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READING PUBLIC LIBRARY READING, MASSACHUSETTS
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TOWN OF READING
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TOWN OFFICERS, 1911-1912
Selectmen and Fence Viewers GEORGE L. PRATT, Chairman OLIVER L. AKERLEY, Secretary FREDERIC D. MERRILL
Town Accountant JOHN H. SHELDON Term expires 1914
Overseers of the Poor GEORGE L. PRATT, Chairman EDWIN L. HUTCHINSON, Secretary OLIVER L. AKERLEY
Assessors
MILLARD F. CHARLES, Chairman ·
Term expires 1912 66 66 1914
ALVAH W. CLARK, Secretary
ANSEL S. RICHARDS . Resigned April 24, 1911
ARTHUR C. COPELAND · Appointed May 6, 1911
Town Clerk MILLARD F. CHARLES
Treasurer WARD C. MANSFIELD
Collector of Taxes HERBERT M. VIALL
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Board of Health
HERBERT B. HOWARD, Chairman MAHLON E. BRANDE
Term expires 1913
1914
GEORGE L. FLINT, Secretary
66 1912
School Committee
WALTER S. PARKER, Chairman
Term expires 1914
HOWARD W. POOR
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66 1914
JESSE W. MORTON
1913
IDA A. YOUNG
66 1913
EDWIN L. HUTCHINSON
66 1912
CHARLES A. LORING
66 1912
HARRY T. WATKINS, Supt. of Schools, Sed'y
Water Commissioners
HENRY R. JOHNSON, Chairman
Term expires 1913
EDGAR N. HUNT, Secretary .
1912
ARCHER R. PRENTISS
66 1914
Municipal Light Board
GEORGE L. FLINT, Chairman
Term expires 1912
CARL M. SPENCER, Secretary
1914
ELMER H. ROBINSON
66 1913
Trustees of Public Library
HORACE G. WADLIN, Chairman Term expires 1913
CYRUS M. BARROWS, Secretary
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1914
HARRY P. BOSSON
66 1914
J. WOODWARD MANNING
יי 1913
GRACE L. TWOMBLY
66
1912
HENRY C. PARKER
66
1912
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Trustees of Laurel Hill Cemetery
GALEN A. PARKER, Chairman .
Term expires 1914
66
1912
ALFRED W. DANFORTH, Supt. and Sec'y
ALVAH W. CLARK
66
1914
ALDEN BATCHELDER
1913
FRANK L. EDGERLEY
1913
J. WOODWARD MANNING
1912
Registrars MILLARD F. CHARLES, Clerk OWEN McKENNEY WALTER S. PRENTISS ARTHUR B. NICHOLS
Engineers of Fire Department FRANK G. NICHOLS, Chief ORVILLE O. ORDWAY *ALBION G. NICHOLS, Clerk EDWIN C. HANSCOM, Clerk
Superintendent of Fire Alarm LEONARD T. EAMES
Forest Warden HERBERT E. MCINTIRE
Deputies
JOHN N. WESTON FRANK W. DAVIS
GEORGE F. BLANCHARD A. E. BATCHELDER
*Deceased
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Police WILLIAM T. LEGGETT, Chief and Keeper of Lock-up WILLIAM H. MANNING ROBERT POWERS JOHN M. CULLINANE
Specials
LEMUEL W. ALLEN
WILLIAM F. WELCH
WILLIAM J. ALLEN
WILLIAM C. SMITH
OSCAR H. LOW
DAVID J. WHELTON
WALTER P. GLEASON
ASA PARKER J. MANDE DOUCETTE SAMUEL BROWN ARTHUR E. DAVIS
JOSEPH C. SHAW
JAMES W. SIAS
JEREMIAH J. CULLINANE CLEMENT GLEASON
WILLIAM KIDDER
WILLARD A. BANCROFT
JASON ZWICKER C. MORTON SKIDMORE FRED G. MITCHELL
Truant Officer WILLIAM KIDDER
Superintendent of Streets LEMUEL W. ALLEN Resigned August 18, 1911 EDWARD H. CROWE
Local Superintendent of Moth Work HENRY M. DONEGAN
Superintendent of Town Home WILLIAM C. SMITH
Inspector of Plumbing GREENLEAF S. TUKEY
WILLIAM C. MCKINLEY
WILLIAM H. KILLAM
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Inspector of Animals CALVERT H. PLAYDON, M. D. V.
Superintendent of Wires ARTHUR G. SIAS
Sealer of Weights and Measures FRANK W. PARKER
Burial Agent of Deceased Soldiers and Sailors EPHRAIM WIGHT
Tree Warden HENRY M. DONEGAN
Finance Committee
FRANK W. B. PRATT, Chairman Term expires Dec. 31, 1912
J. WESLEY DAVIES
1912
JOHN CONNELLY
1912
F. GRANT MACDONALD
66
1912
HARVEY A. BANCROFT
66
66
1912
BURTON K. SYMONDS
66
66
1913
HENRY T. LEAVIS Resigned Dec. 18, 1911
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66 1913
FRANK W. PARSONS
66 1913
CLARENCE J. NICHOLS
66
1913
WILFRED A BANCROFT
1913
SOLON BANCROFT
1913
CHARLES A. WILCOX
66
1914
FRANK F. STROUT
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1914
WINTHROP D. PARKER
1914
ADELBERT E. BATCHELDER
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66
1914
FREDERICK L. SPRINGFORD
1914
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Measurers of Wood and Bark
JAMES A. BANCROFT CHARLES WAKEFIELD
WENDELL BANCROFT FREDERIC WALLACE
PERCY N. SWEETSER GEORGE F. BUCK
EDWARD B. EAMES BURTON K. SYMONDS
WARREN M. WHITEHOUSE
Surveyors of Lumber
ORA L. MILBURY
WENDELL BANCROFT
WARREN M. WHITEHOUSE SAMUEL BROWN
WILLIAM R. ZWICKER
BURTON K. SYMONDS
EDWARD B. EAMES GEORGE L. FLINT
WILLIAM H. BADGER
Weighers of Coal and Hay
CHARLES W. LEE
PERCY N. SWEETSER
FRED .M. PLATTS
ERNEST SURRETTE
WENDELL BANCROFT
LEO SURRETTE
WENDELL I. BANCROFT
MANUEL FLORES
DANIEL H. LEHAN
REUBEN WHITE
GEORGE ELLIS
GEORGE DANE
HORACE HATCH
PETER WHITE
IRA GADBOISE
WILLIAM WHITE
Field Drivers JOHN STOCK
ASA PARKER
WILLARD A. BANCROFT
Report of Town Clerk
TOWN MEETINGS IN THE YEAR 1911
Reading, Mass., March 6, 1911.
Pursuant to the warrant and the Constable's return thereon, a town meeting was held at the time and place therein mentioned, in Lower Lyceum Hall, at six o'clock in the forenoon, and was called to order by Town Clerk Millard F. Charles. Prayer was offered by Rev. Joseph E. Waterhouse. The warrant was partially read when it was voted, on motion of George L. Pratt, to dispense with further reading of the warrant, except the Constable's return.
Art. 1. Proceeded to the election of a Moderator. The ballot was duly opened and closed, and the result declared as follows: Whole number of votes cast, one. George L. Flint had one, and was declared elected Moderator.
The following were duly sworn as ballot clerks : Chester (. Richardson, Samuel Rounds, Horace E. Eames.
The following were duly sworn as tellers: James A. Freeman, William H. Baker, George M. Hutchinson, Fred M. Day, Chester W. MacDougall, John Connelly, Spencer G. Stewart, James A. Waters, Frank E. Gray, Bernard T. Granfield,
Art. 2. To see if the Town will vote to adjourn this meeting, after the completion of the business under Article 3, to Monday, March 13th, at seven forty-five o'clock in the evening, in Lyceum Hall, or what they will do in relation thereto.
On motion of George L. Pratt, voted to adjourn this meeting, after the completion of business under Art. 3, to Monday, March 13, 1911, at seven forty-five o'clock in the evening, in Lyceum Hall.
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Art. 3. To bring in their votes on one ballot for Town Clerk, Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, one member of the Board of Assessors for three years, Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, one member of Board of Health for three years, and one member for one year, two Constables, one Water Commissioner for three years, one member of the Municipal Light Board for three years, two Trustees of Laurel Hill Cemetery for three years, two Trustees of the Public Library for three years, two members of the School Committee for three years, three Auditors, and one Tree Warden for one year; also on same ballot, Yes or No, in answer to the fol- lowing question : "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town ?" Also on the same bal- lot, Yes or No, in answer to the following question : "Shall an act passed by the general court in the year nineteen hundred and ten, entitled ' An Act Relative to Town Meet- ings in the Town of Reading,' and providing for the ratifica- tion of certain votes passed at such meetings, be accepted by the Town ?"
Proceeded to the election of Town Officers by official ballot. The ballots were delivered to the Moderator, the presiding election officer. The ballot box was opened and declared empty and the keys delivered to the officer in charge of the ballot box. At the beginning of the voting the ballot box registered 0000, and the polls were declared open.
It was voted to close the polls at four o'clock and thirty minutes P. M. At the close of voting, the polls were duly closed at four o'clock and thirty minutes P. M.
The ballot box registered 885 as having voted. The bal- lot clerks reported that 881 men and 4 women were checked as having voted, and the tellers reported that they had counted 885 ballots - 881 men and 4 women.
The following is the result of the ballot as counted by the tellers and declared by the Moderator :
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TOWN CLERK FOR ONE YEAR
Millard F. Charles
454
Walter K. Badger
1
Bernard W. Conefy
1
Blanks
425
SELECTMEN FOR ONE YEAR
Oliver L. Akerley
466
Edwin L. Hutchinson
459
James W. Killam
346
Frederic D. Merrill
462
George L. Pratt
585
Blanks
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325
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR FOR ONE YEAR
Oliver L. Akerley
455
Edwin L. Hutchinson
463
James W. Killam
343
Frederic D. Merrill
451
George L. Pratt
590
Blanks .
341
ASSESSOR FOR THREE YEARS
Alvah W. Clark
485
J. Dana Johnson . .
281
Blanks .
. .
115
TREASURER FOR ONE YEAR
Ward C. Mansfield
755
Blanks
.
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126
TAX COLLECTOR FOR ONE YEAR
Herbert M. Viall
. 725
Blanks .
· 156
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BOARD OF HEALTH FOR THREE YEARS
Mahlon E. Brande
592
Charles H. Nowell
.
·
28
Blanks
. 261
BOARD OF HEALTH FOR ONE YEAR
George L. Flint
431
Edward M. Halligan
.
243
Charles H. Nowell
114
Blanks .
93
CONSTABLES FOR ONE YEAR
John Stock .
588
Edwin C. Hanscom
26
Herbert G. Stock
25
James F. Connelly
14
Edward L. Abbott
9
Thomas Tipper
9
William R. Day
5
Scattering
45
Blanks
1041
WATER COMMISSIONER FOR THREE YEARS
Archer R. Prentiss
595
Blanks .
.
286
MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD FOR THREE YEARS
James M. Maxwell, Jr.
330
Carl M. Spencer
458
Blanks
93
TRUSTEES LAUREL HILL CEMETERY
Alvah W. Clark
. 616
Galen A. Parker . ·
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.
. 608
Blanks
. 538
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TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THREE YEARS
Cyrus M. Barrows
635
Harry P. Bosson .
42
Arthur Mansfield
22
A. Mansfield
8
James F. Connelly
6
Scattering
29
Blanks
1020
AUDITORS FOR ONE YEAR
Oscar W. Batchelder
622
Frank H. Nutting
615
William H. Willson
625
Blanks .
769
SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR THREE YEARS
Walter S. Parker
632
Howard W. Poor · .
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.
654
Blanks .
486
TREE WARDEN FOR ONE YEAR
Henry M. Donegan
. 575
John A. Geary
211
Blanks .
95
Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town ?
Yes
151
No
565
Blanks . 165
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.
.
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Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year 1910 entitled " An act relative to town meetings in the Town of Reading," and providing for the ratification of cer- tain votes passed at such meetings, be accepted by the Town ?
Yes 342
No 55
Blanks
484
The ballots were counted and declared in open town meeting and sealed and delivered to the Town Clerk, where- upon the meeting was adjourned as per earlier vote.
A true record. Attest :
MILLARD F. CHARLES,
Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 13, 1911
Town meeting met and was called to order by the Mod- erator, as per adjournment.
Art. 4. To hear and act on the reports of the Selectmen, Overseers of the poor, Assessors, Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, School Committee, Water Commissioners, Municipal Light Board, Engineers of Fire Department, Trustees of the Cemetery, Trustees of the Public Library, Auditors, Board of Health, Finance Committee, Tree Warden and Special Committees.
Voted to lay on the table.
Art. 5. To choose all other Town Officers, and to deter- mine what instructions they will give the Town Officers.
Voted on motion of George L. Pratt that Asa Parker, John Stock and Willard A. Bancroft serve the Town as Field Drivers for the ensuing year.
Voted on motion of George L. Pratt that the Selectmen be authorized to appoint Measurers of Wood and Bark and Weighers of Coal and Hay, etc., for the ensuing year.
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On motion of George L. Pratt voted that Ora L. Mil- bury, Wendell Bancroft, Warren M. Whitehouse, Samuel Brown, William R. Zwicker, Burton K. Symonds, Edward B. Eames, George L. Flint and William H. Badger serve as Surveyors of Lumber for the ensuing year.
On motion of George L. Pratt voted that William O. Smith act as Pound Keeper for the ensuing year.
On motion of George L. Pratt voted that the Selectmen act as Fence Viewers for the ensuing year.
Art. 5. Voted to lay on the table.
Art. 6. To determine how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for General Government, Protection of Life and Property, Health and Sanitation, Highways and Bridges, Charities, Soldiers' Benefits, Education, Library, Recreation, Cemetery and Interest.
On motion of George L. Pratt it was voted to raise and appropriate for General Government, $6,730, divided as fol- lows: Moderator, $30; Selectmen's salaries, $450; Account- ant, $500; Assessors' salaries, $750; Treasurer's salary, $400; Tax Collector's salary (estimated), $800; Town Clerk's sal- ary, $150; Printing and Stationery, $1,000; Miscellaneous Expenses, $650; Town Building, $500; Insurance, $1,500.
On motion of George L. Pratt voted to raise and appro- priate for Election and Registration : salary of Clerk, $40; salaries of Registrars of Voters, $90; Election Officers' salaries, $160; Expenses, $110.
On motion of George L. Pratt it was voted to raise and appropriate for Protection of Life and Property as follows : Police Department, $3,800; Moth Department, $2,358.75 ; Forest Warden, $250; Tree Warden, $500.
On motion of Frank G. Nichols it was voted to raise and appropriate for Fire Department, $5,000; Fire Alarm, $500.
On motion of George L. Pratt it was voted to raise and appropriate for Inspection, $200, divided as follows: Inspec- tor of Wires, $100; Sealer of Weights and Measures, $100.
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On motion of Dr. Herbert B. Howard it was voted to raise and appropriate for Health and Sanitation for Board of Health, to apply to expenses incurred during present year 1911, $900.
On motion of George L. Pratt it was voted to raise and appropriate for Highways, Bridges and Sidewalks, $5,000, divided as follows: Highways, Bridges and Sidewalks, $3,000; Street Watering, $1,000; Macadamizing Salem Street, provided the Town receives a like amount from the State, $1,000.
On motion of George L. Pratt it was voted to raise and appropriate for Charities, $3,300, divided as follows: Poor Department, $2,900; Salaries, $400.
Art. 6. Voted to lay on the table.
Art. 5. Voted on motion of A. Newell Howes to take from the table.
Art. 5. On motion of A. Newell Howes voted that the Selectmen be instructed to repair the sidewalk on the Eas- terly side of Lincoln street between the B. & M. depot and Woburn street.
Art. 5. Voted to lay on table.
Art. 6. Voted to take from table.
Art. 6. On motion of George L. Pratt it was voted to raise and appropriate for Soldiers' Benefits : Soldiers' Relief, $1,000; and to appropriate for State Aid, $2,300.
On motion of Walter S. Parker it was voted to raise and appropriate for education, $35,000, divided as follows : School General Expenses, $30,000; Incidental School Ex- penses, $5,000.
On motion of Henry C. Parker it was voted to raise and appropriate for the Public Library $1,050 and appropriate the proceeds of the dog tax, and that the amount of fines now an hand and received in the future be turned into the Town Treasury.
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On motion of George L. Pratt it was voted that all receipts received by each or any department be appropriated for its own use.
On motion of George L. Pratt it was voted to raise and appropriate for recreation $442, divided as follows : Rent of Playground, $342; care of Common and Parks, $100.
On motion of Samuel Brown it was voted to raise and appropriate $175, to be expended for Memorial Day under the direction of the Adjutant of Post No. 194, G. A. R.
On motion of Galen A. Parker it was voted to raise and appropriate $1,100 for the Cemetery.
On motion of George L. Pratt it was voted to raise and appropriate $3,939.90, and appropriate interest from bank balance and interest received on taxes for interest payable during fiscal year.
Art 7. To see what sum the Town will raise and appro- priate, with the receipts of the Municipal Light and Power Department for the year 1911, for maintenance, operation, repairs and new construction of said plant, and for payment of bonds, notes, interest and depreciation due by said plant during this year, or what they will do in relation thereto.
On motion of Elmer H. Robinson it was voted that the sum of $5,800 be raised and appropriated, and this amount together with the unexpenled balance Dec. 31, 1910, of 8221.90, and the receipts of the plant for the current year be appropriated for the maintenance, operation and repair of said plant, and for the payment of bonds, notes and interest ; and that $4,079.78 be appropriated from the receipts of the plant for depreciation of said plant for the fiscal year of 1911.
On motion of Elmer H. Robinson it was voted that the Treasurer be authorized, with the approval of the Select- men, to issue the note or notes of the Town for an amount not exceeding $2,200, payable one year from date of issue, at a rate of interest not exceeding 5 per cent., the proceeds
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of said note or notes to be used by the Municipal Light Board for new construction. On count 32 voted yes; 29 voted no.
Art. 8. To see if the Town will authorize the Municipal Light Board to install a Tungsten light on North Main street, near the residence of L. G. Bent, and how much money they will raise and appropriate therefor, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 9. To see if the Town will authorize the Municipal Light Board to install a Tungsten light on Village street, near Haven street, and how much money they will raise and appropriate therefor, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 10. To see if the Town will authorize the Munici- pal Light Board to install four Tungsten lights on Mill street, between Main street and the Pumping Station, and how much money they will raise and appropriate therefor, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 11. To see if the Town will authorize the Munici- pal Light Board to install a Tungsten light on Ash street, between Haven and Cross streets, and how much money they will raise and appropriate therefor, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 12. To see if the Town will authorize the Munici- pal Light Board to install a Tungsten light on North Main street, near the residence of George Putnam, and how much money they will raise and appropriate therefor, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 13. To see if the Town will authorize the Munici- pal Light Board to install two Tungsten lights on Bancroft avenue, between Mt. Vernon street and Middlesex avenue, and how much money they will raise and appropriate there- for, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 14. To see if the Town will authorize the Munici- pal Light Board to install a Tungsten light on Washington
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street, north of Woburn street, and how much money they will raise and appropriate therefor, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 15. To see if the Town will authorize the Munici- pal Light Board to install a Tungsten light on Washington street, between Woburn and Prescott streets, and how much money they will raise and appropriate therefor, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 16. To see if the Town will authorize the Munici- pal Light Board to install a Tungsten light at the corner of South and West streets, and how much money they will raise and appropriate therefor, or what they will do in rela- tion thereto.
Art. 17. To see if the Town will instruct the Municipal Light Board to install three Tungsten lights on Summer avenue, east of Main street, and how much money they will raise and appropriate therefor, or what they will do in rela- tion thereto.
Art. 18. To see if the Town will authorize the Munici- pal Light Board to install a Tungsten light at the corner of Union and Middle streets, and how much money they will raise and appropriate therefor, or what they will do in rela- tion thereto.
Art. 19. To see if the Town will authorize the Munici- pal Light Board to install and maintain a sufficient number of Tungsten lights on Howard street to satisfactorily light the same, and how much money they will raise and appro- priate therefor, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 20. To see if the Town will authorize the Munici- pal Light Board to install two Tungsten lights on Hopkins street, one about four hundred feet east of South Main street and the other near the residence of J. H. Laumann, and how much money they will raise and appropriate therefor, or what they will do in relation thereto.
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Art. 21. To see if the Town will authorize the Munici- pal Light Board to install a Tungsten light on Hopkins street, near the residence of A. F. Ells, and how much money they will raise and appropriate therefor, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 22. To see if the Town will authorize the Munici- pal Light Board to install four Tungsten lights on Warren avenue, in place of the present arc light, and how much money they will raise and appropriate therefor, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 23. To see if the Town will authorize the Munici- pal Light Board to install an arc light on West street, about seven hundred feet north from the corner of West and Wil- low streets, and how much money they will raise and appro- priate therefor, or what they will do in relation thereto.
On motion of Elmer H. Robinson it was voted to act on articles 8 to 23 inclusive as one article.
On motion of Elmer H. Robinson it was voted that the subject matter of articles 8 to 23 inclusive, relating to the installation of additional lights, be referred to the Municipal Light Board with authority to install such of said lights as in their judgment are necessary, and to make such changes in the present lighting in the vicinity of said lights as may be advisable, and that the sum of $1,000 be raised and appro- priated for the same.
Art 24. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to appoint a Town Accountant in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 624 of the Acts of 1910, or what they will do in relation thereto.
On motion of George L. Pratt it was voted that the Selectmen be authorized to appoint a Town Accountant in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 624 of the Acts of 1910.
Art. 25. To see if the Town will vote to abolish the Board of Auditors, or what they will do in relation thereto.
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On motion of Charles A. Loring it was voted to abolish the Board of Auditors.
Art 26. To see if the Town will vote to locate a fire alarm box near the corner of Salem and John streets, and how much money they will raise and appropriate therefor, or what they will do in relation thereto.
On notion of Frank G. Nichols it was voted to raise and appropriate $60 to locate a fire alarm box near the corner of Salem and John streets.
Art. 27. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for the renewal of ladders for the Fire Department, or what they will do in relation thereto.
On motion of Frank G. Nichols it was voted to raise $150 for the renewal of ladders for the Fire Department.
Art 28. To see if the Town will vote to purchase a hose wagon for Hose Five, and how much money they will raise and appropriate therefor, or what they will do in rela- tion thereto.
On motion of Frank G. Nichols it was voted to raise and appropriate $300 to purchase a hose wagon for Hose Five.
Art. 29. To see how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for Service Pipes, Hydrant Rental, water for Drinking Fountains, water for Street Sprinkling, interest on Water Loan and maintenance of Water Works, or what they will do in relation thereto.
On motion of Henry R. Johnson it was voted that the Town raise and appropriate $5,550 for Hydrant Rentals, $500 for water for Street Sprinkling, $300 for water for Drinking Fountains, a total of $6,350 ; and that the above named sums, together with the receipts for water, be appropriated for interest on the Water Loans, maintenance of Water Works, and for Service Pipes, and that $2,000 be paid to the Town Treasurer to be used in part payment of the Water Bonds.
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Art 30. To see if the Town will vote to purchase safes for the Police Department, Fire Department and Sealer of Weights and Measures, in accordance with the requirements of the Commissioner of Records, and how much money they will raise and appropriate therefor, or what they will do in relation thereto.
On motion of George L. Pratt it was voted to refer the subject matter of this article to the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for the purpose of fixing the Town Vault to conform with the requirements of the Commissioner of Records, or what they will do in relation thereto.
On motion of George L. Pratt it was voted to raise and appropriate $150 for the purpose of fixing the Town Vault to conform with the requirements of the Commissioner of Records.
Art. 32. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) for the extension of the sidewalk on North Main street, or what they will do in relation thereto.
On motion of Clarence J. Nichols it was voted to raise and appropriate $500 for the extension of the sidewalk on North Main street, northerly from the Chapman place.
Art. 33. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate, or otherwise provide, the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) to pave Main street with granite blocks, beginning at Haven street, paving the street north of said Haven street, or what they will do in relation thereto.
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