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Cemetery Trust Funds :- Additions to Permanent
Funds
$1,150.00
Interest for Care of lots 843.59
1,993.59
Collector of Taxes :-
Account 1919 Assessments
$869.04
Account 1920 Assessments
12,379.77
Account 1921 Assessments
26,348.52
Account 1922 Assessments
170,924.52
210,521.85
Account Fire District Taxes
147.01
Account Collector's Costs
7.85
Commonwealth of Mass. Refund 1920 Polls 33.00
Commonwealth of Mass. Refund 1921 Polls 6.00
Corporation and Bank Tax
10,391.49
Estimated Receipts :
Board of Health :-
State Treasurer
$97.14
State Treasurer 316.30
R. L. Moulton
18.20
C. J. Bopp Estate
19.00
State Treasurer
470.60
Harrison C. Shaw
110.00
1,031.24
131
Highway Department :-
From School Department
$300.00
All other Receipts
744.88
Sewer Permits Issued (7)
175.00
1,219.88
Moth Department :-
State Treasurer
574.74
State Treasurer
$29.70
All other receipts
618.13
1,222.57
Middleborough Public Library :-
Fines (two years)
$673.25
Enoch Pratt Fund Income
527.91
1,201.16
School Department :-
George W. Stetson
$3.00
State Treasurer
86.00
State Treasurer
739.25
Town of Lakeville
1,447.50
Town of Lakeville
1,155.00
Town of Plympton
1,282.50
Town of Rochester
405.00
City of Boston
124.83
T. S. Pierce Trustees
3,700.00
Town of Rochester
262.50
Sundry
8.60
9,214.18
Sealer of Weights and Measures :- Louis C. Littlejohn-Fees
62.80
Herring Account :-
Besse-Rights to fish
$150.00
Towns down the River
150.00
300.00
Miscellaneous Receipts :-
Sale of Town Histories $54.12
Rent of Engine House
120.00
132
Insurance Premiums Refunds 104.92
County of Plymouth-Rent of Court room All other 7.08
360.00
Interest :-
Account Tax Collections $2,760.14
Daily Bank Balances 361.80
State Treasurer 18.23
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Bonds 140.00
Licenses :-
County of Plymouth account Dog Licenses 1,554.31
John H. Wheeler for Board of Health 74.70
All Other Licenses 441.00
Overseers of Poor :-
John H. Pushee-Farm Account $2,702.71
C. E. Rogers-Farm Account 1,694.63
Sale of Stock 725.00
State Treasurer 2,783.84
All other 3,043.65
10,949.83
Town Hall :-
From School Department $500.00
E. Kimball Harrison, Agent
943.40
1,443.40
Water Department : Harry J. Goodale, Manager
29,818.52
Fourth District Court :-
Clerk of Court 751.00
Income Tax :-
State Treasurer - account
School Fund $8,860.00
646.12
3,280.17
2,070.01
133
State Treasurer - General Fund 7,601.28
16,461.28
Loans :-
Departmental Equipment - Water Loan $5,500.00
Temporary Loans Issued 135,000.00
140,500.00
Military Aid :-
State Treasurer 226.00
Middleborough Gas & Electric Plant :-
George A. Philbrook, Manager
91,637.44
Maria L. H. Pierce Trust Fund :- Final Payment
31.24
Soldiers' Burial :-
State Treasurer 120.00
Soldiers' Exemption :- State Treasurer
297.41
State Aid :-
State Treasurer :---
$2,472.00
Refund
6.00
Total
2,478.00 $556,903.62
Transfers from Reserve Fund to Credit of
Accounts as follows :-
.
School Department
$466.69
Town Hall
30.00
Moth Account
500.00
Town Manager
209.99
Town Clerk
258.82
Election Officers
48.90
Inspector of Wires
12.50
Dog Officer
10.33
Inspector of Animals
20.66
134
Fire Department
119.99
Board of Health
1,018.38
Police Department
347.87
Overseers of Poor
320.99
Town Hall
272.41
Sealer of Weights and Meas-
ures 44.23
Tree Warden
23.34
Herring Account
971.88
Incidentals
82.28
Forest Fires
240.74
5,000.00
Total
$561,903.62
Payments for the year as follows :
Board of Health :-
Orders $6,982.87
Collector of Taxes :-
Account Tax Abatements-Refunds
58.27
Civilian War Poll Taxes :-
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
7,554.00
Corporation and Bank Tax :- State Treasurer
16.30
County Tax :-
County Treasurer
11,747.80
Middleborough District Nurse :- Orders
1,761.76
Middleboro Fire Department :- Orders
17,085.99
Forest Fires :-
740.74
Orders Post No. 8, G. A. R. Orders
300.00
Herring Account :- Orders 1,471.88
135
Highway Account :- Orders
34,986.95
Incidentals :- Orders
1,382.28
Band Concerts :-
Orders
150.00
Interest :-
Temporary Loans
$4,120.97
Permanent Loans
3,060.00
7,180.97
Loans Paid :-
Plymouth County Hospital Loan $2,000.00
Departmental
Equipment-
Fire Department Loan 2,500.00
School House Loan 1,650.00
Water Department Loans 2,000.00
Temporary Loans
· 125,000.00
133,150.00
Middleborough Public Library :- Orders 4,424.93
Middleborough Trust Company :-
Cemetery Trust Funds Deposited $1,150.00
Payments account Care of
Lots 808.59
1,958.59
Account Maria L. H. Pierce Trust Fund
31.24
Military Aid :-
Orders 402.00
Moth Account :-
Orders 5,248.34
Middleborough Gas & Electric Plant :-
Bonds Paid $4,000.00
Interest Paid 1,120.00
Depreciation
2,275.00
136
Construction
24,041.16 63,479.61
Maintenance
94,915.77
Overseers of Poor :- Orders
23,077.60
Pension-Retired Employee- Orders 281.32
Plymouth County Farm Bureau :- Orders 200.00
Police Department :- Orders 8,728.91
School Department :- Orders
95,366.39
Sealer of Weights and Measures :- Orders
1,444.23
Soldiers' Burial :- Orders
60.00
Soldiers' Relief :-
Orders 2,341.88
State Aid :- Orders
2,292.00
State Highway Tax :- State Treasurer
5,299.08
State Tax Assessments :-
State Treasurer 16,258.00
Town Hall :- Orders
6,067.41
Town Officers-Salaries, Clerical Help, Office Supplies, etc.
Board of Registrars, Election Officers, Inspector of Wires,
Auditor, Dog Officer, In- spector of Animals and Town Attorney $1,592.39
137
Assessors : 3,985.30
Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector Town Manager
3,383.82
6,109.99
15,071.50
Tree Warden :- Orders
723.34
T. S. Pierce Trustees :- Account Highway
280.86
Water Department :- Orders
30,926.81
Total Payments
$539,970.01
Cash on hand January 1, 1923
16,933.61
Total
$556,903.62
Reserve Fund :-
Total of Transfers as per order of the Selectmen as listed in previous part of report Total
5,000.00 $561,903.62
Respectfully submitted, ALBERT A. THOMAS, Treasurer, Town of Middleborough, Mass.
138
REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES For the Year Ending December 31, 1922. Received as follows :---
Account 1919 Assessments :-
Town Taxes
$845.82
Street Watering
20.70
Moths
2.52
$869.04
Account 1920 Assessments :-
Town Taxes
$12,162.68
Street Watering
59.68
Moths
157.41
12,379.77
Account 1921 Assessments :-
Town Taxes
$25,973.62
Moths
374.90
26,348.52
Account 1922 Assessments :-
Town Taxes
$169,720.49
Moths
1,204.03
170,924.52
Total $210,521.85
Account Fire District Taxes-Previous Years
147.01
Account Tax Collector's Costs
7.85
Interest :-
Account Tax Collections $2,677.27
Account Bank Balances 82.87
2,760.14
Total amount paid to Town Treas- urer during the year $213,436.85
139
Abatements for the year have been as follows :
Account 1919 Assessments
$876.94
Account 1920 Assessments
695.30
Account 1921 Assessments
1,303.17
Account 1922 Assessments
1,736.28
$4,611.69
Taxes due as follows :-
Account 1920 Assessments
$548.71
Account 1921 Assessments
16,824.10
Account 1922 Assessments
41,604.94
Total $58,977.75
Respectfully submitted,
ALBERT A. THOMAS, Collector of Taxes.
140
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS.
Lot Endowed
Fund
Balance
Central and So. Middleboro Ceme-
teries :
M. H. Cushing
$400.00
$530.36
Central and Nemasket Hall Ceme- teries :
Joseph and Nathaniel Leonard
400.00
513.37
North Middleboro and Central
Cemeteries :
Everett Robinson
300.00
503.27
Rock and Ewer Cemeteries :
Tinkham & Gibbs
150.00
174.97
Nemasket Hill and Rock Cemeteries : Vaughan & Thomas
50.00
51.90
Central Cemetery :
Howard C. Angus
100.00
106.88
Sylvanus Barrows
135.00
150.10
Sarah E. Bartlett
100.00
112.23
T. H. and H. A. Besse
100.00
112.72
A. J. Bisbee
100.00
109.96
S. S. Bourne
100.00
111.13
Rufus J. Brett
100.00
109.29
F. O. Burgess
61.27
64.71
Joseph W. Cobb
100.00
111.39
Charles A. Cole
20.00
20.99
Robert V. Cole
82.14
89.70
Richard Cox
25.00
26.21
Edward H.| Cromwell
100.00
104.58
William E. Crosby
100.00
107.69
141
Josiah C. Cushing
200.00
209.00
Lydia B. Cushing
50.00
52.88
William L. Dean
100.00
106.97
Edwin B. Dorrance
150.00
171.03
James Dowsing
51.61
54.69
Mary E. Drake
100.00
113.92
Hannah S. Drew
.
100.00
114.05
Andrew N. Eaton
100.00
109.73
Ziba Eaton
100.00
111.88
George C. Fairbanks
100.00
110.33
David H. Farrar
100.00
107.93
N. N. Fenno
100.00
116.03
Albert F. Finney
100.00
104.50
William J. Francis
60.00
64.85
S. B. Gibbs
100.00
110.07
Gilmore Lot
100.00
111.75
William M. Haskins
100.00
118.19
George H. Hermann
100.00
105.83
Henry M. Hodges
100.00
112.94
P. B. Holmes
100.00
122.23
Jacob Johnson
75.00
78.68
B. F. Jones
100.00
111.72
Sarah P. Jones
100.00
112.57
Annie M. Keedwell
100.00
107.69
George H. Keene
100.00
107.69
Henry C. Keith
100.00
111.88
Clara S. Kelley
100.00
112.98
Eliza H. Kelley
100.00
114.45
William A. King
100.00
110.26
Calvin D. Kingman
100.00
107.22
John B. Knowland
100.00
112.49
Robert W. Lashures
100.00
111.46
Otis Leach
100.00
111.21
Mrs. Lehman
60.00
63.18
James Allen Leonard
150.00
170.63
Lewis Lincoln
200.00
242.95
James Livingston
100.00
108.34
142
Galen E. H. Lovell
100.00
101.13
Thomas J. Lovell
100.00
111.64
Mary A. MacDaniel
100.00
104.50
John N. Main
100.00
110.19
J. P. McCully
50.00
53.39
John R. Merrick
100.00
107.69
Clara L. Metcalf
100.00
113.43
Alden Miller
100.00
101.13
Susan R. Norveille
100.00
108.34
S. P. Osborn
100.00
117.54
Willard Osborne
100.00
107.69
A. Judson Partridge
100.00
108.84
Alvin Pease
100.00
109.60
Joseph L. Pease
100.00
112.18
Job Peirce
100.00
100.00
Arad Perkins
75.00
79.82
David D. Perkins
200.00
225.35
Josephine Perkins
125.00
147.80
Esther A. Phinney
100.00
107.98
T. W. Pierce
100.00
114.83
Ebenezer Pickens
100.00
106.87
Lizzie P. Pierce
100.00
110.15
C. Allan Porter
100.00
112.85
Alfred Randall
100.00
118.24
John B. Ramsdell
50.00
53.39
Aaron Raymond
100.00
113.52
Lucy A. Raymond
100.00
108.86
Mary A. Raymond
100.00
114.00
George W. Rich
100.00
112.43
J. Martin Robbins
50.00
53.65
John D. Rockwell
50.00
54.03
Amanda S. Rossiter
100.00
104.50
Albert A. Savery
50.00
53.39
Jairus H. Shaw
50.00
53.92
Ephraim Simmons
150.00
167.78
100.00
107.15
Simeon L. Nickerson
100.00
101.13
Andrew J. Pickens
143
George F. Sisson
50.00
53.39
George Soule
100.00
104.58
Hartley A. Sparrow
45.00
48.41
Jacob G. Sparrow
100.00
110.81
Louisa Spooner
100.00
112.22
Edwin F. H. Stevens
100.00
109.16
Isaiah S. Swift
100.00
105.82
William Swift
100.00
106.87
Reuben Taylor
100.00
113.34
Charles M. Thatcher
100.00
107.69
Eliphalet Thomas
50.00
53.01
Lydia N. Thomas
100.00
116.18
Allerton Thompson
100.00
113.02
Jason F. Thurston
50.00
53.81
Charles A. Tinkham
100.00
107.69
B. F. Tripp
100.00
111.12
John Walley
50.00
53.70
Ward Lot
100.00
113.79
Azel Washburn
100.00
125.06
William Washburn
50.00
53.55
Flora A. Weston
50.00
52.88
Chauncy White
100.00
115.50
Sarah D. White
500.00
740.93
Henrietta Wilmot
100.00
107.12
Nemasket Hill Cemetery :
Francis H. Aller
100.00
100.00
Frances C. Belcher
200.00
209.00
Elijah Burgess
100.00
107.69
Edward Bryant
100.00
101.13
Catherine P. Chase
100.00
115.05
Cordelia Crocker
50.00
54.02
Joshua M. Eddy
100.00
138.63
Rose Egger and
Frederick A. Southwick
100.00
112.20
Austin Ford
50.00
53.38
William W. Goss
100.00
113.99
144
Charles E. W. Grinnell
100.00
110.45
Conrad J. Hermann
100.00
107.69
Alvin C. Howes
100.00
109.09
James and Drake
100.00
110.45
Joseph B. Kettle
100.00
107.69
Charles E. Leonard
200.00
218.44
Deborah A. Paun
100.00
106.75
Henry F. Pope
100.00
133.84
S. Lewis Pratt
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113.27
Arthur I. Randall
200.00
234.31
Sophronia L. Reed
50.00
56.97
Louis Ritter
75.00
84.05
Rhoda J. Savery
100.00
141.33
John Shaw
100.00
107.68
William Shiverick
150.00
191.89
Charles Soule
100.00
137.81
Warren H. Southworth
75.00
84.22
Edmund Thompson
50.00
55.31
Oliver H. Thompson
100.00
134.52
Benjamin C. Tinkham
50.00
56.18
Edward F. Tinkham
200.00
237.95
Agnes Tribou
50.00
58.93
Nahum W. Tribou
75.00
81.25
Nathan H. Vaughan
100.00
107.68
Nancy Warner
100.00
101.13
Warren lot
50.00
55.53
Hannah C. Warren
50.00
53.30
C. P. Washburn
100.00
109.09
Philander Washburn
100.00
112.67
Waterman lot
100.00
106.98
Thomas Weston
150.00
200.30
B. P. Wood
100.00
138.86
Cornelius B. Wood
150.00
207.98
Ellen Wood
100.00
126.70
Julia M. Wood
100.00
119.53
Nelson and Albert Wood
100.00
118.57
Priscilla Wood
50.00
60.88
145
Thomas Wood
100.00
130.11
Rock Cemetery :
C. N. Atwood
100.00
116.45
Deborah Carver
$100.00
$160.59
Harvey W. Carver
200.00
202.25
Maria F. Chace
100.00
120.12
Julia S. Cobb
100.00
116.73
Samuel Cobb
45.00
56.08
Sylvester F. Cobb
100.00
169.30
Charles F. Cushman
176.75
265.62
Jacob Cushman
50.00
53.39
Mary B. Keith
75.00
109.54
Isaac Perkins
150.00
173.61
Seth Morton
100.00
104.35
Phoebe Pierce
50.00
53.81
N. Horace Ryder
100.00
105.76
George W. Sherman
50.00
53.80
A. J. Smith
50.00
53.82
Israel Smith and
Nathaniel F. Ryder
100.00
107.69
Ephraim H. Thomas
75.00
91.23
Thomas and Barrows
1,000.00
1,796.16
Winchester lot
100.00
103.35
Cemetery at the Green :
Atwood lot
100.00
109.59
Ira Bryant
100.00
119.24
Joseph Clark et al.
100.00
115.44
Nelson Cobb
50.00
56.91
Julia H. Copeland et al.
1,000.00
1,141.70
Orien E. Deane
100.00
111.43
Thomas Gammons
100.00
114.26
James Gilbert Nichols
50.00
55.61
Branch Harlow
100.00
144.44
Stephen Harlow
100.00
112.87
Osamos Littlejohn
100.00
104.50
146
Seth Miller
300.00
330.84
Thompson Miller
50.00
52.26
Augustus H. Soule
100.00
120.95
J. B. and I. H. Thompson
100.00
216.48
Lydia R. Thompson
100.00
146.75
Philander Thompson
50.00
50.56
Ruel Thompson
100.00
105.58
David Wood
100.00
123.33
Julia M. Wood and
and Caroline Robbins
50.00
58.10
North Middleboro Cemetery :
Earl H. Cushman
100.00
107.69
Oliver H. Eaton
200.00
211.89
Sumner Keith
100.00
146.37
Jared Pratt
150.00
216.66
Waldron and Barrows
150.00
194.29
South Middleboro Cemetery :
Samuel N. Gammons
100.00
116.15
Ephraim A. Hunt
50.00
54.75
W. O. and S. T. LeBaron
50.00
55.55
Nathaniel F. Shurtleff
200.00
235.79
John E. Smith
50.00
53.81
John and Henry Thomas
50.00
55.55
John Tinkham
50.00
53.81
Thomastown Cemetery :
Care of Cemetery
260.00
370.77
Atwood Lot
100.00
121.39
Atwood Lot
100.00
251.70
Asa and Clarinda Shaw
100.00
139.12
Josiah H. Thomas
100.00
107.69
Eleazer Thomas
100.00
162.37
Col. Stephen Thomas
50.00
54.22
St. Mary's Cemetery :
Honora Creedon
100.00
117.71
147
Daniel Hallisey
100.00
111.16
George Jeffers
500.00
656.18
Jeremiah Lynch
100.00
101.13
Eugene S. McCarthy
100.00
101.13
Edmund S. Russell
100.00
118.53
Thomas B. Sheehan
100.00
107.69
Fall Brook Cemetery :
Atwood and Thomas Lot
200.00
227.94
Joshua A. Bishop
100.00
115.44
Marion Road Cemtery :
Isaac Cushman et al.
100.00
124.85
Sachem Street Cemetery :
Gammons lot
50.87
80.90
Thomas Smith
50.00
102.12
Almeda E. Thomas
50.00
72.30
Summer St. Cemetery :
Jonathon T. Washburn
200.00
318.07
Gilbert Pierce Cemetery
50.00
78.96
Wappanuckett Cemetery :
Benjamin Richmond
400.00
557.20
Purchade Cemetery :
Andrew L. Alden
50.00
65.53
David Alden
100.00
107.69
Lysander Richmond
100.00
158.19
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FINANCIAL REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR
For the year ending December 31, 1922.
Paid maintenance expense of House and Stable at Town Farm including Salary of Su- perintendent and Matron $9,133.30
Paid salary of Overseers of Poor 333.36
Paid salary of Town Physician 200.00
Paid office expense 195.64
Paid temporary aid, residence here, settlement here, 30 fam- ilies, 93 persons 6,251.29
Residence elsewhere, settlement here, 3 families, 8 persons. 259.37
Residence here, settlement else- where, 9 families, 29 persons Residence here, settlement here, 763, 3 families, 14 persons Residence elsewhere, settlement
1,676.05
2,530.70
here, 763, 1 family, 4 persons 544.40
Residence here, settlement else- where, 763, 4 families, 21 per- sons 1,893.50
State burial 60.00
Receipts from Farm including milk and produce sold and cash received for board 6,639.79
Reimbursements from State and Towns 4,411.04
$23.077.61
10,949.83
149
We have on hand and for sale Farm produce
700.00
Due from the State and other Towns
1,800.00
Inmates at the Farm January 1, 1922
10
Number admitted during the year
8
Number discharged during the year
3
Number died during the year
4
Number remaining January 1, 1923
11
VALUATION
90 acres, farm and buildings
$23,500.00
51 acres, 3 wood lots
1,000.00
Live stock
775.00
Hay and produce
2,000.00
Groceries, meat and provisions
200.00
Furniture
700.00
Machinery, tools and implements
875.00
Wagons, harnesses, etc.
300.00
Dressing, wood, coal and lumber
600.00
$29,950.00
Dec. 31, 1922
Accounts payable NONE
Dec. 31, 1922 Accounts receiv-
able From State and other
Towns
$1,602.00
$1,602.00
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MIDDLEBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY
REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR 1922.
GENERAL EXPENSE
Receipts :
Fines collected by Librarian
$305.00
Interest on Copeland Fund
167.71
Interest on Harriet C. Beals Fund
48.06
Interest on Harriott O. Peirce Fund
24.02
Total
$544.79
Balance, January 1, 1922
132.90
$677.69
Payments :
Post office box rent,
$7.50
Fines to Town Treasurer
305.00
Repairs
11.50
Seal press
5.05
Safe Deposit Box
5.00
Sundries
.50
Balance, January 1, 1923 $343.14
Paid by Town Treasurer :
Mary M. Eddy, librarian, salary and expenses
$912.25
Florence A. Robinson, assistant
589.05
Louise B. Pratt, assistant
425.55
Mertie E. Witbeck, assistant
400.05
Ruth M. Jederman, services
6.90
151
Samuel Hathaway, janitor
600.00
John J. Pearson, plumbing
33.71
Rhode Island Roofing Co., repairs
432.09
Middleboro Water Department, repairs
4.15
Commissioner of Public Safety
2.00
G. P. Anderson & Co., 100 feet hose
13.86
Frederick S. Weston, insurance
156.00
Aetna Life Insurance Co., premiums
1.94
Thomas & Weston, insurance
11.60
T. M. Ryder & Co., insurance
46.40
Shelving and expenses
51.16
Middleboro Water Department, water
8.00
H. L. Thatcher & Co., printing
50.75
Telephone
22.51
Coal, etc.
319.74
Electricity
266.66
M. F. Ellis, toilet paper
7.50
$4,321.87
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MIDDLEBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR 1922. PEIRCE FUND
Receipts :
From Peirce Trustees
$1,967.28
Books sold or replaced
17.07
Interest on deposits
17.93
Balance, January 1, 1922
457.82
$2,460.10
Payments :
Charles E. Lauriat Co., books
$859.94
C. L. Hathaway & Co., books and periodicals
268.25
J. J. Sullivan, newspapers
43.50
Ginn & Co., books
11.14
Library Book House, books
114.54
H. W. Wilson & Co., Readers' Guide
25.95
Books from other sources
29.33
Express
20.61
L. A. Wells, rebinding
204.38
Emery Record Preserving
Co., rebinding
65.75
Namaskett Press, bulletins
58.59
Library Art Club
6.00
Library of Congress, cards
25.00
Repair material
3.59
1,736.57
Balance January 1, 1923
$723.53
Respectfully submitted, WALTER L. BEALS,
Treasurer.
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REPORT OF TRUSTEES UNDER THE WILL OF THOMAS S. PEIRCE
Middleborough, Mass., January 29, 1923.
To the Selectmen of Middleborough, Mass .: Gentlemen :-
The following statement shows the condition of the funds held by us as Trustees under the will of Thomas S. Peirce for the benefit of the Town of Middleborough and the Middleborough Public Library at the close of business December 31, 1922.
Balance sheet of funds held in trust for the Town of Middleborough.
ASSETS
Stocks
$296,229.61
Bonds and premi-
ums on same
49,594.75
Mortgages and prom-
issory Notes
133,236.00
Real Estate carried
as personal
31,314.20
Post Office fixtures
4,560.00
Cabinet at Library
240.00
Steel Chest, Peirce
Building
300.00
Savings Bank
4,000.00
Cash
320.31 $519,794.87
.
Real Estate
65,947.87
Profit and Loss
6,477.18 592,219.92
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LIABILITIES.
Trust fund received from Executor Passing direct under will
$472,506.03
119,713.89 $592,219.92
INCOME.
Gross receipts for 1922 Expenses :
$28,438.96
Salary of Trustees
$2,499.84
Salary of bookkeeper
166.68
Insurance
823.81
Repairs including altera- tions in Peirce Building for Post Office
4,742.56
Janitor
900.00
Fuel
1,477.36
Light
287.06
Water
343.80
Sundries
118.75
11,359.86
Net income 1922
17,079.10
On hand Jan. 1, 1922
10,269.08
$27,348.18
PAID FOR USE AND BENEFIT OF TOWN
Calorimeter for Gas House $343.00
Storm windows West Side School 128.81
Plank for bridges 427.01
Part payment repairs bridge Wareham St. 700.00
Account new bridge over Taunton River 23.51
Teachers' Commercial Course 3,700.00
Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1923
$5,322.33 $22,025.85
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Balance sheet of funds held in trust for Middleborough Public Library.
ASSETS.
Bonds
$46,617.56
Town of Middleborough Note
2,000.00
Middleborough Savings Bank 1,612.56
$50,230.12
LIABILITIES.
Devised under will
Profit and Loss
$50,000.00 230.12
$50,230.12
INCOME.
Receipts for 1922 $1,967.28 Paid Treasurer Middleborough Public Library 1,967.28
Respectfully submitted,
CHESTER E. WESTON, GEORGE W. STETSON, GEORGE R. SAMPSON,
Trustees under the will of Thomas S. Peirce.
156
GAS AND ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT.
Amounts of bills payable Dec. 31, 1922 $2,755.53
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.
Which include December sales (Jan. 1st bills.)
Gas
$4,625.44
Lighting
8,416.11
Power
1,675.96
Jobbing
2,332.51
$17,050.02
SALES.
1922
1921
Gas
$29,241.24
$26,338.67
Lighting
50,445.37
43,100.40
Power
13,990.78
11,215.90
Jobbing
3,074.50
1,769.88
$96,751.89
$82,424.85
Increase in sales to private consumers-1922 over 1921.
Gas
$2,902.57
Light and Power
10,119.85
Gas, Light and Power, combined
13,022.42
CONSUMERS.
Jan. 1,
Jan. 1,
1923
1922
Gas
161
196
157
Electric Gas and Electric
1,035
880
656
581
1,852
1,657
METERS INSTALLED
Jan. 1, 1923
Jan. 1, 1922
Gas
904
847
Electric
1,969
1,706
Increase 57 263
2,873
2,553
320
TOTAL OUTPUT IN K. W. H.
K. W. made
176,940
K. W. Purchased
965,120
Total Total K. W. used for street lights
1,142,060
47,872
STREET LIGHTS.
Total No. Total No. Av. No.
Av. No.
nights hours nights hours
run
run per mo. per night
All night service
365 3,929 h. 10 m. 30 10 h. 44 m.
2.00 A. M. service 341
2,242 h. 25 m. 28 6 h. 34 m.
So. Middleboro, Rock and No. Middleboro
service 365
2,225 h. 30
6 h. 6 m.
GAS MANUFACTURING ACCOUNT. Expense
For Manufacture :- Bituminous Coal
$1,542.96
Coke Water
6,651.44 187.50
Fuel Oil
3,396.89
158
Purifying Materials
98.73
Wages at Works
3,405.35
Work, Tools, Gas
6.37
Repairs and Maintenance Gas Works
679.67
Repairs, Real Estate
188.72
$16,157.63
For Distribution :-
Wages, Reading Meters
$345.47
Repairs, Mains and Services
476.43
Repairs, Meters
346.66
Distribution Tools
88.99
Miscellaneous :-
Salary of Manager
$410.75
Salaries of General Office
Clerks
450.66
General Office Expense
344.08
Garage Account
243.47
Insurance
304.70
Salary of Collector
26.98
Miscellaneous Expense
1.05
$1,781.69
Total expenses Balance to Profit and Loss (Profit)
$19,196.87
9,281.95
$28,478.82
GAS MANUFACTURING ACCOUNT.
Income.
From Sale of Gas
$29,241.24
Less Discounts and Rebates 762.42
Total Credits
$28,478.82 $28,478.82
$1,257.55
159
ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING ACCOUNT.
Expense.
Current Bought
$20,901.17 $20,901.17
For Manufacture :-
Water
8.00
Wood
76.00
Oil and Waste
29.56
Wages at Station
4,361.38
Station Tools, etc.
41.21
Repairs, Real Estate
71.52
Repairs, Water Plant
5,451.53
Repairs, Electric Plant
548.02
10,587.22
For Distribution :---
Wages, Reading Meters
690.36
Distribution Tools, etc.
62.55
Garage Account
2,128.08
Repairs, Lines and Wires
3,443.24
Repairs, Electric Meters
610.93
Repairs and Maintenance
Street Incandescent Lamps
934.03
Maintenance of Transformers
66.28
Inspecting and testing Meters
7.50
7,942.97
Miscellaneous :-
Salary of Manager
$2,053.75
Salaries of General Office
Clerks
999.49
Salary of Collector
53.96
General Office Expense
688.14
Insurance
1,130.27
Miscellaneous General Expense
21.78
4,947.39
$44,378.75
Total Expense
160
Balance to Profit and Loss (Profit) 20,881.20
Total Debits
$65,259.95
ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING ACCOUNT. Income.
From lighting
$50,445.37
Less Discounts and Rebates
1,473.13
$48,972.24
From Power
$13,990.78
Less Discounts and Rebates
503.07
From Street Lighting
$2,800.00
$13,487.71 2,800.00
$65,259.95
Total Credits
$65,259.95
BALANCE SHEET.
Assets.
Liabilities.
Loans Repayment Account
$90,200.00
Appropriations for Construction
45,992.39
Bonds Outstanding
4,000.00
Notes Outstanding
20,000.00
Bills Payable
2,755.53
Overdrafts
2,244.86
Deposits
13.00
Interest accrued, but not due
160.00
Land, Gas
$1,200.00
Buildings, Gas
3,191.79
Machinery and Appliances, Gas
14,654.88
Street Mains
27,509.06
Services
6,820.62
Gas Meters
6,686.00
Land and Water Power
15,726.42
Steam Plant, Electric
526.57
Buildings, Electric
3,915.44
161
Water Plant, Electric
2,894.40
Gas Producer Plant
1,996.61
Gas Engine Plant
5,398.59
Electric Plant
3,542.74
Electric Lines
48,210.25
Transformers
16,163.30
Electric Meters
20,921.27
Street Incandescent Lamps
1,211.08
Operation Fund
1,902.66
Office Equipment
300.00
Inventory
9,854.71
Bills Receivable, Gas
4,625.44
Bills Receivable, Lighting
8,416.11
Bills Receivable, Power
1,675.96
Bills Receivable, Jobbing
2,332.51
Profit and Loss Balance
44,494.50
Depreciation Fund
183.87
$209,860.28
$209,860.28
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
By Balance from last account
$28,221.09
Interest paid and accrued to Dec. 31st on bonds and notes
$1,093.33
Bond paid
4,000.00
Amount charged off for deprecia-
tion of Plant as follows :
On Gas Plant :
Machinery and Appliances $571.59
Buildings
167.81
Street Mains and Services
1,576.59
Meters :
192.34
On Electric Plant :
206.08
Buildings
Gas Engine Plant
166.97
162
Steam Plant
27.71
Electric Plant
145.60
Gas Producer Plant
105.08
Street Lines
2,308.51
Street Incandescent Lamps
59.11
Transformers
433.75
Meters
381.81
Water Plant
1,806.77
Balance of Jobbing Account
646.69
Balance of Gas Manufacturing Account
9,281.95
Balance of Electric Manufactur-
ing Account
20,881.20
To Balance Account
44,494.50
$58,384.24
$58,384.24
CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT.
Expended For :
Gas Mains and Services
$5,617.65
Gas Meters
466.94
Machinery and Appliances, Gas
741.70
Construction, Real Estate Gas
7.22
Electric Meters
3,361.89
Lines and Wires
9,164.53
Transformers
3,076.28
Hydro Plant
748.45
Street Incandescent Lamps
129.85
Electric Plant
776.25
$24,090.76
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STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS. BONDS 1922
Oct.
Transferred from Operation Fund
$4,000.00
Dec. 31
Orders drawn
$4,000.00
INTEREST ACCOUNT
Oct.
Transferred from Operation Fund $1,120.00
Dec. 31
Orders drawn
$1,120.00
DEPRECIATION ACCOUNT
Jan.
1
Balance on hand
$1,309.15
Dec. 31
Transferred to Con-
struction Fund
$8,000.00
Transferred from
Dec. 31
Orders drawn
$2,275.00
Operation Fund
$9,149.72
Dec. 31 Balance in Town Treasury 183.87
$10,458.87
$10,458.87
CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT
Dec. 31
Transferred from De-
Jan. 1. Amount overdrawn $11,954.10
preciation Fund
$8,000.00
Dec. 31
Orders drawn $24,090.76
Transferred from Operation Fund $25,800.00
Amount overdrawn $2,244.86
$36,044.86
$36,044.86
OPERATION ACCOUNT
Jan.
1
Balance in Town
Treasury
$13,020.79
279.42
Transferred to In- terest Fund $1,120.00
Mar.
Office Appropriation
2,800.00
Transferred to De-
preciation Fund 9,149.72
Transferred to Con- struction Fund 25,800.00
Orders drawn
65,485.85
Balance in Town
Treasury
1,902.66
$107,458.23
$107,458.23
SUMMARY
Balance in Depreciation Fund Balance in Operation Fund Amount of drafts overdrawn in Construction Fund Net amount overdrawn Total Collections Jan. 1st to Dec. 31st, 1922
$183.87
1,902.66
2,244.86
158.33
91,358.02
Dec. 31
Transferred to Bond Fund
$4,000.00
Dec. 31
Collections
91,358.02
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GENERAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Appropriation 1922
Expended 1922
Unexpended Balances 1922
Town Manager:
Salary
$4,000.00
$4,000.00
Clerk
1,040.00
1,040.00
Transportation
500.00
665.35
Office Supplies
300 00
349.31
Miscellaneous
60.00
55.33
Total
$5,900.00
$6,109.99
Transfer R. Fund
209.99
$6,109.99
Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector:
Salary
$1 500 00
$1,500.00
Recording,
Births,
M. and D.
325 00
343.75
Clerk
780 00
815.55
Office Supplies
500.00
697.87
Miscellaneous
20 00
26 65
Total
$3,125.00
$3,383.82
Transfer R. Fund
258.82
$3,383.82
Registrars :
Salaries
$300.00
$300.00
Election Officers :
Salaries
$200.00
$267.00
Expenses
50.00
31.90
Total
$250.00
$298.90
Transfer R. Fund
48.90
$298.90
Inspector of Wires: Salary
$150.00
$162.50
Transfer R. Fund
12.50
$162 50
.
165
Appropriation 1922
Expended 1922
Unexpended Balances 1922
Dog Officer:
Salary
$175.00
$189.83
Expenses
25.00
20.50
Total
$200.00
$210.33
Transfer R. Fund
10.33
$210.33
Inspector of Animals: Salary
$200.00
$220.66
Transfer R. Fund
20.66
$220.66
Town Attorney
$400.00
$400.00
Assessors:
Salaries
$1,500.00
$1,231.25
Salaries Assistants
300.00
244.14
Clerk
750.00
827.98
Printing
450.00
336.70
Printing Valuation List
450.00
556.50
Plans and blueprints
300.00
300.00
Transportation
400.00
317.55
Miscellaneous
200.00
171.18
Total
$4,350.00
$3,985.30
$364.70
Fire Department:
Salary Chief, includ-
ing Transportation
$500.00
$500.00
Salaries 3 Deputy
Chiefs
675.00
675.00
Salaries
4 Regular
Men
5,356.00
5,341.42
Salaries Call Men
5,800.00
5,693.40
Supt. Fire Alarm and Clerk
350.00
350.00
Upkeep of Trucks
825.00
1,593.56
New Hose
1,400.00
1,226.50
Fire Alarm Mt. and 1 new box
450.00
325.34
Fuel
400.00
146.40
Dept. Supplies
700.00
706.53
Tel. Lt. Power, Insurance
510.00
527.84
Total
$16,966.00
$17,085.99
Transfer R. Fund 119.99
$17,085.99
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166
Appropriation 1922
Expended 1922
Unexpended Balances 1922
Health Department: Salary Health Officer, Insp. milk and slaugh- tering
$1,100.00
$1,100.00
Transportation
250.00
431.75
Contagious Diseases
300.00
320.00
Tuberculosis
1,100.00
1,931.58
Collection of Rubbish
360.00
360.00
Miscellaneous
175.00
160.05
Total
$3,285.00
$4,303.38
Transfer R. Fund
1,018.38
$4,303.38
Overdraft 1921
482.17
$4,785.55
Highway Department: Salary Supt. including Transportation
$1,800.00
$1,800.00
Sewers and Drains
1,000.00
1,220.32
Snow and Ice
1,000.00
888.59
Sidewalk Maint.
1,000.00
978.89
New Sidewalks
2,500.00
1,505.49
Oiling
5,000.00
2,945.15
Patching
2,500.00
2,893.56
New Gravel Roads
5,000.00
5,078.58
Tractor
1,500.00
1,365.75
Truck
1,500.00
1,490.00
General Maintenance
12,650.00
14,771.21
Miscellaneous
50.00
49.41
Total
$35,500.00
$34,986.95
$513.05
Overdraft 1921
3,198.85
$38,698.85
Moth Department:
Town Liability
$2,791.62
$3,235.66
Private Work
1,600.00
2,012.68
Supplies
400.00
Total
$4,791.62
$5,248.34
Transfer R. Fund
500.00
5,291.62
$43.28
Overdraft 1921
1,019.57
$6,311.19
167
Appropriation 1922
Expended 1922
Unexpended Balances 1922
Public Library :
Salaries
$2,950.00
$2,921.60
Fuel
900.00
497.14
Repair Buildings
125.00
508.32
Supplies
175.00
72.11
Water, Light, Insurance
425.00
409.57
Incidentals
75.00
16.19
Totals
$4,650.00
$4,424.93
$225.07
Overdraft 1921
15.25
$4,665.25
Police Department :
Salary Chief
$1,700.00
$1,700.00
Salaries Regulars
4,500.00
4,388.21
Salaries Specials
800.00
1,216.09
Transportation
500.00
492.65
Fuel
175.00
219.32
Rent
360.00
360.00
Misc., Light, 'phone
300.00
306.60
Salary Clarence Thomas
46.04
46.04
Total
$831.04
$8,728.91
Transfer R. Fund
347.87
Auditor
$8,728.91 $200.00
$200.00
School Department:
Salary Supt. includ- ing Transportation
$3,100.00
$3,100.00
Salaries, Teachers
65,725.00
65,573.63
Salaries, Janitors
4,009,00
3,835.00
Salary Physician
400.00
400.00
Tuition
500.00
503.90
Books
2,000.00
2,153.69
Transportation
7,225.00
6,993.90
Supplies
3,500.00
3,325.95
Fuel
5,700.00
2,968.80
Vocational School
300.00
300.25
Repair Buildings
2,500.00
3,558.32
Rent
500.00
500.00
Carting Ashes
300.00
300.00
Water
500.00
260.75
Telephone
100.00
100.61
Light
250.00
281.34
Employment cards
50.00
50.00
Attendance Officer
30.00
30.00
Miscellaneous
516.69
630.25
168
Appropriation 1922
Expended 1922
Unexpended Balances 1922
Physical Instructor
500.00
500.00
Total
$97,705.69
$95,366.39
$2,339.30
Town Hall:
Salary Agent
$1,300.00.
$1,300.00
Fuel
550.00
567.19
Repairs, Painting
1,000.00
1,000.00
Repair Buildings
500.00
928.98
Light
575.00
417.31
Water
80.00
93 67
Telephone
- 250.00
282.70
Insurance
1,390.00
1,390.00
Miscellaneous
150.00
87.56
Total
$5,795.00
$6,067.41
Transfer R. Fund
272.41
$6,067.41
Sealer Weights and Measures:
Salary
$350.00
$356.81
Transportation
100.00
184.70
Supplies
75.00
84.59
New Test Balance
875.00
818.13
Total
$1,400.00
$1,444.23
Transfer R. Fund
44.23
$1,444.23
Municipal Indebtedness: Plymouth Cy. Hosp. Loan
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
School House Loan
1,650.00
1,650.00
Dept. Equip. Loan
,
2,500.00
2,500.00
Midd. Water Works
2,000.00
2,000.00
Total
$8,150.00
$8,150.00
Interest on Municipal Indebt. :
Plymouth Cy. Hosp. Loan $800.00
$800.00
School House Loan
330.00
330.00
Dept. Equipment
275.00
250.00
Water Dept.
1,720.00
1,680.00
Temporary Loan
4,500.00
4,120.97
Total
$7,625.00
$7,180.97
$444.03
Unclassified :
Tree Warden
$700.00
$723.34
Transfer R. Fund
23.34
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169
Appropriation
Expended Unexpended
1922
1922
Balances 1922
$723.34
Plymouth Tub. Hospital $2,679.49 Herring
$500.00
$1,471.88
Transfer R. Fund
971.88
$1,471.88
Overdraft 1921
193.33
$1,665.21
Soldiers' Relief
$3,000.00
$2,341.88 $402.00
$658.12 $98.00
Military Aid
$500.00
Overdraft 1921
113.00
$613.00 $2,500.00
$2,286.00
$214.00
Overdraft 1921
2,502.00
$5,002.00
Town Reports and In- cidentals
$800.00
$882.28
Transfer R. Fund
82.28
$882.28
Soldiers' Burial
$120.00
$60.00
$60.00
Overdraft 1921
72.00
$192.00
District Nurse
$2,000.00
$1,761.76
$238.24
Band Concerts
$150.00
$150.00
St. Luke's Hospital
$500.00
$500.00
G. A. R. Memorial Day
$200.00
$200.00
G. A. R. Rent
100.00
100.00
$300.00
$300.00
Pension Retired
Em-
ployee
$281.32
$281.32
Forest Fires
$500.00
$740.74
Transfer R. Fund
240.74
$740.74
Overdrafts Treas. Book:
$2,486.74
$2,486.74
Corp. and Bank Tax Fuel
2,174.58
2,174.58
Incidentals
415.09
415.09
Light for Municipal Department
141.27
141.27
Repair Municipal Bldgs.
114.78
114.78
Transportation
97.98
97.98
Water Dept. Bond carried
$2,679.49
State Aid
170
Appropriation 1922
Expended 1922
Unexpended Balances 1922
as cash
3,954.15
3,954.15
$9,384.59
$9,384.59
Other departmental overdrafts
$7,596.17
Totals
$245,018.24
$239,620.45
$5,397.79
Reserve Fund Transfers:
School Insurance
$466.69 30.00
Town Hall Insurance
Moth, Private Work
500.00
Town Manager
209.99
Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector
258.82
Election Officers
48.90
Inspector of Wires
12.50
Dog Officer
10.33
Inspector of Animals
20.66
Fire Department
119.99
Health Department
1,018.38
Police Department
347.87
Poor Department
320.99
Town Hall
272.41
Sealer Weights and Measures
44.23
Tree Warden
23.34
Herring
971.88
Town Reports and Incidentals
82.28
Forest Fires
240.74
Total
$5,000.00
171
INDEX
General Reports:
Page
Appointments by Selectmen
96
Assessors
105
Dog Officer
104
Election Officers
92
Fire Department, Chief of
117
Forest Fire Warden
111
Gas and Electric Plant
120
Health Officer
113
Highway Department
48
Inspector of Animals
112
Inspector of Milk
99
Inspector of Slaughtering
100
Jury List
93
Librarian Public Library
102
Moth Department
101
Overseers of Poor
63
Police Department, Chief of
52
School Committee
14
Selectmen
108
Town Clerk
65
Town Manager
7
Tree Warden
81
Vital Statistics
55
Water Department
108
Weights and Measures
107
Wire Inspector
Financial Reports:
Assessors
140
Collector of Taxes
138
Gas and Electric Plant
156
General Financial Statement
148
Overseers of Poor
163
Statement of Accounts
128
Town Indebtedness
130
Town Treasurer
153
Trustees under Will of Thos. S. Peirce
55
Water Department
150
Treasurer, Public Library
5
Sealer of Weights and Measures
110
125
Cemetery Trust Funds
164
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