Town of Wilmington Annual Report 1921-1922, Part 1

Author: Wilmington (Mass.)
Publication date: 1921
Publisher: Town of Wilmington
Number of Pages: 334


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WILMINGTON, MASS.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


FOR THE


FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31


1921


GTON


WHITEFRE


1730.+


Melrose, Mass. MELROSE FREE PRESS, INC. 19.2


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352 W55


12228


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ELECTED AND APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS 1921


Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor ASA G. SHELDON FRANK W. DAYTON, Chairman HAROLD E. MELZAR


Assessors


J. HOWARD EAMES JAMES E. KELLEY JOSEPH PATCHETT


Term expires 1922 Term expires 1923 Term expires 1924


Town Clerk JAMES E. KELLEY


Treasurer FRANK L. EAMES


Collectors of Taxes WALTER L. HALE, for 1920 GEORGE W. BUCK, for 1921


Town Accountant HARRY R. DEMING


Constable WALTER A. HILL


Police Department WALTER A. HILL, Chief ALBERT D. BUTTERS, Sergeant


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Special Police


ALEXANDER BRABANT WALTER H. DOE PAUL BRABANT


FRANK W. DAYTON


GLEASON B. CATES


ARTHUR W. GIROUX


PETER NEILSON


FREDERICK A. FIELD


GEORGE S. FOOTE


GEORGE A. WALL


ROLAND F. SANBORN,


Keeper of Lock-up WALTER A. HILL


Board of Survey SELECTMEN


Registrars of Voters


MAURICE P. GALLAGHER


JOSEPH PATCHETT


HARLAND J. SAVORY (appointed)


ALDICE G. EAMES


Term expires 1922 Resigned


Term expires 1923 Term expires 1924


JAMES E. KELLEY, Clerk of Board


Fence Viewers


ASA G. SHELDON FRANK W. DAYTON HAROLD E. MELZAR


Field Drivers


MICHAEL J. McMAHON EDWARD W. TAYLOR


ALBERT D. BUTTERS ERNEST R. CURRIER


ERNEST R. CURRIER ALBERT E. PRATT PERCY HAMMOND


CARROLL A. HORTON


EDWARD S. LEWIS


WALTER J. HARRISON


JOHN L. JAQUITH


JAMES P. WILLIAMS


ALBERT J. SPAULDING


PAUL F. FLAGG


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Pound Keeper ERNEST R. CURRIER


Surveyors of Wced, Bark and Lumber


HERBERT C. BARROWS


JAMES E. KELLEY


SCHAMIEL R. McINTOSH


EDWARD N. EAMES


FRANK L. EAMES ARTHUR W. EAMES


WALTER L. HALE THOMAS T. SIDELINKER HARRY R. DEMING


Measurers of Leather


J. ARTHUR TAYLOR


ARTHUR F. BLAKE


HARRY R. DEMING


Public Weighers of Merchandise


ARTHUR F. BLAKE


CLAUDE F. THOMPSON


FRED W. CARTER


HARRY R. DEMING


FRANK L. EAMES ARISTIDE BRABANT


J. ARTHUR TAYLOR W. WARREN CARTER | WALTER L. HALE


Sealer of Weights and Measures ERNEST R. CURRIER


Janitor of Town Hall OLIVER A. MCGRANE


Superintendent of Streets GEORGE S. FOOTE


Board of Health DR. DANIEL T. BUZZELL, Agent


SELECTMEN


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


Inspector of Meats and Provisions JOSEPH A. VIDITO (resigned) THOMAS E. GALLAGHER (appointed)


Chief of Fire Department EDWIN L. DAY


Forest Fire Warden EDWIN L. DAY


SELECTMEN


Cemetery Committee ALBERT D. BUTTERS, Superintendent


Common Committee


CALEB S. HARRIMAN


EDWARD N. EAMES


CHARLES F. PERRY


Term expires 1922


Term expires 1923 Term expires 1924


School Committee


CHARLES C. ALDEN


Term expires 1922


PHILIP B. BUZZELL


ELLEN S. PERRY


Term expires 1923 Term expires 1924


Inspector of Buildings WINFRED W. RICE


Board of Appeal


ARTHUR W. EAMES HARRY R. DEMMING EDWARD [A.' WOODSIDE


Undertakers


EDWARD M. NICHOLS JOSEPH J. WALSH


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Burial Agent MILTON T. HOLT


Trustees of Public Library


EDWARD N. EAMES


Term expires 1922


EDWARD A. WOODSIDE


Term expires 1922


CHARLES C. ALDEN


Term expires 1923


CALEB S. HARRIMAN


Term expires 1923


DANIEL T. BUZZELL


Term expires 1924


GUY E. NICHOLS


Term expires 1924


Trustees of Trust Funds


CALEB S. HARRIMAN


Term expires 1922


FRED A. EAMES


Term expires 1923


DUDLEY B. PURBECK


Term expires 1924


Tree Warden OLIVER A. McGRANE


Superintendent for Suppressing Moths OLIVER A. McGRANE


Sarah D. J. Carter Lecture Fund Committee


EDWARD N. EAMES


Term expires 1922


JOHN W. HATHAWAY


Term expires 1923


JAMES E. KELLEY


Term expires 1924


FRANK A. ROMAN


Term expires 1925


FLORENCE G. A. WRIGHT


Term expires 1926


Ballot Clerks and Tellers


JOHN E. DENEHEY


WARREN EAMES


THOMAS J. MORLEY


EBER P. MELZAR


JOHN F. MUSE


FRANK P. KEEFE


MARGARET W. DeLORIEA ELEANOR M. LIVINGSTON


EUGENE G. SHAW JOSEPH H. SURRETTE JOHN W. SIMPSON HARLAND J. SAVORY ROSE T. CAVANAUGH ANNIE E. CRONIN


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JURY LIST, TOWN OF WILMINGTON Revised by the Board of Selectmen, June 27, 1921


Bancroft Abbott


Federal St.


Broker


Charles E. Carter


Shawsheen Ave. Shawsheen Ave.


Salesman


Carl F. Connor


Glen Road


Electrician


Joseph A. Cotton Owen Devine


Off Thurston Ave.


Real Estate


John H. Doyle


Middlesex Ave.


Currier Farmer


Arthur B. Eames


Woburn St.


Ernest W. Eames


Woburn St.


Milk dealer


M. Herbert Foskett


Ballardvale St.


Printer


George F. Fuller


Off Shawsheen Ave.


Signalman


Maurice Gallagher


Middlesex Ave.


Currier


Henry E. Goodearl John L. Jaquith


Federal St.


Salesman


Federal St.


Mechanic


Percy P. Kidder


Glen Road


Machinist


Edward S. Lewis


Church St.


Auditor Grocer


Charles A: Livingston


Christian Neilson


Harnden St.


Farmer


Joseph B. McMahon


Middlesex Ave.


Clerk


Romaine G. C. Nichols Charles F. Perry


Church St.


Janitor R. R. employe


Harland J. Savory


Middlesex Ave.


Sumner A. Titcomb


Off Clark St.


Brakeman


George H. Voter


Grove St.


Purch. agent


Arthur S. Williams


Wilmington Jct.


Signalman Druggist


Edward A. Woodside


Shawsheen Ave.


Laborer


Daniel R. Carter


Mystic Ave.


Section man


Burlington Ave.


Wildwood St.


Draftsman


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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


SPECIAL TOWN MEETING


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 accordance 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 on Monday, the 14th day of February, 1921, 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 if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money sufficient to pay all bills contracted by the School Committee in excess of the 1920 appropriation or do anything in relation thereto.


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 seal of said Town this seventh day of February A.D. one thousand nine hundred and twenty- one.


(SEAL)


FRANK W. DAYTON CHARLES F. PERRY ASA G. SHELDON Selectmen of Wilmington


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TOWN MEETING


Record of Proceedings of Special Town Meeting Held February 14, 192I


The meeting was called to order at 8 o'clock by the Town Clerk, the warrant was read and article one acted upon.


Article 1. Edward N. Eames was elected Moderator by ballot, the check list being used.


Art. 2. The following motion was presented by Mr. Howard M. Horton: "Moved-That the Town raise and ap- propriate the sum of $4,343.60 for the purpose of paying liabil- ities incurred by the School Committee prior to January 1, 1921. Mr. Harry R. Deming, the Town Accountant, explained, sup- ported by legal opinions, that said liabilities were illegal, being in excess of the appropriations which the School Board could expend. Mr. Charles C. Alden, a member of the School Board, stated that the School Board were not aware that the amount was so large until the last meeting in December of the Board, and after remarks by several others, the Moderator put the motion to a vote and ninety-three (93) voted yes, and fifty- nine (59) voted no, and the motion was declared in the affirma- tive.


On motion made, it was then voted to adjourn.


Attest:


JAMES E. KELLEY, Town Clerk


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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 the By-Laws of said Town, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town qualified by law to vote in Town affairs, to meet and assemble at the Town Hall on Monday, the seventh day of March next, at 5.45 o'clock in the forenoon, the polls to be opened at 6 a.m. and may be closed at 4 p.m., for the election of Town Officers.


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 for three years; one member of the S. D. J. Carter Lecture Committee for five years; one Tree Warden; one Trustee of Trust Funds for three years; also to vote on the following questions, to wit: Shall license be granted for sale of certain non-intoxicating beverages in this Town? "Yes" or "No".


You are also hereby further required and directed to notify and warn the said inhabitants of the Town of Wilmington who are qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs therein to assemble subsequently and meet in Town Meeting at the Grange Hall, Wildwood Street, in said Wilmington, on Monday, the seventh (7) day of March next, A.D. 1921 at eight (8) o'clock p.m., then and there to act on the following articles:


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


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 General Government, Protection of Life and Property, Tree Warden, Forest Fire Wardens, Health and Sanitation, Highway, Roads and Bridges, Support of Poor, Dependent Widows, Soldiers' Relief, Schools and Mainte- nance, including Transportation, Tuition at Vocational Schools, Public Library, Cemetery, Interest, Notes Payable, Street Lights, State and County Tax, Printing, Care of Town Clock, 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 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. S. 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 raise and appro- priate the sum of fifteen dollars for the up-keep of Regan Park at the junction of High Street and Middlesex Avenue, or do anything in relation thereto.


Art. 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of one thousand dollars, to be expended for public health work as done by the health public nurse, under the supervision of the directors of the Wilmington Public Health Nurse Association or do anything in relation thereto.


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*Art. 11. To see what action the Town will take in reference to disposing of the North, East and West District School Buildings.


*Art. 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $200 or some other amount, and elect a director for demonstration work in agriculture and home economics, the money to be expended by, and the director to serve in co-operation with the County Trustees for Aid to Agriculture of the Middlesex County Bureau of Agriculture and Home Economics, under the provisions of Chapter 273, General Acts of 1918; it being understood that $75 of this amount shall be used to provide local paid supervision of boys' and girls' club work.


Art. 13. 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 14. To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to pay the Sealer of Weights and Measures a salary of one hundred and fifty (150) dollars per year, and raise and appro- priate funds to cover same.


Art. 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of three thousand ($3,000) dollars for the pur- pose of extending macadam on Church Street, or what they will do in relation thereto.


Art. 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of two thousand ($2,000) dollars under Chapter 525, Acts of 1910, to be expended under the direction of the Massachusetts Highway Commission, or do anything in relation thereto. (Salem Street.)


Art. 17. To see if the Town will vote to lease the Town Farm, for agricultural purposes, or what they will do in relation thereto.


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*Art. 18. To see if the Town will accept Cross Street Extension to Cottage Street, also Cottage Street as laid out by the Board of Selectmen, or what they will do in relation thereto.


*Art. 19. To see if the Town will vote to accept Grove Avenue, Extension to Lake Street, as laid out by the Selectmen, or do anything in relation thereto.


Art. 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $37.50 account of Salary of the Building Inspector for the year 1920, or do anything in relation thereto.


*Art. 21. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to contract for street lighting on Federal Street from the junction of Federal and Concord Streets to the junction of Federal and Woburn Streets and to raise and appropriate a sum of money to cover the expense of same, or do anything in rela- tion thereto.


*Art. 22. To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to contract for two electric street lights to be installed on Mystic Avenue, and to appropriate a sum of money therefor.


*Art. 23. To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to contract for electric lights to be installed on Boutwell Street, or do anything in relation thereto.


*Art. 24. To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to contract for electric lights to be installed on Ballardvale Street to property of E. F. Day, or do anything in relation thereto.


*Art. 25. To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to contract for electric lights to be installed on Nichols Street from Shawsheen Avenue to Shawsheen River, or do anything in relation thereto.


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*Art. 26. To see if the Town will vote to elect a Road Surveyor as provided by Section 1, Chapter 41 of the General Laws, or do anything in regard to the matter.


*Art. 27. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a Finance and Warrant Committee of ten members to give hearing for all departments relative to the appropriation each department may require for the ensuing year, and pass on all articles to be inserted in the Warrant for the annual Town Meeting and make a report to be inserted in the annual Town Reports, or do anything in relation thereto.


*Art. 28. To see if the Town will vote to open the electric railroad from Perry's Corner through Wilmington Center to Hudson's Corner so called, or do anything in relation thereto.


Art. 29. To see if the Town will vote to reconsider that portion of the vote passed under Article 24 of the Warrant for the Annual Meeting, March 1, 1920, whereby it was voted to adjourn to the first Monday evening in March and successive Monday evenings, till all articles have been acted upon, and substitute in place thereof the second Monday evening in March or do anything in relation thereto.


*Art. 30. To see if the Town will vote to amend Sections 3, 10 and 11 of the Town Building Regulations or do anything in relation thereto.


Art. 31. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the purpose of resurfacing Main Street, for a distance of 1,700 feet, or do anything in relation thereto.


Art. 32. To see if the Town will vote to accept the pro- visions of Chapter 155 of the Acts of 1918. (Highway.)


*Articles inserted on petition.


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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 the fifteenth day of February, A.D. one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one.


(Seal)


FRANK W. DAYTON CHARLES F. PERRY ASA G. SHELDON Selectmen of Wilmington


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TOWN MEETING


Record of Proceedings of Annual Town Meeting,


March 7, 1921


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, the Warrant read as far as Article 3. On motion, it was voted to dispense reading the balance.


Article 1. Bancroft Abbott 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 an- nounced that the polls for the election officers were open and that balloting might proceed. Later on it was voted that the polls for the election of officers be closed at 4.30 o'clock p.m. At the appointed time the Moderator declared the polls closed. The names checked upon the lists numbered seven hundred and ninety-five (795) and the ballots as counted from the box numbered seven hundred ninety-five (795) and the register on the ballot box indicated seven hundred ninety-five (795). The following is the vote as declared by the Moderator:


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For Selectmen (who shall also act as Overseers of Poor and Board of Survey)


Elected Frank W. Dayton had five hundred seventy-


eight votes 578


Edward N. Eames had two hundred fifty-three 253


Percy P. Kidder had one hundred fifty 150


Elected Harold E. Melzar had five hundred fifty-nine 559


Charles F. Perry had two hundred eighty-one 281


Elected Asa G. Sheldon had three hundred forty-eight


348


Blanks two hundred sixteen 216


Assessor (Three Years)


Milton T. Holt had three hundred fifty-one . 351


Elected Joseph Patchett had three hundred eighty-six 386


Blanks fifty-eight 58


Town Clerk


Elected James E. Kelley had six hundred ninety-two 692


Blanks one hundred and three 103


Treasurer


Elected Frank L. Eames had six hundred sixty 660


Blanks one hundred thirty-five 135


Collector of Taxes


Elected George W. Buck had five hundred seventy-one 571


Mary A. Fitzgerald had one hundred eighty-one 181


Blanks, forty-three ·


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Constable


Elected Walter A. Hill had six hundred sixty-six 666


Blanks, one hundred twenty-nine 129


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Fence Viewers


Elected, Frank W. Dayton had five hundred twenty-five 525


Edward N. Eames had two hundred seventy 270 Percy P. Kidder had one hundred seventy-seven 177 Elected, Harold E. Melzar had five hundred ten 510


Charles F. Perry had two hundred eighty 280


Elected, Asa G. Sheldon had three hundred twenty-eight 328


Blanks, two hundred ninety-five 295


School Committee (Three Years)


Roseanna T. Manning had three hundred and six 306


Elected, Ellen S. Perry had four hundred forty-nine 449


Blanks, forty 40


Trustees of Public Library (Three Years)


Elected, Daniel T. Buzzell had six hundred twenty-five 625


Elected, Guy E. Nichols had five hundred fourteen 514


Blanks, four hundred fifty-one 451


S. D. J. Carter Lecture Committee (Five Years)


John J. Kenney had two hundred forty-six 246


Elected, Florence G. A. Wright had four hundred sixty- eight 468


Blanks, eighty-one 81


Trustee of Trust Funds (Three Years)


Elected, Dudley B. Purbeck had six hundred twelve 612


Blanks, one hundred eighty-three 183


Tree Warden


Elected, Oliver A. McGrane had six hundred seventy- eight


678


Blanks, one hundred seventeen .


117


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License Vote


Yes, two hundred sixty-four 264


No, three hundred sixty-four


. 364


Blanks, one hundred sixty-seven


167


After the declaration of the vote under Article 2, and the administering of the oath of office by the Moderator in open meeting to James E. Kelley as Town Clerk, Surveyor of Wood, Bark, and Lumber, on motion it was voted to adjourn to the Grange Hall, there to meet at 8 o'clock p.m., for further action on the other articles in the Warrant. At the appointed time the meeting was called to order by the Moderator and Article Three read.


Article 3. On motion it was voted: That a committee of Three be appointed by the Moderator to bring in a list of names as nominations for the several offices to be filled under the article. Appointed David P. Howe, Oliver A. McGrane and Edward N. Eames, who submitted the following list which on motion was amended by striking out the name of George A. Hart, as public weigher, he having removed from town, and that of Edward N. Eames he being already a member of the Common Committee, and substituting the name of Charles F. Perry as Common Committee. As amended it was accepted and adopted and the nominees declared elected.


Field Drivers


Michael J. McMahon


Albert D. Butters


Francis Nichols Ernest R. Currier


Edward W. Taylor


Surveyors of Lumber, Wood and Bark


Herbert C. Barrows


Frank L. Eames


Thomas T. Sidelinker


Edward N. Eames


James E. Kelley


Schamiel R. McIntosh


Arthur W. Eames


Harry R. Deming


Walter L. Hale


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Measurer of Leather


J. Arthur Taylor


Harry R. Deming


Arthur F. Blake


Public Weighers


J. Arthur Taylor Frank L. Eames


Fred W. Carter


Walter L. Hale


Harry R. Deming Arthur F. Blake


W. Warren Carter


Common Committee (Three Years) Charles F. Perry


Article 4. Mr. Edward N. Eames reported for the Com- mittee on Permanent Memorial and requested the committee be continued, and an extension of another year granted. So voted.


Mr. Frank W. Dayton for the committee on Brush Fire Motor Equipment, submitted the following report :


To the Citizens of Wilmington :- The Committee for the pur- chase of Brush Fire Motor Equipment, beg to present their report. We purchased a Reo three-fourths ton chassis, fitted with special body for brush fire requirements, including loco- motive bell, crow bars, lanterns, plaster hooks, and deck fittings for water cans and extinguishers at a cost of $2,000 delivered.


We believe this truck has already demonstrated its worth on several occasions, and is a valuable addition to our Fire Department.


Respectfully submitted,


ARTHUR F. BLAKE EDWIN L. DAY FRANK W. DAYTON


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The question of the Town Accountant's report of the Town balance as printed being incorrect, brought out consid- erable discussion and on motion by Mr. Louis T. McMahon, viz .: That the liabilities as shown on the Town balance sheet as of Dec. 31st 1920, be corrected to include the additional liabilities of the School Committee. On being put to a vote the Moderator decided the vote in the negative, the decision was doubted and Tellers being appointed, on a hand vote 126 voted yes, and 121 voted no, and the motion was declared carried. Motion then made to take up Article 5, voted in the affirmative. After some remarks by Mr. Edward L. Roberts, he presented the following:


Article 5. Motion: That the Town raise and appropriate the several and respective sums recommended by the Selectmen on page 112 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 expenses .


$850.00


Town Accountant, salary and expenses 650.00


Treasurer, salary and expenses 500.00


Collector, on motion voted to lay on the table until after Article 8 of the Warrant is acted on


Assessors, salaries and expenses . $1,250.00


Town Clerk, salary and expenses 125.00


Election and Registration, salaries and expenses 400.00


300.00


Town Hall, Janitor, fuel, light and repairs . Constable .


50.00


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Protection of Life and Property


Police Department receipts and $2,500 amend- ment made that the amount be reduced to $1,500, the vote on the same was decided in the negative; the vote was then taken on the original motion and was decided in the affirm- ative


$2,500.00


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Fire Department receipts, etc., and $1,800 amend- ment by Mr. H. M. Horton that $1,600 be the amount; the vote on the same resulted as follows: Yes 45: No 109 and the amendment was lost. The vote was then taken on the original motion and was declared in the affirm- ative


Suppression of Moths ($977.02 compulsory), ·


$1,800.00


Incidentals, Telephone, Insurance, etc., re- ceipts and 1,227.02


Sealer of Weights and Measures, receipts and 160.00


Tree Warden, receipts and 300.00


Forest Fires 500.00


Health and Sanitation


Board of Health Agent's salary, quarantine wages. Inspector of Animals, Inspector .of Meats and Provisions, Vital Statistics, receipts, etc .. and $500 amendment that $300 be the amount : on a vote being taken it was voted in the negative. The vote was then taken on the original motion and it was voted to raise and appropriate ·


Public Health Service on motion voted to lay on the table to be taken up under Article 10 of the Warrant.


On motion voted to lay on the table considera- tion of the appropriations on Highways and Electric Street Lights until all articles in the Warrant in relation thereto had been acted thereon.


Care of Poor, receipts and $2,200.00


Aid for Dependent Widows, receipts, etc., and


$200.00


Town Indebtedness


High School Bonds


$1,750.00


Town Notes


.


900.00


Contingent Fund


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1,000.00


500.00


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Soldiers' Benefits


State Aid (appropriated $300) Soldiers' Relief


$144.00


Education


Schools, including salaries, books and supplies, repairs, fuel, furnishings, tuition, and voca- tional schools, outside tuition, transportation, including estimated receipts of $7,052.03- 41,510.00 amendment made to raise $30,114.37 in addition to the estimated receipts of $7,052.03, after remarks by Mr. Hayward and others, and questions answered by Mr. Alden of the School Committee in regard to transpor- tation, a vote was taken and declared in the negative; the vote was doubted and on a showing of hands 43 voted yes and 125 voted no and the amendment was declared not carried. Amendment made by Mr. Hayward to cut the estimate of the committee to $28,913.37 and the estimated receipts and by striking out transportation, only such as the State Board of Education may require, on being put to a vote it was declared in the nega- tive. Motion then made to postpone further action on the motion until after Article 32 voted in the negative. Amendment made by Mr. Dean to raise and appropriate $30,113.00 and with the estimated receipts of $7,052.03 making $37,165.03 for Schools, etc., on being put to a vote it was voted in the affirmative. The vote was then taken on the original motion as amended and was declared carried .




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