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500 grams-1, 200-1, 100-2, 50-1, 20-1, 10-2, 5-1, 2-2, 1-1, 500 mil .- 1, 200-1, 100-2, 50-1, 20-1, 10-2, 5-1, 2-1, 1-1.
Troy.
1 lb .- 1, 6 oz .- 1, 2-2, 1-1.
Clyindrical Glass Graduates.
32 oz .- 1, 16-1, 8-1, 4-1, 2-1, 1-1, 35 cu. inches-1, 10-1, 3-1.
SEALER'S WORKING EQUIPMENT Test Balance-1.
Test Balance for Apothecary Weights-1.
Avoirdupois Weights.
50 lbs .- 21, 25-2, 20-1, 10-2, 5-2, 2-4, 1-3, 8 oz .- 2, 4-2,
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2-2, 1-2, 1/2-2, 1/4-1, 1/8-2, 1/16-2, 1/32-1.
Metric.
500 grams-1, 200-1, 100-2, 50-1, 20-1, 10-2, 5-1, 2-2, 1-1, 500 mil .- 1, 200-1, 100-2, 50-1, 20-1, 10-2, 5-1, 2-1, 1-1.
Apothecary.
12 oz .- 1, 6-1, 2-2, 1-1, 4 drams-1, 2-1, 1-1, 2 scruples-1,
1-1, 10 grains-1, 5-1, 2-1, 1-2, 0.5-1, 0.2-2, 0.1-1. Capacity Measures.
5 gal .- 1, 3-1, 2-1, 1-1, 1/2-1, 1/4-1, 1 pt .- 1, 1/2-1, 1 gill-1, 2 bu .- 1, 1/4 bu .- 1, 1/8-1, 1/16-1.
Testing Measures for Gasoline Pumps.
1,0 gal .- 1, 5-1, 4-2, 3-1, 2-2, 1-2.
Standard Measuring Flasks.
Metric Units.
500 mils .- 1, 250-1, 100-1, 50-1, 25-1. Pipettes.
6 liq. drams, graduated in minims-1.
10 millimeters, graduated in 1/10-1.
30 minims, graduated in 1 min .- 1.
Tools, Record Books, etc.
Yard measure-1, steel tape-1, inside caliper-1, steel dies-6, lead press-1, lead seals-200, illuminum seals-200, liquid clamp-1, paper seals, red-10, green, 200, non-seal labels-0, rubber seals-1, condemning tags-100, drill-6, punches-4, adjusting lead-5 lbs., levels-2, slicker plates-1, receipt books-12, sealing record books-2, commodity re- weighing books-1, coal reweighing books-11, reweighing pads-5, inspection pads-6, ice weighing kit-1, chain-1, hooks-6, point remover-1, dry measure guage-1, 14 inch stilson-1, 6 inch stilson-1, hammers-3, screw drivers-4, flat wrenches-4, hand drill-1, cutters-2, pliers-2, slide rule-1, emery stone-1, vice-2, files-6.
Office Equipment.
All steel desk-1, fire-proof files (3 compartment) -2, Remington Standard No. 10 Typewriter-1, Safe-1, Chairs-2.
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SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES
Appropriations for 1928,
$3,150 00
Salary,
$1,200 00
Labor,
684 00
Equipment,
101 93
Printing and Advertising,
10 00
New Auto,.
$627 00
Allowance for old car,
125 00
Balance,
502 00
Auto Expense,
549 76
Stationery and Postage,
74 27
Telephone,
57 70
Total,
$3,179 66
Deficiency,
$29 66
DANIEL J. SULLIVAN, Sealer.
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Work Performed by Department of Weights and Measures for Which Fees are Collected January 1 to December 31, 1928
DEVICE
Legal Fees
Tested
Adjusted
Sealed
Not Sealed
Condemned
Sealing Fees
Scales
Platform over 5,000 lbs.,
$1.00
31
12
25
4
2
$25.00
Platform 100 to 5,000 lbs.,
.50
237
101
188
27
22
94.00
Counter 100 lbs. or over,
.50
Counter under 100 lbs.,
.10
116
11
73
41
2
7.30
Beam 100 lbs. or over,
.50
17
4
17
8.50
Beam under 100 lbs.,
.10
34
2
25
9
2.50
Spring 100 lbs. or over,
.50
49
5
35
2
12
17.50
Spring under 100 lbs.,
.10
195
79
143
11
41
14.30
Computing 100 lbs. or over,
.50
8
7
7
. .
1
3.50
Computing under 100 lbs.,
.10
112
53
101
3
8
10.10
Personal Weighing,
.50
16
11
5
5.50
Prescription,
.10
7
2
7
.
.70
Jewelers',
.10
2
1
2
.
1 6
40.08
Apothecary,
.03
94
92
2
2.76
Metric,
.03
26
26
.78
Troy,
.03
26
26
.78
Capacity Measures
Liquid,
.03
965
962
3
28.86
Ice Cream Cans,
.03
.
.
. .
.06
Dry,
.03
22
21
1
.63
Fuel Baskets,
.03
46
.
38
8
1.14
Auto. Meas. Devices
Gasoline Pumps,
190
13
160
19
11
1
.20
Kerosene Pumps,
48
44
2
2
..
Oil Measuring Pumps,
131
89
42
119.20
Molasses Meas. Devices,
.10
7
1
6
.10
Leather Meas. (Semi-ann.), Linear Measures
1.00
. .
.
Yard Sticks,
.03
86
86
2.58
Tapes,
.03
1
1
.03
Surveyors' Measures,
.25
. .
. .
Taxi Meters,
1.00
Cloth Measuring Devices,
.03
1
1
.03
Adjusting, Charges,
75.30
Miscellaneous Veh. Tanks,
9
9
14.50
Total,
5016 848 4722 167 127 $476.13 1.26
Unpaid Fees, 1927,
.
2
ยท
. .
.10
3
. .
2
. .
. .
Quan. Meas. on Pumps (ea.), .10 1192
543 1192
. .
.
.
.
$477.39
DANIEL J. SULLIVAN, Sealer.
Jan. 4, 1929.
. .
Weights
Avoirdupois,
.03 1343
15 1336
.
Glass Graduates,
.03
2
.
Gasoline Meters,
. .
.20
. .
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SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS MADE
Clinical Thermometers, 47
Paper or fibre cartons, 107
Coal certificates, 19 Milk jars, 102
Ice scales,
71
Pedlers licenses,
154
Junk scales, 1 Pedlers scales, 73
Marking of bread, 708
Transient vendors, 8
Marking of food pkgs., 909
Wholesale milk cans, 83
Metal ice cream con-
Cranberry boxes,
34,050
tainers,
437
SUMMARY OF TESTS MADE
Berry baskets, 2
Manufacturers' sealed
Climax baskets,
4
milk jars, 90
Gas. devices (other than sealing), 254
Reweighings and meas- urements (made for municipalities), 1
Cartons (approved as measured), 24
Cranberry boxes, 335
Ice cream cartons, 155
Oil jars, 450
Mass. standard boxes,
9
Glass graduates,
27
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TRIAL WEIGHINGS AND MEASUREMENTS OF COMMODITIES SOLD OR PUT UP FOR SALE
Incorrect
Item
Total No. Tested 708
Number Correct 79
Under 270
359
Butter,
26
. .
. .
26
Charcoal,
12
9
. .
3
Coal,
46
6
7
33
Coke,
38
38
Confectionery,
. .
. .
. .
. .
Dry Commodity,
13
1
. .
. .
. .
. .
Flour,
42
11
15
16
Fruits and Vegetables,
27
7
6
14
Grain and Feed,
1
1
. .
. .
Hay,
6
3
. .
3
Ice,
1
. .
. .
1
Liquid Commodity,
442
418
2
22
. .
. .
12
Dry Goods,
Over
Bread,
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Meats and Provisions,
28
6
. .
22
Wood,
11
4
. .
7
Miscellaneous,
672
562
80
30
Total,
2,073
1,107
380
586
RECORD OF COURT CASES
Defendant
Address Nature of Offence
Date Result
1
Kingston
Possessing & Using
8/28/28 Not Guilty
False Scales
DANIEL J. SULLIVAN,
Sealer.
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REPORT OF MEASURER OF WOOD AND BARK FOR 1928
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :-
Gentlemen : In compliance with the Gen. Laws, Mass., Chapter 94, Section 296, I herewith submit a report for the year 1928 as Measurer of Wood and Bark.
CORD WOOD
Date
Kind
Length
Tested
Correct
Under
Over
May
23
Oak
Stove
1
. .
. .
1
Sept.
24
Oak
Stove
1
.
-
-
Total,
2
. .
. .
2
KINDLING
May
3
Pine
Stove
1
1
. .
. .
May
18
Pine
Stove
1
1
. .
. .
June
26
Pine
Stove
1
1
. .
. .
Sept.
6
Pine
Stove
6
.
. .
6
Total,
9
3
. .
6
CONVEYANCES MEASURED
Jan. 17
29 baskets
Jan.
24
5 baskets
Feb. 17
3 baskets
May
3
2 baskets
May 18
2 baskets
May 23
1 truck
June 13
1 basket
June 26
2 baskets
Sept. 6
6 baskets
Sept. 24
1 truck
Oct.
4
1 truck
Dec.
28
14 baskets
Total,
3 trucks
64 baskets
DANIEL J. SULLIVAN.
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'Plymouth Ten
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GYPSY AND BROWN TAIL MOTH ACCOUNT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, the following report is respectfully submitted :
Appropriation,
$5,000 00
Payments- Salaries and Wages-
Superintendent,
$1,208 60
Labor, 2,286 30
3,494 90
Other expenses-
Insecticides,
259 24
Hardware and Tools,
39 06
Teams and Trucks,
327 00
Auto and Sprayer ex-
pense,
830 31
Telephone,
49 49
1,505 10
$5,000 00
The year 1928 has passed, and no special damage done in Plymouth by the moths, although they were reported plentiful in the towns around us. I think by spraying the roads leading into Town, we keep them out pretty well. There is nothing to do except keep right on with the methods used during the past year, hoping that we can keep them under control until the parasites become plentiful enough to do our work.
I respectfully recommend an appropriation of $5,000.00 for labor and supplies for this department for the en- suing year.
A. A. RAYMOND, Moth Superintendent.
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TREE WARDEN ACCOUNT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen the following report is respectfully submitted :
Appropriation, $2,500 00
Payments-
Salaries and Wages-
Superintendent (Tree Warden)
$630 00
Labor, 1,159 33
$1,789 33
Other expenses-
Insecticides,
$352 80
Hardware and Tools,
33 05
Trucking,
51 25
Storage,
96 00
Sprayer Expense,
59 78
Sprayer Hose,
107 80
All other
9 57
710 25
$2,499 58
Balance to Excess and Deficiency, 42
The usual trimming and spraying has been done to our street trees throughout the Town; also such other care as has come to my attention, such as trimming roots that have outgrown the sidewalks, filling cavities, etc. There is much more of the latter work to be done. Several trees were run down by automobiles this year, and these were replaced with new trees.
There are two new streets to have trees the coming year, taking about thirty trees. I am planning on about the same amount of work to be done the coming year as was done last year.
I respectfully recommend an appropriation of $2,500.00 for labor and supplies for this department for the en- suing year.
A. A. RAYMOND, Tree Warden.
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REPORT OF FOREST FIRE WARDEN
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen-
Gentlemen :
The following report will show the most favorable con- ditions in many years. The fires in 1928 were few in number and the amount of damage was very small. Under date of March 28, a fire that started in Kingston came into Plymouth and burned over about 300 acres with an estimated damage of $600. This sum comprises the total loss of the year. The other fires, seven in number, were small in extent and no damages resulted. A new chemical tank has been installed on the fire truck. This will make it possible to reach the tops of trees in case of a crown fire, when the ordinary fire extinguisher is not effective. The expenses during the year were as follows :
Fire Patrol,
$840 01
Fighting Fires,
791 02
Labor on Woods Roads,
321 00
Forest Warden's Salary,
300 00
New Chemical Tank and Hose,
521 40
Apparatus,
431 84
Auto Hire,
36 00
Telephone,
46 78
Miscellaneous,
123 79
Total,
$3,411 84
Balance on hand, $588.16.
I recommend an appropriation of $4,000 for the year 1929.
IRA C. WARD, Forest Fire Warden.
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REPORT OF THE TOWN FORESTRY COM- MITTEE FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1928
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of Plymouth :
Balance from 1927,
$1,349 73
Appropriation,
2,000 00
Transfer from Public Welfare
Department,
100 00
$3,449 73
Payments-
Secretary,
$50 00
Labor,
1,156 12
Ploughing fire belts,
175 00
Fire Tower,
2,033 22
All other,
34 65
3,448 99
Balance to Excess and Deficiency,
$ .74
The necessary work has been done as usual, such as keeping the fire guard clean, roads trimmed, etc., and 20,000 trees planted, making a total of 87,000 during the past four years. We also had about 1/2 mile of fire belt ploughed twelve feet wide.
Ploughing a strip twelve feet wide on each side of our 50 ft. fire guard, we think is very essential, but is quite expensive on account of stumps, various grades, etc., but we intend to do what we can each year until it is com- pleted.
Our 50 ft. steel fire tower was erected and painted one coat of aluminum paint at a cost of $2,033.22. The ob- servatory on top of said tower was not completed, as our appropriation would not allow it, but we hope to be able to do this early in the Spring.
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There is plenty of weeding and pruning which we have to do gradually, as we feel that fire prevention comes first.
Ninety percent. of the trees planted are doing fine; some of them growing eighteen inches in height last season.
We sincerely hope that the Town will keep up the good work they have started in establishing a Town Forest. With the proper care and management for a few years the Town of Plymouth will not only feel that they have made a good investment, but will have something to be very proud of.
Your Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,000.00 for the ensuing year.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE R. BRIGGS, ABBOTT A. RAYMOND, CHAS. T. STEVENS.
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REPORT OF THE PLYMOUTH COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE - 1928
Appropriations for the Trustees County Aid to Agri- culture apply to the funds of the organization known more commonly as the Plymouth County Extension Service. The Plymouth County Extension Service, sup- ported by federal, state, county, and local funds, co-oper- ates with the Massachusetts Agricultural College in teaching agriculture and home-making through group instruction, correspondence, and individual service to any man, woman, boy, or girl, in the county who desires such information.
Plymouth farmers attended the extension service meet -- ings and received literature on dairying and poultry raising. Several were given personal service by the county agent who visited their farms to leave specific advice.
Outstanding in the women's extension program was a series of meetings in Child Feeding and Child Guidance which was widely attended and which has laid the foun- dation for more extension work along these lines. The Annual Garden Tour of the home section included visits to many Plymouth gardens.
The 4-H girls' clothing clubs have continued and still are doing good work. The members of these clubs are given practical work to do at home which requires use of the information furnished by the extension service.
PORTER T. HARLOW, Town Director.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON INLAND FISHERIES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen- Gentlemen-
Your committee on Inland Fisheries report that they expended two hundred and fifty dollars for stocking the various ponds and streams with small mouth bass and trout during the past year. They recommend that the sum of three hundred dollars be appropriated for the coming year.
Very truly yours,
WARREN S. GALE, MICHAEL D. WELSH, GEOFFREY D. PERRIER.
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LIST OF JURORS Prepared by the Selectmen of Plymouth, Mass., for 1929
Adams, Richard W., River St., mason.
Adamson, William, 113 Summer St., mill emp.
Alexander, Earl, 65 Alden St., weaver. Alsheimer, Albert P., 58 Summer St., rivet maker. Anderson, Robert, 12 South Spooner St., Cordage emp.
Armstrong, Robert, 5 South Spooner St., Cordage emp. Armstrong, William, 370 Court St., machinist.
Ashton, John W., 28 Vernon St., weaver.
Austin, Arthur E., 261 1-2 Court St., designer.
Bagnell, George F., 33 South Spooner St., Cordage emp.
Bain, James, 1 1-4 South Spooner St., Cordage emp. Baker, Harold W., 8 Chilton St., store manager.
Barnes, George C., 9 Washington St., clerk.
Bartlett, Cornelius, River St., caretaker.
Bennett, George V., 208 Court St., clerk.
Bennett, Harry T., 125 Sandwich St., laundryman.
Besse, Loring P., 66 Sandwich St., carpenter.
Beytes, Leon H., 430 Court St., civil engineer.
Bittinger, Fritz John, 140 Court St., managing editor.
Bowditch, Arthur L., 6 Massasoit St., engineer.
Brenner, Gregory J., 26 Hamilton St., mill emp.
Brenner, Henry, 191 Standish Ave., laborer.
Brewster, William W., 2nd, 8 South Spooner St., foreman. Briggs, James A., 10 Lothrop St., percher.
. Briggs, Lyman W., 22 Oak St., clerk.
Brink, Otto, 192 Summer St., dresser.
Butland, Elmer E., 4 Massasoit St., clerk. Butler, Willard C., 42 South Spooner St., machinist. Butts, Frank E., 246 Court St., Cordage emp.
Cameron, William, 51 South Spooner St., foreman.
Carr, Charles F., 26 Middle St., laborer.
Cash, Henry T., 49 South Spooner St., Cordage emp.
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Coakley, Dennis P., 75 Samoset St., weaver. Cole, Charles F., Jr., 128 Sandwich St., machinist. Dale, Lawrence L., 96 Court St., clerk. Damon, Harold S., 258 Court St., second mate. DeCost, Norman J., off Oak St., laundryman. Donovan, Richard J., 33 Allerton St., weaver. Doten, Elmer T., 246 Court St., weaver.
Douglas, Harold E., South Pond, clerk.
Erickson, Charles H., 85 Samoset St., weaver.
Fox, George H., 35 South Spooner St., Cordage emp. Freeman, Charles M., 129 Court St., clerk. Freyermuth, John J., 18 North Spooner St., mill emp.
Fries, Harry, 62 Alden St., chauffeur.
Gardner, William H., 13 Brewster St., engineer. Gellar, Peter, Jr., 59 South St., dresser. Gifford, Alfred N., 17 Allerton St., salesman.
Girard, Raymond F., 76 Standish Ave., electrician.
Gleason, Samuel F., 160 Sandwich St., clerk.
Goddard, Fred A. 271 Court St., antique dealer. Goddard, Harrison F., 14 Chilton St. Goldthwaite, George A., 3 Whiting St., woodworker. Goodwin, Bernard J., 28 1-2 Middle St., electrician. Goodwin, Frank J. Jr., 24 Brewster St., chauffeur. Goodwin, Hugh P., 14 Alden St., weaver. Gordon, Arthur P., 13 Mt. Pleasant St., carpenter. Gordon, Samuel, Summer St., farmer.
Graham, William J., 1 Murray St., weaver.
Grandi, Charles J., 10 Brewster St., Cordage emp.
Greaves, Robert, 92 Allerton St., dresser. Greene, Harold F., 12 Alvin Rd., bookkeeper. Griffin, Chester D., 92 Sandwich St., machinist. Griffin, Edward P., 102 Warren Ave., illustrator. Gunther, Herbert E., 23 Standish Ave., assistant foreman. Hadaway, Augustus S., Chiltonville, carpenter. Hagen, Frank A., 16 Atlantic St., foreman. Haigh, Tom, 3 Wood St., cloth inspector. Hale, Norman L., 2 Sandwich St., laborer.
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Hanson, George, 4 Phoenix Ct., loom fixer. Harlow, Benjamin G., Oak Ridge, laborer. Harlow, Everett T., River St., salesman. Harriman, William H., 150 Court St., salesman. Haskell, Chester B., Cedarville, cranberry grower. Hatton, Charles H., 15 Oak St., painter. Hawkins, Vernon M., Jr., 28 Warren Ave.
Hay, Donald G., 64 Oak St., printer. Hemmerly, William H., 11 Bartlett St., chauffeur. Higgins, Lawrence E., 156a Sandwich St., gardener. Hodges, Henry O., 27 Samoset St., weaver.
Holmes, Isaac T., 189 Court St., poultry raiser.
Holmes, Lyman A., 149 Summer St., cranberry grower.
Holmes, Roland T., 11 Whiting St., clerk.
Hultenius, Axel, 37 Spooner St., Cordage emp. Igo, James, 84 Court St., weaver. Jewell, Albion G., 5 Chiltonville St., musician.
Kane, Harry J., 56 Summer St., student.
Kierstead, Russell B., 1 South Spooner St., Cordage emp. Kingan, Ernest A. J., 143 Sandwich St., clerk.
Kyle, Morton, 8 Lothrop St., clerk. Leach, George A., Clifford Rd., farmer.
Lewis, Warren E., 28 Whiting St., foreman.
Luce, Arthur H., 17 Clyfton St., retired.
Lumb, Fred, 11 Fremont St., harness raiser. Lumb, Thomas, 66 Samoset St., weaver.
Luther, Nathaniel C. L., 30 Whiting St., machinist.
Maloney, Matthew E., 17 South Russell St., salesman.
Matinzi, Ralph F., 66 Oak St., Supt. Boys' Club. McCosh, John A., Manomet, clerk. McEwen, Thomas G., 18 Fremont St., cloth examiner. Morrison, Henry E., 53 Russell St., weaver. Morse, Arthur L., 21 Mayflower St., clothier. Morton, Louis, 4 South St., Cordage emp. O'Connell, John J., Jr., 6 Phoenix Ct., laborer. Paty, George L., 68 Samoset St., Cordage emp. Perkins, Isaac H., 41 Mayflower St., mason.
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Peterson, Harold W., 234 Sandwich St., chauffeur. Phillips, George L., 38 South Spooner St., Cordage emp. Pierce, Charles H., River St., fisherman. Pratt, Ernest B., 62 Court St., laborer. Pratt, Henry L., 121 Court St., Cordage emp. Priestley, Edmund J., 9 Russell Ave., weaver. Richardson, Robert, Vallerville, fisherman. Rogan, Joseph S., Newfields St., clerk.
Rosenthal, George J., 54 Samoset St., clothier.
Sampson, Earl C., 14 Cushman St., clerk. Sampson, Harry G., 4 Bradford St., weigher. Sampson, Ossian M., 47 Pleasant St., tack maker. Sears, Harold P., 9 Bay View Ave., clerk. Sears, Luther F., 240 Sandwich St., Cordage emp.
Sgarzi, William, 354 Court St., garage man. Shaw, Elwood A., 70 Court St., retired. Siebenlist, Albert, rear 61 Alden St., carpenter. Simmons, Gordon B., 36; Mayflower St., clerk Smith, Charles H., 119 Summer St., carpenter. Stas, Francis J., 8 Royal St., weaver.
Stevens, Fred J., 6 Stoddard St., letter carrier.
Swanton, James S., 54 Allerton St., carpenter. Swift, Allen R., Beaver Dam Rd., laborer. Swift, Russell, Cliff St., farmer. Tavernelli, Sebastian, 117 Sandwich St., barber. Taylor, Herman, Brookside Ave., weaver. Wall, Seth E., 158 Court St., Cordage emp. Whiting, Roger W., 215 Sandwich St., machinist. Wirzburger, Edward, Nicks Rock Rd., steam fitter. Wood, William R., 74 Summer St., sign painter. FRANK EASTWOOD, GEORGE J. ANDERSON, HERBERT K. BARTLETT, WILLIAM H. BEEVER, ANDREW J. CARR, Selectmen of Plymouth.
Seventeenth
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Town Accountant
OF THE
Town of Plymouth
For the Year Ending December 31st 1928
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SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
For the year ending December 31, 1928
Plymouth, Mass., February 28, 1929.
To the Board of Selectmen,
Town of Plymouth.
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith the report of the financial transac- tions of the Town for the year ending December 31, 1928, arranged in the usual order.
Schedule A. Shows all receipts and payments for the year from Jan. 1, to Dec. 31, classified in accordance with the requirements of the Division of Accounts of the State.
Schedule B. Is a detailed account of the several appro- priations, showing the amounts appropriated at town meetings, any additions to same, payments made, bal- ance remaining or transferred to surplus.
Schedule C. Is a statement of Estimated Receipts. The charges are amounts used by the Assessors in making the 1928 tax rate. The credits are amounts actually re- ceived in 1928 from the respective sources.
Schedule D. The Revenue Account for the year.
Schedule E. List of unexpended appropriation balances transferred to Excess and Deficiency Account, generally spoken of as surplus.
Schedule F. Balance Sheet, January 1, 1929, of all open ledger accounts.
Schedule G. Summary of Outstanding Indebtedness (bonds) showing debt at the beginning of the year 1928,
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amounts paid during that year, also the requirements for principal and interest for 1929.
Schedule H. Detailed statement of bonded indebted- ness, giving the particulars of each bond issue.
Schedule I. List of all Trust Funds not including the January, 1929, dividends.
Schedule J. Calculation of the Town's borrowing limit.
Overdrafts as follows are shown on the balance sheet for the year,
Public Welfare, $3,554.51
Overlay, Tax of 1927, 353.20
The first item is explained in the report of the Public Welfare Department, and the other in the Assessors' report. Both amounts should be added to the tax levy of 1929.
An unpaid bill of $8,323.30 for Resurfacing on Court, Main and Sandwich Streets is also reported and an article inserted in the warrant for the annual town meeting to provide funds for its payment.
In my last annual report I recommended a gradual re- duction of the balance on the Excess and Deficiency Account by transfer of $25,000 a year to reduce the tax levy of each successive year until the surplus should be down to $50,000. This plan was approved by the Advis- ory and Finance Committee and by the Assessors. The sum of $30,000 was voted to be used for this purpose in 1928. I would recommend like action in the current year.
Respectfully submitted,
ELMER R. HARLOW,
Town Accountant.
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SCHEDULE A RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
RECEIPTS
Sources of Receipts
Revenue for Revenue for Expenses Outlays Total GENERAL REVENUE 1. TAXES
Current Year-
1. Property,
$501,843.68
2. Poll,
8,076.00
Previous Years-
3. Property, 87,632.13
4. Poll
From State-
5. Corporation, 99,317.21
6. Street Railway
7. Bank,
2,623.88
8. Income,
91,310.00
66.24
9. Soldiers' Exemption, Reimburse for Loss of Taxes, 463.99
Total from Taxes,
$791,333.13
$791,333.13
2. LICENSES AND PERMITS
Licenses-
10. Liquor, $3.00
11. All Other, Permits-
1,712.50
12. Marriage
13. All Other
Total from Licenses and
Permits,
$1,715.50
1,715.50
14. Court,
3. FINES AND FORFEITS
$2,028.47
Total from Fines and
Forfeits, $2,028.47 2,028.47
Total forward,
$795,077.10
Plymouth Eleven
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RECEIPTS
Revenue for
Revenue for Expenses Outlays Total $795,077.10
Sources of Receipts Total forward,
4. GRANTS AND GIFTS
Grants from Other Civil Divisions-
17.
From State, for Education
a, b,
c. Aid to Industrial Schools, $20.51
d, e,
f. English-speaking Classes, 648.25
18. From State, for Armories
19. From State, for Highways
20. From State, for Other Purposes
21. From County, for Dog
Licenses, for Schools or Libraries, 1,756.80
Gifts from Individuals- 22. For Expenses 23. For Outlays
Total from Grants and Gifts, $2,425.56 2,425.56
5. ALL OTHER GENERAL REVENUE
24. 25.
Total forward, $797,502.66
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RECEIPTS
Sources of Receipts Total forward,
Revenue for
Revenue for Expenses Outlays Total $797,502.66
COMMERCIAL REVENUE
6. SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
26.
Street Sprinkling
27.
Moth Extermination,
$549.75
28. Sewers, 1,901.00
29.
Sidewalks and Curbing
30.
Other Purposes
Total from Special
Assessments,
$2,450.75
2,450.75
7.
PRIVILEGES
31.
Public Service
32.
Minor
.
Total forward,
$799,953.41
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RECEIPTS
Sources of Receipts Total forward
Revenue for Offsets to
Expenses Outlays
Total $799,953.41
8. DEPARTMENTAL
8a. General Government
Legislative-
33. Aldermen and Council; Moderator Executive-
34. Mayor; Commission ; Selectmen Financial-
35. Auditor, Accountant, and Auditing
36 Treasurer
37. Collector, $279.87
38 Assessors
39. License Commissioners
40. Other Finance Offices and Accounts Other General Departments-
41. Law
General Government forward, $279.87
Total forward,
$799,953.41
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PAYMENTS
Objects of Payments Expenses Outlays Total
1. DEPARTMENTAL
1a, General Government
Legislative ----
1. Aldermen and Council; Moderator a. Salaries and Wages, $90.00 b. Other Expenses, 74.65
Executive-
2. Mayor; Commission; Selectmen a. Salaries and Wages, 2,705.00 b. Other Expenses, 501.35 Financial
3. Auditor, Accountant, and Auditing a. Salaries and Wages, 2,232.00
b. Other Expenses, 299.37
4. Treasurer
a. Salaries and Wages, 1,560.00
b. Other Expenses, 448.28
5. Collector
a. Salaries and Wages, 1,818.83,
b. Other Expenses, 1,012.97
6. Assessors
a. Salaries and Wages, 5,232.33
b. Other Expenses, 2,373.79
7. License Commissioners
a. Salaries and Wages b. Other Expenses
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