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Hall for park purposes ; and to pass any vote necessary to lay out and take land for a public square or park in the rear of the Town Hall, or elsewhere, or to accept and allow any report of the park commissioners laying out or taking any land as a public park or parks, and to raise, borrow, or appropriate money for the same.
Art. 17. To see what action the town will take in the matter of authorizing its board of health to make and enforce such regulations as said board may deem necessary for the safety and health of the people with reference to house drainage and its connection with public sewers, and to pro- vide for connecting buildings with public sewers, in accord- ance with chapter 108, acts of 1889, and chapter 132, acts of 1890.
Art. 18. To see if the town will authorize the treasurer to sell and dispose of twenty-five bonds remaining unsold of the issue of bonds "Melrose Sewerage Loan," act of 1894.
Art. 19. To see if the town will authorize the selectmen, or sewer commissioners, to petition the legislature for author- ity to issue additional bonds, notes, or scrip, to be applied to the construction of a system of sewerage in the town of Melrose, and for any other legislation which may be deemed necessary.
Art. 20. To see what action the town will take in the matter of the assessment and apportionment of the estima- ted cost of the sewer; to determine what proportion shall be paid by the town and by the estates benefited, in ac- cordance with the provisions of chapter 50 of the Public Statutes, and of chapter 245 of the acts of 1892, and to pass any vote or votes connected with the subject of sewer- age which may be deemed necessary.
Art. 21. To see if the town will accept the laying out of certain main drains, or common sewers, as laid out for pub- lic use by the sewer commissioners, as provided in chapter
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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, Perham avenue, Stevens place, Upham court.
Art. 22. To see if the town will authorize the selectmen to purchase a new steam road roller, and raise or appro- priate money for the same.
Art. 23. To see if the town will properly drain Cedar park and raise or appropriate money for the same.
Art. 24. To see what action the town will take on the recommendation of -the selectmen relative to a stable for town purposes.
Art. 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.
Art. 26. To see what action the town will take in the matter of property belonging to the estate of Philip McMa- han, which was wrongly assessed and sold for taxes for the years 1892 and 1893. On petition of John J. Mccullough and others.
Art. 27. To see if the town will raise or appropriate the sum of three hundred dollars, ($300), for the purchase of a combination ambulance and patrol wagon.
Art. 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.
Art. 29. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to pay certain volunteer soldiers of the town or their
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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.
Art. 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.
Art. 31. To hear and act upon the reports of committees, and for the transaction of any other business that may legal- ly 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 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 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.
Warrant served by A. B. PIERCE, Constable.
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Annual Town Meeting, March 4, 1895, 6 o'clock a. m.
Article I. Chose Levi S. Gould, moderator, by a unani- mous vote.
Art. 2. Ballot clerks appointed by selectmen :
Albon W. Parker, Samuel Lear,
Charles W. Cochrane, Curtis S. Gordon,
Tellers appointed by the Moderator :
W. DeHaven Jones, Sidney D. Farrar,
Henry A. Jenks, Henry Osborne,
Victor C. Kirmes, John J. Mccullough,
Thomas T. Bailey, William A. Burrell, George W. Carr.
The above-named officers were duly sworn by the mod- erator.
Voted, That the further consideration of town business be adjourned until Monday evening next, at 7.30 o'clock.
Polls opened at 6 o'clock a. m. Closed at 5.30 o'clock p. m.
Result of the election announced by the moderator at 9.20 p. m.
Total number of ballots cast (male)
1095
66
(female) 14
Ballot box registered · 1109
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RESULT OF THE ELECTION.
Selectmen.
VOTES
Sidney H. Buttrick, 87 Essex street,
784
Charles W. Cook, 59 Walton park,
- 674
John P. Deering, 486 Lebanon street,
. 819 Eugene H. Moore, 220 Porter street, 867 .
Daniel Norton, II Chestnut street, 801
Joshua T. Nowell, Ferdinand street,
500
William Turner, 454 Main street,
196
Scattering,
7
Blanks,
827
Total, .
5475
Town Clerk.
Edward K. Bordman, 94 Cottage street,
975
Blanks,
I20
Total, .
1095
Town Treasurer.
George Newhall, 94 Myrtle street, -
964
Scattering,
I
Blanks,
I30
Total,
1095
Collector of Taxes.
Addison Lane, 143 Myrtle street,
967
Blanks,
I28
Total,
1095
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Assessor, for three years.
Henry E. Johnson, 36 Malvern street,
423
Dexter Pratt, 64 Franklin street,
599
Blanks, -
73
Total,
1095
Sewer Commissioner, for three years.
John Larrabee, 34 Foster street, 955
Scattering,
4
Blanks,
I36
Total,
1095
Water Commissioner, for three years.
Curtis C. Goss, 24 Chestnut park,
925
Scattering,
4
Blanks,
166
Total,
1095
Water Loan Sinking Fund Commissioner, for three years.
John W. Farwell, 53 Emerson street, W., 886
Scattering,
I
Blanks,
208
Total,
1095
School Committee, for three years.
Ella F. Macdonald, 33 Brunswick park, 378
William D. Stewart, 21 Woodland avenue, 528
Willis M. Townsend, 166 Franklin street,
475
Mabel A. Valentine, 229 Tremont street,
574
Scattering,
2
Blanks,
.
233
Total, .
2190
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Trustees of Public Library, for three years.
Ruby F. Farwell, 53 Emerson street. W.,. 851
Chares A. Patch, 30 Oakland street,
825
I Scattering,
Blanks,
513
Total,
2190
Auditor.
Edwin C. Gould, 334 Main street,
903
Scattering,
3
Blanks,
189
Total,
1095
Overseer of the Poor, for three years.
Martha D. Bale, 37 Foster street,
900
Scattering,
2
Blanks,
193
Total,
1095
Board of Health, for three years.
John E. Sanborn, 68 Upham street,
860
Scattering,
4
Blanks,
231
Total,
1095
Park Commissioner, for three years.
Frank F. Preble, 114 Trenton street,
549
Edwin S. Small, 273 Main street,
352
Scattering,
,
I
Blanks,
193
Total, 1.
1095
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Constables.
Osborne E. Drown, 43 Foster street, E., . 850
Charles F. W. Fogg, 102 Foster street, E., 854
Frank M. McLaughlin, 41 Upham street, 785
Ansel B. Pierce, 10 Emerson street, E.,
887
Scattering,
15
Blanks,
989
Total, . 4380
License Question.
Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town?
"Yes," 220
"No," 729
Blanks,
I46
Total, .
1095
Voted, To adjourn.
Adjourned Town Meeting, March 11, 1895, 7.30 o'clock.
Met according to adjournment.
Voted, That when this meeting adjourns it shall be to Tuesday evening, March 19, 1895, at 7.30 o'clock, and that each adjourned meeting shall close at 10 o'clock p. m., until the business called for in the warrant has been completed.
Voted, To take up
Article 3. Town officers elected
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Measurers of wood and bark and 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 ; cemetery committee, Daniel Russell, Geo. Newhall, John Larrabee ; forest-fire wards, Dexter Pratt, Calvin Locke, Chase C. Worthen, James Marshall.
Art. 4. Voted, unanimously, That for the purpose of procuring a temporary loan to and for the use of the town of Melrose, in anticipation of the taxes of the present munici- pal year, the town treasurer is hereby authorized and direct- ed to borrow from time to time, with the approval of the selectmen, a sum or sums in the aggregate amounting to seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000), and to execute and deliver the note or notes of the town therefor, payable within one year from the time the loan is made, with interest thereon at a rate not exceeding 4 per cent. per annum. Any debt or debts incurred by a loan or loans to the town under this vote shall be paid from the taxes of the present municipal year.
Art. 30. Voted, unanimously, That the treasurer be au- thorized, with the approval of the selectmen, to hire money to renew, replace or pay any existing loan or loans, and issue notes of the town therefor.
Art. 18. Voted, unanimously, That the town treasurer sell direct the twenty-five (25) sewerage bonds remaining un- sold of the issue of 1894, for the highest obtainable price, by giving notice by publication, or otherwise, to the pur- chasers 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 satisfactory to the treas-
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urer, the right being reserved by him to reject any or all of the said bids.
Art. 19. Voted, unanimously, That the selectmen and sewer commissioners, for and in behalf of the town, are hereby authorized to petition the legislature for the passage of an act authorizing the issue of bonds to the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), bearing interest at not exceeding 4 per cent. per annum ; the proceeds to be used for the construction and extension of a sewerage sys- tem for the town of Melrose ; and for the passage of such other legislation as may be deemed necessary for the build- ing, maintenance and operation of said system.
Art. 10. Voted, unanimously. That the selectmen and water commissioners, for and in behalf of the town, are hereby authorized to petition the legislature for the passage of an act authorizing the issue of water fund bonds to the amount of fifty thousand dollars, ($50,000,) bearing interest at not exceeding four per cent. per annum; the proceeds to be used for the construction and extension of the water works of the town of Melrose.
Art. 5. Report of finance committee read and accepted.
Art. 6 and 7. Voted, That there be raised by taxation for
Support of schools,
$49,000 00
Highways, crossings and gutters 15,000 00
That $5000 of the amount raised for highways be expend- ed in macadamizing Main street, beginning at the Malden line and working northerly; and that $1000 be expended for crossings and gutters where most needed. The selectmen are directed to use $200 of the highway appropriation to be added to the $1000 already appropriated for Cleaveland street.
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Fire department, . $8,000 00
$750 of which shall be for new hose, and $250 for fire alarm boxes.
Health department, 1,700 00
Interest on town debt, 5,000 00
Insurance, 600 00
Contingent expenses, including printing, &c., 3,500 00
Numbering buildings, 75 00
Police and watchmen,
8,000 00
$300 of which amount shall be expended for the
purchase of an ambulance and patrol wagon. Support of poor, 7,000 00
Public library, dog-tax, and 3,500 00
Sidewalks, receipts, unexpended balance, and 3,000 00
To be expended as follows: $1,000 for repairs on existing walks. Where walks are to be made continuous, preference to be given to the extent of $1,500, which amount with the remainder shall be expended in such manner and where deemed necessary by the board of selectmen, for concrete or brick sidewalks, under provisions of laws accepted by the town relating to sidewalks, by which abutters pay one-half the expense of walks laid opposite their estates.
Voted, That proper application blanks be prepared and an estimate furnished of the cost of sidewalks opposite estates, and that hereafter walks shall not be laid until the applicant shall have deposited one-half the estimated cost of walk ap- plied for with the town treasurer. Any excess in deposit of amount required, to be refunded by the town, and any de- ficit to be made good by the applicant.
Street lights, $8,500 00
which shall include the furnishing of an addi-
tional circuit of forty incandescent lamps to be located by the selectmen.
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Town hall, receipts and
. $1,000 00
Military aid, .
200 00
Soldiers' relief,
1,000 00
Public parks, .
250 00
Reduction of town debt, bank and corporation taxes and
·
5,000 00
Deficiencies in accounts, viz :
Insurance,
$741 80
Contingent,
249 49
Soldiers' relief,
613 63
Special contingent,
1,112 37
Main street widening,
1,955 96
4,672 35
Water, use of
3,000 00
Memorial day,
200 00
Total,
$128,198 25
On the question of raising and appropriating the sum rec- ommended by the finance committee for salaries of town officers, an amendment was offered, the previous question was ordered, the amendment was declared not carried, and it was
Voted, That the salaries of the selectmen be $100 each, and for clerical services, $100. Total, $600.
Voted, To adjourn.
Adjourned Town Meeting, Tuesday, March 19, 1895, 7.30 o'clock.
Met according to adjournment.
Articles 6 and 7, continued. Voted, unanimously, That
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the sum of four thousand nine hundred and seventy-five dollars ($4975) be appropriated for salaries of town offi- cers, as per report of finance committee.
Charles H. Adams gave notice that he would move a re- consideration of salaries of town officers, so far as those of the selectmen are concerned.
Amount of appropriations brought forward, $128,198 25
Selectmen, 100 each; for clerical services of said board, $100,
600 00
Town clerk,
400 00
Town treasurer,
500 00
Town auditor,
300 00
Overseers of the poor. Chairman, $200; other
members, $50 each 300 00 Assessors, $250 each, $750; clerical services, $350, 1,100 00
Board of health, $50 each, 150 00 . · Registrars of voters, $50 each, with exception of clerk, $100, 250 00
Inspector of buildings,
100 00
Forest fire wards, $15 each,
7 500
Collector of taxes, 1/2 of I per cent. on real and personal property, and 71/2 per cent. on polls, estimated,
1,200 00
$133,173 25
Voted, That the salaries of the
Water commissioners be $50 each,
. $150 00
Cemetery committee, " $25 "
. 75 00
Superintendent of streets, 1,000 00
Water registrar, .
. 800 00
Superintendent water department,
. 1,100 00
Treasurer water loan sinking fund, 50 00
Sewer commissioners, $50 each,
. 150 00
$3,325 00
To be paid from the funds of their several departments.
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Article 22. Voted, That the selectmen be authorized to purchase a new steam road roller, and that the sum of three thousand seven hundred dollars ($3700) be raised or appro- priated for that purpose. Voted also, That the selectmen be authorized to sell the old roller for the highest obtain- able price.
Art, 9. Voted, That all single poll and personal taxes be due on delivery of bills, and payable on or before October I, 1895. That all other taxes be made payable on or before October 1, 1895, and that interest be added upon all taxes remaining unpaid after that'date at the rate of 6 per centum per annum; that all property upon which the taxes remain unpaid June 1, 1896, be sold by the collector in accordance with the provisions of law, and that he be instructed to strictly carry out the provisions of the above vote.
Art. 12. Voted, That the town erect a brick building for a Central fire station, on land belonging to the town, in the rear of the town hall building, and that the treasurer be au- thorized to borrow the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) at an annual interest not to exceed 4 per cent. to pay for the same, and that a committee of seven be ap- pointed to carry out this vote.
The check lists and "Yes" and "No" ballots were used.
Whole number of votes cast,
"Yes," 2II "No," 69 280
The committee is composed as follows, viz:
John P. Deering, chairman; Charles W. Cook, A. Wilbur Lynde, Samuel Lear, Dexter Pratt, A. B. Franklin and John Scott.
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Art. 29. Voted, That the matter of raising or appropri- ating money to pay certain volunteer soldiers of the town, or their families, in accordance with a vote passed May 6, 1861, be referred back to the old committee, with seven others added, and to report at some future meeting of the town.
The full committee is composed of the following named gentlemen:
William E. Barrett, John Larrabee, John E. Marshall, Alfred Hocking, Frank E. Orcutt, F. S. Hesseltine, Charles C. Barry, J. W. Spaulding, S. F. Keyes and Frank H. Merrill.
Voted, To adjourn to Thursday evening, March 21, 1895, 7.30 o'clock.
Adjourned Town Meeting, Thursday evening, March 21, 1895, 7.30 o'clock.
Met according to adjournment.
Art. 13. Voted, That the engineers of the fire department be instructed to place a fire alarm box at the corner of Third street and Waverly avenue.
Art. 14. Voted, That the engineers of the fire department be instructed to place a fire alarm box on Franklin street near the residence of Nathan Webster.
Art. 13. Motion to appropriate $300 for fire alarm bell at the Highlands. Not carried.
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Article 17. Voted, That the board of health be hereby authorized and directed to make and enforce such rules and regulations as said board may deem necessary for the safety and health of the people, with reference to house drainage and its connection with public sewers, where a public sewer abuts the estate to be drained, in accordance with the pro- visions of Chapter 108, Acts of 1889. They are also directed to enforce the provisions of Chapter 132, Acts of 1890, which provides for the connecting of buildings with public sewers, whenever in their judgment the public good so re- quires.
Art. 20. Voted, That when this meeting adjourns it shall be to Monday evening, April 8, 1895; that a committee of five be appointed to act in conjunction with the sewer com- missioners in the consideration of plans for the assessment and apportionment of the estimated cost of the sewer and report at said adjourned meeting.
Committee: Levi S. Gould, Moses S. Page, Royal P. Barry, George L. Morse and George J. Bicknell.
Art. 31. Voted, unanimously, That the $6500 received from the county treasurer on account of the widening of Main street be applied to the reduction of the debt created by the widening of that street.
Art. 26. Voted, That the town treasurer, with the ap- proval of the selectmen, be authorized to refund such sum or sums as were received from sale of lot of land belonging to the estate of Philip McMahan, which was wrongly assessed and sold for taxes for the years 1892 and 1893, together with any legal expenses upon the same; said amount to be paid from any money not otherwise appropriated.
Art. 28. Not a vote.
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Art. 31. Voted, To accept the town report for 1894, as published.
Voted, To accept the report of the board of selectmen relating to sign-boards, etc.
Art. 23. Voted, That the selectmen be directed to drain Cedar park in any way that may be deemed advisable, and pay for the same out of the appropriation for highways.
Voted, To adjourn to Monday evening, April 8, 1895, at 7.30 o'clock.
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Adjourned Town Meeting, Monday evening, April 8, 1895, 7.30 o'clock.
Met according to adjournment.
Art. 20. The committee appointed to act in connection with sewer commissioners not being ready to report, were granted further time.
According to the notice given in the earlier part of the meeting, Charles H. Adams moved a reconsideration of the salaries of the town officers so far as those of the select- men are concerned. Decided by the moderator to be "not in order."
Art. 31. The committee on "New Town Seal " pre- sented its report by the chairman, Rev. Albert G. Bale. The design was thrown upon a screen by the aid of a stereopti- con, and fully described. Various unfavorable comments were passed upon it, and by unanimous vote it was referred back to the committee.
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The cemetery committee presented a report showing pro- gress of work in transferring bodies from the "Old Burial Ground" on Main street to Wyoming cemetery. Accepted as a report of progress.
Art. 16. The park commissioners made a verbal report by its chairman, Charles H. Adams, showing the advant- ages to be gained by laying out certain open places as parks, particularly the place known as "Dix Pond," in the rear of the Town Hall, embracing about six acres of land and water. He moved that the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) be appropriated for the purchase and lay- ing out for park purposes of this tract of land.
Voted, To indefinitely postpone.
Art. 31. Voted, That the money to be received from bank and corporation tax be used in payment of the notes of the town for $2500 and $3500, authorized by votes July 9 and March 26, 1894, respectively.
Voted, unanimously, That a committee of seven be ap- pointed to consider what improvement, if any, can be made in the method of the government of this town, and to report recommending what in their judgment is the best method and form of government for the town of Melrose, at some subsequent meeting.
The committee is composed as follows: Col. F. S. Hessel- tine, chairman; Royal P. Barry, Sidney H. Buttrick, John Larrabee, George L. Morse, Joshua T. Nowell, and William N. Folsom ..
Resolution offered by the moderator, and unanimously adopted :
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Whereas, The station of the Boston & Maine railroad at Wyoming is not only totally inadequate through inferior size and appointments to accommodate the constantly increasing patronage, but from its crowded condition and the narrowness of its platform dangerous to all who are obliged to take the cars therefrom ; and whereas, the presi- dent and board of directors of said corporation have been fruitlessly petitioned many times to build a modern station upon the land purchased some years since for the purpose ; now, be it
Resolved, That the selectmen be directed by the citizens of Melrose, in town meeting assembled, to request the directors of said Boston & Maine railroad to cause a suita- ble station to be erected at the point indicated without delay ; and if unsuccessful with them, to appeal to the hon- orable board of railroad commissioners of the Common- wealth of Massachusetts.
Art. 21. Voted, unanimously, To accept the laying out of certain main drains or common sewers as laid out for public use by the sewer commissioners, as provided by law, viz : Allen court or place, Benson court, Berwick court or place, Boston & Maine railroad land, Cass street, Central terrace and land of H. A. Leonard, Crescent place, Dill court, Eastman and Field courts, Emerson place, Faulk- ner place, Felton place, Grove place, Ingalls court, Kimball court, Larrabee place, Perham avenue, Stevens place, and Upham court.
Arts. 24 and 25. Indefinitely postponed.
Voted, To adjourn sine die.
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WARRANT FOR MEETING APRIL 25, 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 Thursday, the twenty-fifth day of April, A. D., 1895, 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 274, of the Acts of 1895, entitled "An act to author- ize the town of Melrose to incur additional indebtedness for the purpose of constructing a system of sewerage," and authorize the issue of the bonds, notes or scrip, contempla- ted 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. On petition of the sewer commis- sioners.
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