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Licenses and Permits :
2nd Motor
$30.00
Junk
100.00
Pedlers'
30.00
Sunday
36.00
Victuallers'
18.00
Slaughtering
5.00
100
Pasteurizing
20.00
Dance
5.00
Music
1.00
Revolver permits.
.75
$245.75
FINES AND FORFEITS
Collectors' Receipts
$11.25
Fines-Court
$499.21
GRANTS AND GIFTS
From State:
Schools-Superintendent's Salary
$1,271.19
Massachusetts School Fund
4,824.02
Vocational Education
28.25
From County-Dog Licenses
737.24
$6,860.70
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Town Hall-rent $915.00
Town Hall lot-rent of Pasture
$50.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY-
Police-No-trespass signs $.20
Sealer of Weights and Measures
$67.81
Gypsy Moth:
Reimbursement from State $51.44
Reimbursement from Individuals
102.50
Lead
118.40
$272.34
Tree Warden:
Reimbursement from Individuals $11.75
101
HIGHWAYS
From State:
Maintenance, Chapter 81, 1928 $214.29
Maintenance, Chapter 81, 1929
3,868.78
Sale of old machinery
$4,083.07 $15.00
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Reimbursement, Mothers' Aid,
Cities and Towns $110.00
Reimbursement, Temporary Aid
Cities and Towns 39.00
Reimbursement, Temporary Aid
Individuals 19.00
$168.00
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
From State-State Aid $300.00
SCHOOLS
Reimbursement from Individuals
$50.00
LIBRARY
Fines, etc.
$55.75
UNCLASSIFIED
From County-Land Damage-East Street
$460.75
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES
Water Department:
Sale of water rates
Construction
$19,051.68
975.71
$20,027.39
102
INTEREST
On Taxes On Deposits
$1,886.49 308.77
$2,195.26
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Revenue Loans $85,000.00
AGENCY AND TRUST
Agency :
State Tax
$3,910.00
County Tax
6,660.40
$10,570.40
Trusts :
Income, Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
$103.00
Income, Library Funds
$1,041.66
REFUNDS
Schools
$195.13
Water
21.60
Health
.20
Liability Insurance
68.10
Hall
.25
$285.28
Cash Balances, Jan. 1, 1929:
General
$13,625.35
Water
4,726.30
$18,351.65
$251,588.50
103
PAYMENTS
DEPARTMENTAL-GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Selectmen:
Salaries
$491.00
Stationery and postage
4.00
Printing and advertising
98.34
Posting warrants
6.75
$600.09
FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT
Town Accountant :
Salary
$650.00
Telephone
26.47
Stationery and postage
3.05
Printing
19.07
Travelling expenses
3.00
$701.59
Auditing Municipal Accounts
$312.19
Collector and Treasurer :
Salary
$999.46
Stationery and postage
100.93
Printing and advertising
65.53
Telephone
42.84
Supplies
8.52
Official Bond
259.60
Messenger and burglary insurance
50.62
Rent of safe deposit box
3.00
Check books
19.50
$1,550.00
Assessors :
Bill of 1928, Transfers
$36.00
104
1929:
Salaries
$1,163.09
Clerks
176.10
Auto hire
33.00
Stationery and postage
5.75
Printing and advertising
81.30
Transfers
32.00
Supplies
6.10
$1,497.34
Town Clerk :
Salary
$540.00
Stationery and postage
15.40
Printing and advertising
27.93
Telephone
5.00
Auto hire
4.00
Official Bond
5.00
Posting notices
1.00
Repairing typewriter
1.00
Travelling expenses
10.00
$609.33
Other finance officers and accountants: Certification of notes
$6.00
Law:
List of Jurors
$2.75
Advise of Counsel
20.00
$22.75
Election and Registration :
Registrars
$24.00
Election officers
92.97
Stationery and postage
2.00
Printing and advertising
35.93
1
Meals
11.63
Posting notices
1.00
$167.53
105
TOWN COMMITTEES
Town By-Laws, Printing $17.60
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
Town Hall and Offices :
Janitor
$975.00
Telephone
117.71
Express
.90
Fuel
586.85
Record Ink
5.22
Light
223.22
Tuning Piano
7.30
Janitors' supplies
3.75
Repairs
153.47
Water
21.00
Repairing Typewriter and Adding Machine
17.00
Cleaning cesspool
24.00
$2,135.42
Town Hall Lot-Repairing fence
$37.55
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police :
Chief
$653.10
Policeman
315.63
Special Police
10.00
Road signs
55.64
Auto hire
74.65
Insurance
22.33
Beacons
105.00
Equipment
112.87
Motor-cycle, repairs
133.26
Motor-cycle, gas and oil
33.25
106
Analysis
15.00
Counsel fees
10.00
Printing, stationery and postage
13.50
Brockton Police Ass'n
18.00
Express
.72
$1,572.95
Dog Officer
$32.25
Fire Department :
Wages, fires
$472.27
Station duty and alarm system
182.00
Auto hire
2.50
Equipment
599.47
Repairs
50.05
Supplies
173.12
Telephones
276.90
Inspection, permits and fires
125.53
Bonus
200.00
Printing
9.25
Insurance
27.00
Rent
144.00
Freight
.50
$2,262.59
Fire Alarm System:
Wire
$57.01
Wiring
195.97
Codwell siren
1,210.00
Lumber and hardware
16.97
Express
.44
Labor
40.07
$1,520.46
$3,783.05
Water for Hydrants
$2,500.00
107
FORESTRY EXTERMINATION
Superintendent
$743.75
Labor
1,147.25
Teams
255.75
Repairing Sprayer
2.00
Storing Sprayer
15.00
Gas and Oil
73.37
Insecticides
16.25
Printing
1.10
Tools
13.61
Repairs, truck
118.10
Telephone
29.26
Insurance
42.20
Registration
2.00
Lumber
2.35
Freight and carting
5.47
$2,467.83
State Moth Tax
$34.24
Tree Warden :
Warden
$228.75
Labor
244.80
Gas and Oil
7.64
Tools
15.88
$497.07
INSPECTION-SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Wages
$70.00
Stationery
.80
Equipment and Repairs
26.86
Insurance, U. S. Scales
16.32
Advertising
3.92
$117.90
108
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Board of Health, quarantine, vital statistics and other expenses :
Salaries
$28.60
Laboratory work
61.00
Vital statistics
92.75
Medical attendance
3.00
Fumigation
33.60
Barnstable County Hospital
266.50
Plymouth County Hospital
357.50
$842.95
Plymouth County Hospital, Maintenance
$845.30
Visiting Nurse Association
$300.00
INSPECTION-ANIMALS AND SLAUGHTERING
Animals :
Salary
$100.00
Slaughtering :
Salary
$268.20
Telephone
34.94
$303.14
Cess-pool
$6.00
HIGHWAYS
Maintenance :
Superintendent
$361.25
Labor
835.00
Cement, Cinders, Stone and Gravel
67.80
Rent
180.00
Equipment and Repairs
174.07
Truck hire
133.20
Gas and oil
164.57
109
Tools
79.42
Registration
4.00
Truck insurance
79.10
Fuel
2.50
$2,080.91
Street Signs and Bridges:
Superintendent
$50.00
Labor
433.15
Lumber, Paint, Hard-
ware and Cement
365.11
Painting signs and sign posts
27.60
Tools
6.45
$882.31
Maintenance, Chapter 81:
Superintendent
$752.50
Labor
5,279.50
Truck hire
1,683.00
Gravel
205.50
Stone
89.65
Tarvia and oil
316.57
Tile, Cement and Cinders
26.16
Pipe
372.84
Lumber
53.60
Brick
20.00
Grates and frames
25.75
Blades and bolts
21.00
Truck repairs
387.86
Tools
68.87
Insurance, Mack truck
51.00
Freight
1.70
Gas and oil
394.43
$9,749.93
Mack truck S
$3,923.00
50-
110
Road scraper
$525.00
South Elm Street, Seal Coat:
Labor
$67.20
Sand
30.00
Wire
3.70
Stone
8.60
Oil
156.00
Gas and oil
8.86
$274.36
Calcium Chloride :
Superintendent
$16.25
Labor
73.65
Gas and oil
11.04
Chloride
728.00
Freight
157.22
$986.16
Maolis Avenue:
Superintendent
$20.00
Labor
38.40
Cinders
28.00
Gas and oil
9.35
$95.75
Snow :
Superintendent
$90.31
Labor
212.10
Truck hire
420.00
Labor, side-walk plows
158.00
Repairs, side-walk plows
71.19
Repairs, trucks
44.30
Equipment, trucks
32.65
Hardware and tools
11.06
Gas and oil
37.22
- Freight
.40
$1,077.23
111
Sidewalks :
Superintendent
$40.00
Labor
120.00
Gas and oil
23.97
Tools
5,00
Gravel
9.30
Repairing truck
3.00
$201.27
Sidewalk, No. Elm Street :
Superintendent
$5.00
Tile
24.30
Labor
14.40
Construction
840.00
$883.70
Sidewalk, No. Main Street :
Superintendent
$70.00
Labor
450.00
Truck hire
47.25
Mixture
389.50
Gravel and Curbing
20.40
Cement, Lumber and Hardware
11.30
Gas and oil
9.64
$998.09
South Street :
Superintendent
$145.00
Labor
1,106.40
Truck hire
494.25
Gravel
150.00
Gas and oil
70.04
Repairing trucks
17.60
Tools
8.50
$1,991.79
112
Walnut Street :
Advertising
$5.80
Weighing
96.90
Construction
6,329.48
$6,432.18
East Street :
Advertising
$5.80
Construction
5,243.51
Grates and frames
24.00
Moving Hydrant
50.20
Weighing
54.00
Sanding
19.40
$5,396.91
Total for Highways
$35,498.59
State highway tax
$268.81
State highway tax, snow removal
$67.88
STREET LIGHTS
Edison Elec. Ill. Co.
$2,772.00
Edison Elec. Ill. Co., new lights
278.06
$3,050.06
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Salaries
$41.00
Groceries and provisions
694.58
Fuel
98.17
Clothes
27.32
Medicine and Medical attendance
59.50
Furniture
20.85
Cash
600.00
State institutions
537.00
Other Cities and Towns
1,654.47
Other Cities and Towns, Mothers' Aid
590.97
$4,323.86
113
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
State Aid
$258.00
Soldiers' Relief
278.98
Military Aid
90.00
Soldiers' Burial
200.00
$826.98
EDUCATION
Bills of 1926 and 1927:
Supplies
$138.88
Other tuition
87.75
Traveling expenses,
teacher's
22.00
$248.63
1929
General :
School Committees,
salaries
$385.00
Superintendents
2,188.97
School Physicians
300.00
Attendance officer
75.00
Printing, stationery
and postage
35.50
Telephones
212.17
Traveling expenses, Superintendent
255.70
Traveling expenses, Teachers
86.61
Teachers' Bonus
250.00
Tuning Pianos
21.00
Repairing clocks
15.00
Teachers' salaries,
elementary
18,794.44
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114
Teachers' salaries,
high 11,727.10
School Nurse, salary
666.70
School Nurse, travel- ing expenses 205.30
Text and reference
books, elementary 851.88
Text and reference books, high 463.16
Equipment and sup-
plies, elementary
891.77
Equipment and sup- plies, high
1,162.17
Freight
11.68
Other tuition
474.12
Transportation, ele- mentary
$3,866.50
Transportation, insur- ance 283.46
Janitor service, ele- mentary
2,395.50
Janitor supplies, ele- mentary
87.37
Fuel, elementary
1,910.12
Gas, high
37.58
Electric current, ele-
mentary
140.15
Diplomas and gradu-
ating exercises 72.86
Maintenance, Buildings and
Grounds :
Repairs, high
3.25
Repairs, elementary
744.78
Cleaning
39.80
Water, high
21.00
115
Water, elementary
147.00
Furniture, high
5.75
$48,828.39
$49,077.02
LIBRARY
Librarian, salary
$325.00
Assistants' salary
299.14
Books and periodicals
838.38
Light
13.40
Janitor
91.63
Equipment
45.40
Printing, postage and stationery
8.00
Fuel
42.00
Supplies
38.62
$1,696.57
RECREATION
Memorial Day
$98.45
Care Monument Grounds
$42.50
PARKS
Care of Elm Square
$31.10
Putting out Flag, Central Sq.
5.50
$36.60
UNCLASSIFIED
Printing and distributing Town Reports
$502.60
Liability insurance
423.18
Fire insurance
535.21
Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture
100.00
Damage settlement
476.20
116
WATER DEPARTMENT
Maintenance :
Commissioners' salaries $150.00
Clerks
294.46
Office equipment and
supplies
33.26
City of Brockton, water 5,081.94
Stationery and postage
72.00
Printing and advertising 121.49
Telephone
1.75
Liability insurance
100.10
Truck insurance
5.00
Freight and express
5.30
Moving hydrant
2.00
Repairing hydrant
7.10
Explosives
1.80
Registering truck
2.00
Labor
2,059.69
Pipes and fittings
444.62
Gas and oil
68.71
Repairing meters
28.94
Repairing truck
119.65
Tools
11.95
Supplies
7.72
Equipment
4.54
Sidewalk and service
boxes
52.20
$8,676.22
Bonds and Interest :
Bonds
$5,535.00
Interest
2,184.30
$7,719.30
117
Construction, New Main, less than 6-inch : Labor
$82.30
$16,477.82
CEMETERIES
Care of Cemeteries
$135.50
INTEREST
On temporary loans
$2,597.50
On school loans
200.00
$2,797.59
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Temporary loans
$70,000.00
School loans
3,000.00
$73,000.00
Taxes :
State Tax
$3,910.00
County Tax
6,660.40
$10,570.40
REFUNDS
Taxes :
Excise tax
$43.96
Corporation tax
38.84
Water dept.
48.50
$131.30
$221,233.19
Cash balances Dec. 31, 1929:
General
$21,686.41
Water
8,668.90
$30,355.31
$251,588.50
118
Unpaid bills of 1929: Soldiers' Burial Highways Collector and Treasurer
$200.00
30.00
49.04
$279.04
BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1929 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Cash :
In banks and offices:
General
$21,686.41
Water
8,668.90
Library
25.00
Temporary Loans : In anticipation of revenue Premium on loan Appropriation balances : Water Department:
$35,000.00 14.00
Accounts Receivable : Catherine M. Howard, Collector :
Surplus War Bonus Fund
Taxes :
Overlay (reserved for abatements) :
Levy of 1927
$3,460.20
Levy for 1927 $813.29
Levy of 1928
10,259.80
Levy for 1928
1,341.46
Levy of 1929
35,915.64
Levy of 1929
1,094.19
$52,238.76
5,991.56
Water Rates:
1927
$238.68
5,551.85
1928
865.33
1929
4,447.84
$5,551.85
Water Revenue, available for appropriation East Street
5,367.54
1,603.09
$30,380.31
Construction, No. 1 $1,518.00
Construction, No. 2 1,783.36
$3,301.36 1,540.32
Excise Tax 1929
2,603.12
$3,248.94
Reserve Fund (surplus overlay) Westdale Improvement Society Water Revenue
174.76
Com. of Mass .: State Aid Military Aid
Walnut Street
2,567.82
$258.00
Land Drainage, East Street
.460.75
45.00
Departmental Revenue 503.00
Soldiers' Burial
200.00
Finance Committee
10.00
Highways, Chapter 81
31.22
Library Trust Funds
182.03
County of Plymouth, Walnut Street
3,000.00
Surplus Revenue
23,785.00
Overdrawn Soldiers' Burial
200.00
$91,905.14
$91,905.14
DEBT ACCOUNT
Net Debt
$52,600.00 Water Loans School Loan
$50,600.00
2,000.00
$52,600.00
$52,600.00
TRUST ACCOUNTS i
Trust Funds : Cash and Securities
$24,419.22
Cemetery Funds : Alfred E. Alger fund $205.96 William Burke fund 164.43 Davis Copeland fund 207.32 Mrs. Henry Copeland fund 104.63
2,603.12
Motor Excise Tax Revenue
Lyman and Nathan Cope- land fund 659.93
Samuel G. Copeland fund 209.94 Martha K. Crosby fund 102.68 Mary A. Dewyer fund 142.01
The Hartwell fund 300.00
Julia M. Hooper fund 122.22
Isabelle Howard fund 103.51
Samuel H. Howard fund 101.20
S. Nelson Howard fund 100.05
Hattie M. Jennings fund 105.17
Warren C. Kinney fund
200.00
Henry J. LeLacheur fund
102.78
Fred A. Perkins fund
102.86
Rossa R. Shaw fund 305.92
Oren Smith fund 153.93
So. St. Cemetery fund 324.04
Charles C. Thayer fund
192.28
$4,010.86
Library Funds :
Cornelia Alger fund $785.09
Nathan Copeland fund 644.64
Mary N. K. Edgerly fund 538.80
Francis E. Howard fund 521.29
Mary L. Perkins fund 1,093.20
Mary P. Whitman fund 16,825.34
$20,408.36
$24,419.22
$24,419.22
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STATEMENT OF TRUST FUNDS
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Savings Bank Deposits Totals
On hand at beginning of year
$3,741.12
$3,741.12
On hand at end of year
4,010.86 4,010.86
Receipts
Income
$172.74
Bequests
200.00
Deposited Deposited in Savings Bank $372.74
$372.74
Withdrawn from
Savings Bank
$103.00
Expenditures
103.00
$475.74
$475.74
Name of Fund
Jan. 1, 1929
Receipts
Withdrawn
Jan. 1, 1930
Alfred E. Alger
$200.83
$10.13
$5.00
$205.96
William Burke
161.27
8.16
5.00
164.43
Davis Copeland
204.97
10.35
8.00
207.32
Mrs. Henry Copeland
104.64
4.99
5.00
104.63
Lyman and Pardon
Copeland
651.95
32.98
25.00
659.93
Samuel G. Copeland
208.47
9.47
8.00
209.94
Martha K. Crosby
103.00
4.68
5.00
102.68
Mary A. Dewyer
135.86
6.15
142.01
The Hartwell
300.00
7.50
7.50
300.00
Julia M. Hooper
116.34
5.88
122.22
Isabelle Howard
103.80
4.71
5.00
103.51
Samuel H. Howard
100.00
4.30
3.00
101.20
S. Nelson Howard
100.00
5.05
5.00
100.05
Hattie M. Jennings
103.23
4.94
3.00
105.17
Warren C. Kinney
200.00
200.00
Henry J. LeLacheur
102.86
4.92
5.00
102.78
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Fred A. Perkins
100.78
5.08
3.00
102.86
Rossa R. Shaw
294.78
14.14
3.00
305.92
Oren Smith
154.43
7.00
7.50
153.93
So. St. Cemetery
309.98
14.06
324.04
Charles C. Thayer
183.98
8.35
192.28
$3,741.12 $372.74 $103.00
$4,010.86
LIBRARY TRUST FUNDS
Savings Bank Deposits
Totals
On hand beginning of year
On hand at end of year
$20,292.15 $20,292.15 20,408.36 20,408.36
Receipts
Deposited
Income
$975.84
Deposited in Bank $975.84
Withdrawn from
Savings Bank 1,041.66
Expenditures
1,041.66
$2,$17.50
$2,017.50
Name of Fund
Jan. 1, 1929
Receipts
Withdrawn
Jan. 1, 1930
Cornelia Alger
$747.28
$37.81
$785.09
Nathan Copeland
613.61
31.03
644.64
Mary N. K. Edgerly
526.22
23.19
$10.62
538.79
Francis E. Howard
508.90
23.03
10.63
521.30
Mary L. Perkins
1,040.55
52.65
1,093.20
Mary P. Whitman
16,855.59
808.13 1,020.41
16,825.34
$20,292.15 $975.84 $1041.66 $20,408.36
ARTHUR C. PECKHAM,
Town Accountant.
Report of Tree Warden.
The trees of the town are in fair condition. I have re- moved seven that were considered dangerous. One excep- tionally large and very old tree was located at the corner of Howard and River Streets. I have bolted two large trees and removed a number of dead limbs, and others that were too long. I have also cut bushes on the following streets : West, Beacon, East, Walnut, South and Aldrich streets. I wish to thank the Superintendent of Streets for the assist- ance rendered this department during the year.
EXPENDITURES
Christopher Read, labor
$228.75
Levi T. Nute, labor
206.40
Ernest W. Wetterberg, labor
24.00
Harry D. Green, labor
14.40
Supplies and Tools
23.52
Total
$497.07
CHRISTOPHER READ,
Tree Warden.
Moth Report.
The condition of the gypsy moth pest in the town re- mains the same as last year. We find them scattered all over town. The only way to keep them under control is to continue fighting. We have scouted the town for egg clusters and have cremated all we have found. We have also sprayed all the trees along the roadside.
EXPENDITURES
Christopher Read, labor
$743.75
Levi T. Nute, labor
627.60
Thomas Luddy, labor
110.40
Albert A. Howard, labor
172.00
T. Prescott Snell, labor
87.75
Antone Sousa, labor
72.00
Edwin N. Nichalas
70.20
Francis A. Mahoney, labor
98.40
Wiswell L. Height, labor
70.20
Antone Pagani, labor
98.40
Telephone
29.66
Standard Oil Co., gasoline
34.40
Lathrop's Garage, repairs
52.50
Elm Sq. Garage, tires and repairs
46.65
O. Belmore, gasoline
43.57
Catherine Howard, storage
15.00
Warren Soap Co., spraying compound
16.25
Purdy Battery Shop, battery
12.75
Insurance
42.20
Miscellaneous
22.15
Total
$2,467.83
Total Receipts
$272.34
CHRISTOPHER REED,
Local Superintendent.
Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
In compliance with the requirements of the State law, I have the honor to submit my annual report of this office. During the year I have visited the various places of busi- ness and have tested and sealed, or condemned the following weighing and measuring devices:
Sealed
Adjusted
Condemned
Platform scales
4
33
All other scales
1 56
3
Avoirdupois weights
125
Liquid measures
69
1
Gasoline pumps
37
Kerosene and oil pumps
10
RECEIPTS
Sealing and Adjusting Fees
$57.75
Peddlers License Fees
30.00
$87.75
EXPENDITURES
Christopher Read, Sealer
$70.00
Supplies and Insurance
47.90
$117.90
CHRISTOPHER READ, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Report of Fire Department.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :
In compliance with the requirements, I submit the re- port of the West Bridgewater Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1929.
CALL FORCE
The call force consists of twenty men, one chief, one assistant chief, three captains and five wardens.
APPARTUS
The apparatus consists of one Maxim 500 gallon triple combination pump and hose truck, one Federal combina- tion chemical and hose truck stationed at center, one Reo combination chemical and hose truck stationed at Coches- sett, one single drawn hose wagon at Jerusalem.
WIRE DEPARTMENT
There was feet insulated copper wire strung replacing old wire. The new Fire Alarm has proven satisfactory and a great aid to the department, which was proven at the late fire at Howard C. White's on South Main Street.
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FIRES AS THEY OCCURRED
Jan.
John Segren, Matfield St. Grass.
7 Edward J. McCormick, South Main St. Chimney fire.
18 George Reed, East St. Chimney fire.
22 Herbert E. Thompson, North Main St. Automo- bile fire.
23 Charles Vosmous, West Center St. Grass fire.
Feb. 7 William Curtis, Howard St. Chimney.
13 John Carlson, Brooks Place. Chimney.
18 Alex Polus, North Main St. House fire.
25 Albion H. Holmes, South Elm St. Chimney fire.
26 Edward F. Winslow, Plain St. Garage and Auto- mobile fire.
Mar. 2 Sybilla E. Leonard, Commonwealth Ave. Chim- ney fire.
5 Cochessett School. Chimney fire.
Charles H. White, Central Square Chimney fire.
10 David Minskey, North Elm St. House fire.
13 Catherine Howard, West Center St. Woods fire.
17 Old Murphy Place, East St. Grass.
19 James McFadden, East St. Woods and grass.
19 Woods Fire, South Thayer Ave.
20 Bragas Garage, Central Square. Caught from oil heater.
21 Mattie Mason, Woods and grass fire.
20 Call from Ideal Hospital, John Hayward. Burn- ing brush.
21 Albert Barker, North Main St. Brush.
21 Fred Condon, Crescent St. Brush and grass fire.
22 Manuel Burrows, Progressive Ave. Brush.
30 George Alger, Scotland St. Burning brush-had a permit.
31 Evan Golder, Maolis Ave. Grass.
31 Arch St. Grass fire.
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Apr. 2 John Maddan, Bedford St. Chimney.
3 Evelyn Wades, North Elm St. Grass.
3 Grass fire, Cross St.
5 Raymond's, East St. Grass fire.
4 George Stone, Matfield St. Woods and grass.
8 Fred Fullers, Highland Ave. Woods and grass fire.
May 18 Margaret Cotters, Bedford St. Woods fire.
18 - Russell Murreys, Sunset Ave. Automobile fire.
31 , Aldridge Rd. Woods fire.
June 7 John Carlson, Brooks Place. Woods fire. .
10 Grant St. Woods fire.
11 Margaret Cotters, South St. Woods fire.
14 Grant St. Woods and peat fire.
14 Grant St. Peat fire, second call.
14 Grant St. Peat fire, June 26.
26 Charles Leonard's 11/2 story frame house.
30 Arch St. Plank house.
28 Gustave Peterson. Woods and grass fire.
Aug. 2 Henry Bartlett. Flagg Meadow grass fire.
Sept. 4 Call from North Easton for aid.
22 Albion Holmes, South Elm St. Chimney fire.
Oct. 27 Howard B. Wilbur, East Center St. Chimney fire.
28 Robert McDonald's, East Center St. Chimney fire.
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Arch St. Plank house.
Nov. 8 Anna Lawson, Vital Ave. Frame barn.
24 W. F. Ryder, East Center St. Chimney fire. 27 Adolph Anderson, Howard St. Chimney and roof fire.
30 Michael Luciano, South Main St. Grass fire.
Dec. 1 Erland Porter, West St. Chimney fire.
16 Erick Bergstrom, North Main St. Chimney fire.
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Wages of. Firemen
$472.27
Alarm System and Station Duty
182.00
Equipment
599.47
Repairs
50.05
Supplies
173.72
Light
8.93
Telephone
276.90
Bonus
200.00
Insurance
27.00
Auto hire
2.50
Rent
144.00
Freight
.50
Fires, inspection and permits
125.25
$2,262.59
In performing this service the apparatus has traveled 171 miles, laid 6,750 feet of 21/2-inch hose. It has raised 645 feet of ladders and used 866 gallons of chemicals.
In closing, I wish to thank the Selectmen and all others who have in any way helped the Department. To the officers and members of the Department, I extend my hearty thanks for their co-operation.
WARREN P. LAUGHTON,
Chief,
Report of Chief of Police.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I herewith submit the annual report of the West Bridgewater Police Department for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1929.
Appropriation $1,800.00
Fines returned to Town
599.65
Unexpended Balance 200.05
Net cost of Police Department to Town
973.30
Stolen property recovered 1,944.00
Complaints Investigated 376
CAUSE OF ARREST
Operating without license 4
Driving under influence of liquor
12
Driving without registration
4
Driving to endanger
6
Speeding
23
Going away after accident without making self known
2
Failing to keep to right of center of road
15
Uninsured automobile
3
Uninsured motorcycle
1
Attaching number plates unlawfully
4
Failing to slow down 10
No rear light
1
No head lights
1
Breaking and entering at night thime
2
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Assault and battery
Drunk
4 20
Tramp
1
Vagrancy
1
Non-support of minor child
5
Non-support of wife
4
Violating regulation of public health
1
Peddling without license
1
Not paying weekly wage
1
Misappropriation
1
Larceny
11
Disturbance
5
Milk not up to standard
2
Fugitive from Justice
1
Illegal manufacturing
2
Illegal transportation
1
Keeping and exposing
2
Using leased property as a container of intoxicating liquor
1
Operating motor vehicle so that proper operation of said motor vehicle was impeded
1
MISCELLANEOUS
Automobile accidents
52
Accidents where persons were injured
26
Auto accidents where persons were taken to doctor
11
Auto accidents where persons were taken to hospital
10
Cruelty to animals investigated
1
Liquor searches
8
Automobile papers made out
150
Capais
2
Persons taken to State Farm Hospital
1
Automobiles recovered for other departments
4
Summons for other Police Departments
23
The motorcycle has traveled 6,422 miles in the per-
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formance of its duties.
The department has placed road signs at all dangerous corners, crossings, and intersecting streets and at all School houses on black roads.
Because of the danger to school children from the heavy automobile traffic, this department has formed a school traffic police force among the school boys. Their duties are to see that the children do not play and that they keep well to the side of the street going to and from school. This department is very proud of the way the officers have handled the work and the interest they have taken. I wish to thank the teachers for their hearty co-operation in this work.
I wish to impress upon the parents the need of instill- ing into the children the danger of accidents which may be avoided by exercising caution and care by themselves.
In closing I wish to thank the Selectmen and all others who have in any way helped the department. To the offi- cers I extend my hearty thanks for their co-operation.
EXPENDITURES FOR 1929
Chief
$653.10
Policemen
315.63
Special Police
10.00
Road signs
55.00
Auto hire
74.65
Insurance
22.33
Beacons
105.00
Motorcycle repairs
133.26
Gas and oil
33.25
Analysis
15.00
Brockton Police Association
18.00
Express
.72
WARREN P. LAUGHTON, Chief of Police.
State Auditor's Report, 1929.
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February 12, 1930
To the Board of Selectmen,
Mr. James A. Hemenway, Chairman, West Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the ac- counts of the town of West Bridgewater for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1929, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws. This report is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Edward H. Fenton, Chief Accountant of this Division.
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