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Salary
934 90
Hall
182 16 1.807 91
Unexpended balance $117 09
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Fire Department Account
Appropriation $250 00
Voucher.
No. 4-North Attleboro Gas Light Co., January account 90
No. 7-A. L. Keyes, janitor 4 50
No. 8-Combination Ladder Co., supplies 62 75
No. 16-North Attleboro Gas Light Co., February account 60
No. 22-A. L. Keyes, janitor 6 00
No. 49-North Attleboro Gas Light Co., March account So
No. 73-E. C. Barney, coal. 7 25
No. 74-North Attleboro Gas Light Co., May account 75
No. 88 -- North Attleboro Gas Light Co., June account 60
No. 109-North Attleboro Gas Light Co.,
July account 77
No. 61-North Attleboro Gas Light Co., April account 90
No. 1IO-Combination Ladder Co., supplies 60 00
No. 120-North Attleboro Gas Light Co., August account 77
No. 128-A. L. Keyes, labor 2 85
No. 133-North Attleboro Gas Light Co., September account 50
No. 149-North Attleboro Gas Light Co., October account 54
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ANNUAL REPORT.
No. 161-E. C. Barney, coal. 9 25
No. 162-Geo. L. Claflin Co., supplies. . 5 19
No. 163-Henry F. Guild, labor. I 35
No. 166-North Attleboro Gas Light Co., November account I 62
No. 167-A. L. Keyes, janitor 6 00
No. 174-Evening Chronicle, stationery. .. 5 00
No. 175-Plainville Land Co., water ....
6 00
No. 176-H. W. Tufts Tool Co., repairs. . I 50
No. 177-North Attleboro Gas Light Co., December account I 62
No. 182-E. C. Barney, coal
14 50
No. 183-C. N. Moore, horses for fires. .
3 50
No. 184-A. S. Bishop, shades for engine house
4 20
No. 185-Combination Ladder Co., repairs. 2 50
No. 186-A. L. Keyes, services 7 50
$220 21
Unexpended balance
$31 79
Report of Engineers of Fire Department on page 38.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Highway Department
Voucher 3-E. C. Barney
64 00
Voucher 17-E. C. Barney
25 02
Voucher 59-E. C. Barney 100 80
Voucher 62-E. C. Barney
453 60
Voucher 63-E. C. Barney
18 60
Voucher 71-E. C. Barney
88 10
Voucher 75-E. C. Barney
29 00
Voucher 87-E. C. Barney
36 00
Voucher 91-E. C. Barney
74 73
Voucher 100-E. C. Barney
8 35
Voucher 126-E. C. Barney
79 39
Voucher 142-E. C. Barney
80 28
Voucher 160-E. C. Barney
93 53
Voucher 169-E. C. Barney
45 88
Voucher 188-E. C. Barney
5 60
$1,202 88
Amount appropriated
$1,200 00
Received from American T. & T. Co 210 00
$1,410 00
Unexpended balance $207 12
For itemized account see report of Highway Surveyor.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Snow Account-Excise Tax
Voucher.
No. 9-E. C. Barney $73 79
No. 192-E. C. Barney 144 82 $218 61
South Street Drainage
Voucher 81-N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.
Co., freight on sewer pipe. $74 08
Voucher 82-E. C. Barney, carting sewer pipe
5 77
Voucher 83-F. T. Westcott, C. E., plans and specifications 10 00
Voucher 101-E. C. Barney
166 65
Voucher 105-E. C. Barney 95 68
Voucher 106-N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., freight on sewer pipe. 5 32
Voucher 121-E. C. Barney 25 45
Voucher 127-E. C. Barney 15 40
Voucher 151-Waldo Brothers, sewer pipe 209 89
$608 24
Amount appropriated
500 00
Overdrawn $108 24
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Memorial Day
Amount appropriated $75 00
Voucher 84-A. W. Burton, quarter- master Geo. H. Maintien Post, 133, G. A. R. $75 00
Soldiers' Relief
Voucher 12-Mrs. J. B. Johnson, Feb-
ruary 5 00
Voucher 28-Mrs. J. B. Johnson, March 5 00
Voucher 55-Mrs. J. B. Johnson, April. . 5 00
Voucher 67-Mrs. J. B. Johnson, May. . 5 00
Voucher 80-Mrs. J. B. Johnson, June. . 5 00
Voucher 94-Mrs. J. B. Johnson, July . ..
5 00
Voucher 112-Mrs. J. B. Johnson, August
5 00
Voucher 125-Mrs. J. B. Johnson, Sep- tember 5 00
Voucher 137-Mrs: J. B. Johnson, October 5 00 Voucher 157-Mrs. J. B. Johnson, No- vember 5 00
Voucher 171-Mrs. J. B. Johnson, De-
cember 5 00
Voucher 190-Mrs. J. B. Johnson, January 5 00
$60 00
No appropriation made for this account.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Burial of Indigent Soldiers.
.
Chapter 79, Section 21, Revised Laws. Voucher 140-H. N. Sperry, burial ex-
penses Wm. H. Sutton $35 00
H. N. Sperry, burial ex- penses C. A. Faas 35 00 $70 00
The above amount, $70, to be reimbursed to Town.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
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State Aid
Voucher.
II .. . Ann C. Cheever, $4 00
Ellen A. Smith, $4 00
$8 00
27 . . . Ann C. Cheever, 4 00
Ellen A. Smith, 4 00
8 00
54. . . Ann C. Cheever, 4 00
Ellen A. Smith, 4 00
8 00
66. Ann C. Cheever, 4 00
Ellen A. Smith, 4 00
Emma Faas, $4 00
12 00
79. . . Ann C. Cheever, 4 00
Ellen A. Smith,
4 00
Emma Faas, 4 00
12 00
93.
Ann C. Cheever, 4 00
Ellen A. Smith, 4 00
Emma Faas, 4 00
12 00
III.
. Ann C. Cheever, 4 00
Ellen A. Smith, 4 00
Emma Faas, 4 00 12 00
124.
.Ann C. Cheever,
4 00
Ellen A. Smith, 4 00
Emma Faas, 4 00
12 00
I36. . Ann C. Cheever, 4 00
Ellen A. Smith, 4 00
Emma Faas, 4 00
12 00
158. . Ann C. Cheever, 4 00
Ellen A. Smith, 4 00
Emma Faas, :4 00
12 00
170. . .. Ann C. Cheever, 4 00
Ellen A. Smith, 4 00
Emma Faas, 4 00
12 00
189.
Ann C. Cheever, 4 00
Ellen A. Smith, 4 00
Emma Faas, 4 00
12 00
$132 00
Appropriated
125 00
The above amount ($132 00), expended under the provisions of Chapter 381, Acts of 1904, to be reimbursed by the State.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Overseer of the Poor-Pauper Account
Voucher 13-Mrs. J. Coggshall, cash aid
rendered February 4 00
Voucher 29-Mrs. J. Coggshall, cash aid rendered March 4 00
Voucher 57-Mrs. J. Coggshall, cash aid rendered April 4 00
Voucher 65-Mrs. J. Coggshall, cash aid
Voucher 77-Mrs. J. Coggshall, cash aid rendered May 4 00
rendered June
4 00
Voucher 95-Mrs. J. Coggshall, cash aid rendered July 4 00
Voucher 113-Mrs. J. Coggshall, cash aid rendered August 4 00
Voucher 129-Mrs. J. Coggshall, cash aid rendered September 4 00
Voucher 139-Mrs. J. Coggshall, cash aid rendered October 4 00
Voucher 156-Mrs. J. Coggshall, cash aid rendered November 4 00
Voucher 172-Mrs. J. Coggshall, cash aid rendered December 4 00
Voucher 191-Mrs. J. Coggshall, cash aid rendered January 4 00
$48 00
Voucher 195-Town of Wrentham :
For board Harriet F. Star-
key, 52 weeks at $3 156 00
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For board Geo. D. Marble,
17 weeks at $3 51 00
For board Columbia H.
Tingley, 37 weeks at $3 III 00
For medical attendance, J. C. Jenckes, M. D. 32 00
For medical attendance,
Burnett, M. D. 6 00
For medicine, C. H. Tingley 1 00
For dry goods, Harriett F.
Starkey
I 50
For shoes, Geo. D. Marble. 2 00 $360 50
Voucher 194-Town of Wrentham :
Two-fifths of bill City of
Boston for care of Margaret Green. . IO 85
$10 85
$419 35
AAmount appropriated
725 00
Unexpended balance $245 65
In addition to the amount recommended by the Select- men ($500) for pauper account for 1908, it will be necessary that the unexpended balance of $245 65 from 1907 account be also appropriated.
January 31, 1908, the town has but one pauper living at the Wrentham Almshouse.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. F. MAINTIEN, GEO. F. CHEEVER, JOS. F. BREEN,
Selectmen of Plainville.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Summary
Current and incidentals
Appropriated. Expended. $1,925 00 $1,807 91
Highways-Appropriated $1,200 00 ; reimbursed $210 00
1,410 00
1,202 88
South St. drainage
500 00
608 24
Memorial Day
75 00
75 00
Soldiers relief, no appropriation.
60 00
State aid, to be reimbursed.
132 00
Pauper
725 00
419 35
Liquor law
100 00
Fire department
250 00
220 21
Burial of indigent soldiers, to be re- imbursed
70 00
Snow-Excise Tax
218 61
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Assessors' Report
The undersigned respectfully submit the following report for the year ending January 31, 1908:
Town appropriation $11,905 00
State tax
840 00
County tax
490 45
Highway tax
44 63 1,375 08
$13,280 08
Not necessary to assess
432 39
Total
$12,847 69
Amount assessed on real estate 10,082 26
Amount assessed on personal estate ..
1,957 43
Amount assessed on polls. 808 00
$12,847 69
Street railway, excise tax. 170 44
Added. real and personal estate 25 81 196 25
Total amount ordered collected. . . $13,043 94
Table of Aggregate as Assessed May 1, 1907
Number of Resident individuals assessed on property .. 280 Non-residents assessed on property I26
All others assessed on property 36 Polls only 218
No. of persons assessed. 660
Polls assessed 440
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Value of Personal estate $116,127 00
Real estate, buildings 424,010 00 Land 189,472 00
Total value $729,609 00
Rate of tax per thousand, $16.50.
Number of Horses assessed 142
Cows 211
Other neat cattle.
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Swine
22
Fowls
3,900
Dwelling houses 297
Acres of land 6,205
Increase value of real estate over 1906. $17,925 00
Increase value of personal estate over 1906. 22,682 00
Total increase, $40,607 00.
Abatements, 1906 Tax.
Geo. E. Blanchard, left town, poll $2 00
John Hempel, left town, poll. 2 00
Theodore King, left town, poll 2 00
Wilford Lacombe, left town, poll. 2 00
Total $8 00
1907 Tax.
Florence Greenhalge, over-valuation, real estate $1 48
Alice M. Wales, re-assessed, real estate. 2 48
Idella P. Evans, over-valuation, real estate 1.65
Patrick Brennan, deceased, poll. 2 00
William C. Schubert, deceased, poll. 2 00
Gideon Gentry, left town, poll 2 00
James Higginbotham, left town, poll. 2 00
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Walter Riley, left town, poll. 2 00
Warren C. Whiting, left town, poll. 2 00
William H. Whiting, left town, poll. 2 00
Frederick R. Wood, left town, poll. 2 00
Byran M. Hinman, left town, poll. 2 00
Byran M. Hinman, left town, personal I 04
JOSEPH F. BREEN, WALTER C. POND, WILLIAM E. BLANCHARD,
Assessors of Plainville, Mass.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
ยท
Tax Collector's Report
1906 Tax.
Uncollected balance Jan. 31, 1907 .
$510 06
Supplementary assessment 2 00
Total uncollected $512 06 Collected and paid Treasurer $500 06
Abatements 12 00
Total $512 06
Interest collected and paid Treasurer .. $13 92
1906 tax, with interest collected and paid Treasurer in full June 17, 1907.
1907 Tax.
Amount of tax levy $13,043 94 Taxes collected and paid Treasurer .. .$12,391 79
Abatements 24 65
Total
$12,416 44
Uncollected balance
$627 50
Interest collected and paid Treasurer. .
$16 26
Total collected and paid Treasurer
$12,432 70
GEORGE W. WOOD, Collector of Taxes.
Plainville, Mass., Jan. 31, 1908.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Report of Superintendent of Highway Department.
E. C. Barney and men, 124 hours at 1712c. $21 79
E. C. Barney, double team, 481/2 hours at 25c. 12 12
E. C. Barney, single team, 21 hours at 171/2C. 3 67
Louis Doll, 20 hours at 1712C. 3 50
George Dane, 32 hours at 1712C. 5 60
Thomas Glennon, 621/2 hours at 171/2C. IO 94
George Hawes, 33 hours at 1712C. 5 77
Italian No. 1, 37 hours at 171/2C. 6 48
Italian No. 2, 6 hours at 171/2C. I 05
Italian No. 3, 6 hours at 171/2C. I 05
James McQueen, 71/2 hours at 171/2C .. . . I 3I
James McQueen, double team, 712 hours at 171/2C. 1 88
W. C. Pond, 17 hours at 171/2C. 2 97
John Thomson, 24 hours at 1712C. 4 20
Pond Bros., plank 4 95
George Hawes, plank I 74
E. C. Barney and men, 809 hours at 20C. . 161 80 E. C. Barney, double team, 512 hours at 30c 153 60 E. C. Barney, single team, 511/2 hours at 171/2C. 901
B. Brady, 90 hours at 20C. 18 00
J. Black. 108 hours at 20C. 21 60
Frank Clyburn, 254 hours at 20C.
50 80
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Joseph Driscoll, 221/2 hours at 20C. 4 50
Thomas Glennon, 503 hours at 200. 100 60
William Glennon, 92 hours at 20C. 18 40
Italian No. 1, 366 hours at 20C. 73 20
Italian No. 2, 377 hours at 20C. 75 40
Italian .No. 3, 356 hours at 20c. 71 20
Italian No. 4, 122 hours at 20C. 24 40
Italian No. 5, 105 hours at 20c.
21 00
James McQueen, 20 hours at 20C. 4 00
James McQueen, double team, 20 hours at 30c. 6 00
John McNeil, 162 hours at 20C. 32 40
T. Macarty, 35 hours at 20c. 7 00
H. Dunbar, 17 hours at 20C. 3 40
H. Dunbar, single team, 17 hours at 1712C. 2 98
N. Peterson. 166 hours at 20C. 33 20
A. Glasson, 86 hours at 20C. 17 20
W. C. Pond, 160 hours at 20C. 32 00
W. C. Pond, four horses, scraping, 140
hours at 6oc. 84.00
W. C. Pond, double team, 20 hours at 30c. 6 00
Sam Smith, 82 hours at 20C. 16.40
J. Cullock, 40 hours at 20C. 8 00
A. Willie, 126 hours at 20C. 25 20
Good Roads Machine Co., tools 9 40
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., freight 25
J. A. Sharp, repairs on tools 2 25
H. E. Thompson, tools 20 65
$1,202 88
Amount appropriated $1,200 00
Received from A. T. & F. Co. 210 00
Balance on hand. $207 12
Respectfully submitted, E. C. BARNEY.
Highway Surveyor.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Report of Fire Engineers.
The Engineers of the Fire Department would respect- fully submit the following report for the year ending Feb. I, 1908 :
Expended. Receipts.
Appropriation
$250 00
Received from Gas Company, returned
meter charges 2 00
Feb. 28, A. L. Keyes, janitor $4 50
Feb. 28, Combination Ladder Co. 62 75
Mar. 28, A. L. Keyes 6 00
June 10, E. C. Barney 7 25
Aug. 22, Combination Ladder Co.
60 00
Sept. 26, A. L. Keyes, labor 9 25
2 85
Dec. 12, E. C. Barney
Dec. 12, Geo. L. Claflin Co.
5 19
Dec. 12, H. F. Guild
I 35
Dec. 26, A. L. Keyes
6 00
Jan. 6, Plainville Land Co. H. W. Tufts Co.
6 00
The Evening Chronicle Co. 5 00
3 50
Combination Ladder Co. 2 50
14 50
A. S. Bishop
4 20
A. L. Keyes 7 50
,
North Attleboro Gas Co. 10 37
$220 21
Balance
31 79
$252 00
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I 50
Jan. 22, C. N. Moore
E. C. Barney
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ANNUAL REPORT.
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The Fire Department has responded to three fires : Oct. 24, Walter Butler, woodshed, loss $200. Nov. 9, Blake Hill school house, loss $1,200. Dec. 27, Plainville Land Co., loss $800.
The Department is in good condition and we recom- mend that a sum of $250 be appropriated for the current year.
HARLIE E. THOMPSON, FRANZ J. HEILBORN, GEORGE E. PREW.
F. J. HEILBORN, Clerk.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Treasurer's Report
Receipts.
Cash on hand Feb. 1, 1907 :
State school fund account. $1,076 28
General account 3,539 51
$4,615 79
From temporary loan May 1, 1907. ... 2,500 00
From temporary loan July 25, 1907 ... 1,000 00
From temporary loan Aug. 1, 1907. . 5,000 00
From temporary loan Dec. 23, 1907.
1,700 00
From Tax Collector :
Taxes of 1906 512 06
Interest on same
13 92
Taxes of 1907 12,416 44
Interest on same
16 26
$12,958 68
From State of Massachusetts :
Corporation tax. 1906 . 4 42
National Bank tax, 1906 19 60
Inspection of animals 30 00
Corporation tax, 1907 30 37
National Bank tax, 1907
131 60
Street railway franchise tax 146 54
State aid 96 00
Tuition of children 16 32
Support of Supt. of Schools
225 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Support of teachers 150 00
Support of High School
500 00
State school fund
1,229 99
$2,579 84
From County of Norfolk :
Dog tax
335 12
Court fines
100 00
$435 12
From Town of North Attleborough :
Tax on water supply 8 25
From Selectmen :
Collections for use of Town Hall. 226 50
Sale of Guinea school house. 150 00
Sale of stove 2 00
$378 50
From School Committee :
For heating Town Hall
35 00
Sale of books 2 44
$37 44
From Trustees of Public Library :
Donation 75 75
$75 75
From Highway Surveyor :
Reimbursement 210 00
$210 00
From Town Clerk :
For three junk licenses
30 00
For one billiard license
5 00
For one auctioneers' license
2 00
$37 00
From Fire Department :
Return meter charges (Gas Co) ... 2 00
$2 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
From Joseph Endress :
Peddlers' license 6 00
$6 00
From interest :
Interest on town school fund. 29 09
Interest on deposit Jewelers Na- tional Bank 55 60
Interest on First National Bank, Attleboro 12 09
$96 78
Total
$31,641 15
Payments.
Paid coupon note $1,000 00
Paid coupons 472 50
Paid note dated Oct. 1, 1906 500 00
Paid interest on Oct. 1, 1906 21 67
Paid temporary loans 8,500 00
Paid interest on loans 149 18
Paid interest on town school fund note 29 09
Paid repairs of State highway 44 63
Paid State tax
840 00
Paid county tax
490 45
Paid Selectmen's Orders :
Current and incidental
690 85
Salaries
934 90
Town Hall 182 16
Support of poor
419 35
Soldiers' relief
60 00
Soldiers' burial
70 00
State aid 132 00
Highways
1,421 49
South street drainage
608 24
Fire department
220 2I
Memorial Day
75 00
$4,814 20
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Paid School Committee Orders :
Teachers 4,308 50
Music 175 00
Drawing 143 75
Janitors
654 35
Fuel
824 80
Special transportation
684 00
$6,790 40
Superintendent of schools
472 50
School books
441 41
Incidentals
261 37
Transportation
58 50
$8,024 18
Paid Assessors' Orders :
Abatement of taxes, 1906 12 00
Abatement of taxes, 1907 24 65
$36 65
Paid Trustees of Public Library :
Bills approved 84 83
$84 83
Cash on hand Jan. 31, 1908 :
Account of Public Library 15 92
Account of State school fund 1,507 43
General account
5,110 42
$6,633 77
Total
$31,641 15
State School Fund Account :
Cash on hand Feb. 1, 1907 1,076 28
Received from State 1,229 99
$2,306 27
Transferred by order of School
Committee 798 84
Balance on hand $1,507 43
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Public Library Account :
Appropriation 25 00
Received from Trustees (donation) 75 75
$100 75
Paid bills approved by Trustees
$84 83
Balance on hand $15 92
Town School Fund.
Note of the town, payable in 1921. . . $727 30
FINANCIAL STANDING OF THE TOWN.
Resources.
Cash on hand. $6,633 77
Due from uncollected taxes 627 50
Due from State for Superintendent of Schools. 187 50
Due from State for inspection of animals
30 00
Due from State for State aid
132 00
Due from State for soldiers burial 70 00
Due from other sources 800 00
Total $8,480 77
Liabilities.
13 coupons school house bonds $13,000 00
Temporary loan 1,700 00
Note due town school fund. 727 30
Accrued interest on bonds. 113 75
Amount due Town of Wrentham 1.433 82
Bills payable 1.500 00
Total $18.474 87
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Net debt of the Town Jan. 31st, 1908. $9.994 10
Net debt of the Town Jan. 3Ist, 1907 11.550 94
Reduction of debt $1,556 84
INTEREST ACCOUNT.
Receipts.
Appropriation $650 00
Received interest on deposit Jewelers Bank 55 00 Received interest on deposit First National Bank. Attleboro 12 09
Received interest from taxes, 1906 13 92
Received interest from taxes, 1907. 16 26
Total $747 87
Payments.
Paid Jewelers National Bank, interest on $1,000 00. from July 25. to Aug. 9. 1907, 15 days, rate six per cent. $2 50
Paid Albert W. Burton, interest on $2,500 00, from May I to Nov. 1, 1907, 6 months, rate four and one-half per cent. . 56 25
Paid Albert W. Burton, interest on $500 00, from Oct. 1, 1906, to Nov. 1, 1907, 13 months, rate four per cent. 21 67
Paid Edward P. Davis, interest on $5,000 00, from Aug. I to Nov. 1, 1907, 3 months, rate five per cent. 62 50
Paid First National Bank, Attleboro, interest on $1.700 00, from Dec. 23. 1907, to March 23. 1908, 91 days, rate six and one-half per cent. . 2743 Paid coupons on $14.000 00 bonds, payable May i. 1907, rate three and one-half per cent. 245 00
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Paid coupons on $13,000 00 bonds, payable Nov. 1, 1907, rate three and one-half per cent ...... 227 50 Paid interest on town school fund note, $727 30. from Feb. 1, 1907, to Jan. 31, 1908, rate four per cent. 20 09
Total $672 44
U'nexpended balance $75 43
WALTER E. BARDEN, Town Treasurer.
Plainville. Mass., February 1, 1908.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Auditor's Report
Town of Plainville, Mass.
This certifies that I have carefully examined the books and accounts of the Treasurer and find them correct, from Feb. 1, 1907, to Feb. 1, 1908. That I have compared the vouchers of the Selectmen and School Committee and find them to agree with the payments of the Treasurer. That : have audited the accounts of the Fire Department and the Trustees of the Public Library and proved them correct. That I have compared the pay roll of the Surveyor of High- ways and find them to agree with the payments of the Treas- urer. That the books of the Collector of Taxes have been examined, that the amount collected and taxes unpaid are as stated in the Treasurer's report.
JOHN J. EIDEN, Auditor,
Plainville, Mass., Feb. 18, 1908.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Annual Town Meeting OF MARCH 18. 1907 WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. NORFOLK, ss .:
To either of the Constables of the Town of Plainville.
GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabi- tants of the Town of Plainville, qualified to vote in Town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall, in said Plainville, of Monday, the eighteenth (18th) day of March, A. D, 1907, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles, viz. :
Article I. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Art. 2. To consider and act upon the reports of the Selectmen, Treasurer and other Town officers.
Art. 3. To choose all necessary Town officers. The following are to be chosen by ballot, viz .: Three Select- men, three Overseers of Poor, three Assessors, one Treas-
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urer, one Clerk, one Auditor, one Collector of Taxes, three Constables, one member of the School Committee for three years, one Surveyor of Highways, and also upon the same ballot, to vote upon the question : "Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in the Town?" .All the officers, except as above named, are to be chosen for one year.
The polls will be open at 9:30 o'clock a. m., and may be closed at 2 p. m.
Art. 4. To see if the Town will accept the Jury List as prepared by the Selectmen, and posted according to law.
Art. 5. To see how much money the Town will vote to appropriate and raise for :
Ist. The support of schools the current year.
2d. For school books and incidentals the current year.
3d. For the Employment of a Superintendent of Schools.
4th. For the transportation of scholars to and from the public schools.
5th. For the payment of salaries of the different Town officers.
6th. For current and incidental expenses the current vear.
7th. For the support of the poor the current year.
8th. For highways and bridges the current year, and determine how it shall be expended.
9th. For State and military aid the current year.
Ioth. For Memorial Day.
IIth. For payment of interest the current year.
12th. For Fire Department the current year.
13th. For lighting the streets the current year.
14th. For the employment of a school physician.
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Art. 6. To see if the Town will grant the use of Town Hall free of charge to George H. Maintien Post 33, G. . 1. R., three days the current year.
Art. 7. To see if the Town will grant the use of Town Hall free of charge to the Fire Department one evening the current year.
Art. 8. To see if the Town will grant the use of Town Hall free of charge to the Alumni Association one evening the current year.
Art. 9. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and raise the sum of five hundred ($500) dollars for the proper drainage at the corner of South and Bacon streets.
Art. 10. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to sell the Shepardville school property.
Art. II. To see if the Town will accept the provisions of Chapter 347, Acts of 1890, and appropriate the money necessary to secure the gift of one hundred dollars worth of books from the State.
Art. 12. To choose by ballot three Trustees of the Public Library, one to serve for one year, one for two years, and one for three years.
Art. 13. To see how much money the Town will vote to appropriate and raise for the suppression of the sale of intoxicating liquors, and for the apprehension and prosecu- tion of offenders against the law relating to the illegal keeping and sale of such liquors, and instruct the Select- men to employ efficient agents and counsel to prosecute such offenders.
Art. 14. To see what action the Town will take with regard to the collection of taxes the current year, fix the compensation of the Collector, and determine the rate of interest to be charged on taxes remaining unpaid after November 1, 1907.
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Art. 15. To see if the Town will vote to have the surety on the Collector's, or other Town officers' bonds, placed with a fidelity or guarantee company, and appro- priate a sufficient sum of money to pay for the same.
Art. 16. To see if the Town will authorize the Collec- tor of Taxes to use all of the means of collecting taxes which a Town Treasurer may use when appointed Col- lector.
Art. 17. To see if the Town will authorize the Treas- urer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow tem- porarily in anticipation of the taxes of the present muni- cipal year, such sums of money as may from time to time be required, and give negotiable note or notes of the Town therefor, all such loans to be paid from said taxes.
Art. 18. To choose any committee to hear the report of any committee and act thereon.
Hereof fail not, and make due returns of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk in con- formity to the public statutes, at or before the time of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seal of the Town of Plain- ville, this twenty-first day of February, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and eight.
[SEAL. ]
WM. F. MAINTIEN, JOSEPH F. BREEN, GEO. F. CHEEVER,
Selectmen of Plainville.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK, ss. :
Plainville, March 13. 1907.
This certifies that I have served the within warrant as therein directed by posting attested copies thereof at the Post Office, Town Hall, Blake's Hill School House, Shep- ardville School House, Crotty's Waiting Room and five other several places, all within said town of Plainville. (Signed) DANIEL CROTTY,
Constable. Signed in presence of
JAMES H. SHANNON.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. NORFOLK, ss. :
Plainville, March 13, 1907.
Then personally appeared Daniel Crotty, the above named Constable of Plainville, and made oath that the above return by him made is true.
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