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$14,529.73
TAXES-1928 George H. Stearns, Collector
Outstanding January 1, 1929 $33,668.11
Payments to treasurer January 1 to November 30, 1929 $19,537.93
Abatements January 1 to No- vember 30, 1929 17.50
Gal. 25 Dux.
Outstanding November 30, 1929, per list 14,112.68 $33,668.11
TAXES-1929 George H. Stearns, Collector
Commitment per warrant
$165,469.19
Payments to treasurer to No- vember 30, 1929 $119,368.91
Abatements to November 30, 1929 155.29
Outstanding November 30, 1929
45,944.99
$165,469.19
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MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1929 George H. Stearns, Collector
Commitments per warrants, $9,976.86
Payment and abatement, re- funded 148.02
Payment and abatement, to be refunded 4.50
$10,129.38
Payments to treasurer to No-
vember 30, 1929 $5,607.90
Abatements to November 30, 1929 724.88
Outstanding November 30, 1929 per list 3,796.60
$10,129.38
INTEREST ON TAXES George H. Stearns, Collector
Collections January 1 to No-
vember 30, 1929 :
Levy of 1926
$35.95
Levy of 1927
1,418.43
Levy of 1928
816.67
Levy of 1929
11.00
$2,282.05
Payments to treasurer January 1 to November 30, 1929 $2,282.05
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Department of Corporations and Taxation Division of Accounts State House, Boston
February 14, 1929.
To the Board of Selectmen,
Mr. Sidney C. Soule, Chairman,
Duxbury, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the accounts of the town of Duxury for the fiscal year end- ing December 31, 1928, made in accordance with the pro- visions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws. This report is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Edward H. Fenton, Chief Accountant of this Division.
Very truly yours,
THEODORE N. WADDELL, Director of Accounts.
Mr. Theodore N. Waddell, Director of Accounts,
Department of Corporations and Taxation, State House, Boston
Sir :
In accordance with your instructions, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Dux- bury for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1928, and submit the following report thereon :----
The financial transactions of the town, as recorded on the books of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town, were examined and checked with the books of the town accountant.
The books and accounts of the accounting depart- ment were examined and checked. The recorded receipts were compared with the treasurer's books and with the
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records of the departments collecting money for the town, while the payments were checked with the select- men's warrants and with the treasurer's records of pay- ments.
The classification book was examined and checked and the appropriation accounts and transfers were checked with the town clerk's records of town meetings.
The ledger accounts were analyzed, the footings and postings were verified, a trial balance was taken off, and a balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was prepared showing the financial condition of the town as of December 31, 1928.
The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked. The recorded receipts were checked with the records in the several departments col- lecting money for the town, with the other sources from which money was paid into the town treasury, and with the accountant's books.
The cash book was footed, the receipts were analyzed, and the cash on hand was verified by an actual count, the bank balances being reconciled with statements fur- nished by the several banks of deposit.
The payments were checked with the selectmen's warrants authorizing the treasurer to disburse town funds.
The payments on account of maturing debt and in- terest were verified and checked with the cancelled se- curities and coupons on file.
A table showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's cash is appended to this report.
The books and accounts of the tax collector were examined and checked. The commitment of taxes of the levy of 1928 was proved with the assessors' warrant, the payments to the treasurer for the levies of 1925 to 1928, inclusive, were checked with the records of the treasurer, the abatements were checked with the assessors' records of abatements granted, and the outstanding taxes were listed and proved to the ledger accounts.
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The outstanding accounts were further verified by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names ap- peared on the books as owing money to the town, the re- plies received therto indicating that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
Tables showing summaries of the various tax levies are appended to this report.
The records of the selectmen and the Board of Health for licenses granted were examined and compared with the records of the treasurer. The town clerk's records of dog and of hunting and fishing licenses were examined, and the payments to the county and state treasurers, respectively, were verified with the receipts on file.
The surety bonds of the treasurer, tax collector, and the town clerk for the faithful performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form.
The records of the cemetery department relative to lots, care, interment, etc., were examined and checked, the payments to the treasurer were compared with the records of the treasurer, and the outstanding accounts were listed.
The savings bank books, representing the invest- ments of the several trust funds in custody of the town treasurer, were personally examined and checked. Ap- pended to this report are schedules showing the condition of the various trust funds.
For the courtesy and co-operation of the various officials during the audit, I wish, on behalf of my assis- tants and for myself to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD H. FENTON, Chief Accountant.
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RECONCILIATION OF TREASURER'S CASH
Balance January 1, 1928 Receipts,
$25,753.55 338,731.73
Payments
$356,914.67
Balance December 31, 1928
7,570.61
$364,485.28
Balance January 1, 1929
$7,570.61
Receipts January 1 to 26, 1929
22,201.09
$29,771.70
Warrants drawn January 1 to 26, 1929 $14,717.20
Balance per cash book January 26,1929 15,054.50
$29,771.70
Balance per cash book January 1, 1929 $15,054.50
Voucher No. 1866, warrant No. 79 of 1928, unpaid 1.57
$15,056.07
Balance January 26, 1929 : Rockland Trust Company $9,438.33
Old Colony National Bank, Plymouth 4,489.71
Cash (in office January 26,
1929 verified)
1,128.03
$15,056.07
ROCKLAND TRUST COMPANY
Balance January 26, 1929, per statement $9,670.17
Balance January 26, per check book $9,438.33
Outstanding checks January 26,
1929, per list
231.84
$9,670.17
$364,485.28
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OLD COLONY NATIONAL BANK, PLYMOUTH
Balance January 26, 1929, per
statement $5,133.90
Balance January 26, 1929, per check book
$4,489.71
Outstanding checks January 26,
1929, per list 644.19
$5,133.90
TAXES-1925
Outstanding January 1, 1928 $6.00
Payments to treasurer $2.00
Outstanding December 31, 1928,
and January 26, 1929, per list 4.00
$6.00
TAXES-1926
Outstanding January 1, 1928
$13.940.57
Payments to treasurer $13,043.18
Abatements 178.61
Outstanding December 31, 1928,
and January 26, 1929, per list 698.78
Due from collector December
31, 1928, and January 26, 1929 20.00
$13,940.57
TAXES-1927
Outstanding January 1, 1928 $36,522.34
Interest reported as taxes 1927. adjusted .01
Overpayment to treasurer .45
$36,522.80
28
25
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Payments to treasurer
$21,950.34 42.28
Outstanding December 31, 1928
14,530.18
$36,522.80
$14,530.18
Outstanding January 1, 1929 Payments to treasurer January 1 to 26, 1929 $107.72
Town tax credited as district tax 1927 35.97
Outstanding January 26, 1929,
per list 14,386.49
$14,530.18
TAXES-1928
Commitment per warrant
$140,232.60
Additional commitment 89.04
Duplicate entry on cash book
303.00
$140,624.64
Payments to treasurer
$106,471.12
Abatements 182.41
Outstanding December 31, 1928
33,971.11
$140,624.64
Outstanding January 1, 1929
$33,971.11
Payments to treasurer January 1 to 26, 1929 $1,453.13
Outstanding January 26, 1929, per list 32,517.98
$33,971.11
INTEREST ON TAXES
Collections January 1, 1928 to
January 26, 1929 :
Levy of 1925
$.28
Levy of 1926
1,435.07
Levy of 1927
972.76
Levy of 1928
86.68
$2,494.79
Abatements
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Payments to treasurer :
1928 $2,466.46
January 1 to 26, 1929 28.32
$2,494.78
Interest reported as taxes 1927 .01
$2,494.79
THOMAS D. HATHAWAY SHADE TREE AND SIDEWALK FUND
Deposits
Total
Savings
On hand at beginning of year 1928
$2,994.75 $2,994.75
On hand at end of year 1928
$3,154.09 $3,154.09
Receipts Payments
Income
$159.34
Added to sav- ings deposits $159.34
WILLIAM PENN HARDING LIBRARY FUND
Savings Deposits Total
On hand at beginning of year 1928
$1,045.50 $1,045.50
On hand at end of year 1928
$1,000.00 $1,000.00
Receipts
Withdrawn from savings bank $45.50
Income 46.01
$91.51
Payments Transferred to library $91.51
$91.51
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CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Savings Deposits Total
On hand at beginning of year 1928 On hand at end of year 1928
$27,445.86 $27,445.86
$29,211.32 $29,211.32
Payments
Receipts®
Income
$1,265.46
Added to sav-
Bequests
1,750.00
ings deposits $1,765.46 Transferred to town 1,250.00
$3,015.46
$3,015.46
TOWN OF DUXBURY BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 1928 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Cash :
$7,570.61
Temporary Loans : In Anticipation of Revenue
$30,000.00 9.37
Levy 1925
$4.00
Unexpended Appropriation Balances:
Levy 1926
718.78
Town Dump $50.00
Levy 1927
14,529.73
Bay Road Repairs
1,088.39
Levy 1928
33,668.11
Gurnet Road, Plymouth and Bay Avenues 13.00
Departmental:
Mullen Avenue and Millbrook Corner
113.88
chusetts, State Aid
$218.00
Station Street Repairs
31.73
Public Welfare
156.00
Congress and West Streets
2,105.51
$374.00
Land Damages, Union, Con-
gress and West Streets
183.50
Land Damages, Tremont
Street 227.10
Land, Tarkiln School
99.00
Committee, Town Forest
150.00
Bounds, Town Way
29.74
Road Index and Plans
146.15
Temple Street Repairs
137.40
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$4,375.40
Revenue-Reserved until Collected: Departmental Overlay-Reserved for Abatements: Levy 1925 $4.00
$374.00
Accounts Receivable :
Tailings
Taxes:
$48,920.62
Commonwealth of Massa-
Loans Authorized:
Congress and West Streets
$2,000.00
Levy 1926
701.82
Levy 1927
1,338.65
Levy 1928 1,183.25
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus
$3,227.72 4,219.90
Surplus Revenue
16,658.84
$58,865.23
$58,865.23
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$124,900.00
Fire Station Loan
$6,500.00
Resurfacing Loan 1924
$2,000.00
Resurfacing Loan 1925
1,000.00
Resurfacing Loan 1925
2,400.00
Resurfacing Loan 1926
3,000.00
Resurfacing Loan 1927
5,000.00
Resurfacing Loan 1928
7,000.00
High School Loan
$20,400.00 98,000.00
$124,900.00
$124,900.00
TRUST ACCOUNT
Trust Funds, Cash and Securities
$33,365.41
Hathaway Shade Tree and Side- walk Fund William P. Harding Library Fund Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
$3,154.09
1,000.00
29,211.32
$33,365.41
$33,365.41
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Report of Town Clerk
MARRIAGES RECORDED IN DUXBURY IN 1929
January 27. In Kingston, Joseph Demingo of Dedham and Evelyn Rocco of Duxbury, by Rev. James H. Courtney.
February 9. In Duxbury, Henry Fontes and Harriet Prince, both of Duxbury, by Rev. J. C. Osgood.
February 19. In Abington, Luther Pierce of Duxbury. and Lottie L. Hunt of Abington, by Rev. Luther Weston Atwood.
February 20. In Plymouth, Hugo T. Santheson of Dux- bury and Miriam Haskell of Kingston, by Rev. Emil O. W. Swanson.
February 23. In Kingston, Paul R. Bates of Duxbury and Annie G. Kane of Plymouth, by Rev. Lewis Gordon Adamson.
March 16. In Duxbury, Everett F. Dunn of Marshfield and Myrtle F. Chandler of Duxbury, by Rev. Lewis J. Thomas.
April 6. In Kingston, Joseph F. Bolton and Hope F. Perkins, both of Duxbury, by Rev. S. Gordon Tucker. April 21. In Plymouth, Albert J. Carroll of Duxbury and Hilda B. Carroll of Plymouth, by Rev. William H. Ormond.
April 27. In Duxbury, Alton L. Belknap of Duxbury and Christie MacRae of Pembroke, by Rev. Jairus C. Osgood.
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May 11. In Duxbury, Guild A. Rosengren and Irene L. Soule, both of Duxbury, by Rev. Lewis J. Thomas.
May 26. In Kingston, Allan J. Bigley and Mary E. Tyman, both of Duxbury, by Rev. James H. Courtney.
June 1. In Duxbury, Nelson E. Withington and Frances E. Knowles, both of Boston, by Rev. Walter E. C. Smith.
July 4. In Canton, Carleton E. Atwood and Ina B. Nickerson, both of Duxbury, by Rev. Charles Wesley Casson.
July 8. In Kingston, William T. Hanigan of Roslindale and Marianne I. Coughlin of Duxbury, by Rev. Albert A. Michaud.
July 25. In Providence, R. I. Leonard C. Simcock of Duxbury and Doris Mayall of Manomet, by Frederick Rueckert, Justice of the Sixth District Court.
August 7. In Boston, Samuel G. I. Wadsworth of Dux- bury and Hattie F. Hayward of Dorchester, by Rev. E. E. Carter.
August 8. In Duxbury, Hugh W. Patterson and Doro- thy L. Hilliker, both of Detroit, Michigan, by Rev. Dudley R. Child.
August 17. In Plymouth, Davis C. Nickerson of Dux- bury and Carrie W. Pierce of Plymouth, by Rev. Wesley A. Kinzie.
August 22. In Kingston, Rollard T. Haskell of Glouces- ter and Beatrice McGrath of Duxbury, by Rev. James H. Courtney.
August 22. In Duxbury, Charles S. Clark and Eliza- beth A. Hastings, both of Duxbury, by Rev. Dudley R. Child.
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August 31. In Revere, Horatio C. O'Neil of Duxbury and Alice L. Michelsen of Revere, by Rev. Albert F. Pierce.
September 7. In Kingston, George B. Cushing, Jr., of Duxbury and Mary H. Stanley of Whitman, by Rev. Lewis Gordon Adamson.
November 14. In Rochester, N. H., Walter N. Smith of Duxbury and Hazel B. Chesley of Boston, by Rev. Johnson N. Armitstead.
November 18. In Middleborough, Marvin G. Jones and Ruth J. Evans, both of Duxbury, by Rev. William C. Kirkpatrick.
DEATHS RECORDED IN DUXBURY IN 1929
Age
Date
Name
Y.
M. D.
Cause of Death
Jan. 6.
James K. Burgess
86
10 22 Myocarditis
Jan. 11.
Cora L. Stearns (Ellis)
76
3 15
Broncho pneumonia
Jan.
14. Albert H. Prince
78
30
Cirrhosis of Ilver
Jan. 20. Florence Bates (Steele)
54
7 24 Clironic endocarditis
Jan. 20. Grace I. Von Iderstein (Gillis) 73
Eugene H. Dorr
53
1 10 Influenza; pneumonia
Jan.
30.
Julia A. Wiswall (Gammons)
81
2 29
Broncho pneumonia
Feb. 3.
Michael J. Farrell
69
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Valvular heart lesion
Mar.
2. Lucy W. Loring (Sampson)
86
10
5
Cerebral hemorrhage
Mar. 2.
Joseph. F. Bolton
56
3
16
Gastro enteritis
May 27. George F. Freeman
77
7
7
Pernicious anaemia
George P. and Rebecca D.
May
28. Christiana I. Faunce
86
10
26
Cerebral hemorrhage
Zenas and Christiana
May
28. James A. Simmons
85
2
25
Chronic endocarditis
Edmund and Harriet
June
17.
William H. Slade
13
10 25
Heart failure from heat and over- Ed E. and Elizabeth exertion
June
20. Martha E. Studley (Kelly) 69
10
27 Cancer of the stomach
Lorenzo and Fannie
July
4.
Louise T. Walker (Tucker)
76
8
Hypostatic pneumonia
July
4. Helen M. Randall
79
22
Chronic endocarditis
Aug. 19. Abbie C. Currier (Appleton)
89
9 30
Angina pectoris
John and Louisa Seth D. and Lucy Samuel and Elizabeth G.
Sept. 19. Gertrude A. Churchill (Glover) 41 3 20 Found dead in bed; natural probably cerebral embollsm Oct. 5. Diabetic coma 7 1
Nov.
2.
Martha Fitts (Willlamson)
73
4 23
Aortic regurgitation heart
Nov. 1. Orlando M. Palmer
87
11 3
Cerebral hemorrhage
Nov. 3. Mary J. B. Thompson (Briley) 58
9 28 Fracture left femur
James and Eliza
Nov. 5. Lucy Hathaway
80
11 30 Interstitial nephritis
Nov.
20. Ida M. Wellman (Ingerson)
74 3 30
Cerebral embolism
Nov. 21. Eliza Colville (Wray)
91
9 24 Carcinoma
Thomas D. and Jerusha Nathaniel and Abl Samuel and Eliza
,
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causes ; Theodore W. and Emma F.
Ella K. Noyes (Nickerson) 67
Richard and Hope D. Simeon and Elizabeth Granville and Harriette
88 - -
Arterio sclerosis
Jan. 31.
John B. Merry
Zelotes and Margaret Robert and Lydia W. Kenneth and Margaret George B. and Sarah C. Calvin and Sophia James and Ellzabeth
7 15
Cerebral hemorrhage
Jan. 29.
Michael and Mary A. Elisha and Ann Joseph F. and Sara K.
Parents' Names
Joseph and Hannah John and Louisa
DEATHS OCCURRING OUT OF TOWN, INTERMENT IN DUXBURY
Date
Name
Y. M. D.
Place
Jan. 5.
Henry O. Winsor
82
Chelsea Marslıfield
Broncho Pneumonia Broncho Pneumonia
Jan.
7.
Royalia Chandler
78
11
19
Jan.
7.
David H. Chandler
76
2
23
Weymouth
Jan.
14.
Elsworth Bowe
84
9
9
Hartford, Conn.
Jan.
26.
Mary E. Soule
69
7
16
Boston
Jan.
29.
Walter W. Estes
78
4 29
Brockton
Feb.
13.
Annie C. Soule
61
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Medfield
Feb.
15.
Harriet Sears
84
8
12
Boston
Feb. 19.
Marion W. Gammons
43
10
10
Weston
Feb.
20.
Julia E. Thomas
Heart failure
Feb.
21.
Dora A. Collins
1
6
12
Kingston
Feb.
25.
Charles E. Harris
73
7
10
Fryeburg, Maine
Mar.
5.
Mary H. Wadsworth
82
2
13
Pembroke
Mar.
6.
William C. Marshall
68
11
6
Marshfield
Mar.
6.
Sarah J. Weston
75
3
11
Lynn
Mar.
25.
William B. Speare
19
6
25
Brookline
Sarcoma
Apr.
6.
Emily A. Tower
83
9
29
Boston
Arterio sclerosis
Apr.
9.
Elisha Sampson
72
10
9
Stratford, Conn.
Broncho Pneumonia
Apr.
14.
Jennie D. Alden
70
Boston
Cerebral embolism
May
15.
Judith S. Kendall
85
7
20
Waltham
Arterio sclerosis
May
26.
Helen R. Holmes
16
8
26
Plymouth
June
2.
Mary C. Fisher
87
Linden, N. J.
June
19.
Cascilda Marsh
83
10
Winthrop
Diabetes mellitus
July
2.
Josephine Peterson
80
5
22
Kingston
Fibroma of uterus
July
6.
Luther B. Gardner
82
19
Weymouth
Chronic myocarditis
July
15.
Eliza J. Stickney
91
8
Boston
Aug.
2. Nathan L. Sampson
60
19
Taunton
Diabetes mellitus
Sept.
23.
Edwin J. Chandler
89
27
Quincy
Oct. 1.
Richard Higgins
12 hours
Plymouth
Heart lesion
Nov.
17. Everett H. Litchfield
70
28
Rockland
Apoplexy
Nov.
18.
William C. Marsh
51
10
Nov.
23.
Howard M. Blanchard
73
10
21
Plymouth
Dec.
21.
Mary L. Pike
86
10
1
Newton
Dee.
27.
Alfred W. Nelson
76
13
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Whitman
Cerebral hemorrhage
Cerebral hemorrhage
Acute broncho pneumonia Suicide
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May
1. Stanley W. Glover
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2
Plymouth
Broncho Pneumonia
Feb.
22. Oliver M. Harris, Jr.
63
7
Hanover
Hypostatic Pneumonia
Boston
Diabetic coma
Cerebral hemorrhage Organic heart disease Apoplexy
Cancer of bladder
General septicaemia
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Arterio sclerosis
Arterio sclerosis
Age
Cause of Deathı
Fracture of skull Lobar Pneumonia Malignant odoema Rupture of bile duct Acute general peritonitis Heart disease Cancer
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN DUXBURY IN 1929
Date
Name
Jan. 8. Charles Herbert Collingwood
Jan. 12. Robert Emery Merry
Feb. 16. Charles Mendes
Mar. 11. Henry Wilson Hurd, Jr.
Samuel and Pauline Mendes Henry W. and Laura L. Hurd
George L. and Rachel L. Damon
Richard S. and Florence L. Glover
Harlow
Govoni
Maybury Chandler
Bennett
June 11. Avery Chandler Nickerson, 2nd.
June 14. Alphonso John Cavicchi, Jr.
June 19. Barbara Linwood Eldridge
Aug. 15. Norma Jean Mercer
Sept. 9. Gertrude Elizabeth Phillips
Oct. 11. Faith Bolton
Oct. 25. Norman Banks White, Jr.
Oct. 30. Florence Elizabeth Taylor
Nov. 6. Robert Warren Holmes
Nov. 25. Lydia French Lund
Parents' Names
Harry B. and Gertrude R. Collingwood Henry W. and Beulah A. Merry
Elijah H. and Dorothy M. Eldridge William D. and Esther J. Mercer Frank E. Jr. and Marjorie Phillips Joseph F. and Hope F. Bolton Norman B. and Blanche F. White Willard H. and Grace A. Taylor Warren R. and Christine Holmes Joseph W. and Margaret B. Lund
Mother's Maiden Name
Mackenzie Brown
Barboza
Loring
Apr. 27. Cora Irene Damon
Apr. 29. Stanley Wilbur Glover
Apr. 30. Celso Macari, Jr.
11. Laura Ruth Barker
May May June 1. Virginia Glass
28. Virginia Irene Murphy
George E. and Ruth C. Barker William J. and Muriel W. Murphy
Lawrence W. and Sadie E. Glass Avery C. and Winifred Nickerson Alphonso J. and Elva Cavicchi
Sellers
Chidoni
Bennett
McGreggor
Sampson
Briggs
Short
Leathers
Mackinnon
Covode
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Simmons
Celso and Annie G. Macari
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Report of Town Meetings
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 2, 1929.
The Meeting convened at 9:30 A. M. and the warrant was read by the Town Clerk.
The Tellers, Herbert Packard, Harry A. McNaught and Robert I. Tower, were sworn by the Town Clerk.
On motion of Mr. Alfred E. Green it was voted, unan- imously, that the Town Clerk deposit a ballot for Henry P. Moulton as Moderator, which was done, and Henry P. Moulton was declared elected Moderator.
Voted, that at 12 o'clock M. a recess of forty-five min- utes be taken for luncheon.
By motion of Mr. Frederick B. Knapp it was voted that some one favoring each article be given a chance to make a motion and speak on the subject before the article is killed in any way.
Voted, that necessary officers not chosen by ballot be appointed by the Selectmen.
Under Article 3, which reads: "To hear the reports of the various Town Officers and Committees and act thereon," Harry B. Bradley, Chairman of the Duxbury Beach Committee, made a report, after which the follow- ing resolutions were offered for adoption :
Resolved: That if the State establishes a recreation ground on Duxbury Beach, that the State should provide an ample and direct main approach thereto and that this should not run through any of the main streets or thickly settled parts of the town. 102 voted in favor and 2 in opposition.
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Resolved : That if the State establishes a reserva- tion at Duxbury Beach, all expense of same, including the approaches, should be borne by the State. This res- olution was adopted unanimously.
The following Resolution was offered: "Resolved : That this Meeting approve House Bill No. 1011 as re- ported by the Joint Special Recess Commission (known as the 'Salisbury Beach and Duxbury Beach Reservations Commission'), established to consider the maintaining of ample spaces for the public at Salisbury Beach and at Duxbury Beach." 46 voted in favor and 113 in opposition.
Resolved: That it is the sense of the Meeting that Duxbury Bridge be retained as a foot-bridge only, for- ever. 80 voted in favor and 40 in opposition.
It was then voted to extend the courtesy of the floor to Senator George M. Webber, a member of the Special Commission on Salisbury Beach and Duxbury Beach Reservations, who gave an outline of the doings of this Commission.
Voted to accept as printed the reports of all other Town Officers and Committees.
Under Article 4 it was voted, to appropriate the follow- ing amounts :
Surplus Street Loan, 1924 $2,000.00
Union and Congress Streets Loan, 1925 . 1,000.00
School and Oak Streets Loan 1925
1,200.00
Duxbury High School Loan, 1926 6,000.00
Congress and West Streets Loan, 1926
1,000.00
Congress and West Streets Loan, 1927
2,000.00
Bay Road Loan, 1928
3,000.00
Fire Engine House Loan, 1928
1,500.00
Interest 8,500.00
Repairs on Gurnet Bridge, 1928
1,955.39
Plymouth County Hospital, Maintenance, 1928
1,381.34
Gypsy and Browntail Moth 2,593.69
Cemeteries 6,500.00
Support of Schools
47,000.00
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Forest Warden
1,500.00
Fire Protection
2,800.00
Tree Warden
300.00
Snow Removal
1,500.00
Health Department
2,000.00
Vital Statistics
25.00
Animal Inspection
150.00
Inspection of Slaughtered Animals
150.00
Department of Public Welfare
9,000.00
Soldiers' and Sailors' Aid
250.00
Moderator
25.00
Town Physicians
400.00
Selectmen's Department
1,500.00
Election and Registration Department
500.00
Treasurer's Department
1,250.00
Tax Collector's Department
1,300.00
Assessors' Department
1,600.00
Town Clerk's Department
450.00
Law Department
200.00
Town Hall and Offices
2,000.00
Town Accountant
1,000.00
Police Department
1,700.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures Department
350.00
Bounties on Hawks, Crows and Seals
150.00
Town Dump
500.00
Printing and Delivering Town Reports
725.00
Liability Insurance
1,000.00
Unclassified Department
100.00
Highways, Bridges and Sidewalks
18,000.00
Town Landings
300.00
Street Lighting
2,500.00
State Aid
250.00
Reserve Fund
1,000.00
Under Article 5, voted, to raise and appropriate $2,282.15 to pay unpaid bills of 1928.
Under Article 6, voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $400 to be expended under the direction of
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William Wadsworth Post No. 165, G. A. R., for the ob- servance of Memorial Day.
Under Article 7, voted, that the Treasurer, with the. approval of the Selectmen, be authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of revenue for the fi- nancial year beginning January 1, 1930, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of said financial year.
Under Article 8, voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $1500 for the Duxbury Free Library.
Under Article 9, voted, to raise and appropriate, for the use of the Plymouth County Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture, the sum of $200, and
Voted, to retain as Town Director, the present Director, Alpheus H. Walker.
Under Article 10, voted, that the sum of $10,000 from the Excess and Deficiency Account be used by the Assess- ors in making the tax rate.
Under Article 11, voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,710.19 for the payment of land damages as- sessed by the County Commissioners for land taken in the building of Bay Road.
Voted to take up together Articles 12 and 13 and voted, unanimously, to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,520 for the payment of land damages assessed by the County Commissioners for land taken in the building of Summer and South Streets, and
To raise and appropriate the sum of $130 for the pay- ment of land damages assessed by the County Com- missioners for land taken in the building of West Street.
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