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PROPERTY OF CARVER PUBLIC LIBRARY
Annual Report
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN of CARVER
MASSACHUSETTS
OF.
CA
V
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INCOF
AS!
PORATED 1790.
CHUSETTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31 1953
Annual Town Meeting, March 1, 1954
at 12:00 Noon
.
Annual Report OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN of CARVER
MASSACHUSETTS
N OF CARV
RVER
A. SS
NCORPORATED 1790 ACHUSETTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31 1953
Annual Town Meeting, March 1, 1954 at 12:00 Noon
Linotyped and Printed by THE ROGERS PRINT 20 Middle St., Plymouth, Mass.
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OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES FOR THE YEAR 1953
Moderator - Norman V. Holmes (1954).
Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector of Taxes - Jack L. Martin (1956).
Auditors - Harrison W. Jordan, Francis A. Merritt, Andrew F. Griffith (deceased), Elsie M. Griffith, appointed.
Selectmen - Harold L. Ballard (1956), Bernard W. Roby (1955), Onni Hj. Erickson (1954).
Board of Public Welfare - Harold L. Ballard (1956), Bernard W. Roby (1955), Onni Hj. Erickson (1954).
Assessors - George A. Perkins (1956), Ralph E. Washburn (1955), Alexander Colin McLure (1954).
Highway Surveyor - John E. Atwood, Jr.
School Committee - Frank H. Cole (1956), Erwin K. Wash- burn (1955), Elizabeth C. Ryder (1954).
Park Commissioners - S. Byron MacFarlane (1956), Harry C. Morris (1955), William E. Holmes (1954).
Cemetery Commissioners - Alexander Colin McLure (1956), Thomas H. Reynolds (1955), Ralph L. Linton (1954).
Library Trustees - Henry M. Shaw (1956), Vienna P. Cole (1956), Helen F. Mckay (1955), (deceased), Elthea E. Atwood (1955), A. Viola Griffith (1954), Sally Merritt (1954).
Constables - Edwin E. Bisbee, Ellis S. Bumpus, A. Tremaine Smith.
Town Director, County Aid to Agriculture - Russell A. Trufant.
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Field Drivers and Pound Keepers - Edwin E. Bisbee, Ellis S. Bumpus, William E. Holmes.
Fence Viewers - Edwin E. Bisbee, Ellis S. Bumpus, William E. Holmes.
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood - Frank H. Cole, Norman V. Holmes, Everett F. Cassidy, Ebenezer A. Shaw, James E. Thomas, Jr., Homer F. Weston. Tree Warden - Dana Edward Thomas.
APPOINTED OFFICERS
Inspector of Animals - Alexander C. McLure.
Inspector of Slaughtering - Alexander C. McLure. Inspector of Wires - James Patterson.
Sealer of Weights and Measures - Edwin E. Bisbee.
Forest Warden - Homer F. Weston.
Gypsy Moth Superintendent - Dana Edward Thomas. Dog Officer - Arthur P. Moskos.
Finance Committee - Term expires in 1956: Andrew R. Eames, Andrew Paananen, George C. Paulding, A. Tremaine Smith, Daniel E. Dunklee. Term expires in 1955: Carroll D. Griffith, Clarence Theo Thomas, Eunice Bailey, Lawrence Cole (resigned), Harold T. Braddock, appointed, Marjorie E. Telfer (resigned), Olive S. Ward, appointed. Term expires in 1954: George T. Harriman, Bernard E. Shaw, Earl B. Ware, Russell A. Trufant, James Patterson.
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CONDITION OF THE TOWN TREASURY AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, DECEMBER 31, 1953
ASSETS
Cash
$143,220.94
Outstanding Taxes 1952
537.60
Outstanding Taxes 1953
17,960.56
Outstanding Excise Taxes 1952
56.65
Outstanding Excise Taxes 1953
1,961.77
Due from State Chapter 81
12,722.33
Due from State Chapter 90
7,000.00
Due from County Chapter 90
3,500.00
$186,959.85
LIABILITIES
1952 Overlay
$2,907.02
1953 Overlay
4,949.54
Overlay Reserve
9,958.65
Manuel Varella Account
54.52
Carver Public Library Donation
7,000.00
Plymouth County Retirement
75.76
Machinery Fund
5,534.03
Sale of Real Estate
5,676.00
School Lunch
794.81
Vocational Education
200.00
E. Tillson Pratt Fund
73.51
Unexpended Balances
9,344.87
Balance
140,391.14
$186,959.85
JACK L. MARTIN, Treasurer.
FRANCIS A. MERRITT, HARRISON W. JORDAN,
ELSIE M. GRIFFITH, Board of Auditors.
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REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
Jack L. Martin, Treasurer
DR.
1953
Jan. 1, Balance
$106,744.91
Received from the Commonwealth:
Highways Chapter 81 Contract 5632 $14,481.85
Highways Chapter 81 Contract 5814 5,152.67
Highways Chapter 90 Contract 13669 6,998.90
Removal of Snow, Route 44,
Machine Account
133.00
Use of Sand Spreader
20.40
Income Tax
19,135.19
Corporation Tax Business
10,614.64
Meal Tax O. A. A.
737.59
School Lunch Program
3,864.90
High School Transportation
17,975.31
School Building Assistance Commission
15,381.96
Smith-Hughes-George Barden Fund
200.00
Public Health Subsidy
230.00
Temporary Aid & Transportation
1,005.59
Commissioner of Veterans Service
1,436.91
Loss of Taxes
695.80
Old Age Assistance
11,194.20
Aid Dependent Children
4,652.57
Disability Assistance
2,689.51
Director of Standards
18.00
116,618.99
U. S. Grant Old Age Assistance
$12,512.41
U. S. Grant Old Age Assistance ( Administration )
981.07
13,493.48
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U. S. Grant Aid Dependent Children (Aid) $5,243.84
U. S. Grant Aid Dependent Children ( Administration )
400.03
5,643.87
U. S. Grant Disability Assistance (Assistance)
$4,703.87
U. S. Grant Disability Assistance ( Administration )
209.85
4,913.72
County of Plymouth:
Dog Fund
$297.74
Chapter 90 Highway 13669
3,499.45
Dog Officer
52.50
Land Damage Indian Street
130.00
3,979.69
Cities and Towns:
City of Brockton Public Welfare
$236.00
City of Fall River Public Welfare
13.78
City of Boston Schools
323.38
Town of Kingston O. A. A.
140.97
Town of Plymouth O. A. A.
329.04
Town of Duxbury
2.97
1,046.14
Cemetery Funds:
Hortense A. Morgan
$150.00
Mrs. Richard B. Wood
150.00
Sale of Lots:
Central Cemetery
80.00
Lakenham Cemetery
40.00
Union Cemetery
20.00
Town Clerk:
Marriage Licenses
$34.00
Chattel Mortgages
103.00
Miscellaneous Fees
9.50
440.00
146.50
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Machinery Fund:
John E. Atwood
$45.00
Winthrop Dunham
10.00
Shaw & Thomas
10.00
Joseph W. Bradford
22.50
Rodney Griffith
10.00
Elmore Howes
27.50
125.00
Road Machinery Fund (Town)
3,741.00
Town Clerk Dog Fund
522.80
Town Clerk Sporting Licenses
640.25
E. Tillson Pratt School Fund
73.52
Librarian Library Fines
19.00
Court Fines
5.00
Special Cemetery Account
481.00
Perpetual Care
713.90
Camp Licenses
7.00
Milk Licenses
6.50
Lord's Day Licenses
18.00
Victualer's Licenses
15.00
Oleo Permits
2.50
Revolver Permits
7.50
Gas Renewals
8.00
Alcohol Permits
1.00
Street Lists
1.25
Business Certificate
1.00
Hall Rent
90.00
Refunds
9.88
Pole Relocation Fees
43.50
John Spencer M. Gomes Burial
20.00
Sunday Amusement License
5.50
Permit to acquire fire arms
1.00
Junk Licenses
3.00
Sealer's Fees
23.55
Slaughtering Fees
3.00
Reimbursement, Care of Dog
4.50
Sale of Junk
2.30
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12.50
Sale of Logs
Used Car License
5.00
Sale of Furniture
2.00
Sale of Pianos
20.00
Sale of Cabinets
4.00
Sale of Desks
4.00
Sale of Center School Building
675.00
Sale of Center School Equipment
287.05
Sale of E. Tillson Pratt School
5,000.00
Sale of Benj. Ellis School
1.00
Sale of Practical Arts Lumber
15.85
U. S. Withholding Tax
7,632.20
Plymouth County Retirement
686.43
Phone Calls
.95
School Lunch
9,086.75
Tax Collector:
Poll and Property Taxes, 1951
$2,554.80
Poll and Property Taxes, 1952
21,654.71
Poll and Property Taxes, 1953
130,386.24
Interest on Poll and Property
870.77
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes, 1951
17.90
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes, 1952
3,476.68
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes, 1953
8,879.41
Interest on Excise Taxes
64.25
167,904.76
$450,960.24
CR.
Selectmen's Warrants
$119,179.78
School Warrants
98,698.75
Old Age Assistance Warrants
30,442.94
Aid Dependent Children Warrants
11,373.54
Disability Assistance Warrants
8,873.92
Division of Fisheries and Game
640.25
Perpetual Care, Cemeteries
799.95
Cemetery Funds 300.00
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County of Plymouth Dog Fund
533.60
U. S. Withholding Tax
7,632.20
Plymouth County Retirement
683.98
Plymouth County Tax
10,652.51
Benjamin Ellis School Fund
169.97
Excise Refunds
76.45
School Lunch Program
12,182.57
Plymouth County Hospital
4,806.61
State Parks and Reservations
303.97
Sale of Cemetery Lots
140.00
George Barden Fund
74.00
Land Damage, Indian Street
102.00
State Audit
72.31
Balance December 31, 1953
143,220.94
-$450,960.24
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LICENSES AND PERMITS SPORTING LICENSES ISSUED IN 1953
Resident Citizen Fishing
44 @ $3.25 $143.00
Resident Citizen Hunting
72
@
3.25
234.00
Resident Citizen Sporting
34
@ 5.25
178.50
Resident Citizen Minor Fishing
6
@
1.25
7.50
Resident Citizen Female Fishing
11
@
2.25
24.75
Resident Citizen Minor Trapping
1
@
2.25
2.25
Resident Citizen Trapping
7
@
7.75
54.25
Special Non-Resident Fishing
3
@
2.75
8.25
Non-Resident Citizen Fishing
3
@
7.75
23.25
Resident Alien Fishing
1
@
7.75
7.75
Duplicate
1
@
.50
.50
Non-Resident Military or Naval
1
@
2.00
2.00
Resident Citizen Sporting (Free) 8
Resident Citizen Military or Naval (Free)
1
9 184
$686.00
Fees
45.75
Paid Division of Fisheries and Game
$640.25
DOGS LICENSED 1952 - 1953
Males
160
@
$2.00
$320.00
Females
23
@
5.00
115.00
Spayed Females
37
@
2.00
74.00
Kennel
7
@
10.00
70.00
-
227
$579.00
Fees
45.40
$533.60
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PISTOL PERMITS
Jackson B. Marsh
$ .50
Albert Baker Jr. $ .50
Iraton J. Bumpus
.50
Wesley Shurtleff .50
Angelo Giberti
.50
Robert Magura .50
Arthur T. Braddock
.50
John Morse .50
John E. Atwood
.50 William R. Holmes
.50
Harold L. Ballard
.50 Joseph W. Bradford
.50
Ethel Savery
.50
Donald L. Centeio
.50
Eric Huikari
.50
GASOLINE RENEWALS
Main St. Garage
$1.00
Keating Brothers $1.00
Clara Eaton
1.00
Manuel Centeio 1.00
Harry C. Morris
1.00
Harold T. Braddock
1.00
Wenham Garage
1.00
Nathan G. Roby
1.00
LORD'S DAY LICENSES
Keating Brothers
$1.00
Marguerite Mills
$1.00
Lewis Jenney
1.00
Aime N. Desroches 1.00
William R. Holmes
1.00
Edaville R. R. 1.00
Leo Caron
1.00
Manuel Centeio
1.00
Clara Eaton
1.00
George C. Paulding
1.00
Jennie Barker
1.00
Harold T. Braddock
1.00
Orrie S. Dempsey
1.00
Walter Carmichael
1.00
Harry C. Morris
1.00
O'Neil & Lemack 1.00
Elizabeth Roberio
1.00
George P. Moskos
1.00
MILK LICENSES
Lewis Jenney
$ .50 Aime N. Desroches $ .50
Jennie Barker
.50
White Bros.
.50
H. P. Hood & Sons
.50 Edaville R. R.
.50
McIntire's Dairy
.50 Manuel Centeio
.50
Orrie S. Dempsey
.50 Walter Carmichael
.50
Harry C. Morris
.50
O'Neil & Lemack
.50
Elizabeth Roberio
.50
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OLEO PERMITS
Lewis Jenney $ .50 Harry C. Morris $ .50
H. P. Hood & Sons
.50 Walter Carmichael .50
McIntire's Dairy .50
VICTUALER'S LICENSES
Jennie Barker
$3.00
Edaville R. R. $3.00
Elizabeth Roberio
3.00
Joseph B. O'Neil &
Aime N. Desroches
3.00
Oscar Lemack 3.00
CAMP LICENSES AND RENEWALS
Elizabeth L. Thomas $3.00 Brockton Girl Scouts $ .50
Harold T. Braddock 3.00 Eastern Finnish C. E. Union .50
PERMIT TO ACQUIRE FIREARMS
Harold T. Braddock $ .50 Edwin Ryder $ .50
USED CAR LICENSES
Carl A. Rounds
$5.00
MOTOR VEHICLE JUNK LICENSE
Main Street Garage
$3.00
BUSINESS CERTIFICATE
William R. Holmes
$1.00
ALCOHOL PERMIT
Harold T. Braddock
$1.00
CONCERT & ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE
Edaville Railroad
$5.50
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
MARRIAGES RECORDED IN CARVER FOR THE YEAR 1953
Jan. 17 David W. Eldredge of Wareham, and Eleanor M. Fava.
Feb. 9 Roy M. Andrade, and Mary E. Lopes.
Feb. 21 Ralph H. Chandler, and Barbara Lucy Hagen (Paradise) of Bourne.
Mar. 1 Robert Warren Thompson of New Bedford, and Elaine Battles.
May 26 John C. Harju of Wareham, and Vieno V. Kaski.
June 14 Norman F. Dunham, and Jo-Ann Gage of Middle- boro.
June 19 Arthur Thomas O'Toole of Middleboro, and Edith Hultinius of Plymouth.
June 20 Joseph Wilson Silva, and Olive Suzan Miranda of Bridgewater.
June 27 Lewis Philip Bither of Lowell, and Jane Elizabeth Dempsey.
July 4 John Lincoln Spencer, and Rose Estrella Ferreira of New Bedford.
Aug. 10 August J. Gonsalves, and Winifred Parr (Curry). Sept. 20 Waldo Nathan Roby, and Jeanne Marie Brusseau of Brockton.
Sept. 20 David A. Ward, and Pauline M. Parker ( Eames ).
Oct. 3 Joseph Barros, and Theresa Vieira of Middleboro.
Oct 17 Clarindo DePina, and Agnes F. M. Lopes.
Dec. 5 John Franklin Close of Brockton, and Rose Alice Ferreira (Majahad).
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BIRTHS RECORDED IN CARVER FOR THE YEAR 1953
Date
Name
Parents
Jan.
5
Paul Erland Harju*
Wilho Erland Harju Lillian Jean Langevin
Jan.
10
Frederick Aubrey Nickerson*
Avner Smith Nickerson Eleanor Marie Whitehouse
Jan.
14 Karen Rose Shurtleff*
Robert F. Shurtleff Helen A. DeFelice
Jan. 25 Melvin Anthony Silva
Charles Silva Mary A. Silva
Jan.
26
Phillip Silva*
Henry Silva Caroline Encananzie
Jan. 27 Donald Aime Desroches*
Aime Norbert Desroches Irene Millicent Pemberton
Jan.
31
Laurie Evan Paulding*
Feb. 13 Priscilla Marie Thimas*
Apr.
9
Sharon Lee Crabb*
Earle Crabb
Lorraine Dunham
Apr. 19 Robert Moskos* Richard Moskos*
Apr. 23 Female
Apr.
30
Sandra Marion Lindros*
David Arnold Lindros Dorothy Marion Young
June 14 Stillborn
June 27 Laurel Elaine Wilbur*
Franklin Pierce Wilbur Lillian Taylor Arthur
June 28 George Franklin Simmons, Jr."
George F. Simmons Coral C. Palnier
July
4
John James Miranda Jr .*
John James Miranda Paulina Pina
July
21 Beverly Ann Fernandes*
Edwin Christian Fernandes Mary Ann Gomes
July 21 Barbara Anne Barros*
July 28 Brenda Joyce Barrows*
Aug. 17 Renee Barrows*
Aug. 22 Ruth Wilson*
Ernest Antone Barros Lena Gomes Benjamin James Barrows Antonia Theresa Roderick
Raymond Sebastian Barrows Duinza Gomes
Warren Herbert Wilson Mabel Owens
George Clarence Paulding Sylvia LeBaron
Henry Gomes Thimas Cecelia Lopes
Arthur P. Moskos Evelyn E. Jackson
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Date
Name
Parents
Aug. 23 Roger Clifton Brockett*
Sept. 3 James Lopes Correia, Jr .*
James Lopes Correia Olive Mae Davis
Harold Tucker Braddock Mary Elizabeth Hollis
John Francis Thompson Phyllis Marie Bryant
Norman Francis Parent Ruth Elizabeth Laine
Robert Delano Williams Ingrid Carlson
Roy M. Andrade
Mary E. Lopes
Dec. 9 Raymond Ernest Silva, Jr .*
Raymond E. Silva Dorothy E. Pina
Dec. 14 Kathleen Ann Dietlin*
Joseph C. Dietlin Beverly A. Carton
*Born in Hospital
George Nelson Brockett Elsie May Pratt
Sept. 5 Philip Howard Braddock*
Sept. 14 Edward Bryant Thompson*
Oct. 2 David Parent*
Oct. 24 Bruce Delano Williams *
Nov. 27 Roy Antone Andrade*
DEATHS RECORDED IN CARVER FOR THE YEAR 1953
Date
Name
Age Y. M. D.
Cause of Death
Jan.
11 Frederick B. Myers
67
2 15
Carcinoma of Sigmoid-recurrent
Jan.
18 John O. Silva
75
. .
. .
Subacute lymphatic Leukemia
Mar.
5 Adelaide A. Sweet
80 11
8
Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
Mar. 22
Caroline Ordway ( Adams) Stoddard 82
5 22
Carcinoma of Uterus
Mar.
25
Edward Donald Kimball
78
3
15
Acute Coronary Thrombosis
Apr.
14 Joseph A. Talbot
66
3 26
Generalized Arteriosclerosis
Apr.
23
Carolina A. (Frick) Enquist
84
3
15
Hypertension Cerebral Hemorrhage
May
11
Helen Florence (Jones) Mckay
85
1
0
May
27
Joseph Moreau
75
4
1
Carcinoma stomach
June
4
Elsa ( Nurmelin) Jokinen
52
7
8
Carcinoma of Liver
June
4
Andrew F. Griffith
57 10 11
Meningitis Pneumococcal
June
7
Theron Mckinley Bumpus
56
6 20
Cerebral Thrombosis
June
14
Aug.
20
Hjalmer A. Stork
74
8 27
Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
Oct.
9
Orville K. Griffith
80
1 26
Pulmonary emboli, multiple due to fenoral vein, thrombosis fracture femur left.
Oct.
26 Mary Boykin
71
. .
. .
Nov.
30 Frank Johnson
64
1 15
Carcinoma of Bladder
Dec.
3
Susanna Greta ( Walma) Erickson
79
8
3
Bronchopneumonia
Dec.
14 Charlotte A. ( Handel) Reynolds
67 10 11
Acute Posterior Myocardial Infarction.
Feb.
21 John Barboza
57
. .
. .
..
. .
. .
Stillborn
Arterio sclerotic Heart Disease
17
Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
Bronchopneumonia Bilateral
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CONDITION OF CEMETERY FUNDS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1953
CENTRAL CEMETERY
Bal.
Name
Principal
Bal. of Inc. Jan. 1, 1953
Inc. for Year
Exp. for Year
of Inc. Dec. 31.
John B. Hatch
$100.00
$2.90
$3.12
$2.50
$3.52
Wilson Shaw
100.00
2.90
3.12
2.50
3.52
Clara M. Benson
100.00
2.90
3.12
2.50
3.52
E. L. Griffith
200.00
4.94
4.88
4.00
5.82
Isaac Vaughan
200.00
4.99
4.88
4.00
5.87
Catharine L. Grey
175.00
3.32
5.42
3.00
5.74
Betsey C. Look
100.00
3.02
3.57
3.00
3.59
D. W. Nash
100.00
3.02
3.57
3.00
3.59
Isaac Shaw
100.00
2.90
3.12
2.50
3.52
Linus Shaw
100.00
3.02
3.57
3.00
3.59
Theodore T. Vaughan
200.00
6.50
6.28
5.00
7.78
L. A. F. Baker
150.00
3.92
4.67
3.50
5.09
Sarah S. Nash
100.00
2.90
3.12
2.50
3.52
John A. Thomas
100.00
2.41
2.43
2.25
2.59
Horatio A. Lucas
100.00
2.41
2.43
2.25
2.59
Eben S. Lucas
100.00
2.90
3.12
2.50
3.52
Aravesta B. Shaw
100.00
2.61
2.44
4.00
1.05
Thomas Vaughan
200.00
4.99
4.88
4.00
5.87
James A. Vaughan
200.00
4.99
4.88
4.00
5.87
Albert T. Shurtleff
400.00
11.60
9.81
7.00
14.41
Benjamin Shurtleff
100.00
2.41
2.43
2.00
2.84
John Snow
100.00
2.41
2.43
2.00
2.84
Fred A. Dimond
50.00
1.08
.51
1.00
.59
Edward Watson Shaw
100.00
2.80
3.12
2.50
3.42
Herbert H. Atwood
100.00
2.80
3.12
2.50
3.42
James E. Vaughan
200.00
6.49
6.28
5.00
7.77
Frank Thomas
100.00
2.80
3.12
2.50
3.42
Nathan Maxim
150.00
4.37
4.69
4.00
5.06
Merton F. Dorr
100.00
2.74
3.12
2.50
3.36
Pelham W. Barrows 200.00
6.49
6.28
5.00
7.77
Oliver L. Shurtleff
200.00
4.92
4.88
4.50
5.30
Robert E. Dimond
100.00
2.74
3.12
2.50
3.36
Abbie T. Allen
100.00
2.40
2.43
2.00
2.83
George I. Johnson
200.00
6.45
6.28
5.00
7.73
Myra A. Hammond
100.00
2.72
3.12
2.50
3.34
William M. Shaw
100.00
2.96
3.12
2.50
3.58
Abbie Adams
100.00
1.46
3.07
. . .
4.53
Franklin P. Wilbur
100.00
1.65
1.65
$5,125.00
$137.18
$145.20
$115.00
$167.38
. .
. ..
1953
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LAKENHAM CEMETERY
Name
Principal
Bal. of Inc. Jan. 1, 1953
Inc. for Year
Exp. for Year
Bal. of Inc. Dec. 31. 1953
Jennie E. Robbins
$100.00
$6.11
$2.53
$6.00
$2.64
Augustine Shurtleff
100.00
4,93
2.50
4.50
2.93
Theron M. Cole
100.00
3.02
2.45
5.47
Morse & Dunham
200.00
22.21
6.77
6.00
22.98
Cobb & Barrows
100.00
6.66
3.24
6.00
3.90
N. M. Ransome
200.00
9.94
6.37
8.00
8.31
Edward W. King
100.00
3.10
2.45
5.55
Levi Cobb
100.00
4.56
3.17
4.00
3.73
L. & A. R. Eames
100.00
3.13
2.45
...
5,61
Joseph W. Sherman
100.00
4.67
3.63
4.50
3.80
Gustavus L. Swift
200.00
6.40
4.92
6.00
5.32
Mary A. Shurtleff
150.00
9.79
5.53
6.00
9.32
Henry Sherman
130.00
7.15
4.18
5.00
6.33
Joseph B. Richards
150.00
9.61
4.85
6.00
8.46
Lafayette Braddock
100.00
5.24
2.50
4.00
3.74
E. T. Stetson
200.00
36.84
5.65
10.00
32.49
Rosa A. Cole
1,000.00
48.43
31.93
25.00
55.36
James Dunham
100.00
4.70
3.18
4.00
3.88
Chase & Barrows
100.00
4.60
3.18
4.00
3.78
Geo. P. B. Atwood
100.00
5.01
2.50
4.00
3.51
Timothy Cobb
50.00
3.06
1.61
4.67
Thomas Tillson
100.00
4.74
3.18
4.00
3.92
James W. Griffith
100.00
4.63
3.18
4.00
3.81
Mary D. Braddock
100.00
4.91
3.18
4.00
4.09
Albert C. Bradford
100.00
4.94
3.18
4.00
4.12
Benjamin W. Robbins
150.00
9.44
4.85
6.00
8.29
George E. Atwood
100.00
4.56
3.17
4.00
3.73
Oliver F. & Annie
D. Atwood
100.00
4.42
3,17
4.00
3.59
Albert Linton
100.00
4.66
3.18
4.00
3.84
Robert L. Edwards
200.00
11.12
5.03
8.00
8.15
Lothrop W.
Barrows
200.00
11.60
6.43
6.00
12.03
Howard Linton
100.00
4.26
3.17
4.00
3.43
Laura Parker
100.00
3.79
3.16
3.00
3.95
George W. Linton
100.00
4.66
3.18
4.00
3.84
$5,130.00
$290.05
$156.10
$172.00
$274.15
UNION CEMETERY
Deborah B. Hatch &
Robert P. Morse 150.00
2.47
2.47
William N. Barrows 100.00
67.49
3.98
18.00
53.47
William B.
Atwood
1,000.00
22.84
24.41
47.25
Jim Smith
100.00
2.85
3.12
1.00
4.97
Francis A. Merritt
200.00
6.05
6.26
5.00
7.31
Eli Southworth
100.00
5.15
3.19
2.00
6.34
.
.
5.58
Joseph B. Sherman
100.00
3.16
2.45
20
Bal.
Name
Principal
Bal. of Inc. Inc. for Jan. 1, 1953 Year
Exp. for Year
of Inc. Dec. 31. 1953
George V. Johnson
100.00
5.17
3.19
2.00
6.36
Hannah P. Richards
100.00
27.80
3.03
3.00
27.83
Rufus L. Richards
100.00
42.65
3.39
3.00
43.04
Irene A. Bent
100.00
18.99
2.82
2.50
19.31
Alexander Law
100.00
2.47
2.43
2.25
2.65
Eliza A. Bowers
200.00
14.20
5.09
4.00
15.29
Thomas B. Griffith 1,000.00
122.48
32.85
155.33
Hannah B. Shaw
1,000.00
264.84
30.19
22.00
273.03
Marcus Atwood
200.00
143.29
10.46
8.00
145.75
Charles W. Griffith
500.00
132.35
19.27
15.00
136.62
Philander W. Bump
100.00
8.02
2.58
2.00
8.60
Ellis Griffith
200.00
78.70
8.47
10.00
77.17
Albert W. Perkins
100.00
27.94
3.88
3.00
28.82
Joseph Pratt
500.00
559.91
32.28
22.00
570.19
Ebenezer Smith
100.00
2.65
2.43
2.00
3.08
John A. Winberg
100.00
5.82
3.21
2.00
7.03
Olive B. Leonard
100.00
37.49
4.18
5.00
36.67
Charles W. Donnelly 100.00
4.28
3.17
2.00
5.45
Sarah McFarlin
100.00
2.62
2.43
2.00
3.05
Stephen Atwood
200.00
20.77
6.71
5.00
22.48
John J. Barrows
100.00
2.63
2.44
2.00
3.07
Lucirs Atwood
100.00
2.87
2.44
2.25
3.06
Frank F. Tillson
100.00
4.99
2.48
2.00
5.47
Clarence H.
Knowlton
100.00
5.37
3.19
2.00
6.56
Wilfred A. Tillson
100.00
2,89
2.44
2.00
3.33
Josiah W. Atwood
200.00
10.08
5.09
. . .
13.75
Lothrop A. Hayden
100.00
5.49
3.65
. . .
9.14
Samuel A. Shurtleff
200.00
11.16
7.33
...
18.49
Stillman Shaw
150.00
7.75
3.74
11.49
Samuel Shaw
150.00
6.29
3.72
3.25
6.76
Henry C. Washburn
100.00
3.70
3.16
6.86
Jane G. Burgess
100.00
5.57
3.21
...
11.24
Ephraim Griffith
100.00
3.54
3.14
6.68
Charles A. Perkins
200.00
17.07
5.17
22.24
A. Sampson Perkins
100.00
2.57
2.43
2.00
3.00
Henry M. Gammons
100.00
2.71
2.43
2.00
3.14
John S. Atwood
100.00
2.68
2.43
5.11
Andrew M. Bumpus
100.00
3.01
2.45
5.46
Alice G. Shaw
100.00
3.33
2.45
5.78
Mildred V. Wallace
100.00
3.27
2.45
5.72
Ellis D. Atwood
200.00
48.46
7.56
6.00
50.02
Alton H. Griffith
100.00
3.82
3.16
6.98
S. Dexter Atwood
200.00
11.04
5.03
4,50
11.57
Hugh R. Bailey
200.00
25.14
5.37
5.00
25.51
Eli Southworth
100.00
2.75
2.43
2.00
3.18
Peleg McFarlin
100.00
3.98
3.16
2.50
4.64
Elizah H. Thomas
130.00
3.93
3.17
2.50
4.60
Cobb & Shurtleff
1,000.00
143.98
34.85
178.83
Preston Manter
100.00
4.93
31.8
2.50
5.61
Frederick Anderson
100.00
2.60
2.43
2.25
2.78
Robert F. Shurtleff
100.00
3.94
3.16
2.50
4.60
.
.. .
8.78
Alfred M. Shaw
100.00
7.97
3.27
. . .
. ..
...
. . .
. ..
15.17
Oren Atwood
200.00
8.78
4.97
. ..
21
Name
Principal
Bal. of Inc. Jan. 1, 1953
Inc. for Year
Exp. for Year
Bal. of Inc. Dec. 31. 1953
Charles F.
Washburn
100.00
4.15
3.17
2.50
4.82
Z. Albert Tillson
100.00
5.59
3.21
2.50
6.30
William F. Stanley
400.00
18.03
12.73
10.00
20.76
Weston & Rogers
300.00
8.38
9.39
7.50
10.27
Solomon F.
MacFarlin
200.00
5.59
6.25
5.00
6.84
Jesse Murdock
5,000.00
128.39
156.28
121.25
163.42
Fanny Murdock
500.00
209.67
21.62
15.00
216.29
Thomas Shaw
250.00
112.92
11.04
123.96
William Savary
1,000.00
160.40
35.35
20.00
175.75
Cornelius Sullivan
50.00
8.43
1.78
1.00
9.21
James Hudson
50.00
3.83
1.62
1.00
4.45
Winthrop Dunham
100.00
12.69
3.42
2.50
13.61
John Paananen
100.00
13.39
3.43
2.50
14.32
John Pierson
100.00
23.10
3.74
3.00
23.84
Philip H. Threshie
75.00
11.74
2.62
2.00
12.36
William I. Ward
200.00
18.86
6.65
5.00
20.51
William Thomas
50.00
7.71
1.74
1.00
8.45
Robert M. Andrews
100.00
14.42
3.47
3.00
14.89
Orville K. Griffith
100.00
17.66
3.58
3.00
18.24
Helena McFarlin
100.00
20.06
3.65
4.00
19.71
Alfred Parker
50.00
3.92
1.62
1.00
4.54
George Williams
100.00
11.83
3.40
2.85
12.38
Levi Thomas
50.00
6.19
1.69
1.00
6.88
Henry M. Cushing
50.00
3.73
1.62
1.00
4.35
Philip E. Morris
50.00
3.73
1.62
1.30
4,05
Hortense Morgan
150.00
. . .
. . .
. . .
. .
Mrs. Richard B.
Wood
150.00
..
. . .
. . .
. . .
$21,155.00 $2,839.52 $677.76 $408.90 $3,108.38
WENHAM CEMETERY
Bal.
Name
Principal
Bal. of Inc. Jan. 1, 1953
Inc. for Year
Exp. for Year
of Inc. Dec. 31. 1953
Mary E. Forbes
$100.00
$15.79
$2.75
$2.00
$16.54
Reuben Sherman
100.00
11.00
2.63
2.00
11.63
Julia F. Hammond
100.00
7.93
2.56
2.00
8.49
Sarah A. Hammond
100.00
13.19
3.43
2.00
14.62
Henry T. Hammond
100.00
20.07
3.65
2.00
21.72
Eliza C. Dunham
100.00
20.45
2.72
2.00
21.17
Alfred Cole
200.00
50.25
7.62
6.00
51.87
$800.00
$138.68
$25.36
$18.00
$146.04
CENTRAL CEMETERY FUND
Sale of Lots
$665.00
$35.26
$18.75
$54.01
22
LAKENHAM CEMETERY FUND
Sale of Lots $816.16 $49.63 $24.58 $74.21
UNION CEMETERY FUND
Sale of Lots $115.00
$2.13 . . $2.71
LIBRARY FUND
Rosa A. Cole
$1,000.00
$104.76
$33.65
$138.41
Mary Savery Jowitt 100.00
12.81
2.67
15.48
$1,100.00
$117.57
$36.32
$153.89
SARAH F. McFARLIN PARKWAY FUND
Sarah F. McFarlin $100.00 $34.34 $3.18
$37.52
POST WAR REHABILITATION FUND
Town of Carver $1,672.56 $436.72 $13.29 . . $450.01
BENJAMIN ELLIS SCHOOL FUND
Principal
Boston & Albany Railroad Stock
Twenty Shares $349.53
Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank Cr. - 1953
January 1, 1953, Balance
$184.60
Bank Interest
12.00
Stock Dividends
175.00
$371.60
Dr. - 1953
Expenditures December 31, 1953, Balance
None
$371.60
$371.60
RALPH E. WASHBURN, Trustee.
REPORT OF THE TAX COLLECTOR POLL AND PROPERTY TAXES
1953 Polls
Warrants $864.00
Collected $714.00 11,291.12
Abated $12.00
Tax Titles
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1953 $138.00 825.54
1953 Real Estate
136,228.88
118,381.12
811.22
$39.52
16,997.02
Outstanding
Jan. 1, 1953
1952 Polls
126.00
76.00
26.00
24.00
1952 Personal
991.20
958.40
32.80
1952 Real Estate
21,101.11
20,620.31
480.80
1951 Polls
46.00
38.00
8.00
1951 Personal
118.60
118.60
1951 Real Estate
2,401.20
2,398.20
3.00
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES
1953 Warrants Apr. 15
1,177.14
1953 Warrant June 4
2,572.76
1953 Warrant July 29
3,690.82
1953 Warrant Sept. 11
1,027.43
1953 Warrant Oct. 21
864.57
1953
Warrant Dec. 9
559.98
1953
Warrant Dec. 17
1,102.05
1953 Excise Taxes
10,994.75
8,879.41
153.57
1,961.77
1953 Refunds
89.90
Outstanding
Jan. 1, 1953
1952 Excise
2,706.63
Warrant Jan. 2, 1953
846.84
Warrant Feb. 13, 1953
38.58
1952 Excise Taxes
3,592.05
3,476.68
58.72
56.65
1952 Refunds
18.10
1951 Excise Taxes
65.01
17.90
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