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LOCK-UP EXPENSE.
Fuel and care of premises,
$ 72.70
Printing and stationery,
786 .24
Surveying and Plans,
440 33
ENFORCEMENT OF LIQUOR LAW.
Appropriation,
$500 00
Received from Court,
75 00
$575 00
Bill approved,
.$25 00
Balance unexpended.
· 550 00
$575 00
COURT FEES.
Paid John H. Nerney,
$ 53 95
E. R. Read,
23 26
" S. R. Briggs,
151 94
" Geo. F. Ide,
6 31
· ' E. C. Brown,
13 80
". John B. Paquett,
49 42
Joseph Schapman,
18 31
Stanley Guile,
5 00
66 William Spinney,
15 50
6. J. G. Currier,
2 25
I. M. Inman,
94 32
W. W. Adams,
36 64
$470 70
Cash received,
317 63
Balance,
53 07
$470 70
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ANNUAL REPORT. 1
ARMORY EXPENSE.
Rent,
$600 00 191 73
Gas,
$791 73
Paid by State,
200 00
$591 73
GAS EXPENSE.
Armory,
$191 73
Fire Department,
169 83
Water
I 63
Town Clerk and Selectmen, 22 43
Public Library,
131 28
$516 90
TELEPHONE EXPENSE.
Fire Department,
$75 00
Town Clerk's Office,
25 00
Water Department,
125 00
$225 00
CONSULTING ENGINEERS SURVEYING AND PLANS.
Current and Incidental,
$440 33
Water Department,
505 48
Assessors,
200 00
Sidewalks,
64 25
Highways,
24 75
Carpenter Street Drain,
13 75
Thacher Brook Drain,
9 75
Consultation (Sewer) for Committee, 151 40
Consultation (Railroad) for Committee, 414 95 ---- $1,824 66
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ANNUAL REPORT.
SALARIES OF TOWN OFFICERS.
Town Treasurer,
$ 350 00
Clerk, 300 00
Treasurer for Sinking Fund, 25 00
66 Collector of Taxes, 978 78
Assessors of Taxes,
600 00
Clerk,
150 00
Selectmen,
600 00
Selectmen's Clerk,
300 00
PAUPER DEPARTMENT.
Overseers of the Poor,
$225 00
Clerk,
25 00
Visitor,
125 00
Superintendent of Alms House,
300 00
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Superintendent, Registrar and Clerk,
$1,250 00
Engineer of Pumping Station,
900 00
Assistant Engineer,
100 00
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Chief Engineer,
$250 00
Two Assistant Engineers,
150 00
Thirty-six Firemen $50 each,
1,800 00
Janitors, 180 00
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
Superintendent of Schools,
$1,200 00
Secretary of School Board, 25 00
49
ANNUAL REPORT.
Compensation of Teachers,
20,589 00
Janitors, 2,563 32
Inspector of Cattle and Milk,
200 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures,
25 00
Auditors,
100 00
Board of Health,
100 00
Appropriations Recommended for 1898
BY DEPARTMENTS OF THE TOWN.
Current and Incidental Department, $10,000 co
Highways and Bridges, 10,000 00
Fire Dept., Current and Incidental, 4,000 CƠ
Pauper Department, 5,000 00
Street Lighting, 5,100 00
Educational Departments, 25,000 00
Text Books and Supplies, 2,500 CO
School Incidentals and Repairs, 3,000 00
Superintendent of Schools, 1,400 00
Transportation of School Children, 1,160 00
Public Library,
2,000 00
Watering the Public Streets,
2,000 00
Sidewalk Improvements,
2.CCO CO
Thacher Brook Drain,
2,000 00
Soldier's Relief, 2,500 00
Military Aid,
300 00
Medical Attendance on Paupers, 300 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Observance of Memorial Day, 200 00
Enforcement of Liquor Laws, 500 00
Water Department, 7,000 00
---- $85,060 00
APPROPRIATIONS REQUIRED BY LAW.
State Tax, $6,500 00
County Tax, 6,000 00
Sinking Fund and Interest, 9,000 00
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$21,500 00
$106,560 00
E. S. HORTON,
A. T. WALES,
W. N. GOFF,
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SELECTMEN OF
ATTLEBOROUGH.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TREASURER
OF THE
Town of Attleborough,
MASSACHUSETTS.
Report of Town Treasurer.
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand, January 1, 1897, $4,005 14
J. O. Mowry, collector, $100,000 00
Samuel M. Holman, collector,
908 50
John T. Bates, Treas. of Sinking
Fund, Attleboro's proportion
of bonds due April 1, 1897, 22,025 50
-$122,934 00
LICENSES.
1897.
RECEIVED FOR
6 Auctioneers' licenses,
$12 00
I Cattle License,
I 00
20 Milk Licenses, 10 00
I Druggist's License,
I 00
4 Firework's licenses,
20 00
2 State Peddlers' licenses,
26 00
2 Circus licenses, 6 00
I Merry-go-round license,
12 00
6 Bowling alleys, billiard and pool tables, 122 00
$210 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
NOTES.
1897. RECEIVED OF
Mar. 25. Mace B. Short, note dat-
ed Mar. 25, 1897, at 3% $3,000 00
Mar. 29. First National Bank of Attleboro, note dated March 29, 1897, at 32% 25,000 00
April 20. Note dated April 20, ' 1897, at 33%, 20,000 00
June 29. Blodgett, Merritt & Co., 110te dated June 29, 1897, for 5 months at 2.95%, 20,000 00
Nov. 29. First National Bank of Attleboro, note dated Nov. 29, 1897, for four months at 3% 20,000 00 $88,000 00
NORTH ATTLEBORO'S PROPORTION OF BONDS AND INTEREST ON BONDS.
1897. RECEIVED OF Mar. 18. A. E. Codding, Treas- urer, North Attleboro's proportion of bonds due April 1, 1897, $12,974 50
Proportion of Interest due on bonds April I, 1897, 259 49
$13,233 99
ANNUAL REPORT.
MISCELLANEOUS.
1897 . RECEIVED OF
Jan. 26. George F. Pratt, County
Treasurer, Dog Fund, $833 32
27. Overseers of the Poor, Support of Ann Eden, 75 00
Apr. 20. City of Taunton, Support of Paupers, 125 50
28. City of Fall River, Sup- port of Paupers, 9 00
May 17. Karl H. Hyde, 14 Stone Bounds, 7 00
July 1. Use of Road Scraper,. 5 00
Sept 13. George Dunham, Stone Bounds, 6 00
18. Milton Terrace, Use of Road Scraper, 25 00
Nov. 9. S. A. Briggs, 43 feet of Curbing 011 Emory street, 3 03
26. S. M. Holman, Collector, Net amount of money accruing from the sale of land for taxes of the heirs of Daniel Tiffany, and deposited with the Treasurer, 99 12
Dec. 6. John W. Cody, 168 feet, 15 inches of Curbing. 109 50
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ANNUAL REPORT.
9. Sidney Smith, Balance due on account of Curbing, 22 65
II. J. W. Luther, 78 feet of Curbing, 50 70
13. Emma F. Angell, 9 loads of Crushed Stone, 9 00
Horton & Bicknell, Stone Bounds, 6 50
28. Albert I. Ingraham, 64 feet of Curbing, 41 60
Overseers of the Poor, Sup- port of Chas. E. Link- letter, 3º 79
29. Karl H. Hyde, 11 Stone Bounds, 5 50
Town of Norton, Support of Paupers, 104 00
31. Town of North Attleboro,
Support of Paupers, 308 53
Town of Dudley, Soldiers'
Relief to Edw. Brackett 85 00
Town of Grafton, Soldier's Relief to John H. Kim- ball, 212 00
G. A. Monroe, Support of Ruth C. Monroe, 150 76
G. A. Monroe, Discount on Pauper bills. 80 41
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ANNUAL, REPORT.
J. O. Tiffany, Tuition,
588 00
J. O Tiffany, Text Books, 6 95
State of Massachusetts, National Bank Tax, 442 85
Support of State Paupers, 89 12
Temporary Support of
State Paupers, 6 00
Burial of State Paupers,
45 00
Transportation of State Paupers, 3 75
Corporation Tax, 1,795 50
Military Aid, Chapter 279,
Acts of 1894, 197 00
State Aid, Chapter 301, Acts of 1894, 1,384 00
Armory Rent,
200 00
Burial of Indigent Soldiers and Sailors, 35 00
Albert Fuller, Clerk, Court Fines, 380 00
I. Granville Carrier, Keep- er, Court Fines and Expenses, 12 63
Unexpended Balance of the Maintenance Account of the Water Dept. for the years 1896 and 1897, which reverts back to the Treasury, 1,325 43
$8,916 14
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ANNUAL REPORT.
ENTRANCES TO SEWERS.
1897. RECEIVED FROM
William M. Stone, Entrance to Sew-
er on Union Street, $37 50
Almon H. Tucker, Entrance to Sewer on Capron Street, 37 50
Methodist Episcopal Church, En1-
trance to Sewer on North Main Street, 37 50
E. A. Sweeney, Entrance to Sewer on School Street, 37 50
Emeline Wilmarth, Entrance to
Sewer on Elbow Street, 37 50
James Gilroy, Entrance to Sewer on Pearl Street, 37 50
Fred G. Mason, Entrance to Sewer
on Maple Street, 37 50
$ 262 50
Total amount received for 1897 and
cash on hand January 1, 1897, $237,561 77
EXPENDITURES. BONDS.
PAID.
Mar 23. Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co, bonds due April 1, 1897, $35,000 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
NOTES.
PAID.
Apr. 2. Mace B. Short, note dated March 25, 1897, at 3%, $ 3,000 00
20. First National Bank of Attleboro, note dated Dec. 18, 1896, at 32%, 20,000 00 at 32%, 20,000 00
Oct. II. Note dated April 20, 1897,
29. Note dated Mar. 29, 1897, at 33%, 25,000 00
Nov. 26. Old Colony Trust Co., note dated June 29, 1897, at 2.95%, 20,000 00 -$88,000 00
INTEREST.
PAID.
Mar. 8. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., interest due on bonds April 1, 1897, $ 700 00 Apr. 2. Mace B. Short, interest from Mar. 25, 1897 to Apr. 2, 1897, on note of $3000, dated Mar. 25, 1897, at 3%, 2 00
20. First Fational Bank of At- tleboro, interest for six months on note of
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ANNUAL REPORT.
$20,000, dated Apr. 20, 1897, at 32%, 381 26
Interest for seven months on note of $25,000, dated Mar. 29, 1897, at 33%, 520 14
July 25. Interest 011 Registered bonds due July 1, 1897, 29. Blodget, Merritt & Co., interest for five months on note of $20,000, dated June 29, 1897, at 2.95%, 245 83
1,000 00
23. Attleboro Mutual Fire Insurance Co., interest for six months on 2 notes of $3,000 each, at 4%, 120 00
Nov. 26. First National Bank of Attleboro, interest for four months on note of $20, 000, dated Nov. 29, 1897, at 3%, 200 00
Dec. 24. Interest on Registered bonds, due January 1, 1898, 1,000 00
31. Attleboro Mutual Fire In- surance Co., interest for six months on 2 notes of $3.000 each. at 4% , 120 00
$4,289 23
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ANNUAL REPORT.
MISCELLANEOUS.
PAID.
Mar. 22. John T. Bates, Treasurer of the Sinking Fund, $4,000 00
May 15. Treasurer of the State of Massachusetts, Drug- gist's license, 25
Sept. 30. George F. Pratt, County Treasurer, County tax for 1897, 5,625 19
Nov. 26. J. O. Mowry, Collector, taxes, interest and cost on Daniel Tiffany estate for the years 1896 and 1897, 26 00
Amount paid Water De- partment by vote of the town, Mar. 1, 1897, 7,100 00
Dec. 13. State of Massachusetts, State tax, 3,220 00
National Bank tax, 663 89
Assessment account, abol-
ition of grade crossings, 1,360 54
Interest account, aboli-
tion of grade crossings, 69 51
State aid, under Chapter 301, Acts of 1894, 1,166 00
Military aid, under Chap- ter 279, Acts of 1894, 474 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Angenette B. Starkey, in- terest of Deborah Star- key fund, 36 00
Bills approved by the
selectmen, 84,672 98
-$108,414 36
Cash on hand January 1 .. 1898, 1,858 18
Total amount expended for the year 1897, and
cash on hand, $237,561 77
OUTSTANDING BONDS AND NOTES.
JANELAX 1, 1898.
Bonds due Jan, 1 1906. $50, 000 00
Attleborough Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Co., note dated Sept. 1, 1888, at 4%. +3,000 00
Note dated Dec- 10, 1890, at 1%, 3,000 00
First National Bank of Attleboro,
note dated Nov. 29, 1897, at 4%,
for four months, 20,000 00
$26,000 00
WATER DEPARTMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand January 1, 1897, $7,036 50
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Wm. J. Luther, Water Registrar, $16,513 69 Appropriation made by the town,
Mar. 1, 1897, 7,100 00
---- $23,613 69
BONDS.
1897. RECEIVED FROM Sept. 1. Sale of bonds issued July 1, 1897, due July I, 1927, $10,000 00
PREMIUM.
Sept. 1. Premium on bonds is-
sued July 1, 1897, $1,025 00
MISCELLANEOUS.
1897. RECEIVED FROM Sept. 1. Accrued Interest on Bonds dated July 1, 1897, $66 67
Total amount received for the year 1897, and cash on hand, Jan- uary 1, 1898, $41,741 86 .
EXPENDITURES. INTEREST.
Paid First National Bank of Attle- boro, Interest due on bonds for the year 1897, $5920 00
64
ANNUAL REPORT.
Paid Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., Interest due on bonds for the year 1897, 5,280 00
Paid Interest due on Registered
bonds for the year 1897, 400 00
$11,600 00
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid.
Mar. 22. John T. Bates, Treasurer Sinking, Fund of Water Department, $4,650 00
Dec. 31. Balance of Maintenance Account for the years
1896 and 1897, which reverts back to the Town Treasury, 1,325 43
BILLS APPROVED BY THE SELECTMEN.
Maintenance Account, $7,353 45
Construction Account, 14,034 08
-- $27,362 96
Cash on hand January 1, 1898, $2,778 90 Total amount expended for the year 1897, and cash on hand January 1, 1898, $41,741 86
OUTSTANDING BONDS.
JANUARY 1, 1898. 4 per cent. bonds due Jan. 1902, $20,000 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
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
4 per cent. bonds due July 1927, 10,000 00
-$265,000 00
RECAPITULATION. TOWN BONDS.
4s J. and J. due Jan., 1906, $50,000 00
Floating debt,
26,000 00
Total debt, Jan. 1, 1898,
--- $76,000 00
Sinking Fund Assets,
JI,002 15
Balance, net debt, $64,997 85
WATER DEPARTMENT.
$20,000 00
4s J. & J., due Jan. 1, 1902, 7s 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
4s A. & O., due Oct. 1, 1922, 25,000 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
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
4s J. & J., due July 1, 1927, 10,000 00
Bonded debt, January 1898, $265,000 00
Sinking Fund Assets, 38,606 78
Balance net debt, $226,393 22
Total bonded debt of the Town and
Water Department, $315,000 00
Floating debt of the Town, 26,000 00
Total debt of the Town and Water Department, January 1, 1898, $341,000 00
Sinking Fund Assets of the Town !
and Water Department, $49,608 93
Balance net debt of the Town and
Water Department, $291,391 07
JOHN T. BATES, SECRETARY.
Examined and found correct this 18th day of January 1898.
ORVILLE P. RICHARDSON, -
CHAS. H. WHEELER, AUDITORS. BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY,
Summary of Bills Approved by the Selectmen of the Town of Attleborough for the Year 1897.
Departments.
Appropriations.
Credits.
Totals.
Expenditures
Unexpended
Balance.
Over
Expenditures.
Educational, (Salaries, Fuel, etc.)
$24,500 CO
$1,421 32
$25,921 32
$25, 100 67
$820 65
Conveyance of School Children .
880 00
880 00
880 00
Superintendent of Schools, .
1,200 (
1,200 00
1,200 00
Educat'1, Text Books and Supplies, .
2,500 00
6 95
2,506 95
2,501 06
5 89
Educational, Incidental and Repairs,
3,000 00
3,000 00
2,995 53
4 47
Decorating Graves of Soldiers, .
200 00
200 00
200 00
·
·
.
4,000 00
3,942 92
57 08
Fire Alarmı Boxes,
250 00
250 00
257 15
$7 15
Special Liquor Law,
500 00
75 00
575 00
25 00
550 00
Highways and Bridges,
10,000 00
326 50
10,326 50
10,254 26
72 24
Public Library,
1,800 00
1,800 00
1.797 04
Pauper Dept. & Medical Attendance
5,300 00
1,027 86
6,327 86
6,568 49
240 63
Soldiers Relief & Medical Attend'ce,
3,000 00
297 00
3,297 00
1,909 08
1,387 92
Street Lights, .
5,075 00
5,075 00
5,003 00
72 00
Street Sprinkling,
1,000 00
1,000 00
973 60
26 40
Sidewalks,
2,000 00
227 48
2,227 48
2,286 82
59 34
Pine Street Sewer,
600 00
600 00
600 00
Drain, Turner and Washington Sts.,
300 00
300 00
300 00
So. Main St. Sewer, . .
4,000 00
4,000 00
4,000 00
Drain pipe, Carpenter Street,
2,000 00
2,000 00
1,432 75
567 25
Soldier's Burial, .
35 00
35 00
70 00
35 00
Cleaning out Ten Mile River,
100 00
100 00
70 59
29 41
Thacher Brook Drain, Tinkham Lot,
5,500 00
5,500 00
5,500 00
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· .
Military Aid,
300 00
197 00
497 00
474 00
23 00
State Aid,
1,384 00
1,384 00
1, 166 00
218 00
Current & Incidental,
10,000 00
727 38
10.727 38
10,571 44
155 94
$89.005 00
$5,725 49
$94,730 49
$86,312 98
$8,759 63
$342 12
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JOHN T. BATES,
TOWN TREASURER.
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1,000 00
1,000 00
833 58
166 42
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2 96
Fire Dept. (Current & Incidenal),
4,000 00
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Births, Marriages and Deaths Recorded in the Town of Attleborough for the year ending December 31, 1897.
BIRTHS.
MARRIAGES.
DEATHS.
January,
19
January,
3
January, I3
February,
I3
February,
9
February,
18
March,
27
March,
IO
March,
IO
April,
I7
April,
14
April,
II
May,
I3
May,
18
May,
II
June,
29
June,
20
June,
8
July,
25
July,
I5
July,
20
August,
22
August,
18
August,
7
September,
27
September,
I2
September,
13
October,
17
October,
IO
October,
15
November,
J4
November,
19
November,
IO
December,
16
December,
27
December,
7
Total,
238
Total,
175
Total, 143
JOHN T. BATES,
TOWN CLERK.
REPORT
OF THE
SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS
OF THE
Town of Attleborough,
MASSACHUSETTS.
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REPORT OF THE SINKING FUND COM- MISSIONERS.
:897. DR. To Cash received from Town Treas- urer, from January, 1886, to December 31, 1896, as per last report, $53,000 00
To Cash received from Town Treas- urer, from December 31, 1896, to December 31, 1897, 4,000 00
To Cash received for Interest from January, 1886 to December 31, 1896 as per last report, To Cash received for Interest from December 31, 1896 , to De- cember 31, 1897, 781 32
16,150183
-$73,932 15
CR.
December 31, 1897.
By Attleboro's proportion of bonds paid July 1894, April 1, 1895, and April 1, 1897, $62,930 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
By amount invested on mortgages of
real estate, 10,000 00
By Cash on hand, 1,002 15
$73,932 15
WATER DEPARTMENT.
DR.
1897.
To Cash received from Sinking Fund
Commissioners of Attleboro Fire District No. I, $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
December 31, 1896, as per last report, 16,997 20
To Cash received from Town Treas- urer from December 31, 1896, to December 31, 1897, 4,650 00
To Cash received for Interest from March 29, 1893, to December 31, 1896, as per last report, 3,892 99
To Cash received for Interest from December 31, 1896, to De- cember 31, 1897, 1,674 26
- -$38,606 78
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ANNUAL REPORT.
CR.
December 31, 1897. By amount invested on mortgages of Real Estate,
By Cash on hand,
$37,350 00 1,256 78
E. S. HORTON,
F. I. BABCOCK, CHAS. E. BLISS, S
-$38,606 78 COMMISSIONERS OF SINKING FUND.
JOHN T. BATES, TREASURER.
January 12, 1898, Examined and found correct.
ORVILLE P. RICHARDSON
CHAS. H. WHEELER, AUDITORS.
BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY,
ATTLEBORO, MASS., Dec. 31, 1897.
The Trustees of the Tri-Centennial Fund make the following report :
Cash deposited with the Attlebor-
ough Savings Bank June 1895, $200 00
Accrued interest to Oct. 1897, 23 00
$223 00
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE F. BICKNELL, MACE B. SHORT, EVERETT S. HORTON, W. L. ELLIOTT, L. Z. CARPENTER.
REPORT
OF THE
Police Department
OF THE
Town of Attleborough,
MASSACHUSETTS.
POLICE REPORT.
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN :
I herewith submit for your inspection the doings of the Police Department of the town from Jan. Ist, to Dec. 3Ist, 1897, as follows :
Doors of business places found open, 24
Property recovered, (value $300)
Tramps put up at lock-up,
500
Number of arrests made,
94
Tramps,
IO
Rape,
I
Larceny,
9
Disturbing the Peace, .
23
Common Drunks,
4
Assault and Battery,
14
Drunkenness,
6
Unlicensed Peddlers,
3
Fornication,
2
Breaking and Entering,
2
Non-support,
5
Vagrancy,
N 2
Adultery,
2
Violation of Liquor Law,
4
Stubborn Child,
2
Search for Liquor,
I
77
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Forgery, Fraud, I
I
I
Polygamy, Assault With Dangerous Weapon I
94
We are glad to say the town has been quite free from very serious crimes during the past year, although there has been quite a number of breaks, apparently by boys, where the property taken did not amount to much in value, and taking in consideration the number of inhabi- tants, I think our town will compare favorably with any town in the State of our importance regarding its criminal record.
Respectfully submitted, I. M. INMAN, NIGHT PATROLMAN.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Board of Engineers
OF THE
Town of Attleborough,
MASSACHUSETTS.
ENGINEER'S REPORT.
TO THE CITIZENS OF ATTLEBORO :
The Board of Engineers of the Fire Department here- with submit their annual report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1897.
FORCE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
The Department consists of a Chief Engineer, two As- sistant Engineers, twenty-four regular and six substitute hosemen, twelve regular and four substitute hook and ladder men, and five fire police, all located in the centre of the town.
A Volunteer Hose Co. at Farmers Village, and & Vol- unteer Double Co. (hook and ladder, and hose ) at South Attleboro.
ROLL OF THE DEPARTMENT.
BOARD OF ENGINEERS.
Hiram R. Packard, Chief Engineer. James Howarth, Assistant Engineer and Clerk. Orlando W. Hawkins, Assistant Engineer.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
HOSE CO. NO. I.
SOUTH MAIN STREET.
Charles E. Riley, Foreman. Sam. McCartney, Hoseman.
E. B. Hill, Ass't Foreman. S. P. Mann,
B. Bullock, Clerk.
C. Atwell,
E. V. Hicks, Hoseman.
E. H. Briggs,
M. S. Millard,
F. Wilmarth,
F. Stearns, Herbert Hicks,
SUBSTITUTES.
L. Seagraves, W. Riley.
HOSE CO. NO. 2.
DUNHAM STREET.
James Peers, Foreman. L. Goff, Hoseman.
Jas. Rushton, Ass't Foreman. Geo. White,
T. Stevenson, Clerk.
H. Gardner, ..
J. Ellis, Hoseman.
S. Burton,
A. Parker,
C. E. Stevenson,
G. Lee,
R. H. Moore,
SUBSTITUTES. Ed. Fuller. A. Purdy, S. A. Davis. HOOK AND LADDER NO. I. UNION STREET.
F. C. Gray, Foreman. J. E. Pagney, Ladderman.
E. F. Young, Ass't Foreman. Geo. B. Austin,
E. S. Cole, Clerk. Fred Miller,
C. E. Streeter, Ladderman.
S. C. Blaney, .6
W. C. Dix,
A. E. French,
A. S. Blackinton Jr., " Geo. Nash,
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SUBSTITUTES. Charles Sweetland, Frank Miller, Jos. H. Williams, Geo. L. Taylor. HOSE CO. NO. 3. Ed. Tregoning, Foreman. Volunteer Company at Farmers. HOSE CO. NO. 4. James W. Orr, Foreman. Volunteer Co. at South Attleboro.
FIRE POLICE. Seth R. Briggs, Captain.
Fred Goff, Dexter E. Newell,
Thomas Gilroy, Irving G. Simpson.
SALARIES.
Chief Engineer, $250 ; Assistants, $75 each ; Hose and Hook and Ladder men, $50 each.
APPARATUS.
The apparatus of the Department consists of one two- horse Hook and Ladder Truck, with three hundred feet of ladders, and fully equipped with all the other necessary tools.
Two one-horse Hose Carriages, in fair condition, with forty-two hundred and fifty feet of cotton hose, in good condition, and fully equipped with other tools.
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One Supply Wagon in good condition, all located in centre of the town.
One Hand Reel in fair condition, with six hundred feet of cotton hose in poor condition, at the Farmers.
One Hand Reel with seven hundred and fifty feet of cotton hose in good condition.
One two-horse Hook and Ladder Truck, in fair condition, at South Attleboro.
HORSES.
The Department have the use of four horses, two owned by the town and used on the streets by the High- way Department, and two hired by contract with L. Taylor.
FIRE ALARM.
The Gamwell Fire Alarm system is in use, and is in good. working order, and consists of the following apparatus :
About thirty miles of wire ; one steam gong of pump- ing station, South Attleboro, one indicator in each of the South Main and Dunham Street houses ; one bell on South Main street, one near Pleasant Place, six tappers, owned by the town, in shops and residences; eight owned by members of the Department in residences ; twenty- eight fire alarm boxes.
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HOUSES.
The Department houses are located as follows :
South Main Street house, occupied by Hose Co. No. I, and Supply Wagon, is in very good condition, but needs painting outside this year.
Dunham Street house, occupied by Hose Co. No. 2, and Hook and Ladder No. I, is in very poor condition, and is not fit, and never was, for a fire station.
House at South Attleboro, occupied by hose Co. No. 4, and Hook and Ladder No. 2, is in very good condition.
House at Farmers, occupied by Hose Co. No. 3, is owned by the Attleboro Steam & Electric Light Co.
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS,
During the last year there has been very few improvements, three alarm boxes being added.
FIRES.
During the past year there has been twenty-five alarms and fires, but we are glad to report that the loss has been very slight. Total loss by fire and lightning as near as we have been able to ascertain through the insurance company is $2,824.15.
Jan. 15. Still alarm at 12.10 a. m. called Hose Co. No. 4 to house occupied by Horace Knight of South Attleboro. Damage slight.
Feb. 3. Still alarm at 10.05 p. m. called Hose Co. No. 4 to house owned by Angelina Shaw, and occu-
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pied by Frank E. Shaw. Damage to contents $5.00.
Feb. II. Alarm from box 25 at 6.05 à. m. called the de- partment to fire in mill owned and occupied by B. B. & R. Knight ; fire put out by mill help. before the department arrived. Damage $600.
Feb. 14. Alarm from box 45 at 11.30 a. m. called the de- partment to South Main St. house owned by A. W. Sturdy, occupied by Chas. A. Sturdy ; fire in a bedroom. Damage $75.00.
Mar. 29. Box 38. Brush on Holden St. No damage.
Apr. 2. Alarmı from box 4 called the department to a barn owned by L. Sweet on South Main St. No damage.
Apr. 4. Alarm from box 72 at 4.40 p. m. called the de- partment to brush fire on Pleasant St. Dam- age slight.
Apr. 8. Alarm from box 6 at 6.35 called the department to the Clothing Store occupied by Walch & Horton. Damage $58 00.
Apr. 19. Alarm from box 4 at 1.20 p. m. called the de- partment to lumber yard occupied by Pierce & Carpenter. No damage.
Apr. 22. Alarm from box 53 at 4.05 p. m. called the de- partment to brush fire on County Street. No damage.
May 8.
Alarm from box 25 at 2.25 p. m. called the de- partment to brush fire. Damage none.
May 9. Alarm from box 72 at 2.15 p. m. called the de- partment to woods fire on Pleasant Street. Damage $200.00.
May 30. Still alarm at 5.30 p. m. ; woods on Pleasant Street. Damage $50.00.
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June 8. Still alarm at II p. m. called the department to a brush fire on Bank Street. Damage $15.00. June 12. Congregational church was struck by light- ning. Damage $903.00.
June '16. Still alarmı at 10.15 a. m. called Hose No. 4 to Robert McGavaney's. No damage.
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