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WATSON PARK BRANCH
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures
OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
FROM
Dec. 31, 1909, to Dec, 31, 1910 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, CHIEF OF POLICE, AND OF THE BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
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GEORGE W. PRESCOTT PUBLISHING CO. BRAINTREE, MASS. 1911
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1910
Town Clerk Henry A. Monk
Town Treasurer Benjamin F. Dyer
Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of the Poor and Highway Surveyors B. Herbert Woodsum Albion C. Drinkwater
Henry M. Storm
Water Commissioners and Sinking Fund Commissioners James T. Stevens John Kelley Will W. Mayhew
Term expires 1912 Term expires 1911 Term expires 1913
William A. McKean
Auditors Charles O. Miller
Geo. W. Stevens
Board of Health
Henry L. Dearing, M. D.
Term expires 1911
Cornelius A. Sullivan, M. D.
Term expires 1913
F. Herbert Gile, M. D.
Term expires 1912
School Committee
Term expires 1913
Mrs. Ann M. Brooks C. F. Hill Crathern
Term expires 1912.
Albion C. Drinkwater
Term expires 1918
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 1913
George H. Arnold Benjamin F. Dyer George D. Willis
Will W. Mayhew Geo. O. Wales B. Herbert Woodsum
Trustees of Thayer Public Library
Albert E. Avery
Benjamin F. Dyer
William Gallagher
William C. Harding
George O. Wales Term expires 1912 Term expires 1912
Fence Viewers
Charles S. Hannaford Charles E. Hill Alverdo H. Mason Tax Collector. Frank A. Smith Tree Wurden. Oscar A. Hubbard Moderator. Benjamin H. Woodsum Chief of Police, Amos J. Loring
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 Thomas Slavin Frank O. Whitmarsh Inspector of Animals, Edward W. Hobart Inspector of Milk, F. Herbert Gile, M. D. Forest Wurden, James M. Cutting Sealer of Weights and Measures, Charles M. Lothrop Inspector of Provisions, Josephus Sampson
John P. Shay
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 . Braintree. 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 Ave .; Polling place in Precinct No. 3, Hose House, Allen St .;
on Monday the seventh day of March, 1910, 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 Overseers of the Poor, three Highway Surveyors, three Auditors, three Fence Viewers, a Tax Collector, a Tree War- den, two members 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, and fifteen Con- stables, one Electric Light Commissioner for a term of three vears,
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Also to vote "Yes" or "No" upon the question, "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in 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.
You are further directed to notify and warn said inhab- itants qualified to vote as aforesaid to meet at the Town Hall in said Braintree on Monday, the fourteenth day of March, 1910, 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 meet- ing
Article 2. To choose all other Town Officers except those elected by ballot.
Article 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 harm- less 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 Company be- ing designated by the Selectmen.
Article 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.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Article 5. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the salaries of the Town Officers and the expenses of the several departments, including the bond of the Town Treasurer.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to pay for the bond of the Tax Collector, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 7. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the expenses of Registration and Elections.
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TOWN HALL
Article 8. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for support and maintenance of the Town Hall and for the services of a Janitor.
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to build a vault in the Town Hall and make the necessary changes and repairs.
PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Article 10. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for its Night Police and for the necessary expenses required for the enforcement of the law.
Article 11. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the payment of Court Fees' and Expenses.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Article 12. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support and maintenance of the Fire Department, for the purchase of new hose and Hydrant Service.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $100 for a life net for the south part of per hour basis.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $100 for a life net for the south part of the Town.
Article 15. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support and maintenance of the Fire Alarm System.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote'to locate a Fire Alarm Box in the vicinity of Cedar, School and Pleasant Streets, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same,
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INSPECTION
Article 17. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the sealing of Weights and Meas- ures.
FORESTRY
Article 18. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the suppression of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths, Care of Trees and Forest Fires.
HEALTH
Article 19. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the salaries and expenses of the Board of Health, including contagious diseases, also for the' Inspection of animals, milk and provisions.
SANITATION
Article 20. To see what sums of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for street cleaning, surface drains and disposal of refuse and garbage.
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Article 21. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support of the-Highway Department, repairs of highways, town ways and bridges, also for repairs and building sidewalks, stone roads, removal of snow, watering and oiling streets.
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for the purchase and erection of sign boards for the different streets of the Town.
Article 23. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of Atherton Street, so-called (leading easterly from Liberty Street), as a Town way as made by the Selectmen.
Article 24. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of Willard Street, so-called (leading southerly from Stetson. Street), as a Town way as made by the Selectmen.
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Article 25. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of Sampson Avenue, so-called (leading east from Washington Street about 500 feet), as a Town way as made by the Select- men.
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for building the necessary fences to protect travel on the highways.
CHARITIES
Article 27. To see what sums of money theTown will raise and appropriate for the support of the Poor and the maintenance of the Almshouse.
SOLDIERS ' BENEFITS
Article 28 .. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the payment of State Aid and Soldiers' Burials, Military Aid and Soldiers' Relief.
EDUCATION
Article 29. 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.
Article 30. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for such repairs at the Penniman School as are required by State Law.
Article 31. `To see if the Town will choose a committee of nine to consider the location of a new schoolhouse in Precinct 2. and report at some adjournment of the Annual Meeting.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to purchase a lot of land in Precinct 2 and erect a schoolhouse thereon, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
LIBRARY
Article 33. 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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RECREATION
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to be expended on the Town Lands.
UNCLASSIFIED
Article 35. To see what sums of money the Town. will vote to raise and appropriate for Miscellaneous Expenses.
Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to erect five or more bulletin boards in the different sections of the Town, for the posting of public notices and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to assist Post 87, G. A. R., in defray- ing expenses Memorial Day.
Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to assist the Braintree Firemen's Relief Association in defraying the expenses of Firemen's Memorial Day.
Article 39. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the abatement of taxes.
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT
Article 40. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for Operating Expenses of the Electric Light Department, Connecting New Consumers, Sink- ing Fund, Depreciation Fund, Extension of Lines, Repairs and Renewals.
Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to re-appropriate $2,870.36, the amount of the unexpended balance of 1909.
Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to extend the street lights on Commercial Street, from the corner of Hay- ward Street to the Quincy line and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to place a street light at the corner of Franklin Street and Hollingsworth Ave- nue; also one at the corner of Franklin Street and Newport Avenue, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
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WATER DEPARTMENT
Article 44. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the extension of water mains.
Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to extend the water main on Town Street.
Article 46. To see if the Town will vote to extend the water system west on Union Street from its present termina- tion to Edson Hill, so-called, and raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient for the same.
Article 47. To see if the Town will appropriate and raise or borrow a sum of money to purchase new pumping ma- chinery for the Water Department, and to properly filter the water of Great Pond.
CEMETERY
Article 48. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to be expended on the Plain Street Cemetery.
INTEREST. MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Article 49. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate such sums of money as may be necessary for the pay- ment of notes and for the payment of interest on Town debt and on loans in anticipation of taxes.
SINKING FUNDS
Article 50. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate such sums of money as may be necessary for the Electric Light and Water Loan Sinking Funds.
Article 51. To see if the Town will vote to charge interest on all unpaid taxes after a certain date.
Article 52. To see if the Town will vote to accept the Provisions of Chapter 103 of the Revised Laws in relation to supervision of plumbing.
You are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof in three public places in each precinct in said
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Town of Braintree, seven days at least before said seventh day of March, 1910, and by publishing the same once in the Brain- tree 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- eighth day of February 1910.
Given under our hands at Braintree this third day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ten.
HENRY M. STORM, ALBION C. DRINKWATER, B. HERBERT WOODSUM,
Selectmen of Braintree.
Braintree, March 7, 1910.
In accordance with the foregoing warrant the voters as- sembled in their respective Precincts to cast their ballots for Town Officers and also to vote on the following question :
"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. in each Pre- cinct. The following election officers were present :
Precinct One-C. G. Anderson, Warden; W. F. Wood- sum, Clerk ; J. W. Cuff, T. H. Lyons, E. W. Hobart, J. M. Cutting, A. R. French, J. R. Arnold, E. P. Cuff, E. F. Porter, C. A. Hobart, Constable. Deputies present, Edward Shay, F. F. Tupper, H. A. Simonds.
Precinct Two-George H. Wetherbee, Warden; D. J. Ahern, Clerk; George A. Arnold, D. J. Gallivan, C. F. Cava- nagh, S. F. Pratt, John R. McGrath, Henry B. Vinton; Con- rad Mischler, Constable.
Precinct Three- Joseph G. Spear, Warden ; W. T. Mc Cor- mick, Clerk; T. J. F. Dalton, Augustus T. Johnson, A. L. Ho- bart, J. F. Sullivan, John A. Ryan, William J. Orr, W. E. May- bury, Constable. Deputy present, Benjamin Hawes.
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At the opening of the polls the ballot boxes were all set at 0. At the close ; precinct one registered 108, precinct two registered 113, precinct three registered 71.
Number of ballots counted, precinct one 108, precinct two 113, precinct three 71.
Names checked on voting lists, precinct one 108, precinct two 113, precinct three 71.
At the close of the counting of the votes the returns were made up, by each precinct clerk and forwarded by the con- stables to the registrars of voters, by which board they were aggregated and the result declared in open meeting. The re- sult of the ballot as determined by the rgistrars of voters, was as follows :
Whole number of ballots deposited, two hundred and ninety-two (292).
The vote in detail was as follows :
FOR TOWN CLERK
Precinct - 1
2
3
Total
Henry A. Monk.
102
104
63
269
Scattering
1
1
2
Blanks
5
9
7 21
Henry A. Monk, declared elected and sworn by Benjamin F. Dyer, Justice of the Peace.
FOR TOWN TREASURER
Benjamin F. Dyer
101
99
58
258
Scattering
1
1
Blanks
7 14
12
33
Benjamin F. Dyer, declared elected and sworn.
FOR SELECTMEN
Albion C. Drinkwater
92
108
65
265
Henry M. Storm
99
93
64
256
B. Herbert Woodsum
102
95
61
258
Scattering
1
1
Blanks
30
43
23
96
Albion C. Drinkwater, Henry M. Storm, B. Herbert Woodsum, declared elected and sworn.
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FOR OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Albion C. Drinkwater
89
106
64
259
Henry M. Storm
96
95
63
254
B. Herbert Woodsum
101
94
60
255
Scattering
1
1
Blanks
37
44
26
107
Albion C. Drinkwater, Henry M.
Storm, B. Herbert
Woodsum declared elected and sworn.
FOR HIGHWAY SURVEYORS
Albion C. Drinkwater
89
106
64
259
Henry M. Storm
97
95
64
256
B. Herbert Woodsum
98
95
61
254
Scattering
1
1
Blanks
39
43
24
106
Albion C. Drinkwater, Henry M. Storm, B. Herbert Woodsum declared elected and sworn.
FOR ASSESSOR (for three years)
Albion C. Drinkwater
84
103
60
247
Scattering
2
2
Blanks
22
10
11
43
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Albion C. Drinkwater declared elected and sworn.
FOR WATER COMMISSIONER AND COMMISSIONER OF SINKING FUNDS (for three years)
Will W. Mayhew
99
95
59
253
Scattering
1
1
Blanks
8
18
12
38
Will W. Mayhew, declared elected and accepted.
FOR AUDITORS
William A. McKean
92
97
56
245
Charles O. Miller
88
90
51
229
George W. Stevens
93
91
56
240
Blanks
51
61
50
162
William A. Mckean, Charles O. Miller, George W. Stevens declared elected and sworn.
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FOR COLLECTOR OF TAXES
Frank A. Smith
93
91
59
243
Scattering
1
1
Blanks
14
22
12
48
Frank A. Smith declared elected and sworn.
MUNICIPAL LIGHTING BOARD (for three years)
Charles T. Crane
81
89
57
227
Scattering
1
1
2
Blanks
26
24
13
63
Charles T. Crane declared elected.
FOR CONSTABLES
Peter J. Donahoe
68
99
51
198
Jeremiah F. Gallivan
70
89
52
211
Charles A. Hobart
69
80
46
195
Horace F. Hunt
76
84
51
211
John Kelley
71
83
47
201
Michael Levangie
70
82
45
197
Amos J. Loring
70
82
50
202
Benjamin J. Loring
69
84
46
199
William E. Maybury
71
82
51
204
Conrad Mischler
72
84
46
202
Joseph F. Mohan
69
82
48
199
James R. Qualey
67
83
43
193
John P. Shay
72
79
49
200
Thomas Slavin
71
82
45
198
Frank O. Whitmarsh
70
83
52
205
Scattering
4
2
6
Blanks
561
457
341
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Peter J. Donahoe, Jeremiah F. Gallivan, Charles A. Ho- bart, 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 declared elected and sworn.
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FOR SCHOOL COMMITTEE (for three years)
Ann M. Brooks
81
85
50
216
Albion C. Drinkwater
77
98
57
323
Scattering
1
1
Blanks
57
43
35
135
Ann M. Brooks and Albion C. Drinkwater declared elected and sworn. .
BOARD OF HEALTH (for three years)
Cornelius A. Sullivan
81
89
57
227
Scattering
1
1
Blanks
27
24
13
64
Cornelius A. Sullivan declared elected and sworn ..
FENCE VIEWERS
Charles S. Hannaford
80 .
82
48
210
Charles E. Hill
84
88
52
224
Alverdo H. Mason
83
83
58
224
Blanks
77
86
55
218
Charles S. Hannaford, Charles E. Hill, Alverdo H. Mason declared elected. Charles S. Hannaford sworn.
TREE WARDEN
Oscar A. Hubbard
89
94
49
232
Scattering
4
4
Blanks
19
19
18
56
Oscar A. Hubbard declared elected and sworn.
LIQUOR LICENSES
On the question "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town ?"
Yes
27
30
30
87.
No
72
73
38
183
Blanks
9
10
3
22
1
A true record, Attest,
II. A, MONK, Town Clerk.
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Braintree, March 14, 1910.
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant the Town met at the time and place specified. The Warrant except the various articles to be acted upon, which was by vote of the meeting dis- pensed with, was read and also the Officers' certificate of ser- vice.
Article 1. By ballot, with the use of the check lists. Mr. John Kelley was elected Moderator, and was sworn by the Town Clerk.
Art. 4. Voted on motion of Mr. C. O. Miller to take up Article 4 Mr. Miller moved that the Committee of Sewerage be discharged and that the Selectmen be hereby authorized to op- pose any and all legislation on sewerage until such time as the Town by its vote, adopts a comprehensive system of sewerage.
Mr. Abercrombie moved to indefinitely postpone the fore- .going motion.
Voted to lay Article 4 on the table.
Art. 3. . Voted to take up Article 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 1910, the Town Treasurer is hereby authorized 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 certifi- cate of the Old Colony 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 1910.
Voted, to lay Article 3 on the table.
Art. 4. Voted to take Article 4 from the table.
Voted that at 10 o'clock and 10 minutes this meeting stand adjourned until Thursday, March 17th, at 7.45 o'clock P. M.
At 10-10 o'clock the meeting was declared adjourned to afore named date.
A true record, Attest, H. A. MONK, Town Clerk.
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Braintree, March 17, 1910.
The Town met in accordance with adjournment from . March 14th. Moderator Kelley in the chair.
Article 4. £ The motion of Mr. Willis to indefinitely postpone all action under the motion of Mr. Miller, under con- sideration. A motion to take a vote on this question at 9 . o'clock was lost by a vote of 109 affirmative, 124 negative. Several other motions were made and lost; a long discussion en- sued.
Voted on the motion to indefinitely postpone action on the motion of Mr. Miller. Yes, 158; no, 48.
Voted that this meeting adjourn to Wednesday, March 23, 1910, at 7.45 o'clock P. M.
A true record, Attest,
H. A. MONK, Town Clerk.
Braintree, March 23, 1910.
The Town met in accordance with adjournment from March 17th. Moderator Kelley in the chair. Mr. Kelley tendered his resignation as Moderator and insisted on the same being accepted.
Voted, to accept the resignation of the Moderator.
Voted, that this meeting now adjourn to Monday, March 28th, at 7.45 o'clock P. M.
A true record, Attest, H. A. MONK, Town Clerk.
Braintree, March 28, 1910.
The Town met according to adjournment from March 23d. The meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk. Article 1. Was taken up, and the Town proceeded to ballot for a Moderator to fill the vacancy caused by the resig- nation of Mr. Kelley, the check lists were used, and Benjamin H. Woodsum, Jr., was elected Moderator and sworn by the Town Clerk.
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Art. 2. Voted to elect five Surveyors of Wood and Weighers of Hay : J. Marcus Arnold, Charles G. Sheppard, Wilford F. Woodsum, George D. Willis, Edward W. Hobart were chosen, Arnold, Sheppard and Woodsum sworn.
Voted to choose three Surveyors of Lumber: Herbert W, Borden, Charles O. Miller, George H. Holbrook were chosen, Miller and Holbrook sworn.
Voted to choose seven Trustees of the School Fund for three years : George H. Arnold, Benjamin F. Dyer, George D. Willis, C. Harrison Hobart, Will W. Mayhew, George O. Wales, B. Herbert Woodsum were chosen and accepted.
Voted to instruct the Selectmen to appoint one Measurer of Leather, one Pound Keeper and three Field Drivers.
Art. 3. Voted that the Town Treasurer be and is here- by made custodian 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 instructed to elect the Town Treasurer, Treasurer of the Water Department. The Selectmen are hereby instructed to require from the Treasurer such a bond as in their judgment is neces- sary 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 Com- pany in which the funds of the Town may be on deposit with the approval of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 4. Voted to receive the report of the Appropria- tion Committee as presented in print and that the recommen- dations be acted on separately:
Art. 5. Voted to appropriate
For legislative expenses $125.00
For salary of Moderator 25.00
For salary of Board of Selectmen 487.50
For clerical help and expenses 700.00
For salary of Board of Auditors 150.00
Voted on motion of Mr. Willis, that the Board of Auditors be instructed in the performance of their work to act jointly, and that all accounts when audited bear the signatures of the entire Board of Auditors,
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For salary of the Treasurer $525.00
For bond of the Treasurer 120.00
For expenses of the Treasurer 50.00
For salary of Board of Assessors 487.50
For clerical help for Assessors 104.00
For expenses of Assessors 250.00
For salary of Town Clerk 500.00
For expenses of Town Clerk 200.00
For salary of the Tax Collector 600.00
For expenses of the Tax Collector 100.00
For law
300.00
Article 6. Indefinitely postponed. Art. 7. Voted to appropriate for expenses of Registration and Elections salaries
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