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STILLMAN F. PRATT BEE PRINT BRAINTREE, MASSACHUSETTS 1917
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
FROM
Dec. 31, 1915 to Dec. 31, 1916
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, MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD, TRUSTEES OF THE THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND THE BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
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BRAINTREE BEE PRINT BRAINTREE, MASS. 1917
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
Braintree, January 1, 1916.
In accordance with the usual custom, the Town Clerk submits 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 Avenue.
Polling place in Precinct No. 3, Hose House, Allen Street.
On Monday, the sixth day of March, 1916, 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 Warden, 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
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term of three years, one Electric Light Commissioner for a term of three 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 ?"
The polls will be opened at five forty-five o'clock in the forenoon and will be closed at one-thirty o'clock p.m.
You are further directed to notify and warn said in- habitants qualified to vote as aforesaid to meet at the Town Hall in said Braintree on Monday, the thirteenth day of March, 1916, 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.
Article 2. To choose all other Town Officers except those elected by ballot.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of the revenue of the current financial year.
Article 4. 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 Company being designated by the Selectmen.
Article 5. To hear and act upon the reports of the sev- eral boards of Town Officers and any committee, and to choose any committee the Town may think proper.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
Article 6. 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 in- cluding the bond of the Town Treasurer and the bond of the Tax Collector.
Article 7. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the expenses of Registra- tion 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 the support and main- tenance of the Town Hall, and for the services of a Janitor.
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Article 9. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the salaries and expenses of its Police Department and for the necessary expenses re- quired for the enforcement of the law.
Article 10. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the payment of Court expenses.
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to add one more member to the regular Police Force, to be located in Precinct No. 1.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to provide a conveyance for the Police Department.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to accept the part of Section 37, Chapter 19, of the Revised Laws and amendments thereto, that applies to placing the Police Force under the Civil Service.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Article 14. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support and main- tenance of the Fire Department, and for Hydrant service.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for extra pay of firemen.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purchase of new hose.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to purchase a combination pumping engine, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to add more permanent men to the Fire Department, and raise and appropriate a sum of money to pay the same.
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Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to build a Central Fire Station, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for repairs to the engine house on Franklin Street.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $200 to recompense Fred W. Piercy for the loss of his horse in October, 1914, in the service of the Town Fire Department.
Article 22. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support and main- tenance of the Fire Alarm System.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for a fire alarm box, near the junction of Middle and Liberty Streets.
INSPECTION.
Article 24. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the sealing of weights and measures.
FORESTRY.
Article 25. 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 26. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the salaries and expenses of the Board of Health and salary of a Secretary; also for Vital Statistics, and for the Inspection of Milk, Animals, Slaughtering, Provisions and Plumbing, and Care of Dumps.
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to assist in defraying the ex- penses of "cleanup week," so called.
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HIGHWAYS. 1
Article 28. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support of the High- way Department, repairs of highways, town ways and bridges; also for repairs and building sidewalks, stone roads, removal of snow, watering and oiling streets, and street lighting; also for the purchase of a road roller.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to enter into a contract with the Massachu- setts Highway Commission to lay out and construct a con- tinuation of the State Highway at Braintree Highlands, northerly, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same; also to indemnify the Commonwealth against claims for land and grade damages on account of such laying out and construction.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to accept the laying out as a town way as made by the Selectmen, of Hollingsworth Avenue, so called, leading from West Street , to Franklin Street.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to accept the , laying out of the southerly end of Jersey Avenue and of Hunt Avenue, so called, as made by the Selectmen, under instructions of the Town.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to accept the relocation of Pearl Street, as made by the Selectmen, under instructions of the Town.
Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to lay out as a town way, Holmes Street, so called, leading from Independence Avenue to Washington Street.
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to lay out as a town way, Fairfield Street, so called, leading from Washington Street to the Quincy line.
Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to lay out as a town way, Wyman Road, so called, leading northerly from Webster Road.
Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to lay out as a town way, Wilmarth Road, so called, leading northerly from Webster Road.
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Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to lay out as a town way, May Street, so called, leading westerly from Hobart Street.
Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to lay out as a town way, Elm Knoll Road, so called, leading southerly from Commercial Street, and raise and appropriate $150 for the same.
Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to accept the laying out of a private way, as made by the Selectmen, leading from Grove Street over land of Jeanette Monaghan.
Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to accept the laying out as a town way, as made by the Selectmen, of Park Avenue, so called, leading from Washington Street to the easterly line of Putnam Avenue, so called, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the construction of a stone road on French Avenue.
Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to build a sidewalk on the east side of Hobart Street, commencing at Prospect Street and extending to the Abraham Lincoln School, and appropriate $200 for the same.
Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the reconstruction of side- walks.
Article 44. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 50 of the Revised Laws and the Amendments thereto, relative to betterments and other assessments on account of the cost of public improvement.
CHARITIES.
Article 45. To see what sums of money the Town will raise and appropriate for the Support of the Poor and the Maintenance of the Braintree Home.
Article 46. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to be expended under Chapter 763, Acts of the Year 1913.
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SOLDIERS' BENEFITS.
Article 47. 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 48. To see what sums 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 49. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for kalsomining the walls of the Penniman School and painting the exterior finish.
Article 50. To see what sum of money the Town will raise and appropriate for adjustable seats in the Jonas Perkins, Penniman and the Abraham Lincoln Schools.
Article 51. To see what sums of money the Town will raise and appropriate for lighting the Noah Torrey, Penni- man and Jonas Perkins Schools.
Article 52. To see what sum of money the Town will raise and appropriate for the purchase of two lots of land adjoining the Jonas Perkins School.
Article 53. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for enlarging and altering the Pond School.
Article 54. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for additions and alterations to the Abraham Lincoln School.
Article 55. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to dispose of the Union School and land.
LIBRARY.
Article 56. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the Thayer Public Library, for the Distribution of Books and for the services of a Janitor.
RECREATION.
Article 57. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of $1,000 to be expended upon the Parks,
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Playgrounds and Public Lands of the Town under the direc- tion of the Park Commissioners.
Article 58. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to be expended on the Town Lands.
UNCLASSIFIED.
Article 59. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for Miscellaneous Expenses.
Article 60. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to assist Post 87, G. A. R., in defraying expenses Memorial Day.
Article 61. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for insurance under the Employees' Compensation Act.
Article 62. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money in accordance with Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1913 as a reserve fund for extraordinary expenditures.
Article 63. To see what action the Town will take to. raise and appropriate $500 for the George Washington Memorial Building, Washington, D. C.
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT.
Article 64. To see if the Town will appropriate from the income of the Electric Light Department the sum of $3,800.06 for the Depreciation Fund; the sum of $660 for interest on bonds; the sum of $430 for the Sinking Fund; the sum of $1,391.94 for line extensions; and the sum of $300 for the salaries of the Municipal Light Board.
Article 65. To see if the Town will appropriate the remainder of the income of the Electric Light Department, together with the remaining balance of the income for 1915, for operating expenses, repairs, renewals and new con- struction.
Article 66. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to extend the street lights on West Street to the junction of Franklin and Granite Streets ..
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WATER DEPARTMENT.
Article 67. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the extension of the water main on Union Street, from a point opposite the residence of Mr. Stever to Miss Poor's property and up Hillside Road.
Article 68. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the extension of the water main on Grove Street, from Plain Street to Liberty Street.
Article 69. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to be expended under the direc- tion of the Water Department for the Extension of Mains.
CEMETERY./
Article 70. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to be expended on the Plain Street Cemetery. .
INTEREST. MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS.
Article 71. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary for the payments due on the Municipal Indebtedness and for the payment of interest on Town Debt and on loans in an- ticipation of revenue.
SINKING FUND.
Article 72. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary for the Electric Light and Water Loan Sinking Funds.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Article 73. To see what action the Town will take in regard to interest on unpaid Taxes in accordance with Section 21, Chapter 237, Acts of 1915.
Article 74. To see if the Town will vote to accept Sections 178, 179, 180 of Chapter 102 of the Revised Laws, relating to granting licenses for picnic groves, and regulat- ing the use of same.
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Article 75. To act upon the report of the Committee appointed to codify the By-Laws, and to make such By-Laws as the Town may deem necessary.
Article 76. To see if the Town will vote to allow the Braintree Board of Trade the use of some room in the Town Hall without charge.
Article 77. To see what action the Town will take as regarding boating and fishing on Sunset Lake.
You are directed to serve this warrant by posting at- tested copies thereof in three public places in each Precinct in said Town of Braintree, seven days at least before said sixth day of March, 1916, 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-ninth day of February, 1916.
Given under our hands at Braintree this first day of February, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hun- dred and sixteen.
HENRY M. STORM, GEORGE H. HOLBROOK, B. HERBERT WOODSUM, Selectmen of Braintree.
A true copy. Attest :
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JEREMIAH F. GALLIVAN,
Constable of Braintree.
Braintree, February 8, 1916.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I hereby notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Braintree, quali- fied as therein expressed, to meet at the time and place for the purposes therein mentioned.
JEREMIAH F. GALLIVAN, Constable of Braintree.
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Braintree, March 6, 1916.
In accordance with the foregoing warrant the voters assembled in their respective Precincts to cast their ballots for the various Town Officers named in said warrant 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 min- utes A.M. and were closed at one o'clock and thirty min- utes P.M.
The following Election Officers served :
Precinct One-Edward Shay, Warden; George E. Samp- son, Clerk; Edward W. Hobart, Francis W. McGaughey, Elbridge F. Porter, John W. Cuff, Tellers; John R. Arnold, Azel R. French, Ballot Clerks; Francis T. Lyons, Checker ; James M. Cutting, Ballot-Box; Charles A. Hobart, Con- stable; Foster F. Tupper, Deputy Clerk, reported but did not serve.
Precinct Two-George H. Wetherbee, Jr., Warden; Charles F. Cavanagh, Clerk; George A. Arnold, Arthur A. Blunt, S. F. Pratt, J. Samuel Hill, John J. Drinkwater, Jr., Newton H. McKean; C. R. Bestick, Constable.
Precinct Three-Benjamin Hawes, Warden; W. T. Mc- Cormick, Clerk; John A. Ryan, John F. Sullivan, Henry R. Daley, Joseph M. Allen, Joseph E. Ludden, Daniel H. Cole- man; Frank O. Whitmarsh, Constable; Charles W. Mat- thews, Deputy, reported but did not serve.
At the opening of the polls all the ballot-boxes were set at 0. At the close of the polls the ballot-boxes registered as follows :
Precinct One 468
Precinct Two 460
Precinct Three 311
The' number of ballots counted by the Tellers and the. number checked on the voting lists agreed, and were as fol- lows :
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Precinct One 398 full ballots, 68 partial ballots. . . . 466
Precinct Two 314 full ballots, 146 partial ballots .... 460
Precinct Three 307 full ballots, 38 partial ballots. ... 345
At the close of tlie counting of the votes the returns were made up by each of the Precinct Clerks and forwarded to the Registrars of Voters, by which Board the votes were aggregated and the result declared.
The result of the ballot as determined by the Registrars of Voters was as follows:
Whole number of full ballots deposited 1019
'Whole number of partial ballots deposited 252
Following is the vote in detail :
FOR TOWN CLERK.
Prec. 1 Prec. 2
Prec. 3 Total
Henry A. Monk 355
297
255
907
Blanks
43
17
52 112
Henry A. Monk elected, and sworn by Frank A. Smith, Notary Public.
FOR TOWN TREASURER.
Otis B. Oakman 328
293
235
856
Blanks
70
21
72
163
Otis B. Oakman elected, and sworn by the Town Clerk.
FOR SELECTMEN.
Louis F. Bates
172
78
133
383
George H. Holbrook
316
285
216
817
Henry M. Storm
225
233
182
640
B. Herbert Woodsum
329
262
220
811
Blanks
152
84
170
406
George H. Holbrook, Henry M. Storm, B. Herbert Wood- sum elected, and sworn by the Town Clerk.
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FOR OVERSEERS OF POOR.
Prec. 1
Prec. 2
Prec. 3
Total
Louis F. Bates
163
78
133
374
George H. Holbrook
307
280
212
799
Henry M. Storm
221
230
184
635
B. Herbert Woodsum
321
258
221
800
Blanks
182
96
171
449
George H. Holbrook, Henry M. Storm, B. Herbert Woodsum elected, and sworn by the Town Clerk.
HIGHWAY SURVEYORS.
Louis F. Bates
167
77
131
375
George H. Holbrook
304
273
215
792
Henry M. Storm
220
225
183
628
B. Herbert Woodsum
319
252
222
793
Blanks
184
115
170
469
George H. Holbrook, Henry M. Storm, B. Herbert Wood- sum elected, and sworn by the Town Clerk.
ASSESSOR, FOR THREE YEARS.
Albion C. Drinkwater 294 278
225 797
Blanks
104
36
82
222
Albion C. Drinkwater elected and sworn.
WATER COMMISSIONER AND COMMISSIONER OF SINKING FUNDS, FOR THREE YEARS.
William C. Harrison 296 287
229 812
Blanks
102
27
78 207
William C. Harrison elected and accepted.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, FOR THREE YEARS.
Ann M. Brooks
326
175
190
691
Frederick C. Folsom
175
372
176
723
Anna B. Hubbard
86
239
123
448
Franklin H. Merriam
156
31
67
254
Blanks
189
103
134
426
Ann M. Brooks, Frederick C. Folsom elected and sworn by the Town Clerk.
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AUDITORS.
Prec. 1
Prec. 2
Prec. 3
Total
Frank W. Couillard
216
239
171
626
William D. Dyer
158
108
97
363
Paul Monaghan
235
175
155
565
C. Fred Tarbox
239
216
245
700
Blanks
346
204
253
803
Frank W. Couillard, Paul Monaghan, C. Fred Tarbox elected, and sworn by the Town Clerk.
TAX COLLECTOR.
Frank A. Smith 311 290
236
837
Blanks
87
24
71
182
Frank A. Smith elected and sworn.
MUNICIPAL LIGHTING BOARD, FOR THREE YEARS.
Charles T. Crane
287
285
222
.794
Blanks
111
29
85
225
Charles T. Crane elected and sworn.
BOARD OF HEALTH, FOR THREE YEARS.
Joseph G. Bailey
256
286
203
745
Blanks
142
28
104
274
Joseph G. Bailey elected and sworn.
FENCE VIEWERS.
George E. Fogg
244
273
203
720
Charles S. Hannaford
255
273
188
716
Albert R. Qualey
243
282
186
711
Blanks
452
114
344
910
George E. Fogg, Charles S. Hannaford, Albert R. Qualey elected and sworn.
TREE WARDEN.
Clarence R. Bestick
.225
230
80
535
Harry S. Tarbox
105
54
190
349
Blanks
68
30
37
135
Clarence R. Bestick elected and sworn.
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CONSTABLES.
Prec. 1
Prec. 2
Prec, 3
Total
Clarence R. Bestick
221
275
163
659
Jeremiah F. Gallivan
233
265
177
675
Charles A .. Hobart
214
272
164
650
Horace F. Hunt
243
264
163
670
John W. Illingworth
208
266
161
635
August Johnson
204
274
185
663
Isaac L. Jones
218
273
170
661
John Kelley
218
262
174
654
William E. Maybury
218
264
174
656
Joseph F. Mohan
209
265
160
634
James R. Qualey
216
279
160
655
John P. Shay
217
267
162
646
Thomas Slavin
212
263
166
641
Edward F. Starr
204
266
183
653
Harry S. Tarbox
.202
272
196
670
All of the above fifteen elected and all sworn except Mohan and Kelley.
LIQUOR LICENSE.
Yes
94
40
73
207
No
196
217
140
553
Blanks
108
57
94
259
A true record. Attest :
H. A. MONK, Town Clerk.
Town Hall, Braintree, March 13, 1916.
In accordance with the foregoing warrant, the Town met at the time and place specified. The warrant (except the va- rious articles to be acted on which by vote of the Town was dispensed with) was read by the Town Clerk, as also was the officers' certificate of service.
Article 1. By ballot, with the use of the check lists, Wil- liam F. Rogers was elected Moderator and was sworn by the: Town Clerk.
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Article 2. Voted to elect 3 Surveyors of Wood and Weighers of Hay. J. Marcus Arnold, Charles G. Sheppard, and Wilford F. Woodsum were elected; Woodsum sworn.
Voted to elect 3 Surveyors of Lumber. Herbert W. Bor- den, George H. Holbrook, and Charles O. Miller were elected and all sworn.
Voted to elect 7 Trustees of School Fund, for 3 years. George H. Arnold, Benjamin F. Dyer, Herbert F. Kneeland, Elmer E. Abercrombie, Arthur L. Hale, Otis B. Oakman and B. Herbert Woodsum elected and accepted.
Voted to elect 1 Park Commissioner for 3 years. J. Frederick Kemp elected and sworn.
Voted that in the future, members of the Park Commis- sion shall be elected by official ballot.
Voted to instruct the Selectmen to appoint 1 Measurer of Leather, 1 Pound Keeper, and 3 Field Drivers.
Article 3. Voted that the Town Treasurer, with the ap- proval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to bor- row money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the municipal year beginning January 1, 1916, to an amount not exceeding in the aggregate $100,000.00 and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year, any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the , revenue of said municipal year.
Article 4. Voted that the Town Treasurer be and hereby is made custodian of all moneys of the several Departments of the Town. The Board of Water Commissioners are hereby instructed to elect the Treasurer of the Town, Treasurer of the Water Department. The Selectmen are hereby instructed to require from the Treasurer such a bond as in their judg- ment is necessary for the safety of such moneys; that the Treasurer be held harmless on his bond from any loss caused by 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.
Article 5. Voted to consider Article 5 in conjunction with all articles in the warrant.
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Under this article the Finance Committee rendered a report with recommendations.
Voted that all articles be taken up in rotation, and that there be no deviation from this method.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
Article 6. Voted to appropriate :
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