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Real
Total
Waldron, Edward F., Pleasant 2
2 00
Waldron, Sarah A., Wheeler
450
9 09
Waldron, Daniel H., Middle
780
15 76
Waldron, Ferdinand, Pleasant 2
2 00
Waldron, Annie P., Pleasant
2,525
51 01
Waldron, Byron M., Spring
2
2 00
Waldron, Mary A., Middle
160
3 23
Waldron, Eliza J., Summer
1,100
22 22
Waldron, Clarence W., Spring
2
800
18 16
Waldron, Augusta M.
Ella L. and E. L.
School
2,700
54 54
Kingsley
Waldron, Ernest,
Whitman Chace,guar.
Forest
255
5 10
Walnit, Antone Costa, Somerset 2
1,300
28 26
Walsh, John, Mt. H. Lane
2
2 .00
Wordell, William C., Smith
2
70
1,000
23 61
Waters, Mary J., Main
1,150
23 23
Watson, Obid T., Main
2
2 00
Watson, Eddie A., Main
2
2 00
Wessel, Fred'k W., Williams
2
2.00
Wearing, Richard, Pearl
2
2 00
Wesselheoft, Elizabeth F., Pine
2,765
5,800
173 01
Weldon, Sarah, et al., Somerset
1,600
32 32
Westcott, Alvin T., Wellington 2
700
16 14
Wheeler, Lena M., Williams
200
4 04
Whitmarsh, Robert W.
Treasurer of Pedo
4,230
85 45
Baptist Church
Whitmarsh, Robert W., Pleasant 2
400
2,725
65 13
Whitmarsh, Forest A., Milk
2
1,260
6,525
159 26
Whitmarsh, Lydia R., Pleasant
2,200
44 44
White, Hattie F., Tremont
1,425
28 79
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Name Street
Poll
Personal Real
Total
White, Alfred F., Tremont
2
2 00
White, Darius E., Tremont
2
2 00
White, Sylvester, Tremont
2
2 00
White & White, Spring
1,600
32 32
White, Joe, C. W. Lane
2
2 00
White, Lewis M., School
2
1,200
5,550
138 35
White, Jessie, Elm
2
2 00
White, Joe, Nursery
2
2 00
Wheeler, Elmer J., Winthrop
2
50
1,500
33 31
Whipple, Margaret H., North
1,700
34 34
Whipple, Franklin, North
2
75
3 52
Wheeler, Clifford F., Wheeler
2
40
950
22 00
Wheeler, Albert F., Winthrop
2
2 00
Wheeler, William R., Walker
2
40
1,255
28 16
Wheeler, Walter H., Winthrop
2
21
2,600
54 94
Witherell, Thomas B.
John W. Earle, Trustee Elm
2,825
57 07
Williams, Harry E., Williams
2
75
900
21 70
Williams, H.E.& A. F., Williams
1,200
24 24
Wiles, William, Tremont
2
100
2,460
53 21
Wilson, Edward O., Spring
2
2 00
Williams, William H., Summer
2
2 00
Wood, Daniel T., Somerset Av. 2
3,000
62 60
Wood, D. Thurber,Somerset Av. 2
850
4,195
103 91
Wood, Henry E., Winthrop
325
6 57
Wood, Howard S., Main
2
322
2,800
65 06
Woods, Joseph, Muddy Cove
2
50
1,050
24 22
Wood, William H., Water
2
2 00
Wood, William, admr.
of Whitmarsh Estate
Water
2,500
50 50
Wyatt, Rosa A., Maple
50
1,350
28 28
Wyatt, Herbert C., Maple
2
2 00
Wyatt, Frederick J., Maple
2
2 00
Wyeth, Edwin R., Somerset
2
2 00
Young, Abbie M., Somerset Av.
500
10 10
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ANNUAL REPORT
NON-RESIDENTS.
Name Residence Personal
Real
Total
Austin, Frederick E.
Admr. of Almy Est.
Taunton $5,926
$119 71
Algonquin Printing Co., Fall River
400
8 08
Adams, William H., W. Barrington, R. I.
200
4 04
Alama, Antone, Taunton
30
61
Ashley, Noah et al., Taunton
830
16 77
Barney, Mrs. George, New Bedford
1,200
24 24
Barney, Algernon, Providence
1,250
45 45
Babbitt, Clinton, Taunton
850
17 17
Bailey, Horridge D., Fall River
250
5 05
Bailey, John A., Taunton
1,600
32 32
Benton, Nellie, Taunton
2,400
48 48
Blossom, Abbie B. W., Saugus, Mass.
400
8 08
Blake, John E., Taunton
30
61
Bliss, Theodore H., Providence
3,875
78 28
Bowker, Fertilizer Co., Boston
350
7 07
Bowen, Sarah, et al., Taunton
1,550
31 31
Briggs, Mary A., Washington, D. C.
25
51
Briggs, Thomas, Providence, R. I.
300
6 06
Briggs, Elizabeth M., Taunton
1,975
39 90
Briggs, Abram E., et al., Taunton
1,350
27 27
Bosworth, Angeline, et al., Providence
150
3 03
Brown, Thomas, Taunton
250
5 05
Brandon, Edward, et al., Fall River
145
2 93
Buffinton, Bertha, Somerset
2,250
45
46 36
Billock, George R.
and Abbie E. Slater
J. Rehoboth
1,100
22 22
Buron, Mary, Fall River
100
2 02
Bay State R. R. Co., Boston
1704 59
Caswell, George, Berkley
800
16 16
Calso, Manuel De Rego, Swansea
50
1 01
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ANNUAL REPORT
Name Residence
Personal
Real
Total
Case, Allie A., Swansea
75
1 52
Chace, William M., Somerset
500
10 10
. Chace, William, Admr.
of Est. of Sylvester Chace
Somerset
725
14 65
Chace, Andrew J., Swansea
600
12 12
Chace, John E., Swansea
150
3 03
Chace, Leroy J., Swansea
810
16 36
Chace, Leonard P., Somerset
500
10 10
Cobb, Clara S., et al., Providence
1,250
25 25
Colony, Old R. R. Co., Boston
4,250
85 85
Crowell, Hiram S., Barrington, R. I.
1,800
36 36
Crane, George A., Taunton
350
7 07
Crane, Philip E., Taunton
130
2 63
Crowell, Eliza, Taunton
175
3 54
Curran, Charles, Rehoboth
150
3 03
Cavalho, Francisco C., Fall River
350
7 07
Davis, Allen, Boston
500
10 10
Davis, Sarah B., Fall River
1,800
36 36
Deane, Charlotte, Somerset
30
61
De Mellow, Antone, Somerset
100
2 02
Donaghy, Robert, Providence
1,225
24 75
Dowse, Fanny R., West Newton
300
6 06
Duharmed, J. Arthur, Fall River
150
3 03
Earle, Oliver and
E. A. M. Hathaway
Rehoboth
300
6 06
Edminster, C. Franklin, Freetown
125
2 53
Elms, Addie, et al., Taunton
525
10 61
Elms, Addie, Taunton
1,100
22 22
Emerson, Emma E., Pawtucket
960
19 39
Ervin, Emma, Philadelphia
300
6 06
Ervin, Charles R., Philadelphia
3,550
71 71
Evans, Charles H., et al., Taunton
350
7 07
Feehan, Rev. Daniel F., Fall River
5,950
120 19
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ANNUAL REPORT
Name Residence Personal
Real
Total
Freeman, Wayne M., Taunton
1,100
22 22
Fearing, George R., Newport, R. I.
200
4 04
Field, Mary J., Pawtucket
10
20
Francisco, Michael C., Fall River
550
11 11
Frasier, Emily E., New York
3,200
64 64
Francis, David W. and Elizabeth E.
Rehoboth
1,885
38 18
Gilmore, John, Raynham
200
4 04
Godfrey, F. W., Fort Payne, Ala.
250
5 05
Goff, Arthur H., Rehoboth
1,450
31 31
Goff, George E., heirs, Rehoboth
175
3 54
Goff, Henry P., Somerset
75
1 52
Gooding, Alden B., Louis Centre
15
30
Goward, Louis B., Taunton
400
8 08
Goward, Louis B.
and Harold H.
Taunton
400
8 08
Hart, George M., Taunton
250
5 15
Hart, George W., Taunton
100
2 02
Haskins, James E., Taunton.
40
81
Haskins, Annie, et al., Taunton
90
1.82
Harding, Ethel, Somerset
500
10 10
Hennessey, Patrick, Taunton
100
2 02
Home Francis Merry
Barnard Inc.
Boston
1,000
20 20
Holmes, Mrs. Annie, Taunton
210
4 24
Hodgkinson, John T., Swansea
200
4.04
Horton, William B. H., Rehoboth
125
2 53
Horton, Arthur C., Rehoboth
30
61
Horton, Aiden, et al., Swansea
75
1 52
Kelton, Hannah N., Providence
50
1 01
Knowles, George B., Taunton
21,975
443 90
Lewis, John A., Taunton
3,350
67 67
Lewis, John A., et al., Taunton
800
16 16
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ANNUAL REPORT
Name Residence
Personal
Real Total
Lincoln, Mordica, Taunton
700
14 14
Lothrop, Louise, Taunton
130
2 63
Madison, Grace L., et al., Peabody
560
11 31
Magann, Annie Souza, Swansea
125
2 53
Marble, Robert, et al., Somerset
75
1 52
Mason, Charles E.
and Cora
Taunton
2,000
20 40
Miller, Harriet E., Somerset
540
10 91
Meade, James J., N. Y.
5,300
107 06
Monroe, Lydia, Brighton
700
14 14
Mosher, Addie W., New Befford
100
2 02
Moliniski, Stanislaw, Fall River
40
81
Murray, H. J., Gloucester
850
17 17
Narragansett Milling Co., Providence
200
4 04
Nicol, Ethel, N. Y.
3,340
67 47
New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.
Boston 7,403
149 54
Oulett, Frank, Fall River
80
1 61
Parker, George F., Taunton
100
2 02
Perry, Antone, Swansea
35
71
Pierce, Hope, Taunton
50
1 01
Pierce, Charles, Dartmouth
350
7 07
Pierce, Leon R., Taunton
60
1 21
Pierce, Ann Eliza C., Rehoboth
30
61
Pitts, Mrs. Joseph Taunton
2,700
54 54
Place, William T., Taunton
4,800
96 96
Potter, J. L., Fall River
1,550
31 31
Palcywski, Stanislaw, Fall River
40
81
Quirk, Thomas, Somerset
125
2 53
Reed, Heirs of J. B., N. H.
175
3 54
Reed, Mrs. Alfred W., N. H.
350
7 07
Reed, Charlotte J., Taunton
60
1 21
Reed, Frank, Taunton
40
81
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ANNUAL REPORT
Name Residence
Personal
Real
Total
Rose, Antone Francis, Rehoboth
1,800
36 36
Rose, Antone, Rehoboth
200
4 04
Rose, Arthur T., Rehoboth
450
9 09
Rose, Nathaniel H., Taunton
60
1 21
Ryan, William, Taunton
1,300
26 26
Sears, Sarah A., Boston
1,272
25 70
Searles, Cora, Admr.
Est. of Edward A. Searles | Foxboro
5,700
115 14
Segregansett Country Club, Taunton
175
3 54
Simmons, Franklin B., Taunton
300
6 06
Simmons, Chas H., Guar ..
for Simmons' sisters
Taunton
100
2 02
Spooner, Henry J., Providence
5,650
114 13
Sylvia, John, New Bedford
400
8 08
Stiles & Hart Co., Taunton
8,000
161 50
Svegocahe, Manuel, Swansea
175
3 54
Sylvia, Ann, Fall River
1,250
25 25
Talbot, Walter C., Conn.
1,910
38 58
Taunton Yacht Club, Taunton
3,150
63 63
Tew, George W. and Florence A. Pratt
Taunton
850
17 17
Thompson, John, Hart
2,650
53 53
Trevassie, Joseph, Somerset
150
3 03
Trevassie, Rev. A., Dighton
550
11 11
Taunton Gas Co., Taunton
7,500
151 50
Wade, John T., Taunton
1,475
29 80
Walker, William A., Taunton
125
2 53
Walker, William L., Taunton
675
13 64
Walker, William E., Taunton
160
3 23
Walker, William J., et al., Taunton
160
3 23
Washburn, Mrs. Herbert T., Taunton
50
1 01
Waterman Asa, Taunton
70
1 41
Waterman, Albert D., Taunton
350
7 07
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ANNUAL REPORT
Name Residence
Personal
Real
Total
Westcott, Mary W., Taunton
250
5 05
West, Horace R., Rehoboth
515
10 40
Wheaton Estate, Providence
50
1 01
Wheeler, Edward F., Rehoboth
1,030
20 81
Wheeler, Edward F., et al., Rehoboth
100
2 02
Wheeler, Francis J., Rehoboth
1,785
36 07
Wheeler, John H., Taunton
105
2 12
Whitmarsh, Homer E., Amherst
185
3 94
Whitmarsh, Rosa D., Amherst
1,250
25 25
Williams, Harry J., Rehoboth
150
3 03
Williams, Thomas B., Taunton
975
19 70
Williams, Charles F., Swansea
125
2 53
Williams, George, Taunton
690
13 93
Williams, George O., Taunton
80
1 62
Wilber, William J., Swansea
650
13 13
Wilber, George E., Taunton
1,680
33 93
Wolysyok, Stepano, Fall River
75
1 52
Western Union Telegraph Co.,N.Y. 1134
22 90
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ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
For the Town of Dighton on Polls and Property Taxes as assessed for the year 1915:
Value of Personal Estate
$362,278 00
Value of Real Estate Buildings
€
983,076 00
Value of Real Estate Land
387,510 00
Total Valuation
$1,732,864 00
State Tax
$3,510 00
State Highway Tax
306 27
County Tax
1,905 67
Town Tax
33,235 00
Overlaying
66 10
December Assessment
485 25
Total Tax
$39,508 29
DEDUCT
Corporation Bank, Street Railway
Taxes, Fish and Oyster Notes 3,401 74
Balance
Total Tax Assessed $36,106 55
Rate per Thousand
$20 20
Number of Polls Assessed
662
Number of Dwelling Houses 541
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ANNUAL REPORT
Number of Acres of Land Assessed
13,39212
Number of Horses Assessed
268
Number of Cows Assessed
301
Neat Cattle other than Cows
75
Swine
4
Number of Fowl
5,595
Residents on Property,
715
Poll Taxes only
327
Non-Residents
165
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE E. GOODING, -
Assessors
LEROY J. WADE of
FERDINAND WALDRON
Dighton
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ANNUAL REPORT
PUBLIC LIBRARY REPORT
DIGHTON, MASS., Jan. 25, 1916.
I herewith make my fifth report as Librarian:
Number of Volumes in Library, Dec. 31, 1914, 3,715
Purchased during the Year, 105
Number of Volumes in Library, Dec. 31, 1915,
3,833
Money received from Fines and turned over to Town Treasurer, $20.26
Borrowers Cards in use, 694
Circulation during Year, 8,046
Adult Fiction, 5,637
Youth's Fiction,
1,387
Non-Fiction, 1,022
Magazines, 554
During the year 694 borrowers from the following districts have taken books from the Library:
Dighton and West Dighton,
472
North Dighton, 122
Segreganset, 70
Broad Cove, 30
During the year there has been presented to the Library by, John A. Negus, seven volumes by standard authors. Mrs. Lucie Phillips and Mrs. Edward Talbot also gave a collection of old books and manuscripts; Mrs. Alice Varney, three volumes of Story Plays, Old and New; Mrs. Emily Frazer, two books of Fiction.
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ANNUAL REPORT
On Monday afternoons from 3.30 to 4.30 during November and December, Mrs. A. S. Varney kindly gave her services to the Library, entertaining 'the children with story telling with an average attendance of 70.
The Massachusetts Library Commission has loaned the Library a collection of books written in the Portuguese language and the Amherst College Extension has also loaned us a collection of 30 books on Agriculture. Both collections have been well circulated.
Respectfully submitted,
LYDIA J. COLE, Librarian.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
FINANCIAL REPORT OF LIBRARY.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$625.00
Unexpended Jan. 1, 1915,
26.09
Receipts at Library,
20.26
$671.35
EXPENDITURES.
Librarian Salary,
199.92.
Janitor Services,
65.85
Fuel,
62.30
Books,
152.15
Magazines,
34.20
Gas Light,
22.04
Expense and Supplies,
25.34
Dressing and Labor on Lawn,
9.00
Typewriting,
3.20
Unexpended Jan. 1, 1916,
97.35
$671.35
Respectfully submitted,
DWIGHT F. LANE,
Chairman of Trustees.
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ANNUAL REPORT
LIST OF BOOKS ADDED TO THE DIGHTON PUBLIC LIBRARY DURING 1915.
ADULT FICTION.
Altsheler, Joseph, Scouts of Stonewall. Altsheler, Joseph, Star of Gettysburg.
Altsheler, Joseph, Texan Triumph.
Ames, Franklin T., Between the Lines in Belgium. Bailey, Temple, Contrary Mary. Barr, Amelia, Winning of Lucia. Benson, Robert Hugh, Loneliness.
Canfield, Dorothy, Hillsboro People.
Castle, Agnes and Egenton, Haunted Heart.
Churchill, Winston, A Far Country.
Conrad, Joseph, A Set of Six. Daviess Maria T., Phyllis.
Davis, Richard H., With the Allies.
Day, Holman, The Landloper.
Delsan, Richard, Man of Iron.
Doyle, Arthur C., Firm of Girdlestone. 1
Doyle, Arthur C., White Company.
Emerson, Willis Geo., Treasurer of Hidden Valley.
Gaborian, Emile, Monsieur Lecoq.
Grayson, David, Friendly Road.
Green, Anna Katharine, That Affair Next Door. Grey, Zane, The Rainbow Trail.
Grey, Zane, Lone Star Ranger. Harrison, Henry S., Angela's Business.
Hay, Jas. Jr., The Man Who Forgot. Lever, Chas., Charles O'Malley.
Lincoln, Joseph C., Thankful's Inheritance.
Lincoln, Joseph C., Cap'n Eri. Lincoln, Natalie S., C. O. D.
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MacGrath, Harold, The Million Dollar Mystery.
Marryat, Frederick, Mr. Midshipman Easy.
Martin, Helen R., Martha of the Mennonite Country. Mervin, Samuel, The Honey Bee.
Montgomery, L. M., Anne of the Island.
Munn, Chas., The Heart of Uncle Terry. Page, Elizabeth M., In Camp and Tepee.
Poole, Ernest, The Harbour.
Porter, Gene Stratton, Michael O'Halloran.
Russell, W. Clark, Wreck of the Grosvenor.
Scott, Michael, Tom Cringle's Log. Stevenson, Benton E., Little Comrade.
Tarkington, Booth, The Turmoil. Van Vorst Marie, Mary Moreland. .
Verne, Jules, Michael Strogoff.
Ward, Mrs. Humphrey, Delia Blanchflower.
Warner, Anne, Taming of Amorette.
Watts, Mary S., Rise of Jennie Cushing.
Widdener, Margaret, The Rose Garden Husband.
Williamson, C. N. and A. M., Soldier of the Legion. Wilkie, Honore, Still Jim.
ADULT NON-FICTION.
BIOGRAPHY.
Fyrie, John, 920, Tragedy Queens of the Georgian Era. Graham, Henry Grey, 921, Scottish Men of Letters in the 18th Century.
HISTORY.
Alcott, Louisa M., 921, Life, Letters and Journals of Louisa M. Alcott. Cools, Dr. Frederick and Peary, Robert E., 998, Finding the North Pole.
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Rihbany, Abraham M., 921, A Far Journey.
Sykes, Ella C., 950, Persia and Its People.
Usher, Roland G., 973-1, Pan-Americanism. Wilkon, Beckles, 971, Nova Scotia. Wilkon, Beckles, 971, Quebec.
HUMOR.
Howells, Wm. D., 827, Men and Things.
POETRY.
Goethe, 821, Goethe's Poetical Works.
Holland, J. G., 821, Complete Poems.
Ingelow, Jean, 821, Jean Ingelow's Poems.
Whittier, John G., 821, Complete Poetical Works.
PAINTING.
Coffins, Chas. H., 750, American Masters of Painting. Singleton, Esther, 750, How to Visit the Great Picture Galleries.
RELIGION.
Eddy, Mary B., 215, First Church of Christ, Scientist and Miscellany. Eddy, Mary B., 215, Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE.
MacGregor, T. D., 640, The Book of Thrift.
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NATURAL SCIENCE.
Newell, Lyman C., 540, General Chemistry.
Reed, Chester A., 598, Tree Book.
Rogers, Julia E., 598, Bird Book.
SCULPTURE.
Coffins, Chas. H., 730, American Masters of Sculpture.
SOCIOLOGY.
George, Marian M., 370, Primary Plan, 3 Vols. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
Lodge, Henry C., 353, Democracy of the Constitution.
YOUTH'S FICTION.
Barbour, Ralph H., Left End Edwards.
Barbour, Ralph H., The Lucky Seventh.
Eaton, Walter P., Boy Scouts in Dismal Swamp.
Eaton, Walter P., Boy Scout's in the White Mountains.
Eggleston, Geo. Cary, The Big Brother.
Eggleston, Geo. Cary, Captain Sam. Hughes, Thos., Tom Brown at Oxford.
Hughes, Thos., Tom Brown's School Days.
Hilboyrne, C. E., An Army Boy in Mexico.
Mathewson, Christy, Catcher Craig. Needham, Henry B., The Double Squeeze.
Olcott, Frances G., Good Stories for Great Holidays.
Porter, Eleanor H., Pollyanna Grows Up.
Rhoades, Nina, Polly's Predicament.
Sabin, Edwin L., Buffalo on the Overland Trail.
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Smith, Gertrude, Robbie's Bible Stories. Stoddard, W. O., Captain of the Catspaw. Theiss, Lewis E., In Camp at Fort Brady. Thurston, I. T., The Torch Bearer. Todd, Burbank L., Hiram, the Young Farmer. Tomlinson, Everett, Scouting with Daniel Boone.
YOUTH'S NON-FICTION.
Hartwell, F. S., 385, All About Railways.
BUTTERFLIES.
Holland, W. J., 595, The Butterfly Guide.
CAMPING.
Beard, Lina and Beard, A. B., 799, On the Trail.
ELECTRICITY.
Collins, A. Frederick, 621, The Book of Wireless.
FAIRY TALES.
Marks, Jeanette, Early English Hero Tales. Nixon, Lillian E., Fairy Tales a Child Can Read and Act.
FINE ARTS.
Withington, Paul, 790, Book of Athletics.
HISTORY
Perkins, Lucy F., 998, Eskimo Twins.
NATURAL SCIENCE.
Burgess, Thornton W., 590, Mother West Wind's Animal Friends.
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Road Surveyors' Report
NO. ONE DISTRICT.
DIGHTON, MASS., Jan. 1, 1916.
To the Citizens of Dighton:
I herewith submit my report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1915:
Pay Roll January 1st,
$100.51
March 1st,
65.58
April 1st,
21.20
May 1st,
252.35
June 1st,
361.91
July 1st,
243.00
August 1st,
20.50
September 1st,
12.25
October 1st,
10.75
November 1st,
18.05
December 1st,
105.90
Total Expenditures for the Year, 1915, $1,212.00
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE E. HATHAWAY,
Surveyor.
75
ANNUAL REPORT.
NO. TWO DISTRICT.
DIGHTON, MASS., Jan. 1, 1916.
To the Citizens of Dighton:
I herewith submit my report for the year ending Dec. 31,1915:
Pay Roll to January 1st,
$258.50
February 1st,
40.70
Cook Borden & Co., Lumber,
72.45
Pay Roll for March and April,
439.30
Fyan, Fraser & Blackway Co., Pipe,
12.75
Pay Roll to May 1st,
228.73
June 1st,
90.00
July 1st,
101.35
August 1st,
48.00
September 1st,
28.50
December 1st,
298.25
Total Expenditure for Year, 1915,
$1,618.53
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR F. SPRAGUE,
Surveyor.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
NO. THREE DISTRICT.
DIGHTON, MASS., Jan. 1, 1916.
To the Citizens of Dighton:
I herewith submit my report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1915:
Pay Roll to April 1st,
$136.61
May 1st,
330.55
June 1st,
125.70
July 1st,
147.50
September, 1st,
89.30
November 1st,
152.40
December 1st,
181.05
Total Expenditure for Year 1915,
$1,163.11
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY W. HORTON, Surveyor.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
At a special town meeting held Jan. 9, 1915, it was voted to authorize the Treasurer to borrow money in anticipation of revenue.
At the same meeting it was voted to elect by the aus- tralian system the following list of town officers, said list of officers to be elected at the annual meeting of each year unless changed by vote of the Town.
A Town Clerk every third year beginning with 1917.
One Selectman for three years.
One Overseer of Poor for three years.
Two School Committee for three years.
A Treasurer for one year. One Assessor for three years.
A Collector of taxes for one year.
An Auditor for one year.
Three Highway Surveyors for one year.
A Tree Warden for one year.
A Trustee of Public Library for three years. Three Fish Wardens for one year.
Three Oyster Wardens for one year.
Nine Constables for one year all on one ballot.
Charles S. Chase was elected Moderator.
The Annual Town Meeting was held Monday, March 1st, 1915.
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Henry E. Williams and George T. Horton were chosen ballot Clerks.
Arthur A. Hathaway, James E. McCabe, D. Thurber Wood Jr., and Henry I. Potter were chosen Tellers.
Charles S. Chase was elected Moderator with D. Thur- ber Wood Jr. as Moderator pro tem to act in absence of Chas. S. Chase.
Voted to take up article 2 and proceed to ballot for a Selectman for three years. An Overseer of Poor for three years. Two School Committee for three years. A Treasurer for one year. Three Highway Surveyors for one year. An Assessor for three years. A Tax Collector for one year. A Tree Warden for one year. An Auditor or one year. A Trustee of Public Library for three years. Three Fish Wardens for one year. Three Oyster Wardens for one year and nine Constables for one year all on one ballot and to vote yes or no on the question shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors.
The polls were opened at 9.3 O'clock A. M. and closed at 1.46 O'clock P. M. The ballots having been assorted and counted the result was declared as follows: Whole number of votes 302.
For Selectman for three years-Charles S. Chase 213; Josiah S. Place 68.
For Overseer of Poor-Charles S. Chase 205; Josiah S. Place 65.
For Treasurer-Dwight F. Lane, 239.
For School Committee-Clarence C. Andrews, 211; Ralph Earle, 133; Charles G. Kidder, 113.
For Highway Surveyors for one year-George M. Chase, 124;George E. Hathaway, 155; Henry W. Horton, 165; Arthur F. Sprague, 159.
For Assessor for three years-Ferdinand Waldron, 189. For Tax Collector for one year-Albert N. Goff, 247.
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For Trustee of Public Library for three years-Dwight F. Lane, 237.
For Auditor for one year-Howard C. Briggs, 212.
For Tree Warden for one year-Edmund Hathaway,199; Mortimer Luther, 1.
For Fish Warden for one year-George T. Briggs, 187; Edmund Hathaway, 173; William E. Walker, 177. For Oyster Wardens for one year-George T. Briggs, 179; Edmund Hathaway, 172; William E. Walker, 169.
For Constable for one year-Ralph Earle, 164; Albert N. Goff, 182; Edmund Hathaway, 175; George F. Hath- away, 166; Charles A. Horton, 163; Henry W. Horton, 167; William B. Kay, 167; Walter N. Lewin, 162; Fred Millard, 146.
Voted on the question of granting licenses for sale of intoxicating liquors, Yes 44; No 142;
The report of finance committee was then read and accepted.
Voted to take up each article of the finance committee's report and act on them separately, and the following amounts were raised and appropiated to pay town. charges.
Schools,
$11,000.00
Board of Health,
600.00
Charity,
2,500.00
Roads and Bridges,
1,500.00
Gypsy and Brown Tail moth and Elm Tree Beetle,
200.00
Public Library
625.00
Interest Charges,
1,000.00
Police Service,
500.00
Town Officers,
2,000.00
Forest Fires,
300.00
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Dighton and Berkley Bridge,
550.00
Town Debt, 3,500.00
Fire Department, 300.00
Incidentals, 1,000.00
Permanent improvement of Williams Street north from Maple street providing the State will appropriate a like amount, 1,500.00
Permanent improvement of Main Street pro- viding the State will appropriate a like amount, 1,500.00
Observance of Memorial Day, 60.00
$25 to be expended by D. D. Andrews; $25 by James H. Luther and $10 by Mrs. Della Butler.
Voted to appropriate $3000 to pay the Pedo Baptist Congregational Society for land damages caused by the layout of the State Highway at the corner of Main and Pleasant Streets as awarded by the Mass. Highway Com- mission and to provide for the payment of this appropri- ation, the Town Treasurer is hereby authorized and di- rected with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow the sum of Three Thousand dollars and to issue three notes of the Town therefor of $1,000 each, the first note payable Nov.1, 1915 and one on Nov. 1st of each year until all are paid.
Voted that the Moderator appoint a committee of three to act with the Selectmen in regard to securing a supply of water from the City of Taunton. Herbert F. Atwood, Clarence C. Andrews and Lester E. Butler were that committee.
Voted that the School Committee be requested to make a report at the adjourned meeting as to what is necessary to be done in regard to congestion at Broad Cove and North School and heating apparatus at South School.
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Voted that an estimate of cost of oiling streets be ob- tained by the Selectmen they to report at the adjourned meeting.
Voted to apply to the Massachusetts Highway Commis- sion for an allotment of money from the State under the small town act to be used in building macadam or gravel road.
Voted the compensation of the Treasurer and Collector be the same as last year which was for the Treasurer $200 plus the price of his official bond, the Collector one per cent of the whole commitment plus the price of his official bond.
Voted that the Town officers secure bonds from a bond company satisfactory to the Selectmen.
Voted to authorize the Selectmen to act as its agent in defending any suit at law, employ legal counsel and settle claims against the Town.
Voted on the question shall an act passed by the Gene- ral Court in 1908 entitled an act to provide for the pro- tection of Forest and Sprout land from fire be accepted by this Town, Yes 7; No 3.
Field Driver elected by nomination-Joseph K. Milliken. Measurer of Wood and Bark-Edmund Hathaway, George E. Gooding.
Measurer of Lumber-Joshua T. W. Reed.
Fence Viewers-Ferdinand Waldron, Leroy J. Wade, , George E. Gooding.
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