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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Town Officers
OF THE
Town of Carver
For the Year Ending December 31st
1929
Annual Town Meeting, March 3, 1930
at 8 a. m.
PROPERTY OF CARVER PUBLIO LICRARY
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Town Officers
OF THE
Town of Carver
For the Year Ending December 31st
1929
Annual Town Meeting, March 3, 1930
at 8.45 a. m.
INDEX
Appropriations 103
Assessors' Report
24
Auditor's Report 16
Births Recorded, 1928 96
Cemetery Account
74
Condition of Town Treasury
5
Constables' Report for 1928
90
Deaths Recorded, 1928
Fire Account
Forest Wardens
General Government Account
70
Gypsy Moth Account
82
Health and Sanitation Account
76
Highway Dept., Chapter 81
84 89 72
Library Account
77
Marriages Recorded, 1928
95 72
Officers and Committees, 1928
3
Park Account
73 11
Police
76
Public Library
88
Public Welfare Account
82
Report of the Treasurer of Old Home Day Association
92
School Department Report
114
School Committee Report
114
Sealer of Weights and Measures Account
89
Snow Account
75
State Aid Account
72
School Superintendent's Report
118
Tax Collector's Report
14
Town Clerk's Report
95
Town Warrant 99
Treasurer's Account
6
Tree Warden Account 82
Unclassified Account
73
97 83 91
Jury List .
Machinery Account
Military Account
Perpetual Care Funds
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TOWN OF CARVER
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES FOR THE YEAR 1929
Moderator-Frank E. Barrows.
Selectmen-Herbert A. Stanly (1930), Frank H. Cole (1931), Jesse A. Holmes (1932).
Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector-Henry S. Griffith. Board of Public Welfare-Herbert A. Stanley (1930), Frank H. Cole (1931), Jesse A. Holmes (1932).
Assessors-William M. Shaw (1930), H. Clayton Mc- Farlin (1931), Arthur C. Perkins (1932). School Committee-Mary Josephine Turner (1930), William I. Ward (1931), Ruel S. Gibbs (1932).
Road Commissioners-Ernest W. Shaw (1930), Frank F. Weston (1931), Eldred S. Mosher (1932).
Park Commissioners-Frank E. Barrows (1930), Ellis D. Atwood (1931), James S. Mckay (1932).
Cemetery Commissioners-Fred A. Ward (1930), James H. Peckham (1931), Frank E. Barrows (1932).
Library Trustees-Viola B. Hidden (1930), Maynard W. Peterson (1930), Elthea E. Atwood (1931), William M. Shaw (1931), Lucy W. Peterson (1932), Helen H. Griffith (1932).
Auditors-Harrison W. Jordan, Jack L. Martin, Ralph E. Washburn.
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Tree Warden-James S. Mckay.
Constables-James W. Lewis, Merton T. Griffith, Her- bert L. Shaw.
Herring Committee-James W. Lewis.
Field Drivers and Pound Keepers-James W. Lewis, Herbert L. Shaw, Merton T. Griffith.
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood-Frank F. Weston, Jesse A. Holmes, H. C. McFarlin, William E. Holmes, Russell E. Shaw.
Fence Viewers-Jesse A. Holmes, Herbert A. Stanly, Frank H. Cole.
APPOINTED OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES Forest Warden-James H. Peckham. Gipsy Moth Superintendent-James H. Peckham. Sealer of Weights and Measures-James W. Lewis. Inspector of Animals and Slaughtering-J. Myrick Bump.
Finance Committee-Sara A. Slugg (1930), Alton H. Griffith (1930), William I. Ward (1930), H. Clayton McFarlin (1930), Frank W. Weston (1930), Philip S. Cole (1931), Ellis D. Atwood (1931), Arthur W. Peterson (1931), Benjamin C. Shaw (1931), Annie G. Boardway (1931), William E. W. Vaughan (1932), J. . Myrick Bump (1932), Jesse A. Holmes (1932), Ber- nard E. Shaw, Frank E. Barrows.
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CONDITION OF THE TOWN TREASURY AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS DEC. 31, 1929
Assets
Cash,
$22,398.27
Outstanding taxes,
7,121.91
Due from County,
3,000.00
Due from State,
159.91
Overdrafts,
333.86
$33,013.95
Liabilities
Overlay reserve,
$870.97
Overlay, 1928 ..
443.68
Overlay, 1929,
386.28
Fred A. Dimond cemetery fund,
3.54
Unexpended account, Chap. 90,
53.50
Cobb and Barrows cemetery fund,
100.00
Civilian war bonus,
680.62
Unappropriated,
30,475.36
$33.013.95
HENRY S. GRIFFITH, Treasurer, JACK L. MARTIN, HARRISON W. JORDAN,
RALPH E. WASHBURN,
Auditors.
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TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1929 Henry S. Griffith, Treasurer
Jan. 1, 1929. Balance from 1928,
$20,442.33
Income tax, 1928,
$580.49
Highways, 1928,
671.60
Temporary Aid,
838.00
Income Mass. School fund,
69.85
Loss of taxes,
88.42
Highways,
10,433.09
Income tax,
10,720.00
High School transportation,
3,235.55
Corporation tax, 1928, 1928,
.22
Corporation tax, 1928. P. S.,
258.36
Corporation tax, P. S.,
371.87
National Bank tax. 52.35
Trust Co. tax,
49.48
School Superintendent,
773.33
Military Aid,
180.00
State Aid,
96.00
Corporation tax, B.,
3,880.00
$32,298.61
Rockland Trust Co., Dimond Cemetery fund, 50.00
Cordelia F. Perkins, Mary A. Shurtleff fund, 100.00
Anna L. Shurtleff, cemetery fund, 200.00
Eliza A. Bowers, two funds, 300.00
W. E. W. Vaughan, Nash fund,
100.00
Betsey C. Look, cemetery fund,
100.00
Elliot T. Barrows, Cobb and Barrows fund,
100.00
Fireworks permits, (see list)
.4.00
Gas permits. (see list) ,
9.00
Victualler's licenses, (see list) ,
45.00
Peter Hicky, alcohol permit,
1.00
Sunday permits, (see list),
5.00
James W. Lewis, Sealer's fees,
23.39
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Town Clerk:
Dog license fee,
$32.80
Chattel Mortgage fee, .65
Marriage license fees,
5.00
Certified copy of birth,
.25
Sporting license fees,
34.25
$72.95
H. R. Bailey, refund, fire account,
1.00
Library Book House, refund, library account
36.24
Scot Forseman Co., refund, schools,
1.28
Sale of Town Historys
6.75
County Treasurer, dog fund,
329.01
City of Taunton, Soldier's Relief,
133.00
Town of Middleboro, schools,
234.00
Town of Plymouth, schools,
238.00
City of Lawrence, Public Welfare,
57.20
Fourth District Court, fines,
365.00
Charles H. Robbins, Sheriff, fine,
50.00
Sale of lead (see list),
38.10
Moth bills (see list),
158.64
Fred A. Dimond cemetery fund, income account
3.54
William E. W. Vaughan, Trustee, Pratt School fund, 215.73
H. A. Stanly, Trustee, Ellis School fund,
190.94
Director of Standard, pedlar's licenses,
24.00
Albert Chandler, spraying,
46.75
National Bank of Wareham, interest on deposits, 1928, 15.10
National Bank of Wareham, interest,
113.30
Tax Collector, interest on taxes,
238.89
Cemetery funds,
543.05
Rosa A. Cole Library fund,
130.24
Rent of town hall (see list),
60.00
Wenham Garage, dealer's license,
10.00
Frank E. Barrows, Auctioneer's license,
2.00
Town Clerk, dog licenses,
425.00
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Town Clerk, Sporting licenses, etc., 302.25
Tax Collector : Motor vehicle excise, 3,353.24
Taxes of 1928, 5,489.43 Taxes of 1929, 48,959.54
National Bank of Wareham, temporary loan, 30,000.00
$145,622.50
Cr. 1
Fred A. Dimond cemetery fund, 50.00
Mary A. Shurtleff cemetery fund, 100.00
Samuel Shurtleff cemetery fund, 200.00
Stillman Shaw cemetery fund, 150.00
Samuel Shaw cemetery fund,
150.00
D. W. Nash cemetery fund,
100.00
Betsey C. Look cemetery fund,
100.00
Teachers in School Dist. No. 4, Ellis fund,
187.50
Cemetery bills, 543.05
Division of fisheries and game, sporting licenses, 268.00 34.25
Town Clerk, fees,
County Treasurer, dog fund,
394.20
Town Clerk, fees, 32.80
County tax,
5,791.65
Nat'l Bank of Wareham, School House loan,
2,000.00
Nat'l Bank of Wareham, discount, temporary loan, 792.96
Nat'l Bank of Wareham, interest School House loan, 240.00
Director of Accounts, note fees,
4.00
State tax,
3,400.00
Veteran's exemption, 9.03
Nat'l Bank of Wareham, temporary loan,
30,000.00
Order of Selectmen, 78,676.79
Balance December 31, 1929, 22,398.27
$145,622.50
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School House Loan outstanding.
(4 per cent. coupon notes.)
$1,000.00 No. 40 issued Oct. 1, 1926, due Oct. 1, 1930 $1,000.00 No. 41 issued Oct. 1, 1926, due Oct. 1, 1930 $1,000.00 No. 42 issued Oct. 1, 1926, due Oct. 1, 1931 $1,000.00 No. 43 issued Oct. 1, 1926, due Oct. 1, 1931
HENRY S. GRIFFITH, Treasurer.
Lead Sold :
Z. W. Andrews,
$3.60
Alfred Dube,
1.50
John J. Fowler,
.60
Albert Linton,
12.00
Joseph Moreau,
1.80
H. A. Stanly,
15.00
3.60
$38.10
Moth Bills Paid :
Charles Atwood,
$8.75
Lucy T. Atwood,
3.13
East Carver Cranberry Co.,
60.00
Marion L. Griffith,
3.25
John Kenney,
3.88
James W. Lewis,
2.25
E. S. Mosher,
7.50
Annie H. Peckham,
2.00
James H. Peckham,
10.50
Lloyd C. Robbins,
2.75
Agnes M. Taylor,
7.50
John F. Tubman,
1.75
Mary Walker,
3.25
Allena E. Ward,
2.13
Watertown Cranberry Co.,
40.00
$158.64
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Town Hall Rent :
Ladies' Aid Society,
$5.00
Annie S. Boardway, 5.00
American Legion,
5.00
Allena E. Ward,
5.00
Catholic Society,
10.00
Lakenham Grange,
10.00
A. A. McDonald,
10.00
Jesse A. Holmes,
10.00
$60.00
Victualler's Licenses :
Orrie Dempsey, Ernest Gonsalves, Peter Hicky, H. W. Jordan B. I. Lewis, William McGregor, I. B. Murphy, John Pouliot, Abbie Raymond, Bernard W. Roby, Man- uel Riberio, Jack Santos, Mrs. G. F. Snow, Ethel Story, Mary Wahby.
Gas Permits :
A. D. Griffith, Peter Hicky, H. W. Jordan, B. I. Lewis, William McGregor, Joseph Moreau, I. B. Murphy, Ber- nard W. Roby, Jack Santos.
Sunday Permits :
Helen Dupree, Peter Hicky, William McGregor, J. T. McKechnie, Mary Wahby.
Fireworks Permits: Ernest Gonsalves, Peter Hicky, H. W. Jordan, J. T. Mc- Kechnie.
CONDITION OF PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Name
Principal
Bal. of Income Jan. 1, 1929
Income for year
Expenditures for year
Bal. of Income Dec. 31, 1929
Savings Bank
H. P. Richards
$100.00
$59.42
$8.04
$ ...
$67.46
Middleboro
R. L. Richards
100.00
50.91
7.60
10.25
48.26
Middleboro
E. T. Stetson
200.00
374.21
15.78
35.25
354.74
Plymouth
M. E. Forbes
100.00
13.83
5.72
2.25
17.30
Middleboro
J. F. Hammond
100.00
8.57
5.47
2.25
11.79
Middleboro
M. Atwood
200.00
116.78
16.00
8.25
124.53
Wareham
C. W. Griffith
500.00
333.64
42.18
68.55
307.27
Wareham
Wilson Shaw
100.00
4.70
5.28
4.75
5.23
Wareham
P. W. Bump
100.00
65.86
4.53
5.25
65.14
Plymouth
Ellis Griffith
200.00
165.38
18.48
50.75
133.11
Wareham
J. E. Robbins
100.00
25.45
3.43
5.00
23.88
Plymouth
A. W. Perkins
100.00
44.01
7.28
9.25
42.04
Wareham
Joseph Pratt
500.00
448.30
48.00
17.25
479.05
Wareham
Eben Smith
100.00
35.43
6.82
5.25
37.00
Middleboro
T. B. Griffith
1,000.00
475.89
35.63
56.25
455.27
Plymouth 2 banks
J. A. Winberg
100.00
5.41
5.33
8.75
1.99
Wareham
N. M. Ransom
200.00
10.26
10.63
5.25
15.64
Wareham
O. B. Leonard
100.00
64.23
8.30
6.25
66.28
Wareham
R. Sherman
100.00
8.26
5.45
2.50
11.21
Middleboro
B. Shurtleff
100.00
4.58
5.27
4.50
5.35
Middleboro
S. A. Hammond
100.00
7.46
5.43
2.25
10.64
Middleboro
L. and A. R. Eames
100.00
10.74
5.57
5.25
11.06
Middleboro
E. W. King
100.00
7.34
5.42
2.25
10.51
Middleboro
A. T. Shurtleff
200.00
9.43
10.57
9.25
10.75
Middleboro
T. M. Cole
100.00
10.71
5.57
5.25
11.03
Middleboro
R. A. Cole
1,000.00
200.17
60.75
50.25
210.67
Wareham
J. A. Vaughan
200.00
9.39
10.57
8.25
11.71
Middleboro
I. A. Bent
100.00
4.27
5.25
9.52
Middleboro
Thomas Vaughan
200.00
19.37
11.07
4.25
26.19
Middleboro
H. T. Hammond
100.00
16.86
5.88
2.25
20.49
Wareham
C. Donelly
100.00
4.97
5.28
5.00
5.25
Wareham
A. B. Shaw
100.00
5.44
2.88
5.00
3.32
Plymouth
E. S. Lucas
100.00
4.49
5.28
4.25
5.52
Wareham
S. F. McFarlin
100.00
9.55
5.52
8.75
6.32
Middleboro
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.
.
.
Stephen Atwood
200.00
9.67
10.58
7.25
13.00
Wareham
L. Braddock
100.00
18.87
5.97
5.25
19.59
Middleboro
Alex Law
100.00
.98
5.07
5.00
1.05
Middleboro
Timothy Cobb
50.00
6.19
2.83
3.00
6.02
Wareham
Levi Cobb
100.00
11.90
5.63
5.00
12.53
Wareham
Chase and Barrows
100.00
7.87
5.43
2.25
11.05
Wareham
E. A. Bowers
200.00
8.68
10.52
6.75
12.45
Middleboro
J. J. Barrows
100.00
2.68
2.80
5.00
.48
Plymouth
H. Sherman
130.00
16.60
7.40
5.25
18.75
Wareham
Lucius Atwood
100.00
3.62
5.22
5.25
3.59
Middleboro
F. F. Tillson
100.00
5.33
5.29
3.25
7.37
Middleboro
H. A. Lucas
100.00
4.64
5.27
4.75
5.16
Middleboro
J. A. Thomas
100.00
4.08
5.25
4.25
5.08
Middleboro
C. H. Knowlton
100.00
18.32
5.98
24.30
Wareham
J. B. Rickard
150.00
14.51
8.30
5.25
17.56
Wareham
G. L. Swift
200.00
17.84
10.99
5.25
23.58
Middleboro
W. A. Tillson
100.00
4.09
5.25
4.25
5.09
Middleboro
J. W. Atwood
200.00
4.47
10.32
6.25
8.54
Middleboro
Oren Atwood
200.00
.42
10.12
10.00
.54
Middleboro
Sarah S. Nash
100.00
5.91
5.33
6.25
4.99
Wareham
L. A. F. Baker
150.00
5.50
7.86
5.75
7.61
Wareham
T. T. Vaughan
200.00
10.13
10.63
4.25
16.51
Wareham
J. W. Sherman
100.00
2.63
2.30
1.00
3.93
Plymouth Five Cent
J. R. Sherman
100.00
.83
5.07
5.90
Middleboro
Linas Shaw
100.00
1.50
2.27
1.50
2.27
Plymouth Five Cent
Isaac Shaw
100.00
.83
5.08
1.00
4.91
Wareham
Fred A. Dimond
50.00
1.13
2.41
. .
.63
.50
.13
Samuel Shaw
150.00
.63
.63
Middleboro
Aug. Shurtleff
100.00
4.82
2.86
6.00
1.68
Plymouth
L. A. Hayden
100.00
.63
4.80
3.50
1.93
Plymouth Five Cent
Samuel Shurtleff
200.00
5.00
5.00
Plymouth Five Cent
D. W. Nash
100.00
1.67
. . . .
1.67
Plymouth Five Cent
Betsey C. Look
100.00
. . . .
. . . .
1.25
Plymouth Five Cent
Cobb and Barrows
100.00
Town Treasury
Mary A. Shurtleff
100.00
.
.
.
Totals
$11,130.00
$2,829.98
$599.52
$543.05
$2,886.45
.
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* Rockland Trust Co. Middleboro
Stillman Shaw
150.00
. ...
. . .
. . . .
· ...
1.25
. . . .
3.25
3.25
Plymouth Five Cent
.
.
.
·
*In town treasury.
.
3.54
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SARAH F. McFARLIN PARKWAY FUND 1929
Dr.
Jan. 1. Principal,
$100.00
Balance of Income.
AR An
Income for the Year, 7.40
$154.00
Cr.
Dec. 31. In Middleboro Savings Bank,
$154.00
ROSA A. COLE LIBRARY FUND Dr.
.
1929
Jan. 1. Principal,
$1,000.00
Balance of Income,
93.75
Income of the Year,
55.36
$1,149.11
Cr.
Expenditures, $130.24
In Wareham Savings Bank,
1,018.87
$1,149.11
REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1929
Date and Amount of warrant
Collected 1929
Abated 1929
Interest
Outstanding Dec. 31
1928 Balance
. $5,544.51
$5,489.43
$10.03
$190.17 44.79
$45.05
1929
August 1
.108.00
48,959.54
45.20
6,711.04
August 22
. 55,568.86
Dec. 21
. 38.92
$61,260.29
$54,448.97
$55.23
$234.98
$6,756.09
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MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
1929
Collected
Abated
Outstanding Dec. 31
Aug. 1
$3,506.20
$3,353.24
$409.56
Oct. 1
434.85
Dec. 31
187.57
365.82
$4,128.62
$3,353.24
$409.56
$365.82
HENRY S. GRIFFITH, Collector.
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REPORT OF AUDITORS ON CONDITION OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTS
REPAIR OF BRIDGES' ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 4. To Appropriation,
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
Cr.
Dec. 31.
By Selectmen's Orders, $938.44
Revert to Treasury,
61.56
$1,000.00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Dr
Mar. 4. To Appropriation,
$125.00
$125.00
Cr.
Dec. 31.
By Selectmen's Orders,
111.01
Revert to Treasury,
13.99
$125.00
LIBRARY ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 4. To Appropriation,
$100.00
Received, Rosa A. Cole
Fund,
130.24
$230.24
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen Orders,
230.24
$230.24
REMOVAL OF SNOW ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 4.
To Appropriation,
$500.00
$500.00
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Cr. Dec. 31. By Selectmen's Orders, $436.36 Revert to Treasury, 63.64
$500.00
MACHINERY ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 4. To Appropriation,
$3,800.00
$3,800.00
Cr.
Dec. 31.
By Selectmen's Orders, $3,795.49
Revert to Treasury,
4.51
$3,800.00
CEMETERY ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 4. To Appropriation, $350.00 $350.00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's Orders, $332.07
Revert to Treasury,
17.93
$350.00
PARK ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 4. To Appropriation, $300.00 $300.00
Cr.
Dec. 31.
By Selectmen's Orders, $293.10
Revert to Treasury,
3.90
$300.00
TREE WARDEN ACCOUNT
Dr. Mar. 4. To Appropriation, $500.00 $500.00
Carver Two
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Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's Orders, $486.71 Revert to Treasury, 13.29
$500.00
PLYMOUTH COUNTY AID TO AGRICULTURE
Dr.
Mar. 4. To Appropriation,
$100.00
$100.00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's Orders, $100.00
$100.00
GYPSY MOTH ACCOUNT Dr.
Mar. 4. To Appropriation,
$1,200.00
$1,200.00
Cr.
Dec. 31.
By Selectmen's Orders, $851.96
Revert to Treasury,
348.04
$1,200.00
POLICE ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 4. To Appropriation,
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's Orders, $999.82
Revert to Treasury,
.18
$1,000.00
MILITARY AID ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 4. To Appropriation,
$400.00
$400.00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's Orders,
$90.00
Revert to Treasury,
310.00
$400.00
FIRE ACCOUNT Dr.
Mar. 4. To Appropriation, $600.00 $600.00
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Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's Orders, $563.64 Revert to Treasury, 36.36
$600.00
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Dr.
Mar. 4. To Appropriation,
$4,700.00
$4,700.00
Cr.
Dec. 31.
By Selectmen's Orders, $4,487.52
Revert to Treasury,
212.48
$4,700.00
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Dr.
Mar. 4. To Appropriation,
$3,500.00
$3,500.00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's Orders, 3,232.53
Revert to Treasury,
267.47
$3,500.00
STATE AID ACCOUNT Dr.
Mar. 4. To Appropriation,
$100.00
$100.00
Cr
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's Orders,
$96.00
Revert to Treasury,
4.00
$100.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION ACCOUNT
Dr. Mar. 4. To Appropriation, $2,500.00 $2,500.00 Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's Orders, $2,085.54
Revert to Treasury,
414.46
$2,500.00
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FIRE EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 4. To Appropriation, $1,500.00 $1,500.00
Cr.
Dec. 31.
By Selectmen's Orders, 1,411.17
Revert to Treasury,
88.93
$1,500.00
BENJAMIN ELLIS SCHOOL FUND
Dr. Received from Trustees, $190.88
Error, 1928 Account, .06
Overdraft,
.90
$191.84
Cr.
Dec. 31. Paid Teachers' Dis- trict 4, $187.50
Overdraft, 1928, 4.34
$191.84
RESERVE FUND ACCOUNT
Dr.
Jan. 1.
Balance on hand,
$137.68
Mar. 4. To Appropriation, 500.00
$637.68
Cr.
Dec. 31. Revert to Treasury,
$637.68
$637.68
SCHOOL ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 4.
To Appropriation,
$32,025.00
Dog Fund,
329.01
Pratt Fund,
215.73
$32,569.74
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Cr.
Dec. 31.
By Selectmen's
Orders,
$32,561.33
Revert to Treasury,
8.41
$32,569.74
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION FOR NEW SCHOOLHOUSE (SPECIAL CLASS)
Dr.
1929
July 16. To Appropriation, $2,000.00 $2,000.00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's Orders, $1,941.91 Revert to Treasury, 58.09
$2,000.00
OVERLAY ACCOUNT, 1928
Dr
Balance Jan. 1, 1929, $453.71 $453.71
Cr
Dec. 31. Abated in 1929, $10.03
Balance unexpended,
443.68
$453.71
OVERLAY ACCOUNT, 1929
Dr.
Overlay,
$431.48 $431.48
Cr.
Dec. 31.
Abated in 1929,
$45.20
Balance unexpended, 386.28
$431.48
OVERLAY RESERVE ACCOUNT
Dr. On hand Jan. 1, 1930, $870.97 $870.97
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SHOESTRING ROAD ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 4. To Appropriation, $2,000.00
County Aid due, 2,000.00 $4,000.00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's Orders, $4,000.00
$4,000.00
REPAIR OF HIGHWAYS, CHAPTER 81
Dr.
Mar. 4. To Appropriation,
$6,700.00
Received from State,
1928 Account,
671.60
Received from State,
1929 Account,
$6,540.09
Due from State, 1929
Account,
159.91
$14,071.60
Cr.
Overdraft, 1928,
$671.60
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's Orders, 13,400.00
$14,071.60
INTEREST ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 4. To Appropriation,
$700.00
Overdraft,
332.96
$1,032.96
Cr.
Dec. 31. Paid National Bank of Wareham: School House Loan, $240.00 Temporary Loan, 792.96
$1,032.96
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BITUMINOUS ROAD, TREMONT STREET, SAVERY AVENUE, CHAP. 90
Dr.
1929
Mar. 4. To Appropriation, $2,000.00
Rec'd from State, 3,893.00
$5,893.00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's Orders, $5,839.50 Unexpended, 53.50
$5,893.00
UNCLASSIFIED ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 4.
To Appropriation,
$500.00
Memorial Day Appro- priation, 175.00
$675.00
Cr.
Dec. 31. By Selectmen's Orders, $389.45 Revert to Treasury, 285.55
$675.00
JACK L. MARTIN, RALPH E. WASHBURN, HARRISON W. JORDAN, Auditors.
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ASSESSORS REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1929
Appropriations voted by the Town:
General Government,
$4,700.00
Health,
2,500.00
Public Welfare,
3,500.00
Bridges,
1,000.00
Military Aid,
400.00
State Aid,
100.00
Free Public Library,
100.00
Police,
1,000.00
Removal of Snow,
500.00
Highway Repair, Chap. (81),
6,700.00
Machinery,
3,800.00
Fires,
600.00
Weights and Measures,
125.00
Gypsy Moth,
1,200.00
Cemeteries,
350.00
Aid to Agriculture,
100.00
Unclassified,
500.00
Tree Warden,
500.00
Memorial Day,
175.00
Reserve Fund, .
500.00
Parks,
300.00
Savery Avenue and Tremont Street,
(Art. 11),
2,000.00
Shoestring Road (Art. 12),
2,000.00
Debt.
2,000.00
Interest, 700.00
Support of Schools, 32,025.00
Fire Apparatus, (Art. 14), 1,500.00
Julian M. Southworth Post, A. L., Reimbursement, 500.00
Fitting old Town Hall for School
Purposes, 1,500.00
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Town tax to be assessed,
70,875.00
State tax to be assessed,
3,400.00
County tax to be assessed,
5,791.65
Overlay of 1929,
431.48
$80,498.13
Deduct :
Income tax,
$8,670.00
Corporation taxes (Public Service
and Business)
5,341.46
Bank tax,
103.85
Licenses and fees,
211.36
Fines,
689.00
Charities,
674.66
Soldiers' Benefits,
180.00
Schools, 5,324.14
Interest on Deposits,
106.18
Interest on taxes, 245.85
Estimated proceeds from Auto tax, 2,500.00 Sundries, 1,095.44
$25,141.94
Amount to be raised,
$55,356.19
Amount to be raised on Polls, $890.00
Amount to be raised on prop- erty, 54,466.19
$55,356.19
Average valuation of Bogs per acre,
616.69
Value of Buildings, excluding land, 703,990.00
Value of Land, excluding buildings, 2,006,145.00 Value of Personal Property, 218,120.00
Increase in value of Real Estate, 61,490.00
Decrease in value of Personal Property, 71,345.00
Tax Rate on $1,000, 18.60
Persons assessed on Polls only, 126
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Resident assessed on Property,
414
Non-resident assessed on Property,
234
Number of horses,
35
Number of cows,
92
Number of other cattle,
28
Number of swine,
6
Number of fowl,
3,179
Number of dwellings,
724
Number of acres of land,
19,767
Number of cranberry bogs,
2,642
Valuation of cranberry bogs,
$1,629,305.00
Increased value of cranberry bogs,
36,445.00
Number of different bogs taxed, 307
Assessors' Valuation of Cranberry Bogs per Acre in the Year 1929.
7 3/4 acres at $1,200
per
acre
20 1/2
1,150
168
66 1,050
1,000
66
13 7/8
66 950
120
66
66
900
66
78 7/8
850
250 7/8
66
800
66
235
750
66
200 3/8
66
700
66
132 5/6
66
650
274 1/12
600
79 1/4
550
66
239 1/12
500
267 5/8
450
138 5/12
400
66
78 3/10
350
50 5/12
66
,300
66
141 1/8
250
66
20 5/8
66
200
66
213
66
66
150
66
66
12 3/4
66
100
66
27 7/8
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9 3/4
66 50 66
73 1/16
unclassed valued $12,865.00
Note : Automobiles are no longer taxed as personal property because of the substitution of the Auto Excise Tax; this explains the decrease in personal property this year. The estimated receipts of the Excise Tax were used as an item of Deductions when determining the rate.
H. C. McFARLIN, WILLIAM M. SHAW, A. C. PERKINS, Assessors of Carver.
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CARVER VALUATION LIST, 1929 CORPORATIONS REAL AND PERSONAL
Name
A. & P TEA CO., No. Carver. Personal 40. ATWOOD BOG CO., So. Carver-Screen house 2645,
5 bog houses 1190, 2 pump houses 250, dwelling house 1320, upland 133a 1300, barn 20, garage 40, stable 170, swamp 45a 1125, cranberry bog 69a 51750, cranberry bog 3 yrs, 4a 1200, Vaughan lot 10a 125, McFarlin swamp 634 a 100, Samp- son swamp 3a 120, Mendall swamp 4a 100, Per- sonal 3840. Real 61455
$65,295
$1,214.48
CAPE COD CO., Plymouth-Screen house 3000, bog house 350, pump house 70, upland and swamp 49a 700, 2 bog houses 150, cranberry bog 511/4a 30750. Personal 400, Real 35020
35,420
658.81
COREY WHITING CO., Plympton-Bog house 65, upland and swamp 71/2a 400, cranberry bog 6a 5100
5,565
103.51
CRAND BROOK CRANBERRY CO., Inc. Dwell- ing house 1100, house lot 1/2 a 25, dwelling house 1100, house Ict 1/2a 25, boarding house 1900, screen house 1500, garage 100, house lot 3a 100. stable building 20, store house 125, farm 55a 275, too! house 40, tool house lot 16a 250, Ware house 860, ware house lot inc., flume and wheel 1/2 a 1100, screen house 2900, screen house lot 14 a 50, cranberry bog Tremont St., 49a 8000, cranberry bog 951/2a 23875, 2 store houses 150, 10 bog houses 1200, 5 buildings 50. upland 75a 275 dwelling 500, tool house 20, swamp 351/2a 175. Personal 2225. Real 145815
CHURCHILL CRANBERRY CO., Bridgewater. Dwelling house 990, farm 15a 150, screen house 1725. 4 hor houses 140. unland 45a 450. cran- berry bog Swan Holt 241%a 19600, cranberry bog 2 yr. 1/2a 150, cranberry bog 3 yr. 1/2 a 175, screen
Total Valuation Tax
.74
BAILEY GIBBS CRANBERRY CO., So. Carver- Screen house 800, 3 pump houses 210, upland 82a 2300, cranberry bog A. M. Shaw 24a 13200, screen house 250, bog house 45, upland 25a 250, pump house 85, cranberry bog Cedar Pond 14a 4900, screen house 285, cranberry bog Swanson 4a 3000, Lincoln lot with mill dam 111/2a 600. Personal 5530. Real 25925
31,455
585.07
CHAMPION CRANBERRY CO., Carver-Dwelling house 500, screen house 1315, bog house 25, shop 10, farm 49a 800, carriage house 150, dwelling house 190, hen houses 75, pump house 75, upland la 15, cranberry bog 21a 12600. Personal 1500. Real 15755
17,255
320.94
49,040
912.15
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house 1150, bog house 115, upland 15a 150, cran- berry bog Mary Perkins 4a 1800, Dunham lot 10a 100, Ed. Vaughan lot 3a 30
26,725
497.09
EAST CARVER CRANBERRY CO., Plymouth. Bog house 385, Shop 70, upland 52a 600, cran- berry bog 261/2a 15900
16,955
315.36
FULLER HAMMOND CO., Wareham. Upland 10a 100, cranberry bog 31/2a 2625
2,725
50.69
FEDERAL CRANBERRY CO., So. Carver. Dwell- ing house 1325, stable 350, carpenter shop 160, island cottage 195, house lot 5a 100, superinten- dent's house 1100, cottage 950, screen house 7935, bog house 500, upland 10a 200, 28 cottages 3500, land and flume 2000, cranberry bog 153a 160500, cranberry bog 1 yr. 12a 3000, orchard lot 1a 50, Spooner lot 50a 250, land around bogs 615a 2000, P. of Bowers lot 18a 250
184,365
3,429.10
GEORGE E. KEITH CO., Brockton. Bent lot 4a 100, Cushing purchase 36a 1200.
1,300
24.18
ISLAND FARM CRANBERRY CO., So. Carver. New dwelling house 4885, old dwelling house 700, stable 575. garage 200, bungalow 430, farm 10a 400, boarding house 190, carriage house 285, ice house 25, hen house 10. Shaw lot 4a 100. .
7,800
145.08
LAKENHAM GRANGE CO., No. Carver. Shurt- leff hall 1400, hall lot 1/2 a 50
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