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$91.00
INSPECTOR OF WIRES
James Patterson, services $71.25
James Patterson, use of car 23.36
44
James Patterson, telephone and postage
2.95
Walter E. Miller, services
140.00
Walter E. Miller, use of car
26.16
Walter E. Miller, telephone
5.08
Walter E. Miller, postage
3.53
The Chilton Associates, permits
20.00
$292.33
SAVERY LANE
(Article 23)
John E. Atwood, labor
$198.00
John E. Atwood, truck
407.51
Toivo Erickson, truck
26.00
Theron Bumpus, truck
54.00
Arne Johnson, truck
136.00
Arne Johnson, hopto
39.00
Carl Johnson, truck
119.00
Vaughan Bros., truck
140.26
Leonard N. Heikkila, truck
22.75
Manuel Centeio, truck
27.63
Weston Bros., Inc., hopto
39.00
Weston Bros., Inc., shovel
314.50
Weston Bros., Inc., truck
110.63
Clifford Casey, grader
80.00
Waldo Bumpus, labor
264.31
Theron Bumpus, labor
94.20
Eugene Clifford, labor
83.40
John Santos, labor
28.80
Alfred Wainio, labor
9.60
Edwin Bisbee, labor
9.60
William Cleary, labor
102.60
Theodore Vaughan III, labor
229.60
Napoleon Dionne, labor
43.20
S. Byron MacFarlane, labor
3.00
H. C. Hathaway, blasting
132.90
45
John Burgess, gravel
83.70
John Hill, gravel
519.75
Socony-Mobile Oil Co., Inc., asphalt
188.53
Trimount Bituminous Products Co., asphalt
880.03
Thomas Bros. Corp., equipment hire
345.50
$4,733.00
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Estate of Edwin E. Bisbee, services
$100.00
Estate of Edwin E. Bisbee, use of car
42.00
Cholerton Insurance Agency, Inc., insurance
11.46
Hobbs & Warren, Inc., supplies
12.20
$165.66
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
Mary A. Korpinen, R. N., salary
$799.98
Mary A. Korpinen, R. N., use of car
163.04
Rachael Penti, R. N., supplies
.90
James M. Bonnar, M. D.
3.00
LaForest Pharmacy, supplies
10.26
Mead & Wheeler Co., supplies
32.00
E. F. Mahady Co., supplies
77.26
The Chilton Associates, supplies
30.00
Eldredge & Sons, Inc.
1.80
$1,118.24
CEMETERIES - PERPETUAL CARE
William E. Bisbee, services
$640.35
Alexander C. McLure, services
159.00
Ralph L. Linton, services
156.75
$956.10
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1956 RESERVE ACCOUNT
Sept. 11, 1956
Transfer to Route 58 Land Damage Account
$1,180.00
Transfer to Finance Committee Expense Acct. 10.00
Oct. 30, 1956
Transfer to Elections, Registrations and
Street Listing Account
180.00
Nov. 20, 1956
Transfer to Special Cemeteries account
209.50
Transfer to Police account
1,000.00
Transfer to Elections, Registrations and Street Listing account
10.00
Transfer to Health account
75.00
Dec. 18, 1956
Transfer to Police account
500.00
Transfer to Town Clerk account
20.00
Transfer to Treasurer account
170.00
Transfer to Collector of Taxes account
70.00
Jan. 8, 1957
Transfer to Health account
611.49
Transfer to Machinery account
183.17
$4,219.16
CHAPTER 81
John E. Atwood, labor
$1,118.63
John E. Atwood, truck
3,029.26
Town of Carver, pick-up truck
299.20
Town of Carver, grader
414.00
Town of Carver, tractor
738.00
Town of Carver, roller
32.00
Weston Bros., Inc., truck
409.37
Weston Bros., Inc., shovel
458.80
Weston Bros., Inc., bulldozer
372.00
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Clifford Casey, grader
616.00
Theron Bumpus, truck
652.38
Manuel Centeio, truck
216.00
Charles Kallio, truck
454.75
Leonard Heikkila, truck
666.75
Arne Johnson, truck
459.00
Carl Johnson, truck
527.00
Vaughan Bros., truck
229.50
Francis M. Dunham, truck
84.00
Arne Johnson, hopto
42.00
Waldo Bumpus, labor
828.87
Edwin Bisbee, labor
102.95
Eugene Clifford, labor
825.00
Alfred Wainio, labor
43.20
Theron Bumpus, labor
557.40
Douglas Braddock, labor
6.00
Wesley Shurtleff, labor
115.20
John Santos, labor
1,041.60
William Cleary, labor
515.40
Napoleon Dionne, labor
574.80
Theodore Vaughan, labor
234.50
Byron MacFarlane, labor
541.20
Robert Ballard, labor
6.00
Antone Gonsalves, labor
68.40
David Centeio, labor
179.40
Donald Pratt, labor
24.00
Myron A. Dunham, labor
1,096.46
John Burgess, gravel
328.50
Trimount Bituminous Products Co.
2,556.71
Warren Bros., cold patch
194.73
C. P. Washburn Co., supplies
73.84
John Hill, sand
92.55
Manuel Pimental, mowing
438.75
E. Bridgewater Highway Dept., grader
32.00
N. E. Concrete Pipe Corp., pipe
484.27
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., asphalt
367.08
Socony-Mobile Oil Co., asphalt
1,725.41
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Sherwin-Williams Co., paint E. L. LeBaron Foundry Co., grates Concrete Products Co., catch basins Commonwealth of Massachusetts, cement posts
55.20
120.00
139.44
187.50
$24,375.00
CHAPTER 90
John E. Atwood, labor
$606.75
John E. Atwood, truck
904.00
Town of Carver, pick-up truck
125.40
Town of Carver, tractor
160.50
Town of Carver, grader
318.00
Town of Carver, roller
240.00
Weston Bros., shovel
1,898.10
Weston Bros., bulldozer
2,147.00
Weston Bros., truck
399.50
Charles A. Kallio, truck
294.25
Arne Johnson, truck
174.25
Vaughan Bros., truck
554.63
Carl Johnson, truck
263.50
Theron Bumpus, truck
232.25
Theodore T. Vaughan III, truck
29.25
Leonard N. Heikkila, truck
189.00
Ernest Barros, truck
99.75
Manuel Centeio, truck
648.12
Arne A. Johnson, hopto
238.00
Waldo Bumpus, labor
403.54
Eugene Clifford, labor
335.40
William Cleary, labor
357.60
Theron Bumpus, labor
270.00
John Santos, labor
220.80
Napoleon Dionne, labor
268.20
Byron MacFarlane, labor
201.00
James Peckham, labor
9.60
Theodore T. Vaughan III, labor
222.60
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Antone Gonsalves, labor
14.40
Daniel Pratt, labor
24.00
Manuel Pimental, labor
14.40
Clifford Casey, grader
64.00
Marshfield Sand & Gravel Co., concrete
122.00
Tri-City Concrete Co., cement
61.00
Eastern States Steel, steel
42.03
C. P. Washburn Co., supplies
51.29
East Bridgewater Highway Dept., grader
32.00
Trimount Bituminous Products Co., asphalt
902.43
John Burgess, gravel 177.00
Shell Oil Company, asphalt
235.75
N. E. Concrete Pipe Corp., pipe
661.36
John Hill, gravel mix and sand
364.50
Pierce Hardware Co., fence and posts
350.90
Warren Bros., hot mix
20.58
John P. Condon Corp., hot mix
10,051.37
$25,000.00
MACHINERY
John E. Atwood, labor
$51.00
Eldred Mosher, labor 48.00
Homer F. Weston, labor
112.50
Weston Bros., Inc., labor, material, parts
642.71
Union Gear & Sprocket Co., supplies
74.14
Homelite Corp., supplies
6.56
Richmond Automotive Service, supplies
125.04
H. R. Bailey Company, supplies
1.35
F. J. Corsini, supplies
29.74
Link Belt Company, supplies
7.08
Dyar Sales & Machinery Co., supplies
22.50
Dyar Sales & Machinery Co., cement mixer
202.35
John E. Atwood, roller parts
20.00
Files & O'Keef Co., pump, hoist & blades, brush saw, parts, supplies 434.41
50
H. E. Davis Tractor Co., tractor & grader parts 368.24
Clyde Everett Equipment Co., grader parts, supplies 73.68
Atlantic Equipment Co., Inc., supplies 34.50
Automotive Distributors, Inc., supplies 37.65
130.40
Atwood Costello, Inc., pick-up parts & supplies
89.61
North Plymouth Garage, hoist parts
5.76
Leonard N. Heikkila, roller parts
35.00
Desroches Service Station, tires
58.45
County Auto Supply, supplies
1.35
Files Equipment Company, parts, etc.
325.34
Curtis Ford Sales, parts
1.20
Bonnar Paint Company, supplies
3.52
The Buntin Brass & Bronze Co., roller parts
42.72
Square Deal Garage, hoist parts
4.20
Main Street Garage, supplies
50.77
Wenham Garage, repairs
36.50
Bill's Auto Glass Shop, repairs
2.50
Rego & Ross Company, repairs
7.00
Eastern States Steel Corp., repairs
11.88
Jack's Auto Glass Shop, repairs.
22.74
$3,138.17
GENERAL HIGHWAY
John E. Atwood, labor
$222.75
John E. Atwood, truck
37.00
John E. Atwood, telephone
57.55
Waldo Bumpus, labor
177.61
Edwin Bisbee, labor
135.11
Alfred Wainio, labor
122.40
Eugene Clifford, labor
125.40
William Cleary, labor
14.40
Theron Bumpus, labor
129.00
John Santos, labor
91.20
Anderson Engineering Co., blades Schuster Company, hoist parts
17.78
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Solon E. Johnson, labor
2.00
James Patterson, labor
10.00
Daniel H. Dempsey, labor
5.20
Blanche E. Patterson, clerical
68.00
Theron Bumpus, truck
39.00
Plymouth County Electric Co., street lights
527.49
Plymouth County Electric Co., town shed
46.00
Roby's, Inc., fuel
343.98
Eddie's Electrical Shop, labor & supplies
8.41
Morris Sunoco Station, fuel
14.81
Walter Carmichael, fuel
131.38
Desroches Service Station, fuel
47.99
Daniel H. Dempsey, fuel
34.31
Middleboro Office Supply, Inc., supplies
14.63
F. J. Corsini, tools, etc.
24.83
Richmond Automotive, supplies
5.46
Nemasket Transportation Company
8.86
Keating Bros., fuel & supplies
142.62
Smith Highway Equipment Company, tools
48.31
Shoe City Express, express
2.00
C. P. Washburn Company, supplies
2.45
Edwin L. Morse, supplies
6.30
Samuel MacPherson, supplies
2.50
Adams & Gould, Inc., supplies
59.42
Carl Heinrich Company, supplies
44.69
Lincoln Oil Company, oil & grease
79.86
Halsil Products Company, supplies
89.65
Main Street Garage, fuel & supplies
49.10
Shurtleff Hardware Company, supplies
24.21
Sherwin-Williams Company, supplies
10.54
Tremont General Store, supplies
4.77
Middleboro Radio & Appliance, supplies
13.45
Files Equipment Company, supplies
27.68
Schuster's Service Station, fuel
21.53
Carver Supply Company, supplies
32.84
Henry S. Pink, tools
6.05
D. J. McNearney, insurance
102.05
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Merton T. Griffith, insurance
100.00
Plymouth County Highway Association, dues
2.00
$3.316.79
BRIDGES
John E. Atwood, labor
$63.00
John E. Atwood, truck
16.25
Waldo C. Bumpus, labor
58.05
Theron M. Bumpus, labor
62.40
Eugene Clifford, labor
32.40
John Santos, labor
51.60
David Centeio, labor
40.80
Arne A. Johnson, hopto
196.00
N. E. Concrete Pipe Corp., pipe
279.00
$799.50
TREE WARDEN
Raymond Tubman, labor
$512.50
Kenneth Tubman, labor
43.20
Louis A. Bryant, Jr., labor
4.80
Domingo Fernandez, labor
9.60
Toivo J. Kallio, labor
67.50
Richard Kuhn, labor
9.60
Eino Halunen, labor
19.20
Rudolph Salminen, labor
30.00
Manuel Pimental, labor
64.80
Waldo Bumpus, labor
9.45
Thomas B. Tubman, labor
100.80
James Thomas, labor
144.00
Arne J. Paananen, labor
19.20
Arthur B. Alves, labor
10.80
George A. Wall, labor
57.60
Arne J. Paananen, chain saw
15.00
Arthur B. Alves, winch
10.00
53
Arne J. Paananen, truck
8.00
James Thomas, chain saw
62.00
James Thomas, truck 69.00
Toivo J. Kallio, truck
49.20
Toivo J. Kallio, chain saw
25.50
John E. Atwood, truck
11.50
Manuel Pimental, truck
62.10
Edwin E. Bisbee, sharpening saws & labor
5.20
William E. Erickson, sharpening saws
3.00
Smith's News Store, supplies
3.20
Bliss Hardware, supplies
2.87
John E. Jordan Hardware, supplies
15.83
Plymouth Lumber Company, supplies
22.62
Carver Supply Company, supplies
1.70
Plymouth Rock Hardware Company, supplies
7.28
Standard Railway Fusee Corp., flares
12.37
General Mills, Inc., supplies
.60
Hartney Spray Corp., supplies
4.95
Roby's, Inc., fuel
.90
Daniel H. Dempsey, gas
3.80
$1,499.67
ELM TREE PRUNING
Raymond Tubman, labor
$184.20
Thomas B. Tubman, labor
122.40
James Thomas, labor
96.00
Rudolph S. Salminen, labor
3.60
Kenneth Tubman, labor
2.00
Toivo J. Kallio, labor
38.13
Solon Johnson, labor
9.60
Lafayette Bradford, labor
9.60
Arthur B. Alves, labor
28.80
Richard Kuhn, labor
71.40
James Thomas, truck
50.60
James Thomas, chain saw
16.00
John E. Atwood, truck
2.30
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Arthur B. Alves, truck
9.20
Toivo J. Kallio, truck
72.78
Toivo J. Kallio, chain saw
25.50
John E. Jordan Company, supplies
1.29
Alex Johnson & Sons, spraying
255.90
$999.30
GYPSY MOTH
Raymond W. Tubman, labor
$228.75
Thomas B. Tubman, labor
69.60
George Wall, labor
26.40
James Thomas, labor
115.20
Kenneth L. Tubman, labor
19.20
Arthur Alves, labor
72.00
Charles A. Kallio, labor
9.60
Richard Kuhn, labor
12.00
Toivo J. Kallio, labor
78.65
Toivo J. Kallio, use of car
5.20
Toivo J. Kallio, chain saw
3.00
Toivo J. Kallio, truck
20.00
James Thomas, truck
55.20
Arthur Alves, truck
18.40
Carver Supply Company, supplies
5.23
$738.43
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION
Bernard W. Roby, salary
$240.00
Onni Hj. Erickson, salary
120.00
Frank R. Mazzilli, salary
100.00
Harold L. Ballard, salary
20.00
Viola S. Griffith, salary
3,180.00
Viola S. Griffith, use of car
218.59
Viola S. Griffith, dues and expense
52.09
Vjola S. Griffith, postage, box rent, reg. mail, etc.
9.34
55
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co.
1S1.05
Public Assistance Administrators Association
3.00
Massachusetts Conference of Social Work
3.00
Department of Public Welfare, Manuals
1.50
Alexander Printing Company
5.60
Middleboro Office Supply, Inc.
124.18
Hobbs & Warren, Inc.
22.81
The Rogers Print
36.00
Allied Business Machines, overhaul typewriter
19.50
Robert A. Davis, M. D., DA exam.
3.00
Stuart A. Silliker, M. D., DA exam.
5.00
L. Francis Callan, Jr., legal services
365.00
Orrie Dempsey, stamped envelopes
18.27
Lewis Jenney, stamped envelopes
105.78
$4,833.71
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PUBLIC WELFARE
Home Assistance
$2,011.88
Maintenance
252.31
Physicians
131.00
Drugs
71.85
Nursing Home Care
90.00
Ambulance
35.00
Tobey Hospital
454.15
Massachusetts General Hospital
263.00
William Egger Co., Inc., burial
150.00
Division of Child Guardianship
578.84
Town of Plymouth
926.30
Town of Wareham
1,060.30
City of Boston
215.04
$6,239.67
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN Assistance $8,090.86
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OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Assistance
$29,856.03
Town of Wareham
212.08
Town of Plymouth
216.83
Town of Kingston
19.00
Town of Hanson
109.41
City of New Bedford
320.72
City of Brockton
105.26
$30,839.33
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
Assistance
$12,516.55
FIRE TRUCK ( Article 25, 1955)
Farrar Company
$12,735.00
PLYMOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSESSMENT
County of Plymouth
$7,064.38
CIVIL DEFENSE
Robert A. Chapin, labor
$55.62
Robert A. Chapin, expense
10.00
Plymouth Lumber Company, supplies
99.23
Sherwin Williams Company, paint
25.39
Plymouth Rock Hardware Corp., linoleum
27.24
J. J. O'Brien, wiring
23.18
Roby's, Inc., heating system
68.24
Roby's, Inc., fuel
7.09
$315.99
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CENTRAL FIRE STATION
Walter G. Caffney Associates, plans
$90.00
John W. Hacking, labor
18.00
$108.00
ASSESSORS' PLANS
Walter E. Rowley, C. E.
$6,560.00
VETERANS' BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
Town of Middleborough
$250.00
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL BONDS
Day Trust Company
$13,000.00
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL INTEREST
Day Trust Company
$2,925.00
SNOW
John E. Atwood, labor
$423.75
Waldo Bumpus, labor
291.87
Edwin Bisbee, labor
97.51
Theron Bumpus, labor
157.50
William Cleary, labor
54.50
Richard Johnson, labor
241.50
John Johnson, Jr., labor
13.30
Raymond Tubman, labor
91.70
Manuel Pimental, labor
55.30
Owen Vaughan, labor
49.60
Eugene Clifford, labor
110.70
Robert Williams, labor
43.40
Alfred Wainio, labor
73.50
Daniel Dunklee, labor
12.60
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Theodore Vaughan, truck
57.38
Town of Carver, pick-up truck
90.85
Town of Carver, tractor
135.00
Town of Carver, grader
262.50
Town of Carver, plows
1,016.00
Leonard N. Heikkila, truck
830.63
Arne Johnson, truck
1,129.03
Vaughan Bros., truck
661.89
Weston Bros., Inc., truck
1,069.27
Weston Bros., Inc., bulldozer
486.00
Weston Bros., Inc., hopto
20.00
Weston Bros., Inc., shovel
266.40
James Gonsalves, truck
120.00
Theron Bumpus, truck
13.00
Waldo Roby, truck
224.00
Toivo Kallio, truck
231.00
Arthur Paananen, truck
140.00
Harold Braddock, truck
91.00
Charles A. Kallio, truck
3.50
Carl W. Johnson, truck
187.00
Manuel Centeio, truck
136.00
Oiva Hannula, bulldozer
60.00
Oiva Hannula, trailer
75.00
International Salt Company
637.50
C. P. Washburn Company, salt
100.00
Gino Rugani, screen
303.00
$12,385.89
AID TO AGRICULTURE
County of Plymouth
$100.00
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Daniel Dunklee, Jr., labor
25.20
Theodore Vaughan, labor
105.70
Myron Weston, labor
105.70
Arvid Paananen, labor
173.60
Homer Weston, labor
8.40
Winston Weston, labor
77.70
Dana Provonche, labor
79.10
Ronald Patterson, labor
25.20
George Williams, labor
8.40
Robert Ballard, labor
7.00
Arne Paananen, labor
12.60
Charles Johnson, labor
39.90
Roger Weston, labor
37.10
Warren Wilson, labor
6.30
Allan Heikkila, labor
7.00
Peter Saisa, labor
8.40
Paul Jennings, labor
14.00
Paul Williams, labor
30.80
Wesley Shurtleff, labor
36.40
Arvo Paananen, labor
22.40
Douglas Braddock, labor
18.20
David Centeio, labor
12.00
Leonard Roby, labor
21.70
Rudolph Brier, labor
23.80
David Lindros, labor
17.50
Carlton Wood, labor
46.20
David Nye, labor
25.90
Antone Gonsalves, labor
34.80
Theodore T. Vaughan III, labor
5.60
David Johnson, labor
14.70
Matti Ritval, labor
11.20
John Santos, labor
9.60
Francis M. Dunham, labor
11.20
Ellis S. Bumpus, Jr., labor
15.40
John Shurtleff, labor
5.60
Robert Gholson, labor
29.40
John E. Atwood, truck
1,189.51
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REPORT OF TOWN AUDITORS
We, the Auditors of the Town of Carver, have completed an audit of the records and books of the Town of Carver, and find them to be correct and in excellent order, as of December 31, 1956.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANCIS A. MERRITT, HAZEL M. PROVONCHE, PHYLLIS J. HARRIMAN, Board of Auditors.
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN 1956
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The following is my report as Librarian for 1956: Paid to Town Treasurer for fines
$17.02
Circulation of books
Adult Fiction
1,050
Adult Non-Fiction
574
Juvenile Fiction
2,035
Juvenile Non-Fiction
2,636
Magazines
635
Bookmobile
819
Total
7,749
New Borrowers
32
Books Purchased
90
Books Presented
216
Magazines Purchased
22
Respectfully submitted,
MYRTLE L. MARTIN,
Librarian.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Carver, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
The following is my report as Inspector of Slaughtering for the year of 1956.
Number of Hogs Inspected 6
Number of Beef Inspected
2
Number of Hours as Inspector
14
Number of Miles Traveled
50
Respectfully submitted,
ALEXANDER C. McLURE, Inspector of Slaughtering.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Carver, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
The following is my report as Inspector of Animals for the year of 1956.
Number of Cows 2 yrs. or over 65
Number of Heifers 1 to 2 years 17
Number of Heifer calves, under
one year 11
Number of Steers
2
Number of Bulls 2
Number of Horses 10
Number of Goats
33
Number of Sheep 13
Number of Swine 7
Investigated & Quarantined 7 dogs
Number of Hours as Inspector
65
Number of Miles Traveled
250
Respectfully submitted,
ALEXANDER C. McLURE, Inspector of Animals.
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JURY LIST - 1956 - 1957
Noy G. Furtado Garage Worker
Franklin P. Wilbur
Mechanic
William E. Bisbee
Metal Finisher
Howard G. Burbank Caterer
Frank H. Cole Cranberry Grower
David B. Nye
Truck Driver
Amon K. Gholson
Die Maker
Alexander C. McLure Farmer
Ralph E. Washburn Cranberry Grower
Sally Merritt
Housewife
Ethel M. Beal Waitress
Rita M. Shaw
Housewife
Clarence N. Garnett
Punch Press Operator
Aune M. Gilli
Housewife
Roy D. Gould Weaver
Ralph L. Linton
Electric Welder
Ida M. Majahad
Munitions Worker
Juliette B. Parent Housewife
Donald I. Penti
Laborer
Myron T. Weston
Cranberry Grower
William A. Young Laborer
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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, 1956.
CASES IN COURT
Male
Female
Total
Allowing Improper Person to operate Motor Vehicle
1
1
Assault and Battery
4
4
Assault and Battery with dangerous weapon, with intent to murder
1
1
Breaking and Entering in the day time and larceny
5
1 6
Breaking and Entering in the night time and larceny
3
3
Contempt of Court
1
1
Capias, non-support
5
5
Disturbing the Peace
1
1
Drunk
6
6
Driving so as to Endanger
3
3
Driving under the Influence
2
2
Failing to have License or Registration in possession
2
2
Failing to stop for Stop Sign
1
1
Failing to keep to the right of a solid white line
6
6
Leaving the scene of an accident
1
1
Malicious Destruction of Property
5
5
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No Inspection Sticker
1
1
Operating without a License
2
2
Operating an Unregistered and Uninsured Motor Vehicle
2
2
Speeding
12
12
Trespassing
1
1
Using Motor Vehicle without authority
1
1
Violation of Parole
1
1
Attaching Number Plates to Motor Vehicle
1
1
-
-
68
1
69
Total
Arrest for other Departments
5
Summons served for other Departments
25
Committed:
Taunton State Hospital
3
Plymouth County Farm
3
Bridgewater State Farm
1
Youth Service Board, Boston
1
Accidental Shooting
1
Automobile Accidents Investigated
22
Persons Injured in Auto Accident taken to Hospital
9
Respectfully submitted,
DANA E. THOMAS,
Chief of Police.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF WIRING
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The following is a report of the Inspector of Wires including the first four month of the calendar year at which time James Patterson held this office previous to my appointment. January to May 1956
Records available list a total expenditure of
$97.56
May 1956 - January 1957
Number of Inspections 55
$137.50
Number of Miles Traveled
327
29.76
Telephone, Postage, Supplies
27.51
Total $292.33
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER E. MILLER,
Inspector of Wiring.
FOREST WARDENS
Phone
John Atwood, Jr.
Union 6-3314
Earl Barnes
Wareham 779-M-3
Aime Desroches
Union 6-4562
George Harriman
Union 6-3617
William R. Holmes
Union 6-4582
William Keating
Union 6-3835
James Peckham, Jr.
Union 6-3680
Winston Weston
Union 6-3665
Paul Williams
Union 6-3392
Erwin Washburn
Union 6-3666
Everett Wood
Plymouth
Harold Peck
Wareham
Bertram Tripp
Middleboro
Charles Curtis
Plympton
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REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY SURVEYOR
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
The following work, other than general maintenance, was done by the Highway Department during the year 1956:
CHAPTER 81
Appropriation:
Town Share
$6,500.00
State Share
17,875.00
2,900 feet of Plymouth Street was constructed and two ap- plications of asphalt applied.
2,500 feet of Tremont Street was honed.
2,000 feet of High Street was honed.
2,500 feet of Cranberry Road was honed.
About four and one half miles of highway were sealed with asphalt and sand covered.
Approximately 24,000 gallons of asphalt were used.
Expenditures of Chapter 81 Funds:
Plympton Street
$980.46
Plymouth Street
3,756.32
Wenham Road
393.55
South Meadow Road
237.43
Meadow Street
1,016.97
Cross Street
64.46
Tremont Street
2,250.10
Wareham Street
721.36
Main Street
3,568.78
Purchase Street
429.84
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Forest Street
106.29
Fuller Street
96.05
High Street
2,230.28
Brook Street
118.65
Pleasant Street
134.24
Spring Street
28.92
Gates Street
87.05
Pond Street
1,055.35
Center Street
349.50
Shurtleff Street
898.53
Ward Street
21.80
West Street
736.46
Fosdick Road
406.44
Holmes Street
697.11
Pope's Point Road
651.59
France Street
55.00
Mayflower Road
200.42
Rochester Road
433.26
Pine Street
147.82
Indian Street
155.88
Church Street
69.41
Seipet Street
274.55
Cranberry Road
1,335.61
Federal Road
149.43
Hammond Street
169.83
Snappit Street
138.41
New Street
207.85
Total
$24,375.00
CHAPTER 90
Appropriation:
Town Share
$5,000.00
County Share
$5,000.00
State Share
$15,000.00
The entire allotment of Chapter 90 funds was spent on Plympton Street and Main Street.
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1,200 tons of Hot Mix Top was laid in two courses starting at Montello Street and covering the .6 of a mile to Plymouth Street.
2,000 feet of new road was built on Main Street. This pro- ject entailed the laying of 300 feet of 12" and 18" concrete pipe, the moving of approximately 12,000 cubic yards of fill and 1,200 cubic yards of gravel. This was penetrated and sealed with asphalt.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN E. ATWOOD,
Highway Surveyor.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1956
TOWN APPROPRIATIONS
Annual Town Meeting March 10, 1956
Selectmen
$2,130.00
Treasurer
2,568.00
Tax Collector
2,362.00
Town Clerk
1,133.50
Assessors
2,850.00
Moderator
30.00
Auditors
265.00
Town Hall
3,065.00
Elections, Reg. & Street Listing
920.00
Law
200.00
Unclassified
810.00
Memorial Day
175.00
Health
4,140.00
Public Assistance
43,500.00
Public Assistance Admin.
3,025.00
Removal of Snow
7,500.00
Roads, Chapter 81
6,500.00
Roads, Chapter 90
5,000.00
General Highway
3,322.00
Bridges
800.00
Fires
1,200.00
Fire Equipment
3,185.00
Cemeteries
3,208.17
Special Cemeteries
650.00
Parks
725.00
Library
400.00
Weights and Measures
174.00
Tree Warden
1,500.00
Gypsy Moth
750.00
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Elm Tree Pruning
1,000.00
Schools & Vocational Education
112,000.00
Consolidated School Bonds
14,000.00
Interest on Bonds
2,925.00
Aid to Agriculture
100.00
Old Home Day
500.00
Finance Committee Expense
10.00
Workmen's Compensation Insurance
2,300.00
Veterans' Benefits
3,000.00
Veterans' Benefits Admin.
250.00
Town Real Estate
25.00
Dog Officer
100.00
Plymouth County Retirement Board
911.40
Inspector of Wires
300.00
Police
5,365.00
Planning Board Expense
200.00
Public Health Nurse
1,400.00
Central Cemetery Driveways
39.10
Total $246,513.17
Appropriations from Available Funds March 10, 1956
Appropriations from Free Cash in the Treasury
Chapter 90
$20,000.00
Chapter 81
17,875.00
Fire Truck
6,300.00
Savery Avenue
5,000.00
Assessors' Plans
5,000.00
Cemetery Funds
1,000.00
Total
$55,175.00
Transfers
Overlay Reserve to Reserve Account $6,000.00
Road Machinery Fund
to Machinery Account 2,955.00
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Lakenham Cemetery Fund to
Lakenham Cemetery Driveways 145.00 Central Cemetery Fund to Central Cemetery Driveways 133.00
Total $9,233.00
Total Appropriations raised by taxation
$246,513.17
Total Appropriations from available funds 64,408.00
Total Town Appropriations $310,921.17
STATE ASSESSMENTS
State Parks and Reservations
$308.73
State Audit of Municipal Accounts 754.58
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths
623.95
Total State Assessments $1,687.26
COUNTY ASSESSMENTS
County Tax
$12,564.87
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
4,754.50
County Tax (1955 underestimate ) 78.85
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