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Uncollected taxes, March Ist. 1884,
10,106 59
Cash on hand, 415 20
$47,245 62
B. PORTER, JR., Collector.
Attleborough, March 7th, 1884.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
REPORT OF E. G. MAY, COLLECTOR OF SOUTH DISTRICT.
DR.
To uncollected taxes, March Ist, 1883, $12 40
CR.
By uncollected taxes, March Ist, 1884, $12 40
E. G. MAY, Collector.
Attleborough, March Ist, 1884.
REPORT OF JOHN THACHER COLLECTOR, EAST DISTRICT.
DR.
To uncollected taxes, March Ist, 1883,
$ 3,629 79
taxes committed, 1883, 33,097 64
Interest received, 216 15
$36,943 58
CR.
By cash paid R. Knapp, Treasurer,
$30,469 44
Taxes abated,
464 69
Uncollected taxes, 1883,
5,108 21
1882,
560 84
1881,
340 40
$36,943 58
JOHN THACHER, Collector.
Attleborough, March 1, 1884.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
AUDITORS' REPORT.
The undersigned, appointed as Auditors at the annual town meeting in March, 1883, respectfully report that they have examined the accounts of the Treasurer and find the same correctly kept, with proper vouchers for all pay- ments.
They have examined the accounts of the Selectmen, and find vouchers for all payments authorized by them, and the amount of money there stated as approved cor- responds with the amount as charged on the Treasurer's books.
Returns of Collectors have been examined and found correct. They hold proper vouchers for all moneys re- ported by them as paid Treasurer, and agree with his books.
They find by the Selectmen's books that (with one ex- ception) none of the road surveyors have overdrawn their appropriations.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES E. BLISS, - G. W. CHEEVER, Auditors. WM. P. SHAW,
Attleborough, March 8th, 1884.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT.
Valuation of real estate, North District,
$1,801,345 00
East District,
1,530,444 00
South District,
643,945 00
Total,
$3,975,734 00
Valuation of personal estate, North District, $664,650 00
East District, 540,255 00
South District, 186,460 00
Total,
$1,391,365 00
Total valuation May 1, 1883,
$5,367,099 00
Total number of polls,
3,66g
Number of acres of land,
26,22514
" dwelling houses, 2,006
" horses, 1,107
" COWS,
1,158
" sheep,
26
Tax on on each poll, $2.
Rate of tax on property 2.3 per cent.
Total amount of taxes assessed, $130,784 43
Rebates on acc't of school district property, 61,320 70
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Net tax committed to Collectors, North Dist., $25,554 58
East
32,989 58
South
10,919 57
$69,463 73
BURRILL PORTER, JR., -
Assessors SAMUEL P. LATHROP, JOB B. SAVERY, of
S Attleborough.
Attleborough, March 1, 1884.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT.
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ATTLEBO- ROUGH BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Atrleborough board of health held its first annual meeting at the office of Dr. George Mackie, April 11, 1883, when they organized by choosing .Dr. Mackie as chairman, and Mr. J. G. Barden as secretary, also appointed Dr. J. R. Foster and Dr. George Mackie to approve the certifi- cates as to the cause of death, in their respective districts, in accordance with the Statute.
At the last annual town meeting the citizens of Attle- borough considered the subject of public health of suffi- cient importance to elect a board of health, although the town in the past had not been without such a body, as the Statute provides that in towns where there is no board of health elected the Selectmen shall act in that capacity, and in addition to their numerous duties, ih a town of this magnitude, they have faithfully performed the duties per- taining thereto. But with the rapid growth of the town, and the crowded condition of some localities, it has occa- sioned the necessity of a separate board, although their duties during the past year have not been very onerous, not because of the perfect sanitary condition of the town, but more, we think, because few have known the proper course to pursue in bringing before the board such nui-
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sances as they desired abated, as the board has adhered to the legal and only proper course in taking cognizance only of complaints made in writing, presented as a peti- tion, signed by one or more citizens, and in all such cases the board have responded thereto, and the parties, as soon as the matter was brought to their notice, have immedi- ately remedied the evil as far as possible. A few anony- mous letters have been received by the board, complaining of different parties, but the board have not taken any no- tice thereof, feeling that if the matter was not of sufficient importance to bear the signature of the complainant it did not deserve their attention.
Most of the complaints made have been from tenants where the landlords were perhaps ignorant of the filthy condition of the premises, as in most every instance the care of the property was left to an agent. In several cases a notice served by a proper officer to such parties were sufficient, and the premises were immediately put in a con- dition satisfactory to all parties. The board has been compelled to have five such notices served, and only in a single instance has it been necessary to send a second notice to the same partie. While in many cases an in- spection by the board, or one of its members, with a sug- gestion to the owners of the best thing to do, was readily complied with.
Attleborough has been very fortunate during the past year, in its freedom from infectious or contagious diseases, as there has not been à single death from scarlet fever, measles, or small pox, and but a single one each from hooping-cough and diphtheria, and but eight from typhoid fever. Below we give a tabular statement of the cause of death as gathered from the returns made from the physi- cians' certificates as to cause of death.
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Whole number of deaths occurring from April 1, 1883, to February 29, 1884, 171.
Cholera Infantum 25
Still born 6
Consumption ..
24
Convulsions
5
Apoplexy ..
13
Enteritis. 4
Pneumonia.
IO
Cancers. .
3
Typhoid fever
8
Diarrhea. .
3
Old age. .
7
Marasmus
. € .
4
Heart diseases.
8
Dropsy, spinal paralysis, dysentery, paralysis, tuber- culous meningitis, vascular degeneration, and hydrocepha- lus but two each, and but one each from peritonitis, organ- ic disease of the brain, suicide, chronic gastritis, cerebral atrophy, largyneal ulcer, purpara hæmorrhagica, burn, brain disease, drowning, hooping cough, diphtheria, con- genital deformity, schrosis, chronic diarrhea, diabetes, pul- monary œdema, premature birth, exhaustion, prostration, cystitis, septicaemia, concussion of the brain, spinal men- ingitis, and membranous croup.
From the above we learn that the greatest fatality was due to cholera infantum, which claimed twenty-five victms, -about one twelfth of all the children born during that time-while consumption has the next largest number, having twenty-four.
Although malaria has caused a large percentage of the sickness of the community, it has not, according to the re- turns, been the cause of a single death.
Owing to the sbsence of contagious diseases within our midst the board have not deemed it advisable to make any restrictive regulations, in regard thereto, feeling that it would be better to delay such until there was a necessity therefor.
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At the present time there are a few cases of that justly dreaded disease,-scarlet fever,- in the east district, but no complaints have been made to the board, as all have seemed as far, as known, to use every precaution to pre- vent its dissemination.
Respectfully submitted,
ELISHA G. MAY, GEORGE N. CRANDALL, JOSEPH G. BARDEN, GEORGE MACKIE, JAMES R. FOSTER.
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Warrant for Annual Town Meeting.
BRISTOL, ss .:
TO JAMES W. RILEY, OR EITHER OF THE CONSTABLES OF THE TOWN OF ATTLEBOROUGH, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are here- by directed to notify and warn the legal voters in the Town of Attle- borough to meet in Agricultural Hall, in said Attleborough, on MONDAY. MARCH 17TH, 1884, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act upon the following articles, to wit:
1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.
2. To consider and act upon the reports of the Selectmen, Treas- urer and other town officers.
3. To determine the number that shall constitute the Boards of Selectmen, Assessors and School Committee; also the number of Col- lectors, Constables and Board of Health for the ensuing year.
4. To bring in their votes for Town Clerk, Selectmen, Assessors, Board of Health, one Overseer of the Poor, Treasurer, Collectors and Constables, all on one ballot.
5. To bring in their votes for School Committee.
6. To vote "Yes" or "No" by separate ballot upon the question, "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town?" the ensuing year.
7. To choose all other town officers.
8. To see if the town will accept the jury list as prepared by the Selectmen.
9. To determine the compensation of town officers.
10. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer to make tempo- rary loans in anticipation of receipts from taxes for the years 1884 and 1885.
11. To see what disposition the town will make of the dog fund re- ported in the hands of the Treasurer.
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12. To see if the town will raise money to pay military aid as pro- vided by statute.
13. To see if the town will authorize the Overseers of the Poor to contract with physicians to attend the poor for the ensuing year.
14. To choose any committee; to hear the report of any committee and act thereon.
15. To see if the town will vote to employ a patrol force for the ensuing year, agreeably to a petition.
16. To see if the town will employ physicians to sign certificates of the causes of death as provided by statute.
17. To see what bridges the town will build.
18. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars to repair Washington street from Trotter's bridge to the top of Red Rock hill, agreeably to a petition.
19. To see if the town will make an appropriation not exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars to grade High street, North Attleboro, be- tween the Louis Heckman farm and Highway district No. 4, agreeably to a petition.
20. To see if the town will accept the re-location of East street, North Attleboro, beginning at Orne street and running northerly to Fisher street as made by the Selectmen, agreeably to a petition.
21. To see if the town will accept the location of Angell street, At- tleboro, beginning at Pleasant street and running westerly to the Boston & Providence railroad as made by the Selectmen, agreeably to a peti- tion.
22. To see if the town will accept the location of Starkey avenue beginning at Pleasant street, Attleboro, and running westerly to the Boston & Providence railroad as made by the Selectmen, agreeably to a petition.
23. To see if the town will accept the re-location of the road be- ginning near the Adamsdale Mill and running northwesterly to the Rhode Island line as made by the Selectmen, agreeably to a petition.
24. 'To see if the town will accept the re-location of County street, Attleboro, beginning at South Main street and running southwesterly to Thacher street, as made by the Selectmen, agreeably to a petition.
25. To see if the town will accept the location of Factory street, North Attleboro, beginning at Broad street and running westerly to Moran's Lane, as made by the Selectmen, agreeably to a petition.
26. To see if the town will accept Pearl street, beginning at Pine street, Attleboro, and running easterly a distance of one thousand and seventy feet, as laid out by the Selectinen, agreeably to a petition,
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27. To see if the town will accept the re-location of a portion of Park, Common and Pleasant streets, Attleboro, lying between North and South Main streets, Pine street and the residence of James H. Eng- ley, as made by the Selectmen, and discontinue Pleasant street from the proposed location of Park street to the crossing of the Taunton Branch railroad near land of S. M. Holman, excepting a foot-way ten feet in width lying next to the land of the Taunton Branch railroad company, agreeably to a petition.
28. To see if the town will accept the re-location of Thacher street, beginning near the residence of John Thacher on South Main street, running westerly to County street as laid out by the Selectmen, agree- ably to a petition.
29. To see if the town will accept the location of the terminus of Union street sewer, beginning at South Main street, thence westerly through a proposed extension of Maple street about 300 feet, thence south-westerly through land of Richard D. Manchester to Ten Mile River near the railroad bridge, as made by the Selectmen.
30. To see if the town will appropriate a sufficient sum to com- plete the construction of the road from Paine's Cemetery to the corner near the residence of Benjamin Bennett, also the road leading from John D. Earl's residence to the Cumberland line, agreeably to a petition.
31. To see if the town will make an appropriation to grade, and drain Grove street, North Attleboro, agreeably to a petition.
32. To see if the town will appropriate one hundred dollars, or any other sum, for the widening. grading and drainage of Pleasant street, Attleboro, near the residence of Isaac Alger, agreeably to a petition.
33. To see if the town will make an appropriation to grade and drain First street, Attleboro, agreeably to a petition.
34. To see if the town will make an appropriation to repair the road leading from County street to Mechanics village, agreeably to a petition.
36. To see if the town will make an appropriation to repair the road leading from North Main street to Mechanics village, agreeably to a petition.
36. To see what sum the town will appropriate for the grading and repairing of that portion of Pleasant street lying west of Circular street, North Attleboro, agreeably to a petition.
37. To see if the town will grant the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars to repair , the road leading from Pleasant street, Attleboro, to the residence of David Cummings, agreeably to a petition.
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38. To see if the town will choose a Committee of three persons to examine the condition of the road leading westerly from the residence of N. B. Follett to Moses Mason's residence, and report at the adjourned meeting what repairs and safeguards are necessary for the security of public travel, and make an appropriation therefor agreeably to a petition.
39. To see if the town will make an appropriation to repair "Hunt's" bridge and the road running between the residences of J. H. Stanley and Lewis S. Carpenter, agreeably to a petition.
40. To see if the town will vote to rebuild and widen the bridge near the residence of John Thacher, agreeably to a petitionl.
41. To see if the town will vote to re-cover with stone the bridge near the residence of Polly Martin, agreeably to a petition.
42. To see if the town will make an appropriation to widen and re- pair County street near the residence of Solon D. Bushee, agreeably to a petition.
43. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer to sell a strip of land on the north side of Peck street, agreeably to a petition.
44. To see if the town will appropriate two hundred and fifty dol- lars for the purpose of properly numbering the houses and: places of business in the compact parts of the town, agreeably to a petition.
45. To see if the town will vote to require all the Water Supply and Fire Districts and Gas Companies in the town to place the streets in as good condition as they find them, whenever they disturb the sur- face to lay pipes or for other purposes, agreeably to a petition.
46. To see if the town will vote to divide the town by making the division line commencing at the corner where the towns of Norton and Mansfield intersect the Attleborough line; thence southiwesterly to the Cumberland line near Adamsdale, or take any action in regard to the aforesaid division of said town that they may deem best, agreeably to a petition.
47. To see if the town will grant the use of the school-houses in the village of Attleboro for evening schools to be maintained by the Trus- tees of the Richardson School Fund.
48. To see if the town will vote to purchase land for school build- ing sites and make an appropriation therefor.
49. To see what sum the town will grant for building, enlarging and repairing school buildings.
50. To see what sum of money the town will grant for the support of public schools.
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51. To see if the town will make an appropriation to procure ap- paratus, books of reference and other means of illustration for the public schools.
52. To see what sum of money the town will grant for incidental educational expenses.
53. To see if the town will, by vote, authorize its School Commit- tee to purchase text-books and stationery for use in the public schools, and appropriate money therefor.
54. To see what sum of money the town will grant to provide a free school for instruction in industrial and mechanical drawing.
55. To see what sum of money the town will appropriate to be ex- pended, under the direction of the School Committee, in conveying chil- dren to and from the public schools.
56. To see if the town will vote to instruct the School Committee to re-establish the school formerly kept in the Fisherville District, agree- ably to a petition.
57. To see if the town will revise the By-laws relating to truancy.
58. To see if the town will unite with other towns and cities in pe- titioning the County Commissioners to establish a school for truants.
59. To see what sum of money the town will appropriate to be ex- pended by G. A. R. Post, No. 145, in decorating the graves of the Sol- diers and Sailors of the Republic.
60. To see how much the town will appropriate for the support of paupers.
61. To see how much the town will appropriate for highways and bridges.
62. To see what sum of money the town will grant for current and incidental expenses.
63. To see if the town will authorize the Collectors of Taxes to use all means of collecting taxes which a Town Treasurer may use when ap- pointed collector.
64. To see if the tow i will vote to purchase land, erect a building or lease rooms for Town offices, and make appropriations therefor.
65. To see what sum, if any, the town will appropriate for the grading, draining and repairing of Freeman and Cottage streets in the village of Attleboro Falls, agrecably to a petition.
66. To see if the town will make an appropriation for the construc- tion of Union street sewer.
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67. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, or any other sum, to macadamize streets in North Attleboro, agreeably to a petition.
68. To see if the town will assent to the exclusion of William A. Bushee and other petitioners and their estates, from Attleboro Fire Dis- trict, No. 1, or such parts of their estates as said Attleboro Fire District No. 1, may vote, agreeably to a petition.
69. To see if the town will accept the location of Division street, North Attleboro, beginning at Circular street and running westerly to Broadway, so called, as made by the Selectmen, agreeably to a petition.
70. To see if the town will grant the sum of six hundred dollars to grade Flower Pot Hill, on Washington street, agreeably to a petition.
71. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer through Rail- road Avenue, agreeably to a petition.
72. To see what action the town will take in regard te a suit brought by George F. Stone against the town for damages sustained on account of an alleged defect in the sidewalk on Washington street, North Attleboro.
73. To see if the town will make an appropriation to employ a Su- perintendent of Public Schools.
74. To see what debts the town will vote to create in accordance with Chapter 29, Section 7 and 8 of the Public Statutes.
And you are hereby directed to serve this Warrant by posting up attested copies thereof in at least ten public places in said town, at least seven days before the time of said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at or before the time of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Attleborough, this 8th day of March, A. D. 1884.
SAMUEL P. LATHROP, Selectmen BURRILL PORTER, JR., of JOB B. SAVERY, Attleborough,
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