Town annual report of the offices of the town of Dighton 1960, Part 3

Author: Dighton (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1960
Publisher: Dighton (Mass. : Town)
Number of Pages: 166


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Gene & Eileen Rose Swauger


John & Lillian LaCroix Rasmussen George & Ann Margaret McKenna Rebello


Joseph & Catherine Edna Smith Vincent


Paul James & Carol E. Duhamel Hoffshire


Alvin & Beatrice Louise Gracia Silvia Edmund R. & Helen Louise Medeiros Corey


Richard L. & Loris Norma Thayer Henry


MARCH


5 William Edward Cronan


15 Paul Anthony Burke


15 Cynthia Louise McQuade


22 Mark Joseph Benoit


27 Darin Joseph Carei


28 Jeffrey Bruce Dandeneau


30 Julie Gustafson


William Leo & Mary Elenor Foley Cronan


Paul A. & Margaret E. Crooks Burke James A. & Elizabeth Carvalho McQuade


Lawrence & Luella Littlefield Benoit Joseph Lawrence & Mary Jane Elizabeth Toomy Carei


Arthur S. & Beverly Anne Bruce Dandeneau


Edward Alden & Barbara Marie Denbow Gustafson


APRIL


1 Neil Harper Martin


5 Craig Thomas Nichols


8 Barry Walter Gilbert


30 Lance Michael Lonsdale


Richard Kelly & Nancy Claire Regan Martin


Edward Francis & Lucille Phylis Menard Nichols


Charles Marsden & Joan Lis Rounds Gilbert


Richard John Dye & Frances Ann Godwin Lonsdale


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MAY


2 Debra Ann Descoteaux


5 Beth Ann Berube


5 Lesa Jo Weekley


14 David Lawrence Dupont 14 Mary Elizabeth Burke


15 Douglas Paul Roy


16 Robert LaFrance


19 Dianne Louise Compos


19 David Louis Compos


20 Judith Ann Jacome


26 Beth Marie Parchesco


27 Brett Lee Martin


31 Gail Louise Henderson


Henry D. & Joan A. Brazil Descoteaux Edward Maurice & Geraldine Y. DiMonte Berube


Arthur Richard & Mary Fay Cavanagh Weekley


David L. & Eleanor N. Souza Dupont Richard J. & Betty Jo Durkee Burke Edward Wilson & Jeanne Elizabeth Morris Roy


Robert Joseph & Shirley Mary Smith LaFrance


Antone & Helen E. Sykes Compos


Antone & Helen E. Sykes Compos Antone F. & Kathleen Medeiros Jacome Richard A. & Marion L. Souza Parchesco


Robert Lee & Marilyn Lee Masse Martin


Warren & Barbara Adams Henderson


JUNE


3 Barry Charles Horton


4 Scott Anthony Marques


6 Gregory Sanson


9 Mary Ann Jackson


25 Barbara Rae Hamilton


28 James Costa


Maynard F. & Barbara May Sears Horton


Joseph Anthony & Jane E. Andrews Marques


Manuel L., Jr. & Dorothy Farias Sanson


Joseph Donald & Helen Jarosik Jackson


Walter E. & Alberta C. Snow Hamilton


Joseph, Jr. & Mary Davis Costa


JULY


17 Richard James Dermody


19 James Vincent Scully


22 Bradford Jan Leonard


30 Margaret Ann McKenna


AUGUST


9 Mitchell Lake Brewer


10 Sara Alice Ward


11 Cheryl Ann Kaszyk


12 Lance Peter Cummings


24 Richard John Sylvia


27 Joseph Carvalho


30 Danny Carpenter, Jr.


Richard James & Ethel Baxter-Green Dermody


Vincent Francis & Margaret Ann Synan Scully


Roger Clayton & Patricia Jean Ellis Leonard


Charles E. & Betty Ann Stark McKenna


Earl & Natalie Sylvia Brewer Ronald Austin & Joyce Corinne Wuchert Ward


Joseph & Harriet S. Field Kaszyk Robert W. & Elizabeth Jean Gurney Cummings


Richard John & Mary Benevides Sylvia


Joseph & Olive S. Frizado Carvalho Danny & Delores M. Charves Carpenter


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SEPTEMBER


1 (Stillborn) O'Connell


2 Joseph Albert Hathaway


2 Scott Francis Ferrie


7 Robert David Brown


8 Lawrence Lounsberry


15 Alwardt


21 Susan Pamela Torres


23 Cheryl Ann Fostin


26 Lorraine Duarte


28 Thomas Timothy Clifford, Jr.


30 Robert James Ferreira


OCTOBER


4 Lee-Ann Constantine


5 John Edmund Lema


10 William Russell Cleary


15 Jeanmarie Ann Hennessey


15 Pamela DeCambra


19 Barry James White


25 Patrick Joseph Mccarthy


28 Diane Heneghen


28 Mary Beth Hebert


NOVEMBER


1 George Louis Goulart, Jr.


4 Barrett Latimer Steele


15 Diane Jeanne Allie


30 Patricia Katon


DECEMBER


13 Patricia Jean Wilkins


17 Mary Alice Dutra


26 John Charles Green


30 Cheryl Anne Phillips


William Michael & Patricia Ann Blake O'Connell


Joseph Charles & Della Wagner Hathaway Daniel & Florence L. Rose Ferrie Lloyd W. & Hilda Ferreira Brown Frederick M. & Doreen A. Pemberton Lounsberry


12 Kevin Lawrence Carpenter Laurence & Emily A. Carr Carpenter


Henry & Marjorie Wilkinson Alwardt Robert Charles & Patricia Ann Kelliher Torres


George Robert & Dorothea May Hilton Fostin


William & Lorraine M. Motta Duarte Thomas T. & Margaret M. Clemmey Clifford


Edward M. & Lorraine S. Belanger Ferreira


Alvan & Rosemary O'Connell Constantine


John & Mary Arruda Lema


William Russell & Mary Hallam Cole Cleary


Robert Lawrence & Mary Elizabeth Consolo Hennessey


John F. & Mariann Flores DeCambra Manuel & Helen Gertrude Lawry White


Edward Francis & Dorothy May Greenhalgh McCarthy


Anton A. & Janice C. Gadboise Heneghen


Vincent F. & Elizabeth J. Torres Hebert


George L. & Laura K. Constantine Goulart


Vernon H. & Marie Estelle Latimer Steele


Arthur Joseph & Claire Vivian Vermette Allie


Antone R. & Mary T. McGann Katon


Walter James & Joan Dolores Souza Wilkins


George Anthony & Maureen E. Welch Dutra Russell William & Sandra Isabel Rose Green David L. & Norma Anne Davis Phillips


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ANNUAL REPORT


MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN THE TOWN OF DIGHTON FOR 1960


JANUARY


6 Richard John Sylvia of Acushnet and Mary Benevides of Dighton.


11 William H. Ohler of Taunton and Ruth B. Chergosky of Taunton.


FEBRUARY


27 Edward Francis O'Connell of Dighton and Pearle Frances Josephine Gason of York, Pa.


MARCH


5 Walter B. Pittsley of Lakeville and Gladys L. Gilbert of Dighton.


24 John A. Rougas of Providence and Katherine Lavin of W. Barrington.


APRIL


21 Francis Xavier Maher, Jr. of New York and Carol S. Steele of Buffalo.


29 Martin Richard Booska of Quonset Point and Beatrice Mae Skuce of West Warwick.


MAY


7 Richard J. Boucher of Fairhaven and Joan E. Machado of Dighton.


7 Richard Joseph Andrade of Dighton and Eugenia M. Pontes of Dighton.


14 Francis G. Rose of Dighton and Mary Lou Berry of Taunton.


28 Maurice L. H. Cope of Taunton and Mary S. Macedo of Taunton.


JUNE


4 William M. Ferreira of Dighton and Ethlyn A. Ryder of Taunton.


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4 Robert J. Wynne of Dighton and Jeanette S. Lincoln of Rehoboth.


11 Charles Joseph Benjamin of Taunton and Georgia Rose of Taunton.


11 Manuel R. Frizado of Taunton and Madeline A. Vincent of Taunton.


18 William Glen Johnson, Jr. of Lynn and Lois May West- cott of Rehoboth.


19 Frank L. Coughlan, Jr. of Taunton and Bette Louise Potter of Dighton.


22 Robert Leroy Frazer of Taunton and Edith Mary Leonard of Dighton.


25 Antone Perry of Taunton and Virginia M. Nunes of Dighton.


25 Charles Terry of Freetown and Janice LeFaivre of Dighton.


25 George L. Cardin of Taunton and Yvonne Mary (Bou- chard) Gamache of Dighton.


30 Emery W. Lincoln of Dighton and Ruth Esther (Wa- terman) Minshull of Rehoboth.


JULY


1 Benjamin H. Adams, Jr. of Swansea and Myrna Dale Menges of Dighton.


2 Harold Whiteley, III of Freetown and Susan H. Ham- bly of Dighton.


2 Lawrence F. Bentley of Taunton and Eunice Eddy of Dighton.


9 Bruce W. Ellis of Dighton and Patricia A. Dunham of Middleboro.


18 Ronald David Pine of Dighton and Thelma Genevieve Sylvester of Taunton.


AUGUST


5 Richard Carpentier of Dighton and Dixie Flint of Berkley.


6 Raymond Perra of Taunton and Anne O'Connell of Dighton.


11 James J. McCambridge of Pawtucket and Elizabeth A. Cimino of Dighton.


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13 Paul George Linden of Dighton and Irene (Lavoie) Dupuis of Providence.


13 John W. Reynolds of Tiverton and Theresa Medeiros of Dighton.


20 Richard J. Souza of Taunton and Margaret R. Borden of Dighton.


27 Robert Joseph Katon of Taunton and Judith E. Soares of Dighton.


28 William M. Melesky of Berkley and Elaine M. Broadbent of Dighton.


SEPTEMBER


3 Arnold Constantine of Dighton and Barbara A. Tavares of Somerset.


3 William Jack of Dighton and Constance Costa of Digh- ton.


10 Carroll Bruce Holmes of E. Harwich and Barbara Ann Pilling of E. Harwich.


10 William R. Adams of Dighton and Jean S. Slaunwhite of Dorchester.


10 Virgil M. Pontes of Dighton and Glorina B. Perrott of Nova Scotia.


17 David A. Carvalho of Dighton and Carol A. Goodwin of Berkley.


17 Joseph F. Cormier of Woburn and Nancy Silvia of Dighton.


OCTOBER


1 Kenneth G. Rubadou of Dighton and Irene A. Perry of Berkley.


8 David E. Johnson of W. Bridgewater and Beverly (Bowen) Valoze of Dighton.


11 Antone Morris of Taunton and Thelma E. (Parker) Kingsland of Dighton.


14 Charles Furmanik of Raynham and Antoinette Bene- vides of Dighton.


15 Arthur DiPetrillo of Providence and Virginia Ann (Lavin) Brunelli of W. Barrington.


29 Gilbert Amaral, Jr. of Dighton and Jo Ann Sheehan of Taunton.


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ANNUAL REPORT


29 Roland J. Neronha of Tiverton and Maurie A. Deslaur- iers of Dighton.


NOVEMBER


11 James G. Harbin of Alabama and Sandra M. LeForrest of Dighton.


12 William F. McCaffrey of Taunton and Barbara M. Mathews of Taunton.


19 Norman Frank Wallace of Fall River and Ruth Ann (Schulien) Conti of Fall River.


26 Antone Cordeira, Jr. of Fall River and Dorothy Paiva of Dighton.


DECEMBER


3 Joseph Thomas White of Dighton and Marlene Selina (Hayes) Logan of Attleboro.


22 Wendell Louis Hall Carr of Dighton and Phyllis JoAnn Raposa of Somerset.


26 James E. Silveira of Berkley and Edith M. Boyce of Dighton.


TREASURER'S REPORT FOR 1960


Balance in Treasury, December 31, 1959


$165,899.06


Total Receipts in 1960


848,771.37


$1,014,670.43


Selectmen's Warrants in 1960


845,511.90


Balance in Treasury, December 31, 1960


169,158.53


$1,014,670.43


See Auditor's Report for detailed list of receipts and expenditures .


Respectfully submitted, PERCY B. SIMMONS, Town Treasurer


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ANNUAL REPORT


DEATHS REGISTERED IN DIGHTON FOR THE YEAR 1960


Date Name


Yrs.


Mos. Days


JANUARY


11 Harold Alden Gustafson


73


3


27


12 Jennie Thomas (Blake) Brightman


82


0


18


17 Baby Girl Dubois


Stillborn


27 James William Bacon


52


7


25


27 Raymond A. Butler


63


31


Evelyn I. (Leonard) Staples


83


5


5


FEBRUARY


5 Robert Colin Woods


1


8


5 William F. Driscoll


72


2


28


15 Delphine (Faria) Dutra


84


4


29


18 Jesse R. Rogers


71


-


-


25 Idola (Gelinas) Boucher


46


-


27 John Souza


81


11.


14


MARCH


1 Clarence W. Morse


65


4 Anna (Fosberg) Smith


65


4


9


13 Helen E. (Simmons) Perry


70


1


22


22 Macie (Smith) Walker


80


6


12


26 Henry W. Wheeler


85


4


19


27 Stephen B. Gardiner


82


6


11


APRIL


6 Margaret L. (Greenlaw) Chase


94


11


6


MAY


1 Joseph Maddock


67


JUNE


3 Joseph D. O'Connell


63


1


11


5 Kenneth Chase


61


8


8


6 Marilyn Lee (Masse) Martin


23


9


27


11 Maria D. (Rego) Lema


73


10


-


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11 Arthur Weston Clapp


14 Aldege Jusseaume


17 Earl Borden


86


3


27


18 Leila (Scudder) Joslyn


78


3


29


22 Harry H. Chase


65


10


29 Ernest W. J. Molden


83


6


28


JULY


1 Arthur Joseph Yelle


4 Henry J. Collis


86


11


21


9 George Albert Reed


68


0


29


AUGUST


2 Edwin R. Wyeth


73


7


28


3 Edward M. O'Connell


48


3


24


18 Eugene K. Tobey


72


9


18


26 Richard John Sylvia


29 Nellie (Currier) Horrocks


92


10


20


30 Catherine (Howe) Preston


68


10


12


SEPTEMBER


1 Baby Boy O'Connell


2 Louis D. Gamache


69


3


-


8 Edward W. Hall


79


9


20


26 Jessie (Reise) Perry


73


10


25


OCTOBER


11 Peter R. Thomas


38


12 Claire V. (McCarthy) Lavigne


38


4


17


13 Margaret (Davis) Gifford


86


10


2


21 Marion Roderick, Jr.


59


NOVEMBER


13 Antone Silvia Corey


62


5


8


13 Margaret A. (Langton) Marsden


85


10


7


20 William E. Somerville


76


1


24


28 Isabel C. (Pensilario) Enos


72


30


DECEMBER


20 Joseph Enos Sousa


93


-


-


28 Elmer J. Wheeler


85


0


5


1


21


53


75


-


-


- -


Stillborn


69


REPORT OF CEMETERY FUND


Amount of Fund


On Deposit 12/31/59


Interest in 1960


Total on Deposit


Paid Out


Balance 12/31/60


Harriet M. Briggs


$200.00


$249.56


$7.85


$257.41


$257.41


Submit Babbitt


50.00


61.05


2.14


63.19


1.00


62.19


Mary J. Briggs


100.00


135.78


4.72


140.50


3.00


137.50


Edgar A. Essex


200.00


243.92


7.66


251.58


3.00


248.58


Ebenezer Gay


50.00


57.10


2.00


59.10


1.00


58.10


William D. Goff Lot


100.00


123.62


4.30


127.92


2.00


125.92


Bliss-Arthur A. Hathaway


200.00


234.76


7.38


242.14


4.00


238.14


Nancy C. Jones


150.00


179.48


5.65


185.13


3.00


182.13


Dr. A. J. Smith


150.00


184.14


5.09


189.23


4.00


185.23


Martha L. Smith


50.00


53.42


1.47


54.89


1.00


53.89


Oliver P. Simmons


721.00


721.00


25.45


746.45


22.00


724.45


Sarah Babbitt Lot


100.00


216.58


6.80


223.38


7.00


216.38


Joseph Gooding


142.75


171.12


5.86


176.98


10.00


166.98


Josephine G. Thaxter Lot


100.00


119.45


3.76


123.21


3.00


120.21


William Walker


250.00


251.28


8.68


259.96


10.00


249.96


Jesse P. Goff


100.00


108.13


3.39


111.52


1.00


110.52


George H. Horton


100.00


178.82


5.61


184.43


8.00


176.43


E. & J. Lincoln


200.00


217.94


6.85


224.79


6.00


218.79


Gilbert Strange


300.00


304.70


9.58


314.28


9.00


305.28


Josiah R. Talbot


100.00


172.42


6.07


178.49


178.49


Emery White


100.00


109.34


3.43


112.77


2.00


110.77


ANNUAL REPORT


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CEMETERY FUNDS-continued


Amount of Fund


On Deposit 12/31/59


Interest in 1960


Total on Deposit


Paid Out


Balance 12/31/60


Emeline Williams


100.00


110.50


3.89


114.39


114.39


Charles E. Carr


500.00


530.66


16.69


547.35


16.00


531.35


Isabelle W. Snow


100.00


102.51


2.83


105.34


4.00


101.34


N. Allen Walker


150.98


269.26


9.12


278.38


21.30


257.08


Briggs Lot


125.00


160.85


5.41


166.26


14.00


152.26


Joshua Bliss


5000.00


5472.77


172.34


5645.11


130.00


5515.11


Bliss-Westcoat


200.00


236.87


7.44


244.31


2.50


241.81


David W. Francis


100.00


138.08


4.87


142.95


2.50


140.45


Albert F. Goff


50.00


57.36


1.61


58.97


1.50


57.47


Elbridge G. Francis


200.00


232.62


7.32


239.94


2.50


237.44


George E. Francis


100.00


182.44


6.43


188.87


2.50


186.37


Benjamin F. Goff


100.00


143.73


4.51


148.24


2.50


145.74


Emerson W. Goff


100.00


126.50


4.45


130.95


2.50


128.45


Ephira Goff


100.00


120.96


3.78


124.74


2.50


122.24


Truman N. Goff


100.00


142.96


4.49


147.45


2.50


144.95


Zenas H. Goff


200.00


266.62


9.40


276.02


2.50


273.52


John H. Harlow


100.00


115.60


3.63


119.23


2.00


117.23


Alfred A .Horton


100.00


113.79


3.57


117.36


2.00


115.36


John H. Horton


100.00


118.21


4.17


122.38


2.00


120.38


Nelson Horton


100.00


172.70


5.42


178.12


2.00


176.12


Job Paull


100.00


137.85


4.85


142.70


142.70


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CEMETERY FUNDS-continued


Amount of Fund


On Deposit 12/31/59


Interest in 1960


Total on Deposit


Paid Out


Balance


12/31/60


Robert S. Waterman


100.00


124.10


4.38


128.48


2.50


125.98


Etta Westcott


100.00


118.45


3.72


122.17


.50


121.67


Westcott & McNally


200.00


214.88


5.94


220.82


3.00


217.82


Francis J. Wheeler


100.00


127.15


4.48


131.63


2.50


129.13


Shubel Wheeler


100.00


112.90


3.14


116.04


1.50


114.54


Thomas B. Witherell


100.00


129.97


4.07


134.04


2.00


132.04


Helen C. Briggs


75.00


81.08


2.55


83.63


3.00


80.63


Sylvanus Jones


100.00


178.60


5.61


184.21


9.00


175.21


Nathan Walker


100.00


105.18


3.68


108.86


2.00


106.86


Wendell Weed


100.00


117.48


4.06


121.54


4.00


117.54


Williams Lot


100.00


187.47


6.53


194.00


4.00


190.00


Rufus P. Horton


400.00


400.00


8.53


408.53


5.00


403.53


ANNUAL REPORT


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JURY LIST 1960-1961


Name


Occupation


Address


Post Office


Andrews, Inez S.


At Home


Wellington St.


Dighton


Andrews, William


Conservation Service


Dighton


Buckley, Francis A.


Shipper


Wellington St. 243 Summer St. 221 School St.


No. Dighton No. Dighton No. Dighton


Buckley, Rhea


At Home


221 School St. 172 Main St.


Dighton


Cash, Frank


Truck Driver


Main St.


Dighton


Chase, Persis


Compressor Opr.


Main St.


Dighton


Costa, Roger


Shipper


Center St.


No. Dighton


Cummings, Eleanor F. At Home


131 Lincoln Ave.


No. Dighton


Denbow, Sherlock W.


Farmer


Williams St. Dighton


Donle, Catherine


At Home


60 Pine St.


Dighton


Duarte, Emma


At Home


Williams St.


No. Dighton


Grace, Edward E.


Laborer


Milk St.


Dighton


Gray, Gertrude


At Home


Wellington St.


Dighton


Heinig, Mary I.


At Home


57 Summer St.


No. Dighton


Hodson, James F.


Tool Grinder


Spring St.


No. Dighton


Holmes, Kenneth H.


Cashier


Horton St.


Dighton


Horton, Leslie W.


Const. Equip. Opr.


Williams St.


Dighton


Ingham, John R.


Retired Watchman


110 School St.


No. Dighton


Knott, George


Textile Worker


31 Bedford St.


No. Dighton


Martin, Louise B.


At Home


School Lane


Dighton


Miguel, George


Farmer


35 Hart St.


Dighton


Miller, Dorothy M.


At Home


43 Somerset Ave.


No. Dighton


Miller, Walter


Stationary Fireman


43 Somerset Ave.


No. Dighton


Nascimento, Hilda


Clerk


64 Pine St.


Dighton


O'Connor, Dorothy L.


At Home


224 School St.


No. Dighton


O'Connor, Francis G. Pires, John


Farmer


Main St.


Dighton


Reed, Albert


Unemployed


Pleasant St.


Dighton


Ross, Norman


Cranston Print Works


Center St.


Segreganset Dighton


Sandager, William


Product Engineer


Williams St.


Sloan, Margaret


At Home


Williams St.


Dighton


Torres, Charles A.


Salesman


Bedford St.


No. Dighton


Wall, Selma


At Home


76 Mt. Hope St.


No. Dighton


Webster, Thomas K.


Textile Worker


Somerset Ave.


Segreganset


Wilson, Myrtle


Bank Teller


Pleasant St.


Dighton


Buckley, Francis W.


Retired Steam Fitter


Carvalho, George C.


Farmer


Journeyman Electrician 224 School St.


No. Dighton


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JURORS DRAWN DURING 1960


January 6, 1960


Mary L. Tedford, 7 Summer St., No. Dighton, Housewife. Seth Dutra, Muddy Cove, Dighton, Farmer.


John Cobb, 108 Cedar St., Dighton, Jewelry Supervisor.


February 3, 1960


John Simas, 269 Summer St., No. Dighton, Maintenance Mechanic.


February 17, 1960


Blanche Andrews, New Somerset Ave., No. Dighton, At Home.


Lester T. McNulty, 258 Lincoln Ave., No. Dighton, la- borer.


March 2, 1960


Alfred Morey, 59 Pine St., Dighton, Machine Operator.


March 17, 1960


William K. McCarthy, Jr., 36 Bedford St., No. Dighton, Adv. Solicitor.


March 30, 1960


William K. McCarthy, Sr., 36 Bedford St., No. Dighton, Salesman.


April 25, 1960


Earl W. Brewer, Pleasant St., Dighton, Chemical Opera- tor.


April 27, 1960


Charles M. Gilbert, 35 School St., No. Dighton, Self- employed.


Wilhelmina Torres, Main St., Dighton, Unemployed.


October 5, 1960


Frank Cash, Main St., Dighton, Truck Driver.


November 22, 1960


Louise B. Martin, School Lane, Dighton, At Home.


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ANNUAL REPORT


ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS


Our annual report to the citizens of Dighton for the year of 1960 is as follows:


Appropriations


To be raised by taxation $571,279.37


To be taken from available funds:


Voted in 1959 $2,345.00


Voted in 1960 98,991.29


101,336.29


State Taxes


3,509.42


County Tax and underestimates


15,559.78


Tuberculosis Hospital assessment


6,121.07


Overlay


32,889.66


Amount to be raised


$730,695.59


Estimated Receipts


Income Tax


$51,448.78


Corporation Taxes


34,584.05


Old Age Tax


1,534.50


Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise


29,114.86


Licenses


3,148.00


Fines


143.00


General Government


236.06


Protection of Persons & Property


92.76


Health & Sanitation


1,087.94


Highways


1,627.51


Charities


8,257.50


Old Age Assistance


20,256.43


Veterans' Services


2,342.19


School


59,675.58


Libraries


52.03


Interest


457.59


State Assistance for


School Construction


11,792.02


Farm Animal Excise


194.93


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ANNUAL REPORT


Overestimates of 1959 1,656.78


Transferred from available funds


101,336.29


Total estimated receipts


$329,038.80


Net amount to be raised by taxes


$401,656.79


Number of Polls-1086


Taxes assessed on Polls


$2,172.00


Value of Personal


Property $525,383.00


Taxes assessed


on Personal


43,081.47


Value of Real Estate


4,346,382.00


Taxes assessed


on Real Estate


356,403.32


Total Valuation


$4,871,765.00


Total Taxes


$401,656.79


Tax Rate-$82.00 per M


Total number of persons assessed


1,145


Number of acres of land assessed


12,641


Number of dwelling houses assessed


947


Number of businesses assessed


50


Value of exempt property


$2,282,731.00


Stock in trade


$52,575.00


Machinery


$26,600.00


Livestock


$2,083.75


All other tangible personal property


$444,125.00


Value of land


669,690.00


Value of buildings


$3,676,712.00


Farm Animals Assessed


General $5 Excise


Number of horses


1


6


Number of cattle


10


186


Yearlings: steers


2


46


Number of sheep


16


Number of fowl


175


6916


All Other


1


Taxes assessed on motor vehicles and trailers-$50,175.85


49


ANNUAL REPORT


North Dighton Fire District


Appropriations


Overlay


$19,891.00 394.14


Gross amount to be raised


$20,285.14


Estimated receipts


$12,190.00


$12,190.00


Net amount to be raised by taxes


$ 8,095.14


Value of Personal


Property


$28,175.00


Taxes on Personal


$147.93


Value of Real Estate 1,513,652.00


Taxes on Real Estate


7,947.21


Total Valuation $1,541,827.00


Total Taxes


$8,095.14


Water Liens added to taxes


$274.91


Tax Rate-$5.25 per M


Dighton Electric Light District


Appropriations


$3,895.00


Overlay


273.32


Gross amount to be raised


$4,168.32


Estimated receipts


None


Net amount to be raised by taxes


$4,168.32


Value of Personal


Property $297,473.75


Taxes on Personal


$699.36


Value of Real Estate 1,554,785.00


Taxes on Real Estate


3,498.96


Total Valuation


$1,852,258.75


Total Taxes


$4,168.32


Tax Rate-$2.25 per M


Dighton Water District


Appropriations


$45,208.51


Transferred from available funds


1,500.00


Overlay


443.39


Gross amount to be raised


$47,151.90


50


ANNUAL REPORT


Estimated receipts


$19,972.57 1,500.00


$21,472.57


Transfers


Net amount to be raised by taxes


$25,679.33


Value of Personal property $304,173.75


Taxes on Personal


$3,650.09


Value of Real Estate 1,835,770.00


Taxes on Real Estate


22,029.24


Total Valuation $2,139,943.75


Total Taxes


$25,679.33


Water Liens added to Taxes


$58.90


Tax Rate-$12.00 per M


Respectfully submitted, HAROLD M. MENDOZA, Chairman


HOWELL S. CARR LEO T. PIVIROTTO


REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING


To the Board of Selectmen :


On April 15, 1960 I was notified of my appointment and approval by Dr. Samuel B. Kirkwood, Commissioner of Public Health, as inspector of slaughtering for the Town of Dighton for the year ending March 31, 1961.


A report has been mailed to the Department of Public Health, Boston, Mass., monthly. I have not been called upon for any inspections of slaughtering.


Respectfully submitted, ANTHONY N. SYLVIA, Inspector of Slaughtering


TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT


Personal Property


1957


1958


1959


1960


Outstanding December 31, 1959


$54.00


$160.41


$492.29


Commitment


$43,081.47


Added Interest


8.80


2.74


.70


Total


54.00


169.21


495.03


43,082.17


Paid Treasurer


169.21


186.75


42,694.00


Abatements


54.00


184.38


10.25


Balance Due December 31, 1960


123.90


377.92


Total


54.00


169.21


495.03


43,082.17


Real Estate


Outstanding December 31, 1959


3,193.32


10,664.71


Commitment


356,579.62


Added Interest


191.62


149.81


56.22


Refunded abatements


168.10


Total


3,384.94


10,814.52


356,803.94


Paid Treasurer


3,237.72


6,760.17


329,913.99


Abatements


137.78


17.70


8,179.91


ANNUAL REPORT


51


1957


1958


1959


1960


52


Tax Title Account Balance Due December 31, 1960


. 9.44


9.44


390.32


4,027.21


18,319.72


Total


3,384.94


10,814.52


356,803.94


Poll Taxes


Outstanding December 31, 1959


6.00


72.00


Commitment


2,172.00


Added Interest


.40


19.25


Added Fees


6.30


Total


6.00


78.70


2,191.25


Paid Treasurer


22.70


1,775.25


Abatements


6.00


44.00


262.00


Balance Due December 31, 1960


12.00


154.00


Total


6.00


78.70


2,191.25


Farm Animal Excise


Outstanding December 31, 1959


20.63


Commitment


194.93


Added Interest


.15


14


Total


20.78


195.07


ANNUAL REPORT


1957


1958


1959


1960


Paid Treasurer Balance Due December 31, 1960


18.90


142.52


1.88


52.55


Total


20.78


195.07


Motor Vehicle Excise


Outstanding December 31, 1959


458.51


385.11


9,851.92


Commitment


9,316.55


40,859.30


Added Interest


5.78


10.85


56.60


Refunded Abatements


537.77


474.09


Total


464.29


395.96


19,762.84


41,333.39


Paid Treasurer


96.15


227.99


17,377.44


33,829.42


Abatements


368.14


1,422.50


2,011.90


Balance due December 31, 1960


167.97


962.90


5,492.07


Total


464.29


395.96


19,762.84


41,333.39


North Dighton Fire District-Personal


Outstanding December 31, 1959


10.50


11.03


Commitment


147.93


Added Interest


.60


Total


11.10


11.03


147.93


ANNUAL REPORT


53


1957


1958


1959


1960


54


Paid Treasurer Balance due December 31, 1960


11.10


136.90


11.03


11.03


Total


11.10


11.03


147.93


North Dighton Fire District-Real Estate


Outstanding December 31, 1959


66.25


276.70


Commitment


7,947.21


Added Interest


4.29


5.12


.73


Total


70.54


281.82


7,947.94


Paid Treasurer


70.54


252.15


7,636.06


Balance due December 31, 1960


29.67


311.88


Total


70.54


281.82


7,947.94


North Dighton Fire District-Water Liens


Commitment


274.91


Added Interest


.75


Total


275.66


Paid Treasurer


135.62


Balance due December 31, 1960


140.04


Total


275.66


ANNUAL REPORT


Dighton Water District-Personal Property Outstanding December 31, 1959 Commitment Added Interest


1957


1958


1959


1960


12.25


6.19


62.87


3,650.09


.46


.32


.03


Total


12.25


6.65


63.19


3,650.12


Paid Treasurer


6.65


21.78


3,611.83


Abatements


12.25


41.41


1.50


Balance due December 31, 1960


36.79


Total


12.25


6.65


63.19


3,650.12


Dighton Water District-Real Estate


Outstanding December 31, 1959


318.45


1,696.47


Commitment


22,029.24


Added Interest


21.42


16.38


4.24


Refunded abatements


6.00


Total


339.87


1,712.85


22,039.48


Paid Treasurer


338.87


1,047.92


20,353.36


Abatements


77.46


Tax Title Account


1.00


1.33


25.20


Balance due December 31, 1960


663.60


1,583.46


Total


339.87


1,712.85


22,039.48


ANNUAL REPORT


55


1957


1958


1959


1960


56


Dighton Water District-Water Liens


Outstanding December 31, 1959 Commitment Added Interest


37.62


57.27


58.90


1.98


Total


39.60


57.27


58.90


Paid Treasurer


39.60


Balance due December 31, 1960


57.27


58.90


Total


39.60


57.27


58.90


Dighton Electrict Light District-Personal Property


2.15


1.30


9.96


Commitment


11


.13


.01


Total


2.15


1.41


10.09


669.37


Paid Treasurer


1.41


3.53


667.02


Abatements


2.15


6.56


.28


Balance due December 31, 1960


2.07


Total


2.15


1.41


10.09


669.37


ANNUAL REPORT


Outstanding December 31, 1959


669.36


Added Interest


1957


1958


1959


1960


Dighton Electric Light District-Real Estate Outstanding December 31, 1959 Commitment Added Interest


56.89


170.12


3,498.96


3.90


1.62


.70


Total


60.79


171.74


3,499.66


Paid Treasurer


60.58


89.68


3,300.85


Abatements


13.40


Tax Title Account


.21


.21


4.74


Balance due December 31. 1960




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