Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1911-1915, Part 3

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$2,856.63


Balance in favor of town $6,984.01


ASAPH MERRIAM, JAMES B. TUTTLE, CHARLES B. STONE, Selectmen of Acton.


February 1, 1911.


53


Report and Recommendations of the Selectmen of the Town


of Acton for the Year of 1910 and 1911.


We have attended to the business of our office to the best of our judgment.


The town hall has been put in a sanitary condition to the approval of the state inspector.


Closets and sinks were put in both the ladies' and gents' rooms, also pump and sink in lower hall. making it much easier than bringing water from town pump.


The library has also been furnished with metalic vaults and drawers for commercial papers.


Have straightened out the account with the moth department of the state, thereby gaining for the town between six and seven hundred dollars.


We would respectfully recommend that the town take action to have every officer meet in joint session at least twice a year and by so doing help promote the town's interest.


That the town demand that bills from whatever source be so itemized, that the party signing order may know the full detail before order for payment be made, so that every voter of the town may know cost of each outlay.


That selectmen be elected for three years same as other boards.


That the town could be better served by a superintendent of streets, with full power under the direction of selectmen. than by the present system.


ASAPH MERRIAM. JAMES B. TUTTLE.


54


TREASURER'S REPORT.


1910.


March 1. Cash on hand $4,581.75


Receipts :


State treasurer, corporation tax, pub- lic service 686.32


Corporation tax, business


1,133.54


National bank tax 319.61


State aid


731.00


Reimbursement for loss of taxes on land 119.15


Income of Massachusetts school fund. 1,201.22


Supervision of schools


375.00


Suppression of gypsy and brown tail moths


1,269.47


Suppression of gypsy moths on state highway 76.77


Compensation for inspection of ani- mals 23.50


Burial of state paupers


15.00


County treasurer, on account of high- ways 500.00


County treasurer. on account of dog licenses 345.60


Alice A. Donnelly, liquor license


1,300.00


Alice A. Donnelly, special police ser- vice 200.00


Cemetery fund


1,100.00


Income of cemetery fund 208.23


Income of library fund


241.58


55


Memorial library, for fines 21.39


Herbert Hale, for tuition of Martha F.


Hale 20.00


Rebate on school tickets


11.99


Horace F. Tuttle, for lots sold in Woodlawn cemetery 35.00


H. T. Clark, for lots sold in Mount Hope cemetery 18.00


Acton grange, for rent of town hall 70.00


For use of dishes


1.00


Rent of town hall and cellar


53.00


William H. Kingsley, road commis- sioner 34.00


A. W. Davis, for stone sold 3.00


District court of Central Middlesex, for fines 14.97


E. A. Phalen, for old iron sold from Center schoolhouse 7.35


Ely Gruber, pedler's license 8.00


William F. Stevens, for arsenate of lead 1.75


James O'Neil, for arsenate of lead 7.00


Arthur F. Blanchard, abattoir license, 1.00


James H. Walker, abattoir license .... 1.00


W. M. McDonald Co., abattoir license,


1.00


$14,737.19


Received from town farm :


Milk


$1,226.81


Apples 935.72


Cows


59.86


Calves 31.50


Hog


12.39


Fowls


3.25


Eggs


24.82


Peas


12.85


56


Potatoes 30.50


Strawberries 4.98


Use of bull 1.00


Use of telephone 5.64


Board


100.00


$2,449.32


Received from William F. Stevens, Collector of Taxes :


Interest on taxes A. D. 1907 $5.69


Taxes collected for A. D. 1908 465.00


Interest on taxes A. D. 1908 38.59


Taxes collected for A. D. 1909


4,362.47


Additional assessment for 1909 2,460.00


Interest on taxes, 1909 125.61


Taxes collected for A. D. 1910


26,376.77


December, assessment for 1910


4,848.45


Interest on taxes, 1910


30.65


Moth taxes for A. D. 1908


36.79


Interest on taxes, 1908 .50


Concord, Maynard & Hudson Street


Railway, taxes for A. D. 1910 ... 17.34


Lowell, Acton. & Maynard Street Rail- way, taxes for A. D. 1909 51.87


Lowell, Acton & Maynard Street Rail-


way, taxes for A. D. 1910 60.44


International Trust Co., interest on deposits 98.35


$38,978.52


$56,165.03


57


Expenditures.


Paid state treasurer, corporation tax. $17.08


One-fourth of liquor license 325.00


State tax A. D. 1910


3,080.00


Abolition of grade crossing 2,200.00


Interest 176.00


Repairs on state highway


269.00


County tax A. D. 1910


2,136.08


On selectmen's orders 36,003.00


Cemetery fund deposited in banks:


Lowell Five Cents Savings bank 1,000.00


City Institution for Savings 2,000.00


Mechanics Savings bank 1,000.00


Central Savings bank 1.000.00


Middlesex Institution for Savings 400.00


Estate of E. Jones, note


2,000.00


Interest 156.44


Cash on hand and in bank


4,402.43


$56,165.03


J. K. W. WETHERBEE, Treasurer.


58


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


1911.


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 . .


900.00


Lowell Five Cents Savings bank


1,000.00


Mechanics Savings bank


1,000.00


Central Savings bank


1,000.00


City Institution for Savings 2,000.00


Luke Blanchard cemetery fund :


Cash in North End Savings bank 500.00


For care of tomb :


Cash in Charletown Five Cents Sav-


ings bank 100.00


For care of memorial tablet :


Cash in Charlestown Five Cents Sav- ings bank 50.00


Warren Institution for Savings


50.00


Amount deposited


$10,775.00


Income unexpended March 1, 1910 ... 315.40


Income for 1910-1911 363.52


Cr.


$11,453.92


By cash paid cemetery commissioners for care of lots $276.82


Cash paid Frank C. Hayward 17.50


Principal of cemetery fund


10,775.00


Balance of income unexpended


384.60


$11,453.92


J. K. W. WETHERBEE, Treasurer.


59


Report of the Wilde Memorial Library.


1911.


Dr.


Mar. 1. To cash in North End Sav-


ings bank


$1,000.00


Home Savings bank 1,000.00


Warren Institution for Savings 1,000.00


Charlestown Five Cents Savings bank,


1,000.00


Middlesex Institution for Savings . .


1,000.00


Mortgage bond of West Shore Rail-


road Co.


1,000.00


Received for interest on money banks 201.58


in


For interest on mortgage bond 40.00


For fines 21.39


Town appropriation for books 200.00


Unexpended balance March 1, 1910


372.87


$6,835.84


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.


135.89


Herman Goldberger


40.75


W. A. Wilde Co.


4.17


Balance unexpended


655.03


$6,835.84


J. K. W. WETHERBEE, Treasurer.


60


ASSESSOR'S REPORT.


Valuation, April 1, 1910.


Buildings, exclusive of land $1,055,070.00


Land, exclusive of buildings 472,260.00


Personal estate 679,295.00


Total valuation $2.206,625.00


Valuation May 1, 1909


1.955.645.00


Increase $250.980.00


Rate of taxation $12.50.


Tax Assessed as Follows:


Real estate


$19,029.20


Personal estate


8,490.88


Polls


1.258.00


$28,841.08


Moth tax


$138.10


December assessments 4.849.70


Available for paying 1911 bills.


61


Amount of Money Raised.


For state tax


$3,080.00


For state highway tax 269.00


For county tax


2,136.08


For grade crossing assessment


2,376.00


For town grant


20,527.25


Overlayings


452.75


$28,841.08


Number of horses 419


Number of cows


874


Number of sheep


4


Number of neat cattle


154


Number of swine


43


WILLIAM F. STEVENS, JAMES B. TUTTLE, WILLIAM F. KELLEY, Assessors of Acton.


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


I have examined the accounts of tax collector. selectmen and treasurer of the town of Acton, and to the best of my knowledge I find them correct.


WALDO E. WHITCOMB, Auditor.


March 6, 1911.


62


COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


For Fiscal Year Ending February 1, 1911.


Dr.


Balance uncollected 1908, taxes


$465.00


Interest collected 38.59


$503.59


Cr.


Paid treasurer


$496.36


Abatements 7.23


$503.59


Dr.


Balance uncollected 1909, taxes $4,614.91


December assessments 2,460.00


Interest collected


125.61


$7,200.52


Cr.


Paid treasurer $6,929.61


Abatements 18.47


$6,948.08


Uncollected February 1, 1911 $252.44


63


Dr.


iown, state and county taxes com-


mitted to collector July 15, 1911 .. $28,841.08 Moth tax 138.10


Total tax levy $28,979.18


Interest collected 30.65


$29,009.83


Cr.


Paid treasurer


$26,352.78


Abatements 54.64


$26,407.42


Uncollected February 1, 1911 $2,602.41


Dr.


December assessments


$4,849.70


Paid treasurer, available for paying


1911 bills 4,848.45


Uncollected February 1, 1911 $1.25


1908 Moth Tax.


Dr.


Uncollected February 1, 1910


$36.79


Interest .50


$37.29


Paid treasurer


Cr.


$37.29


WM. F. STEVENS, Collector.


64


REPORT OF ROAD COMMISSIONERS


Appropriations.


Repairing roads and bridges $5,000.00


Building Hurley road 400.00


Repairing Pope road


250.00


$5,650.00


Expenditures.


HURLEY ROAD.


J. Kinsley, land and gravel $200.00


M. A. Lawrence, land 10.00


A. W. Davis, labor 64.25


A. H. Perkins, labor 122.16


$396.41


POPE ROAD.


A. W. Davis, labor $50.75


William H. Kingsley, labor 92.62


A. H. Perkins, labor 165.75


$309.12


65


REPAIRING ROADS AND BRIDGES.


Paid William H. Kingsley, 35 days'


work $87.50


William H. Kingsley, 115 days, 71/2 hours 550.30


C. R. Smith, 611/2 days, running roller 153.75


I. McDonald, 65 days, 5 hours 114.72


P. Gensen, 46 days, 61/2 hours 81.76 . Man, 28 days 49.00


$1,037.03


A. W. Davis, 1011% days' work .. $253.75


A. W. Davis, team, 150 days, 6 hours 715.65


P. Foley, 139 days, 1 hour


278.22


Penderore, 251/2 days


44.62


J. Kenney, 21 days


36.75


Quinlan, 97 days, 3 hours


170.35


Extra men, 10 days


17.50


Gravel


21.40


Express 3.42


$1,541.66


A. H. Perkins, 94 days, 1/2 hour $235.14


A. H. Perkins, team 236 days, 21/2 hours 1,122.33


J. Coughlin. 116 days, 1 hour 232.22


C. Smiley, 84 days, 8 hours


148.56


H. Cotton, 17 days, 8 hours


31.31


O. Griffin. 18 days, 71% hours


32.96


Extra men. 28 days, 41/2 hours 49.87


Gravel


8.75


Supplies 23.58


Two horses, 5 days, 6 hours


17.00


$1,901.72


66


W. C. Robinson, oil $36.46


American Powder Mills


9.33


South Acton Coal & Lumber Co. 90.99


Tuttle & Newton


11.29


Finney & Hoit 10.50


T. F. Parker


9.21


J. T. McNiff 2.95


M. E. Taylor 176.49


Good Roads Machinery Co.


91.80


T. McCarthy, stone 16.00


Buffalo Steam Roller Co. 26.00


D. C. Harris, stone 13.30


Hall Brothers .


6.66


J. Temple, stone


6.40


E. P. Gates


15.02


J. B. Brown


8.55


N. E. Tenney


155.24


A. C. Piper


11.97


Barritt Manufacturing Co.


29.60


$727.76


Total


$5,913.69


We recommend that $5,000.00 be raised for the repair of roads.


WM. H. KINGSLEY, A. H. PERKINS, A. W. DAVIS, Road Commissioners.


67


REPORT OF TREE WARDEN.


To the Citizens of Acton :


I submit my first report as tree warden.


The town one year ago raised $400.00 for the extermina- tion of the elm leaf beetle, to be expended by the tree warden, which I have done as follows. Finding it necessary to have a power sprayer, and not having enough money to buy one, I built one on my wagon at the following cost :


Paid S. B. Church, pump, hose and supplies $185.95


T. F. Parker, hose 29.75


William H. Kingsley, labor


20.00


William H. Kingsley, one steam gauge 3.75


William H. Kingsley, lumber 4.50


William H. Kingsley, tank 2.00


William H. Kingsley, blacksmith, 1.75


N. C. Tenney, labor and stock ...


7.05


$254.75


Cost of Spraying.


E. A. Teele, arsenate of lead


$32.30


A. H. Hosmer, printing 1.00


William H. Kingsley, labor 66.24


$99.54


$354.29


If the town wishes to protect all of the elm trees in the limits of the highways from the ravages of the elm leaf beetle. There should be at least $400.00 placed at the disposal of the tree warden.


WILLIAM. H. KINGSLEY,


Tree Warden.


68


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.


Town of Acton for the Year 1910.


The board of health submits the following report for the year ending February 1st, 1911 :


Whole number of deaths recorded to December 31st,


1910 39


Number occurring in Acton


35


Number occurring in other places


4


Residents of Acton


31


Residents of other places


8


Average age, 57 plus.


List of contagious diseases reported by board of health from February 1st, 1910, to February 1st, 1911 :


No. of Cases No. of Deaths.


Diphtheria


0


0


Small Pox


0


0


Scarlet fever


4


0


Typhoid fever


0


0


Measles


51


0


Cerebro spinal meningitis


0


0


Tuberculosis


1


0


Tubercular meningitis


1


1


Whooping cough


0


0


Total for the year


-


-


57


1


FRANK E. TASKER, M. D., JAMES B. TUTTLE, ASAPH MERRIAM,


Board of Health.


69


REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF BEEF.


Beef, Veal, Pork and Mutton Inspected at A. F. Blanchard's and Other Places From May 1, 1910, to February 1, 1911.


Veal


Inspected 1035


Destroyed


51


Beef


278


26


Pork


109


9


Mutton


15


0


Total


1437


86


JAMES KINSLEY.


Inspector of Beef.


CATTLE INSPECTOR'S REPORT.


Whole number of cattle inspected 985


Whole number of swine inspected 203


Whole number of sheep inspected


6


Condemned 8 with tuberculosis which were taken by the state and killed.


F. S. WHITCOMB. Inspector of Cattle.


70


OVERSEERS OF POOR.


To the Citizens of Acton :


The report of the overseers of the poor for the year ending February 1, 1911, is herewith submitted :


The request for outside aid from this department during the year has been light and the figures show a gratifying decrease in expenses.


We are forbidden by law this year to print names of persons aided, which accounts for omission of same.


The farm property and stock have been maintained at the usual high standard.


A new ice house has been built to replace the one in the carriage house cellar. which failed to furnish ice when most needed. The new one was substantially built at a reasonable expense, the lumber being obtained on the farm.


Two inmates have remained at the almshouse during- the year. Their welfare has been considered and they have been maintained in reasonable comfort.


The farm has paid all expenses and a good balance remains to its credit, enough to pay for the extra or per- manent improvements and still be on the right side.


We feel that a word of commendation should here be spoken of the warden and matron, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Callan, whose energetic and faithful work has largely contributed to the good results.


71


Aid Furnished Outside Poor.


W. E. Whitcomb, meat and provisions, $50.49


Tuttle & Newton, groceries and sup- plies 116.51


M. E. Taylor Co., groceries and sup- plies 292.21


City of Lawrence, hospital and medical attendance 14.70


City of Cambridge, groceries and fuel, 106.95


J. M. Shaw, copy of settlement laws . . 1.50


$582.36;


Inventory of Stock at Farm February 1, 1911 ..


12 Cows


$720.00


13 Tons hay 260.00


2 Horses 375.00


Harnesses and horse collars 50.00


Wagons, carts and sleds


330.00


Farming implements


197.65


1


Pump 125.00


Grain and oyster shells


35.00


Keg of lime


. 60


Barrels


4.00


Lumber


20.00


Coal


7.00


Wood cut for stove


100.00


Set measures


1.00


Salt


.50


Horse blankets


5.00


63 Hens


47.25


Potatoes and apples


32.25


Preserves. pickles, meats


11.00


Household goods and kitchen utensils


286.90


Groceries and supplies 35.05


4 Rolls roofing paper 7.00


$2.650.20


72


Support of Poor on Farm.


J. S. Moore, meat and provisions $176.51


W. E. Whitcomb, meat and provisions, 12.38


Tuttle & Newton, groceries and sup- plies 55.31


M. E. Taylor Co., groceries and sup- plies 126.69


C. H. Mead & Co., groceries and sup-


· plies 61.32


S. B. Ineson, fish


30.86


South Acton Coal & Lumber Co., coal,


38.82


South Acton Coal & Lumber Co., lumber and nails for repairs . 18.31 John McNiff, horse shoeing and re- pairs 33.16


J. P. Brown, horse shoeing and repairs, 1.15


E. P. Gates, horse shoeing and repairs, 12.25


George H. Reed, grain


251.74


E. T. Rice, repairs and plumbing


23.25


E. Z. Stanley, repairs and plumbing ..


12.68


W. B. Newell, salary 65.75


P. J. Callan, salary


375.00


W. F. Kelley, hired man


190.40


H. F. Robbins, labor 3.75


New England Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone service 15.44


O. A. Knowlton, 1 ton fertilizer 28.00


O. A. Knowlton, 14 rolls paper roofing, 24.50


O. A. Knowlton, postage and carfare . Hall Bros., sawing pine lumber


16.00


James B. Tuttle, hay


36.52


F. R. Knowlton, hay


16.16


E. A. Teele, spraying apparatus


14.80


N. J. Tenney, repairing barrel and spray pump 1.50


A. II. Perkins, sawing wood 12.00


1.41


73


·


P. J. Callan, tomato plants and saw- dust .93


P. J. Callan, barrels, seed corn, saw- dust and sand 8.35


P. J. Callan. killing pigs and filing horses teeth 3.75


A. F. Blanchard. bull 30.00


Dexter Spinney, 2 cows 162.50


John Watkins, pigs 7.00


Joseph DeSouza, 1 2-horse cart 85.00


J. P. Tenney, use of corn planter 1.50


A. Merriam Co., sawing and planing, 1.90


Dr. J. M. Murry, attending cow 6.00


Dr. J. M. Murry, attending horse


9.00


M. O'Connell. B. & M. R. R. ties 1.50


A. D. Fessenden, 300 barrels and liners, 109.25 Finney & Hoit, men's furnishings and household goods 49.73


Hall Staples. M. D. 52.00


J. S. Moore .34


$2,184.41


Expenditures


$2,184.41


Inventory 1910


2,609.30


$4,793.71


Inventory 1911


$2,650.20


Receipts from farm 2,449.32


$5,099.52


$305.81


W. F. KELLEY. Chairman, J. S. MOORE, Clerk, O. A. KNOWLTON,


Board of Overseers of Acton.


74


REPORT OF THE CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS.


For the Year Ending February 1, 1911.


We present the following schedule showing the amounts: of the several funds for the perpetual care of cemetery lots. and the income and expenditures on account of each fund, for the year.


HERBERT T. CLARK, JULIAN TUTTLE, HORACE F TUTTLE,


Cemetery Commissioners.


CEMETERY FUNDS FOR CARE OF LOTS.


No. Date of Deposit


Woodlawn Cemetery.


Amount


Deposited


Feb. 1, 1910 On hand


Income


Expended


On hand


Feb. 1, 1911


1


Hepsabeth Piper


$50.00


$51.00


$1.75| $1.50


$51.25


2


Frederick Rouillard


100.00


101.15


3.50


4.50


100.15


3


William W. Davis


100.00


101.50


3.50


2.50


102.50


4


Jedediah Tuttle


50.00


50.25


1.75


1.50


50.50


5


Mary Skinner .


200.00


201.83


7.00


5.92


202.91


6


Nancy K. Handley


500.00


527.67


17.50


12.88


532.29


7


Mary Severance


100.00|


101.75


3.50


3.50


101.75


8


Mary W. Chaffin


102.00


102.50


3.50


3.50


102.50


9


Warren Robbins


100.00


101.50


3.50


4.50


100.50


10


Henry Loker


100.00


101.04


3.50


3.50


101.04


11


Henry Lothrop


200.00


203.46


7.00|


7.88


202.58


12


Luther W. Piper


100.00


101.98


3.50


4.42


101.06


13


James Temple


100.00


101.00


3.50


3.50


101.00


14


Fidelia Wheeler


100.00


103.07


3.50|


5.00|


101.57


15


William H. Chapman


100.00


101.50


3.50


3.50


101.50


16


Mary A. Robbins


100.00| 102.25


3.50


3.50


102.25


17


Daniel Wetherbee


100.00| 105.10


3.50|


7.00


101.60


James Tuttle -


100.00 100.16


3.50


3.42|


100.24


18


Julia Morrison


75.00


75.22


2.62| 3.50


2.75| 5.00


75.09 100.00


William Jennings


100.00


102.50


3.50


101.50


Adeline Weston Blood


100.00


103.11


3.50


3.50


3.50


100.20


John Fletcher


100.00


100.33


3.50


3.50


100.33


W. E. Faulkner


75.00


75.54


2.62


2.62


75.54 101.47


Amanda M. Barnard


100.00


101.97


3.50


4.00


George T. Ames


100.00


100.16


3.50


3.42


100.24


Horace Tuttle


100.00


102.59


3.50


4.50


101.59


Samuel Jones .


50.00


51.22


1.75


2.00


50.97


Francis Hosmer


100.00


100.72


3.50


2.00


102.22


Mary E. Robbins .


100.00


101.97


3.50


3.50


101.97


Augustine and Luther Conant


500.00


516.27


17.50


17.00


Hannah D. Robbins


50.00


51.67


1.75


2.50


516.77 50.92


Elisha Cutler .


100.00


102.00


3.50


2.50


103.00


Nathaniel Jones


50.00


51.00


1.75


1.75


51.00


Solomon Smith


75.00


75.76


2.62


2.00


76.38


Gaius W. Allen


100.00


102.02


3.50


3.93


101.59


Varnum and Francis Tuttle


250.00


255.10


8.75


9.80


254.05


Aaron S. Fletcher


50.00


53.57


1.75


3.00


52.32


Mary J. Harrington


200.00


207.95


7.00


7.00


207.95


Elnathan Jones


100.00


101.70


3.50


3.00


102.20


Nathan Chaffin


100.00


101.92


3.50


3.00


102.42


Jonathan Loker


100.00


101.71|


3.50


4.50


100.71


Rev. James T. Woodbury


100.00


108.16


3.50


111.66


Henry M. Smith


75.00


76.34


2.62


2.00


76.96


Elbridge J. Robbins .


100.00


101.50


4.50 4.00 102.61


Irving V. Whitcomb


100.00


100.20


19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45


·


46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53


Julian Tuttle


100.00| 103.50 3.50|


James E. Harris


50.00


52.73


1.75


1.00| .50


106.00 53.98


Francis Conant


100.00


101.76 3.50


4.00 100.26


Elbridge G. Parker .


100.00


100.18


3.50


2.00 101.68


Lemuel and Augusta Dole


100.00


101.35


3.50


3.00


Edwin Fletcher


50.00


51.13 1.75


2.00


101.85 50.88 100.22


Nancy Raymond and Joseph Estabrook,


100.00


101.72


3.50


5.00


Edward Tuttle .


100.00


101.24


3.50 4.74 100.00


54


Abram H. Jones .


100.00


100.95


3.50


4.04 100.41


100.00


2.33


102.33


56 June 24, 1910|


Isaac T. Flagg ..


100.00


2.04


102.04


57 Sept. 14, 1910


Jonas K. Putney


150.00


2.96


152.96


58 Dec. 29, 1910


Joseph Reed


50.00


15


50.15


6550.00 6295.47 222.71 215.57 6702.61


59 Feb.


2, 1911


Charlotte C. Flagg .


100.00


100.00


6650.00


6802.61


1


Eliza A. Whitcomb


$75.00


$77.04


$2.62


$2.25


$77.41


2


Phineas Wetherbee


1 share


F. R. R.


14.25


5.00


2.75


+16.50


3


S. Lizzie Hayward


100.00


112.35|


3.50


2.50


113.35


4


Frank C. Hayward


500.00


509.33


17.50 *17.50


509.33


George C. Wright


100.00


131.00


3.50|


3.00|


131.50


George Crampton


100.00


103.50


3.50


3.00


104.00


7


Joel Wright


100.00


104.00


3.50


2.50


105.00


8


George S. Wright


100.00 104.00


3.50


2.50


105.00


9


Emeline A. Johnson


100.00|


104.00|


3.50|


2.50|


105.00


55 May 27, 1910


Joseph A. Whitcomb


Mount Hope Cemetery.


6


10 11 12 13


Geo. C. Wright, Isaac Davis Memorial . B. H. and O. K. Patch Howard E. Faulkner


14


Lewis B. Goodnow


100.00


110.92


3.50


3.50


2.50 106.76


F. D. Walcott .


100.00


106.16


3.50


2.50


107.16


A. Louise Warren and Simon Hosmer .


150.00


156.37


5.25


4.00


157.62


John R. Houghton .


100.00


103.12


3.50


2.50 104.12


100.00


102.33


3.50


2.00


103.83


William A. Cutler and Bradley Stone . John Blanchard


100.00


106.18


.3.50


2.00


107.68


Wheeler and Shattuck


50.00


51.81


1.75


2.00


51.56


George H. Decoster


100.00


107.00


3.50


110.50


Henderson Rowell


50.00


49.53


1.75


1.50


49.73


Luke Blanchard


500.00


508.75


18.75


527.50


25


Apr. 30, 1909


Luke Blanchard, S. Blanchard tomb


100.00


101.00


4.00


105.00


Apr. 30, 1909


Calvin and Luther Blanchard Memorial


100.00


101.00


4.00


105.00


50.00


51.13


1.75


2.00


50.88


W. K. Davy ..


50.00


50.34


1.75


1.50


50.59


29


Ella F. and Lucius Hosmer


100.00


101.82


3.50


2.00


103.32


Caroline A. Hosmer .


100.00


3.20


103.20


31


May 4, 1910


Isaiah Reed ·


100.00


2.33


102.33


32 May 7, 1910


Benjamin F. Hapgood


100.00


2.33


102.33


33 Nov. 11 1910


Lucy A. (Wetherbee ) Burbeck


100.00


.58


1.00|


99.58


.


50.00|


1.75|


1.00


64.55 44.25 164.90


50.00 150.00


62.80 43.50 162.65


1.75


5.25


3.00


J. Warren Hayward


50.00


50.15


1.75


50.40


1.50 2.50 111.92


Sarah A. Hutchins


100.00


105.76


15 16 17 18


19 20 21 22 23 24 Apr. 30, 1909


.


·


*Paid to F. C. Hayward.


+ Unexpended income.


3725.00|3491.79|132.06| 72.00


3951.85


John Temple and Edwin F. Pratt .. ...


26 27 28


30 Feb. 16, 1910


North Cemetery.


1


Samuel Temple ..


$50.00


$50.79


$1.75


$2.00


50.54


2


Francis Hutchinson


50.00


51.04


1.75


1.50


51.29


3


Henrietta Anderson


50.00


51.04


1.75


1.75


51.04


4


Mary Hapgood


50.00


50.27


1.75


1.50


50.52


5 Oct.


28, 1910


Jerusha Blood


200.00


1.75


201.75


400.00 203.14


8.75|


6.75


405.14


Totals


10775.00 9990.40 363.52|294.32 |11159.60


80


REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE GOODNOW FUND.


For the Year Ending February 1, 1911.


Investments.


Warren Institution for Savings, Book 83,531 $1,000.00


Unexpended income for care of ceme- tery lot 26.20


Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank,


Book 71,200 1,000.00


City institution for Savings, Book


84,244 1,000.00


$3,026.20.


Receipts-Income.


Warren Institution for Savings, divi- dends, 1909 $5.00


Warren Institution for Savings, divi- dends, 1910 41.20


Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank, dividends, 1910 42.50


City Institution for Savings, dividends, 1910 40.00


$128.70


81


Payments.


Paid Julian Tuttle, care of Goodnow


lot in Woodlawn cemetery .. Unexpended income for care of cemetery lot, deposited with Warren Institution for Sav- ings 11.20


$10.00


Lyman C. Taylor, treasurer of the Evangelical Society of Acton, 25.00


Herbert F. Robbins, treasurer of the Evangelical Congrega-


tional church in Acton . .


82.50


$128.70


LUTHER CONANT, I. WARREN FLAGG, HORACE F. TUTTLE.


Trustees of the Goodnow Fund.


82


REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF ACTON MEMORIAL


LIBRARY, 1910-1911.


LUTHER CONANT, President.


E. FAULKNER CONANT, Secretary. HORACE F. TUTTLE


MOSES TAYLOR DELETTE HIALL


HIRAM J. HAPGOOD CHARLES J. WILLIAMS


L. A. HESSELTON FRANK R. KNOWLTON


The service of the library has gone on during the past year as usual with the regular increase in accessions and a moderate gain in the patronage. The new shelves installed between the alcoves have proved a great convenience.


We have been compelled to decline some donations because of their ultra socialistic tendencies. (One of these books was to advertise a stock swindle.) We are not of those who regard the possession of property honestly obtained, a erime or an injury to the community at large.


We believe that there is little difference between politi- cal parlor or practical socialism. They are alike in this, that


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the earnings and savings of the industrious and prudent are to be shared by the spendthrift and the idler.


We have received a large number of volumes of town and city vital records of this state giving births, marriages and deaths from the first settlement to the year 1850.


The State practically pays for the printing and binding so that the only expense to the town will be the copying and arranging of the lists which must be done in the manner required by the commissioner of public records and the board of free public library commissioners, acting jointly, and we have valuable assistance from the officers of the New Eng- land Historic Genealogical Society who furnish forms and stationery.


We are glad that the attention of the voters of the town at their annual meeting will be asked that an article be in- serted in the warrant so they may take such action as they think proper.




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