Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1926-1930, Part 36

Author: Acton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1926
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Total general government


$4,957.11


Unexpended balance 42.89


$5,000.00


TREASURER'S AND COLLECTOR'S BONDS


Appropriation $270.00


Paid :


American Surety Company ·


270.00


BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS


Appropriation


$ 800.00


Transferred from Reserve fund. .


48.61


$848.61


Paid : Edison Electric Ill. Co. $ 41.31


A. W. Davis Co., coal . 84.09


A. W. Davis Co., cement .75


Tate & Co., pipe . 1.00


T. F. Parker, floor dressing 13.00


81


Mary A. Wood, work in hall


12.50


Horace F. Tuttle, grades and


measurements . . 5.00


West & South Water Supply 12.00


6.00


J. W. Millbury, sharpen mower . . Edwin H. Hollowell, chimney . 25.00 No. Acton Concrete Construction Co., repairing road . 19.38


B. A. King, wiring Fire House .


34.00


F. W. Green, care of common ..


8.54


Boston Consolidated Gas Co., sup- ply pipe


10.56


Boston Consolidated Gas Co.,


service


5.40


John S. Hoar, repairs at West Ac- ton Fire House


18.00


A. W. Wayne, care of hall


141.50


A. W. Wayne, care of clock


43.85


A. W. Wayne, care of lawn


43.85


North Acton Concrete Construc-


tion Co., town grounds


191.00


Standard Oil Co., asphalt


125.73


$848.61


POLICE DEPARTMENT


Appropriation


$1,500.00


Paid :


Michael Foley, services


$464.80


John T. McNiff, services


355.95


Allen B. Frost


204.20


C. A. Durkee


33.47


George Braman


51.41


Edward Johnston


5.00


Charles Whitcomb


31.50


C. W. Lawrence


18.00


William Driscoll


32.75


John Foster


27.50


George Hayward


40.25


M. Linsky & Brother, suits


66.50


Edison Electric Ill. Co.


12.89


N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.


40.82


Portalite Co., light and charger


63.50


A. W. Davis Co., paint and brushes


12.25


Dr. O. L. Clark, prof. services ·


5.00


Finney & Hoit, revolver and shells


26.32


Herbert Mackenzie, painting signs So. Acton Coal & Lumber Co. ..


2.00


1.44


$1,495.55. 4.45


Unexpended balance


$1,500.00;


82


FIRE DEPARTMENT


Appropriation $2,000.00 Transferred from reserve fund . . 178.57


$2,178.57


Paid :


Edison Electric Ill. Co.


$62.71


N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. . 30.91


Salaries, three departments


270.00


George Braman, janitor 79.50


William G. Lawrence, janitor


127.75


J. J. Manning, janitor


120.00


So. Acton Coal & Lumber Co., coal Maynard & Acton Oil Co.


27.25


Acton Motor Co., repairs, supplies


77.88


West Acton Dept., pay rolls


85.00


South Acton Dept., pay rolls


49.00


Acton Center Dept., pay rolls . .


37.00


A. W. Davis, coal


196.02


Metropolitan Dental Supply,


oxygen


2.40


Fritz Oelschlegal, belt


1.00


William B. Holt, repairs


29.06


West & South Water Supply


36.00


Finney & Hoit, tires, batteries, and oil heater


45.80


Combination Ladder Co., repairs


322.25


A. H. Blanchard Co., equipment ..


422.34


Fitzgerald's Garage, grinding valves


7.60


H. S. MacGregor, expenses to Providence


10.25


J. S. Moore, supplies


5.25


R. S. Baker, gas and oil


5.69


Herbert Hale, repairs


11.88


E. P. Gates, irons


4.50


$2,178.57


BRUSH FIRES


Appropriations


$ 500.00


From overlay surplus


400.00


$900.00


Paid : South Acton Dept., .pay rolls $ 285.55


West Acton Dept., pay rolls 350.20


Acton Center Dept., pay rolls 70.33


A. B. Frost, pay rolls


94.35


Boston & Maine R. R. Co. 1.62


111.53


83


Mckesson-Eastern Drug Co.,


16.52 soda


C. C. Cullinane, trucking 1.35


M. E. Taylor & Co., supplies


6.56


Unexpended balance


$826.48 73.52


$900.00


NEW HOSE


Appropriation


$ 700.00


Paid :


Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co. $ 670.40


Frank Hoit, trucking


3.35


Unexpended balance


26.25


$700.00


FOREST FIRE TRUCK AND PUMP Appropriation from overlay surplus $2.500.00


Paid :


Acton Motor Co. for truck,, hose,


labor, etc. .


$2.189.53


Unexpended balance


310.47


$2,500.00


HYDRANT SERVICE


Appropriation


$2,959.00


Overlay surplus


30.00


$2,989.00


Paid : West & South Water Supply 2,775.00


Town of Concord


193.00


$2,968.00


Unexpended balance


21.00


$2,989.00


ACTON CENTRE FIRE HOUSE


$1.000.00


Appropriation


Paid :


Edwin H. Hollowell, contract


$1,000.00


84


WHISTLE, SOUTH ACTON FIRE HOUSE


Appropriation $ 650.00 Transferred from reserve fund . . 114.22


$764.22


Paid :


Ingersoll Rand Co., compresser. .


$192.00


Boston & Maine R. R., freight ..


4.06


N. H. Tenney, pipe


42.35


International Engine Works, air receiver


200.00


Tate & Company, pipe


1.60


General Electric Co., switch


14.40


A. Werby & Company, motor


58.50


Laffin's Express


1.10


So. Acton Coal & Lumber Co.


4.36


Earl Hayward, tubing, pipe


8.00


Louis W. Bribe, whistle, alarm box


145.00


B. A. King, wiring motor


60.00


H. T. Pratt, labor and supplies . 32.85


$764.22


MOTH DEPARTMENT


Appropriation


$1,250.00


Paid :


James O'Neil, labor


$ 729.00


James O'Neil, truck


294.00


James O'Neil, teams


48.00


James O'Neil, sundry expense


15.30


Arthur L. Stuart, parts, repairs . .


14.10


Acme Rubber Co., hose and


coupling


17.50


Fitzhenry Guptill Co.


.42


Enterprise Co., advertisement


13.88


Unexpended balance


117.80


$1,250.00


TREE WARDEN


$500.00


Appropriation


Paid:


James O'Neil, labor


$


249.00


James O'Neil, trucks


82.00


$1,132.20


85


James O'Neil, teams


16.00


James O'Neil, rope and pulleys . . 13.44


James O'Neil, sundry expense .. 14.60


$375.04


Unexpended balance


124.96


$500.00


HEALTH AND SANITATION


Appropriation


$1,000.00


Transferred from reserve fund . . 19.34


$1,019.34


Paid:


Charles A. Durkee, services and expense as agent to Board of Health . Charles A. Durkee, paid for labor and supplies


$61.10


239.19


Hobbs & Warren, books


4.85


A. W. Davis Co., posts, wire, ce- ment


17.97


Frank Farrar, labor


6.25


James Kinsley, inspection


52.00


C. A. Monroe. labor


9.50


J. W. Davis, labor


30.00


Byron Lumber Co., lumber


37.40


John Campbell, labor


7.50


B. S. Holt, labor


2.00


John S. Hoar, pump house


39.60


No. Acton Concrete Const. Co.,


pump house


22.50


So. Acton Coal & Lumber Co., lumber


34.87


Ellis Chemical Co., hose and


coupling


71.00


Tate & Co., pipe and fittings


31.97


Lunt Jillson Co., pump


222.14


James E. Kinsley, labor


14.50


Acton Motor Co., labor and sup- plies


7.50


O. H. Geers, labor


7.00


R. F. Durkee, salary


15.00


R. F. Durkee, postage


.50


Dr. Frank E. Tasker, salary


25.00


Dr. George H. Tuttle, salary 10.00


Dr. E. A. Mayell, services


50.00


$1,019.34


86


TOWN NURSE


Appropriation


$2,200.00


$2,200.00


Paid : Lillian E. Frost, salary


$2,000.16


Acton Drug Co., supplies


47.90


$2,048.06


Unexpended balance


151.94


$2,200.00


HIGHWAYS


Appropriation $12,000.00


Received from state under Chap. 81 5,800.00


Received from state under Chap. 90 1,500.00


Received from state under Chap. 90 1,500.00


Transferred from reserve fund . . 351.54


$21,151.54


Paid:


Trimont Oil Co.


$241.62


Mass. Broken Stone Co. 55.65


Barrett Co., tarvia 518.40


Maynard & Acton Oil Co., gas and oil


144.66


A. W. Davis Co., tools, cement .


91.46


So. Acton Coal & Lumber Co. 43.08


Acton Motor Co.


40.23


Byron Lumber Co.


14.47


Fletcher Corner Filling Station, gas


21.08


Standard Oil Co., oil


3,143.27


Geo. W. Reed, tools


2.50


Tar Products Co., oil


682.44


L. W. Perkins, gravel and logs


75.60


Commonwealth of Mass., signs


20.20


Good Roads Machinery Co.


21.00


A. F. Davis, painting sign


1.00


Buffalo Springfield Roller Scraper and blades


Co.,


Coughlin's Garage, hose


2.50


W. B. Holt, repairs


1.38


F. B. Lothrop Co.,


1.75


Fitzgerald Garage


2.85


Tate & Co., pipe


19.10


T. Stuart & Son Co., repairing bridge 782.52


Conant Machine Co., repairs


131.03


.


13.50


87


E. P. Gates, repairs 65.05


M. E. Taylor & Co., supplies


39.09


N. E. Metal Culvert Co. culvert . .


30.80


Harris Square Foundry Co., catch basin


18.40


Ole Granberg, gravel


52.80


Andres Christofferson, gravel


148.50


Margaret Spinney, gravel


46.80


James Kinsley, gravel 26.70


William Kingsley, gravel


8.25


A. C. Flagg, gravel


4.50


O. F. Nelson, repairs


4.10


A. H. Perkins, express


1.15


J. Gagnon, gravel .


18.90


General Crushed Stone Co.


300.12


$6,836.45


PAY ROLLS


Labor:


A. H. Perkins, superintendent $1,431.50


Joe Gallant


850.25


L. W. Perkins 10.00


P. Callan 750.75


669.25


L. Morse


250.45


George Rugg


368.50


W. Scanlon .


548.00


A. Christofferson


12.00


W. Larrabee


898.75


S. H. MacGregor


25.00


David Cook


78.80


W. Anderson


411.50


E. Anderson


386.50


John Dwyer


12.00


J. G. Hescock


16.00


Bert Holt


118.60


Frank Gallant


72.00


R. Tupper


8.00


C. Robbins


15.50


R. Angier


4.00


W. H. Kingsley


.50


M. Sheehan


34.40


T. Murray


387.25


V. Estern


6.00


William Munroe


135.25


Paul Coughlin D. Hurley


2.00


M. Sheehan


11.20


R. Jones


11.50


W. Perkins


156.50


2.00


A. Dubey


88


N. Perkins


20.00


G. Briggs 3.50


$7,707.45


Trucks :


A. H. Perkins


$ 702.75


R. Jones


1,843.88


W. H. Kingsley


212.50


A. B. Frost


1,434.75


George Hayward


753.25


J'esse Briggs


55.00


George Morse


30.00


C. Robbins


597.51


5,629.64


Teams : L. W. Perkins


$ 766.00


W. H. Kingsley


212.00


$978.00


Total highways


$21,151.54


SCHOOL STREET AND LAWS BROOK ROAD -


Unexpended balance from 1929 $ 639.45


Received from County under


Chapter 90


797.29


Received from State under


797.29


Tranferred from reserve fund


1.03


$2,235.06


Paid :


John J. Watkins, contract


$1,939.18


Tar Products Corporation 236.88


Standard Oil Co.


59.00


$2,235.06


SUMMER STREET AND NEWTOWNE ROAD Appropriations $6,000.00


Received from County under


Chapter 90


6,000.00


Received from State under


Chapter 90


6,000.00


$18,000.00


Paid : N. E. Road Builders Ass'n, adv .. . $ 13.75 A. W. Davis, trucking 67.50


Harrison Square Foundry 18.40


Chapter 90


89


Commonwealth of Massachusetts,


posts, frames and grates . . 106.06


A. J. Pontas, bounds 84.00


A. Dubey, labor 24.00


P. Coughlin, labor


6.00


W. Munn, labor


8.00


F. Gallant, labor


8.00


J. Gallant, labor


18.00


C. Robbins, labor


14.00


P. Callan, labor


14.00


A. W. Perkins, truck


4.50


J. J. Watkins, contract


14,499.55


$14,885.76


Unexpended balance


3,114.24


$18,000.00


SNOW REMOVAL


Appropriation $1,500.00


Transferred from reserve fund . .


12.85


$1,512.85


Paid :


John Pederson, removing snow and sanding $1,220.52


John Pederson, salary as supt. .


100.00


E. P. Gates, repairs


10.50


A. H. Perkins, labor


93.33


A. W. Perkins, truck


15.00


P. Callan, labor


8.00


J. Gallant, labor


23.50


A. Dubey, labor


8.00


R. Jones, labor


4.00


W. Larrabee, labor


15.00


A. B. Frost, truck


15.00


$1,512.85


STREET LIGHTING


Appropriation


$5,050.00


Transferred from reserve fund . .


23.26


$5,073.26


Paid :


Edison Electric Illuminating Co.


$5,073.26


PUBLIC WELFARE


Appropriation


$2,500.00


90


Paid :


H. J. Billings, salary


$ 75.00


Waldo E. Whitcomb, salary 40.00


W. F. Davis, salary 40.00


Hobbs, & Warren, book


1.60


Orders as approved by the Board of Public Welfare 2,099.96


$2,256.56


Unexpended balance


243.44


$2,500.00


MILITARY AID


Appropriation


$200.00


Paid :


Orders as approved by the Board


of Public Welfare


$ 45.00


Unexpended balance


155,00


$200.00


STATE AID


Appropriation


$ 200.00


Transferred from reserve fund . .


73.00


$273.00


Paid


$273.00


SOLDIERS' RELIEF


Appropriation


$


500.00


Transferred from reserve fund . .


100.97


$600.97


Paid :


Orders as approved by the Soldies'


Relief Agent


$600.97


EDUCATION


Appropriation


$45,000.00


Paid :


Orders of School Committee


$44,534.21


Unexpended balance


465.79


$45,000.00


GRADING HIGH SCHOOL GROUNDS


$3,500.00


Appropriation


Paid :


Greenough Construction Co. as


per contract


$3,500.00


91


LIBRARY MAINTENANCE


Appropriation


$800.00


Received from Heald fund


233.70


Transferred from reserve fund . . 140.74


$1,174.44


Edison Electric III. Co.


$ 28.60


Dennison Mfg. Co., labels


1.08


A. F. Davis, librarian


153.00


A. F. Davis, janitor


153.00


A. F. Davis, writing, cards, bind- ing, cataloging, etc.


57.46


0. E. Houghton, transporting books


50.00


So. Acton Coal and Lumber Co., coal


222.86


E. F. Conant, insurance


58.37


Robert S. Osterhout, slips 30.00


N. E. Nurseries, trees and shrubs


147.50


E. H. Longley, cement curb


36.20


Harlan E. Tuttle, agent for fund to build walks


50.00


No. Acton Concrete Const. Co., lawn 5.00


No. Acton Concrete Const. Co., removing tree


$ 5.00


Wm. Edward Slate Co., repairing roof


75.00


West & South Water Supply Dis-


trict, installation service


78.98


M. E. Taylor & Co., supplies


21.39


Horace F. Tuttle, book


1.00


$1,174.44


BOOK ACCOUNT


Appropriation


$200.00


Received from Library fund . 588.80


$788.80


Paid :


DeWolfe Fiske & Co.


$375.16


W. R. Hunting Co. ..


180.82


Goodspeed Book Shop


43.66


A. R. Worwrath, Inc.


16.82


Jean Karr


16.65


R. H. Hurkley Co.


44.50


Manual Arts Press !


3.13


92


Chas. Scribner Sons


18.00


George H. B. Turner


2.00


Houghton Mifflin Co.


20.13


Herman Goldberger Agency


48.80


Wm. A. Wilde Co.


12.83


Pan American Union


3.50


American Library Ass'n


2.50


$788.50


Unexpended balance


.30


$788.80


CEMETERIES


Appropriation


$1,200.00 1


Paid :


F. W. Green, labor


$715.63


F. W. Green, team


40.75


W. H. Kingsley, labor


57.10


W. H. Kingsley, truck


150.05


W. H. Kingsley, gravel


7.50


Hohnerden Co., weed destroyer


82.11


West & South Water Supply


18.24


A. W. Davis, tools, paint and oil ..


18.15


M. E. Taylor & Co., tools


4.25


Haymarket Hardware, hose


28.00


Wm. Munn, mowing


5.00


N. E. Nursery Co., maples


37.50


J. W. Livermore, team


7.50


Horace F. Tuttle, compiling re- port of lots in Perpetual care, writing and recording deeds, staking out streets and lots


23.00


$1,194.78


Unexpended balance


5.22


$1,200.00


$1,200.00


PERPETUAL CARE


Received interest on cemetery


fund


$1,403.75


Received Luke Blanchard fund . .


30.50


$1,434.25


Paid : F. W. Green, labor


$1,434.25


93


SURPLUS ACCOUNT


Received from surplus account. . $83.50


Paid :


Albert Batley & Son, flowers ... $ 43.50


Horace F. Tuttle, copying plans at


Mt. Hope, material and blue- prints 40.00


$83.50


MEMORIAL DAY


Appropriation


$300.00


Paid :


Marsten & Wells, flags


$ 16.50


Acton Cadet Band


130.00


A. C. Jones, provisions 5.07


B. S. Holt, cream


1.60


Strong & Tracy, provisions


9.20


First Baptist church, rent


10.00


Lovell Bus Lines


30.00


George L. Towne, expense


7.10


Albert Batley & Son, flowers


42.00


Boston Regalia Co., flag


8.56


R. E. Wright, rolls


2.40


A. W. Davis Co., paper


1.40


$263.83


Unexpended balance


36.17


$300.00 -


APRIL 19TH CELEBRATION Received from April 19th fund .. $119.95


Paid :


City of Boston Printing Dept., $ 15.00


programs


Curtis, & Weld, rental of suits 9.00


Murphy & Snyder, printing


22.00


Acton Cadet Band 50.00


Edward Bush, dinners


15.00


Wm. Rawitser, expenses


8.95


$119.95


TOWN FOREST


Appropriation Unexpeded


$150.00 150.00


94


TOWN HALL GRADING


Appropriation


$500.00


Paid :


North Acton Concrete Construc- tion Co. 500.00


INSURANCE OF EMPLOYEES


Appropriation


$500.00


Tranferred from reserve fund . . 49.11


$549.11


Paid :


Paul R. Hederstedt 549.11


DEMONSTRATION WORK IN AGRICULTURE Appropriation $300.00


Paid :


Middlesex County Extension


Service


300.00


QUIMBY SQUARE


Appropriation


200.00


Paid :


West & South Water Supply


$67.35


A. W. Davis Co., paint and oil .. 61.60


$128.95


Unexpended balance


71.05


$200.00


CLAIMS AGAINST TOWN


Appropriation


300.00


Paid :


Peter J. Shea for damages


$188.00


Howard J. Wilson, attorney ·


51.00


Unexpended balance


$239.00


61.00


$300.00


COMMITTE ON TERCENTENNIAL OBSERVANCE Appropriation 100.00


95


Paid:


Stuart Allen, pine trees


$ 11.00


Mildred Dusseault, episodes 23.75


Ella Miller, episodes 1.75


Marion Towne, wigs


7.28


Norman Perkins, costume


3.00


Julia McCarthy, expense


3.67


Elise, Dickerman, expense


2.78


E. L. Young, expense


1.65


Jennie Tuttle, coat


1.40


Mary Laffin, cloth and patterns


8.05


Lillia Livermore, episode


.50


$64.83


Unexpended balance


35.17


$100.00


UNCLASSIFIED


Appropriation


$500.00


Paid :


W. &. L. E. Gurley, suplies for seater


$ 15.72


Boston Typewriter Co., typewriter


45.00


Shaw Walker Co., cabinet 85.60


Burroughs Adding Machine Co.


150.00


Office Appliance, files


5.00


Finney & Hoit, flags


12.00


Globe Newspaper . Co.


13.20


Concord Journal


2.00


O. D. Wood, care of flag


5.00


Howard J. Billings, perambulating town lines . W. F. Davis, town lines


5.00


Waldo E. Whitcomb


10.00


Dr. O. L. Clark, reporting births


.75


Dr. G. H. Tuttle, reporting births


.25


Dr. E. A. Mayell, reporting births


.75


Dr. J. H. Matzkin, reporting births


.25


Dr. D. M. Fuchs, reporting births


25


Dr. R. E. Hooper, reporting births


.75


Dr. E. J. Flaherty, reporting births


50


Dr. R. K. Whitton, reporting births


.50


Dr. E. F. Ryan, reporting births


.25


Dr. J. D. Christie. reporting births


1.00


$363.77


Unexpended balance


136.23


$500.00


10.00


96


INTEREST ON REVENUE LOANS


Approriation Paid :


$2,300.00


First National Bank of Ayer $1,715.56


Unexpended balance


584.44


$2,300.00


BONDED INDEBTEDNESS


Appropriation


$9,500.00


Paid :


Merchants' National bank, High


School bonds


$5,000.00


Assabet Institution for Savings, road note


2,000.00


First National Bank of Ayer, road note 700.00


Fire House note 800.00


$8,500.00


Unexpended balance


1,000.00


$9,500.00


REVENUE LOANS


Amount outstanding Jan. 1, 1930 $25,000.00


Received-First National bank


of Ayer 70,000.00


Paid :


First National bank of Ayer .. . . $70,000.00


Amount outstanding December 31, 1930 25,000.00


$95,000.00


RESERVE FUND


Appropriation $1,200.00


Transferred to :


Highways . $351.54


Building grounds 48.61


Fire department


178.57


Fire whistle 114.22


Health 19.34


School street and Law Brook rd. 1.03


Snow removal


12.85


$95,000.00


97


Street lighting


23.26


State aid


73.00


Soldiers' relief


100.97


Library


140.74


Liability insurance


49.11


Interest


23.06


1


$1,136.30


Unexpeended balance


63.70


$1,200.00


INTEREST ON FUNDED DEBT


Appropriation


$2,276.00


Transferred from reserve fund. . 23.06


$2,299.06


Paid :


Merchants' National bank


$2,023.06


First National bank, Ayer


196.00


Assabet Institution for Saving


80.00


$2,299.06


REFUNDS


Paid 1930 tax


$ 13.44


Paid 1929 excise tax


29.38


Paid 1930 excise tax


129.91


$172.73


FINANCIAL STATEMENT


Amount due from collector Dec.


31, 1929


$48,564.06


Received State tax 3,500.00


State highway tax


1,573.20


State snow removal tax


388.30


County tax


5,283.64


County tuberculosis tax


340.86


Town grant


71,664.53


Added assessments


40.32


Overlay, 1930


2,454.17


Motor vehicle excise tax


8,512.34


$142,321.42


Treasurer's cash on hand Dec. 31, 1929 $18,656.26


Received interest on taxes 2,520.78


Receipts other than taxes 125,741.15


$146,918.19


$289,239.61


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Paid :


State tax $3,500.00


State highway tax


1,573.20


State snow removal


388.33


County tax .


5,283.64


County tuberculosis tax


340.86


General government .


4,957.11


Treasurer's and collectors' bonds


270.00


Buildings and grounds


848.61


Police


1,495.55


Fire department


2,178.57


Brush fire


826.48


Hose account


673.75


Forest fire truck and pump


2,189.53


Hydrant service


2,968.00


Acton Center fire house


1,000.00


Whistle South Acton fire house . .


764.22


Moth


1,132.20


Tree Warden


375.04


Health


1,019.34


Town nurse


2,048.06


Highways


21,151.54


School street and Laws Brook road


2,235.06


Summer street and Newtowne rd.


14,885.76


Snow removal


1,512.85


Street lighting


5.073.26


Public welfare


2,256.56


Military aid


45.00


State aid


273.00


Soldiers' relief


600.97


Education


44,534.21


Grading High school grounds


3,500.00


Library


1,174.44


Library book account


788.50


Cemetery


1,194.78


Cemetery perpetual care


1.434.25


Cemetery surplus account


83.50


Memorial Day . .


263.83


April 19th celebration


119.95


Town hall grading


500.00


Liability insurance


549.11


Demonstration work in agriculture


300.00


Quimby Square .


128.95


Claims against town


239.00


Committee on tercentennial ob- servance


64.83


Unclassified


363.77


Interest on funded debt


2,299.06


Interest on revenue loans


1.715.56


Notes and bonds


8,500.00


Revenue loans


70,000.00


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Refunds 172.73


Refunds to State Treasury bank


tax 4.11


Treasurer and accountant's ad- justments for 1929 69.27


$219,866.34


Abatements


$


486.24


Abatements, excise tax


357.74


Tax titles


104.55


Amount due from the collector December 31, 1930 50,532.51


Treasurer's balance Dec. 31, 1930 17,892.23


$69,373.27


$289,239.61


SURPLUS ACCOUNTS


Balance January 1, 1930


$24,007.13


Surplus revenue 1930 9,854.89


Tax title revenue 1930 374.43


$34.236.45


Dr.


Revenue account 1930


$10,000.00


Accountants adjustments, amount


due treasurer for 1929 ac- count 69.27


Difference in amount raised by assessors' for state snow re- moval .03


$10,069.30


Balance December 31, 1930


24,167.15


OVERLAYS


1928


Balance January 1, 1930


$3,473.07 Abatements $ 408.02


$3,473.07


1929


Balance January 1, 1930 $2,781.55


Balance, December 31 1930 2,781.55


Transferred to overlay surplus . 3,065.05


100


1930


Overlay


2,454.17


Abatements Refunds


$ 78.22


13.44


Balance December 31, 1930


2,362.51


$2,454.17


MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX REVENUE


Balance January 1, 1930.


$2,396.57


1930 tax 8,512.34


$10,908.91


Dr.


Refunds


$159.29


Abatements


357.74


To estimated receipts :


Account total collected


7,250.49


$7,767.52


Balance December 31, 1930


$3,141.39


BALANCA SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1930 REVENUE ACCOUNTS


ASSETS


LIABILITIES


Cash


$17,892.23


Revenue Loans .


$25,000.00


Accounts receivable :


C. A. Durkee, collector 1.66


Taxes-


Levy of 1929 $15,449.58


Levy of 1930


31,941.54


Motor vehicle excise tax-


Library account appropriation bal- ance .30


Motor vehicle excise tax revenue .


3,141.39


Levy of 1930


2,729.76


Departmental revenue 563.01


Overlay 1929


2,781.55


Overlay 1930


2,362.51


Overlay surplus


7,855.94


Surplus revenue


24,167.15


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$563.01


$68,987.75


$68,987.75


DEBT ACCOUNTS


High school bonds


$45,000.00


Main street road notes 2,700.00


Fire house notes 700.00


$48,400.00


$48,400.00


Respectfully submitted, HOWARD L. JONES, Town Accountant.


Net funded, debt


$50,532.51


Departmental :


Public welfare


$290.01


State aid


273.00


Summer street and Newtowne road appropriation balance 3,114.24


Levy of 1929


411.63


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AUDITOR'S REPORT


I have examined the books and accounts of the treasurer of the town of Acton, and also the books and records of the collector of taxes, and have found them correct. Notices have been sent to delinquent taxpayers.


HOWARD L. JONES, Town Accountant.


February 17, 1931.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


School Department


OF THE


TOWN OF ACTON


MASSACHUSETTS


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1930


RATED


BRF


- 1735


ACTON.


THE NEWS-ENTERPRISE HUDSON, MASS. 1931


ORGANIZATION


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


Mrs. Lulu L. Clark, Chairman . Term expires 1932


Mrs. Albertie Meade Term expires 1933


Forest Bean Term expires 1932


Mrs. Oliver Wood


Term expires 1931


Arthur Whitcomb Term expires 1931


Randall Woodworth Term expires 1931


SUPERINTENDENT


John F. Hough, So. Acton, Mass. Telephone 165 Office High School Building-Every afternoon except Monday and Wednesday


SCHOOL PHYSICIAN


Dr. E. A. Mayell Acton


SCHOOL NURSE


Miss Lillian Frost North Acton


SCHOOL CALENDAR


First short term begins December 29, 1930.


First short term ends February 20, 1931.


Second short term begins March 2, 1931. Second short term ends April 17, 1931.


Third short term begins April 27, 1931.


Third short term ends June 12, 1931, for Grades I. to VIII. inclusive.


Third short term ends June 19, 1931, for High School.


1931-1932


Fall term begins September 8, 1931.


Thanksgiving-School closes November 25, 1931, and re-opens November 30, 1931.


Fall term ends December 23, 1931.


First short term begins January 4, 1932.


LEGAL HOLIDAYS


January 1, February 22, April 19, May 30, July 4, first Monday of September, October 12, November 11, Thanks- giving Day, Christmas Day (the day following when any of the first five days mentioned, the 12th of October, or Christ- mas occurs on Sunday. )


Arbor Day falls on the last Saturday in April, and is not a legal holiday.


Flag Day falls on June 14, and is not a legal holiday. It should be observed by proper exercises by any school in ses- sion on that day.


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TEACHERS IN SERVICE, DECEMBER 31, 1930


Center School:


Teachers App. Where educated Home address


(Grades I-VI inclusive)


Marion Towne 1921 Smith College


Concord


Edith Taylor 1927 Wheelock Littleton


Caroline Chase 1928 Bridgewater Normal


N. Bedford


South School:


(Grades I-VI inclusive )


Julia McCarthy 1906 Fitchburg Normal


So. Acton


Florence Merriam 1927 Framingham Normal So. Acton


Jessie Kinnevan 1929 Worcester Normal Worcester


West School:


(Grades I-VI inclusive)


Harriet Suchovsky 1929 Framingham Normal Clinton


Elise Dickerman 1926 Fitchburg Normal


Ayer


Madeline Allard 1928 Lowell Normal Lowell


High School Building:


Ella Miller 1899 Framingham Normal


Helen Murray


1928 Tufts College


Elsie Bixby


1927 Framingham Normal Boston University


Marion Fuller


1928 Wheaton College


Edith Ames


1928 Simmons College


Margaret


Boornazian 1929 Boston University


Walter Holt 1928 Dartmouth College


John Hough 1927 Middlebury; Har- vard, Colgate


So. Acton


Henry Hopkinson 1930 Northeastern Law


School W. Acton


Robert A. Dolan 1930 Clark University


Marlboro


Acton No. Attleboro


Woodville Walpole Littleton


Methuen Ashburnham


Supervisors:


Music: Elmer Pierce, Gardner. Drawing: Elizabeth Farmer, Worcester. Manual Arts: Edward Steuer, North Adams.


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SCHOOL COMMITTEE


To the voters of Acton:


The School Committee herewith presents its annual re- port for the fiscal year 1930, and an estimate of its require- ments for the year 1931.


The reports of the Superintendent and Supervisors are approved and are attached hereto. Several changes have been made in the school organization during the past year. Mr. Frank Toohey, owing to changes in his business, re- signed from the board shortly after his re-election. Mr. Toohey was a member of the board for six years and was chairman at the time of his resignation. He also served on the building committee of the High School. Dr. Randall Woodworth was elected by the Selectmen and School Com- mittee to fill the vacancy and Mrs. Charles Clark was elected chairman of the committee. Mr. Charles W. Lawrance, Superintendent and Principal of the High School, resigned his position with us in June and accepted a union superin- tendency in the towns of Kingston, Pembroke, Plympton, and Halifax. Mr. John Hough was elected to take his place. Much credit is due Mr. Lawrance for his able assistance in carrying out the wishes of the School Committee in the re- organization of the school system. Mr. Lawrance came to us at the time of our withdrawal from a superintendency union. He ably assisted us in organizing our own High School, a Junior High School, and in making many changes in the Elementary Schools.




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