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Cory, D .- Star Maiden JC833s
Daugherty, J .- Daniel Boone JD2381d
D'Aulaire, I. and E .- Abraham Lincoln JD2394a
Davis, L. R .- Hobby Horse Hill JD262h
DeAngeli, M .- Skippjack School JD283s
Deihl, E. G .- Holiday-time Stories JD324h
Dixon, F. W .- Footprints Under the Window JD621f
Dixon, F. W .- A Figure in Hiding. JD621fi
Dixon, F. W .- The Great Airport Mystery JD621g
Dixon, F. W .- The Hidden Harbor Mystery JD621hi Dixon, F. W .- The House on the Cliffs JD621ho
Dixon, F. W .- The Missing Chums JD621m Dixon, F. W .- The Mark on the Door. JD621ma
Dixon, F. W .- The Mystery of Cabin Island . JD621my
Dixon, F. W .- The Secret of the Caves JD621sf
Dixon, F. W .- The Tower Treasure. JD621t
Dixon, F. W .- While the Clock Ticked. JD621w
Dunaway, A. B .- Joystone Manor
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Dyer and Brady-Merrill Third Reader JD9961m
Eaton, W. P .- Boy Scouts in Death Valley JE14bu
Firman and Maltby-The Winston Readers, 2 vols. .JF524w
Fleming, W .- The Pigmy's Arrow JF598p Ford, C. A .- The Little Girl Who Waved. .JF6991 Fyleman, R .- The Katy Kruse Play Book. JF997k
Gaggin, E. R .- An Ear for Uncle Emil. JG134e
Garthwaite, J .- Skipper Jack JG244s
Goldsmith, M .- Old Mother Earth and Her Children. . JG6240 Gordon, D .- Dorothy Gordon's Treasure Bag of Game Songs .JG6622d Hendrick, E. P .- The 7th Scout JH4981s
Heyward, DuB .- The Country Bunny JH6221c Hickey, T. F. W .- Bulldog Sheila . JH628b
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Hilles, H. T .- A Mile of Freedom JH652m Hodel, E .- This Way to the Circus JH687t Hooper, J .- The Circus Boat JH786c Hoyt, V .- Song Dog JH869so Huntington, H. E .- Let's Go Outdoors JH9511
James, W .- The Adventures of Luisa in Mexico JJ291a Johnson, M. S. and H. L .- The Story of Rickey . JJ681s Keene, C .- By the Light of the Study Lamp. JK26by
Keene, C .- The Circle of Footprints JK26c
Keene, C .- The Clue in the Cobweb JK26cl
Keene, C .- The Clue in the Dairy
JK26cm
Keene, C .- The Clue of the Tapping Heels JK26cs
Keene, C .- The Clue of the Broken Locket JK26ct
Keene, C .- In the Shadow of the Tower. .JK26i
Keene, C .- The Message in the Hollow Oak JK26me
Keene, C .- The Mystery of the Ivory Charm JK26my
Keene, C .- Nancy's Mysterious Letter JK26n
Keene, C .- The Password to Larkspur Lane . JK26p
Keene, C .- Secret of Redgate Farm. JK26se
Keene, C .- Secret at the Hermitage JK26sf
Keene, C .- Secret at Lone Tree Cottage JK26sg
Keene, C .- Secret at Shadow Ranch JK26sh
Keene, C .- A Three-cornered Mystery JK26t
Keene, C .- The Whispering Statue JK26w
Kelland, C. B .- Mark Tidd in the Backwoods. JK291me
Kelly, E. P. and Hoffman, C .- A Girl Who Would Be Queen JK294g
Kerigan, F .- June's Quest JK39j
Knatchbull and Hugesson-The Princess With the
Pea-green Nose JK671p
Knox, E. M .- Swift Flies the Falcon JK742s
Kummer, F. A .- Leif Erikson, the Lucky JK961
Lederer, C .- The Eagle's Quest JL473e
Lewis, L-Jubilee JL674j
Lewis, W. D .- Pioneer Trails Book JL679p
Lewis, W. D .- Scouting Through, Book 5. JL677s
Long, M. T .- Skipper Dee Skee JL8491s
Lovell-Gray Bird, a Little Plains Indian JL899g
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Lovell-Leaping Trout, a Little Iroquois Boy. JL8991 Lovell-Winona, a Little Indian of the Prairies. JL899w Lowe, V. R .- The Beautiful Story of Joan of Arc JL913b
Lyons, K .- The Vagabond Scouts JL991v
Machetang, F .- Panuck, Eskimo Sled Dog JM149р Mackinstry, E .- The Fairy Alphabet JM1581f
McKown, G. and Gleeson, F. S .- All the Days Were Antonia's JM1592a
Major, W. M. (Ed.)-Patriotic Stories JM2341p
Mallette, G. E .- No Vacancies JM253n
Massey, M .- The Adventures of a Boy Magician JM416a
Medary, M .- Joan and the Three Deer JM479j Miller, O. B .- Heroes, Outlaws and Funny Fellows. . JM6493h Moon, G .- Solita JM818so
Nolan, J. C .- Hobnailed Boots JN788h
Paine, R. D .- First Down, Kentucky JP146fi
Parton, E .- Runaway Prentice JP274r
Purnell, T .- The Merry Frogs JP985m
Reid, L .- Miss Carlotta JR356m
Riley, J. W .- The Raggedy Man JR573r
Robinson, M. L .- Runner of the Mountain Tops J9A262r
Sari-The White Goat JS243w
Schmidt, S. L .- The Secret of Silver Peak. JS354s
Seivwright, J .- Castle Secrets .JS462c
Skidmore, H .- River Rising JS6281r
Slifer and Crittenden-The Picture Quiz Book
for Juniors . JS633p
Spencer, C .- Three Sisters JS754t Sperry, A .- Lost Lagoon, a Pacific Adventure JS75110
Spyri, J .- Heidi Grows Up JS772he
Stoddard, W. O .- The Talking Leaves . JS869t Stone, A. W .- Goin-on-nine JS8772g Streatfield, N .- Circus Shoes .JS914c
Striker, F .- The Lone Ranger
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Striker, F .- The Lone Ranger and the Gold Robbery. . JS916lo
Striker, F .- The Lone Ranger and the
Mystery Ranch JS916lp
Tallant, E .- The Girl Who Was Marge JT147g
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Teichner, M .- Knitting Grasshopper JT262k
Theiss, L. E .- Wings Over the Andes JT376wi Theiss, L. E .- Wings Over the Pacific JT376wk
Tompkins, W. M .- Two Sailors and Their Voyage Around Cape Horn JT662t
Van Doren, M .- A Pony Named Nubbins JV2462p Van Vrooman, M .- Ju-Ju and His Friends. JV284j
Varble, R. M .- Julia Ann JV287j
Watters, G. and Courtis, S. A .- A Picture Dictionary . JW344p Wike, M. B .- Snowbirds and Crows JW663s
Williamson, M .- John and Betty's History Visit JW731j
Wriston, H. T .- Camping Down at Highgate. JW955c
REFERENCE
Acts and Resolves of Massachusetts, 1938.
Copy of the Roster of Isaac Davis Post, G. A. R.
Journal of the House of Representatives of Mass., 1938.
Journal of the Senate of Mass., 1938.
Manual for the General Court of Mass., 1939-40. Proceedings Encampment of the G. A. R., 1939.
Proceedings Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1938.
Proceedings Encampment of Mass. U. S. W. V., 1938.
Proceedings Encampment of Mass. G. A. R., 1938.
Proceedings American Legion, 1938.
Report of the Smithsonian Institute, 1938.
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Report of Inspector of Animals
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I hereby submit my report as Inspector of Animals for the year 1939 :
Cows
381
Young Cattle
76
Bulls
22
Oxen
2
Swine
907
Goats
14
Sheep
14
Dogs Quarantined
6
Rabies : None.
Barns Inspected
66
Respectfully submitted,
ERNEST E. ALLSOPP, Inspector of Animals.
Elizabeth White Fund
The Trustees of the Elizabeth White Fund have signed orders to the Treasurer of the Town of Acton, amounting to three hundred seventy-five dollars ($375.00) for the year end- ing December 31, 1939.
This money has been given to worthy citizens of Acton after careful investigation and consideration.
Respectfully submitted,
WALDO E. WHITCOMB, CHARLOTTE CONANT, CLARA SAWYER, Trustees of the Eizabeth White Fund.
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Report of the Dog Officer
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I submit herewith my report, as Dog Officer, covering work done for the year 1939 :
Number of dogs disposed of in accordance with law. 56
Number of dogs reclaimed by owners in accordance with law 11
Total number of dogs handled
67
Number of calls answered for dog nuisance.
27
Warnings to delinquent dog owners to get licenses. .
121
Appropriation
$225.00
56 dogs at $3.00 for six days' board.
168.00
56 dogs at $1.00 for disposal.
56.00
Total for board and disposal . $224.00
Gentlemen :
I, therefore, recommend that the appropriation for the year 1940 be the same.
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR FRASER, Dog Officer.
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Report of the Town Nurse
The Board of Health
Acton, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report as public health nurse for year ending Dec. 31, 1939. Nursing service was as follows:
Bedside nursing 1,624
Welfare calls 297
Pre-natal calls 146
Post-natal calls 189
Child welfare calls
238
Social service calls
19
With the exception of several cases of measles in the South area and scarlet fever in the West section, we have had no severe community illness. These cases were principally among children of school age. Colds have been very prevalent in low- er grades.
It is hoped that the Clinic for diphtheria prevention will be held again this Spring. At the last Clinic 132 doses of Tox- oid were given. This program of immunization is for pre- school as well as school children. A Schick test was made be- fore Toxoid was given.
At the Middlesex County Sanatorium 21 cases were ex- amined and 4 cases were re-examined. Every patient examined had an x-ray taken of the chest. If this showed disease, the patient was examined, diagnosed, and report sent to the Doc- tor. This service is offered to the community without charge in an effort to detect tuberculosis by an early examination.
I wish to thank those who have made contributions to the nursing service, of clothing and other materials.
Respectfully submitted,
GENEVIEVE J. CREELEY, R. N.
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Report of the Board of Health
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
The Board of Health of Acton herewith submits the fol- lowing report for the year ending December 31, 1939.
The duties of this board are increasing constantly. It has been necessary to meet each month, the second Tuesday of each month being the time set for the transacting of business per- taining to the good health of the town. There also have been two special meetings called during the year.
This town has been free from a serious run of communi- cable diseases during the past year, only a few isolated cases having been reported, and the general health and health con- ditions of the town are good, as is the commonwealth as a whole, as brought out in a report recently received and which was issued by Dr. Jakmauh of the State Department of Health.
As usual, the heavy expenses of the board during the past year have been in the maintenance of the Town Dump. Our agent suggests that the citizens of the town who have occasion to use the dump could assist us greatly by using care when dumping rubbish, etc., by dumping as far back as possible and being sure to dump over the edge, thereby saving the ex- pense of rehandling and clearing the surface.
At the diphtheria immunization clinic, carried on in the schools in charge of the school physician, Dr. E. A. Mayell, two of the members of our board assisted, Dr. O. L. Clark and Mrs. Lillian Taylor. Bills for their services were presented to the Board of Selectmen but were rejected through the strict interpretation of the law and could not be paid except by vote of the town. Therefore, an article to cover these bills was en- tered in the warrant for a recent special town meeting and according to law, in order for the members of this board to receive pay for services it will be necessary to place an article in a warrant for a town meeting to cover such services when
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rendered.
The amount of money collected by the nurse and agent of the board and turned in to the town treasurer this year is $306.25. This sum should be credited to the appropriation of this department as in the treasurer's report it goes into a gen- eral fund and does not show as being returned against our appropriation.
The state and county also reimburses the town for money expended for vaccine and in certain other cases, which return goes into the general fund and does not appear as a credit against our appropriation. Therefore, the maintenance of the board is much less than would appear from the accounting of the appropriation for the Town Nurse and Board of Health.
Burial permits issued 20
Residents who died in other towns 8
Total deaths recorded 28
Record of contagious diseases, January 1, 1939 - January 1,1940:
Dog-bite 6
Scarlet Fever 6
Diphtheria 1
Measles 9
Syphilis
2
Deaths : none 24
Your Board requests the continued support of the people in their endeavor to carry on the necessary work for the best interests of the town as a whole.
We would recommend the appropriation of $1,200.00 next year, the same as last, to carry on the necessary work of the Board.
Respectfully submitted, Dr. O. L. CLARK, Chairman, LOWELL H. CRAM, Sec .- Clerk, LILLIAN TAYLOR ERNEST E. ALLSOPP, Agent.
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Report of Tax Collector
1937 TOWN TAX Dr.
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1939
$9,836.84
Interest 706.68
$10,543.52
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$10,094.56
Abated
393.30
Tax Titles
55.66
$10,543.52
1938 TOWN TAX
Dr.
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1939
$34,410.01
Interest
689.09
$35.099.10
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$23,107.11
Abated
114.20
Tax Titles
102.95
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1940
11,774.84
$35,099.10
1939 TOWN TAX Dr.
Committed
$88,643.80
Interest Collected
38.19
$88,681.99
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Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$56,536.63
Abated
1,839.88
Tax Titles
588.70
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1940
29,716.78
$88,681.99
1939 PERSONAL TAX
Dr.
Committed
$11,477.48
Interest
2.91
$11,480.39
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$9,711.41
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1940
1,768.98
$11,480.39
1937 POLL TAX
Dr.
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1939
$152.00
Interest
10.31
Cost
20.65
$182.96
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$150.96
Abated
32.00
$182.96
1938 POLL TAX
Dr.
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1939
$256.00
Interest
2.89
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Cost
17.85
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$138.74
Abated
22.00
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1940
116.00
$276.74
1939 POLL TAX
Dr.
Committed
$1,840.00
Cost
33.25
$1,873.25
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$1,393.25
Abated
164.00
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1940
316.00
$1,873.25
1936 EXCISE TAX
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1939
$96.90
Abated
$96.90
1937 EXCISE TAX
Dr.
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1939
$1,059.65
Interest
78.75
$1,138.40
Dr.
$96.90
Cr.
$276.74
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Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$849.54
Abated
106.21
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1940
182.65
$1,138.40
1938 EXCISE TAX
Dr.
$404.31
Interest
3.14
$407.45
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$339.71
Abated
55.49
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1940
12.25
$407.45
1939 EXCISE TAX
Dr.
Committed
$7,789.23
Interest
1.38
$7,790.61
Cr
Paid Treasurer
$6,608.44
Abated
181.24
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1940
1,000.93
$7,790.61
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1939
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SUMMARY OF COLLECTOR'S REPORT JANUARY 1, 1940
Total Debits
1937 Town Tax
$10,543.52
1938 Town Tax 35,099.10
1939 Town Tax
88,681.99
1939 Personal Tax
11,480.39
1936 Excise Tax
96.90
1937 Excise Tax
1,138.40
1938 Excise Tax
407.45
1939 Excise Tax
7,790.61
1937 Poll Tax
182.96
1938 Poll Tax
276.74
1939 Poll Tax
1,873.25
$157,571.31
Total Credits
Cash Paid Treasurer
$108,930.35
Abated
3,005.22
Tax Titles
747.31
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1940
44,888.43
$157,571.31
CARRIE M. DURKEE, Collector of Taxes.
Superintendent of Town Forests
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Town Forests in Massachusetts and the United States are increasing in size and numbers rapidly because of the sound- ness of the idea and the realization on the part of the people that we must take steps now to start putting our future forest policy on a firm basis. Forest products are being put to an in-
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creasing number of uses. We in Acton should start to increase the size of our Town Forest and to take better care of what we now have.
The first move is for your board to place its management in the hands of a Town Forest Committee as provided in G. L., C. P21.
We will welcome bequests or gifts of land which can be added to our Town Forest to be used for park, recreational, bird-life santuaries and forestry purposes.
Respectfully submitted,
ALBERT R. JENKS, Superintendent of Town Forests.
January, 1940.
Forest Warden's Report
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Your Forest Warden submits the report for the year end- ing December 31, 1939.
Total number of fires responded to. 30
Out of Town calls 2
Total labor cost of extinguishing $403.41
Total property lost in dollars and cents. $540.00
The Forest Fire truck and equipment are in good con- dition.
As we were able to buy 1,100 feet of new forest fire hose this year, I think that this will carry us through the coming year. We were very lucky in having a small amount of fires and now that the W. P. A. have done a great deal in cleaning up the damage done by the storm, I feel that we are almost back to normal conditions and that our greatest worries are over.
Respectfully submitted,
H. S. MacGREGOR, Forest Warden.
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Fire Department
January 26, 1940.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I hereby submit my report for the Fire Department for the year 1939.
The total number of alarms responded to by the entire department are as follows :
Buildings, 3; Automobile, 1; Chimney, 17; False, None; Emergency, None; Out of Town, 2; Oil Heaters, 2; Misc., 2.
Total Labor cost of extinguishing .. $91.10 Property Loss $1,500.00
The Fire Department equipment is in good condition, and due to the fact that we had very few fires, and what we did have being very small, enabled us to buy quite a lot of new hose and equipment, therefore I feel it will not be necessary to raise additional money for hose this coming year.
I very strongly recommend preparing for the coming dial Telephone System. By that I mean that the South and Center alarm system would be very inadequate when the dial tele- phone goes into effect. I feel that money should be appro- priated this year to take care of the existing condition in South Acton, that being the most serious.
By correcting South Acton this year and Acton Center next year, I feel it would be much easier than trying to do it all at one time. With this done we will have all three stations prepared when the telephone is changed to dial system, and then some arrangement can be made with the Telephone Com- pany to send in the alarms.
Respectfully submitted,
H. S. MacGREGOR, Chief of Fire Department.
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Welfare Department Report
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Gentlemen :
The annual report of the Board of Public Welfare is hereby submitted.
This year we are deviating from the usual form in re- porting the activities of this department and we submit it in the form of statistics, which we feel will give the citizens of Acton a clearer insight as to the kind and amounts of relief. Although conditions, as they pertain to General Relief or Temporary Aid, improved somewhat during the year, thereby reducing this expense noticeably, we are still far from any general recovery and we must plan accordingly.
Temporary Aid is as the name signifies. The cost of this type of aid is governed entirely by employment conditions, excepting in those cases which are unemployable. Aid to Dependent Children and Old Age Assistance come under Social Security and are participated in by both the Federal Government and the Commonwealth. Budgets are submitted to the State six months in advance, and in order that we may participate in the money given out by the Federal Govern- ment as Federal Grants, it is compulsory that a sufficient amount of money be appropriated to cover anticipated re- quirements at least for that period of time.
Starting as of January 1, 1940, the Federal Government has increased the amount of their participation to fifty per cent (50%) on amounts not exceeding $40 per month under Old Age Assistance, and fifty per cent (50%) instead of one- third of amounts expended under Aid to Dependent Children up to specified amounts, which are governed by the number of children in the family. This, however, will not materially affect our budget requirements for the coming year.
During December, 1939, arrangements were completed
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with the Federal Surplus Commodities Division, whereby per- sons, who are eligible, can go to the Federal Surplus Commod- ities warehouse at Marlboro and obtain such articles of cloth- ing and food as are available.
Temporary Aid
Case Load :
December 31, 1938
17
December 31, 1939
17
56
CASES AIDED, 1939
Acton Settled
24
77
Other Settlements-Unsettled
12
53
Acton Settled-In other places
12
55
48
185
Total Aid
$7,768.49
Employables
$3,757.40
Unemployables
2,675.40
Acton cases-out of town
1,335.69
$7,768.49
Unsettled
$1,358.60
Out of Town Settled
· 684.88
2,043.48
Approximate Cost to Acton
$5,725.01
Food
$2,534.14
Fuel and Light
642.58
Clothing
64.83
Medical
246.85
Hospitalization
87.00
Cash
1,670.50
Rent
1,148.27
Miscellaneous
38.63
$6,432.80
Old Age Assistance
Case Load
Cases Cases
December 31, 1938
78
Cases
Individuals 72
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Added during year
16
Closed during year
16
December 31, 1939
78
Acton cases in other towns
12
Out of Town and Unsettled Cases in Acton
16
Appropriations
$14,700.00
Federal Grants
12,623.00
$27,323.00
Cash Disbursements
$26,635.13
Acton Cases in Other Towns
383.63
$27,018.76
Aid to Dependent Children
Case Load
Case
Cases 5
Individuals 15
December 31, 1938
Added during year
1
Closed during year
1
December 31, 1939
5
15
Cash Disbursements
$3,118.35
Respectfully submitted,
CARL E. BACKMAN, MARY M. LAFFIN, RAYMOND L. HATCH, Board of Public Welfare.
Department of Public Welfare
Appropriations recommended for 1940:
Old Age Assistance
$15,500.00
Temporary Aid 7,500.00
Aid to Dependent Children
2,200.00
CARL E. BACKMAN, Chairman, Board of Public Welfare.
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Report of Finance Committee
Your Committee on Finance respectfully submits the following recommendations for the ensuing year :
Highways:
Village
$1,450.00
Chapter 81 8,550.00
Chapter 90
2,000.00
Schools
Street Lighting
3,750.00
Memorial Library, current expenses including
branch service
1,300.00
Memorial Library, books
200.00
Hydrant Service
3,403.00
General Government
7,200.00
Buildings and Grounds
1,500.00
Cemeteries
1,900.00
Military Aid
800.00
State Aid
240.00
Soldiers' Relief
2,000.00
Police Department
2,500.00
Board of Health
1,200.00
Welfare, Temporary Aid
7,500.00
Aid to Dependent Children
2,200.00
Old Age Assistance
15,500.00
Snow Removal
Tree Warden, Article 25
700.00
Unclassified
400.00
Notes and Bonds
5,500.00
Interest on Bonds and Notes
300.00
Interest on Revenue Loans
200.00
Memorial Day, Article 5
275.00
Fire Department, Article 6
2,800.00
Forest Fires 500.00
$12,000.00
47,000.00
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Gypsy Moth Work, Article 24 . 1,200.00
Liability Insurance, Article 8 1,000.00
Premium on Town Officers' Bonds, Article 9 300.00
Public Health Nurse, salary, Article 11
2,000.00
Public Health Nurse, expenses, Article 11 200.00
County Hospital, maintenance, Article 14 1,085.00
Redemption Tax Titles, Article 26
100.00
Jones Community Field, South Acton, Article 15 300.00
Expenses of Dog Officer, Article 27
230.00
Work Relief, Article 12 5,000.00
Article 16, Recommend the appropriation of $500.00 for this work.
. Article 17, Recommend the appropriation of $700.00 for new whistle and necessary equipment for fire alarm at South Acton fire house. Balance of program be completed next year.
Article 18, Recommend if Town approves of this article that expense be paid from school budget.
Article 22, Recommend appropriating $264.24 to pay these bills.
Article 23, Recommend a committee of three be appointed by the Moderator to act with School Committee and report at next Town meeting.
Article 28, Recommend the transfer from Machinery fund the sum of $600.00 to Machinery account.
Recommend appropriating the sum of $1,900.00 for Cem- eteries, $1,600.00 to be raised and $300.00 transferred from Cemetery Land Fund.
Recommend appropriating the sum of $1,500.00 from Overlay Surplus account for the Reserve Fund.
Precinct 1. Murray Brown, Alden C. Flagg
Precinct 2. Howard J. Billings, William T. Merriam
Precinct 3. Webster S. Blanchard, Alfred W. Davis
Finance Committee
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· Treasurer's Report For the Year Ending December 31, 1939
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Acton, Massachusetts :
I herewith submit my report for the year 1939.
Cash Balance, January 1, 1939 $29,184.99
Receipts for 1939 :
Received from State Treasurer :
Highways
$15,708.23
Old Age Assistance, Federal 13,043.73
Aid Dependent Children, Federal . .
712.50
Old Age Assistance
9,175.41
Income Tax
9,540.00
Highways, Chap. 232
7,877.01
Temporary Aid
30.75
Aid Dependent Children
109.66
Reimbursement, Loss on Taxes
581.58
Tuition, Children
632.62
Training Schools
261.92
Income Tax, Chap. 362
99.96
Business Corporation Tax
7,109.14
Veterans' Exemption
51.75
State Aid
415.00
Military Aid
45.00
Transportation-Temporary Aid
1,207.02
Welfare
837.91
$67,439.19
Received from County Treasurer :
Highways $2,966.33
Dog Refund 681.09
Highways (Main St.)
1,372,24
Highways (School St.)
269.70
Dog Officer (reimbursement)
200.00
$5,489.36
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Received from Carrie M. Durkee, Collector of Taxes :
Town Taxes, 1937
$10,094.56
Excise Taxes, 1937
849.54
Poll Taxes, 1937
150.96
Town Taxes, 1938
23,107.11
Excise Taxes, 1938
339.71
Poll Taxes, 1938
138.74
Town Taxes, 1939
66,248.04
Excise Taxes, 1939
6,608.44
Poll Taxes, 1939
1,393.25
$108,930.35
Miscellaneous Receipts :
James J. Mahoney, License
$125.00
Warren Davis, License
125.00
Lockwood, Inc., License
125.00
Harold Robblee, License
125.00
Alfred Casassa, License
125.00
McNiff Inc., License
125.00
Rodolph Clouette, License
200.00
Roy Mackinnon, License
200.00
Selectmen, Licenses 60.00
Wendall Davis, Snow Plow
4.50
Board of Health, Milk Permits
29.00
Board of Health, Alcohol Permit
. .
2.00
Arthur F. Davis, Library Fines ...
41.03
Horace F. Tuttle, Dog Licenses
785.60
Horace F. Tuttle, Lots Sold Wood- lawn
145.00
Town of Maynard, Welfare
499.64
Board of Health, Garbage Permits.
17.00
Board of Health, Swine Permit
1.00
Director of Standards, Licenses
40.00
Concord District Court, Fines
88.46
Edward Stanley, Tax Title
328.60
Edward Stanley, Interest
57.71
Board of Health, Nurse Services
263.25
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Boston & Maine R.R., Snow Removal
3.00
Fred Kennedy, Lumber Sold . 10.00
Fred Kennedy, Rent Low. Device 57.00
Fred Kennedy, Burials 319.00
O. D. Wood, Rent of Hall 37.75
Estate Charles Polep, Tax Title . .
549.73
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