Reports of town officers of the town of Attleborough 1914, Part 2

Author: Attleboro (Mass.)
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: The City
Number of Pages: 382


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G. E. Read .


6.20


Chas. Wixon


31.09


Olof Pearson 3.38


J. Collum 11.36


S. Collins.


34.64


Mr. Ludsky


6.43


O. Tingley . 31.50


A. Gamache 2.05


J. Guimond 23.68


S. Cash .


19.82


J. Collette.


55.59


Sarah Bliss . 24.87


Emma Mills .


8.47


Frank Perry


5.65


Olof Wendall


22.60


E. Redmond


18.73


Frank Dickinson


56.87


James Eden .


14.90


G. M. Worrall .


7.20


Elmwood Farm


1.44


John Anderson . 169.83


G. A. Carpenter 21.60


W. R. Cobb. 26.86


C. E. Dyer . 5.80


Chas. Wheaton


6.62


Albert Atwell . 4.50


E. H. Bigney Co


30.00


H. P. Kent .. 80.00


R. A. Harrington 7.10


Mrs. Cobb. 52.00


Joseph McCra. 242.11


Mrs. W. E. Groves 41.91


W. F. Fisher 23.74


O. Tingley 13.54


Sarah Nerney 25.25


H. Carpenter . 18.80


36


ANNUAL REPORT


O. Bellemore 73.26


H. Lord.


4.01


A. Kauffman . 2.72


R. H. Jones


206.52


P. R. Cole.


130.43


S. Perry . . 231.53


W. O. Armstrong


53.91


H. A. Smith 32.43


E. Perry 11.51


F. Streeter


8.37


J. Gaboury


131.69


A. Trainor


13.04


W. L. Carnes.


9.71


E. O. Dexter


41.08


E. Mills. .


9.60


Mrs. E. Bliss


9.80


A. N. Brownell


35.40


W. A. Vickery


5.99


Walter Follett


90.83


Att. Sanatarium Co


253.44


Conn. Quarries Co


79.52


Hebron Mfg. Co.


164.25


IV. Jenkins .


66.06


J. W. Clark.


33.75


Frank Parmenter


32.81


Geo. L. Stoddard


113.85


A. R. Lewis.


1.30


James W. Orr


55.40


Total


$3,329.16


By Geo. H. Snell, repairs and


supplies . . 420.46


Wm. Flynn & Son, re-


pairs and supplies . . . . 195.17


E. H. Frink, repairs and supplies. 29.55


37


ANNUAL REPORT


N. Perry & Co., repairs and supplies . 201.80


Geo. R. Paine, signs ..... 13.86


Buffalo Steam Roller Co.,


repairs and supplies .. . J. L. Tobitt & Co., sup- plies . 28.66


111.19


Prov. Tel. Co., telephones


109.87


Att. Steam & Electric


Co., light. 21.53


Hicks & Read, supplies. .


.50


Auto Service Station, supplies . 3.00


Att. Gas Lt. Co., tar etc.


433.05


Freight, express, carfare etc. . 63.80


R. H. Jones, concreting . . 70.45


Att. Grain Co., hay and grain . . 769.32


Frank Mossberg Co., re-


pairs and supplies . . . . 271.28


Taxas Co., gasolene and oil . . 30.18


J. M. Simpson, shoeing etc.


230.30


J. T. Kenyon, repairs and supplies . 345.35


Frank Davis, labor and material . 44.92


Paul McLane, labor . . .


77.21


W. E. Middleton, horse hire .. 10.00


M. F. Ashley & Co., lum- ber . 314.06


N. E. Road Machine Co.


repairs and supplies. . . 249.12


38


ANNUAL REPORT


By Geo. R. Bullock, repairs and supplies . 109.02


Geo. R. Bullock, hay. . .


168.28


Att. Coal Co., coal and supplies. . 340.88


Carpenter Coal & Lum-


ber Co., supplies. .... 3.67


Charles Robinson, sur- veying . 72.95


Mackinnon & Nicker-


son, labor & material. . 18.47


Hugh Gaw, prof. services


50.00


Dyer Supply Co., sup- plies . .


141.75


Pope & Read, labor and material . .35


Brownell Hdw. Co., re-


pairs and supplies . . . .


309.62


Fire Department, hose. . 15.00


American Oil Co, oils ... 14.92


H. A. Smith, salary .. . .


233.33


H. A Lord supplies. . . ..


5.00


R. Wolfenden & Sons, cement pipe . 111.65


H. J. Dillman & Co., supplies . . 24.93


W. M. Middleton, horses 350.00


H. Sullivan, boiler insp .. . 15.00


Geo. H. Snell, auto hire ..


4.00


Clarence Kimball, labor and material . 17.55


Geo. R. Bullock, buggy .. John Eisenman, sand


120.00


scraper . . 8.40


S. S. Dept. Store,supplies 11.00


Water Dept., water 112.55


G .Berard, repairs . 10.00


James M. Haite, hay 263.85


39


ANNUAL REPORT


1


By Clinton Wire Cloth Co., supplies . 8.25


Jacob Clothing Co., sup- plies. . 1.15


W. J. Corcoran, board ...


7.00


Shawmut Chemical Co., supplies . 15.00


Brown, Sharpe Mfg. Co., repairs . 6.57


Newel Coal & Lumber Co., supplies.


15.86


Ames Iron Works, re-


pairs. 9.72


H. Knight, wood. 2.00


Ashley & Co., supplies. . . 5.20


Independent Tar Co., building roads. 3,053.96


L. Z. Carpenter Co., sup- plies . 3.00


H. N. Collins, supplies. . . 23.37


H. E. White & Co., labor and material . 3.21


Good Road Machinery


Co., repairs & supplies . 48.00


F. E. Burden & Co.,


labor and material .... 3.15


H. F. Conant, surveying . 72.25


Frank Dickinson, hay. . . 160.12


Sun Pub. Co., printing . . . 13.50


Perry Printing Co., print- ing . 11.60


H. A. Smith, labor and material 47.51


James Orr, hay . 37.50


W. H. Thurber, painting . 12.00


S. Sylvester, blasting etc . 74.07


40


ANNUAL REPORT


J. S. White & Co., re-


pairs and supplies. 96.05


F. A. Bliss, straw . 26.00


Bristol Motor Car Co., repairs and supplies . . . F. J. Murphy, care of horses. . 52.50


7.50


James Orr, care of horses. 58.50


Railroad Tickets. 13.00


W. H. Jenkins, wood 47.75


H. A. Smith, wood .


20.13


W. S. Cullum, wood .


4.37


Wm. Slocum, repairs ..


1.50


Geo. M. Worrall & Son, insurance . 473.96


W. H. Clark, supplies .. .


. 60


Sewer Dept., sewer cov-


ers.


9.00


Geo. Entwistle, supplies .


1.56


G. A. Monroe Co., sup- plies.


. 23


Total


$11,023.44


Total


$33,346.97


38.76


Balance


$33,385.73


James Street


Dr.


To Appropriation


$500.00


Credits.


200.00


Total $700.00


41


ANNUAL REPORT


Cr.


By Pay Rolls . $341.20


Frank Parmenter, labor


with teams. 55.05


Frank Dickinson, labor with teams. 13.78


R. D. Manchester, labor with teams. 15.94


E. O. Dexter, labor with teams. 8.78


A. Trainor, labor with


teams .


20.38


Highway Dept., labor


with teams.


228.51


H. A. Smith, gravel 8.90


Total $692.54


Balance 7.46


$700.00


Foster Street


Dr.


To Appropriation . $250.00


Betterment Taxes. 150.20


$400.20


Cr.


By Olof Pearson, concreting .


$385.00


42


ANNUAL REPORT


Chas. Robinson, survey- ing . 4.50


Total $389.50


Balance 10.70


$400.20


Thacher Street, Snell to County


Dr.


To Appropriation $500.00


$500.00


Cr.


By Pay Rolls. 342.06


Frank Parmenter, labor


with team. 30.00


G. H. Entwistle, labor with team . 15.00


A. Trainor, labor with team. 28.00


Highway Dept., labor


with team. 74.00


John Anderson, gravel ... 5.50


Total $494.56


Balance 5.44


$500.00


43


ANNUAL REPORT


Tappan Ave.


Dr.


To Appropriation $225.00


$225.00


Cr.


By Pay Rolls . $151.51 A. Trainor, labor with team


17.30


Total $168.81


Balance 56.19


$225.00


Pleasant Street


Dr.


To Appropriation


$1,000.00


Credits.


22.50


$1,022.50


Cr.


By Pay Rolls.


$804.07


Frank Parmenter, labor with team. 60.00


A. Trainor, labor with team . 19.04


S. Sylvester, labor with team . 31.50


Att. Coal Co., supplies. . 22.71


44


ANNUAL REPORT


Frank Mossberg Co .; re- pairs. . 3.75


Bristol Motor Car Co.,


repairs. . 2.10


E. O. Dexter, cement. . . 28.25


F. H. Davis, labor and material. 12.29


Chas. Robinson, survey- ing . 15.25


$998.96


Balance


23.54


$1,022.50


Park Street


Dr.


To Appropriation $1,000.00


$1,000.00


Cr.


By Pay Rolls. $524.68


E. O. Dexter, labor with team . 30.00


R. D. Manchester, labor with team . 111.29


S. Perry, labor with team 86.57


W. O. Armstrong, labor with team . 81.26


Att. Sanatarium Co., gra- vel . 144.65


45


ANNUAL REPORT


H. A. Smith, gravel.


19.20


Total $997.65


Balance 2.35


$1,000.00


South Ave. and West Street


Dr.


To Appropriation $500.00


$500.00


Cr.


By Pay Rolls. $272.00


P. Benway, labor with


team .. 3.94


Geo. Allen, labor with


team .


5.00


F. Cushman, labor with team


35.63


Frank Shaw, labor with team.


5.00


G. H. Entwistle, labor with team . 53.75


N. E. Road Machine Co., repairs . 34.00


Frank Mossberg Co., re- pairs. . 2.50


Geo. H. Snell, supplies


and repairs 6.30


Car Fares.


10.00


Total Balance 71.88


$428.12


$500.00


46


ANNUAL REPORT


Wolfenden Street


Dr.


To Appropriation. $160.00


$160.00


Cr.


By Pay Rolls


$119.81


F. Parmenter, labor with


team.


10.63


Chas. Robinson, survey-


ing . 4.80


Cora E. Groves, gravel. .


5.00


Total' $140.24


Balance 19.76


$160.00


Curbing Sidewalk


Dr.


To Appropriation


$3,000.00


Betterments


1,331.30


Credits


14.87


Total Overdrawn 300.17


$4,346.17


$4,646.34


47


ANNUAL REPORT


Cr.


By A. N. Brownell, gravel


and sand .. $12.67


Cora E. Groves, gravel and sand . 16.20


E. O. Dexter, cement. . 35.75


Chas. Robinson, survey- ing. 161.75


R. H. Currie, curbing . 2,464.12


Pay Rolls, labor. 73.80


G. A. Monroe Co., sup- plies . 2.05


Highway Dept., labor,


stone and gravel. 414.20


Geo. Harding, labor with teams. 215.08


A. Trainor, labor with teams. 250.46


R. D. Manchester, labor with teams. 32.39


Henry Lord, labor with teams. 3.72


Paul McLane, paving


gutters .. 258.70


S. Sylvester, setting curb- ing . 705.45


Total $4,646.34


Concreting Sidewalks


Dr.


To Appropriation


$3,000.00


Betterments.


485.82


Credits.


10.24


Total $3,496.06


48


ANNUAL REPORT


Cr.


By R. H. Jones, concreting. . $1,253.18 Olof Pearson, concreting . 874.83


E. O. Dexter, cement. . . 42.89 E. Perry, labor with team 7.25


Brick and freight. .


252.00


Frank Davis, labor and material . 157.87


Att. Coal Co., cement. . 13.18


Highway Dept., labor


with teams. 242.33


S. Sylvester, labor with teams. 1.34


Att. Sav. & Loan Assn.,


allowance on walk .... 55.40


Total $2,900.27 595.79


Balance


$3,496.06


Street Sprinkling


Dr.


To Appropriation


$6,935.79


Credits.


136.53


Total $7,072.32


Cr.


By R. D. Manchester, labor


with teams.


$160.38


Joseph


McCra,


labor


with teams.


25.00


49


ANNUAL REPORT


Frank Parmenter, labor with teams. . 374.11


Walter Follet, labor with teams 46.88


H. Knight, labor with teams. 52.87


E. E. Perrin, labor with teams. 10.00


Wallace Collum, labor


with teams. 50.87


Dustolene Co., oils . 5,933.19


Standard Oil Co., oils. .


304.62


Texas Co., gasolene. . .


1.65


Pleasant St. Garage, re- pairs and supplies . . 12.65


Geo. H. Snell, repairs and supplies . 1.10


The Studebaker Co.,


sprinkling .


90.00


Total


$7,063.32


Balance 9.00


$7,072.32


Ten Mile River and Thacher Brook Drain


Dr.


To Appropriation


$300.00


$300.00


Cr.


By Pay Rolls .


$263.47


50


ANNUAL REPORT


Smith Shoe Store, rubber boots . 9.00


Total


$272.47


Balance


27.53


$300.00


July 4th. Celebration


Dr.


To Appropriation $500.00


Credits . 4.80


Total


$504.80


Cr.


By Leclair's Band $156.00


C. F. Stone, chairs ..


1.00


R. I. Fire Works Co., fire works. 200.00


Hugh Geddes, repairing tape. .50


Frank X. McGrath, en- tries . . 12.80


E. C. Newman & Co., cartage 1.00


Mrs. George O. Sweet, prizes. . 6.00


Brownell Hardware Co., prizes . . 2.70


Wm. Flynn & Son, prizes 5.25


Bernard Magguire, prizes 7.50


Smith Shoe Store, prizes. 3.79


The Robbins Co., prizes. 11.90


51


ANNUAL REPORT


J. P. Mowry Est., prizes. 11.50


Sun Pub. Co., printing . . 6.50


H. Geddes, expenses. ... 3.10


Russell Hinds, supplies. . 2.70


Watson Co., prizes. 72.25


Total


$504.49


Balance .31


$504.80


Sibleyville Belle


Dr.


To Appropriation. $100.00


Cr.


By Grant Bros., labor and


material . . 9.09


Carpenter Coal & Lum- ber Co.,. .50


Bradford & Phillips, lum- ber and supplies .. 50.17


J. L. Tobitt & Co., sup- plies . 6.00


Montgomery, Ward Co.,


bell 9.00


Total Balance 25.24


$74.76


$100.00


52


ANNUAL REPORT


Insurance


Dr.


To Appropriation $3,000.00


To Credits. 60.58


$3,060.58


Cr.


By O. P. Richardson & Sons 910.50


Geo. M. Worrall & Son . . 596.50


Att. Mutual In. Co., .


93.00


A. C. Eddy


110.80


Fred Briggs.


60.00


Geo. J. Kelley 60.00


H. E. Carpenter


374.46


H. C. Clark.


26.00


W. N. Goff . 54.00


S. M. Holman 274.03


Frank Estes.


160.00


Total


$2,719.29


Balance


341.29


$3,060.58


Soldiers' Relief


Dr.


To Appropriations.


$2,000.00


Credits .


12.62


Total Overdrawn 237.12


$2,012.62


$2,249.74


53


ANNUAL REPORT


Cr.


By Weekly Relief .


$2,024.00


Att. Gas Lt. Co.,


2.75


G. L. Bates. 4.99


Sturdy Memorial Hospi- tal . 34.00


R. P. Kent, M. D 33.50


W. E. Rounseville, M. D. 31.50


H. H. Germain, M. D.


60.00


F. V. Murphy, M. D


59.00


Total $2,249.74


Street Lighting


Dr.


To Appropriation .


$16,600.00


$16,600.00


Cr.


By Attleboro Steam & Elec-


tric Co. $16,556.86


Balance


43.14


Total $16,600.00


E. E. Gobin, Damages


Dr.


To Appropriation


$500.00


$500.00


54


ANNUAL REPORT


Cr.


By E. E. Gobin $500.00


$500.00


Geo. D. Simmonds


Overpaid Taxes


Dr.


To Appropriation. $9.20


$9.20


Cr.


By Geo. D. Simmons . $9.20


$9.20


Memorial Day G. A. R.


Dr.


To Appropriation . $300.00


$300.00


Cr.


By Geo. R. Adams, Q. M .. . . $300.00


$300.00


55


ANNUAL REPORT


Memorial Day S. W. V.


Dr.


To Appropriation . $50.00


$50.00


Cr. -


By Spanish War Vet. . $50.00


$50.00


G. A. R. Rent


Dr.


To Appropriation . $348.00


$348.00


Cr.


By Geo. R. Adams, Q. M ... $348.00


$348.00


Soldier's Burial


Dr.


To Due from State of Mass.


$150.00


$150.00


56


ANNUAL REPORT


Cr.


By C. F. Stone. $96.00


Stephen H. Foley 48.00


W. J. Newman, agent ... 6.00


Total $150.00


Hose for Fire Department


Dr.


To Appropriation $600.00


Overdraft . 8.75


Total


$608.75


Cr.


By Boston Woven Hose Co. $218.75


Com. Ladder Co. . . 150.00


Cornelius Callahan Co. . 240.00


Total $608.75


Tractor for Fire Department


Dr.


To Appropriation $3,000.00


$3,000.00


Cr.


By Hitchcocks Banks Co. .. $3,000.00


$3,000.00


57


ANNUAL REPORT


Ladders for Fire Department


Dr.


To Appropriation


$125.00


Overdraft. 2.98


Total


$127.98


Cr.


By The Seagraves Co. $84.00


Geo. H. Snell .


43.98


Total $127.98


Hydrant Service


Dr.


To Appropriation $14,370.00


$14,370.00


Cr.


By Water Department. .


$14,370.00


$14,370.00


Water for Street Sprinkling and Fountains


Dr.


To Appropriation


$1,000.00


$1,000.00


58


ANNUAL REPORT


Cr.


By Water Department. $1,000.00


$1,000.00


Police Auto and Extra Men


Dr.


To Appropriation . $2,000.00


$2,000.00


Cr.


By Wall Street Garage. . .. $1,200.00


Trans. to Police Dept ...


800.00


Total $2,000.00


Sewer and Water Taxes


Dr.


To Appropriations


Sturdy Memorial Hospi- tal. $1,200.00


Fire Department.


573.90


School Department.


2,807.70


Highway Department ...


497.00


Capron Park.


77.50


Total $5,156.10


Cr.


By Water Dept. @ Sturdy Hospital $53.68


59


ANNUAL REPORT


Water Dept. @ Sturdy


Hospital


55.53


Sewer Dept. @ Fire


Dept. .


573.90


Sewer Dept. @ School


Dept.


2,807.70


Total $3,490.81


Balance Unexpended 1,765.29


$5,156.10


Salaries of Town Officers 1914


Selectmen


Chairman . $600.00


Other two members


500.00 Each


Clerk .


500.00


Town Clerk. 600.00


Town Treasurer 600.00


Clerical assistance . 600.00


Treasurer of Sinking Fund. .


50.00


Clerk of Registrars of Voters


40.00


Collector of Taxes, 12 of 1% on collections


Auditors 50.00 Each


Assessors


Chairman $1,000.00


Other two members 500.00 Each


Clerical assistance 1,000.00


Examining titles and


transfers


100.00


Board of Health


Secretary


300.00


Other two members.


150.00 Each


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ANNUAL REPORT


Overseers of Poor


Visitor


500.00


Clerk . 400.00


3rd member 250.00


Superintendent of Streets


1914


$25.00 per week


1913 1,400.00


Superintendent of Water De-


partment. 1,800.00


Sewer Department


Superintendent. $600.00


Commissioners . 100.00 Each


Police Department


Chief . 1,300.00


Lieutenant. 1,100.00


Lock-up-keeper 100.00


Patrolmen . . 19.25


Patrolmen less than a


year . 17.50


Fire Department


Chief . 600.00


Assistant Engineers 200.00


Clerk . 25.00


Sealer of Weights and Meas-


ures


Outside labor with team 50 per hour


Office labor .30 per hour


Tree Warden . 50.00


Moth Inspector . .30 per hour


Wire Inspector . 250.00


Inspector of Meat . 500.00


Inspector of Animals 225.00


Building Inspector 500.00


61


ANNUAL REPORT


BILLS APPROVED BY SELECTMEN 1914


Tree Warden & Moth Dept. $1,502.83


Numbering Houses . 45.85


William Hughes, care of com-


mon . 433.50


Care of Public Dumps. 246.00


Salaries paid from this Dept.


6,559.31


Recording Births, Marriages and Deaths. 493.05


Registrars' Dept. 743.83


Sealer of Weights and Meas- urers. 237.17


Building Inspector's Dept .. . 181.95


Inspector of Animals' Dept . 225.00


Inspector of Wires' Dept. . .


278.46


Tax Collector's Dept ..


1,848.34


Finance Committee Expen-


ses . 182.12


Dog Officer .


386.90


Town Clerk's Office Ex. 783.74


Assessors Dept.


1,281.61


Elections & Town Meetings.


1,647.12


Town Officers . 2,273.47


Sundry Expenses, paid from this Dept. . 2,448.22


Total


$21,798.47


62


ANNUAL REPORT


Forwarded


$21,798.47


Curbing . 4,646.34


Fire Department. . 27,911.24


Ten Mile River and Thacher Brook Drain 272.47


Insurance 2,719.29


Street Sprinkling 7,063.32


Concreting 2,900.27


Repairing of Park Street. 997.65


Pleasant Street .


998.96


Tappan Ave . . .


168.81


Thacher Street .


494.56


West Street. . . .


428.12


Wolfenden St. . 140.24


Foster Street. . . 389.50


James Street. . . 692.54


Highways and Bridges. 33,346.97


Soldiers' Relief . 2,249.74


Memorial Day, G. A. R.


300.00


Memorial Day, S. W. V


50.00


Soldiers' Burial


150.00


G. A. R. Rent.


348.00


Sibleyville Bell . 74.76


July 4th. Celebration


504.49


New High School Building. . 34,503.26


Educational Act. 98,170.09


Vocational Schools. 745.25


Hose for Fire Department. . 608.75


Tractor for Fire Department 3,000.00


Sewer Department. 4,894.08


Sewer Taxes .


3,490.81


Forwarded 254,057.98


63


ANNUAL REPORT


Forwarded


254,057.98


Water Department .


62,310.00


Hydrant Service. 14,370.00


Water for Fountains and


Street Sprinkling


1,000.00


Police Department.


12,078.02


Police Auto 1,200.00


Capron Park. 3,202.80


Library .


7,486. 57


Board of Health .


8,073.89


Pauper Department.


19,686.36


Ladders for Fire Department


127.98


Street Lighting .


16,556.86


E. E. Gobin, damages. .


500.00


Geo. D. Simmonds, taxes er-


roneously paid .


9.20


Total $400,659.66 Examined February 12, 1915, and found correct :


B. F. LINDSEY, FRED L. MORSE, W. L. ELLIOT.


ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER


Receipts


Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1914.


$100,317.17


S. M. Holman, Collector ... 2,600.00


Charles R. Manchester, Col-


lector


Sewer Taxes . $15,962.64


General Taxes 358,971.92


$374,934.56


Licenses


1914


Junk licenses. . $862.50


Sixteen peddlers' licenses. . 335.00


136 milk licenses. 68.00


Bowling alley, pool and bil-


liard table licenses . . .


270.00


Six auctioneers' licenses . . . .


12.00


Theatre and moving picture licenses. 68.76


Circus license . 25.00


License for wrestling bouts.


6.00


Licenses to sell combusti- bles, oils, etc. 1.00


Inn-holders' and common


victuallers' licenses. . . . 54.00


65


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Licenses to sell loaded am- munition and gun pow- der . 1.00


Licenses for intelligence of- fice . 5.00


$1,728.26


Notes


1914 Received of


Apr. 8, Sewer Department, for note dated Apr. 8, 1914, and due Dec. 8, 1914 a 4% $46,000.00


May 9, Loring, Tolman & Tupper, for notes dat- ed May 5, 1914, and due Nov. 5, 1914, dis- counted a 3.31% . . . June 13, Sewer Department for note dated June 13, 1914, and due Nov. 13, 1914, discounted @ 4% June 30, First Nat'l Bank of Boston, for notes dated June 24, 1914, and due Nov. 24, 1914, discounted @ 3.28%. . July 6, Notes dated June 24, 1914 and due Nov. 24, 1914, discounted 3.28% . @


50,000.00


36,000.00


40,000.00


10,000.00


1 July 24, R. L. Day & Co., for notes dated July 21, 1914, and due Dec. 21, 1914, discounted @


3.59%


50,000.00


66


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Dec. 18, Notes dated Dec. 16, 1914, and due Apr. 16, 1915, @ 3.69% . . . . Dec. 31, Sewer Department, for note dated Dec. 31, 1914, and due Feb. 12,


50,000.00


1915, @ 4% . 50,000.00


$332,000.00


Interest


1914 Received of


First National Bank of At-


tleboro, interest on


daily balances in bank


for year 1914


$508.30


$508.30


Miscellaneous


1914 Received of


Edgar L. Crossman, County Treasurer, for dog li-


censes- To be credited to Cur-


rent and Incidental Ac-


count.


$381.00


To be credited


to


School Dept.


1,369.39


Patrick Barry, Sealer of Weights and Measures, fees, sealing weights etc . $99.13


$1,750.39


67


ANNUAL REPORT


Received from sale of paper 1.50


Received for voting lists


furnished to non-resi- dent. 1.00


Town of Seekonk, peram-


bulating town lines 37.50


Duplicate bills . 45.38


Individual telephone bill,


Current and Incidental .


165.63


Board of Health-


$350.14


Duplicate bills.


$7.78


$7.78


Police Department- Service of notices and warrants by police offi-


cers .


$14.70


Edwin F. Thayer, Clerk


of Court, Court fines. . . 1,170.16


Isaac E. Willets, Keeper


of Bristol County Jail, fines and expenses. . . . 185.00


Franklin L. Hathaway,


Keeper of Jail and


Master of House of Correction, fines. .


20.00


Individual telephone service


91.00


Duplicate bills.


3.96


$1,484.82


Fire Department-


Sale of old hose. $22.50


Sale of junk. 3.80


Sale of horses . 305.00


Sale of cart. 30.00


68


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Duplicate bills. . .


3.50


Individual telephone ser- vice. 65.80


$430.60


Highway Department-


Providence Telephone


Co., for use of streets


for underground wires for 2 years .


$50.00


Attleboro Ice Co., for


basin covers and grates


18.00


Alphonse Trainor for board of horse at town barn .


219.00


Attleboro Water Dept.,


for repairing streets. . .


22.00


Sale of gravel and stone 124.99


Sale of hay .


39.00


Sale of horse


175.00


Sale of hose . .


5.00


Credits for work done by


Highway Dept.


On curbing sidewalks. . .


414.20


On concrete sidewalks. .


242.33


Tar on streets


292.50


James Street .


228.51


Thacher Street


74.00


Town Dump.


18.00


Cleaning-up-day


58.20


Capron Park for carting rubbish .


7.25


Duplicate bills .


22.92


Individual telephone ser- vice . 36.92


$2,047.82


69


ANNUAL REPORT


Pleasant Street-


Duplicate bills . 22.50


1


$22.50


James Street- For curbing used at Bliss School House Lot. $200.00


$200.00


Street Sprinkling-


Geo. St. John Sheffield, for oiling driveway .. . . 21.32


Highland Country Club for oiling driveway . .


43.62


Bates & Bacon, oiling driveway . 37.49


G. H. Snell, oiling drive- way.


9.00


Rebate on dustoline .


25.10


$136.53


Sidewalk Department- Concrete


Arthur N. Crosby, 1/2


cost concrete sidewalk


of Beacon Street. 10.24


$10.24


Curbing


Dr. Ralph P. Kent,


curbings and castings. .


14.87


$14.87


Capron Park-


Sale of animals


$14.23


Duplicate bill .


7.00


70


ANNUAL REPORT


Trustees of Capron Fund, income from pro-


perty 1,169.39


Donation for grain for animals 12.18


$1,202.80


School Department-


Tuition from Town of


Seekonk.


$282.00


Tuition from Town of Rehoboth.


228.75


Tuition from individuals


278.25


Reimbursement from


Sale of car tickets.


495.23


Sale of evening school supplies . 22.25


Sale of text-books and supplies . 200.47


Manual training 15.93


Evening


Vocational


School, lights etc


26.75


Incidentals. 18.89


Lights in High School Hall . 31.50


School Savings Dept . . .


48.75


Individual telephone


service.


90.29


$1,739.06


Vocational Evening School-


-


Donation .


$25.00


$25.00


71


ANNUAL REPORT


Overseers of the Poor-


Town of Dedham. $5.00


Town of Uxbridge . 109.40


Town of Ashburton. 49.50


Town of Dighton .


56.00


Town of Fitchburg. . . 44.00


Town of No. Attleboro ..


314.65


City of Somerville .


4.40


City of Leominister .


2.00


City of Fall River 41.00


Town of Plainville .


39.00


Receipts from sale of milk.


565.50


Receipts from sale of


calves.


38.00


Receipts from sale of


pigs. 12.00


Receipts from sale of


dressing . 7.00


Receipts from labor and teaming .


7.50


Receipts from sale of produce from Poor


Farm. .


11.50


Reimbursement of rent on account of Mrs. J. J. Kinney . 24.00


Reimbursement and


care of individuals at Poor Farm . 104.00


Reimbursement for aid to individuals. 98.25


Duplicate Bills. 42.10


Individual telephone ser- vice. 47.88


$1,622.68


72


ANNUAL REPORT


State of Massachusetts-


Corporation tax $7,459.68


National Bank tax 611.68


Street Railway tax


2,348.12


State Aid . 2,714.00


Soldier's burial .


124.00


Support of sick paupers.


236.35


Instruction, public schools,


tuition . .


6.00


Aid of mothers with de-


pendent children


1,514.95


$15,014.78


Public Library-


Duplicate bill . 4.42


$4.42


Soldiers' Relief-


Duplicate bill . 12.62


Rebate on insurance for


New High School. . 60.58


Entrance fees for sports, July 4th . 4.80


Unexpended balance of


maintenance account,


Sewer Dept., returned


to treasury . 1,304.72


$839,535.44


EXPENDITURES


Paid


1914


Bonds


April 21, First National Bank


of Boston, Fire Engine Station Bonds, dated


73


ANNUAL REPORT


May 2, 1910, and due May 1, 1914 . $3,800.00 July 22,First National Bank of Boston, High School Bonds, dated Aug. 1, 1912, and due Aug. 1, 1914. $9,000.00


$12,800.00


Paid 1914 Notes Apr. 29, Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, note dat- ed May 1, 1909 and due May 1, 1914, @ 4%. ... $5,000.00 May 18, New England Cas- ualty Co., note dated May 20, 1912 and due May 20, 1914, @ 4% . .. 5,000.00 May 20,First National Bank of Attleboro, note dated May 20, 1912 and due May 20, 1914, @ 4% ... 2,000.00 Oct. 30, Natick Five Cents Savings Bank, note dat- ed May 1, 1911 and due Nov. 1, 1914, @ 4% . ... 3,000.00 Nov. 2, First National Bank of Boston, notes dated May 5, 1914 and due Nov. 5, 1914, @ 3.31 % 50,000.00 Nov. 13, Sewer Department note dated June 13, 1914 and due Nov. 13, 1914 @ 4% 36,000.00


Nov. 19, First National Bank of Boston, notes dated July 24, 1914 and due Nov. 24, 1914, @ 3.28% 50,000.00


74


ANNUAL REPORT


Dec. 8, Sewer Department,


note dated Apr. 8, 1904 and due Dec. 8, 1914 @ 4%. 46,000.00


Dec. 18, First National Bank of Boston, note dated July 21, 1914 and due Dec. 21, 1914, @ 3.59% 50,000.00


1914 Interest


$247,000.00


Paid


Jan. 21, Interest due Feb. 1, 1914 on Registered High School Building Bonds. .. Jan. 21, First National Bank of Boston, interest due Feb. 1, 1914, on High School Building Bonds. Apr. 9, Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., interest due May 1, 1914, on School House Bonds. . . . Apr. 21, First National Bank of Boston, interest due May 1, 1914, on Fire Engine Station Bonds. . Apr. 29, Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, interest for six months, due May 1, 1914, on notes a- mounting to $30,000, dated May 1, 1909, @ 4%. 600.00


$800.00


2,520.00


525.00


532.00


Natick Five Cents Sav- ings Bank, interest for six months, due May 1,


-


75


ANNUAL REPORT


1914, on notes amount- ing to $6,000, dated May 1, 1911, @ 4% . . . . May 9, Loring, Tolman & Tupper, interest from May 9, 1914 to Nov. 5, 1914, on notes amount- ing to $50,000, dated May 5, 1914 discounted @ 3.31% 827.50


May 12, Boston Safe De- posit & Trust Co., in- terest due June 1, 1914, on Highway Bonds ... . . May 18, New England Cas- ualty Co., interest for six months, due May 20, 1914, on notes amount- ing to $25,000, dated May 20, 1912 @ 4% .... May 20, First National Bank of Attleboro, interest for six months, due May 20, 1914, on note of $2,000, dated May 20, 1912 @ 4%. 40.00




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