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Moderator, Frank A. Fales
Balloting on Railroad Stations.
Article 1. On motion, Frank A. Fales unanimously chosen Moderator.
Article 2. Before the opening of the polls, specimen ballots, cards of instruction and penalties were posted. The following names were qualified: Edward P. Tucker, George H. Dexter, George H. Bateman, Fred L. Fisher, Warren F. Rhoads.
The Town Clerk delivered to the Ballot Clerks the bundle containing 1,200 official ballots, taking a receipt therefor, also the voting lists. The ballot box was opened and exposed to view, the register set at zero.
Voted, that the polls be opened and balloting com- menced.
The following named, Eugene E. Winslow, James A. Hartshorn, Robert Seaver, William T. Whedon, were ap- pointed tellers and were duly qualified.
On motion, voted, to close the polls at 7.10 o'clock P. M., at which time they were closed. The ballot box registered 755, but was not correct, as 763 ballots were cast. The voting lists were compared and found to agree, 763 names being checked. After the canvass of ballots, the tally sheets, ballots used and not used, and voting lists were sealed and delivered to the Town Clerk. The Moderator made the following declaration:
Whole number of votes cast 763.
For three stations, 502 votes cast.
For two stations, 249
Blanks, 12
Total, 763
Article 3. Voted, that in action on pending legisla- tion the Senator and Representative in the General Court from this district be requested and instructed to use their best effort to give effect to the wishes of the town on the subject of stations as expressed by vote of this meeting.
Voted. that a certified copy of the vote, as taken under Articles 2 and 3, be sent to each of the Senators and Representatives of the Legislature and to the Railroad Commissioners.
Park between Morse Ave.and Howard St.
Article 4. Unanimously voted to accept for a park a deed of the lot of land between Morse Avenue and Howard Street.
Railroad Stations.
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Article 5. Voted, that the sum of $500 be raised and Sidewalks, appropriated to gravel and build sidewalks on Granite Warren Sts., Granite and and Warren Streets. $500.
Article 6. Voted, that a committee of nine be nomi- Committee on nated at large to retire and bring in a list of names of ยท five persons to constitute a committee with full author- ity to buy a lot of land for a Town Hall site. The fol- lowing named committee retired: Michael J. Murphy, Wm. T. Whedon, R. B. Oldham, Tyler Thayer, Fred L. Fisher, M. M. Alden, J. W. Roby, N. L. Sheldon, Edson D. Smith, and they submitted the following namcd per- sons: Geo. S. Winslow, Marcus M. Alden, W. H. Bige- low, J. M. Folan, Fred L. Fisher, and they were ac- cepted as that committee.
Voted, that the committee of five be authorized to buy Town Hall lot, a lot for a Town Hall, and secure for that purpose any $500. piece of land on Washington Street, between Railroad Avenue and Dr. Fogg's residence, which said committee may be able to obtain for said purpose, on terms which in their judgment they deem advantageous to the town, and that $500 be raised and appropriated for expenses of said committee.
Article ". Unanimously voted, that the sum of two Fire Alarm, hundred twenty-five dollars be raised and appropriated $225. to install fire alarm boxes at the corner of Nahatan and Prospect Streets, and at the corner of Pleasant and Rock Streets.
Article 8. Voted dismissed from the warrant. Article 9. Voted dismissed from the warrant.
Article 10. Unanimously voted, that bonds to the Water Loan amount of $5,000 be issued, and that they be of the Bond, $5000. denomination of $1,000 each, and have interest coupons thereto attached, said bonds to be dated June 1 in the present year and be numbered consecutively from 116 to 120 both inclusive, and be made payable as follows: viz., twenty years from date, each payable with interest at four per cent per annum, payable on the first day of June and December in each year, principal and interest payable in the lawful money of the United States at the office of the New England Trust Company in Boston, on the presentation and surrender of the coupons therefor, as the same shall severally become duc, and that cach of said bonds be signed by the Treasurer of the town and countersigned by the Water Commissioners of the town
Park. Water mains, Central St.
Town Hall lot.
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and bear on the face "Norwood Water Loan, Acts of Legislature, 1894," and that the Treasurer be and here- by is directed to affix to each of said bonds the seal of the town, said bonds to be sold or negotiated under direction of Board of Water Commissioners.
Voted, that the Water Commissioners be authorized . to pay from their treasury the sum of $380.28, the bal- ance necessary to complete the extensions as voted.
Sinking Fund, $250.
Interest on Bonds, $200.
Article 11. Unanimously voted, that the town appro- priate the sum of $250 for a sinking fund for the pay- ment of said bonds, when they shall become due, also $200 for the payment of interest on said bonds for 1898, to be paid from Water Commissioners' treasury.
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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 inhab- itants of the town of Norwood, qualified to vote in elec- tions and town affairs, to assemble in Village Hall, in said town, on Friday, the seventh day of October, 1898, at seven and one-half o'eloek in the afternoon, then and there to aet on the following articles, namely:
Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said Town Meeting meeting. Warrant, Oct. 7,1898.
Article 2. To see if the town will vote to aeeept of Winslow Avenue, between Walnut Avenue and Phillips Street, as laid out by the Selectmen.
Article 3. To see if the town will vote to accept of Winslow Avenue leading south from Hoyle Street about four hundred feet, as laid out by the Seleetmen, and raise and appropriate money to gravel the same.
Article 4. To see if the town will vote to accept of the extension of Prospeet Avenue, over land of N. B. White to Niehols Street, as laid out by the Seleetmen.
Article 5. To see if the town will vote to aeeept of Cross Sreet, between Guild Street and land now or formerly owned by Arthur C. Morse, as widened and relocated and relaid out by the Seleetmen, and raise and appropriate money to grade the same and to pay land damage.
Article 6. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money to grade Hoyle Street, near Walpole Street, the present ycar.
Article 7. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate money to drain Railroad Avenue, near Pleas- ant Street.
Article 8. To see if the town will authorize the Se- lectmen to sell and eonvey the undivided half of the
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house and house lot on Pleasant Street owned by the town, or to take any other action in relation thereto.
Article 9. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on Hoyle Street, from the end near the house of Geo. F. Bagley, Jr., to a point about two hun- dred feet distant to the house of Mary A. Bridge, and raise and appropriate or borrow money for the same, subject to the usual guaranty.
Article 10. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on Winslow Avenue, and raise and appopri- ate or borrow money for the same, subject to the usual guaranty.
Article 11. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on Wilson Street about one hundred feet, and raise and appropriate or borrow money for the same, subject to the usual guaranty.
Article 12. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate an additional sum of money to convey chil- dren from the outlying districts to the Norwood schools.
Article 13. To hear and to act on the reports of com- mittees, and to raise and appropriate or borrow money under any report.
Article 14. To see if the town will vote to change the name of a portion of Cross Street to Broadway, and of a portion of Guild Street to Foundry Street, and to re- name a portion of East Chapel Street, or to take any other action in relation thereto.
Article 15. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on Endicott Street, and raise and appropri- ate money or borrow money for the same, subject to the usual guaranty.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the time and day of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Norwood, this twenty-sev- enth day of September. A. D. 1898.
FRANK A. FALES, FRED L. FISHER. GEORGE H. BATEMAN, Selectmen of Norwood.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Norfolk, ss.
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Town Meeting, Norwood in said county of Norfolk, qualified to vote in October 7, 1898.
town affairs, held pursuant to the foregoing warrant at Village Hall, on Friday, the seventh day of October, A. D. 1898, the meeting was ealled to order at 7.45 o'eloek P. M., by the Town Clerk, the warrant being read in full.
Article 1. On motion, Frank A. Fales was unani- Moderator, mously ehosen Moderator.
Frank A. Fales
Article 2. Unanimously voted to aceept of Winslow Winslow Ave. Avenue between Walnut Avenue and Phillips Street. accepted.
Article 3. Unanimously voted, that Winslow Avenue Winslow Ave. leading west from Hoyle Street, about 400 feet, as laid $300. out by the Selectmen, be aeeepted when graded to the satisfaction of the Seleetmen, and that the sum of $300 be appropriated and raised by tax in 1899 to gravel the same.
Article 4. Unanimously voted, that the extension of Prospect Ave. Prospect Avenue over land of N. B. White to Niehols Street, as laid out by the Seleetmen, be accepted when graded to satisfaction of the Seleetmen.
Article 5. Voted, that the sum of $2,047 be appro- Cross St., $2047 priated and be raised by tax in the year 1899 to pay land damage in the laying out of Cross Street; that when said Cross Street shall be completed, so much of the former lay out as is not included in the present lay out shall be discontinued as a publie highway.
Article 6. Voted, that the sum of $150 be appropri- Hoyle St., $150 ated and raised by tax in 1899, to be expended in grad- ing Hoyle Street near Walpole Street.
Article 7. Voted, that the sum of $100 be appropri- Railroad Ave. ated and raised by tax in 1899, to be expended in drain- drain, $100. ing Railroad Avenue near Pleasant Street.
Article 8. Voted, that the Seleetmen be authorized Authority to sell Patrick to sell and convey the undivided half of the house and Leonard estate lot on Pleasant Street, and to take any other action needed, and that the proceeds be returned to the treas- urV.
Article 9. Voted, that the water mains on Hoyle Water mains, Street be extended from the end of pipe to a point near
Hoyle St., $200.
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the house of Mary A. Bridge, and that the sum of $200 be appropriated from the treasury of the Water Commis- sioners, subjeet to the usual guaranty.
Water mains, Winslow Ave., $225.
Article 10. Voted, to extend the water mains on Winslow Avenue, south from Hoyle Street, and that the sum of $225 be appropriated from the treasury of the Water Commissioners, subjeet to the usual guaranty.
Water mains, Wilson St., $100.
Article 11. Voted, that the sum of $100 be appro- priated from the Water Commisioners' treasury for ex- tension of water mains on Wilson Street, from end near F. Groote to a point about 100 feet distant, subjeet to the usual guaranty.
Conveying school chil- dren, $150.
Article 12. Voted, that the sum of $150 be appropri- ated and raised by tax in 1899, to be expended convey- ing school children to the eentre sehool.
Article 13. Dismissed from the warrant.
Reports of Committees. Streets re- named.
Article 14. Voted, that Guild Street between Cross and East Chapel Streets be renamed Foundry Street, and that East Chapel Street between Guild and Wash- ington Streets be renamed Foundry Street, and that East Chapel Street between Guild and Pleasant Streets be renamed Willow Street; that portion of Cross Street between Guild Street and the land of Arthur C. Morse be changed to Broadway.
Article 15. Dismissed from the warrant.
Water mains, Endicott St.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the town of Norwood, in said county, GREETING:
You are hereby required, in the name of the Common- Town Meeting wealth of Massachusetts, to notify and warn the inhab- 8, 1898. Warrant, Nov. itants of said town of Norwood, qualified to vote for civil officers, to assemble in Village Hall, in said town, on Tuesday, the eighth day of November next, it being the Tuesday next after the first Monday of said month, at seven o'clock in the forenoon, to bring in their votes for the following officers, to wit:
One Representative to Congress from the Eleventh Congressional District.
Governor of the Commonwealth.
Lieutenant-Governor of the Commonwealth.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Auditor of the Commonwealth.
Attorney-General of the Commonwealth.
Treasurer and Receiver-General of the Common- wealth.
One Councillor for the Second Councillor District.
One Senator for the Second Norfolk District.
One Representative to the next General Court for the First Norfolk Representative District.
One County Commissioner for the County of Norfolk.
Two Special Commissioners for the County of Nor- folk.
One Sheriff for the County of Norfolk.
One Register of Probate and Insolvency for the County of Norfolk.
One District Attorney for the Southeastern District.
All the officers herein above named to be voted for on the ballots to be provided by the Secretary of the Com- monwealth for this purpose.
The polls will open at seven o'clock in the forenoon, and may be closed as early as four o'clock in the after- noon.
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And you are directed to serve this warrant, by post- ing attested copies of said warrant in ten public places in said town, seven days at least before the day of said 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 at Norwood, this twenty- eighth day of October, A. D. eighteen hundred and ninety-eight.
FRANK A. FALES, GEORGE H. BATEMAN, FRED L. FISHER, Selectmen of Norwood.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Norfolk, ss.
Town meeting, Nov. 8, 1898.
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of State election. Norwood in said county, qualified to vote on elections, holden in Village Hall in said town, on Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, being the eighth day of November, A. D. 1898, for the purpose of giving in their votes for Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Sec- retary, Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney-General, Council- lor, Senator Second Norfolk District, Representative in General Court, County Commissioner, Norfolk, Special Commissioners, Norfolk, District Attorney, Southeast- ern District, Register of Probate and Insolvency, Nor- folk County, Sheriff, Norfolk County, Representative in Congressional Eleventh District, the meeting was called to order at " o'clock A. M., by Frank A. Fales, Chairman of the Selectmen, who read the warrant in full.
The first set of 1,300 official ballots furnished by the State were delivered by the Town Clerk scaled to the Selectmen and receipt taken for samc.
Cards of instruction, penalties, specimen ballots were posted according to law, the ballot box was opened and examined, the dial set at zero.
The following named Ballot Clerks appointed by the' Selectmen, James H. Butler, Byron W. Mylod, Patrick F. Brennan, Sumner Bagley, were duly qualified, the vot-
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ing lists were delivered to them and the polls deelared open.
The Seleetmen appointed the following named as tellers to assist in sorting and counting ballots: Joseph F. MeManus, Edward W. Jewett, Frank W. Talbot, George H. Dexter, John F. Kiley, Eben F. Gay, Eugene M. Sullivan, Wm. J. Sullivan.
At 8.45 o'clock the ballot box was opened and ballots taken therefrom for the purpose of counting.
On motion, the polls were elosed at 4.35 o'eloek P. M., the voting lists were compared and found to agree. Upon the completion of the eanvass and counting of bal- lots they were sealed and signed aeeording to law, also the cheek lists, tally sheets and total tally sheets, and all delivered to the Town Clerk.
Declaration was made in open town meeting as fol- lows: Whole number of votes east 679.
For Governor:
Alexander B. Bruee received
245
George R. Pease received
16
Winfield P. Porter received
Samuel B. Shapleigh received
378
Blanks,
33
Total, 679
For Lieutenant-Governor:
Lieutenant Governor.
Michael T. Berry received
19
W. Murray Crane received
362
John L. Kilborn received
S
Isaae W. Skinner received
5
Edward J. Slattery received Blanks,
218
37
Total, 679
For Secretary:
Secretary.
Charles H. Bradley received
11
ITenry A. Inman received
5
Henry Lloyd received
235
William M. Olin received
355
James F. Stevens received Blanks,
19
54
Total, 679
Governor.
Roger Woleott received
144
Treasurer.
For Treasurer:
Martha Moore Avery received
20
Harry J. Jaquith received
227
Edward P. Shaw received
353
11
Herbert Morley Small received Charles W. White received Blanks,
8
60
Total,
679
Auditor.
For Auditor:
Charles S. Grieves received
6
John W. Kimball received
343
John Palme received
23
Charles F. Parker received
239
Walter E. Sanford received Blanks,
54
Total, 679
Attorney
For Attorney-General:
243
Hosea M. Knowlton received
372
Clarence E. Spellman received Blanks,
43
Total, 679
Councillor.
For Councillor-Second District:
356
Harrison Dunham received Blanks,
63
Total, 679
Senator.
For Senator-Second Norfolk District: Henry H. Frances received
277
Fred Homer Williams received
351
Blanks,
51
Total, 679
Representa-
For Representative in General Court-First Nor- folk District:
Ferdinand F. Favor received
280
David Neal received
358
Blanks, 41
Total, 679
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General.
Patrick Kilroy received
21
William W. Davis received
260
tive in Gen- eral Court.
145
For County Commissioner-Norfolk:
Thomas Blanchard received
,.343
271
Charles C. Sanderson received Blanks,
65
Total, 679
For Special Commissioners-Norfolk County:
John Everett received
334
Robert B. Martin received
232
Timothy F. Quinn received
223
Lewis R. Whittaker received
292
Blanks,
277
Total, 1,358
For District Attorney-Southeastern District:
Charles A. Gildey received
261
Robert O. Harris received
364
Blanks,
54
Total, 679
For Register of Probate and Insolvency-Nor- folk County:
Jonathan Cobb received
528
Blanks,
151
Total, 679
For Sheriff-Norfolk County:
Samuel H. Capen received
513
Blanks, 166
Total, 679
For Representative in Congress-Eleventh District:
William H. Baker received 299
Charles F. Sprague received
345
Blanks, 35
Total, 679
The Clerks of the towns of Dedham, Norwood, West- Representa- wood in the County of Norfolk, comprising the Norfolk tive to Gen- Representative District number one, at their meeting at eral Court. Memorial Hall in said Dedham, on Friday the eight-
County Com- missioner.
Special Com- missioners.
District Attorney.
Register of Probate and Insolvency.
Sheriff.
Representa- tive in Con- gress.
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eenth day of November, A. D. 1898, at twelve o'clock noon, said day being the tenth day following the election, made out under their hands the following complete re- turns of all votes cast for Rpresentatives to the General Court in said District as follows:
Ferdinand F. Favor received 838
David Neal received 1,043
Charles Warren received
1
Total, 1,882
DON GLEASON HILL, Town Clerk of Dedham. EDGAR L. BIGELOW, Town Clerk of Norwood. WILLIS W. BAKER, Town Clerk of Westwood.
Attest: EDGAR L. BIGELOW, Town Clerk.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF NINE.
Norwood, March 7, 1898.
To the Citizens of Norwood in Town Meeting Assembled: Your committee of nine, appointed at the March meeting of 1892, begs leave to make a final report of its doings since its appointment in relation to the Norwood Press.
At the annual town meeting on March 7, 1892, the following motion was made by John C. Lane and unanimously adopted by the town:
That a standing committee be appointed to further the gen- eral interests of the town and especially to consider and devise ways and means of increasing the business done in the town, such recommendation and plans of said committee as shall re- quire any action by the town to be brought before it at some future meeting.
The moderator. Hon. Warren E. Locke, on the suggestion of Mr. Lane, appointed the following gentlemen: namely, George S. Winslow, James M. Folan, T. E. Clary, George B. Talbot, George Hill, Franeis Doane, E. J. Shattuck, John P. Oldham, Lewis Day.
Your committee, shortly after the March meeting, in 1892, met and organized, by eleeting George S. Winslow, chairman; George Hill, secretary, and Lewis Day, treasurer.
We were not able to accomplish much the first year, and so reported at the annual meeting in March, 1893.
In April of 1893 your committee opened negotiations with J. S. Cushing & Co., Berwiek & Smith, and H. M. Plimpton & Co. to see if we could induee them to locate their business in Norwood. After looking the town over for a suitable place on which to locate their plant, they decided that the "Everett lot,"
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located between Washington and Cross Streets and Everett Avenue, was the most desirable. And if the committee would present the above-named property to the above-named firms, they would remove their several plants to Norwood.
The following agreement was drawn up and signed by all the members of the committee and J. S. Cushing, James Berwick and H. M. Plimpton:
Whereas a committee has been appointed in the town of Nor- wood for the purpose of promoting the business interests of the town, of which George S. Winslow is chairman and George Hill secretary, and it has been proposed by said committee to furnish to the undersigned a lot of land in Norwood with buildings thereon lying between Cross and Washington Streets, Everett Avenue and the Norwood Central Railroad Station grounds, upon which to locate the manufacturing business of our firms, and said committee is now actively soliciting subscriptions from the citizens and taxpayers of said town to defray the expense thereof, we, the undersigned, in consideration of said sub- scriptions and the efforts of said committee given and performed, and to be given and performed, in relation to the premises, jointly and severally agree to and with said George S. Winslow as chairman of said committee and in behalf of said committee and the subscribers to said expense, that if said premises are furnished and conveyed to us in a rea- sonable time, we will at once and as fast as is reasonably possible proceed to erect suitable buildings thereon to accommodate our business aforesaid, equal in capacity at least to a three-story building 60 feet by 100 feet, and to remove said business thereto, and establish a manufacturing business thereon, including all the processes involved in printing and binding books, to as large an amount and extent as we are reasonably able to do.
In witness whereof, we hereunto set our respective signatures this sixth day of July, in the year of our Lord, 1893,
(Signed) J. S. CUSHING & CO., BERWICK & SMITH, H. M. PLIMPTON & CO.
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A subscription committee consisting of George Hill and J. M. Folan, assisted by M. J. O'Brien, made a thorough canvas of the town with papers drawn up as follows:
A committee having been appointed in the town of Norwood for the purpose of promoting the business interests of the town, of which George S. Winslow is chairman and George Hill secre- tary;
And it being proposed by said committee to furnish premises to the firms of J. S. Cushing & Co., Berwick & Smith and H. M. Plimpton & Co., upon which to locate their manufacturing busi- ness (including all the processes involved in printing and bind- ing books), to be removed from Boston, as more fully explained in a public meeting of the citizens of said town, held on the first day of July current, at which meeting said action was unani- mously approved, the expense whereof will be about fifteen thou- sand dollars, due security to be taken from said firms that they will carry out their part of said proposition:
We, the undersigned, severally agree to pay to said George Hill or his order, to be applied to the purposes aforcsaid, under the direction of said committee, an amount equal to three dollars each for the poll taxes assessed to us respectively, and five dollars per thousand of assessed valuation for the property assessed to us respectively, for the current year 1893, payable on the first day of August next, or at our option with interest at any time within two years thereafter.
Witness our hands and common seal this sixth day of July, in the year of 1893.
We received signatures amounting to about $8,500. Your committee was at onee confronted with a serious problem, namely, how are we going to get the other $6,500 to make up the required amount agreed upon. The panie of 1893 started the latter part of June. Men were thrown out of employment, wages were reduced from 10 to 40 per cent, business men were com- pelled to exert themselves in order to keep their heads above water. After many meetings of the committee, they, in August, 1893, voted: That owing to the conditions of the times and the
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