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Still alarm for fire in Hebron Co.'s house on State street. Damage, $25.00.
July 10. Still alarm at 10:30 p. m., for fire in shed be- longing to Hebron Coal Co. Damage slight. July 12. Alarm from box 16 at 7:10 p. m., for fire in Postal Telegraph office, South Attleboro. Cause, lightning. Damage, $80.00.
July 16. Still alarm at 8:10 p. m., for fire in house of Thomas McCaffrey. Fire in cellar. No damage.
July 17. Still alarm for fire in buildings belonging to H. Grevias, Hebronville. Damage, $30.00.
July 22. Alarm from box 37 at 2:00 p. m., for brush fire on Hope street. No damage.
Aug. 3. Alarm from box 54 at 5:27 p. m., for fire in Watson's long block at Mechanics. Prob- able cause, spontaneous combustion. Dam- age, $200.00.
Aug. 23. False alarm from W. D. Wilmarth's shop at 7:45 P. m.
Sept. 10. Alarm from box 37 at 1:30 p. m., for a brush fire on Benefit street. No damage.
Alarm from box 57 at 2:30 p. m., for a brush fire on County street. No damage.
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Sept. II. Alarm from box 37 at 1 20 p. m., for a brush fire on Benefit street. No damage.
Sept. 12. Alarm from box 37 at 11 :10 a. m., for a brush fire on Benefit street. No damage.
Sept. 13. Still alarm at 11 :15 a. in., for a brush fire off County street. Large amount of woodland burned over.
Sept. 14. Three alarms at 12:15 p. m., for brush fire off County street. From 150 to 200 acres burned over in the fires of the 13th and 14th.
Sept. 15. Three alarms at 12:40 p. m .. for the breaking timated damage. $1.000.00.
Sept. 18. Still alarm at 10:45 p. m .. for chimney fire in house of George Graham, 14 Gustin avenue. No damage.
Sept. 19. Still alarm at 7:15 p. m., for the flag catching fire at the Republican flag raising. Damage, $75.00.
Oct. 4. Alarm at 7:40 a. m., from box 43 for fire in boiler house of Hebron Mfg. Co. Damage, $1,000.00.
Oct. 7. Alarm from box 54 at 7:05 p. m., for a fire in barn of C. L. Watson at Mechanics. Total loss. Damage, $600.00.
Oct. 12. False alarm from Mossberg's shop.
Oct. 19. Alarm from box 16 at 6:50 p. m., for fire in house of Mrs. Joseph Coupe. Damage, $50.00.
Oct. 21. Still alarm at 3:15 p. m., for a brush fire on Holden street. No damage.
Nov. II. Alarm from box 33 at 10:20 a. m., for fire in Blackinton's shuttle shop caused from chimney. Damage, $10.00
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Nov. 9. Still alarm at 2:30 p. m. Briggs Annex. Cause, child playing with lamp. Damage, $5.00.
Dec. 8. Still alarm for a supposed fire in house of Hor- ace Shaw, Dean street. Cause, steam from soil pipe.
Dec. 13. Still alarm at 2:10 p. m., for a brush fire off North Main street. No damage.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
We would recommend that the town purchase a Combination Chemical and Hose wagon, one set of double harnesses and one pair of horses to be placed in the Union street house in the place of the No 2 reel now there, and the No. 2 reel be placed at South Attleboro in the place of the two wheel reel now in use by Hose 4.
We would recommend that there be a fire alarm box placed on South Main street in the neighborhood of Thatcher's bridge.
We would recommend that the Town lay a new floor in the House of Hose Co. No. 4 at South Attleboro.
We would recommend that the Town paint the two bell towers in the center of the Town.
We would recommend that the salaries of the mem- bers of the three companies in the center of the town be increased.
We would recommend that the Town purchase some covers to be carried on the different apparatus.
As the house occupied by Hose Co. No. 3 at the Farmers is not owned by the town and is entirely unfit for the accommodation of the company we would recom- mend that the Town secure a lot in that neighborhood on which to build a house some time in the future.
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We would recommend that the Town appropriate the sum of seven thousand dollars for the maintenance of the Department the coming year.
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, Chief. O. W. HAWKINS, Clerk. JAMES HOWARTH,
Board of Engineers.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Overseers of the Poor.
The Overseers of the Poor respectfully submit the following report of the receipts, expenditures, etc., con- nected with the support of the poor for the year ending December 31, 1900 :
Dr.
To amount of annual appropria-
tion, $5,000 00
To amount for medical attend-
ance, 300 00
$5,300 00
Received from State for support
and burial of paupers, $ 80 75
Received from Town of North Attleborough, 239 39
Received from City of Somerville, 104 00
Received from City of Everett, 41 25
Received from Town of Rehoboth, 8 00
Received from Town of Barnstable, 189 85
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Recived from Horace V. Lawton. IOI 71
Received from Geo. A. Monroe. 146 02
Received from Supt. of Almshouse, 86 40
Overdrawn. 1,411 05
$2,408 43
$7,708 43 Cr.
The Overseers have approved bills for the following amounts which have been paid by the Town Treasurer :
GROCERIES.
Geo. A. Monroe & Co.,
$660 50
John Daly,
93 50
S. J. Keniston & Co ..
290 50
Chas. E. Andrews,
4 62
W. N. Goff.
9 50
Richards Roberts,
13 00
Hugh Gaffney,
2 87
Gico. L. Stoddard & Co.,
II 00
Win .. , Frenier,
16 00
Dodgeville Store,
2 00
L. 7 .. Carpenter,
10 00
Dix S: Taylor,
8 00
$1, 121 49
COAL AND WOOD.
Attleboro Coal Co.,
$149 85
Geo. L. Adams,
23 25
Pierce & Carpenter,
24 38
John Daly.
3 25
$200 73
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RENTS.
J. R. Bronson, $10/ 90
Horton & Bicknell, 86 50
Geo. W. Livsey, Agent, 51 00
H. F. Payton, 63 00
C. L. Watson, 99 00
A. H. Tucker, 35 00
H. C. Thompson, 60 00
B. S. Freeman & Co., 33 00
Mrs. Frances Martin, 64 00
Geo. N. Crandall, 15 00
John Blaney. 22 50
E. Somers, 4 00
$640 90
SHOES AND CLOTHING.
T. E. McCaffrey, $50 43
Enterprise Shoe Store, 3 00
Jacobs' Clothing House, I 25
A. B. Smith, 1 75
$56 43
MEAT.
S. L. Tooker, $2 00
C. S. Atwell & Co., 2 00
$4 00
MILK.
Smith & Atwell, $10 10
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BOARD OUTSIDE OF ALMSHOUSE.
Mrs. Thomas Healy. $18 00
John R. Stafford, 6 00
City of Brockton,
10 00
City of Worcester, 12 86
J. M. Goldberg, 14 00
$60 86
INSANE AND OTHER HOSPITALS.
Mass. Hospital for Epileptics, $297 13
Worcester City Hospital, 91 00
Medfield Insane Asylum, · 146 00
Hospital Cottages for Children, 169 45
Mass. School for the Feeble Minded, 169 45 Worcester Insane Asylum, 227 95
Taunton Insane Ilospital, 954 08
Westborough Insane Hospital, 1I7 46
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 129 47
R. I. Hospital, 12 00
Mass. General Hosptial,
33 00
$2,346 99
BURIALS.
D. H. Smith, 145 00
Heroux Bros.,
15 CO
City of Brockton,
15 00
Town of Norton
10 00
$185 00
SALARIES OF OVERSEERS.
$ 75. 00
E. Read, Geo. B. Fittz, 200 00
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WV. H. Goff, 16 66
\V. L. Elliot, 83 33
$374 99
OFFICE EXPENSES.
Attleboro Savings & Loan Asso., $75 00
Geo. B. Fittz, 19 30
Attleboro Press, 4 25
Providence Telephone Co., 0 55
A. E. Martell,
3 50
E. R. Read,
H. B. Shaw, 4 00
Attleboro Gas Light Co., 51
Sun Publishing Co., IO 61
$118 72
MEDICAL -ATTENDANCE.
J. W. Battershall, $225 94
C. S. Holden,
61 73
H. H. Amsden, 12 33
J. B. Gerould, 65 50
D. P. Smith, 6 00
F. B. Smith,
27 50
City of Brockton.
5 39
Charles Andrews.
33 00
$437 39
TRANSPORTATION.
L. M. Stanley,
$ 4 00
E. R. Read,
IO 20
Geo. B. Fittz,
21 00
Jos. Curran,
6 83
$42 03
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MISCELLANEOUS AID.
W. L. Elliot,
$ 3 50
N. Perry & Co.,
2 23
S. R. Briggs,
75
City of Brockton,
36 64
$43 12
CITIES AND TOWNS.
City of Boston,
$ 84 00
City of Fall River,
44 72
City of Lowch,
46 00
City of Taunich;
3 00
Town of North Attleborough,
571 65
$749 37
POOR FARM.
George A. Sweeney,
$ 55 75
J. W. Gifford Co.,
5 89
Geo. H. Snell,
45 95
Darlington Coal Co.,
34 33
H. P. Fitts,
62 89
F. F. Lutaer,
400 00
Seneca Cole,
42 93
G. A. Monroe & Co.,
69 79
Geo. B. Fittz,
10 00
Keniston & Co.,
68 36
E. A. Briggs & Co.,
409 50
Jerome Patterson,
110 92
$1,316 31
$7,708 43
February 4, 1901. Examined the above account and found the same correct. BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY, F. L. LeBARON, FREDERICK G. MASON,
Auditors.
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ALMSHOUSE ACCOUNTS.
Dr.
To hay, stock farming tools house
hold furniture, etc., appraised
January 1, 1900 $2,029 95
To cash and Milk bill on hand January 1, 1900, 186 56
To cash paid by Town Treasurer 1,316 31
To Cash paid by Town Treasurer for furnishing Almshouse 183 35
$3,716 17
Cr.
By appraisal of Personal Prop- erty, Dec. 31, 1900, $2,382 75
By permanent Improvements, 182 56
By Cash paid Town Treasurer, 86 40
By Cash and Milk bills due Jan- uary 1, 1901, 223 60
Expense of Supporting Almshouse, 840 86
3,716 17 house Dec. 31,1900, 5
Average weekly number for the
year 4.06
Average weekly cost per inmate, $3 98
The following persons have been supported at the almshouse the whole or a part of the year 1900 :
Age. Days.
Lewis Newell,
70
365
Nowat almshouse
Seth Claflin,
78
365
Edmund Claflin,
60
365
Barney Nolan,
58
209
66
66 66
Rhoda Lewis,
?
50
66 66
66
Number of inmates at the Alms-
108
David Northrop. 59 79 Patrick Day, -8
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EXPENDITURES IN DETAIL OF MAIN TAINING ALMSHOUSE.
Salary of Superintendent,
$400 00
Cash paid for labor,
291 70
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..
milk,
386 00
grain,
763 43
provisions
and
groceries,
402 45
. . "cows. .. . . lumber and hard-
173 00
ware,
117 29
.:
..
..
blacksmithing.
99 15
hay.
77 25
..
..
..
coal,
122 70
..
6.
.. clothing, shoes, etc.,
55 22
meals.
58 20
..
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..
farming tools,
28 00
..
..
.. repairs,
30 69
. .
..
seed plants, etc ..
24 78
..
..
..
ice,
17 02
. .
medicine,
7 69
6.
..
..
miscellaneous, II 50
..
. .
. .
permanent
im-
provements, 182 56
..
town treasurer,
86 40
$3.335 04
Cash received on uncollected milk bills,
$ 168 00
Cash received for sale of milk, 1.552 85
Cash received for cows, 82 00
..
..
..
109
Cash received for eggs and potatoes, 81 31
Cash received for poultry, 24 18
Cash received for stone, IO 50
Cash received for veal,
4 00
Cash received for board,
3 00
Cash received for rags,
I 00
Cash collected on milk,
81 89
Cash received from Town Treas-
urer, 1,316 31
$3,335 04
Due from cities and towns,
826 61
Due from state,
191 67
Due from individuals,
46 86
$1,065 14
Total amount expended by the Overseers of the Poor for the year, classified as follows : For suport in Insane Hospitalss and other Institutions,
$2,346 99
For aid of poor who have settle- ments in other cities and towns, 832 98
For aid of poor who have no set-
tlement in state, 191 67
For medical attendance,
437 39
For almshouse,
1,316 31
For old bills, (due prior to Jan. I, 1900,) 571 65
For salaries,
374 99
For office rent.
75 00
For office expenses,
43 72
For permanent improvement at almshouse, 182 56
For burials, 105 00
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For transportation, 42 03
For aid to poor who have settle- ment in Attleboro but reside in other cities and towns, 251 22 For aid to poor who have both settlement and residence in Attleboro, 936 32
$7,708 43 E. R. READ, G. B. FITTZ, W. L. ELLIOT, Overseers of the Poor.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ALMSHOUSE REPAIRS.
To appropriation, 1899, $3,000 00
To appropriation, 1900, 1,100 00
To overdraw, 78 41
$4,178 41
Cr.
By bills paid as follows in 1899:
George Essex, for driving well, $ 150 00
George Essex, for windmill, 100 00
W. E. Groves, moving and raising buildings 60 00
John Eden, mason work, 180 05
H. E. White, window frames, 7 18
F. E. Luther, stone and labor, 71 00
J. Patterson, on contract, 800 00
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Bills paid in 1900:
W. E. Groves, moving building, 40 00
F. E. Goff, painting, 260 00
J. Patterson, on contract, 1,470 27
J. W. Gifford Co., plumbing and heating, 856 56
G. A. Sweeney, furniture, 183 35
$4,178 41
The house and furnishings are now in good condi- tion. The State Board of Commissioners have visited the place and express themselves as well satisfied. The house contains 20 rooms, all well furnished. House is heated by steam, is furnished with two bath tubs, hot and cold water, and other conveniences. In addition to enlarging and repairing the house the barn was painted and a good wind mill placed on the premises supplying water both for the barn and house.
We see no reason why the accommodations now provided are not sufficient for a great many years, and our unfortunate poor can be assured of a comfortable home.
Respectfully submitted, GEO. A. SWEENEY, WM. H. GOFF, GEO. B. FITTZ. 6
REPORTS
OF THE
Sealer of Weights and Measures and Inspector of Kerosene Oil.
There has been less complaint of frauds in weights and measures the year past than any year for the last five. The merchants seem to take pride in purchasing none but the best scales in the market, and then keeping them in good condition, thus proving to the sealer that they believe that honesty is the best policy in their business.
The Legislature last year passed an amendment to the present laws governing the sale of milk or cream which I will quote for the benefit of that class of mer- chants : "Cans, bottles and other receptacles used for the distribution of milk or cream to the consumer shall be sealed as measures. No fee shall be charged or received for sealing the same. This act shall take effect in towns on the first day of March, 1901."
L. M. STANLEY,
Sealer ofWeights and Measures.
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REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF OIL.
There has been no change in the kerosene oil trade for the past year. All the dealers but one are selling an oil that stands a fire test of 150°. That one inter- sperses occasionally an oil that fires at 120°, which is 30° poorer than the other dealers are selling.
L. M. STANLEY,
Inspector of Oils.
REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN.
The beginning of the setting out of shade trees with- in the limits of the streets was in 1847 or in 1848, when Deacon Thacher set a row of elms on South Main and Locust streets. Jesse Carpenter set the elms on South Main and Maple streets. Leprelete Sweet, Jesse Car- penter and Daniel Claflin procured enough maple trees from a nursery in Rhode Island to make a continuous shade from Park to Locust streets. The Bristol County Agricultural Society paid them a bounty of twenty cents for each tree. As the Town increased in population and new streets were laid out the good work was con- tinued until the village of Attleborough became the best shaded and had the nicest drives of any village in this part of the state. After a half century the power in electricity was generated and now the race has comenced to determine which shal have the right of way, the elec- tric current or the shade trees, for if they are brought in contact the tree will be electrocuted and have to be removed.
I wish to call the attention of bill posters and horse owners to the folowing laws: "Whoever affixes to any tree in a public way or place a play bill, picture, an-
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nouncement, notice, advertisement or other thing, wheth- er in writing or otherwise, or cuts, paints, or marks such trees shall be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dolars for each offence.
"Whoever negligently or carelessly suffers a horse or beast driven by or for him, or a beast belonging to him and lawfully in a public way or place, to break down, injure or destroy a shade tree shal be liable to the penalties prescribed in the foregoing section."
I have expended for tools and sharpening them $15.85; for labor trimming and removing trees, $63.75.
A large proportion of this expense was caused by the carelessness of allowing the feed wire to come in contact with the bodies of the trees. I have caused the corpora- tions to properly insulate their wires and that trouble will cease.
L. M. STANLEY,
Tree Warden.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Trustees and Librarian of the Public Library.
The thorough and complete report of the Librarian describing the work accomplished in the library during the year 1900, leaves but little for theTrustees to add.
The large increase in the number of book-takers takers and book-readers who visit the Library, empha- sizes anew our great need for larger and more con- venient accommodations. Until some generous son or daughter of Attleboro presents the Town with a Library building, the Trustees must endeavor to furnish the most convenient rooms that are obtainable. Ineffectual efforts were made during the past year to secure more desirable rooms, and it will be our aim in the future, at the earliest opportunity, to provide such, for the comfort and convenience of the patrons of the Library.
The increased appropriation made at the last annual town meeting has enabled us to purchase more liberally new and more expensive books ; to keep the library rooms
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open a greater number of hours each day ; and to furnish additional assistance to the Librarian made necessary by the increased use of the Library.
We recommend that the Town appropriate the sum of $2.500 for the support of the Library during the en- suing year.
The manner of the expenditure of last year's appro- priation will be found by consulting the appended finan- cial statement.
Respectfully submitted.
E. S. HORTON, C. H. WHEELER, L. J. LAMB, M. E. ROWE,
W. P. KELLY.
E. J. WILMARTH,
ALICE M. WALES,
IRENE T. HILL,
C. S. HOLDEN.
Trustees of the Public Library.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Annual approppriation,
$2.500 00
EXPENDITURES.
Salaries.
$921 30
Books.
738 69
Magazines.
65 50
Newspapers.
32 75
Rent.
336 00
Supplies.
119 25
Binding Books,
118 55
Gas.
99 40
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Printing,
43 35
Insurance. 25 00
Balance unexpended.
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$2,500 00 Examined January 29, 1901, and found same correct. BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY, F. L. LeBARON, FREDERICK G. MASON.
Auditors.
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN.
To the President and Board of Trustees of the Attleboro Free Publc Library :
I have the honor to present the following report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1900.
Accessions for 1900.
Philosophy,
5
Religion,
3
Sociology,
12
Science,
72
Useful Arts,
3
Fine Arts,
15
Literature,
72
History,
55
Travels
88
Biography,
52
Fiction,
392
General Works,
17
Bound magazines, 39
Public Documents, 30
Total, 855
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Thirty-nine books have been withdrawn as unfit for further use and of these 30 have been replaced.
Four books have been lost through circulation and one from the shelves, making the total number of vol- umes now in the Library 6,867.
Two hundred and twenty-one postals have been sent for books overdue.
Five hundred and seventy-six cards have been is- stied to new patrons. Total number of card holders, 3,177.
Four hundred and thirty books have been rebound and 39 volumes of magazines bound.
Sunday attendance for 1898, 994.
Sunday attendance for 1899, 1,241.
Sunday attendance for 1900, 1,582. Circulation for the Year 1900.
ilcriodicals (unbound), 839
Philosophy.
99
Religion.
124
Sociology,
159
Language,
3
Science.
384
Useful _ Arts.
104
Fine Arts. 225
Literature.
993
Travels.
1,25I
Biography.
597
History. 603
Fiction. 26.039
Total. 31,420
Number of volumes circulated on school cards. 9.684
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The end of the nineteenth century brings to close the most successful year in the history of the library. The fact that 576 new cards have been issued, and that the circulation has increased 4,155 over the preceding year, shows that we are reaching a larger number of people than ever before.
The generosity of the Town in increasing our appro- priation has enabled us to give to the public a much larger amount of new reading matter than has here- tofore been posisble. Much care and thought have been given by the book committee to the selection of the new books. While a reasonable amount of new fiction has been added, other classes have not been neglected, and certain departments in which the library was weak have been strengthened. We have enabled our readers to keep in touch with current events by supplying the best books to be found upon the situation in China, the war in South Africa, our own foreign policy, and many books of. like nature.
The reference department has been enriched by the addition of the latest edition of the International En- cyclopedia, Groves' Musical Dictionary, and other books useful alike to the student and the general reader.
An extra effort has been made the past year to bring the library and the schools into closer relation- ship. To this end about two hundred dollars have been expended to provide special reference books for the teachers, and a large list of books recommended by the Superintendent as supplementary reading for children of the first six grades, has been added to the juven- He. department.
: The past few months nave brought large numbers of childen to the library, and the fact that many of them come: with requests for books suggested by the teachers,
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shows that the latter are in sympathy with the inove- ment, and are working with us, to encourage a love of all that is highest and noblest in the world of books.
Occasionally a child, after drawing three or four books, returns his card, remarking "I don't want no more bocks, 'cause I don't like to read." But this is the exception rather than the rule.
From four to six might be called the children's hour. We need no clock to tell us when school is out. At this time the room is so crowded with the rising gen -: eration, that it is difficult to give the adult a fair share of attention.
In spite of the difficulties with which reference work is carried on, the general use of the room, and the attention demanded by the public steadily increases. The usefulness of the library in furthering the work of the various literary societies is a well established fact. Club programs are studied and new books are purchased with special reference to the requests for material which we know will surely be forthcoming.
We cannot doubt that the reading room is fulfilling its mission for during certain hours of the day there is not an empty chair in the room.
It is almost impossible to estimate the number of books repaired in the library. Much expense is saved in this way. The old saying "A stitch in time saves nine." was never better applied than when referring to this method of prolonging the life of a book, by care at the moment it is needed.
We trust that the new century will bring to us a new abiding place, where the student may find a quiet nook in which to pursue his researches, and where the children may have at a least a corner to themselves where they may be allowed a little more freedom with-
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out fear ot disturbing their elders.
With each added year there is a growing apprecia- tion of the importance of the work of the library to the inhabitants of the town. The Librarian feels grate- ful for any suggestions which will increase the usefulness of the library to the people it is designed to benefit.
In closing it is a pleasure to testify to the coopera- tion and interest of the Trustees and my assistant in the common work in which we are all engaged.
Respectfully submitted,
LETITIA S. ALLEN,
Librarian.
REPORT
OP THE
Park Commissioners.
Attleboro, Jan. 31, 1900.
The Park Commissioners beg to report that the only work of importance which has come under their care the past year has been that which was voted by the town at its adjourned meeting, held March 27th, at which meet- ing a report was submitted by them relative to the grad- ing, repairing and embellishing of Sanford Street School lot, and it was voted that the report as submitted, be received and adopted, and that the sum of $1,000.00 be appropriated. Plans and specifications were received from Karl H. Hyde, C. E., and the work was carried out substantially according to those plans, and was practically completed at the time of the opening of the schools in September. The following bills were approved by the commissioners for this work:
Karl H. Hyde,
$ 17 75
Sun Publishing Co.,
4 00
L. A. Keene,
7 50 1
John Dodd,
13 50
Thomas Smith,
12 55
Grant Bros.,
41 15
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J. L. Tobitt,
11 15
W. E. Groves,
215 19
R. H. Jones, 254 61
L. Z. Carpenter,
2 13
Town,
170 65
R. H. Curry,
171 34
K. H. Hyde,
38 00
T. E. Perrin.
6 60
S. Sylvester,
23 40
R. H. Jones,
10 00
$999 52
We have recently received a proposition of a gift to the town of a tract of land to be used for park pur- poses, as follows :
Attleboro, Mass., Jan. 11, 1901.
It is proposed by the heirs of Dennis Capron, to deed to the inhabitants of the Town of Attleboro, Mass., a plat of land situated on the westerly side of County and Dennis streets, in said Attleboro, and containing about thirty (30) acres, upon the following conditions :
Ist. The land is to be used for Park purposes only, and is to be named the "Capron Park."
2nd. As the land is to be given outright to the Town, it will be upon condition that a sum of not less than two thousand (2,000.00) dollars a year be appro- priated by the Town, and expended upon the improve- ment of this park for the next fifteen (15) years.
The Park Commissioners recommended, in their last report, that the Town should take some action toward procuring a site for a public park. The conditions call- ing for this action are increasing each year, and the chances for procuring suitable locations are decreasing.
We have, in company with Mr. Capron, been over
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this tract of land, and find it especially suited, as to nat- ural formation for this purpose, it being nearly all roll- ing land, with natural reservoirs for ponds or lakes, and being easy of access from the center of the Town, a line of electrics running directly to it. It seems to us to be quite necessary for something ofthis kind to be done soon, and believe that no better opportunity will ever present itself to the Town for procuring a location so advantageous, and upon more easy terms, than this.
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