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Mass. Town Clerks' Ass'n., dues 7.50
Warren Pilling, envelopes 5.00
J. R. Tallman & Co., Inc., bond 5.00
Taunton Daily Gazette, adv. by-laws
40.17
85.41
Elections :
Alfred J. Gagne, repairs on booths 2.00
Holmes Print Shop, ballots 27.50
Waldron Hardware Co., light bulbs 2.16
Services at Polls :
Harold G. Ashley, Chief of Police 14.85
Blanche Campbell 30.00
E. Roy Colpitt
30.00
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L. Clyde Cummings
30.00
Hilda P. Dagenais
9.00
Charles E. Harrison, Police Officer
17.00
Josephine E. Makepeace
30.00
Marion I. Needham
30.00
Dolores E. Wallace
9.00
231.51
Registrations:
Russell E. Combs, janitor service
1.50
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms and binders
42.99
Holmes Print Shop, voting lists
48.00
Salaries of Registrars:
Marion I. Needham
75.00
Joseph D. Rose
75.00
Merle J. E. Stetson
75.00
317.49
Town Hall Expense:
Russell E. Combs, janitor salary
25.00
John Frizado, 2 cords wood 36.00
Prescott Lock Co., repairs
5.25
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant, estimated
28.00
Allan M. Walker & Co., Inc., insurance
66.50
160.75
2. PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department:
Payrolls $ 470.20
Commissioner of Public Safety, licenses .70
Owen H. Coyle, fees and expenses 9.00
19.04
Taunton Police Dept., lockups
1.00
499.94
Police Department Special:
Payrolls 485.00
Police Department Payrolls, Combined and Itemized:
Harold G. Ashley, Chief
160.00
William L. Adams, Jr.
85.00
William A. Cox
98.80
Willis G. Craw
90.00
Ernest R. Flint
7.60
Postmaster, stamped envelopes
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Charles E. Harrison
110.60
William B. Mitchell
93.80
Arnold B. Perry
77.00
Eino H. Silvan
145.40
Anthony Sylvia
87.00
955.20
Fire Department:
Payrolls:
Garland Templeton, Chief,
$1.10 per hour 70.40
$1.00 per hour:
Garland Templeton, Chief
7.00
Robert M. Barboza
7.00
James Barrow
60.00
Leo J. Caron
10.00
Horace Clough
15.00
Willis Craw
5.00
Ellis K. Flint
18.00
Ernest R. Flint
4.00
Herbert J. Flint
13.00
Robert C. Flint
34.00
Francis E. Fournier
16.00
Joseph O. Freeman
5.00
John M. Hathaway
33.00
Nelson H. Moore
1.00
Gilbert S. Rapoza
1.00
Arnold W. Silvan
2.00
Lionel F. Souza
2.00
Alfred T. Townley, 3rd
10.00
$ .90 per hour:
Robert M. Barboza
3.60
Horace Clough 2.70
Herbert J. Flint
4.50
Francis E. Fournier
2.70
Joseph O. Freeman
2.70
James J. Furtado
2.70
John M. Hathaway
3.60
Gilbert S. Rapoza
3.60
Lionel F. Souza
2.70
George W. Stetson
2.70
Merle J. E. Stetson
2.70
243.00
34.20
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$ .65 per hour:
Fred E. Flint, Jr.
5.85
Clifton H. Holmes
1.95
Edward B. White 1.95
9.75
357.35
Apparatus, Maintenance and Repair:
Barboza's Filling Station, polish
1.43
Berkley Common Garage, greasing
3.25
Berkley General Store, gas, oil, grease, battery charges, brake fluid, polish, repairs, anti-freeze 46.75
Farrar Co., handle, washers
10.75
Ellis K. Flint, repairs, Dodge
21.37
Robert C. Flint, gas, oil, stickers
57.95
Manny's Hardware Co., rope
3.00
Maxim Motor Co., discharge valve 30.70
Joseph L. Murphy, rechg. ansul cylinder 1.50
Pierce Hardware Co., P & S cap
.98
New Equipment:
Baker Chevrolet, Inc., 1947 Chevrolet
chassis and cab
350.00
Berkley Common Garage, battery charger and battery 29.95
430.00
Farrar Co., portable pump fog nozzle 61.50
Manny's Hardware Co., ladder for station 18.65
The Pierce Hardware Co., boots, coats 176.12
1,088.67
Fuel and Light:
Macomber Bros., oil
164.32
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant
41.87
206.19
Maintenance Building and Grounds:
Berkley General Store, bulbs, pail, salt
3.93
Robert C. Flint, keys, buzzer 4.00
Manny's Hardware Co., paint, etc. 26.97
34.90
Other Expense:
Berkley General Store, paper, pencils 1.04
Bristol County Ass'n of Forest Wardens and Fire Fighters, dues 5.00
177.68
22.45
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John W. Cain & Son, insurance
Truck
35.00
Station
112.80
Accident, men
106.25
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms
1.98
Nathan W. Holmes, envelopes
5.25
N. E. Tel & Tel. Co.
195.99
Victorian Press
4.50
Allan M. Walker & Co., Inc.,
Insurance on station
19.73
487.54
Total Fire Department
2,352.33
Fire Department Special:
Robert C. Flint, truck repairs
35.00
Fire Apparatus Account: Farrar Co., 1953 Ford tank truck and pumper
9,889.00
Fire Station Account:
Bostock-Inman Electric Co., Siren and automatic switch 426.76
William Couite, tool chest 40.00
2.50
Joseph Lopes, sign
Carlton H. Manter, bal. architect's fee
274.82
Pacific Oil Co., fuel 45.33
Pierce Hardware Co., tools 127.28
J. F. Simmons & Sons, bulldozer and gravel 17.00
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant 3.88
Taunton Office Supply Co., file cabinet 49.95
Thomas Bros. Corp., blacktop 333.00
1,320.52
Sealing Weights and Measures: William B. Mitchell, salary 40.00
Moth Department: Payments 425.20
Dutch Elm Disease Control:
Payments 210.60
Moth and Dutch Elm Payments, Combined and Itemized: Payrolls:
Joseph O. Freeman, Supt., 188 hrs. 206.80
John T. McCrohan, Jr., labor, 188 hrs. 188.00
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Joseph O. Freeman, truck, 188 hrs.
188.00
Joseph O. Freeman, paid for gas for spraying 4.00
Nu-Brite Chemical Co., Inc., DDT 49.00
635.80
Dog Officer:
Anthony Sylvia, boarding and killing dogs 84.50
Time on complaints 10.00
Mileage, 200 miles at 6c 12.00
Collecting 47 licenses
23.50
130.00
3. HEALTH AND SANITATION
County Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
2,993.16
Board of Health Expense:
Herbert Aspinall, animal inspector
60.00
Herbert M. Ashley, bulldozer work at dump 160.00
Bristol County Tuberculosis Hospital, 1 patient
547.50
Melvin G. Dorrance, truck and shovel, dump 56.40
Benjamin Rose, trucking, dump
14.00
Charles M. Souza, M.D., diphtheria clinic 25.00
State Reclamation Board, mosquito control 50.00
912.90
Dental Clinic:
Israel Helfand, D.D.S. 218.00
4. HIGHWAYS
Chapter 81 Highway Maintenance:
Supervision
$1,707.75
Labor
4,084.67
Equipment Hire
4,634.90
Materials
3,920.43
Net Payments
$14,347.75
Overcharges refunded
638.25
Total payments 14,986.00
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Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance:
Supervision
205.50
Labor
642.07
Equipment hire
1,612.60
Materials
348.63
2,808.80
Chapter 90 Bridge Cable:
Wyoming Contracting Co., submarine cable
562.20
Road Machinery Account:
Berkley General Store, kerosene 5.61
Dean St. Builders Supply Co., trowel .40
Manny's Hardware Co., tap rule, paint
8.71
The Pierce Hardware Co., sprayer, shovels, etc. Fred B. White, 2 axes
100.24
7.00
121.96
Berkley-Dighton Bridge Expense:
Joseph H. Babbitt, bridge tender salary
360.00
Town of Dighton, electric service, repairs 21.65
381.65
Snow Removal, Sanding, Snow Fence:
Supervision
117.50
Labor
121.50
Equipment hire
266.00
Materials
145.00
650.00
Street Lights:
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant
115.50
Totals of Maintenance Accounts, Combined and Itemized:
a. Salaries and Wages
Stanley F. Hadro, Highway Surveyor, 1,4052 hrs. 2,030.75
Labor at 90c per hour:
William L. Adams, 34 hours
30.60
Albert M. Alger, 9 hours
8.10
George R. Babbitt, 11/2 hours
10.35
Robert M. Barboza, 4 hours
3.60
James Barrow, 15 hours
13.50
John W. Barrow, Jr., 36 hours
32.40
Charles A. Brown, 6 hours
5.40
Russell E. Combs, 12 hours
10.80
George B. Cummings, 9 hours
8.10
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Oliver V. Dalaba, 2 hours
1.80
John Fernandes, 3 hours
2.70
Anthony Gouvia, 3 hours
2.70
Joseph Gouvia, 32/2 hours
29.25
Nathan W. Holmes, 42 hours
37.80
Robert J. Lynch, Jr., 8 hours
7.20
Mark A. Marshall, 7 hours
6.30
Robert B. Marshall, 15 hours
13.50
Howard S. Miller, 5 hours
4.50
Richard A. Perry, 50%2 hours
45.45
Antone Rose, 97 hours
87.30
Stephen Thompson, 7 hours
6.30
James M. Wallace, 2 hours
1.80
369.45
Labor at $1.00 per hour:
John W. Barrow, Jr., 8 hours
8.00
James J. Furtado, 34/2 hours
34.50
Theodore S. King, 4712 hours
47.50
Calvin P. Staples, 7/2 hours
7.50
97.50
Labor at $1.05 per hour:
Carlton R. Adams, 99/2 hours
104.47
George E. Adams, 3rd, 1072 hours
112.87
William L. Adams, Jr., 6 hours
6.30
James Barrow, 4 hours
4.20
John W. Barrow, Jr., 144 hours
151.20
Robert M. Barboza, 299 hours
313.95
Ernest H. Brailey, 15 hours
15.75
Charles A. Brown, 355/2 hours
373.27
Russell A. Crimlisk, 20 hours
21.00
Oliver V. Dalaba, 3/2 hours
3.67
Leonard A. DeMoranville, 17 hours
17.85
Joseph Ellershaw, 426 hours
447.30
Ernest P. Flint, 102 hours
11.02
Robert C. Flint, 1 hour
1.05
James J. Furtado, 8 hours
8.40
Joseph Gouvia, 6 hours
6.30
John M. Hathaway, 233/2 hours
245.16
Nathan W. Holmes, 23 hours
24.14
Theodore S. King, 6/2 hours
6.83
Werner R. Lorenz, 108/2 hours
113.92
Joseph H. Marshall, Jr., 179 hours
187.95
Manuel G. Mattos, 8 hours
8.40
Richard P. Miller, 8 hours
8.40
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John Moskal, Jr., 38 hours
39.90
William Rogers, 11342 hours
1,191.23
Antone Rose, 571 hours
599.56
Manuel Rose, 241 hours
253.05
Lionel F. Souza, 6 hours
6.30
Edward B. White, 24 hours
25.20
Frederick B. White, 13 hours
13.65
4,322.29
Labor at $2.00 per hour:
Archie Macomber 292 hours, roller operator 59.00
4,848.24
b. Equipment Hire
George R. Babbitt:
Plow, 8/2 hours at $3.50 $29.75
Truck, 7 hours at $1
7.00
Mower, 15/2 hours at $3.50
54.25
91.00
John W. Barrow, Jr., loader, 4 hours at $2.45
9.80
Town of Berkley, scraper, 44 hrs. at $.40
17.60
Charles A. Brown:
Truck, 163 hrs. at $1
163.00
Pulling drag, 16 hrs. at $3 48.00
211.00
Kenneth H. Combs:
Plow, 22 hrs. at $3.50
77.00
Truck, 24 hrs. at $3.50
84.00
Truck, 12 hrs. at $2.00
24.00
185.00
Russell A. Crimlisk, truck, 4 hrs. at $1
4.00
Leonard W. Demoranville:
Bulldozer, 24 hrs. at $6
144.00
Melvin G. Dorrance:
Truck, 47 hrs. at $3.50 164.50
Truck, 12 hrs. at $4.50 54.00
Truck, 36 hrs. at $6 216.00
Air Compressor, 4 hrs. at $6 24.00
Bulldozer, 36 hrs. at $10 360.00
Shovel, 64 hrs. at $9.60 614.00
Loader, 24 hrs. at $9
216.00
1,648.90
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John Fernandes, truck, 3 hrs. at $1
3.00
Ernest R. Flint, tractor, 52 hrs. at $2 11.00
Fred E. Flint:
Brush chipper, 6/2 hrs. at $4 26.00
Truck, 9 hrs. at $1 9.00
Power saw, 19 hrs. at $3
57.00
92.00
Robert C. Flint, truck, 1 hr. at $1
1.00
John Frizado, mower, 40 hrs. at $3.50 140.00
Stanley F. Hadro:
Power saw, 34 hrs. at $2 68.00
Truck, 9752 hrs. at $1 975.50
Sand spreader, 44 hrs. at $.50 22.00
Plow, 23/2 hrs. at $3
70.50
1,136.00
Nathan W. Holmes, tractor, 6 hrs. at $2
12.00
Warren A. Holmes, plow, 452 hrs. at $3.50 159.25
Edward F. Jones, Inc .:
Roller, 29/2 hrs. at $4.80
141.60
Macomber Bros:
Truck, 73/2 hrs. at $3.50 257.25
Truck and sander, 2 hrs. at $4 8.00
265.25
Antone Marshall, truck, 16 hrs. at $3.50
56.00
McCabe Sand & Gravel Co .: Bulldozer, 14 hrs. at $7 98.00
Grader, 4712 hrs. at $6 285.00
383.00
Henry S. Milko:
Power saw, 13 hrs. at $3 39.00
Truck, 16 hrs. at $3.50 56.00
95.00
Richard A. Perry, plow, 502 hrs. at $3.50
176.75
William Rogers, truck, 60 hrs. at $1 60.00
Benjamin Rose, truck, 90 hrs. at $3.50 315.00
Joseph Simmons :
Truck, 965 hrs. at $3.50 337.75
Bulldozer, 302 hrs. at $6 183.00
Roller, 24 hrs. at $4.50 108.00
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Truck and sander, 8 hrs. at $3 24.00
Truck and sander, 6 hrs. at $4 24.00
676.75
William L. Smith:
Back hoe, 42 hrs. at $7.80
327.60
Loader, 13/2 hrs. at $6 81.00
408.60
Joseph Tavares, mower, 28 hrs. at $2.50 70.00
6,513.50
c. Materials
Harold W. Ashley, gravel 190.00
Assonet Sand & Gravel Co .:
Sand, gravel, stone 938.01
Manuel Barboza, gravel
32.00
Dean St. Builders Supply Co .:
Frame and grate, blocks, cement
55.76
H. C. Hathaway, explosives
9.00
H. C. Hathaway, gravel 36.00
E. L. LeBaron Foundry Co., frame, grate 19.21
Manny's Hardware Co., paint, rakes, cement 50.04
McCabe Sand & Gravel Co., concrete 25.00
Nu-Brite Chemical Co., Inc., brush killer 60.40
The Pierce Hardware Co., cement 4.05
Joseph Simmons, treated sand
145.00
Southeastern Construction, Inc., man-hole rings, bottom blocks, radius blocks State Prison, signs
34.72
85.00
Joseph Tavares, gravel
Thomas Bros. Corp., cold patch, top, binder 364.19 Trimount Bituminous Products Co .: Tar, asphalt, road oil 2,074.67
C. P. Washburn Co., calcium chloride
241.01
Payroll transfer to Hurricane Expense
637.05
Overcharges refunded
1.20
d. Recapitulation
Salaries and Wages
6,878.99
Equipment Hire
6,513.50
Materials
4,414.06
Payroll transfer to Hurricane Expense
637.05
Overcharges refunded
1.20
18,444.80
50.00
4,414.06
638.25
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Chapter 81 Highway Maintenance 14,986.00
Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance 2,808.80
Snow Removal, Sanding, Snow Fence 650.00
18,444.80
5. CHARITIES AND VETERANS BENEFITS
A-D-C Administration, Federal Grants $ 342.91
O-A-A Administration, Federal Grants 589.53
D-A Administration, Federal Grants 102.31
Welfare Administration 1,522.96
2,557.71
Administration payments, combined and itemized:
Harold G. Ashley, Board Member
100.00
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
134.40
Theresa M. Parent:
Salary
$2,004.60
Mileage
73.14
2,077.74
Richard A. Perry, Board Chairman
100.00
Postmaster, stamps
27.51
Eino H. Silvan, Board Member
100.00
Social Service Index
10.00
Sullivan's Office Supply Co., supplies
8.06
2,557.71
General Relief, Aid
Cash Grants
1,278.11
Groceries, Milk, Fuel Oil:
Berkley General Store
210.00
Macomber Bros.
21.70
Taunton Cash Market
100.00
Townley's Dairy Farm
54.68
386.38
Doctors and Opticians:
Armand V. Bolino, M.D. 5.00
Menahem Cooperstein, M.D. 6.00
S. Grossman, M.D. 7.00
George C. Harrington
8.00
Robert F. Mealy, M.D.
15.00
41.00
Medicines :
Weir Pharmacy 9.70
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Hospitals:
Morton Hospital
163.50
Pondville Hospital
310.20
473.70
Funerals:
O'Keefe Funeral Service 150.00
Other Cities and Towns:
Town of Lakeville 217.88
City of Taunton 1,452.80
1,670.68
4,009.57
Disability Assistance, Aid
Payments from Federal Grants 725.00
Payments from Town Appropriation 1,177.60
1,902.60
Aid to Dependent Children, Aid
Payments from Federal Grants 7,206.92
Payments from Town Appropriation 9,140.01
16,346.93
Old Age Assistance, Aid
Payments from Federal Grants 12,194.87
Payments from Town Appropriation 18,295.95
30,490.82
O. A. A. Aid Payments, Combined and Itemized
Payrolls
29,693.04
Town of Easton
67.41
Town of Fairhaven 74.16
Town of Raynham
115.76
Town of Swansea 92.87
City of Taunton
447.58
797.78
30,490.82
Department of Veterans' Services
Administration:
R. Donald Andrews, Director, salary 100.00
Aid:
Cash Grants 2,258.75
2,358.75
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6. SCHOOL AND LIBRARY
School Committee Salaries
Maria E. D. Aguas
$ 40.82
Gil A. Bettencourt
1.00
Helen J. Colpitts
8.22
Willis G. Craw
57.54
Richard W. Pilling
40.82
148.40
School Department a. General Expense
John J. Rolfe, Supt., salary
200.00
Thomas L. Warren, Supt., salary
350.00
Gladys P. Babbitt, Sec., salary
234.00
Horace Clough, Attendance Officer, salary
25.00
American School Board Journal
6.75
College Bindery
3.25
Town of Dighton, telephone
33.65
Gray Typewriter Co.
1.35
Mass. Ass'n. of School Committees
10.00
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
65.67
The O'Briens
1.25
John J. Rolfe, mileage and expense
43.32
Sullivan's Office Supply Co.
30.68
Thorp & Martin Corp.
.65
Thomas L. Warren, mileage and expense
49.64
Robert A. Wilcox Co.
.70
James E. Williams, Postmaster
3.92
1,059.83
b. Teachers' Salaries
Lenore L. Beynon
1,040.00
Irene O. Braunstein, Sub.
30.00
Marion R. Day, Sub.
10.00
Edward G. Elias, Sub.
40.00
Elizabeth A. Evans, Music
586.00
Florence H. Farrar
2,762.36
Shirley A. Hoey
2,566.80
Oscar J. Lamoureux, Jr.
3,140.00
Edna C. Lincoln
3,080.00
Yvonne R. McBreen
2,866.80
Anne W. Rusconi
2,853.20
Katherine B. Tucker, Sub.
30.00
19,005.16
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c. Text Books and Supplies
Allyn and Bacon, Inc.
11.76
Ginn and Company
520.00
J. L. Hammett Co. 43.85
Holmes Print Shop
7.95
Chas. W. Homeyer & Co., Inc.
4.06
Houghton Mifflin Co.
29.02
The Macmillan Co.
10.08
Mainco Trading Co.
453.61
McCormick-Mathers Publishing Co.
73.32
Milton Bradley Co.
27.61
Noble and Noble Publishers, Inc.
5.74
Rand McNally & Co.
90.38
Charles Scribner's Sons
49.80
Silver Burdett Co.
13.96
The L. W. Singer Co., Inc.
30.61
Webster Publishing Co.
24.12
Robert A. Wilcox Co.
87.46
The John C. Winston Co.
16.64
World Book Co.
59.12
1,559.09
d. Janitors' Salaries
Horace Clough
2,340.00
e. Fuel and Light
Pacific Oil Co.
837.33
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant 269.87
1,107.20
f. Tuition
Town of Dighton
10,489.93
City of New Bedford
7.50
City of Taunton
42.60
10,540.03
g. Transportation
Horace Clough, sick children 49.71
Clarence C. Trenouth 12,900.00
12,949.71
h. Maintenance, Buildings and Grounds (includes Janitors' Supplies )
Babbitt & Simmons
14.40
Boston Janitors' Supply Co., Inc.
113.00
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Brulin & Co., Inc.
150.15
The C. B. Dolge Co.
21.84
A. D. Dukelow
41.14
Economy Paint & Wallpaper
17.94
L. Grossman Sons, Inc.
72.59
Huntington Laboratories, Inc.
109.97
Kleanzit Kleaner Co.
10.10
Pacific Oil Co.
31.00
State Prison
22.79
Taunton Hardware & Plumbing Supply Co.
19.54
Waldron Hardware Co.
18.59
Robert A. Wilcox Co.
37.10
L. M. Witherell & Sons
176.50
856.65
i. Furniture and Furnishings
Bostock Furniture Co. 56.00
j. School Health
Ella F. Dillingham, Nurse
562.50
Hanson & Co., Inc. 2.70
Charles M. Souza, M.D.
200.00
765.20
k. Other Expense
Joseph O. Freeman 7.50
Holmes Print Shop
2.50
The Pierce Hardware Co.
4.05
Allan M. Walker & Co., Inc., insurance
273.05
287.10
Total School Department
50,525.97
Unpaid 1953 Bills
Horace Clough, sick children 11.40
Construct and Furnish Classroom
I. T. Almy, architect 90.00
J. L. Hammett Co., clock 15.25
62.00
Milton Bradley Co., pencil sharpener
1.85
Mozzone Bros., lumber
15.27
Taunton Daily Gazette, bids
3.87
Taunton Hardware & Plumbing Supply Co .: Paint, etc. 46.69
L. M. Witherell & Sons
2,264.00
2,498.93
Mass. Reformatory, desk and chair
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School Milk
Roman Dairy Farms, Inc. 717.72
Public Library
Laura M. Swift, Librarian, salary 252.50
Mary E. Combs, Ass't. Librarian, salary
10.00
Russell E. Combs, janitor, salary
227.50
Maria E. D. Aguas, Board Trustee, salary
20.00
Church Coal Co.
111.60
Russell E. Combs, painting
260.00
Nathaniel Dame & Co., books
119.85
Gaylord Bros., Inc.
5.65
Chester S. Howland, book
2.33
The Pierce Hardware Co., rock salt
1.95
The Reader's Digest
3.00
Staples Coal Co.
84.05
Laura M. Swift, postage
22.87
J. R. Tallman & Co., Inc., insurance
52.47
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant
18.31
Waldron Hardware Co., glass
1.05
1,193.13
Library Basement
Bostock Furniture Co., rubber tracker
19.70
Church Coal Co. 54.30
74.00
7. RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
State Parks and Reservations
235.27
County Retirement Assessments
324.25
Town Reports, Taunton Printing Co.
620.00
Memorial Day
The Seeley Co., flags
33.00
Blanche W. Woodward, flowers 27.50
60.50
Berkley Common
John Frizado, mowing
30.00
Building at Myricks Expense
Percy L. Baldwin, custodian, salary 25.00
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant 18.22
Allan M. Walker & Co., Inc., insurance
116.92
160.14
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Honor Roll
The Wayside Florist 6.00
Workmen's Compensation Insurance J. R. Tallman & Co., Inc. 490.34
Care of Veterans' Graves
Lawrence Barrow, Fox Cemetery 25.00
Laurence B. Swift, Town Cemetery 25.00
50.00
Test Borings-Well Construction
R. E. Chapman Co., well
3,024.00
Fall River Herald News, bids 5.04
New Bedford Standard Times, bids
8.14
Scott Brothers, payment on water system
3,607.88
Eino H. Silvan, toll calls
2.23
Taunton Daily Gazette, bids
5.06
6,652.35
Emergency Hurricane Work "Carol"
Highway Department:
Stanley F. Hadro, Highway Surveyor: 18112 hrs. at $1.50
272.25
Labor at $1.05 per hour:
William L. Adams, 24 hrs.
25.20
Francis E. Barboza, 11 hrs.
11.55
Robert M. Barboza, 3 hrs.
3.15
James Barrow, 18 hrs.
18.90
John W. Barrow, Jr., 39 hrs.
40.95
Charles A. Brown, 6822 hrs.
71.92
Kenneth W. Carpenter, 8 hrs.
8.40
David W. Clark, 11 hrs.
11.55
Damon Clegg, 7 hrs.
7.35
Fred E. Flint, 9 hrs.
9.45
Joseph Gouvia, 20 hrs.
21.00
Ernest A. Greene, 7 hrs.
7.35
Maurice A. Harrison, 12 hrs.
12.60
John M. Hathaway, 72 hrs.
7.87
Werner R. Lorenz, 6812 hrs.
71.92
Joseph H. Marshall, Jr., 90 hrs.
94.50
Henry Milko, 15 hrs.
15.75
Gilbert S. Rapoza, 7 hrs.
7.35
William Rogers, 1272 hrs.
133.87
Manuel Rose, 1002 hrs.
105.52
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Richard M. Rose, 28 hrs. 29.40
Allen M. Talbot, 4 hrs. 4.20
Dimas Viveiros, 35 hrs. 36.75
John E. Westgate, 8 hrs.
8.40
Edward B. White, 39 hrs. 40.95
Frederick B. White, 39 hrs.
40.95
846.80
Equipment Hire:
William L. Adams, truck, 32 hrs. at $3 96.00
Herbert M. Ashley, bulldozer, 4 hrs. at $10 40.00
John W. Barrow, Jr .:
Truck, 31 hrs. at $1 31.00
Tractor and loader,
15 hrs. at $2.45 36.75
67.75
Charles A. Brown, truck, 12 hrs. at $1
12.00
Damon Clegg, tractor, 7 hrs. at $2
14.00
Fred E. Flint, truck, 9 hrs. at $1
9.00
Stanley F. Hadro:
Truck, 96 hrs. at $1 96.00
Chain Saw, 30 hrs. at $2 60.00
156.00
Donald Harrison, Chain Saw, 16 hrs. at $3
48.00
Macomber Bros:
Back Hoe and truck, 18 hrs. at $6 108.00
Truck, 8 hrs. at $2.50
20.00
128.00
McCabe Sand & Gravel Co .:
Crane, 644 hrs. at $12
75.00
Truck, 6 hrs. at $3.50 21.00
96.00
Henry Milko:
Truck, 15 hrs. at $1
15.00
Chain Saw, 16 hrs. at $3 48.00
63.00
Richard A. Perry, pump and hose, 16 hrs. at $2.50 40.00
David Pittsley, truck, 24 hrs. at $3
72.00
William Rogers, truck, 16 hrs. at $1
16.00
857.75
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Materials:
Manuel Barboza, gravel 65.00
New England Concrete Pipe Corp., 48" pipe 450.00
515.00
Total Hurricane "Carol" Highway 2,491.80
Emergency Hurricane Work "Carol" Fire Department
Garland Templeton, Chief, 10 hrs. at $1.10 11.00
James Barrow, 36 hrs. at $1 36.00
Horace Clough, 6 hrs. at $1 6.00
53.00
Emergency Hurricane Work "Carol" Board of Health James Barrow, 12 hrs. at $1.05 65.10
Joseph O. Freeman, 84 hrs. at $1.05 88.20
Joseph O. Freeman, truck, 84 hrs. at $1 84.00
237.30
Emergency Hurricane Work "Carol" Cemetery Dept.
Joseph O. Freeman, 42 hrs. at $1 42.00
Joseph O. Freeman, truck, 12 hrs. at $1 12.00
54.00
Emergency Hurricane Work "Carol" Building at Myricks Expense
Percy L. Baldwin, repairs 5.00
Total Hurricane "Carol" 2,841.10
Emergency Hurricane Work "Edna" (Highway Dept.) Stanley F. Hadro, Highway Surveyor, 16 hrs. at $1.50 24.00
Labor at $1.05 per hour:
Charles A. Brown, 16 hrs. 16.80
Werner R. Lorenz, 16 hrs. 16.80
Joseph H. Marshall, Jr., 16 hrs. 16.80
William Rogers, 16 hrs. 16.80
Manuel Rose, 16 hrs.
16.80
84.00
Equipment Hire:
Stanley F. Hadro, truck, 12 hrs. at $1
12.00
Macomber Bros .:
Loader, 16 hrs. at $6
96.00
Truck, 16 hrs. at $2.50
40.00
136.00
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McCabe Sand & Gravel Co .: Truck, 14 hrs. at $3.50
49.00
Joseph Simmons: Bulldozer, 16 hrs. at $6 96.00
Truck, 4 hrs. at $2.50 10.00
106.00
$ 208.00
Total Hurricane "Edna"
411.00
8. CEMETERIES
E. H. Allen Fund Income
$
50.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Income 158.00
$ 208.00
Joseph O. Freeman:
Care of lots $ 79.50
Use of power mower 25.00
104.50
Laurence B. Swift:
Care of lots
78.50
Use of power mower
25.00
103.50
303.00
Cemetery Appropriation
Joseph O. Freeman:
Labor, 90 hrs. at $1 90.00
Mower, 52 hrs. at $1.50 78.00
Truck, 20 hrs. at $1 20.00
188.00
Manny's Hardware Co., fertilizer
10.00
198.00
9. INTEREST
Day Trust Co .:
School Remodeling loan
$
210.00
225.00
Fire Station loan
$ 435.00
10. MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Day Trust Co .:
School Remodeling loan
$2,000.00
Fire Station loan
1,000.00
$3,000.00
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11. AGENCY
County Tax
$2,761.29
Proceeds of Dog Licenses, paid county
783.60
12. TRUST
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Income
$ 49.00
Federal Withholding Taxes
4,306.03
Blue Cross Deductions
53.40
County Retirement Deductions
362.40
13. INVESTMENT
Giles Leach Fund:
Income deposited in savings
$ 30.00
Transfers from savings to paid-up shares 200.00
$ 230.00
14. REFUNDS
Motor Vehicle Excise 1952, paid twice: Russell A. Crimlisk $ 11.05
Motor Vehicle Excise 1954, abated after payment:
Marion L. Babbitt 2.59
Armand E. Desautels
25.93
Manuel Fernandes, Jr.
4.65
Helen A. Haskins
3.24
Andrew H. Kelsey
15.85
Eugene P. Luiz
3.19
Katherine L. Lynch
21.61
David E. Marshall
3.19
Anthony Martin
3.19
Lois B. Miller
2.15
James T. Neeson
9.72
Jessie C. Overlock
3.19
Norma L. Pina
2.32
Eino H. Silvan
7.20
Herbert C. Travis
1.63
Interest overpayments refunded:
1952 Excise:
Russell A. Crimlisk .61
1953 Excise:
Leonard W. DeMoranville
4.60
1953 Real Estate:
Harry Buckley, Jr.
8.88
1954 Real Estate:
Harry Buckley, Jr.
15.74
Harold D. Shippee
.46
$ 150.99
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Recapitulation of Cash Payments
1. General Government:
Moderator's Salary
20.00
Selectmen's Salaries
250.00
Selectmen's Expense
70.14
State Census
2.40
State Audits
775.57
Deposits for Recording Selectmen's Deeds
15.00
Auditor's Salary
55.00
Auditor's Expense
13.76
Treasurer's Salary
600.00
Treasurer's Expense
394.32
Treasurer's Adding Machine
247.50
Tax Title Expense
151.55
Deposits for Recording Instruments
of Redemption
6.50
Collector's Salary
600.00
Collector's Expense
447.20
Assessor's Salaries
1,090.37
Assessor's Expense
227.55
Office, Assessors, etc.
17.64
Town Counsel
100.00
Special Counsel
445.98
Town Clerk's Salary
150.00
Town Clerk's Fees
72.00
Town Clerk's Expense
85.41
Elections
231.51
Registrations
317.49
Town Hall Expense
160.75
$6,547.64
2. Protection of Persons and Property:
Police Department
499.94
Police Department Special
485.00
Fire Department
2,352.33
Fire Department Special
35.00
Fire Apparatus Account
9,889.00
Fire Station Account
1,320.52
Sealing Weights and Measures
40.00
Moth Department
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