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162.00
Public Library Receipts 41.56
Sealer of Weights and
Measures 33.60
Police Department :
Telephone Calls
8.60
Badges
3.80
Office Supplies
3.58
School Department :
Dental Fund
437.00
Sanitary Fund 62.95
Vocational Labor and Materials
126.25
Lost Books
30.23
Broken Windows
14.75
Teacher Retirement Fund 146.85
Brock. Taun. Gas Co. 125.43
Rent-Vet. Mem. Hall
900.00
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General Government:
Grading at No. School 61.75
District Tax Bills 36.50
Land Court Deposit 3.75
2,198.60
Town Clerk :
Dog Licenses 798.20
Old Age Assistance Recovery 4,508.73
Veterans' Benefit Recovery 10.00
Departmental Revenue :
Aid to Dependent Children :
From State
2,429.94
Disability Assistance :
From State
1,836.85
Disability Assistance Adm .:
From State
101.60
Old Age Assistance :
From State 17,770.28
From Cities
833.66
18,603.93
Public Welfare :
From Cities and Towns 878.54
Veterans' Benefits :
From State
2,701.66
Board of Health :
From State
52.14
From Indi-
viduals
15.00
67.14
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School Department:
High School
Tuition 18,803.73 Vocational
Tuition 3,036.81
Elementary
Tuition 302.50
Telephone 80.34
22,223.38
Dighton-Berkley Bridge 41.93
Street Department 47.00
48,931.97
Aid to Highway Revenue :
Chapter 81-State 9,340.63
Chapter 90 Maintenance :
From State 499.86
From County 499.86
999.72
hap. 90 Submarine Cable :
From State 437.27
From County 437.27
874.54
11,214.89
Total Departmental Revenue 60,146.86
U. S. Grants :
A.D.C. Administration 357.90
D. A. Administration 203.19
O.A.A. Adminstration 825.49
Aid to Dependent Children 2,469.45
Disability Assistance 3,146.70
Old Age Assistance 18,207.80
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Smith-Hughes Fund 2,216.12
Total U. S. Grants
27,426.65
Grants and Gifts:
Police Dept .- Special
11,289.50
Fire Dept .- Special
658.00
Special Light Account
71.09
Christmas Fund
500.00
12,518.59
Licenses :
Advertising Costs
26.86
Alcoholic Beverages
1,900.00
Auto Dealers
20.00
Beer and Wine
250.00
Cabin
1.00
Common Victualler
40.00
Denatured Alcohol
5.00
Garbage Permit
1.00
Gasoline Storage
6.50
Golf Range
5.00
Ice Cream Manufacturing
5.00
Hawker
16.00
Junk
10.00
Lord's Day
39.00
Milk
7.50
Oleo
3.00
Oyster Bed Privilege
75.00
Pistol and Firearms
14.50
Sausage Manufacturing
5.00
Temporary Beer and Wine
6.00
2,436.36
Miscellaneous :
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds 369.00
Charles S. Chase
Trust Fund 27.69
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Road Machinery Fund 2,010.00
Commonwealth of Mass .: Reimbursement account Hurricane Relief 12,334.86
County of Bristol :
Dog Fund
564.88
Boarding Dogs 112.50
District Court Fines
307.40
Elementary School Cafeteria :
Com. of
Mass. 5,329.96
Daily
Receipts 14,811.32
20,141.28
High School Cafeteria :
Com. of
Mass. 2,510.81
Daily
Receipts 10,103.89
12,614.70
High School Athletics 1,611.83
Sale of Fire Truck 100.00
Bid Deposit-So. School
300.00
Federal Withholding
Tax 23,334.86
County Retirement 2,260.76
76,089.76
Total Receipts $487,388.79
$612,010.43
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Classification of Treasurer's Expenditures for 1954
General Government:
Selectmen's Department :
Salaries
$ 812.26
Salary of Clerk
1,540.50
Travel Expense
14.56
Association dues
28.00
Office Supplies and
Postage
239.68
Telephone
111.07
Miscellaneous
18.00
-
$ 2,764.07
Other Expenses :
Printing Town Report 640.00
Advertising Costs
115.35
Moderator's Salary
20.00
Tree Warden's Salary
35.00
Hydrant Rental
1,050.00
Legal Fees
545.98
Insurance-all
5,054.52
Town Historian Ex-
pense
40.00
Dog Notices and
Expense 131.76
Miscellaneous
61.75
7,694.36
Auditing Department:
Salary
208.30
Assistance
201.50
Office Supplies
16.39
426.19
Treasury Department :
Salary
1,150.00
Travel Expense
18.48
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Association Dues 2.00
Office Supplies and Postage
357.38
Miscellaneous
9.70
1,537.56
Town Collector :
Salary
1,500.00
Printing and Postage
291.39
Deputy Collector's Bond
5.00
Association Dues
2.00
Mileage
17.28
Office Supplies
39.44
Warrant Investigations
17.00
Telephone
14.00
Miscellaneous
4.00
1,890.11
Assessors' Department :
Salaries
1,800.00
Salary of Clerk
116.00
Mileage & Telephone
155.86
Office Supplies and
Printing
82.54
Office Machines
571.79
Association Dues
9.00
Assessors' Course
30.00
2,765.19
Town Clerk :
Salary
600.00
Printing, etc.
61.55
Town Maps
12.43
Equipment (file)
55.12
Office Supplies
52.02
Transportation
16.08
Telephone
147.10
Association Dues
7.50
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Salary of Clerks
29.50
Miscellaneous 9.00
990.30
Election and Registration :
Registrars
300.00
Election Officers
697.88
Census
344.91
Janitors' Services
20.00
Printing
115.00
Voting Equipment
81.07
1,558.86
Total General Government $ 19,626.64
Retirement Account :
$ 1,000.00
Hydrant Rental-N. D. Fire District : 710.24
Veterans' Memorial Hall:
Maintenance :
Lights $ 67.03
Fuel 680.80
Water 5.90
753.73
Repair Account
240.00
Total for Veterans' Memorial Hall 993.73
Fence and Boundary Markers-Elementary School :
Advertising for Bids 7.89
Hawthorne Fence 265.50
273.39
Protection of Persons and Property : Police Department :
Salaries of Chiefs 2,962.16 Wages of Officers 595.50
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Transportation
218.86
Fuel, gas, oil
284.48
Cruiser Car Repairs
56.85
Telephone
218.76
Office Supplies
63.51
Lockup Expense
12.00
Equipment
194.24
4,606.36
Police Department-Special :
Taunton Greyhound
Assn.
8,757.00
Standard Coil
Prod. Corp. 2,532.50
11,289.50
Police Cruiser Account:
Purchase Price
1,800.00
Equipment
602.14
Insurance
30.53
2,432.67
Fire Department :
Wages
2,274.25
Telephone
736.78
Fuel
916.95
Electricity
112.66
Water
30.00
Truck Repairs
169.02
Gas, oil
192.26
Repairs to Oil Burner
4.75
Association Dues
5.00
Miscellaneous
13.80
Equipment
2,218.98
Supplies
45.01
6,719.46
Fire Truck Equipment : Coats 166.32
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Helmets
112.86
Water Bag
25.00
Hose and Coupling
571.50
Boots
124.17
999.85
Fire Dept. Radio Equipment 2,813.33
Fire Truck Account:
Purchase Price 7,485.00
Fire Department-SPECIAL:
Taunton Greyhound Assn. 658.00
Total Protection of Persons & Property 37,004.17
Health and Sanitation:
Care of Town Dumps :
Labor 1,373.72
Material for Gates 127.11
Hired Equipment 241.20
1,742.03
Mosquito Control :
State Reclamation Board 250.00
Board of Health :
Administration Salaries 386.08
Town Nurse :
Salary
1,344.00
Substitute
120.00
Dues, etc.
43.60
Mileage 10.08
1,517.68
Milk Inspector-Salary 200.00 Animal Inspector-Salary 175.00
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Sealer of Weights and Measures-Salary 100.00
Board, Treatment and Medical Care
446.89
Vital Statistics :
Births
63.00
Deaths
28.00
Marriages
39.00
Affidavits
10.50
140.50
Ambulance :
Gas, oil and re-
pairs
166.43
Drivers
138.25
Laundry
1.04
305.72
Playground Rental and
Care
47.50
Telephone
157.91
Pump
453.76
3,931.04
Total Health and Sanitation 5,923.07
Highways and Bridges:
Street Department:
Wages
2,690.26
Superintendent Salary
240.00
Materials
24.15
Supplies
139.66
Gas and Oil
34.94
Hired Equipment
138.00
Beacon Maintenance
36.00
Snow Plowing and
Sanding
486.00
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Snow Plow 413.65
4,202.66
Road Machinery Account:
Sand Spreader
200.00
Truck Repairs
685.36
Gas and Oil
714.64
1,600.00
Chapter 81:
Labor
6,990.20
Hired Equipment
7,615.70
Materials
6,218.32
20,824.22
Chapter 90 Maintenance :
Labor
1,370.00
Hired Equipment
1,404.45
Materials
2,325.42
5,099.87
Chapter 90 Submarine Cable :
Contract 1,311.80
Dighton-Berkley Bridge:
Tender's Salary
840.00
Electricity 12.00
Repairs
20.28
872.28
Special Light-Dog Track : Light at Williams Street 71.09
Care of Town Elms :
Contract Work 2,482.04
Gypsy Moth :
Labor 20.00
.
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Contract Work
450.00
470.00
Total Highways and Bridges 36,933.96
Charities and Veterans' Benefits :
Aid to Dependent Children:
Direct Aid-Cash 5,528.94
Kind 189.71
5,718.65
Disability Assistance :
Direct Aid-Cash 5,692.22
Kind 539.44
6,231.66
Old Age Assistance :
Direct Aid-Cash
42,559.77
Kind 4,204.91
Outside Relief
1,154.95
47,919.63
Administration :
Administration Salaries
386.07
Social Worker
2,760.00
Telephone
114.51
Mileage and Luncheons
94.78
Association Dues
3.00
Office Supplies
163.82
Electric Adding Machine
233.30
3,755.48
Public Welfare :
Cash Grants
836.07
Groceries
1,802.59
Fuel
181.35
4. 4
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Clothing
129.22
Rent
46.52
Medical Care
380.40
Outside Relief
1,468.54
4,844.69
Veterans' Benefits :
Salary of Agent
100.00
Association Dues
12.00
Cash Grants
6,896.94
Medical Care
369.95
7,378.89
Christmas Fund :
500.00
Total Charities and Veterans' Benefits 76,349.00
Schools and Library:
School Department:
Teachers' Salaries
128,158.28
General Control
7,543.47
Transportation
16,303.29
Janitors' Salaries
13,410.90
Books
3,488.42
Supplies
3,451.04
Fuel
4,517.12
Electricity
2,745.10
Water
429.46
Gas
502.77
Boiler Repairs
83.09
Janitors' Supplies
1,365.10
Health
2,639.35
Repairs
1,988.80
Libraries
139.50
Household Arts
44.06
Vocational Shop
1,311.83
Dental Fund
858.25
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Tuition
38.40
Miscellaneous
1,487.18
Staff Expense 106.53
New Equipment
1,288.05
Audio-Visual Aids
330.00
H. S. Driveway Repairs
39.80
192,269.79
U. S. Grants :
Smith-Hughes-George Barden Funds
3,073.35
Elementary School Library : Books
408.18
Public Library :
Librarian's Salary
550.00
Assistant's Salary
33.20
Janitor's Salary
230.00
Books
411.01
Periodicals
68.20
Mending Books
29.77
Fuel
241.57
Electricity
35.15
Water
25.00
Repairs
7.85
Janitor's Supplies
2.83
1,634.58
Total Schools and Libraries 197,385.90
Unclassified School Accounts:
High School Athletics:
Officials
501.00
Officers
96.00
Janitors
91.00
Supplies and Equip- ment
1,034.16
Transportation
394.00
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Medical Attendance
50.00
Cleaning
178.20
Guarantee Fees
113.23
Printing, etc.
45.26
Miscellaneous
61.62
2,564.47
High School Cafeteria :
Labor
3,522.00
Food
7,747.43
Laundry
128.04
Equipment
169.26
Supplies
13.39
Miscellaneous
10.00
11,590.12
Elementary School Cafeteria :
Labor
5,886.00
Food
13,152.64
Laundry
102.30
Equipment
1,354.57
Printing, etc.
60.50
Supplies
45.53
20,601.54
Total Unclassified School Accounts 34,756.13
Interest and Maturing Debt:
Interest on Elementary School Bonds
9,240.00
Elementary School Bonds
25,000.00
Total Interest and Maturing Debt
34,240.00
Agency and Trust Funds :
Perpetual Care Funds 369.00
Charles S. Chase Trust Fund 27.69
Total Agency and Trust Funds 396.69
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Unclassified and Miscellaneous:
Civil Defense :
New Furnace
300.00
Fuel
69.71
Building Repairs
169.48
Miscellaneous
4.45
543.64
Memorial Day Observance :
Flags
36.00
Flowers
89.00
125.00
County Retirement Fund
2,089.59
Tax Title Revenue :
Taxes paid to Districts 50.59
Tax Title Redemption :
Title Searching
210.00
Fees
35.05
Travel Expense
9.91
254.96
Tailings :
Check replaced
26.60
State Taxes :
State Audit
628.56
State Parks
658.74
1,287.30
County Payments :
T. B. Hospital Tax
5,420.99
County Tax
10,124.75
Dog Licenses
798.20
16,343.94
Federal Withholding Tax: Withheld from wages 23,334.96
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County Retirement : Withheld from wages 2,260.76
Total Unclassified and Miscellaneous 46,317.24
Refunds:
1953 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 117.61
1954 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 617.61
735.22
1954 Real Estate Tax
438.70
Total Refunds 1,173.92
Hurricane Relief :
Carol :
Clearance of Debris :
Public Property 7,711.59
Private Property 154.56
7,866.15
Guarding Police 1,447.15
Temporary Repairs to
Public Property 1,922.39
Restoration of Essential
Facilities
2,118.54
13,354.23
Edna :
Clearance of Debris :
Public Property 275.12
Private Property 150.00
425.12
Temporary Repairs to
Public Property 1.92
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89
Restoration of Essential Facilities
541.42
968.46
Total Hurricane Relief 14,322.69
Total Expenditures
507,406.77
Cash Balance as of December 31, 1954
$104,603.66
DEPARTMENTAL STATEMENT
General Government:
Appropriation
$ 18,348.42
Transfer from Board of Health
1,000.00
Transfer from Res. Acct. Appr.
216.47
Received for bill paid
61.75
19,626.64
Expenditures
19,626.64
Balance
none
Retirement Account :
Appropriation
1,000.00
Expenditures
1,000.00
Balance
none
Veterans' Memorial Hall Maintenance:
Appropriation
580.00
Transfer from Repair Account
260.00
840.00
Expenditures
753.73
Balance
$ 86.27
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Veterans' Memorial Hall Repair Account :
Appropriation
500.00
Expenditures
240.00
260.00
Transfer to Maintenance Account
260.00
Balance
none
State Census-1955:
Appropriation
700.00
Expenditures
...... ... ...
Balance 700.00
Hydrant Rental-North Dighton:
Appropriation
710.24
Expenditures
710.24
Balance none
Fence and Boundary Markers-Elementary School:
Appropriation
400.00
Expenditures
273.39
Balance 126.61
Fire Department:
Appropriation
6,475.98
Transfer from Res. Acct. Appr.
243.48
6,719.46
Expenditures
6,719.46
Balance none
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Fire Department-Special :
Receipts-Taunton Greyhound Assn.
658.00
Expenditures
658.00
Balance
none
Fire Truck Account :
Jan. 1, 1954 Balance
7,500.00
Expenditures
7,485.00
Balance
15.00
Radio Equipment-Fire Department:
From Excess and Deficiency
2,947.00
Expenditures
2,813.33
Balance
133.67
Fire Truck Equipment Account:
From Excess and Deficiency
1,000.00
Expenditures
999.85
Balance
.15
Police Department :
Appropriation
4,958.00
Expenditures
4,606.36
Balance
351.64
Police Cruiser:
From Excess and Deficiency
3,078.00
Expenditures
2,432.67
645.33
Transfer to Veterans' Benefits
600.00
Balance 45.33
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Police Department-Special :
Receipts :
Taunton Greyhound Assn.
8,757.00
Standard Coil Products Co.
2,532.50
11,289.50
Expenditures
11,289.50
Balance
none
Board of Health:
Appropriation
4,950.00
Expenditures
3,931.04
1,018.96
Transfer to General Government
1,000.00
Balance 18.96
Mosquito Control:
Appropriation
250.00
Expenditures
250.00
Balance
none
Town Dump Account :
From Excess and Deficiency
2,000.00
Expenditures
1,742.03
Balance 257.97
Playground Fence:
Appropriation
1,200.00
Expenditures
...
..... ..
Balance
1,200.00
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93
Street Department:
Appropriation
5,500.00
Expenditures
4,202.66
1,297.34
Transfer to Public Welfare
1,100.00
Balance
197.34
Dighton-Berkley Bridge:
Appropriation
900.00
Expenditures
872.28
Balance
27.72
Road Machinery Account :
From Road Machinery Fund
1,600.00
Expenditures
1,600.00
Balance
none
Chapter 81:
Appropriation
7,350.00
From Excess and Deficiency
13,475.00
20,825.00
Expenditures
20,824.22
Balance
.78
Chapter 90 Maintenance:
Appropriation
1,700.00
From Excess and Deficiency
3,400.00
5,100.00
Expenditures
5,099.87
Balance
.13
94
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Chapter 90 Submarine Cable:
Appropriation
455.00
From Excess and Deficiency
910.00
1,365.00
Expenditures
1,311.80
Balance
53.20
Sidewalk Maintenance:
Appropriation
400.00
Transfer to Public Welfare
400.00
Balance
none
Special Light-Dog Track:
From Taunton Greyhound Assn.
71.09
Expenditures
71.09
Balance
none
Gypsy Moth Account :
Appropriated
500.00
Expenditures
470.00
Balance
30.00
Care of Town Elms :
Appropriation
2,562.60
Expenditures
2,482.04
Balance 80.56
General Relief Administration:
Appropriation
1,800.00
Transfer from Disability Asst.
400.00
Transfer from Res. Acct. Appr.
16.11
2,216.11
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A.D.C. Adm. 1-1-54 Bal. 18.53 Received during 1954 357.90
376.43
D.A. Adm. 1-1-54 Bal.
17.71
Received during 1954 203.19
220.90
O.A.A. Adm. 1-1-54 Bal.
134.25
Received during 1954 825.49
959.74
3,773.18
Expenditures
3,755.48
Balance (A.D.C. Adm. U. S. Grant) 2.43
Balance (D.A. Adm. U. S. Grant)
8.59
Balance (O.A.A. Adm. U. S Grant)
6.68
Aid to Dependent Children:
Appropriation
4,000.00
U. S. Grant 1-1-54 Bal. 42.89
Received during 1954 2,469.45
2,512.34
6,512.34
Expenditures
5,718.65
793.69
Transfer to O.A.A.
700.00
Balance 93.69
Disability Assistance:
Appropriation 3,500.00
U. S. Grant: Received during 1954 3,146.70
6,646.70
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Expenditures
6,231.66
415.04
Transfer to Genl. Rel. Adm.
400.00
Balance
Old Age Assistance:
Appropriation
25,000.00
Transfer from T. B. Hosp. Tax
4,526.31
Transfer from A.D.C.
700.00
30,226.31
U. S. Grant: Rec'd during 1954
18,207.80
U. S. Grant: a/c Recoveries
1,442.13
49,876.24
Expenditures
47,919.63
Balance
Balance (O.A.A .- U. S. Grant)
514.48 1,442.13
Veterans' Benefits :
Appropriation
3,700.00
Transfer from Res. Acct. Appr.
3,078.89
Transfer from Police Cruiser
600.00
7,378.89
Expenditures
7,378.89
Balance
none
Public Welfare:
Appropriation
3,500.00
Transfer from Street Dept.
1,100.00
Transfer from Sidewalk Dept.
400.00
5,000.00
15.04
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Expenditures
4,844.69
Balance
155.31
Christmas Fund:
From Taunton Greyhound Assn.
500.00
Expenditures
500.00
Balance
none
School Department :
Appropriation
191,235.00
Payments returned
272.28
From Res. Acct. Appr.
1,445.05
192,952.33
Expenditures
192,269.79
Balance 682.54
U. S. Grant-Smith-Hughes, George Barden Funds:
1-1-54 Balance
1,741.01
Received during 1954
2,216.12
3,957.13
Expenditures
3,073.35
Balance 883.78
Elementary School Library:
From County Dog Fund
564.88
Expenditures
408.18
Balance 156.70
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High School Athletic Account:
1-1-54 Balance
24.82
1954 Receipts
1,611.83
1,636.65
Appropriation
1,000.00
2,636.65
Expenditures
2,564.47
Balance
72.18
High School Cafeteria :
1-1-54 Balance
701.29
1954 Receipts
12,614.70
13,315.99
Expenditures
11,590.12
Balance
1,725.87
Elementary Cafeteria:
1-1-54 Balance
838.61
1954 Receipts
20,141.28
20,979.89
Expenditures
20,601.54
Balance
378.35
Public Library :
Appropriations
1,650.00
Expenditures
1,634.58
Balance 15.42
Civil Defense : Appropriation 500.00
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January 1, 1954 Balance
174.40
674.40
Expenditures
543.64
Balance
130.76
Tax Title Redemption :
January 1, 1954 Balance
383.64
Expenditures
254.96
Balance
128.68
Memorial Day Observance:
Appropriation
125.00
Expenditures
125.00
Balance
none
Contributory County Retirement :
Appropriation
2,089.59
Expenditures
2,089.59
Balance
none
Town Cemetery Account :
January 1, 1954 Balance
51.40
Expenditures
....
Balance
51.40
Interest on School Bonds:
Appropriation
9,240.00
Expenditures
9,240.00
Balance none
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Elementary School Bonds:
Appropriation
25,000.00
Expenditures
25,000.00
Balance none
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds :
Received during 1954
369.00
Expenditures
369.00
Balance
none
Charles S. Chase Trust Fund :
Received during 1954
27.69
Expenditures
27.69
Balance
none
Dog Licenses :
Received during 1954
798.20
Expenditures
798.20
Balance
none
Federal Withholding Tax:
Withheld from Wages
23,334.86
Expenditures
23,334.86
Balance
none
County Retirement :
Withheld from Wages
2,260.76
Expenditures
2,260.76
Balance
none
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Reserve Account Appropriated :
From Excess and Deficiency 5,000.00
To: General Govt. 216.47
Genl. Rel. Adm. 16.11
Fire Department 243.48
School Department 1,445.05
Veterans' Benefits 3,078.89
5,000.00
Balance none
Total Appropriations Balances $ 2,775.20
Revenue Receipts over Assessors' Estimates 18,196.41
Surplus Revenue to Excess and Deficiency for 1954 $20,971.61
At the Annual Town Meeting in March, 1954, Joseph W. Fleck was elected Town Auditor. He carried out the duties of this office until the pressing conditions of personal losses caused by Hurricane "Carol" forced him to resign the office. On November 23, 1954, the Board of Selectmen ap- pointed me to complete the year's work.
I certify, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that the reports contained herein are correct. The cash balances of all officers intrusted with the receipt, custody or expendi- ture of money have been verified and all such books and ac- counts are in order. The Tax Collector's report as published is correct. All payments to the Treasurer have been prop- erly warranted, and all receipts have been recorded. Cash and Securities of the Trust Funds have been verified, all in- come accounted for, and all payments warranted.
Respectfully submitted,
RUTH D. LEEMING,
Town Auditor.
Town of Dighton
BALANCE SHEET General Accounts
December 31, 1954 102
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Cash
$104,603.66
Liabilities:
Accounts Receivable :
U. S. Grants:
Taxes:
1952 Personal Property $ 210.06
1953 Poll
6.00
Disability Assistance ADM. 8.59
1953 Personal Property
240.27
Old Age Assistance ADM.
6.68
1953 Real Estate
19,294.19
Old Age Assistance
1,442.13
1954 Poll
20.00
1954 Personal Property
1,416.57
1954 Real Estate
34,339.13
$ 2,343.61
55,526.22
1953 Motor Vehicle Excise
32.94
1954 Motor Vehicle Excise 4,072.05
2,825.63
State Census-1955
700.00
Tax Possessions
337.15
Fence and Boundary Markers- Elementary School
126.61
Playground Fence
1,200.00
Elementary School Cafeteria
378.35
High School Cafeteria
1,725.87
High School Athletics
72.18
Dighton-Berkley Bridge
55.03
Elementary School Library
156.70
Civil Defense
130.76
School
9,414.18
128.68
Welfare
2,448.90
Town Cemetery Account
51.40
13,225.20
Tailings
158.20
ANNUAL REPORT
Old Age Recovery
2,291.10
Road Machinery Fund
4,104.99
2,627.05
Departmental :
Aid to Dependent Children
645.87
Board of Health
145.71
Old Age Assistance
515.51
Tax Title Redemption
Aid to Dependent Children ADM. $ 2.43
Smith Hughes-George Barden Funds
883.78
Tax Titles
.
Aid to Highways:
Treasurer's Unidentified Receipts 100.61
Chapter 81-State 8,777.16
Chapter 90 Maintenance- State 1,700.00
1955 Revenue : State Taxes County Taxes 50.60
2.60
53.20
Reserves:
Overlay, Reserved for
Abatement of 1952 Taxes 327.30
Overlay, Reserved for
Abatement of 1953 Taxes 4,779.11
Overlay, Reserved for
Abatement of 1954 Taxes 5,170.97
10,277.38
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus 6,734.04
Revenue Reserved until collected :
Departmental 13,225.20
Aid to Highways
12,177.16
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 4,104.99
Tax Possessions 337.15
Tax Titles 2,627.05
32,471.55
Excess and Deficiency : Surplus Revenue
132,804.84
$194,730.71
$194,730.71
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Chapter 90 Maintenance- County 1,700.00
12,177.16
Hurricane Relief 2,129.28
Debt Accounts
104
Net Funded Debt
$395,000.00 Elementary School Bonds $395,000.00
Trust Accounts
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds $ 8,681.83 Joshua Bliss Cemetery Fund 5,323.27 Charles S. Chase Trust Fund 1,013.75
Trust Funds :
Cash and Securities
$15,018.85
$15,018.85
ANNUAL REPORT
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Of the Town of
DIGHTON
Year Ending December 31, 1954
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ANNUAL REPORT
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Wyman E. Hawkes, Chairman Segreganset
Term Expires 1955
Mrs. Catherine C. Carr, Secretary 1955
Briggs Street, North Dighton
1957
Peter R. Tuttle, Financial Secretary Williams Street, North Dighton
John Gray 1956
40 Tremont Street, North Dighton
Herbert Holt 1956
22 Andrews Street, North Dighton
Lawrence Mendoza 1957
Elm Street, Dighton
Superintendent Thomas L. Warren, B. S., M. Ed. Residence : 74 Spring Street, North Dighton Office : Dighton High School, Segreganset Telephone : Dighton 4751 (Office) Taunton 4-6432 (Home)
Office Hours : Monday through Friday, 8:30 A. M. - 9:30 A. M. and by appointment.
Secretary Gladys P. Babbitt
School Physician Charles M. Souza, M. D.
School Nurse Esther Bowden, R. N.
Attendance Supervisor Howell S. Carr
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Entrance Age
First grade registration in September of any year will be limited to those children who are at least six years of age or who will become six years of age on or before the follow- ing January 1. There will be no exceptions made to this ruling.
Birth Certificates
Presentation of a birth certificate is required for en- trance to the first grade.
Vaccination
Every child who enters school for the first time must present a certificate of vaccination or a statement from his physician that vaccination is inadvisable.
NO SCHOOL INFORMATION
Elementary School
Whenever it seems advisable to close the elementary school the notice will be broadcast over Radio Station WPEP, Taunton, and over Radio Station WSAR, Fall River.
High School
Whenever the school buses can be safely operated there will be school at Dighton High School unless unfore- seen emergencies make it necessary to close. In the event of closing, the information will be specifically announced over the radio as indicated above for the elementary school.
TRANSPORTATION
The law requires that transporation be provided for pupils residing more than two miles from the school at- tended or more than one mile from the nearest bus stop. Many pupils living at lesser distances along established routes are transported if the seating capacity of the bus will permit. From time to time it is necessary to refuse trans- portation to some of those living under the required distance when our buses are filled to capacity with children living at a greater distance.
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SCHOOL CALENDAR 1954 - 1955
DIGHTON As Approved by School Committee
Dighton Elementary School
School opens
September 8, 1954
closes
opens
closes
December 23, 1954- 72 days January 3, 1955 February 18, 1955- 35 days February 28, 1955
opens
closes
April 15, 1955- 34 days
opens
April 25, 1955
closes
June 10, 1955- 34 days
175 days
Dighton High School
opens
September 8 ,1954
closes
opens
closes
December 23, 1954- 72 days January 3, 1955 February 18, 1955- 35 days February 28, 1955
opens
April 15, 1955- 34 days
opens
April 25, 1955
closes
June 22, 1955- 42 days
183 days
Schools will close on the following days:
October 12-Columbus Day
October 29-Teachers' Convention
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