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$109,110.32
$109,110.32
Old Age Assistance Taxes - 1931
ommitment per warrant
$735.00
Payments to treas-
urer:
1931
$601.00
1932
27.00
$628.00
127
Refunds by State
23.00
1932 Outstanding Decem- ber 31, 1932 84.00
$735.00
$735.00
Outstanding January 1, 1933
$84.00
Commitment list in excess of warrant Overpayments to treasurer, to be ad- justed
1.00
Payments to treas- urer January 1 to September 11, 1933 $7.00 Refunds by State January 1 to Sep- tember 11, 1933 29.00
8.00
Outstanding Septem-
ber 11, 1933, per list 57.00
$93.00
$93.00
Old Age Assistance Taxes - 1932
Commitment per
$763.00
Payments to treas- urer 1932
$609.00
Refunds by State,
1932
6.00
Outstanding Decem- ber 31, 1932
$148.00
$763.00
$763.00
Outstanding January 1, 1933 $148.00
Commitment list in excess of warrant 4.00 Collection not com- mitted 1.00
Payments to treas- urer January 1 to September 11, 1933 Refunds by State
$15.00
January 1 to Sep- tember 11, 1933 41.00
Outstanding Septem- ber 11, 1933, per list 94.00
Cash bal-
ance Sep- tember
11, 1933 $4.00
Less over-
p a y ment
to treasurer 1.00
3.00
$153.00
$153.00
128
warrant
Old Age Assistance Taxes - 1933
Commitment per warrant
$739.00
Collection not com- mitted
1.00
Payments to treas- urer to September 11, 1933 $432.00 Outstanding Septem- ber 11, 1933, per list 307.00
Cash balance Sep- tember 11, 1933
1.00
$740.00
$740.00
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes - 1929
Outstanding July 8, 1931, per previous audit $211.88
Payments to treasur- er July 8 to De- cember 31, 1931 Abatements July 8 to December 31,
$111.13
Adjustments:
Abatements after payment .57
100.75
Overpayments to collector 3.68
1931 Cash balance De- cember 31, 1932 and September 11, 1933 4.25
$216.13
$216.13
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes - 1930
Outstanding July 8, 1931, per previous audit $1,235.94
Abatements after payment (re- funded) 20.02
Payments to treas- urer: July 8 to December 31, 1931 $826.71
1932 151.13
$977.84
Abatements 1932
148.43
Outstanding Decem- ber 31, 1932 129.69
$1,255.96
$1,255.96
129
Outstanding January 1, 1933
$129.69
Payments to treas- urer January 1 to September 11, 1933 $27.25
Abatements
after pay-
ment
(to
be
re -
funded) 19.25
Overpayments to col-
lector (to be re- funded) 5.41
24.66
$154.35
$154.35
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes - 1931
Outstanding July 8, 1931, per previous audit
$3,273.44
July 8 to Dec.
31, 1931
$3,056.38
ment
817.41
1932 320.11
Abatements
after
payment (refunded) :
July 8 to December
Abatements :
July 8 to Dec.
31, 1931
$236.62
31, 1931 $171.31
1932 17.25
1932
95.19
188.56
Overpayments to collector (re- funded) 3.78
$4,283.19
$4,283.19
Outstanding January 1, 1933
$574.89
Payments to treas- urer January 1
Abatements af ter payment (to be re- funded) $8.97 Overpayments to col- lector (to be re- funded) 1.74
Outstanding Septem- ber 11, 1933, per list
551.24
Overpay- ments by collector to treas-
urer (to be ad- justed) 5.74
16.45
$591.34
$591.34
130
Payments
to
trea-
surer:
Additional commit-
Outstanding Septem- ber 11, 1933, per list 127.10
$3,376.49
$331.81
Outstanding Decem-
ber 31, 1932
574.89
to September 11, 1933 $40.10
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes - 1932
Commitment per
warrants
$5,744.55
Abatements after
payment:
Refunded
92.08
Adjusted .01
Overpayment to col-
lector, refunded 8.98
$5,845.62
$5,845.62
Outstanding January 1, 1933 $1,069.02
Payments to treas- urer:
Abatements after
January 1 to Sep- tember 11, 1933 $214.41
payment, re- funded 13.79
Abatements January
1 to September 11, 1933 22.46
Outstanding Septem-
ber 11, 1933, per list 841.94
Cash balance Sep-
tember 11, 1933 4.00
$1,082.81
$1,082.81
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes - 1933
Commitment per
warrant
$4,035.41
Excess abatements 2.00
January 1 to Sep- tember 11, 1933 $2,281.61
Abatements
after
payment:
Refunded
22.29
Abatements January 1 to September 11, 1933 163.77
To be refunded 6.21
$4,065.91
Outstanding Septem- ber 11, 1933, per list 1,617.69
Cash balance Sep- tember 11, 1933 2.84
$4,065.91
Moth Assessments - 1929
Outstanding July 8, 1931, per previous audit $.30
Payments to treas- urer July 8 to De- cember 31, 1931 $ .30
131
Payments to treas- urer 1932 $4,465.75
Abatements 1932 310.85 Outstanding Decem- ber 31, 1932 1,069.02
Payments to treas- urer:
Moth Assessments - 1930
Outstanding July 8, 1931, per previous audit $22.30
Payments to treas- urer: July 8 to December
31, 1931 $3.00
1932 11.30
$14.30
Abatements 1932
8.00
$22.30
$22.30
Adjustments:
Taxes 1930 report-
ed as moth assess- ments 1930 $ .40
Overpayment to
collector, adjusted .20
$ .60
$ .60
Moth. Assessments - 1931
Commitment
per
Payments to treas-
warrant
$29.45
urer:
1931 $19.35
1932 8.30
$27.65
Outstanding Decem- ber 31, 1932 1.80
$29.45
Outstanding Janu- ary 1, 1933 Taxes 1931 reported as moth assess- ments 1931 ยท
$1.80
1.40
Payments to treas- urer January 1 to September 11, 1933 Outstanding Septem- ber 11, 1933, per list 1.40
$1.50
Cash balance Sep- tember 11, 1933 .30
$3.20
$3.20
Outstanding Septem- ber 11, 1933, per list $ .60
132
Moth Assessments - 1932
Commitment per warrant $33.60
Payments to trea's- urer 1932 $24.50
Outstanding Decem- ber 31, 1932 9.10
$33.60
$33.60
Outstanding January 1, 1933 $9.10
Payments to treas- urer January 1 to September 11, 1933 $ .90
Moth
assessments
1932 reported as
taxes 1932
3.50
Outstanding Septem- ber 11, 1933, per list 4.70
$9.10
$9.10
Moth Assessments - 1933
Commitment
$31.80
Outstanding Septem- ber 11, 1933, per list $31.80
Unapportioned Sewer Assessments - 1929
Outstanding July 8, 1931, per previous audit $12.35
Payments to treas-
urer July 8 to De-
cember 31, 1931
$12.35
Apportioned Sewer Assessments - 1930
Outstanding July 8, 1931, per previous audit $16.06
Payments to treas-
urer July 8 to De-
cember 31, 1931
$16.06
Apportioned Sewer Assessments - 1931
Commitment
$59.10
Payments to treas-
urer 1932
$59.10
Apportioned Sewer Assessments - 1932
Commitment $59.10
Outstanding Decem-
ber 31, 1932, and
September
11,
1933, per list
$59.10
133
Apportioned Sewer Assessments - 1933
Commitment $59.10 Outstanding Septem- ber 11, 1933, per list $59.10
Committed Interest Apportioned Sewer Assessments - 1930
Outstanding July 8, 1931, per previous audit $3.85
Payments to treas-
urer July 8 to De-
cember 31, 1931
$3.85
Committed Interest Apportioned Sewer Assessments - 1931
Commitment
$23.55
Payments to treas-
urer 1932
$23.55
Committed Interest Apportioned Sewer Assessments - 1932
Commitment
$20.01
Outstanding Decem-
ber 31, 1932 and
September
11,
1933, per list
$20.01
Committed Interest Apportioned Sewer Assessments - 1933
Commitment $16.45
Outstanding Septem- ber 11, 1933, per list $16.45
Interest - Taxes 1929
Cash balance July 8, 1931, per previous audit
Payments to treas- urer:
Collections July 8, 1931, to December 31, 1932 89.95
$14.25 July 8 to Decem- ber 31, 1931 $98.82 1932 5.38
$104.20
$104.20
134
Interest - Taxes 1930
Cash balance July 8, 1931, per previous audit
$23.30
July 8 to December
31, 1931 $213.01
1932 577.14
January 1 to Sep-
tember 11, 1933 37.22
$827.37
Cash balance
Sep-
tember 11, 1933 .87
$828.24
$828.24
Interest - Taxes 1931
Collections to Sep- tember 11, 1933 $896.05
Payments to treasurer: 1931 $137.33
1932 489.53
January 1 to Sep-
tember 11, 1933 269.19
$896.05
$896.05
Interest - Taxes 1932
Collections to Sep- tember 11, 1933 $277.33
Payments to treas-
urer:
1932 $122.36
January 1
to Sep - tember 11,
1933
154.71
$277.07
Interest reported as taxes 1932 .13
Cash balance Sep- tember 11, 1933 .13
$277.33
$277.33
Interest - Poll Taxes 1933
Collections
1
$ .02 Cash balance Sep- tember 11, 1933 $ .02
135
Collections July 8, 1931, to Septem- ber 11, 1933
804.94
Payments to treas- urer:
Interest - Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 1929
Cash balance July 8, 1931, per previous audit
$1.51
Collections July 8 to December 31, 1931 8.33
$9.84
$9.84
Interest - Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes - 1930
Cash balance July 8, 1931, per previous audit $5.99
Collections July
8,
1931, to Septem-
ber 11, 1933 42.29
Payments to treas- urer:
July 8 to Decem- ber 31, 1931
$29.46
1932
15.52
January 1 to Sep-
tember 11, 1933
3.30
$48.28
$48.28
Interest -Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes - 1931
Collections
July
8,
1931 to September
11, 1933
$40.63
Payments to treas- urer: July 8 to December
31, 1931 $23.54
1932 14.66
January 1
to Sep-
tember 11,
1933
1.24
$39.44
Cash balance Sep-
tember 11, 1933
1.19
$40.63
$40.63
Interest - Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes - 1932
Collections to Sep- tember 11, 1933 $21.26
Payments to treas- urer:
1932
$17.30
January 1 to Sep-
tember 11, 1933 3.96
$21.26
$21.26
136
Payments to treas- urer July 8 to De- cember 31, 1931 $9.84
Interest - Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes - 1933
Collection's
to Sep-
tember 11, 1933
$ .48
Payments to treas-
urer:
January 1 to
September 11, 1933
$ .46
Cash
balance Sep-
.02
tember 11, 1932
$ .48
$ .48
Water Department - Accounts Receivable
Outstanding July 8, 1931, per previous audit
$1,508.11
July 8 to
December
Commitments :
Rates :
July 8 to
December
31, 1931
$3,086.81
1932
6,179.17
31, 1931
$3,148.88
1932
5,855.99
$9,004.87
Services,
repairs,
etc .:
July 8 to December
85.83
31, 1931
$90.35
1932
488.31
578.66
Water rates recorded
as
liens on real
estate:
July 8 to
December
31, 1931
$293.31
1932
258.13
551.44
Outstanding Decem-
ber 31, 1932
1,710.61
$11,352.75
$11,352.75
Outstanding
Janu-
ary 1, 1933
$1,710.61
Payments to treas- urer January 1 to September 11,
1933 $4,598.36
Abatements January 1 to September 11, 1933 88.78
Water rates recorded as liens on real estate 98.17
Outstanding Septem- ber 11, 1933, per list:
137
Commitments
Janu-
ary 1 to Septem-
ber 11, 1933:
Rates
$4,881.63
Services,
Repairs,
etc.
73.78
4,955.41
Payments to treas- urer:
9,265.98
Abatements :
July 8 to
December
31, 1931,
$29.17
1932
56.66
Rates
$1,770.84
Services,
Repairs,
etc.
109.87
1,880.71
$6,666.02
$6,666.02
School Trust Funds In Custody of Treasurer
Savings Securities
Deposits
Par Value Total
On hand at beginning of year 1932
$1,644.26
$2,000.00
$3,644.26
On hand at end of year 1932
2,658.87
1,000.00
3,658.87
On hand September 11, 1933
2,658.87
1,000.00
3,658.87
Receipts
Payments
1932
Sale of securities
Added to savings
(par value)
$1,000.00
deposits
$1,014.61
Accrued interest on securities sold
14.61
Income
136.42
$1,151.03
$1,151.03
Library Trust Funds
.
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1932
$7,996.64
$7,996.64
On hand at end of year 1932
8,000.00
8,000.00
On hand September 11, 1933
8,000.00
8,000.00
Receipts
Payments
1932
Income
$323.28
Added to savings de- posits
$3.36
Transfer to town
319.92
$323.28
$323.28
Transfer to town
136.42
138
Cemetery Pepetual Care Funds In Custody of Treasurer
1
Cash in
Savings Deposits
On hand at beginning of year 1932
Treasury $75.00
$18,713.16
$18,788.16
On hand at end of year 1932
75.00
19,313.16
19,388.16
On hand September 11, 1933
75.00
19,413.16
19,488.16
Receipts
Payments
1932
Income
$739.97 600.00
Added to savings de- dopsits
$600.00
Bequests
Transfer to town
7399'7
Cash on hand at be- ginning of year
75.00
Cash on hand at end of year
75.00
$1,414.97
$1,414.97
January 1 to September 11, 1933
Bequests
$100.00
Added to savings de- posits
$100.00
ginning of year
75.00
Cash on hand Sep-
tember 11, 1933 75.00
$175.00
$175.00
War Veterans' Trust Fund In Custody of Board of Selectmen
Savings Securities
On hand at beginning of
Deposits Par Value
Total
year 1932
$878.24 $2,000.00
$2,878.24
On hand at end of year 1932
1,005.82
2,000.00
3,005.82
On hand September 11, 1933
943.45
2,000.00
2,943.45
Receipts
Payments
1932
Income
$127.58 Added to savings de- posits
$127.58
January 1 to September 11, 1933
Expended for relief
$185.00
Income
122.63
$185.00
Withdrawn from sav- ings deposits
$62.37
$185.00
139
Total
General
Cash on hand at be-
BIRTHS RECORDED IN MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1933
Date
Child's Name
Parents
Jan. 4 Bradford Mills Morse
Jan. 12 Edward Cook Stark
Jan. 19 Clara Margaret McQuiggan
Joseph L. and Olive (LeClere)
Feb. 2 Edward Duncan Curry
Ronald J. and Margaret (Barron)
Feb. 13 Shirley Eleanor Nourse
George A. and Elizabeth (Smith)
Mar. 2
Apr. 5 Francis O'Donnell
Francis E. and Elizabeth (Knowles)
May 13 John Francis Kennedy
Francis D. and Susan E. (Driscoll)
-
May 14 Robert Ellsworth Raymond
Robert F. and Hildred (Sperry)
May 15 Beverly Ann Dewar
Everett K. and Freda V. (Walker)
May 24 David Lawrence Owen
June 3 Charles Willard Thayer
Roy and Helen (Haigh) Alba C. and Harriett E. (Cross)
July 2 Nancy Elizabeth Koch
Ernest and Elizabeth (Dykatra)
July 6 Helen McCarthy
Robert K. and Helen G. (Rouzant)
July 10 Edward Walter LeFebvre
Edward and Gladys (Hill)
July 16 Nicholas Jordan Baker
July 26 Joanne Hewins
Talbot and Polly (Beale) Alfred and Virginia (Marr)
Sept. 6 Elsie Alberta Walden
Francis A. and Ellen (Gray)
Sept. 14 Michael William Riordan, Jr.
Michael W. and Lydia (Davidson)
Oct. 10 Richard Meyers
Lloyd L. and Mary J. (Rouzant)
Oct. 21 Ronald Bernet Bombelli
Angello and Augustine (Loucontoni)
Oct. 29 Hazel Marie Clark
Lewis A. and Eva (Hinchcliff)
140
Harold C. and Edith (Mills)
William F. and Janet (Cook)
Nov. Dec. 19
8 Myrtle Rose Bosselman Wayne Murray Rawding Total number of births, 24. Males, 14, Females 10.
BIRTHS (Continued) Clifford W. and Marion E. (Cheney) Burton R. and Gladys A. (Murray)
141
DEATHS OF RESIDENTS OF MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1933
Date of Death
Age Y.
M.
D.
Cause of Death
Sept. 13
William Brock
9
7
10
Pyo pnemothorax right pleural cavity
Feb.
5 Glenn Myers
39
6
24
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Feb. 8 May Elizabeth Carr
76
Grippe
Feb. 20 Alina Pearl Jackson
49
4
13
Diabetes Mellitus
Feb. 25 Frances Louise Welch
34
10
18
Carcinoma of Cervix
Feb.
27 Jennie L. Bruce
73
5
-
Angina pectoris
Mar. 9 Evelyn I. Tibbetts
36
6
Mitral regurgitation auricular fibrillation
Mar. 21 Alice Catherine Banks
50
2
3
Carcinoma of Sigmoid
Mar. 28 Walter Gaines
53
10
5
Cancer of left lung
Apr. 1 Mary Edith Harding
62
2
15
Myocarditis
A.pr. 5 Francis O'Donnell
31/2 h
Cerebral hemorrhage
Apr. 10 Nellie E. Barto
76
3
9
Heart disease
May 12 Edwin H. Ellis
82
9
Arterio Sclerosis
May
15 George B. Sims
85
12
Arterio Sclerosis
May
27 Charles C. Peirce
68
6
26
May
29 James Tubridy
64
Lobar Pneumonia
June 5 Harry S. Mason
70
7
10
Chronic Myocarditis
June
10 William Grace
68
Heart disease
June 20 Patrick Mulcahy
60
6
Angina pectoris
June 28
Annie H. Kingsbury
72
0
7
Cardiac decompensation
July 6 Walter E. Gardner
65
10
Cerebral Hemorrhage
July
21 William Quinn McGivery
60
3
26
Heart attack
July
24 Reuben A. Dunn
81
10
7
Arterio Sclerosis
Aug. 27 Lillian M. Shuttleworth
67
10
-
Cerebral hemorrhage
Sept.
9 Louis B. Fairbanks
64
Myocarditis
Sept.
24 Edith Ella Caine
60
11
11
Heart disease
58
4
3
Acute appendicitis
July 20 Mary Jane Kelley
Diabetes
142
DEATHS (Continued) 67 7 3
Oct. 4 Cora G. Kennett
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
4 Jay Fine Hummer 1 Hazel Marie Clark 8 Edward Cook Stark
50
3
10 27
Total number of deaths 147. Residents of Medfield 28. Non-residents 2, Medfield State Hospital 117.
Carcinoma of liver Empyema of lungs Premature birth Cerebral hemorrhage of new born
143
144
MARRIAGES RECORDED IN MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1933
Date
Name
Residence
Where and by whom Married
July 23 Edward W. Lefebre '32 Gladys C. West
Medfield
In Somersworth, N. H., by Haven Doe, J. P.
Mar. 10 P. Henry Strople Thelma Smith
Medfield
In Medfield by Rev. Jason G. Miller
Mar. 15 Ward C. Fisher Marion G. Couchaine
Medfield
Medfield
In Medfield by Rev. Oscar J. F. Seitz
Mar. 18 Clifford W. Bosselman Marion E. Cheney
Medfield
Medfield
Mar.
19 Joseph R. McInnis Mary Baker
Medfield
In Medford by Charles A. Winslow, J. P.
Apr.
1 Albert F. Ehnes Helen Junia Munson
Medfield
In Derry, N. H., by W. H. Warren, J. P.
Apr. 9 James Joseph Carr Mary K. Killilea
Dorchester
In Medfield by Rev. William J. O'Connell
Apr. 24 Paul F. Tibbetts Sylvia B. Loomis
Medfield
In Dedham by Rev. Lyman V. Rutledge
May 20 Arthur R. Wilson Marguerite L. Kelley
Medfield
In West Medway by Rev. L. R. Howard
June 2 James F. Southwood Mildred R. Hazelum
East Braintree Medfield
In Medfield by Rev. William J. O'Connell
June 7 Curtis W. Box Alice J. Hogan
Medfield
In Quincy by Rev. Eric I. Lindh
June 10 Herbert W. Frink Dorris E. Sawyer
Medfield
In Medfield by Rev. Thos. M. Webb
June 17 Harry W. Ruane Isabelle Mccullough
Boston
Medfield
In South Natick by Rev. William E. Billingham
Medford
Medfield
Medfield
Medfield
Medway
Medfield
Medfield
In Boston by Rev. William J. Carty
East Pepperell
Mansfield
145
MARRIAGES (Continued)
June 17
Earl F. Heard
Marion Clarry
Medfield Newton
In Newton by Rev. Ben Roberts In Medfield by Rev. Thos. M. Webb
June 24 John E. Waters Violet N. Keirstead
Fairville, N. B.
Medfield
Watertown
In Medfield by Rev. William J. O'Connell
June 29 Francis Haran Irene L. Watkinson
Medfield
New Bedford
Medfield
In W. Barrington, R. I., by Henry E. Fowler, Clerk of Courts In Millis by Rev. Earl R. Bull
Aug. 10 Carol F. Kennedy Elizabeth C. Arthur
Medfield
In Pawtucket, R. I., by Rev. F. T. Bertram
Sept. 3 Clifford L. Codding Catherine Kelly
Dover
In So. Natick by Rev. J. J. Harrington
Sept.
3 Kenneth H. Nott Gwendolyn Overheul
Milford
In Medfield by Rev. Jason G. Miller
Oct.
10 Kenneth E. Lougee Walpole Villa P. Bailey Medfield
In Medfield by Rev. Thos. M. Webb
Oct.
11 Clayton Allenspacker Ruth C. Conrick
Dedham
In Medfield by Rev. Malachi J. Prendergast
Oct. 24 Kenneth Goodell Violla Olson
Manchester, N. H.
In Manchester, N. H., by Rev. John E. Evert In Nassau, N. Y., by Rev. William G. Maat
Oct. 27 William R. Lewis, Jr. Clara F. Place
Tuscaloosa, Ala. Medfield
Nov.
1 John W. Cox Dorothy E. McKay
Franklin
Nov.
11 Renold W. Dunn Thelma B. Lincoln Medfield
Walpole
In Medfield by Rev. Jason G. Miller
July
3 Milton W. Davis Frances C. Willard
Millis
Medfield
Medfield
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Medfield
Medfield
Medfield
In Salem Depot, N. H., by Harry G. Comwell, J. P.
June 24 Suren Agahigian Ellen Ita Smythe
Medfield
MARRIAGES (Continued)
Nov. 11 Edward A. Harding Madeleine I. Bullard
Medway
Medfield
Nov.
18 Herbert C. Blades
Medfield
Margaret H. Lane
Medfield
In Medfield by Rev. H. Blair Whitney In Medfield by Rev. John J. O'Connell
Nov.
24 Stephen Y. Mann
Boston
In Medfield by Rev. Boynton Merrill
Nov.
25 George G. Yeaton Hilda M. Christie
Walpole
Medfield
In Medfield by Rev. Jason G. Miller
Total number of marriages 30, Married in town 15 Married out of town 15, Residents of town 36, Non-residents 24.
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Dorothy G. Lowell
Boston
SPECIAL ELECTION January 16, 1933
Pursuant to a Warrant issued by the Selectmen, the inhabitants of the Town of Medfield, duly warned and notified in the manner prescribed by law, met at the Town Hall on the sixteenth day of January, 1933, at twelve o'clock noon; and the following action was taken on the article in the Warrant :-
Article 1. To choose the following Town Officers:
One Treasurer
One Member of the Water and Sewerage Board
The polls were opened at 12 o'clock noon and closed at 7.00 p. m.
Cards of Instruction and Specimen Ballots were posted as required by law.
The ballot box was examined and found in good order and at close of voting agreed with the check lists in the number of ballots cast.
The following named persons appointed by the Select- men and sworn by the Town Clerk were assigned to duty as follows: Louise Brennan and Joel E. Heard to distri- bute ballots; Anne Young and Leopold K. Gottlieb to check at ballot box ; Martha E. Blood, Catherine E. Clancy, Michael J. English and Arthur S. Atherton, Tellers; Constable William J. Kelly in charge of the ballot box.
The ballots were counted in open meeting and the total vote cast was 370.
The following named persons having received the larg- est number of votes were declared elected.
Treasurer, Bessie L. Hamant.
Water and Sewerage Board, Fred A. Smith.
Attest :
WILLIAM H. EVERETT,
Town Clerk.
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ANNUAL MEETING March 6, 1933
Pursuant to a Warrant issued by the Selectmen, the inhabitants of the Town of Medfield, duly warned and notified in the manner prescribed by law, met at the Town Hall on the sixth day of March, 1933, at six o'clock in the forenoon to elect their coming officers for the ensuing year.
Article 1. To choose all Town Officers required to be elected annually by ballot; to wit:
One Moderator, One Town Clerk, One Treasurer, One Collector of Taxes, Three Constables, One Tree Warden, One Member of the Water and Sewerage Board, all for one year.
One Selectman, One Assessor, One Member of the School Committee, Two Trustees of the Public Library, One Member of the Board of Health, One Cemetery Com- missioner, One Member of the Water and Sewerage Board, for three years.
One Member of the Planning Board for five years.
The polls were opened at 6:15 a. m., and closed at 2 p. m.
Cards of Instruction and Specimen Ballots were posted as required by law.
The ballot box was examined and found in good work- ing order and at the close of voting agreed with the check lists in the number of ballots cast.
The following named persons appointed by the Select- men and sworn by the Town Clerk were assigned to duty as follows: Louise Brennan and Joel E. Heard to dis- tribute ballots; Martha E. Blood and Arthur S. Atherton to check at ballot box; Alexander A. McLean, George F. Miller, Richard E. Conrick, Edna Huebener, James L. Atherton, Catherine E. Clancy, Michael J. English and Mark Woodbine, Tellers; Constable William J. Kelly in charge of the ballot box.
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The ballots were counted in open meeting and the total vote cast was 819.
The following named persons having received the largest number of votes were declared elected to the several offices :
Moderator, one year, Frank D. McCarthy.
Town Clerk, one year, William H. Everett.
Selectman, three years, Frank G. Haley.
Treasurer, one year, Bessie L. Hamant.
Tax Collector, one year, Amos C. Kingsbury.
Tree Warden, one year, George L. L. Allen.
Constables, one year, Fred C. Chick, Coleman J. Hogan, William J. Kelly.
Assessor, three years, Charles F. Bryant.
School Committee, three years, Harold F. Stevens.
Water and Sewerage Board, one year, Fred A. Smith.
Water and Sewerage Board, three years, Ira F. Penni- man.
Cemetery Commissioner, three years, Joseph A. Roberts.
Board of Health, three years, Elton V. Faass.
Trustees of Public Library, three years, Nellie T. Keyou, Howard A. Williamson.
Planning Board, five years, Phillips Dennett.
Article 2. "Shall an Act passed by the General Court in the year Nineteen hundred and thirty-three, entitled 'An Act placing the office of Chief of Police of the Town of Medfield upon the Civil Service Laws,' be accepted ?" If a majority of votes in answer to said question are in the affirmative, then this act shall thereupon take effect, but not otherwise.
352 voting in the affirmative and 399 voting in the negative.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS
March 13, 1933
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 7 p. m.
The remaining articles in the Warrant for the Annual Meeting were taken up and acted on as follows:
Article 3. To choose Fence Viewers, Field Drivers and Pound Keeper.
Voted, to be left to the discretion of the Selectmen.
Article 4. To see if the town will vote to accept the reports of the several Town Officers for the past year.
Voted, that the several reports be accepted.
Article 5. To see if the town will vote to rescind the vote of the Town Meeting, March 6, 1922, providing for the election annually of one Selectman to serve for the term of three years, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Petition).
Finance Committee recommended dismissal.
Voted, that the article be dismissed.
Article 6. To see if the town will vote to elect three Selectmen annually to serve for the term of one year, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Petition).
Finance Committee recommended dismissal.
Voted, that the article be dismissed.
Article 7. To appropriate and raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the expenses for the town for the ensuing year.
The sums raised and appropriated are as follows:
Executive Department
$2,000.00
Treasurer's Department
675.00
Collector's Department
1,300.00
Assessors' Department
600.00
Town Clerk's Department 350.00
Election and Registration
175.00
150
Town House
2,400.00
Police
3,000.00
Fire
3,000.00
Sealer
100.00
Moth
800.00
Health and Sanitation
600.00
Tree Warden
800.00
Jewer
500.00
Highways
8,000.00
Snow
2,000.00
Sidewalks
300.00
Bridges
100.00
Street Lighting
4,900.00
Guard Rails
150.00
Public Welfare
7,500.00
)Id Age Assistance
4,500.00
Chairman Public Welfare
200.00
Soldiers' Benefits
1,000.00
District Nurse
300.00
Schools
30,000.00
Library, including Dog Tax
1,800.00
Parks.
150.00
Memorial Day
225.00
Contingent
650.00
Liability Insurance
700.00
County Hospital
804.18
Reserve Fund
1,000.00
Cemetery
1,660.00
Water
6,000.00
Notes
20,000.00
interest
12,000.00
Fire Insurance
3,600.00
Boiler Iusurance
779.00
932 water bills due Medfield State Hospital
1,185.40
$125,803.58
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Article 8. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1933, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year and to renew such note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws, any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of the finan- cial year beginning January 1, 1933.
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