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ANNUAL REPORT OF                                           THE         TOWN OF CANTON


Duplicate payment                              to collector, to be               re-

      funded, ...........................                                                     2. 00
Collector'     s    overpayment                         to     treasurer,         to
      be    adjusted, .......................                                                   35
                                                                                                             261.99

Outstanding January 15, 1934, per list, .. $                                                259. 99

Cash balance January 15, 1934, .........                                                      2. 00
                                                                                                             261.99


                    MOTOR                      VEHICLE              EXCISE          TAXES     1933
Commitment           per warrants, .............. $                                      9, 891. 29
Refunds:
       Abatements            after                payment, . $                128. 94
      In error, ..................                                              3.'29
                                                                                            132. 23
                                                                                                        10, 023. 52

Payments to treasurer, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                 6, 691.14
Abatements, ...........................                                                     451.70
Audit      adjustment:
       Refunds of motor vehicle                                  excise       taxes
           1932     charged to motor vehicle                                  excise
           taxes 1933, ......................                                                 3. 29

Outstanding           December                     31,       1933, ........              2, 877. 39
                                                                                                        10, 023. 52

O'.ltstanding January                           1, 1934, ..... . . . . ... $             2, 877. 39

Overpayment to collector,                                to be refunded,                      3. 00
                                                                                                         2, 880. 39

Payments           to treasurer                     January            1      to 15,
      1934, ............................. $                                                 104. 91

Outstanding January 15, 1934, per list, ..                                               2, 766. 74
Cash balance January 1'6, 1934, ........                                                      8.74
                                                                                                         2, 880. 39


                              UNAP OR'lUONED                 SEWER            ASSESSMENTS-            1933

Commitment, .......................... $                                                                26, 645. 24

Payments           to treasurer, ................ $                                      6, 988. 06

Oustanding           December                     31,    1933, .........                19, 657. 18
                                                                                                        26, 645. 24

Outstanding January 1, 1934, ...........                                                                19, 657. 18

Payments to treasurer January 1                                               to 15,
      1934, ....................... ....... $                                                64.62
Outstanding January 15, 1934,                                     per list, . . .       19, 592. 56
                                                                                                        19. 657. 18

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ANNUAL              REPORT                    OF             THE               TOWN OF CANTON


               INTEREST                ON       TAXES                                  AND       ASSESSMENTS

Collections        1933:
        Taxes      1931, ....................... $                                                  2, 006. 65
       Taxes 1932, .......................                                                           2,256.      01
        Taxes      1933, .......................                                                      343. 89
        Motor      vehicle       excise        taxes 1931,                                                    9.08
        Motor vehicle            excise       taxes 1932, .....                                                 134.46
       Motor vehicle             excise       taxes 1933, ... . .                                         15. 54
       Unapportioned               sewer           assessments, ..                                            8. 90
                                                                                                                         4, 774. 53
Payments to treasurer                       1933, ............ $                                    4, 773. 63
Audit adj".
         lstment:
       Interest        on      taxes         1931                 reported                   as

           taxes     1931, ...................... .                                                              9'3
                                                                                                                         4,774. 53
Collections        January 1 to 15, 1934:
       Taxes      1932, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $                                 45. 70
       Taxes       1933, .......................                                                         18. 87
       Motor vehicle            excise        taxes 1932, .....                                                 28
       Motor vehicle            excise        taxes                     19.33, . . .                          1.09
       Unapportioned               sewer          assessments,                                                  44
                                                                                                                            66. 38
Payments         to treasurer January 1 to
       15,   1934, .......................... $                                                         26. 44
Cash     balance January 15, 1934:
       Taxes 1932, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $                                     37. 17
       Taxes 1933, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                        2.49
       Motor vehicle            excise       taxes, ..                                       28
                                                                                                        39. 94
                                                                                                                            66. 38



                                     WATER                            RATES               1928

Outstanding Ja.nuary 1,                       1933, ..........                                                               8. 67
Payments to treasurer                           193.3, ............                                                          8. 67




                                     WATER                            RATES               1929

Outstanding January                    1,     1933, .......... $                                     247. 32
Collector' s overpayment                    to treasurer,                                                     5.00
                                                                                                                          252. 32

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ANNUAL                REPORT              OF      THE             TOWN OF      CANTON


Payments           to treasurer             1933, ............ $                     123. 23
Abatements 1933, ......................                                              129. 09
                                                                                                  252. 32




                                        WATER             RATES             1930

Outstanding January 1, 1933, ..........                                                           688. 19
Payments to treasurer, ................. $                                           236. 02
Abatements, ...........................                                              148. 66
O'~
  tstanding             December 31, 1933, ........                                  303. 51
                                                                                                  688. 19
Outstanding January 1, 1934, ..........                                                           303. 51
Payments to treasurer January 1 to                                          3D,
       1934, ..... . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. $                     3. 00
Outstanding January 3D, 1934, per list, ..                                           297. 51
Cash balance J anuary30, 1934, . . . . . . . . . .                                      3. 00
                                                                                                  303. 51




                                        WATiER            RATES 1931

Outstanding January 1, 1933, ..........
Audit adjustments: Water construction                                       re-

    ported as rates 1931, ... ...... .....
Payment after abatement, ..............

Payments           to treasurer, ................. $
Abatements, ...........................
Audit  adjustment: Water rates 1931                                         1'6-

    ported as rates 1932, ...............
Outstanding December 31,              193.3, ........


Outstanding J.anuary 1, 1934, .......... $
Overpayment to collector- to be ref'.      mded


Payments           to treasurer              January           1      110   30,
       1934, ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $                   45. 30
Outstanding      January 30, 1934, per list, ..                                    1, 793. 93
Cash     balance January 3D, 1934, .........                                          36. 35
                                                                                                1, 875. 58




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ANNUAL                REPORT               OF       THE          TOWN OF CANTON


                                        WATER RATES                         1932

Outstanding            January            1, 1933, .......... $                      7, 485. 28
Audit adjustments:
   Water rates 1931                         reported            as        rates
              1932, ..........................                                             3. 00
      Water rates                1933        reported           as        rates
              1932, ..........................                                            14. 33
        Water       construction                reported         as : rates
              1932, ..........................                                            10. 00
      Abatement             in error, ................                                     3. 00
                                                                                                      7, 515. 61
Payments to treasurer, ................. $                                          2, 925. 64
Abatements, ...........................                                                  322: 07
Outstanding December 31, 1933, .........                                            4, 267. 90
                                                                                                      7, 515. 61


Outstanding January 1, 1934, ........... $                                          4, 267. 90
Overpayment to collector- to be refunded,                                                  6. 25
                                                                                                      4.274. 15
Payments          to treasurer               January            1 to ' 30,
     1934, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $                   65. 73
Outstanding January 30, 1934, per list, .                                           4,      188.47
Cash balance January 30, 1934, .........                                                  19. 95
                                                                                                      4, 274. 15




                                       WATER RATES                          1933

Oommitment, ..........................                                             24, 760. 35
Audit  adjustments:
     Additional charges not previously                                    com-

             mitted, ........................                                            53. 70
     Water         construction              reported as rates
             1933, ..........................                                            10. 00
     Overpayments                to collector, ..........                                    64
                                                                                                     24, 824. 75
Payments to treasurer, . ............ ...                                          17, 128. 60
Audit adjustments:
     Commitment in excess of detailed list,                                                  38
     Water rates 1933 reported as rates
            1932, ..........................                                             14. 33


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ANNUAL                REPORT               OF      THE TOWN              OF, CANTON



Outstanding                December         31,     1933, ........                7, 681.44
                                                                                               2'1, 824. 75


Outstanding January 1, 1934, ..........                                                         7, 681.44

Payments to treasurer January 1 to '.:10,
      1934, ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $              428. 98

Outstanding January                      30, 1934,    per list, .                 6, 898. 70
Cash balance January                      30, 1934, .........                       353. 76
                                                                                                7, 681.44




                                   WATER              CONSTRUCfION

Outstanding January 1, 1933, ........... $                                          331.50
Commitments, .........................                                              614. 27
                                                                                                  945. 77

Payments to treasurer, ................ $                                            35. 00
k~dit adjustments,
   Water construction reported as:
              Rates 1931, ......... $                                     5. 00
                 Ril.tes    1932, .........                              10. 00
              Rates         1933, ....... . .                            10. 00
                                                                                     25. 00
      Abatement              not    previously reported, ..                          20. 25

Outstanding                December        31,      1933, ........                  865. 52
                                                                                                  945. 77


Outstanding January 1, 1934 ..........                                                            865. 52

Payments to treasurer January 1                                      to    30,
      1934, .., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $               60. 00

Outstanding January 30, 1934, per list, ..                                          715. 52
Cash baIance January 30, 1934, .........                                             90. 00
                                                                                                  865. 52



       RECONCILIATION OF WATER COLLECfOR' S CASH

Balances        January            30,      1934,        per      tables:
      Rates       1930, . . . . . . . . . . . .. $                        3. 00
      Rates 1931, .............                                          36. 35
      Rates       1932, . . . . . . . . . . . . .                        19. 95
      Rates 1933, .. . . . . . . . . . . .                           3'53. 76
      Construction, ...........                                          90. 00
                                                                                    503. 06

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ANNUAL               REPORT              OF      THE         TOWN        OF, CANTON

 Interest     on    deposits, ....................                                      77
 Excess     cash, ...........................                                        71. 82
                                                                                                575. 65
 Collector'    s   overpayment to treasurer:
     Rates   192'9, ..................... . .. $                                      5. 00
 CaSh balance January 30, 1934:
     Canton Trust Company, per statement,                                           519. 10
     Cash in office verified, ..............                                         51.55
                                                                                                575. 65




                                      1932-        DOG LICENSES
                                George P. Capen, Town Clerk
Cash balance January 1, 1933, ..........                                                          18. 60
Payments           to tawn treasurer                   1933, ......                               18. 60


                                      1933-        DOG LICENSES
                                 Daniel         J. Flood,           Town Clerk

Licenses issued 1933:
       Males, 328 @ $ 2.00, ................ $                                     656. 00
       Spayed females, 40 @ $ 2. 00, ........                                       80: JO
       Females, 53 @ $ 5. 00, ...............                                      265. 00
       Breeders, 2 @ $ 25. O'J,..............                                       50. 00
       Breeders, 1 @ $ 50. 00, ..............                                       50.00
                                                                                              1, 101::>0
Payments to town treasurer, ............ $                                         991.60
Fees retained by town clerk, 424 @ 20c, ..                                          84. 80
Cash    balance        December            31, 1933, ........                       24. 60
                                                                                              1, 101.00
Cash balance J anual'Y 1, 1934, ..........                                                       24. 60
Payments        to town treasurer                   January           1 to
     30, 1934,....... . . . . .; . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . " $                 24. 60


                              1933-        SPORTING                 LICENSES
                                George P. Capen, Town Clerk
Due from town clerk January 1,                             1'933:
     1932      Duplicate          license, ...... $ .                   50
Licenses issued 1933:
     Resident citizens'               fishing, 3 @
          2. 00, ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              6. 00


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ANNUAL                 REPORT              OF                  THE    TOWN             01<1 CANTON


       Resident   citizens'           hunting, 24
         @ $ 2. 00, ..................                                        48. 00
       Resident   citizens'                     1
                                     sporting, ?:
         @ $ 3. 25, ....... . .. .. . . ....                                  87. 75
       Resident            citizens'          minor               and
            female       fishing, 2 @ $ 1.25, ..                                 2."
                                                                                  5Q
       Resident          citizens' trapping, 1
            @ $ 5. 25, ........                        5. 25
                                                                                                149. 5';)

Overpaid           to    Division         of    Fisheries
       and Game, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                               8. 50
                                                                                                              158. 50

Payments           to Division            of Fisheries
       and Game            1933, ............                                                   144. 25
Fees retained             by town clerk              1933,
       57     @ 25c, ..................                                                          14. 25
                                                                                                              158. 50


                                 1933-                     SPOR' fING         LICENSES
                                  Daniel        J. Flood, ' fown                        Clerk

Licenses         iss".led 1933:
       Resident         citizens'       fishing, 53 @
              2. 00, .................... $                                  106. 00
       Resident          citizens'        hunting,                      88
          @ $ 2. 00, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..                      176. 00
       Resident          citizens'        sporting, 17
            @ $ 3. 25, .................                                      5'5. 25
       Resident           citizens'           minor             and
            female       fishing, 3 @ $ 1.25, .                                3. 75
       Resident          citizens' trapping, 1
         @$ 5. 25, .................                                           5.25

       Duplicates, 3 @ $ .                    50, ......                       1.50
                                                                                                347. 75

Overpayments to Division                         of Fish-
       eries      and     Game, ............                                                      1.50
                                                                                                            349. 25

Payments           to Division           of Fisheries
       and  Game, 1933, ............                                                            308.75
Fees    retained by town clerk                         1933,
       1Ii2    @ 25c, .................                                                          40. 50
                                                                                                            349. 25


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ANNU AL                           REPOR' I' OF   THE     TOWN OF! CANTON


                               1934-       SPORTING              LICENSES

                                Daniel       J. Flood, Town               Clerk

Licenses            January 1 to 30, 1934:
               issued
        Resident citizens'fishing, 5 @ $ 2. 00, . $                                    10. 00
       Resident citizens' hunting, 20 @ $ 2. 00,                                       40. 00
       Resident citizens' sporting, 19 @ $ 3. 25,                                      61.75
       Resident citizens' trapping, 2 @ $ 5. 2'0,                                      10. 50
                                                                                                   122. 25

Fees     retained by town c'lerk        January                    1 to
       30, 1934, 46 @ 25c, ................. $                                         11. 50

Cash     balance       January           30, 1934, .........                      110. 75
                                                                                                   122. 25



                                            TOWN            CLERK

               1933 Town             Licenses         and   Miscellaneous          Receipts
Licenses       issued 1933:
       Common          victualler, .......                     1(';).
                                                                    75
       Sunday, ..................                              2Q5. 75
       Amusement, ... .... .......                               36. 00
       Auto      dealer, .............                           50. 00
       U sed     car    dealer, .........                         5. 00
       Garage, ..................                                10. 00
       Gasoline, .................                                1.00
       Fuel     oil, .................                            1. 50
    Junk, ....................                                   10. 00
       Pool    and  bowling, ........                            18. 00
       Wine     and malt beverages, .                       1, 775. 00
    Auctioneer, ...............                                   2. 00
    Sign, ....................                                    1.00
    Third class liquor, ........                                  2. 00
                                                                              2,218.     00

Miscellaneous          receipts :
    Town         histories, ..........                                                 2.00
                                                                                                2, 220. 00

Payments         to treasurer, .......                                        2,218.     QO
Cash balance December                     31, 1933
    and       Jan"J.ary ' 30, 1934, ....



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ANNUAL              REPORT                 OF    THE     TOWN      OF' CANTON


              RECONCILIATION                          OF TOWN CLERK' S CASH
                                  Daniel        J.    Flood, Town Clerk

 Balance   January 30, 1934:
        Sporting licenses, 1933, ... $                           110. 75
        Tawn       licenses,           1933, ......                2. 00
                                                                               112. 75
Excess       cash, ..................                                             6. 71
                                                                                                    119.46

 Cash balance         January 30, 1934:
        Canton       Trust Company, per
           statement, ..............                                                77.46
        Cash      in office, ............                                       42. 00
                                                                                                    119.46


                   CUSHMAN B. SHALER CHARITY FUND
                                  In    Custody of Town            Treasurer

                                                                           Savings
                                                                           Deposits         Total

On hand         at beginning of year 1933, ......                           12, 235. 20 $   12, 235. 20

On hand         at end of year 1933, . . . . . . . . . . . .                12, 235. 20     12, 235. 20

                    ReceiptF                                                Paymenti
                                                          1933
Income,                                        428. 22        Transferred     to town, . $     42'8. 22


                                               428. 22                                         428. 22



                    EMIL Y             E. HARDING                LIBRARY FUND

                                  In   Custody of Town             Treasurer

                                                                           Savings
                                                                           Deposits         Total

On hand at beginning of year 1933, .... $                                    990. 80 $         990. 80

On hand at end of year 1933, .........                                       950. 00           9'50. 00

                    Recei pts                                               Payments
                                                       1933
Withdrawn          from sav-                                 Transferred     to town, $         75. 77

    ings banil:, ....... $                      40. 80
Income, . . . . . . . . . . . .                 34.97

                                                 1'5. 77                                        1'5. 77



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ANNUAL            REPORT           OF     THE      TOWN OF CANTON


                  CAROLINE             T. DOWNES            LIBRARY     FUND
                            In Custody of Library              Treasurer

                                                                      Deposits              Total

                                                                      Savings
On hand at beginning of year 1933, .... $                              2, 154. 12 $          2, 154. 12
On hand        at end of year 193: 3, .........                        2, 230. 15            2, 230. 15
                    Receipts                                           Payments
                                                  1933
Income, . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $       76. 03      Added     to savings           de-
                                                           posits, ............. $               76. 0.3


               CEMETERY                AND    LIBRARY          TRUST FUNDS
                             In Custody       of Town Treasurer

                                                       Cash     in
                                                       General          Savings
                                                     Treasury           Deposits              Total
On hand at beginning of year 1933, $                                   39, 605. 39 $        39, 605. 39
On hand at end of year 1933, ... $                       150. 00       40, 355. 39          40, 505. 3'9
                   Receipts                                            Payments
                                                1933
Income, . . . . . . . . . . . . .      1, 398. 83    Added     to savings            de-
Bequests, ...........                    900. 00         posits, ......... . . .               750. 00
                                                     Transferred to town:
                                                           Cemetery     acount, ..           1, 188. 08
                                                            ibrary account, ..
                                                           I:                                         JO
                                                                                                    195.'
                                                     St.MarY"3 Cemetery, .                       1'5. 75
                                                     Cash in general treas-
                                                           ury at end of year,                 150. 00


                                       2, 298. 83                                            2, 298. 83




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INDEX


Selectmen'      s     Report .......................................                    3

       Town     Officers,          1933- 1934 ..............................            3

       List    of Jurors........................................                       10

       Report of Accounting Officer ..........................                         13

       Town     Notes           and    Bonds Outstanding ...................           39

       Outstanding Bills ....................................                          40

       Appropriations .......................................                          42

Tax Collector' s           Report ....................................                 48

Town      Treasurer'         s    Report .................................             51
       Funds        Given        to the Town in Trust .............' . . . . . ..      52

Assessors'          Statistics ......................................                  59

       Estimated          Value of Town Property. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 59
       Property Exempt                  from       Taxation ......................     59

       Valuation,          April      1,   1933 ..............................         60

       Taxes        Assessed ......................................                    60


Report of Police Department ..............................                             62

Fire    Department Report ..................................                           65


Highway Surveyor' S Report ...............................                             67

                                                                                       68
Report of Tree VVarden ... .......... ...... ................
                                                                                       68
Report of Gypsy Moth Superintendent ......................
                                                                                       69
Report of Sewer Commissioners ...........................

Cemetery Department Report .............................                               71

                                                                                       72
Report of Board of Health ................................
VVater   Department Report.......... .'.....................                           73

       Report of VVater Commissioners.......................                           75
                                                                                       76
       Report of Collector of VVater Rates. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
       Financial Statement ..................................                          79
       Statement           of     Outstanding           Bonds ......................   79

       Record of Pumps ....................................                            80



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Public Library Report ....................................                                                                       81

      Officers ..............................................                                                                     83

      Trustees' Report .....................................                                                                      84

      Treasurer' s Report ...................................                                                                     85

      Librarian' s Report ....................................                                                                    87


 Town    Clerk' s                                   Report .....................................                                  91

      Birtlis                       Recorded .....................................                                                92

      Marriages Recorded ..................................                                                                       98

      Deaths Recorded .....................................                                                                      104

           Intel'IIlents ...........................................                                                            110


Warrant          for Annual                                            Town     Meeting, March             5, 1934 ..........   112


School Department Report ................................                                                                       119

     School Committee for 1933 . ........ ........ ...........                                                                  121

     School Calendar for HI34 .............................                                                                     122

     Financial Statement ..................................                                                                     122

     Report of Superintendent                                                        of Schools ...................             125

     Distribution of Pupils by Ages, etc. ....................                                                                  128

     Attendance                                              Records ..................................                         130

     Teachers,                                  December 31, 1933 ..........................                                    134

     Report                     of                  High               School    Principal ......................               136

     Report of Supervisor of Drawing ......................                                                                     144

     Report                    of                  Supervisor of Mu& c . .... ........ ...... .....                             146

     Report                    of                 Physical Training                       and Athletics .............           147

     Report of Supervisor of Mechanical Drawing and Manual
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     Report of Teacher                                                   of Home        Economics .................             149

     Report                   of School                                 Physician ...........................                   149

    Report                   of School ~                                 urse ........................ .... ...                 150

    Report of Band Instructor .............................                                                                     151


Report   of State                                           Auditor                                                             159


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