Reports of town officers of the town of Attleborough 1901, Part 2

Author: Attleboro (Mass.)
Publication date: 1901
Publisher: The City
Number of Pages: 262


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Overdrawn. Unexpended.


Current and Incidental, $1,033.05


Police Service and Patrol,


$100.38


Enforcement of Liquor Law,


75.00


Street Lights,


12.11


Grade Crossings,


565.1I


Uhlig Case,


162.21


Town Vault,


94.60


Inspection of Plumbing,


246.8I


Capron Park,


102.7I


Soldiers' Relief,


380.55


Pauper Department,


295.74


Fire Department, Current and Inci- dental, 1.18


Fire Department, horses, harness and wagon, 35.00


Fire Department, painting bell towers, 9.00


Fire Department, rubber covers, .. 6.00


Fire Department, floor at South Attleboro, 5.52


Educational, 1,545.II


Superintendent of Schools and Clerk, 50.00


Conveyance of School Children,


236.00


Text Books and Supplies, 27.52


Educational, Incidentals and re- pairs, 933.50


Evening Schools,


.19


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Benevolence, 28.70


Richardson School House,


1,345.99


Farmers School House, 138.99


Total overdrawn, $5,897.55


$1,533.42


Total unexpended,


1,533.42


Amount to be assessed,


$4,364.13


SELECTMEN'S VALUATION OF TOWN'S PROP- ERTY.


Pleasant street school house and lot, . $7,500.00


South Main Street school house and lot, 5,000.00


Carpenter street school house and lot, 6,500.00 Prospect street school house and lot, 6,000.00


Pearl street school house and lot, 7,000.00


Richardson school house and lot, 33,000.00


Bank street school house and lot, 15,000.00


Sanford street school houses and lot, 52,000.00


West street school house and lot, 7,500.00


Dodgeville school house and lot, new, 12,000.00


Dodgeville school house and lot, old, 1,300.00


Hebronville school house and lot, 9,000.00


South Attleboro school house and lot, 7,000.00


Robinson avenue school house and lot, 6,500.00


Perry street school house and lot, 500.00


Turner street school house and lot. 4,500.00


Briggsville school house and lot, 2,300.00


Union street hose house and lot, 15,000.00 South Main street hose house and lot, 7,000.00 Hebronville hose house and lot, 1,800.00


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South Attleboro hose house and lot, 1,500.00


West street hose house and lot, 2,000.00


South Main street lot, 500.00


Bell towers, 2,500.00


Fire alarm system,


4,000.00


7,000 feet of hose, 3,000.00


7 horses,


1,400.00


2 Hook and ladder trucks,


1,900.00


Hose wagons and reels,


2,900.00


Harnesses, etc.,


750.00


Public library,


3,500.00


Capron Park,


5,000.00


Personal property at Town Farm, 2,500.00


Town Farm, 7,000.00


Union street lot,


3,000.00


Pine street lot, 4,000.00


Barn and sheds, 800.00


Stone crusher and fixtures,


2,500.00


Steam roller,


2,500.00


4 watering carts,


1,400.00


2 road machines, 350.00


6 tip carts,


450.00


Harnesses, 200.00


Sewer wagon, 100.00


Snow plows and small tools, 500.00


Cost of water works,


389,917.30


$650,567.30


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JURY LIST.


Prepared by the Selectmen of Attleborough, to be presented for acceptance or revision, at the annual town meeting to be held on Monday, March 3rd, 1902.


Abbott, Laurence, Jeweler,


Adams, Charles A., Painter,


Adams, Clifford J., Salesman,


Adams, Thornton H., Merchant,


Alfred, George H., Jeweler,


Alger, Walter E.,


Jeweler,


Alger, Isaac, Jr.,


Farmer,


Angell, Albert H., Merchant,


Armell, Joseph, Farmer,


Ashley, Millard F., Builder,


Atwell, Albert I., Music Dealer,


Aubrey, George R., Tanner,


Barnes, Loring W., Real Estate Dealer,


Bartosh, Francis, Jeweler,


Baxindale, James O., Jeweler,


Benson, John,


Miner,


Beattie, Samuel, Salesman,


Bell, Anson R., Jeweler,


Beck, Fred L., Jeweler,


Blaney, Samuel C., Painter,


Bodman, Wilmer C.,


Collector,


Bonney, Franklin H., Salesman,


Bowen, Willam, Gentleman,


Bradley, Fred A., Jeweler,


Brown, Everett S., Farmer,


Briggs, Edward E., Jeweler,


Briggs, John S., Merchant,


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Brigham, Alfred W., Jeweler,


Brownell, Alonzo N., Contractor,


Bullock, George R., Jeweler, Burbank, Charles M., Jeweler,


Butterworth, Herbert A.,


Farmer,


Card, Thomas P., Jeweler,


Carnes, William L., Jeweler,


Capron, Virgil H., Jeweler,


Capron, Everett S., .


Superintendent,


Carpenter, Eustace V.,


Farmer,


Carpenter, Lyman, .


Real Estate Agent,


Chatterton, Alfred H.,


Jeweler,


Claflin, Charles O.,


Teamster,


Claflin, Edward P.,


Manufacturer,


Caufy, Edward,


Gentleman,


Chadwick, Lurad H.,


Carpenter,


Claflin, Dwight A., Farmer,


Cobb, Walter W.,


Jeweler,


Cole, Francis G.,


Jeweler,


Cole, Eugene S., Salesman,


Coffin, Reuben, Carpenter.


Coupe, William,


Currier,


Cooper, Horace N., Farmer,


Cooper, Alvin N., Farmer,


Cummings, Charles S.,


Highway Surveyor,


Curien, George W.,


Jeweler,


Davis, Alex H., Jeweler,


Davis, Frank H.,


Mason,


Dean, Ellis M., Clerk,


Dean, Charles W., Farmer,


Dexter, Horace L., Jeweler,


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Draper, Charles T., Jeweler,


Draper, Robert J., Jeweler,


Dunham, William E., Jeweler,


Dunham, George O., Gentleman,


Eddy, Ashton C.,


Insurance Agent,


Eldridge, Samuel H., Jr.,


Merchant,


Field, Granville, Farmer,


Fittz, George B., . Farmer,


Foster, William E., Contractor,


Forsythe, Charles E., Jeweler,


Gay, Irving M., Merchant,


Getchel, Cyrus, Carpenter,


Gilroy, Hugh, Jeweler,


Gray, James H., Merchant,


Green, William, Bailer,


Grover, William J., Farmer,


Groves, Walter E., Teamster,


Guild, Mortimer A., Gardener,


Hayward, Henry L., Clerk,


Hall, Frank D., Jeweler,


Haliday, Thomas J., Jeweler,


Head, John F., Merchant,


Heywood, Joseph,


Insurance Agent,


Hinds, Charles B., Farmer,


Higgins, Clarence I., Carpenter, Hodges, Francis G., Jeweler,


Hodges, John C., Jeweler,


Holmes, George T., Gentleman,


Holbrook, Frank P.,


Mechanic,


Ide, George F.,


Farmer,


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Ingell, George H., Jeweler,


Jillson, Albert J., Janitor,


Jones, Hiram, Jeweler,


King, Walter L., Jeweler,


Knott, Thomas, Farmer,


Lewis, Leroy L., Farmer,


Leedham, James H.,


Farmer,


Lincoln, Palmer G., Jeweler,


Real Estate Agent,


Livsey, George W.,


Lyons, Augustine,


Trader,


Luther, Herbert E., Jeweler,


Mallory, Elisha W., Minister,


Macdonald, Charles S., Jeweler,


Mason, Herbert N., Gentleman,


McCambridge, Robert,


Contractor,


McLane, James H.,


Janitor,


McGale, John J., Insurance Agent,


McManus, Austin, Jeweler,


Merry, Willard F., Painter,


Monast, Levi, Painter,


Mowry, Joseph O.,


Gentleman,


Newell, Olney P., Jeweler,


Nye, Fred C., Jeweler,


Norwood, William, Jeweler,


Orr, William P., Clerk,


Parmenter, Edward C., Farmer,


Parmenter, Arthur W., Farmer,


Parmenter, Caleb E., Farmer,


Peasley, Frank W.,


Car Inspector,


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Perrin, T. E .. Teamster, Perry, Ezra, Farmer,


Raymond, Willam H.,


Farmer,


Razee, Benj. J., Carpenter,


Robbins, Freeman, Jeweler,


Robinson, Richard A., Painter,


Shaw, Frank E., Merchant,


Sherman, Edwin L., Jeweler,


Simms, James F., Jeweler,


Smith, Alfred E., Driver,


Smith, Daniel E., Painter,


Smith, Wm. H., (Dodgeville), Farmer,


Smith, Laban P.,


Farmer,


Smith, Granville S ..


Gentleman,


Smith, Frank E.,


Manufacturer,


Smith, C. Adin, Jeweler,


Stanley, Lyman M .. Undertaker,


Stanton, Henry L.,


Landlord,


Streeter, Henry A., Jeweler,


Taylor, George A.


Conductor,


Thayer, John J., Gentleman,


Tewes, Adolph, Jeweler, Tingley, Leon H., Farmer,


Towne, George F., Farmer,


Tucker, Almon H.,


Contractor,


Thacher, John J.,


Ice Dealer,


Wales, Abijah T., Gentleman, Wheeler, Willard H., Jeweler, Whitehill, Alfred P., Salesman,


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Winsor, Albert W., Salesman,


Wilbur, Charles F., Jeweler.


Worall, George R., Farmer,


Wright, George F. W., Jeweler.


REPORT OF LOCKUP KEEPER FOR YEAR END- ING DECEMBER 31st, 1901.


During the year I have cared for ninety-two prison- ers. They were arrested for the following offences : Assault, 3


Adultery,


I


Bastardy,


I


Breaking and entering,


7


Common drunkard,


2


Cruelty to animals,


I


Drunk,


22


Disturbing the peace,


I.4


Demented,


I


Escaped from Inebriate Home in Foxboro,


I


Fast driving, I


Gambling,


I


Illegal transportation of liquors,


2


Illegally selling intoxicating liquors, 3


Larceny, II


Non-support, 4


Obstructing sidewalk,


I


Peddling without license, 4


Pickpocket, I


Rape,


I


Stubborn and disobedient child, I


Vagrant,


9


92


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I have lodged 292 tramps in the following months :


January, 54


February, 26


March, 46


April,


88


May,


I5


June,


I


July,


3


August,


2


September,


9


October,


19


November,


27


December,


32


202


Respectfully submitted, T. H. STEVENSON, Keeper of Lockup.


RECOMMENDATIONS.


The following recommendations are made by the various departments of the town.


Selectmen's Department.


Current and Incidentals, $10,000.00


Police service, 2,0000.00


Highways and Bridges, 10,000.00


Street Lighting, 8,000.00


Sidewalk Improvements, 3,000.00


Watering public streets,


2,400.00


Soldiers' Relief,


3,000.00


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Military Aid,


I 20.00


Thacher Brook Drain, 1,000.00


Memorial Day, 300.00


Enforcement of liquor law, 250.00


Inspector of Plumbing,


300.00


$40.370.00


Amount Recommended by Overseers of the Poor.


Medical aid to paupers,


$ 300.00


Aid to paupers, 5,700.00


$6,000.00


Amount Recommended by the Engineers of the Fire


Department.


Current and Incidental,


$7,750.00


2,000 feet of new hose, 1,100.00


Repairing hook and ladder truck,. . 100.00


Fire alarm box, 75.00


Whistle on electric light station, . 600.00


Democrat wagon,


100.00


Repairng South Main street house,


250.00


$9.975.00


Amounts Recommended by the School Committee.


Educational department, . $38,000.00 School incidentals and repairs, .. 4,500.00 Text books and supplies, 3,500.00


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Transportation of children, 1,600.00


Superintendent of Schools and


clerk, 2,100.00


Care of needy children, 100.00


Evening schools,


1,000.00


$50,800.00


Amount Recommended by Water Department.


For maintenance, . $5,000.00


Amount Recommended by Trustees of Public Library. For maintenance, $2,500.00


Amounts to be Raised to Meet the Requirements and Former Votes of the Town.


Capron Park, $2,000.00


Farmers school house, 2,500.00


Dodgeville school house, 1,000.00


Robinson avenue school house, 1,000.00


Farmers hose house,


2,000.00


Saint Jean Baptiste streets, 1,000.00


Overdrafts in 1901,


4.364.13


$13,864.13


Amounts Required by Law.


State tax, aproximately, $ 4.500.00 County tax, approximately, 11,500.00 Sinking fund, 6,400.00


Interest on notes and bonds,


5,500.00


$27,900.00


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Recapitulation.


Selectmen's department, $40,370.00


Overseers of the Poor, 6,000.00


Fire department, 9,975.00


Public library,


2,500.00


Water department,


5,000.00


School department,


50,800.00


Requirments and former votes of the town, 13,864.13


Amount required by law,


27,900.00


$156,409.13


Respectfully sumbitted,


WM. H. GOFF,


GEO. A. SWEENEY, WM. P. ORR, Selectmen of Attleborough.


ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER.


RECEIPTS.


Cash on hand, January 1, 1901, $5,844.77


J. O. Mowry, Collector,


$


340.57


H. E. Carpenter, Collector, 39,099.2I


S. M. Holman, Collector, 123.850.00


$163,289.78


Licenses.


6 Auctioneers' licenses,


$ 12.00


I Druggist's license, 1.00


Pool table licenses, . 135.00


Intelligence office license,


2.00


61 Milk licenses,


30.50


Circus licenses,


18.50


Lunch cart license, 37.50


Peddlers' licenses, 34.00


3 Firework's licenses,


15.00


Pawn broker's license,


50.00


$335.50


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Notes.


190I. Received of


Mar. 13. Blodget, Merritt & Co., note dated Mar. 13, 1901, for 7 months at 3.23% $20,000.00


Mar. 19. Jose, Parker & Co., note dated March 19, 1901 for 8 months at 31/4%, 40,000.00


May 15. Jose, Parker & Co., note dated May 15, 1901, for 7 months at 3.60%, 20,000.00


July 31. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., note dated July 26, 1901, for 6 months at 31/2%,. . 20,000.00 Nov. 26. First National Bank of Attleboro, note dated Nov. 21, 1901, for 6 months at 4%, .. 10,000.00


Dec. 30. Rogers, Newman & Tol- man, note dated Dec. 30, 1901, for 6 months at 3.95%, 20,000.00


$130,000.00


Sewer Connections.


190I. Received of


May 3. Louie C. Luther, house on Pearl street, $37.50


May 15. A. R. Crosby, house on South Main street, 37.50


May 15. L. C. Luther, house on Beacon street, 37.50


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May 17. Howard N. Alger, Dean


street sewer from house on


Perrin street,


37.50


Oct. 22. J. W. Cody, house on Pearl street, 37.50


Nov. 8. Fred L. Torrey, house on East street, 37.50


Nov. 18. Edwin E. Perrin, house on East street, 37.50


Dec. 5. F. P. Daughaday, house corner of South Main and Maple streets, 37.50


$300.00


Miscellaneous.


190I. Received of


Jan. 8. Town of Grafton, soldiers'


relief paid John H. Kimball, .. $ 4.00


Jan. 19. Town of Foxboro, Over- seers of the Poor, 452.16


Jan. 24. George F. Pratt, County Treasurer, dog licenses, . . . 1,099.92 ...


Jan. 29. Town of Mansfield, Over- seers of the Poor, 82.50


Feb. 5. G. W. Allen, support of Susan Joslin at Taunton Hos- pital, 1.86


Feb. 18. City of Somerville, Over- seers of the Poor, 101.00


Feb. 18. City of Taunton, Over- seers of the Poor, 39.10


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Feb. 28. Geo. F. Gridley, Jr., use of road roller, 25.00


Mar. II. Town of Franklin, Over- seers of the Poor, 10.00 Mar. 13. H. R. Packard, sale of old junk, 3.50


Mar. 16. Sale of horses belonging to Highway Department. . . 100.00 May I. H. R. Packard, sale of old junk, 12.75


June 14, Bristol Co. St. Ry. Co., improvement of road, 302.0I . July 3. Geo. H. Snell, 15 loads of loam, 3.75


July 24. Town of Mansfield, Over- seers of the Poor, 52.00


July 30. Sale of crushed stone, .. 22.50


Aug. I. Bristol Co. St. Ry. Co., improvement of road, 1,250.00


Aug. I. John Eden, support of Ann Eden at Taunton Hos- pital, 50.58


Aug. 10. E. O. Dexter,


brick and stone from


old Pine street school


house, .


$125.00


3 tons crushed stone. ..


3.00


I28.00


Aug. 13. F. E. Newell, 40 loads sand, 4.00


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Aug. 13. Wm. F. Fitch, 48 loads of loam, 12.00


Aug. 19. City of Taunton, Over- seers of the Poor, 226.83


Aug. 19. City of Somerville, Overseers of the Poor, . ...


52.00


Aug. 23. A. A. Bushee & Co., 1/2 cost of concreting, sidewalk on County street, 18.00


Aug. 27. Town of Foxboro, Over- seers of the Poor, 219.65


Aug. 31. Sale of sand from Pine street school house lot, . .. 10.44


Sept. 3. Town of North Attle- boro, Overseers of the Poor,. . 85.39


Sept. 4. Sale of hay, 22.50


Sept. II. Interstate Con. St. Ry.


Co., work on County street, .. 300.00


Sept. 21. Sale of crushed stone, 1.25


Sept. 23. G. A. Monroe, support of Ruth C. Monroe at Taunton Hospital, 72.40


Sept. 30. Sale of loam,


20.00


Oct. 9. Amount overdrawn on


State Aid account, 8.00


Oct. 10. Town of North Attle-


boro, Overseers of the Poor, 27.65


Nov. 5. H. E. Carpenter, Agent, insurance on South Attleboro school house, 7.58


Nov. II. Interstate Con. St. Ry. Co., crushed stone, 22.50


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Nov. 14. C. M. Robbins, 271 loads of sand, 50.13


Nov. 26. Crushed stone and work on streets, 32.99


Nov. 27. E. O. Dexter, 3 loads of


crushed stone, 3.00


Dec. II. C. L. Watson,


crushed stone, 20.70


Curbing, 40.75


61.45


Dec. II. J. O. Tiffany, sale of school house, Robinsonville, .. 125.50


Dec. 13. E. O. Dexter, 4 loads crushed stone, 4.00


Dec. 31. City of Somerville, Over- seers of the Poor, 52.00


Dec. 31. J. O. Tiffany, sale of old junk, etc., II.00


Dec. 31. Wm. H. Goff, sale of 37 stone bounds, . 18.50


Dec. 31. Karl H. Hyde, stone bounds, 8.50


Dec. 31. Town of Foxboro, Over- seers of the Poor, 150.50


Dec. 31. Rebate on salary of In- spector of Cattle, 12.50


Dec. 31. Town of Mansfield, Over- seers of the Poor, 50.00


Dec. 31. Water Dept., unexpend- balance of Maintenance ac- count, 3.01


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Dec. 31. Albert Fuller, Clerk of


the Courts, court fines, . . .... 813.00


Dec. 31. Wm. P. Kelly, Supt. of Schools, tuition, 661.30


Dec. 31. Sale of text books and supplies, 12.00


State of Massachusetts :


Transportation of State


paupers, 2.25


Temporary support


of State


paupers,


154.67


Aid to State paupers, 158.71


Burial of State paupers, 120.00


Corporation tax,


2,156.42


National Bank tax,


395.05


Military aid, Chap. 372, Acts of 1899, I20.00


State aid, Chap 374, Acts of


1899, 1,602.00


Armory rent, 150.00


Street Railway tax,


3,244.08


$15,023.38


Total amount received for 1901 and cash


on hand January 1, 1901, . . $314,793.43


EXPENDITURES. Notes.


190I.


Paid Mar. 19. Note dated Sept. 20, 1900, for 6 months at 3.36%, held by Jose, Parker & Co., $40,000.00


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Oct. 10. Note dated Mar. I3, 1901, for 7 months at 3.23%, held by Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., 20,000.00


Nov. 18. Note dated Mar. 19,


1901, for 8 months at 374%, held by Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., 40,000.00


Dec. 13. Note dated May 15, 1901,


for 7 months at 3.60%, held


by Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co .. 20,000.00


$120,000.00


Interest.


Paid


Mar. 13. Blodget, Merritt & Co., interest for 7 months on note 1 of $20,000, dated Mar. 13, 1901, at 3.23%, $ 378.63


Mar. 19. Jose Parker & Co., inter- est for 8 months on note of $40,000.00 dated Mar. 19, 1901, at 31/4%, 866.67


April 22. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., interest due on bonds, May I, 1901, . 525.00


May 15. Jose, Parker & Co., inter- est for 7 months on note of $20,000.00 dated May 15, 1901, at 3.60%, 442.00


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June 21. Interest due on register- ed bonds July 1, 1901, . . .... 1,000.00 July 31. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., interest for 6 months on note of $20,000.00 dated July 26, 1901, at 31/2%,. . 351.95


Oct. 25. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., interest due on bonds Nov. 1, 1901, 525.00


Nov. 21. First National Bank of Attleboro, interest for 6 months on note of $10,000 dated Nov. 21, 1901, at 4%, . . 20I.II


Dec. 18. Interest due on register- ed bonds, Jan. 1, 1902, 1,000.00


Dec. 30. Rogers, Newman & Tol- man, interest for 6 months on note of $20,000.00 dated Dec. 30, 1901, at 3.95%, 395.00


$5,665.36


Miscellaneous.


Oct. 23. Geo. F. Pratt, County Treasurer, County Tax for I90I, $10,904.28


Dec. 30. Treasurer of Sinking Fund, 8,000.00


Dec. 30. Water department, ap- propriation made at town meeting, March 4, 1901, . .... 5,000.00


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State of Massachusetts :


State tax 4,235.00


National bank tax, 730.69


Aboliton of grade crossings, ..


222.87


Interest on


grade crossing


account,


19.46


Druggist's license, .25


Angenette B. Starkey, interest on


Deborah Starkey


Fund,


I


year at 6%,


36.00


State aid under Chap. 374, Acts


of 1899,


2,065.00


Military aid under Chap. 372, Acts


of 1899,


240.00


Bills approved by the Selectmen, 144,118.80


$175,572.35


Cash on hand January 1, 1902,


$13,555.72


Total amount expended for the year 1901


and cash on hand January 1, 1902, .


$314,793.43


OUTSTANDING BONDS AND NOTES.


January 1, 1902.


Bonds due January 1, 1906, . $50,000.00 Bonds due November 1, 1920, . . 30,000.00


$80,000.00


Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., note dated July 26, 1901, for 6 months at 31/2%, . . .


. $20,000.00


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First National Bank of Attleboro, note dated Nov. 21, 1901, for 6 months at 4%, 10,000.00


Rogers, Newman & Tolman, note


dated Dec. 30, 1901, for 6 months at 3.95% 20,000.00


$50,000.00


WATER DEPARTMENT.


RECEIPTS.


I90I.


George H. Snell, Water Registrar, $27,325.34


Appropriation made by the town,


March 4, 1901,


5,000.00


$32,325.34


Bonds.


I90I. Received from Jan. I. Sale of bonds dated Jan. I, 1901, and payable Jan. I, 1921, issued for the purpose of refunding bonds dated July 1, 1890, $10,000.00


May 16. Sale of bonds dated April 1, 1901, and payable April 1, 1921, 20,000.00


$30,000.00


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Premiums.


190I.


Received from


Jan. I. Premium on bonds dated Jan. 1, 1901, $ 579.60


May 16. Premium on bonds dated


April 1, 1901,


1,086.00


$1,665.60


Miscellaneous.


190I.


Received from


May 16. Accrued interest on


bonds dated April 1, 1901, .... $ 87.50


May 16. Treasurer of Water De- partment Sinking Fund, to be used in payment of refunded bonds dated July 1, 1890, 8,000.00


$8,087.50


Total amount received for the year 1901, .. $72,078.44


EXPENDITURES.


190I.


Paid First National Bank of Attle- boro, interest due on bonds for the year 1901, . ..... $4,200.00


Paid Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., interest due on bonds for the year 1901, 7,867.50


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Paid interest due on registered


bonds for the year 1901, . .. 1,125.00


$13,192.50


Bonds.


Paid


Jan. I. First National Bank of Attleboro


Bonds dated July 1, 1890, $18,000.00


Premiums.


Paid


Dec. 31. Treasurer of Sinking Fund, pre- mium on bonds dated Jan. 1, 1901, .... $579.60


Notes.


Paid


Mar. 30. First National Bank of Attleboro, note dated July 31, 1900, for 8 months at 41/2% $2,500.00


Miscellaneous.


Paid


Dec. 31. Treasurer of Sinking


Fund Water Department, .. $ 5,000.00


Dec. 31. Maintenance account, (Expended), 14,217.33


Balance of Maintenance Account,


covered into the treasury, .. 3.01


Construction account,


15,429.12


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Dec. 31. Amount overdrawn Jan. 1, 1901, 1,562.07


$36,211.53


Cash on hand January 1, 1902, $1,594.81


Total amount expended for the year 1901 and cash on hand Jan. 1, 1902, . $72,078.44


OUTSTANDING BONDS.


January 1, 1902.


4 per cent. bonds, due Oct., 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, I2,000.00


4 per cent bonds, due Jan., 1919, 20,000.00


31/2 per cent bonds, due Jan., 1921, 10,000.00 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 31/2 per cent bonds, due July, 1929, 15,000.00 31/2 per cent bonds, due July, 1930, 12,000.00 31/2 per cent bonds, due Apr., 1931, 20,000.00


$317,000.00


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RECAPITULATION.


Town Bonds.


4s J. & J., due Jan. 1, 1906, . $50,000.00 31/2s N. & M., due Nov. 1, 1920, . . 30,000.00


$80,000.00


Floating debt.


50,000.00


Total debt, Jan. 1, 1902. $130,000.00


Sinking Fund assets, 35,956.06


Balance net debt, $94,043.94


Water Department Bonds,


4s A. & O., due Oct. 1. 1902, $20,000.00


7s J. & J., due Jan. I, 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


31/2s J. & J., due Jan. 1, 1921, .. 10,000.00 31/2s A. & O., due Apr. 1, 1921, . . 20,000.00


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


4s J. & J., due July 1, 1927, 10,000.00


4s J. & J., due July 1, 1928, I3,000.00


31/2s J. & J., due July 1, 1929 .. 15,000.00 31/2s J. & J., due July 1, 1930, 12,000.00


$317,000.00


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Sinking Fund assets, $62,493.40


Balance net debt, $254.506.60 Total bonded debt of Town and Water Department, 397,000.00 Floating debt, 50,000.00


Total debt of Town and Water Department, $447,000.00 Sinking Fund assets of Town and Water Department, 98,449.46


Balance net debt of Town and Water De- partment, $348,550.54


Amount of uncollected taxes to


offset floating debt, .. ... $41,220.00


Due from State of Massachusetts,


on sundry accounts, 2,317.00


$43,537.00 FRANK I. BABCOCK, Town Treasurer.


February 7, 1902.


Examined and found correct.


F. L. LeBARON, BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY, FREDK. G. MASON, Auditors.


ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS.


190I.


Dr.


To cash received from Town


Treasurer, from January, 1886, to December 31, 1900, as per last report, $70,616.70


To cash received from Town Treasurer from December 31, 1900, to December 31, 1901,. . 8,000.00


To cash received for interest from January, 1886, to December 31, 1900, as per last report, 19,086.89 To cash received for interest from December 31, 1900, to De- cember 31, 190I, 1,182.47


190I. Cr.


$98,886.06


By Attleborough's proportion of bonds paid July, 1894; April I, 1895, and April 1, 1897, . .. By amount invested on mortgages of real estate, $34,850.00


$62,930.00


By cash on hand, Jaunary I, I902, 1,106.06


$35,956.06


$98,886.06


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WATER DEPARTMENT.


190I.


Dr.


To cash received of Sinking Fund


Commissioners of Attlebor-


ough Fire District No. I, .. $ 2,392.33 Received mortgages of real estate from Sinking Fund Commis- sioners of Attleborough Fire District No. I, 9,000.00


To cash received from Town Treasurer from March 29, 1893, to December 31, 1900, as per last report, 38,547.20


To cash received from Town Treasurer from December 31, 1900, to December 31, 1901, 5,579.60


To cash received for interest from March 29, 1893, to Decemder 31, 1900, as per last report. 12,490.57 To cash received for interest from December 31, 1900, to De- cember 31, 1901, 2,483.70


190I. Cr. $70,493.40


By amount paid Town Treas- urer on account of bonds dated July 1, 1890, $ 8,000.00


By amount invested on mortgages of real estate, $42,450.00


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By amount deposited with Union


Trust Co., of Providence, 20,000.00 By cash on hand January 1, 1902, 43.40


$62,493.40


$70,493.40 E. S. HORTON, CHAS. E. BLISS, LOUIS J. LAMB,


Commissioners of Sinking Fund of Attleborough. FRANK I. BABCOCK, Treasurer.


January 24, 1902.


Examined and found correct.


BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY, F. L. LeBARON, FREDK. G. MASON, Auditors.


REPORT OF TRI-CENTENNIAL FUND.


Attleboro, Mass, December 31, 1901.


The Trustees of the Tri-Centennial Fund make the following report :


Cash deposited with the Attleboro Savings Bank, June, 1895, ... . $200.00 Annual interest to October, 1901, .. 61.24


$261.24


Respectfully submitted, GEO. F. BICKNELL, M. B. SHORT, E. S. HORTON, W. L. ELLIOT, L. Z. CARPENTER.


TAX COLLECTORS' REPORTS.


REPORT OF SAMUEL M. HOLMAN, COLLECTOR.


To the citizens of Attleborough :-


I herewith submit my report to January 1, 1902, of the taxes committed to me for collection September 26, 1901.


Dr.


Committed,


$143,709.96


Added taxes,


2,079.93


Interest,


98.94


$145,888.83


Cr.


Collected,


$124,657.27


Uncollected,


19,988.05


Abated,


1,243.5I


$145,888.83


Betterment Taxes.


Dr.


Committed,


$1,171.36


Cr.


$1,171.36


Collected,


$352.46


Uncollected,


818.90


$1,171.36




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