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ANNUAL REPORT
ASSESSORS' REPORT
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1917.
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Municipal Council :-
We submit herewith the usual statistics of this department for 1917 showing the result of our work.
On August 1, 1916, the Council voted to recommend to the Asses- sors that abatement of the Poll Taxes of members of the company who are at the present time in the Federal service.
We looked this matter up and found that there was no law that would allow such an abatement until the Collector certified under oath to the Assessors that they were uncollectable, and we were warned by our deputy from the State House not to attempt to abate said polls. Since that time many of our young men have enlisted or been drafted into the service and we trust that when the great and general Court convenes, one of the first bills to receive their attention will be one to allow assessors to abate the poll taxes of those in the service, and you have our assurance that we will gladly attend to that duty as soon as it can legally be done.
The 1917 polls were submitted to the Collector early in July again last year with the following result as shown by figures submitted to this office by the courtesy of the Collector:
Amount committed to December 10th. $11,108.00
Collected or abated. 9,636.00
Balance uncollected $1,472.00
About $300 of this amount was assessed against men who were in the service at commitment.
Early in the year we notified the personal property tax payers re- garding the assessment of Personal Taxes ;- although the tax payer had paid an income tax, unless he filed a statement with this office he must be assessed on the same property in a sum not less than assessed in 1916. We sent out abount 1500 notices to this effect, but only about 800 were filled out and filed, with the result that many were taxed for property on which they had paid an income tax, and although the Commissioner's Office at the State House had ruled that such taxes could not be abated, an opinion was issued by the Attorney General allowing such abatements under the old law, and on account of this opinion we have been obliged to abate and charge to our over- lays many such taxes which need not have gone on our books, and we would have been allowed a larger return from the Income Tax, had this decision been promulgated earlier in the year.
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The amounts appropriated for this department for 1917 were as follows:
Salaries
$2,000.00
Rent, light, telephone.
375.00
Looking up titles.
200.00
All other expenses.
2,150.00
$4,725.00
We have expended as follows:
Assessors' salaries.
$2,000.00
Assistant Assessors.
224.07
Clerical help ..
1,146.75
Looking up titles.
200.00
Telephone
33.80
Rent
300.00
Light
27.20
Printing, postage, stationery, etc.
373.50
Transportation
125.00
Office expense, supplies, etc.
155.79
$4,586.11
Balance on hand.
138.89
TABLE OF AGGREGATES.
Number of residents assessed on property. . Individuals
2,572
All others.
852
Number of non-residents assessed on
property
1,105
Individuals
855
All others.
250
Number of persons assessed.
8,130
On property
4,529
On polls only .
3.601
Number of male polls assessed.
5,453
Tax on each poll .. $2.00
Number of horses assessed.
523
Number of cows assessed.
712
Number of sheep assessed.
.. .
Number of neat cattle assessed other than COWS
100
Number of swine assessed ..
327
Number of dwellings assessed.
3,236
Number of fowl assessed.
6,295
Number of shares of bank stock assessed. . Resident
2,389
Non-Resident 611
Assessed value of each share
$140.00
Rate of tax per thousand. 19.00
3,000
$4,725.00
3,424
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Assessed value of personal property
$6,204,555.00
Assessed on stock in trade.
$2,647,205.00
Assessed on machinery.
2,237,925.00
Assessed on live stock.
101,075.00
Assessed value of all other Personal.
885,040.00
Exemptions
1,150.00
$5,871,245.00
$6,205,705.00
Resident bank stock.
334,460.00
$6,205,705.00
Assessed value of Real Estate.
$14,277,835.00
Exemptions
22,300.00
Assessed value of buildings
$9,084,310.00
Assessed value of land.
5,215,825.00
$14,300,135.00
$14,300,135.00
Total value of Assessed Property.
Personal
$6,205,705.00
Real Estate.
14,300,135.00
Exemptions
23,450.00
$20,505,840.00
$20,505,840.00
Taxes Assessed on Personal Property.
$117,886.54
Taxes assessed on Real Estate.
271,278.87
Taxes assessed on Polls.
10,906.00
Total
$400,071.41
Taxes assessed on account of City, includ- ing Grade Crossing Tax and Interest ..
498,155.00
Approved February 26.
$490,955.00
Later approvals.
7,200.00
$498,155.00
State Tax.
49,060.00
County Tax ..
26,003.76
Highway Tax.
1,382.07
Overlays
6,082.39
$580,683.22
Estimated Receipts
$122,871.54
Income Tax Receipts.
57,740.27
180,611.81
$400,071.41
BETTERMENT TAXES-ASSESSED AS FOLLOWS.
Apportioned Sewer.
$10,286.52
Apportioned Sewer Interest.
2,941.58
Robert Street Sewer.
15.01
Robert Street Sewer Interest.
6.00
Apportioned Curbing.
3.30
Apportioned Curbing Interest.
1.32
Apportioned Holman Drain.
39.15
Apportioned Holman Drain Interest
14.55
Curbing sidewalks
1,069.94
Concreting
492.45
Moth suppression
334.80
Total
$15,204.62
$20,482,390.00
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OTHER TAXES ASSESSED AS FOLLOWS:
Non-Resident Bank Tax.
Excise of Commutation Tax.
$1,625.26 2,892.67
1915-Personal Property valuation
$8,509,550.00
1917-Personal Property valuation.
6,205,705.00
Loss on account of Income Tax.
$2,303,845.00
$2,303,845.00 at the 1915 rate ($19.20) would
produce
44,233.82
City's allotment from Income Tax. $57,740.27
Excess over loss 13,506.45
$44,233.82
WARRANTS ISSUED TO THE CITY COLLECTOR AS FOLLOWS: September 11, 1917.
$416,901.29
November 1, 1917.
2,892.67
$419,793.96
Made up as follows:
On account of city including Grade Cross-
$400,071.41
ing, State, County, Highway and Over- lays less estimated Receipts and Income Betterment Taxes ..
15,204.62
Non-Resident Bank Tax ..
1,625.26
Excise or Commutation Tax.
2,892.67
$419,793.96
ABATEMENTS MADE DURING THE YEAR 1917.
Taxes
Polls
Personal $72.80
Real
Total
1913
$72.80
1914
$4.00
$1.92
5.92
1915
282.00
198.04
172.89
652.93
1916
14.00
370.26
166.82
551.08
1917
246.00
553.06
731.91
1,530.97
Total $546.00 $1,194.16
$1,073.54
$2,813.70
Added Taxes, Committed Dec. 20, 1917:
Number of persons assessed other than polls
2
Value of Personal Estate.
$2,400.00
Value of Real Estate.
Number of Polls assessed.
103
Amount of Taxes assessed on Estate
Real
Amount of Taxes assessed on Personal Estate
45.60
Amount of Taxes assessed on Polls.
206.00
$251.60
Respectfully submitted, W. J. NEWMAN, HARRY E. CARPENTER, MALCOLM CURRIE, Board of Assessors, City of Attleboro.
$4,517.93
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ATTLEBOROUGH HOSPITAL
Attleboro, Mass., January 29, 1918.
To the Mayor and Municipal Council of the City of Attleboro: Gentlemen:
The Board of Managers of The Attleborough Hospital submits herewith its report in conducting the Sturdy Memorial Hospital for the year 1917.
It has been a busy year for the hospital with 55 more patients treated than during the year preceding. We have had a slight in- crease in membership of the corporation, but nothing like what we hoped for and greatly needed. While there should be in our city at least 750 people who would interest themselves in this beneficent insti- tution to the extent of joining the corporation and paying $10.00 an- nual dues, we should be greatly encouraged and our problem partially solved if 500 persons could be induced to take such action. We now have two perpetual free beds of $5,000 each. Taunton Morton Hospital has 15 and Pawtucket more than 20. We have five annual beds of $250 per year, and the Memorial Hospital at Pawtucket more than 40. These comparisons are made in the hope of materially increasing our income in some way.
We have a "Winsor Fund" and every year have had to draw heavily upon the income therefrom for the ordinary running expenses of the hospital, when we should have been conserving this income for making the necessary extensions, with additional equipment, that must be provided without delay if we are not to be seriously handicapped in the work.
We are about to establish a new clinic under the State Board of Health that is of vital necessity in normal times, and doubly so in these days of world war. We are gratified that the State Board se- lected the Sturdy Memorial Hospital as one of the places in the State that they desired to establish this clinic, although its installation will involve considerable additional expense to the hospital, even if the State passes a law appropriating funds for this work.
All this is simply saying we now need a liberal amount of money for expansion, and should have had on hand a part of this in an ac- cumulated income from the Winsor Fund, had we not been obliged to use it largely each year for the expense of conducting the hospital.
Under Dr. Rich, who is rapidly becoming an expert Roentgenolo- gist, our X-Ray department is doing excellent work. A new unit cost- ing about $500 has been added to this equipment the past year, do- nated to the hospital.
To Miss Rice and her loyal nurses and attendants we desire to ex- press an appreciative word; their work has been well done. We recog- nize that service of this character is most exhausting and tends to be at times depressing. Therefore wholesome recreation is almost essen- tial. To help in this direction a new and most complete tennis court
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was constructed last year in the rear of the hospital, and has proved its worth not only to the Superintendent and her staff, but to the donor thereof.
We again recognize the most valuable assistance rendered the hos- pital by The Hospital Aid Association. Would that our people as a whole might catch some of the spirit of helpfulness that dominates these loyal women.
For the useful articles and money that came to the hospital on Donation Day, and for all other contributions the Board of Managers are exceedingly grateful.
Sturdy Memorial Hospital has already won an enviable name with the profession and those acquainted with and engaged in hospital work. The management desires not only to maintain this reputation, but to augment it by increasing the efficiency and usefulness of the hospital; and to this end calls upon more of the Attleboro public to "lend a hand."
Annexed to this report you will find Superintendent Rice's report for the year 1917, and also that of the Treasurer. We commend both to your careful reading.
JOSEPH L. SWEET, JOSEPH FINBERG,
PHILIP E. BRADY, HAROLD E. SWEET,
EDWARD L. GOWEN,
FRANK I. BABCOCK,
ERNEST D. GILMORE,
CHARLES O. SWEET,
WILLIAM J. LUTHER,
Board of Managers of The Attleborough Hospital.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE ATTLE- BOROUGH HOSPITAL FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1917.
To the Trustees of The Attleborough Hospital:
I herewith submit my report as treasurer of The Attleborough Hos- pital for the year ending December 31, 1917.
Dr.
Building Account.
Cr.
Balance Jan. 1, 1917. $6.80
Balance Dec. 31, 1917 ..
$6.80
Membership Account.
Balance Jan. 1, 1917.
$438.55
Balance Dec. 31, 1917. .
$818.55
Receipts
380.00
$818.55
$818.55
Trust Account.
Balance Jan. 1, 1917 .. .
$973.32
Repairs on cottage ... . . $28.33
Rent
438.00
Safety deposit box.
5.00
Dividends from securi- ties
6,601.86
Brookline, Mass. taxes
135.02
Final payment in liqui-
Investments 4,665.53
dating Mercantile
Miscellaneous expense.
7.30
Land Co. and Cum-
Appropriated to Hos-
mington Land Co.
776.50
pital account ..
3,000.00
Mortgage payments ...
2,000.00
Balance
2,927.50
Standing grass. 4.00
$10,793.68
$10,793.68
Sturdy Memorial Hospital Account.
Balance Jan. 1, 1917. .
$273.74
Salaries
$6,655.12
Hospital Receipts.
13,465.32
Hospital supplies and equipment 2,120.07
Endowed beds (five
Housekeeping supplies.
5,382.32
annual)
1,250.00
Miscellaneous expense.
2,169.68
Interest on bank ac-
count
86.58
Balance
809.08
Appropriation from
Trust account ..
3,000.00
$18,587.53
$18,587.53
Summary.
Balance
Membership
Bank balance
$4,446.96
account
$818.55
Cash on hand.
54.97
Balance Trust account
2,927.50
Advance for help trans- portation
60.00
count
809.08
Balance
Building ac-
count
6.80
$4,561.93
$4,561.93
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD L. GOWEN, Treasurer.
Attleboro, Mass., January 1, 1918.
Donations
511.89
Heat and light.
1,451.26
Balance Hospital ac-
Treasurer's bond .. 25.00
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Auditor's Report to the Directors of The Attleborough Hospital
The books and accounts of the treasurer of the Attleborough Hospital were audited Jan. 19, 1918. I found them to be correct, and all expenditures sustained by the proper vouchers (with the excep- tion of miscellaneous items bought at the hospital amounting to $670.30). The income from all sources was properly accounted for. The statement for the year ending Dec. 31, 1917, which I have initialed is in my opinion properly drawn up so as to exhibit a cor- rect view of the conditions, and as shown by the books of the treasurer.
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. B. CLEMENTS.
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STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
Attleboro, Mass., January 1, 1918.
To the Trustees of The Attleborough Hospital:
Permit me to submit to you a report of the Sturdy Memorial Hospital for the year beginning January 1, 1917 and ending December 31, 1917.
Patients admitted ..
487
Medical
82
Surgical
345
Obstetrical
60
Patients discharged.
464
Male
191
Female
273
Well
390
Relieved
66
Unrelieved
2
Not treated.
2
Operations
303
Major
160
Minor
143
Free patients
61
Patients paid for by City
11
Patients paying ward rates or less.
160
Patients paying more than ward rates
327
Deaths
23
Medical
19
Surgical
3
Accidents
1
Out patients for X-Ray work.
120
Fifty-five more patients have been admitted this year than the previous year.
In September a new unit was added to the X-Ray equipment for doing stomach cases. It was very much needed and has proved very satisfactory. The X-Ray work in the hospital has greatly increased this year and without our X-Ray department the hospital would be very much handicapped.
In the summer a tennis court was built for the nurses' recreation. It was very much appreciated by them and proved a great source of pleasure.
For the X-Ray unit and tennis court we owe the donor a vote of thanks. We feel indebted to him for these,-for the one which adds so much towards making our hospital one of the best in equipment and the other which makes the nurses feel that someone is interested in their welfare and happiness, and which I am sure will help them much towards doing good work.
Respectfully submitted,
GWENDOLYN G. RICE, Superintendent.
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INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS
December 18, 1917.
To the Honorable Mayor and Municipal Council :-
I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Buildings from De- cember 15, 1916, to December 18, 1917.
There has not been as much building this year as in years past as will be seen by the report; most of the houses that have been built the past year have been in South Attleboro. I have, in company with H. R. Packard, Chief of the Fire Department, and E. H. Gingras, Chief of Police, inspected all locations for keeping and storing gasolene and I have also inspected all hotels and lodging houses and find them with proper fire escapes.
The following permits have been granted:
Estimated Cost
Factories
2
$15,500.00
1-Family
Houses.
22
24,850.00
Garages
24
28,760.00
Additions
50
22,792.00
Coal Pockets
1
6,000.00
Barns
9
1,847.00
Poultry Houses and other small buildings.
15
878.00
$100,627.00
Respectfully submitted,
M. F. ASHLEY,
Inspector of Buildings.
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CHARITY DEPARTMENT
Attleboro, Mass., December 22, 1917.
To His Honor, the Mayor, and Municipal Council :-
The Overseers of the Poor herewith submit their annual report.
The personnel of this department not having been changed, the organization remained the same as last year-J. V. Curran, Chairman; Benjamin P. King, Clerk; Frank M. Payson, Visitor.
The work of the Department remains about the same. Several names have been dropped from the list and new ones have taken their places so that through the year the list in numbers remained about the same. Twenty-six new families and eighteen single cases have been entered on our register this year, some of short duration. Just tiding over as temporary aid implies, a few continuing through the year.
Conditions at the City Farm remain about the same as last year. Nothing has been done except what was actually necessary to keep things going. No new work has been attempted. The late season this spring hindered the early planting and it looked at one time very discouraging. The planting was finally completed and a very good crop of potatoes and other vegetables were harvested, which will prob- ably take us through the winter. The hay crop was good, which, to- gether with the corn fodder and various other feeds, we think will take us to springtime. We have, as is the case with many others, been hard hit by the very great advance in prices of everything that we have to buy. Grain for the stock and supplies for the farm in the way of food, clothing, shoes and fuel, have advanced in price, which adds very much to the average cost. There have been twenty-six different people at the City Home for varying lengths of time, making an average of 14.10 for the year. Seven have died during the past year. There are at present fifteen inmates in the home, twelve men and three women, leaving but a small margin for room should others ask for admission.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Hagar, Superintendent and Matron, are still at the City Home, and are continually on the job and make an excel- lent couple for the work. They are very careful and considerate in the care of the inmates and very economical from every point of view. Mr. Hagar is an excellent farmer and looks well to the interest of all concerned.
We have on our list sixteen mothers' aid cases, costing on an aver- age about seven dollars and fifty cents per week, and are more or less a fixed charge. We are informed by the State that we are not doing enough for these people and they advise an increase of twenty-five per cent.
Our Temporary Aid list, those to whom we give orders from the office, is subject to changes in the amounts for aid because of such advancement in the cost of groceries and other supplies. An amount
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which was considered ample at one time is not sufficient now and we have been obliged to increase the amounts somewhat to meet the con- ditions.
We have at this time very few out of town or State cases. Cases of illness and hospital cases, especially at home, and quite often out of town persons who are settled here, make demands which we are obliged to meet, and which during the year make inroads on our ap- propriation. We are soon coming to the time when we shall have to have additional space to file our papers. We do not feel that our present facilities are much protection from fire. These papers are valuable, and should they be lost, it would cause no end of trouble. We therefore recommend that steps be taken to procure a proper safe in which to keep the filing cabinets.
Total amount of appropriation for 1917.
$21,700.00
Expended to December 1, 1917:
Salaries and wages.
$2,184.94
Mothers' aid ..
4,570.30
Temporary Aid and bills
8,486.84
City Farm
4,346.71
19,588.79
Balance
$2,111.21
With this showing before us and with the possible increase in ex- penses the coming year, by new cases both in Mothers' Aid and Tem- porary Aid, and further if we have to comply with the request of the State recommending an advance of twenty-five per cent on the Moth- ers' Aid list, which now averages about $7.50 per week, it will probably require an appropriation of $27,000.00.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH V. CURRAN, BENJ. P. KING, FRANK M. PAYSON,
Overseers of the Poor.
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CITY PHYSICIAN
Attleboro, Mass., December 31, 1917.
To the Mayor and Municipal Council of the City of Attleboro :-
Gentlemen: -
The City Physician herewith submits to you his third annual re- port, for the year 1917.
The work may be divided up as follows: Consultations at my office 278, house calls 305, making a total of 583. There have been seventy-six medical and five surgical patients. Ten police calls have been answered and six confinements.
Seven deaths occurred, in nearly every instance the deaths have been of aged people. There have been two patients committed to the Taunton Insane Hospital and one drug habitué was sent to the Tewks- bury State Hospital.
There were thirty-seven office and house calls made for the Soldiers' relief.
During the summer while Company I was at Camp Sweet, I made daily visits there, seeing anywhere from ten to fifty men answering to the daily sick call.
A first aid cabinet has been placed at the Police Station and it has been of great service on several occasions. No definite room has as yet been fixed up for accident use however.
Again, I commend to you the services of the district nurses in caring for our needy people about the city when sick.
Respectfully submitted,
WILFRED E. ROUNSEVILLE, M. D.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 18, 1917.
COMMITTEE OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON FIRE DEPARTMENT. Joseph E. Gaynor William A. Spier Oscar Wolfenden
BOARD OF ENGINEERS. Chief.
Hiram R. Packard. 8 Hope Street
Fred A. Clark, First Assistant Chief. 22 Hayward Street
Craig C. Pope, Second Assistant Chief 244 Park Street
FIRE DEPARTMENT
PERMANENT MEN.
Located at South Main Street Station.
Captain, Leonard Gould, Ladder 3 Chauffeur, Albert Knight
Chauffeur, Haven F. Randlett Chauffeur, Herbert E. Brown
Chauffeur, John Stafford Chauffeur, Ernest W. Willson
Chauffeur, Charles I. Gay Driver, John J. McGilvray
Hoseman Warren W. Wright
Located at Union Street Station.
Captain, Bert E. Riley, Ladder 1 Electrician, Joseph H. Newcomb Chauffeur, Roy Churchill Chauffeur, Herbert C. Parker
Chauffeur, Laurence A. Flanagan Hoseman, Herbert E. Knight
Located at South Attleboro Station.
Chauffeur, John Ludgate Chauffeur, William Coupe
Located at Hebronville Station. Chauffeur, Peter Gagner
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CALL MEN. Hose No. 1, South Main Street,
Captain, A. W. Ferguson Clerk, Charles C. Monroe
Lieutenant, T. E. Fuller Hoseman, Donald J. Ferguson Hoseman, William J. Barney
Hose No. 2, Union Street.
Captain, Arthur Read Clerk, Sherman Davis
Lieutenant Albert C. Parker Hoseman, William Young Hoseman, Frank J. Lyle
Hose No. 4, South Attleboro.
Lieutenant, Daniel Driscoll Hoseman, W. W. Abbott
Hoseman, Percy B. Doran Hoseman, M. E. Fox Hoseman, Albert Olsen
Hose No. 5, Hebronville.
Captain, William N. Goff
Lieutenant Albert I. Atwell
Clerk, C. L. Atwell
Hoseman, William Frenier Hoseman, Martin Tierney Hoseman, George Parker
Hose No. 6, St. Jean Plat.
Captain, J. B. Paquet Hoseman, Philorum Dorais
Lieutenant, Henry Smith
Hoseman, David Hamilton
Clerk, Charles J. Hudson
Hoseman, Hormidas Duquette
Hoseman, Arthur Dorais
Hoseman, Alfred Johnson
Hoseman, Medard Duquette Hoseman, George I. Miller
Hoseman, Samuel Champagne
Hose No. 7, Briggs Corner.
Captain, E. D. Briggs Hoseman, H. E. Briggs
Lieutenant, W. A. Vickery
Hoseman, Charles Douglass
Clerk, C. T. Clark
Hoseman, Herbert B. Rounds
Treasurer, Ernest White
Hoseman, Amos E. Peck
Hoseman, A. W. Brigham
Hoseman, George Wetherell
Hoseman, C. J. Brigham
Hoseman, Raymond L. Torrey
Ladder No. 1, Union Street.
Lieutenant, George H. Nash
Ladderman, Edward Brough
Ladderman, Walter C. Dix
Ladderman Joseph H. Williams Ladderman Albert L. Young Ladderman, Leith Young
Ladder No. 2, South Attleboro.
Captain, Fred J. Murphy Ladderman, George W. Orr Lieutenant, Harold V. Hopkins Ladderman, Ira B. Nickerson Ladderman, Thomas F. Dean
Ladderman, Frank E. Shaw
Ladder No. 3, South Main Street.
Clerk, Michael Barrett Ladderman, Kenneth McLeod Ladderman, Joseph O. Mowry
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SUBSTITUTES. Hose No. 4, South Attleboro. C. A. Bloss
Hose No. 7, Briggs Corner. William Kratch
Ladder No. 1, Union Street. Charles H. Card
Ladder No. 2, South Attleboro. H. W. Mathews
FIRE POLICE.
Seth R. Briggs, Captain William F. Douglas
Ernest G. L. Hemple George F. Ide
George R. Aubrey
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Report of the Board of Engineers
HEADQUARTERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF ENGINEERS.
December 18, 1917.
To His Honor, the Mayor,
Dear Sir :-
We have the honor of submitting the Annual Report of the Fire Department for the year ending December 18, 1917, together with such recommendations as we think necessary for increasing the efficiency of the Department.
ORGANIZATION.
The Department consists of
Three Engineers
18 Permanent Men.
63 Call Men.
6 Hose Companies.
3 Ladder Companies.
FIRE STATIONS AND APPARATUS.
Central Fire Station, South Main Street, Station No. 1. Hose No. 1, horse drawn.
Ladder No. 3, with Knox Martin Motor Tractor and two 25-gallon Chemical Tanks.
Combination A, Knox Motor with Combination Chemical and Hose.
Union Street Station, Union Street, Station No. 2.
Hose 2, Kelley Springfield, Combination Hose and Chemical. Ladder No. 1, horse drawn.
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