Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1916-1920, Part 21

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Publication date: 1916
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town, and shall provide them with all proper facilities for the per- formance of their duties as prescribed in this act; and shall assign one or more to perform the duty of examining children who apply for health certificates in accordance with this act: provided, however, that in cities wherein the board of health is already maintaining or shall hereafter maintain substantially such medical inspection as this act requires, the board of health shall appoint and assign the school physician." I believe that the provision at the conclusion of the sec- tion quoted refers only to cities, and not to towns, and that in towns the school physician must be appointed by the school committee.


In closing I wish to express my appreciation of the assistance, and sympathetic support of the committee, teachers and citizens of this town during the nearly ten years of my work here. A non- resident superintendent is always at a disadvantage when troubles arise, for between visits a week apart a little matter may gain great speed and cover a wide extent; whereas, if he were on the ground all the time, knowing intimately all the people, few troubles would arise that could not be checked at once. Your realization of the limita- tions of a non-resident superintendent has been comforting to me. Respectfully submitted, FRANK H. HILL, Superintendent of Schools.


December 27, 1919.


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REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF DRAWING


101 Commonwealth Ave., Concord Junction, Mass.


December 17, 1919.


Mr. Frank H. Hill, Superintendent of Schools,


Littleton, Mass.


Dear Sir :- I have the honor of presenting to you my eighth re- port of drawing for the town of Acton for the year ending December 31, 1919.


The subject of drawing in the public schools is very important. Many people feel that if any subject can be put aside, it is drawing. Little do they realize what they are doing, for if it were not for art what a gloomy world it would be for people.


Drawing trains the eyes and hand; it enables us to give free ex- pression to the facts, the appearance, and the decoration of form. Drawing is the only universal language; it is the basis of working drawings, and thus of all skilled trades. It is the basis of all pic- torial and decorative art. Drawing is the basis of all the world's artistic products, all home and interior decoration and art apprecia- tion. Drawing and color acquaint us with the beauties of nature and finally, the history of art is the history of civilization, and, hence, it is the history of all that has been best in the lives of any people.


In teaching drawing as an aid in developing power to draw I have worked on the blackboard before pupils and teachers, and I have sat at the desks of the individual pupils during their lesson and corrected their work by drawing rather than by explanation and criticism. The making of such drawings develops the teacher's pow- er as well as the pupil's, and the pupil benefits by seeing rather than by hearing what should be done.


The work completed this year has been very successful in all the schools. The time allowed for the work in the schools is an hour a week for grades below seven and eight, and in grades seven and eight we have an hour and thirty minutes a week. Many times, though, the lessons are carried over, as sometimes the lessons are better finished at one time, than to be left for another day.


The course of study includes drawing by imitation, drawing from objects, painting, light and shade drawing, drawing from mem- ory, imagination, construction drawing and designing.


In conclusion, I wish to express my appreciation of the loyalty and support I have received from the superintendent and teachers.


Respectfully submitted,


MARION CELESTE TAYLOR,


Supervisor of Drawing.


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REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC


Mr. Frank H. Hill, Superintendent of Schools:


Dear Sir :- I herewith submit my second report of music in the Acton schools.


I spend one-half a day a week, respectively, in the West, South and Center schools. In the first, second and third grades we spend much time on sight reading, individual singing and time. The latter being drilled and explained by the use of the victrola while the chil- dren march. Great success has been accomplished in this way.


The fourth, fifth and sixth grades are introduced into part-sing- ing, tone-quality and more difficult note reading.


I have been most interested in the seventh and eighth grades this year. We have been training the ear to instantly recognize the most popular classical music and have studied a bit of music history.


I wish to thank all the teachers and the superintendent most heartily for their help and co-operation.


Respectfully submitted, IRMA MAY DURKEE, Supervisor of Music.


ROLL OF HONOR


Not Absent or Tardy for One Year


Philip Rideout, Acton Center Primary


Kenneth Bursaw, South Acton Upper Primary


Clara Laffin, South Acton Grammar


REPORT OF SIGHT AND HEARING TEST


School examined


Number


" Enrolled


Defective


6 5 cro Eyesight


Defective


0 1 OHO Hearing


Parents


Notified


West


6


Center


88


6


South


119


17


0


119


294


28


1 131


SCHOOL SAVINGS


No. of Depositors


Amount Collected


West


33


$59.58


Center


22


77.05


South


59


139.26


114


$275.89


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WAR SAVINGS AND THRIFT STAMPS


Number Holding


W. S. S.


T. S.


Aggregate Amount


West


45


8


$542.00


Center


10


8


158.25


South


44


21


671.00


99


37


$1,371.25


REGISTRATION OF MINORS


(Ages as of April 1, 1919)


Males


Females Total


Persons 5 to 7 years of age


41


30


71


Persons 7 to 14 years of age


132


111


243


Persons 14 to 16 years of age


34


30


64


Total


207


171


378


MEMBERSHIP IN PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS


(April 1, 1919-Dec. 1, 1919)


Grade 1


35


Grade 2


35


Grade 3


37


Grade 4


25


Grade 5


33


Grade 6


50


Grade 7


31


Grade 8


28


274


Acton Pupils in Concord High School


Class of Class of Class of Class of


Course


1920


1921


1922


1923


Total


Commercial


6


3


4


9


22


College


4


11


1


16


General


1


1


2


Scientific


4


1


5


10


Domestic Arts


2


5


5


12


Mechanic. Arts


2


4


4


10


Agricultural


Total


11


17


20


24


72


STATISTICS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1918-1919


School


Grades


Enrollment-Includ-


ing supplementary


Enrollment- Exclu-


sive of supplemen-


membership


Average daily


attendance


Aggregate


attendance


Number


under 5


Number between


Number between


Number between


14 and 16


Number over 16


B G


B


GBG


BG


B


G


Center 1-2-3


39


30


28.35


25.16


4329.00


0)


0


7


7


12


13


0


0


0


0


4-5-6


29


27


25.91


23.41


4027.50


0


0


()


0


15


12


0


0


0


0)


7-8


30


29


27.45


25.22


4338.50


0


0


0


0


14


6


7


1


1.


0


West


1-2-3


41


37


34.60


29.60


5103.50


0


0


4


8


13


12


0


0 0


0


0


4-5


20


18


16.40


14.50


2502.50


0)


0


0


0


10


8


0


2


2


0


0


South


1-2


34


33


30.8


23.4


4039.00


0)


0


6


9


8


6


0)


0


0


0


3-4


33


28


24.7


21.5


3711.00


0


0


17


11


0


0


0


0


5-6


42


40


34.59


30.31


5211.50


0


0


0 0


0 0 0)


14 17


20 7


3


1


0


0


7-8


27


26


22.24


19.75


8395.00


0


0


0


24 126 111


12


1


1


0


0


0


7-8


34


33


30.21


25.73


4423.50


0


0


0


0


12


16


0


0


0)


0


329 301 275.25 238.58 41081.00 0 0 17


list


tary list


Average


5 and 7


7 and 14


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INDEX


Assessors' Report


42 44


Board of Health


Cemetery Commissioners


Collector's Report


Cattle Inspector


Jury List


Librarian's Report List of Books Added


Meat Inspector


Overseers of the Poor


Superintendent of Streets


Town Accountant's Report


Town Clerk's Report


Births


Deaths


Dog Licenses


21


Marriages


15 19


Non-Resident Burials


7


Town Officers


2 5


Treasurer's Report


37


Wilde Library Fund


39


Cemetery Funds


39


Tree Warden


41


Trustees Goodnow Fund


45


SECOND SECTION


School Report :


Financial Statement


6


General Report


5


Legal Holidays


2


Roll of Honor


15


School Calendar


2


School Officers


3


Standing Rules


3


Statistical Table


15


Superintendent's Report


11


Supervisor of Drawing


14


Supervisor of Music


15


Teachers


4


52 40 44 22 46 46 44 42 43 23 13 14 17


Town Meetings


Town Warrant


ANNUAL REPORTS


OF THE


SEVERAL OFFICIAL BOARDS


OF THE


TOWN OF ACTON


MASSACHUSETTS


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31


1920


FED


1735


ACTON


THE NEWS-ENTERPRISE HUDSON, MASS. 1921


-


ANNUAL REPORTS


OF THE


SEVERAL OFFICIAL BOARDS


OF THE


TOWN OF ACTON


MASSACHUSETTS


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31


1920


FEL


1735.


ACTON.


THE NEWS-ENTERPRISE HUDSON, MASS.


1921


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TOWN OFFICERS, 1920.


SELECTMEN.


Charles J. Holton


Term expires 1921


Warren H. Jones . Term expires 1923


William H. Kingsley


Term expires 1922 TOWN CLERK. Horace F. Tuttle. TOWN TREASURER. Frank W. Hoit. ASSESSORS.


Albert P. Durkee


Term expires 1923


Henry L. Haynes


Warren H. Jones


Term expires 1921 Term expires 1922


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


William H. Kingsley Warren H. Jones Charles J. Holton


COLLECTOR OF TAXES. Henry L. Haynes. TREE WARDEN. James O'Neil CONSTABLES.


John T. McNiff, Oliver D. Wood, James N. Berry, Charles T. Baxter CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS.


*Julian Tuttle Term expires 1921


Fred W. Green


Term expires 1923


Horace F. Tuttle


Term expires 1922


SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


Lilly C. Case


Term expires 1923


Alden C. Flagg


Term expires 1923


Elsie F. Parsons


Term expires 1922


Bertram E. Hall


Term expires 1922


Alice H. Carlisle Term expires 1921


Harry N. Brown


Term expires 1921


TRUSTEES MEMORIAL LIBRARY.


J, Sidney White


Term expires 1923


Horace F. Tuttle Term expires 1922


Lucius A. Hesselton Term expires 1921


BOARD OF HEALTH.


Frank E. Tasker


Raymond F. Durkee


Theron F. Newton


Term expires 1921 Term expires 1923 Term expires 1922


FINANCE COMMITTEE.


James B. Tuttle Asaph Merriam *Deceased 1920.


Frank W. Hoit Edgar H. Hall


Horace F. Tuttle


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Appointed by the Selectmen.


SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS. W. H. Kingsley.


TOWN ACCOUNTANT. Howard L. Jones.


REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.


Edwin A. Phalen James McGreen


Term expires 1922


George E. Holton


Term expires 1921 Term expires 1923


Horace F. Tuttle, ex-officio.


ELECTION OFFICERS.


PRECINCT 1.


Warden


James W. Coughlin


Deputy Warden


Edwin A. Phalen


Clerk :


Horace F. Tuttle


Deputy Clerk Moses E. Taylor


Inspector


Arthur F. Davis


Deputy Inspector Willis L. Holden


Inspector


James O'Neil


Deputy Inspector


Thomas Mccarthy


PRECINCT 2.


Warden


Lucius A. Hesselton


Deputy Warden


Theron F. Newton


Clerk


Lorenzo E. Reed


Deputy Clerk


.James McGreen


Inspector . Lewis C. Hastings


Deputy Inspector


Frank A. Merriam


Inspector


Constance O'Neil


Deputy Inspector


Benjamin W. Ineson


PRECINCT 3.


Warden


Charles J. Holton


Deputy Warden


William L. Tenney


Deputy Clerk


. Edwin T. Swift


Inspector Fred S. Whitcomb


Deputy Inspector


Bertram D. Hall


Inspector . John T. McNiff


Deputy Inspector


Guy P. Littlefield


C. H. Mead Clerk


CATTLE INSPECTOR. Fred S. Whitcomb.


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FIRE ENGINEERS. William H. Kingsley, Chief.


PRECINCT 1.


Fred W. Billings, 1st Asst. J. W. Livermore, 2d Asst. E. C. Cheney, 3d Asst. PRECINCT 2.


Geo. E. Clapp, 1st Asst.


F. W. Hoit, 2d Asst. W. H. Jones, 3d Asst.


PRECINCT 3.


C. D. Cram, 1st Asst. A. R. Beach, 2d Asst. C. J. Holton, 3d Asst.


FOREST WARDEN. William H. Kingsley.


DEPUTY FOREST WARDENS.


All the above named assistant Fire Engineers.


SURVEYORS OF LUMBER AND MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK. J. S. White Charles E. Smith


Bertram D. Hall E. C. Cheney


George H. Reed Frank A. Merriam


W. H. Kingsley


PUBLIC WEIGHERS.


J. P. Fletcher M. E. Taylor E. C. Cheney E. F. Conant


Thomas Hearon George H. Reed William H. Teele


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Theron F. Newton.


SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTH WORK. James O'Neil


POLICE OFFICERS. W. F. H. Davis, Oliver D. Wood, John T. McNiff, James N. Berry


INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTER HOUSES. Albert P. Durkee.


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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.


Middlesex, ss.


RATED


ONI


1735.


ACTON


To either of the Constables of the Town of Acton, in the County aforesaid, GREETING :


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Acton who are qualified to vote in town affairs to meet in the town hall, in said town, on Monday, the seventh day of March, 1921, at nine (9) o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles to wit :


Article 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.


Article 2. To bring in their votes on one ballot for the following named town officers : One town clerk for one year, one selectman for three years, three overseers of the poor for one year, one town treas- urer for one year, five members of the finance committee for one year, one collector of taxes for one year, one tree warden for one year, four constables for one year, four field drivers for one year, one assessor for three years, one trustee for Memorial library, two mem- bers of the school committee for three years, one cemetery commis- sioner for three years, one member of the board of health for three years. And also the following question: "Shall license be granted for the sale of certain non-intoxicating beverages as defined in Sec- tion 1, of Chapter 138, this year?" The polls will be opened at 9.30 a. m. and may be closed at 4 p. m.


Article 3. To choose all necessary town officers not named in Article 2, and fix salaries of all town officers.


Article 4. To see if the town will vote to accept the several reports of the town officers.


Article 5. To hear and act upon the reports of any committees. chosen at any previous meeting that have not already reported.


Article 6. To see what sums of money the town will raise by taxation, and appropriate to defray the necessary and usual expenses of the several departments of the town.


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Article 7. To see what sum of money the town will raise for the observance of Memorial day.


Article 8. To see what action the town will take in regard to the collection of taxes.


Article 9. To see what sum of money the town will raise and appropriate for the maintenance of the fire department, or vote any- thing thereon.


Article 10. To see if the town will pay for fighting brush fires and fix price for same.


Article 11. To see what action the town will take towards the suppression of the elm tree beetle, the brown tail and gypsy moth.


Article 12. To see if the town will authorize the treasurer with the approval of the selectmen to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year, beginning January 1st, 1921, 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 revenue of said financial year.


Article 13. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to insure the employees of the town, or act anything thereon.


Article 14. To see what amount of money the town will raise and appropriate for the payment of premiums on treasurer's and col- lector's bonds, or act anything thereon.


Article 15. To see what action the town will take relative to: Chapter 240, Acts of 1920, viz: "An act to permit under public regu- lation and control certain sports and games on the Lord's Day."


Article 16 .- To see what action the town will take (if any) towards disposing of their interest in the Benjamin Hapgood property. Article 17. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for repairing or rebuilding the Powder Mill bridge, so- called, or act anything thereon.


Article 18. To see if the town will instruct the assessors to abate the 1919 taxes of the Concord, Maynard & Hudson Street R. R., or take any action thereon.


Article 19. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $150.00 as requested by the State forester, the same to be ex- pended in the erection of a fire observatory on Oak Hill, in the town of Harvard, or act anything thereon.


Article 20. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $2,000.00, more or less, to repair the road known as Windsor avenue in West Acton, beginning at its intersection with Massachu- setts avenue, to beyond the residence of Webster S. Blanchard, or act anything thereon.


Article 21. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $300.00, or some other amount, and elect a director for demonstration work in agriculture and home economics, the money to be expended by and the director to serve in cooperation with the county trustees for aid to agriculture of the Middlesex County Bureau of Agriculture and Home Economics, under the provisions of Chap-


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ter 273, General Acts of 1918, it being understood that $100.00 of this amount shall be used to provide local paid supervision of boys' and girls' club work.


Article 22. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money to repair the existing, or instal a new heating apparatus in the Memorial library.


Article 23. To see if the town will increase the rate of interest allowed on money deposited with the town for the perpetual care of cemetery lots.


Article 24. To see if the town will vote to repair Prospect street in South Acton, or act anything thereon.


Article 25. To see if the town will vote to rebuild the road from the Maynard town line to Wheeler's corner this year, or act anything thereon.


Article 26. To see if the town will vote to engage and retain an attorney to serve the town in a legal advisory capacity and appro- priate money therefor.


Article 27. To see if the town will vote to accept the "Sidewalk Act," or act anything thereon.


Article 28. To see if the town will take any action towards ac- cepting and enforcing a set of by-laws now in possession of the selectmen, or act anything thereon.


Article 29. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for clearing paths of snow.


Article 30. To see if the town will vote to extend the street lighting to the Maynard line on Maynard street, not to exceed six lights, and appropriate money therefor.


Article 31. To see if the town will vote to instal one or more additional lights on High street, South Acton, and appropriate money- therefor.


Article 32. To see if the town will vote to instal one street light on Martin street, South Acton, and appropriate money therefor.


Article 33. To see if the town will purchase scales for each school in the town that the weight of the pupils may be registered from time to time.


Article 34. To see if the town will purchase additional fire hose for South Acton.


Article 35. To see if the town will extend the lighting system from Mr. Luther Conant's to the residence of Mr. George S. Tucker cn Lowell road.


Article 36. To see if the town will extend its street lighting system from the end near the residence of F. R. Knowlton in West Acton, as far and to Kelly's corner.


Article 37. To see if the town will vote to instal one street light on Windsor avenue in West Acton, near the residence of Mr. Thomas E. Ruggles.


Article 38. To see if the town will vote to instal a suitable num- ber of street lights on Arlington street in West Acton, between the


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crossing at Massachusetts avenue and the residence of Mr. Samuel Carlisle.


Article 39. To see if the town will vote to maintain sufficient electric lighting as far as the Tuttle place on Esterbrook road, East Acton, and instruct the selectmen to have same installed.


Article 40. To see if the town will request the selectmen to place and maintain a street light at "Kelly's Corner," so-called.


Article 41. To see what action the town will take in regard to the suppression of the liquor traffic in this state.


V Article 42. To see if the town will accept the provisions of Chapter 155, of the General Acts of 1918, relative to the repair of town roads, or act anything thereon.


Article 43. To see what action the town will take towards erect- ing a high school building.


Article 44. To see if the town will vote to appoint trustees of


the funds of the West Acton fire department, or act anything thereon. Article 45. To see if the town will vote to repair the road from the church in Acton Center to the State road in East Acton (Cemetery road) and appropriate money therefor.


Article 46. To see if the town will vote to repair School street in West Acton, or act anything thereon.


Article 47. To see if the town will vote to establish a permanent marker for the World war veterans, or take any action thereon.


Article 48. To see if the town will vote to extend the electric lights on Main street, Acton Center, westwards from the residence of Frank Parsons, installing two (2) lights, thus accommodating the families of George Dusseault and Albert W. Doolittle and others.


And you are hereby commanded to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof at each of the places as directed by the vote of the town, seven days at least before the time of said meeting.


Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the town clerk or the selectmen at or before the time appointed for holding said meeting.


Given under our hands at Acton, this nineteenth day of February, 1921.


Signed, CHARLES J. HOLTON, WARREN H. JONES, WILLIAM H. KINGSLEY, Selectmen of Acton.


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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN


To the Citizens of the Town of Acton :


We hereby submit to you for your consideration the reports of the various departments of the town for the year ending December 31, 1920.


Your board has endeavored to carry out the wishes and instruc- tions of the town as far as it was possible to do so. Acting under Article 22 of last year's warrant, relative to proposition of Mr. N. H. Tenney, re-electric power, we found that Mr. Tenney did not get his arrangements advanced to a stage that would warrant your board making any deal with him at that time. Since then, however, he has got his ideas advanced to a stage whereby the town might well con- sider his offer. Under Article 23, re-vault for town records, your board recommends a large safe to be placed in the town hall. The town could probably purchase a second-hand safe which would be satisfactory to the state and which would be a material saving over a fire-proof vault.


Article 15, relative to street lights, would report progress. Act- ing under instructions received in Article 16, we proceeded to sell by public auction on Monday, April 26, 1920, the Acton town farm, the proceeds of which were as follows: Pine timber, $6,500; the farm, $9,050 ; and personal property (less expense of sale), $980.61. Would say the above funds have been invested by your treasurer in Liberty bonds at the then prevailing quotations.


Relative to action of the town under Article 25 would report that we were unable to make satisfactory arrangements with the state on the Maynard-Wheeler corner proposition, but did rebuild the Pow. der Mill road as suggested by the state. This road was built under the provisions of Chapter 525, Acts of 1910, the state, county and town equally dividing and sharing the cost. A glance at the town accountant's report will give the figures. We would suggest that the tax payers carefully digest the various and somewhat numerous articles of the warrant for the coming annual meeting. Keep in mind there is likely to be some chaff in all wheat. You are to do some sift- ing. Be sure you don't retain the chaff. Our roads, our fire depart- ment, our health and sanitation, and our schools and other essentials should be our first consideration.


CHARLES J. HOLTON, WARREN H. JONES, WILLIAM H. KINGSLEY,


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List of Jurors Revised by the Selectmen for the year 1920-1921


PRECINCT 1.


NAME


ADDRESS


OCCUPATION


Murray Brown


Concord Junction, R. F. D.


Bindery


Raymond F. Durkee


Concord Junction, R. F. D.


Farmer


Sydney White


Concord Junction, R. F. D.


Farmer


Arthur F. Davis


Acton


Librarian


Herbert F. Robbins


Acton


Farmer Farmer


Arthur Harris


North Acton


Stone Cutter


Alden Flagg


Concord Junction, R. F. D.


Farmer


George E. Murphy


Concord Junction, R. F. D.


William H. Kingsley Acton


PRECINCT 2.


Frank W. Hoit


South Acton


J. P. Brown


South Acton


L. W. Hastings


South Acton


Nelson J. Cole


South Acton


Edward A. Pratt South Acton


Walter E. Haywood South Acton


Warren H. Jones


South Acton


William S. Fletcher


South Acton


Earle F. Hayward


South Acton


Theron F. Newton


South Acton


PRECINCT 3.


Everett R. Sanborn


West Acton


M. J. Handley


West Acton


James N. Berry


West Acton


George E. Holton


West Acton


Herbert W. Owens West Acton


Allen Brooks Parker West Acton Arthur W. Houghton West Acton


J. Alfred Goding


West Acton


Clerk


Albert R. Beach


West Acton


William L. Tenney


West Acton


Merchant Blacksmith Retired Clerk


Merchant


R. R. Employee


R. R. Employee Farmer


R. R. Employee. Machinist Clerk


Farmer Farmer Carpenter


R. R. Employee Decorator Lawyer Painter


Woodworker Machinist


James B. Tuttle


Acton


Farmer Contractor


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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 1920 :


GENERAL GOVERNMENT


Appropriation


$2,200.00


Appropriation premium on collector's and


treasurer's bonds 150.00


Received from sealer of weights and measures, 42.32


Received from state treasurer on account


inspection of animals


62.50


$2,454.82


SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT


Paid Charles J. Holton, salary $100.00


William H. Kingsley, salary 50.00


Warren H. Jones, salary 50.00


Charles J. Holton, telephone


16.75


Charles J. Holton, postage, express, etc.


14.88


Warren H. Jones, postage


1.50


Murphy & Snyder, cards


2.00


Acton Printing Co., stationery


2.80


$237.93


AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT Paid Howard L. Jones, salary $172.00


Howard L. Jones, book, postage, supplies, 5.95


$177.95


TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT


Paid Frank W. Hoit, salary $200.00


Frank W. Hoit, postage, telephones and




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