Town of Wilmington Annual Report 1911-1912, Part 1

Author: Wilmington (Mass.)
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Town of Wilmington
Number of Pages: 318


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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


Receipts and Expenditures


OF THE


TOWN OF WILMINGTON, MASS.


WITH THE


REPORTS OF THE TOWN CLERK, SCHOOI COMMITTEE AND LIBRARIAN


Year Ending December 31


1911


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730 .:


WHITEFIELD ELM


READING, MASS. W. E. & J. F. TWOMBLY, Printers 1912


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TOWN OFFICERS 1911


Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor


ARTHUR W. EAMES OSCAR C. DEWEL HERBERT C. BARROWS


Assessors


HENRY L. CARTER (Resigned)


MILTON T. HOLT (Appointed )


GEORGE W. BUCK


JAMES E. KELLEY


Term expires 1912


Term expires 1913


Term expires 1914


Town Clerk JAMES E. KELLEY


Treasurer FRED A. EAMES


Collector of Taxes JOSEPH PATCHETT


Auditor HARRY R. DEMING


Constable WILLIAM E. SWAIN


Chief of Police


WILLIAM E. SWAIN


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Special Police


HERBERT C. BARROWS


GEORGE H. SPAULDING


ALBERT D. BUTTERS


WALTER J. HARRISON


WILLIAM H. BAXTER CHARLES B. OSBON


Board of Survey SELECTMEN


Registrars of Voters


J. HOWARD EAMES ( Resigned)


ALDICE G. EAMES (Appointed ) ·


Term expires 1912


PETER F. McMAHON Term expires 1913


HENRY N. AMES Term expires 1914 JAMES E. KELLEY, Clerk of Board


Keeper of Lock-up WILLIAM E. SWAIN


Fence Viewers


ARTHUR W. EAMES OSCAR C. DEWEL HERBERT C. BARROWS


Field Drivers


MICHAEL J. McMAHON FRANCIS NICHOLS


ALBERT D. BUTTERS HERBERT C. BARROWS EDWARD W. TAYLOR


Surveyors of Lumber


HERBERT C. BARROWS JAMES E. KELLEY


SCHAMIEL R. MCINTOSH EDWARD N. EAMES ARTHUR W. EAMES 1


Surveyors of Wood and Bark


JAMES E. KELLEY HERBERT C. BARROWS


SCHAMIEL R. MCINTOSH EDWARD N. EAMES ARTHUR W. EAMES


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Measurers of Leather


J. ARTHUR TAYLOR


ARTHUR F. BLAKE


Public Weighers


WARREN EAMES


FRED A. EAMES


GEORGE L. BLAISDELL


J. ARTHUR TAYLOR


FRED W. CARTER ARTHUR F. BLAKE


Sealer of Weights and Measures HOWARD M. HORTON


Janitor of Town Hall CHARLES B. OSBON


Pound Keeper GEORGE H. SPAULDING ( Resigned )


Superintendent of Town Farm GEORGE H. SPAULDING (Resigned) WILLIAM S. BENSON


Superintendent of Streets WILLIE B. MCINTOSH


SELECTMEN


Board of Health DR. D. T. BUZZELL, Agent


Inspector of Animals CALVERT H. PLAYDON, M. D. V.


Inspector of Provisions J. HOWARD EAMES


Forest Fire Warden HOWARD M. HORTON


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Fire Department


ALBERT D. BUTTERS, Chief WALTER J. HARRISON, Ass't


Cemetery Committee


SELECTMEN


ALBERT D. BUTTERS, Sup't


Common Committee


CHARLES E. HUDSON


Term expires 1912


A. CHANDLER MANNING Term expires 1913


JOSEPH PATCHETT . · Term expires 1914


School Committee


ALDEN N. EAMES Term expires 1912


EDGAR C. FOLKINS ( Resigned )


MRS. M. LEONTINE BUCK (Appointed) Term expires 1912 HOWARD M. HORTON


Term expires 1914


Undertaker


EDWARD M. NICHOLS


Burial Agent


MILTON T. HOLT


Trustees of Public Library


GEORGE C. HILL Term expires 1912


DANIEL T. BUZZELL


Term expires 1912


EDWARD N. EAMES


.


Term expires 1913


JOHN W. HATHAWAY Term expires 1913


D. FRED WAITE Term expires 1914


JOSEPH PATCHETT .


Term expires 1914


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Trustees of Trust Funds


DUDLEY B. PURBECK


Term expires 1912


HERBERT N. BUCK .


Term expires 1913


EDWARD N. EAMES


· Term expires 1914


Sinking Fund Commissioners


JAMES E. KELLEY Term expires 1912


HERBERT N. BUCK


Term expires 1913


JOSEPH PATCHETT .


Term expires 1914


Tree Warden OLIVER A. McGRANE


Superintendent for Suppressing Moths OLIVER A. McGRANE


Sarah D. J. Carter Lecture Fund Committee


ARTHUR T. BOND


Term expires 1912


JOHN W. HATHAWAY


Term expires 1913


JAMES E. KELLEY Term expires 1914


DANIEL T. BUZZELL


Term expires 1915


CALEB S. HARRIMAN


Term expires 1916


Ballot Clerks and Tellers


LOUIS T. McMAHON


MILTON T. HOLT


THOMAS H. McMAHON


WARREN EAMES


GEORGE A. CLATUR


GUY E. NICHOLS


FRANK W. KIDDER


BERNARD F. DOUCETTE


FRANK D. MORRIS


OTIS GOWING


ARTHUR G. KIDDER


JURY LIST TOWN OF WILMINGTON Revised July 1, 191]


Charles H. Buck. Woburn St. 9


. Provision Dealer


Henry L. Carter, Woburn St


Farmer


Walter D). Carter, Lowell St. Farmer


W. Wallace Carter, Central St. Laborer


Charles E. Dodge, Shawsheen Ave. Electrician


Bernard F. Doucette, Middlesex Ave.


Clerk


Frank L. Eames, Woburn St.


. Sawyer


Charles E. Hudson, Church St.


. Grocer


James E. Kelley, Church St . . Clerk


Willie B. McIntosh, Main St.


Supt. Streets


Peter F. McMahon, Middlesex Ave.


. Provision Dealer


Eber P. Melzar, Lake St. . Farmer


Charles F. Perry, Woburn St.


Milk Dealer . Provision Dealer


Thomas T. Sidelinker, Woburn St. Lawrence C. Swain, Church St.


Lumber Dealer Crossing Tender Shoemaker


S. Warren Taylor, West St. Walter A Hill, Middlesex Ave. . Frank W. Dayton, Burlington Ave. Baggagemaster Daniel R. Carter, Shawsheen Ave. Charles R. Taylor, Burlington Ave. Francis Nichols, Andover St. . Farmer


Carpenter Brakeman


Michael J. Mc Mahon, Middlesex Ave. . Currier Roscoe E. Millett, Middlesex Ave. Telegraph Operator Harold Swain, Middlesex Ave. .


Carpenter


TOWN CLERK'S REPORT


Records of Warrants and Proceedings of Town Meetings, Births, Marriages and Deaths, with a Statement of Money Paid to the County Treasurer on Account of Dog Licenses


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TOWN WARRANT


- COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


MIDDLESEX SS.


To William E. Swain, Esquire, Constable of the Town of Wil- mington, Greeting :


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and in accordance with the By-Laws of said Town, you are hereby di- rected to notify and warn the inhabitants of the said Town quali- fied by law to vote in Town affairs, to meet and assemble at the Town Hall on Wednesday. the eleventh day of January, nineteen hundred and eleven, at eight o'clock p. m., to act on the follow- ing articles namely :


Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.


Art. 2. To see what action the Town will take in relation to closing the East School, and sending the scholars to the White- field School as has been determined by the Sc' ool Committee.


Hereof fail not to make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of said meeting.


Given under our hands and the seal of said Town this second day of January, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and eleven.


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THE


WHITEFIELD ELM


EDWARD N. EAMES, ARTHUR W. EAMES, DUDLEY B. PURBECK.


Selectmen of Wilmington.


TOWN MEETING


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RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING


JANUARY 11, 1911


Meeting called to order by the Town Clerk, the Warrant read and Art. 1 taken up.


Art. 1. Frank L. Eames was elected Moderator, the vote be- ing taken by ballot and the check list being used.


Art. 2. Motion : that the School Committee be instructed to open the East School and run it as has been done in the past. Motion made that when the vote is taken the same be by a roll call. Voted in the affirmative.


After some discussion the roll was called and the vote re- sulted as follows : Yes 52. No 31. Vote decided in the affirma- tive.


Voted to adjourn.


A TRUE COPY. ATTEST.


JAMES E. KELLEY Town Clerk.


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TOWN WARRANT


ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 6, 1911


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


MIDDLESEX SS.


To William E. Swain, Constable of the Town of Wilmington. Greeting :


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and in the manner provided by Section 2, Article 1. of the By-Laws, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Wilmington qualified by law to vote in Town affairs, to meet and assemble at the Town Hall on Monday, the sixth day of March next, at 6 o'clock in the forenoon, the polls to be opened at 6 15 o'clock A. M. and may be closed at 4 o'clock P. M. for election of officers and to act on the following articles, viz :


Article 1. To elect by ballot a Moderator to preside at said meeting.


Art. 2 To bring in your votes on one ballot for three Select- men, who shall also be Overseers of the Poor, and Board of Survey, one Assessor for three years, Town Clerk, Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, Auditor, Constable, three Fence Viewers, one School Committee for three years, two Trustees of Public Library for three years, one Trustee of Public Library for two years (to fill vacancy ), one Sinking Fund Commissioner for three years, one member of the S. D. J. Carter Lecture Committee for five years, one member of the S. D. J. Carter Lecture Committee for two years (to fill vacancy ), one Tree Warden, one Trustee of Trust Funds for three years ; also, to vote on the following question, to wit : "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town ? Yes or No."


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At ten o'clock in the forenoon to act on the following articles :


Art. 3. To choose all other Town Officers for the year ensuing.


Art. 4. To hear the reports of Committees and act thereon.


Art. 5. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the Support of Schools, School Books and Supplies, Salary of Superintendent of Schools and Salary of School Committee : for Highways, Roads and Bridges; for Support of Poor at Almshouse; for Support of Outside Poor : for Repairs of Public Buildings ; for Care and Improvement of Cemeteries : for Support of Public Library ; for Police ; for Free Warden; for Salaries of Town Officers ; for Printing : for Out- standing Indebtedness : for Notes Payable ; for Sinking Fund Payment ; for Interest ; for Removing Snow ; for Miscellaneous Expenses : for Abatement of Taxes ; for Fire Department : for Forest Fires : for State and County Taxes ; for the Suppression of the Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths.


Art. 6. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the observance of Memorial Day, and to determine how the same shall be expended.


Art. 7. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time, in anticipation of taxes of the present muni- cipal year to an amount not exceeding in the aggregate eighteen thousand dollars, 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 taxes of the present municipal year.


Art. 8. To see what method the Town will adopt for the collection of taxes, and to determine the compensation of the Collector.


Art. 9. To see if the Town will vote to purchase a new flag, or do anything in relation to the same.


Art. 10. To see if the Town will vote to build a sidewalk, from the residence of S. R. McIntosh to the residence of J. Arthur Taylor, or do anything in relation to the same.


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*Art. 11. To see if the Town will vote to employ a School Physician, or do anything in relation to the same.


*Art. 12. To see if the Town will vote to accept Temple Street, as laid out by the Selectmen, or do anything in relation to the same.


* Art. 13. To see if the Town will vote to close Wild Avenue from being a Town highway, or do anything in relation to the same.


* Art. 14. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Select- men to petition the Railroad Commissioners to reopen the hearing of October 14, 1910, calling for a relocation of the Silver Lake Station, at a point near Lake Street, and to use all legal measures to bring about the relocation.


Art. 15. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Board of Assessors to sell at once (if possible), or during the ensuing year, all lots of land standing in the name of the Town acquired by tax title, the sale price to be determined by said Board, and which shall include the tax of 1911, giving the purchaser thereof a tax release in behalf of the Town, signed by said Board or a majority thereof.


Art. 16. To see if the Town will vote to purchase safes for the Auditor and the Tax Collector, or do anything in relation to the same.


*Art. 17. To see if the Town will vote to sell the pound, Sealer's building and land, or do anything in relation to the same.


Art. 18. To see if the Town will vote to place the office of Superintendent of Streets on the official ballot.


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Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting.


Given under our hands and the seal of said Town this twentieth day of February, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and eleven.


* Articles brought in on petition.


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WHITE FIELD


730


EDWARD N. EAMES, ARTHUR W. EAMES, DUDLEY B. PURBECK. Selectmen of Wilmington.


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TOWN MEETING


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RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING MARCH 6, 1911


In accordance with the directions of the foregoing warrant, the voters assembled on the above date. The votes as declared by the Moderator are as follows :


The meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk, and the warrant read.


Art. 1. Edward N. Eames was elected Moderator, the vote being taken by ballot, and the check list being used.


Art 2. The Moderator road Art. 2 and then examined the 11 ballot box, which was found empty, the register indicated 0000, the box was locked and the key delivered to the Constable. The Ballot Clerk and Tellers having been sworn, the official ballots were delivered to the Ballot Clerks, a receipt for the same being taken by the Town Clerk.


The Moderator announced that the polls for the election of officers were open and that balloting might proceed. Later on it was voted that the polls for the election of officers be closed at 4 o'clock r. M. At the appointed time the Moderator declared the polls closed. The names checked upon the lists numbered 287, and 11 specials for "School Committee Only," and the ballots as counted from the ballot box numbered 287 regular and eleven specials, and the register indicated 298.


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FOR SELECTMEN, "TO ACT ALSO AS OVERSEERS OF THE POOR"


Herbert C. Barrows (elected)


had 169 votes


Oscar C. Dewel (elected)


had 191 votes


Arthur W. Eames, (elected)


had 179 votes


Edward N. Eames


had 101 votes


Dudley B. Purbeck


Linwood Smith


Blanks


had 115 votes had 1 vote 105


ASSESSOR FOR THREE YEARS


James E. Kelley (elected )


had 229 votes


Blanks


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TOWN CLERK


James E. Kelley (elected )


.


Blanks


.


.


had 232 votes 55


TREASURER


Fred A. Eames (elected )


had 235 votes


W. Warren Carter


had 1 vote


Blanks


.


.


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COLLECTOR OF TAXES


Joseph Patchett (elected )


had 240 votes


Milton T. Holt


had 1 vote


Charles Parker


had 1 vote


Blanks


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AUDITOR


Harry R. Deming (elected )


had 219 votes 68


CONSTALEB


William E. Swain (elected)


had 224 votes


Owen Devine


had 1 vote


Everett Taylor


had 1 vote


Walter Blaisdell


had 1 vote


A. D. Butters


had 1 vote


Blanks


59


.


.


.


.


Blanks


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FENCE VIEWERS


Herbert C. Barrows (elected )


had 158 votes


Oscar C. Dewel (elected)


had 168 votes


Arthur W. Eames (elected)


Edward N. Eames


had 98 votes


Dudley B. Purbeck


Blanks ·


had 100 votes 174


SCHOOL COMMITTEE THREE YEARS


Howard M. Horton (elected )


had 141 votes


Edward S. Lewis


had 120 votes


Walter Blaisdell


had


1


vote


Patrick Kellett


had 1 vote


Blanks .


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TRUSTEES PUBLIC LIBRARY THREE YEARS


Joseph Patchett (elected )


had 203 votes


D. Fred Waite (elected )


had 174 votes


Blanks


194


TRUSTEE PUBLIC LIBRARY TWO YEARS TO FILL VACANCY


John W. Hathaway (elected )


had 158 votes Lorenzo White .


had 59 votes


Blanks


70 votes


SINKING FUND COMMISSIONER THREE YEARS


Joseph Patchett (elected) had 207 votes


Blanks . . 80


S. D. J. CARTER LECTURE COMMITTEE, (five years)


Caleb S. Harriman (elected ) had 154 votes Walter L. Strong


had 65 votes Blanks


68


had 163 votes


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S. D. J. CARTER LECTURE COMMITTEE TWO YEARS


(to fill vacancy )


John W. Hathaway (elected) 189 votes


Blanks


98


TRUSTEE OF TRUST FUNDS, THREE YEARS


Edward N Eames (elected )


had 132 votes


Charles J Sargent had 75 votes


Blanks 80


TREE WARDEN


Oliver A. McGrane ( elected)


had 218 votes


Blanks .


.


69 votes


LICENSE VOTE


Yes


43 votes


No ·


Blanks


180 votes 64


At 10 o'clock, the hour stated in the warrant Article 3 was was taken up. ·


Art. 3. On motion it was voted that a committee of three be appointed by the Moderator to bring in a list of names as nomi- nations for the several offices to be filled under the article. Moderator appointed Dudley B. Purbeck, Louis T. McMahon and Herbert C. Barrows, who submitted the following list which on motion was accepted and adopted and the nominees declared elected.


SURVEYORS OF LUMBER


Herbert C. Barrows James E. Kelley


Schamiel R. McIntosh Donald K. Colgate


Edward .N. Eames Arthur W. Eames


SURVEYORS OF WOOD AND BARK


James E. Kelley S. R. McIntosh


Herbert C. Barrows Edward N. Eames


Arthur W. Eames


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MEASURER OF LEATHER


J. Arthur Taylor PUBLIC WEIGHERS


Warren Eames George L. Blaisdell George A. Hart


Fred A. Eames Fred W. Carter


J. Arthur Taylor


POUND KEEPER William O. Shattuck


COMMON COMMITTEE


Joseph Patchett FIELD DRIVERS


Herbert C. Barrows Michael J. Mc Mahon


Albert D. Butters Francis Nichols


Edward W. Taylor


Art. 4. The committee on Water Supply had no report to make at this time : but later on reported as follows


TO THE VOTERS OF THE TOWN OF WILMINGTON, MASS.


GENTLEMEN : Your Committee appointed at the March Town Meeting, 1909 and continued at the March meeting 1910, respectfully submit the following report on a Town Water Supply .


After careful study of the subject from all sides of the ques- tion, it seemed to the Committee that we might be able to report a scheme for water supply at a cost of from $35,000 to $50,000, if we were able to find a supply of water sufficient in amount and one that would meet the requirements of the State Board of Health, centrally located, thus saving the extra expense for the large piping from one of the extreme points of the town.


This idea had the approval of the Underwriters' Bureau of New England, and on this basis we got the option on land near Thurs- ton Ave., and sunk three wells to the depth of 25, 30 and 45 feet respectively, from which we obtained an abundance of water, over 50 gallons per minute from each well.


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On tests by the State Board of Health, this supply was con- demned as they found it contained Chlorine and Iron.


On their recommendation, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, we made further trials for water at the extreme end of the lot, with much worse results than the first, this sample showing Hydrogen Sulphide present. We next drove one well at Silver Lake, which sample, while free from Chlorine, contained Iron.


As the Appropriation was over-run, and as a supply from a, point so far from the centre of the Town means an outlay of from $75,000 to $100,000 we did not feel like pursuing the subject further at this time.


It is a question in our minds if at this time the Town is ready to make an outlay for water of from $75,000 to $100,000.


If the Voters are interested in the subject sufficient to pursue the investigation further, also, if it seems wise at this time to contract a debt of from $75,000 to $100,000 for water, The Hanscom Construction Co., 79 Milk Street, Boston, Mass , are prepared to take up the subject where the Committee have left it, and make the Town a definite proposition for a definite Water Supply, all complete, including all items of expense in their contract. From their references, and what we were able to learn from other sources, we find this company bear the best of repu- tation.


This Report, we offer for your consideration.


Respectfully submitted, .


C. S. HARRIMAN, J. M. HILL, A. D. BUTTERS,


Committee on Water Supply. Wilmington, Mass., Feb. 28, 1911.


On motion it was voted to accept the report with the thanks of the meeting and that the committee be continued.


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Art. 5. On motion it was voted to raise and appropriate "sub- ject to amendment" the sums suggested by the Selectmen on Page 110 of the Annual Report for 1910. For Schools, including books, supplies, repairs to School Buildings and salaries of Super- intendent and School Committee, $10,500.00. Amended that $10,000 and the unexpended balance of $168 "but by an error it was stated as $162", be the amount. The vote on the same was in the affirmative. The vote was then taken on the original mo- tion as amended and was voted in the affirmative.


For Schools, etc. $10,168 00


For Salaries of Town Officers 2,200 00


For Highways, Roads and Bridges . · 1,800 00


On motion it was voted the Supt. of Streets be instructed to make an itemized report, showing the amount expended on each street where work has been done.


For support of Poor at Town Farm . 300 00


For support of Outside Poor . 900 00


For repairs of Public Buildings other than schools unexpended balance and . 250 00


For Cemeteries, unexpended balance and 350 00


For Maintenance of Public Library and Books, unex- pended balance and 350 00


For Police Department


350 00


For Printing .


300 00


For Outstanding Indebtedness ·


200 00


For Miscellaneous (appropriated from Treasury ) 1,200 (0


For Abatement of Taxes 100 00


For Suppression of Moths (compulsory ) . 609 12


For Fire Department ·


900 00


For Forest Fires appropriated from Treasury, unex- pended balance and 400 00


For Tree Warden, unexpended balance and 200 00


For Notes Payable 490 00


For Interest, unexpended balance and 100 00


For Whitefield School. Sinking Fund . 850 00


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Art. 6. On motion it was voted that the sum of $150.00 be raised and appropriated and that a committee of three appointed by the Moderator have charge of expending the same. Moderator appointed Herbert N. Buck, Milton T. Holt and William E. Gowing as said committee.


Art. 7. Voted to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the ap- proval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time, in anticipation of taxes of the present municipal year to an amount not exceeding in the aggregate eighteen thousand dollars, 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 taxes of the present municipal year.


Art. 8. On motion it was voted that 2 per cent be paid the Tax Collector on all taxes by him collected, and that the same method employed last year be adopted in regard to collecting said taxes, and that postage and stationery be paid from the Miscel- laneous appropriation.


Art 9. On motion it was voted the Selectmen purchase a new flag to be paid for from the Treasury.


Art. 10. On motion it was voted to build a sidewalk as requested, the expense to be paid from the Electric Railway Tax.


At this time, on motion it was voted to adjourn the Town Meeting "'except for the election of officers" at 12.30 o'clock for one hour for dinner.


Art. 11. Voted to pass the article.


Art. 12. On motion it was voted to accept the street as laid out.


Art. 13. After considerable discussion on motion it was voted to pass the article.


Art. 14. Voted to pass the article.


Art. 15. On motion it was voted to instruct the Board of Assessors to sell the land on the terms as stated in the article.


Art. 16. On motion it was voted to purchase safes for the Auditor and Tax Collector, and that $100.00 be raised and appropriated for the same.


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Art. 17. On motion it was voted the Selectmen be instructed to appraise and sell said property and that Wm. O. Shattuck be given the first chance to purchase the same, and that the Barnyard at the Town Farm be used as the Town Pound.


Art. 18. Motion made to place the office on the official ballot. Moderator ruled the motion out of order. Motion then made to pass the article. Decided in the affirmative.


After a declaration of the vote under Article 2, and the administration of the oath of office by the Moderator in open meeting to the following named persons, James E. Kelley as Town Clerk and Surveyor of Wood and Bark, William E. Swain as Constable, Arthur W. Eames Selectman and Overseer of the Poor and Fence Viewer, Herbert C. Barrows, Selectman and Overseer of the Poor and Fence Viewer, Joseph Patchett as Tax Collector, Sinking Fund Commissioner and Trustee of Public Library, and the administration of the special oath to James E. Kelley as Assessor, the ballots were sealed, countersigned and with check lists used turned over to the Town Clerk : the meeting then adjourned sine die.


A TRUE COPY OF RECORDS.


JAMES E. KELLEY,


Town Clerk.


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TOWN WARRANT


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


MIDDLESEX, SS.


To William E. Swain, Esquire, Constable of the Town of Wil- inington, Greeting :


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in ac- cordance with the By-Laws of said town, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town qualified by law to vote in town affairs to meet and assemble at the Town Hall in said town on Tuesday, the twenty-first day of March, current, at 8 o'clock p. m. to act upon the following articles, namely :


Article 1. To choose a Moderator, to preside at said meeting.


Art. 2. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the proposed taking of Ipswich River for a water supply for cer- tain communities, and matters relating thereto.


Art. 3. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the installation of electric lighting service in Town.


Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting.


Given under our hands and the seal of the Town this eleventh day of March, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and eleven.


[SEAL]


ARTHUR W. EAMES, OSCAR C. DEWEL, HERBERT C. BARROWS,


Selectmen of Wilmington.


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TOWN MEETING


RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD MARCH 21, 1911


Meeting called to order by the Town Clerk, the Warrant read and Article 1 taken up.




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