Town annual report of Berkley 1953, Part 3

Author: Berkley (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1953
Publisher: The Davol Press
Number of Pages: 126


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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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ANNUAL REPORT


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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ANNUAL REPORT


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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ANNUAL REPORT


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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ANNUAL REPORT


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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ANNUAL REPORT


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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ANNUAL REPORT


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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ANNUAL REPORT


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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ANNUAL REPORT


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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ANNUAL REPORT


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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ANNUAL REPORT


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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ANNUAL REPORT


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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ANNUAL REPORT


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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ANNUAL REPORT


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


58


ANNUAL REPORT


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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ANNUAL REPORT


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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ANNUAL REPORT


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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ANNUAL REPORT


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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ANNUAL REPORT


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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ANNUAL REPORT


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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ANNUAL REPORT


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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