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ANNUAL REPORT
The vote being publicly declared, it was voted to ad- journ at 6:50 o'clock P. M.
A true copy. Attest :
THEODORE E. A. FULLER,
TOWN CLERKS' MEETING
A record of the doings of the Clerks of the Towns of Wrentham, Franklin, Foxborough, Bellingham and Plainville, constituting the Tenth Norfolk Representa- tive District.
On the fifteenth day of November, 1918, the Clerks of the towns above named met at the Town House in Franklin and examined and compared transcripts of the record of the votes cast on the fifth day of November, in said towns, for Representative in the General Court for the Tenth District, in said County, and did ascertain that George R. Ellis was duly elected, and issued certi- ficates of his election, one of which was sent to the Sec- retary of the Commonwealth at Boston, and one was de- livered to a Constable of Foxborough, to be served on the said George R. Ellis.
ANNUAL REPORT
TABULATION OF VOTES
Geo. R. Ellis. Blanks. Total
Wrentham
196
43
239
Franklin
507
238
745
Foxboro
432
100
532
Bellingham
111
85
196
Plainville
191
43
234
Totals
1437
509
1946
Witness, our hands, at Franklin, this fifteenth day of November, 1918.
DAVID J. STONE, Town Clerk of Wrentham. MICHAEL J. COSTELLO, Town Clerk of Franklin. GEORGE R. ELLIS, Town Clerk of Foxboro. PERCY C. BURR, Town Clerk of Bellingham. THEORORE E. A. FULLER, Town Clerk of Plainville.
OWNERS OF DOGS LICENSED IN PLAINVILLE
Male. Female.
Anderson, Amos S. 1
1
Atwood, W. B.
1
Averill, Frank W. 1
Bagley, Chas. F
1
Barney, Edw. C.
1
Barrows, T. V
1 S
Bates, Wm.
1 S
Battersby, Chas. F. 1
Baxter, Edna A. 1
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Male. Female.
Benker, Wolfgang
1
Bens, John
1
Beyersdorfer, Albert
1
Bigelow, F. P.
1 S
Bird, Elijah H.
1
Blake, Imogene
2
Bliss, Henry W.
1
Bolton, Josie E.
1
Bolton, Joshua E.
1
Boyle, Thomas J
1
Brunner, Chas.
1
Cheever, Nellie
1
Cheever, J. H.
1
Clifford, Orrin
1
Clark, Geo. C.
1
Cobb, C. S.
1
1
Chagnon, Philias
2
1
Crockett, C. F.
1
Crotty, J. F.
1
Cudworth, Geo.
1
Dillion, Chas.
1
Dietz, F. G.
1
Dyer, Chauncey S.
1 S
Etter, Alfred
1
Etter, F. W.
1
Fisler, J. H.
1 S
Fisher, Chester
1
Farm, Seven Elms
1
Fournier, Oliver
1
Franklin, Jesse W 1
French, Ralph E.
1
Fuller, Arthur M.
1
Graham, Geo. D.
1 S
Grant, N. C. 1
Goyette, Adelard 1
Glennon, Thomas 1
Garrity, Frank
1
Garrity, Margaret 1
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Male. Female.
·Governor, Jos. 1
Greenleaf, G. B. 1
Gryenda, Adolph 1 Ilamblin, Robert 1
Hall, Mrs. Ernest 1 S
Hartman, Elizabeth 1
Heckmann, Mamie
1
Heilborn, F. J.
5
2
Herring, Francis E.
1
Hetherington, Gertrude
1 S
Hewes, W. K.
1
Hindle, Chas.
1
Hindle, F. H.
1
Jette, Jos. 1
King, Frank
1
King. John
1 S
King, Ovid
1
Kenerson, Mabel
1
Kenerson, John
1 S
Laier, Fred
2
Loiselle, Alex
1
Mahar, Mrs. W. J.
1 2
Marble, C. F.
1
Marble, W. P.
1
Martin, Frank A.
1
Martin, Hattie
.1 S
McAfee, Edw.
1
Maintien, F. 'T.
1
McGovern, Wm. 1
1
Meyer, Roy
1
Moore, C. N.
1
Morrison, Fred
1
Munroe, Gladys
1
Norlund, Thomas
1 S
Parmenter, L. H.
1
Paul, Fred 1
Poirier, Louis 1
Mitchell, H. S.
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Male. Female.
Randall, Chas. H.
1
Reynoldson, Frank
1
Rhodes, Arthur D.
1
Rhodes, R. P.
1
Rose, Moses A.
1
Rudolph, Emil C.
1
Owen, David
1
Quinn, Frank
2
Robins, J. H.
1
Reed, Elsie
1
Russell, Edw. F.
1
Sanford, Edw.
1
Sargent, E. W.
1
Sharpe, Jos. A.
1
Simmons, Sanford 1
Smith, Wm. J.
1
Smith, I. Cato
1
Shattuck, F. H.
1
Stewart, Chas. P.
1
Terrien, Eli
1
Thomasen, Nels
1
Thompson, Bertha S.
Thompson, Herbert N.
1
Thompson, J. F. 1
Walden, O. L.
1
Weeman, Francis
1
Whitaker, J. W.
1
Wilhem, Chas.
1
Wood, Geo. W.
1 S
Wood, Edw. O.
1
1
Woolien, Chas.
1
Whiting, F. E. 1
Zaino, Tony. .
1
Zilch, Bernard 1.
THEODORE E. A. FULLER, Town Clerk Persons desiring license returned by mail will enclose stamp.
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LICENSES ISSUED THROUGH CLERK'S OFFICE, 1918
Amount
Pool and Billiard :
Eli Terrien $2.50
Auctioneers :
Herbert E. Thompson 2.00
Junk :
Abraham Suval $25.00
Louis Suval 25.00 50.00
Slaughter House : Falk & Heinrich.
1.00
Jitney :
F. J. Heilborn 11.00
F. W. Averill
10.00
J. W. Franklin
10.00
R. P. Rhodes
10.00
L. H. Parmenter 10.00
J. M. Corrigan 10.00
A. A. Cobb 10.00
$126.50
Paid Town Treasurer $126.50
THEODORE E. A. FULLER,
Town Clerk.
VITAL STATISTICS, 1918
Number of Births 22
Number of Marriages. 19
Number of Deaths 27
THEODORE E. A. FULLER,
Town Clerk
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OFFICE HOURS, TOWN CLERK
At Town Office-Second and fourth Thursdays each month, from 8 o'clock until 9:30 P. M.
At 143 South street: Daily except Sunday, 12:30 o'clock until 1 oclock P. M .; daily except Saturday and Sunday, 6:30 o'clock until 7:30 oclock P. M.
Telephone 219-J.
Plainville Roll of Honor
Harold L. Anderson
/ Edward Howard Stolworthy
2 Claire L. Bent
Howard P. Bigelow Fred Boerger
Fred E. Bolton
4 Bedforkanyhill i Fred W. northuk
4Owen V. Brunner Lee W. Burton 46 R Percy Rhodes
3 Wesley H. Burton
Charles R. Chace
7 Frank E. Culhane Hihelix Horst § Everett C. Davis / Frederick H. Dietz 4 Nerello Bullard 15 Harold A. Dietz
n
M / Llewellyn H. Esau HTC u. moore
/Edward L. Etter C. a. Comube
72 /3Walter L. Fielding M /4Herman Fielding H. E. Coombs 11 Clifton S. Grinnell 15 Elliott S. Grinnell 2H. P. Fisher //Kenneth L. Hewes
Alfred T. Holsman 3 anos andereas Jarvis E. Kenyon 17 Arthur H. King 04 Chas, Caret
2 Edward J. Levesque Tallen Lut
/ Robert J. MacNeill Lawrence F. Blackwell Granvelle Morse
&& Howard B. Marble
I have Ballow of A Norman Hall 29 Christian Harlutou
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2/ Geo. W. H. Fisler
22. Bernard H. Zilch
23 Carlisle H. Fowler John E. MacNeill 24 Charles E. MacGregor 25 Frederick L. Martin 2 6 Joseph F. McQuade 2 Harlan R. Morgan
Winthrop T. Morgan M 28 Ernest Munroe 2 7 Merritt S. Northup William P. Owen
3 Ở Thomas E. McQuade Emil J. Poirier George U. Proal
< Edgar H. Redding
Earle A. Rose
6 D Stephen J. Rubyck. 60 3 LEmil C. Rudolph 33Herman G. Rudolph 34 Charles E. Russell 35 Harold C. Sargent A' Wesley E. Simmons 37 Raymond N. Smith William F. Soule 3 Guy M. Stevens 39 Archie L. Walden Elmer O. Walden William C. Ward 40 Francis N. Zilch M 4/ Victor J. Zilch n 42Michael O'Rourke George E. Mitchell Frank E. Ware 43
andrew Butto
Any omissions or errors in the above list, kindly notify the Town Clerk.
THEODORE E. A. FULLER, Town Clerk.
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JOHN EDWARD McNEILL
Forn, North Attleboro, Massachusetts March 30, 1898. Enlisted April 30, 1917. Died in action, October 11, 1917. S. S. Lewis Luckenbach, sunk off coast of France. The first Massachusetts man to die in action. The 16th U. S. Naval man.
CLIFTON STEPHEN GRINNELL Born, Plainville, Massachusetts February 14, 1898. Enlisted July, 1915. Died in action, December 6, 1917. U. S. S. Jacob Jones, sunk off coast of Ireland. The second Massachusetts man to die in action.
FRED E. BOLTON
Born, Plainville, Massachusetts · April 18, 1887. Enlisted March 29, 1918. Died in France, October 2, 1918.
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JURY LIST, TOWN OF PLAINVILLE 1919
Bagley, Charles F., Cross street, jeweler.
Bliss, Henry W., George street, farmer.
Burton, Albert E., School street, designer. Coombs, Horace E., South street, retired. Curtis, George E., Washington street, jeweler. Eiden, John J., Spring street, jeweler. Gardner, Frank W., Bacon street, jeweler:
Hancock, Lyman B., Bugbee street, jeweler. Kreigel, Hugh D., Grove street, jeweler. Marble, Walter P., High street, farmer. Parmenter, Lyman H., Lincoln avenue, painter. Sharpe, Joseph A., Grove street, machinist. Smith, Sylvester, Wanut street, farmer.
Thompson, J. Fred, South street, carpenter.
Woodward, Oswin C., South street, designer.
Young, Leslie G., South street, jeweler.
WILLIAM E. BLANCHARD, EARL B. THOMPSON, MILLARD M. RINES, Selectmen of Plainville, Mass.
REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS
The Board of Engineers met and organized in May as follows :
Chief-E. W. Pink.
First Assistant-J. E. McNeill.
Second Assistant-F. V. Henrich.
The Department has responded to seven alarms for house fires and twenty forest fires. The auto truck has proved its worth many times over.
E. W. PINK.
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REPORT OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES
Plainville, Mass., Jan. 4, 1919.
1915 ACCOUNT
Uncollected balance, Dec. 31, 1917. .
$784.74
Collected and paid Treasurer. $726.58
58.16
Abatements $784.74
Interest collected and paid Treasurer 1916 ACCOUNT
$124.84
Uncollected balance. Dec. 31, 1917. .
Collected and paid Treasurer $1,667.48
52.44
Abatements $1,719.92
Interest collected and paid Treasurer
$188.10
1917 ACCOUNT
Uncollected balance, Dec. 31, 1917. .
Additional assessment 38.49
$5,241.29
Total to collect
Collected and paid Treasurer $3,150.92
Abatements
92.15
3,243.07
$1,998.22
Uncollected balance. Dec. 31, 1918. .
$103.18
Interest collected and paid Treasurer
1918 ACCOUNT
Warrants from Assessors $24,283.80
$1,719.92
$5,202.80
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Collected and pair Treasurer $19 774.80
Abatements 4.20
$19,749.00
Uncollected balance, Dec. 31, 1918. .. $4,534.80 Excise Tax warrant $190.40
Collected and paid Treasurer 190.40
Interest collected and paid Treasurer $7.91 O. P. BROWN, Collector of Taxes.
PLAINVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
The year 1918 was a very quiet library year, due to the absence of so many of our young men in the Service, the rush of business, work of many on various war relief drives, and the knitting and Red Cross work by the women and girls.
The library was open during 1918 for but 66 sessions, your Trustees believing it to be for the best interests of all to close during the influenza epidemic.
The total circulation for the year being : Fiction 2,367 ; non-fiction, 115; total, 2,482; an average circulation of 37 plus per session, this being a loss in total circulation of 986.
The Shepardville branch reports a loss in circulation due to the same conditions prevailing in the centre.
Steps are being taken to open one or more branches in the west and north ends of the town.
The accessions to the library being 229 volumes by purchase, also a number of volumes received from the Free Public Library Commission.
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A large number of our books are in need of rebinding. it has not been done the past year because of the high prices prevalent.
Our young men returning from Service, who intend continuing any course or branch of home study in science, technical, industrial, agricultural work, etc., are invited to use the reference works ubon our shelves li not there, your Trustees will procure . hem up. : request.
We would respectfully ask for the year 191) the con- tinued support of our townspeople, both as to financial aid of $400 appropriation and the patronage and co- operation of all book-lovers, as it is our aim to please and cater to the tastes of all.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Balance, 1917 $41.10
Appropriation, 1918 400.00
$441.10
Expended, books
$271.79
Librarian and Janitor 67.00
Supplies, etc. 20.06
$358.85
Balance, Jan. 1, 1919 $82.25
FRED W. NORTHUP, THEODORE E. A. FULLER, MILLARD M. RINES, Trustees Public Library.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT
Plainville, Mass., 1918
State Tax $2,530.00
County Tax
1,022.22
State Highway Tax
229.30
Town Grant $20,407.29
Total
$24,188.81
Tax on Personal Estate
$6,142.94
Tax on Real Estate
17,315.87
Tax on Polls
730.00
Total $24,188.81
Excise Tax :
A. M. & W. Street Railway $74.30
Interstate Street Railway 116.10
Total $190.40
Moth Tax
92.99
December assessment, one Poll 2.00
Total Warrant to Collector $24,474.20
December Assessment :
Tax of 1917, Real Estate.
Elizabeth Fisher
36.39
Jeremiah H. Eddy 2.10
ABATEMENTS OF TAXES
1918
Sylvia, Erwin B., Personal. $4.20
1916
Allard, Joseph, left town, Poll. 2.00
Ayer, Warren L., paid in Boston, Poll 2.00
Bachellor, Milton, left town, Poll 2.00
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Burdick, Lester, left town, Poll. 2.00
Etter, Albert, under 20 years, Poll 2.00
Fuller, Fred S., died, Poll. 2.00
Herring, John, unable to locate, Poll. 2.00
Jager, Harry A., unable to locate, Poll 2.00
Doe, John, unable to locate :
Poll $2.00, Personal $7.41. 9.41
Magnon, Alcide, Poll $2.00, Personal $2.20. 4.20
2.00
Nayes, Sherman O., left town, Poll.
2.10
Olney, Harry P., Personal. .
2.00
Shannon, James H., died, Poll
2.00
Smith, Lewis, died, Poll. .
Personal and Poll. 2.53
2.00
Stanley, Wm. H., died, Poll.
Walden, Elmer O., out of State, Poll. 2.00
2.00
Hall, Wilbur O., paid in Colerain, Poll
Butler, Walter F., Jr., out of State, Poll $2.00
2.00
Miner, Everett L., left town, Poll
2.00
Miller, -, died, Poll. 2.10
Ouellette, Alphonse, unable to locate, Personal ...
2.00
Parmalee, James, unable to locate, Poll. 2.00
Soncaporlas, Castor, unable to locate, Poll.
2.00
Zerngisbel, Frank W., paid in Needham, Poll.
2.10
Place, Frank A., Real Estate, over valuation.
6.30
Busworth, Chas. W., Real Estate, over valuation. .
State Highway Department, error in assessment, Moth Tax 29.55
Under Chapter 48, Section 1, General Acts, 1918 Balton, Fred C., Poll. 2.00
1917
Ervorski, Stephen, left town, Poll. 2.00
Grier, Frank, left town, Poll. 2.00
Merrifield, Arthur, paid in North Attleboro, Poll. . 2.00
Jencks, Barton W., Real Estate, over balance 4.20
Steidel, Welmouth, left town,
Miner, Joseph W., left town, Poll. 2.00
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Burton, Wesley, H., Poll 2.00
Dietz, Harold, Poll. . 2.00
Kenyon, Jarvis E., Pol. . 2.00
McGregor, Charles E., Poll 2.00
McQuade, Thomas E., Poll. 2.00
McQuade, Joseph F., Poll 2 00
Redding, Edgar H., Poll. 2.00
Culhane, Frank E., Poll 2.00
Rose, Earl A., Poll. 2.00
Rudolph, Emil C., Poll. 2.00
Rudolph, Herman R., Poll 2.00
Sargent, Harold L., Poll 2.00
Smith, John, Poll
2.00
Walden, Archie L., Poll. 2.00
Ward, William E., Poll. 2.00
TABLE OF AGGREGATES, 1918
Number of residents assessed on property. . 366
Number of non-residents assessed on property.
152
Total number assessed on property
518
Poll Tax only. 149
Total number assessed 667
Total number of Polls. 365
Value of Personal Estate.
$292,521
Value of Real Estate :
Buildings
$600,167
Land
224,389
$824,556
Total valuation of Assessed Estate.
$1,117,077
Tax rate, $21.00 per $1,000.
Number of horses assessed. 103
Number of cows assessed. 180
Number of neat cattle other than cows. 53
Number of sheep 20
Number of swine 48
Number of fowls
3,755
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Number of acres of land. 6270
Number of dwelling houses. 356
JOHN F. THOMPSON, FRANK E. BARNEY, Assessors of Plainville.
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Number of platform scales over 5000 lbs. sealed. 2
Number of platform scales under 5000 lbs. sealed. 7
Number of all other scales sealed 20
Number of weights sealed. 64
Number of weights adjusted.
1
Number of dry measures sealed.
2
Number of liquid measures sealed. 13
Number of oil pumps sealed. 2
1
Number of linear measures sealed.
1
Total sealing fees collected and paid Town
Treasurer
J. F. THOMPSON, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MILK
Plainville, January 27, 1919.
To the Board of Health :
Gentlemen-I herewith submit my annual report as In- spector of Milk. During the year, at various times, tests were made with the Babcock tester, and several analysis were made in each test made was found up to the stand- ard required by law. 12
Milk licenses issued.
$6.00
Amount paid Treasurer.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN J. EIDEN, Inspector of Milk.
$8.90
Number of gasoline pumps sealed.
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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
The early part of 1918 will certainly go down into his- tory of this department as the worst ever. Frozen me- ters, frozen service pipes, frozen hydrants, frozen mains and last, but not least, frozen suction pipes. We thought we were in a bad fix when we had mains frozen that were buried five feet nine inches underground, but when the suction main froze, so that we could not get water enough to supply the demand, we began to think some- thing must be done quick.
In addition to this, the water in the standpipe froze so solid at the top that we could not get the usual amount of water in it, and the pressure would reach the 74 pounds before the 250,000 gallons was received on account of the ice holding tight at the top. It was well that we had an extra amount of money appropriated, for the cost of run- ning the system under these conditions carried us way over our usual figures. Very early after the town meet- ing we went into the market to buy pipe, but found that the price had reached such a high figure that we could not buy and have any money left to lay the pipe, and we also found that it would be impossible to get anyone to lay the pipe if we did buy it, on account of the war taking all the contractors practically from this section. In other words, the war forced such conditions upon us that we were ob- liged to drop Broad street out of our calculations for 1918.
During the terrible weather conditions we were obliged to purchase water from our neighbor, North Attleboro, twice by connecting the hydrants at the town line, and some one of us was constantly at the line night and day through all kinds of weather, until the required amount of water was recorded. Commenting on this part of our work, we certainly tried hard to keep the town supplied and to keep the fire pressure where it
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ought to be. The cost of the purchase of water, the thawing of service pipes and water main cost the town more than $400.
In addition to this, the conditions last summer were such that the pump at the factory could not draw enough water to keep our standpipe up to fire pressure, so twice we were obliged to go to North Attleboro for the neces- sary amount to make up the deficiency. Altogether we have had a very bad year, and consider the town lucky to get out so reasonably. After the change of owner- ship at the factory, Mr. Katz thought that he ought to have more money for his pumping service on account of the high cost of everything that was needed, and after some talk on the subject, the price was raised to $1,000.00 and the limit of water to ten million gallons per year.
Acting upon the instructions of the town at the March meeting, in regard to obtaining water permanently from North Attleboro, we got into communication with the Water Commissioners of that town and, after consider- able letter-writing and some meetings, we finally ended by getting legal advice from Mr. W. D. Turner of Bos- ton and a bill was drawn and presented to the Legisla- ture, which will probably straighten out the matter. We hope by the time the people of Plainville read this article to have something in form to present to them.
Our Superintendent, Mr. Harry Thompson, certainly had his hands full through the year. His report follows :
Superintendent's Report
To the Water Commissioners :
Gentlemen-During the year 1918 two new services were connected, one new and one old one. Several leaks occurred in the winter of 1918 and were very expensive, but could not be avoided. One hydrant on Washington street was replaced. Five services were shut off. Broad street could not be re-piped on account of the high cost
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of labor and material, but it is hoped the work can be done during the year 1919.
I recommend the same amount be appropriated this year.
Respectfully yours, HARRY B. THOMPSON, Superintendent.
The Water Commissioners recommend for the year:
For pumping water $1,000
For incidentals 750
For Broad street (continued) 500
As a special fund for connections at line in case of uniting with North Attleboro the sum of $1,000 or any other amount necessary.
Incidental Account
February
14. Paid North Attleboro Water De- partment, thawing pipes $37.12
14. Paid R. Germain, labor. 21.00
28. Paid North Attleboro Water De- partment, two small gates. ...
2.20
28. Paid R. Germain, labor, lead, etc .. 59.60
28. Paid H. Loud, labor and hinges ... 5.00
March
14. Paid W. H. Nash, balance of salary and stamps 31.00
14. Paid H. B. Thompson, freight, payroll and supplies 50.12
14. Paid M. M. Rines, coal. 69.55
14. Paid H. F. Guild, repairs on bridge box 30.35
28. Paid P. Cook, labor and supplies. . 8.33
28. Paid R. Germain, labor and pump. 63.90
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April
10. Paid North Attleboro Water De- partment, thawing mains 301.21
10. National Meter Co., meter parts .. 4.73
10. M. M. Rines, balance on coal. 12.45
10. Paid North Attleboro Water De- partment, meter bottom 1.00
May
8. Paid North Attleboro Coal Co., half cord wood . 2.50
8. Paid Plainville Press, envelopes. . 2.75
8. Paid C. Cobb, thawing pipes. .... 10.00
23. Paid National Meter Co., meter .. 11.00
23. Paid H. B. Thompson, bills paid. . 6.98
June
23. Paid Geo. Faas, labor 16.00
13. Paid Geo. Faas, labor 8.00
13. Paid North Attleboro Water De- partment, two gates 3.80
13. Paid Buffalo Meter Co., supplies. . 1.53
13. Paid National Meter Co., supplies. 9.37
13. Paid R. G. Munroe, two services. . 31.60
27. Paid Geo. Fass, labor 9.60
27. Paid Wm. McGovern, labor on hy- drant 8.00
27. Paid North Attleboro Water De- partment, part of hydrant 4.50
August
22. Paid National Meter Co., parts for four-inch meter 2.61
September
12. Paid Geo. Faas, labor 19.20
October
10. Paid W. H. Nash, printing bill and stamps 5.00
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10. Paid National Meter Co, two-inch disc 7.09
24. Ida Rand, barn rent
18.00
November
27. Paid A. T. Parker & Co., insurance 2.74
December
24. Paid W. H. Nash, salary to Dec. 31, 1918 75.00
24. Paid Geo. Faas, labor 25.60
$978.43
Amount appropriated
$1,250.00
Received from sale of supplies.
112.90
Total $1,362.90
Paid during year 978.43
Unexpended balance $384.47
Received from water rates. $2,187.30
Received from supplies 112.90
Total
$2,300.20
Paid W. E. Barden, Town Treasurer
$2,300.20
Pumping Account
Amount appropriated $1,000.00
March 28
Paid Plainville Factory Trust, to
April 1 $187.25
April 10
Paid North Attleboro Water Depart-
ment, 600,000 gallons. 115.00
August 22
Paid North Attleboro Water Depart- ment, 352,500 gallons 52.88
Sept. 12
Paid North Attleboro Water Depart-
ment, 240,450 gallons
36.07
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Oct. 24
Paid Beacon Realty Co., to Nov. 1,
500.00 1918 $891.20
$108.80
Unexpended balance
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES N. MOORE, WM. H. NASH, HARRY B. THOMPSON, Water Commissioners of Plainville.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Town of Plainville
MASSACHUSETTS
PLAIN
VILLE
OF
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COLONY
E. MASS.
WREN
THAM.
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VILLE
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Wrentham NOV 21) THAT
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9.1905.
PORATED
APRIL
For Year Ending December 31, 1918
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NMOL
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School Officials
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
WILLIS M. FULLER, Chairman Term expires 1921
JOHN J. EIDEN, Secretary Term expires 1920
OSWIN C. WOODWARD Term expires 1919
Meetings : Second and Fourth Wednesdays.
Union Superintendent for Foxboro, Norton, Plainville :
IRA A. JENKINS, A. M. Tel., Foxboro 47-2.
Authorized to Issue Work Certificates :
WILLIS M. FULLER Tel., North Attleboro 323-J. School Physician : FREDERICK J. CARLEY, M. D. Tel., North Attleboro 134-W. Attendance Officer :
HERMAN S. J. LOUD Tel., North Attleboro 308-W.
SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 1919
Winter term of all school began January 13, 1919. Winter term of all schools closes March 21, 1919. Spring term of all schools begins March 31, 1919. Spring terms of common schools closes June 20, 1919. Spring term of High School closes June 25, 1919. High School graduation, June 25, 1919. Fall term of all schools begins September 2, 1919. Fall term of all schools closes December 19, 1919. Winter term of all schools begins December 29, 1919,
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HOLIDAYS
January 1, February 22, April 19, May 30, October 12, Thanksgiving Day and day following.
SCHOOL SESSIONS
High School: 8 to 1. Grammar School: 9 to 12 and 1:15 to 3:15.
Primary School : 9 to 11:45 and 1:15 to 3:15.
STORM SIGNALS
Three double blasts, 2-2-2, of the fire alarm at 7:15 A. M., signify no session for the day.
Two double blasts, 2-2, of the fire alarm at 7:15 A. M., signify no session, with the exception of the High School.
Two double blasts, 2-2, of the fire alarm at 11:30, A. M., signify no afternoon session.
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Report of School Committee
To the Citizens of the Town of Plainville :
The past year has been a very eventful one in the school lestory of this town. In spite of the fact that shortage of fuel. together with the prevalence of the in- fluenza, scarlet fever, etc., has closed the schools at various times and broken into the work badly, yet much good has been accomplished. and the schools are in healthy condition at the present time.
It has been deemed advisable to do away with the public graduation in the eighth grade, as so much time has been lost that it will be impossible to prepare for same without losing valuable time in the regular school work.
The schools have been very costly the past year, as the advanced cost of living has made it necessary to in- crease the salaries of the teachers ; but nevertheless the Committee feel pleased that they have been able to retain the services of all of the teachers in spite of the fact that strenuous efforts have been made by adjoining towns to secure our teachers to fill vacancies in their own schools.
We wish to thank the teachers for their steadfastness and loyalty towards the school and the earnest and faith- ful work that each and everyone has shown in their dif- ferent positions.
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