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West Division.
Under the direction of Robert W. Sharkey the work was performed as follows :
North avenue was graveled for a distance of 1170 feet.
West street was graveled for a distance of 1070 feet.
Dennis street was cut to a sub grade for a distance of 900 feet.
One thousand three hundred and forty-nine loads of gravel were used in this division.
Three hundred and sixty-eight loads of stone, loam and gutter dirt were also used in this division.
One stone drain was rebuilt on West street.
The brush has been cut from the sides of all the streets in this section.
The streets in this section have been crowned with a road machine and are in very good condition.
South Division.
Under the direction of Henry A. Lord the streets were scraped in the early part of the season and general repairs done on County and Locust streets.
Read street has been graveled for a distance of 450 feet on a sandy hill where the grade was 5%. thus im- proving the street materially.
Oak Hill avenue has been graveled for a distance of 3.685 feet and a section of the street has been rolled, with the steam roller, thereby giving satisfaction.
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The sidewalk leading from Hebronville to Dodgeville has been repaired for a distance of 2,685 feet.
South Main street was repaired with crushed stone, filling all depressions. One hundred and eighty-eight tons of crushed stone were used on this street.
Number of loads of gravel used 2,863
Number of loads of ashes used 426
Number of loads of dirt removed from street 290
The board fence on Hebron hill has been repaired at the expense of $62.00, also a large amount of brush has been cut from the sides of the road in this section.
Southwest Division.
The streets in this section of the Town are still under the supervision of George W. Allen, who performed his duties as follows :
All roads were scraped and stone removed from the same. Repaired the fence and hill on West Carpenter street, in St. Jean the Baptist village, depositing thereon 93 loads of gravel.
Brown street was graveled from Robinson avenue to the foot of the hill, a distance of one thousand six hun- dred feet. Four hundred and eighty-four loads of gravel were used on this street.
The largest amount of work was performed on New- port avenue. The street was brought to grade and a coat of good gravel was put on for a distance of one and one-quarter miles, from Orr's Corner to Washington street, after which the same was made firm by the use of a steam roller.
The sidewalk was repaired from the cemetery to Bar- rows Tavern.
The steam roller was also used on West street, Men- don road, Highland avenue and Robinson avenue.
A culvert on Mendon avenue was rebuilt and five
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stand pipes were paved around. One thousand nine hun- dred and forty loads of gravel were used on Newport avenue, also 468 loads of ashes.
Mendon Avenue.
Under a special appropriation this street has been worked to grade from Washington street to Turner street. Eight hundred and fifty loads of poor material were removed from the northern end of the street and used on the southern end of the same. Seven hundred and thirty loads of gravel were used on this street.
Turner Street.
Under a special appropriation a large amount of work was performed on this street. This street was straight- ened and a new drain built of 18-inch Akron pipe. A number of large trees were removed and the grade was made easier on the south side. The street was brought to grade for three-quarters of a mile, or from the Rhode Island line to the McManus bridge. Three thousand six hundred and sixty loads of material were used on this street.
Richardson Avenue.
This street has been improved for the distance of one mile. The street was brought to grade by using the road machine, and a coat of choice gravel was placed the entire length of the street. The total number of loads of gravel used on this street was 1,140. The material was taken from Mathewson's bank on Linsey street. There was no good gravel in the vicinity of the street, and good results were made possible through the kind- ness of Crawford Thurber, who allowed the gravel to be carted across his land.
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Hayward Street.
An appropriation of $400.00 was made for the im- provement of this street. As there was no curbing on the north side of this street it was deemed advisable to use the amount of the appropriation for curbing and paving gutters, thereby making a good sidewalk.
Number of feet curbed. 565
Number of loads of gravel used 88
Number of loads of ashes used 55
The street has been graveled for a distance of 200 feet, but has not been brought to grade.
Cliff Street.
An appropriation of $100.00 was made for this street and it was considered advisable to expend the amount on curbing and paving gutters on the east side of the street. In this manner we provided a course for the water, which otherwise would be liable to cause wash- outs during severe storms, as the grade of this street and Hayward street is about 3%. This street was curbed and gutters paved to the extent of 375 feet.
George Street.
An appropriation of $500.00 was expended on this street in the following manner :
The street was brought to grade by cutting down the northern end and using the same to fill in the depres- sions in the street. The street was brought to grade from Park street to a bridge on the above street, a dis- tance of 600 feet. Eight hundred and ninety loads of gravel were used on this street.
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John Street.
This street has been brought to grade for a distance of 1,000 feet. The material used on this street was taken from a bank on North avenue that is considered to be one of the best gravel banks in our Town. Our plan of completing the work on this street is to allow the gravel to settle during the winter months, after which we would use the road machine and steam roller, making a hard, smooth surface. In building this street we used 702 loads of gravel.
Hodges Street.
This street has been brought to grade from Elizabeth street to a point about 300 feet south of John street on the western side. Three hundred dollars was appro- priated for this street and 544 loads of gravel were used in completing the work.
Wall Street.
This street is now completed. It was necessary to raise the wall three feet, after which the street was raised to a sub-grade, the sidewalks curbed and the gutters paved. The street was also macadamized. The banks on the north side of the street were loamed and seeded, also the banks on the southern side of the street were loamed and seeded. Four hundred and fifty feet of fence were built along the street.
Number of feet of curbing set on this street 1,350
Number of feet of gutters paved 2,094 Number of feet of gravel for sub-grade 2,961 Number of yards of concrete gutters ..
411/2 Number of tons of crushed stone used. .. 757
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Speedway.
At a special Town meeting an appropriation of $1,500.00 was made to put the Speedway in a more elas- tic condition, thus allowing horses with tender feet to travel with greater ease.
The street was ploughed and about 200 tons of stone was taken from the surface and deposited at the crusher. It was then harrowed and a five-inch depth of subsoil placed thereon, after which a one-inch depth of screened gravel was placed on the surface, thus completing the Speedway.
Peck Street.
The work of extending this street from Holden street to Pleasant street was performed in the following man- ner : An arch was built under the tracks belonging to the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Company, allowing 12 feet from the street to the top of the arch. Retaining walls were built on both sides of the streets east of the railroad tracks. Quincy granite was the material used in erect- ing the retaining walls. On the western side of the rail- road a retaining wall was built next to the Bliss prop- erty. The sidewalks were curbed, gutters paved, and 250 yards of concreting was done. The part of the street under the arch was filled with field stone for a depth of two and one-half feet to allow the water free access to drain. This street was also macadamized. The question of drainage, which was successfully solved, was as fol- lows: A drain was built under the sidewalk beneath the arch and was covered with flagstone. These drains were connected with the main sewer at the Pleasant street bridge by means of an 18-inch Akron pipe. The grade was very slight, making it a very particular job. The work of laying the drain pipe was done by men employed by the water department, thereby saving the Town
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$800.00, which was the difference between the lowest bid, which was $2.50 per foot, and the cost of the work. There are three manholes and three catch basins con- nected with the drain. The banks on the west side of the railroad were sloped and a coating of loam six inches in depth was put on.
Park Avenue Drain.
The work of building and covering the drain between Pine street and Thacher Brook drain was commenced in 1905 and is now completed. The work was performed in the following manner: The sides and top of the drain were constructed of chestnut plank three inches in thick- ness and covered with gravel 12 inches deep for a dis- tance of 1,090 feet. There was also one large catch basin built to conduct the water from Park avenue to the drain.
Pleasant Street Drain.
An appropriation of $350.00 was appropriated to drain a part of Pleasant street. The work was performed in the following manner: Commencing with Starkey ave- nte a 12-inch Akron pipe was laid for a distance of 885 feet, conveying the surface water to a pond owned by Charles Knight. Three catch basins and one manhole were built to conduct the water from the gutter to the drain pipe.
Street Sprinkling Department.
During the past season we used six watering carts to perform the work of sprinkling the streets. The dis- tance of each route was measured. They were as fol- lows :
Southern route, in charge of Daniel Callahan. . 3 1-5 miles Western route, in charge of T. E. Perrin .... 3 1-5 miles
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Eastern route, in charge of A. W. Parmenter. . 31/2 miles Central route, in charge of R. D. Manchester. . 31/4 miles Northern route, in charge of W. C. Goff .... 3 5-8 miles So. Attleborough route, in charge of F. E. Shaw . 334 miles
This makes a total of 201/2 miles. We also have an extra sprinkling cart, which was purchased this year. With an additional appropriation of $600.00 the streets could be sprinkled from Thacher's Brook, on South Main street, where we now leave off, to the Seekonk line.
Bridges and Culverts and Drains.
The repairs on bridges have been comparatively small this year. Mechanics street bridge has been re-covered with three-inch spruce plank. Bank street bridge has been repaired, and next year it will be necessary to make extensive repairs on this bridge. County street bridge will also need repairing next year. On account of the abolition of grade crossings we have six wooden bridges over the tracks of the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., with an area of 20,000 square feet. which the Town must care for. It will be necessary to cover these bridges once in three or four years at a cost of about $1,500.00. There will also be manholes and catch basins to care for, as there has been 22 new catch basins and manholes built during the year and about 6,000 feet of sewer pipe laid. The old catch basins, numbering 83, have been cleaned, the work being performed by Frank Dickinson.
Sidewalk Department.
Although the appropriation for new curbing for side- walks was $1,000.00 less than that of last year. we have been able to set a large amount of curbing. The work was performed on the following streets :
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Feet.
Railroad avenue
423
South Main street
717
County street
94 6 in.
Olive street
2II
Perrin street
665
Pleasant street
370
John street
857
North Main street
243 6 in.
Hayward street
585
Cliff street
375
Falmouth street
98
4,639
feet of curbing. Also 1,546 yards of paving have been completed. In order to show the number of feet of curb- ing set during the year I will submit the following figures :
Feet.
Peck street
920
Wall street
1,359
Olive street
50
Under Highway Appropriation :
Feet.
Peck street
105
Forest street
1,217
Pleasant street
I30
Park street
276
Railroad avenue
273
Briggs Corner
I35
2.136
4.465
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Sidewalks 4.639
Total 9,104
Respectfully submitted, H. A. SMITH, Superintendent of Streets.
Annual Report of the Overseers of the Poor
To the Citizens of Attleborough :
The Overseers of the Poor beg leave to make this their annual report.
As soon as convenient after the annual Town election of 1906 the Board met and organized by the choice of Joseph V. Curran, Chairman ; Benjamin P. King, Clerk, and George M. Gustin, Visitor, and immediately took up the work.
The business of the department has proceeded in its usual way and peace and harmony have prevailed throughout the year.
Every effort has been put forth to serve the Town in its best interests, and we feel that much has been ac- complished.
Realizing that the needs of the department, as pre- sented by the reports of 1905, the Town, at its annual Town meeting, raised the appropriation to seven thousand dollars ($7,000.00) general, and five hundred dollars ($500.00) for medical attendance.
We have endeavored to be just and fair in all our deal- ¿ ings with those who have applied for relief, believing that it is better to be deceived sometimes rather than that a needy and worthy person should suffer. Our new Visitor has applied himself diligently to his work and has accomplished much during the year. You will see
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by the financial statement that we have exceeded our appropriation $922.25. This was largely due by having at the last moment several unexpected bills from two or three sources, hospital bills and others handed in that we had not figured on, which amounted to about five hundred dollars ($500.00), and also not receiving a re- turn of our credits from several towns and cities, amounting to more than, or about, three hundred dollars (300.00), owing to our being unable to present those bills on time, which will, of course, come into the account of 1907.
We feel that we are making a steady gain at the Farm, and the prospects are, if the present policy is carried on, that the Farm will in the future do much to help itselt in the way of support. Our Superintendent, Mr. Nelson Hager, is a hard worker, and keeps well in mind the in- terests that he is serving. There have been 21 different persons cared for at the Farm this year, making an average of seven and two-thirds. There are at present seven inmates. The total number receiving aid from the department this year is 113. A list of those aided you will find with this report. We recommend the same ap- propriation as last year, seven thousand dollars ($7,000.00) general, and five hundred dollars ($500.00) medical attendance.
In order to properly preserve the buildings at the Farm it will be necessary to shingle the barn and one roof of the house (old part) and paint all the buildings, and some of the flooring in the old part of the house re- laid. We do not feel like doing this out of our regular appropriation, and we therefore ask for a special ap- propriation of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for that purpose. We have estimated the probable cost as well as we can and we think that that sum will do the work.
Following will be found a financial statement :
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
To account of annual appropriation $7,000.00 To account of medical appropriation 500.00
Total
$7,500.00
Received: from Everett Keynolds,
wife's account $50.00
Received from City of New Bed- ford
I12.90
Received from A. W. Lamb, milk. .
447.63
Received from Town of Wilbraham
155.50
Received from City of Taunton ....
84.10
Received from City of Somerville.
117.25
Received from Town of Foxboro ..
13.75
Received from Town of Grafton ...
1.70
Received from Town of Needham. .
90.30
Received from Town of North Attle- borough 10.00
Received from Town of Mansfield.
40.50
Received from City of Lawrence ..
76.00
Received from City of Fall River ..
6.00
Received from State of Massachu- setts
1.05
Received from Superintendent of
Town Farm 267.74
Received for aid rendered Jos.
Longley 2.00
Received for aid rendered Michael Murry 66.41
Received from two duplicate bills .. 2.50
$1.545.33
$9,045.33
To amount overdrawn
922.45
$9.967.78
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Office Expenses.
Attleborough Steam and Electric
Co
$13.17
Providence Telephone Co. 19.85
Times Publishing Co.
4.50
C. S. Binner & Co.
11.00
B. P. King
2.05
Sun Publishing Co. 19.20
A. M. Everett
.95
Standard Printing Co.
10.00
Hobbs & Warren
8.50
Geo. I. Simpson
12.50
J. A. Welsh
14.50
Sampson & Murdock
2.00
$118.22
Salaries.
A. M. Everett
$ 47.86
B. P. King I 50.00
J. V. Curran 119.21
G. M. Gustin
224.64
$541.71
Burials.
D. H. Smith $75.00
Town Farm. $75.00
E. A. Briggs & Co. $899.73
Carpenter Coal and Lumber Co. II.86
French & Brownell 21.83
T. E. McCaffrey 15.35
Phinotas Chemical Co. 17.50
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Providence Telephone Co.
12.20
M. F. Ashley
12.31
Attleborough Coal Co.
4.50
Auto Electric Co. 2.00
Aldrich & Chipman
3.00
Henry Ash 8.90
W. E. Barrett & Co.
.45
Geo. R. Bullock
25.00
Seneca Cole
236.70
Dodge & Canfield II.60
E. H. Frink 6.00
J. W. Gifford & Co. 9.72
W. N. Goff
3.17
G. H. Herrick 2.00
Nelson Hagar
400.00
Clifton Hagar
180.00
Robert Given
1.75
Charles J. Jagger
147.87
Jacobs Clothing Co.
1.00
McDuff Coal Co.
I43.75
M. S. Mead
5.20
G. A. Monroe 471.17
J. P. Mowry
31.20
Lilly & Morgan
4.25
Dr. C. E. Richardson
3.35
Geo. H. Snell
197.55
W. H. Smith
1.00
G. A. Sweeney
4.13
San Souci Department Store
35.64
J. L. Tobitt
.55
R. Williams
30.00
Whiting Nursery Co.
33.00
Rents. $2,995.23
Attleborough Gas Co.
$ 96.00
Horton & Bicknell
90.00
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John Blaney
65.00
Mrs. Wm. Haley
18.00
Mrs. Francis Martin
I20.00
P. S. McGee
23.00
Annie Malley
42.00
$454.00
Shoes and Clothing.
P. J. Cooney
$ 35.60
Jacobs Clothing Co.
25.00
T. E. McCaffrey
28.76
J. P. Mowry
5.75
Enterprise Shoe Store
4.50
San Souci Dept. Store
57.10
Hebronville Store
6.00
Aldrich & Chipman
3.90
Haynes Dry Goods Store
1.50
Boston Shoe Store
1.50
$169.61
Fuel.
Attleborough Coal Co. $53.85
Carpenter Coal and Lumber Co .. 2.10
Darlington Coal Co. 7.85
Hebronville Store®
2.10
Olney Paine Coal Co. 17.30
W. H. Riley & Son
2.00
Smith & Hodges
51.60
O. S. Thayer
2.50
Groceries and Provisions.
H. F. Bliss $ 96.00
George L. Bates
24.50
$139.30
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John Connor
84.00
W. H. Clark
427.50
John Daly
83.00
Dix & Taylor
53.50
Hebronville Store
74.48
Hicks Bros.
308.00
Frank Shaw
90.50
Frank Stead
76.50
Geo. M. Worrall
101.50
Seneca Cole
79.50
Dodgeville Store
7.00
East Side Grocery
139.50
T. F. Gilroy
86.50
Interstate Cash Grocery
2.00
Geo. A. Monroe
184.50
Jacques Mercier
2.00
J. A. Champigney 2.00
W. W. Cobb
50.00
L. Z. Carpenter
74.50
North Attleborough
88.45
Walter M. Brown
95.00
Wm. Frenier 68.00
Perry Grocery Store
10.00
Louis Tremblay
75.00
Geo. L. Wetherell & Sons
6.50
John F. Angell
8.00
E. S. Cole
II.50
A. G. Bruce
10.50
W. N. Goff
30.00
City of New Bedford
6.41
Mrs. E. Ray
8.00
City of Newton
23.38
$2,487.72
Board.
Briggs Hotel
$
.50
Geo. D. Donovan
94.00
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F. L. Brooks
55.00
Caroline Chaponvil
45.50
F. W. Pierce
72.00
Mrs. Henry Parker
16.84
Mary Easterbrooks
21.86
Annie Malley
42.00
Mrs. A. R. Stephens
6.00
Mrs. John F. Burton
26.00
Town of Hubbardston
261.14
$640.84
Cities and Towns.
City of Boston $239.65
Town of Bourn
31.50
Morton Hospital 64.00
Town of Norton
37.25
Town of Hubbardston
104.00
City of New Bedford
28.97
City of Newton
7.55
Town of Plymouth
185.50
Town of Sharon
368.67
City of Worcester
140.00
$1,207.09
State.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. .
$47.37
Massachusetts Hospital for Epilep-
tics 212.17
Foxboro State Hospital 93.32
Massachusetts School for Feeble
Minded
155.06
$507.92
Medical Attendance.
Dr. F. E. Babcock $ 19.50 Dr. R. P. Kent 360.35
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Dr. Murphy
34.29
Dr. Milot 9.72
Dr. Burnett II.17
Dr. Battershall
25.20
Dr. Maxwell
29.62
Dr. J. W. Clarke
16.71
Dr. Monty 12.90
$519.46
Transportation.
H. B. Shaw
$ 4.25
J. V. Curran 6.65
G. M. Gustin 37.04
D. H. Smith
16.40
Miscellaneous.
Attleborough Drug Store $ 6.64
Q. Marchmer
3.00
Mrs. Amanda R. Phinney
13.50
Lilly & Morgan
1.50
Geo. F. Ide 2.00
Geo. I. Simpson
15.95
G. F. Bicknell
1.25
J. H. Nerney
3.50
Expenditures. $47.34
Bills Paid.
February $ 5.48- 15.00
March
531.73+ 15.00
April
1,101.08
May
648.79
$64.34
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June
751.13
July
1,147.44
August
616.27
September
757.87
October
685.38
November
442.74
December
2,697.35
$9,967.78
Credits and appropriations 9,045.33
$922.45
Examined January 25, 1907, and found correct.
BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY, FREDERICK L. LeBARON, WM. L. ELLIOT,
Auditors.
Town Farm Account, 1906.
Dr.
Inventory, January 1, 1906. $3,084.19
Received from Town Treasurer 2,995.23
Expended by Superintendent 173.85
$6,253.27
Cr.
Inventory, January I, 1907. $3,214.19
Received for milk 447.63
Received for cows and calves . 88.00
Received for pigs and hogs. 180.88
Received for fruit and vegetables 106.27
Received for eggs
II.04
Received for board
94.4I
Received for miscellaneous
3.52
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Cash to Town Treasurer
267.74
Balance on hand
33.30
$4,446.98
Cost of maintenance $1,806.29
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
Dr.
Received for pigs and hogs. . $180.88
Received for cows and calves
88.00
Received for fruit and vegetables. 106.27
Received for eggs
.50
Received for board
28.00
Received for miscellaneous
3.52
$407.17
Cr
Cash paid for labor
$ 94.00
Cash paid for pasturage
16.00
Cash paid for supplies for house ...
17.17
Cash paid for freight and express ..
1.77
Cash paid for engine
.75
Cash paid for shoes and clothing ..
9.78
Cash paid for hospital, Ex. Molon
2.25
Cash paid to Town Treasurer
199.60
Cash paid for miscellaneous expense 32.55
Balance
33.30
$407.17
JOSEPH V.CURRAN, BENJ. P. KING, GEO. M. GUSTIN, Overseers of the Poor, Attleborough, Mass.
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List of Those Aided Outside the Poor House in 1906.
Felix Burton,
Charles A. Hoddie,
Mary J. Barton,
George T. Horn,
Hugh Broadbent,
Seth S. James,
Mrs. Mary Barton,
Thomas Kirby,
Mrs. Charles Bilson,
Henry Lonergan,
Edward A. Belcher,
Lizzie Richards,
Mrs. Burke,
Mrs. Staplin,
Mrs. Thomas Curran,
Mrs. J. Smith,
Mary Cash,
Charles Simpson,
Stephen Donyea,
Joseph Sheldon,
Jane Dalton,
John Dodd,
Jerry Frowley,
Clara Tarbell,
Margaret J. Freeman,
Mrs. W. C. Gifford,
Emeline Williams,
Annie Gregory,
Mrs. Mary Waldron,
Paul Gilman,
Chester A. White,
George T. Lee,
Minnie Wood,
James McNulty,
George N. Wilsum,
Catherine Molley,
Alfred Doigle,
Ed. Macdonald,
Nelson Perry,
Hugh McNulty,
Frank P. Flynn,
Mrs. George Monroe,
Ann Murphy,
*Peter Kelly,
Renford A. Mckenzie,
James McNamee,
Mrs. Wm. Paginton,
J. W. Pierce,
*Albert Jilson, *Barney Nolan, Pat Day, Ector Bellevoner,
Mrs. Thomas Pickett, J. Peterson, Albert Pond and family, Mrs. Everett Reynolds, Flora Riley, F. H. Guild,
James Higgins, Clara Hoddie,
*Frank Fuller,
*John Driscoll, *W. F. Shattuck,
Mrs. Ella M. Gardner, Mrs. Samuel F. Wightman, Alexander Simameau, Joseph Lange,
Christopher N. Knight, Patrick Dunn,
Mrs. Webber,
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Patrick Dwyer, Nellie Field,
Mrs. Rosana Rivers,
Charles W. Gilmore, Frank B. Cutting,
Campbell Boyle.
Janet Pirrett,
Lucy Scharmer, Salina Caderett,
Mrs. Edwin Stalker,
George E. McMahon,
Alexander Sewell,
Albert Bruno,
Henry Verdon,
Michael Larkin,
Ida McMillan,
Frank E. Austin,
Edward C. English,
Mrs. Mary Morgan,
Thomas P. Kelley,
Antoine Bedard, Ethel Peasly,
Frank Williams,
Joseph Willet, Malvina B. Miner,
Leonora Middleton, Edmund Lord,
Gardner L. Hewins,
Mary A. Murry,
Patrick Foaly.
Rosaline Redmond,
Mrs. Patrick W. Greene,
Onesime Bergeron,
Charles W. Thurber.
John E. Farrell,
*Now at the Farm.
Georgiana Herbert, Mary Goyette, Mrs. James Dolan,
Laura M. Handy,
Annual Report of the Board of Health
To the Citizens of Attleborough :
The Board of Health hereby submits its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1906.
The Board continued the same organization as that of 1905, with the exception that Dr. W. O. Hewitt was ap- pointed Registrar of Deaths and Burials.
Over 25 sessions have been held during the year, and several excursions to the various parts of the Town, inspecting and abating nuisances.
During the earlier part of the year there was a wide- spread epidemic of measles, 24 cases being reported. Although these cases seriously interfered with the schools, there were no fatalities. The same is true of the 12 cases of diphtheria, the lack of mortality among the latter being due in all probability to the more scientific treatment of these cases by anti-toxine. There were also no fatal cases among the six cases of scarlet fever. Typhoid fever claimed two cases and cerebro-spinal meningitis one.
Every house in which scarlet fever , diphtheria or cere- bro-spinal meningitis occurred was carefully fumigated and there has been no return of the disease in any house so fumigated.
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