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4
22
Watertown, Mass.
Woodlawn Mt. Hope Woodlawn Woodlawn
May 12/49
Chipman, Paul L.
64
4
22
Weston, Mass.
Aug. 26/49
Conant, John
2
11
10
Wrentham, Mass.
Woodlawn
Apr. 20/49
Cuttell, Tom
75
3
20
Lunenburg, Mass.
Woodlawn
Apr. 19/49
Danforth, Liola C.
76
7
15
Boston, Mass.
Woodlawn
Dec. 17/49
Davis, Maude M.
72
11
5
Lexington, Mass.
Woodlawn
July 4/45
Frost, Alice M.
31
2
7
Bedford, Mass.
Apr. 19/49
George, Edith A.
91
9
22
Leominster, Mass.
July 23/49
Harrison, Agnes J.
70
5
18
Waltham, Mass.
Sept. 8/49
Hart, Ella L.
79
11
15
Swampscott, Mass.
Mt. Hope
May 28/49
Holton, Edward M.
60
3
26
Belmont, Mass.
Mt. Hope
Feb. 26/49
Hyndman, Albert
53
5
0
Lincoln, Mass.
Mt. Hope
Nov. 14/49
Johnson, James S.
77
3
13
Brookline, Mass.
Woodlawn
Jan. 30/49
Lewis, Harry D. J.
73
3
0
Brockton, Mass.
Mt. Hope
Dec. 4/49
Matteson, Hobart M.
76
0
0
Hollywood, Florida
Woodlawn
Dec. 21/49
Parker, Susan E.
79
2
27
Stoneham, Mass.
Woodlawn
Feb. 7/49
Pickens, Emma M.
73
2
0
Waltham, Mass.
Woodlawn
Mar. 14/49
Pitman, Charles
89
0
0
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Woodlawn
Woodlawn Mt. Hope Woodlawn
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Date of Death
Name
Age Y. M. D.
Place of Death
Place of Burial
Jan. 11/49 Reed, Arthur E.
88
0
0
Miami, Florida
Oct. 3/49
Ryder, Sarah E.
64
7
8
Lexington, Mass.
Aug. 29/49
Sweet, William
77 0
0
Victoria, B. C.
May 16/49 Smith, Cora E.
88
11 27
Chelmsford, Mass.
Oct. 23/49 Tule, Norman
7
5 13 Boston, Mass.
Mt. Hope
Dec. 21/49
Turnbull, Donald
64
0
0
Waltham, Mass.
Mt. Hope
Jan. 24/49
Tuttle, Arthur
90
0
0
Northboro, Mass.
Woodlawn
Woodlawn Mt. Hope Woodlawn Woodlawn
57
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NOTICE
All dog licenses here listed expire March 31, 1950.
Dogs must be licensed on or before April 1st or the owners or keepers thereof are liable to a fine.
The law applies to all dogs three months old or over, regardless of dogs.
No tax bills are sent to owners of time of year ownership is acquired.
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List of Persons Having Dogs Licensed in 1949
Owner
Tag No.
Owner
Tag No.
Frederick Tuttle
1
Nathalie Phillips
38
Mary H. Lothrop
2
Nathalie Phillips
39
Mildred Pope Moore 3
John J. Crighton
40
Mildred Pope Moore 4
John J. Crighton
41
Robert Farquhar 5
Robert E. Clapp 42
George A. Rifford
6
F. Wendell Putnam
43
Gertrude Stiles
Flora W. Putnam
44
A. Perry Marble
8
Harry Snyer
45
Robert M. Bowen
9
Allan Murray
46
James Murgatroyd
10
Lowell Cram
47
W. L. Perrault
11
Noe J. Richards
48
John Onslow
12
Allen G. Warner
49
Norman Frizzle
13
Paul Richardson
50
Lawrence Donnelly
14
Barbara Murchie
51
Fred S. Kennedy
15
Hugh Hodgen
52
Thomas Motley, 2nd
16
Kay Graham
53
Hazel Hughes
17
George W. Turnbull
54
Dewey E. Boatman
18
Edwin Anderson
55
Walter H. Liebfried
19
Olava Eilertson
56
Jane A. Bolter
20
Frank I. Averett
57
Clara Sawyer 21
Charles J. O'Dowd
58
Norman McIntosh
22
Carl Flint
59
Norman McIntosh
23
John Torkelson
60
Fred Richards
24
Cleon Phelps
61
Simeon Parfomchuk 25
Benjamin Rice
62
William B. McCrudden
26
David Lawson
63
Warren E. Hartwell
27
Marilyn Clark 64
Jennie M. McClure
28
Carl A. Schontag
65
Mrs. J. A. Dingee
29
Charles F. Greenough 66
67
Allen Christofferson, Jr. 31
Carrie F. Wells
68
Ralph Prescott
32
Harold Y. Banquer
69
Joan Christofferson
33
Frank E. Balsor
70
Roger Mason
34
Edward Denton
71
Jean Drury
35
Edward Denton 72
John E. Lehto
36
Winthrop C. Richmond 73
Arthur Lampila
37
L. G. McGlone 74
Harold White
30
Melburn Davis
60
Owner
Tag No.
Owner
Tag No.
William A. Turner
75
Leonard Godfrey, Jr. 115
Charles H. Liebfried 76
John Duston
116
William D. Tuttle 77
William Main
117
Edwin A. Hall
78
John L. Fletcher 118
Edwin A. Hall
79
Harold Nicola 119
John M. Pettingell
80
Robin Darling 120
Newton Bennett
81
Harold Merry
121
Robert J. Feltus
82
Alfred Birch
122
John A. Brooks
83
Otis J. Reed 123
John T. McNiff
84
Matthew F. Costello
124
Eileen Rolfe
85
Robert E. Woodbine
125
Barbara Allen
86
Joseph G. Curtis
126
Ruth Ann Penney
87
George W. Mortimer
127
T. Leo McCarthy
88
Edward L. Forbes
128
James W. Gates
89
Edward L. Forbes
129
Alice G. Latulippe 90
Allie L. Hall
130
Alice G. Latulippe
91
James J. Mullen
131
Alice G. Latulippe
92
Ben Smalley
132
Alice G. Latulippe
93
Ben Smalley
133
Hazel G. Blanchard
94
Dr. Paul Gates
134
Albert N. Nickerson
95
Charles Galluzzo
135
Joseph Lemoine 96
Charles Galluzzo
136
George W. Loggie
97
Kenneth S. Harvey
137
W. Gardner Walker
98
Louis A. Flerra
138
Gordon A. Crook
99
Antonia Benere
139
Raleigh Beach
100
Walter N. Stevenson Carl W. Flint
141
Glenna Wise
102
George Horton
142
David F. Penney
103
Lucretia Conheeney
143
John J. Gregory
104
Benjamin Rice
144
Jane Morrison
105
Stuart Farquhar
145
Albert L. Haynes
106
Albert S. Braman
146
Rachael Haynes
107
Robert W. Kendall
147
Paul Cornwall
108
Charles J. Farley
148
Arthur Jalonen
109
Charles J. Farley
149
Paul W. Saine
110
Clifford A. Schofield 150
Harrington Moore, Jr. 111
Robert S. Rhodes 151
Everett Maynes
112
Philip G. Shearman
152
Clare Garceau
113
Philip G. Shearman 153
Theodore C. Lester
114
Henry Teele
154
140
Florence Rooney
101
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Owner
Tag No.
Owner
Tag No.
Orwald Kienow 155
Bradford Leach 195
Helen Bacher
156
Alfred G. Gilbert, Jr. 196
Daniel J. Shea, Jr.
157
John Murray 197
Arthur Reynolds 198
Francis Rahberg
159
Matthew Freeman
160
Matthew Freeman
161
Alan Pederson
201
Florence Watkins
162
George Roe
163
Thomas Smith
203
Robert Young
164
Thomas Smith 204
Howard M. Dowd
165
Beaven Roche 205
Howard M. Dowd
166
Edward R. Kelley 206
Stanley Veasie
167
John H. Watkins
207
Ormal S. Laffin
168
Marjory Davis
208
James S. Goodwin
169
James S. Goodwin
170
James Farrar
210
James S. Goodwin
171
Richard Stuart 211
Charles D. Manter
212
Paul A. Coughlin
173
Joseph E. Kelley 213
Lucille Cunningham
174
Russell Berry
214
William Cobleigh, Jr. 175
Joseph Perry
215
Frederic W. Hopkins 176
Tony Perry
216
Frederic W. Hopkins
177
L. H. Campbell 217
Frank E. Weatherby
218
Daniel F. Flanagan
179
Ethel C. Robbins 219
Fraser Laffin
180
Ralph I. Smith 220
Donald MacPhee
181
Cecile Coles 221
Ray G. Dagenais
182
Cecile Coles
222
Alden C. Flagg, Jr.
183
Modesto Simeone 223
Forrest E. Bean
184
Margaret W. Larrabee 224
Wilmer Laffin
185
Benjamin A. King
225
William Henry Soar
186
Charles E. Bartlett 226
227
Gerd R. Jordan
188
Kenneth Jewell
189
William P. Cameron
229
Ralph Phalon
190
Helen A. Knowlton 230
William J. Durkin
191
Philip W. Goldthwaite
231
William J. Durkin
192
Philip Rimbach 232
Hilda Anderson
193
Irving S. Duren, Jr. 233
Edwin A. Anderson
194
Francis Roche
234
Arno H. Perkins
187
Ervin E. Fitzsimmons Harold Day
228
Frederick W. Hopkins 178
Lucy Newport 209
James S. Goodwin
172
J. Eugene McKercher 202
Richard P. Bursaw 158
Dr. Wendell F. Davis 199
John W. Putnam 200
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Owner
Tag No.
Owner Tag No.
Margaret Sexton 235
Clinton S. Curtis
236
Clinton S. Curtis
237
Clinton S. Curtis
238
James H. French
239
Priscilla Harper 279
Benjamin Bancroft 280
Clesson Bancroft 281
Soren Mekkelsen
242
Sina Waterhouse 282
A. C. Gravlin
243
Paul Post
283
A. C. Gravlin
244
Arthur Conquest 284
A. C. Gravlin
245
Arthur Conquest 285
A. C. Gravlin
246
Leonard Colwell 286
A. C. Gravlin
247
Clifford Armstrong 287
Curtis Briggs
248
Clifford Armstrong 288
Robert A. Reid, 3rd
249
Raymond Hickey
250
Safford Sweatt
290
Jackie Hickey
251
Norman E. Hallowell 291
Liberto Mauro
252
Burton J. Jones 292
Donald M. Streeter
253
Richard Flint 293
Donnell Boardman
254
J. Harry Conquest 294
Wentworth Prentiss
255
Malcolm Fullonton
256
Mareta Anderson
296
Stanley J. Olsen 257
Evelyn Anderson
297
Thomas W. Cole
258
Thomas W. Cole
259
Catherine Whitcomb
299
Arthur R. Lowden
260
Walter C. Williams
261
Herbert Pratt
301
Walter G. Hallett, Jr. 262
John F. Canessa
302
Norman Livermore 264
Francis C. Egan 304
Havelock J. Schnair 265
Benjamin E. Derby 305
Diane and Janet Nedza 266
J. Henry Engman 306
Marion F. Hayes 267
John Duggan 307
Ethel L. Todd 268
Mrs. George Denicevich 308 Frank W. Meakin 309
Ethel L. Todd
270
J. Eugene McKercher 310
Frank H. Turner
271
Orla Nichols
272
Howard Staples 312
Albert W. Marsh
273
Charles K. Lawton 313
John E. Johnson
274
William L. Chipman 314
E. C. Johnson 275
ยท Walter Mekkonen 276 Gordon Shaw 277 John Waluk 278
Herbert Leusher
240
Ceorge Lamont
241
Clifford Armstrong 289
Daniel Sweeney 295
William S. Jones
298
Jean Hurley 300
Norman Livermore
263
James W. Baker 303
Ethel L. Todd 269
Bernard Walther 311
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Owner
Tag No.
Eleanour Anderson 315
Albert W. Wunderly 316
Mildred Gallant 317
Paavo J. Erkkinen 318
John F. Lindfors 319
Mrs. H. F. O'Rourke
320
Mrs. H. F. O'Rourke
321
Elmer Hill
322
Bruce Allan
323
Ernest Simpson
324
John T. Sleeper
325
Emma Raymond
326
Woodbury H. Stevens 327
John Enneguess
328
James H. Wilson
329
Walter Ballard
330
Walter Ballard
331
Edward J. Collins
332
James Dubee 333
John J. Downey
334
Rosemarie DiDuca 335
Eva Hampson 336
H. Stuart MacGregor 337
Edw. H. Christofferson 338
John E. Moore, Jr.
339
John E. Moore, Jr. 340
Mark Imbimbo 341
John C. Howard 342
Oliver D. Wood 343
Ernst Knippel 344
Wilson D. Sked
345
Paul Whouley 346
James E. Espie, Jr. 347
Orla E. Nichols 348
Owner
Tag No.
John Onslow 349
John W. Culkins 350
John Olsen 351
William McNulty 352
Ralph Parsons 353
John Stevens 354
Richard O'Neil 355
Churchill A. Newman 356
Wm. L. Marshall, Jr. 356
Charles W. Schnair 357
George T. Elliott 358
John F. Hurley 359
Philip Newell
360
Fred L. Ratta 361
Hazel Roche 362
Ralph F. Littlefield
363
Ralph F. Littlefield 364
Elwin Hollowell 365
William C. Kazokas 366
Orlando A. Vanaria
367
William Lehtinen
368
Charles Howe, Jr. 369
Richard Manion 370
Prentice Blood 371
Martin Holland 372
Archie Morison 373
Kennels
Sherman Frost x1
Edward B. Mckinley x2 Mrs. Henry Anderson x3 Edith Davis x6
Cecil Balcom x7
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308 Licenses at $ 2.00 $616.00
66 Licenses at $ 5.00 330.00
2 Licenses at $25.00 50.00
3 Licenses at $10.00 30.00
$1,026.00
Deduct fees 379 licenses at 20c
75.80
Paid to Town Treasurer $950.20
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REVISED JURY LIST - 1949
Precinct I
Simon D. Taylor, 852 Main St .- clerk E. Everett Putnam, 3 Maple Ave .- landscape gardener Frederic W. Rimbach, 420 Main St .- machinist Henry A. Johnson, 502 Main St .- mechanic Charles E. Bartlett, 69 Great Rd .- store proprietor Alden C. Flagg, Jr., 15 Newtown Rd .- wool business Emerick P. Gates, 452 Main St .- blacksmith Alden C. Flagg, 85 Esterbrook Rd .- farmer Clarence A. Frost, 40 Newtown Rd .- trucking William J. Gallagher, 52 Great Rd .- garage
Precinct II
Alfred M. Olsen, 28 Laws Brook Rd .- farmer Harold F. Nordberg, 62 Main St .- auditor Lloyd W. Priest, 31 Central St .- carpenter David Clayton, 94 Main St .- pressman Millard J. Landry, 49 Maple St .- machinist Edwin H. Christofferson, 267 School St .- farmer Emery D. Nelson, 18 Parker St .- farmer Medville L. Clark, 246 School St .- banker Cyrus J. Downey, 35 Laws Brook Rd .- farmer Ole Garthe, 134 Main St .- mail truck driver
Precinct III
Leland H. Campbell, 217 Central St .- tel. operator Franklin H. Charter, 596 Mass. Ave .- tree surgeon Frederick A. Harris, 15 Church St .- granite worker A. Perry Marble, 145 Central St .- poultryman James W. Baker, 432 Mass. Ave .- oil delivery George F. Tuttle, 274 Central St .- laboratory technician Arthur Decker, 276 Arlington St .- painter Frederick E. Hollowell, 33 Nashoba Rd .- research engineer Carroll E. McPhee, 295 Central St .- carpenter Wentworth Prentiss, 400 Arlington St .-- electrician
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ASSESSORS' REPORT - 1949
Tax assessed as follows:
Buildings, exclusive of land
$3,044,930.00
Land
670,695.00
Personal
553,935.00
$4,269,560.00
Valuation January 1, 1948
4,104,885.00
Increase in valuation
164,675.00
Rate of Taxation, $37.60
Real Estate
$139,707.51
Personal Estate
20,827.96
Polls
2,012.00
$162,547.47
Amount of money raised :
State Parks Tax
$293.94
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
467.19
County Tax
8,942.87
Tuberculosis Hospital Assess-
ment
2,272.57
Pension Fund
1,362.00
Pension Fund Expense
131.10
Town Grant
144,973.31
Overlay
4,104.49
$162,547.47
Added Assessments :
Polls $100.00
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise:
Number of Vehicles Assessed, 1592
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Total Value of Motor Vehicles and Trailers
Rate of Excise, $41.32
Total Excise
Added Excise of 1948
$547,320.00
$18,886.45
457.20
ALBERT P. DURKEE, CARL C. FLINT, JAMES W. BAKER, Board of Assessors.
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT
1947 TOWN TAX
Uncollected January 1, 1949
$6,366.32
Interest 433.86
$6,800.18
Paid Treasurer
$6,631.85
Abated
168.33
$6,800.18
1948 TOWN TAX
Uncollected January 1, 1949
$24,172.26
Interest
374.35
Cost
45.00
$24,591.61
Paid Treasurer
$16,714.93
Adjustment
.01
Uncollected January 1, 1950
7,876.67
$24,591.61
1949 TOWN TAX
Committed
$139,707.51
Interest
37.63
Cost
15.00
$139,760.14
Paid Treasurer
$117,411.40
Abated
1,018.96
Tax Titles
18.80
Uncollected January 1, 1950
21,310.98
$139,760.14
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1947 PERSONAL TAX
Uncollected January 1, 1949
$1,268.89
Interest
94.37
$1,363.26
Paid Treasurer
$1,363.26
$1,363.26
1948 PERSONAL TAX
Uncollected January 1, 1949
$2,871.22
Interest
18.83
$2,890.05
Paid Treasurer
$842.39
Uncollected January 1, 1950
2,047.66
$2,890.05
1949 PERSONAL TAX
Committed
$20,827.96
Interest
2.53
$20,830.49
Paid Treasurer
$18,268.05
Abated
78.96
Uncollected January 1, 1950
2,483.48
$20,830.49
1947 POLL TAX
Uncollected January 1, 1949
$88.00
Interest
4.60
Cost
8.05
$100.65
70
Paid Treasurer
$80.65
Abated
18.00
Uncollected January 1, 1950
2.00
$100.65
1948 POLL TAX
Uncollected January 1, 1949
$316.00
Interest
3.31
Cost
8.40
$327.71
Paid Treasurer
$137.71
Abated
40.00
Uncollected January 1, 1950
150.00
$327.71
1949 POLL TAX
Committed
$2,112.00
$2,112.00
Paid Treasurer
$1,566.00
Abated
288.00
Uncollected January 1, 1950
318.00
$2,112.00
1947 EXCISE TAX
Uncollected January 1, 1949
$288.72
Interest
28.63
$317.35
Paid Treasurer
$288.71
Uncollected
28.64
$317.35
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1948 EXCISE TAX
Uncollected January 1, 1949
$2,025.05
Added Commitment January 17, 1949
457.20
Interest
44.42
$2,526.67
Paid Treasurer
$2,028.69
Uncollected January 1, 1950
497.98
$2,526.67
1949 EXCISE TAX
Committed
$18,886.45
Interest
10.53
$18,896.98
Paid Treasurer
$15,619.05
Abated
315.95
Uncollected January 1, 1950
2,961.98
$18,896.98
SUMMARY OF COLLECTOR'S REPORT
Total Debits
1947 Town Tax
$6,800.18
1948 Town Tax
24,591.61
1949 Town Tax
139,760.14
1947 Personal Tax
1,363.26
1948 Personal Tax
2,890.05
1949 Personal Tax
20,830.49
1947 Poll Tax
100.65
1948 Poll Tax
327.71
1949 Poll Tax
2,112.00
1947 Excise Tax
317.35
1948 Excise Tax
2,526.67
1949 Excise Tax
18,896.98
$220,517.09
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Total Credits
Paid Treasurer
$180,952.69
Abatements
1,868.20
Adjustment
.01
Tax Titles
18.80
Uncollected January 1, 1950
37,677.39
$220,517.09
CARRIE M. DURKEE, Collector of Taxes.
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TREASURER'S REPORT For the Year Ending December 31, 1949
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Acton, Massachusetts
I herewith submit my report for the year 1949: Cash Balance January 1, 1949 $126,030.40
Receipts for 1949:
Received from State Treasurer
Income Tax
$39,692.73
Corporation Tax
30,381.54
Chapter 90 Roads
5,624.55
Old Age Assistance - Federal
25,062.03
Old Age Assistance
19,020.75
Teacher's Retirement Refund
28.50
Highways
14,764.19
Aid Dependent Children - Federal
2,744.69
Meal Tax
1,194.40
Veteran's Services
963.52
Reim. - Loss of Taxes
718.97
Aid Dependent Children
679.16
Education
2,997.50
Child Guardianship
261.50
Vocational Education
149.74
Teacher's Annuities
333.52
Public Health
272.86
$144,890.15
Received from County Treasurer
Main Street
2,499.79
Dog Officer Refund
1,141.41
Highways
624.96
$4,266.16
Received from Collector of Taxes Carrie M. Durkee
Poll Taxes, 1947 68.00
Excise Taxes, 1947
260.08
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Personal Taxes, 1947
1,268.89
Real Estate, 1947
6,197.99
Poll Taxes, 1948
126.00
Excise Taxes, 1948
2,463.89
Personal Taxes, 1948
823.56
Real Estate Taxes, 1948
16,295.56
Poll Taxes, 1949 1,566.00
Excise Taxes, 1949
15,128.90
Personal Taxes, 1949
15,151.11
Real Estate Taxes, 1949
120,473.18
Costs
76.45
Interest
1,053.08
$180,952.69
Miscellaneous Receipts
Board of Selectmen, Licenses 165.00
Board of Selectmen, Miscellaneous 1.10
Village Package Store, License
400.00
Dewey's Market License
400.00
Concord District Court, Fines 294.90
Town of Acton, Teacher's Retirement ..
2,859.75
Town of Acton, County Retirement
2,072.75
Town of Acton, Withholding Taxes
9,252.06
Town of Acton, Blue Cross
1,102.50
Town of Acton, Machinery Account
2,628.38
Board of Health, Nurse Services
311.00
Board of Health, Licenses
50.50
Effie Stearns, Perpetual Care
100.00
Harry Smart, Perpetual Care
60.00
Mrs. J. K. Barstow, Perpetual Care
100.00
Mary Penniman, Perpetual Care
100.00
Mrs. H. W. Graves, Perpetual Care 100.00
William Chipman, Perpetual Care 150.00
James E. Richardson, Perpetual Care .. 50.00
Ephraim Cobleigh, Perpetual Care
150.00
Joel Whitcomb, Perpetual Care
150.00
John White, Perpetual Care 100.00
Diendonne Servais, Perpetual Care 150.00
H. W. Owen, Perpetual Care 100.00
Mrs. J. W. Brucker, Perpetual Care ..
150.00
Porter Jenks, Perpetual Care
200.00
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George Turnbull, Perpetual Care
100.00
Harlan E. Tuttle, Dog Licenses
1,005.40
South Acton Fire Co., Blue Cross
229.75
City of Boston, Welfare
226.17
Mary Lothrop, Library Fines
171.05
Mary Lothrop, Books Sold
13.95
Mary Lothrop, Miscellaneous 10.95
Harry Holt, Rent of Hall
217.50<
Acton High School, Book Fines
1.80
Acton High School, Telephone
.72
Acton High School, Ind Arts
39.89
Acton High School, Miscellaneous
62.56
Fred Kennedy, Care Lots
501.00
Fred Kennedy, Burials
765.00
Fred Kennedy, Lowering Device
105.00
Fred Kennedy, Miscellaneous
158.00
Fred Kennedy, Sale Lots
380.00
Fred Kennedy, Foundations
259.93
Boston and Maine R. R. Snow Removal
104.00
Town of Westford, Schools
356.50
Town of Clinton, Welfare
887.19
Acton Associates, Tax Title
1,034.76
Acton Associates, Interest
123.72
Science Research Asso. School Dept.
5.60
City of Cambridge, Welfare
6.65
Edward Estabrook, Sealer
156.65
Town of Boxboro, Schools 3,215.85
Town of Concord, Land Tax 59.82
Center Fire Co. Relief Fund
90.00
West Fire Co., Relief Fund
95.00
South Fire Co., Relief Fund 90.00
City of Boston, Schools 244.76
H. S. MacGregor, Oil-Gas Permits 38.50
H. S. MacGregor, Reim. Fire 45.80
H. S. MacGregor, Sale Air Tanks 25.00
Woodlawn Cemetery, Water Fund A/C
33.14
Town of Ashland, Old Age Assistance ..
92.16
Town of Wrentham, Old Age Assistance
113.51
City of Brockton, Old Age Assistance .. 53.10
Town of Maynard, Old Age Assistance 120.32
Town of Winchendon Old Age Assis. .... 181.33
76
Town of Stow, Old Age Assistance 42.46
Town of Weston, Old Age Assistance .. 44.40
Hazel Wentworth, Tuition 62.00
Chief of Police, Revolver Permits
15.00
Frank C. Hayward Fund, Income 20.00
Hoit and Scott Fund, Income 12.50
Elizabeth White Fund, Income 551.55
Georgia E. Whitney Fund, Income 255.21
Memorial Library Fund, Income
252.56
Susan Noyes Hosmer Fund, Income
1,709.77
Cemetery Fund, Income 1,075.80
Georgia E. Whitney Cem. Fund, Inc. 30.00
Henry S. Raymond Fund, Income
33.25
Acton High School Library, Income 30.00
J. Roland Wetherbee Fund, Income 119.80
Elizabeth White Fund, Transfer
500.00
Susan Noyes Hosmer Fund, Transfer ..
1,583.66
Cemetery Fund, Transfer
682.64
Acton High School Library, Transfer ..
107.05
Memorial Library, Transfer 317.16
J. Rolnad Wetherbee Fund, Transfer .. 86.00
Georgia E. Whitney Fund, Transfer ... 225.00
Geo. E. Whitney Cem Fund, Transfer .. 15.00
Luke Blanchard Cem. Fund, Transfer .. 25.00
Henry S. Raymond Fund, Transfer
28.45
$40,444.23
Total Cash Receipts for 1949
$370,553.23
Cash Balance January 1, 1949 126,030.40
$496,583.63
Payments for 1949 :
Selectmen's Orders $337,838.86
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
State Parks and Reservations
365.74
Auditing Town Accounts 800.43
$339,005.03
Cash Balance December 31, 1949 ..
$157,578.60
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OUTSTANDING NOTES DECEMBER 31, 1949
High School Addition Notes, 169-176 due 1949 to 1957 $8,000.00
SUSAN NOYES HOSMER FUND Balance January 1, 1949
Principal Fund
$82,238.95
Unexpended Balance
1,507.86
$83,746.81
Received Interest for 1949
.......
1,745.61
$85,492.42
Balance December 31, 1949
Bank Balances in Savings Banks .....
$83,908.76
Transfer to Town Account 1,583.66
$85,492.42
CEMETERY FUND Balance January 1, 1949
Principal Fund
$52,737.21
Unexpended Balance
1,951.64
$54,688.85
Received for Perpetual Care 1949
$1,760.00
Received Interest for 1949
1,129.12
$2,889.12
$57,577.97
Balance December 31, 1949
Bank Balances in Savings Banks
$50,895.33
U. S. Savings Bonds Series G.
6,000.00
Transfer to Town Account
682.64
$57,577.97
78
ELIZABETH WHITE FUND Balance January 1, 1949
Principal Fund
$25,000.00
Unexpended Balance
3,267.55
Received Interest for 1949
571.46
$28,839.01
Balance December 31, 1949
Bank Balances in Savings Banks
$28,339.01
Paid Trustees Orders for 1949 500.00
$28,839.01
WILDE MEMORIAL LIBRARY FUND Balance January 1, 1949
Principal Fund
$16,162.29
Unexpended Balance
270.06
$16,432.35
Received Interest for 1949
345.37
$16,777.72
Balance December 31, 1949
Bank Balances in Savings Banks
$15,460.56
West Shore R. R. Bond
1,000.00
Transfer to Town Account
317.16
$16,777.72
GEORGIA E. WHITNEY FUND Balance January 1, 1949
Principal Fund $14,073.70
Unexpended Balance
959.38
$15,033.08
Received Interest for 1949
309.13
$15,342.21
$28,267.55
79
Balance December 31, 1949
Bank Balances in Savings Banks
$15,117.21
Paid Trustee's Orders for 1949
225.00
$15,342.21
LUKE BLANCHARD CEMETERY FUND Balance January 1, 1949
Balance
$1,509.71
Received Interest for 1949
30.56
$1,540.27
Balance December 31, 1949
Bank Balances in Savings Banks ..
$1,515.27
Transfer to Town Account 25.00
$1,540.27
CEMETERY SURPLUS FUND Balance January 1, 1949
Balance
$193.83
Received Interest for 1949
3.88
$197.71
Balance December 31, 1949
Bank Balance in Savings Banks
$197.71
WEST ACTON FIREMEN'S RELIEF FUND Balance January 1, 1949
Balance
$708.11
Received Interest for 1949
14.23
$722.34
Balance December 31, 1949
Bank Balance in Savings Bank
..
$722.34
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ACTON FIREMEN'S RELIEF FUND Balance January 1, 1949
Principal Fund
$3,820.00
Unexpended Balance
427.78
$4,247.78
Received to Fund in 1949
Company Salaries
$275.00
Interest
42.47
$317.47
$4,565.25
Balance December 31, 1949
Bank Balance in Savings Bank ..... $4,565.25
HENRY S. RAYMOND FUND Monument Perpetual Care
Balance January 1, 1949
Principal Fund
$700.00
Unexpended Balance
42.76
$742.76
Received Interest for 1949
14.92
$757.68
Balance December 31, 1949
Bank Balance in Savings Bank .... $757.68
ACTON HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY FUND Balance January 1, 1949
Principal Fund
$1,500.00
Unexpended Balance
102.45
$1,602.45
Received Interest for 1949
32.01
$1,634.46
81
Balance December 31, 1949
Bank Balances in Savings Banks
$1,527.47
Transfer to Town Account
107.05
$1,634.46
HENRY S. RAYMOND FUND Balance January 1, 1949
Principal Fund
$1,500.00
Unexpended Balance
156.22
$1,656.22
Received Interest for 1949
33.25
$1,689.47
Balance December 31, 1949
Bank Balances in Savings Banks ....
$1,661.02
Transfer to Town Account 28.45
$1,689.47
GEORGIA E. WHITNEY CEMETERY FUND Balance January 1, 1949
Principal Fund
$1,500.00
Unexpended Balance
61.10
$1,561.10
Received Interest for 1949
31.30
$1,592.40
Balance December 31, 1949
Bank Balances in Savings Banks
$1,577.40
Transfer to Town Account 15.00
$1,592.40
82
FRANK C. HAYWARD FUND Balance January 1, 1949
Principal Fund
$1,000.00
Unexpended Balance
16.70
Received Interest for 1949
$1,016.70 20.37
$1,037.07
Balance December 31, 1949
Bank Balances in Savings Bank .....
$1,037.07
HOIT AND SCOTT FUND Balance January 1, 1949
Principal Fund
$500.00
Received Interest for 1949
12.54
$512.54
Balance December 31, 1949
Bank Balance in Savings Bank
$12.54
U. S. Savings Bond Series D.
500.00
$512.54
J. ROLAND WEATHERBEE CEMETERY FUND Balance January 1, 1949
Principal Fund
$10,000.00
Received Interest for 1949
119.83
$10,119.83
Balance December 31, 1949
Bank Balances in Savings Banks
$10,033.83
Transfer to Town Account 86.00
$10,119.83
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM HENRY SOAR, Town Treasurer.
83
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
'l'o the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I herewith submit my report covering the financial transac- tions of the Town for the year ended December 31, 1949.
I have included a tabulated record showing appropriations, transfers and balances.
The amount of maturing debt for 1950 will be $1,000.00
I have verified the accounts of the Collector of Taxes and the Treasurer and have checked the various accounts in the cus- tody of the Treasurer and Trustees.
HOWARD L. JONES, Town Accountant.
84
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES January 1, 1949 to December 31, 1949
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Appro. Expended
Balance
Selectmen's Dept. Salaries
R
24.10
Selectmen's Dept. Expenses
150.00
118.85
31.15
Finance Committee
100.00
36.65
63.35
Moderator
25.00
15.00
10.00
Treasurer, Salary
800.00
800.00
Treasurer, Expenses
250.00
213.71
36.29
Assessors, Salaries
2,350.00
2,202.50
147.50
Assessors, Expenses
250.00
230.36
19.64
Collector of Taxes, Salaries
1,550.00
1,647.74
R
97.74
Collector of Taxes, Expenses
300.00
197.49
102.51
Town Accountant, Salary
800.00
800.00
Town Accountant, Expenses
50.00
14.50
35.50
Town Clerk, Salary and Fees
500.00
474.75
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