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Holmes Print. Shop, envelopes 18.52
Mass. Selectmen's Assn., dues 15.00
Taunton Daily Gazette, adv. hearings 24.74
Linneus C. Whitaker, posting warrants
9.00
$ 80.90
State audit. 1946 $ 276.73
Auditor's Salary, Appropriation $55.00 Salaries $ 55.00
Auditor's Expense, Appropriation $15.00
Holmes Print Shop, statements $ 3.00
Postmaster, Taunton, Mass., stamped envelopes 8.14
$ 11.14
Treasurer's Salary, Appropriation $500.00 Salary $ 500.00
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Treasurer's Expense, Appropriation $280.00
Salaries and wages $ 30.75
Francis F. G. Andrews, paid for
stamped envelopes 1.67
Burroughs Adding Machine Co., adder rolls
1.72
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, forms 12.82
Director of Accounts, certifying notes 4.00
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms
2.06
Holmes Print Shop, checks, letterheads
12.00
Mass. Coll. & Treas. Assn, dues
1.00
Mass. Envelope Co., envelopes
13.06
Postmaster, Taunton, Mass., stamps 91.81
Robinson Seal Co., Inc., supplies
5.49
Sullivan's Office Supply Co., paper
1.90
J. R. Tallman & Co., Inc.
bonding $ 29.50
insurance on weights, etc. 14.25
43.75
Taunton Office Supply
5.75
envelopes
49.75
$ 277.53
Tax Title Expense, Appropriation $ 200.00
Balance from 1946 53.06
$ 253.06
Francis F. G. Andrews, paid for registering mail $ .27
Harold A. Goff, Register, recording .
27.92
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms
1.27
Warren L. Ide, notarizing instruments
1.50
Frederick L. Tripp, description searches,
reports, surveying
209.00
$ 239.96
Collector's Salary, Appropriation $500.00 Salary $ 500.00
W. & W. Printing & Advertising Co.,
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Collector's Expense, Appropriation $ 275.00
Transfer, Reserve account 20.00
$ 290.00
Salaries and wages
$ 25.50
Barre Gazette Press, tax bills
28.55
Bickford Engraving & Electrotype Co., cut
4.40
Harold A. Goff, Register, recording 5.09
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms
8.89
Holmes Print Shop, letterheads
1.50
Warren L. Ide, notarizing
1.25
Mass. Coll. & Treas. Assn., dues
1.00
Mass. Envelope Co., envelopes
2.41
Postmaster, Taunton, Mass., stamps, stamped envelopes 61.47
Sullivan's Office Supply Co., rubber stamp 1.33
J. R. Tallman & Co., Inc.
bonding $ 45.00
insurance
31.25
76.25
Taunton Daily Gazette, advertising
13.13
Frederick L. Tripp, description searches, etc. 59.50
$ 290.27
Collector's Petty Cash, for change
$ 50.00
Assessors' Salaries, Appropriation $ 940.85
Balance from 1946 9.15
$ 950.00
Salaries
$ 950.00
Assessors' Expense, Appropriation $140.00
Assn, of Mass. Assessors, dues $ 6.00
Davol Printing House, forms 4.25
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms, books, etc. 32.00 ·
Holmes Print Shop, blanks 7.00
Minnetta M. Miller, transfer cards 16.52
Postmaster, Taunton, Mass., stamps
10.00
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Sullivan's Office Supply Co. 9.60 Anthony Sylvia, mileage $ 1.50
attending meetings (assn.) 3.25
4.75
Norman E. Whittaker,
car, 11 days
$44.00
mileage
5.85
49.85
$ 139.97
Assessors' Special Equipment, balance
from 1946 $ 212.19
Transfer, Reserve account 63.00
$ 275.19
Sullivan's Office Supply Co., electric adder
$
265.00
Town Counsel, Appropriation $100.00
Gordon M. Owen $ 50.00
Swift & Swift 38.83
$ 88.83
Town Clerk's Salary, Appropriation $150.00 Salary $ 150.00
Town Clerk's Fees, Appropriation $50.00
Francis F. G. Andrews, fees,
16 oaths of office @ 25c $ 4.00
returning records to State:
31 births, 32 marriages, 10 deaths
46.00 $ 50.00
Town Clerk's Expense, Appropriation $ 100.00
Refund, deposit returned 6.15
$ 106.15
Salaries and wages
$ 8.25
American Writing Ink Co.
.72
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms
1.32
Holmes Print Shop, letterheads
1.50
Mass. Envelope Co.,
2.41
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Mass. Town Clerks' Assn., dues 3.00
Mittag & Volger, Inc., supplies 3.50
Postmaster, Taunton, Mass., postage 17.66
· Sullivan's Office Supply Co.
storage cabinet $ 45.00
pencils, paper
3.70
48.70
J. R. Tallman & Co., Inc., bonding 5.00
Treasurer of the U. S., deposit and cabinets (later returned) 6.15
$ 98.21
Elections and Registrations,
Appropriation
$ 200.00
Refund, deposit returned
3.00
$ 203.00
Election officers
E. Roy Colpitt $ 8.63
Charles E. Harrison 9.38
David W. Harrison 8.25
Viola F. Holmes 8.63
Josephine E. Makepeace 8.63
Marion I. Needham
8.63
$ 52.15
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms
9.89
Holmes Print Shop, ballots 22.50
International Seal & Knot Protector Co., seals 7.36
Sullivan's Office Supply Co., storage cabinet 45.00
Treasurer of the U. S., deposit on cabinet (later returned) 3.00
Walton Trunk Co., Inc.,
ballot filing case 8.69
$ 148.59
Town Hall Expense, Appropriation $ 100.00
Transfer, Reserve account 100.00
$ 200.00
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Salaries and wages $ 75.00
Alvin E. Briggs, 4 cds. wood
57.00
Wendell D. Conant, ladder repairs 1.00
Macomber Bros., 1 cd. pine
9.00
Joseph Marshall, sawing 3 cds. wood
9.00
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., toll calls
8.95
Pierce Hardware Co., floor brush
3.50
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant
9.12
Waldron Hardware Co., bulbs
.81
Linneus C. Whitaker, paid for toll calls
1.96
$ 175.34
Town Hall Repairs, Balance from 1946, $108.42 No payments in 1947
2. Protection of Persons and Property.
Police Department, Appropriation $ 300.00
Transfer, Reserve account 20.00
$ 320.00
Salaries and wages
$ 309.04
V. H. Blackinton & Co., badge
2.03
Taunton Police Dept., lockups
4.50
$ 315.57
Police Department, Special, Grants and gifts, from greyhound associations, for traffic duty, $500.00 Salaries and wages $ 500.00
Fire Department, Appropriation $ 1,000.00
Transfers, Reserve account 525.00
$ 1,525.00 $ 382.07
Salaries and wages
Autos, trucks, and apparatus George R. Babbitt, Truck 17 hrs. $
17.00
Auto 3 fires 6.00
$ 23.00
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Albert Bindon, Auto,
8 fires @ $1. . $ 8.00
2 fires @ $2. 4.00
12.00
Albert W. J. Bindon, auto
3 fires @ $1. $ 3.00
4 fires @ $2. 8.00
11.00
James A. Bindon, auto, 1 fire 2.00
John Q. Dillingham, auto, 2 fires @ $2. 4.00
John M. Hathaway, Auto, 2 fires @ $1. 2.00
Nathan W. Holmes, auto, 1 fire
2.00
Joseph O. Freeman, auto
15 fires @ $2. $ 30.00
5 fires @ $1. 5.00
35.00
Laurence B. Swift, auto, 6 fires @ $2.
12.00
Laurence B. Swift, Jr., auto
1 fire @ $2. $ 2.00
1 fire @ $1. 1.00
3.00
Town of Freetown, use of apparatus, 6 hrs. @ $5. 30.00
136.00
37.50
Town of Dighton, assistance at barn fire New Equipment
L. Grossman Sons, Inc., 48 sprayers $ 72.00
Arthur J. Pedro, 1934 Dodge truck with 750 gal. tank 700.00
772.00
Equipment maintenance and repairs
American Glass Co., windshield $ 14.00
Joseph L. Anthony, paid for parts 9.80
Berkley General Store, gas, etc. 9.95 W. W. Leach & Co., parts, etc. 38.75
Maxim Motor Co., frame, adapters, etc. 34.05
North Dighton Garage, Inc., repairs 3.00
Overlock's Garage, repairs, storage 41.45
Frank Silva, gas 2.89
C. R. Sylvander Machine Co., repairs 5.75
159.64
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Supplies and miscellaneous
Pierce Hardware Co., pyrene $ 17.00
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms 1.54
Registry of Motor Vehicles, firemens driving licenses for 5 men 10.00
28.54
$ 1,515.75
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Appropriation $50.00 Salaries $ 40.00 .78
W. & L. E. Gurley, die
$ 40.78
Moth Department, Appropriation $575.00
Salaries and wages $ 342.40
Equipment, hire
Alvin E. Briggs, truck 199 hrs. 199.00
Supplies and miscellaneous Shaw's Filling Station gas, etc. $ 26.96
Waldron Hardware Co.,
battery, etc 4.30
31.26
$ 572.66
Tree Department, Appropriation $ 100.00
Transfer, Reserve account 75.00
$ 175.00
Salaries and Wages
82.70 $
Equipment hire, trucks @ $1. per hr.
George R. Babbitt, 11 hrs @ $1. 11.00
Richard A. Perry, 2 hrs. @ $1. 2.00
Linneus C. Whitaker, 4 hrs @ $1. 4.00
17.00
Outside services
Hixon Tree Company Pruning, topping, cutting
75.00
$ 174.70
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1
Dog Officer, Appropriation
$ 90.00 Transfer, Reserve acct. 10.00
$ 100.00
Anthony Sylvia
Boarding and killing 11 dogs $ 44.00
Disposing of dogs killed in accidents, 5 @ $1. 5.00
Mileage and time, investigating 9.50
Collecting dog licenses, 83 @ 50c each 41.50
$ 100.00
3. Health and Sanitation.
County Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment $ 561.85
Board of Health Expense, Appropriation $500.00
Salaries and wages $ 219.00
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms
1.00
Charles M. Souza, M. D. Diphtheria clinic at Berkley Grammar School 30.00
$ 250.00
Mosquito Control, Appropriation $25.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
State Reclamation Board, 1947 Assessment $ 25.00
4. Highways.
Chapter 81 Highway Maintenance, Appropriation $ 3,150.00 Transfer from surplus 9,450.00
$12,600.00
Deduct : Transfer to Chapter 81
Snow Removal Account, by town
500.00
$12,100.00
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Salaries and wages $ 3,400.35
Equipment hire : (drivers paid separately ) Trucks @ $1. per hr .: George R. Babbitt, 91 hrs. $ 91.00 . Russell A. Crimlisk,
26 hrs.
26.00
Fournier, Francis E.,
3 hrs.
3.00
Linneus C. Whitaker,
754 hrs.
754.00
$
874.00
Other Equipment hire, drivers paid separately Town of Raynham, broom 17 hrs. @ $3.50 21.25
Equipment hire with drivers included :
John W. Barrow, tractor shovel 8 hrs. @ $3.50 $ 28.00
Dwyer Bros., Inc. Bulldozer, 4 hrs. @ 5.25 $ 21.00
Grader, 17 hrs. @ 6.50 110.50
Roller, 32 hrs. @ $5.00 160.00
· Scraper, 46 hrs. @ 6.50
299.00
590.50
McCabe Sand & Gravel Co.
Grader, 7512 hrs. @ $5.00 377.50
996.00
Materials Delivered
Dwyer Bros., Inc., gravel @ $1.10 $ 1,588.40
Independent Coal Tar Co. Taric @ .1385 gal. 1,693.99
McCabe Sand & Gravel Co.
gravel @ $1.25 $ 476.25
Scr. sand, spread,
@ $1.75 1,278.39
1,754.64
New England Metal Culvert C.,
35.57
G. A. Winter Co., asphalt @ 1212c gal. 1,561.64
6,634.24
Materials, not delivered
Lydia D. Hall, gravel @ 10c $ 1.30
W. W. Leach & Co., lacquer 5.00
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Mack Construction Co.,
sand patch @ $6.00 ton 61.51
McCabe Sand & Gravel Co., cement 11.70
Norfolk Asphalt Concrete Co., winter patch @ $5. ton 78.25
The Pierce Hardware Co., paint etc. 16.39
174.15
$12,099.99
Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance, Appropriation $ 1,000.00 Transfer from Surplus 2,000.00
$3,000.00 $ 600.76
Salaries and wages
Equipment hire, drivers paid separately Trucks @ $1. per hr.
David Marshall, 1 hr. $ 1.00
John McCrohan, 4 hrs. 4.00
Linneus C. Whitaker,
117 hrs. 117.00 $ 122.00
Town of Raynham, broom 5 hrs. @ $1.25 6.25
$ 128.25
Equipment hire, drivers included :
Town of Mansfield, grader 5 hrs. @ $+ $ 20.00
McCabe Sand & Gravel Co. Grader, 11 hrs. @ $5. 55.00
75.00
Materials, delivered
Independent Coal Tar Co., Taric @ .1385
1,120.47
E. L. Lebaron Foundry Co., frame and grate
35.64
McCabe Sand & Gravel Co., scr. sand @ $1.75 700.01
Southeaster Construction Co., Materials for catch basins 42.25
G. A. Winter Co., Road oil @ $.125 gal. 296.50
2,194.87
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Other materials McCabe Sand & Gravel Co., Cement 1.00
$ 2,999.88
Chapter 90 Construction, Padelford Street.
Balance from 1946
$21,377.67
Receipts from State and County
28,156.86
Transfer from Reserve Account 20.57
$49.555.10
Deduct : Loan in anticipation of
reimbursements, paid 1947 10,000.00
$39,555.00
Dwyer Bros., Inc.
$39.522.01
Harold A. Goff, Register recording corrected set of plans
33.09
$39,555.10
Land Damage Account, Padelford Street, Appropriation $25.00 No payments in 1947
Road Machinery Account, Appropriation $125.00
Salaries and wages $ .71
Joseph H. Babbitt, repairing tools $ 1.05
Berkley General Store, gas, etc. 2.33
Anthony Cambra, repairs to pump 2.90
The Pierce Hardware Co., shovels, etc. 36.71
Staples Service Station, gas 1.41
Waldron Hardware Co., axes, etc. 11.98
56.38
$ 57.09
Berkley & Dighton Bridge Expense. Appropriation $385.00 Salaries and wages $ 360.00
Town of Dighton, paid for lights
3.60
$ 363.60
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Snow Removal and Sanding, Appropriation $1,500.00 Salaries and wages $ 935.39
Equipment hire, drivers paid separately Autos at $1. per hr. Wendell D. Conant, 31/2 hrs. $ 3.50
Ernest Parchesco, jr., 512 hrs. 5.50
$ 9.00
Trucks @ $1. per hr.
William L. Adams, Jr.,
3 hrs. $ 3.00
George R. Babbitt, 24 hrs. 24.00
R. Clarence Flint, 27 hrs. 27.00
Warren A. Holmes, 1312 hrs. 13.50
Lionel F. Souza, 3 hrs. 3.00
John F. Zrebiec, 512 hrs. 5.50 -
$ 76.00
Tractors @ $2. per hr.
Paul J. Moskal, 4 hrs.
8.00
Snowplows @ $3.50 per hr. George R. Babbitt, 3312 hrs. $ 117.25
Warren A. Holmes,
2612 hrs. 92.75
Richard A. Perry,
43 hrs. 150.50 $ 360.50
$ 453.50
Materials delivered McCabe Sand & Gravel Co. scr. sand @ $1.75 $ 40.25
scr. sand @ $1.50
18.00 $ 58.25
Materials not delivered McCabe Sand & Gravel Co. scr. sand @ $1.35 52.66
$ 1,499.80
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Chapter 81 Snow Removal
Transfer from Chapter 81 Highway Maintenance, $500.00 Equipment hire, drivers paid separately Snow plows @ $3.50 per hour : George R. Babbitt, 54 hrs. $ 189.00
Warren A. Holmes, 40 hrs. 140.00
Richard A. Perry, 48 hrs. 168.00 $ 497.00
Street Lights, Appropriation $100.00
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant $ 99.84
5. Charities and Soldiers Benefits.
Public Welfare Administration, Appropriation $175.00 (Temporary Aid)
Salaries and Wages
$ 117.75
Albert Bindon, mileage
$ 3.95
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms, etc.
10.06
Holmes Print Shop, stamped envelopes
6.52
20.53
$ 138.28
Public Welfare, Aid, Appropriation, $1,500.00 (Temporary Aid)
Cash grants
$ 426.00
Board and care, Clara Rose
270.00
Doctors, Anthony N. Elias, M. D.
5.00
Morton Hospital
42.00
Groceries and provisions, Sawyer's Market
9.57
Other cities and towns
City of Boston
$ 100.00
Town of Dighton
60.00
City of Taunton
560.10
720.10
$ 1,472.67
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Aid to Dependent Children,
Administration, Appropriation $ 35.00 Transfer from Reserve Account 15.00
$ 50.00
$ 28.40
Payments from town account Federal Grants :
Balance from 1946 $ 5.66
Federal Grants received 14.04
$ 19.70
Payments from federal grants Total payments from both accounts $ 38.20
9.80
Payments from combined accounts Salaries and wages $
34.50
Albert Bindon, mileage
3.70
$ 38.20
Aid to Dependent Children,
Aid, Appropriation Refund
.140.30
$ 3,140.30
Cash Grants, paid from town account
Federal Grants :
Balance from 1946
$
83.41
Grants received, 1947 1,037.82
$ 1,121.23
Cash grants, paid from Federal grants
956.86
$ 3,264.61
Old Age Assistance, Administration, Appropriation $256.00 Payments from town account Federal Grants : Balance from 1946 $ 14.14
$ 204.95
Grants received, 1947 372.19
Payments from Federal Grants $ 386.33
363.79
Total payments from both accounts $ 568.74
.
$ 3,000.00
$ 2,307.75
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Payments from combined accounts
Salaries and wages $ 472.65
Albert Bindon, mileage$ 45.70
Paid for toll calls .80
46.50
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms, etc.
26.74
Holmes Print Shop, envelopes 12.00
Sullivan's Office Supply Co., supplies
10.85 $ 568.74
Old Age Assistance, Aid, Appropriation $15,500.00
Refunds
18.41
$15,518.41
$15,172.04
Payments from town account
Federal Grants :
Balance from 1946 $ 864.23
Grants received 1947
10,862.82
Refunds
43.22
$11,870.27
Payments from Federal Grants 11,544.22
Total payments from both accounts
$26,716.26
Payments from combined accounts
Cash Grants
$26,267.67
Other cities and towns :
Town of East
Bridgewater $141.83
Town of Lakeville
121.56
Town of Raynham 110.20
Town of Swansea
75.00
448.59
$26,716.26
Department of Veterans' Services, Appropriation $700.00 Salaries and wages $ 82.28
Eino H. Silvan, mileage
.10 $ 82.38
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6. Schools and Libraries.
School Committee Salaries Salaries $ 160.00
School Department, Appropriation $32,169.70
Refunds
66.43
$32,236.13
General Expense
Salaries and wages
$ 805.72
Ajax Business Equipment Co.
.70
American School Board Journal
6.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts 5.43
Town of Dighton, tel. exp.
50.30
Holmes Print Shop, letterheads
2.00
Mass. Assn. of School Committees
5.00
New England Tel. & Tel. Co., tel. at school
12.20
John J. Rolfe, Supt. travel, @ $7.93
95.16
convention expenses 13.60
Smith Office Equipment Co.
1.26
Taunton Daily Gazette
6.83
Robert A. Wilcox Co., Inc.
5.24
$ 1,009.44 10,999.99
Teachers' Salaries
Text Books and Classroom Supplies
Edward E. Babb Company
$158.80
Boston University
15.00
Encyclopaedia Brittanica, Inc.
34.90
Ginn and Company
28.28
The Grolier Society, Inc.
80.74
J. L. Hammett Company
24.90
Holmes Print Shop
11.50
Houghton Mifflin Company
30.29
The Macmillan Company
48.32
McGregor Magazine Agency
99.99
Noble & Noble, Publishers, Inc
1.63
Rand McNally & Co.
101.77
L. W. Singer Co., Inc.
29.97
Wilcox & Follett Co.
16.80
Robert A. Willcox Co., Inc.
103.07
The John C. Winston Co.
55.22
World Book Company
16.44
767.62
.
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Tuition
Town of Dighton High School $ 5,025.02
Vocational, including Household Arts
1,744.54
6,769.56
Transportation
Walter E. Hamilton, Sr., sick children $ 17.22
Clementine Magliano, sick children 1.44
Clarence C. Trenouth
7,480.00
7,498.66
Janitors' Services Salaries and wages
1,832.00
Fuel & Light
Macomber Bros., wood $ 40.00
Platt Coal Co.
838.35
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant
79.56 $ 958.41
Maintenance, Buildings and Grounds including janitors supplies
Babbitt & Simmons, labor and materials $ 17.00
George Boiros, welding furnace parts 8.50
William P. Crowley & Son, lumber, etc. 17.70
Walter E. Hamilton, Sr., pd. for materials 2.00
Hillyard Sales Co., polish, etc.
28.50
William M. Horner, liquid soap
10.00
Joseph M. Kaye, labor and materials 104.20
The Pierce Hardware Co., materials 93.82
John J. Rolfe, paid express on grates 4.04
Sears, Roebuck & Co., grates and parts 57.68
A. F. Sprague, posts 2.00
Harry Tranter, lights, wiring. etc. 363.62
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Waldron Hardware Co., paint, etc. 38.65 Robert A. Wilcox Co., Inc., towels 44.00
791.71
Furniture and furnishings
J. L. Hammett Company, blackboard $ 19.75
The Pierce Hardware Co. fire extinguisher, 2 clocks 38.83
58.58
School Health
Salaries and wages $ 380.00
National Solvent & Engineering
Co., water analysis 5.88
Charles M. Souza, M.D., School physician, salary 150.00
Weir Pharmacy, medical supplies 10.81
546.69
Other Expenses
Ajax Business Equipment Co., mimeograph $ 18.86
J. L. Hammett Company, diplomas 18.07
Holmes Print Shop, graduation tickets 2.00
The Pierce Hardware Company, soccer ball 7.84
Randall Dean & Co., Inc., insurance
282.00
328.77
$31,561.43
Public Library, Appropriation
$ 284.46
Appropriation from dog fund
415.54
2
Transfer, Reserve Account
20.00
$ 720.00
Salaries and wages
$ 367.00
Books and magazines Nathaniel Dame
$ 168.30
Jean Karr & Co.
26.33
194.63
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Binding Emery Record Preserving Co.
3.50
Fuel and light Staples Coal Company $ 127.96
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant
8 46
136.42
Building expense, etc.
Laura M. Swift, paid for furnace part 4.85
The Pierce Hardware Co., light bulbs .63
5.48
Other expense
Postmaster, Taunton, Mass., stamps 3.30
Gaylord Bros., Inc., cards, pads, etc. 9.00
12.30
$ 719.33
7. Recreation and Unclassified.
State Parks and Reservations
$ 48.07
Incidentals, Appropriation $100.00 Salaries and wages
$ 13.00
Memorial Day, Appropriation $ 40.00
Transfer, Reserve Account
3.20
$ 43.20
The Seeley Company, 96 flags $ 19.20
West Side Flower Shop, 48 geraniums
24.00
$ 43.20
Town Reports, Appropriation $384.00 Holmes Print Shop, Printing
$ 384.00
Building at Myricks Expense, Appropriation Refund
$ 25.00 .75
$ 25.75
.
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Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant
$ 9.75
Honor Roll, Appropriation $ 25.00
Balance from 1946 36.48
$ 61.48
Salaries and wages $ 20.00
Charles G. Bettencourt, 2 wreaths
3.00
William B. Mitchell, basket mixed flowers 5.00
$ 28.00
Workman's Compensation Insurance, Appropriation $300.00 J. R. Tallman & Co., Inc. $ 169.08
Unpaid 1946 Bills, Appropriation $182.91 Library
Nathaniel Dame, books $ 1.00
Frank E. Wood, Magazines
4.50
Taunton Mun. Lt. Plant 1.50
$ 7.00
School
Harry Soares, cleaning cesspool $ 45.00
Waldron Hardware Co., paint 6.75
51.75
Police
Salaries and wages
9.50
Highway
McCabe Sand and Gravel Co. Scr. sand delivered @ $1.50 yd. $ 17.25
Scr. sand not delivered @ $1.00 ton 16.66 $ 33.91
57.75
Salaries and wages Trucks @ $1.00 hr. George R. Babbitt, 9 hrs. $ 9.00
Manuel Fernandes, Jr.,
5 hrs.
5.00
Warren A. Holmes. 5 hrs. 5.00
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Joseph D. Rose, 4 hrs. 4.00
23.00
114.66
$
182.91
1946 Bill, McCabe Sand & Gravel Co. Transfer from Surplus $475.51 McCabe Sand & Gravel Co. for School Department $ 457.51
1947 Bill, McCabe Sand & Gravel Co. Transfer from Surplus $73.81 McCabe Sand & Gravel Co. for School Department $ 73.81
Purchase of War Bonds, Appropriation$ 8.50
Balance from 1946 10.00
$ 18.50
Machinists' National Bank, U. S. Series F. Bond $
18.50
Care of Veterans Graves, Appropriation $50.00
Salaries and wages $ 50.00
8. Cemeteries.
Cemetery, Appropriation $100.00 Salaries and wages $ 27.12
Trucks @ $1.00, drivers paid separately Francis E Fournier, 7 hrs. $ 7.00
Linneus C. Whitaker, 2 hrs. 2.00
9.00
Joseph O. Freeman, mowing and cleaning 60.00
$ 96.12
Cemetery Perpetual Care Lots, Interest Drawn $109.05 Salaries and wages $ 109.05
9. Interest.
Interest, Appropriation $75.00 Merchants' National Bank of Boston $ 16.52
Middleborough Trust Co. discount on notes 16.52
$ 33.04
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10. Municipal Indebtedness.
Anticipation Revenue Loans Merchants' National Bank of Boston
Middleborough Trust Co.
$ 7,500.00 7.500.00
$15,000.00
Anticipation Reimbursement Loans Machinists' National Bank
$10,000.00
11. Agency.
State Tax
$ 750.00
County Tax
$ 1,959.35
Proceeds of Dog Licenses Paid County Treasurer
$ 603.00
12. Trust.
Tailings Russell A. Crimlisk, check presented $ 3.60
Bequests for Perpetual Care Deposits in savings banks $ 200.00
Perpetual Care Funds
Withdrawals from savings bank, re-deposited
$
308.95
Federal Withholding Taxes Paid collector of internal revenue
$ 2,289.68
Blue Cross Deductions Paid Blue Cross $ 29.98
13. Investment.
Giles Leach Fund Securities purchased Income deposited
$ 1,800.00
33.75
$ 1,833.75
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14. Refunds.
Poll Taxes, 1945, abated after payment $ 4.00
Personal Taxes, 1947, overpayment 6.60
Real Estate Taxes, 1947, abated after payment
88.00
Motor Vehicle Excise, 1946, overpayment
1.14
Motor Vehicle Excise, 1947, abated after payment 2.26
Interest and demands, poll taxes, 1947, overpayment
.36
$ 102.36
Recapitulation of Cash Payments
1. General Government
Moderator's Salary
$ 20.00
Selectmen's Salaries
475.00
Selectmen's Expense
80.90
State Audit
276.73
Auditor's Salary
55.00
Auditor's Expense
11.14
Treasurer's Salary
500.00
Treasurer's Expense
277.53
Tax Title Expense
239.96
Collector's Salary
500.00
Collector's Expense
290.27
Collector's Petty Cash
50.00
AAssessors' Salaries
950.00
Assessors' Expense
139.97
Assessors' Special Equipment
265.00
Town Counsel
88.83
Town Clerk's Salary
1.50.00
Town Clerk's Fees
50.00
Town Clerk's Expense
98.21
Elections and Registrations
148.59
Town Hall Expense
175.34
$ 4,842.47
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2. Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department Police Department Special Fire Department Sealer of Weights and Measures Moth Department Tree Department Dog Officer
$ 315.57
500.00
1,515.75
40.78
572.66
174.70
100.00
$ 3,219.46
3. Health and Sanitation
County Tuberculosis Hospital Board of Health Expense Mosquito Control
$ 561.85
250.00
25.00
$ 836.35
4. Highways and Bridges
Chapter 81 Highway Maintenance $12,099.99 Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance 2.999.88
39,555.10
Chapter 90 Construction, Padelford Street Road Machinery Account Berkley and Dighton Bridge Expense
363.60
1,499.80
Snow Removal and Sanding Chapter 81 Snow Removal Street Lights
497.00
99.84
$57,172.30
5. Charities and Soldiers Benefits
Public Welfare, Administration
$ 138.28
Public Welfare, Aid
1,472.67
Aid to Dependent Children Administration Aid
38.20
3,264.61
Old Age Assistance
568.74
Administration
26,716.26
Aid
82.38
Department of Veterans Services
$32,281.14
57.09
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6. Schools and Libraries
School Committee Salaries School Department Public Library
$ 160.00
31,561.43
719.33
$32,440.76
7. Recreation and Unclassified
State Parks and Reservations
$ 48.07
Incidentals
13.00
Memorial Day
43.20
Town Reports
384.00
Building at Myricks Expense
9.75
Honor Roll
28.00
Workmens Compensation Insurance
169.08
Unpaid 1946 Bills
182.91
1946 Bill McCabe Sand & Gravel Co.
457.51
1947 Bill McCabe Sand & Gravel Co.
73.81
Purchase of War Bonds
18.50
Care of Veterans Graves
50.00
$ 1,477.83
8. Cemeteries
Cemetery
$ 96.12
Cemetery Perpetual Care Lots
109.05
$ 205.17
$ 33.04
9. Interest
10. Municipal Indebtedness
Anticipation Revenue Loans Anticipation Reimbursement Loans
$15,000.00
10,000.00
$25,000.00
11. Agency
State Tax
$ 750.00
County Tax
1,959.35
Proceeds of Dog Licenses
603.00
$ 3,312.35
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12. Trust
Tailings
$ 3.60
Bequests for Perpetual Care
200.00
Perpetual Care Funds
308.95
Federal Withholding Taxes
2,289.68
Blue Cross Deductions
29.98
$ 2,832.21
13. Investments
Giles Leach Fund
$ 1,833.75
14. Refunds
$ 102.36
Classified Payments, Recapitulated
1. General Government $ 4,842.47
2. Protection of Persons and Property 3,219.46
3. Health and Sanitation 836.35
t. Highways and Bridges
57,172.30
5. Charities and Soldiers' Benefits
32,381.14
6. Schools and Libraries
32,440.76
7. Recreation and Unclassified
1,477.83
8. Cemeteries
205.17
9. Interest
33.04
10. Municipal Indebtedness
25,000.00
11. Agency
3,312.35
12. Trust
2,832.21
13. Investment
1,833.75
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