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Capron Park, 7,000.00
Bell towers, 2,500.00
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Fire alarm system, 4,000.00
9,000 feet of hose, 3,500.00
Seven Fire Department horses, 1,500.00
Two hook and ladder trucks, 1,900.00 Hose wagons, reels and wagons, 3,300.00
Fire Department harnesses, etc., 750.00
Public library, 3,500.00
Personal property at Town Farm,
2,500.00
House and lot, North Main street, 5,000.00
Stone crusher and fixtures,
2,500.00
Steam roller, 2,500.00
Four watering carts, 1,400.00
Two road machines,
350.00
Seven tipcarts,
500.00
Highway Department harnesses, etc.,
200.00
Sewer wagon, 100.00
Snow plows and small tools, etc., 500.00
Four highway horses, 500.00
Lumber, crushed stone, etc., 1,000.00
Cost of water works,
421,955.43
$702,555.43
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 2nd, 1903.
Abbott, Laurence, Jeweler
Adams, Charles A., Painter
Adams, Thornton H., Merchant
Aeschliman, Frank L., Toolmaker
Alfred, George H., Jeweler
Alger, Isaac, Jr., Farmer Allen, George W., Farmer Armell, Joseph, Farmer
Armstrong, William O., Farmer
Ashley, Millard F., Builder
Atwell Albert I., Music Dealer
Aubrey, George R., Tanner
Barnes, Loring W., Real Estate Dealer
Barney, Alban S., Farmer
Baxindale, James O., Jeweler Beattie, Samuel, Salesman
Beck, Fred L., Jeweler
Bell, An'son R., Jeweler Benson, John Miner Bicknell, George F., Real Estate Dealer
Blackwell, George, Agent Blaney, Samuel C., Painter Bliss, Charles E., Gentleman
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Bliss, Everett B., Gentleman
Bonney, Franklin H., Salesman
Bowen, William,
Gentleman
Bradley, Fred A.,
Jeweler
Briggs, Edward E.,
Jeweler
Briggs, John S.,
Merchant
Brigham, Alfred W.,
Jeweler
Brown, Everett S.,
Farmer
Brownell, Alonzo N.,
Contractor
Bullock, George R.,
Jeweler
Burbank, Charles M.,
Jeweler
Butterworth, Herbert A.,
Farmer
Card, Thomas P.,
Jeweler
Carlisle, George
Laundryman
Carnes, William L., Jeweler
Carpenter, Eustace V., Farmer
Chatterton, Alfred H.,
Jeweler
Chace, Frank A.,
Carpenter
Caufy, Edward
Gentleman
Claflin, Charles O.,
Teamster
Claflin, Edward P.,
Manufacturer
Claflin, Dwight A.,
Farmer
Clark, Horatio L., Real Estate Dealer Cobb, Walter W., Jeweler Coffin, Reuben, Carpenter Cole, Francis G., Jeweler .
Cole, Eugene S.,
Salesman
Collins, Charles E., Machinist
Cooney, John E., .
Conductor
Cooper, Horace N.,
Farmer
Cooper, Alvin N.,
Farmer
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Coupe, William, Currier
Curien, George W., Jeweler
Davis, Alex H.,
Jeweler
Davis, Frank H., Mason
Dean. Ellis M., Clerk
Dean, Charles W., Farmer
Dexter, Horace L., Jeweler .
Draper, Robert J., Jeweler
Dunham, William E., Jeweler
Dunham, George O .. Gentleman
Eddy, Ashton C ..
Insurance Agent
Eldridge, Samuel H., Jr., Merchant
Ellis, Fred M., Jeweler
Field, Granville, Farmer
Fittz, George B., Farmer
Forsythe. Charles E., Jeweler
Foster, William E., Contractor
Gaffney, Hugh, Jeweler
Getchel, Cyrus, Carpenter
Gilmore, William H., Jeweler
Gilroy, Hugh, Jeweler
Goff, William N., Grocer
Gould, Samuel W.,
Jeweler
Gray, James H., Merchant Green, William Bailer
Hall, Frank D., Jeweler Hayward, Henry L., Clerk Haywood, Joseph Insurance Agent Higgins. George A., Jeweler Hinds, Charles B., Farmer
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Hodges, Francis G., Jeweler
Hodges, John C., Jeweler
Holmes, George T., Gentleman Holbrook, Frank P., Mechanic
Hyde, Karl H., Architect
Ingell, George H., Jeweler
Jillson, Albert J., Janitor
Jones, Hiramı,
Jeweler
King, Walter L., Jeweler
Lawson, Fred B., Jeweler
Leckie, Herbert K., Clerk
Leedham, James H., Jr., Law Student Lewis, Leroy L., Farmer
Lincoln, Palmer G., Jeweler
Livsey, George W.,
Real Estate Agent
Lord, Henry A.,
Farmer
Macdonald, Charles S., Jeweler
Mahler, Henry C., Florist
Mallory, Elisha W., Minister
Mangan, John A.,
Insurance Agent
McCambridge, Robert, Contractor Mc Manus, Austin, Jeweler
Merry, Willard F., Painter
Monast, Levi, Painter
Monroe, George A.,
Grocer
Mowry, Joseph O., Gentleman Newell, Olney P., Jeweler
Norwood, William, Jeweler Nye, Fred C., Jeweler O'Keefe, Patrick, Jeweler Orr, William P., Clerk
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Parmenter, Edward C., Farmer
Parmenter, Arthur W., Farmer
Parmenter, Caleb E., Farmer
Patterson, Charles P.,
Carpenter
Peasley, Frank W,
Car Inspector
Perrin, T. E. Teamster
Perry, Ezra, Farmer
Razee, Benjamin J., Carpenter
Robbins, Freeman, Jeweler
Shaw, Frank E., Farmer
Simms, James F., Jeweler
Smith, Alfred E., Driver
Smith, William H., (Dodgeville) Farmer
Smith, Laban P., Farmer
Smith, Granville S., Gentleman
Smith, Frank E., Manufacturer Stanley, Lyman M., Undertaker
Stanton, Henry L., Landlord
Streeter, Henry A., Jeweler
Sweet. James N., Toolmaker
Taylor, George A., Conductor
Thayer, John J., Gentleman
Tewes, Adolph, Jeweler Tingley, Leon H., Farmer
Towne, George F., Farmer Tucker, Alman H., Contractor Thacher, John T., Ice Dealer
Wales, Abijah T., . Gentleman Wheeler, Willard H., Jeweler Whitehill, Alfred P., Salesman
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Wilbur, Charles F., Jeweler
Wilden, Edwin, Farmer
Worall, George R., Farmer
Wright, George F. WV. Jeweler
REPORT OF LOCKUP KEEPER FROM JANUARY I, 1902, TO NOVEMBER 20, 1902.
Number of prisoners cared for in lockup from Janu- ary Ist, 1902, to November 20th, 1902 :
Abduction, I
Assault and battery, 9
Assault with intent to rob, 2
Bastardy,
I
Common drunk, 6
Drunk, 58
Disturbance of the peace, 24
Hunting on Sabbath, 3
Having forged instruments in possession, T
Larceny,
6
Non-support,
3
Obtaining goods under false pretense, I
Obstructing sidewalk, I
Peddling withcut license,
4
Robbery,
3
Rape,
I
Tramps.
9)
Wilful and disobedient child, 3
Total,
136
Number of tramps lodged from January Ist, 1902, to November 20th, 1902 : January, 33
February,
33
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March, 32
April, 18
May,
3
June,
I
October,
19
November,
1.4
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Respectfully submitted, THOS. H. STEVENSON.
Report of Lockup Keeper from November 20th, 1902 :
From November 20 I have cared for 22 prisoners.
They were arrested for the following offences :
Breaking and entering to rob,
4
Disturbing the peace,
Drunk, 13
Receiving stolen goods, I
Snaring bird, I
Vagrants,
2
22
I have lodged go tramps in the following months : November, 1.4
December,
00
Respectfully submitted,
SIDNEY C. BURTON. Keeper of Lockup.
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RECOMMENDATIONS.
The following recommendations are made by the various departments of the town.
Selectmen's Department.
Current and Incidental, 10,000.00
Police service,
2,000.00
Highways and Bridges,
10,000.00
Street Lighting,
8,500.00
Sidewalk improvement
under the
betterment act, 3,000.00
For redressing old concrete, 500.00
For watering public streets, 2,800.00
Soldiers' Relief,
3,000.00
Military Aid, 120.00
Memorial Day,
300.00
Enforcement of Liquor Law, 100.00
Inspector of Plumbing,
300.00
$40,620.00
Amount Recommended by the Overseers of the Poor.
Aid to paupers, $5,000.00
Medical aid to paupers,
300.00
$5,300.00
Amount Recommended by the Engineers of the Fire Department.
For Current and Incidental ex-
penses,
$8,500.00
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Amounts Recommended by the School Committee.
Educational department. $45.000.00
School incidentals and repairs. 5,000.00
Text books and supplies. 3,500.00 Transportation of school children, 1,500.00
Care of needy children. IOO.CO
Evening schools,
1,000.00
$=6,100.00
Amount Recommended by Water Commissioners. For maintenance, $4 000.00
Amount Recommended by Trustees of Public Library. For maintenance, $2.750.00
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 school house,
1.000.00
Saint Jean Baptiste streets.
1.000.00
$7.500.00
Amounts Required to be Raised by Law.
State tax, approximately, $ 4.000.00
County tax, approximately, 12,000.00 Sinking fund. 6.400.00
Interest on notes,
5.000.00
$27,400.00
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Recapitulation.
Selectmen's Department, $40,620.00
Overseers of the Poor,
5,300.00
Engineers of the Fire Department, ,8,500.00
Public Library,
2,750.00
School Department,
56,100.00
Water Department,
4,000.00
Requirements to meet former votes
of the town,
7,500.00
Amounts required by law,
27,400.00
Grand total,
$152,170.00
Respectfully submitted,
WM. H. GOFF,
GEO. A. SWEENEY, WM. P. ORR, Selectmen of Attleborough.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER.
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand January 1, 1902, $13.555.72
S. M. Holman, Collector. . $150,460.00
H. E. Carpenter, Collector. 9.783.39
J. O. Mowry, Collector, 190.24
$160,433.53
Licenses.
8 Auctioneers' licenses.
$ 16.00
I Druggist's license, 1.00
Pool table licenses, . 153.00
Intelligence office license 1.00
52 Milk licenses, 26.co
Circus license, .
10.00
Open air theatre license.
25.00
Lunch cart license,
12.50
Peddler's licenses, I37.00
3 Fireworks' licenses. 15.00
Pawn broker's license. 50.00
Plumbers' licenses, 30.00
Slaughter house license, 1.00
$477.50
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NOTES.
1902.
Received of
Jan. 28. Rogers, Newman & Tol-
man, on notes of the Town of Attleborough, dated January 28, 1902, at 31/2%, principal of note, . .$10,000.00
Premium,
45.20
Feb. 4. Rogers, Newman & Tol- man, on notes of the Town of Attleborough, dated February 4, 1902, at 31/2%, principal of note,
9,000.00
Premium,
86.13
Mar. 28. Loring, Tolman & Tup- per, on note dated March 28, 1902, for 7 months at 334%, .. 20,000.00 May 19. Curtis & Sederquist, on note dated May 19, 1902, for 6 months at 3.74%, 10,000.00
June 25. Loring, Tolman & Tup- per, on note dated June 25, 1902, for 6 months at 3.94%, . . 35,000.00 Aug. 19. Loring, Tolman & Tup-
per, on note dated August 19 1902, for 6 months at 4.23%, .. 20,000.00
$104,131.33
T 4
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Sewer Connections.
1902.
Received of
Mar. 31. G. N. Crandall, entrance to sewer from house on North Main street, $37.50
Albert H. Angell, entrance to sewer from house on Park street, 37.50
C. L. Watson, entrance to sewer from property cor- ner Park and Pine streets, 37.50
April 15. S. A. Briggs, entrance to sewer from house on Park street, 37.50
June 20. Edwin E. Perrin, en- trance tosewer from house on East street, 37.50
27. Florence F. Lamb, en-
trance to sewer from property on Union street, 37.50
July 24. Charles Barber, entrance to sewer from property on Union street, 37.50
25. £
Emma Rogers, entrance to sewer from property corner Pine and School streets, 50.00
Aug. 7. Second Congl. Church, entrance to sewer from property on Park street,. . 37.50
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IV. A. Engley, entrance to sewer from house 011
School street, . 37.50
23 W. F. Barden, entrance to
sewer from house
South Main street. ...... 37.50
Nov. 17. A. H. Angell, entrance to sewer from house, corner East and Union streets, .. 37.50
Dec. I. J. E. Blake, entrance to Union street sewer from house on South Ma'n street, 37.50
3. Fred B. Lawson, entrance to sewer from house cor- ner Union and School streets, 37.50
$537.50
Miscellaneous.
Received of
I902. Jan. 17. Providence Telephone Co., use of streets for 1 underground wires, $ 25.00 24. George F. Pratt, County Treasurer, dog licenses, .. 1,212.86
Feb. 5. C. M. Robbins, sale of wood on Capron Park ... 5.00
16. City of Taunton, Over- seers of the Poor, 100.53
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City of Fall River, Over- seers of the Poor, 70.00
Mar. I. Town of North Attle- borough, Overseers of the Poor. 34.16
I 5. I. E. Groves, use of road
scraper, 3.75
W. E. Groves, 231/2 cord of stone, 17.62
April 18. Sale of Fire Department horses. 500.00
24. H. M. Williams & Co.,
crushed stone. 18.75
Massachusetts Highway Department. use of road roller, 20.00
July 23. Town of Foxboro, Over- seers of the Poor, . . . 180.20
24. W. E. Groves, lumber and 203 loads of dirt, 38.30
25. Town of Mansfield, Over- seers of the Poor, ... 42.00
Aug. 19. C. H. Tappan, crushed
stone, 69.00
City of Taunton. Overseers of the Poor. 39.09
21. Mrs. Henry Manchester, 8 bound stones. 4.00
22. Bristol County St. Ry. Co., bound stones. 10.00
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29. C. L. Watson, 22 loads crushed stone, 22.00
Sept. 6. Bradford Dorrance, sup- port of Mrs. Dorrance at Taunton Hospital, . 25.00
15. Karl H. Hyde, 22 bound stones, 11.00
17. E. O. Dexter, crushed stone and dirt, 129.96
Oct. 21. F. H. Sadler, 60 loads cf gravel, 6.00
30. W. F. Barden, curbing on South Main street, . ..
. 36.50
Nov. 3. B. S. Dorrance, support of Mrs. Dorrance at Taun- ton Hospital, 25.00
G. A. Sweeney, gravel, .. 70.56
Nov. 5. Sale of Highway Depart- ment horses, 30.60
24. City of Somerville, Over-
seers of the Poor, 57.00
..
Harry S. Springer, sup- port of Marion Springer at Taunton Hospital, 10.00
Dec. 2. Lyman Carpenter, 119 loads of gravel, 17.85
4. G. I. Boyden, curbing on Pearl street, 30.00
6. Granville R. Field, stones, 18.00
.
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IO. R. I. Suburban Railway Co .. contribution to cost of building bridge over Thacher brook, 350.00
12. 21 loads crushed stone. .. 21.00
20. J. W. Wolfenden. curbing on County street, 64.00
W. E. Foster, gravel, . . 21.00 23. J. O. Mowry, curbing on Second street. 88.50
26. Attleboro Refining Co ..
changing driveway. . . 5.00
30. F. W. Lincoln, curbing cn Prospect street. 46.00
31. Wm. A. Spier. curbing on Grove street, 25.00
George H. Herrick, curbing
on Grove street, 25.00
H. R. Packard, Chief Engin- eer, sale of junk, 35.00
Sale of posts, 1.25
Proceeds of work done by Fire Dept. for School Dept. 6.18
Carl W. Christensen, curb-
ing on Second street, .... 13.20
Babcock, Short
& Dean,
bound stones,
6.00
Karl H. Hyde, bound
stones,
9.00
F. H. Sadler, curbing
011
County street,
37.50
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H. A. Smith, sale of
Dodgeville school house and land, 375
John Eden, crushed stone, 100.00
Bristol County Street Rail- way Co., stone bound, .. 21.00
Superintendent of Streets, sale of coal, 5.35
Superintendent of Streets, sale of dirt, 18.52
Mrs. E. M. Streeter, curb-
ing on Third street, ... 25.00
Town of Foxboro, Over-
seers of the Poor,
..
157.25
Town of Mansfield, Over-
seers of the Poor, .... 72.00
Geo. A. Monroe, support of
Ruth C. Monroe at Taun-
ton Hospital, 146.00
Chas. M. Burbank, sup- port of James Burbank at
66.39
Taunton Hospital, ... Frank E. Luther, receipts
from Poor Farm, 575.00
W. P. Kelly, Superintend-
ent of Schools, sale of text
books, 25.00
Tuition, 750.25
Sale of packing boxes, . . 2.10
Albert Fuller, Clerk, court fines, 674.00
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I. Granville Carrier, court
fines and expenses, 25.00
State of Massachusetts :
Corporation tax. 1,682.95
National bank tax, 471.26
Street railway tax,
2,519.29
Temporary support of State paupers, . ..
65.20
Burial of State paupers,
30.00
Military Aid, account of
1901, . 120.00
State Aid, account of
1901,
2,048.00
Burial of indigent sol-
diers and sailors, 105.00
Armory rent, 100.00
Expenses of contagious
diseases,
388.70
Water Department
unexpended
balance of Maintenance ac-
ccount,
1.27
Error by overdraft in salary. 20.00
Duplicate bills, 50.75
Pauper Department, on account
of food furnished and labor for smallpox patients, 189.63
Superintendent of Streets, work
done by Highway Department
for Fire Department. 48.65
$14,513.22
Total amount received for 1902. and cash on hand Jan. 1, 1902. $293,648.90
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EXPENDITURES.
Notes.
1902.
Paid.
Jan. 29. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., note dated July 26, 1901, for 6 months at 31/2%, . . $20,000.00 May 21. First National Bank of Attleboro, note dated Novem- ber 21, 1901, for 6 months at 4%, IO,C00.00
June 25. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., note dated Decem- ber 30, 1901, for 6 months at 3.95%, 20,000.00
Oct. 25. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., note dated March 28,
1902, for 7 months at 334%, .. 10,000.00 Oct. 25. Massachusetts National Bank of Boston, note dated March 28, 1902, for 7 months at 33/4%, 10,000.00
Nov. 12. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., note dated May 19,
1902, for 6 months at 3.74% .. 10,000.00 Nov. 12. Note dated June 26, 1902,
for 6 months at 3.94%, 35,000.00
$115,000.00
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Interest.
Paid.
Mar. 28. Loring, Tolman & Tup- per. interest for 7 months on note of $20.000. dated March 28. 1902. at 334%. $
April 28. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., interest due on bonds May 1, 1902, 525.00
437.50
May 19. Curtis & Sederquist. in- terest for 6 months on note of SI0,000.00, dated May 19. 1902. at 3.74%. 187.00
June 20. Interest due on Register- ed Bonds July 1, 1902. . 1,000.00
June 20. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., interest for 6 months on notes to the amount of $10,000, dated January 27, 1902. at 31/2%, 175.00
June 25. Loring, Tolman & Tup- per, interest for 6 months on note of $35,000, dated June 25. 1902, at 3.94℃, 693.33
July 23. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., interest for 6 months on notes amounting to $9,000, dated February 4, 1902, at 31/2%, 157.50
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Aug. 19. Loring, Tolman & Tup- per, interest for 6 months on note of $20,000, dated August 19, 1902, at 4.23%, 423.00
Oct. 25. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., interest due on bonds November 1, 1902, . .. Dec. 30. Boston Safe Deposit &
525.00
Trust Co., interest due on Registered Bonds January I, 1903, 1,000.00
$5,123.33
Miscellaneous.
Paid.
Sept. 27. Treasurer of the Sinking
Fund, $ 6,400.00
Oct. 15. George F. Pratt, County
Treasurer, County Tax for 1902, 11,551.IO
Dec. 15. Water Department, ap- propriation made at Town
Meeting held March 3, 1902, . . 5,000.00
Dec. 31. State of Massachusetts:
State Tax for 1902, 3.630.00
National bank tax, 734.83
Druggist's license, .25
Abolition of grade crossings,
loan fund, 222.87
Interest, 17.83
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Repairing of State Highways, 4.69
Angenette B. Starkey, interest on
Deborah Starkey Fund for I year at 6%, 36.00
State Aid, 2,392.00
Military Aid, 240.00
Bills approved by the Selectmen, 130,243.92
$160,473.49
Cash on hand January 1, 1903, . . $ 13,052.08
Total amount expended for the year 1902, and cash on hand Jan. 1, 1903, . . $293.648.90
OUTSTANDING BONDS AND NOTES.
January 1, 1903.
Bonds due January 1, 1906, . .$50.000.00
Bonds due November 1, 1920, · 30,000.00
$80,000.00
Rogers, Newman & Tolman : Note dated January 28, 1902, for 1 year at 31/2%, .... $1,000.00 Note dated January 28, 1902, for 2 years at 31/2%. . ... 1,000.00
Note dated January 28, 1902, for 3 years at 31/2%, .... 1,000.00 Note dated January 28, 1902, for 4 years at 31/2%, .... 1,000.00
Note dated January 28, 1902, for 5 years at 31/2%, .... 1,000.00
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Note dated January 28, 1902,
for 1 year at 31/2%, 2,500.00 . Note dated January 28, 1902, for 2 years at 31/2%, .... 2,500.00
Note dated February 4, 1902, for 1 year at 31/2%, 1,000.00 Note dated February 4. 1902,
for 2 years at 372%. .... 1,000.00 Note dated February 4, 1902,
for 3 years at 31/2%, .... 1,000.00 Note dated February 4, 1902, for 4 years at 31/2%. . . . Note dated February 4, 1902, for 5 years at 31/2%. .... 1,000.00 Note dated February 4, 1902,
1,000.00
for 6 years at 31/2%. .... 1,000.00 Note dated February 4, 1902,
for 7 years at 31/2%, .... 1,000.00 Note dated February 4, 1902,
for 8 years at 31/2%. .... 1,000.00 Note dated February 4, 1902, for 9 years at 372%, .... 1,000.00 Loring, Tolman & Tupper, note dated August 19, 1902, for 6 months at 4.23%, 20,000.00
$39,000.00
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WATER DEPARTMENT. RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand January I. 1902, . . $ 1,594.81 George H. Snell, Water Registrar, 27.539.14 Appropriation made by the town.
March 3, 1902, 5.000.00
$34.133.95
Bonds.
I902.
Received from
April I. Sale of
bonds dated
April 1. 1902. and payable
April I. 1932, $30,000.00
Premiums.
I902. Received from
April í. Premium on bonds dated April 1, 1902, $1,733.10
Miscellaneous.
1902. Received from
Sept. 30. Treasurer of Water
Department Sinking Fund to be applied to the payment of bonds due October 1, 1902. . . $20,000 00
Total amount received for the year 1902, and cash 011 hand January I. 1902. .. $85.867.05
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EXPENDITURES.
1902.
Paid First National Bank of At-
tleboro, interest due on bonds for the year 1902, ... $4,200.00
Paid Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., interest due on bonds
for the year 1902,
.....
8,795.00
Paid interest due on registered
bonds for the year 1901, .
1,125.00
$14,120.00
Bonds.
Paid.
Sept. 30. First National Bank of Attleboro, bonds dated Oct. I, 1892, $20,000.00
Miscellaneous.
Paid.
Sept. 25. Treasurer of Sinking
Fund, Water Department, . . $ 5,200.00
Dec. 31. Maintenance Account, (Expended), 10,941.81
Balance of Maintenance Ac- count covered into the treasury, 1.27
Construction Account,
32,038.13
$48,181.21
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Cash on hand January 1, 1903, . . $ 3,565.84
Total amount expended for the year 1902 and cash on hand January 1, 1903, .. $85,867.05
OUTSTANDING BONDS.
January 1, 1903.
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 31/2 per cent. bonds, due Apr., 1921 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., 1932, 30,000.00
$327,000.00
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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, January 1, 1903,. . 39,000.00
Total debt, Jan. 1, 1903, $119,000.00
Sinking Fund Assets, 44,3 10.65
Balance Net Debt,. $74,689.35
Water Department Bonds.
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
31/2s J. & J., due Jan. 1, 1921, . 10,000.00 31/2s A. & O., due April 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
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31/2s J. & J .. due July 1, 1930, . ... 12,000.00 31/2s A. & O., due April I, 1932. . . 30,000.00
$327,000.00
Sinking Fund Assets. 50,554.42
Balance net debt, $276,445.58
Total bonded debt of Town and
Water Department, .$407,000.00
Floating debt.
39.000.00
Total debt of Town and Water
Department,
$416,000.00
Sinking Fund Assets of Town and Water Department, . .. 94.865.07
Balance net debt of Town and Water Department, .
$351, 134.93
Amount of uncollected taxes to offset floating debt. $38,032.00 Due from State of Massachusetts.
on sundry accounts, 2,722.00
$40.754.00 FRANK I. BABCOCK, Town Treasurer.
Examined February 5. 1903, and found same correct. BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY, FRED L. LeBARON, BYRON R. HILL,
Auditors.
REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF SINKING FUND.
GENERAL DEPARTMENT.
Dr.
To cash on hand Jan. 1, 1902, $1,106.06
To cash from town, 6,400.00
To interest, 1,954.59
To notes receivable,
5,300.00
Cr. $14,760.65
By notes receivable,
$9,200.00
By cash on hand Jan. 1, 1903. 5,560.65
$14,760.65
Amount of fund, Jan. 1, 1903, ... $44,310.65
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Dr.
To cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1902, .. $ 43.40 To bank deposit on interest, (withdrawn), 20,000.00 To cash from town, 5,200.00
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To interest, 2,861.02
To notes receivable, 17,415.00
$45,519.42
Cr.
By notes receivable,
$ 7,215.00
By bonds paid Oct. 1, 1902, . 20,000.00
By cash on hand Jan. 1, 1903, 18,304.42
$45,519.42
Amount of fund Jan. 1, 1903, $50,554.42
E. S. HORTON, CHAS. E. BLISS, LOUIS J. LAMB, Commissioners of Sinking Fund. FRANK I. BABCOCK, Treasurer. Examined January 22, 1903, and found same correct. BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY, FRED L. LeBARON, BYRON R. HILL, Auditors.
REPORT OF TRI=CENTENNIAL FUND.
Attleboro, Mass., December 31, 1902.
The Trustees of the Tri-Centennial Fund make the following report :
Cash deposited with the Attle-
borough Savings Bank, June, 1895, $200.00
Annual interest to October, 1902,
71.78
$271.78
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. F. BICKNELL,
E. S. HORTON, M. B. SHORT, W. L. ELLIOT,
L. Z. CARPENTER.
TAX COLLECTORS' REPORTS.
REPORT OF SAMUEL M. HOLMAN.
To the citizens of Attleborough :
The Collector of Taxes has the honor of submitting herewith his annual report for the year ending January I, 1903.
190I.
Dr.
Committed,
$19,988.05
Interest,
386.08
$20,374.13
Cr.
Collected
$16,908.09
Uncollected,
2,994.77
Abated,
471.27
$20,374.13
Betterment Tax.
Dr.
Committed,
$818.90
Interest,
4.88
$823.78 .
.
71
Cr.
Collected,
$793.13
Uncollected, 30.65
$823.78
1902. Dr.
Committed,
$159,420.50
Added taxes,
III.78
Interest,
99.10
$159,631.38
Cr.
Collected,
$133,178.28
Uncollected,
25,923.7I
Abated,
529.39
$159,631.38
Betterment Tax.
Dr.
Committed,
$1,387.84
$1,387.84
Cr.
Collected,
$447.28
Uncollected,
940.56
$1,387.84
72
Excise Tax. Dr.
Committed,
$1.763.15
$1,763.15
Cr.
Collected,
$1.763.15
$1,763.15
Collected. Dr.
1901, tax,
$ 16,908.09
1901 Betterment, 793.13
Cash on hand at last report, 1.159.73
1902, tax,
133,178.28
1902 Betterment,
447.28
Excise tax,
1.763,15
Total collections for the year 1902. $154,249.66
Cr.
Paid Treasurer as per vouchers, $150,460.00
Cash on hand,
3.789.66
$154,249.66
The following list shows the collections by per- centage :
190I,
83 %
Betterment, 96 %
1902,
841/2%
Betterment,
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