Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1926-1930, Part 8

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Publication date: 1926
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Respectfully submitted,


CHARLES W. LAWRANCE,


Supt. of Schools and Principal High School.


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REPORT OF THE ART SUPERVISOR


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Mr. C. W. Lawrance,


Superintendent of Schools:


Dear Sir:


This is the best opportunity possible for me to put down what drawing means to the child in the public school.


Art is not always a necessity as regards our total existence, but it is a necessity to civilization.


In our design work we are overcoming disorder in balance and color. In some of our representation, scenes, figures, posters, paper cutting, and interior decoration, we are trying to show how loveliness, happiness, and more satisfaction can grow out of some of the ugly settings which have to do with every-day life. The object of our teaching is not to make an artist of the child, but if he will learn to love art it will seep into his personality, soul, and character, making his life more beautiful.


The object of our art work is:


1st. We are trying to develop the power of listening and observation, along with the appreciation of the beautiful, with an intelligent interest. Later in the year we will study some of the great masterpieces of famous artists.


2nd. We are leading and encouraging the impulse to repro- duce with the individual touch. Science and art are closely related. This is to be seen a great deal in the designs already completed, and will continue later in our construction work.


3rd. We are trying to secure a genuine creative effort which is a higher kind of thought.


Tracing is never going to bring about drawing as a universal language, and it is therefore avoided in our supervision.


Some work is not of the highest rank but it always answers the problem we are striving for in their expression.


I heartily thank all of the teachers and the superintendent for their kind co-operation.


Respectfully submitted,


JEANETTE C. LANDREVILLE,


Art Supervisor.


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REPORT OF THE MUSIC SUPERVISOR


The School Committee and the Superintendent of Schools :


In the music work of the Acton Grade Schools the aim has been to first establish good tone quality, then rhythm, and a good song repertory. The children have been given an ample song repertory of suitable songs to be sung musically and intelligently, individually as well as collectively. This song work teaches the child to use a good singing voice, increases the appreciation of beauty, and stimulates a sense of rhythm and pitch. Tone quality and correct use of the singing voice are the first essentials we always keep before us. In Grades I and II the work is to a certain degree taught by imitation. Special attention and individual work is given to Monotones. The child is a monotone usually, not because he can't sing, but because he can't hear. The sense of hearing is the most important thing in music and in the lower grades the children are learning to listen and in the upper grades they are listening to learn.


The lesson usually consists of (1) Vocal Drill, (2) Familiar Songs, (3) Listening and Identifying Lessons, (4) Presentation. of New Material or a Review of the Old, (5) Familiar Songs.


In Grades III and IV we continue the Listening Lessons. We specialize on much sight reading and individual work.


In Grades V and VI we review the material used before and continue with work of increasing difficulty.


Two part singing.


In all the grades, but in these two especially, we try to give much attention to interpretation which includes: Tone Quality, Tempo, Expression, Phrasing, Pronunciation, Enunciation.


In the Junior High School as in all other Junior High Schools we have the problem of the infant adult. The child is vivid and restless. The material in the class is good and a way must be devised to bring it to the top. One device would be the organiza- tion of a club. I have already spoken to the boys of the possi- bilities of a Harmonica Club. The enthusiastic response with which it was greeted shows that the boys have a liking for music and the "gang" instinct could be utilized here to bring out the self-expression of the boy and make him forget his self-conscious- ness. It will also give them an interest in music which will be a great aid. Little by little I can see the false impressions that these boys have acquired on music fast disappearing, and I hope- that the work will prove to be much better as a result.


The High School Chorus has reached the point where the students can sing the four-part selections we use, artistically. At


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the same time they are being brought into contact with good melody and harmony. Every boy and girl in the chorus wishes to be able to participate in the singing of good music and wishes to be able to use the voice properly.


If the work is carried on and more time is eventually given to it the final result should be a Class A High School Chorus-A Junior High School Chorus-A High School Glee Club-Orches. tra and other musical organizations and clubs.


I sincerely hope that the outcome will be such.


To the teachers of the various schools I am deeply grateful for the assistance which they have given so willingly during the year. Their assistance has been steady and generous.


Respectfully submitted,


MARY C. WILLHAUCK,


Supervisor of Music.


REPORT OF THE SCHOOL PHYSICIAN


Mr. C. W. Lawrance,


Superintendent of Schools, Acton, Massachusetts.


Dear Sir :


The following is my annual report as Medical Inspector of Schools.


The year as a whole has been a healthy one for our school children. In November our physical examinations were inter -. rupted by an outbreak of scarlet fever ; fortunately the cases were detected early and quarantined, and we escaped an epidemic.


All of the cases were of a mild type.


Total number of visits to schools 58


Total number of pupils examined 457


Results of examinations will be found in the nurse's report.


During the year we have had the Schick test for diphtheria and a goiter clinic, both conducted by the State Department of Health.


I wish to thank the superintendent, teachers, nurses and the town's people for their co-operation.


Respectfully submitted.


E. A. MAYELL, M. D.


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REPORT OF SCHOOL NURSE


School Report from January 1st to November 16, 1926 :


No. of Pupils in Schools 455


No. of Pupils Weighed and Measured 162


No. of Pupils Examined by Doctor 395


No. of Pupils with Defects


365


No. of Pupils Examined for Pediculosis


1,561


Defects :


Tonsils 126


Adenoids


15


Teeth


317


Lungs


10


Skin


6


Heart 45


Glands of the Neck :


Thyroid


75


Anterior and Posterior Cervical


100


Others


10


Defective Posture


36


Scalp-Dandruff


16


Pediculosis


0


Examined for Sore Throat


97 3


Examined for Illness


21


Excluded for Illness


8


Measles


44


Scarlet Fever


2


Talks on Hygiene


14


Sanitary Inspection of Schools


8


Simple Dressings


51


Excluded from School on Account of Illness in Home


6 1


Nephritis


1


Cases of Impetigo


0


Cases of Accident


1


Home Visits for School Follow-up Work


214


School Children Taken to Clinic


0


Tonsil and Adenoid Clinic at High School 1 (28)


Schick Test 128


Visits to Boxboro Schools


3,


Cast off clothing distributed to several children.


Respectfully submitted,


MILDRED E. WALTHER, R. N.


Diabetes


Excluded for Sore Throat


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Report on School Work from Nov. 15, 1926, to Dec. 31, 1926 : No. of Pupils Examined by Doctor (yearly physicals) .. 62 No. of Pupils Weighed and Measured 290 Defects :


No. of Pupils with Defective Tonsils 24


No. of Pupils with Defective Adenoids 5


No. of Pupils with Defective Teeth 33


No. of Pupils with Defective Lungs


0


No. of Pupils with Defective Hearts


1


No. of Pupils with Defective Skin 1


No. of Pupils with Defective Nutrition


0


7% underweight


11


10% underweight


1


15% underweight


2


Glands of the Neck :


Thyroid


3


Anterior and Posterior Cervical


37


Defective Posture


7


Scalp :


Pediculosis


17


Excluded for Pediculosis


17


Home Visits for Pediculosis


2


Eyes and Ears Examined


228


Notices Sent Home for Defective Eyes


24


Excluded for Sore Throat


3


Excluded on Account of Scarlet Fever in Family


2


Communicable Diseases


2


Follow-up Visits for Communicable Diseases


110


Follow-up Visits on Absentees 79


Individual Instruction


141


Simple Dressings


46


Hygiene Talks


10


Sanitary Inspection of Schools Fire Drill


8


All class rooms visited daily except High School.


Visits to Boxboro Schools


Respectfully submitted,


ESTHER A. ROBINSON, R. N.


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THE MEMORIAL TABLETS PLACED IN THE ACTON HIGH SCHOOL


Especial interest centers around the memorial tablets erected in the High School building.


From them much can be learned of Acton's past histories and the activities of many of the prominent men and women.


On the lower floor are the following memorial bronze tablets.


Auditorium of High School :


BLANCHARD HALL Given in Memory of LUKE BLANCHARD 1826-1901 Merchant of Boston And JERUSHA VOSE BLANCHARD 1826 - 1909 LOYAL CITIZENS OF ACTON By Their Son ARTHUR F. BLANCHARD 1926


Cooking Room :


The Furnishings of This Room Were Given as a Memorial to VARNUM BALFOUR MEAD 1832 - 1908 and DIREXA ELIZABETH MEAD 1835 -1900 By Their Children George Varnum Mead Frederic Stearns Mead Adelbert Francis Mead


Typewriting Room :


OLIVER WARREN MEAD 1823 - 1912 A prominent Citizen Active in Promoting Higher Education and The General Welfare of the TOWN OF ACTON For More Than Fifty Years This Tablet Erected by His Children in Affectionate Remembrance


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Science Room :


The Fittings and Furnishings of this Room Were Given by the Children of GEORGE CLEVELAND WRIGHT and SUSAN HASKELL DAVIS WRIGHT As a Memorial to Their Parents both of Whom Were Life Long Residents of this Town 1823 - 1910


GEORGE CLEVELAND WRIGHT


Served this District as its Representative to the General Court 1873-1874. He was a prosperous Merchant, a wise counsellor, a generous sympathetic Friend of Those in Distress, and Foremost in all Community Work He was a direct descendant of Deacon John Wright of Woburn, 1640 SUSAN HASKELL DAVIS WRIGHT


Was Born Within One-half Mile of this Spot. Before Her Marriage She Taught in All But Two School Districts of this Town. She was a Prime Factor in her Husband's Success. She was a Grand Niece of Capt. Isaac Davis shot by the British Soldiers April 19, 1775 at Concord, and a Direct Descendant in the Eighth Generation of Dolor Davis 1635, Husband of Margery Willard, Sister of Major Simon Willard of Concord Who Bought Much Land From the Indians in this Vicinity.


ACTON HIGH SCHOOL Completed A. D. 1926 Building Committee


William Rawitzer W. Stuart Allen


George A. Richardson Frank Toohey


Waldo E. Whitcomb Edgar Hall


Architect - John H. Bickford


Builders - Duncan Construction Co. John F. Cabeen THE BRONZE LANTERNS Are Given In Loving Memory of DAVID R. RAWITZER By His Parents


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Upstairs are the following :


Room 12 and Room 11, Sophomore Home Room and Junior Home Room :


The Furnishings of These Two East Rooms Are Given in Memory of VARNUM TUTTLE 1823 - 1904 A Life Long Resident of the TOWN OF ACTON


Room 10, Senior Home Room :


This Room is Furnished In Memory Of EMERY W. CLARK 1870 -1923 Valedictorian of the class of 1886 The first class graduated from THE ACTON HIGH SCHOOL


Front Rooms, used by Grades VII and VIII : The Furnishings of these Rooms Are in Memory of FREDERICK C. NASH Formerly Superintendent of Schools For The Town of Acton and CLARA HAPGOOD NASH In her Youth a Teacher


West Room, No. 15: The Furnishings of this Room were given In Memory of DELETTE H. HALL 1843 - 1920 Served through the Civil War in Co. E 26th Regiment Mass. Vol. Inf. With General Butler in the Gulf Department and with General Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley 1861 - 1865 A Loyal Soldier and an honored citizen Representative to the General Court 1906 and SUSAN A. WETHERBEE HALL 1845 - 1922


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The Library and Reading Rooms :


LIBRARY AND READING ROOM A memorial to


1831 LUTHER CONANT 1922


and his wife


1837 SUSAN AUGUSTA CONANT 1903 By Their Children 1926


Northwest Room :


This Room is Furnished In Memory Of 1728 COLONEL FRANCIS FAULKNER 1805 Upright In Character, Wise In Counsel, Faithful In Service Member Of Provincial Congress 1774, Colonel of Middlesex Regiment 1775 Delegate To Constitutional Convention 1779 Representative To The General Court 1783-1785


As Chairman Of The Committee Of Safety His Signal Gun Was Fired Three Times Before Daybreak April 19, 1775, Which Signal Was Repeated From Every Farm House The Sounds Growing Fainter In The Distance. The Acton Minute-Men Assembled At The Faulkner And Davis Homesteads, Then Marched With Captain Davis To Concord Bridge.


In Peace He Was A Leading Citizen In All Public Interests. He Developed At The Faulkner Mills, South Acton, One Of The Earliest Cloth Mills Of This Country. The Wool, After Carding, Was Distributed To The Homes For Spinning And Weaving, Then Returned To The Mill For Fulling, Dyeing, And Dressing. Prizes Were Awarded For The Finest Specimens In Home Made Broadcloth. ยท


And His Grandson


1805 COLONEL WINTHROP E. FAULKNER 1880 Member Of The State Senate 1853-1854 Director Of The Fitchburg Railroad 1855-1872 Genial, Hospitable, Public-Spirited, A Leader In The Military. Musical, Social, And Civic Activities Of Acton.


Given By His Daughter In 1926


SOPHIA FAULKNER CAMPBELL


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INDEX


Accountant


40


Appointments by Selectmen


4 37


Board of Health


36 21


By-Laws


Cemetery Commissioners


67 38


Collector's Report


Fire Department


87 86 87


Forest Warden


88-89


Inspector of Animals


89


Inspector of Slaughtering


89


Jury List


6


Library Report


92


Middlesex County Extension Service


Overseers of Poor


Police Department


Selectmen's Report


Superintendent of Streets


Town Clerk


Births


Deaths


Dog Licenses


Marriages


Non-Resident Burials


Town Meetings


Town Officers


Town Warrant


Treasurer"'s Report


Cemetery Funds


Elizabeth White Fund


Firemen's Relief Fund


Nineteenth of April Fund


Wilde Library Fund


82


William Chaplin Fund 81


Trustees Goodnow Fund 85 84


Trustees Elizabth White Fund


78 80 83 82 84


Forester


Health Nurse


91 86 39


13 90 14 15 18 34 16 19 20 3 7


Assessors' Report


SECOND SECTION


School Report :


Financial Statement 7


Legal Holidays


4


Memorial Tablets


25


Organization


3


Principal of High School


15


School Calendar


3 6


School Committee


School Nurse


23


School Physician


22


Standing Rules


4


Superintendent's Rport


15


Supervisor of Drawing


20


Supervisor of Music 21


Teachers


5


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


Several Official Boards


OF THE


Town of Acton MASSACHUSETTS


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1927


FED


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^ACTON,


THE NEWS-ENTERPRISE HUDSON, MASS. 1928


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


Several Official Boards


OF THE


Town of Acton


MASSACHUSETTS


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1927


RATED


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THE NEWS-ENTERPRISE HUDSON, MASS. 1928


TOWN OFFICERS, 1927


MODERATOR Allen Brooks Parker


SELECTMEN


Murray Brown


Howard J. Billings


. Term expires 1928 . Term expires 1929


Waldo E. Whitcomb


Term expires 1930


TOWN CLERK Horace F. Tuttle


TOWN TREASURER Frank W. Hoit


ASSESSORS


Warren H. Jones


Term expires 1928


Arthur W. Emerson . Term expires 1929


Henry L. Haynes Term expires 1930


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR


Howard J. Billings


. Term expires 1928


Murray Brown Term expires 1928


Waldo E. Whitcomb Term expires 1928


COLLECTOR OF TAXES Charles A. Durkee


TREE WARDEN James O'Neil


CONSTABLES


John T. McNiff *Jesse A. Briggs *Did not take the oath.


Charles A. Durkee * Alan B. Frost


CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS


Horace F. Tuttle Term expires 1928


Fred W. Green Term expires 1929 Wendell F. Davis Term expires 1930


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SCHOOL COMMITTEE


Mary L. Richardson


Term expires 1928


Edgar H. Hall


Term expires 1928


Spencer H. Taylor


Term expires 1929


Lulu L. Clark


Term expires 1929


Alice M. Carlisle Term expires 1930


Frank Toohey


Term expires 1930


TRUSTEES OF MEMORIAL LIBRARY


Horace F. Tuttle Term expires 1928


J. Sidney White Term expires 1929


Lucius A. Hesselton Term expires 1930


BOARD OF HEALTH


George H. Tuttle


. Term expires 1928


Raymond F. Durkee


Term expires 1929


Frank E. Tasker Term expires 1930


TRUSTEES OF THE ELIZABETH WHITE FUND


William H. Kingsley Term expires 1928


Warren H. Jones Term expires 1929


Waldo E. Whitcomb Term expires 1930


TRUSTEES OF THE WEST ACTON FIREMAN'S RELIEF FUND


August N. Hederstedt Term expires 1928


C. D. Cram Term expires 1929


Edgar H. Hall Term expires 1930


TRUSTEES OF GOODNOW FUND


Horace F. Tuttle Term expires 1928


Charles E. Smith Term expires 1929


Charlotte Conant Term expires 1930


Appointments by the Selectmen


FINANCE COMMITTEE James B. Tuttle Frank W. Hoit Alfred W. Davis William Rawitser, George A. Richardson, Webster S. Blanchard


SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS Albert H. Perkins


TOWN ACCOUNTANT Howard L. Jones


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REGISTRARS OF VOTERS


Edwin A. Phalen Term expires 1928


Charles J. Holton


Term expires 1929


Daniel W. Sheehan, Jr.


Term expires 1930


Horace F. Tuttle, ex-officio


ELECTION OFFICERS


Precinct 1


Warden


James W. Coughlin


Deputy Warden


George A. Murphy


Clerk


Arthur W. Wayne


Deputy Clerk Spencer H. Taylor


Inspector Arthur W. Davis


Deputy Inspector Willis L. Holden


Inspector


Leo F. McCarthy


Deputy Inspector


Harold Coughlin


Precinct 2


Warden


Lucius A. Hesselton


Deputy Warden . Theron F. Newton Clerk John J. Manning


Deputy Clerk Thomas Murray


Inspector Lewis C. Hastings


Deputy Inspector


Frank A. Merriam


Inspector Timothy Hennessey


Deputy Inspector


. William Hayes


Precinct 3


Warden . Bertram D. Hall


Fred S. Whitcomb Clerk


Deputy Warden


David R. Kinsley


Deputy Clerk


Frank McDonald


Inspector A. R. Beach


Deputy Inspector


Arnold Leavitt


Inspector . James Kinsley


Deputy Inspector


Guy P. Littlefield


CATTLE INSPECTOR Fred S. Whitcomb


FIRE ENGINEERS Frank W. Hoit, Chief


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ASSISTANT ENGINEERS Precinct 1 Alan B. Frost


Precinct 2 John J. Manning


Precinct 3 Alfred W. Davis


FOREST WARDEN Alan B. Frost


SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTH WORK James O'Neil


POLICE OFFICERS Chief, Michael J. Foley


John T. McNiff Jesse Briggs


DIRECTOR MIDDLESEX COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE Charles B. Willett


Jury List Revised August 2, 1927 Precinct 1


Fred W. Billings Albert P. Durkee Frank E. Parsons Spencer H. Taylor Edward M. Little


Edward F. Nealey Theron A. Lowden Charles Miles Herbert A. Thayer Clarence Chickering


Allen B. Parker David R. Kinsley William Johnson Henry L. Haynes Howard C. Tracy


James W. Coughlin George S. Tucker Howard B. Daniels Samuel E. Knowlton


Precinct 2


L. Edward Laird Patrick J. Foley Carl Flint Elwin Harris


Precinct 3


James E. Kinsley James A. Grimes G. Howard Reed John T. McNiff Frank Bulette


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TOWN WARRANT - COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Middlesex, ss.


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ACTON


To either of the Constables of the Town of Acton, in said County, GREETING :


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify the legal voters of said town of Acton, qualified to vote at town meetings for the transaction of town affairs, to meet in their respective precincts, to wit :


Precinct 1, Town Hall in said Acton. Precinct 2, Universa- list Church, South Acton. Precinct 3, Fire House, West Acton, at 12 o'clock noon, on Monday, the Fifth day of March, 1928. by posting a copy of this warrant by you attested, at each of the places as directed by vote of the town, seven days at least before the said fifth day of March.


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To bring in their votes on one ballot for the following town officers : One moderator for one year, one town clerk for one year, one selectman for three years, one assessor for three years, three for department of public welfare for one year, one treas- urer for one year, one collector of taxes for one year, four con- stables for one year, two for school committee for three years, one for board of health for three years, one cemetery commis- sioner for three years, one trustee Memorial library for three years, one tree warden for one year.


The polls will be open at 12 o'clock noon, and close at 7 o'clock p. m.


You are further requested in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to notify the legal voters of said town of Acton, as aforesaid, to meet at the town hall in said Acton, on Monday, March 12th, at 9 o'clock in the forenoon. Then and there to act on the following articles :


Article 1. To choose all necessary town officers and com- mittees, and fix salaries of all town officers.


Article 2. To see if the town will vote to accept the several reports of the town officers.


Article 3. To hear and act upon the reports of any com- mittees chosen at any previous meeting that have not already reported.


Article 4. To see what sum of money the town will appro- priate to defray the necessary and usual expenses of the several departments of the town and determine how the same shall be raised.


Article 5. To see what sum of money the town will raise for the observance of Memorial day.


Article 6. To see what action the town will take in regard to the collection of taxes.


Article 7. To see what sum of money the town will raise and appropriate for the maintenance of the fire department, or vote anything thereon.


Article 8. To see if the town will pay for fighting brush fires and fix price thereon.


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Article 9. To see what action the town will take toward the suppression of the brown-tail and gypsy moth.


Article 10. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money to insure the employees of the town, or act anything thereon.


Article 11. To see what amount of money the town will appropriate for the premiums on the treasurer's and collector's bonds, or act anything thereon.


Article 12. 'To see if the town will authorize the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow money from time to time, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1st, 1928, and to issue a note or notes there- for, payable within one year, any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of said financial year.


Article 13. To see if the town will vote to instruct the selectmen to have the sidewalks in the three villages plowed of snow and appropriate a sum of money therefor.


Article 14. To see if the town will vote to employ a public health nurse, and appropriate a sum of money for the main- tenance of the same.


Article 15. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of three hundred dollars, or some other amount, and elect a director ; the money to be expended by, and the direc- tor to serve in cooperation with the Middlesex County trustees for county aid to agriculture in the work of the Middlesex County Extension Service, under the provisions of Sections 40 to 15, Chapter 128, General Laws of Massachusetts.


Article 16. To see if the town will vote to authorize the selectmen to sell the old fire house in South Acton, together with any unused fire department equipment, or act anything thereon.


Article 17. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $180.00 for a lowering device for the use of the cemetery department, or act anything thereon.


Article 18. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $500.00 to make necessary repairs on Ester- brook road, in East Acton, or act anything thereon.


Article 19. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $500.00 for special repairs on High street in South Acton, between Fletcher corner and the Powder Mill dam.


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Article 20. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $500.00 for special repairs on Stow street from its intersection with Maple street to the Main street bridge, or act anything thereon.


Article 21. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $4,000.00 to rebuild the bridge on Laws Brook road and continue the re-construction of this road to the Con- cord line, provided a like sum is allotted the town by the State Department of Public Works, and a similar sum by the county of Middlesex, or act anything thereon.


Article 22. To see if the town will vote to authorize the selectmen to dispose of the steam road roller, or act anything thereon.


Article 23. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $1,800.00 for the purpose of installing a fire alarm signal in each of the three precincts, or making necessary repairs to present equipment if deemed advisable to do so, or act anything thereon.


Article 24. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 to develop the high school athletic field, or act anything thereon.


Article 25. To see if the town will vote to re-insure the high school building and its contents on the expiration of its present policies, November 1st, 1928, and appropriate a sum of money to pay for such insurance, or act anything thereon.


Article 26. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of three hundred dollars to repair and oil Church street in West Acton, or act anything thereon.


Article 27. To see if the town will extend the street lights in North Acton along the Lowell road from the end of the present line to the railroad crossing, known as Gallagher's cross- ing, or act anything thereon.


Article 28. To see if the town will vote to maintain a street light on Arlington street in West Acton near the residences of A. C. Jones, E. Henry Hall Jr., and Bertram E. Hall, or act anything thereon.


Article 29. To see if the town will vote to authorize the selectmen to renew the electric lighting contract with the Ameri- can Woolen Company, or act anything thereon.




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