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Excise tax,
100 %
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The stand the voters have taken, to compel the Col- lector of Taxes to enforce more prompt collections, has been provocative of good results.
In this, the second year of its trial, I can say that never before have the taxes been paid so promptly and with so little complaint during my five years of service as your Collector.
The Town Treasury was never in such good finan- cial condition, and the Assessors, by increasing the over- lay, now have a surplus each year, instead of a deficit.
The continuation of the present tax system will cancel our floating debt, instead of increasing it, as of old.
Respectfully submitted, SAMUEL M. HOLMAN,
Collector of Taxes.
Examined January 27, 1903, and found correct.
BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY, BYRON R. HILL, FRED L. LeBARON,
Auditors.
REPORT OF
HARRY E. CARPENTER, COL-
LECTOR.
1898. Dr.
Uncollected January 1, 1902, $896.18
Interest, 18.95
$915.13
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Cr.
Abated.
$350.74
Uncollected. 280.59
Collected. 283.80
$915.13
Betterment Taxes.
Dr.
Uncollected,
$99.80
$99.80
Cr.
Uncollected January 1. 1903.
$61.80
Collected,
38.00
$99.80
1899.
Dr.
Uncollected. January 1, 1902,
$4,908.91
Interest,
198.27
$5,107.18
Cr.
Abatements. $ 986.81
Uncollected. 1.775.04
Collected,
2.345.33
$5,107.18
Betterment Taxes.
Dr.
Uncollected,
$113.25
$113.25
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Cr.
Uncollected, January 1, 1903, $113.25
$113.25
1900. Dr.
Uncollected, January 1, 1902, $13,407.46
Interest, 405.51
$13,812.97
Cr.
Abatements,
$1,162.91
Uncollected, 5,626.52
Collected,
7.023.54
$13,812.97
Betterment Taxes.
Dr.
Uncollected,
$262.82
Cr. $262.82
Uncollected,
$168.95
Collected,
93.87
Dr. $262.82
Cash on hand, January 1, 1902, ... $ 17.85 Collected, 1898, 283.80
Betterment,
38.00
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Collected. 1899.
2.345-33
Collected, 1900.
7,023.54
Betterment.
93.87
Special abatements, (cash ). S 8.68
Cash paid Treasurer. 9.783.39
Cash on hand. 10.32
$9.802.39
$9.802.39 Respectfully submitted. HARRY E. CARPENTER.
Collector. Examined January 19. 1903. and found same correct. BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY. FRED L. LeBARON. BYRON R. HILL.
Auditors.
REPORT OF J. O. MOWRY, COLLECTOR.
1896.
Dr.
Uncollected taxes. 1902.
$194.58
Interest.
1.25
Cr. $195.83
Paid Town Treasurer.
$66.10
Taxes abated.
129.73
$195.83
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1897. Dr.
Uncollected, January, 1902, $488.46
Interest, 3.21
Cr. $491.67
Paid Town Treasurer, $110.14
Abated, 215.37
Uncollected,
166.16
$491.67
Betterment.
Dr.
Uncollected, January, 1902,
$48.60
Cr. $48.60
Paid Town Treasurer, $14.00
Abated,
34.60
$48.60 Examined February 2, 1903, and found same correct. BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY, BYRON R. HILL, FRED L. LeBARON,
Auditors.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS.
STATISTICS.
Recapitulation.
Individuals,
1,528
All others,
155
1,683
Non-residents, 615
All others, 25
640
Number of Persons Assessed.
On property,
2,323
Poll tax only, 2,199
4,522
Number of male polls assessed, . . 3,290
Value of Assessed Personal Estate.
Excluding resident bank stock, $2,088,620.00 Resident bank stock, 108,300.00
$2,196,920.00
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Value of Assessed Real Estate.
Buildings, excluding land, . . . $3,863,430.00 Land, excluding buildings, . 2,484,495.00
$6,347,925.00
Total value of assessed estate,
May I, 1902, $8,544,845.00
Tax for State, County and Town Purposes, Including Overlayings.
On personal estate,
$ 39,105.18
On real estate, 112,993.06
On polls, 6,580.00
Total tax,
$158,678.24
Rate, $17.80 per thousand.
Buildings, increased, . $279,990.00
Land, increased, 176,500.00
Personal property, increased,
373,221.00
Polls, increased,
166.00
Net gain in total valuation, $829,877.00
Number of horses assessed, 826
Number of cows assessed, 826
Number of neat cattle assessed, .. I39
Number of swine assessed, .. 289
Number of dwelling houses
assessed, 1,963
Number of acres of land assessed, 15,000
Number of fowl assessed, 4,835
Value of fowl assessed, $1,450.50
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APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1902.
Military Aid, $ I20.00
Public Library,
2,500.00
Soldiers' Relief,
3,000.00
Decorating graves of soldiers and sailors, 300.00
Support of paupers, 5,000.00
Medical attendance of paupers, 300.00
Street lighting, 8.000.00
Police and night patrolmen, 2,000.00
Suppression of illegal sale of
liquors,
250.00
Water Department, 5,000.00
Highways and Bridges, 10,000.00
Sidewalks, 3,000.00
Leedham street, 200.00
Summer street, 100.00
Mendon road, 100.00
Thacher bridge, South Main street, I50.00
St. Jean Baptiste road, 1,000.00
Bridges on Thacher Brook Drain, 1,300.00
Cleaning Ten Mile river, 300.00
Street sprinkling, 2,400.00
Fire Department, (Current
and
Incidental), 7,750.00
Fire Alarm box, South Main street, 75.00
Fire Alarm bell, Hebronville, 300.00 Wagon for Fire Department, 100.00 2,000 feet hose, 1,100.00
Whistle on electric light station, . 550.00
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Hook and Ladder Truck, South
Attleboro,
125.00
Repairing South Main street hose
house,
200.00
Hose house and land, Farmers,
2,500.00
Quarters for G. A. R., 250.00
Current and Incidental, 10,000.00
Capron Park,
2,000.00
Recopying and filing town records, 200.00
Inspector of Plumbing, 500.00
Educational Deparment, 38,000.00
Educational, text books and
sup-
plies,
3,500.00
Educational, incidentals and re-
pairs,
4,500.00
Superintendent of Schools and
clerk,
2,100.00
Transportation of school children, 1,600.00
Benefit of needy children, 100.00
Evening schools, 1,000.00
Dodgeville school house, 1,000.00
Robinson school house, 1,000.00
Farmers school house, 2,500.00
Grade crossing assessment, 240.70
State highway assessment, 4.69
Sinking fund, 6,400.00
Interest on bonds,
3,050.00
Interest on notes,
2,300.00
County tax,
11,551.IO
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State tax. 3.630.00
Overdrafts for 1901, 4.364.13
Estimated receipts,
$157,510.62 1,800.00
$155.710.62
Overlayings,
2.967.62
$158.678.24
Non-resident bank tax,
742.26
Total tax warrant, $159.420.50 WM. H. GOFF, J. O. MOWRY, A. H. WATKINS, Assessors of Attleborough.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF
ENGINEERS.
To the citizens of Attleborough :
The Board of Engineers of the Fire Department submit their annual report for the year ending December 31, 1902 :
Force of the Department.
The department consists of a Chief Engineer, two Assistant Engineers, four permanent men, twenty-three regular and six substitute hosemen, twelve regular and four substitute hook and laddermen, and five fire police, all located in the centre of the town; a volunteer hose company at Farmers village; a volunteer double company (hook and ladder and hose) at South Attleboro, and a volunteer hose company at Hebronville.
ROLL OF THE DEPARTMENT.
Board of Engineers.
Hiram R. Packard, Chief Engineer ;
James Howarth, Assistant Engineer ; E. V. Hicks, Assistant Engineer and Clerk.
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Hose Company No. I. South Main street.
Charles E. Riley, Foreman ; E. B. Hill, Lieutenant ;
Herbert Briggs, Clerk, H. F. Hicks, Treasurer ;
M. S. Millard, Hoseman : Will Riley, Hoseman ;
Frank R. Stearns, Hoseman : A. Young, Hoseman ;
C. S. Atwell. Hoseman ; A. Ferguson, Hoseman ;
L. Seagraves, Hoseman ; C. Monroe, Hoseman. Substitutes :
N. Nickerson, F. Mathews. Driver and Permanent Man : Bert Riley.
Hose Company No. 2.
Union street.
James Rushton, Foreman ; George White, Lieutenant ;
Watson Rhind, Clerk ; A. Parker, Treasurer ;
E. C. Fuller, Hoseman : J. Bullock. Hoseman ; R. Forbes. Hoseman : Otis F. Hicks, Hoseman :
V. L. Strong, Hoseman ; W. Young, Hoseman : S. A. Davis, Hoseman. Substitutes :
Charles Douglas, A. Lehrfeld. F. Nerney. Driver and Permanent Man : Walter Briggs.
Hook and Ladder No. I.
Union street.
E. S. Cole, Foreman : George Nash, Lieutenant ; A. E. French, Clerk : G. I. Boyden, Treasurer ; G. Taylor, Ladderman ; W. C. Dix. Ladderman ;
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J. Williams, Ladderman ; L. Gould, Ladderman ;
F. Clark, Ladderman ;
J. Bloom,
C. Sweetland, Ladderman ; B. Stevens, Ladderman ; C. Young, Ladderman. Substitutes : Earle Smith, W. Smith. Tibbitts. Driver and Permanent Man : Robert Barnes.
Hose Company No. 3.
Farmers.
J. H. Nerney, Foreman ; W. H. Sharpe, Clerk :
M. J. Slattery, Lieutenant ; F. N. Fowler, Hoseman ;
R. I. Giviens, Hoseman ; R. D. Allen, Hoseman ; R. J. Tippins, Hoseman ; E. W. Carpenter, Hoseman ; G. Hart, Hoseman ; R. Manchester, Hoseman ; J. O'Donnell, Hoseman ; H. Novock, Hoseman.
Substitutes :
Joseph Nerney, Paul Lacross, Warren Wright.
Hose Company No. 4.
South Attleboro.
J. W. Orr, Foreman ;
W. H. Brennan, Clerk ;
J. Emhoff, Hoseman ; F. Balser, Hoseman ;
W. McGuire, Hoseman ; H. Bunker, Hoseman ;
G. W. Orr, Hoseman ; E. H. Orr, Hoseman ;
J. Fuller, Hoseman ; G. A. Knowles, Hoseman ;
P. B. Doran, Hoseman ; R. W. Boyd, Hoseman.
Substitute : John B. Brennan.
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Hook and Ladder No. 2.
South Attleboro.
F. J. Murphy, Lieutenant ; W. H. Coupe, 2nd Lieut. ;
J. Ludgate, Ladderman ; M. Fox, Ladderman ;
G. Aubrey, Ladderman ; J. E. Conway, Ladderman ; F. Fiske. Ladderman ; J. Bora, Ladderman ;
R. P. Murphy, Ladderman : H. C. Mahler, Ladderman ; C. McLaughlin, Ladderman : H. Hopkins, Ladderman ; Substitute : Arthur F. Shaw.
Hose Company No. 5.
Hebronville.
H. A. Smith, Foreman : W. N. Goff, Lieutenant ;
J. S. Robertson, Clerk : J. V. Curran, Treasurer ;
A. LePalme, Hoseman ;
W. Frenier, Hoseman ;
C. L. Atwell, Hoseman : W. C. Corey, Hoseman ;
A. I. Atwell, Hoseman ; A. Gross, Hoseman ;
J. A. Frenier, Hoseman : A. Murphy, Hoseman. Substitutes : E. W. Atwell, F. Gross.
T. Murphy,
Fire Police.
Seth R. Briggs, Captain ;
Fred Goff, Dexter Newell, WV. Whittaker, Frank Bonney.
Salaries.
Chief Engincer. $400.00 per year. Assistant Engineers, 100.00 per year. Foremen, 90.00 per year. Hosemen, 75.00 per year.
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Hook and Laddermen, 75.00 per year. Permanent men, 14.00 per week.
Volunteer companies, each man,
2.00 per year.
Apparatus.
The apparatus of the department consists of one two-horse hook and ladder truck with 300 feet of lad- ders and fully equipped with all necessary tools, one two-horse combination hose and chemical wagon, fully equipped, one supply wagon and 5,000 feet of hose in good condition, located in the centre of the town; one one-horse hose wagon, 600 feet of hose, and all neces- sary tools in good condition, located at the Farmers ; one four-wheel hose reel, 850 feet of hose in good condition and one two-horse hook and ladder truck in good con- dition located at South Attleboro ; one four-wheel hose reel, 700 feet of hose in fair condition located at Hebron- ville.
Horses.
The department has seven horses, five at the Union street and two at the South Main street house, in good condition.
Harnesses.
The department has five sets of double harnesses, two used on the watering carts, one used by Hose Com- pany No. I, one on the hook and ladder truck and one by Hose Company No. 2: two sets single harnesses, one used by Hose Company No. 3 at Farmers, the other used on the spare horse at the Union street station, all in good condition.
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Fire Alarm.
The Gamewell fire alarm system is in use and in good working order. It consists of the following ap- paratus : Two steam gongs, one at the pumping station at South Attleboro and one on the electric light station located at the Farmers; three bells, one on South Main street, one near Pleasant place, one on Hose 4 house, South Attleboro; one striker located on the church at Lebronville; one indicator at Hose I, one at Hose 2, one at Hose 5; 13 tappers used in the shops, and by members of the Fire Department; 37 fire alarm boxes owned by the town ; one private box owned by the Inter- state Street Railway Company : about 35 miles of wire, and all the necessary tools for keeping the same in repair.
Houses.
The department houses are located as follows : South Main street house occupied by Hose Company No. I; Union street house occupied by Hook and Ladder Company No. I and Hose Company No. 2; the house at Farmers occupied by Hose Company No. 3; the house at South Attleboro occupied by Hook and Ladder Com- pany No. 2 and Hose Company No. 4: house at Hebron- ville occupied by Hose Company No. 5.
Permanent Improvements.
During the past year we have purchased 2,000 feet of hose, one whistle located at the electric light station, one striker located at Hebronville, one fire alarm box located between Dodgeville and Hebronville, one new tipcart, one democrat wagon, two sets of double har-
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nesses used on sprinkling department, two new pony extinguishers used on ladder truck; built a driveway and graded the lot of Hose 3, bought 12 coats for the use of the Fire Department ; one hand reel and 600 feet of hose located at the St. Jean Baptiste Plat ; reserve at the Union street hose house two pungs and one hand reel.
The horse service of the past year has been quite an improvement over former years. We believe in the near future that the horses should be used exclusively for Fire Department purposes.
Fires.
Jan. 8. Still alarm, 9:30 a. m .; fire in shop occupied by Rhodes Bros., Union street; cause, spontaneous combustion.
Jan. 18. Alarm, box 54, 9:30 p. m. ; fire in house 85 Me- chanic street occupied by John Simpson, owned by C. L. Watson ; cause, explosion, oil stove.
Jan. 21. Still alarm, 3:15 a. m .; fire in Read's bakery, Bank street ; cause, overheated furnace.
Feb. 7. Still alarm, 1:45 p. m .; brush fire on North avenue.
Feb. II. Still alarm, 1 :15 p. m. ; grass fire on land of R. D. Manchester, South Main street.
Feb. 16. Alarm, 50x 24, 12:10 p. m. ; brush fire on land of J. Thacher, South Main street.
March 4. Alarm, box 6, 2:13 p. m .; fire at 36 Park street ; building owned by Lyman Dean estate ; occu- pied by S. J. Keniston, Adolph Langton, Bates & Rogers, on first floor; second, Cockran's boarding house ; cause of fire, gas explosion.
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Mar. 6. Alarm. box 71. 6:25 p. m. : fire in house of S. M. Holman 39 Pleasant street.
March 14. Alarm. box 43. 9:18 a. m. : fire in house own- ed by J. B. Morin. Hebron avenue.
March 15. Alarm, box 9. 5 :20 p. m. : fire on top floor of old brick shop. Railroad street. owned by E. A. Robinson estate : Ist floor. Smith & Crosby : 2nd floor, C. H. Allen & Co. : top floor. L. W. Teed & Co.
March 22. Still aların. 2:15 p. m. : brush fire on South L'ain street on land owned by Mr. Leach.
March 23. Alarm, box 72. 11 :05 a. m. : brush fire. Forest street.
March 23. Still alarm. 11:30 a. m .: brush fire. Forest street.
March 24. Alarm, box 72. 9:58 a. m. : brush fire, Foley street.
March 24. Still alarm, 1:30 p. m .: brush fire. Forest street.
March 27. Still alarm. 2:30 p. m. : brush fire off North Attleboro Railroad : put cut by Hose 3.
March 30. Alarm. box 24. 12 31 a. m. : fire off South Main street. building owned by E. W. Ryder.
April 4. Still aların, 11 :20 a. m. : brush fire. Hope street. April 13. Still alarm. 2 p. m. : fire in woods off North Main street : owned by G. St. John Sheffield.
April 18. Still alarm. 7 p. m .: fire at 27 Pearl street : house owned by John Davy, occupied by John Lynch.
April 18. Alarm. box 83. Pawtucket. R. I .. 9:18 p. m .: fire in ice house. Carpenter's pond. owned by Walter Rostwick.
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April 19. Alarm at 10:55 a. m .: brush fire off County street.
April 24. Still alarm, 8 a. m .; woods afire off Park street, owned by Horatio Briggs, John Pike, H. Butterworth.
April 28. Alarm, box 47, 1:15 p. m .; fire 71 Parker street ; house owned by C. L. Watson, occupied by Louis Benway.
April 28. Still alarm, 8 p. m .; chimney fire at house of Herbert Rounds on Park street.
April 29. Three alarms for wood fire off Pleasant street owned by Fred Cooper.
May 7. Alarm, box 6, 9:20 p. m. ; fire in Armory Hall, owned by Alfred Pierce.
May II. Still alarm, 4:30 p. m. ; wood fire rear of Me- chanic street.
May II. Still alarm for same fire rekindled.
May 16. Still alarm, 2:20 p. m .; woods afire on Fourth street.
June 5. Alarm, box 6, 8:40 p. m. : fire in Chilson House, Railroad avenue ; owned by John Chilson, occupied by Herbert Alward and Miss Marsh.
June 13. Alarm, box 35, 10:30 p. m. ; fire at 27 West street ; owned by P. E. Brady, occupied by Sarah Staples.
June 19. Alarm, box 6, 12:24 a. m .; awning caught fire at Sun Office, Railroad avenue.
June 25. Alarm, box 37, 10:45 a. m. ; fire at 24 Hope street ; owned by E. B. Bliss, occupied by Chas. Wil- bur and Louis Benoit.
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July I. Still alarm, 8 p. m. ; fire in dump on Bank street. July 9. Still alarm, II p. m. ; brush fire on Sixth street. July 12. Box 72, 10:30 a. m. ; fire in house owned by J.
McCambridge at 9 Starkey avenue ; cause of fire, oil stove.
July 12. Still aların, 4 p. m. ; fire on Bank street in the dump.
July 17. Alarm, box 71, 4:30 a. m .; fire in building on Pleasant street, owned by Short and Nerney, occu- pied by H. G. Coyle.
July 27. Alarm, box 39, 9:45 p. m .; fire in house on West street owned by Fred Ellis; cause, upsetting of lamp.
Aug. 25. Still alarm, 10:30 a. m .; fire off Peck street in dump.
Sept. I. Alarm, box 56, 1:52 p. m. ; fire on Wolfenden street, building owned by Hiram Cushman.
Sept. 8. Alarm, fire in barn of Addie E. Slater, Muggs- ville.
Sept. 13. Alarm, 8:50 a. m .; fire in house corner Maple and Eden streets, owned by J. Swenson.
Oct. 18. Alarm, box 56, 9:48 p. m. ; fire in dye house of R. Wolfenden's Sons, Wolfenden street; Frank Stearns was injured at the fire.
Oct. 26. Alarm, box 8, 5 a. m .; fire in house of James Rushton, James street ; fire in cellar.
Oct. 26. Alarm, box 17. 6:15 p. m. ; brush fire on High- land avenue.
Nov. 6. Still alarm, 8:20 p. m .: fire in shed on Pine street.
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Nov. 15. Still alarm, 3:30 p. m .; fire on Bank street dump.
Nov. 16. Still alarm, 5 p. m. ; fire on Bank street dump. Nov. 22. Alarm, box 73, 6:30 p. m .; fire at Norton ; building of Emory M. Noyes; cause unknown; burned before, July 15, 1875, at noon ; total loss.
Nov. 24. Still alarm, 5 p. m .; woods afire, Deantown road.
Nov. 26. Still alarm, 2:20 p. m. ; chimney fire, house of William Smith.
Dec. I. Alarm, box 73, 1 :30 p. m. ; house of Isaac Alger, Pleasant street.
Dec. 14. Alarm, box 39, 3:20 a. m. ; fire in house owned by Jos. Newcomb heirs, occupied by Elmer A. Scott ; cause of fire, defective chimney.
Dec. 15. Alarm, box 63, 3:15 p. m. ; fire in house of Ed- ward Ashley, Emory street ; cause, thawing of water pipes.
During the past year we have had a number of dis- astrous fires.
Total number of fires during 1902, 56
Total losses of fires, .$40,224.01
Recommendations.
We would recommend that the town purchase 500 feet of hose.
We would recommend to paint the hook and ladder truck at the Union street hose house.
We would recommend five new fire alarm boxes, one to be placed on the Sanford street school house, one on the corner of Forest and Horton streets, one at South
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Attleboro near the Orr Bros. factory, one on the corner of County and Thacher streets, one on North Main street between Claflin street and John Bates' corner.
We would recommend a steam heater be placed in the hose house at the Farmers.
In conclusion we extend our thanks to the officers and members of the department for their prompt re- sponse to alarms and the interest shown in extinguish- ing fires.
Respectfully submitted, H. R. PACKARD, Chief ; JAMES HOWARTH, E. V. HICKS, Clerk ; Board of Engineers.
TWENTY=THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
There have not been any complaints received by me either of short weights or measures within the past year.
I have visited, tested and sealed weights and meas- ures in seventy-two places, using my own team for transportation. If I had collected the fees as allowed by law where there is no salary voted by the town, it would have amounted to forty-six dollars and eighty-eight cents. Salary as per vote of the town fifty dollars.
I tested and sealed for the year ending January I, 1903, sixteen hundred and sixty milk jars. If paid for by fees as other measures it would amount to forty-nine dollars and eighty cents for which there has been no salary voted. Salary asked for, fifty dollars. -
L. M. STANLEY,
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN.
There has been expended under my direction sixty dollars and sixteen cents for the removal of dead trees and trimming others.
There will be needed quite a large appropriation if you are going to try to check the ravages of the elm tree beetle, which will appear in large numbers in the spring.
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Any measures taken by individuals to protect their trees will prove futile unless the town takes measures to pro- tect the trees within the streets.
I would recommend that the town purchase two sets of apparatus so as to be able to spray the trees while the worms are eating the leaves, for any spraying after they cease to feed on the leaves is useless. A bucket of học water is more efficient to destroy them.
L. M. STANLEY, Tree Warden.
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF OILS.
There has been but one complaint in regard to the quality of the oil sold in town; that oil tested 112 flash, I35 fire.
There is sold by the dealers two grades of oil, the poorest is 130 fire, and the other the Standard Oil Com- pany 150 fire test, all of which is above the requirements of the law.
L. M. STANLEY, Inspector of Oils.
REPORT OF THE INSPECTORS OF CATTLE, PROVISIONS AND MILK.
In my second annual report as Inspector of Cattle, Provisions and Milk I will say I made a thorough inspec- tion of the horned cattle, horses and swine in town in October, and at that time found all in a healthy condition, with one exception.
We had no cases of glanders in town this year,
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although there have been several cases in adjoining towns.
The serious epidemic of foot and mouth disease that broke out in two stables in town late in the fall, I think, has been successfully stamped out.
There have been several cases of dogs biting and injuring cows in town this year, and all persons having dogs of that description should not let them run at large.
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Visits have been made to 119 stables where 569 cows, 117 young cattle, 10 bulls and 246 swine were ex- amined. In the majority of cases the premises were in a well kept and cleanly condition.
The quality of the milk delivered here in town the last year, I think, is fully up to the standard. I have sold 56 milk licenses in town this year.
I have inspected and released 181 cows brought into town by Frank A. Cummings. All are tested before they enter the State by State veterinarians.
Respectfully submitted,
CALEB E. PARMENTER,
Inspector.
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To the Selectmen of Attleborough :
Gentlemen :
In submitting my report I wish first to say : an hon- est man has no place in the cow business. 3 (This means all it implies.) The State obliges all towns to have one or more cattle inspectors and a greater part of the time gives orders to them not to find any trouble.
I have made my inspections in general thoroughly and found cattle in very healthy condition as a whole,
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but more tuberculosis could be found. I have quaran- tined some cows which the State veterinarian said had bad colds and discharged them. Two months afterward I was called again and they still had it, but I had orders from the chief not to place any in quarantine for tuber- culosis, as the money was needed for foot and mouth disease. No cases of the new malady have appeared in my district.
Owing to the favorable weather for fall feed, cows went into winter quarters in better condition than com- mon.
I am satisfied that sinecures instead of farmers get the bulk of all appropriations, and, as conditions now ex- ist, if too much disease was stamped out at once, salaries would die too.
Respectfully, FRANK E. SHAW.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS.
The Park Commissioners beg leave to make the fol- lowing report of their work for the year 1902.
The continued work of building and embellishing Capron Park was begun early in the spring and was car- ried forward until about September Ist., and until the appropriation of $2,000.00 had been expended.
About the middle of March, we had begun negotia- tions with several persons and business houses for the performance of the desired work, first securing the ser- vices of a landscape gardener, Mr. Jacob S. Martin of Providence, whose services had been so satisfactory the year previous.
We next made a contract with the Shady Hill Nursery Company of Boston to plant some 7,800 trees, plants and shrubs, they to furnish all necessary labor, loam and dressing and that work was done under the supervision of Mr. Martin, the Nursery Company having agreed in writing to make good any of their plantings that might die within a space of one year.
The trees are now apparently nearly all in good health, but quite a few of the smaller plantings appear to have died and will, doubtless, be replaced early in the spring.
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Realizing the necessity of having the one mile of drives put in condition, we engaged Mr. R. D. Manches- ter to plough, grade and roll the roads, first removing the rocks and stones, and when his work was finished we had a fairly good road, considering the small amount of money we spent upon it.
Thus the entire appropriation of 1902 was used in working the two features most essential to a public park -plantings and roads.
The memorial building presented to the town by Mr. Marsden J. Perry, was completed, and the keys handed to the town in the latter part of August. Be- fore cold weather set in the building was open to the public every Sunday, and hundreds of our people visited it, all expressing delight at its architecture, solidity, beauty and usefulness, and doubtless as the number of visitors to Capron Park increases, so will the people come to appreciate this splendid acquisitation to the town's wealth and luxuries.
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