Town annual reports of Carver 1919, Part 1

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Publication date: 1919
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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


Town of Carver


For the Year Ending Dec. 31


1919


Annual Town Meeting March 1, 1920.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


Town of Carver


For the Year Ending Dec. 31


1919


Annual Town Meeting March 1, 1920


PLYMOUTH THE MEMORIAL PRESS 1920


INDEX TO AUDITORS' REPORT


Automobile Account.


26


Quitticas Road. 19


Benj. Ellis School Fund.


17


Removal of Snow. 14


Bituminous Road.


21


Repair of Bridges. 14


Cemeteries.


17 Repair of Highways. 14


Farm Bureau.


24 Reserve Fund.


25


Fighting Fire,


15


Schools.


21


General Government.


15


Sealer of Weights and Meas-


Interest,


23


Soldiers' Relief. 13


Lead,


19


State Aid.


12


Library,


13


Steam Roller.


13


Mass. School Fund.


18


Town Officers Gen. Gov-


New Town Hall,


17


ment ). 41


Town Pump. 16


Tree Warden. 15


Unclassified. 20


Parks.


16


Wareham Street.


25


Police,


16


Wenham Road. 25


Poor,


12


Weweantic Bridge, 24


Public Service,


18


ures. 1S


Gypsy Moth.


26


Health and Sanitation.


19


Shoe String Road. 24


Note,


20


Oiling Roads,


23


Overlay,


20


INDEX TO TOWN ACCOUNTS


Appropriations,


76 Perpetual Care Fund, 10


Assessors' Report,


28 Police Account, 45


Balances on Hand,


76


Poor, 69


Births, 1919,


72


Protections of Persons and Property, 45


Bituminous Road,


35


Bridges (Repair of)


34


Public Library, 10


Cemeteries,


70


Quitticas Road Account, 40


Charities,


69


Recommendations,


76


Condition of Treasury,


6 Repair of Highways,


32


Deaths, 1919,


73


Report of Overseers, 69


Farm Bureau,


44 Report of Selectmen,


6


Fighting Fire Account,


48 Reserve Fund, 25


Financial Condition, Dec. 31, 1919,


School Committee's Report. 56


Fire Wardens, (Lists of)


5


Ford Truck,


54


Forest Wardens, (Lists of)


5


Forestry Department,


48


Selectmen's Report,


6


General Government (Town (Officers )


41


Snow (removal from Highway)


40


Gypsy Moth Account,


52


Soldiers' Relief Account, 44


44 State Aid Account, 12


Highways,


32


Steam Roller Account, 40


31


Library Account,


64 Town Clerk's Report, 71


Library (Librarian's Report)


64


Town Meeting Warrant, 78


Library (Trustees' Report)


64


Town Officers (List of), 4


Marriages, 1919,


71 Town Officers' Account, 41


New Town Hall,


44 Treasurer's Report,


Notes,


20


Tree Warden Account, 48


Oil Account,


38


Unclassified. 43


Oiling Shoe String Road,


38


Wareham Street, 40


Old Home Day Association,


65


Wenham Road, 35


Overseers of the Poor,


69 Weweantic Bridge, 35


Park Account,


65


6 Sealer of Weights and Meas- ures' Account,


47


Sealer of Weights and Meas- ures' Report, 47


Shoe String Road, 38


Health and Sanitation,


Jury List, 1919, 1920,


47 Tax Collector's Report,


.


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TOWN OFFICERS IN 1919.


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


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


Assessors-Frank E. Barrows (1920), T. T. Vaughan (1921), H. Clayton McFarlin (1922),


School Committee-Mrs. Alice G. Shaw (1920), Charles H. Atwood (1921), Ellis G. Cornish (1922).


Road Commissioners-Levi F. Morse (1920), Z. W. Andrews (1921), John E. Atwood (1922).


Auditors-William E. W. Vaughan, Bernard E. Shaw.


Tree Warden-Herbert F. Atwood.


Constable-James W. Lewis.


Library Trustees-H. A. Stanley (1920), H. F. Atwood (1921), W. M. Shaw (1922).


Park Commissioners-J. S. McKay (1920), F. E. Barrows (1921), Frederick Anderson (1922).


Cemetery Commissioners-F. E. Barrows (1920), F. A. Ward (1921), J. H. Peckham (1922).


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


Field Drivers and Pound Keepers-Ellis G. Cornish, H. A. Stanly, H. S. Pink.


Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood-Ellis D. At- wood, Clarence Thomas.


Fence Viewers-T. T. Vaughan, F. E. Barrows, H. S. Grif- fith.


APPOINTED OFFICERS.


Sealer of Weights and Measures-Herbert A. Stanly.


Forester-J. S. McKay.


Moth Superintendent-J. S. McKay.


LIST OF FIRE WARDENS, 1920.


Forest Warden-


Call


Jas. S. McKay, North Carver,


Telephone 27-22


Deputy Fire Wardens-


Arthur C. Atwood, South Carver, "


24-5


Alton H. Griffith, South Carver, 23-32


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


25-2


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


10-2


Philip S. Cole, North Carver,


13-3


Maurice F. Robbins, North Carver,


John E. Atwood, Carver,


"


6-2


James H. Peckham, East Carver,


"


22-14


Wm. Day, South 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, 1919, conveniently indexed at the front, and containing the recommendations and articles of the annual town meeting warrant for 1920.


CONDITION OF THE TOWN TREASURY AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS DECEMBER 31, 1919.


Assets.


Uncollected taxes, $12,923 31


Cash, 2,708 25


Deposit in Middleboro Savings Bank, 1,197 66


Deposit in Plymouth Savings Bank, 2,365 03


Deposit in Wareham Savings Bank, 5,093 19


1 U. S. Bond,


102 41


Due from State (roads),


639 29


Due from State (gypsy moth),


182 50


Due from County (roads),


3,568 25


Due from Gypsy Moth Department, 482 33


Overdrafts.


1,428 17


$30,690 69


Liabilities.


National Bank of Wareham, Rev.


Loan, $14.000 00


Rosa A. Cole, Libray Fund.


988 72


Perpetual Care Funds,


7,769 87


Unexpended Accounts,


6.565 23


I'mappropriated,


1,366 87


$30,690.69


HENRY S. GRIFFITH, Treasurer.


Approved :


WILLIAM E. W. VAUGHAN, BERNARD E. SHAW, Auditors of Carver.


TREASURER'S REPORT


HENRY S. GRIFFITH, Treasurer.


Dr


Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1919, $4,510 10


From Tax Collector, Taxes, 35,525 45


From Tax Collector, Interest, 623 46


National Bank of Wareham, Interest, 30 27


From County, Dog Fund,


137 06


From State:


Gypsy Moth Account (1918), 1,116 14


Gypsy Moth Account (1919), 1,154 18


Income Tax (1917), 168 00


Income Tax (1918), 294 00


Income Tax (1919), general,


693 35


Income Tax (1919), Schools, 300 00


Corporation Tax (1918), 64 91


Massachusetts School Fund,


1,037 07


Inspection of Animals, 22 50


Corporation Tax, P. Service,


334 14


Corporation Tax, Business,


333 73


National Bank Tax,


97 32


Tuition of Children,


81 00


State Aid, 437 00


Loss of Taxes,


73 75


Soldiers' Exemption,


8 70


Superintendent of Schools,


375 00


Highways, 3,375 00


-8-


Gustavus Atwood, Trustee Pratt fund, 200 00 Stanly and Vaughan, Trustees Ellis fund, 189 43 Esser Miller, slaughterer's licenses 1918 and 1919, 2 00


Barnet Skulsksy, slaughterer's license, 1 00


Abraham Sherman, slaughterer's license, 1 00


Roswell Shurtleff, poolroom license, 2 00


Circus license, 2 50


Dept. of Weights and Measures, State, peddler's license, 6 00


N. E. Tel. and Tel. Co., piping highway, 35 00


Sale of Town histories, 8 77


Mass. Highway Commission, overpaid license, 3 00


Mary R. L. Goetz, et al., Cemetery fund, 100 00


Carlton Shurtleff, Cemetery fund, 200 00


N. Y., N. H., and H. R. R. Co., fires,


8 91


Levi F. Morse, wood,


165 00


Jesse A. Holmes, logs,


102 50


James S. McKay, sprayer, 2 00


Leon Jefferson, remuneration, Soldier's Relief, 23 00


Unclaimed orders, 50


From Gypsy Moth Dept., sale of lead,


spraying, etc., 1,582 89


Ellis G. Cornish, wood, 11 00


Katherine Goetz, school supplies, 1 75


Charles H. Atwood, school supplies, 1 10


Ladies' Auxiliary, 4 86


Charles H. Atwood, overpaid,


2 58


Town of Plymouth, schools, 25 50


Town of Middleboro, schools,


222 00


Ellis G. Cornish, Town Hall rent,


77 00


Gypsy Moth Dept., truck hire, 108 75


Perpetual Care funds, 259 26


Nat'l Bank of Wareham, Revenue loan, 29,0.00 00


$83,141 43


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Cr.


Paid-


Orders of Selectmen, $45,238 60


Nat'l Bank of Wareham, Revenue


loan,


25,000 00


Cape Ann Savings Bank, note, 350 00


Augustus Wheeler, note,


1,000 00


Cape Ann Savings Bank, interest, 87 50


Augustus Wheeler, interest,


200 00


Nat'l Bank of Wareham, interest, 1,007 67 Johnson Bog Co., tax abated, 77 76


Mary Vaughan, tax abated, 19 02


Ebenezer S. Lucas, Cemetery fund, 100 00


Albert T. Shurtleff, Cemetery fund, 202 25 County tax, 2,454 32


State tax, 4,180 00


Special State tax, 250 80


Bureau of Statistics, note fees, 6 00


Cemetery Bills, perpetual care funds, 259 26


Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1919, 2,708 25


$83,141 43


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CONDITION OF CEMETERY FUNDS DECEMBER 31, 1919.


Name of


Fund


Principal


Balance of Income


Jan. 1, 1919


Income for year.


Expenditures for year.


Balance of Income


Savings Banks


Where invested.


Rosa A. Cole,


$1,000.00


$40.41


$47.32


$45.50


$42.23


Wareham


H. P. Richards,


100.00


14.96


5.20


9.56


10.60


Middleboro


R. L. Richards,


100.00


21.75


5.51


9.56


17.70


Middleboro


E. T. Stetson,


200.00


413.23


31.02


30.50


413.75


Plymouth


M. E. Forbes,


100.00


5.50


4.77


5.75


4.52


Middleboro


J. F. Hammond,


100.00


6.27


4.82


3.50


7.59


Middleboro


Marcus Atwood,


200.00


41.67


10.98


3.38


49.27


Wareham


C. W. Griffith,


500.00


394.96


40.71


23.34


412.33


Wareham


A. Shurtleff,


100.00


22.05


6.17


6.25


21.97


Plymouth


Wilson Shaw,


100.00


33.32


6.05


12.50


26.87


Wareham


P. W. Bump,


100.00


36.93


6.90


8.63


35.20


Plymouth


Ellis Griffith,


200.00


160.34


16.38


176.72


Wareham


J. E. Robbins,


100.00


3.30


5.19


5.25


3.24


Plymouth


A. N. Perkins,


100.00


15.40


5.22


20.62


Wareham


Joseph Pratt,


500.00


191.81


31.46


9.58


213.69


Wareham


Eben Smith,


100.00


24.17


5.63


12.05


17.75


Middleboro


T. B. Griffith,


1,000.00


364.87


64.14


38.14


390.87


Ply. Five Ct.


J. A. Winberg,


100.00


8.01


4.91


2.37


10.55


Wareham


N. M. Ransom


200.00


6.24


9.37


8.50


7.11


Wareham


O. B. Leonard,


100.00


26.65


5.74


32.39


Wareham


Reuben Sherman,


100.00


6.00


4.82


4.00


6.82


Middleboro


B. Shurtleff,


100.00


31.72


5.97


13.15


24.54


Middleboro


S. A. Hammond,


100.00


7.80


4.89


12.69


Wareham


L. and A. R. Eames, 100.00


3,22


4.68


4.50


3.40


Middleboro


E. W. King,


100.00


1.15


4.59


3.25


2.49


Middleboro


E. S. Lucas,


100.00


2.71


2.71


U. S. Bond


A. T. Shurtleff,


200.00


2.25


2.25


Middleboro


Dec. 31, 1919.


$5800.00 $1,881.73 $347.40 $259.26 $1969.87


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ROSA A. COLE LIBRARY FUND.


Jan. 1, 1919, Balance in Wareham Savings Bank, $945 72


Income for the year, 43 00


In Bank Dec. 31, 1919, 988 72


It will be noticed that there is a net gain of $88.14 in the income accounts of the Perpetual Care funds. While a reason- able accumulation to meet emergencies is desirable, there is a limit, and in a few cases the limit seems to have been reached. Caretakers of the cemeteries may have a problem in judiciously expending the income of some of the funds, and the best sug- gestion I can make is that the income be reduced, or at least stopped where it is, by an outlay for flowers and shrubs, and by improving the approaches to the lots concerned. The Stet- son, Atwood, C. W. Griffith, T. B. Griffith, Ellis Griffith, and Pratt funds need immediate and careful attention.


HENRY S. GRIFFITH, Treasurer.


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


POOR ACCOUNT.


Dr


1919.


March 3. To appropriation,


$1.600 00


Dec. 31. To overdraft,


288 01 .


$1,888 07


Cr.


Jan. 1. By overdraft, $56 98


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, 1.831 09


$1,888 01


STATE AID ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $153 00


March 3. To appropriation. 300 00


$453 00


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $354 00


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 99 00


$453 00


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SOLDIERS' RELIEF ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $241 03


Aug. 2. To aid from Mrs. Jefferson, 23 00


$264 03


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen. $24 00


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 240 03


$264 03


LIBRARY ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $11 42


March 3. To appropriation, 200 00


$211 42


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $200 00


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 11 .42


$211 42


STEAM ROLLER ACCOUNT.


Dr


1919.


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


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $10 00


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REPAIR OF BRIDGES ACCOUNT. Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand,


$98 88


March 3. To appropriation,


500 00


$598 88


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen,


$208 37


Dec. 31. By balance on hand,


390 51


$598 88 .


REMOVAL OF SNOW ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand,


$120 93


March 3. To appropriation,


1 00


$121 93


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen,


$ 88


Dec. 31. By balance on hand,


121 05


$121 93


REPAIR OF HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on; hand, $316 16


March 3. To appropriation, 2,700 00


May 20. To transferred from reserve fund, 371 79


June 3.


To transferred from reserve


fund, 62 25


Dec. 31. To received from Telephone Co. 35 00


Cr. $3,485 20


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $3,411 25


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 43 95


$3,485 20


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GENERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $897 67


March 3. To appropriation, 2,500 00


$3,39 67


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen,


$2,730 74


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 666 93


$3,397 67


TREE WARDEN ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand,


$ 83


March 3. To appropriations, 250 00


$250 83


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $244 15


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 6 68


$250 83


FIRE ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $90 54


March 3. To appropriation, 200 00


Dec. 31. To received from N. Y., N.


H. & H. R. R.,


8 91


Cr. $299 45


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $187 42


Dec. 31.


By balance on hand,


112 03


$299 45


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POLICE OFFICERS ACCOUNT. Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand.


$140 42


March 3. To appropriation.


100 00


Dec. 31. To overdraft. 50 54


$290 96


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen.


8290 96


PARK ACCOUNT. Dr.


1919.


March 3. To appropriation.


Cr. $200 00


Jan. 1. Br overdraft. $155 60


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen. : 13


Dec. 31. By balance on hand. 31 21


$200 00


TOWN PUMP ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand. $1 35


Cr.


Dec. 31. By balance on hand.


$1 35


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CEMETERY ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $93 10


March 3. To appropriation, 125 00


$218 10


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $122 52


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 95 58


$218 10


INCOME BENJ. ELLIS SCHOOL FUND ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $16 60


Jan. 1. To received from trustees, 189 43


$206 03


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $146 00


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 60 03


$206 03


NEW TOWN HALL ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


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


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $16 85


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 152 94


$169 79


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MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL FUND ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand,


$9 50


Dec. 31. To received from State, 1,037 07


$1,046 57


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $1,043 65


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 2 92


$1,046 57


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $3 97


March 3. To appropriation, 30 00


$33 97


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $25 62


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 8 35


$33 97


PUBLIC SERVICE ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $7 83


Cr.


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


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HEALTH AND SANITATION ACCOUNT. Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $122 17


March 3. To appropriation, 150 00


Dec. 31. To balance (overdraft), 55 23


$327 40


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $327 40


QUITTICAS ROAD ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $14 25


March 3. To appropriation, 1,500 00


$1,514 25


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $240 65


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 1,273 60


$1,514 25


LEAD ACCOUNT. Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $6 37


Cr.


Dec. 31. By returned to Town treasury, $6 37


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UNCLASSIFIED ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


March 3. To appropriation,


$500 00


Cr.


Jan. 1. By overdraft, $248 93


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, 168 00


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 83 07


$500 00


NOTE ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


March 3. To appropriation,


$1,350 00


Cr.


Dec. 31. By paid note,


$1,350 00


OVERLAY ACCOUNT.


Dr


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $817 87


Dec. 31. To overlaying for 1919, 316 57


$1,134 44


Cr


Dec. 31. By abatements, $14 89


Dec. 31. By cash abatements, 96 78


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 1919, acct., 204 90 Dec. 31. By balance from 1918 acct., 817 87


$1,134 44


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SCHOOL ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $710 88


March 3. To appropriation, 8,700 00


To received from State tui- tion, 81 00


To received from Town of


Plymouth,


25 50


To received from Town of Middleboro, 222 00


To received from State (for Superintendent), 375 00


To received from trustees Pratt School fund, 200 00


To received from State, In- come Tax, 300 00


To received for sundries, 7 71


To received from Chas.


H.Atwood, 2nd, overpaid 2 58


To received from Dog fund, 137 06


$10,761 73


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $9,868 67


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 893 06


$10,761 73


BITUMINOUS ROAD ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919. March 3. Appropriation, $415 49


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Cr.


Dec. 31. By overdraft of 191%. $301 36


Dec. 31. By overdraft of 1918, 114 13


$415 49


In the early part of the year 191? the Massachusetts Highway Commission made agreement with the Selectmen to pay one half of any amount of money which the town might wish to spend, not exceeding $20,000, for the purpose of covering a part of the old macadam road with a bituminous top; and their written suggestion was that the amount be $13,000.


This offer was accepted at the 191? annual town meeting when $6,500 was raised and appropriated for the purpose; and, soon after, the State entered into contract with us to spend a like sum.


The section of road called for in the contract was completed, and the orders paid, as shown on pages 16 and 38 of the 1917 town report, amounted to $9,828.27.


This amount included what was paid for light resurfacing oil and expense for application, but did not include the cost of the heavy oil used in making the bituminous top.


The town expected to receive a bill from the Standard Oil Company for the heavy oil, and also expected $3,473.09 more from the State as we had received but $3,026.91 of the $6,500, which they had promised. We therefore credited the bitum- inous road account on Dec. 31, 1917, with a balance of $3,171.73 which is the difference between $9,828.27. the actual amount expended and the $13,000 allotted to that work.


On investigation it was found that the Massachusetts High- way Commission, who placed the order for the heavy oil, had paid for the same direct to the Standard Oil Company, so that we had no reason for expecting the $3.413.09 from the State and no reason for expecting a bill for the oil.


Now, as the total amount actually received to the Bituminous Road Account was $9,526.91 and the amount actually paid out was $9,828.21, there was an overdraft of $301.36.


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In 1918 a further expense of $114.13 was paid from that ac- count as appears on pages 24 and 34 of that year's town report, making in all an overdraft of $415.49, the amount which was appropriated at the last annual town meeting to balance the account.


INTEREST ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $644 36


Dec. 31. To interest from Nat'l Bank, 30 27


Dec. 31. To interest from taxes, 623 46


$1,298 09


Cr.


Dec. 31. By paid interest to Wareham National Bank, $1,007 67


Dec. 31. By paid Augustus Wheeler, interest, 200 00


Dec. 31.


By paid interest to Cape Ann


Savings Bank, 87 50


Dec. 31. By balance on hand,


2 92


$1,298 09


OIL ROAD ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $751 94


March 3. To appropriation, 1,500 00


$2,251 94


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Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $2,197 35


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 54 59


$2,251 94


SHOE STRING ROAD ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $2 59


March 3. To appropriation, 700 00


$702 59


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen,


$700 00


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 2 59


$702 59


FARM BUREAU ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


March 3. To appropriation, $100 00


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $100 00


WEWEANTIC BRIDGE ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


March 3. To appropriation,


$1,500 00


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $1,500 00


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WAREHAM STREET ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


March 3. To appropriation,


$1,000 00


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $188 99


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 811 01


$1,000 00


WENHAM ROAD ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


March 3. To appropriation, $4,500 00


March 3. To received from State, 3,375 00


March 3. To amount due from State, 639 29


March 3. To amount due from County, 3,568 25


$12,082 54


Cr.


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, $12,011 00


Dec. 31. By balance on hand, 71 54


$12,082.54


RESERVE FUND ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


Jan. 1. To balance on hand, $446 77


March 3. To appropriation, 250 00


$696 77


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Cr.


May 20. By transferred to Highway account, $371 79


June 3. By transferred to Highway account, 62 25


Dec. 31.


By balance on hand,


262 73


$696 77


AUTOMOBILE ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


March 3. To appropriation,


$550 00


Cr.


Dec. 31. By paid orders of selectmen, $520 52


Dec. 31. By balance, 29 48


$550 00


GYPSY MOTH ACCOUNT.


Dr.


1919.


March 3. To appropriation, $796 43


To special assessment, 1,720 62


To received from Mrs. Bod- fish, labor, 250 00


To received from Sarah McFarlin, cutting wood, 42 00 To received from J. S. McKay, sale of lead, 124 56


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To received from Federal Cran. Co., for lead, 6 00


To received from sprayng, sale lead, etc., 833 80


To amount due from State, 182 50


To amt. received from State, 1,154 18


To amount due for spraying and sale of lead, 482 33


To amount received from


bituminous road, 10 74


To overdraft,


1,034 33


$6,637 49


Cr


Dec. 31. By overdraft, $106 10


Dec. 31. By orders of selectmen, 6,531 39


$6,637 49


WILLIAM E. W. VAUGHAN, BERNARD E. SHAW,


Auditors of Carver.


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ASSESSORS' REPORT


For the year ending Dec. 31, 1919.


Appropriations voted by the town March 3, 1919 :


Charities.


$1,600 00


State Aid.


300 00


Libraries,


200 00


Schools,


8,700 00


Bridges,


500 00


Highways,


2,100 00


Snow,


1 00


Oiling Tremont Street,


700 00


Oiling other streets,


1,500 00


General Government,


2,500 00


Unclassified,


500 00


Reserve Fund,


250 00


Health and Sanitation,


150 00


Weights and Measures,


30 00


Tree Warden,


250 00


Gypsy Moth,


196 13


Parks,


200 00


Town Debt,


1,350 00


Cemeteries,


125 00


Fighting Fire,


200 00


Police,


100 00


Bituminous Road,


415 49


Farm Bureau,


100 00


West Street,


1,500 00


Center Street,


4,500 00


Wareham Street,


1,000 00


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Weweantic Bridge, Auto Truck,


1,500 00 550 00


$32,217 92


Deduct-


Corporation and Bank tax received from


State,


$1,100 00


State Aid,


408 00


Income tax from State,


883 35


Taken from the Treasury,


2,339 40


$4,730 75


Town Tax,


$27,487 17


State Tax,


4,430 80


County Tax,


2,454 32


Overlay,


316 57


Subsequently assessed,


26 18


Total raised by tax,


$34,715 04


Assessed on 332 Polls,


$664 00


Assessed on Property,


34,051 34


$34,715 04


Value of buildings, excluding land,


407,825 00


Value of land, excluding buildings,


1,442,575 00


Value of personal property,


200,525 00


Increase in the value of real estate,


29,545 00


Increase in the value of personal estate,


29,535 00


Tax rate on $1,000, 16 60


Persons assessed on poll only,


133


Residents assessed on property,


382


Non-residents assessed on property,


238


Number of horses,


100


Number of cows,


93


Number of other cattle,


29


Number of fowl,


845


Number of swine,


11


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Number of dwellings,


515


Number of acres of land,


22,881 2,629


Number of acres of cranberry bogs,


Valuation of cranberry bogs,


$1,077,829 00


Decrease in the valuation of cranberry bogs,


$20,455 00


Average value per acre, $410 12


Number of different bogs taxed, 281


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


Assessors of Carrer.


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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT


Year


Uncollected


Jan. 1, 1919


Additional


Collected


in 1919


Abated


in 1919


Soldiers'


and Sailors'


Exemption


Uncollected,


Dec. 31. 1919


1916,


$89.92


87.52


2.40


1917,


4,171.59


2.00


3,975.67


2.00


16.00


179.92


1918,


7,686.56


.20


4,780.96


2,905.80


(Amt. of list)


1919,


36,529.38


26,681.30


10.49


9,837.59


$48,477.45


2.20


35,525.45


14.89


16.00


12,923.31


HENRY S. GRIFFITH, Collector.


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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.


REPAIR OF HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT.


Cr.


Paid-


Levi F. Morse, labor and team,


$275 81


Levi F. Morse, telephone,


2 95


Russell Shurtleff, labor,


153 81


James H. Peckham, labor,


9 00


James Melvin, labor,


69 00


Mrs. Abbie Raymond, labor and team,


7 00


John E. Atwood, labor and team,


291 50


Joseph Bolduc, labor and team,


128 00


Adrian Barnaby, labor,


96 00


Walter Garnett, labor,


47 39


Herbert J. Vaughan, labor and team,


160 76


Albert Dube, labor,


61 28


Herbert F. Atwood, labor and truck.


31 50


Michael R. Clare, labor,


90 76


Emil Reno, labor, 39 00


Theodore T. Vaughan, labor and team,


26 50


Embert H. Eames, labor and team,


21 00


Wilfred B. Loring, labor,


83 25


William E. Cornish, labor,


76 00


Anabell Meado, labor,


104 00


Fred Dube, labor,


55 00


Napoleon Dionne, labor,


33 00


Henry Bernard, labor,


4 84


Winfield L. Pratt, labor, 6 00


Leonard Atwood, labor and team,


30 00


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A. S. Weston, labor, 8 25


George E. Blair, labor,


11 00


Emil Bolduc, labor, 45 00


Albert F. Petty, labor,


29 25


Orville K. Griffith, labor,


76 50


Henry H. Gammons, labor,


105 25


Fred Thomas, labor,


28 00


Fred Ducase, labor,


4 00


William C. Hatch, labor,


32 00


James Beck, labor,


28 00


Jesse A. Holmes, labor and team,


16 00


Edward Caldwell, labor,


7 00


Charles C. Perkins, labor,


42 75


Truman A. Tillson, labor,


17 50


Ichabod W. Tillson, labor,


62 25


John B. McFarlin, labor,


62 25


Zephaniah W. Andrews, labor and team,


197 15


Zephaniah W. Andrews, freight on oil,


4 43


Matti Heikkila, labor,


24 00


Connecticut Quarries Co., pea stone,


33 45


Alfred M. Shaw, gravel,


4 00


Alton H. Griffith, gravel,


1 50


Domingo Santo, gravel,


1 20


Mrs. Sarah T. McFarlin, gravel,


2 00


Nathaniel Cushing, gravel,


1 70


Mrs. H. M. Locke, gravel,


3 66


Malcolm J. Morrison, posts and auto,


4 25


Theodore T. Vaughan, rails,


5 00


Independent Coal Tar Co., oil and cold patch,


77 60




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