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Art. 4. To see if the town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate the sum of five hundred (500) dollars to be ex- pended for the suppression of the gypsy and brown tailed moths and nests, said sum to be in addition to the sum heretofore raised and appropriated for such purpose.
Art. 5. To see if the Town will vote to reconsider its action taken at the last annual town meeting under Article 7, sub- division 24, providing for the payment of notes and interest and so vote as to provide for such payment in the following manner, viz: That the sum of $3,358.00 be raised and appro- priated and the sum of $11,000 be appropriated from funds in the treasury collected the present year for taxes assessed in the year 1910; or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 6. To see if the town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate a sum of money to put a fire escape on the Everett School Building and to make alterations incidental thereto or take any other action in the matter.
And you are hereby 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 20th day of Septem- ber, A. D. 1911.
JAMES A. HARTSHORN, SAMUEL M. WINSLOW, Selectmen of Norwood.
A true copy. Attest:
WARREN E. RHOADS, Constable of Norwood.
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Norwood, Sept. 21, 1911.
Norfolk, ss.
By virtue of this warrant I have served the within warrant by posting attested copies in ten public places in said town seven days before the time of said meeting.
WARREN E. RHOADS, Constable of Norwood.
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 28th day of September A. D. 1911, at forty-five minutes past seven o'clock in the after- noon, and were called to order by the Town Clerk who read the warrant and the return of the officer who served the same upon the inhabitants.
Moderator Clifford B. Sanborn, through sickness, was unable to be present. The meeting nominated and elected Mr. Cor- sneliu M. Callahan.
Art. 1. On motion by Mr. Austin H. Fittz:
Voted: That the sum of fifteen hundred (1,500) dollars be borrowed to be raised by tax in the year 1912, and appropriated for the establishment and support of an evening school, the expenditure of said sum to be placed in the hands of the school committee.
Art. 2. On motion by Mr. Ralph E. Bullard:
Voted: That the sum of one thousand (1,000) dollars to be raised by tax in the year 1912, and appropriated for the purpose of putting the ground adjoining the Shattuck school into suitable
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condition for use as a playground and that said sum be expended for use as a playground and that said sum be expended under the direction of the School Committee.
Art. 3. On motion by Mr. George F. Willett:
Voted: That the citizens of Norwood in town meeting as- sembled hereby approve the action of its Selectmen taken with respect to the first petition filed by them with the County Com- missioners for Norfolk County relative to the alteration of the first high bridge and with respect to the petition of the Selectmen of Westwood relative to the alteration of the Ellis station bridge and approve the plan of a new highway in substitution for the alteration of said bridges, said highway to be laid out and con- constructed on the westerly side of the location of the railroad operated by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company extending from a point on Washington street near and southerly from Prospect street in Norwood to a point on Washington street in Westwood near and northerly from Clap- boardtree street, the cost of the same to be borne, if such becomes necessary, jointly by the Town of Norwood and the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company in such propor- tions as shall be determined by the Selectmen and Railroad Company officials, and authorize said Selectmen to represent the town as in favor of said plan and invite the citizens as in- dividuals to co-operate with and assist the Selectmen in taking the action necessary to have said highway laid out by said County Commissioners with the benefits therefrom set off against any damages awarded.
On motion by Mr. James A. Hartshorn:
Voted: That if the proposed plan for a new highway in sub- stitution for the alteration of the Ellis station and first high bridges cannot be carried out for any reason that the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized and directed to proceed with their petition for the alteration of the first high bridge under the statutes apportioning the cost of the same and to petition the
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County Commissioners in like manner for such alteration of the Ellis station bridges as will result in the removal of the center support of said bridge in Washington street at said point and within the limits of the Town of Norwood.
Art. 4. On motion by Mr. James A. Hartshorn:
Voted: That the town borrow to be raised by tax in 1912 and appropriate the sum of five hundred (500) dollars to be expend- ed for the suppression of the gypsy and Brown tail moths and the destruction of nests, said sum to be in addition to the sum heretofore raised and appropriated for such purposes.
Art. 5. On motion by Mr. James E. Pendergast:
Voted: That the vote taken by the town at the last annual meeting under article 7, subdivision 24, providing for the pay- ment of notes and interest by tax in the current year be recon- sidered.
On motion by Mr. James E. Pendergast :
Voted: That the sum of three thousand and eighty (3,080) dollars be raised by tax the current year and that the sum of eleven thousand, two hundred and seventy (11,270) dollars be appropriated from funds in the treasury collected the pres- ent year for taxes assessed in the years 1909 and 1910.
For the payment of the following notes and interest:
Shattuck school note, due Dec. 15, 1911, $2,600.00
Winslow school note, due Dec. 1, 1911, 2,000.00
Fire house note, due Dec. 1, 1911, 2,000.00
New streets note, due Dec. 30, 1911, 1,000.00
Town note, due Dec. 30, 1911, 4,350.00
Interest on:
Shattuck school notes, 462.00
Winslow school notes, 1,280.00
Fire house notes, 240.00
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New streets notes
Town note,
252.00 174.00
$14,358.00
Art. 6. On motion by Mr. G. Harding Smith :
Voted: That the sum of five hundred (500) dollars be bor- rowed to be raised by tax in the year 1912 and appropriated and expended by the School Committee for the construction of a fire escape on the Everett school building, and for making such alterations as may be necessary as a result of such construction.
On motion by Mr. George F. Willett:
Voted: That a rising vote of thanks be extended to the Select- men and Town Council.
All the articles in the warrant having been acted upon
On motion by Mr. Ralph E. Bullard:
Voted: To dissolve at 10.15 o'clock P. M.
Dissolved.
Attest JOHN F. KILEY, Town Clerk.
TOWN MEETING WARRANT.
State Election.
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 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town of Norwood, qualified to vote for Civil Officers, to assemble
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in Village Hall, in said Town, on Tuesday, the seventh day of November next, at six o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to give their votes for
Governor of the Commonwealth.
Lieutenant-Governor of the Commonwealth.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Treasurer and Receiver-General of the Commonwealth.
Auditor of the Commonwealth.
Attorney-General of the Commonwealth.
Councillor for the Second Councillor District.
Senator for the Second Norfolk District.
One Representative to the next General Court for the Tenth Norfolk Representative District.
One County Commissioner for the County of Norfolk.
Clerk of Courts.
Register of Deeds.
Amendment to the Constitution Authorizing the use of Voting Machines at all elections. (Chapter 75, Resolves of 1911.)
Amendment to the Constitution Increasing the Power of the Legislature to Authorize the taking of Land and Property for Highways or Streets. (Chapter 91, Resolves of 1911.)
Acceptance of Chapter 634, Acts of 1911, entitled "An Act to authorize the counties of the Commonwealth to establish retirement systems for their employees."
The polls may be closed as early as four o'clock in the after- noon of said day.
Hereof fail not, but make return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, unto the Selectmen on or before said day and time.
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Given under our hands at Norwood aforesaid this twenty- seventh day of October, A. D. nineteen hundred and eleven.
JAMES A. HARTSHORN, SAMUEL M. WINSLOW, JAMES W. CONGER, Selectmen of Norwood.
A true copy. - Attest : WARREN E. RHOADS,
Constable of Norwood.
Norwood, Oct. 28, 1911.
Norfolk, ss.
By virtue of this warrant I have served the within warrant by posting attested copies in ten public places in said town seven days before the time of said meeting.
WARREN E. RHOADS, Constable of Norwood.
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 seventh day of November, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, it being the Tuesday next after the first Monday in said month, and were called to order at five forty-five o'clock in the forenoon by the Town Clerk, who then read the warrant calling said meet- ing and the return thereon of the officer 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 conformity with the laws of the Commonwealth in relation to elections, 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-
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ment was supplied with suitable facilities for the purpose and with cards of instructions. The following having been ap- pointed by the Selectmen, were sworn by the Town Clerk to the faithful performance of their duties.
Counters.
George H. Dexter, John H. Donahoe, Frank W. Talbot, Wil- liam J. Mahoney, Eugene M. Sullivan, Eben F. Gay, Thomas E. Hayden, Milton L. Rock.
Ballot Clerks.
Michael J. Burke, Thomas F. Mahoney, Norman J. Stone, Patrick J. Slattery, John J. Neville, Arthur L. Bateman, Her- man C. Babcock, Arthur N. Hartshorn.
A sealed package of ballots supplied by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, marked "First set of ballots, 1800, Town of Norwood," was then delivered to the ballot clerks by the Town Clerk, together with specimen ballots and cards of instruction, and their receipt therefor was taken in conformity to the law. The election presiding officer publicly broke the seal on the pack- age and delivered the ballots to the ballot clerks, who took their positions at the entrance to the polling place and furnished the ballots to the voters who presented themselves and were found qualified. The Registrars of Voters had provided dupli- cate lists of the qualified voters entitled to vote at this election one copy of which was placed in the hands of the ballot clerks at the entrance to the polling place and the other copy was placed at the ballot box. No voter was furnished a ballot until his name was checked on the list at the entrance to the polling place, and he was not allowed to deposit his ballot until his name had been found and checked on the list at the ballot box. The cards of instruction and specimen ballot were posted in different parts of the building and outside of the rails as required by law. The register of the ballot box was set at zero and the box was then locked by the town clerk. At six o'clock the polls were declared
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open for the reception of votes and were kept open by the vote of the meeting until four-forty o'clock in the afternoon, when, after due notice they were declared closed by unanimous consent. The ballot box was opened at eleven o'clock and also several times during the day for the purpose of removing the ballots to be counted. The ballot box was opened at four-forty o'clock and the register stood at 1190. The names were checked on the voting list by the ballot clerks at the entrance to the polling place and by the checkers at the ballot box; were counted up and compared and were found to agree and the number of names so checked was 1190 which agreed with the total number of votes taken from the ballot box.
The unused ballots were inclosed in a package, endorsed and sealed and delivered to the Town Clerk. The election officers canvassed the votes given in and the whole number was found to be 1190, which were sorted, counted and recorded, and declara- tion thereof made in open town meeting as required by law. In counting the votes the blank forms approved by the Secretary of the Commonwealth were used by the tellers. The votes for State and County officers were declared at ten minutes past seven o'clock P. M., as follows :--
Governor.
James F. Carey, of Haverhill, Socialist 36
Eugene N. Foss, of Boston, Democratic . 440
Eugene N. Foss, of Boston, Democratic Progressive. 95
Eugene N. Foss, of Boston, no designation. 22
Louis A. Frothingham, of Boston, Republican. 564
Dennis McGoff, of New Bedford, Socialist Labor 4
Frank N. Rand, of Haverhill, Prohibition. 5
Augustus Seaver 1 Blank 23
Lieutenant-Governor.
Walter S. Hutchins, of Greenfield, Socialist. 30
Robert Luce, of Somerville, Republican. 579
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William G. Merrill, of Malden, Prohibition 15
Patrick Mulligan, of Boston, Socialist Labor . 6
David I. Walsh, of Fitchburg, Democratic and Dem- ocratic Progressive . 508
Blank . 52
Secretary.
David Craig, of Medford, Socialist Labor
Frank J. Donahoe, of Boston, Democratic Progressive and Democratic. 488
13
Alfred H. Evans, of Northampton, Prohibition 20
Rose Fenner, of Worcester, Socialsit. 28
Albert P. Langtry, of Springfield. 563
Blank
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Treasurer.
Joseph M. Coldwell, of Milford, Socialist 34
Jeremiah P. McNally, of Salem, Socialist Labor 12
Charles E. Peakes, of Weston, Prohibition . 19
Elmer A. Stevens, of Somerville, Republican 576
Augustus L. Thorndike, of Brewster, Democratic Pro- gressive and Democratic 472
Blank
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Auditor.
Karl Lindstrand, of Lynn, Socialist Labor 11
Sylvester J. McBride, of Watertown, Socialist 33
William W. Nash, of Westborough, Prohibition 12
Charles B. Strecker, of Brookline, Democratic Pro- gressive and Democratic. 458
John E. White, of Tisbury, Republican 556
Blank .
120
Attorney General.
George W. Anderson, of Boston, Democratic Progres-
sive and Democratic. 478
Henry C. Hess, of Boston, Socialist Labor 13
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George E. Roewer, Jr., of Boston, Socialist 26 James M. Swift, of Fall River, Republican 559
Blank 114
Councillor. Second District.
J. Stearns Cushing, of Norwood, Republican 680
Henry J. Dixon, of Boston, Democratic. 401
James A. Hartshorn 1
Blank
108
Senator. Second Norfolk District.
James M. Folan, of Norwood, Democratic. 659
Charles H. Pearson, of Brookline, Republican 471
Blank 60
Representative in General Court. Tenth Norfolk District.
Willie W. Baker, of Westwood, Republican 592
John B. Rooney, of Walpole, Democratic. 502
Blank
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County Commissioner. Norfolk County.
Richard Cunningham, of Wellesley, Democratic. 422
Joseph Q. Hawes, of Braintree, Socialist . 35
John F. Merrill, of Quincy, Democratic Progressive and Republican 595
Blank
138
Clerk of Courts- Norfolk County.
Louis A. Cook, of Weymouth, Republican 708
Cornelius Sullivan, of Stoughton, Socialist 171
Blank. 311
Register of Deeds- Norfolk County.
John H. Burdakin, of Dedham, Republican . 745
William Gorden. 1
Blanks. 444
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Amendment to Voting Machines.
Yes 518
No. 196
Blank. 476
Amendment to the Taking of Land and Property.
Yes. 514
No. 197
Blank .
479
An Act Retirement System.
Yes. 572
No. 163
Dissolved at eight forty-five o'clock P. M.
Attest: JOHN F. KILEY,
Town Clerk.
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MEETING OF TOWN CLERKS.
The clerks of the towns of Norwood, Walpole and Westwood, in the County of Norfolk comprising the Norfolk Representative District, number ten, at their meeting at Village Hall insaid Norwood on Friday, the 17th day of November A. D. 1911, at twelve o'clock noon, said day being the tenth day following election, made out under their hands the following complete return of all votes cast for representative to the General Court in said district as follows :-
Baker
Rooney Scattering Blank
Norwood
592
502
96
Westwood .
107
39
13
Walpole .
324
293
2
48
-
1023
834
2
157
Attest:
WILLIE W. BAKER,
Town Clerk of Westwood.
HARRY L. HOWARD,
Town Clerk of Walpole.
JOHN F. KILEY,
Town Clerk of Norwood.
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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 28th day of December, A. D. 1911, at 8 o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act on the following articles, namely :
Article 1. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on Washington street from Ellis avenue to house of Peter Fisher and raise or borrow and appropriate money for the same subject to the usual guaranty.
Art. 2. To see if the town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate one thousand (1,000) dollars for the purpose of continuing the evening school, authorized by vote of the town, September 28th, 1911, so that it may be in session for a period of twenty weeks, or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 3. To see if the town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate the sum of two hundred and fifty (250) dollars in addition to the amount appropriated at the adjourned town meeting held April 3rd, 1911, for the purpose of conveying children living in the outlying districts to the Norwood schools, to be expended under the direction of the School Committee, or take any other action in the matter.
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Art. 4. To see if the town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate a sum of money, in addition to the amount appro- priated at the adjourned town meeting held April 3rd, 1911, for the support of the schools, or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 5. To see if the town will vote to appoint a committee to secure options on land adjoining the present site of the Balch School sufficient in size to accommodate a school building of twelve rooms and to provide a suitable playground, said com- mittee to report at the annual town meeting held in March, 1912, or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 6. To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 15 of Chapter 49 of the Revised Laws relative to the apportionment of sewer assessments as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 177 of the Acts of the year 1907 and by Section 1 of Chapter 356 of the Acts of the year 1908 and by Section 1 of Chapter 330 of the Acts of the year 1910 or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 7. To see if the town will vote to accept Adams street from Railroad avenue to Roosevelt avenue, as laid out by the Selectmen, and raise or borrow and appropriate money to build the same.
Art. 8. To see if the town will vote to accept Chickering road from Walpole street to the westerly boundary of the land of Clara W. Berwick, as laid out by the Selectmen, and raise or borrow and appropriate money to build the same.
Art. 9. To see if the town will vote to accept North avenue extending 525 feet westerly from Nahatan street, as laid out by the Selectmen, and raise or borrow and appropriate money to build the same.
Art. 10. To see if the town will vote to accept Eliot street
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extension for a distance of 860 feet northwesterly from Highland street, as laid out by the Selectmen, and raise or borrow and appropriate money to build the same.
Art. 11. To see if the town will vote to accept Crescent avenue from a proposed street known as Eliot street extension to a proposed street called Pond street, as laid out by the Select- men, and raise or borrow and appropriate money to build the same.
Art. 12. To see if the town will vote to accept Pond street from a proposed street known as Crescent avenue extending easterly 310 feet to a proposed extension of Highland street, as laid out by the Selectmen, and raise or borrow and appro- priate money to build the same.
Art. 13. To see if the town will vote to accept Walnut avenue extension from Walpole street to Highland street, as laid out by the Selectmen, and raise or borrow and appropriate money to build the same.
Art. 14. To see if the town will vote to accept Marion avenue extending from Bright street northwesterly 690 feet to a pro- posed street known as Charles street, as laid out by the Select- men, and raise or borrow and appropriate money to build the same.
Art. 15. To see if the town will vote to accept Charles street extending 260 feet southwesterly from Florence avenue to a proposed street known as Marion avenue, as laid out by the Selectmen, and raise or borrow and appropriate money to build the same.
Art. 16. To see if the town will vote that all sidewalk assess- ments shall bear interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum from the 30th day after such assessments become due until paid in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 49 of the Revised Laws.
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Art. 17. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on East Cross street from Pleasant street to Third street, and raise or borrow and appropriate money for said purpose, subject to the usual guaranty.
Art. 18. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on Neponset street, and raise or borrow and appropriate money for said purpose, subject to the usual guaranty.
Art. 19. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on Marion street, from Bright street to Charles street, and raise or borrow and appropriate money for said purpose, subject to the usual guaranty.
Art. 20. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on Walpole street.
Art. 21. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on Adams street from Railroad avenue to Roosevelt avenue, and raise or borrow and appropriate money for said purpose, subject to the usual guaranty.
Art. 22. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on Chickering road, for a distance of 240 feet from Wal- pole street, and raise or borrow and appropriate money for said purpose, subject to the usual guaranty.
Art. 23. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on Eliot street extension, for a distance of 860 feet from Highland street, and raise or borrow and appropriate money for said purpose, subject to the usual guaranty.
Art. 24. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on North avenue, for a distance of 525 feet from Nahatan street, and raise or borrow and appropriate money for said pur- pose, subject to the usual guaranty.
Art. 25. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on Crescent avenue, from Eliot street extension to Pond street, and raise or borrow and appropriate money for said pur- pose, subject to the usual guaranty.
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Art. 26. To see if the town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate the sum of $700.00 for the support of poor, said sum to be in addition to the sum heretofore raised and appro- priated for said purpose.
Art. 27. To see if the town will vote that of the sum raised and appropriated the present year for paving gutters, the sum of $35.68 be transferred and appropriated for sanding sidewalks, said sum to be in addition to the amount heretofore raised and appropriated for said purpose.
Art. 28. To see if the town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate a sum of money in addition to the amount hereto- fore raised and appropriated for the suppression of gypsy and brown tail moths and nests.
Art. 29. To see if the town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate the sum of $150.00 for salaries of election officers and incidental expenses, such sum to be in addition to the sums already raised and appropriated.
Art. 30. To see if the town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate the sum of $300.00 to meet payment of unpaid balance of bill for the printing of the list of assessed polls and estates for the year 1910, said sum to be in addition to the sum already appropriated for said purpose.
Art. 31. To see if the town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate the sum of $50.00 for incidental expense for the Board of Assessors, such sum to be in addition to the sums al- ready appropriated for said purpose.
Art. 32. To hear and act on reports of Committees.
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