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James G. Harris, R.
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105
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318
Blanks
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37
50
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Senator Seventh Middlesex District
Frederick W. Burke, D.
15
30
17
62
Charles A. Kimball, R.
101
105
132
338
Blanks
8
7
18
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Representative in General Court
Walter Perham, R.
101
'112
126
339
J. T. McNiff
0
0
1
1
Blanks
23
30
40
93
County Commissioner
.
Erson B. Barlow, R.
96
108
116
320
Blanks
28
34
51
113
Associate Commissioners
Frederic P. Barnes, R.
81
94
113
288
H. Harding Hale, R.
71
83
75
229
Blanks
District Attorney Northern District
William R. Scharton, D.
14
25
18
56
Nathan A. Tufts, R.
100
109
125
334
Blanks
10
9
24
43
23
Clerk of Courts
William C. Dillingham, R. 90
106
115
311
Blanks
34
36
52
122
Register of Deeds
Thomas Leighton, Jr., R.
94
106
111
311
Blanks
30
36
56
122
Register of Probate and Insolvency
Frederick M. Esty, R.
91
97
111
299
Timothy E. Quinn, D.
12
20
14
46
Blanks
21
25
42
88
Shall there be a convention to revise, alter or amend the constitution of the Commonwealth ?
Yes
35
43
42
120
No
32
39
38
109
Blanks
57
60
87
204
Shall an act by the General Court in the year 1916, to make the first day of January, known as New Year's day, a legal holiday, be approved and become law?
Yes
40
69
63
172
No
38
43
54
135
Blanks
46
30
50
126
Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year 1916, entitled. "An act to prevent the voters of one political party from voting in the primaries of another political party" be approved and become law ?
Yes
46
48
65
169
No
21
30
32
83
Blanks
47
44
70
181
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Vote for Representative in the Eleventh Middlesex District
Walter Perham of Chelmsford, R.
Acton
Bedford
Carlisle
Chelmsford
Littleton
Tyngsboro
Westford
Total
Walter Perham of
Chelmsford, R. 339
194
79
743
162
134
293 1944
Scattering
1
1
1
3
Blanks
93
89
34
245
64
35
143
703
433
284
113
988
227
169
436 2650
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Births
Whole number recorded 34
Born in Acton 28
Males 16
Females
18
Marriages
Whole number recorded 29
Residents of Acton 43
Residents of other places
15
Deaths
Whole number recorded 24
Residents of Acton 23
Residents of other places
1
Occurring in Acton
23
Occurring in other places
1
Average age, years 61 plus
Note. The town clerk requests information of any error or omission in the lists of births, marriages and deaths.
The town clerk hereby gives notice that he is prepared to furnish blanks for the returns of births and deaths.
HORACE F. TUTTLE,
Town Clerk.
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN 1916
No. Date 1915
Name of Child
Name of Parents
1. May 1916
22. . Chamberlin, Phineas Arthur .. Theodore and Martha C. (Clough)
2. Aug. 25. . Anderson, Robert Frank .. Frank H. and Marguerite D. (Osborn)
3. Aug. 17. Anderson, John Henry .John and Olga (Osberg)
4. July 31. Braman, Clarence Edward .James W. and Edith F. (Evans)
5. Aug. 4. Bunda, Luluka .Nicholas and Hopka (Ocherak)
6. Feb. 7. . Cann, Irene Elizabeth .George A. and Hazel M. (McCrady)
7. June
12. Culver, Carol .Roy R. and Evelyn B. (Dodge)
8. Oct. 21. . Charter, Wesley Davis . William W. and Mary E. (Davis)
9. Sept. 6. Conquest, John Francis
. James Edward and Lena May (Dubey)
10. June 24. Crowley, Margaret Elizabeth .Francis Joseph and Mary Ella (Baker)
11. Dec. 1. . Crosby, Carroll Leone . William C. and Vinnie (Olmsted)
12. Dec.
4. De Benedetto, Chiarina . William and Maria (Domenica)
13. July 5. De Fegueredo, Joseph Soares . Antonio and Rose Pacheo (Silva)
14. May 1. . Gates, Ester Elizabeth Emerick P. and Nellie E. (Porter)
15. March
4. . Graff, Gladys Olivia
. Gustav Magnus and Alice Josephine (Christian- sen)
16. May
16. Hittinger, Virginia Matilda . . Harry A. and Florence A. (McNiff)
17. Nov.
11. Hopps, Lewis Herbert
John E. and Elizabeth (LeClair)
18. Oct. 1. . Ineson, Mildred Benjamin J. and Mildred J. (Battles)
19. May 2. , Kimball, June Benjamin Milton and Lena H. (Loker)
20. June 11. . Lawrey, Donald
.George F. and Elizabeth G. (Daley)
21. July
22 .. Lundblad, Elizabeth
.Emil O. and Mary E. (Jordan)
22. Sept. 15. . Mauro, Carmenilla
Frank and Mary (Palma)
23. Oct. 8. . Mauro, Joseph
.Joseph and Pasqualina (Padula)
24. Oct.
16. McNiff, Mary Elizabeth ..
.John T. and Elizabeth F. (Cotter)
25. Nov.
9. Medeiros, Elinor Isabelle .Antonio F. and Maybelle (Tape)
26. March 2. . Mitchell, William Theodore . . William M. and Margaret F. (O'Brion)
27. July 4. Perkins, LaForrest Wood
.Levi W. and Alice M. (Rice)
28. July
3. . Rothberg, Albert
.Max and Freida (Bravin)
29. Feb.
20. . Sluyski, Dorothea
Michael and Elizabeth (Senoski)
30. Oct. 18. Thatcher, Robert Henry .John Henry and Mary Angeline (Bayeur)
31. Aug.
18. . Taylor, Charles Parkhurst .. Walter I. and Harriet F. (Butterfield)
32. March
24. . West, Annie May .Hugh E. and Myrtle May (Rudolph)
33. Aug.
4. . Willis, Ruby Amanda .Carl Edward and Margaret E. (Boulder)
MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN 1916
No.
Date
Names
Residences
1916
Place
.Clemence, Richard Haskell
.Cleveland, Ohio
Wood, Helen Atherton
. Acton
Acton . Chisholm, William Roderick .,Concord
Haniford, Helen Gertrude . West Acton
3. July
8 .. Acton
. Cutoi, Frank .
. West Acton
4. Nov.
1 ..
Belmont
. Davis, Charles E. Acton
Turner, Estelle B. . Acton
5. Oct. 1 .. Maynard . Dintino, Donato
De Benedetto, Maria
South Acton
6. June 10 .. Acton
Dillon, Stephen North .Dorchester
Harris, Rilla Lester . Acton
7. Nov. 15 .. West Acton
. Gallagher, Thomas Charles
. Waltham
Callan, Catherine Josephine . South Acton
. Gallagher, Frank A. Acton
. Newton
9. Sept. 20 .. Concord
Griffin, Franklin E. . Burlington, Vt.
Daniels, Isabella Barker . Acton
10. May 29 .. West Acton
. Hayward, Earl F .. . South Acton
Davis, Ethelyn M. . . South Acton
11. Jan. 28 .. Dorset, Vt. . Heath, Lawrence E. . West Acton
Andrews, Louise E. . Dorset, Vt.
1. Dec. 23. . Acton
2. June
14. .
Menza, Angelina
. West Acton
.South Acton
8. Oct. 22 .. Newton
Boardman, Sarah
.
12. March 22 .. Maynard Hittinger, Harry Albert . . West Acton
McNiff, Florence A. . West Acton
13. July 8 .. Concord Lane, Harry Hector . Auburndale
Fullonton, Maude Lena
. South Acton
14. March 4. . Lowell Lawrey, George F. . East Acton
Daley, Elizabeth G. . East Acton
15. Sept. 10 .. Concord
. Lindsay, Leon B. . Acton
Lee, Emma . . Concord
16. July 3 .. Maynard . Lysko, Gregory . Maynard
Sawicky, Tatinna
. South Acton
17. Oct. 14. . South Acton . Merriam, Harold Asaph . South Acton
Hodgen, Gladys Miriam . South Acton
18. Oct. 17 .. Concord Marion, Gardner S. ,Brookline
Pope, Margaret W.
. Acton
19. July 8. . Acton
. Mauro, Toni . South Acton
20. June 28. . West Acton
21. June
27 ..
Maynard
Oelschlegel, Fritz W. . West Acton Jackson, Elizabeth . Maynard
22. Oct. 4. . West Acton
Park, Wisner Irving . Concord
MacGregor, Gladys Marie
. West Acton
23. Sept. 18 .. West Acton .Reed, Joseph Hosmer .. . West Acton
Benjamin, Cora Evelyn
. West Acton
24. June
29 .. West Acton
. Smith, Horace Benjamin
. West Acton
Feltus, Myrtle Adams . .
. West Acton
Mauariello, Mackelina
. South Acton
. MacDougall, Dan Norman
. West Acton
Perkins, Eva Louise
. West Acton
25. May 10 .. West Acton . Stevens, Edwin W. . West Acton
Hosmer, Myra E. R. . West Acton 26. July 15 .. West Acton . Sweet, Charles Craig .. South Acton
27. Feb.
17. .
Tewksbury
Smith, Eva Miles
.South Acton
. Tuttle, Howard Knowlton
.South Acton
Manley, Louise Genevieve
.Tewksbury
28. June
17 ..
Acton
White, Leonard Dupee
Acton
Holden, Una Lucille
.. Acton
29. April
14. .
Brattleboro, Vt. ...
. Whitney, Harold T.
. West Acton
Jenkins, Dorothy B.
.Greenfield
DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1916
Names
No.
Date
Yrs.
Age Mos.
Da.
1.
Aug. 24. ... ·
Armstrong, Martha Page
92
0
7
2.
April 16. . ·
Baird, Sarah A.
55
0
26
3. March 9. . .. . .
Barker, Emma E.
78
10
19
4. Feb. 12.
Barrow, Amy W.
31
5
12
5. Sept. 17.
·
Brooks, Chester C.
23
6
2
7.
Aug.
6 ... ·
Briggs, Lucy A.
24
9
17
8. Aug.
16. . ·
Bresth, Sarah . .
55
11
24
10.
July 10 ..
Crowley, Bridget Josephine
66
11.
July 21 .. ·
Cuttell, Ann
80
5
28
12. Nov. 16 ..
· ·
Gilmore, Emaline A.
73
9
4
13.
June
28 .... . .
Grimes, Mary E. ..
74
7
19
14.
March 7. . ...
Hosmer, Augustine
78
2
19
15. Jan. 5 .. . .
Keyes, George R.
66
16.
Dec. 7 .... .
Pierce, Charles H.
82
2
1
17.
Sept. 29 .. . .
Stevens, Myra E. R.
66
10
9
18. Oct. 12. .
Tarbell, Amelia D.
79
6
17
19.
Feb. 7 ... ·
Taylor, Clara Tuttle
62
6
7
20. Jan. 1 .... . .
Tuttle, Daniel
73
10
8
21. March 28. . .
Tuttle, Henry Waldo
68
5
8
22. May 26.
Tuosfsky, Peter
1
6
0
23.
May 20 ....
White, John .
84
7
19
·
Billings, Martha A.
85
5
30
6. Nov. 19 .... .
9. Oct. 20 .... ·
Charter, Elizabeth R.
·
NON-RESIDENT BURIALS IN 1916
Name
No. Date of Death
1. April 17 ..
Armstrong, Arthur W. ·
62
7
9
Springfield
2. April 13. . Brown, William Curtis
3
3
6 Belmont
3. Dec. 11. . Carlisle, Eleanor .
82
10
1
Medford
4. Feb. 16 ..
Dow, Edmund
86
4
20
Concord
Woodlawn
5. Aug. 3 ..
Folger, Zenas
85
9
3
Boston
Mt. Hope
6. Jan. 9 .. Hersey, Ellen M. (Hayward)
66
4
27
Hopedale
Mt. Hope
7. June 3 .. Hayward, Margaret A. V. .
62
3
20
Boxboro
Mt. Hope
8. April 16 ..
Little, Ann Eliza
84
29
Watertown
Mt. Hope
9. April 26 .. Mason, Etta T.
52
8
17
Lynn . .
Mt. Hope
10. Sept. 28 ..
Marshall, Frank
60
10
13
Brookline
Woodlawn
11. April 7. . Whitney, Marion
1
3
5 Winchendon
Mt. Hope
(1907)
Age Yrs. Mos.
Da.
Place of Death
Place of Burial
Mt. Hope Woodlawn Mt. Hope
·
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PERSONS HAVING DOGS LICENSED IN 1916
1
Amadon, L. Q. $2.00
Greenleaf Kennels, 2
females ; 1 male . 12.00
Brown, James A. 2.00
Bradford, Fred W. R. 2.00
Gilmore, A. H. 2.00
Green, Fred W. 2.00
Bragan, Thomas B. . . .
2.00
Brown, Murray
2.00
Hazel, Mary D. 2.00
Bursaw, H. W. 2.00
Hoit, F. W.
2.00
Baker, Ralph G. 2.00
Harris, Hattie B. 5.00
Brill, Fred E. 2.00
Holden, F. H.
2.00
Bradbury, Rolfe 2.00
Jones, Warren H.
2.00
Barteaux, Arthur 5.00
Jones, Ralph T. 2.00
Bacon, Frederic C. 2.00
2.00
Kimball, Elnathan J., 2.00
Kimball, B. Milton .. 2.00
Coughlin, John 2.00
Kennedy. Duncan S. . 5.00
Culver, Roy C. 5.00
Lewis, Herbert W. .. .
2.00
Conrad, William 2.00
Crosby, William C. . .
2.00
Laffin, Sidney
2.00
Charter, William W. .
2.00
Libby, George A
5.00
Cole, Thomas W.
2.00
Lucier, Joseph
2.00
Crosby, Clarence L. . .
2.00
Marsh, A. W. 2.00
Daniels, G. E.
2.00
Moore, J. Sterling 2.00
McGregor, Stuart 2.00
Maynard. F. B. 5.00
Dole, Cyrus G. 2.00
Mekkelsen, Jens
2.00
Densmore, J. A. 2.00
2.00
Morrison, F. D. 2.00
Enneguess, Michael . 2.00
Nealey, Edward F. 5.00
Edney, Charles F. 2.00
Newsham, Thomas 5.00
Ford, Isaac S. 2.00
Osborn, Edgar W.
2.00
Farrand, W. H. 2.00
O'Connell, Michael 2.00
Farrar, Daniel H.
2.00
Olsen, Simon 2.00
Fletcher, Lester N. (2)
7.00
Palma, John 2.00
Foster. S. J.
2.00
Priest, H. L. 5.00
Flagg, Alden
2.00
Perkins, Levi
2.00
Baird, Edson 2.00
Hayward, George 2.00
Hunt, Roy W. 2.00
Capelle, C. H. 2.00
Livermore, William J. 2.00
Daniels, Isabella B. .. 2.00 De Fegueredo, Antonio 2.00
Davis, Charles E. 2.00
4.00
Manson, H. and G. (2) 7.00
Davis, Minnie
2:00
Mekkelsen, Soren .. 2.00
Moore, William J. 2.00
Dean. William H.
Millan, Albion L. (2) 4.00
Davis. Wendell F. (2)
Knowlton, Helen A. . 2.00
Clapp, George E.
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Perkins, A. H. 2.00
Tuttle, Arthur (3) .. 6.00
Pope, Benjamin (5) .. 10.00
Tucker, George S. ... 2.00
Page, E. C. . 2.00 Turnbull, George . . . .
2.00
Ring, Mrs. John E. .. 5.00 Taylor, Charles A. (2) 7.00
Rivers, Edward E. (2) 7.00
Taylor, Moses E. 2.00
Reed, Howard 5.00
Weeks, Elinor F. 2.00
Robbins, Solon 2.00
Wood, Fred W. 2.00
Russell, John H. 2.00
West, Mrs. I. C. 2.00
Richardson, George A. 5.00
Willis, Ora A. 2.00
Sanborn, Everett R. . 2.00
Worden, Martin H. . 2.00
Stearns, Clifton S. .. 2.00 Whitcomb, Fred S. .. 2.00
Schofield, Harris C.(2) 4.00
Watkins, J. H. 2.00
Smith, Albert 2.00
Wheeler, Charles H.
Smith, Eva M.
2.00
(2) 7.00
Smith, John D.
2.00
Williams, William 2.00
Townsend, P. C.
2.00
Weaver, George T. (2) 10.00
103 licenses @ $2.00 $206.00
21 licenses @ $5.00
105.00
$311.00
Deduct fees, 124 licenses at 20c each
24.80
$286.20
Paid to county treasurer
$280.80
Due county treasurer 5.40
$286.20
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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN
To the Citizens of the Town :
Your board has carried out the wishes and instructions" of the town, as far as possible, considering the adverse con- ditions existing the past year. As a result of the thaw of January of 1916, we found both stone and gravel roads in very bad shape, and, this, coupled with heavy and continuous rains through spring and early summer, with scarcity and increased cost of labor detained us from doing as much as we wished on repairs. We believed that the town should con- serve as far as possible, the stone roads already built, and towards that end, as soon as weather would permit, we re- surfaced and repaired such as needed it most; notably be- tween West and South, and the hill near "Wheeler's Corner," at the Center. For this purpose (with the excep- tion of one car of "Pea" stone which we purchased for patching) we crushed and laid some 800 tons of stone in these repairs. We also continued the rebuilding of the "Lowell Road" so far as the appropriation of the town, and the contributions of the state and county would permit. We would recommend that the town expend a like amount to continue the work this year.
Finding that the price of road oil had advanced about seventy-five percent, we decided to oil the stone roads only ; using for this purpose one carload of oil.
Of the one thousand dollars of the "Pope Road" money, some $758.00 was expended, weather conditions stopping the work. The interior of the town hall will tell you that the appropriation for re-decorating was well spent.
We have not at this writing found a suitable location for"
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the old stone trough at the Center, but hope to make some arrangement soon, whereby it will continue the usefulness designed by its giver. We recommend that the sum of $5,000 be raised and appropriated for the repair of roads and bridges this year. We append a brief statement of principal disbursements of road moneys :
Crushing and laying stone $1,202.12
Scraping and cleaning up roads
1,040.22
Graveling roads
327.00
Patching with oil
347.90
Miscellaneous
870.03
Fencing
63.07
Gravel
48.45
Snow expense
350.14
Oiling (labor)
304.70
Culverts
47.13
Pope road
758.00
Lowell road
2,839.62
CHARLES J. HOLTON,
WILLIAM H. KINGSLEY.
WARREN H. JONES,
Selectmen of Acton.
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TREE WARDEN'S REPORT
To the Citizens of Acton :
I submit my report as tree warden.
The town raised for this department $400.00. Expended as follows :
Paid James O'Neil, labor, team ex- penses
$145.78
Martin Brown, labor 76.50
Pat Pickett 22.50
W. H. Kingsley, team 19.25
John Murphy, labor 6.00
State, arsenate of lead
92.25
Received for private trimming
$362.28
23.00
$339.28
I would recommend the raising of $400.00 for this department. 1
JAMES O'NEIL,
January 22, 1917.
Tree Warden.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH
The board of health submits the following report for the year ending December 31, 1916:
Burial permits issued in Acton 22
Burial permits issued in other places 1
List of contagious diseases reported by the board of health, January 1, 1916. 10 December 31. 1916:
Anterior poliomyelitis
1
Chicken-pox
5
German measles
3
Measles
1
Scarlet fever
2
Tuberculosis pulmonary
2
Whooping cough
32
Deaths from contagious diseases
1
Meat Inspected for the Town
Inspected Condemned
Cattle
1074
8
Veals
815
27
Hogs
333
9
Lambs or Sheep
41
0
Your board would recommend the appropriation of $1,500.00 for our use the present year.
Respectfully submitted,
ACTON BOARD OF HEALTH,
By E. C. Page, Secy.
January 1, 1917.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
I herewith submit the following report for the year end- ing December 31st, 1916 :
Number of milch cows 502
Number of dry cows 125
Number of young cattle 175
Number of bulls 25
Number of swine 142
Number of sheep
14
Stables inspected 105
Condemned in the year with tuberculosis 17
FRED S. WHITCOMB,
Inspector.
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REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Acton. Mass. :
Gentlemen-I herewith submit my report for the year 1916 :
General Government
Appropriation $1,800.00
Appropriation collector's and treas-
urer's bonds 150.00
Received from sealer of weights and
measures 52.06
Transferred from reserve fund 63.15
$2.065.21
Selectmen's Department
Paid :
C. J. Holton, salary $100.00
W. H. Jones, salary 50.00
W. H. Kingsley, salary 50.00
E. Z. Stanley. postage, 1915 3.62
W. H. Jones, postage 1.20
C. J. Holton, postage, telephones. etc. 10.71
Auditing and Accounting Department Paid :
Howard L. Jones, salary balance 1915 $52.80
Howard L. Jones, salary 1916 138.00
Howard L. Jones, postage and station-
ery 1.11
$215.53
$191.91
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Treasurer's Department
Paid :
Frank W. Hoit, salary $200.00
American Surety Company, bond 50.00
Frank W. Hoit, postage, telephones .. 27.64
Frank W. Hoit, certifying notes ... 10.00
$287.64
Collector's Department
Paid :
William F. Stevens, salary $71.17
William F. Stevens, expenses .66
A. M. Whitcomb, salary 368.98
A. M. Whitcomb, books, postage, rub- ber stamps, stationery 18.06
American Surety Company, bonds
115.00
$573.87
Assessors' Department
Paid :
James B. Tuttle, salary $75.00
A. M. Whitcomb, salary 60.00
William B. Franklin, salary 55.00
A. M. Whitcomb, copying valuation book 15.00
A. M. Whitcomb, book, express, sta- tionery, etc. 9.70
E. W. Prescott, services in regard to stockholders in various foreign corporations
24.00
$238.70
Town Clerk's Department
Paid :
Horace F. Tuttle, salary
$45.00
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Horace F. Tuttle, postage, telephones, etc. 14.50
Horace F. Tuttle, attending meeting at Chelmsford 3.00
Horace F. Tuttle, collecting and re- cording births 16.50
Horace F. Tuttle, recording deaths .. 4.80
Horace F. Tuttle, recording marriages 5.80
A. H. Bartlett Company, birth pads .. .50
Dura Binding Company, 2 town reports
1.90
$92.00
Overseers of Poor Department
Paid :
William H. Kingsley, salary $50.00
Warren H. Jones, salary 20.00
Charles J. Holton, salary 20.00
William H. Kingsley, postage and tele-
phone
2.31
$92.31
Town Physician
Paid :
Hall Staples, salary
$25.00
$25.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Paid :
L. H. Cram, salary $60.00
L. H. Cram, livery expenses
10.00
$70.00
Cattle Inspector
Paid :
Fred S. Whitcomb, salary
$100.00
$100.00
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Election and Registration
Paid :
Horace F. Tuttle, registrar $25.00
Lewis T. Willard, registrar 20.00
G. E. Holton, registrar 20.00
H. F. Robbins, election officer
2.50
I. S. Ford, election officer
2.50
R. W. Porter, election officer 2.50
C. D. Cram, election officer 2.50
.J. O'Neil, election officer 5.00
F. S. Whitcomb, election officer 7.50
W. H. Kingsley, election officer 2.50
L. A. Hesselton. election officer 7.50
L. C. Hastings, election officer 7.50
L. E. Reed, election officer 7.50
C. O'Neil, election officer 7.50
C. J. Holton, election officer 5.00
J. T. McNiff, election officer 5.00
H. F. Tuttle, election officer
5.00
R. W. Porter, placing booths
2.50
L. C. Hastings, placing booths 3.75
L. C. Hastings, repairing ballot box . .
1.00
F. S. Glines, opening schoolhouse
2.00
Universalist society, rent of vestry . .
9.00
J. T. McNiff, posting warrants and re- turning ballots to town clerk 20.00
A. F. Davis, election officer 5.00
$178.25
Total general government ·
$2,065.21
Due from state for cattle inspection .. $100.00
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Buildings and Grounds
Appropriation $200.00
Appropriation decorating and painting hall 300.00
Appropriation gilding clock 35.00
Received from rent 98.00
Received old pump 7.50
$640.50
Paid :
R. W. Porter, janitor and labor on grounds $92.55
American Woolen Company, lighting, 41.06
West & South Water Supply District . 18.00
J. W. Livermore, work on common ..
8.45
L. T. Fullonton, painting 285.00
L. T. Fullonton, gilding clock 24.00
L. T. Fullonton, setting glass 3.00
South Acton Coal & Lumber Company, coal 32.08
Dexter Spinney, wood 6.00
William H. Kingsley, repairs 2.50
Town farm, wood 5.00
O. D. Wood, repairs 7.00
Davis, King Company, wiring
7.50
E. P. Gates, repairs
2.80
M. E. Taylor & Company, supplies 14.20
R. W. Porter, care of clock 25.00
Unexpended
$574.14
66.36
$640.50
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Protection Persons and Property
Police
Appropriation $150.00
Received for court fees
24.32
Received D. D. Tinnio, private work . 3.00
Transferred from reserve fund
22.13
$199.45.
Paid :
C. A. Taylor, duty $35.35
C. A. Taylor, court fees 6.45
J. T. McNiff, duty 24.00
J. T. McNiff, court fees 33.65
H. E. Gates, special duty 2.50
P. Callan, special duty
5.00
Edson Baird, special duty
5.00
J. N. Berry, special duty
13.00
L. Kempton, special duty
20.00
O. D. Wood, duty 21.50
C. J. Holton, use of auto 8.00
J. Shaughnessy, prosecuting case
against dance hall disturbers . . 25.00
$199.45
Enforcement of Liquor Law
Appropriation
$830.30
Unexpended 830.30
Fire Department
Appropriations $800.00
Paid :
West & South Water Supply District, $30.00
C. E. Smith, watching fire 2.00
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"South Acton Department, lighting ... 11.14
South Acton Department, janitor .... 31.50
C. H. Mead & Company, supplies .... 14.54
American Woolen Company, lighting, 4.53
Gutta Percha Rubber Manufacturing Company, hose 315.00
F. Oelschlegal, belts 13.60
William H. Kingsley, labor at fire
4.50
J. T. McNiff, labor and supplies
4.50
J. P. Brown, repairs
15.60
E. C. Page, cleaning
6.98
Carl Jones, cleaning
1.50
James J. Cole, cleaning
4.02
South Acton Coal & Lumber Company, coal 7.51
West Acton Department
25.25
West Acton Department, salaries
95.00
N. J. Cole, lighting
5.58
N. J. Cole, hanging door
1.14
N. J. Cole (3) engineers
15.00
South Acton Department, pay roll 12.00
W. H. Kingsley, engineer 5.00
· E. P. Gates, engineer 5.00
A. F. Harris, engineer 5.00
Total maintenance fire depart-
ment
$635.89
Unexpended
164.11
$800.00
Hydrant Service
Appropriation
$2,700.00
Paid :
West and South Water Supply Dis-
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trict, hydrant rental $2,500.00
Town of Concord, hydrant rental
184.00
$2,684.00
Unexpended 16.00
$2,700.00
Appropriation of $125.00 made at special town meeting for hydrants on Littleton road, unexpended.
Brush Fires
Appropriation
$200.00
Paid :
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, sup-
plies
$33.58
Badger Fire Extinguisher Company,
(10) extinguishers
85.00
A. F. Harris
2.80
Allen Frost
.75
A. B. Parker
.70
E. T. Rice
1.70
W. J. Costello
.70
William Stevenson
.75
0. Spinney
.75
B. Littlefield
.50
S. McGregor
.50
R. Davis
.50
R. Griffin
.50
F. Oelschelegal
.50
J. Young
.50
W. Davis
.50
D. Spinney 3.00
E. C. Page 5.60
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A. F. Blanchard 4.50
Henry Thatcher 1.25
Unexpended
$144.58 55.42
$200.00
Health and Sanitation
Appropriation $500.00
Received for inspection
12.55
Transferred from reserve fund
121.16
$633.71
Paid :
Carter, Carter and Meigs, form $6.18
Concord public library, book .84
C. A. Dudley, inspection 412.61
E. C. Page, fumigating, etc. 71.50
F. K. Shaw, school physician 50.00
H. S. Turner, printing 6.58
Asa Parlin, opening Center school and removing sealing paper 2.00
Boston Consumptives hospital 78.00
W. A. Flint, rent of land for dump .. 6.00
$633.71
Due from Edward Murphy, inspection $63.00
Moth Department
Appropriation $1,005.76
Received state treasurer, gypsy moth, 180.59
Received state treasurer, state high- way 25.63
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Received state treasurer, state high-
way . 109.50
Received tree warden, account lead .. 92.25
Private work 146.50
Lead sold
440.22
$2,000.45
Paid :
James O'Neil, labor $1,745.48
James O'Neil, labor, state highway work
66.88
Maynard & Acton Oil Company, gaso- line 25.00
Balance due from state, January 1st, 1916 351.38
$2,188.74
$188.29
Less work on state highway
66.88
Balance due from state, January 1st, 1917 $121.41
*Note. By error the accountant in his last report made amount due from the state on January 1st, 1916. $517.18; the amount should have been $351.38.
Tree Warden
Appropriation
$400.00
Received private work
23.00
$423.00
Paid :
James O'Neil, labor
$270.03
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Moth department, lead 92.25
Unexpended
$362.28 60.72
$423.00
Highways and Bridges
Appropriation $4,000.00
Appropriation Lowell road 1,000.00
Appropriation oiling roads 693.61
1.000.00
Appropriation Pope road Received :
Town of Westford, use of roller 20.00
Street dust 1.75
Town of Sudbury, use of sprinkler . . 6.75
Concord, Maynard & H. St. R. R. Co.,
4.00
South Acton Improvement Society, oiling 5.00
State treasurer, account Lowell road, 800.00
County treasurer. account Lowell road 900.00
$8,431.11
Paid :
A. H. Perkins, pay rolls $2,519.96
W. H. Kingsley, pay rolls 208.14
W. B. Franklin, labor, teams 103.25
South Acton Coal & Lumber Com- pany, supplies 159.94
Edson Baird, labor
4.00
B. F. Townsend. pipe
1.92
J. T. McNiff, repairs
9.40
J. Mekkelson, teaming
5.00
.J. Baker, Jr., liquid asphalt
101.65
Massachusetts Broken Stone Com-
panv. stone 37.00
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Dyar Supply Company, signs 11.50
Lunt, Moss Company, supplies 37.74
Standard Oil Company, gasoline . . Buffalo Steam Roller Company, repairs 15.14
75.25
George H. Reed, coal 1.60
W. H. Jones, teaming and labor
114.50
Davis, King Company, batteries and gasoline 5.55
E. T. Rice, supplies
2,60
Barbour, Stockwell Company, grate,
14.50
C. H. Mead & Company, supplies
62.96
M. E. Taylor & Company, supplies ..
36.54
J. P. Brown, jobbing 6.72
E. P. Gates, jobbing
14.15
$3,549.01
Oiling
Paid :
Alden Speares Company, oil $490.56
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