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Lectures.
Library Hall has been used this year by the Teach- ers' Association, and by the library itself. The latter use was to introduce a course of lectures on "Food," to be given during January and February of 1913, by Miss Abell of the Providence Technical High School.
Reference Work.
The amount of reference work done this year. its quality, and the interest displayed in it by the workers in
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the library and by inquirers, justifies a special mention of the subject. If an attempt were made to give a list of the questions asked and answered, many pages would have to be added to this report. The subjects covered range from the request by telephone of how to spell a simple word, to the recommendation of young people's books suitable for translation, into foreign languages. Aside from strictly literary work, the practical business side of the reference work has been unusually emphasized. It is gratifying to feel that help in this direction is ex- pected of the library.
School Work.
Closely allied with the reference work, indeed a part of it, is the aid given to schools. We have found that in book review work for the High School, it is feasible to set aside a section of the shelves for that particular class of books and to collect there also the material most used as comment on them.
The library has furnished an unusual amount of ma- terial for debates and commencement work. This, it has given us pleasure to do for other schools than those be- longing immediately to the town.
The circulation of school books has increased from 12.213 to 14.320 : outlying schools, from 1.744 to 1,882.
Registration.
Total number of borrowers registered, December 31, 1912, 6,147. Cards no longer in use, 332. Borrowers using cards, 5.815. Number of new registrations during the year, 758.
Conclusion.
The library has been housed in its new building five years. It is not unsuitable to compare the statistics of the first year of that period with those of this last year.
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Accession, 1907-973 ; 869 purchase ; 42 gift.
Accessions, 1912-931 ; 700 purchase; 153 gift. Total number of volumes, 1907-9,600.
Total number of volumes, 1912-15,551.
Books lent, 1907-38,998; books lent, 1912-58, 118; a difference of 19,120 volumes. It is only fair to say that the library hours for lending books that year were seven for 286 days then, and 10 hours for 306 days this year. The circulation for 1906, 42,152 volumes, a difference of 15,966 volumes, is probably a fairer comparison.
The greatest gains in circulation have been in the classes of sociology, which has risen from .88% to 3.91% of the total circulation ; useful arts, from .73% to 2.21% ; fine arts, from .97% to 2.32%. Circulation in fiction has fallen from 81.87% to 75.31%, all of which figures indi- cate a growth in the right direction for a manufacturing town such as this is.
The activity of the library shows an advance, in pro- portion to its resources. It is to be expected that both will keep pace with the growth of the town.
Respectfully submitted,
EUGENIA M. HENRY,
Librarian.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
The admirable report of the Librarian furnishes com- plete information as to the character and extent of the work accomplished in this department, and leaves but little for the Trustees to add.
There is one subject, however, that will soon be necessary to bring to the attention of the voters, and that is the smaller amount available each year for the pur- chase of new books. For several years it has been pos- sible to use about two thousand dollars from the annual appropriation for this purpose, but last year less than fourteen hundred dollars could be used. The marked in- crease in circulation means larger bills for rebinding, and more assistants at the library. so if there is to be that de- velopment and growth demanded by the public and de- sired by the officers, a larger appropriation must be made.
This year it will be necessary to make some repairs on the building at an estimated expense of two hundred dollars, and the Board desires that this amount should be added to the regular appropriation of seven thousand dollars.
The usual financial statements are appended.
ACCOUNTS-1912.
Receipts.
Balance on hand
$27.69
January
18.85
February
18.96
March
23.08
April
20.52
May
24.52
June
17.70
July
15.81
August
16.61
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September
16.8I
October
19.49
November
22.22
December
39.46
$268.50
Expenditures.
Incidentals
$120.58
Library Congress cards. 49.49
Express 20.03
Carrier
37.27
Gas
1.87
Balance on hand, January, 1912
39.46
$268.50
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Dr.
Annual appropriation $7,000.00
Duplicate bill 4.50
Books returned
43.3I
$7,047.81
Cr.
Salaries and wages $3,582.16
Books, periodicals, etc 1,386.98
Building 15.63
Fuel and lights. 822.38
Binding
441.84
Sundries (printing, supplies, etc.). . .
794.04
Balance, unexpended
4.78
$7,047.81
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Daniel H. Smith Fund.
Dr.
Amount of fund. $5.000.00
Interest to date
460.81
$5,460.81
Cr.
Design for book plate
$50.00
Amount of fund with interest. 5.410.81
$5,460.81
Federation of Women's Clubs.
Dr.
Amount received $227.01
Cr. $227.0I
Books purchased
$167.93
Balance on hand.
59.08
$227.01
Respectfully submitted.
J. L. SWEET, President : C. H. WHEELER, M. E. ROWE.
G. ST. J. SHEFFIELD. P. E. BRADY. IRENE T. HILL.
ELEANOR S. CARPENTER,
ELIZABETH J. WILMARTH, C. S. HOLDEN. Secretary.
Examined, January 29. 1913, and found correct. BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY. WILLIAM L. ELLIOT. FRED L. MORSE.
Auditors.
Report of Building Committee
THACHER STREET SCHOOL HOUSE.
In accordance with the vote of the town, your com- mittee proceeded to erect an eight-room building on the lot purchased for school purposes on Thacher street, finishing the same as far as the appropriation would al- low. We found, after calling for bids, that we could prac- tically finish six of the eight rooms and furnish four, and we have worked along those lines. Contracts were let as follows :
General contract, Malcolm Currie, Attleboro. . $26,223.00 Heating and ventilating, Stone & Underhill.
Boston 2,062.00
Plumbing, N. Perry & Co., Atttleboro 1,700.50 Grading and walks. John Anderson, Attleboro 1,591.00 Furniture, American Seating Co., Boston 860.37 Curtains. G. A. Sweeney, Attleboro 75.00
In excavating for the cesspools (the sewer is not available in that locality). we encountered a ledge in which we were obliged to do a small amount of blasting, otherwise no ledge was encountered. The building is nearly completed and four of the rooms will be occupied early in the coming month, and we believe that we have as good a school building on Thacher street as any in town, complying with all the state laws and up to date in all particulars.
Below follows the expenditures to date (January Ist, 1913) :
Appropriation $35.000.00
O. S. Higgins, Architect. $1,500.00
Malcolm Currie, general contract ... 19.730.00
John Anderson, grading 810.00
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Stone & Underhill, heating and venti-
lating 824.80
N. Perry & Co .. plumbing 800.00
Surveying. etc.
21.95
Committee expenses 7.70
Printing and advertising
20.70
Freight. to be deducted from furni-
ture bill later
58.64
Total bills approved $23.773-79
Balance II.226.21
$35.000.00
Respectfully submitted.
W. J. NEWMAN.
M. F. ASHLEY.
A. A. FRENCH.
HAROLD E. SWEET.
OSCAR WOLFENDEN.
Building Committee.
NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.
Your Committee spent considerable time in the ar- rangement and details of this building before the con- tract was let. but early in the summer the general con- tract was let to Hooper. Waters Co. of Boston. and the heating and ventilating to Stone-Underhill Heating & Ventilating Co. of Boston. The general contract in- cludes the plumbing. wiring. grading. boiler house. stack and retaining wall.
The general contract is for. $136.702.00
Heating and ventilating 17.997.00
We were not satisfied with the financial standing of the general contractors at that time. so we arranged
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with J. H. Gerlack of Boston to finance the job, besides requiring a bond for $50,000.
Ground was broken early in the summer and the work has been pushed as rapidly as possible. We were delayed a long time by the non-arrival of the steel, but on investigation we found that it was not through any fault of the contractors, and it was well into November before the large steel girders arrived, and since then work has gone forward more rapidly and we trust that the building will be ready to occupy by Sept. Ist, 1913.
Below follows the financial statement to Jan. Ist.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Dr.
Appropriation
$175,000.00
Oscar Wolfenden, face brick ac-
count
500.00
Premium Account
240.00
Total
$175,740.00
Cr.
Paid Cooper & Bailey, Architects. . $6,346.22
Hooper, Waters Co. 37,270.80
Printing, advertising, etc. 12.30
Committee Expenses
8.30
Expenses on bonds.
240.00
Total
$43,879.62
Balance
131,860.38
$175,740.00
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Respectfully submitted.
W. J. NEWMAN, M. F. ASHLEY, A. A. FRENCH, HAROLD E. SWEET. OSCAR WOLFENDEN.
Building Committee.
Examined, January 31, 1913, and found correct.
BENJAMIN F. LINDSEY. WILLIAM L. ELLIOT. FRED L. MORSE,
Auditors.
Annual Report of the Board of Assessors
To the Citizens of Attleborough :
We hereby submit our annual report for the year 1912.
TABLE OF AGGREGATES, APRIL 1, 1912.
Number of residents assessed on property
2,820
Individuals 2,218 All others 602
Number of non-residents assessed on property ....
Individuals
527
673
All others
146
Number of persons assessed
7,393
On property
3.493
On polls only.
3.900
Number of male polls assessed.
5,299
Tax on each poll. $2.00
Number of horses assessed. 732
Number of cows assessed. 782
Number of sheep assessed. 2
Number of other neat cattle assessed. 80
Number of swine assessed. 472
Number of dwelling houses assessed. 2,85I
Number of fowl assessed (value $3.520) 7,450
Value of assessed personal estate.
$7,603.010.00
Value of assessed personal
estate, excluding resident bank stock $7,362,260.00
Value of assessed resident bank stock 240,750.00
Value of assessed real estate
11,935,255.00
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Value of assessed build- ings, excluding land. . . . $7.253 145.00 Value of assessed land. ex- cluding buildings 4.682.110.00
$19.538.265.00
Tax for State. County and Town purposes, including overlayings $362,286.77
Tax on personal estates .. $136,854.18
Tax on real estate.
214,834.59
Tax on polls.
10,598.00
Rate of tax, $18.00 per $1,000.00.
Increase of 1912 Over 1911.
Increase of valuation on buildings, exclud- ing land
$412,090.00
*Decrease of valuation on land. excluding buildings 12,165.00
Increase of valuation on personal estat.
. .
568,345.00
* Decrease of valuation on resident bank stock 2,400.00
Total increase in valuation.
$966,870.00
Increase in number of polls, 160
Added Taxes and Valuations.
Added valuation :
Real estate and personal. $35,200.00 87
Polls
Added taxes :
Real estate
633.43
Personal
588.60
Polls
174.00
Total
$1,396.03
Appropriations for 1912.
Current and Incidental.
$15,000.00
*LOBE.
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Board of Health
3.500.00
Police Department . 9.000.00
Fire Department (Current and In- cidental)
24.000.00
Fire Alarm Boxes
475.00
1,000 feet of Hose.
600.00
Motor Chemical Truck
5.500.00
Highways and Bridges
21,000.00
Twelfth Street
250.00
Robert Street
1.550.00
Wigwam and Henry Streets 500.00
Maple Street 800.00
State Street.
125.00
Jefferson Street
275.00
Solomon Street
500.00
River Street 100.00
Park. to Park Street. 500.00
Manchester Street
200.00
Brownell Street
500.00
Water Street
600.00
Water Street Land Damages
1,000.00
Atwood Street
250.00
Street Sprinkling
6.000.00
Curbing Sidewalks
3.000.00
Concrete Sidewalks
3.000.00
Cleaning Ten Mile River and
Thacher Brook Drain. 200.00
Covering Thacher Brook Drain. . .
2.500.00
Street Lighting 16,000.00
Soldiers' Relief
2,500.00
Capron Park
3.000.00
Finberg Playground
500.00
Insurance
600.00
July Fourth Celebration
300.00
Decoration of Graves, G. A. R.
300.00
Rent for G. A. R. 348.00
Decoration of Graves. S. W. \
50.00
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Public Library
7,000.00
Pauper Department
7,100.00
Physician for Poor.
500.00
Educational Department
81,300.00
Thacher Street School House
5,000.00
Concrete and Curbing for Bliss School Lot.
500.00
Water Department
23,500.00
Reimbursement of F. J. Powers ...
700.00
Overdrafts
3,025.67
Total
$253.148.67
Amount Required to Meet Former Votes of the Town.
South Avenue and Soldiers' Monu-
ment $5,000.00
Washington Street School.
3,000.00
South Main Street Fire Station ...
3,800.00
South Attleboro Fire Station
3,000.00
Bliss School
5,000.00
Sewer System
II,000.00
High School Lot.
3,000.00
Total
$33.800.00*
Amounts Required by Law.
State Tax
$24,500.00
County Tax
20, 136.79
Sinking Fund
2,500.00
Interest on Notes
5,000.00
Interest on Bonds
18,600.00
Grade Crossings and Interest. 11,140.00
State Highway Tax.
169.50
$82,046.29:
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Appropriations for 1912. $253,148.67
Former Votes of Town.
33,800.00
Required by Law
82,046.29
Overlay 7,315.56
Total
$376.310.52
Credits.
Premium on Bonds.
$4,032.75
Estimated Receipts
10,000.00
$14,032.75
Total Levy
$362.277.77
Added Tax
1.396.03
Excise Tax
2.775.49
Non-Resident Bank Tax.
1.066.50
Total Commitments
$367.515.79
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE M. WORRALL. W. J. NEWMAN, HARRY E. CARPENTER.
Board of Assessors.
JURY LIST
Prepared by the Selectmen of Attleborough.
Adams, Clifford, 53 Pleasant St. Auto Dealer Adams, George N., 46 Dunham St. Jeweler
Alger, Isaac, Jr., 347 Pleasant St. Farmer Alger, Walter, 33 Lindsey St. . Jeweler
Allen, George W .. Adamsdale Road. Farmer Anderson, John E., Thacher St. Farmer
Angell, John, 106 Forest St.
Carpenter
Amesbury, Samuel, 33 Maple St.
Jeweler
Armstrong, William O., Steere St
Farmer
Ashley, Millard F., 10 Sturdy St.
Contractor
Ashley, William C., 8 Sturdy St.
Retired
Atwell, Elmer W., Hebronville.
Clerk
Atwell, Albert I., South Main St.
Music Dealer
Austin. Frank B .. 46 Hope St. Jeweler Barden, Winthrop F., 198 South Main St. Jeweler Bates. Gilman L .. Pleasant St. Grocer
Bauer. Christopher. Locust St.
Farmer
Beck, Frederick L., 20 East St. Jeweler
Bennett, James A., 9 Foster St Jeweler Berry, Charles, 20 East St. . . Clerk
Blackinton, Frank, 203 North Main St. Salesman Blais, William, 32 Carpenter St. Jeweler
Bliss, Edward N., 17 Peck St. Retired
Bliss, Frank W., 89 County St. . Jeweler
Bloss, Charles W., Newport Ave . Farmer
Bowen, Albert K .. 115 Park St. Grain Dealer Bowman, Orie, 33 Emory St. . Jeweler Brandt. Harry C., 137-B., South Main St. . Jeweler Brooks, Joseph P .. 24 Franklin St. Jeweler Brown, William H., Oak Hill Ave. Salesman Briggs, Arthur M .. 8 Beacon St. Miller
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Briggs, Horatio, Park St. Farmer
Bullock, Edwin, 37 Pine St. Clerk
Bullock, Gardner G., 57 West St. . Clerk Brownell, Alonzo N., South Main St. Merchant
Bullock, George R., III Dean St.
Bunker, Joseph L., Allen Ave., R. F. D. 5. Farmer
Burbank, Charles M., 180 Union St ..
Plater
Carnes, William L., Pike Ave., R. F. D Jeweler
Carlisle, George, 30, Deanville Road. Laundryman
Carpenter, Fred, Adamsdale Road
Farmer
Callahan, Daniel, 13 Gustin Ave .. Jeweler
Carpenter, Charles E., 391 North Main st Farmer
Carter, Miles L., 25 Bank St. Jeweler
Chapman, Martin L., 57 Peck St. Retired
Clark, Horatio, II Holden St. Real Estate Dealer
Conley, Arthur J., 18 Capron St. . Jeweler
Cobb, George L., 2912 Park St. Jeweler
Cobb, Walter W., 1972 Park Ave . Jeweler
Cody, John W., 15 Falmouth St. . Jeweler
Cole, Ralph, 23 Emory St .. . Jeweler
Coykendale, C. F., 6 East St. Secretary
Cooper, Alvin N., Pleasant St. Farmer
Crook, Francis M., Handy St. Farmer
Crowell, Horace P., 5 Pearl St. Manager
Cushman, Hiram, 17 Sanford St. Merchant
Cummings, Abner F., Richardson Ave. Farmer Cummings, Frank A., 267 Park St. Farmer
Dalton, Samuel W., Grove St ..... . Bowling Alley Prop.
Dennis, James H., 14 Cambridge St. Jeweler
Dean, Charles W., 20 North Ave . Clerk
Dexter, Horace L., 231 Park St. Jeweler .
Draper, Roy, 37 John St. Jeweler Driscoll, Daniel J., South Attleboro Gluemaker
Dunham, William E., 133 Park St. Jeweler
Easterbrooks, Fred A., 191 Pleasant St. . Clerk
Edwards, Richard H., 34 Franklin St. . Jeweler
Eldredge, Samuel H., 68 Park St. Retired
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Estes. Frank C., 24 Second St. Agent
Fitz. Henry H., 235 Park St. . Jeweler
Follett. Walter H .. Pike Ave. Farmer Foley. John F., 19 George St. Chaser
Flannigan. Terrence E .. II Foley St. Jeweler
French. Aldro A .. 87 Pleasant St. Jeweler
Fuller. Ernest M .. 106 County St. Painter
Gaffney, Henry, Locust St. . Jeweler
Galligan. Mathias C .. 70 Dunham St. .Jeweler
Goff. Calvin. 31 Emory St. Carpenter
Grant. Walter J., Park Ave .. Carpenter
Goff. William N., South Main St. . Grocer
Gould. Charles N .. 53 Peck St. Jeweler
Halliday. Thomas J .. 5 Sturdy St Jeweler Hasler. T. G., 8 Sixth St .. Painter
Hewitt. George L .. 76 Peck St. Carpenter
Herrick, George H .. 10 Grove St.
.Jeweler
Horton. Raymond M .. 116 Pleasant St. Mig. Jeweler
Hodges. Walter T .. 65 Maple St. Salesman
Hogan. Patrick, West Carpenter St.
Laborer
Holmes. Andrew, 46 Park St
Jeweler
Holman. Samuel. Jr .. 39 Pleasant St. . Clerk
Higgins. Clarence I .. 27 Fourth St. Jeweler
Hyde. Karl H .. 130 County St .. Ice Dealer
Ingraham. Albert S., 104 North Main st.
Mfg. Jeweler
Ingalls. George H., 9 Beacon St. .Jeweler
Jacobs. Solomon B .. 48 Hodges St.
Merchant
Jones. Richard H., 8 Emory St. . Concreter
Kane. Thomas. 89 Forest St.
. Jeweler
Kenney. Wm. J .. 46 Park St. Undertaker
King. Valentine. 42 Holman St. Jeweler Kirkhoff. Joseph. 328 Park St. Jeweler Knight. C. W., 201 Pleasant St. Wood Dealer
Lawton. Horace V .. 94 Parker St. Fish Dealer
Lewis, Albert H., Turner St .. R. F. D. 5. . Farmer Livingston. George. 13 Capron St. Carpenter Lord. Henry A .. Locust St. Farmer
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Luther, Louis C., 177 South Main St. Jeweler Luther, H. E., 176 Pine St .. . Jeweler Lyons, Timothy J., II Foley St. Janitor
Macdonald, Robert B., 18 First St. .Jeweler Marshall, Percy, 49 Mulberry St. Foreman
Mason, Walter, 28 Peck St. Mfg. Jeweler
Maigrette, Henry, 160 Pine St. . Laborer
Mackinnon, Herbert, Howard Ave . Contractor
McBride, Patrick, 62 Forest St. . Cobbler
McCaffrey, John, 28 Union St.
. Agent
McDonald, Charles S., 35 Thacher St. . Jeweler
Nerney, Frank J., 178 Pleasant St. . Jeweler
Newman, Walter J., 177 Pine St. Assessor
Nihan, James E., 42 Emory St. Jeweler
Nihan, Patrick, 10 Foley St. Jeweler
Norwood, William . Jeweler
Orr, Emory H., South Attleboro . Dyer
O'Brien, Cornelius, 55 Fourth St. Jeweler
Parmenter, Arthur W., Pleasant St. Farmer
Parmenter, Edward D., 44 Dunham St Surveyor
Payson, Frank M., North Main St .. Auto Agent Peasely, Albert, Carpenter St., South Attleboro. . . .
Perry, Emerson E, 83 Emory St. Contractor
Perry, Herbert L., 183 Pleasant St. Merchant
Perry, Jabez H., 84 Emory St. Printer
Pike, Archie W., 39 Gardner St. Jeweler
Pond, Arthur, Howard Ave. Jeweler
Potter, Edwin A., 5 Garden St. Refiner
Read, A. T., Read St. Farmer
Reed, Arthur B., 2412 Emory St. Plumber
Reeves, Edmund J., Jr., 56 Holman St Druggist
Robbins, Freeman, Prospect St. Retired Rounds, Fred C., Oak Hill Ave. Gardener
Rounseville, Frank E., South Main St. Jeweler
Rowe, Mark E., 178 South Main St. Retired Sadler, Herbert A., Newport Ave. Mfg. Jeweler Schneider, Albert T., Benefit St. Barber
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Shaw, Frank E., Newport Ave. Farmer
Sinclair, John H., Thirteenth St. Agent
Smith, Alvah, Locust St. . Farmer
Smith, Chester. South Main St. . Clerk Stearns, Frank V .. 29 Holman St. Painter
Streeter, Henry A., 39 Dean St. Jeweler
Streeter, Willis H., 119 County St. .. Real Estate Dealer
Sweet, Frank, 14 Park Ave. Mig. Jeweler
Sweet, Charles O., Bank St.
Jeweler
Swift, Levi P., 22 Lafayette St. Teamer
Sweeney, George A .. 52 Holman St. Merchant
Sweetland. Charles F .. 44 Emory St. Clerk
Thayer. Walter M., 192 Union St. . Teweler
Thacher. Carroll. cor. So. Main and Locust. . Ice Dealer
Thompson. Halliday E. S .. 9 Franklin St Jeweler
Thurber, Crawford. Lindsey St. Farmer
Tingley, Leon H., Read St. . Draughtsman
Torrey. Fred L .. 5 Torrey St. Jeweler
Towne. George F., Newport Ave .. So. Attleboro. . Farmer Trainor. John E .. 34 Union St. Merchant
Tremblay. Louis. Thurber Ave Grocer
Warren. Robert. 16 Martin St. Carpenter
Watkins. T. Leslie, 7 Ellis St. . Clerk
Wendell. Olof. Locust St. . Farmer
Wendelstein. Carl M., 165 Park St. Die Cutter
Wiggmore. James L., 246 Park St. Toolmaker
Worrall. George M., Second St. Selectman
Young. Daniel, Holden St. Contractor
WARRANT For Annual Town Meeting
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
BRISTOL, SS.
To either of the Constables of Attleborough :
GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn legal voters of the Town of Attleborough to meet on Monday, March 3, 1913, at 6 o'clock in the forenoon, in the following places : Precint S-South Attleboro Hose House; Pre- cinct E-Union Street Hose House. Precinct W-Old District Court House, County street, then and there to choose by ballot: A Town Clerk for one year, Town Treasurer for one year, three Selectmen for one year each, one Assessor of Taxes for three years, one Col- lector of Taxes for one year, one Overseer of the Poor for three years, one Water Commissioner for three years; three Auditors for one year each, one Sinking Fund Commissioner for three years, three members of the School Committee for three years each, one member of the Board of Health for three years, three Trustees of the Public Library for three years each, one Chief En- gineer of the Fire Department for one year, two Assistant Engineers of the Fire Department for one year, one Tree Warden for one year, one Park Commissioner for three years, one Sewer Commissioner for three years, one Sewer Commissioner for two years, one Sewer Com- missioner for one year, nine Constables for one year each; and also upon the same ballot to vote
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"Yes" or "No" upon the question: "Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town for the ensuing year ?"; and to vote "Yes" or "No" upon the question : "Shall the town accept the provisions of Section 514 of the Acts of 1909, providing that eight hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, work- men and mechanics who are employed by the town ?" ; and to meet in Armory Hall on Monday evening, March 10, 1913. at 7:30 o'clock, then and there to act upon the fol- lowing articles, to wit :
Article. I. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.
Art. 2. To choose all necessary Town officers; not elected by ballot.
Art. 3. To consider and act upon the reports of the Selectmen. Town Treasurer and other Town officers.
Art. 4. To see what disposition the Town will make of the Dog Fund.
Art. 5. To choose any committee, hear the report of any committee and to act thereon, or to do anything in relation thereto.
Art. 6. To determine the compensation of Town Officers, clerical assistance to Town officers, and labor- ers on the highway.
Art. 7. To see what appropriation the Town will inake 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 attend the poor for the ensuing year, and make an ap- propriation therefor.
Art. 9. To see what sum the Town will appropriate for the relief of indigent soldiers and sailors and their families, and to act anything thereon.
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Art. 10. To see what sum the Town will appropri- ate 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. II. To see what action the Town will take towards providing suitable quarters for W. A. Streeter Post, G. A. R., and what appropriation shall be made for the same.
Art. 12. 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.
Art. 13. To see if the Town will vote to appropri- ate the sum of $983.53 for overdrafts in the departments for 1912.
Art. 14. To see what sum the Town will appro- priate for the Current and Incidental expenses for the ensuing year.
Art. 15. To see if the Town will vote to offer a reward for arrest and conviction of any person or per- sons setting wood fires intentionally or carelessly.
Art. 16. 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 recon- mended by the Selectmen.
Art. 17. To see what appropriation the Town will make for the support of the Public Library.
Art. 18. To see what appropriation the Town will make for the Current and Incidental expenses of the Fire Department for the ensuing year.
ANNUAL REPORT
Art. 19. To determine the compensation of the of- ficers and members of the Fire Department for the ensu- ing year.
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