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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE TOWN OF
DIGHTON
For the Year Ending December 31, 1910
TAUNTON, HARRINGTON PRESS. 1911.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE TOWN OF
DIGHTON
For the Year Ending December 31, 1910
TAUNTON, HARRINGTON PRESS. 1911.
Selectmen's Report.
To the inhabitants of Dighton :-
The year just closing has been an eventful one in our history.
The generous offer of Andrew Carnegie to furnish funds to build a Public Library building has been accepted. On ac- count of the vote of the town locating the building in the South Village, citizens of that section very generously contributed money to purchase a lot which they presented to the town. It is now in course of construction and is expected to be fin- ished for occupancy about the first of next April.
A friend of dumb animals has given a drinking fountain which has been placed at the foot of Hart street.
A volunteer fire company has been organized by enterpris- ing young men of the town who are doing efficient work, to their credit as well as protection to property owners. They have the enthusiastic support of our people.
The town has been honored by having one of its citizens elected to the State Senate. The first senator from this town was Dr. William Baylies in 1784, he was presidential elector in 1788, member of a constitutional convention in 1800, first member of Congress from this district, and for many years register of probate. The next member of the Senate was Dr. William Wood who served in 1827-8-9. Some years later Geroge F. Gavitt served one year.
The Massachusetts Highway commission have built a sec- tion of much needed macadam road from the north approach to Broad Cove Bridge to a point at the rock near the residence
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of Edward D. Perry. They who have occasion to use this road must greatly appreciate the removal of those rocks that have been such an obstruction. The commission will make surveys and carefully investigate the problem of eliminating the dangerous condition at Cobbs' corner.
The town appropriated $5,000 to macadam, under the super- vision of the engineers of the Highway Commission, School and Pearl streets at North Dighton. The road has been com- pleted, adding much to the beauty and convenience of that rapidly growing village.
The Highway Commission have built 19,290 feet of mac- adam road in town at cost of $31,159.17.
A petition has been generally signed by our legal voters re- questing an article in the next annual town meeting warrant to macadam Center street from Berkley bridge to Williams street or a portion thereof. The cost will be about one dollar and twenty-four cents per running foot. It is a much needed improvement. We would suggest on account of the scarcity of good gravel in the town it might be advisable to contract with some one of the road builders to crush large quantities of stone at different points, which could be used by our Road Commission to repair and build macadam roads.
TOWN DEBT.
The town debt last year was $7,000, decreased by a payment this year to $6,000. Five thousand dollars was appropriated at a special town meeting for macadaming School and Pearl streets. Ten notes for $500 each were issued, the last paya- ble in 1920. The special commission appointed by the Supe- rior Court to assess the special benefit to cities and towns on account of the building of the Brightman Street bridge over Taunton river placed Dighton's share without any expense for
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maintenance at $1.521.15. The Davey law suit by vote of the town was settled for $500, adding $7,021.15 to our town debt making a total debt of $13,021.15. Corporation tax, $686.61 ; National Bank tax, $656.56; Street Railway tax, $1,398.08; Excess tax, $1,433.88.
The question that seems to claim the attention of our citi- zens at the present time is for street lighting and water supply. An adequate supply of both of these essentials to- gether with our present conveniences would make our town a very desirable residential section. There are two electric light companies willing to come into the town on certain conditions.
The Fall River Electric Light Company will furnish one hundred sixty candle power lights for our streets, the contract to run five years, at a cost of $2,500 per year, the cost in private homes to be at the same rate as in Fall River. The Taunton Company will furnish the town at about the same rates.
The Taunton Gas Company will furnish Welsbach street lighting system, one hundred lights, sixty candle power, for about $2,000 per year, for five years and in private homes at the same rate as in their city.
We have been very free from law entanglements. A great many years have elapsed without a single law suit or the em- ployment of counsel.
The past few months there has been a change, three cases have been on the docket and a School case is pending.
For the financial affairs of the town reference is requested to the reports of the Auditor and Treasurer.
Respectfully submitted.
CHARLES S. CHACE,
1 Selectmen GEORGE M. CHASE, of
E. ELLSWORTH LINCOLN. Dighton
Dighton, Dec. 31, 1910.
Report of Overseers of Poor.
Our pauper expenses are increasing. Chapter 412, of the Acts of 1910, prevents Town Officials from printing for public distribution the names of any person receiving pauper aid.
The past year aid has been given to twenty-five individ- uals and families. The yearly support of an inmate of the pauper home, who has accepted our commitment is $156; we have one at Taunton, one at Braintree and one in a private family.
Our expenditures for charity are $1,226.82, which includes contagious cases.
Our receipts have been, City of Taunton, $33.00; Town of Yarmouth, $32.00; Commonwealth, $67.50. Total receipts, $132.50. net cost, $1,094.30. No tramps.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES S. CHACE, Overseers GEORGE M. CHASE, of E. ELSWORTH LINCOLN. Poor.
Dec. 31, 1910.
Board of Health.
To the Inhabitants of Dighton :
The duties of the Board of Health are increasing because of the requirements of recent laws.
The efforts to conquer tuberculosis and other contagious diseases demand persistent efforts and a large outlay of money.
The law is very stringent relative to the use of drinking cups in public places, individual cups must be furnished. A drinking glass or cup is no longer permitted at the wells.
Fumigation and disinfectants are required in houses and rooms occupied by tuberculosis patients. We hereby call attention to the law :
Chapter 269, Acts of 1910. A householder who knows that a person in his family or house is sick of smallpox, diph- theria, scarlet fever or any other infectious or contagious disease declared by the State Board of Health to be dan- gerous to the public health, shall forthwith give notice to the Board of Health of the city or town in which he dwells.
Upon the death, recovery or removal of such person, the householder shall disinfect to the satisfaction of the Board such rooms of his house and articles therein as, in the opin- ion of the Board, have been exposed to infection or con- tagion.
Should one or both eyes of an infant become inflamed, swollen and red and show an unnatural discharge at any time within two weeks after its birth, it shall be the duty of the nurse, relative or other attendant having charge of such infant, to report in writing within six hours there-
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after to the Board of Health of the city or town in which the parents of the infant reside the fact that such in- flammation, swelling and redness of the eyes and unnatural discharge exists. On receipt of such report, or of notice of the same symptoms given by a physician as provided by the following section, the Board of Health shall take such im- mediate action as it may deem necessary in order that blind- ness may be prevented.
Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars. But the Board of Health of a city or town may in its dis- cretion, disinfect or fumigate all such premises as in the opinion of the Board have been exposed to any infectious or contagious disease at the expense of the city or town and may employ any proper and competent person or corpora- tion for the purpose of such disinfecting or fumigating.
Approved March 22, 1910.
We have paid the City of Boston in two diphtheria cases $32.86 and $117.14. Fumigating and disinfecting twenty- five houses has cost $93.55. Diphtheria, scarlet fever and tuberculosis have been more prevalent than usual.
A patient in the Fall River Hospital makes a large ex- pense, at present she cannot be moved.
Town physician, Joseph B. Sayles, M. D.
CHARLES S. CHACE,
Board
GEORGE M. CHASE, of
E. ELSWORTH LINCOLN. Health.
Town Treasurer's Report.
1910.
Receipts.
Jan.
I. Balance in treasury, $936 95
8. Received from A. N. Goff, Collector of taxes 156 56
21. City of Taunton pauper case, 33 00
2.6. Commonwealth school fund, 1,127 81
26. County of Bristol, dog licenses, 422 90
Feb. 2. A. N. Goff, collector,
131 44
28. A. N. Goff, collector,
140 00
Mar. II. B. C. National Bank, temporary loan, 2,500 00
Apr. I. Clerk of Courts, court fine,
15 00
May 2. B. C. National Bank, temporary loan, 3,000 00
16. A. N. Goff. collector, 98 14
28. E. D. Perry, fish note, 15 00
28. A. N. Goff, fish note,
15 00
June 6.
B. C. National Bank, temporary loan, 2,000 00
24.
C. S. Chase, M. Hathaway, license, 1 00
July
2.
A. N. Goff, collector, 296 00
2. Geo. Green, oyster note, 150 00
2.
Commonwealth,
37 50
2.
Keeper of County Jail.
5 00
21. D. T. Wood, Jr., sealer of weights,
16 71
Aug. 6.
A. N. Goff, collector, 30 00
6. A. N. Goff, collector, 325 00
16. Commonwealth, 67 50
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Sept. 14.
A. N. Goff, 275 00
23. A. N. Goff, 225 00
30. A. N. Goff, 238 73
30.
B. C. National Bank, temporary loan, 2,500 00
Oct I.
B. C. National Bank, interest on deposit, 9 00
I.
I. Police Court, fine,
10 00
12. Commonwealth, Supt, of School
salary, 437 50
12.
A. N. Goff, collector,
86 90
12. A. N. Goff, collector,
30 48
12.
A. N. Goff, collector,
900 00
I8.
A. N. Goff, collector,
2,950 58
24. A. N. Goff, collector,
350 84
27.
A. N. Goff, collector,
1,518 27
27. A. N. Goff, collector,
2,381 92
28.
A. N. Goff, collector,
2,853 36
29. A. N. Goff, collector,
510 28
31. A. N. Goff, collector,
424 89
31 A. N. Goff, collector,
58 67
Nov. I.
A. N. Goff, collector,
1,132 37
I.
C. D. Parker, macadam loan,
5,010 00
2.
A. N. Goff, collector,
537 48
II. A. N. Goff, collector,
450 10
16. Commonwealth, corporation tax,
3 44
16. Commonwealth, corporation tax, 683 17
16. Commonwealth, national bank tax,
656 56
16. Commonwealth state aid,
924 00
I6
Commonwealth, street railway tax,
1,398 06
16. Commonwealth, tuition, charity children, 64 50
Keeper of County Jail, 5 00
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30. A. N. Goff, collector, 597 53
Dec. I. B. C. National Bank, damage suit loan, 500 00
12. A. N. Goff, collector, excise tax, 1,433 88
I2.
A. N. Goff, collector, 242 78
I2. Town of Yarmouth, pauper case,
32 00
14.
B. C. National Bank, Fall River bridge loan, 1,521 15
3I A. N. Goff, collector, 155 70
3I. B. C. Savings Bank, interest on deposit, 24 90
3I. Taunton Savings Bank, interest on deposit, 30 28
31. Librarian, public library, receipts, 3 83
3I. C. S. Chase, butchers' licenses, 2 00
Total receipts, $42,690 66
EXPENDITURES.
Schools,
$9,503 33
Town officers,
1,409 94
Incidentals,
1,065 51
Streets and bridges,
2,484 56
Macadam at No. Dighton,
4,987 II
Paupers,
1,226 82
State aid,
938 00
Dighton and Berkley bridge,
308 71
Police,
626 68
Taxes,
3,350 92
Oiling streets,
150 54
Firemen's Relief of Taunton,
50 00
Library,
273 12
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Interest charges,
478 75
Fire protection,
7II 91
Town notes,
11,000 00
Jennie H. Davy, damage case,
500 00
Fall River bridge.
1,521 15
Memorial Day,
50 00
$40,639 25
Balance in treasury Jan. 1, 1911,
$2.05I 4I
REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS.
Incidentals and town officers appropriation,
$600 00
Butcher's license,
I 00
Inspection of animals,
37 50
Street railway tax,
1,398 06
Fish notes,
30 00
Oyster notes,
150 00
Contagious diseases,
67 50
Overdrawn Jan. 1, 191I,
1,334 70
$3,618 76
Paid selectmen's orders for town officers
$1,409 94
Paid selectmen's orders for incidentals.
1,065 5I
Overdrawn Jan. 1, 1910,
1,143 31
$3,618 76
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Appropriation,
$1,300 00
Unexpended Jan. 1, 1910,
1,343 89
Excise tax for 1910,
1,433 88
$4.077 77
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Paid Selectmen's orders,
$2,484 56
Unexpended Jan. 1, 1910,
1,593 21
$4,077 77
SCHOOLS.
Appropriation,
$8,000 00
Supt. salary from the State,
437 50
Tuition State wards,
64 50
Bristol County dog fund,
322 90
Unexpended Jan. 1, 1910,
425 23
$9,250 13
Paid Selectmen's orders,
$8,375 52
Unexpended Jan. 1, 19II,
874 61
$9,250 13
MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL FUND.
Received from Commonwealth,
$1,127 81
Paid school pay rolls,
1,127 81
PAUPER ACCOUNT.
Appropriation,
$800 00
Unexpended Jan. 1, 1910,
596 09
City of Taunton,
33 00
Town of Yarmouth,
32 00
$1,461 09
Paid Selectmen's orders,
$1,226 82
Unexpended Jan. 1, 19II,
234 27
$1,461 09
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FIRE PROTECTION.
Appropriation, $1,200 00
Paid from Dighton's part,
$594 58
Paid from North Dighton's part,
II7 33
Paid for oiling streets,
150 54
Unexpended Jan. 1, 19II,
337 55
$1,200 00
MACADAM ROAD AT NO. DIGHTON.
Appropriation, $5,000 00
Paid Selectmen's orders,
$4,987 II
Unexpended Jan. 1, 19II,
IO 69
$5,000 00
OILING MAIN STREET.
Appropriation to be paid from Fire Protection
account not to exceed $200 00
Paid Selectmen's orders, 150 54
OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY.
Appropriation, $50 00
Paid James H. Luther, $25 00
Paid D. D. Andrews, $25 00
$50 00
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Paid County tax,
$1,571 34
Paid State tax,
1,779 58
Town debt, 1,000 00
Temporary loans,
10,000 00
Jennie H. Davy, damage suit, 500 00
Fall river bridge,
1,521 15
Firemen's Relief Assn. of Taunton,
50 00
Town's indebtedness by note :
Six notes of one thousand ($1,000) dollars each due the Commonwealth one each year.
One note of five hundred ($500) dollars due B. C. National Bank Nov. Ist, 19II.
One note of seven hundred sixty dollars and fifty-eight cents due B. C. National Bank Nov. 1, 19II.
One note of seven hundred sixty dollars and fifty-seven cents due B. C. National Bank Nov. 1, 1912.
Ten notes of five hundred ($500) dollars each due the Chelsea Savings Bank one each year.
TOWNS SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNT.
Deposits in B. C. Savings Bank, Jan. 1, 1910, $824 84
Interest during 1910, 24 90
Balance on deposit Jan. 1, 19II, $849 74
Deposit in Taunton Savings Bank Jan. 1, 1910 $800 00
Interest during 1910, 30 28
Balance on deposit Jan. 1, 19II, $830 28
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REPORT OF BURIAL GROUND FUND.
Sarah Babbitt fund,
$III 38
Interest in 1910,
4 20
$115 58
Paid for care of lot,
$2 25
Deposit in Taunton Savings Bank, Jan. 1, 191I,
II3 33
$115 58
Nelson Horton fund,
$106 36
Interest in 1910,
4 0I
$IIO 37
Paid for care of lot,
$3 00
Deposit Taunton Savings Bank Jan. 1, 19II,
107 37
$IIO 37
Sylvanus Jones fund,
106 28
Interest in 1910,
4 0I
$110 29
Paid for care of lot,
$3 00
Deposit Taunton Savings Bank Jan. 1, 19II,
107 29
$I10 29
George H. Horton fund,
$105 84
Interest in 1910,
3 98
$109 82
Paid for care of lot,
$4 00
Deposit in Taunton Savings Bank Jan. 1, 19II,
105 82
$109 82
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George E. Francis fund,
$100 00
Interest in 1910,
3 02
$103 02
Paid for care of lot, 2 00
Deposit Bristol County Savings Bank Jan. I, 19II, 101 02
$103 02
BRIGG'S BURYING YARD FUND.
Deposit in B. C. Savings Bank Jan. 1, 19II, $125 00
STATE AID.
Appropriation from Commonwealth, $924 00
Overdrawn Jan. 1, 19II, 910 04
$1834 04
Paid Selectmen's orders,
938 00
Overdrawn Jan. 1, 1910, 896 04
$1834 04
DIGHTON AND BERKLEY BRIDGE.
Appropriation,
$210 00
Overdrawn Jan. 1, 19II,
162 51
$372 5I
Paid Selectmen's orders,
308 71
Overdrawn Jan. 1, 1910,
63 80
$372 51
POLICE SERVICE.
Appropriation, $700 00
Overdrawn Jan. 1, 19II, 8 10
$708 IO
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Paid Selectmen's orders, $626 68 81 42
Overdrawn Jan. 1, 1910,
$708 10
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Appropriation,
$300 00
Taken from dog fund,
100 00
Unexpended Jan. 1, 1910,
80 15
Received from librarian,
3 83
$483 98
Paid Selectmen's orders,
273 12
Unexpended Jan. 1, 19II,
210 86
$483 98
INTEREST CHARGES.
Appropriation,
$500 00
Overdrawn, Jan. 1, 19II,
II 14
Paid Interest on Town Notes,
$478 75
Overdrawn, Jan. 1, 1910,
32 39
$5II 14
$5II 14
Respectffully submitted, DWIGHT F. LANE, Town Treasurer.
Auditor's Report.
Dighton, Jan. 2, 191I.
To the Citizens of Dighton :
The following is a report of all the financial transactions of the Town for 1910:
Receipts.
Balance Jan. 1, 1910, $936 95
Investment fund Jan. 2, 19II,
1,680 02
City of Taunton, pauper cases,
33 00
State of Massachusetts :
School fund,
$1,127 81
Inspection of animals,
37 50
Contagious diseases,
67 50
School supt.,
437 50
Forest fires,
58 67
Corporation tax, P. S.,
3 44
Corporation tax,
638 17
National bank tax,
656 56
Street railway tax,
1,398 06
State aid,
924 00
Tuition State wards,
64 50
$5,458 71
Town of Yarmouth, pauper cases,
$32 00
County of Bristol, dog fund,
422 90
Court fines,
25 00
Fish notes,
30 00
Oyster notes,
150 00
County Jail Keeper,
10 00
Town Sealer,
16 71
Butcher's license,
3 00
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Loans :
Tax loans, 10,000 00
Highway loans, 5,000 00
County Bridge loans,
1,521 15
Mrs. Davey, damage suit loan,
500 00
Interest :
Interest on deposits, $9 00
Interest on investment fund, 55 18
Interest on deferred taxes, 18 72
Premium on highway loan,
10 00
92 90
Library :
Fines and sale of catalogues,
3 83
Taxes,
18,454 5I
$44,370 68
Payments.
Town officers,
$1,409 94
Incidentals,
1,065 51
Highways and bridges :
Repairs on streets, $2,484 56
Repairs on Dighton and Berkley
bridge and salary of draw tender, 308 71
Repairs on State highway, 74 58
Oiling streets, 150 54
Macadamizing Pearl and School streets, 4,989 31
Town's share of building Bright-
man Street bridge at Fall River, 1,521 15
$9,528 85
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Education,
$9,503 33
Charity,
1,226 82
State aid,
938 00
Police protection,
626 68
Public library,
273 12
Fire protection,
$7II 91
Firemen's Assn., Taunton,
50 00
$761 91
Taxes :
State tax,
$1,705 00
County tax,
1,571 34
$3,276 34
Town notes :
Tax loans,
$10,000 00
Highway loan,
1,000 00
$11,000 00
Interest :
Tax loans,
$198 75
Highway loans,
280 00
$478 75
Mrs. Davey in settlement of damage suit,
$500 00
Memorial Day,
50 00
By general balance,
2,05I 4I
By balance investment fund,
1,680 02
$44,370 68
TOWN'S INDEBTEDNESS BY NOTE.
State of Mass., highway loan, $6,000 00
C. D. Parker & Co., highway loan, 5,000 00
Bristol County Nat'l Bank, County Bridge loan, 1,521 15
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Bristol County Nat'l Bank,
damage suit loan, Mrs. Davey,
500 00
$13,021 15
I find in the hands of the Treasurer, six notes signed by George T. Green, Jr., and endorsed by W. I. Wilbur for $150.00 each. One due yearly for six years. Also two notes signed by A. N. Goff and E. D. Perry for $15.00 each.
I have examined the securities of the Perpetual Care Funds and find them intact and all payments properly vouched.
Respectfully submitted, HOWARD C. BRIGGS, Auditor.
Road Commissioners' Report.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT. H. A. Briggs, Road Commissioner. No. I. From Feb. 10, to Apr. 2, 1910.
H. A. Briggs, 7 days, $14 00
Whitfield Veinot, 2 days, 6 hours,
4 67
Tom Mack, 5 days, 2 hours, 9 14
Antone Sylvia, 5 days,
8 75
Bennie French, 1/2 day,
88
2 horses and cart, 2 days, 2 hours,
6 05
I horse and cart, II days, 6 hours, 17 40
4 horses hauling road machine, 12 day,
3 00
Joe Dutra, II12 days, 20 13
Antone Dutra, 5 days,
8 75
Henry Luther, 2 days,
3 50
George Enos, 1/2 day,
88
F. A. Whitmarsh, material :
2 H L. 19 at 15 cts. per L, $2 85
I H L 94 at 8 cts per L, 7 52
10 37
Sharpening 2 picks,
20
J. P. Briggs, repairs on road machine, 45 44
$153 16
No. 2. From Apr. 2 to May 4, 1910.
H. A. Briggs, 8 days, 16 00
Whitfield Veinot, 5 days, 8 75
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Bennie French, 572 days.
9 63
Pat McManus, 2 days, 3 50
Fred Marshall, 3 days 5 15
2 horses and cart, I day,
2 75
I horse and cart, 121/2 days,
18 75
4 horses hauling road machine, 3 days,
18 00
Henry- Luther, II days, 19 25
Joe Dutra, 6 days,
IO 50
Antone Dutra, 1/2 day,
88
Exp. on sections for road machine,
25
Est. of C. N. Simmons, material :
2 H L 8 at 15 cts. per L,
$1 20
I HL II at 8 cts. per L, 88
2 08
$115 59
No. 3.
From May 7 to May 20, 1910.
Henry Luther, 101/2 days,
$18 38
Pat McManus, 11/2 days, 2 63
Fred Marshall, 11/2 days,
2 63
Antone Dutra, 2 hours,
39
2 horses and cart, 2 hours,
55
I horse and cart, 21/2 days,
3 75
Est. C. N. Simmons, material :
I H L 5 at 8 cts. per L,
40
$28 73
No. 4.
From June II to June 30, 1910.
H. A. Briggs, 4 days, 1/2 hour, $8 IO
Pat McManus, 6 hours, I 17
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2 horses and cart, 8 hours, 2 20
I horse and cart. 4 days, 6 00
J. N. Horton, 3 days, 5 25
2 horses and cart, J. N. H., 3 days,
8 25
Henry Luther, 6 days, II 67
Joe Murry, 21/2 days,
4 38
Fred Marshall, 2 hours,
39
25 lbs. spikes,
I 00
Est, C. N. Simmons, material : 2 H L 29 at 15 cts. per L,
4 35
$52 76
No. 5. From July 15 to Aug. 5, 1910.
H. A. Briggs, 2 horse team to Fall River for lumber,
$4 00
H. A. Briggs, 1/2 day,
I 00
Whitfield Veinot, 3 days,
Pat McManus, 1/2 day, 5 25
88
2 horses and cart, 21/2 days,
6 88
I horse and cart, 21/2 days,
3 75
T. George, I day,
I 75
Henry Luther, 5 days,
8 75
F. A. Whitmarsh, material : 2 H L 14 at 15 cts. per L,
2 IO
$34 36
No. 6. From Aug 5 to Aug, 27, 1910.
H. A. Briggs, 31/2 days, $7 00
Whitfield Veinot, 31/2 days, 6 13
Tom Mack, 1/2 day, 88
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2 horses and cart, 31/2 days, 9 62
I horse and cart, 1/2 day,
75
Henry Luther, 3 days,
5 25
Frank Follensbee, 31/2 days,
6 13
Warren Goff, 5 days,
8 75
Simeon Nichols, 3 days,
5 25
2 horses and cart, S. N., 3 days,
8 25
Est. C. N. Simmons, material :
2 H L 3 at 15 cts, per L, Manuel E. Costa : 45
2 H L 41 at 10 cts. per L, 4 10
$62 46
No. 7. From Sept. 23 to Sept. 28, 1910.
H. A. Briggs, 11/2 days,
$3 00
Antone Sylvia, I day, I 75
Pat McManus, 11/2 days, 2 63
Sumner Terry, I day,
I 75
2 horses and cart, 2 days,
5 50
I horse and cart, I day,
I 50
Henry Luther, 41/2 days,
7 88
F. A. Whitmarsh, material :
2 H L 14 at 15 cts. per L,
2 10
$26 II
No. 8. From Oct. 21 to Nov. 10, 1910.
H. A. Briggs, 21/2 days,
$5 00
Whitfield Veinot, I day,
I 75
Sumner Terry, 1/2 day, 88
Pat McManus, 11/2 days,
2 63
27
ANNUAL REPORT.
2 horses and cart, 11/2 days, 4 13
I horse and cart, I day, 8 hours, 2 70
Fred Marshall, I day,
I 75
George Enos, 1/2 day,
88
Henry Luther, 11/2 days,
2 63
M. E. Costa, material : I L at 5 cts., 05
$22 40
Total amount expended $495.57 ..
Respectfully submitted,
H. A. BRIGGS, Road Commissioner.
NORTH SECTION.
G. E. Hathaway, Road Commissioner. To the Citizens of the Town of Dighton :
1910.
Jan. 31. Payroll for month,
$83 10
Feb. 28.
15 10
Apr. 30.
66
66 66
91 03
66
66 66
92 00
June 30
51 03
July |31.
66 66
66
40 77
Aug. 31.
66
66
66
137 75
Sept. 30.
66
66 66
46 30
Oct. 31.
66
I47 II
Nov. 30.
66
66
65 08
66
May 31.
66 66 66
28
ANNUAL REPORT.
Dec. 31. 66
..
6 35
66 66 66 work at N. Dighton, 90 58
66
and gravel, etc., 2I II
$887 3I
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. E. HATHAWAY, Road Commissioner.
WESTERN SECTION.
Chas. A. Horton, Road Commissioner.
1910.
Jan. 31.
Payroll for month,
$116 25
Feb. 28.
66 6
40 40
May 31. 66 66 60
116 75
June 30.
66
150 2I
Sept. 30.
66 66 66
67 76
Dec. 31.
66 66 66
249 42
1
$740 79
Respectfully submitted,
CHAS. A. HORTON, Road Commissioner.
Collector's Report.
Dighton, Jan. 2, 19II.
To the Citizens of Dighton.
Commitment for 1910, Excise tax,
$17,396 73 1,433 88
$18,830 61
Cr.
By cash paid Treasurer
$17,178 71
By abatements,
45 30
By amount uncollected,
1,606 60
$18,830 61
Amount uncollected Jan. 1, 1910 for 1909 Interest collected to date,
$1,584 54 17 72
$1,602 26
Cr.
By cash paid Treasurer, $1,147 14
By abatements, 259 3I
By amount uncollected, 195 81
$1,602 26
Amount uncollected Jan. 1, 1910 for 1908. Interest,
$158 26 75
$159 OI
Cr. By cash paid Treasurer,
$116 50
By abatement,
42 51
$159 OI
30
ANNUAL REPORT.
Amount uncollected Jan. 1, 1910 for 1907,
$30 63 25
Interest,
Cr. $30 88
By cash paid Treasurer, $30 88
Respectfully submitted,
ALBERT N. GOFF, Collector.
I have examined the accounts of A. N. Goff, Collector, also the above statement and find them both correct and properly vouched.
HOWARD C. BRIGGS, Auditor.
Dighton, Jan. 2, 191I.
Public Library Report.
The librarian gives the following as the fifteenth annual report of the Dighton Free Public Library :
Number of volumes in library January 1, 1910 2612
Purchased during the year 359
Number of volumes in library January 1, 19II 2986
Circulation for the year 2996
Received from fines and catalogues $2.82
Balance January 1, 1910 I.OI
Balance January 1, 19II $3.83
Last March library books were placed in each schoolroom in town for the use of the children, their parents, and others living in those sections.
Number of pupils able to read library books 241
Number of books loaned to pupils I350
Number of books loaned to others. 403
Total number of books loaned I753
Almost all the pupils who borrowed the 1350 books had not previously used the library.
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