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Oct. 9. Julius Ryll of Clinton and Mathilda Ryll of Kingston, married in Plymouth.
Oct. 12. Arsenio Righini and Bianco Bergami, both of Plym- outh.
Oct. 12. Lucius Cummings and Leona I. (Brown) Steele, both of Boston, married in Plymouth.
Oct. 16. Ralph Emerson Longfellow and Stella May Isner, both of Middleboro, married in Plymouth.
Oct. 16. Charles Irving Pierce and Florence Blanche Peterson, both of Plymouth.
Oct. 16. Charles Arthur Wood and Marion Hewitt Nightin- gale, both of Plymouth.
Oct. 16. Antonio Hypolito of Plymouth and Matilda DeJesus Esteves of New Bedford, married in New Bedford.
Oct. 18. Jose Dos Santos and Maria Costa, both of Fall River, married in Plymouth.
Oct. 18. Carlo Baratta of Cambridge and Mary Baratta of Plymouth, married in Plymouth.
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Oct. 20. Antone Tavares and Louise Madeline Lawrence, both of Plymouth.
Oct. 20. Kenneth Lothrop Bradford and Alice LeBaron Good- ing, both of Plymouth.
Oct. 23. Joseph Pedro and Carlotta Maria, both of Plymouth.
Oct. 30. Theodore Martin and Grace Mitchell Bradford, both of Plymouth, married in Brockton.
Oct. 31. John P. Donovan of Plymouth and Ellen Sweeney of Philadelphia, Pa., married in Plymouth.
Nov. 6. Manuel Vincente and Mary Furtado, both of Plym- outh.
Nov. 6. Leslie Bradford Smith and Erma Fay Pratt, both of Plymouth.
Nov. 7. Ralph Bernardo and Annie Viella, both of Plymouth.
Nov. 8. Frank Joseph Goodwin and Hilda Matilda Mantyla, both of Plymouth.
Nov. 10. Edwin Harold Cunningham of Sagamore and Ger- trude Louise Weston of Plymouth, married in Plymouth.
Nov. 11. William S. O'Brien of Abington and Margaret (Francis) Lewis of Plymouth, married in Plymouth.
Nov. 20. Henry Otis Wright and Alice Louise Leonard, both of Plymouth.
Nov. 20. Joaquim Pereira and Maria Alves, both of Plymouth.
Nov. 25. Michael J. Riley of Plymouth and Ellen Featherstone of Arlington, married in Arlington.
Nov. 25. Alsop L. Douglas of Plymouth and Magdalena Geh- man of Hyde Park, married in Hyde Park.
Nov. 27. Charles John Longhi and Eda Tassinari, both of Plymouth.
Dec. 1. Jean Debricquoy and Zoe Verhenneman, both of Plym- outh.
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Dec. 1. Rodmond Dunham Rogers and Helen Doris Emerson, both of Plymouth.
Dec. 4. Armando Bonzagni and Elvira Soffritti, both of King- ston, married in Plymouth.
Dec. 5. Willard Russell Cook and Florence Emma Chase, both of Plymouth, married in Barnstable.
Dec. 5. Walter Joseph Hall and Alice A. Jennings, both of Plymouth, married in Kingston.
Dec. 8. Thomas Anderson Bodell and Harriet Clark Fletcher, both of Plymouth.
Dec. 9. Fred Lumb and Mary Wadsworth Whiting, both of Plymouth.
Dec. 9. Dominic Fratus and Sarah Monish, both of Plymouth.
Dec. 11. Manuel Anastasia and Louise Ventura, both of Plym- outh.
Dec. 14. William Henry Pridham and Mary Teresa O'Lough- lin, both of Plymouth.
Dec. 18. Celestino Lopes DiCarvalho and Vengelina DaC. Gouveia, both of Plymouth.
Dec. 25. William Joseph Daly and Grace Gertrude Baker, both of Plymouth.
Dec. 27. Dominick Romani and Lena Cavicchi, both of Plym- outh.
Dec. 29. William E. C. Perry of Plymouth and Helen M. Long of Bourne, married in Bourne.
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SUMMARY
DEATHS.
Number of deaths registered, 220, of which 49 occurred out of town, burial taking place in Plymouth. Out of this number 1 died in 1895 and 2 in 1910 but were removed to Plymouth in 1915.
Born in-
United States,
174
Ireland,
9
Germany,
6
Italy,
4
Scotland,
3
Russia,
3
Nova Scotia,
2
Newfoundland,
2
England,
2
France,
2
Portugal,
2
Western Islands,
2
Azores,
2
Cape Verde Islands,
2
Norway,
1
Switzerland,
1
Porto Rico,
1
St. Michaels,
1
Unknown,
1
220
Plymouth ten
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MARRIAGES.
Number registered in 1915,
124
Both parties born in-
United States,
54
Italy,
11
Portugal,
8
St. Michaels,
6
Russia,
4
France,
2
Canada,
2
Germany,
1
Ireland,
1
Cape Verde Islands,
1
Azores,
1
Mixed, one American,
27
Mixed, neither American,
6
124
BIRTHS.
Number registered,
285
Males,
140
Females,
145
Both parents born in-
United States,
95
Italy,
14
Russia,
12
Germany,
6
Ireland,
3
Nova Scotia,
3
Western Islands,
Portugal,
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England,
2
Canada,
2
Azores,
2
· Scotland,
1
Holland,
1
Sweden,
1
Finland,
1
Norway,
1
Cape Verde Islands,
1
Mixed, one American,
50
Mixed, neither American,
285
NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
CHIEF OF POLICE
OF THE
Town of Plymouth
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31,
1915
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POLICE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :---
Gentlemen : I have the honor to respectfully submit to you the following report of the Police Department for the year end- ing December 31, 1915.
ORGANIZATION
John Armstrong, Chief.
Patrolmen
Joseph W. Schilling, Lincoln S. Wixon, Cornelius J. Wren, John Gault, Jacob E. Peck.
Constables
John Armstrong, Joseph W. Schilling, Lincoln S. Wixon, Cornelius J. Wren, Jacob E. Peck, William E. Baker, Samuel Ferguson, Freeman Manter, Job H. Standish, James M. Cam- eron, Elwell H. Smith, Harrison B. Sherman, Herman W. Tower, Edward A. Dunton.
Special Police Officers.
James M. Cameron, Harrison B. Sherman, James M. Downey, Russell L. Dickson, Thomas W. Reagan, John Bodell, James W. Lewis, John H. Geary, John B. Finney, Fred L. Sears, Charles J. Grandi, J. Murray Atwood, Nicholas Stephan, Alfred Holmes, Roscoe A. Jewell, Freeman Manter, Frank H. Cush- man, Thomas J. Kennedy, Charles Webber, Harry L. Sampson, Marks F. Braunecker, John Nauman, Valentine Peterson, John H. Morris.
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Special Police Officers for Limited Territory.
Edward F. Stranger, cemeteries and Burial Hill; Bertram H. Wilbur, Pilgrim Monument; Benjamin F. Walker, High School; William H. Raymond, Mount Pleasant School; Louis B. Howland, Pilgrim Hall; Martin W. Holmes, Burial Hill; Horace Anderson, Fresh Pond; Thomas Robillard, Foresters' Hall; Geoffrey D. Perrior, Eagle and Red Men's Hall; Charles F. H. Harris, South Pond; William S. Fuller, South Pond; Charles S. Pearson, G. A. R. Hall; Paul J. Smithson, Boys' Club; Ralph F. Paulding, Jabez Corner; George Young, Long, Pilgrim and Atwood's Wharves; John H. Damon, Plymouth Beach; Michael H. McGovern, new Catholic Church; Frank Thomas, R. B. Simmington's estate ; Albert A. Raymond, R. B. Simmington's estate ; Walter Weeks, R. B. Simmington's estate ; Charles Smith, R. B. Simmington's estate ; Manuel Alves, R. B. Simmington's estate; James Bell, R. B. Simmington's estate.
Fire Police James M. Downey, Patrick C. Connley, Charles H. Raymond.
Janitor and Keeper of Police Station Thomas J. Kennedy
Business of Police Department
Total number of arrests,
412
Males,
378
Females,
34
Residents,
294
Non-residents,
118
Number of fines imposed,
76
Amount of fines imposed,
$2,011
Appealed cases,
16
Complaints dismissed,
9
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Continued,
41
Discharged,
31
Released without arraignment,
40
Placed on file,
93
Probation,
43
Taunton Insane Hospital,
6
Bridgewater State Farm,
1
House of Correction,
22
Bound over to Grand Jury,
3
Suspended sentences,
11
Shirley School,
4
Walpole Training School,
1
Foxborough,
1
Defaulted,
4
Arrested for out of town officers,
2- 1
Monson State Hospital,
Sherborne,
2
412
Arrests by the Month.
Males
Females
Total
January,
14
0
14
February,
19
2
21
March,
18
1
19
April,
28
0
28
May,
24
0
24
June,
36
5
41
July,
69
4
73
August,
34
41
September,
49
ry
56
October,
18
3
21
November,
27
3
30
December,
42
2
44
378
34
412
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Offences
Males
Females
Total
Assault and battery,
16
2
18
Adultery,
4
9
Affray,
3
0
3
Annoying girls on street,
1
()
1
Bigamy,
1
1
2
Bastardy,
2
0
2
Bob Veal, offering for sale,
1
0)
1
Breaking and entering,
19
0
19
Cruelty to animals,
1
0
1
Drunkenness,
135
2
137
Disturbing the peace,
24
0
24
Disorderly house, keeping,
1
0
1
Fornication,
1
1
2
Fornacation,
1
1
2
Fugitive from justice,
1
0
1
Gambling on Lord's Day,
30
0
30
Gambling, being present at,
Gambling implements, having possession, 1
0
1
Habitual absentee,
1
3
Harbouring school children,
1
0
1
Hunting deer without license,
1
0
1
Insane,
5
2
2
Interfering with officer,
2
0
2
Idle and disorderly,
0
4
4
Keeping child from school,
0
1
1
Larceny,
32
1
33
Lewd and lascivious persons,
3
3
6
Lewd and lascivious cohabitation,
3
3
6
Malicious mischief,
3
0
3
Non-support of wife and children,
12
0
12
Non-support of children,
3
0
3
Obscene pictures, in possession,
1
1
2
Peddling without license,
3
0
3
.
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Riding bicycle on sidewalk,
1
0
1
Rape, intent to,
1
0
1
Runaway,
1
0
1
Receiving stolen goods,
2
1
3
Refusing to stop for officer,
1
0
1
Setting fire without permit,
1
0
1
Stubborn child,
2
0
2
Short lobsters, in possession,
1
0
1
Surrendered by bondsmen,
1
0
1
Threat to shoot,
1
0
1
Threatening language,
1
0
1
Trespass,
1
0
1
Truancy,
1
2
3
Violating liquor laws,
13
1
11
Violating town by-laws,
11
0
11
Violating motor vehicle laws,
13
1
14
Violating Board of Health laws,
0
5
Wayward child,
1
1
2
378
34
412
Children strayed and returned to their homes by the police, 4
Stray teams found and put up,
3
Doors found open and locked by night officers,
145
Night's lodging given to,
4
I recommend an appropriation of $8,500.00 for the year 1916.
In conclusion, I would suggest that a special appropriation be made, in a sum equal to the price of a Ford automobile. Such an investment would be a most valuable addition in promoting the efficiency of the Police Department.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN ARMSTRONG, Chief of Police.
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REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31st, 1915.
OAK GROVE AND VINE HILLS CEMETERIES.
We respectfully submit our report and recommendations as follows :----
Appropriation, $5,000 00
Income from Funds for care,
576 74
From Wm. H. Nelson Fund for general
expenses, 18 40
$5,595 14
Expenditures
Superintendent's salary,
$663 25
Labor and material for general repairs,
burials, care and building of lots,
4,505 86
Telephone,
19 50
Tools and repairs,
88 16
Stationery, printing and clerical services, 124 39
Grave markers,
39 92
Liability insurance,
56 00
Shrubs and plants,
63 75
Miscellaneous,
31 89
$5,592 72
Unexpended,
2 42
$5,595 14
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Receipts
Sale of lots,
$511 85
Burials, 415 20
Care and making of lots,
1,967 98
Foundations,
372 02
Wm. H. Nelson Fund for general expenses, 18 40
$3,285 45
We recommend that the sum of $5,000.00 be appropriated for the year 1916.
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION FOR REPAIR OF ROADS IN OAK GROVE AND VINE HILLS CEMETERIES.
Amount unexpended, 1913, $2 76
Labor and material, $2 76
BURIAL HILL.
Appropriation,
$1,000 00
From Funds for care of lots,
40 75
From Warren Fund: applied to care of
Warren lot and planting of shrubs, 55 00
$1,095 75
Expenditures
General care,
$609 20
Burials,
10 97
Care and making of lots,
54 86
Superintendent's salary,
111 75
Police, 64 80
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Tools and repairs, 7 25
Preservation of stones, 149 98
Shrubs and planting-Warren Fund,
84 02
$1,092 83
T'nexpended,
2 92
$1,095 75
Receipts
C'are and building of lots,
$81 69
Burials,
8 76
Foundations,
Warren Fund-for shrubs,
55 00
$133 23
We recommend that the sum of $1,000.00 be appropriated for the year 1916.
During the past year, we have had fifteen stones encased in copper to preserve them.
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION FOR BUILDING ON BURIAL
HILL.
Appropriation,
$860 00
Contract for building, plans and specifications, $860 00
We have taken down the old hearse house and erected a new building as authorized by vote of the town.
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION FOR LAYING OF WATER PIPE IN OAK GROVE AND VINE HILLS.
Appropriation, $300 00
Amount unexpended 1914,
2 49
$302 49
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Pipe laying, Trench covering, 1
$240 88 55 20
$296 08
Unexpended,
6 41
$302 49
During the past year we have laid 595 feet 11/2 in. galvanized iron pipe.
229 feet 2 in. galvanized iron pipe.
153 feet 3-4 in. galvanized iron pipe.
Took up and relaid elsewhere
143 feet 3-4 in. galvanized iron pipe.
The 153 feet 3-4 inch pipe was all used in making faucet con- nections.
We recommend a special appropriation of $200.00.
CHILTONVILLE, MANOMET, CEDARVILLE AND SOUTH PONDS CEMETERIES.
Appropriation,
$150 00
From Funds for care of lots,
19 00
From Reserve Fund, 3 29
$172 29
Expenditures
Chiltonville Cemetery, general repairs, $92 14
Manomet Cemetery, general repairs, 32 24
Cedarville Cemetery, general repairs, 6 60
South Ponds Cemetery, general repairs,
8 70
South Ponds Cemetery, special construction
on gates of iron fence, 32 61
$172 29
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Receipts
Sale of lots, Chiltonville,
$21 84
Care of lots, Chiltonville, 9 00
Sale of lots, Manomet,
16 08
Care of lots, Manomet,
10 00
Sale of lots, Cedarville,
15 00
$71 92
We recommend that $150.00 be appropriated for the year 1916.
It is necessary that more land be procured to enlarge Manomet Cemetery. For this purpose and partially enclosing and clearing up the same, the Commissioners recommend a special appropri- ation of $475.00,-the estimated cost of land,-$175.00, par- tially enclosing and clearing up-$300.00.
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION FOR FENCE AT SOUTH
PONDS CEMETERY.
Appropriation, $350 00
Material and labor, 350 00
As authorized by vote of the town, we have enclosed South Ponds Cemetery with a substantial two-rail galvanized steel pipe fence.
APPROPRIATION FOR REVOLUTIONARY MARKERS.
Unexpended from 1914, $62 15
Unexpended,
$62 15
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The Town Accountant in his report gives the entire list of funds for perpetual care, the increase for the year being twelve, amounting to $1,800.00.
The steady increase in the number of Funds established for Perpetual Care is very gratifying to the Commissioners as it insures the well kept appearance of lots for all time.
The provision is made in some of the Funds that the income above that necessary for the care of the particular lot may be applied to the general expenses of the Cemetery or to the care of lots neglected through the indigence or absence of friends. This is a distinct financial help to the town and also furnishes the means of preventing some lots from becoming an eyesore, and should receive the consideration of all interested in the Ceme- teries.
GEORGE MABBETT, HENRY W. BARNES, HORACE M. SAUNDERS, Board of Cemetery Commissioners.
Plymouth eleven
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REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1915
The total money appropriated by the town for the support of its poor was $16,539.67, not including the appropriation for mothers with dependent children. We have expended $16,535.82, deducting from this our reimbursements of $2,916.62, leaving the net cost for the support of paupers during the year $13,619.20. The annual net cost for the three preceding years has been under $10,000.00, therefore it will readily be seen that we have had more than the usual poor business to handle, which is also shown in the large number of persons aided, 416, 42 of whom were aided in some other city or town at the expense of the town of Plymouth. A study of the appended figures, which are furnished by the Town Accountant according to the schedule demanded by the State, will show for what the money was spent.
At the almshouse certain improvements have been made in the land which was purchased from the Bradford estate such as the cutting of the bushes on the hillside and the pulling of the roots and stumps from the land at the foot of the hill, thus allowing more land for cultivation. About 50 bushels of pota- toes were raised there the past summer. Somewhat nearer the house is a very steep hillside which had been badly eroded by the wash of water from the lot lying further up, and in the rear of the houses on the westerly side of Mayflower Street, this has been filled and dyked by Superintendent Dickson, which not only removes an ugly blot from the surroundings but will prevent further damage to the upper lot. A cement walk has
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been laid down the slope from Robinson Street to the side door of the house, and a cement enclosure was built in the rear of the cow barn for the stable refuse. In the house itself repairs have been confined to those necessary to keep the place in its usual good repair.
The largest number of inmates during the year has been 23: by the discharge of 10 of this number we have but 13 remaining on Jan. 1, 1916. Of this 13, 12 are men, with one woman.
We recommend an appropriation of $15,000.00 for the use of this department for the coming year for the support of paupers.
MOTHERS WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN.
Of aid under the above heading under the provisions of Chapter 763, Acts of 1913, we have assisted 13 families, two of which have been discontinued for the reason that aid was no longer necessary, leaving present aid to 11 families with 31 children under 14 years of age, and six other children above 14. With the exception of one case, which has no settlement in the Commonwealth, all belong to Plymouth, which means that in those cases where the settlement is in Plymouth the State pays but one-third of the bills.
Aid under this chapter is not a pension as so many seem to think, but is aid granted only where the necessities of the case and the qualifications of the law concurrently meet, a result that we have tried to obtain in each case.
We have expended $2,899.00 of our $3,000.00 appropriation and have received money from the Commonwealth amounting to $322.25, this making the net cost to the town of $2,576.75.
We recommend an appropriation of $5,000.00 for the year 1916.
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POOR DEPARTMENT.
Receipts credited to Estimated Receipts.
Almshouse-
Board,
$181.00
Miscellaneous,
1.00
Total Almshouse,
$182.00
Reimbursements-
Individuals,
$141.48
Cities and Towns,
1,125.66
State,
1,467.48
Total Reimbursements,
$2,734.62
Total Receipts,
$2,916.62
Appropriation March 27, 1915,
$13,000.00
Appropriation March 27, 1915, for 1914 Bills,
939.60
Appropriation October 23, 1915,
2,500.00
Income from Murdock Fund,
18.47
Income from LeBaron Fund,
61.40
Income from Holmes Fund,
20.20
Total Appropriations,
$16,539.67
Payments-
· General Administration-
Salary of Chairman of Overseers, $50.00
Salary of Secretary,
250.00
Printing, Stationery, etc.,
3.03
All Other,
79.12
Total General Administration,
$382.15
Almshouse-
Salary of Superintendent,
$599.56
Other Salaries and Wages,
1,190.98
Groceries and Provisions,
2,083.27
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Dry Goods and Clothing,
353.29
Building,
234.87
Fuel and Light,
816.10
Equipment,
57.29
Hay and Grain,
276.05
All Other,
499.36
Total Almshouse,
$6,110.77
Outside Relief by Town-
Cash,
$1,202.27
Rent,
1,427.90
Groceries and Provisions,
4,413.25
Coal and Wood,
622.73
Board and Care,
1.80
Medicines and Medical Attendance,
392.50
Burials, 113.00
State Institutions,
196.57
Other Institutions,
314.32
All Other,
170.55
Total Outside Relief by Town,
$8,854.89
Relief by Other Cities and Towns-
Cities,
$640.50
Towns,
547.51
Total Other Cities and Towns, $1,188.01
Total Payments,
$16,535.82
Balance to Excess and Deficiency, $3.85
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AID TO MOTHERS WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN.
Receipts credited to Estimated Receipts.
Reimbursements from State,
$322.35
Appropriation,
$3,000.00
Payments-
General Administration, printing,
$1.20
Cash,
2,670.00
Rent,
48.00
Groceries and Provisions,
60.00
. Coal and Wood,
51.30
Dry Goods and Clothing,
4.50
Medical Attendance,
64.00
Total Payments,
$2,899.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency,
$101.00
CHAS. A. STRONG,
WILLIAM T. ELDRIDGE, HERBERT W. BARTLETT,
Overseers of Poor, Plymouth, Mass.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1915.
Assessed real,
$10,542,000 00
Assessed personal,
3,797,565 00
$14,339,565 00
Exempted, Soldiers, Clause 14, R. L., $58,975 00
Exempted, Clause 9 and 10, R. L., 49,125 00
$108,100 00
Available for taxation,
$14,231,465 00
Buildings, excluding land,
7,002,275 00
Land, excluding buildings,
3,431,725 00
Personal, excluding bank stock,
3,575,375 00
Resident bank stock,
222,090 00
Buildings exempted, soldiers,
49,300 00
Land exempted, soldiers,
9,575 00
Personal exempted, soldiers,
100 00
Buildings exempted, Clause 9 and 10, R. L.,
33,900 00
Land exempted, Clause 9 and 10, R. L.,
15,225 00
Rate, $18.00 on $1,000.00.
Gain on real,
$348,000 00
Gain on personal,
29,505 00
$377,505 00
Tax on real,
$187,812 00
Tax on personal,
68,354 37
Tax on polls, 3,480,
6,960 00
$263,126 37
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Town tax,
$211,940 26
State,
28,275 00
State Highway,
1,175 58
County,
16,255 23
Overlay,
5,480 30
$263,126 37
Non-Resident Bank tax,
4,426 38
Moth,
131 57
Excise St. Ry's.,
599 43
Warrant to Collector,
$268,283 75
Additional
Dec. 20. Personal,
$68,150 00
Tax on additional,
1,226 70
Tax on 17 polls,
34 00
Warrant to Collector,
$1,260 70
Property Exempted from Taxation
Charitable, benevolent, scientific,
$620,566 00
Houses of religious worship,
266,050 00
Town of Plymouth,
945,455 00
Plymouth County,
334,575 00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
30,100 00
United States,
90,000 00
Table of Aggregates
Individuals assessed on property, 1,800
All others assessed on property, 630
Individuals, non-residents, assessed on property,
755
All others, non-residents, assessed on property,
160
Persons assessed on property,
3,345
Persons assessed, polls only,
2,437
Persons assessed on poll and property,
5,782
Male Polls assessed, 3,497
Persons exempt, soldiers, on poll and property,
36
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Soldiers exempt, poll only,
18
Persons exempt, Clause 9 and 10, poll and property,
16
Persons exempt, Clause 9 and 10, poll only, 20
Horses,
623
Cows,
431
Neat cattle,
15
Sheep,
60
Swine,
30
Fowl,
4,100
Dwelling houses,
3,221
Acres of land,
50,269
Abatement Account.
1913. Levy.
1914, Dec. 31. Undrawn balance,
$3,229 33
1915. Added,
90
1915. Abatements,
2,401 62
Carried to reserve fund,
$828 61
1915. Moth,
$4 65
1914. Levy.
1914, Dec. 31. Undrawn balance,
$2,222 93
1915. Abatements,
299 00
$1,923 93
1915. Levy. Overlay,
$5,480 30
Abatements,
656 40
$4,823 90
Reserve Fund
1914, Dec. 31. Undrawn balance,
$2,580 77
1915. Voted to apply to tax levy of 1915, 2,500 00
$80 77
1915, Dec. 20. Additional,
$1,260 70
1915, Dec. 31. Balance of levy of 1913,
828 61
$2,170 08
$3,230 23
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We recommend an appropriation for services and expenses of Assessors the sum of $3,000.00 for the year 1916. Also an addi- tional sum of $1,000.00 to continue the survey and plan of the Town. Also the sum of $2,100.00 of the reserve fund to be applied to reduce the tax levy for the year 1916.
JAMES C. BATES, GEO. HARLOW, NATHANIEL G. LANMAN,
Assessors of Plymouth
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BOARD OF HEALTH
To The Honorable Board of Selectmen :-
The Board of Health in accordance with custom and law respectfully submits the following report for the year ending December 31, 1915.
Organization.
There has been no change during the past year in the organ- ization of the Board or of its appointed officers, Dr. George H. Jackson serving as its Chairman, Freeman Manter as its Inspec- tor and Harry R. Talbot as its Secretary. Dr. Frederick H. Bradley was re-appointed inspector of meats and provisions, and Michael D. Welsh and Arthur A. Sampson were re-appointed inspectors of plumbing.
The Board holds regular meetings on the second and fourth Fridays of each month for the approval of bills and general busi- ness, and special sessions whenever the circumstances require it, as is frequently the case.
Inspector's Report.
The Inspector reports that he has quarantined all cases which he has been required to do by law and has fumigated the follow- ing cases :--
Scarlet fever,
13
Diphtheria,
22
Tuberculosis, 14
Measles, 1
Typhoid Fever, 2
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He also reports that he has boarded and ascertained the san- itary conditions of eighteen ships from foreign ports and issued the regular bill of health before allowing them to dock and has investigated some one hundred and fifty complaints and caused action thereon to be taken satisfactory as he believes to the Board.
Contagious Disease.
There has been a total of one hundred and fifty-eight cases of contagious disease, as compared with eighty-nine of the year of 1914.
The following tabulation taken from the record of cases as reported by the local physicians, will serve to give an adequate idea of the contagious disease prevalent during each of the past twelve months.
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept. co Oct.
Nov.
- Dec.
Scarlet Fever,
1 4 3 5 40101 1 0 0
000 2 1 004 2 2 2 3 Typhoid,
Opthalmia,
010
0 1 0 000000
Measles,
000 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 15 48
Parotitis,
0013 0001
Trachoma,
Varicella, Total,
1 0 000000 2000 02 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 5 13 5 17 12 1 2 5 4 9 23 62
Total, 158 cases.
Twenty-nine cases have been reported as indigent. In thirteen cases of tuberculosis, eight of diphtheria, four of scarlet fever, two of opthalmia, and one each of typhoid and trachoma, the Board has been called on, and furnished whatever aid was neces- sary for the well being of the patient. In all cases wherever a
0 0 3 0 0 4 1 1 000 1 2 4 Tuberculosis,
Diphtheria,
0
2 0 3
2 1
1
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settlement could be determined, either in the Commonwealth, or in cities or towns in the Commonwealth, reimbursement has been demanded from its proper course.
Dispensary for the Treatment of Tuberculosis.
On the first of July the Board was compelled to provide a suitable dispensary for the free treatment of Tuberculosis. This unforseen demand on the part of the Commonwealth was one cause of the overdraft during the past year.
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