Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1916-1920, Part 7

Author: Acton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1916
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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


·


.


·


.


.


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


26


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


29


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


32


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


33


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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