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20. Attleboro Mutual Life In- surance Co., interest for six months on note of $3,000, dated Sept. 1, 1888, at 4 per cent. 60 00
Interest for 6 months on note of $3,000 dated Dec. 10, 1890, at 4 per cent. 60 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Sept 17. Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., interest on bonds due Oct. 1, 1896,
$700 00
Dec. 18 First National Bank of Attleboro, interest for 4 months on note of $20,000 dated Dec. 18,' 1896, at 32 per cent. 258 33
Dec. 28. Interest due on registered bonds, Jan. 1, 1897,
1,000 00
31. Attleboro Mutual Fire In- surance Co., interest for 6 months on note of $3.000, dated Sept. 1, 1888, at 4 per cent. 60 00
Interest for 6 months on note of $3,000 dated Dec 10, 1890, at 4 per cent. 60 00
$5,512 60
Miscellaneous.
Paid.
May 7. Treasurer of the State of Massachusetts, druggist license, $ 25
Oct. 9. George F. Pratt, County Treasurer, County tax for 1896, 7,594 OI
Dec. 17. State of Massachusetts, State Tax, 3,220 00 National Bank Tax, 792 60
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Assessment Account, abolition of grade crossings, $1,360 52
Interest Account, abolition of grade crossings, 144 81
31. . Amount paid Water Department by vote of the Town, March 2, 1896, 7,150 00 John T. Bates, Treasurer of the Sink- ing Fund, 5,400 00
State Aid under Chapter 301, Acts of 1889, 1,384 00
Military Aid under Chapter 279, Acts of 1889, 394 00
Deborah Starkey Fund, 36 00
Bills approved by the Selectinen, 90,51I 20
$117,987 39
Cash on hand, January 1, 1897, 4,005 14
Total amount expended for the year 1896, and
casli on hand, $230,505 13
Outstanding Bonds and Notes.
JANUARY 1, 1897.
Bonds due January 1, 1906, $50,000 00
Bonds due April 1, 1897, 35,000 00
Nortli Attleboro's pro-
portion, $12,974 50
Attleboro's proportion, 22,025 50
$85,000 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Attleborough Mutual Fire Insurance
Co., note dated Sept. 1, 1888, $3,000 00 Note dated, December 10, 1890, 3,000 00 First National Bank of Attleborough, note dated Dec. 18, 1896, at 33 per cent. 20,000 00 -- $26,000 00
WATER DEPARTMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand, January 1, 1896, $6,547 52
Wm. J. Luther, Water Registrar, $15,381 14
Appropriation made by the Town
March 2, 1896,
7,150 00 -: 22,531 14
Bonds.
1896. RECEIVED FROM
Jan. 22, Sale of bonds issued Sept. I, 1895, for the pur- pose of refunding bonds dated Sept. 1, 1885, $12,000 00
July 1. Sale of bonds issued July 1, 1896, 25,000 00
-$37,000 00
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Premium.
1896. RECEIVED FROM
Jan. 22. Premium on bond issued Sept. 1, 1895, $697 20
July I. Premium on bonds issued July 1, 1896, 1,729 25
$2,426 45
Miscellaneous.
1896. RECEIVED FROM
Jan. I. Sale of water pipe, $71 87
22. Accrued interest on bonds dated Sept. 1, 1895, 173 33
June 2. First National Bank of
Attleboro, note dated June 2, 1896, at 4 per cent. 25,000 00
$25,245 20
Total amount received for the year 1896, and cash on hand, Jan. I, 1896, 93,750 31
EXPENDITURES.
Interest.
Paid First Nat. Bank of Attleboro, interest due on bonds for the year 1896, $5,920 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Paid Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co, interest due on bonds for the year 1896, $4,580 00
Paid interest due on registered bonds for the year 1896, 400 00
Paid interest on refunded bonds dat- ed Sept. 1, 1885, 179 58
Paid First Nat. Bank of Attleboro, interest from June 2, 1896, to July 1, 1896, on note of $25,000 dated June 2, 1896, at 4 per cent. 77 78
$11,157 36
Miscellaneous.
Paid.
Jan. 22. Sinking Fund of the Water Department. Premium on bonds issued Sept. I, 1895, $697 20
July 1. First National Bank of Attleboro, note dated June 2, 1896, at 4 per cent. 25,000 00
14. John T. Bates, Treasurer Sinking Fund of Water Department, 4,650 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Amount of bonds refunded,
dated Sept. 1, 1885, $12,000 00 Bills approved by the se- lectmen :-
Maintenance Account, 5,534 68
Construction Account, 27,674 57
$75,556 45
Cash on hand January I, 1897, 7,036 50
Total amount expended for the year 1896, and cash on hand, $93,750 31
Examined and found correct.
ORVILLE P. RICHARDSON, -- BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY. Auditors. JAN. 23, 1897.
Outstanding Bonds.
JANUARY 1, 1897.
4 per cent. bonds due Jan. 1902, $20,000 00 7 per cent. bonds due Jan. 1904, 40,000 00
4 per cent bonds due Oct. 1912, 20,000 00 4 per cent. bonds due Sept. 1915, 12,000 00
4 per cent. bonds due Jan. 1919, 20,000 00 4 per cent. bonds due Jan. 1921, 18,000 00
4 per cent. bonds due Oct. 1922, 25,000 00
4 per cent. bonds due July 1923, 35,000 00 4 per cent. bonds due July 1924, 40,000 00
4 per cent. bonds due July 1926, 25,000 00
$255,000 00
65%
ANNUAL, REPORT.
RECAPITULATION.
Town Bonds.
4s A. & O., due April 1, 1897, $35,000 00
Deduct North Attle-
boro's proportion of bonds, 12,974 50
$22,025 50
4s J. & J., due Jan., 1906, 50,000 00
Floating debt.
$72,025 50 26,000 00°
Total debt, Jan. 1, 1897,
$98,025 50%
Sinking Fund Assets,
28,246 33%
Balance, net debt, $69,779 17
Water Department.
BONDS.
4s J. & J., due Jan. 1, 1902, $20,000 00 75 J. & J., due Jan. 1, 1904, 40,000 00
4s A. & O., due Oct. 1, 1912, 20,000 00 4s S. & M., due Sept. 1, 1915, 12,000 00 4s J. & J., due Jan. 1, 1919, 20,000 00 4s J. & J., due Jan. 1, 1921, 18,000 00
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4s A. & O., due Oct. 1, 1922, $25,000 00
4s J. & J., due July 1, 1923, 35,000 00
4s J. & J., due July 1, 1924, 40,000 00
4s J. & J., due July 1, 1926, 25,000 00
Bonded debt, January, 1897, Sinking Fund assets, 32,282 52
$255,000 00
Balance, net debt, $222,717 48 Total bonded debt of the Town and Water Department, less North Attleboro's proportion of bonds,
$327,025 50
Floating debt of the Town,
26,000 00
Total debt of the Town and Water Depart-
ment, January 1, 1897, $353,025 50
Sinking Fund Assets of the Town and Water Department, 60,528 85
Balance, net debt of the Town and
Water Department, $292,496 65
JOHN T. BATES,
Treasurer.
Examined and found correct.
O. P. RICHARDSON, 1 Auditors. BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY.
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES OF THE TOWN OF ATTLEBOROUGH FOR THE YEAR 1896
DEPARTMENTS.
Appropriation.
Credits.
Totals.
Expenditures.
Unexpended
Balance.
Over
Expenditures.
Educational (Salaries, Fuel, etc.).
$22,000.00 $1,364.32 $23, 364.32 $23,433.64
Superintendent of Schools,
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,200.00
. . .
...
Conveyance of School Children,
880.00
880.00
880 00
Educat'1, Text Books and Supplies, .
1,600.00
15.55
1,615.55
2, 132.16
516.61
Educational, Incidental and Repairs,
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,882.99
$117.01
..
Dodgeville School House Addition, .
600.00
600.00
622.68
22.68
Capron School House, Prospect st.,
6,500.00
6,500.00
6,215.25
284.75
..
Record of 200th Anniversary,
500.00
500.00
II, III.26
·
2,277.95
Decorating graves of Soldiers,
250.00
250.00
250.00
Fire Department (current and incidental),
4,000.00
50.00
4,050.00
4,239.63
189.63
Fire Alarm Towers, .
1,700.00
1,700.00
1,672.79
27.2I
Fire Department, 100 feet of cotton hose, ..
500.00
500.00
480.00
20.00
. .
Highways and Bridges,
8,000.00
278.37
8,278.37
8,321.96
43.59
Special Liquor Law,
500.00
50.00
550.00
100.00
450.00
. .
Public Library, .
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,551.20
51.20
Pauper and Medical Attendance,
5,300.00
1,366.15
6,666.15
7,236.65
... ...
570.50
Sidewalks,
2,000.00
698.20
2,698.20
3,355.18
656.98
Street Lighting,
5,000.00
5,000.00
4,873.00
127.00
.
Stone Crusher,
2,000.00
72.92
2,072.92
2,778.42
705.50
Street Sprinkling,
1,800.00
313.00
3,313.00
2,541.IO
771.90
....
Tool House, ..
800.00
800.00
683.64
116.36
. .
.....
Military Aid,
300.00
251.00
551.00
394.00
157 00
.. . .
.
1,456.00
1,456.00
1,384.00
72.00
Fire Dep't, 250 feet hose, Attleboro City,
125.00
..
125.00
120.00
5.00
East Street Sewer,
450.00
450.00
366.50
83.50
...
Capron Street Sewer,
300.00
300.00
225.75
74.25
...
$82,980.00 $6,750.82
$89,730.82
$92,289.20
$2,946.18
$5,504.56
..
.
....
. .
.
....
.
..
...
Thacher Brook Drain, .
1,000.00
2.00
1,002.00
1,001.80
.20
400.60
Soldier's Relief and Medical Attendance, . Soldiers' Burial,
175.00
175.00
35.00
140.00
..
Current and Incidental,
8,000.00
833.31
8,833.31
1,800.00
2,200.60
.. ...
..
State Aid
....
. .
.
...
$ 69.32
500.00
...
3,000.00
REPORT
OF THE
SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS
OF THE
Town of Attleborough, Mass.
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ANNUAL, REPORT.
REPORT OF SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS.
1897.
DR.
To Cash received from Town Treas-
urer, from January, 1886, to January, 1896, as per last report, $47,600 00
To Cash received from Town Treas- urer, from January 1, 1896 to January 1, 1897, 5,400 00
To Cash received for interest from January, 1886, to January, 1896, as per last report, 15,132 48
To Cash received for interest from Jan., 1896, to Jan., 1897, 1,018 35
- $69,150 83
CR.
January, 1897.
By amount invested on mortgages of real estate, $22,150 00
By Attleboro's proportion of bonds paid July, 1894, and April I, 1895, 40,904 50
By Cash on hand,
6,096 33
--- $69.150 83
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WATER DEPARTMENT.
DR. 1897.
To Cash received from Sinking Fund Commissioners of Attle- boro Fire District No. 1, $2,392 33 Received mortgages of real estate from Sinking Fund Commis- sioners of Attleboro Fire Dis- trict, No. I, 9,000 00
To Cash received from Town Treas- urer from March 29, 1893 to January 1, 1896, as per last report, 11,650 00 To Cash received from Town Treas-
urer from January 1, 1896, to January 1, 1897, 5,347 20
To Cash received for interest front March 29, 1893, to January 1, 1896, as per last report, 2,715 81
To Cash received for interest from January 1, 1896, to January I, 1897, 1,177 18
$32,282 52
ANNUAL REPORT.
CR.
January, 1897.
By amount invested on mortgages of real estate, $31,900 00
By Cash on hand, 382 52 --- $32,282 52
E. S. HORTON,
Commission ers FRANK I. BABCOCK, of
CHAS. E. BLISS. Sinking Fund ..
JOHN T. BATES, Treasurer.
ATTLEBOROUGH, MASS., Dec. 31, 1896.
The Trustees of the Tri-centennial Fund make the following report :
Cash deposited with the Attleborough
Savings Bank, June, 1895,
$200 00
Accrued interest to October, 1896,
14 36
214 36
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. F. BICKNELL,
MACE B. SHORT,
EVERETT S. HORTON,
W. L. ELLIOT, L. Z. CARPENTER.
Trustees.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
ASSESSORS
OF THE
TOWN OF ATTLEBOROUGH, MASS,
ASSESSORS' REPORT, 1896.
RECAPITULATION.
Individuals,
I, IIO
All others,
IOO
1,210
Non-residents,
362
All others,
16
378
Number of Persons Assessed.
On Property,
1,588
Poll Tax only, 1,538
3,126
Number of Male Polls assessed, 2,390
Value of Assessed Personal Estate.
Excluding resident bank stock,
$903,556
Resident bank stock. 86,875
$990,431
Value of Assessed Real Estate.
Buildings, excluding land,
$2,645,563
Land, excluding buildings, 1,267,147
$3,912,710
Total Valuation of Assessed Estate,
May 1, 1896, $4,903,141
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Tax for State, County and Town Purposes.
(Including Overlayings.)
On Personal Estate,
$20,799 05
On Real Estate,
82,166 91
On Polls,
4,780 00
-$107,745 96
Rate, $21.00 per thousand.
Number of horses assessed, 795
Number of cows assessed, 675
Number of neat cattle assessed, 83
Number of swine assessed, 199
.
Number of dwellings assessed, 1,549
Number of acres of land assessed,
15,000
Number of fowls assessed. 516
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ANNUAL REPORT.
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 1896.
Stone Crusher,
$2,000 00
Medical attendance,
300 00
Paupers,
5,000 00
Tool House,
800 00
Military Aid,
300 00
Soldiers' Relief,
3,000 00
Sidewalks, 2,000 00
Highways and Bridges,
· 8,000 00
Superintendent of Schools,
1,200 00
Educational Department,
22,000 00
Text-books and Supplies,
1,600 00
Educational, Incidentals and Repairs, 3,000 00
Conveyance of Pupils, 880 00
Current and Incidental,
8,000 00
Public Library, 1,500 00
Decorating Graves,
250 00
Fire Department for Hose,
500 00
Watering Streets, 500 00
Street Lights,
5,000 00
Liquor Law,
500 00
Thacher Brook Drain,
1,000 00
Dodgeville School House, 600 00
Fire Dep't, Current and Incidental,
4,000 00
Prospect street School; House, 3,500 00
Sinking Fund Water Department, 7,150 00
Fire Alarmı, 1,700 00
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School House, Pleasant View.
$2,500 00
Flags and Flagstaffs,
450 00
Town Sinking Fund,
5,400 00
Interest on note,
1,000 00
Interest on bonds,
3,400 00
State Tax,
3,220 00
County Tax,
7,594 OI
Overlayings,
604 59
-$108,448 60
JOHN THACHER,
J. O. MOWRY,
E. B. BULLOCK.
Assessors of Attleboro.
REPORT
OF THE
COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
OF THE
Town of Attleborough, MASS.
TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
Uncollected Taxes and cash on hand
January 1, 1896, $21,964 87
Interest received, 294 85
$22,259 72
CR.
Paid Town Treasurer, $15,997 60
Taxes abated,
727 75
Uncollected Taxes,
5,534 37
$22,259 72
Assessors' Warrant, 1896, $108,546 58
Added Taxes, 1896, 191 75
Interest received, 1896, 120 75
$108,859 08
CR.
Paid Town Treasurer, 1896, $81,725 40
Cash on hand, 1896,
1,050 36
Taxes abated, 1896, 443 16
Uncollected Taxes,
25,640 16
$108,859 08
J. O. MOWRY, Collector.
Examined Jan. 19, 1897, and found correct.
BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY, -
ORVILLE P. RICHARDSON. - Auditors.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Betterment Taxes, 1896.
Committed,
$358 10 Collected,
$200 50
Cash on hand,
157 60
$358 10
ATTLEBORO, MASS., Jan. 1, 1897.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN :- I append herewith my report of col- lections for the year 1896 :
DR. CR. $3,539 38 committed Jan. 1, '96. $1, 127 53 Uncollected. 166 64 interest. 1,881 54 Collected. 696 95 Abated.
$3,706 02
$3,706 02
CASH ACCOUNT.
CR. DR.
$1,881 54 Collected. $1,850 00 paid Treasurer. 31 54 cash on hand.
$1,881 54
$1,881 54
Respectfully submitted, S. M. HOLMAN, Collector of Taxes.
Examined January 16, 1897, and found correct.
BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY, ORVILLE P. RICHARDSON. Auditors.
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Report of the Trustees
AND OF THE
LIBRARIAN.
.
REPORT
OF
Trustees of Public Library.
The close of the year 1896 finds the Library better equipped for the fulfilment of its function than it has ever been before.
Modern, progressive methods have been introduced in consequence of the engagement of a trained librarian, and the results are most gratifying to the Trustees, as they must be to all who visit the Library.
Of recent years, the work of a librarian has come to resemble that of a profession. He no longer is regarded as a mere "jailor of books," but rather occupies a unique and important position in the Educational System of a community. The old as well as the young student, inter- ested in any special subject, is now invited to avail himself of the resources of the Library placed at his disposal, and aided by the advice of the trained librarian. For this pur- pose we were fortunate in securing the services of Miss Allen, who, for years, was the assistant of the very
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capable librarian of the Pawtucket Public Library, and we feel sure that as the public becomes better acquainted with the new order of things, the use of the Library, in an educational way, will be greatly increased. Already the circulation has grown beyond our anticipations. During the month of October 2,720 books were given out, an average of over 100 books each day that the Library was open, and when we consider that the average circulation of the Providence Public Library, established in a city nearly twenty times the size of Attleboro, was stated to be 420 per day, the use the Attleboro public makes of its Library becomes strikingly apparent.
The Library is now open every day except Sunday. The shelves are so arranged that the books are accessible to the public, and nearly every person makes his own selection from them. Magazines and daily papers are on the tables of the Reading-room, and it is almost an inspira- tion to visit the Library and see the effect the books and papers make on the public, and to feel the tone that pervades the room.
At the last annual town meeting an appropriation of $1,500 was made for the support of the Library. The manner of its expenditure is stated below-early in the year it became apparent to the Trustees that the sum would not be sufficient to meet the current expenses and pay for the changes that were contemplated. Successful efforts were made to raise more money by the aid of Nil. Carleton's lecture, and in consequence, we have not over-
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drawn our appropriation. A conservative estimate of the expenses for 1897 shows that it will be necessary to raise $1,800, and we therefore recommend that the town ap- propriates this sum.
Respectfully submitted,
E. S. HORTON, President.
CHARLES S. HOLDEN,
Secretary.
TRUSTEES.
L. J. LAMB,
A. N. STURDY,
C. H. WHEELER,
M. E. ROWE,
ELIZABETH J. WILMARTH.
ALICE WALES,
HELEN W. METCALF.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Paid Librarian's salary and for assistants,
$528 25
Rent,
309 00
New books, 207 37
Re-binding books and magazines,
171 33
Printing,
65 75
Gas.
64 34
Supplies,
46 80
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Subscriptions to magazines, $46 80
" papers,
35 36
Insurance,
25 00
$1,500 00
Examined and found correct,
ORVILLE P. RICHARDSON, BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY. 1 Auditors.
January 26, 1897.
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees of the Attleboro Free Public Library :
As my association with the Library commenced in May, 1896, I have the honor to present the following report from that date to January Ist, 1897 :
I found a well selected library, each class being well represented, fiction being the largest as it is in most libraries; it is rich in biography, while history needs some additions, especially English history.
In May we tried the experiment of placing a few hundred books on open shelves in the reading room, and soon found that the people eagerly availed themselves of the opportunity to make their selections from the shelves, rather than from the catalogue.
We decided to adopt the system of open shelves, and in order to do that, it was necessary to make some changes in the room.
Accordingly, in August the Library closed its doors for three weeks. During this time the partition between the two rooms was removed, and the position of the book-
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stacks changed, so as to make as much room as possible,. and give free access to all the shelves. Additional shelves were placed against the wall in the back part of the room, on which were arranged the Congressional records, and all State Documents, each department by itself.
'The work of classification under the Dewey System was begun in May, and has been pushed as rapidly as possible, considering that there has been no break in the regular work. This system divides the books into ten main classes, which in turn are sub-divided, thus making the finding of a given subject comparatively easy. The classes which are practically completed are, fiction, his- tory, biography, useful and fine arts; the total number classified being about three thousand and three hundred.
When we re-opened the Library in September, we began a new registration, and since then one thousand and seventy-five cards have been issued.
Some valuable additions have been made to the re- ference case. Among the most important being a coll- plete set of Harper's Magazines; these have already proved their usefulness, having helped to furnish material for more than one of the papers prepared by different members of the various literary clubs. In fact, I was told by one lady that an article upon "Somnambulism," found in the second volume of Harper, was more useful than any other material which she was able to find.
Since we opened our shelves, there has been an in- crease of circulation, and a marked increase of interest on
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the part of teachers and pupils. The reference books are being used more every day.
It was voted to give the teachers five cards for school use, and several of the teachers have availed themselves of the privilege.
The next important change will be to establish a more correct system of charging, and this will be done as soon as the classification is completed. We also hope that before the close of another year, we shall have, at least, the beginning of a card catalogue.
In September I attended a meeting of the Massachu- setts Library Club, held at Woburn. We visited the beautiful Library, and then adjourned to one of the churches near by. Three papers were read; one upon the work of the Boston Public Library; one upon the Cleve- land Convention, from which we learned that when a vote was taken upon the question of open shelves, out of three hundred librarians, all except seven were in favor of giving access to the shelves. The last paper was upon the difficulties of cataloguing, a subject in which we are especially interested. Much is to be gained from these meetings. They give librarians not only many useful suggestions and a knowledge of all the latest improve- ments, but also inspiration and energy for their work.
Owing to the changes in the Library now in progress, I am unable to make as full a report as I could a few months later; however, I trust that enough has been shown to convince you that the Library has adopted the
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progressive spirit, and that the patrons are appreciating the efforts made to increase its usefulness.
New books since May :
For reference, 118
For Circulation, 69
Bound Magazines, 38
Total, 225
Number of books rebound, 915
Volumes of magazines bound,
38
Books unfit for use, 50
Total circulation for the year,
24,901
Respectfully submitted,
LETITIA S. ALLEN,
Librarian.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Superintendent of Streets
OF THE
Town of Attleborough, Mass.
REPORT
OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of Attleboro, Mass .:
DEAR SIRS-I submit my annual report of Highways, Bridges, Sidewalks and Sprinkling Departments for the year 1896 :
We have on hand at the close of this year one Farrell Machine Co.'s Stone Crusher, including boiler, engine and four storage bins of about twenty tons each ; also, boiler house with five-ton scales attached. These are in good condition. The crusher gives four grades of stone and has proved satisfactory in every respect. We have also one five-ton four-horse Road Roller which is all right for what it was bought to do. I will say here that I think it was using good judgment when your board de- cided on this machine, as it is just what we need for our kind of road building and if you should want something heavier for any particular job, it would be much better to hire a steam roller than to own one, and the cost per annum would not be one-half as much as if the town owned one.
ANNUAL REPORT.
We have built tool house and sheds for all town tools. which consists of the following : Three sprinkler wagons, one sewer cart, one road scraper, one plow, three tip-carts and harnesses, three horses, one set double harnesses, ten snow-plows, one pair small tackle blocks with ropes, forty- six shovels, nine hoes, eleven rakes, twelve picks, two six-tined forks, three bars, three wheelbarrows, two sledges, one lawn mower, four street-brooms, two hand- saws, two hammers, three wrenches, three cold chisels, fifty feet three-quarter inch hose, two Stilson wrenches, two pails, one wheel-jack, five snow-shovels, all in good condition. We did not find many small tools that were good last spring.
Every tool is cleaned and housed and will be in good condition next spring. With a small expense these will be all that will be needed next season.
We have graded and filled Park street in very good condition to Briggs Corner and to the Rehoboth line : also, have put the Union road in fair condition, and have done considerable work on cross roads in this section. Bear Swamp road leading from Park street to the Union road needs fixing, and with a little expense this part of the town will be in fair condition for some time. We have graded and filled Fisherville road using 368 loads of gravel, also South Main street from Brown Claflin's to the Seekonk line where needed. Most of the gravel for this work was given to the town. There have been used 4,051 loads of gravel on this division.
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We have done good work in the West District, com- mencing at County street, and working to the Newman and Ide places, from the Newman place to Mechanics street, and from the old turnpike over Birch Hill, which was in a dangerous condition. We have used 1,461 loads of gravel and the total amount spent in this district is $852.86.
In the South District, Mr. E. V. Carpenter has done good work and has used 950 loads of gravel. The total amount spent here has been $439.42.
In the North and East Division your board and myself looked at several places for the purpose of locating the crusher and decided to locate on the Tinkham lot on Pine street, which we have leased for 3 years at $20 per year.
I do not think we made a mistake as it is centrally located for all farmers to deliver stone. The stone has come from Chas. Carpenter, A. S. Barney, Walter Man- chester, Dr. Fitz in the Newman place, Walter Goff in the south, Dr Mackie's farm and parties on Ridge Hill, and from parties near Fisherville. We have bought 1,633 tons of stone at 40 cents per ton and have used most of them. We can crush about 100 tons per day at a cost of about 10 cents per ton delivered in the bins. It costs from 10 to 12 cents to deliver on any street within the limits of the old water district.
We have taken some gravel from Knott's bank and it costs from 50 to 55 cents per load. Our stone costs only a little more than the gravel.
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