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. South Acton
. South Acton 19
7 .. West Acton .. West Acton
. Gould, Glenn C.
. . West Acton
15. Nov. 29. . Lee
. Grady, Roy John
Barber, Imogene Harding . Lee
16. Feb. 23 .. West Acton . Graham, George Philip . Maynard
Haynes, Hattie May . . South Acton
17. Dec. 22 .. Ayer . Boylston
Lincoln, Levi
Barnard, Josephine Marion . South Acton
Lemoine, Joseph Henry . Maynard
Foley, Frances Ann ..
. South Acton
19. June 28 .. Lunenburg Livermore, Delos Austin . Acton
Clifford, Lennie Beatrice . Fitchburg
20. Sept. 9 .. West Acton
Magoulian, Karekin
. Maynard
Crowell, Blanche May
. Maynard
14. June
Knowlton, Ruth G.
. West Acton
18. Jan. 17 .. Maynard
21. Aug. 23 .. Arlington . Mead, James Louis . Arlington Smiley, Mary Ellen . West Acton 22. Jan. 6 .. Boston Miller, Fred W. . Concord Junction
Stiles, Nellie M. . Acton
23. June
24 ..
Boxborough
. Nichols, Orla
. West Acton
Briggs, Mary Omay . West Acton
24. Nov. 29. . Hudson . Olsen, Peter J. Breault, Lillian Grace Hudson Acton
25. April
15 ..
West Acton
. Pierce, Frederick Gunner
. West Acton
26. Jan.
28 ..
West Acton
Staples, Madeline Pratt
.. West Acton
. Perkins, Arno Hazelton
. West Acton
Wooding, Maud Elizabeth
, West Acton
27. Nov.
3 ..
South Acton
. Reed, Otis J. .
. Stoughton
Kimball, Evelyn
Acton
Richardson, Charles Edward Sidney West Acton
20
28. April
4. .
West Acton
Howe, Alice Agnes
. Manchester, N. H.
. Smith, Sumner
. Lincoln
29. Oct. 20 .. Medford
Wiggin, Alice Paul
. West Acton
30. Feb.
10 .. West Acton
. Spinney, Everett Rhea
. West Acton
Alward, Daisy Sophia
. Littleton
31.
May
3 .. Acton
Taylor, Charles Adams
. Acton
Crossman, Katherine E.
. Boston
32. Feb.
22 .. Acton
. Wayne, James Arthur
. Acton
Quimby, Margaret Dustin
. Acton
33. April 2 .. West Acton . . Willis, Nelson Bond .. . Charlton
Bezanson, Helen Maud
West Acton
DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1917 Names
Yrs.
Age Mos.
Da.
1. Oct.
29. .
Bannan, Bridget
76
2. Nov. 13. .
Beach, Daniel Melvin
75
9 8
3. Aug. 1 ..
Bean, Mary Maria Bennett
69
2
4. Feb. 16 ..
Billings, Tamson M.
80
7
5. June 1. .
Bisbee, Belle
62
6.
Jan.
8 ..
Bonazrilo, Andy
40
7.
Aug. 7. .
Bradford, Rufus Choate
82
1
16
8. Aug.
4. .
Brown, Albert Boynton
76
8
19
9. Feb.
10. .
Bulger, Margaret
97
1
14
10.
Sept.
26 ..
Clark, Hannah R.
70
11
13
11.
Dec.
1 ..
75
13.
April
2 ..
Duren, Mary .
66
10
25
14.
April
23. .
Fletcher, Josephine
76
5
6
15.
March
4 ..
Fullonton, Robert
29
17.
July
30. .
Glines, Frederick S.
68
4
25
18.
Feb.
28 ..
Hall, George A.
65
6
20
19.
June
9 ..
Hanson, Henry
78
10
9
20.
Jan.
9 ..
Hayes, Mary Elizabeth
60
21.
Aug.
16 ..
Houghton, Lydia Anne
86
2
15
22.
May
17. .
Hulsander, Martha
66
1
2
23.
Aug.
2 ..
Hurley, Elizabeth Eileen
17
3
10
24.
Feb.
24 ..
Jewett, Caroline Augusta
66
5
24
25.
Aug.
14 ..
Kempton, Minnie S. ..
62
26.
Oct.
27 ..
Kimball, Karolyn Jenet
3
4
1
21
11
12. Jan.
9. .
Deeth, Hattie A.
57
5
2
16.
April
8. .
Gertshofsky, Joseph
Connelley, Isabella
·
No. Date
27. Aug. 23 ..
Lee, William James .
51
3
28. March
16 .. McCarthy, George Augusta
29
2
19
29. April 4. . McCarthy, Jeremiah
60
2
19
30. July
22 .. McGee, John Peter
63
6
26
31. Nov. 19 ..
Mead, Melissa Ellen
80
1
22
32. Nov. 25 ..
Millan, Hollis Bailey
16
3
25
33. Nov. 26. .
Morassey, Frank A.
22
1
35.
July
8. .
Oxnschuk, Efinny
74
4
4
36.
May
1 ..
Penniman, Olive L.
73
9
3
38. June
26 ..
Rawitser, Grace Irene .
27
4
18
39.
April
15. .
Richardson, Edward Farwell
84
1
21
40.
Feb. 20 ..
Richardson, James Edward
77
4
10
41.
Jan.
18 ..
Robbins, Ruth
88
10
9
42.
May
17 ..
Robbins, Webster C.
57
3
19
43. Nov.
25 ..
Spinney, Dexter Lincoln
41
6
1
44.
March 7 ..
Staples, IIall .
46
3
4
15.
Dec.
26 ..
Taplin, Charles Francis
75
5
12
46.
Feb.
16 ..
Taylor, Lyman C.
65
3
2
47.
Dec.
9. .
Temple, John
81
5
23
48.
Jan.
26 ..
Turner, Emma M.
73
9
30
49.
April
24 ..
Welsh, Joseph
76
6
13
50. Feb.
28 .. 17 ..
West, Emma B.
3
11
19
51.
May
Wheeler, Augusta M.
64
2
3
52.
May
22 ..
Wheeler, Charles H.
60
4
10
53. Sept.
19 ..
Withington, Augustine J.
59
54. Aug.
21. .
Wood, Chester E. .
22
8
1
55. May
24 ..
Woodward, Clara S.
59
5
3
22 ..
Nolan, Meral Carl .
31
37. Nov.
7. .
Pickard, Frances Adelaide
24
34. April
22
.
.
NON-RESIDENT BURIALS IN 1917
No. Date of Death 1917
Names
Yrs. Mos. Da. Place of Death
Place of Burial
1. Feb. 10 ..
Armstrong, Eleanor Marie
2
3
9
Brookline
Mt. Hope
2.
Aug. 23 ..
Barker, Henry .
82
8
19
Boston
Woodlawn
3. June .
12 .. Clark, Lydia A.
59
7
2
Marlboro
Woodlawn
4. Dec. 1. .
Conant, Lizzie H.
69
0
0)
Marlboro
Mt. Hope
5. Jan. 9 ..
Deeth, Hattie A.
57
5
11
Concord
Mt. Hope
6. June 7. . Hapgood, Hiram J.
79
8
30
Reading
Mt. Hope
7.
Sept. 24 ..
Hayward, Warren, Jr.
·
1
2
14
Boxboro
Mt. Hope
8. March 23 ..
Haslin, George A.
60
0
27
Boston
Mt. Hope
9. Nov. 29 ..
Knapp, George
88
1
1
Revere
Mt. Hope
10. March 7 .. Littlefield, Alice L.
7
1
5
Lowell
Mt. Hope
11.
Feb.
20 ..
Littlefield, Weston
1
2
25
Lowell
Mt. Hope
12.
Dec.
14. .
McLane, Mary Agnes
61
6
12
Watertown
Woodlawn
13. July 13. . Miller, James
82
4
0
Swampscott
Woodlawn
14. Dec. 4, 1916. .
Phalen, Edward Snyder
0
0
3
Berea, Ky.
Woodlawn
15. Feb, 18 ..
Piper, Ruth H.
58
8
9
North Andover
Mt. Hope
16.
Aug.
2 ..
Regan, Maud .
44
0
0
Medfield
Mt. Hope
17. May
29 ..
Smith, Harriet Newell
89
5
14
Northborough
Mt. Hope
18. Feb. 3 .. Tuttle, Martin .
66
4
26
Concord
Woodlawn
19. April 17 .. Tuttle, Sarah Hanscom . ..
80
6
22
Concord
Woodlawn
20. Feb.
12. .
Watson, George H. ..
62
1
18
Lowell
Mt. Hope
21.
Jan.
17 .. Wright, Alice Marian ..
62
1.
7 Littleton
? ?
?
Woodlawn
23
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.
24
PERSONS HAVING DOGS LICENSED IN 1917
·
Allen, W. Stuart $4.00
Hayward, B. F. 5.00
Amadon, L. Q. 2.00 Haynes, Charles E. 2.00
Baird, Edson 2.00 Hazel, Mary D. 2.00
Baker, Ralph G. 2.00
Hodgen, H. C. 2.00
Barteaux, Arthur 2.00
Holden, F. H. 2.00
Bradford, Fred W. R. 2.00
Hoit, F. W. 2.00
Bradbury, Rolfe 2.00
Holland, John H. 5.00
Brill, Fred E.
2.00
Hunt, Roy W.
2.00
Brown, James A. 2.00
Bulette, Frank W. 2.00
Kennedy, Duncan S. .
2.00
Burgess, Alice M .. . . 2.00
Kimball, Elnathan J., 6.00 Kimball, B. Milton .. 2.00
Cahill, John P. 2.00
Knowlton, Helen A. . Laffin, Sidney 2.00
2.00
Capelle, C. H. 2.00
Charter, William W. . 2.00
Lewis, Herbert W. . 2.00
Clapp, George E. 2.00
Libby, George A. 5.00
Cole, Thomas W. 2.00
Licard, Felix 2.00
Conquest, James 2.00
Livermore, William J. 2.00
Coughlin, Margaret 2.00
Coughlin, John
2.00
McGovern, Hugh 2.00
Crosby, William C. .. 5.00
McGregor, Stuart 2.00
Davis, Wendell F. 4.00
Davis, William E. 2.00
Daniels, G. C. 2.00
DeFegueredo, Antonio
2.00
Mauro, Nicholas 2.00
Mason, William 2.00
Mekkelsen, Jens 5.00
Mekkelsen, John 2.00
Enneguess, Michael .
4.00
Millan, Albion L. 4.00
Farrand, W. H.
2.00
Moore, James 2.00
Farrar, Daniel H. 2.00
Moore, J. Sterling 2.00
Fletcher, Lester N. .. 7.00
Morrison, F. D. 2.00
Foley, David J. 2.00
Nagle, Alex 2.00
Ford, Charles L. 2.00 Nealey, Edward F. 5.00
Foster, S. J. 2.00
Gilmore, A. H. 2.00
Green, Fred W. 2.00
Greenleaf Kennels 14.00
..
Palma, John 2.00
Greenwood, Ormond . 2.00
Griffin, Franklin .
2.00
Perkins, A. H. 2.00
Perkins, Levi
Pope, Benjamin 8.00
Priest, If. L. 5.00
Reed, George H. 5.00
Mannion, Arthur 2.00
Manson, H. and G. 2.00
Marsh, A. W. 2.00
DeTinno, Angelo .
2.00
Densmore, J. A. 2.00
Edney, Charles F. 2.00
Nolan, Peter 5.00
O'Connell, Michael 2.00
Olsen, Simon 2 00
Page, E. C. 2.00
Griffin, Mrs. Franklin 2.00
Groton, Robert 2.00
Hayes, Michael 5.00
Hayward, George 7.00
Jones, Warren W. .. 2.00
Bursaw, H. W. 2.00
Lucier, Joseph 2.00
25
Rich, Addie M. 2.00
Shea, Peter, J. 2.00
Richardson, George A. 5.00 Smith, George A. 2.00
Ring, John F. . 2.00 Smith, Hattie E. 2.00
Ring, Mrs. John E. 5.00 Stearns, Clifton S. ... 2.00
Rivers. E.lward E.
7.00
Taylor, Charles A. . 7.00
Robbins, Solon 2.00
Tucker, George S. 7.00
Robbins, Webster C.
Turnbull, George 2.00
(Estate of) 4.00
Tuttle, Arthur 6.00
Rosenau, Milton 5.00
Watkins, J. H.
4.0)
Rothberg, Max 2.00
Weaver, George T. .
14.00
Rudolph, W. H. 2.00 Weeks, Elinor F. 2.00
Russell, John H. 2.00
West, Mrs. I. C. 2.00
Sanborn, Everett R. . 2.00
Whitcomb, Fred S. .. 2.00
Scanlon, William S. . 2.00
Wood, Fred W. 2.00
Schofield, Harris C. .. 4.00
Williams, William 2.00
Scott, Annie J. 2.00
Willis, Edward 2.00
Shapley, Eva
2.00
Worden, Martin H. .. 2.00
Shapley, Eva (1916),
2.00
124 licenses @ $2.00
22 licenses @ $5.00
$248.00 110.00
$358.00
Deduct fees, 146 licenses @ 20c each
29.20
$328.80
Paid county treasurer on 1916 account
5.40
Total amount paid county treasurer
$334.20
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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN
To the Citizens of the Town :
The selectmen have carried out the instructions of the voters of the town as far as possible. We were confronted by the same conditions, only much worse, as regards the labor question as in 1916. We found it almost impossible to procure competent help for the Road department at anywhere near the wage which the town expects to pay. We appointed Mr. A. H. Perkins superintendent of streets and he managed to build the piece of road (Lowell) for which the town voted $1,000. We started this work early, about August 1st, hoping to complete same in time to do some needed repairs on the gravel roads, but the early freeze prevented this work. We would call your attention to the wornout condition of our stone roads. A large percent have gone beyond the "patching" stage and must be re-surfaced to put them in any kind of shape for the heavy traf- fic which they are obliged to stand. This will be expensive, particularly at this time We recommend that the Lowell road be finished this year and that a sufficient sum be appropriated for this purpose in addition to the regular moneys for repairs.
CHARLES J. HOLTON, WARREN H. JONES, WILLIAM H. KINGSLEY, Selectmen.
27
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Acton, Mass. :
Gentlemen-I herewith submit my report for the year 1917 :
General Government
Appropriation $1,800.00
Appropriation premium on collector's
and treasurer's bonds 150.00
Received from sealer of weights and
measures
56.23
Transferred from reserve fund
150.47
$2,156.70
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, postage, telephones, etc.
17.26
R. S. Osterhout, envelopes, noteheads . . 24.75
Warren H. Jones, postage
1.30
Auditing and Accounting Department
Paid :
Howard L. Jones, salary
$139.50
Howard L. Jones, postage, stationery . . 2.10
W. S. Greenough & Co., books, vouchers 5.30
$146.90
Treasurer's Department
Paid :
Frank W. Hoit, salary
$200.00
Frank W. Hoit, postage, telephone, etc., 30.39
Frank W. Hoit, certifying notes 8.00
American Surety Co., bond
50.00
$243.31
$288.39
28
Collector's Department
Paid :
Arthur M. Whitcomb, salary $392.94
A. M. Whitcomb, postage 11.50
W. M. Sargent, printing and envelopes, 8.50
Hobbs & Warren, book . 4.08
American Surety Co., bond
100.00
Assessors' Department
Paid :
James B. Tuttle, salary
$75.00
Ralph W. Piper, salary 55.00
A. M. Whitcomb, salary 60.00
Thomas Groom, book
3.87
P. B. Murphy, blanks
8.85
W. M. Sargent, printing
11.00
James B. Tuttle, warrants and postage, 3.00
A. M. Whitcomb, postage, express, etc.,
5.80
$222.52
Town Clerk's Department
Paid :
Horace F. Tuttle, salary $45.00
Horace F. Tuttle, postage, express, etc.,
17.54
Horace F. Tuttle, attending meeting at Chelmsford
3.00
Horace F. Tuttle, collecting and record- ing births 21.50
Horace F. Tuttle, recording marriages . 6.40
Horace F. Tuttle, recording deaths 11.60
Wright & Potter, book
1.57
P. B. Murphy, blanks
.75
Library Bureau, blanks
.75
H. S. Turner, envelopes
2.35
Carter Ink Co., ink
.50
$110.96
Overseers of Poor Department
Paid :
William H. Kingsley, salary $50.00
Charles J. Holton, salary
20.00
Warren H. Jones, salary . . 20.00
William H. Kingsley, postage
1.35
$91.35
Town Physician
Estate of Hall Staples
$20.00
$517.02
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Sealer of Weights and Measures
Theron F. Newton, salary .
$80.00
Cattle Inspector
$100.00
Fred S. Whitcomb, salary Election and Registration
Paid :
James McGreen, registrar, 1916-1917 $40.00
G. E. Holton, registrar 20.00
Horace F. Tuttle, registrar 25.00
David A. Kingsley, election officer, 1916- '17 17.50
Eugene Hall, election officer
2.50
James O'Neil, election officer
7.50
I. S. Ford, election officer
2.50
C. W. Cram, election officer
2.50
R. W. Porter, election officer
2.50
L. C. Hastings, election officer
10.00
L. A. Hesselton, election officer 10.00
L. E. Reed, election officer 10.00
C. E. Smith, election officer 5.00
T. F. Newton, election officer
2.50
J. T. McNiff, election officer 7.50
C. O'Neil, election officer
5.00
F. S. Whitcomb, election officer
7.50
Charles J. Holton, election officer
10.00
A. F. Davis, election officer 10.00
H. F. Tuttle, election officer 7.50
R. S. Osterhout, warrants, ballots, notices 80.25
H. F. Tuttle, election officer 2.50
F. S. Glines, opening schoolhouse
1.00
R. W. Porter, placing booths 5.00
L. C, Hastings, placing booths 5.00
Universalist society, rent
12.00
C. J. Holt, rent .
4.50
J. T. McNiff, posting warrants, trans- porting ballots
21.00
$336.25
Total general government
$2,156.70
Due from state for cattle inspection .. $100.00
Buildings and Grounds
Appropriation $200.00
Received from rent 153.50
$353.50
30
Paid :
R. W. Porter, janitor and labor on grounds $122.70
American Woolen Co., lighting hall and jail
66.27
South Acton Coal & Lumber Co., coal . .
56.37
West & South Water Supply District 6.00
Dexter Spinney, wood 8.00
B. A. King, wiring
6.10
C. J. Persons, tuning piano
3.00
W. H. Kingsley, sawing wood
2.00
N. H. Tenney, repairs on boiler
16.35
E. P. Gates, repairs
3.10
M. E. Taylor & Co., supplies
4.26
Town farm, wood
16.50
R. W. Porter, care of clock
25.00
Unexpended
$335.65 17.85
$353.50
Special on Grounds
Appropriation
$150.00
Paid :
$5.50
J. D. Smith, labor Unexpended
144.50
$150.00
Protection of Persons and Property Police
Appropriation
$200.00
Transferred from reserve fund
39.00
Paid :
J. T. McNiff, court fees
$83.21
William Craig, court fees
13.08
J. Connors, court fees
2.05
J. T. McNiff, special duty
17.00
J. N. Berry, special duty
7.34
C. J. Holton, badges and automobile
10.75
O. D. Wood, special duty
24.25
J. M. Kempton, special duty
76.25
W. H. Jones, cartridges, twisters, keys,
3.32
R. S. Osterhout, noteheads
1.75
$239.00
$239.00
1 31
Enforcement of Liquor Law
Appropriation
$830.30
Unexpended
830.30
Fire Department General
Appropriation Paid :
$400.00
H. W. Lewis, supplies
$3.91
E. T. Rice, stove
19.00
E. T. Rice, repairs
13.56
South Acton Woolen Co., vitrol
24.45
American Woolen Co., lighting
16.39
James French, care of fire
15.00
N. J. Cole, care of fire
15.00
South Acton Coal & Lumber Co., coal
.
56.92
George H. Reed, coal
15.28
Badger Fire Extinguisher Co.
7.25
American La France Fire Engine Co., acid siphon
10.00
West & South Water Supply District
12.00
W. H. Jones, lighting
. 74
A. W. Davis, gasoline
4.95
W. E. Whitcomb, soda
13.50
West Acton Department, pay rolls
11.75
West Acton Department, salaries
80.00
N. J. Cole, care of house
17.95
N. J. Cole, engineer
5.00
W. H. Jones, engineer
5.00
E. C. Page, engineer
5.00
W. H. Kingsley, engineer
5.00
E. P. Gates, engineer
5.00
F. W. Billings, engineer
5.00
A. F. Harris, engineer
5.00
N. J. Cole, pay roll
2.40
Unexpended
24.95
$400.00.
Special for Alterations West Acton House Appropriation Paid :
$50.00
West Acton Department, labor $16.23
6.50
B. A. King, wiring
$22.73
Unexpended
27.27
$50.00
$375.05
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Equipping Motor Truck, Precinct 1
Appropriation $350.00 Transferred from reserve fund 190.80
$540.80
Paid :
American La France Fire Engine Co.,
two 25-gallon steel tanks $420.00
One wire mesh basket 16.00
One chemical engine nozzle 6.50
150 feet chemical hose 37.50
E. P. Gates, labor W. J. Costello, painting .
38.00
22.80
Hydrant Service
Appropriation
$2,750.00
Paid :
West & South Water Supply District . . $2,562.50
Town of Concord 92.00
$2,654.50
Unexpended
95.50
$2,750.00
Brush Fires
Appropriation
$200.00
Paid :
A. F. Harris, labor
$4.85
Allan Frost, labor
1.00
Alfred Harris, labor
.25
C. I. Miller, labor
.25
Henry Austin, labor
.25
Henry Thatcher, labor
.25
Leo Bayer, labor
.25
L. E. Frost, labor
2.50
William Hallowell, labor
.50
A. Hallowelll, labor
.25
I. Gagnion, labor
.25
West Acton Department, pay rolls
21.35
E. C. Page, pay rolls
18.17
W. H. Kingsley, pay rolls
19.90
N. J. Cole, pay rolls
8.95
Pay roll, account B. & M. R. R. Co., fire North Acton
29.68
Pay roll, account B. & M. R. R. Co., fire North Acton
16.55
$540.80
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Pay roll, account B. & M. R. R. Co., fire West Acton 12.00
Unexpended
$137.20 62.80
Health and Sanitation
Appropriation
$500.00
Received from Murphy & Mitchell, in-
spection
23.80
Received from Mitchell & Maloney, in- spection
100.00
Received from A. F. Blanchard, inspec- tion
100.00
Received from A. J. Edwards, chemicals
4.00
Received from Hall Brothers, chemicals
4.50
Transferred from reserve fund
159.72
Paid :
C. A. Dudley, inspection
$136.55
E. C. Page, inspection
64.00
E. C. Page, fumigating, etc. 67.53
8.75
Smith Finney, auto to Boston
10.00
Boston Consumptives hospital
78.00
E. Z. Stanley, repairs
2.00
Hall Staples, professional services 7.50
Carter, Carter & Meigs, chemicals
9.70
H. S. Turner, notices
4.55
W. B. Clarke Co., book
1.35
E. S. Fobes, inspection
304.00
F. E. Tasker, inspection
66.00
F. E. Tasker, school physician
50.00
F. E. Tasker, account complaints
4.00
L. A. Jones, labor
3.64
L. C. Hastings, labor
4.20
C. E. Wood, wages
20.00
City of Waltham
44.25
W. A. Flint, use of land for dump
6.00
Moth Department !
Appropriation
$1,007.59
Received state treasurer, gypsy moth
work
133.72
Private work
75.90
Lead sold
589.44
$1,806.65
$892.02
$200.00
$892.02.
E. C. Page, salary 1916-'17
34
Paid :
James O'Neil, labor $1,992.47
James O'Neil, state highway work . 76.65
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, sup- plies
48.64
Maynard & Acton Oil Co., gasoline 21.25
$2,139.01
Balance due from state, January 1, 1917 121.41
$2,260.42
Less for work on state highway
76.65.
Balance due from state, January 1,
1918
Tree Warden
Appropriation
$400.00
Paid :
Northeastern Forestry company
12.00
Unexpended
388.00
$400.00
Highways and Bridges
Appropriation, general $4,000.00
Appropriation, road to Mrs. Daniels' 250.00
Appropriation, oiling 700.00
Appropriation, Pope road, unexpended
balance 242.00
Appropriation, Lowell road
1,000.00
Received, state treasurer, account Low- ell road, 1916 200.00
Received, Framingham Construction Co., use of roller 60.00
Received, town of Westford, use of roller 10.00
Received, state treasurer, use of roller . 244.00
Paid :
A. H. Perkins, pay rolls $2,525.76
A. H. Perkins, labor Powder Mill bridge 105.66
A. H. Perkins, gravel 56.15
N. H. Tenney, repairs 28.20
Buffalo, Springfield Steam Roller Co., repairs 6.12
Hall, Lincoln Co., cover 8.00
$6,706.00
$453.77
$377.12
35
Lunt, Moss Co., repairs
25.92
W. E. Whitcomb, tools
12.62
W. J. Costello, signs
5.00
M. E. Taylor & Co., supplies
39.86
C. H. Mead & Co.
9.05
E. P. Gates, repairs 14.35
1.86
Upton, Gilman Machine Co., welding
2.00
W. H. Jones, labor
2.00
$2,842.55
Oiling
Paid :
Standard Oil Co., oil
$461.32
A. H. Perkins, labor
230.50
Snow Bills
Paid :
A. H. Perkins
$54.44
George Greenough
18.00
W. H. Jones
20.00
$92.44
Lowell Road
Paid :
A. H. Perkins, pay rolls $2,708.68
A. H. Perkins, gravel 101.40
A. H. Perkins, use of road to pit 5.00
A. H. Perkins, coal, posts
140.61
F. A. Hollowell, land damage
25.00
South Acton Coal & Lumber Co., lumber, etc. 12.28
$2,992.97
Total expenditures highways and bridges
6,619.78
Amount due from state, account Lowell road $1,000.00
Amount due from county, account Low- ell road 1,000.00
$2,000.00
$4,619.78
Unexpended balance
2,086.22
$6,706.00
South Acton Coal & Lumber Co.
$691.82
36
Street Lighting
Appropriation
Paid :
American Woolen company
3,247.92
Unexpended balance
52.08
$3,300.00
Charities Town Farm
Appropriation
$500.00
Received from sale of product and stock
2,787.31
Transferred from reserve fund
16.41
$3,303.72
Paid :
C. L. Crosby, warden $120.00
C. L. Crosby, labor
44.47
C. R. Stearns, warden
360.00
C. R. Stearns, labor
335.61
C. R. Stearns, boxec
13.00
C. R. Stearns, veterinary
5.00
C. R. Stearns, tomato plants
.50
C. R. Stearns, tools and repairs
23.75
C. R. Stearns, sundries
2.98
J. S. Moore, supplies
233.81
N. E. Telephone & Telegraph Co.
16.10
George H. Reed, grain
530.37
South Acton Coal & Lumber Co., coal and lumber 55.73
C. H. Mead & Co., grain and supplies .
760.73
H. W. Lewis, supplies
44.41
Finney & Hoit, supplies 56.07
M. E. Taylor & Co., supplies
330.54
J. Wright, cutting ice 5.58
50.00
E. T. Rice, repairs 3.00
W. H. Jones, spraying
30.30
F. E. Tasker, professional services 32.75
10.18
F. Oelschelegel, repairs
2.00
W. A. Haynes Co., mower
55.00
W. A. Haynes Co., supplies
2.25
W. H. Kingsley, labor
31.25
W. E. Whitcomb, supplies
.60
Town of Acton, moth tax
8.15
N. H. Tenney, repairs
2.50
F. A. Wakelin, supplies
4.07
E. P. Gates, shoeing and jobbing
58.70
$3,300.00
H. F. Robbins, hay
Joseph Breck & Sons, tank and tools . .
37
Durkee Brothers, service of bull
10.00
Huntington Agricultural Camp, labor .. 64.32
$3,303.72
Outside Poor
Appropriation
$1,500.00
Received from state treasurer, account
dependent mothers 91.44
$1,591.44
Paid :
Town of Braintree
$98.98
City of Waltham
39.25
Luther Davis, rent
112.00
Luther Davis, milk
25.13
Elizabeth J. Ring, board and care
572.00
H. W. Lewis, supplies
80.37
W. E. Whitcomb, supplies
39.70
M. Nerskin, rent
30.00
E. A. Phalen, rent
24.00
W. T. S. Bartlett, rent
38.00
Tuttle & Newton, supplies
7.60
Dexter Spinney, wood
5.00
M. E. Taylor & Co., supplies
169.62
South Acton Coal & Lumber Co., coal .
32.82
Town farm, wood
22.50
· Unexpended balance
$1,296.97 294.47
$1,591.44
Soldiers' Benefits State Aid
Received from state treasurer
$686.00
Amount due from state, January 1, 1917 Paid
$686.00
624.00
Amount due from state, January 1, 1918
624.00
$1,310.00 $1,310.00
Military Aid
$200.00
Paid :
H. Hamblin, medical attendance $20.00
Hall Staples, medical attendance 38.00
Edwin Hayward, rent 10.00
E. C. Page, services 2.00
Mrs. W. C. Butler, services
30.20
D. J. Brown, rent
5.00
Appropriation
38
E. W. Ford, rent
30.00
S. A. Christie, medical attendance 62.90
$198.10
Unexpended balance
1.90
$200.00
Memorial Library Library Expense
Appropriation
$450.00
Received from fines
31.00
Received for old paper
2.20
$483.20
Paid :
American Woolen Co., lighting
$30.19
R. Farrar, printing
2.75
A. F. Davis, librarian
102.00
A. F. Davis, cataloguing
10.00
A. F. Davis, painting
.65
O. E. Houghton, transporting books
50.00
E. F. Conant, insurance
64.70
S. H. Taylor, janitor
100.00
S. H. Taylor, repairing clock
2.00
Acton Printing Co., printing
3.75
.H. F. Tuttle, expressage, etc.
5.10
Unexpended
$371.14 112.06
Library Books
Appropriation
$200.00
Interest on library fund
233.38
Received for book destroyed
1.00
$434.38
Paid :
W. B. Clarke Co., books
$238.94
C. E. Lauriet Co., books
1.87
DeWolfe, Fiske Co., books
14.30
W. A. Wilde Co., books
9.14
Dura Binding Co.
62.60
Town of Acton, to balance 1916 account,
39.54
National Association for Providing Em- ployment, for Cured Tubercular, book 1.50
Graphic Arts Co. .50
$483.20
39
H. W. Wilson Co., book 1.25
Boylston Publishing Co.
.75
A. H. Heusser, book
1.85
H. Goldberger, magazines
45.85
R. Farrar, cards
5.00
H. F. Tuttle, magazines
2.00
Acton Printing Co., cards
4.77
Brookside Printing Co., slips
3.70
Dennison Mfg. Co., labels
.82
$434.38
Cemeteries
Appropriation
$600.00
Received sale of lots, Woodlawn
50.00
Received sale of lots, Mt. Hope
42.00
$692.00
Paid :
Julian Tuttle, labor
$115.25
J. Pederson, labor
134.23
I. Pederson, labor
11.25
J. Tuttle, plants
7.98
E. Z. Stanley, repairs
2.25
W. H. Kingsley, team
4.50
H. F. Tuttle, services as commissioner
7.50
H. F. Tuttle, writing deeds
2.50
West & South Water Supply District 13.17
F. W. Green, labor
147.90
E. R. Teele, team
9.40
E. L. Spinney, team
6.00
E. F. Conant, insurance
7.20
O. E. Preston, labor
9.00
E. T. Rice, repairs
11.77
A. Batley, plants
9.78
"T. E. Downie, mowing
1.50
C. H. Mead & Co., rakes
1.50
F. W. Green, writing deeds
1.00
Unexpended
188.32
Perpetual Care
Received interest on cemetery fund Paid :
$479.80
J. Tuttle, labor
$233.50
J. Tuttle, plants
66.55
F. W. Green, labor and plants
158.75
F. C. Hayward, interest
17.50
George Decoster, interest
3.50
$479.80
$503.68
$692.00
40
Education
Appropriation
$22,000.00
Received county treasurer, dog tax . . 258.33
Received state treasurer, industrial
school 695.85
Received C. O. Prescott, superintendent funds
343.75
Received tuition E. Sadler
57.00
Received tuition Anna Wright
12.75
Received tuition town of Stow
28.50
Received ticket refunds
30.81
Received book
.85
Received old paper and books
10.71
1
$23,438.55
Paid :
Report of school committee
$22,527.76
Unexpended
910.79
$23,438.55
Printing
Appropriation
$300.00
Paid :
R. S. Osterhout, town reports $190.70
Enterprise company 10.20
$200.90
Unexpended
99.10
Memorial Day
Appropriation
Paid :
Isaac Davis Post, G. A. R.
100.00
Liability Insurance
Appropriation
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