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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF BERKLEY
TOGETHER WITH THE
Valuation and Tax List
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31, 1926
C. A. HACK & SON, INC., PRINTERS, TAUNTON. MASS,
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF BERKLEY
TOGETHER WITH THE
Valuation and Tax List
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31, 1926
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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1926
Town Clerk
Ervine A. Chace Term expires Mar. 1927
Selectmen and Overseers of Poor
James McCall Frans H. Silvan
Charles H. Macomber
Term expires Mar. 1927 Term expires Mar. 1928 Term expires Mar. 1929
Assessors for Three Years
Frederick L. Williams Edwin H. Allen Ervine A. Chace
Term expires Mar. 1927 Term expires Mar. 1928 Term expires Mar. 1929
Collector of Taxes
Lester B. Makepeace
Treasurer
Edwin H. Allen
Auditor
Ruth C. Soule
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Constables
Stephen A. Dow
Albert F. Bassett
William V. Reed
Alfred Dow Benjamin A. Phillips Edward L. Smith
Linneus C. Whittaker
Fish Wardens
Gideon H. Babbitt Albert F. Bassett Linneus C. Whittaker
Oyster Wardens
Gideon H. Babbitt
Tree Warden
William V. Reed
Trustee of Public Library for Three Years
Lizzie J. Howland Myra H. Dean Florence M. Macomber
Term expires Mar. 1927 Term expires Mar. 1928 Term expires Mar. 1929
Burial Ground Commissioners for Three Years
Linneus C. Whittaker Edward L. Smith George S. Cummings
Term expires Mar. 1927 Term expires Mar. 1928 Term expires Mar. 1929
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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE
SELECTMEN FOR 1926
Animal Inspector
Allen A. Haskell
Inspector of Slaughtering
Albert B. Cummings
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Linneus C. Whittaker
Moth Inspector
William V. Reed
Forest Warden
William V. Reed
Fence Viewers and Field Drivers
Edward E. Whittaker Edward L. Smith
Measurers of Wood and Lumber
Benjamin O. Jones Sumner N. Staples Gideon H. Babbitt
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Weigher
Benjamin O. Jones
Milk Inspector
Allen A. Haskell
Pound Keeper
Ervine A. Chace
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APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1926
Memorial Day
$40.00
Gypsy Brown Tail Moths
400.00
Care of Graves of Soldiers and Sailors of the Civil and Spanish Wars
100.00
Support of Poor
1,000.00
Town Officers
1,700.00
Incidental Expenses
2,500.00
Library
250.00
Schools
15,825.00
Roads
3,150.00
Berkley St.
1,000.00
Padelford St.
1,100.00
Myricks St.
2,000.00
Oiling
1,500.00
School House Note
2,000.00
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT
The Legislature of 1926 passed an act amending chapter 81 of the General Laws, which will be of great benefit to small towns, as it provides for a larger expenditure of money by the state for the repair and improvement of town ways.
The following: are extracts from the General Laws in regard to the disbursement of money for the repair and improvement of town ways as amended and approved May 5, 1926.
Chapter 81 General Laws Section 26. There may be expended for the repair and improvement of public ways, other than state highways, in towns having valuations of less than four million dollars, as established by the last preceding valuation made for the purpose of apportioning the state tax, and in which the proportionate amount paid by such towns of every million dollars of such tax as so established, divided by the number of miles of such public ways, hereinafter known as the road mileage ratio, is less than twelve dollars, such sums not exceeding one hundred dollars per mile as the general court may appropriate there- for; provided, that such towns shall contribute or make available for use in connection therewith the following amounts for each mile of such public ways within their respective limits, according to the following schedule based on their road mileage ratio :-
1. Less than one dollar and forty cents, fifteen dollars.
2. One dollar and forty cents and less than two dollars, twenty five dollars.
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3. Two dollars and less than two dollars and eighty cents, forty dollars.
4. Two dollars and eighty cents and less than three dollars and fifty cents, fifty dollars.
5. Three dollars and fifty cents and less than five dollars and fifty cents, seventy dollars.
6. Five dollars and fifty cents and less than seven dollars, one hundred dollars.
7. Seven dollars and less than nine dollars, one hundred and twenty five dollars.
8. Nine dollars and less than twelve dollars, one hun- dred and fifty dollars.
The amounts appropriated as aforesaid and contributed by the towns shall be expended under the direction of the division on such ways as the division and the selectmen of the town may agree upon.
Said chapter eighty-one is hereby further amended by striking out section twenty-nine and inserting in place thereof the following :- SECTION 29. The division shall determine, as nearly as possible, the number of miles of such public ways in towns entitled to the benefits under section twenty-six, and shall inform the selectmen of such towns of the contributions required from them under said section.
The extracts from chapter eighty-one have been embodied and made a part of this report, for the benefit of all that are interested in having good roads, and who may desire a better understanding of just what is required of the town in order to get help from the state.
For maintenance under this act, the town must appro- priate the sum of $2100.00 to be in the control of the select- men, who shall make application to the state, and the
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division of public works may appropriate $4200.00 which is one hundred dollars a mile for every mile of road in the town that comes under this act.
There has been contributed to the town for road im- provement up to the present time from the following sour- ces :
Commonwealth
$40,568.54
County of Bristol
4,500.00
Thomas P. Paull
2,080.00
Horace N. Macomber
200.00
$47,348.54
Horace N. Macomber gave to the town the land taken to straighten a turn in the road on Berkley street.
The town has a note of $2,000.00 that has to be paid March 25, 1927.
The uncollected taxes amounts to $4,471.61.
Our town counsel have examined the records at the registry of deeds and they advise that they do not find anything to prevent the town from selling all of the old school-houses.
CHARLES H. MACOMBER - Selectmen
FRANS H. SILVAN
JAMES McCALL
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TOWN WARRANT
For March 7, 1927
Article 1. To see if the town will appropriate any part of the dog fund to the Public Library and make what other appropriations that are necessary.
Article 2. To act on report of town officers.
Article 3. To fix compensation for collector and treas- urer for ensuing year.
Article 4. To see if the town will authorize the Treasur- er with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of the revenue of the current financial year.
Article 5. To choose all necessary town officers, one selectman for three years, one assessor for three years, one school committee for three years, one trustee of library for three years and one burial ground commissioner for three years, town treasurer for one year, collector of taxes for one year, auditor for one year, moderator for one year, tree warden for one year, seven constables for one year, three fish wardens for one year, three oyster wardens for one year and also to bring in your ballots on the question: "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of certain non-intoxicating beverages in this town?" The form of ballot shall be "Yes" or "No".
Article 6. To raise and appropriate sums of money for ways and bridges.
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Article 7. To raise and appropriate a sum of money for schools, including supplies, high school tuition, salary of superintendent, transportation of scholars and repairs on public buildings.
Article 8. To raise and appropriate a sum of money for support of poor, salaries of town officers, state aid and in- cidentals.
Article 9. To choose a memorial committee and ap- propriate a sum of money for same.
Article 10. To raise and appropriate a sum of money to be extended in suppressing the gypsy and brown tail moths.
Article 11. To raise and appropriate a sum of money to be used in the cemetery and care of graves of the civil and spanish war soldiers and sailors.
Article 12. To act on any other business that may come before the meeting.
Caucus Tuesday, February 14 at 7:30 P. M.
Town meeting Monday March 7 at 10 o'clock A. M.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Berkley, Mass., Jan. 1927
As Auditor of the Town of Berkley, I have examined the accounts of Edwin H. Allen, Treasurer, for the year ending December 31, 1926 and find as follows:
Receipts
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1926, $2,714.53
Frans Silvan, 1923 taxes, 57.92
Frans Silvan, 1924 taxes,
49.92
Lester Makepiece, Collector, 1925
taxes,
3,861.97
Lester Makepiece, Collector, 1926
taxes, 20,650.09
$27,334.43
State of Massachusetts
Income tax,
$4,360.36
Vocational education
69.22
School fund,
1,865.31
High school tuition,
2,220.00
High school transportation,
2,061.16
Supt. of schools,
385.39
Corporation tax, (Business)
165.22
Corporation tax, (Public service) 74.05
National bank tax, 12.36
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Trust Co. tax,
76.23
State aid,
72.00
Burial of pauper,
40.00
Soldier's Exemption,
.10
Pedlars' licenses, (2)
12.00
Animal inspection,
26.59
Division of Forestry, G. & B. Moth
117.53
Division of Forestry,
36.00
Highways,
6,700.00
-$18,293.52
Bristol County
Dog Fund,
$282.01
Highways,
1,000.00
$1,282.01
Miscellaneous Receipts
Frans Silvan, for advertising,
$8.00
Court Fines,
329.15
L. C. Whitaker, Sealer
16.73
Wm V. Reed, fine,
5.00
Dental clinic, 1925 & 1926,
21.70
Health Play, given by Town Scholars,
13.10
Sale of desk,
4.00
Thomas P. Paull, gift for Padelford St. 1,080.00
H. N. Macomber, gift for Berkley St., 200.00
Fine for breaking glass, 6.00
Fee returned on note, 2.00
$1,685.68
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Interest
Checking account,
$128.15
Overdue taxes, 1923 & 1924,
8.71
Overdue taxes, 1925 & 1926,
175.77
$312.63
Loans
New School loan,
$20,000.00
Temporary loans, 20,000.00
$40,000.00
Total Receipts,
$88,908.27
Expenditures
Town Officers
Charles H. Macomber, Selectmen,
$125.00
James McCall, 66 100.00
Frans Silvan, 25.00
Edwin H. Allen, Moderator, 10.00
Edwin H. Allen, Treasurer,
300.00
Ruth F. Soule, Auditor
45.00
Lester Makepiece, Collector, part
payment for 1925 & 1926, 500.00
Edwin H. Allen, Assessor, 4712 days,
170.25
Edwin H. Allen, State work,
5.52
Edwin H. Allen, horse,
10.20
Ervine Chace, Assessor, 4412 days,
155.75
Ervine Chace, horse
4.50
F. L. Williams, Assessor, 241/2 days,
85.75
Myra Dean, School Committee,
50.00
Steven Dow,
60.00
N. H. Strange, "
50.00
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Ervine A. Chace, Town clerk, salary, 100.00
Ervine A. Chace, Town meeting, 3.00
Ervine A. Chace, Registering voters, 3 meetings, 9.00
Ervine A. Chace, Registering marriages, 3.50
Ervine A. Chace, Registering deaths, 8.50
Ervine A. Chace, Registering births, 15.00
$1,835.97
State Aid
State Aid,
$72.00
Cemetery
E. L. Smith & others,
$85.63
Memorial Day
E. A. Graham, speaker, flags, etc.
$40.25
Public Library
E. L. Smith, Janitor, $102.00
Florence Williams, Janitor,
5.00
Florence Williams, paid for washing floors, .80
Florence Williams, Librarian, 114.00
Fuel, 85.38
E. L. Smith, care of grounds, 10.00
L. J. Howland, Trustee,
15.00
Books & Magazines etc. 83.51
Taunton M. L. Plant, 17.75
$433.44
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Public Welfare
According to law, details of this de- partment cannot be printed. Expended for 1926, 703.48
Snow Bills
George R. Babbitt & others,
$196.00
A. F. Bassett & others,
339.65
Frank Terry,
8.00
E. L. Smith & others,
1,499.40
L. P. Churchill Co.,
330.25
Norman Whitaker,
16.50
Frans Silvan & others,
210.60
John Oliver,
9.50
E. E. Whitaker,
4.00
George E. Westgate & others,
134.25
Charles Manchester & others,
35.00
M. Frazer & others,
12.00
E. H. Allen, paid for labor,
12.00
Town of Lakeville,
149.90
$2,957.05
Enforcing Laws
Wm. V. Reed & others, $174.00
Gypsy & Brown Tail Moths
Wm. V. Reed & others,
$864.22
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Fire Department
Pierce Hardware Co.,
$64.08
National Fire Ext. Co.,
45.00
Paid for oil,
3.08
Wm. V. Reed & others,
538.71
$698.17
HIGHWAYS
May,
J. H. McCabe, crushed stone,
$409.39
E. L. Smith & teams,
272.05
A. F. Bassett & team,
100.63
James Castle,
39.20
Wilfred Duquet,
62.00
Quintine Silver,
57.60
Albert Reagan,
32.00
Wm. V. Reed & truck,
38.40
Thomas Tokaz,
40.80
Jacob Olson,
39.20
Herbert Ashley & team,
131.83
Fred Bennett,
1.60
Lawrence Andrews,
1.60
Charles Manchester,
44.00
L. C. Whitaker
44.40
Mathew Slocum & team,
132.13
Adelbert Baker, & team,
98.00
John Johnson,
42.40
Lewis Trond,
30.00
Arthur Clark,
10.40
H. W. Ashley,
62.00
Horace Macomber, 2nd,
65.60
Arthur Davis,
62.40
John Oliver,
4.80
Total for May
$1,822.43
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June,
The Barrett Co., oil,
$137.80
James McCabe, stone,
102.89
Independent Coal Tar,
500.40
E. L. Smith & teams,
445.05
Mathew Slocum & team,
173.10
H. W. Ashley & team,
126.00
L. C. Whitaker & team,
183.30
A. F. Bassett & team,
77.00
Adelbert Baker & team,
7.00
Arthur Davis,
83.20
Horace Macomber, 2nd,
54.40
H. W. Ashley,
64.00
. John Johnson,
76.80
Russell Macomber,
70.40
Quintine Silver,
81.60
Wilfred Duquet,
27.20
Thomas Tokaz,
70.40
Walter Tokaz,
35.20
James Castle,
68.80
Arthur Clark,
9.60
Wm. V. Reed & truck,
12.25
Albert Reagan,
3.20
Total for June,
$1,668.50
July
E. L. Smith & teams,
$370.35
Mathew Slocum & team,
130.80
HerbertM. Ashley & team,
135.90
L. C. Whitaker & team,
135.90
A. F. Bassett & team,
14.00
Arthur Davis,
64.00
H. W. Ashley,
65.60
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Russell Macomber,
48.00
Quintine Silver,
62.40
Thomas Tokaz,
67.20
Jacob Olson,
41.60
Antone Barber,
25.60
Fred Ray,
41.60
Curtis Cummings (Engineer)
56.00
Albert Raymond
36.80
Micheal, Laborer,
14.40
James Castle,
3.20
Allen Talbot,
3.20
Myron Davis,
3.20
Walter Tokaz,
16.00
George Cummings, gravel,
26.10
Enoch Hathaway,
7.03
H. N. Macomber, 2nd “
7.95
Harold Ashley,
15.15
Martin Shippie,
2.10
Mrs. L. J. Howland, stone,
27.00
Fred Bennett, 5.00
Staples Coal Co., coal for 1925 & 1926,
92.50
Texas Oil Co.,
281.40
Dyer Sales Mfg. Co.,
2.50
Total for July
$1,802.50
August
The Barrett Co., oil, $390.00
Pierce Hardware Co., scythes etc., 8.41
Pierce Hardware Co., gas engine, 157.25
Staples Coal Co.,
1.00
Wm. V. Reed & others, burning &
cutting brush, 57.32
E. L. Smith & teams,
143.95
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Mathew Slocum & team,
44.60
L. C. Whitaker & team,
14.00
H. M. Ashley, & team,
42.00
Herbert Davis,
35.20
H. N. Macomber, 2nd,
3.20
H. W. Ashley,
19.20
Fred Ray,
3.20
Quintine Silver,
33.60
Albert Raymond,
11.20
Thomas Tokaz,
24.00
Manuel Corriera,
22.40
C. Cummings,
7.00
Henry Wood,
8.00
A. F. Bassett,
10.80
Antone Barber,
30.40
Walter Tokaz,
30.40
Arthur Davis,
16.00
Jacob Olson,
6.40
Total for August,
$1,119.53
September.
Percy Morse, dynamite & labor,
$46.18
Wendall Conant, cutting bushes,
3.20
E. L. Smith & teams,
396.80
L. C. Whitaker & team,
146.70
Willard Westgate,
20.80
E. E. Whitaker,
18.00
John Tokaz,
36.80
Manuel Rebello,
37.20
Wm. V. Reed & truck,
63.10
William Hall,
14.80
Frank Reed,
30.80
H. M. Ashley & team,
164.50
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Arthur Davis,
76.80
H. W. Ashley
76.80
Quintine Silver,
70.40
Albert Raymond,
66.40
Thomas Tokaz,
60.80
Walter Tokaz,
75.20
Manuel Corriera,
65.60
Jacob Olson,
40.00
Antone Barber,
68.80
Charles Manchester,
60.80
Russell Macomber,
25.60
A. Jones,
32.00
George Sherman,
3.20
Mathew Slocum & team,
164.50
Total for September,
$1,865.78
October.
E. L. Smith & teams,
426.35
Mathew Slocum, & team,
157.50
L. C. Whitaker, & team,
157.50
H. W. Ashley & team,
161.00
Arthur Davis,
73.60
H. W. Ashley,
73.60
Russell Macomber,
52.80
Quintine Silver,
68.80
Albert Raymond,
72.00
Thomas Tokaz,
72.00
Walter Tokaz,
70.40
Manuel Corriera,
41.60
Manuel Rebello,
68.80
Antone Barber,
24.00
Charles Manchester,
68.80
John Tokaz,
72.00
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Frank Reed,
45.20
Fred Ray,
19.20
Wm. V. Reed & truck,
79.10
A. Jones,
3.20
Henry Wood,
6.40
Willard Westgate,
3.20
Town of Freetown, use of steamroller,
360.00
Total for October,
$2,177.05
November.
Staples Coal Co., coal
$22.90
E. L. Smith & teams,
534.50
Mathew Slocum & team,
134.60
L. C. Whitaker, & team,
78.60
H. M. Ashley, & team,
176.60
Arthur Davis,
92.80
H. W. Ashley,
83.20
Russell Macomber,
59.20
Quintine Silver,
78.80
Albert Raymond,
3.20
Thomas Tokaz,
72.00
Walter Tokaz,
3.20
M. Corriera,
85.20
M. Rebello,
70.80
Joe Marshall,
30.80
Charles Manchester,
22.40
John Tokaz,
43.20
Joe Marshall, Jr.,
30.80
Wm. Bindon,
70.80
A. F. Bassett & team,
137.80
Adelbert Baker & team,
73.20
Fred Reed,
3.20
Wm. V. Reed,
3.20
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Town of Freetown, use of steamroller,
195.00
F. A. Connor, gravel, 252.00
The Berger Mfg. Co.,
56.00
Pierce Hardware Co.,
76.71
A. G. Williams & Co.
1.32
Total for November,
$2,492.03
December.
Staples Coal Co.,
$39.11
James McCabe, stonc, 40.00
18.00
E. L. Smith, paid L. L. Cohen Co.,
6.00
E. L. Smith, paid for gravel on Berkley St., 16.90
E. L. Smith, paid for gravel on Padelford St., 142.40
E. L. Smith, paid for gravel on various Sts.,
77.55
E. L. Smith & others,
37.70
E. L. Smith & teams,
209.55
Mathew Slocum, & team,
70.00
H. M. Ashley & team,
56.00
A. F. Bassett & team, 42.00
Adelbert Baker & team,
35.00
Arthur Davis,
32.00
H. W. Ashley,
32.00
Quintine Silver,
6.40
Thomas Tokaz,
27.20
M. Corriera,
22.40
M. Rebello,
32.00
Joe Marshall,
28.80
Joe Marshall, Jr.,
28.80
Independent Coal Tar
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Wm. Bindon,
16.00
John Tokaz, 12.80
George Westgate,
21.00
Town of Freetown, use of steamroller,
165.00
Total for December,
$1,214.41
Total for Highways,
$14,903.32
Schools
Winter & Jennings' Bus Co.,
$1,575.00
Teachers,
6,616.43
High School Tuition,
1,332.50
Edward L. Hill, Supt., salary,
540.00
Edward L. Hill, Supt., expenses,
125.45
School nurse, salary,
300.00
School nurse, expenses,
92.40
Books & Supplies;
886.84
Repairs on buildings,
113.54
Fuel,
579.68
Janitors,
670.65
High School transportation,
2,786.19
Incidentals,
468.55
New School, Walter H. Barker,
16,524.15
(unpaid balance, $2,246.85)
Furnishings for New School,
1,980.39
$34,591.77
Taxes
State Tax,
1,680.00
County Tax,
1,026.24
State Highway Tax,
62.90
Taxes on land taken by Town,
18.72
$2,787.86
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Interest
Interest on School loan,
800.00
Interest on temporary loans,
498.58
$1,298.58
Loans
School loan, one note,
2,000.00
Temporary loans,
21,000.00
$23,000.00
Miscellaneous
Certifying notes, 10.66
Abatement on taxes,
12.10
B. C. T. Hospital 548.56
Tellers & ballot clerks, 68.00
Hall, Hall & Washburn, 88.00
Edwin H. Allen, Justice & expenses, 7.20
Town Clerk expenses,
12.47
H. A. Dickerman & Son, treasurer's book, 2.75
American Surety Co., treasurer's bonds, 122.50
Davol Printing, treasurer's supplies, 4.50
Selectmen's supplies, 29.00
Auditor's supplies & stamps, 4.25
Frans Silvan, balance for collecting,
50.56
Frans Silvan, meeting with assessors, 5.00
Hobbs & Warren, warrants, 1.58
American Surety Co., collectors bonds, 76.25
E. D. Williams, transfer deeds, 10.24
Hobbs & Warren, assessors book, 6.15
Automobile tax book, 5.00
Surveying Town property, 2.50
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Burial of unknown man,
40.00
L. C. Whitaker, Dog warrants & killing dog, 30.00
L. C. Whitaker, Sealer, 30.00
Insurance on weights & measures, 14.66
W. & L. E. Gurley, 18.43
Verdo Westgate, electric inspection,
46.00
C. A. Hack & Co., voting list,
reports etc., 186.60
Town of Middleboro, & fish alwives, 20.00
Allen A. Haskell, Animal inspection, 53.18
Allen A. Haskell, milk inspection, 5.75
Albert Cummings, meat inspection, 6.00
L. C. Whitaker, posting Town warrants, 9.00
L. C. Whitaker, tree warden, & horse 14.00
W. W. Ashley, on trees, 4.80
E. E. Whitaker, on trees,
4.80
Wm. V. Reed & others, tree warden & labor, 219.60
Wm. V. Reed material 3.35
Pierce Hardware Co., supplies, 15.20
Milton Sherman, Vocational school,
11.00
George Longton,
38.40
Leland Delano,
66
17.60
Wm. V. Reed, services for collecting taxes, 35.00
Wm. V. Reed, services as constable, 138.39
L. C. Whitaker, services as constable, 35.00
Randall Dean, insurance on school, 16.51
Davol Printing for sale signs,
2.00
Standard Extinguisher Co.,
37.00
State Forestry Div., pumps 72.00
Wm. V. Reed & others, labor,
64.85
$2,256.39
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Miscellaneous highway bill,
Enoch Hathaway, signs, 12.00
Town of Dighton, B. & D. Bridge, 695.01
Jos. H. Babbitt, Drawtender, 360.00
H. W. Ashley, labor, 7.01
Snow fence, 5.00
Fred Bennett, painting scraper,
5.00
Pierce Hardware Co., lanterns & Supplies83.50
Wm. Reed & Sons, advertising, 12.00
James McCabe, 15.23
H. A. Dickerman & Son, time book, 4.90
E. L. Smith, gasoline & express 3.64
Good Roads Machine Co.,
Staples Coal Co., 22.00
11.45
Chas. H. Dean, 49.25
Babbitt & Simmons, 8.37
The Berger Mfg. Co.,
203.40
Land Damage, 10.00
Wm. V. Reed, cutting & burning brush, 56.00
$1,563.76
Town Hall
E. L. Smith, care of grounds, 8.00
E. L. Smith, janitor 25.00
H. Brownell, labor, 6.00
J. Fitzgerald, supplies, 1.63
Taunton M. L. Plant,
19.75
E. L. Smith, lumber, labor etc., 14.27
F. Washburn Co., .69
Sanders Lumber Co., 1.95
F. L. Williams, labor, 3.25
A. G. Williams Co., lumber, 8.07
Wm. V. Reed, labor & material, 3.32
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Staples Coal Co., rope,
1.76
Pierce Hardware Co.,
.75
Labor for December,
1.50
$95.94
Total Expenditures,
$88,361.83
Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1927,
546.44
$88,908.27
The Leach Fund (interest to Jan. 1,
1927) $1,010.19
The Treasurer's accounts are correct and I found on file all necessary orders of the Selectmen for money paid out.
The Town owes one note of $2,000.00 for temporary loan, due in March. Also nine notes of $2,000.00 each, one note due each year, for the new school building.
I have examined the Collector's accounts and find they are correct The outstanding taxes have been verified by a notice sent postpaid to each delinquent stating the amount of tax due and a request that the Auditor be notified at once if not correct.
RUTH F. SOULE,
Auditor.
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TREASURER'S REPORT
Receipts
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1926,
$2,714.53
First District Court, 329.15
State Forestry Division,
153.53
L. C. Whitaker, Sealer
16.73
Bristol County Dog Fund
282.01
Interest on money in bank,
128.15
State, Income tax,
4,360.36
State, Vocational Education
69.22
State, School Fund
1,865.31
Wm. V. Reed, fine,
5.00
State, Two pedlars' licenses,
12.00
State, Animal Inspection, 26.59
State, Corporation Tax (Business), 165.22
Dental Clinic, 1925 and 1926, 21.70
Health Play by Town Scholars,
13.10
Sale of desk, 4.00
Thomas P. Paull, Gift for work on Padelford St., 1,080.00
H. N. Macomber, Gift for work on Berkley St., 200.00
State, High School Tuition,
2,220.00
State, Supt. of schools, 385.39
State, High School Transportation, 2,061.16
Fine for breaking glass in schoolhouse, 6.00
State, Corporation Tax, (Public Service) 74.05
State, National Bank Tax 12.36
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State, Trust Co., tax,
76.23
State Aid, 72.00
State, Soldier's Exemption,
.10
Fee returned on note,
2.00
State, Burial of unknown man,
40.00
School Loan (Ten notes of $2,000.00 cach)
20,000.00
The Machinist National Bank, Notes 20,000.00
State, Highways
6,700.00
Bristol County, Highways,
1,000.00
Frans Silvan, 1923 & 1924 taxes,
124.55
Lester Makepeace, Collector Taxes
& interest for 1925 & 1926
24,687.83
Total receipts, $88,908.27
Expenditures
Town Officers,
$1,835.97
Memorial Day,
40.25
State Aid,
72.00
Cemetery,
85.63
Public Library,
433.44
Poor Department,
703.48
Snow Bill,
2,957.05
Enforcing laws,
174.00
Gypsy & Brown Tail Moths,
911.52
Fires,
650.87
Miscellaneous Bills,
3,893.33
Schools,
34,591.77
Highways,
14,903.32
State Tax,
1,680.00
County Tax,
1,026.24
Notes,
23,000.00
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Interest on school loan,
800.00
Abatement on taxes,
12.10
State highway tax,
62.90
Fees on Notes,
10.66
Interest on notes,
498.58
Taxes on land taken by Town,
18.72
Total Expenditures,
$88,361.83
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1927,
546.44
$88,908.27
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North Cemetery Trust Fund
Int.
Endowment
Paid
Due
1898
Phillip C. Porter,
$100.00
$7.50
$5.25
1900
William Babbitt,
100.00
5.00
25.71
1906
Calvin T. Crane,
100.00
4.50
18.73
1906
Susan H. Allen,
200.00
9.00
44.24
1908
Thomas Terry,
100.00
4.50
16.94
1909
Samuel C. Norcutt,
100.00
4.50
13.48
1910
Rev. Thomas Andros,
200.00
7.50
28.58
1910
M. Burt & A. Simms,
100.00
5.00
14.38
1914
Asa W. Reed,
100.00
4.50
8.22
1915
James Macomber,
100.00
4.50
11.28
1916
Paull Bros., (Myricks),
200.00
119.00
1916
J. Haskins & E. Burt,
100.00
44.93
1918
J. Hervey, E. W. Hervey, et al,
200.00
8.00
49.29
1920
Abiel Crane,
130.00
5.50
43.94
1922
Lewis Witherell & Wm., Seekell,
100.00
4.50
7.25
1922
Stephen Corey,
100.00
4.50
3.99
1923
Cummings & Howard,
100.00
4.50
4.46
1923
Andrew J. Webster, (family lot),
200.00
26.19
1925
Ebenezer D. Briggs,
150.00
4.50
5.45
1925
Capt. Tamerlane Burt,
150.00
4.50
4.26
1926
Herbert A. Perry,
150.00
EDWARD L. SMITH, LINNEUS C. WHITAKER, GEORGE S. CUMMINGS,
Trustees.
This account has been verified by the Auditor and found correct.
RUTH F. SOULE, Auditor,
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ASSESSOR'S REPORT
For 1926
Value of assessed personal estate,
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