage, etc., Horace F. Tuttle
$10.69
Ink
.50
Attending clerk meeting at Ayer 2.50
$13.69
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Election and Registration
Salaries and Wages:
Registrar, H. F. Tuttle $25.00
Registrar, S. A. Guilford 20.00
Registrar, James McGreen 20.00
Registrar, George E. Holton
20.00
$85.00
Election Officers
H. F. Robbins $2.50
E. R. Teele 2.50
S. A. Guilford 2.50
H. F. Tuttle
8.00
J. F. Coughlin
8.00
Aaron Foster
8.00
E. E. Cheney
8.00
T. F. Newton
8.00
L. C. Hastings
8.00
Abram Tuttle
10.50
Constantine O'Neil
8.00
A. B. Parker
5.50
E. L. Hall
2.50
W. F. Kelley
8.00
F. S. Whitcomb
8.00
James Kinsley
5.50
J. T. McNiff
2.50
James McGreen 2.50
George E. Holton 2.50
C. D. Cram
2.50
$113.50
Primary election, H. F. Tuttle $10.00
State election, H. F. Tuttle 10.00
$20.00
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Other Expenses :
Rent for voting, J. K. W. Wetherbee, $9.00
Putting up voting booth, J. W. Green, 1.50
$10.50
Overseers of Poor Department
Salaries and Wages :
Overseer, W. F. Kelley $50.00
Overseer W. I. Holden 25.00
Overseer E. H. Hall
20.00
$95.00
Other Expenses :
Postage, etc., W. F. Kelley $7.44
$7.44
Total General Government
$1.615.88
Unexpended 351.26
$1,967.14
Buildings and Grounds
Appropriation for buildings and
$300.00
Received for rent, town hall
126.00
$426.00
Town Hall Maintenance :
Janitor, R. W. Porter $95.00
Fuel, G. H. Reed 8.29
Fuel, So. Acton C. & L. Co. 17.79
Light, American Woolen Co. 27.59
Supplies, M. E. Taylor & Co. 5.47
Supplies, E. P. Gates
2.45
grounds
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Supplies. Fottler. Fiske & Rawson . . 9.50
Repairs, O. D. Wood 10.12
Repairs, So. Acton C. & L. Co.
1.08
Repairs, N. H. Tenney
18.80
Labor on grounds, E. S. Fobes
6.15
$202.24
Other Town Buildings :
Repairs, fire house. West Acton. J. S.
Hoar $51.05
$51.05
Total for buildings and grounds $253.29
Unexpended 172.71
$426.00
Protection Persons and Property Police Department
$100.00
Appropriation Paid :
A. S. Bradley, court fees $13.05
A. S. Bradley, expenses 5.50
A. S. Bradley, care lockup, etc. 8.00
William C. Coughlin, special duty .
11.75
R. L. Randall, special duty 11.99
R. L. Randall, court fees 17.25
George H. Reed, special duty
2.50
James Kinsley, special duty 55.00
Ralph Jones, special duty
2.50
A. G. Fairbank, care prisoner
3.00
Hall Staples, medical attendance 2.50
William Craig, special duty 6.40
J. Willard Jones, special duty 4.85
Finney & Hoit, supplies lockup 8.80
So. Acton C. & L. Co., fuel, lockup .. 2.00
Total police department
$155.09
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Appropriation overdrawn
55.09
Enforcement of Liquor Law
Fund on hand
$1,309.95
Paid :
E. F. Knight, services $141.25
Unexpended 1,168.70
$1,309.95
Fire Department
Appropriation $550.00
For hand fire extinguishers 100.00
For hydrant service, East Acton
184.00
Received from one-half price fire extinguishers
31.50
$865.50
Paid :
F. W. Green, labor at fire $3.50
F. W. Green, teaming ashes, W. A. .. 1.50
J. L. Richardson, labor at fire 1.50
B. A. King, wiring Center house 15.00
Badger Fire Ex. Co., bottles 3.50
Maintenance for West fire house 117.00
Maintenance for South fire house 117.00
So. Acton Woolen Co., acid .75
J. W. Livermore, watching fire 2.50
1.00
J. W. Livermore, returning hose . . Bay State Belting Co., hose. East Acton 264.25
J. T. McNiff, repairs 7.50
George W. Worster, team
2.00
W. L. Holden, freight on hose, E. Acton .55
D. H. Farrar, repairs, E. Acton 2.50
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