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21. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of cer- tain main drains, or common sewers, as laid out for public use by the Sewer Commissioners, as provided in Chapter 50, Section 2, of the Public Statutes, as amended by the Acts of 1893, Chapter 423, Section 24, in the following courts or places, and over certain private lands: Allen Court or Place, Benson Court, Berwick Court or Place, Boston & Maine R. R. Land, Cass Street, Central Terrace and land of H. A. Leonard, Crescent Place, Dill Court, Eastman and Fields Courts, Emerson Place, Faulkner Place, Felton Place, Grove Place, Ingalls Court, Kimball Court, Larrabee Place, Per- ham Avenue, Stevens Place, Upham Court.
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.
23. To see if the Town will properly drain Cedar Park and raise or appropriate money for the same.
24. To see what action the Town will take on the recom- mendation of the Selectmen relative to a stable for town purposes.
25. 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.
26. To see what action the Town will take in the matter of property belonging to the estate of Philip McMahan.
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which was wrongly assessed and sold for taxes for the years 1892 and 1893. On petition of John J. Mccullough and others.
27. To see if the Town will raise or appropriate the sum of three hundred dollars, ($300), for the purchase of a com- bination ambulance and patrol wagon.
28. To see if the Town will purchase a pair of horses for the Hook and Ladder Truck and hire a permanent driver, and appropriate eleven hundred dollars, ($1,100), to pay for the same. On petition of Joseph Edwards and others.
29. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money to pay certain volunteer soldiers of the Town or their families, in accordance with a vote of the said Town of Mel- rose passed on the sixth day of May, 1861. On the petition of William E. Barrett and others.
30. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer to hire money, with the approval of the Selectmen, for the purpose of renewing, replacing, or the payment of any loan or loans now existing.
31. To hear and act upon the reports of committees, and for the transaction of any other business that 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 fifteenth day of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.
DANIEL NORTON, EUGENE H. MOORE, CHARLES W. COOK, JOHN P. DEERING, SIDNEY H. BUTTRICK, Selectmen of Melrose.
A true copy. Attest.
A. B. PIERCE, Constable.
CONTENTS.
PAGE.
Aid, Military,
88
Aid, State,
II2
Alarm, Fire,
73
Buildings, Numbering,
99
Buildings, School, .
88
Cemetery, Wyoming,
I18
Contingent,
68
Contingent, Special,
72
Day, Memorial,
88
Debt, Statement of Town,
124
Dept., Fire,
73
66 Health,
81
66 Highway,
82
Expenses, Town,
68 89
Fund, Sewer, .
108
Fund, Water,
II7
Hall, Town,
II5
Improvement, Spot Pond,
II2
Insurance,
84
Interest,
85 96
Lights, Street,
II4
Lots, Soldiers',
IIO
Officers, Salaries of Town,
98
Officers, Town,
3
Parks, Public,
89
Poor, Support of,
92 I7
Relief, Soldiers'
III
Schools, Support of,
99 109
Signs, Street,
II4
Soldiers and Sailors, Burial of,
IIO
Statistics, Town Clerk's,
227 86
Taxes, County, State and Sewer,
II4
Voters, Registration of,
66
Water, Town use of,
JI7
Widening Main Street,
88
Report of Assessors,
130
66 Auditor,
67
66 Collector,
I33
Fire Engineers,
I39
66 Health Board,
I51
66 Inspector of Buildings,
I35
66 Park Commissioners,
303
66 Chief of Police,
16I
Overseers of Poor,
158
66
School Committee,
I71
66 Selectmen,
7
66 Sewer Commissioners,
233
6. Sewer Engineer,
253
66 Sup't of Streets,
164
66 Trustees of Public Library,
217
66 Town Treasurer, .
12I
66 Water Commissioners,
307
66 Water Loan Sinking Fund Commissioners,
.
333
Police,
89
Extension Perkins Street,
Library, Public,
Records Town Meetings,
Sidewalks,
Street, Main, .
REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS OF MELROSE
FOR THE
FINANCIAL YEAR
ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1895
MELROSE : DUNTON & POTTER, PRINTERS, REPORTER OFFICE. 1896.
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1895-96.
SELECTMEN.
DANIEL NORTON, Chairman, C. W. COOK, E. H. MOORE, JOHN P. DEERING, SIDNEY H. BUTTRICK.
TOWN CLERK. EDWARD K. BORDMAN.
TREASURER, GEORGE NEWHALL.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES, ADDISON LANE.
ASSESSORS.
GEO. C. STANTIAL, Chairman,
Term expires 1896
DEXTER PRATT,
66 1898
HENRY A. LEONARD,
66
66 1897
WATER COMMISSIONERS.
GEORGE J. BICKNELL, Chairman, GEORGE L. MORSE,
66
66
1896
CURTIS C. GOSS,
66
66 1898
WATER LOAN SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS.
DANIEL RUSSELL, Chairman. RYOAL P. BARRY, JOHN W. FARWELL,
Term expires 1896
66
66 1898
SEWER COMMISSIONERS.
S. E. BENSON, Chairman,
Term expires 1897
66
1896
L. FRANK HINCKLEY, JOHN LARRABEE,
66
66 1898
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
JOHN O. NORRIS, Chairman,
Term expires 1896
61
1896
WILLIAM D. STEWART,
66
1898
MABEL F. VALENTINE,
66
66
1898
JOHN DIKE, .
66
66
1897
SUSAN F. FLANDERS,
66
66
1897
TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
ELBRIDGE H. GOSS, Chairman,
Term expires 1896
CHARLES C. BARRY,
66
66
1898
MARY L. CHARLES, Secretary,
66
66 1897
RUBY F. FARWELL,
66
66 1898
GEORGE E. MUNROE,
66
66
1897
AUDITOR, EDWIN C. GOULD.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS. WALTER B. ELLIS.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
HENRY G. FIELDS, Chairman, .
Term expires 1897
66
1898
MRS. MARTHA D. BALE, . THOMAS W. RIPLEY,
.
.
.
66
66 1896
66
1896
CHARLES A. PATCH, Treasurer,
66
1897
BESSIE B. DEARBORN,
.
Term expires 1897
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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1895-96.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
JOHN E. SANBORN, M. D., Chairman,
Term expires 1898 66
E. L. WARREN, Secretary, JOHN W. SPAULDING,
66 1896
PARK COMMISSIONERS.
M. G. COCHRANE, CHAS. H. ADAMS, Chairman,
Term expires 1897 66
FRANK F. PREBLE,
66 1898
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
ALFRED HOCKING, Chairman,
Term expires May 1, 1896
WALTER BABB,
66
1898
:6
66
66 1897
CONSTABLES.
FRANK M. MCLAUGHLIN,
C. F. W. FOGG.
ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
A. WILBUR LYNDE, Chief,
ALBION W. PARKER,
SAMUEL LEAR, Clerk.
FOREST FIRE WARDS.
DEXTER PRATT, Chairman.
CALVIN LOCKE,
CHASE C. WORTHEN, Clerk,
JAMES MARSHALL.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK, WEIGHERS OF HAY AND COAL. CHARLES B. GOSS, SETH E. BENSON, FRED H. GOSS.
COMMITTEE ON CEMETERIES.
GEORGE NEWHALL, Chairman, JOHN LARRABEE, Secretary.
DANIEL RUSSELL,
DEXTER PRATT,
WALTER C. STEVENS.
OTIS HOWARD, FRANK GIBBONS.
POUND KEEPER, JOSEPH EDWARDS.
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS, DEXTER PRATT.
INSPECTOR OF MILK AND SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, INSPECTOR OF PROVISIONS AND ANIMALS. FRANK M. MCLAUGHLIN.
POLICE OFFICERS.
PERMANENT FORCE.
F. M. MCLAUGHLIN, Chief, ALLSTON H. PINEO, CHARLES F. W. FOGG, HARRY BROWN,
OSBORNE E. DROWN, WILLIAM A. CASWELL, REDFORD M. RAND, GEORGE E. FULLER.
SPECIAL OFFICERS.
A. WILBUR LYNDE,
F. A. CARTER, ARTHUR L. BRIGHAM, GEORGE W. BURKE, JOHN M. HAMLIN,
H. T. AINSLIN, CHARLES J. WING, WILLIAM MCCARTHY.
JAMES DAVIDSON,
FENCE VIEWERS.
FIELD DRIVERS.
66 1897
66 1896
VICTOR C. KIRMES, E. K. BORDMAN, Town Clerk, ex-officio.
ANSEL B. PIERCE,
OSBORNE E. DROWN,
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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1895-96.
PRECINCT OFFICERS.
PRECINCT NUMBER ONE.
WARDEN. RUFUS S. CARPENTER. CLERK. C. W. HARLOW.
W. C. JOHNSTON,
E. G. PEARSON,
WARDEN. S. A. LOVEJOY.
W. A. BURRELL, C. W. COCHRANE,
FRANK N. PIERCE, W. DEH. JONES,
WARDEN. LEVI S. GOULD.
G. G. NEWHALL, HENRY OSBORNE,
JOSEPH D. LORD, C. C. SWIFT
DEPUTY WARDEN. JAMES F. FERNALD DEPUTY CLERK. R. D. KILGORE.
INSPECTORS,
DEPUTY INSPECTORS.
PRECINCT NUMBER TWO.
CLERK. GEORGE E. CARBEE. INSPECTORS.
DEPUTY INSPECTORS,
W. J. LORD, GEORGE W. DEW.
PRECINCT NUMBER THREE.
CLERK. PETER J. LYNCH.
INSPECTORS.
J. J. MCCULLOUGH.
JOHN O. HAYES.
DEPUTY INSPECTORS.
SAMUEL LEAR. E. L. CRAGIN.
DEPUTY WARDEN. W. N. FOLSOM.
C. S. GORDON,
J. H. FOWKES.
DEPUTY WARDEN. A. J. BURNETT.
THOS. H. FLYNN,
C. H. SMITH.
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.
To the Citizens of Melrose :
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The board of selectmen have the honor to submit the fol- lowing report for the year ending December 3Ist, 1895.
FINANCES.
We are pleased to note that the financial condition of the town is very satisfactory. The gross debt is as follows :
Water loan,
$259,000 00
Sewer loan,
160,000 00
Town Hall bonds, 45,000 00
Permanent loan,
65,000 00
Temporary loan,
78,621 55
$607,621 55
From this amount is to be deducted interest, cash in the hands of the treasurer, uncollected taxes, etc., all of which will be found in the report of the treasurer.
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REPORT OF SELECTMEN.
Our valuation is still on the increase, the gain for the year being $713,877; total valuation being $10,638,750, as compared with $9,924,873, the valuation of 1894.
The town voted in November to petition the legislature that the indebtedness incurred for sewer construction be placed outside the debt limit, which, if granted, will put the town in a very good condition financially. We are well aware that the coming year will be one upon which great demands will be made upon our treasury, and while it is a good plan to be cautious and considerate in the expendi- ture of money, there are certain necessary public works that must be done for the healthy growth and good reputation of our town and for the welfare of the citizens.
HIGHWAYS.
It must be evident to the citizens of the town, that under existing conditions, it is almost impossible to keep our, streets in good repair. With the laying of the sewer and its connections, the streets have been in an unsatisfactory state both to the officials who have them in charge and to the citizens using them. There is but one remedy, to our mind, and that is to place them under the charge of a civil engineer, who shall plan all the highway work, whether for building and repairing of streets or the laying of water and sewer pipes. We recognize that under the statutes the selectmen, and the superintendent of streets as their agent, have full authority ; but under special acts of the legisla- ture certain powers are given to other boards that conflict, in a measure, with the work of the selectmen, and we would therefore recommend for your consideration that an engi- neering department be established, to obviate these difficul-
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ties under which we are now laboring, believing that money will be saved and the best results obtained for the welfare of the town.
Nearly all the money appropriated for the highways has been used in general repairs, a detailed account of which will be found in the report of the superintendent of streets. No amount of street building or re-surfacing has been done, with the exception of Main street, which has been built in a substantial manner, on the Telford system, from the Malden line, northerly about 3700 feet. In accordance with the vote of the town, we purchased in May an O. S. Kelly steam road roller, one of the best and largest manufactured, and its work has been highly satisfactory, it having been in con- stant use since we received it. We have laid during the year 5419.58 yards of concrete, and 551.75 yards of brick sidewalk. It should be decided that on our main thorough- fares no more concrete should be laid, but that brick should be used, with granite edge stones, although the first cost is greater, yet it will be economy in the end, for with brick the wear is more even and much less than with concrete. Ex- perience has also convinced us that the laying of concrete gutters on the side hill streets are not as serviceable or eco- nomical as those made of stone, and we have laid during the year 630 yards of stone gutters at an expense of about 50 cents a square yard. We have on hand at the present time enough stone to build about a mile of gutters. We desire to call to your attention the fact that it has cost the town the past year over $800 for repairs on the stone crusher, and the time has arrived when we should seriously consider the pur- chase of a new stone crusher, to do the work properly. There is no one item of our municipal undertakings that is so much criticised at the present time as the proper care of our high- ways ; the public demand that our streets be made safe, con-
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venient and comfortable to travel upon. With this end in view, it is absolutely necessary that enough money be appro- priated by the town for the successful carrying out of such work, that the demands of the people may be satisfied.
MAIN STREET.
On the 7th of March, 1895, the selectmen certified to the county commissioners, that the order issued by them on the second Tuesday in January, 1892, to widen and build Main street to a width of sixty feet from Mt. Vernon street, north- erly to the junction of Porter, Green and Lebanon streets, had been complied with. On receipt of the said certificate, the town treasurer received from the county treasurer the sum of $6500, being the amount agreed upon by the county commissioners, as the share of the county in the expense of widening and building the street, and now, as all claims for land damages are settled, we have prepared and submit for your consideration a brief summary of the charges and ex- penses of this great improvement, showing the actual cost of the work. The figures as given by the petitioner for the estimated expense, at the town meeting when the matter was first brought before the town, was $14,738, or in round numbers, $15,000. The actual cost is $15,924.81, divided as follows:
Land damages,
$15,801 57
Labor,
5,092 97
Counsel fees,
1,250 00
Court fees,
280 33
$22,424 87
Less amount received from county,
6,500 00
$15,924 87
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REPORT OF SELECTMEN.
By vote of the town your selectmen were directed to ex- pend $5,000 of the highway appropriation this year for the rebuilding of Main street, commencing at the Malden line. This has been done in an excellent manner, and we trust that the town will continue to make permanent improve- ments on our main highway. The section between Foster and Essex streets should be thoroughly drained, and paved with square granite block paving. Great improvements have been made on that portion north of Emerson street, to the junction of Green, Porter and Lebanon streets. A broad concrete sidewalk laid on the west side, and the space be- tween the sidewalk and the pond has been filled and graded, and a suitable iron fence erected on the border of the pond.
STREET LIGHTS.
We continue the same service as the year previous, with the Malden Electric Light Co., on the moon schedule. The lamps to be lit twenty nights a month. We have in opera- tion to-day 42 arc lights and 400 incandescent.
POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
We wish to record our appreciation and commendation of the services performed by the police and fire departments of the town; active, vigilant and conscientious in their work. We are justly proud of their labors during the year.
CLEVELAND STREET.
The vote of the town directing the selectmen to widen that portion of Cleveland street between Wyoming avenue
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and Baxter street, has been complied with ; the land neces- sary to widen the same having been conveyed to the town by deed from the abutters, the buildings moved back, put in order, and the street and sidewalk built.
TOWN HALL.
During the year, on the removal of the National Bank and the Public Library, the lower part of the hall has been ar- ranged so that all the offices of the town are now accommo- dated within the building, to the satisfaction of the town officials and the public, and in the interest of the town the following vote was passed by the selectmen :
Voted, That no organizations, committees or societies, be allowed to use any of the offices in the Town Hall, other than for regular town business.
It must be apparent to every observing citizen that the building is sadly in need of repair, and we trust that an appropriation will be provided so that the neces- sary repairs may be made. We present the needs of the building for your consideration. The boiler has out- lived its usefulness, grown old in the service of the town, and its life all worn out, it having been in the build- ing since its erection, nearly twenty-five years. The walls in the corridors and hall should be cleaned and repainted; the closets removed from the upper floor to the hall floor, and the building wired for electricity. These are the principal repairs, and it goes without saying-that in providing for each item, means not wholly what is actually necessary, but a reduction of the expense in caring for the hall. We have put throughout the building new plumbing and connected with the sewer, and on the recommendation of the state in- spector of buildings, built two solid brick piers in the base-
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ment to support iron columns that hold up the beam run- ning along the east side of the hall ; by doing this, we have made the hall perfectly safe.
PERAMBULATION OF TOWN BOUNDARY.
With the selectmen of Stoneham, your selectmen peram- bulated the boundary line between the towns of Stoneham and Melrose, and found the original bounds in their proper place and in good condition.
BOSTON & MAINE R. R. CO.
At the town meeting held April 8th, 1895, the following resolve was passed :
Resolved, That the selectmen be directed by the citizens of Melrose, in town meeting assembled, to request the directors of said Boston & Maine R. R. to cause a suitable station to be erected at the point indicated. (Wyoming) without delay, and if unsuccessful with them, to appeal to the honorable board of railroad commissioners of the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts.
Acting upon this resolve, your selectmen had numerous interviews with the general manager of the B. & M. R. R., but to no satisfactory end, and at last a petition was drawn up by R. R. Gilman, Esq., and other residents of Wyoming, and presented to the railroad commissioners, who granted a hearing. And as the result of that hearing, at which your board with citizens of the town were present, they ordered the station to be moved back, a platform to be built on the west side to correspond with the one on the opposite side and to be covered ; all to be temporary, preparatory to the management building a new station in the near future. This order has been complied with, and we wait patiently for the completion of the new structure, which shall be not only a
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safe and comfortable building, with all modern improve ments for the welfare of the traveling public, but also an ornament to our town.
On the 15th of June, a petition of the citizens of the town to the railroad commissioners was recommended by the selectmen, to order the B. & M. R. R. Co. to do away with the shifting of freight trains at the Emerson and Foster streets crossings, and on this petition a hearing was ordered for Tuesday, Oct. 22d, at which time and place your select- men, with citizens of the town, appeared, and as the result of the hearing, the railroad company has discontinued the freight track across Emerson street, and removed the bunt- ers of the other freight tracks to a distance of 30 feet from the street, a suitable iron fence being placed along the east side of the platform, thus doing away with what has been for a long time an annoyance and constant menace to the lives of the citizens of the town using the crossing at the Melrose station. They further agreed that there should be no switching of trains at the Foster street crossing between the hours of 8.30 and 9 a. m.
PUBLIC HEARINGS.
On petition of N. N. Worthley and others, to erect and maintain the necessary poles and wires for telephonic ser- vice, a hearing was held on June Ist, and on August 13th it was voted, "That permission be granted to the Century Tel- ephone Co. to erect seven poles, with the privilege of main- taining wires thereon for telephonic service, providing that permission is obtained from the Malden Electric Light Co. to use their poles in connection therewith." On account of the company not making satisfactory arrangements with the Electric Light Company, they withdrew their petition, and returned the permit granted to them.
On petition of the Lynn & Boston R. R. Co., a hearing
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was held on June IIth, 1895, and the following permit granted : "A location is given for tracks, commencing at a point on Howard street and continuing on the southeast of the triangular lot to a connection with the track on Green street, with all the necessary curves, switches, etc. Also, for the right to use electricity as a motive power on the cars to be run on the above-named location, and to erect and maintain the necessary poles for the support of the overhead-wire system."
On petition of G. J. Bicknell, Esq., to maintain a stable for more than four horses, on Franklin street, a hearing was held June IIth, and the petition was dismissed.
On petition of C. C. Swett, Esq., for permit to build and occupy a stable for more than four horses, on Grove street, a hearing was held Nov. Ist, and the petition dismissed.
On petition of O. F. Frost, Esq., for permit to build and occupy a stable for more than four horses, on Winthrop street, a hearing was held on Nov. Ist, and a permit granted.
As we close our report for the year that has passed, it is with a certain degree of satisfaction that our efforts to carry on the business of the town have been in a measure appreciated by the citizens. We have endeavored to do the work necessary for the welfare of our town in a judicious and economical manner. Your instructions have been com- plied with, and the demands of every citizen, and from all sections of the town, carefully considered, and as far as we were able so to do, carried out.
DANIEL NORTON, EUGENE H. MOORE, CHARLES W. COOK, JOHN P. DEERING, SIDNEY H. BUTTRICK,
Selectmen of Melrose.
RECORDS OF TOWN MEETINGS IN 1895.
WARRANT FOR MEETING,
MARCH 4th, 1895.
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 fourth day of March, A. D. 1895, 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, with the approval of the selectmen, in anticipation of taxes.
Art. 5. To hear and act upon the report of the finance committee, appointed at meeting November 15, 1894.
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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 vote to petition the leg- islature for authority to issue additional water fund bonds, and to pass any other vote deemed necessary in the premises.
Art. II. To see if the town will vote to raise the sum of two hundred dollars ($200,) for keeping in repair and dec- orating the graves of soldiers on Memorial day.
Art. 12. To hear and act upon the report of the commit- tee on Central fire station, and to authorize the town treas- urer to borrow money for the same, if necessary.
Art. 13. To see if the town will place a fire-alarm box at the corner of Third street and Waverly avenue, and appro- priate money for the same. By request of A. J. Burnett and others.
Art. 14. To see if the town will place a fire-alarm box at a point on Franklin street near the residence of Nathan Webster. On petition of William P. Robinson and others.
Art. 15. To see what action the town will take in refer- ence to the providing of a fire-alarm bell at the Highlands, and raise or appropriate money for the same.
Art. 16. To hear the report of the committee appointed to consider and report upon the question of parks, and available land for park purposes, and to see if the town will authorize the park commissioners of this town to locate, lay out, and take land and Dix's pond in the rear of the Town
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