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PHILIP W. DELANO, Chairman
Board of Selectmen
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SPECIAL TOWN ELECTION, JUNE 30, 1949
The polls were opened at 12 o'clock noon and closed at 4 P. M.
The Tellers were Harry A. McNaught, Helen F. Dawes, Barclay J. Woodward, 3rd, Frank H. Williams and Rodney W. Leach who were sworn in by the Town Clerk.
The ballot-box indicated 55, and 55 ballots were taken from the ballot-box.
The vote was as follows:
TOWN CLERK (Unexpired term)
Votes
Joseph T. C. Jones Blanks
54
1
TOWN TREASURER (Unexpired term)
Votes
Joseph T. C. Jones Blanks 1
54
Adjourned.
J. T. C. Jones,
Town Clerk
Duxbury, Massachusetts August 16, 1949
Mr. Joseph T. C. Jones Town Clerk Duxbury, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Jones
About a month ago you forwarded me the resigna- tion of Harry F. Swift from the Finance Committee of the Town.
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For his unexpired term through next year's Town Meeting, I have appointed Major Charles R. Carlson, St. George Street, Duxbury who has consented to serve.
Sincerely yours,
WILLIAM W. MCCARTHY,
Moderator
Powder Point Avenue Duxbury, Massachusetts November 14, 1949
Board of Selectmen Duxbury, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
It is with sincere regret that I find it necessary to submit my resignation, effective immediately, as Chair- man and Member of the Board of Public Welfare.
Very truly yours,
BARBARA S. MULLOWNEY
Duxbury, Massachusetts December 1, 1949
Mr. Joseph T. C. Jones Town Clerk Duxbury, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Jones
At 2:30 o'clock P. M., December 1, 1949, the remain- ing members of the Board of Public Welfare met with
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the Board of Selectmen for the purpose of electing a new member to fill the vacancy on the Board of Public Welfare.
Mr. Herbert R. Nelson was elected a member to serve on the Board of Public Welfare until the annual election of March 1950.
Respectfully yours,
PHILIP W. DELANO, Chairman
Board of Selectmen
The following Town Officials were duly sworn in 1949 :
Charles R. Crocker, Selectman and Assessor for 1 year.
Walter G. Prince, Selectman and Assessor for 3 years.
Carl J. Santheson, Jr., Member of Board of Public Welfare for 1 year.
Robert Seymour, Member of Board of Public Welfare for 3 years.
Philip G. Chandler, Member of Board of Public Wel- fare for 3 years.
Alice H. Garside, Member of Board of Public Wel- fare to March 1950.
Virginia Goodrich Craig, Member of School Com- mittee for 3 years.
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Earl W. Chandler, Constable for 1 year.
James T. O'Neil, Constable for one year.
Henry P. McNeil, Shellfish Constable for 1 year.
Oliver L. Barker, Member of Planning Board for 5 years.
J. Newton Shirley, Cemetery Trustee for 5 years.
Joseph T. C. Jones, Town Clerk and Treasurer to 1950.
Willard R. Randall, Registrar of Voters to 1951.
Ernest W. Chandler, Field Driver, Inspector of Ani- mals and Inspector of Slaughtered Animals for 1 year.
Lewis B. Randall, Highway Superintendent for 1 year.
Victor D. Nickerson, Harbor Master for 1 year.
Isabelle V. Freeman, Accountant for 3 years; Clerk of Assessors, Selectmen, Board of Health, Veterans' Benefits for 1 year.
Ray M. Parks, Surveyor of Wood and Lumber for 1 year; Fence Viewer for 1 year.
Michael J. Sheehan, Albert N. Sampson, Arthur A. Jokinen, Frank E. Phillips, Jr., Henry P. McNeil, Special Police Officers for 1 year.
Eben N. Briggs, George S. Butler, Kenneth O. Mac- omber, Leroy M. Peterson, Fire Engineers for 1 year.
Henry M. Griswold, Fire Engineer and Fence Viewer for 1 year.
James T. O'Neil, Special Agent for the Local Licens- ing Authorities.
Lawrence C. Doyle, Dog Officer for 1 year.
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
The necessity for repeated repairs to the electric adding machine indicate that efficiency and economy would be promoted by the purchase of a new machine for this department.
I am pleased to submit the following statement of all receipts and expenditures of the Town of Duxbury for the financial year ending December 31, 1949, in accordance with Chapter 41, Section 61, General Laws. This report is arranged in accordance with the classi- fications prescribed by the Director of Accounts.
Appended thereto is a statement of the Appropria- tion Balances returned to the Treasury under date of December 31, 1949, and a further statement of the Appropriation Balances retained and carried forward January 1, 1950.
ISABELLE V. FREEMAN,
Town Accountant
Receipts
TAXES
Polls, Personal and Real Estate
$281,940.06
Income Taxes
52,356.49
Corporation Taxes
31,518.54
Redemption Tax Titles
91.08
$365,906.17
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LICENSES AND PERMITS
Liquor Licenses
$3,906.00
Marriage Permits
46.00
Auctioneer's License
2.00
Taxicab Licenses
8.00
Garage Licenses
20.00
Victuallers' Licenses
26.00
Sunday Licenses
15.00
Amusement Licenses
2.00
Shellfish Licenses-private
209.00
Shellfish Licenses-commercial
57.50
Shellfish Licenses-"grants"
5.00
Gasoline Renewals
4.00
Innholders' Licenses
4.00
Hawkers and Peddlers
8.00
Alcohol Permits
4.00
$4,316.50
FINES AND FORFEITS
Court Fines 55.00
55.00
GRANTS AND GIFTS
County of Plymouth, Dog
Licenses
619.29
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
O. A. A. Federal Grant
$25,955.70
A. D. C. Federal Grant
4,100.00
Industrial Schools
149.37
Tuition of Children
6,600.47
Federal Grant, O.A.A. Food Tax 1,341.85
Reimbursement, Loss of
Taxes
206.60
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Public Service
490.02
Marine Fisheries
1,150.00
$40,613.30
PRIVILEGES
Motor Vehicles Excise Tax
$21,932.85
$21,932.85
ASSESSMENTS
Clam Grant Assessments
50.00
50.00
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Tax Collector's Fees
256.82
Town Clerk's Fees 470.60
727.42
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department, Pistol
Permits
9.50
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Fees 46.41
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
bounties on seals 21.00
License to Sell Firearms
12.00
$88.91
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Cabin Licenses
5.00
Garbage Permits
10.00
Milk Permits
7.00
Oleo Permits
2.50
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Permit to Manufacture Ice Cream 1.00
Physician's Registration 1.00
Reimbursement, Commonwealth of Massachusetts 37.60
$64.10
HIGHWAYS
Commonwealth of Massachusetts :
Ch. 90, Joint Construction
$2,987.60
Ch. 90, Joint Maintenance 999.91
County of Plymouth :
Ch. 90, Joint Construction
5,975.19
Ch. 90, Joint Maintenance
999.91
$10,962.61
CHARITIES
Public Welfare
Reimbursements : From Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
$2,781.79
From Cities and Towns 1,816.79
From Individuals 663.57
Old Age Assistance
Reimbursements :
From Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
21,810.84
From Cities and Towns
874.88
Aid to Dependent Children
Reimbursements :
From Commonwealth of
.
Massachusetts
4,144.08
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Veterans' Benefits
Reimbursements :
From Commonwealth of Massachusetts 3,222.40
$35,314.35
UNCLASSIFIED
Sale, Story of Duxbury
$19.00
Sale, Materials
10.00
Sale, Beach Stickers
1,537.00
Reimbursements, Telephone Calls
10.27
$1,576.27
CEMETERIES
Sale of Lots 40.00
Care, Interments, Founda-
tions, etc.
3,485.50
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$3,525.50
INTEREST
Interest on Deffered Taxes 536.66
Interest on Motor Vehicle Excise
62.86
Interest on Tax Titles Redeemed
27.52
Interest on Deposits (School
Funds) 328.90
Dividends from Cemetery Funds 1,640.50
Dividends from Trust Funds 2,635.85
Dividends on Investment Funds 937.50
$6,169.79
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT
Town Clerk, Dog Licenses $871.40
Town Clerk, Sporting Licenses 411.75
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Cemetery, Perpetual Care Funds 3,897.00
Retirement System 2,842.94
Withholding Taxes
11,770.21
Tailings 1.00
Post War Rehabilitation Fund
50,000.00
Sale, American Tel. and Tel. Rights 111.72
$69,906.02
REFUNDS
Selectmen's Department
$11.00
Tax Collector's Department
5.00
Election and Registration
15.62
Town Office Department
3.95
Fire Department
8.64
Moth Department
25.00
Highway Department
3.85
Public Welfare
86.05
Aid to Dependent Children
12.60
Old Age Assistance
118.75
School Department
32.87
Elementary School Building Fire
Insurance
1,107.70
$1,431.03
$562,639.82
Expenditures
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Moderator
Appropriation
$40.00
Salary of Moderator $40.00
$40.00
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Selectmen's Salaries
Appropriation $2,225.00
Salary of Chairman $1,200.00
Salaries of second and third members
1,025.00
$2,225.00
Selectmen's Department
Appropriation
$1,820.00
Refund
11.00
$1,831.00
Salaries, Chief Clerk and
Assistant $409.41
Printing Stationary and Postage
238.49
Transportation and Travel
231.70
Binding Protective By-Law Map
210.00
Telephone
98.12
Sound Service
50.00
Legal Services re-zoning
165.82
All other
34.00
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$1,437.54
Accounting Department
Appropriation $2,100.00
Accountant's Salary
$1,583.34
Clerk Hire
230.58
Printing, Stationery, Postage and
binding 54.66
Adding Machine Maintenance 20.10
Membership, New England States and Municipal Finance Officers Association 10.00
All other
8.25
$1,906.93
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Treasurer's Salary
Appropriation $1,400.00 Joseph T. C. Jones, Salary $1,400.00
$1,400.00
Treasurer's Department
Appropriation $600.00
Clerk Hire 55.37
Printing, Stationery, Postage, etc. 220.70
Surety Bond
194.00
Telephone
53.07
Insurance
24.12
Adding Machine Maintenance
20.10
All other 11.55
$578.91
Assessors' Department
Appropriation
$2,225.00
Salaries Chief Clerk and
Assistant
$1,616.40
Printing, Stationery, Postage and Binding 232.93
Transfers from Registry
115.09
Transportation and travel expenses 219.78
Typewriter rental 7.00
Membership, Mass. Assessors Ass'n 12.00
Express, Telephone, and all other 21.80
$2,225.00
Assessors' Salaries
Appropriation
$1,900.00
Chairman's Salary $1,000.00 *
Salary of second and third members 900.00
$1,900.00
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Tax Collector's Salary Appropriation $2,400.00 Edwin M. Noyes, Salary $2,400.00
$2,400.00
Tax Collector's Department
Appropriation
$1,420.00
Refund
5.00
$1,425.00
Clerk Hire
$545.00
Printing, Stationery, Postage
387.66
Surety Bond
280.25
Telephone
79.22
Insurance
45.75
Delinquent warrants
25.00
Typewriter overhaul
19.50
All other, including travel
42.30
$1,424.68
Town Clerk's Department
Appropriation
$545.00
Clerk Hire
$149.93
Printing, Stationery, Postage and Binding 249.52
Surety Bond
5.00
Telephone
5.45
All other, including Ass'n
Memberships 10.25
$420.15
Town Clerk's Salary
Appropriation
$1,200.00
Joseph T. C. Jones, Salary
$1,200.00
$1,200.00
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Finance Committee
Appropriation $50.00 Printing, Stationery and
postage $8.10
Association of Town Finance
Committees, membership
10.00
$18.10
Appeal Board
Appropriation $450.00
Appeal Board-Salaries
$250.00
Clerk hire
70.00
Postage
23.81
Advertising
45.61
Office supplies and mileage
4.23
$393.65
Planning Board
Appropriation
$200.00
Transfer from Reserve 12.50
$212.50
Office supplies
$12.25
Advertising
153.57
Legal Advice
34.18
Membership, Mass. Federation
of Planning Boards
12.50
$212.50
Election and Registration
Appropriation
$800.00
Refund
15.62
$815.62
Salaries of Registrars
$240.62
Election Officers-services 331.92
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Printing, Stationery and Postage 109.50
All Other 3.00
$685.04
Law Department
Appropriation $875.00
Town Counsel, Retainer
$200.00
Town Counsel, Fees less retainer 403.50
$603.50
Town Historian
Appropriation
$100.00
Office supplies $8.50
$8.50
Town Office and Buildings
Appropriation
$4,800.00
Refund
3.95
$4,803.95
Janitor work
$24.00
Care of Honor Roll
33.13
Labor
22.40
Repairs, Town Hall
300.00
Fuel
680.19
Janitors Supplies
32.72
Electricity
368.68
Repairs, town office and Abbot House
651.26
Office supplies and equipment
268.35
Burn, mow, rake fields
83.50
Water
49.60
Move Bandstand
99.43
All other
13.41
$2,626.67
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Protection of Persons and Property
Police Protection
Appropriation $19,500.00
Salaries and Wages:
Chief of Police
$3,384.00
Regular Patrolmen
11,264.00
Special Police
2,457.20
Auto Maintenance and Repairs
1,276.61
Maintenance, Radio and other equipment
121.88
Telephones
288.18
Insurance
94.90
Recondition typewriter
24.50
Office supplies and equipment
178.78
Membership dues
12.00
Printing
45.75
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Uniforms
231.00
Police Matron
9.00
Plymouth Police Station
14.00
Lock-up Keeper
11.90
All Other
9.34
$19,423.04
Police Department Automobile
Appropriation
$500.00
Pontiac Sedan
$450.00
$450.00
Fire Protection Department
Appropriation
$7,800.00
Refunds
8.20
$7,808.20
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Salaries :
Chief's Salary
$600.00
Chief's Transportation allowance
300.00
Permanent man's salary
1,900.00
Relief man
561.60
Call Firemen
375.00
Firemen
1,155.06
Janitor
75.00
Apparatus and trucks, maintenance,
repairs, and equipment
706.02
Fuel
379.53
Lights
299.38
Buildings and Grounds, repairs
529.68
Janitor's supplies
25.81
Miscellaneous items, for use on
buildings and grounds
60.91
Stationery, printing and postage
58.95
Telephones
386.97
Insurance
35.75
Royal typewriter and office equipment 206.39
Tetanus injections 35.00
15.50
Rubber coats
All other, including express, travel,
and "stand-by" supplies
79.71
$7,786.26
Insect Pest Control
Appropriation
$3,600.00
Refunds
25.00
$3,625.00
Salary, Superintendent
$1,083.34
Labor 1,313,10
Truck hire and truck expense
432.96
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Equipment 6.63
Chemicals and insecticides
255.00
Airplane spraying All other
400.00
62.50
$3,553.53
Aero-Mist Sprayer-Purchase
Appropriation
$2,200.00
Aero-Mist Sprayer
$2,136.40
Attachment-Blower
21.80
$2,158.20
Tree Department Hathaway Fund
Balance of Appropriation
$246.39
Labor
$91.20
Truck Hire
48.00
Miscellaneous Trees
95.00
$234.20
Tree Department
Appropriation
$4,750.00
Labor
$3,070.50
Truck Hire and expense
1,399.85
Telephone calls
8.45
D. D. T.
176.00
Equipment, including fertilizer,
tools, and trees
91.99
$4,746.79
Tree Warden's Salary
Appropriation
$1,500.00
Roy E. Parks, Salary $1,500.00
$1,500.00
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Forest Warden's Department
Appropriation $3,000.00
Transfers from Reserve 603.12
$3,603.12
Forest Warden's Salary
$473.58
Warden's travel allowance
143.32
Fire Fighters
1,383.14
Trucks, gas, oil, repairs
635.19
Forestry hose
241.24
Pump tanks
57.83
Chemicals and Extinguishers
179.61
Miscellaneous apparatus and
repairs to apparatus
252.73
Garage rental
100.00
Gas service
44.06
All other, including lumber
and "stand-by" expenses
46.20
$3,556.90
Forest Warden's Department
Appropriation
balance, 1948 $550.00
Subject to contract
Two-way Radio $550.00
$550.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Appropriation
$300.00
Salary of Sealer
$125.00
Travel Allowance
75.00
Equipment
20.81
Insurance
54.90
$275.71
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Bounties
Appropriation $50.00
Bounties paid $30.55
$30.55
Hydrant at New Grade School
Appropriation
$1,500.00
Paid Duxbury Fire and Water District $1,490.13
$1,490.13
Health and Sanitation
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
$2,575.00
Salary of Agent
$500.00
Office supplies 5.83
Contagious, Board and treatment 208.00
Contagious, medical attendance 20.00
Ambulance
11.25
Tuberculosis, Board and treatment
88.50
Fish Disposal
19.00
School dental program
960.00
$1,812.58
Town Dump
Appropriation $1,600.00
Wages, Caretaker and
firefighters $1,487.90
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Gasoline Bulldozer
1.00 70.00
$1,558.90
Public Health Nurse
Appropriation $500.00
Salary, Health Nurse $500.00
$500.00
Hydrant Rental
Appropriation
$400.00
Paid Town of Marshfield
$400.00
$400.00
Animal Inspection
Appropriation
$100.00
Salary, Inspector of Animals
$100.00
$100.00
Inspection of Slaughtered Animals
Appropriation
$50.00
Salary, Inspector of
Slaughtered Animals
$50.00
$50.00
Vital Statistics
Appropriation
$15.00
Return of deaths
$4.50
$4.50
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Highways
HIGHWAYS AND SIDEWALKS
Appropriation
$29,000.00
Refund 3.85
$29,003.85
Salary, Superintendent of
Streets
$2,924.00
Telephone
88.20
Water service connection
42.90
Lights
16.62
Other administration expenses
16.52
Labor
12,528.03
Trucks, maintenance and repairs 3,682.17
Stone, gravel, asphalt, etc.
8,156.04
Insurance
233.04
All other, including street signs and markers 202.82
Equipment, miscellaneous tools,
maintenance costs and repairs 1,101.81
$28,992.15
Tractor with Attachments, Highway Dept.
Appropriation
$2,900.00
Ford Tractor
$1,995.00
Brush, cutter bar
813.50
Lighting equipment
25.56
$2,834.06
Snow and Ice Removal
Appropriation $8,000.00
$2,300.35
Labor Trucks, gas, oil, repairs 611.25
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Salt and Sand
1,242.20
Truck and Plow hire
3,002.61
New Equipment and repairs to equipment 349.77
$7,506.18
Hathaway Fund-Highway
Balance of Income $38.97 Labor and Miscellaneous Hardware $38.68
$38.68
Traffic Signs and Markers
Appropriation balance $131.21 Emergency lights $79.80
Street signs 38.00
$117.80
Street Lights, Parks Street, etc.
Appropriation balance
$59.41
Plymouth County Electric Co.
$59.41
$59.41
Street Lights
Appropriation
$3,600.00
Plymouth County Electric Co.
$3,376.27
$3,376.27
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Street Lights, Tremont Street, etc.
Appropriation
$110.00
Plymouth County Electric Co.
$28.25
$28.25
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CHAPTER 90 HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
Appropriation
$2,000.00
From Excess and Deficiency 6,000.00
$8,000.00
Labor
$1,201.00
Bulldozer
1,129.75
Shovel
392.00
Truck and Driver
568.50
Materials
120.74
$3,411.99
Bridge Department
Appropriation
$5,700.00
Balance Hathaway
Fund Income 286.68
Transfer from
Reserve
635.30
$6,621.98
Labor
$1,579.10
Lumber and spikes
4,542.49
Freight on lumber
284.96
All other, including cement
and hardware
205.82
$6,612.37
Town Landings
Appropriation
$1,940.00
Balance Hathaway
Fund Income 580.28
$2,520.28
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Labor
$843.45
Materials, including new float
1,133.32
Grader hire
137.50
Truck and driver
15.00
Water
16.00
Towing floats, etc.
211.86
All other, including plumbing
163.15
$2,520.28
Sidewalks on Washington Street
Appropriation balance $485.81
Materials
$301.55
Cement Mixer
150.00
Wheelbarrows
34.26
$485.81
Bayridge Lane
Appropriation
$1,241.94
Labor
$295.10
Materials
83.33
$378.43
Birch Street Repairs
Appropriation balance $60.70
Labor $53.90
$53.90
Priscilla Avenue Improvements
Appropriation
$1,000.00
Labor
$222.75
Trucks and Drivers
103.50
Asphalt
224.60
Gravel
65.60
Grader, Trailer, Shovel
383.55
$1,000.00
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Charities and Soldiers' Benefits
GENERAL RELIEF-Public Welfare
Appropriation
$14,550.00
Transfers from Reserve 1,669.08
Cancelled Checks 86.05
$16,305.13
Agent's Salary
$670.32
Salary, Clerk and Visitor
487.10
Printing, Stationery and Postage 48.90
All other administration expenses in- cluding travel, membership
dues, etc. 95.01
Groceries and Provisions
3,408.64
Coal and Wood
239.49
Medicine and Medical Attendance
2,936.28
State Institution
405.00
Cash Grants to Individuals
6,550.27
Board and care
318.40
Relief by other cities and towns
532.77
All other, including rent
and clothing 612.95
$16,305.13
Aid to Dependent Children
Appropriation
$11,100.00
Cancelled check 12.60
$11,112.60
Cash grants Agent's Salary Clerk's hire
$10,571.32 476.28 65.00
$11,112.60
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Aid to Dependent Children, Federal Grants
Federal Grant, 1948 balance $307.18
Federal Grants 1949
3,745.81
$4,052.99
Cash Grants
$4,039.99
$4,039.99
Aid to Dependent Children, Administration
Balance Federal
Grants 1948 $251.15
Federal Grants 1949 354.19
$605.34
Administration expenses, including clerical, telephone, station-
ery, etc. $203.46
$203.46
Old Age Assistance
Appropriation
$32,850.00
Cancelled checks 93.60
$32,943.60
Agent's Salary
$1,373.40
Clerk hire
125.02
Cash Grants
30,627.89
Reimburse other cities and towns 817.29
$32,943.60
Old Age Assistance, Federal Grants Balance, 1948 $2,641.72
Cancelled Check
25.15
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1949 Grants 24,939.17
$27,606.04
Cash Grants
$25,795.75
$25,795.75
Old Age Assistance, Federal Grant-Administration
Balance
$508.62
Federal Grants 1,016.53
$1,525.15
Clerk hire, stationery, postage, and mileage $792.16
$792.16
Jonathan and Ruth Ford Fund
Income withdrawn
$225.30
Paid for worthy cases :
Hospital and Doctors $225.30
$225.30
Veterans' Benefits
Appropriation
$6,000.00
Salary, Veterans' Agent
$600.00
Salary, Bookkeeper 70.83
Office expense, travel, etc.
106.78
Ordinary Benefits
2,480.75
Fuel Allowances
176.50
Medical bills
391.37
Dental
3.00
$3,829.23
Schools and Libraries School Department
Appropriation $124,768.00 Dog Fund 565.29
:
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Hathaway Fund
transfer
1,236.77
Refunds
31.24
$126,601.30
Salary of Superintendent
$5,106.02
Salary, Superintendent's clerk
2,192.92
Truant Officer
50.00
Printing, Stationery and Postage
374.40
Telephone
441.14
Travelling Expenses
661.36
School Census
100.00
School Secretary, salary
788.12
Water rates
140.80
All other, including consultants
95.86
Teachers' salaries
77,618.70
High School:
Text books
1,331.52
Classroom supplies
2,160.39
Elementary :
Text books
933.92
Classroom supplies
1,463.27
Transportation :
High School
4,394.20
Elementary
7,460.40
Janitors' Services :
High School
5,701.84
Elementary School
2,573.62
Fuel and Light :
High School
2,936.92
Elementary
1,737.59
Maintenance of Buildings and
Grounds:
High School repairs
1,428.07
High School janitors supplies 848.88
High School all other
133.29
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Elementary - repairs 145.68
Elementary janitors supplies
338.95
Elementary all other 262.47
Furniture and Furnishings :
High School 1,653.53
Elementary School
242.76
Diplomas and Graduation
Exercises
100.00
Insurance (boiler)
76.00
School Health:
Physician
536.00
Nurse
1,023.50
All other
981.58
$126,033.70
School Department, Hathaway Fund Income
Balance, Hathaway Fund
$1,311.77
Musical instrument $75.00
$75.00
Balance of $1,236.77 transferred
to School Department
Elementary School Building
Balance of Appropriation
$361,409.96
Architect's Fees $5,038.14
Construction Contract
329,519.49
Equipment 14,294.69
All other, including land- scaping, underground piping, etc. 1,927.42
$350,779.74
Public Use of School Facilities Appropriation $600.00
Janitor's services $42.90 500.00
Fuel $542.90
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Americanization and Vocational
Appropriation $500.00
Vocational School
$269.00
Americanization Teachers
231.00
$500.00
Duxbury Free Library
Appropriation $2,000.00
Salaries :
Librarian
$1,200.00
Assistant
520.00
Janitor
280.00
$2,000.00
Recreation and Unclassified
Unclassified
Appropriation $500.00
Dog Officer's Salary and
Care of Dogs
$179.00
Telephone
2.72
Salary of Flag custodians and
repairs to poles
151.38
Custodian of town clock
60.00
$393.10
Harbor Master
Appropriation
$1,184.00
Salaries :
Harbor Master
$400.00
Assistant Harbor Master
100.00
Materials and labor
222.51
$722.51
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Shellfish Constable's Department
Appropriation $2,000.00
Shellfish Warden's Salary
$1,400.00
Warden's travel allowance 450.00
Materials 5.71
Printing
50.60
Plowing
52.00
$1,958.31
Eben Ellison Beach
Balance of Gift
$1,781.75
New Float
$587.85
Labor and trucks
110.05
$697.90
Myles Standish Cellar Fund
Income Withdrawn
$92.40
Labor, truck, material
$92.40
$92.40
Plymouth County Hospital
Appropriation
$4,944.82
Deficit
879.78
$5,824.60
Plymouth County Hospital
$5,824.60
$5,824.60
Special Shellfish Account
Balance-1948
$5.69
Transfer from Shellfish
Propagation Accn't
318.00
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Grants from Common- wealth of Mass. 1,150.00
$1,473.69
Labor Clams-seed
$591.30 315.00
$906.30
Contributory Retirement System (Military)
Appropriation
$12.83
Contribution to System $10.32
$10.32
Duxbury Recreation Center
Appropriation
$1,500.00
Telephone
$42.73
Fuel
75.21
Repairs to building
520.62
Directors' salaries
300.00
$938.56
School Fire Alarm System
Appropriation
$975.00
Telephone bills
$29.73
Installation of system
670.00
$699.73
Fire Insurance Schedule
Appropriation
$1,800.00
Insurance
$1,774.34
$1,774.34
Mosquito Control Expansion
Appropriation
$1,300.00
Airplane Spraying
$700.00
$700.00
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Greenhead Fly Control
Appropriation $1,300.00 State Reclamation Board $1,300.00
$1,300.00
Elementary School Building Insurance
Appropriation $1,080.00
Insurance Policies $999.93
$999.93
Fourth of July
Appropriation $950.00
Bands
$581.56
Transportation for Band
60.00
Janitor's Services
63.00
Prizes
115.00
$919.56
Poison Ivy Extermination
Balance of
Appropriation
$40.35
1949 Appropriation 100.00
$140.35
Weed killer
$42.12
Labor and truck hire
78.30
$120.42
Aid to Agriculture
Appropriation
$100.00
Contribution, County of Plymouth $100.00
$100.00
Memorial Day
Appropriation
$350.00
Janitor services
$5.00
Music
9.00
Printing
21.00
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Address
15.00
Flowers
152.00
Transportation
7.00
Organist
3.00
$212.00
Town Retirement System
Balance of
Appropriation $487.80
1949 Appropriation 1,094.00
Contribution to system
$1,094.00
$1,094.00
Workmen's Compensation Insurance
Appropriation $1,500.00
Compensation insurance
$1,410.04
$1,410.04
Land Damage Award
Appropriation
$141.00
Payments of awards
$130.00
$130.00
Printing and Delivering Town Reports
Appropriation
$2,000.00
Printing reports $1,952.00
Delivering reports
40.00
$1,992.00
Island Creek Hall Conversion
Appropriation
$845.52
Architect's Fee
$845.52
$845.52
Mosquito Control
Appropriation
$1,500.00
State Reclamation Board
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
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Parks and Playgrounds
Appropriation
$600.00
Labor
$232.20
Equipment
167.94
Roller and Driver, etc.
13.00
Water
18.00
All other
19.10
$450.24
Cemeteries Boomer Square
Appropriation
$50.00
Labor
$35.00
Flowers
12.00
$47.00
Lucy A. Ewell Fund
Appropriation $55.00
22 loads fill $55.00
$55.00
George H. Wood Fund
Appropriation
$18.50
Flowers and fiower holders
$18.50
$18.50
Lucy Hathaway Fund
Income from Fund
$335.44
Labor $239.20
$239.20
Cemetery Department
Appropriation
$9,600.00
Sale of Lots 95.00
Perpetual Care Fund,
Income 1,640.50
$11,335.50
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Salary, Superintendent
$2,678.00
Salary Secretary of Trustees
240.00
Office supplies, printing, postage
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