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The Park Commission is determined that the Town's property must be protected, and in the future any boy caught destroying anything in the Park will be taken into Court. We thank Police Chief Chester Meyer for his assistance on this matter during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
CLARENCE F. TELFORD,
GEORGE HAYES, META A. SCHUBERT
Park and Playground Commission
Date of Voucher To Whom Payable Total
PARK AND PLAYGROUND DEPARTMENT
May 19-William Sawyer, 9 hours Labor
$4.50
16.50
June 2-William Sawyer, Labor Joseph Fountain, Labor 2.50
Harold Snell, Flowers 22.00
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ANNUAL REPORT
Date of
Voucher To Whom Payable
Total
June 16-William E. Sawyer, Labor 13.20
Charles S. Cobb, Lawn Mower Parts
16.50
Welding
2.25
Rakes and Supplies
3.46
Labor 7.25
July 7-William E. Sawyer, Labor 9.60
Joseph Fountain, Labor 1,50
July 21-Plainville Coal Co., 1 bag Lime .90
James Fawcett, Labor 20.00
Joseph Fountain, Labor 1.00
Aug. 4-James Fawcett, Labor
23.00
Plainville Coal Co., 1 bag Lime .90
Schofield Hardware Co., Pipes and Threads .91
Croquet Set 6.53
Bat .90
Sept. 24-Clifford Genereux, Labor 37.80
Oct. 6-Clifford Genereux, Labor
39.60
Franklin Hardware Co., Paint
8.25
Marion Rogers, Paint and Brush
8.00
Paint
2.13
Oct. 20-Clifford Genereux, Labor
27.60
Alex Fredrickson, 15 yards Loam 30.00
Dec. 1-Schofield Hardware Co., Lawn Seed and Paint Charles S. Cobb, Supplies 1.6
8.57
Mack Construction Co., Use of Grader State Tree Expert Co., Shrubs and Planting
9.00
42.50
Dec. 31-W. H. Riley & Son, Loam
125.00
Total Expended
$493.54
Unexpended Balance
6.46
Appropriation $500.00
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE YEAR 1943
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
A meeting of the board was held and the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. Bertha Averill; Secretary, Alice Pease.
The circulation continued to drop a little due to defense work and war activities. Cooperation with the schools in the matter of the State Reading undertaken and books were pur- chased with this in mind.
Many books have been donated to hospitals and Army and Navy reading rooms.
.
Fiction 7362
Non-fiction
224
Circulation 7586
New books added
286
Appropriation
$516.31
Expended
511.79
Balance
$4.52
Respectfully submitted,
BERTHA AVERILL,
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN,
ALICE M. PEASE,
Trustees of Public Library
ANNUAL REPORT
85
CIVILIAN DEFENSE REPORT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The following is a report of the Civilian Defense Com- mittee for the year ending December 31, 1943.
The Civilian Defense Organization that was formed during the preceding year has been held intact. Various committee meetings have been held as the situation warranted.
During the year a number of test incidents and black-outs were held and the manner in which the various units responded speaks only in the highest terms of the willingness of the mem- bers to cooperate to the fullest extent possible and reflects the high degree of efficiency in which the leaders of the various units have directed their various activities.
I can only say that I feel that the Civilian Defense Organi- zation as it is now set-up will function satisfactorily should the occasion warrant it and I again want to thank the various officers and civilians for their continued support.
Appropriation
$200.00
Expended
83.36
Balance
$116.64
Respectfully submitted,
GERALD E. RILEY,
Chairman
7
86
ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
We are happy to report that we have enjoyed one of our best years, both in regard to fire losses to property and cost of maintaining our department.
We appreciate the fact that we have been fortunate in the small number of alarms we have had, for two reasons. First, the property loss has been small and secondly, having twelve men on our honor roll you can readily see that we are very much undermanned.
We feel that we should inform the citizens about the age of some of our equipment. Our youngest piece of apparatus is fifteen years old and our oldest is twenty-two years. In present- ing this fact we are simply informing you that some time in the future we will have to consider the idea of bringing this equip- ment up to more modern and efficient use.
Again we thank your board for the very cordial aid you have extended to us at all times.
Salaries $1,179.63
Telephone 46.45
Janitor 113.30
Union Light & Power Co., North Attleboro Gas Co. 97.02
Supplies 782.08
$2,218.48
Appropriation
$2,700.00
Expended
2,218.48
Balance
$481.52
Respectfully submitted,
CHRISTIAN F. HENRICH,
CHESTER A. MEYER, ALTON E. FRENCH,
Board of Fire Engineers
87
ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Plainville, Mass.
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Animals for the year ending December 31, 1943.
Cattle brought in from out-of-state were identified by ear tag and released.
The usual fall inspection was cancelled this year but a summer check-up was called for by the State and report submitted.
One dog was quarantined and released.
Respectfully submitted,
MERRILL N. FALK, Inspector of Animals
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
To the Honorable Board of Health,
Plainville, Mass.
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Slaughtering for the year ending December 31, 1943.
There were no carcasses reported to be inspected or stamped.
Respectfully submitted,
MERRILL N. FALK, Inspector of Slaughtering
88
ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Appropriated $100.00
Labor
$31.50
Truck Hire
18.50
Special Tree Planting
.
50.00
$100.00
Twenty trees on School and Spring Streets were trimmed, and dead wood removed, one dead elm tree on Messenger Street was cut down, four permits were issued. No roadside brush cutting was done on account of labor.
Twelve maple trees have been planted along our streets under the special tree planting program.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE H. SNELL,
Tree Warden
REPORT OF TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE
To the Honoroable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
We herewith submit our annual report for the year ending December 31, 1943.
The usual maintenance work at the Town Forest consists of the cutting of brush, and release cutting in the red pine planting at Messenger and George Streets.
Appropriated $75.00
Labor $75.00
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE H. SNELL, OSWIN C. WOODWARD, Town Forest Committee
89
ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF MOTH DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
Appropriated
$800.00
Labor
$646.20
Truck Hire
126.00
Supplies
27.80
$800.00
The Gypsy Moths throughout the town shows a wonderful improvement, the residential section, wooded roadsides, town shade trees, and other properties were all in good condition throughout the season. Creosoting and spraying was done as usual.
All State reports and pay rolls have been sent to the State Forest Department.
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE H. SNELL, Moth Superintendent
90
ANNUAL REPORT
Date of
Voucher To Whom Payable
Amount
Truck Hire
HIGHWAY - CHAPTER 81
Mar.
3-Mack Construction Co., Sand Patch
$15.63
Morse Sand & Gravel Co., Gravel 8.40
Payroll 88.80
Mar. 17-Payroll 88.80
Mar. 24-Payroll
98.40
Mar. 31-Payroll 98.40
Apr. 7-Payroll 98.40
Apr. 21-Mack Construction Co., Patch 28.50
98.40
Apr. 21-Payroll
89.60
Apr. 28-Payroll 94.04
May 5-Rosenfeld Sand & Stone Co., Patch 25.50
May 12-Payroll
74.40
May 26-Payroll 74.40
June 2-Payroll 74.40
June 9-Payroll
74.40
June 16-Payroll
74.40
June 16-Rosenfeld Sand & Stone Co., Ma-
terials 83.10
June 23-Payroll
117.40
June 30-Payroll
230.70
July 7-Payroll 144.90
July 8-W. H. Riley & Son, Sand 127.72
Morse Sand & Gravel Co., Sand 6.95
Mack Construction Co., Tar 1,582.24
July 7-Mack Constr. Co., Sand Spreader 25.00
Mack Constr. Co., Truck Hire
$94.50
Apr. 21-Payroll
91
ANNUAL REPORT
Date of Voucher To Whom Payable Amount
Truck Hire
July 14-Payroll
139.40
75.25
July 14-Mack Constr. Co., Truck Hire Mack Constr. Co., Power Grader 99.00
July 21-Mack Construction Co., Tar 416.64
Aug. 4-Payroll 151.60
Aug. 4-Mack Construction Co., Tar 208.32
Rosenfeld Sand & Stone Co., Stone 124.28
Aug. 18-Mack Construction Co., Tar 416.64
W. H. Riley & Son 53.50
Aug. 18-Payroll 114.40
Aug. 25-Arnold Kettell, Mowing Brush 80.00
Mack Construction Co., Power Sand Spreader 16.00
Aug. 25-Payroll 130.40
Sept. 1-Mack Construction Co., Tar 208.32
Payroll
136.80
Sept. 1-Arnold Kettell, Horse and Mowing Machine 32.00
Sept. 15-Payroll 186.40
Sept. 8-W. H. Riley & Son, Roller
38.25
Mack Constr. Co., Sand Spreader .
4.00
Mack Constr. Co., Power Grader 45.00
Sept. 15-Rosenfeld Sand & Stone Co., Patch 38.70
Mack Construction Co., Tar
208.32
Frank Toner Est., Gravel 4.80
W. H. Riley & Son, Sand 58.00
Sept. 21-Payroll
129.60
Dec. 1-Payroll 103.20
Dec. 1-Payroll
199.20
92
ANNUAL REPORT
Date of Voucher To Whom Payable
Amount
Truck Hire
Nov. 3-Mack Construction Co., Tar
295.12
Arthur Toner, Gravel
3.00
W. H. Riley & Son, Sand
25.00
Mack Construction Co., Gravel
67.50
Dec. 31-Payroll
223.20
Town Truck charged to Chapter 81
294.00
$7,380.47
$562.75
562.75
$7,943.22
Appropriation
$4,000.00
Refund from State
4,000.00
$8,000.00
Expended
7,943.22
$56.78
HIGHWAY - CENTER OF TOWN
Jan. 19-Payroll $76.80
Feb. 17-H. S. LaPorte, Sharpening 4 picks Schofield Hardw. Co., one 6-ft. rule .54 Plainville Coal Co., Cement and Oil 11.68 Morse Sand & Gravel Co., Sand and Gravel 5.40
1.00
Union Light & Power Co.
1.50
Payroll 35.00
Feb. 24-Payroll
48.00
Mar. 17-Payroll 26.80
F. W. Averill Garage, Construction Sand Spreader 75.00
F. W. Averill Garage, Truck Hire Labor and Gas 3.88
Wesley Burton, Town Maps 1.00
$8.00
93
ANNUAL REPORT
Date of
Truck
Voucher To Whom Payable Amount Hire
Apr. 7-Payroll 4.00
Union Light & Power Co., Lights . . 1.50
Plainville Coal Co., Cement & Pipe 2.42
A. R. Brais Co., Lumber 1.94
May 5-Schofield Hardware Co., Paint and Hardware 2.67
Union Light & Power Co., Lights . . .75
May 19-Payroll 74.40
May 19-M. F. Ellis & Co., Brushes & Twine 22,50
June 2-Plainville Coal Co., Drain Pipe and Paper 6.51
Union Light & Power Co., Lights . . .75
Harold Snell, Flowers for water fountain 6.50
Suvall, Bags for sandbags 13.20
July 7-Schofield Hardware Co., Supplies . 2.11
Union Light & Power Co., Lights . .75
July 21-Mack Construction Co., Tar 158.72
W. H. Riley & Son, Roller 60.00
W. H. Riley & Son, Sand and Gravel
122.50
Clerk of Courts, Entry fee on peti- tion for relocating Taunton St. 3.00
July 28-Payroll 110.40
Rosenfelt Sand & Stone Co., Stone
40.80
Rosenfelt Sand & Stone Co., Patch 47.25
F. W. Averill Garage, Truck Hire
3.00
Aug. 4-Mack Const. Co., Sand Spreader .. 8.00
Sept. 1-Adams Asphalt Co., Building side-
walk 107.50
Sept. 15-Payroll
133.60
Sept. 29-Payroll
115.00
Union Light & Power Co. 1.50
94
ANNUAL REPORT
Date of
Truck
Voucher To Whom Payable
Amount Hire
Oct. 20-Rosenfelt Sand & Stone Co., Patch 12.00
A. R. Brais Co., Lumber 3.42
Diamond Match Co., Lumber 4.80
Schofield Hardware Co., Nails 1.05
Union Light & Power Co. .75
J. E. Ryan, Sharpening points 1.25
F. W. Averill Garage, Truck Hire
9.27
Alix Fredrickson, Loam 12.00
Alix Fredrickson, Truck Hire
4.50
Dec. 15-Payroll 148.80
Franklin Hardware Co., Brush
.79
Union Light & Power Co., Lights 2.00
Dec. 31-Southeastern Constr. Co., Cement blocks
65.80
Rosenfeld Sand & Stone Co., Patch
145.95
Plainville Coal Co., Brick, oil and pipe
40.88
Diamond Match Co., Lumber
9.76
Schofield Hardware Co., Supplies 5.85
State Prison Colony, Curb Inlets
5.80
M. F. Ellis Co., Pick handles
5.75
Union Light & Power Co., Lights
1.00
Walter Murphy, Paint
16.09
W. H. Riley & Son, Gravel and bull- dozer
103.89
Rosenfeld Sand & Stone Co., Gravel
27.20
Town Truck. charged to Center
30.00
$1,949.40
$54.77
54.77
$2,004.17
Appropriation
$1,500.00
Expended
2,004.17
Overdraft
$504.17
95
ANNUAL REPORT
Date of Voucher To Whom Payable
Truck
Amount Hire
HIGHWAY -SNOW
Jan. 6-Payroll $75.80
Jan. 19-Payroll
106.30
Harry Morse, Truck Hire
$7.50
Alix Fredrickson, Truck Hire
6.00
Jan. 28-Payroll
542.40
Harry Morse, Truck Hire
42.75
F. W. Averill Garage
32.25
Harry Morse, Sanding Machine
6.00
Feb. 17-Payroll 121.80
W. H. Riley & Son, Sand
91.80
Dyer Sales & Machinery Co., Blades and hose for plow 37.00
Mar. 17-Payroll
40,40
W. Matthewson, Horse Hire
5.00
Alix Fredrickson, Truck Hire
64.80
Feb. 17-Alix Fredrickson, Truck Hire
25.20
$1,020.50
$184.50
Town Truck charged to Snow Re-
moval
230.50
415.00
$1,435.50
Appropriation
$1,300.00
Authorized Transfer
135.50
$1,435.50
Expended
1,435.50
00.
HIGHWAY - CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE
May 5-Payroll $76.00
Aug. 18-Payroll 119.20
96
ANNUAL REPORT
Date of
Voucher To Whom Payable
Amount
Oct. 23-Payroll
129.60
Oct. 23-Payroll 103.20
Oct. 20-Plainville Coal Co., Pipe 543.30
Oct. 27-Payroll
192.95
Nov. 3-Plainville Coal Company, Pipe
231.84
Morse Sand & Gravel Co., Sand
1.57
Plainville Coal Company, Cement and Supplies 3,80
9.75
W. H. Riley & Son, Jutte and Brick 28.52
South Eastern Constr. Co., Blocks 46.85
Plainville Coal Company, Oil
9.10
$1,495.68
Appropriation
$500.00
Received from State
500.00
Received from County
500.00
$1,500.00
Expended
1,495.68
$4.32
HIGHWAY - MACHINERY
Feb. 17-Chas. S. Cobb, Repairs $235.61
Mar. 17-Chas. S. Cobb, Gas, Oil, Labor 36.10
Apr. 8-Chas. S. Cobb, Gas, Oil, Labor 28,69
Apr. 21-F. W. Averill Garage, Gas and Oil 9.22
Eastern Tire Sales, Recap 12.25
May 6-F. W. Averill Garage, Gas, Oil, Labor 17.99
May 19-Chas. S. Cobb, Gas, Oil, Labor 28.89
97
ANNUAL REPORT
Date of
Voucher To Whom Payable
Amount
June 3-F. W. Averill Garage, Gas and Oil
12.32
June 16-Chas. S. Cobb, Gas, Oil, Labor 26.46
July 7-Donald B. Chapman Co., Gas .98
Chas. S. Cobb, Gas, Oil 20.40
Aug. 4-Chas. S. Cobb, Gas and Oil 31.16
Benker's Service Station, Gas 2.94
F. W. Averill Garage, Gas and Oil 20.15
Sept. 1-Eastern Tire Sales, Recap and Vulcanizing 79.90
Sept. 15-F. W. Averill Garage, Gas and Oil 12.50
C. S. Cobb, Gas, Oil and Labor 30.48
Oct. 6-Chas. S. Cobb, Oil, Gas, Labor 26.91
F. W. Averill, Gas, Oil, Labor 27.08
A. J. Paulus 3.13
Oct. 20-F. W. Averill Garage, Gas and Labor 22.73
Nov. 3-Chas. S. Cobb, Gas 7.34
F. W. Averill Garage, Gas, Oil, Labor 17.92
Dec. 16-F. W. Averill Garage, Gas, Oil, etc. C. S. Cobb, Gas, Oil, etc. 12.64
18.11
Dec. 31-Conant Machine & Steel Co., Repairing Engine 107.35
$849.25
Appropriation
$1,000.00
Expended
849.25
$150.75
PLEASANT STREET EXTENSION
June 16-Johns-Manville, Pipe
$420.00
Digging up 2 valves 21.00
and shutting off old pipe 25.00
Sumner & Dunbar, Valve box and supplies
11.73
H. B. Thompson, Express Telephone .15 .65
Payroll
22.50
98
ANNUAL REPORT
Date of
Voucher To Whom Payable
Amount
July 7-Payroll
91.20
Mack Construction Co., Tar
173.60
Johns-Manville, Pipe 468.84
$1,234.67
Balance Jan. 1, 1943
$1,312.87
Expended
1,234.67
$78.20
Date of Voucher To Whom Payable
Truck
Amount
Hire
EAST BACON STREET DRAINAGE
Oct. 7-Payroll $77.60
Tony Larusso, Trans. Shovel and
Compressor 28.00
Oct. 20-Tony Larusso, Power Shovel 528.00
Tony Larusso, Power Compressor 273.00
Oct. 20-Payroll 146.30
Nov. 4-Payroll 124.95
Nov. 4-Tony Larusso, Power Shovel 312.00
Tony Larusso, Compressor
169.00
Tony Larusso, Trans. Bulldozer
10.00
Tony Larusso, Bulldozer
18.00
Payroll 161.00
Tony Larusso, Trans. Bulldozer 10.00
Tony Larusso, Bulldozer
36.00
Nov. 17-Payroll
221.30
Stevens Engineering Co. 24.40
ANNUAL REPORT
99
Date of Voucher To Whom Payable
Amount
Truck Hire
Dec. 1-Tony Larusso, Power Shovel
144.00
Tony Larusso, Bulldozer
24.00
Tony Larusso, Transportation
10.00
F. W. Averill, Truck Hire
$8.24
Marshall Shepardson, Truck Hire
6.00
Morse Sand & Gravel Co., Sand
1.50
Alex Fredrickson, Tractor
50.00
Alex Fredrickson, Truck Hire
10.00
Town of Plainville, Truck Hire Charged to E. Bacon Street
75.00
$2,369.05
$99.24
99.24
$2,468.29
Appropriation
$2,500.00
Expended
2,468.29
Balance
$31.71
100
ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN
To the Town of Plainville:
Through the careful management and support of the Town Officers and Department heads and the cooperation of the towns- people we were able to end the year in the best financial condi- tion that the Town has ever been in.
In 1943 the Welfare cases and expenses were considerably smaller.
While we were unable to build any new roads under Chapter 81 and 90, several were resurfaced, and the special drainage project on East Bacon Street was continued as far as was pos- sible with the funds appropriated. The Board of Selectmen and State Engineer feel that this work should be completed on East Bacon Street and that Grove and Pleasant Streets should connect with the East Bacon Street drainage.
During the year the Town was bequeathed $2000.00 by the Alice I. Cobb Estate, which we are recommending, with the approval of the Finance Committee, be used to remodel the Public Library after the war.
The Board of Selectmen wish to thank all the Town Officers for their kind cooperation during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
HERBERT M. THOMPSON, EDWIN W. PINK, SYDNEY J. ANDREWS,
Board of Selectmen
ANNUAL REPORT
101
Date of Voucher To Whom Payable
Amount
Total
SELECTMEN'S CURRENT AND INCIDENTALS
Salaries
$641.67
George Ellis, Town Counsel
100.00
Union Light & Power Co., Lights
41.23
Expenses and Supplies
531.81
$1,314.71
Appropriation
$1,400.00
Expended
1,314.71
$85.29
TOWN OFFICE AND FIRE STATION BLDG. MAINTENANCE
Salaries
$151.00
Expenses and Supplies
15.09
Fuel
451.03
$617.12
Appropriation
$700.00
Expended
617.12
Balance
$82.88
GENERAL WELFARE
Cash Aid
$808.76
Office Supplies and Miscellaneous
134.80
Dr. Grant, Services
200.00
Telephone
101.66
Office Lights
22.49
$1,267.71
Appropriation
$1,700.00
Expended
1,267.71
$432.29
8
102
ANNUAL REPORT
Date of Voucher To Whom Payable
Amount
Total
TOWN HALL
Salaries
$120.00
Fuel
26.03
Expenses and Supplies
46.39
Union Light & Power Company
52.65
$245.07
Appropriation
$350.00
Expended
245.07
$104.93
INSURANCE
Insurance
$1,419.64
$1,419.64
Appropriation
$1,500.00
Expended
1,419.64
$80.36
MEMORIAL DAY
May 19-John E. McNeill Post, #217
$100.00
$100.00
Appropriation
$100.00
Expended
100.00
TOWN AUDITOR
Dec. 2-Mrs. Alice Ribero, Salary
$75.00
$75.00
Appropriation
$75.00
Expended
75.00
NORFOLK COUNTY HOSPITAL
Mar. 3-Treasurer of Norfolk County
$624.17 $624.17
Appropriation
$624.17
Expended
$624.17
103
ANNUAL REPORT
Date of Voucher To Whom Payable
Amount Total
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE, FEDERAL GRANT
Cash Aid
$7,689.43
$7,689.43
Balance Jan. 1, 1943
$ 179.41
Received from Federal Gov-
ernment during 1943 7,580.01
$7,759.42
Expended
7,689.43
Balance
$69.99
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE, FEDERAL GRANT ADM.
Salaries
$240.00
Taxi
10.70
Postage
16.00
$266.70
Balance Jan. 1, 1943
$ 18.57
Received from Federal Gov-
ernment during 1943
253.37
$271.94
Expended
266.70
$5.24
WELFARE AGENT AND CLERK
Salaries
$645.00
Postage
10.00
$655.00
Appropriation
$750.00
Expended
655.00
$95.00
104
ANNUAL REPORT
Date of
Voucher To Whom Payable
Amount
Total
STREET LIGHTS
Union Light & Power Company
$4,435.31
$4,435.31
Appropriation
$4,450.00
Expended
4,435.31
$14.69
FOREST FIRE
Payroll
$114.75
$114.75
Appropriation
$115.75
Expended
114.75
Balance
$1.00
OFFICIAL BONDS
Official Bonds
$158.00
$158.00
Appropriation
$163.00
Expended
158.00
$5.00
BOARD OF HEALTH
Cash Aid
$676.18
$676.18
Appropriation
$600.00
Expended
676.18
Overdraft
$76.18
BOARD OF HEALTH, GARBAGE DISPOSAL
John Bielecki, Contract
$270.00
$270.00
Appropriation
$350.00
Expended
270.00
Balance
$80.00
105
ANNUAL REPORT
Date of Voucher To Whom Payable
Amount
Total
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN, FEDERAL GRANT
Cash Aid
$150.00
$150.00
Balance Jan. 1, 1943
$ 47.93
Received from Federal Gov-
ernment during year 216.00
$263.93
Expended
150.00
Balance
$113.93
SOLDIER'S RELIEF
Cash Aid
$100.00
$100.00
Appropriation
$500.00
Expended
100.00
$400.00
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Cash Aid
$7,740.40
Supplies and Miscellaneous
8.92
$7,749.32
Appropriation
$8,500.00
Expended
7,749.32
$760.68
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Cash Aid
$505.00
$505.00
Appropriation
$350.00
Authorized Transfer
215.00
$565.00
Expended
505.00
$60.00
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WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of Plainville, Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Plainville qualified to vote in Town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall, in said Plainville, on
MONDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF MARCH 1944, A. D.
at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following Articles, viz:
Article 1. To choose all the necessary Town Officers.
Article 2. The following to be chosen by ballot, viz: One Treasurer, one Town Clerk, one Auditor, one Collector of Taxes, one Tree Warden, one Moderator, and three Constables, for one year. One Selectman and Overseer of Public Welfare, one Trustee of Public Library, one Water Commissioner, one member of School Committee, one Assessor and one Park Commissioner for three years.
All officers, except the above named, are to be chosen for one year.
Polls will be open at nine o'clock A. M. and may be closed by vote at four o'clock P. M.
Article 3. To consider and act on the reports of the Select- men, Treasurer, and other Town Officers.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to postpone action on all other articles to an adjourned meeting to be held Monday evening, March 6, 1944 at 7:30 P. M. in the Town Hall.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 81 of the General Laws.
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Article 6. To appropriate and raise by borrowing or other- wise such sums of money as may be required to defray Town charges for the financial year ending December 31, 1944 and expressly for the following purposes to wit:
1. For the support of the Public Library.
2. For the Selectmen's current expenses and salaries.
3. For the Treasurer's current expenses and salary.
4. For the Town Clerk's current expenses and salary.
5. For the Assessors' current expenses and salaries.
6. For the Tax Collector's current expenses and salary.
7. For the Board of Registrars' current expenses and salaries.
8. For the salary of Town Auditor.
9. For Sealer of Weights and Measures' current ex- penses and salary.
10. For the payment of Insurance.
11. For Welfare.
12. Aid Dependent Children.
13. For Old Age Assistance.
14. For Soldiers' Relief.
15 For Highways and Bridges, including Chapter 81.
16. For Highways and Bridges, center of Town.
16A. Center of Town Special, Drainage East Bacon Street.
17. For Memorial Day.
18. For Interest on Temporary Loans and Maturing Debt.
19. For Fire Department for current expenses and salaries.
20. For Street Lights.
21. For Water Department incidentals, pumping and sal- aries.
22. For Board of Health current expenses and salaries.
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23. For Police Department including Street Patrol.
24. For Forest Fires.
25. For Tree Warden.
26 For Removal of Snow.
27. For Town Hall.
28. For Park Commissioners.
29 For Support of School and salaries of School Com- mittee.
30. Town Forest Committee.
31. For heating and maintenance of Fire Station and Town Office Building.
32. For maturing debt.
33. For Welfare Agent and Clerk For Selectmen.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to have the surety of the Collector of Taxes, Deputy Collector of Taxes, Treasurer, Town Clerk, and Secretary of the Water Commissioners bond placed with a fidelity or guarantee company, and appropriate a sum of money to pay for the same.
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote 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, 1945 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 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $800.00, or any other sum for the carrying on of the Moth work for the coming year.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for a Reserve Fund to provide for extraordinary unforeseen expenses, as authorized by Section 6, Chapter 40, General Laws, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
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Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of money apportioned to Plainville for repairs and maintenance of the Norfolk County Hospital.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the operation of Road Machinery or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 for the planting of public shade trees as recommended by the tree planting committee of 1940, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 90 of the General Laws and raise and appropriate $500.00 for maintenance of Chapter 90 roads or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
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