Town annual reports of Carver 1963, Part 1

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Publication date: 1963
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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OF CARVER


MASSACHUSETTS


1963


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JAMES H. PECKHAM CEMETERY COMMISSIONER March 3, 1919, to March 4, 1946 TREE WARDEN March 5, 1928, to March 5, 1934


RODNEY N. GRIFFITH


Date of Birth: July 16, 1897 Date of Death: February 27, 1963 Age: 65 years


Education -in Carver schools - the high school was in Carver at that time.


First World War - stationed at Fort Rodman as cook of Coast Artillery Ist Company, New Bedford. Inducted October 23, 1918; discharged July 2, 1919.


Second World War - served in Harbor Defense, Boston. Occupation - overseer of cranberry bogs for Paul Thompson. Overseer of cranberry bogs for Churchill Bogs. Observer at fire tower. Attendant at Lakeville Sanitorium.


Member - South Carver Methodist Church South Carver Grange. Order of Masons.


EARL B. WARE


Earl B. Ware was born in Everett, Mass., October 3. 1888. He was son of the late William Ware an Mary Irene (Andrews ) Ware.


He came to Carver as a boy and attended Carver schools.


Mr. Ware:


Served four years in the Navy from 1905 to May 1909. Served in the Army in World War I from September 1917 to May 1919 and was wounded in action.


Married Charlotte Atwood of Carver and they had one daughter, Irene.


Served as Selectman for nine years and was also Forest Warden, on the Board of Asssessors and Finance Com- mittee for a time. Served for awhile on the Draft Board at Plymouth.


Enlisted in State Guard in 1942 and served until it disbanded in September 1944.


Was a member of Carver Volunteer Firemen's Associa- tion, Plymouth County Firemen's Association and Plymouth County Forest Fire Service District No. 2. Was a member and Past Commander of Julian M. Southworth Post 164 American Legion.


Was a member of the Congregational Church at North Carver and sang in the choir several years.


Was an observer in Middleboro Fire Tower for many years, until his retirement on November 1, 1958.


Since that time, he spent his summers at Buzzards Bay, on Cape Cod, with his family.


He died July 18, 1963.


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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF THE


TOWN OF CARVER


MASSACHUSETTS


O C.


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INCORPORATED 1790 CHUS


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FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1963


Annual Town Meeting, March 7, 1964 at 12:00 Noon


The picture on the front cover depicts the old and the new in cranberrying, Carver's principle industry.


The CHILTON Press


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TOWN OF CARVER OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES FOR THE YEAR 1963


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 - Clark A. Griffith (1966), Frank R. Mazzilli (1965), Gordon W. Fountain (1964)


Board of Public Welfare - (Selectmen )


Assessors - David A. Lindros (1966), George A. Perkins (1965), Ralph E. Washburn (1964)


Highway Surveyor - Eugene J. Clifford (1966)


School Committee - Virginia K. Shaw (1966), Alan I. Dunham (1965), Erwin K. Washburn (1964)


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


Park Commissioners - Russell W. Homes (1966), Leslie H. Telless (1965) (resigned), Robert H. Telless, appointed, James V. Santarpia (1964)


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Cemetery Commissioners - Ralph L. Linton (1966), Louis A. Bryant (1965), William E. Bisbee (1964)


Library Trustees - Marjorie Griffith (1966), Sally Merritt (1966). Vienna P. Cole (1965), Catharine H. Shaw (1965), Elthea E. Atwood (1964), Laura H. Hudson (1964)


Constables - Raymond A. Parent (1965), Theodore E. Halunen (1965), David B. Nye (1965)


Tree Warden - Toivo J. Kallio ( 1966)


Planning Board - Charles R. Johnson (1968), Philip H. Gibbs (1967), John A. Shaw (1966), Russell A. Trufant (1965), Alan I. Dunham (1964)


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 - Bradford H. Cole, Toivo J. Kallio, Homer F. Weston


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


APPOINTED OFFICERS


Inspector of Animals - Willard R. Nye Inspector of Slaughtering - Willard R. Nye Inspector of Wires - Walter E. Miller Sealer of Weights and Measures - William E. Bisbee Building Inspector - Harold W. Beal (resigned), James H. Peckham, Jr., appointed


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Health Agent - Edward A. White Forest Warden - Homer F. Weston Fire Chief - Homer F. Weston Deputy Fire Chiefs - John E. Atwood, Paul W. Williams 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 - David L. Centeio


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


Town Counsel - John P. Ryan, Plymouth, Mass.


Superintendent of Schools - George R. Austin, to June 30, 1963. F. Edward Nicolas


Regional District School Committee - Erwin K. Washburn Board of Registrars of Voters - Christine J. Harrington (1966), Rodney N. Griffith (1965), deceased, Elizabeth F. Ryder, appointed, Ebenezer A. Shaw (1964), 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 1966: Edwin O. Heleen, Domingo M. Fernandes, Thomas C. Barham. Terms expire in 1965: George C. Paulding, George F. Pearson, Roger V. Weston. Terms expire in 1964: Henry M. Shaw, Faith A. Young, Arne M. Erickson (resigned)


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Special Police Officers - James V. Santarpia, Arnold T. Sherwood, Henry O. Ruprecht, Jr., Theodore E. Halunen, Robert W. Bishop, Jr., Eugene J. Clifford, William E. Bisbee, Henry A. Raymond, Joseph G. Morris, Rudolph Bohlen, Leslie H. Telless, Russell W. Holmes, Neil A. Garnett, Toivo J .Kallio, Howard R. Jordan


Board of Appeals - Lawrence P. Hemingway, Arne M. Erickson, Austin S. Ward, William J. Murphy ( alternate ), Paul A. Ford (alternate)


Conservation Commission - Harold L. Ballard (1964), Paul W. Williams (1964), Leonard A. Pierce (1966), Virginia K. Ford (1966), Arne J. Paananen (1965), Edwin O. Heleen (1965), Christine J. Harrington (1965)


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CONDITION OF THE TOWN TREASURY AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS DECEMBER 31, 1963


ASSETS


Cash


$181,998.56


Taxes


Levy of 1962:


Personal Property


$323.75


Real Estate


5,970.60


Levy of 1963:


Poll


34.00


Personal Property


1,634.60


Real Estate


26,926.16


34,889.11


Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise:


Levy of 1962


486.99


Levy of 1963


8,690.49


9,177.48


Farm Animal Excise:


Levy of 1962


18.13


Levy of 1963


28.00


46.13


Tax Titles


2,770.70


Accounts Receivable:


Aid to Dependent Children


665.04


Old Age Assistance


443.54


Veterans' Benefits


776.07


School


183.11


2,067.76


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Aid to Highways:


State, Chapter 81


18,150.00


State, Chapter 90


16,000.00


County, Chapter 90


8,000.00


42,150.00


Underestimates - 1963:


State Parks Assessment


168.86


$273,268.60


LIABILITIES AND RESERVES


Revenues Reserved:


Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise $9,177.48


Farm Animal Excise 46.13


Tax Titles 2,770.70


Departmental Accounts Receivable 2,067.76


Aid to Highways 42,150.00


$56,212.07


Overlays Reserved for Abatements:


Levy of 1962


5,399.34


Levy of 1963


5,324.27


10,723.61


Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus Federal Grants:


Disability Assistance,


Administration 116.13


Disability Assistance


885.79


Aid to Dependent Children, Administration 568.32


Aid to Dependent Children


2,683.81


Old Age Assistance,


Administration 478.80


Old Age Assistance


11,418.41


10,307.17


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Medical Assistance for Aged, Administration


372.24


Medical Assistance for Aged


795.99


Smith-Hughes, George Barden Fund (Schools )


155.00


17,474.49


Payroll Deductions:


Mass. Withholding Taxes


643.34


Dog License Fees due County


5.25


Sale of Dogs by Dog Officer


12.00


School Lunch Fund


286.94


Road Machinery Fund


5,083.40


Tailings


276.50


E. Tillson Pratt School Fund Income


293.72


Treasurer's and Collector's


Unidentified Receipts


304.89


Perpetual Care Bequest


100.00


National Defense Education Act Funds


789.69


General Relief Recovery


74.57


Veterans Benefits Recovery


1,844.65


Old Age Assistance Recovery


354.90


Sale of Real Estate Fund


2,900.00


Unexpended Appropriation Balances


23,042.86


35,369.37


Overestimates 1963:


County Tax Assessment


1,836.45


Plymouth County Mosquito Control Assessment


165.51


2,001.96


Surplus Revenue


140,536.59


$273,268.60


DEBT ACCOUNTS


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


$56,000.00


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


$56,000.00


35,000.00


35,000.00


$91,000.00


$91,000.00


TRUST and INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS


Trust and Investment Funds: Cash and Securities:


In Custody of: Town Treasurer Trustee


$74,873.17


Mary P. S. Jowitt


156.39


Lawrence E. Blenheim


8,524.84


McFarlin Parkway Fund


186.38


Cemetery Funds:


Jesse Murdock Perpetual


and General Care


5,595.83


Betsey C. Look General Care


for Central Cemetery


1,202.74


Perpetual Care


42,595.61


Sale of Lots and


Graves Fund


1,857.17


Post War Rehabilitation Fund


634.95


Stabilization Fund


12,957.35


74,873.17


In Custody of Trustee:


E. Tillson Pratt School Fund


4,039.82


$78,912.99


$78,912.99


ONNI H. ERICKSON, Town Treasurer


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4,039.82


In Custody of Town Treasurer: Library Funds:


Rosa A. Cole


$1,161.91


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REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER


Onni H. Erickson, Treasurer


CLASSIFICATION OF RECEIPTS


General Revenue


1963 January 1, Balance


$147,127.49


Taxes:


Receipts for Current Year:


Poll


$ 898.00


Personal Property


28,926.16


Real Estate


245,907.34


275,731.50


Receipts for Previous Years


Poll


18.00


Personal Property


1,289.99


Real Estate


37,758.45


39,066.44


Tax Titles


56.79


56.79


Receipts from State


Income Taxes


11,295.00


Business Corporation Taxes


18,402.47


Loss of Taxes


977.32


30,674.79


Licenses and Permits


Licenses


Alcholic Beverages


1,521.00


Director of Standards


6.00


All Other


97.25


Permits


Marriage


52.00


All Other


64.00


1,740.25


Court Fines


38.60


38.60


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Grants and Gifts


From Federal Government


Old Age Assistance


19,247.0S


Medical Aid for Aged


9,977.52


Disability Assistance


3,589.85


Aid to Dependent Children


6,394.94


39,209.39


From State


Aid. National Defense Education


902.01


Vocational Education


6,722.93


School Building Assistance


5,127.32


Tuition and Transportation


31,828.76


Income Tax - School Aid,


Chapter 69, 71


3,06S.02


Income Tax - School Aid


Chapter 70


15,686.91


Union Superintendent


S47.18


Highways - Chapter S1


18.150.00


O. A. A. Meal Tax


1.446.74


83,779.87


From County


Dog Fund


340.25


340 25


Departmental Revenue


General Government


Treasurer


5.00


Tax Collector


3S3.06


Town Clerk


353.00


741.06


Protection of Persons and Property


Police


30.00


Sale of Police Cruiser


110.00


Inspector of Buildings


186.00


Sale of Fire Truck


119.00


Services of Dog Officer


195.00


Sale of Dogs


51.00


691.00


Health and Sanitation


Public Health Subsidy


40.50


Public Health Nurse Fees


177.50


Advertising Fees


4.00


222.00


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Highways


For Expenses


Snow Removal


250.65


For Outlays


State - Chapter 90


17,000.00


County - Chapter 90


8,500.00


State - Chapter 782


10,005.36


35,505.36


Machinery Rental and Sale


Road Machinery Fund


3,158.40


Hire of Town Equipment


248.00


Sale of Town Equipment


165.00


3,571.40


Public Welfare


Cities and Towns


40.01


State


268.86


From Individuals


74.57


383.44


Aid to Dependent Children State


2,169.06


2,169.06


Old Age Assistance


From Individuals


354.90


State


7,864.37


Cities and Towns


282.98


8,502.25


Disability Assistance


State


2,791.94


2,791.94


Medical Aid for Aged State


6,987.17


6,987.17


Sale of Typewriter


40.00


40.00


Veterans Services


State


142.11


142.11


Schools and Libraries


Schools


Tuition and Transportation


State


3,660.92


Other Sources


400.00


School Lunch State


4,452.44


Local Program


11,547.54


20,060.90


Libraries


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State


Sale of Books


500.00 27.50


527.50


Commercial Revenue


Cemeteries


Sale of Lots and Graves


40.00


Care of Private Lots


50.00


Prepetual Care of Lots


1,499.25


Burials


370.00


1,959.25


Interest


General


On Taxes Redeemed


12.16


On Deferred Taxes


1,460.91


Motor Vehicle Excise


171.94


On Trust and Investment Funds


E. Tillson Pratt School Fund


242.14


Rosa Cole Library Income


40.00


1,927.15


Privileges and Enterprise


Motor Vehicle Excise


28.076.55


Farm Animal Excise


25.25


28,101.80


Agency, Trust and Investment


Dog Licenses


749.25


Sporting Licenses


1,111.00


Cemetery Perpetual Care Bequests


500.00


Federal Withholding Taxes


24,607.15


County Retirement Fund


2.024.02


Massachusetts Withholding Taxes


2,229.37


Employer's Compsenation - Massachusetts


Withholding Taxes


30.53


Blue Cross - Blue Shield


2,043.65


Teachers' Retirement Fund


4,696.89


Teachers' Group Insurance Plan


302.68


38.294.54


Refund


General Departments


1,965.65


Welfare


Federal Grants


100.20


Town Appropriation


72.50


2,138.35


$772.772.30


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CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES General Government


Moderator


$25.00


Selectmen


2,299.28


Auditors


265.50


Treasurer


4,411.49


Tax Collector


4,439.14


Town Clerk


2,059.33


Assessors


3,719.93


Assessors' Plans


3,400.00


Law


420.00


Elections, Registrations and


Street Listing


645.40


Finance Committee Expense


4.74


Town Hall


4,298.27


Planning Board Expense


254.51


$26,242.59


Protection of Persons and Property


Police


9,998.37


Fires


7,839.70


Weights and Measures


170.00


Police Cruiser Lease


1,781.26


Civil Defense


481.16


Inspector of Wires


219.54


Building Inspector


413.35


Tree Warden


2,500.00


Gypsy Moth


800.00


Dutch Elm Disease


2,773.63


Dog Officer


245.22


Police Radio Purchase


595.00


Police Cruiser Purchase


1,200.00


29,017.23


Health and Sanitation


Health


3,406.74


Public Health Nurse


3,533.19


Health (Unpaid Bill-1962)


16.90


6,956.83


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Highway Maintenance and Construction


General Highway


4,515.95


Snow Removal


11,993.70


Roads - Chapter 81


24,750.00


Roads - Chapter 90


22,125.16


Machinery Account


1,990.08


Street Lighting


2,142.52


Land Damage - Route 58


330.00


Truck Purchase


1,275.15


Town Shed Repairs


500.00


69,622.56


Public Welfare and Veterans' Services


Public Assistance, Administration


4,430.00


Public Assistance


28,572.56


Veterans' Benefits Administration


480.00


Veterans' Benefits


4,001.15


U. S. Grants:


Disability Assistance Administration 734.71


Disability Assistance 2.624.74


Aid to Dependent Children, Adm.


1,931.20


Aid to Dependent Children


2,569.57


Old Age Assistance Administration


1.853.64


Old Age Assistance


17,717.76


Medical Assistance for Aged, Adm. 543.48


Medical Assistance for Aged 10.552.61


Public Welfare ( Unpaid Bills of 1962) 62.46 76.073.SS


Schools and Libraries


Schools and Vocational Education 207,635.78


Plymouth-Carver Regional School District Assessment 47,022.33


School Bus Purchase


2,250.00


National Defense Education Act Fund


524.28


Library 2,048.81


Rosa A. Cole Library Fund 40.00 259,521.20


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Recreation and Unclassified


Gasoline for Town-owned Vehicles


1,400.99


Parks


880.27


Old Home Day


200.00


Memorial Day


175.00


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


1,479.21


American Legion Post Rent


400.00


Plymouth County Retirement Board


2,521.00


Unclassified Account


1,723.06


Aid to Agriculture


100.00


Center Carver Athletic Field


217.97


Municipal Insurance Account


1,180.62


Conservation Commission


15.00


10,293.12


Cemeteries


Cemeteries


4,543.82


Special Cemeteries


420.00


Perpetual Care, Cemeteries


1,499.25


6,463.07


Municipal Indebtedness


Consolidated School Bonds


13,000.00


Interest, School Bonds


1,560.00


14,560.00


Agency and Trust


U.S. Withholding Taxes


24,607.15


Massachusetts Withholding Taxes


2,122.81


County Retirement System


2,024.02


Teachers' Disability Insurance


302.68


Teachers' Retirement


4,696.89


Blue Cross - Blue Shield


2,043.65


Sporting Licenses


1,111.00


Dog Licenses


761.00


Sale of Dogs


30.00


Tax Collector's Fees


315.00


School Lunch Fund


15,820.03


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Sale of Cemetery Lots


160.00


Perpetual Care Bequests:


Lakenham Cemetery


300.00


Union Cemetery


100.00


Central Cemetery


100.00


State Recreation Areas Assessment 1,539.21


County Tax Assessment


19,325.44


County Hospital Assessment


5,339.50


County Mosquito Control Assessment


3,734.00


Stabilization Fund


6,000.00


State Audit


811.86


91,244.24


Refunds


1963 Real Estate Taxes


302.70


1962 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise


152.85


1963 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise


323.47


779.02


$590,773.74


Balance, December 31, 1963


181,998.56


$772,772.30


REPORT OF THE TAX COLLECTOR


POLL AND PROPERTY TAXES


Outstanding


Assessors'


Refunds and Transfers


to Treasurer


Tax Titles


Abatements and Transfers Dec. 31, 1963 Outstanding


1961 Poll


$12.00


1961 Real Estate


6,534.22


65.30


.92


1961 Personal Property 207.40


6.10


207.40 12.00


6.10


1962 Poll


26.00


14.00


1962 Personal Property


1,406.34


1,082.59


323.75


1962 Real Estate


37,393.35


31,290.42


132.30


5,970.60


1963 Personal Property


28,926.16


59.40


34.00 1,634.60


1963 Real Estate


277,992.36


245,907.34


406.80


5,054.76


26,926.16


1962 Farm Animal Excise


30.38


12.25


18.13


1963 Farm Animal Excise


41.00


13.00


28.00


$45,609.69


$309,881.52


$308.80


$314,823.19


$604.40


$5,437.18


$34,935.24


MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAILER EXCISE


Levy of 1961


$364.08


$6.60


$84.17


$286.51


Levy of 1962


5,756.19


276.72


152.85


5,117.90


580.87


486.99


Levy of 1963


34,607.75


323.47


22,874.48


3,366.25


8,690.49


$6,120.27


$34,884.47


$482.92


$28,076.55


$4,233.63


$9,177.48


ONNI H. ERICKSON, Collector of Taxes


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1


1963 Poll


1,228.00 30,620.16


898.00


296.00


302.70


Payments


Jan. 1, 1963 Commitments


$6.00 6,468.00


$6.00


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RECORDS OF TOWN MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS FOR THE YEAR 1963


ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION March 2, 1963


The Annual Election of Officers was held at the Gov- ernor John Carver School on Saturday, March 2, 1963. The polls were open from 12:00 o'clock noon, until 8:00 o'clock P.M., a total of 339 ballots were cast, and the results of the election were as follows:


Moderator, 1 yr.


*Bradford H. Cole 274


Roger V. Weston 1


Blanks 64


Selectman, 3 yrs.


*Clark A. Griffith 270


Paul Williams


1


Blanks 68


Assessor, 3 yrs.


William E. Bisbee


153


* David A. Lindros


174


Blanks 12


Member of School Board, 3 yrs.


*Virginia K. Shaw


286


Blanks 53


Cemetery Commissioner, 3 yrs.


*Ralph L. Linton 266


Blanks 73


Park Commissioner, 3 yrs.


*Russell W. Holmes 271


Blanks 68


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Auditors, 1 yr.


*Phylis J. Harriman 272


"Francis A .Merritt 259


*Doris S. Ward 257


Blanks 229


Tree Warden, 3 yrs.


*Toivo J. Kallio 182


Leonard A. Pierce


155


Blanks


2


Highway Surveyor, 3 yrs.


"Eugene J. Clifford 283


Francis A. Christiano 49


Blanks 7


Library Trustees, 3 yrs.


*Marjorie Griffith 281


*Sally Merritt 246


Blanks 151


Member of Planning Board, 5 yrs.


Raymond W. Jarvio


14?


*Charles R. Johnson


168


William Holmes


1


Blanks


27


*Elected


Meeting adjourned at 10:00 o'clock P,M., to reconvene at Governor John Carver School, on Saturday, March 9, 1963, at 2:00 P. M.


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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 9, 1963


The Annual Town Meeting of the Inhabitants of Carver was held at the Governor John Carver School on Saturday, March 9, 1963. The meeting was called to order at 2:00 o'clock, P.M., by the Moderator, Bradford H. Cole, and the Invocation was given by Rev. Leo V. Dwyer, Priest of Our Lady of Lourdes Church at North Carver. Theodore E. Halunen and Joseph G. Morris were appointed Tellers and were duly sworn to the faithful performance of their duties.


Article 1, relating to the election of officers, having been disposed of at a prior meeting, the meeting proceeded 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, 1963, 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 that the control and purchase of all municipal insurance be placed under the direction and control of the Selectmen, said vote to become effective on May 1, 1963.


Article 4. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $1400.00 for the Municipal Insurance Account.


Article 5. VOTED to appropriate the sum of $2000.00 from free cash in the Town Treasury for the sole purpose of meeting charges against the Cemetery funds in the Town treasury.


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Article 6. 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, building foundations, etc., as according to General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 53.


Article 7. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $300.00 for the purpose of applying a seal coat to the driveways in the Central Cemetery.


Article 8. VOTED that the Dog Fund be applied to the Library Account.


Article 9. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the use of Plymouth County Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture and choose a Town Director as provided in Section 41 and 45 of Chapter 128 of the General Laws. Thereupon, Mr. Earl E. Boardway was duly nominated and unanimously elected Town Director County Aid to Agriculture.


Article 10. VOTED to transfer from the Overlay Reserve Account to the 1963 Reserve Account the sum of $5,000.00.


Article 11. VOTED to fix the salary and compensation of all elective officers of the Town, such salaries to be retroactive to January 1, 1963, 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, $1.75 per hour.


All other elected town officers, $1.75 per hour.


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Article 12. VOTED to choose all necessary Town Officers not elected by ballot. Thereupon, the following officers were duly nominated and elected: Field Drivers - and Pound Keepers - Raymond A. Parent, David B. Nye, Theodore E. Halunen;


Surveyors of Lumber and Measures of Wood - Bradford H. Cole, Toivo J. Kallio, Homer F. Weston; Herring Committee - Frank R. Mazzilli, Gordon W. Fountain, Clark A. Griffith.


Article 13. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $8,000.00 for Chapter 90 Highway Construction on Main and Tremont Streets, and to transfer the sum of $24,000.00 from available funds in the treasury to meet the State's and County's shares of the cost of the work, the reimburse- ments from the State and County to be restored, upon their receipt, to free cash in the treasury.


Article 14. 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 15. VOTED that the sum of $10,005.36 be appropriated for the permanent construction of Mayflower Road, and to meet said appropriation the sum of $10,005.36 be transferred from the proceeds received, or to be received, from the State under the provisions of Chapter 782 of the Acts of 1962.


Article 16. VOTED to return to the Treasury the following appropriation balance: Snow Plow Equipment (Art. 3, June 13, 1961) - $97.90.


Article 17. VOTED to transfer the sum of $1,996.00 from the Road Machinery Fund to the 1963 Highway Machinery Account.


Article 18. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $300.00 for Route 58 (Main Street) Land Damage, in


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accordance with an order of the County Commissioners dated December 26, 1962, Decree No. 1124, Amended Award Parcel 46.


Article 19. VOTED to authorize the Tree Warden, Cemetery Commissioners and Park Commissioners to employ themselves as laborers in the cemeteries, parks and tree department.


Article 20. 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 21. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $79.36 to pay the following 1962 unpaid bills, namely:


City of Boston (Public Welfare Acct.) $62.46 Old Colony Association for Mental Health (Health Acct.) 16.90


Article 22. VOTED to raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray town charges for the ensuing year, as follows:


Moderator


$35.00


Selectmen


2300.00


Auditors


265.50


Treasurer


4440.00


Tax Collector


4440.00


Town Clerk


1905.00


Assessors


3750.00


Law


200.00


Elections, Registrations, St. Listing


845.00


Finance Committee Expense


30.00


Town Hall


4000.00


Planning Board Expense


290.00


Police


10000.00


Fires


7175.00


Weights and Measures


225.00


Police Cruiser Lease


1879.92


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Civil Defense


373.35


Inspector of Wires


220.00


Building Inspector


500.00


Tree Warden


2500.00


Gypsy Moth


800.00


Dutch Elm Disease


2125.00


Dog Officer


300.00


Health


3500.00


Public Health Nurse


3515.00


General Highway


4362.00


Snow Removal


12000.00


Street Lighting


2200.00


Public Assistance Administration


4640.00


Pubic Assistance


29700.00


Veterans' Benefits Administration


480.00


Veterans' Benefits


5500.00


Schools and Vocational Education


209537.00




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