Town annual reports of Carver 1918, Part 1

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Publication date: 1918
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ANNUAL REPORT


2 OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


Town of Carver


For the Year Ending Dec. 31 1918


Annual Town Meeting March 3, 1919.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


Town of Carver


For the Year Ending Dec. 31 1918


Annual Town Meeting March 3, 1919.


PLYMOUTH: THE MEMORIAL PRESS 1919.


INDEX TO AUDITORS' REPORT


Poor.


11


Police. 16


Benj. Ellis School Fund.


18


Public Service, 21


Bituminous Road,


24


Quiticus Road. 23


Cemeteries,


17


Removal of Snow,


14


East Head Road,


17


Repair of Bridges, 13


14


Farm Bureau,


26


Reserve Fund,


20


General Government,


15


Schools,


18


Gypsy Moth,


24


Shoe String Road,


26


Health and Sanitation.


22


Sealer of Weights and' Meas-


Interest,


25


ures, 20


Library,


12


Soldiers' Relief,


12


Lead.


23


State Aid,


11


Marking Graves.


17


Steam Roller,


13


Mass. School Fund,


19


Stone Road,


20


New Town Hall,


19


Town Hall Driveway,


22


North Carver Road,


23


Town Hall (old)


19


Note.


26


Town Pump,


16


Old Home Day,


13


Town Officers (Gen. Gov-


Oiling Road,


25


ment), 37


Overlay,


21


Tree Warden, 14


Parks,


16


Plymouth Street,


19


Unclassified,


21


Fighting Fire,


15


Repair of Highways,


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INDEX TO TOWN ACCOUNTS


Appropriations,


80


Park Account, 69


Assessors' Report,


27


Perpetual Care Fund, 10


Balances on Iland,


80


Police Account, 42


Births, 1918,


75 Protections of Persons and' Property, 41


Bituminous Road,


34


Bridges (Repair of)


33


Quiticas Road Account, 36


Cemeteries. 73


Repair of Highways, 31


Condition of Treasury, 6


76


Report of Selectmen, 6


Fighting Fire Account,


44


School Committee's Report, 55


Sealer of Weights and Meas- ures' Account, 43


Fire Wardens (Lists of)


4


Forest Wardens (Lists of)


4


Forestry Department,


41


Farm Bureau, 73


General Government (Town Officers) 37


Gypsy Moth Account.


52


Health and Sanitation.


40


Highways,


31


Jury List, 1918, 1919,


43


Tax Collector's Report, 30


Library Account, 68


68


Town Meeting Records,


77


Library (Trustees' Report)


68 Town Meeting Warrant, 82


Marriages, 1918,


74 Town Officers' Account, 37


Old Home Day Association,


70 Town Pump, 41


Oil Account,


35 Treasurer's Report, 7


Overseers of the Poor.


72 Tree Warden Account, 44


Oiling Shoe String Road, 36 Unclassified, 40


Scaler of Weights and Meas- ures' Report, 43


Selectmen's Report, 6


Snow (removal from Highway) 37 State Aid Account, 11


Soldiers' Relief Account, 41


Superintendent of Schools Report, 62


Town Officers' (List of),


4


Town Clerk's Report, 74


Library (Librarian's Report)


Public Service Enterprise, 40


Deaths, 1918,


Recommendations, 80


Financial Condition, Dec. 31, 1918, 6


TOWN OFFICERS IN 1918.


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


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


Assessors-HI. Clayton McFarlin (1919), Frank E. Bar- rows (1920), T. T. Vaughan (1921). School Committee-Ellis G. Cornish (1919), Mrs. Alice G. Shaw (1920), Mrs. Mary C. Rogers (1921).


Road Commissioners-John E. Atwood (1919), Levi F. Morse (1920), Z. W. Andrews (1921).


Auditors-Gustavus Atwood. William E. W. Vaughan. Tree Warden-Herbert F. Atwood.


Constable-James W. Lewis.


Library Trustees-William M. Shaw (1919), Herbert A. Stanly (1920), H. F. Atwood (1921).


Park Commissioners-Frederick Anderson (1919), James S. McKay (1920), Frank E. Barrows (1921).


Cemetery Commissioners-James H. Peckham (1919). Frank E. Barrows (1920). Fred A. Ward (1921).


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, Clarence Thomas, James A. Vaughan.


Fence Viewers-T. T. Vaughan, Frank E. Barrows, Henry S. Griffith.


APPOINTED OFFICERS.


Sealer of Weights and Measures-Herbert A. Stanley. Forester-Herbert F. Atwood. Gypsy Moth Superintendent-Herbert F. Atwood. Constable-Percy W. Shurtleff.


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LIST OF FIRE WARDENS FOR THE YEAR 1919.


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


Philip S. Cole, N. Carver, ..


13-3


Maurice F. Robbins, N. Carver,


John E. Atwood, Carver,


6-2


James S. McKay, N. Carver, " 27-22


William Day, S. Carver,


(Wareham 9006-12) .


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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN AND OTHER TOWN OFFICERS.


Citizens of Carver :


The Selectmen submit their annual report for the year end .- ing December 31, 1918 conveniently indexed and containing other items of interest.


CONDITION OF THE TOWN TREASURY AT THE


CLOSE OF BUSINESS DECEMBER 31, 1918.


* Assets.


Uncollected taxes,


$11,948 07


Cash.


4,510 05


Due from State :


Gypsy Moth account,


1,116 14


Corporation taxes,


88 05


Overdrafts,


567 61


$18,229 92


Liabilities.


Due National Bank of Wareham, loan,


$10,000 00


Unexpended accounts,


5,890 52


Balance unappropriated.


2,339 40


$18,229 92


HENRY S. GRIFFITH, Treasurer.


*In preparing this statement the Bituminous Road account was not considered. The adjustment of that account would vary the condition slightly.


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TREASURER'S REPORT


HENRY S. GRIFFITH, Treasurer.


Dr.


Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1918,


$6,857 32


From County, Dog Fund, 162 34


From State :


Massachusetts School Fund,


647 78


Inspection of Animals, 17 50


Gypsy Moth Account (1917),


586 37


Gypsy Moth Account (1918),


1,695 90


Highways,


1,481 17


Union Superintendency,


387 50


Income tax (1917),


210 00


Income tax (1918),


2,334 08


Corporation tax, P. S.,


714 42


Corporation tax, B,


287 25


National Bank tax,


90 09


State Aid, 408 00


Received from :


Sale of lead, spraying, etc., 1,342 38


Gustavus Atwood, Trustee Pratt School fund, 183 00


Stanly and Vaughan, Trustee Ellis School fund, 180 00


Davis Atwood, school book, 30


Sale of school books, 2 00


Walton S. Hall, school books,


10 93


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S. O. Co., overpaid, 127 10


A. P. Robbins, coal, 6 00


H. A. Stanley, coal, 11 00


National Bank of Wareham, int., 50 64


Unclaimed orders, 1 36


A. H. Griffith, sale of herring,


2 25


John W. Churchill, fires, 9 12 N. Y., N. H. and H. R. R. Co., fires, 66 2? S. O. Co., barrels, 97


Mrs. I. Blanche Murphy, tea room license, 50


Maurice Reznick, slaughterer's license, 1 00 Maurice Lipine, slaughterer's license, 1 00


A. C. Perkins, slaughterer's license, 1 00


Roswell Shurtleff, pool room license, 2 00


Dep't of W. and M., peddlars license, 6 00 Mrs. Annie Jefferson, remuneration, 50 00 Samuel Shaw, 32


Fourth District Court, fines, 10 00


T. M. Cole, Poor Farm logs, 1.216 56


J. A. Holmes, park logs, 150 00


E. G. Cornish, hall rent, 3 00


H. S. Griffith, sale of histories, 8 10


Cemetery funds, 190 26


Interest on taxes, 590 56


Collector of Taxes, 26,754 99


National Bank of Wareham, tem- porary loans, 30,000 00


Town Clerk, fees, 34 60


Tax Collector, fees, 23 75


$76,917 23


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Cr.


Paid-


Orders of Selectmen, $27,311 63


National Bank of Wareham,


loans.


35,000 00


State tax, 4,620 00


County tax, 2,630 33


National Bank of Wareham, notes, 1,350 00


National Bank of Wareham, int.,


876 21


Augustus Wheeler, int., 200 00


Cape. Ann Savings bank, int., 105 00


Newburyport Inst., int., 40 00


E. D. Atwood, Admr, tax abatement, 6 40


M. R. L. Goetz, tax abatement, 2 28


State Tax Exemption, 10 67


Cemetery bills, 190 26


Bureau of Statistics, note fees, 6 00


H. S. Griffith, town clerk fees, 34 60


H. S. Griffith, tax collector's fees, 23 75


Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1,500 10


$76,917 23


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CONDITION OF CEMETERY FUNDS, DEC. 31, 1918.


Name of


Fund


Principal


Balance of Income


Jan. 1, 1918.


Income for


1918


Expenditures in


Balance of Income


Invested in


Savings Banks


Rosa A. Cole, $1,000.00


$14.76


$46.15


$20.50


$40.41


Wareham


H. P. Richards.


100.00


9.99


4.97


14.96


Middleboro


R. L. Richards,


100.00


16.46


5.29


21.75


Middleboro


E. T. Stetson,


200.00


403.21


30.52


20.50


413.23


Plymouth


Mary E. Forbes,


100.00


4.27


4.73


3.50


5.50


Middleboro


J. F. Hammond,


100.00


4.04


4.73


2.50


6.27


Middleboro


Marcus Atwood,


200.00


31.16


10.51


41.67


Wareham


C. W. Griffith,


500.00


365.11


39.35


9.50


394.96


Wareham


Aug. Shurtleff,


100.00


21.73


6.12


5.80


22.05


Plymouth


Wilson Shaw,


100.00


35.17


6.15


8.00


33.32


Wareham


P. W. Bump,


100.00


32.01


6.67


1.75


36.93


Plymouth


Ellis Griffith,


200.00


144.68


15.66


160.34


Wareham


Jennie E. Robbins, 100.00


3.36


5.19


5.25


3.30


Plymouth


A. W. Perkins,


100.00


10.40


5.00


15.40


Wareham


Joseph Pratt,


500.00


172.96


30.60


11.75


191.81


Wareham


Eben Smith,


100.00


18.79


5.38


24.17


Middleboro


Thos. B. Griffith, 1,000.00


387.05


65.03


87.21


364.87


Plymouth (2)


John A. Winberg, 100.00


3.33


4.68


8.01


Wareham


N. M. Ransom,


200.00


1.58


9.16


4.50


6.24


Wareham


O. B. Leonard.


100.00


21.16


5.49


26.65


Wareham


Reuben Sherman,


100.00


4.75


4.75


3.50


6.00


Middleboro


Benj. Shurtleff,


100.00


26.00


5.72


31.72


Middleboro


S. A. Hammond,


100.00


4.57


4.73


1.50


7.80


Wareham


L. and A. R. Eames, 100.00


2.00


3.47


2.25


3.22


Middleboro


E. W. King,


100.00


3.40


2.25


1.15


Middleboro


$5,500.00 $1.738.54 $333.45 $190.26 $1.881.73


ROSA A. COLE LIBRARY FUND.


Balance Dec. 31, 1917,


$904 59


Income for the year,


41 13


Balance, Dec. 31, 1918,


945 72


On account of the scarcity of labor last season the cemeteries were neglected. Conditions have changed and the balance of income renders it imperative to remedy the neglect the ensuing season.


HENRY S. GRIFFITH, Treasurer.


Dec. 31, 1918.


1918.


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REPORT OF THE AUDITORS ON THE CONDITION OF


THE SEVERAL TOWN ACCOUNTS.


POOR ACCOUNT.


Dr


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $557 37


March 4. To appropriation, 1,000 00


Dec. 31. To overdraft, 56 98


$1,614 35


Cr.


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen, $1,614 35


STATE AID ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $75 00


March 4. To appropriation. 500 00


$575 00


Cr.


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen, $422 00


Dec. 31. By balance on hand. 153 00


$575 00


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SOLDIERS RELIEF ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $168 07


March 4. To appropriation, 200 00


To received from Mrs. Jef-


ferson,


50 00


$418 07


Cr.


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen, 114 04


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 241 03


$418 07


TOWN HOUSE ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $87 98


Cr.


March 4. By transferred to treasury, $87 98


LIBRARY ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand,


$112 92


March 4. To appropriation,


25 00


$137 92


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen,


$126 50


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 11 42


$137 92


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OLD HOME DAY ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To amount on hand,


Cr. $75 00


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $75 00


.


STEAM ROLLER ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $10 00


Cr.


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, $10 00


REPAIR OF BRIDGE.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $200 10


March 4. To appropriation, 300 00


$500 10


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen. $401 22


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 98 88


$500 10


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REMOVAL OF SNOW. Dr.


1918.


$200 00 March 4. To appropriation,


Cr.


Jan. 1. By overdraft. $51 33


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen.


Dec. 31. By balance on hand. 120 93


$200 00


REPAIR OF HIGHWAYS.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand. $11 30


March 4. To appropriation, 3,000 00


To received Ply. Street Acct., 142 88 To received from Reserve fund. 249 60


$3,403 78


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $3,081 32


Dec. 31. Br balance on hand. 316 46


$3.403 78


TREE WARDEN ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1912.


Jan.1. To balance on hand, $3 33


March 4. To appropriation. 200 00


$203 33


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen. $202 50


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 83


$203 33


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GENERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $156 17


March 4. To appropriation, 2,500 00


To received for coal sold to


A. Robbins,


6 00


To received for coal sold to


H. Stanley,


11 00


$2,673 17


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $1,775 50


Dec. 31. By balance on hand. 897 67


$2,673 17


FIRE FIGHTING ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand,


$274 09


To received N. Y. N. H. &


H. R. R.,


66 22


To received John W. Churchill, 9 12


$349 43


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $258 89


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 90 54


$349 43


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POLICE OFFICERS ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


$332 33 Jan. 1. To balance on hand,


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen. $191 91


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 140 42


$332 33


PARK ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $6 03


March 4. To appropriation. 100 00


Dec. 31. To overdraft, 155 60


$261 63


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen. $261 63


TOWN PUMP ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand. $2 85


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $1 50


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 1 35


$2 85


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MARKING GRAVES ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $ 73


Cr.


Dec. 31. By transferred to Town Treasury, $ 78


CEMETERY ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $64 85


March 4. To appropriation, $150 00


$214 85


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $121 75


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 93 10


$214 35


EAST HEAD ROAD ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


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


Cr.


March 4. By transferred to town treasury, $2 63


Carver 2


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SCHOOL ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $76 61


March 4. To appropriation. 8,700 00


To received from Walton Hall,


note book,


5 41


To received from Davis Atwood. books, 30


To received from sales of books, 2 00 To received for tuition and superintendent, 387 50


To received for school supplies, 5 52


To received from dog fund, 162 34 To received from Pratt fund, 183 00


$9,522 68


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $8,811 80


Dec. 31. By balance on hand. $10 SS


$9,522 65


BENJ. ELLIS SCHOOL FUND ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand. $16 10


To received from trustees,


180 00


$196 10


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $119 50


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 16 60


$196 10


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NEW TOWN HALL ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $169 79


Cr.


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, $169 79


PLYMOUTH STREET ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


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


Cr.


March 4. By transferred to Highway account, $142 83


MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL FUND ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


To received from the State, $647 78


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $638 28


Dec. 31. To balance on hand, 9 50


$647 78


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STONE ROAD ACCOUNT.


Dr.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $58 99


Cr.


March 4. By returned to Town Treasury, $58 99


RESERVE FUND ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $296 37


March 4. To appropriation, 400 00


$696 37


Cr.


Dec. 31. By balance,


$446 77


By transferred to Highway ac-


count,


249 60


$696 37


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $4 90


March 31. To appropriation, 30 00


$34 90


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $30 93


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 3 97


$34 90


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PUBLIC SERVICE ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $5 33


March 4. To appropriation, 5 00


$10 33


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $2 50


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, $7 83


$10 33


UNCLASSIFIED ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand. $152 84


March 4. To appropriation, 125 00


Dec. 31. To overdraft, 248 93


$526 77


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen. $526 17


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OVERLAY ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $703 79


To overlaying,


421 47


$1,125 26


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Cr.


By abatements, $298 41 By cash abatements, 8 68


Dec. 31. By balance, 817 87


$1,125 26


TOWN DRIVEWAY ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. By balance on hand, $ 67


Cr.


March 4. By transferred to Town Treasury,


$


67


HEALTH AND SANITATION ACCOUNT.


Dr .


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $65 17


March 4. To appropriation, $200 00


$265 17


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $143 00


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 122 17


$265 17


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QUITTICAS ROAD ACCOUNT.


Dr


1918.


March 4. To charged to Highway ac- count, $ 05


To received from overpaid bill, 127 10


$127 15


Cr.


Dec. 31. By overdraft, paid, $ 05


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, 112 85


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 14 25


$127 15


NORTH CARVER ROAD ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


March 4. To appropriation, $255 10


Cr.


Jan. 1. By overdraft, paid, $255 10


LEAD ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $6 3%


Cr.


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, $6 37


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GYPSY MOTH ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


March 4. To appropriation. $828 47


To due from State, 1,116 14


To received from State.


1,695 90


To overdraft,


106 10


To private liability,


1,453 9%


$5,200 58


Cr.


1918.


Jan. 1. By overdraft. $11 12


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen. 5,188 86


$5,200 58


BITUMINOUS ROAD ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand,


$3,171 13


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen. $114 13


Dec. 31. By balance on hand.


3,05 60


$3,141 73


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INTEREST ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


Jan. 1. To amount on hand, $424 37


March 4. To appropriation, 800 00


Dec. 31. To interest on taxes, 590 56


Dec. 31. To received from National Bank of Wareham, 50 64


$1,865 57


Cr.


Dec. 31. By paid A. Wheeler, int.,


$200 00


By paid Newburyport, Inst. for


Savings,


40 00


By paid Cape Ann Savings


Bank,


105 00


By paid National Bank of Ware-


ham,


876 21


Dec. 31. By balance on hand,


644 36


$1,865 57


OILING ROAD ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


March 4. To appropriation, $1,600 00 To received from State. 1,431 77


To received for barrels, 97


$3,032 74


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $2,280 80


By balance on hand, 251 94


$3,032 74


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SHOE STRING ROAD ACCOUNT.


Dr. .


1918.


March 4. To appropriation,


$500 00


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $497 41


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 2 59


$500 00


FARM BUREAU ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


March 4. To appropriation, $40 00)


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen,


$40 00


NOTE ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1918.


$1,350 00


March 4. To appropriation,


Cr.


$1,350 00


Dec. 31. By paid notes,


GUSTAVUS ATWOOD, WILLIAM E. W. VAUGHAN, Auditors of Carve".


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ASSESSORS' REPORT


For the year ending December 31, 1918.



Appropriations voted by the town March 4, 1918:


Charities,


$1,000 00


State Aid,


500 00


Soldiers' Relief,


200 00


Public Library,


25 00


Support of Schools,


8,700 00


Repair of Bridges,


300 00


Repair of Highways,


3,000 00


Removal of Snow,


200 00


Oiling Tremont Street,


500 00


North Carver Road,


255 19


General Government,


2,500 00


Unclassified,


125 00


Reserve Fund,


40.0 00


Health and Sanitation,


200 00


Public Service,


5 00


Sealer of Weights and Measures,


30 00


Tree Warden,


200 00


Gypsy Moth,


828 41


Parks,


100 00


Town Hall Debt,


1,350 00


Interest,


800 00


('emeteries,


150 00


Oiling Road,


1,600 00


Farm Bureau,


40 00


$23,008 57


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Deduct-


Corporation and Bank tax received


from State, $1,450 00


State Aid received from State, 408 00


Income Tax from State.


2,624 84


Voted by the Town,


151 05


Taken from the Treasury,


2,000 00


$6,633 89


Town Tax,


$16,374 68


State Tax,


4,620 00


County Tax,


2,630 38


Gypsy Moth Tax,


2,063 16


Overlay,


427 47


Subsequently assessed,


2 88


Total raised by tax,


$26,118 57


Assessed on 316 polls,


$632 00


Assessed on Property,


25,486 57


$26,118 57


Value of buildings. excluding land.


365.935 00


Value of land, excluding buildings,


. 1,453,935 00


Value of Personal estate,


170,990 00


Increase in the value of personal estate,


29,160 00


Decrease in value of real estate,


108,885 00


Tax rate on $1,000, 12 80


Persons assessed on poll only.


106


Residents assessed on property,


38-4


Non-residents assessed on property,


255


Number of horses,


112


Number of cows,


91


Number of other cattle,


52


Number of fowl,


1,135


Number of swine,


19


Number of dwellings,


604


Number of acres of land,


22,881


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Number of acres of cranberry bogs,


2,686


Valuation of cranberry bogs. $1,098,284 00


Decrease in valuation of cranberry bogs, $150,326 00


Number of different bogs taxed, 282


Assessors' valuation of cranberry bogs per acre in 1918.


57 acres at $750.00 per acre.


15 acres at 100.00 per acre.


330 acres at


650.00 per acre.


136 acres at 600.00 per acre.


111 acres at 550.00 per acre.


202 acres at 500.00 per acre.


249 acres at 450.00 per acre.


574 acres at 400.00 per acre.


327 acres at 350.00 per acre.


343 acres at 300.00 per acre.


101 acres at 250.00 per acre.


133 acres at


200.00 per acre.


33 acres at 150.00 per acre.


15 acres at 100.00 per acre.


Average value per acre, $409.80.


T. T. VAUGHAN, FRANK E. BARROWS, H. C. McFARLIN, Assessors of Carver.


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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT


Year


Uncollected Jan. 1, 1918


Additional


Collected in 1918


A bated in 1918


Uncollected Dee 31, 1915


1915,


119.36


112.93


6.43


1916.


3,926.31


.80


3,251.67


29.52


89.92


191 :.


8,198.12


31.28


4,524.37


134.04


4,171.59


1918.


26.118.42


6.88


18,360.02


28.72


7,686.56


$38.962.81


38.96


26.154.99


298.71 11.948.07


HENRY S. GRIFFITH,


Tax Collector.


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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.


REPAIR OF HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT.


Cr.


Paid-


Zephaniah W. Andrews, labor and team,


$244 93


John B. McFarlin, labor, 104 58


Arthur Nickerson, labor, 107 08


Henry H. Gammons, labor and team,


130 43


Orville K. Griffith, labor and team,


141 30


Henry Bernard, labor and team,


18 45


Peter Rousell, labor,


6 18


Fred Tucker, labor,


94 21


George Eastman, labor,


79 21


Arthur Tucker, labor,


39 68


Standard Oil Co., 193 gallons road oil,


19 30


H. Robert Bailey, sharpening tools,


1 75


Mrs. Nelson Winberg, gravel,


1 44


Nathaniel Cushing, gravel,


1 00


Domingo Santo, gravel,


2 20


Alton H. Griffith, gravel,


1 44


William E. Cornish,


3 10


Frank F. Tillson, gravel,


60


$996 88


Levi F. Morse, labor, teams and telephone,


$375 82


Russell Shurtleff, labor,


147 37


David Langille, labor,


6 38


Joseph H. Washburn, labor,


2 25


Cephas T. Morse, labor,


22 94


.


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Benjamin Parker. labor,


53 59


Bertram L. Thomas, labor. .


25 00


Albert Linton, labor, 3 1:


Frank R. Rickard, labor, 1 13


Zephaniah W. Andrews, labor,


1 50


John E. Atwood, labor and auto,


3 50


Barrett Company. tarvia,


51 22


N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R., freight,


36 00


James Millar Co., coal,


15 75


Stewart H. Pink. tools.


21 35


Lloyd Perkins. repair of roller,


1 21


Independent Coal Tar Co., 30 bbl .. coal tar,


249 60


George E. Doane,


2 13


John E. Jordan.


3 00


Cephas T. Morse. boards.


13 00


Theodore T. Vaughan, rails,


6 00


$1.041 91


John E. Atwood, labor and team.


$206 98


Joseph Bolduc, labor.


90 55


George Swan, labor,


21 00


Frank E. Barrows. labor,


? 25


John Dube. labor.


19 50


Levi F. Morse, labor and team,


44 60


Russell Shurtleff. labor,


44 55


Matti Heckkili. labor.


21 00


Matti Matsin, labor.


12 00


Albert Dube. labor, 18 00


Allerton L. Shurtleff. labor,


21 00


Antone Bolduc, labor.


21 00


William Mason. labor,


21 50


Benjamin Wrightington, labor,


: 50


Benjamin Parker, labor,


20 09


Cephas T. Morse. labor,


2 50


Wilmar Wiley. labor,


10 07


Edward Barnaby, labor.


10 94


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Nelson Story, labor,


23 69


Bertram L. Thomas, labor,


5 00


Leonard Atwood, labor, 2 00


Frank Dean, labor,


37 50


Emil Rene, labor,


21 00


James Melvin, labor,


21 00


Adrian Barnaby, labor,


18 00


Winfield L. Pratt, labor,


15 00


llerbert F. Atwood, labor,


12 00


Frank Weston, labor and team,


5 60


James Thomas, labor and team,


43 40


William Atwood, labor and team,


49 00


Jesse A. Holmes labor, and team,


49 00


Ella G. Shaw, use of truck,


7 50


James Millar, coal,


30 76


Henry F. Shaw, tools,


3 60


Barrett Company, oil,


51 20


Stewart H. Pink, tools,


16 29


$1,042 48


Paid. Overdraft on 1917 Quitticas Road Acct.,


05


$3,087 32


BRIDGE ACCOUNT.


Cr.


Paid-


William Hatch, labor, $3 85


John E. Atwood, labor and team,


71 10


Joseph Bolduc, labor and team, 15 40


L. F. Morse, labor and team,


₹ 60


Carver 3


-34-


John Dube, labor,


2 25


Wilmer Wiley, labor,


22 25


Timothy Hartney, labor,


9 00


Frank Dean, labor,


17 50


B. L. Thomas, labor,


45 00


B. L. Thomas, cement,


72 50


Alvin Horseford. labor,


28 00


Nelson Story, labor,


50


Winfield Pratt, labor,


2 50


Benjamin Parker, labor,


2 50


A. D. Griffith, carting cement,


6 00


Frank Weston, labor and team,


28 52


William Atwood, labor and team,


14 50


S. T. Weston, labor and team,


14 50


Manuel Lewis, labor,


8 50


Tony Lewis, labor,


2 50


John B. McFarlin, labor,


3 75


Leonard Atwood, labor,


4 00


Z. W. Andrews, labor,


4 50


Henry Atwood, lighting and gravel,


₹ 50


$401 22


BITUMINOUS ROAD ACCOUNT.


Cr.


Paid- Dyar Supply Co., repairs, $114 13


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STATE OIL ACCOUNT.


('r.


Paid-


Z. W. Andrews, labor and team, $76 10


O. K. Griffith, labor, 39 13


Arthur Nickerson, labor, 22 18


Fred Tucker, labor, 21.71


George Eastman, labor, 2 96


The Barrett ('o., tarvia and trucking, 1,425 23


J. B. McFarlin, labor, 25 09


I. F. Morse, labor and team,


103 00


Russell Shurtleff, labor,


31 08


Frank Dean. labor,


12 50


William E. Cornish, labor,


5 00


Benjamin Parker. labor,


39 23


H. F. Atwood, labor and team,


77 50


Carlton Atwood, labor, 63 00


23 75


Leonard Atwood, labor,


George Swan, labor, 41 75


Winfield Pratt, labor,


27 50


Charles F. King, labor,


12 50


Albert Dube, labor,


31 25


P. M. Swan, labor,


37 25


Joseph Balduc, labor,


18 00


Antone Baldue, labor,


2 50


Michael Clare, labor,


3 00


William Hatch, labor,


5 00


John E. Atwood, labor and team,


21 00


Arthur Tucker, labor,


8 75


T. A. Tillson, labor,


11 25


Frank Tillson, labor,


7 50


Ichabod Tillson, labor,


6 25


Rodney Griffith, labor,


2 50


William Cooper, labor,


4 38


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Frank Rickard, labor,


Wilfred B. Loring, heating tarvia, E. C. Shaw, labor, Maurice Robbins, labor,


10 23


42 77


15 00


5 00


$2,280 80


OILING SHOESTRING ROAD ACCOUNT.


Cr.


Paid-


Z. W. Andrews, labor and team,


$36 70


Arthur Nickerson, labor,


10 30


Fred Tucker, labor, 10 30


O. K. Griffith, labor,


18 80


George Eastman, labor,


10 30


Barrett Co., + barrels tarvia,


36 00


H. H. Gammons, labor and team,


4 50


J. B. McFarlin, labor, 6 55


Arthur Tucker, labor, 2 50


2 96


Henry Bunard, labor and team,


6 50


Independent Coal Tar Co., 2,200 gallons tar binder,




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