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LAKENHAM CEMETERY FUND
Sale of Lots
464.32
51.51
300.00
215.83
UNION CEMETERY FUND
Sale of Lots
514.56
65.42
579.98
LIBRARY FUND
Rosa A. Cole
1,000.00
168.21
45.46
24.00
189.67
Mary Page Savery Jowitt 100.00
40.12
5.11
45.23
SARAH F. McFARLIN PARKWAY FUND
100.00
66.99
6.08
73.07
POST WAR REHABILITATION FUND
564.55
22.08
586.63
LAWRENCE E. BLENHEIM PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDING FUND
7,000.00
635.14
279.27
914.41
STABILIZATION FUND
12,000.00 . . 150.00
150.00
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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN DEPARTMENTAL EXPENDITURES IN DETAIL
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Selectmen
Appropriation
$2,300.00
Selectmen
$1,400.00
Clerical
163.10
Print., Stationery, and Post.
80.05
Mileage
210.88
Telephone
100.47
Dues and Expenses
30.90
Office Supplies
28.06
Freight Charges
11.33
All Other
25.71
Balance to Revenue
249.50
$2,300.00
Treasurer
Appropriation
$3,905.00
Salary
$1,700.00
Clerical
1,170.00
Print., Stationery, and Post.
137.15
Surety Bond
128.10
All Other, Suppies etc.
752.56
Balance to Revenue
17.19
$3,905.00
Tax Collector
Appropriation
$3,680.00
Salary
$1,700.00
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Clerical
1,170.00
Print., Stationery, and Post.
435.70
Surety Bond All Other
200.90
163.32
Balance to Revenue
10.08
$3,680.00
Town Clerk
Appropriation
$1,505.00
Salary
$800.00
Clerical
520.00
Print., Stationery, Post.
47.26
Surety Bond
10.00
All Other
8.02
Supplies
83.74
Dues
9.50
Balance to Revenue
26.48
$1,505.00
Assessors
Appropriation
$3,400.00
Assessors
$2,371.50
Clerical
228.90
Print., Stationery, and Post.
46.70
Telephone
157.60
Dues and Subscription
43.00
Supplies and Repairs
57.50
Mileage
247.20
Transfer Fees, etc.
199.80
Balance to Revenue
47.80
$3,400.00
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Assessors Plans
Appropriation Spent
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
Elections, Registrations, Street Listing
Appropriation
$885.00
Street Listing, Clerical
37.10
Street Listing, Salaries
168.10
Street Listing, Use of Cars
17.84
Registrars of Voters, Salaries
20.25
Registrars of Voters, Use of Cars
1.92
Election Officers
126.00
Lunches
35.00
Printing, Supplies, etc.
86.70
All Other
12.60
Balance to Revenue
379.49
$885.00
Town Hall
Appropriation
$4,390.00
Janitor
$1,325.00
Wages
69.50
Fuel
1,057.29
Light
152.58
Repairs
15.25
Insurance
632.53
Alum. Windows and Installation
76.90
Supplies
244.18
Paving Drive and Parking Area
467.11
Lettering Doors
11.88
Carpenty Work
148.00
Balance to Revenue
189.78
$4,390.00
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Planning Board
Other Sources
$50.00
Dues
$20.00
Balance to Revenue
30.00
$50.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police
Appropriation
$11,000.00
Chief
$5,300.00
Police
3,285.65
Equipment
436.18
Repairs
306.11
Gas, Oil, Batteries
485.46
Insurance
297.37
Dues
5.00
Telephone
371.73
Comittments
5.60
Supplies
31.47
All Other
56.30
Printing
54.00
Town Gas Tank
200.00
Balance to Revenue
165.13
$11,000.00
Fire
Appropriation
$6,865.00
Salaries and Wages Chief
417.85
Firemen
1,397.20
Equipment and Repairs
Penetrator
750.00
Apparatus
885.03
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Gas, oil, batteries
392.74
Repairs and Parts
47.55
Supplies
32.95
Radio Service and Rent
421.18
Wages
18.90
Boat
310.45
Buildings and Grounds
Fuel
637.37
Light
154.54
Insurance
415.17
Telephone
308.54
Repairs
263.36
Supplies
115.44
Labor
39.50
Flood Light and Wiring
66.49
All Other
7.40
Balance to Revenue
183.34
$6,865.00
Dog Officer
Appropriation
$200.00
Dog Officer
$200.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Appropriation
$200.00
Salary
$124.50
Mileage
48.00
Insurance
27.30
Balance to Revenue
.20
$200.00
Civil Defense
Appropriation
Other Sources
$1,000.00 17.37
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Equipment and Supplies Balance Dec. 31, 1961
$484.25
533.12
$1,017.37
Inspector of Wires
Appropriation
$220.00
Salary
$195.00
Mileage
19.11
Telephone and Postage
4.64
Balance to Revenue
1.25
$220.00
Tree Warden
Appropriation
$2,000.00
Superintendent
447.00
Labor
463.10
Trucks and Chain Saws
577.20
Trees
266.40
Supplies
18.91
Dues
2.00
Equipment and Repairs
225.00
All Other
.39
$2,000.00
Dutch Elm Disease
Appropriation
$2,125.00
Superintendent
594.00
Labor
471.00
Trucks
584.40
Tree Service Charges
270.00
Spraying
204.96
All Other
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$2,125.00
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Gypsy Moth
Appropriation
$800.00
Superintendent
223.50
Labor
85.80
Trucks
132.50
Insecticides
294.00
Spraying
64.00
All Other
.20
$800.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Health
Appropriation
$3,000.00
General Administration
Salaries
545.15
Mileage and Telephone
53.80
Dues
2.00
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases
Medicine and. Medical Attendance
6.30
Old Colony Mental Health Assoc. 176.55
Dr. Mayo, Clinic and School Physician
347.00
Inspector of Animals and Slaughter
Salary
46,50
Expenses 19.20
Park Cleaning and Dump Care
Wages
968.95
Trucks, Bulldozers and Spraying
779.25
Supplies
5.30
Care of Parks and Ponds
50.00
$3,000.00
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Public Health Nurse
Appropriation
$2,625.00
Other Sources
2.18
Salary
$2,022.02
Mileage and Insurance
304.98
Supplies
236.94
All Other
5.00
Balance to Revenue
58.24
$2,627.18
HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION
General Highway
Appropriation
$6,600.00
Superintendent
569.75
Wages
1,108.30
Trucks
45.00
Office Supplies and Clerical
203.00
Telephone and Expenses
32.56
Lumber, Sawing etc.
209.68
Supplies and signs
629.07
Gas, Oil, etc.
873.42
Registration and Insurance
530.49
Fuel oil and Gas Tanks
442.81
Equipment and Repairs
428.47
Express
2.45
Contract Lighting
1,458.87
All Other Lighting
44.86
Balance to Revenue
21.27
$6,600.00
Removal of Snow
Appropriation Other Sources
$12,000.00 2,082.63
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Superintendent
658.63
Wages
3,104.36
Trucks
9,152.63
Salt
490.00
Sand
159.90
Repairs and Supplies
517.11
$14,082.63
Chapter 81
Appropriation
$6,600.00
Other Sources
18,150.00
Superintendent
$1,956.00
Wages
5,400.06
Town of Carver, Equipment
1,446.40
Trucks
8,664.84
Culverts and All Other Supplies
217.50
Asphalt and Sand
7,065.20
$24,750.00
Chapter 90 Main Street
Appropriation
$24,000.00 10,000.00
Other Sources
Superintendent
1,510.63
Wages
4,056.45
Town of Carver Equipment
1,377.05
Trucks
11,051.45
Asphalt, etc.
11,854.01
Drainage Supplies, etc.
3,830.85
Trucking Service
319.56
$34,000.00
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Chapter 90 Tremont Street
Appropriation
$8,000.00
Superintendent
807.50
Wages
1,990.03
Town of Carver Equipment
108.80
Trucks
2,679.63
Culverts, Frames and Grates
289.10
Gravel and Asphalt
1,710.92
All other Supplies
114.29
Balance December 31, 1961
299.73
$8000.00
Machinery
Appropriation
$2,671.00
Repairs and Parts
$2,484.20
Supplies
168.92
All Other
15.40
Balance to Revenue
2.48
$2,671.00
Veterans' Benefits Administration
Appropriation
$450.00
Salary, Veterans' Agent
$450.00
$450.00
Veterans' Services
Appropriation
$8,500.00
Ordinary Allowances
1,754.68
Medical
1,646.33
Dental
38.00
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Ambulance
42.80
Groceries
155.00
Fuel
32.63
Hospital
443.95
All Other
21.00
Balance to Revenue
4,365.61
$8,500.00
Library
Appropriation
754.74
Other Sources
337.26
Librarian
655.20
Assistant Librarian
25.20
Books
320.12
Periodicals
46,85
Stationery and Postage
6.10
Supplies
14.53
Rosa Cole Fund
24.00
$1,092.00
Parks
Appropriation
...
$900.00
Labor
250.50
Commissioners
402.75
Repairs
9.95
Supplies
38.16
Trucks
164.30
All Other
22.50
Balance to Revenue
11.84
$900.00
Unclassified Appropriation
$1,800.00
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Printing Town Reports
984.00
Delivering Town Reports
100.00
Gas Pump Insurance
20.70
Printing: Bldg. Code and Insp. Permits
45.75
Paper for printing Bldg. Code
43.68
Printing Warrants
25.00
Time Clock Installation
22.15
Perambulating Town Boundaries
56.00
Bldg. Inspector: Service and Mileage
38.34
Photo Copy Paper
8.50
Forms
13.25
Witness Fees, Assessors
53.01
Balance to Revenue
389.62
$1,800.00
CEMETERIES
General Cemeteries
Appropriation
$4,046.00
Salaries
2,152.00
Wages
980.65
Equipment
297.84
Supplies
143.31
Gas, Repairs, etc.
257.64
Balance to Revenue
214.56
$4,046.00
Special Cemeteries
Appropriation
$650.00
Labor
430.00
Balance to Revenue
220.00
$ 650.00
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Perpetual Care
Appropriation
$1,500.00
Lakenham
225.25
Union
821.90
Central
199.60
Wenham
79.00
Balance to Revenue
174.25
$1,500.00
See Public Welfare Department Report and School Committee Report for detailed account of expenditures.
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REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
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To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Carver, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
The following is my report as Inspector of Animals for the year 1961:
Number of Cows, 2 years or over 66
Number of Heifers, 1 to 2 years
5
Number of Heifers Calves, under one year
11
Number of Steers
3
Number of Bulls
3
Number of Horses
14
Number of Goats 15
Number of Sheep
43
Number of Swine
12
Number of Mules
1
Number of Donkeys
1
Hens Investigated and Quarantined 1 Flock
Dogs Investigated and Quarantined 7
Cats Investigated and Quarantined
1
Numbers of Hours as Inspector 31
Number of Miles Travelled
240
No inspection of slaughtering made in 1961.
Respectfully submitted,
DAVID B. NYE
Inspector of Animals
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE .
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Gentlemen:
The following is the report of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1961:
COURT CASES
Male 1
Female
Total
Assault and Battery
Breaking and Entering with intent
to commit misdemeanor
5
5
Disturbing the Peace
4
4
Drunkeness
14
14
Driving to Endanger
8
8
Driving Under Influence
6
6
Failing to Stop for Stop Sign
1
1
Leaving the Scene after Causing Property Damage
3
3
Operating without a License
3
3
Operating without Lights
1
1
Operating an Unregistered Motor Vehicle
1
1
Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle 1
1
Possession of a Dangerous Weapon 1
1
Giving False name to a Police Officer
1
1
Speeding
1
1
Using a Motor Vehicle without Authority
2
2
Total
53
53
1
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Arrests made for other Departments
8
Summons Served for other Departments 23
Committed:
Taunton State Hospital 1
Plymouth House of Correction 1
Bridgewater State Farm 1
Automobile Accidents Investigated
37
Personal Injuries, result of Automobile Accidents
21
Persons taken to Hospitals, result of Auto. Accidents
9
Accidents reported, that were not investigated by Police 8 Emergency Calls, Persons taken to Hospital from Homes 36
Number of Complaints received in 1961 763
Respectfully submitted,
RAYMOND A. PARENT
Chief of Police
(as of Sept. 24, 1961)
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ASSESSORS REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1961
TOWN APPROPRIATIONS
Special Town Meeting November 26, 1960
From Free Cash for Operating Expenses of
Plymouth-Carver Regional School District $778.00
From Free Cash for Land Damage
Route No. 58 75.00
From Free Cash for Hurricane Emergency
of September 12, 1961 5,000.00
Total
$5,853.00
Special Town Meeting March 25, 1961
From Free Cash for Stabilization Fund
$12,000.00
Annual Town Meeting March 11, 1961
Moderator
$35.00
Selectmen
2,300.00
Auditors
217.50
Treasurer
3,905.00
Tax Collector
3,680.00
Town Clerk
1,505.00
Assessors
3,400.00
Law
200.00
Elections, Registrations and St. Listing 885.00
Finance Committee Expense
75.00
Town Hall
4,390.00
Police
10,000.00
Fires
6,865.00
Weights and Measures
200.00
Civil Defense
1,000.00
Inspector of Wires
220.00
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Tree Warden
2,000.00
Gypsy Moth
800.00
Dutch Elm Disease
2,125.00
Dog Officer
200.00
Health
3,000.00
Public Health Nurse
2,625.00
General Highway
6,600.00
Removal of Snow
12,000.00
Machinery Account
2,671.00
Public Assistance Administration
4,540.00
Public Assistance
29,970.00
Veterans' Benefits Administration
450.00
Veterans' Benefits
8,500.00
School and Vocational Education
170,536.00
Library
754.74
Parks
900.00
Old Home Day
200.00
Memorial Day
175.00
Workman's Compensation Insurance 1,705.94
American Legion Post Rent
400.00
Plymouth County Retirement Board
2,018.20
Unclassified
1,800.00
Cemeteries
4,046.00
Consolidated School Bonds 13,000.00
Consolidated School Bonds, Interest 1,950.00
Aid to Agriculture (Art. 5) 100.00
Dump Truck Purchase (Art. 7) 1,100.00
Roads, Chapter 90 (Art. 10)
8,000.00
Roads, Chapter 81 (Art. 11)
6,600.00
Special Cemeteries (Art. 13)
650.00
Assessors' Plans (Art. 15)
3,000.00
Unpaid Bills (Art. 17)
1,141.86
Gasoline Storage Tank (Art. 21)
900.00
Police Cruiser Lease (Art. 24) 2,500.00
Bailey Estate Land Purchase (Art. 26) 500.00
Total $336,336.24
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Appropriations From Free Cash
Cemeteries, Perpetual Care
$1,500.00
Roads, Chapter 90
24,000.00
Roads, Chapter 81
18,150.00
Reduction of Taxes
12,000.00
Total $55,650.00
Transfers
Library Account from Dog Fund
$313.26
Reserve Account from
Overlay Reserve 5,000.00
Dump Truck Purchase from
Road Machinery Fund 2,900.00
Lakenham Cemetery Walks from Sale of Lots 300.00
Total $8,513.26
State Assessments
State Parks and Reservations
$1,508.65
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
820.12
Mosquito Control
3,330.50
State Parks and Reservations 1960
Underestimate
273.61
Total $5,932.88
County Assessments
County Tax
$17,917.72
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment 10,207.67
Total
$28,125.39
Overlay
$6,315.08
Gross Amount to be Raised
$446,725.85
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Estimated Recepits and Available Funds
Income Tax
$26,890.58
Corporation Taxes
14,889.64
Reimbursement of Publicly Owned Land
957.03
Old Age (Meals)
1,702.43
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
17,000.00
Licenses
1,500.00
Fines
300.00
Health and Sanitation
500.00
Charities
3,000.00
Old Age Assistance
17,000.00
Veterans' Services
3,400.00
Schools
33,009.19
Cemeteries
497.00
Interest
1,000.00
State Assistance for School Construction
5,127.32
Farm Animal Excise
40.13
Classified Forest Land
80.00
Total
$126,893.32
Overestimates of Previous Year
County Tax $11.91
Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds
$208,921.49
Net Amount to be Raised on
Polls and Property
$237,804.36
Poll Tax
$1,208.00
Personal Property Tax
23,136.385
Real Estate Tax
213,457.605
Fraction Gain
2.37
Total $237,804.36
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Farm Animal Excise Classified Forest Land
$40.13
$89.37
Total Taxes Levied
$237,933.86
Tax Rate
$61.00
School Rate
28.05
General Rate
32.95
Value of Assessed Personal Property
Stock in Trade
15,750.00
Machinery
18,665.00
Live Stock
1,270.00
All other Tangible
Personal Property
343,600.00
Total
$379,285.00
Value of Assessed Real Estate
Land Exclusive of Buildings $1,977,595.00
Buildings Exclusive of Land
1,521,710.00
Total
$3,499.305.00
Total Valuation of Assessed
Estate
$3,878,590.00
Number of Persons Assessed
On Personal Estate Only
4
On Real Estate Only
843
On Both Personal and
Real Estate
307
Total 1,149
Number of Polls Assessed
604
Number of Corporations Assessed
30
Assessed Value of Corporations
$1,407,525.00
Number of Horses 1
Number of Cows
6
Number of Other Cattle
4
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Number of Fowl
540
Number of Acres of Land Assessed
20,037.01
Number of Dwellings 908
Number of Acres of Classified Forest Land, Chapter 61 G.L. 293.5
Assessed under Farm Animal Excise
Chapter 400, Acts of 1956
Number of Cows
54
Number of Horses
6
Number of Cattle
4
Fowl 20
Valuation of Cranberry Bogs
$1,600,165.00
Total Acreage of Cranberry Bogs
2,764.59
Average Assessed Value per Bog Acre
$578.00
Estimated Crop of 1960
166,000 Bbls.
Assessed Valuation of Cranberry Bogs
50.60 Acres at
$1,000.00
81.01 Acres at
900.00
210.88 Acres at
850.00
190.94 Acres at
800.00
91.09 Acres at
750.00
102.00 Acres at
700.00
280.70 Acres at
650.00
539.23 Acres at
600.00
385.22 Acres at
550.00
190.56 Acres at
500.00
72.55 Acres at
450.00
170.48 Acres at
400.00
26.00 Acres at
350.00
138.70 Acres at
300.00
88.25 Acres at
250.00
42.10 Acres at
200.00
27.83 Acres at
150.00
75.45 Acres at
100.00
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1960 Excise Taxes Committed in 1961
Number
319
Total Taxes
$5,404.02
1961 Excise Taxes Committed in 1961
Number
1,181
Total Tax
$27,602.79
Excise Tax Rate for 1961
66.00
Summary of Warrants to Tax Collector
Jan. 6 Motor Vehicle Excise (1960)
$1,112.68
Feb. 8 Motor Vehicle Excise (1960) 2,401.34
Feb. 23 Motor Vehicle Excise (1960)
1,784.51
Mar. 21
Motor Vehicle Excise (1960)
105.49
May 4 Motor Vehicle Excise
3,469.00
May 6 Real Estate
213,459.85
May 6 Personal Property
23,136.51
May 6 Poll
1,208.00
May 6 Classified Forest Land
89.37
May 6 Farm Animal Excise
40.15
June 20 Motor Vehicle Excise
4,897.92
July 12
Motor Vehicle Excise
2,836.95
Aug. 17 Motor Vehicle Excise
2,759.00
Aug. 17 Real Estate
311.10
Aug. 17 Personal Property
24.40
Aug. 17 Poll
2.00
Sept. 14 Motor Vehicle
2,375.44
Oct. 6 Motor Vehicle Excise
3,513.72
Nov. 8 Motor Vehicle Excise
2,710.27
Dec. 10 Real Estate
995.83
Dec. 21 Motor Vehicle Excise
3,286.19
Ommitted Assessments
Number of Persons Assessed on
Real Estate Only
3
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Value of Assessed Personal Property
All other Tangible Personal Property $400.00 Value of Assessed Real Estate
Value of Land Exclusive of Buildings 13,875.00 Value of Buildings Exclusive of Land 7,550.00 Total Value of Assessed Estate $21,825.00
Tax Rate
61.00
Tax on Personal Property
$24.40
Tax on Real Estate
1,306.93
Total Taxes Assessed
$1,331.33
Number of Acres of Land Assessed
123.44
Number of Dwellings
4
GEORGE A. PERKINS WILLIAM E. BISBEE RALPH E. WASHBURN
Assessors
:
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FOREST WARDEN
HOMER WESTON UNion 6-4463
DEPUTY FOREST WARDENS
John Atwood, Jr.
UNion 6-3314
Earl Barnes
CYpress 5-9478
Aime Desroches
UNion 6-4562
William R. Holmes
UNion 6-4582
James Peckham, Jr.
UNion 6-3680
Winston Weston
UNion 6-3665
Paul Williams
UNion 6-3392
John Shurtleff
UNion 6-4401
John Santarpia
UNion 6-4468
John Gomes
UNion 6-2228
David Lindros
UNion 6-3654
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REPORT OF THE TOWN AUDITORS
To the Hororable Board of Selectmen
Carver, Mass.
Gentlemen:
We submit herewith our report of an audit of the books and accounts of the Town of Carver for the period from Jan. 1st, 1961 to Dec. 31st, 1961. We wish to thank the Town Clerk's office for the fine cooperation received in making this audit. We find the records and books correct, neat, and accurate. The books are in excellent order for which we express our appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANCIS A. MERRITT DORIS S. WARD PHYLLIS J. HARRIMAN
Board of Auditors
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REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF WIRES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Carver, Mass.
Gentlemen:
The following is a report for the year 1961:
Number of Inspections 78 $195.00
Number of miles traveled 273
Telephone and Postage 4.64
Total
$218.75
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER E. MILLER
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REPORT OF THE VETERANS' AGENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Carver, Mass.
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit for your approval my third annual report as your Veterans' Agent.
Due to our Federal Government passing laws enabling disabled veterans and their dependents to be eligible for various pensions and being able to procure these benefits for the ones who qualify, it has helped our program immensely.
We were able to not only keep within our proposed budget but were in a position to return to the E & D Fund of Carver over $2,000.00.
Therefore, this year instead of asking for more money we have cut our appropriation $2,000.00 and with diligence and good luck we hope to accomplish the same results.
Our only problem would be that a lot of sickness nec- essatating large hospital and medical bills which we have no control over would use our money very fast.
Beginning January 1, 1962 all hospitals and nursing homes have increased their charges for care. Our State Legislature is at present making a study of this situation.
By appearing at your Town Hall every fourth Tuesday of each month, it has kept myself and the selectmen in close touch with each situation as it arises.
At this time, may I say thanks to all the Carver officials who have been so cooperative with me and without this help my program could not succeed.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE E. WHEELER
Veterans' Agent
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REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY SURVEYOR
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Carver, Mass.
Gentlemen:
The Chapter 81 allotment of $24,750.00, of which the town appropriated $6,600.00 and the state $18,150.00, must be used for maintenance purposes only. Out of this amount approximately $12,089.00 was used to purchase and apply 44,777 gallons of asphalt for sealing streets. The remaining $12,661.00 was used for patching, catch basins, culverts, shoulders and other miscellaneous maintenance operations.
The Chapter 90 allotment of $42,000.00, of which the town appropriated $10,500.00, the county $10,500.00 and the state $21,000.00, was used on two streets. Thirty four thou- sand dollars was allotted for Main Street, where 3500 feet of road was completely built to a width of 26 feet with proper drainage. Nine inches of new gravel and approxi- mately 1800 tons of bituminous concrete Type I were applied.
The remaining $8,000.00 was spent on Tremont Street, where 2000 feet of road built the previous year was topped with 3 inches of bituminous road mix Type C-1 and an addi- tional 1800 feet of existing 18 foot road was widened to 26 feet with 9 inches of gravel foundation in preparation for Type C-1 mix in 1962.
Respectfully submitted,
EUGENE J. CLIFFORD
Highway Surveyor
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1961 REPORT OF THE LIBRARY TRUSTEES
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To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Carver, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
As an educational institution the Public Library has a duty to perform; to make available to its patrons a variety of reading material: picture stories for the very young, practice reading books for the beginner, reference works for the student, and books for the enjoyment of all. One may judge the measure of success by a comparison of statistics.
For the increase in circulation this year, credit should be given, in part, to a teacher who exchanged a carton of books each week for several months which resulted, too, in a goodly number of State Certificate awards. The larger number of vol- umes added to our collection is due to many gifts.
A library is an ever-changing place, the old yielding place to the new. Apart from our first duty, we have had some inter- esting displays from time to time; bulletin board pictures and clippings, lovely flower arrangements and children's bouquets have been varied and very much enjoyed by all.
We wish to express our appreciation to the many "Friends of the Library" for books, magazines, flowers and exhibits.
STATISTICS
Books purchased 115
Books presented 99
Periodicals purchased
16
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Periodicals presented 6
Bookmobile deposits
5,647
Obsolete and worn books withdrawn
250
New registrations
71
State Certificates
Five-book awards 39
Twenty-book awards
6
Circulation:
Adult fiction
4,554
Adult non-fiction
2,243
Juvenile fiction
6,758
Juvenile non-fiction
1,591
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Periodicals
1,958
TOTAL
17,104
Respectfully submitted,
Madeline A. Owens, Librarian
TRUSTEES :
Vienna P. Cole, Chairman Sally Merritt, Secretary
Elthea E. Atwood, Treasurer Laura H. Hudson, Marjorie Griffith, Catharine H. Shaw
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REPORT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
To the Public Health Nurse Committee Mr. Clark Griffith, Chairman
In 1961 The Public Health Nurse made 436 home visits:
268 home nursing visits
Cardiac 130
Cancer 25
Diabetes 4
Post Partum (Maternity ) 7
Non-communicable 96
1 trip to St. Luke's Hospital in Police Ambulance
209 visits @ $1.50 $313.50
1 visit @ .50
.50
1 month rental for crutches
.25
Total received in 1961 $314.25
2 visits - Carver Old Age Assistance
19 visits - New Bedford Disability
37 visits - no charge
The nurse made 8 off duty calls. There were 19 admis- sions and 12 discharges including 4 expirations.
168 Home school visits
Pre-school, 52
Illness to follow up, 116
1 student taken to Jordan Hospital with fractured arm.
Communicable diseases reported in 1961 include German Measles, 3, Mumps, 4, Chicken-pox, 9.
The following Clinics were conducted by Dr. Mayo and Mrs. Mary Korpinen, R.N .:
April 3 D.P.T. 204 May 15 Polio 257
May 1 D.P.T. 70 May 29 Polio & D.P.T. 110
Physical exams have been completed by Dr. Mayo in Grades 1 - 4 - 7 and new students. All pupils have had the Mass. Vision Test and letters have been sent home on those who failed a re-test.
An Educational film "How to Catch a Cold" was shown to all grades and follow up quizes given to Grades IV - VIII.
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The American Red Cross approved 2 appeals by our school; the purchase of orthopedic shoes and a vision test and 1 pair of glasses.
The sale of T.B. pins this Xmas netted $11.63 ..
An Adult Education Program was held during American Education Week with Dr. Hamilton speaking on Cancer and Smoking with 106 attending.
Three evening programs have been held at the Police Department's request:
1. Rescue Work - Resuscitation - film "Rescue breathing."
2. First aid in handling injuries, burns, hemorrhage.
3. Film, "All My Babies" on birth of a baby.
The nurse attended the Southeastern Health District meeting on vision in September and Plymouth County. School Nurses meeting in November on Physically handicapped children. The nurse was privileged to share with the Com- munity Service Group of South Carver, the Kingston Junior Chamber of Commerce, and individuals, in the expression of concern for others at Christmas.
Mrs. Mary Korpinen's resignation was accepted in June with genuine regret. She will always have the distinction of being our first Public Health Nurse and will be remembered for her high level of nursing care and warm personality.
Mrs. Elinor Bishop, R.N. worked from June 19 - 30. Mrs. Rachel Penti, R. N. assumed the duties of Public Health Nurse July 1, 1961, and was relieved for a previously planned vacation for the month of August by Miss Marjorie Shaw, R. N.
I wish to thank the above nurses, The Public Health Nurse Committee, Mr. Richard Eldridge, Principal, teachers and parents for aiding in the continuity of our health pro- gram in this year of changes.
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