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171.83
Janitor's Supplies & Repairs
70.00
Books and Periodicals
490.97
Fucl and Light
89.89
Other Expenses
66.85
1,847.64
Unexpended Balance reverting to Revenue 412.36
75
LIBRARY TRUST FUNDS
Expenses:
Books, Periodicals and Bindings
246.92
UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENTS
Appropriation
Expenses
Care of Monument Grounds, Flags
1,210.00
1,104.94
Memorial and Armistice Days
300.00
286.50
County Aids to Agriculture
100.00
100.00
Town Reports
733.60
733.60
Diphtheria Clinic
100.00
100.00
Well Child Conference
50.00
50.00
Plymouth County Assessment
2,932.05
2,932.05
Christmas Tree Decorations
75.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
3.15
78.15
Tailings Account
8.92
Unexpended Balance reverting to Revenue
INSURANCE
Appropriation
1,691.88
Transfer from School Maintenance
1,534.00
3,225.88
Expenses:
Liability
1,228.12
Fire
1,997.76
3,225.88.
INTEREST
Appropriation
100.00
Unexpended Balance reverting to Revenue
100.00
WATER DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
Salary
550.00 17,000.00
Expenses
Refund
1.08
17,551.08
Salaries:
Registrars 550.00
118.56
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Expenses:
Superintendent
1,357.25
Labor
2,750.18
Call Station
207.00
Water
8,374.33
Stationery, Postage & Printing
241.54
Truck Repairs
175.46
Pipe Fittings
1,218.98
Gas & Oil
115.59
All Other
139.33
15,129.66
Unexpended Balance reverting to Water Receipts
2,421.42
Appropriation for New Water Department Truck
1,000.00
Expense
1,000.00
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION - WATER INVESTIGATION 1945 Balance 3.24
Balance carried forward to 1948
3.24
CEMETERY
„Appropriation
250.00
Expenses:
Care of Cemeteries
137.60
Unexpended Balance reverting to Revenue
112.40
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Assessed in Tax Levy
Payments to the Commonwealth:
State Tax
2,900.00
State Audit
331.42
State Parks and Reservations
160.12
Over-Assessment carried over to 1948
1,357.52
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COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH
Assessed in Tax Levy
Payments to the County:
County Tax
8,638.00
Old Age Recovery Refunded to State and Other Cities and Towns
407.19
Certified Prior Year's Bills
129.00
Dog Licenses paid to the County
1,008.80
Federal Withholding Tax
10,387.30
Retirement Deductions
487.51
AGENCY & TRUST INVESTMENTS
New Principal
Withdrawal
Income
Scholarship Fund
187.50
Cemetery Perpetual Carc
109.00
Library Interest Accounts
346.40
Investment Fund
1,000.00
1,337.50
1,000.00
296.50
1,683.90
Refunds:
Personal Property
38.50
Real Estate
340.73
Poll
4.00
Motor Vehicle
22.83
TOTAL PAYMENTS
285,425.07
RESERVE FUND
Appropriation from Overlay Surplus
3,000.00
Collector
75.52
Firc
486.68
Police
412.87
Trce Warden Expense
300.00
Election and Registration
52.61
Dog Officer
38.54
Hcalth
40.81
Snow Removal
1,217.24
Christmas Tree Decorations
3.15
2,627.42
Unexpended Balance reverting to Overlay Surplus
372.58
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS, 1947
RECEIPTS
Revenue
1945
1946
1947
GENERAL REVENUE
Taxcs:
Property
105,364.69
128,026.39
151,132.10
Poll
1,814.00
2,048.00
2,148.00
Income
14,143.00
18,139.00
19,245.65
Corporations, etc.
6,705.16
7,006.20
7,021.12
Licenses & Permits
2,242.00
2,518.00
1,755.00
Fincs & Forfeits
182.80
93.50
80.00
Grants and Gifts:
From the State
6,152.85
5,445.27
5,442.32
From the County (Dog Licenses) 1,260.80
841.31
827.56
COMMERCIAL REVENUE
Privileges:
Motor Vehicle Excise
4,177.62
6,119.18
9,169.94
Departmental:
General Government
547.31
692.25
661.28
Protection of Persons & Prop.
151.35
38.57
23.64
Hcalth
309.36
781.35
220.71
Highways
3,401.83
2,909.65
13,786.94
Charities
32,102.16
35,486.04
43,880.25
Veteran's Benefits
220.00
312.50
186.93
Schools
3,039.05
3,134.76
3,643.15
Library
102.71
86.27
80.96
Unclassified
8.92
Water Department
16,564.34
18,850.05
17,503.01
Interest
388.16
1,055.56
2,284.85
198,869.89
233,593.85
279,102.33
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NON-REVENUE
Agency:
County Dog Tax
1,068.40
1,059.80
1,008.80
Trust and Investment
11,257.17
10,932.75
13,717.30
Refunds
65.22
24.29
121.40
Total Non-Revenue
12,390.79
12,016.84
14,847.50
Total Receipts
211,260.68
245,610.69
293,949.83
Cash Balance from Previous Years
66,371.88
63,933.56
73,813.94
277,632.56
309,544.25
367,763.77
PAYMENTS
FROM REVENUE
Expenses:
General Government
10,957.09
12,016.43
12,546.17
Protection of Persons & Prop.
14,358.48
13,878.79
15,059.32
Health and Sanitation
1,965.78
1,540.71
2,064.12
Highways
21,811.19
33,499.39
53,046.47
Charities
40,791.09
48,179.48
58,079.64
Veteran's Benefits
1,589.70
1,156.49
713.39
Schools
65,483.38
71,793.63
89,088.35
Public Library
1,920.33
2,228.20
2,094.56
Recreation
638.45
1,131.85
1,183.09
Unclassified
6,671.70
2,771.43
7,575.90
Water Department
11,433.11
17,510.73
16,129.66
Cemeteries
125.72
130.51
137.60
Interest
30.40
10.00
Maturing Bonds and Notes
2,000.00
2,000.00
Total Expense
179,776.42
207,847.64
257,718.27
FROM NON-REVENUE
Agency:
State Tax
3,876.00
2,900.00
2,900.00
State Parks & Reservations
101.72
219.29
160.12
State Audit
318.47
48.23
331.42
County Tax
7,224.88
8,280.29
8,638.00
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Dog Licenses to County
1,068.40
1,059.80
1,008.80
Trusts and Investments
13,636.55
8,214.90
2,980.40
Refunds
68.91
40.92
813.25
Payroll Deductions
7,727.65
7,119.24
10,874.81
Total Non-Revenue
33,922.58
27,822.67
27,706.80
Total Payments
213,699.00
235,730.31
285,425.07
Cash Balance at end of year
63,933.65
73,813.94
82,338.70
277,632.56
309,544.25
267,763.77
PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS
Invested in
Jan. 1, 1947
Income Earned
Income Paid Out
December 31, 1947
Name of Fund Cemetery Trust Funds
Evrard-Alger
Brockton Savings Bank
200.71
3.02
3.50
200.23
Alfred E. Alger
K. Bridgewater Savings Bank
202.24
3.04
5.00
200.28
Sanford Alger
E. Bridgewater Savings Bank
50.76
.76
1.50
50.02
William Burke
E. Bridgewater Savings Bank
153.08
2.31
5.00
150.39
Μ. A. Clapp
Brockton Savings Bank
400.05
6.02
6.00
400.07
Davis Copeland
E. Bridgewater Savings Bank
200.27
3.01
3.00
200.28
Mrs. Henry Copeland
Brockton Savings Bank
100.34
1.51
1.50
100.35
Lyman & Pardon Copeland
E. Bridgewater Savings Bank
655.57
9.86
10.00
655.43
Samuel G. Copeland
Peoples' Savings Bank
200.90
3.02
3.00
200.92
Samuel G. & James Copeland
Brockton Savings Bank
1,067.11
16.06
7.00
1,076.17
Martha K. Crosby
Peoples' Savings Bank
100.06
1.50
1.50
100.06
Mary A. Dewyer
Peoples' Savings Bank
100.19
1.50
1.50
100.19
Michael Dewyer
E. Bridgewater Savings Bank
101.53
1.53
3.00
100.06
John E. & Desire L. Gould
Brockton Savings Bank
100.03
1.50
1.50
100.03
The Hartwell Fund
E. Bridgewater Savings Bank
301.39
4.53
5.00
300.92
Etta L. Hartwell
Peoples' Savings Bank
340.46
5.12
345.58
Frank P. Hatch
E. Bridgewater Savings Bank
161.65
2.43
3.00
161.08
Julia M. Hooper
E. Bridgewater Savings Bank
154.55
2.32
156.87
Alba Howard
Brockton Savings Bank
100.95
1.51
2.00
100.46
Isabelle Iloward
Peoples' Savings Bank
100.06
1.50
1.50
100.06
S. Nelson Howard
F. Bridgewater Savings Bank
102.20
1.54
2.00
101.74
Samuel H. Howard
E. Bridgewater Savings Bank
102.53
1.54
4.00
100.07
Harrict M. Jennings
Brockton Savings Bank
100.40
1.51
1.50
100.41
Abbie B. Jones
Brockton Savings Bank
101.10
1.52
2.00
100.62
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Name of Fund
Invested in
Jan. 1, 1947
Income Earned
Income Paid Out
December 31, 1947
Frank H. Joncs
E. Bridgewater Savings Bank
150.00
2.26
152.26
Sumner D. Keith
F. Bridgewater Savings Bank 122.04
1.84
2.00
121.88
Warren C. Kinncy
E. Bridgewater Savings Bank
200.40
3.01
3.00
200.41
Henry J. LcLacheur
Brockton Savings Bank
100.34
1.51
1.50
100.35
Azcl Lothrop
E. Bridgewater Savings Bank
150.00
2.26
152.26
Joshua Morsc
E. Bridgewater Savings Bank
116.00
1.74
117.74
Emma F. Packard
E. Bridgewater Savings Bank
303.33
4.56
6.50
301.39
Fred A. Perkins
E. Bridgewater Savings Bank
100.70
1.51
2.00
100.21
Rosa R. Shaw
Brockton Savings Bank
374.83
5.64
10.00
370.47
Sarah F. Shipman
E. Bridgewater Savings Bank
100.47
1.51
1.50
100.48
Orrin A. Smith
Peoples' Savings Bank
150.86
2.26
2.00
151.12
Flora Snell
Brockton Savings Bank
100.65
1.51
1.50
100.66
South Street Cemetery
Peoples' Savings Bank
96.17
1.44
97.61
Robert Tibbetts
E. Bridgewater Savings Bank
100.35
1.51
1.50
100.36
Charles C. Thaycr
E. Bridgewater Savings Bank
221.53
3.33
224.86
Mary Elizabeth Wilson
E. Bridgewater Savings Bank
200.61
3.02
3.50
200.13
7,786.41
117.07
109.00
7,794.48
Library Trust Funds
Cornelia Alger
E. Bridgewater Savings Bank 675.00
675.00
Nathan Copeland
E. Bridgewater Savings Bank 500.00
500.00
Eliza P. Dalton & Millard O. Dalton
Brockton Savings Bank
250.00
250.00
Mary N. K. Edgerly
North Easton Savings Bank
250.00
250.00
U. S. Fourth Liberty Bond
250.00
250.00
Bridgewater Savings Bank
250.00
250.00
Francis E. Howard
U. S. Fourth Liberty Bond
250.00
250.00
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Name of Fund William J. Howard & Anna C. IIoward Mary L. Perkins Mary P. Whitman
Peoples' Savings Bank War Bond Series G
2,523.76
.34
2,524.10
E. Bridgewater Savings Bank 1,000.00
1,000.00
Brockton Savings Bank Bridgewater Savings Bank E. Bridgewater Savings Bank Peoples' Savings Bank 15,000.00
15,000.00
20,948.76
.34
20,949.10
Library Trust Funds
Interest Acct. No. 1
Brockton Savings Bank
344.07
230.25
152.67
421.65
Interest Acct. No. 2
Brockton Savings Bank
134.07
122.41
94.25
162.23
478.14
352.66
246.92
583.88
Scholarship Trust Fund William J. Howard & Anna C. Howard
44.30
44.30 5,000.00
War Bond Series G Income
81.06
126.31
187.50
19.87
5,125.36
126.31
187.50
5,064.17
Post War Rehabilitation Fund
Securities Par Value
Purchase
Income
Paid Out
Total Dec. 31, 1947
Series G War Bonds Savings Bank
53,000.00
1,000.00
1,340.96
1,000.00
54,792.04
451.08
53,451.08
1,000.00
1,340.96
1,000.00
54,792.04
Invested in Jan. 1. 1947
Income Earned
Income
Paid Out
December 31, 1947
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Peoples' Savings Bank
5,000.00
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REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH
During the year 1947 there were 133 reportable diseases sent in to the Board of Health as follows:
1947
1946
Anterior Poliomyelitis
1
0
Chicken Pox
31
20
Diphtheria
4
0
Dog Bites ·
16
8
German Measles
2
5
Measles
58
70
Mumps
7
0
Scarlet Fever
2
4
Whooping Cough
6
4
Scabies
3
0
Typhoid Fever
3
0
Total
133
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In January 1947 we had four cases of Diphtheria reported to the Board of Health. There were four positive cases of diphtheria reported; three of these were children attending the Cochesett school and one at home. To find out who was the carrier of this disease was extremely difficult, but with the help of State and the Town Board of Health, with the assistance of Mrs. Lillian Hewitt the school nurse, we immediately started to take cultures of all the children in the school and all those who were absent from school. In all we took one hundred and fifty cultures and our effort was successful as we found the carrier of this disease, and if it wasn't for the strict quarantine imposed upon these cases by the Board of Health I am afraid we would have had a diphtheria epidemic. So the Board of Health suggested that every school
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child who had the diphtheria toxoid immunization three years or over should have a booster dose, and the results were very good as I gave one hundred and eighty-six booster doses to the school children.
Last year the local health authorities warned the parents of children that the spread of diphtheria was reported throughout the State, knowing that we had four cases in town. The local health board feels that the parents of children should be warned again to have their children immunized. Records and statistics reveal that not a single death from the disease has occurred when the child has been inoculated. Therefore see to it that your child is inoculated for diphtheria either by your family physician or bring your child to the diphtheria clinic which will be held in April of this year. Children from six months to 10 years of age inclusive are eligible and parents are urged to take advantage of this free service.
Two cesspools and one house were condemned by the board of health as unsanitary. The house has not been taken care of, but the cesspools are now in good condition and found to be in accord with the requirements of the Board of Health.
The Diphtheria Clinic was held at the Town Hall in April and May of this year, under the direction and cooperation of the Board of Health, and assisted by Mrs. Lillian Hewitt, I gave three inoculations, three weeks apart, of Diphtheria Toxoid, to thirty-four children; the results were very satisfactory.
A. O. BELMORE, M. D. Health Officer
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CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
ANNUAL REPORT OF WEST BRIDGEWATER UNIT
For the Year - 1947
Number of Cases carried over from 1946
51
Number of Cases reopened during 1947
14
Number of New Cases during 1947
38
Number of Cases closed during 1947
51
Number of Cases carried over to 1948
52
Distribution of Unduplicated Cases with number of children during 1947:
Cases
Children
West Bridgewater
48
81
Whitman
1
1
Raynham
8
13
Easton
2
2
Plympton
4
5
Bridgewater
10
13
Hingham
12
13
Pembroke
4
12
East Bridgewater
1
5
Plymouth
1
2
Hull
3
4
Rockland
1
1
Halifax
1
2
Hanson
1
2
97
156
Average number of children served each month: 98
87
Children were referred by: West Bridgewater
Department of Public Welfare
Teachers and principals of Center School Sunset Avenue School Matfield School School Nurse
Pembroke
School Nurse Department of Public Welfare
Brockton
Director, Vocational School Child Guidance Center Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Bridgewater School Nurse Superintendent of Schools
Kingston Superintendent of Schools
Guidance Director, Hingham School Department Interested Individuals
Former Clients
Personal Applications
Agencies contacted on behalf of clients:
West Bridgewater Schools P. T. A.
St. Ann's Church
Aid to Dependent Children
Department of Public Welfare Red Cross Knights of Pythias
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Lion's Club Well-Child Conference
Bridgewater
Schools
Red Cross
Baptist Church
State Teachers College
Welcome Wagon
Brockton
School Department
Child Guidance Center
Catholic Charities Center
Pilgrim Foundation
Community Council
Aid to Dependent Children
State Department of Public Welfare
Family Service Association
Red Cross
United States Employment Service Girl Scouts
Assessors Plymouth County Extension Service
Brockton Hospital
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Boy Scouts
Juvenile Probation Officer
Y. M. C. A. Knights of Pythias
Legal Aid Society
Boston Social Service Index Catholic Charitable Bureau
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Massachusetts Department of Public Health Children's Friend Society
Aid to Dependent Children, Dorchester
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Division of Child Guardianship Division of Juvenile Training John Hancock Insurance Company Boys' and Girls' Camps, Incorporated Division of Mental Deficiency Massachusetts Conference of Social Work Center for Adult Education
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
Massachusetts Society for Social Hygiene Massachusetts Hospital Service
Prendergast Preventorium
Children's Hospital
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Community Council
Salvation Army Volunteers of America
King's Daughters
Massachusetts Training Schools, Boys' Division
Massachusetts General Hospital Children's Center, Roxbury
Pembroke Schools Chief of Police Department of Public Welfare Boy Scouts
Halifax Schools Our Lady of the Lake Church Department of Public Welfare
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Plymouth
Schools
Department of Public Welfare
Taunton
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Probation Officer Salvation Army State Hospital
Schools in
Hanson
Hingham
Easton
Plympton
Kingston
East Bridgewater
Schools Commercial Club
Raynham
Schools Aid to Dependent Children
Camps
Camp Wing, Duxbury Kiddie Kamp Camp Jenney Camp Wampatuck
New York Life Insurance Adjustment Bureau Cape Cod Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Massachusetts State College Extension Service Quincy Family Welfare Association Massachusetts Hospital School, Canton Wrentham State School
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Gordon Rest, Hanson Hanover Department of Public Welfare Rockland School Department Foxboro State Hospital
Reason for referrals to C. W. S. worker:
Children of all degrees of intelligence were re- ferred for help in adjusting to various situations at school and at home. Some symptoms of their mal- adjustment were as follows:
Repeated failure in scholastic achievement.
Lying.
Stealing.
Poor school attendance, including truancy.
Inability to work and play harmoniously with their associates.
Regression to infantile behavior, manifested by thumb-sucking, bed wetting, baby talk and crawling instead of walking.
Nervousness.
Extreme shyness.
Physical needs of school children are adequate- ly covered in most towns served by the school phy- sicians and nurses. However, parents were some- times referred because their attitudes concerning physical disability were affecting the well-being of their children and obstructing the possible work of health agencies.
Following is a summary of the calls made during 1947: Visits to homes 481
Visits on behalf of clients 560
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Interviews in office
With clients On behalf of clients Telephone Calls
24
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In: 274 Out: 614
Letters
In: 191 Out: 295
The office of Child Welfare Services is in the Town Hall, on the second floor. The full-time social worker and half-time sten- ographer are paid through a grant to the Town from the United States Children's Bureau. While most of the children referred are of school age, any child from birth to 21 years of age, regard- less of economic, religious or racial status, is eligible for service.
The unfailing cooperation of those individuals and agencies with whom I have come in contact has been thoroughly appreci- ated and I would like to take this opportunity to formally extend my thanks to them.
CLARA M. SHERMAN
Child Welfare Worker
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REPORT OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT
During the year 1947, the work of the Water Department consisted mostly of new services for new house construction, and also a few renewed services on some badly clogged pipes.
There is a great amount of old service pipes to be renewed in the next few years. Most of the old services are of galvanized pipes, and in some places are partly clogged with rust.
The Department has for many years installed copper tub- ing services, which makes a more permanent and satisfactory job, giving a free flow of water at all times, and unless broken, will last a great number of years.
Many phases of work have been carried on under the same difficulties that have handicapped the Department during the past few years due to the shortage and high cost of material, and difficulty in securing adequate labor. There seems to be no indi- cation that costs will be reduced during the coming year, and there is expected a great deal of new construction of houses in Town again next year.
This year, the Department has installed thirty-one new ser- vice pipes, and also renewed ten old service pipes.
Considerable work has been done on altering pipes, boxes and fittings in new road construction on North Elm Street, and all hydrants in Town were also painted this year. The usual work of repairing leaks on mains, services and hydrants, and main- taining of old lines was carried on.
The equipment of the Department remains in fair condition at the close of the year, and there is a small supply of material and tools on hand.
Respectfully submitted,
ANTONE SOUSA,
Superintendent
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REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS
The Board of Water Commissioners, during the year 1947, have given a great amount of study to the low volume of water in the present system in the main pipes about the town.
After much work and study with the employees of the Brock- ton Water Department, it was found that an insufficient supply of water for fire and domestic use is coming in the two trunk lines that supply most of West Bridgewater.
After meeting with the Selectmen and Finance Committee on this matter, the Water Commissioners decided to engage an En- gineering Firm to investigate the situation. After their study, they recommended that the only solution was to install a stand- pipe and a pump system, and also to install new larger pipes on various streets about the Town to increase the volume and pres- sure of water for better fire protection and domestic use to the residents of West Bridgewater.
A special Town Meeting was called on November 24th on the water question. It was voted at that meeting to install a well field with pumping facilities and a stand pipe located on the high- est point in Town. Also at that meeting, it was voted to install larger main pipes on various streets about the Town.
This work will be let out to contract early in 1948, and it is expected to be completed before the end of the year.
We are most appreciative of the co-operation given by the Town Officers, Committees and others during the past year.
Respectfully submitted, JAMES C. KINNEY THOMAS C. CARNES THOMAS B. MILES, SR., Chairman
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REPORT OF TREE WARDEN AND SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTH SUPPRESSION
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
During the year 1947 much headway was made in the con- trol of Gypsy Moth and caterpillar by additional spraying.
In the coming year there should be extra spraying to retard the spread of the Elm Beetle throughout the town.
Respectfully submitted
ELMER W. HUNT Tree Warden and Moth Superintendent
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BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Total Appropriations at Annual Town Meeting March 11, 1947 $238,329.64
Appropriations at special Town Meetings since 1946 Rate was fixed 11,750.00
Total Appropriations made since 1946 Rate was fixed
250,079.64
State Tax 1947
2,900.00
State Parks and Reservations Tax
219.29
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
331.42
County Tax - 1947
9,936.35
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
4,932.94
State Parks and Reservations Tax Underestimate for 1946
82.24
County Tax - Underestimate for 1946
88.90
Overlay
3,797.27
Total Amount to be raised
272,368.05
Less Total Estimated Receipts
76,311.48
196,056.57
Less Amounts Taken from Available Funds
37,750.00
158,306.57
Less Poll Taxes (1216 at $2.00)
2,432.00
NET AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXES ON PROPERTY 155,874.57
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TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of Persons, Partnerships, Corporations, etc., assessed
On Personal Estate only
132
On Real Estate only
1,043
On both Personal and Real Estate
70
Total number assessed
1,245
Number of Polls assessed
1,216
Value of Assessed Personal Estate:
Stock in Trade
$ 29,650.00
Machinery
343,447.00
Live Stock
130,604.00
All other tangible Personal Property
14,250.00
Total value of Assessed Personal Estate
$517,951.00
Value of Assessed Real Estate
Land
$ 695,001.00
Buildings
2,835,660.00
Total Value of Assessed Real Estate
$3,530,661.00
TOTAL VALUE OF ALL ASSESSED
PROPERTY
4,048,612.00
Tax Rate per $1,000
38.50
Tax for all purposes spread as follows:
On Polls
2,432.00
On Personal Estate
19,941.40
On Real Estate
135,933.17
TOTAL TAXES ASSESSED 158,306.57
Number of Horses assessed
66
Number of Cows assessed
874
Number of Yearlings, Bulls and Heifers assessed
126
98
Number of Swine assessed
70
Number of Sheep assessed
16
Number of Fowl assessed
19,838
33
Number of Goats assessed Number of Rabbits assessed
50
Number of Acres of land assessed
8,954
Number of Dwellings assessed
940
EXEMPTED PROPERTY REAL ESTATE
Trustees of the Howard Funds in West Bridgewater
107,250.00
Old Bridgewater Historical Society
15,500.00
Baptist Society
6,700.00
Methodist Episcopal
8,325.00
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston
24,100.00
Sunset Avenue Congregational Society
4,700.00
Unitarian Society
13,500.00
Cemeteries (Privately owned )
4,540.00
Town Hall and Lot
15,500.00
Fire Station
2,000.00
Highway Building and Lot
9,500.00
Library
3,400.00
School Dept. (Land and Buildings )
66,100.00
Parks
8,800.00
Cemeteries (Town owned)
600.00
Various lots owned by Town
5,550.00
Property of the Commonwealth
2,523.00
Total value of Exempted Real Estate
298,588.00
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Old Bridgewater Historical Society
8,000.00
Trustees of the Howard Funds in West Bridgewater
7,000.00
Town of West Bridgewater: Water Department 152,000.00
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Fire Department
15,000.00
Library
8,000.00
School Department
7,000.00
Highway Department
4,000.00
Town Hall and Offices
3,000.00
Moth Department
2,000.00
Police Department
500.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
250.00
Tree Warden
100.00
Total value of Exempted Personal Property
206,850.00
Total value of all Exempted Property
505,438.00
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
NO. OF CARS VALUE
EXCISE
1st Commitment, Jan. 29, 1947
75
10,060.
366.65
2nd Commitment, Mar. 11, 1947
157
22,260.
812.13
3rd Commitment, Apr. 22, 1947
83
17,910.
619.94
5th Commitment, July 18, 1947
358
51,110.
1664.88
6th Commitment, Aug. 11, 1947
182
60,360.
2035.40
7th Commitment, Sept. 8, 1947
60
26,510.
728.66
4th Commitment, July 14, 1947
401
54,950.
1926.96
8th Commitment, Oct. 7, 1947
39
21,460.
583.06
9th Commitment, Nov. 5, 1947
92
60,730.
1266.59
10th Commitment, Dec. 17, 1947
51
28,920.
291.31
11th Commitment, Jan. 13, 1948
39
27,520.
156.45
1,537
381,790.
10,452.03
Average Value assessed per Car Average Excise per Car
248.40
6.80
WILLIAM W. PHILLIPS ROBERT G. DEAN ALBERT A. HOWARD Board of Assessors
100
REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my Annual Report of the West Bridge- water Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1947.
VALUE LOSSES AND INSURANCE PAID
Assessors' value of buildings
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