Town annual reports of Carver 1962, Part 1

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Publication date: 1962
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF CARVER MASSACHUSETTS 1962


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THE NATION'S BEST - Mr. Cranberry Grower - and there isn't a close second- H. Clayton (Clate) McFarlin who raised more barrels of cranberries per acre, over a longer period, than any man who ever lived. His Paul Bog in one season averaged better than 425 barrels to the acre.


In the long era when the cranberry industry was pros- perous, Mr. McFarlin both pruned and weeded his better than 30 acres of bog alone, and behind his cranberry pickers. His pruning, and it had to be right, was done by jack-knife. The weeding - and any weed was intolerable to "Clate" - meant getting the roots as well as the top and he cared not how long it took.


During the berry-growing season, shoes were not allowed on "Clate's" bog, and his sanding was done with microscopic eyes. He had little use for a cranberry scoop and less for a mechanical picker, using either only when forced to do so. Snapping berries - costly harvesting - was the only picking process that would leave his vines in proper condition, and after a crop had been harvested there was little evidence that anyone had been on his bog. He gladly paid the price and his berries were sought across the country.


Clate hated to have water or fertilizer on his bog, using both only as a final alternative. During the summer one. could walk his main ditch without dampening the bottom of his feet. He is quoted as saying "the misuse of water is the industry's greatest hazard." And, he is further quoted: "No one has effectively challenged that point."


As an employer, Mr. McFarlin was exacting, but he never asked any worker to do what he, Mr. McFarlin, couldn't. And "Clate" at his best never scaled more than 130 pounds.


A fetish with Mr. McFarlin, and a good one, was his frugality. Clothes meant nothing to him unless he was unable to find a patch to put on top of a patch. And that also went for his head wear and foot wear. However, his generosity for practically any worthy purpose, and it was invariably anonymous, was considerable.


Clayton McFarlin's talents were varied. As a surveyor, with more than 60 years experience, he had few, if any, superiors. As a Carver town official - especially as a long- time assessor from March 1916 until March 1930-he was meticulous and fair. His knowledge of Carver's history probably has no present counterpart, and to find an equal one might have to go back to the late Henry S. Griffith.


With the death of H. Clayton McFarlin, not only did the nation lose its greatest cranberry grower, and the town one of its most able servants, but one of the Henry Thoreau breed - and it is a rare breed - one who cared and dared to live his life to the fullest.


HENRY CLAYTON McFARLIN Son of Solomon F. McFarlin and Harriet Atwood January 4, 1873 - November 8, 1962


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


TOWN OF CARVER


MASSACHUSETTS


S


YCORPOR


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TED 1790


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31


1962


Annual Town Meeting, March 2, 1963 at 12:00 Noon


COVER PICTURE: America's First Divided Highway


The CHILTON Press


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TOWN OF CARVER OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES FOR THE YEAR 1962


Moderator - Bradford H. Cole


Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector of Taxes - Onni H. Erickson (1965)


Auditors - Francis A. Merritt, Phyllis J. Harriman, Doris S. Ward


Selectmen - Frank R. Mazzilli (1965), Gordon W. Fountain (1964), Clark A. Griffith (1963)


Board of Public Welfare - ( Selectmen)


Assessors - George A. Perkins (1965), Ralph E. Washburn (1964), William E. Bisbee (1963)


Highway Surveyor - Eugene J. Clifford


School Committee - Alan I. Dunham (1965), Erwin K. Washburn (1964), Virginia K. Shaw (1963)


Regional District School Committee - Franklin P. Wilbur (1964)


Park Commissioners - Leslie H. Telless (1965), James V. Santarpia (1964), Russell W. Holmes (1963)


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Cemetery Commissioners - Louis A. Bryant (1965), William Bisbee (1964), Ralph L. Linton (1963)


Library Trustees - Vienna P. Cole (1965), Catharine H. Shaw (1965), Elthea E. Atwood (1964), Laura H. Hudson (1964), Marjorie Griffith (1963), Sally Merritt (1963)


Constables - Raymond A. Parent, Theodore E. Halunen, David B. Nye


Tree Warden - Toivo J. Kallio


Town Director, County Aid to Agriculture - Earl E. Boardway


Field Drivers and Pound Keepers - Raymond A. Parent, Theodore E. Halunen, David B. Nye


Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood - Toivo J. Kallio, Bradford H. Cole, Homer F. Weston


Herring Committee - Frank R. Mazzilli, Gordon W. Fountain, Clark A. Griffith


Planning Board - Philip H. Gibbs (1967), John A. Shaw (1966), Russell A. Trufant (1965), Alan I. Dunham (1964), Simon F. Majahad (1963)


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APPOINTED OFFICERS


Inspector of Animals - David B. Nye


Inspector of Slaughtering - David B. Nye Inspector of Wires - Walter E. Miller Sealer of Weights and Measures - William E. Bisbee Building Inspector - Harold W. Beal


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Health Agent - Edward A. White Forest Warden - Homer F. Weston Fire Chief - Homer F. Weston Deputy Fire Chief - John E. Atwood Deputy Fire Chief - Paul W. Williams, Sr. Gypsy Moth Superintendent - Toivo J. Kallio Chief of Police - Raymond A. Parent Police Sergeant - David B. Nye Dog Officer - Raymond A. Parent


Civil Defense Director - George E. Young (resigned) David L. Centeio, appointed


Board of Registrars of Voters - Rodney N. Griffith (1965), Ebenezer A. Shaw (1964), Alma H. Romano (1963), Onni H. Erickson (Town Clerk)


Election Officers - Warden, Jacob W. Laurila (R), Deputy Warden, Matti R. Saisa (R); Clerk, Eugene P. Souza (D), Deputy Clerk, Jacqueline A. Gomes (D); Inspectors - John P. Gomes (D), Ethel M. Wood (D), Aune M. Wood (R), Florence K. Sand (R); Deputy Inspectors - Evan- geline Centeio (D), Margaret E. Souza (D), Rose G. Harriman (R), Vieno M. Penti (R)


Finance Committee - Terms expire in 1965: George A. Paulding, George F. Pearson, Roger V. Weston. Terms expire in 1964: Arne M. Erickson, Henry M. Shaw, Faith A. Young. Terms expire in 1963: Lillian B. Chauvin, Domingo M. Fernandes, Edwin O. Heleen.


Special Police Officers - James V. Santarpis, Arnold T. Sher- wood, Henry D. Ruprecht, Jr., Theodore E. Halunen, David B. Nye, Robert W. Bishop, Jr., Eugene J. Clifford, William E. Bisbee, Albert Raymond, Joseph G. Morris, Rudolf Bohlen, Leslie H. Telless, Russell W. Holmes


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Veterans Agent - George E. Wheeler, Town Hall, Middleboro, Mass.


Town Counsel - L. Francis Callan, Jr. (deceased), Paul R. Callan appointed, Middleboro, Mass.


Superintendent of Schools - George R. Austin, Lakeville, Mass.


Regional District School Committee - Erwin K. Washburn


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CONDITION OF THE TOWN TREASURY AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS DECEMBER 31, 1962


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ASSETS


Cash


$147,127.49


Taxes


Levy of 1961:


Poll


$12.00


Personal


207.40


Real Estate


6,534.22


Levy of 1962:


Poll


26.00


Personal


1,406.34


Real Estate


37,393.35


45,579.31


Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise:


Levy of 1961


364.08


Levy of 1962


5,756.19


6,120.27


Farm Animal Excise - 1962


30.38


Tax Titles


2,162.02


Accounts Receivable:


General Relief


40.01


Aid to Dependent Children


505.05


Veterans' Benefits


142.11


School


196.11


883.28


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Aid to Highways:


State, Chapter 81


18,150.00


State, Chapter 90


17,000.00


County, Chapter 90


8,500.00


43,650.00


Underestimates - 1962:


Plymouth County Mosquito Control Assessment 68.93


$245,621.68


LIABILITIES AND RESERVES


Revenues Reserved:


Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise


$6,120.27


Farm Animal Excise 30.38


Tax Titles


2,162.02


Departmental Accounts Receivable 883.28


Aid to Highway


43,650.00


$52,845.95


Overlays Reserved for Abatements:


Levy of 1961


2,828.22


Levy of 1962


5,413.34


8,241.56


Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus


9,643.94


Federal Grants:


Disability Assistance,


Administration


80.99


Disability Assistance


690.53


Aid to Dependent Children, Administration


191.58


Aid to Dependent Children


1,166.38


Old Age Assistance,


Administration


135.39


Old Age Assistance


11,985.94


Medical Assistance for Aged,


Administration 4.58


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Medical Assistance for Aged 2,282.22 Smith-Hughes, George Barden Fund (Schools) 155.00


16,692.61


Payroll Deductions:


Mass. Withholding Taxes


536.78


Dog License Fees due County


17.00


School Lunch Fund


106.99


Road Machinery Fund


5,283.91


Tailings


276.50


Sale of Cemetery Lots


120.00


E. Tillson Pratt School Fund Income


51.58


Treasurer's and Collector's Unidentified Receipts


304.89


Perpetual Care Bequest, Union Cemetery


100.00


Veteran's Benefits Recoveries


1,844.65


Sale of Real Estate Fund


2,900.00


Unexpended Appropriation Balances


1,582.86


12,588.38


Overestimates 1962:


State Parks Assessment


132.80


County Tax Assessment


1,152.24


1,285.04


Surplus Revenue


143.787.42


$245,621.68


Net Funded or Fixed Debt: Inside Debt Limit: General Outside Debt Limit: General


DEBT ACCOUNTS


Serial Loans: Inside Debt Limit: School Outside Debt Limit: School


$64,000.00


40,000.00


40,000.00


$104,000.00


$104,000.00 TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS


Trust and Investment Funds: Cash and Securities: In Custody of: Town Treasurer Trustee


In Custody of Town Treasurer: Library Funds: Rosa A. Cole Mary P. S. Jowitt


$1,194.47


$67,011.91


150.71


4,039.82


Lawrence E. Blenheim


8,213.97


McFarlin Parkway Fund 179.61


1


Cemetery Funds:


Jesse Murdock Perpetual


and General Care .: 5,496.79


1


Betsey C. Look General Care for Central Cemetery 1,158.90


41,826.36


Perpetual Care Sale of Lots and Graves Fund


1,477.14


Post-War Rehabilitation Fund


610.31


Stabilization Fund


6,703.62 :


In Custody of Trustee: E. Tillson Pratt School Fund


4,039.82


$71,051.73


$71,051.73 ONNI H. ERICKSON, Town Treasurer


$64,000.00


:


67,011.91


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REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER


Onni H. Erickson, Treasurer


CLASSIFICATION OF RECEIPTS ..


General Revenue .


1962 January 1, Balance


$136,665.58


Taxes:


Receipts for Current Year:


Poll


$ 914.00


Personal Property


26,613.96


Real Estate


221,923.53


249,451.49


Receipts for Previous Years:


Poll


14.00


Personal Property


279.63


Real Estate


17,331.49


17,625.12


Tax Titles


469.88


469.88


Receipts from State


Income Taxes


11,700.00


Business Corporation Taxes


17,592.47


Loss of Taxes


973.18


30,265.65


Licenses and Permits


Licenses


Alcoholic Beverages


1,018.00


Director of Standards


6.00


All Other


107.00


Permits


Marriage


40.00


All Other


40.00


1,211.00


Court Fines


482.50


482.50


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Grants and Gifts


From Federal Government


Old Age Assistance


20,113.95


Medical Aid for Aged 9,441.04


Disability Assistance


1,710.57


Aid to Dependent Children


2,487.00


Smith-Hughes, George Barden Fund (Schools )


150.00


33,902.56


From State


Aid, National Defense Education


411.96


Vocational Education


5,949.47


School Building Assistance


5,127.32


Tuition and Transportation


26,717.95


Income Tax - School Aid,


Chapter 70


16,136.56


Union Superintendent


866.61


Highways - Chapter 81


18,150.00


O. A. A. Meal Tax


1,753.64


75,113.51


From County


Dog Fund


359.84


359.84


Departmental Revenue


General Government


Treasurer


3.00


Tax Collector


276.35


Town Clerk


247.25


526.60


Protection of Persons and Property


Police


61.50


Inspector of Buildings


171.00


Planning Board Expense


25.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


8.30


Sale of Dogs


39.00


Services of Dog Officer


60.00


364.80


Health and Sanitation


Public Health Nurse Fees


207.50


Slaughtering Fees


2.00


209.50


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Highways For Expenses Snow Removal


204.00


204.00


For Outlays


State - Chapter 90


21,000.00


County - Chapter 90


10,500.00


31,500.00


Machinery Rental and Sale


Road Machinery Fund


3,623.50


Hire of Town Equipment


88.00


Sale of Town Equipment


55.00


3,766.50


Public Welfare


Aid to Dependent Children


State


1,750.85


1,750.85


Old Age Assistance State


7,862.95


Cities and Towns


508.36


8,371.31


Disability Assistance State


2,459.90


2,459.90


Medical Aid for Aged State


6,420.94


6,420.94


Veterans' Services


State


1,640.18


From Individuals


1,844.65


3,484.83


Schools and Libraries


Schools


Tuition and Transportation


State


5,766.65


Other Sources


1,196.90


School Lunch


State


4,425.08


Local Program


11,390.13


22,778.76


Libraries


State


500.00


Sale of Books


3.00


503.00


Commercial Revenue


Cemeteries


Sale of Lots and Graves


300.00


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Care of Private Lots


50.00


Perpetual Care of Lots


1,433.00


Burials


490.00


2,273.00


Interest


General


On Tax Titles Redeemed


179.42


On Deferred Taxes


895.88


Motor Vehicle Excise


136.87


On Trust and Investment Funds


E. Tillson Pratt School Fund 51.58 Rosa Cole Library Fund Income 43.24


1,306.99


Privileges and Enterprise


Motor Vehicle Excise


30,029.84


Farm Animal Excise


29.38


30,059.22


Agency, Trust and Investment


Dog Licenses


480.25


Sporting Licenses


1,297.50


Cemetery Perpetual Care Bequests


300.00


Federal Withholding Taxes


21,525.83


County Retirement Fund


1,733.79


Massachusetts Withholding Taxes


1,858.60


Employer's Compsensation - Massachusetts


Withholding Taxes


27.58


Teachers' Retirement Fund


3,854.06


Teachers' Group Insurance Plan


261.14


Blue Cross - Blue Shield


1,977.60


Stabilization Fund - Reg. School Const.


11,000.00


44,316.35


Refunds


General Departments


350.94


Welfare


Federal Grants


82.80


Town Appropriation


295.50


729.24


$706,572.92


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CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES


General Government


Moderator


$20.00


Selectmen


2,219.56


Auditors


296.25


Treasurer


4,342.07


Tax Collector


4,102.53


Town Clerk


1,464.86


Assessors


3,610.37


Assessors' Plans


4,000.00


Law


150.00


Elections, Registrations and


Street Listing


1,203.43


Finance Committee Expense


10.00


Town Hall


4,684.17


Planning Board Expense


373.99


Planning Board Expense Deposits


25.00


$26,502.23


Protection of Persons and Property


Police


10,305.70


Fires


6,941.05


Weights and Measures


200.00


Police Cruiser Lease


.1,879.92


Civil Defense


373.35


Inspector of Wires


213.92


Building Inspector


391.91


Tree Warden


2,400.00


Gypsy Moth


800.00


Dutch Elm Disease


2,875.00


Dog Officer


203.20


26,584.05


Health and Sanitation


Health


2,886.28


Public Health Nurse


ยท 3,184.04 6,070.32


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Highway Maintenance and Construction


General Highway


4,305.64


Snow Removal


12,979.08


Roads - Chapter 81


24,750.00


Roads - Chapter 90 (Tremont St.)


9,996.57


Roads - Chapter 90 (Main St.)


24,027.73


Roads - Chater 90 (Tremont St. - 1961 bal. )


299.73


Snow Removal (1961 Unpaid bills )


370.80


Machinery Account


1,524.72


Pickup Truck Purchase


1,760.26


Street Lighting


1,756.26


Snow Plow Equipment


842.10


Town Shed Construction


1,000.00


83,612.89


Public Welfare and Veterans' Services


Public Assistance Administration


3,900.00


Public Assistance


27,668.66


Veterans' Benefits Administration


550.00


Veterans' Benefits


1,913.22


U.S. Grants, Disability Assistance Admin. 640.15


U.S. Grants, Disability Assistance 1,910.02


U.S. Grants, Aid to Dependent Children Admin. 466.46


U.S. Grants, Aid to Dependent Children


2,067.89


U.S. Grants, Old Age Assistance, Admin. 2,204.80


U.S. Grants, Old Age Assistance 18,096.09


U.S. Grants, Medical Assistance for Aged Admin. 833.53


U.S. Grants, Medical Assistance for Aged 7,337.58 67,588.40


Schools and Libraries


Schools and Vocational Education


202,540.65


Plymouth-Carver Regional School District


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Maintenance and Operating Assessment


18,041.90


Regional High School Construction


11,000.00


Smith-Hughes, George Barden Fund 178.00


Library


1,286.00


Rosa A. Cole Library Fund


43.24 233,089.79


Recreation and Unclassified


Gasoline for Police, Fires and Highways 1,419.01


Parks


976.31


Old Home Day


200.00


Memorial Day


175.00


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


1,767.69


Center Carver Athletic Field


130.59


American Legion Post Rent


400.00


Plymouth County Retirement Board


2,318.50


Unclassified Account


1,429.60


Aid to Agriculture


100.00


8,916.70


Cemeteries


Cemeteries


4,634.74


Special Cemeteries


510.00


Perpetual Care, Cemeteries


1,433.00


Lakenham Cemetery Driveways


100.00


6,677.74


Municipal Indebtedness


Consolidated School Bonds


13,000.00


Interest, School Bonds


1,755.00


14,755.00


Agency and Trust


U. S. Withholding Taxes


21,525.83


Massachusetts Withholding Taxes


1,758.28


County Retirement System


1,733.79


Teachers' Disability Insurance


284.88


Teachers' Retirement


3,830.32


Blue Cross-Blue Shield


1,977.60


Sporting Licenses


1,297.50


Dog Licenses


465.00


Sale of Dogs


39.00


Tax Collector's Fees


196.86


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School Lunch Fund


16,399.42


Sale of Cemetery Lots


370.00


Perpetual Care Bequests: Lakenham Cemetery


200.00


State Recreation Areas Assessment


1,362.04


County Tax Assessment


18,017.64


County Hospital Assessment .


6,675.41


County Mosquito Control Assessment


3,621.45


State Audit


84.50


Stabilization Fund


5,000.00


84,839.52


Refunds


1962 Poll Tax


2.00


1962 Real Estate Taxes


201.03


1961 M.V. and T. Excise


89.86


1962 M.V. and T. Excise


515.90


808.79


559,445.43


Balance, December 31, 1962


147,127.49


$706,572.92


REPORT OF THE TAX COLLECTOR POLL and PROPERTY TAXES


Outstanding Jan. 1, 1962 Commitments


Assessors'


Refunds and Transfers


Payments to Treasurer


Tax Titles


Outstanding Transfers Dec. 31, 1962


1960 Personal Property


$19.95


$5.70


$14.25


1960 Real Estate


6,052.97


6,033.30


$11.12


8.55


1961 Poll


30.00


14.00


4.00


$12.00


1961 Real Estate


17,835.16


11,279.89


11.90


9.15


6,534.22


1961 Personal Property


499.63


292.23


207.40


1962 Poll


$1,214.00


$2.00


914.06


276.00


1962 Personal Property


28,079.80


26,613.96


59.50


1962 Real Estate


263,610.90


201.03


221,923.53


280.35


4,214.70


26.00 1,406.34 37,393.35


1961 Farm Animal Excise


24.38


24.38


1962 Farm Animal Excise


35.38


5.00


30.38


$24,462.09


$292,940.08


$203.03


$267,105.99


$303.37


$4,586.15


$45,609.69


MOTOR VEHICLE


and TRAILER EXCISE


Levy of 1960


$481.16


$794.78


$89.86


5,639.80


484.12


$364.08


Levy of 1962


32,920.10


515.90


24,192.28


3,487.53


5,756.19


$6,084.52


$33,714.88


$605.76


$30,029.84


$4,255.05


$6,120.27


ONNI H. ERICKSON, Collector of Taxes


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$197.76


$282.40


Levy of 1961


5,603.36


Abatements and


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RECORDS OF TOWN MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS FOR THE YEAR 1962


ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION MARCH 3, 1962


The Annual Election of Officers was held at the Governor John Carver School on March 3, 1962. The polls were open from 10:00 o'clock, A. M., until 6:15 o'clock P. M. A total of 493 ballots were cast and the results of the election were as follows :.


Moderator, 1 yr.


*Bradford H. Cole 381


Margaret Johnson 1


Celia V. Weston


1


Blanks 110


Selectman, 3yrs.


*Frank R. Mazzilli 380


Blanks 113


Assessor, 3 yrs.


*George A. Perkins 386


Blanks 107


Member of School Board, 3 yrs.


* Alan I. Dunham 360


Joyce E. Dunham 2


Blanks 131


Town Clerk, 3yrs.


*Onni H. Erickson 429


Blanks 64


Town Treasurer, 3 yrs.


"Onni H. Erickson 428


Blanks 65


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Collector of Taxes, 3 yrs.


42A


*Onni H. Erickson Blanks 69


Cemetery Commissioner, 3 yrs.


*Louis A. Bryant 373


Blanks 120


Park Commissioner, 3 yrs.


*Leslie H. Telless 313


Arthur T. Braddock 122


Blanks 58


Auditor, 1 yr.


*Phyllis J. Harriman 383


*Francis A. Merritt 367


*Doris S. Ward


363


Blanks 366


Tree Warden, 1 yr.


Toivo J. Kallio


384


Blanks 109


Constable, 3 yrs.


'Raymond A. Parent


367


*Theodore E. Halunen


253


Theodore S. Kaiser


98


Joseph G. Morris


112


*David B. Nye


235


Arnold T. Sherwood


163


Louis Bryant, Jr.


3


Blanks 248


Highway Surveyor, 1 yr.


William E. Bisbee


91


*Eugene J. Clifford 230


Theodore T. Vaughn, III


83


Paul W. Williams 83


Blanks 6


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Library Trustee, 3 yrs.


* Vienna P. Cole 384


*Catharine H. Shaw 386 Blanks 216


Member of Planning Board, 5 yrs.


*Philip H. Gibbs


379


Juliette B. Parent


2


Elsie J. Johnson


1


Francis X. Mills


1


Blanks


110


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* Elected


Meeting adjorned at 10:05 P. M. to re-convene at Gov- ernor John Carver School, on Saturday, March 10, 1962, at 2:00 P. M.


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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 10, 1962


The Annual Town Meeting of the Inhabitants of Carver was held at the Governor John Carver School on March 10, 1962. The meeting was called to order at 2:00 o'clock, P. M., by the Moderator, Bradford H. Cole, and the Invocation was offered by the Rev. Lawrence French, Pastor of the First Baptist Church. Article I, relating to the election of officers, having been disposed of at a prior meeting, the meeting pro- ceeded to act upon the Articles in the Warrant, beginning with Article 2, as follows:


Article 2. VOTED to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1962, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.


Article 3. VOTED to appropriate the sum of $1500.00 from free cash in the Town Treasury for the sole purpose of meeting charges against the Cemetery Funds in the Town Treasury.


Article 4. VOTED that the Dog Fund in the sum of $359.84 be applied to the Library Account.


Article 5. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for County Aid to Agriculture. Mr. Earl E. Board- way was unanimously elected Town Director County Aid to Agriculture.


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Article 6. VOTED to transfer from the Overlay Re- serve Account to the 1962 Reserve Account the sum of $5000.00.


Article 7. VOTED to fix the salary and compensation of all elective officers of the Town, such salaries to be ret- roactive to January 1, 1962, as provided by General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 108, as amended, namely:


Highway Surveyor


$100.00 per week


Town Treasurer


2100.00


Town Clerk


800.00


Tax Collector 2100.00


Moderator $20.00 for the Annual Town Meeting, and $5.00 for each Special Town Meeting. Members of the School Board $3.00 for each meeting, plus $1.50 for all meetings of over two hours. All other elective Town Officers, $1.50 per hour.


Article 8. VOTED to choose all necessary Town Officers not elected by ballot. Thereupon, the following officers were duly nominated and unanimously elected: Field Drivers and Pound Keepers - Raymond A. Parent, Theodore E. Halunen, David B. Nye: Surveyors of Lumber and Mea- surers of Wood - Toivo J. Kallio, Bradford H. Cole, Homer F. Weston: Herring Committee - Frank R. Mazzilli, Gordon W. Fountain, Clark A. Griffith.


Article 9. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000.00 for Chapter 90 Highway Construction on Main Street and to transfer the sum of $18,000.00 from free cash in the Treasury to meet the State's and County's share of the cost of the work, the reimbursements from the State and County to be restored, upon their receipt, to free cash in the Treasury.


Article 10. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 for Chapter 90 Highway Construction on Tremont Street and to transfer the sum of $7,500.00 from free cash in


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the Treasury to meet the State's and County's share of the cost of the work, the reimbursements from the State and County to be restored, upon their receipt, to free cash in the Treasury.


Article 11. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,600.00 for Chapter 81, Highways, and to transfer the sum of $18,150.00 from the Treasury to meet the State's share of the cost of the work, the reimbursements from the State to be restored, upon their receipt, to free cash in the Treasury.


Article 12. VOTED to authorize the Cemetery Com- missioners and the Park Commissioners to employ them- selves as laborers in the cemeteries and parks.


Article 13. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $650.00 to be used to pay for all private work and material in Town Cemeteries, such as opening graves, buil- ding foundations, etc., as according to General Laws, Chap- ter 44, Section 53.


Article 14. VOTED to hear the report of any standing committees and establish any new committees. Mr. John A. Shaw presented a report of the Planning Board, and the report was unanimously accepted.


Article 15. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000.00 for Assessors' Plans, such sum to be used and expended by the Board of Assessors.


Article 16. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $370.80 to pay the following unpaid bill, namely: Inter- national Salt Company (1961 Snow Account) - $370.80.


Article 17. Upon motion duly made and seconded it was VOTED to raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray town charges for the ensuing year, as follows:


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Moderator


$35.00


Selectmen


2300.00


Auditors


296.25


Treasurer


4440.00


Tax Collector


4155.00


Town Clerk


1505.00


Assessors


3600.00


Law


200.00


Elections, Registrations, St. Listing


1200.00


Finance Committee Expense


40.00


Planning Board Expense


450.00


Town Hall


4000.00


Police


10350.00


Fires


6726.00


Weights and Measures


200.00


Police Cruiser Lease


1131.86


Civil Defense


466.88


Building Inspector


500.00


Inspector of Wires


220.00


Tree Warden


2400.00


Gypsy Moth


800.00


Dutch Elm Disease


2125.00


Dog Officer


200.00


Health


3000.00


Public Health Nurse


3150.00


General Highway


4400.00


Street Lighting


2200.00


Snow Removal


12500.00


Machinery Account


1546.00


Public Assistance Administration


4400.00


Public Assistance


30350.00


Veterans' Benefits Administration


550.00


Veterans' Benefits


6500.00


School and Vocational Education


203,023.00


Library


926.16


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Parks


1075.00


Old Home Day


200.00


Memorial Day


175.00


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


1767.69


American Legion Rent


400.00


Plymouth County Retirement Board


2318.50


Unclassified


1800.00


Cemeteries


4635.00


School Bonds


13000.00


Interest, School Bonds


1755.00


Center Carver Athletic Field


265.00


Article 18. VOTED that no money be taken from avail- able funds for the purpose of reducing the tax rate.




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