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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
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.
182.
Handley, Marion W.
50.00
15
50.15
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.
$22,100.00 $23,339.89
$749.34
$714.35 $24,549.88
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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)
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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
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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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