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REPORTS
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TOWN OFFICERS
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TOWN OF ATTLEBOROUGH
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31,
1900.
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ATTLEBOROUGH, MASS., . SUN PUBLISHING COMPANY, RAILROAD AVENUE 1901.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
1900-1901.
843
Selectmen :
I'M. H. GOFF. GEO. A. SWEENEY,
WM. N. GOFF.
Town Clerk and Treasurer : * JOHN T. BATES. § F. I. BABCOCK.
Overseers of the Poor :
** \\M. H. GOFF, GEO. B. FITTZ
ELIJAH R READ. TWM. L. ELLIOT
* Deceased.
§ Since Sept. 12th.
** Resigned March. f Since March 21st.
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Assessors of Taxes :
\M. H. GOFF. JOSEPH O. MOWRY, ALONZO N. BROWNELL.
Collector of Taxes : HARRY E. CARPENTER.
Commissioners of Sinking Fund :
CHAS. E. BLISS. FRANK I. BABCOCK.
EVERETT S. HORTON.
Water Commissioners.
W.M. M. STONE, GEO. H. SNELL,
DAVID E. MAKEPEACE.
Water Registar and Superintendent :
GEO. H. SNELL.
Registrars of Voters :
* JOHN T. BATES. HENRY A. STREETER,
JOHN W. CODY, EDMUND P. ALFRED, & FRANK I. BABCOCK.
Deceased.
§ Since Sept. 12th.
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Auditors :
FRED G. MASON, BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY, FREDERICK E. LEBARON.
Sealer of Weights and Measures and Inspector of Oil :
LYMAN M. STANLEY.
Inspector of Cattle, Milk and Provisions. GEO. MACKIE, M. D.
Constables :
HORATIO BRIGGS.
SETH R. BRIGGS,
WALTER HARRISON, JOHN F. HEAD,
GEO. F. IDE, JOHN H. NERNEY,
ELIJAH R. READ, CHARLES E. RILEY,
EDWARD WILDING. '
Night Patrol :
ROBERT E. HARRIS, ARTHUR GAFFNEY.
Fence Viewers : LYMAN M. STANLEY, EVERETT S. HORTON.
ISAAC ALGER.
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Superintendent of Streets : WM. H. GOFF.
Park Commissioners :
HERBERT A. CLARK, CHARLES P. KEELER, CHARLES M. ROBBINS.
Engineers of Fire Department. HIRAM R. PACKARD, Chief,
Assistants : ORLANDO W. HAWKINS, JAMES HOWARTH.
Board of Health :
CHARLES E. BLISS, CHARLES S. HOLDEN, M. D.,
GEO. K. ROBERTS, M. D.
School Committee :
CHARLES E. BLISS, Chairman, J. HARRY HOLDEN, Secretary,
ORVILLE P. RICHARDSON, WM. H. GARNER,
BENJAMIN P. KING, MISS LENORA P. BEERS, MRS. LAURA V. G. MACKIE, JOSEPH O. TIFFANY * A. FRANCIS WALSH, § HAROLD E.SWEET. * Resigned.
§ Since Sept. 19th.
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Superintendent of Schools : WILLIAM P. KELLY.
Trustees of Public Library. EVERETT S. HORTON, Chairman, CHARLES S. HOLDEN, Secretary,
LOUIS J. LAMB, CHARLES H. WHEELER,
MRS. ALICE M. WALES, WM. P. KELLY.
MRS. IRENE T. HILL, . MARK E. ROWE,
MISS ELIZABETH J. WILMARTH.
Surveyors of Wood and Bark :
GEO. L. ADAMS, WALTER J. HOWLAND,
FRANK E. SHAW, GEO. A. MONROE,
HUGH A. SMITH, LUCIUS Z. CARPENTER,
JAMES ORR, CLARENCE E. RICHARDS,
HENRY E. FAIRBROTHER, WVM. E. VICKERY.
Fire Police :
SETH R. BRIGGS, FRED E. GOFF,
DEXTER E. NEWELL, WVM. H. WHITTAKER.
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Pound Keeper : FRANK E. LUTHER.
Tree Warden : LYMAN M. STANLEY.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN.
To the Citizens of Attleborough :
Your Board of Selectmen to whom you entrusted by your suffrages at the last March election the administra- tion of the affairs of the town, submit to you the follow- iug annual report. In entering upon our duties last spring we felt keenly the responsibility that rested upon us as Selectmen of one of the largest town's in the Commonwealth. We brought to the office a strong de- sire to serve the people faithfully, honestly and conscien- tiously in all our acts, and as we close the year and render to you an account of our stewardships. we can truthfully say that we have not departed from that original spirit which prompted us at the beginning, we have served you to the best of our ability, rendering obedience to no party or organization, clique or indi- vidual, the highest and best welfare of the community and all our citizens has at all times been uppermost in our minds. We have endeavored at all times to give you an impartial and satisfactory administration-if we
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have not succeded we trust you will give us credit for at least making the attempt to do so. Nothing of a start- ling nature has transpired within the limit of the town during the year. No epidemics have prevailed-and no great losses from fire or other casualities have occurred. All the town officers either elected or appointed have per- formed their duties well.
Before we begin the financial statement for the year, it seems just and proper at this time to say a few words, as a tribute of respect in memory of the late John T. Bates, who had served the town for so many years in the various capacities to which he had been elected-but bet- ter known by all as our efficient town clerk and treasurer. He was always a kind and congenial man to transact bus- iness with, honest in all his dealings, ever ready to assist a person in need of sympathy or information-in fact John T. Bates was one of God's noblemen, and his place among us will be hard to fill, but man that was born of woman .was born to die, and John T. Bates died on the eleventh day of September, 1900, and left a sorrowing throng behind to mourn his loss.
As business of importance demanded the attention and signature of a qualified official, it was our duty under the law to appoint some person to fill the vacancy. We were very fortunate in finding a man fitted by education and experience in town affairs willing to accept the posi- tion, in the person of Frank I. Babcock, Esq., and he was duly appointed. A satisfactory bond was filed and he im- mediately entered upon his duties, and has rendered the town valuable service since. Mr. Babcock retained in his employ the same efficient assistant that has so long ren- dered splendid service for the town, Miss Alberta Rem- ington.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
The valuation of the town this year is, $7,086,709; valuation in 1899, $6,390,968; increased $695,741 during the year. The rate of taxation for state, county and town purposes was, $17.30 per thousand. This rate we do not consider excessive, when we take into consideration the excellent condition of our schools, the efficiency of our fire department, the good condition of our public streets. Many of them well lighted and sprinkled, and the good and excellent condition of our water supply. We confi- dently look forward to a tax rate not far from the present one, and with economy, which does not mean niggardly expenditures, it can be made even less than it now is.
FLOATING DEBT AND UNCOLLECTED TAXES.
Cash in treasury Jan. Ist 1901 $ 5,844 77 Cash due from state. 1,800 00
Uncollected taxes in hands of J. O. Mowry .. 1,272 00 Uncollected taxes in hands of H. E. Carpenter
59,015 79
67,932 56
Floating debt Jan. Ist.
$40,000 00
Leaving a surplus if all taxes were collected of
$27,732 56
Since January Ist Mr. Carpenter has collected the sum of $10,000.
The public business is growing immensely, as it should in order to keep pace with the rapid growth of the town. And the demand upon the Selectmen of today for time and labor is very much greater than at any other period in our history. We rejoice in our town's growth
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in its good financial standing, in its moral tone and char- acter, and its great business prosperity in the past, and confidently look forward to a continuation of substantial growth-both in population and all the other elements that tend to make a town more prosperous and its people more contented.
During the year we have granted several franchises. The Bristol County Street Railway Company, through many interested citizens, petitioned for and was granted the right to lay its tracks on Taunton avenue, Park street and Emory street to the centre of the town. For this franchise the town will receive great and permanent im- provements in the way of street widenings and gradings and 2,500 feet of curbing brought and set free of expense to the town; also the lighting of Emory street. The Interstate Street Railway Company was granted the right to extend its tracks from North Main street to a point on County street near Dennis street. The work was done in a thorough manner and the town has the benefits arising from paved gutters and curbing, side- walks, the entire distance that rails are laid on that street. The Providence Telephone Company was granted a fran- chise to lay conduits under certain of our streets, which in course of time will be a matter of great convenience to our people, as it is the beginning of ridding our streets of overhead wires for telephone service ; and also gives the town, by the terms of the franchise, free wires for fire alarm and other purposes, through all the underground circuit of the telephone company. This was demanded together with a money consideration, equal to the ex- pense of two telephones for the year. It has been the policy of this Board of Selectmen not to grant any fran- chises unless the town received a valuable consideration in exchange for them.
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RAILROAD CROSSINGS.
We can add but little to the report made by the Se- lectmen in 1893, when they said: "The question of the abolition of the grade railroad crossings enters very ma- terially into the question as to the best method to be adopted and pursued in the construction of our high- ways." More than this they add: "It is a matter more vitally affecting and overshadowing the prosperity of this town, than anything which perhaps this town within its history has ever considered and determined."
The above extract from the report of theSelectmen, signed by Geo. A. Adams, Esq., Daniel H. Smith and Byron R. Hill in 1893 was true at the time it was written, and has been emphasized many times since as being the one great object toward which the town should bend all the energy possible, toward hastening the day for the abolition of grade crossings in our town. We are glad to report that some progress has been made during the year. The matter has been brought before the courts and the town's counsel in the matter, Mr. Herbert Parker assures us he will use his utmost endeavors to expedite matters, and he writes, that he is in hopes that before many weeks elapse he will have the commission ap- pointed and work actually begun.
SIDEWALKS.
In making our recommendations for an increased amount for sidewalks, we take into consideration the very large number of people who use them daily in going to and from their work; and also the fact of so many new streets having been added, consequently more money must be appropriated. We believe our people are entitled to good sidewalks and that they will welcome and approve of the small increase asked for.
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The following sidewalk work has been done during past year :
On Dean street 401 feet curbing has been set.
On Bank street 79 feet curbing has been set.
On Park street 722 feet curbing has been set.
On Pine street 1,13I feet curbing has been set.
On Dunham street 392 feet curbing has been set.
On Pearl street 368 feet curbing has been set.
Total of 3,093 feet new curbing bought and set Old curbing re-set by town 560 feet
New curbing furnished and set by Bristol County Street Railway Company on Emory street 2,350 feet.
Furnished and set by Interstate Railway Company on County street 2,500 feet.
Old curbing reset on County street 700 feet
1,100 loads of ashes and gravel have been spread on the sidewalks during the year.
STREET SPRINKLING.
There has been during the past summer months an increased demand which we have not been able to meet to our satisfaction for street sprinkling, as more streets are being accepted each year. The residents living on the line of them expect and demand that they be sprin- kled. We think all our streets should be sprinkled in dry weather. Therefore in our recommendation it will be noticed an increased appropriation is asked for, with one more additional cart we believe we can cover all the streets necessary for the next few years.
During the past year Richard D. Manchester and Walter C. Goff have been employed, each with a pair of horses, and one pair of horses, and the driver from the Hook and Ladder Company, all of whom have done faithful work, and all it was possible for them to do, un- der the circumstances.
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STREET LIGHTS.
The street light service for the year has been on the whole very satisfactory. The lighting company have been very prompt and willing to do anything the Select- men have required of them to do. There are several sec- tions of the town needing more lights, as hundreds of the employes of the factories can testify, and we believe that the sum recommended will provide ample light for the year.
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
This is an appropriation that we will naturally be obliged to increase a little each year for the next few years, while our old soldiers and their dependents re- main with us. Let us economize in many ways if we please, but let us as a town never go back on those, who in the dark days of 1861 to 1865 volunteered to fight our battles and thereby received wounds in battle or dis- ease in swamps or in prisons.
The Police Department of our town is the smallest we think, of any town of equal population in the state We are proud of the fact, yet realize that the time has now arrived when we should have an additional patrol- man, to be under the supervision of the Selectmen.
THACHER BROOK DRAIN.
During the year 1900 the following work has been done on the so-called Thacher Brook Drain and the sur- roundings :
On Cross street 40 feet of drain has been dug and walled with stone. From Cross street running northeast .. erly 250 feet of drain was dug and sides and top covered with kiamized plank. This planking is in use in many places and we find it has proven very satisfactory wher-
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ever used. We built 550 feet of stone wall, 2 feet high, in order to be able to retain the filling and make Cross street available for public travel. We also built 440 feet of wire fence.
The recommendation this year of $300 is for the pur- pose of keeping the brook cleaned of all obstructions, es- pecially the lower end, which is getting choked up with a rank growth of weeds and other matter. We are in hopes to be able to have a portion at least of the balance of the work in the vicinity of Forest street included in the plan of our railroad grade crossings, the abolition of which is now assuming a definite plan; therefore we recommend that we suspend work on the excavation un- til we find out exactly what will be done in that vicinity by the grade crossing commission.
CURRENT AND INCIDENTAL.
Dr.
To Appropriation
$ 10,000 00
Received Armory Rent
150 00
"
* Court Fees
647 00
"
Licenses
219 00
Overdrawn
167 98
$11,183 98
Cr.
Company I, 5th Regt. M. V. M.
Rent of armory and rooms 636 50
Rent of rifle range 48 00
Gas Armory and Rooms
76 23
760 73
* $250 00 Received from liquor cases.
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COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
H. E. Carpenter
$754 80
J. O. Mowry 16 32
$771 12
BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES.
Births,
$154 00
Deaths,
50 10
Marriages
33 15
$237 25
SALARIES.
Selectmen.
Wm H Goff
300 00
Geo. A. Sweeney
350 00
Wm. N. Goff
200 00
$1,050 00
ASSESSORS.
Wm. H. Goff
$500 00
J. O. Mowry
200 00
A. N. Brownell
200 00
Miss R. L. Bushee, clerk
114 00
$814 00
TOWN CLERK AND TREASURER.
* John T. Bates, Treasurer, $354 15
John T. Bates, Town Clerk, 354 16
John T. Bates, Treas. Sinking Fund, 35 38
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John T. Bates, Clerk of Registrars. 28 31
§ F. I. Babcock. Treasurer, 45 85
F. I. Babcock Town Clerk. 45 84 F. I. Babcock. Treas. of Sinking Fund 14 62 F. I. Babcock. Clerk of Registrars II 69
$890 00
AUDITORS.
B. F. Lindsey. $33.34
F. G. Mason, 33 33
F. L. LeBaron, 33 33
$100 00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
L. M. Stanley $50 00
TOWN' SOLICITOR.
F. I. Babcock,
$100 00
Court Expenses. 26 10
$126 10
INSPECTOR OF CATTLE AND MILK.
Geo. Mackie, M. D. $200 00
$200 00
REGISTRARS.
* John T. Bates,
$20 00
E. P. Alfred,
42 50
§ F. I. Babcock,
25 00
* Deceased. § Since Sept. 12th.
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John W. Cody,
60 00
H. A. Enbom,
17 50
H. A. Streeter,
60 00
$225 00
BOARD OF HEALTH.
C. S. Holden, clerk, $50 00
C. E. Bliss,
25 00
G. K. Roberts,
25 00
C. S. Holden, fumigating houses,
47 00
W. B. Sargent, services, 48 00
Incidentals, 8 65
$203 65
TREE WARDEN.
L. M. Stanley, salary, $50 00
L. M. Stanley, use of horse,
27 75
L. M. Stanley, labor of man,
36 00
Tools and repairs,
15 85
$129 60
ENGINEERS.
Karl H. Hyde, $69 00
ELECTION EXPENSES.
Election officers,
$170 00
Rents,
94 00
Moderator,
10 00
Meals for election officers,
19 36
Warnings, town meeting,
12 00
Serving election notices,
7 10
$312 46
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POLICE SERVICE AND PATROL.
Robert E. Harris, night service, $730 00
Arthur Gaffney, night service, 500 00
I. M. Inman, night service, 230 00
C. L. Fuller, night service, 47 00
F. H. Bonney, Sunday service,
63 00
Walter Harrison, Dodgeville,
99 99
Geo. F. Ide, Hebronville, 99 99
Joseph Dorr,
2 00
W. H. Whittaker,
6 00
W. H. Whittaker, dog officer,
25 00
Police duty July 4th,
15 50
$1,818 48
POLICE STATION.
Gas,
$22 20
Supplies,
16 66
Fire Dept. heat and care,
150 00
$188 86
COURT FEES.
I. M. Inman,
$23 58
E. C. Brown,
152 71
J. B. Stevens,
9 96
E. R. Read,
13 06
Geo. F. Ide,
16 79
H. A. Berry,
6 50
S. A. Briggs,
238 48
Warren Parker,
8 40
Thomas H. Stevenson,
5 72
J. W. Haskins, 2 70
J. B. Hodges, 2 41
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F. H. Bonney,
8 75
J. H. Nerney,
184 35
W. H. Whittaker,
13. 09
Walter Harrison,
8 83
$695 33
PRINTING AND STATIONERY
Town Reports,
$280 00
Town. Warrants,
38 .00
Town Ballots,
60 00
Stamped envelops,
53 00
Assessors books and blanks,
20 52
Supplies for Tax Collector,
24 75
Voting lists, 96 25
List of Poll Tax payers (Books)
60 00
Book for registered bonds,
40 00
Blanks, letter heads, etc.,
43 50
Advertising notice,
35 12
$751 14
TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE.
Gas bills,
$41. IO
Telephone,
25 00
Rent of rooms,
450 00
Janitor,
36 00.
Supplies,
177 90
$730 00
INCIDENTALS.
Mrs. E. F. Peck, rebate on taxes, $18 68 H. E. Carpenter, district court, 10 00
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Repairs of band stand, 22 04
Concreting walk on Common,
201 40
Expense care of Common,
135 60
Ice bill,
5 65
Numbering houses,
42 50
Vaccination,
57 50
Sundry small bills,
92 89
$586 26
CLAIMS AGAINST TOWN.
Hannah Hunt,
$100 00
Louis Proust,
75 00
G. G. Bullock.
300 00
$475 00
Amount of bills approved, $11, 183 98
FIRE DEPARTMENT. Dr.
To appropriation, $5,000 00
Reeived from L. Z. Carpenter,
duplicate bills, I 21
Received from sale of horse, 175 00
Received from current and incidental
dept. for heat and keeper of police station, 150 00
Received from sprinkling dept. service of man, 200 00
Received from highway dept., service of men, 368 25
Overdrawn. 694 1I
$,6588 57
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Cr.
By salaries of engineers,
$400 00
By salaries of Janitors,
52 00
By salaries of permanent men,
1,921 84
By salaries of firemen,
1,941 00
By gas bills.
213 45
By electric light bills,
74 14
By telephones.
75 00
By coal,
355 12
By fire police,
39 00
By new horses,
375 00
By incidental and repairs,
1,142 02
$6,588 57
FIRE ALARM BOXES.
Dr
To appropriation,
375 00
Cr.
By W. E. Decrow,
300 00
By Western Electric Co.,
21 69
By B. A. Cummings,
46 00
By Grant Bros.,
7 13
By unexpended balance,
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$375 00
DOUBLE HARNESSES.
Dr.
To appropriation, $200 00
Cr.
By E. H. Frink, $140 00 By J. W. Gifford Co., 7 20
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Unexpended balance, 52 80
$200 00
1000 FEET OF HOSE.
Dr
To appropriation. $650 00
Cr
By Boston Woven Hose Co., $539 00
Unexpended balance III 00
$650 00
NEW HORSE.
Dr.
To appropriation .: .
-
$200 00
Overdrawn. 25 00
$22, 00
Cr.
D. J. H. Rowley, $225 00
$225 0
SUPPLY WAGON.
Dr.
To appropriation. $225 00
Cr.
By Geo. H. Shell, $225 00
REPAIRS, SOUTH MAIN STREET HOSE HOUSE.
Dr.
To appropriation, $250 00
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Overdrawn, 78 75
$328 75
Cr
By Pierce & Carpenter,
$79 79
By C. H. Dillon,
48 96
By Grant Bros.,
200 00
$328 75
DECORATION DAY
Dr.
To appropriation,
$300 00
$300 00
Cr
By William A. Streeter Post, No. 145,
G. A. R.,
$300 00
$300 00
SPECIAL FOR Wm. A. STREETER POST, NO. 145,
G. A. R. Dr.
To appropriation,
$250 00
$250 00'
Cr.
By Wm. A. Streeter Post, No. 145, G. A. R., $250 00
$250 00
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ASSISTANT TO TOWN CLERK.
Dr.
To appropriation,
$200 00
Cr. $200 00
By John T. Bates and F. I. Babcock, $200 00
$200 00
DRINKING FOUNTAIN, HEBRONVILLE.
Dr.
To appropriation, $175 00
Cr. $175 00
By H. F. Jenks, fountain,
$138 00
By H. A. Smith, labor, 28 90
By Water Department, labor,
8 10
$175 00
ARMORY BUILDING.
Dr.
To appropriation, $105 22 $105 22
Cr.
By Karl H. Hyde, plans $79 00
By labor, 26 22
$105 22
GRADE CROSSINGS.
Amount expended, 1899,
$1,653 92
Amount expended 1900
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Herbert Parker, counsel,
200 00
Committee expenses,
7 80
$1,861 72
TEN MILE RIVER.
Dr.
To appropriation, $182 13 $182 13
Cr.
By bill 1899,
$179 13
By bill 1900,
3 00
$182 13
UHLIG CASE.
Dr.
To appropriation, $2,800 00 $2,800 00
Cr.
By award, $2,500 00
By court expense paid, 187 21
By unexpended balance,
112 79
$2,800 00
THURBER CASE.
Dr.
To cash received town treasurer, $846 65 $846 65
Cr.
By award, By court expense,
$650 00
196 65
$846 65
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ENFORCEMENT OF LIQUOR LAW.
Dr.
To appropriation,
$250 00 $250 00
Cr.
By bills paid,
$150 00
Unexpended balance,
100 00
$250 00
VALUATION LISTS.
Dr.
To appropriation,
$300 00 $300 00
Cr
By Sun Publishing Co., $268 60
By Mrs. R. L. Bushee, 30 00
By unexpended balance,
I 40
$300 00
STREET LIGHTS.
Dr.
To appropriation,
$6,000 00 $6,000 00
Gr.
By amount paid the Attleborough
Steam and Electric Co., $5.833 82
By unexpended balance, 166 18
$6,000 00
THACHER BROOK DRAIN.
Dr.
To appropriation,
$1,000 00 $1,000 00
Cr
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By pay roll for labor, $429 37
By N. Jepson, mason work, 97 62
By E. O. Dexter, lime and cement, 21 70
By T. E. McCaffrey, rubber boots 18 00
By K. H. Hyde, surveying, II 25
By Pierce & Carpenter, lumber,
347 77
By H. E. White, labor,
26 00
By highway dept., labor,
48 00
By unexpended balance,
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$1,000 00
STREET SPRINKLING.
Dr.
To appropriation,
$1,600 00
Received for set of wheels,
20 00
$1,620 00
Cr.
By W. C. Goff, services,
$528 20
By R. D. Manchester, services,
394 90
By Fire Dept., service of man, 200 00
By Highway Dept., use of horses,
325 00
By N. Perry & Co., repairs,
13 76
By Geo. H. Snell, repairs,
32 45
By Walworth Mfg. Co.,
IO 60
By Water Dept., repairs,
18 94
By unexpended balance,
96 15
$1,620 00
SIDEWALKS.
Dr.
To appropriation, $2,000 00
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Curbing paid for by abutters
604 03
Amount due for curbing,
12 30
Betterment assessments,
726 35
$3,342 68
Cr.
Paid for curbing,
$1,822 90
Paid for setting curbing,
574 50
Paid for paving, 235 60
Paid for surveying,
63 75
Paid for carting gravel,
173 70
Paid for paving stone,
182 24
Paid for 424 loads gravel,
29 68
Paid for concreting,
96 40
Paid for labor on fences,
33 34
Paid Highway Dept., labor,
130 00
Unexpected balance,
57
$3,342 68
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
Dr.
To appropriation, $10,000 00
To appropriation for Emory and Holman streets, 500 00
To Interstate Railway Co., excise tax, 1,509 67
To Norton and Attleboro Street Railway Co., excise tax, 24 19
To street railway company's sur- plus tax, 3,228 32 To Providence Telephone Co.,
franchise tax for 1900-1901,
50 00
To bank wall, Bank street,
31 95
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To loam, gravel and crushed stone Sanford street school- house lot 170 65
To entrance to sewers, 75 00
To sale of loam, stone, brick, etc., 102 80
To Sprinkling Dept., use of horses, 325 00
To Thatcher Brook Drain, 48 00
To sidewalks, 130 00
To Hebron Mfg. Co., Dodgeville,
one half cost of drain, 99 22
$16,294 80
Cr.
By repairs, south division,
$1,187 19
By laying drain pipe Dodgeville,
198 49
Total south division, $1,385 68
By repairs west division, $859 46
By repairs Deantown bridge,
40 00
Total west division, $899 46
By repairs southwest division,
$1,456 18
By repairs Read street bridge,
50 00
Total southwest division, $1,506 18
Paid repairs and new construc- tion in north division $4,927 51
Paid repairs on bridges,
40 00
$4,967 51
Paid Street Cleaning Dept. and sidewalks, $1,270 25
Paid grain and hay,
814 29
Paid horse shoeing, repairs and
32
sharpening tools, 273 47
Paid new harnesses, supplies and repairs, 163 15
Paid for surveying,
15 50
Paid for oil,
27 08
Paid for bound stones,
22 50
Paid for coal,
158 03
Paid for tools,
94 24
Paid for repairs and supplies for crusher, roller and road ma- chines
398 05
Incidentals,
253 65
Salary of superintendent,
360 00
Unexpended balance,
3,687 74
$16,294 80
STATE AID.
Paid by state under Chapter 301, Acts of 1894.
Charles H. Allison,
$60 00
Geo. E. Baker,
48 00
Geo. Balcom,
48 00
Maria E. Bishop,
48 00
Nancy Bradford,
48 00
Cynthia L. Belcher,
24 00
William H. Caswell
36 00
Sarah Caswell,
48 00
Sarah C. Chipman,
48 00
Mary H. Christian,
48 00
A. Frank Claflin,
44 00
Julia E. Craig,
16 00
Sarah D. Dean,
48 00
Joseph N. Drake,
48 00
Elizabeth Fleet,
48 00
33
*Phomasena P. Freeman,
I2 00
Geo. H. Follet,
16 00
*Christina A. Fern, 12 00
Mary Green, 24 00
Mary A. Griffen,
48 00
Cyrus Getchel, 12 00
Mortimer A. Guild,
12 00
Margaret Hawkins,
48 00
Maria Hamlin, 48 00
Daniel L. Hathaway,
72 00
Geo. H. Hatten ,
72 00
Isaac N. Johnson,
72 00
Ann Johnson,
48 00
Mary E. Kingman,
24 00
Margaret Lyons,
24 00
Antonio Myers,
48 00
Joseph N. Mason,
16 00
Emily Rallins, 48 00
Emma M. Randall,
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