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107th ANNUAL REPORT OF The Town Officers OF
WAKEFIELD, MASS
Financial Year Ending December 26th Nineteen Hundred and Eighteen
ALSO
The Town Clerk's Records
OF THE
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS During the Year 1918
1918
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Wakefield, Mass. ABBOTT PRESS 1919
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Town Officers, 1918-1919
Selectmen John J. Round, Chairman
Frank H. Hackett, Secretary
Harry E. Clemons
George H. Taylor Wesley S. Goodwin
Town Clerk Frederic S. Hartshorne
Town Treasurer Arthur H. Boardman
Tax Collector Charles E. Walton
Light Commissioners
Edwin C. Miller, Chairman L. Wallace Sweetser, Secretary
Term expires 1921
1920
John M. Cameron
66
1919
Assessors
Samuel T. Parker, Chairman
Term expires 1921
George H. Stowell, Secretary
1919
Charles A. Cheney
66
1920
Water and Sewerage Board
Charles H. Learoyd, Chairman Arthur S. Hill
Term expires 1919
1920
Harry M. Wheeler
66
1921
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Overseers of the Poor
Hugh Connell, Chairman Albert D. Cate, Secretary George E. Zwicker
Term expires 1920
1921
66 1919
School Committee
J. Lowe McMahon, Chairman
Term expires 1919
Ida Farr Miller, Secretary
66
1921
Harry B. Allman, Treasurer
1921
Eva Gowing Ripley
66
1919
Arthur H. Boardman
66
1920
Charles E. Montague (Resigned)
J. Richard Lunt (appointed to fill vacancy)
66
1919
Trustees Beebe Town Library
Winfield S. Ripley, Jr., Chairman
Term expires 1920
Elizabeth F. Ingram, Secretary
66
1919
Florence I. Bean
66
1919
Richard Dutton
66 1920
Walter O. Cartwright
66
1920
Arthur L. Evans
66
1921
Edson W. White
66
1921
Frank T. Woodbury
66
1921
Board of Health
Joseph W. Heath, Chairman
Term expires 1921
Augustus D. Jenkins, Secretary
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1920
David Taggart (Resigned)
66
1919
Park and Cemetery Commissioners
Minot H. Carter, Chairman George W. Abbott, Secretary
Samuel T. Parker
Moderator Theodore Eaton
Constables
James J. Pollard John G. Gates
Joseph Fazio Harry A. Simonds
Registrars of Voters
Fred E. Bunker, Chairman
Term expires 1919
James F. Curley
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1920
Patrick J. Kelly
1921
Frederic S. Hartshorne, Clerk (ex-officio)
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Ernest E. Tyzzer (Appointed to fill vacancy)
66
1919
Hervey J. Skinner
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Finance Committee
Warner V. Taylor, Chairman
Term expires 1919
William H. Cartland
1919
Edward F. Preston
66
1919
Willis C. Robbins
66 1919
Conant W. Ruth
1919
Thomas Hickey
1920
Clarence E. Learned
66
1920
Howard A. Jones
1920
C. Willis Boynton
1920
Lewis J. Gordon
66
1921
Elmer C. Richardson
66
1921
Ernest L. Brown
66
1921
J. Richard Lunt
66
1921
Town Planning Board
Hubbard B. Mansfield, Chairman
Term expires 1920
J. William O'Connell, Secretary
66
1921
Clide G. Morrill
66 1919
William A. Hickey
66
1919
Curtis L. Sopher
66
1920
6
1920
A. Francis Harrington
1921
George A. Cowdrey
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Population 1915 Census - -
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12,78I
8th Congressional District 6th Middlesex Senatorial District
6th Councillor District 19th Middlesex Representative District
LIST OF JURORS
Alden, Harry P.
Davis, Cyrus R.
Anderson, Andrew G.
Davis, Henry
Anderson, George A.
Dean, Charles A.
Arnold, William E.
Derrick, John W.
Atherton, Arlon S.
Dinan, Joseph C.
Ayscough, Charles D.
Dodge, William J.
Balcolm, Edward A.
Doherty, Hugh Donald, George E.
Baxter, George N.
Donegan, William
Bayrd, Charles L.
Donovan, Cornelius
Bears, Waldo W.
Drake, Lowell N.
Bessey, William W.
Dunbar, George E.
Biggs, Edward E.
Eldridge, Arthur W.
Boothby, Asa A. Bradford, Francis I.
Elliott, Milledge Evans, Charles A.
Brown, Alfred
Fell, Thomas W. H.
Brown, Edward E.
Findlay, James W. Finn, Patrick H.
Burreby, Andrew J.
Flanagan, Wilbur J. Foley, John J.
Carey, George P.
Frye, William H.
Carlisle, Ralph E.
Fuller, Joseph W.
Carpenter, Charles W.
Gerrior, Charles H.
Cate, Albert D.
Gerry, Maurice W. Gibbs, George E.
Cheney, Charles A.
Chesley, William W.
Classen, Charles E.
Connell, Hugh
Crane, John L.
Goodwin, Wesley S.
Crocker, Wilbur C.
Gowing, Henry G.
Cutler, Augustus L.
Grace, J. Wallace Hall, Henry C.
Davis, Augustus B.
Gilfoyle, Harry J. Glass, Alexander Gooch, Joseph L.
Bunker, Fred E.
Butler, Aloysius P.
Batchelder, George H.
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Hanright, Frank R. Harrington, Peter W. Haskell, Henry Hatch, Louis F. Hatch, Lewis G. Henderson, Charles A.
Hill, Melvin J. Horne, Robert W. Howlett, Leroy E. Hoyt, Frank P. Hunter, Needham C. Hurley, John Jenkins, Augustus D. Jones, C. Albert Jones, Julius A. Jones, Roscoe F. Jordan, Frank B. Kelley, Edward B. Kelley, Patrick J. Killorin, George W.
Kimball, Fremont
Knowles, Charles S. Leete, Herbert G. Lord, Frederick N. Magee, Andrew A. Malcolm, Zina B. Marion, F. Herbert
Maxwell, Joseph E. Mclaughlin, Milton P. McMahon, James E. McManus, Harold Mellett, Arthur W. Meloney, John A. Meloney, Patrick J. Metcalf, William Miller, John A. Mitchell, Herbert T. Moore, Gaston B. Morton, Earl H. Munier, Theodore L. Murray, John F. Nichols, Jefferson J.
Nyman, Rudolph F. Ochs, Herbert J. Oliver, Elden S. Orde, Hallet R. Oxley, Albert D.
Parker, Samuel T. Payro, Joseph
Perkins, Albert R.
Pendergrace, Edward H. Phelan, John T.
Phelps, Albert E. Poland, J. Warren
Porter, Harry T.
Preston, Edward F.
Purrington, Edwin I.
Richardson, Charles H.
Rich, Edward A. Roach, George A.
Schurman, John D.
Seabury, Frank W. Sederquest, Harry E.
Shea, John F. Smith, Frank Q.
Smith, Taylor F. Stanley, Josiah S. Staples, Van B.
Sullivan, Jeremiah J.
Sullivan, William H. Swain, Burton S. Sweetser, Lyman E. Taggart, William J. Thwaites, John H. Titus, Kirk H. Tupper, Arthur M. Turner, Patrick J. Wakefield, Cyrus Wheeler, Harvey E.
Whidden, David Whipple, Frank M. Whittredge, William W. Winship, Frederick H. Worthley, James N. Young, Job C.
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Result of Election, March 4, 1918 as Canvassed by the Board of Registrars
*Indicates Election
Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Prec. 3
Total
Selectmen
James W. S. Brown, 238 Salem St.
173
74
60
307
*Harry E. Clemons, 70 Prospect St.
480
179
271
930
Charles A. Dean, 152 Nabant St.
450
95
192
737
*Wesley S. Goodwin, Kendrick Rd.
418
258
208
884
*Frank H. Hackett, 12 Birch Hill Ave.
564
121
278
963
Daniel H. Regan, 11 Emerald St.
514
90
251
855
*John J. Round, 627 Main St.
622
213
305
1140
*George H. Taylor, 36 Crescent St.
504
195
233
932
Blank
S55
180
427
1462
Town Clerk
*Frederic S. Hartshorne, 11 Avon St."
658
239
314
1211
Blank
258
42
131
431
Town Treasurer
*Arthur H. Boardman, 56 Pleasant St.
642
240
308
1190
Blank
274
41
137
452
Moderator
*Theodore Eaton, 23 Avon St.
611
232
299
1142
Blank
305
49
146
500
Collector of Taxes
*Charles E. Walton, 4 Park Ave.
616
234
301
1151
Blank
300
47
144
491
Assessor for Three Years
*Samuel T. Parker, 203 Lowell St.
608
206
293
1107
Blank
308
75
152
535
Water and Sewerage Board for Three Years
James H. Kimball, Myrtle Ave.
258
101
118
477
*Harry M. Wheeler, 25 Park Ave.
616
171
312
1099
Blank
42
9
15
66
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Overseer of the Poor, for Three Years
* Albert D. Cate, 26 Prospect St. .
589 .
212
296
1097
Blank
327
69
149
545
School Committee, for Three Years
*Harry B. Allman, 55 Greenwood Ave. Joseph Low, 56 Bennett St.
462
282
210
954
362
40
203
605
*Ida Farr Miller, 21 Richardson Ave. . Scat
574
220
251
1045
Blank
467
86
238
791
Municipal Light Board, for Three Years
*Edwin C. Miller, 21 Richardson Ave.
598
220
285
1103
Blank
318
61
160
539
Board of Health, for Three Years
*Joseph W. Heath, 8 Avon St.
650
227
324
1201
Blank
266
54
121
441
Park and Cemetery Commissioners
*George W. Abbott, 31 Lawrence St. .
537
196
231
964
*Minot H. Carter, 36 Church St. Arthur Philip Knight, 19 Fairmount Ave.
506
194
213
913
409
98
237
744
*Samuel T. Parker, 203 Lowell St.
520
182
225
927
Blank
776
173
429
1378
Trustees of Beebe Town Library for Three Years
* Arthur L. Evans, 11 Salem St.
573
209
271
1053
*Edson W. White, 266 Albion St.
559
207
264
1030
*Frank T. Woodbury, 21 Chestnut St.
602
209
292
1103
Blank
1014
218
508
1740
Constables
* Joseph Fazio, 70 Valley St. .
501
193
241
935
*John G. Gates, 112 Greenwood Ave.
531
233
244
1008
*James J. Pollard
622
217
291
1130
Scat
2
2
Blank
1092
200
559
1851
License Vote
Yes
244
26
124
394
No
·
573
218
284
1075
Blank
99
37
37
173
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Record of Town Meetings
TOWN MEETING MARCH 11, 1918
Meeting called to order at 7.40 o'clock p.m., by Moderator Eaton, who read call for meeting.
On Motion of F. H. Emerson.
Voted: That further reading of the warrant with the exception of the Constable's Return be omitted.
Constable's Return then read.
Article 35. To see if the town will vote that it is advisable to change the present form of municipal government and adopt a city form and take any appropriate action therefor .- M. E. S. Clemons.
The Motion by M. Low that Article 35 be taken up was lost.
Article I. To act upon the reports of town officers as published.
Voted : That the reports of town officers as printed be accepted.
Article 2. To choose all town officers not required to be chosen by ballot. On Motion of J. A. Meloney.
Voted: That a committee of five be appointed by the Moderator to prepare and bring in a list of all town officers not required to be chosen by ballot.
Article 3. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year, beginning January 1, 1918, 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 financial year.
On Motion of A. H. Boardman.
Voted: That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money on and after January 1, 1918, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year, beginning January 1, 1918, 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 the financial year, beginning January 1, 1918.
At this point the Moderator read an appeal from the Liberty Loan Committee of New England, calling for the subscription of the portion of the Third Liberty Loan allotted to this town.
On Motion of M. Low.
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Voted: That it be the sense of this meeting that the sentiment of the appeal be endorsed.
Article 4. To determine how much money the town will raise and appro- priate for General Government, Protection of Persons and Property, Health and Sanitation, Highways, Charities and Soldiers' Benefits, Education, Recreation and Unclassified Public Service Enterprises, Interest and Maturing Debt.
General Government
On Motion of Finance Committee.
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $16,865.00 to be divided as follows:
Moderator
$25.00
$25.00
Selectmen's Department
Salaries of Board
500.00
Department Expenses
300.00
800.00
Town Accountant
Salary .
$1,200.00
Department Expenses
1,000.00
$2,200.00
Treasurer
Salary
750.00
Department Expenses
300.00
Paymaster
200.00
$1,250.00
Collector
Salary
650.00
Department Expenses
425.00
$1,075.00
Assessors
Chairman
500.00
Secretary
500.00
Third Member
400.00
Department Expenses
1,500.00
$2,900.00
Town Clerk
Salary
.
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400.00
Department Expenses
500.00
$900.00
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Finance Committee
Salary of Secretary
50.00
$50.00
Election and Registration
Salaries of Registrars
315.00
Department Expenses
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800.00
$1,115.00
Legal Department
Salary of Counsel
700.00
Department Expenses
1,500.00
$2,200.00
Town Hall Account
4,250.00
$4,250.00
Vital Statistics Account
100.00
$100.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $43,450.00, to be divided as follows:
Police Department
Department Expenses
$14,000.00 $14,000.00
Fire Department
Salaries of Engineers
$1,875.00
Department Expenses
18,425.00
$20,300.00
Fire Alarm Account
$1,200.00
$1,200.00
Forest Warden Department
Department Expenses
$200.00
$200.00
Moth Department
Department Expenses
$5,000.00
$5,000.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures Department
Salary of Sealer .
$150.00
Department Expenses
100.00
$250.00
Inspection of Buildings Department
Salary of Inspector
$500.00
$500.00
Accident Compensation Account
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
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HEALTH AND SANITATION
Motion by Finance Committee.
That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $6,350.00 to be divided as follows:
Salaries of Board
$300.00
Salary of Plumbing Inspector
600.00
Salary of Inspector of Animals
200.00
Salary of Inspector of Milk
200.00
Collection of Garbage
1,200.00
Department Expenses
3,850.00
$6,350.00
Amendment by C. E. Walton.
That the town authorize the Board of Health to expend not over three hundred dollars from their appropriation for the purchase and storage of beds at the Melrose Hospital.
Amendment carried and original motion amended then voted.
HIGHWAYS
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $23,900 to be divided as follows:
Maintenance
$22,000.00
Salary
1,900.00 $23,900.00
and appropriate $8,000 from Surplus Revenue that has accrued.
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $26,075.00 to be divided as follows:
Poor Department
Salaries of Board
$300.00
Salaries of Clerk
75.00
Department Expenses
16,500.00
$16,875.00
State Aid Account
5,500.00
Military Aid Account
200.00
Soldiers' Relief Account
3,500.00
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EDUCATION
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $114,445.00 to be divided as follows:
School Department
$111,415.00
Trade School
400.00 $111,815.00
Library Department
$2,630.00
$2,630.00
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
Motion by Finance Committee.
That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $12,000 to be divided as follows:
Park and Cemetery Department
Park Department
$3,000.00
Elimination of Weeds
500.00
Cemetery Department
. 500.00
$4,000.00
Reserve Fund
$5,000.00
$5,000.00
Insurance Account
1,800.00
1,800.0
Miscellaneous Account
1,200.00
1,200.00
And that from the appropriation for the Park and Cemetery Department the sum of $50.00 be appropriated as salary of the Secretary of the Board.
Amended by G. W. Abbott,
That the salary of the Park and Cemetery Commissioners be $50.00 each and that the sum of $150.00 be appropriated from the Park and Cemetery appropriation to pay same.
Amendment carried and original motion as amended was then voted.
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $84,788.75 to be divided as follows:
Light Department
General
$28,000.00
Depreciation
$28,000.00
Water Department
Salaries of Board
300.00
Maintenance
27,770.00
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Construction
6,000.00
Bonds or notes
12,000.00
Interest
7,318.00
House Services
1,200.00
$54,588.75
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Sewer Department
Maintenance Appropriation
1,200.00
House Connections
1,000.00 2,200.00
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $47,400.00 to be divided as follows:
Interest
$20,900.00
Bonds and Notes
26,500.00 $47,400.00
At this point Mr. Thomas G. O'Connell offered a Proclamation by Governor McCall regarding War Savings and Thrift Stamps, which wasread by the Moderator.
After speaking to the subject Mr. O'Connell offered the following Reso- lution which was unanimously adopted.
Resolved: That we, the citizens of this town in town meeting assembled, having before us the Proclamation of the Governor of this Commonwealth issued February 22, 1918, will aid in carrying through by all means in our power, the War Savings plan put before the country by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Article 5. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to expend the sum of $6,000.00 in the permanent rebuilding of highways, or what they will do about it .- Board of Selectmen.
Voted: That the town authorize the Selectmen to expend the sum of $6,000.00 in the permanent rebuilding of highways.
Article 6. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000.00 for the purpose outlined in the preceding article, or to see if the town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to issue the bonds, notes or scrip of the town to an amount not exceeding $6,000, - to provide necessary funds for carrying out any action voted under the preceding article, or what they will do about it .- Board of Selectmen.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000.00 for the purpose of permanent rebuilding of highways.
Article 7. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 to be spent in rebuilding Lowell Street as ordered by the County Commissioners provided that both the State and County each appropriate an equal amount for the same purpose.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000 to be spent in rebuilding Lowell Street, as ordered by the County Commissioners, provided, that only an amount equal to the amount contributed for said purpose by each the State and County shall be expended from said $2,000.00.
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Article 8. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to expend the sum of $4,000 in the permanent rebuilding of Lowell Street, or what they will do about it .- Board of Selectmen.
Voted: That the town expend the sum of $4,000.00 for the Macadam Construction of Lowell Street under the specifications approved by the Massachusetts Highway Commission.
Article 9. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000.00 for the purpose outlined in the last preceding article, or to see if the town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selecmo en, to issue bonds, notes or scrip of the town to an amount not exceeding $4,000.00 to provide necessary funds for carrying out any action voted under the preceding article, or what they will do about it .- Board of Selectmen.
Voted: That the sum of $4,000.00 is hereby appropriated for the purpose mnetioned in Article 8, and that, for the purpose of providing for the payment for the Macadam Construction of Lowell Street, as authorized by vote of the town under Article 8 of the Warrant for the Town Meeting of March 11, 1918, the Treasurer be and is hereby authorized, with the approval of the Selectmen, to issue bonds or notes of the town of the aggregate sum of $4,000; said bonds or notes to be payable within one year from date of issue and to bear interest payable semi-annually; all particulars as to form, date of issue and sale of said bonds or notes to be determined by the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen. "Yes" 169-"No" 0.
Article 10. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell the land known as Old Franklin Schoolhouse lot on Franklin Street .- Board of Selectmen.
Voted: That the town authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell the land known as Old Franklin Schoolhouse lot on Franklin Street.
Article II. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to sell any standing wood owned by the town .- M. E. S. Clemons.
On Motion of Mr. Clemons.
Voted: That the Selectmen be given the authority asked for in Article 11.
Article 12. To see if the town will authorize the sale of the horses used by the street department .- Board of Selectmen.
On Motion of J. J. Round.
Voted: That the town authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell the horses used by the Street Department.
Article 13. To see if the town will vote to establish $3.00 per day as the minimum wage for town employees, as recommended by the Selectmen, Water and Light Commissioners.
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Article 14. To see if the town will vote to increase the minimum wage from $2.75 to $3.25 per day in the Water, Sewer, Highway, Light and Moth Departments, or what they will do about it .- Michael J. Kelley and others. On Motion of C. E. Montague.
Voted: That Article 14 be taken up in connection with Article 13.
On Motion of Finance Committee.
Voted: That subject matter of Articles 13 and 14 be indefinitely postponed.
Article 15. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 to be expended under the supervision of the Selectmen, as provided by Chapter 264, Acts 1917, being an act entitled "An Act to authorize Cities and Towns to make certain emergency appropriations in time of war." -- Board of Selectmen.
On Motion of Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1.500.00 for the purpose outlined in article.
Article 16. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to increase the regular police force, by the addition of one man, said man to be detailed for night duty at the North Ward .- J. Warren Poland.
On Motion of Finance Committee.
Voted: To indefinitely postpone.
Article 17. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $250.00 for H. M. Warren Post 12 to use in their observance of Memorial Day, 1918 .- Stanley B. Dearborn and others.
On Motion of Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $250.00 for the purpose outlined in article.
Article 18. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 for the use of Corp. Charles F. Parker Camp, U. S. W. V., for Memorial Day services or what they will do about it .- William F. Barrett and others. On Motion of Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 for the purpose outlined in article. ¥
Article 19. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 for a children's entertainment, in observance of Independence Day, July 4, 1918 .- Harry A. Simonds and others.
On Motion of Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 for the purpose outlined in article.
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Article 20. To see if the town will vote to exchange with Charles C. Cox a triangular lot of land, being a part of the lot on Lowell Street, pur- chased for the Montrose School from George H. Stowell et al, in 1917, and bounded and described as follows: beginning at a point in the westerly line - of said school lot at land of said Cox, thence running southwesterly by said Cox's land 175.57 feet; thence easterly 66.26 feet and thence northerly 162.05 to the point of beginning, containing 5,575 square feet, for a lot bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the southwestern corner of the Mont- rose School lot, thence westerly by land of James Hillsgrove 46.28 feet to Wharton Park, a public way, thence northerly by said Wharton Park 30.14 feet and thence easterly 57.73 feet to the southwesterly corner of the first above described lot said last course being a continuation or projection of the southerly bound of said first described lot, and thence southerly to the point of beginning 31.61 feet containing 1,560 feet, this exchange being to provide a passage or way from said Montrose School lot at its southwestern corner, to said Wharton Park, 30 feet wide. A plan showing the said lots is on file with the Town Clerk .- J. Richard Lunt.
On Motion of Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town exchange the land in accordance with subject matter in Article and that the Treasurer be authorized to execute a deed in behalf of the town therefor.
Article 21. To see if the town will vote to purchase or erect, and equip a portable school building to be used in connection with the Lincoln School, and raise and appropriate money therefor, and issue notes or bonds of the town for the purposes of this article, or see what the town will do about. it .- Arthur H. Boardman and others.
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