Town annual reports of Carver 1917, Part 1

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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


:


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


Town of Carver


For the Year Ending Dec. 31


1917


Annual Town Meeting, March 4, 1918


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


own of Carver


For the Year Ending Dec. 31 1917


ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 4, 1918


PLYMOUTH: THE MEMORIAL PRESS 1918


INDEX TO AUDITORS' REPORT


Bituminous Road,


16


Poor,


11


Benj. Ellis School Fund,


22


Police,


17


Cemeteries,


20


Public Service, 23


Contingent Fund,


22


Quiticas Road, 15


East Head Road,


14


Removal of Snow,


14


Fighting Fire,


18


Repair of Bridges,


13


General Government,


17


Repair of Highways,


14


Gypsy Moth,


17


Resurfacing,


15


Health and Sanitation,


25


Schools,


21


Heater and Mixer,


16


Sealer of Weights and Meas- ures,


23


Interest,


24


Library,


12


Soldiers' Relief,


12


Marking Graves,


20


State Aid,


11


Mass. School Fund,


21


Steam Roller,


13


New Town Hall,


22


Town Hall Driveway,


26


North Carver Road,



16


Town Hall (old)


12


Note,


25


Old Home Day,


13


Town Officers (Gen. Govern- ment)


17


Overlay,


25


Town Pump,


19


Parks,


19


Tree Warden,


18


Plymouth Street,


Town House (new)


22


15 Unclassified,


24


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INDEX TO TOWN ACCOUNTS


Appropriations,


Assessors' Report,


27


Balances on Hand,


88


Public Safety, 79


Births, 1917,


86


Public Service Enterprise, 45


1916, Bituminous Road,


38


Quiticas Road Account, 39


Bridges (Repair of)


33


Repair of Highways, 31


Bituminous Road,


34


Recommendations, 88


Cemeteries,


76 Report of Selectmen,


6


Condition of Treasury,


6 Resurfacing, 15


Deaths, 1917,


85 School Committee's Report, 56


Fighting Fire Account,


48 Sealer of Weights and Meas- ures Account, 47


Financial Condition, Dec. 31, 1917,


Fire Wardens (List of)


4


Forest Wardens (List of)


4 Selectmen's Report, 31


Forestry Department,


48


Soldiers (List of those in ser- vice) 79


General Government (Town officers)


41


Snow (Removal from High- ways) 40


Gypsy Moth Account,


52


Gypsy Moth Supt. Report,


55


Soldiers' Relief Account, 12


Health and Sanitation,


45


State Aid Account, 11


Heater and Mixer,


38


Steam Roller Account, 39


Highways,


31


Superintendent of Schools' Re- port, 65


Jury List, 1917-1918,


47


Lead Account,


54 Town Officers (List of) 4


Library Account,


70 Tax Collector's Report. 30


Library (Librarian's Reports) 70


Town Clerk's Report, 81


Library (Trustees' Report)


71 Town Hall Account (old) 12


Marriages, 1917, 83 Town Meeting Records, 82


New Town Hall Account,


45 Town House Account (new) 22


North Carver Road,


16 Town Meeting Warrant,


89


Old Home Day Association, 72 Town Officers Account (Gen. Oil Account, 36 Government) 41


Overseers of the Poor,


75 Town Pump, 45


Park Account,


72 Treasurer's Report, 7


Perpetual Care Funds,


10 Tree Warden Account. 48


46 Unclassified, 44


Police Account,


88 Protection of Persons and Prop- erty, 46


6 Sealer of Weights and Meas- ures Report, 47


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TOWN OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1917


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


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


Assessors-T. T. Vaughan (1918), H. Clayton McFarlin (1919), Frank E. Barrows (1920).


School Committee-Mrs. Mary C. Rogers (1918), Ellis G. Cornish (1919), Mrs. Alice G. Shaw (1920).


Road Commissioners-Z. W. Andrews (1918), John E. At- wood (1919), Levi F. Morse (1920).


Auditors-Gustavus Atwood, William E. W. Vaughan. Constable-James W. Lewis.


Tree Warden-Herbert F. Atwood.


Park Commissioners-Herbert F. Atwood (1918), Freder- ick Anderson (1919), James S. Mckay (1920).


Cemetery Commissioners-Fred A. Ward (1918), James H. Peckham (1918), Frank E. Barrows (1920).


Library Trustees-Herbert F. Atwood (1918), William M. Shaw (1919), Herbert A. Stanly (1920).


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


Field Drivers and Pound Keepers-Ellis G. Cornish, Her- bert A. Stanley, Henry S. Pink.


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


APPOINTED OFFICERS.


Forester and Moth Superintendent-Herbert F. Atwood. Sealer of Weights and Measures-Herbert A. Stanley. Inspector of Animals-J. Myrick Bump. Inspector of Meat-James W. Lewis.


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LIST OF FIRE WARDENS FOR THE YEAR 1918.


Forest Warden


Call


Herbert F. Atwood, Carver,


Telephone 16-2


Deputy Fire Wardens-


Arthur C. Atwood, S. Carver,


"


24-5


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


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


25-2


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


10-2


James H. Peckham, E. Carver,



22-14


Philip S. Cole, N. Carver,


"


13-3


Maurice F. Robbins, N. Carver,


John E. Atwood, Carver,


6-2


Perez L. Shurtleff, Carver,


"


1-13


James S. McKay, N. Carver,


27-22


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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN


AND OTHER TOWN OFFICERS


CONDITION OF TOWN TREASURY AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS DECEMBER 31, 1917.


Assets.


Uncollected Taxes,


$12,844 39


Cash,


6,857 32


Due from Town, private liability,


632 66


Overdrafts,


307 41


Due from State :


Income tax,


84 00


Gypsy Moth account,


586 37


Highway account,


3,154 40


$24,466 55


Liabilities.


National Bank of Wareham, revenue


loan,


$15,000 00


Unexpended accounts,


7,442 06


Unappropriated assets,


2,024 49


$24,466 55


HENRY S. GRIFFITH,


Treasurer.


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TREASURER'S REPORT


Dr.


Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1917, $2,145 92


Received from County, dog fund, 178 52


City of Brockton, Poor, 2 00


Town of Plymouth, Schools,


34 50


Town of Plympton, moth work,


33 10


Received from State:


Gypsy moth account, 672 36


Corporation tax (1916),


58 24


Highway (1916), 15 00


Mass. School Fund,


730 14


Inspection of Animals,


17 50


Superintendent, Tuition, etc., 375 00


Corporation taxes,


1,292 80


National Bank tax,


93 84


State Aid,


434 00


Soldier's Exemption,


17


Income tax,


1,466 99


Gypsy moth,


5,000 60


Highway,


3,026 91


Charlotte E. Cole, Eames cemetery fund, 100 00


Sarah F. King, Ex. King cemetery fund, 100 00


Trustees, Ellis School fund, 200 00


Trustee, Pratt School fund, 207 00


Standard Oil Co., Highways, 27 15


Jesse A. Holmes, stove, 8 00


-8-


Manuel Ferriea, Town tax, 3 20


A. H. Griffith, sale of herring, 58


Mrs. Annie G. Shurtleff, ashes, 3 25


Chas. Richards, use of roller, 10 00


Barnet Skulsky, slaughterer's license, 1 00 E. Miller, slaughterer's license, 1 00


Maurice Resnick, slaughterer's license, 1 00


I. B. Bumpus, pool room license,


2 00


F. E. Barrows, auctioneer's license, 2 00


A. J. Cohen, peddler's license, 6 00


Miss Merrifield et al., school sundries, 2 41 W. A. Tillson, highways, 2 00


L. F. Morse, highways, 8 30


Mrs. Abigail B. Hatch, soldier's relief, 60 00


Henry F. Shaw, lumber, 7 50


N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., fires, 35 32


John Pouliot, poor, 9 00


Sale of Town Histories, 6 52


H. F. Atwood, overpaid, gypsy moth, 3 40


Gustavus Atwood, overpaid snow, 1 00


C. T. Morse, lumber, 1 00


Rent of Town Hall, 26 00


Perpetual care funds, 95 63


Nat'l Bank of Wareham, interest, 28 12


Spraying, lead, chopping wood, etc., 1,249 96


Nat'l Bank of Wareham, revenue


loan, 30,000 00


Collector of Taxes, 33,643 16


Collector of Taxes, Interest, 544 44


$81,973 53


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Cr.


Paid-


Clifton C. Wood, peddler's license returned, $6 00


Joseph E. Packard, peddler's license returned, 6 00


Bureau of Statistics, note fees,


6 00


C. O. Dunham, release of tax title, 8 89


Cash abatement, 125 20


Luther and Andrew R. Eames, cemetery, fund, 102 00


Edward W. King, cemetery fund, 100 00


Care of perpetual care lots, 95 63


State Tax, 4,620 00


County Tax, 2,545 00


Nat'l Bank of Wareham, two town hall notes, 1,350 00


Newburyport Inst. for Savings, interest, 60 00


Cape Ann Savings Bank, interest, 122 50


Augustus Wheeler, interest, 200 00


Nat'l Bank of Wareham, interest,


746 67


Nat'l Bank of Wareham, revenue, loans, 25,000 00


Orders of Selectmen, 40,022 32


Balance on hand, Dec. 31, 1917,


6,857 32


$81,973 53


ROSA A. COLE, LIBRARY FUND.


(In Wareham Savings Bank)


Balance Jan. 1, 1917, $869 49


Income for the year, 35 10


Balance Dec. 31, 1917, $904 59


.


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CONDITION OF PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS


Name of Fund


Principal


Balance of Income


Jan. 1, 1917


Income for the


Expenditures for


the Year.


Balance of Income


Dec. 31, 1917


Invested in


Savings Banks


Rosa A. Cole,


$1,000.00


$9.40


$40.76


$35.40


14.76


Wareham


Hannah P. Richards, 100.00


7.42


4.32


1.75


9.99


Middleboro


Rufus L. Richards,


100.00


13.65


4.56


1.75


16.46


Middleboro


E. T. Stetson,


200.00


400.54


27.30


24.63


403.21


Plymouth


Mary E. Forbes,


100.00


.23


4.04


4.27


Middleboro


Marcus Atwood,


200.00


22.20


8.96


31.16


Wareham


Chas. W. Griffith,


500.00


331.53


33.58


365.11


Wareham


Aug. Shurtleff,


100.00


20.52


5.46


4.25


21.73


Plymouth


Wilson Shaw.


100.00


29.95


5.22


35.17


Wareham


P. W. Bump,


100.00


26.28


5.73


32.01


Plymouth


Ellis Griffith,


200.00


138.52


13.66


7.50


144.68


Wareham


Jennie E. Robbins,


100.00


4.87


4.74


6.25


3.36


Plymouth


Albert W. Perkins,


100.00


6.12


4.28


10.40


Wareham


Joseph Pratt,


500.00


149.49


26.22


2.75


172.96


Wareham


Eben Smith,


100.00


14.19


4.60


18.79


Plymouth


Thomas B. Griffith,


1,000.00


331.41


55.64


387.05


Plymouth


John A. Winberg,


100.00


1.00


4.08


1.75


3.33


Wareham


N. M. Ransom,


200.00


8.08


6.50


1.58


Wareham


Olive B. Leonard,


100.00


16.48


4.68


21.16


Wareham


Reuben Sherman,


100.00


3.69


4.16


3.10


4.75


Middleboro


Benj. Shurtleff,


100.00


21.12


4.88


26.00


Middleboro


Luther & A. R. Eames


100.00


2.00


2.00


Middleboro


Edward W. King,


100.00


.53


4.04


4.57


Wareham


Totals,


$5,500.00


$1,549.14


$285.03


$95.63 . $1,738.54


HENRY S. GRIFFITH,


Treasurer.


-


Julia F. Hammond


100.00


4.04


4.04


Middleboro


Middleboro


Sarah A. Hammond, 100.00


Year


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


POOR ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1917.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $965 20


March. 5. To appropriation, 1,000 00


To received from City of Brockton, 2 00


To received from J. Pouliot, 9 00


$1,976 20


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen,


$1,418 83


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 557 37


$1,976 20


STATE AID ACCOUNT


Dr.


1917.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, $173 00


Mar. 5. To appropriation,


250 00


$423 00


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $408 00


By bal. on hand, 15 00


$423 00


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SOLDIER'S RELIEF ACCOUNT Dr.


1917.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, $36 50


March. 5. To appropriation, 250 00


To rec'd. from Abigail Hatch, 60 00


$346 50


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen,


$178 43


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 168 07


$346 50


TOWN HOUSE ACCOUNT (Old)


Dr.


1917.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand,


$87 98


Cr.


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


LIBRARY ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1917.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, $23 38


Mar. 5. To received from dog fund, 178 52


$201 90


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $88 98


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 112 92 $201 90


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OLD HOME DAY ACCOUNT. Dr.


1917.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand,


$25 00


Mar. 5. To appropriation, 50 00


$75 00


Cr.


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, $75 00


STEAM ROLLER ACCOUNT


Dr.


1917.


Mar. 5. To appropriation, $25 00


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, 15 00


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 10 00


$25 00


REPAIR OF BRIDGES ACCOUNT


Dr


1917.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $430 84


Mar. 5. To appropriation, 75 00


$505 94


Cr


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, . $305 74


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 200 10


$505 84


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REMOVAL OF SNOW ACCOUNT.


1917.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, $42 17


Mar. 8. To appropriation, 100 00


Dec. 31. To rec'd from G. Atwood, unpaid, 1 00


Dec 31. To overdraft, 51 33


$194 50


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $194 50


REPAIRS OF HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT.


Dr. .


1917.


Mar. 5. To appropriation, $2,000 00


To rec'd from W. A. Tillson, 2 00


To rec'd from Frank Morse, 8 30


$2,010 30


Cr.


Jan. 1. By overdraft, $59 66


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, 1,939 34


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, 11 30


$2,010 30


EAST HEAD ROAD ACCOUNT.


Dr


1917.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, $2 63


Cr.


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


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PLYMOUTH STREET ACCOUNT Dr


1917.


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


Cr.


Dec. 31. By bal. on hand, $142 88


STONEROAD RESURFACING ACCOUNT


Dr.


1917.


Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, 58 99


Cr.


Dec. 31. By bal. $58 99


QUITICAS ROAD ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1917.


Jan. 1. To bal. $2 36


Mar. 5. To appropriation, 1,500 00


To amount rec'd for oil from


North Carver Road acct., 150 00


Dec. 31. to overdraft, 05


Cr. $1,652 41


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $1.652 41


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NO CARVER ROAD ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1917.


Der. 31. To rec'd from the State, $15 00


Dec. 31. To overdraft, 255 10


$270 10


Cr.


Jan. 1. By overdraft, $256 03


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, 14 07


$270 10


BITUMINOUS ROAD ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1917.


Mar. 5. To appropriation, $6,500 00


Mar. 5. To rec'd from State, 3,026 91


Mar. 5. To amount due from State, 3,473 09


$13,000 00


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $9,828 27


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 3,171 73


$13,000 00


HEATER AND MIXER ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1917.


Mar. 5. To appropriation, $2,870 02


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $2,870 02


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GENERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1917.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $103 81


Mar. 5. To appropriation, 2,600 00


$2,703 81


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $2,547 64


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 156 17


$2,703 81


POLICE OFFICERS' ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1917.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand,


$256 48


Mar. 5. To appropriation,


200 00


$456 48


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $124 15


Dec. 31. By balance, 332 33


$456 48


GYPSY MOTH ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1917.


Mar. 5. To appropriation, $857 25


Mar. 5. To rec'd from State, 5,000 60


Carver 2


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Mar. 5. To rec'd from H. F. Atwood, overpaid, 3 40


Mar. 5. To transferred from lead, etc., 651 02


Mar. 5. To private liability, 1,337 30


Mar. 5. To due from the Town, 632 66


Dec. 31. To overdraft, 11 72


$8,493 95


Cr.


Jan. 1. By overdraft, $410 80


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, 8,083 15


$8,493 95


TREE WARDEN ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1917.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand,


$65 58


Mar. 5. To appropriation, 150 00


$215 58


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen,


$212 25


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 3 33


$215 58


FIRE FIGHTING ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1917.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $339 75


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Jan. 1. To received from N. Y., N. H.


& H. R. R. Co., 35 32


$375 07


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $100 98


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 274 09


$375 07


PARK ACCOUNT.


Dr


1917.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand,


$36 57


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $30 54


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 6 03


$36 57


TOWN PUMP ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1917.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $1 85


Mar. 5. To appropriation, 5 00


$6 85


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Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of the selectmen, $4 00


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 2 85


$6 85


MARKING GRAVES ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1917.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand,


78


Cr.


Dec. 31. By balance on hand,


CEMETERY ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1917.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $39 22


Mar. 5. To appropriation, 150 00


$189 22


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen,


$124 37


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 64 85


$189 22


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SCHOOL ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1917.


Mar. 5. To appropriation, $8,500 00


Mar. 5. To rec'd from Town of


Plymouth,


34 50


Mar. 5. To rec'd from G. Atwood trustees, 207 00


Mar. 5. To rec'd for sundries, 6 66


Mar. 5. To rec'd from State for Supt.


and tuition, 375 00


$9,123 16


Cr


1917.


Jan. 1. By overdraft, $313 71


Dec. 31. By order of selectmen, 8,732 84


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 76 61


$9,123 16


MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL FUND ACCOUNT.


Dr


1917.


Dec. 31. To rec'd from State, $730 14


Cr.


Jan. 1. By overdraft, $50 00


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, 680 14


$730 14


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BENJ. ELLIS SCHOOL FUND ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1917.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $73 60


Jan. 1. To rec'd from trustees, 200 00


$273 60


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen,


$257 50


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 16 10


$273 60


NEW TOWN HALL ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1917.


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


Mar. 5. To appropriation, 200 00


$293 81


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $124 02


Dec. 31 By balance on hand, 169 79


$293 81


CONTINGENT FUND ACCOUNT.


Dr


1917. Jan. 1. To bal. on hand, $746 37


1


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Cr.


June By transferred to lead account, $450 00


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 296 37


$746 37


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1917.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $7 61


Mar. 5. To appropriation, 25 00


$32 61


Cr.


Dec. 31. · By orders of selectmen,


$27 71


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 4. 90


$32 61


PUBLIC SERVICE ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1917.


Mar. 5. To appropriation, $10 00


Cr


Jan. 1. By overdraft, $3 17


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, 1 50


Dec. 31.


By balance on hand,


5 33


$10 00


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INTEREST ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1


1917.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $180 98


Mar. 5. To appropriation, 800 00


Dec. 31. To rec'd from National Bank


of Wareham,


28 12


Dec. 31. To rec'd int. on taxes, 544 44


$1,553 54


Cr.


Dec. 31. By paid Newburyport Inst. for Savings, $60 00


Dec. 31. By paid Cape Ann Savings Bank, 122 50


Dec. 31. By paid Augustus Wheeler, 200 00


Dec. 31. By paid Nat'l Bank of Wareham, 746 67


Dec. 31. By balance on hand,


424 37


$1,553 54


UNCLASSIFIED ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1917.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $86 34


Mar. 5. To appropriation, 200 00


Mar. 5. To Memorial Day appropriation, 100 00


$386 34


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $233 50


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 152 84


$386 34


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NOTE ACCOUNT. Dr.


1917.


Mar. 5. To appropriation, $1,350 00


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $1,350 00


OVERLAY ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1917.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $704 10


Jan. 1. To overlaying for 1917, 210 00


$914 10


Cr.


Dec. 31. By paid abatements, $210 31


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 703 79


$914 10


HEALTH AND SANITATION ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1917.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $149 17


Mar. 5. To appropriation,


100 00


Mar. 5. To rec'd from State, 17 50


$266 67


.


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Cr.


Dec. 31.


By orders of selectmen,


$201 50


Dec. 31. By balance on hand,


65 17


$266 67


TOWN HALL DRIVEWAY ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1917.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand,


$ 67


Cr.


Dec. 31. By balance on hand,


$ -67


GUSTAVUS ATWOOD,


WILLIAM E. W. VAUGHAN, Auditors of Carver.


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ASSESSORS' REPORT


For the year ending December 31, 1917.


Appropriations voted by the Town, March 5 and April 3, 1917:


Charities,


$1,000 00


State Aid,


250 00


Soldiers' Relief,


250 00


Old Home Day,


50 00


Steam Roller,


25 00


Repair of Bridges,


75 0)


1


Removal of Snow,


100 00


Repair of Highways,


2,000 00


General Government,


2,600 00


Tree Warden,


150 00


Arsenate of Lead,


300 00


Town Pump,


5 00


Gypsy Moth,


857 25


Police,


200 00


Cemeteries,


150 00


Schools,


8,500 00


Town Hall,


200 00


Resurfacing Stone Road,


6,500 00


Sealer of Weights and Measures,


25 00


Public Service,


10 00


Interest,


800 00


Unclassified,


200 00


Health,


100 00


Town Hall Debt,


1,350 00


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Memorial Day, West Street, Heater and Mixer,


100 00


1,500 00


2,870 02


$30,167 28


Deduct-


Corporation and Bank tax received


from State,


$1,200 00


State Aid Rec'd from State.


434 00


Income Tax from State,


1,508 95


Taken from the Treasury,


1,900 00


$5,042 95


Town Tax,


$25,124 33


State Tax,


4,620 00


County Tax,


2,545 46


Gypsy Moth Tax,


1,337 30


Overlay,


210 00


Subsequently assessed,


7 60


Total raised by tax,


$33,844 69


Assessed on 356 polls,


$712 00


Assessed on Property.


33,132 69


$33,844 69


Number of polls assessed,


356


Value of buildings, excluding land,


$363,460 00


Value of land, excluding buildings,


1,565,295 00


Value of personal estate,


141,830 00


Increase in value of real estate,


585 00


Decrease in value of personal estate,


62,105 00


Tax rate on $1,000, 16 00


Persons assessed on poll only,


128


Residents assessed on property,


386


Non-Residents assessed on property,


252


Number of horses, 153


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Number of cows, 91


Number of other cattle,


46


Number of swine,


12


Number of fowl,


2,300


Number of dwellings,


621


Number of acres of land, 22,881


Number of acres of cranberry bog,


2,68012


Valuation of cranberry bogs,


$1,248,610 00


Decrease in valuation of cranberry bogs,


51,834 00


Number of different bogs taxed, 281


Assessors' valuation of cranberry bogs per acre in 1917- 131/2 acres at $750.00 per acre.


173 acres at $700.00 per acre.


272 acres at 650.00 per acre.


242 acres at 600.00 per acre.


252 acres at 550.00 per acre.


364 acres at 500.00 per acre.


482 acres at 450.00 per acre.


304 acres at 400.00 per acre.


256 acres at 350.00 per acre.


157 acres at 300.00 per acre.


69 acres at 250.00 per acre.


82 acres at


200.00 per acre.


2 acres at 150.00 per acre.


acres at 100.00 per acre.


5 acres at 50.00 per acre.


Average value per acre, $464 69


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


Assessors of Carver.


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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT


Dr.


Uncollected Jan. 1, 1917,


$12,720 50


Committed in 1917,


33,850 96


Subsequently assessed,


1 20


$46,572 66


Cr.


Collected during the year.


$33,643 16


Abated,


85 11


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1917,


12,844 39


$46,572 66


STATEMENT BY YEARS.


Year.


Uncollected Jan. 1, 1917


Subsequently


assessed


Collected


in 1917


Abated in


1917


Uncollected


Dec. 31, 1917


1914,


37.32


30.07


7.25


1915,


3,764.78


.40


3,578.76


67.06


119.36


1916,


8,918.40


.80


4,983.29


9.60


3,926.31


1917,


33,850.96


25,051.04


1.20


8,798.72


46,571.46


1.20


33,643.16


85.11 12,844.39


HENRY S. GRIFFITH,


Collector.


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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN


Citizens of Carver :--


The Selectmen submit their annual report for the year end- ing December 31, 1917, conveniently indexed, and containing such other items as may be of interest, the most interesting of all doubtless will be the fact that we report but few overdrawn accounts.


HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT


REPAIR OF HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT.


Cr.


Paid-


Zephaniah W. Andrews, labor and team,


$251 85


Zephaniah W. Andrews, freight, 4 30


Zephaniah W. Andrews, repair of heater, 1 25


John B. McFarlin, labor,


106 95


Lemuel N. Crocker, labor,


95 99


Henry H. Gammons, labor and team,


139 42


John M. Andrews, labor,


97 86


Orville K. Griffith, labor and team,


132 24


Henry Bernard, labor and team, Fred Tucker, labor,


15 00


72 87


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Arthur Tucker, labor,


68 87


Levi F. Morse, labor, 5 00


Stephen Gammons, labor, 2 00


Gustavus Atwood, 2 guide boards,


1 30


Alton H. Griffith, gravel,


4 00


Harry Washburn, gravel,


1 12


Alonzo D. Griffith, tools,


. 85


$1,000 87


John E. Atwood, labor and team,


$58 40


Jerome Peltier, labor,


24 50


Russell Shurtleff, labor,


21 52


Levi F. Morse, labor,


23 64


Percy Smith, labor,


31 60


Benjamin Parker, labor,


10 00


Walter H. Dunham, labor.


00


Lawrence Atwood, labor,


30 48


Joseph Bolduc, labor,


41 53


Wilmar Wiley, labor,


19 40


John Kennedy, labor,


4 50


Frank Dean, labor,


23 45


Henry F. Shaw, labor,


6 75


Fred Smith, labor,


18 00


Adrian Barnaby, labor,


4 50


Alphonso Roy, labor,


11 85


Michael R. Clare, labor,


2 25


Winfield L. Pratt, labor,


2 25


Joseph Lewis, labor,


11 25


Henry P. Burgess, labor,


2 00


Barrett Company, tarvia,


24 99


Standard Oil Company,


64 56


Carlton Shurtleff, tools,


2 50


Stewart H. Pink, tools,


1 55


Theodore T. Vaughan, posts and rails,


4 96


$453 43


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Levi F. Morse, labor and team,


207 04


Jerome Peltier, labor, 49 00


Howard Gardner, labor,


1 00


Russell Shurtleff, labor,


39 58


Henry P. Burgess, labor, 12 05


Walter Garnett, labor,


1 00


William Loud, labor,


10 50


Walter H. Dunham, labor,


57 90


Percy Smith, labor,


36 80


Benjamin Parker, labor,


36 60


Clarence Thomas, labor,


3 10


Henry S. Griffith, freight,


9 36


Edgar E. Gardner, repairs,


2 60


Stewart H. Pink, paper, nails and tools,


17 91


Dyar Supply Co., balance on heater and mixer acct., 60


$485 04


$1,939 34


BRIDGE ACCOUNT.


Cr.


Paid-


John E. Atwood, labor,


$2 50


Winfield L. Pratt, labor,


2 00


Henry Shaw, labor, 2 00


Kenneth E. Shaw, use of truck,


1 00


John E. Atwood, labor,


5 00


Fred Smith, labor, 4 50


Wilmar Wiley, labor and team,


7 70


Bryant & Soule, cement,


5 20


T. W. Peirce Hardware Co., tile pipe,


57 42


Carver 3


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William C. Hatch, labor,


4 50


Lawrence Atwood, labor and team,


Fred Smith, labor, 4 50


Winfield L. Pratt, labor,


4 50


Augustine Roy, labor,


4 50


Stewart H. Pink, labor,


5 24


John E. Atwood, labor and team,


4 10


William E. W. Vaughan, posts,


6 50


George A. Shurtleff, plank,


42 20


Bertram L. Thomas, steel for causeway bridge,


126 40


Levi F. Morse, labor and team,


4 90


Russell Shurtleff, labor,


3 38


$305 74


STATE BITUMINOUS ROAD ACCOUNT.


Cr.


Paid-


John E. Atwood, labor and team,


$366 60


Levi F. Morse, labor and teams,


503 57


Levi F. Morse, wood, 12 00


Jerome Peltier, engineer,


301 50


Augustine Roy, engineer,


161 25


Walter H. Dunham, labor,


212 19


Clarence Thomas, labor


127 60


Benjamin Parker, labor, 194 93


Russell Shurtleff, labor and team,


396 13


Embert H. Eames, labor and team,


248 90


Theodore T. Vaughan, labor and team,


214 52


Theodore T. Vaughan, wood, 132 00


Antone Lewis, labor,


166 07


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Joseph Bolduc, labor and team,


247 63


Alphonso Roy, labor, 186 32


Oscar Peltier, labor,


109 05


Michael R. Clare, labor,


154 33


William E. Cornish, labor,


106 55


Manuel Lewis, labor,


105 95


Joseph Lewis, labor,


20 25


Henry Shaw, labor,


103 15


Frank Deane, labor,


132 67


Benjamin Wrightington, labor,


144 48


John Kennedy, labor,


55 68


Ernest Roy, labor,


47 97


Fred Smith, labor,


133 80


Arthur Braddock, labor,


77 59


Martin Holmes, labor,


32 00


David Langille, labor,


86 89


Thomas Hastings, labor,


46 90


Walter Garnett, labor,


19 36


Percy Smith, labor,


118 90


Henry P. Burgess, labor,


80 29


Henry Bernard, labor,


62 67


George Roy, labor,


51 74


Winfield L. Pratt, labor,


67 49


Wilmar Wiley, labor,


23 10


Lawrence Atwood, labor,


170 83


Harold Dunn, labor,


49 50


George E. Swan, labor,


34 87


William C. Hatch, labor,


11 25


Ellsworth Braddock, labor,


39 46


Edward Poole, labor,


14 25


Ruel Thomas, labor,


19 12


John McMahone, labor,


7 87


Joseph Bacon, labor,


3 37


Edward Dionne, labor,


7 87


George Lawrence, labor,


6 46


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Abbie Raymond, team, 15 67


Frank R. Rickard, labor, 54 05


Joseph B. Rickard, labor, 15 40


Ira Thomas, labor, 13 50


Clarence Burgess, labor, 23 90


Auguste Alves, labor,


12 00


Theron M. Cole, carting oil,




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