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WILMINGTON, MASS.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
FOR THE
FINANCIAL YEAR, ENDING DECEMBER 31
1917
TON
WHITEFIELD ELM
SS.ROELI
BOSTON C. M. BARROWS CO. 1918
352 W55
12224
132
TOWN OFFICERS 1917
Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor
ARTHUR W. EAMES EDWARD N. EAMES HERBERT C. BARROWS, Chairman
Assessors
MILTON T. HOLT GEORGE W. BUCK JAMES E. KELLEY
Term expires 1918 Term expires 1919 Term expires 1920
Town Clerk JAMES E. KELLEY
Treasurer FRANK L. EAMES
Collector of Taxes JOSEPH PATCHETT
Town Accountant HARRY R. DEMING
Constable WALTER A. HILL
Chief of Police
WALTER A. HILL
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Special Police
ALBERT D. BUTTERS EDWIN L. DAY
ARTHUR W. GIROUX
MELVIN W. BROWN DANIEL C. NORCROSS OTIS A. ELLIS WELLINGTON S. BRAZEL
Board of Survey SELECTMEN
Registrars of Voters
ALDICE G. EAMES
Term expires 1918
PETER F. McMAHON
Term expires 1919
HENRY N. AMES
Term expires 1920
JAMES E. KELLEY, Clerk of Board
Keeper of Lock-up WALTER A. HILL
Fence Viewers
ARTHUR W. EAMES EDWARD N. EAMES HERBERT C. BARROWS
Field Drivers
MICHAEL J. McMAHON
FRANCIS NICHOLS
WALTER D. CARTER ALBERT D. BUTTERS MELVIN W. BROWN
Surveyors of Lumber
HERBERT C. BARROWS SCHAMIEL R. McINTOSH FRANK L. EAMES GEORGE S. FOOTE
· JAMES E. KELLEY EDWARD N. EAMES ARTHUR W. EAMES THOMAS T. SIDELINKER
Surveyors of Wood and Bark
JAMES E. KELLEY
HERBERT C. BARROWS
SCHAMIEL R. McINTOSH
FRANK L. EAMES
HARRY R. DEMING
EDWARD N. EAMES ARTHUR W. EAMES WALTER L. HALE.
THOS. T. SIDELINKER
Measurers of Leather
J. ARTHUR TAYLOR ARTHUR F. BLAKE HARRY R. DEMING
Public Weighers
WARREN EAMES
GEORGE L. BLAISDELL
J. ARTHUR TAYLOR GEORGE A. HART
FRANK L. EAMES
FRED W. CARTER
ARTHUR F. BLAKE WALTER L. HALE JOHN A. HOWE HARRY R. DEMING
Sealer of Weights and Measures
ARTHUR B. EAMES
Janitor of Town Hall ALBERT D. BUTTERS
Pound Keeper MELVIN W. BROWN
Superintendent of Town Farm
MELVIN W. BROWN
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 OLIVER A. McGRANE
Deputy Forest Fire Wardens
H. C. BARROWS W. B. McINTOSH ARTHUR W. GIROUX
M. W. BROWN ERNEST W. EAMES EDWARD F. FORTIS
Fire Department ALBERT D. BUTTERS, Chief
SELECTMEN
Cemetery Committee ALBERT D. BUTTERS, Superintendent
Common Committee
CHARLES B. OSBON JAMES E. KELLEY JOSEPH PATCHETT
Term expires 1918 Term expires 1919 Term expires 1920
School Committee
PHILIP B. BUZZELL (Resigned) ELLEN S. PERRY FRED W. CARRIER
Term expires 1918 Term expires 1920
CHAS. C. ALDEN
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(Term expires March 1918)
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Undertaker EDWARD M. NICHOLS
Burial Agent MILTON T. HOLT
Trustees of Public Library
GUY E NICHOLS
Term expires 1918
DANIEL T. BUZZELL
EDWARD N. EAMES
HERBERT C. BARROWS Term expires 1919
D. FRED WAITE Term expires 1920
JOSEPH PATCHETT
Term expires 1920
Trustees of Trust Funds
DUDLEY B. PURBECK
Term expires 1918
CALEB S. HARRIMAN .
Term expires 1919
FRED A. EAMES Term expires 1920
Tree Warden OLIVER A. McGRANE
Superintendent for Suppressing Moths OLIVER A. McGRANE
Sarah D. J. Carter Lecture Fund Committee
JOHN W. HATHAWAY
Term expires 1918
JAMES E. KELLEY
Term expires 1919
DANIEL T. BUZZELL
Term expires 1920
GUY E. NICHOLS Term expires 1921
EDWARD N. EAMES
Term expires 1922
Ballot Clerks and Tellers
THOMAS H. McMAHON J. HOWARD EAMES JOHN E. DENEHY
OTIS GOWING WARREN EAMES EUGENE G. SHAW
Term expires 1918 Term expires 1919
JURY LIST, TOWN OF WILMINGTON
Revised July 16, 1917
Street
Occupation
Arthur W. Giroux
Swain Road
Printer
Clarence W. Buck
Wildwood St.
Provision Dealer
Roland W. Cox
Church St.
Salesman
Philip J. Gavin
Thurston Ave.
Clerk
Edward J. Lyons
Off Shawsheen Ave. Picture Operator
Arthur W. Eames
Woburn St.
Farmer
Daniel R. Carter
Shawsheen Ave.
Carpenter
Harry R. Deming
Federal St. ,
Bookkeeper
Samuel F. Cole Joseph Patchett
West St.
Tax Collector
Walter D. Carter
Lowell St.
Farmer
George W. Buck
Church St.
Grocer
M. Herbert Foskett
Ballardvale St.
Printer
John E. Denehy Irvin Eames
Woburn St.
Tel. Operator
Thomas H. McMahon
Middlesex Ave. High St.
Pattern Maker
Wm. T. Henderson
Shawsheen Ave.
Electroplater
Clarence E. Carter
Salem St.
Bookkeeper
Harry E. Lake
High St.
Civil Engineer
School St.
Mariner
Charles B. Osbon John H. Addison
Burlington Ave.
Jeweler
Walter R. Eberts
Adams St.
Clerk
Charles C. Alden
Clark St.
Clerk
George McKittrick
Eames St.
Clerk
Arthur B. Eames
Woburn St.
Farmer
(Signed)
Grove St.
Insurance Agent
Currier
Samuel F. Perry
Glen Road
Currier
HERBERT C. BARROWS, Chairman of Selectmen.
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 Walter A. Hill, Constable of the Town of Wilmington. Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in the manner prescribed in Section 2, Article 1, of the By-Laws of the Town of Wilmington, 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 on Monday, the fifth day of March next, at 6 o'clock in the forenoon, the polls to be opened at 6 o'clock a.m. and may be closed at 4 p. m. for the election of town officers and to act on the following articles, namely :
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 Selectmen, who shall also be Overseers of the Poor and Board of Survey, one Assessor for three years, Town Clerk, Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, Constable, three Fence Viewers, one School Committee for three years, two Trustees of the Public Library
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for three years, one member of S. D. J. Carter Lecture Com- mittee for five years, one Tree Warden, one Trustee of Trust Funds for three years; also to vote on the following questions, to wit: Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town? "Yes" or "No"; and shall the pro- visions of Chap. 293, Acts of 1916, entitled "An Act to authorize the licensing by cities and towns of motor vehicles carrying passengers for hire," be accepted? "Yes" or "No"; and shall the provisions of Chap. 59, Acts of 1916, amending Chap. 284 of the General Acts of 1915, being an "Act relative to the hold- ing of annual town meetings" be accepted? "Yes" or "No": and shall the provisions of Chap. 153, Acts of 1916, being "An Act relative to the license fee for slaughter houses in towns having less than ten thousand inhabitants," be accepted? "Yes" or "No"; and shall the provisions of Chap. 240, Acts of 1916, being an "Act relative to the hours of labor of public employees and persons employed on public works," be ac- cepted? "Yes" or "No."
At 10 o'clock in the forenoon to act on the following articles:
Art. 3. To choose all other Town Officers for the ensuing year.
Art. 4. To hear the report of Committees and act thereon.
Art. 5. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for General Government, Protection of Life and Property, Health and Sanitation, Tree Warden, Forest Warden, Highways, Roads and Bridges, Support of Poor, Dependent Widows and Soldiers' Relief, Schools and Main- tenance, including Tuition at Vocational Schools; Library,
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Cemetery, Interest, Notes Payable, Street Lights, State and County Tax, Printing Town Reports, Care of Town Clock, and Contingent Fund, and Tax Abatements.
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 what method the Town will adopt for the collection of taxes and to determine the compensation of the collector.
Art. 8. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of revenue of the present financial year.
Art. 9. To see what action the Town will take in relation to increasing the salaries of the Assessors.
Art. 10. To see if the Town will accept the sum of $100 from Nathan B. Eames, the income of said sum to be expended annually for care of his lot in the cemetery.
Art. 11. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase a safe or other suitable fireproof recep- tacle for the storage of Town Records or what they will do in regard to the matter.
Art. 12. To see how much money the Town will raise and appropriate to waterproof the basement of the New High School, or what they will do in relation thereto.
*Art. 13. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Select- men to install street lights on Thurston Avenue, or do anything in relation thereto.
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*Art. 14. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Select- men to install street lights on Parker Street, or do anything in relation thereto.
*Art. 15. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Select- men to install street lights on Boutwell Street, or what they will do in relation thereto.
*Art. 16. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Select- men to contract for street lights on Main Street from the Woburn line to the present lights.
*Art. 17. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Select- men to contract for electric lighting of the streets daily between 5.30 o'clock a. m. and daylight during any part of the year, or what they will do in relation thereto.
*Art. 18. To see if the Town will petition the Director of the Bureau of Statistics for an audit of the accounts of the Town for the years 1912 to 1916. both inclusive, or do anything in relation thereto.
*Art. 19. To see if the Town will vote to sell the Town Farm and the personal property connected therewith, or lease the same or do anything in relation to the subject.
*Art. 20. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the so-called blanket form of policy of insurance of public buildings, or take any action or give any instruction to the Selectmen relating to the insurance of the buildings owned by the Town or any of said buildings.
Art. 21. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $100 for the improvement of the fire-well near the High School, or do anything in regard to the same.
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Art. 22. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the installation of heating and ventilating systems in the North, East, and West schools.
Art. 23. To hear the report of the School Board in regard to the transportation of scholars and act thereon.
*Art. 24. To see if the Town will vote to construct a side- walk on Clark Street from its junction with Main Street to Middlesex Avenue, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 25. To see how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for the purchase of a steam roller, or what they will do in relation thereto
Art. 26. To see how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for the erection of some suitable buildings for storage of Highway Department property, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 27. To see what action the Town will take to raise and appropriate the sum of $125 for the George Washington Me- morial Building at Washington, D. C.
Art. 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000 under Chap. 525, Acts of 1910, to be expended under the direction of the Massachusetts Highway Commission in the completion of the macadam on Lowell Street to the Reading Town line, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $1,000 under Chap. 525, Acts of 1910, to be expended under State and County Supervision on Salem Street from the North Reading Town line westerly, or what they will do in relation thereto.
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Art. 30. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the amendment or revision of certain By-Laws of the Town.
*Articles inserted on petition.
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 nine- teenth day of February, A. D., one thousand nine hundred and seventeen.
GTO
SS .* OEZI
THE
FIM
ITEFIELD
HERBERT C. BARROWS, ARTHUR W. EAMES, FRANK W. DAYTON,
Selectmen of Wilmington.
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TOWN MEETING
Record of Proceedings of the Annual Town Meeting, March 5, 1917
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 as far as Article 3. On motion it was voted to dispense reading the balance.
Article 1. Philip B. Buzzell was elected Moderator, the vote being taken by ballot and the check list being used.
Art. 2. The Moderator read Article 2 and then examined the ballot box, which was found empty, the register indicated 0000, the box was locked and the key delivered to the Con- stable. The Ballot Clerks 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 p.m. At the appointed time the Moderator declared the polls closed.
The names checked upon the lists numbered three hundred and fifty-four (354) and one special for "School Committee
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Only" and the ballots as counted from the ballot box numbered 354 regular and 1 special, and the register indicated 355.
Selectmen (To Act as Overseers of the Poor and Board of Survey)
Elected, Herbert C. Barrows had two hundred and four votes . 204
Frank W. Dayton had one hundred and forty-seven votes 147
John F. Dunn had one hundred and twelve votes 112 Alden N. Eames had one hundred and one votes 101
Elected, Arthur W. Eames had one hundred and eighty- seven votes 187
Elected, Edward N. Eames had one hundred and ninety-
five votes 195 ·
Blanks, one hundred and sixteen .
116
Assessor (Three Years)
Elected, James E. Kelley had three hundred and thirteen
votes .
313
·
Blanks, forty-one 41 .
Town Clerk
Elected, James E. Kelley had two hundred and ninety-
nine votes . 299
Blanks, fifty-five
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Treasurer
Elected, Frank L. Eames had one hundred and ninety- seven votes . 197
Walter L. Hale had one hundred and forty-two votes 142 Blanks, fifteen 15 ·
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Collector of Taxes
Elected, Joseph Patchett had three hundred and twelve
votes .
312
Blanks, forty-two 42
Constable
Elected, Walter A. Hill had two hundred and eighty-four
votes . .
284
Harry Deming had one vote
.
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Blanks, sixty-nine .
69
Fence Viewers
Elected, Herbert C. Barrows had one hundred and ninety-seven votes 197
Frank W. Dayton had one hundred and thirty-one votes 131
Alden N. Eames had ninety-five votes 95
Elected, Arthur W. Eames had one hundred and seventy- eight votes . 178
Elected, Edward N. Eames had one hundred and eighty- four votes .
184
Christian Neilson had seventy-nine votes
79
Blanks, one hundred and ninety-eight 19S
School Committee (Three Years)
Elected, Fred W. Carrier had two hundred and ninety- nine votes 299
Blanks, fifty-six .
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Trustees Public Library (Three Years)
Elected, Joseph Patchett had two hundred and eighty- seven votes 287
Elected, D. Fred Waite had two hundred and twenty- seven votes . 227
Blanks, one hundred and ninety-four . .
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S. D. J. Carter Lecture Committee (Five Years)
Elected, Edward N. Eames had one hundred seventy-two votes 172
Eugene G. Shaw had one hundred and three votes 103
Blanks, seventy-nine 79
Trustee of Trust Funds (Three Years)
Elected, Fred A. Eames had two hundred and eighty-one
votes .
.
·
281
Blanks, seventy-three 73 .
Tree Warden
Elected, Oliver A. McGrane had two hundred and
eighty-three votes
· 283
Linwood Smith had one vote · . . ·
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Blanks, seventy
70
License Vote
Yes, sixty-one votes .
61
No, two hundred and forty-one votes 241 .
Blanks, fifty-two
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Chapter 59 of the General Acts, 1916
Entitled "An Act relative to the holding of Annual Town Meet- ings" be accepted?
Yes, one hundred and sixteen votes 116
No, twenty-eight . .
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Blanks, two hundred and ten .
210
Chapter 153 of the General Acts, 1916
Entitled, "An Act relative to the License fee for slaughter houses in towns having less than ten thousand inhabitants" be accepted?
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Yes, one hundred and one votes
101
No, forty-three votes
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Blanks, two hundred and ten
.
210
Chapter 240 of the General Acts, 1916
Entitled "An Act relative to the hours of labor of public em- ployees and persons employed on public works" be accepted?
Yes, one hundred and nineteen votes 119
No, forty votes 40
Blanks, one hundred and ninety-five 195
Chapter 293 of the General Acts, 1916
Entitled, "An Act to authorize the licensing by cities and towns of motor vehicles carrying passengers for hire," be accepted?
Yes, one hundred and forty-six votes 146
No, twenty-five votes 25
Blanks, one hundred and eighty-three 183
At 10 o'clock, the hour stated in the Warrant, Article 3 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 Arthur W. Eames, Sylvester Carter and Guy E. Nichols who submitted the following list. which on motion was accepted and adopted and the nominees declared elected.
Surveyors of Lumber
Herbert C. Barrows
George S. Foote
Schamiel R. McIntosh
James E. Kelley
Frank L. Eames
Edward .N. Eames
Arthur W. Eames
Thomas T. Sidelinker
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Surveyors of Wood and Bark
James E. Kelley Frank L. Eames Edward N. Eames
Schamiel R. McIntosh
Herbert C. Barrows Arthur W. Eames
Walter L. Hale
Measurers of Leather
J. Arthur Taylor
Harry R. Deming
Arthur F. Blake
Public Weighers
Warren Eames George A. Hart
Fred W. Carter
J. Arthur Taylor Frank L. Eames Arthur F. Blake
Walter L. Hale
Field Drivers
Michael J. McMahon
Francis Nichols
Walter D. Carter
Albert D. Butters
Art. 4. Mr. H. C. Barrows, for the Committee on Building Laws, reported that not much progress had been made, and concluded by making the following motion: That the Board of Selectmen together with the Town Clerk be appointed as a committee to revise and amend the existing Town By-Laws, together with such building laws and restrictions as they shall make on the same, to be published in the next Annual Town Report, and shall be subject to the approval of the voters in Town Meeting. On motion it was voted that the motion made by Mr. Barrows be laid on the table to be taken up under Article 30 of the Warrant.
Art. 5. Motion: That the Town raise and appropriate the several and respective sums recommended by the Selectmen
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on page 102 of the printed Reports and that the motion be divided and put upon each item separately and subject to amendment. Voted in the affirmative.
General Government
Selectmen-salaries and general expenses $ 850 00
Town Accountant-salary and general expenses 300 00
Treasurer-salary and general expenses 375 00
Collector-salary and general expenses
1,000 00
Assessors-salaries and general expenses
850 00
Town Clerk-salary and general expenses .
120 00
Election and registration-salaries and general expenses 300 00
Town Hall-Janitor, light, fuel and repairs .. 200 00
Town Constable 50 00
Protection of Life and Property
Police Department-receipts, etc., and $1,000 00
Fire Department-receipts, etc., and 1,250 00
Suppression of moths, compulsory ($875.87), inci- dentals, telephone, insurance, etc. 1,200 00
Scaler of Weights and Measures-receipts, etc. 75 00
Tree Warden-receipts, etc., and 300 00 .
Forest Fires-receipts, etc., and
500 00
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health Agent's salary, quarantine wages, Inspector of Animals, Inspector of Meats and Provisions, Vital Statistics $300 00
Highways
Highways, Roads and Bridges. Voted: That the sum of $8,000.00 be appropriated of which $3,423.31 be raised by taxation and the balance $4,576.69 be paid from the Excise and Street Railway Taxes received
$8,000 00
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Electric Street Lights
Electric Street lights $5,600 00
Charities
Town Farm and Outside Poor-receipts, and $1,500 00
Aid for Dependent Mothers-receipts, and . 275 00
Town Indebtedness
Bonds Nos. 5 and 6, account new High School $1,750 00
Contingent Fund 1,000 00
Soldiers' Benefits
State Aid-"Appropriated" $360 00
Soldiers' Relief
48 00
Education
On motion by Mr. H. M. Horton it was voted that the word transportation be stricken from the original motion which was adopted; as amended it was voted to appropriate $20,000 for Schools, including salaries, books and supplies, repairs, fuel, furnishings, tuition at vocational schools, and outside tuition; of which $2,825.00 from estimated receipts; and $17,175 is to be raised by taxation $20,000 00
Library
Library
$400 00
Memorial Day
Memorial
$200 00
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Cemetery
Cemetery
$600 00
Unclassified
Printing Town Reports, care of Town Clock, etc. $500 00
Interest
On loans for general purposes, receipts and $ 282 50
On New High School Loan . 1,417 50
Abatements
Abatements
$100 00
Art. 6. On motion it was voted: That a committee of three be appointed by the Moderator to have charge of the expenditure of the appropriation, and that they be selected from the members of the Sons of Veterans. Moderator appointed D. K. Colgate, H. C. Barrows, and W. R. Eberts.
Art. 7. Voted: That the town pay the Tax Collector two per cent of his collections as his compensation during the ensuing year, and that he collect the taxes according to law.
Art. S. Voted: That the Town Treasurer, with the ap- proval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1st, 1917, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, any debt or debts incurred under this note to be paid from the revenue of said financial year.
Art. 9. On motion, voted : That the salaries of the Board be $800.00 and that the same be apportioned by the Board of Selectmen.
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Art. 10. On motion, it was voted: To accept the sum named and on the terms named in the article.
Art. 11. Motion made: That the Selectmen be authorized to purchase a suitable safe for Public Records and that the sum of $300.00 be raised and appropriated. Amendment made that the sum be $500.00. Amendment to the amendment that the word "suitable" be struck out, and the words "satisfactory to the Commissioner of Public Records" and that the sum of $500.00 be raised and appropriated; so voted.
Art. 12. On motion it was voted to lay on the table, subject to call.
Art. 13. Moved: That the Selectmen be instructed to install two electric lights on Thurston Avenue and that the sum of $29.00 be raised and appropriated for the same. Voted in the affirmative.
Art. 14. Moved: That the Selectmen be instructed to in- stall four Street Lights on Parker Street, and that the town raise and appropriate the sum of fifty-eight ($58.00) to cover expense of same. Amendment: That the word "Four" be stricken out and the word "Two" substituted and the words "Fifty-eight," be stricken out and "Twenty-nine" substituted. As amended it was voted in the affirmative. At this time a re- cess of one hour was taken for lunch.
Art. 15. Moved: That the Selectmen be instructed to install four Lights on Boutwell Street, and raise and appro- priate the sum of fifty-eight ($58.00) to defray the expense of , the same. Said lights to be distributed between Burlington Avenue and the house of William H. Boutwell. Voted in the affirmative.
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Art. 16. Motion: To pass the article, not being seconded it was not allowed: Motion then made that the sum of $246.50 be appropriated for Street Lights on Main Street and that the Selectmen be instructed to contract for the same to the amount of seventeen lights. Voted in the negative.
Art. 17. Voted : To pass the article.
Art. 18. Voted: To pass the article.
Art. 19 Voted : To pass the article.
Art. 20. Voted: To pass the article.
Art. 21. Motion: That the town raise and appropriate $83.38 together with the unexpended balance of last year's ap- propriation for grading the High School Grounds "amounting to $16.62"; for the purpose of improving the Fire Well near the High School, amendment that the words "together with" be stricken out, and the words "and to appropriate" substituted. The amendment was accepted and as amended the motion was voted in the affirmative.
Art. 12. On request was taken from the table and after a reading of the report of the Joint Committee, as follows:
To the Citizens of Wilmington:
In accordance with the vote passed at a Special Meeting held November 14th, 1916 we submit the following report. We received estimates from the following firms:
National Waterproofing Co. $ 919.00
Imperial Waterproof Co., Ltd. 234.00
Trus-Con Laboratories 1,250.00
In connection with the bid of the Imperial Co., we wish to state that their figure of $234.00 was simply the waterproofing
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