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Art. 6. To determine the compensation of Town offi- cers and laborers on the highways, and clerical assistance to Town officers.
Art. 7. To see what appropriation the Town will make for the support of paupers.
Art. 8. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Overseers of the Poor to contract with physicians to at- tend the poor for the ensuing year.
Art. 9. To see what sum the Town will appropriate to pay Military Aid.
Art. 10. To see what sum the Town will appropriate for the relief of indigent soldiers and sailors, and their families, and to act anything thereon.
Art. II. To see what sum the Town will appropriate to be expended by W. A. Streeter Post, G. A. R., in the work of decorating graves of soldiers and sailors of the republic.
Art. 12. To see what action the Town will take towards providing suitable quarters for the W. A. Streeter Post, G. A. R., and what appropriation shall be made for the same.
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Art. 13. To see what sum the Town will appropriate for the current and incidental expenses for the ensuing year.
Art. 14. To determine the number of patrolmen the Town will employ for the ensuing year, their salary, and make an appropriation in addition to the court fines for the use of the Police Department, as recommended by the Selectmen.
Art. 15. To see if the Town will vote to offer a re- ward for arrest and conviction of any person or persons setting wood fires intentionally or carelessly, and make an appropriation therefor.
Art. 16. To see what appropriation the Town will make for the support of the Public Library.
Art. 17. To see what appropriation the Town will make for the current and incidental expenses of the Fire Department for the ensuing year.
Art. 18. To determine the compensation of the offi- cers and members of the Fire Department for the ensu- ing year.
Art. 19. To see if the Town will vote to establish any additional Fire Alarm boxes, to extend the Fire Alarm system and make an appropriation therefor.
Art. 20. To see if the Town will vote to purchase 1,000 feet of hose for the Fire Department and make an appropriation therefor.
Art. 21. To see if the Town will vote to purchase a motor driven combination chemical and hose truck, as recommended by the Board of Engineers and make an appropriation therefor.
Art. 22. To see if the Town will vote to purchase a combination chemical and hose wagon for South Attle- borough and make an appropriation therefor.
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Art. 23. To see if the Town will instruct the Board of Engineers to appoint one or more additional permanent men, and make an appropriation therefor.
Art. 24. To see if the Town will vote to disband Hose Company No. 3 at Farmers, or do anything in relation thereto.
Art. 25. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell the land and building used by Hose Company No. 3 at Farmers or do anything in relation thereto.
Art. 26. To see if the Town will vote to install a Fire Alarm box at the corner of Highland and Robinson avenues, and make an appropriation therefor, agreeable to a petition.
Art. 27. To see what appropriation the Town will make, together with the receipts of the department and the dog fund, for educational purposes, to include educa- tional accounts, incidentals and repairs, text-books and supplies, transportation, benevolence, evening schools, summer schools and school physician.
Art. 28. To see if the Town will authorize the School Committee to purchase a lot for school purposes near the corner of Thacher and County streets, and make an ap- propriation therefor or do anything in relation thereto.
Art. 29. To see if the Town will vote to purchase a lot for a High School building and make an appropriation therefor, as recommended by the School Committee, or do anything in relation thereto.
Art. 30. To see what sum the Town will appropriate together with the revenue of the Water Department for the current year, for the maintenance of the Water De- partment, for the annual contribution to the Sinking Fund, and for the payment of Serial Bonds due in 1911, as recommended by the Water Commissioners.
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Art. 31. To see what bonds the Town will vote to is- sue under the authority of Massachusetts Acts of 1910, Chapter 468, to be denominated "Town of Attleborough Loan, Act of 1910."
Art. 32. To see what pipe the Town will authorize the Water Commissioners to lay during the ensuing year and under what terms and conditions.
Art. 33. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to appoint a Town Accountant in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 624 of the Acts of the General Court for the year1910; and to see what salary the Town will vote for such officer, and what appropri- ation shall be made therefor.
Art. 34. To see if the Town will vote to abolish the office of Town Auditor.
Art. 35. To see what appropriation the Town will make for lighting the public streets.
Art. 36. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to place four incandescent lights on Phillips street, or do anything in relation thereto, agreeable to a petition.
Art. 37. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to place an electric arc light on South Main street in front of the Baptist church, or do anything in relation thereto, agreeable to a petition.
Art. 38. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to place six incandescent lights on Highland avenue, or do anything in relation thereto, agreeable to a petition.
Art. 39. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to place electric lights on Bishop street, be- tween Park street and Pike avenue, or do anything in relation therteo, agreeable to a petition.
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Art. 40. To see what sum the Town will appropriate for insurance of Town buildings, or do anything in rela- tión thereto.
Art. 41. To determine when taxes become due and payable and what rate of interest the Town will charge on taxes remaining unpaid.
Art. 42. To see if the Town will authorize the Collec- tor of Taxes to use all means of collecting taxes which a Town Treasurer may use when appointed a collector.
Art. 43. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow during the municipal year, beginning Jan. Ist, 1911, in anticipation of the collection of taxes of said year, such sums of money as may be necessary for the current expenses of the Town, but not exceeding the total tax levy of said year, giving the notes of the Town therefor, payable within one year from date thereof. All debts incurred under authority of this vote shall be paid from the taxes of the present municipal year.
Art. 44. To see what debts the Town will vote to in- cur under the provisions of Chapter 27 of the Revised Laws.
Art. 45. To see what appropriation the Town will make for curbing of sidewalks under the Betterment Act.
Art. 46. To see what appropriation the Town will make for the construction of new concrete walks under the Betterment Act.
Art. 47. To see what appropriation the Town will make for highways and bridges.
Art. 48. To see what appropriation the Town will made for laying dust on the public streets.
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Art. 49. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $200 for cleaning out Thacher Brook Drain and the Ten Mile river.
Art. 50. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum sufficient to cover the Thacher Brook Drain from Park street to Dunham street, the work to be of perma- nent construction, agreeable to a petition.
Art. 51. To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of Torrey street as a Town way, as made by the Selectmen, extending from Park street to Emory street, and make an appropriation therefor, agreeable to a peti- tion.
Art. 52. To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of Jewell avenue as a Town way, as made by the Selectmen, extending from County street westerly to Hawthorne street, and make an appropriation therefor, agreeable to a petition.
Art. 53. To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of Fisher street as a Town way, as made by the Selectmen, extending from the land of Ernest Cameron to Thacher street and thence to Summer street, and make an appropriation therefor, agreeable to a petition.
Art. 54. To see if the Town will vote to repair Bene- fit street and build a suitable sidewalk to Holden street, and make an appropriation therefor, agreeable to a peti- tion.
Art. 55. To see if the Town will vote to repair Thacher street from South Main street to the railroad bridge, and make an appropriation therefor, agreeable to a petition.
Art. 56. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $500 to build sidewalks and repair Brownell street from Martin to James street, agreeable to a peti- tion.
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Art. 57. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $500 for the purpose of widening County street from Thacher to Tiffany street, in accordance with the accepted layout, agreeable to a petition.
Art. 58. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 364, Chapter 560, of the Acts of 1907, relative to the election of a highway surveyor and provide a way to get an expression as to the amount of compensation which should be paid such official, or take any other action thereon, agreeable to a petition.
Art. 59. To see what sum the Town will appropriate for the current and incidental expenses of the Board of Health.
Art. 60. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $1,000 to be used at Capron Park in addition to the regular appropriation of $2,000, as recommended by the Park Commissioners.
Art. 61. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $500 to be expended on Finberg Playground at the corner of Bishop and Park streets, as recom- mended by the Selectmen.
Art. 62. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $50 for the use of Maj. H. A. Clark Camp, Spanish War Veterans, to be devoted to the decoration of graves of soldiers and sailors who served in the United States Army and Navy during the war with Spain, or do anything in relation thereto, agreeable to a petition.
Art. 63. To see if the Town will vote to instruct its Committee on Sewerage to apply to the General Court for an amendment of Section 17 of Chapter 158 of the Acts of 1909, so as to authorize the Town to carry on the construction of its system of sewerage by its committee for the period of one year beyond the limitation con- tained in said section.
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Art. 64. To see if the Town will vote to instruct its Committee on Sewerage to take any action to procure authority for the Town to incur an additional indebted- ness for the purposes set forth in Chapter 157 of the Acts of the General Court of 1909 and beyond the limitations set forth in said Act, or do anything in relation thereto.
Art. 65. To see whether the Town will issue addi- tional bonds to an amount not exceeding $100,000, under the provisions of Chapter 157 of the Acts of the General Court of the year 1909 and for the purposes therein stated, to be denominated "Attleborough Sewerage Loan, Act of 1909," and to determine the dating, denomination and other particulars of said bonds.
Art. 66. To see what sum the Town will appropriate for the observance of Fourth of July.
The polls for the election of officers will be open at 6 o'clock in the forenoon and may be closed at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies in at least five public places in each precinct of said Town, at least seven days before the time of said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at or before the time of said meeting. Both of said days will consti- tute the annual Town meeting, and this call is issued in accordance with a vote of the Town passed October 29, 1909.
Given under our hands this 15th day of February, A. D. 19II.
GEORGE M. WORRALL, M. F. ASHLEY, GEORGE A. SWEENEY,
Selectmen of Attleborough.
INDEX
Appropriations for 1910 275
Assessors' Report 273
Auditors' Report
304
Board of Health
73
Chief of Police
143
Engineers of Fire Department.
112
Gypsy Moth Inspector
137
Inspector of Animals.
279
Inspector of Kerosene.
142
Inspector of Milk and Meat
92
Inspector of Plumbing
93
Inspector of Wires
272
Jury List
299
Lock-up Keeper
270
Overseers of the Poor
123
Park Commissioners
94
Public Library
280
Sealer of Weights and Measures
140
Selectmen's Report
8
Appropriations Recommended
47
Court Fees
21
Election Expenses
17
Finance Committee Expenses
17
Financial Statement
11
Fire Department
22
Highway Department
35
Incidental Expenses
18
Military Aid
30
Police Service, Patrol and Lock-up Expenses.
19
Salaries of Town Officers.
12
Soldiers' Relief
29
Starkey Fund
30
State Aid
44
Streeter Post, Wm. A ..
29
Suppression of Illegal Sale of Liquor 33
Unexpended Balances and Appropriations Overdrawn. 44
Sewerage Committee 288
Sewer Engineer, Report of. 291
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School Department 193
Attendance Tables
265
Committee's Report 212
Drawing Supervisor's Report.
245
Evening Schools
223
Financial Statement 198
Graduates, 1910
259
High School, Principal's Report. 233
Janitors
258
Music Supervisor's Report.
239
No School Signals 196
School Committee 195
251
School Directory
255
Superintendent's Report
215
Teacher of Manual Training, Report of. 247
Teacher of Sewing, Report of. 250
255
Truant Officer's Report.
254
Vacation Schools
225
Sinking Fund Commissioner's Report.
110
Superintendent of Streets
98
Tax Collector's Report
66
Town Indebtedness
63
Town Officers
3
Treasurer's Report
49
Tree Warden's Report
138
Tri-Centennial Fund Trustees. 109
Warrant for Annual Town Meeting. 305
145
Commissioners' Report
156
Comparative Table
161
Extension of Main Pipe
167
Financial Statement
149
Hydrants, List of
180
Pumping Records, Synopsis of.
168
Registrar's Report
171
Statistics
147
Summary of Construction. 152
Summary of Maintenance 151
Superintendent's Report 163
Water Analysis 169
Water Ordinances 173
School Physician, Report of.
Teachers
Water Department
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