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Dr. Charles M. Souza, diphtheria clinic 30.00
Joseph O. Freeman:
Animal Inspector $60.00
Slaughtering Inspector 81.00
$ 141.00
$ 1,393.50
Mosquito Control; appropriation $25.
State Reclamation Board $ 25.00
4. HIGHWAYS.
Chapter 81 Highway Maintenance; appropriation town share $3,150; appropriation state share $9,450; additional state share $1,050; total available to be spent, $13,650.
Salaries and wages $4,274.20
Equipment hire, varying prices:
Lewis W. Ashley, truck, 837 hrs. at $1 $ 837.00
John T. McCrohan, truck, 12 hrs. at $1 12.00
Manuel Rose, truck,
12112 hrs. at $1 121.50
Charles A. Sylvia, truck, 8 hrs. at $1 8.00
Manuel Rose, truck, 32 hrs. at $1.50 48.00
Manuel Rose, truck, 17 hrs. at $2.25 38.25
Joseph Fernandes, truck, 12 hrs. at $2.25 27.00
Joseph Fernandes, truck, 8 hrs. at $2.50 20.00
V. L. Fredette, truck, 31 hrs. at $3.50 77.50
Clarence Vickery, truck, 18 hrs. at $3 54.00
McCabe Sand & Gravel Co., truck, 126 hrs. at $3.50 441.00
Stanley F. Hadro, tractor, 40 hrs. at $1 40.00
Stanley F. Hadro, tractor & mower, 19 hrs. at $2.50 47.50
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McCabe Sand & Gravel Co .:
Shovel, 68 hrs. at $7.50
$510.00 Bulldozer,
56 hrs. at $6.50
364.00
Grader,
8/2 hrs. at $5 42.50
Grader,
122 hrs. at $5.50
671.00
1,587.50
Clarence Vickery:
Shovel,
25 hrs. at $6.50 $162.50
Bulldozer,
24 hrs. at $5 120.00
282.50
Charles T. Alger: Roller,
32 hrs. at $5 $160.00
Moving roller to job 36.00
196.00
Thomas Bros .:
Roller, 8 hrs. at $7 $ 56.00
Road broom rental 64.00
120.00
Total, equipment hire
3,957.75
Materials:
H. C. Hathaway, 915 2/3 yds. gravel at 15c $ 137.35
Mack Construction Co., 25,560 lbs. sand patch at $6.50 ton 83.07 Independent Coal Tar Co., 15,953 gals. taric 2,616.29
McCabe Sand & Gravel Co., gravel 316.41
Pierce, Hardware Co., calcium, etc. 26.56
Sherry Corporation: 3.5 tons bituminous concrete mix at $6 21.00
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4.15 tons cold mix at $5.75 less 2% 23.38
Thomas Bros .:
942.33 yds. sand at $1.55 1,460.61
31.90 yds. sand at 75c 23.93
G. A. Winter Co., 3840 gals. asphalt at $.1425 547.20
Total, materials 5,255.80
Miscellaneous:
Charles T. Alger, drilling and bits $89.00
H. C. Hathaway, blasting, explosives 73.25
162.25
Total, Chapter 81 Highway Maintenance
13,650.00
Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance; appro. town share, $1,000; appropriation state and county shares, $2,000; transfer from Reserve Fund by Finance Committee, .01; total available to be spent, $3,000.01. (Payments were divided as follows: State share, $999.99; County share, $999.99; Town share, $1000.01; total, $2,999.99. )
Salaries and wages $ 299.40
Equipment hire:
Lewis W. Ashley, truck, 38 hrs. at $1 $ 38.00
John T. McCrohan, truck, 16 hrs. at $1 16.00
McCabe Sand & Gravel Co., grader, 351/2 hrs. at $5.50 195.25 -$ 249.25
Materials:
Independent Coal Tar Co., 9,696 gals. taric $1,590.14
Thomas Bros., 289 yds. sand at $1.55 447.95
G. A. Winter Co., 2900 gals. 413.25 asphalt at .1425
-$2,451.34
Total, Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance
$
2,999.99
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Chapter 90 Construction, Padelford and Porter Streets; balance from 1948, $3.000; appro. $1,500; State and County reim- bursements, $10,328.33; total avail. to be spent $14,828.33. State Prison, manhole frames and grates $ 334.50
State Prison Colony, Industries,
concrete bounds 43.20
The Boston Globe, advertising bids 7.60
The Boston Post, advertising bids 7.65
The Taunton Daily Gazette, adv. bids 1.58
Thomas Bros., contractor 13,771.10
$ 14,165.63
Chapter 90 Painting Berkley-Dighton Bridge; appro. $450; State and County reimbursements, $570; total avail. $1,020.
William's Steeplejacks, contractor $ 855.00
Grinnell Street; appropriation $500.
Salaries and wages
$
399.70
Truck hire at $1 per hr .: Lewis W. Ashley, 70 hrs. $70.00
John T. McCrohan, 17 hrs. 17.00
Manuel Rose, 12 hrs. 12.00 $ 99.00 -$ 498.70
Burt Street; appropriation $500.
Salaries and wages $ 279.80
Equipment hire: Lewis W. Ashley, truck, 86 hrs. at $1 $86.00
V. L. Fredette, truck, 4 hrs. at $2.50 10.00
Stanley Kendzierski, truck, 8 hrs. at $2 16.00
Manuel Rose, truck, 14 hrs. at $1 14.00
Charles T. Alger, compressor, 2 hrs. 11.50
Clarence Vickery, shovel, 4 hrs. at $6.50 26.00 -$ 163.50
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Other:
Manuel Barboza, 800 yds. gravel at 5c $40.00 H. C. Hathaway, blasting, explosives 12.25 -$ 52.25 $ 495.55
Land Damage and Counsel Fees, Padelford and Porter Streets; Balance from 1948, $425; appro. $500; total available to be spent, $925.
Manuel P. Fernandes and Mary Fer- nandes, execution, Superior Court, damages and costs $ 493.69
Gordon M. Owen, Town Counsel: Preparation and Trial, Fernandes case $ 85.00
Expert witness for Fernandes
trial
50.00
Preparing takings by eminent
domain, including record-
ing fees
161.75
296.75 $ 790.44
Land Damage and Counsel Fees, Friend Street; appro. $150; transfers from Reserve Fund by Finance Committee, $27.56; total available to be spent, $177.56.
Sybil Jones, damages awarded by selectmen $ 75.00
Gordon M. Owen, Town Counsel: Preparing takings by eminent domain, including record- ing fees $82.56
Preparing deeds for Dilling-
ham and Jones
20.00
102.56 $ 177.56
Road Machinery Account; appro. $125; transfer from the Re- serve Fund by Finance Committee, $7.21; total amount available to be spent, $132.21.
B. & B. Hardware & Supply Co., chalk line $ .75
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Joseph H. Babbitt, repairing tools 9.00
Manny's Hardware Co., tools 3.78
The Pierce Hardware Co., tools 38.93
Anthony Sylvia, pitchfork, scythe 5.00 Traffic & Road Equipment Co., broom 63.85
Waldron Hardware Co., tools 10.90 $ 132.21
Berkley-Dighton Bridge Expense; appro. $375; transfer from Reserve Fund by Finance Committee, $86.73; total amount available for expenditure, $461.73.
Joseph H. Babbitt, salary, bridge drawtender $ 360.00
Town of Dighton:
For electric service,
Berkley share
$ 3.60
For repairs to Bridge, Berkley share 86.73
90.33 -$ 450.33
Snow Removal & Sanding; appro. $1,500. $ 636.55
Salaries & Wages
Equipment Hire: Lewis W. Ashley: Truck, 17 hrs. at $1.00 $17.00
Plow, 23 hrs. at $3.50 80.50
Plow, 16 hrs.
at $4.40
70.40
$167.90
George R. Babbitt, Plow, 561/2 hrs. at $3.50 $197.75
Richard Gracia, Tractor, 4 hrs. at $2.00 8.00
Stanley F. Hadro, Car, 13 hrs. at 1.00 13.00
Warren A. Holmes, Plow, 61 hrs. at $3.50 213.50
Joseph Martin, Truck, 5 hrs. at $1.00 5.00
Joseph Martin, Truck, 8 hrs. at $1.90 15.20
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Richard A. Perry, Plow, 44 hrs. at $3.50 154.00 Charles A. Sylvia, Truck, 43 hrs. at $1.00 43.00
Materials:
McCabe Sand & Gravel Co .: 12 yds. Sand at $1.35 $16.20
1 bag Chloride
3.74
19.94
$
1,473.84
Street Lights; appropriation $100. Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant $ 99.84
Salaries and Wages Paid from Highway Accounts $ 4,274.20
Chapter 81, Highway Maintenance
Chapter 90, Highway Maintenance
299.40
399.70
Grinnell Street Burt Street Snow Removal & Sanding
279.80
636.55
$
5,889.65
Lewis W. Ashley, Highway Surveyor:
16 hrs. at 90c
$
14.40
14031/2 hrs. at $1.00
1,403.50 -$ 1,417.90
Linneus C. Whitaker, Highway Surveyor: 1091/2 hrs. at 90c 98.55
Building Wall at $1.10 per hour: Antone Rose, 32 hrs. 35.20
Painting Signs at 90c per hour:
Harold G. Ashley, 339 hrs.
305.10
Labor at 90c per hour:
Elijah Ames, 481/2 hrs. 43.65
Harold G. Ashley, 34 hrs. 30.60
Lewis W. Ashley, 23 hrs. 20.70
George R. Babbitt, 561/2 hrs. 50.85
John W. Barrow, 101/2 hrs. 9.45
Ernest H. Brailey, 61 hrs. 54.90
Michael Burke, 16 hrs. 14.40
Anthony Costa, 32 hrs.
28.80
817.35
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Walter S. Crane III, 2 hrs.
1.80
Herbert J. Flint, 561/2 hrs.
50.85
Robert C. Flint, 14 hrs.
12.60
Henry K. Goff, 15 hrs.
13.50
Richard Gracia, 4 hrs.
3.60
Ernest A. Greene, 561/2 hrs.
50.85
Stanley F. Hadro, 379 hrs.
341.10
Nathan W. Holmes, 141/2 hrs.
13.05
Herbert G. Jones, 14 hrs.
12.60
Paul E. Lecornec, 234 hrs.
210.60
Walter M. Longton, 228 hrs.
205.20
Joseph Martin, 5 hrs.
4.50
Manuel Martin, Jr., 103 hrs.
92.70
Scott McCallum, 227 hrs.
204.30
Carl G. Overlock, 16 hrs.
14.40
Arnold B. Perry, 18 hrs.
16.20
Richard A. Perry, 44 hrs.
39.60
Antone Rose, 12821/2 hrs.
1,154.25
Manuel Rose, 2051/2 hrs.
184.95
Joseph Slivinski, 717 hrs.
645.30
Charles A. Sylvia, 591/2 hrs.
53.55
Lloyd H. Thompkins, 141/2 hrs.
13.05
Edgar W. Waterson, 8 hrs.
7.20
D. Wallace Westgate, 438 hrs.
394.20
Walter S. Wonchoba, 44 hrs.
39.60
4,032.90 $
$
5,889.65
5. CHARITIES AND VETERANS' BENEFITS.
Board of Public Welfare Salaries; appro. $150.
Harold G. Ashley
$50.00
Albert Bindon
50.00
John P. Pilling
50.00
-$
150.00
Welfare Administration; Town appro., $1,000. Payments from this account $ 550.64
Aid to Dependent Children, Administration; Federal Grants, Balance from 1948, $6.68. Received in 1949, $25.01. Total amount available to be spent, $31.69.
Payments from this account $ 14.64
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Old Age Assistance, Administration; Federal Grants Balance from 1948, $16.80. Received in 1949, $501.61. Total amount available to be spent, $518.41. Payments from this account $ 463.78
Administration payments, excepting board salaries:
Welfare Administration $550.64
Aid to Dependent Children, Administration 14.64
Old Age Assistance, Administration 463.78 -$ 1,029.06
1949 Payments of $1,029.06 itemized:
Ruth Avery, Jr. Clerk and stenographer,
salary
Paid for adder rolls
$360.00 .60
-$ 360.60
Albert Bindon, Salary Supervisor $580.00
Mileage, Supervisor, 1,049 miles 56.05
636.05
Greater Boston Community Council, Services of Social Service Index, 1949 5.50
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms and books 17.91
Sullivan's Office Supply Co., ink, books, forms, etc. 9.00
$
1,029.06
Temporary Aid, Aid; appro., $3,000. Transfer from Reserve Fund, $559.19. Total amount available to be spent, $3,559.19.
Cash Grants $ 701.55
Doctors and Dentists:
William J. Adams, Jr., DDS $ 3.00
W. E. Barnes, M.D. 3.00
L. E. Butler, M.D. 4.00
10.00
Board and care: City of Taunton, City Infirmary 91.00
Hospitals: Fall River Contagious Hospital $ 128.00
Morton Hospital 40.00
The Children's Hospital
240.00
408.00
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Groceries and Provisions:
Berkley General Store
$ 353.87
George Chartier
30.00
Market Basket
435.00
Sawyer's Market
45.00
Sunflower Market
65.00
928.87
Milk:
Manuel Garcia
$ 66.75
Raymond A. White
6.75
73.50
Fuel Oil:
C. A. Peirce
13.72
Clothing and Shoes:
J. C. Penney Co. 22.96
Miscellaneous:
City Cab Ambulance Serv. $ 22.00
George C. Harrington,
glasses 12.00
Mill End Remnant Stores, gauze 6.00
Anthony Sylvia,
transportation
1.50
41.50
Other Cities and Towns:
Town of Lakeville $ 161.03
City of Taunton 1,065.15
1,226.18
-$ 3,517.28
Aid to Dependent Children, Aid; appro., annual meeting, $1,500; appro. special meeting, $900; Federal grants avail- able, $1,482.30. Total amount available to be spent, $3,882.30.
Cash Grants $ 3,329.72
Old Age Assistance, Aid; appro., $16,000; refund, $64.30; Fed- eral grants available, $14,451.50. Total amount avail- able to be spent, $30,515.80.
Cash Grants $28,253.36
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Paid other cities and towns:
Town of East Bridgewater
$519.49
Town of Fairhaven
286.45
Town of Freetown
104.86
Town of Halifax
95.42
Town of Lakeville
103.97
Town of Raynham
133.43
Town of Swansea
35.26
City of Taunton
83.60
1,362.48
-$ 29,615.84
Department of Veterans' Services; appro. annual meeting, $400; appro. special meeting, $1,000. Refunds, $54.00. Total amount available to be spent, $1,400.
Administration: R. Donald Andrews, Director, salary $ 100.00
Aid:
Direct to recipients $534.60
City of Boston 64.00
598.60 $ 698.60
6. SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES.
School Committee Salaries; appropriation $160.00.
Ruth O. Babbitt $ 50.00
Gil A. Bettencourt
58.00
Helen J. Colpitts 40.00
William A. Cox
12.00 $ 160.00
School Department; appro., $36,515. Less transfer by vote of Town, $1,000. Net appro., $35,515. Refund, $4.40. Total amount available to be spent, $35,519.40.
General Expense: Gladys P. Babbitt, Secretary $ 302.52
William A. Cox, Attendance Officer 25.00
John J. Rolfe, Superintendent 563.94
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American School Board
Journal 6.75
Emery Record Preserving
Co., binding 1.85
Fall River Herald News, advertising 1.68
Holmes Print Shop
1.10
Manifold Supplies Co.
.80
Mass. Ass'n. of School Committees, dues
5.00
N. E. Tel. & Tel.,
school telephone
42.49
John J. Rolfe,
travel allowance
88.86
convention expenses ( in-
cludes $13.60 out of state ) 16.10
Taunton Daily Gazette,
advertising 1.08
The O'Briens, letterheads
1.70
Underwood Corp., typewriter,
Berkley share
14.70
Robert A. Wilcox Co.
5.17
James E. Williams, stamped envelopes 1.76
Town of Dighton,
office telephone,
Berkley share 50.57
1,131.07
Teachers' Salaries:
Florence N. Brown
$2,680.00
Marjorie E. Hayward, music
194.40
Catherine M. Kula
2,680.00
Edna C. Lincoln
2,680.00
Catherine L. Murphy
960.00
Marion E. Redford
1,560.00
Irene L. Richmond, substitute
8.00
Lois J. Snow, music
291.60
A. Louise Unsworth
2,767.50
13,821.50
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Text Books and Supplies :
Allyn and Bacon
$ 6.91
Boston University
18.75
Edward E. Babb Co.
78.32
Ginn and Co.
144.67
E. M. Hale & Co.
37.14
J. L. Hammett Co.
21.56
Holmes Print Shop
9.75
Houghton Mifflin Co.
15.42
The Macmillan Co.
77.99
McGregor Magazine Agency
8.55
Noble & Noble Publishers, Inc.
41.30
Rand McNally & Co.
46.30
The Reader's Digest
36.56
Scott Foresman & Co.
26.46
Charles Scribner's Sons
56.48
Silver Burdett Co.
8.71
The L. W. Singer Co.
41.38
Robert A. Wilcox Co.
118.65
World Book Co.
9.11
The Zaner-Bloser Co.
.56
804.57
Janitors' Services:
Russell E. Coombs
$ 519.96
Walter E. Hamilton, Sr. 1,559.90
Walter M. Longton,
5 hrs. at 75c, asst.
3.75
Laurence B. Swift, 1 day
6.67
2,090.28
Fuel and Light:
Gil A. Bettencourt, 5 cds. pine slabs
$ 40.00
Church Coal Co.
711.78
Pratt Coal Co.
117.79
Taunton Municipal
Lighting Plant 84.39
953.96
Tuition:
New Bedford Vocational School $ 5.40 Taunton Vocational School 92.40
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Town of Dighton: Dighton High School $5,168.40
Dighton House-
hold Arts
57.86
Dighton Voca-
tional School
1,524.30
6,750.56 6,848.36
Transportation: Russell E. Combs, sick children $ 5.16
Walter E. Hamilton, Sr., sick children 2.28
Clarence C. Trenouth, bus, per contract 8,000.00
8,007.44
Maintenance, Buildings and Grounds (includes janitor's supplies ) :
Babbitt & Simmons, toilet repairs $ 5.40
George R. Babbitt, work on well 10.00
Gil A. Bettencourt, work
on well & grounds 10.00
Boston Janitor Supply Co. 23.09
Brodhead-Garrett Co., lumber 3.80
A. E. Briggs, lumber
30.16
de Silva Electric Co. 21.05
Fournier's Sweeping Odorant 20.25
L. Grossman Sons, Inc.
34.66
Walter E. Hamilton, Sr.
.30
Leonard Electric Co., install clock 9.50
Mack Construction Co., blacktop yard 362.50
Manny's Hardware Co. 17.56
McCabe Sand & Gravel Co., gravel 8.75
Mozzone Bros. Associates, lumber 11.00
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NuBrite Chemical Co.
98.93
The Pierce Hardware Co.
37.16
Prescott Lock Co.
3.25
State Prison Colony Industries
4.53
Taunton Hdw. & Plumbing Supply Co.
19.46
Waldron Hardware Co.
31.46
Robert A. Wilcox Co.
49.60
Williams Lumber Co.
29.54
841.95
Furniture and Furnishings:
Milton A. Babbitt, drapery
$ 12.00
Bostock Furniture Co., shades
5.96
The Pierce Hardware Co., clock 11.25
29.21
School Health:
Ella F. Dillingham, nurse, salary $ 450.00
Charles M. Souza, M.D., physician 200.00
Weir Pharmacy
12.17
662.17
Other Expenses:
Gil A. Bettencourt, truck- ing platforms for graduation $ 2.00
Gray Typewriter Co.,
used typewriter 26.00
J. L. Hammett Co., diplomas and covers
17.36
Holmes Print Shop, graduation tickets 2.50
Robert E. Pease,
engrossing diplomas 4.25
Thorp & Martin, filters .65
Allan M. Walker Co., insurance 272.70
325.46
Total School Department $ 35,515.97
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Library, Janitor Service for State Auditors; transfer from Re- serve Fund by Finance Committee, $10. Lucy F. White, 10 days at $1 $ 10.00
Public Library; appropriation of Dog Fund, $478.83, appropria- tion from taxation, $421.17; transfer from Reserve Fund by Finance Committee, $60; total available, $960.
Lizzie J. Howland, trustee, salary $ 15.00
Laura M. Swift, librarian, salary
247.50
Lucy F. White, janitor, salary,
also assistant librarian 210.50
Nathaniel Dame & Co., books
162.97
Jean Karr & Co., books
15.84
The Cedar Chest, repairs
2.00
Wendell D. Conant, repair coal bin
9.00
Joseph M. Kaye, mason work
32.34
F. W. Woolworth Co., window shades 22.95
The Pierce Hardware Co., janitor supplies
7.79
Church Coal Co. 93.75
Macomber Bros., wood
9.00
Staples Coal Co. 89.50
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant
12.00
Gaylord Bros., Inc., supplies
25.85
Postmaster, Taunton, Mass., stamps
3.00
Laura M. Swift, toll calls paid for
.94
Total, Public Library $ 959.93
Library Insurance; transfer from Reserve Fund by Finance Committee, $131.54.
J. R. Tallman & Co., Inc. 131.54
Library Basement; transfer from Reserve Fund by Finance Committee, $20.00.
The Pierce Hardware Co., fire extinguishers 11.40
7. RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED.
State Parks and Reservations $ 116.76
Incidentals; appropriation $50.00. Selectmen's Expense: Taunton Daily Gazette, advertising public hearing $ 1.83
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Benjamin R. Evans, surveying new lay- out of Grinnell Street, not accepted by town 18.00
Highway Department:
Repairing fence, Elm Street:
Lewis W. Ashley, Highway Surveyor 8 hrs. at $1.00 8.00
Labor at 90c per hour:
Manuel Rose, 8 hrs. 7.20
Truck at $1.00 per hour:
Manuel Rose, 8 hrs. 8.00
Materials:
Manuel Rose, posts 2.00
McCabe Sand & Gravel Co., cement 1.25
Waldron Hardware Co., paint 1.50 -$ 47.78
Memorial Day; appro. $45.00. Transfer from Reserve Fund by Finance Committee, $1.72. Total available, $46.72.
William B. Mitchell, geraniums $27.50
The Seeley Co., flags 19.20 -$ 46.70
Town Reports; appropriation $450.00.
Holmes Print Shop
$
420.00
Building at Myricks Expense; appropriation $50.00.
Babbitt's Store, bleach water $ 1.40
Percy L. Baldwin, custodian, salary 25.00
Mozzone Bros. Associates, wood 8.00
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant 12.38 $ 46.78
Building at Myricks Repairs; appro. $400.00. Transfer from Reserve Fund by Finance Committee, $1.04. Total available to be spent, $401.04.
Atlas Appliance, Inc., shades $ 3.45
A. E. Briggs, lumber 30.84
Mill End Remnant Stores, drapes 23.29
The Pierce Hardware Co., paint, etc.
269.47
Williams Lumber Co.,
cabinet $20.00 53.99
lumber
73.99 -
$ 401.04
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Honor Roll; appro. $50.00. Balance from 1948, $22.48. Total available to be spent, $72.48.
Charles G. Bettencourt, lawn care $ 20.00
Scott McCallum, painting, 3 hrs. at 90c 2.70
Manny's Hardware, paint 3.06
Joseph D. Rose, wreaths 2.00
Laurence B. Swift, cement 1.00
Wayside Florist, baskets, flowers 12.00
-
$ 40.76
Workmen's Compensation Insurance; appro. $300.00. J. R. Tallman & Co., Inc. $
259.77
Unpaid 1948 Bills; appropriation $30.00. Dr. Charles M. Souza, 1948 diphtheria clinic $ 30.00
Care of Veterans' Graves; appropriation $50.00.
E. Roy Colpitt, Fox Cemetery $ 25.00
Wojciech Pysz, Berkley Common Cemetery 15.20 -- $ 40.20
County Retirement System Assessment
$
123.99
8. CEMETERIES.
Cemetery Perpetual Care Income; withdrawn from Savings Banks, $102.13. (Work done in 1948. )
Lewis W. Ashley, care of lots $ 21.88
Wojciech Pysz, care of lots 80.25 -$
102.13
Cemetery; appropriation $100.00. Labor at 90c per hour: John A. Longton, 74 hrs. $66.60
Richard L. Longton, 11 hrs. 9.90
-$ 76.50
Tractor and Mower at $2.00 per hr .:
Wojciech Pysz, 11 3/4 hrs.
23.50
-$
100.00
9. INTEREST.
Interest; appropriation $75.00. Interest on anticipation highway reimbursement loan, $13,500., Aug. 5, 1949-Dec. 30, 1949,rate .85%, Middleborough Trust Company $ 43.67
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10. MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS.
Anticipation Revenue Loan: The Machinists' National Bank $ 15,000.00
Anticipation Reimbursement Loan: Middleborough Trust Company 13,500.00
11. AGENCY.
County Tax
2,482.94 $
Proceeds of Dog Licenses paid County
643.40
12. TRUST.
Federal Withholding Taxes $ 2,427.87
Blue Cross Deductions
26.25
County Retirement Deductions
198.67
13. INVESTMENT.
Giles Leach Fund, income deposited
$
45.00
14. REFUNDS.
Real Estate Taxes 1947, overpayment: Wilfred A. Hathaway $ 8.48
Real Estate Taxes 1948, abated after payment: Irene M. C. Peterson 88.00
Real Estate Taxes 1949:
Abated after payment, Augustus A. Smith $88.00
Overpayment, Emma Jackson and Ruth Avery 3.10 -$ 91.10
Motor Vehicle Excise 1948:
Damon E. Clegg, overpaid after abatement $13.23
Veronica K. Shepard, abated after payment
1.81
Marie J. LePage, overpayment
3.05
-- $ 18.09
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Motor Vehicle Excise 1949:
Augustus A. Smith, abated for payment $ 2.13
William Bindon, abated after payment .89
George E. Tabor, abated after payment 16.53 Antone Marshall, abated after payment 1.55
Julia I. Senechal, abated after payment 12.05 $
-
33.15
Interest, taxes 1947: Beatrice Jack, overpayment $ 1.06
Interest, motor vehicle excise 1948:
Marie J. LePage, overpayment
$
.12
Recording fee, Selectmen's Expense:
Robert B. Harmon, overpayment
$ .22
Income Tax:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, excess distribution for school aid $ 2,938.20
Comparison of Past Four Years Payments
1946
1947
1948
1949
1. General Government:
Moderator's Salary
$ 20.00
$ 20.00
$ 20.00
$ 20.00
Finance Committee Expense
69.76
Selectmen's Salaries
475.00
475.00
325.00
400.00
Selectmen's Expense
84.12
80.90
65.00
108.58
Auditor's Salary
55.00
55.00
55.00
55.00
Auditor's Expense
15.00
11.14
4.50
State Audits
479.83
276.73
262.75
373.42
Treasurer's Salary
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
Treasurer's Expense
258.83
277.53
290.11
289.99
Tax Title Expense
127.79
239.96
295.26
148.86
Collector's Salary
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
Collector's Expense
253.52
290.27
313.71
313.10
Collector's Petty Cash
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
Assessor's Salaries
950.00
950.00
800.00
1,040.00
Assessor's Expense
137.69
139.97
139.93
214.93
Assessor's Sp. Equipment
162.81
265.00
Town Counsel Town Clerk's Salary
125.00
150.00
150.00
150.00
Town Clerk's Fees
50.00
50.00
75.00
66.25
Town Clerk's Expense
68.93
98.21
28.47
45.61
Elections & Registrations
187.21
148.59
248.99
86.79
Town Hall Expense
148.03
175.34
222.72
242.15
602.90
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Town Hall Repairs
173.00
88.83
55.00
84.00
Tax Poss. Expense
50.00
2. Protection of Persons and Property:
Police Department Police Dept. Special Fire Department Sealer
279.96
315.57 500.00
383.33 500.00
500.00
553.97
1,515.75
1,181.56
1,461.99
43.89
40.78
48.13
64.94
Moth Department
575.00
572.66
699.00
748.09
Tree Department
299.80
174.70
430.65
499.70
Dog Officer
90.00
100.00
115.00
181.90
3. Health and Sanitation:
County T.B. Hospital Board of Health Expense Mosquito Control
559.80
561.85
607.94
1,777.47
688.50
250.00
507.00
1,393.50
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
4. Highways:
Chapter 81, Maint.
12,599.88
12,099.99
12,598.42
13,650.00
Chapter 81, Snow Removal
497.00
Chapter 90, Maint.
1,500.00
2,999.88
3,000.00
2,999.99
Chapter 90, Construction Ch. 90, Paint. Bridge
2,436.70
39,555.10
14,165.63
Land Dmg. & Counsel, Pad. St.
736.96
790.44
Land Dmg. & Counsel, Friend St.
177.56
Berkley St., Oil & Sand.
395.73
Grinnell St.
498.70
Burt St.
495.55
Road Machinery Account
60.43
57.09
105.85
132.21
Berkley-Dighton Bridge Exp.
360.00
363.60
363.60
450.33
66
496.21
470.00
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855.00
Snow Removal & Sanding Street Lights
966.56 49.92
1,499.80 99.84
5,839.43 99.84
1,473.84 99.84
5. Charities & Veterans' Benefits:
Welfare Salaries Temporary Aid, Adm.
107.62
138.28
121.74
A.D.C., Adm., Town
28.40
2.00
A.D.C., Adm., Fed. Grants
12.00
9.80
29.09
14.64
O.A.A., Adm., Town
179.33
204.95
438.76
O.A.A., Adm., Fd. Grants Welfare, Adm.
238.56
363.79
290.42
463.78
550.64
Temporary Aid, Aid
1,539.28
1,472.67
3,161.82
3,517.28
A.D.C., Aid, Town & Fed. Grants
1,076.67
3,264.61
1,787.03
3,329.72
O.A.A. Aid, Town & Fed. Grants
19,656.62
26,716.26
29,498.55
29,615.84
Dept. of Vet. Services
423.34
82.38
273.93
698.60
6. Schools and Libraries:
School Comm. Salaries
160.00
160.00
160.00
160.00
School Department
27,347.29
31,561.43
33,434.46
35,515.97
School Dental Clinic
354.00
Public Library
815.62
719.33
970.30
959.93
Painting Library
328.00
Lib. Jan. Serv. State Audit
10.00
Library Insurance
131.54
Library Basement
11.40
7. Recreation & Unclassified:
State Parks & Res. Incidentals
65.84
48.07
77.15
116.76
194.80
13.00
44.27
47.78
150.00
150.00
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Memorial Day Town Reports Bldg. at Myricks Expense
34.40 337.90
43.20 384.00 9.75
42.40 448.00
46.70 420.00
46.78
Bldg. at Myricks Repairs Honor Roll Workman's Compensation Ins.
157.92
28.00
36.00 199.75
40.76
Unpaid Bills
147.93
714.23
1,573.98 25.00
40.20
War Bonds
18.50
County Ret. Syst. Assmts.
105.50
123.99
8. Cemeteries:
Cemetery Cemetery Perp. Care Funds
88.78
96.12
25.12
100.00
109.05
102.13
9. Interest:
56.80
33.04
37.29
43.67
10. Municipal Indebtedness:
10,000.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
10,000.00
13,500.00
11. Agency:
State Tax County Tax Proceeds of Dog Licenses
750.00
750.00
1,934.54
1,959.35
2,298.53
2,482.94
527.00
603.00
608.00
643.40
68
7.50
211.30
401.04
201.79
169.08
259.77
30.00
Care of Veterans' Graves
50.00
Anticipation Revenue Loans Anticipation Reimb. Loans
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12. Trust:
Tailings
3.60 200.00 308.95
2,443.58
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