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Annual Reports of the Town Officers
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS,
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, TREASURER AND COLLECTORS; ALSO THE REPORTS OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, AND OTHER OFFICERS OF THE
TOWN OF ATTLEBOROUGH,
For the year ending, February 28th, 1887.
ATTLEBORO, MASS .: ATTLEBORO ADVOCATE BOOK AND JOB PRINT. 1887.
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TOWN OFFICERS, 1886-7. 1
SELECTMEN.
CHARLES T. GUILD, FRANK I. BABCOCK, HENRY K. W. ALLEN.
ASSESSORS.
CHARLES T. GUILD, FRANK I. BABCOCK, HENRY K. W. ALLEN,
||JOB B. SAVERY, ELTON I. FRANKLIN.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
SAMUEL P. LATHROP, GEORGE B. FITTZ, CHARLES T. GUILD.
TREASURER.
RANDOLPH KNAPP.
TOWN CLERK.
||JOB B. SAVERY, *JOHN T. BATES.
# Deceased. * Appointed by the Selectmen. #Resigned.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
MARK O. WHEATON, GEORGE E. OSGOOD, ¿MATTIE S. WOOD,
JOSEPH O. TIFFANY, BYRON R. HILL,
HENRY S. KILBY, MARY A. MATHIAS, *LEDA J. THOMPSON, HARVEY CLAP, LIDORA BRIGGS.
TAX COLLECTORS.
JOHN THACHER, EAST DISTRICT; CHARLES
T. GUILD, NORTH DISTRICT ; GEORGE F. IDE, SOUTH DISTRICT.
ROAD SURVEYORS.
CHARLES E. SMITH, DISTRICT NO. 1 ; HENRY K. W. ALLEN, DISTRICT No. 2 ; JOHN S. FOLLETT, DISTRICT NO. 3 ; OSCAR M. DRAPER, DISTRICT NO. 4 ; STEPHEN STANLEY, DISTRICT NO. 5 ; HORACE ELDRIDGE, DISTRICT No. 6; JESSE A. CARPEN- TER, DISTRICT NO. 7; FRANK E. SHAW, DISTRICT No. 8; PATRICK McMANN, DISTRICT No. 9 ; LOUIS L. READ, DISTRICT NO. 10 ; WILLIAM NORWOOD, DISTRICT NO. II; CHARLES A. BOWEN, DISTRICT No. 12; EZRA PERRY, DISTRICT NO. 13; CHARLES S. CUMMINGS, DISTRICT NO. 14; ALBAN S. BAR- NEY, DISTRICT NO. 15 ; EMERY E. WHITE, DISTRICT No. 16; EVERETT S. BROWN, DISTRICT NO. 17; JOHN MACDONALD, DISTRICT NO. 18; JAMES H. GEORGE, DISTRICT NO. 19; ELMER W. ATWELL, DISTRICT No. 20.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
CONSTABLES.
GEORGE F. STONE, ANDREW M. SPERRY, SAMUEL D. CLARK, JOHN SHAW, ELIJAH CAPRON, ELISHA C. BROWN, JAMES W. RILEY, LISBON M. COOLUM, GEORGE F. IDE, JOSEPH L. WITHERELL, EBEN L. SYLVESTER, SAMUEL MACDONALD, ELIJAH R. READ, JOSEPH HEY- WOOD, CHARLES H. DILLON, CHARLES H. CHAPPELL, ABEL C. THORNTON, LYMAN M. STANLEY, N. NELSON PLATH, SENECA COLE, DANIEL P. KING, JOHN E. COONEY, JOHN O'NEAL, WILLIAM E. DUNHAM, DAVID A. SWIFT.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
GEORGE MACKIE, EVERETT S. HORTON, JAMES R. FOSTER, JOSEPH G. BARDEN, ELISHA G. MAY.
SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS.
SAMUEL P. LATHROP, FRANK I. BABCOCK, CHARLES T. GUILD.
TREASURER OF SINKING FUND. JOHN T. BATES.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. LYMAN M. STANLEY.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
FENCE VIEWERS.
PHILIP BRADY, J. G. BARDEN, E. G. MAY,
I. M. STANLEY, GEORGE A. CHACE,
SURVEYORS OF WOOD AND BARK. LUCIUS Z. CARPENTER,
CHARLES T. GUILD, GEORGE A. MONROE, WILLIAM H. RILEY, S. W. CARPENTER, T. A. BARDEN, N. HICKS, E. S. CARGILL, JONATHAN FOLLETT,
CHARLES E. JORDAN.
WEIGHERS OF COAL AND. HAY.
W. H. RILEY, C. B. THOMPSON, C. T. GUILD, A. B. CARPENTER, C. H. STURDY,
G. A. MONROE, JAMES ORR, N. HICKS,
A. B. TORREY, T. LESLIE WATKINS.
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER.
A. B. CARPENTER, JOHN DWYER,
BERNARD LENNON,
E. S. CARGILL, G. W. HOPKINS, EBEN FRENCH.
AUDITORS.
GEORGE W. CHEEVER, GEORGE A. DEAN, W. P. SHAW.
POUND KEEPER.
WILLIAM NORWOOD.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
TRUANT OFFICERS.
E. CARLISLE BROWN, ELIJAH CAPRON, GEORGE F. IDE.
SPECIAL POLICE.
L. T. STARKEY, C. E. WHITAKER, S. R. BRIGGS, J. M. NEWCOMB, EDMUND SKINNER,
HENRY RICHARDSON, FRED B. CLAFLIN,
WILLIAM M. FISHER, W. H. PELTON,
H. M. WHITNEY, JASON M. BARNEY.
FIRE POLICE.
DEXTER P. FREEMAN, GEORGE WATERMAN, C. C. WILSON, JOHN DEVLIN,
LAFAYETTE DRAPER, EDWIN RICHARDS, FRANK L. STAPLES, GEORGE W. HOPKINS, A. M. SPERRY.
FOREST FIREWARDS.
NORTH DISTRICT.
JOHN B. PECK, CHARLES H. DILLON, D. A. SWIFT.
EAST DISTRICT.
DANIEL H. SMITH, GEORGE A. MONROE, DELEON MORSE.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
SOUTH DISTRICT.
GEORGE W. ALLEN, GEORGE F. IDE, E. W. HARRINGTON.
BOARD OF REGISTRARS.
JOHN W. CODY, FRED B. BYRAM,
PATRICK GRADY, JOHN T. BATES,
WARDENS .- PRECINCT N.
STEPHEN S. WOOD, THOMAS R. JONES, CLERK, JOHN H. PECKHAM.
WARDENS .- PRECINCT E.
GEORGE F. BICKNELL, MARK O. WHEATON, LYMAN M. STANLEY, CLERK.
WARDENS .- PRECINCT S.
DANIEL H. ROBINSON, BYRON R. HILL, E. G. MAY, CLERK.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
CURRENT AND INCIDENTAL.
DR.
1886.
Appropriation, $13,000 00
CR.
March 4.
Providence Telephone Co.,
Selectmen's room,
$7 50
Clerk's office, 10 50
Addick Connega,
Care of Clerk's office,
3 00
George F. Ide,
Collection of taxes,
88 06
Postage and envelopes, 19 75
R. Knapp,
Balance of salary, 1885, 125 00
Paying State aid, 25 00
Stationery and stamps, 7 79
Fred. W. Barry,
Paper, pens, pencils and blank books
for Selectmen's office, 16 32
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ANNUAL REPORT.
March 4. L. M. Stanley,
Notifying abuttors on Highland st., $1 80 Notifying abuttors on Second st .. I 40
E. C. Brown,
Notifying abuttors on Allen road, Elijah Capron, 5 00
Services on Attleboro Branch rail- road, and notifying abuttors on Maple and Dunham streets, 10 00
E. C. Brown,
Notifying abuttors on Jefferson, Prospect and Mt. Hope streets, 5 00
Winkley, Dresser & Co.,
Ink and supplies for Clerk's and Selectmen's offices, IO OI
E. S. Williams,
Coal and wood, Selectmen's room, II 75
Fred W. Barry,
Selectmen's journal and note books, 14 95
II. Patrick Grady,
Service as Registrar of voters, 17 50
John W. Cody,
Service as Registrar of voters, 17 50
D. Sanford Hall,
Service as Registrar of voters, 17 50
Job B. Savery,
Service as Registrar of voters, 17 50
To balance of salary as Clerk of Board of Registrars, 62 50
O. P. Richardson, Jr.,
Insurance on Pine street building, 54 00
Henry K. W. Allen, Balance of salary, 1885, 125 33
Travel, 6 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
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March 1I. E. R. Read,
Notifying abuttors on Highland st., $3 00 N. A. Gas Light Co., Gas, Selectmen's room, 4 00
Falls fountain, 3 50
66 bridge, 3 50
fountain Hatch bridge, 3 00
66 Washington street, 3 00
E. W. Mallory,
One night duty as patrol, 2 00
George A. Adams,
Written opinion and service in claim of John O'Connell vs. Attleboro,
10 00
Written opinion and services in claim of H. F. Barrows vs. Attle- boro, 20 00
20. Perry Barnes & Co.,
Advertising registration, IO 25
Printing annual warrants, 15 00
1,500 town reports, 167 50
Advertising annual warrants, 25 00
3,000 yes and no ballots, 6 00
Advertising reward, 6 50
Sanford Daggett,
Curbing line, High street, I 00
Curbing line Church street, 4 50
Level for grade, Barrows street,
4 50
66
Park street,
3 00
66 and line, Reservoir
street, 6 00
Curbing line, Washington street, 16 50
Level and profile road adjoining Joseph Holmes', 4 00
Level and profile River street, I 50
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ANNUAL REPORT.
March 20. Sanford Daggett,
Level and profile Fisher street, $1 50
Plan, Allen road, 51 50
" Jefferson street, 4 70
" Prospect street, 8 00
Mount Hope street, 29 75
25. C. T. Guild,
Cash paid expenses of Bridge com- mittee, 4 50
April I. W. J. Luther,
Survey of Park street, 8 45
Plan of Park street, 6 00
Plan of East street, 5 00
Survey of East street,
6 50
Work on County street,
5 00
Layout of Maple street,
5 00
Highland street, 5 00
Dunham street, 5 00
66 Second street, 6 50
Work on Sewer plan,
10 00
J. H. Sturdy,
Rent of Selectmen's and Town
Clerk's rooms, 112 50
Thomas H. Annable,
Services as Moderator, March 15 and 29,
10 00
C. T. Guild,
Balance of salary for Selectman and Assessor, 1885, 250 00
Postage and supplies and keeping
State Aid book, 1885, 40 00
Nellie A. Ryder, Services as Clerk, Town Clerk and
Selectmen's office, 15 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
April I. Lyman M. Stanley,
Services as Sealer of Weights and Measures, $75 00
Notifying Town Officers, 10 00
Warning Town Meeting, March 29, 5 00
8. E. H. Sweet & Co.,
Cut of Town Seal, 8 50
Printing, 7 75
Advertising, Town Clerk, 12 00
Advertising, Reward, 6 75
Addick Connega,
Care Town Clerk's rooms,
3 00
E. C. Brown,
Services at Town Meeting, March 15 and 29, 8 00
N. A. Gas Light Co.,
Gas, Falls fountain,
2 75
bridge,
2 75
Selectmen's room, 2 50
Fountain, Hatch bridge, 2 00
66 Washington street, 2 00
E. H. Sweet & Co.,
Printing warrants, November 23,
3 50
Advertising warrants,
6 00
66 registration, 2 25
warrants, March 6,
25 00
500 election notices,
2 50
Printing and advertising warrants,
12 83
15. Perry, Barnes & Co.,
Advertising warrants, special meet- ing, 10 00
C. T. Guild,
Postage and envelopes, II 08
Services as collector 1885, 303 10
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ANNUAL REPORT.
April 15. Frank I. Babcock, Balance of salary as Selectman and Assessor 1885, 125 00
Record book, postage stamps and supplies, 14 50
Attleboro Gas Light Co.,
Gas in Town Clerk's office, 5 40
22. J. N. Franklin,
Repairs Selectmen's office, 3 35
Repairs on Fountain, 9 62
Attleboro Fire District,
Water for drinking fountain,
75 00
E. S. Williams,
Coal and wood Selectmen's office, 8 75
E. H. Sweet & Co.,
Printing board of health notices, 4 25
29. Stephen Stanley, Labor on Falls fountain, 2 40
C. B. Wood,
Repairs on Falls fountain, 2 74
May 6. Addick Connega,
Care of Town Clerk's office,
3 00
N. A. Gas Light Co.,
Gas, Falls bridge,
2 50
" Falls fountain,
2 50
" Selectmen's room, 2 50
" Fountain, Hatch bridge, 2 50
" Fountain, Washington street, 2 50
Charles K. Darling,
Collector's and Assessor's books, 18 60
Boston & Providence R. R.,
Freight pipe and tools, 6 46
R. D. Manchester,
Moving building, 7 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
May 6. Bennett & French,
Repairs in Selectmen's room, $20 13
13. R. Knapp,
Stationery, 20 75
Postage stamps, 3 37
Expenses to Boston three times,
6 65
George W. Cheever,
Services as Auditor, 7 50
N. A. Gas Light Co.,
6 lights of glass on fountain, I 40
Carpenter & Co., Envelopes for John Thacher; col- lector, 2. 45
Goff & White,
Flag stones for well, Falls R. R. bridge, 14 65
20. C. T. Guild,
For clerk hire from March 15th to May 15th, 54 00
Nellie Ryder,
Services as clerk in Selectmen's and Town Clerk's office, 10 50
Perry, Barnes & Co.,
Advertising dog license, 2 50
registration notice, 2 00
Assessors' notice, 10 00
Printing State receipts, 2 00
Printing bill heads,
8 00
27. C. K. Darling & Co.,
Assessors' books, 3 50
B. D. Aldrich, 170 ft. 10 in. pipe, 38 50
Nickerson & Dugan,
Moving building from Pine street school lot, 170 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
June 3. Providence Telephone Co., Selectmen's room, Town Clerk's room, IO 50
$7 50
Ackerman & Co., Assessors' books, 24 60
Manchester & Hudson,
Stone, (Attleboro,) for well covers, E. S. Cargill,
49 12
Labor and lumber on fences, Wash- ington street, in 1880, 16 40
Labor and lumber on fences, East street, in 1882. 13 30
Labor and lumber on fences, Wash- ington street, in 1883, 86 86
Labor and lumber on Falls bridge, 27 76
Boston and Providence R. R., Freight on cement, pipe, etc.,
4 02
R. Knapp & Co., Oil for lanterns, 3 77
William H. Smith,
Damage by change of grade, Man- chester street, 100 00
Nellie A. Ryder,
Services as clerk in Selectmen's and Town Clerk's room, May Ist to June Ist,
25 00
John Thacher,
Postage stamps, etc., 15 82
Collecting taxes for year ending Feb. 28th, 1886, 270 90
Trumbell and Cheney,
One derrick complete, 265 00
W. J. Luther,
Grades for curbing and catch basins, 46 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
June 3. Addick Connega, Care of Clerk's office, $3 00
Horne Bros., To setting curbing on Pleasant and Union streets, 76 65
Stephen Stanley,
Resetting C. E. Makinson's wall, Reservoir street, 151 99
B. B. Brady,
Resetting wall and fence, Washing- ton street, 80 00
17. N. A. Gas Light Co.,
Gas, Falls bridge, I 50
Falls fountain, I 50
" Selectmen's room, 2 00
" Hatch bridge fountain, I 50
Henry K. W. Allen, One quarter's salary, 150 00
Perry, Barnes & Co.,
Advertising Town Clerk's office, 10 00
T. W. Draper & Co., Setting glass in fountain, I 00
Cook, Rymes & Co.,
One 8 h. p. hoist engine, 290 00
Conant Rubber Co., Rubber belting, 11 15
24. R. Knapp,
Three months' salary as Treasurer, 125 00 E. H. Sweet and Co., 200 labels for Sealer of weights and measures, I 50
Advertising for Sealer of weights and measures, 2 25
Advertising Assessors and registra- tion, II 25
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ANNUAL REPORT.
June 24. John Macdonald, Paving on County street,
$16 80
J. N. Franklin, Repairs and dippers for fountain, I 00
A. Brigham, curbing High street, 56 80
Paving High street, 47 50
Perry, Barnes & Co., Advertising reward, 8 00
Stephen Stanley, to balance,
Relaying wall, C. E. Makinson's,
Reservoir street, 104 16
25. Frank I. Babcock,
One quarter's salary as Selectman and Assessor,
150 00
John W. Cody,
Services as Registrar of voters, 17 50
D. Sanford Hall,
Services as Registrar of voters, 14 00
P. F. Grady,
Services as Registrar of voters, 17 50
Job B. Savery,
Services as Registrar of voters, 17 50
F. B. Byram,
Services as Registrar of voters, 3 50
July I. A. Brigham,
Setting curbing on Washington st., 59 40
Paving gutter on Washington st., 44 50
George W. Hopkins,
Screens, Selectmen's room,
4 50
Aurora Lodge,
Six months rent of room No. I, 72 00
Six months rent of room No. 2, 30 00
Job B. Savery, one quarter's salary as Town Clerk and Assessor, 137 50
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ANNUAL REPORT.
July I. C. T. Guild,
One quarter's salary as Selectman and Assessor, $150 00
J. H. Sturdy,
Three months' rent for Clerk's and Selectmen's office, 112 50
8. Addick Connega,
Care of Clerk's office, 3 00
O. M. Draper,
Paving gutters on High street, 44 10
Cleaning gutters and wells on Wash- ington street, 16 25
J. S. White,
Grate and Castings, 7 46
Bagnal & Loud,
One pair 12 in. double blocks, 20 00
C. E. Smith,
Laying drain pipe and making wells on Washington street,
200 00
Elijah Capron, Police service, 6 00
Charles K. Darling & Co.,
Census blanks, etc., 7 00
Nellie A. Ryder,
Services as Clerk, from June Ist to July Ist, 26 00
N. A. Gas Light Co.,
Falls fountain,
I
75
Falls bridge,
I 75
Selectmen's room, I 25
15. W. E. Barrett & Co.,
One No. 3 road plow, net, 19 80
One No. 4 swivel plow, net, 16 00
Plow points and pails, 16 73
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ANNUAL REPORT.
July 5. O. M. Draper,
Balance due for laying drain pipe, $38 57 N. A. Fire District No. 1,
Water for Washington street foun- tain, 37 50
Water for Hatch fountain, 37 50
W. M. Hall,
Oil cans, axe handles, nails, pikes, etc., 5 47
Attleboro Gas Co., ·
Town Clerk's office, 2 48
Charles K. Darling & Co., Collectors' warrants, 5 00
19. A. Brigham,
Curbing and paving Washington st., 151 90 W. J. Luther,
Curbing, grades, and street plans, 40 50
29. John B. Peck,
Flushing sewer on Washington street per order Board of Health, A. Brigham,
7 80
Paving Washington street, 57 80
Curbing Washington street, 120 00
August 5. Addick Connega, Care of Clerk's office,
3 00
C. T. Guild,
Clerk hire, Selectmen's office, from May 15th to August 5th, 70 00
Nellie A. Ryder,
Services as Clerk in Town Clerk's and Selectmen's room, from July Ist to August Ist, 26 00
E. C. Brown,
Police duty, July 3d, 4th and 5th, 6 00
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TOWN OFFICERS.
August 5. N. A. Gas Light Co.,
Selectmen's room, Falls fountain, I 75
$ 50
Falls bridge, I 75
W. F. Shattuck,
Screen doors, Town Clerk's office, 18 5I
N. A. Fire District No. I,
Water used in Flushing sewer, I 25
George A. Adams,
Term fee and travel, Curran case, 30 28
12. E. H. Sweet & Co.,
Printing abuttors' notice,
I 75
O. M Draper,
Cleaning gutters and wells, per order Board of Health, 7 75
A. Brigham,
Curbing and paving Washington st., 147 68
Curbing and paving Commonwealth avenue, 66 88
Sanford Daggett,
Survey distance line and locating streets, 21 00
Survey and plat of Mount Hope, Washington, Elmwood, Arnold, Metcalf road, Reservoir, Old Post road, Brick -Yard road, Ash, Chestnut and Elm streets, 151 60
A. Brigham,
Cement and labor on wells, 4 50
Curbing Washington street, 88 00
Paving Church street, 93 50
Simeon Borden, Court fee for leave to layout Peck street, 6 40
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TOWN OFFICERS.
August 26. W. J. Luther,
Services and plans, Main street sewer, $61 00
Paid assistant inspector, 45 75
A. Brigham,
Curbing Washington, Orne and High streets, 72 60
Paving gutters on Washington,
Orne and High streets, 30 00
G. M. Horton,
Setting 78 ft. curbing, 156 00
Sept. 2. O. M. Draper,
Resetting wall, Richard Brothers', Washington street, 52 08
A. Brigham,
Setting curbing, Fair grounds, 45 40
Paving gutters, Fair grounds, 50 07
Labor on catch basins, 24 00
O. M. Draper,
Cleaning gutters and wells, per or-
der Board of Health, II 38
Addick Connega,
Care Clerk's office, 3 00
Providence Telephone Co.,
Town Clerk's office, IO 50
Selectmen's room, 7 50
A. Brigham,
Paving Washington street, 61 00
9. T. W. Draper & Co.,
Repairs Selectmen's room, 6 43
N. A. Gas Light Co.,
Falls fountain, 2 00
Falls bridge, 2 00
Selectmen's room, 75
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TOWN OFFICERS.
Sept. 9. E. H. Sweet & Co.,
Advertising warrants, $9 00
Collector's notices, 2 50
Horne Brothers,
Setting curbing, Park street, 4 60
John E. Cooney, Police services, July 3d, 4th and 5th, 6 00
18. A. Brigham,
Repairing concrete gutters, High and Washington streets, 17 00
Laying drain pipe, Washington street, below Ash street, 10 00
Setting curbing, Washington, High and Orne street, 80° 20
Paving gutters, Washington, High, Orne and Commonwealth avenue,
175 83
23. Nellie A. Ryder,
Services as clerk to September Ist, Selectmen's office, 26 00
E. H. Sweet & Co., Envelopes and tax bills, 9 00
B. Porter,
Stamped envelopes, 32 70
C. T. Guild,
Envelopes and stamps, 16 62
E. H. Sweet & Co.,
Printing tax bills, 15 00
S. P. Lathrop,
Six month's salary as Overseer of the Poor, 50 00
E. H. Sweet & Co.,
Paper for voting list, 75
Advertising registration, 9 75
Seventy-five 1-4 sheets, Registrars, 4 50
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TOWN OFFICERS.
Sept. 23. Perry, Barnes & Co., Special meeting warrants, $3 50
Advertising special meeting war- rants, 12 00
Advertising Selectmen's and School Committee's notice, 3 00
Printing bill heads, 5 00
Advertising special meeting, 10 00
30. Winkley, Dresser & Co.,
Pens, pencils, blotting paper, 4 75
E. S. Brown,
Killing and burying stray horses per order of Board of Health, 3 00
A. Brigham,
Setting curbing on Washington st., 129 40
Paving gutters, on Washington st., 154 88
Removing trees, 10 00
J. H. Sturdy,
Rent of Town Clerk's and Select-
men's room, 112 50
E. C. Brown,
Serving abuttor's notices on Divis- ion street, 2 08
T. H. Annable,
Services as Moderator, September 10th to 18th, 10 00
Henry K. W. Allen,
One-quarter's salary as Selectman and Assessor, 150 00
Elijah Capron,
Serving notices on Park street, 2 50
Perry, Barnes & Co.,
Printing tax notices and envelopes, 6 75
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Oct. 8. George B. Fittz,
Six months' salary as Overseer of the Poor, $50 00
N. A. Gas Light Co.,
Falls bridge, 2 25
Falls fountain, 2 25
Selectmen's room, 2 00
L. W. Dean,
Rent of hall for voting, 10 00
Addick Connega,
Care of Clerk's office, 3 00
Farmers and Mechanics Association, Rent of hall, 1,000 00
R. Knapp,
One quarter's salary as Treasurer, 125 00
Morgan, Crossman & Co.,
Rubber bands, Town Clerk's office, 2 50
14. Nellie A. Ryder,
Services as Clerk, Selectmen's and Town Clerk's office, 26 00
Frank I. Babcock,
One quarter's salary as Selectman and Assessor, 150 00
C. T. Guild,
Six months' salary as Overseer of Poor, 50 00
Attleboro Fire District,
Water for drinking fountain, from
May 1, 1886, to May 1, 1887, 75 00
John Macdonald,
Paving guttters, Forest street, 66 00
William M. Fisher,
Setting curbing, North Main street, 25 20
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Oct. 14. A. Brigham,
Setting curbing, Washington street, $66 50 Paving gutters, 69 83
N. A. Fire District No. 1, Water for Hatch bridge fountain, from October Ist to April Ist, 1887, 37 50
Water for Washington street foun- tain, from October Ist to April Ist, 1887, 37 50
20. George A. Adams,
Services in Murphy vs. Attleboro, 27 '64
E. H. Sweet & Co.,
Advertising Selectmen and School Committee notices, 2 25
Advertising warrant, 10 00
Fifty one-fourth sheet posters, 3 50
One box envelopes, I 20
Advertising (Town Clerk,) 6 00
reward, 14 00
Registration notice, 5 50
Twenty-five one-eight sheets Regis- tration notices, I 50
John Macdonald,
Paving County and Forest streets, 74 50
J. J. & P. J. Crosby, 359 loads gravel, Forest street, 17 95
D. & D. Lynch,
Laying 106 cords stone, County st., 79 50
D. B. Aldrich,
Cement pipe, 12 80
Boston and Providence R. R. Co.,
Freight, I 70
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Oct. 21. F. W. Kling & Co., Printing tax bills, $12 00
Printing bill heads, 11 00
Sanford Daggett,
Surveying and estimate of repairs of bridges, South Attleboro, 19 62
Survey and plan of Bank, Ash,
Leonard, Division, Grove, High,
Circular, Broad, Pleasant streets and Broadway, 63 00
Levels and profile Mill road,
3 00
Line and grade Reservoir street,
3 00
Level and profile line and grade stakes for curbing Commonwealth avenue, 24 00
Line and grade stakes for curbing Washington street, 65 50
. Line and grade stakes for curbing High street, 7 75
Line and grade stakes for curbing Prospect street, 5 50
Line and grade stakes for curbing West street, I OO
Line and grade stakes for curbing Smith street, 5 25
Line and grade stakes for curbing Fisher street, I 50
28. Attleboro Fire District,
2,054 lbs. 10-inch pipe, 30 81
James Gilbride,
Cleaning Selectmen's office, 3 00
Bennett & French,
Fence, case and repairs to Select-
men's office, 14 65
28
ANNUAL REPORT.
Oct. 28. Bennett & French, Resetting Jordan's fence, Washing- ton street, $3 54
Nov. 4. Dennis Murphy, For injuries received on highway, 314 47
B. & P. R. R. Co., Freight on ballot boxes, 25
John Macdonald,
Paving gutters, County street, 26 50
G. W. Hall & Co.,
Table for Town Clerk's office, 21 00
Addick Connega, Care Clerk's office, 3 00
E. H. Sweet & Co.,
Coupons on tax bills, 2 00
One-eighth sheet posters, 3 00
Envelopes, 5 00
Registration notices,
3 25
Warrants for Town Meeting, I 50
Advertising warrants for Town
Meeting, 9 00
Voting list, 87 50
Perry, Barnes & Co., Advertising warrant, 10 00
Attleboro Gas Light Co.,
Gas, Clerk's office, 4 73
John T. Bates,
Services as Registrar of voters, 28 00
Patrick F. Grady, Services as Registrar of voters, 59 50
John W. Cody,
Services as Registrar of voters, 59 50
Posting voting list, 4 00
29
ANNUAL REPORT.
Nov. 4. F. B. Byram, Services as Registrar of voters, $59 50 Job B. Savery, estate, Balance of salary as Town Clerk to October 3, 1886, 136 66
. Balance of salary as Assessor to October 3, 1886, 112 50
Services as Registrar, 31 50
Services as Clerk of Registrars, 62 50
Office supplies and postage, 20 90
Carriage hire, 14 00
Two sets drawers, 7 00
II. Ladd & Hennigan,
Repairs on fountain,
9 25
A. Brigham,
226 yards paving, Washington st., 56 50
Setting 193 feet curbing, Washing- ton street, 38 60
Setting 107 feet curbing, Washing- ton street, 21 40
Setting 76 yards paving, Washing- ton street, 38 00
Setting 74 yards paving, Washing-
ton street, 33 30
Setting 27 2-3 yards paving, Wash- ington street, 13 83
Relaying cross walks, 26 00
28 cords stone for sewer, . 42 00
E. R. Read,
Insurance on South Main street
school house, 31 00
Warning Town Meeting, 5 00
30
ANNUAL REPORT.
Nov. II. O. M. Draper,
Crossings at foot of Bank, Elm, Richards, Church, Orne, High, Grove, Division, East and Tifft streets on Washington, and on Washington street, $385 69
N. A. Gas Light Co.,
Selectmen's room, 3 75
Falls bridge, 2 75
Falls fountain, 2 75
F. W. Kling & Co., Bill heads, 6 50
E. C. Brown,
Services in Precinct N. election day, 4 00
Refreshments for Wardens, I-50
18. W. H. Riley & Son, 15 bbls. cement for sewer, 20 50
John Macdonald,
Fence on County street, 34 35
H. S. Ward,
Two reams legal cap, 6 00
John S. White,
4,565 lbs. rings and covers for
sewers, 114 13
Freight, 2 53
D. B. Aldrich,
100 feet 8-inch cement pipe, 20 00
B. & P. R. R. Co.,
Freight on pipe and tools, 3 16
A. Brigham,
Relaying and resetting wall, Rich- ards Brothers', by reason of relo- cation of Washington street, 79 25
31
ANNUAL REPORT.
Nov. 18. George F. Ide,
Police duty, Precinct S., $5 00
Elijah Capron, Police Duty, Precinct E.,
5 00
Willard Merry,
2 00
Rent of hall, Predinct S.,
2 00
Fitting same,
3 00
C. T. Guild,
Wood, Selectmen's room, I 50
George E. Round,
Rent of building, including fire and light, Precinct N., 12 00
O. M. Draper,
Labor and material on Washington street sewer, 981 42
Winkley, Dresser & Co.,
Paper and office supplies, 9 23
Dec. 2. E. I. Franklin,
Services as Assessor, 150 00
C. T. Guild,
Clerk hire for Selectmen's office
from Aug. 5th to Dec. 2d, 103 00
Horne Bros.,
Setting curbing on Union and Dun- ham streets, 36 80
Stephen Stanley,
Cleaning sewer wells, 7 70
John Macdonald, Catch basins and pipe, Park and Union streets, 79 30
High Rock Granite Co.,
Cutting rabbets on crossings, 25 00
Curbing for crossings, 258 51
32
ANNUAL REPORT.
Dec. 2. John Macdonald,
Paving gutters, Dunham street, $34 00
C. E. Smith,
Labor on gutters and crossings, 87 86
High Rock Granite Co., 100 bound posts for streets, 55 00
9. Providence Telephone Co.,
Clerk's office, IO 50
Selectmen's room, IO 50
Addick Connega, Care of Clerk's office, 3 00
N. A. Gas Light Co.,
Falls bridge, 3 00
Falls fountain, 3 00
Selectmen's room, 3 00
Charles W. Eaton, Cleaning engine and boiler, 7 05
W. E. Smith,
900 loads gravel, 45 00
Edward O'Brien,
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