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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE TOWN OF
CARVER
For the Year Ending December 31st
1930
Annual Town Meeting, March 2, 1931 at 8. a. m.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE TOWN OF
CARVER
For the Year Ending December 31st 1930
Annual Town Meeting, March 2, 1931 at 8. a. m.
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TOWN OF CARVER
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES FOR THE YEAR 1930
Moderator-William I. Ward.
Selectmen-Frank H. Cole (1931); Jesse A. Holmes (1932); Herbert A. Stanly (1933).
Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector-Henry S. Griffith.
Board of Public Welfare-(same as selectmen)
Assessors-Ralph E. Washburn, (1931); Arthur C. Perkins (1932); William M. Shaw (1933)
School Committee-William I. Ward (1931); Ruel S. Gibbs (1932); Eleanor L. Shaw (1931)
Road Commissioners-Frank F. Weston (1931); Eldred S. Mosher (1932); Theodore T. Vaughan 2d (1933)
Park Commissioners-Ellis D. Atwood (1931); James S McKay (1932); Frank E. Barrows (1933).
Cemetery Commissioners-James H. Peckham (1931); Frank E. Barrows (1932); Fred A. Ward (1933).
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Library Trustees-Elthea E. Atwood (1931); William M. Shaw (1931); Lucy W. Peterson (1932); Helen H. Grif- fith (1932): Myrtle L. Atwood (1933); Sara A. Slugg 1933).
Auditors-Arthur G. Burbank. Harrison W. Jordan, Jack L. Martin.
Tree Warden James H. Peckham.
Constables-James W. Lewis, Merton T. Griffith, Herbert L. Shaw.
Herring Committee James W. Lewis.
Field Drivers and Pound Keepers-Merton T. Griffith, James W. Lewis, Herbert L. Shaw.
Fence Viewers-Frank H. Cole, Jesse A. Holmes, Herbert A. Stanly.
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood-Jesse A. Holmes, William E. Holmes, Henry C. McFarlin, Russell E. Shaw, Frank F. Weston.
APPOINTED OFFICERS
James H. Peckham-Forest Warden.
James H. Peckham, Gipsy Moth Superintendent. James W. Lewis, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
J. Myrick Bump, Inspector of Animals and Slaughtering.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
J. Myrick Bump, Chairman, Annie S. Boardway, Secre- tary, Sarah A. Slugg, Alton H. Griffith, William I. Ward, William M. Shaw, Frank F. Weston, Philip S. Cole, Ellis D. Atwood, Arthur W. Peterson, Benjamin C. Shaw, Jay A. Ward, Jesse A. Holmes. Bernard E. Shaw, Frank E. Barrows.
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CONDITION OF THE TOWN TREASURY AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS DECEMBER 31, 1930
Assets
Cash
$33,304.74
Outstanding taxes
8,096.42
Outstanding Excise
835.79
Due from State
83.32
Overdrafts
273.80
$42,594.07
Liabilities
Overlay reserve
1,590.46
Overlay, 1930
526.39
Dog fund
2.00
Diamond cemetery fund
.54
Unexpended accounts
127.22
Civilian War bonus
90.75
Outstanding checks
21.99
Unappropriated
40,234.72
$42,594.07
HENRY S. GRIFFITH,
Treasurer.
JACK L. MARTIN, HARRISON W. JORDAN,
ARTHUR G. BURBANK,
Auditors.
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TREASURER'S REPORT Henry S. Griffith, Treasurer
1930
Dr.
Jan. 1 Balance from 1929
$22,398.27
Received from State:
Temporary Aid
$1,023.00
High School Tuition
1,603.17
.. 66
1,775.57
66
66 Transportation
2,753.10
Income tax, schools
2,240.00
School, Superintendent
773.33
Income tax, 1929
744.00
Chap. 81, 1929
159.91
Chap. 81, Highways 66 66
5,850.00
766.00
Tuition
65.60
Loss of taxes
197.00
Corporation tax, 1929
702.81
Corporation tax, P. S.
932.33
Corporation tax, B.
4,402.09
Income tax, Valuation
9,600.00
Mass. School fund
403.45
Chap. 90, Highways
4,000.00
National Bank tax
33.94
Trust Co. tax
34.41
Military Aid
30.00
State Aid
96.00
Veteran's exemption
2.56
$38,188.27
Received from Town Clerk:
Fees, certificate of marriage 2
.50
" birth 3
.75
66
" death 3
.75
Chattel mortgages
2.65
Marriage licenses
10.00
Dog licenses
33.60
Sporting licenses
32.75
$81.00
From Town Clerk, Dog fund
446.00
66
Sporting licenses
302.75
Gas license ads.
31.50
J. T. McKechnie, Oleo registry
.50
Nat'l Bank of Wareham, int. on deposits
104.57
Outstanding checks
21.99
Hall rent (see list)
65.00
Alcohol permits (see list)
6.00
Lord's Day permits (see list)
18.00
Fireworks permits (see list)
6.00
Gas permits (see list)
9.00
Victuallers licenses (see list)
54.00
Spraying bills (see list)
427.28
Lead sold (see list)
22.05
Director of Standards, peddlars licenses
60.00
Delia F. Morse by Adm'r, cemeteries
400.00
Sara A. Slugg, cemetery
75.00
Wm. E. W. Vaughan, Adm'r, cemetery
100.00
Lucinda Morse, cemetery
100.00
J. W. Whitcomb, Adm'r, cemetery
100.00
Mercy B. Dunham, cemetery
100.00
From County of Plymouth :
Dog fund 319.69
Roads, 1928
1,000.00
66 1930
2,000.00
3,319.69
Wm. E. W. Vaughan, Pratt School Fund 217.41
Trustees, Ellis School fund (for Dist. No. 4)
191.78
James W. Lewis, Sealer fees
21.90
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Refunds:
Kenney Bros. and Wolkins, schools $36.26
H. L. Thatcher and Co., Gen. Gov. 17.35
George E. Doane 5.78 59.39
Sale of Town histories
6.75
Fourth District Court, fines
90.00
B. C. Shaw 2d, Garage license
10.00
City of Taunton
104.11
Town of Plymouth
637.45
Rosa A. Cole, Library fund
37.71
Cemetery funds 613.25
John A. Winberg, refund, cemetery
5.00
Manuel Sentio, remuneration
15.00
Joseph Correia, remuneration
35.00
Use of Steam Shovel:
Ellis D. Atwood 90.00
Frank F. Weston
75.00
Eldred S. Mosher
15.00
180.00
From Tax Collector, Motor excise, 1929
284.07
Interest
6.88
Motor excise, 1930
3,126.72
Interest
7.91
Taxes, 1928
22.64
Interest
1.98
Taxes, 1929
6,622.98
Interest
254.67
Taxes, 1930
47,963.59
Interest
73.01
Nat'l Bank of Wareham, Rev. Loan 20,000.00
$147,026.07
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Cr.
Paid:
160.00
Interest school house addition loan Nat'l Bank of Wareham, rev. loan 269.10
Joseph S. Robinson, cemetery fund 75.00 Morse and Dunham, cemetery fund 200.00 John B. Hatch, cemetery fund Henry C. Washburn, cemetery fund 100.00 Jane G. Burgess, cemetery fund 100.00 Cobb and Barrows, cemetery fund 100.00 James Dunham, cemetery fund 100.00
100.00
Alfred M. Shaw, cemetery fund
100.00
Ephraim Griffith, cemetery fund
100.00
County of Plymouth, tax
6,399.56
County of Plymouth, Dog fund State tax
2,800.00
State audit
366.35
Div. of Fisheries and Game, Sporting licenses
270.00
Town Clerk, sporting license fees
32.75
Town Clerk, dog license fees
33.60
Ellis School fund, teachers Dist. No. 4
190.82
Cemetery Bills, perp. care
621.25
Nat'l Bank of Wareham, notes 40 and 41 2,000.00
Nat'l Bank of Wareham Rev. loan
20,000.00
Orders of Selectmen, schools
33,742.67
Orders of Selectmen, town
45,449.83
Balance Dec. 31
33,304.74
$147,026.07
410.40
CONDITION OF PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Name of fund
Principal
Jan. 1. 1930
Balance of Income Income for the year
Expenditures for the year
Balance of income Dec. 31, 1930
Where Invested
H. P. Richards
$100 00
$67 16
$8 41
$75.90
Middleboro
R. L. Richards
100 00
18 26
7 17
9 25
46 48
Middleboro
M. E. Forbes
100 00
17.30
5 92
4 7.
18 47
Middleboro
J. F. Hammond
100.00
11.79
5.62
4 00
13 41
Middleboro
Eben Smith.
100 00
37.00
6 92
5 75
38 17
Middleboro
Reuben Sherman
100 00
11.21
5.59
4.50
12.30
Middleboro
Ben. Shurtleff
100 00
5.35
5.29
5 25
5 39
Middleboro
L. and A. R. Eames
100 00
11.06
5 59
5 00
11.65
Middleboro
E. W. King
100 00
10.51
5.57
2.50
13.58
Middleboro
A. T. Shurtleff
200 00
10.75
10 65
10.25
11.15
Middleboro
T. M. Cole.
100 00
11.03
5.59
5 50
11.12
Middleboro
J. A. Vaughan
200 00
11.71
10.67
10.25
12.13
Middleboro
Irene A. Bent
100 00
9.52
5 52
15 04
Middleboro
Thomas Vaughan
200 00
26.19
11.42
4.25
33.36
Middleboro
S. F. McFarlin.
100 00
, 32
5 35
6 00
5.67
Middleboro
L. Braddock
100 00
19.59
6 02
5.50
20.11
Middleboro
Alex Law
100 00
1 05
5 09
1 00
2.14
Middleboro
E. A. Bowers.
200 00
12.45
10 72
1.25
18.92
Middleboro
Lucias Atwood.
100 00
3.59
5 22
5.00
3.81
Middleboro
F. F. Tillson.
100 00
7.37
5.42
2.50
10.29
Middleboro
H. A. Lucas.
100 00
5.16
5.29
5.00
5.45
Middleboro
J. A. Thomas.
100.00
5.08
5.29
5.00
5.37
Middleboro
C. H. Knowlton
100 00
24.30
3.10
27.40
Middleboro
G. L. Swift.
200.00
23.58
11.29
5.50
29.37
Middleboro
W. A. Tillson
100.00
5.09
5.29
4.75
5.63
Middleboro
J. W. Atwood.
200.00
8.54
10.52
6.75
12.31
Middleboro
Oren Atwood.
200 00
. 54
10.12
7.50
3.16
Middleboro
J. R. Sherman.
100.00
5.90
5.32
11.22
Middleboro
Stillman Shaw
150.60
7.60
5.00
3.23
Middleboro
10
Samuel Shaw.
150 00
63
7.60
6.00
2.23
Middleboro
E. T. Stetson
200 00
354.74
30.87
30 00
355 61
Plymouth
Aug. Shurtleff.
100 00
1.63
5.63
3 00
4.31
Plymouth
P. W. Bump
100 09
65.14
9.17
6 00
63.31
J. E. Robbins
100 00
23.88
6.87
5 00
25 75
T. B. Griffith
1000 00
455.27
76.22
123 50
407.99
A. B. Shaw
100 00
3.32
5 74
3 00
6 05
Flymouth
T. J. Barrows
100.00
.48
5.53
6 06
Plymouth
J. W. Sherman
100 00
3.93
5.23
1.00
8.16
Ply. Five Cents Bank
L. A. Hayden
100 00
1.93
2.53
2.50
1.96
Ply. Five Cents Bank
Linas Shaw.
100.00
2.77
5.18
2.00
5.95
Fly. Five Cents Bank
M. A. Shurtleff
100.00
3.25
2.58
5.83
Ply. Five Cents Bank
Sam. A. Shurtleff
200.00
5.00
5.13
10.13
Ply. Five Cents Bank
D. W. Nash. .
100.00
1.67
2 53
1.00
3.20
Ply. Five Cents Bank
Retsey C. Look.
100.00
1.25
2.53
3.78
Ply. Five Cents Bank
Fred A. Dimond .
50.00
3.54
2 533
3.00
3.07
Rockland Trust Co.
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Marcus Atwood.
200.00
124.53
.10
6.25
126.38
Wareham
C. W. Griffith.
500.00
307.27
20.18
96.75
230.70
Wareham
Wilson Shaw.
100.00
5.23
2.63
4.75
3.11
Wareham
Ellis Griffith.
200.00
133.11
8.33
141.44
Wareham
A. W. Perk ns.
100.00
42.04
3.55
39.34
Wareham
Joseph Pratt.
500.00
479.05
24.48
40.75
462.78
Wareham
100.00
1.99
7.53
9.50
.02
Wareham
N. M. Ransom
200.CO
15.64
5.38
5.25
15.77
Wareham
O. B. Leonard .
100.00
66.28
4.15
4.25
66.18
Wareham
S. A. Hammond.
100.00
10.64
2.75
3.00
10.39
Wareham
Rosa A. Cole.
1000.00
210.67
30.25
50.25
190.67
Wareham
H. T. Hammond.
100.00
20.49
3.00
5.50
17.99
Wareham
Chas. Donelly.
100.00
5.25
2.63
4.50
3.38
Wareham
E. S. Lucas. .
100.00
5.52
2.63
5.25
2.90
Wareham
Stephen Atwood.
200.00
13.00
5.33
8.25
10.08
Wareham
. .
Plymouth Plymouth Plymouth & Ply- mouth Five Cents
(54c. in Town Treas)
6.25
J. A. Winberg
.
Timothy Cobb
50 00
1 10
2 00
5 12
Wareham
Levi Cobb
100 00
12 53
5 25
10 08
Wareham
Chase & Barrows
100 00
11 05
2 78
10 00
3 83
Wareham
Henry Sherman
130 00
18 70
3 70
50
16 95
Wareham
J B. Rickard
150 00
17 56
-
5 50
16 21
Warcham
S. S. Nash
100 00
1 99
2 60
1 00
3 59
Wareham
L. A. F. Barker
150 00
7 61
3 93
6 2
5 29
Wareham
T. T. Vaughan
200 00
16 51
5 10
1 25
17 66
Warcham
Isaac Shaw
100 00
1 91
2 60
1 00
3 51
Wareham
John B. Hatch
100,00'
Wareham
Cobb and Barrows
100 00*
Wareham
Morse and Dunham
200 00*
Wareham
H. C. Washburn
100 00*
Wareham
James Dunham
100 00*
Wareham
A. M. Shaw
100 00
Wareham
Ephraim Griffith
100 00
Wareham
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Totals
$2,887 15
$538 131
$621 25 $2,804.33
Interest earned on these funds could not be entered because accounts were closed before Jan. Ist.
0
1
Wareham
J. S. Robinson
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ROSA A. COLE LIBRARY FUND
1930
Dr.
Jan. 1
Principal
1,000.00
Balance of income 18.87
Income for year
48.94
$1,067.81
Cr.
Paid orders of selectmen 37.71
Dec. 31 In Wareham Savings Bank 1,030.10
$1,067.81
SARAH F. McFARLIN PARKWAY FUND
1930
Dr
Jan. 1 Principal 100.00
Balance of income 54.00
Income for year 7.77
$161.77
Cr.
Dec. 31 In Middleboro Savings Bank 161.77
$161.77
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Hall Rent:
Russell E. Shaw
40.00
Catholic Society
10.00
Allan A. MacDonald
10.00
Lakenham Grange
5.00
$65 00
Sale of Lead :
Arthur W. Peterson
4.20
Jack L. Martin
.75
Arthur Shurtleff
4.50
John Paananen
7.20
Sara A. Slugg
3.60
Simon Majahad
1.20
Isaac W. Shaw
.60
$22.05
Spraying Bills :
Charles O. Dunham
$9.58
J. Holbrook Shaw
63.85
Helen E. Vaughan
28.65
Edith L. A. Shaw
23.40
Annie L. McFarlin
3.75
J. A. Crowley
18.00
Watertown Cranberry Co.
35.00
South Meadow Cranberry Co.
31.00
Wm. M. Reamy
27.50
Wm. E. W. Vaughan
186.55
$427.28
Alcohol Permits ($1.00): James T. McKechnie
Harrison W. Jordan
B. I. Lewis
Ben. C. Shaw 2d
B. I. Lewis (Dec. 31) James T. McKechnie (Dec. 31)
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Fireworks Permits ($1.00): Ernest Gonsalves Charles A. Carlson Jack Santos Helen Dupree
James T. McKechnie
Harrison W. Jordan Gas Permits ($1.00): Jay A. Ward Charles A. Carlson
Peter Hickey
Michael Anthony
Mabel Griffith
Henry S. Pink
Bernard Roby
Joseph Moreau Jack Santos Lord's Day Permits:
Charles A. Carlson (2)
Ernest Gonsalves
James T. McKechnie
B. I. Lewis (2)
Peter Hickey
Oscar Lammie
Manuel Ribeiro
Bernard Roby
William McGreggor
Abbie Raymond I. Blanche Murphy Michael Anthony
Harrison W. Jordan
Antone Lobo John Pouliot Jack Santos Victualler's Licenses : ($3.00) Charles A. Carlson (2) B. I. Lewis
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James T. McKechnie
Ernest Gonsalves
Peter Hicky
Oscar Lammie
Manuel Robeiro
Bernard Roby
William McGreggor
Abbie Raymond
I. Blanche Murphy
Michael Anthony
Harrison W. Jordan
John Pouliot
Mabel Griffith
Antone Lobo
Jack Santos
Gas "Ads":
B. I. Lewis
2.25
Jay A. Ward
2.25
Bernard E. Roby
2.25
Jack Santos
2.25
I. Blanche Murphy
2.25
A. D. Griffith
2.25
Charles Carlson
2.25
Peter Hicky
2.25
Joe. Moreau
2.25
Henry S. Pink
2.25
William McGreggor
2.25
Wenham Garage
2.25
J. T. McKechnie
2.25
H. W. Jordan
2.25
$31.50
REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR FOR THE YEAR 1930
Warrants
Collected
Abated
Refunds
Int.
1930
$56,068.73
$47,963.59
$4.00
$4.72
$73.01
Outstanding Dec. 31 $8,096.42
1929
6,711.04
6,622.98
88.06
254.67
1928
45.05
22.64
22.41
1.98
Totals
-
$62,824.82
$54,609.21
$114.47
$4.72
$329.66
$8,096.42
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MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Warrants
Collected
Abated
Refunds
Int.
1930
$4,103.24
$3,126.72
$111.88
82.81
$7.91
Outstanding Dec. 31 $781.83
1929
365.82
284.07
16.90
10.89
6.88
53.96
Totals
$4,469.06
$3,410.79
$128.78
$93.70
$14.79
$835.79
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HENRY S. GRIFFITH, Collector.
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REPORT OF AUDITORS ON THE CONDITION OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTS
GENERAL GOVERNMENT Dr.
Mar. 3 To Appropriation
$6,200.00
$6,200.00
Cr.
Dec. 31
By Selectmen's Orders
$5,796.99
Revert to Treasury
403.01
$6,200.00
PUBLIC WELFARE
Dr.
Mar. 3 To Appropriation
$3,500.00
$3,500.00
Cr.
Dec. 31
By Selectmen's Orders
2,725.69
Revert to Treasury
774.31
$3,500.00
MILITARY AID ACCOUNT Dr.
Mar. 3 To Appropriation
$50.00
$50.00
Cr.
Revert to Treasury
50.00
$50.00
STATE AID ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 3
To Appropriation
$100.00
Overdraft 54.00
154.00
Cr.
Dec. 31 By Selectmen's Orders
154.00
$154.00
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POLICE ACCOUNT Dr.
Mar. 3
To Appropriation
Overdraft
109.79
1,109.79
Cr.
Dec. 31 By Selectmen's Orders
1,109.79
$1,109.79
HEALTH AND SANITATION ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 3 To Appropriation 2,200.00 $2,200.00
Cr.
Dec. 31
£
By Selectmen's Orders
1,563.31
Revert to Treasury
636.69
$2,200.00
TREE WARDEN ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 3 To Appropriation $600.00 $600.00
Cr.
Dec. 31
By Selectmen's Orders
568.04
Revert to Treasury
31.95
$600.00
REMOVAL OF SNOW ACCOUNT Dr.
Mar. 3 To Appropriation
$500.00
$500.00
Cr.
Dec. 31
By Selectmen's Orders
370.12
Revert to Treasury
129.88
$500.00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Dr.
Mar. 3 To Appropriation
$150.00
$150.00
Cr.
Dec. 31 By Selectmen's Orders
132.31
Revert to Treasury
17.69
$150.00
1,000.00
20
UNCLASSIFIED AND MEMORIAL DAY ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 3 To Appropriation $675.00 $675.00
Cr.
Dec. 31
By Selectmen's Orders
649.27
Revert to Treasury
25.73
$675.00
REPAIR OF HIGHWAYS, CHAPTER 81 Dr.
Mar. 3
To Appropriation
$6,700.00
Received from State 6,616.00
Due from the State 83.32
$13.399.32
Cr.
Dec. 31
By Selectmen's Orders
$13,398.63
Revert to Treasury .69
$13,399.32
FIRE ACCOUNT Dr.
Mar. 3 To Appropriation
$600.00
Overdraft 47.95
$647.95
Cr.
Dec. 31 By Selectmen's Orders
$647.95
$647.95
MACHINERY ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 3 To Appropriation
$5,600.00 $5,600.00
Cr.
Dec. 31 By Selectmen's Orders 5,596.29
Revert to Treasury
3.71
$5,600.00
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PLYMOUTH COUNTY AID TO AGRICULTURE
Dr
Mar. 3
To Appropriation
$100.00
$100.00
Cr.
Dec. 31
By Selectmen's Orders
100.00
100.00
CEMETERY ACCOUNT Dr.
Mar. 3 To Appropriation $575.00 $575.00
Cr.
Dec. 31 By Selectmen's Orders 516.74
Revert to Treasury
58.26
$575.00
PARK ACCOUNT Dr.
Mar. 3 To Appropriation
$300.00
$300.00
Cr
Dec. 31 By Selectmen's Orders 92
Revert to Treasury
299.08
$300.00
LIBRARY ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 3
To Appropriation
$350.00
Rec'd from Rosa A. Cole Library Fund 37.71
$387.71
Cr.
Dec. 31
By Selectmen's Orders
387.71
$387.71
REPAIR OF BRIDGES ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 3 To Appropriation
$800.00
$800.00
Cr.
Dec. 31
By Selectmen's Orders
797.78
Revert to Treasury
2.22
$800.00
22
GYPSY MOTH ACCOUNT Dr.
Mar. 3 To Appropriation
$1,000.00 $1,000.00
Cr
Dec. 31
By Selectmen's Orders
962.70
Revert to Treasury 37.30
$1.000.00
ADDITION TO SCHOOL NURSE Dr.
Mar. 3 To Appropriation Cr.
2.000.00 $2,000.00
Dec. 31 By Selectmen's Orders 2.000 00 2.000.00
INTEREST ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 3 To Appropriation
$700.00
Overdraft 62.06
Cr.
$762.06
Dec. 31 By Overdraft 1929 332.96
By Selectmen's Orders 429.10
$762.06
SCHOOL ACCOUNT Dr
Mar. 3 To Appropriation $33,200.00
To Dog Fund 319.69
To Pratt Fund 217.41
To Refund 36.26
$33,773.36
Cr.
Dec. 31 By Selectmen's Orders $33,742.67
Revert to Treasury 30.69
$33,773.36
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FIRE EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 3 To Appropriation $800.00 $800.00
Cr.
Dec. 31 By Selectmen's Orders 770.65 Revert to Treasury 29.35
$800.00
BENJ. ELLIS SCHOOL FUND
Dr.
Received from Trustees $191.78 $191.78
Cr
By 1929 Overdraft
.90
By Paid Teachers Dist. No. 4 190.82
To Balance unexpended .06
$191.78
SHOE STRING ROAD SPECIAL ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 3 To Appropriation
$2,000.00 $2,000.00
Cr
Dec. 31 By Selectmen's Orders 1,999.93
Revert to Treasury
.07
$2,000.00
BITUMINOUS ROAD, TREMONT STREET SAVERY AVE., CHAPTER 90 Dr.
Jan. 1 To Unexpended Balance 53.50 $53.50
Dec. 31 £ By unexpended Balance 53.50 $53.50
Cr.
OVERLAY ACCOUNT FOR 1929
Dr.
Jan. 1
To Balance
386.28 $386.28
.
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Cr.
88.06
Dec. 31
By abated in 1930
Bal. reverted to Overlay
Reserve
298.22
$386.28
OVERLAY ACCOUNT FOR 1930
Dr.
Jan. 1 Overlay for 1930
530.39
$530.39
Dec. 31 Abated in 1930 4.00
Balance on hand 526.39 $530.39
OVERLAY RESERVE ACCOUNT
Dr.
Jan. 1 On hand 870.97
Dec. 31, 1930 From 1928 Overlay 421.27
From 1929 Overlay 298.22
Jan. 1, 1931 On hand $1,590.46 .
SOLDIERS' RELIEF ACCOUNT Dr.
Jan. 1 To Appropriation
$200.00
$200.00
Cr.
Dec. 31
Revert to Treasury
200.00
200.00
PUBLIC SAFETY ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 3 To Appropriation
$150.00
$150.00
Cr.
Dec. 31 By Selectmen's 111.70 Revert to Treasury 38.30
$150.00
Cr.
25
GENERAL HIGHWAY REPAIRS ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 3 To Appropriation $200.00 $200.00
Cr.
Dec. 31
By Selectmen's Orders
126.28
Bal. on hand
73.72
$200.00
CENTER ST. (CHAP. 90) ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 3 To Appropriation
$2,000.00
Rec'd from State 4,000.00
$6,000.00
Cr.
Dec. 31 By Selectmen's Orders
6,000.00
$6,000.00
AMERICAN LEGION ACCOUNT
Dr.
Mar. 3 To Appropriation $75.00 $75.00
Cr.
Dec. 31 By Selectmen's Orders
$75.00
$75.00
CIVILIANS WAR BONUS ACCOUNT
Jan. 1, 1930 Civilian War Bonus
Dr $680.62 $680.62
Cr.
Dec. 31
By Selectmen's Orders
589.87
Balance on hand
90.75
$680.62
JACK L. MARTIN HARRISON W. JORDAN ARTHUR G. BURBANK
Auditors.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1930
Appropriations voted by the Town:
General government,
$6,200.00
Public welfare,
3,500.00
Military aid,
50.00
State aid
100.00
Police,
1,000.00
Health and sanitation,
2,200.00
Removal of snow,
500.00
Weights and measures,
150.00
Unclassified and Memorial Day,
675.00
Highways, Chap. 81,
6,700.00
Fires
600.00
Road machinery,
5,600.00
Aid to agriculture,
100.00
Cemeteries,
575.00
Parks,
300.00
Public library,
350.00
Bridges,
800.00
Tree warden,
600.00
Gypsy moth,
1,000.00
Debt,
2,000.00
Interest,
700.00
Schools,
33,200.00
Shoe String road, (Special),
2,000.00
Fire equipment,
800.00
Soldiers relief
200.00
Public Safety com.
150.00
General highway repairs
200.00
Center St. (Special),
2,000.00
American Legion, rent,
75.00
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Town tax to be assessed
72,325.00
State tax to be assessed,
3,166.35
County tax to be assessed,
6,399.56
Overlay of 1930,
530.39
$82,421.30
Deduct:
Income tax,
$11,012.40
Motor vehicles excise,
3,500.00
Corp. taxes, (Public Ser. & Bus.),
4,251.87
Bank tax,
101.83
Licenses and fees,
196.34
Fines,
415.00
Military aid,
180.00
Charities,
1,124.20
Schools,
4,550.73
Interest on deposits,
128.40
Interest on taxes,
238.89
Sundries,
1,276.25
$26,975.91
Amount to be raised,
$55,445.39
Amount to be raised on polls,
956.00
Amount to be raised on property,
54,489.39
$55,445.39
Average valuation of bogs per acre,
633.67
Value of buildings excluding land,
751,320.00
Value of land excluding buildings,
2,020,220.00
Value of personal property,
238,895.00
Increase in value of real estate,
61,405.00
Increase in value of personal property
20,775.00
Tax rate on a $1000, 18.10
Persons assessed on polls only,
212
Residents assessed on property,
408
Non-residents assessed on property
247
Number of horses
36
Number of cows,
95
Number of other cattle,
33
28
Number of swine,
9
Number of fowl assessed,
4,052
Number of dwellings,
712
Number of acres of land,
19,848
Number of acres of cranberry bog,
2,615
Valuation of cranberry bogs
$1,657,110.00
Increase in value of cranberry bogs,
27,805.00
Number of bogs taxed, 332
Number of corp. assessed,
30
Assessors' valuation of cranberry bog per acre for the year 1930:
1414
acres at
$1,200 per acre
212
66
1,150
1734
1,100
66
66
53
8114
66
66
11634
850
66
186-16 16
66
800
66
15178
..
750
20712
66
700
24834
650
..
158,12
600
66
66
269
550
22934
66
66
450
66
66
66
350
66
.
2912
66
66
300
21015
250
66
66
205/8
66
200
66
-
5
150
66
491%
66
66
100
161/4
66
66
50
53/8
66
Unclassified, value $1,035
66
66
500
6234
262
400
3611
66
.6
66
1,000
..
179
1,050
900
66
66
66
66
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Number of autos and trucks taxed
Value of autos and trucks Excise tax rate
599 $176,720.00 29.12
WILLIAM M. SHAW, A. C. PERKINS RALPH E. WASHBURN,
Assessors of Carver.
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Paid
Henry S. Griffith, Salary Town Treasurer, $725.00
Henry S. Griffith, Salary Town Collector, 725.00
Henry S. Griffith, Salary Town Clerk, 300.00
Henry S. Griffith, Auto for Treasurer,
49.75
Henry S. Griffith, Auto for Collector,
39.50
Henry S. Griffith, Auto for Clerk,
12.05
Henry S. Griffith, Postage,
69.43
Henry S. Griffith, Supplies,
107.18
Jesse A. Holmes, Services Selectman,
194.15
Jesse A. Holmes, Auto for Selectman,
58.25
Jesse A. Holmes, Services Registrar,
7.65
Jesse A. Holmes, Postage,
2.60
Jesse A. Holmes, Mowing Hall Lot,
2.25
Herbert A. Stanly, Services Selectman,
115.00
Herbert A. Stanly, Auto for Selectman
41.00
Herbert A. Stanly, Postage
2.55
Herbert A. Stanly, Services Registrar,
6.50
Herbert A. Stanly, Auto for Registrar,
2.00
Herbert A. Stanly, Telephone,
. 50
Frank H. Cole, Services Selectman,
133.25
Frank H. Cole, Auto for Selectman,
54.00
Frank H. Cole, Services Registrar,
6.50
Frank H. Cole, Auto for Registrar,
2.00
William I. Ward, Moderator,
10.00
William M. Shaw, Assessor
375.90
H. Clayton McFarlin, Assessor,
250.00
H. Clayton McFarlin, Auto,
20.00
Arthur C. Perkins, Assessor,
402.10
Jack L. Martin, Auditor,
34.00
Jack L. Martin, Auto
4.50
Ralph Washburn, Auditor,
34.00
Ralph Washburn, Auto,
9.00
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Harrison W. Jordan, Auditor,
34.00
Harrison W. Jordan, Auto, 6.00
Ralph Washburn, Assessor,
248.00
Ralph Washburn, Auto,
35.00
George E. Blair, Care of hall,
374.00
George E. Blair, Supplies,
.75
Hobbs & Warren, Town Officers Supplies,
32.57
H. L. Thatcher & Co., Supplies & Printing,
104.38
H. S. Pink, Supplies,
3.63
Smith News Stand, Supplies,
4.82
Albino Faietti, Supplies,
27.49
Commissioner Public Safety, Supplies,
.60
Davol Printing Co., Assessors Supplies,
19.25
P. B. Murphy, Supplies,
3.25
So. Mass. Power & Electric Co., Light,
34.00
New England Tel. & Tel. Co., Telephone,
25.84
Eleanor L. Shaw, Assessors clerk,
47.03
Eleanor L. Shaw, Copying Valuation Book,
21.00
Fletcher Clark, Legal Advice,
2.00
Samuel B. Charleton, Collectors Bond,
80.00
Samuel B. Charleton, Treasurers Bond,
40.00
Samuel B. Charleton, Clerks Bond,
5.00
Samuel B. Charleton, Insurance,
25.00
John B. Washburn, Transfers,
23.00
Theodore N. Wardell,
2.00
Safeguard Check Machine Co., Check Writer,
40.00
Perez L. Shurtleff, Repairs,
1.50
Albert Thomas, Repairs,
12.25
Louis Letender, Repairs,
15.00
James H. Peckham, Repairs,
2.50
George E. Blair, Election Officer,
10.20
Arthur Wade, Election Officer,
4.20
Earl B. Ware, Election Officer,
3.00
Eben Shaw, Election Officer,
9.00
M. Walker Coe, Election Officer,
3.00
Allan McDonald, Election Officer,
1.80
Mildred Shaw, Election Officer,
2.40
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Julia M. Stanly, Election Officer.
8.40
Mabel Ryan, Election Officer, 6.40
Isabelle Howes, Election Officer, 1.80
Frank E. Barrows, Election Officer,
4.00
Daisy Vaughan, Election Officer,
4.00
Frank E. Barrows, Service on Land-Damage,
4.00
D. O. Turner, Postage, 2.46
Middleboro Gazette, Ad,
31.50
James Wilmot, Painting Hall,
383.20
Millar Coal Co., Coal,
228.81
Allena E. Ward, Election Officer,
6.00
$5,779.64
STATE AID.
Paid
Soldiers Widows.
$154.00
WEIGHTS & MEASURES
Paid --
James W. Lewis, Sealer,
$100.00
Samuel B. Charleton, Ins. on weights,
23.80
W. & L. E. Gurley, Supplies,
8.51
$132.31
LIBRARY
Paid
Myrtle Atwood, Librarian,
$200.00.
Myrtle Atwood, Labor,
12.75
Library Book House, Books,
151.92
Arnold Telfer, Labor & Material,
15.25
Wards, Supplies.
7.79
$387.71
PLYMOUTH COUNTY AID TO AGRICULTURE
Paid- Horace T. Fogg, Treas., $100.00
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HEALTH
Paid
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, board Arthur Tucker,
$365.00
Horace T. Fogg, Treas., Plymouth County Hospital, 851.06
J. Myrick Bump, Inspector of Animals, 80.00
J. Myrick Bump, Inspector of Slaughtering, 70.00
L. M. Chase, M. D., Inspecting School Children,
150.00
L. M. Chase, M. D., Chandler case,
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