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Outstanding checks Novem-
ber 8, 1939, per list, 3,296.76
$59,861.07
TAXES-1930 Henry S. Griffith, Collector
Outstanding September 27, 1936 $1.71
Abatements reported in excess, .10
Abatements September 27 to
$1.81
December 31, 1936, $1.81
TAXES-1931 Henry S. Griffith, Collector
Outstanding September 27, 1936, $1.71
Abatements September 27 to
December 31, 1936, $1.71
TAXES-1934 Henry S. Griffith, Collector
Outstanding September 27, 1936, $9.74 Abatements and payments :
-78-
Refunded September 27 to
December 31, 1936, $.77
Adjusted, 4.82 .
5.59
$15.33
Payments to treasurer September 27 to December 31, 1936, $2.00
Abatements September 27 to December 31, 1936,
13.33
$15.33
TAXES-1935 Henry S. Griffith, Collector
Outstanding September 27, 1936
$3,311.94
Payments to treasurer :
September 27 to December 31, 1936, $2,501.52
January 1 to February
28, 1937, 77.17
$2,578.69
Tax titles taken September 27 to December 31, 1936, 2.35
Outstanding February 28, 1937, 730.90
$3,311.94
Jack L. Martin, Collector
Outstanding March 1, 1937,
$730.90
Payments to treasurer
March 1 to December 31, 1937,
$481.66
Abatements :
March 1 to December
31, 1937, $173.74 75.50
1938,
249.24
$730.90
TAXES-1936 Henry S. Griffith, Collector Outstanding September 27, 1936, $54,858.66
-79-
Additional commitment September 27 to December 31, 1936, 34.86
Abatements and payments, refunded September 27 to December 31, 1936, 21.80
$54,915.32
Payments to treasurer : September 27 to December 31, 1936, $47,641.89
January 1 to February
28, 1937 1,675.79
$49,317.68
Abatements September 27 to December 31, 1936, 49.16
Added to tax titles September
27 to December 31, 1936, 77.40
Outstanding February 28, 1937, 5.471.08
$54,915.32
Jack L. Martin, Collector
Outstanding March 1, 1937,
$5,471.08
Abatement and payment adjusted,
.87
$5,471.95
Payments to treasurer : March 1 to December
31, 1937,
$4 733.26
1938,
460.93
$5,194.19
Abatements :
March 1 to December 31, 1937,
$256.89
1938,
20.87
277.76
$5,471.95
TAXES-1937 Jack L. Martin, Collector
Commitment March 1 to December
31, 1937, per warrants, $60.047.89
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Payments to treasurer :
March 1 to December 31, 1937, $49,990.37
1938, 9,108.06
$59,098.43
Abatements :
March 1 to December 31, 1937, $209.72
1938, 57.23
266.95
Added to tax titles March 1 to
December 31, 1937, 14.70
Outstanding December
31, 1938, 667.81
$60,047.89 $667.81
Outstanding January 1, 1939,
Payments to treasurer January 1 to November 8, 1939, $550.43
Abatements January 1 to November 8, 1939,
105.38
Outstanding November 8,
1939, per list, 12.00
$667.81
TAXES-1938 Jack L. Martin, Collector
Commitment, per warrants, $65,265.10
Abatements and payments, refunded 1.05
$65,266.15
Payments to treasurer,
$57,429.71
Abatements,
215.41
Added to tax titles,
12.27
Outstanding December 31, 1938,
7,608.76
$65,266.15
$7,608.76
Outstanding January 1, 1939, . Payments to treasurer January 1 to November 8, 1939, $6,185.59
Abatements January 1 to
November 8, 1939, 226.71
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Outstanding November 8, 1939, per list, 1,196.46
$7,608.76
POLL TAXES-1939 Jack L. Martin, Collector
Commitment January 1 to November 8,
1939, per warrant, $1,094.00
Payments to treasurer January 1
to November 8, 1939, $918.00
Outstanding November 8,
1939, per list, 176.00
$1,094.00
PERSONAL TAXES-1939 Jack L. Martin, Collector
Commitment January 1 to November
8, 1939 per warrant, $5,815.39
Payments to treasurer January 1 to November 8, 1939, $4,644.98
Abatements January 1 to November 8, 1939, 1.26
Outstanding November 8, 1939,
per list, 1,169.15
$5,815.39
REAL ESTATE TAXES-1939 Jack L. Martin, Collector
Commitment January 1 to November 8, 1939, per warrant, $67,699.83
Abatements and payments,
to be refunded, 17.64
$67,717.47
Payments to treasurer January 1 to November 8, 1939, $50,085.96
Abatements January 1 to
November 8, 1939, 239.27
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Outstanding November 8, 1939, per list, 17,392.24
$67,717.47
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1932 Henry S. Griffith, Collector
Outstanding September 27, 1936, $2.00
Outstanding February 28, 1937, $2.00
Jack L. Martin, Collector
Outstanding March 1, 1937 and
January 1, 1939, $2.00
Abatements January 1 to November 8, 1939, $2.00
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1933 Henry S. Griffith, Collector
Outstanding September 27, 1936, $16.00
Abatements September 27 to December
31, 1936, $16.00
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1934 Henry S. Griffith, Collector
Outstanding September 27, 1936, $106.74
Abatements September 27 to December 31, 1936, $98.01
Motor vehicle excise taxes 1934 reported
as motor vehicle excise taxes 1935,
8.73
$106.74
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1935 Henry S. Griffith, Collector
Outstanding September 27, 1936,
$214.88
Motor vehicle excise taxes 1934 reported
as motor vehicle excise taxes 1935,
8.73
Payments to treasurer :
September 27 to December
31, 1936,
$53.86
$223.61
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January 1 to February 28, 1937, 6.73
$60.59
Motor vehicle excise taxes 1935 reported
as motor vehicle excise taxes 1936, 52.79
Outstanding February 28, 1937, 110.23
$223.61
Jack L. Martin, Collector
Outstanding March 1, 1937, $110.23
Payments to treasurer March 1 to
December 31, 1937, $46.23
Abatements March 1 to December
31, 1937 64.00
$110.23
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1936
Henry S. Griffith, Collector
Outstanding September 27, 1936 $1,206.36
Additional commitments :
September 27 to December 31, 1936, $532.40
January 1 to February
28, 1937, 199.32
731.72
Abatements and payments, refunded September 27 to December 31, 1936, 11.01
Motor vehicle excise taxes 1935 reported
as motor vehicle excise taxes 1936, 52.79
$2,001.88
Payments to treasurer : September 27 to December 31, 1936, $1,034.20
January 1 to February 28, 1937, 174.20
$1,208.40
Abatements September 27 to
December 31, 1936, 57.60
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Outstanding February 28, 1937, 735.88
$2,001.88
Jack L. Martin, Collector
Outstanding March 1, 1937, $735.88
Abatements and payments, refunded March 1 to December 31, 1937, 7.98
$743.86
Payments to treasurer :
March 1 to December 31, 1937,
$643.61
1938,
49.22
$692.83
Abatements :
March 1 to December 31, 1937,
$11.33
1938,
39.70
51.03
$743.86
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1937 Jack L. Martin, Collector
Commitment, per warrants :
March 1 to December 31, 1937, $3,709.30
1938,
52.89
$3,762.19
Abatements and payments, refunded : March 1 to December 31, 1937, $22.39
1938,
17.57
39.96
$3,802.15
Payments to treasurer : March 1 to December 31, 1937, $2,623.13
1938, 1,013.04
$3,636.17
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Abatements :
March 1 to December
31, 1937, $53.63
1938, 76.16
129.79
Outstanding December 31, 1938, 36.19
$3,802.15
Outstanding January 1, 1939,
$36.19
Payments to treasurer January 1 to November 8, 1939, $7.76
Abatements January 1 to November 8, 1939, 19.66
Outstanding November
8, 1939, per list, 8.77
$36.19
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1938 Jack L. Martin, Collector
Commitment, per warrants, $3,331.91
Abatements and payments, refunded, 61.91
$3,393.82
Payments to treasurer,
$3,279.95
Abatements,
83.25
Outstanding December 31, 1938,
30.62
$3,393.82
Outstanding January 1, 1939
$30.62
Additional commitment January 1 to November 8, 1939,
60.24
Abatements and payments, refunded January 1 to November 8, 1939
.59
$91.45
Payments to treasurer January 1 to November 8, 1939, $80.75
Abatement January 1 to November 8, 1939,
.59
Outstanding November 8, 1939, per list, 10.11
$91.45
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MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1939 Jack L. Martin, Collector
Commitment January 1 to November
8, 1939, per warrants, $3,105.76
Abatements and payments : Refunded January 1 to November 8, 1939, $59.23
To be refunded, 1.95
61.18
$3,166.94
Payments to treasurer January 1 to November 8, 1939, $3,043.65
Abatements January 1 to November 8, 1939, 103.50
Outstanding November 8,
1939, per list, 19.79
$3,166.94
INTEREST ON TAXES Henry S. Griffith, Collector
Collections :
September 27 to December
31, 1936,
$187.59
January 1 to February 28, 1937,
27.47
$215.06
Payments to treasurer :
September 27 to December 31, 1936,
$187.59
January 1 to February 28, 1937, 27.47
$215.06
Jack L. Martin, Collector
Collections :
March 1 to December 31, 1937,
$329.98
1938,
410.06
$740.04
Payments to treasurer :
March 1 to December 31, 1937,
$329.98
410.06
1938, $740.04
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Collections January 1 to November 8, 1939, $185.92
Payments to treasurer January 1 to November 8, 1939, $185.92
COSTS ON TAXES Henry S. Griffith, Collector
Collections September 27 to December 31, 1936, $.70
Payments to treasurer September 27 to December 31, 1936, $.70
Jack L. Martin, Collector
Collections :
March 1 to December 31, 1937,
$22.40
1938,
13.30
$35.70
Payments to treasurer :
March 1 to December 31, 1937,
$22.40
1938,
13.30
$35.70
Collections January 1 to November 8, 1939,
$47.25
Payments to treasurer January 1 to November 8, 1939,
$47.25
TAX TITLES
Balance September 27, 1936, $306.75
Tax titles taken September 27
to December 31, 1936 : Taxes 1935,
$2.35
Interest and costs, 10.70
13.05
Added to tax titles :
September 27 to December 31, 1936 :
Taxes 1936, $77.40
Interest, .03
$77.43
1937 :
Taxes 1937,
14.70
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1938 :
Taxes 1938, 12.27
104.40
$424.20
Tax titles redeemed : September 27 to December 31, 1936 $89.50
1937,
70.86
$160.36
Balance December 31, 1938 and
November 8, 1939, per list, 263.84
$424.20
TOWN CLERK Dog Licenses
Licenses issued January 1 to
November 9, 1939:
Males, 122 @ $2.00, $244.00
Spayed females, 20 @ 2.00,
40.00
Females, 19 @ 5.00 95.00
Kennel, 1 @ 25.00, 25.00
$404.00
Payments to treasurer January 1 to November 9, 1939, $404.00
Sporting Licenses
Licenses issued January 1 to November 9, 1939,
$352.50
Payments to treasurer January 1 to November 9, 1939,
$352.50
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Cash balance October 10, 1936, $2.25
Fees :
October 10 to December
31, 1936, $1.79
1937, 25.87
1938,
28.73
56.39
$58.64
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Payments to treasurer :
October 10 to
December 31, 1936,
$4.04
1937,
25.87
1938, 28.53
Cash balance December 31, 1938,
$58.44 .20
$58.64
Cash balance January 1, 1939,
$.20
Fees January 1 to November
13, 1939, 21.58
$21.78
Payments to treasurer January 1 to November 13, 1939, $21.58
Cash balance November 13, 1939,
.20
$21.78
PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Temporary Aid Accounts Receivable
Charges January 1 to November 8, 1939, $1,543.07
Payments to treasurer January 1 to November 8, 1939, $983.59
Outstanding November 8, 1939,
per list, 559.48
$1,543.07
Aid To Dependent Children Accounts Receivable
Charges January 1 to November 8, 1939, $415.33
Payments to treasurer January 1 to November 8, 1939, $144.83
Outstanding November 8,
1939, per list, 270.50
$415.33
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BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Accounts Receivable
Charges January 1 to November 8, 1939, $4,911.84
Payments to treasurer January 1 to November 8, 1939, $3,356.55
Outstanding November 8, 1939,
per list, 1,555.29
$4,911.84
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Accounts Receivable
Charges January 1 to November 8, 1939, $629.20
Outstanding November 8, 1939, per list, $629.20
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
Cash balance October 7, 1936, $.65
Fines, etc :.
October 7 to December
31, 1936, $3.14
1937,
10.07
1938,
11.75
24.96
$25.61
Payments to treasurer :
October 7 to December 31, 1936,
$3.79
1937,
10.07
1938,
11.75
$25.61
Fines, etc., January 1 to November 8, 1939,
$9.35
Payments to treasurer January 1 to November 8, 1939,
$9.15
Cash balance November 8, 1939,
.20
$9.35
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BENJAMIN ELLIS SCHOOL FUND In Custody of Trustees
Savings Securities Cash Deposits Par Value
On hand Septem-
ber 27, 1936,
$150.95
$349.53
$2,000.00
$2,500.48
On hand at end
of year 1936,
$45.00
$349.53
$2,000.00
$2,394.53
On hand at end
of year 1937,
$150.00
$359.20
$2,000.00
$2,509.20
On hand at end
of year 1938,
$280.00
$368.23
$2,000.00
$2,648.23
On hand November
8, 1939,
$455.00
$377.48
$2,000.00
$2,832.48
September 27, 1936 to December 31, 1938
Receipts
Payments
Income :
Added to savings
September 27 to
deposits :
December 31,
1937,
$9.67
1936,
$40.00
1938,
9.03
1937,
184.67
1938,
184.03
Transferred to town
September 27 to De-
cember 31, 1936,
190.95
Cash on hand Septem-
ber 27, 1936,
150.95
Administration ex-
pense 1937,
70.00
Cash on hand Decem-
ber 31, 1938
280.00
$559.65
$559.65
January 1 to November 8, 1939
Income
$184.25
Added to savings
deposits
$9.25
Cash on hand Janu-
ary 1, 1939,
280.00
Cash on hand Novem-
ber 8, 1939,
455.00
Total
$18.70
$408.70
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$464.25
$464.25
E. TILSON PRATT SCHOOL FUND In Custody of Trustees
Savings
Securities
Deposits
Par Value
Total
On hand
September 27, 1936,
$3,979.87
$100.00
$4,079.87
On hand
at end of year 1936,
$3,979.87
$100.00
$4,079.87
On hand
at end of year 1937,
$3,939.82
$100.00
$4,039.82
On hand
at end of year 1938,
$3,939.82
$100.00
$4,039.82
On hand November 8, 1939,
$3,939.82
$100.00
$4,039.82
September 27, 1936 to December 31, 1938 Receipts
Payments
Withdrawn from sav-
Transferred to town :
1937,
$138.24
ings deposits 1937,
$40.05
1938,
113.00
Income:
$251.24
1937,
$116.19
Administration ex-
1938,
113.00
pense 1937, 18.00
$269.24
$269.24
January 1 to November 8, 1939
Income,
$113.00
Transferred to town, $111.00
Administration ex- pense, 2.00
$113.00
$113.00
229.19
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McFARLIN PARKWAY FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer
Savings
Deposits
Total
On hand September 27, 1936,
$115.02
$115.02
On hand at end of year 1936,
$118.48
$118.48
On hand at end of year 1937,
$121.45
$121.45
On hand at end of year 1938,
$124.49
$124.49
On hand November 8, 1939,
$127.30
$127.30
September 27, 1936 to December 31, 1938 Receipts
Income :
Payments Added to savings deposits : September 27 to De-
September 27 to De-
cember 31, 1936
$3.46
cember 31, 1936,
$3.46
1937,
2.97
1937,
2.97
1938,
3.04
-1938,
3.04
$9.47
$9.47
January 1 to November 8, 1939
Added to savings
Income,
$2.81
deposits, $2.81
ROSA A. COLE LIBRARY FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer
Savings
Deposits
Total
On hand September 27, 1936,
$1,076.17
$1,076.17
On hand at end of year 1936,
$1,042.35
$1,042.35
On hand at end of year 1937,
$1,032.13
$1,032.13
On hand at end of year 1938,
$1,063.32
$1,063.32
On hand November 8, 1939,
$1,063.32
$1,063.32
September 27, 1936 to December 31, 1938 Receipts Payments
Withdrawn from sav-
Added to savings de- posits 1938, $31.19
ings deposits :
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September 27 to De- cember 31,
1936, $33.82
1937, 10.22
1936,
$49.96
1937, 41.71
Income :
91.67
September 27 to De-
cember 31,
1936, $16.14
1937,
31.49
1938,
31.19
78.82
$122.86
$122.86
January 1 to November 8, 1939 No transactions recorded.
MARY P. S. JOWITT LIBRARY FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer
Savings
Deposits
Total
On hand September 27, 1936,
$107.60
$107.60
On hand at end of year 1936,
$110.83
$110.83
On hand at end of year 1937,
$113.61
$113.61
On hand at end of year 1938,
$116.46
$116.46
On hand November 8, 1939,
$119.08
$119.08
September 27, 1936 to December 31, 1938 Receipts Payments
Income :
September 27 to De-
Added to savings deposits : September 27 to De- cember 31,
1936,
$3.23
1936,
$3.23
1937,
2.78
1937,
2.78
1938,
2.85
1938,
2.85
$8.86
$8.86
$44.04
Transferred to town: September 27 to De- cember 31,
cember 31,
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January 1 to November 8, 1939
Income,
Added to savings $2.62 deposits, $2.62
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS In Custody of Town Treasurer
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand September 27, 1936,
$19,179.11
$19,179.11
On hand at end of year 1936,
$19,129.98 $19,129.98
On hand at end of year 1937,
$19,558.68 $19,558.68
On hand at end of year 1938,
$20,028.58 $20,028.58
On hand November 8, 1939,
$20,747.09
$20,747.09
September 27, 1936 to December 31, 1938 Receipts
Withdrawn from savings
deposits :
Added to savings deposits : 1937, $428.70
September 27 to De-
1938,
469.90
cember 31,
$898.60
Income :
September 27 to De-
cember 31,
1936, $489.21
1937,
459.68
1937, 538.38
1938,
601.96
1938,
546.86
1,550.85
1,425.32
Bequests : September 27 to De- cember 31,
1936,
$100.00
1937,
300.00
1938,
500.00
900.00
Sale of lots and
graves :
Payments
1936, $49.13
Transferred to town : September 27 to De- cember 31,
1936,
$340.08
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1937,
$50.00
1938,
25.00
75.00
$2,449.45
$2,449.45
January 1 to November 8, 1939
Income,
$253.51
Bequests,
450.00
Sale of lots and
Added to savings
graves,
15.00
deposits,
$718.51
$718.51
$718.51
TOWN OF CARVER Balance Sheet - November 8, 1939 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Cash:
In Bank and Office,
$56,834.40
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes:
In Anticipation of Reimbursement, 5,000.00
$30,000.00
Levy of 1939
Proceeds of Dog Licenses-Due County,
228.80
Poll,
$176.00
Personal,
1,169.15
10.00
Reimbursement on Health Case,
5.50
State Tax and Assessments 1939,
8,239.50
Unexpended Appropriation Balances,
20,939.40
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus,
1,173.31
Overlays Reserved for Abatement
of Taxes:
Levy of 1937, $12.00
36.72
Levy of 1938,
118.98
Levy of 1939,
544.43
Tax Titles,
263.84
Departmental:
Revenue Reserved Until Collected: Motor Vehicle Excise Tax,
$36.72
Aid to Dependent Children,
270.50
Tax Titles,
263.84
Old Age Assistance,
1,555.29
Departmental,
3,014.47
School,
629.20
Aid to Highways,
2,172.01
3,014.47
5,487.04
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Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:
Levy of 1937,
$8.77
Levy of 1938,
10.11
Levy of 1939,
17.84
Real Estate,
17,374.60
18,719.75
Temporary Loans: In Anticipation of Revenue 1939, $25,000.00
Levy of 1937,
$12.00 1,196.46
Levy of 1938,
Proceeds of Sporting Licenses- Due State,
19,928.21
675.41
Public Welfare,
$559.48
Aid to Highways: State, County,
6,172.01
1,000.00
$7,172.01
Overdrawn Accounts :
Health,
$341.64
Highways-Chapter 90- Maintenance,
140.19
Snow Removal,
458.47
Public Welfare, 1,128.77
2,069.07
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds: Income to be Withdrawn,
511.55
Estimated Receipts to be Collected,
11,764.43
$101,594.70
$101,594.70
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TRUST ACCOUNTS
Benjamin Ellis School Fund,
$2,832.48
$6,872.30
E. Tilson Pratt School Fund, 4,039.82
$6,872.30
McFarlin Parkway Fund, $127.30
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Rosa A. Cole Library Fund, 1,063.32
Mary P. S. Jowitt Library Fund, 119.08
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds, 20,747.09
22,056.79
$28,929.09
$28,929.09
Surplus Revenue, 34,835.74
Trust Funds, Cash and Securities: In Custody of Trustees, In Custody of Town Treasurer,
22,056.79
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REPORT OF LIBRARIAN FOR 1939
FINANCIAL REPORT
Received in fines in 1939
$10.65
Paid to Town Treasurer :
January 31
$.50
February 28
.95
April 1
1.00
May 1
1.05
June 6
.55
July 8
1.15
August 15
.85
September 5
1.10
October 3
.90
October 24
1.10
December 16
1.05
December 30
.45
$10.65
Magazines Purchased in 1939:
Popular Mechanics
Readers' Digest
National Geographic Magazine
Youth's Companion and American Boy (comb.)
Child Life
Life
Good Housekeeping
Better Homes and Gardens
Magazines and Papers presented in 1939 :
Our Dumb Animals
Specialty Salesman
Ford News
Recruiting News
Opportunity
Middleboro Gazette
Plymouth County Farmer
National News of American Legion Auxiliary
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Number of bound volumes after taking inventory
3,584
Adult Fiction
1,602
Juvenile Fiction
414
Adult Non-fiction
1,413
Juvenile Non-fiction
155
Discarded in 1939
743
Circulation for 1938
6,094
Circulation for 1939
6,284
Adult Fiction
2,970
Juvenile Fiction
2,167
Adult Non-fiction
444
Juvenile Non-fiction
245
Magazines
458
Number of borrowers in 1938
387
Borrowers in 1939
422
Books added in 1939
192
By Purchase
126
Presentations
67
Mrs. Isabelle Howes presented 3 books.
64 books were given as a gift by the Division of Public Libraries, State House, Boston. These books are all childrens' books and are on the State Certificate Reading list. Pupils wishing to read these, get a certificate after reading five books; after receiving four of the small cer- tificates, the pupils are presented with a large certificate which may be framed. The "Certificate Reading" books may be found on shelves which have been labeled, pur- posely for the benefit of the child.
Other shelves have been labeled for the benefit of the High School students, making it easy for them to find re- porting books according to their grades.
. A field worker spent several weeks helping to re-ar- range books after the new stacks had been installed, tak- ing inventory, discarding books in dirty and ragged con- dition. The catalogue has been worked on too-and the non-fiction is up to date. While discarding worthless books-books which could be mended and were not in too bad condition were sent to the State House to be cleaned and mended by a W. P. A. project there. The
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books came back in excellent condition. Several hundred books were mended and will do the service of new ones.
A new set of encyclopedias and a set of Junior Classics were purchased in 1939. New stacks were installed filling in the whole of the space left beside the original stacks. We now have room to expand for some time to come. A set of shelves were built in the south west corner of the Library which is being used for recent non-fiction and for the "Church Reading List."
I feel that the Library is in good shape now, with every- thing made easy for the borrowers; the Catalogue will be more accurate, (it still is in the State House, at the pres- ent writing, being filed.)
MYRTLE L. ATWOOD,
Librarian.
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REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :
I hereby submit my report as Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year 1939.
Scales tested and sealed
25
Number of oil jars
8
Liquid measures
4
Gasolene pumps
4
Kerosene pumps
4
Stops on pumps
30
Grease measuring pumps
5
Meters
21
Avoirdupois weights
20
Adjustments on scales
6
Adjustments on Gasolene pumps
2
Re-tests on Gasolene meters
6
Amount expended for Equipment etc. 8.20
Amount expended for Telephone and postage
2.00
Amount paid for insurance on State Standards
22.20
Sealers Fees received and paid to Town Treasurer 22.27
2.00
2 Counter scales 100 lb. or over @ 50c !
1.00
5 Counter scales under 100 lb. @ 10c
.50
2 Spring scales 100 1b. or over @ 50c
1.00
8 Spring scales under 100 lb. @ 10c
.80
4 Computing under 100 lb. @ 10c
.40
20 Avoirdupois weights @ .03c
.60
4 Kerosene pumps @ 10c
6 Liquid Measures @ .03c
.18
1 Liquid Measure @ 10c
.10
8 Oil Jars @ .03c
.24
21 Gasolene meters 1 in. Inlet
4 Gasolene pumps
10.50
4 Platform scales 100-500 lb. @50c
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8 Oil measuring pumps (not sealed)
5 Grease measuring pumps @ 10c .50
20 Stops on pumps (gasoline) @ 10c 2.00
1.00
10 Stops on pumps (kerosene) @ 10c Amount received for Adjusting Charges 1.45
$22.27
EDWIN E. BISBEE, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS-1939
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :
I hereby submit my report as Inspector of Animals for the year 1939.
Number of cows inspected 75
Number of young stock 25
Number of other cattle
2
Number of pigs
20
Number of goats
13
Number of sheep
1
Respectfully yours,
EDWIN E. BISBEE.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING, 1939
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :
I hereby submit my report as Inspector of Slaughter- ing for the year 1939.
Number of hours service as Inspector 45
Number of Inspections made 11
Number of miles traveled 84
Respectfully yours,
EDWIN E. BISBEE.
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JURY LIST-1939-1940
Appling, Russell E.,-Cranberry Grower
Blair, Rufus E., Laborer
East Carver Carver
Bond, Charles F., Retired
West Carver
Bumpus, Ellis S., Mechanic
South Carver
Braddock, Milton S., Laborer
North Carver
Burbank, Arthur G., Foreman
Carver
Chandler, Warren L., Cranberry Grower
North Carver
Crowell, Walter N., Retired
South Carver
Dempsey, Daniel H., Engineer
Carver
Griffith, Clyde D., Cranberry Grower
Carver
Holmes, Jesse A., Box Manufacturer
Carver
Johnson, John E., Cranberry Grower Kenney, Thomas L., Foreman
South Carver
South Carver
Robbins, Maurice F., Farmer
North Carver
Shaw, Ernest W., Cranberry Grower
South Carver
Shaw, Kenneth E., Cranberry Grower
South Carver Carver
Thomas, Luther E., Teamster
West Carver
Tillson, Bernard E., Laborer
South Carver
Harriman, William H., Real Estate North Carver
Washburn, Ralph E., Cranberry Grower
South Carver
Shurtleff, Perez L., Plumber
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REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I herewith submit the annual report of the Police De- partment of the Town of Carver for the year ending December 31, 1939.
CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON
Assault
8
Assault to Rape
1
Assault to Robbery
1
Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
1
Manslaughter
2
Robbery
3
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
Breaking and Entering (Nightime)
5
Breaking and Entering (Daytime)
6
Larceny
22
Larceny of Automobiles
5
Trespassing
12
Malicious Injury to Property
5
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER
Desertion
1
Disturbing the Peace
2
Drunkenness
12
Idle and Disorderly
1
Lewdness
2
Motor Vehicle Law Violations
76
Neglected Children
8
Neglect of Minor Children
4
Non-support
1
Vagrancy
1
Violation of Veterinary Laws
1
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MOTOR VIOLATIONS
Accidents Investigated
25
Allowing an Improper Person to Operate
1
Improper Persons Operating
2
Leaving the Scene of an Accident Operating So As To Endanger
30
Operating Under The Influence of Liquor
6
Operating Without a License
5
Operating After Revocation
2
Operating Without Lights
2
Operating an Uninsured and Unregistered Vehicle
1
Operating Without Authority
5
Parking Without Lights
1
Passing When View is Obstructed
4
Speeding 14
MISCELLANEOUS
Complaints Received
253
Arrests
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