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ANNUAL REPORT
9:10-11:40 1:30- 3:40
264
Program of Supervisor of Penmanship.
Day
Time
School
Grade
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
Monday .
9:05-11:40
Bliss
IV-III
12
10
7
5
9
6
13
10
15
12
Tuesday . .
9:05-11:40
VI-VIII
13
11
8
6
10
7
14
11
16
13
Wednesday ..
9:05- 9:45
Briggs Corner Hebronville
I-VI
14
12
9
7
11
8
15
12
17
14
1:15- 2:20
Dodgeville
I-VI
2:50- 3:25
Carpenter Street
I-II
Thursday .
9:05-11:45
Richardson
V-VIII IV
15
13
10
8
12
9
16
13
18
15
1:35- 1:55
2:30- 3:25
Farmers
IV-I
Friday .
9:05-10:05
Washington
10:30-11:45
South Attleboro Capron
I-VIII I-VIII I-III
16
14
11
9
13
10
17
14
19
16
1:30- 2:10
Pleasant Street Richardson
II-III
Sanford Street
1:30- 3:40
I-V
I-VI
10:40-11:40
I-III
1:30- 2:10
2:55- 3:40
ANNUAL REPORT
ATTENDANCE TABLE FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR FROM SEPT. 6, 1909, TO JUNE 24, 1910.
NAME OF SCHOOL
GRADE
TEACHER
ENROLLMENT
AVERAGE MEMBERSHIP
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE
. PER CENT. OF ATTEND-
High.
Fred U. Ward.
114
142
256
237
232
98
Sanford Street.
VIII .
Frederic H. Buck.
19
23
42
40
38
96
VII.
Florence E. Wilcox ...
22
21
43
38
36
94
VII, VI
Hannah M. Pratt ..
21
26
47
36
34
95
VI
O. Cora Chatterton.
24
21
45
42
40
96
V.
Viola F. Leland.
16
16
32
29
27
94
V.
Frances E. Goodale.
20
15
35
26
25
95
IV
Eliza C. Hunt ..
24
23
47
42
39
93
IV, III
Nellie L. Barker
20
18
38
39
36
91
III.
Mary E. McManus
19
26
45
42
38
92
II ..
Gladys M. Teasdale. ..
22
18
40
39
35
91
I ..
Bertha L. Mowry ..
25
18
43
34
30
89
Richardson.
VIII.
Walter I. Chapman
21
25
46
44
42
96
VII.
Bertha Thayer.
14
24
38
33
31
93
VII, VI.
Louise McNerney
15
20
35
28
27
94
VI
Harriett M. Miller
15
21
36
31
29
94
V.
Annie L. Williams ..
22
19
41
38
35
93
IV.
Laura M. Howland.
18
26
44
40
37
93
IV, III
Minnie A. Walker. .
20
20
40
37
35
95
III.
Helen M. Bonney.
19
19
38
40
37
91
II.
Addie F. Sanborn ..
14
13
27
26
24
93
I.
Eleanor M. Lillibridge
27
20
47
38
35
92
Bliss.
VIII.
Willard M. Whitman ..
17
21
38
38
37
97
25
16
41
37
36
96
VI
Clara Currie
23
21
44
40
38
94
V
Florence E. Tarleton. .
20
37
37
35
95
IV.
Florence L. Gould. .
19
42
41
38
94
III
Lucy H. George.
25
26
51
39
36
94
20
20
40
35
33
93
I ..
Lillian C. Murray
27
26
53
42
37
90
Farmers
VI, V
Sadie W. Matthews
15
20
35
33
31
92
Mary E. Hatten.
17
34
32
30
93
II, I
L. Lydia Baxter
25
49
42
39
91
Capron .
II.
Mildred E. Barney
18
34
32
30
92
20
17
37
30
27
80
Pleasant Street.
III, II.
Carrie G. Luther.
18
23
41
38
35
93
II, I
Carrie L. Brown.
21
41
37
34
92
Carpenter Street. II.
Edna L. Atwell.
12
37
34
31
93
I.
Clara F. Bourne.
23
26
49
40
38
94
Briggs Corner
VI, V
16
15
31
28
26
91
20
8
28
26
24
93
II, I.
H. Marion Lillibridge.
11
29
29
25
88
18
16
34
29
27
93
27
15
42
31
29
92
15
8 15
26
17
14
84
Hebronville.
Lina M. Bassett.
21
39
31
30
97
18
14
32
24
22
92
14
15
29
23
22
93
19
21
40
30
27
91
24
31
55
28
23
84
South Attleboro
Emma D. Haines ..
9
9
18
18
17
98
20
10
30
27
26
95
IV, III.
Ethel M. Bassett ..
14
12
26
27
25
92
II, I.
Ada A. Longfellow
20
19
39
37
33
91
9
18
27
23
21
92
19
20
39
35
32
91
IV, III.
Florence E. Phipps
24
21
45
38
34
88
32
20
52
40
36
89
Plat.
II, I.
C. Grace Sherwood.
4
14
23
20
87
1261
1245
2506
2213
2061
93
. .
I.
Elizabeth R. Holbrook.
20
18
Dodgeville.
V, IV. III, II.
Gertrude B. Sands. Mary C. Gilles
23
23
21
91
Kindergarten. V, IV
Ada A. Longfellow
11 18
III
Annie M. Drew.
II.
Maude A. Hodges
I.
Kindergarten. VIII, VII ..
VI, V.
Grace A. Wilmarth, Sub
Washington
VIII, VII.
Henry T. Prario.
VI, V.
Alice C. Joslin. .
II, I.
Carolyn L. Crossman. .
ANCE
BOYS
GIRLS
TOTAL
VII.
Lillian Chandler
17 23
II.
A. Gertrude Sweeney.
IV, III .
17
24
16
25
IV, III.
Julia L. Merry. Maud M. Ryley.
Martha J. Roberts.
I.
Jennie S. Pierce.
Kathrina S. Thayer
10
ATTENDANCE TABLE FOR THE FALL TERM, FROM SEPTEMBER 7 TO DECEMBER 23, 1910
NAME OF SCHOOL
GRADE.
TEACHER
ENROLLMENT
AVERAGE MEMBERSHIP
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE
PER CENT. OF ATTEND-
High.
Harry E. Pratt.
125
154
279
270
262
97
Sanford Street.
VIII.
Frederic H. Buck.
23
23
46
45
44
97
VII.
Florence E. Wilcox
11
24
35
37
35
95
VII.
Hannah M. Pratt.
23
17
40
39
37
97
VI.
O. Cora Chatterton.
24
19
43
40
39
98
VI, V
Viola F. Leland.
21
19
40
35
33
94
V.
Frances E. Goodale
23
19
42
40
38
93
Nellie L. Barker.
17
22
39
39
37
95
Eliza C. Hunt.
19
24
43
41
39
96
III
Mary E. McManus
21
23
44
43
42
97
II.
Cladys M. Teasdale.
23
19
42
38
36
95
I.
Bertha L. Mowry
26
19
45
38
35
92
Richardson.
VIII
Walter I. Chapman
15
24
39
41
39
96
VII
Bertha Thayer ..
23
23
46
36
34
93
VI ..
Harriett M. Miller
17
17
34
32
30
95
V.
Annie L. Williams
13
28
41
40
37
93
V, IV.
Frances D. Way.
19
20
39
40
39
97
IV.
Laura M. Howland.
16
24
40
42
39
94
III.
Maud M. Ryley ..
24
8
32
33
32
96
III. .
Helen M. Bonney.
19
13
32
31
30
96
II.
Addie F. Sanborn.
24
14
38
39
36
92
I ...
Eleanor M. Lillibridge.
24
17
41
33
30
92
Bliss.
VIII.
Willard M. Whitman ..
20
17
37
35
34
97
Sarah H. Christie ..
22
25
47
45
43
96
VI.
Clara Currie. .
21
20
41
40
-
39
96
V ..
Florence E. Tarleton. .
20
46
45
44
96
TV.
Florence L. Gould.
22
25
47
41
38
93
III.
Lucy H. George. .
18
19
37
37
35
97
22
19
41 42
41
38
94
Farmers.
VI, V
Sadie W. Matthews.
18
16
34
32
31
96
II, I
L. Lydia Baxter
27
22
49
46
43
93
Capron
III, II.
Mildred E. Barney.
20
22
42
39
37
95
II, I.
Elizabeth R. Holbrook.
24
21
45
40
38
95
Pleasant Street.
III, II.
Carrie G. Luther
17
40
39
37
96
II, I.
Carrie L. Brown.
28
48
41
38
94
Carpenter Street
II.
Edna L. Atwell.
17
40
39
38
97
I ..
Clara F. Bourne
23
16
39
38
37
95
Briggs Corner
VI, V
Julia L. Merry.
17
9 14
32
29
27
94
II, I.
H. Marion Lillibridge.
19
15
34
32
29 21
92
18
17 16
33
27
24
87
I ...
Mary G. Gilles.
14
36
28
25
89
Hebronville
VI, V.
Lina M. Bassett.
15
15
30
27
26
95
IV, III.
Annie M. Drew
21
16
37
34
33
94
II. .
Maude A. Hodges. Jennie S. Pierce. .
11
9
20
18
16
93
I.
Kindergarten.
Kathrina S. Thayer.
11
16
27
23
20
88
South Attleboro
VIII, VII
Emma D. Haines.
14
12
26
24
23
95
VI, V.
Annie E. Lee. .
18
10
28
26
25
94
IV, III.
Ethel M. Bassett.
17
13
30
27
25
95
II, I.
Grace Sherwood ..
20
29
49
45
44
87
Washington.
VIII, VII.
Walter S. Wrigley.
8
18
26
25
24
96
VI, V.
Alice C. Joslin.
21
21
42
40
36
90
IV, III.
Olive E. Munroe.
24
18
42
40
36
91
II, I ...
Hazel Walker
19
16
35
32
29
91
Plat
III, II, I.
Ilma R. Howe.
14
9
23
22
20
93
1262
1228
2490
2340
2215
95
ANCE
BOYS
GIRLS
TOTAL
39
37
96
I ..
Caroline L. Crossman.
22
20
34
32
31
97
IV, III.
Helen G. Ayer.
16
18
26
26
25
95
Dodgeville.
VI, V
Martha J. Roberts. .
13
12
25
22
30
26
85
IV, III III, II.
Gertrude B. Sands
17 22
8
17
25
22
20
90
23
20
23
IV, III
Mary C. Noel.
18
91
Alice M. Cutting
35
VII.
26
II.
A. Gertrude Sweeney ..
IV.
IV
269
ANNUAL REPORT
Program of Sewing Teacher.
Day
Time
School
Grade
Monday
9:00- 9:45
Washington
VIII, VII VI, V
10:45-11:45
South Attleboro
VIII. VII
1:00- 1:45
South Attleboro
2:45- 3:30
Richardson
VI, V VI
Tuesday .
9:00- 9:45
Sanford Street
V
9:45-10:30
Sanford Street
VI, V
10:45-11:45
Sanford Street
VII
1:30- 2:30
Sanford Street
VII
2:40- 3:40
Sanford Street
VI
Wednesday.
9:00-10:00
Briggs' Corner
VI, V
10:40-11:40
Bliss
VII
1:30- 2:30
Bliss
VI
2:40- 3:40
Bliss
V
Thursday.
9:15-10:15
Richardson
VI, V
10:40-11:40
Richardson
V
1:15- 2:15
Dodgeville
VI, V
2:40- 3:40
Hebronville
VI, V
Friday
9:00-10:20
Sanford Street
VIII
10:40-11:40
Bliss
VIII
1:30- 2:30
Richardson
VIII
2:40- 3:40
Richardson
VII
9:45-10-30
Washington
Report of the Lockup Keeper for 1910
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I herein submit my report as keeper for the year end- ing December 31st, 1910:
During the year there have been cared for 530 pris- oners charged with the following crimes and misde- meanors :
Male Females Total
Drunkenness
209
7 216
Trespass
42
42
Uttering threats
7
7
Disturbance of peace
5I
4
55
Common drunkard
4
4
Keeping unlicensed dog
2
2
Larceny
35
35
Assault
19
19
Enticing young girls.
I
I
Peddling without license.
8
8
Operating automobile without
license
I
I
Tramps
27
27
Evading carfare
3
3
Non-support
7
7
Disturbance on car
8
8
Assault on officer
6
6
Lewdness
5
3
8
Assault and battery
II
II
Violation of probation
5
5
Violation of fish and game law ..
3
3
Breaking entering and larceny. . 4
4
Keeping a disorderly house .. .. .
I
271
ANNUAL REPORT
Male Females Total
Assault with a dangerous weapon
4
2
6
Carrying concealed weapon ...
I
I
Cruelty to animals.
2
I
3
Contempt of court
I
I
Stubborn child
I
I
Horse thief
I
I
Committing nuisance
I
T
Neglect to provide.
2
2
Violations of town by-law
.
I
I
Collecting junk without license.
3
3
Gaming house, maintaining
I
I
Liquor, illegal sale of.
I
I
2
Liquor nuisance, maintaining. .
I
I
Detained on mittimus.
6
6
Illegal transportation
3
3
Liquor, illegal keeping of :
3
3
Setting a fire
I
I
Malicious mischief
I
I
Robbery
I
I
Vagrancy
2
2
Peddling with short measure.
2
2
Manslaughter
I
I
Bastardy
3
3
Insane
5
5
Adultery
2
I
3
Gaming
I
I
Assault to rape.
I
I
-
520
20
530
Respectfully submitted,
FRANKLIN H. BONNEY,
Keeper of Lockup.
Attleboro, Mass., January 2, 19II.
Report of Inspector of Wires
Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Town of Attleboro, Mass.
Gentlemen :- Beg to submit my annual report for the year 1910, as inspector of wires.
Two hundred and sixty-five interior inspections have been made in conjunction with various other duties con- nected with the work.
Very truly yours, EDGAR TREGONING,
Inspector.
Annual Report of the Board of Assessors
To the citizens of Attleborough :
In making this, our annual report, we wish to con- gratulate the taxpayers upon the fact that the rate for the year 1910 was one of the lowest the Town has ever had.
It looks at this time as if the rate for 191I would be about $17.50, taking into consideration the fact that at present we are engaged in installing a sewer system, en- larging our water supply, paying for several new build- ings, besides making many other needed improvements, we believe that by comparison this will be one of the lowest rates in the state.
The total levy will be about $315,000, an increase of about $27,000 over that of 1910. Most of this increase is caused by payments on the water and sewer systems and the needs of the Fire Department.
While the levy will be large we do not feel that it should cause any alarm as Attleboro is beyond doubt a $315,000 town.
We believe that any reduction in regular or special ap- propriation which would in any way cripple a depart- ment or fail to make reasonable allowance for the needs of the future, would be unwise and uncalled for.
TABLE OF AGGREGATES APRIL 1, 1910.
Number of Residents Assessed on Property.
Individuals
1,976
All others
52I
Total
2,497
274
ANNUAL REPORT
Number of Non-Residents Assessed on Property. Individuals 591 All others I68
Total 759
Total number of persons assessed
on property
3,256
Total number of persons assessed .
on polls only . 3.660
Total number of persons assessed
6,911 Number of polls assessed on males, April I 4,940
Number of added polls. 77
Total number of polls assessed. . . 5,017 Tax on each poll $2.00
Value of Assessed Personal Estate.
Excluding resident bank stock. $6.157,900
Resident bank stock. 246,750
Total $6,404.650
Value of Assessed Real Estate.
Buildings, excluding land. $6,561,800
Land, excluding buildings. 3.930,275
$10,492,075
Total value of property assessed $16,896,725
275
ANNUAL REPORT
Taxes Assessed for State, County and Town Purposes, April 1, 1910.
On personal estate. $105,676.73
On real estate 173,119.24
On polls 9,880.00
Total
Rate per $1,000, $16.50.
$288,675.97
Increase Values for 1910.
On buildings $ 643,890
On land 298,800
On personal property
1,043,685
Total $1,985,655
Increase in number of polls 190
Polls exempted 78
Number of horses assessed. 720
Number of cows assessed. 743
Number of neat cattle other than cows 7I
Number of swine. 485
Number of dwelling houses. 2627
Number of fowls. 6245
Value of fowls. $2,935
Amounts Appropriated March 15, 1910.
Current and incidental. $13,000.00
Board of Health
2,500.00
Police Department 6,000.00
Fire Department
18,700.00
Fire alarm boxes
190.00
Repeater, fire alarm system
2,200.00
Life nets, Fire Department. 150.00
276
ANNUAL REPORT
500 feet of hose, Fire Department .. 300.00
Moving bell tower. 225.00
Highways and bridges 18,000.00
Widening County street. 500.00
Olive street 500.00
Dunham street 1,800.00
Pond street
700.00
Locust street 500.00
Mulberry street 500.00
Portable stone crusher
2,500.00
County street bridge.
1,500.00
Cambridge street drain
400.00
Thacher Brook drain and Ten Mile river
200.00
Street oiling
5,000.00
Sidewalks, curbing
3,000.00
Sidewalks, concrete
3,000.00
Hope street sidewalk
200.00
Street lightning
15,000.00
Soldiers' relief
2,800.00
Suppression of illegal sale of liquor 250.00
Insurance 700.00
Capron Park
3,000.00
Decoration Day, W. A. Streeter Post
300.00
Rent of W. A. Streeter Post. 348.00
Decoration Day, Spanish War
Veterans 50.00
Playground
500.00
July 4th celebration 300.00
Public Library
7,000.00
Support of paupers. 8,000.00
Medical attendance, pauper dept ... 500.00
School Department, general. 77,500.00
Hebronville schoolhouse, change .. 1,500.00
City school building. 1,600.00
Fencing Bliss schoolhouse lot. 350.00
277
ANNUAL REPORT
Heating Sanford street
school
buildings 3,500.00
Military Aid 100.00
Water Department 6,000.00
Water pipe on Pond street.
817.50
Wall-Thacher Brook drain 900.00
Pond street
300.00
Filing town plans.
200.00
Appropriated June 24, 1910, chang- ing South Main street
2,700.00
$215,780.50
Amount Required to Meet Former Votes of the Town.
Bliss school $5,000.00
Free bed at Sanitarium. 700.00
Soldiers' monument and South ave. 5,000.00
Washington street school 3,000.00
Wall street 2,800.00
ยท Dodgeville school
1,000.00
$17,500.00
Amounts Required by Law to be Raised by Taxation in 1910.
General sinking fund. $ 2,500.00
Interest on bonds. 3,410.00
Interest on notes. 4,000.00
State highway tax. 169.50
Grade crossing abolition and interest 10,688.00
State tax 21,560.00
County tax 19,869.84
$62,197.34
Total
$295,477.84
278
ANNUAL REPORT
Overlay
. 3,198.13
$298,675.97
Estimated receipts
10,000.00
$288,675.97
Non-resident bank tax.
878.62
Added tax
1,745.90
Excise tax
2,350.71
$293.651.20
GEORGE M. WORRALL,
WALTER J. NEWMAN,
HARRY E. CARPENTER.
Assessors of Attleborough.
Report of Inspector of Animals
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I herewith submit my tenth annual report as Cattle Inspector for the year ending Dec. 31, 1910. I made my annual inspection of all cattle and swine in town in Octo- ber as usual. Visits have been made to 157 stables, where 830 cows, 113 young cattle, 915 swine, 18 bulls and 4 oxen were kept.
The number of cattle quarantined and killed this year having the disease known as tuberculosis was 15. This number was nine more than last year. There was one case of glanders in South Attleboro. There are 50 less cows in town this year than last, 216 more swine, four more young cattle, two more bulls and four oxen.
No cases of rabies were reported in town during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
CALEB E. PARMENTER,
Inspector.
Report of the Trustees of the Public Library
The report of the librarian, giving in detail the work of the library during the past year, leaves but little for the trustees to say. With its admirable equipment, and with the generous appropriation made by the town, much should be expected from this department, and we are sure, much and good service is rendered. The library, as never before, is largely used by the teachers and pupils in the public schools, and by the artizans in the jewelry factories. The growth of the library is healthy and gratifying, and the trustees are confident that no money is more wisely appropriated by the town, than that for this department.
Below will be found a summary of the expenditures, and the usual appropriation of $7,000 is recommended.
Dr.
Annual appropriation $7,000.00
Library receipts : fines, rent of hall,
etc 245.60
Duplicate bill 3.93
Cr.
$7,249.53
Salaries and wages. $3,098.43
Books and periodicals 2,114.74
Binding 319.70
Fuel and lights. 818.36
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Building 81.93
Other expenses : printing, expressage,
etc. 793.82
Unexpended balance 22.55
$7,249.53
The "Daniel H. Smith fund" $2,000.00
Interest 100.00
Total of fund.
$2,100.00
Respectfully submitted,
J. L. SWEET, President,
M. E. ROWE,
C. H. WHEELER, ALICE M. WALES,
IRENE T. HILL,
ELEANOR S. CARPENTER,
G. ST. J. SHEFFIELD,
PHILIP E. BRADY,
C. S. HOLDEN, Secretary.
Examined January 30, 19II, and found correct.
BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY, FREDERICK L. LeBARON, WILLIAM L. ELLIOT,
Auditors.
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN
To the President and Board of Trustees of the Attle- borough Public Library :
I herewith submit the annual report of the Attle- borough Public Library for the year ending December 31, 1910.
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Accessions.
During the year 1415 new volumes have been added to the library, 1284 by purchase, 67 by gift, 64 by binding periodicals. Besides these, 148 lost and worn-out books have been replaced, 173 books have been discarded. A larger number of books than usual has been discarded, owing to the fact that as the sections in philosophy and religion have been recatalogued a number of the older books which have been superseded by later publications have not been replaced on the shelves.
An inventory of the library has been taken and the exact number of volumes in the library ascertained, 13,827 Of these, 2300 belong in the collection of the children's room, 10,253 in the adult department, 1274 in the ref- erence department. Of these, 680 belong to the Richard- son School Fund. This does not include pamphlets and government documents.
Binding.
Number of books rebound. 559
Periodicals rebound 64
Total 623
Book Lists.
We have again to thank the Attleborough Daily Sun and the Pawtucket Evening Times for the courtesy they extend the Library in printing every two weeks the list of new books added to the library, and in printing other items of interest in regard to it.
Three lists which it has been thought would be most useful, have been printed in the Bulletin this year : one, recommended books for children in the third, fifth, fourth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades; another a list
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of the French books in the library ; and in November a list of books containing plays, dialogues and monologues, recitations, drills and folk dances and games. Besides these a number of lists have been made at the request of teachers and others on commercial correspondence, English for foreigners, Indian stories and history, agri- cultural books, school and college stories. The value of such lists is great not only for those who use them, but for the library as well. Interest in such subjects serves to bring to notice what might easily be overlooked by someone who really wants books on those very sub- jects, but it also taxes the resources of the library to the full and it keeps the library alert, immediately it knows the demand, to furnish a supply.
Care of Books.
The number of books lost from the shelves during 1910 has been 14 from the adult department, 15 from the children's room.
The periodicals in the reading room have, on account of their increasing number, been arranged alphabetically on shelves and drawers, and a complete list of the maga- zines subscribed to by the library placed in one of the racks. Three numbers of the monthly and four numbers of the weekly magazines, when not in circulation, are on the shelves.
Books Lent.
The library was open for circulation of books 307 days in 1910. The total number of volumes lent for home use during the year was 50,233, divided as follows :
Adult department 40,239
Children's department 9,994
Outlying schools 1,389
South Attleboro 800
Dodgeville 214
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Hebronville
47
Briggs Corner 328
Divided into classes the circulation was as follows :
General works
1.486
2.95%
Philosophy
462
.91
Religion
430
.85
Sociology
1.930
3.84
Philology
.17
Natural science
854
1.70
Useful arts
818
1.68
Fine arts
I.OII
2.10
Literature
2,606
5.18
History
977
1.94
Travel
939
1.86
Biography
865
1.72
Fiction
37.735
75.10
.
50,233
100.00%
For the first time in the history of the library, the circulation has reached the 50.000 mark. In 1908 it reached 49.332. which was an advance of 5000 over any previous year. At that time the rise in circulation was attributed to the fact that the library was housed in a new building . and the natural interest caused by that event. However. now a steady increase in the circula- tion seems to indicate a corresponding growth in the usefulness of the library. The result is particularly gratifying since last year large libraries and small. all over the country, reported a falling off in circulation. owing. they concluded. to the better business conditions prevailing and to the large number of moving picture places opened.
The statistics for the books sent to Dodgeville. He- bronville and South Attleboro are as follows :
Dodgeville. January 11, May 31. 1910. . 44
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Hebronville, January-December, 1910. . ... 811 South Attleboro, January-December, 1910. 521
Total I 376
Exhibits.
There have been 17 Library Art Club exhibits dur- ing 1910. There was also an exhibit of water colors and old prints by J. C. Huffington.
Gifts.
The library has received this year several periodicals as gifts: The Attleboro Philatelist, The Brown Alumni Monthly, Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News, The Numismat- ist, The Silver Cross, The Union Signal, The Universal- ist Leader, and one newspaper, The Christian Science Monitor. Besides these, a set of J. Fennimore Cooper's works in French were given to the library by Mr. Shef- field. The library has also received a group of books of interest to Christian Scientists: The Life of Mrs. Eddy, Science and Health, and Mrs. Eddy's Miscellaneous Writings.
Dr. Sanford has given two O. W. Holmes autograph letters. Mr. Sherwood presented to the library an old map of the town of Attleborough, bearing the date 1832.
Lectures.
On January 19, 1910, Prof. J. A. Brooks of Brown University lectured here on "Aerial Navigation"; Feb- ruary 19, Prof. A. B. Lamb of New York University lec- tured on "Water"; March 2, Everett W. Lord, Secretary for New England on the Child Labor Committee, lec- tured on "Vocational Suggestion." The last lecture of the course was given by Dr. D. F. Lambert of Tufts College on March 16.
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Registration.
The total number of borrowers registered at the library up to January 1, 1910, was 4,600. Of these 170 have given up their cards, leaving the number of bor- rowers to date 4,430. The number of registrations dur- ing the year was 779.
School Work.
The number of books lent from the children's depart- ment this year has exceeded that of any previous year, 9,994.
The teachers have adopted a method of taking a num- ber of childrens' books from the library and redistribut- ing them among the children at the schools. In this way books undoubtedly reach a number of children who would not avail themselves of the opportunity to visit the library.
The stereographs we have are now lent to the teach- ers for school use.
During the year one talk on Librarianship was given at the High School.
Miss Durand last year conducted a successful story hour. This year notices of the story hour were sent to principals of all the schools, and the response was at first overwhelming, Between 100 and 130 children attend- ing the first session. The average attendance now, how- ever, is between 40 and 50.
Lists of special interest to teachers have been mimeo- graphed and sent to them.
Conclusion.
The work at the library for the year has gone on much the same as usual, showing, however, a gain in circula- tion, a much greater demand for reference material, both
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in quantity and in scope, and showing also what possi- bilities the library has for the future.
There are certain groups of books to which we cer- tainly mean to add every year, if only a few volumes at a time, such as the French and the German collections ; possibly we shall also be able to add some Swedish books, for which there is a steady demand; the music scores, which have been found most useful; the tech- nical books, of which we are in continual need; the stereographs, for which we find use here and in the schools. In addition, the library has long needed a col- lection of mounted pictures to use in the school work and to lend to designers.
This year has given an impetus to the development and to the extension of the library in many directions ; it has, without a doubt, proved that there are still many avenues open to the continued purposeful effort of the library.
Respectfully submitted,
EUGENIA M. HENRY,
Librarian.
Report of the Committee on Sewerage
To the Citizens of Attleboro :
The Committee on Sewerage, acting under authority given it by the Town at a special meeting held April 29, 1910, immediately entered upon the construction of a system of sewerage, in accordance with the plans sub- mitted in its earlier report. July 6th, proposals from contractors were opened in public, and various contracts awarded. Details of this procedure are given in the En- gineer's report appended. After necessary bonds had been furnished and approved, work on the field and the laying of the main trunk line were begun, and this work has continued as long as the weather permitted.
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