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Kathleen E. Broderick
Oct.
1918 Fisher Normal School. Summer course at Hyannis Normal School.
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Emma F. Niles
Apcil
1903
Norwood High School.
Wellesley College, 1 year. Summer course at Hyannis Normal School.
Prin.
Flora B. Reed
Sept. 1909
Mt. Holyoke College, A. B.
7
Florence M. Hayes
Jan. 1919
6
Mildred Horrocks
Jan. 1917
Framingham Normal School.
6
Gertrude A. Flynn
Sept. 1918
Worcester Normal School.
5
Elizabeth Kimball
Jan.
1918
Fitchburg Normal School.
4
Bertha L. Brown
Feb. 1907
Farmington, Me., Normal School.
3
Mary A. Ahern
Sept. 1911 Plymouth, N. H., Normal School.
3
Margaret M. Edwards
Sept.
1918 1 Framingham Normal School.
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Julia A. Shechan
Sept. 1915
Bridgewater Normal School.
Oct.
1918
Gorham, Me., Normal School.
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Course at University of
155
Course at Teachers'
Winslow
Gorham, Me., Normal School.
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TEACHERS, JANUARY 1, 1919
School
Grade
Name
Date of Appointment
Where Graduated, Highest Institution (Also Other Courses)
Winslow
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Gladys Huntoon Gertrude D. Cuff
Sept. 1914
Balclı
Prin.
Katharine L. Carbec
Sept.
1901
Plymouth, N. H., Normal School. Course at New Hampshire State Normal School. Summer course at Teachers' College, Columbia Uni- versity.
6
Lizzie E. Hadley
Sept. 1901
Templeton High School.
5
Julia A. Barrett
Sept. 1914
Framingham Normal School.
5
Marian E. Lynch
Nov.
1917
1
Louise H. Borchers
Nov.
1915
Fitchburg Normal School. Summer course at Teach- ers' College, Columbia University.
1
Ethel M. Keefe
Sept. 1918
3
Mary A. Hadley
Sept. 1914
Bridgewater Normal School. Summer course at North Adams Normal School.
3
Charlotte H. Thompson
Sept.
1914
Fitchburg Normal School. Summer course at Teach- ers' College, Columbia University.
2
Maude E. Dalton
Jan. 1907
Sharon High School, Rhode Island Normal School, one year.
2
Christine Buffum
Sept.
1914
Farmington, Me., Normal School. Course at Miss Norton's Kindergarten School.,
2
Blanche A. Bacon
Sept.
1918
Keene, N. H., Normal School.
1
E. Louise Ward
May
1902
Boston Normal School. · Page Kindergarten Normal School.
1
A. Agnes Curtin
Sept. 1903
Bridgewater Normal School.
1
Rosine L. Benkert
April 1918
Fitchburg Normal School.
Sept. 1916 Quincy Training School. Summer course at Salem Normal School.
Sept.
1884
Bridgewater Normal School.
156
East
2
A. Louise McManus
1
Martha B. Parker
Sept. 1915
Fitchburg Normal School.
1
Framingham Normal School.
Bridgewater Normal School.
Plymouth, N. H., Normal School.
.
West Drawing
2
Ethel M. Farley
Sept. 1918 Fitehburg Normal School. Nasson Institute, one 1
year.
Gorham, Me., Normal Sehool.
Boston Art Museum, two years. Course at Art Stu- dents' League, New York City. Rhode Island Normal School, one year. Courses at Hyannis Normal School and School of Decorative Design. Course on Munsell Color System. Massachusetts Normal Art School.
Musie Household arts
Asst.
Frances B. Courchene Helen M. Hall Agnes M. Bridges
Oct. 1918
Jan. 1919
Crane Normal Institute of Musie.
Sept. 1911
Framingham Normal School, Household Arts Depart- ment. Summer course at Teachers' College, Co- lumbia University
Asst.
Lucy E. Stecle
Oct. 1917
Framingham Normal School, Household Arts Depart- ment.
Manual Arts
Edward E. Parlin
Sept. 1917
Fitchburg Normal School. Course at Rhode Island School of Design.
Physical Train. Nurse .
Erna H. Kiley
Oct.
1915
Sargent School of Physical Education.
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Mary L. Bowker
Sept.
1916 Lowell General Hospital.
Nurse
Vera H. Brooks
Sept.
1918
Lowell General Hospital.
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Geneva M. Woods Bessie M. Parker
Oct. Feb. 1905
1918
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LIST OF GRADUATES - GRAMMAR SCHOOL June 20, 1918
Alvar John Anderson Gertrudc Tyne Bagge, Alice Balboni Charles Albert Banks
Robert Vernon Garner Elizabeth Hoyle Gay Helen Theresa Goggin
Dorothy Griffin Thomas Dennison Grinnell
Ruth Elizabeth Barley
Swoma Amanda Gronroos
Hermione Guillo
Madelene Mae Halcy
Gertrude Hall
Louise Mary Blasenak
Edward James Hanlon
Mary Josephine Bothwell
John Hayes
Philip Edward Brennan Mary Isabel Brissette Shirlie Marie Brown Rosewell Keith Bullard
George Higgins
Ursula Lillian Caine
Theodora Rachel Holman
Agnes Cecilia Callaghan James Joseph Callahan John Sten Carlson
Edgar Magnus Johnson
Werner Mathias Johnson
Warren Carl Carlson
Lawrence Cameron Cobb
Martin Conley
Margaret Emma Jones Gladys Lenora Nelson Kady
Edmond Joseph Cormier Nora Cronan
Thomas Keefe
Margaret Frances Kelly
Mary Agnes Curtin
John Kiley
Herman Ellis Dean
Margaret Eulalia Donahue
Mary Louise King
Ruth Emilie Augusta Koch
Helen Kornetz
Leo Albin Lamminen
Matthew Lane
John Goddard Layton
Maynard Alton Leckey Irene LeClair Ruth Rhoads Lepper
'Maude Lillian Letts Edith Maude Lewis Edward John Lewis Stephen Allen Lind Margaret Helena Lydon Mabel Josephine Lyons Alan Brission Macdonald John Edward Mahar Leo Joseph Marsh Olive Jane Marsh Kathleen Alice Marshall Antonio Martino Josephine Elizabeth Mathews Winslow Faunce May Helen Frances McCarthy George Edward Mcyer Annie Vincent Miller Charles Slocum Miller Tony Mitchell
Mary Elizabeth Drummey Michael Francis Drummey Mary Frances Duffy James Dunn Isabelle Wentworth Eaton Cora Elizabeth Edwards Arthur William Ekholm Henry Francis Fairbanks Mildred Elizabeth Ferioli Ernest Francis Ferrari Martin Moses Fireman George Kingsbury Fisher Beatrice Irene Fitzgerald Ethel Frances Fitzpatrick Sabina Flaherty Johannan Cecilia Flavin Bernard William Flood Thomas Flynn John Edward Folan, Jr. Coleman John Foley Edmund Foley Joseph Stephen Foley Virginia Gracc Fowler John Edward Gahagan
John King
Robert Macartney Donaldson Francis Joseph Doran Mary Bridget Dowdie
Margaret Mary Drummey
Anthony Patrick Keohane
Francis Joseph Curran
Joseph Anthony Hennessey
Grace Amelia Hill
Harold Hogan
John Douglass Johnston Frederick Holbrook Jones
William James Hall
Barbara Virginia Barr Margaret Barrett Garrett Barry Mildred Berman
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159
Barbara Cortna Millett Albert Charles Muehlberger Leon Adam Narbut
Dora Neilson
Mary Margaret Saelen
Ruth Lueille Neilson
Toivo Oscar Nordlund
Bertha Arline Norton
Margaret Louise Sheehan
Dennis O'Leary
Mary Annie Shergals
Mary Elizabeth Pallo
Sadie Silverman
Farnand Paquette
Bertha Maria Small
James Thomas Pellowe
Oliver Clyde Small
Frances Irene Perlmutter
Marie Veronica Storme
Albert Forsell' Peterson
Albert Clayton Tanneyhill
Norris Willet Potter
Robert Stata Taylor
Mary Thelma Pratt
Katherine Tobin
Lena Gertrude Prinee
James Edward Walsh
Edwin Pollard Readel
Marjoric Louise Wellman
Heloise Freeman Readel
Otis Ernest Wenstrom
Herbert Wernning Readel
Frances Reichmann
Walter Durrell Wiggin
Richard Elliott Winslow, Jr.
DIPLOMA LIST - EIGHTH GRADE, 1917.
Everett
Mary Bridget Burke
Lillian Gertrude Fairbanks
Anna Hopkins
Claes Evan Johnson Claire Hazel Johnson
Edmund Warren Mathews
Louise Gertrude McCormack
Esther Kathryn Murphy
Gladys Rita Russell
William Edward Russell
Gerald Stanley Wellman
Shattuck
Catherine Marie Costello
Stephen Joseph Curran
Ruth Bronson Kinney
Daniel Koplan James Hasbroueh LeFevre
Aldona Mary Jarosh
George Walter Newman
Florence Louise Lappin
Thomas Franeis O'Donnell
Carlton Ellis Littlefield
Aliee Martin
Genevieve MacWhirter Minnie Milesky
Elsa Marie Carlson Ernest Carlson Norman Shaw Downey Sophie Mary Eppich
John Bcaumont Pennington
David Seiden
James Louis Thompson
David Norman Walker
RECEIVED GRAMMAR SCHOOL DIPLOMAS FROM VACATION SCHOOL
Elinor Gallagher Anna Kelliher
Marion Ostergrew
Frank Walker Garner
Mary Ethel Garner
Roland Ernest Gustavson
Hope Jewett
John Alexander Knox
Henry Louis Peterson Albert Edward Rafuse
Alfred Lewis Rafuse Elizabeth Marie Readel Jane Margaret Sullivan Ellen Baxter Whittier
Balch
Marion Hutchison Davidson
Catherine Claire Praino
Herbert Austin Wiggin
Winslow
Annette Margaret Riley
Clement Aloysius Riley Rheodore Ross Ruth Bemis Rowe
Charles Joseph Sansone Mary Lena Sansone
Alice Gertrude Owens
Nellie Dorothy Shumaker
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RECEIVED GRAMMAR SCHOOL DIPLOMAS FROM EVENING SCHOOL
Stillman Kendall Brooks Roy Edward Illsley Fcstus Edward King
James Gerard Landrie Joseph Prager Leo Vincent Joseph Sterme
LIST OF GRADUATES - HIGH SCHOOL June 14, 1918
Helen Josephine Ahearn
Mae Louise Foster Catherine Evelyn Fulton
¡Stewart Bardwell Allen Frederic Hunter Bagley
Lois Almeda Grant
Mary Louise Barrett
Delia Elizabeth McDonough
¿Daisy Victoria Bashford Martin Francis Callaghan
Viola Mildred McLean
*Fred Alfons Carlson
Clarence Howard Markle Chester Moody Mattson Hilda Alma May Cecilia Louise Mitchell
Antoinette Jennie Clem
Agnes Evelyn Curran
Margaret Louise Curran
Mary Frances Curran
Mary Cushing William Joseph D'Espinosa
George Lyles Diggs
Josephine Rita Donovan
James Edward Drummey
Catherine Cecelia Duffy
*Edith Rice Earl Arthur Saumsiegle Raymond Saumsiegle Harold Earl Smeltzer
Katherine Helcn Ellis Katherine Eugenia Fitzgerald
Louis Karl Stuntzner
*James Howell Flower Gladys Nutting Folkins
Leo Francis Tobin Richard James Tobin
* Not absent or tardy during High School course.
t Berwick Prize Scholar.
į Medal Scholar.
¿Helen Mildred Morrow Agnes Theresa Mullane Anna Josephine Murphy Richard Daniel Murray Gertrude Lena Narbut Mary Elizabeth O'Donnell
John Joseph Cavanaugh Alfred Aime Chauvey
Ellen Elizabeth V. Hennessey
INDEX
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Assessors, Report of .
122
Appropriations, Report of
95
Showing receipts and disbursements and balances
Board of Health, Report of 139
Cemetery Trust Funds. 102
Finance Commission . 135
Indebtedness, The Limitation of
56
Librarian, Report of .
141
Library Trustees, Report of
141
Municipal Light Department.
129
Payments
Aid for Dependent Mothers
79
Assessors
68
Education
Cemeteries . . 88 67 Certification of Notes. Charities . 79 SO Election and Registration 69 Electric Light S4 Engineering 68 Evening School . S2 Finance Commission 67 Financial Statement 89 Fire Alarm System Fire Department. 72 71 67 General Manager Health. Highways. 73 76 Inspector of Buildings 72 72 , Inspector of Cattle. 89 Interest Library . 83 72 Moth Suppression Municipal Indebtedness Police Department 89 70 88
Real Estate .
Sealer of Weights and Measures .
Selectmen
72 67
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Accountant's Trial Balance.
97
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Payments (cont.)
Page 74
Sewer Construction
74
Sewer Maintenance
79
Soldiers' Benefits.
68
Town Clerk and Accountant
69
Town Office Building.
79 83
Town Reports, Printing of
69
Treasurer and Collector
72
Trees, Care of .
83
Unclassified .
85
Water Department .
Receipts
Agency, Trust and Investment Transactions.
66
Cemeteries.
63
Charities .
60
Departmental Receipts.
64
Electric Light .
65
Fines and Forfeits.
58 61
General Revenue
Grants and Gifts.
Health
63
Highways
Interest.
Libraries .
Licenses and Permits.
Moth Suppression .
Municipal Indebtedness
Privileges .
Real Estate .
Refunds
Sanitation
Sealer of Weights and Measures .
Sinking Fund.
63
Soldiers' Benefits.
60
Town Clerk and Accountant
60
Treasurer and Collector
65
Water
59
Watering and Treating Streets.
Recapitulations and Expenditures
90-91
School Committee, Report of. 143
Selectmen, Report of . 118
Sewer Department 99
69
Town Physician.
65
- Education
Fire Department
57 58 62
66 64 5S 61 66 59
65 67 62 61 132
' Town Counsel .
III
Receipts (cont.)
Page
Statement of Money. Borrowed.
55
Tax Collections . 125
Total Fixed Debt . 54
Town Accountant, Remarks of
103
Town Counsel, Report of .
133
Town Debt, Classified Statement of .
54
Town Manager, Report of .
104
Treasurer and Colleetor, Report of .
126
Water Works
100
48TH
ANNUAL REPORT
Town of Norwood
MASSACHUSETTS
For Year Ending December 31
1919
1872
. FEB . 23 .
NORWOOD, MASS. AMBROSE BROTHERS, PRINTERS 1920
TOWN OFFICIALS
For the Year Ending December 31, 1919
Selectmen: FRANK G. ALLEN, 1918-1921, Chairman; OLI- VER J. BARR, 1917-1920, Secretary; WALTER F. TIL- TON, 1918-1921, PATRICK J. LYDON, 1917-1920, THOMAS B. MULVEHILL, 1919-1922.
Finance Commission: FRANCIS J. FOLEY, 1917-1920, Chair- man; ARTHUR W. COOLIDGE, 1919-1921, Secretary; FRANK A. FALES, 1919-1922.
Moderator: CLIFFORD B. SANBORN, 1919.
Town Counsel: JAMES A. HALLORAN.
Town Clerk and Accountant: JAMES E. PENDERGAST.
Assistant: CHARLES P. STONE.
Treasurer and Collector: HAROLD W. GAY, 1919. General Manager: WILLIAM P. HAMMERSLEY.
Superintendent of Public Works: JOSEPH E. CONLEY. Superintendent of Municipal Light: FRED S. BARTON. Superintendent Cemetery: GEORGE ALFRED SMITH. Town Engineer: GEORGE ALBERT SMITH.
Chief of Police: HARRY W. SWIFT.
School Board: CORNELIUS M. CALLAHAN, 1919-1922, Chairman; ALFRED N. AMBROSE, 1918-1921, HENRY CROSBY, 1918-1921, JULIA R. O'BRIEN, 1918-1920, HENRY I. EVERETT, 1919-1922, HARRIET W. LANE, 1917-1920.
Superintendent of Schools: CHARLES O. DALRYMPLE. Sealer of Weights and Measures: HARRY M. KING. Building Inspector: H. FRANK WALKER.
(Continued on inside of back cover)
48TH
ANNUAL REPORT
Town of Norwood MASSACHUSETTS
For Year Ending December 31
1919
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LASS
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1872
HOY. QUILD-APR-19 1775
FEB . 23.
NORWOOD, MASS. AMBROSE BROTHERS, PRINTERS 1920
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK AND ACCOUNTANT.
ABSTRACTS OF RECORDS OF TOWN MEETINGS AND VITAL STATISTICS.
RECORD OF TOWN MEETINGS.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
Monday, January 20, 1919, and adjournment to March 6, 1919.
On a warrant duly issued by the Selectmen, under date of January 6, 1919, and signed by Frank G. Allen, Walter F. Tilton, Patrick J. Lydon and Oliver J. Barr, Selectmen of Norwood, the proper service of which warrant was duly attested by Harry W. Swift, Constable of Norwood.
All of the requirements of the Statutes and By-laws relating to elections and Town Meetings having been complied with, the meeting was called to order, the articles contained in the warrant and the action thereunder being as follows:
Article 1. To choose all necessary town officers. The following are to be chosen by ballot, namely: One Selectman for three years (who shall be Overseer of the Poor and Surveyor of Highways); one Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes for one year; one Finance Commissioner for three years; one Finance Commissioner for two years, to fill vacancy; one Moderator for one year; one member of the Board of Health for three years; two members of the School Committee for three years; two Trustees of the Morrill Memorial Library for three years; one member of the Planning Board for three years; six Constables for one year; and also upon the same ballot to vote upon the following question:
" Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in the Town?"
One Selectman for three years.
Thomas B. Mulvehill had two hundred eighty-one (281), elected, sworn by the Town Clerk and Accountant.
Scattering, four (4).
Blank, twenty-nine (29).
One Finance Commissioner for three years.
Frank A. Fales had two hundred fifty (250), elected, sworn by the Town Clerk and Accountant.
Blank, sixty-four (64).
One Finance Commissioner for two years, to fill vacancy.
Arthur W. Coolidge had two hundred thirty-seven (237), elected, sworn by the Town Clerk and Accountant.
Scattering, one (1).
Blank, seventy-six (76).
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Treasurer and Collector of Taxes for one year.
Harold W. Gay had two hundred forty-eight (248), elected, sworn by the Town Clerk and Accountant.
Blank, sixty-six (66).
Two Members of the School Committee for three years.
Cornelius M. Callahan had two hundred fifty (250), elected, sworn by the Town Clerk and Accountant.
Henry I. Everett had two hundred eighteen (218), elected, sworn by the Town Clerk and Accountant.
Blank, one hundred sixty (160).
One Member of the Board of Health for three years.
Martin F. Lydon had two hundred five (205), elected, sworn by the Town Clerk and Accountant.
William P. Nickerson had one hundred one (101).
Blank, eight (8). .
One Moderator for one year.
Clifford B. Sanborn had two hundred forty-four (244), elected, sworn by the Town Clerk and Accountant.
Blank, seventy (70).
Two Trustees of the Morrill Memorial Library for three years.
Maria E. Colburn had two hundred twenty-six (226), elected.
William T. Whedon had two hundred thirteen (213), elected, sworn by the Town Clerk and Accountant.
Blank, one hundred ninety-three (193).
One Member of Planning Board for three years.
Frank B. Coughlin had two hundred twenty-six (226), elected.
Blank, ninety-eight (98).
Shall License be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in the Town?
Yes, ninety-seven (97).
No, one hundred ninety-one (191). .
Blank, twenty-six (26).
The following officers were elected by voice of the meeting assembled: Pound Keeper.
John P. Donovan
Field Drivers.
Charles Rich, Matthew Costello, Cornelius M. Callahan, Arthur Parker, Leo B. Cashen, Peter N. Curran, William G. Dalton.
Article 2. To hear and act on reports of Town Officers and Committees. Voted: To accept the following resolutions offered by Francis J. Foley and Frank G. Allen, respectively.
Voted: That a committee of five consisting of one member from the School Committee, one from the Selectmen, one from the Finance Com- mission, one from the Board of Governors of the Civic Association (the. member to be selected by their respective boards) together with the Town Counsel, be a committee to make a study of the possibilities of making use of the Civic Association for the benefit of the whole community and make a report at a later town meeting.
The Selectmen of Norwood recommend that the following action be taken in accordance with the suggestion contained in a recent communi- cation from the Secretary of the Department of the Interior at Washing- ton; namely:
Voted: That a committee of five be appointed by the Moderator to consider and report with recommendations at a later Town Meeting upon the matter of securing a suitable living memorial in the form of a community
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or liberty building, in expression of our gratitude for the patriotic service of the brave men of Norwood, living and dead, who have helped to win the world's war for democracy which their service has involved.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Collector of Taxes to use the same means as a Town Treasurer may use when acting as Collector.
Voted: To so authorize the Collector of Taxes.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of the revenue of the current financial year.
Voted: To so authorize the Treasurer.
Article 5. To see what disposition the Town will make of money re- ceived as excise tax from street railway companies.
Voted: That the sum of $1250.90 be appropriated for the repair and maintenance of Highways, in addition to other amounts appropriated.
Article 6. To see what disposition the Town will make of money re- ceived for dog licenses.
Voted: That the sum of $516.00 be appropriated for the support of the Morrill Memorial Library, in addition to other amounts appropriated.
Article 7. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the current fiscal year, for the following purposes, or take any other action in the matter:
1. Selectmen. Overseers of the Poor and Surveyors of Highways. (a) Salaries. (b) Incidentals.
Voted: (a) That the Selectmen receive no annual salaries. (b) By taxation, for the incidental and personal expenses of the Selectmen, the sum of $250.00.
2. Town Clerk and Accountant and Bookkeeper. (a) Salaries. (b) Incidentals.
Voted: Salary of Town Accountant and Bookkeeper, $2100.00. Salary of Town Clerk, $300.00. For incidental expenses, $3575.00. By taxation. And that all fees received shall be paid into the Town Treasury.
3. Treasurer and Collector of Taxes. (a) Salaries. (b) Incidentals. Voted: Salary of Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, $1200.00. For in- cidentals the sum of $2295.00. By taxation.
4. Assessors. (a) Salaries. (b) Incidentals
Voted: For salaries of Assessors, $900.00; for incidental expenses, $700.00. By taxation.
5. Certification of Bonds and Notes.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $100.00.
6. Finance Commission. (a) Incidentals.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $200.00.
7. Law. (a) Salary. (b) Incidentals.
Voted: By taxation, for salary, the sum of $900.00, and for incidentals the sum of $100.00.
8. Election and Registration. (a) Salary. (b) Incidentals.
Voted. By taxation for salaries the sum of $300.00, and for incidentals the sum of $600.00.
9. Town Offices. (a) Incidentals.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $1,150.00.
10. General Manager. (a) Salary. (b) Incidentals, including pre- mium on surety bond.
Voted. By taxation the sum of $3,250.00 for salary and $250.00 for in- cidental expenses.
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11. Engineering. (a) Salary. (b) Incidentals.
Voted: By taxation for salaries $1,500.00 and for incidental expenses $1,125.00.
B. 1. Police Department including prosecution of illegal sale of liquor Voted: By taxation the sum of $11,450.00.
2. Fire Department. (a) Salary. (b) Incidentals.
Voted: By taxation for salaries and wages the sum of $6,366.00 and for incidental expenses $1,728.51.
3. Maintenance and Extension of Fire Alarm System.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $500.00.
4. Inspector of Buildings. (a) Salary. (b) Incidentals.
Voted: By taxation $500.00 for salary and $25.00 for incidentals.
5. Inspector of Cattle.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $100.00.
6. Sealer of Weights and Measures. (a) Salary. (b) Incidentals.
Voted: By taxation for salary the sum of $300.00 and incidentals the sum of $86.00.
7. Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth and other Insect Pest Extermination. Voted: By taxation the sum of $2,500.00.
8. Care and Planting of Shade Trees.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $525.00.
9. Street Lighting.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $6.300.00.
C. 1. Board of Health. (a) Salaries. (b) Contagious Diseases? Refuse and Garbage Disposal, Maintenance of Town Dump and Inciden- tal Expenses.
Voted: By taxation for salaries $100.00, and (b) for care of contagious diseases, disposal of refuse and garbage, maintenance of town dump, and for incidental expenses the sum of $6,000.00.
2. Sewer Department. (a) Maintenance. (b) Particular Sewers.
Voted: The sum of $5305.00 be appropriated for maintenance of the Sewer Department, of which amount $4451.03 be appropriated from Sewer Department Treasury, and the further sum of $853.97 be appropriated by taxation, and (b) the sum of $400.00.
3. Sewer Construction.
Voted: By borrowing the sum of $3800.00.
4. Maintenance and Construction of Main Drains and cleaning brooks and drains other than main drains.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $2242.50, and by borrowing the sum of $3300.00.
5. Removal of Ashes.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $200.00.
D. Maintenance and repairs of highways, culverts and bridges, high- way equipment, paving gutters, building sidewalks, setting edgestones, removal of snow and ice, sanding sidewalks, street signs and guide boards, and operation of stone crusher plant.
Voted: For the foregoing purposes (excepting, however, for the removal of snow and ice and sanding sidewalks) the sum of $28,385 be appropriated as follows: By taxation the sum of $385.00, and from Excess and Deficiency $27,000.00 and that in addition to the foregoing amounts the sum of $1600.00 be raised by taxation and appropriated for the removal of snow and ice and sanding sidewalks. It was further voted that the sum of $11,000.00 be appropriated on notes of the Town to be available for the following purposes: $7,500.00 for paving with bituminous macadam such
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streets as the Selectmen may determine; $1,000.00 for the construction of granolithic sidewalks on agreement that one-half of the expense be borne by the owners of abutting land; $2600.00 for the construction of such granolithic sidewalks as the Selectmen may determine.
E. 1. Institutional and Outside Relief.
2. Aid for Dependent Mothers. Voted: The sum of $11,500.00.
F. Salary of Town Physician.
Voted: The sum of $100.00.
G. Soldiers' Benefits.
Voted: The sum of $3,000.00.
H. Support of Schools.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $106,325.00.
I. Support of Morrill Memorial Library.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $4,600.00.
J. The use of George K. Bird Post, No. 169, G. A. R., to decorate Sol- diers' Graves on Memorial Day.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $250.00.
K. Recreation and Parks.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $225.00.
L. Printing and Distribution of Town Reports.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $550.00.
M. Defraying incidental and other necessary expense not otherwise provided for.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $350.00.
N. 1. Electric Light Department.
(a) Maintenance. (b) Operation. (c) Depreciation. (d) New con- struction. (e) Repairs.
Voted: The following sums from the treasury of the Electric Light De- partment: Maintenance and operation, $62,196.00; Note payments, $6,800.00; Depreciation, $4,755.00; Interest, $1,338.00; Repairs, $5,050.00. Further voted by borrowing the sum of $5,350.00 for extending and enlarging Electric Light Plant.
2. Water Department. (a) Maintenance. (b) Construction.
Voted: That Sinking Fund be considered with this article.
Voted: From the treasury of the Water Department for the following purposes: Maintenance and operation of said department, $22,838.20; Interest on maturing debt, $2,480.00; Maturing debt, $5,000.00; Sinking Fund Requirements, $100.00.
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