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39.00
Napoleon Dionne, labor
13.00
Manuel Pimental, labor
5.00
Weston Bros., shovel
35.00
N. E. Culvert Co., pipe, etc.
599.56
LeBaron Foundry Co., catch basins, grates, etc.
66.96
Southeastern Construction Co., catch basins
79.44
$844.21
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PARKS
William E. Holmes, services
$189.70
William E. Holmes, truck
40.83
James V. Santarpia, services
68.50
James V. Santarpia, truck
52.32
James V. Santarpia, lumber for benches
17.00
James V. Santarpia, power mower
4.50
James V. Santarpia, supplies
2.00
S. Byron MacFarlane, services
73.00
S. Byron MacFarlane, sharpening mower
2.00
H. S. Pink, supplies
24.38
E. W. Goodhue Lumber Co., supplies
14.06
Holmes & Sons, Inc., supplies
25.70
Elwood E. Holmes, mowing
24.00
Elwood E. Holmes, labor
1.80
Elwood E. Holmes, Jr., labor
1.80
John Young, labor
3.60
William E. Bisbee, labor
9.00
Sumner Braddock, labor
26.10
Ellis Bumpus, Jr., labor
15.30
William Mckenzie, labor
4.00
$599.59
LIBRARY
Eleanor L. Shaw, Librarian
$263.50
Eleanor L. Shaw, box rent
1.40
Eleanor L. Shaw, postage
3.00
Eleanor L. Shaw, supplies
20.51
Mary Walker, services
34.50
Marjorie Telfer, services
8.00
Marilyn Griffith, services
6.00
Library Book House, books
256.08
Encyclopedia, year book
2.95
Hobbies Magazine
3.50
Doubleday & Co., books
74.00
E. M. Hale & Co., books
5.16
Lightner Pub. Corp., magazines
3.50
Priscilla Shorey, magazines
61.75
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Chilton Press, supplies
4.25
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
43.00
$791.10
AID TO AGRICULTURE County of Plymouth
$100.00
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Samuel B. Cholerton, insurance
$18.45
Hobbs and Warren, supplies
10.85
Edwin E. Bisbee, salary
100.00
Edwin E. Bisbee, postage and telephone
2.00
Edwin E. Bisbee, use of car
43.70
$175.00
SNOW
Charles M. Haynes, Superintendent
$141.25
Charles M. Haynes, truck
374.50
John E. Atwood, Superintendent
86.25
John E. Atwood, truck
138.35
Arne A. Johnson, truck
361.35
Arne A. Johnson, labor
3.00
Carl W. Johnson, truck
76.95
Carl W. Johnson, labor
37.25
Antone Gonsalves, truck
163.35
Antone Gonsalves, labor
8.00
Ernest W. Shaw, truck
91.50
Weston Bros., truck
495.85
Leonard N. Heikkila, truck
225.00
Leonard N. Heikkila, labor
6.00
Town of Carver, pick-up
13.60
Town of Carver, grader
55.00
Charles A. Kallio, truck
21.00
Weston Bros., shovel
182.00
Weston Bros., sand
51.50
Weston Bros., bulldozer
103.00
Weston Bros., repairs
75.36
Oiva Hannula, truck
4.50
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Manuel Centeio, truck
12.90
David Centeio, truck
6.90
Harold Braddock, truck
13.00
Toivo J. Kallio, truck
8.10
Napoleon Dionne, labor
22.20
Kenneth Braddock, labor
24.75
Eugene Clifford, labor
15.30
Waldo C. Bumpus, labor
91.35
Felix N. Heikkila, labor
35.80
Myron Weston, labor
33.30
Winston Weston, labor
14.40
Norman Parent, labor
21.20
Toivo Salminen, labor
14.40
Arthur J. Laine, labor
12.15
Francis M. Dunham, labor
12.15
Earl F. Beaulieu, labor
15.60
Ellis Bumpus, Jr., labor
2.70
Homer F. Weston, labor
19.80
Albert Gomes, labor
10.35
Rudolph Salminen, labor
12.15
Theodore Vaughan III, labor
20.25
Roger Nichols, labor
26.95
Herman Young, Jr., labor
10.20
Herbert L. Shaw, labor
3.60
Howard Jordan, labor
18.90
Orrin Sherman, labor
12.15
Douglas Braddock, labor
40.95
Norman F. Dunham, labor
9.90
Theron Bumpus, Jr., labor
4.95
Ralph Quillen, labor
4.95
Owen Vaughan, labor
18.05
Arvid Paananen, labor
17.00
Richard Johnson, labor
2.00
John Gomes, labor
2.00
John S. Barboza, labor
3.00
Ben Pina, labor
3.00
$3,310.91
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OLD HOME DAY
Holmes & Young $175.00
PUBLIC SAFETY
Eldredge & Sons, Inc., insurance
$11.20
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
25.04
$36.24
TOWN HALL REAL ESTATE
Thomas H. Reynolds, labor
$2.50
Ellis S. Bumpus, labor
1.50
$4.00
PLYMOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSESSMENT County of Plymouth $3,033.17
UNPAID BILLS - WELFARE 1950
Public Welfare-Aid
$50.00
Aid to Dependent Children
12.00
Old Age Assistance
9.62
$71.62
PUBLIC WELFARE
Home Assistance
$6,809.81
Rest Home
65.00
Nursing Home
1,510.30
Town of Plymouth
276.64
Town of Kingston
329.75
Town of Pembroke
47.80
City of Boston
68.00
Jordan Hospital
284.00
The Tobey Hospital
10.00
Boston Floating Hospital
60.00
William Egger Co., burials
245.00
William Egger Co., ambulance
10.00
$9,716.30
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PUBLIC WELFARE ADMINISTRATION
Bernard W. Roby, services
$371.74
Bernard W. Roby, travel
48.47
Bernard W. Roby, postage
6.00
Bernard W. Roby, dues and lunch, Ply. Cty.
Relief Off. Ass'n
3.00
Onni H. Erickson, services
3.50
Onni H. Erickson, travel
3.18
Viola S. Griffith, Welfare worker
104.92
Viola S. Griffith, dues and lunch, Ply. Cty. Relief Off. Ass'n
2.00
Florence Washburn, junior clerk and sten.
14.47
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co.
7.80
A. L. Beals, typewriter, table, adding machine
433.40
Adams & Gould, renovating supplies
115.74
James Patterson, labor
66.26
Lester Boynton, labor
103.00
William Egger Co., asphalt flooring
70.00
Eddie's Electrical Shop, electrical work
55.00
The Keystone, furniture
431.49
A. L. Beals, supplies
28.70
John C. Moore Corp., supplies
3.95
Hobbs & Warren, supplies
1.64
Atwood Paper Co., supplies
2.04
American Public Welfare Association
20.00
Survey Associates, Inc.
5.00
University Press
4.00
$1,905.30
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Home Assistance
$20,030.11
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN ADMINISTRATION
Bernard W. Roby, services $372.37
Bernard W. Roby, travel
49.27
Bernard W. Roby, postage
8.00
Viola S. Griffith, Welfare worker
432.65
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Viola S. Griffith, travel
1.35
Florence Washburn, junior clerk and sten.
40.86
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
5.95
A. L. Beals, supplies
19.19
Rogers Print, supplies
8.00
Birth Certificate for ADC Recipient
.50
Hobbs & Warren, supplies
2.25
$940.39
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Assistance
$29,852.11
Town of Middleboro
167.94
City of New Bedford
81.13
City of Lowell
111.36
Town of Plymouth
863.50
City of Brockton
353.88
Town of Wareham
82.32
Town of Westport
21.77
$31,534.01
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION
Bernard W. Roby, services
$781.40
Bernard W. Roby, travel
99.00
Bernard W. Roby, postage
25.04
Viola S. Griffith, Welfare worker
579.17
Viola S. Griffith, travel
1.35
Onni H. Erickson, services
42.50
Onni H. Erickson, travel
1.62
Florence Washburn, junior clerk and sten.
51.06
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co.
93.93
Social Service Index
14.48
A. L. Beals, supplies
43.74
Rogers Print, letterheads and envelopes
21.00
Hobbs & Warren, supplies
1.32
John C. Moore Corp., supplies
4.12
$1,759.73
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DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
Assistance
$1,444.34
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION
Viola S. Griffith, Welfare worker
$70.79
Viola S. Griffith, travel
2.16
John C. Moore Corp., supplies
4.12
$77.07
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL BUILDING
Harry J. Farnsworth, Inspector
$1,456.50
Harry J. Farnsworth, use of car 633.60
Harry J. Korslund, Architect 4,082.48
J. F. Rand & Son, General Contractor
241,209.21
Howard B. Green, tools
107.50
Wareham Plumbing Co., driving well
847.36
Jackson Chairs, Inc.
1,401.65
Day Trust Co.
713.85
Munroe Co., furniture
577.62
O'Toole Co., cutlery and refrigerator box
526.19
Jones, McDuffee & Stratton, kitchen utensils
302.42
Frederick S. Weston, insurance
46.35
Helen S. Robbins, insurance
21.45
General Electric Supply Corp.
418.09
Nathan G. Roby, stoves
525.48
Nemasket Trans. Co.
3.02
Healey & Helgeson
1,382.00
J. J. Crimmings Co.
247.00
Weston Bros., grading
3,807.10
Bay State Restaurant Products, bottled gas and cont.
268.67
Holmes & Son, Inc.
12.00
Doris C. Weeman, jig saw and table
50.00
Rand McNally Co.
178.00
Doyle Fire Appliance Co.
126.87
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, chairs and furniture 856.50
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Colonial Restaurant & Store Equipment, potato peeler
286.00
H. A. Johnson Co., sinks
554.39
T. R. Williams, polishing machine
277.10
Brulin & Co., brushes and mops
257.40
Gledhill Bros., Inc., furniture
2,694.65
Paramount Fountain & Restaurant Supply Corp., glasses 356.26
Henry S. Wolkins, tables
4,196.75
Wilbur Bros., express
17.51
Lester H. Boynton, labor
217.13
James Patterson, labor
329.02
New Bedford Lumber Corp.
1,498.62
Adams & Gould, Inc.
398.93
J. B. Hunter Co., Inc.
696.74
Stanley Priggen Co.
178.00
Mattson & Rowse
4,535.00
Shaw Radio & Furniture Co.
71.30
A. D. Dukelow
583.00
Taunton Office Supply
455.14
Dana E. Thomas, mowing
25.00
Kathryn A. Trufant, couch
25.00
Spencer Sales Co.
198.94
J. L. Hammett Co.
257.67
Church & Stowell
7.43
Pacific Coast Borax, supplies
70.07
Cornwell's
177.78
Edward E. Babb
86.60
Plymouth County Electric Co., refrigerator
146.85
Paris Mfg. Co.
212.39
$278,611.58
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL BONDS
Day Trust Company $14,000.00
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL INTEREST
Day Trust Company $3,987.50
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PLYMOUTH COUNTY RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION Plymouth County Retirement Association $480.00
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE J. Adrien Bissonnette, insurance $598.22
AMERICAN LEGION RENT
Capt. Wm. S. McFarlin Camp No. 132, S. of V. $200.00
FINANCE COMMITTEE EXPENSE
Washburn's Lakeside Greenhouses, basket $5.00
MEMORIAL DAY
Virgil Fiori, band
$150.00
INSPECTOR OF WIRING
James Patterson, salary and travel expenses $215.00
ELM TREE PRUNING
Dana Thomas, truck
$41.40
Dana Thomas, labor
36.00
Raymond Tubman, labor
32.40
Thomas Tubman, labor
32.40
Harney Spray Corporation, poles
5.00
$147.20
DOG OFFICER ACCOUNT
A. Tremaine Smith, services
$55.50
RESERVE ACCOUNT
Transfer to Dog Officer Account
$5.50
Transfer to Inspector of Wiring Account
15.00
Transfer to Welfare Administration Account 450.00
$470.50
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Gentlemen:
As Inspector of Slaughtering for the year of 1951 I have nothing to report.
Respectfully submitted,
ALEXANDER C. McLURE, Inspector of Slaughtering.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Carver, Mass.
Gentlemen:
The following is my report as Inspector of Animals for the year of 1951:
Number of Milk Cows 46
Number of Oxen none
Number of Other Cattle 17
Number of Bulls
1
Number of Horses
17
Number of Sheep none
Number of Goats 27
Number of Swine 9
Number of Hours Service 35
Number of Miles Travelled
150
Respectfully submitted,
ALEXANDER C. McLURE, Inspector of Animals.
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REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN, 1951
Paid to the Town Treasurer for Fines $14.55
Circulation of Books:
Adult Fiction
3,204
Adult Non-Fiction
1,091
Juvenile Fiction
2,676
Juvenile Non-Fiction
563
Magazines
931
New Borrowers
5
Magazine Purchases
18
Magazines Presented
7
Books Presented
34
New Books:
Adult
94
Juvenile
71
Respectfully submitted,
ELEANOR L. SHAW,
Librarian.
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REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Honorable Board of Selectmen
Gentlemen:
The following is my annual report as Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year 1951.
21 Meters
@
$1.00
$21.00
9 Scales under 100 lbs.
@
.50
4.50
3 Scales 500 to 1000 lbs.
@
1.00
3.00
3 Avoirdupois Weights
@
.10
.30
1 Liquid Measure Adjusting Charges
@
.10
.10
.10
Paid to Town Treasurer
$29.00
Salary
$100.00
Mileage-728 1/3 miles @ 6¢
43.70
Insurance of State Standards
18.45
Working Equipment
10.85
Telephone and Postage
2.00
$175.00
Respectfully submitted,
EDWIN E. BISBEE,
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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JURY LIST - 1951 - 1952
Simon F. Majahad Cranberry Grower
Lawrence W. Leach Printer
Harold W. Beal
Poultry Farmer
Toiva J. Kallio
Laborer
William E. Erickson Laborer
Philip C. Nutter Maintenance
Robert W. Hitchcock Engineer
Herbert J. Vaughan
Cranberry Grower
James H. Jennings Welder
Frank H. Cole
Cranberry Grower
Austin S. Ward
Sign Writer
Homer F. Weston Cranberry Grower
Howard G. Burbank Trucker
Bernard E. Shaw
Cranberry Grower
Howard S. Anderson
Clerk
Rose G. Harriman Housewife
Elizabeth C. Ryder
Housewife
Stella E. Anderson Housewife
Elthea E. Atwood
Clerical Work
Eunice Bailey Housewife
Marjorie E. Telfer Housewife
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
To The Honorable Board of Selectmen
Gentlemen:
The following is a report of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1951.
Cases in Court
Male Female Total
Allowing Improper Person to Operate
1
1
Assault Female Child
1
1
Adultery
1
1 2
Assault and Battery
1
1
Breaking and Entering in the Night Time 3
3
Bastardy
1
1
Begetting
1
1
Capias, Non-Support
6
6
Capias, Intent to Defraud
1
1
Capias, Contempt of Court
1
1
Delinquent Child
(Malicious Destruction Property)
3
3
(B. & E. in D. T.) 9 Counts
3
3
Drunk
3
3
Fraud
1
1
Ill. Child Act
2
2
L. & L. S. & B.
1
2
3
Larceny
12
12
Operating Under Influence
3
3
Operating to Endanger
3
3
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48
3
51
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Arrested for Other Departments 2
2 Summons Served for Other Departments 37 37 Committed:
Taunton State Hospital 1
1
Plymouth House of Correction 1
1
Automobile Accidents Investigated
8
Number of Persons Injured in Accidents
4
Respectfully submitted,
A. TREMAINE SMITH, Chief of Police.
FOREST WARDENS
Phone
John Atwood, Jr.
86-2
Earl Barnes
Wareham 779-M-3
Ellis Bumpus
91-4
Aime Desroches
131
George Harriman
21-13
William Harriman, Jr.
76-4
Harold Braddock
76-21
William R. Holmes
51
William Keating
78
David Nye
62-13
James H. Peckham, Jr.
76-3
Homer Weston
86-11
Winston Weston
96-2
Paul Williams
111-2
Everett Wood
Plymouth
Harold Peck
Wareham
Bertram Tripp
Middleboro
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REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY SURVEYOR
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
The following work was done by the Highway Depart- ment during the year 1951:
CHAPTER NO. 81
Appropriation:
Town Share
$6,500.00
State Share
$17,875.00
The following streets hardened with penetration and sealed with asphalt:
So. Meadow, 1584 ft .; Forest, 2,000 ft .; Plymouth 2,000 ft. The following streets honed:
Cross St., 2,050 ft .; Main St., 900 ft.
One-half mile of road sealed with stone.
Five miles of roads sealed with sand.
Work completed other than General Maintenance:
Catch basin installed on Wenham St.
Drainage pipe installed on Hines Ave.
6,864 ft. of secondary roads re-gravelled.
Expenditure of Chapter No. 81 Funds:
Plympton Street
$696.11
Plymouth Street
3,028.93
Wenham Street
462.12
South Meadow Road
2,129.35
Meadow Street
1,047.14
Cross Street
986.99
Tremont Street
2,773.87
Wareham Street
1,227.48
Main Street
2,648.02
Purchase Street
153.75
Forest Street
2,021.33
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Fuller Street
91.90
High Street
966.18
Brook Street
52.75
Pleasant Street
426.90
Spring Street
78.45
Gates Street
46.10
Pond Street
372.37
Center Street
242.95
Shurtleff Street
47.07
Ward Street
14.30
West Street
144.20
Fosdick Street
461.35
Holmes Street
521.71
Pope's Point Road
411.69
France Street
297.08
Mayflower Road
623.35
Rochester Road
114.12
Pine Street
265.40
Indian Street
515.97
Church Street
22.17
Cranberry Road
879.28
Federal
187.19
Hammond Street
55.10
Old Center Street
Pine City Street
21.55
Snappit Street
65.10
East Head
65.36
Hines Avenue
196.70
Green Street
12.42
$24,373.80
CHAPTER NO. 90
Appropriation:
Town Share
$3,000.00
County Share
3,000.00
State Share
6,000.00
Seipet Street
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5,800 ft. of Tremont St. completed as follows:
48 ft. of 36" reinforced concrete drainage pipe installed. 96 ft. of 24" reinforced concrete drainage pipe installed. 48 ft. of 12" reinforced concrete drainage pipe installed. Street raised 10" between reservoirs and one hill cut 18". The street was widened to 24 ft. and resurfaced with an average of 3" of Mixed in Place. Shoulders and slopes were completed. Cement posts were installed.
A total of $11,999.58 was expended.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN E. ATWOOD,
Highway Surveyor.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF WIRING
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The following is my report as Inspector of Wiring for the year of 1951.
Number of Inspection Calls 86
Number of Hours as Inspector 172
Number of Miles Traveled 602
Telephone and Postage $6.88
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES PATTERSON,
Inspector of Wiring.
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REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE CARVER OLD HOME DAY ASSOCIATION
1951 RECEIPTS
Jan. 1. Balance in Bank $32.76
Aug. 4. 320 Dinner Tickets @ $2.50, tax incl. @ 12¢ 800.00
Aug. 4. 15 Dinner Tickets for Children @ $2,00, tax incl. @ 10¢ 30.00
Aug. 4. Ballroom Concession
5.00
Aug. 4. Pony Concession
6.31
Aug. 4. Candy Concession
4.50
Aug. 4. Baseball Game Collection
28.61
Aug. 4. Ice Cream Sales 55.80
Aug. 4. Tonic, etc., Sales 113.27
Aug. 4. 94 Dance Tickets @ 50¢ tax 10¢ extra 56.40
Aug. 4. Tonic and Ice Cream Sale at Dance
6.50
Aug. 4. 20 Dinner Tickets to Band, No Charge
Aug. 4. 14 Dinner Tickets to Ball Team, No Charge
Aug. 16. Town of Carver Appropriation
175.00
Total Receipts
$1,335.15
Less Expenditures
830.38
Dec. 31. Balance in Bank
$504.77
Jan. 1, 1951. Balance in Bank
32.76
Net Gain for Year 1951
$472.01
1951 EXPENDITURES
Aug. 4. Cosmopolitan Band
$154.00
Aug. 5. Ball Team, Plymouth Town 15.00
Aug. 7. H. W. Jordan, Cigars, Cigarettes, etc. 20.80
Aug. 4. Dance Orchestra, Pioppi's
30.00
Aug. 4. Elthea E. Atwood, Donation for Programs 21.00
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Aug. 10. W. R. Carmichael, Provisions for Tonic Stand 6.52
Aug. 10. Eliot Creamery, Inc., 20 gals. Ice Cream $38.00, Cones $3.00 41.00
Aug. 13. Bowles Bros., Tonic 14.88
Aug. 13. Ward & Brady, Date Sign for Street Banner 3.70
Aug. 14. The Chilton Press, Posters, Programs, Tickets, Cards 34.80
Aug. 16. Wood's Fish Market, Clams, Weed, Fish 208.00
Aug. 16. Holmes & Young, Provisions, Supplies 237.86
Aug. 16. Collector of Internal Revenue, Tax 94 Dance Tickets 9.40
Aug. 16. Commonwealth of Mass., Dinner Ticket Excise Tax 39.90
Sept. 4. Nathan G. Roby, Ice 2.80
Sept. 4. Carver Baptist Church, Electric Current .75
Oct. 17. Holmes & Son, Inc., Nails
.72
Nov. 14. Washburn's, Flowers for J. A. Holmes Funeral 5.00
Nov. 19. Carver Ball Club, 3 Baseballs
5.25
Total Expenditures $830.38
EARL E. BOARDWAY, Treasurer.
REPORT OF TOWN AUDITORS
We, the Auditors of Carver, have completed an audit of the records and books of the Town of Carver, and find them to be correct and in good order, as of December 31,1951.
FRANCIS A. MERRITT, HARRISON W. JORDAN, ELIZABETH C. RYDER, Board of Auditors.
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STATE AUDIT
To the Board of Selectmen Mr. Jesse A. Holmes, Chairman
Carver, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the Town of Carver for the period from December 10, 1950, to December 8, 1951, made in accord- ance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours, FRANCIS X. LANG, Director of Accounts.
Mr. Francis X. Lang
Director of Accounts
Department of Corporations and Taxation
State House, Boston
Sir:
In accordance with your instructions, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the Town of Carver for the period from December 10, 1950, the date of the previous audit, to December 8, 1951, and submit the fol- lowing report thereon:
The appropriations were checked with the Town Clerk's record of Town meetings and compared with the aggre- gate amounts expended from each appropriation, while the transfers from the reserve fund were checked with the authorizations of the Finance Committee and general ledger accounts were compiled. A balance sheet showing the financial condition of the Town on December 8, 1951, was prepared and is appended to this report.
The books and accounts of the Town Treasurer were examined and checked. The receipts as recorded were compared with the records of the several departments
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collecting money for the Town and with other sources from which money was paid into the Town treasury. The payments were checked with the Selectmen's warrants authorizing the Treasurer to disburse Town funds. The cash balance on December 8, 1951, was proved by actual count of the cash in the office and by reconciliation of the bank balance with a statement furnished by the bank of deposit.
The payments on account of maturing debt and interest were checked with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled securities on file.
The savings bank books and securities representing the investment of the trust and investment funds in the cus- tody of the Treasurer and the Trustees were examined and listed. The income was proved, the transfers to the Town were checked with the receipts as entered on the Treas- urer's cash book, and the disbursements were verified by comparison with the approved vouchers on file.
The records of tax titles held by the Town were exam- ined and checked with the deeds on file, the amounts added to the tax title account were compared with the Collector's records, and the tax titles on hand were listed and compared with the records in the Registry of Deeds.
The books and accounts of the Tax Collector were ex- amined and checked. The tax and excise accounts out- standing according to the previous examination and all subsequent commitments were audited and proved. The collections as posted on the commitment books were com- pared with the cash books and with the recorded pay- ments to the Town as shown on the Treasurer's cash book. The abatements as entered on the commitment books were checked with the Assessors' records of abatements granted, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved.
Verification of the outstanding accounts was made by sending notices to a number of persons whose names ap- peared on the books as owing money to the Town, the
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replies received thereto indicating that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
The Town Clerk's records of dog and sporting licenses issued were examined, the payments to the State being verified by comparison with the receipts on file and the payments to the Town being checked to the Treasurer's recorded receipts.
The records of departmental accounts receivable were examined and checked. The charges were proved, the payments to the Treasurer were compared with the Treas- urer's cash book, and the outstanding accounts were listed.
The surety bonds of the Town officials required by law to furnish them were examined and found to be in proper form.
The records of licenses and permits issued by the Board of Selectmen and the Police Department were examined and checked and the payments to the Treasurer were verified.
In addition to the accounts mentioned, the records of all other departments collecting money for the Town or com- mitting bills for collection were examined and checked and the payments to the Treasurer were verified.
The attention of the Cemetery Commissioners is called to the provisions of Section 51 of Chapter 550 of the Acts of 1948 relative to the delivery of records of deeds of burial lots to the Town Clerk.
There are appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, tables showing a reconciliation of the Treas- urer's cash, summaries of the tax, excise, tax title, and departmental accounts, together with tables showing the transactions and condition of the trust and investment funds.
For the cooperation extended by the Town officials dur- ing the progress of the audit, I wish, on behalf of my assistant and for myself, to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN B. DINE,
Assistant Director of Accounts.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
John Carter, Chairman
Term expires 1954
Doris E. Dunklee, Secretary
Term expires 1952
Frank H. Cole
Term expires 1953
George R. Austin, Superintendent of Schools Office: Room 4, Peirce Bldg., Middleboro Office Tel .: Middleboro 1295-W
STAFF
Consolidated School - Henry M. Shaw, Principal
Betsy A. Burkhead, Grade 1
Mabel Macomber, Grade 2
Gladys E. Burgess, Grade 3
Florence L. Gordon, Grades 2 and 3
Constance B. Holmes, Grade 4
Doris F. Moore, Grade 5
Alice R. Shurtleff, Grade 6 (Section 1)
Marion L. Griffith, Hattie J. Griffith, Lawrence J. Costa, and Henry M. Shaw, Grade 6 (Section 2), and Grades 7 and 8.
Drawing Supervisor: Stella F. Morrison, Plympton.
Music Supervisor: Eunice M. Sherman, Middleboro.
School Physician: W. Vernon Mayo, M.D., 119 Summer St., Kingston.
School Nurse: Madeline A. Baker, R.N., 72 S. Main St., Middleboro.
SCHOOL CALENDAR
1952 Winter Term: Begins Wednesday, January 2; Closes Friday, April 18. Vacations: February 21 and 22 only, April 21 and 22 only; closed Good Friday, April 11.
1952 Spring Term: Begins Wednesday, April 23; Closes Friday, June 20. Holiday, May 30; graduation exer- cises June 19.
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1952 Fall Term: Begins Monday, September 8; Closes Fri- day, December 19. Holidays: October 13, Teachers' Convention, October 24; November 11, 27, 28. 1953 Winter Term: Begins Monday, January 5.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO FIRST GRADE
1. A child who will reach his sixth birthday on or before December 31st may be admitted to the first grade in September, 1952, without examination.
2. A child whose sixth birthday occurs in the two months after December 31st may be admitted the preced- ing September if readiness for school can be demonstrated by means of appropriate tests. Parents having a child whom they wish to be examined under this rule are re- quired to make application to the Superintendent of Schools on or before August 15th preceding the opening of school in September. A special form will be furnished for this purpose upon written request from the parent.
CLOSING OF SCHOOLS
It is the policy of the School Committee to close schools only under the severest weather conditions or on such occasions when it is dangerous to operate school busses. At other times, parents are expected to use their own judgment in sending children to school. When a decision to close schools has been made, this information will be broadcast through the courtesy of radio stations WBZ and WNBH.
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