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Yours respectfully.
F. A. BARBOUR.
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REPORT OF THE WATER REGISTRAR December 31, 1909
To the Honorable Board of Water Commissioners :
Gentlemen-The seventeenth annual report of the Water Registrar, covering the year ending December 31, 1909, is herewith submitted :
Total collections from all sources, $42,055.27; the amount from water rates, $37,349.44, showing a net gain over 1908 of $2,243.78.
The large amount collected in 1908 from all sources included an uncollected bill from the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co. for the abolition of grade crossings of $6,220.37, which was paid over to construction account, leaving the balance of $39,673.30 the income from all sources ; of this amount $35,105.66 was from water rates, the balance from miscellaneous sources.
The department is to be congratulated on its con- tinued good record of collecting all water bills for seven consecutive years.
The balance of $4.00 which shows in the financial statement is a case where the water was shut off for non- paynient, the house is unoccupied and the whereabouts of the owner is unknown.
Below is given the financial statement of the Water Registrar :
Financial Statement.
Dr.
Uncollected bills, January 1, 1909. . , . .$ 156.71 Charged meter allowances, January I, to July
1, 1909 5,894.75
Charged meter allowances, July 1, 1909, to 6,106.25 January 1, 1910.
Charged meter rents, January I to July 1, 1909 1,972.39
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Charged meter rents, July 1, 1909, to January 1, 1910 2,062.76
Charged excess water, January I to July I, 1909 10,304.14 Charged excess water, July 1, 1909, to January
1, 1910 11,009.15
Charged repair of meters, January I to July I, 1909 65.53
Charged repair of meters, July 1, 1909, to Jan- uary 1, 1910 54.93
Charged sale of meters January I to July I,
I909 21.00
Charged guarantees, January I to July 1, 1909 67.87
Charged guarantees, July I to January 1, 1910 96.06
Charged miscellaneous, January I to July I, 1909 2,213.82
Charged miscellaneous, July I to January I, 1910 2,045.72
Cr. $42,071.08
Abatements. January 1, 1909, to January I,
1910 $ II.8I
Cash paid Town Treasurer 42,055.27
Uncollected bills, December 31, 1909 4.00
$42,071.08
GEORGE H. SNELL,
Water Registrar.
Examined January 11, 1910, and found correct.
FREDERICK L. LeBARON, BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY, WM. L. ELLIOT,
Auditors.
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LIST OF HYDRANTS AT ATTLEBOROUGH
Street.
Location.
Angell Atwood North side, beyond No. 9, opposite Perrin's barn.
Alder
West side, opposite Ottawa street.
Bacon
South side, 400 feet south of Allen street.
South side, corner Pond street.
Bowen ave.
West side, 450 feet south of South Main street.
Benefit
West side, front No. 62, Nye's house.
Bicknell ave.
South side, corner Bank street.
South side, at Horton & Angell's shop.
North side, front No. 28.
Bank
West side, opposite Odd Fellows' building.
East side, opposite Sanford street.
East side, corner Dean street.
East side, corner Peck street.
Brownell
North side, corner Hazel street.
Bailey
South side, near railroad.
North side, front F. Hazelton's.
Brown County
South side, front Dr. Sanford's.
North side, front J. M. Bates building.
South side, opposite No. 49, G. H. Snell's.
North side, corner First.
North side, opposite Wall street.
North side, corner Third street.
North side, corner Fifth street.
North Side, corner Olive (Maple). street.
North side, corner Dennis street.
North side, front fountain, Capron Park.
South side, 200 feet east of No. 245.
North side, front No. 245.
North side, between Nos. 275 and 279.
North side, 350 feet west of Thacher street.
North side, rear Bates factory (private).
Carpenter (near Pawt. line) South side, corner Cross street.
South side, east of Central street.
West side, corner Oak.
East side, corner Foley street.
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Street.
Location.
Church
North side, corner South Main street (Hebron- ville).
Claflin North side, 125 feet from North Main street. North side, opposite No. 25, D. Young's.
Charles
Cumberland ave. West side, near Morse Wightman's. North side, opposite Walter street. West side, front A. Boyd's. West side, front A. Bergman's. North side, opposite Parker street. North side, opposite James street.
Cross
Carpenter (Pine and Union st. district.) Cliff
North side, corner Hazel street. South side, front No. 3, Christensen.
South side, front Nos. 15-17, Benson.
Dexter ave. Dennis
North side, 600 feet east of South Main street.
West side, opposite Maple street.
West side, opposite Fifth street. West side, opposite Franklin street.
Dean
South side, front No. 23, Wilmarth estate.
South side, front No. 49, Luther's.
Dunham
North side, front No. 102, opposite Short Ct. North side, corner Park avenue. North side, opposite No. 73. North side, opposite Crandall Ct.
North side, near Thacher Brook. North side, front E. Anderson's.
Elizabeth
North side, opposite Nos. 17-19, near Hodges street.
Emory
North side, opposite No. 37.
North side, corner Brook street.
North side, corner Sturdy street.
North side, corner Forest street.
East
North side, corner Union street.
North side, corner Park street.
Fairview ave. Fisher
South side, 420 feet east of South Main street.
West side, corner Alder street.
West side, corner Bellemore street.
Florence
East side, corner Charles street.
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Street.
Location.
Fourth
West side, corner County street. East side, corner Prospect street. East side, corner Jefferson street. East side, corner Franklin street. East side, corner Mechanics street. South side, front No. 1.
Foley Forest
South side, opposite Horton street.
South side, corner Maynard street. South side, opposite Eddy street.
Falmouth
North side, at No. 38. North side, opposite Brook street. North side, opposite No. 71.
First
East side, opposite Highland street.
East side, opposite Grove street.
North side, corner South Main street.
East side, opposite No. 23.
North side, front No. 12. West side, at No. 35.
West side, at No. 59, Brady's.
Garden
West side, at angle, (Wigwam street.)
South side, corner Washington.
West side, 150 feet from Washington.
West side, 125 feet north of Bliss avenue.
North side, corner Bank street.
North side, 25 feet from Hope street.
North side, corner Benefit street.
Hope
West side, between No. 10 and No, 14, near Peck street.
West side, between No. 30 and No. 34, near Oak street.
West side, opposite Starkey avenue.
East side, near J. Dennis.
Hodges
East side, front No. 19.
East side, near John street.
Hayward Horton
North side, front Nos. 17-19.
North side, near Forest street.
North side, two private hydrants, Williams' shop. North side, front No. 12. North side, front No. 36.
Goff ave. George Gustin ave.
Highland ave.
Howard ave. Hebron ave. Holden
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Street.
Location.
Holman
North side, opposite No. 39, Leavitt's. North side, front No. 54, Sweeney's. North side, front No. 89.
Hazel
West side, corner Pearl street. West side, north of East street, at Wilmarth Corp. factory. West side, corner Carpenter street. East side, corner Maple street.
Highland
North side, corner Second street.
Highland ave. North side, 500 feet from Washington street.
South Attleboro North side, 1,000 feet from Washington street.
North side, 1,500 feet from Washington street.
North side, 2,000 feet from Washington street.
North side, 2,500 feet from Washington street.
North side, 3,000 feet from Washington street. North side, 250 feet east Adamsdale road. North side, near corner Robinson ave.
Henry Hawthorn John
West side, front No. 8, Carpenter's.
West side, front S. Le Doux.
North side, east of Hodges street, front No. 15 North side, 575 feet west of Hodges street
Jefferson James Jewell ave. Knight ave.
South side, front Nos. 6-8, W. A. Engley's East side, corner Major street.
North side, 500 feet west of County. South side, corner South Main street.
West side, from Whittaker's.
West side, front Andrew Murphy's.
West side, front Andrew Goff's.
West side, near Webber street, opposite school- house.
East side, 200 feet south of Webber street.
West side, front Hebron Mfg. Co.
East side, front Hebron Mfg. Co.
West side, front Hebron Mfg. Co.
West side, four private hydrants, Hebron Mfg. Co., Hebronville.
Linden
West side, at Church street. West side, 275 feet south of Church street. West side, 350 feet south of Thacher street. West side, at Alder street.
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Street.
Location.
LeRoy
North side. near corner Bank street, fornt C. O. Sweet's.
Lamb
West side, 500 feet from Thacher street.
West side, 1,000 feet from Thacher street.
Northeast correr Mossberg shop.
Between Mossberg's shops, near railroad (pri- vate).
McMann Mechanics
West side, at railroad.
South side, opposite Blake house, east of Hodges street.
North side, front Nos. 26-28, near Hodges street
South side, between Watson & Newell's and Third street.
North side, three private hydrants (Watson & Newell's).
South side, opposite Nos. 79-81.
South side, corner Dennis street.
North side, front of long block west of Dennis street.
West side, front of No. 122.
West side, front of Cobb house, 2d.
West side, front Cobb house, No. 180.
West side, north No. 140.
West side, south No. 140.
East side, corner Falmouth street.
North side, opposite Morey street.
North side, front Florence Sweet's.
North side, near Brook street.
Mulberry
South side, corner Pine street.
South side, near Cherry street.
Martin
West side, corner Mulberry street. West side, between Orange and Brownell.
Maple
North side, corner Eden street.
North side, corner Ellis street.
North side, corner Pine street.
North side, opposite No. 85.
North side, near corner Speedway.
North side, opposite 173.
North side, corner George street.
North side, opposite No. 203, Jackson's.
Morey Maynard
North side, front Horton & Bicknell's.
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Street.
Location.
Maiden Lane Mill Newport ave.
South side, near railroad.
North side, near corner Union street.
South side, between Orr and Harris houses. South side, front No. 125, Martha Coupe's.
South side, opposite schoolhouse.
South side, at postoffice. South side, front Coupe tenement No. 4.
South side, front Bethany Chapel.
South side, front Sadler's old residence.
South side, front Sadler's new residence.
South side, front Jillson's house.
South side, front Stella Orr's 1st house.
South side, opposite Highland avenue.
East side, 450 feet south of Highland avenue.
East side, between Orr Brothers and Rebecca Guild.
East side, opposite Stella Orr's house.
North Main
West side, front Bronson building.
East side, front No. 35, C. L. Watson's.
East side, front No. 63, Y. M. C. A.
East side, corner Dean street.
East side, corner Peck street.
East side, between Ide and McDonald's.
East side, between No. 149 and No. 155.
East side, opposite John street.
East side, front Simmons' shop.
East side, front Simmons' shop.
East side, two private hydrants, (Simmons' shop).
West side, front No. 200, Wm. Nerney's.
West side, at entrance of Woodlawn avenue.
West side, front No. 242.
East side, corner Holden street.
East side, opposite Twin Elm farm.
East side, front Kratz's house.
East side, front Smith's house.
East side, between Riley's and Cargill's.
East side, front Stafford's house.
East side, opposite Commonwealth avenue.
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Street.
Location.
North ave.
East side, corner West street.
East side, opposite Deantown road.
East side, opposite No. 44, beyond car barn.
East side, front No. 51, Emma Angell's. East side, near Newcomb farm.
East side, front No. 85.
East side, front No. 115.
East side, opposite E. A. Uhlig's house.
North side, corner Cherry street.
North side, near Martin street.
South side, opposite Park street.
South side, between Park street and car barn
South side, beyond car barn.
South side, opposite Park entrance.
North side, front J. C. Cummings.
Olive Pond Peck
West side, corner Carpenter street.
South side, opposite Florence street.
South side, opposite Walter street.
South side. between No. 61 and No. 63, near Perrin street.
Perrin Park
South side, corner Pleasant Place.
East side, end of street at railroad.
North side, opposite Railroad avenue.
South side, front Briggs' building.
South side, east of railroad arch.
South side, corner Union street.
North side, corner Morey street.
North side, west of Park avenue.
North side, west of Brook street.
North side, opposite Winsor's, No. 197.
North side, near corner Sturdy street.
North side, corner Forest street.
North side, corner Torrey street.
East side, corner Emory street.
East side, near Perry's.
East side, front No. 311.
East side, near No. 320.
West side, corner Maple street.
West side, front Heather's house.
West side, front Barrett's house.
Orange
Oak Hill ave.
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Street.
Location.
West side, corner road to Sanitarium.
Street to Sanitarium, north side.
Street to Sanitarium, south side. Street to Sanitarium, west of building, south side.
West side, beyond H. J. Smith's house.
West side, at G. L. Stoddard's house.
West side, opposite Wilmarth street.
West side, between Wilmarth street and Oak Hill avenue.
Pleasant
East side, between Holman and Emory streets.
East side, corner Falmouth street.
West side, front Briggs' grain mill.
West side, front No. 84, Carpenter's.
West side, front No. 103 Everett Horton's.
West side, opposite Forest street.
West side, front No. 146, near Oak street.
West side, near Angell street.
West side, corner Starkey avenue.
West side, opposite Perry street.
West side, west of Kelly's house.
West side, front Josephin‹ Cobb's.
West side, front Isaac Alger's.
West side, near Mrs. Arthur Parmenter's.
West side, front No. 294.
West side, near A. E. Briggs' house.
West side, near J. E. Douglas' house, No. 352.
West side, near corner Richardson avenue.
Pine
West side, No. 35, E. Bliss'.
West side, front Makepeace's shop.
West side, corner Dunham street.
West side, corner Pearl street.
West side, corner School street.
West side, corner East street.
West side, corner Carpenter street.
West side, corner Orange street. West side, opposite No. 8.
Park ave. Pearl Parker
North side, corner James street.
East side, corner School street. West side, near Carpenter street ..
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Street.
Location.
Prospect Robert Railroad ave
North side, front No. 35, Simmons' North side, front of Mallory's.
West side, front No. 21, Handy's bakery.
West side, front Blake's, next to Sweeney's.
Snell
North side, corner Thacher street.
North side, half-way to standpipe. South side, at standpipe.
South Main
East side, front of fire station.
West side, opposite Mossberg's shop.
East side, rear Blake's shop, private.
East side, at Railroad arch.
West side, front bell tower.
East side, between No. 117 and No. 126.
East side, front No. 146.
East side, corner East street.
East side, corner Carpenter street.
East side, corner Maple street.
East side, corner Mulberry street.
West side, opposite Orange street.
West side, north of Chester street.
West side, corner Spring street.
West side, opposite Fairview avenue.
North side, front John Thacher's.
North side, front Ernest Gilmore's.
North side, opposite Locust street.
North side, opposite E. W. Parker's.
North side, east of No. 382.
North side, opposite Nos. 396-398.
North side, opposite Leon Courcy's.
North side, opposite superintendent's house.
North side, private hydrants, Hebron Mfg. Co., Dodgeville.
North side, front of mill house, Nos. 83-86
South side, front of mill house, Nos. 67-68.
South side, front of mill house, Nos. 55-58. North side, front of mill house, Nos. 33-36. North side, front of mill house, Nos. 13-16. North side, front of No. 461.
South side, front of school house.
South side, at railroad bridge.
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Street.
Location.
South Main
South side, at Tiffany street. North side, front of Catholic church. South side, opposite cemetery. North side, opposite Thurber street. South side, west of C. W. Carpenter's. South side, east of Giles'. West side, front of A. J. Atwell's. West side, front of Charles Atwell's. West side, at Knight avenue. West side, in Seekonk (private). West side, north of Bridge street. East side, north of Bridge street. North side, front of school house. East side, opposite Nos. 24-26. West side, corner Holman street. North side, corner James street.
Stead ave.
Sanford Starkey ave. Sturdy School
North side, corner Hazel street. North side, near Thacher Brook.
Second
West side, corner County street. East side, corner Grove street.
Sixth Summer
East side, front No. 18, Tucker's. West side, beyond No. 25. West side, beyond No. 33.
Thacher
West side, 750 feet north of South Main street East side, between Smith houses.
East side, corner Nelson street, 600 feet south of railroad.
East side, opposite Fisher street.
East side, opposite Linden street.
East side, 500 feet south of County street.
East side, corner County street.
East side, front Angus farm.
West side, front Smith farm.
Turner
North side, corner Mendon road.
North side, 900 feet from Washington street.
North side, 500 feet east of Washington street.
North side, 370 feet west of Washington street. North side, corner Allen street.
Third
East side, corner Prospect street. East side, front No. 35, A. S. Ingraham's.
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Street.
Location.
Tappan ave. Tiffany
West side, near corner Dunham street.
North side, 500 feet from South Main street.
North side, 1,000 feet from South Main street.
North side, 1,500 feet from South Main street, near blacksmith shop.
Thirteenth
North side, 2,100 feet from South Main street.
North side, corner Robert street.
North side, 250 feet from Robert street.
Union
West side, front No. 21.
East side, front Nos. 32-34.
West side, corner Maiden Lane.
East side, opposite Mill street.
West side, corner Capron street.
West side, opposite Pearl street.
West side, opposite School street.
West side, corner Carpenter street.
Rear Fire Station.
North side, corner North Main street.
North side, between Sarah Nerney's and Mary Manchester's.
North side, opposite No. 92.
North side, opposite Mechanics street.
North side, opposite Thacher street.
South side, at pumping station.
North side, 700 feet west of pumping station.
South side, at cemetery.
South side, near Newport avenue.
Washington
East side, near Charles Abbott's house.
East side, front Barrow's tavern.
East side, between Edgewood and Howard avenue.
East side, 700 feet west of Allen avenue.
East side, 125 feet east of Fenton avenue.
East side, corner Mendon road.
East side, 210 feet north of Scott strect.
East side, corner Turner. North side, east of County street.
Walnut
North side, front G. Mathews'.
Water
North side, 725 feet from Hodges street.
East side, near Wolfenden's shop.
Wolfenden Wall South side from lumber yard.
Water Works yard, from King street main extended.
\Vest
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ATTLEBOROUGH WATER WORKS.
Water Ordinances
Section I. Water Commissioners shall, at their first meeting, after the annual Town election, choose from their number a chairman. Two members shall be a quorum for the exercise of the powers and performance of the duties of the Water Commissioners. The Com- missioners m'ay appoint and remove at their discretion a clerk, who shall also be Water Registrar, a superin- tendent and such employees or agents as they may deem necessary, and may prescribe their duties. They may fix the salaries of such clerk, employees and agents sub- ject to the instructions and control of the Town.
Sec. 2. The Water Board shall have the exclusive and entire charge, superintendence and oversight of all land, structures, works and apparatus designed and pro- vided for obtaining and supplying pure water for the uses of the Town. They shall have the exclusive control and management of the uses, repairs and extensions of such work and structures, whether newly determined upon or otherwise.
Sec. 3. The Water Board shall have control and jurisdiction over all sources of supply possessed by the Town, and all lands appurtenant thereto, owned or law- fully controlled by the Town, and they may exercise all rights as to entry upon and passage over private prem- ises which are now or may become vested in the Town, belonging or relating to the management of the water works and supply of water?
Sec. 4. The Water Board shall use diligent care for the protection and security of all sources of water from which a supply is obtained, so that the purity thereof may not be impaired.
Sec. 5. The Water Board shall, as often as once in each calendar month, meet and examine all bills and claims incurred by them in the prosecution of their duty
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and all claims approved shall be certified by them before payment of the same by the Town Treasurer.
The Water Board shall keep a full record of their proceedings, and they shall, at the annual Town meeting make a report in detail to the Town of their official acts and doings for the year preceding, with estimates of expenditures and receipts for the year succeeding, and such suggestions and recommendations as may seem to them for the benefit of the Town.
Sec. 6. The Water Board shall make all proper arrangements for the sufficient supply of water for use at fires, and for furnishing the same in the most efficient and suitable manner. They shall, in consultation with the Selectmen, arrange for such supply of water as may be required for operating any public fountains, or orna- mental public water works, for flushing and cleansing public sewers and drains, for sprinkling streets, and for any other use clearly distinct from that of ordinary water takers.
Sec. 7. The Water Board shall have exclusive charge of the supply of water, may make all the necessary arrangements therefor, and such rules and regulations and rates as they may deem to be judicious.
Sec. 8. The following rules and regulations are hereby established, and, together with such rules, regu- lations and rates as shall, from time to time, be made by the Water Board, under the authority of the preceding section, shall be considered a part of the contract with every person who takes the water, and the fact of taking shall be considered as expressing assent on the part of the taker to be bound thereby.
Whenever any of them is violated, although two or more parties may receive the water through the same pipe, the water shall be cut off and not let on again except by order of the Water Board, and on payment of one dollar, and in case of such violation, any payment
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for the water by the person committing such violation shall be forfeited.
Rules and Regulations.
I. Application for the use of water must be made in writing at the office of the Water Registrar in the prescribed form, and must state fully and truly the use which it is to be applied.
No water shall be supplied by takers to persons not entitled to its use.
2. All persons taking the water shall keep the service pipes within their premises in good repair and protected from frost at their own expense, and they shall be held liable for all damages resulting from their failure to do so. They shall provide a stop and waste cock, to be properly located inside the building, and have the pipes so arranged that the water can be drawn from them whenever there is danger of its freezing.
3. They shall prevent all voluntary waste of water, and shall not allow water to run through their fixtures to prevent freezing, and there shall be no concealment of the purpose for which the water is used.
4. No alteration shall be made in any of the pipes or fixtures inserted by the Town except by persons authorized by the Water Board, who shall be allowed to enter the premises to examine the appartus, the quantity of water used and the manner of its use and to ascertain whether there is any unnecessary waste.
5. The Town reserves to itself the right, whenever the Water Board deems it necessary to repair the works, to shut off the water in whole or in part.
6. The Water Registrar or Superintendent, or their agents or assistants may enter the premises of any water taker to examine the quantity used and the manner of its use and to cut off the water for non-payment of rent or fines, or any violations of these regulations or for any
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other necessary purpose connected with the discharge of their duties.
7. Owners shall be responsible for water supplied to their premises. When water is supplied to more than one taker through a single service, the bill may be made either to the owner of the estate or by the direction of the owner to the tenants; but in case of non-payment the water may be shut off, notwithstanding one or more takers may have paid their proportion to such owner or the Town.
8. A taker may be required at any time to attach to the service pipe of his premises a meter of suitable size, when at the discretion of the Water Board it seems for the interest of the Town. And in all such cases the rates for the current year shall be adjusted by the meter read- ings, even if a bill by fixture rates has already been settled.
9. All service pipe and stop cocks will be supplied and put down to the sidewalk line by the Town. All work beyond the sidewalk line shall be done under the direction and approval of the Water Board by the water taker and at his expense both for labor and material.
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