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Mass. Selectmen's Association, dues 15.00
Warren Pilling, envelopes
3.00
Taunton Daily Gazette,
advt. hearings 19.04
53.11
State Audits
13.56
Auditor's Salary :
Arnold B. Perry 55.00
Auditor's Expense :
Holmes Print Shop, notices 3.50
Treasurer's Salary :
Francis F. G. Andrews
600.00
Treasurer's Expense :
American Bank Note Co.,
prepare coupons 5.75
R. Donald Andrews, clerical 82.80
Francis F. G. Andrews, reg. mail 1.48
Burroughs Adding Machine Co.,
paper 2.21
Director of Accounts, certify notes 20.00
Emery Record Preserving Co., binding 24.00
Hagen's, Inc., supplies 6.50
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms 5.55
Bernice M. Hogan, clerical 4.05
Holmes Print Shop, letterheads 9.60
Mass. Coll. & Treas. Ass'n, dues 2.00 Mass. Envelope Co. 38.00
Postmaster, stamps
90.18
Sullivan's Office Supply Co., supplies 8.10
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J. R. Tallman & Co., Inc., bond and insurance 84.06
384.28
Premium on Loan :
American Bank Note Co., coupons
20.00
Tax Title Expense :
Francis F. G. Andrews, registered mail 1.00
Percy L. Baldwin, janitor service 1.50
Harold A. Goff, Register, recording 20.21
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms 15.92
Warren L. Ide, notarizing
1.00
Postmaster, registered mail
8.80
Beatrice M. Schmidt, refund 1.00
Taunton Daily Gazette, tax notice 3.87
Frederick L. Tripp, searches
73.00
Allan M. Walker & Co., Inc., vacancy permit .67
126.97
Insurance, Tax Title Property :
Allan M. Walker & Co., Inc. 7.50
Deposits for Recording Treasurer's Deeds to Persons :
Francis F. G. Andrews, recording 10.03
Francis R. Perry, refund 1.00
Alexander Trzcinski, refund .97
12.00
Collector's Salary :
Francis F. G. Andrews 600.00
Collector's petty cash, for change 50.00
Collector's Expense :
Francis F. G. Andrews, registered mail 1.12
Percy L. Baldwin, janitor service 4.50
The Barre Gazette, tax bills 34.84
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Harold A. Goff, Register,
recording 5.18
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms 18.18
Bernice M. Hogan, clerical 25.20
Warren L. Ide, notarizing 1.25
Mass. Coll. & Treas. Ass'n, dues 2.00
Mass. Envelope Co. 6.74
Daniel F. McNearney, bond of deputy 5.00
Warren Pilling, printing
6.25
Postmaster, stamps
64.63
Sullivan's Office Supply Co., rep. adder, folders 32.25
J. R. Tallman & Co., Inc. bond
110.60
Taunton Daily Gazette, tax notices 18.15
Frederick L. Tripp, searches
97.00
432.89
Deputy Collector's Fees :
Frederick D. Sowle 2.00
Assessors' Salaries :
John Q. Dillingham 300.00
Anthony Sylvia 300.00
Norman E. Whittaker, Chairman 500.00
1,100.00
Assessors' Expense :
Ass'n of Mass. Assessors, dues
9.00
Beatrice G. Buckley, copies of
transfers 14.64
Davol Printing House, forms
5.00
Drummond Printing Co., cards
4.50
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms, etc.
50.17
Holmes Print Shop, forms
17.00
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. 12.57
Postmaster, stamps
10.00
Sullivan's Office Supply Co., supplies, rent type 8.40
Anthony Sylvia, mileage,
use of car 5.95
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Norman E. Whittaker, mileage, use of car 54.94
192.17
Office, Assessors, Etc. : Charles A. Eldridge 479.76
Town Counsel :
Gordon M. Owen, expenses, services 99.61
Town Clerk's Salary :
Francis F. G. Andrews 150.00
Town Clerk's Fees :
Francis F. G. Andrews :
Oaths of Office
4.50
Returns of vital statistics
65.00
69.50
Town Clerk's Expense :
The American City, magazine 2.00
Warren L. Ide, notarizing 1.00
Mass. Town Clerks' Ass'n, dues, subscription 7.50
Warren Pilling, letterheads and seal 9.75
Sullivan's Office Supply Co., supplies 5.25
J. R. Tallman & Co., Inc., bond 5.00
Frederick L. Tripp, searches 1.00
31.50
Elections and Registrations :
Elections :
Berkley General Store, bulbs, etc. 1.28
Holmes Print Shop, ballots 22.50
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., ballot seals 4.59
Merrimack Valley Wood Products, Inc., Election booths 60.80
Richard A. Perry, express
Election booths 3.89
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Services at polls :
Blanche Campbell
10.35
E. Roy Colpitt 10.35
L. Clyde Cummings 10.35
Charles E. Harrison
10.80
Josephine E. Makepeace
10.35
Marion I. Needham 10.35
Cloria F. Pabst
2.70
158.31
Registrations :
Percy L. Baldwin, janitor service 1.50
Russell E. Combs, janitor service 2.00
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms 9.05
Salaries of Registrars :
Marion I. Needham 75.00
Joseph D. Rose 75.00
Merle J. E. Stetson 75.00
237.55
Town Hall Expense :
William L. Adams, kindling 8.00
Berkley Men's Association,
1 cord wood 15.00
Russell E. Combs, janitor salary
37.50
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. 21.15
Pierce Hardware Co., glass, etc. 3.29
Prescott Lock Co., repair lock 1.00
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant
26.47
112.41
2. PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department :
Payrolls 496.90
Taunton Police Department, lockups 3.00
499.90
Police Department, Special :
Payrolls 530.00
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Police Department Payrolls, Combined and Itemized :
William L. Adams, Jr.
69.40
Harold G. Ashley, Chief
141.00
William A. Cox
113.95
Willis G. Craw
86.60
Ernest R. Flint
87.90
Charles E. Harrison
99.15
William B. Mitchell
89.30
Arnold B. Perry
74.40
Eino H. Silvan
190.30
Anthony Sylvia
74.90
1,026.90
Fire Department:
Payrolls:
$1.00 per hour:
Garland Templeton, Chief
52.00
James Barrow
49.00
Ellis K. Flint
17.50
Herbert J. Flint
27.00
Robert C. Flint
62.50
208.00
90c per hour :
Manuel Barboza
1.80
Willis G. Craw
1.80
Ellis K. Flint
14.30
Herbert J. Flint
10.80
Francis E. Fournier 8.10
Joseph O. Freeman
4.50
John M. Hathaway
7.20
Werner R. Lorenz
2.70
Lionel F. Souza
7.20
Merle J. E. Stetson
7.20
65.60
65c per hour :
Francis E. Barboza 1.30
Robert M. Barboza 3.90
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Walter F. Birdsall 1.95
John W. Barrow, Jr.
1.30
Wilfred S. Briggs
4.55
David W. Clark
9.10
Kenneth H. Combs
.65
Antone M. Costa
1.30
Ernest R. Flint
1.30
Fred E. Flint
2.60
Fred E. Flint, Jr.
5.20
John B. Flint
.65
Herbert Jones
1.30
Antone Marshall
3.90
David E. Marshall
.65
Robert B. Marshall
1.30
Lawrence R. Perry
1.30
Gilbert S. Rapoza
1.30
Raymond L. Reagan
.65
David Silvia
3.25
Chester P. Slivinski
3.25
Laurence B. Swift
.65
Stephen C. Thompson
1.30
James M. Wallace
.65
53.30
Men of Freetown Fire Department
62.00
388.90
Town of Freetown use of apparatus 30.00
Equipment, Maintenance and Repair :
Berkley General Store, gas, etc. 29.57
Demoura's Auto Wrecking, storage 12.50
Eastern States Farmers' Exchange, enamel 11.50
Robert C. Flint, gas, oil, storage 249.70
Maxim's Motor Co.,
repairs, hose, etc. 121.08
Tavares Filling Station, gas 12.00
436.35
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New Equipment :
William L. Donle, tires and tubes 190.00
Joseph L. Murphy, hose, etc. 451.44
641.44
1,496.69
Fire Station Account :
New Bedford Times, adv. bids 10.36
Norman McN. Colpitts and Helen J. Colpitts, land 400.00
Fall River Herald-News, adv. bids 6.00
William V. Hogan, registered mail 2.59
Carlton H. Manter, architect
400.00
Sullivan-Foster, Inc.,
constructing building 11,237.00
Taunton Daily Gazette, adv. bids 8.63
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant 1.50
Allan M. Walker & Co., Inc.,
insurance 80.52
12,146.60
Injury to Firemen : Robert C. Flint 3.00
Fire Apparatus Account :
Taunton Daily Gazette, adv. bids 3.57
Sealing Weights and Measures :
Manny's Hardware Co. 1.67
William B. Mitchell, salary 40.00
41.67
Moth Department :
Payments 424.90
Dutch Elm Disease Control :
Payments 52.20
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Moth and Dutch Elm Payments, Combined and Itemized :
Payrolls :
Russell A. Crimlisk, Supt., 134 hours 134.00
John T. McCrohan Jr.,
labor, 134 hours 120.60
Russell A. Crimlisk
truck hire, 134 hours 134.00
Fitzhenry-Guptill Co., packing, plunger 16.40
Nu-Brite Chemical Co., Inc., DDT 43.75
Mabel Perry, gasoline engine
19.50
Pierce Hardware Co.,
batteries, etc.
3.50
Tavares Filling Station, gas
5.35
477.10
Unpaid 1952 Bills :
Nu-Brite Chemical Co., Inc., DDT
100.00
Tree Department :
Payrolls :
Stanley F. Hadro, Warden, 78 hrs.
78.00
Labor @ 90c per hr .:
James Barrow, 14 hrs. 12.60
John W. Barrow, Jr., 23 hrs. 20.70
Charles A. Brown, 21 hrs. 18.90
Joseph O. Freeman, 28 hrs. 25.20
James J. Furtado, 4 hrs. 3.60
William Rogers, 14 hrs. 12.60
171.60
Equipment Hire :
Stanley F. Hadro, truck, 50 hrs. 50.00
Stanley F. Hadro, power saw, 30 hrs. 60.00
110.00 281.60
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Dog Officer :
Anthony Sylvia, boarding and killing dogs 91.00
Time on complaints
9.96
Mileage, 185 miles @ 6c
11.10
Collecting 75 licenses
37.50
149.56
3. HEALTH AND SANITATION
County Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment 3,317.48
Mosquito Control, State Reclamation Board 50.00
Board of Health Expense :
Herbert Aspinall, Animal Inspector 60.00
Bristol County Tuberculosis
Hospital, 1 patient 547.50
Ella L. Dillingham, R. N., forceps and pan 2.84
Warren Pilling, index cards
4.50
Charles M. Souza, M. D.,
diphtheria clinic
30.00
Anthony Sylvia, picking up dead dogs 7.50
Weir Pharmacy, medical supplies 6.12
Herbert M. Ashley, grading dump 80.00
Macomber Brothers, fill for dump
60.00
798.46
Dental Clinic :
Israel Helfand, D. D. S. 299.00
4. HIGHWAYS
Chapter 81 Highway Maintenance :
Supervision
1,128.50
Labor
2,425.50
Equipment hire
3,838.49
Materials
6,980.48
14,372.97
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Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance :
Supervision
121.00
Labor
278.55
Equipment hire
930.75
Materials
3,169.68
4,499.98
Road Machinery Account :
Berkley General Store, gas, oil
2.30
Brighton Steel Co., Inc.,
grader blades 28.71
Robert C. Flint, repair grader
7.00
Mozzone Bros., lumber, bolts
21.10
Pierce Hardware Co., axes, shovels, etc. 56.28
Tavares Filling Station, kerosene 8.98
124.37
Berkley-Dighton Bridge Expense :
Joseph H. Babbitt, bridge tender, salary 360.00
Town of Dighton, paid for electric service 3.60
363.60
Snow Removal and Sanding :
Supervision
32.00
Labor
64.80
Equipment hire
71.00
Materials
44.26
212.06
Snow Fence :
Brighton Steel Co., Inc., fence
posts, fence 186.51
Pierce Hardware Co., fence posts 62.11
248.62
Street Lights :
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant 115.50
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Totals of Maintenance Accounts, Combined and Itemized :
a. Salaries and Wages
Stanley F. Hadro, Highway Sur-
veyor, 12814 hrs.
1,281.50
Labor @ 90c per hr .:
George R. Babbitt, 16 hrs.
14.40
Robert M. Barboza, 205 hrs.
184.50
James Barrow, 52 hrs.
46.80
John W. Barrow, Jr., 52 hrs.
46.80
Walter F. Birdsall, 16 hrs.
14.40
John Frizado, 8 hrs. 7.20
Charles A. Brown, 630 hrs.
567.00
Harry Buckley, Jr., 26 hrs.
23.40
Kenneth W. Carpenter, 16 hrs.
14.40
Kenneth H. Combs, 2616 hrs.
23.85
Russell E. Combs, 16 hrs.
14.40
Arthur H. Corbishly, 58 hrs.
52.20
Antonio Fernandes, 4 hrs.
3.60
John Fernandes, 4 hrs.
3.60
Joseph O. Freeman, 4314 hrs.
39.15
James J. Furtado, 34 hrs.
30.60
Charles E. Harrison, 1516 hrs.
13.95
Harold A. Harrison, 147 hrs.
132.30
M. Wallace Harrison, 2 hrs.
1.80
Nathan W. Holmes, 2914 hrs.
26.55
Howard S. Miller, 9 hrs.
8.10
Calvin C. Overlock, 2015 hrs.
18.45
Richard A. Perry, 28 hrs.
25.20
William Rogers, 382 hrs.
343.80
Antone Rose, 810 hrs. 729.00
Edward H. Rose, 1715 hrs.
15.75
Merle J. E. Stetson, 12 hrs.
10.80
Stephen C. Thomson, 329 hrs.
296.10
Edward B. White, 1012 hrs.
9.45
2,768.85
4,050.35
b. Equipment Hire
Herbert M. Ashley, bulldozer,
19 hrs. @ $10. 190.00
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George R. Babbitt, plow, 16 hrs. @ $3.50 56.00
John W. Barrow, Jr., loader, 14 hrs. @ $2.00 28.00
Kenneth H. Combs:
Truck, 101 hrs. @ $3 303.00
Truck, 20 hrs. @ $1 20.00
Plow, 1716 hrs. @ $3.50 61.25
384.25
Melvin G. Dorrance : Truck, 601 hrs. @ $3.50 211.75
Shovel, 5614 hrs.
@ $9.60 542.40
Air Compressor, 37 hrs. .
@ $6.00 222.00
976.15
John Fernandes, Truck, 4 hrs. @ $1 4.00
Francis E. Fournier, Mower,
8 hrs. @ $3.50 28.00
Joseph O. Freeman, Truck, 41% hrs. @ $1 4.50
John Frizado, Mower, 50 hrs. @ $3.50 175.00
Stanley F. Hadro :
Truck, 109215 hrs. @ $1.00 1,092.50
Truck pulling grader,
8 hrs. @ $2.00
16.00
1,108.50
H. C. Hathaway, Air Compressor, 4 hrs. @ $5.00 20.00
Nathan Holmes, plow, 171/2 hrs.
@ $3.50 61.25
Warren A. Holmes, plow, 12 hrs. @ $3.50 42.00
Joseph F. Lacula, truck, 191% hrs. @ $3.50 68.25
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Macomber Bros. :
Truck, 5315 hrs. @ $3.50 187.25 Loader, 4 hrs. @ $3.50 14.00
201.25
McCabe Sand & Gravel Co .:
Grader, 56 hrs. @ $6.50 364.00
Truck, 7 hrs. @ $2.12 14.84
378.84
J. A. Monroe, grader,
50 hrs. @ $7.50
375.00
Calvin C. Overlock : Plow, 25 hrs. @ $3.50 87.50
Truck, 216 hrs. @ $1 2.50
90.00
Richard A. Perry, plow, 28 hrs. @ $3.50 98.00
Wojciech Pycz, mower, 7 hrs. @ $3.00 21.00
Joseph Simmons :
Bulldozer, 8 hrs. @ $6 48.00
Truck, 2715 hrs.
@ $3.50 96.25
Roller, 12 hrs. @ $3.50 42.00 186.25
William Simmons, bulldozer, 16 hrs. @ $6.00 96.00
Merle J. E. Stetson, truck, 68 hrs.
@ $2.50 170.00
Frank Sylvia, truck and loader, 4 hrs. @ $6.00 24.00
Thomas Bros. Corp., road broom, 6 days @ $9.00 per day 54.00
4,840.24
c.
Materials
Assonet Sand & Gravel Co., base stone and gravel 930.50
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Dean St. Builders Supply Co.,
pipe, cement blocks 52.58
Melvin G. Dorrance, drilling 111.00 H. C. Hathaway, blasting explosives 385.25 Independent Coal Tar Co. 496.67
E. L. LeBaron Foundry Co., frame and grate 17.16
Mack Construction Co., sand patch 99.69
McCabe Sand & Gravel Co., gravel 1,750.69 N. E. Metal Culvert Co. 135.61
Pierce Hardware Co., brush killer, etc. 208.25
Sherry Corporation, gravel, hot top 312.71
Thomas Bros. Corp., cold patch 217.05
Trimount Bituminous Products Co., oil, asphalt 5,268.72
C. P. Washburn Co., chloride 208.56
10,194.42
d. Recapitulation
Salaries and Wages
4,050.35
Equipment hire
4,840.24
Materials
10,194.42
19,085.01
Chapter 81 Highway Main- tenance 14,372.97
Chapter 90 Highway Main- tenance
4,499.98
Snow Removal and Sanding 212.06
19,085.01
CHARITIES AND VETERANS' BENEFITS
A. D. C. Administration,
Federal Grants 256.16
O. A. A. Administration, Federal Grants 1,379.78
D. A. Administration,
Federal Grants 71.92
Welfare Administration 894.47
Welfare Office 21.61
2,623.94
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Administration Payments, Combined and Itemized Welfare Office :
Taunton Hardware and Plumbing Supply Co., paint 21.61
Harold G. Ashley, Board Member 100.00
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms 9.85
James B. Kelley, Jr., Register, div. certf. .50
Machinists National Bank, checks
37.26
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
119.32
Theresa M. Parent:
social worker 2,004.60
mileage 63.66
2,068.26
Richard A. Perry, Board Member Chairman
100.00
Postmaster, stamps 38.72
Eino H. Silvan, Board Member
79.45
Social Service Index
10.00
Sullivan's Office Supply Co.,
Type. repairs, supplies 38.97
2,623.94
Temporary Aid, Aid
Cash Grants 1,299.12
Groceries and Provisions :
Berkley General Store 20.00
Doctors, Dentists, Opticians :
Armand V. Bolino, M. D. 6.00
M. Cooperstein, M. D. 6.00
George C. Harrington 8.00
George J. Young
12.00
32.00
Drugs, Medicines, etc. : Hanson & Co., Inc. 28.60
Other Cities and Towns: City of Taunton 936.77
2,316.49
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Disability Assistance, Aid
Payments from Federal Grants 2,507.86
Payments from Town
Appropriation 476.10
2,983.96
Aid to Dependent Children, Aid
Payments from Federal Grants
6,371.65
Payments from Town
Appropriation 8,298.56
14,670.21
Old Age Assistance, Aid
Payments from Federal Grants
13,784.38
Payments from Town
Appropriation 21,523.88
Overdrawn check, refunded .10
35,308.36
O. A. A. Aid, Payments Combined and Itemized
Payrolls 34,201.55 .10
Overdrawn check, refunded
Town of Easton 399.77
Town of Raynham 93.09
Town of Swansea 181.41
City of Taunton 432.44
1,106.71
35,308.36
Department of Veterans' Services
Administration :
R. Donald Andrews, Director, salary 100.00
Aid :
Cash Grants
1,197.00
Other Cities and Towns:
Town of Seekonk
20.00
1,217.00
1,317.00
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6. SCHOOL AND LIBRARY
School Committee Salaries
Gil A. Bettencourt
60.00
Helen J. Colpitts
50.00
Willis G. Craw
50.00
160.00
School Department
a. General Expense
John J. Rolfe, Supt., salary
600.00
Gladys P. Babbitt, Sec., salary
234.00
Gladys P. Babbitt, stamps 2.00
Horace Clough, Attendance Officer,
. salary
25.00
American School Board Journal
6.75
Holmes Print Shop
1.80
Mass. Association of School Com- mittees 20.00
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
59.88
John J. Rolfe, mileage and expense
113.46
Taunton Daily Gazette 7.15
Town of Dighton, telephone
39.54
Robert A . Wilcox Co., folders
.27
James E. Williams, postmaster
3.68
1,113.53
· b. Teachers' Salaries
Helene Chamberlain, sub.
10.00
Mary M. DeMello, sub.
10.00
Emily L. Dulak
1,440.00
Florence H. Farrar
2,640.00
Millicent B. Hackett
1,723.71
Shirley A. Hoey
2,212.00
Oscar L. Lamoureux, Jr.
1,240.00
Edna C. Lincoln
2,357.89
Lois C. Lopes, sub. 50.00
Yvonne R. McBreen
1,120.00
Catherine L. Murphy
1,680.00
Robert T. Murphy, sub.
10.00
Joy M. Nathanson
275.06
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Anne W. Rusconi !
1,120.00
Elizabeth A. Spadea, music
586.00
Katherine B. Tucker, sub.
620.00
17,094.66
c. Text Books and Supplies
Allyn & Bacon, Inc. 12.13
Gladys P. Babbitt, paid freight
charges 3.97
Beckley-Cardy Co.
40.62
Ginn and Company
342.88
J. L. Hammett Co.
154.25
Chas. W. Homeyer & Co., Inc.
12.05
Houghton Mifflin Co.
18.96
McCormick-Mathers Co.
31.10
Milton Bradley Co.
132.92
M. Donald Plummer
5.10
Rand McNally & Co.
40.87
Silver Burdett & Co.
13.34
Henry S. Wolkins Co.
84.13
Webster Publishing Co.
20.10
Robert A. Wilcox Co.
99.85
The John C. Winston Co.
44.17
World Book Company
12.16
1,068.60
d. Janitors Salaries
Horace Clough
2,340.00
e. Fuel and Light
Pacific Oil Co. 949.85
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant 243.77
1,193.62
f. Tuition
Town of Dighton
9,204.74
City of Fall River
131.25
City of New Bedford
5.40
City of Taunton
55.20
9,396.59
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g. Transportation
Horace Clough, sick children 28.74
Clarence C. Trenouth 12,360.00
12,388.74
h. Maintenance, Buildings and Grounds (includes Janitors' supplies)
Babbitt and Simmons
8.00
Biss Lumber Co.
8.06
Boston Janitors Supply Co., Inc.
9.86
Brubin & Co., Inc.
117.50
Horace Clough
1.50
J. I. Holcomb Mfg. Co.
24.00
Manny's Hardware
29.57
Nu-Brite Chemical Co.
39.75
Charles O'Connell
8.00
Pierce Hardware Co.
5.50
State Prison
11.52
Taunton Hardware & Plumbing Supply Co.
62.19
Waldron Hardware Co.
32.09
Robert A. Wilcox Co.
140.05
497.59
i. Furniture and Furnishings
Horace Clough, paid express on chair 1.66
Town of Dighton 12.00
Luther O. Draper Shade Co.
102.71
Fall River Steam, Gas Pipe Co.
68.11
Massachusetts Reformatory 15.00
Malcolm E. Porter
41.00
240.48
j. School Health
Ella F. Dillingham, School Nurse, Salary
450.00
Charles M. Souza, M. D. 200.00
Weir Pharmacy 12.37
662.37
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k. Other Expense
James W. Brine Co., Inc. 30.19
Division of the Blind, tuning piano 8.00
Pierce Hardware Co. 7.10
Charles Sylvia 13.00
Allan M. Walker Co., insurance 272.70
330.99
Total School Department 46,327.17
Water Purposes, School
Berkley General Store, gas 1.10
Russell B. Myers, point 18.91
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
1.95
W. R. Park, Inc., pipe, points,
couplings 169.53
191.49
School Milk
Roman Dairy Farms, Inc. 684.81
Public Library
Laura M. Swift, Librarian, salary 257.50
Mary E. Combs, Asst. Librarian, salary
2.50
Russell E. Combs, Janitor, salary
235.50
Maria E. D. Aguas, Board Trustee, salary
20.00
Ernest H. Atwood, patching roof
5.00
Church Coal Co.
165.90
Nathaniel Dame & Co., books
247.60
Gaylord Bros., Inc., supplies
21.05
Harrison Brothers, repair steps
67.00
Macomber Bros., pine slabs
5.00
Sears Readers Club, books
2.75
Staples Coal Co.
80.55
Laura M. Swift, paid postage
5.00
J. R. Tallman & Co., Inc., insurance
75.81
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant
18.68
Whitlock, maps
5.00
1,214.84
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Library Basement
C. E. Harrison, repair chairs, re-finish floor 64.00
Viola E. Holmes, chemical toilet
10.64
· 74.64
7. RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
State Parks and Reservations 162.55
County Retirement Assessments 278.26
. Town Reports, Holmes Print Shop 497.00
Memorial Day
Christenson's Flower Shop
30.00
The Seeley Co., flags 36.00
66.00
Incidentals
John Frizado, mowing Common 60.00
Building at Myricks Expense
Percy L. Baldwin, Custodian, salary
25.00
Percy L. Baldwin, glass and putty, rep. grate 10.00
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant 18.68
53.68
Honor Roll
Norman E. Colpitts, mowing
20.70
Fred E. Flint, lumber
12.00
Mozzone Bros., paint, lumber, screws
24.26
Allen F. Raymond, labor
31.50
The Wayside Florist
5.00
93.46
Workmen's Compensation Insurance J. R. Tallman & Co., Inc. 299.18
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Care of Veterans' Graves
Laurence B. Swift 25.00
Test Borings, Well Construction
Eino H. Silvan, toll calls 4.19
8. CEMETERIES
E. H. Allen Fund Income 80.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
Income 297.60
377.60
John Q. Dillingham :
Care of lots
$ 83.70
Sprayer 12.00
95.70
Joseph O. Freeman :
Care of lots
138.15
Brush killer
12.00
Use of power mower
40.00
190.15
Laurence B. Swift :
Care of lots
51.75
Use of power mower 40.00
91.75
377.60
Cemetery Appropriation
Joseph O. Freeman :
Labor, 100 hrs. @ .90 90.00
Mower, 52 hrs. @ $1.50 78.00
Truck, 20 hrs. @ $1 20.00
Labor on wall, 61% hrs.
@ .90 5.85
193.85
Laurence B. Swift :
Labor on wall, 61% hrs. @ .90
5.85
199.70
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9. INTEREST
Day Trust Co., School remodeling loan 245.00
10. MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co .:
Anticipation reimbursement loan $13,275.00
Day Trust Co., School remodeling
loan 2,000.00
$ 15,275.00
11. AGENCY
County Tax
2,698.16
Proceeds of Dog Licenses, paid county 853.20
12. TRUST
Cemetery perpetual care fund income :
James D. Dillingham fund, dividends de- posited 91.00
Federal Withholding taxes
3,893.65
Blue Cross 111.20
County Retirement
357.58
13. INVESTMENT
Giles Leach Fund, income deposited in savings 57.00
14. REFUNDS
Motor Vehicle Excise, 1952, abated after payment :
Albert T. Barrow
.61
Willis G. Craw
11.25
Edwin D. Jones, Jr.
6.43
Motor Vehicle Excise, 1953, abated after payment :
Harold G. Ashley 7.56
Albert Bindon
2.10
Joseph G. Bonvie 16.81
George C. and Ada L. Browning
5.04
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Norman M. Colpitts
5.04
William A. Cox
10.93
Aniela Melesky
3.04
Edwin Paige
1.53
Mary E. Slivinski
1.53
George R. Stetson
3.04
Joseph C. Tavares
13.23
Frank Winchoba
15.12
Interet, overpayments refunded :
1952 Motor Vehicle Excise 2.07
1952 Poll Tax .33
1953 Motor Vehicle Excise .01
Income tax 1953 overpayment:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts 880.80
986.47
Recapitulation of Cash Payments
1. General Government:
Moderator's Salary 20.00
Selectmen's Salaries 234.59
Selectmen's Expense 53.11
State Audits
13.56
Auditor's Salary
55.00
Auditor's Expense 3.50
Treasurer's Salary
600.00
Treasurer's Expense 384.28
Premium on loan 20.00
Tax Title Expense 126.97
Insurance Tax Title property 7.50
Deposits for Recording Treas- urer's deeds 12.00
Collector's petty cash 50.00
Collector's Salary
600.00
Collector's Expense 432.89
Deputy Collector's Fees 2.00
Assessors' Salaries
1,100.00
Assessors' Expense
192.17
Office, Assessors', etc.
479.76
Town Counsel
99.61
Town Clerk's Salary 150.00
Town Clerk's Fees
69.50
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Town Clerk's Expense
31.50
Elections and Registrations 395.86
Town Hall Expense 112.41
5,246.21
2. Protection of Persons and Property :
Police Department
499.90
Police Department Special 530.00
Fire Department 1,496.69
Fire Station Account
12,146.60
Fire Apparatus Account
3.57
Injury to Firemen
3.00
Sealing Weights and Measures 41.67
Moth Department 424.90
Dutch Elm Disease Control
52.20
Unpaid 1952 Bills
100.00
Tree Department
281.60
Dog Officer
149.56
15,729.69
3. Health and Sanitation :
County Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment 3,317.48
Mosquito Control 50.00
Board of Health Expense 798.46
Dental Clinic
299.00
4,464.94
4. Highways and Bridges:
Chap. 81 Highway Maint. 14,372.97 Chap. 90 Highway Maint. 4,499.98 Road Machinery Account 124.37 Berkley-Dighton Bridge Expense 363.60
Snow Removal and Sanding
212.06
Snow Fence 248.62
Street Lights
115.50
19,937.10
5. Charities and Veterans Benefits : D. A. Administration, Fed. Grants 71.92
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A. D. C. Administration, Fed. Grants 256.16
O. A. A. Administration, Fed. Grants 1,379.78
Welfare Administration
894.47
Welfare Office
21.61
Temporary Aid, Aid
2,316.49
D. A. Aid, Fed. Grants
2,507.86
D. A. Aid, Town Appropria- tion 476.10
A.D.C. Aid, Fed. Grants
6,371.65
A.D.C. Aid, Town Appropria-
tion
8,298.56
O.A.A. Aid, Fed. Grants
13,784.38
O.A.A. Aid, Town Ap-
propriation
21,523.88
Overdrawn Check, refunded
.10
Department of Veterans Services 1,317.00
59,219.96
6. Schools and Libraries :
School Committee Salaries 160.00
School Department 46,327.17
Water Purposes School 191.49
School Milk
684.81
Public Library 1,214.84
Library Basement
74.64
48,652.95
7. Recreation and Unclassified :
State Parks and Reservations 162.55 County Retirement
Assessments 278.26
Town Reports 497.00
Memorial Day 66.00
Incidentals 60.00
Building at Myricks Expense 53.68
Honor Roll
93.46
Workmen's Compensation Insurance 299.18
Care of Veterans Graves 25.00
Test Borings, Well Construction 4.19
1,539.32
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8. Cemeteries :
E. H. Allen Fund Income 80.00 Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds Income 297.60
Cemetery Appropriations 199.70
577.30
9. Interest
245.00
10. Municipal Indebtedness :
School Remodelling Loan 2,000.00
Anticipation Reimbursement Loan 13,275.00
15,275.00
11. Agency :
County Tax
2,698.16
Dog Licenses
853.20
3,551.36
12. Trust :
Cemetery Perpetual Funds Care Income 91.00
Fed. Withholding Taxes
3,893.65
Blue Cross 111.20
County Retirement
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