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Number of sittings 651
Number of old patients 444
Number of new patients 207
Number of fillings 1,174
Number of extractions 174
Number of emergency treatments 24
Number of cleanings 84
Number of completed cases 140
Number of days operated 145
Respectfully yours,
W. E. Turner, D.D.S.
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
Dr. F. L. Girouard
Health Officer
Attleboro. Mass.
Dear Dr. Girouard:
I herewith submit my twenty-sixth annual report as Inspector of Animals and my eighteenth annual report as Inspector of Slaughtering.
I have made a complete inspection of all animals and premises in which they are stabled for Actinomycosis, Mange and other contagious diseases.
At 124 premises I find the following animals:
Pure Breds
Grade
Cows
80
Cows 720
1-2 Year Olds
24
1-2 Year Olds 76
Under 1 Year
12
Under I Year 76
Bulls
6
Bulls 31
Steers
8
Horses-70 Goats-50
Sheep -- 49 Swine-764
Respectfully submitted,
Frederick L. Briggs, D.V.M.
Inspector of Animals Inspector of Slaughtering
REPORT OF THE INSPECTORS OF PLUMBING
Dr. Fernand L. Girouard, Health Officer
Attleboro, Massachusetts
Dear Dr. Girouard:
The following is a report of the plumbing inspection work performed during the year 1947.
There were 174 permits issued as follows:
Mr. James Forrest (Jan. 1 to May 1, 1947)
76
Mr. Allan A. Gross (May 1 to Dec. 31, 1947) 80
Mr. Wilfred A. Perra, assistant plumbing inspector 18
Number of water closets installed 211
Number of bath tubs installed
82
Number of urinals installed
19
Number of wash bowls installed. 175
77
Number of sinks and trays installed.
20
Number of slop hoppers installed
14
Number of wash trays installed 17
Number of dentist trays installed 1
Number of sewer connections
11
Number of renewals of lead bends
39
Number of renewals of lead traps
17
Number of sink traps installed
15
Number of water fountains installed
1
Respectfully submitted, James F. Forrest Allan A. Gross Wilfred A. Perra
Number of sinks installed
Number of shower baths installed 13
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ANNUAL REPORT
Report of City Solicitor
1947 Expenditures $1,942.50
1948 Budget 2,752.50
During the year 1947, there were three important cases tried in the Superior Court involving the zoning laws of the City of Attleboro. Two of these cases are now before the Supreme Court for final adjudication and the third is in the process of appeal. The case involving the airport was a long drawn-out affair and consumed about twenty-one trial days. All three are cases of first impression and the final determination will aid in the clarification of the Zon- ing Laws. On several occasions your Solicitor attended hearings and advised the zoning board of appeal at its request.
There were numerous claims against the City for defects in the highways. One was tried in the Superior Court but final adjudication took place in 1948 and would not be included in this report. As a result of this case, your Law Department has made arrangements with the Police Department to notify the Highway Department immediately of all accidents due to alleged defects in the highways. The Highway Department will send a man to inspect the scene, take measurements and photographs, so that the Committee on Claims may have a clear picture when claims are presented. In the event that any cases are brought to Court your City Solicitor will be in a position to present an ade- quate defense.
There were some changes in the City Ordinance during the year. A new trailer ordinance was submitted for study by the Committee on Ordinances.
Your City Solicitor, with the aid of the Mayor and our Representatives, successfully prevented the passage of a bill in the Legislature which would have effected water rights of the City.
There were numerous written opinions rendered to the various departments in addition to many oral opinions. As in previous years, your City Solicitor was available to the various Boards when called upon.
A very close cooperation has developed between the Health Department, the Building Inspector, and your City Solicitor. The City has benefited greatly by this harmonious relationship.
I wish to thank the Mayor and the Council for appropriating the money to enable me to continue membership in the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers. I find this membership very helpful.
I hope to have the Ordinances revised and codified during 1948.
It would take much space to enumerate all the work performed by the Law Department during the year. However, all such work is of course incidental to the office of City Solicitor.
Again I wish to state that my association with the City and its officers has been very pleasant.
Respectfully submitted,
Daniel A. J. Doyle, City Solicitor
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ANNUAL REPORT
Report of the Planning Board
1947 Expenditures $3,478.40
1948 Budget 4,415.00
To His Honor the Mayor and the Honorable Municipal Council:
Gentlemen:
The Planning Board regrets to report the death of one of its members, Mr. Harold K. Larson, who passed away suddenly on August 5, 1947. He was ap- pointed to the Board in January and served faithfully. Trained at Brown University in Engineering, he was much interested in the possibilities of Com- munity Planning, and made a survey of sites for Airports for the Rhode Island State Planning Board when it set up the Master Plan for Airport development in that state. His education and business experience made him a valuable member of this Board and it was with profound sorrow that we learned of his sudden death.
During the year 1947 the Planning Board held twenty-two regular meet- ings, many conferences, and eight public hearings. The average attendance of the members was eighty-two percent.
The eight public hearings were divided as follows:
2-Hearings on new plats. Westwood Park Plat and Lincoln Home Develop- ment Replat were accepted. Also, the Shaw Estate Plat, pending from last year until proof of ownership was established and accepted.
1-Hearing on an amendment to the wording of the Zoning Ordinance principally concerned with permitting the construction of new resi- dences for more than two families in each residence, in a General Resi- dence District.
2-Hearings on amendments to the Area Districts of the Zoning Ordi- nance reducing certain Sixteen Thousand Square Foot Area Districts to Twelve Thousand Square Foot Area Districts.
3-Hearings on amendments to the Zoning Ordinance for changes in "Use" of certain lots.
The changes in the Area Districts, and in the "Use" of land, as a result of these hearings, and the subsequent action of the Municipal Council, are as fol- lows:
The changes in Area Districts and their locations: (Sixteen Thousand Square Foot Area Districts changed to Twelve Thousand Square Foot Area Districts)
Lots 365 to 368 inc .; 371 to 378 inclusive; Lots 384 and 387.
Parts of Lots 363, 364, 385, 386, 369, 370, 379, 380, 381, and 382, all on Assessors' New Plat 27 and lo- cated as follows:
Northerly side of County Street and the N. Y., N. H. and H. Railroad (Lincoln Home Development Re- plat).
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ANNUAL REPORT
Approved by the Planning Board Dec. 29, 1947 and waiting action by the Municipal Council:
Lot No.
Plat No.
Area not platted as of 1947
Location An extension of the Twelve Thousand Square foot area on the Southerly side of South Avenue between County and Tiffany Streets so that the twelve thousand square foot area replaces the 16,000 square foot area in the tract of land bounded by Tiffany and County Streets.
The change in Use of lots and their location is as follows: Areas changed in Use from Single Residence Use to Business Use.
Lot No.
Plat No.
Lots 10, 11, 12 Assessors' Plan Book
Parts of lots 1, 7, 13 Plats 10, 11
Location Southerly side of Oak Hill Avenue at Briggs Corner, a continuation of the business district in a Westerly direc- tion for a distance of 579 feet more or less.
Areas changed in Use from Single Residence and General Residence Use to Industrial Use.
Lot No. Plat No. Location Lots 68
Parts of lots 219 to 222
New Plat 33 Easterly side of John William Street
Lots 193 to 218 inclusive New Plat 33 Westerly side of John William Street Lots 69, 70
The office of the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeal, located in the Council Chamber of the City Hall is open on every working day to all who have any questions about the Zoning Ordinance, and many have taken ad- vantage of this service throughout the year. We welcome suggestions from all who are interested in the welfare of the city.
During the year our office prepared the manuscript for the new edition of the Zoning Ordinances as amended to October 1, 1947, and had one thousand copies printed for free distribution.
The official Zoning maps, especially those showing Use and Area Districts should be brought up to date and placed on more durable material as they have become nearly worn out from use. We are at work on this project.
There should be published a new amended edition of the handing Zoning and Area Regulation map for general distribution.
The United States Topographical map of the Attleboro Area should be en- larged to the scale of our Aerial Map.
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ANNUAL REPORT
The Board recommends two major projects:
1-A survey of the economic base of Attleboro. This would show the resources and possibilities of growth in our city.
2-The development of a Master Plan for the city.
This is important because all the departments of the city are mem- bers of one body and their planning should be coordinated in a Master Plan.
This Master Plan should be flexible and serve as a guide to future development.
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS
1-More parking lots.
Off street parking seems to the the only practical solution for our traffic congested streets. Upper County and South Main Streets are now congested areas. Vacant land in these areas should be se- cured now for parking purposes.
2-Parking Meters should be given a trial at suitable location in our streets. They might also be a means of revenue on the proposed parking lots.
3-To relieve the present congestion in the Post Office Area of Park Street: Make Park Street from Union Street to Emory Street at Angell Park a one way street easterly. Make Emory Street from Angell Park a one way street westerly.
4-Street Extensions. Brook Street extended northerly to Maynard Street and Southerly along the right of way of the Thatcher Brook drain to South Main Street.
5-Widening Starkey Avenue to a width of 50 feet from Pleasant Street to the N. Y., N. H., and H. R. R. bridge and extend Starkey Avenue southerly from Pleasant Street to Field Road.
We are grateful to the Mayor, the City Council, all departments of the City Government, the press and the many citizens who are interested in community planning for the cooperation they have given this board this past year.
Respectfully submitted,
Frank L. Briggs, Chairman Robert W. Mawney, Secretary Clifford A. Swanson William O. Sweet Walter A. Cunningham J. Burleigh Moulton
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ANNUAL REPORT
Report of State Aid and Soldiers' Relief
1947 Expenditures $25,923.29
1948 Budget 27,600.00
REPORT OF VETERANS' BENEFITS
To His Honor the Mayor and the Municipal Council:
I submit herewith report for the year ending December 31, 1947.
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS paid $24,060.01
Refunds
$286.00
Reimbursements by cities and towns
340.00 626.00
$23,434.01
The city will be reimbursed by the state for approximately one-half of ex- penditures.
ADDMINISTRATION:
Salaries and wages
$2,124.00
Other expenses
368.28
$2,492.28
Families helped 102
Investigations 82
Consultations with Commissioners' Office, by personal call and by phone 170
Number of Calls at Veterans' Benefits Office seeking aid or information, ap- proximately 3,500
Beginning January 1, 1947, the Department of Soldiers' Relief, Military Aid, State Aid, Soldiers' Burial, etc, was combined in one department-VETE- RANS' BENEFITS.
Respectfully submitted,
Arthur B. Cummings,
Veterans' Benefits Agent
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ANNUAL REPORT
Report of Board of Assessors
1947 Expenditures $11,925.21
1948 Budget 12,375.00
To His Honor the Mayor and the Municipal Council:
Gentlemen:
The Board of Assessors respectfully submits the report of the Assessing Department for the year 1947.
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of Persons assessed on property
8,132
Number of Polls assessed
7,835
Valuation of taxable Real Estate
$28,257,290.00
Valuation of taxable Personal Property
$2,754,410.00
Total Tax assessed on Polls and Property
$1,156,900.56
Number of Dwellings assessed
4,299
Number of Acres assessed
15,000
Betterment Tax and Interest
$1,933.66
MOTOR EXCISE TAX
Motor Excise Tax
$54,362.90
Number of Cars assessed
7,708
Average Value
253.00
Ave Tax
$7.05
TOTAL VALUES
Value of taxable Real Estate
$28,257,290.00
Value of taxable Personal Property
$2,754,410.00
Value of non-taxable Real Estate
$4,141,010.00
Value of non-taxable Personal Property
$1,926,015.00
Treasurer's Deeds to City
$81,480.00
Land of Low Value
$445.00
City's Total Valuation (Taxable and Non-Taxable)
$37,160,650.00
1946 Taxable Valuation
$29,415,660.00
1947 Taxable Valuation
$31,011,700.00
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES
1947 Budget and Appropriations
$1,696.463.12
1947 State Tax
$23.950.00
1947 County Tax
$74,131.52
Underestimate of County Tax 1946
$1.618.52
1947 County Hospital Tax
$29,395.00
State Parks
$1,566.49
Underestimate of State Parks 1946
$587.44
State Examination of Retirement System
496.82
State Audit of Accounts
$2.015.26
1947 Overlay Account
$15,290.56
$1,845,514.73
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ANNUAL REPORT
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income Tax
$134,502.33
Corporation Tax
141,130.18
State Owned Land, Reimbursement
$7.96
Gasoline Tax, Chapter 588, Acts of 1946
23,506.33
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
28,355.00
Licenses
19,370.00
Fines
3,770.00
Special Assessments
18,000.00
General Government
2,500.00
Health and Sanitation
3,360.00
Charities
140,042.87
Old Age Tax
5,562.50
Soldiers' Benefits
2.540.00
Schools
11,510.00
Interest on Soldiers Bonus
167.00
Water Revenue
149,960.00
Costs on Water and Taxes
950.00
Interest on Tax Titles
140.00
Interest on Taxes and Assessments
1,550.00
Rent of City Property
1,240.00
Sale of City Property
450.00
Total Estimated Receipts
$688,614.17
APPROPRIATIONS
City, State and County Appropriations
$1,845,514.73 688,614.17
Less Estimated Receipts
$1,156,900.56
Less Polls
15,670.00
Net Amount to be raised by Taxation on Real and Personal Prop-
erty
$1,141,230.56
Tax Rate per thousand $36.80
Taxable Property Value, Real and Personal $31,011,700.00 x $36.80 equals
$1,141,230.56
Personal Property assessed after Tax Rate was set . .Value
$5,960.00
Tax
$219.33
We thank all other City Departments for their co-operation.
Respectfully submitted,
Board of Assessors. Patrick J. Byrnes John J. Hodge Isaac H. Bruce
January 6, 1948
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ANNUAL REPORT
Report of Police Department
1947 Expenditures $93,619.10
1948 Budget 104,554.71
To His Honor, the Mayor, and Members of the Municipal Council:
Gentlemen:
Herewith is submitted the annual report of the Police Department of the City of Attleboro for the year ending December 31, 1947.
Activities of this Department have followed on much the same plane during the past year as in the previous post-war years, with out City continuing as one of the busiest small industrial communities in the State or New England area.
The problems presented to the Department daily include for the most part the ordinary routine enforcement of the laws, with the community being for- tunately free of anything resembling a serious crime wave, or crimes of violence. There have been more than the usual number of incidents of breaking, entering, and larceny, but in the large majority of such incidents the amount of material goods taken was comparatively small and the operations were indicated to be largely due to juveniles. Most of the forced entries into homes or other build- ings were indicated to be by persons who have yet to attain the age of majority, and it is likely that when finally uncovered the work will be proven to have been done by a very few individuals of minor age. An intensive checkup among juveniles has been followed up in this connection, and results may be observed in not undue length of time.
Attleboro was one of the few cities of this section of the country to go through the entire year without recording a fatality due to motor vehicle accident. Credit for this should be given to a keen enforcement of the laws re- lating to motor vehicles operation by members of the Department.
I believe that the alertness of patrolmen, in both cruisers and on motor- cycles, as well as those on foot, has cut down the total of accidents, and likewise of injuries to persons or damage to vehicles, by checking the unfortunate ten- dency so many operators have-to drive at a rate in excess or ordinary safe speed.
A new plan of traffic control, inaugurated in the business center during the rush hour periods, with no left turns permitted, has worked well, I believe, improving the facility with which many workers go to and from their homes and places of work.
The problem of finding parking space is ever with us, and in this respect it would appear that the proposal to install parking meters would have a tendency to create an opportunity for shoppers to park near the places where they wish to make purchases. I believe installation of such meters would not only improve parking in general, but eventually would bring a return to the City for use of parking space thus aiding in the upkeep of the streets.
The Department is manned by Chief, Lieutenant, Inspector, three Ser- geants, and twenty-three Patrolinen.
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ANNUAL REPORT
Our automotive equipment consists of the following: three motorcycles, one of which is in good shape and two that need replacing. We have three 1946 Ford Coaches that have been in service since last April. One has gone approximately 60.000 miles, another has been run 52.000 miles and the third registers 40,000 miles. These cars should be traded for new ones. We would like one additional cruiser also for use as an extra when the present ones are tied up due to repairs and so forth. We also have one Ford Sedan, 1946 model, which is the Chief's car and has been in operation since December, 1946; this vehicle is in good condition. We also have one Ford Patrol Wagon, 1934 model.
During the year, the Police Department has joined with, and has been aided in investigation work, particularly relating to juveniles and family wel- fare cases by the officials of the Probation Dept. of the District Court and the M. S. P. C. C., and Municipal Welfare Department. State police and officers of de- partments in neighboring communities, both in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, have also given us whole-hearted cooperation at all times.
I wish at this time to express tlie deepest appreciation of myself and mem- bers of the Department as a whole. to Mayor Francis J. O'Neil and members of the Municipal Council for the interest and consideration they have shown in and for the Department.
Also, we of the Department are deeply indebted to Honorable Ralph C. Estes, presiding Justice of the Fourth District Court, his associates of the bench, and to Edwin F. Thayer, Court Clerk and his staff, for their kindly interest and assistance in the problems presented. Also to Miss Olive A. Nerney of the Probation Department, Miss Olive A. Mackinnon of the S. P. C. C., Miss Alison Vickery, and Mr. Fred Franz of the Public Welfare Department, Inspector Ed- mund H. Gingras of the State Motor Vehicle Department, and we are deeply grateful as well to the many citizens who have shown excellent cooperation. and also to the Special Police who have so willingly taken over the Department on so many occasions while the regular officers were enjoying themselves at the Policemen's Ball and other social functions during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
Peter J. Marron,
Chief of Police
Approved by Police Commission
John E. Turner
John H. Wolfenden
Thomas H. Brennan
Frank J. Nerney
ARRESTS FOR 1947
Male
Female
Total
Assault
2
0
2
Assault and Battery
16
3
19
Assault on Police Officer
1
0
1
Adultery
1
1
5
Affray
2
0
2
Attempted Break
2
0
2
Breaking, Entering and Larceny
2
0
2
Carrying Pistol without Permit
0
2
Contributing to Delinquency
4
2
6
Disturbing the Peace
17
1
48
Drunkenness
247
11
258
Drunken Driving
74
2
76
Driving to Endanger
59
0
59
Escape from Insane Institution
1
0
1
Evading Taxi Fare
1
0
1
Forgery
2
0
2
Fornication
9
2
4
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ANNUAL REPORT
Male
Female
Total
Fugitive from Justice
2
0
2
Getting Woman with Child
2
0
2
Indecent Exposure
3
0
3
Lewd and Lascivious in Speech and Behavior
3
1
4
Lewd and Lascivious Cohabitation
1
0
1
Larceny
24
1
25
Lottery Tickets, possession of
1
0
1
Malicious Injury to Property
4
0
4
Neglect to Provide for Family
13
1
14
Neglect of Minor Children
1
6
7
Neglected Children
5
20
7
Rape
8
0
8
Registering Bets on Horses
1
0
1
Selling Revolver without Permit
1
0
1
Tramps
17
0
17
Trespassing
3
0
3
Unlawful Appropriation of Autos
6
0
6
Unnatural Act
4
0
4
Uttering Forged Check
1
0
1
Vagrant
1
0
1
Violation of Probation
22
5
27
Violation of Parole
0
1
1
598
39
637
SUMMONSES FOR 1947
Male
Female
Total
Allowing Improper Person to Operate M. V.
17
0
17
Attaching Wrong Plates to M. V.
1
0
1
City Ordinance, Violation of
11
1
12
Delinquency
15
11
26
Failing to Keep M. V. Right
39
1
40
Failing to Have M. V. Inspected
63
1
64
Failing to Slow at Intersection
10
2
12
Failing to Stop M. V. for Officer
1
0
1
Failing to Stop at Stop Sign
10
0)
10
Failing to Stop at Red Light
29
1
30
Giving False Name to Officer
1
0
1
Illegal Use of Spotlight
1
0
1
Leaving Scene of Accident P. D.
14
0
14
Operating M. V. Not Properly Lighted
14
0
14
Operating M. V. No Registration in Possession
8
0
8
Operating M. V. No License
34
0
34
Operating M. V. after Suspension of License
4
0
4
Operating Unregistered M. V.
5
0
5
Operating Uninsured M. V.
6
0
6
Passing School Bus
1
0
Passing M. V. on Right
0
Passing M. V. When View is Obstructed.
1
0
Peddling without a License
1
0
Speeding
222
4
226
School Offenders
1
1
2
School Absentees
0
3
3
Stubborn Child
1
0
1
512
25
537
7
Out-of-City Police
7
1 1211 1 1
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ANNUAL REPORT
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS, 1947
No. of
Acci-
dents
No. of Persons Injured 63
Auto vs. Auto
226
Auto vs. Bicycle
9
5
Auto vs. Bus
1
0
Auto vs. Fence
Q
0
Auto vs. Fixed Object
17
5
Auto vs. Hydrant
1
0
Auto vs. Motorcycle
4
5
Auto vs. Pedestrian
38
33
Auto vs. Passenger
1
1
Auto vs. Pole
C
5
Auto vs. Skid
1
0
Auto vs. Tree
1
1
Auto vs. Turnover
301
118
190 of the above accidents were property damage only.
Licenses revoked or suspended-
Licenses revoked
45
Licenses suspended
103
Licenses returned
89
Registrations revoked
15
Registrations suspended
5
Rights to operate in Massachusetts suspended
4
Buff cards made out for motor vehicle violations-
Summonses
397
Registry action
99
Warnings
597
No fix tickets issued-
Male
296
Female
20
Total
316
COMPLAINTS INVESTIGATED, 1947
39
Larceny
2
Larceny of Auto
6
Rape
343
Total
$11,655.00
Value of Property Stolen
7,416.00
Balance
$4.279.00
Value of Property Recovered for Outside Police Department
S10,350.00
Miscellaneous Reports
66
Total
1.275
Gun Permits Issued
255
Bicycles Registered
583
Money turned into City
$271.25
Breaking, Entering and Larceny
296
Value of Property Recovered
1,209
Missing Persons
1
0
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ANNUAL REPORT
Report of City Collector
1947 Expenditures $7,774.02
1948 Budget 7,310.50
January 7, 1948
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Municipal Council:
I herewith submit the annual report of the City Collector for the year 1947.
The total amount collected and paid to William Marshall, City Treasurer, is $1,492,630.68, divided as follows:
Real Estate Taxes
$1,022,547.03
Personal Property Taxes
100,362.24
Poll Taxes
11,234.00
Motor Vehicle Excise
53,346.86
Betterments 11,280.44
Committed Interest
361.49
Water Rates
151,263.14
Pipe and Labor Charges
5,661.36
Highway
25.00
Welfare
124,093.42
School
4,052.06
Health
3,295.06
Public Property
2,066.00
Estates of Deceased Persons
260.00
Return of Taxes Abated (C1.17-18)
320.42
Interest on Taxes and Water
1,429.65
Costs on Taxes and Water
1,032.51
Following is a list of the outstanding accounts as of Decmber 31, 1947:
1947 Real Estate Taxes
$58,771.19
1947 Personal Property Taxes
5,396.87
1947 Poll Taxes
62.00
1947 Motor Vehicle Excise
1,305.39
1947 Betterments
3,304.92
1947 Committed Interest
41.97
1947 Water Rates
2,677.33
1947 Pipe and Labor Charges
538.44
Highway
22.43
Public Property
248.00
School
243.00
Welfare
2,275.63
Total
$74,887.17
Respectfully submitted,
Doris L. Austin,
City Collector
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ANNUAL REPORT
Report of Electrical Branch Fire Department
1947 Expenditures $14,380.00
1948 Budget 13,995.00
December 31, 1947
To the Board of Fire Engineers:
Attleboro Fire Department, Attleboro, Mass.
Sirs:
I herewith submit the annual report of the activities of the Electrical Branch of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31st, 1947.
During the past year, five of our alarm boxes have been placed out of service by being struck by motor vehicles. Four of these boxes were of the underground pedestal type and in all cases the cost of replacement was taken care of by the insurance companies.
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