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THE INFIRMARY
The demands upon the services and facilities of the Infirmary have at times presented pressure problems but very satisfactory results have been attained. Twenty-two persons have been cared for this year with the expenditures amounting to: Salaries, $2,- 212.88; Other expenses $5,469.11. Amounts received from the State, other Cities and Towns and from indi- viduals $3,196.85; from Trust funds $6.03; leaving the total cost to the Town of Plymouth for the "Inside Aid" granted at the Infirmary $2,266.23.
EDMUND J. PRIESTLY, Chairman GORDON S. McCOSH, Secretary Board of Public Welfare Plymouth, Massachusetts
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REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
To the Citizens of the Town of Plymouth :
The annual report for the year ending 1943 of the Bureau of Old Age Assistance is presented herewith.
The number of cases aided during 1943 was 529 at a total cost of $189,280.91 which is an average yearly cost per case of $357.62. Of the total amount spent $82,353.00 was received from the Federal Gov- ernment and apploximately $71,284.00 will be reim- bursed to the town by the State Department as their share of the money spent. After deducting the Fed- eral and State's share of the expenditures for 1943, the net cost to the Town of Plymouth will be approxi- mately $35,642.00.
Seventy-five cases were closed during 1943.
Due to changes in the laws regarding Old Age As- sistance, it is felt advisable to explain some phases pertaining to it. Old Age Assistance is a special form of assistance for which a person qualifies by being a deserving citizen over sixty-five years of age, having lived in Massachusetts at least three years, and being in need of such assistance. The law provides that assistance must be adequate, and certain minimum rates have been established, but essentially a person can expect to receive. what he needs according to a budgetary standard. This assistance is not given on a pension or insurance payment basis nor on a basis of any flat rates. This means that the amount a per- son needs is individually figured according to a fair scale applied to all persons; the amount of other in- come is deducted and the result determines the amount of assistance given. In figuring the amount
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of assistance needed the items considered are food, rent, fuel and light, household supplies and replace- ments, (or board and room), clothing, personal needs, church contributions, medicine chest supplies, and in- surance in accordance with the budget issued by the State Department of Public Welfare. Items not in- cluded in the budget such as medical expenses, dental, and hospitalization expenses are met as needed.
All regular income from any source whatsoever must be deducted. As of September 8, 1943 new rules and regulations pertaining to contributions of chil- dren went into effect. Exemptions are granted ac- cording to whether or not the parents live with their children or apart from them, and according to the number in the family. From all income in excess of these exemptions the son or daughter had to contribute 25% of the first $500.00 and 50% of the remainder. In some unusual circumstances other procedures ap- ply. The Recess Commission of the State Legislature and the State Department of Public Welfare has since reduced the percentage of contributions from 25% of the first $500.00 to 15% of the first $500.00 over the exemption, and from 50% of the remainder to 35% of the remainder as of January 1, 1944.
Old Age Assistance can supplement but cannot re- place this support which is required by law of sons and daughters. If the sons and daughters fail to con- tribute the amounts expected, Old Age Assistance must be given in the full amounts required and court action must then be taken against the sons and daugh- ters to secure the required contribution and the amount of Old Age Assistance paid while the contri- bution was not forthcoming voluntarily.
At the present time Old Age Assistance recipients are receiving approximately $450.00 monthly directly from their children as the amount contributed by chil- dren must be paid to the parents and not through the
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Department. Arrangements have not been completed with all children who have a sufficient income to con- tribute. Therefore the Bureau feels that it is fair to assume that when all cases have been completed and all contributions of children are being paid to the re- cipients, a total of approximately $750.00 per month will be paid by children towards their parents' sup- port. Naturally as the earnings of the children vary, this amount will fluctuate in accordance with their in- come. Nine cases have been closed by the children assuming full support of their parents and there are several more pending that will be closed when the children assume full responsibility for their parents' support.
When the revision of the law became effective Sep- tember 8, 1943 making a budget issued by the State Department of Public Welfare mandatory for all cases, it was necessary to increase substantially 277 cases to conform with the budget at an increased cost of approximately $1,200.00 per month. The cost for aid is continuing to run approximately $1,200.00 per month more than the cost prior to September. The State Department of Public Welfare makes a survey of market prices of commodities twice each year and revises the budget accordingly. Therefore the cost of Old Age Assistance will fluctuate in accordance with the cost of living.
The total cost for salaries for 1943 was $5,764.08. $3,816.57 was received during the year from the Fed- eral Government towards the expense of salaries in this department. After deducting this amount from the amount expended for salaries, the net cost to the Town of Plymouth was $1,947.51.
Respectfully submitted,
HAROLD S. DAMON, Chairman EDMUND J. PRIESTLEY GORDON S. McCOSH
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AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
To the Citizens of the Town of Plymouth :
Presented herewith is the annual report of the Board of Public Welfare for Aid to Dependent Chil- dren for 1943.
On January 1, 1943, a total of fifty-three cases were being aided under this program. Throughout the year twenty cases were closed and eleven new cases added, making a net decrease of nine cases. The case load on December 31, 1943 was forty-four. Sixty-four cases representing 196 persons were aided during the year at a total cost of $39,542.85, making an average yearly cost of $617.85 per case. The case load decreased more this past year than any other year since this type of assistance began, the principle reason for this de- crease being the present employment conditions. Of the twenty cases closed, eighteen obtained employ- ment and did not need further assistance. If the present employment conditions should change, it is reasonably fair to assume that the case load will in- crease substantially as those who obtained employ- ment will probably again find it necessary to request assistance.
The twenty cases closed during the year were for the following reasons :
Employment of parent or children 18 2
Marriage
After deducting the grants received from the Fed- eral Government for this assistance and the estimated amount that will be received from the State Depart- ment, the net cost to the Town of Plymouth for Aid
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to Dependent Children will be approximately $17,- 611.65.
You will note that there was no provision made in the Aid to Dependent Children budget for the ad- ministration of this type of assistance. This is due to the fact that the Old Age Assistance and Aid to Dependent Children programs are administered by the staff in the Old Age Assistance office. Any money received from the Federal Government for adminis- tration of Aid to Dependent Children is used to re- duce the salary budget for Old Age Assistance. Dur- ing 1943 a total of $1,070.37 was received from the Federal Government for the purpose of administering Aid to Dependent Children.
EDMUND J. PRIESTLEY, Chairman GORDON S. McCOSH
REPORT OF THE CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE YEAR 1943
The work of the Cemetery Department of the Town for the year 1943 has been principally the routine work of maintenance. It has been difficult to get a sufficient number of laborers to do all that was desir- able in Oak Grove and Vine Hills Cemetery and that is the reason for the unexpected balance in that ap- propriation.
Chiltonville, Manomet, Cedarville and South Pond Cemeteries.
One small improvement in Chiltonville Cemetery
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was a light surfacing of tar and stone on the steep hill in the main driveway. We are sure that this will remedy a situation at this point that has always been unsatisfactory.
At the Manomet Cemetery one of the main drives in the newly developed section has been graded and gravelled and several new lots have been staked out. A small parking area has been laid out.
At Cedarville the maintenance work has consisted of painting the fence and mowing the grass.
BURIAL HILL
One of the main tar walks has been improved by surfacing with a Tarvialithic preparation and the stone wall around the playground has been re-pointed.
The Commissioners are of the opinion that during the year 1944 only the most necessary work should be undertaken.
We recommend the following appropriations for 1944:
Oak Grove and Vine Hills $10,000.00
Burial Hill 2,500.00
Chiltonville, Manomet, Cedarville
and South Pond 1,500.00
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR E. BLACKMER, Chairman RICHARD T. ELDRIDGE EDWARD R. BELCHER Cemetery Commissioners.
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REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD
The Planning Board organized for the year 1943-4 with Allen D. Russell as Chairman and Arthur E. Blackmer as Secretary.
Many meetings of the Board were spent in bring- ing its "Municipal Finance" tables up to date, consult- ing with the Town Accountant, Assessors, and other sources of information and making further studies and estimates in the light of figures developed in the 1942 Town Report. The results of the investigations and the conclusions drawn were published in the Old Colony Memorial and complete copies of the matter so published should be available wth the 1943 Town Report which is published in 1944.
It should be noted that these tables, as so published, show the actual figures for the past six years includ- ing 1942 while the next six years beginning with 1943 are estimates. The actual figures for 1943 will be available in the 1943 report and as soon as they can be broken down and rearranged to fit our tables the information will be printed in the Old Colony Mem- orial and those interested may complete the actual 1943 figures, spaces for which were left in the original publication.
This will be the first time that actual figures can be checked against estimated figures.
That projects can not now be carried out because of shortage of material and man power does not mean that they can not be planned. The Planning Board will continue to function as in the past and will be very glad to open its files to any committee which may have use for the material therein.
The Planning Board requests an appropriation of
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$500.00 for the fiscal 1944 year to be divided $400.00 for expenses and $100.00 for salaries.
Respectfully submitted, ALLEN D. RUSSELL, Chairman
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen:
I herewith submit a report for the year 1943 as Sealer of Weights and Measures, period from Febru- ary1st to December 31st, 1943.
Total number of measuring and weighing devices:
Tested 981
Adjusted
173
Sealed 905
Not sealed
58
Condemned 18
Sealing Fees Collected
$ 134.68
Adjusting Fees Collected
15.50
Total Collected $ 150.18
Inspections which permit no fees 136
Weighing and Measuring of commodities put up for sale.
Total Tested 124
Correct
78
Over
20
Under
26
Respectfully submitted,
HAROLD E. GILES, Sealer.
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LIST OF JURORS
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Addyman, Arthur, 52 Alden St., Mechanic
Anderson, George G., 382 Court St., Clerk
Armstrong, Robert, 5 So. Spooner St., Cord. Emp.
Avanzini, Peter L., 13 Allerton St., Cost Accountant Avery, Rutherford B. H., Birch Ave., Farmer
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Bagni, Peter, 1c So. Spooner St., Cord Emp. Baker, William W., 11 Davis St., Guard
Barbieri, Angelo, 204 Sandwich St., Line Foreman
Barnes, Philip S., Warren Avenue, Worsted Manufacturer Beckert, Walter A., 19 Warren Ave., Retired Bent, Richard H., 14 Hall St., Surveyor
Besse, Daniel W., 14 North St., Shoe Store Prop. Besse, Gilbert L., 6 Alden St., Defense Wkr. Beytes, Carl R., 430 Court St., Clerk Birnstein, Emil C., 27 Standish Ave., State Emp. Blackmer, George E., White Horse Beach, Salesman Blood, Herbert L., 26 Middle St., Painter Bodell, Thomas A., 24 Royal St., Supt. School Bldgs. Bosworth, Leslie F., 427A Court St., Retired Boutin, Elmer P., 41 Stafford St., Harbor Master Boyer, Harold A., 176 Sandwich St., Painter Brenner, Albert J., 3 Peck Ave., Defense Wkr. Brewer, John D., 37 Warren Ave., Treas. Petrol. Sales Brewster, Wallace B., 14 Mayflower St., Electrician Briggs, Lyman W., Manomet Road, Asst. Purch. Agt. Broadbent, Edgar N., 103 Warren Ave., Designer Bumpus, Harold A. C., 23 Vernon St., Carpenter Burgess, Edward W., 42 Union St., Ass't. Trader Burgess, Kenneth W., off Summer St., Bookkeeper Burt, Harrison E., Darby Road, Tel. Emp. Buttner, Edwin R., 142 Court St., Manager Buttner, George V., 220 Sandwich St., Merchant
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Cadose, John, 418 Court St., Cordage Emp. Canevazzi, Mauro J., 51 Pleasant St., Insurance Agent Carr, Walter E., 92 So. Spooner St., Cord Emp.
Chamberlain, Samuel H., Jr., 276 Sandwich St., Ellis Factory Emp.
Chandler, Charles C., 9 Winter St., Manager Chaplin, D. Arthur, 158 Summer St., Druggist Chase, Edward, 14 Alvin Road, Civil Engineer Cowdrey, George A., 22 Robinson St., Custodian Crowell, Harold W., 491/2 Alden St., Salesman Crowell, Kenneth F., 5 Goddard Ct., Salesman
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Davis, Robert S., R. 156 Sandwich St., Shipfitter Davis, Warren O., 94 Warren Ave., Shipper Delano, Clarence E., 56 Standish Ave., Salesman Dennehy, Harold F., 201/2 Davis St., P. O. Clerk DiStefano, Pompio, 20 Standish Ave., Tailor Dittmar, Warren E., 95 Allerton St., Cord. Emp. Dittmar, F. Willard, 8 Franklin St., Clerk Donald, Samuel T., Ellisville, Retired Donovan, Richard J., 8 Bourne St., Puritan Emp. Doten, Everett C., 2461/2 Court St., Carpenter Drew, Ralph L., 4 Holmes Terrace, Clerk Druckenbrod, Victor G., 53 Allerton St., Puritan Emp. Dunlap, Frank C., Clifford Rd., Gasoline Business Durnion, John, 96 So. Spooner St., Cordage Emp. Dutton, Thomas A., 26 Whiting St., Garage Owner Dyer, Loring, 178 Court St., Clerk
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Edes, Fletcher R., Obery St., Technician Engstrom, Walder, Warren Ave., Ass't. Treas.
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Fogarty, Thomas S., 11 Bay View Ave., Supt. Fogel, Adolph, 10 Grant St., Shipyard Wkr.
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Fox, Alfred, 10 So. Spooner St., Office Worker Fox, George T., 15 Alvin Road, Cordage Emp. Fraccalossi, George L., 244 Standish Ave., Cordage Emp. Fraser, Charles H., Cliff St., Caretaker
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Gilbert, Ralph H., 218 Sandwich St., Jeweler Girard, Raymond F., Clifford Rd., Elec. Light Emp. Goddard, Harrison F., 14 Chilton St., Cran. Business Goodwin, James C., 191/2 Oak St., Clerk Gould, Harold W., 200 Court St., Clerk Griswold, Frank B., Vallerville, Foreman Guidetti, Nevio M., 22 Whiting St., Peddler
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Hager, Ernest A., 154 Summer St., Weaver Haire, George F., Plymouth Rock House, Clerk Hale, Norman L., 1 Pleasant St., Chauffeur Hall, Benjamin H., 3 Stephens St., Mill Emp. Hall, Fred A., 5 Holmes Terrace, Cordage Office Hand, Edward J. E., off Summer St., Merchant Harlow, Russell W., 13 Pleasant St., Grocer Harlow, John R., 150 Sandwich St., Fisherman Harmon, Clarence S., 146 Court St., Bookkeeper Heath, John S., 22 Murray St., Pattern Weaver Henderson, Charles T., 22 Davis St., Manager Hennessey, Andrew A., 68 Oak St., Tel. Emp. Henry, Charles A., 15 So. Spooner St., Cordage Emp. Hogan, D. Eric, 7 Allerton St., Hardware Dlr. Holmes, Chester D., 24 Fremont St., Retired Holmes, Curtis, 26 Bay View Ave., Meat Cutter Holmes, Kendall H., 7 Mayflower St., Pilot Holmes, Richard C., 117 Sandwich St., Nook Farm Emp. Huling, Harold S., Manomet Bluffs, Fireman
-I- Ide, George W., Billington St., Weaver -J- Jenkins, Gordon H., 42 So. Spooner St., Cordage Emp.
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Kellen, Roger S., 9 Winslow St., Violin Dealer Kritzmacher, Jacob A., 69 Samoset St., Manager
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Lanman, Herbert H., 7 Davis St., Traffic Clerk Laurent, Lucien A., 427B Court St., Cordage Office Lumb, Thomas, 66 Samoset St., Clerk
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Maccaferri, Archille, off Standish Ave., Merchant Magee, John J., 207 Court St., Manufacturer Maloon, Roger B., 21 Mayflower St., Mechanic Manion, Paul H., 73 Summer St., Tel. Emp. Manter, Walter L., 34 Allerton St., Cord. Emp. Mattioli, Alton P., 74 Standish Ave., Machinist McCosh, Gordon S., 15 Standish Ave., Painter Mckay, Neil, 2 So. Spooner St., Cord. Emp. Millman, Milton R., 150 Court St., Elec. Contr. Minelli, James, Jr., 11 So. Spooner St., Cordage Emp. Morton, Lewis B., 250 Sandwich St., Overseer
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Parenteau, Alfonse A., 31 Russell St., Painter Parker, Raymond L., 32 Oak St., Office Mgr. Petrell, John, 19 Russell Ave., Lumber Dealer Pierce, David C., 11 Wood St., Laborer
Poirier, Arthur S., 15 Royal St., Janitor
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Rae, Andrew, Jr., 5 Centennial St., Plumber Raymond, Elmer R., Long Pond, Highway Dept. Rezendes, Alfred L., 4 Nelson St., Laborer
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Sampson, Earl C., 2 Mt. Pleasant St., Chauffeur Sampson, Emerson F., Warren Ave., Contractor
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Sanderson, Charles T., Holmes Dam, Driver Scheid, John N., 11 Alvin Rd., Ass't. Mgr. Schmitt, Peter, 23 Forest Ave., Cordage Emp. Scotton, Charles F., 5 Chilton St., Insurance Shaw, Arthur E., 32 Stafford St., Caretaker Sherman Louis, 3 Lothrop St., Hardware Dealer Smith, Leslie B., 23 Fremont St., Garageman Snow, Frederick R., Manter's Point, Furniture Store Prop. Steindler, Paul, 11 Winslow St., Designer Stevens, Harry C., 34 Oak St., Trucker Sturtevant, Charles S., 13 Mayflower St., Clerk Sullivan, Daniel M., rear 157 Summer St., Mechanic
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Talbot, Richmond W., 33 Mayflower St., Ins. Agent Tong, Joseph, Billington St., Puritan Emp.
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Vecchi, Thomas, Powder Horn Pond, Clerk
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Watkins, Alvin M., 78 Oak St., Dresser Tender Weston, Arthur S., 60 South St., Mechanic White, Edward A., 9 So. Spooner St., Watchman White, Edward L., 21 Oak St., Pattern Weaver Whiting, Roger W., 215 Sandwich St., Machinist Whitmore, Louis B., 14 Franklin St., Watchman Wood, Everett N., 8 Whiting St., Driver
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Zaniboni, Albert U., 253 Standish Ave., Truck Driver
JAMES A. WHITE JOHN A. ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM H. BEEVER, HOWARD M. DOUGLAS, JAMES T. FRAZIER,
Selectmen.
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APPROPRIATIONS ON WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 25, 1944
Salaries
Other Expenses
Selectmen's Dept.
$4,672.60
$1,200.00
Accounting Dept.
4,626.00
400.00
Treasury Dept.
3,084.74
785.00
Tax Collector's Dept.
4,543.00
1,346.75
Assessors' Dept.
7,553.35
300.00
Law Department
1,100.00
150.00
Town Clerk's Dept.
3,084.74
160.00
Engineering Dept.
810.00
165.00
Planning Board
100.00
400.00
Election and Registration
1,931.00
1,105.00
Town House Maintenance
968.00
1,675.00
Town House Repairs
500.00
Old High School (Maint. Offices)
1,633.50
1,450.00
Town Hall Maint.
2,256.22
2,890.00
Police Department
43,365.66
5,230.00
Fire Department
51,266.73
7,335.00
Inspection of Buildings
171.60
25.00
Sealing Weights and Measures
1,430.00
700.00
Moth Suppression
1,694.00
3,470.00
Tree Warden's Dept.
822.80
2,066.00
Forest Warden's Dept.
2,651.00
800.00
Forest Fire Payrolls
1,800.00
Forest Warden's Radio
450.00
Inland Fisheries
300.00
Plymouth County Hospital Maintenance
14,387.52
Health Department
6,582.74
14,111.00
Garbage Collection
534.82
9,545.80
Public Sanitaries
2,135.00
350.00
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Salaries
Other Expenses
Sewers
3,000.00
Street Cleaning
5,000.00
Roads and Bridges
6,968.00
35,000.00
Highway Construction and Re-Const.
13,600.00
Hard-Surfacing Streets
3,500.00
Sidewalks
3,000.00
Granolithic Sidewalks and Curbing
1,000.00
Snow and Ice Removal
11,000.00
Street Sprinkling
1,000.00
Street Lighting
18,000.00
Harbor Master
543.40
Public Welfare Dept.
9,824.88
42,500.00
Aid to Dependent Children
30,000.00
Old Age Assistance
3,130.00
121,000.00
Soldiers' Benefits
472.16
9,500.00
School Department
220,800.00
53,300.00
School Dept. Military Retirement Fund
767.22
School Lunch
2,400.00
3,500.00
Park Department
5,802.86
6,562.00
Pensions for Town Laborers
1,796.00
Insurance of Town Property
6,093.00
Contributory Retirement System
Pension Fund
21,207.64
Military Retirement Fund
330.40
Expense Fund
500.00
Sexton
242.00
Miscellaneous Account
490.00
3,300.00
Water Dept. Maint.
17,000.00
24,690.00
Water Dept. Construction
2,000.00
Town Wharf Maint.
150.00
Town Wharf Repairs
450.00
Town Forest Maint.
557.00
Oak Grove and Vine Hills Cemetery
2,900.00
10,000.00
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Salaries
Other Expenses
Burial Hill Cemetery
2,500.00
Chiltonville, Manomet, Cedarville and South Pond Cemeteries Town Debt and Interest
1,500.00
30,300.00
Totals
$421,954.02 $535,337.11
Total of Article 6, $957,291.13
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION ARTICLES
7. Public Library
$9,800.00
8. Loring Library 3,560.00
9. Manomet Library
1,000.00
10. Memorial Day
400.00
11. July Fourth
100.00
12. Mosquito Control
500.00
13 District Nurses
2,500.00
14. County Aid to Agriculture
150.00
18. Public Safety Committee (Civilian Defense)
500.00
19. Bucket Loader with Snow Plow
4,500.00
20. Long Pond Road
6,000.00
21. Purchase of Pederzani Property
3,000.00
22. Recreation Commission
23. Whiting Timber, Little South Pond
255.39
24. Armistice Day
300.00
25. Police Dept. Radio
2,800.00
27. U. S. Bond Investment
40,000.00
28. Reserve Account, from E. and D. Reserve Account, from Overlay
10,000.00
31. Fire Dept. New Car for Chief
900.00
32. Standish Avenue Playground
2,000.00
33. Swimming Instructors
450.00
34. Playground Equipment 500.00
35. Park Dept. for Care of Shade Trees 200.00
5,000.00
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37. Garbage Collection in Manomet 6,000.00
38. Highway Maint. (Chapt. 90)
9,000.00
41. Assessors' Plans
2,500.00
42. Plymouth War Price and Rationing Board
1,500.00
43. Purchase of Brewster Shore Land
500.00
Total of Special Articles, $113,915.39
Less:
From Excess and Deficiency $53,000.00
From U. S. Bond Interest 1,000.00
From Reserve Overlay 10,000.00
From Dog Tax from County 1,600.07
From Receipts from sale of timber 155.39
65,755.46
Amount of Special Articles from Taxes
48,159.93
Add:
Total of Article 6, 957,291.13
Total Appropriations from Taxes,
1,005,451.06
Less:
Special Reduction, Art. 26, 40,000.00
$965,451.06
PART II
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
Town Accountant
of the
Town of Plymouth
1820.
For the Year Ending December 31, 1943
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THIRTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
- For the Year Ending December 31, 1943
Plymouth, Mass., February 3, 1944
To the Board of Selectmen,
Town of Plymouth.
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith report of the financial transactions of the Town of Plymouth, for the year ending December 31, 1943.
The several schedules being in the usual forms and in the following order:
Schedule A. Cash Receipts and Cash Payments as reported to the Division of Accounts, of the Common- wealth.
Schedule B. Departmental and all special appropria- tions and such receipts, including Federal Grants, as may be legally expended without specific town meeting appropriation, with all payments from same classified as to purpose.
Schedule C. Estimated Receipts, other than from local taxes, as used, with the approval of the Tax Com- missioner, by the Assessors in making the 1943 tax rate. Schedule also shows the actual cash receipts from the same sources.
Schedule D. Revenue Account for 1943.
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Schedule E. Excess and Deficiency Account and list of all unexpended appropriation balances closed into it at the end of the year.
Schedule F. Balance Sheet, January 1, 1944. !
Schedule G. and H. Bonded Indebtedness, January 1, 1944.
Schedule I. List of Trust Funds and Town Invest- ments, not including the January, 1944, dividends.
Schedule J. Calculation of the Town's Borrowing Capacity on January 1, 1944.
There are no overdrafts, except that on the Joint Maintenance of Highways, which was occasioned by failure of the State and County to reimburse the Town before the books were closed for the year. This money was received in January, 1944.
Only $100,000. was borrowed on temporary notes during the year. These notes were easily cared for when due, one-half on Nov. 10, and the remainder on Dec. 1. A less amount than this may suffice for the year 1944, in view of the town's present financial condition.
Cash balance January 1, 1944, was $318,776.13 no part of which was borrowed money; Excess and Deficiency balance $287,691.75; both high line figures on our record. Continuation of excellent tax collections has helped to make up this cash balance, but taxes are only paid once. Receipts during the early part of 1944 from this source must show a decrease. Another thing to re- member is that prompt payment of all taxes reduces to near the vanishing point the money collected for in- terest on deferred tax payments, which until recent years was a considerable item in the annual receipts. This with the present greatly diminished revenue from motor vehicle excise taxes, receipts from public camp-
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