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21.00
Carter Ink Co.,
1.25
C. A. Hack & Son, 345 Town Reports, 70.40
C. A. Hack & Son, 28 School Reports, 8.50
C. A. Hack & Son, 155 Town Warrants, 8.50
Enos D. Williams, Assessors transfers, 8.80
Davol Printing House, caucus ballots etc., 22.90
A. M. Brownell, Assessors papers, 1.40
George H. Swift, ballot clerk, 3.50
Good Roads Machine Co., repairs, 10.85
New England Road Machine Co., road drag, 27.00
Elmer Poole, teller, 1.00
Albert E. Shaw, ballot clerk, 10.50
Don Cushman, snow fence,
5.00
George Harmon, Teller, 1.00
E. H. Allen, paid expenses on B. & D. Bridge hearing, 23.59
Staples Coal Co., repairs on scraper, 6.84
Staples Coal Co., 12 ton, Town Hall, 5.25
Carlow Auto Co., State Farm, 6.50
Leslie Miller, cutting wood, Town Hall, .75
Enoch Hathaway, sign boards No. 6, 4.80
American Surety Co., Treas. and Col- lector bonds, 55.00
Standard Oil Co., oiling State roads, 283.90
Hobbs & Warren, tax and order books, 21.56
E. L. Smith, mowing Common, 8.00
T. P. Paull, 500 envelopes, paper and postage,
13.50
E. H. Allen, paid for stamps and 500 envelopes,
15.00
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Town of Dighton, 3/10 repairs B. & D. Bridge, 211.48
A. A. Briggs, serving Dog warrants, 15.00
C. A. Hack & Son, stationery, 15.50
The N. Standard Fire Extinguisher, repairs,
52.22
Ervine Chase, janitor, 1 year, Town Hall, 24.00
T. L. Williams, Ballot Clerk, 4.00
E. Kirker, cutting wood, Town Hall, 1.00
F. A. Brown, Jr., 6 hours, 1.50
Town of Middleboro,
20.00
Hall and Hagerty, Attorneys,
71.75
Davol Printing House, tax bills, etc.,
9.00
L. M. Wetherell & Sons, flag pole,
392.29
Capt. Lewis White, 1 mast,
10.00
Joseph Babbitt, repairs on scraper,
1.00
A. A. Briggs, Teller,
4.00
$1,794.99
Grading Library Lot.
Albert Cummings, 76 days and horse, $228.00
W. C. Horton, 190 hours, 47.50
James Maney, 15 days, 30.00
F. L. Williams, 360 loads sand, 10.80
$316.30
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
District No. 1.
E. L. Smith and others on washout, $77.04
E. L. Smith, 6512 hours, 15.13
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E. L. Smith, horse, 31 h ours,
6.20
George Cummings, stone,
2.00
F. L. Williams, 401/2 hours, 10.13
Forest Staples, man and 4 horses,
9.45
Albert Bassett, 9 hours,
2.25
Albert Bassett, team 2 days,
12.00
Clinton Macomber, 4612 hours,
11.63
Laborers, 19 hours,
4.75
M. Slocum, 5 hours, with 2 horses,
3.25
A. F. Bassett, 5 hours, with 2 horses,
3.25
$157.08
State Road.
Staples Coal Co.,
$129.45
A. F. Bassett,
157.33
F. L. Williams,
10.00
William Horton,
15.50
Clinton Macomber,
24.63
E. L. Smith,
67.38
E. L. Smith, horse,
14.60
E. L. Smith, 1 cord wood,
5.00
E. L. Smith, 120 loads gravel,
12.00
Russell Macomber, 66 hours,
13.20
Edward Waldron, 69 hours,
13.80
George Cummings, 155 loads gravel,
15.50
Frank Terry, 140 hours,
35.00
Enoch Hathaway, 20 loads gravel,
2.00
A. A. Briggs, 18 hours,
4.50
Laborers,
31.48
Jessie Lima, 8512 hours,
20.88
J. King, 221/2 hours,
5.63
$580.88
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District No. 2.
E. A. Chace, 94 hours, $23.50
E. A. Chace, horse, 83 hours, 16.60
E. A. Chace, 12 loads gravel, .36
E. A. Connors, 26 loads gravel, .78
J. F. Staples, man and 4 horses,
11.70
G. A. Harmon, 10672 hours, 26.57
Thomas F. Poole, 16 hours,
4.00
Flora I. Poole, horse, 45 hours,
9.00
Chester J. Briggs, 16 hours,
4.00
John Oliver, 57 hours,
14.25
Staples Coal Co.,
7.80
John Oliver, 2 days laying stone,
7.00
L. C. Whitaker, 8 hours, 2.00
E. E. Whitaker, 8 hours,
2.00
Frank Terry, 23 hours,
5.75
G. F. Howard, 9 hours,
2.25
$137.56
District No. 3.
E. E. Whitaker and others, labor and rails,
$2.30
E. E. Whitaker, 92 hours, 23.00
L. C. Whitaker, 72 hours, 18.00
L. C. Whitaker, horse 40 hours,
8.00
A. F. Bassett, 104 hours,
26.00
A. F. Bassett, horse 121 hours,
24.20
Huntley Perry, 40 hours,
10.00
Huntley Perry, horse 48 hours, 9.60
Roy Ashley, 28 hours, 7.00
Jessie Lima, 23 hours, 5.75
William Horton, 18 hours, 4.50
Clyde Cummings, 3 hours, .75
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M. Slocum, 32 hours, $8.00
M. Slocum, horse 65 hours, 13.00
Mrs. T. Briggs, 85 loads gravel, 4.25
$164.35
New Fence in Howlands' Hollow.
E. E. Whitaker, 60 hours, $15.00
E. E. Whitaker, oil and lead,
7.75
A. F. Bassett, 5 days, 30.00
A. F. Bassett, man 40 hours, 10.00
George Babbitt, 18 hours,
4.50
Mrs. T. Briggs, 50 Loads gravel,
5.00
Elsworth Dean, 10 days,
60.00
E. E. Whitaker, 24 hours painting,
6.00
Clyde Cummings, 13 hours,
3.25
Laborers, 6312 hours, 15.88
$157.38
River Fence.
E. E. Whitaker, 49 hours, $13.25
L. C. Whitaker, 27 hours, 6.75
L. C. Whitaker, horse 15 hours, 3.00
Albert Cummings, 28 hours, 7.00
Sarah F. Briggs, 53 locust posts,
39.75
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$69.75
District No. 4.
Howard Haines and others, $3.20
Howard Haines, 9512 hours, 23.88
Howard Haines, oxen 18 hours, 7.20
Howard Haines, horse 112 hours,
26.80
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Earl Haines, 69 hours,
$17.25
Joseph Peirce, 97 hours, 24.38
Enoch Boyce, 18 hours,
4.50
Howard Haines, 46 loads gravel,
4.60
$111.81
District No. 5.
A. A. Briggs, 105 hours, $26.25
A. A. Briggs, horse 80 hours,
17.00
M. L. Briggs, 30 hours,
9.50
M. Slocum, 11/2 days and 1 hour,
9.65
A. F. Bassett, 112 days,
9.00
A. W. Allen, 22 hours,
5.50
F. B. Terry, 43 hours,
10.75
Chas. Manchester, 18 hours,
4.50
Herbert Ashley, 14 hours,
3.50
Harold Ashley, 10 hours,
2.50
George Crimliske, 16 hours,
4.00
A. J. Webster, 11 hours,
2.75
Alfred Peirce, 123 loads gravel,
4.92
George Crimliske, ox team, 26 hours,
10.40
$120.22
District No. 6.
Arthur Davis and others,
$15.10
Arthur Davis, horse 76 hours,
15.20
Arthur Davis, 172 hours,
43.00
E. W. Clarke, 279 hours,
69.75
Charles Shaw, 37 hours,
9.00
Ellis Hall, 27 hours,
6.75
Ellis Hall, horse 27 hours,
5.40
George Mellon, 61/2 hours,
1.62
George Mellon, horse 13 hours,
2.60
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J. T. Staples, scraping,
28.60
Manuel Rose, 67 loads gravel,
3.35
William Hall, 2 hours,
.50
Charles Shaw, horse 27 hours,
5.40
$206.27
District No. 7.
John F. Staples, 222 hours, $55.50
John F. Staples, horse 364 hours, 72.80
John F. Staples, oxen 50 hours, 20.00
R. Moranville, 48 hours, 12.00
L. Davis, 44 hours, 11.00
M. Davis, 26 hours,
6.50
Peter Cherrick, 18 hours,
4.50
John T. Haskins, 35 hours,
8.75
John T. Haskins, horse 70 hours,
14.00
W. Ashley, 36 hours,
9.00
H. Ashley, 27 hours,
6.75
C. Ashley, 9 hours,
2.25
C. Hathaway, 18 hours,
4.50
Shovelers, 108 hours,
27.00
M. Haskins, 158 loads gravel,
7.90
$262.45
Cemetery Account.
G. H. Babbitt, 2 years Fox Cemetery, $12.00
E. L. Smith, 56 hours, 14.00
E. L. Smith, horse 10 hours, 2.00
F. L. Williams, work on wall, 8.40
F. L. Williams, stone, 1.50
F. L. Williams, 53 hours, 13.25
Frank Terry, 56 hours,
14.00
S. E. Westgate, 30 hours,
19.50
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E. H. Allen, cement and horse, 1.75
A. G. Williams Co., 2.16
F. L. Williams, labor and material, 2.50
$91.06
Enforcing the Laws.
Charles J. Nichols,
$19.56
Allen A. David,
7.00
Allen Haskell, 8.62
Frank A. Brown,
3.99
L. C. Whitaker, 5.74
$44.91
Memorial Day.
Rollin H. Babbitt, paid bills, $34.60
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths.
A. A. Briggs, 4 days, $10.00
A. A. Briggs, horse 20 days, 28.80
A. A. Briggs, 27 days, 81.00
A. A. Briggs, horse 11 days,
22.00
A. A. Briggs, 5 trips to depot,
5.00
A. A. Briggs, paid freight,
4.38
Pierce Hardware Co.,
1.80
L. C. Whitaker, 1 day,
2.00
L. C. Whitaker, 11 days,
27.50
C. P. Terry, 25 gal. gasoline etc.,
6.75
Harold Ashley, 3 days, 6.00
Harold Ashley, 9 days,
22.50
George Crimliske, 13 days,
7.50
Merton Briggs, 1 day, 2.00
Merton Briggs, 16 days,
40.00
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Alvin E. Briggs, 10 days,
25.00
State of Mass., 500 lead,
31.25
$323.48
Soldiers' Relief,
$36.00
Outside Poor,
$441.65
State Aid,
$117.00
Public Library.
Emery Record Preserving Co., $1.50
Francis S. Babbitt, Genealogy, 10.00
Julia R. Burt, Librarian, 50.00
Julia R. Burt, paid assistant,
3.00
Joseph Howland, trustee,
10.00
DeWolfe V. Fiske Co., books,
37.03
$111.15
Forest Fires.
Gideon H. Babbitt, and others,
$43.14
S. E. Brailey and others, 2.50
Roswell Delano and others,
18.85
E. L. Smith and others, 7.50
Stiles & Hart, 15.00
$86.99
Snow Bills.
Edward L. Smith and others,
$18.50
Ervine A. Chase and others, 28.72
E. E. Whitaker and others, 25.17
Howard Haines and others, 21.55
A. A. Briggs and others,
11.20
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Arthur Davis and others,
26.83
J. F. Staples and others,
16.13
$148.10
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
The school committee adopted the report of the superintendent of schools as the report of the committee.
It also recommends that the town appropriate the sum of $2,500, for schools and supplies, $340, for the superintendent, $800 for transportation and $200, re- pairs.
EDWIN H. ALLEN, JULIA R. BURT, NOAH H. STRANGE,
Committee.
High School.
City of Taunton :
Helen Ames,
Carolyn S. Gilbert,
Mildred Ashley,
Doris L. Haskins,
Madeline Babbitt,
Marion A. Haskins,
Helen Barnes,
Ruth L. Haskins,
Ruth Bassett, Gladys B. Boyce,
Gilbert E. Howland,
L. Merton Briggs,
Doris Campbell,
Anthony P. Dean,
Clara B. Studley,
Helen A. Dean,
Edward Waldron,
Miriam Dean
William McCrady, Roger Randall, Amy P. Staples,
F. Elmer Whitaker,
24 pupils at $36.00 or 1/2 year, $720.00
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Mildred Ashley,
Gladys Babbitt,
Helen Barnes,
Carolyn Gilbert, Anita Hall, Milton S. Haskell,
Madeline Babbitt,
Doris L. Haskins,
J. Ruth Bassett,
Florence Haskins, ~
Marian Brailey,
Cornelius Murphy,
Doris Campbell,
Amy P. Staples,
Wendell D. Conant,
Harrietta B. Studley,
Dorothy Davis,
Edward Waldron,
Helen Dean,
F. Elmer Whitaker, Helen Ames,
J. Hildreth Emery.
23 pupils at $30.00 1/2 year. $690.00
City of New Bedford :
Roger Randall, 1/2 year,
$37.50
Ruth Randall, 1 year, 75.00
$112.50
City of Fall River :
Milton S. Haskell, 34 year, 60.00
$1,582.50
Books and Supplies.
Edward E. Babb & Co.,
$123.60
J. L. Hammett Co., 9.20
Library Bureau,
2.48
$135.28
Miriam Dean,
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ANNUAL REPORT
SCHOOLS
Teachers Names and Wages
~ No. 1 Ruth Howland, 22 weeks, at $10.00, $220.00
Ruth Howland, 15 weeks, at $11.00, 165.00
No. 2 Mildred M. Fiske, 37 weeks, at $14.00, 518.00
No. 3 Grace S. Whitaker, 22 weeks, at $10.00, 220.00
Grace S. Whitaker, 15 weeks, at $11.00, 165.00
No. 4 Maria Ashley, 22 weeks,
at $9.00, 198.00
Maria Ashley, 15 weeks, at $11.00, 165.00
No. 5 Ruth F. Beckman, 22 weeks, at $9.00, 198.00
Ruth Bostock, 15 weeks, at $10.00, 150.00
No. 6 Mary Westman, 37 weeks, at $10.00, 370.00
No. 7 Addie M. Blood, 22 weeks, at $13.00, 286.00
Addie M. Blood, 15 weeks, at $14.00, 210.00
$2,865.00
High School Transportation.
Edward Waldon,
$28.50
Helen Barner,
26.25
Merton L. Briggs,
19.50
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Gladys Boyce,
15.00
Roger Conant,
21.00
Elmer Whitaker,
28.50
Carrie Gilbert,
28.50
Wilbur McCrady,
17.25
Mildred Ashley,
27.75
Madeline Babbitt,
27.00
Gilbert E. Howland,
18.00
Doris Haskins,
30.00
Marion Haskins,
30.00
Helen Ames,
30.00
Ruth Bassett,
27.00
Clara B. Studley,
9.75
Harrietta Studley,
27.00
Anthony Dean,
18.00
Helen Dean,
18.00
Miriam Dean,
18.00
Milton S. Haskell,
30.00
Ruth Randall,
30.00
Ruth L. Haskins,
18.75
Doris C. Campbell,
18.00
Amy P. Staples,
30.00
Wendell Conant,
6.00
James H. Emery,
6.00
Dorothy Davis,
6.75
Willie Hall,
9.00
Gladys P. Babbitt,
9.00
Roger Randall,
30.00
Extra,
24.80
$683.30
School Incidentals.
Elmer Brasier, paid for supplies, No. 7, $2.72 Arthur Davis, labor, No. 6, .50
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N. H. Strange, paid for pails, etc., 4.45
S. G. Beers, repairing clock, No. 5, 2.00
N. H. Strange, labor, No. 6,
.75
N. H. Strange, school census,
15.00
L. C. Whitaker, labor,
4.00
E. A. Chace, labor, No. 2,
1.00
Dr. L. E. Butler, 35.00
M. H. Bowman, telephone and stamps, 15.08
Davol Printing House, 3.38
Mary Lima, cleaning, No. 1, 6, 6.00
Mrs. E. V. Boyce, cleaning, No. 4, 4.50
Mrs. W. C. Horton, cleaning, No. 1, 3.00
Merton L. Briggs, cleaning, No. 6 , 3.00
Julia Mann, cleaning, No. 7, 3.00
H. W. Ashley, mowing, No. 5,6, 2.00
Lois Babbitt, cleaning, No. 3, 5.00
E. H. Allen, paid for labor and material, 4.68
$115.06
Repairs on School Buildings.
L. C. Whitaker, paint and labor, No. 3, 5, 6, $5.00
J. M. Fitzgerald Co., paint, etc., 15.55
N. H. Strange, labor, No. 5, 6, 7, 5.50
B. N. Cummings, labor and material No. 1, 2, 13.00
David Hoxie, labor and material, No. 1, 7, 15.00
E. E. Brasier, labor and material, No. 7, 1.28
F. L. Williams, laber, No. 1, 2.75
H. L. Davis & Co., 8 window shades No. 7, 8.00
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Old School House, No. 3.
David Hoxie, labor and material, $5.00
N. H. Strange, labor and material, 3.55
N. H. Strange, 6 days labor, 12.00
E. E. Whitaker, 51/2 days labor, 12.38
L. C. Whitaker, 58 hours at $.30, 17.40
L. C. Whitaker, horse and material,
3.85
Walter C. Ashley, labor and material,
1.50
Gideon H. Babbitt, lumber,
.80
Sanders Lumber Co.,
47.93
John M. Fitzgerald Co.,
18.30
122.71
$188.79
Wood and Coal.
Staples Coal Co., 4 tons, No. 7. at $10.50, $42.00
Staples Coal Co., 4 tons, No. 7, at $11.00, $44.00 $86.00
Stiles & Hart Brick Co., 178 cords, at $5.50, 10.31
N. H. Strange, 93/8 cords, No. 3, 4, 6, 62.00
N. H. Strange, 112 cords, No. 3, 12.00
N. H. Strange, 2 cords pine, No. 3, 5,
8.00
E. H. Allen, 11/2 cords pine, No. 1, 2,
6.00
E. H. Allen, 512 cords hard, No. 1, 2, 3,
39.00
E. E. Brasier, 3 gallons oil, .37
L. P. Churchill Co., 2 cords pine, No. 3, 6, 12.00
P. L. Churchill Co., 4 cords, 18.00
Paull Bros., 1 cord pine, No. 7, 4.00
Paull Bros., 1612 cords hard, 69.50
$327.18
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Janitors.
Leslie Miller, 22 weeks, No. 1, $13.00
Ruth Howland, 14 weeks, No. 1, 7.00
Harold Phillips, 38 weeks, No. 2,
22.25
Milton Babbitt, 38 weeks, No. 3, 22.00
Nellie O'Brien, 22 weeks, No. 4, 14.00
Celia V. Boyce, 12 weeks, No. 4, 6.00
Herbert Ashley, 37 weeks, No. 5, 22.00
Kenneth Adamson, 36 weeks, No. 6, 21.50
Elmer E. Brasier, 37 weeks, No. 7,
150.00
$277.75
Sawing and Housing.
Edward Waldron, 12 cord, No. 1, $.75
Leslie Miller, 3 cords, No. 1, 2.00
Edward Kirker, 3 cords, No. 1,
2.50
Harold Phillips, 61/2 cords, No. 2, 5.25
M. Sousa, 2 cords, No. 2, 2.30
Milton Babbitt, 1 cord, No. 3,
1.50
C. E. Copeland, 2 cords, No. 3,
2.00
Walter M. Ashley, 212 cords, No. 3, 2.25
Celia Boyce, 4 cords, No. 4,
4.15
Enoch V. Boyce, 3 cords, No. 4,
4.00
Merton L. Briggs, 2 cords, No. 5,
3.50
Kenneth Adamson, 412 cords, No. 6,
3.75
Herbert M. Ashley, 3 cords, No. 6,
1.50
Elmer E. Brasier, 5 cords, No. 7,
4.50
C. E. Copeland, 20 cords, 20.00
Fred Ray, 3 cords, No. 1, 5, 3.00
$62.95
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ASSESSORS' REPORT FOR 1917.
Value of assessed personal estate,
$104,255.00
Buildings, excluding land, $263,285.00
Land, excluding buildings, 244,039.00
$507,324.00
Total value of assessed estate,
$611,579.00
Number of horses assessed,
170
Number of cows assessed,
272
Number of swine assessed,
30
Number of fowls assessed 4064, value,
$3,048
Number of dwelling houses assessed,
262
Number of acres of land assessed,
10,083
Number of sheep assessed,
6
Number of polls assessed,
270
Number of neat cattle other than cows,
93
Rate per $1,000,
$17.00
EDWIN H. ALLEN, CHARLES F. PAULL, THOMAS H. CHASE,
Assessors.
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NORTH CEMETERY TRUST FUND.
Endow-
Paid
Due
1898, Philip C. Porter,
ment $100.00
$3.70
$12.33
1900, William Babbitt,
100.00
3.90
15.59
1906, Calvin T. Crane,
100.00
3.70
10.82
1906, Susan H. Allen,
200.00
6.50
17.73
1908, Thomas Terry,
100.00
3.70
8.74
1909, Samuel C. Norcutt,
100.00
3.70
8.06
1910, W. Burt and A. Simms,
100.00
3.70
7.33
1910, Rev. Thomas Andros,
200.00
6.95
12.62
1914, Asa W. Reed,
100.00
4.20
.99
1914, James Macomber,
100.00
3.70
1.75
1916, Paul Bros., (Myricks)
200.00
12.00
1916, J. Haskins and E. Burt,
100.00
5.00
EDWIN H. ALLEN, EDWARD L. SMITH, FREDERIC L. WILLIAMS,
Trustees.
.
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COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
Uncollected 1916 Taxes by Auditor's Report, $917.51
Interest on 1916 Taxes collected, 32.06
$949.57
1916 Taxes.
Paid Treas. in 1917,
$883.21
Abated by Assessors,
18.80
Cash on hand,
7.77
$909.78
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1918,
$39.79
1917 Taxes.
Tax for 1917,
$11,067.08
Interest collected,
4.79
$11,071.87
Amount paid Treasurer,
$8,775.78
Abated by Assessors,
39.30
Cash on hand,
23.11 8,838.19
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1918,
$2,233.68
T. P. PAULL,
Collector.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Berkley, Jan. 1, 1918.
As Auditor of the Town of Berkley, I have examined the Treasurer's accounts and find on file all necessary orders of the Selectmen for money paid. The books show :
Money received from all sources,
$29,932.59
Bills paid,
29,682.85
Cash on hand, $249.74
Financial Condition Jan. 1, 1918.
Cash on hand,
$249.74
Leach fund,
675.09
Unpaid taxes for 1914,
15.20
Unpaid taxes for 1915,
30.10
Interest due on 1914 and 1915 taxes,
49.38
Unpaid taxes for 1916,
39.79
Interest due on 1916 taxes,
2.58
Unpaid taxes for 1917, 2,233.68
One oyster note of $250.00 due in 1918.
The town owes a note of $1,000 due March, 1918.
FRANCIS M. CHASE,
Auditor.
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REPORT TRUSTEE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The Trustees have only to report the usual happenings. A number of books added by gift from the State, Mr. A. E. Dean, as usual contributed a years Harper's, which have been bound.
Professor Delebarre two copies of his interesting book on Dighton Rock.
We have purchased a number of volumes, the whole making a substantial addition to our Library.
We are still in the old quarters but hope to be in the new building before another year.
JOSEPH HOWLAND, Trustee
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APPROPRIATIONS 1917, BY TAXATION.
Support of Poor,
$600.00
Town Officers,
700.00
Incidental Expenses,
1,400.00
For Schools,
2,200.00
Supt. of Schools Salary,
340.00
Transportation of Scholars,
800.00
Repairs on School Houses,
200.00
State Road, Myricks St.,
1,500.00
Roads and Bridges,
1,500.00
Library,
300.00
Spraying Pump,
165.00
Memorial Day,
35.00
Extermination of Gypsy Brown Tail Moths,
225.00
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK.
Marriages Registered in Berkley 1917.
Jan. 18. Francis M. Chase of Berkley and Sadie A. Benton of Middleboro. Married by Rev. John H. Burkey of Middleboro.
April 21. Earle A. Hopkins of Berkley and Lena Ormerod of Berkley. Married by Rev. Raymon F. Fritz of Cambridge.
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Mar 7. Allen T. McCabe of Berkley and Emily A. Burns of Freetown. Married by Ezra Crowell of East Taunton.
May 15. Alonzo B. Chace of Berkley and Sarah F. Davis of Berkley. Married by Rev. Ira M. LeBarron of Taunton.
June 4. Walter E. Smith of Berkley and Eva M. Lannane of Taunton. Married by James H. Looby, Clergy- man of Taunton.
June 14. Willard H. Hathaway of Berkley and Mary E. Mitchell of Berkley. Married by Oliver J. Hasvli, Clergyman of Westport Factory.
Sept. 26. Edward L. Flemming of Taunton and Annie E. Clarke of Berkley. Married by James H. Looby, Clergyman of Taunton.
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ANNUAL REPORT
Oct. 8. Walter L. Woodward of Berkley and Mary A. King of Berkley. Married by Rev. George M. Whyte of Berkley.
Oct. 30. Frank E. Ames of Berkley and Ruth R. York of Berkley. Married by Rev. Elbert M. Whitney of Taunton.
Nov. 24. Adelbert C. Harrison of Berkley and Margaret Megan of Dighton. Married by Rev. George M. Whyte of Berkley.
.
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ANNUAL REPORT
Births registered in Berkley 1917
Date
Child's Name
Parents Name
Jan. Feb. April
6
Andre Jose Goulart
17
Joseph Victorina
20
Muriel 7. Mousley
Arthur and Catherine Goulart Joseph'and Clara Victorina William C. and Catherine Mousley
22
Mary Content
Manuel F. and Mary Content Enoch V. and Grace Boyce
May
17
Ralph Eastman Boyce
June
3
Leslie Francis Wambolt
19
Donald Bradford Copeland
J. Francis and Lottie L. Wambolt Clarence E. and Isabel M. Copeland
Aug.
16
Harold Grafton Ashley
Walter C. and Blanche M. Ashley
Sept.
5
Doris Soule
8
Elsie Velma Holmes
Not given, Myra V. Soule Warren A. and Bernice L. Holmes
Oct.
2
Estelle Churchill Pierce Florence Mae Soule
Bion L. and Phebe M. Pierce
Nov.
20
Alton H. and Ruth F. Soule
39
ANNUAL REPORT
Deaths registered in Berkley 1917
Date
Name of Deceased
Age
Yrs
M.
D.
Jan.
19
Ellen O'Brien,
75
24
Frederick Macomber,
69
10
20
Feb.
11
Gilbert H. Derby,
75
5
11
21
George W. Luther,
65
5
20
Mar.
16
Lewis Green,
77
1
17
Apr.
17
Babbitt,
few
hrs.
July
9
Maria E. Haines,
58
5
20
25
Maria Macomber,
68
1
8
31
Angeline Bassett,
78
10
23
Sept.
8
Mary Gagne,
22
8
Peter Lefevre,
31
Nov.
8
John J. McKenna,
52
10
Abigail E. Buck,
81
6
6
20
Florence M. Soule,
15
hrs
27
Rowena C. Stone,
79
9
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ANNUAL REPORT
LIST OF TAXES
FOR THE YEAR
Poll Personal
Real
Moth
Total
Allen, Albert W.,
$2
$17.90
$41.23
84
$51.97
Allen, Edwin H.,
2
17.93
90.27
.80
111.00
Alexander, J. M.,
2
5.69
52.95
60.64
Adams, George E.,
2
.85
2.85
Aherne, P. A.,
2
2.00
Ames, Herbert,
2
2.00
Ames, John
2
2.00
Ames, Frank E.,
2
2.00
Ames, John H.,
2
2.00
Andrews, Orton G.,
2
4.25
6.25
Ashley, Herbert W.,
2
8.16
54.74
1.80
66.70
Ashley, Leroy,
2
2.00
Ashley, Walter C.,
2
2.00
Ashley, Leroy and others,
20.83
20.83
Ashley, Karl,
2
3.40
5.40
Andrews, Agnes,
19.38
19.38
Anthony, Amy L.,
21.25
.20
21.45
Allen, Amey H.,
18.02
.49
18.51
Babbitt, Lois W.,
7.65
91.20
98.85
Babbitt, Lois W., and others,
.85
.85
Babbitt, Gideon H.,
2
6.80
2.72
11.52
Babbitt, George,
2
1.27
3.27
Babbitt, Joseph H.,
2
6.19
35.70
43.89
Babbitt, Rollin H.,
2
5.49
40.29
47.78
Babbitt, C. Dexter,
2
12.07
44.11
58.18
Babbitt, Lawrence H.,
2
12.75
30.60
45.35
Baker, Adelbert,
2
2.72
4.72
Baker, Edith,
2.97
2.97
Barker, Edward P.,
2
1.53
43.35
46.88
Barnes, William E.,
2
2.00
Bassett, Albert F.,
2
17.00
34.00
53.00
Bassett, Arthur,
2
10.37
1.02
13.39
Bassett, Grace,
1.70
27.63
.80
30.13
Bennett, Arthur J.,
2
12.41
38.93
.20
53.54
41
ANNUAL REPORT
Bennett, Fred S. P.,
2
2.00
Barnes, and Bennett,
24.48
.49
24.97
Boarn, Edward G.,
2
2.00
Boardman, Mrs. Alfred,
76.16
76.16
Boardman, Alfred,
9.35
9.35
Borden, Charles F.,
2
21.50
23.50
Boryke, Michael,
4.25
4.25
Boryke, Jose,
2
12.75
30.18
44.93
Baynton, Marcellus,
2
19.55
25.93
.20
47.68
Boyce, Enoch V.,
2
7.74
.40
10.14
E. V. Boyce and others,
8.93
Braley, Silas E.,
2
14.02
16.02
Brasier, Elmer E.,
2
2.00
Briggs, Adelbert A.,
2
2.55
4.55
Briggs, Caleb S. C.,
2
5.87
7.87
Briggs, Maria B.,
38.00
.20
38.20
Briggs, Chester J.,
2
.85
18.70
21.55
Briggs, Clarence E.,
2
2.00
Briggs, Herbert E.,
2
2.00
Brown, Frank A., Jr.,
2
2.00
Brown, Flora E.,
1.70
1.70
Briggs, Lucinda,
37.06
37.06
Burt, Julia and T. P. Burt,
32.30
32.30
Cabral, Manuel,
2
2.00
Campbell, Herbert,
2
2.00
Carney, William A.,
2
5.94
7.94
Carney, Bridget F.,
49.39
.40
49.79
Carver, Alice,
21.25
21.25
Cavilier, William,
2
1.70
3.70
Caswell, George W.,
2
21.92
23.92
Caswell, Carrie T.,
102.60
4.78
107.38
Caswell, C. T. and Durfee heirs,
6.80
6.80
Chace, Ervine A.,
2
2.00
Chase, Arthur T.,
2
8.50
10.50
Chace, Lydia H.,
14.22
51.43
1.87
67.52
Chase, Harold B.,
3.83
3.83
Chase, Thomas H.,
2
15.13
55.68
72.81
Claverie, C. M. N.,
6.46
6.46
Clark, Chas. E.,
2
23.29
.60
25.89
Clark, Lucy M.,
2.55
19.63
22.18
Colpitt, E. Roy,
2
2.00
Colpitt, Albert T.,
2
18.95
76.50
97.45
42
ANNUAL REPORT
Colpitt, Claude,
2
1.70
3.70
Conant, Edward,
2
2.00
Conant Edward and others,
4.51
4.51
Copeland, Clarence,
2
2.00
Covel, Andrew H.,
2
13.77
1.70
17.47
Carpenter, Blanche,
59.24
2.86
62.10
Corey, Mary L.,
3.66
58.90
.89
63.45
Conners, F. A.,
2
1.45
3.45
Conners, F. A., and E. A.,
20.83
20.83
Crimlisk, George,
2
6.46
8.46
Crane, Margaret,
12.92
44.71
.40
58.03
Crowell, Herbert, Myricks,
2
2.00
Crowell Elizabeth A.,
.68
29.33
30.01
Content, Manuel,
2
3.83
5.83
Caswell, G. W. and others,
2.12
2.12
Churchill, L. P.,
2
18.70
127.33
1.29
149.32
Churchill, Alice E.,
15.30
78.20
93.50
Churchill, L. P. Co.,
83.30
137.10
220.40
Cummings, Albert B.,
2
1.70
3.70
Cummings, Geo. S.,
2
12.15
12.58
26.73
Cummings, Geo. S. and Bertha,
28.73
28.73
Cummings, Geo. W.,
2
2.00
Cushman, Beulah,
9.35
84.91
94.26
Cushman, Don,
2
.25
2.25
Cybulski, Alex,
2
2.89
13.60
8.80
Chmieleuski, Baleshaw,
2
6.80
18.49
Davis, Arthur W.,
2
3.49
24.65
.28
30.42
Davis, Gideon H.,
2
24.40
26.40
Davis, Isabel,
3.14
16.15
.20
19.49
Dawes, Walter,
2
2.00
Dean, Albert E.,
2
2.55
43.43
.40
48.38
Dean, Charlotte A.,
31.79
31.79
Dean, Edmund P.,
2
14.36
57.80
28
74.44
Dean, Everett, M.,
2
2.00
Delano, Roswell D.,
2
.51
2.51
Delano, Florence G.,
11.48
.20
11.68
Decosta, Manuel,
2
15.30,
17.30
DeMoranville, Frank A.,
2
2.00
DeMoranville, Frank B.,
2
2.00
Dillingham, John G.,
2
5.35
7.35
Dillingham, John G. and others,
25.23
25.23
Dillingham, James D.,
2
1.27
86.70
1.21
91.18
43
ANNUAL REPORT
Dean, Myra H.,
6.80
.40
7.20
Dean, Myra H. and others,
125.03
2.15
127.18
Earle, Harvey E.,
2
3.40
5.40
Earle, Martha S.,
4.59
15.30
.13
20.02
Eaton, Wm.,
2
1.61
4.42
8.03
Eaton, Henry,
3.40
3.40
Farmer, Walter W.,
2
3.83
19.55
25.38
Farmer, Chas. (.,
2
4.85
39.95
46.80
Farr, Thomas,
2
17.00
10.62
.20
29.82
Fartardo, Jose, (Grove St.)
2
.34
2.34
Fartardo, Jose, (Jerome St.)
2
12.33
14.33
Fernendez, Manuel P.,
2
.85
10.45
13.30
Findley, William,
2
2.00
Fiske, Ralph E.,
2
4.68
14.19
1.07
21.94
Flint, Geo. H.,
2
22.95
1.35
26.30
Flint, John
2
2.00
Francis, Jabez M.,
2
4.25
64.60
70.85
Francis, Edgar,
2
1.70
31.45
35.15
French, Isaac E.,
2
14.87
16.87
French, Inez,
2.34
39.10
.69
42.13
Fuller, Frank N.,
2
.85
2.85
Gagnon, Andrew, Myricks near Church,
2
2.00
Gall, John H.,
2
2.00
Gall, Alice,
7.22
26.77
34.19
Gamache, F. X.,
2
25.50
27.90
Gardner, Fred,
2
6.80
46.75
55.55
Gaffney, Harry,
2
5.35
7.35
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