Town annual reports of the selectmen, overseers of the poor, town clerk, and school committee of West Bridgewater for the year ending 1910-1914, Part 9

Author: West Bridgewater (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: Town Officers and Committees
Number of Pages: 752


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borrow the sum of $1,000, and to issue the bonds of the Town therefor, to be denominated "West Bridgewater School Loan, Vote of May 31, 1911;" said bonds shall be signed by the Treasurer and Selectmen, shall bear interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, shall be dated May 1st, 1911, and payable May 1st, 1919. This issue shall be a part of the $7000 School Bond issue of March 20th, 1911.


Voted, -To pass article 3.


Voted, -To pass article 4.


Voted, -That the Selectmen be and hereby are author- ized and empowered, for and in the name of the Town of West Bridgewater, to enter into a formal written agreement within ninety days from this date, with the owner of the West Bridgewater Grange Hall lot, so called, for a more par- ticular description of which reference may be made to a deed of said property from Uriah S. Copeland to the trustees of the West Bridgewater Grange Building Association, recorded with Plymouth County Registry of Deeds, or their legally authorized agents, to buy said lot together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and all personal property located on said premises belonging to the Grange Hall Building Asso- ciation ; the consideration or purchase price to be seven thou- sand eight hundred and twenty-five dollars, ($7,825) to be paid over upon the conveyance to the Town of a title to said real and personal estate, satisfactory in every respect to the Board of Selectmen ; and upon a settlement and fulfillment in a manner satisfactory to the Selectmen of such minor mat- ters as they may incorporate in said agreement.


That the Selectmen be, and hereby are, further author- ized, empowered, and instructed to incorporate in said agree- ment such provisions as to rents, insurance, taxes and other minor matters as may seem to them just and equitable.


That, provided the said owners or agents shall elect to accept this offer and shall have entered into an agreement


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satisfactory to the Selectmen in the time herein prescribed, the sum of seven thousand eight hundred and twenty-five dollars ($7,825) be and hereby is appropriated for the pur- pose of buying said property. and the Town Treasurer be and hereby is authorized to borrow said sum of seven thousand eight hundred and twenty-five dollars ($7,825) and to issue the bonds of the town therefor, to be denominated, "West Bridgewater Town Hall Loan, Vote of May 31, 1911," or oth- erwise properly denominated ; said bonds shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by a majority of the Select- men, shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per cent per annum, payable semi-annually ; shall be dated September 1st, 1911, and shall be paid in seven annual payments of one thousand dollars each and one final annual payment of eight hundred and twenty-five dollars, the first of such payments to be made September 1st, in the year 1912.


That all matters concerning or relating to the purchase of said property not herein expressly provided for, shall be left at the discretion of the Selectmen and all terms or details of the aforesaid loan not herein expressly provided for shall be left to the discretion of the Selectmen and the Town Treasurer.


That any action taken at any previous meeting that may in any way be inconsistent with the foregoing is hereby rescinded. (The vote was yes, 61, no, 12.)


Voted, -To raise and appropriate the stm of $300 for a contingent fund.


Voted, -That the sum of $5,000 be and hereby is appro- priated for the purpose of a water supply in accordance with provisions of Chapter 138 of the Acts of the Legislature of 1910, as amended by Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1911, and con- struction of the same upon the whole or any part of such streets or ways as in the discretion of the Water Commission- er it may seem expedient to extend such supply, and that the Treasurer be and hereby is authorized to borrow said sum of


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$5,000 and to issue the bonds of the town therefor, to be denominated "West Bridgewater Water Loan, Act of 1910 as amended by the Legislature of 1911;" said bonds shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Water Commissioners, shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per cent, per annum, shall be dated July 1st, 1911, and shall be paid within periods not exceeding thirty years from their date of issue, in twenty-five annual proportionate pay- ments of $250 each, the first of such payments to be made in the year 1916.


(The vote was, yes, 30, no, 7.)


Voted, -That the Board of Water Commissioners be authorized to make such arrangements and to enter into and execute such contract or contracts as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose mentioned in article 7.


Voted, -To pass Article 9.


Voted, -To dissolve the meeting.


A true copy.


Attest: EDWARD H. CROCKER


Town Clerk


SPECIAL MEETING,


July 21, 1911.


A meeting duly warned of the inhabitants of the Town of West Bridgewater, qualified to vote on town affairs, was held at Grange Hall, in said town, on Friday, July 21, 1911, at 7.30 o'clock in the evening, and the following is a record of the doings of said meeting, viz .:


Chose Howard B. Wilbur, Moderator.


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Christopher Reed, William A. Hambly, Thomas H. Churchill, Herbert W. Gardner and Chester Thayer were appointed as election officers and duly sworn by the Clerk.


Voted, -To pass article 2.


Voted, -To take up article 5.


Voted, -That the Treasurer be and hereby is authorized with the approval of a majority of the Selectmen to borrow the sum of $500 for the purpose of meeting the current expenses of the town, and to give the note of the town there- for, payable within one year from the date thereof; the debt incurred under authority of this vote shall be paid from the taxes of the current year.


Voted, -To take up article 2.


Voted,-That the sum of $5,000 be and the same is here- by appropriated for the purpose of a water supply in accord- ance with the provisions of Chapter 138 of the Acts of the Legislature of 1910 as amended by Chapters 27, 565 and 626 of the Acts of the Legislature of 1911, and construction for the same upon East Street and East Centre Streets, or upon either of said streets, the whole or any part thereof, or upon any other streets or ways in said town, which in the discre- tion of the Board of Water Commissioners it may seem expe- dient or desirable to extend such water supply, and that under the authority of said Chapter the Town Treasurer be and he hereby is authorized to borrow said sum of $5,000 and to issue the bonds of the town therefor, to be denominated, "West Bridgewater Water Loan, Act of 1910; " said bonds shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Water Commissioners, shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually, shall be dated August 1, 1911, and shall be paid within periods not exceeding thirty years from their date of issue, in twenty-five annual proportional payments of $200 each, the first of said payments to be made August 1st, in the year nineteen hundred and sixteen.


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Voted, That the Board of Water Commissioners be and they hereby are authorized to make such arrangements and to enter into and execute such contract or contracts as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose mentioned in article two.


Voted, -To pass article 4. Voted, -To pass article 6. Voted, -To dissolve the meeting.


A true copy,


Attest: EDWARD H. CROCKER, Town Clerk.


SPECIAL MEETING.


August 26, 1911.


A meeting, duly warned, of the inhabitants of the town of West Bridgewater qualified to vote on town affairs, was held at Grange Hall, in said town, on Saturday, August 26, 1911, at 7.30 o'clock in the evening, and the following is a record of the doings of said meeting, viz. :


Chose Howard B. Wilbur, Moderator.


Chester Thayer, William A. Hambly, Howard M. Rich- ards and John Fallon were appointed election officers and duly sworn by the Town Clerk.


Voted, -That the sum of $5,000 be and the same is here- by appropriated for the purpose of a water supply, in accord- ance with the provisions of Chapter 138 of the Acts of the Legislature of 1910, as amended by Chapters 27, 565 and 626 of the Acts of the Legislature of 1911, and construction for the same upon Prospect and West Centre street or upon


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either of said streets, the whole or any part thereof, or upon any other streets or ways in said town, which in the discre- tion of the Board of Water Commissioners it may seem expe- dient or desirable to extend such water supply, and that under the authority of said Chapters, the Town Treasurer be and hereby is, authorized to borrow said sum of $5,000 and to issue the bonds of the said town therefor, to be denomi- nated "West Bridgewater Water Loan, Act of 1910;" said bonds shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Water Commissioners, shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding"five per cent per annum, payable semi-annually ; shall be dated August 1, 1911, and shall be paid within peri- ods not exceeding thirty years from their date of issue.


The vote was yes, 31, no, 2.


Voted, -That the Board of Water Commissioners be, and they are hereby authorized, to make such arrangements and to enter into and execute such contract or contracts as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose mentioned in arti- ticle 2.


Voted, -That the $5000 of bonds authorized by vote passed May 31, 1911, under the provisions of Acts of 1910, Chapter 138, as amended, and the $5000 of bonds authorized by vote passed July 20, 1911, to be issued under the provis- ions of said Act as amended, be consolidated into one issue, and that as part of said issue an additional amount of $5,000 of bonds under said Act as amended be, and the same is hereby authorized, so that the total amount of bonds to be issued shall be $15,000, the proceeds thereof to be used for the purposes mentioned in said Act as amended.


Said bonds shall be dated August 1, 1911, shall be denom- inated on their face, "West Bridgewater Water Loan, Act of 1910," shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Water Commissioners, and shall be payable in equal annual installments of $600 each on August 1st of the years 1916 to 1940 inclusive, and bear interest at a rate not exceed-


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ing five per cent per annum, payable semi- annually. Said bonds shall bear the authenticating certificate of the First National Bank of Boston.


Voted, -To pass article 5.


Voted, -To pass article 6.


Voted, -That the vote of May 31, 1911, relative to the purchase of the Grange Hall property be and hereby is amend- ed by striking out the words "ninety days " and inserting in place thereof the words, "six months," so that said vote shall read: "Voted :- That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized and empowered, for and in the name of the Town of West Bridgewater, to enter into a formal written agreement within six months from this date with the owners of the West Bridgewater Grange Hall lot, so called, for a . more particular description of which reference may be had to a deed of said property from Uriah S. Copeland to the Trustees of the West Bridgewater Grange Building Associ- ation, recorded with Plymouth County Registry of Deeds, or their legally authorized agents, to buy said lot together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and all personal property located on said premises belonging to the Grange Hall Building Association; the consideration or purchase price to be seven thousand eight hundred and twenty-five dollars ($7,825) to be paid over upon the conveyance to the Town of a title to said real and personal estate, satisfactory in every respect to the Board of Selectmen, and upon the settlement and fulfillment in a manner satisfactory to the Selectmen of such minor matters as may seem to them just and equitable.


That, provided the said owners or agents shall elect to accept the offer and shall have entered into an agreement satisfactory to the Selectmen in the time herein prescribed, the sum of seven thousand eight hundred and twenty-five dollars ($7,825) be and hereby is appropriated for the pur- pose of buying said property, and the Town Treasurer be and


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hereby is authorized to borrow said sum of seven thousand eight hundred and twenty-five dollars ($7,825) and to issue the bonds of the town therefor, to be denominated 'West Bridgewater Town Hall Loan, vote of May 31, 1911,' or oth- erwise properly denominated; said bonds shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by a majority of the Select- men, shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, shall be dated September 1st 1911, and shall be paid in seven annual payments of one thousand dollars each, and one final annual payment of eight hundred and twenty-five dollars, the first of said payments to be made September 1st, in the year 1912.


That all matters concerning or relating to the purchase of said property not herein expressly provided for shall be left to the discretion of the Selectmen, and all terms or details of the aforesaid loan not herein expressly provided for shall be left at the discretion of the selectmen and the Town Treasurer.


That any action taken at any previous meeting that may be in any way inconsistent with the foregoing is hereby rescinded."


Voted, -That the Selectmen or a majority thereof shall have full authority as agents of the Town to settle all claims made against the Town, to institute and prosecute suits brought against the town and to employ counsel for any or all the foregoing purposes, unless otherwise specially ordered by vote of the town; this vote to continue in force until oth- er or similar provisions made by law, or until this vote is rescinded.


Voted, -To dissolve the meeting.


A true copy.


Attest: EDWARD H. CROCKER


Town Clerk


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ANNUAL STATE ELECTION.


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of West Bridgewater, qualified to vote in elections, two hundred and seventy ballots were cast and they were for the follow- ing persons:


GOVERNOR.


James F. Cary, Haverhill,


11


Eugene N. Foss, Boston, D.,


77


Eugene N. Foss, Boston, D. P., 23


Eugene N. Foss, Boston,


6


Louis A. Frothingham, Boston,


146


Dennis McGoff, New Bedford,


0


Frank N. Rand, Haverhill,


2


Blanks,


5


LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.


Walter S. Hutchins, Greenfield,


14


Robert Luce, Somerville,


165


William G. Merrill, Malden,


4


Patrick Mulligan, Boston,


1


David I. Walsh, Fitchburg,


76


Blanks, 10


SECRETARY.


David Craig, Milford,


1


Frank J. Donahue, Boston,


65


Alfred H. Evans, Northampton,


12


Rose Fenner, Worcester,


12


Albert P. Langtry, Springfield,


153


Blanks,


27


TREASURER.


Joseph H. Coldwell, Milford, 10


1


Jeremiah P. McNally, Salem, Charles E. Peakes, Weston,


7


78


Elmer A. Stevens, Somerville,


159


Augustus L. Thorndike, Blanks, 26 67


AUDITOR.


Karl Lindstrand, Lynn, 1


Sylvester J. McBride, Watertown,


11


William W. Nash, Westborough, 7


Charles B. Strecker, Brookline,


65


John E. White, Tisbury, 152


Blanks, 34


ATTORNEY-GENERAL.


George W. Anderson, Boston,


62


Henry C. Hess, Boston,


1


George E. Roewer, Jr., Boston,


12


James M. Swift, Fall River, 163


Blanks, 32


COUNCILLOR, FIRST DISTRICT.


Alfred E. Green, Duxbury,


72


Eben S. S. Keith, Bourne,


149


Edward Smith, New Bedford,


15


Blanks, 32


SENATOR.


Ezra W. Clark, Brockton, 170


George B. Cushman, Brockton,


20


John O'Connell, Brockton, 60


Blanks, 20


REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT.


Edward T. Morse East Bridgewater, 155


Herbert C. Thorndike, East Bridgewater, 99


Blanks, 16


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COUNTY COMMISSIONER.


Edward P. Boynton, Abington,


62


Jere B. Howard, Brockton,


167


Edward T. Spear, Brockton,


19


Blanks, 22


CLERK OF COURTS.


Edward Cox, Brockton,


60


Thomas H. Flood, Brockton,


14


Edward E. Hobart, Plymouth,


170


Blanks,


25


REGISTER OF DEEDS.


Edward C. Cole, Abington,


20


John M. Hayes, Abington,


40


John B. Washburn, Plymouth,


172


Blanks,


32


FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION .- Voting Machine.


Yes,


105


No,


67


Blanks,


98


SECOND AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION.


Yes,


100


No,


81


Blanks,


89


VOTE IN EIGHTH PLYMOUTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.


MORSE.


THORNDIKE.


BLANKS.


Bridgewater,


385


332


63


East Bridgewater,


265


237


27


West Bridgewater,


155


99


16


805


668


106


EDWARD H. CROCKER,


Town Clerk.


Report of Water Commissioners, For year ending Dec. 31, 1911.


SINKING FUND.


RECKIPTS.


From water takers, $2,077 00


Accrued interest on bonds,


398 94


Accrued interest on bonds transferred from Con-


struction Account of 1910,


40 00


$2,515 94 .


EXPENSES.


Paid City of Brockton for water,


$219 72


People's Savings Bank interest on bonds,


900 00


Cash on hand and loan to Town,


1,396 22


$2,515 94


CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT.


RECEIPTS.


Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1910,


$295 94


40,000 00


Sale of bonds, From other sources,


2,010 79


$42,306 73


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EXPENSES.


Paid for pipe and construction,


$38,941 59


Transfer to Sinking Fund,


40 00


Cash on hand and loan to Town,


3,325 14


$42,306 73


For details see Treasurer's report.


We have laid this year:


8 inch pipe, 6,383 feet


6 inch pipe,


25,440 feet


4 inch pipe,


10,277 feet


2 inch pipe,


11,766 feet


Hydrants,


6


Total number of connections, 275


Number of meters, 200


We have laid pipes in the following streets: North Elm, Prospect, South Elm, West Centre, River, South Main, North Main, Matfield, Belmont, Plain, East Centre, East, West, Crescent, High, Beacon, Copeland, Merritt, Brooks Place, Charles, Howard, Sunset Ave., Lawson Ave.


HERVEY DUNHAM,


ORVIS F. KINNEY, EDWIN H. LOTHROP, Water Commissioners.


Treasurer's Report of Water Department.


CONSTRUCTION.


RECEIPTS.


Jan. 1 Cash on hand, $295 94


3 People's Savings Bank, Brockton, sale of bonds, $2,800 00


Apr. 18 People's Savings Bank, Brockton, sale of bonds, 7,200 00


June 24 People's Savings Bank, Brockton, sale of bonds, 15,000 00


E. H. Lothrop, water commissioner, 374 35


Geo. F. Howard,


2 00


Oct. 16 People's Savings Bank, Brockton, sale of bonds, 15,000 00


27 Algernon S. Lyon, 9 00


30 Frank L. Howard, quarter July to Oct., 687 94


quarter Oct. to Dec. 30, 937 50


$42,306 73


PAYMENTS.


Paid Orvis F. Kinney, $255 67


S. Waldo Brown,


2 00


City of Brockton, 524 81


Donaldson Iron Co.,


4,366 23


George M. Webber,


5,993 48


Ludlow Valve Co., 628 20


83


First National Bank, Boston,


175 00


ยท Michael F. Roach,


9,478 04


West Bridgewater Post Office,


10 62


Adams Cushing & Foster,


5 00


Adams Express Co.,


5 95


Isam Mitchell & Co.,


5 28


N. Y., N. H. & Hartford R. R. Co.,


1,241 70


National Meter Co.,


1,666 90


Edwin H. Lothrop,


687 85


O. C. St. Railway Express,


5 36


Burr Ballance Co.,


1 25


R. D. Wood & Co.,


8,884 99


Builders Iron Foundry,


303 90


Fred A. Houdlette,


80 90


E. B. & C. L. Hayward,


189 95


John A. Martin,


2 00


Geo. F. Howard,


15 75


Edgar W. Hayward,


9 63


Chamberlain & Fletcher,


4 00


Harlan P. Shaw,


95 00


Roach Webber Co.,


4,000 00


Geo. T. Bailey,


1 75


Library Bureau,


18 95


Frank L. Howard,


6 75


Marshall Farrar,


3 05


Henry K. Barnes,


25 00


Gamon Meter Co.,


8 40


Wm. E. Fay,


28 00


So. Mass. Telephone Co.,


5 10


Chas. M. Logue,


1 00


Michael Ahearn,


5 00


Martin Conley,


5 00


James Fitzgerald,


5 00


Frank L. Howard, treas. loan to general fund,


1,000 00


Algernon S. Lyon,


39 69


Roland C. Bennett,


2 50


84


Charles E. Kinney,


45 00


George G. Tucker,


47.99


George S. Drake,


13 90


Hervey Dunham,


40 05


Transferred to Sinking fund (interest),


40 00


Jan., 1912, balance, 2,325 14


$42,306 73


SINKING FUND.


RECEIPTS.


Edwin H. Lothrop, $642 37


People's Savings Bank, interest on $7,200 00,


85 60


People's Savings Bank, interest on 15,000 00, 188 33


People's Savings Bank, interest on 15,000 00, 1


125 01


Frank L. Howard for quarter ending Sept. 30, '11, 580 01


Frank L. Howard for quarter ending Dec. 30, '11, 854 62


Interest transferred from Construction Account, 40 00


$2,515 94


PAYMENTS.


Paid City of Brockton, $219 72


People's Savings Bank, interest on bonds,


900 00


Transferred to the General Funds,


1,000 00


Dec. 30, Balance, 396 22


$2,515 94


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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


Liabilities.


Water Loan, dated Sept. 1st, 1910,


$7,500 00


Water Loan, dated Dec. 1st, 1910, 2,500 00


Water Loan, dated Jan. 1st, 1911,


10,000 00


Water Loan, dated March 1st, 1911,


15,000 00


Water Loan, dated Aug. 1st, 1911,


15,000 00


$50,000 00


Assets.


Jan. 1st, 1912, balance Construction Account,


$2,325 14


Jan. 1st, 1912, balance Sinking Funds,


396 22


Due from Loan to General Funds,


2,000 00


$4,721 36


FRANK L. HOWARD,


Treasurer.


Report of Collector of Taxes, For the year 1911.


1909 TAX.


Due by last report, $140 33


Cash paid Treasurer,


$106 37


Abtements,


33 96


Interest, $7 88.


1910 TAX.


Due by last report,


Cash paid Treasurer,


$2,809 14


Abatements,


107 39


$2,916 53


Uncollected. Interest, $74 05.


$162 28


1911 TAX.


Total tax committed,


$25,743 36


Subsequent commitment,


505 58


$26,248 94


Cash paid Treasurer, Abatements,


$20,921 92


229 25


Uncollected, Interest, $34 11.


$21,151 17


$5,097 77


FRANK L. HOWARD, Collector of Taxes.


$140 33


$3,078 81


Report of Town Treasurer.


Consolidated Cash Statement for the year 1911.


Jan. 1st, 1911, Cash balance, $4,789 56


Cash receipts from all sources, 60,081 73


$64,871 29


Cash payments for all purposes,


62,567 87


Cash balance Dec. 30, 1911,


$2,303 42


CASH STATEMENT IN DETAIL.


RECEIPTS.


Jan. 1st, 1911, Cash balance,


$4,789 56


County Treasurer, dog tax,


450 69


School Department:


Mass. School Fund,


$1,201 21


Tuition of children,


239 50


Books, tickets, etc., sold,


8 59


On account of teachers' salaries,


166 67


Trustees of Howard Fund,


80 00


$1,695 97


Taxes:


Corporation tax,


$241 78


National Bank tax,


398 22


On account 1909 tax,


106 37


On account 1910 tax,


2,809 14


On account 1911 tax,


20,921 92


$24,477 43


88


Gypsy Moth,


137 68


Forest Fire Warden,


200 12


State Aid,


1,738 00


Town of Raynham (poor),


132 00


Trustees Public Library,


. 38 31


Water Department loan,


2,000 00


Notes:


People's Savings Bank,


$5,000 00


First National Bank of Boston,


5,000 00


$10,000 00


Highways:


Street Railway tax,


$1,087 31


Highway Commission,


4 00


Wm. Mitchell,


6 50


$1,097 81


Interest:


Interest on deposits,


$141 21


Interest on 1909 tax,


7 88


Interest on 1910 tax,


74 05


Interest on 1911 tax,


34 11


$257 25


Licenses:


E. P. Dunbar,


$1 00


Presson West,


1 00


Prescott Snell,


1 00


$3 00


Tree Warden:


Trustees Howard Funds,


$53 90


Octave Belmore,


60 35


$114 25


Almshouse:


Albert Manley (milk),


$1,371 37


Charles D. Felch, cash,


221 15


Board of Michael Ryan,


105 00


Miscellaneous:


State Treasurer on acct. health,


$25 00


Police Court fines,


10 00


Grass sold, 5 00


$1,697 52


89


Unitarian Parish, constable duty, 1 20


$41 20


Bonds and Interest:


New School Bonds and Interest, $8,073 78


Town Hall Bonds and Interest, 7,926 72


$16,000 50


$64,871 29


PAYMENTS.


Paid Almshouse,


$2,678 01


Poor (out of house),


769 77


Overseers of Poor,


21 54


Soldiers' Relief,


419 00


State Aid,


1,508 00


Library,


773 24


Memorial,


135 00


Public Lectures,


100 00


Cemeteries and Monument Grounds,


50 00


Interest on Notes and Bonds,


688 37


Water Department,


: 295 94


Temporary Loans,


13,000 00


New School Bond (Center Street),


2,000 00


National Bank tax refunded,


7 53


County tax,


1,744 29


State tax,


1,980 00


State Highway tax,


158 00


Schools,


11,387 07


Election and Registration,


229 79


Town Hall,


8,025 00


Sealer of Weights and Measures,


10 00


Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth,


1,358 80


Tree Warden,


271 45


Forest Fire Warden,


517 04


New School Building (Sunset Ave.),


8,108 97


Highways and Sidewalks,


4,134 44


Moderator, 30 00


90


Auditor,


10 00


Assessors,


251 80


Town Clerk, 161 98


Constables,


117 42


Collector and Treasurer,


502 73


Selectmen, .


367 03


Certifying Notes and Bonds,


51 00


Law,


65 85


Brockton Fire Department,


50 00


Health,


322 80


Unclassified,


266 01


Dec. 30, 1911, Balance,


2,303 42


$64,871 29


CEMETERY TRUST FUND.


Mrs. Henry Copeland Fund, $123 46


Interest to Oct. 16, 1911, Brockton Savings Bank,


4 96


$128 42


South Street Cemetery:


People's Savings Bank,


$171 97


Interest to Sept. 1st. 1911,


6 47


$178 44


Pine Hill Cemetery:


Isabelle Howard Fund, People's Savings Bank, $100 00


Home Cemetery:


Chas. C. Thayer Fund, People's Savings Bank,


$100 00


FINANCIAL STATENENT.


Liabilities.


Water Department Temporary Loan, $2,000 00


New School Loan (Center Street), 7,500 00


New School Loan (Sunset Ave.),


8,000 00


Town Hall Loan, 7,825 00


$25,325 00


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Assets.


Cash on hand,


$2,303 42


Uncollected Taxes,


5,260 05


$7,563 47


FRANK L. HOWARD,


Treasurer.


Auditor's Report.


WEST BRIDGEWATER, MASS., Jan. 25, 1912


I have examined and approved the accounts of the Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor and Water Commissioners together with the original bills on which money has been paid during the past year. The Treasurer's accounts were found correct, payments properly vouched by orders from the Selectmen or Water Board, registry made of all forms of out- standing indebtedness, and trust funds as stated in the Trea- urer's report. All checks drawn have been compared with the record on the stubs and the bank balance Dec 31st has been verified in writing by the cashier of the Home National Bank. The collector's accounts have been carefully checked and the uncollected taxes an water rates are as stated in his report. I have audited the accounts and invoices of the Treasurer of the Public Library and the trust funds in his hands and have found them correct




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