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ANNUAL REPORTS
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TOWN OFFICERS
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Town of Attleborough
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TOWN OFFICERS 1908-1909
Selectmen :
GEORGE M. WORRALL, MILLARD F. ASHLEY, GEORGE A. SWEENEY.
Town Clerk and Treasurer :
FRANK I. BABCOCK.
Overseers of the Poor:
JOSEPH V. CURRAN, BENJAMIN P. KING, GEORGE M. GUSTIN.
Assessors of Taxes :
GEORGE M. WORRALL, FRED L. TORREY, HARRY E. CARPENTER.
Collector of Taxes :
SAMUEL M. HOLMAN. .
Commissioners of Sinking Fund :
EVERETT S. HORTON, FRANK W. WEAVER, FREDERICK G. MASON.
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Water Commissioners :
WILLIAM M. STONE, KARL H. HYDE, DAVID E. MAKEPEACE.
Water Registrar and Superintendent:
GEORGE H. SNELL.
Registrars of Voters:
FRANKLIN E. KEELER, FRANK I. BABCOCK, JOHN R. CURRY, MICHAEL A. GALLIGAN.
Auditors :
BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY, FRED LeBARON, WILLIAM L. ELLIOT.
Sealer of Weights and Measures:
WALTER J. NEWMAN.
Inspector of Cattle, Milk and Provisions :
CALEB E. PARMENTER.
Constables :
FRANKLIN H. BONNEY, ARTHUR F. GAFFNEY, ERNEST G. HAMPEL, GEORGE F. IDE, THOMAS F. GILROY, WILLIAM D. NORWOOD,
JOHN H. NERNEY, CHARLES E. WILBUR, CHARLES E. RILEY.
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Night Patrol:
ARTHUR F. GAFFNEY, WIM. D. NORWOOD. Day Patrol:
FRANKLIN H. BONNEY.
Sunday Patrol :
ERNEST G. HEMPEL.
Fence Viewers:
EVERETT S. HORTON, ISAAC ALGER, EUSTACE V. CARPENTER.
Park Commissioners :
KARL H. HYDE, JAMES E. BLAKE, SOLON D. BUSHEE.
Superintendent of Streets:
HUGH A. SMITH.
Engineers of Fire Department:
HIRAM R. PACKARD, Chief.
Assistants :
JAMES HOWARTH, EUSTACE V. HICKS.
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School Committee :
WALTER J. NEWMAN, Chairman ; HARVEY E. CLAP, Secretary ;
BENJAMIN P. KING, THOMAS G. SADLER, MRS. EMILY L. RICHARDSON, MRS. FLORENCE B. THEOBALD, MRS. EVANGELINE C. MERRITT,
ALDRO A. FRENCH, HAROLD E. SWEET.
Superintendent of Schools:
LEWIS A. FALES.
Board of Health :
CHARLES S. HOLDEN, M. D., Chairman ; GEORGE K. ROBERTS, M. D,, Secretary. WILLIAM O. HEWITT, M. D.
Trustees of Public Library :
CHARLES S HOLDEN, Secretary, JOSEPH L. SWEET, CHARLES H. WHEELER, MRS. ALICE M. WALES, MRS.IRENE T. HILL, MARK E. ROWE, MRS. ELEANOR CARPENTER, GEORGE ST. J. SHEFFIELD, PHILIP E. BRADY.
Surveyors of Wood and Bark:
L. Z. CARPENTER, GEORGE A. MONROE, HUGH A. SMITH, / EARL B. SMITH, CHARLES W. KNIGHT, C. E. RICHARDS,
H. D. FAIRBROTHER, WILLIAM E. VICKERY, FRANK E. SHAW.
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Fire Police :
SETH R. BRIGGS
GEORGE F. IDE,
WM. E. DUNHAM,
CHARLES E. WILBUR,
ERNEST HEMPEL,
DEXTER E. NEWELL,
Tree Warden : CHARLES W. DOUGLAS.
Pound Keeper and Field Driver:
GEORGE F. B. CROWTON.
Annual Report of the Board of Selectmen
To the Citizens of Attleborough :
The Board of Selectmen, to whom you entrusted by your suffrage at the last annual election the adminis- tration of the affairs of the town, submit to you: the following annual report, together with such recom- mendations as we deem advisable :
In entering upon our duties we felt keenly the re- sponsibility that rested with us as Selectmen of one of the largest and certainly the most flourishing towns in the Commonwealth. We have endeavored to serve the town honestly and conscientiously, and as we close the year and render to you an account of our steward- ship, we can say with all candor that we have served you with the best of our ability, rendering obedience to no party or clique. The best welfare of the com- munity and all our citizens has been uppermost in our minds at all times.
We have endeavored to give you a business adminis- tration, and trust it will be considered in an impartial manner. We realize that it is impossible to please all the people all the time, and we trust to the intelligence of our constituents to at least give us credit for making the attempt to do what we thought was right, and would be for the town's best good and the greatest good of the greatest number of our inhabitants.
Nothing of a startling character has transpired within
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the limits of our town during the year. We have been ffree from epidentics and all the town officers, as far as we have been able to judge, have performed their duties satisfactorily.
Financial Statement.
In spite of the fact that there has been a widespread and universal depression in business throughout the country, Attleborough has had its usual share of prosperity, due to the thrift and intelligence of the people, and we as a town are growing fast, extending out in many directions.
The valuation of the town this year is $13,543,770, an increase over the previous year of $938,995, and to further illustrate our rapid and steady growth we compare our present valuation with that of the year 1898, just ten years ago, and find we have increased in assessed valuation $7,550,778 ; that is, we have very nearly two and one-half times the valuation we had a decade ago, which we con- sider remarkable.
The tax rate of $17.50 per thousand we do not consider excessive when we take into consideration what we get for our money, and believe our various departments will compare favorably with any in the state. Our schools, our fire department, our water department, the good condition of our streets, our street lights, our health and poor departments, should all be considered when we consider the tax rate.
Ten years ago Attleborough had a floating debt of $40,000. Under the system that has prevailed for the past few years, we are virtually paying as we go all the current and incidental expenses in every department. Consequenty, we have no floating debt, a marked im- provement over the conditions that have heretofore pre- vailed.
During the past year, perhaps the most important
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work completed was the street to South Attleborough, (called for want of a beter name, South Avenue). This street, as many are now aware, connects one of our larg- est and most flourishing villages, with the center.
There are good electric car accommodations and a good, wide public street, and we confidently look for- ward to more intimate business relations with that section. We are pleased to state that in spite of the opinion of many road-builders and some of our own citi- zens, the road was built inside the appropriation made by the town.
This was brought about by what we consider a good business proposition. The Selectmen agreed to release the contractors from further work on the street for a sum of money that was sufficient to finish the street and pay for all the engineering and superintending necessary to do the work. We wish to congratulate the town on the result.
Sidewalks.
During the year we have caused to be constructed sev- eral hundred feet of concrete sidewalk, and it seems to meet with universal approval. We know of no expendi- ture of money during the past year where the results have been more appreciated, and we would recommend the continuation of the policy of more concrete sidewalks, to extend from the center to the outside in every direction.
Street Lighting.
The lights on our public streets have been furnished as usual by the Attleboro Steam| & Electric Company, and have been the most satisfactory of any year since that service has been used. We are now receiving more vol- ume of light, and more hours of lighting service than heretofore. The number of arc lights now in use is 104, and the number of incandescent lights is 333.
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The Selectmen requested the lighting company to fur- nish them with a new schedule of lighting, with a view of ascertaining the cost of an all-night service, also to see if any reduction could be secured from the present price on the same plan as is now in use. To state it briefly : To run the lights all night will increase the cost about one-third over and above the present total cost. We will submit the matter more in detail to the citizens in town meeting.
In regard to our other request we are pleased to state that the request was successful, as it resulted in a net decrease of $2.50 per arc light per annum, making a total reduction of $260 on the number of arc lights now in use. It is a question worthy of consideration, as our streets are practically without police patrol, there being but two night officers for the entire town. Many of our citizens claim they prefer light to policemen if they cannot have both.
Street Sprinkling.
The streets of our town have been well sprinkled this past season, and a larger area has been covered than ever before. We would recommend the same appropriation as last year.
Police Officers.
The present number of patrolmen on our streets at night seems wholly inadequate to give the inhabitants the protection they desire. The two night patrolmen are obliged to serve long hours, and to divide the time as best we can, seems very unsatisfactory. We would therefore recommend that the town authorize the Select- men to have one day patrolman, as now, and three night patrolmen.
Highways and Bridges.
In regard to our highways there has been a very marked improvement for the past few years, and as new
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streets are constantly being accepted there must of necessity be a larger appropriation than heretofore. 'There are many more miles of streets to be taken care of than we had a few years ago. We would recommend that in accepting new streets an appropriation be made for each street, ample to put it in fair condition.
In regard to bridges there are several in town that in the near future will have to be repaired or rebuilt. We would advise that only those be built that we are abso- lutely certain will not be changed in any way when our sewerage system is constructed. For a detailed report of the work done on our streets and bridges we would respectfully refer to the report of our Superintendent of Streets, Mr. H. A. Smith, who has all this work under his superintendence.
Site for Town Hall.
At this time we deem it advisable to call the attention of the citizens to the very cramped and unsatisfactory condition of the rooms used by the town officers. At present we have no available room in the building for the Assessors or Overseers of the Poor.
In the Selectmen's room there are many valuable plans and papers, which, if lost by fire or otherwise, would entail a great loss to the town. The room occupied by the Town Clerk and Treasurer is not large enough for the amount of business transacted. The vault is not large enough to hold all the valuable books and papers that the State requires shall be kept in a fireproof vault.
The Town of Attleboro, one of the largest in the Commonwealth, is practically without a home. All the town officers are practically tenants at will and are pay- ing rent for all the rooms occupied by them. When we take all these necessities and requirements into consid- 'eration, we would recommend that the town take into consideration the purchase of a site for a town hall.
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We realize that available sites for a public building are getting scarce, and we feel as if one should be secured while there is no expensive building thereon. While we would not recommend the building of a Town Hall at present, we would recommend that the town buy the land necessary for a site for a town building. It is possible that a site with a building thereon could be secured, that could be used for town purposes until such a time as the town may decide to build a hall.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
CURRENT AND INCIDENTAL.
Dr.
To appropriation $12,000.00
Old Home Week Badges 1.00
Armory rent 873.65
Desk, Town Clerk's office 20.00
Town of Mansfield, burlap
2.70
Sealer of Weights and Measures fees 89.42
State Board of Charity, contagious diseases
34.50
County Treasurer, Dog Officer's fees 164.00/
Licenses for wrestling bouts
13.00
Auctioneer's licenses 8.00
Pool, billiard, and bowling licenses alley
362.00
Peddlers' licenses
180.00
Druggists' licenses 1.50
Junk licenses 450.00
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Fireworks licenses
13.00
Moving picture licenses
50.00
Milk licenses
65.50
Dance licenses
6.00
Talaquega Park license
25.00
Pawnbrokers' license
50.00
Junk peddlers' badges
8.00
Intelligence office license
2.00
Opera house license
25.00
License to loan money
5.00
Merry-go-round license
7.00
$14,456.27
Cr.
Salaries of Town Officers, paid from Current and In- cidental Account :
Selectmen.
George M. Worrall, Chairman 500.00
Millard F. Ashley
400.00
George A. Sweeney
400.00
Charles W. Douglas, clerk
200.00
$1,500.00
Assessors.
George M. Worrall, chairman
$500.00
Harry E. Carpenter 300.00
Fred L. Torrey
300.00
$1,100.00
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Town Clerk and Treasurer.
Frank I. Babcock, Treasurer $400.00
Frank I. Babcock, Clerk 400.00
Frank I. Babcock, clerk hire 500.00
Frank I. Babcock, Treasurer Sink-
ing Fund 50.00
$1,350.00
Auditors.
Benjamin F. Lindsey
$50.00
Frederick L. LeBaron
50.00
William L. Elliot
50.00
$150.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Abijah T. Wales, balance of 1907
salary
$ 75.00
Walter J. Newman
196.43
$271.43
Inspector of Cattle and Milk.
Caleb E. Parmenter $200.00
$200.00
Inspection of Meat.
Caleb E. Parmenter $165.00
$165.00
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Inspector of Wires.
Edgar Tregonning $150.00
$150.00
Inspector of Plumbing.
Henry H. Wilcox $371.00
Board of Examiners. $371.00
H. L. Perry $5.50
J. M. Seagraves 5.50
Tree Warden. $11.00
Charles W! Douglas
$50.00
$50.00
Registrars of Voters.
Frank I. Babcock $77.50
Frank I. Babcock, Clerk 40.00
John R. Currie 85.00
George A. Higgins 70.00
Henry A. Streeter 30.00
Franklin E. Keeler 55.00
Michael A. Galligan
15.00
$372.50
Board of Health.
Dr. Charles S. Holden, Chairman. . $100.00
Dr. George K. Roberts, Clerk 150.00
$250.00
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Collector of Taxes.
Samuel M. Holman .. $1,597.47
$1,597.47
Company I., Fifth Regiment, M. V. M.
Alfred Pierce, rent of armory and
rooms
720.00
Olaf Wendell, rent of rifle range .. 75.00
Labor on range 12.42
Attleboro Gas Light Co., for gas . . 92.26
$899.68
Births, Marriages and Deaths.
Births
$292.00
Marriages
60.45
Deaths
74.30
$426.75
Dog Officer.
William E. Dunham, salary
$150.00
Conveyance
12.00
Printing and advertising 13.85
Burying dog, Levi Monast
1.00
Burying dog, Timothy McCarthy ..
1.00
$177.85
Assessors' Expenses.
Miss Alice Stone, clerical work ... I35.00
Walter J. Newman, clerical work . 202.50
Mrs. Aphia G. Carpenter 14.48
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Field books
21.00
Printing and advertising
8.10
Posting notices
2.00
Carriage hire
16.00
Banker and tradesman
5.00
Poll tax lists
153.40
Valuation book
14.75
Ice
3.25
Plumbing
2.03
Special cards
26.00
Certificate of assessment
2.50
George M. Worrall, work on As-
sessors' plats
200.00
Incidentals, paper, pens, moving.
pencils. etc.
12.7[
Auto list
2.00
$821.62
Sealer of Weights and Measures' Expenses.
Weights, utensils, measures, dies,
balances, equipment, etc. 182.97
Powder and acids 12.90
Lumber and material
2.30
Enamel sink and material 4.55
Nickel plating
8.35
Tools, drills and punches 5.98
Incidental supplies
20.49
Advertising notices
20.46
Hand seal press
3.02
Receipt pads and seals
6.42
Diamond ink
4.00
$271.44
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Town Clerk and Treasurers' Expenses.
Bill Books and Indexes
$18.00
Cash book 7.85
Mortgage book 7.50
Law book 2.00
Soldiers' relief blanks
1.50
Receipt blanks
7.40
Marriage, death and birth blanks
13.00
Typewriter supplies
4.25
Envelopes, stamps, postals, etc.
67.5I
Desks and chairs
49.53
Expenses negotiating loans
5.80
Box rent and keys
3.40
Dinner Town Clerk
2.00
Express
IOL60
Stamp rack, desk file, waste basket,
map, rubber stamps, pencil
sharpener
13.90
Restoring indexes
13.25
Rebinding file books
6.00
Glue, pencils, pens, ink, inciden-
tals, etc.
16.01
Rents, Etc., Town Offices.
Selectmen's, Town Clerk's, Assess-
ors' and Overseers of Poor Offices
627.51
Janitor services 76.50
Electric lights
59.70
Providence Telephone Co., rent and toll calls
67.38
Providence Towel Supply Co. 12.00
Ice 6.00
$249.50
$849.09
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Registrars and Election Expenses.
Election officers, spring election
$ 60.00
Election officers, fall election 140.00
Meals for election officers
34.35
Rents, caucuses and town meetings 130.00
Moderator 20.00
Ballots
I34.00
Printing voting lists
96.00
Posting warrants
17.00
Notices, advertising (Registrars of Voters
49.65
Printing warrants
32.00
Printing tally sheets
6.50
Printing nomination papers
21.00
Serving election notices
1.70
Special officer, town meeting
5.00
Cartage, booths
2.00
Posting voting lists
2.00
$751.20
Care of Common.
Patrick Bowen
$154.25
Sharpening lawnmower 6.30
Drinking fountain 8.35
Repairs on seats 4.58
Hose bill, sickle, oil, etc.
2.40
$175.88
Expenses, Board of Health.
Fumigations, Dr. G. K. Roberts $ 86.00
Vaccinations, Dr. G. K Roberts . 35.50
Posting notices 4.00
Printing and advertising 38.38
Treatment contagious diseases 55.50
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Printing annual report 9.15
Supplies, incidentals, etc. 2.85
Nurse, quarantined family 48.00
Index cards 3.00
Sputum boxes 12.00
Fumigators 68.30
Board of Health, city of Newton, care of Albert Pond 20.26
Transportation of Hugh McNulty to state hospital 5.00
Care of Haakon Peterson and Cath- erine Greene, state hospital ... 148.80
H. F. Conant, plans, surveys, con- tract, and specifications of drain between Emory and Park
streets 137.50
$674.24
Moth Inspection.
William S. Smith, services $151.23
William Sloman, services 60.80
J. A. Richardson, services 79.88
Burlap 10.58
Travel, express and incidentals
3.91
$306.40
Taxes Reimbursed.
In accordance with vote of 1908 town meeting. George Civallier $6.74
Melina Primeault 8.42
Will Carpenter
4.15
$19.31
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Finance Commission.
Advertising hearings $40.55
Stationery, typewriting, etc. 4.03
Harry P. Kent, Secretary
25.00
$69.58
Incidental Expenses.
Numbering houses, J. A. Welsh $ 60.10
Serving abuttors notices 21.50
Speed law signs 30.51
Conviction of setting fire, W. E. Dunham 25.00
Cutting trees
33.00
Treasurer's bond
50.00
Dr. J. W. Clarke, attending con-
tagious disease 39.00
Ralph C. Estes, legal advice
19.00
Frank I. Babcock, legal advice 50.00
Town reports 535.84
Advertising, publication of building
laws, notices, etc. 47.21
Printing, letter and bill heads.
blanks, etc. 39.90
Milk license blanks
7.00
Junk collectors' badges
10.00
Joseph Ash, land on Mendon Road 15.00
Travel and expenses 46.55
Incidental expenses and supplies . . 6.46
Door mats 3.00
Directories 4.00
Recording deeds 2.15
Envelopes, postals, etc.
22.24
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Fuller & Davidson, legal services in suit of Lomasney vs. Gilroy et al 50.00
Unexpended balance
$1, 117.46 107.87
$14,456.27
POLICE SERVICE, PATROL AND LOCK-UP EXPENSES.
Dr.
Appropriation 4.500.00
Received from Clerk of Fourth Dis-
trict Court, Court fines 1.072.62
Received from I. Granville Carrier, Keeper Bristol County jail .... 95.00
Received from J. Arthur Taylor,
Keeper New Bedford jail . . .
10.00
Received from George F. Pratt,
County Treasurer, court fines
for keeping unlicensed dogs 325.00
Amount overdrawn on account . . 27.24
$6,029.86
Franklin H. Bonney, day and night patrol $845.30
Arthur F. Gaffney, day and night patrol 888.76
William Norwood, night patrol 905.00
Granville R. Field, day and night patrol 198.75
Ernest G. Hempel, Sunday patrol .. 107.50 Granville R. Field, Sunday patrol. . 7.50
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John A. Welsh, Sunday patrol
10.00
John Bora, South Attleboro 100.00
John A. Welsh, day and night patrol 17.50
Louis A. Fournier, Briggs Corner. .
100.00
Levi Monast, St. Jean Village .
100.00
Charles E. Ladd, Dodgeville 100.00
Peter Gagne, Hebronville 100.00
Thomas F. Gilroy, night patrol
7.50
Herbert A. Caswell, night patrol .. 2.50
Patrick Crawley, night patrol
2.50
Fourth of July pay roll
41.25
Charles E. Wilbur, Lock-up Keeper
100.00
Rent of lock-up 300.00
Lighting of Lock-up
72.40
Prov. Telephone Co., Telephones. .
25.00
Electric light supplies
2.16
Attleboro Gas Co., gas
9.75
Badges
12.00
Repairs on bicycle
5.00
Cot pads and pitchers
15.45
Incidentals 2.00
Chain and rings 2.10
Repairs on lockers
6.90
Printing
1.50
$4,088.32
Court Fees.
John H. Nerney
$1,058.81
William Norwood
23.00
E. C. Brown 6.80
Peter Gagner 80.45
S. R. Briggs 20.97
M. J. Tierney 13.46
Levi Monast 27.73
Arthur F. Gaffney 14.00
Louis Fournier 16.18
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Warren Parker
41.74
William Sargeant 15.90
Patrick Crawley
24.30
John Bora 46.72
Edward E. Gobin
51.40
Charles E. Ladd
18.38
George F. Crowton
19.40
E. W. Martin
3.08
George F. Ide
28.35
James Coyne
12.II
William E. Dunham
187.78
John A. Welsh
130.33
Granville R. Field
60.77
Franklin H. Bonney
7.50
Ernest G. Hempel
9.10
Peter Benway
6.74
George H. Palmer
4.46
Thomas F. Gilroy
4.06
Charles E. Wilbur
1.00
C. R. Balcom (Mansfield)
2.06
Thomas Stevenson 3.66
I. Granville Currier
1.30
$1,941.54
$6,029.86
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Dr.
Appropriation $3,300.00
Received from Town of Grafton,
Soldiers' Relief paid John Kim- ball 72.00
Reimbursement from state by State aid for Michael Murry 42.00
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Reimbursement from Military Aid 5.00
$3,419.00
Cr.
Mary Atkinson $ 86.00
Catherine Allison 86.00
Ellen Appleton
89.00
Nancy Bradford
86.00
James Barnes
106.00
Jerry Brown
106.00
Eveline Campbell
106.00
William H. Caswell
212.00
Albert F. Claflin
106.00
Charles B. Des Jardins
106.00
Hiram Danforth
106.00
Daniel K. Franklin
115.00
Emma Gay 86.00
Cyrus Getchell
106.00
Mary Griffen
86.00
Ephraim Harrington
106.00
Julia Hyland 86.00
Elizabeth Handy
106.00
Charles Martin
106.00
Dora B. Savery 106.00
Louisa Safford 106.00
Minerva Webster 86.00
Patrick Mangan
106.00
*Joseph N. Drake
18.00
Lydia Robbins 106.00
Adelbert Smith 6.00
Nancy Tucker
36.00
John Kimball 72.00
Cynthia C. Belcher 46.00
Charles H. Seagraves 72.00
Mary Kingman 14.00
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Burial of Mary Seagraves 35.00
Amount overdrawn on Military Aid 7.50
Aid of Michael Murry at Town Farm 81.90
Unexpended balance
327.II
$3,217.51
Medical Attendance.
Dr. J. W. Battershall $67.18
Dr. Joshua W. Clarke 7.83
Dr. R. P. Kent
Dr. G. B. Maxwell 4.20
52.91
Dr. F. V. Murphy
20.59
Dr. G. K. Roberts
25.56
Dr. Augusta Solomon
23.22
$201.49
$3,419.00
Deborah Starkey Fund.
Paid Elizabeth Stewart
$10.00
$10.00
Soldiers' Burial.
Cr.
Due from State
$37.00
$37.00
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Dr.
T. T. Berry
$35.00
George A. Sweeney, expenses
2,00
$37.00
STATE AID.
Paid by State under Chapter 301, Acts of 1894.
Ellen M. Andrews $20.00
Ellen Appleton 48.00
James Barnes 48.00
54.00
Nancy Bradford
Cynthia Belcher
48.00
Anna T. Brown
48.00
Peter Boulett 60.00
Martin Berry 48.00
George Balcom
66.00
Mary S. Crosby 48.00
William H. Cargill 72.00
William H. Caswell 72.00
Sarah N. Caswell 48.00
Albert N. Claflin 48.00
Sarah C. Chipman 48.00
*Joseph N. Drake
16.00
Thomas F. Clark
72.00
Elijah Caswell, jr.
60.00
Hiram L. Danforth
60.00
Charles B. Des Jardins
72.00
Edward Ducette
48.00
Elizabeth Fleet 48.00
Cyrus Getchel 72.00
*Gilbert Goff 8.00
Mary Griffen 48.00
Mortimer Guild 48.00
29
ANNUAL REPORT
Emma F. Gay
48.00
Margaret Hawkins 48.00
Phebe A. Hathaway
48.00
Isaac N. Johnson 72.00
Ralph Kay 72.00
John Keough
54.00
Mary Kingman 48.00
John H. Kimball
72.00
Margaret Lyons 48.00
Dexter P. Moulton 72.00
Margaret McKee
48.00
Susan McNally 48.00
48.00
*Michael Murray
24.00
Louisa Nash
8.00
Emma N. Randall 48.00
Charles Seagraves
72.00
James B. Smith 33.00
Charlotte Stratton
48.00
Dora B. Savery
48.00
John J. Thayer
72.00
John S. Upton
72.00
Josephine White
48.00
Emma Whalley
48.00
Ida S. Richards
48.00
*Elizabeth Hathaway
20.00
Thomas Lynch 90.00
James Monkhouse 60.00
Emily F. Wilson 32.00
Thomas Wood 42.00
Charles H. Pond
42.00
Henry F. Eldredge
42.00
Henrietta Snell
12.00
$2,963.00
Julia Miller
30
ANNUAL REPORT
MILITARY AID.
Dr.
To appropriation $60.00
Reimbursement from State 67.50
Overdraw (taken from Soldiers' Re- lief account) 7.50
Cr. $135.00
Aid rendered Daniel K. Franklin. . . $135.00
$135.00
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Dr.
Appropriation $14.700.00
Sale of Hose 14.25
Amount overdrawn on account 945.88
$15,660.13
Cr.
Salary, Chief Engineer $ 500.00
Salary, Assistant Engineers 400.00
Salary, Clerk 25.00
Salary, Hose I 1,115.00
Salary. Hose 2
1, 115.00
Salary, Hose 3 300.00
Salary, Hose 4 300.00
Salary, Hose 5 300.00
31
ANNUAL REPORT
Salary, Hose 6
I20.00
Salary, Hose 7
I20.00
Salary, Hook and Ladder No. I
1,215.00
Salary, Hook and Ladder No. 2
300.00
Salary, janitor Hose 3
52.00
Salary, janitor Hose 4
52.00
Salary, janitor Hose 5
52.00
Salaries, permanent men
5,565.00
Telephones
125.35
Hay and grain
1,289.02
Horse hire
112.50
Wire
113.93
Coal
543.44
Shoeing
181.39
Gas bills
38.43
Electric lights
200.41
Supplies, oil. washing powder, glass, incidentals, etc. 148.35
Harness supplies and repairs
77.53
Lumber and labor 44.66
Plumbing II2.05
Insurance
159.90
Repairs on wagons
86.71
Tools and repairs
106.22
Chemicals 26.76
Painting South Main Street house and sign 119.95
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