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2.00
Murphy & Snyder, warrants, lists, notices
163.80
Robert S. Osterhout, adv.
8.16
Robinson Seal Co., filing cases, cards
36.14
$548.60
$5,497.51
Unexpended balance
2.49
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$5,500.00
TREASURER'S AND COLLECTORS' BONDS
Appropriation
$250.00
Paid :
Charles A. Durkee
$234.50
Unexpended balance
15.50
$250.00
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BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
Appropriation
Transferred from Reserve Fund
$1,500.00 225.00
$1,725.00
Paid:
Bursaw Gas and Oil Co., oil
$201.57
So. Acton Coal & Lumber Co., coal
60.02
Edison Electric Ill. Co.
121.85
Oliver D. Wood, janitor
150.00
Oliver D. Wood, repair work
50.05
Boston Consol. Gas Co.
26.70
E. F. Conant, labor on grounds
153.20
N. E. Tel. and Tel. Co.
46.52
Parker Hardware Co., lawn mower, shears 13.00
A. W. Davis Co., fertilizer
25.80
Spencer Taylor, mowing
50.80
Spencer Taylor, supplies
3.21
S. D. Taylor, supplies
2.80
Acton Motor Co., weldings, battery
8.50
Concord Ice Co., wood
20.00
A. L. Freese, repairs
11.62
J. W. Livermore, labor
1.50
E. Z. Stanley, repairs
1.50
South Acton Dept. Store, sweeping comp. and linoleum
167.00
Com. of Mass., furniture
191.95
A. Marsh, labor
3.20
Charles Farris, labor
3.60
M. W. Barteau, wood
20.00
M. W. Barteau, labor
16.00
West and South Water Supply
12.00
S. E. Knowlton, painting
6.40
C. B. Robbins, truck
9.50
No. Middlesex Washed Sand and Gravel Co., gravel
9.20
Geo. H. Reed, wire
5.50
C. A. Lowell, gas
.85
J. J. Dunivan, labor
58.75
G. W. Larrabee, labor
16.25
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Chas. E. Smith, labor
50.94
S. E. Knowlton, labor
6.00
Ideal Mower Sales & Service, parts
9.60
Hayward & Fullonton, grinding mower
6.00
Pierce's Express
1.50
Conant Machine Co., labor
.60
E. P. Gates, repairs
1.50
W. A. Rayner, care of lot, E. Acton
10.00
Com. of Mass., boiler inspection
10.00
George L. Noyes, supplies
1.08
F. W. Green, care of Common, West
7.68
Hosea Gould, trucking
8.00
Walter Liebfried, trucking
18.00
N. H. Tenney, repairs and valves . .
10.00
Wm. P. Proctor Co., lumber, cement
109.05
Unexpended Balance
$1,718.79 6.21
$1,725.00
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
Transferred from Reserve Fund
$2,500.00 200.00
$2,700.00
Paid :
Michael Foley, chief, salary
$2,140.67
Michael Foley, exp. school break
8.10
Frank Braman, services
229.63
George Braman, services
41.63
Charles A. Durkee, services
14.25
Norman Perkins, services
34.13
Robert Willett, services
31.51
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
67.24
Dr. O. L. Clark, prof. services
5.00
Leroy Hutchinson, book
15.00
Murphy & Snyder, cards, stationery
37.32
M. Linsky, equipment
16.00
A. W. Davis Co., chalk, brushes
1.35
Com. of Mass. Book
.35
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Concord Radio Co., repairs 8.15
Unexpended balance
$2,650.33 49.67
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Appropriation Paid :
$2,800.00
Annual Salaries
$460.00
Pay Rolls, South Dept.
101.00
Pay Rolls, West Dept.
129.60
Pay Rolls, Center Dept.
64.70
Clare Milbery, Janitor
32.50
Lyle Reynolds, Janitor
95.00
Wm. G. Lawrence, Janitor
127.90
Ivar Peterson, Janitor
130.00
Ivar Peterson, care of trucks
16.00
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
97.10
Edison Electric Ill. Co.
176.93
A. H. Blanchard Co., gates, nozzles
65.04
Justin A. McCarthy, repairs on hose, supplies
45.60
So. Acton Coal & Lumber Co., coal .
200.78
George H. Reed, coal
177.57
Belmont Supply Co., boots, batteries
72.07
Morse Oil Co., gas, oil
25.49
R. S. Baker, gas
3.54
Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co.,
hose
240.00
A. M. Eaton Paper Co., towels
3.65
Better Cleaning Products
2.25
Malcolm Fullonton, care of trucks .
16.00
Sidney Paddock, care of trucks
8.00
Acton Pipe Co., valves, pipe
19.43
J. S. Moore, brush
.30
Great Roads, garage, polish
2.60
Murphy & Snyder, stationery, fire reports
28.20
Conant Machine Co. 9.58
L. W. Bills, repairing clock
8.50
$2,700.00
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Bright Bumper Sales
20.00
West and South Water Supply .
36.00
Wm. P. Proctor Co., cement, lum- ber
10.55
W. J. Costello, signs
8.00
Peter Maguire, labor
5.00
R. A. Lowden, labor
5.00
Henry Soar, express
.62
So. Acton Woolen Co., acid, rags
7.80
A. W. Davis Co., wood, supplies
11.47
John Pederson, gas, oil
6.42
L. W. Priest, traffic blocks, labor
6.50
C. Robbins, carting rubbish
2.00
Wm. B. Holt, repairs
6.08
Fitzgerald Garage, gas
3.52
Hayward & Fullonton, repairs on valve
2.00
Earl Hayward, Jr., signs
2.50
E. L. Young, pail
.29
Hobbs & Warren Inc., book
2.34
Fritz Oelschlegel, straps
3.00
Combination Ladder Co., parts
33.75
Lowden's, paper
1.26 ยท
Gorham Fire Equipment Co.
4.74
Maynard & Acton Oil Co., grease
1.50
Astwood & Townsend, reducer elbow
1.55
John J. Dunivan, repairs
3.75
J. G. Flynn, towel service
1.00
So. Acton Dept. Store, fuses, braid. .
8.56
E. P. Gates, work on truck
15.00
Acton Motor Co., chains
39.05
Acton Motor Co., batteries, charger
39.35
Acton Motor Co., labor on ladder truck
57.35
Acton Motor Co., repairs, gas, oil ..
58.86
$2,764.14
Unexpended balance
35.86
$2,800.00
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FOREST FIRES
$500.00
Paid:
Pay rolls
$488.20
Fitzhenry-Guptill Co., vacuum, tank
7.50
John Pederson, gas
2.35
Acton Motor Co., charging battery
1.75
$499.80
Unexpended balance
.20
$500.00
HYDRANT SERVICE
Appropriation
$3,079.00
Paid:
West and South Water Supply
$2,825.00
Town of Concord
253.00
Unexpended balance
1.00
NEW HOSE Fire Department
Appropriation
$550.00
Paid :
Justin A. McCarthy, 500 ft.
$539.00
Unexpended balance
11.00
$550.00
FOREST DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
$200.00
Paid :
Justin A. McCarthy, 500 ft.
186.95
Unexpended Balance
13.05
FIRE TRUCKS
$200.00
Appropriation Paid:
$8,000.00
Seagrave Corporation $8,000.00
$3,078.00
$3,079.00
Appropriation
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MOTH DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
$1,700.00
Paid :
Fitzhenry Guptill Co., Sprayer
$833.00
James J. Knight, Labor 246.59
James J. Knight, Truck
105.80
James J. Knight, Tel. Postage
3.39
Richard Lowden, Labor
30.40
David Clayton, Labor
21.00
John J. Bradley, Labor
3.20
Alexander Morison, Labor
48.00
William Kelley, Labor
32.00
Harold Knight, Labor
16.00
Howard L. Jones
97.60
Ole Granberg, Labor
97.60
Hugh Hodgen, Labor
12.80
Howard F. Jones, Labor
3.20
J. S. Moore, String, Brushes
6.45
George Morse, Truck
125.00
Morse Oil Co., Gas, Oil
8.45
Auto Shop, Work on truck
4.00
Frost Insecticide Co., Poles
5.52
$1,700.00
TREE WARDEN
Appropriation
$500.00
Paid :
James J. Knight, Labor
$167.50
James J. Knight, Truck
94.03
James J. Knight, Tel., Express
5.65
William Conquest, Labor
3.80
John J. Bradley, Labor
54.60
James H. Conquest, Labor
39.20
William Scanlon, Labor
3.00
John W. Hurley, Labor
38.80
Harold Knight, Labor
24.60
Ole Granberg, Labor
19.20
Hugh Hodgen, Labor
21.60
W. E. Anbuchon Co., Bits
1.90
E. P. Gates, Irons
4.75
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Wm. P. Proctor Co., Brushes
1.90
A. W. Marsh, Filing Saws 2.60
Belmont Supply Co., Powerlite
3.40
Frost Insecticide Co., Saws
5.75
J. S. Moore, Whet Stones
.60
Samuel Cabot, Paint
5.06
Glenna Jones, Services
2.00
Unexpended Balance
$499.94 .06
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Appropriation Paid:
$1,000.00
Hobbs & Warren Inc., Book
$2.50
Frank Farrar, Care of Dump
176.65
Fitzgerald's Garage, Gas.
1.35
Pitman Moore, Supplies
3.90
City of Boston 36.28
Com. of Massachusetts
6.86
Dr. O. L. Clark, Services
67.00
Dr. E. A. Mayell, Services
72.50
James Kinsley, Inspection
5.20
Dr. F. E. Tasker, Salary
25.00
Raymond F. Durkee, Salary
15.00
Raymond F. Durkee, Postage
1.50
Dr. George H. Tuttle, Salary
15.00
A. W. Davis Co., Lock
1.00
Charles A. Durkee, Services as
Agent
29.60
Charles A. Durkee, Paid out for
Labor
37.20
Charles A. Durkee, Gravel, Sign,
Hook
3.50
$500.04
499.96
Unexpended Balance
$500.00
$1,000,00
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TOWN NURSE
Appropriation Paid :
Lillian Taylor, Nurse
$166.68
Genevieve Creeley, Nurse
1,833.48
E. F. Mahady Co., Supplies
33.70
Albert Noll, Supplies
48.53
Pitman Morse Co., Supplies
6.24
$2,088.63
Unexpended Balance
111.37
$2,200.00
HIGHWAYS
Appropriation
$12,000.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
500.00
Com. of Massachusetts, Chap. 81
8,850.00
Com. of Massachusetts, Chap. 90
1,500.00
Middlesex County, Chap. 90
2,000.00
$24,850.00
Paid :
E. P. Gates, Repairs
$196.90
John Anderson, Gravel
333.10
James N. Berry, Gravel
91.50
Samuel Knowlton, Gravel
49.00
Margaret Spinney, Gravel
122.60
Chester Downey, Sand
77.75
A. W. Davis Co., Tools
126.97
Geo. H. Reed, Tools, Bags, Cement
60.60
Levi W. Perkins, Bags
38.40
Conant Mach. Co., Parts, Repairs ..
74.73
No. Middlesex Sand & Gravel Co., Gravel
98.30
No. Middlesex Sand & Gravel Co., Rental of Compressor
133.05
Bursaw Gas & Oil Co., Gas, Oil
159.29
Morse Oil Co., Gas, Oil
55.26
J. S. Moore, Tools, Lanterns
14.65
$2,200.00
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Wm. P. Proctor Co., Lumber Paint, Cement, etc. 424.81 Standard Oil Co. of New York, Oil, Asphalt 4,148.91
American Cyanide & Chemical Co., Dynamite 40.25
Mass. Broken Stone Co.
385.16
Harold Day, Sharpening
4.50
Acton Motor Co., Repairs
9.13
Hedge & Matthers, Rental Pump
40.00
Hedge & Matthers
23.50
W. B. Case & Sons, Boots
26.35
Berger Metal Culvert Co.
1,304.82
Lowell Iron & Steel Co., Rods
13.94
MacPherson's Tools
6.50
Acton Pipe Co., Pipe, Fittings
103.04
N. H. Tenney, Casings and Repairs on Roller
10.02
Smith & Dunivan, Pea Stone
6.25
Buffalo Springfield Co., Parts for Roller
15.66
G. W. Larrabee, Bags
7.00
So. Acton Coal & Lumber Co., Lock
.70
Geo. K. Hayward, Stones
2.00
A. Christofferson, Gravel
14.10
Com. of Massachusetts, Posts
75.00
C. C. Cullinane, Express
.75
W. J. Costello, Signs
5.00
Parker Hardware Co., Tools
2.60
Ida Gagnon, Gravel
6.10
Horace F. Tuttle, Surveying and
Releases 26.00
Pierce's Express
2.40
W. B. Mullin, Pea Gravel
21.00
N. E. Metal Culvert Co.
76.56
Acton Granite Co., Posts
6.25
Barbour & Stockwell, Frames, Grates
42.57
$8,482.97
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PAY ROLLS
Labor :
A. H. Perkins, Supt. and Truck $2,194.00
W. Larrabee 817.63
R. Piper 20.25
A. Beech
24.40
J. Beech
32.40
J. Gagnon
471.40
W. Scanlon 34.80
G. Rugg
514.80
P. Callan
100.00
A. Marsh
505.40
N. Marsh
3.20
F. Hamm
79.60
F. Kennedy
2.40
D. Kennedy
8.00
R. Allen
5.60
J. Gallant
43.00
W. Anderson
4.00
E. Hurley
9.60
H. Perkins
8.80
P. Sweet
15.60
F. Price
40.00
L. Priest
12.40
A. Reynolds
20.20
O. Tuttle
16.00
L. Morse
9.80
J. Trumball
7.50
W. Lawrence
4.80
J. Garceau
310.20
F. Mauro
26.00
E. Harnden
10.40
G. Charter
20.40
R. Thatcher
8.40
A. Gravlin
22.40
J. Davis
35.60
0. Gagnon
32.00
E. Nelson
5.20
J. Reynolds
10.80
0. Granberg
68.80
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W. Kazokas 433.40
A. Morison
359.80
T. Moynihan 381.20
P. Coughlin 402.80
R. Penney
100.80
T. Cole
21.60
C. Whitcomb 29.60
A. Dubey
256.40
J. Evans
124.20
E. Hall
27.60
J. Brennan
.40
R. Rogers
.80
T. Murray
15.60
T. Curley
1.60
C. Hewitt
1.60
G. DiGiacomandrea
1.60
N. DiGiacomandrea 1.60
A. Wessels
24.00
M. Sheehan 1.60
H. Scribner
58.80
L. Godfrey
41.20
W. Charter
38.00
W. Taylor
176.40
J. Bradley
279.00
W. Kelley
175.60
E. Noterman
88.00
J. Sisson
83.40
M. Brown
62.40
C. Ferris
1.60
L. Stiles
1.60
F. Farrar
1.60
P. Scanlon
1.60
R. Sisson
27.20
C. Cullinane
3.20
Trucks :
N. Perkins $1,608.75
R. Jones
735.75
H. Gould
507.00
E. Anderson
1,518.75
$8,781.58
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Mrs. C. Kingsley
1,945.50
J. Briggs
57.75
A. Jalonen
438.75
C. Robbins
375.75
A. W. Davis
18.00
G. H. Reed
24.00
J. Anderson
3.00
E. Allsopp
4.00
Greenough Bros. Const. Co., Shovel
310.00
$7,547.00
$24,811.55
Unexpended Balance
38.45
$24,850.00
SNOW REMOVAL
Appropriation
$4,700.00
Paid :
W. J. Gallagher, Ploughing
$841.50
So. Acton Woolen Co., Ploughing
246.00
Norman Perkins, Ploughing
396.00
E. H. Christofferson, Ploughing
445.31
Greenough Bros. Inc., Ploughing
312.50
Henry Mekkelsen, Ploughing 195.00
Acton Motor Co., Welding
2.00
N. E. Road Mach. Co., Plough
240.00
Good Roads Mach. Co., Plough
275.00
Good Roads Mach. Co., Repairs and Installing Plough to Truck
38.25
Chester Downey, Sand
62.10
J. S. Moore, Shovel
.75
Conant Mach. & Steel Co., Repairs
7.97
E. P. Gates, Repairs
6.90
A. H. Perkins, Freight Paid Standard Oil Co., Calcium Chloride
.96
53.90
Pay' rolls on account of ice, cleaning centers of the villages, and taking down and putting up snow fence: Labor 939.15
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Trucks
486.13
Unexpended Balance
$4,700.00
POPE ROAD AND MAIN STREET, CHAP. 464
Appropriation Balance
$165.80
Labor Pay Rolls
$101.25
George H. Reed, Bags
1.50
Margaret Spinney, Gravel
15.30
Jesse Briggs, Truck
12.00
Wm. P. Proctor, Lumber, Cement
34.50
Ida Gagnon, Gravel
1.25
$165.80
STREET LIGHTING
Appropriation
$3,000.00
Paid :
Edison Electric Ill. Co.
$2,964.68
Unexpended Balance
35.32
$3,000.00
STATE AID
Appropriation
$500.00
Paid:
240.00
Unexpended Balance
260.00
MILITARY AID
$200.00
Unexpended Balance
$200.00
SOLDIERS' RELIEF
Appropriation
Paid :
Orders of Soldiers' Relief Agent
955.41
Unexpended Balance
544.59
$1,500.00
.
$500.00
Appropriation
$1,500.00
$4,549.42 150.58
Paid :
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PUBLIC WELFARE
Appropriation
$8,500.00
GENERAL ACCOUNT
Paid :
Orders of Board of Public Welfare
Town Cases
$5,830.84
Outside Cases
1,566.60
$7,397.44
ADMINISTRATION
Glenna Jones, Clerk
$102.00
Glenna Jones, Postage
3.00
N. E. Tel. and Tel. Co.
4.17
Carl Backman, Traveling Expense
50.00
Frank Braman, Traveling Expense
6.25
L. J. Peabody, Cabinet
23.25
Hobbs & Warren Inc., Stationery
27.29
R. S. Osterhout, Printing
6.50
Laffin Express
1.25
$223.71
W. P. A. PROJECTS
So. Acton Dept. Store, Supplies ...
$8.25
So. Acton Improvement Assn. Rent
160.00
Virginia Milbery, Services
57.50
Virginia Milbery, Postage, Tel.
.65
J. S. Moore, Trips to Lowell and De -- livering Supplies
130.00
Carl Backman, Trips to Lowell and Boston
89.35
Carl Backman, Telephone
3.60
Carl Backman, Travel Expense
35.00
Clare Milbery, Trips to Lowell
6.00
Macurda's, First Aid Kit
1.94
Robinson Hardware Co.
2.43
$494.72
$8,115.87
384.13
Unexpended Balance
$8,500.00
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OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Appropriation
$9,000.00
Transferred from Old Age Assist-
ance, Federal Grant 1,049.09
$10,049.09
Paid :
Orders Board of Public Welfare $10,049.09
FEDERAL GRANT
Received from Com. of Mass. Federal Grant
$2,940.25
Transferred to Old Age Assistance
Account
$1,049.09
Balance
1,891.16
$2,940.25
FEDERAL GRANT
ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNT
Received from Com. of Mass. Federal Grant
$97.96
Paid :
Carl Backman, Expenses
$50.00
Glenna Bradley, Services
12.00
Virginia Milbery, Services
27.05
Frank Braman, Expenses
2.00
Hobbs & Warren Inc., Supplies
10.62
Amount Due from Federal Grant
$3.71
W. P. A.
Appropriation
$2,350.00
TREE WORK
Paid :
Hugh Hodgen, Sharpening
$15.85
Boston Harness Co., Belt
7.00
Sudbury Nurseries, Trees
14.85
A. W. Davis Co., Saw Blades
2.50
James J. Knight, Truck
248.75
James J. Knight, Sundry Expend.
17.24
Frost Insecticide Co., Handles
4.73
J. S. Moore, Rake, Brush
1.05
$101.67
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Samuel Cabot Inc., Tree Paint
10.36
E. P. Gates, Irons
5.75
Wm. P. Proctor, Lumber
1.42
$329.50
SEWING PROJECT
South Acton Improvement Associa-
tion, Rent
$190.00
Virginia Milbery, Sorting
36.10
Virginia Milbery, Postage
1.20
So. Acton Dept. Store, Supplies
8.34
Carl Backman, Trips to Lowell, Bos- ton, Hudson
113.15
Carl Backman, Telephone
6.65
J. S. Moore, Trips to Lowell and De- livering Supplies
45.25
J. S. Moore, Supplies
7.85
Ye Olde Towne Shoppe, Supplies
.30
Ina Milbery, Patterns
1.30
Pierce's Express
2.00
Clare Milbery, Transportation
16.00
Avery & Murphy, Rep'rg Mach.
9.25
Ada French, Patterns, Sharpen-
ing Shears
1.75
$439.14
HIGHWAYS
Trucks
$1,057.50
Labor
325.60
Bursaw Gas & Oil Co.
25.17
George H. Reed, Cement
14.28
John Anderson, Gravel
128.80
W. P. Proctor, Cement
1.76
$1,553.11
$2,321.75
Unexpended Balance
28.25
$2,350.00
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EDUCATION
Appropriation
$46,000.00
Paid :
Orders of School Committee (see report)
$45,998.26
Unexpended Balance 1.74
$46,000.00
LIBRARY MAINTENANCE
Appropriation Paid :
$800.00
Arthur F. Davis, Librarian
$148.50
Arthur F .Davis, Janitor
148.50
Arthur F. Davis, Rebinding Books
52.12
Arthur F. Davis, Cataloging and
Writing Cards
19.89
Arthur J. Davis, Postage, Sundries
3.44
Edison Electric Ill. Co.
34.60
Boston Consolidated Gas Co.
65.38
So. Acton Coal & Lumber Co., Coal
121.50
S. D. Taylor, Supplies
1.72
J. W. Livermore, Removing Ashes
3.75
Edwin Anderson, Removing Ashes
2.00
C. B. Robbins, Insurance
49.54
West & South Water Supply
12.00
Holliston Mills
1.31
A. W. Davis Co., Peat Moss
2.25
George Janvrin, Cleaning Clock
3.00
Smith & Dunivan, Cl'g Chimney
2.00
R. S. Osterhout, Lables, Seals
10.00
Wm. P. Proctor Co.
9.20
$690.70
Unexpended Balance
$109.30
$800.00
LIBRARY BOOKS
Appropriation
$200.00
Received from Library Funds
261.47
$461.47
Paid :
Junior Literary Guild
$74.00
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H. R. Hunting Co.
111.04
DeWolfe Fiske Co.
128.36
Jean Karr
47.22
Christian Century
3.50
E. S. Kerr, Jr.
2.25
Ginn & Co.
5.74
R. S. Osterhout
1.50
Union Library Association
32.85
George H. B. Turner
2.00
Williams Book Store
1.50
Goodspeeds Book Shop
.98
Washington Publishing Co.
3.00
Rural New Yorker
1.00
Herman Goldberger
44.55
Ernest H. Washburn
2.00
$461.47
LIBRARY HEATING PLANT
Appropriation
$1,125.00
Paid :
Smith & Dunivan
.. 1,055.00
Unexpended Balance
70.00
$1,125.00
CEMETERIES
Appropriation
$800.00
Transferred from Cemetery Land
Fund
300.00
$1,100.00
Paid :
A. W. Davis Co., Tools Seed and Fertilizer
$12.15
Acton Granite Co., 6 Posts
30.00
C. B. Dolge Co., Weed Killer
31.80
W. J. Costello, Setting Glass
1.00
A. Bately & Son, Flowers
31.60
Acton Pipe Co., Pipe Fittings,
Labor
98.89
Perry Seed Co., Lawn Mower
113.68
F. W. Green, Dressing
3.00
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Sudbury Nurseries, Shrubs
33.00
West & South Water Supply . 7.00
Horace Tuttle, Compiling Report and Writing Deeds
20.00
Fred W. Green, Labor
255.47
Fred W. Green, Horse
67.00
Fred S. Kennedy, Labor
113.40
Duncan S. Kennedy, Labor
161.20
Howard Jones, Labor
116.60
J. Beach, Labor .
3.20
$1,098.99
Unexpended Balance
1.01
$1,100.00
PERPETUAL CARE
Rec'd Int. from Cemetery Funds .. $1,132.50
Rec'd Int. from Blanchard Fund . 30.00
$1,162.50
Paid :
F. W. Green, Care of Lots $1,102.50
F. W. Green, Care of Blanchard Lot 30.00
$1,132.50
Amount Due F. W. Green
30.00
$1,162.50
HOSMER FUND
Received Interest from Hosmer Fund
$2,673.75
Paid :
Acton Granite Co., gate posts
$420.00
Conant Machine Co., iron gates
450.00
Conant Machine Co.
23.16
Continental Nurseries
30.00
George H. Reed, fertilizer
162.80
Perry Seed Co., mower, sprayer
132.15
Carrie Kingsley, loam
8.00
Sudbury Nurseries
510.95
N. H. Tenney, pipe fittings, labor
118.82
A. W. Davis Co., peat moss
13.50
Thomas J. Grey Co., lawn seed
20.00
A. G. Lundberg, repairing wall
20.00
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A. W. Davis Co., tools 1.60
West and South Water Supply
17.95
C. B. Dolge Co., weed killer
31.80
John Pederson, ploughing
5.00
F. W. Green, labor
160.17
F. W. Green, horse
34.25
Fred S. Kennedy, labor
152.80
Duncan S. Kennedy, labor
130.60
Howard Jones, labor
140.20
Charles Ferris, Labor
39.60
Ole Granberg, Labor
35.20
George H. Charter, Labor
3.20
Edwin A. Anderson, Truck
12.00
$2,673.75
U. S. FIELD PIECE
Appropriation Paid:
$200.00
Acton Granite Co.
$15.00
Akron Motor Cargo Co., Transp.
146.00
Finance Officer, Rock Is. Arsenal
10.00
E. P. Gates, Irons
2.35
Acton Pipe Co., Labor, Lead
1.50
L. A. Godfrey, Labor
3.20
A. W. Perkins, Labor
4.50
A. W. Marsh, Labor
3.20
Wm. Kazokas, Labor
3.20
W. Taylor, Labor
3.20
$192.15
Unexpended Balance
7.85
$200.00
LIABILITY INSURANCE
Appropriation
$1,000.00 209.55
Trans. from Reserve Fund
$1,209.55
Paid :
Theron Lowden, Premiums
$1,209.55
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COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSESSMENT
Appropriation Paid :
$656.03
Middlesex County
$656.03
MEMORIAL DAY
Appropriation
$275.00
Paid :
Ralph I. Smith, Flowers
$18.50
Lowell Cram, Postage, Tel.
1.84
Newton Post Band
100.00
Edwards Quimby Post Auxiliary,
Dinners, Rent
70.00
Oscar Howe, Flowers
25.76
Lovell Bus Lines
30.00
Taxi Service
12.00
Boston Regalia Co., Flags
15.50
Unexpended Balance
$273.60 1.40
DOG OFFICER
Appropriation
$200.00
Paid :
Fraser Kennels, Boarding and Kill-
ing 50 Dogs
$200.00
REDEMPTION OF TAX TITLES
Appropriation Balance $300.00
Appropriation Balance :
$300.00
VAULT AND REMODELING TOWN HALL
Appropriation Balance
$3,200.00
Paid:
Freeman & Clancy, Heating and
Plumbing $1,245.00
Smith & Dunivan 1,725.95
B. A. King, Wiring, Lights
27.00
Morris Ireland Safe Co., Balance on
Doors and Shelving 170.59
$275.00
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S. M. Spencer Mfg. Co., Signs 7.15
Philip Carey Co., Wallboard 13.35
MacPherson's, Keys
6.60
E. P. Gates, Irons
3.25
J. Peterson 1.00
Unexpended Balance
$3,199.89 .11
UNCLASSIFIED
Appropriation
: $400.00
Paid :
Smith & Dunivan, Closets in Town
Hall
$19.50
Wm. P. Proctor Co., Latch
3.70
C. A. Durkee, Burglary Ins.
16.00
D. J. Hennessey, Removing Shed . .
25.00
So. Acton Dept. Store, Flags
16.90
A. Bately & Son, Wreaths
7.50
H. F. Tuttle, Survey
10.00
Howard Wilson, Prof. Services
50.00
George S. Braman, Perambulating Town Lines 20.00
Ralph W. Piper, Perambulating
Town Lines
20.00
James E. Kinsley, Perambulating Town Lines
20.00
Remington Rand Inc. Adding Mach.
80.00
O. D. Wood, Care of Clock & Flag
57.00
$345.60
Unexpended Balance
54.40
INTEREST ON NOTES AND BONDS
Appropriation Paid :
$1,000.00
Merchants National Bank, Interest
On High School Bonds $1,000.00
$400.00
$3,200.00
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INTEREST ON REVENUE LOANS
Appropriation Paid:
$2,000.00
Susan A. Hosmer Cemetery Fund . . $300.00
First National Bank of Ayer 1,050.00
$1,350.00
Unexpended Balance
6,50.00
$2,000.00
NOTES AND BONDS
Appropriation
$4,000.00
Paid:
Merchants National
Bank,
High
School Bonds
$4,000.00
RESERVE FUND
Appropriation from Overlay Surplus Transferred to:
$1,500.00
Highways
$500.00
Liability Insurance
209.55
Police Department
200.00
Buildings and Grounds
225.00
Unexpended Balance
365.45
$1,500.00
REVENUE LOANS
Amount Outstanding Jan. 1, 1936
$45,000.00
Received First Nat'l Bank of Ayer 35,000.00
Received Susan Hosmer Fund
10,000.00
Paid :
First National Bank of Ayer $35,000.00
Susan A. Hosmer Cemetery Fund . 10,000.00
Amount Outstanding Dec. 31, 1936
45,000.00
$1,134.55
$90,000.00
$90,000.00
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MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX REVENUE
Balance January 1, 1936
$3,830.35
Tax 1936
6,878.63
Tax 1935 Added
3.64
$10,712.62
Debit:
Abatements
$319.39
Refunds
231.49
Adjustments 1935 Tax
20.00
Total Amount Collected 1936
6,356.56
Balance December 31, 1936
3,785.18
$10,712.62
CEMETERY LAND FUND
Balance Jan. 1, 1936
$1,122.00
Received for Lots Sold 1936
188.00
Debit :
Transferred to Cemetery Account . . $300.00
Balance Dec. 31, 1936
1,010.00
$1,310.00
REFUNDS
1934 Tax
$5.12
1936 Tax
24.23
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
231.49
$260.84
OVERLAYS 1934
Balance January 1, 1936
$2,966.56
Debit :
Abatements
$704.63
Refunds
5.12
Transferred to Overlay Surplus
2,256.81
$2,966.56
1935
Balance January 1, 1936
$3,710.82
Debit:
Abatements
$288420
Balance December 31, 1936
$3,422.62
$3,710.82
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$1,310.00
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1936
Overlay
$3,643.93
Debit:
Abatements
$157.21
Refunds
24.23
Balance December 31, 1936
3,462.49
$3,643.93
OVERLAY SURPLUS
Balance January 1, 1936
$7,863.01
Transferred from Surplus Account
1935 Adjustment
16.50
Unexpended Balance 1936
421.33
Transferred from 1934 Overlay
2,256.81
$10,557.65
Debit :
To Reserve Fund
$1,500.00
Balance December 31, 1936
9,057.65
$10,557.65
SURPLUS ACCOUNT
Balance January 1, 1936
$22,841.98
Unexpended Balances
36.10
Surplus Revenue 1936
7,333.15
$30,211.23
Debit :
Transferred to Overlay Surplus 1935 Adjustment $16.50
Appropriation for U. S. Field Piece 200.00
Appropriation for W. P. A.
2,350.00
Tax Title Revenue
1,033.95
Balance December 31, 1936
26,610.78
$30,211.23
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Amount Due from Collector, Decem- ber 31, 1935
$46,400.85
Received State Tax
6,000.00
State Parks 57.50
Overlay
3,643.93
Town Grant
92,833.06
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Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
6,878.63
County Tax
5,940.19
Overdrafts 1935
335.63
Added Assessment 1935 Tax 10.00
Added Assessment 1935 Excise Tax 3.64
Added Assessment 1936 Tax
103.86
Tax Titles Added
729.65
$162,936.94
Treasurer Cash on Hand, December 31, 1935
$44,271.12
Received Interest on Taxes
1,981.32
Received Costs on Taxes
67.90
Receipts Other Than Taxes
103,670.65
$149,990.99
$312,927.93
Paid :
State Tax
$6,000.00
State Park Tax
43.46
County Tax
5,903.79
County Hospital Assessment
656.03
County Dog Tax
736.20
General Government
5,497.51
Buildings and Grounds
1,718.79
Police
2,650.33
Fire Department
2,764.14
Forest Fires
499.80
Moth Work
1,700.00
Tree Warden
499.94
Health
500.04
Town Nurse
2,088.63
Highways
24,811.55
Snow Removal
4,549.42
Pope Road and Main St., Chap. 464
165.80
Vault and Remodeling Town Hall . .
3,199.89
W. P. A.
2,321.75
Street Lighting
2,964.68
State Aid
240.00
So'diers' Relief
955.41
Education
45,998.26
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Library Maintenance
690.70
Library Books 461.47
Cemeteries 1,098.99
Cemeteries Perpetual Care
1,132.50
Cemetery Hosmer Fund
2,673.75
New Hose Fire Department
539.00
New Hose Forest Department
186.95
Fire Trucks
8,000.00
Library Heating Plant
1,055.00
U. S. Field Piece
192.15
Unclassified
345.60
Treasurer's and Collector's Bonds
234.50
Memorial Day
273.60
Liability Insurance
1,209.55
Hydrants
3,078.00
Public Welfare
8,115.87
Old Age Assistance
10,049.09
Old Age. Assistance Administration Account
101.67
Tax Title Expense
57.22
High School Bonds
4,000.00
Interest on Notes and Bonds
1,000.00
Revenue Loans
45,000.00
Interest on Revenue Loans
1,350.00
Dog Officer
200.00
Refund Taxes
260.84
Interest on Refunds
.51
$207,772.38
Tax Titles
$3,660.20
Abatements
1,157.12
Abatements Excise Tax
319.39
Abatements Machinery Tax
5,382.23
Adjustment 1935 Excise Tax
20.00
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