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Jackson
Prospect
Bridge
James
Read
Bourne Aveune
John
Richardson Avenue
Brook
Knight Avenue
Robert
Brown
Lamb
Robinson Avenue
Capron
Leedhaın
Sanford-
Carpenter
Leroy
School
Church
Lexington Avenue
Second
Clifton
Linden
Shaw Avenue
Colvin
Lindsey
Sixth
Commonwealth Avenue
Locust
Slater
County
Manchester
Smith
Cumberland Avenue
Mann
Solomon
Dean
Maple
South Avenue
Deantown Road
Martin
South Main
Dennis
May
Spring
Dunham
Mechanics
Starkey Avenue
East
Mendon Road
Steere
Eldridge
Newport Avenue
Sturdy
Elizabeth
North Avenue
Thacher
Ellis
North Main
Third
Emory
Oak
Thurber Avenue
Falmouth
Oak Hill Avenue
Tiffany
Florence
Old Post Road
Torrey
Foley
Olive
Turner
Forest
Orange
Twelfth
Franklin
Orr
Union
Garden
Park
Union Road
Gardner
Park Avenue
Upland Road
George
Parker
Wall
Goff
Payson
Water
Grove
Pearl
West
Hazel
Peck
West Carpenter
Wilmarth
STREET CLEANING
Gutters and Scraping
Labor
$2,982.66
Material
381.11
Outside Roads-Labor and Material. 470.98 $3,834.75
SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE
Labor and Material
Labor
$1,937.57
Repairing cement walks, Olof Pearson
34.42
Straight and Circle Curb
182.88
Bituminous material.
448.30
Sand, gravel and dust.
32.32
Miscellaneous material
155.13
2,790.62
115
ANNUAL REPORT
List of Streets Worked On:
Bacon
Leedham
Robert
Bank
Manchester
Robinson Avenue
County
Mendon Road
School
Emory
North Avenue
Sixth
Florence
Olive
South Main
Forest
Park
Starkey Avenue
Garden
Park Avenue
Thacher
Holden
Peck
Union
Hope
Pine
Washington
Jefferson
Pleasant
West
Lamb
Pond
EQUIPMENT, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
Labor
$ 193.07 119.67 $ 312.74
Material
ROAD ROLLERS
Labor
$ 211.00
Material
110.28
321.28
AUTO MAINTENANCE
Repairs, overhaul, material-general maintenance .... $ 1,278.80
ROAD OIL AND TAR
Oil, Tar and Sand
Labor
$ 3,665.82 8,969.30
12,635.12
Miscellaneous
Labor
28.91
Material
989.06
1,017.97
13,653.09
BRIDGES, FENCES AND CULVERTS
Bank Street-Fence Labor
$ 3.25
Bishop Street-Culvert
Labor
3.50
Bridge Street-Fence
Labor
$ 2.10
Material
5.79
7.89
Brown Street-Fence
Labor
2.75
Cliff Street-Bridge
Material
112.00
Material
116
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County Street-Fence
Labor
41.75
Material
13.30
55.05
County Street-Culvert
Labor
51.94
Material
61.27
113.21
County Street-(n. of Tiffany) Culvert
Material
78.40
East Street-Bridge
Labor
4.46
Hebronville-Fence
Labor
9.05
Hebronville-Foot Bridge
Labor
37.48
Material
24.05
61.53
Holden-Fence
Labor
2.75
Lamb-Fence
Labor
1.20
Leedham-Fence
Labor
23.62
Material
6.19
29.81
Lindsey-Fence
Labor
23.87
Material
13.40
37.27
Maple Street-Fence
Labor
43.73
Mendon Road-Culvert
Labor
31.80
Material
46.89
78.69
Mendon Road-Fence
Labor
18.17
Material
5.81
23.98
Newport Avenue-Bridge Posting
Labor
$ 2.34
Material
3.90
6.24
Olive Street-Bridge
Labor
34.14
Material
7.27
41.41
Pond Street-Fence
Labor
18.70
Read Street-Culvert
Labor
2.34
117
ANNUAL REPORT
South Main Street-Fence
Labor
10.75
Material
6.10
16.85
Starkey Avenue-Bridge
Labor
78.53
Material
364.47
443.00
Thacher Street-Bridge Labor
4.49
Thurber Avenue-Fence
Labor
18.98
Material
10.90
29.88
Tiffany Street-Culvert Labor
8.35
Tiffany (at County)-Culvert
Labor
109.51
Material
170.55
280.06
Tiffany (at ice pond)-Culvert
Labor
25.38
Material
114.65
140.03
Tiffany-Culvert (1st west of County) Material
86.24
Tiffany-Culvert (2nd west of County) Materi 1.
50.18
Tiffany-Culvert (at mill) Material
74.80
Union Road-Culvert
Labor
9.35
Wall-Fence
Labor
12.25
Washington Street-Bridge
Labor
.94
General Account
Labor
6.86 263.01
269.90
Labor
Material
62.49 241.41 $
303.90
TEN MILE RIVER AND THACHER BROOK
Labor
367.55
Material
23.74
391.29
TRAFFIC PAINTING
Labor
88.42
Material
70.49
158.91
Material
2,163.53 $
CRUSHERS
118
ANNUAL REPORT
SIGNS, CLOCKS AND NUMBERS
Signs
New signs, erection, etc.
85.39
Clocks
Care $ 52.00
Lighting
94.88
New lamps, repairs, etc.
12.00
158.88
Numbers
Numbers, etc.
36.72
280.99
INSURANCE AND INCIDENTALS
Insurance
1,218.30
Vacations
552.07
Rent, Maynard Street Land.
69.60
Expenses in Mass for Improving Dept. Service.
4.35
Incidentals
24.21
1,868.53
SNOW AND ICE
January 1st to April-snow removal and sanding (labor and material).
2,492.93
November and December-snow removal and sanding (labor and material) 989.92
Miscellaneous (includes barn, garage, truck and general
959.62
4,442.47
NEW EQUIPMENT
Labor
19.77
Material
9,788.43
9.808.20
SIDEWALKS AND CURBING
Labor
$ 2,776.65
Material:
Curbing-straight, circle, returns $ 3,604.65
Recording assessments
42.66
Olof Pearson-Contract.
4,351.71
Sand and gravel 21.94
Miscellaneous
478.56
8,499.52 $11,276.17
Curbing List:
Streets
Linear Feet
Bank.
151.35
Franklin
172.15
Garden
89.87
Holden
1123.84
James.
44.20
Orange.
421.04
Starkey Avenue.
880.30
Thacher
136.75
Washington.
78.46
Total
3097.96
Includes returns
charges)
119
ANNUAL REPORT
PLEASANT STREET IMPROVEMENT
Labor
Material
3,992.91 7,068.33 11,061.24
LEROY STREET IMPROVEMENT
Material
.10
LAYOUT AND CONSTRUCTION OF CLARENCE, PAYSON, BALTIC AND FOURTEENTH STREETS
Labor
141.55 452.37 593.92
1925-27 STREET WIDENING LOAN (carried over)
South Main Street No. 1 Labor
448.88
Material
778.56
1,227.44
SOUTH MAIN STREET DRAIN
Labor
13.02
Material
6.89
19.91
RESURFACING NEWPORT AVENUE
Labor
118.09
Material
71.39
189.48
BUILDING THACHER BROOK BRIDGE
Labor
Material
802.59 2,648.59 $ 3,451.18
REMOVING N-T-A RAILS
Labor
255.56
Material
204.55
460.11
BILTMORE STREET CONSTRUCTION
Labor
548.93
Material
247.90
796.83
1927 HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION
Resurfacing
Mendon Road $ 2,644.12
Newport Avenue. 1,000.84
Robinson Avenue
450.72 4,095.68
Material
120
ANNUAL REPORT
Drains
East Street 1,933.10
Road Oil and Tar Material
301.48
6,330.26
1928 HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION
Resurfacing
Mendon Road.
246.99
Robinson Avenue
2,338.91
General account.
146.12
2,732.02
Drains
Brown Street.
746.76
Dunham Street
245.68
Hebron Avenue.
201.31
Holman Street.
35.25
Knight Avenue
378.68
Mendon Road.
209.91
Newport Avenue
788.87
Olive and Ellis St.
16.51
2,622.97
Sidewalk Maintenance
Robinson Avenue 40.93
Bridges
East Street.
252.68
Crushers
58.10°
Auto Maintenance
20.41
Road Oil and Tar
16.35
5,743.46
SEWERS, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Watchman at Beds
$ 1,355.70
Cleaning Beds
Labor
869.72
Material
869.72
Maintaining Sewer System
Labor
256.82
City of Attleboro-Water Charge
100.00
Miscellaneous
15.93
372.75
Insurance.
51.48
Taxes-Town of Seekonk
59.15 $ 2,703.80
FONTNEAU AVENUE SEWER EXTENSION
Labor
193.93 79.54
273.47
Material
1928 SEWER EXTENSION
Labor
7.96
Material
115.87
123.83
Material
1927 SEWER EXTENSIONS
10.00
121
ANNUAL REPORT
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Comparison of Itemized Expenditures for 1927-1928-1929
1927
1928
1929
Resurfacing
$12,290.75 $13,395.36 $16,757.99
Construction
1,823.23
9,910.76
13,679.43
Bridges, repairs. .
1,163.12
1,880.00
2,163.53
Bridges, construction
132.45
3,703.86
Drains, maintenance
1,779.95
2,315.06
1,908.63
Drains, construction
7,385.93
4,002.35
4,556.07
Crosswalks
187.46
3.80
158.91
Street Cleaning
3,067.25
3,569.42
3,834.75
Street Sweeping.
1,814.29
1,799.26
1,862. 44
Street Patching-tar and gravel.
6,763.24
6,702.70
8,123.17
Sidewalks, maintenance .
2,725.01
2,460.27
2,790.62
Snow and Ice. .
4,704.04
3,042.17
4,442.47
Machinery and Tools (including crushers and rollers)
3,212.46
1,444.38
937.92
New Equipment
5,571.50
9,808.20
Truck maintenance
876.85
1,008.29
1,278.80
Insurance, freight, express, etc.
1,100.36
1,397.89
1,218.30
Vacations .
577.82
542.79
552.07
Dust layer and tar
10,796.14
11,845.72
13,653.09
$60,267.90 $71,024.17 $91,430.25
MAIN LINE EXTENSIONS, REPLACEMENTS, ETC.
Street
Length
Size
Total Cost
App. Cost per foot
Baltic Street.
450'
6"
$990.25
$2.20
Clarence Street
91'
6"
141.82
1.56
East Street (extension)
211' 6"
6"
375.97
1.78
East Street (replacement)
208'
6"
458.53
2.20
Ellis Street .
161'
6"
298.64
1.85
First Street (replacement)
27'
6"
105.92
3.92
Hebron Avenue.
256'
6"
406.35
1.59
Jefferson Street.
142' 6"
6"
335.08
2.35
Laurier Avenue.
94'
6"
191.18
2.03
Lincoln Avenue
507'
6"
949.64
1.87
Oak and Foley Streets.
114' 6"
6"
304.86
2.66
Palm St. and Prairie Ave.
591'
6"
1180.90
2.00
Park Street.
180'
6"
293.41
1.63
Prairie Ave. (replacement)
540'
6"
1240.81
2.30
Roosevelt Street
340'
6"
569.32
1.67
Royal Street
305'
6"
554.52
1.82
Ruggles Street-1st. ext.
60'
6"
90.33
1.51
Ruggles Street-2nd ext.
108'
6"
216.12
2.00
Ruggles St. (connecting dead ends)
46'
6"
165.99
3.61
Shaw Street (Replacement)
325' 9"
6"
563.95
1.73
Shaw Avenue
190'
6"
449.70
2.37
Verndale Avenue
60'
6"
134.43
2.24
Totals.
5,008' 3"
$10,017.72
North Main St. (hydrant moved back)
42.36
Solomon Street (set hydrant) .
202.90
Washington St. (replaced hydrant)
129.38
Totals
374.64
*Laurier Avenue-labor charge
6"
148.49
*Extension reported in 1928
SERVICE REPLACEMENTS-1929
Length in Feet. . ..
25-1 inch J. W. Amesbury, 31 Maple Street D. E. Holman Est., 24 Emory Street Thomas F. Dean, 464 Newport Avenue*
51' 8"
$19.86
$17.30
$37.16
$.73
26'
13.51
14.79
28.30
1.10
7' 9"
16.13
16.13
2.08
J. E. Ham, 454 Newport Avenue*
11' 2"
10.39
10.39
.94
Thomas F. Dean, 458 Newport Avenue*
7' 10"
9.48
9.48
1.19
W. W. Abbott, 444 Newport Avenue*
12' 2"
14.41
14.41
1.20
Pope & Read, Emory Street
93' 3"
21.09
35.81
56.90
. 61
Henry D. Mulligan, 52 Maple Street
42' 6"
15.23
19.19
34.42
.81
Albert Higginbotham, 14 Wilmarth Street
65'
21.68
31.48
53.16
. 82
Hebron Baptist Church, Knight Avenue
55' 4"
25.99
22.02
48.01
.87
Napoleon Pelletier, 645-47 So. Main Street
42'
23.96
27.18
51.14
1.22
Frances Bottomley, 393 North Main Street
113' 6"
91.41
91.41
.81
Fuller & Barrowman, 27 West Street
28'
16.21
19.97
36.18
1.30
50' 6"
22.86
26.46
49.32
98
John O. Johnson, 238 So. Main Street
48' 6"
25.11
22.83
47.94
99
D. E. Newell, 135 Park Street
24'
5.36
27.36
32.72
1.36
J. F. Smith, 24 Bourne Avenue
63'
25.47
29.81
55.28
.88
James H. Leedham, Jr., 154 Knight Avenue
43' 6"
28.11
14.66
42.77
.98
Louis Allard, 1050 Washington Street
28' 6"
16.68
14.02
30.70
1.08
Peter F. McCourt, 190 County Street
39' 10"
16.04
21.56
37.60
.94
William H. Bowen, 11 Sturdy Street
56' 6"
18.82
28.98
47.80
.85
Roy W. Inman, 22 Prospect Street
52'
16.92
23.65
40.57
.78
Holy Ghost Rectory, 112 Palm Street
6' 8"
14.95
14.95
2.14
Attleboro Savings & Loan, 101 Knight Ave.
24'
18.11
18.11
.75
1-1} inch
Frances Bottomley, 391 No. Main Street
40' 6"
28.31
42.71
61.02
1.21
(10' -- 1")
1-2 inch Tappan Bros., Union Street * Old services replaced to clear new stone road.
27'
61.19
61.19
2.27
Street Line.
Cost Main to
to House.
Cost Street Line
Total Cost.
App. Cost per Foot.
122
ANNUAL REPORT
S. M. Holman, 31 Holman Street
18' 10"
26.80
26.80
1.41
C. F. Stone, 44 Dean Street
123
ANNUAL REPORT
NEW SERVICES LAID-1929
Size
No.
Length in Feet
Cost Main to Street Line
Cost Street Line
Total Cost
App. Cost per Foot
1 inch
96 4782' 10"
$1,893.07
$2,287.11
$4,180.18
$ .87
30' 4" - 1}"
1 } inch
7 356' 3"
166.98
239.50
406.48
1.14
2 inch
6 728' 6"
199.39
565.56
764.95
1.05
6 inch
4 372'-Fire Services
1,122.49
1,122.49
3.02
SEWER CONNECTIONS
Total connections January 1, 1929. . 1,646
Buildings served
1,858
Connections added during 1929. .. 56
Buildings served 56
Total connections January, 1930. . 1,702
1,914
STREET LIGHTING
The following is a list of the number and kinds of lights in use January 1, 1930:
Kind
Number
Cost
1000 C. P.
86
$92.04 each
Sunset to 11:30 P. M.
1000 C. P. 29
43.80 each
11:30 P. M. to sunrise
100 C. P. 59 30.00 each All night lights
60 C. P.
1152
20.00 each All night lights
50 C. P.
20
20.00 each
All night lights under railroad arches
PUMPING RECORDS Totals Per Month
Month
Hours Pumping
Coal consumed, 1bs.
Gallons Pumped Venturi Meter
January
403 hrs.
100,400
34,338,000
February
364 hrs.
88,950
31,366,000
March.
403 hrs.
103,730
35,189,000
April
405 hrs.
100,830
35,086,000
May
410 hrs.
107,800
38,975,000
June*
426 hrs. 15 min.
116,730
40,382,000
July
437 hrs. 30 min.
108,500
39,138,000
August*
416 hrs. 15 min.
98,675
34,627,000
September
358 hrs. 30 min.
84,575
26,645,000
October
. 389 hrs. 45 min.
91,850
31,270,000
November
389 hrs. 30 min.
96,400
33,505,000
December
397 hrs.
98,500
34,134,000
Totals
4,799 hrs. 45 min
1,196,940
414,656,000
* Rotor Pump worked.
to House
124
ANNUAL REPORT
PUMPING RECORDS Daily Averages Per Month
Month
Hours Pumping
Coal con- sumed, lbs.
Venturi Meter
January.
13 hrs.
3,239
1,107,677
February
13 hrs.
3,177
1,120,214
March
13 hrs.
3,346
1,135,129
April
13 hrs. 30 min.
3,361
1,169,533
May
13 hrs. 14 min.
3,477
1,257,258
June*
14 hrs. 12 min.
3,891
1,346,066
July
14 hrs. 7 min.
3,500
1,262,516
August
13 hrs. 25 min.
3,183
1,117,000
September
11 hrs. 57 min.
2,819
888,166
October*
12 hrs. 34 min.
2,963
1,008,710
November
12 hrs. 58 min.
3,213
1,116,867
December
12 hrs. 48 min.
3,177
1,101,097
Totals
13 hrs. 9 min.
3,279
1,135,853
* Rotor Pump worked.
PUMPING RECORDS Auxiliary Pump-Wading River
Gasoline
Month
Days
Hours Pumping Used, Gals.
Gallons Pumped by Computation
August
12 days
253 hrs. 40 min.
1,367
4,490,296
September
30 days
506 hrs. 50 min.
3,042
12,513,312
October
17 days
261 hrs. 15 min.
1,566
6,438,654
Totals
59 days
1021 hrs. 45 min.
5,975
23,442,262
PUMPING RECORDS Auxiliary Pump-Wading River Daily Averages
Month
Days
Hours Pumping
Gasoline Used, Gals.
Gallons Pumped Per Day of 24 hrs.
August
12 days
21 hrs. 8 min.
114
374,191
September
30 days
16 hrs. 53 min.
102
417,110
October
17 days
15 hrs. 22 min
92
378,744
Totals
59 Days
17 hrs. 48 min.
103
390,015
COMPARATIVE YEARLY RAINFALL REPORT 1924-1929
1924
1925
1926
1928
Rain
Snow
Rain
Snow
Rain
Snow
Rain
1927 Snow
Rain
Snow
Rain
1929 Snow
January . .
4.32"
4.50"
3.72"
16.75"
2.87"
5.50"
2.51"
13.50"
2.17"
0.75
4.45"
11.00"
February .
3.58"
10.50"
2.08"
.25"
3.70"
21.00"
2.81"
13.50"
3.63"
8.25"
3.25"
15.75"
March.
2.11"
14.50"
4.97"
2.94"
5.25"
.74"
2.28"
7.00"
4.33"
6.00"
April.
5.87"
3.00"
2.67"
2.10"
1.00"
1.98"
4.40"
7.49"
1.00"
May.
2.49"
1.77"
2.91"
2.76"
1.96"
3.46"
June.
1.83"
1.59"
1.82"
2.37"
3.96"
1.82"
July ..
1.73"
5.23"
3.41"
3.88"
5.23"
1.30"
August.
6.97"
1.59"
3.58"
11.16"
2.23"
1.11"
September
7.93"
3.94"
1.05"
3.93"
4.66"
4.68"
October.
.12"
3.90"
5.32"
4.84"
3.58"
2.44"
November
1.81"
.25"
4.70"
5.47"
4.12"
1.82"
2.00"
2.99"
2.00"
December.
1.93"
.25"
4.35"
2.00"
2.86"
17.25"
4.65"
. 50"
2.75"
. 75"
4.51"
10.50"
Totals.
40.69"
33.00"
40.51"
19.00"
38.03"
50.00"
45.75"
27.50"
38.67"
18.75"
41.83"
46.25"
ANNUAL REPORT
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A. B. C. STREET RAILWAY Operating Report-January 1, 1929 to August 31, 1929
Receipts:
Interstate Street Railway Company-Fares. $5,148.55
School Tickets. 455.50
Miscellaneous
36.66 $5,640.71
Expenditures :
Operating Expenses (Under agreement with Interstate Street Railway Company) .. $5,619.52
Maintenance Payroll (track and overhead, includes snow removal)
656.33
Maintenance Material.
239.89 6,515.74
Operating Loss
$ 875.03
A. B. C. STREET RAILWAY
Income Statement-1929
Operating Income:
Operating Revenues
$5,640.71
Operating Expenses
6,515.74
Net Loss on Revenue $ 875.03
Non-Operating Income:
Appropriated by City of Attleboro
2,500.00
Income Balance transferred to Profit and Loss. $1,624.97
Profit and Loss Statement-1929
Credit balance at beginning of year. $40,481.19
Credit balance transferred from Income Account. 1,624.97
Balance carried forward to Balance Sheet $42,106.16
General Balance Sheet -1929
Investments
$33,095.46 Profit and Loss (credit) .$42,106.16
Cash
9,010.70
$42,106.16
$42,106.16
COMPARATIVE A. B. C. STREET RAILWAY SCHEDULE Number of Passengers
Month
Number of Fares 1927
Number of Fares 1928
Number of Fares 1929
School Tickets 1927
School Tickets 1928
School Tickets 1929
Total 1927
Total 1928
Total 1929
January.
. 17,993
16,389
13,985
4,638
3,871
4,242
22,631
20,260
18,227
February.
. 16,353
15,344
13,395
3,163
3,187
3,159
19,516
18,531
16,554
March.
16,656
16,036
13,645
4,705
4,291
4,352
21,361
20,327
17,997
April.
15,041
14,343
12,601
2,881
3,582
3,135
17,922
17,925
15,736
May.
14,531
14,259
13,111
4,004
3,297
3,934
18,535
17,556
17,045
June.
12,976
13,524
11,992
2,942
3,218
3,081
15,918
16,742
15,073
July .
13,559
12,711
12,060
13,559
12,711
12,060
August
. 13,967
12,545
12,182
13,967
12,545
12,182
September.
13,471
13,326
3,441
3,392
16,912
16,718
October.
14,396
13,731
3,707
4,283
18,103
18,014
November
14,090
13,730
3,702
3,986
17,792
17,716
December.
. 15,722
14,367
3,119
3,280
18,841
17,647
Totals.
178,755
170,305
102,971 ·
36,302
36,387
21,903
215,057
206,692
124,874
ANNUAL REPORT
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128
ANNUAL REPORT
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Attleboro, Mass., April 9, 1930
To the Honorable Mayor and Municipal Council:
I herewith submit my report as Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year 1929:
Not
Con-
Sealed Adjusted Sealed demned
Platform scales over 5,000
7
3
1
Platform scales under 5,000
104
49
8
Counter scales under 100.
102
6
2
1
Beam over 100.
7
1
Beam under 100
3
Spring scales over 100.
13
Spring scales under 100
124
6
4
Computing scales under 100
92
14
4
Prescription.
3
Avoirdupois weights
721
13
Apothecary .
53
Troy weights.
19
Liquid measures
167
Oil Jars.
539
Dry measures.
10
2
Gasoline pumps
163
6
Kerosene.
22
1
3
Quantity Stops
1070
318
Yard measures.
29
11
3
3270
427
26
3
Outside calls
302
Fees collected.
$260.15
Pedlar's license.
18
Fees collected.
99.00
$359.15
Respectfully submitted,
DANIEL O'CONNELL,
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Oil pumps
22
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ANNUAL REPORT
Report of the Electrical Inspector
To His Honor, the Mayor and the Municipal Council:
I herewith submit my report as Electrical Inspector for the year ending December 31st, 1929.
Appli- cations
Permits
Inspec- tions
Re-Inspec- tions
Total Inspections
January
133
133
178
69
247
February
103
108
144
59
203
March
105
105
140
98
238
April
95
95
127
119
246
May
84
84
112
91
203
June.
96
96
128
129
257
July
103
106
141
107
248
August
123
123
164
166
330
September
100
100
134
134
268
October
184
184
246
133
379
November
113
113
151
94
245
December
119
119
159
68
227
Total
1,365
1,366
1,824
1,267
3,091
The work of this office has increased to the point where it is absolutely necessary that it should have separate transportation and not having to depend on the Fire Alarm truck. Time and time again we are having to stop operations on one job or the other for lack of transportation facilities for this department. I think you will agree with me that it is very unwise from an economical standpoint to further allow this condition to continue to exist. Trusting that some con- sideration can be given during the coming year to relieve this condition.
Recommendations
Office Expenses.
$275.00
Small Car for Wire Inspection Transportation. 650.00
I wish to extend my sincere thanks to Eis Honor the Mayor, the Municipal Council, all officials and citizens for their courtesy and hearty co-operation ex- tended to this office during the past year of 1929.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH H. NEWCOMB, Electrical Inspector.
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Fire Department
MAYOR Fred E. Briggs
COMMITTEE OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Frank J. Nerney, Chairman
John A. Thayer
William A. Brennan
BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS
William E. Sweeney, Chairman
Chief, Fred A. Clark, Clerk Asst. Chief, Leonard Gould
Craig C. Pope
PERMANENT MEN Located at South Main Street Station
Chief Fred A. Clark
22 Hayward St.
Asst. Chief Leonard Gould.
88 Forest St.
Captain Bert E. Riley
19 Capron St.
Lieutenant Joseph O. Mowry
5 Second St.
Lieutenant I erbert E. Knight.
15 Angell St.
Albert . Andrews.
867 washington St.
Frank E. Barney
9 Gustin Ave.
Charles E. Barrett
34 Hope St. 60 Pearl St.
Eustace H. Benson
8 Spring St.
Henry E. Charon.
9 Sturdy St.
William A. Demers
928 Park St.
Lawrence Flanagan
14 Solomon St.
Charles I. Gay Peter Godfrey
206 Vilmarth St.
Herman F. Corman
So. Main St.
Nelson B. Lees.
31 Adamsdale Ave.
William J. Lees.
31 Adamsdale Ave.
William Lovenbury
27 Olive St.
John Ludgate
707 Newport Ave. 12 Garden St.
Located at Union Street Station
Captain Hiram R. Packard 8 Hope St.
Lieutenant Herbert E. Brown 154 County St.
Lieutenant Albert N. Knight. 10 Lafayette St.
Harold Cassidy No. Main St.
Joseph I. Claflin
47 Lexington Ave.
John E. Calvin. 211 Wilmarth St.
Joseph W. Hearn 53 Thacher St.
Ralph L. Hopkinson
6 Benefit St.
William A. Wheaton
15 Emory St.
Francis J. Barrett
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ANNUAL REPORT
Harry E. Morris
562 Newport Ave. 16 Martin St.
John J. McGilvray
Herbert C. Parker 163 North Ave.
Edward M. Paton.
859 So. Main St.
Delphis J. B. Paradis
16 James Ct.
William E. Riley
96 Park St.
Located at South Attleboro Station
Captain Roy M. Churchill.
531 Newport Ave.
Lieutenant William F. Ahern
103 Emory St.
William Coupe
411 Newport Ave.
Clifford E. Dieterle.
Newport Ave.
Manuel Duigmedgian.
105 Parker St.
Frederick W. S. Moore
54 Brownell St.
Joseph A. Smith
Newport Ave.
John Stafford.
48 Oak Ridge Ave.
George A. Stowe.
15 Jewell Ave.
Herman M. Thurber
532 Newport Ave.
Located at Hebronville Station
Peter Gagner 27 Knight Ave.
CALL MEN
Charles C. Monroe
Engine Co. No. 1 So. Main St.
Orrin W. Clark
Ladder Co. No. 3 So. Main St.
Earle C. Whitney
Ladder Co. No. 3
So. Main St.
Frank J. Lyle
Hose Co. No. 2
Union St.
Albert C. Parker
Hose Co. No. 2
Union St.
Arthur B. Read
Hose Co. No. 2
Union St.
John Stafford
Ladder Co. No. 1
Union St.
J. Everett Hoyle
Hose Co. No. 5 Hebronville
Andrew L. Murphy
Hose Co. No. 5
Hebron ville
Garnett W. Ousley
Hose Co. No. 5
Hebronville
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Report of Board of Engineers
To His Honor, the Mayor and Municipal Council :
We have the honor of submitting the annual report of the Fire Department for the year ending December 20, 1929, together with such recommendations as we think necessary for increasing the efficiency of the Department.
ORGANIZATION
The Department consists of :
4 Engineers
44 Permanent Men
10 Call Men
1 Engine Company
2 Hose Companies
2 Ladder Companies
FIRE STATIONS AND APPARATUS Central Fire Station, South Main Street Station No. 1
2 Ahrens-Fox Triple Combinations
1 Ahrens-Fox City Service Ladder Truck
2 Chief's Cars
1 Supply Car
Union Street Station No. 2
1 Kelly-Springfield Combination Hose and Chemical
1 Seagrave Tractor drawn 75 foot aerial Ladder Truck
In Reserve
1 Knox Combination Hose and Chemical
South Attleboro Station No. 4
1 Ahrens-Fox Triple Combination
1 Seagrave City Service Ladder Truck
1 Kelly-Springfield, Rebuilt, Combination Hose and Chemical
Hebronville Station No. 5
1 Federal Combination Hose and Chemical
APPARATUS
3 Ahrens-Fox Triple Combinations
3 Hose and Chemical Trucks
3 Ladder Trucks
2 Chief's Cars
1 Supply Car
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In Reserve
1 Knox Combination Hose and Chemical Truck
IMPROVEMENTS
A new Chief's car was purchased.
Two permanent men were added and placed at Union St.
King warning lights purchased for the apparatus.
A new Baker pipe.
Hebronville tower removed and roof shingled.
South Attleboro Station floor partly replaced and re-enforced with steel plates.
A new electric drill purchased.
New tires on Ladder No. 1.
Hose No. 5 overhauled and new tires.
Engine No. 1 overhauled.
Ladder No. 2 overhauled.
Chief's old car overhauled and new tires.
Foam generator purchased.
A new siren purchased.
INSPECTIONS
Inspections have been made as regular as possible with the number of men available for that purpose. The owners and tenants in the business section co-operated in keeping yards and basements clean.
SALARIES
Chief
$2,500.00 per year
Assistant Chief
2,400.00 per year
Call Men, in Center
200.00 per year
Call Men, Hebronville
140.00 per year
Semi-Permanent Man, Hebronville 828.12 per year
Permanent Men
Captains $5.50 per day
Lieutenants 5.25 per day
1st 6 months, men. 4.50 per day
2nd 6 months, men .
4.75 per day
2nd year men
5.00 per day
FIRE RECORD
Taking into consideration the amount of property at risk we consider the actual loss small.
The department, including all companies, have laid 34,350 feet of hose, raised 2,561 feet of ladders, used 597 gallons of chemical, 3 gallons of foam, water cans 204 times and used the booster pump 56 times.
The department has responded to the following alarms .:
Alarms from boxes 72
Still alarms. 251
Assembly calls 5 Total 32S
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Classification of Alarms
Buildings Chimney
36
Brush.
133
Dump
18
No Fire.
19
Automobile
19
False Alarm.
12
Automatic Sprinkler
5
Rescue Aminal
4
Oil Stove.
2
Lost Person
2
Overheated Furnace
3
Oil Burner
2
Ammonia
2
Railroad Ties.
·2
Electric Motor
1
Awning
1
Bridge
1
Ash Bin
1
Inhalator
1
Total 328
Calls for Assistance Norton, Rehoboth, Seekonk, North Attleboro, each once.
FIRE LOSS
Value of Buildings at risk
$396,200.00
Value of Contents at risk
328,050.00
$724,250.00
Insurance on Buildings
761,700.00
Insurance on Contents
328,050.00 1,033,750.00
Loss on Buildings
17,536.99
Loss on Contents.
5,901.86
23,448.85
Insurance paid on Buildings and Contents.
23,448.85
FIRE PREVENTION
It has been our endeavor in the past to inspect Buildings in our City as frequently as our limited force of permanent men would permit, and we have hopes that some future day our department will be large enough to establish a regular system of Inspections without crippling the regular fire fighting force.
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