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$7,276,475.00
Total value of assessed estate,
May I, 1904, $10,095,220.00
Tax for State, County and Town Purposes, Including
Overlayings.
On personal estate, $ 47,918.67
On real estate, 123,700.07
On polls, . 7,466.00
Total tax, $179,084.74
Rate, $17.00 per thousand.
Increased Valuation for the Year.
On buildings, .$410,357.00
On land, 194,803.00
On personal property,
433,745.00
Gain in valuation, $1,038,905.00 160
Gain in number of polls,
Number of horses assessed, 784
Number of cows assessed, 844
Number of neat cattle assessed, .. 108
Number of swine assessed, . .
365
Number of dwelling houses
assessed, 2,113
Number of acres land assessed, ..
15,000
Number of fowl assessed, 5,768
Value of fowl assessed, $2,115.00
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APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1904.
Military aid, S 120.00
Sidewalks,
3,000.00
Soldiers' relief and medical atten- dance, 3,000.00
Highways and bridges, 12,000.00
Redressing sidewalks. 500.00
School Department.
56,100.00
Library, 2,750.00
Decorating graves of soldiers and . sailors, 300.00
Rent, Wm. A. Streeter Post, 145.
Grand Army of the Republic, 348.00
Pauper Department and medical attendance, 5,500.00
Street lighting, 10,000.00
Patrolmen and police, 2,800.00
Thacher Brook Drain. 1,000.00
Street watering.
2,400.00
Suppressing of illegal sale of liquors, 250.00
Water Department. 3,000.00
Additional cells and tramp house, 1,000.00
Current and incidentals, 1 1,000.00 1
Fire Department, current and in- cidentals, 10,700.00
Hose for Fire Department, 550.00
Rubber covers. Fire Department, 120.00
Fire extinguishers. 80.00
Swinging harnesses. Fire Depart- ment. 100.00
Pung. Fire Department.
100.00
Fire alarm box. Briggs Corner, 250.00
Fire alarm box. Pine and Orange streets.
90.00
Watering streets, South Attle- borough. 500.00
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Assessors' plats, etc., . 800.00
Assessors' plats, appropriation of 1903,
500.00
Clock on church,
1,000.00
Falmouth street,
500.00
Heater at Hebron Hose House,
100.00
Capron Park,
2,000.00
High School building addition,
4,000.00
Dodgeville school house,
1,000,00
St. Jean Baptiste road,
1,000.00
Robinson school house,
1,000.00
Brook street,
834.00
Steam heater at Farmers Hose
250.00
House, appropriation 1903, .. Catch basin, Mulberry street, ap- propriation 1903,
300.00
Overdrafts made in 1903,
3,048.83
Sinking fund,
6,400.00
Interest on bonds,
3,050.00
Interest on notes,
2.400.00
County tax,
14.807.00
State tax,
7.050.00
State highway tax,
132.55
Estimated receipts,
$177,730.38 1,500.00
$176.230.38
Overlayings,
2,854.36
Added taxes,
I33.35
Non-resident bank tax.
759.90
Excise railway tax,
1,850.50
Total tax committed to collector. $181,828.49
WM. H. GOFF, HARRY E. CARPENTER, THOS. G. SADLER, Assessors of Attleborough.
Annual Report of the Board of Engineers.
To the citizens of Attleborough :
The Board of Engineers of the Fire Department sub- mit their annual report for the year ending December 31, 1904.
Force of the Department.
The department consists of a Chief Engineer, two Assistant Engineers, four permanent men, twenty-three regular and six substitute hoseman, twelve regular and four substitute hook and laddermen, and five fire police, all located in the centre of the town ; a hose company at Farmers village, a double company (hook and ladder and hose), at South Attleboro, a hose company at Hebron- ville, a volunteer hose company at St. Jean Plat, and a volunteer company at Briggsville.
ROLL OF THE DEPARTMENT.
Board of Engineers.
Hiram R. Packard, Chief Engineer ; James Howarth, Assistant Engineer ; E. V. Hicks, Assistant Engineer and Clerk.
Hose Company No. I. South Main Street. Charles E. Riley, Foreman ; E. B. Hill, Lieutenant ; Herbert E. Briggs, Clerk; Charles Monroe, Treasurer.
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Hosemen :
M. S. Willard, F. R. Stearns, Will Riley, L. Seagraves,
Archie Young, A. Ferguson, N. Nickerson, Herbert Mckinnon. Substitute : Ed. Bullock. Permanent Man : Bert Riley.
Hose Company No. 2. Union Street.
James Rushton, Foreman ; George White, Lieutenant ;
Albert Parker, Clerk; Watson Rhind, Treasurer. Hosemen :
E. C. Fuller, R. Forbes,
Will Strong,
S. A. Davis, W. Young, F. Nerney,
John Bullock. Substitutes :
Warren Wright, Sidney Burton.
Permanent Men :
Walter Briggs, Joseph Newcomb.
Hook and Ladder Company No. I.
Union Street.
E. S. Cole, Foreman ; George Nash, Lieutenant ;
Arno E. French, Clerk ; G. Irving Boyden, Treasurer. Laddermen :
George Taylor, W. C. Dix,
Charles Sweetland, Charles Young,
Joseph Williams, Fred Clark, E. Smith.
B. Stevens,
Substitutes :
J. Bloom,
Ed. White,
William Smith, Robert Barnes.
Permanent Man : L. Gould.
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Hose Company No. 3.
Farmers. R. W. Sharkey, Foreman; . R. I. Givens, Lieutenant ; A. C. Weeden, Clerk and Treasurer. Hosemen :
M. Slattery, J. F. Nerney, R. Tippins, R. Allen, Wm. Sharpe,
Frank Fowler,
Paul LaCrosse, Herbert Todd.
Substitutes : P. Nessnesian, John Hardt.
Hose Company No. 4. South Attleboro.
J. W. Orr, Foreman ; G. A. Knowles, Lieutenant ; F. B. Crayton, Clerk and Treasurer. Hosemen :
Frank Baker, James Ernhoff, E. H. Orr,
Percy Doran,
M. E. Fox, John Ludgat,
C. McLaughlin, Arthur F. Shaw, Chas. Colton. Substitutes :
S. Schofield, Frank Clayton.
Hook and Ladder Company No. 2.
South Attleboro.
F. J. Murphy, Foreman ;
W. H. Coupe, Lieutenant ;
William Brennan, Clerk.
Laddermen :
John Bora, R. P. Murphy,
John Conway, H. Bunker,
H. C. Mahler, Geo. Aubrey,
Frank H. McGinty, Geo. W. Orr,
H. V. Hopkins. Substitutes :
Dan Driscoll,
J. Lussier,
Frank Knight,
Dan Cameron.
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Hose Company No. 5. Hebronville.
H. A. Smith, Foreman ;
J. S. Robertson, Clerk ;
W. N. Goff, Lieutenant ; J. V. Curran, Treasurer. Hosemen :
W. Corey, A. LaPalme, Wm. Frenier, A. Murphy,
Frank Gross,
C. L. Atwell, A. I. Atwell, E. Atwell, T. Murphy.
Substitutes : A. Houle,
P. Gonier.
Hose Company No. 6.
St. Jean Plat.
Levi Monast, Foreman ; John J. McGale, Lieutenant ; George Cinallier, Treasurer. Hosemen :
A. Doriar, Fred Duquette, Wm. Smith, H. Duquette,
Medor Duquette, Winfret Champagne, P. Dorair,
N. Dorair,
P. Duquette. Substitutes :
Henry Smith, Joseph Smith, Exmer. Mercier.
Hose Company No. 7.
Briggs Corner.
W. F. Murray, Foreman ; E. Woodward, Lieutenant ; J. Field, Treasurer ; Carl Brigham, Clerk.
Hosemen :
F. Wade, Ed. Woodard,
A. W. Brigham, E. Briggs,
Arthur Hicks, J. Fields,
Herbert Rounds, W. A. Vickery.
Substitutes :
F. Worrall,
A. Peck,
H. Briggs.
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Fire Police. Seth R. Briggs, Captain :
Charles E. Wilbur, William Dunham,
Ernest Hemple. George Ide,
Dexter Newell.
Salaries.
Chief Engineer, $400.00 per year.
Assistant Engineers. 100.00 per year.
Foremen. 90.00 per year.
Hosemen, 75.00 per year. Hook and Laddermen. 75.00 per year. Permanent Men, 14.00 per week. Farmer Hose Company, each man, . . 12.50 per year.
South Attleboro Hose Company, each man.
12.50 per year.
South Attleboro Hook and Ladder Company. each man.
Hebronville Hose Company, each
man,
12.50 per year.
St. Jean Plat Hose Company, each man,
2.00 per year.
Briggs Corner Hose Company, 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 ladders and fully equipped with all necessary tools; one two- horse combination hose and chemical wagon, fully equipped : one two-horse wagon. fully equipped : one supply wagon, and 5.450 feet of hose in gocd con- dition, located in the centre of the town ; one one-horse hose wagon, 600 feet of hose, and all necessary 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 condition,
12.50 per year.
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located at South Attleboro; one four-wheel hose reel, 700 feet of hose in fair condition, located at Hebronville ; one hand reel, 800 feet of hose, located at St. Jean Plat ; one hand reel, 800 feet of hose, located at Briggs Corner ; one democrat wagon, one single horse pung and one two-horse pung, located in the centre of the town.
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 four sets of double harnesses. one used by Hose Company No. I, one on Hook and Ladder Truck No. I, one used by Hose Company No. 2, and by Hose Company No. 5, Hebronville ; four single harnesses, one used by Hose Company No. 4, South Attleboro, one by Hose Company No. 3, Farmers, one used by the spare horse at Union street, and one extra harness, all in good condition.
Fire Alarm.
The Gamewell fire alarm system is in use and in good working order. It consists of the following apparatus : Two steam gongs, one at the pumping station at South Attleboro and one at the electric light station located at the Farmers; three bells, one on South Main street, one near Pleasant place, one on Hose No. 4 house, South Attleboro; one striker located on the church at Hebron- ville; one indicator at Hose No. I, one at Hose No. 2, and one at Hose No. 5; 14 tappers used in the shops and by members of the Fire Department ; 43 fire alarm boxes owned by the town; one private box owned by the Interstate Street Railway Company ; about 45 miles of wire, and all the necessary tools for keeping the same in repair.
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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 Com- pany 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; the house at Hebronville occupied by Hose Company No. 5. Hose Company No. 6 is located in the building owned by the St. Jean Improvement Society. Hose Company No. 7 is located in a barn owned by Willard Merry at Briggs Corner.
Permanent Improvements.
During the last year the fire alarm has been extended to Briggs Corner. A fire alarm box has been placed at the corner of Pine and Orange streets. A new single harness has been purchased for Hose Company No. 4, also one for the democrat wagon. A heater has been placed at Hebronville Hose House. A two-horse pung has been purchased. also 1,000 feet of hose, twelve rub- ber covers, and eight new pony fire extinguishers.
Fires, 1904.
Jan. 2. Still alarm, 9:00 a. m., chimney fire at Dr. Sanford's; no damage.
Jan. 3. Alarm, box 39, 12:07 p. m., fire in house of Henry Hardt, Deantown ; damage slight.
Jan. 5. Alarm, box 39. 8:45 a. m., fire at Farmers school house : damage slight.
Jan. 5. Still alarm. 5:50 p. m .. chimney fire on Starkey avenue. house of John McCambridge; no damage. Jan. 19. Alarm. box 42. 9:00 p. m., fire at 234 South Main street, house owned by E. Burtonwood. oc- cupied by Miss Alice Hall: cause of fire. defective chimney.
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Jan. 21. Alarm, box 6, 12:05 p. m., fire in store house of Attleboro Furniture Co., building on North Main street, owned by C. L. Watson; value of contents, $2,500.00 ; loss, $2,150.00; insured for $2,500.00.
Jan. 27. Alarm, at 2:30 a. m., from W. D. Wilmarth & Co. shop; no fire.
Feb. I. Still alarm, 9:30 p. m., chimney fire in Jennison's block, Pine street ; no damage.
Feb. 21. Still alarm, 8:15 a. m., fire in house owned by B. B. Knight at Dodgeville, occupied by William
H. Garner; value of building, $6,000.00; value of contents, $1,500.00; insured for $1,200.00.
Mar. 10. Still alarm, 8:00 p. m., chimney fire in house of Irving Simpson, corner Bank and Dean streets; no damage.
Mar. 10. False alarm, 8:30 p. m., from Mossberg's shop ; no fire.
Mar. 12. Still alarm, 9:45 p. m., chimney fire on Holman street ; no damage.
Mar. 16. Alarm, box 6, 5:40 a. m., for fire in the new Congregational Church on Park street ; second alarm at 6:10 a. m .; building insured for $30,000.00; paid, $1,337.50.
Mar. 16. Still alarm, 8:30 p. m., fire in dump back of Blake's shop on South Main street.
Mar. 19. Still alarm, 6:00 p. m., chimney fire in Holman block; no damage.
Mar. 21. Still alarm, 1:00 a. m., fire in bakery on Bank street ; damage slight ..
Mar. 24. Still alarm, 5:00 p. m., grass fire on Park street ; no damage.
Mar. 26. Alarm, box 72, 8:15 p. m., grass fire on Foley street ; no damage.
Mar. 27. ,Alarm at 8:50 a. m., fire in house owned by the Pawtucket Sash and Blind Co., St. Jean Plat, occupied by Robert McGorrin and others, fire caught from sparks from chimney; insured for $2,500.00 ; loss, $50.00.
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Mar. 27. Alarm, box 71, 11 :30 p. m., fire in shed in rear of No. 57 Forest street; building owned by Wm. Fales, occupied by E. W. Stedman ; cause of fire not known; value of building, $50.00; no insurance, total loss.
Mar. 29. Still alarm, 10:00 a. m., grass fire on Hope street ; 110 damage.
Mar. 30. Still alarm, 10:45 a. m., grass fire on Peck Plat ; no damage.
Mar. 30. Still alarm, II:30 a. m., woods and grass fire on land of Louis Hodges on West street, abou: seven acres burned over ; damage siight.
Mar. 30. Still alarm, 1:30 p. m., grass fire in rear of Pierce & Carpenter's lumber yard ; no damage.
Mar. 30. Still alarm, 2:55 p. m., brush fire on Peck Plat ; no damage.
Mar. 31. Still alarm, 9:45 a. m., grass fire at Cornell & Andrews ; no damage.
April 5. Still alarm, grass fire on St. Jean Plat ; damage slight.
April 5. Still alarm, 1:05 p. m., woods fire at Dodge- ville ; damage slight.
April 5. Three fires, 2:10 p. m., woods fire on land of Oscar Thayer and others; damage slight.
April 5. Still alarm, 4:45 p. m., grass fire, corner North Main and West streets; slight damage to fence owned by Peter Nerney.
April 6. Still alarm, 10:50, brush fire in Dodgeville; damage slight.
April 6. Still alarm, 12:15 a. m., followed by an alarm at 12:25 a. m., second alarm at 12:30 a. m .; fire in Dodgeville, building owned by Hebron Manufactur- ing Co .; fire started in cotton in the shed ; value of building, $2,300.00; loss on building, $1,800.00; value of contents, $7,915.00; loss on contents, $1,680.00 ; no insurance.
April 6. Still alarm, 2:30 p. m., grass fire on Hodges street.
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April 7. Still alarm, 7:50 p. m., chimney fire at 52 Peck street.
April 15. Still alarm, brush fire off South Main street in Hebronville ; damage slight.
April 16. Fire in store of Ira G. Hart on Union street ; damage slight.
April 17. Still alarm, 12:30 p. m., woods fire at Briggs Corner ; no damage.
April 17. Still alarm, grass fire on North avenue; no damage.
April 21. Alarm, box 63, 1 :45 p. m., brush fire on land of J. M. Fisher, Park street; no damage.
April 21. Still alarm, 7:50 p. m., brush fire on land of Albert T. Atwell at Hebronville.
April 23. Still alarm, 12:05 p. m., grass fire on North Main street on land of Philip Brady ; damage slight. April 23. Alarm, box 56, 2:00 p. m., brush fire off County street on land of John Wolfenden; damage slight.
April 23. Still alarm, 6:55 p. m., dump fire on Bank street ; no damage.
April 24. Still alarm, 2:00 p. m., woods fire at Dodge- ville on land of Wm. Smith, about 15 acres burned over ; estimated damage, $75.00; cause unknown.
April 24. Still alarm, 2:15 p. m., brush fire on Summer street ; no damage.
April 24. Still alarm, called Hose Company No. 5 to Seekonk to fight a brush fire.
April 26. Alarm, box 33, 3:45 p. m., fire on roof of shed owned by C. L. Watson, North Main street ; damage slight.
May I. Still alarm, 1:00 p. m., brush fire on Hope street ; no damage.
May 4. Still alarm, 12:15 p. m., woods fire on Deantown road.
May 4. Alarm, box 31, 12:30, woods fire on Deantown road on land of Capron heirs; wood owned by Walter Groves: estimated loss, $300.00; cause un- known.
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May 4. Alarm, box 54, 3:00 p. m., fire on wood land off West street, owned by C. L. Watson and others; estimated damage, $75.00; cause unknown.
May 4. Still alarm, 7:30 p. m., fire starting again on West street; damage slight.
May 4. Still alarm, 3:00 p. m., woods fire on Read street, about 100 acres burned over ; damage slight. May 6. Alarm, box 38, 3:50 p. m., woods fire on Holden street, on land of Philip Brady ; damage slight.
May 6. Alarm, box 73, 5:15 p. m., woods fire off Pleasant street, on land of Horatio Parmenter ; damage slight.
May 7. Still alarm, 3:55, fire rekindled from the day before on Read street ; loss, 25 cords of wood, $50.00; land owned by Mr. Morse.
May 13. Still alarm, 12:30 p. m., fire at Union street fire station; fire caught from a fire in Thomas Stevenson's yard; value of building, $10,000.00 ; value of contents, $5,000.00.
May 14. Alarm, box 16, 9:00 p. m., chimney fire in Dr. Wrightman's house, South Attleboro.
May 27. Still alarm, 3:00 p. m., fire in house owned by G. T. Holmes, South Main street, occupied by John Tewes and Mr. Riley; insurance on Mr. Tewes's furniture, $400.00; insurance on Mr. Riley's furni- ture, $500.00; value of house, $1,500.00; insured for $1,500.00; damage, $280.50; cause of fire, lightning. . June 21. Alarm, 2:30 p. m., fire at the Howard & Bullough Co., Pawtucket, fire extinguished by the Pawtucket Fire Department ; damage slight.
June 23. Alarm, 4:00 p. m., from C. H. Eden's shop, caused by broken wire; no fire.
June 27. Still alarm, 10:00 p. m., for fire in sleepers. back of grain mill.
July 4. Alarm, box 73, 2:35 a. m., fire in house owned by Mrs. McSoley ; insured for $400.00 ; paid $400.00. July 4. Still alarm, 6:10 a. m., fire breaking out again on Pleasant street.
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July 4. Alarm, box 62, 4:45, fire in shed at No. 21 Morey street, occupied by D. A. Simmonds, owned by S. F. Hall ; damage, $10.00.
July 6. Fire at 3:00 p. m., at St. Jean Baptiste Plat, in house owned by Pawtucket Sash and Blind Co., occupied by Frank Vasset and others; house insured for $2,500.00; loss, $75.00; value of contents, $1,500.00; insurance on contents, $500.00; loss, $25.00.
July 9. Alarm, box 71, 11:15 a. m., fire on Falmouth street, in building owned by. S. M. Holman, occupied by Geo. L. Adams.
July 12. Still alarm, 12:45 p. m., fire on roof of Pierce & Carpenter's coal sheds.
July 30. Still alarm, II:15 a. m., chimney fire at 57 Peck street; no damage.
Aug. 25. Still alarm, 11:00 a. m., grass fire on Hope street ; no damage.
Aug. 29. Alarm, box 42, 11 :35 p. m., fire in building off South Main street, owned by A. B. Carpenter, occupied by Adolph Larochelle; loss on building, none ; on contents, $450.00; insured for $400.00.
Aug. 30. Alarm, box 48, 11:05 p. m., fire in barn on Maple street, owned by Lawrence Dwyer; insured for $500.00; loss, $5.00; no insurance on contents ; loss, $15.00.
Sept. 20. No alarm, 9:00 p. m., fire in house owned by Nellie Locombe on Wilmarth street; total loss; insured for $200.00.
Oct. 16. Still alarm, 9:10 a. m., chimney fire, corner Highland and Second streets; no damage.
Oct. 17. Still alarm, 1:30 p. m., brush fire off Bank street ; no damage.
Oct. 20. False alarm, 4:30 a. m., from C. H. Eden's.
Oct. 23. Still alarm, 4:12, brush fire on Fifth street ; no damage.
Oct. 25. Still alarm, 6:20 p. m., brush fire on Beacon street ; no damage.
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Nov. 7. Aların, box 6, 3:10 p. m., fire on roof of shed in rear of Robinson's shop ; damage slight.
Nov. 7. Still alarm, 3:30 p. m., dump fire on Beacon street ; no damage.
Nov. II. Still alarm, 5:20 p. m., chimney fire in the Bay State Optical building on Pleasant street; no damage.
Nov. 12. Still alarm, 10:00 a. m., fire in house owned by John Eden on South Main street ; damage slight. Nov. 12. Still alarm, 11 :40 a. m., dump fire off North Main street ; no damage.
Nov. 14. Still alarm, 10:55, chimney fire in house owned by Frank Seymour on Clifton street; no damage.
Nov. 18. Still alarm, 6:12, brush fire on Benefit street ; no damage.
Nov. 26. Still alarm, 3 :45 p. m., grass fire back of Bates shop on County street ; no damage.
Nov. 30. Still alarm, 2:50 a. m., bell alarm, box 12, 2:55 a. m., fire in house owned by Mrs. Horace N. Cooper on Read street; value of building, $2,500.00; total loss; no insurance; value of contents, $500.00; loss on contents, $300.00; damage to contents, $250.00; cause of fire not known.
Dec. 13. Alarm, box 72, 7:00 a. m., chimney fire at No. 166 Pleasant street ; no damage.
Dec. 21. Still alarm, chimney fire at No. 104 Union street ; no damage.
Dec. 23. Alarm, box 52, 5:05 p. m., fire at No. I Prospect street, house owned and occupied by Fred Lincoln ; cause, upsetting of a lamp; damage slight. Dec. 31. Still alarm, 6:10 p. m., fire at Snell's shop; no damage.
During the year 1904, we have had no very disastrous fires, although the number of alarms has far exceeded any of the preceding years ..
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Total number of fires and alarms,
92
Bell alarms,
26
Still alarms,
59
False alarms,
4
Fire where there were no alarms,
3
Fire in buildings, 3I
Woods, grass and brush,
42
Chimneys, I5
Total property at risk in the fires, not in-
cluding the Howard & Bullough Co. fire, $102,175.00
Loss, 12,047.96
Insurance paid, 5,532.96
· Loss over insurance, 6,515.00
Recommendations.
We would recommend that the appropriations for current and incidental expenses be the same as last year.
We would recommend that the town purchase a storage battery and repeater for the fire alarm system.
In conclusion we extend our thanks to the officers and members of the department for their prompt response to alarms, and the interest shown in extinguishing fires. Respectfully submitted, H. R. PACKARD, Chief; JAMES HOWARTH, E. V. HICKS, Clerk ; Board of Engineers.
Report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures.
There have been a number of small stores opened during the past year, some of them in kitchens, others in small buildings erected for that purpose.
There have been two prosecutions of parties from Rhode Island, one for selling vegetables measured in an unsealed measure, the other one a junk dealer who was using a pair of spring scales, doctored so that he could weigh six or eight pounds, then the spring was fastened so that if the junk weighed twenty pounds it would only show eight pounds weight. Both parties were brought into court and fined $50.00 and costs each.
I have sealed 3,440 milk jars the year past.
L. M. STANLEY, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Annual Report of the Inspector of Kerosene Oil.
There have been no complaints made to me during the past year, and so far as I have been able to ascertain there has been but one grade of kerosene oil sold in town in the past year, that is the Standard Oil Co.'s 150 degrees fire test.
L. M. STANLEY,
Inspector of Kerosene Oil.
Report of the Inspector of Cattle Provisions and Milk.
To the Selectmen of Attleborough :
Gentlemen :
In my fourth annual report as Inspector of Cattle, Provisions and Milk, I will say I made a thorough in- spection of all the horned cattle and swine in town in October.
Visits have been made to 176 stables, where 864 cows, four oxen, 168 young cattle, 17 bulls, and 819 swine were examined, and at that time found nearly all in a healthy condition.
There has been a marked improvement in the quality of the cattle in town in the last four years, owing largely to the fresh supply of cows being shipped into town by different parties.
I have inspected and released 273 cows this year brought into the town from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
I have made 15 visits to Joseph Woods's slaughter house in South Attleboro during the year to inspect 29 head of cattle after they were dressed, and found them all healthy.
I have quarantined five cows during the year, under suspicion of having the disease known as tuberculosis. They were all condemned and killed.
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During the year I have quarantined seven cows brought into the State without a permit.
I have sold 63 licenses to sell milk this year, which is eight more than I sold last year.
I think the milk brought into town the last year on the whole has been very good.
Respectfully submitted,
CALEB E. PARMENTER,
Inspector.
Annual Report of the Park Commissioners.
To the citizens of Attleborough :
Your Commissioners have endeavored to make the most of the money granted them for the purpose of im- proving Capron Park, and think that the results will bear us out in the conclusion that a great deal has been accomplished for the money expended.
The whole frontage of the park, on both County and Dennis streets, some seventeen hundred feet in length and from two hundred to three hundred and fifty feet in depth and comprising ten or more acres, or a large one- third of the park, has been cleared of stones, stumps and roots, and is grassed over and now presents a very attractive appearance to the eye.
We do not know how many of our citizens have, dur- ing the past year, looked over the land given for Capron Park, but we feel that an agreeable surprise awaits any that may do so, and that they will appreciate the im- provements already taken place and the possibility of making this ground a really attractive and beautiful place.
The need of public open spaces in a town, in addition to the highways, is now too generally acknowledged to call for argument, and it is well to point out that as a. town grows the difficulty of obtaining such places in- creases and they become extremely expensive. With the fact in mind that parks are fast becoming one of the necessities of modern life, the town or city which
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