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WATSON PARK BRANCH
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
ANNUAL REPORT
1909
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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1909.
Town Clerk, HENRY A. MONK.
Town Treasurer, BENJAMIN F. DYER.
Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of the Poor and Highway Surveyors,
HENRY, M. STORM, R. ALLEN GAGE, Resigned
B. HERBERT WOODSUM,
ALBION C. DRINKWATER, to
fill vacancy.
Water Commissioners and Sinking Fund Commissioners, JAMES T. STEVENS .JOHN KELLEY WILL W. MAYHEW
Term expires 1912 Term expires 1911 Term expires 1910
DANIEL POTTER,
WILLIAM A. MCKEAN,
FRANK E. M. SOUTH. Board of Health,
HENRY L. DEARING, M. D.
Term expires 1911
CORNELIUS A. SULLIVAN, M. D.
F. HERBERT GILE, M. D.
Term expires 1912 Term expires 1910
School Committee,
MRS. ANN M. BROOKS
Term expires 1910
C. F. HILL CRATHERN
Term expires 1912
ALBION C. DRINKWATER
Term expires 1910
HERBERT F. KNEELAND
Term expires 1911
MRS. CARRIE F. LORING
Term expires 1911
THOMAS A. WATSON
Term expires 1912
Trustees of School Fund, Term expires 1910.
GEORGE A. ARNOLD, BENJAMIN F. DYER,
GEORGE D. WILLIS,
C. HARRISON HOBART, WILL W. MAYHEW, ALVA S. MORRISON,
B. HERBERT WOODSUM.
Trustees of Thayer Public Library,
ALBERT E. AVERY, FREDERICK R. GRIFFIN, Resigned, BENJAMIN F. DYER, GEORGE O. WALES,
WILLIAM GALLAGHER
WILLIAM C. HARDING
Term expires 1911 Term expires 1911
Fence Viewers,
CHARLES S. HANNAFORD, CHARLES E. HILL, ALVERDO H. MASON. Tax Collector, FRANK A. SMITH. Tree Warden, ELMER E. ABERCROMBIE. Moderator, HERBERT A. RHOADES. Constables,
PETER J. DONAHOE, JEREMIAH F. GALLIVAN, CHARLES A. HOBART, HORACE F. HUNT, JOHN KELLEY,
MICHAEL LEVANGIE, AMOS J. LORING,
BENJAMIN J. LORING, WILLIAM E. MAYBURY, CONRAD MISCHLER,
JOSEPH F. MOHAN,
JAMES R. QUALEY,
JOHN P. SHAY; THOMAS SLAVIN,
FRANK O. WHITMARSH. Inspector of Animals, EDWARD W. HOBART. Inspector of Milk, F. HERBERT GILE, M. D. Forest Warden, JAMES M. CUTTING. Sealer of Weights and Measures, CHARLES M. LOTHROP. Inspector of Provisions, JOSEPHUS SAMPSON.
Auditors,
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures . OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
FROM
Dec. 31, 1908, to Dec. 31, 1909
TOGETHER WITH THE REPORT OF THE
TOWN CLERK, SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR AND HIGHWAY SURVEYORS, TOWN TREASURER, ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT, WATER COM- MISSIONERS, BOARD OF HEALTH, MANAGER OF ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT, TRUSTEES OF THE THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND OF THE BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK.
Braintree, January 1, 1910.
In accordance with the usual custom the Town Clerk sub- mits the following report :
TOWN RECORDS.
WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING. Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Brain- tree. Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Braintree, qualified to vote in elections therein, to meet at the polling places in their respective Precincts, to wit :
Polling place in Precinct No. 1, Town Hall ;
Polling place in Precinct No. 2, Hose House, Hollis Avenue ;
Polling place in Precinct No. 3, Hose House, Allen Street ; on Monday the first day of March, 1909, at five forty-five o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to bring in to the Wardens of their respective precincts their votes on the official ballot for a Town Clerk, a Town Treasurer, three Selectmen, one member of the Board of Assessors for a term of three years, three Over- seers of the Poor, three Highway Surveyors, three Auditors, three Fence Viewers, a Tax Collector, a Tree Warden, two mem- bers of the Board of School Committee for a term of three years, one member of the Board of Health for a term of three years, one Water Commissioner and Commissioner of Sinking Funds for a term of three years, one Water Commissioner and Com- missioner of Sinking Funds to fill the vacancy for the residue of the unexpired term, two Trustees for Thayer Public Library for a term of two years and fifteen Constables.
Also to vote "Yes or No" upon the question, Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town?
Also to vote "Yes" or "No" upon the question "Shall an act passed by the general court in the year nineteen hundred and eight, entitled 'An Act to provide for the protection of forest or sprout lands from fire' be accepted by this Town ?"
The polls shall be opened at five forty-five o'clock in the forenoon and may be closed at one o'clock P. M.
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You are further directed to notify and warn said inhabi tants qualified to vote as aforesaid, to meet at the Town Hall in said Braintree on Monday the eighth day of March, 1909, at seven and one-half o'clock in the evening, then and there to act on the following articles, namely :
Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Art. 2. To choose all other Town Officers except those elected by ballot.
Art. 3. To see if the Town will authorize its Treasurer with the approval of the majority of the Selectmen to borrow money in anticipation of taxes and issue notes of the Town therefor. Also to see if the Town will hold its Treasurer harmless on his bond from any loss which may arise from the failure of any National Bank or Trust Company in which the funds of the Town may be on deposit, said bank or Trust Com- pany being designated by the Selectmen. Also to see if the Town will continue to pay for the bond of its Treasurer and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 4. To hear and act upon the reports. of the several boards of Town Officers and of any committee, and to choose any committee the Town may think proper.
Art. 5. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support of the public schools and for transporting pupils to and from the same.
Art. 6. To see if the Town will vote to purchase a lot of land in Precinct three and erect a schoolhouse thereon, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 7. To see if the Town will vote to build a fence be- tween the Monatiquot School grounds and the land of John T. Conway, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 8. To see if the Town will agree to finish off (with the assistance of the Penniman School Association) the Penniman School Hall, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 9. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the repairs of Highways, Town Ways and Bridges. Also for repairs and building sidewalks, stone roads, removal of snow, and watering streets.
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Art. 10. To see if the Town will vote to build a drain on Frederick Road and Washington Street near the junction of Pond Street and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 11. To see if the Town will vote to build a drain on Middle Street and Cleveland Avenue and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 12. To see if the Town will vote to grade the street and sidewalks on Hobart Avenue and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 13. To see if the Town will vote to construct a side- walk on Shaw Street, from Wellington Street to Howard Street and raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars for the same.
Art. 14. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of Claremont Street, so called (leading easterly from Liberty Street in Precinct three) as a Town way, as made by the Selectmen.
Art. 15. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support of the poor.
Art. 16. To see if the Town will vote to paint the Alms- house buildings and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 17. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to appropriate for the payment of State Aid, Military Aid and for Soldiers' Relief and to determine how much of the same shall be raised by taxation.
Art. 18. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support and maintenance of the Fire Alarm System.
Art. 19. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support and maintenance of the Fire Department and for the purchase of new hose.
Art. 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to establish telephones in the engineers' houses.
Art. 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of one hundred dollars for painting and repairing one piece of apparatus.
Art. 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
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priate the sum of one hundred dollars for a life net for the south part of the Town.
Art. 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of three hundred dollars for extra pay of firemen on the thirty cent per hour basis.
Art. 24. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for operating expenses of the Electric Light Department for lighting streets, connecting new consum- ers, sinking fund, depreciation fund, etc.
Art. 25. To see if the Town will vote to make the neces- sary renewals to the machinery of the Electric Light Plant. To appropriate a part of the Depreciation Fund and authorize the Treasurer to borrow on the notes of the Town such addi- tional sums as may be required for the purpose, said notes to be paid when due from money in the Depreciation Fund in ac- cordance with Chapter 486 of the Acts of 1908.
Art. 26. To see if the Town will vote to place street lights on Hobart Avenue and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 27. To see if the Town will vote to place suitable street lights on Charles Street and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 28. To see if the Town will vote to extend the street lights on Quincy Avenue and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 29. To see if the Town will erect two electric lights on Franklin Street, one to be placed near the entrance to Hol- lingsworth Avenue and the other near the entrance to Newport Avenue and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 30. To see if the Town will vote to pay the Electric Light Department for street lighting and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 31. To see if the Town will continue its night police and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 32. To see if the Town will vote to accept the pro- visions of Chapter 19, Section 37 of the Revised Laws and all acts amendatory thereof, which relates to the extension of the provision of the Civil Service Laws, and limit the application thereof to the regular or permanent police force of the Town.
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Art. 33. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to appoint a chief of the police force and appropriate a sum of money not to exceed eight hundred dollars, to pay for the service of such a police officer.
Art. 34. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the payment of court fees and expenses.
Art. 35. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money for hydrant service.
Art. 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money for the Water Loan Sinking Funds.
Art. 37. To see what action the Town will take in relation to filtering the water of Great Pond and appropriate and borrow a sum of money for the same.
Art. 38. To see if the Town will vote to pay the Water Department for water used for watering streets.
Art. 39. To see if the Town will vote to extend its water system west on Union Street from its present termination to Edson Hill, so called, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 40. To see if the Town will vote to extend its water system southerly in Washington Street from its present termi- nation to the Holbrook and Braintree Town line and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 41. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate such sums of money as may be necessary for the payment of notes, and for the payment of interest on the Town debt, and on loans in anticipation of taxes.
Art. 42. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the payment of Town Officers.
Art. 43. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for miscellaneous expenses.
Art. 44. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to assist Post 87, G. A. R., in defraying the expenses of Memorial Day.
Art. 45. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the Thayer Public Library and for the distribution of books.
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Art. 46. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the income from the bequest to the Town, under the will of the late Nathaniel H. Hunt.
Art. 47. To see what action the Town will take in regard to improvements in Thayer Public Library Building and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
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Art. 48. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for supplies and for repairs of the Town Hall and for the services of a janitor.
Art. 49. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for insurance on Town buildings and boilers.
Art. 50. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to be expended on the Town lands.
Art. 51. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for fencing the Town lands.
Art. 52. To see what sum money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for Abatement of Taxes.
Art. 53. To see if the Town will vote to charge interest on all unpaid taxes after a certain date.
Art. 54. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to be expended by the Tree Warden.
Art. 55. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to be expended by the Board of Health.
Art. 56. To see if the Town will vote a salary to the members of the Board of Health and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 57. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to be expended on Plain Street Cemetery.
Art. 58. To see if the Town will vote to sell the land on Middle Street formerly occupied for school purposes.
You are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof in three public places in each precinct in said Town of Braintree, seven days at least before said first day of March, 1909, and by publishing the same once in the Braintree Observer-Reporter and Braintree Bee.
Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk before the twenty- seventh day of February, 1909.
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Given under our hands at Braintree this tenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine-hundred and nine.
B. HERBERT WOODSUM, R. ALLEN GAGE, HENRY M. STORM,
Selectmen of Braintree.
A true copy. Attest :
CHARLES A. HOBART, Constable of Braintree.
BRAINTREE, Feb. 10, 1909.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I hereby notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Braintree, qualified as therein expressed to meet at the time and place for the purposes therein mentioned.
CHARLES A. HOBART, Constable of Braintree.
Braintree, March 1, 1909.
In accordance with the foregoing warrant the voters assem- bled in their respective Precincts to cast their ballots for Town Officers and also to vote on the following questions :
"Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year nine- teen hundred and eight, entitled 'An Act for the protection of forest or sprout lands from fire' be accepted by this Town?"
"Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town ?"
The polls were opened at five o'clock and forty-five minutes A. M., and were closed at one o'clock P. M.
The following election officers were present: Precinct one, Charles G. Anderson, Warden; Wilford F. Woodsum, Clerk; Azel R. French, John R. Arnold, Francis T. Lyons, James M. Cutting, Edward W. Hobart, Edward P. Cuff, James W. Cuff, Elbridge F. Porter, Charles A. Hobart, Constables. Edward Shay, Foster F. Tupper and Henry A. Simonds appeared but did not serve.
Precinct two-George H. Wetherbee, Jr., Warden; Daniel F. Ahern, Clerk; George H. Arnold, Daniel J. Gallivan, Inspec-
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tors ; George E. Sampson, John R. McGrath, Stillman F. Pratt, Alva M. Dow, Charles F. Cavanagh, Joseph S. Drinkwater, Tellers ; James R. Qualey, Constable.
Precinct three-Joseph G. Spear, Warden; Louis F. Bates, Clerk; William J. Orr, John A. Ryan, C. Summer Vinton, Thomas J. F. Dalton, John N. McDowell, Augustus T. John- son, Arthur L. Hobart ; William E. Maybury, Constable. Fran- cis A. Gardner and William T. McCormick, Deputies, appeared but did not serve.
At the opening of the polls the ballot boxes all were set at 0. At the close :
Precinct one registered. 238
Precinct two registered. 264
Precinct three registered 172
Number of ballots counted :
Precinct one. 248.
Precinct two, 262 males, 2 females 264
Precinct three. 172
Number of names checked on voting list :
Precinct one 248
Precinct two. 264
Precinct three. 172
At the close of the counting of the votes the returns were made up by each Precinct Clerk and forwarded by the Constables to the Registrars of Voters by which Board they were aggregated and the result declared in open meeting.
The result of the ballot as determined by the Registrars of Voters was as follows :
Whole number of full ballots deposited six hundred and eighty-two (682) ; number of partial ballots for School Commit- tee only two (2).
The vote in detail was as follows:
FOR TOWN CLERK.
Henry A. Monk. 595.
William A. McKean 1
Blanks 86
Henry A. Monk declared elected and sworn by Benjamin F. Dyer, Justice of the Peace.
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FOR TOWN TREASURER.
Benjamin F. Dyer 575
H. S. Stackhouse. 1
William C. Murphy 1
Blanks 105
Benjamin F. Dyer declared elected and sworn.
FOR SELECTMEN.
R. Allen Gage.
562
Henry M. Storm. 577
B. Herbert Woodsum 568
Charles Brooks
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Jacob Klay
1
Blanks
33"
R. Allen Gage, Henry M. Storm, B. Herbert Woodsum declared elected and sworn.
FOR OVERSEERS OF POOR.
R. Allen Gage.
538
Henry M. Storm 553
B. Herbert Woodsum
532
James Chambers. 1
Blanks
422
R. Allen Gage, Henry M. Storm, B. Herbert Woodsum declared elected and sworn.
FOR HIGHWAY SURVEYORS.
R. Allen Gage. 539
Henry M. Storm
552
B. Herbert Woodsum 539
John Robery.
1
Thomas Finnegan
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Blanks
414
R. Allen Gage, Henry M. Storm, B. Herbert Woodsum declared elected and sworn.
FOR ASSESSOR (THREE YEARS).
Henry M. Storm 543
Henry M. Tracey. 1
Blanks 138
Henry M. Storm elected and the special oath administered by the Town Clerk.
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FOR WATER COMMISSIONER AND COMMISSIONER OF SINKING FUNDS, FOR THREE YEARS.
James T. Stevens 513
Arthur Henry 1
C. B. Cummings 1
Herb. White. 1
J. W. Colbert. 1
Blanks 165
James T. Stevens declared elected and accepted.
FOR WATER COMMISSIONER AND COMMISSIONER OF SINKING FUNDS TO FILL VACANCY.
William C. Harrison 325
Will W. Mayhew 336
C. M. Marstin 1
Blanks 20
Will W. Mayhew declared elected and accepted.
FOR AUDITORS.
Daniel Potter. 495
William A. McKean
523
Frank E. M. South
511
Con. Driscoll.
2
Dallas P. Monk.
1
James J. O'Keefe.
1
Blanks 513
Daniel Potter, William A. McKean, Frank E. M. South declared elected and sworn.
FOR COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
Frank A. Smith. 527
Francis T. Lyons
1
Blanks
154
Frank A. Smith declared elected and sworn.
TRUSTEES OF THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY, FOR
TWO YEARS.
William Gallagher 509
William C. Harding 503
William Cullinan. 1
Blanks
351
William Gallagher and William C. Harding were declared ·elected and sworn.
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FOR CONSTABLES.
Peter J. Donahoe. 420
Jeremiah F. Gallivan 448.
Charles A. Hobart 410
Horace F. Hunt. 457
John Kelley 409
Michael. Levangie. 392
Amos J. Loring. 436.
Benjamin J. Loring 425
William E. Maybury 431
Conrad Mischler 418
Joseph F. Mohan
403
James R. Qualey
397
John P. Shay
410
Thomas Slavin.
401
Frank O. Whitmarsh. 431
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Blanks 3,929
Peter J. Donahoe, Jeremiah F. Gallivan, Charles A. Hobart,. Horace F. Hunt, John Kelley, Michael Levangie, Amos J. Lor- ing, Benamin J. Loring, William E. Maybury, Conrad Mischler,. Joseph F. Mohan, James R. Qualey, John P. Shay, Thomas Slavin and Frank O. Whitmarsh, declared elected and sworn.
FOR SCHOOL COMMITTEE, FOR THREE YEARS. C. F. Hill Crathern. 455
Thomas A. Watson 508
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Blanks 397
C. F. Hill Crathern and Thomas A. Watson declared elected. C. F. Hill Crathern sworn.
FOR BOARD OF HEALTH, FOR THREE YEARS.
F. Herbert Gile. 481
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Scattering
Blanks 198.
F. Herbert Gile declared elected and sworn. FOR FENCE VIEWERS.
Charles S. Hannaford 445
Charles E. Hill 462
Alverdo H. Mason 462
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Scattering 5 Blanks 672
Charles S. Hannaford, Charles E. Hill and Alverdo H. Mason declared elected.
FOR TREE WARDEN.
Elmer E. Abercrombie. 473
Scattering 2
Blanks 207
Elmer E. Abercrombie declared elected and sworn.
On the question of the acceptance of the Act providing for the protection of forest and sprout lands from fire :
Yes
347
No
86
Blanks
249
GRANTING LIQUOR LICENSES.
Yes 164
No
401
Blanks
117
A true record. Attest :
H. A. MONK, Town Clerk.
Braintree, March 8, 1909.
In accordance with the foregoing warrant the Town met at the time and place specified. The warrant except that part con- taining the specified articles was read by the Town Clerk.
Article 1. By ballot with the use of the check list Mr. Herbert A. Rhoades was chosen Moderator and was sworn by the Town Clerk.
Voted that at 10 o'clock and 10 minutes this meeting stand adjourned until Tuesday, March 16th at 7.30 P. M.
Art. 2. Voted to choose five (5) surveyors of wood and weighers of hay. J. Marcus Arnold, Charles G. Sheppard, Wilford F. Woodsum, George D. Willis and Edward W. Hobart were chosen, J. M. Arnold and W. F. Woodsum sworn.
Voted to choose three (3) surveyors of lumber. Herbert W. Borden, Charles O. Miller, George H. Holbrook chosen, Holbrook and Miller sworn.
Voted to instruct the Selectmen to appoint one measurer of leather, one pound keeper and three field drivers.
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Art. 3. Voted that for the purpose of procuring a temporary loan to and for the use of the Town of Braintree in anticipation of the taxes of the year 1909, the Town Treasurer is hereby au- thorized and directed to borrow from time to time with the approval of a majority of the Board of Selectmen a sum or sums of money not exceeding in the aggregate eighty thousand dollars ($80,000.00) and to execute and deliver the note or notes of the Town therefor, bearing the authenticating certificate of the City Trust Company of Boston, payable within one year from the time the loan is made .... Any debt or debts incurred by a loan or loans to the Town under this vote shall be paid from the taxes of the year 1909.
Voted that the Town Treasurer be and is hereby made cus- todian of all moneys of the several departments of the Town and of all securities of the several "Sinking Funds" of the Town. The Board of Water Commissioners are hereby in- structed to elect the Treasurer of the Town, Treasurer of the Water Department. The Selectmen are hereby instructed to re- quire from the Treasurer such a bond as in their judgment is necessary for the safety of such moneys ; that the Town pay for said bond and that the Treasurer be held harmless on his bond from any loss from the failure of any National Bank or Trust Company in which the funds of the Town may be on deposit with the approval of the Board of Selectmen.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $105 to pay the Treasurer's bond.
Art. 4. Voted to receive the report of the Appropriation Committees as presented in print.
Report of the Town Officers for the year 1908 presented in print.
Voted to lay the same on the table.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Art. 5. Voted to raise and appropriate for pay of teachers and superintendent, plus dog tax and school fund, with the un- derstanding that the superintendent's salary shall not exceed $1,800, the sum of $27,000.00 For janitors' salary. 3,040.00
For text books and supplies 2,500.00
For incidentals 800.00
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For schoolhouse repairs 1,500.00 For fuel 2,300.00
For conveyance of pupils. 1,700.00
For hire and care of outside rooms. 500.00
For special repairs on schoolhouses and school
grounds 500.00
Art. 6. Voted that a committee of seven (7) be ap- pointed by the Moderator to take the whole matter pertaining to a new school house into consideration and report to this meet- ing three weeks from tonight.
Moderator appointed George H. Holbrook, Chairman, Thomas A. Watson, John W. West, Charles A. Hayward, Otis B. Oakman, Paul Monaghan, Alexander A. Carson.
Art. 7. Indefinitely postponed.
Art. 8. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $250 to be expended under the direction of the School Committee.
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Art. 9. Voted to raise and appropriate for
highways and bridges the sum of. 4,000.00
Plus street railway and excise taxes.
For removal of snow 1,000.00
For sidewalks 2,000.00
For stone roads. 3,000.00
For watering streets. 750.00
Art. 10. Indefinitely postponed.
Art. 11. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of .. 100.00
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