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AT 974.48 A88a 1889
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Town Report 1889
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ATTLEBORO, MASS .: THE DAILY SUN BOOK AND JOB PRINT. 1890.
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TOWN OFFICERS, 1889-0.
SELECTMEN .- FRANK I. BABCOCK, GEORGE A. ADAMS, CHARLES PHILLIPS.
HEALTH OFFICER .- DR. C. S. HOLDEN.
ASSESSORS .- LORING W. BARNES, GEORGE L. TITUS, CHARLES PHILLIPS.
TOWN CLERK AND TREASURER .- JOHN T. BATES.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR .- GEORGE B. FITTZ, SAM- UEL P. LATHROP, ELIJAH R. READ.
COLLECTOR .- JOHN THACHER.
AUDITORS .- G. A. DEAN, A. B. CARPENTER, E. A. SWEENEY.
SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS .- SAMUEL P. LATH- ROP, FRANK I. BABCOCK, EVERETT S. HORTON.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE .- C. S. HOLDEN, J. O. TIFFA- NY, B. R. HILL, J. L. SWEET, A. R. CROS- BY, MRS. L. V. G. MACKIE, C. L. WATSON, MISS L. E. BRIGGS, W. E. HAYWARD.
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT .- J. O. TIFFANY.
CONSTABLES .- S. R. BRIGGS, A. C. THORNTON, ELIJAH CAPRON, C. E. RILEY, E. R. READ, HORATIO BRIGGS, W. E. DUNHAM, E. W. ATWELL, G. F. IDE, L. W. STRONG.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
POUND KEEPER .- F. H. COLLINGWOOD.
SURVEYORS OF WOOD AND BARK .- L. Z. CARPENTER, G. A. MONROE, S. W. CARPENTER, S. M. HOLMAN, JR., W. A. VICKERY, JONATHAN FOLLETT, I. N. KIBBEE.
WEIGHERS OF COAL AND HAY .- C. H. STURDY, S. M. HOLMAN, JR., W. A. VICKERY, A. B. CAR- PENTER, JAMES ORR, I. N. KIBBEE.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES .- L. M. STAN- LEY.
FENCE VIEWERS .- L. M. STANLEY, PHILIP BRADY.
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER .- A. B. CARPENTER, JOHN DWYER.
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY .- THREE YEARS, CHAS. S. HOLDEN, PETER NERNEY, HANNAH FISHER. Two YEARS, E. S. HORTON, J. L. SWEET, MARY J. CAPRON. ONE YEAR, C. L. WATSON, MRS. L. J. LAMB.
TRUANT OFFICERS .- G. F. IDE, E. R. READ.
SPECIAL POLICE .- E. W. CHAPMAN, JOHN SHAW, C. H. EDDY, F. E. GOFF, L. M. STANLEY, C. B. CROCKER, D. A. SWIFT, HENRY RICHARDSON.
BOARD OF REGISTRARS .- JOHN W. CODY, JOHN T. BATES, GEORGE F. BICKNELL, JOHN A. THAYER.
SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS .- J. L. CARPENTER.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT,
CURRENT AND INCIDENTAL.
DR.
To Appropriation, $7,500 00
Amount received from State
for rent of Armory, 400 00
North Attleboro's proportion of old town bills, 248 55
Appropriation for liquor officer, 300 00
Balance, 425 10
$8,873 65
CR.
BILLS DUE PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 1889
By Return of 123 Births, $30 75
63 Deaths, 15 50
Recording 88 Marriages,
13 20
66 124 Deaths, 12 40
175 Births,
87 50
Amount carried forward, $159 35
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $159 35
Advertising, 4 14
Setting curbing on Pearl Street and Crandall Court,
19 80
Clerical services for Selectmen,
50 00
66 Assessors, 2 50
Registrars of Voters,
49 00
Board of Auditors,
30 00
*One-half concreting gutter on Leroy Street, 21 80
Traveling expenses, 8 00
Supplies for Town Clerk's office,
30 00
$374 59
*One-half concreting paid by Estate of G. M. Horton.
ASSESSORS' EXPENSES.
By 25 1-8 sheets,
$3 00
Expenses,
7 50
500 Assessors' Blanks,
5 00
Lists,
55 00
Record book,
2 25
3 Tax books,
6 00
Copy of Lists for State,
77 50
Publication of Lists,
77 50
$233 75
For Assessors' salaries see account of Salaries.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
CO. I.
*By Rent of Armory Hall I year, $600 00 Fitting up Rifle Range, 50 00
Gas at Armory Hall, 69 80
Room 5, 32 40
*See debit of $400 above.
$752 20
COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
By 52 Warrants, $3 00
Collector, 1888,
394 64
Notices to delinquent tax
payers,
3 50
Tax book,
I 90
2 25
$405 29
.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
CURBING AND SEWERS.
By Curbing and paving at Hebron- ville, $322 90
Setting curbing on Pleasant
street, 270 feet, 40 80
Setting curbing on Union street, 144 feet, 8 inches, 21 70
Setting curbing on Sanford
street, 64 feet, 8 inches, 9 70
Setting curbing on Leroy street, 29 feet, 4 35
Setting curbing on Pearl street, 20 92
66 South Main,
Leroy and Sanford streets, 400 feet, 2 inches,
60 03
Paving lane, 2 50
Paving gutters on South Main, Sanford, Leroy, Bank, Pleas-
ant, Forest and Union streets, 125 75
Curbing and paving County street, 18 20
Cleaning Catch Basins, 60 60
Repairs on Union street sewer
and pipe at Brady's, 173 24
$860 69
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ANNUAL REPORT.
CURRENT EXPENSES.
By rent Town Clerk's office, and Selectmen's room,
$450 00
Water for lockup, 6 00
3 Fountains,
225 00
Telephone,
35 00
$716 00
HUMES' HORSE CASE.
By E. S. Horton, expenses,
$4 50
Costs,
64 29
Damages,
25 00
Legal services,
26 00
G. K. Roberts, witness,
5 00
E. R. Read,
7 95
W. E. Dunham, 66
6 30
Traveling expenses of witnesses, I 50
Summoning witnesses,
2 50
$143 04
IO
ANNUAL REPORT.
INSURANCE.
By Sanford Street,
$225 00
High School,
67 50
New School House,
3 50
66
112 50
66
112 50
Sanford Street,
56 25
Hebronville,
67 50
So. Attleboro,
54 00
Alms House,
37 50
Public Library,
17 50
66
8 75
New School House,
7 50
$770 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
INCIDENTAL.
By Traveling Expenses of Committee
on R. R. Bridges and Crossings, $2 60
Moderator Annual Meeting, 10 00
Directory, 2 00
Distributing Ballots, Constitution-
al Amendment, 8 00
Treasurers Check book, 14 00
Burial of two Pigs, 1 00
Four tons Coal for Lock-up,
25 00
Horse hire for State Aid Examiner, 5 50
" Town Officers, IO 50
Matting on Town Clerk's Office,
10 88
Mass. Digest,
12 00
Surveying, 132 00
Dr. Holden examination of claim-
ant in Rochefort Case, 5 00
Printing Warrants for Town Meet-
ings,
24 50
Printing Reports, Slips, Labels, etc., 14 25
Dinners for Election Officers at Polls, 8 90
Office supplies and postage, ex-
pressage, tally sheets, blank books, filing tins, etc., 65 84
100 Postals for Board of Health, 2 00
Gas for Town Clerk's Office and Selectmen's room 28 40
$382 37
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ANNUAL REPORT.
JANITORS.
By Addick Connega, 36 00
F. E. Goff, three Town meetings, 12 00
four 8 00
C. E. Riley, at Polls, 2 00
$58 00
LIQUOR LAW.
By Legal Services, $45 00
Liquor Officer, 150 00
$195 00
MAKER CASE.
By Edward G. Maker, Damage, $50 00 Chickering Ex. Co., Damage, 25 00 Fees of appraisers and expenses to Pawtucket, 2 20
$77 20
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ANNUAL REPORT.
OFFICERS.
By Serving Town meeting and other Warrants, $19 23
Serving Abutters notices for lay- out of streets, 9 50
Attendance on Meetings, 7 50
Police Duty, 49 00
Shooting Dog, 2 00
$87 23
OLD TOWN BILLS.
By G. F. Ide, Collector, 1884-87, $29 00
John Thacher, 1887, 51 72
W. H. Barnes, Printing, 18 50
Jesse A. Carpenter, Hanlan case, 267 40 F. W. Kling & Co., Printing, 5 00
E. S. Williams, coal for Lock-up, 22 39
F. W. Barry, 100 Tax Warrants, 9 00
C. T. Guild, Collector, 59 94 G. F. Ide, Expense in Town Divis- ion Suit, 3 60
$466 55
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ANNUAL REPORT.
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
By 10 Registration notices, $ 75
Advertising Registrars' notices, 4 50
L. J. Lamb, Reg. meeting of April 17 3 50
Registrars' notices, 5 25
J. W. Cody, Registrar, 24 50
J. A. Thayer, Registrar, 12 50
J. T. Bates, Registrar, 38 50
Register of Voters,
I 80
G. F. Bicknell, Registrar, 23 50
J. T. Bates, 66 29 50
Clerk of Registrars, 30 00
50 Voting Lists, 35 00
$209 30
SALARIES.
By Town Clerk and Treasurer, and
Treasurer of Sinking Fund, $605 08
Selectmen, 450 00
Assessors, 600 00
Overseers of the Poor, 333 33
Health Officer, 37 50
Sealer of Weights and Measures, 18 75
$2,044 66
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ANNUAL REPORT.
STATE ELECTION OF NOVEMBER.
By C. N. Grant, Fitting up Polling place, $34 93
W. H. Smith, Warden, 5 00
Philip Brady, 5 00
E. S. Capron,
5 00
E. S. Horton, 66
5 00
L. M. Stanley, Clerk, 5 00
M. O. Wheaton, Clerk, 5 00
G. F. Ide, Officer, 5 00
W. E. Dunham, Officer,
5 00
S. M. Holman, Inspector,
5 00
G. A. Sweeney, 66
5 00
E. R. Read, Deputy Inspector, 5 00
Use of Stove and Cartage, 2 25
Thomas K. Gay, Inspector, 5 00
Thomas F. Nolan, 5 00
$102 18
TOWN REPORTS OF 1888.
By Work on Reports, $50 00
I220 Town Reports, 183 00
$233 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
UHLIG CASE.
By Pike & Shaw, horse hire procur-
ing witnesses, $5 00
E. T. Jackson, referee, 53 00
F. S. Hall,
56 50
W. B. Rogerson, " 52 60
Mary E. Uhlig, damages, 100 00
Ernest A. Uhlig, 350 00
Herman S. Uhlig,
25 00
Expert witnesses,
20 00
Summoning witnesses and wit-
ness fees, 21 90
Witness fees,
18 60
Legal fees, 60 00
$762 60
$8,873 65
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ANNUAL REPORT.
HIGHWAY ACCOUNT.
DR.
To appropriation, $6,000 00
Contribution towards Pleasant
street cross-walk,
15 00
Sewer entrance fees, 382 00
Appropriation for guide boards, 100 00
$6,497 00
CR.
By labor in the village, $2,702 68
Labor under control of C. S.
Cummings, 743 70
Labor under control of C. E. Carpenter,
297 45
Labor under control of Emory E. White, 117 70
Labor under control of Joseph Armell, 609 40
Labor under control of Louis L. Read, 932 04
Labor under control of H. H. Smith, 187 80
$5,590 77
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ANNUAL REPORT.
By Amount brought forward, $5,590 77
Repairs on Mechanics Bridge, $8 94
" County St. 4 83
" Martin's Bridge, Maple
Street,
9 54
Rail for Blackinton's Bridge, 3 55
$26 86
Fences at Davidson's Hill, South
Main Street, $52 68
Work on fence at Brady's Corner, 14 48
Resetting fence on Pearl Street, 15 21
$82 37
Blacksmithing,
56 90
Gravel,
154 42
Hardpan Plow,
35 00
Tools, 17 77
Cement Pipes at South Attleboro,
II7 25
Repairing Sidewalk at Thacher's Bridge,
I 50
Cross walk on Pleasant Street, 25 06
Salary,
375 00
Balance, 14 10
$6,497 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
EDUCATIONAL.
DR.
To appropiation,
$15,000 00
Dog Fund,
741 77
State School Fund,
76 02
Tuition,
99 00
$15,916 79
CR.
Teachers,
$13,363 05
Janitors,
1,491 17
Fuel,
979 48
By Balance,
83 09
$15,916 79
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ANNUAL REPORT.
SUPERINTENDENT.
DR.
To appropriation, $1,000 00
$1,000 00 -
CR.
By Amount Paid,
$950 00
Balance,
50 00
$1,000 00
TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS.
DR.
To Appropriation,
$625 00
Balance, 1 00
$626 00
CR.
From Bearcroft to Sanford Street, 40 weeks at $9.00, $360 00 From Fisherville to Sanford Street, 38 weeks at $7.00, 266 00
$626 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
SCHOOL INCIDENTAL AND REPAIRS.
DR.
To Appropriation, $2,000 00
$2,000 00
CR.
By Repairs at High School Build- ing,
$44 96
Plumbing at High School Building, 331 73
Carpenter work on Sanitary Ar-
rangements at High School, 109 85
Mason work on Sanitary Arrange- ments, 5 65
Painters' work on Sanitary Ar- rangements, 11 00
Brick work for cold air passage, 30 45
Concreting in Basement, 15 00
Labor and Janitors' supplies at High School Building, 3 52
$552 16
Repairs at Sanford Street, $59 62
Concreting cellar at Sanford street, 36 00 Labor on Ventilator at " 3 90
Steam Pipes in Academy Build- ing, 49 60
$149 12
Amount carried forward, $701 28
22
ANNUAL REPORT.
By Amount brought forward, $701 28
Division Fence at Pine street School Lot, $42 95
Repairs at Pine Street School House, 96
$43 91
Room added to Dodgeville
House, $379 90
Specifications for Room at Dodge- ville, 7 00
$386 90
Fence and Repairs at Pleasant
Street House, $160 89
Painting Pleasant Street House, 35 40
Whitening Pleasant Street House, 9 25
$205 54
Repairs at Farmers Building,
6 22
Repairs and Labor at City
School House,
14 59
Steps for Perry School House,
4 00
Cleaning out Furnace at South Main Street House, 68
Labor at Hebronville House,
II 35
Hardware Supplies, 32 64
Setting Glass,
10 00
Rent of Room for North Main
Street School, 9 months, 168 75
Rebinding 200 School Reports,
7 00
Making Census of School Chil- dren, 40 00
Amount carried forward, $1,632 86
23
ANNUAL REPORT.
By Amount brought forward, $1,632 86
Salary of Secretary of School Committee from Nov. 1, 1888, to Jan. 1, 1890, Freight, Postage, Expressage, Travel, etc.,
37 49
Water,
· 54 90
Gas,
21 20
Truant Officers,
28 50
Desks,
27 80
Covering 2 Desks with Cloth,
7 00
6 Settees,
12 60
15 Mats,
22 80
House Paper and Border,
2 33
Cards, Report Blanks and Cer- tificates,
19 24
Barrel of Chloride of Lime,
IO 82
Tripod,
40
Repair of Clocks,
I 50
Cleaning Organ and Tuning Piano,
5 50
130 Note Circulars,
5 00
Lettering 22 diplomas,
1 50
Ribbon,
I 56
Labor, Cleaning,
4 95
Balance,
36 48
$2,000 00
65 57
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ANNUAL REPORT.
SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
DR.
To Appropriation,
$ 1,000 00
Books sold,
19 48
Balance,
116 74
$1,136 22
CR.
By Books; $708 48
Repairing Books,
18 45
Book-keeping Supplies, 42 09
Composition and Exercise Books, 25 50
Paper and Envelopes,
69 70
Chemicals,
58 84
Slates, Slate Pencils, Drawing and Lead Pencils,
49 95
Pens,
15 35
Sponges,
16 25
Rulers,
4 75
56 Paper Boxes,
2 25
Ink for Rubber Stamps,
50
Red Ink,
2 00
Mucilage,
2 55
Maps,
2 83
Map Blanks,
8 75
13 Polygraphs,
2 60
Amount carried forward, $1,030 84
25
ANNUAL REPORT.
By Amount brought forward, $1,030 84 50 Modelling Clays, 2 00
576 Balls for Arithmetical Exer- cises, 3 00
Painting and Varnishing 540 Balls, 5 40
I Box O Forms, I 8C
I Set of Dry Measures, I 75
I Liquid
I 25
Pass Books,
3 00
Pointers.
2 00
Covering Paper,
2 00
Writing Chart,
3 00
Woodmaking Tables,
3 38
Chemical Tongs,
I 22
Tracery Books, etc.,
3 23
Supplementary Music,
6 98
Rubber,
2 40
Manilla Paper,
2 80
Pencil Sharpeners,
3 50
Triangles,
1 80
Rubber Bands,
60
Language Tablets,
2 70
Colored Pegs,
1 08
Manual Frame,
60
Penholders,
2 94
Crayons,
3 50
Blotters,
2 10
Toy Money,
2 25
Miscellaneous,
39 10
$1,136 22
26
ANNUAL REPORT.
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING.
DR.
To Appropriation,
$20,200 00
CR.
.By Labor excavating cellar of Acad-
emy Building, $19 22
Stone for cellar of Academy Building, 49 40
Labor of masons on cellar of Academy Building, 240 95
7 Posts for cellar, I 75
Moving Academy Building, 125 00
Plumbing Academy Building,
97 14
Carpenter work on Academy Building, 41 70
Plastering on Academy Building, 35 86
Papering on Academy Building, 32 24
Labor on Boiler connections, 14 15
$657 41
E. S. Cargill, contract for New Building, $10,400 00
E. S. Cargill, work on Chimney, 115 00
E. S. Cargill, extra work, 154 00
Heating Apparatus for New Building, 800 00
Amount carried forward,
$11,469 00
27
ANNUAL REPORT.
By Amount brought forward, $11,469 00
Gas Piping and Plumbing for Wash Basins in New Building, 135 36 56 Window Shades in New Building, 61 07
Labor running Boiler for heating, 69 00
2-3 of Contract of W. H. Goff
for Sanitaries,
$2,000 00
$11,734 43
5-14 of Contract of Vanier & Slattery for Plumbing in San- itaries,
450 00
Horizontal Tubular Boiler and Steam Fixtures, 705 00
Freight on Boiler and Connec- tions, 12 00
Carting Boiler from car,
30 00
Foundation for Boiler,
22 40
Setting Boiler,
395 52
Work on Blow-off,
3 25
4 Grates
13 80
Labor of John Holmes on boiler,
25 30
57 feet of Smoke Pipe, 250 00
Labor of Attleboro Machine Co.
on Boiler Connections, 42 88
$3,938 15
Material for connecting boiler with large house and Acad- emy Building,
$119 48
Amount carried forward, $15,792 06
28
ANNUAL REPORT.
By amount brought forward,
$15,792 06
II Cords of stone for retaining wall, $19 25
Material and labor on wall,
39 00
IO Chestnut Posts for fence,
1 70
Fence on wall, 8 80
$68 75
Grading Yard,
244 50
Sanford street sewer,
285 00
Sewer connections,
88 93
2 doz. Ink wells,
4 00
Desks and Seats,
390 70
Putting down Desks and Seats,
84 23
Freights and carting on desks and seats,
28 98
Surveying,
22 50
Moving Outbuildings,
17 12
Carting and Labor,
38 90
Barrel and ball of twine,
65
William R. Walker, Architect, on account,
350 00
By balance, 2,114 27
$20,200 00
29
ANNUAL REPORT.
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
DR.
To appropriation, $600 00
$600 00
CR.
By Books, $186 50
Binding pamphlets and repair-
ing books, 47 38
300 Catalogues, 8 50
Labor and Material, building Bookcase,
35 86
153 lbs. paper for covering books, 16 83
3 1-4 Sheet Cards,
I 00
2,500 Labels,
9 00
500 Library Cards,
3 00
Delivery Slips,
7 00
200 Printed Postals,
3 00
Gas,
29 20
Salary of Librarian,
100 00
Rent,
150 00
By Balance,
2 73
$600 00
30
ANNUAL REPORT.
STREET LIGHTS.
DR.
To appropriation,
$3,600 00
$3,600 00
CR.
By amount paid North Attleboro Steam Electric Co., $3,300 00
Balance, 300 00
- $3,600 00
In the month of January, 1889, the Improvement Dis- trict paid $200.00 towards the maintenance of the lights, and in the month of February $ 100.00.
DECORATION DAY.
DR.
To Appropriation, $150 00
$150 00
CR.
By W. A. Streeter Post, G. A. R., $150 00
$150 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
STATE AID.
The whole amount disbursed by the Town in payment of State Aid is repaid to the Town by the State.
Paid Martha Bullock,
$48 00
W. H. Caswell,
36 00
Geo. L. Draper,
36 00
Mary A. Griffin,
48 00
Maria Hamlin,
36 00
Ann M. Hatten,
48 00
Ann Johnson,
48 00
Mary E. Kingman,
24 00
Emily Rollins,
20 00
Abby Thayer,
48 00
Harriet N. Thomas,
48 00
Nancy C. Tucker,
48 00
Wm. Wardell,
72 00
Elizabeth Wardell,
48 00
Hannah Webb,
48 00
Emeline Wilmarth,
48 00
Patience Hodgson,
20 00
$724 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
MILITARY AID.
DR.
To Appropriation, $200 00
Amount due from the State,
330 00
Balance,
130 00
$660 00
CR.
By George H. Hatten, $16 00
James B. Knight,
84 00
Ernest Meyers,
186 00
Wm. O'Connor,
64 00
Eli K. Robbins,
84 00
John P. Brennan,
76 00
Otis White,
150 00
$660 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
BILLS APPROVED BY SELECTMEN.
Current and Incidental,
$8,873 65
Highways,
6,482 90
Public Library,
597 27
Educational,
15,833 70
Text Books and Supplies,
1,136 22
New School Building,
18,085 73
School Incidental and Repairs,
1,963 52
Superintendent,
950 00
School Transportation,
626 00
Pauper,
5,920 89
Street Lights,
3,300 00
Grand Army,
150 00
$ 63,919=88
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ANNUAL REPORT.
STANDING OF TOWN JANUARY
1, 1890.
ASSETS.
Cash in Treasury, $7,336 83
Uncollected Taxes assessed prior
to division of Town, 5,203 55
Uncollected taxes of the years 1888 and 1889, 12,536 12
Claim against State for State
and Military Aid, 1,054 00
Claims for Aid to Paupers,
635 78
Balance on account with
North Attleboro,
40,777 00
Sinking Fund,
33,851 95
School Property,
108,448 73
Lockup and Land,
1,100 00
Poor Farm,
3,100 00
Personal Property at Poor
Farm,
2,704 71
Gravel Pit,
200 00
Land on Pleasant Street,
2,500 00
Three Fountains,
400 00
Bound Stones,
15 00
Road Tools,
250 00
Furniture and Supplies,
416 00
$220,529 67
35
ANNUAL REPORT.
LIABILITIES.
Bonds due July, 1894, $25,000 00
" April, 1895, 40,000 00
66 66 1897, 35,000 00
Balance of Loan to purchase
School District Property, 10,000 00
Loan for New School Build-
ing, 10,000 00
Note to State,
30,000 00
Deborah Starkey Fund and Interest, 645 33
Due for Collection of Taxes
of years prior to Division, 63 69
Due for Collection of Taxes
of years 1888 and 1889,
496 51
Current Bills unpaid,
144 76
Balance,
69,179 38
$220,529 67
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ANNUAL REPORT.
STATEMENT OF THE TOWN DEBT JANUARY
1, 1890.
Attleborough's proportion of bonded debt,
$62,930 00
Sinking Fund, 33,851 95
Net amount of bonded debt,
$29,078 05
Attleborough's proportion of School District debt, $6,293 00
Loan for New School Build- ing, 10,000 00
Note to State,
30,000 00
Bills due and Collector's percentage, 704 96
$46,997 96
Cash in Treasury, $7,336 83
Attleboro's propor-
tion of uncol-
lected taxes
prior to 1888,
2,480 22
Uncollected taxes of
1888 and 1889, 12,536 12
Due from State, 1,054 00
Pauper claims, 635 78
$24,042 95
$22,955 OI
Net Debt,
$52,033 06
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YEAR 1889 IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF ATTLEBOROUGH.
DR.
To Tax levy,
$71,41I 4I
Estimated Interest on Taxes
of 1889,
300 00
Corporation Tax,
889 28
Auctioneers' Licenses,
14 00
Billiard
25 00
Butterine 66
I 50
Fine,
100 00
Circus Licenses,
100 00
Dog Fund,
741 77
Druggist Licenses,
3 00
Fireworks 66
20 00
Land Rent,
8 00
School Fund,
44 58
Sewer Entrance Fees for connec- tion made in 1889, 382 50
Contribution toward Street
Cross Walk,
15 00
Text Books sold,
19 48
Tuition of Non-resident pupils,
99 00
State Aid due from State for year 1889,
724 00
Military Aid from State for
year 1889, 330 00
Amount carried forward,
$75,228 52
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To Amount brought forward, $75,228 52 North Attleboro's proportion of
School Note paid, 1,853 50
North Attleboro's proportion of .Interest, 1,671 13
Pauper expenditures for year 1889, charged to other towns, etc., 1,619 29
Loan on account of New School House, 10,000 00
Expenditure in excess of first
appropriation and loan for new school house, 2,072 91
Old Town Bills, 462 95
Bills due prior to Jan. 1, 1889, on account of Medical attendance, 198 54
Bills due prior to Jan. 1, 1889
on Current and Incidental account, 378 19
Pauper bills due prior to Jan. I,- 1 890, 142 75
Percentage paid Collector on
Taxes of 1888, 394 64
$94,022 42
CR.
By Expenditures for Current and Incidental Account, $8,876 0I
Expenditures for Highways, 6,482 90
Amount carried forward,
$15,358 91
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By Amount brought forward, $15,358 91
Expenditures for Schools, 20,507 94
Expenditures for New School Buildings, 18,072 91
Expenditures for Paupers, 5,920 89
Expenditures for Street Lights, 3,300 00
Expenditures of Public Library, 597 27
Expenditures of Grand Army Post, 150 00
Expenditures for State Aid, 724 00
Expenditures for Military Aid, 330 00
Balance of Bank Tax paid State, 200 41
School Note maturing and paid 1889, 5,000 00
Interest paid,
6,521 II
Contribution to Sinking Fund,
5,000 00
Commission of Safe Deposit &
Trust Co., 8 00
State Tax, 3,860 00
County Tax, 5,726 17
1-4 Druggist Licenses paid State, 75
Estimated amount of unpaid bills of 1889, 144 76
Abatement of Taxes for 1889, 1,072 21 Probable amount of future abate- ments of Taxes of 1889, 339 20
Collector's Commission on Taxes of 1889, 625 00
Bill for printing valuation Lists for 1889, 178 25
Balance, 385 64
$94,022 42
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TOWN OF NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH IN ACCOUNT
WITH THE TOWN OF ATTLEBOROUGH.
DR.
To balance due Attleborough,
Dec. 31, 1889,
$42,630 50
Interest, 1,671 13
Bill of F. W. Barry,
4 71
F. W. Kling & Co., 2 62
E. S. Williams,
II 72
W. H. Barrows, 9 68
I-2 Claim of J. A. Carpenter, 133 70
I-2 Expense of M. West suit, 12 50
Fees for Collecting Taxes, 73 62
Cash, 3,047 77
$47,597 95
CR.
· By North Attleborough's propor-
tion of taxes collected, $3,823 61
North Attleborough's propor- tion of School Note, 1,853 50
Corporation Tax belonging to
North Attleborough but credited to Attleborough,
1,143 84
Balance, 40,777 00
$47,597 95
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ANNUAL REPORT.
It will appear from an examination of the reports that 1889 was a solvent year. Notwithstanding the fact that the tax levy for the year, after deducting the abatements made and prospective, barely equalled the appropriations and amounts required by law to be assessed, it has been possible out of the other revenues of the town to pay the extraordinary expense of two judgments with attending costs upon cases arising in a previous year, and to settle also one of the two claims for damages arising during the year 1889. There are but two actions at law now pending against the town; one, that of Mary West for damages al- leged to have been suffered by reason of a defect upon Bank street; the other that of Andrew Rochefort, arising out of an alleged defect in Washington street, in South Attleboro, on the 19th day of February, 1889.
From an examination of the debt statement it will be seen that ample provision is being made for the payment of the bonded debt at maturity by annual contributions to the sinking fund. The loan of $10,000 for the new school building will be provided for under the vote creating it, by carrying one-half of it into the tax levy for 1890 and the re- mainder into the levy for 1891. The school district loan consists of Attleborough's proportion of two notes held by the Attleborough Savings Bank, the remains of the debt of $40,000 created by the transfer of the school district property and obligations to the town. One of these notes matures in 1890, the other in 1891; and they should be carried into the tax levy of the years on which they fall due, as has been done with the six preceding notes of this series. To meet the remainining debt of $30,704.96, the
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ANNUAL REPORT.
town has assets of a face value of $24,042.65. Of these assets $2,480.22 are uncollected taxes of 1887 and prior years. In view of the large abatements already made upon these taxes, the town ought to speedily realize the full value of the balance. It is but just to the present col_ lector of Attleborough to note the fact that $317.54 only of the uncollected taxes of these years are contained in the tax commitments to him. Upon the uncollected taxes of 1888 and 1889 the larger part of the abatements necessary have been already made, and the amounts due on those years will probably suffer but little further diminution. If all the assets contained in the debt statement were to prove good there would still be $6,662.01 of this floating debt unpro- vided for. This amount represents an accumulation of def- icits created by overdrawing of accounts and abatement of taxes. One practice which tended strongly to the increase of this floating debt, the carrying of unexpended balances to the credit of the new year, has been corrected by a vote of the town which requires such balances to be covered into the treasury.
Another rule which requires the officers having charge of the several departments of town expenditures to keep within the limits of their appropriations should be strongly insisted upon. Exceptions to this rule most frequently oc- curring are in the case of judgments rendered against the town which must be promptly paid and which may necessi- tate the overdrawing of the current and incidental account; and in case of pauper expenditures where relief must be afforded to an extent unforeseen at the time of the appropriation. In cases of this nature the deficit resulting from such causes in the total business of the year should be stated to the town, and an appropriation sufficient to cover such deficit should be made at the succeeding an-
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