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Machinery Live Stock
50,925.00
Other Personal
340,570.00
$430,545.00
Value of Real Estate
Land Only
$613,505.00
Buildings Only
2,822,601.00
$3,436,106.00
Total Valuation of Assessed Estate
$3,866,651.00
Taxes for State, County and Town Purposes, Including Overlay
On Personal Estate
On Real Estate
$17,652.61 140,880.99
On Polls
1,932.00
Total Taxes Assessed Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise Total Taxes Assessed on Excise
$160,465.60
$529,300.00 $23,881.72
Value of Personal Estate
$17,652.61 $3,436,106.00 $140,880.99 966 $1,932.00 $3,866,651.00 $160,465.60 941
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Number of Live Stock
Horses
38
Cows
188
Bulls
2
Yearling Steers
5
Yearling Heifers
101
Swine
13
Sheep
15
Fowl
12,127
All Other
24
Acres of Land Assessed
12,881
Dwelling Houses Assessed
791
North Dighton Fire District
Appropriations
$8,725.00
State Audit
95.99
Overlay
181.25
$9,002.24
Estimated Receipts
$3,500.00
Value of Personal Estate
Taxes Assessed on Personal Estate
$25,145.00 $100.58
Value of Real Estate
$1,350,416.00
Taxes Assessed on Real Estate
$5,401.66
Total Assessed Valuation of District
$1,375,561.00
Total Taxes Assessed
$5,502.24
Total Number Assessed
203
Tax Rate $4.00 per M.
Dighton Electric Light District
Appropriations Overlay
$3,375.00 189.02
$3,564.02
Value of Personal Estate
$273,390.00
Taxes Assessed on Personal Estate
$765.49
Value of Real Estate
$999,475.00
Taxes Assessed on Real Estate
$2,798.53
Total Assessed Valuation of District
$1,272,865.00
Total Assessed Taxes
$3,564.02
Total Number Assessed
346
Tax Rate $2.80 per M.
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Dighton Water District
Appropriations Overlay
$37,492.80
698.88
Estimated Receipts
$38,191.68 16,207.20
$21,984.48
Value of Personal Estate
$229,935.00
Assessed Taxes on Personal Estate
$3,678.96
Value of Real Estate
$1,144,095.00
Assessed Taxes on Real Estate
$18,305.52
Total Assessed Valuation of District
$1,374,030.00
Total Assessed Taxes on Personal and Real Estate
21,984.48
Total Number Assessed
401
Tax Rate $16.00 per M.
Exempted Property
Dighton Schools
$424,400.00
Bristol County Agricultural School
282,610.00
Library
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
Dighton Water District
281,250.00
Somerset Water Department
31,000.00
Churches and Parsonages
117,700.00
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK R. O'CONNELL, RAYMOND A. HORTON, HAROLD M. MENDOZA,
Board of Assessors.
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT
Excise and Trailer Tax
1950 Balance due Dec. 31, 1952 $51.34
$51.34
Credit
Abatements
$51.34
$51.34
1951 Balance due Dec. 31, 1952
$144.13
Added Interest
3.65
$147.78
Credit
Paid Treasurer
$109.22
Abatements
38.56
$147.78
1952 Balance due Dec. 31, 1952
$3,247.60
Added Interest
9.26
Added Warrants to Jan. 29, 1953
3,109.62
$6,366.48
Credit
Paid Treasurer
$6,240.82
Abatements
122.28
Balance due Dec. 31, 1953
3.38
$6,366.48
1953 Warrants
$23,881.72
Added Interest
4.52
$23,886.24
Credit
$18,436.71
Paid Treasurer
635.66
Abatements Balance due Dec. 31, 1953
4,813.87
$23,886.24
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Poll Taxes 1952 Balance due Dec. 31, 1952 $6.00
$6.00
Credit
Paid Treasurer
$2.00
Abatements
4.00
$6.00
1953 Warrant
$1,932.00
$1,932.00
Credit
Paid Treasurer
$1,596.00
Abatements
330.00
Balance due Dec. 31, 1953
6.00
$1,932.00
Personal Property
·
1951 Balance due Dec. 31, 1952
$127.67
Added Interest
1.70
$129.37
Credit
Paid Treasurer
$52.70
Balance due Dec. 31, 1953
76.67
$129.37
1952 Balance due Dec. 31, 1952
$645.03
Added Interest
12.09
$657.12
Credit
Paid Treasurer
$447.06
Balance due Dec. 31, 1953
210.06
$657.12
1953 Warrant
$17,652.61
Added Interest
.10
$17,652.71
Credit
Paid Treasurer
$16,883.93
Abatements
5.13
Balance due Dec. 31, 1953
763.65
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$17,652.71
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Real Estate
1951 Balance due Dec. 31, 1952
Added Interest
$1,314.27 85.63
$1,399.90
Credit
Paid Treasurer
$1,385.45
Abatements
7.65
Tax Title Account
6.80
$1,399.90
1952 Balance due Dec. 31, 1952
$5,854.09
Added Interest
115.47
$5,969.56
Credit
Paid Treasurer
$4,849.39
Abatements
1.29
Tax Title Account
8.60
Balance due Dec. 31, 1953
1,110.28
$5,969.56
1953 Warrant
$140,880.99
Added Interest
9.04
$140,890.03
Credit
Paid Treasurer
$103,400.38
Abatements
1,867.55
Tax Title Account
208.50
Balance due Dec. 31, 1953
35,413.60
$140,890.03
North Dighton Fire District
Real Estate
$141.40
1952 Balance due Dec. 31, 1952 Added Interest 2.26 $143.66
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Credit
Paid Treasurer:
$126.46
Balance due Dec. 31, 1953
17.20
$143.66
1953 Warrant
$5,401.66
Added Interest
.25
$5,401.91
Credit
Paid Treasurer
$5,275.71
Abatements
62.20
Balance due Dec. 31, 1953
64.00
$5,401.91
Personal Property
1953 Warrant
$100.58
$100.58
Credit
Paid Treasurer
$100.58
$100.58
Dighton Water District
Real Estate
1951 Balance due Dec. 31, 1952
$96.91
Added Interest
6.22
$103.13
Credit
Paid Treasurer
$102.25
Abatements
.44
Tax Title Account
.44
$103.13
1952 Balance due Dec. 31, 1952
$539.03
Added Interest
9.72
$548.75
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Credit
Paid Treasurer
$398.84
Tax Title Account
.76
Balance due Dec. 31, 1953
149.15
$548.75
1953 Warrant
$18,305.52
Added Interest
1.55
$18,307.07
Credit
Paid Treasurer
$16,717.72
Abatements
300.80
Tax Title Account
8.00
Balance due Dec. 31, 1953
1,280.55
$18,307.07
Personal Property
1951 Balance due Dec. 31, 1952
$6.71
Added Interest
.23
$6.94
Credit
Paid Treasurer
$6.94
$6.94
1952 Balance due Dec. 31, 1952
$105.15
Added Interest
.39
$105.54
Credit
Paid Treasurer
$39.91
Balance due Dec. 31, 1953
65.63
$105.54
1953 Warrant
$3,678.96
$3,678.96
Credit
Paid Treasurer Abatements Balance due Dec. 31, 1953
$3,277.28
199.84
201.84
$3,678.96
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Dighton Electric Light District Real Estate
1951 Balance due Dec. 31, 1952
$24.31
Added Interest
1.53
$25.84
Credit
Paid Treasurer
$25.57
Tax Title Account
.27
$25.84
1952 Balance due Dec. 31, 1952
$116.74
Added Interest
2.45
$119.19
Credit
Paid Treasurer
$103.22
Tax Title Account :
.29
Balance due Dec. 31, 1953
15.68
$119.19
1953 Warrant
$2,798.53
Added Interest
.16
$2,798.69
Credit
Paid Treasurer
$2,575.11
Abatements
38.78
Tax Title Account
1.12
Balance due Dec. 31, 1953
183.68
$2,798.69
Personal Property
1951 Balance due Dec. 31, 1952
$4.05
Added Interest
.14
$4.19
Credit
Paid Treasurer
$4.19
$4.19
1952 Balance due Dec. 31, 1952
$18.18
Added Interest
.02
$18.20
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Credit
Paid Treasurer
$1.45
Balance due Dec. 31, 1953
16.75
$18.20
1953 Warrant
$765.49
$765.49
Credit
Paid Treasurer
$692.64
Abatements
47.96
Balance due Dec. 31, 1953
24.89
$765.49
Respectfully submitted,
PERCY B. SIMMONS,
Town Collector.
REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
To the Board of Selectmen :
Herewith is my report as Tree Warden for the year 1953 :
I have made inspections with the Hixon Tree Company, New England Telephone and Telegraph Company and Taun- ton Electric Light Company.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY P. GOFF,
Tree Warden.
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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, brush,
tree work, scraping, gravelling, drainage, guard rails, patching and ledge
$4,156.62
Snow plowing and sanding
476.55
Grading North and South Dumps
85.00
Work on truck, gas and oil
49.84
Work on snow plow and new blade
129.96
Material, picks sharpened and saws filed
256.00
Gravel and pipe
465.23
Beacon
36.00
Superintendent of Streets
240.00
$5,895.20
Chapter 81 :
Brook St., Scraping, shoulders, drainage and tarring $412.33 Cedar St., Scraping, gravelling, patching and tarring 1,337.27 Chestnut St., Scraping, brush, shoulders, ledge, grading, gravelling, excavating, drainage, tar- ring and c. of chloride 2,253.98
Elm St., Scraping, brush, shoulders and drainage 409.86
Hart St., Scraping, brush and gravelling washout 325.00
Horton St., Scraping, brush, gravelling and calcium of chloride 2,260.83
Lincoln Ave., Brush, grading, shoulders, excavat- ing, gravelling, patching and tarring 1,560.03
Oak St., Scraping, brush, drainage, ledge, excavat- ing, gravelling and calcium of chloride 749.40
Pleasant St., Brush, shoulders, drainage and tarring 399.32
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Main St., Brush, shoulders, drainage, patching and tarring
323.94
Milk St., Scraping, brush, grading, excavating,
drainage, shoulders and tarring 3,619.61
School Lane, Scraping, gravelling, shoulders, grad- ing, excavating, drainage and tarring 1,487.41
Somerset Ave., Shoulders, patching and tarring
486.03
Spring St., Shoulders, drainage and patching
282.60
Tremont St., Shoulders, scraping, drainage and tarring 722.40
Williams St., Shoulders, scraping, brush, patching, tarring and calcium of chloride 1,257.91
Various Streets, Shoulders, scraping, brush, gra- velling and patching 2,698.90
$20,586.82
Chapter 90:
Centre St., Tarring and fence
$1,332.69
Pleasant St., Drainage
166.90
$1,499.59
Sidewalks
$399.47
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY P. GOFF,
Superintendent of Streets.
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REPORT OF DIGHTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :
I hereby submit the report for the Dighton Fire Depart- ment for the year ending December 31, 1953.
There were 71 calls for the Department as follows :
Type
Number
Automobile
1
Barn
3
Brush
5
Cat in Tree
1
Chimney
2
Club House
1
Dump
17
Factory
1
Grass
19
Grease
1
House
1
Leaking Refrigerator
2
Lumber
1
Oil Burner
3
Saw Mill
1
Smoke in House
2
Tar Barrel
1
Wash Road (Accident)
1
Woods
8
Mutual aid to Assonet,
Berkley and Taunton
The following are approximate figures on the amount of water pumped, hose laid and ladders raised :
35,555 gallons water 8,650 ft. Booster hose 6,400 ft. 11/2-inch hose
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2,350 ft. 21/2-inch hose 156 ft. ladders
Drills on various phases of fire fighting are being held monthly and are well attended.
In case of Fire or other Emergency, householders in the Taunton Telephone Exchange should dial Taunton 3-3700, those in the Dighton Telephone Exchange should dial Dighton 3131.
We were extremely fortunate during the unusually dry summer weather in not having a number of woods fire which might have been serious due to the tinderlike conditions in the woods.
I wish to express my appreciation to the Town Officials and the Citizens of the Town for their assistance and fine cooperation in keeping the fire losses down during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
DONALD B. HATHAWAY, Chief of Dighton Fire Department and Forest Warden.
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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, 1953.
During the year the ambulance made 45 trips as follows :
To Morton Hospital-Taunton 22
To Truesdale Hospital-Fall River 2
To Mass. General Hospital-Boston 1 To Union Hospital-Fall River® 2 To Lakeville State Sanatorium 1
To Veterans' Hospital-Providence, R. I. 1
To Tewksbury State Hospital 1
To Haynes Memorial Hospital-Boston 1
To Boston Lying-in Hospital-Boston 1
To Butler Hospital-Providence, R. I. 1
From Morton Hospital-Taunton 7
From Mass. General Hospital-Boston 1
From St. Anne's Hospital-Fall River 1 Called-Not needed 2
Patients handled-45
Cases of Illness-33
Victims of Automobile Accidents-5
Occupational Accidents-7
I wish to thank the Officers and Members of the Dighton Fire Department who have so willingly manned the ambu- lance.
Respectfully submitted, DONALD B. HATHAWAY,
Chief of Dighton Fire Department.
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DIGHTON PUBLIC LIBRARY REPORT
To the Selectmen of the Town of Dighton :
I herewith submit my report for the year 1953 :
Total circulation of books and magazines
12,168
Adult books 5,672
Juvenile books 5,661
Magazines
835
Number of persons using reading room
593
Collected in fines
$47.40
During the year, 305 books were added, 40 of which were gifts.
Respectfully submitted,
HELENA CHAMBERLAIN,
Librarian.
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Board of Selectmen :
I hereby submit my report for the year ending December 31,1953:
I have tested, adjusted and sealed the following :
23 Scales-8 adjusted 7 Weights-2 adjusted
22 Capacity Measures
19 Automatic Measuring Devices-4 adjusted 8 Dry Measures
Respectfully submitted,
DONALD B. HATHAWAY, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
To the Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :
The following is the report of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1953 :
Arrests and Summons
Assault
3
Breaking and Entering and Larceny
4
Liquor Laws, Violating
1
Peddling, Unlicensed
1
Violation Probation
2
Drunkenness
9
Weapons, Loaded in Motor Vehicle
1
Vagrancy
1
Assault and Robbery
3
Motor Vehicle, Arrests and Summons
Operating to Endanger
14
Operating under influence of Liquor
3
Operating without License
6
Operating Unregistered, uninsured Vehicle
2
Operating after right suspended
1
Operating without License in Possession
5
Operating without Registration in Possession
5
Failing to keep right
6
Fail to slow at intersection
6
Operating with Defective Equipment
4
Leaving scene of accident after causing property damage
1
Speeding
32
Motor Vehicle Violations Booked
503
Accidents investigated
23
Persons Injured, motor vehicle accidents
17
Complaints and reports received and investigated 791
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There were no fatal accidents in Dighton during the year 1953. During the year, the Town was awarded a Plaque for no fatal accidents during 1952. This is a good record and I feel that with the cooperation of all motorists we can go on and feel increasingly proud of our record.
Again, excessive speed and negligent operation are the contributing factors to nearly all serious accidents. These violations are not confined to the main highways and are being committed in areas where a constant check on traffic is im- possible. I appreciate being notified of dangerous conditions existing as a result of these violations and will make every effort to apprehend and prosecute the violators.
I wish to thank the citizens of our Town and all agencies who have helped us in maintaining law and order in our Com- munity.
Respectfully submitted,
WILBUR S. MENGES,
Chief of Police.
DOGS LICENSED IN 1953
Male
265
Female
43
Spayed
57
Kennel
9
374
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REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE
To the Townspeople of Dighton :
The status quo of the Civil Defense Department is much the same as it was last year.
The basic organizational details as prescribed by the State Civil Defense Agency have been carried out.
I hope the need for Civil Defense Aid may never arise, but if it does this agency stands ready to serve you.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN F. CRAWFORD, Director of Civil Defense.
REPORT OF GYPSY MOTH SUPERINTENDENT
To the Board of Selectmen :
The spraying of the trees for Gypsy Moth and Dutch Elm Disease was done by the Hixon Tree Company at a cost of $492.00.
Fifty tests were made on elm trees suspected of Dutch Elm Disease. Forty-seven trees were found to have the disease and must be taken down. Up to December 31, 1953, twenty-one trees have been taken down at a cost to the Town of $1,000.00 and twenty-six more must come down before the first of March.
My report has been made to the State up to the first of the year.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE W. ROSE,
Gypsy Moth Superintendent.
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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, 1953.
Classification of Treasurer's Receipts for 1953
Cash Balance as of January 1, 1953 $133,017.67
Received from Town Collector :
1951 Real Estate Taxes $1,299.82
1952 Real Estate Taxes 4,733.92
1953 Real Estate Taxes 103,391.34
1951 Personal Property
Taxes
51.00
1952 Personal Property
Taxes
434.97
1953 Personal Property Taxes
16,883.83
1952 Poll Taxes
2.00
1953 Poll Taxes
1,596.00
$128,392.88
1951 Motor Vehicle Excise $105.57
1952 Motor Vehicle Excise 6,231.56
1953 Motor Vehicle Excise 18,432.66
$24,769.79 $580.42
Tax Title
Interest on Taxes :
Real Estate
$210.14
Personal Property
13.89
Tax Title
19.92
Motor Vehicle Excise
17.43
$261.38
Total Collector's Receipts $154,004.47 Commonwealth of Massachusetts : Income Tax $1,925.00
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Corp. Tax-Business
32,191.00
Meals Tax
971.32
School Bldg. Aid- Chap. 645
11,792.02
School Aid-Chap. 70
43,608.27
School Transportation
11,505.00
Vocational Education
5,098.93
Tuition
940.15
$108,031.69
Departmental Receipts :
Town Nurse Receipts
$55.00
Town Library Receipts
52.83
Sealer of Weights and Measures
36.20
Police Department
14.00
School Department :
Dental Fund
491.00
Sanitary Fund
48.13
Vocational Labor and
Materials
50.55
School Property
784.85
Ford Car
1.00
Lost Books
42.69
Repairing Stone Wall Broken Windows
3.54
Rent-Vet. Memorial Hall
1,050.00
Insurance Dividends and
Rebates
2,542.12
Sale of O. C. D. Pump
400.00
Truck Hire
8.00
$5,589.91
Town Clerk :
District Court Fines
$184.00
Dog Licenses
876.00
Federal Withholding Tax
23,203.37
County Retirement
1,916.03
Road Machinery Fund
2,232.00
$28,411.40
10.00
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Departmental Revenue :
Aid to Dependent Children :
From State $2,442.47
Disability Assistance :
From State
2,123.35
Disability Assistance Adm. :
From State
71.44
Old Age Assistance :
From State $16,504.52
From Cities
and Towns
284.00
16,788.52
Public Welfare :
From State $354.79
From Cities and Towns 1,910.57
2,265.36
Veterans' Benefits : From State
1,623.35
Board of Health :
From State $143.98 From Individuals 15.00
158.98
School Department : High School
Tuition $17,374.75
Vocational
Tuition
1,785.10
Tuition
656.68
Equipment 50.00
Telephone
195.29
20,061.82
General Government
12.00
Dighton-Berkley Bridge 3.60
$45,550.89
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Aid to Highway Revenue :
Chapter 81-State $16,066.85
Chapter 90 Maintenance :
From State $499.86
From County 499.86
$999.72
$17,066.57
State Aid to School Construction Revenue : Chapter 645 $11,792.02
Total Departmental Revenue $74,409.48
U. S. Grants :
A. D. C. Administration $324.57
D. A. Administration 105.35
O. A. A. Administration 893.61
Aid to Dependent Children
4,054.10
Disability Assistance
3,219.28
Old Age Assistance
19,217.05
Smith Hughes Fund
1,731.80
$29,545.76
Total U. S. Grants
$29,545.76
Grants and Gifts :
Police Department- Special $12,088.50
Fire Department-Special
784.00
Special Light Account
12.26
Christmas Fund
500.00
$13,384.76
Old Age Assistance Recovery
$1,463.90
Licenses :
Advertising Costs
$19.66
Alcoholic Beverage
1,900.00
Auto Dealers
20.00
Beer and Wine
251.00
Cabin
1.50
Common Victualler
45.00
Dancing Permit
3.00
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Denatured Alcohol
6.00
Gasoline
5.50
Golf Range
14.00
Ice Cream Manufacturing
5.00
Hawker
8.00
Junk
15.00
Lord's Day
39.00
Milk
9.50
Oleo
.50
Oyster Bed Privilege
50.00
Peddler
8.00
Sausage Manufacturing
5.00
Taxi
5.00
Temporary Wine
1.00
$2,411.66
Miscellaneous :
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
$212.37
Charles S. Chase Trust Fund 23.88
County of Bristol Dog Fund
524.63
County of Bristol-Boarding Dogs
27.50
Elementary School Cafeteria
20,529.37
High School Cafeteria
11,916.02
High School Athletics
2,160.97
Sale of Bridge Steel Plates
221.40
Tax Title Release
3.25
Refunds
2.65
Total Receipts
$452,875.07
$585,892.74
Classification of Treasurer's Expenditures for 1953 DEPARTMENTAL
General Government:
Selectmen's Department :
Salaries
$840.12
Salary of Clerk 1,063.50
Travel Expense 10.22
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Association Dues
56.00
Office Supplies and Postage 219.37
Miscellaneous 47.77
$2,236.98
Auditing Department :
Salary
$369.48
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Office Supplies
38.02
$407.50
Treasury Department :
Salary
$1,093.63
Surety Bond
123.50
Travel Expense
15.12
Association Dues
2.00
Office Supplies and Postage 243.32
$1,477.57
Town Collector's Department :
Salary
$1,149.98
Printing
279.98
Surety Bond
216.50
Association Dues
2.00
Rent
17.65
Mileage
7.32
Office Supplies
29.85
Warrant Investigations and Fees
42.05
$1,745.33
Assessor's Department :
Salaries
$1,799.88
Salary of Clerks
135.00
Transportation
70.00
Printing, etc.
134.75
Miscellaneous
6.06
$2,145.69
Town Clerk :
Salary
$573.05
Printing, etc.
279.08
Surety Bond
7.50
Office Supplies
14.50
Transportation
2.40
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Telephone
79.79
Association Dues
5.00
Salary of Clerks
53.50
Miscellaneous
4.88
$1,019.70
Election and Registration :
Registrars
$300.00
Election Officers
119.00
Census
351.80
$770.80
Town Office :
Insurance (all)
$5,890.31
Telephone
112.90
$6,003.21
Other Expenses :
Printing Town Reports
$810.30
Advertising Costs
88.90
Moderator Salary
20.00
Tree Warden Salary
35.00
Dog Notices and Expenses 29.50
Hydrant Rental
1,050.00
Legal Fees
75.00
$2,108.70
Printing and Publishing Assessment List :
Printing
$136.00
Postage
18.00
Typing (for mailing)
25.00
$179.00
Total General Government $18,094.48
Retirement Account
$791.63
Veterans' Memorial Hall :
Maintenance :
Fuel
$319.80
Lights
30.18
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Water
4.47
Maintenance
12.54
$366.99
Repair Account :
General Repairs
$861.92
Total for Veterans' Memorial Hall
$1,228.91
Protection of Persons and Property :
Police Department :
Salary of Chief
$3,445.00
Wages of Officers
229.00
Transportation
533.70
Telephone
160.77
Association Dues
3.00
Lockups
26.50
Supplies and Equipment
206.83
Office Equipment
184.05
$4,788.85
Police Department -- Special:
Taunton Greyhound
Assn.
$10,885.00
Standard Coil Corp.
1,077.00
Miscellaneous
126.50
$12,088.50
Fire Department :
Wages
$1,734.00
Telephone
605.96
Heat
558.00
Electricity
60.49
Water
30.00
New Equipment
2,640.63
Truck Repairs
173.90
Gas and Oil
108.76
Repairs to North
Dighton Station
328.99
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Association Dues
5.00
Miscellaneous 8.99
$6,254.72
Fire Department-Special :
Taunton Greyhound Assn. $784.00
Total Protection of Persons and Property
$23,916.07
Health and Sanitation :
Board of Health :
Administration Salaries $399.84
Salary of Nurse 1,344.00
Salary of Substitute 120.00
Dues and Luncheons
27.50
Mileage-Nurses 36.76
Salary of Milk Inspector 200.04
Salary of Animal Inspector 175.00
Sealer Weights and Measures :
Salary
$100.00
New Dies
9.62
109.62
Board, Treatment and
Medical Care
392.67
Vital Statistics
131.00
Playground Rental
30.00
Telephone
95.82
Ambulance:
Gas, Oil and
Repairs $340.31
Drivers 151.00
491.31
Town Dumps Maintenance
380.00
Miscellaneous 4.00
$3,937.56
Mosquito Control :
State Reclamation Board $250.00 Total Health and Sanitation $4,187.56
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Highways and Bridges:
Street Department :
Wages $2,421.30
Superintendent Salary 220.00
Truck Repairs
80.48
Gasoline and Oil
109.92
Snow Removal and Sanding 321.75
Tree Work 124.00
Hired Equipment
1,647.75
Work on Dumps
85.00
Tools and Equipment
382.71
Materials
501.85
Beacon Maintenance
39.00
Plans
5.00
$5,938.76
Dighton-Berkley Bridge :
Tender's Salary
$840.00
Power
12.00
Repairs
60.15
$912.15
Road Machinery Account :
Equipment
$136.52
Truck Repairs
236.39
Gasoline and Oil
627.09
$1,000.00
Chapter 81 :
Labor
$7,413.80
Hired Equipment
7,650.15
Materials
5,522.87
$20,586.82
Chapter 90 Maintenance :
Labor
$216.00
Hired Equipment
123.20
Materials
1,160.39
$1,499.59
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Sidewalk Maintenance :
Labor
$234.00
Materials
165.67
$399.67
Care of Town Elms :
Contract Work
$1,497.50
Gypsy Moth :
Labor
$42.00
Contract Work
450.00
$492.00
Industrial Tractor Loader :
Purchase Price
$3,692.50
New Truck : Purchase Price $2,951.11
Special Light-Dog Track :
Light at Williams Street $12.26
Total Highways and Bridges
$38,982.36
Charities and Veterans' Benefits :
Aid to Dependent Children :
Cash-Direct Aid $7,723.56
Kind-Direct Aid 734.47
$8,458.03
Disability Assistance :
Direct Aid-Cash
$5,244.76
Direct Aid-Kind 1,565.46
$6,810.22
Old Age Assistance :
Direct Aid-Cash
$40,164.03
Direct Aid-Kind 2,884.01
Outside Relief
1,414.84
$44,462.88
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Administration :
Administration Salaries
$399.84
Social Worker
2,568.38
Telephone
131.12
Mileage
90.18
Office Supplies
128.34
Association Dues
18.00
$3,335.86
Veterans' Benefits :
Salary of Agent
$100.00
Direct Aid
2,979.60
Medical Care
185.32
Association Dues
12.00
$3,276.92
Public Welfare .:
Cash Grants
$867.15
Groceries
782.27
Fuel
83.77
Clothing
166.39
Board and Care
159.75
Medical Care
89.34
Outside Relief
94.50
$2,243.17
Christmas Fund :
$500.00
Total Charities and Veterans' Benefits $69,087.08
Schools and Library :
School Department :
Teachers' Salaries
$117,082.20
General Control
7,816.68
Transportation
14,863.15
Janitors' Salaries
12,657.01
Books
3,338.06
Supplies
2,578.49
Fuel
4,627.31
Electricity
2,493.60
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Water
387.97
Gas
382.01
Boiler Repairs
132.51
Janitors' Supplies
943.63
Health
2,631.26
New Equipment
2,599.76
Repairs
1,501.42
Libraries
486.13
Household Arts
190.45
Vocational Shop
1,405.77
Miscellaneous
1,264.69
H. S. Driveway Repairs
27.20
Dental Fund
787.50
Tuition
61.20
$178,258.00
U. S. Grants :
Smith-Hughes Fund
$245.82
High School Oil Burner and Heater :
$5,326.00
Elementary School Library :
Books
$524.63
Public Library :
Librarian's Salary
$550.00
Assistance Librarian
14.75
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