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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Town Officers
OF THE
Town of Carver
For the Year Ending December 31st 1927
Annual Town Meeting, March 5, 1928
at 8 a. m. ROPEITY OF CANVER PUBLIC LIBRARY
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Town Officers
OF THE TOWN OF
CARVER
For the Year Ending December 31st 1927
Annual Town Meeting, March 5, 1928
at 8 a. m.
INDEX
Appropriations
52
Assessors' Report
21
Auditor's Report
14
Births Recorded, 1925
46
Cemetery Account
34
Condition of Town Treasury
6
Constables' Report for 1925
41
Deaths Recorded, 1925
47
Excerpts from Town Meeting Records
50
Fire Account
31
Forest Wardens
38
General Government .Account
24
Gypsy Moth Account
37
Health and Sanitation Account 29
Highway Dept., Chapter 81
26 40
Jury List
Library Account
39
Machinery Account
32
Marriages Recorded, 1925
45 30
Military Account
3
Park Account
35
Perpetual Care Funds
10
Protection of Persons and Property
31
Public Welfare Account
35
Report of the Treasurer of Old Home Day Association
42
School Department Report
56
School Committee Report
56
Sealer of Weights and Measures Account
40
Snow Account
33
State Aid Account
30
School Superintendent's Report
60
Tax Collector's Report
13
Town Clerk's Report
45
Town Warrant 54
Treasurer's Account 7
Tree Warden Account 32
Unclassified Account 30
Officers and Committees, 1925
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TOWN OF CARVER
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES FOR THE YEAR 1927
Selectmen Jesse A. Holmes (1929) ; Herbert A. Stanly (1930).
Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector Henry S. Griffith.
Board of Public Welfare Jesse A. Holmes (1929) ; Herbert A. Stanly (1930).
Assessors H. Clayton McFarlin (1928) ; Arthur C. Perkins (1929) ; William M. Shaw (1930).
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School Committee
William I. Ward (1928); Mary J. Turner (1928) ; Frank D. Costello (1929).
Road Commissioners Frank F. Weston (1928) ; Herbert J. Vaughan (1929) ; Ernest W. Shaw (1930).
Park Commissioners
Frederick Anderson (1928) ; James S. Mckay (1929) ; Frank E. Barrows (1930).
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Cemetery Commissioners
James H. Peckham (1928) ; Frank E. Barrows (1929); Fred A. Ward (1930).
Library Trustees
Elthea E. Atwood (1928) ; Wm. M. Shaw (1928) ; Lucy W. Peterson (1929) ; Florence V. Weston (1929) ; Viola B. Hidden (1930) ; Maynard W. Peterson (1930).
Auditors Herbert F. Atwood, Platt A. Pink, Ralph E. Washburn.
Tree Warden James S. Mckay.
Constables James W. Lewis, Merton T. Griffith.
Herring Committee James W. Lewis.
Fence Viewers
Herbert J. Vaughan, Frank F. Weston, Frank D. Cos- tello.
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood
Nelson Story, Jesse A. Holmes, Frank F. Weston, Wil- liam M. Shaw, H. C. McFarlin, Ebenezer A. Shaw.
Field Drivers and Pound Keepers
Napoleon Dionne, Carlton S. Atwood, Alfred F. Sim- mons.
Forest Warden
James S. Mckay.,
Sealer of Weights and Measures James W. Lewis.
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Inspector of Animals and Slaughtering J. Myrick Bump.
Moderator
Frank E. Barrows.
Finance Committee
Philip S. Cole (1928) ; Ellis D. Atwood (1928) ; Ar- thur W. Peterson (1928) ; Benjamin C. Shaw (1928) ; Annie G. Boardway (1928) ; William E. W. Vaughan (1929) ; Jesse A. Holmes (1929) ; James J. Ryan (1929) ; J. Myrick Bump (1929) ; Herbert F. Atwood (1929) ; Sara A. Slugg (1930) ; Alton H. Griffith (1930) ; William I. Ward (1930) ; H. Clayton McFarlin (1930) ; Frank F. Weston (1930).
Savery Avenue Committee
Frank E. Barrows, James S. McKay, Frederick Ander- son, Jack L. Martin, Nancy A. Shaw, Marjorie E. Telfer. Ernest W. Shaw.
Committee To Act with the Avenue Committee To Consider the Matter of Acquiring a Town Forest Earl E. Boardway, Alton H. Griffith, Jay A. Ward.
Soldier's Memorial Committee Ruel S. Gibbs, Eldred S. Mosher, Frank H. Cole.
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CONDITION OF THE TOWN TREASURY AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS DEC. 31, 1927
Assets
Cash,
$16,508 47
Outstanding taxes,
6,168 42
Bills receivable (est),
1,241 00
Overdrafts,
182 60
$24,100 49
Liabilities
Reserve fund, $731 01
Overlayings,
955 74
Income tax (special),
1,960 00
Civilian War bonus,
680 62
Ellis School Fund (Dist. No. 4),
22
Balance, 19,772 90
$24,100 49
HENRY S. GRIFFITH, Treasurer. HERBERT F. ATWOOD, RALPH E. WASHBURN, Auditors.
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TREASURER'S REPORT Henry S. Griffith, Treasurer
Dr.
1927
Jan. 1 Balance from 1926,
$20,386 54
From County : Dog fund,
313 13
Highways,
4,500 00
From State :
Cor. tax, previous years,
$630 48
Inc. tax, previous years,
680 00
Highways, previous years,
75 00
High Sch., Trans., previous years,
2,949 80
Loss of taxes,
86 06
Highways (Chap. 81),
6,496 19
School Super.,
773 33
Cor. Tax Public Service,
2,352 90
Cor. Tax Business,
3,834 10
Income tax,
7,044 82
Nat'l Bank tax,
64 59
Trust Co., tax,
39 00
Military Aid,
180 00
State Aid,
96 00
High School trans.,
3,826 90
29,129 17
From Town of Middleboro, Public Welfare, City of New Bedford, Public Welfare,
337 00
150 94
Town of Middleboro, Schools,
314 48
Town of Plymouth, Schools,
278 42
Augustine Roy, Town hall rent,
20 00
Florence Weston, Town hall rent,
5 00
Division of Standards, Peddlers' Licenses,
30 00
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Alice R. Studley, gas permit,
1 00
B. I. Lewis, gas permit, 1 00
J. O. Eaton, gas permit, 1 00
Alice R. Studley, Victualler's license,
3 00
F. E. Barrows,
3 0
Orrie Dempsey,
3 00
B. I. Lewis,
3 00
Peter Hicky,
3 00
Ernest Gonsalves,
3 00
H. W. Jordan,
3 00
Mabel Griffith,
3 00
Manuel Ribeiro,
3 00
Mrs. G. F. Snow,
3 00
John Pouliot,
3 00
Nelson Story,
3 00
I. Blanche Murphy,
3 00
Jack Santos,
3 00
J. O. Eaton,
3 00
A. C. Perkins, Slaughterer's license,
1 00
Fourth District Court, Fines,
35 00
Earl P. Blake, Sheriff, Fines,
49 00
Frank F. Weston, Popes Point school-house,
75 00
H. C. McFarlin, Bates Pond lot and buildings, Jessie P. Keller, Trustee,
655 00
100 00
Frank E. Barrows,
150 00
T. T. Vaughan,
200 00
Unclaimed orders,
13 05
Sale of Town histories,
15 75
Hingham Mut. Fire Ins. Co., div.,
13 90
James W. Lewis, Sealer, fees,
20 77
Nat'l Bank of Wareham, Int.,
124 11
Town Clerk, Dog License fees,
28 80
Sporting License fees,
38 00
Marriage License fees,
16 00
Wm. E. W. Vaughan, Pratt School fund,
213 98
Trustees, Ellis School Fund, 190 88
Error, Selectmen's orders, 38 25
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Error, School orders,
10 57
S. O. C. O. N. Y., discount, 20 97
Jesse A. Holmes, Treas. Quitticas Bridge app.,
962 85
Tax Collector, int. on taxes,
345 59
Town Clerk, Sporting licenses, etc.,
325 50
Cemetery Funds,
606 20
Nat'l Bank of Wareham, Revenue loan,
30,000 00
Tax Collector, taxes,
55,523 77
$145,286 62
Cr.
Paid County tax,
$5,947 16
State tax,
4,800 00
Sarah S. Nash, Cemetery fund,
100 00
Lucinda A. F. Baker, Cemetery fund,
150 00
Theodore T. Vaughan, Cemetery fund,
200 00
Town tax,
2 38
Director of Accounts, Note fees,
4 00
State: Nat'l Bank .tax,
4 04
Veteran's exemption,
11 58
Interest, School-house loan,
400 00
Interest, Nat'l Bank of Wareham, Rev. loan,
599 16
County, Weweantic Riv. Drainage loan,
3,177 86
School-house notes 34 and 35,
2,000 00
Nat'l Bank of Wareham, Revenue loans,
50,000 00
Ellis School fund, teachers Dist. No. 4,
277 00
Division of Fisheries and Game, Sporting licenses, 287 50
Town Clerk, fees,
38 00
Cemetery bills,
606 20
Orders of Selectmen,
60,173 27
Balance to new account Dec. 31st,
16,508 47
$145,286 62
CONDITION OF PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Name
Principal
Bal. of Income Jan. 1, 1927
Income for the year
for the year
Dec. 31, 1927
Banks Middleboro
R. L. Richards
100.00
36.77
6.90
43.67
Middleboro Plymouth
E. T. Stetson
200.00
382.25
33.94
$40.50
375.69
M. E. Forbes
100.00
9.89
5.52
3.00
12.41
Middleboro
J. F. Hammond
100.00
18.48
5.97
2.75
21.70
Middleboro
Marcus Atwood
200.00
103.40
15.33
6.50
112.23
Wareham
C. W. Griffith
500.00
456.36
48.40
65.50
439.26
Wareham
Aug. Shurtleff
100.00
3.97
6.01
5.00
4.98
Plymouth
Wilson Shaw
100.00
8.17
5.45
8.25
5.37
Wareham
P. W. Bump
100.00
62.80
9.45
6.75
65.50
Plymouth
Ellis Griffith
200.00
225.97
21.53
34.75
212.75
Wareham
J. E. Robbins
100.00
21.27
7.04
5.00
23.31
Plymouth
A. W. Perkins
100.00
43.89
7.26
5.25
45.90
Wareham
Joseph Pratt
500.00
401.99
45.63
20.00
427.62
Wareham
Eben Smith
100.00
36.61
6.90
6.25
37.26
Middleboro
T. B. Griffith
1,000.00
424.86
71.48
48.50
447.84
Plymouth (2 Banks)
J. A. Winberg
100.00
20.60
6.08
12.75
13.93
Wareham
N. M. Ransom
200.00
26.58
11.45
20.50
17.53
Wareham
O. B. Leonard
100.00
60.33
8.10
4.25
64.18
Wareham
Reuben Sherman
100.00
3.03
5.19
3.00
5.22
Middleboro
Benj. Shurtleff
100.00
7.87
5.42
8.00
5.29
Middleboro
S. A. Hammond
100.00
28.52
6.48
2.75
32.25
Wareham
L. and A. R. Eames
100.00
12.07
5.65
8.25
9.47
Middleboro
Edw. W. King
100.00
10.00
5.55
10.25
5.30
Middleboro
A. T. Shurtleff
200.00
14.46
10.82
14.50
10.78
Middleboro
T. M. Cole
100.00
11.15
5.59
8.25
8.49
Middleboro
Rosa A. Cole
1,000.00
171.33
59.28
45.20
185.41
Wareham
J. A. Vaughan
200.00
14.20
10.82
14.50
10.52
Middleboro
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H. P. Richards
$100.00
$44.48
$7.30
Expenditures Bal. of Income
$51.78
.
Irene A. Bent
100.00
20.88
6.07
11.75
15.20
Middleboro
Thomas Vaughan
200.00
47.13
12.49
46.75
12.87
Middleboro
H. T. Hammond
100.00
12.18
5.65
3.00
14.83
Wareham
Chas. Donelly
100.00
6.71
5.38
5.25
6.84
Wareham
A. B. Shaw
100.00
8.00
6.27
8.25
6.02
Plymouth
E. S. Lucas
100.00
7.98
5.43
8.00
5.41
Wareham
S. F. McFarlin
100.00
13.68
5.72
7.25
12.15
Middleboro
Stephen Atwood
200.00
6.94
10.45
9.00
8.39
Wareham
L. Braddock
100.00
17.48
5.92
5.25
18.15
Middleboro
A. Law
100.00
1.07
5.09
5.25
.91
Middleboro
Timothy Cobb
50.00
6.53
2.83
3.00
6.36
Wareham
Levi Cobb
100.00
12.12
5.65
6.25
11.52
Middleboro
Chase and Barrows
100.00
8.46
5.48
6.25
7.69
Wareham
E. A. Bowers
200.00
1.84
10.17
5.50
6.51
Middleboro
J. J. Barrows
100.00
5.20
6.12
6.25
5.07
Plymouth
Henry Sherman
130.00
11.68
7.16
5.25
13.59
Wareham
Lucius Atwood
100.00
7.78
5.42
5.75
7.45
Middleboro
F. F. Tillson
100.00
2.94
5.17
4.25
3.86
Middleboro
H. A. Lucas
100.00
7.40
5.42
7.25
5.57
Middleboro
J. A. Thomas
100.00
6.62
5.37
10.75
1.24
Middleboro
C. H. Knowlton
100.00
7.23
5.41
. . .
12.64
Wareham
J. B. Rickard
150.00
7.95
7.96
5.25
10.66
Wareham
G. L. Swift
200.00
2.50
10.22
2.25
10.47
Middleboro
W. A. Tillson
100.00
1.25
5.09
2.25
4.09
Middleboro
J. W. Atwood
200.00
.83
10.12
7.50
3.45
Middleboro
Orin Atwood
200.00
.83
10.12
8.50
2.45
Middleboro
Sarah S. Nash
100.00
. ..
.83
. . .
.83
Wareham
L. A. F. Baker
150.00
. . .
1.25
. . .
1.25
Wareham
T. T. Vaughan
200.00
. ..
. ..
. . .
.. .
Wareham
$9,680.00
$2,894.51
$622.80
$606.20
$2,911.11
.
.
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SCHOOLHOUSE LOAN OUTSTANDING DEC. 31, 1927
(4% Coupon Notes)
No. 36 $1,000 00
Due Oct. 1, 1928
37
$1,000 00
1928
38
$1,000 00
1929
39
$1,000 00
1929
40
$1,000 00
66
1930
41 $1,000 00
1930
66
42
$1,000 00
1931
66
43
$1,000 00
66
1931
$8,000 00
SARAH F. McFARLIN PARKWAY FUND
Principal, $100 00
Balance of Income Jan. 1, 1927, $32 86
Income for the year, 6 70
Balance of Income Dec. 31, 1927,
$39 56
ROSA A. COLE LIBRARY FUND
Principal, $1,000 00
Balance of Income Jan. 1, 1927, $27 67
Income for the year, 52 01
Balance of Income Dec. 31, 1927, $79 68
REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1927
Collected in 1927
Abated in 1927
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1927
Interest Collected
Taxes of 1926 Outstanding Jan. 1, 1927
$10,343.39
$10,296.01
$47.38
$318.63
3 Warrants in 1927
51,659.30
45,227.76
263.12
$6,168.42
26.96
Totals,
$62,002.69
$55,523.77
$310.50
$6,168.42
$345.59
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HENRY S. GRIFFITH, Collector.
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REPORT OF AUDITORS ON THE CONDITION OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTS
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE Dr.
1927
Mar. 7. To Appropriation, $3,500 00 Transferred from Re- serve Account, 14 72
Cr. $3,514 72
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders, $3,514 72
$3,514 72
MACHINERY ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 7. To Appropriation, $700 00 $700 00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders,
$676 17
Revert to Treasury,
23 83
$700 00
FIRE ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 7. To Appropriation,
$300 00
$300 00
Cr.
Overdraft, 1926,
$63 61
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders,
161 31
Revert to Treasury
75 08
$300 00
POLICE ACCOUNT Dr.
Mar. 7. To Appropriation,
$700 00
Transferred from Re-
serve Acc't,
37 45
$737 45
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Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders, $737.45 $737 45
GENERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 7. To Appropriation, $4,300 00 $4,300 00
Cr
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders, $4,147 03
Revert to Treasury,
152 97
$4,300 00
STATE AID ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 7. To Appropriation,
$150 00
$150 00
Cr
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders,
$96 00
Revert to Treasury
54 00
$150 00
MILITARY AID ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 7. To Appropriation, $400 00 $400 00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders,
$360 00
Revert to Treasury,
40 00
$400 00
LIBRARY ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 7. To Appropriation, $200 00 $200 00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders,
$194 12
Revert to Treasury,
5 88
$200 00
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REPAIR OF HIGHWAY, CHAPTER 81
Dr.
Mar. 7. To Appropriation, $6,700 00
Rec'd from State, 6,496 19
Discount on oil bill,
20 97
Overdraft,
182 60
$13,399 76
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's or-
ders,
$13,399 76
$13,399 76
REMOVAL OF SNOW ACCOUNT Dr.
Mar. 7. To Appropriation,
$862 69
$862 69
Cr.
Overdraft, 1926,
$262 69
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders,
455 29
Revert to Treasury,
144 71
$862 69
TREE WARDEN ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 7. To Appropriation,
$300 00
$300 00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders,
$290 96
Revert to Treasury,
9 04
$300 00
PARK ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 7. To Appropriation, $250 00 $250 00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders,
$84 33
Revert to Treasury,
165 67
$250 00
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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Dr.
Mar. 7. To Appropriation, $125 00 Transferred from Re- serve Acc't, 2 30
Cr. $127 30
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders, $127 30 $127 30
RESERVE ACCOUNT Dr.
Balance on hand, $286 48
Mar. 7. To Appropriation, $500 00
$786 48
Cr.
Dec. 31. Transferred to Board of Public Welfare Acc't, $14 72
Transferred to Police Acc't, 37 45
Transferred to Sealer of Weights and
Measures Acc't,
2 30
Balance on hand, 732 01 $786 48
UNCLASSIFIED ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 7. To Appropriation,
$500 00
$500 00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders,
$464 07
Revert to Treasury,
35 93
$500 00
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BENJAMIN ELLIS SCHOOL FUND Dr.
Balance on hand, $85 90
Received from Trustees, 190 88
Overdrafts,
22
$277 00
Cr.
Paid Teachers in Dis-
trict Number Four, $277 00
$277 00
OVERLAY ACCOUNT, 1926
Dr.
Balance, Jan. 1, 1927, $177 99 $177 99
Cr.
Abated for 1926,
$47 38
To Overlay Reserve
Acc't,
130 61
$177 99
OVERLAY ACCOUNT, 1927 Dr.
Jan. 1. Overlay,
$556 20 $556 20
Cr.
Abated for 1927, $263 12
Balance,
293 08
$556 20
OVERLAY RESERVE ACCOUNT
Dr.
Jan.
1. Bal. on hand,
$532 05
Bal. of 1926 Overlay,
130 61
$662 66
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PLYMOUTH COUNTY AID TO AGRICULTURE Dr.
Mar. 7. To Appropriation, $100 00 $100 00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders,
$100 00
$100 00
CEMETERY ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 7. To Appropriation,
$200 00
$200 00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders,
$167 76
Revert to Treasury,
32 24
$200 00
REPAIR OF BRIDGES ACCOUNT
Dr
Mar. 7. To Appropriation,
$1,600 00
$1,600 00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders, $1,572 31
Revert to Treasury,
27 69
$1,600 00
HEALTH AND SANITATION ACCOUNT
Dr
Mar. 7. To Appropriation,
$2,500 00
$2,500 00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's orders, $2,356 35
Revert to Treasury,
143 65
$2,500 00
INTEREST ACCOUNT Dr.
Mar. 7. To Appropriation,
$1,400 00
$1,400 00
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Cr.
Dec. 31. Paid Nat'l Bank of Wareham, $599 16
Paid on School House Loan, 400 00
Revert to Treasury, 47 80
Overdraft, 1926, 353 04
$1,400 00
SCHOOL ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 7. To Appropriation,
$30,650 00
Dog Fund, 313 13
Pratt Fund, 213 98
Error,
10 00
$31,187 11
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's or-
ders,
$30,305 49
Revert to Treasury,
881 62
$31,187 11
WEWEANTIC RIVER DRAINAGE ACCOUNT
Dr.
June 27. To Appropriation,
$3,177 86
$3,177 86
Cr.
Dec. 31. Town Appropriation,
$962 85
Betterment Assess-
ments,
1,853 40
Balance Due,
361 61
$3,177 86
HEBERT F. ATWOOD, RALPH E. WASHBURN, Auditors.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1927
Appropriations voted by the Town :
For General Government,
$4,300 00
For Charities,
3,500 00
For Military Aid,
400 00
For Police Account,
700 00
For State Aid,
150 00
For Removal of Snow,
862 69
For Health and Sanitation,
2,500 00
For Machinery,
700 00
For Unclassified Account,
500 00
For Library,
200 00
For Repair of Highways, Chap. 81,
6,700 00
For Parks,
250 00
For Forest Fires,
300 00
For Tree Warden,
300 00
For Weights and Measures,
125 00
For Cemeteries,
200 00
For Memorial Day,
125 00
For Bridges,
1,600 00
For Aid to Agriculture,
100 00
For Debt,
2,000 00
For Interest,
1,400 00
For Reserve Fund,
500 00
For Quittacus Bridge,
962 85
For Support of Schools,
30,650 00
For Betterment Account, Weweantitt Riv- er Drainage, 2,215 01
$61,240 55
Town Tax to be assessed, including We- weantitt River Betterment Assessment, $61,240 55 State Tax to be assessed, 4,800 00
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County Tax to be assessed, Overlay of 1927,
5,947 16
556 20
$72,543 91
Deduct :
Income Tax,
$5,461 62
Corporation Tax, including bal-
ance of previous years,
5,965 89
Bank Tax,
114 79
Licenses and Fees,
214 72
Fines,
1,325 00
Military and State Aid,
291 00
Interest on Deposits,
105 69
Interest on Taxes,
388 17
School Receipts,
6,178 46
Sundries,
880 55
$20,925 89
Amount to be raised,
$51,618 02
Amount to be raised on Polls,
806 00
Amount to be raised on Property, $50,812 02
Average valuation of bogs per acre,
$580 88
Value of buildings, excluding land,
$666,115 00
Value of land, excluding buildings,
$1,912,770 00
Value of personal property, $279,755 00
Increase in value of real estate,
$16,940 00
Increase in value of personal property,
$5,070 00
Tax rate on $1,000.00, $17 00
Persons assessed on poll only,
130
Residents assessed on property,
371
Non-Residents assessed on property,
168
Number of autos and trucks,
241
Number of horses,
61
Number of cows,
96
Number of other cattle,
24
Number of swine,
13
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Number of fowl,
2,814
Number of dwellings,
702
Number of acres of land,
19,665
Number of acres of cranberry bogs,
2,6391/2
Valuation of cranberry bogs,
$1,533,240 00
Decrease in the value of bogs,
$20,664 00
Number of different bogs taxed,
292
Assessors' Valuation of Cranberry Bogs Per Acre in the Year 1927
208 1/4 acres at $1,000 per acre
26 1/4
3/4
66
900
66
66
29 7/8
66
66
850
217 5/16
66
66
800
66
66
66
66
260 1/12 66
66
600
158 1/4
66
66
550
66
158 5/8
66
500
389
450
66
222 7/8
400
103 7/20
66
300
139 7/8
66
250
12 7/12
200
7 5/6
19 1/2
66
66
100
66
9
50
66
6 5/16
66
950
66
66
187 1/4
66
750
208 3/4
66
700
650
66
194 9/16
66
350
79 1/12
66
150
unclassed-valued $420
H. C. McFARLIN, WILLIAM M. SHAW, A. C. PERKINS,
Assessors of Carver.
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT
Paid :
Henry S. Grffiith, salary Town Clerk, $200 00
Henry S. Griffith, salary Town Treasurer, 500 00
Henry S. Griffith, salary Town Collector, 500 00
Henry S. Griffith, insurance on checks,
20 00
Henry S. Griffith, postage, 56 81
Henry S. Griffith, treasurer's expenses,
3 19
Henry S. Griffith, auto for treasurer,
16 00
Henry S. Griffith, auto for clerk,
17 25
Henry S. Griffith, collector's expenses,
38 00
Henry S. Griffith, clerk's expenses,
2 52
Jesse A. Holmes, services as selectman, 102 00
Jesse A. Holmes, auto for selectman,
37 00
Jesse A. Holmes, supplies,
3 90
Jesse A. Holmes, wood for hall,
24 00
Herbert A. Stanly, services selectman,
75 00
Herbert A. Stanly, auto for selectman,
32 00
Herbert A. Stanly, registrar,
4 00
Herbert A. Stanly, auto for registrar,
1 00
Harold E. Carleton, services as selectman,
163 00
Harold E. Carleton, auto for selectman,
65 00
Harold E. Carleton, registrar,
2 00
Harold E. Carleton, telephone and supplies,
3 20
Ralph E. Washburn, auditor,
30 00
Ralph E. Washburn, auto,
7 00
Herbert F. Atwood, auditor,
30 00
Herbert F. Atwood, auto,
3 00
Platt A. Pink, auditor,
25 00
H. Clayton McFarlin, services assessor,
462 00
Arthur C. Perkins, services assessor,
160 00
Arthur C. Perkins, auto for assessor,
8 00
William M. Shaw, services assessor,
216 00
Florence Weston, assessors' clerk,
40 50
Eleanor L. Shaw, assessors' clerk,
3 00
George E. Blair, care of hall,
350 00
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Fletcher Clark, legal advice, 2 00
Arnold Telfer, repairs on hall, 30 30
Perez L. Shurtleff, repairs on hall, 4 00
William Hatch, mowing lawn at hall,
3 00
Daniel Dempsey, repairs on pump,
2 00
John B. Washburn, transfer for assessors,
30 00
Samuel B. Cholerton, insurance,
48 80
Samuel B. Cholerton, Treasurer and Col- lector's bond, 94 00
Southeastern Mass. Power Co., light,
28 11
Thrope & Martin Co., chairs for hall,
162 00
Williams Express, express on chairs,
11 00
Millar Coal Co., coal for hall,
364 03
Albino Faietti, exit lights,
8 50
Memorial Press, advertising,
3 00
H. L. Thatcher Co., printing,
24 50
Nemaskett Press, printing, 58 60
P. B. Murphy, printing,
4 25
Hobbs & Warren, supplies,
12 94
H. W. Jordan, supplies,
5 60
Henry S. Pink, supplies,
50
T. W. Pierce Co., supplies,
4 50
Assessors' Auto Tax List,
15 00
A. & P. Stores, supplies,
1 47
George E. Cornell & Sons, death returns,
75
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone,
4 81
Elthea Atwood, election officer,
3 00
Mildred Shaw, election officer,
3 00
Daisy Vaughan, election officer,
2 00
Jack L. Mratin, election officer,
3 00
Allan MacDonald, election officer,
3 00
Ebenazer Shaw, election officer,
3 00
Ellis D. Atwood, election officer,
2 00
Augustine Roy, election officer,
2 00
Earl B. Ware, election officer,
2 00
$4,147 03
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, CHAPTER 81
Paid :
Z. W. Andrews, labor and truck, $374 67
H. J. Vaughan, labor, 523 28
H. J. Vaughan, truck,
708 65
H. J. Vaughan, rails,
4 10
H. J. Vaughan, auto,
2 00
Frank F. Weston, labor,
373 46
Frank F. Weston, truck,
1,079 57
Frank F. Weston, auto,
32 00
Frank F. Weston, team,
235 20
Frank F. Weston, gravel,
96 00
Frank F. Weston, postage,
1 50
Ernest W. Shaw, labor,
348 60
Ernest W. Shaw, truck,
523 51
Ernest W. Shaw, auto,
64 12
Cornelius Kelliher, labor,
305 04
Walter Dunham, labor,
359 56
Benj. Wrightington, labor,
223 02
S. H. Pink, gas and supplies,
41 15
Wenham Garage, gas,
2 20
Standard Oil Co., oil,
1,126 04
B. I. Lewis, gas and oil,
16 65
James W. Lewis, labor and truck,
329 25
James W. Lewis, sand,
2 00
Philip S. Cole, sand,
5 10
Martin Thomas, labor and team,
268 83
Thomas Reynolds, labor,
40 65
Homer Griffith, labor,
16 92
Allen MacDonald, labor,
139 84
Bradford Shaw, labor,
169 43
Ralph Washburn, labor,
273 30
A. D. Griffith, gas and supplies,
24 22
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., freight,
13 80
Thomas Hastings, labor,
286 24
Alfred Dufresne, labor,
225 37
Frank Dufresne, labor,
76 14
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Stephen Gammons, labor,
10 81
James Laird, labor,
121 55
H. W. Jordan, gas,
2 30
Chas. Kennedy, labor,
232 43
Chas. Lincoln, labor,
239 94
Lewis J. Shaw, labor,
10 00
Adelbert Robbins, labor,
116 80
John Silva, labor,
129 02
H. F. Atwood, labor and truck,
273 75
Orlando Griffith, labor,
228 19
John Dione, labor,
215 50
Harry Cassidy, labor,
234 30
Davis Atwood, labor,
24 44
Fred Dube, labor,
207 98
Leon Jefferson, labor,
171 08
William Cornish, labor,
199 05
Jesse A. Holmes, labor and truck,
196 50
Jesse A. Holmes, sand,
3 05
Texas Co., asphalt,
69 26
John E. Johnson, labor and truck,
172 05
Truman A. Tillson, labor,
152 53
Bernard Tillson, labor,
106 11
Bernard Tillson, auto,
4 00
Orva Lane, labor,
67 92
Jack Petty, labor,
121 97
John Pouliot, labor,
30 08
James Thomas, labor,
43 48
Daniel Dempsey, labor,
3 76
Homer Weston, labor,
22 56
Power Brothers, crushed stone,
111 49
James H. Peckham, labor and truck,
128 25
Martin Holmes, labor,
52 64
Theodore Vaughan, 2nd, labor and truck,
42 02
Eldred Mosher, truck,
24 00
Bradford Petty, labor,
53 12
Lester Pratt, labor,
57 34
Wilfred Loring, labor,
42 00
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Catherine Ingraham, posts,
28 65
John E. Jordan, supplies,
1 50
The Barrett Co., tarvia,
653 40
Maurice Robbins, labor and team,
4 00
Napoleon Broullard, labor,
3 76
Ernest Berosier, labor,
3 76
Scudder Bros., coal,
8 50
Abbie Dunham, gravel,
35 00
Fannie McFarlin, gravel,
49 70
Frank E. Barrows, sand,
6 55
Samuel B. Gibbs, sand,
4 30
Crane Brook Co., sand,
4 60
Harry Shurtleff, gravel,
27 70
Bailey Gibbs Co., sand,
4 00
Berger Mfg. Co., pipe,
109 76
Edwin K. Greer, lumber,
5 20
Harvy Burgess, gravel,
61 90
Harvy Burgess, labor and truck,
144 00
J. E. Billings, posts,
7 80
$13,399 76
BRIDGE ACCOUNT
Paid :
Ernest W. Shaw, labor,
$81 00
Ernest W. Shaw, truck,
105 57
Frank F. Weston, labor,
49 80
Frank F. Weston, truck,
41 10
Herbert J. Vaughan, labor,
21 60
Herbert J. Vaughan, truck,
26 78
Herbert J. Vaughan, posts,
3 25
Ralph Washburn, labor,
49 84
Charles Kennedy, labor,
50 52
Jack Petty, labor,
66 97
Bradford Petty, labor,
3 76
Joseph Holden, labor,
3 76:
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Thomas Beziua, labor,
3 76
Walter Dunham, labor,
13 40
Orlando Griffith, labor, 22 56
Carlton Atwood, labor,
10 81
Nepoleon Broullard, labor,
15 04
Leon Jefferson, labor,
17 86
Fred Dube, labor,
15 04
Allan MacDonald, labor,
18 80
Thomas Reynolds, labor,
9 40
Harry Cassidy, labor,
15 04
John Dione, labor,
22 56
Homer Weston, labor,
16 92
James Thomas, labor,
7 52
Cornelius Kelliher, labor,
1 88
Harry W. Jordan, supplies,
8 37
A. D. Griffith, supplies,
30 69
Henry S. Pink, nails,
21
Fanny McFarlin, gravel,
2 00
Edwin K. Greer, lumber,
30 64
Hayden Separator Co., plaining boards,
2 00
Berger Mfg. Co., culvert,
781 30
Thomas Hastings, labor,
22 56
$1,572 31
HEALTH ACCOUNT
Paid :
Department Public Welfare, board, Arthur Tucker, $274 00
Town of Middleboro, care of Edward Mason, 164 00
Town of Whitman, care of Fred Dimond, 505 70
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