Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1926-1930, Part 27

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Publication date: 1926
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Abatements, motor vehicle excise tax


475.76


Tax titles


240.12


Amount due from collector Dec. 31, 1929 . 48,564.06


Treasurer's balance


18,656.26


$274,777.95


Less amount due collector over remittance


of 1927 taxes 1.66


$274,776.29


OVERLAYS 1927


Balance January 1, 1929


$3,227.22


Abatements


$541.08


Refunds


9.15


Transferred to overlay surplus


2,676.99


$3,227.22


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1928


Balance January 1, 1929 Abatements


$157.30


Refunds


15.60


$172.90


Balance December 31, 1929


$3,473.07


1929


Overlay


$2,998.68


Abatements


$159.44


Refunds


57.69


$217.13


Balance December 31, 1929 $2,781.55


MOTOR VEHICLES EXCISE TAX REVENUE


Amount committed to collector


$9,227.67


Refunds


$189.22


Abatements


475.76


Estimated receipts account total amount


collected


6,166.12


$6,831.10


Balance December 31, 1929


$2,396.57


TAX TITLE REVENUE


Balance January 1, 1929


$134.31


Added during 1929


240.12


Balance December 31, 1929


$374.43


SURPLUS ACCOUNTS


Balance January 1, 1929


$24,165.65


Surplus revenue for 1929


10,082.46


$34,248.11


Dr.


Revenue account 1929


$10,000.00


Tax title revenue


240.12


Refund to state treasurer on account


national bank tax


.86


$10,240.98


$24,007.13


Balance December 31, 1929


$3,645.97


BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1929 REVENUE ACCOUNTS


ASSETS


LIABILITIES


Cash


$18,656.26


Accounts receivable :


C. A. Durkee, collector 1.66


Taxes :


Levy of 1928 $14,295.82


Levy of 1929 31,871.67


Motor vehicle excise tax, 1929, 2,396.57


Tax title revenue 374.43 Motor vehicle excise tax revenue


2,396.57


Departmental revenue 509.63


$48,564.06


Overlay 1928


3,473.07


Overlay 1929


2,781.55


$374.43


Departmental :


General accounts


$ 24.36


Public welfare 239.27


State aid


246.00


$509.63


$68,104.38


DEBT ACCOUNTS


High school bonds . $50,000.00 Main street road notes 5,400.00


Fire house notes . .


1,500.00


Net funded debt $56,900.00


$56,900.00


Respectfully submitted, HOWARD L. JONES, Town Accountant.


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$68,104.38


Overlay surplus 8,920.89


Surplus revenue


24,007.13


Tax titles


Revenue loans $25,000.00


School street and Law Brook road appropriation balance 639.45


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TREASURER'S REPORT


Year Ending December 31, 1929.


Cash on hand


$19,286.75


Received from State Treasurer :


Income tax, 1928


$530.00


Loss of land taxes


409.17


Income tax


204.85


Corporation tax, P. S. 1928


.29


Corporation tax, B., 1929


245.63


National Bank tax, 1928


.16


Corporation tax, P. S.


427.95


Corporation tax, B


3,688.90


Income tax


14,260.00


National Bank tax


208.22


Trust Company tax


123.70


Military aid


7.50


State aid


264.00


Veterans Exemption


46.11


Tuition of children


131.25


Corporations tax, B.


408.17


National Bank tax, 1927


.79


National Bank tax, 1928


.17


Highway department


3,200.00


Highway department


2,600.00


Highway department


933.75


Highway department


466.67


Highway department


871.37


County Treasurer :


Dog tax


629.43


Highway department


466.66


Highway department


871.37


Highway department


933.76


Town of Charlton


84.50


J. J. Dee, Probation officer


10.00


W. H. Kingsley, Center school out building


22.00


State aid to Independent Ind. schools


4.96


Director of Standards


24.00


Non-permit fires 13.10


Murray Brown, deed 1.00


First National bank, Ayer, loan


25,000.00


F. E. Griffin, milk license .


10.00


.75


American Woolen Company, E. L. rebate . James O'Neil, use of sprayer


35.00


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H. S. Insurance, rebate


9.70


Two alcohol licenses


2.00


Town hall rent


179.00


Town of Concord, Nagog taxes


25.12


Cemetery lots sold, Mt. Hope


83.00


Cemetery lots sold, Woodlawn 80.00


Rent of lowering device 57.00


Loam sold


13.00


Lovell Bus Line, Inc., license


5.00


American Woolen Company, refund of E. L. deposit 50.00


E. J. Bursaw, advertisement expenses 2.28


First National bank, Ayer, loan


25,000.00


School tuition, Boxboro


2,563.28


School tuition, H. A. Steele


73.50


School tuition, Leo Cunningham


180.75


School tuition, Harvard


164.00


School tuition, Mrs. Thompson


30.00


School tuition, Carlisle


48.00


Nurses collections


127.25


Library fines


66.00


Court fines


227.07


Sealer of Weights and Measures


59.85


First National bank, interest


206.69


Licenses, selectmen


51.00


Cemetery fund, care of lots


1,290.75


Library fund, book account


491.64


Cemetery surplus account


88.58


$88,309.64


Received of C. A. Durkee, collector : :


1927 taxes $22,164.82


1928 taxes


30,326.32


1929 taxes


58,194.19


1929 excise taxes


6,358.47


$117,043.80


$224,640.19


Paid selectmen's orders


$205,983.93


Cash on hand


$18,656.26


FRANK W. HOIT, Treasurer.


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Funds Held for Care of Cemetery Lots


Perpetual care funds


Unexpended balance


Issac S. Ford lot


$50.00


Ida F. Dyke lot


75.00


Margaret P. Schauler lot


100.00


Levi Stevens lot


100.00


Thomas Taylor lot


100.00


Everett Flagg lot


100.00


Thomas Scanlon lot


75.00


Wm. and Mary Law lot


100.00


Moses A. Reed lot


50.00


Wm. and Clarence Brown lot


100.00


Alice Davis lot


100.00


Daniel H. Farrar lot


100.00


$1,050.00


Income from :


W. and S. water district bonds


$186.00


Worcester North Savings .


100.00


Warren Institution for Savings


100.40


Charlestown Five Cent Savings


195.73


East Cambridge Savings


100.00


Boston Five Cent Savings


95.00


Home Savings bank


47.50


Suffolk Savings bank


116.54


Worcester Five Cent Savings


71.25


Marlboro Savings bank


50.00


Maynard Trust Company


146.80


North Middlesex Savings


86.50


Middlesex Institution for Savings


125.28


Central Savings, Lowell


45.50


North End Savings


34.94


Assabet Institution for Savings


201.67


Assabet Institution for Savings


28.25


$1,731.36


Transferred to surplus account $231.24


$1,500.12


$39,072.90


Paid town of Acton, care of lots $1,290.75


Water District bonds


4,500.00


Maynard Trust Company


3,228.96


Central Savings, Lowell


1,000.00


Middlesex Institution for Savings


2,875.00


North Middlesex Savings 1,800.00


Home Savings 1,000.00


Worcester Five Cent


1,500.00


Worcester North Savings 2,000.00


Boston Five Cent Savings


2,000.00


$32,533.08 3,989.70


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Marlboro Savings


1,000.00


East Cambridge Savings


2,000.00


Warren Institution for Savings 2,200.00


Suffolk Savings


3,000.00


Charlestown Five Cent


3,929.20


North End Savings


762.30


Warren Institution for Savings


117.94


Assabet Institution for Savings . 728.25


Assabet Institution for Savings balance


4,140.50


$39,072.90


FRANK W. HOIT,


Treasurer.


Cemetery Surplus Account


Balance on hand


$501.15


Interest


23.48


Transferred from cemetery account


231.24


$755.87


Transferred to town account


88.58


Assabet Institution for Savings, balance . . 667.29


$755.87


FRANK W. HOIT,


Treasurer.


Nineteenth of April Fund


Principal fund


306.64


Interest


15.50


$322.14


Cash in Middlesex Institution for Savings,


322.14


FRANK W .HOIT,


Treasurer.


Fireman's Relief Fund


Principal Fund


$432.68


Interest


21.88


Cash in Middlesex Institution


$454.56 454.56


FRANK W. HOIT, Treasurer.


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Wilde Memorial Library


Principal fund $9,000.00


Susan Augusta and Luther Conant fund .. 1,000.00


Hiram J. Hapgood fund


200.00


Luke Tuttle fund


200.00


John D. Heald fund, August 3


666.00


Unexpended balance


141.12


$11,207.12


Received interest


West Shore R. R. bonds


$40.00


Home Savings bank . 47.50


Middlesex Institution for Savings


50.63


Middlesex Institution for Savings


5.55


City Institution for Savings


45.50


Charlestown Five Cent


151.88


North End Savings


48.06


Warren Institution for Savings


96.13


Maynard Trust Company


23.63


$508.88


$11,716.00


Paid town book account


$491.64


Home Savings bank


1,000.00


Middlesex Institution for Savings


1,000.00


Lowell City Trust


1,000.00


Charlestown Five Cent


3,000.00


Massachusetts Savings


1,000.00


Warren Institution for Savings


2,000.00


Middlesex Institution for Savings


666.00


Maynard Trust Company


400.00


West Shore R. R. bond


1,000.00


Maynard Trust Company, balance . 158.36


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$11,716.00


FRANK W. HOIT, Treasurer.


Elizabeth White Fund


Principal Fund


$25,000.00


Unexpended balance


3,036.78


Interest received


Andover Savings


100.00


Athol Savings


100.40


Waltham Savings


95.00


North Middlesex Savings


95.00


East Cambridge Savings


100.00


Marlboro Savings


100.00


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Charlestown Five Cent


100.00


Lawrence Savings


100.00


Middlesex Institution for Savings


100.00


Amherst Savings


100.00


Worcester Five Cent


95.00


Lowell Institution for Savings


90.00


Worcester North Savings


50.00


Assabet Institution for Savings


131.70


$1,357.10


$29,393.88


Paid trustees' orders


$1,360.00


Andover Savings bank


2,000.00


Athol Savings bank


2,000.00


Waltham Savings bank


2,000.00


North Middlesex Savings


2,000.00


East Cambridge Savings


2,000.00


Marlboro Savings


2,000.00


Charlestown Five Cent Savings


2,000.00


Lawrence Savings


2,000.00


Middlesex Institution for Savings


2,000.00


Amherst Savings


2,000.00


Worcester Five Cent


2,000.00


Lowell Institution for Savings


2,000.00


Worcester North Savings


1,000.00


Assabet Institution for Savings, balance ..


3,033.88


$29,393.88


FRANK W. HOIT, Treasurer.


Outstanding Notes and Bonds


Note No. 99, Lowell road, due July, 1930


$2,000.00


Note No. 100 Lowell road, due July, 1931 2,000.00


Note No. 104, Fire House, due Cetober, 1930 800.00


Note No. 105, Fire House, due October, 1931 700.00


Note No. 108, Lowell road, due November, 1930 ..


700.00


Note No. 109, Lowell road, due November, 1931 ..


700.00


Note No. 116, Anticipation revenue, due December, 1930 25,000.00


High school bonds, due 1930


6,000.00


High school bonds, due 1931 to 1945


44,000.00


FRANK W. HOIT, Treasurer.


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GOODNOW FUND


For the Year Ending December 31, 1929


INVESTMENTS


Warren Institution for Savings $1,379.40


Charlestown Five Cents Savings bank $1,000.00


City Institution for Savings, Lowell $1,000.00


$3,379.40


RECEIPTS


Warren Institution for Savings


$65.07


Charlestown Five Cents Savings bank


50.00


City Institution for Savings


45.00


$160.07


PAYMENTS


Ella L. Miller, treasurer of the Evangelical church in Acton $125.00


Fred W. Green, care of Goodnow lot, Wood- lawn cemetery


10.00


Unused income, added to savings deposit ..


25.07


$160.07


CHARLOTTE CONANT, CHARLES E. SMITH, HORACE F. TUTTLE, Trustees of Goodnow Fund.


ELIZABETH WHITE FUND


The trustees have signed orders to the treasurer for $1,360.00 (Thirteen hundred and sixty dollars), for the year ending December 31, 1929. Of this, we have given, where in our best judgment, it was most needed, to assist over some unfortunate time when help was most needed.


Respectfully submitted, WARREN H. JONES, WILLIAM H. KINGSLEY, WALDO E. WHITCOMB, Trustees of the Elizabeth White Fund.


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ASSESSORS' REPORT, 1929


Buildings, exclusive of land $2,329,025.00


Land


714,451.00


Personal


546,840.00


Valuation, April 1, 1929


$3,651,420.00


Rate of taxation, $24.60


Tax assessed as follows :


Real estate


$74,869.50


Personal estate


13,452.38


Polls


1,602.00


$89,923.88


Amount of money raised :


State Tax .


$4,250.00


State highway tax


1,573.20


Snow removal tax


151.21


County tax


4,835.84


County tuberculosis tax


655.40


Town grant


75,459.55


Overlay


2,998.68


$89,923.88


December assessment:


Buildings, exclusive of land


$5,000.00


Land . ..


4,600.00


Personal


1,150.00


$10,750.00


Tax assessed as follows :


Real


$236.16


Personal


28.29


Polls


12.00


$276.45


Number of motor vehicles assessed


1038


Total valuation of motor vehicles


$351,430.00


Rate of taxation


$29.65


Total tax assessed


$9,227.67


WARREN H. JONES, HENRY L. HAYNES, ALBERT P. DURKEE. Assessors.


$3,590,316.00


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REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR


1927 TAXES


Dr.


Uncollected January 1, 1929


$20,635.60


Interest collected


2,198.26


Cr.


Paid Treasurer


$22,164.82


Tax title


129.62


Abatements


541.08


Over remitted


1.66


$22,833.86


1928 TAXES


Dr.


Uncollected January 1, 1929


$43,363.38


Committed February 4, 1929


2.00


Interest collected


1,524.56


$44,889.94


Cr.


$30,326.32


Abatements


157.30


Tax title


110.50


Uncollected


14,295.82


$44,889.94


1929 TAXES


Dr.


Committed


$90,200.33


Interest collected


24.97


$90,225.30


Cr.


Paid Treasurer


$58,194.19


Abatements


159.44


Tax title


104.55


Uncollected


31,767.12


$90,225.30


Paid Treasurer


$22,833.86


$22,835.52


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1929 EXCISE


Dr.


Committed


$9,227.67


Interest collected


3.13


Cr.


$6,358.47


Abatements


475.76


Uncollected


2,396.57


$9,230.80


CHARLES A. DURKEE ,


Tax Collector.


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH


For the Year Ending December 31, 1929


Burial permits issued in Acton 32


Burial permits of non-residents 23


Burial permits of residents who died in other towns 10


List of contagious diseases reported to the Board of Health, January 1, 1929, to December 31, 1929 :


Chicken Pox 1


Influenza


11


Measles


7


Scarlet fever 2


Total (Deaths, none.) 21


Your board would recommend that $1,000.00 be appropriated for use of the board for the present year.


ACTON BOARD OF HEALTH, C. A. Durkee, Agent.


$9,230.80


Paid Treasurer


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REPORT OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE


To the Board of Health :


Fees collected


$215.75


Number of Metropolitan calls 195


Number of John Hancock calls 27


Number of Town pay calls 100


Number of Town non-pay calls 200


Number of Child welfare calls 250


Number of Social service calls


300


Respectfully submitted, LILLIAN E. FROST, R. N. Public Health Nurse.


INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING


Hogs


5


Veal


9


Beef


2


Total 16


JAMES KINSLEY. Inspector


DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE


To the Citizens of the Town of Acton :


During the year 1929 we have aided eleven persons. These cases are of a permanent nature, excepting two, who will become State charges early in the Spring. One died, which leaves nine who will need continuous help indefinitely.


Respectfully submitted, WENDELL F. DAVIS, HOWARD J. BILLINGS, WALDO E. WHITCOMB. Department of Public Welfare.


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FIRE DEPARTMENT


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


I herewith submit my report for the fire department. The department has been very prompt in answering all calls and has done very good work. The different companies have answered calls as follows :


Buildings Grass


Autos


Chimneys Others


Center


4


9


2


2 1


3


West


5


13


3


3


4


South


4


7


5


The apparatus is in good condition and the new ladder truck is a much needed addition, and the South Precinct is to he congratulated on having members willing to spend their time and money in bettering the equipment. We must have some new hose and a number of much needed supplies, and with the ex- pense of heating and caring for the three buildings. I would recommend an appropriation of $2,000.00 and $700.00 for new hose.


FRANK W. HOIT, Chief Engineer.


TOWN FORESTER


The Town Forest of about 22 acres is about two thirds seed- ed to white pine. The entire tract was covered for white pine weavel; 649 growths were removed and tops tied up.


A small amount of releasing should be done the present year, and some white pine set out.


I would recommend that $150 be appropriated.


CHARLES A. DURKEE Town Forester.


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POLICE DEPARTMENT


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


Gentlemen-I herewith submit my report for the year end- ing December 31, 1929.


Arrests made :


Drunkenness 3


Illegal sale of intoxicating liquors 1


Manufacturing intoxicating liquors 3


Drunkenness and operating under the influence of liquor 3 Operating under influence of liquor and speeding 1


Operating without a license and failing to stop for police officer


1


Illegal transportation of liquor


1


Assault


2


Begetting


1


Violation of probation rules


3


Operating without a license


2


Ilit and run drivers


2


Committed to the State Hospital at Westboro


1


Total arrests 24


Respectfully submitted,


MICHAEL FOLEY Chief of Police


INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Acton: I herewith submit my report for the year 1929:


Cows 464


Young cattle 133


Bulls 23


263


Sheep


16


Goats


2


Stables 121


Condemned


3


Respectfully submitted, FRED S. WHITCOMB,


Inspector.


Swine


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SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


I herewith submit my report of work done in your town last year outside of the ordinary maintenance, such as scraping, drag- ging, surface repairs and packing.


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WORK DONE OTHER THAN GENERAL MAINTENANCE


Surface treatment of 45% of asphaltic oil applied on the following streets: Arlington, Central, Chadwick, Davis road, Davis terrace, Brooks, Liberty, Main, Martin, Maple Pope, Pros- pect, Quimby, School (S. A.), School (W. A.), Stow, Strawberry Hill, Summer, Willow, High, Hosmer, Newtown road, Wright ter- race, Woodbury lane, Taylor street, Harris street, Church street.


Surface treatment with tarvia B, Concord road, Massachu- setts avenue, Pearl street, Windsor avenue.


OTHER WORK DONE


Concord Street-2400 feet gravel.


Conant Road-550 feet gravel.


Robbins Road-300 feet gravel.


Windsor Avenue-600 feet gravel.


Arlington Street-300 feet gravel.


Harris Street-700 feet gravel. Esterbrook Road-1100 feet gravel.


Pope Road-700 feet gravel.


Strawberry Hill Road-500 feet gravel.


Charter Road-200 feet gravel.


Kingsby Street-300 feet gravel. Nashoba Road-700 feet gravel


Carlisle Road-435 feet gravel


Wheeler Lane-200 feet gravel.


High Street-450 feet gravel. Parker Street-200 feet gravel


Stow Road-700 feet gravel.


Railroad Street-200 feet gravel.


Quimby Street-200 feet gravel.


SPECIAL WORK


Nagog Hill Road-2,000 feet gravel and oil, and cutting brush.


Respectfully submitted, A. H. PERKINS. Superintendent of Streets.


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EXTENSION SERVICE


The following is a report of the work carried on in the town of Acton under the auspices of the Middlesex County Extension Service.


In boys' and girls' 4-H club work, 57 were enrolled in the clothing, food, handicraft, poultry, garden and canning clubs. Mrs. R. Stoney, Miss Annie Bulette, Miss E. Taylor, Charles Edney and Porter Jenks of Acton and Alex Balnis of Maynard assisted as local leaders. James Edney was awarded a trip to the Madison Square Poultry Show, New York City, to judge on a poultry judging team at this show. Annie Bulette took part in the county cotton dress contest. Wallace Sims was awarded one of the prizes offered by the Middlesex North Agricultural society for having an excellent garden. Several of the boys and girls attended the 4-H club rally held in Concord.


In home economics four groups of women have been inter- ested in the work-two in North Acton, one in South Acton and one in West Acton. A series of five meetings were held in each of these communities in the Living-room Improvement project. In addition to the women attending these meetings information was passed on to 145 women and a great many changes were made in the homes as a result of the information furnished. These same sections carried on a series of meetings on Vegetable Pre- paration which were very successful. Professor William R. Cole of the Massachusetts Agricultural College gave a canning demon- stration for the benefit of the Acton women.


In agriculture a great deal of assistance has been rendered individual farmers who have requested service from the Exten- sion Service office. A tour of applestorages was made in town and the storages of Ralph Piper and A. S. Phillips were visited by thirty-five men. Ralph Piper was one of two farmers within the county, and of fifteen in the state, to successfully win out in the state-wide 90% Clean Apple Club, fostered by the Massa- chusetts Agricultural College. Cooperating with the Acton Agri- cultural Fair Association, an exhibit was put on at the time of the Fair and judges were furnished in several of the departments. Sixty-two farm visits were made in the town of Acton.


Acton Center has been used a great deal for meetings of county-wide organizations such as The Middlesex County Poul- try Association, The Nashoba Cow Test Association, etc.


Seven motion picture shows were given to a total attendance of 944.


County-wide meetings have been available to Acton people in poultry, fruit growing and market gardening and many at- tended the county picnic held during the summer at Wayside Inn, Sudbury, Mass.


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ELECTRIC LIGHT COMMITTEE


At the annual town meeting, March 11, 1929, it was voted : That a committee of six be appointed by the Selectmen with full power to act as they deem for the best interests of the Town in all negotiations relating to electric lighting in the Town of Acton the ensuing year.


Acting under this vote, the Selectmen on April 13 appointed the following committee :


W. Stuart Allen, Frank Merriam, Frederick Burke, Arthur F. Blanchard, Arthur M. Whitcomb and Horace F. Tuttle.


On April 20, this committee came together and W. Stuart Allen was appointed Chairman.


Taking the report of the electric light committee appointed by the Town for 1928 as a foundation for the continuance of this work, it was found that two recommendations were the funda. mental consideration of this report as follows :


That it was most desirable for the Town of Acton to be supplied with 60 cycle current instead of 40 cycle current.


That to assure the users of electric current in the Town of Acton of a minimum rate, it was desirable to have a municipal company either manufacuring its own current or buying it at wholesale from some company connected with the town lines.


Because of the investment necessary and the additional cost of changing from 40 to 60 cycle current, a municipal company to handle the electric lighting in the Town of Acton was con- sidered impracticable at this time by this committee.


On the 22nd day of April, a hearing was held by the Depart- ment of Public Utilities of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on a joint petition of the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston and the American Woolen Company for the approval of the purchase by the first named company of the electric prop- erty of the last named company in the towns of Maynard and Acton.


This committee attended this hearing and supported the petitions because of the following reasons :


1. Because it offered an opportunity to change from 40 to 60 cycle electric current.


2. Because the American Woolen Company had almost reached the capacity of its present plant and would of necessity, if it continued in business, be obliged to put in new equipment and if this was done, a later change from 40 to 60 cycle would be still more expensive than at present.


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3. Because the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Bos- ton were the logical people to supply electric current to the towns of Maynard and Acton as is evidenced by the map showing territories supplied by them filed with this report.


4. Because the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Bos- ton was the most reliable company in the estimation of this committee, bidding for the electrical business of the Ameri- can Woolen Company at this time.


The purchase price agreed upon by the two companies is $381,000. While this is much more than the cost of the property to the American Woolen Company, it was the opinion of the Department of Public Utilities of the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts that under all circumstances, it was in the public inter- est that the sale be consummated. Therefore, on May 3, 1929, the petition of the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Bos- ton and the American Woolen Company was approved by the Department of Public Utilities of the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts.


It was the original intention of the Edison Electric Illumin- ating Company of Boston to continue the old rates as established by the American Woolen Company until such time as the change was consummated from 40 to 60 cycle electric current but on June 17, 1929, the Edison Company decided to continue the old rates in connection with street lighting but to change to their own rates as are set forth in the circular filed with this report under Resident Rate B. Inasmuch as the users of electric cur- rent in the Town of Acton received bills from the Edison Com - pany since that date, details here are not necessary.


On .November 7, 1929, a hearing was started before the Department of Public Utilities of the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts on the maximum price of electricity sold and delivered by the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston to its household or domestic customers. This hearing has been con- tinued and a finding not yet rendered.


Since the starting of this hearing, the question of zoning system of ratings has been raised. The following is. a statement by L. R. Wallis, Superintendent of the Sales Department of the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston :


"Regarding the zoning system, this company has no zoning system in spite of Roger Babson's statement to the contrary. The company's policy from the beginning has been to charge the same rates throughout the entire territory it serves (625 square miles in 38 cities and towns), and this policy has been approved by the Massachusetts regulatory authorities. The Company will not change this policy except with the consent of the Massa- chusetts Department of Public Utilities."


The Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston have opened offices on Nason Street in Maynard where incandescent


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lamp service and all matters pertaining to electric service in the Town of Acton can be taken up. A pamphlet of incandescent lamp service is filed with this report.


General power is available for use in Acton by electric cur- rent in the Edison Electric Company's General Power Rate F, a pamphlet of which is filed with report.


This electric current service is available on application to the Sales Department of the Edison Electric Illuminating Com- pany of Boston. The customer pays for all construction beyond the first section of wire from the street mains. No charge, how- ever, will be made if the cost is $5.00 or less. The Company will do additional private property work if paid for by the customer or the customer may have this done by his contractor.




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