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County Commissioner, for one year, for Norfolk County.
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County Treasurer, for Norfolk County.
And for the election of the following officers:
Member of state committee, for 2nd Senatorial District. Members of town committees, for this Town.
Delegates to state conventions of political parties.
All the above candidates and officers are to be voted for upon one ballot.
The polls will be open from three P.M. to eight P.M.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof seven days at least before the time of said meet- ing as directed by vote of the town.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this thirteenth day of September, A.D., 1912.
JAMES A. HARTSHORN, SAMUEL M. WINSLOW, JAMES W. CONGER, Selectmen of Norwood.
A true Copy. Attest :
JAMES W. LAVERS, Constable.
September 16, 1912.
Norwood, Sept. 17th, A.D. 1912.
Norfolk, ss.
By virtue of this warrant I have served the within warrant by posting attested copies of the same in ten public places in said town seven days before the time of said meeting.
JAMES W. LAVERS, Constable of Norwood.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant the inhabitants of the town of Norwood, qualified to vote in elections, met in Village Hall, in said town, on Tuesday the twenty-fourth day of Sep- tember A.D., 1912, and were called to order at 3 o'clock in the afternoon by the Town Clerk who then read the warrant calling the meeting and the return of the officer thereon who served the same upon the inhabitants. James A. Hartshorn, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen took charge of the meeting, after the reading of the warrant and acted as presiding officer. In con- formity with the laws of the Commonwealth in relation to elec- tions, Village Hall had been fitted up as a polling place, a space railed off and compartments provided for the use and convenience of the voters to examine and mark their ballots. Each compart- ment was supplied with suitable facilities for the purpose and with cards of instruction. The following were appointed by the Selectmen and were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties by the town clerk.
Counters.
Frank W. Talbot, Eugene M. Sullivan, Milton M. Rock, William J. Mahoney, Eben F. Gay, Thomas Hayden, Norman Stone, John H. Donahoe.
Clerks.
Arthur L. Bateman, Arthur N. Hartshorn, John Tobin, Patrick J. Slattery, Michael T. Burke, Frank Readel.
Sealed packages of ballots for the different parties were sup- plied by the Secretary of the Commonwealth and were delivered to the ballot clerks by the town clerk and their receipt therefor was taken in conformity to the law.
The register of the ballot box was set at zero and the box then locked.
At three o'clock in the afternoon on motion by Mr. Fred L.
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Fisher the polls were declared open for the reception of ballots. The polls were kept open until eight o'clock in the evening when after due notice they were declared closed.
The Register stood at 377.
Governor-Democratic.
Eugene N. Foss . 75
Joseph C. Pelletier 102
Blank
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Lieutenant Governor.
Edward P. Barry 43
David I. Walsh 125
Blank .
13
Secretary.
Frank J. Donahoe 140
Blank .
41
Treasurer.
Joseph L. P. St. Coeur 128
Blank .
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Auditor.
James F. Carens 125
Blank .
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Attorney-General.
George W. Anderson 128
Blank .
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Congressman-Fourteenth District.
Edward Gilmore. 54
Richard Olney, 2d.
107
Blank .
20
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Councillor-Second District.
Henry I. Dixon . 34
John P. Rattigan. 102
Blank . 45
Senator-Second Norfolk District.
Joseph J. Driscoll 133
Blank 48
Representative in General Court-Tenth Norfolk District.
Cornelius M. Callahan 155
Clifford B. Sanborn 1
Blank . 25
County Commissioner.
Richard E. Oldham 1
Fred L. Fisher 16
James M. Folan 2
Patrick Lydon.
1
Patrick Slattery 1
Blank .
160
County Treasurer.
Thomas F. Holman . 1
Evan Richardson 1
Eugene Winslow 1
Blank .
178
County Commissioner-To Fill Vacancy.
William Craig. 2
George Bagley 1
Blank . 176
Scattering
2
State Committee-Second Norfolk District.
Daniel L. Pendergast 120
Blank .
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Delegates to State Convention.
Cornelius M. Callahan 148
Joseph F. McManus 131
George Morgan 1
Blank 82
Town Committee.
Cornelius M. Callahan 122
John H. Donahoe. 109
Michael J. Curran. 109
Joseph F. McManus 115
James C. Murphy 105
Robert B. Oldham 110
James E. Pendergast 116
Patrick J. Slattery 119
M. Riley . 2
R. E. Oldham 2 John P. Curran 2
Thomas Curtin. 2
Michael Lydon 2
Scattering
26
Blank
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Governor-Republican.
Everett C. Benton 45
Joseph Walker 129
Blank
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Lieutenant-Governor.
Robert Luce 167
Blank 29
Secretary.
Albert Langtry 163
Blank.
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Treasurer.
Elmer A. Stevens 160
Blank . 36
Auditor.
John E. White 162
Blank .
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Attorney-General.
James M. Swift 156
Blank .
40
Congressman-Fourteenth District.
Robert O. Harris. 153
Blank .
43
Councillor-Second District.
Herbert W. Burr 54
99
Guy Andrews Ham
Blank . 43
Senator-Second Norfolk District.
Fred P. Chapman 33
Henry E. Holbrook 29
William G. Mosely 21
T. Raymond Pierce
16
Lombard Williams 86
Blank .
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Representative in General Court-Tenth Norfolk District. Clifford B. Sanborn. 172
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County Commissioner- Norfolk.
Fred L. Fisher . 168
Evan F. Richardson 22
Blank .
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County Treasurer-Norfolk.
Henry D. Humphry
152
Blank .
44
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County Commissioner- Norfolk-To Fill Vacancy.
Everett M. Bowker . 96
William Craig 56
Blank . 44
State Committee-Second Norfolk District.
Payson Dana 73
William Otis Faxon. 77
Blank . 46
Delegates to State Convention.
J. Stearns Cushing 30
Fred L. Fisher 31
Lewmon G. Marston 31
Walter F. Tilton 26
J. A. Hartshorn
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Scattering 30
Blank 628
Town Committee.
James A. Hartshorn 154
Henry I. Everett 158
Frank S. Ellis 152
Fred R. Ellis 147
Albert Fales 159
Guido A. Stuntzner
156
John V. Carlson .
153
Frank G. Allen 158
Robert Barr 157
Lewmon G. Marston 155
Fred L. Fisher 163
Blank 444
Attest : JOHN F. KILEY,
Town Clerk.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables 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 inhabitants of the Town of Norwood, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs to assemble in Village Hall, in said town, on Thursday, the seven- teenth day of October, A.D. 1912, at seven forty-five o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act on the following articles, namely :
Article 1. To hear and act upon the reports of committees.
Art. 2. To hear and act upon the recommendations of the Board of Sewer Commissioners relative to an extension of the sewer system in the Pleasant Street Pumping District and to an issue of bonds therefor.
Art. 3. To see what sum of money the town will vote to borrow to be raised by taxation in 1913 and appropriate for the maintenance of an evening school or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 4. To see what sum of money the town will vote to bor- row to be raised by taxation in 1913 for the purpose of meeting the expense of collecting and disposing of rubbish from the homes and streets of the town, or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 5. To see if the town will vote to abate or refund the
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whole or any portion of the betterment assessments levied on abutters for the construction of Park Street or take any other action in the matter.
(On petition of James M. Folan, et als.)
Art. 6. To see what action the town will take in giving the employes of street, sewer, water and electric light departments Saturday afternoon half holidays during the summer months.
(On petition of D. F. Slattery, et als.)
Art. 7. To see what action the town will take in placing seats on the land known as the Band Stand lot.
(On petition of D. F. Slattery, et als.)
Art. 8. To see what sum of money the town will vote to borrow to be raised by taxation in 1913 and appropriate to meet the expense of constructing a granolithic walk on the Southerly side of Bond Street from the corner of Walpole Street to and including the property of C. E. Cook, or take any other action in the matter.
(On petition of C. E. Cook, et als.)
Art. 9. To see what sum of money the town will vote to bor- row to be raised by taxation in 1913 and appropriate to meet the expense of graveling North Avenue or take any other action in the matter.
(On petition of P. F. Flaherty, et als.)
Art. 10. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on Washington Street a distance of 420 feet from the corner of Dean Street and Washington Street to the corner of Washington and Lenox Streets.
(On petition of John E. Lewis, et als.)
Art. 11. To see if the town will vote to discontinue Short Street as laid out and accepted by the Town of Dedham or take any other action in the matter.
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Art. 12. To see if the town will vote to accept Short Street (a new way running at right angles to Washington Street, from Washington Street to Morse Street near its junction with the old Short Street) as laid out by the Selectmen, the same to be laid out and constructed under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments.
Art. 13. To see if the town will vote to authorize and instruct the Selectmen to petition, in behalf of the town, for the appoint- ment of a suitable person as administrator of the estate of Rufus Sumner, late of Norwood, deceased, to prepare and execute all papers necessary to secure such administration and to appear and represent the town as a creditor of said estate and to secure the payment of its claim against said estate.
Art. 14. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on Silver Street for a distance of 125 feet subject to the usual guaranty and raise or borrow and appropriate money for such purpose.
Art. 15. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on Winslow Avenue subject to the usual guaranty and raise or borrow and appropriate money for such purpose.
Art. 16. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on Cedar Street subject to the usual guaranty and raise or borrow and appropriate money for such purpose.
Art. 17. To see if the town will vote to borrow the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) to be raised by taxation in 1913, and appropriate the same to meet the expense of the suppression of the gypsy and brown tail moths and their nests, said sum to be available for said purpose until fully expended or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 18. To see if the town will vote to extend the sewer sys- tem on Nichols Street from Cottage Street to Vernon Street and that the unexpended balance of the appropriation of One Thou-
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sand Dollars ($1,000) raised this year to extend the sewer system on Melville Avenue be transferred and appropriated for such extension or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 19. To see if the town will vote to extend the sewer sys- tem on Hoyle Street from the end of the sewer as now laid to Everett Avenue and that the unexpended balance of the appro- priation of Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000) made from the Water Commissioners' treasury this year to extend the sewer system on Savin Avenue and the field line to Washington Street be transferred and appropriated for such extension or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 20. To see if the town will vote to appropriate from the Sewer Commissioners' treasury the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100) to purchase additional land for sewer purposes, said land being situated easterly of the sewer beds and between the sewer beds and the Neponset River and owned by the heirs of Frank W. Bird, or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 21. To see if the town will gravel Marion Street as laid out by the Selectmen and that the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) be raised and appropriated for that purpose, to be raised by taxation in 1913.
(On petition of William J. Hunt, et als.)
Art. 22. To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 103 of Chapter 48 of the Revised Laws relative to the establishment of a building line or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 23. To see if the town will vote to sell and convey all its interest in the piece of land located on Washington Street near Hawes Brook, called the Engine House lot, being 30 feet on Washington Street and 25 feet in depth, to A. G. Hyde and Sons Company of New York in consideration of the payment of Twenty-five Dollars ($25) or take any other action in the matter.
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Art. 24. To see if the town will vote to sell and convey all its interest in a triangular piece of land located at the junction of Short Street and Washington Street called the " Common" to A. G. Hyde and Sons Company of New York in consideration of the payment of Twenty-five Dollars ($25) or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 25. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for the construction of a grano- lithic sidewalk on the westerly side of Pleasant Street in front of the property of the George H. Morrill Company or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 26. To see if the town will vote to borrow, to be raised by taxation in 1913, the sum of One Hundred Fifty Dollars($150) and appropriate the same for the maintenance of town offices, said sum to be in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated for said purpose or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 27. To see if the town will vote to borrow, to be raised by taxation in 1913, the sum of Eighty Dollars ($80) and appro- priate the same for the maintenance of the tax collector's office, said sum to be in addition to the money heretofore appropriated for said purpose or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 28. To see if the town will vote to borrow to be raised by taxation in 1913 the sum of Three Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($375) and appropriate the same to meet the expense of installing a whistling machine at the Smith Plant of the Win- slow Bros. & Smith Company or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 29. To see if the town will vote to borrow, to be raised by taxation in 1913, the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200) and appropriate the same for street watering, said sum to be in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated for said purpose or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 30. To see if the town will vote to transfer the whole or
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any part of the unexpended balance on hand of the sum of money appropriated for graveling Eliot Street amounting to Forty- seven and Eighty-nine One Hundredths Dollars ($47.89) for the purpose of meeting the balance due for constructing a grano- lithic sidewalk on Beacon Street, or for other purposes, or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 31. To see if the town will vote to accept Press Avenue extension for a distance of about 480 feet to Washington Street as laid out by the Selectmen and raise or borrow and appropriate money for the construction of the same or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 32. To see if the town will vote to accept Lenox avenue, a new way leading from Lenox Street, easterly about 450 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and raise or borrow and appropriate money to construct the same or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 33. To see if the town will vote to accept Shaw Street, a new way leading northerly from a new proposed way called Lenox Avenue, about 435 feet, as laid out by the Selectmen, and raise or borrow and appropriate money to construct the same or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 34. To see if the town will vote to accept Grant Ave- nue, a new way extending about 500 feet easterly from Adams Street, as laid out by the Selectmen, and raise or borrow and appropriate money to construct the same or take any other ac- tion in the matter.
Art. 35. To see if the town will vote to accept First Street, a new way extending southerly about 300 feet from Cross Street, as laid out by the Selectmen, and raise or borrow and appro- priate money to construct the same or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 36. To see if the town will vote to accept Second Street, a new way extending southerly about 350 feet from Cross Street,
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as laid out by the Selectmen, and raise or borrow and appro- priate money to construct the same or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 37. To see if the town will vote to accept Third Street, a new way extending southerly about 400 feet from Cross Street, as laid out by the Selectmen and raise or borrow and appropriate money to construct the same or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 38. To see if the town will vote to accept Sturtevant Avenue, a new way extending from Washington Street to a pro- posed new way called Pond Avenue, as laid out by the Select- men, the same to be laid out and constructed under the provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments and raise or borrow and appropriate money to construct the same or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 39. To see if the town will vote to accept Heaton Ave- nue, a new way extending from Washington Street to a pro- posed new way called Pond Avenue, as laid out by the Select- men, the same to be laid out and constructed under the provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments and raise or borrow and appropriate money to construct the same or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 40. To see if the town will vote to accept Pond Avenue, a new way extending from Dean Street to a proposed new way called Heaton Avenue, as laid out by the Selectmen, the same to be laid out and constructed under the provisions of law au- thorizing the assessment of betterments and raise or borrow and appropriate money to construct the same or take any other ac- tion in the matter.
Art. 41. To see if the town will vote to accept Concord Avenue drain, extending about 975 feet to the tannery drain, as laid out by the Selectmen, and raise or borrow and appropriate money for said purpose or take any other action in the matter.
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Art. 42. To see if the town will vote to accept the Wash- ington Street drain extending easterly and northerly from a point on Washington Street between Lenox and Dean Streets, as laid out by the Selectmen, and raise or borrow and appropriate money to construct the same or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 43. To see if the town will appoint a committee of three to secure a suitable site for a police station or take any other action in the matter.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies in ten public places in this 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 Selectmen, on or before the time and day of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Norwood, this seventh day of October, A.D. 1912.
JAMES A. HARTSHORN, SAMUEL M. WINSLOW, JAMES W. CONGER,
Selectmen of Norwood.
A true copy. Attest :
JAMES W. LAVERS, Constable of Norwood.
Norwood, Oct. 9, 1912.
Norfolk, ss.
By virtue hereof I have served the within warrant by posting attested copies of the same in ten public places in said town seven days before the time of said meeting.
JAMES W. LAVERS, Constable of Norwood.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the inhabitants of the town of Norwood, qualified to vote in elections, met in Village Hall, in said town, on Thursday the seventeenth day of October, A.D. 1912 at seven forty-five o'clock in the afternoon and were called to order by the Moderator; the town clerk then read the warrant calling the meeting and the return of the officer who served the same upon the inhabitants.
Article 1. Under this article no committee was ready to report.
Art. 2. On motion by Mr. Patrick J. Lydon,
Voted: That public safety and necessity demands the exten- sion of the sewer system of the town of Norwood to the Pleasant Street Pumping District, so-called, with the construction of additional sewer beds, reservoir, and pumping station and the installation of proper machinery necessary for the disposal of sewerage of said district.
Voted: That the Sewer Commissioners of the town of Nor- wood are hereby directed to procure proper legislative action authorizing an additional bond issue of $50,000 for sewer exten- sion in the town of Norwood.
Unanimous vote.
Art. 3. The town voted to indefinitely postpone article three.
Art. 4. On motion by Dr. Nutting,
Voted: That article four be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 5. On motion by Mr. Frank M. Readel,
Voted: That the town abate or refund to each abutting owner who was assessed a betterment assessment for the construction of Park Street the full amount of said assessment the money for said purpose to be appropriated from the money received from said assessments.
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Art. 6. On motion by Mr. Daniel F. Slattery,
Voted: That article six be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 7. On motion by Mr. Daniel F. Slattery, Voted: That article seven be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 8. On motion by Mr. James M. Folan,
Voted: That article eight be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 9. On motion by Mr. James M. Folan.
Voted: That the sum of five hundred (500) dollars be bor- rowed, to be raised by taxation in 1913 and appropriated to meet the expense of graveling North Avenue.
Art. 10. On motion by Mr. Walter F. Tilton.
Voted: That the sum of seven hundred (700) dollars be taken from the Water Commissioners treasury and appropriated to extend the water main on Washington Street a distance of 420 feet from the corner of Washington and Dean Streets to the corner of Washington and Lenox Streets subject to the usual guaranty.
Art. 11. On motion by Mr. James M. Folan,
Voted: That Short Street as laid out and accepted by the town of Dedham, namely: extending from Washington Street to Morse Street, be and is hereby discontinued. And the Se- lectmen assess and award no damages, having determined that no damage is sustained by any person in his property by the discontinuance of said street.
Art. 12. On motion by Mr. Walter F. Tilton.
Voted: That Short Street as laid out by the Selectmen be and hereby is accepted and allowed as a new town way, the same to be laid out and constructed under the provisions of law authoriz- ing the assessments of betterments.
Art. 13. On motion by Mr. Walter F. Tilton.
Voted: That the selectmen be and hereby are authorized and
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instructed to a petition in behalf of the town for the appoint- ment of a suitable person as administrator of the estate of Rufus Sumner, late of Norwood, deceased, to prepare and execute all papers necessary to secure such administration and to appear and represent the town as a creditor of said estate, and to secure the payment of the claim of the town against said estate.
Art. 14. On motion by Mr. Walter F. Tilton.
Voted: That the sum of one hundred and fifty (150) dollars be taken from the Water Commissioners' treasury and appro- priated to extend the water mains on Silver Street for a distance of 125 feet from the present end subject to the usual guaranty.
Art. 15. On motion by Mr. Walter F. Tilton.
Voted: That the sum of four hundred and forty-five (445) dollars be taken from the Water Commissioners' treasury and appropriated to extend the water main on Winslow Avenue sub- ject to the usual guaranty.
Art. 16. On motion by Mr. Walter F. Tilton.
Voted: That the sum of one hundred and fifty (150) dollars be taken from the Water Commissioners treasury and appro- priated to extend the water main on Cedar Street subject to the usual guaranty.
Art. 17. On motion by Mr. Fred L. Fisher,
Voted: That the sum of two thousand (2,000) dollars be bor- rowed, to be raised by taxation in 1913, and appropriated to meet the expense of the suppression of the Gypsy and Brown tail moths and their nests; said sum to be available for said purpose until fully expended.
Art. 18. On motion by Mr. Patrick J. Lydon,
Voted: That the sewer system be and hereby is extended on Nichols Street from Cottage Street to Vernon Street and that the unexpended balance of the appropriation of $1,000 raised this
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year to extend the sewer system on Melville Avenue be and hereby is transferred and appropriated for such extension on Nichols Street.
Art. 19. On motion by Mr. Patrick J. Lydon,
Voted: That the sewer system be and hereby is extended on Hoyle Street from the end of the sewer as now laid to Everett Avenue, and that the unexpended balance of the appropriation of $8,000 made from the Water Commissioners' treasury this year to extend the sewer system on Savin Avenue and the field line to Washington Street be and hereby is transferred and ap- propriated for such extension on Hoyle Street.
Art. 20. On motion by Patrick J. Lydon,
Voted: That the sum of $100 be appropriated from the Sewer Commissioners' treasury to purchase additional land for sewer purposes, said land being situated easterly of the sewer beds and between said sewer beds and the Neponset River and owned by the heirs of Frank W. Bird.
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