City of Melrose annual report 1893-1895, Part 19

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Publication date: 1893
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Previous to passage of vote under Article 2, a verbal re- port was made by the committee on additional water supply, which was accepted by vote.


Voted, to adjourn.


WARRANT FOR MEETING, MARCH 5th, 1894.


To either of the Constables of the Town of Melrose in the County of Middlesex: GREETING.


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify the inhabitants of the town of Melrose, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs to meet at the Town Hall, on Monday, the fifth day of March,


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A. D. 1894, at 6 o'clock, a. m., then and there to act on the following articles, viz .:


Article I. To choose a moderator.


Art. 2. To bring in their votes for town officers, and in answer to the question "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town?" All ballots are to be furnished by the town, and will be distributed at the polls by officers duly appointed in accordance with provis- ions of laws accepted by the town. Polls to be kept open until 5.30 p. m.


Art. 3. To choose any other town officers deemed neces- sary, or required by law.


Art. 4. To authorize the town treasurer to borrow money for the purpose of meeting the demands of the town, with the approval of the selectmen.


Art. 5. To hear and act upon the report of the finance committee, appointed at meeting Nov. 23, 1893.


Art. 6. To determine the amount of money to be raised and appropriated to defray town charges for the ensuing year, and for payment of the town debt.


Art. 7. To fix the compensation of all officers and com- mittees elected or appointed by the town.


Art. 8. To raise money for the use of water in hydrants, public buildings. etc., and for any other necessary expenses for the ensuing year.


Art. 9. To determine the method by which the taxes for the year shall be collected.


Art. 10. To see if the town will authorize the treasurer to sell water fund bonds for the purpose of paying the cost of constructing and extending the water works.


Art. II. To see if the town will raise the sum of $200 for keeping in repair and decorating the graves of soldiers on Memorial day.


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Art. 12. To see if the town will adopt the rules and regu- lations regarding plumbing, presented by the board of health at the meeting held Nov. 23, 1893, and ordered printed.


Art. 13. To hear and act upon the report of the special committee appointed March 30, 1893, to investigate and report concerning overseers of the poor.


Art. 14. To see if the town will revoke the acceptance of chapter 186, of the statutes of the year 1877, entitled, "An act in relation to overseers of the poor."


Art. 15. To see if the town will authorize the selectmen, or sewer commissioners, when elected, to petition the legis- lature for authority to issue bonds to be applied to the con- struction of a system of sewerage in the town of Melrose, and for any other legislation which may be deemed neces- sary ; also to pass any other vote or votes connected with the subject of sewerage which may be desirable.


Art. 16. To hear the report of committee on central fire station, and take action in regard to same.


Art. 17. To see if the town will vote to build a new central fire station, and authorize the treasurer to borrow money for the same. (By request of board of engineers of fire department).


Art. 18. To see if the town will vote to change the fire alarm bell and striking apparatus from the Franklin street school house to the tower of hose house at Melrose High- lands. (On petition of Geo. J. Bicknell and eleven others. )


Art. 19. To raise or appropriate the sum of $420.00 to pay the members of hose company No. 4 the same salaries as paid other hose companies in the town. (By request of board of engineers of fire department.)


Art. 20. To see if the town will vote to allow S. E. Ben- son to build a covered stairway over Ell pond brook at or near Main street, to form a part of a building which he pro-


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poses to erect on his land bounding upon said Main street. (On petition of Moses S. Page and ten others. )


Art. 21. To see if the town will raise or appropriate the sum of $3,500.00 for the purpose of completing the widening of Main street.


Art. 22. To see if the town will authorize the selectmen to purchase a new steam road roller, and raise or appropriate money for the same.


Art. 23. To see if the town will authorize the selectmen to purchase five horses for use in the highway department, and appropriate money for the same.


Art. 24. To see what action the town will take on the recommendation of the selectmen relative to the building of a stable for town purposes.


Art. 25. To see if the town will place a fire alarm box at the corner of Third street and Waverly ave., and appropriate money for the same.


Art. 26. To hear and act upon the reports of committees and for the transaction of any other business which may legally come before this meeting.


And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof at the Town Hall, each of the post offices and depots in the town, not less than seven days before the day appointed for said meeting, and by leaving printed copies of the warrant at the dwellings of the legal voters before the day of meeting. 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 hand this fifteenth day of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four.


DANIEL NORTON, CHARLES W. COOK, WM. A. WATERHOUSE,


EUGENE H. MOORE,


SIDNEY H. BUTTRICK, Selectmen of Melrose.


A true copy. Attest,


A. B. PIERCE, Constable.


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Annual Town Meeting, March 5, 1894, 6 o'clock a. m.


Article I. Chose Levi S. Gould, Moderator.


Art. 2. Ballot officers appointed by the Selectmen :


Inspectors.


Deputy Inspectors.


Samuel Lear,


Henry Osborne,


Albon W. Parker.


Curtis S. Gordon.


Tellers.


Herbert A. Weeks, John J. Mccullough,


Stephen W. Harvey, John J. Buckley,


Sidney D. Farrar, Edgar C. Bridgham,


Thomas T. Bailey, Chas. W. Cochrane,


Henry E. Johnson.


Voted, That the transaction of town business be post- poned to Monday evening, March 12, 1894, at 7.30 o'clock, p. m., and that when this meeting adjourns it shall be to that time.


Voted, That the adjourned meetings be held on successive Monday evenings at 7.30 o'clock, until the articles in the warrant have been acted upon and final adjournment shall be made.


Polls opened at 6 o'clock a. m. Closed at 5.30 o'clock p. m.


Total number of ballots cast . I342 Ballot box registered I333


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Selectmen. VOTES.


Sidney H. Buttrick, 87 Essex street,


926


Charles W. Cook, 59 Walton Park,


920


John P. Deering, 486 Lebanon street, 60г


Curtis C. Goss, 20 Chestnut Park,


591


Stephen A. Lovejoy, 50 Youle street,


564


Eugene H. Moore, 220 Porter street,


965


Daniel Norton, II Chestnut street,


752


William A. Waterhouse, 26 Oakland street,


456


Scattering,


I


Blanks,


934


Total,


6710


Town Clerk.


Edward K. Bordman, 94 Cottage street, .


1190


Scattering,


2


Blanks,


150


Total,


I342


Town Treasurer.


George Newhall, 96 Myrtle street, .


II46


John Larrabee, 34 Foster street,


.


38


Blanks,


158


Total,


I342


Collector of Taxes.


Addison Lane, 143 Myrtle street,


1158


Blanks,


184


Total,


, I342


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Assessor, for three years.


Henry A. Leonard, 499 Lebanon street, . 735


Arthur M. Willis, 48 Baxter street, 444


Scattering .


I


Blanks,


163


Total,


I342


Sewer Commissioner, for three years.


Seth E. Benson, 9 Cedar Park, 664


Levi S. Gould, 280 Main street,


501


Scattering,


I


Blanks,


176


Total,


I342


Sewer Commissioner, for two years.


L. Frank Hinckley, 123 Foster street, W .. 1069


Scattering,


3


Blanks,


270


Total,


I342


Sewer Commissioner, for one year.


John Larrabee, 34 Foster street, W., 785


Peter J. Lynch, 29 Circuit street, 404


Blanks,


153


Total,


I342


Water Commissioner, for three years.


George J. Bicknell, 92 Highland ave.,


1082


Scattering,


2


Blanks,


258


Total, . .


I342


·


.


.


.


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Water Loan Sinking Fund Commissioner, for three years.


Royal P. Barry, 53 Oakland street, .


1045


Scattering,


2


Blanks,


295


Total,


1342


School Committee, for three years.


John Dike, 120 Emerson street, W.,


666


Susan F. Flanders, 22 Hillside avenue, 618


Mrs. Frank J. Hunt, 25 Rowe street,


316


John C. Maker, 2 Mt. Vernon place,


602


Scattering,


2


Blanks,


480


Total,


2684


Trustees of Public Library, for three years.


Mary L. Charles, 55 Hillside avenue,


. I022


George E. Munroe, 34 So. High street,


993


Scattering,


I


Blanks,


668


Total,


2684


Auditor.


Edwin C. Gould, 334 Main street,


1073


Scattering,


4


Blanks,


265


Total,


.


I342


Overseer of the Poor, for three years.


Henry G. Fields, 143 Rowe street,


.


.


. 1045


Scattering,


5


Blanks,


292


Total, .


I342


.


.


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Overseer of the Poor, for two years.


Rufus D. Kilgore, 63 Sargent street, 347


Thomas W. Ripley, 24 Cliff street, .


632


Blanks, -


363


Total,


I342


Board of Health, for three years.


Ephraim L. Warren, 616 Main street,


91I


Scattering,


4


Blanks,


427


Total,


I342


Park Commissioner, for three years.


Maurice G. Cochrane, 63 Howard street,


1006


Blanks,


336


Total,


I342


Constables,


Osborne E. Drown, 43 Foster street, E., 1027


C. F. W. Fogg, 102 Foster street, E., IO22


Frank M. McLaughlin, 41 Upham street, 949


Ansel B. Pierce, 10 Emerson street, E., 1053


Scattering,


3


Blanks,


1314


Total,


5368


License Question.


"Yes,"


247


"No," 902


Blanks,


193


Total, . I342


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RECOUNT OF BALLOTS.


On petitions duly filed as required by law asking for a recount of ballots cast at an election of town officers, March 5, 1894, for selectmen and school committee, all parties interested were notified to appear at the selectmen's room, Town Hall, Thursday evening, March 8, 1894, at 7.30 o'clock, p. m. The ballots were examined and recounted with the following result :


For Selectmen.


Eugene H. Moore. 962


Sidney H. Buttrick,


927


Charles W. Cook,


919


Daniel Norton, .


752


John P. Deering,


600


Curtis C. Goss, .


591


Stephen A. Lovejoy,


567


William A. Waterhouse,


458


Scattering,


I


Blanks,


933


6710


For School Committee.


John Dike,


666


Susan F. Flanders,


619


John C. Maker, .


604


Mrs. Frank J. Hunt,


314


Scattering, .


2


Blanks,


479


2684


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Adjourned Meeting, March 12, 1894, 7.30 p. m.


Met according to adjournment.


Voted to take up article 15.


Voted, That the selectmen, for and in behalf of the town, are hereby authorized to petition the legislature for the pas- sage of an act authorizing the issue of bonds to the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), bearing interest at not exceeding four per cent. per annum, the proceeds to be used for the construction of a sewerage system for the town of Melrose, and for the passage of such other legisla- tion as may be deemed necessary for the building, main- tenance and operation of said system.


Art. 3. Officers elected.


Measurers of wood and bark, weighers of hay and coal, Charles B. Goss, Seth E. Benson and Fred H. Goss; fence viewers, Dexter Pratt and Walter C. Stevens; field drivers, Otis Howard and Frank Gibbons; pound keeper, Joseph Edwards; committee on cemeteries, John Larrabee, George Newhall, Daniel Russell; forest fire wards, Dexter Pratt, Calvin Locke, Chase C. Worthen, James Marshall.


Art. 4. Voted, unanimously, That the treasurer be autho- rized, with the approval of the selectmen, to hire money to renew, replace or pay any existing loan or loans, also to hire money in anticipation of the taxes for the current year to meet expenses, and issue notes of the town therefor.


Art. 5. Report of the finance committee read and accepted.


Art. 6. To raise and appropriate the following sums for


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the purposes named, being in addition to the balances now to the credit of the following accounts, viz .:


For Contingent expenses,


$3,000


Fire alarm,


200


Fire department,


7,900


$500 of which is to be expended for new hose.


Health department,


1,500


Highways, etc.,


12,000


Insurance,


700


Military aid,


200


Numbering buildings,


50


Public parks,


100


Police department, .


7,800


Support of poor,


7,000


Support of schools,


47,000


Interest, .


6,000


Concrete sidewalks, the receipts and


2,500


One-half the expense of laying concrete walks opposite estates, to be expended as in previous years. The appro- priation, balance and receipts to be expended as follows, viz .:


For repairs of existing walks, $500


Continuous walks, 1,500


The remainder to be expended under the direction of the selectmen.


For Soldiers' relief, $750


Street lights,


8,000


Town hall, the receipts and 600


Reduction of town debt, bank and corpora- tion tax and . 5,000


Public library, the dog tax and 1,000


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Deficiencies.


For Highland hose carriage,


. $435 00


Main street widening,


1,500 00


Cleaveland street,


·


1,000 00


Insurance, 28 38


Interest,


1,096 70


Soldiers' relief,


44 86


Town Hall,


97 63


Voted, That the town treasurer be authorized to borrow, not exceeding the sum of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000), for the purpose of paying the cost of widening and improv- ing Main street, under the direction of the selectmen, and in accordance with the order of the county commissioners.


Art. 7. Voted, To raise and appropriate the following amounts to pay salaries of town officers, viz .:


Board of selectmen,


$1,000


Town clerk,


300


Town treasurer,


500


Town auditor, 300


Overseers of the poor,


300


Three assessors,


750


Clerical services for assessors,


250


Board of health,


150


Registrars of voters,


225


Inspector of buildings,


100


Forest fire wards,


75


Collector of taxes, 1/2 of 1% on real and personal property, and 71/2 % on polls, estimated at . 1,200


The salaries of water commissioners shall be $50 each; cemetery committee, $25 each; superintendent of streets, $1,000; water registrar, $800'; superintendent of water


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department, $1,100; treasurer of sinking fund, $50, sewer commissioners, $50 each. To be paid from the funds of their several departments.


Art. 8. Voted, To raise $3,000 for the use of water in hydrants, public buildings, etc.


Art. 9. Voted, unanimously, That all single poll and per- sonal taxes be due on delivery of bills, and payable on or before October 1, 1894. That all other taxes be made pay- able on or before October 1, 1894, and that interest be added upon all taxes remaining unpaid after that date at the rate of six per centum, per annum ; that all property uponwhich the taxes remain unpaid June 1, 1895, be sold by the collec- tor in accordance with the provisions of law, and that he be instructed to strictly carry out the provisions of the above vote.


Art. 10. Voted, unanimously, That the treasurer be au- thorized to issue and sell twelve water bonds of the issue of 1893, nos. 39 to 50, for the purpose of paying the cost of construction and extending the water works.


Art. II. Voted, unanimously, To raise the sum of two hundred dollars ($200), for decorating soldiers' graves on Memorial Day.


Art. 12. Voted, unanimously, To adopt the rules and reg- ulations regarding plumbing, presented by the board of health at the meeting held November 23, 1893, and ordered printed.


Art. 13. Report of special committee, appointed March 30, 1893, to investigate concerning the overseers of the poor ; read, accepted and committee discharged.


Art. 14. Voted to indefinitely postpone.


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Voted, to adjourn to Monday evening, March 19, 1894, at 7.30 o'clock.


Adjourned Town Meeting, March 19, 1894, 7.30 p. m.


Met as per adjournment.


Voted, unanimously, That in making contracts for the putting in of the proposed sewer system, the board of sewer commissioners be directed to require that in all work in this town preference shall be given to voters of Melrose; and that the rate of compensation for them be the same as that fixed under similar conditions for work in the highway de- partment of the town.


Art. 16. Report of committee on central fire station, read, accepted, and committee discharged.


Art. 17. Moved and seconded, That the sum of eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000), be appropriated for the purpose of erecting a central fire station on land belonging to the town on Main street ; that a committee of five be appointed to build the same and that the town treasurer be authorized to borrow the said sum. After much animated discussion a vote was taken, using the check lists and printed ballots.


Result of the voting.


Whole number of ballots cast,


"Yes," 19I


"No," I9I 382


Two-thirds not having voted in the affirmative as required by law, the motion was declared not carried.


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Mr. Adams gave notice of his intention to ask for a re- consideration.


Voted, To adjourn to Monday evening, March 21, 1894, at. 7.30 o'clock.


Adjourned meeting, March 26, 1894, 7.30 o'clock.


Met according to adjournment.


Article 17. Voted, unanimously, That the matter of the central fire station be referred back to the old committee, to be brought up again at some future meeting under an arti- cle in the warrant; and that the selectmen be added to that committee.


Art. 18. Not a vote.


Art. 19. Referred to the fire department.


Art. 20. Not a vote.


Art. 21. Voted, That the sum of thirty-five hundred dol- lars ($3,500), be borrowed for the purpose of widening. Main street.


Art. 22. Voted, To indefinitely postpone.


Art. 23. Voted, To indefinitely postpone.


Art. 24. Voted, To indefinitely postpone.


Art. 25. Referred to the fire department.


Art. 26. The following preamble and resolution was. unanimously adopted :


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Whereas, The present method, (or want of method), of displaying the flag of our country upon the school build- ings of the town, neither shows proper respect for the flag nor tends to cultivate in the minds of the children a proper regard and reverence for it as the emblem of our nationality:


Resolved, That the school committee be instructed to adopt and enforce such rules as may be necessary to secure the proper display of the flag of our country upon the school buildings of the town.


Voted, To accept the town report of 1893.


Voted, That a committee of five be appointed to consider the expediency of procuring a lot of land suitable for storage purposes, and report at the town meeting.


The selectmen were appointed as that committee.


Voted, That the selectmen be a committee to act in con- junction with the board of selectmen of Stoneham, or, a committee appointed for that purpose, to reset the boundary stones between said towns in accordance with the recent survey made under the auspices of the Commonwealth.


Voted, That the moderator, the town clerk, the town treas- urer, and two others to be appointed by the chair, be a com- mittee to design a new seal for the town, and report at a future meeting. The added names are those of Rev. A. G. Bale and Mr. E. H. Goss.


Voted, That the whole matter relating to the accommoda- tion of town officials in the Town Hall building be referred to the board of selectmen with full power.


Voted, To accept the report of the board of selectmen, relating to sign boards, etc.


Voted, To adjourn sine die.


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WARRANT FOR MEETING, MAY 7, 1894.


To either of the Constables of the Town of Melrose, in the County of Middlesex : GREETING.


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify the inhabitants of the town of Melrose, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs to meet at the Town Hall, on Monday, the seventh day of May, A. D. 1894, at 7.30 o'clock, p. m., then and there to act on the following articles, viz .:


Article I. To choose a moderator.


Art. 2. To see if the town will accept the provisions of Chapter 323 of the Acts of 1894, entitled “ An Act to au- thorize the town of Melrose to incur indebtedness for the purpose of constructing a system of sewerage," and author- ize the issue of the bonds, notes, or scrip, contemplated in the act, designate their denomination, length of time, and interest, and pass any other votes necessary to carry out the will of the town.


Art. 3. To see if the town will authorize its treasurer to borrow money in anticipation of the issue of the sewer bonds.


Art. 4. To see if the town will authorize its treasurer to borrow money in anticipation of the taxes of the current municipal year.


Art. 5. To determine whether the town will vote to fix the time of maturity of its water bonds that have been and shall hereafter be issued, under the Act of 1893, Chapter 433, and ratify and confirm the acts of its treasurer and other officers relating thereto, and establish a sinking fund therefor.


Art. 6. To see what disposition the town will make of


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the lot of land and the building thereon, situated at the corner of Main and Lynde streets, known as the Barry lot.


Art. 7. To see what action the town will take in regard to the procuring of new rooms for the public library, in order that the several offices of the town may be properly accommodated in the Town Hall.


Art. 8. To see if the town will accept a deed from James McIntyre, Rhoda P. Littlefield and Homer S. Littlefield, of the land between Main street and Ell pond, from Ell pond brook northerly to land now, or formerly, of McIntyre and Shute,


Art. 9. To hear and act upon the reports of committees, and for the transaction of any other business which may legally come before this meeting.


And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting at- tested copies thereof at the Town Hall, each of the post offices and depots in the town, not less than seven days be- fore the day appointed for said meeting, and by leaving printed copies of the warrant at the dwellings of the legal voters before the day of meeting.


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 this twenty-eighth day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four.


DANIEL NORTON, SIDNEY H. BUTTRICK, JOHN P. DEERING, EUGENE H. MOORE, CHARLES W. COOK,


Selectmen of Melrose.


A true copy, Attest,


A. B. PIERCE, Constable.


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Meeting Monday, May 7, 1894, 7.30 p. m.


Article I. Chose Levi S. Gould Moderator, by a unani- mous vote.


Art. 2. Voted, unanimously, That the town accept the provisions of Chapter 323, of the act passed by the General Court of Massachusetts in the year 1894, entitled "An act to authorize the town of Melrose to incur indebtedness for the purpose of constructing a system of sewerage."


Voted, unanimously, That the town issue, under the authority given by said act, one hundred bonds of one thou- sand dollars ($1,000), each, bearing date June I, A. D. 1894, payable in thirty (30) years from said date, with interest payable semi-annually, at the rate of, four (4) per cent. per annum, said bonds to bear on their face the words: "Melrose Sewerage Loan, Act of 1894;"-shall be signed by the treasurer and countersigned by the sewerage commissioners of the town.


Voted, unanimously, That the town treasurer sell direct from time to time, seventy-five of the sewerage bonds, the issue of which has just been authorized, for the highest obtainable price, by giving notice, by publication, or other- wise, to the purchasers of municipal bonds, to make sealed bids for the whole or any part thereof. The offer of the highest bidder to be accepted if the same shall be satisfac- tory to the treasurer, the right being reserved by him to reject any or all of the said bids.


Art. 3. Voted, unanimously, That the treasurer be authorized to borrow temporarily such sum or sums of money as may be necessary to pay bills contracted on account of constructing a system of sewerage. Such loan or loans to be paid out of the proceeds from the sale of sewerage bonds.


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Art. 4. Voted, unanimously, That the treasurer be autho- rized to borrow, with the approval of the selectmen, a sum of money not exceeding seventy thousand dollars, ($70,000), in anticipation of the taxes of the current municipal year, and payable theretrom.


Art. 5. Voted, unanimously, That the town does hereby ratify and confirm the acts of the treasurer in executing and delivering water bonds to the town to the amount of thirty- eight thousand dollars, ($38,000), under authority of the votes of the town passed on the 24th of June, 1893, 20th of July, 1893, 11th of September, 1893, and 23d of November, 1893. The said bonds being dated the Ist of October, 1893, payable twenty years from their date, and being bonds Nos· I-38, inclusive, of the "Melrose Water Loan, Act of 1893," and that the said bonds are hereby adopted as valid obliga- tions of the town.


Voted, further, That the bonds of the town specified in the vote passed on the 12th of March, 1894, being "Melrose Water Loan" bonds, Nos. 39-50, inclusive, shall be dated the Ist of October, 1893, and shall be payable twenty years from their date, and shall be executed and issued in all respects in accordance with the provisions of the said vote and the vote passed on the 24th of June, 1893, and of the Act of 1893, Chapter 433, and the proceeds of the sale of said bonds shall be used only for the purposes specified in the said act.




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