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9 Lester Winthrop Leonard of Dighton and Lillian Emma Coughlin of Attleboro, by Edward F. Dowling, Priest.
23 Antone Gracia Rose of Dighton and Evelyn Cardoza of Dartmouth, by Albert J. Masse, Priest.
Feb. 15 Kent W. Karnes and Elsa Helena (Berg) Chace, both of Providence, R. I., by Frederick W. Bastow, Clergyman.
Mar. 8 Amedee Carpentier of Fall River and Elizabeth Crawford of Dighton, by L. K. Peacock, Minister.
April 2 Ernest Hathaway Atwood and Helen Ernestine Rose, both of Dighton, by C. B. Hartman, Clergyman.
3 Welton Kentrue Carr of Dighton and Casimira Domaraska of Somerset, by George H. Norton, Minister.
4 Samuel Harry Lyon of Rehoboth and Emma Perry of See- konk, by George H. Norton, Minister.
10 Roland Emil Guillet and Frances Dutra, both of Dighton, by John J. Shay, Priest.
May
7 John F. Harlow and Margaret A. (Summersgill) Whelan, both of Providence, R. I., by Frederick W. Bastow, Clergy- man.
23 Edward Dever of Dighton and Ilda Medeiros of East Taun- ton, by J. F. Knipschild, Minister.
June 3 Raymond E. Simmons of Dighton and Madeline Lamour- eaux of Taunton, by John J. Griffin, Priest.
5 H. Howard Croome Jr. of Rehoboth and Dorothy Mae Goff of Dighton, by J. Raymond Chadwick, Minister.
12 Elwyn H. Stafford of Dighton and Bertha M. Ridley of Taunton, by Edgar J. Curry, Minister.
17 Howell Simmons Carr of Dighton and Celia Edith Grindle of Tiverton, R. I., by Homer F. Carr, Minister.
19 Arthur M. Camara of Fall River and Clementina V. Law- rence of Dighton, by Felix S. Childs, Priest.
19 Walter Duerden Pilling and Emily Christina Christenson, both of Dighton, by W. Douglas Swaffield, Clergyman.
July 3 Albert S. Rose and Orlina Mae Ellis, both of Dighton, by Walter Allen Telfer, Clergyman.
3 Alfred M. Mello of Fall River and Adeline A. Santos of Dighton, by John J. Shay, Priest.
12 Frank Cabral Torres of Dighton and Esther Francis Curt of, Somerset, by Thomas P. Doherty, Priest.
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17 Alexander LaPorte and Louise Bishop, both of Providence, R. I., by Felix S. Childs, Priest.
24 Leslie Arthur Meacock of Dighton and Merelyn L. (Wry) Adams of Easton, by John P. Fitzsimmons, Minister.
24 Edward Andrade of Taunton and Rose White of Dighton, by Felix S. Childs, Priest.
Aug.
31 David Cotter of Dighton and Hannah MacDonald of Taun- ton, by W. D. Swaffield, Clergyman.
2 Frank Machado and Ethel Grace Lee, both of Dighton, by Frederick W. Bastow, Clergyman.
9 Richard E. Perry of Dighton and Elizabeth P. Redman of Bucksport, Maine, by G. E. Dandaneau, Priest.
14 Harvey Allison Macomber of Taunton and Alice Walczak of Dighton, by John J. Shay, Priest.
21 John Ogden Stevens of North Attleboro and Elizabeth Monroe Lee of Dighton, by W. H. Wakefield Jr., Minister.
21 Albert Gomes and Annie Enos, both of Taunton, by John J. Shay, Priest.
28 Joseph DeCosta Jr. of Dighton and Mary Raposa of Taun- ton, by Souza de'Mello, Priest.
28 Gilbert Brewster Blackledge of Somerset and Ruth Evelyn Brown of Dighton, by Rutherford Harold Moore, Minister.
28 Robert A. Cavanaugh of Taunton and Eva E. Talbot of Dighton, by John J. Shay, Priest.
29 Philip C. Oliveira and Lillian M. Heroux, both of Fall River, by Felix S. Childs, Priest.
30 William Francis Benevides of Somerset and Gladys Rita Cambra of Dighton, by Felix S. Childs, Priest.
Sept.
2 William Brooks of Dighton and Marilda Imelda Masse of Somerset, by Thomas Doherty, Priest.
6 Jesse White Jr. and Georgiana Madeline R. Roderick, both of Dighton, by Felix S. Childs. Priest.
6 Joseph V. Bienvenue of Somerset and Rita M. Lamont of Dighton, by John J. Shay, Priest.
7 William Golliff of Taunton and Elizabeth Caroline Cash of Dighton, by W. D. Swaffield, Clergyman.
11 Joseph A. Souza of Dighton and Virginia Elizabeth Weeks of Taunton, by John J. Shay, Priest.
21 Frank Lema and Frances Lena Botelho, both of Dighton, by John F. Cuffe. Priest.
Oct.
24 Marion Amaral and Mary (Silvia) Moniz, both of Dighton, by John R. Santos, Minister.
9 Edmund Tavares of Taunton and Emma Perry Suite of Dighton, by Felix S. Childs, Priest.
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11 William H. Burgess of Barrington, R. I., and Ruth E. Carey of Providence, R. I., by Frederick W. Alden, Clergyman.
12 Ernest Winfield Pierce and Virginia Pearl Grassie, both of Dighton, by James A. Dury, Priest.
12 Arthur Perry of Dighton and Lucille Poisson of Fall River, by Lucian A. Madore, Priest.
21 Elliot Wallace Hathaway of Dighton and Mary Harriet Devones of North Attleboro, by Frederick W. Bastow, Clergyman.
Nov. 7 Ernest Russell Johnson of Cranston, R. I., and Jennie Bar- bara Dunlap of Dighton, by Dorrance B. Lothrop, Minister.
8 Joseph Rebello and Mary Silvia, both of Dighton, by John J. Oliveira, Clergyman.
13 Gerald Willis Potter of Rehoboth and Isabel Jane Horton of Dighton, by Frederick W. Alden, Clergyman.
17 John Franklin Enos of Dighton and Mae Etta Ledoux of Fall River, by John A. Enos, Clerk of Court.
25 John S. Goulart and Rose Cambra, both of Dighton, by Felix S. Childs, Priest.
25 Manuel Araujo Jr. and Mary Cambra, both of Dighton, by Felix S. Childs, Priest.
25 Joseph Souza of Dighton and Mary Louise Curry of Cran- ston, R. I., by John F. Sullivan, Priest.
27 George Edward Catabia and Dorothy Cambra, both of Dighton, by Felix S. Childs, Priest.
27 Louis Catabia and Louise Cambra, both of Dighton, by Felix S. Childs, Priest.
27 John Santos of Dighton and Mary D. Valoize of Taunton, by Adriano Moniz, Priest.
Dec. 10 A. Chester Barber of Dighton and Beryl Waterfield of Taunton, by Henry Martin Medary, Clergyman.
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DEATHS RECORDED DURING THE YEAR 1937
Date
Name
Y.
Age M.
D.
Jan.
10 Lydia Bagshaw
68
2
20
12
Hilda (Sankey) O'Connell
49
1
7
15 Annie (Stephens) Ault
69
1
30
18
Theodore W. Leonard
66
18 Hiram W. Briggs
84
4
25
Feb.
9 John DeOrsey
87
1
4
23
George Oscar Manchester
87
. .
Mar.
9
Henry Francis Mandoza
20
4
5
13
Frederick Lowner
69
7
3
17
Joaquim Gomes Barreiros
38
5
1
26 Daniel C. Babbitt
75
5
3
28
Rosa Correiro Rapozo Rodriques
79
4
24
April
2 Lydia R. Whitmarsh
80
7
7
3
Chisholm
1 hr.
4 Julia Amaral
80
3
8
Helen Turner
16
10
26
12
Joshua Smith Bliss
94
10
24
22 Marion Fergunes Pine
59
May 5 Maria Moreira
55
9
2
30
Abbie Bowen May
75
5
20
July
8 George Albert Clark
87
2
11
19 Leslie C. Hillard
81
6
25
Carl P. Gorden
67
9
29
Aug. 26
Clayton Hillyard Nelson
31
5
24
Oct.
2 Herbert H. Horton
84
Nov. 9 Ella M. Talbot (Vance)
69
4
..
21 Philomena Rosa Mendoza
79
. .
Dec.
4 Edwin Lester
44
. .
.
16 Abbie Jane (Briggs) Atwood
82
4
7
17 Maria C. (Domingos) Rodriques
49
20 Eleanor May Weichel
53
10
25
.
-
19
George M. Cunha
22
30 Mary Medeiros
47
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DOGS LICENSED IN 1937
J, Emmons Briggs, 1 C. A. Milliken, 1 fe Abraham Greenhalgh, 1 Edith H. Talbot, 1 Louis Constantine, 1
Frederick Babbitt, 1
Felix S. Childs, 1
Clarence Perry, 1
Hattie Amidon, 1
H. M. Boyd, 1 fe Mrs. Arthur C. Staples, 1 Kenneth Averill, 1 fe
Dr. John H. Doyle, 1 m, 1 fe Dr. Annie G. Doyle, 1 fe Louis Rose, 1
Mrs. B. M. Wheeler, 1
Mrs. Ida Janvrin, 1 fe
George E. McCracken, 2
Mrs. J. G. Romero, 1 fe, 1 m Joseph Bell, 1 George B. Glidden, 2
Thomas Valentine, 1
Byron Haskins, 1
John Brooks, 1 fe
Austin Wheeler, 1
David Sears, 1
Ann L. Park, 1 fe
Patsy Davis, 1
Charles Chace, 1
Gladys Murray, 1
Roy W. Hathaway, 1
Elliot W. Hathaway, 1.
Lewis H. Carr, 3 fe
Hattie Briggs, 1 Harold Perry, 1 fe Frank Dutra, 1 J. Luther Adams, 1 Joshua Ashcroft, 1 Raymond Marble, 1 Mrs. Theo. Ladd, 2
Harry C. Hathaway, 1 Ralph Smith, 1 Clinton T. Potter, 2
Manuel White, 1 Ellen Trost, 1
Charles E. Carr, 1
Paul Lassen, 1 fe
Lewis E. Wood, 3 m, 1 fe
Joseph Dupont, 1 m, 1 fe Elmer Chadwick, 1
Frank Simmons, 1
Milton Sherman, 1 fe Benjamin Hornby, 1 fe D. A. Buffington, 1 Leland Pierce, 1 fe
H. H. Leonard, 1
John F. Synan, 1 Jackie Duff, 1
H. W. Pierce, 1
Ethel M. Hoyt, 1
Walter Macomber, 1
Manuel de Silvia, 1 Joseph Miguel, 2
Manuel Miguel, 1
Herbert I. Carr, Jr., 1 fe Frank Cordeiro, 3
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Robert D. Milliken, 1 m, 2 fe George E. Hathaway, 2 R. Kossoi, 1 Manuel G. Perry, 2
Walter Hamilton, 1 fe Manuel Vaz, 1
Alton May, 1 fe Harold Gustafson, 2 A. T. Westcoat, 1 fe Henry T. Bradley, 1 W. E. Davis, 2 John Enos, Sr., 1 Herbert I. Carr, 1
George F. Hathaway, 2 Alphonse Carpenter, 1 fe Mrs. Murray, 1 John Goulart, 1 Frank Alves, 1 fe, 1 m
Joseph Amaral, 2 Theodore Sylvia, 1
Dorothy Goff, 1 J. P. Torres, 2 John P. Cambra, 1
Manuel Frank, 2
Herbert L. Ballou, 1
Joseph Dever, 1 Earl M. Smith, 1 fe Nathaniel Glade, 1 Lois Horton, 1 Harold A. Perry, 1 Jesse Gaspar, 1 H. L. Perry, 1 Antone S. Mattos, 1 Seth Dutra, 1 Charles M. Gilbert, 2 James MacCullock, 1 John Roderick, 1
Mrs. L. E. Simmons, 1 fe, 1 m Tony Pimento, 1 Manuel Roderick, 1 Ruth L. Linnell, 1 fe Joseph P. Suite, 1 Wm. P. Suite, 1 Joe Cambra, 2 Joseph R. Pries, 1 Mrs. Frances Marble, 1 Frank Botelho, 1 Ella Harrison, 1 fe Manuel Katon, 1 fe G. F. Hoffshire, 1 Manuel D. Lawrence, 1 Manuel F. Sylvia, 1 Manuel Cotter, 1 fe William Ainsworth, 1
Albert Chamberlain, 1 fe Ervin E. Barney, 1 fe Antone S. Rose, 1 Howard Sherman, 1 Lewis McMann, 1
Lewis Carpenter, 1
Elmer B. Chamberlain, 1 fe W. E. Hawkes, 1 fe, 1 m Mrs. C. Lee, 1 Manuel P. White, 1 C. W. Cole, 1 Everett Frazier, 1 fe Frank Garniss, 1 Wm. B. Kay, 1 Mary Ferreira, 1 Hiram Sangster, 1 fe E. C. Bullock, 1 m, 1 fe Francis R. McLean, 1 fe William E. Macker, 1 Manuel Morris, 1
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Manuel Perry Suite, 1
E. E. Lincoln, 1
Arthur Meacock, 1
Karl Spratt, 1
Charles Rasmussen, 1 fe
Vernon Hopkins, 1
Frank Sanders, 1
Antone Perry, 1
Henry J. Spooner, 3 m, 2 fe
John Tavers, 1
Donald Hathaway, 2
Louis Willett, 2
Ernest Mercer, 1
Manuel Grassie, 1
Maynard Horton, 1
Edward Rose, 1
Elliot F. Walker, 1 fe Jessie Horton, 1
George McNeil, 1
Agnes George, 1 fe
Larry Rose, 1
Henry E. Horton, 1
Frank Badejo, 1
Ernest W. Westcote, 2
Gordon Hixon, 1
Anthony N. Silvia, 1 m, 1 fe
Henry Simonds, 1
Manuel Almeida, 1
Lester Hathaway, 1
John D. Dillingham, 1 fe
Robert Chisholm, 1
Mary Contildes, 1
Manuel G Lenardo, 1
Frederick Wall, 1
Lester M. Briggs, 2
W. Marsden, Jr., 1 fe, 1 m
Manuel Mederios, 1 Manuel Frizado, 1
Manuel Andrews, 1
L. C. Ingalls, 1 m, 1 fe
Richard Whitmore, 1
Antone Andrade, 1
Percy Simmons, 1 fe
Robert Reid, 1
Donald Cummings, 1
Antone Sanson, Jr., 1
John F. McConville, 1 fe
Mrs. Charles Briggs, 1
James M. Read, 1 fe
Manuel Evangelho, 1 Joe Rigo Silvia, 1
John F. Silvia, 2 Bento Pereira, 1
Armond Vincent, 1
Manuel Correira, 1
Leonard Walsh, 1 Joseph Katon DeCosta, 1 Lester Babbitt, 1 fe Manuel Costa, 1 fe
C. W. Adams, 1
Manuel P. Torres, 1
Leslie Atwood, 1
Roland Guillet, 1
Manuel Cordeiro, 1
Cashus Cummings, 1
Mrs. M. G. Pacheco, 1 Armay Bozian, 1
Frank C. Torres, 1 Manuel White, 1
Antone Rose, Jr., 1 m, 1 fe
Sylvia White, 1
Mary L. Silvia, 1 Alfred Silvia, 1 John Contildes, 1
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William F. Chace, 1
Mary P. DeCosta, 1
Manuel P. Amaral, 1
Marlett Jennings, 1
Manuel P. Dupont, 1
Everett F. Horton, 2
Howard M. Talbot, 1
Mrs. Mabel Magan, 1 fe
Joseph Catabia, 1 Frederick E. Handy, 1 Augustus F. Dever, 1
Owen W. Synan, 1 Harry Willis, 1
Joseph Rose, 1
Antone J. Perry, 1
Manuel Lima, 1
Albert Wheeler, 1 fe
William Bleazard, 1
Frank Pine, 1 John W. Synan, 1
Manuel Souza, 1
B. C. Monroe, 1 m, 1 fe
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TREASURER'S REPORT
Balance in Treasury, January 1, 1937
$22,874.99
Receipts during year
204,806.75
Total to be accounted for $227,681.74
Selectmen's Orders paid during year
$203,454.30
Balance in Treasury, December 31, 1937 24,227.44
$227,681.74
One outstanding Temporary Loan due April 4, 1938
$15,000.00
For further particulars see Auditor's Report which follows.
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RECORD OF CEMETERY FUND
Amount of Fund
On Deposit Jan. 1, 1937
Interest Received
Paid for Care
Sarah Babbitt
$100.00
$177.47
$4.41
$6.00
Briggs Lot
125.00
245.88
6.09
3.00
Mary J. Briggs
100.00
128.92
3.19
6.00
George E. Francis
100.00
146.89
3.68
3.00
Joseph Gooding
142.75
165.38
5.71
8.00
Truman N. Goff
100.00
128.09
3.21
3.50
George H. Horton
100.00
172.39
4.29
5.00
Nelson Horton
100.00
. 152.03
2.81
4.00
Sylvanus Jones
100.00
191.05
4.78
4.00
Josiah R. Talbot
100.00
146.77
3.64
5.00
Dr. A. J. Smith
150.00
196.58
4.37
5.00
Martha L. Smith
50.00
53.13
1.17
4.00
Nathan Walker
100.00
127.06
3.17
5.00
William Walker
250.00
354.00
8.81
18.00
Williams Lot
100.00
167.78
4.18
4.00
Thomas B. Wetherell
100.00
119.06
2.78
3.00
Benjamin F. Goff
100.00
127.53
2.20
3.00
David W. Francis
100.00
123.91
3.10
3.00
N. Allen Walker
150.98
288.67
5.64
Oliver P. Simmons
721.00
756.36
19.01
23.75
Francis J. Wheeler
100.00
117.35
2.94
2.75
William D. Goff
100,00
119.82
2.98
5.00
Robert S. Waterman
100.00
114.46
2.87
2.75
Josephine G. Thaxter
100.00
113.97
2.81
6.00
Submit Babbitt
50.00
56.05
1.38
4.00
Ebenezer Gay
50.00
55.54
1.37
4.00
Emerson W. Goff
100.00
117.61
2.95
2.75
Westcott & McNally
200.00
219.11
4.95
5.50
Shubel Wheeler
100.00
105.03
2.37
2.50
Wendell Weed
100.00
107.35
2.67
4.00
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Emeline Williams
100.00
112.24
2.79
4.00
Zenas H. Goff
150.00
172.91
4.34
3.50
Job Paull
100.00
105.93
2.65
2.50
Albert G. Goff
50.00
50.62
1.14
1.50
Edgar A. Essex
200.00
228.98
5.70
7.00
John H. Horton
100.00
105.03
2.64
2.50
Alfred A. Horton
100.00
100.13
2.51
John H. Harlow
100.00
100.87
2.53
2.75
Ephira Goff
100.00
100.00
2.08
Helen C. Briggs
75.00
75.00
.94
Respectfully submitted,
DWIGHT F. LANE,
Treasurer.
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ANNUAL REPORT
DIGHTON PUBLIC LIBRARY REPORT
I herewith submit my seventh report as Librarian: Circulation of books and periodicals for the year
1937
24,238
Adult non-fiction
2,602
Youth's non-fiction
2,472
Adult fiction
10,127
Youth's fiction
6,787
Periodicals
2,250
Number of books added 430
Number of books repaired
1,040
Number of persons using reading room
1,983
Collected in fines and paid to Town Treasurer
$37.96
Respectfully submitted,
ROSE E. PALMER
Librarian.
December 31, 1937
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
To the Citizens and Taxpayers of Dighton :
Herewith is a report of the financial transactions of the Town for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1937:
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR 1937
RECEIPTS
Cash Balance Jan. 1, 1937 $22,874.99
Received from Tax Collector :
Town Tax 1935
$2,339.59
Town Tax 1936
7,743.59
Town Tax 1937
72,478.07
$82,561.25
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1936 $196.17
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1937 6,802.63
$6,998.80
Interest :
Town 1935
$152.86
Town 1936
324.47
Town 1937
10.91
Motor Excise 1936
2.06
Motor Excise 1937
19.38
$509.68
Cost on Taxes and Fees
$51.80
Certificate of Taxes
$1.00
Treasurer's Receipts from Tax Sales :
Tax Titles
$306.36
Interest
18.41
Fees 4.00
$328.77
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Educational Measure
$3,673.83
State Valuation Measure
2,631.52
Aid to Industrial Schools
839.40
Pub. Health Subsidies
410.01
Tuition of Children
15.81
Income Taxes
10,085.54
Corporation Taxes
19,269.46
Gas, Light & Water Tax
48.14
State Aid
130.00
Veterans' Exemption
6.79
School Supt. Small Towns
1,185.73
$38,296.23
Cemetery P. C. Funds Income :
Withdrawals for Care
$179.25
$498.05
Bristol County Dog Fund Court Fines Hon. Charles S. Chace Fund Income
$22.00
$27.69
Licenses :
Bureau of Standards
$70.00
Beer and Wines
80.00
Milk
19.00
Junk
10.00
Hairdressers
2.00
Auto Sales
2.50
Sabbath Day Sales
21.00
Alcohol
1.00
$205.50
Loans :
Anticipation of Revenue No. Dighton Co-op. Dividend
$35,000.00 $34.10
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Old Age Assistance :
From The State
$3,200.17
From Other Towns & Cities
340.22
From Individuals
250.00
$3,790.39
United States Grants :
Old Age Assistance
$5,892.82
Aid to Dependent Children
370.00
Old Age Administration
199.72
$6,462.54
Police Department:
Grants for Maintenance
$9,631.50
Public Welfare Department:
From The State
$3,695.11
From Other Towns & Cities
1,853.65
Individuals
65.00
Dog Track Grant for Charity
1,000.00
Christmas Basket Fund
1,000.00
$7,613.76
School Department :
Refunds
$11.35
Smith, Hughes Fund
96.33
Tuitions
5,265.50
Evening Classes Other Towns
16.77
Schoolhouse Sale
200.00
$5,589.95
Sealing of Weights & Measures: Service, Fees, etc.,
$37.13
Street Department:
Sale of Materials
$8.75
Town Clerk :
Dog Licenses
$636.60
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Dighton & Berkley Bridge:
(Construction Account)
Proportion from The State $3,694.40
Proportion from The County 2,414.71
$6,109.11
Departmental Refunds :
Welfare
$56.19
Street Department
25.45
Fire Department
27.50
Board of Health
86.06
WPA Incidentals
10.70
Town Officers
7.00
$212.90
Total Receipts
$227,681.74
EXPENDITURES
Departmental
Town Officers :
Assessors
$1,499.88
Auditor
399.96
Clerk
249.96
Collector
949.92
Selectmen
1,889.88
Treasurer
750.00
Clerk of Boards
936.00
$6,675.60
Town Officers Incidentals :
Selectmen :
Printing, Stationery & Postage $32.46
Carfare, Auto Hire, travel, etc. 53.22
Telephone 3.40
All Other
20.30
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Auditor :
Printing & Stationery 16.80
Collector :
Printing, Stationery & Postage 160.61
Treasurer :
Printing, Stationery & Postage
304.38
Certification of Notes
4.00
Bank Charges
24.31
Assessors :
Printing & Stationery
86.13
Auto Hire, Travel, etc.
94.81
Registration Fees
11.45
Clerical
28.20
Election Officers :
Payrolls
63.00
Registrars of Voters
225.00
Dog Officer: Wages
20.00
Town Offices :
Supplies, Grounds, etc.
342.04
Repairs
14.26
Telephone
40.45
New Equipment
360.51
Sealer of Weights: Supplies
12.05
Printing Town Reports
164.64
Insurance Public Buildings
1,256.13
All Other Incidentals
143.16
$3,481.31
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Police Department :
Salary of Chief
$499.92
Officers' Wages
390.75
Fuel, Labor, Repairs, etc.
90.03
Equipment and Supplies
40.07
Lockup Fees
13.50
Printing, Travel, Fees, etc
65.85
$1,100.12
Police Department Special Payrolls
$9,631.50
Fire Department :
Wages
$669.85
Fuel for Trucks
39.49
Repairs to Trucks
65.54
Supplies and Equipment
681.04
Buildings :
Rent
48.00
Fuel and Light
90.87
Janitor Service
120.00
Telephone
30.60
All Other
59.38
$1,804.77
Fire Apparatus Account :
Apparatus
$6,250.00
Supplies and Equipment
356.06
Housing Alterations
354.12
$6,960.18
Gypsy Moths :
Wages
$303.20
Supplies
33.06
Insecticides
413.00
$749.26
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Board of Health :
Salaries of Nurses
$1,882.14
Sealer of Weights
100.00
General Adm. Expenses
20.25
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases :
Board and Treatment
972.50
Medicine and Medical
Treatment
270.33
Tuberculosis :
Board and Treatment
593.40
Recording Vital Statistics
172.50
Telephone
85.15
Inspector of Milk
249.96
Purchase of New Car
578.20
Garage Rent
24.00
Fuel and Oil
166.95
Repairs
23.18
Insurance
36.10
$5,174.66
Mosquito Control :
State Assessment
$150.00
Street Department:
Wages
$2,999.09
Truck Hire
755.61
Stone, Gravel, Oil, etc.
396.47
Supplies, Equipment and Repairs
1,148.59
Lighting
36.00
Snow and Ice Removal
106.00
All Other
56.90
$5,498.66
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Highway Grants:
Chapter 464, Acts 1935-Wages
$64.88
Dighton and Berkley Bridge:
Wages
$840.00
Repairs
216.05
Supplies
18.98
Power
19.00
$1,094.03
Dighton and Berkley Bridge:
Construction Account
Contractors
$7,336.44
Advertising
17.60
$7,354.04
Welfare Department:
Wages
$154.00
Printing, Stationery, etc.
53.74
Groceries and Provisions
8,987.45
Fuel, Light, Gas, etc.
1,696.40
Board and Care
2,276.32
Medicine and Medical Attendance 1,552.22
State Institutions
210.94
Burials
47.00
Rent
1,862.69
Cash Payments
5,685.60
Outside Relief :
Towns
1,080.78
Cities
1,010.94
$24,618.08
Old Age Assistance :
Cash Payrolls
$13,762.95
Outside Relief :
Other Towns and Cities
197.79
Burials
100.00
$14,060.74
.
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Old Age Administration :
Wages
$60.00
Supplies, Stationery, etc.
40.67
$100.67
Soldier's Relief :
Cash Payrolls
$322.90
State Aid :
Cash Payrolls
$160.00
South School Water Supply :
Power
$129.36
Service
307.43
Supplies
29.70
$466.49
School Department :
For Detail See School Report
$63,750.55
Public Library :
Librarian
$399.96
Janitor
162.50
Books and Periodicals
501.21
Other Supplies
5.65
Building Repairs
32.40
Fuel and Light
218.50
Water
10.00
Binding, Repairing Books, etc.
101.05
$1,431.27
Memorial Day Observance
Flags and Flowers $62.75
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W. P. A. Incidentals :
Commodity Distribution
$338.30
Salaries and Wages
2,278.65
Stone and Gravel
618.39
Supplies and Materials
2,346.38
Commissary Maintenance
62.62
Truck Hire
997.20
Administration Expenses
410.60
Telephone
3.05
Rentals
46.00
Transporation
83.00
$7,184.19
General Accounts
Cemetery P. C. Funds : Care of Lots
$184.75
Interest :
Revenue Loans
$106.11
High School Bonds
1,600.00
$1,706.11
Revenue Loans
$20,000.00
Debt Account:
High School Bonds
$4,000.00
Agency, Trust and Investment :
B. C. Tuberculosis Hospital $2,477.82
Dog Damages (Individual) 10.00
State Taxes
6,963.19
County Tax
5,187.22
Chace Fund Income 31.44
Welfare Agency (Individual)
45.00
$14,714.67
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Refunds :
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
$182.96
Property Taxes and Polls
30.00
Tax Titles
33.29
Dog Licenses to County
636.60
Departmental :
Old Age Assistance
69.27
$952.30
Total Expenditures
$203,454.30
Cash Balance, Dec. 31, 1937
24,227.44
Total
$227,681.74
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DEPARTMENTAL STATEMENT Town of Dighton 1937
Town Officers :
Appropriation
$6,700.00
Expenditures
6,675.60
Balance
$24.40
Incidentals :
Appropriation $4,000.00
From Schools (En-
trance Lights) 178.38
Total
$4,178.38
Expenditures. $3,481.31
To Schools (6% Build- ing Upkeep) 363.21
Total
$3,844.52
Balance
$333.86
Police Department :
Appropriation
$1,400.00
Expenditures
1,100.12
Balance $299.88
Fire Department:
Appropriation
$1,657.50
Expenditures
1,804.77
Deficit -$147.27
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Fire Apparatus Account :
Appropriation
$7,000.00
Expenditures
6,960.18
Balance $39.82
Gypsy Moths :
Appropriation
$750.00
Expenditures
749.26
Balance $ .74
Board of Health :
Appropriation
$5,000.00
From Schools (Nurse) 1,000.00
Total
$6,000.00
Expenditures
$5,174.66
To Schools (Food)
50.00
Total
$5,224.66
Balance
$775.34
Mosquito Control :
Appropriation
$150.00
Expenditures
150.00
Balance None
Street Department:
Appropriation $6,000.00
From Schools (Services) 43.24
Total
$6,043.24
Expenditures 5,498.66
Balance $544.58
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Dighton and Berkley Bridge:
Appropriation
$1,200.00
Expenditures
1,094.03
Balance
$105.97
Welfare Department:
Appropriation $18,000.00
Race Track Donation
1,000.00
Christmas Fund
1,000.00
Refunds (Individual)
20.00
Total
$20,020.00
Expenditures 1
24,618.08
Deficit
-$4,598.08
Old Age Assistance:
Appropriation
$4,000.00
U. S. Grants 5,892.82
Total
$9,892.82
Expenditures
14,060.74
Deficit
-$4,167.92
Soldier's Relief :
Appropriation
$700.00
Expenditures
322.90
Balance
$377.10
State Aid :
Appropriation
$180.00
Expenditures
160.00
Balance $20.00
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School Department:
Appropriation $63,978.21
From Incidentals 363.21
County Dog Fund 498.05
From Board of Health
50.00
Refunds 11.35
Smith, Hughes Fund
96.33
Total
$64,997.15
Expenditures
$63,750.55
To Board of Health
1,000.00
To Streets
43.24
To Incidentals
178.38
Total
$64,972.17
Balance
$24.98
South School Water:
Appropriation
$475.00
Expenditures
466.49
Balance
$8.51
Public Library :
Appropriation
$1,435.00
Expenditures
1,431.27
Balance
$3.73
Memorial Day :
Appropriation
$65.00
Expenditures
62.75
Balance $2.25
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W. P. A. Incidentals :
Appropriations
$7,300.00
Expenditures
7,184.19
Balance
$115.81
Interest Account :
Appropriation
$200.00
Expenditures
106.11
Balance $93.89
Interest; High School Bonds :
Appropriation
$1,600.00
Expenditures
1,600.00
Balance
None
Debt Account; High School Bonds:
Appropriation
$4,000.00
Expenditures
4,000.00
Balance None
Total Unexpended Balances Transferred to
Surplus Revenue
$2,770.86
Total Deficits to be Raised in 1938
8,913.27
1
I certify, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that the reports contained herein are correct. The Tax Col- lector's report as published is correct. Abatements and Tax Titles have been carefully examined and are in ac- cordance with the Collector's records. All payments of
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the Treasurer have been properly warranted and all re- ceipts have been recorded. The cash balance is on deposit to the credit of the Town. The investment and perpetual care funds have been verified, all income accounted for, and all payments warranted.
Respectfully submitted,
CLAYTON H. ATWOOD,
Auditor.
Town of Dighton Balance Sheet - Dec. 31, 1937 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Liabilities and Reserves
Cash
$24,227.44
Liabilities:
Accounts Receivable :
Cemetery P. C. Funds Income
$ 1.00
Taxes :
D. and B. Bridge Project 1,401.74
Levy of 1936
$3,589.72
Federal Grant; Dep. Children 370.00
Levy of 1937
12,311.80
Federal Grant; O. A. Administration
165.20
15,901.52
Revenue Loan
15,000.00
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax:
Levy of 1936
$18.41
Reserve Fund; Overlay Surplus
11,311.43
Levy of 1937
293.17
311.58 1,541.49
Overlay Reserved for Abatement of Taxes: Levy of 1936 1,550.08
Tax Titles
Departmental:
Public Welfare
$3,805.68
Revenue Reserved until Collected : Motor Vehicles Excise Tax
311.58
Tax Titles
1,541.49
Departmental
7,601.77
State Taxes
$443.92
County Taxes
168.34
Overlay 1937
346.68
Departmental
8,913.27
9,872.21 Excess and Deficiency; Surplus Revenue
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