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The extension made on South Main Street was to accommodate a new house built by a Mr. Carpenter just below Thurber Avenue on new South Main Street so-called. This work was very special and included changing over a hydrant connection and adjusting an extension to ac- commodate Mr. Carpenter and fit conditions peculiar to the locality.
At Sycamore Avenue the work of placing a six-inch extension was continued from the previous year where it had been left just inside the street line after the tap had been made from Brown Street. Some ledge was encountered in this street and the boulders, roots and other difficul- ties might be included as factors adding to the cost. The relatively long run, however, allowed a chance to compensate for some of these factors
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in making up our unit. A profile for the street was on hand and the engi- neers placed grade lines for the water pipes. This work demonstrates definitely the value of our profile clause.
Several other streets listed, of course, presented their own problems. In looking over all of the work in South Attleboro, I feel that a definite extension program should be followed on plan rather than in short pieces on petition. This is particularly true of water lines in private ways.
At Park and Brook Streets an eight-inch pipe line was carried from the main to the street line in order that it might be clear of the pene- traton road.
At Newport Avenue and Barrows Street our main ten-inch feed line south was placed so that is could be controlled by the City. It is well perhaps to recall at this time that the reason for this expenditure lies in the choice of a lot when the Lincoln School project was taken up. The skewed ten-inch line formerly in use is now abandoned and our main feed line runs down Newport Avenue to Barrows Street and thence through Barrows Street to Washington Street. Arrangements have been made to give adequate fire protection to the Lncoln School by placing large hydrants in the immediate vicinity. The hydrant in the middle of the block of Barrows will be taken care of at once, and at some future date, upon request, it will be possible to project a hydrant branch on the Newport Avenue side of the building which will be fed from the tee Cushion at Barrows Street.
There has been a vast amount of work in these main line extensions, not only in their construction but also in their final choice, due to the difficulties mentioned in the remarks above under the Water Division introduction.
PUMPING STATION
A most favorable coal market held over the major part of 1926. En- tering the year with a favorable coal pile aided in keeping the annual coal bill at the Pumping Staton at its lowest figure in several years. Of course, the British coal strike and the forecasted trouble in our own soft coal fields increased the bill. Much has been said about consoli- dated purchasing of coal by City departments, but a wholesome disregard for correct detail in the suggestion is noted.
Our Engineers' Payroll is slightly in excess of that of 1925 due to emergency over-time which, of course, could not be forseen.
On the pumps a considerable amount of work was necessary. The Barr Pump bearing an 1899 stamp plate, showing its age, had some foot valve trouble which had to be taken care of so that this auxilary unit could be used while the Snow Pump was having necessary repairs made upon it.
Boiler repairs were kept at a low figure and in conjunction with our economy and care of the grounds and filter beds allows our gross figure for the Pumping Station to come reasonably close to that of the previous year in spite of the large pump expenditures.
In summarizing our policies as outlined above during the past year I feel that it is well to recommend:
First: The policy of continuing permanent improvements in drainage, surface and sidewalks on our trunk highways should be maintained and
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brought to as rapid a completion as is conveniently possible within our financial limits At the same time the policy in force in handling our secondary highways should be continued so that there will be no un- treated road surface within this classification in Attleboro.
Second: Our water guarantees and detailed accomplishment should be co-ordinated to return a fair portion in interest annually on the actual investment.
Third: instead of small pieces of sanitary sewer being constructed at random, a definite policy of extension, either annually or in some other regular period, should be planned to fit in with our other financing.
Fourth: Definite steps to relieve or remove some of the burdens placed upon the City by the A. B. C. Street Railway should be studied.
The year, in spite of the burdens imposed by the many demands made upon this Department, must be considered in its finality as having been very successful from the standpoint of efficient value delivered for every dollar expended. The entire personnel of the Department is ten- dered herewith the sincere thanks of the Superintndent for the excellent efforts they have contributed towards this success
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Respectfully submitted,
J .O. TABER, Jr.,
Supt. Public Works
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EXPENDITURES, 1926-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Charges to December 31, 1926
General Administration
Superintendent's salary
$4,000.00
Engineer's salary, Asst. Engineer and Rodman
6,379.46
Clerical labor
3,336.70
Office supplies
321.43
Engineering supplies
218.36
Insurance, repairs, auto.
1,231.80
Rent, light and telephone
980.97
City survey
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$16,925.00
Highway Department
Resurfacing
$14,000.00
Bridges
2,700.26
Drains
1,710.35
Ten Mile River
275.00
Traffic painting
205.98
Street sweeping
1,657.31
Street cleaning
4,353.66
Street patching
7,324.77
Sidewalks, repair and maintenance
3,933.25
Snow and ice.
11,761.59
Crushers
933.33
Machinery and tools.
2,000.00
Rollers, coal and maintenance
569.19
Maintenance of autos.
1,350.00
Insurance
942.85
Rent, Maynard Street land.
69.60
Vacations
541.79
Express, freight, etc.
70.67
Sidewalks and curbing
8,471.16
Dust layer and tar.
12,500.00
Incidentals
20.45
5-Ton Mack truck.
5,839.67
11/2-Ton International truck
1,126.37
Tractor
1,251.37
1924 sewers and drains
3,773.02
Oak Street drain
2,589.36
Emory Street drain.
.01
Cambridge Street drain.
158.13
Upland road sewer ..
1,201.47
Bank and Water Street bridges.
36.64
1925 bonded improvement
2,418.57
$93,785.82
Rifle Range
$77.69
Street Lighting
Contract
$36,633.00
New lights
81.23
$36,714.23
Signs, Clocks and Numbers.
$315.52
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456.28
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Sewer Maintenance
Filter beds
2,582.11
Repair and care of sewers.
521.51
$3,103.62
Water Maintenance
New meters
$2,000.00
Services
5,750.00
Main line
17,828.92
Shop and barn.
659.81
Maintenance payroll.
8,342.93
Teams and autos
2,199.18
Insurance
681.22
Maintenance material
1,775.01
Incidentals
336.94
Buildings, repairs and paint
.... . 411.25
$39,985.26
Pumping Station
Coal
$3,875.71
Payroll, engineers
7,618.77
Oil
154.62
Snow pump
985.65
Barr pump
308.71
Light and telephone
216.00
Repair of boilers.
90.82
Cleaning filter beds ..
133.85
Care of grounds and beds.
44.11
Incidentals
277.06
A. B. C. Street Railway Maintenance ...
2,768.71
$207,381.15
Resurfacing
Alder
$7.73
Bacon
54.50
Barrows
183.85
Bishop
101.84
Bridge
10.71
Brown
103.67
Brownell
8.05
Clifton
18.63
County
292.88
Handy
236.33
James
200.73
Jewel Avenue
84.35
Linden
2.41
Lindsey
450.20
Locust
84.16
Lord
4.81
Martin
65.19
Mendon Road
1,075.14
Cleaning Mendon Road bank.
6.55
Mulberry
194.40
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$13,705.30
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Newport Avenue.
28.79
Cleaning North Avenue bank
51.83
North Main
7.37
Park-Pine Street to Speedway
4,265.73
Cleaning Park Street bank.
10.30
Parker
33.01
Pike venue
135.97
Pine
52.60
Pond
9.54
Read
81.67
Reynolds Avenue
41.85
Richardson Avenue
274.32
Robert
223.85
Robinson Avenue
10.99
School
88.86
Second
5.36
Slater
8.05
Smith
45.72
South Main gravel blanket "a"-Dubois' to R. R .- R. R. to cemetery switch.
558.96
South Main penetration "b"-Mill yard gate to Dubois' cemetery switch.
2,442.92
Speedway
399.25
Tiffany
99.61
Union road
53.39
Wall
1,025.11
Walter
54.24
West
330.66
West Carpenter
9.54
Wilmarth
47.76
Miscellaneous
55.21
$13,624.59
Emergency: Miscellaneous Washouts, etc.
Labor
$308.47
Material
66.94
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$375.41
$14,000.00
BRIDGES, FENCES AND CULVERTS
Bacon Street
Labor
$6.92
Bank Street Bridge Approaches-Cleaned up top blanket
Labor
63.50
Cliff Street-Bridge
Labor
$9.82
Material
5.94
Clifton Street-Culvert
Labor
31.45
County Street-Fence and slopes
Labor
30.86
Material
44.19
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15.76
75.05
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Handy Street-Culvert and fence
Labor
32.22
Hebronville-Railroad footbridge
Labor
16.24
Holden Street-Bridge and fence Labor
41.25
Lamb Street-Guard fence
Labor
26.93
Material
5.76
32.69
Lindsey Street-Bridge and approach
Labor
31.85
Material
26.37
58.22
Mendon Road-Bridge
Labor
101.52
Material
233.39
334.91
Newport Avenue-Slopes and Culvert
Labor
104.70
Material
3.78
108.48
Olive Street
Labor
94.61
Material
6.75
101.36
Park Street-Fence
Labor
22.52
Pike Avenue-Brdge
Labor
48.43
Material
127.75
Read Street-Structures
Labor
69.79
Material
6.20
75.99
Smith Street-Guard fence and culvert extension
Labor
43.36
Starkey Avenue
Labor
27.17
Material
206.38
Thacher Street-Culvert
Labor
20.99
Material
42.34
Thurber Avenue-Bridge fence
Labor
43.48
Material
27.69
71.17
Union Road-Guard fence
Labor
36.98
176.18
234.05
63.33
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West Street-Culvert
Labor
38.44
Material
89.96
128.40
Wilmarth Street-Guard fence
Labor
48.19
Material
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56.93
Fences-General account
Labor
50.50
Material
.. ... . . 428.64
479.14
Bridges-General maintenance
Labor
130.04
Material
264.12
394.16
$2,700.26
DRAIN MAINTENANCE
South Main Street-Dodgeville (raising catch basins)
Labor
$62.33
Material
13.55
Park Street-Drain
Labor
162.01
Material
73.73
235.74
Drain and basin repair
Labor
9.35
Material
55.90
65.25
Cleaning Catch Basins, etc.
Labor
1,040.83
Material
.. .. . 292.65
1,333.48
$1,710.35
TEN MILE RIVER
Labor
230.16
Material
44.84
275.00
TRAFFIC PAINTING
Crosswalks
Labor
112.39
Material
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93.59
205.98
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8.74
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$75.88
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STREET CLEANING
Gutters and Scraping
Labor
3,589.02 671.14
Material
Outside Roads-Labor and material
4,260.16 93.50
4,353.66
STREET SWEEPING
Labor
1,602.14
Material
55.17
SNOW AND ICE
January 1st to April-snow removal and
sanding (labor and material).
8,218.12
December-Snow removal and sanding ..
1,917.96
Miscellaneous (includes barn, garage and
repair charges, etc.)
1,625.51
11,761.59
MACHINERY AND TOOLS
Keeping tools in repair-labor.
351.69
Keeping tools in repair-material.
443.99
New equipment
1,204.32
2,000.00
CRUSHERS
Labor
637.11
Repairs, maintenance material, etc ......
296.22
933.33
ROLLERS
Labor-Maintenance
187.39
Miscellaneous maintenance material, etc.
381.80
569.19
New Tractor
1,251.37
5-ton Mack Truck (New)
5,839.67
11/2-ton International Truck (and trade) ..
1,126.37
STREET PATCHING (Bituminous and Gravel) Material and Labor Account
131 T. No. 2 Stone at $2.00
213 T. (plus or minus) Pea Stone at $2.50. $794.82
9,809 Gallons K. P. at $.141
500 Gallons Binder "B" at $.126.
1,446.07
Truck and horse operating charges.
411.10
Miscellaneous-sand, gravel and small items. . . 155.86
$2,807.85
Labor
Mixing, placing, handling materials, etc ... . ... . 4,516.92
$7,324.77
1,657.31
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STREET PATCHING (Bituminous and Gravel)
List of Streets Worked On
Alder
Holden
Pike Ave.
Bacon
Holman
Pine
Bank
Hope
Pleasant
Barrows
Horton
Pond
Benefit
Howard Ave.
Read
Bishop
James
Reynolds Ave.
Brown
John
Richardson Ave.
Cambridge
Kendall Ave.
Robert
Capron
Knight Ave. .
Robinson Ave.
Carpenter
Lafayette
School
Charles
Lamb
Second
Claflin
Leedham
Shaw
Clifton
Lexington Ave.
Smith
Colvin
Linden
Solomon
Commonwealth Ave.
Lindsey
South Ave.
County
Locust
South Main
Cumberland Ave.
Lord
Speedway
Dean
Mann
Starkey Ave.
Deantown Road
Maple
Steere
Dennis
May
Sturdy
Dunham
Mechanic
Thacher
Elizabeth
Mendon Road
Third
Emory
Mulberry
Thurber
Falmouth
Newport Ave.
Tiffany
Florence
North Ave.
Turner
Foley
North Main
Union
Forest
Oak
Union Road
Fourth
Oak Hill Ave.
Wall
Gardner
Olive
Walter
George
Orange
Water
Gustin Ave.
Park
Webber Ave.
Handy
Parker
West
Hazel
Pearl
West Carpenter
Hebron Ave.
Peck
Wilmarth
Highland
Perrin
Wolfenden
Highland Ave.
SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE
Labor and Material
Labor
$2,488.43
Repairing cement walks, Olof Pearson.
835.14
Sand and gravel.
53.49
Miscellaneous material
566.19
$3,933.25
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List of Streets Worked On
Bacon
Mechanics
Read
Bank
Mendon Ave.
Robert
Brook
Mill
Robinson Ave.
County
Mulberry
Sanford
Emory
Newport Ave.
South Main
Falmouth
North Ave.
Speedway
Florence
Olive
Tappan Ave.
Forest
Park
Third
Franklin
Park Ave.
Turner
Hebron Ave.
Pearl
Twelfth
Lafayette
Peck
Union
Lindsey
Pine
Upland Road
Maple
Pleasant
Washington
Martin
Railroad Ave.
West
MAINTENANCE OF AUTOS
Operating Expenses-General maintenance $1,350.00
DUST LAYER AND TAR
Oil and Tar:
Labor
$3,107.02
Material
8,293.08
$11,400.10
Sand for Oiling:
Labor
$263.03
Material
836.87
1,099.90
$12,500.00
INSURANCE, FREIGHT AND INCIDENTALS
Vacations
$541.79
Rent, Maynard Street Land.
69.60
Insurance
942.85
Telephone
70.67
Incidentals
20.45
. . .
$1,645.36
OAK STREET DRAIN
Labor
$1,446.72
Material
.
1,142.64
$2,589.36
1924 SEWERS AND DRAINS-(Carried Over)
Dunham Street Drain, No. 2
Labor
$29.19
Material
188.64
$217.83
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Water and West Street Sewer Contract ..
3,357.63
Kendall Avenue Sewer Material 90.80
1924 Sewers and Drains (General Account)
Labor
$62.37
Material
44.39
106.76
$3,773.02
Emory Street Drain (Carried Over) Material .01
Mechanic Street Basin (Cambridge Street Drain-carried over)
Labor
$84.44 73.69
Material
158.13
Goff Street Sewer (Upland Road Sewer-carried over)
Labor
$128.31
Material
60.82
$189.13
Clarence Street Sewer (Upland Road Sewer-carried over)
Labor
224.50
Material
168.89
393.39
Kendall Avenue Sewer-(Upland Road Sewer-carried over)
Labor
$384.19
Material 234.76
618.95
1,201.47
BANK STREET BRIDGE-(Carried Over)
Labor and material-approaches. 36.64
1925 HIGHWAY BONDED IMPROVEMENTS-(Carried Over)
South Main Street, No. 1
Labor-patching sidewalk
$7.56
South Main Street, No. 2 Labor
$285.28
Material
794.23
1,079.51
Morey Street
Labor
$65.38
Material
612.11
Dunham Street
Labor
$63.22
Material
590.79
654.01
677.49
2,418.57
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SIDEWALKS AND CURBING
Labor
$1,413.69
Material:
1506.25 feet straight curbing
$1,882.81
82.17 feet circle curbing.
154.07
21-2 foot corners. .
105.00
64 bounds . . . . .
179.20
Olof Pearson-contract ... .
4,532.98
Sand
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13.25
Miscellaneous
. . ...... 190.16
7,057.47
$8,471.16
Curbing List:
Streets
Linear Feet
Bicknell
106.08
County
.148.92
Holden
143.87
Lafayette
78.0
Maple
8.6
Mulberry
228.6
Park
146.08
Robert
221.75°
Starkey Avenue
377.06
Summer
289.49
Wolfenden
8.9
Total linear feet set.
1,757.35
Includes returns
STREET LIGHTING
Contract
$36,633.00
New lights
81.23
$36,714.23
SIGNS, CLOCK AND NUMBERING
Signs
New signs, erection, etc. . .. . $121.08
Clock
Care
$52.00
Lighting
62.44
New lamps, etc.
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. ... 6.60
Numbering
Numbers, etc. 73.40
315.52
RIFLE RANGE
Taxes, pole setting and target charges 77.69
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SEWERS-OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Watchman at Beds.
$1,356.96
Cleaning Beds
Labor
$1,075.96
Material
35.94
1,111.90
Maintaining Sewer System
Labor
$341.40
City of Attleboro-water charge
100.00
Miscellaneous
42.58
483.98
Insurance
54.10
Taxes-Town of Seekonk.
59.15
Miscellaneous
37.53
$3,103.62
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Comparison of Itemized Expenditures for 1924-1925-1926
Resurfacing
$19,498.17
1925 $13,705.04
$14,000.00
Construction
24,358.16
2,418.57
Bridges, repairs
2,952.11
2,891.65
2,700.26
Bridges, construction
539.17
2.34
36.64
Drains, maintenance
2,131.55
1,745.07
1,985.35
Drains, construction
16,001.23
7,764.01
2,965.33
Crosswalks
158.43
102.77
205.98
Street cleaning
5,108.77
4,517.64
4,353.66
Street sweeping
2,004.43
1,727.17
1,657.31
Street patching-Tar and gravel ..
8,121.55
6,657.65
7,324.77
Sidewalks, maintenance
3,956.74
3,660.18
3,933.25
Snow and ice.
3,769.36
2,719.87
11,761.59
Machinery
and tools (including
crushers and rollers)
3,874.52
3,701.19
3,502.52
New motor trucks and tractor
8,217.41
Truck maintenance
1,209.48
1,333.49
1,350.00
Insurance, freight, express, etc.
1,897.44
680.50
1,103.57
Vacations
585.45
533.72
541.79
Dust layer and tar
12,399.57
12,515.71
12,500.00
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$84,207.97
$88,616.16
$80,558.00
1924
1926
(Land damages and recording not included under "construction" in 1925)
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MAIN LINE EXTENSIONS AND REPLACEMENTS
Street
Foster Street
Length 65 ft.
Size 11/2"
Total Cost $48.56
App. Cost per foot $.75
Bacon Street
48 ft.
6"
182.38
3.80
Chartier Street
228 ft.
6"
445.59
1.95
Clarence Street
324 ft. 6"
6"
662.90
2.01
Edgewood Avenue
240 ft.
6"
397.80
1.66
Fenton Avenue
276 ft.
6"
428.58
1.55
Jessie Ave. (east of Robinson Ave.)
84 ft.
6"
163.59
1.95
Jessie Ave. (west of Robinson Ave.)
572 ft.
6"
1,178.90
2.06
Kendall Avenue
221 ft. 3"
6"
491.51
2.22
Laurier Avenue
267 ft. 6"
6"
593.00
2.22
Mendon Road (relocation)
297 ft. 4"
6"
711.03
2.39
Mendon Road (Achin)
237 ft.
6"
442.91
1.87
Mendon Road (Carufel)
246 ft.
6"
564.73
2.30
Menuier Avenue
186 ft. 3"
6"
476.33
2.56
Morris Avenue
293 ft. 5"
6"
850.10
2.83
Pleasant Avenue
276 ft.
6"
509.18
1:85
South Main Street Extension
119 ft. 6"
6"
451.67
3.85
Sycamore Avenue
1,098 ft. 1"
6"
2,549.44
2.32
Westminster Street
186 ft. 6"
6"
395.73
2.12
Totals
5,201 ft. 4"
$11,495.37
Park and Brook Streets.
29 ft.
8"
$232.11
$8.00
Barrows
Street (replacement)
185 ft. 4"
10"
$994.53
$5.37
Newport Avenue (replacement) .
235 ft. 7"
10"
838.44
3.56
Totals
420 ft. 11"
$1,832.97
SERVICES LAID-1926
Size
1 inch
118
5,367'
$2,445.30
$2,174.20
$4,619.50
$.86
11/2
inch
5
533'
141.75
315.15
456.90
.86
57' 4"-1"
2 inch
3
163' 6"
75.14
153.27
228.41
1.40
6 inch
2
120' 6" Fire Services
443.46
443.46
3.68
Length in
Feet
Cost Main to
Street Line
Cost Street Line
to House
Total Cost
App. Cost per
Foot
No.
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SERVICE REPLACEMENTS-1926
Length in
Feet
Cost Main to
Street Line
Cost Street Line
to House
Total Cost
App. Cost
per Foot
17-1 in. Hannah Peterson, 5
Orange Street
49' 7"
$16.85
$16.40
$33.25
$.67
Horton & Babcock, 69 Dunham Street.
21' 4"
22.04
22.04
1.03
Mrs. Gladys Smith, 167 Dennis Street
45'
25.61
21.86
47.47
1.06
Alphonse N. Thibodeau
54' 6"
16.62
19.04
35.66
.66
17 Horton Street ... Alvah C. Luther, 15 Grove Street
33'
13.17
18.35
31.52
.96
W.m. J. Brown, 78 Peck Street
38' 6"
27.62
14.29
41.91
1.09
Mary S. Davis, 23 Dean Street
24'
11.06
12.08
23.14
.96
Daniel Young, 25 Claf- lin Street
61'
26.87
32.90
59.77
.98
St.
Stephen's
Church,
45'
13.65
17.57
31.22
.69
Eugene Dubeau, 488 South Main Street A. N. Brownell, 11 Orange Street
65'
28.11
17.99
46.10
.71
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.,
42' 7"
17.44
17.12
34.56
.81
4,63 Bank Street ..... Samuel A. Gingras, 31 Orange Street.
29'
31.37
7.27
38.64
1.33
55'
18.51
18.51
.34
23' 6"
9.67
9.42
19.09
.81
Ambrose Cerrone, 78-A Forest Street
83'
16.69
38.51
55.20
.67
3-11/2 in. Esther
M. Stone,
31
33' 10"
15.20
22.61
37.81
1.12
Isabella McCaffrey, Park Street
24' 2"
20.10
20.10
.83
John w. Bullock, 19
Perrin Street
39' 2"
24.00
20.75
44.75
1.14
SEWER CONNECTIONS
Total connections January 1, 1926. . 1,435
Buildings served
1,646
Connections added during 1926 .... 83
Buildngs served
84
Total connections January 1, 1927 .. 1,518
1,730
(1 Drain Connection-Plate Realty Company, Forest Street.)
41'
18.10
16.13
34.23
.83
Michael Jarozewski, 92 Robinson Avenue . . Jas. A. Bennett, 11 Foster Street Wm. J. Brady, 110 Knight Ave
49' 6"
22.01
13.83
35.84
.72
Peck Street
South Main Street. .
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STREET LIGHTING
The following is a list of the number and kinds of lights in use Jan. 1, 1927
Kind
Number
Cost
600 C. P.
84
$101.88 each
Sunset to 11:30 P. M.
600 C. P.
29
35.04 each
11:30 P. M. to Sunrise
100 C. P.
59
33.80 each
All night lights
60 C. P.
1,104
22.68 each All night lights
32 C. P.
20
20.00 each
All night lights under rail- road arches
PUMPING RECORDS
Totals per month
Month
Hours Pumping
Coal Con- sumed, Lbs.
Gallons Pumped Venturi Meter
January
391 hrs.
104,843
34,190,000
February
. 355 hrs.
94,395
30,724,000
March
. 387 hrs. 30 min.
101,360
33,413,000
April
.374 hrs.
94,590
32,090,000
May
. 384 hrs.
98,310
32,410,000
June*
389 hrs., 45 min.
101,565
33,634,109
July
408 hrs
106,160
36,985,000
August
403 hrs.
99,030
37,055,000
September
.377 hrs., 30 min.
97,350
35,986,000
October
. 401 hrs., 45 min.
102,165
37,739,000
November*
.390 hrs.
108,115
36,229,837
December
.394 hrs.
103,395
36,028,000
Total
4,655 hrs., 30 min.
1,211,278
416,483,946
*Barr Pump and Snow Pump Working Rotor Pump working in June and July .
PUMPING RECORDS Daily Averages Per Month
Month
Hours Pumping
Coal Con- sumed. Lbs.
'Gallons Pumped Venturi Meter
January
12 hrs. 37 min.
3,382
1,102,903
February
12 hrs. 40 min.
3,371
1,097,286
March
12 hrs. 30 min.
3,269
1,077,839
April
12 hrs. 28 min.
3,153
1,069,666
May
12 hrs. 23 min.
3,171
1,045,484
June*
2 hrs. 59 min.
3,386
1,121,136
July
13 hrs. 10 min.
3,425
1,193,065
August
13 hrs.
3,195
1,195,323
September
12 hrs. 35 min.
3,245
1,199,533
October
12 hrs. 58 min.
3,296
1,217,387
November*
13 hrs.
3,604
1,207,661
December
12 hrs. 43 min.
3,335
1,162,194
Total
12 hrs. 48 min.
3,319
1,140,790
*Barr Pump and Snow Pump working. Rotor Pump working in June and July
COMPARATIVE YEARLY RAINFALL REPORT
1920-1926
19 3
1924
1925
1926
Month
Rain
1921 Rain
1922 Rain
Rain
Snow
Rain
Snow
Rain
Snow
Rain
Snow
January
2.63
3.47
1.36
6.45
27.00
4.32
4.50
3.72
16.75
2.87
5.50
February
4.89
1.61
2.81
1.50
16.00
3.58
10.50
2.08
.25
3.70
21.00
March
4.31
3.20
5.35
3.30
7.00
2.11
14.50
4.97
2.94
5.25
April
5.13
4.71
1.69
5.23
5.87
3.00
2.67
2.10
1.00
May
4.31
2.10
4.61
.90
2.49
1.77
2.91
June
5.72
5.81
9.87
4.04
1.83
1.59
1.82
July
2.00
7.00
6.25
2.48
1.73
5.23
3.41
August
2.73
2.54
6.34
1.80
6.97
1.59
3.58
September
1.61
1.42
2.68
.98
7.93
3.94
1.05
October
1.21
1.16
2.44
4.22
12
3.90
5.32
November
4.67
7.31
1.19
3.74
1.81
.25
4.70
5.47
December
4.01
2.85
2.96
4.91
6.50
1.93
.25
4.35
2.00
2.86
17.25
43.22
43.18
47.55
39.55
56.50
40.69
33.00
40.51
19.00
38.03
50.00
1920
.
ANNUAL REPORT
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ANNUAL REPORT
A. B. C. STREET RAILWAY
Operating Report-January 1, 1926 to December 31, 1926
Receipts:
Interstate Street Railway Company-Fares. $9,492.90
School tickets 796.50
Miscellaneous
61.81
$10,351.21
Expenditures:
Operating expenses (under agreement with Inter- state St. Ry. Co.) ... $8,267.69
Maintenance payroll-labor (track and overhead,
includes snow removal)
1,892.15
Maintenance material 876.56
Operating loss*
11,036.40 $685.19
*This does not include interest charge or retirement of bonds.
A. B. C. STREET RAILWAY Profit and Loss Statement-1926
Credit balance at beginning of year $27,263.97
Credit balance transferred from Income Account. 4,561.33
Balance carried forward to Balance Sheet.
$31,825.30
General Balance Sheet-1926
Investments $33,095.46 Funded debt unmatured $4,500.00
Cash 3,280.47
Accrued interest
.
50.63
....
Profit & Loss (credit)
31,825.30
-
$36,375.93
$36,375.93
Income Statement-1926
Operating Income:
Operating Revenues
$10,553.71
Operating expenses
11,036.40
Net loss on revenue
$482.60
Non-Operating Income:
Appropriated by City of Attleboro
$5,322.46
5,322.46
Gross income
$4,839.77
Deductions from Gross Income:
Interest on funded debt
278.44
Income balance transferred to Profit and Loss. . . $4,561.33
COMPARATIVE A. B. C. STREET RAILWAY SCHEDULE Number of Passengers
Month
Number of Fares 1924
Number of Fares 1925
Number of Fares 1926
School Tickets 1924
School Tickets 1925
School Tickets 1926
Total 1924
Total 1925
Total 1926
January
22,880
21,114
19,618
7,677
3,641
3,936
30,557
24,755
23,554
February
22,043
19,412
16,123
3,511
2,768
1,589
25,554
22,180
17,712
March
17,532
19,443
18,451
4,045
3,776
4,052
21,577
23,219
22,503
April
20,462
18,813
15,874
4,045
2,795
3,158
24,507
21,608
19,032
May
20,429
17,315
15,177
4.340
3,288
3,695
24,769
20,603
18,872
June
18,187
15,341
14,600
3,644
2,593
3,059
21,831
17,934
17,659
July
15,674
15,214
14,455
15,674
15,214
14,455
August
16,100
15,598
14,325
16,100
15,598
14,325
September
16,922
15,171
14,431
3,428
2,834
3,180
20,350
18,005
17,611
October
19,810
16,915
14,414
3,879
4,143
4,190
23,689
21,058
18,604
November
18,452
16,613
14,504
3,170
3,898
4,455
21,622
20,511
18,959
December
20,705
18,930
17,615
3,113
3,168
3,662
23,818
22,098
21,277
Total
229,196
209,879
189,587
40,852
32,904
34,976
270,048
242,783
224,563
ANNUAL REPORT
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
CITY OF ATTLEBORO
FOR THE YEAR 1926
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ANNUAL REPORT
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, 1926
Term expires January
Dr. Reginald P. Dakin ..
1927
Mrs. Lida M. Holbrook.
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