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13,541.37
8.63
Expenses - Sundry Accounts
43,759.00
43,734.70
24.30
Salaries of Custodians
34,400.00
33,985.46
414.54
Fuel and Other Exp. of Operation
41,141.96
41,141.96
.00
Salary of Maintenance Man
4,200.00
4,200.00
.00
Replacement, Upkeep, Repairs,
Outlay
19,374.12
19,374.12
.00
Salary School Nurse
4,200.00
4,200.00
.00
Salary School Physician
1,500.00
1,500.00
.00
Salary Part-time Clerk
882.00
882.00
.00
Promotion Health - Libraries - Tuition - Expense
50,955.00
48,743.28
2,211.72
Salary of Supt.
9,777.00
9,777.00
.00
Salary of Secretary
7,300.00
7,150.00
150.00
Salary Attendance Officer
350.00
350.00
.00
Salary Census Enumerator
100.00
100.00
.00
Expenses Supt. Office and School Comm. and Out of State Travel
1,080.00
1,070.73
9.27
Vocational Tuition and Travel -
Adult Ed. - Driver Ed.
17,700.00
14,390.96
3,309.04
Athletics
8,493.01
6,575.77
1,917.24
Lunch and Milk
105,904.44
98,764.53
7,139.91
Evening School
4,130.88
2,470.45
1,660.43
N.D.E.A. Title 5
4,188.57
4,160.27
28.30
Architect Service
3,500.00
.00
3,500.00
Total School Department
982,089.22
Public Library
Salaries
Librarian
5,200.00
5,200.00
.00
Assistant Librarians
11,212.00
11,172.46
39.54
Custodian - Vacation - Trans.
1,310.00
1,249.74
20.26
State Grant for Library
2,773.94
2,772.22
1.72
Transportation
120.00
120.00
.00
Fuel
850.00
706.75
143.25
Building Operation and Maint.
800.00
794.81
5.19
Books
1,000.00
998.49
1.51
Office Equipment
150.00
150.00
.00
Expenses
1,425.00
1,421.64
3.36
Total Public Library
24,586.11
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Unclassified
Pratt Free School Rent
200.00
200.00
.00
Veterans Day
600.00
600.00
.00
G.A.R. Memorial Day
200.00
200.00
.00
Christmas Display
1,850.00
1,809.80
40.20
Unpaid Bills
38.10
38.10
.00
Exp. - Health - Blue Cross - Blue Shield
45,517.92
42,967.07
2,550.85
Insurance
21,000.00
20,409.38
590.62
July 4th Celebration
1,000.00
1,000.00
.00
Jackson Street - Water, Sewer
50.00
.00
50.00
300th Anniversary
50.00
4.00
46.00
Weweantic River Clearance
50.00
.00
50.00
Plymouth Co. Aid to Agriculture
200.00
200.00
.00
Jackson Street - Peirce Trustees
3,071.51
488.76
2,582.75
Wareham Street - Dam
12,500.00
.00
12,500.00
Nemasket River Fisheries
3,467.75
.00
3,467.75
Conservation Commission
7.25
7.25
.00
Purchase of Land for Park
100.00
.00
100.00
Gas and Electric Pensions
1,500.00
1,500.00
.00
Plymouth Co. Employees Pens.
37,511.00
37,511.00
.00
New Dumping Ground
8,000.00
237.05
7,762.95
Bull-dozer for Dump
22,000.00
20,017.86
1,982.14
Building Equipment - Supplies for Dump
5,800.00
1.553.35
4,246.65
Maintenance - Present Dump
800.00
.00
800.00
Total Unclassified
128,743.62
Water Department
Salaries
Clerk
3,393.00
3,393.00
.00
Part-time Clerk
525.00
519.64
5.36
Pumping Station Engineer and Asst.
Foreman and Asst. - Wages 47,293.12
47,286.45
6.67
Pumping Station - Power, Fuel
11,369.42
11,369.42
.00
Meter Building - Fuel and Lights
315.15
315.15
.00
Pumping Station - Transportation
400.00
389.50
10.50
Gates and Valves
2,000.00
1,805.93
194.07
Hydrants and Parts
1,000.00
921.73
78.27
Meters and Parts
3,600.00
3,558.44
41.56
Water Mains - Route 44 Bypass
3,600.00
.00
3,600.00
Pipes and Fixtures
6,000.00
5,894.84
105.16
Water Exploration
4,224.28
4,224.28
.00
Sewer Maintenance and Service
1,000.00
366.29
633.71
Sewer Tools
100.00
89.55
10.45
Sewer Record Cards
50.00
47.75
2.25
Backhoe
6,000.00
6,000.00
.00
Repairs - Chimney
1,000.00
908.00
92.00
Extension - Rotary Circle
174.79
.00
174.79
Expenses
5,665.00
5,286.43
378.57
Total Water Department
92,376.40
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Park Department
Salary Supt.
1,600.00
1,600.00
.00
Salary Supervision
3,750.00
3,750.00
.00
Salary - Clerk
250.00
250.00
.00
Wages - Ground Maintenance
2,923.00
2,022.70
.30
Playground Lease
1.00
1.00
.00
Ice Skating Rink
1,500.00
1,499.65
.35
Paint - Swimming Pool
450.00
450.00
.00
Drainage Correction
1,500.00
1,500.00
.00
Road Widening and Repair
1,500.00
1,500.00
.00
Transportation
200.00
200.00
.00
Expenses
4,975.00
4,975.00
.00
George A. Richards Playground Fund
554.91
George A. Richards Athletic Prize
50.00
Peirce Fund
2,700.00
Total Park Department
21,953.26
Interest on Municipal Indebtedness
Water System Extension
690.00
690.00
.00
Water Wells Development
1,058.75
1,058.75
.00
Sewer Disposal System
2,240.00
2,240.00
.00
Sewer Extension - School Street
550.00
550.00
.00
Sewer Extension - Oak St. et al
180.00
180.00
.00
New School Building - 1st Issue
14,175.00
14,175.00
.00
Jackson Street Property
100.00
100.00
.00
Bath House
255.00
255.00
.00
Sewer Extension - West Side
9,760.00
9,760.00
.00
Fire Department Equipment
330.00
330.00
.00
Total Interest Mun. Indebtedness 29,338.75
Municipal Indebtedness
Water System Extension
46,000.00
46,000.00
.00
Water Wells Development
5,500.00
5,500.00
.00
Sewer Disposal System
16,000.00
16,000.00
.00
Sewer Extension - School Street
4,000.00
4,000.00
.00
Sewer Extension - Oak St. et al
6,000.00
6,000.00
.00
New School Building - 1st Issue
50,000.00
50,000.00
.00
Jackson Street Property
5,000.00
5,000.00
.00
Bath House
5,000.00
5,000.00
.00
Sewer Extension - West Side
20,000.00
20,000.00
.00
Fire Department Equipment
10,000.00
10,000.00
.00
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Total Municipal Indebtedness
167,500.00
Electric Light Department
Station Equipment
317.02
Poles - Tower Fixtures
10,167.85
Overhead Conductor Service
7,865.02
Underground Conduit
231.21
Underground Conductors
883.90
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Line Transformers and Installation
13,474.08
Service - Pole to House
5,383.92
Consumers Meters Installation
6,077.85
Street Lights - Signal System
5,883.85
Office Equipment
16.12
Tools
2,214.20
Laboratory Equipment
110.57
Communication Equipment
776.50
Misc. Expense
9.30
Purchase of Power
329,807.89
Station Expense
21,085.86
Overhead Line Expense
4,066.77
Underground Line Expense
182.28
Street Light Signal Expense
3,844.54
Meter Expense
3,218.94
Customers Installation Expense
97.86
Misc. Distribution Expense
478.76
Maintenance Supervision Equipment
307.63
Maintenance Station Equipment
351.31
Maintenance Overhead Line
132,146.80
Maintenance Underground Line
1,571.08
Maintenance of Transformers
457.71
Maintenance of Meters
226.12
Reading Meters
8,630.53
Collecting Accounts
20,491.93
Advertising
618.27
Salary Manager
9,622.76
Salaries Office Workers
6,983.52
Property Insurance
727.99
Injuries - Damages
3,455.11
Misc. General Expense
14,045.59
Maintenance - General Plant
5,278.01
Salaries Collectors
333.98
Communication - Expense
98.23
Income - Metered Sales - Res. Consumers
131.87
Metered Sales at Industrial Customers
40.19
Income Jobbing
15.00
Total Electric Light Department
621,727.92
Gas Department
Structures
714.85
Boiler Plant Equipment
553.54
Other Power Equipment
299.63
Purification Equipment
758.99
Mains
7,036.75
Maintenance - High Pressure
96,356.94
Services
3,227.59
Services - High Pressure
2,908.79
Consumers Meters
553.53
Meters - Install
140.68
Office Equipment
415.55
Transportation Equipment
2,717.00
Tools - Shop - Garage Equipment
1,060.68
Communication Equipment
157.50
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Misc. Equipment
478.41
Maintenance Structures
665.09
Liquefied Gas Expense
1,876.49
Liquefied Mixing Expense
1,206.41
Maintenance City Gas
887.30
Gas Purchase
63,147.43
Maintenance Structure Improvements
1,067.11
Maintenance Gas Holders
904.63
Compression Station Labor
6,941.32
Compression Station Labor - Expense
1,551.61
Maintenance Services
527.16
Meters Expenses
203.84
Customers Installation Expenses
6,020.70
Other Expenses
253.09
Maintenance of Structures
12.60
Maintenance of Mains
4,464.71
Maintenance Services
20,362.38
Maintenance of Meters - House Rights
2,293.16
Reading Meters
1,751.73
Customers Record Installation Expense
4,098.33
Advertising
446.19
Managers Salary
1,924.55
Office Equipment and Supplies
1,391.90
Property Insurance
499.78
Injuries - Damage
2,969.56
Misc. Government Expense
1,004.81
Deposits
10,464.00
Income - Jobbing
1,407.46
Communication Expense
173.68
Maintenance Supervision and Engineering
144.48
Measuring and Regulating Station Expense
3,164.71
House Regulations
64.32
Gas Mixing Equipment
99.38
Customers Premises
152.26
Maintenance Street Mains - High Pressure
462.30
Other Power Expense
24.45
Maintenance High Pressure Services
98.00
Rents
26.00
Income Sales to Residential Customers
16.50
Total Gas Department
260,149.85
Agency and Trust
Agency
County Tax
58,857.62
Dog Fund - Individuals
1,298.00
Trusts
Herring Fund
522.90
Dog Licenses County Fund
1,424.50
Cemetery Withdrawals
5,000.60
Cemetery Bequests
2,100.00
Retirement Fund
31,283.56
Federal Withholding Tax
177,336.60
State Withholding Tax
14,462.66
Plymouth County Mosquito Control
7,433.57
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Auditing Municipal Accounts
527.67
State Parks and Reservations
5,786.76
Enoch Pratt Library Fund
439.24
120.00
Mary Hullahan Library Fund Unidentified Cash
6.81
Plymouth County Hospital
18,177.13
Total Agency and Trust
324,777.62
Refunds
Taxes
15,349.10
Licenses
10.00
Grants and Gifts
17.92
Water Liens
45.08
Sewer Betterments
26.75
Street Betterments
83.20
Committed Interest
29.98
Departmental
14,215.94
Total Refunds
29,777.97
Total Disbursement
3,970,444.99
Cash Balance, December 31, 1962
Revenue
748,290.65
Non-Revenue
407,041.19
1,155,331.84
GRAND TOTAL
$5,125,776.83
BALANCE SHEET - December 31, 1962
REVENUE ACCOUNT
Assets
Revenue Cash
$ 748,290.65
Petty Cash - Town Clerk
5.00
Petty Cash - Mun. Light Dept.
200.00
Petty Cash - Library
10.00
Petty Cash - School Athletics
25.00
Petty Cash - School Supt. Office
10.00
Outstanding Taxes
1960 Real Estate
1,784.45
1961 Real Estate
2,218.23
1962 Real Estate
92,365.17
1961 Personal
51.59
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1962 Personal
2,822.91
1960 Poll
2.00
1961 Poll
18.00
1962 Poll
172.00
1960 Excise
318.95
1961 Excise
1,317.71
1962 Excise
20,380.86
1962 Farm Excise
130.38
Taxes in lieu of Water liens 1961
59.01
Taxes in lieu of Water liens 1962
1,171.14
Apportioned Water Betterments 1961
23.53
Committed Interest 1961
17.88
Committed Interest 1962
65.92
Taxes in lieu Water Betterments 1962
62.01
Taxes in lieu of Sewer Betterments 1962
65.00
Taxes in lieu Sewer liens 1962
31.45
Tax Possession
2,378.04
Tax Titles
14,142.65
Accounts Receivable
Civil Defense
15.00
Police
762.00
Moth
33.00
Sewer Rentals
1,218.59
Health
145.43
Forest Fires
19.50
Aid to Dependent Children
13,247.30
Welfare
1,521.52
Schools
6,416.50
Mun. Light Dept.
60,906.20
Water Rates
6,770.67
Water Repairs
754.81
Water Construction
737.65
Chap. 90 Highway - County '61
8,903.71
Chap. 90 Highway - State '61
17,807.39
Isaac Street Betterment
176.80
Cemetery Trust Fund - Income
50.00
Overlay 1960
157.20
Overlay 1961
667.44
Overlay 1962
5,614.21
Mosquito Control
141.58
$1,015,973.94
Liabilities
Treasurer and Collector - Unidentified Cash
238.41
Revenue Appropriation
126,700.98
State Parks and Reservations
560.07
County Tax
3,763.98
M.L.H. Peirce Drinking Fountain Fund
839.14
Road Machinery Fund
2,068.39
Enoch Pratt Fund
26.96
Geo. A. Richards Playground Fund
3,472.65
John S. Reed Fund
122.76
Plymouth County Dog License Fund
1,953.35
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M.L.H. Peirce Library Fund
566.48
Old Age - A.D.C. Recovery Account
552.85
Plymouth County Dog Licenses Individuals
26.25
Sale of Real Estate Fund
10,892.97
Reuben Howes Fund
20.00
Herring Fisheries Account
5,562.92
Evening Vocational School
2,260.93
Tailings Account
442.65
Federal Withholding Tax
22.00
State Withholding Tax
69.16
Mun. Light Operation
97,041.68
Mun. Light Depreciation
302,709.16
Mun. Light Construction
7,634.61
Mun. Light Deposits
9,933.00
Post War Rehabilitation Fund, G. & E.
30,000.00
Surplus Overlay
5,116.88
Departmental Revenue
23,410.29
Excise Tax Revenue
22,017.52
Farm Excise Tax Revenue
130.38
Tax Title Revenue
16,520.69
Mun. G. & E. Revenue
60,906.20
Water Revenue
9,493.28
State and County Highway Revenue
26,711.10
Special Assessment Revenue
587.94
Petty Cash Reserve
5.00
Reserve for Petty Cash Advance
245.00
Excess and Deficiency
236,680.33
Mildred K. Stearns Fund
100.00
Premium on Sewer Loan
800.07
Trust Fund Bequest
4,000.00
$1,015,973.94
NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS
Assets
Non Revenue Cash
Loans Authorized
407,041.19 376,000.00 4,000.00
Non Revenue
787,041.19
Liabilities
Loans Authorized - unissued
376,000.00
Sewage Disposal System
1,187.97
Water Wells Field
2,274.47
New Fire Equipment
1,014.00
Sewer Construction - sundry streets
80,419.60
Sewer Extension
324,163.01
Bulldozer for Dump
1,982.14
787,041.19
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Trust Funds
Trust and Investment Funds Cash and Securities
In custody of Town Treasurer
168,878.87
In custody of Library Trustees
7,516.59
In custody of Peirce Fund Trustees
597,872.84
In custody of Drinking Ftn. Fund Trustees
3,475.03
In custody Middleboro Trust Co. 11,448.00
Enoch Pratt Fund
10,831.42
M.L.H. Peirce Charity Fund
3,798.74
M.L.H. Peirce Drinking Ftn. Fund
3,475.03
Copeland Library Fund
3,603.88
Harriet G. Beal Library Fund
1,000.00
Harriet C. Peirce Library Fund
500.00
Thomas S. Peirce Fund
536,635.52
Library Trust Fund Income Account
2,412.71
Thomas S. Peirce Library Fund
61,237.32
Cemetery Perpetual Care Principal
126,177.44
Cemetery Perpetual Care Income
24,420.44
Geo. S. Richards Playground
11,448.00
Mary Hullahan Library Fund
3,000.00
Cemetery General Cash
650.83
789,191.33
Indebtedness
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
1,516,000.00
New School Building Loan
650,000.00
Sewer Loans
299,000.00
Fire Equipment Loans
10,000.00
Sewage Disposal System Loan
124,000.00
Water Wells Development Loan
33,000.00
Bath House Loan
6,000.00
Water Extension Loan
376,000.00
Bulldozer Loan
18,000.00
1,516,000.00
Reserve Fund
Appropriation
10,000.00
Finance Committee
10.50
Town Manager
4.99
Clerk and Accountant
52.50
Treasurer and Collector
324.00
Conservation Committee
7.25
Assessors
10.10
Election and Registration
337.07
Town Hall
181.00
Civil Defense
876.17
Sealer of Weights and Measures
2.04
789,191.33
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Forest Fires Health
110.25
1,500.32
Public Service Building Schools Water
237.99
2,016.08
2,516.85
Balance, December 31, 1962
8,187.11
$ 1,812.89
Respectfully submitted,
WALDO S. THOMAS
Town Accountant
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
To the Citizens of Middleborough :-
In February, 1962, Middleborough Officials and all of his friends were saddened by the death of Assessor Ralph S. Crane. For many years he had served as a faithful servant of the Town. The interests of the tax-payers and needs of the Town were always uppermost in his mind.
At a joint meeting of The Board of Assessors and Selectmen, John C. McDonald was elected to fill out the unexpired term.
During the year 1962, a complete study was made as to existing conditions in The Board of Assessors. Conditions, causes and cures were covered at great length with the result that The Board of Assessors voted unanimously to recommend to the Townspeople a complete pro- gram of mapping and equalization of Real Estate Values.
At the Town Meeting March 12, the request for a full time Assessor was lost. The article calling for the adoption of the State Assessment System was approved. On May 3rd, Leslie Willard and Joseph Herman, representatives of The Bureau of Local Assessments consulted with members of the board in conducting a preliminary survey on operations of the department. A formal request was made for the appraisal of several special properties, and their recommendations were received.
A. formal report following a study of the Assessors Office set forth the following recommendations for consideration:
1. Reorganization of the record and filing systems.
2. Appointment or election of a full time Assessor.
3. Complete mapping of the Town.
4. A full Equalization of the Town's valuations by an outside firm or by personnel to be supervised by the Assessors.
The following is a summary of their survey which was given to indicate the reasons for the above recommendations.
1. The present system of filing office records is outmoded, the maintenance consuming a lot of time which could be put to use in maintaining a more accurate record system and the handling of various types of building permits and varied other duties.
2. A full time Assessor or Assistant Assessor who should be given authority to handle the overall running of the office under the direction of the Board should be seriously considered. The Asses- sors work load is increasing, and if a program of equalization and mapping is adopted, there will be a definite need for a full time man who can be properly trained in proper appraisal procedures.
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Part time Assessors do not have the time to devote to the many responsibilities that have now become a part of the properly run Assessors Office. Experience gained in other towns where a full time Assessor has been retained shows that it is very satisfactory.
3. Although certain sections of the Town are well defined and will be of great assistance in an overall mapping program, it is evident the Town is not completely mapped and it is felt the proper solu- tion is a complete mapping of the Town by an outside firm. 4. The survey of the assessed valuations and a comparative sales study pointed out that inequities do exist throughout the Town. In order to establish what the law requires in the way of equitable values calls for an equalization which may be done by an outside firm or by the Assessors themselves.
An equalization program is accomplished by gathering information about the amount and type of land, the number and type of buildings thereon and the location of each property. Present day cost of building is figured and depreciation for age and obsolescence is allowed, Past sales and income from property is considered, unit values for each type of land are established and the values set are applied to every property. When the work is completed, the records provide a base for making fair and uniform assessments. All properties, which includes residences, farms, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and land are appraised by the same recognized methods at the same value level, achieving a high degree of uniformity.
Appropriate articles will be in the Town Warrant for 1963 so that the people of Middleborough will have a chance to vote for or against such a program.
The Seventh Annual School of Massachusetts for assessing officers was held at the University of Massachusetts August 21st through 25th. Chairman of the Board, Theodore V. Deane completed his seventh year and Office Clerk and Assistant Assessor Marilyn F. Shaw completed her fifth year of attendance at this session. Subjects are broadened and new material taken up, but the overall program is generally much the same and has been duly reported in the previous reports and local papers each year. Although the benefits of these school sessions may not seem to be of immediate use to the Town, there exists an intangible element in the exchange of ideas and problems among persons of com- mon interest that is practically impossible to set down on paper, but which broadens the horizons and helps produce a spirit which gives strength and courage to carry on.
The Plymouth County Assessors Association's Summer meeting was held in Marion in July and attended by Chairman Theodore V. Deane, and Office Clerk and Assistant Assessor Marilyn Shaw. The Annual Winter Meeting of the Association was held in Middleboro in November at which time Mr. Theodore Deane was again elected Secre- tary- Treasurer of the Organization. Mr. Sturgis, Mr. McDonald and Miss Shaw were also in attendance for this meeting.
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RECAPITULATION
Appropriations State Audit of Municipal Accounts
$2,153,935.72 527.67 6,346.83
State Parks and Reservations
Mosquito Control 7,291.99
County Tax
62,621.60
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
18,177.13
Overlay of Current Year
62,371.83
Deficits due to abatements and exemptions in excess of Overlays: 1959 - $186.80; 1960 - $764.97; 1961 - $10,751.60
11,703.37
Emergency Accounts - Hurricane - $180.90; Interest, 1961 Sewer - $3,108.34 3,289.24
Gross Amount to be Raised Estimated Receipts and Available Funds
$2,326,265.38
1,013,939.66
Net Amount to be Raised by Taxation
$1,312,325.72
Value of Personal Estate $ 580,820.00
Tax $ 54,016.26
Value of Real Estate
$13,457,813.00
Tax
$1,251,576.61
Total Value of Assessed
Property, January 1, 1962
$14,038,633.00
Tax
$1,305,592.87
$ 2.85
Value of Omitted Property $ 12,460.00
Tax
$ 1,158.78
Total value of all Assessed
Property, December 31, 1962
$14,051,093.00
Tax $1,306,754.50
Rate per Thousand - $93.00
General Rate - $52.65 - School Rate - $40.35
Number of Polls Assessed - 3,377
Tax $ 6,754.00
Farm Animal Excise Value - $188,118.50
Tax $ 940.67
Farm Animal Excise Rate per Thousand - $5.00
Total Taxes Committed - 1962
Committments on Farm Animal Excise
$
940.67
Committments on Poll Taxes
$
6,754.00
Committments on Personal Property Estate Committments on Real Estate
$ 54,016.29
Committments on Motor Vehicles and Trailers
$1,252,738.21 $ 191,303.19
Total Taxes Committed during 1962
$1,505,752.36
plus fractional difference Tax $1,305,595.72
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Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise Tax (through December 31, 1962)
Number of Motor Vehicles and Trailers
7,440
Value of Motor Vehicles and Trailers
$3,475,570.00
Tax on Motor Vehicles and Trailers
$ 191,303.19
Rate per Thousand
$ 66.00
(The above figures represent only that portion of the Excise Records received from The Commonwealth from January 1, 1962 through Decem- ber 31, 1962 - more are yet to be received for 1962 committment.) 1961 Excise Committed since January 1, 1962 :-
Number of Motor Vehicles and Trailers
1,649
Value of Motor Vehicles and Trailers
$ 983,030.00
Tax on Motor Vehicles and Trailers
$ 53,764.34
Rate per Thousand
$ 66.00
The Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise rate has now been frozen at $66.00 per Thousand.
Betterment and Special Assessments
Apportioned Water Betterments added to 1962 Taxes
$ 125.48
Committed Interest on Water Betterments
added to 1962 Taxes
$ 61.71
Apportioned Sewer Betterments
added to 1962 Taxes
$
1,417.94
Committed Interest on Sewer Betterments added to 1962 Taxes
$
518.07
Apportioned Street Betterments added to 1962 Taxes
$
232.10
Committed Interest on Street Betterments added to 1962 Taxes
$
13.84
Water Liens added to 1962 Taxes
$
3,315.33
Sewer Liens added to 1962 Taxes
$
238.86
Apportioned Sewer Betterments committed and paid in Advance
$
2,148.47
Interest on Sewer Betterments paid in Advance
$
17.98
There were no new Betterment Projects completed for committment during the year 1962
Number of Live Stock Assessed on Personal Property Tax
Horses None
Swine None
Sheep None Neat Cattle None
Fowl None All Other None
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Number of Live Stock Assessed on Farm Animal Excise Tax
Horses 16 Swine 16 Fowl 72,464 All Other (Turkeys) 377
Sheep 150 Neat Cattle 941
Number of Dwellings Assessed: - Houses - 3,030 Trailers used as Dwellings - 70
Total number of dwelling places assessed - 3,100
Number of Acres of Land Assessed: - 34,771.65 (this represents the computed figure - many parcels assessed do not give the area)
Abatements and Exemptions Taxes Abated and Exempted in 1962
Farm Animal
Polls
Personal
Real Estate
Excise
Excise
Levy of 1960
$ 86.00
$ 71.20
$
.00
$ 1,101.95
$ .00
Levy of 1961
52.00
98.00
1,998.44
30,862.79
.00
Levy of 1962
1,416.00
1,822.35
65,492.04
23,370.65
.00
Abatement and Exemption Cancellations in 1962
Farm Animal
Polls
Personal Real Estate
Excise
Excise
Levy of 1959
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$15.24
$ .00
Levy of 1961
.00
29.40
39.20
28.64
$ .00
Levy of 1962
$ 2.00
.00
703.15
74.67
.00
Exempt Property Valuations Real Estate
Property of the United States Property of the Commonwealth Literary, Charitable and Benevolent Institutions War Veterans Churches Parsonages
$ 178,000.00 245,300.00
444,290.00 20,060.00
490,950.00
25,880.00
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62,490.00
Cemeteries Schools
1,225,500.00
Housing Authorities
589,600.00
All Other Town Owned Property
2,116,410.00
Total Exempt Real Estate
$5,398,480.00
Personal Property Estate
Literary, Charitable and Benevolent Institutions War Veterans
1,500.00
All Other Town Owned Property
373,500.00
Total Exempt Personal Property
$ 433,900.00
Following is a list of valuations of taxable property, expenses paid by taxation and the tax rates which were created by them.
Year
Valuation
To be Raised by Taxation
Rate
Exempt Population
Per 1,000
1923
$ 7,888,655.00 $ 236,659.65
$30.00
$ unknown
9,136
1930
9,194,540.00
318,747.33
34.10
2,145,025.00
8,593
1940
7,946,345.00
257,345.11
31.60
2,698,430.00
9,014
1950
10,259,970.00
517,585.50
50.00
3,616,110.00
9,596
1960
12,964,390.00
1,159,236.02
89.00
5,401,405.00 11,017
1961
13,126,565.00
1,292,162.87
98.00
5,399,330.00 11,017
1962
14,051,093.00
1,312,325.72
93.00
5,398,480.00 11,017
Approximately 910 Photostatic Copies of Deeds and Mortgages have been processed and property records changed accordingly during the fiscal year of 1962.
Respectfully submitted,
THEODORE V. DEANE, Chairman W. LLOYD STURGIS JOHN C. McDONALD
Board of Assessors Middleboro, Mass.
$ 58,900.00
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REPORT OF WATER DEPARTMENT
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
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