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Albert B. Franklin, contract, heat- ing and ventilating, $8,287 00
Shaking grates, 225 00
Powers system regulators, .
1,200 00
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9,712 00
Extras, .
339 91
$10,051 91
William Lumb & Co., plumbing, . $3,475 00
Extras, ,
65 00
3,540 00
Blodgett Bros. & Co., electric
clocks and telephones,
$740 00
Extras, .
10 95
750 95
H. H. Hunt, electrical work con-
tract, .
$704 50
Extras, .
86 34
790 84
$1,600 00
G. M. Tufts, finishing laboratory, Extras, .
1I 55
1,611 55
Edward E. Babb & Co., black- boards, etc.,
730 88
547 54
Burdett & Williams, hardware, . M. D. Jones & Co., lamp pillars, . Lahy Bros., stone steps,
1 36 00
42 00
Malden & Melrose Gas Light Co., supply and connection, 76 88
Amount carried forward,
$93, 161 86
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SCHOOL REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $93,161 86
Town of Melrose, water depart-
ment, .
$21 71
Sewer department,
63 30
85 0I
Chelmsford Foundry Co., iron
work, 96 62
George H. Davis, Jr., lift,
68 60
Tristram Griffin, architect, ser-
vices, . 4,500 00
Grading of grounds, retaining wall, filling and grading grounds in rear of building . ·
1,319 61
F. E. Ellis, grading and furnishing granite curbing, contract, $2,741 00 Extras, 45 40
2,786 40
W. W. Gay, landscape architect, plans, super- vision, shrubs and plants furnished, .
350 00
W. C. Stevens, surveying, . $87 00
John H. Larrabee, “ 54 00 -
141 00
Bay State Brick Co., sidewalk bricks, .
192 00
Geo. Lawley & Sons, Corp., flag staff, 210 00
Cement and labor for flag staff, 21 05
231 05
Sundries, small bills, .
173 21
$103,105 36
Balance unexpended,
132 69
$103,238 05
.
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In conclusion the committee desire to say that in look- ing back over the time spent in the work, which has con- sumed the greater part of three years, they are not aware that any serious error has been committed, either in the lo- cation of the buildings or in the construction thereof. No money has been wasted, and all the contractors, so far as . the committee are able to report at the present time, have done their work faithfully.
Respectfully submitted,
ROYAL P. BARRY, JOHN LARRABEE, CLINTON WHITE, OLIVER A. ROBERTS, F. W. HUNT, FRANK L. WASHBURN, DECIUS BEEBE, J. C. MAKER, MOSES S. PAGE.
REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS.
The park commissioners have expended $300 during the year in the care of the public grounds under the control of the board. The particular expenditures have been on the old high school grounds, at the corner of Emerson street and Lake avenue ; on the new work at the junction of Per- kins and Vinton streets, and in the general care of the various plots of ground in the care of the board.
The town voted to place in care of the board the old high school lot on Emerson street. The old cellar has been filled and the grounds grassed over. Here is a prominent and beautiful lot to be ornamented and cared for by the town, to add to the beauty of that central section of Mel- rose.
In front of the D. W. Gooch school, a small square has been enclosed with granite.
The board has been at great care in the preparation for the taking of the land on the north of Ell pond, in accord- ance with the vote of the town. This taking will be re- ported to the town at the annual meeting in March. It is the desire of the board to complete this taking as rapidly as possible.
The Metropolitan park commission is investigating the subject of a boulevard or parkway from the Fells to the Lynn woods. Their report and recommendation in the mat. ter will be made to the legislature in March.
The Melrose common needs a generous appropriation to make it the fine public recreation place it ought to be.
C. H. ADAMS, MAURICE G. COCHRANE,
WILLIS C. GOSS,
Park Commissioners.
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
There have been aided by this department during the year, 287 persons, a decrease of 52 from the previous year. Of this number, 98 adults and 151 children received tem- porary aid, 18 were fully supported, and 20 insane persons. Of the insane, the expense of the support of four is refunded to the town; and of those receiving aid, 25 have settle- ments elsewhere, and 27 are state poor. There was a very pressing demand upon the department the first four months of the year, more aid being asked during that time than for the rest of the year. This was owing, in a large measure, to the very cold and backward spring, there being a lack of work for our laboring classes, and the cold weather neces- sitating more fuel than usual. The system adopted by the board, of having applicants for aid come to the town hall on Friday evenings of each week for orders, excepting in cases of urgent necessity, has been of great benefit. Also the rule adopted, as far as practicable, to grant aid only to the parents and not to their children. The habit that our poor had practised in sending children for their orders in- stead of coming themselves was a very pernicious one, as it would be apt to give the child an idea that all that was necessary when he was in need of anything was to apply to the authorities and his requests would be granted. It was detrimental to the growth of the child's independence and
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self-reliance. It is a curious fact, but nevertheless true, that pauperism seems to be like a disease, and is trans- mitted from generation to generation. We are supporting today children whose parents and grandparents were sup- ported before them. It should be the duty of the overseers of the poor to prevent poverty as well as cure it.
During the year, in accordance with the vote of the town, an almshouse has been established at the Pratt farm, of which we will make a separate report. The Melrose hos- pital has been of great assistance, as in other years, and we desire officially to commend its management and the prompt and beneficial aid that has been rendered.
PRATT FARM.
At the annual town meeting in March, it was voted, " That the town authorize the cemetery committee to transfer the Pratt farmhouse (so called) with such portion of land as may be agreed upon, for the use of an almshouse, to the overseers of the poor, and they be empowered to es- tablish said Pratt farmhouse as an almshouse." As soon as practicable after the passage of this vote the necessary steps were taken to put the building in proper repair for the accommodation of its inmates. No work was done on the outside of the building, but the interior was cleaned throughout, the walls newly papered, ceilings whitened, woodwork painted, new floor laid in the dining room, and what was formerly the shed, transformed into a kitchen, two bath rooms added and hot and cold water, with set tubs in fact the interior was made entirely new and con- venient, the expense of these repairs being $729.41.
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Wm. Burns, carpentering, $87 31
F. J. Story, painting, 94 25
J. P. Deering & Co., lumber, . 82 07
Melrose Hardware Co., papering, paints, etc., 106 09
Lane Bros., mason work, 57 05
F. A. Jackson, plumbing, 270 00
J. F. Cobb, superintending, 27 00
Sundries, 5 64
$729 41
In the early part of the winter the question of heating the premises was a source of considerable discussion, as to the proper method. Stoves and the open fireplaces were used for a time. At last it was the unanimous opinion of the board that a system of hot water heating would be the most economical and satisfactory, and a contract was made with Brock Brothers to put in a good plant at a cost of $425. This will have to be met out of the next year's appropriation.
The cost of running the farm for the seven months it has been in operation has been $851.85. We were fortunate in being able to find among our own citizens a capable matron and warden to manage the farm, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bonett. Mrs. Bonett was appointed matron and Mr. Bonett, warden, at a salary of $300 per annum, and their living expenses, Mrs. Bonett has proven a capable, judicious and kindly woman, and Mr. Bonett has the advantage of being brought up as a farmer, so that the work of both the house and the farm has been done in a satisfactory manner. We have at present six inmates, three males and three females, besides an infant, who is there temporarily awaiting action of the court. During the year there have been eight aided at the farm, one having died and one leaving to be supported by
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her family. It is impossible to judge at this time correctly of the expense of maintaining our poor at the farm, as it is only for a portion of the year that we have been able to do so, but we are convinced that it is no experiment, and that it will prove a blessing and a comfort to those of our poor who are entirely destitute, and that it is a humane and eco- nomical method for the town to employ in alleviating their distress. It has served in some instances to deter people from asking aid of the town, for the objection they have of being cared for in an institution, and it was noticeable in the few ap- plications we had for aid, after the farm was established and ready for inmates. It is not the intention or the wish of the overseers of the poor to place any person at the Pratt farm, excepting those who are old, decrepit or sick, and have no one to help them, or who have no prospects of ever being able to be self-supporting. No children or families will be received, excepting temporarily. There appears to be in the minds of a majority of those seeking aid that the Pratt farm is a poorhouse, and that it is, therefore, a disgrace and a calamity to be obliged to go there for assistance. They do not consider that the disgrace, if any there is (and we, in our experience, do not admit that it is a disgrace to be poor and needy, unless brought on by intemperance and improvidence), is when they first apply for aid. The town has now provided a suitable place for the aged, poor and suffering, and it is a duty that every citizen owes to the community to do their part in encouraging those who re- ceive aid to become inmates of this farm, that they may be well housed, warmed and fed, nursed and taken care of when sick, rather than to contribute toward their support and endeavoring to influence and coerce the overseers to take care of them in places where they cannot be comfort- able or decently cared for.
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REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.
Our citizens are cordially invited to visit the farm and see for themselves the comfort and homelike manner in which the inmates are treated.
The cost of running the farm for the seven months it has been in operation has been $851.85.
There has been delivered from the farm 70
barrels of wood, at 30 cents, .
$21 00
Receipts from sale of produce and milk, . 94 35
$115 35
Making a net cost for seven months of 736 50
$851 85
SIDNEY H. BUTTRICK, THOMAS W. RIPLEY, MATILDA E. STANTIAL, Overseers of the Poor.
WARRANT.
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 sixth day of March, A. D. 1899, at 6 o'clock a. m., then and there to act on the following articles, viz. :
ARTICLE I. To choose a moderator.
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 open until 5.30 p. m.
3. To choose all other town officers deemed necessary, as required by law.
4. To authorize the town treasurer to borrow money, with the approval of the selectmen, in anticipation of taxes.
5. 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.
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6. To hear and act upon the report of the finance com- mittee, appointed at meeting, December 12, 1898.
7. To determine the amount of money to be raised and appropriated to defray town charges for the ensuing year and for the payment of the town debt.
8. To fix the compensation of all officers and committees elected and appointed by the town.
9. To determine the method by which the taxes for the year shall be collected.
IO. To see if the town will vote to raise the sum of two hundred dollars ($200) for keeping in repair and decorating the graves of the soldiers on Memorial Day.
II. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) for the purpose of employing counsel, who shall serve as attorney for the town, and furnish legal advice to the several officers and de- partments when required.
12. To see if the town will vote to pay the expense of furnishing bonds for the treasurer, collector of taxes, or any other town officers, and raise or appropriate money for the same.
13. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum offive hundred dollars ($500), for the purpose of contracting with the Melrose hospital for the reception, care and treat- ment of persons who, by misfortune or poverty, require re- lief during temporary illness.
14. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) from the income of the water works, for the expense of maintenance, operation and con- struction of new works, as required by Section 20, Chapter 488, of the acts of 1895. On petition of water commission- ers.
15. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money
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for the permanent improvement of Wyoming cemetery. By request of the cemetery committee.
16. To see if the town will authorize the sewer commis- sioners to expend a sum not exceeding ten thousand dol- lars ($10,000), for the construction and extension of sewers, to be paid from the sums received from assessments as authorized by law. By request of the sewer commissioners.
17. To see if the town will vote to locate fire alarm boxes at the corner of Melrose and Ashland streets, and the corner of Main street and Boardman avenue, and to appro- priate the sum of three hundred dollars ($300), to defray the expense of same. On petition of Charles N. Fowler and others.
18. To see if the town will vote to locate a fire alarm box at the corner of Larrabee and Grove streets and appro- priate money for the same. On petition of F. V. Dempsey and others.
19. To see if the town will repair Third street, from Sixth street to Waverly avenue, and appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) for the same. On petition of F. V. Dempsey and others.
20. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200) for horse and driver for Hose 4.
21. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of three hundred dollars ($300), to put South and North High streets in a proper condition. On petition of Henry W. Clark and others.
22. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of three hundred dollars ($300), for improvement on street and side- walks on Mystic avenue. On petition of F. A. Pratt and others.
23. To see if the town will vote to grade and repair Mt.
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Vernon street, at its junction with Brown street, and appro- priate five hundred dollars ($500), for the same.
24. To see what action the town will take regarding the surplus of the water board for the year 1898. On petition of the water commissioners.
25. To see if the town will amend the by laws, so that the sealer of weights and measures shall be paid a salary for his services, and pass any other vote deemed necessary in connection therewith. On petition of Chase C. Worthen and others.
26. To see if the town will direct that such part of the high school building as is not required for high school pur- poses shall be used for scholars in the ninth grade in the public schools, or take any action relating thereto. On pe- tition of Frank W. Foster and others.
27. To see if the town will accept, and allow the taking by the board of park commissioners of certain lands north of Ell pond for the locating and laying out of a public park, as shown in taking and plan duly filed with the town clerk.
28. To see if the town will instruct the assessors to pre- pare and print for the use of voters a complete list of valua- tions of real and personal property for 1899, together with the poll tax list, and will appropriate three hundred dollars ( $300, ) or whatever may be necessary therefor. By request of the finance committee.
29. To see if the town will raise or appropriate the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000) for the purpose of widen- ing and grading Swain's Pond avenue from Grove street to the Malden line, on the petition of J. Hermon Prentiss and others.
30. To see if the town will build a fire station in the southwesterly portion of the town, west of. the Boston and Maine railroad, and purchase land if necessary, and
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raise or appropriate money for the same. On petition of J. H. Hamlin and others.
31. To see if the town will accept the following streets as laid out by the selectmen.
(I) An extension of Richardson road, running from Ashland street southerly and southwesterly to Alpine street.
(2) Street running from Richardson road northerly to Wakefield line, to be called Renwick road.
32. To hear and act upon the reports of town officers and committees, and for the transaction of any other busi- ness which may legally come before the 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 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-first day of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.
SIDNEY H. BUTTRICK, EUGENE H. MOORE, JONATHAN C. HOWES. SIDNEY D. FARRAR, L. FRANK HINCKLEY, Selectmen of Melrose.
A true copy. Attest :
WILLIAM L. PIERCE, Constable.
REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS OF MELROSE
FOR THE
FINANCIAL YEAR
ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1899.
MELROSE : A. W. DUNTON & CO., PRINTERS, REPORTER OFFICE.
I90I.
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1899.
SELECTMEN.
SIDNEY H. BUTTRICK, Chairman.
CHARLES J. BARTON.
WILLIAM A. CARRIE. L. FRANK HINCKLEY. JONATHAN C. HOWES. W. DEHAVEN JONES, Clerk of Selectmen.
TOWN CLERK. W. DEHAVEN JONES.
TREASURER. GEORGE NEWHALL.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES. JAMES W. MURRAY.
AUDITOR. EDWIN C. GOULD.
ASSESSORS.
JOSEPH EDWARDS, FRANK R. UPHAM,
Term expires 1902
1901
HENRY A. LEONARD,
1900
WATER COMMISSIONERS.
GEORGE L. MORSE, Chairman, CURTIS C. GOSS, FRANCIS W. HUNT,
Term expires 1902
1901
66 1900
WATER LOAN SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS.
DANIEL RUSSELL, Chairman, ROYAL P. BARRY, JOHN W. FARWELL
Term expires 1902
1900
66
.6 1901
SEWER COMMISSIONERS.
SETH E. BENSON, Chairman, L. FRANK HINCKLEY, JOHN LARRABEE, W. DABNEY HUNTER, Superintendent.
Term expires 1900
1902
66 1901
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
JOHN C. MAKER, Chairman, ARTHUR F. AMADON, BESSIE B. DEARBORN, SARAH A. DAY, SUSAN F. FLANDERS,
Term expires 1900
66
1902
60 1902
1901
1900
GEORGE N. HOWARD,
16
1901
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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1899.
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.
ELBRIDGE H. GOSS, Chairman,
Term expires, 1902
CHARLES C. BARRY, .
1902
CHARLES A. PATCH, Treasurer,
1901
MARY L. CHARLES, . RUBY F. FARWELL,
1901
GEORGE E. MUNROE, Secretary,
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1900
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS. JAMES MARSHALL.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
SIDNEY H. BUTTRICK, Chairman,
Term expires 1900. 66 - 1902
THOMAS W. RIPLEY, .
MATILDA E. STANTIAL,
66 1901
BOARD OF HEALTH.
JOHN E. SANBORN, M. D., Chairman,
Term expires 1901
CORYDON W. HARLOW,
1902
WILLIAM H. DOLE,
PARK COMMISSIONERS.
CHARLES H. ADAMS, Chairman, MAURICE G. COCHRANE,
WILLIS C. GOSS,
66
1901 1
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
VICTOR C. KIRMES,
Term expires May 1, 1902
CHARLES W. COCHRANE,
= 1900
EDGAR R. SOMES,
66
16 1901
W. DEHAVEN JONES, Town Clerk, ex officio.
CONSTABLES.
WILLIAM L. PIERCE. FRANK M. MCLAUGHLIN.
OSBORN E. DROWN.
ENGINEERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
A. WILBUR LYNDE, Chief. JOSEPH M. HOLBROOK. SAMUEL LEAR, Clerk.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK, WEIGHERS OF HAY AND COAL. CHARLES B. GOSS. SETH E. BENSON. F. E. NEWELL.
COMMITTEE ON CEMETERIES.
GEORGE NEWHALL, Chairman. L. HENRY KUNHARDT .. JOHN LARRABEE, Secretary.
FENCE VIEWERS.
DEXTER PRATT.
WALTER C. STEVENS.
1900
Term expires 1902
1900
1900
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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1899.
FIELD DRIVERS.
FRANK A. VINTON.
A. J. BONETT.
POUND KEEPER. A. J. BONETT.
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS. W. AUGUSTUS GOODNO.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. WILLIAM L. PIERCE.
INSPECTOR OF MILK, PROVISIONS AND ANIMALS. WILLIAM H. DOLE.
POLICE OFFICERS.
PERMANENT FORCE.
FRANK M. MCLAUGHLIN, Chief. OSBORN E. DROWN. WILLIAM A. CASWELL.
REDFORD M. RAND. CHARLES F. W. FOGG.
GEORGE E. FULLER. HARRY BROWN. ALLSTON H. PINEO. WILLIAM H. DOHERTY. WILLIAM C. MCCARTHY.
SPECIAL OFFICERS.
PERCY E. MARSH. EDGAR E. SHERBURNE. CHARLES J. WING. JAMES DAVIDSON. FRANK H. GOODWIN. ARTHUR L. BRIGHAM.
ARTHUR J. BONETT. A. WILBUR LYNDE. ALBERT L. CROCKETT. CHRISTOPHER B. THOMPSON. JOHN H. THYNG. HARRY S. PALMENTER.
JOHN J. HINDS.
RECORDS OF TOWN MEETINGS IN 1899.
Adjourned Town Meeting, Tuesday evening, January 3rd, 1899, at 7.30 o'clock.
Met according to adjournment.
Voted, to take up Article 10.
Partial report of committee on municipal ownership of street lighting plant was submitted.
Voted, That the town instruct its representative in the General Court to introduce a bill, modifying existing laws, so that any city or town may acquire the lighting plants within its borders, by payment of a sum not to exceed the actual cost of duplicating such plant, or plants, in equally good condition, also that the senator from this district be requested to aid in passing said bill.
Article 9: Levi S. Gould chairman of the committee to draft a city charter for the town of Melrose, submitted a partial report of the committee.
Voted, That we proceed to the consideration of the report entitled, "An act to incorporate the city of Melrose" section by section.
Voted, Sections, I, 2, 3, 4, stand as submitted.
Voted, By unanimous consent. That the word second in next to the last line of Article 5 be changed to read first.
Voted, Section 5 stand as corrected.
Voted, Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 stand as printed.
Voted, That Section 18 be amended in the last line to read after the word the "War of the rebellion, or any wars of the Republic."
Voted, To accept Section 18, as amended.
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Section 19. Voted, That the word receipts in the ninth line be changed to receipt, and the word or in the tenth line be changed to and, and the word any changed to each, in the sixteenth line, the word such be left out, and the remainder after the word hospital in the seventeenth line be stricken out.
Section 19. Voted, as amended.
Section 20. Voted, as submitted.
A new section was submitted regarding the granting of franchises, or priviledges of any description. This section was under discussion.
Voted, to adjourn until Monday evening, January 9th, at 7.30 o'clock.
Attest: W. DEHAVEN JONES, Town Clerk, pro tem.
Adjourned Town Meeting, Monday evening, January 9th. 1899, at 7.30 o'clock.
Met according to adjournment.
Voted, That the article before the meeting on the granting of franchises, with the two amendments, be referred to a committee of three composed of S. H. Buttrick, G. N. Harris and George R. Jones, to incorporate into a new sec- tion, to be submitted at the next adjourned town meeting, Yes 69, No 31.
Sections 21, 22, 23 and 24 approved as printed.
Voted, Section 25, be sent back to the committee for re- vision.
Voted, Section 26, be sent back to the committee with the suggestion that city treasurer be included in line five.
Sections 27, 28 and 29, approved as printed.
Section 30, was amended by unanimous consent, in the ninth line to read after the word nor, shall he instead of power to.
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RECORDS OF TOWN MEETINGS.
'Section 31, approved as printed.
Voted, to adjourn until Monday evening, January 16th, at '7.30 o'clock.
Attest: W. DEHAVEN JONES, Town Clerk, pro tem.
Adjourned Town Meeting, Monday evening, January 16th, 1899, at 7.30 o'clock.
Met according to adjournment.
City charter committee submitted the following, as a sub- stitute for section 6 of the city charter.
Voted, Section 6. All meetings for the election of na- tional, state, county, and district officers, shall be called by order of the board of aldermen in the same manner as meetings for municipal elections are called.
Sction 25. The following changes were recommended by the city charter committee. After the word the in the first line all was stricken out down to the word hold in the second line, and the following substituted. "Board of aldermen shall, during such time as he occupies said office," after the word government in the third line, strike out all down to the word or in the fourth line. The above changes were voted.
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