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Number of Autos and Trucks Assessed 706
Value of Autos and Trucks
$187,250.00
Amount of Excise Tax
4,837.68
Excise Tax Rate 36.23
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Summary of Warrants to the Collector:
Excise, Feb. 3rd
$54.98
Poll, April 2nd
982.00
Excise, April 4th
640.15
Real, May 1st
80,929.52
Personal, May 1st
7,384.21
Excise, May 5th
595.51
Excise, July 19th
523.34
Excise, Sept. 19th
1,574.26
Excise, Nov. 18th
1,056.78
Omitted Taxes, Dec. 11th
17.63
Omitted Poll Taxes, Dec. 11th
12.00
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT
SELECTMEN
Jesse A. Holmes, Services
243.25
Jesse A. Holmes, Postage
4.39
Jesse A. Holmes, Use of Car
33.90
Jesse A. Holmes, Supplies
1.35
Frank D. Costello, Services
61.63
Bernard W. Roby, Services
161.37
Bernard W. Roby, Use of Car
9.92
South Shore Co., Adding Machine
121.25
James E. Thomas, Jr., Express
2.10
Mass. Selectmen's Association
15.00
Plymouth County Selectmen's Assoc.
6.00
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
70.84
Florence Washburn, Clerk
96.92
A. L. Beals, Supplies
8.42
The Rogers Print, Printing and Supplies
71.25
Smith's Inc., Supplies
4.90
Edwin E. Bisbee, Posting Warrants
9.00
William E. Holmes, Posting Warrants
2.33
Daniel H. Dempsey, Delivering Town Reports
29.92
Hobbs & Warren, Supplies
.90
$954.64
TREASURER
Thomas Groom, Supplies
19.00
Jack L. Martin, Salary
1,000.00
Jack L. Martin, Postage
89.30
Jack L. Martin, Use of Car
63.06
Middleborough Trust Co., Check Books
8.00
Samuel B. Cholerton, Insurance
35.92
Orrie S. Dempsey, Clerical Work
9.20
The Rogers Print, Supplies
16.50
Boston Nickle Plating Co., Repairs on Weights
26.82
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Mass. Tax Coll. & Treas. Assoc., Dues 1.00
Middleboro Radio and Appliance Co., Supplies 13.00
J. Adrien Bisonnette, Insurance-Bonds 125.25
8.15
New England Tel. & Tel. Co. A. L. Beals, Supplies Robinson Seal Co., Supplies
114.43
3.62
$1,533.25
TAX COLLECTOR
Jack L. Martin, Services
1,000.00
Jack L. Martin, Postage
54.70
Jack L. Martin, Use of Car
1.44
Orrie S. Dempsey, Clerk
11.90
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
2.60
J. Adrien Bissonnette, Insurance-Bond
65.00
The Rogers Print, Supplies & Printing
83.50
Mass. Col. & Treas. Assoc., Dues
1.00
Hobbs & Warren, Supplies
.90
A. L. Beals, Supplies
14.00
Robinson Seal Co., Supplies
17.15
Blanche E. Roby, Clerk
43.78
$1,295.97
TOWN CLERK
Jack L. Martin, Services
500.00
Jack L. Martin, Postage
1.00
Jack L. Martin, Use of Car
6.00
Blanche Roby, Clerk
2.25
Blanche E. Patterson, Clerk
8.50
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
20.78
Florence Washburn, Clerk
.70
Orrie S. Dempsey, Clerk
9.00
Mass. Town Clerk Assoc., Dues
3.00
J. Adrien Bissonnette, Insurance
7.50
$558.73
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ASSESSORS
William M. Shaw, Services
436.50
William M. Shaw, Expenses
5.39
William M. Shaw, Use of Car
29.76
Eleanor L. Shaw, Clerk
119.70
Arthur H.Wade, Services
278.00
Arthur H. Wade, Use of Car
19.44
Ralph E. Washburn, Services
294.00
Ralph E. Washburn, Use of Car
20.40
Hobbs & Warren, Supplies
48.93
A. L. Beals, Supplies
.85
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
28.68
Assessors Assoc. of Mass.
6.00
Edith M. Farrington, Supplies
37.61
The Rogers Print, Supplies
17.75
Robinson Seal Co., Supplies
15.27
$1,358.28
MODERATOR
Norman V. Holmes
$15.00
AUDITORS
Warren L. Chandler, Services
48.00
Arthur W. Peterson, Services
45.00
Roger V. Weston, Services
48.00
$141.00
LAW
L. F. Callan, Jr. John J. Geogan
50.00
50.00
$100.00
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TOWN HALL
James S. McKay, Janitor
520.00
Joe Cifro, Inc., Emergency Lights
167.84
Fanny Lindros, Janitor
3.75
Nathan Roby, Fuel
600.08
Jesse A. Holmes & Son, Labor-Vestibule
12.00
Jesse A. Holmes & Son, Labor-Mowing
12.50
Jesse A. Holmes & Son, Supplies
3.02
Plymouth County Electric Co.
109.68
L. J. Brier, Services
13.00
J. Adrien Bissonnette, Insurance
196.80
Charles Haynes, Truck
1.93
John J. O'Brien, Labor & Material
21.76
Ralph Linton, Mowing
24.13
Wm. E. Holmes, Labor
9.48
Wm. E. Holmes, Truck
13.80
Ace Window Cleaning Co.
26.80
Elwood E. Holmes, Labor
15.68
Elwood E. Holmes, Jr., Labor
3.30
Reginald S. Washburn, Dressing
1.50
Uno Wainio, Labor
1.65
Daniel Dempsey, Labor
4.50
Harry Morris, Jr., Labor
1.26
Waldo Bumpus, Labor
1.26
$1765.72
ELECTIONS, REGISTRATIONS AND STREET LISTING
Bernard W. Roby, Registrar
33.00
Bernard W. Roby, Use of Car
.84
Jesse A. Holmes, Registrar
32.25
Walter R. Carmichael, Supplies
6.25
The Rogers Print, Supplies & Printing
53.50
Jack L. Martin, Registrar
13.00
H. W. Jordan, Supplies
5.80
Hobbs & Warren, Supplies
10.19
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Wm. E. Holmes, Street Listing
61.50
Wm. E. Holmes, Car 13.20
Charlotte Ware, Election Officer
6.75
Winifred Shaw, Election Officer
14.63
6.75
Celia R. Cassidy, Election Officer Elsie M. Griffith, Election Officer Sally Kaski, Election Officer
6.75
Marjorie E. Telfer, Election Officer
11.63
Florence Washburn, Election Officer
6.75
Kathleen A. Shaw, Election Officer
6.75
Eleanor L. Shaw, Election Officer Olive S. Ward, Election Officer
6.75
Alma H. Erickson, Election Officer
6.75
Bernice S. Paulding, Election Officer
6.75
Marion E. Bisbee, Election Officer Rose Harriman, Election Officer
7.88
Blanche E. Holmes, Election Officer
7.88
Eunice Bailey, Election Officer
7.88
Mary Pink, Election Officer
3.00
Aune M. Gilli, Election Officer
7.88
$365.69
CEMETERY ACCOUNT
Ralph E. Linton, Commissioner
407.25
Edwin E. Bisbee, Commissioner
153.00
Ralph L. Linton, Sr., Commissioner, Supplies
3.75
Ralph Linton, Jr., Labor
8.21
Birt Chandler, Labor
60.65
Jesse A. Holmes & Son, Supplies
53.90
Henry S. Pink, Supplies
16.28
Arnold Hammond, Labor
1.65
Wm. E. Bisbee, Labor
37.95
Napoleon Dionne, Labor
54.46
Harold Braddock, Truck
10.00
Waldo Roby, Labor
11.14
Keating Bros.
5.95
6.75
6.75
7.88
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Herbert Shaw, Blasting & Labor
32.50
Domingo Silva, Labor
14.00:
Harold Chandler, Labor
16.50
Thomas Reynolds, Commissioner
94.00
Thomas Reynolds, Supplies
5.79
Albert Gomes, Labor
4.54
Wm. Gomes, Labor
2.48
Dola Cote, Labor
9.90
Elwood Holmes, Labor
12.00
Rudolph Brier, Labor
8.66
Douglas Braddock, Labor
7.13
Harold Bumpus, Jr., Labor
42.91
Francis Mazzilli, Labor
42.80
$1,117.40
SPECIAL CEMETERIES
Ralph L. Linton
179.00
Edwin E. Bisbee
107.91
Francis Mazzilli
17.52
Napoleon Dionne
5.97
Harold Ballard
1.65
Rudolph Brier
4.95
Harold Bumpus, Jr.
4.95
Jesse A. Holmes & Son, cement
2.00
Birt Chandler
7.84
$331.79
CHAPTER 81
Charles M. Haynes, Superintendent
$1,425.46
Charles M. Haynes, Truck
4,093.67
Weston Bros., Truck
400.30
Weston Bros., Bulldozer
34.00
Weston Bros., Sand and gravel
136.40
Weston Bros., Shovel
765.50
Williams Station, Gas and Supplies
17.08
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Clifford Casey, Grader
1,015.00
E. T. Jones, Roller
147.40
Wenham Garage, Gas and Supplies
8.94
Waino Wainio, Truck
43.20
Halloran Asphalt Co.
366.58
Walter Carmichael, Gas
30.84
Arnie Johnson, Truck
373.70
L. W. Jenney, Kerosene
15.55
Barrett Division, Oil
2,855.08
Clara Eaton, Gas
6.54
Carl Johnson, Truck
300.15
Antone Gonsalves, Truck
363.95
Jesse A. Holmes & Son, Supplies
29.50
Shea Bros., Patching
176.18
Leonard Heikkila, Truck
321.90
Warren Bros., Mix
80.75
Socony Vacuum Oil Co.
1,046.81
Harry Morris & Son, Gas
9.04
Andrew Davis, Truck
39.15
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Posts, Signs, etc. 222.15
Traffic Road Equipment Co., Supplies
145.68
N. E. Metal Culvert Co., Pipe
155.12
Thomas Bros., Grader
312.00
Thomas Bros., Cement
31.65
Thomas Bros., Top Soil
27.00
Gordon LeCain, Gas
4.30
Dyar Sales & Machinery Co., Supplies
18.00
Keating Bros., Gas
4.72
Ellis D. Atwood, Paint
28.65
N. E. Concrete Pipe Corp., Pipe
127.40
Mrs. A. D. Griffith, Paint
89.54
Bumpus Garage, Kerosene
31.45
Manuel Centeio, Truck
39.15
Edw. H. Rugg, Supplies
12.50
Town of Pembroke, Grader
7.80
John B. Finney, Chloride
53.00
Ward & Brady, Signs
40.40
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Beger Culvert Co.
92.44
Alfred Wainio, Labor
510.06
James Peckham, Jr., Labor
31.35
Myron Dunham, Labor and Supplies
162.75
George L. Pass, Labor
3.30
Toivo Salminen, Labor
47.02
Thomas Gonsalves, Labor
551.91
Dolar Cote, Labor
141.90
Herbert Shaw, Blasting
14.00
Wm. E. Holmes, Road Patrol
84.14
Theron Bumpus, Jr., Labor
177.37
Thomas Tubman, Labor
89.10
Andrew Lopes, Labor
70.13
Herman Young, Labor
230.59
Francis Mazzilli, Labor
21.45
Roger Weston, Labor
98.00
John Hacking, Labor
33.00
Raymond Parent, Labor
125.81
Waldo Bumpus, Labor
155.93
Gordon Dempsey, Labor
6.60
Norman Parent, Labor
809.89
Winston Weston, Labor
5.00
Harry Morris, Jr., Labor
375.38
Albert Gomes, Labor
42.08
John Santos, Labor
423.05
Rupert Bumpus, Labor
383.63
Andrew Gomes, Labor
64.76
David Centeio, Labor
116.32
Andrew Griffith, Jr., Labor
110.55
James Thomas, Mowing
224.88
James S. McKay, Labor
96.52
Uno Wainio, Labor
80.85
Eugene Clifford, Labor
129.52
Leon Johnson, Mowing
120.00
$21,082.46
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GENERAL HIGHWAY
Charles M. Haynes, Supt.
$1.00
Main St. Garage, Gas, Oil, etc.
12.50
S. C. M. Packard Co., Supplies
10.03
Nathan Roby, Kerosene
13.24
Philip Munies, Labor
.75
Nemasket Transp. Co., Express
5.99
Walter R. Carmichael, Gas
64.10
Harold Braddock, Cedar Posts
4.00
Williams Station, Gas
17.82
Traffic Road & Equipment Co., Supplies
80.00
Keating Bros., Gas, Oil and Supplies
20.37
H. C. Morris & Son, Gas
20.65
Gordon LeCain, Gas
6.58
Jesse A. Holmes, Supplies
86.75
Railway Express Co., Express
3.68
Clara Eaton, Gas
8.90
L. W. Jenney, Kerosene
39.71
George A. Raymond, Gas
2.40
Henry S. Pink, Supplies
1.43
Hermanson Bros., Oil
3.60
Wenham Garage, Gas, Oil, etc.
17.35
Bumpus Garage, Gas and Oil
6.35
Ellis D. Atwood, Supplies
2.00
$429.20
CHAPTER 90 - HOLMES STREET
Charles M. Haynes, Truck
$187.20
Charles M. Haynes, Superintendent
94.10
Weston Bros., Truck
84.75
Weston Bros., Shovel
294.00
Andrew Davis, Truck
23.80
Arne Johnson, Truck
22.00
Manuel Centeio, Truck
22.00
Harold Braddock, Truck
10.00
Jesse A. Holmes, Supplies
61.38
C. P. Washburn Co., Supplies
9.00
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H. S. Pink, Cement
2.10
Nathan Roby, Kerosene
1.30
Weston Bros., Hoist
42.00
Dolar Cote, Labor
71.30
Uno Wainio, Labor
19.55
Thomas Tubman, Labor
16.10
George Pass, Labor
28.17
Andrew Lopes, Labor
37.37
Alfred Wainio, Labor
36.80
Herman Young, Labor
16.10
$1,079.02
CHAPTER 90 - SEIPET STREET
Charles M. Haynes, Superintendent
$500.34
Charles M. Haynes, Truck
1,690.22
Eugene Clifford, Labor
29.70
E. T. Gault, Grader
214.50
Thomas Gonsalves, Labor
174.89
Weston Bros., Truck
832.30
Weston Bros., Sand and Gravel
18.50
Weston Bros., Shovel
2,020.50
Weston Bros., Bulldozer
1,221.38
Andrew Davis, Truck
245.05
Norman Parent, Labor
188.51
Harry Morris, Jr., Labor
129.11
Herman Young, Labor
26.40
Uno Wainio, Labor
14.85
Thomas Fillebrown. Truck
26.00
Oscar Carlson, Truck
136.80
Alfred Wainio, Labor
46.20
Antone Gonsalves, Truck
189.95
Renio Laine, Labor
13.20
Andrew Lopes, Labor
61.86
Leonard Heikkila, Truck
63.80
Carl Johnson, Truck
29.00
Wm. Lindros, Truck
91.20
Rupert Bumpus, Labor
75.90
John Santos, Labor
82.10
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Gus Penti, Truck
189.60
Waino Wainio, Truck
108.00
David Centeio, Labor
58.16
Andrew Gomes, Labor
67.64
Arne Johnson, Truck
243.60
Caesar Sentio, Truck
49.20
Andrew Griffith, Jr., Labor
26.40
Waldo Bumpus, Labor
77.55
Albert Gomes, Labor
37.12
N. E. Concrete Pipe Co., Pipe
222.07
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Posts
40.00
Raymond Parent, Labor
27.22
James Peckham, Jr., Labor
44.55
N. E. Metal Culvert Co., Pipe
267.54
Ellis D. Atwood, Supplies
19.90
Clifford Casey, Grader
160.00
Theron Bumpus, Jr., Labor
93.23
Francis Mazzilla, Labor
24.75
Trimount Bituminous Co., Oil
742.20
Concrete Products Co., Supplies
102.00
Toivo Salminen, Labor
145.19
W. J. Halloran Asphalt Co.
206.64
LeBaron Foundry, Grates
90.72
Antone Ruffino, Labor
16.00
$11,181.54
PUBLIC WELFARE
Home Assistance
3,193.77
Town of Rockland
238.00
City of Taunton
805.05
City of Boston
160.00
Boston City Hospital
9.00
Mass. Dept. of Public Welfare
547.50
St. Luke's Hospital of Middleborough
113.20
Massachusetts General Hospital
122.13
Rest Home
582.00
Burial, Wm. Egger Co., Inc.
150.00
$5,920.65
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PUBLIC WELFARE ADMINISTRATION
Bernard W. Roby, Services
105.75
Bernard W. Roby, Mileage-308 miles 18.48
Bernard W. Roby, Telephone Calls & Expense
2.32
Florence. Washburn, Jr., Clerk & Sten.
146.22
$272.77
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN Home Assistance
$9,823.93
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN ADMINISTRATION
Bernard W. Roby, Services
89.12
Bernard W. Roby, Mileage, 178 Miles
10.68
Bernard W. Roby, Postage
1.00
Florence Washburn, Jr., Clerk & Sten.
149.57
$250.37
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Assistance,-Cash
15,611.44
Town of Plymouth
343.27
Town of Wareham
82.64
City of Boston
60.33
Town of Plympton
166.35
Town of Weymouth
33.12
Town of Pembroke
10.40
$16,307.65
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION
Bernard W. Roby, Services
432.26,
Bernard W. Roby, Mileage-1174 Miles
70.44
Bernard W. Roby, Postage
15.00
Jesse A. Holmes, Services
20.00
Florence Washburn, Jr., Clerk & Sten.
327.27
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
20.59
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., Supplies
4.77
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A. L. Beals, Supplies
10.18
A. L. Beals, Equipment
5.95
Greater Boston Community Council (Social Service Index)
5.50
$911.96
GYPSY MOTH
Wm. E. Holmes, Supt.
249.00
Wm. E. Holmes, Truck
278.10
Wm. E. Holmes, Supplies
1.36
Elwood E. Holmes, Labor
153.46
David Lindros, Labor
6.60
Jesse A. Holmes & Son, Supplies
6.05
Tiovo Salminen, Labor
16.50
Main St. Garage, Repairs, gas and oil
59.63
Walter Miller, Labor
1.65
Plymouth Supply Co., Suplies
3.35
Russell W. Holmes, Labor
35.48
The Rogers Print, Supplies
9.00
Joseph Howes, Labor
138.61
Dola Cote, Labor
19.80
Sherwin Williams Co., D.D.T.
230.59
Fitz-Henry Guptill Co., Supplies
24.45
C. P. Washburn Co., Supplies
1.68
N. E. Cran. Sales Co., Repairs
4.00
Nemasket Transportation Co., Freight
.90
Joseph Howes, Use of Car
1.08
$1,241.29
UNCLASSIFIED ACCOUNT
The Rogers Print, Town Reports
584.60
Theodore Travaglini, Tree Damage
16.00
$600.60
MEMORIAL DAY
Cosmopolitan Band $150.00
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HEALTH
Treasurer, Plymouth County Hospital
1104.85
W. Vernon Mayo, M.D., Clinic and Examinations Children
395.00
Florence Washburn, Clerk
5.95
Wm. E. Holmes, Inspector of Animals
21.45
E. H. Rugg, Supplies
18.56
J. L. Hammett, Supplies
3.42
Chas. W. Haynes, Cleaning Dump
29.55
Bernard W. Roby, Acting Inspector
9.00
Wm. E. Holmes, Mileage
7.80
Theron Bumpus, Jr., Labor
3.30
Norman Parent, Labor
3.30
H. L. Thatcher & Co., Supplies
7.00
Madeline A. Baker, R. N., Clinic
35.00
Shurtleff Hardware Co., Supplies
.70
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., Supplies
8.56
Bernard W. Roby, Labor
4.00
Bernard W. Roby, Mileage
1.92
Weston Bros., Cleaning Dump
146.50
Wm. E. Holmes, Inspector of Slaughtering
70.13
Wm. E. Holmes, Inspector of Mileage
15.12
Alfred Wainio, Labor
1.65
Giberti Drug Store
4.74
J. J. Shepard & Sons, Inc.
.25
$1,897.75
PARKS
Wm. E. Holmes, Labor
62.50
Wm. E. Holmes, Truck
36.65
Elwood E. Holmes, Labor
25.17
James Santarpia, Labor
52.50
James Santarpia, Truck
27.50
Toivo Salminen, Labor
14.85
George Harriman, Labor
42.00
Arnold Hammond, Labor
3.30
Saunders Hardware Co., Supplies
7.35
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Jesse A. Holmes & Son, Supplies
6.10
Ralph Linton, Labor 4.82
Birt Chandler, Labor 1.03
Elwood E. Holmes, Jr., Labor
7.43
Douglas Braddock, Labor
5.00
Elwood E. Holmes, Sr., Labor
3.71
$299.91
LIBRARY
Eleanor L. Shaw, Librarian
250.00
Eleanor L. Shaw, Supplies
4.75
Library Book House, Books
331.58
New England Tel. & Tel Co., Tel. Service
25.52
Hobbies Magazine Co.
6.00
Personal Book Shop, Books
6.12
Priscilla Shorey, Magazines
66.75
Doubleday & Co., Inc., Books
75.75
The Rogers Print, Supplies
5.00
$771.47
AID TO AGRICULTURE
County of Plymouth $100.00
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Samuel B. Cholerton, Insurance
18.45
Robinson Seal Co., Inc., Supplies
11.69
Edwin E. Bisbee, Salary
100.00
Edwin E. Bisbee, Use of Car
17.40
Edwin E. Bisbee, Telephone and Postage
2.00
$149.54
VETERANS BENEFITS
Jesse F. Morse, Medical Supplies 3.25 Assistance 50.00
$53.25
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MACHINERY
Weston Bros., Machinery Repairs
91.50
Wenham Garage, Supplies, etc.
18.88
Files & O'Keefe Co., Suplies
482.38
Charles M. Haynes, Labor
14.55
Charles M. Haynes, Truck
10.60
Uno Wainio, Labor
11.55
Kohl Radiator Service, Supplies
50.00
Alfred Wainio, Labor
1.65
H. R. Bailey Co., Repairs
.85
Bumpus Garage, Repairs
1.00
Clark-Wilcox Co., Supplies
2.96
Hermanson Bros. Garage, Repairs
9.60
Keating Bros., Supplies
23.50
Kenneth DeMoranville, Repairs, etc.
20.00
Williams Station, Supplies
.89
Jesse A. Holmes & Son, Paint
9.90
$749.81
FIRES
George Phaneuf, Grass and Bldg.
57.50
John Barboza, Grass
8.00
Pine Street, Brush
40.00
Wareham Street, Brush and Grass
9.95
Porthas, Chimney
9.25
Paananen, Chimney
5.40
Earl Knight, Oil Burner
1.70
Ralph Washburn, Chimney
4.55
Wankinco Bog, Brush
23.85
Hight Street, Grass
44.85
Mrs. L. Atwood, Chimney
6.25
Route 44, Brush
28.65
Carver Bogs, Brush
13.20
Brook Street, Brush
24.40
Plymouth Street, Grass
2.85
A. Walker, Grass
13.05
Goodreau, Chimney
1.85
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George Thomas, Chimney
5.40
So. Meadow Street, Brush and Grass
23.00
Triangle Pond, Brush
14.50
Garland Farm, Brush
30.80
Meadow Street, Woods and Brush
18.05
Wenham Street, Grass
7.25
Great Hill Dump
91.7 j
Kangas, Chimney
6.70
Pond Street, Grass
7.40
Cross Paths, Brush
12.50
Purchase Street, Dump
8.95
Cranberry Road, Brush
16.75
Rolling Acres, Car Fire
27.25
Cole's Mill, Waste and Building
278.05
Advent Church, Brush
7.95
Forest Street, Brush
13.30
John Alorie, Brush
22.85
Benjamin Bog
7.40
Fire Patrol
207.74
Clear Pond, Brush
8.40
Pappi's Bog, Brush
29.95
$1,141.79
FIRE EQUIPMENT
J. Adrien Bissonnette, Insurance
4.50
Samuel B. Cholerton, Insurance
12.50
Keating Bros., Gas and Supplies
62.44
Paul Williams, Supplies
318.25
Walter Pittsley, Supplies
20.00
Wenham Garage, Supplies
12.25
Goldies Inc., Supplies
28.00
Plymouth County Elec. Co.
14.30
Maxim Motor Co., Supplies
807.33
New Bedford Sales Co., Supplies
31.50
Middleboro Radio & Appliance Co., Supplies
20.00
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Ellis D. Atwood, Gas, etc.
97.01
Main St. Garage, Gas, etc. 18.35
Square Deal Garage, Gas
1.20
27.60
Alfred L. Pappi, Elec. Work Walter Carmichael, Gas and Oil
2.83
$1,478.06
TREE WARDEN
Wm. E. Holmes, Car
7.98
Wm. E. Holmes, Labor
145.38
Wm.E. Holmes, Supplies
7.16
Wm. E. Holmes, Truck
147.97
Elwood E. Holmes, Labor
107.48
Wm. Lindros, Jr., Labor
28.50
David A. Lindros, Labor
71.40
Jesse A. Holmes & Son, Supplies
11.75
Frost Insecticide Co., Supplies
17.64
Plymouth Rock Hdwe. Co., Supplies
3.98
Elwood E. Holmes, Repairs & Supplies
6.60
Leon Hatch, Labor
6.60
Edward DeWire, Labor
5.78
Toivo Salminen, Labor
19.80
David Phaneuf, Part Cost of Removing Tree
75.00
Ellis Bumpus, Jr., Labor
23.51
Rudolph Brier, Labor
6.60
David Fowler, Labor
20.21
Ellsworth Braddock, Labor
19.80
Elwood E. Holmes, Jr., Labor
5.78
Wendell I. Holmes, Labor
2.48
Norman Dunham, Labor
2.48
Francis Dunham, Truck
3.45
Francis Dunham, Labor
2.48
$749.81
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POLICE
A. Tremaine Smith, Chief
$2,340.00
A. Tremaine Smith, Telephone
5.12
A. Tremaine Smith, Paid for Repairs
6.50
William E. Holmes, Constable
31.75
Edwin E. Bisbee, Constable
32.20
Ellis S. Bumpus, Constable
171.75
Ellis S. Bumpus, Auto
6.84
Square Deal Garage, Heater
12.95
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
52.96
Keating Bros., Gas and Oil
162.61
James E. Hennessy, Insurance, Plates, etc.
80.26
A. L. Beals, Supplies
67.50
Main St. Garage, Gas, Oil and Supplies
106.38
Town of Middleboro, Commitments
7.20
Edward H. Rugg, Supplies
18.96
Maxim Motor Co., Supplies and Repairs
19.44
Walter Carmichael, Gas and Oil
15.25
Clara E. Eaton, Gas and Oil
5.48
Williams Shell Station, Gas, Oil, etc.
23.43
Wenham Garage, Gas and Repairs
13.48
Smith, Inc., Supplies
5.85
Atwood Costello, Supplies, etc.
25.05
David Nye, Special
8.73
Norman Parent, Special
4.49
Harry Morris & Son, Gas, etc.
72.40
George A. Raymond, Gas, Supplies, etc.
53.28
Hobbs & Warren, Supplies
6.00
Bumpus Garage, Gas
7.24
Roger Chauvin, Special
3.30
John J. O'Brien, Elec. Work
9.85
Town of Wareham, Lock-up
10.00
$3,386.25
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SNOW
Charles M. Haynes, Superintendent
$186.50
Charles M. Haynes, Truck
585.25
Raymond Silva, Labor
3.71
Richard Gonsalves, Labor
3.71
Gordon Dempsey, Labor
6.60
Manuel Lomaba, Labor
3.30
Roger Silva, Labor
3.71
Dola Cote, Labor
15.00
Domingo Thimas, Labor
5.25
Douglas Braddock, Labor
7.12
Antone Gonsalves, Truck
43.52
Chemical Corporation, Salt
171.00
Thomas Tubman, Labor
9.30
Arvie Paananen, Labor
45.75
James Gonsalves, Labor
8.62
Marino Alberghini, Labor
8.25
Kenneth Braddock, Labor
3.00
Thomas Gonsalves, Labor
3.30
Raymond Tubman, Labor
6.60
John Mendeis, Labor
5.25
Alfred Wainio, Labor
85.75
Uno Wainio, Labor
6.00
Felix Heikkila, Labor
18.14
Leonard Heikkila, Truck
497.60
Herman Young, Labor
3.00
Raymond Parent, Labor
4.12
Norman Parent, Labor
16.49
Ralph Corshia, Labor
7.42
Andrew Davis, Truck
27.95
Peter Silva, Labor
3.71
Matthew Kumpunen, Labor
8.77
Innocense Silva, Labor
5.77
Toivo Salminen, Labor
32.17
Eugene Clifford, Labor
12.37
Noy Furtado, Labor
8.47
Edgar April, Labor
3.71
Arne Johnson, Truck
483.25
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Paul Williams, Labor
3.37
Winston Weston, Labor
30.06
Waldo Bumpus, Labor
15.67
Andrew Gomes, Labor
5.77
Carl Johnson, Truck
26.50
Carl Johnson, Labor
72.95
John Alves, Labor
3.37
Roger Weston, Labor
29.62
Ernest Barros, Labor
2.47
Arthur Laine, Labor
11.85
Manuel Centeio, Truck
28.75
Solon Johnson, Labor
3.30
Harold Braddock, Truck
14.75
Weston Bros., Truck
722.35
Weston Bros., Sand
19.90
Myron Weston, Labor
49.53
Andrew Lopes, Labor
12.00
$3,401.64
BRIDGES
Ernest W. Briggs, Crane
$94.50
Thomas Bros., Supplies
277.26
Weston Bros., Shovel
48.00
Ellis D. Atwood, Cement
17.50
Waldo Bumpus, Trucking
12.00
Concrete Steel Co., Steel
30.11
Myron A. Dunham, Labor
87.50
Charles M. Haynes, Labor
12.50
Charles M. Haynes, Truck
26.50
Alfred Wainio, Labor
8.25
Norman Parent, Labor
6.60
$620.72
OLD HOME DAY
Jones, McDuffie & Stratton, Supplies
$101.10
Perez L. Shurtleff, Supplies and Labor
73.90
$175.00
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PUBLIC SAFETY CIVILIAN DEFENSE Plymouth County Electric Co. $6.50
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE
J. Adrien Bissonnette, Insurance $410.54
PLYMOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSESSMENT County of Plymouth $3,627.54
AMERICAN LEGION RENT
Capt. Wm. S. McFarlin Camp $100.00
TOWN REAL ESTATE
J. Adrien Bissonnette, Insurance $46.75
UNPAID BILLS-1946
Public Welfare $119.65
Soldiers' Relief $20.00
CENTER SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE L. Francis Callan, Jr. $85.85
Samuel H. Corse, Surveying
82.60
$168.45
FIRE DEPARTMENT TANK TRUCK
Maxim Motor Co., Tank Truck $7,269.00
PICK-UP TRUCK ACCOUNT
Hermanson Bros. Garage $1,150.00
H. R. Bailey, Truck Body 25.00
J. Adrien Bissonnette, Insurance and Plates 50.42
Austin Ward, Lettering Truck 6.00
$1,231.42
SPENCER SCHOOL GROUND PURCHASE
JoaoDeus Spencer and Francis S. Spencer $654.21
Plymouth Federal Savings & Loan Asso. 344.69
$998.90
JENNINGS SCHOOL GROUND PURCHASE James H. Jennings $2,500.00
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REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN FOR 1947
Fines Received:
Paid to the Treasurer:
January 18
$1.80
March 12
2.00
April 9
1.00
May 14
1.60
July 2
1.20
August 27
1.25
September 24
2.20
October 22
2.00
November 19
2.15
December 31
2.80
$18.00
Circulation of Books:
Adult Fiction
3,702
Adult Non-Fiction
1,029
Juvenile Fiction
3,996
Juvenile Non-Fiction
951
Magazines
1,487
Total Circulation
11,165
Number of New Borrowers
64
Books Purchased
228
Books Presented
6
Magazines Purchased:
American Girl
Better Homes and Gardens
Boy's Life
Calling All Girls
Good Housekeeping
Hobbies
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Home Craftsman Home Gardens Jack and Jill Ladies' Home Journal
Life National Geographic
News Week
Parents
Popular Mechanics
Popular Science
Reader's Digest
Red Book Saturday Evening Post
Sport
Time
Uncle Ray's Magazine
Magazines Donated:
Army Life Ford Times
Fortune
Middleboro Gazette
Our Dumb Animals
Ships
Steelways
Respectfully submitted,
ELEANOR L. SHAW, Librarian.
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REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The following is a report of my work as Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year of 1947.
4 Platform Scales Tested and Sealed @ 50¢ $2.00
6 Computing Scales Tested and Sealed @ 10¢ .60
4 Spring Scales Tested and Sealed @ 10¢ .40
14 Avoirdupois Weights Tested and Sealed @ 3¢ .42
8 Liquid Measures Tested and Sealed @ 3¢ .24
2 Kerosene Pumps Tested and Sealed
·@ 10¢
.20
4 Stops on Pumps
@ 10¢
.40
1 Non-Seal Oil Measure
@ 50¢
10.50
21 Gasoline Meters Adjusting Charges Collected
.15
Fees collected and turned in to Treasurer $14.91
Amount of Salary Received
$100.00
Amount Paid for Insurance
18.45
Amount Paid for Equipment
11.69
Amount Received for Mileage (290 miles)
17.40
Amount Received for Telephone and Postage
2.00
$149.54
Respectfully yours,
EDWIN E. BISBEE, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The following is my report as Inspector of Slaughtering for the year of 1947.
Number of Hogs Inspected
100
Number of Beef Inspected
4
Total Inspections
104
Number of Hours as Inspector
93
Number of Miles Traveled
252
Respectfully yours,
WILLIAM E. HOLMES, Inspector of Slaughtering.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS-1947
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The following is my report as Inspector of Animals for the year 1947.
Number of Milk Cows
51
Number of Oxen
3
Number of Other Cattle
21
Number of Horses 23
Number of Sheep
3
Number of Goats
68
Number of Swine
8
Number of Hours as Inspector
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