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Prior Years
85,373.75
96,271.71
$367,310.74
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Serial Loans:
Inside Debt Limit: High School ...... $ 3.000.00 ......
113
Outside Debt Limit:
General
..... 260,000.00
$343,000.00
TRUST ACCOUNTS
Trust Funds, Cash and Securities: In Custody of Town Treasurer · In Custody of Trustees
$267,483.97 3,465.54
$270,949.51
114
Elementary School
80,000.00 $ 83,000.00
Outside Debt Limit: Elementary School
180,000.00
Blanchard Auditorium ... .. 80,000.00
260,000.00
$343,000.00
TRUST ACCOUNTS
In custody of Town Treasurer:
Charity Funds :
Betsy M. Ball
$ 11,344.41
Elizabeth White
27,702.26
Georgia E. Whitney
15,232.63
Charlotte Conant School Fund
1,585.97
Wilde Memorial Library Funds
18,368.20
Acton Firemen's Relief Fund
6,491.60
West Acton Firemen's Relief Fund
834.21
Cemetery Funds:
Perpetual Care
69,588.74
Surplus
221.32
Hoit and Scott
579.84
J. Roland Wetherbee
10,655.56
Georgia E. Whitney
1,691.18
Luke Blanchard
1,604.02
Frank C. Hayward
1,160.93
Susan Noyes Hosmer
87,176.42
Henry Raymond Care
2,307.62
Henry L. Raymond Care
857.80
Stabilization Fund
10,081.26
$267,483.97
In Custody of Trustees: Charlotte L. Goodnow Fund
3,465.54
$270,949.51
115
ASSESSORS' REPORT 1954
Tax assessed as follows:
Buildings, exclusive of land
$4,759,805.00
Land
801,175.00
Personal
600,105.00
6,161,085.00
Valuation-January 1, 1953
5,739,900.00
Increase in valuation
421,185.00
Rate of Taxation-$60.80
Real Estate
338,107.56
Personal Estate
36,486.39
Polls
2,554.00
377,147.95
Amount of Money raised :
State Parks Tax
781.21
State Parks Tax, Underestimate of 1953
173.80
State Audit of Municipal Ac- counts
3 714.42
County Tax
11,260.54
Tuberculosis Hospital Assess- ment
4,004.29
Tuberculosis Hospital Assess-
ment underestimate of 1953
263.13
Town Grant. 345,559.95
Overlay 11,390.61
377,147.95
116
Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise :
Number of Vehicles Assessed-2144
Commissioners Value of Motor Vehi- cles & Trailers 1,019,540.00
Rate of Excise-$51.86
Total Excise 48,814.09
Added Excise 1953 11,257.85
Number of Vehicles Added Excise-626
Commissioners Value 346,870.00
ALBERT P. DURKEE
CARL FLINT JAMES W. BAKER
Board of Assessors
117
TOWN COLLECTOR'S REPORT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Acton, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report for the year January 1 through December 31, 1954.
1948 Real Estate Tax
Uncollected December 31, 1953
31.20
Uncollected December 31, 1954
. 31.20
1949 Real Estate Tax
Uncollected December 31, 1953
$ 130.66
Interest
18.09
$
148.75
Paid Treasurer
$ 106.45
Uncollected December 31, 1954
42.30
$ 148.75
1950 Real Estate Tax
Uncollected December 31, 1953
$ 421.28
Interest
7.20
$
428.48
Abatements
$ 10.80
Paid Treasurer
52.47
Uncollected December 31, 1954
365.21
$ 428.48
118
1951 Real Estate Tax
Uncollected December 31, 1953
$ 317.46
Interest
15.67
$ 333.13
Paid Treasurer
$ 182.52
Uncollected December 31, 1954
150.61
$ 333.13
1952 Real Estate Tax
Uncollected December 31, 1953
$ 8,066.63
Interest
518.13
$ 8,584.76
Audit Adjustment
$ 88.20
Paid Treasurer
7,294.93
Uncollected December 31, 1954
1,201.63
$ 8,584.76
1953 Real Estate Tax
Uncollected December 31, 1953
$ 20,237.66
Audit Adjustment
.24
Interest
270.61
Refunds
371.48
$ 20,879.99
Abatements
$ 316.36
Paid Treasurer
11,557.97
119
Uncollected December 31, 1954
9,005.66
$ 20,879.99
1954 Real Estate Tax
Committed
$338,350.76
Interest
74.44
Refunds
1,425.39
$339,850.59
Abatements
. $ 5,893.04
Audit Adjustment
30.20
Paid Treasurer
304,774.32
Uncollected December 31, 1954
29,153.03
$339,850.59
1948 Personal Property Tax
Uncollected December 31, 1953
$ 267.07
Interest
10.00
$ 277.07
Abatements
$
130.62
Paid Treasurer
64.08
Uncollected December 31, 1954
82.37
$ 277.07
1949 Personal Property Tax
Uncollected December 31, 1953
$ 300.80
Interest
6.40
$ 307.20
120
Abatements Paid Treasurer
$ 188.00
47.76
Uncollected December 31, 1954 . .
71.44
$ 307.20
1950 Personal Property Tax
Uncollected December 31, 1953
$ 336.52
Interest
22.75
$ 359.27
Abatements
$ 43.20
Paid Treasurer
150.95
Uncollected December 31, 1954
165.12
$ 359.27
1951 Personal Property Tax
Uncollected December 31, 1953
763.75
Interest
12.85
$ 776.60
Abatements
$ 47.00
Paid Treasurer
113.90
Uncollected December 31, 1954
615.70
$ 776.60
1952 Personal Property Tax
Uncollected December 31, 1953
$ 791.35
Interest
17.97
$ 809.32
121
Paid Treasurer
200.12
Uncollected December 31, 1954
609.20
809.32
1953 Personal Property Tax
Uncollected December 31, 1953
$ 2,713.01
Interest
29.34
Audit Adjustment
.08
2,742.43
Abatements
$ 502.00
Paid Treasurer
1,009.02
Uncollected December 31, 1954
1,231.41
$ 2,742.43
1954 Personal Property Tax
Committed
$ 36,486.39
Audit Adjustment
30.40
Interest
2.73
$ 36,519.52
Abatements
$ 614.08
Paid Treasurer
33,257.89
Uncollected December 31, 1954
2,647.55
$ 36,519.52
1948 Poll Tax
Uncollected December 31, 1953 $ 4.00
122
Interest
. .
.40
$ 4.40
Abatement
$ 2.00
Paid Treasurer
2.40
Uncollected December 31, 1954
.
$ 4.40
1949 Poll Tax
Uncollected December 31, 1953
$ 12.00
Interest
1.28
$ 13.28
Abatement
$ 2.00
Paid Treasurer
7.28
Uncollected December 31, 1954
4.00
$ 13.28
1950 Poll Tax
Uncollected December 31, 1953
$ 14.00
Interest
1.35
$ 15.35
Abatement
$ 2.00
Paid Treasurer
11.35
Uncollected December 31, 1954
2.00
.
$ 15.35
123
1951 Poll Tax
Uncollected December 31, 1953
24.00
Interest
.91
Refund
2.00
26.91
Abatements
$ 10.00
Paid Treasurer
12.91
Uncollected December 31, 1954
4.00
$ 26.91
1952 Poll Tax
Uncollected December 31, 1953
18.00
Interest
.27
$ 18.27
Abatements
$
6.00
Paid Treasurer
6.27
Uncollected December 31, 1954
6.00
$ 18.27
1953 Poll Tax
Uncollected December 31, 1953
$ 190.00
Additional Commitment
44.00
Interest
4.60
$ 238.60
Abatements
58.00
Paid Treasurer
168.60
124
Uncollected December 31, 1954
. . .. 12.00
$ 238.60
1954 Poll Tax
Committed
$ 2,608.00
Interest
3.61
Refunds
6.00
$ 2,617.61
Abatements
$ 390.00
Paid Treasurer
2,073.61
Uncollected December 31, 1954
154.00
$ 2,617.61
1947 Excise
Uncollected December 31, 1953
.$ 17.78
Abatements
$ 17.78
Uncollected December 31, 1954
....
$ 17.78
1948 Excise
Uncollected December 31, 1953
$ 156.29
Interest
20.83
$ 177.12
Abatements
$
43.93
Paid Treasurer
86.48
125
Uncollected December 31, 1954
. 46.71
$ 177.12
1949 Excise
Uncollected December 31, 1953
$ 719.62
Interest
90.74
$ 810.36
Audit Adjustment
$
2.41
Abatements
220.08
Paid Treasurer
430.27
Uncollected December 31, 1954
157.60
$ 810.36
1950 Excise
uncollected December 31, 1953
$ 601.87
Interest
46.54
$ 648.41
Abatements
$ 114.41
Paid Treasurer
267.24
Uncollected December 31, 1954
266.76
$ 648.41
1951 Excise
Uncollected December 31, 1953
$ 1,108.41
Interest
39.85
Audit Adjustment
.10
$ 1,148.36
126
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Abatements Paid Treasurer Uncollected December 31, 1954
$ 397.83
334.91
. . . 415.62
$ 1,148.36
1952 Excise
Uncollected December 31, 1953
$ 1,484.49
Interest
53.48
$
1,537.97
Abatements
$
563.39
Paid Treasurer
614.32
Uncollected December 31, 1954
. . 360.26
$ 1,537.97
1953 Excise
Uncollected December 31, 1953
4,622.49
Additional Commitments
11,257.85
Refunds
491.18
Interest
117.65
Audit Adjustment
.01
.
$ 16,489.18
Abatements
$ 4,246.25
Paid Treasurer
11,271.06
Uncollected December 31, 1954
971.87
$ 16,489.18
1954 Excise
Committed
$ 42,705.91
Refunds 1,306.97
127
Interest
23.87
$ 44,036.75
Abatements
$ 2,504.15
Paid Treasurer 37,142.49
Uncollected December 31, 1954
4 390.11
$ 44,036.75
Cemetery Department, Accounts Receivable
Uncollected December 31, 1953
$ 195.00
Committed
650.50
$ 845.50
Abatements
$ 54.00
Paid Treasurer
595.00
Uncollected December 31. 1954
196.50
845.50
Lien Certificate Fees : Paid Treasurer
. .. $ 232.00
Respectfully,
CHARLES M. MacRAE,
Town Collector
128
TREASURER'S REPORT
For The Year Ending December 31, 1954
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Acton, Massachusetts.
I herewith submit my report for the year 1954;
Cash Balance January 1, 1954 $$359,235.46
Received from State Treasurer
Veteran's Services
3,258.37
Old Age Assistance, Federal
21,563.47
Aid Dependent Children, Federal
3,562.63
Disability Assistance
1,375.77
Disability Assistance, Federal
1,131.20
Old Age Assistance
20,932.62
Chapter 90 Highways
7,198.37
Highways
11,277.87
Income Tax
24,355.23
Corporation Tax
23,988.87
School Aid
28,800.00
Meal Tax
1,584.94
Aid Dependent Children
2,475.12
Auditorium-Gymnasium
24,276.56
Board of Health
212.14
Vocational Education
· 624.30
Reim-Loss on Taxes
1,758.05
Transportation
3,950.10
Teacher's Retirement
15.00
Tuition
2,172.94
184,513.55
129
Received from County Treasurer
Dog Licenses, Refund
784.23
Highways
4,198.68
Dog Officer, Refund
104.00
5,086.91
Received from Collector of Taxes
Poll Taxes, 1948
2.00
Excise Taxes, 1948
65.65
Personal Taxes, 1948
54.08
Poll Taxes, 1949
6.00
Excise Taxes, 1949
339.53
Personal Taxes, 1949
41.36
Real Estate Taxes, 1949
88.36
Poll Taxes, 1950
10.00
Excise Taxes, 1950
220.70
Personal Taxes, 1950
128.20
Real Estate Taxes, 1950
45.27
Poll Taxes, 1951
12.00
Excise Taxes, 1951
295.06
Personal Taxes, 1951
101.05
Real Estate Taxes, 1951
166.85
Poll Taxes, 1952
6.00
Excise Taxes, 1952
560.84
Personal Taxes, 1952
182.15
Real Estate Taxes, 1952
6,776.80
Poll Taxes, 1953
164.00
Excise Taxes, 1953
11,153.41
Personal Taxes, 1953
979.68
Real Estate Taxes, 1953
11,287.36
Poll Taxes, 1954
2,070.00
Excise Taxes, 1954
37,118.62
Personal Taxes, 1954
33,255.16
Real Estate Taxes, 1954
304,699.88
Liens
244.00
Care of Cemetery Lots
583.00
130
Snow Removal
84.00
Old Age Assistance
69.11
Interest
1,411.56
412,221.68
Miscellaneous Receipts
Dewey's Market, License 400.00
Village Package Store, License 400.00
Board of Health, Licenses
72.00
Board of Health, Nurse Services
735.50
Board of Health, Permits
37.00
Chief of Police, Revolver Permits
20.00
Chief of Police, Bicycle Registration . .
131.25
Director of Standards, Licenses
30.00
Acton High School Fund, Cafeteria
12,165.56
Acton High School Fund, Athletic
466.06
Acton High School Fund, Telephone ...
32.74
Acton High School Fund, Breakage . .
5.70
Acton High School Fund, Magazines . .
528.43
Town of Acton, County Retirement
3,799.12
Town of Acton, Withholding Taxes . .
28,600.20
Town of Acton, Teacher's Retirement
6,474.97
Town of Acton, Blue Cross .
2,592.95
Town of Acton, Machinery Account
5,090.30
South Acton Fire Cc., Blue Cross .
664.50
Town of Weston, Old Age Assistance . .
115.86
Town of Watertown, Old Age Assist- ance 34.26
City of Waltham, Old Age Assistance
39.06
Harlan E. Tuttle, Dog Licenses
1,214.60
Harlan E. Tuttle, Miscellaneous
10.50
Alexander Whiteneck, Rent-Hall 12.50
Ann Lye Nursing Home, Old Age Assist-
ance 37.09
Est. Herbert Bennett, Old Age Assist. 244.50
Concord District Court, Fines 599.69
Joseph Foley, Juvenile Restitution 56.26
131
H. S. MacGregor, Permits
98.50
Mary Lothrop, Library Fines 238.27
Mary Lothrop, Miscellaneous 12.40
Roland Livermore, Rent-Hall
207.50
Board of Selectmen, Wire Inspector .
280.25
Board of Selectmen, Licenses .
215.50
Fred Kennedy, Burials
1,086.00
Fred Kennedy, Low'g Device
138.00
Fred Kennedy, Liners Installed
95.00
Fred Kennedy, Miscellaneous
177.50
Fred Kennedy, Chapel Fee
20.00
Fred Kennedy, Sale Lots
560.00
Fred Kennedy, Foundations
608.35
Theron A. Lowden, Dividend Ins.
146.07
Cancelled Checks
111.63
Town of Boxboro, Tuition
6,323.87
City of Medford, Old Age Assistance . .
133.27
City of Boston, Old Age Assistance . .
4.00
Edward Higgins, Veteran's Benefits . . 40.00
Ethel A. Davis, Collector's Account
1,438.20
City of Boston, School Dep't
327.38
Est. Arthur F. Davis, Library
1,000.000
City of Malden, Old Age Assistance
1.87
Town of Tyngsboro, Vet's Benefit ..
220.00
Louisa Smith, Old Age Assistance
3,228.80
Town of Harvard, Old Age Assistance 59.82
Board of Appeals, Deposits 30.00
So. Acton Fire Co., Firemen's Fund
90.00
Center Fire Co., Firemen's Fund
85.00
West Fire Co., Firemen's Fund
95.00
City of Cambridge, Old Age Assistance 56.54
Town of Westford, Tuition 487.05
Mass. Bond Ins. Co., Fence Damage .. 47.36
Stephan Smith, Tree Damage 35.00
Richard Gallant, Planning Board 20.00
City of Boston, Vet's Benefit 55.00
Mass. General Hispital, Old Age Assist 56.00
Town of Concord, Land Tax 29.91
William Graham, Disability Assistance 321.76
132
A. Perry Marble, Sealer Weights . . 153.15
82,944.55
Perpetual Care, Mt. Hope Cemetery
Walter Stevenson
50.00
Est. Mary Yeaton
150.00
Harold Parish 75.00
Mrs. Arthur Whitcomb
100.00
Harry Grimes
100.00
Ruman S. Baker
100.00
James E. Kinsley
50.00
Perpetual Care, Woodlawn Cemetery
Est. Moses Thompson
200.00
Francis Baxter
75.00
William F. Wolfe
200.00
Margaret Mackinnon
75.00
Fannie Harwood
150.00
Lillian Haven
150.00
Concetta DiDuca
200.00
Ida Harris
100.00
Lelia Balcom
150.00
Ella Perreault
150.00
2,075.00
Transfers to Town account from
Georgia E. Whitney Fund
700.00
Luke Blanchard Fund
50.00
Acton Firemen's Relief Fund 117.00
Elizabeth White Fund
700.00
Memorial Library Fund 275.00
J. Roland Wetherbee Fund
250.00
133
Cemetery Fund
500.00
Susan Noyes Hosmer Fund
1,500.00
Memorial Library Davis Fund
70.05
4,162.05
Trust Fund Income
Frank C. Hayward Fund
26.25
Hoit and Scott Fund
12.50
Elizabeth White Fund
726.70
Georgia E. Whitney Fund
422.54
Memorial Library Fund
357.58
Susan Noyes Hosmer Fund
2,463.41
Cemetery Fund 1,677.44
J. Roland Wetherbee Fund 278.13
Betsey M. Ball Fund 306.72
Acton Firemen's Relief Fund 157.27
Henry S. Raymond Fund
69.36
Acton High School Fund
37.50
Geo. E. Whitney Cem. Fund
46.88
H. S. Raymond Mon. Fund 20.13
Stabilization Fund
81.26
6,683.67
Total Cash Receipts for 1954
697,687.41
Cash Balance January 1, 1954
359,235.46
$1,056,922.87
Paid Selectmen's Order for 1954
835,306.64
Cash Balance December 31, 1954
$221,616.23
OUTSTANDING NOTES AND BONDS
December 31, 1954
High School Addition Notes, 174-176 due 1955 to 1957 $ 3,000.00
134
Elementary School Bonds, Chapt. 44 Gen'l Laws, 11 to 90 due 1655 to 1970 80,000.00 Elementary School Bonds, Chapt. 645, Acts 1948 21 to 200 due 1955 to 1972 180,000.00 Blanchard Auditorium and Gymnasium Notes, Chapt. 645, Acts 1948, 204 to 283 due 1955 to 1958 80,000.00
ACTON HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY
Balance January 1, 1954
Principal Fund
$1,500.00
Unexpended Balance
47.16
Received Interest for 1954
. .
38.81
$1,585.97 Balance December 31, 1954
Bank Balances in Savings Banks ....
$1,585.97
ACTON FIREMEN'S RELIEF FUND
Balance January 1, 1954
Principal Fund
$5,205.00
Unexpended Balance
949.97
$6,154.97
Received to Fund in 1954:
Company Salaries $ 270.00
Interest
· 183.63
453.63
$ 6,608.60
Balance December 31, 1954
Paid Trustee's Order's for 1954
$ 117.00
Bank Balances in Saving Banks 6,491.60
$ 6,608.60
135
1,547.16 $
BETSY M. BALL FUND
Balance January 1, 1954
Principal Fund $ 10,095.26
Unexpended Balance 917.70
Received Interest for 1954
$11,012.96 331.45
$11,344.41
Balance December 31, 1954 Bank Balances in Savings Banks . .
$11,344.41
ELIZABETH WHITE FUND
Balance January 1, 1954
Principal Fund $25,000.00
Unexpended Balance 2,046.78
Received Interest for 1954
$27,046.78 780.48
$27,827.26
Balance December 31, 1954
Bank Balances in Savings Banks
$27,127.26
Paid Trustee's Orders for 1954 700.00
$27,827.26
CEMETERY SURPLUS
Balance January 1, 1954
Principal Fund
$
215.63
Received Interest for 1954
5.69
$
221.32
Balance December 31, 1954
Bank Balance in Savings Bank
$
221.32
136
CEMETERY FUND
Balance January 1, 1954
Principal Fund
$61,847.21
Unexpended Balance
4,916.28
$66,763.49
Received for Perpetual Care $ 2,075.00
Received Interest for 1954 1,817.75
$ 3,892.75
$70,656.24
Balance December 31, 1954
Bank Balances in Savings Banks
$62,406.24
U. S. Savings Bonds, Series G
7,600.00
Cash on Hand 150.00
Transfer to Town Account
500.00
$70,656.24
WEST ACTON FIREMEN'S RELIEF FUND
Balance January 1, 1954
Principal Fund
.$
809.75
Received Interest for 1954
24.46
$
834.21
Balance December 31, 1954
Bank Balance in Savings Bank
. .
$
834.21
GEORGIA E. WHITNEY CEMETERY FUND
Balance January 1, 1954
Principal Fund
$1,500.00
Unexpended Balance
140.66
Received Interest for 1954
50.52
$ 1,691.18
Balance December 31, 1954 Bank Balances in Savings Bank . ..
$ 1,640.66
$ 1,691.18
137
GEORGIA E. WHITNEY FUND
Balance January 1, 1954
Principal Fund $14,073.70
Unexpended Balance 824.39
Received Interest for 1954
· 434.54
$15,332.63
Balance December 31, 1954
Rank Balances in Savings Banks .
$14,632.63
Paid Trustee's Orders for 1954
700.00
$15,332.63
FRANK C. HAYWARD FUND
Balance January 1, 1954
Principal Fund
$1,000.00
Unexpended Balance
131.13
Received Interest for 1954
$
1,131.13
29.80
$ 1,160.93
Balance December 31, 1954
Bank Balances in Savings Banks $ 1,160.93
HOIT AND SCOTT CEMETERY FUND
Balance January 1, 1954
$500.00
Unexpended Balance
65.58
Received Interest for 1954
14.26
$ 579.84
138
$ 565.58
Principal Fund
$14,898.09
Balance December 31, 1954 U. S. Savings Bond Series D. .
Bank Balance in Savings Bank
$ 500.00
79.84
$ 579.84
LUKE BLANCHARD CEMETERY FUND
Balance January 1, 1954
Principal Fund $ 1,585.55
Received Interest for 1954 43.47
$ 1,629.02
Balance December 31, 1954
Bank Balances in Savings Banks $ 1,579.02
Transfer to Town Account 50.00
$ 1,629.02
HENRY S. RAYMOND FUND Monument Perpetual Care
Balance January 1, 1954
Principal Fund $ 700.00
Unexpended Balance 133.70
Received Interest for 1954
24.10
$
857.80
Balance December 31, 1954
Bank Balances in Savings Banks .
$ 857.80
HENRY S. RAYMOND FUND
Balance January 1, 1954
Principal Fund $ 2,000.00
Unexpended Balance 238.26
$
2,238.26
Received Interest for 1954
69.36
$ 2,307.62
139
$ 833.70
Balance December 31, 1954 Bank Balances in Savings Banks .
$
2,307.62
SUSAN NOYES HOSMER FUND
Balance January 1, 1954
Principal Fund $ 82,238.95
Unexpended Balance
3,396.88
Received Interest for 1954
$ 85,635.83 2,578.09
$ 88,213.92
Balance December 31, 1954
Bank Balances in Savings Banks
$ 86,713.92
Transfer to Town Account 1,500.00
$ 88,213.92
J. ROLAND WETHERBEE CEMETERY FUND
Balance January 1, 1954
Principal Fund $ 10,000.00
Unexpended Balance 613.45
Received Interest for 1954
$ 10,613.45 292.11
$ 10,905.56
Balance December 31, 1954
Bank Balances in Savings Banks
$ 10,655.56
Transfer to Town Account
250.00
$ 10,905.56
WILDE MEMORIAL LIBRARY FUND Balance January 1, 1954
Principal Fund $ 16,738.52
Unexpended Balance
400.02
$ 17,138.54
140
Received Interest for 1954
504.66
Bequest, Arthur F. Davis
1,000.00
1,504.66
$ 18,643.20
Balance December 31, 1954
Bank Balances in Savings Banks ..
$ 18,298.15
Transfer to Town Account, Davis Fund
70.05
Transfer to Town Account 275.00
$ 18,643.20
TOWN OF ACTON STABILIZATION FUND
March, 1954
Principal Fund
$ 10,000.00
Received Interest for 1954
81.26
$ 10,081.26
Balance December 31, 1954
Bank Balances in Savings Banks ....
$ 10,081.26
Respectfully submitted,
WM. HENRY SOAR,
Treasurer
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE GOODNOW FUND
For the Year Ending December 31, 1954
INVESTMENTS
Charlestown Savings Bank . $ 465.54
U. S. Bonds $ 3,000.00
RECEIPTS
$
3,465.54
Charlestown Savings Bank $ 14.54
U. S. Bonds 75.00
$ 89.54
EXPENDITURES
Treasurer of the Evangelical Church in Acton $ 69.54
Town of Acton for perpetual care of
Goodnow Lot in Woodlawn Cemetery 20.00
S 89.54
ROY H. LINSCOTT FRANK E. GREENOUGH HORACE F. TUTTLE Trustees of Goodnow Fund
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE ELIZABETH WHITE FUND
For the Year Ending December 31, 1954
The Trustees of this fund have made an effort this year to keep the amount of its gifts within the interest dividend received from the fund.
We have carefully investigated fifteen cases throughout the year and have signed orders to the Town Treasurer for the sum of seven hundred twenty-five dollars ($725.00).
Respectfully submitted,
CLARA L. SAWYER, HELEN B. WOOD, THELMA M. BLOOD, Trustees of Elizabeth White Fund.
142
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
The accompanying report covers the financial transac- tions of the Town for the year ended December 31, 1954 and consists of the following.
I. Summary of Appropriations, Transfers and Expenditures.
II. Schedule of Receipts and Departmental Payments.
III. Balance Sheet.
The 1955 amortization requirements for the bonded in- debtedness are:
High School Addition $ 1,000.00
Elementary School 15,000.00
Blanchard Auditorium-
Gymnasium 20,000.00
Total
$36,000.00
I have verified the accounts of the Treasurer, Collector and Manager of the School Cafeteria; and have checked the various funds in the custody of the Treasurer and Trustees.
Respectfully submitted,
DONALD O. NYLANDER,
Town Accountant
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SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES
January 1, 1954 to December 31, 1954
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Appropriated
Expended
Balance
Selectmen's Dept. Salaries and
Wages
$
3,746.00
$ 3,708.52
$ 37.48
Selectmen's Dept. Expense
200.00
189.20
10.80
Finance Committee
75.00
10.00
65.00
Moderator
55.00
55.00
Treasurer, Salary
1,200.00
1,200.00
Treasurer, Expense
350.00
350.00
Assessors, Salaries
3,750.00
3,704.30
45.70
Assessors, Expense
300.00
236.18
63.82
Collector, Salary
1,900.00
1,900.00
-
.
Collector, Expense
R
75.00
424.00
1.00
Collector, Adding Machine
225.00
225.00
Accountant, Salary
1,200.00
1,200.00
Accountant, Expense
150.00
149.49
.51
Town Clerk, Salary
800.00
614.25
185.75
Town Clerk, Expense
350.00
345.89
4.11
Elections & Registrations, Salaries
and Wages
1,598.00
1,525.00
73.00
Elections & Registrations, Ex- pense
850.00
802.70
47.30
State Census
700.00
700.00
Planning Board
500.00
305.77
194.23
D
20.00
20.00
Board of Appeals
.R
25.00
12.25
12.75
D
30.00
13.00
17.00
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
Buildings and Grounds, Salaries and Wages
3,760.00
2,450.51
1,309.49
Buildings and Grounds, Expense R
120.92
3,520.92
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PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Dept. Salaries and Wages
17,070.00
16,972.63
97.37
Police Dept. Expense
4,325.00
4,324.36
.64
Police Dept. New Cruiser, Ar- ticle 30
3,200.00
3,109.09
90.91
Fire Dept. Salaries and Wages
7,760.00
5,127.05
2,632.95
Fire Dept. Expense
5,961.00
R
316.05
6,277.05
-
. .
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350.00
-
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3,400.00
Fire Alarm System, Labor
3,820.00
3,625.60
194.40
Fire Alarm System, Expense
1,050.00
671.94
378.06
Fire Hydrant Rental
10,000.00
9,730.00
270.00
Acton Water District, Hosmer Street, Art. 26
2,000.00
200.00
1,800.00
Fire Dept. Radios & Alternators, Art. 22
1,825.00
1,562.00
263.00
Fire Dept. Pump Forestry Truck, Art. 29
300.00
300.00
West Acton Fire Station, Fire-
proof Boiler Room, Art. 34 ...
425.00
418.47
6.53
South Acton Fire Station, Heat- ing System, Art. 35
1,550.00
1,550.00
-
Fire Companies Insurance, Article 16
375.00
335.25
39.75
Moth Dept. Wages
1,500.00
1,314.05
185.95
Moth Dept. Expense
1,200.00
1,192.87
7.13
Dutch Elm Disease
1,000.00
636.00
364.00
Poison Ivy Control, Art. 11
1,000.00
998.60
1.40
Tree Dept. Wages
1,600.00
1,592.20
7.80
Tree Dept. Expense
1,000.00
1,010.53
-
Replacement of Shade Trees, Art. 10
250.00
206.95
43.05
Tree Dept. Chain Saw, Art. 14 ..
600.00
600.00
-
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Salary
250.00
250.00
-
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Expense
50.00
41.58
8.42
Wire Inspector, Salary and Travel
· 750.00
750.00
Wire Inspector, Expense
100.00
78.83
21.17
Dog Officer
450.00
280.00
170.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Board of Health, Salaries,
Board Members
50.00
50.00
-
Town Nurse
3,100.00
3,070.00
30.00
Substitute Nurse
300.00
276.00
24.00
Agent
· 300.00
300.00
Dump
3,200.00
R
280.00
3,477.00
3.00
Clerical Wages
1,920.00
1,478.50
441.50
Board of Health, Expense,
Board Members
750.00
R
196.95
946.56
.39
Nurse
750.00
R
65.00
815.00
-
145
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R
10.53
Agent
450.00 1,100.00
416.60
33.40
Dump
R
100.00
1,110.95
89.05
State Sanatorium
2,500.00
363.00
2,137.00
Medical Supplies
150.00
136.63
13.37
Clinic
300.00
190.00
110.00
Inspector
300.00
297.65
2.35
Garbage Collections
4,950.00
4,950.00
-
Inspector of Animals, Salary ...
150.00
150.00
-
Inspector Animals, Expense ...
25.00
21.10
3.90
HIGHWAYS
Village Highways
3,000.00
2,998.32
1.68
Chapter 81
8,550.00
G
15,675.00
24,222.08
2.92
Chapter 90 Maintenance
1,200.00
G
2,400.00
3,596.97
3.03
Chapter 90 Construction
3,750.00
Road Machinery
2,700.00
2,403.99
296.01
Snow Removal
13,000.00
11,197.64
1,802.36
Highway Dept. Vacations
700.00
547.60
152.40
Highway Culverts (Art. 11, 1951) ,B
4,000.00
4,000.00
Signs and Lines
500.00
493.78
6.22
Street Lighting
6,568.00
6,040.12
527.88
Granite Marker Restoration .B
411.50
-
411.50
Laurel Court B
69.14
69.14
Spreader Body, Sanding High-
.B
41.91
-
41.91
Snow Plow, Art. 32
500.00
494.00
6.00
Tractor-Loader, Art. 31
2,200.00
2,156.00
44.00
CHARITIES
General Relief
.S
500.00
3,000.00
3,231.91
268.09
Welfare District
1,475.00
1,475.00
-
B
7,431.91
G
21,476.73
L
2,337.04
55,286.16
16,959.52
Aid to Dependent Children
. .
5,000.00
B
2,139.41
G
3,554.20
8,928.32
1,765.29
Disability Assistance
3,500.00
B
1,783.54
S 500.00
G
1,126.69
3,343.47
2,566.76
.
G
11,250.00
1,790.60
13,209.40
.
. .
Old Age Assistance
41,000.00
ways
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VETERANS' AID
Agents' Salary
200.00
200.00
-
Agents' Expense
R
98.00
248.00
Aid Expenditures
R
1,575.00
10,570.97
4.03
Veterans Services, Salaries
900.00
799.75
100.25
Veterans Services, Expense
50.00
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EDUCATION
Instruction
135,360.80
133,911.28
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