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$3,500.00
City Treasurer, amount to be applied to payment of Attleboro Water Bonds due Sept. 1, 1915 12,000.00
Attleboro Trust Co., for certi- ficate of deposit for 6 mos. at 4% 11,000.00
$26,500.00 387.47
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1916 . . .
$26,887.47
Investment Account.
Sinking Fund Investments, Jan. 1, 1915.
Bonds. .
$64,048.75
Discount on bonds pur- chased prior to Jan. 1,
1915 added, to adjust Fund to par value. . 1,201.25
$65,250.00
Premiums on Bonds pur- chased prior to Jan. 1, 1915 deducted, to adjust Fund to par value. . 87.50
Real Estate Mortgages Certificate of Deposit.
$65,000.00 59,675.00 3,000.00
Investments made during the year: City of Attleboro, tax note. $3,500.00
$127,675.00
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Certificate of Deposit, At- tleboro Trust Co. 11,000.00
$14,500.00
$142,175.00
Notes etc., held by Sinking Fund as Investments, paid during the year:
Certificate of Deposit .
$3,000.00
Notes. .
1,950.00
City of Attleboro Water Bonds due July 1, 1915. .
2,000.00
City of Attleboro, tax note, (transferred from Gen- eral Loan Sinking Fund) .
3,500.00
$10,450.00
Jan. 1, 1916, Total of Invest- ments in Fund.
$131,725.00
Jan. 1, 1916, Cash on hand. ..
387.47
Jan. 1, 1916, Value of Sinking Fund.
$132,112.47
INVESTMENTS HELD BY THE WATER LOAN SINKING FUND. BONDS.
Name of Bond
Rate Per Cent.
When Issued
When Payable
Amount of Investment
City of Attleboro,
Water Loan
4%
July 1, 1909
July 1, 1916
$2,000.00
City of Attleboro,
Water Loan
4%
July 1, 1909
July 1, 1917
2,000.00
City of Attleboro,
Water Loan
4%
July 1, 1909
July 1, 1918
1,000.00
City of Attleboro,
Water loan
3120%
Apr. 1, 1901
Apr. 1, 1921
15,000.00
City of Bridgeport,
Sewer Loan
4,20
July 1, 1914
July 1, 1924
10,000.00
City of Bridgeport
Sewer Loan
4120
July 1, 1914
July 1, 1925
5,000.00
City of New Bedford,
High School Loan
31
0
July 1, 1925
5,000.00
City of Attleboro,
Water Loan
31
Mar. 1, 1905
Mar. 1, 1935
11,000.00
City of Boston,
Rapid Transit Loan
3150
0
Apr. 1, 1938
9,000.00
Boston & Albany Railroad Co.,
Improvement Bond
5%
July 1, 1913
July 1, 1938
3,000.00
NOTES.
Notes secured by mortgages on real estate at 5%.
$38,725.00
Notes secured by mortgages on real estate at 512%.
17,000.00
Notes secured br mortgages on real estate at 6%.
2,000.00
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$57,725.00
CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT.
Attleboro Trust Co. at 4%.
$11,000.00
$11,000.00
$131,725.00
Cash on hand January 1, 1916.
387.47
$132,112.47
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CASH ACCOUNT. GENERAL LOAN SINKING FUND.
Receipts.
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1915. . . Interest on Investments .
$523.18
Interest on Deposits.
$2,298.82 14.70
First Nat. Bank of Attleboro, certificate of deposit at 4%
4,000.00
Mortgage Note dated Dec.16, 1914. .
1,000.00
Yearly appropriation for Sink- ing Fund.
2,500.00
City Treasurer, note dated Mar. 24, 1915 and due Nov. 24, 1915
3,500.00
$12,313.52
$12,836.70
Disbursements.
Attleboro Trust Co., certifi- cate of deposit for 6 mos. at 4%. .
$4,000.00
Loan on mortgage note dated Sept. 7, 1915 at 5% . 575.00
Transfer of investments from Water Loan Sinking Fund
4,450.00
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1916. . .
$9,025.00 3,811.70
$12,836.70
INVESTMENT ACCOUNT.
Sinking Fund Investments, Jan. 1, 1915: Bonds.
$30,423.75
Discount on Bonds pur-
chased prior to Jan. 1,
1915 added, to adjust Fund to par value. 663.75
$31,087.50
Premiums on Bonds pur- chased prior to Jan. 1, 1915 deducted, to adjust Fund to par value 87.50
Real Estate Mortgages Certificate of Deposit .
$31,000.00 25,800.00 3,000.00
$59,800.00
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Investments made during the year:
Certificate of Deposit, At- tleboro Trust Co. . $4,000.00
Notes secured by mortgages on Real Estate at 5% . . . City of Attleboro, tax note (note transferred from Water Loan Sinking Fund)
1,525.00
3,500.00
9,025.00
$68,825.00
Notes etc., held by Sinking Fund as Investments, paid during the year: Certificate of Deposit . Notes. .
$3,000.00
1,000.00
City of Attleboro, tax note. (transfer from Water Loan Sinking Fund) ....
3,500.00
$7,500.00
Total of Investments in Fund, Jan. 1, 1916 Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1916. .. Value of Sinking Fund, Jan. 1, 1916
$61,325.00
3,811.70
$65,136.70
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INVESTMENTS HELD BY THE GENERAL LOAN SINKING FUND.
BONDS.
Name of Bond
Rate Per Cent
When Issued
When Payable
Amt. of Investment
City of Attleboro,
Water Loan
4%
June 1, 1906
June 1, 1916
$5,000.00
City of Attleboro,
Water Loan
4%
Jan. 2, 1899
Jan. 1, 1919
10,000.00
City of Attleboro,
Water Loan
31/5%
Apr. 1, 1901
Apr. 1, 1921
5,000.00
City of Bridgeport,
Sewer Loan
4160%
July 1, 1914
July 1, 1925
5,000.00
City of Fall River,
Sewer Loan
31/2%
Apr. 1, 1933
3,000.00
City of New Bedford,
Park Loan
3120
July 1, 1951
3,000.00
$31,000.00
NOTES.
Notes secured by mortgages on real estate at 5%. Notes secured by mortgages on real estate at 6%.
$23,825.00
2,500.00
$26,325.00
CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT.
Attleboro Trust Co., at 4%. .
$4,000.00
$4,000.00
$61,325.00
Cash on hand, January 1, 1916.
3,811.90
$65,136.70
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To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Municipal Council :-
I herewith submit a statement of the receipts and disbursements of the Sewer Assessment Investment Fund of the City of Attleboro for the year 1915, together with a table showing the investments held by the same.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK I. BABCOCK,
Treasurer.
SEWER ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT FUND. CASH ACCOUNT.
Receipts.
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1915. . . .
$16,064.07
Interest on Investments.
$2,639.09
Interest on deposits
182.24
Sewer Assessments.
30,587.34
Attleboro Trust Co., certifi- cate of deposit at 4% . .
35,000.00
Discount on securities pur- chased .
2,734.95
Notes of City of Attleboro at
4%, dated Dec. 31, 1914.
$50,000.00
Dated Mar. 29, 1915. 45,000.00
95,000.00
$166,143.60
City of Attleboro Sewer Bonds cancelled
9,000.00
$191,207.67
Disbursements.
Bonds purchased during the year .
$92,000.00
Accrued interest on bonds
purchased during the year. .
949.11
Premiums on securities pur- chased during the year . . . 527.90 Payment of debt by cancella- tion of Sewer Bonds. . . . 9,000.00 City Treasurer, note dated Mar. 29, 1915. 45,000.00
Administration expenses, ne- gotiating loans.
3.41
General Revenue Account, City of Attleboro ..
Amount applied to pay- ment of Sewer Bonds due in 1915.
9,000.00
Amount applied to pay- ment of interest on Sewer Bonds for the year. 2,880.00
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Amount transferred as per vote of Council, June 1, 1915 20,870.00
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1916 ...
$180,230.42 10,997.25
$191,207.67
INVESTMENT ACCOUNT.
Bonds and notes in Sewer Assessment Investment Fund Jan. 1, 1915, as per Town Report $64,585.23
Discount on Bonds pur- chased prior to Jan. 1, 1915, added to Fund to adjust to par value. 625.00
$65,210.23
Premiums on Bonds pur- chased prior to Jan. 1, 1915, deducted from Fund to adjust to par value. 210.23
$65,000.00
Investments made during the Year:
City and Town Bonds pur- chased . . City of Attleboro, tax note.
$92,000.00
45,000.00
$137,000.00
$202,000.00
Bonds and Notes held by Fund maturing during the Year: City of Attleboro, tax notes City of Attleboro Sewer Bonds paid by cancella- tion.
$95,000.00
9,000.00
$104,000.00
Total of Investments Jan. 1, 1916.
$98,000.00
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1916. . .
10,977.25
Value of Fund, Jan. 1, 1916 . .
$108,977.25
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BONDS HELD AS INVESTMENTS BY THE SEWER ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT FUND.
Name of Bond
When Issued
When Payable
Amount of Investment
Town of Orange,
Water Loan
Sept. 1, 1892
Sept. 1, 1918
$5,000.00
City of Albany,
Water Loan
412%
Mar. 1, 1919
5,000.00
City of Lynn,
Water Loan
4%
July 1, 1919
2,000.00
Town of Weymouth,
Water Loan
4%
Nov. 1, 1899
Nov. 1, 1919
2,000.00
City of Albany
Water Loan
4,2%
Mar. 1, 1921
5,000.00
City of Providence
Sewer Loan
4%
July 1, 1921
5,000.00
City of Haverhill,
Water Loan
4%
Dec. 1, 1892
Dec. 1, 1922
2,000.00
Town of Ipswich,
Water Loan
4%
July 2, 1894
July 1, 1924
8,000.00
City of Providence,
Sewer Loan
4%
May 1, 1925
5,000.00
City of Lynn,
Water Loan
4%
July 1, 1895
July 1, 1925
1,000.00
City of Bridgeport,
School Loan
412%
Aug. 1, 1915
Aug. 1, 1925
5,000.00
City of Medford,
Sewer Loan
4%
July 1, 1896
July 1, 1926
2,000.00
City of Newton,
Washington Street Loan
312%
Dec. 1, 1901
Dec. 1, 1926
1,000.00
City of Newton,
Washington Street Loan
4%
July 1, 1897
July 1, 1927
1,000.00
City of Lynn,
Sewer Loan
4.07
Apr. 1, 1927
1,000.00
Town of Framingham,
Water Loan
4 0%
Oct. 1, 1906
Oct. 1, 1928
2,000.00
City of Providence,
Public Improvement Loan
3%
May 1, 1899
May 1, 1929
5,000.00
Town of Gardner,
Water Loan
4%
May 2, 1904
May 2, 1930
3,000.00
City of Boston,
City Loan
312%
June 1, 1932
2,000.00
City of New Haven,
Street Pavement Bonds
4%
May 1, 1913
May 1, 1935
10,000.00
Commonwealth of Mass.,
Metropolitan Water Loan
312%
July 1, 1935
3,000.00
City of Newton,
Washington Street Loan
4%
Feb. 1, 1896
Feb. 1, 1936
2,000.00
City of Quincy,
Sewer Loan
315%
Apr. 1, 1898
Apr. 1, 1937
1,000.00
City of Waterbury,
School Loan
417
July 1, 1915
July 1, 1937
1,000.00
Commonwealth of Mass.,
Metropolitan Sewer Loan
3150
July 1, 1940
6,000.00
Commonwealth of Mass.,
Metropolitan Water Loan
3 07
Jan. 1, 1941
10,000.00
City of Waterbury,
School Loan
412%
Jan. 1, 1911
Jan. 1, 1942
3,000.00
Cash on hand, January 1, 1916,
$98,000.00
10,977.25
$108,977.25
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0
0
Rate. Per Cent. 4%
10
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CAPRON FUND
To His Honor the Mayor and the City Council :-
I herewith submit a statement of the Capron Fund, the income of which is to be used for the care and improvement of Capron Park.
Amount in fund Jan. 1, 1915. $34,733.78
Received from E. S. Capron,
on account of sale of lots of H. A. Capron Estate.
54.87
$34,788.65
Income
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1915.
$660.30
Interest on investments.
$972.64
Interest on deposits
8.46
Rents.
1,242.00
$2,223.10
$2,883.40
Disbursements
Care of Real Estate :-
Connecting property with sewer.
$64.00
Water Bills.
45.54
Insurance on property
32.80
Sewer Assessment.
53.40
Repairs, labor and altera- tions on houses. . . .
500.11
Administration expenses.
2.30
Paid to City of Attleboro for Capron Park.
1,500.00
Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1916
$2,198.15 685.25
$2,883.40
Investments
Deposited in Attleborough Savings Bank.
$9,348.19
Deposited in Bristol County Savings Bank.
640.34
Deposited in Fall River Sav- ings Bank.
1,195.04
Deposited in Fall River Five
Cents Savings Bank . . . .
1,195.04
Deposited in New Bedford Institute for Savings .. . .
1,195.04
$13,573.65
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Notes secured by mortgages on real estate, at 5% ... . Notes secured by mortgages on real estate, at 6% ....
$6,500.00
225.00
Real Estate.
$6,725.00 $14,490.00
$34,788.65
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK I. BABCOCK.
Treasurer.
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REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Municipal Council :-
I herewith submit the annual report of the clerk of the City of Attleboro for the year ending Dec. 31, 1915.
Receipts from :
Recording Mortgages etc
$72.50
Permits .
48.00
Copies of Records .
23.74
Marriage Licenses
223.00
Sundry Licenses
10.75
Sundries
3.80
Fees for licensing dogs
140.40
Paid to City Treasurer. . .
$522.19 $522.19
The sum of $2,052.60 received from dog licenses has been paid to the County Treasurer.
The number of births, marriages and deaths recorded is as follows:
Births.
485
Marriages
258
Deaths.
241
FRANK I. BABCOCK,
City Clerk.
To His Honor the Mayor :--
Conforming to the requirements of Section 17 of the Charter, I submit herewith a record of the attendance of members at the meetings of the Coun- cil during the year 1915.
Total number of meetings. ... 38 Names of members
Number of Meetings present.
Philip E. Brady.
34
Stephen H. Foley
34
William H. Garner
32
Joseph E. Gaynor
34
Samuel M. Holman.
32
Solomon B. Jacobs
34
Harry P. Kent.
35
William H. Saart.
35
William A. Spier
`36
Charles O. Sweet.
36
Oscar Wolfenden
37
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK I. BABCOCK, Clerk of the Council.
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ANNUAL REPORT
COLLECTOR'S REPORT
To the Honorable Mayor and Municipal Council of the City of Attleboro :-
Gentlemen :-
I herewith submit my report, as City Collector, for the year 1915.
Statement of moneys collected and paid to Frank I. Babcock, City Treas- urer, 1915, divided as follows :--
1914 Water.
$1,075.95
1915 Water.
51,087.62
1915 Pipe and Labor
2,873. 65
Highway Department.
298.29
Bank Interest.
149.89
Robert Street Sewer.
111.21
School Department.
1,395.56
Charity Department.
2,435.15
Library Department.
131.04
Telephones.
124.38
Poll Tax.
8,870.00
Personal Tax
129,780.95
Real Estate.
189,551.43
Concrete Betterment.
58.39
Curbing Betterment.
290.35
Apportioned Sewer
4,788.34
Committed Interest on Apportioned Sewer
614.31
Holman Drain.
207.32
Resident and Non-Resident Bank Tax.
8,640.00
Commutation or Excise Tax.
1,950.62
Interest on Taxes.
187.32
Apportioned Sewer, paid in advance.
512.20
Interest on Apportioned Sewer, paid in advance.
50.34
Hydrant Rental.
14,340.00
Police Department.
6.00
Fire Department.
56.83
$419,587.14
Cash on hand.
$4,513.26
TAX ACCOUNT, 1915.
Committed
$459,674.86
Interest. 187.32
$459,862.18
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Collected.
Abated and Apportioned
$344,939.03 3,779.96
$348,718.99
Uncollected.
$111,143.19
Cash on hand, January 1, 1916
$4,221.64
POLL TAX.
Committed
$11,258.00
Collected.
$8,870.00
Abated.
234.00
9,104.00
Uncollected
$2,154.00
PERSONAL ESTATE TAX.
Committed
$157,210.84
Collected
$129,780. 95
Abated.
1,935.65
$131,716.60
Uncollected
$25,494.24
REAL ESTATE TAX.
Committed.
$265,636.70
Collected
$189,551.43
Abated
1,321.40
$190,872.83
Uncollected
$74,763.87
CONCRETE BETTERMENT.
Committed
$58.39
Collected.
58.39
CURBING BETTERMENT.
Committed.
$364.45
Collected.
$290.35
Abated.
15.00
Apportioned
29.70
$335.05
Uncollected
$29.40
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APPORTIONED SEWER.
Committed. $10,943.75
Collected
$4,788.34
Abated 7.68
Apportioned.
24.59
$4,820.61
Uncollected
$6,123.14
COMMITTED INTEREST ON APPORTIONED SEWER.
Committed.
$2,089.77
Collected.
$614.31
Abated.
. 67
$614.98
Uncollected
$1,474.79
HOLMAN DRAIN.
Committed. .
$1,256.29
Collected.
$207.32
Apportioned.
211.27
$418.59
Uncollected
$837.70
RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT BANK TAX.
Committed $8,640.00
Collected. 8,640.00
COMMUTATION OR EXCISE TAX.
Committed.
$2,216.67
Collected
$1,950.62
$1,950.62
Uncollected
$266.05
1914 WATER RATES.
Committed.
$1,515.72
Collected.
$1,075.95
Abated
270.42
$1,346.37
Uncollected.
$169.35
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1915 WATER RATES.
Committed
$54,384.53
Collected
$51,087.62
Abated
178.80
$51,266.42
Uncollected
$3,118.11
MATERIAL AND LABOR, 1915. (Water Department).
Committed.
$3,207.75
Collected
$2,873.65
Abated
3.00
$2,876.65
Uncollected
$331.10
HYDRANT RENTAL. (Water Department.)
Committed. $14,340.00
Collected.
14,340.00
ROBERT STREET SEWER EXTENSION.
Committed.
$246.27
Collected.
$111.21
Apportioned .
135.06
$246.27
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Committed.
$1,436.81
Collected.
$1,395.56
$1,395.56
Uncollected
$41.25
CHARITY DEPARTMENT.
Committed
$4,507.87
Collected.
$2,435.15
Abated
251.40
$2,686.55
Uncollected.
$1,821.32
Notice of credit from Commonwealth
521.39
$1,299.93
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FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Committed $56.83
Collected.
56.83
LIBRARY.
Committed. $131.04
Collected.
131.04
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
Committed.
$480.20
Collected.
$298.29
Abated.
12.00
$310.29
Uncollected
$169.91
Respectfully submitted,
L. W. NERNEY,
City Collector.
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ANNUAL REPORT
COLLECTOR OF TAXES
To the Citizens of Attleboro :-
Your Collector of Taxes has the honor of submitting herewith his .eighteenth and final annual report for the year ending December 31, 1915:
TAXES FOR 1911. DR
Committed
$14.00
Interest.
. 52
$14.52
CR.
Collected
$4.52
Abated.
10.00
$14.52
TAXES FOR 1912.
DR.
Committed
$267.60
Interest.
. 14
$267.74
CR.
Collected
$2.14
Abated
265.60
$267.74
TAXES COLLECTED IN 1915.
DR.
1911 Tax
$4.52
1912 Tax
2.14
Cash on hand at last report.
5.39
$12.05
CR.
Paid Treasurer as per vouchers .... $12.05
Respectfully submitted,
Examined and found correct. Dec. 15, 1915.
S. M. HOLMAN, Collector of Taxes.
EDGAR F. BOSWORTH, City Auditor.
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ANNUAL REPORT
ASSESSORS' REPORT
To His Honor, Harold E. Sweet, Mayor and the Municipal Council, City of Attleboro :-
We herewith submit the report of the Assessors' Department for the year ending December 31, 1915.
ASSESSMENTS AND VALUATIONS.
On account of being allowed assistant assessors this year we have been able to give our time to the real estate and have taken the matter up more in detail than ever before and we feel that the money expended was to the advantage of the city.
The matter of assessment of taxes in the state of Massachusetts is very much in the lime-light at the present time and no doubt some changes will be made by the incoming legislature and on those changes will depend the amount of work to be done in our office, but in asking for our appropriations for 1915 we have based our estimates on the present system and laws. Should the state adopt the so-called three mill tax we feel that the rate in this city would materially increase as it would require nearly $16,000,000 more personal property to keep our rate where it has been the last two years and we doubt very much if one-half of that amount would come out even on a 6% income tax on intangible property.
CHARTS AND PLATS.
We believe that the time has come when the city should make start in surveying and furnishing this office with accurate plans so that the centre at least, may be assessed by the foot. While it would be quite a large expense we feel that in the long run it would work to the advantage of the city and we would respectfully ask that an appropriation be made this year for the engineer of the Public Works Department so that substantial work along these lines may be made during 1916, the amount of such an appro- priation we would rather leave to that department and your judgment.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS.
To His Honor, Harold E. Sweet, Mayor of the City of Attleboro, and the Municipal Council :-
We hereby submit our annual report for the year, 1915.
TABLE OF AGGREGATES, APRIL 1, 1915.
Number of residents assessed on property . 3117
Individuals 2319
All others 798
Number of non-residents assessed on property. Individuals 704
888
All others. 184
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Number of persons assessed
7953
On property 4005.
Poll tax only 3948.
Number of male polls assessed.
5550
Tax on each poll $2.00
Number of horses assessed
616
Number of cows assessed
678
Number of other neat cattle assessed.
119
Number of swine assessed.
460
Number of dwellings assessed.
3194
Number of fowl assessed.
8053
Value of assessed personal estate
$8,509,550
Assessed value of resident bank stock. $351,300
Assessed value of stock in trade. 2,324,240
Assessed value of machinery
2,525,800
Assessed value of live stock. 103,875
Assessed value of all other personal .
3,205,635
Total.
8,510,850
Exemptions
1,300
Assessed number shares of bank stock.
3000
Resident shares.
2342
Non-resident shares.
658
Assessed value of each share.
$150
Assessed value of real estate
$13,835,145
Assessed value of buildings.
$8,658,415
Assessed value of land.
5,186,880
Total
13,845,295
Exemptions.
10,150
Total assessed value of real estate and personal including resident bank stock.
22,344,695
Taxes assessed for City, State and County Pur-
poses
440,118.14
Taxes assessed on real estate.
$265,634.78
Taxes assessed on personal estate. 163,383.36
Taxes assessed on polls.
11,100.00
Amounts provided for in the 1915 assessments
$440,118.14
Budget approved Feb. 26, which included the grade crossing tax.
$470,502.00
Later approvals.
2,100.00
State Highway tax
924.10
State tax.
40,755.00
County tax.
22,126.93
Bureau of Statistics
1,117.17
Overlays.
8,184.94
Total
$545,710.14
Less estimated receipts
$105,592.00
$440,118.14
Betterment Taxes, certified to this office from the various Departments, have been assessed as follows:
$1,256.29
Curbing
364.45
Concrete.
58.39
Sewer taxes and interest.
11,260.15
Holman drain.
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Other taxes have been assessed as follows:
Excise tax $2,216.67
Non-resident bank tax 1,895.04
Reinstated polls 42.00
Total taxes assessed by this department, (excepting the added taxes, report of which is appended), during the year are as follows:
City, State and County $440,118.14
Betterments. . 12,939.28
Other, Excise, etc.
4,153.71
Total
$457,211.13
Warrants for collection have been issued during the year to Lester W. Nerney, City Collector, as follows:
Aug. 9
$59.68
Sept. 28
454,887.06
Oct. 10
20.40
Oct. 11
27.32
Nov. 1
2,216.67
Total.
$457,211.13
*Abatements during 1915.
1911 Taxes abated in 1915
$10.00
1912 66
183.10
1913
6.
108.65
1914
66
494.56
1915
3,472.44
Total
$4,268.75
*Abatements to Dec. 1, only.
Respectfully submitted,
W. J. NEWMAN, HARRY E. CARPENTER, MALCOLM CURRIE, Assessors of Attleboro.
OMITTED ASSESSMENTS AND ADDED TAXES.
Number of Residents assessed on Property Individuals 7
All others. 7
Total 14
Number of Non-Residents assessed on Property 1
Total.
1
Number of Persons assessed on Property
15
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Value of assessed Personal Estate.
$29,815.00
Value of assessed Real Estate (Land) 100.00
Total
$29,915.00
Tax on Personal Estate.
$572.44
Tax on Real Estate.
1.92
Total.
$574.36
Number of omitted Polls assessed. 58
Poll Taxes
$116.00
Total Taxes
$690.36
Warrant issued to Lester W. Nerney, Collector, for $690.36 Dec. 20, 1915.
W. J. NEWMAN, HARRY E. CARPENTER, MALCOLM CURRIE.
Assessors of Attleboro. Dec. 20, 1915.
ASSESSORS DEPARTMENT.
CITY OF ATTLEBORO.
Appropriated for 1915.
Expenses 1915 eleven months with estimates for one month.
Salaries. $2,100.00
Salaries. $2,100.00
Clerical Asst
1,150.00
Clerical Asst. 1,104.00
Office Expenses 700.00
Office Expenses
554.21
Auto Hire. 100.00
Auto Hire. 100.00
Asst. Assessors
300.00
Asst. Assessors
260.00
$4,350.00 $4,118.21
To His Honor, Harold E. Sweet, Mayor of City of Attleboro :-
The above figures show the appropriations and expenses of this depart- ment during the year 1915.
The difference is made up as follows: Clerical Assistance.
$46.00
Assistant Assessors 40.00
Office Expenses 145.79
Total $231.79
These figures may be changed somewhat as the figures for Dec. bills are estimates.
We would respectfully ask that the same amount be appropriated for this department for 1916 as in 1915.
Respectfully submitted,
W. J. NEWMAN, HARRY E. CARPENTER, MALCOLM CURRIE.
Assessors of Attleboro ..
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ATTLEBOROUGH HOSPITAL
Attleboro, Mass., January 1, 1916
To the Mayor and Municipal Council of the City of Attleboro, Gentlemen:
The Board of Managers of The Attleborough Hospital herewith submits its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1915, covering the activi- ties of Sturdy Memorial Hospital for the period mentioned, and the care of the property conveyed in trust to The Attleborough Hospital by the inhabi- tants of the Town of Attleborough.
The Sturdy Memorial Hospital has abundantly proven its usefulness in increased measure the past year. 35 more patients have been accommo- dated than in 1914, and the usual high character of the work maintained. Frequently we hear this expression from those who are conversant with the work of the hospital, or have been patients therein,-"Do not see how we got along in the past without an institution of this character."
The new extension to the Hospital erected in 1914 has been completely equipped and paid for from appreciated contributions, without disturbing the "Winsor Fund". This building, although adding materially to the cost of running the Hospital has been of great convenience; in fact, we do not see now how we could have dispensed with it during the past year. It has made a most pleasant home for the Superintendent and nurses, and con- tributed greatly to the efficiency of the hospital.
You will note that there has been a decided increase in the number of free patients and this correspondingly adds to the expenses. We now have two perpetual free beds, and we should have at least six. It costs $5,000 to establish a perpetual bed, and the donor selects the name the bed shall bear. During the past year we have had contributed five annual free beds at an expense to the contributors of $250 each. This number in comparison with hospitals in other places of corresponding size should be increased to ten at least.
The work of a modern Hospital is constantly growing in scope and volume. More is expected of such an institution now than was thought of years ago,- all of which requires money in liberal quantity. Unquestionably in the near future we shall be pressed for larger accommodations and more extended equipment if we are to meet the needs of the city in this respect.
A complete modern X Ray equipment has been donated to the hospital this year, thus providing a much needed auxiliary and one which no up-to- date hospital should be without.
The Hospital Aid Association, a most efficient organization of philan- thropic women of our city, continues as heretofore a splendid help in our work. It supports an annual free bed, contributes liberally in furnishing supplies, and in a multitude of ways is an indispensable aid to the hospital. You will find annexed hereto complete reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent for the year 1915.
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