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ANNUAL REPORT.
Paid.
Det. 13. Bills approved by the Select- men. $95.970 32
-8124.149 20
Cash on hand January 1. 1899. 7.537 33
Total amount expended for the year 1898 and cash on hand. 8214.886 34
Outstanding Bonds and Notes.
JANUARY 1. 1599.
Bonds due January 1. 1906. $50.000 00
Attleboro Mutual Fire Insurance Co .. note dated Sept. 1. 1888. at 3 per cent .. 52.000 00
First National Bank of Attleboro. note dated Nov. 4. 1898. for & months at 3 per cent .. 20.000 00
Note dated January 9. 1899. for - months at 3 per cent .. 20.000 00
542.000 00
ANNUAL REPORT. 81
WATER DEPARTMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand January 1, 1898, 82.778 90 W'm. J. Luther, Water Registrar, $16,548 87 Appropriation made by the town, Mar. 7,1898. 7,100 00
-$23.648 87
Bonds.
1898. RECEIVED FROM
Sept. 30. Sale of bonds dated July 1, 1898, and payable July 1,1918. $13.000 00
Dec. 31. Sale of bonds dated Jan. 2, 1899, and payable Jan. 1, 1919, for the purpose refunding a like amount of bonds issued by the Fire Dist. No. 1. Jan. 1, 1889. $20,000 00
$33,000 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Premiums.
RECEIVED FROM
Sept. 30. Premiums on bonds dated
July 1. 1898, $1.820 00 Premium on bonds dated Jan. 2. 1899, 2,600 00
$1.120 00
Miscellaneous.
Sept. 30.
1898. RECEIVED FROM Accrued interest on bonds dated July 1. 1898. $108 31
Total amount received for the year 1898, and cash on hand Jan. 1898. 63,956 11
Expenditures.
1898.
INTEREST. Paid First National Bank of Attleboro interest due on bonds for the year 1898, $5, 920 00 Paid Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co .. interest due on bonds for the year 1898. 5,710 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
1898. INTEREST. Paid interest due on regis- tered bonds for the year 1898. 400 00
$12,060 00
Bonds.
1898.
Paid Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co .. on bonds due Jan. 1, 1899, and dated Jan. 1, 1889 $20,000 00
Miscellaneous.
Paid. Oct. 30. John T. Bates, treasurer of sinking fund, water department. $1,650 00
Dec. 31. Premium received on water bonds dated Jan. 2, 1899, 2,600 00
Balance of maintenance ac- account of the water de- partment for the year 1898, which reverts back to the town treasury. 3 96
81
ANNUAL REPORT.
Paid.
Dec. 31. Bills approved by the Se-
lectmen :
Maintenance account, 6,888 56
Construction account, 11,968 50
$26,111 02
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1899,
5,785 09
Total amount expended for
the year 1898, and cash on hand Jan. 1, 1899. $63,956 11
OUTSTANDING BONDS.
JANUARY 1, 1899.
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 4 per cent. bonds, due July, 1927, 10,000 00
4 per cent. bonds, due July, 1928. 13,000 00
$278,000 00
85
ANNUAL REPORT.
RECAPITULATION.
TOWN BONDS.
Is J. and J. due Jan. 1906. $50,000 00
Floating debt, 42,000 00
Total debt, Jan. 1, 1899, $92,000 00 Sinking fund assets,
15,641 56
Balance net debt, $76,358 44
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Is J. and J. due Jan. 1, 1902, 820,000 00
7s J. and J. due Jan. 1, 1904, 10,000 00
4s A. and O. due Oct. 1, 1912, 20,000 00 As S. and M. due Sept. 1, 1915, 12,000 00
4s J. and J. due Jan. 1, 1919, 20,000 00
4s J. and J. due .Jan. 1, 1921, 18,000 00
4s A. and O. due Oct. 1, 1922, 25,000 00
As J. and J. due July 1, 1923 35,000 00
4s J. and J. due JJuly 1, 1924, 40,000 00
4s J. and J. due July 1, 1926, 25,000 00
4s J. and J. due July 1, 1927. 10,000 00
4s J. and J. due July 1, 1928. 13,000 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Bonded debt, January 1, 1899, Sinking fund assets.
$278,000 00 17,442 96
Balance net debt. 8230.557 01
Total bonded debt of the town and water department, Floating debt of the town,
$328,000 00
12,000 09
Total debt of the town and water department January 1, 1899,
8370.000 00
Sinking fund assets of the town and water department, 63,084 52
Balance net debt of the town and water department, 8306,915 48
JOHN T. BATES, Town Treasurer.
Examined and found correct.
FRED'K G. MASON, W. L. ELLIOT, BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY,
¿ Auditors. January 23, 1899. .
Summary of Bills Approved by the Selectmen of the Town of Attleborough for the year 1898.
DEPARTMENTS.
Appropriations.
Credits.
Totals.
Expenditures.
Unexpended
Balance.
Over
Expenditures.
Educational (Salaries, Fuel, etc.)
$25,500 00
$1,394 88
$26,894 88
$27,179 04
$284 16
Conveyance of School Children,
1,160 00
1,160 00
1,265 30
105 30
Superintendent of Schools,
1,200 00
1,200 00
1,200 00
Clerk of Superintendent of Schools,
200 00
200 00
150 00
$ 50 00
.
Educational, Text Books and Supplies,
2,500 00
6 13
2,506 13
2,398 90
107 23
Educational, Incidental and Repairs,
3,000 00
20 18
3,020 18
3,358 83
338 65
Pleasant Street School House,
5,500 00
I 50
5,501 50
4,927 86
573 64
Current and Incidental,
9,000 00
676 25
9,676 25
9,369 11
307 14
Decorating Craves of Soldiers,
300 00
300 00
300 00
Fire Department (Current and Incidental),
4,500 00
40 67
4,540 67
5,036 66
495 99
Fire Alarm Boxes
150 00
150 00
149 19
81
Five Hundred feet of Hose, Fire Department,
300 0)
300 00
300 00
Painting South Main Street Hose House,
75 00
75 00
65 59
9 41
Hebron Hose House,
1,500 00
1,500 00
1,500 00
Plans and Specifications Engine House, Union St.,
200 00
200 00
200 00
Union Street Engine House,
2,515 00
2,515 00
4,178 97
1,663 97
Highways and Bridges,
9,000 00
937 05
9,937 95
10,281 52
344 47
St. Jean Baptiste Plat, .
5,000 00
5,000 00
37 05
4,962 95
Repairing Turner Street,
200 00
200 00
200 00
Public Library,
1,800 00
1,800 00
1,800 00
Pauper Department and Medical Attendance,
5,300 00
1,030 38
6,330 38
6,698 99
368 61
Steam Road Roller,
2,500 00
2,500 00
2,500 00
Special Liquor Law,
500 00
500 00
500 00
Soldiers' Relief and Medical Attendance,
2,500 00
204 00
2,704 00
2,128 99
575 01
Soldiers' Burial
70 00
70 00
35 00
35 00
Sidewalks,
2,000 00
452 36
2,452 36
3,113 66
661 30
Street Lights,
5,250 00
5,250 00
5,125 00
125 00
Street Sprinkling,
1,600 00
15 00
1,615 00
1 ,470 87
144 13
Thacher Brook Drain,
1,000 00
1,000 00
999 79
2 I
Inspector of Plumbing,
100 00
100 00
100 00
Military Aid,
250 00
237 00
487 00
504 00
17 00
State Aid,
1,166 00
1,166 00
1,320 00
154 00
$92,085 00
$8,766 40
$100,851 40
$97,794 32
$7,490 53
$4,433 45
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JOHN T. BATES,
TOWN TREASURER.
Births, Marriages and Deaths
Recorded in the Town of Attleborough for the year ending December 31, 1898.
BIRTHS.
MARRIAGES.
DEATHS.
January,
19 January.
16 January. 11
February,
24 February.
16 February,
12
March,
16 March,
17 March.
13
April,
21 April,
25 April.
6
May,
22 May.
11 May.
&
June.
23 June,
17 June.
6
July,
18 July,
16 July,
12
August,
21 August.
7 August,
10
September,
13 September.
14. September,
October.
20 October,
20 October.
16
November,
21 November.
21 November.
16
December,
28 December,
13 December,
17
Total,
246
Total.
193
Total.
135
JOHN T. BATES,
Town Clerk.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Sinking Fund Commissioners. -
1898.
DR.
To cash received from Town Treas- urer, from January, 1886. to December 31. 1897. as per last report, $57,000 00
To cash received from Town Treas- urer, from December 31. 1897. to December 31, 1898, 1,000 00
To cash received for interest from JJan- uary, 1886, to December 31. 1897. as per last report. 16,932 15
To cash received for interest from December 31. 1897, to December 31. 1898. 639 41
878.571 56
90
ANNUAL REPORT.
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CR.
December 31, 1898.
By AAttleboro's proportion of Bonds
paid July, 1894. April 1. 1895. and April 1. 1897. $62.930 00
By amount invested on mortgages of real estate. 6,600 00
By cash on hand. 9.041 56
878.571 56
WATER DEPARTMENT.
1×98.
To cash received of Sinking Fund Com- missioners of Attleboro Fire
District No. 1. 82.392 33
Received Mortgages of Real Estate from Sinking Fund Commissioners
of Attleboro Fire District No. 1, 9,000 00
To cash received from Town Treas- urer from March 29. 1893. to December 31. 1897. as per last report, 21.647 20
To cash received from Town Treas- urer from December 31. 1897. to December 31. 1898. 7.250 00
91
ANNUAL REPORT.
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1898. DR.
To cash received for interest from March 29, 1893, to December 31, 1897, as per last report, 5,567 25
To cash received for interest from December 31, 1897, to December 31, 1898, 1,586 18
817,442 96
CR.
December, 31, 1898.
By amount invested on Mortgages of Real Estate, $11,400 00 6,042 96
By cash on hand,
-$47,442 96
FRANK I. BABCOCK. CHAS. E. BLISS,
E. S. HORTON, Commissioners of j Sinking Fund. JOHN T. BATES, Treasurer.
Examined January 13, 1899, and
found correct.
BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY, W. L. ELLIOT, Auditors. F. G. MASON,
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ANNUAL REPORT.
ATTLEBORO, MASS .. Dec. 31, 1898.
The Trustees of the Centennial Fund make the following report :
('ash deposited with the Attleboro Say-
ings Bank June, 1895,
$200 00
Annual interest to Oct. 1898. 32 00
$232 00
Respectfully submitted.
GEO. F. BICKNELL.
MACE B. SHORT,
EVERETT S. HORTON.
W. L. ELLIOT, L. Z. CARPENTER.
TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
DR. 1898.
Assessor's warrant.
$116,823 81
Added taxes.
71 40
Interest received. 62 69
2116.957 90
Paid treasurer. Cash on hand. 115 89
879.839 56
93
ANNUAL REPORT.
1898.
CR.
Uncollected,
Abatements,
36,778 01 224 44
$116,957 90
HARRY E. CARPENTER,
Collector.
Approved.
FRED'K G. MASON, -
W. L. ELLIOT,
BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY.
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Auditors.
BETTERMENT TAXES FOR 1898.
Amount collected and Amount to be col-
paid town treasurer, $151 48 lected, $883 58
Amount uncollected. £ 732 10
8883 58
$883 58
HARRY E. CARPENTER,
January 1. 1899. Collector.
REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
1895. Uncollected, 1898,
82,228 39
Interest.
87 18
82,3:5 57
944
ANNUAL REPORT.
1895.
CR :.
Paid Treasurer.
$754 96
132 99
Taxes abated, Uncollected.
1,427.62
$2.315 57
1896.
Uncollected. 1898.
$9.547 00
Interest,
322 16
89,869 16
CR.
Paid Treasurer.
84,870 40
A bated,
213 62
Uncollected.
4,785 14
$9,869 16
1897.
Cash on hand.
35 57
Uncollected.
31.624 22
Interest received.
586 24
$32.246 03
('R.
Paid Town Treasurer,
$21.129 89
289 29
10.800 33
26 52
Abated, Uncollected. Cash on hand, January. 1. 1899,
-
$32,246 03
95
ANNUAL REPORT.
Betterment. Uncollected January 1, 1898. 8521 95
$521 95
Collected, 1898.
$244 75
Uncollected, JJanuary, 1899,
277 20
$521 95
J. O. MOWRY,
C'ollector.
AApproved. January 16, 1899.
FRED'K G. MASON. BENJ. F. LINDSEY, V. L. ELLIOT.
Auditors.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS.
RECAPITULATIONS.
Individuals.
1,186
All others,
107
1,293
Non-residents.
422
All others.
21
443
NUMBER OF PERSONS ASSESSED.
On property.
1,736
Poll tax only.
1,730
3,466
Number of male polls assessed.
2.624
VALUE OF ASSESSED PERSONAL ESTATE.
Excluding resident bank stock. 1,017,443
Resident bank stock 92,300
$1,139,743
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VALUE OF ASSESSED BIAL ESTATE.
Buildings excluding land. $3.060.608
Land excluding buildings. 1.792.646
$4.553.219 Total value of assessed estate. Max 1.
TAX FOR STATE. COUNTY AND TOWN PURPOSES.
KINCLUDING OTEBI WINGS.
On personal estate. $21.085 25
On real estate. -9.785 11
Onpolls. .. 256 00 -
Total tax. $116.126 36
Rate $18.50 per thousand.
Number of horses assessed.
Number of cows assessed.
Number of neat cattle assessed. 11G
Number of swing assessed. 102
Number of dwellings assessed. 1.703
Number of acres of land assessed.
15.000
Number of fowl assessed.
Value of fowl assessed.
$1.1 4 00
APPROPRIATIONS FOR JADA.
Military Aid. Soldiers' Relief.
99
ANNUAL REPORT.
Medical Attendance of Soldiers. 200 00
Sidewalks. 2,000 00
Superintendent of Schools, 1,200 00
Clerk of Superintendent of Schools. 200 00
Support of Public Schools.
25,500 00
Text Books and Supplies.
2.500 00
Incidentals and Repairs of Schools, 3,000 00
Conveyance of School Children, 1.160 00
Decorating Graves of Soldiers. 300 00
Pauper Department. 5.000 00
Medical Attendance of Panpers. 300 00
Steam Road Roller. 2,500 00
Pleasant Street School House. 1.500 00
Highways and Bridges. 9,000 00
Current and Incidental. 9.000 00
Public Library.
1,800 00
Street Lights.
5.250 00
Thacher Brook Drain. 1,000 00
Current and Incidental of Fire Dept .. 1,500 00
Street Watering. 1.600 00
Water Department. 7.100 00
Suppression of Sale of Liquor. 500 00
Hose House at Hebronville. 1.500 00
Inspector of Plumbing. 100 00
Union Street Engine Honse (plans
and specifications). 200 00
100
ANNUAL REPORT.
Fire Alarm Extensions. 150 00
500 Feet of Hose,
300 00
Painting South Main Street Engine
House,
75 00
Tinkham Lot.
1.000 00
Carpenter Street Drain.
433 00
Town Sinking Fund.
4,000 00
Interest on Bonds.
2.000 00
Interest on Notes.
2,000 00
State Tax.
3.135 00
County Tax.
11.300 69
Grade Crossing Tax.
392 48
Total Amount of Appropriations. $114.246 17
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS.
Corporation Tas. $1,600 00
8112,646 17
Overlayings.
$3,180 19
Total Tax.
$116.126 36
WM. H. GOFF. J. O. MOWRY, A. N. BROWNELL.
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Assessors of Attleborough.
ANNUAL REPORT
Of the Board of Engineers.
TO THE CITIZENS OF ATTLEBORO.
The Board of Engineers of the Fire Department herewith submit their annual report of the year ending December 31, 1898.
FORCE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
The department consists of a Chief Engineer, two Assist- ant Engineers. twenty-four regular and six substitute hose- men, twelve regular and four substitute hook and ladder men, and five fire police, all located in the centre of the town.
A volunteer hose company at Farmers Village, a volun- teer double company (hook and ladder and hose) at South Attleboro and a volunteer hose company at Hebronville.
102
ANNUAL REPORT.
ROLL OF THE DEPARTMENT.
BOARD OF ENGINEERS.
HIRAM R. PACKARD. Chief Engineer. JAMES HOWARTH, Assistant Engineer and Clerk. ORLANDO W. HAWKINS, Assistant Engineer. HOSE CO. NO. 1. SOUTH MAIN STREET.
Charles E. Riley, Foreman. Sam McCartney. Hoseman.
S. P. Manu. Lieutenant.
(. Atwell.
B. Bullock. Clerk. F. Wilmarth.
E. V. Hicks. Hoseman. Herbert Hicks. ..
M. S. Millard. Hoseman.
W. Riley,
. .
F. Sterns. .. Arthur Guild. ..
SUBSTITUTES.
L. Seagrave. Archie Young. F. C. Gray.
HOSE CO. NO. 2.
UNION STREET.
James Peers. Foreman.
HI. Gardner. Hoseman.
Jas. Rushton, Lieutenant. S. Burton. ..
Dick Stevenson, Clerk.
R. H. Moore, ..
A. Purdy. ..
1. Parker. Hoseman. G. Lee. ..
Ed Fuller.
L. Goff.
..
S. A. Davis.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
W. L. Strong.
SUBSTITUTES. ('larence Higgins, JJohn Bullock.
HOOK AND LADDER NO. 1.
UNION STREET.
Eugene S. Cole, Foreman.
George Nash, Ladderman.
Geo. Taylor, Lieutenant. Joseph Williams,
Arno French, Clerk. Chas. Sweetland, ..
Walter C. Dix. Ladderman.
Walter Briggs, . .
Frank Young, ..
Leonard Gould, ..
Samuel Blaney. ..
Fred Wade,
..
Boyd Stevens.
SUBSTITUTES. Fred Holbrook. Geo. Irving, Charles Bartlett.
HOSE CO. NO. 3.
FARMERS VILLAGE VOLUNTEER CO.
Edgar Tregoning, Foreman. Bernard Waldron, Hoseman.
James Waldron, Lieutenant. F. N. Fowler. ..
Alfred E. Salt, Clerk. Jos. Smith, Hoseman.
John H. Henry.
M. J. Slattery. ..
S. G. Robbins. «
(. W. Barbour,
Robt. Tiffany, " R. I. Givens,
104
ANNUAL REPORT.
HOSE CO. NO. 4.
SOUTH ATTLEBORO VOLUNTEER CO.
James W. Orr, Foreman.
Harry S. Knowles.
William Brennan, Clerk.
George A. Knowles.
George Aubrey,
John Ludgate,
Henry A. Bunker.
Fred J. Murphy.
Isaac I. Bunker.
Christopher MeLaughlin.
Charles Bloss.
William H. McGuire. Henry C. Mahler.
William H. Coupe.
B. Mathew Clarkson.
James Emhoff. Frank I. Jillson.
Emory H. Orr. Geo. W. Orr. Herbert 1. Sadler.
Haroll Hopkins.
Thomas G. Sadler.
Morse Wightman.
John F. Skelley.
HOSE CO. NO. 5.
IL.BRONVILLE VOLUNTEER CO.
Hugh A. Smith, Foreman. Alexander Lapalme. Hoseman Joseph V. Curran. Lieutenant. JJoseph Frenier. John S. Robertson, Clerk. William Frenier. AAugustus Mac Whinnie. .. John Hibbits, John G. Oswald. .. Albert Atwell, Hoseman. Arthur Gross. .. William N. Goff. ..
105
ANNUAL REPORT.
Chas. Leblanc,
SUBSTITUTES. Elmer Atwell. C'has. L. Atwell.
FIRE POLICE. SETH R. BRIGGS, Captain.
Fred Goff, Dexter E. Newell, William Whittaker. Irving G. Simpson.
SALARIES.
Chief Engineer, $250.00; Assistants. 875 each; Hose and Hook and Ladder Men, $50.00 each. Volunteer com- panies $2.00 per man.
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 other necessary tools.
One one-horse hose carriage, one one-horse wagon. thirty- one hundred feet of hose in good condition. one thousand feet of hose in poor condition, all located in the centre of the town.
One hand reel in fair condition, with five hundred feet of hose in good condition at the Farmers.
One hand reel with seven hundred and fifty feet of hose. in good condition. One two-horse hook and ladder truck in fair condition at South Attleboro.
One hose carriage. equipped to run either by horse or hand, with five hundred feet of hose in good condition and two hundred feet of hose in poor condition at Hebronville.
106
ANNUAL REPORT.
HORSES.
The Department have the use of four horses. two owned by the town and used on the streets. and two hired by contract with L. Taylor.
FIRE ALARM.
The Gamewell 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 on pumping station at Sonth Attleboro, one indicator in Hose Co. No. 1. South Main Street house. one bell on South Main Street. one near Pleasant Place. four tappers owned by the town in shops and residences. eight owned by members of the department. twenty-eight fire alarm boxes owned by the town. one private box owned by the Interstate Railroad ( o.
HOUSES.
The department houses are located as follows :
South Main Street house. occupied at present by Hose Co. No. 1 and Hook and Ladder No. 1 and fire alarm apparatus.
House at South Attleboro. occupied by Hose Co. No. 4 and Hook and Ladder Co. No. 2. is in very good condition.
House at Hebronville, occupied by Hose Company No. 5. is a new house, having been built the past year.
House at Farmers, occupied by Hose No. 3. is owned by the Attleboro Steam and Electric Light Co.
107
ANNUAL REPORT.
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
During the past year one house built at Hebronville, about seven miles of fire alarm lines rebuilt, one thousand feet of new hose purchased. two new nozzles, one taper and four play pipes, one cellar pipe.
FIRES:
During the past year there have been twenty-seven alarms and fires, with the greatest fire loss the town has ever had. the total loss by fire and lightning being $325.162.00.
Jan. 9. An alarm from box No. 9 at 11 : 15 a. m., called the department to Daggett & Clap's shop; no damage.
Jan. 12. An alarm from box No. 36. at 9: 15 a. m .. called the department to Simpson's house on Bank Street ; no damage.
Jan. 13. An alarm from box No. 6. at 7:45 p. m .. called the department to Methodist Church ; no damage.
Jan. 21. Still alarm at 1 : 30 p. m. Chimney fire in Briggs house on Pleasant ; no damage.
Feb. 1. An alarm from box No. 47, at 7 : 20 p. m., called the department to house owned by JJ. R. Bronson on Pine Street; damage $12.43.
Feb. 16. Still alarm at 9 : 30 a. m., house owned by William Garner on Dunham Street: damage $60.00.
108
ANNUAL REPORT.
Feb. 16. Fire at C. M. Gustin's residence; no alarm ; damage 823.33.
Mar. 26. An alarm from box No. 6 at 7:05 a. m., called the department to 21 North Main Street, build- ing owned by C. L. Watson, occupied by Ernest Tetreault as a meat market. Damage $15.00.
-April 1. Still alarm at 6 :45 p. m., brush fire.
- Still alarm at 7:30 p. m., house owned by Joseph Valliguette. Dodgeville. Damage $10.00. Still alarm at 10 a. m., HI. White's carpenter shop. no damage.
Alarm from box No. 57. at 11:45 a. m .. called the department to brush fire on County Street. No damage.
May 18.
An alarm from box No. 9 at 12:20 a. m., called the department to fire at factories. buildings owned by J. M. Bates. This proved to be the most disastrous fire in the history of Attleboro. destroying the following buildings : Bates' buildings Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8; the Hayward building : blacksmith shop of Jacob Klebes ; Fire Station occupied by Hook & Ladder No. 1 and Hose Co. No. 2; Kelley's marble works ; Grant Bros. carpenter shop: C. H. Dillon's building and the residence of Lysander Taylor and William Stone. Damaging Bates' buildings
109
ANNUAL REPORT.
Nos. 1, 2 and 3, Geo. L. Claflin's building, Trainor's building, F. W. Goff's building and the dwelling houses owned by Almon Tucker and Mrs. E. J. Hanna.
Estimated value of buildings dam- aged and destroyed. $139,345 00
Estimated value of contents, 575,900 00
Insurance on buildings damaged and
· destroyed, 102,075 00
Insurance on contents, 370,525 00
Insurance adjusted on buildings and contents, 320,338 10
June 5. An alarm, three fives at 5:30 p. m., called the department to residence owned by Miss Bland- ing ; no damage.
June 15. An alarm from box No. 33 at 1:10 p. m., called the department to shuttle factory on North Main Street owned by the Blackinton heirs; no damage.
June 18. An alarm from box No. 57 at 1 p. m., called the department to residence of Joseph Valliguette, ( on Lone Cut road, Dodgeville) ; total loss of $900.00.
July 2. An alarm from box No. 9 at 8 :10 a. m., called the department to carpenter shop owned by Herbert White; damage $1,350.00.
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JJuly 1. An alarmy from box No. 34 at 10 :30 a. m .. called the department to residence occupied by Dr. Robert- : damage $5.00.
1. An alarm from box No. til at 12:45 p. m. called the department to fire in shed on Park Street. owned by A. Thoma- ; no damage.
An alarm from box No. 6 at 2 : 15 p. m. called the department to store of Jas. Gifford on Park Streei : damage $15.75.
12. An alarm from box No. 6 at 3: 15 p. m ... called the department to Sanford's building on Park Street : damage $2.037.40.
31. No alarm. at 2 :30 p. m. barn of J. M. Bates wa- struck by lightning : damage $120.000.
31. No alart. dwelling house owned by Solan Bushce. comer of Pearl and Parker Streets, struck by lightning : damage $30.00.
Ang. 20. Still aların at 9: 15 p. m .. paint shop of Daniel Adams building owned by J. M. Bates: no damage.
Sept. 11. Alarm from box No. 1 called the department to) barn on Maple Street owned by E. S. Horton, and ocenpiel by D. Webster: damage $150.00. 20. No alarm. fire in residence owned by J. O. Mowry. County Street : damage $15.00.
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Dec. 30. No alarm, fire in house of Mrs. Clark. of Briggs- ville. Mrs. Clark burned to death. No damage to house.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
We would respectfully submit the following recommenda- tions :
We recommend that the Town purchase two horses for use on the Hook and Ladder truck.
We would recommend that the Town purchase a hose wagon that will carry 1000 feet of hose. to be located at Hose Co. No. 1 on South Main Street.
We would recommend that the Town hire three permanent men for the department.
We would recommend that the Town purchase 1000 feet of hose.
We would recommend that the barn connected with the South Main Street Station be raised one story and sheathed inside.
We believe that the time has come when this Town should have the protection of a building law, and we would recom- mend that the proper steps be taken to obtain one.
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In conclusion we extend our thanks to the officers and members for their prompt response to alarms and the interest shown in extinguishing fires.
Respectfully submitted.
H. R. PACKARD. O. W. HAWKINS. JAMES HOWARTH.
ATTLEBORO. Mis ... Jan. 2. 1599.
TO THE CITIZENS OF ATTLEBORO :
GENTLEMEN : Your committee appointed at the annual town meeting in March, 1898. under Article 17 of the annual warrant. " TO BUILD A HOSE HOUSE AT HEBRONVILLE, PLACE THEREIN HOSE AND REEL AND SUCH OTHER EQUIPMENTS AS MAY BE NECESSARY." would respectfully submit the following report.
Upon receipt by the town of the deed from the Hebron Mig. Co. (as per their generous offer). of the lot of land in rear of and adjoining the School House land. your committee -elected the corner at the junction of South Main and Webber Streets as the best location for the house, and immediately sent out solicitations for bids for the construction of same under plans and specifications prepared by Karl Hyde. C. E.
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A number of bids were received, and your committee awarded the contract for the house to Herbert E. White & Co., for the sum of ($1,237.00) twelve hundred and thirty-seven dollars. The contract for the retaining wall was awarded to Claude S. Bowers for the sum of one hundred and sixty-one and 75-100 dollars ($161.75).
The contract for the grading was awarded Hugh A. Smith for the sum of seventy and 75-100 dollars ($70.75).
The work' was completed in December, and the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department immediately placed a hose reel with 600 feet of hose and other equipments in charge of a regular organized company in the house.
The house which is 34x24 contains on the ground floor the Apparatus room opening out so as to make an easy run either by the way of South Main or Webber Streets.
In the rear of Apparatus room is the Company room where the men can hold their meetings and a tower for drying hose fifty (50) feet high surmounted by a beautiful finial the gift of the inhabitants of the village of Hebronville.
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