Town annual reports of Carver 1916, Part 1

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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


Town of Carver


For the Year Ending Dec. 3 1


1916


Annual Town Meeting, March 5, 1917


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


Town of Carver


For the Year Ending Dec. 31 1916


ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 5, 1917.


PLYMOUTH: THE MEMORIAL PRESS


1917


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INDEX TO AUDITORS' REPORT.


Benj. Ellis School Fund,


19


Removal of Snow, 14


Cemetery,


19


Rent of Crusher, 26


Contingent Fund,


22


East Head Road,


19


Repair of Bridges, 14


Fighting Fire,


16


Repair of Highways,


26


Gypsy Moth,


15


School Account,


18


Health and Sanitation,


25


Sealer of Weights and Meas-


Interest,


23


ures,


22


Library,


12


Soldier's Relief,


12


Marking Graves,


18


State Aid,


11


Mass. School Fund,


21 Steam Roller,


14


New Town Hall,


20


Stone Road Repair Account,


20


North Carver Road Acct.,


26


Town Hall Committee,


21


Note,


24


Town Hall Driveway,


25


Old Home Day,


13


Town History,


13


Overlay,


24


Town House (Old)


12


Park,


17


Town Officers (General Govern-


Plymouth Street,


20


ment), 15


Poor,


11


Town Hall (New)


20


Police,


17


Town Pump, 17


Public Service,


22


Tree Warden, 16


Quiticas Road Acct.,


25 Unclassified, 23


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INDEX TO TOWN ACCOUNTS.


Appropriations


86 Perpetual Care Funds, 10


Assessors' Report,


29


Police Account, 46


Balances on Hand,


86


Pratt Fund, Trustee's Report, 64


Births, 1916,


81


Protection of Persons and


Bridges (Repair of)


40


Property, 46


Cemetery Account,


78


Quiticas Road, 38


Constable's Report,


47


Repair of Highways, 32


Deaths, 1916,


82 Recommendations, 86


East Head Road,


40 Report of Selectmen, 32


Fighting Fire Account,


49


Resurfacing, 35


School Committee's Report, 56


Financial Condition, Dec. 31, 1916,


6


Sealer of Weights and Meas-


Forestry,


49 ures Account, 48


General Government (Town Officers ),


43


Sealer of Weights and Meas- ures Report, 48


Gypsy Moth Account,


51


Selectmen's Report,


32


Gypsy Moth Supt. Report,


54 Snow (Removal from Highway) 42


Health and Sanitation,


76


Soldiers' Benefits,


76


Highways,


32


Supt. of School's Report,


66


Jury List, 1916 and 1917,


48 Town Officers and Committees,


4


Library Account,


70 Tax Collector's Report,


28


Library, (Librarian's Acct.)


71 Town Meeting Records, 79


83 Town Meeting Warrant, 84


36 Town Officers (List of) 4


Town Officer's Account (Gen-


Old Home Day Association, Treasurer's Report,


71 eral Government) 43


Town Pump, 76


74 Treasurer's Report, 7


Overseers' of the Poor,


77 Tree Warden's Account, 49


Park Account,


70 Town Clerk's Report, 79


Library, (Trustees' Report),


Marriages, 1916,


North Carver Road,


Old Home Day Association, President's Report,


71 Unclassified, 46


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TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES FOR 1916.


Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor-Ellis G. Cornish, Herbert A. Stanly, Henry S. Pink.


Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector-Henry S. Griffith.


Assessors-Frank E. Barrows (1917), T. T. Vaughan (1918), H. Clayton McFarlin (1919).


School Committee-Mrs. Alice G. Shaw (1917), Mrs. Mary C. Rogers (1918), Ellis G. Cornish (1919).


Road Commissioners-Levi F. Morse (1917), Z. W. An- drews (1918), John E. Atwood (1919).


Auditors-Gustavus Atwood, William E. W. Vaughan.


Constables-James W. Lewis, George H. Powers.


Tree Warden-Herbert F. Atwood.


Park Commissioners-Frank E. Barrows (1917), Abbot G. Finney (1918), Frederick Anderson (1919).


Library Trustees-Herbert A. Stanly (1917), Herbert F. Atwood (1918), William M. Shaw (1919).


Cemetery Commissioners-Oliver L. Shurtleff (1917), Fred A. Ward (1918), Seth C: C. Finney (1919).


Herring Committee-Alton H. Griffith, James W. Lewis, George H. Powers.


Field Drivers and Pound Keepers-Alfred M. Shaw, Jr., George I. Johnson.


Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood-Ellis D. Atwood, James A. Vaughan.


APPOINTED OFFICERS


Moth Superintendent and Forester-Herbert F. Atwood. Sealer of Weights and Measures-Herbert A. Stanly. Inspector of Animals-J. M. Bump.


Inspector of Meat-James W. Lewis.


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LIST OF FIRE WARDENS FOR THE TOWN OF CARVER FOR THE YEAR, 1917.


Forest Warden-


Call


Herbert F. Atwood, Carver,


Tel. 16-2


Deputy Forest Wardens-


+


Arthur C. Atwood, So. Carver,


66


24-5


Alton H. Griffith, So. Carver, 23-32


Gustavus Atwood, West Wareham, R. F. D.,


25-2


Jesse A. Holmes, Rock, R. F. D.,


10-2


Henry M. Peckham, East Carver,


22-14


Seth C. C. Finney, East Carver,


22-3


Philip S. Cole, No. Carver,


66


13-3


Maurice F. Robbins, No. Carver,


John E. Atwood, Carver,


6-2


Perez L. Shurtleff, Carver,


66 1-13


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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN


AND OTHER TOWN OFFICERS


CONDITION OF TOWN TREASURY DEC. 31, 1916.


Assets.


Uncollected taxes,


$12,720 50


Overdrawn accounts,


1,123 37


Cash,


2,145 92


Due from State :


Gypsy Moth account,


672 36


Corporation tax,


58 24


Highway,


65 00


$16,785 39


Liabilities.


Due National Bank of Wareham, revenue loan,


$10,000 00


Unexpended accounts,


4,877 62


Unappropriated assets,


1,907 77


$16,785 39


HENRY S. GRIFFITH,


Treasurer.


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TREASURER'S REPORT


Jan. 1, 1916, balance on hand, $1,656 28


Received from State Department


of Weights and Measures, 12 00


Received from State :


Corporation tax (1915),


158 93


Corporation tax business,


262 78


Corporation tax, public service,


779 71


National Bank tax,


85 86


Soldier's exemption,


26 40


State Aid,


568 00


Reimbursement, loss of tax,


72 74


Highway loan (1915),


1,950 00


Highway loan,


2,485 00


Gypsy Moth (1915),


350 96


Gypsy Moth,


4,275 75


Mass. School fund,


577 19


Superintendent and tuition,


375 00


Inspector of animals, 17 50


Received from County, dog fund, 197 23


Marion Gas Co. (1915),


42 85


E. G. Cornish, janitor,


119 00


Sale of lead (1915),


36 64


Chopping, etc. (1916),


551 44


Charlotte M. Atwood, librarian,


10 00


Brockton Times, 83


Eldoretta McFarlin, Isaac Hill acct., 4 00


George A. Smith, gypsy moth acct. 2 50


Fourth District Court, fines, 80 00


N. Y., N. H. and H. R. R, fires, 10 53


Sale of Herring, 33


-8-


Sale of Town Histories, 11 49


Carlton Shurtleff, stove, 2 00


Henry F. Shaw, stove, 2 00


E. G. Cornish, sale of junk,


50


H. A. Stanly, sale of junk,


9 75


Nat'l Bank of Wareham, int. on deposits, 37 03


Sale of Hall house, 100 00


Tax titles, 89 57


Barnut Skulsky, slaughterer's license. 1 00


Marcus Reznick, slaughterer's license, 1 00 Standard Oil Co., bbls., 1 24


School Department, coal, 32 00


John A. Winberg, cemetery fund, 100 00


Nath'l M. Ransom, cemetery fund. 200 00


Cemetery funds,


157 43


Tax Collector, interest on taxes, 656 76


Tax Collector, taxes,


36,208 30


National Bank of Wareham temporary loan, 25,000 00


Gustavus Atwood, Trustee


Pratt School fund 195 00


H. A. Stanly and T. T. Vaughan, trustees, Ellis fund, 200 00


Viola Merrifield, schools, 1 56


Katherine L. Goetz, schools, 1 20


L. M. Rogers, schools, 2 00


Town of Plymouth, schools,


18 00


$77,737 28


Cr.


Paid-


Orders of Selectmen, $36,752 91 National Bank of Wareham, temporary loan, 30,000 00 National Bank of Wareham, Town Hall notes, 1,350 00 County tax, 2,379 69 State tax, 3,360 00


Town tax, 4 25


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Certification of notes,


6 00


Town of Plympton (1915),


90 00


Protested check, 16 83


N. M. Ransom cemetery fund,


200 00


John A. Winberg cemetery fund,


101 00


F. S. Mosely & Co. int. Town Hall notes,


20 00


National Bank of Wareham Town Hall notes


20 00


Newb'yp't Inst. for Sav., int. Town Hall notes, 80 00


Cape Ann Sav. Bank, int. Town Hall notes,


140 00


Augustus Wheeler, int. Town Hall notes,


200 00


Nat'l Bank of Wareham, int. temporary loan,


713 25


Cemetery bills,


157 43


Balance on hand, Dec. 31, 1916,


2,145 92


$77,737 28


HENRY S. GRIFFITH, Treasurer,


ROSA A. COLE LIBRARY FUND.


On hand Jan. 1, 1916,


$835. 75


Income for year, 33 74


In Wareham Savings Bank Dec. 31, 1917, $869 49


HENRY S. GRIFFITH, Treasurer.


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CONDITION OF PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS


Name of Fund


Principal


Balance of Income


Jan. 1, 1916


Income for


year


Expenditures


for year


Balance of Income


Dec. 31, 1916


invested


Rosa A. Cole,


$1,000.00


$11.06


$40.84


$42.50


$9.40


Wareham


Marcus Atwood,


200.00


$16.48


8.72


3.00


22.20


Wareham


C. W. Griffith,


500.00


305.26


32.52


6.25


331.53


Wareham


Wilson Shaw,


100.00


26.37


5.08


1.50


29.95


Wareham


Ellis Griffith,


200.00


128.28


13.24


3.00


138.52


Wareham


A. W. Perkins,


100.00


2.00


4.12


6.12


Wareham


Joseph Pratt,


500.00


130.30


25.44


6.25


149.49


Wareham


N. M. Ransom,


200.00


100.00


14.38


4.60


2.50


16.48


Wareham


S. A. Hammond,


100.00


2.76


4.12


6.35


.53


Wareham


H. P. Richards,


100.00


5.68


4.24


2.50


7.42


Middleboro


R. L. Richards,


100.00


9.25


4.40


13.65


Middleboro


M. E. Forbes,


100.00


.04


4.04


3.85


.23


Middleboro


J. F. Hammond,


100.00


.06


4.04


4 10


Middleboro


Eben Smith,


100.00


12.17


4.52


2.50


14.19


Middleboro


Reuben Sherman,


100.00


3.38


4.16


3.85


3.69


Middleboro


Benj. Shurtleff,


100.00


18.11


4.76


1.75


21.12


Middleboro


E. T. Stetson,


200.00


402.10


30.47


32.03


400.54


Plymouth


Aug. Shurtleff,


100.00


20.95


6.07


6.50


20.52


Plymouth


P. W. Bump,


100.00


22.36


6.17


2.25


26.28


Plymouth


Jennie E. Robbins,


100.00


3.90


5.22


4.25


4.87


Plymouth


T. B. Griffith,


1,000.00


297.92


55.99


22.50


331.41


Plymouth


$5,300.00


$1,432.81


$273.76


$157.43


$1,549.14


Where


Wareham


John A. Winberg,


100.00


1.00


1.00


Wareham


Olive B. Leonard,


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REPORT OF THE AUDITORS ON THE CONDITION OF THE SEVERAL TOWN ACCOUNTS.


POOR ACCOUNT. Dr.


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, $908 74


Mar. 6. To appropriation, 1,500 00


Nov. 2. To rec'd from Eldoretta


McFarlin,


4 00


$2,412 74


Cr.


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen $1,447 54


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 965 20


$2,412 74


STATE AID ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, $107 00


Mar. 6. To appropriation, 500 00


Cr. $607 00


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen, $434 00 Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 173 00 $607 00


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SOLDIERS' RELIEF ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, $42 00


Mar. 6. To appropriation, 250 00


$292 00


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $255 50


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 36 50


$292 00


TOWN HOUSE ACCOUNT (OLD).


Dr.


1916.


Mar. 6. To rec'd from town history account, $65 84


Dec. 31. To rec'd from steam roller account, 22 14


$87 98


Cr.


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, $87 98


LIBRARY ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, $13 90


Jan. 13. To rec'd from dog fund, 197 23


Dec. 31. To rec'd for fines, 10 00


$221 13


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Cr.


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen, $197 75 Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 23 38


$221 13


TOWN HISTORY ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


$65 84


Jan.


1. To bal. on hand,


Cr.


Mar. 6. By trans. to town house


account


$65 84


OLD HOME DAY ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, $85 00


Mar. 6. To appropriation, 25 00


Cr. $110 00


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen, $85 00 Dec. 31 .By bal. on hand, 25 00


$110 00


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STEAM ROLLER ACCOUNT.


Dr


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, $22 14


Cr.


Mar. 6. By transferred to town house account,


$22 14


REPAIR OF BRIDGES ACCOUNT.


Dr


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, $289 45


Mar. 6. To appropriation, 500 00


$789 45


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $358 61


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 430 84


$789 45


REMOVAL OF SNOW ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, $274 29


Cr.


Dec. 31. By paid order of selectmen, $232 12


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 42 17


$274 29


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GENERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Jan.


1.


To bal. on hand,


$142 19


Mar. 6. To appropriation,


2,500 00


Nov. 18.


To reimbursement


from


Brockton Times,


83


Nov. 18.


To rec'd from school for coal, 32 00


$2,675 02


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $2,565 21


Dec. 31. By paid to certify notes, 6 00


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 103 81


$2,675 02


GYPSY MOTH ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Feb. 5. To rec'd from State, $59 65


Feb. 12. To rec'd from State, 1,803 22


Oct. 17. To rec'd from State, 2,412 88


Mar. 6. To appropriation, 847 94


July To rec'd from Geo. Smith, 2 50


Dec. 31. To rec'd from private liabil- ities, 1,595 39


Dec. 31. To rec'd from lead account, 320 00


Dec. 31. To rec'd from sprayer ac'nt, 500 00


Dec. 31. To due from State, 672 36


Dec. 31. To overdraft, 410 80


$8,624 74


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Cr.


1916.


Jan. 1. By overdraft, $170 44 Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen, 8,454 30


$8,624 74


TREE WARDEN ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Mar. 6. To appropriation,


$250 00


Cr.


Jan. 1. By overdraft, $1 78


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen, 182 64


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 65 58


$250 00


FIRE FIGHTING ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, $415 42


Dec. 31. To rec'd from N. Y., N. H.


& H. R. R. Co.,


10 53


Cr. $425 95


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen, $86 20


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 339 75 $425 95


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POLICE OFFICERS ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, $131 10


Mar. 6. To appropriation, 400 00


July 4. To rec'd from 4th Dist. Ct., 20 00


Oct. 1. To rec'd from 4th Dist. Ct.,


60 00


Cr.


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen, $354 62 Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 256 48


$611 10


$611 10


PARK ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand,


$48 17


Cr.


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen, $11 60


Dec. 31 By bal. on hand,


36 57


$48 17


TOWN PUMP ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand,


$4 00


Carver two


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Cr.


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen, $2 15


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 1 85


$4 00


MARKING GRAVES ACCOUNT


Dr.


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, 78


Cr.


Dec. 31. By bal., 78


SCHOOL ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, $2 12


May 15. To rec'd from Pratt Fund, 195 00


Mar. 6. To rec'd from appropriation, 8,000 00 July 8. To rec'd from Miss Merrifield, 1 56 July 23. To rec'd from L. Rogers, 2 00


Nov. 14. To rec'd from State, 375 00


Dec. 16. To rec'd from Plymouth, 18 00


Dec. 23. To rec'd from K. L. Goetz, 1 20


Dec. 31. To overdraft, 313 71


$8,908 59


Cr.


1916.


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen, $8,908 59


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CEMETERY ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, $4 48


Mar. 6. To appropriation,


175 00


$179 48


Cr.


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen, $140 26


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 39 22


$179 48


EAST HEAD ROAD ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand,


$103 45


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $100 82


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 2 63


$103 45


BENJ. ELLIS SCHOOL FUND ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand,


$93 60


Dec. 16. To rec'd from trustees,


200 00


$293 60


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Cr.


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen, $220 00


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 73 60


$293 60


NEW TOWN HALL ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, $93 81


Cr.


Dec. 31. By bal., $93 81


PLYMOUTH STREET ACCOUNT.


Dr


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, $142 88


Cr


Dec. 31. By bal., $142 88


STONE ROAD, REPAIRS ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Mar. 6. To appropriation,


$2,000 00


Dec. 31. To rec'd for bbls. returned,


1 24


$2,001 24


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Cr.


1916.


Jan. 1. By overdraft, $187 62


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen, 1,754 63


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 58 99


$2,001 24


MASS. SCHOOL FUND ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, $12 80


Jan. 26. To rec'd from State, 577 19


Jan. 26. To overdraft,


50 00


$639 99


1916.


Cr.


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen,


$639 99


TOWN HALL COMMITTEE ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Mar. 6. To appropriation,


$30 00


Cr.


Jan. 1. By overdraft,


$30 00


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CONTINGENT FUND ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand,


$746 37


Cr


1916.


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, $746 37


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, $3 54


Mar.


6.


To appropriation,


30 00


$33 54


Cr.


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen, $25 93


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 7 61


$33 54


PUBLIC SERVICE ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Mar. 31. To rec'd for sale of herring, $ 33


Mar. 6. To appropriation, 1 17


Dec. 31. To overdraft, 3 17


$4 67


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Cr


Jan. 1. By overdraft, $1 17 Dec. 31 By paid orders of selectmen, 3 50


$4 67


INTEREST ACCOUNT.


Dr


1916.


Mar. 6. To appropriation, $1,000 00


Dec. 31. To rec'd from N. Bank of


Wareham,


37 03


Dec. 31. To rec'd interest on taxes,


656 76


1,693 79


Cr.


1916.


Jan.


1. By overdraft,


$339 56


Dec. 31. By paid Cape Ann Savings Bank, 140 00


Dec. 31. By paid F. S. Mosley & Co., 20 00


Dec. 31. By paid N. B'k of Wareham, 713 25


Dec. 31. By paid Augustus Wheeler,


200 00


Dec. 31. By paid Newb'p't Inst. for Savings, 80 00


Dec. 31. By paid N. B'k of Wareham,


20 00


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 180 98


$1,693 79


UNCLASSIFIED ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Mar. 6. To appropriation, $325 00


Mar.


6.


To Memorial Day appropri-


ation,


100 00


$425 00


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Cr. -


Jan. 1. By overdraft, $118 41


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen, 220 25


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 86 34


$425 00


NOTE ACCOUNT. Dr.


1916.


Mar. 6. To appropriation,


$1,350 00


Cr.


1916.


Dec. 31. By paid notes, $1,350 00


OVERLAY ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, $488 62


Dec. 31. To overlay for 1916, 403 21


$891 83


Cr.


1916.


Dec. 31. By paid abatements,


$187 73


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 704 10


$891 83


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TOWN HALL DRIVEWAY ACCOUNT.


Dr


1916.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand,


$ 67


Cr.


1916.


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand,


$ 67


HEALTH AND SANITATION ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Jan.


1. To bal.,


$14 38


Mar. 6. To appropriation,


300 00


July 24. To rec'd from State inspec-


tion of animals


17 50


$331 88 .


Cr


1916.


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen, $182 71


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 149 17


$331 88


QUITICAS ROAD ACCOUNT.


Dr


1916.


Mar. 6. To appropriation,


$1,500 00


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Cr.


1916.


Jan. 1. By overdraft, $ 73


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen, 1,496 91


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 2 36


$1,500 00


NORTH CARVER ROAD ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Mar. 6. To appropriation, $935 51


Mar. 6. To appropriation, 2,500 00


Dec. 23. To rec'd from State, 2,485 00


Dec. 31. To amount due from State, 27 15


Dec. 31. To overdraft, 256 03


$6,203 69


Cr.


1916.


Jan. 1. By overdraft, $935 51


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen, 5,268 18


$6,203 69


RENT OF CRUSHER ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Mar. 6. To appropriation, $72 50


Cr.


1916.


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen,


$72 50


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REPAIR OF HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1916.


Mar. 6. To appropriation,


$3,000 00


Mar. 6. To overdraft, 59 66


$3,059 66


Cr.


1916.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $3,036 40


By overdraft, 1915,


8 26


Dec.


By order of selectmen, re-


pair of steam roller,


15 00


$3,059 66


GUSTAVUS ATWOOD,


WILLIAM E. W. VAUGHAN,


Auditors of Carver.


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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT


Dr.


Uncollected taxes, Jan. 1, 1916,


$14,061 51


Commitment for 1916,


35,055 02


$49,116 53


Cr.


Collected in 1916,


$36,208 30


Abated in 1916,


187 73


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916,


12,720 50


$49,116 53


ITEMIZED STATEMENT.


Year of Asst.


Uncollected


Jan. 1, 1916


Collected in


1916


Abated in


1916


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


1913,


$61.70


$45.24


$16.46


1914,


3,834.95


3,695.69


101.94


$37.32


1915,


10,164.86


6,381.04


19.04


3,764.78


1916,


35,055.02


26,086.33


50.29


8,918.40


$49,116.53


$36,208.30


$187.73


$12,720.50


Please note the general law. If taxes are not paid by Octo- ber 30th, they must include interest calculated from October 15th. If remitted without interest after this date of October 30th, the Collector has no alternative but to return.


HENRY S. GRIFFITH,


Collector.


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ASSESSORS' REPORT


For the year ending Dec. 31, 1916.


Appropriations voted by the Town, Mar. 6, 1916-


Charities,


$1,500 00


State Aid,


500 00


Soldiers' Relief,


250 00


Old Home Week,


25 00


Repair of Bridges,


500 00


Repair of Highways,


3,000 00


Rent and Repair of Crusher,


72 50


General Government,


2,500 00


Tree Warden,


250 00


Arsenate of Lead,


320 00


Spraying Machines,


500 00


Insect Pests,


847 94


Police Officers,


400 00


Cemeteries,


175 00


Schools,


8,000 00


Oiling Stone Roads,


2,000 00


Town House Committee,


30 00


Sealer of Weights and Measures,


30 00


Public Service,


1 17


Interest,


1,000 00


Unclassified,


325 00


Memorial Day,


100 00


Health and Sanitation,


300 00


Town Hall Debt,


1,350 00


North Carver Road Overdraft, 1915,


935 51


North Carver Road, 1916,


2,500 00


West Street,


1,500 00


$28,912 12


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Deduct-


Corporation and Bank tax received from the State,


$500 00


State Aid received from the State,


568 00


Taken from the Treasury,


600 00


$1,668 00


Town Tax,


$27,244 12


State Tax,


3,360 00


County Tax,


2,379 69


Gypsy Moth Tax,


1,595 39


Overlay,


155 36


Subsequently Assessed,


304 96


Total raised by tax,


$35,339 52


Assessed on 379 Polls,


$758 00


Assessed on Property,


34,581 52


$35,339 52


Number of Polls Assessed,


379


Value of Buildings Excluding Land,


$528,155 00


Value of Land Excluding Buildings,


1,401,185 00


Value of Personal Estate,


203,935 00


Decrease in Value of Real Estate,


37,665 00


Increase in Value of Personal Estate,


51,090 00


Tax rate on $1,000, 16 00


Persons assessed on poll only,


161


Residents assessed on property,


380


Non-Residents assessed on property,


272


Number of horses,


167


Number of cows,


86


Number of other cattle,


39


Number of swine,


13


Number of fowl,


2,080


Number of dwellings,


621


Number of acres of land,


22,881


Number of acres of cranberry bog,


2,669


Valuation of cranberry bog,


$1,300,444 00


Decrease valuation of cranberry bog,


37,861 00


Number of different bogs taxed,


282


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Assessors' valuation of cranberry bogs per acre in 1916-


139 acres at $750.00 per acre.


416 acres at


700.00 per acre.


161 acres at 650.00 per acre.


238 acres at 600.00 per acre.


116 acres at 550.00 per acre.


498 acres at 500.00 per acre.


188 acres at 450.00 per acre.


398 acres at 400.00 per acre.


104 acres at


350.00 per acre.


141 acres at


300.00


per acre.


124 acres at


250.00


per acre.


36 acres at 200.00 per acre.


86 acres at


150.00 per acre.


21 acres at 100.00 per acre.


Average value, per acre,


$487 98


T. T. VAUGHAN, FRANK E. BARROWS, H. C. McFARLIN,


Assessor's of Carver.


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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN


Citizens of Carver :-


The Selectmen submit their annual report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1916, conveniently indexed.


HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT


REPAIR OF HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT.


Cr.


Paid-


Levi F. Morse, labor and teams,


$275 24


Lucien W. Atwood, labor,


24 75


Russell Shurtleff, labor,


67 99


Walter Dunham, labor,


66 06


Benjamin Parker, labor,


68 59


Jerome Peltier, labor,


64 80


Joseph Murray, labor,


68


J. L. Jenney, coal,


20 46


Albert Linton, labor,


7 86


Henry P. Burgess, labor,


58 63


Percy Smith, labor,


19 00


Benjamin Writhington, labor,


19 00


John D. Shaw, labor,


15 00


Dennett Brothers, smoke stack,


10 00


Embert H. Eames, labor and team,


16 47


Henry Bernard, labor,


2 44


I. Mozart Smith, posts and rails,


15 00


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Edgar E. Gardner, repairs and tools,


18 36


George E. Doane, shovels, 2 30


20 81


Stewart H. Pink, tools, Theron M. Cole, boards, Sarah Shaw, gravel ,


2 90


64 50


$860 84


John E. Atwood, labor and team,


$166 33


Lawrence Atwood, labor and team,


60 87


John Kennedy, labor,


34 35


Levi F. Morse, labor,


4 50


Walter H. Dunham, labor,


9 60


Jerome Peltier, labor,


28 00


George Judway, labor,


74 93


Albert Dube, labor,


4 05


Michael R. Clare, labor,


33 20


Philip Morris, labor and team,


9 36


Harry Morris, labor,


3 60


Fred Judway, labor,


12 60


Joseph Bolduc, labor,


131 36


William E. Cornish, labor,


49 00


Adrian Barnaby, labor,


64 00


James Thomas, labor,


40 20


Frank Weston, labor and team,


3 81


S. Thomas Weston, labor and team,


2 55


William Atwood, labor and team,


1 47


Frank Bernier, labor,


68


Charles Wilmot, labor,


68


James Kennedy, labor,


16 20


Herbert F. Atwood, labor,


4 00


J. Myrick Bump, labor and team,


55 80


Joseph Pina, labor,


14 40


Edward Michaud, labor,


33 40


Martin Thomas, labor,


38 48


Winfield L. Pratt, labor,


4 00


Manuel Lewis, labor,


4 00


Herbert Shaw, labor,


10 00


Kenneth Thomas, labor,


6 00


Carver three


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Henry Robbins, labor,


6 00


Russell Shurtleff, labor,


20 40


Henry P. Burgess, labor,


10 00


Howard Gardner, labor,


4 00


J. L. Jenney, coal,


7 50


Webster E. C. Vaughan, tools,


14 27


Alonzo D. Griffith, tools,


60


Theodore T. Vaughan, labor and team,


16 71


Theodore T. Vaughan, rails,


16 00


Dyar Supply Company,


6 50


Plymouth Hardware Company,


14 80


Eugene E. Shaw, gravel,


5 40


L. M. Atwood, gravel,


3 16


Carlton Shurtleff, tools,


14 55


Benjamin Parker, labor,


3 60


$1,064 91


Zephaniah W. Andrews, labor and team,


$227 82


Philip Morris, labor and team,


26 09


Henry H. Gammons, labor and team,


120 78


Orville K. Griffith, labor and team,


108 75


John B. McFarlin, labor,


89 32


Harry Morris, labor,


59 40


Lemuel N. Crocker, labor,


70 20


Stephen Gammons, labor,


67 16


Arthur Nickerson, labor,


61 53


Joseph Laird, labor,


25 08


James Laird, labor,


16 20


John M. Andrews, labor,


29 92


Sampson McFarlin, gravel,


3 64


Jerome Peltier, labor,


8 75


Alton H. Griffith, gravel,


2 28


Charles C. Perkins, gravel,


2 20


Ernest Dunham, gravel,


2 60


H. Robert Bailey, repairs,


85


Tremont Nail Company, coal,


4 80


Orville K. Griffith, wood,


63


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Standard Oil Company, oil, Acme Road Machine Company,


42 65


140 00


$1,110 65


Percy B. Bragdon, inspecting steam roller,


15 00


$3,051 40


RESURFACING ACCOUNT.


Paid-


Barrett & Company, tarvia,


$24 24


Levi F. Morse, labor and team,


47 43


Henry Bernard, labor and team,


29 28


Albert Linton, labor,


15 88


Benjamin Parker, labor,


1 80


Walter H. Dunham, labor,


8 70


Jerome Peltier, labor,


40 24


Lucien W. Atwood, labor,


7 50


Russell Shurtleff, labor,


11 25


Henry P. Burgess, labor,


6 00


Percy Smith, labor,


5 25


Adelbert P. Robins, labor,


5 25


Benjamin Writhington, labor,


5 25


Standard Oil Company, oil,


1,196 41


James L. Jenney, coal,


13 92


Zephaniah W. Andrew, labor and team,


36 14


Orville K. Griffith, labor and team,


20 20


John B. McFarlin, labor,


11 70


Lemuel N. Crocker, labor,


13 05


Arthur Nickerson, labor,


15 97


James Laird, labor,


11 25


Harry Morris, labor,


9 45


John M. Andrews, labor,


5 40


Henry H. Gammons, labor,


3 60


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Stephen Gammons, labor,


11 25


Rodney Griffith, labor,


1 35


Bernard Tillson, labor,


3 60


Charles Haggerty, labor,


1 35


John E. Atwood, labor,


26 38


Jerome Peltier, labor,


4 16


James E. Thomas, labor,


3 60


Edward Michaud, labor,


8 00


Michael R. Clare, labor,




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