Town annual reports of Carver 1927, Part 1

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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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