Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1931-1935, Part 26

Author: Acton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1931
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100.00


111.72


3.50


3.50


111.72


114.


Raynor, Margaret L.


100.00


129.25


3.50


· ·


132.75


115.


Reed, Joseph L. .


50.00


50.15


1.75


1.75


50.15


116.


Reed, Moses A.


100.00


101.74


3.50


3.50


101.74


117.


Reed, Reuben L.


100.00


110.00


3.50


3.50


110.00


118.


Richardson, J. Davis


100.00


102.50


3.50


3.50


102.50


119.


Richardson, William F.


75.00


75.88


2.63


2.60


75.91


120.


Robbins, Elbridge J.


100.00


112.00


3.50


3.50


112.00


121.


Robbins, Hannah D.


50.00


54.67


1.75


1.75


54.67


122.


Robbins, Mary A.


100.00


114.25


3.50


3.50


114.25


123.


Robbins, Mary E.


100.00


112.47


3.50


3.50


112.47


124.


Robbins, Ruth ..


100.00


114.65


3.50


3.50


114.65


125.


Robbins, Warren


100.00


111.25


3.50


3.50


111.25


126.


Rouillard, Frederick


100.00


111.90


3.50


3.50


111.90


127.


Rouillard, George .


100.00


101.67


3.50


3.50


101.67


128.


Rouillard, Granville and Millicent .


200.00


213.50


7.00


7.00


213.50


129.


Rouillard, Margaret


100.00


107.00


3.50


3.50


107.00


130.


Schouler, Margaret P.


100.00


103.25


3.50


3.50


103.25


131.


Severance, Mary


100.00


114.75


3.50


3.50


114.75


132.


Skinner, Mary


200.00


237.07


7.00


7.00


237.07


133.


Smith, Henry M.


75.00


83.45


2.63


2.60


83.48


134.


Smith, Solomon


75.00


82.11


2.63


2.60


82.14


125.


Snelling, J. P.


100.00


108.85


3.50


3.50


108.85


.


45


136. Symonds and Tuttle


100.00


104.00


3.50


3.50


104.00


137. Tarbell, Edwin


100.00


114.50


3.50


3.50


114.50


138. Taylor, Moses


550.00


583.00


19.25


18.00


584.25


For lots 17, 18, 19, and 21, northerly side of Prospect Avenue; lots 2, 3, and 4, south- erly side of Prospect Avenue; and Silas Taylor lot.


139.


Taylor, Zoeth


100.00


111.54


3.50


3.50


111.54


140.


Temple, James


100.00


118.75


3.50


3.50


118.75


141.


Truette, Joseph


100.00


115.07


3.50


3.50


115.07


142.


Tuttle, Daniel


200.00


260.75


7.00


7.00


260.75


143.


Tuttle, Edward


100.00


112.00


3.50


3.50


112.00


144.


Tuttle, Horace


100.00


121.09


3.50


3.50


121.09


145.


Tuttle, James .


100.00


105.10


3.50


3.50


105.10


146.


Tuttle, Jedediah


50.00


53.00


1.75


1.75


53.00


147.


Tuttle, Julian


100.00


111.00


3.50


3.50


111.00


148.


Tuttle, Luke


100.00


103.48


3.50


106.98


149.


Tuttler, Francis


250.00


283.19


8.75


8.75


283.19


150.


Tuttle, William D.


100.00


114.80


3.50


3.50


114.80


151.


Watson, Clark, Tuttle, Whitney


1,500.00


1,781.80


52.50


40.00


1,794.30


152.


Wayne, Robert


75.00


81.25


2.63


2.60


81.28


153.


Wayne, John


100.00


107.75


3.50


3.50


107.75


154.


Webster, George A.


75.00


77.31


2.63


2.60


77.34


155.


Wetherbee, Charles C.


100.00


101.75


3.50


3.50


101.75


156.


Wetherbee, Daniel


100.00


113.10


3.50


3.50


113.10


157.


Wetherbee, Daniel J. and E. E. . . . . Wheeler, Fidelia


200.00


243.40


7.00


7.00


243.40


158.


100.00


113.32


3.50


3.50


113.32


159.


Wheeler, Sanford and Susan E.


300.00


329.50


10.50


10.50


329.50


160.


Whitcomb, Irving V.


100.00


109.95


3.50


3.50


109.95


161.


Whitcomb, Joseph A.


100.00


110.08


3.50


3.50


110.08


162.


White, Abraham .


100.00


112.37


3.50


3.50


112.37


46


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·


.


163. White, John


100.00


106.62


3.50


3.50


106.62


164. Wocd, E. C.


50.00


51.41


1.75


1.75


51.41


165. Wood, Franklin P.


100.00


114.66


3.50


3.50


114.66


166. Wood, Lewis


100.00


1.00.29


3.50


3.00


100.79


167.


Wood, Lewis, Jr.


100.00


114.28


3.50


3.50


114.28


168.


Wood, William F.


50.00


53.94


1.75


1.75


53.94


169.


Wood, William H.


100.00


100.29


3.50


3.00


100.79


170.


Wood, William N.


100.00


115.00


3.50


3.50


115.00


171.


Wood, Winthrop E. .


100.00


104.00


3.50


3.50


104.00


172.


Woodbury, Rev. James T.


100.00


131.26


3.50


3.50


131.26


173.


Wright, Rebecca C.


100.00


110.25


3.50


3.50


110.25


174.


Taylor, Charles A.


150.00


3.50


153.50


175.


Frost, Clarence


100.00


2.04


102.04


176.


Cloud, Nellie M.


100.00


2.04


102.04


177.


Dutton, Solomon


75.00


1.32


76.32


178.


Rawister, William


400.00


5.83


405.83


179.


Cleaves, Margaret


100.00


1.46


101.46


180.


Rouillard, Edwin


100.00


.29


100.29


181.


Samuel Jones and Hayward, Reuben


100.00


.29


·


.


.


.


182.


Handley, Marion W.


50.00


15


50.15


· . . .


.


. . .


.


$22,100.00 $23,339.89


$749.34


$714.35 $24,549.88


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·


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100.29


·


·


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·


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North Acton Cemetery


No. Name of Fund


Deposit


On hand Jan. 1, 1934


Income


Expended


On hand Dec. 31, 1934


1. Anderson, Henrietta


$50.00


$55.54


$1.75


$1.75


$55.54


2. Blood, Jerusha, Wiley & Temple ..


200.00


264.80


7.00


7.00


264.80


3. Hapgood, Mary ..


50.00


56.27


1.75


1.75


56.27


4. Hutchinson, Francis


50.00


60.54


1.75


1.75


60.54


5. Temple, Samuel ..


50.00


59.29


1.75


1.75


59.29


$400.00


$496.44


$14.00


$14.00


$496.44


Mt. Hope Cemetery


No. Name of Fund


Deposit


Jan. 1, 1934 On hand


Income


Expended


Dec. 31, 1934 On hand


1. Adams, James L.


$75.00


$79.78


$2.63


$2.50


$79.91


2. Ames, W. C.


100.00


103.25


3.50


3.50


103.25


3. Babcock, C. C.


100.00


105.50


3.50


3.50


105.50


4. Banks, Edgar I.


75.00


77.38


2.63


2.60


77.41


5. Bean, Alcander P.


100.00


111.58


3.50


3.50


111.58


6. Blanchard, John


100.00


117.33


3.50


3.50


117.33


7. Brown, Albert


100.00


108.00


3.50


3.50


108.00


8.


Brown, Harriet D., John Porter Priest, Lucien J. Priest .


275.00


296.33


9.63


11.00


294.96


9. Brown, Bessie E.


100.00


115.91


3.50


3.50


115.91


10. Brown, William and Clarence


100.00


102.00


3.50


3.50


102.00


11. Burbeck, Lucy A. (Wetherbee)


100.00


117.23


3.50


3.50


117.23


12. Burr, William ..


100.00


105.75


3.50


3.50


105.75


48


13. Burroughts, Samuel R.


100.00


102.75


3.50


3.50


102.75


14. Bush, H. Louis (See Johnson, Emerline A.) 15. Chandler, Joseph E.


150.00


159.58


5.25


5.00


159.83


16.


Chaplin, William, Sr.


100.00


107.28


3.50


3.50


107.28


17.


Chaplin, William, Jr.


200.00


215.81


7.00


7.00


215.81


18.


Chaplin, William G. A. R.


212.70


229.71


7.44


7.00


230.15


19 ..


Clark, H. T. ..


100.00


104.37


3.50


3.50


104.37


20.


Charles, Will A.


75.00


80.03


2.63


2.60


80.06


21.


Coburn, J. D. . .


100.00


106.62


3.50


3.50


106.62


22.


Crampton, George


200.00


211.15


7.00


7.00


211.15


23.


Cutler, David


100.00


107.87


3.50


3.50


107.87


24.


Cutler, William A. and Bradley Stone


100.00


101.58


3.50


3.50


101.58


25.


Davis, Silas


75.00


79.32


2.63.


2.60


79.35


26.


Davy, W. K.


50.00


50.84


1.75


1.75


50.84


27.


Decoster, George H.


100.00


113.00


3.50


3.50


113.00


28.


Dyke, Ida F. .


75.00


77.75


2.63


2.60


77.78


29.


Faulkner, Howard E.


150.00


193.55


5.25


5.00


193.80


30.


Fletcher, Aaron J.


75.00


80.28


2.63


2.60


80.31


31.


Fletcher, Charles J.


75.00


81.28


2.63


2.60


81.31


32.


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


33.


Fuller, Emerson


100.00


111.65


3.50


3.50


111.65


34.


Gardner, George .


100.00


110.08


3.50


3.50


110.08


35. Gardner, Harriet H.


75.00


79.42


2.63


2.60


79.45


36.


George, Pliny . .


75.00


75.04


2.63


2.60


75.07


37.


Gilmore, Walter A.


50.00


50.01


1.75


1.75


50.01


38.


Goodnow, Lewis B.


150.00


174.40


5.25


5.00


174.65


39.


Hall, W. F. ..


.


100.00


103.75


3.50


3.50


103.75


49


40. Hall, B. D.


75.00


83.71


2.63


2.60


83.74


41.


Hall, D. H.


75.00


83.53


2.63


2.60


83.56


42. Hall, Enoch


75.00


79.05


2.63


2.60


79.08


43. Hall, E. L.


75.00


82.71


2.63


2.60


82.74


44. Hall, Ira B.


100.00


108.90


3.50


3.50


108.90


45.


Hapgood, Benjamin F.


100.00


112.23


3.50


3.50


112.23


46.


Hapgood, Hiram J.


100.00


108.29


3.50


3.50


108.29


47.


Hart and Hoar Lot


250.00


272.68


8.75


8.75


272.68


48.


Hartwell, Simon


100.00


116.45


3.50


3.50


116.45


49.


Hayward, Alvin A. and Ellen M.


100.00


104.58


3.50


3.50


104.58


50.


Hayward, Cyrus


100.00


101.25


3.50


3.50


101.25


51.


Hayward, Francis


100.00


112.25


3.50


3.50


112.25


52.


Hayward, Frank C.


500.00


531.83


17.50


20.00


529.33


53.


Hayward, S. Lizzie


100.00


131.10


3.50


3.50


131.10


54.


Hayward, J. Warren


50.00


50.05


1.75


1.75


50.05


55.


Hesselton, Lucius A.


100.00


107.50


3.50


3.50


107.50


56.


Holbrook, George W.


100.00


102.00


3.50


3.50


102.00


57.


Hoar, John Sherman


100.00


102.75


3.50


3.50


102.75


58.


Holden, Walter O.


100.00


110.70


3.50


3.50


110.70


59.


Holt, L. U.


100.00


102.75


3.50


3.50


102.75


60.


Hosmer, Caroline A.


100.00


115.60


3.50


3.50


115.60


61.


Hosmer, Ella F. and Lucius S.


100.00


115.72


3.50


3.50


115.72


62.


Hosmer, Henry F. .


50.00


50.37


1.75


1.75


50.37


63.


Hosmer, Mary P. .


100.00


106.50


3.50


3.50


106.50


64.


Hosmer, Simon (See Warren, A. Louise)


65.


Houghton, John R.


100.00


117.37


3.50


3.50


117.37


66. Hutchins, Sarah A.


100.00


116.16


3.50


3.50


116.16


67.


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


400.00


449.77


14.00


15.00


448.77


50


68. Jones, Francis


50.00


50.04


1.75


1.75


50.04


69. Jones, William S.


100.00


104.25


3.50


3.50


104.25


70. Kelley, William S.


100.00


103.75


3.50


3.50


103.75


71. Keyes, George F.


75.00


79.55


2.63


2.60


79.58


72.


Keyes, Marcus M.


500.00


567.66


17.50


22.00


563.16


73. Knapp, Francis W.


100.00


103.12


3.50


3.50


103.12


74.


Knowlton, A.


50.00


50.91


1.75


1.75


50.91


75.


Knowlton, George T.


100.00


100.21


3.50


3.00


100.71


76. Knowlton, G. W.


50.00


50.91


1.75


1.75


50.91


77.


Law, William and Mary


100.00


104.87


3.50


3.50


104.87


78.


Littlefield, Nahum


50.00


48.52


1.75


1.75


48.52


79.


Littlefield, Waldo


100.00


108.53


3.50


3.50


108.53


80.


MacCharles, Daniel


75.00


76.63


2.63


2.60


76.66


81.


Mason, William T.


100.00


105.87


3.50


3.50


105.87


82.


McGreen, James


75.00


80.04


2.63


2.60


80.07


83.


Mead, Adelbert


100.00


106.37


3.50


3.50


106.37


84.


Mead, Adelbert F.


200.00


206.50


7.00


7.00


206.50


85.


Mead, Frederick S.


100.00


101.38


3.50


3.50


101.38


86.


Mead, George V.


100.00


105.00


3.50


3.50


105.00


87.


Mead, Hobart E.


100.00


114.08


3.50


3.50


114.08


88.


Mead, Louis Guy


100.00


105.75


3.50


3.50


105.75


89.


Mead, Lyman and Frank Priest ..


150.00


158.24


5.25


5.00


158.49


90.


Mead, Oliver


100.00


108.78


3.50


3.50


108.78


91.


Mead, Varnum B.


100.00


105.62


3.50


3.50


105.62


92.


Mills, James I.


75.00


78.00


2.63


2.60


78.03


93.


Murphy, William H. & Eben Smith


100.00


110.43


3.50


3.50


110.43


94.


Nash, F. C.


100.00


102.62


3.50


3.50


102.62


95.


Page, Harold L.


100.00


102.75


3.50


3.50


102.75


96.


Parker, Edwin C.


150.00


169.88


5.25


5.00


170.13


97.


Patch, B. H. and O. K.


50.00


51.15


1.75


1.75


51.15


51


98. Piper, William F.


100.00


109.03


3.50


3.50


109.03


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


100.


Pratt, Windsor .


75.00


75.26


2.63


2.60


75.29


101.


Pratt, and Hooper


100.00


108.25


3.50


3.50


108.25


102.


Preston, Emma .


100.00


105.87


3.50


3.50


105.87


103.


Priest, John Porter (See Harriet


Brown, Priest, Lucius J.)


104.


Putnam, Cyrus


100.00


105.37


3.50


3.50


105.37


105.


Reed, Isaiah ..


100.00


116.98


3.50


3.50


116.98


106.


Rentell, James


100.00


108.08


3.50


3.50


108.08


107.


Richardson, E. F.


50.00


50.45


1.75


1.75


50.45


108.


Richardson, James E.


50.00


50.30


1.75


1.75


50.30


109.


Robbins, Varnum


100.00


107.50


3.50


3.50


107.50


110.


Robinson, Charles


75.00


83.30


2.63


2.60


83.33


111.


Rowell, Henderson


50.00


50.53


1.75


1.75


50.53


112.


Scanlon, Thomas


75.00


77.90


2.63


2.60


77.93


113.


Smith, Mary E.


75.00


79.32


2.63


2.60


79.35


114.


Staples, Guy


50.00


50.25


1.75


1.75


50.25


115.


Stevens, Levi


100.00


103.25


3.50


3.50


103.25


116.


Stevens, William F.


100.00


103.00


3.50


3.50


103.00


117.


Stockwell, George B.


100.00


101.63


3.50


3.50


101.63


118.


Stockwell, Ira


100.00


105.12


3.50


3.50


105.12


119.


Stone, Bradley (See William A. Cutter)


·


120.


Stone, Charles B.


100.00


105.12


3.50


3.50


105.12


121.


Stone, Edwin . .


100.00


109.35


3.50


3.50


109.35


122.


Tasker, Frank E.


100.00


100.67


3.50


3.50


100.67


123.


Taylor, Thomas


100.00


102.75


3.50


3.50


102.75


124.


Temple, John & Edward F. Pratt .


100.00


109.40


3.50


3.50


109.40


125.


Towne, George L.


75.00


78.07


2.63


2.60


78.10


126.


Turner, George C.


50.00


51.18


1.75


1.75


51.18


·


. . .


52


127. Tuttle, Alonzo L.


50.00


51.16


1.75


1.75


51.16


128. Twitchell, Charles S.


50.00


50.29


1.75


1.75


50.29


129. Walcott, F. D.


100.00


118.81


3.50


3.50


118.81


130.


Warren, A. Louise & S. Hosmer . .


150.00


191.52


5.25


5.00


191.77


131.


Watson, Edith A.


50.00


50.91


1.75


1.75


50.91


132.


West, Hugh


100.00


104.12


3.50


3.50


104.12


133.


Wetherbee, Ellis


100.00


100.00


3.50


3.50


100.00


134.


Wetherbee, J. K. W.


200.00


209.25


7.00


7.00


209.25


135.


Wetherbee, Phineas


100.00


109.61


3.50


3.50


109.61


136.


Wheeler, Edwin M.


100.00


103.25


3.50


3.50


103.25


137.


Wheeler, George


100.00


105.75


3.50


3.50


105.75


138.


Wheeler and Shattuck


50.00


50.25


1.75


1.75


50.25


139.


Whitcomb, Bancroft


100.00


111.70


3.50


3.50


111.70


140.


Whitcomb, Eliza A.


75.00


82.83


2.63


2.60


82.86


141.


Whitcomb, Granville E.


100.00


110.50


3.50


3.50


110.50


142.


Whitcomb, J. H.


100.00


108.25


3.50


3.50


108.25


143.


Whitcomb, N. Emery


400.00


432.00


14.00


12.00


434.00


144.


Whitcomb and Preston


100.00


104.67


3.50


3.50


104.67


145.


Whitney, Jerome B.


100.00


111.20


3.50


3.50


111.20


146.


Willard, Henry


100.00


109.13


3.50


3.50


109.13


147.


Woodward, Bixby


50.00


51.17


1.75


1.75


51.17


148.


Wright, George C.


100.00


131.90


3.50


3.50


131.90


149.


Wright, George C. (Davis Memo-


rial)


50.00


102.05


1.75


103.80


150.


Wright, George S.


200.00


220.65


7.00


7.00


220.65


151.


Wright, Joel


100.00


119.90


3.50


3.50


119.90


152.


Wright, Marshall E.


75.00


79.11


2.63


2.60


79.14


153.


Richardson, James E.


100.00


2.64


·


.


·


154.


Lake, Warren D. .


100.00


1.75


101.75


155.


Chaplin, Waldo


100.00


1.17


101.17


$15,937.70 $16,952.28


$553.00


$549.80 $17,255.48


53


.


102.64


·


54


Police Department


To the Citizens of Acton :


I wish to call the attention of all our good citizens to the the large increase in automobile accidents and persons injured in accidents during the past year. These accidents in most cases were the result of operating at a rate of speed too fast for con- ditions. During the past summer a drive was conducted against speeding within the several villages. Speed signs were placed at the village limits and assisted by the State Police two hundred motorists were stopped and warned. Many of those stopped were residents of Acton. No doubt this drive prevented more accidents and possible loss of life. During the drive Officer George A. Braman assisted me in the work. Stricter enforce- ment of automobile laws is promised in order to reduce the number of accidents next year.


Several times during the past year damage was caused to both public and private property. Failure of residents nearby to call the police resulted in the persons responsible getting away without making restitution. The co-operation of all' citi- zens is desired and appreciated.


In closing I wish to thank the operators at the local exchange for their co-operation.


Following is the report: 133


Persons calling at the office


Telephone calls received 665


Telephone calls made 183


Emergency calls received by radio 4


Complaints received and investigated 84


Persons questioned during investigations 54


Arrests and prosecutions made on the following charges :


Drunkenness 23


Operating under the influence of liquor 7


Operating so as to endanger 8


Attaching wrong plates to car 1


55


Operating uninsured car 1


Operating unregistered car


1


Operating without a license


1


Operating after a suspension of license


1


Allowing improper person to operate car


1


Larceny of automobile


1


Failing to slow down at intersections


Larceny


Delinquent child


1


Non-support


1


Committments to State Institutions


6


Persons examined by Doctor


2


Transportation of Prisoners, Acton to Concord


24


At Concord District Court


43


At Cambridge Superior Court


12


Juveniles reprimanded


10


Accidents reported


53


Hit and run accidents reported


2


Persons assisted to hospital


2


Occupants of automobiles injured in accidents


60


Pedestrians injured by automobiles


2


Operators warned


200


Licenses suspended or revoked


20


Registrations revoked


10


Assisted in investigations for other departments


3


Recommendations given for reissuing of licenses


11


Persons summoned to Court


15


Summonses served for other departments


12


Sumonses returned without service


2 4


Cars checked on complaints


6


Traffic duty during funerals


3


Traffic duty during weddings


1


Motorists assisted after midnight


10


Persons reported loitering around homes


3


Dog complaints received


54


Dogs disposed of


15


Dogs hit by automobiles


4


Lost dogs reported


4


Dogs found


2


Notices of unpaid licenses sent to dog owners 95


3 2


Cars ordered taken to garage


56


Poultry killed by dogs as reported to this department Fire alarms answered (Traffic-protection)


15 5


Fire alarms sounded


1


Emergency telegrams delivered to persons


4 3


Emergency telephone calls delivered to persons


Public buildings checked on when lights found burning after midnight


10


Painting traffic lines at West Acton


2


Painting traffic lines at South Acton


2 1


Missing persons broadcast for by this department


2


Missing persons located


2


Protection given persons during domestic troubles


3 Protection given persons while obtaining personal property 1


Trips made to other towns during investigations, etc. :


Concord 24 Cambridge .


3 Westboro 1


Maynard 4 Hudson 2 Billerica 1


Boston 4 Bedford 1 Tewksbury 1


Littleton 3 Ayer 1 Marlboro


1


Worcester 3 Shirley 1 Boxboro


3


Homes checked on during absence of occupants at their request


6


Truants looked after


1


Posting warrants


4


Collecting ballots


2


Jury blanks filled out for District Attorney's office


2


Persons sent home off the streets when intoxicated


5


Inmates returned to Fernald School


1


With Tax Collector during collections


2


With Water Department Collector during collections


2


Breaks in buildings reported to this department


5


Runaway boys picked up


10


Persons ordered out of town after complaints


2


Property reported lost or stolen : $30.00 in cash


2 automobiles


1 shot-gun


1 bag tools


1 rifle


1 tire


1 diamond ring


2 chickens


1 bundle clothes


1 heater


3 bicycles


Assisted in giving medical aid


57


Property recovered or found : $30.00 in cash


1 shot-gun


1 rifle


1 diamond ring


1 bundle clothes


1 heater


2 automobiles


1 bag tools


2 bicycles


Trips made to other sections of the Town outside regular patrol : West Acton 46 North Acton 6


East Acton


15


Acton Center


13


Respectfully submitted,


MICHAEL FOLEY, Chief of Police.


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 1934.


Cows 465


Young Cattle


76


Swine


65


Sheep


20


Bulls


16


Quarantined four cows for tuberculosis. Quartined nine dogs under suspicion for rabies. One case positive.


Respectfully submitted, FRED S. WHITCOMB,


Inspector.


58


Report of Superintendent of Streets


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


I submit herewith my report concerning the highway main- tenance and construction work for the year 1934.


In addition to regular maintenance work, such as, scraping, dragging, surface repair and patching, the following streets have been surface treated with cut-back asphalt No. M. C. 2:


Nagog Hill Road, Harris Street, Davis Street, Strawberry Hill Road, Esterbrook Road, Pope Road, Concord Road, Hosmer Street, Taylor Road, Concord Street, Laws Brook Road, Stow Street, Martin Street, Prospect Street, Homestead Street, Main Street, Central Street, Summer Street, Davis Terrace, Wright Terrace, Windsor Avenue and Willow Street.


Work done by Town on C. W. A. projects : Wetherbee Road, scraping, rolling, oiling.


Hosmer Street, scraping, rolling, shaping. Hayward Street, scraping, rolling.


Charter Street, scraping, rolling.


New drainage :


Main Street, 510 feet of 12-inch concrete pipe. Stow Road, 36 feet of 30-inch corrugated pipe. Hammond Street, 20 feet of 10-inch corrugated pipe. Arlington Street, 20 feet of 12-inch corrugated pipe. Hosmer Street, 20 feet of 12-inch corrugated pipe. Pope Road, 40 feet of 30-inch corrugated pipe. Pope Road, 34 feet of 12-inch corrugated pipe.


The bridge over the Boston and Maine Railroad was re- planked, and the old electric car line was regraded.


The bridge over Nashe's Brook on Central Street, has been widened and resurfaced, new cable guard rails have been erected. New Construction :


Pope Road, 4,100 feet new gravel and oil. This piece of road has been built according to contract and accepted by the Massa- chusetts Department of Public Works.


Respectfully submitted,


ALBERT H. PERKINS,


Superintendent of Streets.


59


Assessors' Report


Buildings, Exclusive of Land


$2,450,433.00


Land 717,905.00


Personal 620.772.00


$3,789,110.00


Valuation April 1, 1933


3,756,457.00


Increase in Valuation


$32,653.00


Rate of Taxation, $25.60.


Tax Assessed as follows:


Real Estate


$81,109.46


Personal Estate


15,891.76


Polls


1,746.00


$98,747.22


Amount of Money Raised :


State Tax


$5,700.00


County Tax


5,670.00


Total Tax Assessed


$6,283.09


State Audit Assessment


373.41


Welfare Department Overdraft


148.44


Town Grant


83,377.07


Overlay


3,443.68


$98,747.22


Added Assessment:


Polls $30.00


$30.00


Excise :


Number of Vehicles Assessed


1126


Total Valuation of motor Vehicles Rate of Taxation, $32.14


$226,445.00


State Park Assessment


34.05


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


60


Report of Tax Collector


1931 TOWN TAX


Dr.


Uncollected January 1, 1934


$23.14


Interested Collected


13.09


Tax Title Account


.02


$36.25


Cr.


Paid Treasurer


$28.31


Abated


6.94


Uncollected


1.00


$36.25


1932 TOWN TAX


Dr.


Uncollected January 1, 1934


$15,179.04


Interest Collected


1,339.79


Abatement a/c


2.00


$16,520.83


Cr.


Paid Treasurer


$14,109.50


Abated


1,006.66


Tax Titles


1,391.04


Uncollected January 1, 1935


13.63


$16,520.83


1933 TOWN TAX


Uncollected January 1, 1934


$36,066.31


Interest Collected 968.98


$37,035.29


Cr.


Paid Treasurer


$23,645.46


Abated


166.97


Tax Title


3,066.82


Uncollected January 1, 1935


10,156.04


$37,035.29


61


1934 TOWN TAX Dr.


Committed


$98,777.22


Interest Collected


55.34


$98,832.56


Cr.


Paid Treasurer


$61,035.28


Abated


190.96


Uncollected


37,606.32


$98,832.56


1931 EXCISE Dr.


Uncollected Jan. 1, 1934


$105.03


Interest Collected


10.46


$115.49


Cr.


Paid Treasurer


$115.49


$115.49


1932 EXCISE Dr.


Uncollected Jan. 1, 1934


$2,054.04


Interest Collected


124.87


Due from Collector


.06


$2,178.97


Cr.


$1,040.11


Abated


651.35


Uncollected Jan. 1, 1935


487.51


$2,178.97


1933 EXCISE Dr.


Uncollected Jan. 1, 1934


$3,408.33


Interest Collected


89.98


$3,498.31


Cr.


Paid Treasurer


$1,907.06


Abated


31.14


Uncollected Jan. 1, 1935


1,560.11


$3,498.31


Paid Treasurer


62


1934 EXCISE


Dr.


Committed


$6,283.09


Interest Collected


12.34


$6,295.43


Cr.


Paid Treasurer


$3,439.22


Abated


31.71


Uncollected


2,824.50


$6,295.43


SUMMARY OF TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT


Total Debits


1931 Town Tax


$36.25


1932 Town Tax


16,520.83


1933 Town Tax


37,035.29


1934 Town Tax


98,832.56


1931 Excise


115.49


1932 Excise


2,178.97


1933 Excise


3,498.31


1934 Excise


6,295.43


.


$164,513.13


Total Credits


Cash Paid Treasurer $105,320.43


Abated


2,085.73


Tax Titles


4,457.86


Uncollected


52,649.11


$164,513.13


CHARLES A. DURKEE, Tax Collector.


63


Fire Department


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


I herewith submit my report for the Fire Department for the year of 1934.


The total number of alarms answered by the entire depart- ment are as follows:


Building, 12; Auto 1; Chimney 8; False 2.


Total loss : $8,250.26 (extinguishing labor cost $311.00) .


The new five hundred (500) gallon pump has been put into service at Acton Center and makes quite an improvement and will also give the Acton Center district adequate fire protection.


The old Chemical Truck at South Acton is getting rather weak and should be replaced with a new pump as soon as possible.


Respectfully submitted, H. S. MacGREGOR,


Chief of Fire Department.


Forest Warden's Report


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen : Gentlemen :


Your Forest Warden submits the following report for the year ending December 31, 1934:


Total number of fires responded to 15


Out of town 2


This has been another good year for us on forest fires which has enabled us to further add to our equipment.


Your Forest Warden wishes to recommend an appropriation of ($500) five hundred dollars for the suppression and extin- guishing of forest fires.


The "Water Hole" proposition, as suggested by your Forest Warden, in last year's report, has been started and we hope funds will be available to carry on this good work this year.


The forest fire apparatus is in good condition and has given excellent service on building fires as well as forest fires.


Respectfully submitted,


ALAN B. FROST, Forest Warden.


64


Report of the Board of Health


For the Year Ending Dec. 31, 1934


Burial Permits issued in Acton 30


Residents who died in other towns 11


Total number of deaths recorded


41


Non-resident burials . 21 List of contagious diseases reported to the Board of Health


January 1, 1934 to January 1, 1935:


Chicken-pox 5


Influenza


1


Measles 5


Scarlet Fever 6


Pneumonia (Lobar) 1


Whooping Cough


6


Dog Bite


5


Meningitis (Acute) 1


Total 30


Deaths None


Your Board would recommend that $1,000 be appropriated for the use of the Board for the present year.


ACTON BOARD OF HEALTH, CHARLES A. DURKEE,


Agent.


Report of Town Nurse


To the Board of Health:


Town calls (bedside nursing) 1,164


Welfare 501


Prenatal 176


Child Welfare


317


Respectfully submitted, LILLIAN E. FROST.


65


Goodnow Fund


For the Year Ending December 31, 1934


Investments


Warren Institution for Savings $1,458.33


Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank . 1,000.00


City Institution for Savings, Lowell 1,000.00


$3,458.33


Receipts


Warren Institution for Savings $43.93


Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank


35.00


City Institution for Savings 30.00


$108.93


Payments


Ella L. Miller, treasurer of the Evangeli- cal Church in Acton $32.50


Harlan E. Tuttle, treasurer of the Evan- gelical Church in Acton 56.40


Fred W. Green, care of Goodnow Lot, Woodlawn Cemetery 15.00


Added to Savings deposit 5.03


$108.93


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




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