Town annual reports of the selectmen, overseers of the poor, town clerk, and school committee of West Bridgewater for the year ending 1925-1929, Part 3

Author: West Bridgewater (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1925
Publisher: Town Officers and Committees
Number of Pages: 946


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8.50


Roberts, Ernest M., 110 East


25.50


Roberts, Mamie L. and Edward J.


1.02


Roberts, Robert A., 365 No. Elm


10.20


Roberts, Robert A. and Alice M., 365 No. Elm


103.70


Robitaille, Charles O., 50 Union


10.67


Rockwell, Clifton G., 20 Arch


4.89


Rockwell, Clifton G., et al., 20 Arch


74.80


Rood, Herbert, 105 Union


52.49


Roscoe, Annie C., 255 No. Elm


141.95


Roscoe, Eldon K., 255 No. Elm


13.60


Roscoe, Frank, 255 No. Elm


4.08


Roscoe, Gesner, 255 No. Elm


49.60


Rosen, Emelia, 42 South


110.50


Rosen, John, 42 South


111.35


Ross, George A., 37 Francis Ave.


3.05


Ross, Maud F., 37 Francis Ave.


69.70


Rossis, Joseph, 230 Copeland


2.68


Rossis, Joseph E., 230 Copeland


62.90


Rostedt, Frank E., Crescent


31.75


Rowell, Herman D., 15 Com. Ave.


45.25


Roy, Charles L., 369 E. Centre


36.00


Rubin, Morris, 56 Pleasant


11.18


32.60


144.80


41


Rubin, Harris, 56 Pleasant


5.84


Ruffee, Katherine, 369 E. Centre


115.60


Ryder, Arthur E., 15 Charles


122.36


Ryder, George F., Adm., 322 E. Centre


417.69


Ryder, George F., 322 E. Centre


57.69


Ryder, Ralph D., 322 E. Centre


7.95


Sagarin, Abraham, 188 Crescent


2.00


Sagarin, Isaac, 188 Crescent


266.52


Saline, Ralph, 92 No. Main


5.40


Salvador, Antonio M., 11 Prog. Ave.


35.70


Salvador, Frank M., 11 Prog. Ave.


27.16


Salvador, Helen C., 32 Sinnott


5.10


Salvador, Jose M., 11 Prog. Ave.


2.00


Salvador, Joseph M., 32 Sinnott


74.80


Salvador, Jose M. 2d, Roosevelt Ave.


51.00


Sampson, Edgar, 25 Sunset Ave.


10.50


Sampson, Ray D.


144.80


Samuels, John M., 1 Francis Ave.


71.70


Sanborn, Ernest L., 195 Forest


9.48


Sanborn, Myrtie E., et al., 195 Forest


49.30


Sandstrom, H. C.


1.02


Sandeen, Arthur, 325 So. Elm


23.80


Sanderson, George S.


1.02


Santos, Antone, 175 Lincoln


2.00


Satucket Athletic Association


102.00


Saplus, Annie


49.30


Saplus, Charles, 148 Turnpike


2.00


Sawyer, Harry, 215 W. Centre


1.02


Scaplen, Elizabeth O., 289 Crescent


102.00


Scaplen, Walter F., 289 Crescent


3.70


Schramm, Theodore A.


54.40


Scott, George V.


29.75


Scott, George V., et al.


129.20


Scranton, Harvey A., 50 Prospect


2.00


Scranton, Harvey A. and Athene M., 50 Prospect


98.60


Seabury, Josephine W.


18.02


Seabury, Mathilda C. et al., 295 Matfield


47.60


Seabury, William J., 295 Matfield


2.00


Senecal, Oliver, 2 Central Sq.


321.60


Sellstone, Carl I., 730 No. Main


101.45


Sellstone, Hjalmer, 730 No. Main


2.00


Sessine, Sophia


4.25


Sharples, Joseph H., 318 Spring


97.20


42


Shaw, Austin A., Forest


8.80


Shaw, Elizabeth


6.80


Shaw, Katherine


2.55


Shaw, Harry W., 29 Ellis


18.97


Shaw, Harlan P.


10.20


Shaw, Harlan P., Trustee


77.18


Shaw, Mildred F., 29 Ellis


100.30


Shaw, Nathaniel G., 395 No. Elm


24.10


Shaw, N. G. and Bessie S., 395 No. Elm


113.90


Shean, Charles H. Jr., 69 Belmont


59.80


Sherman, Robert S., 461 Matfield


2.00


Shipman, Mary F., 3 Central Sq.


129.20


Shipman, William F., 62 Sunset Ave.


90.40


Shipman, William N., 234 W. Centre


70.00


Shipman, William O., 62 Sunset Ave.


2.00


Sigren, Hjalmer, 223 Matfield


9.82


Sigren, John G., 223 Matfield


2.00


Sigren, John G., et al., 223 Matfield


299.37


Silva, Antone F., 29 Prog. Ave.


30.90


Silva, John A., 113 Copeland


2.00


Silva, Joseph, 636 No. Elm


2.85


Silva, Theresa, 113 Copeland


65.45


Silveria, Antone J., 131 Copeland


58.95


Silveria, Antone F., 27 Prog. Ave.


2.00


Silveria, Arthur S., 131 Copeland


2.00


Silveria, John, Roosevelt Ave.


64.60


Simmons, Agnes, 151 So. Elm


34.85


Simmons, Albert L., 151 So. Elm


2.00


Simmons, Charles E., 20 Charles


8.80


Simmons, Julia, 107 No. Main


180.20


Simmons, Martha A., 25 High


120.70


Simmons, Morton A., 107 No. Main


8.80


Simino, Charles, 269 Matfield


59.80


Simino, Frank W., 298 Matfield


67.62


Simino, Frank, 269 Matfield


2.00


Simpson, H. Ellsworth


.68


Sinclair, Ralph, 46 Belmont


16.28


Sinclair, Ralph, et al., 46 Belmont


68.00


Sinnott, Charles P.


25.00


Sisson, Charles G., 30 Charles


54.70


Slade, S. Agnes, 304 No. Elm


103.70


Slade, William E., 304 No. Elm


25.80


Slate, Anna M., 35 Com. Ave.


54.40


Sloan, George H., 153 E. Centre


2.00


43


Smith, Alice D., 596 Walnut


61.37


Smith, Arthur, 93 West


66.90


Smith, C. Elmer Jr.


1.02


Smith, Etta C., 246 Matfield


15.30


Smith, Fred E., 123 No. Elm


832.55


Smith, George S.


80.58


Smith, George S., 221 W. Centre


2.00


Smith, George W., 194 No. Elm


121.00


Smith, Herbert L., 26 Arch


125.76


Smith, John I., 596 Walnut


11.52


Smith, Ramon H., 506 Spring


2.00


Smith, Ramon H., et al., 560 Spring


79.90


Smith, Samuel H., 453 E. Centre


2.00


Smith, Samuel H., et al., 453 E. Centre


78.20


Smith, Stephen, 93 West


6.80


Snell, Arthur C., 417 Matfield


5.40


Snell, Clara W., 157 No. Elm


1.70


Snell, Elizabeth M., 352 Spring


161.16


Snell, Horace R., 359 No. Elm


75.10


Snell, T. Prescott, 332 No. Elm


251.90


Snell, Warren P., 352 Spring


50.11


Snow, Albert C., 20 Forest


45.49


Snow, David, Estate


47.60


Snow, Frank, 591 Walnut


2.00


Snow, Gustava F., 416 Matfield


175.78


Snow, Richard A., et al.


13.60


Soule, Basil, 14 Merritt


2.00


Soule, Lena, 14 Merritt


78.20


Soares, Evelyn, 375 Ash


6.80


Soares, Joseph, et al., 375 Ash


62.90


Sousa, Frank M., 50 Grant


2.00


Sousa, Joseph M., 25 Sinnott


64.90


Sousa, John C., 13 Columbus Ave.


60.58


Sousa, Joseph, 375 Ash


4.48


Sousa, Joseph T., 109 Copeland


24.10


Sousa, Manuel J., 218 Forest


35.49


Spellacy, Henry J., 51 River


12.20


Spencer, Arthur B., 91 River


153.10


Spencer, Bertha B., 91 River


4.25


Spillane, Stephen F., 32 Cyr


71.87


Sroczynski, Laura


112.20


Staf, John A., 120 Crescent


115.05


Staf, A. W., 120 Crescent


2.00


Stankus, Anthony J., 471 Matfield


101.45


44


34.00


Stanley Works


Staples, Albert F., 387 No. Elm


7.47


Staples, Albert F., et al., 387 No. Elm


122.40


Staples, Clarence W., 470 Matfield


94.65


Staples, Daniel F., 74 Belmont


3.70


Staples, Daniel F., et al., 74 Belmont


61.20


Staples, Edward F., 462 Matfield


58.10


Staples, Lewis H.


.85


Staples, Lloyd E., 471 Matfield


16.45


Stedman, George W., 20 Com. Ave.


51.00


Stephens, George H.


13.60


Stevenson, William


4.25


Stewart, Anza E., 604 No. Elm


139.40


Stewart, Aubrey A., 604 No. Elm


60.82


Stimpson, Alvah F.


1.02


St. Jaques, William


1.02


Stock, Harley, 56 Pleasant


2.00


Stock, Harry, 56 Pleasant


2.00


Stone, Johanna, 90 Matfield


37.40


Stone, George H., 90 Matfield


2.00


Stone, Otis M. S., 90 Matfield


3.70


Straffin & Andre, 499 W. Centre


56.95


Straffin, A. Franklin, et al., 499 W. Centre


119.00


Straffin, A. Franklin, 487 W. Centre


51.00


Stuart, Warren D., 870 W. Centre


4.55


Sturgis, Grace W., 9 Vital


68.00


Sturgis, Harold S., 9 Vital


8.80


Sullivan, Charles E., 383 Crescent


96.79


Sullivan, Daniel T., 287 So. Main


21.72


Sullivan, Elmer F., 145 Bryant


2.00


Sullivan, Iva, et al., 383 Crescent


1.70


Sullivan, John L., 145 Bryant


68.81


Sullivan, Mary, 287 So. Main


1.19


Sullivan, Patrick, 287 So. Main


2.00


Sullivan, Phillip, Estate, 287 So. Main


84.15


Sunset Ave. Cong. Church


66.30


Swanson, Ellen J., 50 Matfield


39.10


Swanson, Ewald L., 15 Highland


123.72


Swanson, Gustus W., 37 Ellis


2.00


Swanson, Louise M., 37 Ellis


95.20


Swanson, Oscar, 50 Matfield


2.00


Swanson, Thorsten W., 25 Highland


101.96


Sylvester, Mamie F.


17.00


45


Taveres, Joseph B., 109 Copeland


54.70


Taveres, Manuel C., 109 Copeland


5.40


Taveres, Manuel, 15 Prog. Ave.


45.79


Taylor, Francis I., 660 No. Main


15.26


Taylor, Henry F., 58 South


85.98


Taylor, Howard B., 58 South


3.36


Taylor, Julia M., 134 So. Main


74.80


Taylor, Lucius E. and Martha O.


13.60


Terry, Ralph W., 10 Francis Ave.


65.45


Thayer, Chester, 255 East


130.32


Thayer, Edwin C., 180 East


356.65


Thayer, Frank M., 92 Union


2.00


Thayer, Henry F., Estate


207.40


Thayer, Joseph E., 16 Union


122.02


Thayer, Milton C., 92 Union


3.36


Thayer, Virginia H., 61 Plain


129.20


Thibadeau, Joseph A., 81 Walnut


68.30


Thibarge, Amos, 402 W. Centre


2.00


Thomas, Francis E., 138 No. Elm


76.80


Thompson, A. Richard, 510 W. Centre


1.02


Thompson, Arthur H., 510 W. Centre


2.85


Thompson, Clarence


17.00


Thompson, Edythe W., 52 Com. Ave.


95.20


Thompson, Grace G., 510 W. Centre


59.50


Thompson, George W. H., 52 Com. Ave.


2.00


Thompson, Merle E., 52 Com. Ave.


10.50


Thompson, Mary M.


3.40


Thompson, Mary S., 44 W. Centre


141.10


Tillgren, Emelia, et al., 140 South


34.85


Tillgren, Hugo A., 140 South


8.80


Tinkham, Joseph E., et al.


6.80


Tilton, Thomas A., 12 Hillside Ave.


64.90


Tisdale, Arthur W.


.85


Tobin, Annie M., 296 No. Elm


112.20


Tobin, Alexander F., 296 No. Elm


2.00


Todd, Arthur D., 128 So. Main


101.45


Todd, Mary T.


90.10


Todd, William G.


10.20


Tonis, Kenneth


.85


Tony, S. W.


.51


Toren, Frank A. and Emma C., Thayer


1.02


Tower, Alice B., 378 E. Centre


10.20


Tower, Mary S., 378 E. Centre


78.20


Towers, Walter, 449 No. Elm


101.62


.


46


Townsend, Herbert O., 506 W. Centre


99.45


Tribble, Abram B., 459 Matfield


5.40


Tribble, Winifred M., et al., 459 Matfield


73.10


Tribou, Grace G.


4.08


True, George L., 18 Central Sq.


4.55


True, Pauline W., 18 Central Sq.


110.50


Trustees M. E. Society


45.90


Tucker, George G., 228 Matfield


11.52


Tucker, George G. and Mary Morse


111.52


Tuck, Josiah C., 192 Spring


79.35


Tuck, Lawrence, 192 Spring


2.00


Tuholski, Mildred B., 455 No. Elm


51.00


Turner, Carl


1.02


Turner, C. Frank, 9 Central Sq.


2.00


Turski, Anthony C., 269 West


24.64


Turski, Nellie, 269 West


125.97


Twoomy, John, 388 Ash


2.00


Vandyke, Donald J., 135 No. Main


18.73


Vandyke, Eva E., 135 No. Main


154.70


Vandyke, Harold D., 16 Hillside Ave.


71.70


Vandyke, Victor J., 135 No. Main


10.84


Varnum, Wallace L., Trustee


6.80


Ventura, Joseph O., 205 Copeland


73.40


Verity, Edward, 630 No. Main


2.00


Verity, Gertrude A., 630 No. Main


35.70


Veronesi, Dante J., 48 South


19.00


Viegas, Bernardino S., 97 Brooks Pl.


83.30


Viegas, Philemena S.


2.55


Visnanskis, John


.85


Vosmus, Charles E., 432 W. Centre


164.01


Vosmus, Charles E., et al., 432 W. Centre


28.90


Vosmus, Everett S., 368 No. Elm


2.00


Vosmus, Fred J., 402 W. Centre


180.50


Vosmus, Hattie E., 368 No. Elm


96.90


Vosmus, Jeanette, 415 West


10.20


Vosmus, Lillian M., 432 W. Centre


20.40


Vosmus, Merton J.


184.45


Vreeland, George A. and W. W. Houghton


6.80


Wade, Evelyn B., 160 No. Elm


77.35


Wakeling, Charles, 466 W. Centre


134.60


Wainberg, August, 80 Howard


2.00


Walden, Arthur L., 188 No. Elm


139.40


47


Walden, Earle, 188 No. Elm


15.60


Walker, Albert H. C., 36 W. Centre


4.55


Walker, Howard N., 46 Sunset Ave.


98.90


Walker, Louis A., 8 Bryant


110.50


Walker, Nathan K., 42 Sunset Ave.


76.80


Ward, Newton


1.19


Wardwell, Malcolm, 15 Crescent


118.96


Warfield, George A.


1.36


Washburn, Curtis W., 347 East


2.00


Washburn, George S., 465 E. Centre


77.75


Washburn, Joseph G., 21 Cross


18.15


Washburn, Nellie O., et al., 482 E. Centre


56.10


Washburn, Martin E., 620 No. Elm


2.00


Waugh, Emily W.


30.60


Watson, Percy


.51


Weatherbee, A. R.


1.19


Weatherbee, Charles E., 620 No. Elm


90.40


Weaver, F. Paul, 372 Spring


2.00


Webber, Harry T., 136 Copeland


6.42


Webber, Minnie A., 136 Copeland


115.60


Weeks, Stella M., 451 Matfield


81.60


Weeks, Warren E., 451 Matfield


13.90


Weir, Oscar W. R.


1.70


Welch, Everett E., 154 No. Main


2.00


Welch, William


1.02


Wells, Alfred T., Howard


98.90


Wennergren, Viola M.


1.02


Wenstrom, Belinda M., 352 No. Elm


105.40


Wenstrom, Roy C., 352 No. Elm


11.35


West Bridgewater Foundry Co., 122 No. Main


266.90


West Bridgewater Grain Co., 130 No. Main


381.85


Western Union Tel. Co.


83.33


Weston, Mary F., E. Centre


2.04


West, Walter L., Crescent


3.19


Wetherill, Robert H., 56 Plain


57.80


Wetterberg, David A., et al., 304 Matfield


68.30


Wetterberg, Algot A., 283 Matfield


2.00


Wetterberg, Ernest W., 283 Matfield


9.48


Wetterberg, Margaret A., 283 Matfield


57.80


Wheeler, Ada W., 352 W. Centre


124.95


Wheeler, Charles A., 70 No. Main


2.00


Wheeler, Charles A., et al., 70 No. Main


68.00


Whelden, Thomas H., 9 Crescent


78.50


White, Charles H., 35 So. Main


3.02


48


White, Dallas E., 615 Percy Ave.


9.65


White, David S.


10.20


White, Edward P.


1.19


White, Eldon W.


1.02


White, Howard C., 35 So. Main


63.20


White, Mary C., 35 So. Main


90.10


White, William H.


18.36


Whitman, Elizabeth


129.54


Whitman, George F.


1.02


Whitman, Geo. F. T.


13.60


Whiting, Emma C., 202 W. Centre


112.20


Whiting, Walter C., 202 W. Centre


19.00


Whitmarsh, Willard F.


40.80


Wilbur, Gerald L., 467 W. Centre


2.00


Wilbur, Howard B., 35 E. Centre


344.21


Wilbur, Howard B., et al., 35 E. Centre


1,287.92


Wilbur, Harvey S., 328 East


25.80


Wilbur, Harvey S., et al., 328 East


117.30


Wilbur, Mary C.


3.40


Wilbur, Nahum J., 467 W. Centre


78.84


Wilbur, Ruth


1.19


Wilcox, Blanch, East


3.40


Williams, Charlotte A., 45 River


17.00


Williams, Clarence H.


2.55


Willis, Albert M., 493 Manley


141.40


Willis, Charles E., 493 Manley


3.19


Willis, Martin H., Walnut


8.50


Winberg, Albert D., 586 Manley


2.00


Winberg, Albert D. & Co., 586 Manley


98.91


Winberg, A. D. and Maria Johnson, 586 Manley


336.60


Winberg, Arvid L., 586 Manley


7.10


Winberg, August, 586 Manley


2.00


Winberg, George A., 581 Manley


74.76


Wingren, Carl


1.02


Winslow, Ellen T., 61 Plain


32.98


Wood, Ada M., 145 Spring


166.60


Wood, Alexander, 351 Manley


2.00


Wood, Alexander H. M., 351 Manley


286.07


Wood, Clarissa, N., 85 Crescent


10.20


Wood, Eben T., 145 Spring


22.57


Wood, Mary C.


8.50


Woodworth, Alice F., 14 Ellis


5.10


Woodworth, William B., 14 Ellis


3.19


Woodworth, William B., et al., 14 Ellis


91.80


49


Worthing, Fredric H., 365 Spring


22.40


Worthing, Laura W., 365 Spring


125.80


Wixon, William, Forest


2.00


Young, Cora A., 376 No. Elm


154.70


Young, Leroy


.68


Young, James R., 376 No. Elm


9.48


Yuill, Hugh S., 225 So. Main


4.55


Yuill, Hugh S., et ux., 225 So. Main


66.30


Zardackas, Agnes


1.70


Zionowicz, Joseph, 625 East


37.70


Town Clerk's Report.


CONDENSED REPORT OF THE TOWN MEETINGS OF THE TOWN OF WEST BRIDGEWATER . DURING THE YEAR 1925


ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 2, 1925


Chose William A. Hambly, Moderator.


The result of the balloting for Town Officers was as follows :


Whole number of ballots cast, 875.


Chose for Town Clerk-Edward H. Crocker.


Selectman for three years-Howard C. White.


Assessor for three years-Everett Clark.


Overseer of the Poor for three years-Howard C. White.


Treasurer-Catherine M. Howard.


Tax Collector-Catherine M. Howard.


Tree Warden-Christopher Read.


Water Commissioner for three years-Warren P. Laughton.


School Committee for three years-Corelli C. Alger, Walter C. Whiting.


Trustees of the Public Library for three years-Louis P. Hayden, Martha B. Mason.


Constables-Elton T. Hayward, Ervin W. Lothrop.


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ADJOURNED MEETING, MARCH 9, 1925


Chose the following officers :


Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark -Edwin H. Thayer, James A. Hemenway, Chester R. Rip- ley, Clinton P. Howard, John Rosen.


Field Drivers-George H. Sloane, Charles E. Kinney.


Fence Viewers-George F. Ryder, Albert A. Howard, Christopher Reed.


Pound Keeper-Charles E. Kinney.


Voted to pass article 4.


Voted-"That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1st, 1925, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year; any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of said financial year."


The following sums were raised and appropriated to defray the town charges during the year 1925:


Legislative Department :


Moderator


$25.00


Executive Department :


Selectmen


900.00


Financial Department:


Town Accountant


700.00


Treasurer and Collector


1,400.00


Assessors


1,350.00


Other Financial Officers and Accounts


50.00


Other General Departments :


Town Clerk


550.00


Law


75.00


Election and Registration


350.00


Municipal Buildings :


Town Hall and Offices


2,300.00


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Protection of Life and Property : Police


1,500.00


Dog Officer


15.00


Fire Department, including equipment


2,000.00


Hydrants


1,200.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


100.00


Moth Extermination


2,800.00


Tree Warden


500.00


Health and Sanitation :


Board of Health


1,950.00


Inspection of Animals


100.00


Inspection of Slaughtering


500.00


Plymouth County Hospital (maintenance) Highways


8,775.00


Snow Removal, Sidewalks, Street Signs, and Bridges


3,000.00


Permanent Road, East Centre Street


7,000.00


Street Lights


1,400.00


Charities


4,000.00


Soldiers' Relief


1,000.00


State Aid


600.00


Military Aid


200.00


Library


675.00


Care of Monument Grounds


60.00


Memorial Day Observance


100.00


Printing and Distribution of Town Reports


391.00


Fire Insurance


400.00


Liability Insurance


300.00


Reserve Fund


2,000.00


Interest


2,500.00


Cemeteries


100.00


Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture


100.00


Street Lights (new)


200.00


Investigating Memorial for Soldiers


100.00


Addition to Sunset Avenue School Building


1,000.00


Draining North Elm Street


1,500.00


School Appropriation


52,000.00


795.68


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The sum of $455.45 was appropriated from the surplus revenue to be used to meet unpaid bills of 1924, viz. : Health, $155.25; Highways, $275.65; Schools, $24.55.


The sum of $10,000.00 was appropriated from the sur- plus revenue to be deducted from the tax levy of the cur- rent year by the Assessors.


New street lights were ordered on North Elm, Cope- land, South Main, corner of River and Forest Streets, Wal- nut and Manley Streets.


The sum of $15,000.00 was raised and appropriated for the purpose of building a two-room addition to the Sunset Avenue school building, including the cost of original equipment and furnishings of the addition. $1,000.00 to be raised in the levy of 1925; $14,000.00 to be borrowed on notes in accordance with the provisions of Sect. 19 of Chap- ter 44 of the General Laws. Orvis F. Kinney, Albert Man- ley, Chester Thayer and Carroll S. Pike with one member from the School Committee (Albert D. Barker) were appointed as the Building Committee.


For the purpose of extending water mains of less than six inches in diameter, the Town voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $5,000.00, and the Treasurer was authorized to issue notes, with the approval of the Select- men for the same.


The Selectmen were instructed to appoint a committee of three to investigate the possibility of a Town Forest.


Albert C. Snow, Maj. Frederic E. Foye and Horace R. Snell were appointed by the moderator to investigate the desirability of having a memorial to perpetuate the names of the Soldiers of the Town who served in all the wars and $100.00 for the use of the Committee.


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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 23, 1925


Chose William A. Hambly, Moderator.


The sum of $5,000.00 was raised and appropriated for continuing the permanent road on Matfield Street.


EDWARD H. CROCKER,


Town Clerk.


SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, OCTOBER 26, 1925


Chose William A. Hambly, Moderator.


It was voted that the Town indemnify the Common- wealth of Massachusetts against any and all claims for land, grade and drainage damages which may be caused by or result from the laying out, alteration or reconstruction of State Highway or section of State Highway in West Bridge- water, and the Selectmen were instructed to sign an indemnity agreement therefor in behalf of the town indemnifying the Commonwealth as aforesaid.


The sum of $450.00 was appropriated from the surplus revenue to purchase a lot of land between the Sunset Avenue School Building and the Sunset Avenue Congrega- tional Church.


EDWARD H. CROCKER,


Town Clerk.


List of Jurors. Appointed July 1, 1925.


Alger, Mason W.


Farmer


216 Pleasant St. 71 Thayer Ave.


Andrews, Cecil N.


Shoeworker


109 Spring St.


Baxter, Walter I.


Salesman


21 Com'n'lth Ave.


Belcher, John F.


Shoe F'man 32 Sunset Ave.


Bolster, Herold G. Broman, Carl E.


Machinist


348 North Elm St.


Bryant, Herbert E.


Foundryman


24 Charles St. .


Butler, A. Webster


Farmer 202 North Elm St.


Carson, William B.


Shoeworker 55 Sunset Ave.


Chadwick, Frank G.


Sta'ry Eng'er 51 Francis Ave.


Clark, Arthur E.


Dairyman


480 West St.


Crocker, Edward H.


Town Clerk


11 Central Sq.


266 Pleasant St.


Shoeworker 271 South Main St.


Salesman 43 West St.


Ferranti, Albert L.


Farmer


550 North Main St.


Gardner, Charles E.


Shoeworker


29 West St.


Gardner, Clarence J.


Manufacturer


31 Crescent St.


Godfrey, Calvin E.


Carpenter


107 North Main St.


Harriman, Charles A. Salesman


351 North Elm St.


Hatch, Frank P.


Blacksmith


17 North Elm St.


Horton, Harold M.


Mail Carrier Crescent St.


Johnson, Herbert C.


Auditor


21 Crescent St.


Allen, Henry F.


Shoeworker


Salesman 59 Sunset Ave.


Cunningham, Charles T. Farmer


Daley, Daniel F.


Evrard, Ernest M.


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Keenan, John A.


Shoeworker Shoeworker Shoe F'man


457 South Main St.


Leavitt, Harry G.


547 North Elm St.


234 North Elm St.


Littlefield, Willis B. Lupien, Leo C.


Shoeworker


108 Bedford St.


MacLean, William J.


Shoe F'man


536 North Elm St.


McFadden, Francis J.


Shoeworker


610 East St.


Merry, Clifford E.


Shoeworker


259 Spring St.


Mitchell, William G.


Shoeworker


358 Spring St.


Nillson, Nils P.


Shoeworker


27 Cyr St.


Paine, J. Alton


Insurance 79 River St.


Porter, Emmons C.


Farmer 768 West Centre St.


Ripley, Harrie A.


Machinist 495 West Centre St.


Ryder, George F.


Farmer 322 East Centre St.


Shaw, Henry W.


Salesman


29 Ellis Ave.


Smith, Fred E.


Farmer 132 North Elm St.


Thomas, Francis E.


Accountant


138 North Elm St.


Washburn, George S.


Farmer 465 East Centre St.


Weeks, Warren E.


Shoe F'man 451 Matfield St.


White, Howard C.


Auto. Dealer 35 South Main St.


Wood, Alexander H. M.


Farmer


351 Manley St.


LIST OF JURORS DRAWN IN 1925


Belcher, John F.


Merry, Clifford E.


Berry, Charles W.


Mitchell, William G.


Butler, A. Webster


Norris, William E.


Clark, Arthur E.


Oliver, Walter E.


Davock, Thomas F.


Penpraese, John A.


Harriman, Charles H. Read, Christopher


Leach, Wilfred R.


Simmons, Charles E.


McFadden, Francis J.


Sullivan, Daniel T.


Town Clerk's Report.


BIRTHS RECORDED IN WEST BRIDGEWATER IN THE YEAR 1925


Date


Name


Name of Parents


1914


Dec.


7 Doris Bertha Simpson


John and Clara J. Chassey


1925 Jan. 3 Howard Baylis Taylor, Jr.


7 Jean Gillespie


12 Jacinto Arruda


15 Milder Ruta Kugis


24 Charles Edward Simono Feb.


Howard B. and Hazel M. Benson Wilfred F. and Olive Cole


8 Pauline Frances Howe Ernest A. and Laura C. Spratt Manuel and Marguerite Gimerais John and Beatrice Leucus Frank E. and Angelina J. Gagnon


16 Amy L. Corkum


20 Malcolm Neil Mackenzie 27 Loraine Marie Buckingham March 7 Elwood John Andre


12 Jeanette Beverly Sturgis


22 Evangelina Dorothy Salvador


30 Howard Allen Goff April


16 Norma Bernardine Welch


24 Dorothy Annette Foster


Wilson L. and Annie W. Clark Robert W. E. and Stella E. Turner Leroy and Mary Drouin


Joseph J. and Lillian M. Fongeal- laz


Harold S. and Grace W. Cyr


22 Roy James Monroe Robert A. and Gladys L. Holbrook


Joseph M. and Mary C. Chaves Irving A. and Avis F. Luther


Everett E. and Edith F. Godfrey Theodore E. and Maude C. Bennett


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27 Rena Filomena Rossi


30 Roger Willard Alger May 14 Shirley Mae Brewer


20 Francisco Cabral Rebello


20 Thomas J. Carnes, Jr.


22 Francis Charles Berry June


4 Carl Reynolds Ohlson, Jr.


7 Charles Herbert Blood


10 Ralph James Miles


15 Richard E. Johnson


17 Gladys Eleanor Bergstrom


23 Harold Otis Packard, Jr.


25 Richard Carlton Holmes


28 Vincenza Pistone


30 Eugune Dallas Lopes July


6 Kenneth Frederick Harlow Ralph Otis Forbes


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11 Patricia Lillian Reardon


14 Anna Mary Perry


14 Lawrence Chester Cole


25 John Teixiera, Jr.


Aug.


3 Thomas Edward Piver


3 John MacLean, Jr.


3 Claire Jaquith


6 Robert Axel Sigren


8 Albert Weston Willis, Jr.


9 Dorothy Eva Chaves


11 Joseph Leo Pomeroy


25 Irene Emma Cassani


31 Charles Perkins, 2nd Sept.


2 Marilyn Betty MacPherson


3 Teresa Marian Corce


15 Edward Osborne Macleod


23 Charles Rerford Crocker


27 Edith Katherine Madden Oct. 4 Stillborn


6 Betty Louise Fairbanks


Joseph and Esther Luchetti Mason W. and Dorothy V. Turner


George W. and Lois Clough Manuel C. and Lena Torres


Thomas J. and Elsie Cogswell Edward H. and Cluffie B. Maynard


Carl R. and Lillian Hulten


Leon H. and Hortense A. Seeley Thomas B. and Edith M. Rubbra Philip C. and Adeline E. Johnson P. Eric and Gerda Lundin Harold O. and Hazel F. Mosher Carlton B. and Catherine F. Parry Sebastiano and Frances Guzzardi Julius and Julia Burgess


Elmer G. and Hope G. Keith Durham W. and Ruth E. Spooner William L. and Mabel L. Witherill Quinteen and Mary A. Perry Lawrence C. and Theresa Corkum John and Emily Burgess


Edmund B. and Mary Travers John and Anna V. McDonald Edwin and Doris F. Phillips Hjalmar and Esther A. Swanson Albert W. and Hattie E. Hall Joseph S. and Mary M. Souza Harry J. and Elsie M. Rehill Livio and Asunta Levonchini Faelton C. and Dorothy Ferguson


Samuel A. and Glady C. Smith Anthony M. and Helen E. Riley Earle H. and Mildred W. Sproul E. Lester and Mabel Henry John W. and Edith E. Dahline


George F. and Edith S. Date


.


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8 George Nelson Brackett


10 Doris Evelyn Sears


15 Robert William Verity


15 Stillborn


17 Harvey Allen Scranton, Jr.


18 Mary J. Asack


20 William John Andrea


24 Vincent Silva


28 Wallace Francis Peterson Nov.


15 Anna Syrtha Finch


17 John Olof Manson


22 John Robert Gummow, Jr.


26 John Mendes Ribeiros


28 Ralph Hudson Ellis


Dec. 2 Muriel Esther Erickson


13 Margaret Julia Barros


13 John Stanton Kennedy


20 Arthur Burgess Perry


30


Earl Ritchie Gummow, Jr.


15 Jean Meredith Peterson Number of births recorded-74.


Randolph C. and Elizabeth M. Guild Herbert A. and Florence E. Murray Edward A. and Gertrude A. Parker


Harvey A. and Arlene M. Barker Michael J. and Sophie Thomas Manuel J. and Virginia Barross Antone and Julia Perry Frank E. and Jessie C. Hefler




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