{"id":3476,"date":"2016-09-06T13:41:16","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T17:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eb1870.org\/?p=3476"},"modified":"2020-01-11T00:06:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-11T05:06:11","slug":"fred-e-briggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eb1870.org\/fred-e-briggs\/","title":{"rendered":"Fred E. Briggs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brother Fred E. Briggs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mayor of Attleboro 1927-1930<\/p>\n

Assisted in laying the cornerstone of the current Masonic Lodge Building<\/p>\n

Excerpt from the Sun Chronicle July 4th 2014<\/p>\n

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Briggs plunged into city politics in 1921, when he sought an at-large city council spot. He finished fourth in his first run for office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But his performance apparently pleased voters because in his second election in 1923 he finished second among at-large candidates, and in 1925 he finished first with 2,357 votes – setting up a try for the mayor’s office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In campaigning for mayor, Briggs resisted the urge to criticize Sweeney, and focused on what he would do. He promised that citizens would get good value for their tax money.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Briggs also tried to capitalize on the growth of South Attleboro by promising to improve services to that part of town.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In his first term, Briggs vetoed a proposal by the council to raise the mayor’s salary to $3,000 per year, arguing that the current salary, $2,000, was sufficient for what at the time was a part-time job.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The council overrode the veto and put the salary at $3,000 a year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Briggs won a second term unopposed.<\/p>\n

Like Brother Harold Sweet, Brother Fred Briggs did not run for a third term.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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