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$3.166.17
DECORATING SOLDIERS' GRAVES. 1
Dr.
Appropriation
$300.00
Cr. $300.00
Wm. A. Streeter Post, G. A. R. $300.00
$300.00
35
ANNUAL REPORT.
Rent, G. A. R. Dr.
Appropriation $348.00
Cr. $348.00
Wm. A. Streeter Post, G. A. R.
$348.00
$348.00
SUPPRESSION OF ILLEGAL SALE OF LIQUOR.
Dr.
Appropriation
$250.00
$250.00
Cr.
J. H. Nerney
$50.00
Unexpended balance
200.00
$250.00
SOLDIERS' MONUMENT.
Appropriation
$8,000.00
$8,000.00
Cr.
Karl H. Hyde
$
8.75
Unexpended balance
7,991.25
$8,000.00
Dr.
36
ANNUAL REPORT.
PROVINCETOWN MONUMENT.
Dr
Appropriation $45.00
Cr. $45.00
Kavanagh Bros. $45.00
$45.00
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
Dr.
Appropriation $13,000.00
Balance from 1906 1,669.93
Excise tax from Interstate Street
Railway Co. 2,193.97
Norton & Taunton Street Railway
Co., Excise tax, 1906 39.52
Bristol County Street Railway Co., Excise tax 202.4I
Street Railway tax 2,788.80
Providence Telephone Co., use of
streets for conduits 25.00
Interstate Consolidated Street Rail- way Co., moving snow 100.00
R. I. Co., for pipe, use of tools and materials 108.59
G. L. Claflin, crushed stone, material and labor 48.10
Fred Simmons, use of road roller. . 1.00
A. Rounds, for pipe 6.80
S. O. Bigney, crushed stone, labor and material 16.58
37
ANNUAL REPORT.
Sewer entrances
225.00
Sale of dirt
89.14
Sale of stone 498.01
Sale of gravel
65.55
Sale of loam
6.00
Sale of hay
35.24
Sale of horse
125.00
Work done by Highway Department for
School Department 2.40
. Setting out trees on common .. 120.00
Water Department, repairing
roads
29.20
Duplicate bill
.20
$21,396.44
Cr.
North Division, pay roll $5,430.08
East Division, pay roll 690.37
West Division, pay roll .946.14
South Division, pay roll
1,346.70
Southwest Division, pay roll
1,883.45
Street cleaning, pay roll
1,494.7I
Superintendent of Streets, salary ..
1,000.00
State of Massachusetts, repairs on State highway
93.84
Stone
1,186.07
Surveying, H. F. Conant
191.05
Surveying, K. H. Hyde
154.50
Gravel
619.72
Supplies, roller and crusher
1,087.91
Snow
854.95
Shoeing
127.32
Tools and repairs
558.91
Hay and grain*
948.26
Lights in barn
21.10
Freight
71.48
38
ANNUAL REPORT.
Lumber for bridges, fences, etc. . 649.94
Street signs 80.55
Repairs of carts .
135.25
Redressing concrete
II.70
Resetting curbing
184.69
Paving
273.23
Catch basins
30.80
Sewer grates and frames
83.10
Cleaning catch basins
140.50
Labor
156.59
Veterinary services
9.00
Fences and repairs
14.27
Repairs on shed
1. . 37.50
Mason work
39.60
Snow plow
20.00
Tip cart
50.00
Painting
8.40
Advertising
1.20
Pipe
.80
Horse hire
5.00
Sponges
3.16
Stone drag
5.00
Drilling stone
32.40
Boots
5.50
Lead
24.21
Brick
5.25
Harness supplies and repairs
79.65
Telephone
28.70
Road scraper
200.00
Incidentals, medicine, ledger, glass, putty, oil, etc.
20.58
Unexpended balance
353.31
$21,396.44
.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
STREET SPRINKLING.
Dr.
Appropriation
$4,000.00
$4,000.00
Cr
Charles Fontneau, sprinkling 235.75
W. C. Goff, sprinkling 367.75
Frank Jillson, sprinkling. 252.75
William J. Kenney, sprinkling 380.00
R. D. Manchester, sprinkling
593.35
T. E. Perrin, sprinkling
300.00
A. W. Parmenter, sprinkling
559.75
Repairs on carts
336.20
Stand pipes 600.95
Unexpended balance
373.50
$4,000.00
Sidewalks.
.
Dr.
Appropriation $4,000.00
Curbing, laying and changing curb- ing and paving
971.23
Gutter covers III.55
Concreting 9.75
Amount lue from Betterment tax. 1,011.36
Amount due on curbing. 147.19
Amount overdrawn on account .. . .
10.08
$6,261.16
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Cr.
Curbing $2,191.65
Labor
363.58
Setting curbing
795.91
Paving
390.19
Surveying 135.95
Gravel and stones 473.14
Gutter crossings
131.99
Pay roll, gravel walks
671.25
R. H. Jones, concrete walks
1,107.50
$6,261.16
Elizabeth Street.
Dr.
Appropriation
$500.00
Cr. $500.00
Surveying
$ 49.50
Pay rolls
422.62
Gravel
21.97
Unexpended balance
5.91
$500.00
Capron Street.
Dr.
Appropriation
$1,600.00
Amount overdrawn on account
368.59
$1,968.59
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Cr.
Surveying
$134.25
Pay rolls
441.73
Curbing
391.26
Building wall and dry wells
423.50
Mason work
65.30
Paving
28.81
Advertising
2.70
Gravel
19.50
A. H. Tucker, land damage
450.00
Lumber
2.62
Lead
4.32
Stone steps
4.60
$1,968.59
Thacher Street, from County Street to Snell Street.
Dr.
Appropriation
$500.00
Cr. $500.00
Surveying
$ 17.50
Unexpended balance
482.50
Street from Thacher to West.
$500.00
Dr.
Appropriation
$18,000.00;
$18,000.00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Cr.
Surveying
$200.00
Surveying
28.00
Bound stones
26.67
Unexpended balance
17.745.33
West Street.
Dr.
Appropriation
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
Cr.
Surveying
$ 66.00
Pay rolls
216.53
Unexpended balance
717.47
$1,000.00
Emory Street.
Dr.
Appropriation
$750.00
Cr. $750.00
Surveying
$ 23.75
Pay rolls
683.19
Gravel
41.75
Unexpended balance
1.31
$18,000.00
$750.00
43
ANNUAL REPORT.
Hebron, Bourne and Bliss Avenues.
Dr.
Appropriation
$500.00
Amount overdrawn on account
.85
$500.85
Cr.
Surveying
$ 87.40
Pay rolls
413.45
George Street. $500.85
Dr.
Appropriation
$600.00
Amount overdrawn on account
3.72
Cr $603.72
Surveying
$ 15.00
Pay rolls
577.12
Incidentals
II.60
Gardner Street. $603.72
Dr.
Appropriation
$300.00
Amount overdrawn on account IO.5I
$310.51
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Cr.
Surveying $ 24.25
Pay rolls
272.51
Curbing
13.75
$310.51
Olive Street.
Dr.
Balance from 1906 $2,155.94
Empire Erecting Co .. for crushed
stone, sand and lumber. 77.00
Amount overdrawn on account.
17.76
$2,250.70
Cr.
Surveying
$ 6.75
Pay rolls
359.40
Gravel
56.55
Owego Bridge Co.
1,795.00
Paving
33.00
$2,250.70
Thacher Brook Drain. Dr
Appropriation $2,500.00
R. I. Co., for drain pipe 18.44
Amount overdrawn on account 92.03
$2.610.47
45
ANNUAL REPORT.
Cr.
Surrveying
$ 79.15
Labor
1,045.20
Boots
67.50
Tools
18.10
Lumber
.52
Wall
1,400.00
$2,610.47
Widening County Street.
Dr
Appropriation
$200.00
$200.00
Cr.
$200.00
Paid for land
$200.00
$200.00
Ten Mile River.
Dr.
Appropriation
$300.00
$300.00
Cr.
Pay rolls
$164.00
Lumber
14.07
Unexpended balance
121.93
$300.00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Hope Street.
Dr.
Appropriation
$500.00
$500.00
Cr.
Surveying
$193.76
Pay rolls
305.54
Unexpended balance
.70
Hayward Street.
Dr.
Appropriation
$300.00
Cr.
Surveying
$ 8.75
Pay rolls
231.19
Setting curbing
23.85
Paving
7.65
H. E. White
1.70
Unexpended balance
26.86
$300.00
SUMMARY OF UNEXPENDED BALANCES AND APPROPRIATIONS OVERDRAWN.
Unexpended. Overdrawn.
Current and incidental $105.47
Police Service and Patrol
1.69
Fire Department, Current and Inci- dental 153.34
500 feet of hose $25.00
$500.00
$300.00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Unexpended. Overdrawn. 15.26
Fire Alarm boxes
Deluge sets
25.00
Hose house, Briggs Corner
5.03
Highways and Bridges
353.3I
West Street
717.47
Thacher Street
482.50
New Street, from Thacher to West Street
17,745.33
Hebron, Bourne and Bliss Avenues.
.85
Olive Street
17.76
Capron Street
368.59
Emory Street
1.3I
Gardner Street
10.5I
Hope Street
.70
George Street
3.72
Thacher Brook Drain
92.03
Elizabeth Street
5.91
Ten Mile River
121.93
Hayward Street
26.86
Sidewalks
10.80
Street Sprinkling
373.50
Street lighting
286.49
Soldiers' Relief
61.46
Soldiers' Monument
7,991.25
Enforcing Liquor Law
200.00
Pauper Department
809.97
Repairs of Buildings at Town Farm
32.79
General Account, School Depart- ment
175.60
Capron Park
102.46
Band Stand, Capron Park
135.75
Public Library
314.37
Old Home Week
5.20
$29,721.13
$1,057.36
Total unexpended
$29.721.13
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ANNUAL REPORT.
The following balances carried forward :
New Street, Thacher to West. . $17,745.33
Soldiers' Monument 7,991.25
Thacher Street 482.50
West Street 717.47
Highway 353.31
$27,289.86 Amount unexpended, less balance carried
forward to 1908 $2,431.27
Amount overdrawn on accounts 1,057.36
Total unexpended balance $1.373.91
RECOMEMNDATIONS.
The following recommendations are made by the offi- cers of the various departments :
Selectmen's Department.
Current and Incidental (with re-
ceipts) $12,000.00
Highways and Bridges (with re- cipts) 14,000.00
Curbing sidewalks under the Better- ment Act 2,000.00
Building new concrete sidewalks 2,500.00
Street lighting 13,600.00
Police Department ( with court
fines) 4,500.00
Watering public streets 4,000.00 Soldiers' Relief 3,300.00
Observance of Memorial Day 300.00
Enforcement of Liquor Law 250.00
Military Aid 60.00
$56.510.00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Amount Recommended by the Engineer of the Fire Department.
Current and Incidental
14,700.00
$14,700.00
Amount Recommended by the Overseers of the Poor.
Aid to Paupers.
$7,000.00
Medical Attendance
500.00
$7.500.00
Amount Recommended by the School Committee.
For maintenance
$71,000.00
$71,000.00
Amount Recommended by the Water Commissioners.
For maintenance
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
Amount Recommended by the Trustees of the Public Library.
For maintenance
$6,500.00
$6,500.00
Amounts to Be Raised to Meet the Requirements of Former Votes of the Town.
Capron Park
$2,000.00
Dodgeville School
1,000.00
50
ANNUAL REPORT.
Addition to High School Building .. 2,000.00 Street from South Main to County
Street 2,800.00
Olive Street Extension 2,500.00
$10,300.00
Appropriations Made Since May, 1, 1907, to Be Assessed
in 1908.
Old Home Week
3,000.00
Hayward Street
300.00
Thacher Street, from County to
Snell Street 500.00
West Street 1,000.00
Street from Thacher to West Street 18,000.00
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument . 8,000.00
Provincetown Monument 45.00
Widening County Street
200.00
$31,045.00
Amounts Required by Law to Be Raised by Taxation
in 1908.
State Tax, approximated $15,000.00
County Tax, approximated 17,500.00
Sinking Fund 5,600.00
Interest on notes
3,500.00
Interest on bonds
2,650.00
Grade Crossing Account (including interest)
13,000.00
$57,250.00
51
ANNUAL REPORT.
Recapitulation.
Selectmen's Department $56.510.00
Fire Department .
14,700.00
Overseers of the Poor
7,500.00
School Department
71,000.00
Water Department
1,000.00
Public Library
6,500.00
To meet former votes of the Town 10,300.00
Requirements of the law and in- terest
57,250.00
Appropriations made since May I,
1907 31,045.00
Grand total
$255,805.00
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. M. WORRALL, M. F. ASHLEY, GEO. A. SWEENEY,
Selectmen of Attleborough.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER
GENERAL DEPARTMENT
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand January 1, 1907. $26,040.06
S. M. Holman, Collector. 227,400.00
Licenses.
1
5 auctioneers' licenses. $10.00
2 druggists' licenses 2.00
Fireworks license
10.00
Bowling alley, pool and billiard
table licenses
415.00
66 milk licenses ...
33.00
6 Peddlers' licenses 108.00
Merry-go-round license II.00
Circus license
27.50
Talaquega Park license.
25.00
Broker's license 50.00
Junk license 500.00
Dance license 5.00
Theatre and moving picture licenses 50.00
Hunter's license
15.00
$1.261.50
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Notes.
1907.
Received of
April 10, Blake Bros. & Co., on note dated April 10, 1907, for six months at 5.46%. $20,000.00
May 28, Treasurer of Sinking Fund, on note on demand dated May 28, 1907, at 5% 9,600.00
June II, Blake Bros. & Co., on note dated June II, 1907, for five months, at 5.11%. ..
20,000.00
July 8, Blake Bros. & Co., on note dated July 8, 1907, for four months, at 5.46%. 20,000.00
Aug. 12, Jose, Parker & Co., on note dated Aug. 12, 1907, for
four months, at 5.59% 20,000.00
On note dated Aug. 12, 1907, for
four months at 5.61% 10,000.00
$99,600.00
Interest.
1907.
Received from
First National Bank of Attlebor- ough, interest on daily balances in bank from Jan. 1, 1907, to Jan. 1. 1908 $477.06
Sewer Connections. $477.06
1907.
Received of
Harvey E. Clap, entrance to sewer
from house on Peck street
37.50
54
ANNUAL REPORT.
St. Joseph Parish, entrance to South Main street sewer from build- ing on Maple street 37.50
L'Union St. Jean Baptiste society, entrance to East street sewer from building on corner of East and Pine streets 112.50
W. H. Lamb, entrance to Oilve street sewer from house corner of South Main and Olive streets 37.50
$225.00
Miscellaneous.
I907. Received of
George F. Pratt, County Treasurer,
dog licenses $1,965.08
Fines for non-payment of dog li- censes 85.00
Redemption of land sold for taxes 26.45
Edwin F. Thayer, Clerk, court fines 845.46
I. Granville Carrier, Keeper, court fines and expenses 60.00
Town of Mansfield, Soldiers' Relief paid to Mary Shepardson ..... 16.00
Care and keeping of prisoners at lock-up 2.00
Town of Norton, care and keeping
of prisoners at lock-up. . 10.00
Town of Seekonk, care and keeping of prisoners at lock-up. 34.00
H. R. Packard, Chief Engineer, for sale of old junk. 2.35
Sale of tip-cart 50.00
Sale of hydrant wrenches 2.00
Town of North Attleboro, for hose
purchased of Fire Department. 7.50
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55
ANNUAL REPORT.
Soldiers' Relief, to be credited to
Overseers of the Poor, for board of Jos. N. Drake at Poor Farm. State Aid, to be credited to Soldiers' Relief, on account of Michael
164.00
Carlen 8.00
Amount uncalled for, Soldiers' Re- lief Account 14.00
Amounts received on account of Old Home Week Cele- bration :
Sale of banquet tickets. 16.00
Sale of National Magazine ... 13.00
Advertising Committee, for ad- vertisements 60.02
Sale of badge buttons .75
Funds received from W. A. Engley, Treasurer 50.70
Attleboro Savings and Loan Fund Association, for dec- orations 12.50
First National Bank of Attle-
boro, for decorations .... 12.50
Providence Telephone Co., use of streets for underground wires. 25.00 Empire Erecting Co., for crushed stone, sand and lumber used on Olive street 77.00
E. S. Horton, for one-half cost of curbing of sidewalk. 35,00
Chas. Bates, for one-half cost of curbing, Park street. 9.75
Ernest J. Qvarstrom, for gutter cov- ers and curbing 74.25
One-half cost of curbing sidewalk, County street 162.50
Ellis M. Dean, change of curbing on Emory street 5.85
56
ANNUAL REPORT.
Tappan Brothers, changing curbing
on Union street 13.25
Harvey E. Clap, for curbing and
gutter covers 76.50
Edward Gowen, for curbing
81.00
Harold E. Sweet, gutter covers, curbing and freight. 62.14
M. F. Ashley, for gutter covers .. 33.45
Perrin estate, paving and curbing. 12.55
S. O. Bigney, curbing, crushed stone, material and labor .... Attleboro Gas Light Co., for crushed stone and team 10.32
45.48
S. R. Briggs, change of curbing ... 2.4.89
Interstate Con. Street Ry. Co., for moving snow 100.00
Rhode Island Company, for pipe and use of tools
127.03
Setting curbing on Mill and
County streets 407.75
George L. Claflin, crushed stone,
material, labor and curbing ... 55.10
Fred Simmons, for use of road roller 1.00
A. Rounds, for pipe. . 6.80
Superintendent of Streets, sale of
dirt 89.14
Sale of stone
185.44
Sale of gravel 65.55
Sale of loam
Sale of hay. 6.00
35.24
Sale of horse. 125.00
Work done by Highway Depart-
ment for School Department. . 2.40
Setting out trees on Common. . I 20.00
Repairing street for Water
Department 29.20
$5.921.80
57
ANNUAL REPORT.
School Department, sale of old ef-
fects
$43.57
Tuition from Town of Rehoboth 160.00
Tuition from Town of Seekonk. 395.00
Tuition from individuals. 210.00
$808.57
Overseers of the Poor:
Town of Foxboro $34.85
City of New Bedford 43.65
City of Somerville 86.00
City of Taunton
139.85
Town of Wilbraham
375.60
Receipts from sale of pigs, pro- duce, etc., from Poor Farm
328.37
Receipts from sale of milk from Poor Farm 781.66
Amount received on account of aid furnished to wife of Jo- seph Bedard
15.00
Aid furnished family of James McLeod 7.00
Aid furnished family of Walter Pierce 4.00
$1,815.98
State of Massachusetts :
Corporation Tax $4,001.70
National Bank Tax 362.26
Street Railway Tax 2.788.80
Military and State Aid. 2,823.00
Armory rent 825.00
Transportation, aid and sup-
port of State paupers 65.45
Burial of State paupers 30.00
Burial of soldiers and sailors ...
35.00
$10,931.21
58
ANNUAL REPORT.
C. S. Holden, Treasurer of Library Building Fund $35.191.59
Rebate on Library fire insurance policies 10.35
Duplicate bills
21.96
$35,223.90
$409.705.17
EXPENDITURES.
Notes.
0
1907-
Paid.
Jan. 9, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., note dated Jan. 27, 1902, and due Jan. 27, 1907, at 31/2% $1.000.00
Note dated Feb. 4, 1902, and due Feb. 4. 1907, at 31/2% . March 26, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., note dated April 4. 1906, and due April 4, 1907. at 4%
1,000.00
2,800.00 July 29, Laura J. Plumber, note dated Aug. 7, 1903, and due Aug. 1907, at 4%. 2,000.00
Aug. 27, Treasurer of Sinking Fund, on note of $9,600, dated May 28. 1907, at 5% 2,100.00 Oct. 8, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., note dated April 10, 1907, for six months, at 5.46%. 20,000.00 Oct. 30, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., note dated July 8, 1907, for four months at 5.46%. 20,000.00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Nov. 7, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., note dated June II, 1907, for five months, at 5.11% 20,000.00 Nov. 22, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., note dated April 4, 1906, and due Dec. 4, 1907, at 4% 2,800.00
Dec. 4, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., note dated Aug. 12, 1907, for four months at 5.59% 20,000.00 Note dated Aug. 12,, 1907, for four months at 5.61%. 10,000.00
$101,700.00
Interest.
1907. Paid.
.Jan. 9, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., interest for six months on note of $1,000, dated Jan. 27, 1902, at 31/2% $17.50 Interest for six months on notes amounting to $5,000, dated Feb. 4, 1902, at 31/2% . 87.50
Feb. 5, Interest for six months on notes amounting to $6,000, dated Aug. 7, 1903, at 4%, and held by individuals
March 26, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., interest for 6 months on six notes of $2,800 each, dated April 4, 1906, at 4% . . .. April 10, Blake Brothers & Co., in-
terest for six months on note of $20,000, dated April 10,, 1907, at 5.46% 555.10
I20.00
336.00
.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
April 15, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., interest due on bonds May I, 1907 . 525.00
June I, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., interest due on bonds June 1, 1907
801.00
June II, Blake Bros. & Co., interest for five months on note of $20,- 000, dated June II, 1907, at 5.11%
431.50
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373.II
July 8, Blake Bros. & Co., interest for four months on note of $20,- 000, dated July 8, 1907, at 5.46% July 29, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co. interest for 6 months on four notes of $1,000 each, dated Feb. 4, 1902, at 31/2% . ... July 29, interest for six months on notes amounting to $6,000, dated Aug. 7, 1903, at 4%, held by individuals
70.00
Aug. 14, Jose, Parker & Co., in- terest for four months on note of $20,000, dated Aug. 12, 1907, at 5.59% 384.98
I20.00
Interest for four months on note of $10,000, dated Aug. 12, 1907, at 5.61%
193.08
Sept. 20, Boston Safe Deposit and
Trust Co., interest for six months on five notes of $2,800 each, dated April 4, 1906, at 4% 280.00
Oct. 16, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., interest due Nov. I, 1907, on bonds 525.00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Nov. 22, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., interest due Dec. I, 1907, on bonds 800.00 Dec. 2, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co. interest from Oct. 4, 1907, to Dec. 4, 1907, on note of $2,800, dated April 4, 1906, at 4% 18.67
Dec. 30, Frank I. Babcock, Treasur- er of Sinking Fund, interest from May 28, 1907, to Dec. 28, 1907, on notes dated May 28, 1907, at 5% 245.00
$5,883.44
Miscellaneous.
1907. Paid.
George F. Pratt, County Treasurer,
County Tax for 1907 $16,230.93
Treasurer of Sinking Fund, yearly appropriation 5,600.00
Water Department, appropriation made at annual meeting of town, held March 4, 1907 1,000.00
State Aid for 1907 2,654.00
Military Aid for 1907
I20.00
Bills approved by the Selectmen for 1907 221,237.58 - $246,842.51
State of Massachusetts :
State Tax for 1907 $13,400.00
National Bank Tax 2,506.41
Abolition Grade Crossing Ac-
count 8,120.74
Abolition of Grade Crossing
Account, interest 3.085.65
62
ANNUAL REPORT. .
Repairs of State highway 93.84
Druggists' licenses .50
Hunter's license. 15.00
$27,222.14
Cash on hand January 1, 1908. ... 28,057.08
$409,705.17
OUTSTANDING BONDS AND NOTES. January 1, 1908.
Bonds due June 1, 1916
$40,000.00
Bonds due November 1, 1920. 30,000.00
$70,000.00
Note dated Feb. 4, 1902, for 6 years, at 31/2% $1,000.00 Note dated Feb. 4, 1902, for 7 years, at 31/2% 1,000.00
Note dated Feb. 4, 1902, for 8 years, at 31/2% 1,000.00
Note dated Feb. 4, 1902, for 9 years, at 31/2% 1,000.00 Registered note dated Aug. 7, 1903, for 5 years, at 4%. 2,000.00
Registered note dated Aug. 7, 1903, for 6 years, at 4% 2,000.00
Note dated April 4,
1906, for 2
years, at 4%.
2,800.00
Note dated April 4, 1906, for 3 years, at 4% 2,800.00
Note dated April 4, 1906, for 4 years, at 4%
2,800.00
Note dated April 4, 1906, for 5 years, at 4% 2,800.00
Note on demand, dated May 28, 1907, at 5% 4,500.00
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Note on demand, dated May 28, 1907, at 5% 3,000.00
$26,700.00
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Receipts.
Cash on hand January 1, 1907. . . . .. $9.980.01
George H. Snell, Water Registrar. . $39,360.68
Appropriation made by the town, March 4, 1907 1,000.00
Cash received on notes 30,000.00
$70,360.68
$80,340.69
EXPENDITURES.
Interest.
1907.
First National Bank of Attleboro,
interest due on bonds for the year 1907 $800.00
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., interest due on bonds for the year 1907 16,570.00
Interest due on registered bonds for the year 1907. 925.00
Interest on note of $10,000, dated Oct. 16, 1907, for three months . at 6% 151.67
Interest on note of $15,000, dated Dec. 23, 1907, for three months at 6.57% 249.II
$18,695.78
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Miscellaneous.
1907. Paid
Treasurer of Sinking Fund, Water
Department
$7,000.00
Maintenance Account 15,155.53
Construction Account
38,235.62
$60,391.15
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1908. .
1,253.76
$80.340.69
OUTSTANDING NOTES AND BONDS.
January 1, 1908.
Note dated Oct. 16, 1907, for three months at 6% $10,000.00
Note dated Dec. 23, 1907, for three months at 6.57% . 15,000.00
Note dated Dec. 31, 1907, cn de-
mand at 6%. $5,000.00
$30,000.00 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
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372 per cent. bonds, due July, 1930. 12,000.00 31/2 per cent. bonds, due Apr., 1932. 30,000.00 4 per cent. bonds, due Oct., 1933. · 30,000.00 4 per cent. bonds, due Oct., 1934. . 20,000.00 37/2 per cent. bonds, due Mar .. 1935. 100.000.00 37/2 per cent. bonds, due Nov .. 1935. 50,000.00
$487,000.00
TOWN INDEBTEDNESS.
Town bonds, general department . . $70,000.00
Sinking fund assets, general de- partment 27.008.48
Net bonded debt, general depart-
ment
$42.991.52 '
Floating debt January I., 1908. .. . 26,700.00
Balance net debt, general depart-
ment
$69.691.52
Water Department, bonds. . $487,000.00 Sinking fund assets. Water De- partment 49.541.II
Balance net debt, Water Depart-
ment
$437.458.89
Total bonded debt, general and Water Department $557,000.00
Sinking fund assets, general and Water Department 76.549.59
Net bonded debt. general and Water Department $480,450.41
Floating debt 26,700.00
Total net debt, general and Water Department except special notes $507.150.41 Special notes, Water Department. 30,000.00
$537,150.4I
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Due from State of Massachusetts .. $2,751.00 Amount of uncollected taxes. . 23,401.97
$26,152.97 FRANK I. BABCOCK, Town Treasurer.
DEBORAH STARKEY FUND.
Dr.
Interest accrued Jan. 1, 1889. ... .
$9.33
Interest from Jan. 1, 1889, to Jan I,
1908 684.00
Cr $693.33
Amount of relief paid from the fund upon orders of Selectmen from Jan. 1, 1889, to Jan. 1, 1908. .. $429.00 By balance 264.33
Principal of fund
$693.33 $600.00 Accrued interest 264.33
Amount of fund January 1, 1908. . $864.33
FRANK I. BABCOCK, Town Treasurer.
Examined Feb. 1, 1908, and found same correct :
BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY, WM. L. ELLIOT, FREDERICK L. LeBARON,
Auditors.
Report of the Commissioners of Sinking Fund
GENERAL DEPARTMENT.
Dr.
To cash on hand January 1, 1907. . $8,778.85
To amount invested in real estate mortgages, January 1, 1907 11,500.00
To cash from Town Treasurer $5,600.00 To interest 1,129.63
$6,729.63
$27,008.48
Cr.
Amount invested in real estate
mortgages, January 1, 1908 . .. $19,950.00 Notes of the Town 4,500.00 Cash on hand. January 1, 1908. 2,558.48
$27,008.48
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Dr.
To cash on hand, January 1, 1907 .. $10,126.70 To amount invested in real estate mortgages, January I, 1907 ... 30,000.00
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To cash from Town Treasurer $7,000.00 To interest 2,014.4I
$9,014.41
$49,541.II
Cr.
Amount invested in real estate
mortgages, January 1, 1908 ... $34,150.00
Amount invested in notes. . · 13,000.00
Cash on hand, January 1, 1908 2,39I.II
$49,541.II E. S. HORTON, FREDK. G. MASON, Commissioners of Sinking Fund.
FRANK I. BABCOCK, Treasurer.
Examined January 17, 1908, and found correct.
BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY, WM. L. ELLIOT, FREDERICK L. LeBARON,
Auditors.
Report of the Trustees of the Tri-Centennial Fund
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