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ROBBINS LIBRARY, ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
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Property of
Robbins Library
Arlington, Mass.
Founded by DR. EBENEZER LEARNED, 1835 Endowed by
DR. TIMOTHY WELLINGTON, 1853 NATHAN PRATT, 1875 HENRY MOTT, 1889 ELBRIDGE FARMER, 1892
Building Erected by MARIA C. ROBBINS in memory of ELI ROBBINS, 1892
Compliments of
Thomas J. Robinson Jorn bleck.
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Arlington, Mass. Selectmen
105th ANNUAL REPORT OF TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF ARLINGTON
AND
THE TOWN RECORDS
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1911
ALSO A LIST OF THE
PERSONAL PROPERTY AND REAL ESTATE ASSESSED FOR THE YEAR 1911
EU-BRIDGE
UPERTATIŞ
ROPYCNATIO
HEREDITAS
BOSTON GARDNER & TAPLIN CO. 1912
Basement Reference Collection
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TOWN OFFICERS, 1911
ELECTIVE.
Town Clerk. (Elected Annually.) Thomas J. Robinson.
Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor.
Herbert W. Rawson .
Term expires 1912
Jacob Bitzer . Term expires 1912
Frank V. Noyes. Term expires 1912
Assessors.
Leander D. Bradley
Term expires 1912
Omar W. Whittemore
. Term expires 1913
James M. Mead Term expires 1914
Treasurer. Collector of Taxes. (Elected Annually.)
Myron Taylor. Harvey S. Sears.
Auditor. (Elected Annually.) George McK. Richardson.
School Committee.
Daniel Wyman. Term expires 1912
Edward W. Goodwin .
Term expires 1912
Alton F. Tupper . . Term expires 1912
John A. Bishop. Term expires 1913
Lindsey K. Foster Term expires 1913
Edward N. Lacey
Term expires 1913
Frederick A. Bisbee
Term expires 1914
Othilie J. Lawson
.Term expires 1914
Mary C. Hardy . Term expires 1914
Henry W. Hayes.
Board of Public Works. (Elected Annually.) William N. Winn. Rodney T. Hardy.
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Park Commissioners.
Harold L. Frost .
Term expires 1913
Charles H. Gannett.
Term expires 1914
William E. Lloyd .
Board of Health.
Guy E. Sanger, M.D.
Term expires 1913
Laurence L. Peirce, M.D.V.
Alfred H. Knowles. Term expires 1914
Commissioners of Sinking Fund.
Henry Hornblower
Term expires 1913
Joseph C. Holmes
Term expires 1914
William G. Peck.
Trustees of Pratt Fund.
William E. Wood Term expires 1912
William G. Peck.
Term expires 1914
George Hill .
Term expires 1916
Henry Hornblower.
Myron Taylor, ex-officio.
Trustees of Robbins Library.
E. Nelson Blake Term expires 1912
Term expires 1912
Cyrus E. Dallin.
Term expires 1913
James P. Parmenter
Term expires 1913
Samuel C. Bushnell. Term expires 1914
Charles A. Keegan.
Trustees of Elbridge Farmer Fund.
Edwin S. Farmer.
Henry Hornblower.
John Q. A. Brackett.
William G. Peck.
John H. Hardy.
William E. Wood.
Cemetery Commissioners.
J. Edwin Kimball
. Term expires 1912
George G. Allen Term expires 1913
Warren A. Peirce Term expires 1914
Term expires 1913
James A. Bailey
Term expires 1915
Arthur J. Wellington
Term expires 1914
Term expires 1912
Term expires 1912
Term expires 1912
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TOWN OFFICERS
Tree Warden. (Elected Annually.) William H. Bradley.
John Duffy.
Constables. (Elected Annually.) Garritt Barry. Thomas O. D. Urquhart.
Daniel M. Hooley Thomas F. Priest.
Fence Viewers. (Elected Annually.)
Max E. Meyer.
William H. Murray.
Field Drivers. (Elected Annually.)
Thomas O. D. Urquhart. Garritt Barry.
F. Joseph Cahalin.
Thomas F. Priest. Daniel M. Hooley. John Duffy.
Andrew Irwin. Measurers of Wood and Bark. (Elected Annually.)
Frank P. Dyer. Charles F. Donahue.
Edward C. Davis.
Fish Preserver. (Elected Annually.) Everett S. Chapman.
APPOINTMENTS. APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE SELECTMEN.
Term Expires
Thomas J. Robinson, Clerk
April 1, 1912
Edna C. Pierce, Stenographer
April 1, 1912
William Gratto, Inspector of Buildings
. April 1, 1912 .
Harold R. Webb, Town Physician
April 1, 1912
Laurence L. Peirce, Inspector of Animals . April 1, 1912
Laurence L. Peirce, Inspector of Milk April 1, 1912
Charles F. Donahue, Sealer of Weights and Measures . April 1, 1912
Charles F. Donahue, Superintendent of Town House April 1, 1912
Alfred H. Knowles, Burial Agent. April 1, 1912
Warren A. Peirce, Weigher of Hay and Coal. April 1, 1912
William N. Winn, Weigher of Hay and Coal. April 1, 1912
B. Horace Peirce, Weigher of Hay and Coal. April 1, 1912
William Coughlin, Weigher of Coal. April 1, 1912
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David Lynch, Weigher of Coal. April 1, 1912
Walter H. Peirce, Weigher of Hay and Coal April 1, 1912
Charles F. Donahue, Additional Constable. April 1, 1912
Thomas O. D. Urquhart, Keeper of Lock-up.
April 1, 1912
Charles F. Donahue, Pound Keeper .
. April 1, 1912
William M. Lloyd, Weigher of Hay and Coal. April 1, 1912
April 1, 1912
Registrars of Voters.
Eben F. Dewing .
John W. Bailey
May 1, 1914
Thomas J. Robinson, ex-officio.
Police Department.
Thomas O. D. Urquhart, Chief . . At pleasure of Selectmen
Daniel M. Hooley, Lieutenant. At pleasure of Selectmen
Garritt Barry, Patrolman. At pleasure of Selectmen
John Duffy, Patrolman. At pleasure of Selectmen
Andrew Irwin, Patrolman . At pleasure of Selectmen
At pleasure of Selectmen
Edward T. Ryan, Patrolman
. At pleasure of Selectmen
Thomas F. Priest, Patrolman
F. Joseph Cahalin, Patrolman At pleasure of Selectmen
George T. Woolley, Patrolman
At pleasure of Selectmen
Edwin C. Jacobs, Patrolman.
At pleasure of Selectmen
Special Police (without pay). (Term expires at pleasure of Selectmen.)
Michael E. Callahan, Matthew W. Callahan, Arthur T. White, Nathaniel E. Whittier, Timothy J. Donahue, Benjamin R. Cleary, William T. Clifford, George D. Higgins, Samuel N. Crosby, Philo Spencer, Everett S. Chapman, William T. Longmore, Roscoe C. Kimball, Major Bacon, Thomas K. Millett, William T. Canniff, George Hoffman, Robert H. White, William J. Gearin, Arthur T. Nolan, Herbert W. Rawson, Michael F. Horrigan, Richard Robbins, Patrick McCarthy, J. F. Sullivan.
Engineers of Fire Department. (As organized.)
Walter H. Peirce, Chief Engineer.
April 1, 1912
Timothy J. Donahue, First Assistant Engineer April 1, 1912
Frank P. Winn, Second Assistant Engineer . April 1, 1912
Roster. (Approved by Engineers.) Hose No. 1.
Permanent man - John F. Sweeney, Driver.
Call men - Robert J. Murray, Captain; George N. White, Lieutenant; George L. Baxter, Clerk; Richard O. Jenkins, Ervin V. Gay, Robert L. Austin.
May 1, 1913
Winthrop Pattee.
May 1, 1912
George H. Lloyd, Weigher of Hay and Coal
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Combination A.
Permanent men - Daniel J. Sullivan, Captain; Daniel B. Tierney, Chauffeur; John M. Hurley, Assistant Chauffeur.
Call men - John T. Finley, Lieutenant; John M. Tierney, Charles F. Dona- hue, William P. Dale.
Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1.
Permanent man - William C. Mead, Driver.
Call men - James W. Kenney, Captain; George A. Finley, Lieutenant; Tim- othy W. Hurley, Ernest H. Griffin, William Spiers, George Mead, Edward B. Mead, John J. Donahue, Daniel F. Hourty, William P. Slattery.
William Penn Hose, No. 3.
Permanent man - George W. Corbett, Driver.
Call men - F. W. Russell, Captain; J. H. Harwood, Lieutenant; E. L. Smith, Clerk; W. W. Beers, Treasurer; W. H. Luddy, T. K. Millett, James Mc- Williams, R. C. Kimball, Albert Jones, substitute.
Chemical A.
Permanent man - Patrick J. O'Brien, Driver.
Call men - James Hughes, Captain; J. H. Harwood, Lieutenant; John Barry, James Underwood.
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Thomas J. Robinson, Secretary April 1, 1912
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE JOINT BOARD OF SELECTMEN AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Thomas J. Robinson, Clerk. April 1, 1912
Philip A. Hendrick, Town Counsel April 1, 1912
George E. Ahern, Town Engineer April 1, 1912
Robert W. Pond, Consulting Engineer. April 1, 1912
Reuben W. LeBaron, Superintendent of Wires April 1, 1912
Robert A. Vesper, Superintendent of Streets April 1, 1912
Thomas J. Robinson, Clerk. . April 1, 1912
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Charles C. Lothrop, Clerk April 1, 1912
Charles C. Lothrop, Water Registrar . April 1, 1912
George E. Ahern, Superintendent of Sewers. . April 1, 1912
Thomas Roden, Superintendent of Water Works April 1, 1912
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Thomas J. Robinson, Clerk. . April 1, 1912
George A. Day, Inspector of Plumbing April 1, 1912
Dr. W. J. McCarty, Inspector of Provisions and Slaughtering .. April 1, 1912
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Charles T. Hartwell, Sanitary Inspector April 1, 1912
Charles T. Hartwell, Fumigator . April 1, 1912
Laurence L. Peirce, Inspector of Milk April 1, 1912
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE BOARD FOR SUPPRESSING MOTHS.
William H. Bradley, Local Superintendent . April 1, 1912
James F. Higgins, Clerk. April 1, 1912
Undertakers (licensed).
J. Henry Hartwell & Son . April 30, 1912
James P. Daley .
. April 30, 1912
Daniel W. Grannan
April 30, 1912
William D. Grannan April 30, 1912
Cemetery Commissioners.
Thomas J. Robinson, Clerk. .
.April 1, 1912
Everett S. Chapman, Superintendent of Cemetery. April 1, 1912
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
John F. Scully, Superintendent of Schools. Charles F. Atwood, M.D., School Physician.
High School - Fred C. Mitchell, Principal; A. H. Smith, Sub Master; George I. Cross, Sub Master.
Assistants - Sarah J. Bullock, Evangeline Cheney, Carolyn R. Holt, Clara M. Trask, Etta M. Richmond, Marguerite McIntosh, Helener G. Robertson, Elizabeth H. Briggs, Ethel B. Flewelling, Ruth Jennison, Ethel H. Wood.
Russell School - Arthur W. Kallom, Principal.
Assistants - Bessie M. Conway, Sarah A. Hirst, Dorothy Connor, Wyllian H. Cutler, Amy A. Palham, Fannie L. Morrison, Nellie A. Grimes, Clara M. Hartshorn, Sarah L. Gifford, Elizabeth A. Day, Edith L. Shor- rock, Pearl Diffin.
Crosby School - Thomas E. Freeman, Principal; Mary F. Scanlan, Assistant Principal.
Assistants - Jennie B. Allyn, Carrie L. Minott, Jennie M. Cottle, Gertrude Woolner, Ursula B. Hanna, Amelia J. Bisbee, Sara M. Hender- son, Annie W. Cobb, Ellen E. Sweeney, Ethelyn Brown, Elizabeth Merrill.
Cutter School - Jennie C. Chaplin, Principal.
Assistants - Eva G. Jones, Katherine E. Russell, Lena B. Libbey, Carolyn M. Young, Florence R. Norton, Antoinette L. Canfield, Carrie E. Fletcher, J. Adelaide Moffitt.
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Locke School - Thomas L. Barnes, Principal.
Assistants - M. Alice Connor, Martha E. Randall, Myrtle A. Bacon, Bertha M. Wright, Lillian C. Miniter, Ethel Sudgen, Ethel L. Sargent, Effie M. Carter, Bertha W. Richards, Eva M. Farrington, Ruby L. Christie, Alice M. Bean, Myrtle M. Davis, Harriet N. Bishop. William E. Parmenter School - Susan F. Wiley, Principal.
Assistants - Elizabeth L. Geer, Grace B. Tibbetts, Helen M. Dow.
Supervisors.
Blanche E. Heard, Supervisor of Music. Fannie E. Fish, Supervisor of Drawing.
Bessie L. Barnes, Supervisor of Gymnastics.
Special Teachers. Mary J. Copeland, Teacher of Sewing. Alfred C. Cobb, Carpentry. Miriam A. Tobey, Gymnastics.
Janitors.
High School - Richard Robbins.
Russell School - Nath. E. Whittier.
Crosby School - J. F. Sullivan.
Cutter School - M. W. Callahan.
Locke School - M. E. Callahan.
Parmenter School - Patrick McCarthy.
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE TRUSTEES OF ROBBINS LIBRARY. Elizabeth J. Newton, Librarian. Assistants - Emily Bucknam, Nettie E. Baston, Edith A. Whittemore, Edith C. Rice, Matilda K. Leetch, M. Linda Black, Mildred L. Marsh. Arlington Heights Reading Room, Librarian, M. Macie Seabury. Janitor of Robbins Library, William T. Canniff. Janitor of Arlington Heights Reading Room, Michael E. Callahan.
ARLINGTON TOWN RECORDS FOR THE MUNICIPAL YEAR 1911
TOWN WARRANT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. MIDDLESEX, SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Arlington, in said County.
GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington, who are qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to assemble in the Town Hall, on Monday, the sixth day of March, 1911, at 6.00 o'clock, A.M., then and there to act on the following articles, viz :-
ARTICLE 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.
ART. 2. To elect by ballot the following Town officers :- A Town Clerk, for one year; a Town Treasurer, for one year; a Town Collector, for one year; an Auditor, for one year; three Selectmen, for one year; three members of the Board of Public Works, for one year; one' Assessor, for three years; three members of the School Committee, for three years; one member of the Board of Trustees of the Pratt Fund, for five years; one member of the Board of Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, for three years; two Trustees of the Robbins Library, for three years; one Cemetery Commis- sioner for three years .; five Constables, for one year; one Park Commissioner, for three years; one member of the Board of Health, for three years; one Tree Warden, for one year. Also to choose or appoint all the other usual Town officers, in such manner as the Town may determine. Also, upon the same ballot, to vote "Yes" or "No" upon the question, "Shall licenses be granted .for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town?" For these purposes the polls will be opened as soon as possible after the organization of the meeting and kept open until five o'clock, P.M.
ART. 3. To hear and act on the reports of the Selectmen and other Town officers and Committees heretofore appointed.
ART. 4. To make an appropriation for the Robbins Library for the ensuing year.
ART. 5. To make an appropriation for the Public Schools for the ensuing year, and determine in what manner the same shall be expended.
ART. 6. To determine in what manner the Town ways, high- ways and bridges shall be repaired the ensuing year.
ART. 7. To determine what sum of money the Town shall raise by general tax, to defray Town expenses, interest, debt, and State Aid, and make an appropriation for the same.
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ART. 8. To see if the Town will appoint the Selectmen agents of the Town, to institute and prosecute in favor of the Town and appear and defend suits and legal proceedings against or involv- ing the interests of the Town, with power to employ counsel therein and when necessary, in all other legal matters and business apper- taining to Town affairs during the year commencing March 1, 1911.
ART. 9. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the appointment of a Committee of Twenty-one for the ensuing year.
ART. 10. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $275.00 for the proper observance of Memorial Day, the same to be ex- pended under the direction of Francis Gould Post 36, G. A. R.
ART. 11. To see if the Town will appropriate $7000, in accord- ance with the vote passed December 6, 1904, for water used for fire hydrants, street watering and public buildings for the ensuing year.
ART. 12. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the extension of water mains, make an appropriation for the same, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 13. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the construction and repair of permanent sidewalks.
· ART. 14. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the maintenance of the Sewerage System for the ensuing year, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 15. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the extension of the Sewerage System for the ensuing year, and deter- mine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 16. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the use of the Highway Division, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 17. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for street watering, or for the treatment for the prevention of dust, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 18. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the development of the Town Yard, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 19. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the care of snow and ice in the highways for the ensuing year, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 20. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 37 of Chapter 19 of the Revised Laws; vote to restrict the application of the provisions of said chapter and the amend- ments thereto to the police force, or take any action relative thereto.
ART. 21. To see if the Town will accept and establish as a Town' way the private way known as Harvard Street, extending from Appleton Street to land of Town of Arlington, as laid out by the
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Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, make an appropriation for constructing the same, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised. Said way as laid out is described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the southerly line of Appleton Street 610.3 feet from Massachusetts Avenue; thence, turning at an angle of 68 degrees and 20 minutes and running in a southerly direction 152.4 feet; thence, continuing on a curved line of 270.63 feet radius 107.85 feet; thence, continuing in a southerly direction 414 feet to land of the Town of Arlington. The above described line is the easterly line of the said Harvard Street and the westerly line is parallel therewith and distant therefrom 50 feet, as shown on plan approved by the Board of Survey, November 25, 1907, on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
ART. 22. To see if the Town will accept and establish as a Town way the private way known as Magnolia Street, extending from Massachusetts Avenue to Lake Avenue, as laid out by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works under the provi- sions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, make an appropriation for constructing the same and determine in what manner the money shall be raised. Said way as laid out is de- scribed as follows:
Beginning at a point on the westerly line of Massachusetts Avenue 1222.3 feet from the southerly line of Lake Street; thence, at an angle of 88 degrees and 50 minutes in a westerly direction 1043.08 feet to Lake Avenue, so-called; thence, on the easterly line of the said Lake Avenue 40 feet; thence, by the southerly line of the said Magnolia Street 1046.08 feet to Massachusetts Avenue; thence, from the line of Massachusetts Avenue 40 feet to point of beginning, as shown on plan approved by the Board of Survey December 31, 1900, on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
ART. 23. To see if the Town will accept and establish as a Town way the private way known as Belknap Street, extending from Linwood Street to Marion Road, so-called, as laid out by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, make an appropriation for constructing the same and determine in what manner the money shall be raised. Said way as laid out is de- scribed as follows:
Beginning at a point on the southerly line of Linwood Street 253.95 feet from the line of Massachusetts Avenue; thence, at an angle of 90 degrees in a southerly direction 83.43 feet; thence, con- tinuing by a curved line of 100.45 feet radius 74.39 feet; thence, continuing in a southeasterly direction 440.45 feet to Marion Road, so-called. The above described line is the easterly line of the said Belknap Street, and the westerly line is parallel with and distant
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therefrom 40 feet, as shown on plans approved by the Board of Survey August 10, 1908, and April 9, 1910, on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
ART. 24. To see if the Town will accept and establish as a Town way the private way known as Marion Road, extending from Massachusetts Avenue to the extension of Belknap Street, as laid out by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of better- ments, make an appropriation for constructing the same and deter- mine in what manner the money shall be raised. Said way as laid out is described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the easterly line of Belknap Street Extension, so-called, 598.3 feet from the southerly line of Lin- wood Street, said point being marked B on plan of Belknap Street Extension, approved by the Board of Survey April 9, 1910, on file in the office of the Town Clerk; thence, turning at an angle of 89 degrees and 3 minutes and running in a northeasterly direction 270 feet to the southerly line of Massachusetts Avenue at a point distant 94.5 feet from Belknap Place, so-called. The above de- scribed line is the northerly line of the said Marion Road, and the southerly line is parallel with and distant therefrom 40 feet, as shown on plan of Belknap Street Extension and proposed street approved by the Board of Survey April 9, 1910, on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
ART. 25. To see if the Town will accept and establish as a Town way the private way known as Wellington Street, extending from the end of Wellington Street, as accepted by the Town, to the Spy Pond Athletic Field, as laid out by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, make an appropriation for con- structing the same, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
Said way as laid out is described as follows: Beginning at a point on the southerly line of Wellington Street, said point being the end of the acceptance of Wellington Street by the Town, November 8, 1887; thence, continuing in a southerly direction on the extension of the said southerly line of the said Wellington Street 133 feet to the line of Spy Pond Athletic Field. Beginning again on the northerly line of said Wellington Street at the end of the acceptance thereof by the Town, November 8, 1887, and con- tinuing on the extension of the said northerly line of the said Wel- lington Street 86.7 feet to line of Spy Pond Athletic Field, as shown on plan approved by the Board of Survey June 25, 1905, on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
ART. 26. To see if the Town will accept and establish as a Town way the private way known as Frances Avenue, extending from 'Jason Street to a point distant 23512 feet from Pleasant Street, as
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laid out by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, change the name of said private way to Norfolk Road, make an appropriation for constructing the same and deter- mine in what manner the money shall be raised. Said way is laid out as follows:
Beginning at a point on the southerly line of Jason Street 194.97 feet from the line of Gray Street; thence, turning at an angle of 90 degrees and running in a southerly direction 118.41 feet; thence, at a curved line of 714.63 feet radius 140.53 feet; thence, continuing in a southerly direction 606.52 feet to land of Norfolk Real Estate Trust. The above described line is the easterly line of the said Norfolk Road and the westerly line is parallel with and distant therefrom 40 feet, as shown on plans approved by the Board of Survey August 10, 1908, on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
ART. 27. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for street lighting.
ART. 28. To see if the Town will vote to authorize its Collector of Taxes to use all means of collecting taxes for the year 1911, which a Town Treasurer may use when appointed a Collector of Taxes.
ART. 29. To see if the Town will make an appropriation of $500 to continue the work of establishing the block system for the use of the Board of Assessors, the same to be expended under the direction of the Assessors.
ART. 30. To see if the Town will make an additional appropria- tion to be expended from November 30, 1910, and for the twelve months next ensuing, for suppressing the gypsy and brown-tail moths, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 381, Acts of 1905, and Amendments thereto, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 31. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $162 in addition to the unexpended balance now in the Treasury for the printing of the By-Laws of the Town, in accordance with the vote passed in 1910.
ART. 32. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for suppressing leaf-eating insects other than gypsy and brown-tail moths, or take any action thereon.
ART. 33. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the purchase and installation of new drinking fountains, the same to be installed by and the money expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works.
ART. 34. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars for surveys and plans for abolishing grade cross- ings and improvement of Sucker Brook, to be expended under the direction of the Special Committee appointed by the Town Novem- ber 22, 1910.
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ART. 35. To see what action the Town will take to provide addi- tional accommodations for High School pupils, make an appropria- tion therefor, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 36. To appropriate and raise, by borrowing or otherwise, such sum or sums of money as may be necessary for all or any of the purposes mentioned in the foregoing articles.
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