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1.95
Donald W. Flint 10.40
Ellis K. Flint, Jr.
2.60
Dwight Fournier
15.60
Albert Paul Pysz
4.55
Antone Rose, Jr.
3.90
Edward B. White
2.60
41.60
Total Payrolls 595.70
Apparatus, Maintenance and Repair:
Berkley Common Garage, gas, oil, brake fluid, polish, grease, stickers Repairs, connecting rod, plugs, brakes 33.00
39.14
Farrar Company, ansul powder, cartridge 39.20
79.60
Battery Rebuilt Motor 210.00
Pierce Hardware Co., battery for light, rope 4.25 Berkley Common Garage, install flasher light 3.65
427.76
New Equipment:
Farrar Company:
Portable pump
430.00
Forestry hose, 300 ft.
180.00
610.00
Fuel and Light:
Macomber Bros., oil
216.06
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant
82.49
298.55
Maintenance Building and Grounds:
Berkley General Store, soap, towels, fuses, bulbs 5.70
Macomber Bros., clean furnace, nozzle, dustops 10.50
Manny's Hardware Co., sink stopper, paint, etc. 7.80
Russell B. Myers, repairs to heater
5.63
Taunton Supply Corp .:
Repairs to plumbing 10.56
40.19
R. C. Flint, gas, anti-freeze
18.92
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Other Expenses:
Berkley General Store, pads .60
Bristol County Ass'n of Fire Fighters
and Forest Wardens, dues 5.00
John W. Cain & Son, insurance: Trucks
42.40
Building
87.99
Men
106.25
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
271.03
513.27
Total Fire Department
2,485.47
Moth Department: Payments 425.20
Dutch Elm Disease Control:
Payments 206.40
Moth and Dutch Elm Payments, combined and itemized:
Payrolls:
Joseph O. Freeman, Supt., 202 hrs. 222.20
John T. McCrohan, Sr., labor, 202 hrs. 202.00
Joseph O. Freeman, truck, 202 hrs. 202.00
Berkley Common Garage:
Gas, oil, grease, repairs 5.40
631.60
Tree Department:
Salaries and Wages:
Stanley F. Hadro, Tree Warden, 40 hrs. 60.00
Labor at $1.05 per hour: Manuel Bairos, 40 hrs. 42.00
Charles A. Brown, 40 hrs. 42.00
84.00
Equipment Hire:
Stanley F. Hadro:
5 yard truck and operator, 16 hrs. 56.00
18" chain saw and operator, 30 hrs. 90.00
146.00
Manuel Fernandes: Winch truck and operator, 24 hrs. 120.00
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Charles A. Brown, 11,000 lb. truck, 16 hrs. 16.00
282.00
Total Tree Department
426.00
Sealing Weights and Measures:
William B. Mitchell, salary
40.00
Dog Officer:
Anthony Sylvia, boarding and killing dogs 84.50
Time on complaints
14.00
Mileage, 125 miles at 6c
7.50
Collecting 7 licenses
3.50
109.50
Total Protection of Persons and Property
$4,791.97
3. HEALTH AND SANITATION
County Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
$1,112.09
Board of Health Expense:
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms $6.52
Holmes Print Shops, books and cards
49.00
Bristol County Tuberculosis Hospital, 1 patient
295.50
Charles M. Souza, M.D .:
Diphetheria Clinc
30.00
Polio Clinic
40.00
Ella F. Dillingham, nurse polio clinic
15.00
Bristol County Radio Co., table
12.50
Dunnington's Apothecaries, supplies
5.00
Hanson & Co., supplies
2.94
Manny's Hardware Co., pan .40
Herbert Aspinall, animal inspector
15.00
Herbert M. Ashley, bulldozer work at dump 62.80 Labor burning over dump; at $1:00:
James Barrow, 7 hrs. $7.00
Leo J. Caron, 1/2 hrs. 1.50
Joseph O. Freeman, 7 hrs. 7.00
Nathan W. Holmes, 212 hrs. 2.50
Donald W. Flint:
8 hrs. at $.65 5.20
23.20
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Anthony Sylvia, disposing 4 dead dogs on highway, time and mileage 16.00
State Reclamation Board, mosquito control 50.00
623.86
Dental Clinic:
Israel Helfand, D.D.S.
168.00
Total Health and Sanitation
$1,903.95
4. HIGHWAYS
Chapter 81 Highway Maintenance:
Supervision
$1,717.50
Labor
3,527.47
Equipment Hire
5,318.35
Materials
3,831.52
$14,394.84
Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance:
Supervision
36.00
Labor
50.40
Equipment Hire
195.50
Materials
2,613.22
2,895.12
Bryant Street Repairs:
Supervision
60.00
Labor
84.00
Equipment Hire
671.00
Materials
184.00
999.00
Snow Removal, Sanding, Snow Fence:
Supervision
57.00
Labor
254.10
Equipment Hire
584.00
Materials
221.28
1,116.38
Chapter 90, Berkley-Dighton Bridge: William G. Verrochi Co.
356.83
Road Machinery Account:
Halsil Products Co., drag brooms
66.00
Manny's Hardware Co., 100 ft. tape
7.00
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G. F. Nacaula & Sons, sand spreader 150.00
Pierce Hardware Co., brooms, shovels, hooks, rakes, file 50.02
273.02
Berkley-Dighton Bridge Expense:
Joseph H. Babbitt, bridge tender, salary 360.00
Town of Dighton, electric service, repairs 27.83
387.83
Street Lights:
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant
126.00
Total Highways
$20,549.02
Totals of Maintenance Accounts, Combined and Itemized:
a. Salaries and Wages
Stanley F. Hadro, Highway Surveyor, 1247 hrs.
1,870.50
Labor at $1.05 per hour:
Manuel Bairos, 1072 hrs.
1,125.60
James Barrow, 36 hrs.
37.80
George H. Braese, Jr., 30 hrs.
31.50
Charles A. Brown, 1227 hrs.
1,288.35
James Chew, 19 hrs.
19.95
Russell A. Crimlisk, 235 hrs.
246.75
Antone S. DeMoura, Jr., 14 hrs.
14.70
Daniel R. Fernandes, 108 hrs.
113.40
Manuel Fernandes, Jr., 130 hrs.
136.50
Fred E. Flint, 7 hrs.
7.35
Dennis Frizado, 73 hrs.
76.65
Louis Grenier, 13/2 hrs.
14.17
Nathan Holmes. 72 hrs.
75.60
Ronald Lee, 72 hrs.
32.55
David E. Marshall, 31 hrs.
4.20
Joseph H. Marshall, 4 hrs.
8.40
Robert B. Marshall, 8 hrs.
8.40
Dennis Martin, 8 hrs.
31.50
Clifford Mignault, 30 hrs.
71.40
Frank Moskal, 68 hrs.
6 30
Leon L. Overlock, 18 hrs.
18.90
Lawrence R. Perry. 285 hrs.
299 25
Richard A. Perry, 53 hrs.
55.65
Carl G. Overlock, 6 hrs.
75.60
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Allen Raymond, 8 hrs.
8.40
Benjamin F. Rose, 45 hrs.
47.25
Eugene A. Rose, 20 hrs.
21.00
Harold E. Rose, 5 hrs.
5.25
Alvaro Soares, 32 hrs.
33.60
3,915.97
Total Salaries and Wages
5,786.47
b. Equipment Hire
Herbert Ashley:
Bulldozer, 5 hrs. at $10.00 50.00
John W. Barrow:
Truck, 16 hrs. at $4.25 68.00
Mowing Machine,
70 hrs. at $4.50 315.00
383.00
John W. Barrow, Jr .:
Tractor and loader, 21 hrs. at $4.00
84.00
Town of Berkley, Sander, 39 hrs at $.50
19.50
Charles A. Brown, truck, 986 hrs. at $1.00 Russell A. Crimlisk:
986.00
18" chain saw, 24 hrs. at $3.00
72.00
Manuel Fernandes, Jr .:
Truck, 153 hrs. at $3.50
535.50
Fred E. Flint:
18" chain saw, 7 hrs. at $3.00 21.00
Jeep and plow, 7 hrs. at $3.50 24.50
45.50
Stanley F. Hadro:
Truck, 46 hrs. at $1.00
46.00
Truck, 300 hrs. at $3.50
1,050.00
Truck, 88 hrs. at $2.45
215.60
1,311.60
Hadrose Builders:
Truck, 48 hrs. at $4.25
204.00
Bulldozer, 91 hrs. at $8.00
728.00
932.00
Nathan Holmes:
Truck and plow, 72 hrs. at $3.50
252.00
David E. Marshall:
Jeep and plow, 31 hrs. at $3.50
108.50
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McCabe Sand & Gravel Co .: Truck and plow, 10% hrs. at $8.50 89.25
Grader, 31 hrs. at $6.50 201.50
290.75
Murby Construction Co .: Roller, 28 hrs. at $8.50 238.00
Richard A. Perry:
Truck and plow, 53 hrs. at $6.00
318.00
Benjamin F. Rose, truck, 83 hrs. at $3.50
290.50
Joseph Simmons:
Shovel, 48 hrs. at $8.00 384.00
Truck, 32 hrs. at $3.50 112.00
Roller, 21 hrs. at $5.50
115.50
611.50
James J. Vigers, grader, 37 hrs. at $6.50
240.50
Total Equipment Hire 6,768.85
c. Materials
Assonet Sand & Gravel Co .: Stone, sand, gravel 1,615.99
Hadrose Builders, gravel 412.50
Petrometal Industries, road markers 62.05
Mary M. Slivinski, gravel
280.00
Thomas Bros. Corp., cold patch, concrete, binder, top 369.09
Trimount Bituminous Products Co .: Asphalt
3,567.39
C. P. Washburn Co., Calcium chloride
479.44
William G. Verrochi Co. 63.56
Total Materials
6,850.02
d. Recapitulation
Salaries and Wages
5,786.47
Equipment Hire
6,768.85
Materials
6,850.02
19,405.34
Chapter 81 Highway Maintenance
14,394.84
Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance 2,895.12
999.00
Bryant Street Repairs
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Snow Removal, Sanding, Snow Fence 1,116.38
19,405.34
5. CHARITIES AND VETERANS' BENEFITS
DA Administration, Federal Grants $69.68
ADC Administration, Federal Grants 389.34
OAA Administration, Federal Grants 1,349.59
Welfare Administration 986.00
$2,794.61
Administration payments, combined and itemized: Harold G. Ashley, Board Member 100.00
Martin E. Bergstrom, Board Chairman 100.00
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms and book 12.11
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, manual
.50
John C. Moore Corp., forms
3.31
New England Tel. & Tel. Co. Theresa M. Parent:
107.03
Salary, Welfare Agent $2,078.00
Mileage 106.47
2,184.47
Postmaster, stamps and stamped envelopes
65.50
Eino H. Silvan, board member
100.00
Sullivan's Office Supply Co., supplies, repairs, binder, ink, envelopes
64.41
File and guides
57.28
2,794.61
General Relief, Aid
Cash Grants
590.91
Groceries, and Provisions:
Berkley General Store
112.00
Fuel Oil:
Macomber Bros.
31.20
George F. Riley
8.65
39.85
Medicine and Medical Attendance:
N. R. Brault, M.D. 6.00
L. E. Butler, M.D. 8.00
S. Grossman, M.D. 6.00
Hanson & Co. 5.65
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Morton Hospital
394.25
Charles M. Souza, M.D.
8.00
The Square Pharmacy
13.50
441.40
All Other: Sears Roebuck & Co. 16.56
Other Cities and Towns:
City of Fall River 104.25
Town of Freetown
226.38
City of New Bedford
30.00
City of Taunton
162.13
522.76
1,723.48
Disability Assistance, Aid
Payments from Federal Grants
1,037.35
Payments from Town Appropriation 1,231.76
2,269.11
Aid to Dependent Children, Aid
Payments from Federal Grants
7,193.17
Payments from Town Appropriation 7,659.45
14,852.62
Old Age Assistance, Aid
Payments from Federal Grants
13,326.14
Payments from Town Appropriation 17,059.75
30,385.89
O.A.A. Aid Payments, Combined and Itemized
29,447.23
Payrolls
88.20
Town of Easton
133.22
Town of Fairhaven
202.74
Town of Raynham
117.69
Town of Swansea
88.20
City of Taunton
308.61
938.66
30,385.89
Department of Veterans' Services Administration:
Susan A. Harrison, Director, Salary 125.00
Town of Braintree
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Southeastern Mass. Veterans' Services Officers Ass'n, dues Holmes Print Shop, letterheads
5.00
5.00
Aid:
135.00
Cash Grants
2,990.56
Medical:
Brown's Pharmacy, Inc. 7.70
Dunnington's Apothecaries
29.00
Andrew J. Leddy, M.D. 19.00
Morton Hospital
15.00
O. Arthur Nereo, M.D.
5.00
Chester Reckard
Pharmacy, Inc. 42.10
Charles M. Souza, M.D.
35.00
152.80
3,143.36
3,278.36
Total Charities and Veterans' Benefits $55,304.07
6.
SCHOOL AND LIBRARY
School Committee Salaries
Maria E. D. Aguas
$50.00
Wilmon F. Makepeace
50.00
Richard W. Pilling
60.00
$160.00
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
a. General Expense
Robert T. Roy, Supt., salary
660.03
Gladys P. Babbitt, Sec., salary
264.48
Ella F. Dillingham, Attendance Officer, Salary 25.00
American School Board Journal 7.50
Fall River Herald News, adv. bids
10.80
Francis N. Fournier, mileage on errands
15.20
Oscar J. Lamoureux, expense attending conference 19.50
Mass. Ass'n of School Committees, dues
25.00
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts, printed payrolls
18.88
New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 175.55
The O'Briens, letterheads, purchase orders 2.71
Robert T. Roy, mileage and expense
80.31
Sullivan's Office Supply Co., repairs
to typewriter 8.57
Taunton Daily Gazette, adv. bids
11.97
Louis A. Wade, mileage on errands
16.11
James E. Williams, Postmaster, envelopes
5.88
1,347.49
b. Teachers' Salaries
Grace Brady
1,360.00
Irene O. Braunstein
1,920.00
Martha E. Campbell
2,813.71
Carolyn B. Chester, sub. and special
615.00
Marion R. Day, sub.
50.00
Helyn T. Delano
1,360.00
Elizabeth A. Evans, music
263.76
Florence H. Farrar
3,440.57
George Gomes, sub.
30.00
Martha A. Greenberg, sub.
20.00
Harold L. Hall
1,888.00
Florence M. Harris
1,620.00
Charles J. Higgins, Jr.
140.00
Roland S. Horne, music
3,730.00
Edna C. Lincoln
40.00
Mary G. Myers, sub.
140.00
Nellie May Peirce, music
1,200.00
Elizabeth L. Ruble
1,200.00
Anne W. Rusconi
30.00
Helen H. Tuttle, sub.
26,450.75
c. Text Books and Supplies
Allyn and Bacon, Inc.
139.83
Milton Bradley Co.
36.50
J. E. Davidson
8.08
Educational Test Bureau
19.68
Carl Fischer, Inc.
528.00
Oscar J. Lamoureux, Jr.
2,160.00
Richardson Reid
1.901.71
35.44
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Ginn and Company
340.93
Gledhill Bros., Inc.
152.35
J. L. Hammett Co.
204.94
Hearne Brothers
37.50
H. S. Horne & Co.
24.74
Houghton Mifflin Co.
118.48
Mainco Trading Co.
73.46
Miller-Bryant-Pierce
18.90
The Pierce Hardware Co.
16.48
Rand McNally & Co.
135.67
Charles Scribners Sons
99.77
Silver Burdett Co.
63.47
Waterfield's Music Shop
2.97
Robert A. Wilcox Co.
59.43
John C. Winston Co.
21.84
World Book Co.
28.00
1,638.46
d. Tuition
Town of Dighton
14,709.00
City of New Bedford
5.10
City of Taunton
333.32
15,047.42
e. Transportation
Francis N. Fournier
17.77
Clarence C. Trenouth
13,340.00
Louis A. Wade
18.87
13,376.64
f. Janitors' Salaries
Francis N. Fournier
1,200.00
Louis A. Wade
1,200.00
2,400.00
g. Fuel and Light
Pacific Oil Co.
1,086.46
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant 463.23
1,549.69
h. Maintenance, Buildings and Grounds (includes Janitors' Supplies )
Ashley Electric Co., electrical work 83.00
Babbitt & Simmons, repairs to plumbing 132.72
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Banner Towel Systems, paper towels 107.10
James Bliss & Co., wax 17.00
Bolduc's Lumber, pine 6.90
Brulin & Co., wax, Brulinfoan
80.79
Congdon & Carpenter Co., strips for clamps
2.92
Wm. P. Crowley & Sons, lumber, masonite 15.08
Community Paint Co. 5.94
The C. B. Dolge Co., wax, disinfectant
72.29
A. D. Dukelow, electrical work
226.39
Division of the Blind, mops
4.00
R. C. Flint, incinerator barrels
5.50
Francis N. Fournier, paid for glides and tips
2.38
L. Grossman Sons, Inc., paint, brushes, roller 33.69
J. I. Holcomb Mfg. Co., dispensers 36.35
Huntington Laboratories, Liqua-San
12.67
Oscar J. Lamoureux, Jr., painting two classrooms 150.00
M C I Industries, brushes, mop, wringer, pail 8.37
Manny's Hardware Co., glass, brushes, putty, paint, valve, sponge, shovels, tape, drill, glue 73.94
Middlesex County House of Correction, brushes, handles 12.10
Nemasket Transportation Co., express 2.25
Pacific Oil Co., gasket, cartridge 1.25
The Pierce Hardware Co., taps, tape, fuses, hooks 47.09
Prescott Lock Co., keys, rings, tags, knobs, repairs 21.60
Allen Raymond, painting outside 350.00
Taunton Glass Co. 2.23
Taunton Supply Corp., turpentine, shellac,
spindle, coat hangers, screws, bolts 8.82
Taunton Vacuum Cleaner Co., bags, brush, nozzle 5.20
Waldron Hardware Co., turpentine, fuses,
bulbs, drills 8.28
1,535.85
i. Furniture and Furnishings
Biss Lumber, material for stage horses 31.28
Bolduc's Lumber, material for bookcase 32.27
J. L. Hammett Co., desks and chairs 569.75
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Jordan Marsh Co., chairs, desk pads, etc. 24.39 Mass. Correctional Institute, table and chairs 75.00 732.69
j. Other Expenses
David B. Dean, repair record player 4.00
Duplicating Equipment and Supplies Co., repairs to ditto 4.00
J. L. Hammett Co., diplomas 28.19
Allan M. Walker Co., Inc., insurance 201.35
237.54
k. School Health
American Optical Co.
24.75
Ella F. Dillingham, nurse
675.00
Hanson & Company
5.39
Alan Poole, D.O., physician
250.00
Weir Pharmacy
21.27
976.41
Total School Department
$65,292.94
School Lunch:
Roman Dairy Farms, Inc.
1,251.96
Public Library
Maria E. D. Aguas, Board Trustee, salary
18.33
Viola E. Holmes, Board Trustee, salary 1.67
Allan F. Raymond, janitor, salary
147.88
Russell E. Combs, janitor, salary
91.70
Laura M. Swift, librarian, salary
245.04
Nathaniel Dame & Co., books
303.40
Readers' Digest Ass'n, subscription 10.00
Church Coal Co., coal
310.00
Fred E. Flint, pine slabs
14.00
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant
18.96
Babbitt & Simmons, repairs to heater 83.98
Berkley General Store, wax and polish
2.27
Farrar Company, fire extinguisher
28.00
Manny's Hardware Co., paint and varnish
1.21
Allen F. Raymond, paid for keys, putty, glass, brads, fuses, bulbs 7.55
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Bostock Furniture Co., folding table 7.00
Gaylord Bros., Inc., supplies 17.35
Laura M. Swift, postage, money orders 13.60
J. R. Tallman & Co., Inc, insurance 50.82
1,372.76
Total School and Library $68,077.66
7. RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
a. State Parks and Reservations Commonwealth of Massachusetts $280.43
b. Berkley Common
A. Pysz, mowing and cleaning 60.00
c. Town Reports
Holmes Print Shop 592.80
d. Memorial Day
Eagle Flag and Toy Co., 12 bronze markers $43.62
The Seeley Co., flags 30.00
The Wayside Florist, flowers 33.60
107.22
e. Care of Veterans' Graves
Fox Cemetery Association, Fox Cemetery 25.00
Joseph O. Freeman, Town Cemetery 25.00
50.00
f. Workmen's Compensation Insurance Employer's Liability Assurance Corp., Ltd. g. Building at Myricks Expense
505.24
Percy L. Baldwin, custodian, salary 25.00
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant 18.00
Allan M. Walker & Co., Inc., insurance
62.12
105.12
h. Honor Roll
Orin Holmes, cutting masonite letters 2.85
Paul Pysz, cutting masonite letters 2.70
The Wayside Florist, flowers 5.00
Williams Lumber Co., paint, masonite
3.91
14.46
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i. County Retirement Assessment County of Bristol 478.22
j. Town Boundary Marker Reset Town of Freetown 9.00
k. Test Borings-Well Construction
Fred E. Flint, Jr., repairs and labor at Library 17.00
1. Town Water
Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant 24.01
m. Unpaid Bills-Previous Years
Tree Department:
Salaries and Wages: Stanley F. Hadro, Tree Warden, 13 hrs. 19.50
Labor at $1.05 per hour: Charles A. Brown, 13 hrs. 13.65
Equipment Hire: Stanley F. Hadro: Truck, 13 hrs. at $1.00 $13.00
18" chain saw,
13 hrs. at $2.00 26.00
39.00
Manuel Fernandes: Truck, winch, 13 hrs. at $5.00 65.00
Joseph Borges: 18" chain saw, 3 hrs. at $3.00 9.00
113.00
146.15
Road Machinery Account: Columbian Steel Co., Inc., tow chain 35.95
Highway Department: Salaries and Wages: Stanley F. Hadro, Highway Surveyor, 20 hrs. 30.00
Labor at $1.05 per hour:
Charles A. Brown, 20 hrs.
21.00
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Equipment Hire: Town of Berkley: Sander, 16 hrs. at $.50 8.00
Stanley F. Hadro: Truck, 20 hrs. at $1.00 20.00
Benjamin F. Rose:
Truck, 16 hrs. at $3.50
56.00
Joseph Simmons : Truck and sander, 9 hrs. at $8.50 $76.50 Bulldozer,
6 hrs. at $6.00 36.00
Loader,
8 hrs at $5.00 40.00
152.50
236.50
206.00
Assonet Sand & Gravel Co., sand 493.50
Total Unpaid Bills-Previous Years 675.60
Total Recreation and Unclassified $2,919.10
8. CEMETERIES
Edwin H. Allen Fund Income $29.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Income 369.00
Cemetery Appropriation
251.00
$649.00
Total of Cemetery Accounts, combined and itemized: Labor at $1.00 per hour:
John Q. Dillingham. 85 hrs.
85.00
Joseph O. Freeman, 202 hrs. 202.00
Care of Lots:
Joseph O. Freeman
123.50
Laurence B. Swift
60.50
Power Mower:
Joseph O. Freeman
143.00
Laurence B. Swift
15.00
Truck:
Joseph O. Freeman
20.00
$649.00
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9. INTEREST
Day Trust Company: School Remodeling loan
$140.00
Fire Station loan
180.00
Total Interest $320.00
10. MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Day Trust Company:
Anticipation Highway Reimbursement $14,275.00
School Remodeling loan 2,000.00
Fire Station loan
1,000.00
Total Municipal Indebtedness $17,275.00
11. AGENCY
John Flynn, Deputy's Fees Collected
$4.00
County of Bristol:
County Tax
3,568.67
Proceeds of Dog Licenses
802.40
Total Agency $4,375.07
12. TRUST
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds Income $84.00
Federal Withholding Taxes
5,435.13
County Retirement Deductions
452.09
Teachers' Retirement Deductions,
September to December 415.11
Blue Cross-Blue Shield Deductions
62.30
Total Trust $6,448.63
13. INVESTMENT
Giles Leach Fund:
Income deposited in savings $69.00
Purchase of Cooperative Bank share 200.00
$269.00
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14. REFUNDS
Motor Vehicle Excise, 1955, abated after payment:
Edward C. Brennan
$4.00
Motor Vehicle Excise, 1956, abated after payment:
Irene Billings
$4.08
Joseph F. Bonvie
2.72
Daniel Fernandes
4.53
Nelson D. Pittsley, Jr.
6.12
Nathan Rogers
4.08
George L. Wilson
2.17
23.70
Interest overpayments refunded:
Ernest Flint
1.11
Warren Holmes
2.10
Werner Lorenz
.44
3.65
Total Refunds
$31.35
Recapitulation of Cash Payments
General Government:
Moderator's Salary
$20.00
Finance Committee Expense
10.00
Regional School District
102.80
Planning Committee
325.00
Selectmen's Expense
55.00
Auditor's Salary
3.50
Auditor's Expense
568.38
State Audits, 1955
600.00
Treasurer's Expense
80.09
Tax Title Expense
600.00
Collector's Salary
855.48
Collector's Expense
1.48
Assessor's Salaries, 1955
1,200.00
Assessor's Salaries, 1956
220.47
Assessor's Expense
190.16
Town Clerk's Salary
69.00
Town Clerk's Fees
Town Clerk's Expense
82.02
Selectmen's Salaries
82.79
Treasurer's Salary
1,797.40
61
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Elections
329.82
Registrations
391.13
Planning Board Expense
21.82
Town Hall Expense
455.26
$8,061.60
2. Protection of Persons and Property:
Police Department
599.40
Police Department Special
500.00
Fire Department
2,485.47
Moth Department
425.20
Dutch Elm Disease Control
206.40
Tree Department
426.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
40.00
Dog Officer
109.50
4,791.97
3. Health and Sanitation:
County Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
1,112.09
Board of Health Expense
623.86
Dental Clinic
168.00
1,903.95
4. Highways and Bridges:
Chapter 81 Highway Maintenance 14,394.84
Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance 2,895.12
Chapter 90 Bridge Maintenance, 1955 356.83
Bryant Street Repairs
999.00
Snow Removal, Sanding, Snow Fence
1,116.38
Road Machinery Account
273.02
Berkley-Dighton Bridge Expense
387.83
Street Lights
126.00
20,549.02
5. Charities and Veterans' Benefits :
Welfare Administration 986.00
DA Administration, Federal Grants 69.68
ADC Admn., Federal Grants 389.34
OAA Admin., Federal Grants
1,349.59
General Relief 1,723.48
DA Aid, Federal Grants
1,037.35
62
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DA Aid, Town Account 1,231.76
ADC Aid, Federal Grants
7,193.17
ADC Aid, Town Account
7,659.45
OAA Aid, Federal Grants
13,326.14
OAA Aid, Town Account
17,059.75
Veterans' Services
3,278.36
55,304.07
6. School and Library:
School Committee Salaries
160.00
School Department
65,292.94
School Lunch
1,251.96
Public Library
1,372.76
68,077.66
7. Recreation and Unclassified:
State Parks and Reservations
280.43
Berkley Common 60.00
County Retirement Assessment
478.22
Town Reports
592.80
Memorial Day
107.22
Care of Veterans' Graves
50.00
Workmen's Compensation Insurance 505.24
Building at Myricks Expense
105.12
Honor Roll
14.46
Town Boundary Marker Reset
9.00
Test Borings-Well Construction
17.00
Town Water
24.01
Unpaid Bills-Previous Years
675.60
2,919.10
8. Cemeteries:
Edwin H. Allen Fund Income
29.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds Income
398.00
Cemetery Appropriation
251.00
649.00
9. Interest
10. Municipal Indebtedness:
Anticipation Highway Reimbursement
14,275.00
School Remodeling Loan
2,000.00
Fire Station Loan
1,000.00
320.00
17,275.00
63
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11. Agency:
County of Bristol, County Tax 3,568.67
County of Bristol, Proceeds of Dog Licenses
802.40
Deputy's Fees Collected
4.00
4,375.07
12. Trust:
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds Income
84.00
Federal Withholding Taxes 5,435.13
County Retirement Deductions 452.09
Teachers' Retirement Deductions 415.11
Blue Cross-Blue Shield Deductions
62.30
6,448.63
13. Investment:
Giles Leach Fund Income
269.00
14. Refunds
31.35
Total Cash Payments
,
$190,975.42
Statement of Annual Reserve Fund
Town Appropriation
$1,500.00
Transfers by Finance Committee:
Collector's Expense 2
$230.00
Board of Health Expense
500.00
Snow Removal, Sanding, Snow Fence
200.00
Disability Assistance, Aid
400.00
Public Library
26.00
Memorial Day
50.00
Cemetery
$1,457.00
Statement of Town Debt
Temporary Loans:
Anticipation Highway Reimbursement Paid February 13, 1956
$14,275.00
Funded Debt:
School Remodeling Loan, 1951
$6,000.00
Fire Station Loan, 1953
7,000.00
$13,000.00
School Remodeling Loan matures $2,000.00 each year through 1957, then $1,000.00 each year through 1961. Fire Station Loan matures $1,000.00 each year through 1963.
51.00
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Statement of Trust and Investment Accounts
The Giles Leach Investment Fund:
Balance Jan. 1, 1956 $2,395.19
Interest and Dividends Received 71.56
Balance Dec. 31, 1956 $2,466.75
The Edwin H. Allen Cemetery Fund:
Balance Jan. 1, 1956
1,001.55
Interest added
27.72
1,029.27
Drawn for Cemetery Care
29.00
Balance Dec. 31, 1956
1,000.27
1,029.27
Post War Rehabilitation Fund:
Balance Jan. 1, 1956
7,120.92
Add: Increase in redemption value
263.18
Interest savings deposit
.29
7,384.39
Less: Excess increase in redemption value made during 1954 .33
7,384.06
Statement of Tax Possession Account
Balance, Jan. 1, 1956, 7 possessions
$385.61
Balance, Dec. 31, 1955, 7 possessions
385.61
List of Tax Title Possessions:
G. Caswell, et al, Bear Swamp $58.41
J. Correiro, Bear Swamp 27.92
Edmund P. Dean, off Bay View Ave. 21.36
Thomas H. Parker, off Plain St.
41.17
Edmond O. Phillips, off Jerome St.
39.21
Alton H. Thurston, Assonet Beach 140.00
George E. White, off Jerome St.
57.54
$385.61
Statement of Tax Titles
Balance Jan. 1, 1956, 45 titles $2,852.61
Tax takings in 1956, 4 titles 175.43
65
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Subsequent taxes certified in 1956:
1952
$1.15
1953
36.50
1954
43.84
1955
121.78
1956
467.25
670.52
Insurance costs added, 1956
6.66
$3,705.22
Less: Abatement, 1 title
107.74
Balance, Dec. 31, 1956, 48 titles
$3,597.48
Statement of Excess and Deficiency Account
Balance, January 1, 1956:
$59,748.87
Added in 1956:
Chapter 90 Bridge, 1955
$1.05
Chapter 81 and 90
Highways, 1955
1.25
Chapter 81 Highway, 1956
489.38
Tax Title abatement
91.09
Special Accounts voted closed 956.27
1956 Balances 11,555.67
13,094.71
$72,843.58
Amount taken out in 1956:
Voted from Account $15,749.98
Real Estate Taxes added to Tax Titles,
1951
$1.16
1952
29.25
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