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Article 6. Unanimously voted, that a committee of Expenditure fifteen be appointed by the Moderator, to whom all sub- jects involving an expenditure of money should be re- ferred for examination, with instruction to report upon the same to the town. Voted, that when this meeting adjourn, it be adjourned to April 11, at 8 o'clock P. M.
The following is the committee appointed by the Moderator, viz .: Edmund J. Shattuck, Charles E. Pond, Frank A. Fales, J. Fred Boyden, Milton H. Howard, J. S. Cushing, John F. Kiley, Jos. W. Roby, Lyman F. Bigelow. Eugene Murphy, Francis O. Winslow, Robert B. Oldham, Sumner Bagley, Wm. Fisher, Chas. T. Wheelock. At the adjourned meeting, April 11, the above-named committee made a full report, which was printed and distributed among the voters. On motion said report as printed was accepted, and each article aetcd on separately.
Article 7. Voted, that the Collector of Taxes be Collector authorized to use the same means as a Town Treasurer may when aeting as Collector.
authorized.
Article S. Unanimously voted, that the time fixed Taxes Nov. 1. Rate of Inter- within which taxes assessed therein should be paid, and est, 6 per cent.
Committee of Fifteen.
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the rate of interest to be charged on all taxes remaining unpaid at that time, be the same as in 1897, which was November first and at the rate of six per eent.
Authority to Article 9. Unanimously voted, that the Treasurer is borrow money. hereby authorized and directed to borrow from time to. time, with the approval of the majority of the Seleet- men, a sum or sums in the aggregate not exeeeding thirty thousand dollars, 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 there- on at a rate not exceeding six per cent per annum, the debt or debts incurred by a loan or loans to the town under this vote to be paid from the taxes of the present municipal year.
Land Damage. Washington St., 1896-97, $1369. Foundry St., $55. Prospect St., $965. Grade crossing $2000.
Article 10. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- pointed under Article 6. At the adjourned meeting, April 11, unanimously voted, that from money in the treasury the following sum be paid for the original ap- propriations:
Washington Street land damage, 1896, $591.00
Washington Street land damage, 1897, 778.00
Foundry Street land damage, 55.00
Prospeet Street land damage, 965.00
Grade Crossing, . 2,000.00
Total, $4,389.00
Report of Committee on Article 11. The committee appointed January 1, Town Hall site 1896, under Artiele 8, relative to selecting a suitable site for a Town Hall, made the following report:
That a committee which is not authorized to purchase cannot get owners to name satisfactory priees, and that it is not for the interest of the town to appoint any committee to obtain the refusal of land for a Town Hall site, unless such committee be authorized to make a contract for the purchase of the same. This committee therefore recommends that a committee be appointed to secure a site for a Town Hall, and authorized to make a contraet for the purchase of any piece of land on Washington Street between Railroad Avenue and Dr. Fogg's residence, which sueh committee may be able to obtain for said purpose, on terms which, in their judg-
accepted and committee discharged.
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ment, they decm advantageous to the town; and this committee request to be discharged.
N. L. SHELDON, TYLER THAYER, LEWIS DAY, JOHN C. LANE, FRANCIS O. WINSLOW, JOHN F. KILEY, GEO. HILL (deceased), Committee.
On motion voted, that the above report be accepted and .the committee discharged.
On motion voted, that the Selectmen be instructed to insert in the warrant for the April meeing an article to see if the town will take any action to secure a site for a Town Hall.
The business committee of nine appointed March 7, Report of 1892, to further the general business of the town made mittee of Nine. Business Com- a, very full and complete report. On motion voted, that said report be accepted and placed on file, and that the Selectmen be instructed to have said report printed in full in the next annual report.
The committee appointed January 20, 1898, under Resolutions of Article 2 to draw up a resolution of thanks to Mr. and thanks to Mr. Mrs. Gco. H. Morrill, presented the following:
The town of Norwood desires to acknowledge in some Building. fitting manner the munificent gift of the Morrill Memo- rial Library, presented by its esteemed friends, George H. and Louisa J. Morrill, who consummated on the first day of February, 1898, their generous and philanthropic purpose of donating to the town a substantial and ele- gant building, with suitable adjoining grounds, to be used as a Free Public Library.
Be it therefore Resolved, that we, the citizens of Nor- wood, in town meeting assembled, hereby convey to Mr. and Mrs. Morrill an expression of our decp grati- tude for their noble gift, so admirably adapted to the object for which it has been dedicated, and assure them that we shall value it the more because it shall ever stand as a thoughtful reminder of those who have so long made their home among us and because it also calls
and Mrs. G. H. Morrill for gift of Morrill Me- morial Library
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to loving remembrance Sarah Bond Morrill, their gra- cious and beloved daughter, to whose memory the build- ing has been ereeted.
J. S. CUSHING, C. F. WEEDEN, W. B. EDDY, Committee.
Mareh 7, 1898.
On motion it was unanimously voted, that the above resolution of thanks be adopted, spread upon the town reeords, and that it be engrossed upon parehment, suita- bly framed, and presented to Mr. and Mrs. Morrill.
Guide Boards.
The report of the Seleetmen on guideboards and street signs was presented, and by vote was referred to the committee of fifteen appointed under Article 6.
New By-Laws accepted and adopted, $75
The Committee on By-Laws were given further time. At the adjourned meeting April 11, the Committee to revise the By-Laws of the town, appointed at the an- nual town meeting in March, 1896, made a report and presented the revised By-Laws which were read in full. Unanimously voted, that said report be aceepted and the recommendations adopted.
Unanimously voted, that $75.00 be raised and appro- priated for expense of printing one thousand copies of the By-Laws of the town, and that the Town Clerk present an attested copy to the eourts for approval.
Public Library $2500.
Article 12. Referred to committee of fifteen. At ad- journed meeting April 11, unanimously voted, that twenty-five hundred dollars be raised and appropriated for the support of the Publie Library.
Dog Tax to Public Library
Article 13. Unanimously voted, that the dog tax be appropriated to the Publie Library. (On motion this artiele was taken up before Artiele 6.)
Prosecution of Illegal Liquor sales, $100
Article 14. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- pointed under Artiele 6. April 11, unanimously voted, that one hundred dollars be raised and appropriated for the prosecution of illegal sales of liquor, to be expended under the supervision of the Seleetmen.
G.K. Bird Post, G.A.R. $150.
Article 15. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously voted. that one hundred fifty dollars be raised and appropriated for the use of George K. Bird Post No. 169, Grand Army of the Republie, for the purpose of decorating soldiers' graves on Memorial Day.
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Article 16. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- Fire Depart- pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously voted, ment, $1800.
that eighteen hundred dollars be raised and appropri- ated for the support of the fire department the ensu- ing year.
Article 17. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- New Hose, pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously voted, $300. that the sum of three hundred dollars be raised and ap- propriated for the purchase of hose for the fire depart- ment.
Article 18. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- Fire Alarm, pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously voted, $300. that three hundred dollars be raised and appropriated for the support of the Fire Alarm System the ensuing year.
Article 19. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- Watering pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously voted, that one thousand dollars be raised and appropriated for watering streets (this amount to include cost of water), and that one-half the cost be assessed on the abutters.
str. ets, $1000.
streets, $2700.
Article 20. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- Lighting pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously voted, that $2,700 be raised and appropriated for lighting streets the current year, and that the Selectmen be authorized to make a further contract with the Norwood Gas Light Company, for three years from August 1, 1898.
Article 21. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- StateHighway, pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously voted, $1000. that the Selectmen be authorized to contract with the State Highway Commissioners for building a portion of the State highway, and that $1,000 be raised and appro- priated therefor.
Article 22. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- Plans and pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously vofed, sessors. Maps for As-
that this article be dismissed from warrant.
Article 23. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- Schools, pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously voted, $22,900. that $22,900 be raised and appropriated for the support of schools the ensuing year.
Article 24. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- Conveyance pointed under Article 6. April 11, voted, that $150 be dren, $150.
for school chil- raised and appropriated to convey children living in the outlying districts to the Norwood schools, said
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amount to be expended under the direction of the Seleetmen.
Truant School, $50.
Article 25. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously voted, that $50 be raised and appropriated to pay the expense of children at the Truant School.
Guild School addition, $17,000.
Article 26. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- pointed under Article 6. April 11, voted (133 voting in the affirmative, 1 in the negative), that an addition of six rooms to the Guild Sehoolhouse at a cost not ex- eecding $17,000; that the town Treasurer be author- ized to borrow on notes of the town, with the approval of the Seleetmen: $3,000 due in 1899; $3,000 due in 1900; $3,000 due in 1901; $3,000 due in 1902; and the balanec, not exceeding $5,000, due in 1903, and that a building committee of five be appointed by the chair.
The chair appointed E. J. Shattuck, John J. Geary, Chas. T. Wheelock, Frank A. Fales, Herbert M. Plimp- ton.
Lavatories at Balch School, $1200.
Article 27. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- pointed under Artiele 6. April 11, unanimously voted, that $1,200 be raised and appropriated to furnish lava- tories at the Balch Schoolhouse, to be constructed under direction of the School Committee.
North School committee.
That the subject of necessary changes at the North School be referred to a special committee to consider the same and report at a future town meeting.
The chair appointed F. O. Winslow, Dr. L. F. Bigc- low, Jos. W. Roby as that committee. That the neces- sary repair at the West School be referred to the School Committee.
Highways, $8000.
Article 28. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously voted, that $8,000 be raised and appropriated for the repairs of highways the ensuing year, and that $150 of this amount be appropriated for building a sidewalk on Rail- road Avenue from Foundry Street to the railroad, and that Washington Street be macadamized between Guild Street and the Post Office.
Edgestones and concrete, $1500.
Article 29. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously voted, that $1,500 be raised and appropriated for setting edge- stones and building concrete walks.
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Article 30. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- Prospect St., pointed under Artiele 6. April 11, unanimously voted, $2000. that $2,000 be raised and appropriated to be expended in grading Prospeet Street the eurrent year.
Article 31. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- Cross St., pointed under Artiele 6. April 11, unanimously voted, that $1,000 be raised and appropriated to be expended in grading Cross Street the eurrent year.
Article 32. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- Sidewalk pointed under Artiele 6. April 11, voted, dismissed Nichols St. from the warrant.
Article 33. Referred to eommittee of fifteen ap- Lyden St. ac- pointed under Artiele 6. April 11, voted, that Lyden cepted, $800. Street be accepted as relaid out by the Seleetmen, and that $800 be raised and appropriated to pay land dam- age and to finish grading the same.
Article 34. Referred to committee of fifteen ap-2 _ Plimpton Ave. pointed under Article 6. April 11, voted, that Plimp- ton Avenne be accepted as laid out by the Seleetmen, and that $400 be raised and appropriated to gravel the same when graded to the satisfaction of the Seleetmen.
Article 35. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- Central St. pointed under Artiele 6. April 11, voted, that this arti- cle be dismissed from warrant.
Article 36. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- Endicott St. pointed under Artiele 6. April 11, voted, that Endieott Street, as laid out by the Seleetmen, be aeeepted when graded to the satisfaction of the Seleetmen.
Article 37. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- Savin Ave. pointed under Artiele 6. April 11, unanimously voted, that Savin Avenue, as laid out by the Seleetmen, be ae- eepted when graded to the satisfaction of the Seleetmen.
Article 38. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- Prospect Ave. pointed under Artiele 6. April 11, unanimously voted, that Prospeet Avenue, as laid out by the Seleetmen, be accepted when graded to the satisfaction of the Select- men
Article 39. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- Park. pointed under Artiele 6. April 11, voted, that it be dis- missed from the warrant.
Article 40. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- Winslow Ave. pointed under Artiele 6. April 11, unanimously voted, that Winslow Avenne between Hoyle Street and Walnut Avenue, as laid out by the Seleetmen, be aeeepted when graded to the satisfaction of the Seleetmen.
accepted, $400.
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Expensive Ave Article 41. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously voted, that Expensive Avenue, as laid out by the Seleetmen, be aeeepted when graded to the satisfaction of the Seleet- men.
Day St., $300.
Article 42. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously voted, that Day Street be aceepted, as relaid out by the Select- men, and that $300 be raised and appropriated for grad- ing the same and for land damage.
Winslow Ave. Article 13. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- pointed under Article 6. April 11, voted, that this arti- cle be dismissed from the warrant.
Wheelock Ave.
Article 44. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- pointed under Article 6. April 11, voted, that Whee- lock Avenue be aceepted, as laid out by the Seleetmen.
Water mains, Dean St., $135.28.
Article 45. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously voted, that the sum of $135.28 be borrowed on bonds in seript. of the town, to be issued under authority of Chapter 44, Acts of 1894, for the extension of water mains on Dean Street, from the end of pipe to a point near D. Fitzger- ald house, subject to the usual guaranty.
Water mains, Foundry St., $65.
Article 46. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously voted, that the sum of $65 be borrowed in bonds or seript of the town to be issued under authority of Chapter 44, Aets of 1894, for the extension of water mains on Foun- dry Street, from the end to a point near Plimpton & Co. Bindery, subjeet to the usual guaranty.
Water mains, Clark St., $350.
Article 47. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously voted, that the sum of $350 be borrowed in bonds or script of the town, to be issued under authority of Chapter 44, Aets of 1894, for the extension of water mains on Clark Street between Railroad Avenue and Williams Street, without the usual guaranty.
Water mains, Winslow Ave., $660.
Article 48. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- pointed under Artiele 6. April 11, unanimously voted, that the sum of $660 be borrowed in bonds or script of the town, to be issued under authority of Chapter 44, Aets of 1894, for the extension of water mains on Wins- low Avenue, between Hoyle Street and Walnut Avenue, when the same shall have been aeeepted by the town, subject to the usual guaranty.
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Article 49. Referred to committee of fiftcen ap- Water mains, pointed under Article 6. April 11, voted, that this Winslow Ave. article be dismissed from the warrant.
Article 50. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- Water mains, Prospect St. pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously voted, and Prospect that the sum of $1,200 be borrowed in bonds or script Ave., $1200. of the town, to be issued under authority of Chapter 44, Acts of 1894, for the extension of water mains on Pros- pect Street from Cottage to Prospect Avenue, and on Prospect Avenue to Central Park, when the same shall have been accepted by the town, subject to the usual guaranty.
Article 51. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- Water mains, pointed under Article 6. April 11, voted, that this arti- Hillside Ave. cle be dismissed from warrant.
Article 52. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- Water mains, pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously voted, $450. that the sum of $450 be borrowed in bonds or script of the town, to be issued under authority of Chapter 44, Acts of 1894, for the extension of water mains on Plimp- ton Avenue from Foundry Street, when the same shall have been accepted by the town, subject to the usual guaranty.
Plimpton Ave.
Article 53. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- Water mains, pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously voted, $1300. Endicott St., that the sum of $1,300 be borrowed in bonds or script of the town, to be issued under authority of Chapter 44, Acts of 1894, for the extension of water mains on Endi- cott Street, from Walpole Street to Tannery Lane, when the same shall have been accepted by the town, subject to the usual guaranty.
Article 54. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- Water mains, pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously voted, $820. Savin Ave., that the sum of $820 be borrowed in bonds or script of the town, to be issued under authority of Chapter 44, Acts of 1894, for the extension of water mains on Savin Avenue, from Cedar Street, when the same shall have been accepted by the town, subject to the usual guar- anty.
Article 55. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- Water mains, pointed under Article 6. April 11, voted, that this arti- Expensive Ave cle be dismissed from the warrant.
Article 56. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- Water mains, WheelockAve. pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously voted, $400.
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that the sum of $400 be borrowed in bonds or seript of the town, to be issued under authority of Chapter 44, Aets of 1894, for the extension of water mains on Whee- lock Avenue, from Cottage Street to a point about 500 feet distant, when the same shall have been accepted by the town, subject to the usual guaranty.
Committee on Town Hall site.
Article 57. Voted, that this article be dismissed from the warrant.
Maps, street signs and numbers for Free Postal Article 58. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously voted, Delivery, $400. that the Selectmen be authorized to provide maps, street signs and numbers for houses, and make any other provisions in order to provide for the introduction of frec postal delivery in the town, and that $400 be raised and appropriated for that purpose.
Board of Health, $700.
Article 59. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- pointed under Artiele 6. April 11, unanimously voted, that $700 be raised and appropriated to pay the expense of the Board of Health.
W. E. Rhoads, $408.33.
Article 60. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- pointed under Article 6. April 11, unanimously voted, that the sum of $408.33 be raised and appropriated to pay Warren E. Rhoads for salary as Police Officer to March 1, 1898.
Sinking Fund,
$3750.
Article 61. Referred to committee of fifteen ap- pointed under Artiele 6. April 11, voted, that from the treasury of the Water Commissioners $3,750 be appro- priated for the Sinking Fund, and $3,400 for interest on water bonds.
Interest on
Water Bonds, $3400.
Incidental and That the following sums be raised and appropriated sary expenses, for incidental and other necessary expenses: other neces-
$23,287.14.
For Guild School note, due Nov. 10, 1898, $1,000.00
For interest on same, 40.00
For Guild Sehool note, due Dee. 1, 1898, 2,500.00
For interest on same, 100.00
For interest on High School notes, 350.00
For Washington Street widening note, 2,000.00
For interest on Washington St. widening notes, 300.46 2,000.00
For grade erossing note,
For interest on grade erossing notes, 450.00
For interest on Guild Sehool note, due in 1899, 40.00
For removing snow, 1,500.00
For support of poor, 4,500.00
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For State aid,
300.00
For abatement of taxes,
600.00
For police, $1,400, extra police, $100,
1,500.00
For care of old cemetery,
125.00
For printing and stationery,
800.00
For incidentals,
1,000.00
For grade crossings,
556.68
For salaries of town officers,
2,800.00
For case of McNeil versus Town of Norwood,
800.00
For grade crossing notes and interest,
25.00
Total,
$23,287.14
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. Norfolk, ss.
To either Constable of the Town of Norwood, in said County, GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabi- tants of the town of Norwood, qualified to vote in elec- tions and town affairs, to assemble in Village Hall, in said town, on Monday, the eleventh day of April, 1898, at seven o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles, namely:
Town Meeting Warrant, April 11, 1808,
Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Article 2. Shall there be three stations in Norwood on the New England Railroad west of Ellis station, lo- cated practically as at present, with the central station either at its present location or at Day Street, or shall the number be reduced to two stations as proposed at Nahatan Street and the Norwood Press? The vote on these questions to be taken by the Australian ballot, and the polls shall be opened at seven o'clock in the forenoon and closed not earlier than seven o'clock in the after- noon.
Article 3. To see what further action the town will take regarding the Norwood railroad stations.
Article 4. To see if the town will vote to accept for a park a deed of the lot of land between Morse Avenue and Howard Street.
Article 5. To see of the town will vote to accept of Granite and Warren Streets as now graded, and raise and appropriate money to gravel the same.
Article 6. To see if the town will vote to choose a committee with full authority to buy a lot of land for a Town Hall, and raise and appropriate or borrow money for that purpose, or to take any other action in the matter.
Article 7. To see if the town will vote to place fire
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alarm boxes at the corner of Nahatan and Prospeet Streets and Roek and Pleasant Streets, and raise and appropriate money for that purpose.
Article 8. To see if the town will vote to purchase the lot of land on Prospeet Street adjoining the New Eng- land Railroad, of Mrs. Nancy M. Page, for a park and raise and appropriate or borrow money for that purpose.
Article 9. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on Central Street, from Guild Street to Park Street, when the same shall have been aeeepted by the Selectinen, and raise and appropriate or borrow money for the same, subject to the usual guaranty.
Article 10. To see if the town will vote in aecordanee with the aet of the Legislature to issue bonds, notes or seript for the extension of the Water Works.
Article 11. To see if the town will raise, appropriate or borrow money for the payment of any part of the principal or interest of said notes, bonds or seript for a sinking fund.
And the polls may be closed as early as seven o'clock in the afternoon of said day.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant, witli your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, on or be- fore the time and day of said meeting.
Given under our hands, at Norwood, this second day of April, A. D. 1898.
FRANK A. FALES, FRED L. FISHER, GEORGE H. BATEMAN, Seleetmen of Norwood.
A true copy,-Attest:
WARREN E. RHOADS, Constable of Norwood.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. Norfolk, ss.
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Town Meeting, Norwood in said eounty of Norfolk, qualified to vote in April 11, 1898. town affairs, held pursuant to the foregoing warrant at Village Hall, on Monday, the eleventh day of April, A. D. 1898, the meeting was ealled to order at 7 o'eloek A. M. by the Town Clerk, the warrant being read in full.
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