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D
De Mello, Manuel S., Elm
10.67
10.67
De Costa, Joseph, Williams
3.56
3.56
Dutra, Seth Jr., Muddy Cove
26.69
26.69
Doherty, Rev. Thomas P., County 9.49
9.49
De Costa, Roswell M., Main
2.37
20.46
22.83
Dutra, Frank G., Somerset Av. 10.67
10.67
Delano, Lester A., Main
5.04
5.04
De Silvia, Rose F., South
3.56
3.56
E
Earle, Ralph, Elm
9.86
9.86
Enos, John A., Pleasant
1.78
2.67
4.45
Eithier, George M., Elm
2.07
2.07
Eddy, William A., Elm
8.00
8.00
F
Francis, Joseph Jr., School Lane 16.31
16.31
Fuller, Ernest H., Pleasant
16.01
16.01
Faria, Antone D., Elm
20.46
20.46
Francis, Alfred, Main
.89
.89
55
ANNUAL REPORT
Frates, Joseph, Williams
2.96
2.96
G
George, Rose, Water
7.12
7.12
Gracia, George S., Main
19.27
19.27
Gracia, Anthony S., County
13.05
13.05
Gracia, Joseph, County
13.64
13.64
Goulart, Manuel R., Muddy Cove 2.37
2.37
Gracia, Frank S., Muddy Cove
2.37
2.37
Gracia, Manuel S. Jr., Main
16.01
5.63
16.64
Gordon, Carl P. Jr., Main
201.61
201.61
Goodell, Trenor F., Elm
14.53
14.53
H
Hathaway, Harry C., Main and Pleasant
5.34
5.34
Hathaway, Philip B., Elm
40.03
40.03
Hornby, Margaret, Pleasant
21.35
21.35
Hamilton, Walter E., Pleasant
2.67
2.67
Hayden, Malcolm R., Main
1.19
1.19
Hathaway, Earl C., Williams
1.19
1.19
Hathaway, Harry S., Main and Pleasant
21.94
21.94
Horton, Nathan B., Williams
1.48
1.48
Hathaway, Howard P., Main
2.97
2.97
Horton, Henry F., Main & Elm
1.48
1.48
K
Kossoi. Peter, Main
5.63
5.63
L
Lassen, Lester H., Pleasant
16.60
16.60
56
ANNUAL REPORT
Lassen, Paul B., Pleasant
9.49
9.49
Lema, Manuel, Williams
1.78
1.78
Lawrence, Manuel D., Williams 21.05
21.05
M
Murray, Joseph S., Elm
2.67
2.67
Murray, William H., Main
4.45
4.45
Mercer, Ernest S., Pleasant
.89
.89
Mercer, Marion F., Pleasant
13.05
13.05
Monteiro, Manuel S., Elm
1.19
1.19
Mattos, Mary S., County
12.45
12.45
Mendoza, Louis, Main
18.68
18.68
Mendoza, Louis & Co., Elm
37.35
37.35
Miguel, Joseph, Elm
53.07
53.07
Miguel, Manuel, Elm
2.37
2.37
Monterio, Veriato, Muddy Cove
1.78
1.78
Medeiros, Frank S., Williams
3.56
3.56
Monterio and Constantine, Muddy Cove
5.63
12.16
17.79
Mattos, Antone S., County
3.56
3.56
Mendoza, Louis, Main
18.68
18.68
Monterio, John S., Elm
13.34
13.34
O
Oldmixon, E. Roland, Elm
.89
.89
.
P
Paul, John W., Elm
3.56
3.56
Perry, Manuel, Cedar & Smith
20.45
20.45
Perry, Antone B., Smith
3.56
3.56
Parchesco, Ernest, Somerset Av. 16.01
16.01
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Parchesco, George, Muddy Cove 4.74
4.74
Parchesco, Manuel Jr., Water
3.26
3.26
Perry, John, Cedar
8.89
8.89
Perry, Dennis R., Smith
.89
.89
Perry, Manuel G., Hart
2.38
2.38
Phillips, Frank S., County
1.19
2.96
4.15
Phillips, Manuel S., Main
11.86
11.86
Reis, Joe R., Main
9.19
9.19
Romero, Sophia, Pleasant
54.56
54.56
Reed, Albert, Elm
3.85
3.85
Rose, Lester, Hart
13.34
13.34
Rose, Harold A., Hart
16.01
16.01
Rose, Frank Jr., Elm
10.67
10.67
Rose, Antone F. Jr., Elm
1.19
1.19
2.38
Rose, Tony, County
1.19
1.19
Rogers, Philomena, School Lane 11.86
11.86
Rogers, John, School Lane
41.80
41.80
Rose, Joseph, Main
3.85
3.85
7.70
Rennie, William, Hart
16.60
16.60
Rose, Joseph F. D., Pleasant
18.09
18.09
Rogers, Frank & Co., Main
32.61
32.61
Rose, George F., Pleasant
16.60
16.60
Rose, Frank Sr., Elm
5.04
5.04
Rogers, Manuel, Elm
26.09
26.09
Rose, Joseph, Main
3.85
3.85
Roderick, Marion, Elm
9.19
9.19
Roderick, Manuel, Main
13.64
13.64
Roderick, Antone Rose, Main
13.05
13.05
Rose, George W., Pleasant
3.56
3.56
S
Silvia, Manuel F., Williams
16.01
16.01
Silvia, Joseph M., Water
4.45
4.45
58
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Silvia, Anthony N., Main
1.48
1.48
Silvia, Manuel D., Cedar
3.55
42.10
45.65
Simmons, Charles A., Elm
40.62
40.62
Sprague, Arthur F., Main
14.82
37.06
51.88
Simmons, Manuel R., Somerset
Av.
20.46
20.46
Suite, Joe Perry, Main
12.75
12.75
Smith, Charles M., Main
11.56
11.56
Sousa, Joseph E., Pleasant
1.78
1.78
Spooner, Henry J., Pleasant
1.78
1.78
Sanson, Antone, Main
49.51
49.51
Silvia, John, Smith
13.34
13.34
Simmons, Herbert W., Pleasant
1.19
1.19
Simmons, Chas. A. & Son, Elm
26.68
26.68
Sherman, Alfred W., Pleasant
23.72
23.72
Strange, Charles M., Main
.89
.89
Souza, John E., Pleasant
1.19
58.71
59.90
Souza, Frank M., Pleasant
.89
58.71
59.60
Sylvester, Manuel S., Pleasant 10.67
10.67
T
Tew, George W., Pleasant
1.78
1.78
Talbot, James C., Elm
2.37
2.37
Talbot, Edith, Elm
18.98
18.98
Torris, Frank C., Somerset Av. 16.90
16.90
Terry, Annie B., County
1.19
1.19
Talbot, Frederick W., Main
34.69
34.69
Tompkins, James G., Main
13.64
13.64
V
Vaz, Manuel, Cedar
3.56
3.56
Vickers, Alfred, Somerset Av.
3.85
3.85
59
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Vital, Joseph, Hart
21.35
21.35
Vieria, Manuel, Sharp's Lot Rd. 10.38
10.38
W
Wood, Russell L., Pleasant
3.56
3.56
White, Louis, Somerset Av.
10.67
10.67
Walker, Elliot F., Main
37.66
37.66
Waters, Mildred, Main
15.71
15.71
Walker, Gordon. C., Pleasant
3.56
3.56
Walker, Macie S., Pleasant
7.12
7.12
White, John W., Somerset Av.
2.37
3.51
5.93
White, Manuel C. Jr., Main
2.37
2.37
White, Joseph, School Lane
2.37
21.64
24.01
White, Manuel P., Main
16.90
16.90
Whitmore, Walter, Elm
8.89
8.89
Whitmore, Richard, Elm
1.19
1.19
White, Silvia, Main
15.71
15.71
Whitmarsh, Robert W., Pleasant 6.82
6.82
Willis, Ralph O., Elm
3.26
3.26
Walker, Charles H., Elm
4.74
4.74
NON-RESIDENTS
Name
Address
Personal Real
Total
Alpert, Samuel, Attleboro
11.60
11.60
Arnold, Hoffman Co., Prov., R. I.
1160.00
1160.00
American Tel. & Tel. Co., Boston
12.53
12.53
Anthony, Elva M.,
58.00
58.00
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Name Address Personal Real
Total
B
Bristol County Trust Co., Taunton
38.28
38.28
Barros, Elizabeth, New York
71.92
71.92
Bullock, George R. and Abbie Slater, Attleboro
16.24
16.24
Bullock, George R., Attleboro
16.24
16.24
Bosworth, Angeline, Prov., R. I. 2.32
2.32
Briggs, Abram T., Taunton
35.96
35.96
Bowker Fertilizer Co., Boston
5.80
5.80
Bailey, Elizabeth E., Taunton
6.96
6.96
Botelho, Louis, Taunton
4.64
4.64
Bayliss, Walter C., Taunton
132.24
132.24
Banville, J. F., Somerset
4.64
4.64
Best, Henry C., Fall River
3.48
3.48
Baker, Herbert L., Prov., R. I.,
1.16
1.16
Boyd, Peter F., Taunton
7.77
7.77
C
Clark, Patrick J., Prov., R. I.,
2.32
45.82
48.14
Catabia, Manuel, Swansea
9.28
9.28
Cabso, Manuel D., Swansea
4.64
4.64
Curran, Charles, Rehoboth
4.64
4.64
Crane, Philip, Taunton
1.16
1.16
Crane, Abel T., Taunton
2.32
2.32
Chase, Ralph A., Warren, R. I.
18.56
18.56
Chase, Andrew, Swansea
17.40
17.40
Chase, Mary E., Swansea
24.01
24.01
Cummings, Bertha I., Taunton
84.68
84.68
Chapman, A. B., Taunton
9.28
9.28
Carlow, Harry, Taunton
19.72
19.72
Chadwick, John, Taunton
4.64
4.64
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Name
Address Personal Real Total
D
Duffy, John J., Fall River
2.90
2.90
Dowse, Fannie R., Boston
17.40
17.40
Davis, Allen, Elm
16.24
16.24
Doyle, Annie G., Fall River
24.36
24.36
Dansereau, Zatigue C., Fall River
4.06
4.06
De Cambra, Manuel, Somerset
6.96
6.96
Dias, Antone S., Rehoboth
48.72
48.72
1 -
E
Eagan, Owen J., Somerset
11.60
253.57
265.17
Ellis, Albert E., Rehoboth
2.78
11.60
14.38
Earle, Bessie, Belmont
· 4.64
4.64
Eastern Mass. St. R. R., Fall River
8.12
8.12
Edminster, C. F., Brooklyn, N. Y.
2.90
2.90
Ervin, Samuel R., Easton
14.50
14.50
₣
Fall River Elec. Light Co., Fall River
1055.60
1055.60
Freeman, Wayne M., Taunton
26.68
26.68
Feehan, Rev. Daniel F., Fall River
312.62
312.62
Francis, Mary A., Longmeadow
16.82
16.82.
Fall River Co-op. Bank, Fall River
20.88
20.88
Franco, Mary, Fall River
23.20
23.20
G
Gonsalves, Joseph, Swansea
2.32
2.32
Galligan, Andrew J., Taunton
10.09
10.09
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Name Address
Personal Real
Total
Goff, Arthur, Rehoboth
42.57
42.57
Godfrey, Mai F., Tenn.
5.80
5.80
Greeley, Mary P., Fall River
2.32
2.32
Grace, Isabelle, Berkley
6.96
6.96
Gray, Aaron N., Fall River
9.28
9.28
H
Heher, John E., Taunton
7.77
7.77
Holman, James E., Taunton
15.08
15.08
Harodite Finishing Co., No. Dighton
11.60
11.60
Horton, Adin et al., Swansea
2.32
2.32
Holden, Nellie, Rehoboth
.70
.70
Hallock, Ruth H., Prov., R. I. 14.50
54.52
69.02
Henson, Estella F., Norton
4.64
4.64
Haskins, Elmer E., Penn.
13.92
13.92
J
Jackson, Mary E. et al., Taunton
27.84
27.84
K
Kilmurray, James, Pawtucket, R. I.,
1.85
1.85
L
Lavois, John A. et al., N. J.
3.48
3.48
La Rue, Henry, et al., Taunton
2.32
22.04
24.36
Lane, George H., Taunton
6.96
6.96
Lane, Milton, Taunton
8.12
8.12
Luther, Arthur L. et al., Taunton
25.52
25.52
Levesque, Oscar and Romero, Fall River
.
6.96
6.96
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Name Address
Personal Real
Total
Lemaire, Jos. E., Taunton
13.92
13.92
Leach, Mrs. and Miss Wilson, Taunton 15.08
15.08
M
1
Montaup Elec. Co., Fall River 1679.68
53.36 1733.04
Magan, Annie Louise, Rehoboth
2.32
2.32
Magan, Henry, Rehoboth
4.64
4.64
Moshier, Addie M., New Bedford
51.04
51.04
Melvin, Fannie L., Somerset
16.82
16.82
Mozone Brothers, Taunton
9.98
9.98
Madowsky, Anna, Fall River
9.28
9.28
Mello, Manuel C., Rehoboth
3.71
3.71
McCuster, Patrick H., Pawtucket, R. I.
2.32
2.32
Meade, Charlotte A., Brooklyn, N. Y. 153.12
153.12
N
Nicol, Ethel, N. Y.
82.36
82.36
New England Tel & Tel. Boston
653.20
653.20
Nickerson, Alberta, Taunton
18.56
18.56
Neville, Richard J., Somerset
13.92
13.92
O
Old Colony R. R. Co., Boston
208.80
208.80
P
Prosser, John H., Prov., R. I.
2.90
2.90
Pitts, Mrs. Joseph, Taunton
41.76
41.76
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Name Address
Personal Real
Total
Potter, J. L., Fall River
38.28
38.28
Pierce, Charles, Dartmouth
23.20
23.20
Perry, Antone, Swansea
.70
Parker, George F., Newburyport
2.32
2.32
Perry, Joseph, Swansea
1.16
1.16
Pierce, Leslie, Taunton
2.32
2.32
Perry, Ralph O., Rehoboth
3.48
3.48
Paull, Lena M., New Bedford
17.40
17.40
Pellitier, Octave, Fall River
10.44
10.44
Pettine, James, Prov., R. I.
11.60
11.60
Pring, John, Raynham
4.64
4.64
Place, Josiah S. est., Taunton
11.37
11.37
Q
Quirk, Thomas, Somerset
4.06
4.06
Richter, Otto H., Rehoboth
4.64
4.64
Rankin, William, Prov., R. I.
2.32
2.32
Reed, Charlotte, Taunton
1.16
1.16
Rose, Nathaniel, Taunton
1.39
1.39
Rose, Antone F., Swansea
12.76
12.76
Rogers, Michael J., Taunton
34.80
34.80
Reed, H. W., Taunton
11.60
11.60
Ricketson, Theodore P., Taunton
13.92
13.92
Ripley, Edwin D., Taunton
16.24
16.24
Reed, Mrs. E. B., Brooklyn
1.16
1.16
S
Seekell, Elizabeth F., Taunton
51.04
51.04
Smith, Samuel E., Rehoboth
35.96
35.96
Silvia, Mike Lopes, Taunton
3.48
3.48
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Name Address
Personal Real
Total
Swanson, John H., Swansea
1.16
1.16
Storer, Elizabeth, Norton
3.48
3.48
Stirrup, John, New Bedford
61.48
61.48
Spooner, Henry J., Pleasant
31.67
266.80
298.47
Souza, Marion, No. Tiverton
3.48
3.48
Segreganset Country Club, Taunton
46.40
46.40
Stevens, Annie M., Taunton
9.28
9.28
Sylvester, Louis L., Somerset
1.39
1.39
Standish, John C., N. Y.
4.64
4.64
Staples Coal Co., Taunton
46.40
46.40
Stafford, James, Trustee St. Paul's
Parish, No. Dighton
16.24
16.24
Sherman, Helen S., Roxbury
52.20
52.20
Shapiro, Myer, Fall River
147.32
147.32
Sharps, Anna B. and Morgan Barney, New York Stiles & Hart Brick Co., No. Haven, Conn.
39.44
39.44
283.39
283.39
Somerset Water Dept., Somerset
157.99
157.99
Standard Stove Lining Co., Taunton
116.00
116.00
Smart, F. H. and Anna W., Taunton
13.92
13.92
Small, Harry, Fall River
5.80
5.80
T
Torris, Manuel, Fall River
74.24
74.24
Taunton Gas Light Co., Taunton
316.68
316.68
Tatum, Anna O. B., N. Y. City
6.96
6.96
Talbot, Walter C., Danbury, Conn.
9.28
9.28
Travers, Joseph, Somerset
2.32
2.32
Turner, Andrew W., Taunton
7.54
7.54
66
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Name
Address Personal Real Total
W
Wade, John T., Taunton
31.32
31.32
Wade, Elmer T., Taunton
5.80
5.80
Wilbur, William I., Swansea
18.56
18.56
Williams, George F., Taunton
3.48
3.48
West, F. R. and George W. Allen, East Prov., R. I.
12.76
12.76
Williams, Thomas T., Taunton
29.58
29.58
Wheeler, Ida E., Taunton
4.18
4.18
Wheeler, Henry, Rehoboth
2.32
2.32
Westcott, Mary W., Taunton
8.12
8.12
West, Horace R., Rehoboth
13.34
13.34
Witherel, Thomas, Est. B. M. C. Durfee
Bank Trustee, Fall River
82.36
82.36
Williams, Archie, Prov., R. I.
55.68
55.68
West, H. Evans, Seekonk, R. I.
10.44
10.44
Wheeler, Lena, Taunton
11.60
11.60
Waldron, Everett H., Taunton
4.64
4.64
Williams, Harry J., Rehoboth
5.80
5.80
Wholey, James, Prov., R. I.
29.00
29.00
Waterman, Lester et al., Rehoboth
52.55
52.55
Western Union Tel. Co., Boston 52.16
52.16
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REPORT OF BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Value of Personal Property Assessed,
$1,006,807.00
Value of Buildings Assessed,
2,367,045.00
Value of Land Assessed,
522,050.00
Total,
$3,895,902.00
Tax Rate-$23.20 per $1,000.
Number of Polls,
850
Number of Horses,
176
Number of Cows,
322
Number other than Cows,
47
Number of Swine,
264
Number of Fowl,
4182
Number of Dwellings,
658
Number Acres of Land,
13361
Number of Automobiles Assessed, to July 1-29,
791
Valuation of Automobiles,
$256,335.00
Average Valuation,
$324.00
WALTER HAMPTON,
LEROY J. WADE,
FRANK R. O'CONNELL,
Assessors of Town of Dighton.
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TREASURER'S REPORT
Receipts
Balance in Treasury Jan. 1, 1929, $53,851.24
Adjustment made by State Examiners to
account for surplus cash on January 1, 1929, $438.47
Received from :
Town of Berkley, repairs D.
& B. Bridge, 1,485.83
Bristol County Dog Fund, 558.79
Care of Cemeteries, 187.45
Reimbursement paid in error
for Cemetery account, 3.50
Library receipts,
33.77
Interest on Town Funds,
273.21
Licenses,
133.00
Town of Berkley School Tuition, 240.00
Court Fines,
412.05
Nurse Telephone,
2.85
Sealer of Weights and Meas-
ures, 57.95
Dighton Rock Grange, Rent,
40.00
Dighton Rock Grange, Water at Hall, 6.00
Old Lumber at School House,
25.00
Dividend from No. Dighton Co-operative Asso.,
15.97
Charity,
329.33
Board of Health,
138.65
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F. A. D. Bullard, rebate of
Insurance, 3.00
Commonwealth, Main St.
Macadam, 16,694.65
Comm., P. S. Corporation Tax, 627.90
Comm. Business Corporation Tax,
14,394.18
Comm. Income Tax, 19,710.14
Comm. National Bank Tax, 160.04
Comm. Trust Co. Tax,
59.34
Comm. Street Ry. Tax,
773.51
Comm. State Aid,
162.00
Temporary Loans,
40,000.00
Taxes for year 1928,
7,327.25
Taxes for year 1929,
86,423.84
Taxes from Automobiles, 1929,
7,216.08
Interest on Taxes, 1.
299.58
Interest on Bank Balances,
712.35
Comm. Vocational Aid,
24.18
Total Receipts,
$252,821.10
Expenditures
Paid for Charity,
$8,161.73
Schools,
61,976.18
Streets,
9,653.53
Library,
1,541.92
Police,
2,786.92
Incidentals,
2,669.47
Fire Department,
1,758.38
Board of Health,
2,638.45
State Aid & Soldiers' Relief,
310.00
Interest Charges,
1,091.12
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Forest Street Macadam,
10,366.62
Town Officers,
4,427.12
Dighton School Well,
5,739.25
Repairs on Library,
1,104.16
Main Street Macadam,
33,601.40
So. School Addition,
6,468.26
Soldiers' Monument,
51.10
Cemeteries, care of,
190.95
Dighton & Berkley Bridge,
915.50
Forest Fires,
16.60
Destroying Moths,
766.20
Interest on Town Funds,
273.21
Memorial Day Observance,
125.00
Temporary Loans,
40,000.00
Tuberculosis Hospital,
2,935.05
County Tax,
5,974.72
State Tax,
5,780.00
State Repairs of Highways,
2,973.44
Veterans Exemption,
15.35
States Snow Removal,
231.53
Taunton Savings Bank Loan, 1,000.00
In Treasury Dec. 31, 1929, 37,877.94
Excess cash in Bank, $2.80
Town Debt December 31, 1929,
$2,000.00
INVESTED FUNDS
In Taunton Savings Bank, Dec. 31, 1928, $1,747.40
Dividends Received, 88.46
In Bank Dec. 31, 1929, Almshouse Acc't, 1,835.86 In Taunton Savings Bank, War Poll Tax Acc't, 454.78 Dividends received during year from Bank, 21.37
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Dividends from N. D. Co-operative Bank, de- posited,
69.00
War Poll Tax on deposit Dec. 31, 1929,
545.15
Deposit in B. C. Savings Bank Dec. 31, 1928, 1,864.91
Dividends received during year,
94.38
Total in Bank Dec. 31, 1929,
1,959.29
Six shares of No. Dighton Co-op. Bank,
1,200.00
RECORD OF CEMETERY FUNDS
Amount of On Deposit Interest Paid for'
Fund
Jan. 1, '29
Rec'd
care of
Sarah Babbitt,
$100.00
$150.71
$7.60
$5.00
Briggs Lot,
125.00
198.14
10.03
3.00
Mary J. Briggs,
100.00
113.94
5.73
4.00
George E. Francis,
100.00
125.42
6.33
4.00
Joseph Gooding,
142.75
148.99
7.50
5.00
Truman N. Goff,
100.00
115.22
5.82
3.50
George H. Horton,
100.00
139.82
7.06
4.00
Nelson Horton,
100.00
133.41
6.73
3.50
Sylvanus Jones
100.00
157.70
7.95
5.00
Josiah R. Talbot,
100.00
124.75
6.28
4.00
Dr. A. J. Smith,
150.00
166.63
7.60
4.00
Martha L. Smith,
50.00
52.24
2.39
2.00
Nathan Walker,
100.00
135.67
6.86
5.00
William Walker,
250.00
375.85
19.01
10.00
Williams Lot,
100.00
142.79
7.20
5.00
Benjamin F. Goff,
100.00
114.84
5.78
3.50
David W. Francis,
100.00
113.29
5.73
3.50
N. Allen Walker,
150.00
211.99
10.71
Oliver P. Simmons,
721.98
752.54
38.08
57.95
Francis J. Wheeler,
100.00
108.45
5.48
3.50
William D. Goff,
100.00
105.46
5.33
4.00
Robert S. Waterman, 100.00
106.80
5.38
3.50
Thomas B. Witherell,
100.00
109.42
5.53
4.00
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Josephine G. Thaxter, 100.00
104.01
5.25
4.00
Submit Babbitt,
50.00
51.65
2.58
2.00
Ebenezer Gay,
50.00
51.65
2.58
2.00
Emerson Goff,
100.00
108.65
5.48
3.50
Shubel Wheeler,
100.00
102.26
4.62
3.50
Westcoat & McNally, 200.00
210.22
9.60
7.00
Wendell Weed,
100.00
98.76
4.98
5.00
Emerline Williams,
100.00
100.81
5.08
4.00
Zenas H. Goff,
150.00
155.80
7.86
4.50
Job Paul,
100.00
100.00
5.05
3.50
Albert G. Goff,
50.00
50.00
1.50
1.50
Respectfully submitted,
DWIGHT F. LANE,
Treasurer.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
The regular Annual Meeting was held on March 4, 1929, Charles S. Chase was chosen Moderator by ballot.
Tellers appointed were : Leroy J. Wade, Harry S. Hathaway, Grace Cameron, Rose E. Bolger, Elizabeth A. Wade, Doris E. Booth, Anna Bukacek, Irving G. Horton, and William W. Macker.
Town Officers Elected
Selectman: George B. Glidden.
Member Board of Public Welfare: George B. Glid- den.
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School Committee for Three Years: Trenor F. Goodell and Clara L. M. Wyeth.
Town Treasurer: Dwight F. Lane.
Town Clerk for Three Years: Dwight F. Lane. Assessor for Three Years : Frank R. O'Connell.
Tax Collector : David A. Buffington.
Auditor : Howard C. Briggs.
Tree Warden: LeRoy Latimer.
Trustee of Public Library : M. William O'Connell.
Constables: Lewis L. Ballou, Albert N. Goff, Lyndon E. Hathaway, Raymond A. Horton, John E. Souza, John W. Synan, August P. White.
Fish Wardens: Albert N. Goff, Henry E. Williams, D. Thurber Wood.
Oyster Wardens: Albert N. Goff, Henry E. Wil- liams, D. Thurber Wood.
Appropriations
Schools,
$61,480.00
Charity,
8,500.00
Streets,
10,000.00
Public Library Repairs,
1,500.00
Public Library,
1,400.00
Police Service,
3,000.00
Incidentals,
2,500.00
Fire Department,
2,000.00
Board of Health,
2,500.00
State and Military Aid,
275.00
Tuberculosis Hospital,
2,935.05
Forest Fires,
200.00
Dighton and Berkley Bridge,
900.00
Interest Charges,
1,000.00
Town Debt,
1,000.00
Overdrafts,
2,141.70
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Addition to So. School,
8,500.00
Memorial Day, 125.00
Driving Well at So. Dighton School,
2,000.00
Grading and Curbing Around Soldiers' Monu-
ment, 150.00
Voted to take the following amounts from balance in Treasury. of January 1st, 1929.
Macadam on Main Street, $18,000.00
Macadam on Forest Street, 12,000.00
So. Dighton School Well, 3,782.70
Adjustment of prices for labor on highways was left in hands of the Selectmen.
Reports of Town Officers was accepted as printed.
Collector of Taxes was given same power in making collections as had by the Town Treasurer.
Voted that the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is, authorized to borrow. money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the Town for the financial year beginning January 1st, 1929, and to issue a note or notes therefor pay- able within one year. Any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of said financial year.
The bonds of the Treasurer and Collector were fixed at $15,000.each and of the Town Clerk at $1000.
The Selectmen were authorized to erect bulletin boards at or near Goff's and Brick Meeting House, near the former Wm. O. Lee's Store and one at the corner of Hart and Pleasant Streets.
Selectmen Appointments of Minor Officers
Constables: Arthur F. Sprague, James H. Wolfe, Joseph K. Milliken, Jr., LeRoy Latimer, and Howard C. Briggs.
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Agent Board of Health: Dwight F. Lane.
Field Drivers: Raymond A. Horton, William W. Macker.
Fence Viewers: Walter Hampton, Leroy J. Wade, Frank R. O'Connell.
Public Weighers: Sylvester White, Frank H. Boothby, John H. Mather, and Harry S. Bridgford.
Sealer of Weights and Measures: John W. Synan, John R. Ingham.
Superintendent of Streets : LeRoy Latimer. Moth Superintendent: George E. Hathaway.
Forest Fire Warden: Raymond A. Horton. Registrar of Voters: J. Harvey Briggs.
Butcher's License : Lyndon E. Hathaway.
Accident Compensation Agent : Howard C. Briggs.
Inspector of Meats and Provisions : Henry E. Wil- liams, D. Thurber Wood.
Sunday Licenses: Mildred R. Collins, Josephine Terrien, Peter Kossoi, Minyon D. Watson, John P. Mc- Neil, Clinton H. Babbitt, Howell H. Carr, Wm. O. Wil- bur, Carl P. Gordon.
Common Victuallers License: John C. McNeil, Minyon D. Watson.
Junk Licenses : John P. Collins, Louis Sanders.
License to Store Gasoline: Wm. A. Simmons, Joseph A. Dever, Herbert F. Reed, George A. Reed, Walker Hardware Co.
Jurors drawn during year :- Arthur F. Sprague, Norman J. Cameron, Joseph Bell, Joshua Ashcroft, Charles B. Simmons, William S. Gilbert, Alfred E. Cote, Harold Allen Walker, Lyle C. Ingalls.
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BIRTHS RECORDED IN 1929
Date
Name
Jan. 5 Theresa Dupont
10 Robert Henry Goslin
11 Joseph Louis Santos
-13 Ralph Edward Hill
14 Stella Louise Tavers
28 Jeane Lenora Martin
28 Albert Normand Pelletier
30 Arthur Torres
Feb.
14 Sylvia 12 Rose Marie Gracia
3 Erene Roza Ferreira
8 Manuel Perry
13 Roger Jos. Norman PorterEdward L. and May C. Porter
15 John R. Whittaker
15 Jean Marion Goodell
26 Richard Alfred Boscoe
Mar. A
3 Mary Correira
14
5 Raymond Everett Costa Kathleen Ann Kelliher
19 Frank Ralph Stafford
20 Robert Malcolm Silvia
28 William Gordon Hughes
April
3 Barbara Edith Babbitt
8 Audrey Louise Marden
8 Howard Lewis Fleck
11 Lillian Blake Hathaway
11 Beverly Arthurine Wilson
13 Robert Corey
20 John Robert Quigley
30 Laura Constantine
30 David Talbot Dean
May
3 Richard Elmer Carpenter
6 Johny Lopes Massa
6 Mable Louise Townsend Leonel Irenen DeAquiar
12
15 Catherine Mendoza
17 Walter Joseph Fricker
17 Douglas Earle Ide
Names of Parents
Manuel P. and Phoebe Dupont Leonard and Elizabeth Goslin Anthony and Gladys P. Santos Ralph E. and Hazel W. Hill John and Rose Tavers Malcolm C. and Hattie E. Martin John B. and Blanche Pelletier Arthur P. and Mary Torres Antone and Irene M. Sylvia Frank S. and May L. Gracia Joe M. and Marie J. Ferreira Manuel and Susie G. Perry
John and Christena Whittaker Trenor F. and Marion J. Goodell Anthony L. and Lillian F. Boscoe Manuel and Mary Correira Frank and Lucy Costa Matthew T. and Anna Kelliher Harry and Blanche E. Stafford Anthony M. and Mary H. Silvia William G. and Helen D. Hughes Lester I. and Madeline W. Babbitt Robert C. and Hazel L. Marden Bradford and Mildred Fleck Lyndon E. and Ethel Hathaway Oscar S. and Myette Wilson Antone S. and Mary Corey Joseph A. and Edith Quigley Louis and Mary Constantine Sheldon T. and Arlene T. Dean Edwin N. and Florence M. Carpenter John L. and Lena Massa Robert V. and Arline M. Townsend John M. and Angela DeAquiar Frank and Mary Mendoza Walter J. and Avis H. Fricker Warren L. and Ruth Ide
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BIRTHS (Continued)
Date
Name
28 William Pacheco Amaral
June
9 Virginia Ruth Field
9 John Robert Thomas
9 George Daniel Macedo
12 Ruth Francis Toner
13 Robert Edwin Costa
16 David Lincoln Phillips
18 Janice Ruth Horton
20 - Wynn
23 Harlan Gordon Horton Cynthia Ann Robertson
30 14 Benjamin C. Munroe
22 Henry Zurawel
24 Douglas Lee Stratton
29 Russell Jonathan Turner
29 Paul Eugene Richard
Aug.
2 Leo Carpenter
11 Lloyd Baker Horton
13 Kenneth Gordon Barrow
22 Audrey Louise LeFaivre
Sept. 11 John Francis Rose
12 Russell Henry Horton
19 Donald Francis Cambra
28 Lillian Julia Rose
Oct.
6 Ralph Arnold Woodward
17 Irene Francis
25 Alden Lee Johnson
31 Robert Wilson Reid
Nov.
1 Dorothy Teresa Bleau
5 Ruth Edith Sawyer
18 Vonda Lee Seekell 20 Wayne Sheldon Thomas
29 Elmer Reynolds Crossland Elmer R. and Lillian E. Crossland
30 Ruth Genevieve Carl
Dec.
1 Anna Rose Ziajor 1 Gladys Louise Gilbert
2 Marion Louise Broadbent
7 Joseph Thomas White
Date Name
William P. and Musette I. Amaral Harold S. and Bertha Field Joseph and Rose M. Thomas
Manuel C. and Rose Macedo John L. and Helen M. Toner Manuel and Eva Costa
Robert Jr. and Gladys E. Phillips Roy and Elsie Horton
July
Charles and Doris Wynn Raymond A. and Grace Horton Charles H. and Anita Z. Robertson Benjamin C. and Elsie Munroe Michael and Apolonia Zurawel Ralph and Dorothy Stratton Robert and Caroline L. Turner Eugene and Maria Richard Joseph and Ruth Carpenter Lloyd Baker and Winnifred Horton
Thomas and Mary Barrow
Arthur J. and Helen LeFaivre Thomas and Anna Rose Douglas and Jean R. Horton Frank P. Jr. and Myra P. Cambra Frank and Julia Rose
Norman E. and Esther Woodward
Alfred and Mary Francis
Daniel L. and Doris E. Johnson Wilson L. and Helen A. Reid Joseph W. and Lena Bleau Carl L. and Helen N. Sawyer Benjamin A. and Lola Geneva Seekell Norman E. and May Agnes Thomas
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