Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1926-1930, Part 13

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FRANK W. HOIT, Chairman, R. W. PIPER, Secretary, J. J. MANNING, MURRAY BROWN, HOWARD J. BILLINGS, WALDO E. WHITCOMB, Committee ..


REPORT OF THE CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS For the Year Ending December 31, 1927


We present the following schedule showing the amounts of the several funds for the perpetual Pare of cemetery lots and the income and expenditures on account of each fund for the year. FRED W. GREEN, HORACE F. TUTTLE, WENDELL F. DAVIS, Cemetery Commissioners.


No.


Name of Fund


Deposit


WOODLAWN CEMETERY On hand Jan. 1, 1927


Income


On hand Expended Dec. 31, 1927


1. Allen, Gaius W.


$100.00


$113.82


$4.50


$3.50


$114.82


2. Ames, George T.


100.00


104.87


4.50


4.00


105.37


3. Barker, Henry


100.00


110.50


4.50


4.00


111.00


4.


Badger, Charles H.


100.00


100.00


4.50


2.50


102.00


5. Barker, Joseph ..


50.00


52.35


2.25


2.25


52.35


6. Barnard, Amanda M.


100.00


111.72


4.50


4.00


112.22


7. Billings, Henry T.


100.00


110.58


4.50


3.50


111.58


8. Billings, J. E.


100.00


113.00


4.50


4.00


113.50


9. Blood, Adeline Weston


100.00


114.61


4.50


3.50


115.61


10.


Blood, Emma F. .


50.00


59.60


2.25


2.25


59.60


11. Brown, James P.


100.00


101.50


4.50


3.00


103.00


12. Bulette, Leonard


100.00


110.95


4.50


3.50


111.95


13. Campbell, Francis


200.00


231.50


9.00


7.50


233.00


14. Chaffin, Mary A.


100.00


112.00


4.50


3.50


113.00


15. Chaffin, Nathan


100.00


112.92


4.50


4.00


113.42


16. Chapman, William H.


100.00


111.75


4.50


4.00


112.25


86


17. Chase, Thomas N.


100.00


107.50


4.50


3.50


108.50


18. Comstock, Elisha


100.00


125.75


4.50


3.00


127.25


19. Conant, Francis


100.00


111.51


4.50


3.50


112.51


20. Conant, George


100.00


108.91


4.50


3.50


109.91


21. Conant, John


100.00


110.00


4.50


3.50


111.00


22.


Conant, Joel H.


150.00


153.12


6.75


4.50


155.37


23.


Conant, Luther and Augustine


.


500.00


570.52


22.50


22.00


571.02


24.


Conant & Danforth


100.00


100.75


4.50


4.00


101.25


25.


Cudworth, C. M.


150.00


167.75


6.75


5.00


169.50


26. Cutler, Elisha H.


100.00


110.75


4.50


4.00


111.25


27.


Davis, William W.


100.00


109.75


4.50


3.50


110.75


28.


Dole, Cyrus G.


100.00


112.62


4.50


4.00


113.12


29.


Dole, Lemuel and Augusta


100.00


111.10


4.50


3.50


112.10


30.


Dole, Lucy Irene


100.00


103.50


4.50


3.50


104.50


31.


Faulkner, W. E.


75.00


80.03


3.37


3.00


80.40


32.


Flagg, Charlotte C.


100.00


110.85


4.50


4.00


111.35


33.


Flagg, Isaac T.


100.00


111.79


4.50


4.00


112.29


34.


Fletcher, Aaron


100.00


111.40


4.50


3.50


112.40


35.


Fletcher, Daniel


100.00


111.17


4.50


3.50


112.17


36.


Fletcher, Edwin


50.00


52.38


2.25


2.25


52.38


37.


Fletcher, John


100.00


110.08


4.50


3.50


111.08


38.


Fletcher, Mary W.


100.00


109.78


1.50


3.50


111.78


39.


Giles, Israel H.


100.00


110.54


1.50


3.50


111.54


40.


Hale, Cyrus


300.00


358.80


13.50


7.00


365.30


41.


Handley, Aaron C.


100.00


110.12


4.50


3.50


111.12


42.


Handley, Nancy K.


500.00


608.79


22.50


17.00


614.29


13.


Hapgood, Benjamin


100.00


102.50


4.50


3.00


104.00


14.


Haynes, Henry ..


150.00


155.18


6.75


6.00


155.93


87


45. Harris, Calvin


100.00


110.66


4.50


3.50


111.66


46. Harris, David C.


100.00


106.00


4.50


3.50


107.00


-


47. Harris, George H.


100.00


110.15


4.50


3.50


111.15


48. Harris, James E.


50.00


52.48


2.25


2.25


52.48


49:


Harris, John and Mary W.


100.00


106.00


4.50


4.50


106.00


50.


Harrington, Mary J.


200.00


229.95


9.00


7.00


231.95


51.


Heald, Jonas


100.00


112.00


4.50


3.00


113.50


52.


Hollwell, William T.


100.00


101.12


4.50


4.50


101.12


53.


Hosmer, Francis


150.00


174.22


6.75


6.00


174.97


54.


Hosmer, William


50.00


54.26


2.25


2.25


54.26


55.


Jennings, William


100.00


110.50


4.50


3.25


111.75


56.


Jones, Abram H.


100.00


108.39


4.50


3.50


109.39


57. Jones, Clarence H.


100.00


104.50


4.50


4.50


104.50


58. Jones, Elnathan


100.00


106.45


4.50


7.00


103.95


59.


Jones, Lowell A.


100.00


108.70


4.50


5.00


108.20


60.


.Jones, Nathaniel


50.00


53.75


2.25


2.25


53.75


61.


Jones, Samuel


50.00


50.97


2.25


2.25


50.97


62.


Keyes, George R.


100.00


108.35


4.50


4.50


108.35


63. Lane, Herbert S.


100.00


110.83


4.50


3.50


111.83


64.


Livermore, Jason W.


50.00


52.60


2.25


2.25


52.60


65.


Loker, Henry


100.00


111.29


4.50


4.00


111.79


66.


Loker, Jonathan W.


100.00


111.71


4.50


3.50


112.71


67.


Lothrop, George .J.


100.00


100.25


4.50


3.00


101.75


68.


Lothrop, Henry


200.00


212.24


9.00


8.00


213.24


69. Lothrop, John J.


50.00


60.62


2.25


2.25


60.62


200.00


225.91


9.00


9.00


225.91


71.


100.00


101.50


4.50


4.00


102.00


72.


Merriam, Asaph


100.00


107.50


4.50


3.50


108.50


70. Lothrop, Mary E. Lunt, Hattie V.


88


73. Morrison, Julia


75.00


80.83


3.37


2.50


81.70


74. Norton, William V.


100.00


109.75


4.50


3.50


110.75


75. Palmer, Harriet W.


100.00


111.45


4.50


3.50


112.45


76. Parker, Asa


100.00


114.43


4.50


4.00


114.93


77.


Parker, Elbridge G.


100.00


117.18


4.50


3.50


118.18


78.


Parlin, Asaph and Henry D.


150.00


157.12


6.75


6.00


157.87


79.


Parsons, F. E. ..


200.00


230.90


9.00


6.00


233.90


80.


Phillips, E. A.


200.00


214.25


9.00


10.00


213.25


81.


Pickard, Cyrus


100.00


112.12


4.50


3.50


113.12


82.


Pike, George M.


100.00


110.70


4.50


3.50


111.70


83.


Pike, Martin and Ruth


100.00


110.00


4.50


3.50


111.00


84.


Piper, Hepsabeth


50.00


55.75


2.25


2.25


55.75


85.


Piper, Josiah


75.00


81.40


3.37


3.50


81.27


86.


Piper, Luther W.


100.00


115.09


4.50


3.50


116.09


87.


Pratt, Lorenzo A.


100.00


111.75


4.50


3.50


112.75


88.


Putney, Jonas K.


150.00


158.96


6.75


6.00


159.71


89.


Raymond, Nancy and Joseph Esta- brook


100.00


109.22


4.50


4.00


109.72


90.


Reed, Joseph L.


50.00


51.65


2.25


2.25


51.65


91.


Reed, Moses A.


50.00


51.31


2.25


2.25


51.31


92.


Reed, Reuben L.


100.00


107.00


4.50


4.00


107.50


93.


Robbins, Elbridge J.


100.00


107.50


. 4.50


4.00


108.00


94.


Robbins, Hannah D.


50.00


56.42


2.25


2.25


56.42


95.


Robbins, Mary A.


100.00


112.25


4.50


4.00


112.75


96.


Robbins, Mary E.


100.00


108.97


4.50


4.00


109.47


97.


Robbins, Ruth


100.00


111.65


4.50


4.00


112.15


98.


Robbins, Warren


100.00


108.00


4.50


4.00


108.50


99. Rouillard, Frederick


100.00


112.40


4.50


4.00


112.90


89


100. Rouillard, Granville and Millicent


200.00


201.50 ** * 9.00


6.00


204.50


101. Rouillard, Margaret


100.00


103.00


4.50


3.50


104.00


102. Severance, Mary


100.00


112.75


4.50


3.50


113.75


103. Skinner, Mary


200.00


236.07


9.00


7.00


238.07


104.


Smith, Henry M.


75.00


81.21


3.37


3.00


81.58


105.


Smith, Solomon


75.00


79.87


3.37


3.00


80.24


106.


Snelling, J. P.


100.00


105.35


4.50


4.00


105.85


107.


Symonds and Tuttle


100.00


100.00


4.50


4.00


100.50


108.


Tarbell, Edwin


100.00


111.50


4.50


4.00


112.00


109.


Taylor, Moses


400.00


425.50


18.00


18.00


425.50


110.


Taylor, Zoeth


100.00


105.54


4.50


3.00


107.04


111.


Temple, James


100.00


114.75


4.50


3.00


116.25


112.


Truette, Joseph


100.00


115.07


4.50


3.00


116.57


113.


Tuttle, Daniel


200.00


244.75


9.00


4.50


249.25


114.


Tuttle, Edward


100.00


108.50


4.50


4.00


109.00


115.


Tuttle, Horace


100.00


117.09


4.50


3.50


118.09


116.


Tuttle, James


100.00


102.60


4.50


4.50


102.60


117.


Tuttle, Jedediah


50.00


53.00


2.25


2.25


53.00


118.


Tuttle, Julian


100.00


107.50


4.50


4.00


108.00


119.


Tuttle, Luke


100.00


104.48


4.50


4.00


104.98


120.


Tuttle, Varnum and Francis


250.00


270.69


11.25


10.00


271.94


121.


Tuttle, William D.


100.00


111.30


4.50


4.00


111.80


122.


Watson, Clark; Tuttle, Whitney


1,500.00


1,570.00


67.50


25.00


1,612.50


123.


Wayne, Robert


75.00


81.26


3.37


3.50


81.13


124.


Wayne, John A.


100.00


103.75


4.50


3.50


104.75


125.


Wetherbee, Daniel


100.00


110.10


4.50


4.00


110.60


126.


Wetherbee, Daniel J. and E. E.


200.00


236.40


9.00


7.00


238.40


127.


Wheeler, Fidelia


100.00


111.32


4.50


4.00


111.82


90


128. Wheeler, Sanford and Susan E. .. 300.00


312.00


13.50


7.00


318.50


129. Whitcomb, Irving V.


100.00


109.45


4.50


4.50


109.45


130. Whitcomb, Joseph A.


100.00


107.08


4.50


3.50


108.08


131. White, Abraham


100.00


110.37


4.50


4.00


110.87


132.


White, John


100.00


103.62


4.50


3.00


105.12


133.


Wood, Franklin P.


100.00


113.16


4.50


4.00


113.66


134.


Wood, Lewis, Jr.


100.00


113.28


4.50


4.00


113.78


135.


Wood, William F.


50.00


53.94


2.25


2.25


53.94


136.


Wood, William N. .


100.00


114.00


4.50


4.00


114.50


137.


Woodbury, Rev. James T.


100.00


130.76


4.50


3.50


131.76


138.


Wright, Rebecca C.


100.00


105.75


4.50


3.50


106.75


139.


Cullis, Emma L.


100.00


4.12


3.50


100.62


140.


Lothrop, William L.


100.00


.37


.


·


141.


Raynor, W. A.


100.00


3.75


. . . .


103.75


142.


Fletcher, Willie S.


100.00


100.00


143.


Hosmer, Horace R.


75.00


. .


. . . .


75.00


144.


Fairbanks, Charles H.


100.00


100.00


Totals


$17,825.00


$18,947.82


$784.46


$619.00


$19,688.28


NORTH ACTON CEMETERY On hand


No. Name of Fund


Deposit


-Jan. 1, 1927


Income


On hand Expended Dec. 31, 1927


1. Anderson, Henrietta


$50.00


$53.79


$2.25


$1.50


$54.54


2. Blood, Jerusha; Wiley and Temple


200.00


268.80


9.00


10.00


267.80


3. Hapgood, Mary


50.00


54.52


2.25


1.50


55.27


4. Hutchinson, Frances


50.00


58.79


2.25


1.50


59.54


5. Temple, Samuel


50.00


57.54


2.25


1.50


58.29


$400.00


$493.44


$18.00


$16.00


$495.44


91


. .. .


.


. .


.


.


:


:


100.37


MT. HOPE CEMETERY On hand Deposit Jan. 1, 1927


No. Name of Fund


Income


On hand Expended Dec. 31, 1927


1. Adams, James L.


$75.00


$78.79


$3.37


$3.00


$79.16


2. Babcock, C. C. .


100.00


101.50


4.50


3.00


103.00


3. Bean, Alcander P.


100.00


110.08


4.50


4.00


110.58


4. Blanchard, John


100.00


117.83


4.50


4.00


118.33


5. Brown, Albert


100.00


107.50


4.50


4.00


108.00


6. Brown, Harriet D., John Porter,


Priest, and Lucien J. Priest ... · Brown, Bessie E.


275.00


302.84


12.37


11.00


304.21


7.


100.00


113.91


4.50


4.00


114.41


8. Burbeck, Lucy A. (Wetherbee)


100.00


117.73


4.50


4.00


118.23


9. Burr, William


100.00


104.25


4.50


4.00


104.75


10. Bush, H. Louis (See Johnson, Emer- line A.)


11.


Chandler, Joseph E.


100.00


106.33


4.50


5.00


105.83


12.


Chaplin, William, Sr.


100.00


105.28


4.50


4.00


105.78


13. Chaplin, William, Jr.


200.00


218.81


9.00


10.00


217.81


14. Chaplin, William, G. A. R.


212.70


221.78


9.00


9.00


234.48


15. Clark, H. T.


100.00


103.87


4.50


4.50


103.87


16. Charles, Will A.


75.00


79.79


3.37


2.75


80.41


17.


Coburn, J. D. .


100.00


105.62


4.50


4.00


106.12


18.


Crampton, George


100.00


116.65


4.50


4.50


116.65


19.


Cutler, David


100.00


104.87


4.50


3.50


105.87


20.


Cutler, William A. and


Bradley


Stone .


100.00


101.58


4.50


4.50


101.58


21. Davis, Silas


75.00


75.83


3.37


2.50


76.70


22. Davy, W. K.


50.00


50.34


2.25


2.25


50.34


.


.


92


23. Decoster, George H.


100.00


111.00


4.50


4.00


111.50


24. Faulkner, Howard E.


150.00


191.55


6.75


6.00


192.30


25. Fletcher, Aaron J.


75.00


78.79


3.37


3.00


79.16


26. Fletcher, Charles J.


75.00


79.79


3.37


3.00


80.16


27. Flint, F. E. (See JJohnson, Emer- line A.)


28.


Fuller, Emerson


100.00


108.65


4.50


4.50


108.65


29.


Gardner, George


100.00


110.83


4.50


4.50


110.83


30.


Gardner, Harriet H.


75.00


76.18


3.37


3.00


76.55


31.


Gilmore, Walter A.


50.00


50.26


2.25


2.25


50.26


32.


Goodnow, Lewis B.


100.00


116.65


4.50


4.50


116.65


33.


Hall, B. D.


75.00


80.72


3.37


2.50


81.59


34.


Hall, D. H.


75.00


78.79


3.37


2.50


79.66


35.


Hall, Enoch


75.00


78.56


3.37


3.00


78.93


36.


Hall, E. L.


75.00


80.22


3.37


2.75


80.84


37.


Hall, Ira B.


100.00


106.90


4.50


4.00


107.40


38.


Hapgood, Benjamin F.


100.00


111.23


4.50


4.50


111.23


39.


Hapgood, Hiram J.


100.00


106.79


4.50


4.00


107.29


40.


Hart and Hoar lot


250.00


262.68


11.25


9.00


264.93


41.


Hartwell, Simon


100.00


116.45


4.50


4.00


116.95


42.


Hayward, Alvin A. and Ellen M.,


100.00


104.08


4.50


4.00


104.58


43.


Hayward, Francis


100.00


111.25


4.50


4.00


111.75


44.


Hayward, Frank C.


500.00


542.33


22.50


23.00


541.83


-45.


Hayward, S. Lizzie


100.00


130.10


4.50


4.00


130.60


46.


Hayward, J. Warren


50.00


50.05


2.25


2.25


50.05


47.


Hesselton, Lucius A.


100.00


103.50


4.50


3.50


104.50


48.


Holden, Walter O.


100.00


109.70


4.50


4.00


110.20


49. Hosmer, Caroline A.


100.00


115.60


4.50


4.50


115.60


93


50. Hosmer, Ella F. and Lucius S. .


100.00


117.22


4.50


5.00


116.72


51. Hosmer, Henry F.


50.00


50.62


2.25


2.25


50.62


52. Hosmer, Mary P.


100.00


102.50


4.50


3.50


103.50


53. Hosmer, Simon (See Warren, A. Louise ·


54.


Houghton, John R.


100.00


117.87


4.50


4.00


118.37


55. Hutchins, Sarah A.


100.00


116.16


4.50


4.50


116.16


56. Johnson, Emerline A., F. E. Flint, and H. Louis Bush


400.00


458.77


18.00


16.00


460.77


57. Jones, Francis


50.00


50.04


2.25


2.25


50.04


58.


Keyes, George F.


75.00


78.06


3.37


3.00


78.43


59.


Keyes, Marcus M.


500.00


565.66


22.50


18.00


570.16


60. Knapp, Francis W.


100.00


105.12


4.50


9.00


100.62


61. Knowlton, A.


50.00


50.66


2.25


2.25


50.66


62.


Knowlton, G. W.


50.00


50.66


2.25


2.25


50.66


63.


Littlefield, Nahum


50.00


49.52


2.25


2.00


49.77


64.


Littlefield, Waldo


100.00


105.53


4.50


4.00


106.03


65.


Mason, William T.


100.00


102.37


4.50


4.00


102.87


66.


McGreen, James .


75.00


77.80


3.37


2.25


78.92


67.


Mead, Adelbert


100.00


103.87


4.50


4.00


104.37


68.


Mead, Hobart E.


100.00


114.58


4.50


3.50


115.58


69.


Mead, Lyman and Frank Priest


150.00


158.74


6.75


6.00


159.49


70.


Mead, Oliver


100.00


112.78


4.50


4.00


113.28


71.


Mead, Varnum B.


100.00


103.62


4.50


4.00


104.12


72.


Murphy, William H.


50.00


55.81


2.25


1.00


57.06


73.


Nash, F. C. .


....


100.00


102.12


4.50


4.00


102.62


74.


Parker, Edwin C.


150.00


164.38


6.75


5.00


166.13


75. Patch, B. H. and O. K.


50.00


50.90


2.25


2.25


50.90


-


94


76. Piper, William F.


100.00


107.53


4.50


4.00


108.03


77. Pratt, Edwin F. (See Temple, John)


78. Pratt and Hooper


100.00


105.75


4.50


4.00


106.25


79. Preston, Emma


100.00


103.37


4.50


4.00


103.87


80. Priest, John Porter (See Harriet Brown) Priest, Lucius .J. (See Harriet Brown)


82. Reed, Isaiah


100.00


116.98


4.50


4.00


117.48


83.


Rentell, James


100.00


106.08


4.50


4.00


106.58


84. Richardson, E. F.


50.00


50.20


2.25


2.25


50.20


85. Richardson, James E.


50.00


50.05


2.25


2.25


50.05


86.


Robbins, Varnum


100.00


106.50


4.50


4.00


107.00


87.


Robinson, Charles


75.00


81.31


3.37


3.00


81.68


88.


Rowell, Henderson


50.00


50.28


2.25


2.25


50.28


89.


Smith, Eben


50.00


59.62


2.25


1.00


60.87


90.


Smith, Mary E.


75.00


75.83


3.37


2.50


76.70


91.


Staples, Guy


50.00


50.00


2.25


2.25


50.00


92.


Stevens, William F.


100.00


100.00


4.50


4.00


100.50


93.


Stockwell, Ira


100.00


103.62


4.50


4.00


104.12


94.


Stone, Bradley (See William A.


Cutler)


95.


Stone, Edwin


100.00


107.85


4.50


4.00


108.35


96. Temple, John and Edward F. Pratt


100.00


108.40


4.50


4.00


108.90


97. Towne, George L.


75.00


80.58


3.37


8.00


75.95


98.


Turner, George C.


50.00


50.68


2.25


2.00


50.93


99.


Tuttle, Alonzo L.


50.00


50.91


2.25


2.25


50.91


100.


Twitchell, Charles S.


50.00


50.04


2.25


2.25


50.04


81.


95


101. Walcott, F. D.


100.00


119.81


4.50


4.50


119.81


102. Warren, A. Louise and Simon


Hosmer


150.00


187.02


6.75


5.00


188.77


103.


Watson, Edith A.


50.00


50.66


2.25


2.25


50.66


104.


West, Hugh


100.00


102.12


4.50


4.00


102.62


105.


Wetherbee, Phineas


78.96


25.65


5.00


2.50


107.11


106.


Wheeler, George


100.00


102.25


4.50


4.00


102.75


107.


Wheeler and Shattuck


50.00


50.25


2.25


2.25


50.25


108.


Whitcomb, Bancroft


100.00


110.20


4.50


4.00


110.70


109.


Whitcomb, Eliza A.


75.00


82.84


3.37


3.00


83.21


110.


Whitcomb, Granville E.


100.00


109.50


4.50


4.00


110.00


111.


Whitcomb, J. H.


100.00


105.25


4.50


4.00


105.75


112.


Whitcomb, N. Emery


400.00


400.00


18.00


8.00


410.00


113.


Whitcomb and Preston


100.00


102.17


4.50


4.00


102.67


114.


Whitney, Jerome B.


100.00


108.70


4.50


4.00


109.20


115.


Willard, Henry


100.00


106.13


4.50


4.00


106.63


116.


Woodward, Bixby


50.00


50.92


2.25


2.25


50.92


117.


Wright, George C.


100.00


133.90


4.50


4.50


133.90


118.


Wright, George C. rial)


50.00


89.05


2.25


91.30


119.


Wright, George S.


200.00


213.65


9.00


6.00


216.65


120.


Wright, Joel


100.00


119.40


4.50


4.00


119.90


121.


Wright, Marshall E.


75.00


76.12


3.37


3.00


76.49


122. Kelley, William S.


100.00


3.75


2.00


101.75


123.


Chandler, James E.


50.00


1.50


·


·


51.50


124.


Goodnow, Louis B.


50.00


1.50


51.50


125.


Stone, Charles B. .


100.00


. . .


. . .


2.62


.


.


.


·


.


. .


. . .


. . . .


102.62


(Davis Memo-


96


126. Mead, Louis Guy


100.00


2.25


102.25


127. Putman, Cyrus


100.00


1.87


101.87


Totals


$12,591.66


$13,084.36


$553.40


$487.00


$13,747.42


·


. .


Luke Blanchard Fund accepted by special vote of the town, March 29, 1909 :


·


On hand


No.


Name of Fund


Deposit


Jan. 1, 1927


Income


On hand Expended Dec. 31,1927


Luke Blanchard .


$500.00


$951.96


$22.50


$9.00


$965.46


Simon Blanchard Tomb


100.00


160.49


4.50


5.00


159.99


Calvin and Luther


Blanchard


Memorial


100.00


189.86


4.50


194.36


$700.00


$1,302.31


$31.50


$14.00


$1,319.81


·


·


. .


97


98


A REPORT OF THE WORK DONE BY THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE


In the Town of Acton, for the Year 1927


The town of Acton appropriated $300.00 in support of the Middlesex County Extension Service, through the Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture, for 1927. Following is a report of the work accomplished during the year :


In agriculture one hundred and fifteen farm visits were made assisting with individual problems of fruit growing, asparagus, forestry, poultry, dairying, and field crops. A complete mailing list is maintained and those thereon received timely information on these same subjects.


Talks were given before the local Grange, the Roadside Stand Association, and the Poultry Association. Co-operating with the State College a demonstration of rat control was given. At the Acton fair judges were furnished for several of the departments, and an exhibit was displayed showing some of the results of the work as it is now conducted.


In home-making a series of Home Improvement meetings were held for organized groups in West Acton and North Acton, with a total enrollment of about forty home-makers. Three local women enrolled in the Kitchen Improvement contest (county- wide), two of whom received a first prize of $25.00 each. A gen- eral meeting was also held at which time convenient kitchens were discussed. In the Fall a tour was conducted, and six women from Acton visited the prize kitchens. In West Acton a demon- stration of furniture renovation was held with a large group at- tending.


Sixty-five boys and girls were enrolled in the 4-H clubs. These clubs included garden, canning, calf, poultry, handicraft, clothing and room beautiful. The local leaders co-operating in this work were Mrs. Rodney Stoney, Charles Edney, Miss Olive Vallenti, and Spencer Taylor.


James Edney won first prize in the county-wide boys' room beautiful contest. Ruth Flint was the outstanding girl in the clothing clubs, making a large number of articles. These two young people were visited by the club agents from other counties in Massachusetts, to note the exceptional work they had done.


Several Acton boys and girls entered the canning and vegeta-


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ble judging contest at the Acton fair. Donald Peppard, David Young and Austin Fisher won prizes. Betty Howe won first, second and third prizes in the various exhibits at the National contest held in Chicago. Ruth Flint and Austin Fisher were awarded a two-day trip to the Massachusetts Agricultural Col- lege at Amherst because of the fine work they had done through- out the year.


At the Acton fair assistance was given in the arrangement of the boys' and girls' club exhibit, which was awarded first prize by the Middlesex North Agricultural Society.


In addition to the local work reported above the citizens of Acton had an opportunity to attend the annual meeting and the county picnic of the Extension Service in Waltham, as well as county-wide poultry, asparagus, fruit and dairy meetings.


Eight educational motion picture shows were given in the town during the year, to a total attendance of 1,047. These meet- ings were not as well attended as those in other towns of similar size. It is hoped that another year more of the townspeople will avail themselves of this part of the service.


CHARLES B. WILLETT,


Director.


REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


Gentlemen-I herewith submit my report of the fire depart- ment. We have answered to calls for nineteen chimney and small fires and five building fires; only one of which was a serious one.


Would report the department in good condition in regard to equipment and members. We have a department of men always ready to answer all calls and render service.


There should be some repairs on the West firehouse and some new hose for West Acton.


I would recommend $350.00 for new hose, and $1,200.00 for regular expenses.


I would also recommend some action in regard to new alarm systems for the three precincts.


Also three Foamite chemicals for the department.


Respectfully,


FRANK W. HOIT, Chief Engineer.


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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 31st, 1927 :


The following is a list of the special work done in your town last year, outside of the ordinary maintenance, such as scraping, dragging, surface repairs and treatments :


WORK DONE UNDER CHAPTER 81


Brooks Street-Repaired 12'x6' stone bridge.


Central Street-Scarified and re-shaped 1,000 square vards. Concord Street-Gravel, 200 feet.


Main Street-Raised 50 feet curbstone, six inches. Scarified and re-shaped 500 square vards. Gravel, 200 feet.


Fort Pond Road-Widened the corner at the junction of Newtowne road.


Nagog Hill Road-Gravel, 600 feet.


Parker Street- Gravel, 500 feet.


Pope Road-Gravel, 400 feet.


Powder Mill Road-Re-built shoulders of gravel, 400 feet.


Prospect Street-Gravel, 200 feet. Extended 1'xl' stone culvert, 41/2 feet.


Quimby Street-Gravel, 200 feet.


Railroad Street-Gravel, 200 feet.


Robbins Street-Gravel, 300 feet.


School Street (S. A.) -- Scarified and re-shaped 800 square vards.


Stow Street-Scarified and re-shaped 600 square yards.


Summer Street-Gravel, 200 feet.


WORK DONE UNDER CHAPTER 90


Central Street-Gravel, 1,371 feet ; surface treated with 45% asphaltic oil. One drop inlet, 39 feet of 12" re-inforced concrete pipe ; 300 feet of 5" side drain ; one stone culvert repaired ; 185 feet of boulder guard rail.


School Street (S. A.)-Gravel, 2,600 feet: surface treated with 45% asphaltic oil. One drop inlet, 33 feet of 12" re-inforced concrete pipe; one twin 3'x3' stone culvert repaired and extended, with concrete curbs installed ; guard rail 644 feet.


Willow Street-Gravel 1,950 feet; surface treated with 45 asphaltic oil. One drop inlet, 36 feet of 12" re-inforced concrete pipe ; one 2'x2' stone culvert repaired and extended.


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WORK DONE UNDER SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS


Arlington Street-1,150 feet of gravel, treated with 45% oil (asphaltic) ; one catch basin, 200 feet of 12" corrugated iron pipe.


Concord Street-Gravel, 1,300 feet.


High Street-Gravel, 900 feet.


Hosmer Street-Gravel, 1,200 feet. Respectfully submitted,


ALBERT H. PERKINS, Superintendent of Streets.


REPORT OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE


Report for District Work from January 1, 1927 to June 30, 1927


Prenatal


7


Postnatal


5


Confinements


3


Child welfare


19


Bedside cases


51


Bedside calls 451


Emergency calls


6


Social service 21


1


John Hancock


1


Metropolitan


3


Fees collected


$90.00


Respectfully submitted,


ESTHER A. ROBINSON, R. N.


REPORT OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE


From September 1, 1927, to January 1, 1928


Prenatal


5


Postnatal


6


Metropolitan (bedside)


149


John Hancock (bedside)


50


Town calls (collected)


35


Town calls (unfinished case)


15


Total fees collected


$62.50


Outstanding fees


80.00


Clerical works


Over 100 hrs.


Respectfully submitted. LILLIAN E. FROST, R. N.


Deaths


102


REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


Gentlemen-I herewith submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1927 :


Arrests made :


Drunkenness 8


Operating under influence of liquor 4


Illegal sale of liquor 2


Bastardy 1


Assault 1


Posting bills on private property 1


Default warrant 1


Arrests


18


Returns from fines, $216.50.


The work of this department is growing each year and it is impossible to do all the police work necessary on an appropria- tion of $800.00.


The state police patrol, under Corporal William Puzzo, has co-operated splendidly, but, the citizens of Acton cannot expect them to do all their police work for them.


Out of eighteen arrests made last year, sixteen were made by the local police.


We were handicapped in our work the past year, because of the people not reporting to the police promptly and we ask all the citizens of Acton for their co-operation in this matter. When a crime is committed, get in touch with the police at once; do not wait, as it makes the work harder for the police and often helps the guilty party to escape justice.


Respectfully submitted,


MICHAEL FOLEY,


Chief of Police.


REPORT INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING


1927


Beef


3


Veals


15


Hogs


9


Condemned, veal


1


JAMES KINSLEY.


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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Acton :


I herewith submit my report as inspector of animals for the year 1927 :


Milch cows 400


Young cows 62


Bulls 21


Sheep


Swine


133


Stables


118


Condemned for T. B. 6


Respectfully submitted, FRED S. WHITCOMB,


Inspector.


REPORT OF FOREST WARDEN


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


Gentlemen-I herewith submit my report as forest warden for the year ending December 31, 1927.


Total number of fires responded to, twenty-four.


This number, I am glad to say, is less than half of what we had the preceding year and consequently the cost of extinguish- ing and property damage has been correspondingly low, which is very remarkable in consideration of the drought of last spring. Non-permit fires are growing less, but two parties paid the penalty of having a fire without a permit this year.


All deputy forest wardens are instructed to enforce Chapter 48, Paragraph 13, of the General Laws, relating to permits for fires in the open air.




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