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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS OF THE
TOWN of CARVER
MASSACHUSETTS
OF
CA
ER
MA
TS
CORPOR
TED 17 90.
AT
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1947
Annual Town Meeting, March 1, 1948 at 12:00 Noon
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS OF THE
TOWN of CARVER
MASSACHUSETTS
OF
CA
ER
MAS
NCORPORATED 1790 TTS
S
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1947
Annual Town Meeting, March 1, 1948 at 12:00 Noon
Printed by THE MEMORIAL PRESS Plymouth, Mass.
Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2015
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OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES FOR THE YEAR 1947
Moderator-Norman V. Holmes.
Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector of Taxes-Jack L. Martin.
Auditors-Roger V. Weston, Warren L. Chandler, Harri- son W. Jordan.
Selectmen-Jesse A. Holmes (1950), Bernard W. Roby (1949), Frank D. Costello (1948) .
Board of Public Welfare-Selectmen.
Assessors-Arthur H. Wade (1950), Ralph E. Washburn (1949), William M. Shaw (1948).
Highway Surveyor-Charles M. Haynes.
School Committee-John Carter (1948), Harriet J. Snow (1949) deceased, Constance B. Holmes, appointed, Frank H. Cole (1950).
Park Commissioners-William E. Holmes (1948), James V. Santarpia (1949), George T. Harriman (1950).
Cemetery Commissioners - Edwin E. Bisbee (1950), Thomas H. Reynolds (1949), Ralph L. Linton (1948) .
Library Trustees-Henry M. Shaw (1950), Grace W. Pass (1950), Elthea E. Atwood (1949), William M. Shaw (1949), A. Viola Griffith (1948), George L. Parker (1948) .
Constables-Edwin E. Bisbee, Ellis S. Bumpus, William E. Holmes.
Town Director-County Aid to Agriculture-Carroll D. Griffith.
Field Drivers and Pound Keepers-Edwin W. Bisbee, Ellis S. Bumpus, William E. Holmes.
Fence Viewers-Edwin E. Bisbee, Ellis S. Bumpus, Wil- liam E. Holmes.
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood-Frank H. Cole, Jesse A. Holmes, Norman V. Holmes, Bradford H. Cole, Everett F. Cassidy, William E. Holmes, William M. Shaw, Ebenezer A. Shaw, James E. Thomas, Jr., Curtis Shaw.
Tree Warden-William E. Holmes.
APPOINTED OFFICERS
Inspector of Animals-William E. Holmes.
Inspector of Slaughtering-William E. Holmes. Sealer of Weights and Measures-Edwin E. Bisbee. Forest Warden-Francis Merritt.
Gypsy Moth Superintendent-William E. Holmes.
Finance Committee-Terms expire in 1948: Eldred S. Mosher, Bradford H. Cole, Olive S. Ward, Gordon C. LeCain, Roger Williams; Terms expire in 1949: Homer F. Weston, Eleanor L. Shaw, Bernard E. Shaw, Roger A. Chauvin, Russell A. Trufant; Terms expire in 1950: Earl B. Ware, Albert C. Higgins, Donald H. Bailey, Ellis D. Atwood, Perez L. Shurtleff (deceased)-Harold L. Ballard appointed.
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CONDITION OF THE TOWN TREASURY AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS DEC. 31, 1947
ASSETS
Cash
$82,169.90
Outstanding 1946 Taxes
198.24
Outstanding 1947 Taxes
3,479.45
Outstanding 1947 Excise Taxes
271.54
Due from State Chapter 81
5,289.11
Due from State Chapter 90
5,590.77
Due from County Chapter 90
2,795.38
$99,794.39
LIABILITIES
Overlay 1946
$198.24
Overlay 1947
2,000.61
Unexpended Accounts
2,311.14
Benjamin Ellis Fund
200.32
Carver Public Library Donation, L. E. Blenheim
6,000.00
Florence Pina Account
12.90
Interest on G. Bond.
825.00
Dog fund
19.20
Plymouth County Retirement Assoc.
28.18
Balance
88,198.80
$99,794.39
JACK L. MARTIN, Treasurer. ROGER WESTON, WARREN L. CHANDLER, HARRISON W. JORDAN, Board of Auditors.
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TREASURER'S REPORT
JACK L. MARTIN, Treasurer
Dr.
1947
Jan. 1, Balance from 1946
$86,162.35
Received from Commonwealth:
Highways Chap. 81, contract 4548
4,676.75
Highways Chap. 81, contract 4728
7,360.37
Highways Chap. 90, contract 9821
1,875.43
Highways Chap. 90, contract 10083
999.80
Highway Fund
5,002.68
Income Tax
21,981.97
Income Tax Business
5,440.65
Meal Tax Old Age Assist.
524.58
Loss of Taxes
258.83
Old Age Assistance
5,645.56
Aid Dependent Children
2,935.35
Temporary Aid
2,517.76
Public Health Subsidy
408.57
Division of Child Guardianship
1,167.85
Vocational Education
227.95
Tuition of Children
11.74
Burial of Indigent Person
108.45
$61,144.29
U. S. Grants, Old Age Assist. (Assist.)
6,893.22
U. S. Grants, Old Age Assist. (Admin.)
316.55
7,209.77
U. S. Grant Aid Dependent Children (Aid)
2,974.31
U. S. Grant Aid Dependent Children (Admin.)
104.66
3,078.97
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County of Plymouth
Dog Fund
284.93
Chap. 90, Purchase St.
937.72
Land Damage, Holmes St.
112.00
Land Damage, Seipet St.
316.00
Received from Cities and Towns
Boston schools
246.75
Plymouth, Old Age Assist.
43.21
289.96
Cemetery Funds
Lakenham Cemetery Fund
40.00
Myra A. Hammond
100.00
Lothrop W. Barrows
200.00
George I. Johnson
200.00
540.00
Town Clerk Dog Fund
415.60
Town Clerk Sporting License Fund
493.50
E. Tillson Pratt School Fund
48.78
Benjamin Ellis School Fund
175.00
Director of Standards Pedlars License
18.00
Eleanor L. Shaw, Library Fines
18.90
Town Clerk
Marriage License fees
42.00
Chattel Mortgage fees
60.25
Miscellaneous fees
9.75
112.00
Town Histories
25.00
Milk Licenses
3.25
Lord's Day Licenses
18.00
Gasoline Renewals
2.00
Revolver Permits
4.50
Victualer's License
6.00
Pedlar's License
2.00
Oleo Permits
1.00
1,650.65
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Inn Holder's Licenses
3.00
Second Hand Car Dealer's Licenses
10.00
Junk Dealer's Licenses
5.00
Permit to sell Fire Arms
.50
Sealer's Fees
15.01
Slaughter House fees
48.50
Hall Rent
15.00
Interest on U. S. Bond, Series "G"
250.00
Refunds
107.75
Received for Damages to Town Property
60.54
Phone Calls
.23
Court fines
41.40
Cemeteries, Perpetual Care
813.91
Special Cemetery Work
332.00
U. S. Withholding Tax
3,364.00
Plymouth County Retirement Assoc.
119.29
Note No. 89
1,000.00
Tax Collector
Property Taxes 1946
1,757.48
Poll and Property Taxes 1947
85,461.72
Interest on Poll and Property Taxes
83.20
Demands
9.80
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 1946
449.26
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 1947
4,043.62
Interest on Excise Taxes
5.29
91,810.37
$259,416.02
Cr.
Selectman's Warrants
$80,503.54
School Warrants
49,655.64
Old Age Assistance Warrants
16,307.65
Aid Dependent Children Warrants
9,823.93
Division of Fisheries and Game
493.50
County of Plymouth Dog Fund
396.40
Cemeteries Bills, Perpetual Care
813.91
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Cemetery Funds
540.00
U. S. Withholding Tax
3,364.00
State Tax
2,250.00
County Tax
6,701.90
State Parks and Reservations
89.79
State Audit
466.31
Benjamin Ellis School Fund
177.07
E. Tillson Pratt School Fund
75.51
Note No. 89
1,000.00
Interest
3.08
Plymouth County Retirement Assoc.
91.11
Land Damages, Seipit St.
629.00
Land Damages, Holmes St.
182.00
Plymouth County Hospital Assessment
3,627.54
Real Estate Tax Refund
31.88
Poll Tax Refund
2.00
Excise Refund
20.36
Balance Dec. 31, 1947
82,169.90
$259,416.02
LICENSES AND PERMITS SPORTING LICENSES ISSUED IN 1947
Resident Citizens Fishing
44 @ $2.00
$88.00
Resident Citizens Hunting
69 @ 2.00
138.00
Resident Citizens Sporting
66 @
3.25
214.50
Women and Minors Fishing
23 @
1.25
28.75
Resident Minors Trapping
1 @
2.25
2.25
Resident Citizens Trapping
12 @
5.25
63.00
Non-resident Citizens Fishing
2 @
5.25
10.50
Non-Resident Military and Naval
Sporting
1 @
2.00
2.00
Duplicate
2 @
.50
1.00
Resident Citizens (free)
10
10
220
$548.00
Fees
54.50
Paid Division of Fisheries and Game
$493.50
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DOGS LICENSED IN 1947
Males
130 @
$2.00
$260.00
Females
27 @
5.00
135.00
Spayed Females
18 @
2.00
36.00
Kennel $10.00
2 @
10.00
20.00
177
$451.00
Fees
35.40
$415.60
Total due County Paid County Due County
$396.40
19.20
$415.60
PISTOL PERMIT
Ethel Savery
.50
Harold Ballard .50
Robert McCaig
.50
Jesse A. Holmes .50
Wesley Shurtleff
.50
Waino M. Peltokorpi
.50
Arthur T. Braddock
.50
Earl V. Barnes
.50
Daniel Potter
.50
GASOLINE RENEWALS
Wenham Garage 1.00
Clara Eaton 1.00
LORD'S DAY LICENSES
Harry C. Morris & Son
(2)
2.00
Gordon C. LeCain
1.00
Ellis D. Atwood (3)
3.00
Lewis W. Jenney
1.00
Keating Bros. (2)
2.00
George A. Raymond
1.00
Clara Eaton
1.00
Manuel Centeio
1.00
Celia Santos
1.00
Walter R. Carmichael 1.00
H. W. Jordan 1.00
Paul W. Williams
1.00
George C. Paulding
1.00
MILK LICENSE
McIntire's Dairy
.50 H. P. Hood & Sons .50
William E. Holmes
.25
Ellis D. Atwood .25
Lewis W. Jenney
.25
Minnie Raymond .25
Florence Miller
.25 Wiksten Bros. .50
Florence Cole
.25 Paul W. Williams .25
Albert C. Higgins 1.00
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VICTUALER'S LICENSE Harry C. Morris & Son 3.00 Ellis D. Atwood 3.00
FIREARMS LICENSE Harold T. Braddock, .50
PEDLAR'S LICENSE Kenneth E. Wilder, 2.00
OLEO PERMITS
Lewis W. Jenney .50 Paul W. Williams .50
SECOND HAND CAR DEALERS PERMIT
Wenham Garage 5.00 Albert L. Chandler 5.00
INN HOLDERS LICENSE Ida B. Murphy, 3.00
JUNK DEALER'S LICENSE Frank Barrow's, Jr., 5.00
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CONDITION OF CEMETERY FUNDS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1947 CENTRAL CEMETERY
Name
Principal
Bal. of Inc. Jan. 1, 1947
Inc. for Year
Exp. for Year
Bal. of Inc. Dec. 31, 1947
John B. Hatch
$100.00
$2.05
$2.05
$2.00
$2.10
Wilson Shaw
100.00
2.05
2.05
2.00
2.10
Clara M. Benson
100.00
2.05
2.05
2.00
2.10
E. L. Griffith
200.00
3.05
3.05
3.05
3.05
Isaac Vaughan
200.00
3.05
3.05
3.00
3.10
Catherine L. Gray
75.00
1.53
1.53
1.50
1.56
Betsey C. Look
100.00
2.05
2.05
2.00
2.10
D. W. Nash
100.00
2.05
2.05
2.00
2.10
Isaac Shaw
100.00
2.05
2.05
2.00
2.10
Linus Shaw
100.00
2.05
2.05
2.00
2.10
Theodore T. Vaughan
200.00
4.11
4.10
4.00
4.21
L. A. F. Baker
150.00
3.07
3.07
3.00
3.14
Sarah D. Nash
100.00
2.05
2.05
2.00
2.10
John A. Thomas
100.00
1.51
1.51
1.50
1.52
Horatio A. Lucas
100.00
1.51
1.51
1.50
1.52
Eben S. Lucas
100.00
2.05
2.05
2.00
2.10
Aravesta B. Shaw
100.00
2.05
2.05
2.00
2.10
Thomas Vaughan
200.00
3.05
3.05
3.00
3.10
James A. Vaughan
200.00
3.05
3.05
3.00
3.10
Albert F. Shurtleff
200.00
3.05
3.05
3.00
3.10
Benjamin Shurtleff
100.00
1.51
1.51
1.50
1.52
John Snow
100.00
1.51
1.51
1.50
1.52
Central Cem.
345.00
5.65
6.76
5.50
6.91
Fred A. Dimond
50.00
.51
.50
.50
.51
Edward Watson Shaw
100.00
2.05
2.05
2.00
2.10
Herbert H. Atwood
100.00
2.05
2.05
2.00
2.10
James E. Vaughan
200.00
4.10
4.10
4.00
4.20
Frank Thomas
100.00
2.05
2.05
2.00
2.10
Nathan Maxim
150.00
3.07
3.07
3.00
3.14
Merton F. Dorr
100.00
2.05
2.05
2.00
2.10
Pelham W. Barros
200.00
4.06
4.10
4.00
4.16
Robert F. Dimond
100.00
1.17
1.17
Abbie T. Allen
100.00
1.12
1.00
.12
George I. Johnson
200.00
Myra A. Hammond
100.00
. . . .
$4,870.00
$77.84
$82.53
$76.30
$84.07
LAKENHAM CEMETERY
Jennie E. Robbins
$100.00
$23.03
$2.47
$6.00
$19.50
Augustine Shurtleff
100.00
3.75
2.07
2.00
3.82
Theron M. Cole
100.00
1.58
1.51
1.50
1.59
Morse & Dunham
200.00
34.56
4.70
6.00
33.26
Cobb & Barrows
100.00
2.53
2.05
2.50
2.08
N. M. Ransome
200.00
18.11
4.38
6.00
16.49
1
Oliver L. Shurtleff
200.00
1.75
3.02
.75
4.02
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Name
Principal
Bal. of Inc. Jan. 1, 1947
Inc. for Year
Exp. for Year
Bal. of Inc. Dec. 31, 1947
Edward W. King
100.00
1.85
1.51
1.75
1.61
Levi Cobb
100.00
2.32
2.05
2.25
2.12
L. & A. R. Eames
100.00
2.36
1.53
2.25
1.64
Joseph R. Sherman
100.00
2.15
1.52
2.00
1.67
Joseph W. Sherman
100.00
2.29
2.05
2.25
2.09
Gustavus L. Swift
200.00
10.15
3.14
6.00
7.29
Mary A. Shurtleff
150.00
3.33
3.07
3.00
3.40
Henry Sherman
130.00
2.90
2.66
2.75
2.81
Joseph B. Richard
150.00
9.15
3.19
6.00
6.34
Lafayette Braddock
100.00
1.98
1.51
1.50
1.99
E. T. Statson
200.00
71.77
5.45
10.00
67.22
Rosa A. Cole
1,000.00
21.95
20.53
10.50
31.98
James Dunham
100.00
2.70
2.05
2.50
2.25
Chase & Barrows
100.00
2.36
2.05
2.25
2.16
George P. B. Atwood
100.00
2.24
1.53
2.00
1.77
Lakenham Cemetery Fund
461.16
8.12
8.60
8.00
8.72
Timothy Cobb
50.00
2.28
1.57
2.50
1.35
Thomas Tillson
100.00
1.71
3.06
1.50
3.27
James W. Griffith
100.00
2.64
2.05
2.50
2.19
Mary D. Braddock
100.00
3.39
2.07
3.00
2.46
Albert C. Bradford
100.00
3.42
2.07
3.00
2.49
Benjamin W.
Robbins
150.00
3.67
3.08
3,00
3.75
George E. Atwood
100.00
3.05
2.07
3.00
2.12
Olive F. & Annie D.
Atwood
100.00
2.43
2.05
2.00
2.48
Albert Linton
100.00
.17
3.03
3.20
George W. Linton
100.00
.17
3.03
3.20
Robert L. Edwards
200.00
1.50
3.02
1.50
3.02
Lothrop W. Barrows
200.00
$5,391.16
$255.61
$106.72
$111.00
$251.33
UNION CEMETERY
Hannah P.
Richards
$100.00
$62.52
$2.43
$12.00
$52.95
Rufus L. Richards
100.00
60.45
2.40
6.00
56.85
Irene A. Bent
100.00
30.95
1.94
6.00
26.89
Alexander Law
100.00
10.79
1.64
5.00
7.43
Eliza Bowers
200.00
24.73
3.37
5.00
23.10
Thomas B. Griffith
1,000.00
345.34
27.02
269.50
102.86
Thomas B. Griffith
1,000.00
266.31
19.04
65.00
220.35
Marcus Atwood
200.00
175.06
7.53
8.00
174.59
Charles W. Griffith
500.00
134.51
12.74
5.00
142.25
Philander W. Bump
100.00
25.90
2.52
7.50
20.92
Ellis Griffith
200.00
115.58
6.33
8.00
113.91
Albert W. Perkins
100.00
39.71
2.80
6.00
36.51
Joseph Pratt
500.00
723.61
24.58
30.00
718.19
Ebenezer Smith
100.00
11.42
1.65
4.50
8.57
John A. Winberg
100.00
5.07
2.11
7.18
Olive B. Leonard
100.00
45.66
2.92
6.00
42.58
Charles Donnelly
100.00
11.46
2.23
4.50
9.19
Sarah McFarlin
100.00
9.95
1.63
4.00
7.58
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Name
Principal
Bal, of Inc. Jan. 1, 1947
Inc. for Year
Exp. for Year
Bal. of Inc. Dec. 31, 1947
Stephen Atwood
200.00
30.73
4.63
7.50
27.86
John J. Barrows
100.00
7.35
2.15
4.00
5.50
Lucius Atwood
100.00
8.68
1.62
3.00
7.30
Frank F. Tillson
100.00
11.58
1.65
3.50
9.73
Clarence H.
Knowlton
100.00
10.53
2.21
4.00
8.74
Wilfred A. Tillson
100.00
9.66
1.63
3.00
8.29
Josiah W. Atwood
200.00
16.48
3.24
6.00
13.72
Oren Atwood
200.00
15.26
3.21
6.00
12.47
Lothrop A. Hayden
100.00
5.85
2.11
3.00
4.96
Samuel A. Shurtleff
200.00
18.28
4.38
6.00
16.66
Stillman Shaw
150.00
6.17
2.33
3.00
5.50
Samuel Shaw
150.00
6.63
2.33
3.00
5.96
Henry C. Washburn
100.00
14.74
2.29
4.50
12.53
Jane G. Burgess
100.00
15.31
2.31
4.50
13.12
Alfred M. Shaw
100.00
14.74
2.29
4.50
12.53
Ephraim Griffith
100.00
5.93
2.11
8.04
Charles A. Perkins
200.00
28.34
3.43
6.00
25.77
A. Sampson Perkins
100.00
7.94
1.61
3.00
6.55
Henry M. Gammons
100.00
3.65
1.55
5.20
John S. Atwood
100.00
6.59
1.59
3.00
5.18
Andrew M. Bumpus
100.00
3.90
1.55
5.45
Alice G. Shaw
100.00
7.20
1.61
3.00
5.81
Mildred V. Wallace
100.00
6.16
1.58
3.00
4.74
Ellis D. Atwood
200.00
55.91
5.13
6.00
55.04
Alton H. Griffith
100.00
6.26
2.13
3.00
5.39
S. Dexter Atwood
200.00
22.03
3.33
6.00
19.36
Hugh R. Bailey
200.00
35.61
3.52
6.00
33.13
Eli Southworth
100.00
7.15
1.60
3.00
5.75
Peleg McFarlin
100.00
5.43
2.11
2.00
5.54
Elijah H. Thomas
130.00
10.40
2.10
4.00
8.50
Cobb & Shurtleff
1,000.00
204.69
24.20
12.00
216.89
Preston Manter
100.00
8.22
2.17
4.00
6.39
Frederick Anderson
100.00
6.02
1.58
2.00
5.60
Robert F. Shurtleff
100.00
9.27
2.19
4.00
7.46
Charles F. Washburn
100.00
7.53
2.15
3.00
6.68
Z. Albert Tillson
100.00
7.78
2.15
2.00
7.93
William F. Stanley
200.00
8.93
4.19
3.00
10.12
$10,330.00 $2,755.95
$236.84
$595.50 $2,397.29
WENHAM CEMETERY
Mary E. Forbes
$100.00
$9.91
$1.63
$1.50
$10.04
Reuben Sherman
100.00
6.11
1.58
2.00
5.69
Julia F. Hammond
100.00
5.38
1.57
4.07
2.88
Sarah A. Hammond
100.00
11.03
2.23
5.99
7.27
Henry T. Hammond
100.00
15.05
2.31
3.91
13.45
Eliza C. Dunham
100.00
15.11
1.70
2.50
14.31
Alfred Cole
200.00
37.92
4.77
11.14
31.55
$800.00
$100.51
$15.79
$31.11
$85.19
SARAH McFARLIN PARKWAY FUND
Sarah F. McFarlin $100.00
$32.31
$1.97
$34.28
REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR
POLL AND PROPERTY TAXES
Year
Warrant
Collected
Abated
Tax Titles
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1947
1947 Polls
$994.00
$756.00
$194.00
$44.00
1947 Personal
7,384.21
7,177.04
71.25
135.92
1947 Real Estate
80,947.15
77,528.68
132.03
18.76
3,299.53*
Real Estate Refund
31.88
* Error 3ยข (Warrant in excess of commitment list.)
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1947
1946 Polls
24.00
20.00
4.00
1946 Personal
120.96
71.52
49.44
$131.73
30.61
$101.12
Jan. 1, 1947
Bal. of Inc.
LIBRARY FUND
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MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES
1947 Excise Taxes
$4,390.04
$4,043.62
$90.40
$271.54
$35.30
1.94
$33.36
Year
Inc. for
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1947
1946 Excise Taxes
206.25
Warrant Jan. 9
209.07
Warrant Feb. 3
54.98
449.26
25.88
Refunds
4.84
JACK L. MARTIN, Collector of Taxes
$167.03
32.55
$134.48
1947
Dec. 31,
of Inc.
Bal.
Mary P. S. Jowitt
Rosa A. Cole
Name
$1,100.00
100.00
$1,000.00
Principal
1946 Real Estate
1,814.76
1,665.96
148.80
1947 Excise Refunds
15.52
Year
Exp. for
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
MARRIAGES RECORDED IN CARVER FOR THE YEAR 1947
Jan. 26. Oscar W. Niemi, and Doris L. Masi of Plymouth.
Feb. 3. Wayne E. Maki, and Eileen F. LeCain.
Apr. 7. Herbert Lester Dudley, and Blanche M. Siman- ski (Nickerson).
Apr. 12. Svante Halunen, and Hilda K. Karimaki (Ny- kanen) of Quincy.
May 17. Joseph A. Krakowski of Middleboro, and Ber- nice E. Perry Bumpus of Middleboro.
May 24. Warren E. Dionne, and Shirley A. Wrestling of Middleboro.
June 21. Curtis Franklin Shaw, and Jeanette Murchie of Somerville.
July 7. Lester S. Baker of Taunton, and Virginia M. Briggs of Taunton.
July 12. Francis J. Silva, and Doris Ann Andrews of Middleboro.
July 27. George Adrien Holmes of Plymouth, and Martha Louisa Thomas.
July 30. Jack Lewis Martin, and Myrtle Louise Atwood (Gardner).
Aug. 9. John Franklin Cunningham of Bourne, and Katherine Louise Brown of Falmouth.
Sept. 7. Harry Wesley Morris, and Alvina Joncas of Middleboro.
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Sept. 8. George Clarence Paulding Jr., and Pauline Joyce Armstrong of Plymouth.
Sept. 20. G. William Hart of Taunton, and Muriel P. Braddock.
Sept. 20. Raymond Alfred Parent, and Sarah Catherine Holmes.
Sept. 21. James Patterson of Wareham, and Blanche Elizabeth Roby.
Sept. 27. William John Lindros, and Jeannette Eddy of Kingston.
Oct. 4. Harold Arthur Shurtleff, and Arlene Edna Rosa of Bridgewater.
Oct. 12. Peter J. Mendes, and Martha J. Randolph (Hin- ton) of East Bridgewater.
Oct. 28. Franklin Costa, and Mary Gonsalves (Barrows)
Nov. 7. Paul Anderson of Middleboro, and Kathleen Elizabeth Shaw.
Nov. 27. Albert Frederick Fowler, and Arlene Mary Cobb of Stoughton.
Dec. 7. James Francis Bissonnette of Middleboro, and Barbara Frances Raymond.
Dec. 24. Ronald Linwood Shaw, and Arlene Marguerite Linton.
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BIRTHS RECORDED IN CARVER FOR THE YEAR 1947
Date
Name
Parents
Jan. 9 Beverly Ruth Johnson*
Solon Elmer Johnson
Alma Mae Siebenschu
Feb. 27 Barbara Louise Heikkila*
Leonard N. Heikkila
Aili T. Piispanen
Mar. 1 Robert Earl Blenheim*
Laurence E. Blenheim
Bertha E. Olsen
Mar. Geraldine Carter*
Laurence Carter Barbara Dempsey
Apr. 19 Mark Fosdick Weston*
Homer Franklin Weston
Celia Vienno Pentikainen
Francis Russell Mazzilli
Grace Marie Bisbee
June 2 Brenda Lee Furtado*
Noy Furtado Carolyn Gomes
David Steiles Eaton Myrtle Emily Oliver
June 16 Edwin Fernandes
Edwin C. Fernandes Mary Gomes
June 21 Linda Marie Pimental*
July 16 Timothy Alvin Brier
July 23 John Perry*
John Aquino Perry Virginia Lopes
July 25 Robert Anthony Corshia*
Ralph Michael Corshia Jessie Ella Thompson
Wilho Erland Harju
Lillian Jean Langevin
Edwin G. Brown Celia F. Gammons
James Vincent Santarpia Mary Halunen Howard Russell Jordan Florence A. Shaw
Silvino Edward Fernandes Margaret Mary Gomes
Manuel Pina Silva Domingo Ann Barrows
Oct. 30 Doris Leona Hinckley
Nov. 2 Franklin Pierce Wilbur, Jr .*
Nov. 30 Theodore Souther Hatch*
Dec. 17 Carol Lillian Gonsalves*
Dec. 31 Linda Costa*
*Born in Hospitals
Walton Hinckley Alberta M. Gammons Franklin Pierce Wilbur Lillian Taylor Arthur Benjamin W. Hatch, Jr. Florence H. Richmond
Harry Gomes Gonsalves Rosetta L. Boynton
Franklin Costa Mary R. Barrows
Aug. 1 Lawrence Carl Harju*
Aug. 11 Robert Henry Brown
Aug. 14 Mary Ann Santarpia*
Aug. 28 Gary Russell Jordan*
Sept. 13 Rochelle Anne Fernandes :
Oct. 27 Alvina Marie Silva*
Antone Michael Pimental Zelpha Marie Mansfield
Louis J. Brier Olive Purington
Apr. 20 Donna Marie Mazzilli*
June 5 Mark Wayne Eaton*
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DEATHS RECORDED IN CARVER FOR THE YEAR 1947
Date
Name
Age Y. M. D.
Cause of Death
Jan. 5 James J. O'Brien
85
10
12 Carcinoma of Transverse colon
Jan. 17 John Revstadt
59
4
10 Carcinoma of Sigmoid Cerebral Hemorrhage
Feb. 14
Robert Gomes
65
Mar. 2 Elizabeth B. Parker (Black)
71
9
Mar. 6
Hulda Lammi
60
21 Cerebral Hemorrhage 20 Chronic Vascular Nephitis uremia
Mar. 12 Lirania C. Oliveira
66
Natural Causes Probably Coronary Thrombosis
Apr. 5 Elvie Patterson
55
2
6
Hypertensive Arterio Sclerotic Disease
Apr. 15
Lizzie Swan
82
10
10 Malignancy of Urinary Bladder
Apr. 30
Anna Belcher Savery
63
3
9
Encephalomalacia
Apr.
16
George A. Eastman
74
11 24 Natural Causes Probably Coronary Sclerosis
May 7
James Bernard Braddock
72
10
28 Pulmonary Embolism
July
2
Ray Dennis Pierce
18
9
9 Chronic Nephritis
July 11
Robert Gray
72
3 22
Heart Disease Presumably Coronary Thrombosis
July 13 Platt Arlington Pink
56
2 Heart Disease Presumably Coronary Thrombosis
Aug. 7 Edwin Fernandez
1 22 Meningitis due to B. Coli and Streptococcus
Aug. 17
Perez LeRoy Shurtleff
53
7
4 Heart Disease Probably Coronary Thrombosis
Sept. 1
Jack Thatcher
63
Hypertensive Heart Disease General Paresis
Sept. 4 Sandra Shaw
5
2
19 Fractured Skull and Asso- ciated internal injuries sustained when struck by automobile
Nov. 16 Ida Blanche Murphy (Andrews)
Metastic Carcinoma of Liver
10 29 Dec. 14 Harriet Otis Snow (Jackson) 65
70
5
27
Myocardial Failure
Carcinoma (Gastric)
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ASSESSORS' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1947
TOWN APPROPRIATIONS
Special Town Meeting May 3rd, 1946
Centre School Building Committee $500.00
Special Town Meeting Nov. 26, 1946 New Police Cruiser 1,700.00
Annual Town Meeting March 4th
Selectmen
1,075.00
Treasurer
1,496.50
Collector of Taxes
1,377.00
Town Clerk
596.50
Assessors
1,500.00
Moderator
20.00
Auditors
145.00
Town Hall
2,000.00
Elections, Registrations and Street Listing
225.00
Law
50.00
Unclassified
650.00
Memorial Day
150.00
Health
2,300.00
Public Welfare
5,500.00
Public Welfare Administration
285.00
Old Age Assistance
10,100.00
Old Age Assistance Administration
490.00
Aid to Dependent Children
6,100.00
Aid to Dependent Children Adm.
115.00
Police 3,395.00
Public Safety, Civilian Defense
42.29
Road Machinery
775.00
Bridges
650.00
Removal of Snow
3,000.00
Chapter 81, Highways
6,500.00
Chapter 90, Highways
3,000.00
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Fires 1,200.00
Fire Equipment
1,600.00
Cemeteries
1,382.00
Special Cemetery Account
400.00
Parks
300.00
Library
500.00
Weights and Measures
150.00
Tree Warden
750.00
Gypsy Moth
1,250.00
Schools and Vocational Education 49,933.00
Interest 25.00
Aid to Agriculture
100.00
American Legion, Rent
100.00
Old Home Day
175.00
Workmen's Compensation Insurance 500.00
General Highways
400.00
Alarm System
100.00
Veterans' Benefits
1,000.00
Veterans' Benefits Administration
100.00
Town Real Estate 100.00
Public Welfare, 1946
164.65
Soldiers' Relief, 1946
20.00
Finance Committee Expenses
25.00
Total
Appropriations Voted from Available Funds Total Town Appropriations
State Tax
$2,250.00
State Parks and Reservations
122.96
State Parks and Reservations, 1946
46.11
State Auditors
466.31
Total State Assessments
2,885.38
County Tax
$7,709.24
County Tax, 1946
68.98
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
3,627.54
Total County Assessments
11,405.76
Overlay
2,397.89
Gross Amount to be Raised
167,057.97
$111,811.94 36,357.00 150,368.94
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Estimated Receipts and Available Funds:
Income Tax
$8,150.55
Corporation Taxes
4,089.64
Reimbursement, State-owned Land
284.50
Gasoline Tax
5,002.68
Motor Vehicle
2,400.00
Licenses
83.50
Fines
75.40
Health and Sanitation
472.85
Charities
1,399.93
Old Age Assistance
7,262.06
Meals Tax
475.00
Schools
7,089.42
Cemeteries
242.38
Interest on Taxes
98.47
Cities and Towns
1,270.98
Sundries
811.11
Total Estimated Receipts
39,208.47
Available Funds by Commissioner's Approval:
May 8th, 1946
$500.00
Dec. 3rd, 1946
1,700.00
March 13th
36,357.00
Total Available Funds 38,557.00
Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds 77,765.47
Amount to be Raised on Polls 982.00
Amount to be Raised on Personal
Property 7,383.87
Amount to be Raised on Real Estate 80,926.63
Fractional Gain 3.23
Total 89,295.73
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Tax Rate 25.00
Value of Assessed Stock in Trade
$42,870.00
Value of Assessed Machinery 101,850.00
Value of Live Stock 9,545.00
Value of all other Tangible Personal Property 141,090.00
Total
295,355.00
Value of Land Excluding Buildings 2,343,135.00
Value of Buildings Excluding Land 893,930.00
Total
3,237,065.00
Total Valuation of Assessed
Estate
$3,532,420.00
Increase in Value of Personal
Property $25,135.00
Increase in Value of Real Estate $306,045.00
Number of Persons Assessed on Personal Estate only 14
Number of Persons Assessed on Real Estate only 544
Number of Persons Assessed on Personal and Real Estate 138
Number of Corporations
21
Value of Corporations
$1,083,885.00
Number of Horses
22
Number of Cows
59
Number of other Cattle
9
Number of Swine
10
Number of Fowl
2,710
Acres of Land Assessed
19,715
Dwellings Assessed 570
Polls Assessed
491
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Number of Cranberry Bogs 281
Acres of Cranberry Bogs 2,8311/8
Value of Cranberry Bogs $2,019,540.00
Average Value per Acre 713.36
Estimated Crop, 1946
115,000 Bbls.
Assessed Valuation of Cranberry Bogs:
255/8 Acres at $1,200
133/4 Acres at 1,150
42 Acres at 1,100
573/4 Acres at
1,050
155/8 Acres at
1,000
741/2 Acres at
950
218 Acres at
900
1371/2 Acres at
850
6927/8 Acres at
800
111 Acres at 750
402 Acres at
700
3457/8 Acres at 650
1475/8 Acres at 600
601/2 Acres at 550
743/4 Acres at 500
1441/8 Acres at 450
142 Acres at
400
241/4 Acres at
350
371/2 Acres at
300
111/2 Acres at
250
9 Acres at 200
41/8 Acres at
150
141/4 Acres at
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