AJNNUAL REPORT OF THE Several Official Boards OF THE TOWN OF ACTON MASSACHUSETTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1940 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Several Official Boards OF THE TOWN OF ACTON MASSACHUSETTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1940 THE MEMORIAL PRESS. Inc. Plymouth, Mass. —3- TOWN WARRANT COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Acton, in said County, Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify the legal voters of said Town of Acton, qualified to vote at town meetings foi^ the transaction of town affairs, to meet in their respective precincts, to wit: Precinct 1—Town Hall, Acton Center Precinct 2—Universalist Church, South Acton Precinct 3—Woman's Club House, West Acton at 12 o'clock noon, Monday, thq third day of March, 1941, by posting a copy of this warrant, by you attested, at each of the places as directed by vote of the town, seven days at least ' before the third day of March. > To bring in their votes on one ballot for the following town officers: Moderator, town clerk, town treasurer, col- lector of taxes, one selectman for three years; one assessor for three years; one member of the board of public welfajre for three years; four constables for one year; one cemetery commissioner for three years; two members of the school committee for three vears; one member of the board of health for three years; one trustee Memorial Library for three years, and a tree warden. The polls will be open at 12 o'clock noon, and close at 8 o'clock p .m. You are further requested m the name of the Common- wealth to notify the legal voters of said Town of Acton, as —4— aforesaid, to meet at the Town Hall, in said Acton, on Monday, the tenth day of March, at 7:30 o'clock p.m., then and there to act on the following articles: Article 1. To choose all necessary town officers and com- mittees and fix salaries of all town officers. Article 2. To see if the town will vote to accept the several reports of the town officers. Article 3. To hear and act upon the reports of any com- mittee chosen at any previous meeting that have not already reported. Article 4. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate to defray the necessary and usual ex- penses of the several departments of the town and determine how the same shall be raised. Article 5. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the observance of Memorial Day. Article 6. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the maintenance of the fire depart- ment, or vote anything thereon. Article 7. To see if the town will pay for fighting brush fires and fix a price thereon. Article 8. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to insure the employees of the town or act anything thereon. Article 9. To see what amount of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the payment of premiums on all town officers' bonds, or act anything thereon. Article 10. To see if the town will vote to authorize the town treasurer with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow" money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1941, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. —5— Article 11. To see if the town will vote to employ a public health nurse, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the maintenance of same. Article 12. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money for the Work Relief Fund, or act any- thing thereon. Article 13. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $800.00 or any other sum to purchase new fire hose. Article 14. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to purchase new forest fire hose or* act anything thereon. Article 15. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum sufficient to pay the County of Middlesex, aS required by law, the town's share of the net cost of the care, maintenance, and repair of the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital, as assessed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 111 of the General Laws and Acts in amendment thereof and in addi- tion thereto and including Chapter 400, Section 25 G (6) (a) of the Acts of 1936, or take any action in relation thereto. Article 16. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $300.00 for the maintenance of Jones Com- munity Field, South Acton, or act anything thereon. Article 17. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $1,200 or any other sum for the suppression of brown-tail and gypsy moths or act anything thereon. Article 18. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money for the care of shade trees oi^ act any- thing thereon. Article 19. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of two hundred ($200) dollars or any other sum to be used by the Town Forest Committee for the purpose of purchasing additional forest land or act anything thereon. Article 20. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) for the redemp- tion of tax titles held by the town. Article 21. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to pay the following unpaid bills for 1940, or do or act anything thereon. General Government $46.00 Board of Health 26.25 Fire Department 6.43 — $78.68 Also 1939 unpaid bills—General Government $20.00 Article 22. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $230.00 for the use of the treasurer, to pay the expenses of the local dog officer. The town will be reim- bursed for the amount spent by the County of Middlesex, or act any thing thereon. Article 23. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to paint the Town Hall or act anything thereon. Article 24. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to purchase settees for the Town Hall or act anything thereon. Article 25. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to purchase a plot of, land and erect a building thereon for the use of the highway department or act anything thereon. Article 26. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to purchase a new power road grader or act anything thereon. Article 27. To see if -the town will vote td authorize the Board of Selectmen to appoint an additional full time police officer or act anything thereon. —7— Article 28. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to continue the improvement of Maiin Street, from the Carlisle line to the State Road in East Acton; said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, of both, for this pur- pose; or take any other action in relation thereto: Article 29. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to repair and widen Msl^in Street from Route No. 2 to the Maynard line; said money to be used in con- junction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose; or take any other action in relation thereto. Article 30. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money for the specific repairs and widenings of School Street, South Acton„ said money to be used in con- junction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose; or take any other action in relation thereto. Article 31. To see if the town will vote to transfer $1,000 from the Machinery Fund to the Machinery Account, or act anything thereon. Article 32. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $2,205 to complete the fire alarm system or act anything thereon. Article 33. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to purchase and install directional and street signs or act anything thereon. Article 34. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of three hundred ($300) dollars or any other sum to be used for pruning damaged trees in the cemeteries of the town or act anything thereon. Article 35.