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Voted : That the town maintain a public health nurse the ensu- ing year.
Article 22. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of two thousand dollars for maintenance of the public health nurse or any other sum or act anything thereon.
Voted: To appropriate the sum of two thousand dollars.
Article 23. To see what action the town will take in regard to fixing the price of the services of the public health nurse or act any- thing thereon.
Voted: That a charge of fifty cents per call be made for the services of the public health nurse.
Article 24. To see if the town will vote to dispose of the stone crusher or act anything thereon.
Voted : That the matter be left in the hands of the selectmen with power to act.
Article 25. To see if the town will vote to accept Article 4 of the will of the late George R. White or act anything thereon.
Voted: That the town accept a legacy in Article 4 of the will of the late George R. White of $25,000, to be known as the Elizabeth White fund, upon the trusts and conditions in said will set forth.
Voted: To choose three trustees, one for one year, one for two years and one for three years and that annually hereafter, one trus- tee shall be elected for three years. Chose: Waldo E. Whitcomb,
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trustee for one year; William H. Kingsley, trustee for two years ; Warren H. Jones, trustee for three years.
Article 26. To see what action the town will take relating to Chapter 240, Acts of 1920 viz: An act to permit under public regula- tion and control, base ball games on the Lord's day.
A motion to accept the provisions of law permitting base ball games on the Lord's day did not prevail.
Article 27. To see if the town will vote to discontinue the road in North Acton, leading from the Lowell road, to the County road near the farm of Gertrude C. Daniels.
Voted: That the road in North Acton, leading from the Lowell road to the County road near the farm of Gertrude C. Daniels be dis- continued.
Article 28. To see if the town will maintain street lights on that part of the road from Acton Center to South Acton, between Main Street, Acton Center and the farm now occupied by W. S. Dunn, formerly the Moses Taylor Farm.
Voted : To take up for joint consideration articles 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 35.
A motion that the articles be referred to the selectmen with power to act did not prevail.
Voted: That the extensions called for in the several articles be installed, so far as possible.
Voted: To appropriate eight hundred dollars for additional street lights.
Article 29. To see if the town will vote to extend the lights on the Acton Center road, to the house of the late Patrick Foley.
See action under Article 28.
Article 30. To see if the town will establish two lights beyond the residence of Benjamin Ineson to the three houses near the Stow line on Red Acre road, and appropriate money therefor.
See action under Article 28.
Article 31. To see if the town will establish lights on, Massa- chusetts Avenue in West Acton near the garage of James Fitzgerald.
See action under Article 28.
Article 32. To see if the town will vote to extend the street lights on the Lowell road in North Acton from the railroad crossing to the house of Mrs. Spinney or take any action thereon.
See action under Article 28.
Article 33. To see if the town will vote to place two street lights on Wright Terrace in Precinct 3 or act anything thereon.
See action under Article 28.
Article 34. To see if the town will vote and appropriate money to macadamize High street from Maynard street to the back road leading to Maynard or act anything thereon.
A motion to raise and appropriate $3 500, to macadamize 2,000 feet of High street in South Acton beginning at Maynard street, did not prevail.
Article 35. To see what action the town will take to place street lights from Fletcher's Corner to the Barker place, or act anything thereon.
See action under Article 28.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Births
Whole number recorded
30
Born in Acton
19 | Native parentage 15
Males 17 Foreign parentage 5
Females 13 Mixed parentage 10
Marriages
Whole number recorded
30
Residents of Acton 39 Residents of other places. 21
Deaths
Whole number recorded
37
Residents of Acton 35 Residents of other places. ...
2
Occurring in Acton 28 | Occurring in other places ... 9
Average age in years, 60 plus.
The town clerk requests information of any errors or omissions in the list of births, marriages, and deaths.
The town clerk hereby gives notice that he is prepared to fur- nish blanks for the return of births and deaths.
HORACE F. TUTTLE, Town Clerk.
Births Registered in 1923
No. Date of Birth Name of Child
Names of Parents
1. Mar. 29. Amadon, Marion Anna
. Leonard Q. and Anna M. (McLean)
2. Apr. 18. Anderson, James Milton . John and Olga (Ostberg)
3. Feb. 25. Bulette, Henry Francis Frank W. and Amanda (Laine)
4. Sept. 2. Caldwell, Jean Alice . Lewis G. and Edith M. (Massie)
5. Oct. 22. Coombs, Charles Wesley
Justin E. and Katherine M. (Pazderick)
7. June 21.
Enright, Michael Edward
. John M. and Nellie G. (Bush)
9. Oct. 5. Feely, William Gerard
. William B. and Annie V. (Manning)
10. Sept. 14.
Grekula, Taimi Tellerva Alfred and Rosa (Heikkila)
11. May 20.
Harriman, Earl Chester Maynard S. and Fannie A. (Moss)
12. Aug. 4.
Jensen, Edwin Albert
. Grover A. and Elsie (Ball)
13. May 31.
Jones, Helen Rhoda Ralph T. and Mary E. (Tobin)
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14. May 14. Larrabee, Eleanor Louise . George W. and Margaret E. (Whitney)
15. Feb. 15. McNamara, Carolyn Martha . . John F. and Florence S. (Donney) 16. Aug. 12. Mauro, Ralph Frank and Mary (Palmer)
17. Apr. 21. Mills, Charles Winwood
Charles and Mira Z. (Proctor)
18. July 13. Murphy, Catharine Julia
William and Mary (Heffernan)
19. Mar. 20. Nichols, Orla Ezra, Jr .. Orla E. and Mary O. (Briggs)
20. Jan. 22. O'Hearn, Margaret . Michael and Catherine (Tarbett)
21. Aug. 30.
Porzkiewicz, Helen Rawitser, David Roche
Stanley and Helen (Senkiewicz)
22. Nov. 22.
. William and Ethel C. (Roche)
23. Sept. 20.
Richard, Patricia Josephine . . Louis P. H. and Grace (Flynn)
24. July 6.
Schofield, Mary Jane Delia .. Clifford O. and Mary (Dube)
25. Mar. 17. Smith, Gordon Alan . Horace B. and Myrtle A. (Feltas)
26. Mar. 16. Teele, Dorothy Louise Jonathan W. and Edith M. (Barber)
27. June 10. Tinker, John Robert John S. and Katharine Q. (White)
28. Dec. 26. Whitcomb, Margaret Julian A. and Jennie L. (Durkee)
. Joseph A. and Frances K. (Atwood)
8. Feb. 17.
. Justin E. and Katherine M. (Pazderick)
6. Oct. 22. Coombs, Earl Irving Doucette, Katherine Anna
Marriages Registered in 1923
Place of
No. Date Marriage
Names Residence
1. June 9. Acton
Armburg, Fred
Acton
McNevin, Margaret
. Leominster
2. Nov. 13.
Gardner
Benere, Donatus W.
. Acton
Coulombe, Antonia M.
. Acton
3. Dec. 29.
Waltham
Brown, Roger Walcott
. Acton
Pennie, Hazel Victoria
. Acton
4.
Sept. 16. Acton
Bursaw, Henry Eugene
. Acton
Prescott, Beatrice Jane
Acton
Carpenter, Fred Eugene
. Burlington, Vt.
Hall, Mary Elizabeth
. Acton
Coughlin, John Francis
. Acton
7. Jan. 20.
Maynard
Croft, Harry Solon
. Maynard
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Donahue, Helen Elizabeth
Acton
Day, Alonzo Silman . Stoneham
Allen, Carrie Lavinia
. Charlestown
9. Nov. 28. Acton Dimond, Verne Nahum Acton
Kimball, Hope ...
Acton
10. Sept. 19. Concord Dubey, Alexander Alfred . Westford Bayeur, Alida Mary . Acton
11. Oct. 14. Acton
Duggan, Martin Ambrose . Winchendon Benere, Annie J .. Acton
Eilertsen, Carl Christian . Concord
12. Aug. 20. Concord
Mannion, Elizabeth Agnes Acton
13. Sept. 5. Somerville Farrar, Raymond Francis . Acton
Smith, Marjorie Houston
. Somerville
14.
Aug. 20. Maynard
Gallagher, Thomas C. . Acton Ryan, Charlotte M. . Maynard
5. June 15.
Burlington, Vt.
6. Oct. 21. Maynard
Foley, Annie Mary
Acton
8. Feb. 24. Acton
15. Dec. 22. Nashua, N. H. Hamel, Charles Bent, Marguerite . Acton
. Nashua, N. H. 16. Oct. 9. Stamford, Conn. Hersey, Thayer F. . New York, N. Y.
17.
Oct. 27. Concord
Holm, Ludvig Monsen, Mabel . Acton . Acton
18. Nov. 29.
Framingham
Ineson, Samuel B.
. Acton
Bowness, Mary M. .
. Acton
19. Nov. 1. Maynard
. Jones, Frederick Dana
Acton
Haynes, Grace Mildred . Maynard
20. Nov. 15.
Maynard
Littlefield, Burton Clyde
Wilson, Marion Irene
. Acton
21. Nov. 4.
Concord McClure, Harold E. . Salem
Kimball, Margie E. . Acton
22. July 8.
Maynard
Pendergast, Edward L.
. Maynard
23. Nov. 21. Framingham
Reed, George Howard . Acton
Cole, Marion Thompson
. Acton
Scanlon, William James
.Acton
Davis, Ruth Hermione
. Acton
Servais, Ivan D.
Acton
Curley, Laura P.
. Concord
26. Sept. 25. Concord
Sullivan, John Henry
Acton
Rasmussen, Bertha Irene
Maynard
Tidd, Harry George
. Acton
Castonguay, Florence
.. Greenville, N. H.
28. Nov. 25. Leominster Tracy, Alfred H. . Acton
Schnair, Gladys L. . Acton
Tupper, Arthur Francis
. Acton
Bayeur, Grace Emma
. Acton
30. June 9. Acton
White, Burton L.
. Stoneham
Herbelzheimer, Alice M.
. Stoneham
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24. Oct. 17. Acton
25. Oct. 13. Concord
Benere, Elizabeth Martina
Acton
. Maynard
27. June 28.
Boston
29. Sept. 19. Concord
Robbins, Sylvia A.
. Acton
Date of Deaths Registered in 1923
Age Yrs. Mos. Days
No. Death
Name
1. Feb. 26.
Andrews, Lydia Angeline
91
5
25
2. Sept. 15.
Braman, Marion Frances
10
10
20
3. Jan. 1. Bulger, Michael
63
4. Jan. 9. Burke, Isabelle M. B.
25
9
26
5. Mar. 14.
Cole, Frances A.
83
6
1
6. Aug. 19.
Dole, Lucy Irene
71
0
0
7. Jan. 29.
Farrar, Mary Lizzie
63
11
6
8. Mar. 28.
Flint, Estella D.
59
5
26
9. Aug. 17.
Flynn, Philip H.
49
3
24
10.
June 30.
Gore, Ephraim J.
50
4
26
11.
May 26.
Hill, Katherine Theresa
50
6
11
12. June 8.
Hill, Thomas A.
54
4
4
13.
Jan. 9.
Hosmer, Susie Ethel
43
11
27
14.
Oct. 2.
Hosmer, Mary Ellen
71
6
17
15.
June . 5.
Kimball, Charles Milton
59
6
23
16.
Dec. 1.
Libbey, George A.
52
3
4
17.
Oct. 22.
Lunt, Fred Elmer
ยท 54
6
16
18.
July 11.
Mann, Bridget
86
5
9
19.
Aug. 3.
McGreen, James
73
2
7
20.
Oct. 13.
Merriam, Asaph
78
3
0
21.
Feb. 15.
Murphy, William Henry
73
1
15
22.
Feb. 25.
Newton, Anna Ardella
69
7
15
23.
Feb. 9.
O'Hearn, Margaret
0
0
18
24.
Feb. 11.
O'Neil, Constantine
73
9
9
25.
Dec. 28.
Porter, Lydia Whitcomb
82
1
2
26.
Apr. 12.
Raidin, Gustave Otto
21
3
15
27.
Mar. 31.
Ruggles, Thomas E.
77
0
19
28.
Jan. 2.
Teele, William Henry
86
15
29.
Apr. 5. Tolman, May Louise
47
1
10
64
30. Aug. 2. Tucker, Lucy Ann
72
3
3
31. Apr. 17. Twohey, Bridget A.
63
5
0
32. Mar. 4. West, Hugh Ernest. .
52
7
22
33. Dec. 22. Whitcomb, George Merrill
63
5
7
34. Apr. 24. White, Victoria Alexander
73
6
20
35. Mar. 25. Willis, Edward .
78
8
18
Non-Resident Burials in 1923
Age
No. Date of Death
Name
Yrs.
Mos. Days
Place of Death
Place of Burial
1. June 26.
Brigham, Mary Louise
68
4
Clinton
Woodlawn
2. May 23.
Blanchard, Annie M.
80
3
23
Andover
Mt. Hope
3. Nov. 27.
Brown, Daniel C.
68
1
7
Arlington
. Woodlawn
4. June 21.
Clark, Emery W.
53
4
Newton
Mt. Hope
5. Aug. 10.
Collins, David D.
82
Pelham, N. H.
. Woodlawn
6. July 25.
Fiske, Iva L. . .
54
26
Newburyport
Woodlawn
7. Nov. 3.
Keddy, Thomas A.
58
4
20
Somerville
Woodlawn
8. Jan. 24.
Keyes, John C.
85
10
30
Worcester
.
Woodlawn
9. July 6.
Knight, Frederick H.
62
3
29
Fitchburg
. Woodlawn
10.
Aug. 12.
Laffin, Clara C. ..
17
Maynard
. Woodlawn
11. Sept. 11.
Lester, Olive Mae
18
Concord
Woodlawn
12. Sept. 6. 1921
Marsh, Arthur Robert
2
1 12
Bennington, N. H. .. Woodlawn
13. Feb. 7. Macauley, Helen M.
69
11 27
Boston
Mt. Hope
14. Aug. 2.
Milliken, Frederick William
63
3
10
Landgrove, Vt.
. Mt. Hope
15. Sept. 13. Mitchell, Ethel A.
8
2
16
Lowell . Woodlawn
16. July 29. Penniman, Nathaniel H.
78
11
12
Boston . Woodlawn
17. July 12. Pond, Susan W.
95
10
14
Needham . Woodlawn
18. April 4.
Walker, Frances Ann
87
11
19
Saugus .Mt. Hope
19. Aug. 25.
Weaver, Samuel
73
5
New Britain, Conn. . Mt. Hope
20. March 6. Wright, Ella F.
70
11
7 Boston . Woodlawn
65
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Persons Having Dogs Licensed in 1923.
Allen, W. Stuart $2.00
Fletcher, Charles J. 2.00
Allen, Mrs. P. W.
2.00
Flynn, Edith M. 5.00
Amadon, L. Q.
5.00
Fletcher, Lester N. 2.00
Almgren, Geo. W. 2.00 Fobes, E. S.
5.00
Baker, Martin 5.00
Foley, Patrick J.
2.00
Braman, James W.
2.00 Ford, Charles L.
10.00
Brown, Murray
2.00
Freeman, Richard
5.00
Billings, Howard J. 7.00
French, C. H.
2.00
Baxter, Charles T. 2.00
Ford, I. S.
7.00
Butler, H. B.
5.00
Gallant, Mildred
2.00
Bradford, Fred R. W.
2.00 Gibbs, Harriet F.
5.00
Bradbury, Rolfe
2.00 Griffin, F. E.
7.00
Brill, Fred E.
7.00
Griffin, Isabella
2.00
Brown, James A. 2.00
Gallagher, Howard B.
2.00
Bulette, Frank W. 7.00
5.00
Green, Catherine 2.00
2.00
Bliss, Grace I.
5.00
Hingley, John W.
5.00
Berglind, John E. 5.00 Hastings, Lewis C.
Brindley, Charles 2.00
Hayes, Mildred G.
2.00
Beach, Hazel 2.00
Haynes, Albert L. 2.00
Chaffin, Nancy S.
2.00
Holden, F. H. 4.00
Chaffin, Myron L.
2.00
Holden, Willis S. 2.00
Carlisle, S. F.
5.00
Jones, Karl 2.00
Jones, Ralph T. 5.00
Clapp, Barbara 2.00
Jones, Clara
2.00
Casavoy, Alfred B.
2.00 Jenks, Albert R.
2.00
Charter, W. W.
2.00
Johnson, E. E.
2.00
Clapp, George E.
2.00 Kimball, Hope
5.00
Comstock, M. M. 2.00
Kimball, Elnathan J.
39.00
Coloumb, Antonia 2.00
Knowlton, Helen A. 2.00
2.00
Durkee, Charles A.
5.00
Kelley, Julia T. 2.00
Doten, Wallace V.
2.00
Kimball, B. A.
2.00
Davis, Wendell F.
4.00
Kennedy, Duncan S.
2.00
DeSousa, Ben
2.00
Kilmartin, Wm. T.
2.00
Duren, Roy L.
2.00
Lloyd, Wm. E.
2.00
Dixon, Charles
5.00
Lamson, Wallace I.
2.00
Day, Herbert L.
2.00
Lowell, C. A.
7.00
Day, Alonzo G.
5.00
Laffin, Sidney
2.00
Evans, J. H. 2.00
LeClare, Edward L.
2.00
Enneguess, Michael 14.00
Little, Edward M.
2.00
Enright, John M.
2.00
Lears, William
2.00
Edney, E. Esther
2.00
Livermore, W. J.
2.00
Fitzgerald, James 2.00
Morse, Ernest S. 2.00
Foss, Richard W. 5.00
Moulton, Charles S
2.00
Farrar, F. B.
5.00 Mills, Charles 2.00
Farrell, Mary
2.00 Mason, Roger 2.00
Fullonton, L. T.
2.00 Mead, George V.
2.00
Goward, Annie R. 5.00
Berry, James N.
Brown, Evelyn L. 2.00
Hall, Edgar H.
2.00
Cummings, George P. 2.00
Durkee, Raymond F.
2.00
Kemp, H. M.
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Martin, M. Viola 4.00 Smith, Hattie E. 2.00
Mannion, Arthur W.
2.00
Scanlon, Wm. J. 2.00
Nealey, Edward F.
10.00 Schnair, C. H. 2.00
Nolan, Nellie
2.00
Shapley, Eva C.
2.00
Prentiss, A. S.
5.00
Stearns, Clifton S. 2.00
Porter, Fannie T. 2.00
2.00
Spinney, Margaret S. 2.00
Pereira, Antonio
5.00
Turner, George C. 2.00
Packard, James B.
2.00
Toohey, William 2.00
Perkins, A. H.
2.00
Todd, Ethel L. 4.00
Perkins, Levi W.
2.00
Taylor, Spencer H. 2.00
Pope, Benjamin
8.00
Teele, W. Henry 2.00
Pratt, Edward F.
2.00
Taylor, M. E. 2.00
Priest, Henry L.
2.00
Tucker, George S., Jr. 4.00
Piscaer, Louis
2.00
Tuttle, Arthur
2.00
Rugg, George
2.00
Tuttle, W. D.
5.00
Russell, John H.
2.00
Tripp, Horatio W.
2.00
Reynolds, Jesse C.
2.00
Turnbull, George L.
7.00
Rayner, W. A.
2.00
Vallie, A. H.
2.00
Roche, Francis B. 2.00
Waite, Fredk. A.
2.00
Savage, L. E.
2.00
Whitcomb, Fred S.
2.00
Stokes, William
2.00
Weaver, George T.
25.00
Sanborn, Everett R. 5.00
White, E. L.
2.00
Schofield, Harris C. 12.00
Watkins, J. H. 12.00
Smith, George I.
2.00
Willis, Ora J. 2.00
Smith, George A.
2.00
Wood, O. D.
2.00
Smith, Ralph
2.00
143 licenses at $2.00
$286.00
45 licenses at $5.00
225.00
1 license at $25.00
25.00
$536.00
Deduct fee, 198 licenses at 20c each
37.80
$498.20
Due county treasurer, 1922 account
8.40
$506.60
June 1, 1923, Paid County Treasurer
169.20
December 1, 1923, Paid County Treasurer 322.40
Due County Treasurer on 1923 account
15.00
$506.60
Stiles, Frank 5.00
Peterson, C. H.
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen-I herewith submit my report for the year ending" December 31, 1923.
Appropriation
$10,000.00
Received from State
5,100.00
Total
$15,100.00
Amount expended
$15,130.97
This amount was expended as follows :
Scraping and cleaning gutters
$1,474.88
Oil .
2,301.10
Sand and labor
1,463.48
Tools
162.61
Patching
775.19
Scarifying and reshaping
252.00
Rolling new gravel
276.00
Dragging
310.00
Guard rail
750.04
Cutting brush
120.00
Repairs on tools
235.27
Paid on loader
300.00
River St. Bridge
143.98
Repairs on bridge at So. Acton
233.37
Rebuilding bridge on Lowell Road
491.50
Stow Road
1,404.20
Kingsley Road
910.15
Holden Road
150.00
Pope Road
382.00
Repairing culverts
573.50
Graveling
2,421.70
$15,130.97
Some of the larger jobs were on the road near the house of W. H. Kingsley about 900 feet which was done with gravel run through a crusher. This was somewhat of an experiment as there was so much stone to be thrown out at the pit. I decided to try and use this waste stone and it worked out very satisfactory and at very little added expense. The Stow Road from West Acton to the Stow line was resurfaced, a very bad hill cut down and many large boulders removed, about 1,400 feet being covered. About 1,000 feet on Pros- pect street near the house of D. J. Hennessey was resurfaced with gravel, also 800 feet on the Boxboro Road. The section in the South East part of the town was gone over and many bad places resurfaced with gravel on the Concord Road. Parker's Crossing, Fletcher's Cor- Her and the Powder Mill section were gone over. Many bad stones were removed from roads in different parts of the town. There are still many bad places on the back roads which need gravel, also guard rails which must be repaired or rebuilt.
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The roads in town were all measured to get our total mileage which was found to be 57 miles, therefore we shall receive about $900.00 less from the State than last year.
I would recommend that the town appropriate the sum of $10,000 for the coming year.
Respectfully submitted, A. W. DAVIS, Superintendent of Streets.
LOWELL ROAD
Continuing work on this road to Kelley's corner the contract called for 2,350 feet after which 600 feet was built making a total of 2,950 feet at a cost of $18,909.87.
Appropriation
$2,000.00
Unexpended balance
4,163.81
Received from Am. Powder Co. 450.00
Received from State
6,000.00
Received from County
6,000.00
Total
$18,613.81
Some of the items which make up this amount were as follows :
Excavation
1,200 cu. yds.
Burrow gravel
610 cu. yds.
Gravel
2,140 cu. yds.
Crushed stone
1,956 tons
Asphalt
13,300 gals.
Extending culverts
6 ft.
Cast iron pipe drains
80 ft.
Ledge removed
150
Catch basin
1 cu. yds.
Concrete
Trees removed
Side drain
4 cu. yds. 4 425 ft.
Guard rail stone
210 ft.
Use of loader
$300
Having a large amount of gravel to load the selectmen decided to purchase a power loader from the Conant Machine Co. at a cost of $890.00 to be paid for on a rental basis. $600.00 has been paid leav- ing a balance of $290.00 due. The loader has given excellent service and has been a great saving in loading gravel. We were very for- tunate in obtaining a new steam roller from the State Department of Public Works.
This roller was in constant use from June to November the only expense to the town was the roller man and coal.
I would recommend that the town continue work on road at least 4,000 feet which is in very bad condition.
Respectfully submitted,
A. W. DAVIS,
Superintendent of Streets.
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REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
The Overseers of the Poor submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1923. We have had three cases to look after most of the year. At the present time there are three. HARRY B. MORSE, ALFRED W. DAVIS, MURRAY BROWN.
Overseers of the Poor.
REPORT OF THE 1ST ENGINEER OF THE FIRE DEPT.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen. Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report of the Fire Department of Precinct 3 for the year ending December 31, 1923.
Chimney Fires 13
Brush Fires 10
Buildings 4
Auto Trucks
2
Total calls .29
I recommend that the town consider the purchase of a new fire truck, the present piece of apparatus has done excellent work for a number of years, but it is now practically worn out, and is no longer reliable.
Respectfully submitted,
C. D. CRAM, Engineer.
REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH
The Board of Health submits the following report for the year ending December 31st 1923.
Burial permits issued in Acton 29
Burial permits of non-residents 21
List of contagious diseases reported by the Board of Health January 1, 1923 to December 31, 1923.
Anterior Poliomyelitis 1
Chicken-pox
8
German measles
1
Mumps
23
Scarlet fever
3
Whooping cough
3
(Death none.)
Your board would recommend that $1,000.00 be appropriated for use of the board for the present year.
ACTON BOARD OF HEALTH, By C. A. Durkee, Agent.
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CATTLE INSPECTOR'S REPORT
Would submit the following report for the year 1923 :
Cows
409
Young cattle 225
Bulls
24
Swine
55
Goats
6
Barns inspected 120
Quarantined in the year, 5 cows that were taken by the state and slaughtered because affected by tuberculosis, also placed in quaran- tine three dogs under suspicion of being affected with rabies. FRED S. WHITCOMB,
Inspector of Animals.
INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
To the Honorable Board of Health. Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report as inspector of slaughtering from June 1, 1923 to January 1, 1924.
Cattle
73 | Condemned 11
Veal
200
4
Hogs
24
0
297 15
JAMES KINSLEY,
Inspector of Slaughtering.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
To the Honorable Board of Health. Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Slaughtering from January 1, 1923 to July 1, 1923. Cattle
24 | Condemned 8
Veal
81
9
Hogs
10
1
115
18
CHARLES A. DURKEE, Inspector of Slaughtering.
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REPORT OF TOWN NURSE
To the Honorable Board of Health :
Following is a record of my work as District Nurse for the Town of Acton.
No. of calls from Jan. 1 to March, 1923
124
No. of calls paid for from March 1 to Dec. 31, 1923
127
No. of free calls
90
No. of T. B. follow up calls
16
No. emergency calls
5
Anesthetics given
2
Confinements
3
Health talks
10
Assistance to operation
2
Respectfully submitted, IDA BREIDENBACH, R. N. Public Health Nurse.
ASSESSORS' REPORT
Buildings, exclusive of land
$1,394,815.00
Land, exclusive of buildings
571,345.00
Personal estate 580,060.00
$2,546,220.00
Valuation, April 1, 1922
2,479,165.00
Increase in valuation
$67,055.00
Rate of taxation, $31.20.
Tax assessed as follows:
$61,344.20
Personal estate
18,097.88
Polls
3,605.00
$83,047.08
Moth tax
$72.75
Amount of money raised :
State tax
$5,400.00
State highway tax
1,573.20
County tax
3,323.11
Town grant
67,645.69
Overlay
2,942.08
Special state poll tax ($3.00 each poll)
2,163.00
$83,047.08
ALBERT P. DURKEE, WARREN H. JONES, HENRY L. HAYNES.
Real estate
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AGRICULTURE AND HOME ECONOMICS
Report of demonstration work in agriculture and home economics carried on by the Middlesex County Extension Service in the town of Acton, during the year ending December 31, 1923.
An appropriation of $300 was made at the Annual Meeting for demonstration work under the direction of Middlesex County Bureau of Agriculture and Home Economics, now known as the Extension Service. Following is a report of the work done by this organization in Acton :
Agents of the Extension Service made 182 farm and home visits. The Agricultural Agent judged at the Acton Fair, gave public demon- strations in pasture improvement, poultry culling, pruning and small fruits and held a fertilizer meeting. During the year he conducted a poultry automobile tour and fruit survey, which was of direct benefit to many farmers of the town.
The Home Demonstration Agents judged at the Acton Fair, gave a dress form demonstration, three lectures, trained a leader in mil- linery and held four millinery classes, each of which were attended by twenty-five to thirty women.
Moving pictures were shown four times to a total audience of 570.
Acton continues as one of the leading towns in the County in boys' and girls' club work. Club Agents co-operated with the of- ficials of the Acton Fair in making their Junior Department a success, by assisting in securing exhibits, setting them up and judging. A very successful joint exhibit of poultry and home economics work was held in West Acton, which brought all sections of the town to- gether. There were 107 boys and girls enrolled in twelve organized clubs. Eighty-two meetings were held with these groups by Club Agents of the Extension Service. Having provided two County Champions last year, Acton again furnished a County Champion this year, George Braman, in the breadmaking club. Two-day trips to the Massachusetts Agricultural College were awarded to Milton Parks, Stephen Teele, Betty Howe, Alberta Hodgen and Inga Peder- son, for excellence in club work.
These young people were a part of the great County Achieve- ment Organization, containing nearly 3,000 boys and girls who pro- duced during the year 1923, $129,000 worth of products. All of these were under the leadership of Agents of the County Extension Service and two hundred paid and volunteer local leaders.
FRANK H. HOLDEN,
Director.
COLLECTOR'S REPORT
1920 Taxes
Uncollected January 1, 1923
$23.24
Interest collected 1.10
$24.34
74
Cr.
Paid treasurer $8.17
$8.17
Uncollected January 1, 1924
1921 Taxes
Uncollected January 1, 1923 $3,564.55
Interest collected 295.45
Cr.
Paid treasurer
$3,659.44
Abatements
43.24
$3,702.72 $157.28
Uncollected January 1, 1924 1922 Taxes
Uncollected January 1, 1923 $19,024.60
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