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ANNUAL REPORT
25 Thomas J. Bianetti of Dighton and Blanche I. Harris of Providence, R. I. by James K. Allen, Minister.
26 Manuel F. Botelho of Taunton and Bernice L. Rose of Dighton by J. H. Pritchard, Minister.
SEPTEMBER
2 Leo Carpenter of Dighton and Lorraine P. Mello of Somerset by Christopher L. Broderick, Priest.
2 Alfred Anthony Corey of Dighton and Alice Cor- reia of Dighton by William H. Dolan, Priest.
2 Lloyd R. Pomber of Taunton and Irene C. Fran- cis of Dighton by John F. Laughlin, Priest.
4 Thomas F. Rose of Dighton and Anne M. Bennett of Dighton by William H. Dolan, Priest.
4 Manuel S. DeMello, Jr. of Dighton and Eleanor L. Genovese of Taunton by Francis Mckeon, Priest.
4 Antone Compos of Dighton and Helen E. Sykes of Swansea by F. A. Cournoyer, Priest.
16 Louis P. Mello, Jr. of Somerset and Irene M. Marques of Dighton by John F. Laughlin, Priest.
16 John Q. Dillingham, Jr. of Berkeley and Lois E. Horton of Dighton by James H. Beal, Priest.
23 William H. Tokarz of Fall River and Stacia Miecznikowski of Dighton by John F. Laughlin, Priest.
29 John Pickering of Somerset and Frances M. Thomas of Dighton by Dwight F. Lane, Justice of the Peace.
30 Thomas P. Barry of Dighton and Jean Charlotte Haglund of Easton by O. Karl Olander, Minister.
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OCTOBER
12 Richard A. Bennett of Holden and Patricia Mars- den of Dighton by John W. Carter, Minister.
12 Laurence Carpenter of Dighton and Emily A. Carr of Dighton by Joseph H. Pritchard, Minister.
16 David F. Watkins of Southboro and Eunice Rose of Dighton by Dwight F. Lane, Justice of the Peace.
21 Gerald Raymond Castergine of Cranston, R. I. and Janet Elizabeth Smith of Dighton by Wil- liam H. Dolan, Priest.
21 Franklin T. Lawry, Jr. of Dighton and Mildred A. Zagaja of Fall River by Lester L. Hull, Priest.
30 William L. Simonini of Warwick, R. I. and Yvette (Tatro) Reitsma of Providence, R. I. by Dwight F. Lane, Justice of the Peace.
NOVEMBER
1 Raymond T. Smith of Dighton and Eleanor (Moore) Thompson of Berkley by Henry L. Gali- peau, Justice of the Peace.
4 Alfred J. Vaz of Dighton and Helen L. Bennett of Rehoboth by George H. Douglas, Minister.
11 Howard W. Talbot of Dighton and Mary I. Bouchard of Taunton by William H. Dolan, Priest.
11 John F. Rose of Dighton and Elinor A. Conboy of Swansea by A. O. Ponte, Priest.
11 Milford W. Rausch of Taunton and Patricia L. (Greenhalgh) Hindle of Dighton by Elliott O. Foster, Minister.
18 Norman E. Rose of Dighton and Elaine E. Hor- ton of Dighton by J. H. Pritchard, Minister.
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Death Recorded During the Year 1950
Date
Name
Y.
M. D.
JANUARY
1 Walter Vernon Stead 65
5 Mary Perry Cambra 71
5 George Ellsworth McCracken
53
7 15
11 Hester W. Murray
89
18
FEBRUARY
1 Elton L. Reed
44
11 Joseph P. White
79
28 Franklin B. Leonard
81
MARCH
3 Maria A. Mederios
64
APRIL
14 Charles J. Levinson
72
6
3
23 Annie Lassen
75
9
24 Joseph M. Sylvia
59
8
8
JUNE
9 Francis Holman
82
2
7
13 Frank R. French
73
7
11
18 Maria G. Pacheco
67
3
18
JULY
20 Mary S. White
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4 4
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Date Name
Y.
M.
D.
24 Agnes M. Hallock
60
0
13
31 Gilbert Perry
17
9
24
AUGUST
5 Joseph W. Rose
90
5
14
6 Gaius E. Horton
82
10
23
26 Annie P. Colby
90
5
4
28 Mary P. White
72
SEPTEMBER
3 Charles Sariol
80
21 Carrie S. White
70
OCTOBER
15 Joseph Suite
80
11
20
19 Isaac B. Carpenter
82
11
18
27 Mary I. Hathaway
78
11
10
NOVEMBER
20 Alphonse Deschene
57
9
20
24 Elver M. Slade
74
6
8
DECEMBER
16 Henry C. L. Lincoln
80
0
7
18 Edna Cleveland
75
11
23
19 Harry Lee
71
19
28 Frank A. Paull
75
11 28
4
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JURY LIST - 1950 - 1951
Name
Occupation
Address
Post Office
Adams, Clarence W.
Farmer
Elm St.
Dighton
Ashworth, Raymond
Dairyman
Somerset Ave.
Segreganset
Beck, Charles
Gift Shop Owner
Somerset Ave.
Dighton No. Dighton
Barry, Thomas P.
Student
Lincoln Ave.
Boothby, Frank H.
Retired
Pearl St.
No. Dighton
Boucher, Maurice A.
Textile Worker
Riverside Ave.
No. Dighton
Boucher, Theodore E.
Textile Worker
Pleasant St.
Dighton
Bowen, Norman S.
Retired
Main St.
Dighton
Brooks, John
Inspector-Folder
Prospect St.
No. Dighton
Buckley, Kenneth A.
Unemployed
School St.
No. Dighton
Carpenter, Joseph Jr.
Truck Driver
Elm St.
Dighton
Carvalho, Manuel A. Chase, Kennth E.
Textile Worker
Bow St.
No. Dighton
Crawford, John
Floral Designer
Center St.
No. Dighton
Crotty, Osman D.
Cloth Inspector
Lincoln Ave.
No. Dighton
Deslauriers, Leo J.
Poultry Man
Brook St.
Dighton
Frietas, Tobias
Chemical Operator Somerset Ave.
No. Dighton
Heath, Thomas
Textile Worker
Lincoln Ave.
No. Dighton
Ingalls, Lyle C.
Watchman
Center St.
Segreganset
Kay, Charles
Textile Worker
Chase St.
No. Dighton Dighton
Miguel, Manuel S.
Chemical Operator Elm St.
Center St.
Segreganset
Perry, Dwight F.
Philbrook, Wayne M.
Teacher
Somerset Ave.
No. Dighton
Poole, Eugene B.
Retired
Summer St.
No. Dighton
Service Manager
Center St. Somerset Ave.
Segreganset Segreganset
Tax Collector
Lincoln Ave.
No. Dighton
Smith, Robert L.
Accountant
Spring St.
No. Dighton
Stafford, Lawrence
Textile Worker
Chase St.
No. Dighton
Wyeth, Edwin R.
Teacher
Center St.
Segreganset
Millard, David A. Newcomb, Benjamin R.
Instructor
Textile Worker Mechanic
Lincoln Ave.
No. Dighton
Chase St.
No. Dighton
Reynolds, Henry J. Sears, Charles A. E. Jr. Simmons, Percy B.
Welder
Salesman
Main St.
Dighton
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Jurors Drawn During 1950
January 11, 1950-
John Cash, Main St., Chemical Operator Louis E. Wood, Center St., Stock Clerk
February 8, 1950-
Lyndon E. Hathaway, Center St., Textile Worker Cassius W. Cummings, Main St., Ice Dealer
March 1, 1950-
Robert C. Chadwick, 116 School St., Textile Worker
April 5, 1950-
Willis T. Barlow, Main St., Watchman
May 10, 1950-
Francis W. Clemmey, Somerset Ave., Retired August 9, 1950-
Manuel A. Carvalho, Main St., Salesman
Henry J. Reynolds, Center St., Service Manager
August 23, 1950-
Maurice A. Boucher, Riverside Ave., Textile Worker
October 10, 1950-
Joseph Carpenter, Jr., Elm St., Truck Driver John Crawford, Center St., Floral Designer
October 18, 1950 --
Theodore E. Boucher, Pleasant St., Textile Worker November 15, 1950-
John Brooks, 63 Prospect St., Inspector-Folder
December 6, 1950-
Charles Beck; Somerset Ave., Gift Shop Owner
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ANNUAL REPORT
Annual Report of Dighton Assessors
We herewith submit to the citizens of Dighton our Anuual Report for the year 1950.
Appropriations
Town Appropriations
$228,738.56
Appropriated from
Available Funds
10.334.00
For Tax Title Foreclosure
200.00
1949 Overlay
131.64
State Parks
416.02
State Audit
588.54
County Tax
10,639.97
Tuberculosis Hospital
6,765.90
Overlay
2,448.82
$260,263.45
Estimated Receipts
Income Tax $ 39,416.58
Corporation Taxes
33,783.77
Old Age Tax (meals) Chap. 64B 312.81
Chap. 804, Acts of 1949 92.61
Old Age Tax (meals-Acts of
1949 Chap. 307)
431.98
Motor Vehicle Tax
12,000.00
Licenses
1,900.00
Fines
50.00
Charities (other than Federal
Grants for A.D.C.) 900.00
Old Age Assistance
12,000.00
Schools 24,600.00
Libraries 40.00
Sealer of Weights & Measures
70.00
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Interest on Taxes
255.00
Aid to Depdendent Children
2,000.00
Overestimate of 1949 County Tax
164.43
Used from E. & D.
10,334.00
$138,351.18
Total Appropriations $260,263.45
Total Estimated Receipts
138,351.18
Total Taxes Levied
on Polls & Property
121,912.27
Value of Personal Estate
325,128.00
Tax $11,054.35
Value of Real Estate
3,204,586.00
Tax $108,955.92
Number of Polls 968
Tax $1,936.00
Total Valuation $3,529,714.00
Tax Rate $34.00 per M.
Valuations
Land
Buildings
$ 587,210.00 2,617,376.00
$3,204,586.00
Value of Personal Estate
Stock in Trade
$ 22,500.00
Machinery
11,375.00
Live Stock
50,703.00
Other Personal
240,550.00
$325,128.00
Valuation Taxes
Motor Vehicles $493,590.00 17,629.03
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Live Stock
Number of Horses
48
Number of Cows
229
Number of Bulls
1
Number of Yearlings
67
Number of Steers
2
Number of Swine
19
Number of Sheep
2
Number of Fowl
11,721
Number of Goats
6
Number of Acres of Land
12,580
Number of Dwellings
732
Electric Light District
Total Appropriation
$3,200.00
Overlay
51.19
Total Levied
$3,251.19
Value of Real Estate $925,140.00
Tax $2,590.39
Value of Personal Estate 235,995.00
Tax $660.80
Tax Rate $2.80 per M.
North Dighton Fire District
Total Appropriation
$6,850.00
State Audit
3.57
Overlay
6.43
$6,860.00
Estimated Receipts (Water Rates)
4,540.34
Total Levied
$2,319.66
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Value of Real Estate
$1,134,236.00
Tax $2,268.47
Value of Personal Estate
25,595.00
Tax 51.19
$2,319.66 $1,159,831.00
Tax Rate $2.00 per M.
Exempted Property
Dighton Schools
$215,900.00
Bristol County Agricultural Schools
$282,610.00
Libraries
19,000.00
Fire Department
18,000.00
Police Department
5,000.00
Sealer of Weights
50.00
Highway Department
2,000.00
Cemeteries
1,050.00
Charitable Institutions
4,850.00
Water Companies
31,000.00
Churches and Parsonages
127,100.00
$706,560.00
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK R. O'CONNELL ARTHUR F. SPRAGUE RAYMOND A. HORTON
Board of Assessors
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT
Report on Poll and Personal Property Taxes
Balance 1949 Poll Taxes
due Dec. 31, 1949
$18.00
Added Interest .20
$18.20
Credit
Paid Treasurer
10.20
Abatements
8.00
$18.20
1950 Poll Tax Warrants
1,908.00
$1,908.00
Credit
Paid Treasurer
1,662.00
Abatements
236.00
Balance due Dec. 31, 1950
10.00
$1,908.00
Balance 1948 Personal
due Dec. 31, 1949
26.01
Added Interest
.03
$26.04
Credit
Paid Treasurer
.54
Abatements
25.50
$26.04
Balance 1949 Personal
due Dec. 31, 1949
785.39
Added Interest
9.77
$795.16
1
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Credit
Paid Treasurer
580.43
Abatements
42.00
Balance due Dec. 31, 1950
172.73
$795.16
1950 Personal Property
Warrants
11,144.79
Added Interest
1.81
$11,146.60
Credit
Paid Treasurer
10,523.72
Abatements
15.30
Balance due Dec. 31, 1950
607.58
$11,146.60
Balance of 1948 Excise
due Dec. 31, 1949
236.25
Added Interest
3.81
$240.06
Credit
Paid Treasurer
70.42
Abatements
169.64
$240.06
Balance of 1949 Excise
due Dec. 31, 1949
932.75
Additional Warrants
90.79
Added Interest
13.90
$1,037.44
Credit
Paid Treasurer 1,033.37
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Abatements
4.07
$1,037.44
1950 Excise Warrants
17,621.01
Added Interest
4.57
$17,625.58
Credit
Paid Treasurer
15,770.22
Abatements
417.26
Balance due Dec. 31, 1950
1,438.10
$17,625.58
Balance of 1948 Real
Estate due Dec. 31, 1949
1,339.07
Added Interest
55.84
$1,394.91
Credit
Paid Treasurer
922.51
Tax Titles
472.40
$1,394.91
Balance 1949 Real Estate
due Dec. 31, 1949
5,581.61
Added Interest
77.21
$5,658.82
Credit
Paid Treasurer
3,565.57
Abatements
7.00
Tax Titles
297.25
Balance due Dec. 31, 1950
1,789.00
$5,658.82
1950 Real Estate Warrants 109,159.41
Added Interest
18.29
$109,177.70
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Credit
Paid Treasurer
102,453.76
Abatements
586.50
Tax Titles
551.99
Balance due Dec. 31, 1950
5,585.45
$109,177.70
Balance of 1949 Personal
due Dec. 31, 1949
1.80
Added Interest
.02
$1.82
Credit
Paid Treasurer
1.82
$1.82
Balance of 1949 Real
Estate due Dec. 31, 1949
14.20
Added Interest
.10
$14.30
Credit
Paid Treasurer
5.30
Balance due Dec. 31, 1950
9.00
$14.30
1950 Real and Personal
Warrants
2,319.66
Added Interest
.02
$2,319.68
Credit
Paid Treasurer
2,292.63
Abatements
4.40
Balance due Dec. 31, 1950
22.65
$2,319.68
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Balance of 1948 Personal
due Dec. 31, 1949 6.75
Added Interest .25
$7.00
Credit
Paid Treasurer
4.75
Abatements
2.25
$7.00
Balance of 1948 Real
Estate due Dec. 31, 1949
73.35
Added Interest
2.61
$75.96
Credit
Paid Treasurer
47.46
Tax Titles
28.50
$75.96
Balance 1949 Personal
due Dec. 31, 1949
20.26
Added Interest
.11
$20.37
Credit
Paid Treasurer
9.38
Abatements
2.43
Balance due Dec. 31, 1950
8.56
$20.37
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Balance 1949 Real Estate
Dec. 31, 1949
196.99
Added Interest
2.73
$199.72
Credit
Paid Treasurer
119.77
Tax Titles
31.07
Balance due Dec. 31, 1950
48.88
$199.72
1950 Real and Personal
Warrants
3,251.19
Added Interest
1.04
$3,252.23
Credit
Paid Treasurer
3,030.47
Abatements
17.64
Tax Titles
29.12
Balance due Dec. 31, 1950
175.00
$3,252.23
Respectfully Submitted,
PERCY B. SIMMONS, Collector of Taxes
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ANNUAL REPORT
Report of Superintendent of Streets
To the Board of Selectmen:
I hereby submit my annual report as Superintendent of Streets:
General Account
Various streets, cleaning out catch basins,
tree work, gravelling, scraping, brush,
and putting up guard rails Snow Plowing, Sanding and Sand
447.75
Grading on Town Dump and Pipe
151.20
Material and Picks Sharpened
156.61
Safety Signs and Concrete Post
62.84
Beacon Light
36.00
Tree Warden
35.00
Superintendent of Streets
240.00
$2761.44
Chapter 81:
Brook Street, Gravelling, Scraping, Tarring
and Brush $ 406.10
Centre Street, Patching, Tarring, Guard
Rail, Brush and Catch Basin 1456.17
Chase Street, Tarring and Ledge 852.07
Elm Street, Gravelling, Scraping, Drainage, ledge and Catch Basin 1689.23
Forest Street, Tarring and Brush 332.10
Horton Street, Scraping and Brush
260.00
Hart Street, Gravelling, Grading, Drainage, Brush and Catch Basin 2043.72
Main Street, Tarring, Brush and Drainage 1301.98
$1632.04
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Pine Street, Gravelling, Scraping, Brush, Excavating and Ledge
1329.95
Pearl Street, Tarring 275.00
Smith Street, Gravelling, Scraping, Grading, Excavating, Ledge and Tarring 3611.16
Tremont Street, Gravelling, Scraping, Grad- ing,, Excavating, Brush and Tarring 2865.97
Williams Street, Gravelling, Scraping, Patch- ing, Drainage, Brush and Tarring 948.34
Walker Street, Brush and Tarring
291.05
Various Streets, Gravelling, Patching, Drain- age, Brush and Scraping
1887.09
$19,549.93
Chapter 90:
Main Street, Tarring $3000.00
I wish to thank the members of the Board of Select- men for their cooperation in carrying on the Highway Work.
Respectfully submitted, HENRY P. GOFF Superintendent of Streets
Report of Tree Warden
To the Board of Selectmen:
Herewith is my report as Tree Warden for the year 1950:
I have made inspections in conjunction with the Hixon Tree Company.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY P. GOFF Tree Warden
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Report of North Dighton Fire Department for 1950
To the Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report for the North Dighton Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1950:
Automobile fire
1
Chimney fire
3
Dump fire
3
Grass and Brush fire
7
House fire
1
Barn fire
1
Shed fire
2
Woods fire
7
Garage fire
1
Motor Truck fire
1
Industrial fire 1
Oil Burner fire
1
Old Lumber fire
1
Out of Town fire
1
Call to remove cat from tree
1
Needless alarms 5
Total calls 37
Our fire fighting equipment is in good condition, but consideration must be given to the purchase of new
hose, both 21/2" and 11/2" to replace some hose that has been in use for several years.
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The needs for various items that may be necessary for Civilian Defense will require some planning, but this will be brought to your attention later, when we know more about what our requirements will be.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN W. SYNAN, Chief of North Dighton
Fire Department and Forest Warden
Report of Dighton Fire Department
Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen.
I hereby submit the report for the Dighton Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1950.
There were 70 calls for the Department as follows:
Type
Number
Automobile
5
Barn
3
Branches on Wires
1
Brush
5
Building (small)
3
Chimney
5
Chimney (removed from roof)
1
Dump
8
Dwelling
4
Grass
15
-
5
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Oil Burners 1
Rubbish
3
Tree 1
Tree (removed from road)
1
Wood (Piled) 2
Woods 12
The following are approximate figures on the amount of water pumped, hose laid and ladders raised:
24,080 gallons water 17,850 ft. Booster Hose 3,600 ft. 11/2 inch Hose 1,350 ft. 21/2 inch Hose 380 ft. Ladders raised
The personnel of the Department is as follows: Chief, Ass't. Chief, Captain, two Lieutenants and twenty-five Firefighters.
The Department aided the Town of Berkley three times this year, twice for woods and once for a dwelling fire.
Drills on various phases of fire fighting were con- ducted during the year.
We wish to express our appreciation to the Town Officials and Citizens of the Town for their fine co- operation and assistance throughout the year.
Respectfully submitted,
DONALD B. HATHAWAY
Chief of Dighton Fire Department
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Report of Dighton Ambulance
Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit the report for the Dighton Ambulance for the year ending December 31, 1950.
During the year the ambulance made 36 trips as follows:
To Morton Hospital-Taunton 19
To State Hospital-Taunton 1
To Truesdale Hospital-Fall River 3
To Union Hospital-Fall River 3
To Linnell Convalescent Home-Dighton 1
To Wheeler Convalescent Home-Dighton 1
To Weichel's Rest Home-Dighton 1
To Automobile Accidents-Dighton 2
From Morton Hospital-Taunton 2
From Mass. General Hospital-Boston 1
From Chastenay Home-Rehoboth 1
Patients Handled-37
Cases of Illness
27
Victims of Automobile Accidents
7
Occupational Accidents
3
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The Resuscitator purchased last year was used for the first time in January of this year and was credited with saving the life of one of our townspeople.
I wish to thank the Officers and Members of the Dighton Fire Department who have so willingly donated their services in manning the ambulance.
Respectfully submitted,
DONALD B. HATHAWAY Chief of Dighton Fire Department
Dogs Licensed in 1950
The following licenses were issued during the year:
Breeders
1
Male
281
Female
34
Spayed
52
Total
368
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Report of Police Department
To the Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith the report for the Police Depart- ment for the year ending December 31, 1950:
Record of Arrests
Assault and Battery 1
Assault with dangerous weapon 1
Drunkenness 5
Illegitimate Child Act
4
Larceny 5
Operating Motor Vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor 3
Operating Motor Vehicle negligently 7
Operating Motor Vehicle, miscella-
neous violations 10
Neglect to Provide
3
Morals Law violation
1
Robbery 1
Delinquent Child Act
2
Arrests and Summons for other Cities and Towns 39
State Hospital Commitments
3
Total 85
Reports to Registry of Motor Vehicles 136 Automobile Accidents (Fatal) 2
Automobile Accidents (Resulting in personal injury) 28
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Automobile Accidents (Property Dam- age only) 42
Automobile Accidents (Persons Injured) 46
Complaints received and investigated 819
Street Lights reported out 245
Abandoned automobiles found, owner notified 4
Stolen automobiles found, owner
notified 2
Store Doors found unlocked
3
Every City and Town is having a greater automobile traffic problem each year, and Dighton is no exception. The greater number of registered vehicles and the ever increasing number of new drivers on the highways tends to increase the traffic hazards. While most of the mo- torists obey the traffic rules and regulations, there are so many that apparently have no regard for speed regu- lations, safety signs or the rights of others, the traffic problem is what it is today.
In an effort to prevent injury to school children, an officer is on duty at the intersection of Main and County Street each morning, at noon and in the afternoon so that the children who have to cross the intersection to or from school may cross in safety.
I wish to thank our citizens and all agencies of the Town who have helped us in maintaining order in our community.
Respectfully submitted
JOHN W. SYNAN,
Chief of Police
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ANNUAL REPORT
Dighton Public Library Report
To the Selectmen of the Town of Dighton, I here- with submit my report for the year 1950:
Total circulation of books
and magazines
14,122
Adult books
6,456
Juvenile books
6,935
Magazines
731
Number of persons using the
reading room 559
Number of books repaired 256
Collected in fines
$35.32
During the year 210 books were added, 19 of which were gifts.
Respectfully submitted,
HELENA CHAMBERLAIN,
Librarian
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ANNUAL REPORT
Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures
To the Board of Selectmen:
I hereby submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1950.
I have tested, adjusted and sealed the following:
38 Scales-16 adjusted
53 Weights-2 adjusted
14 Liquid Measures
29 Automatic Liquid Measuring Devices-2 adjusted
Respectfully submitted,
DONALD B. HATHAWAY
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Report of Gypsy Moth Superintendent
To the Board of Selectmen:
Trees have been painted on the streets of Dighton where moth nests were found as ordered by the Board of Selectmen under State supervision at a cost of $187.65.
The spraying was done by the State Tree Experts, Inc. at a cost of $402.50.
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE W. ROSE, Gypsy Moth Superintendent
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ANNUAL REPORT
Report of the Elementary School Planning Committee
Details and specifications are now in preparation by Mr. I. T. Almy, Architect for the new school to be built on land purchased by the Town from Evelyn Staples, Leland Bullard, L. C. and Marguerite Ingalls. The plans call for a one-story, eighteen room construction built in two wings. One wing, with twelve classrooms for the older children, parallels Somerset Ave. The other wing, with six classrooms for the younger children, parallels Center Street. A combination auditorium, gymnasium and cafeteria, fifty by seventy feet, is off the lobby where the corridors to the two wings join. Adequate storage room, a principal's office, separate toilet and playground areas for younger and older children are provided in the plans.
The first plans submitted to the State School Build- ing and Assistance Commission, headed by Mr. John Marshall, were rejected for certain technical reasons. Revised plans were then accepted. These were studied and simplified by Mr. Almy, so we are now working with the third set of plans. These have been approved both by Mr. Marshall and by the State Commissioner of Public Safety.
Maximum efficiency in heating, ventilation, light- ing, and safety are foremost considerations in the new school. The walls will be of glass brick with supporting columns of red brick. Nobody knows in the face of rising prices and material shortages what the outcome will be,
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but the committee is making every reasonable effort to carry out the wishes of the voters in providing a modern school building for the elementary school pupils of Dighton.
Respectfully submitted, JAMES K. ALLEN, Chairman Elementary School Planning Committee
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Report of Director of Civil Defense
To the Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
Since my appointment as Director of Civil Defense on September 13, 1950, the outlook for world peace has not notably improved; indeed, both the President of the United States and His Excellency, the Governor of this Commonwealth have declared a State of Emergency to exist. This indicates that your foresight in taking steps to be prepared for any possible contingency was well timed.
As the needs appear to be (1) disseminating of in- formation to all our citizens, and (2) effective organiza- tion for protection and relief, existing organizations and personnel have been utilized so far as possible, expanded and supplemented to meet these needs as follows:
1. Administration Division. Personnel: George H. Gilbert, Director, Harry E. Bridgford and Arthur Staples, Deputy Directors.
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2. Medical and Health Division. Personnel: Dr. Charles M. Souza, Chairman.
3. Rescue, Transportation and Evacuation Divi- sion. Personnel: LeRoy Latimer, Chairman.
4. Protection Division. (Police and Fire) Person- nel: John W. Synan, Chairman.
5. Communications Division. Personnel: Charles Day, Chairman.
6. Utilities Division. Personnel: Harry Tranter, Chairman.
7. Civilian War Aid Division. Personnel: John Rolfe, Chairman.
Training for effective duty in case of emergency is under way. Steps have also been taken to reach every home and citizen of the community with information that will reduce hazards and so far as possible safeguard their well being in case of emergency; and will enable them to render more effective service if called upon to assist neighboring communities.
The chairmen of the several Divisions of the Emer- gency organization are charged with the responsibility of expanding and training the personnel for their several lines of service and with providing needed equipment and supplies.
Respectfully submitted, as a report of progress.
GEORGE H. GILBERT, Director.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
To the Citizens and Taxpayers of the Town of Dighton:
Herewith is a report of the financial transactions of the Town of Dighton for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1950.
Classification of Treasurer's Receipts for 1950
Cash Balance as of January 1, 1950.
$164,480.16
Received from Tax Collector:
1948 Real Estate
Taxes
$
866.67
1949 Real Estate
Taxes 3,488.36
1950 Real Estate
Taxes 102,435.47
1948 Personal Property Taxes .51
1949 Personal Property Taxes 570.66
1950 Personal Property Taxes 10,521.91
1949 Poll Taxes 10.00
1950 Poll Taxes 1,662.00
-$119,555.58
1948 Motor
Vehicle Excise $ 66.61
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1949 Motor
Vehicle Excise 1,019.47
1950 Motor
Vehicle Excise 15,765.65
16,851.73
Interest on Taxes:
Real Estate $151.34
Personal Property 11.61
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