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283.19 114.80
159. Watson, Clark, Tuttle, Whitney . .
1,500.00
1,794.30
45.00
40.00
1,799.30
160. Wayne, Robert
75.00
81.28
2.25
1.50
82.03
161.
Wayne, John
100.00
107.75
3.00
3.00
107.75
162.
Webster, George A.
75.00
77.34
2.25
1.50
78.09
163.
Wetherbee, Charles C.
100.00
101.75
3.00
3.00
101.75
164.
Whetherbee, Daniel
100.00
113.10
3.00
3.00
113.10
165.
Wetherbee, Daniel J. and E. E.
200.00
243.40
6.00
6.00
243.40
166.
Wheeler, Fidelia
100.00
113.32
3.00
3.00
113.32
167.
Wheeler. Sanford and Susan E.
300.00
329.50
9.00
9.00
329.50
168.
Whitcomb, Irving V.
100.00
109.95
3.00
3.00
109.95
169.
Whitcomb, Joseph A.
100.00
110.08
3.00
3.00
110.08
170.
White, Abraham
100.00
112.37
3.00
3.00
112.37
171.
White, John
100.00
106.62
3.00
3.00
106.62
172.
Wood, E. C.
50.00
51.41
1.50
1.50
51.41
173.
Wood, Franklin P.
100.00
114.66
3.00
3.00
114.66
174.
Wood, Lewis
100.00
100.79
3.00
3.00
100.79
175.
Wood, Lewis, Jr.
100.00
114.28
3.00
3.00
114.28
176.
Wood, William F.
50.00
53.94
1.50
1.50
53.94
177.
Wood, William H.
100.00
100.79
3.00
3.00
100.79
178.
Wood, William N.
100.00
115.00
3.00
3.00
115.00
179.
Wood, Winthrop E. .
100.00
104.00
3.00
3.00
104.00
180.
Woodbury, Rev. James T.
100.00
131.26
3.00
3.00
131.26
181.
Wright, Rebecca C.
100.00
110.25
3.00
3.00
110.25
182.
Dutton, Solomon
75.00
76.32
2.25
1.75
76.82
183.
Smith, Elijah F.
100.00
2.00
102.00
184.
Flagg, Isaac W.
100.00
1.00
101.00
185.
Miller, Charles I.
100.00
1.00
101.00
186.
MacMillan, Daniel
100.00
.50
100.50
$22,500.00 $24,549.88
$667.50
$664.25 $24,953.13
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North Acton Cemetery
No. Name of Fund
Deposit
On hand Jan. 1, 1935
Income
Expended
On hand Dec. 31, 1935
1. Anderson, Henrietta
$50.00
$55.54
$1.50
$1.75
$55.29
2. Blood, Jerusha, Wiley and Temple
200.00
264.80
6.00
7.00
263.80
3. Hapgood, Mary
50.00
56.27
1.50
1.75
56.02
4. Hutchinson, Francis
50.00
60.54
1.50
1.75
60.29
5. Temple, Samuel
50.00
59.29
1.50
1.75
59.04
$400.00
$496.44
$12.00
$14.00
$494.44
Mt. Hope Cemetery
No. Name of Fund
Deposit
On hand Jan. 1, 1935
Income
Expended
On hand Dec. 31, 1935
1. Adams, James L.
$75.00
79.91
2.25
1.75
80.41
2. Ames, W. C.
100.00
103.25
3.00
3.00
103.25
3. Babcock, C. C.
100.00
105.50
3.00
3.00
105.50
4. Banks, Edgar I.
75.00
77.41
2.25
1.75
77.91
5. Bean, Alcander P.
100.00
111.58
3.00
3.00
111.58
6. Blanchard, John
100.00
117.33
3.00
3.00
117.33
7. Brown, Albert
100.00
108.00
3.00
3.00
108.00
8.
Brown, Harriet D., John Porter Priest, Lucien J. Priest
275.00
294.96
8.25
10.00
293.21
9. Brown, Bessie E.
100.00
115.91
3.00
3.00
115.91
10. Brown, William and Clarence
100.00
102.00
3.00
3.00
102.00
11. Burbeck, Lucy A. (Wetherbee)
100.00
117.23
3.00
3.00
117.23
12. Burr, William .
100.00
105.75
3.00
3.00
105.75
13. Burroughs, Samuel R.
100.00
102.75
3.00
3.00
102.75
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14. Bush, H. Louis (See Johnson, Em- erline A.) . .
15.
Chandler, Joseph E.
150.00
159.83
4.50
4.50
159.83
16. Chaplin, Waldo
100.00
101.17
3.00
3.00
101.17
17.
Chaplin, William, Sr.
100.00
107.28
3.00
3.00
107.28
18.
Chaplin, William, Jr.
200.00
215.81
6.00
6.00
215.81
19.
Chaplin, William, G. A. R.
212.70
230.15
6.38
7.00
229.53
20.
Clark, H. T. .
100.00
104.37
3.00
3.00
104.37
21.
Charles, Will A.
75.00
80.06
2.25
1.75
80.56
22.
Coburn, J. D. . .
100.00
106.62
3.00
3.00
106.62
23.
Crampton, George
200.00
211.15
6.00
6.00
211.15
24.
Cutler, David ..
100.00
107.87
3.00
3.00
107.87
25.
Cutler, William A. and Bradley Stone . .
100.00
101.58
3.00
3.00
101.58
26.
Davis, Silas
75.00
79.35
2.25
1.75
79.85
27.
Davy, W. K.
50.00
50.84
1.50
1.50
50.84
28.
Decoster, George H.
100.00
113.00
3.00
3.00
113.00
29.
Dyke, Ida F. .
75.00
77.78
2.25
1.75
78.28
30.
Faulkner, Howard E.
150.00
193.80
4.50
4.50
193.80
31.
Fletcher, Aaron J. .
75.00
80.31
2.25
1.75
80.81
32.
Fletcher, Charles J.
75.00
81.31
2.25
1.75
81.81
33.
Flint, F. E. (See Johnson, Emer- line A.)
34.
Fuller, Emerson
100.00
111.65
3.00
3.00
111.65
35.
Gardner, George
100.00
110.08
3.00
3.00
110.08
36. Gardner, Harriet H.
75.00
79.45
2.25
1.75
79.95
37. George, Pliny
.
75.00
75.07
2.25
1.75
75.57
38.
Gilmore, Walter A.
50.00
50.01
1.50
1.50
50.01
39.
Goodnow, Lewis B.
150.00
174.65
4.50
4.50
174.65
40.
Hall, W. F.
100.00
103.75
3.00
3.00
103.75
41.
Hall, B. D.
75.00
83.74
2.25
1.75
84.24
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42. Hall, D. H.
75.00
83.56
2.25
1.75
84.06
43. Hall, Enoch
75.00
79.08
2.25
1.75
79.58
44. Hall, E. L.
75.00
82.74
2.25
1.75
83.24
45. Hall, Ira B.
100.00
108.90
3.00
3.00
108.90
46.
Hapgood, Benjamin F.
100.00
112.23
3.00
3.00
112.23
47.
Hapgood, Hiram J.
100.00
108.29
3.00
3.00
108.29
48.
Hart and Hoar Lot
250.00
272.68
7.50
8.75
271.43
49.
Hartwell, Simon .
100.00
116.45
3.00
3.00
116.45
50.
Hayward, Alvin A. and Ellen M.
.
100.00
104.58
3.00
3.00
104.58
51.
Hayward, Cyrus ..
100.00
101.25
3.00
3.00
101.25
52.
Hayward, Francis
100.00
112.25
3.00
3.00
112.25
53.
Hayward, Frank C.
500.00
529.33
15.00
17.50
526.83
54.
Hayward, S. Lizzie
100.00
131.10
3.00
3.00
131.10
55.
Hayward, J. Warren
50.00
50.05
1.50
1.50
50.05
56.
Hesselton, Lucius A.
100.00
107.50
3.00
3.00
107.50
57.
Holbrook, George W.
100.00
102.00
3.00
3.00
102.00
58.
Hoar, John Sherman
150.00
102.75
3.00
3.00
152.75
59.
Holden, Walter O.
100.00
110.70
3.00
3.00
110.70
60.
Holt, L. U. .
100.00
102.75
3.00
3.00
102.75
61.
Hosmer, Caroline A.
100.00
115.60
3.00
3.00
115.60
62. Hosmer, Ella F. and Lucius S.
100.00
115.72
3.00
3.00
115.72
63.
Hosmer, Henry F. .
50.00
50.37
1.50
1.50
50.37
64.
Hosmer, Mary P.
100.00
106.50
3.00
3.00
106.50
65.
Hosmer, Simon (See Warren, A. Louise)
66.
Houghton, John R.
100.00
117.37
3.00
3.00
117.37
67. Hutchins, Sarah A.
100.00
116.16
3.00
3.00
116.16
68.
Johnson, Emerline A., F. E. Flint, H. Louis Bush . . ·
400.00
448.77
12.00
14.00
446.77
50.00
50.04
1.50
1.50
50.04
70.
Jones, Francis Jones, William S.
100.00
104.25
3.00
3.00
104.25
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69.
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71. Kelley, William S.
100.00
103.75
3.00
3.00
103.75
72. Keyes, George F.
75.00
79.58
2.25
1.75
80.08
73. Keyes, Marcus M.
500.00
563.16
15.00
17.50
560.66
74. Knapp, Francis W.
100.00
103.12
3.00
3.00
103.12
75.
Knowlton, A. ..
. .
50.00
50.91
1.50
1.50
50.91
76.
Knowlton, George T.
100.00
100.71
3.00
3.00
100.71
77.
Knowlton, G. W.
50.00
50.91
1.50
1.50
50.91
78.
Lake, Warren D.
100.00
101.75
3.00
3.00
101.75
79.
Law, William and Mary
100.00
104.87
3.00
3.00
104.87
80.
Littlefield, Nahum . .
50.00
48.52
1.50
1.50
48.52
81.
Littlefield, Waldo
100.00
108.53
3.00
3.00
108.53
82.
MacCharles, Daniel
75.00
76.66
2.25
1.75
77.16
83.
Mason, William T.
100.00
105.87
3.00
3.00
105.87
84.
McGreen, James
75.00
80.07
2.25
1.75
80.57
85.
Mead, Adelbert
100.00
106.37
3.00
3.00
106.37
86.
Mead, Adelbert F. .
200.00
206.50
6.00
6.00
206.50
87.
Mead, Frederick S.
100.00
101.38
3.00
3.00
101.38
88.
Mead, George V.
100.00
105.00
3.00
3.00
105.00
89.
Mead, Hobart E.
100.00
114.08
3.00
3.00
114.08
90.
Mead, Louis Guy
100.00
105.75
3.00
3.00
105.75
91.
Mead, Lyman and Frank Priest
150.00
158.49
4.50
4.50
158.49
92.
Mead, Oliver .
100.00
108.78
3.00
3.00
108.78
93.
Mead, Varnum B.
100.00
105.62
3.00
3.00
105.62
94.
Mills, James I. . .
75.00
78.03
2.25
1.75
78.53
95.
Murphy, William H. and Eben Smith
100.00
110.43
3.00
3.00
110.43
96.
Nash, F. C.
100.00
102.62
3.00
3.00
102.62
97. Page, Harold L.
100.00
102.75
3.00
3.00
102.75
98. Parker, Edwin C.
150.00
170.13
4.50
3.00
171.63
99.
Patch, B. H. and O. K.
50.00
51.15
1.50
1.50
51.15
100.
Piper, William F. .
100.00
109.03
3.00
3.00
109.03
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101. Pratt, Edwin F. (See John Temple)
102.
Pratt, Windsor
75.00
75.29
2.25
1.75
75.79
103.
Pratt and Hooper
100.00
108.25
3.00
3.00
108.25
104.
Preston, Emma .
100.00
105.87
3.00
3.00
105.87
105.
Priest, John Porter (See Harriet Brown, Lucius J. Priest) .
106.
Putnam, Cyrus
100.00
105.37
3.00
3.00
105.37
107.
Reed, Isaiah
100.00
116.98
3.00
3.00
116.98
108.
Rentell, James
100.00
108.08
3.00
3.00
108.08
109.
Richardson, E. F.
50.00
50.45
1.50
1.50
50.45
110.
Richardson, James E.
150.00
152.94
4.50
4.50
152.94
111.
Robbins, Varnum .
100.00
107.50
3.00
3.00
107.50
112.
Robinson, Charles
75.00
83.33
2.25
1.75
83.83
113.
Rowell, Henderson
50.00
50.53
1.50
1.50
50.53
114.
Scanlon, Thomas
75.00
77.93
2.25
1.75
78.43
115.
Smith, Mary E.
75.00
79.35
2.25
1.75
79.85
116.
Staples, Guy
50.00
50.25
1.50
1.50
50.25
117.
Stevens, Levi
100.00
103.25
3.00
3.00
103.25
118.
Stevens, William F.
100.00
103.00
3.00
3.00
103.00
119.
Stockwell, George B.
100.00
101.63
3.00
3.00
101.63
120.
Stockwell, Ira .
100.00
105.12
3.00
3.00
105.12
121.
Stone, Bradley (See William A. Cutter) .
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122.
Stone, Charles B.
100.00
105.12
3.00
3.00
105.12
123.
Stone, Edwin
100.00
109.35
3.00
3.00
109.35
124.
Tasker, Frank E.
100.00
100.67
3.00
3.00
100.67
125.
Taylor, Thomas
100.00
102.75
3.00
3.00
102.75
126.
Temple, John and Edward Pratt .
100.00
109.40
3.00
3.00
109.40
127.
Towne, George L.
75.00
78.10
2.25
1.75
78.60
128.
Turner, George C.
50.00
51.18
1.50
1.50
51.18
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129. Tuttle, Alonzo L. .
50.00
51.16
1.50
1.50
51.16
130. Twitchell, Charles S.
50.00
50.29
1.50
1.50
50.29
131.
Walcott, F. D. ....
100.00
118.81
3.00
3.00
118.81
132.
Warren, A. Louise and S. Hosmer
150.00
191.77
4.50
4.50
191.77
133.
Watson, Edith A.
50.00
50.91
1.50
1.50
50.91
134.
West, Hugh
100.00
104.12
3.00
3.00
104.12
135.
Wetherbee, Ellis
100.00
100.00
3.00
3.00
100.00
136.
Wetherbee, J. K. W.
200.00
209.25
6.00
6.00
209.25
137.
Wetherbee, Phineas
100.00
109.61
3.00
3.00
109.61
138.
Wheeler, Edwin M.
150.00
103.25
3.00
3.00
153.25
139.
Wheeler, George
100.00
105.75
3.00
3.00
105.75
140.
Wheeler and Shattuck
50.00
50.25
1.50
1.50
50.25
141.
Whitcomb, Bancroft
100.00
111.70
3.00
3.00
111.70
142.
Whitcomb, Eliza A.
75.00
82.86
2.25
1.75
83.36
143.
Whitcomb, Granville E.
100.00
110.50
3.00
3.00
110.50
144.
Whitcomb, J. H.
100.00
108.25
3.00
3.00
108.25
145.
Whitcomb, N. Emery
400.00
434.00
12.00
12.00
434.00
146.
Whitcomb and Preston
100.00
104.67
3.00
3.00
104.67
147.
Whitney, Jerome B.
100.00
111.20
3.00
3.00
111.20
148.
Willard, Henry
100.00
109.13
3.00
3.00
109.13
149.
Woodward, Bexby
50.00
51.17
1.50
1.50
51.17
150.
Wright, George C.
100.00
131.90
3.00
3.00
131.90
151.
Wright, George C. (Davis Memo- rial)
50.00
103.80
1.50
1.50
103.80
152.
Wright, George S.
200.00
220.65
6.00
6.00
220.65
153.
Wright, Joel
100.00
119.90
3.00
3.00
119.90
154.
Wright, Marshall E.
80.00
79.14
2.25
1.75
84.64
155.
Yeaton, Mary F.
100.00
.50
100.50
156.
Harrington, Bertha F.
100.00
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100.00
$16,242.70 $17,255.48
$478.63
$475.25 $17,563.86
Totals
$39,142.70 $42,301.80
$1,158.13
$1,153.50 $43,011.43
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Police Department
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I herewith submit the following report of the Police Depart- ment for the year ending Dec. 31, 1935.
Persons calling at the office 246
Telephone calls received 781
Telephone calls made 275
Emergency calls received by radio
12
Complaints received and investigated
63
Persons questioned during investigations
42
Arrests and prosecutions made on the following com-
plaints :
Drunkenness 22
Operating under the influence of liquor
9
Operating so as to endanger
1
Operating after revocation
1
Leaving scene of accident
1
Assault with dangerous weapon with intent to rob
2
Larceny
2
Malicious destruction of property
2
Robbery
2
Assault
1
Default
1
Illegitimacy
1
Passing where view is obstructed
2
Failing to slow at intersections
2
Operating without a license
1
Having gaming machines in possession
1
Disturbing a public assembly
2
Persons sent home when intoxicated
7
Fugitives from Shirley School
3
Committed to State Institutions
3
Automobile accidents reported
69
Occupants of automobiles injured in accidents
63
Persons assisted after accidents
4
Licenses suspended or revoked 5
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Fire alarms answered (Traffic-protection)
20
Registrations revoked
6
At Concord District Court
42
At Cambridge Superior Court
6
At Ayer District Court
1
Emergency telegrams delivered to persons
6
Summonses served
9
Summonses served for other departments
10
Breaks reported
10
Homes checked on during absence of occupants at their request
5
Prowlers reported
6
Obstructions in road reported and removed
1
Public buildings checked on when lights found burning after midnight
7
Doors found open
2
Windows reported broken
17 10
Trespassers ordered off property following complaints
Raids
1
Traffic duty during funerals
12
Traffic duty during wedding
1
Missing persons reported to this department
2
Missing persons broadcast for by this department
3
Cattle reported lost
3
Protection given while obtaining property
2
Payrolls guarded
9
Juveniles reprimanded
20
Truants picked up for other towns
2
Collecting ballots
1
Posting warrants
1
Jury blanks filled out for District Attorney's office
3
With Tax Collector during collections
2
With Water Department Collector during collections
1
Persons ordered out of town after complaints
2
Assisted in investigations for other departments
3
Runaway boys picked up and returned to Boxboro
6
Dog complaints received
21
Dogs hit by automobiles
4
Dogs killed by automobiles
3
Persons reported bitten by dogs
5
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Dogs reported lost
6
Dog notices posted 1
Poultry killed by dogs
24
Notices of unpaid licenses sent to dog owners
130
Property reported lost or stolen :
1 set of number plates 2 watches
1 shotgun
1 tire and wheel
1 rifle
2 automobiles
1 brief case
1,000 gallons of fuel oil
2 blankets
1 spotlight $4.00 cash
Property recovered or Restitution made :
1 bicycle $22,00 in cash
2 automobiles Automobile equipment
1 watch value $15.00
Found and returned to owner, 1 billfold and $2.00 in cash.
Trips made to other towns during investigations, etc. :
Arlington
1 Marlboro 1
2 Maynard 15
4 Newton 1
Boxboro
Carlisle - 1 Shirley 1
Concord
7
Tewksbury
1
Littleton
1 Westford 2
Worcester
2
Trips to other sections of the town outside of regular patrol :
Acton 30 North Acton 37
East Acton 17 West Acton 33
Respectfully submitted,
MICHAEL FOLEY, Chief of Police.
Ayer
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Report of Inspector of Animals
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Acton:
I hereby submit my report as Inspector of Animals for the year 1935.
Cows 648
Young Cattle 107
Swine 84
Sheep
16
Goat 1
Bulls
20
Quarantined 18 dogs suspicious of rabies.
Respectfully submitted
FRED S. WHITCOMB, :
Inspector.
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Report of Superintendent of Streets
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I submit herewith my report covering the highway main- tenance and construction work during 1935.
In addition to regular maintenance work such as scraping, dragging, surface repair, patching bridge repairs.
New drainage:
Main Street, 36 feet of 36-inch corrugated pipe.
Main Street, 42 feet of 12-inch corrugated Pipe.
Main Street, one drop inlet.
Concord Street, 36 feet of 12-inch corrugated pipe.
Concord Street, 150 ftt of 12-inch concrete pipe.
Concord Road, 42 feet of 12-inch corrugated pipe.
Concord Road, one drop inlet.
Hammond Road, 18 feet of 12-inch corrugated pipe.
New guard rail :
Main Street, 13.40 feet New guard rail and post.
Powder Mill Road, 320 feet New guard rail and post.
New Construction :
Pope Road, this piece of road has been built according to con- tract and accepted by the Massachusetts Department of Public Works.
Kingsley Road, this piece of road has been built as far as it was laid out.
Respectfully submitted,
ALBERT H. PERKINS,
Superintendent of Streets.
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Assessors' Report
Tax assessed as follows :
Buildings, exclusive of land
$2,435,358.00
Land
706,385.00
Personal 631,095.00
- $3,772,838.00
Valuation April 1, 1934
3,789,110.00
Decrease in Valuation
16,272.00
Rate of Taxation, $26.80.
Real Estate
$84,198.69
Personal Estate
16,913.37
Polls
1,746.00
$102,858.06
Amount of Money raised :
State Tax
$6,000.00
County Tax
5,693.60
State Park Assessment
55.44
Town Grant
87,537.93
Overlay
3,571.09
$102,858.06
Added Assessment :
Poll Tax
$10.00
$10.00
Excise :
Number of Vehicles Assessed
1153
Total Valuation of Motor Vehicles Rate of Taxation, $33.06
$227,360.00
Total Excise Tax
$6,286.31
WARREN H. JONES, ALBERT P. DURKEE, HENRY L. HAYNES. Board of Assessors.
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Report of Tax Collector
1931 TOWN TAX
Dr. .
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1935
$1.00
$1.00
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$1.00
$1.00
1932 TOWN TAX
Dr.
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1935
$13.63
Interested Collected
1.75
$15.38
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$15.38
$15.38
1933 TOWN TAX
Dr.
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1935
$10,156.04
Old Age Added
42.00
Interest Collected
900.93
Costs Collected
7.00
$11,105.97
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$9,780.13
Abated
706.90
Tax Title
611.86
Uncollected
7.08
$11,105.97
1934 TOWN TAX
Dr.
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1935
$37,606.32
Interest Collected
869.01
Costs Collected
3.85
$38,479.18
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Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$24,296.93
Abated
176.08
Tax Title
2,732.80
Uncollected
11,273.37
$38,479.18
1935 TOWN TAX
Dr.
Committed
.$102,858.06
Interest Collected
35.48
Costs Collected
24.85
-$102,918.39
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$69,803.80
Abated
150.88
Tax Title
1,673.66
Uncollected
31,290.05
-$102,918.39
1931 EXCISE
Dr.
$12.40
$12.40
Paid Treasurer
$12.40
$12.40
1932 EXCISE
Dr.
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1935
$487.51
Interest Collected
34.31
$521.82
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$217.43
Abated
78.14
Uncollected
227.25
$522.82
Interest Collected
Cr.
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OVER REMITTED
Over Remitted 1.00
1933 EXCISE
Dr.
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1935
$1,560.11
Interest Collected -
144.30
$1,704.41
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$1,208.45
Abated
376.71
Uncollected
119.25
$1,704.41
1934 EXCISE
Dr.
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1935
$2,824.50
Interest Collected
86.83
$2,911.33
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$1,822.33
Abated
29.84
Uncollected
1,059.16
$2,911.33
1935 EXCISE
Dr.
Committed
$6,306.31
Interest Collected
5.59
$6,311.90
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$3,802.83
Abated
83.38
Uncollected
2,425.69
$6,311.90
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SUMMARY OF TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT
Total Debits
1931 Town Tax
$1.00
1932 Town Tax
15.38
1933 Town Tax
11,105.97
1934 Town Tax
38,479.18
1935 Town Tax
102,918.39
1931 Excise
12.40
1932 Excise
521.82
1933 Excise
1,704.41
1934 Excise
2,911.33
1935 Excise
6,311.90
$163,981.78
Total Credits
Cash paid Treasurer
$110,960.68
Abated
1,601.92
Tax Title
5,018.32
Uncollected
46,401.85
$163,982.78
Over Remitted
$1.00
CHARLES A. DURKEE, Tax Collector.
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Fire Department
January 29, 1936
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I herewith submit my report for the Fire Department for the year of 1935.
The total number of alarms responded to by the entire depart- ment are as follows :
Building, 13; auto, 1; chimney, 13; false, 1; miscellaneous, 4. Total loss : $4,305.00 (extinguishing labor cost $301.50).
The equipmemnt in Precincts Two and Three are in need of repair. In fact the two (2) pieces of apparatus in Precincts mentioned are twelve (12) years old and consideration should be taken as soon as possible to replace them.
Following are a few recommendations I would like to make: (1) That the present siren system at West Acton be replaced with a compressed air whistle; (2) that the' hose be replenished to bring it up to its standard quota; (3) that the heating system at South Acton be put in such condition as to make it satisfac- tory.
The equipment at Acton Center is in excellent condition with the exception of the shortage of hose.
As the Fire Department is very good insurance against life and property, I sincerely hope that the voters will give these rec- ommendations due consideration.
H. S. MacGREGOR, Chief of Fire Department.
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Forest Warden's Report
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Gentlemen :
Your Forest Warden submits the following report for the year ending December 31st, 1936 :
Total number of fires responded to 37
Out of town 2
Total cost of extinguishing $477.81
The spring of this year being extremely dry and the first haz- ard being great, we had a large number of fires, consequently en- tailing considerable expense.
The property damage was very low in comparison, due to the prompt and efficient cooperation of the various departments, for which I take this opportunity of thanking them.
The forest fire truck is in very good shape, but we are in need of some new forestry hose.
In the past we have been able to purchase some new hose each year out of our $500 appropriation, but this year we were unable to do so; therefore your Forest Warden recommends an appro- priation of $200 for new hose in addition to the usual $500 for the prevention and extinguishing of forest fires.
Respectfully submitted,
ALAN B. FROST,
Forest Warden
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Report of the Board of Health For the Year Ending Dec. 31, 1935
Burial Permits issued in Acton 31
Residents who died in other Towns 20
Total number of deaths recorded
51
Non-resident burials 32
List of contagious diseases reported to the Board of Health January 1, 1935, to January 1, 1936 :
Chicken-pox
Dog bite 4
29
Measles
20
Influenza 10
Scarlet Fever
4
Whooping Cough
10
Dog bite (Rabies)
1
Total
80
Deaths
None
Your Board would recommend that $1,000 be appropriated for the use of the Board for the present year.
CHARLES A. DURKEE, Agent.
Acton Board of Health.
Report of Town Nurse
To the Board of Health:
/ Town calls (bedside nursing) 1503
Welfare 302
Prenatal 206
Child Welfare 408
Respectfully submitted,
LILLIAN E. F. TAYLOR.
2
German Measles
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Goodnow Fund
For the year ending December 31, 1935 Investments
Warren Institution for Savings $1,458.70
Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank 1,000.00
City Institution for Savings Lowell 1,000.00
$3458.70
Receipts
Warren Institution for Savings $40.37
Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank 32.50
City Institution for Savings Lowell 27.50
$100.37
Payments
Harlan E. Tuttle treasurer of the Evangeli-
cal Church in Acton $80.00
Fred W. Green care of Goodnow lot, Woodlawn Cemetery 20.00
Added to Savings deposit .37
$100.37
CHARLOTTE CONANT, CHARLES E. SMITH, HORACE F. TUTTLE, Trustees of Goodnow Fund.
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Report of the Work of the Middlesex County Extension Service In Acton for the Year 1935
Poultry interests dominate the agriculture of this town. The organized poultrymen have made definite progress in marketing. The beginning of organized cooperative marketing of eggs in Middlesex County was made in October with the establishment in the Regional Market in West Cambridge of the Massachusetts Poultry Producers Cooperative. This organization is actively supported by Middlesex County poultrymen, two of whom- James Murgatroyd and Charles Willett-are president and a member of the Advisory Board respectively. The Extension Service has worked with these men in furthering their efforts toward cooperative marketing.
The Middlesex County Poultry Association, meeting in Acton several times a year has the active cooperation of the Extension Service. Definite assistance has been given poultrymen with their problems in brooding, range, housing and ventilation.
The dairy farmers of the county met in Acton last February and March for the annual series of dairy meetings when market and production problems were discussed by men of prominence. The dairy farmers have been given help with their individual milk market problems and with herd management and emer- gency crop suggestions.
Thirty-nine farm visits were made on fruit growing and three on market garden crops. Pest control and cultural problems were the chief reasons for farm visits. Spray warning service was given to 26 fruit growers and 17 market gardeners. Moving pictures on seed germination were shown to a garden group.
The judges were furnished for the Acton Fair and cooperation rendered, especially in the management of the 4-H boys and girls club exhibits.
The women in North Acton and at the Center have carried the entire extension program of The Good School Lunch, Home Grounds Improvement, and The Cotton Dress projects. The
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garden club also sent leaders to the meetings on the Home Grounds Improvement as they felt the work given in gardening by Mr. Arnold Davis was most valuable to their members.
Canning meetings were conducted in West Acton.
A series of five discussion meetings on Understanding the Adolescent Child were conducted by Mrs. Ruth D. Morley, State Child Guidance Specialist. These meetings were held at the high school and were open to all Acton Parents.
Due to many requests home nursing classes were organized in South and North Acton. Miss Lillian Frost very kindly assist- ed the Extension Service by teaching these classes.
Sidney Durkee was awarded a week at Camp Middlesex as a county poultry delegate. Robert Clapp, Dorothy Bond, John McGuire, and Meltha Walther were awarded the two-day trip to the State College.
4-H Clubs were organized in all sections resulting in two home furnishing clubs, two garden clubs, one poultry club, and two clothing clubs.
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Report of Two Hundredth Anniversary Committee.
Acting upon the vote recorded at the special Town Meeting, held July 23rd, 1934, in regard to the appointment of the Committee to arrange for the observance of the 200th Anniver- sary of the incorporation of the Town, the following Committee was organized: Horace F. Tuttle, Chairman; Waldo E. Whit- comb, George S. Braman, Ralph W. Piper, Vice Chairmen; Web- ster S. Blanchard, Treasurer; Clara L. Sawyer, Secretary; Mrs. Hobart E. Mead, Mrs. W. Stuart Allen and Henry E. Tolman.
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