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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE TOWN OF
CARVER
For the Year Ending December 31
1926
Annual Town Meeting, March 7, 1927 at 8 a. m.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE TOWN OF
CARVER
For the Year Ending December 31
1926
Annual Town Meeting, March 7, 1927 at 8 a. m.
THE MEMORIAL PRESS, Plymouth, Mass.
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OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES FOR THE YEAR 1926
Selectmen Herbert A. Stanly (1927) ; Harold E. Carleton (1928) ; Jesse A. Holmes (1929).
Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector Henry S. Griffith.
Assessors
William M. Shaw (1927) ; H. Clayton McFarlin (1928) ; Arthur C. Perkins (1929).
School Committee
Maynard W. Peterson (1927) ; William I. Ward (1928) ; Frank D. Costello (1929).
Road Commissioners Z. W. Andrews (1927) ; Frank F. Weston (1928) ; Her- bert J. Vaughan (1929).
Park Commissioners
Frank E. Barrows (1927) ; Frederick Anderson (1928) ; James S. McKay (1929).
Cemetery Commissioners
Fred A. Ward (1927) ; James H. Peckham (1928) ; Frank E. Barrows (1929).
Library Trustees
Viola B. Hidden (1927) ; Elthea E. Atwood (1928) ; William M. Shaw (1928) ; Lucy W. Peterson (1929) ; Florence V. Weston (1929).
Auditors
Herbert F. Atwood, Platt A. Pink, Ralph E. Washburn.
Tree Warden
James S. Mckay.
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Constable and Herring Committee James W. Lewis.
Field Drivers and Pound Keepers
Napoleon Dionne, Charles H. Atwood 2d, Ebenezer A. Shaw.
Fence Viewers
Herbert J. Vaughan, Frank F. Weston, Frank D. Cos- tello.
Surveors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood
Nelson Story, Jesse A. Holmes, Frank F. Weston, Wil- liam M. Shaw, H. C. McFarlin, Ebenezer A. Shaw.
Forest Warden and Moth Superintendent James S. McKay.
Sealer of Weights and Measures
James W. Lewis.
Inspector of Animals and Slaughtering J. Myrick Bump.
Moderator
Frank E. Barrows.
Overseers of Poor
Herbert A. Stanly (1927) ; Harold E. Carleton (1928) ; Jesse A. Holmes (1929).
Finance Committee
Z. W. Andrews (1927) ; Sara A. Slugg (1927) ; Frank E. Barrows (1927) ; William I. Ward (1927) ; Alton H. Griffith (1927) ; Philip S. Cole (1928) ; Ellis D. Atwood (1928) ; Arthur W. Peterson (1928) ; Benjamin C. Shaw (1928) ; Annie G. Boardway (1928); William E. W. Vaughan, Jesse A. Holmes, James J. Ryan, J. Myrick Bump and Herbert F. Atwood (1929).
Committee on Acquiring Land Along Savery's Avenue
Frank E. Barrows, James S. Mckay, Frederick Ander- son, Jack L. Martin, Nancy A. Shaw, Marjorie E. Telfer, Ernest W. Shaw.
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CONDITION OF THE TOWN TREASURY AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, DEC. 31, 1926
Assets
Outstanding taxes,
$10,343 39
Cash,
20,386 54
Due from State: Tuition,
1,470 00
Transportation, 2,949 80
Due from City of New Bedford, 150 94
Due from Town of Middleboro,
337 00
Overdrafts,
326 30
$35,963 97
Liabilities
Temporary loans,
$20,000 00
Income tax, special,
1,960 00
Civil War bonus,
680 62
Ellis School Fund, Sch. Dist. No. 4,
85 90
Overlaying account,
710 04
Reserve account,
286 48
Balance,
12,240 93
$35,963 97
HENRY S. GRIFFITH, Treas.
Approved :
HERBERT F. ATWOOD, P. A. PINK, RALPH E. WASHBURN,
Auditors.
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TREASURER'S REPORT
Henry S. Griffith, Treasurer
Dr.
1926
Jan. 1. Balance from 1925, $10,937 21
From Fourth District Court, fines, 1,325 00
Joseph Moreau, garage license, 10 00
B. C. Shaw, garage license, 2 yrs., 20 00
B. I. Lewis, gas license,
1 00
A. D. Griffith, gas license,
1 00
F. F. Morris, gas license,
1 00
Peter Hickey, gas license,
1 00
Jay A. Ward, gas license,
1 00
H. S. Pink, gas license,
1 00
H. W. Jordan, gas license,
1 00
I. B. Murphy, gas license,
1 00
Joe Moreau, gas license,
1 00
D. O. Turner, gas license,
1 00
H. E. Carleton, gas license,
1 00
Jack Santos, gas license and permit,
2 00
Frank E. Barrows, victualer's license, 3. 00
Harold E. Carleton, victualer's license, 3 00
Mary Studley, victualer's license,
3 00
George Snow, victualer's license, 3 00
Frank E. Barrows, auctioneer's license, 2 00 Director of Standards, 5 peddlar's licenses, 27 00 Town Clerk:
Return of births, marriages and deaths, 38 00
Sporting licenses, etc., fees, 35 75
Chattel mortgage fees, 3 72
Dog license fees, 26 40
Marriage license fees, 7 00
H. A. Stanly, Town Hall rent, 5 00
J. S. McKay, Town Hall rent, 2 yrs., 10 00
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S. B. Chollerton, rebate, treasurer's bond, 10 00 Annie L. Hayden, typewriter (1925), 30 00
Russell E. Shaw, typewriter, 30 00 B. C. Shaw, Wenham schoolhouse and lot, 550 00 F. E. Barrows, Centre schoolhouse & lot 166 00 Town of Plymouth, schools, 232 86
Town of Plymouth, schools, 244 50
Town of Middleboro, schools, 381 00
Town of Middleboro, poor, 390 00
Town of Middleboro, poor, 278 00
Town of Halifax, poor, 104 00
National Bank of Wareham, int. deposits, 105 69
County, dog fund, 235 82
County, roads, 4,000 00
State, income tax, special,
1,960 00
James S. McKay, use of sprayer, 60 00
N. Y., N. H., & H. R. R. Co., fires, 33 55
Mabel F. Wrightington, tax title, 78 46
George W. Stetson, ex'r will of G. Swift, 200 00 Sarah F. Gibbs, ex'r will of J. W. Atwood, 200 00
William B. Atwood, 200 00
Reba Barrows Tillson,
100 00
Stanly and Vaughan, trustees Ellis School Fund, 272 88
W. E. W. Vaughan, tr., Pratt School Fund, 213 98
State:
Roads, 11,688 89
Vocational education,
126 97
Income tax, previous years,
325 80
Loss of taxes,
82 81
School super. acct., 773 33
Corporation tax, 1925, b.,
338 70
Corporation tax, p.s.,
1,989 99
Corporation tax, b.b.,
3,637 20
Income tax,
4,899 63
National Bank tax, 65 69
Trust Co. tax,
49 10
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Military Aid, 195 00 State Aid, 96 00
Soldier's exemption,
88
James W. Lewis, sealer, fees, 23 57
Henry S. Griffith, town histories sold, 13 50
Town Clerk, sporting licenses, etc., 1926, 310 25
Town Clerk, dog licenses,
375 00
Rosa A. Cole Library Fund,
91 90
Cemetery funds, 499 16
Tax Collector, taxes,
59,702 06
Tax Collector, interest,
388 17
Centre Schoolhouse addition loan, 10,000 00
Temporary loans,
70,000 00
$188,222 42
Cr.
Paid Gustavus L. Swift, Cemetery fund, $200 00
Wilfred A. Tillson, Cemetery fund,, 100 00
Oren Atwood, Cemetery fund, 200 00
Josiah W. Atwood, Cemetery fund,
200 00
Ellis School fund, teachers Dist. No. 4,
235 00
Rosa A. Cole Library fund, Library,
91 90
Cemetery funds, 499 16
Director of Accounts, note fees,
32 00
Tax Collector, tax titles,
35 89
National Bank of Wareham, interest,
1,368 83
County tax, 6,070 82
State tax, 4,800 00
Division of Fisheries and Game, Sp. Lic's., 274 50
Town Clerk's fees, 35 75
County Treasurer, dog licenses,
348 60
Town Clerk's fees, 26 40
Temporary loans,
60,000 00
Orders of Selectmen,
93,317 03
Balance Dec. 31, 1926,
20,386 54
$188,222 42
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ADDITION TO CENTRE SCHOOLHOUSE BUILDING LOAN-(4 Percent Coupon Notes)
No. Date of Issue
Maturity
34
Oct. 1, 1926
Amount $1,000 00
Oct. 1, 1927
35
1,000 00
36
1,000 00
Oct. 1, 1928
37
1,000 00
38
1,000 00
Oct. 1, 1929
39
1,000 00
40
1,000 00
Oct. 1, 1930
41
1,000 00
42
1,000 00
Oct. 1, 1931
43
1,000 00
$10,000 00
Temporary Loans Issued or Paid in 1926
No. Date of Issue Amount Discount Paid
28 Sept. 1, 1925 $10,000 00 4%
April 1, 1926
29 Mar. 20, 1926 20,000 00 4%
Nov. 20, 1926
30 June 7, 1926 10,000 00 4%
Nov. 8, 1926
31 July 6, 1926 10,000 00 .0375% Dec. 6, 1926
32 Aug. 4, 1926 10,000 00 4%
Dec. 20, 1926
33 Aug. 25, 1926 10,000 00 .0395% Due Mar. 25, 1927
44 Dec. 27, 1926
10,000 00 4% " June 27, 1927
CONDITION OF PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Name of Fund
Principal
Bal of Inconse Jan. 1, 1926
Income for the year
Expenditure Bal. of Income
for the year
Dec. 31, 1926 Savings Banks
H. P. Richards
$100.00
$37.56
$6.92
$44.48
Middleboro
R. L. Richards
100.00
41.58
7.14
11.95
36.77
Middleboro
E. T. Stetson
.
200.00
389.90
32.85
40.50
382.25
Plymouth
M. E. Forbes
100.00
17.22
5.92
13.25
9.89
Middleboro
J. F. Hammond
100.00
25.41
6.32
13.25
18.48
Middleboro
Marcus Atwood
200.00
89.80
15.10
10.50
103.40
Wareham
C.W. Griffith
500.00
458.11
48.50
50.25
456.36
Wareham
Aug. Shurtleff
100.00
7.26
5.96
9.25
3.97
Plymouth
Wilson Shaw
100.00
6.07
5.35
3.25
8.17
Wareham
P. W. Bump
100.00
60.14
8.91
6.25
62.80
Plymouth
Ellis Griffith
200.00
205.46
20.51
225.97
Wareham
J. E. Robbins
100.00
17.76
6.51
3.00
21.27
Plymouth
A. W. Perkins
100.00
41.01
7.13
4.25
43.89
Wareham
Joseph Pratt
500.00
380.39
44.55
22.95
401.99
Wareham
Eben Smith
100.00
35.04
6.82
5.25
36.61
Middleboro
T. B. Griffith
1,000.00
401.76
69.26
46.16
424.86
Plymouth
J. A. Winberg
100.00
21.72
6.13
7.25
20.60
Wareham
N. M. Ransom
200.00
35.17
11.91
20.50
26.58
Wareham
O. B. Leonard
100.00
57.62
7.96
5.25
60.33
Wareham
Reuben Sherman
100.00
20.21
6.07
23.25
3.03
Middleboro
B. Shurtleff
100.00
4.85
5.27
2.25
7.87
Middleboro
S. A. Hammond
100.00
34.97
6.80
13.25
28.52
Wareham
L. and A. R. Eames
100.00
14.55
5.77
8.25
12.07
Middleboro
E. W. King .
100.00
14.48
5.77
10.25
10.00
Middleboro
A. T. Shurtleff
200.00
9.39
10.57
5.50
14.46
Middleboro
T. M. Cole
100.00
10.83
5.57
5.25
11.15
Middleboro
Rosa A. Cole
1,000.00
161.80
58.78
49.25
171.33
Wareham
J. A. Vaughan
200.00
9.13
10.57
5.50
14.20
Middleboro
Irene A. Bent
100.00
15.09
5.79
20.88
Middleboro
Thomas Vaughan
200.00
35.24
11.89
47.13
Middleboro
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H. T. Hammond
100.00
18.95
5.98
12.75
12.18
Wareham
Charles Donelly
100.00
8.68
5.48
7.45
6.71
Wareham
A. B. Shaw
100.00
6.35
5.90
4.25
8.00
Plymouth
E. S. Lucas
100.00
5.90
5.33
3.25
7.98
Wareham
Sarah F. McFarlin
100.00
13.21
5.72
5.25
13.68
Middleboro
Stephen Atwood
200.00
14.79
10.85
18.70
6.94
Wareham
L. Braddock
100.00
11.86
5.62
17.48
Middleboro
A. Law
100.00
3.13
5.19
7.25
1.07
Middleboro
Timothy Cobb
50.00
5.72
2.81
2.00
6.53
Wareham
Levi Cobb
100.00
11.74
5.63
5.25
12.12
Wareham
Chase & Barrows
100.00
8.26
5.45
5.25
8.46
Wareham
E. A. Bowers
200.00
.92
10.12
9.20
1.84
Middleboro
J. J. Barrows
100.00
8.43
6.02
9.25
5.20
Plymouth
Henry Sherman
130.00
8.93
7.00
4.25
11.68
Wareham
Lucius Atwood
100.00
5.71
5.32
3.25
7.78
Middleboro
Frank F. Tillson
100.00
1.57
5.12
3.75
2.94
Middleboro
H. A. Lucas
100.00
2.25
5.15
7.40
Middleboro
John A. Thomas
100.00
1.50
5.12
6.62
Middleboro
Clarence H. Knowlton
100.00
2.08
5.15
7.23
Wareham
J. B. Rickard
150.00
2.50
7.70
2.25
7.95
Wareham
G. L. Swift
200.00
2.50
. . .
2.50
Middleboro
Wilfred A. Tillson
100.00
1.25
. . .
1.25
Middleboro
J. W. Atwood
200.00
.83
.83
Middleboro
Oren Atwood
200.00
.83
.83
Middleboro
$9,180.00
$2,811.00
$582.67
$499.16
$2,894.51
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SARAH F. McFARLIN PARKWAY FUND 1926
Dr.
Jan. 1, Principal,
$100 00
Balance of Income,
26 49
Income for the year, 6 37
$132 86
Cr. Dec. 31, In Middleboro Savings Bank, $132 86
ROSA A. COLE LIBRARY FUND
1926
Jan. 1, Principal
$1,000 00
Balance of income, 65 64
Income for the year, 53 94
$1,119 57
Cr. Dec. 31, Expenditures for the year, $91 90 In Wareham Savings B'k, 1,027 67
$1,119 57
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REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR
Warrants
Amount of Warrants
Collected in 1926
Abated in 1926 $48.79
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1926
1925
$8,057.13
$8,008.34
1926
62,080.96
51,693.72
43.85
$10,343.39
$70,138.09
$59,702.06
$92.64
$10,343.39
HENRY S. GRIFFITH, Collector.
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REPORT OF AUDITORS ON THE CONDITION OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTS
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION FOR SHOE STRING ROAD
Dr.
1926
Mar. 1. To Appropriation, $2,000 00 $2,000 00
Cr.
Dec. 31.
By Selectmen's orders, $1,998 81
To Revert to Treasury,
1 19
$2,000 00
ADDITION TO CENTER SCHOOLHOUSE
Dr.
Mar. 1
To Appropriation,
Debt,
10,000 00
$4,000 00
Dec. 31.
Transferred from Re-
serve Account
4 21
$14,004 21
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's or-
ders,
$14,004 21
$14,004 21
SCHOOL ACCOUNT
Mar. 1. To Appropriation, $29,000 00
Dec. 31. Dog Fund, 235 82
Pratt Fund,
213 98
$29,449 80
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's or- ders, $29,448 02
Balance Reverts to Treas., 1 78
$29,449 80
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INTEREST ACCOUNT Dr.
Mar. 1. To Appropriation, $1,200 00
Dec. 31. Overdraft, 353 04
$1,553 04
Cr.
Jan. 1. Overdraft, 184 21
Dec. 31. Interest Paid, 1,368 83
$1,553 04
HEALTH AND SANITATION ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 1. To Appropriation,
$1,700 00
$1,700 00
Cr
Jan. 1.
Overdraft,
$19 88
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's or-
ders,
1,584 94
Balance Reverts to Treas., 95 18
$1,700 00
BITUMINOUS ROAD, MAIN ST., CHAP. 90
Dr.
Mar. 1. To Appropriation,
$5,000 00
Dec. 31.
Received from State,
5,000 00
Due from County,
4,000 00
$14,000 00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's or-
ders,
$13,999 81
Balance Reverts to Treas.,
19
$14,000 00
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REPAIR OF BRIDGES ACCOUNT
Mar. 1. To Appropriation, Dr. $1,000 00 $1,000 00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's or- ders, $844 46 Bal. Reverts to Treas., 155 54 $1,000 00
CEMETERY ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 1. To Appropriation, $200 00
Dec. 31. Transferred from Re- serve Fund, 13 14
$213 14
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders, $213 14
$213 14
PLYMOUTH COUNTY AID TO AGRICULTURE
Dr.
Mar. 1. To Appropriation, $100 00 $100 00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders, $100 00 $100 00
OVERLAY ACCOUNT, 1925
Dr.
Jan. 1. Balance, $42 83
Dec. 31. Transferred from
Overlay Reserve, 5 96
$48 79
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Abatements,
. 48 79
$48 79
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OVERLAY ACCOUNT, 1926
Dr.
Dec. 31. Overlay for 1926,
$221 84
$221 84
Cr.
Dec. 31. By 1926 Abatements,
$43 85
Balance on Hand,
17.7 99
$221 84
OVERLAY RESERVE ACCOUNT Dr.
Jan. 1.
Balance on Hand,
$538 01
$538 01
Cr.
Dec. 31.
Transferred to 1925 Acct.
5 96
Balance on Hand,
532 05
$538 01
BENJAMIN ELLIS SCHOOL FUND
Dr.
Mar. 1. Balance on Hand, $48 02
Dec. 31. Rec'd from Trustees, 272 88
$320 90
Cr.
Dec. 31. Paid Teachers in No.
4 District,
$235 00
Balance on Hand,
85 90
$320 90
AMERICAN LEGION ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 1. To Appropriation, $50 00 $50 00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders,
$50 00
$50 00
Carver Two
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UNCLASSIFIED ACCOUNT Dr.
Mar. 1. To Appropriation, $500 00 Memorial Day Appro., 125 00
$625 00
Cr.
Dec. 31.
By Selectmen's orders, $482 94
Bal. Reverts to Treas.,
142 06
$625 00
RESERVE FUND ACCOUNT Dr.
Jan. 1.
Balance on Hand,
$1,100 79
$1,100 79
Cr.
Dec. 31. Transferred to Police
Account,
$796 86
Transferred to High-
way Account, Chap. 81
10
Transferred to Cem-
etery Account, 13 14
Transferred to Center School Account, 4 21
Balance on Hand,
286 48
$1,100 79
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Dr.
Mar. 1. To Appropriation, $100 00 $100 00 Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders, $100 00 $100 00
PARK ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 1. To Appropriation, $250 00 $250 00
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Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders, $72 34 Bal. Reverts to Treas., 177 66
$250 00
TREE WARDEN ACCOUNT Dr.
Mar. 1. To Appropriation,
$350 00
$350 00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders, $349 53
Bal. Reverts to Treas.,
47
$350 00
REMOVAL OF SNOW ACCOUNT Dr.
Mar. 1. To Appropriation, $4,100 00
Dec. 31.
Overdraft,
262 69
Cr $4,362 69
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders, $4,362 69
$4,362 69
REPAIR OF HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT, CHAP. NO. 81
Dr.
Mar. 1. To Appropriation, $6,700 00
Dec. 31. Rec'd from State, 6,700 00
Rec'd from Reserve Acct.
10
$13,400 10
Cr
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's or- ders, $13,400 10 $13,400 10
LIBRARY ACCOUNT
Dr
Mar. 1. To Appropriations, $200 00 $200 00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders, $200 00 $200 00
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SOLDIERS' RELIEF ACCOUNT Dr
Mar. 1. To Appropriation, $50 00 $50 00
Cr.
Dec. 31. Bal. Reverts to Treas.,
$50 00
$50 00
MILITARY ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 1. To Appropriation,
$400 00
$400 00
Cr.
Dec. 31.
By Selectmen's orders,
$360 00
Bal. Reverts to Treas.,
40 00
$400 00
STATE AID ACCOUNT Dr.
Mar. 1. To Appropriation,
$150 00
$150 00
Cr.
Dec. 31.
By Selectmen's orders,
$96 00
Bal. Reverts to Treas.,
54 00
$150 00
GYPSY MOTH ACCOUNT Dr.
Mar. 1. To Appropriation, $1,000 00 $1,000 00
Cr.
Dec. 31.
By Selectmen's orders, $963 18
Bal. Reverts to Treas.,
36 82
$1,000 00
GENERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT Dr.
Mar. 1. To Appropriation, $5,000 00 $5,000 00
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Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's or- ders, $4,880 09 Bal. Reverts to Treas., 119 91 $5,000 00
POLICE ACCOUNT
Dr
Mar. 1. To Appropriations, $700 00
Dec. 31. Transferred from Re-
serve Account,
796 86
$1,496 86
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's or-
ders,
$1,496 86
$1,496 86
FIGHTING FIRE ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 1. To Appropriation, $350 00
Dec. 31.
Overdraft,
63 61
$413 61
Cr.
Jan. 1. Overdraft, $68 52
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders, 345 09
$413 61
MACHINERY ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 1. To Appropriation, $1,300 00 $1,300 00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's or- ders, $1,290 45 Bal. Reverts to Treas., 9 55
$1,300 00
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POOR ACCOUNT Dr. $3,000 00 $3,000 00
Mar. 1. To Appropriation,
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's or- ders, $2,674 37 Bal. Reverts to Treas., 325 63
$3,000 00
Approved by
HERBERT F. ATWOOD, RALPH E. WASHBURN, PLATT A. PINK.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT For the Year Ending Dec. 31st, 1926
Appropriations voted by the towns :
For American Legion,
$50 00
For Charities, 3,000 00
For State Aid,
150 00
For Soldiers' Relief,
50 00
For Public Library,
200 00
For Support of Schools,
29,000 00
For Bridges,
1,000 00
For Removal of Snow,
4,100 00
For Machinery,
1,300 00
For General Government,
5,000 00
For Unclassified Account,
500 00
For Health and Sanitation,
1,700 00
For Tree Warden,
350 00
For Gypsy Moth Account,
1,000 00
For Forest Fires,
350 00
For Parks,
250 00
For Police,
700 00
For Weights and Measures,
100 00
For Cemeteries,
200 00
For Interest,
1,200 00
For Military Aid,
400 00
For Memorial Day,
125 00
For Aid to Agriculture,
100 00
For Centre School House,
4,000 00
For Hardening Tremont Street, towards Plymouth line,
2,000 00
For Hardening Tremont Street,
towards Wareham line, 5,000 00
For Repair of Highways, 6,700 00 Total, $68,525 00
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Town Tax to be assessed,
$68,525 00
State Tax to be assessed,
4,800 00
County Tax to be assessed,
6,070 82
Overlay of 1926,
221 84
$79,617 66
Deduct :
Income Tax,
$4,899 63
Corporation Taxes, including
balance of previous years,
6,180 68
Licenses and Fees,
102 45
Fines and Fees,
265 00
Gypsy Moth,
263 93
State Aid,
210 00
Interest on Deposits,
110 18
Interest on Taxes,
339 82
School Receipts,
3,307 99
Sundries,
1,868 90
$17,548 58
Amount to be raised,
$62,069 08
Amount to be raised on Polls,
798 00
Amount to be raised by Assessment of Pro- perty,
$61,271 08
Average valuation of bogs per acre,
$590 95
Value of buildings excluding land,
$632,955 00
Value of land excluding buildings,
$1,928,990 00
Value of personal property,
$274,685 00
Increase in value of real estate,
$119,580 00
Decrease in value of personal property,
$12,385 00
Tax rate on $1,000,
$21 60
Persons assessed on poll only,
116
Residents assessed on property,
385
Non-residents assessed on property,
170
Number of autos and trucks,
367
Number of horses,
55
Number of cows,
106
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Number of other cattle,
26
Number of swine,
14
Number of fowl,
3,688
Number of dwellings,
678
Number of acres of land,
19,834
Number of acres of cranberry bogs,
2,6291/2
Valuation of cranberry bogs,
$1,553,904 00
Increase in the value of bogs,
$85,489 00
Number of different bogs taxed,
284
Assessors' Valuation of Cranberry Bogs Per Acre in the Year 1926
5
1/4
acres at $1,200 per acre
160
1,050
66
38
1/4
66
1,000
73
3/4
66
66
66
850
66
66
218
2/3
66
66
800
66
78
221
66
66
700
66
66
187 11/24
66
650
207 19/48
600
66
187
3/8
66
66
550
469
5/8
66
66
500
145
5/8
66
66
450
66
130
3/8
400
66
66
102
3/4
350
102 14/15
300
66
66
152
66
250
66
18
1/2
66
200
66
8
1/6
150
20
1/12
100
66
66
1
3/4
66
50
16
1/2
unclassed-valued $1,535
H. C. McFARLIN, WILLIAM M. SHAW, A. C. PERKINS,
Assessors of Carver.
66
900
66
84
1/16
750
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Paid :
George E. Blair, care of hall, $359 50
Henry S. Griffith, salary clerk, 200 00
Henry S. Griffith, salary collector, 500 00 Henry S. Griffith, salary treasurer, 500 00 Henry S. Griffith, postage clerk, 5 69
Henry S. Griffith, postage treasurer, 38 00
Henry S. Griffith, postage collector, 22 60
Henry S. Griffith, auto for clerk, 31 30
Henry S. Griffith, auto for treasurer, 30 50
Henry S. Griffith, auto for collector, 23 00
Henry S. Griffith, telephone, 1 40
Henry S. Griffith, paid Middo Gazette, 3 00 Henry S. Griffith, expenses to New Bedford, 1 83
Dr. Stillman, birth returns, 50
Southeastern Mass. Power Co., 42 01
Henry S. Griffith, check protector, 75 00
George E. Doane, supplies, 5 50
H. C. MacFarlin, services assessor, 200 00
F. E. Barrows, assessor, 26 00
Eleanor Shaw, reading proofs, 6 50
Namaskett Press, printing, 84 88
H. E. Carleton, services selectman, 79 00
H. E. Carleton, auto for selectman, 24 00 H. E. Carleton, services registrar, 11 50
H. E. Carleton, stamps, etc., 1 75
H. A. Stanly, services selectman, 97 00
H. A. Stanly, auto selectman, 29 00
H. A. Stanly, services registrar, 7 25
H. A. Stanley, auto for registrar, 3 00
J. A. Holmes, services selectman 134 50
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J. A. Holmes, auto selectman, 38 00
J. A. Holmes, services registrar, 11 00
J. A. Holmes, auto for registrar, 3 00
J. A. Holmes, supplies, 50
American Bank Note, printing notes, 32 25 Z. W. Andrews, work on town report, 13 80 Sam'l B. Cholerton, collectors bond, 45 00 Sam'l B Cholerton, treasurers bond, 50 00 Sam'l B. Cholerton, treasurers ins., 20 74
Sam'l B. Cholerton, employers ins., 25 00
Sam'l B. Cholerton, clerks bond, 4 00
Bernard E. Shaw, services auditor, 27 00
J. A. Holmes, wood for hall,
25 00
H. E. Carleton, insurance town barn, 69 00 Memorial Press, printing, 19 91
Times Printing Co., printing, 2 75
Auto tax service printing for assessor, 15 00
P. B. Murphy, printing, 3 75
Charles Taylor, services auditor, 8 00
Boston Typewriter Co., typewriter, 40 00
Lloyd Perkins, supplies, 6 00
H. W. Jordan, oil, 50
N. E. T. & T. CO., telephone, 5 40
H. F. Atwood, services auditor, 20 00
E. H. Blake, keys, 4 00
Elthea Atwood, teller,
4 00
B. E. Holmes, teller, 9 00
Chas. H. Atwood, teller, 2 00
A. H. Wade, election officer, 2 00
Mildred Shaw, election officer, 4 00
Helen F. Mckay, election officer, 2 00
Perez Shurtleff, labor, 1 10
Hobbs and Warren, supplies, 31 24
K. H. Washburn, legal services, 20 00
Henry S. Griffith, marriage, death, birth returns, 38 00
Joseph A. Pioppi, tuning piano, 5 00
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C. R. Hosford, repairs, 129 98
Earl B. Ware, painting hall,
650 00
American Ry. Ex. Co., express, 97
F. M. Thomas, wood, 10 00
Davon Printing House, printing for assessors, 9 00
John B. Washburn, transfers for assessors, 27 50
James W. Hurley, coal, 320 69
Wm. Hatch, mowing lawn, 3 00
H. L. Thatcher, printing tax bill, 5 25
H. L. Thatcher, printing for collector, 20 25 Florence Weston, clerk for assessors, 36 00
William E. Shaw, assessors, 182 20
Bliss Hdwe, 2 furnaces for hall,
315 00
Bliss Hdwe, repairs, 5 10
Carter Ink Co., ink for treasurer,
2 50
Olive Ward, election officer, 3 50
Marjorie Telfer, election officer, 3 50
Florence Weston, election officer, 1 50
Ellis Atwood, election officer, 2 00
$4,880 09
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, CHAPTER 81 Paid :
H. F. Atwood, labor and truck, $220 16
John Andrews, labor, 62 96
Z. W. Andrews, labor, 311 40
Z. W. Andrews, truck,
514 37
Z. W. Andrews, auto,
8 00
Z. W. Andrews, stamps,
1 00
Henry Bernard, labor, 23 09
Harvey Burgess, labor and truck, 104 16
Mike Clair, labor, 141 00
Joe Connors, labor, 22 56
Harry Cassidy, labor,
200 22
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Harry Cassidy, truck,
422 76
D. Code, labor,
18 80
Oscar Carlson, labor,
22 56
William Cornish, labor,
166 14
Daniel Dempsey, labor,
14 00
Fred Dube, labor,
94 00
John Dionne, labor,
190 76
Henry Dube, labor,
22 56
Walter Dunham, labor,
341 94
Alfred Dufresne, labor,
233 12
Joseph Dufresne, labor,
75 81
Frank Dufresne, labor,
75 68
Embert Eames, labor,
7 76
Elex Erickson, labor,
22 56
Forest Garnett, labor,
11 28
Homer Griffith, labor,
78 02
Stephen Gammons, labor,
136 77
John Guimond, labor,
26 32
Martin Holmes, labor,
69 79
Thomas Hastings, labor,
248 40
Jesse A. Holmes, truck,
57 50
Matti Heckilla, labor,
20 68
Edward Howland, labor,
207 97
Leon Jefferson, labor,
80 38
Emil Johnstone, labor,
18 80
Alex Johnson, labor and truck,
391 60
Sulo Jussola, labor,
22 56
John Jussola, labor,
22 56
Arvey Johnson, labor,
5 17
Cornelius Kelliher, labor,
220 20
Charles Kennedy, labor, 3 76
James W. Lewis, labor and truck, 729 52
James W. Lewis, sand,
5 00
Charles Lincoln, labor,
160 03
Wilfred Loring, labor,
14 00
James Ladd, labor,
207 97
E. S. Mosher, truck,
133 84
Allen MacDonald, labor,
93 07
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Edward Moffett, labor,
163 56
Thomas Morse, labor, 8 00
Lester Pratt, labor,
210 10
Jos. Pina, labor,
3 76
Jack Petty, labor,
3 76
Jack Petty, gravel,
7 92
Clyfton Pratt, labor,
68 38
John Pouliott, labor,
171 55
James Peckham, labor and truck,
183 84
H. J. Vaughan, labor,
468 00
H. J. Vaughan, truck,
863 13
H. J. Vaughan, auto,
2 00
H. J. Vaughan, post and rails,
1 45
H. J. Vaughan, gas and oil,
2 25
Jack Vianao, gravel,
10 08
Adelbert Robbins, labor,
223 72
Emil Robillard, labor,
3 76
Thomas Reynolds, labor,
31 02
Maurice Robbins, labor and team,
4 00
Nelson Storey, labor,
1 41
Manuel Silvia, labor,
34 78
John Silvia, labor,
148 52
Leon Spring, labor,
23 50
James Thomas, labor,
3 76
Kenneth Tubman, labor,
152 28
M. F. Thomas, labor,
15 52
M. F. Thomas, team,
118 88
M. F. Thomas, truck,
41 28
Bernard Tillson, labor,
56 40
T. A. Tillson, labor,
186 82
Ben Wrightington, labor,
244 88
Ralph Washburn, labor,
133 01
Frank Weston, labor,
317 36
Frank Weston, truck,
957 05
Frank Weston, team,
124 22
Frank Weston, wood,
14 50
Frank Weston, gas and oil,
5 70
Frank Weston, auto,
52 00
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Homer Weston, labor, 25 38
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