Norwood annual report 1923-1927, Part 33

Author: Norwood (Mass.)
Publication date: 1923
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1656


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Nurse


Helen W. Gould


May


1921


New York Hospital Training School


Nurse


Sadie E. Downs


Sept.


1922


Morton Hospital, Taunton


Supervisors and Special Teachers


261


JANITORS


Name


Address School


Edward T. Abely


11 Granite Street .


Everett


Michael Connolly


247 Winter Street . High


Alfred Disnard.


59 Walnut Avenue


High


George Fitzgerald


284 Lenox Street .


Balch


John J. Fitzgerald


284 Lenox Street Guild


Hans P. Hansen


23 Lenox Avenue


Beacon


Everett


Frank Laidlaw


16 Hoyle Street


Winslow


West


John P. Oldham.


260 Pleasant Street .


High


William Shyne. .330 Washington Street


Shattuck


' East


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INDEX


Page


Accountant's Trial Balance


132


Assessors, Report of .


178


Appropriations, Report of . 128


Showing receipts and disbursements and balances


Board of Health, Report of .


182


Cemetery Trust Funds.


138


Finance Commission .


190


Indebtedness, The Limitation of .


80


Librarian, Report of . .


202


Library Trustees, Report of .


201


Municipal Light Department


146


Payments


Agency Trust and Investment. 124


Assessors 95


Cemeteries. 122


Certification of Notes.


94


Charities


112


Education .


115


Eelection and Registration


95


Electric Light


118


Engineering .


96


Finance Commission


94


Financial Statement.


134


Fire Alarm System


101


Fire Department


99


General Manager


93


Health.


105


Highways.


111


Inspector of Buildings


101


Interest.


123


Library .


116


Moth Suppression


101


Municipal Indebtedness


123


Police Department


97


Parks.


117


Publie Works Overhead. 141


122


Real Estate. .


101


Sealer of Weights and Measures


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Payments (continued)


Page


Sewer Construction


105


Sewer Maintenance . 105


Soldiers' Benefits.


112


Stone Crushed, Cost of .


141


Town Clerk and Accountant .


94


Town Counsel.


95


Town Office Building.


96


Town Physician


112


Town Reports, Printing of .


117


Treasurer and Collector


94


Unclassified .


117


Water Department


121


Receipts


Agency, Trust and Investment Transactions


91


Cemeteries


90


Charities.


87


Education


88


Electric Light.


89


Fines and Forfeits.


Fire Department


General Revenue


Health


Highways


86 87 90 88 82


Licenses and Permits.


83


Municipal Indebtedness


90


Police


85


Real Estate.


89


Refunds.


92


Sanitation.


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Sealer of Weights and Measures.


85


Soldiers' Benefits


87


Town Clerk and Accountant


94


Treasurer and Collector


94


Water


89


Recapitulations of Expenditures 126-127


Report of Fire Engineer 205


School Committee, Report of . 207


Selectmen, Report of . 167


Statement of Money Borrowed. 781


Tax Collections 171


S2 S5 81


Interest .


Libraries .


Moth Suppression .


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Page


Total Fixed Debt.


76


Town Accountant, Remarks of .


153


Town Counsel, Report of.


196


Town Debt, Classified Statement of .


62


Town Manager, Report of .


154


Treasurer and Collector, Report of .


187


Vital Statistics.


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54 TH


ANNUAL REPORT


Town of Norwood


MASSACHUSETTS


For Year Ending December 31 1925


. TOGETHER WITH ABSTRACTS OF THE


Assessed Valuation of Estates


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NORWOOD, MASS. AMBROSE PRESS, INC., PRINTERS 1926


TOWN OFFICIALS


For the Year Ending December 31, 1925


Selectmen: THOMAS B. MULVEHILL, 1925-1928, Chairman; EDMUND G. DALTON, 1923-1926; H. EUGENE RICE, 1923-1926; EUGENE ENDICOTT, 1924-1927; HAROLD W. BAKER, 1924-1927. -


Finance Commission: CHARLES J. PRESCOTT, 1923-1926, Chairman; FRED R. ELLIS, 1924-1927; FRANK A. FALES, 1925-1928.


Moderator: JAMES A. HALLORAN, 1925.


Town Counsel: JAMES A. HALLORAN.


Town Clerk and Accountant: JAMES E. PENDERGAST.


Assistant: CHARLES P. STONE.


Treasurer and Collector: HAROLD W. GAY, 1925.


General Manager: WILLIAM P. HAMMERSLEY. . . LEWIS D. THORPE.


Superintendent of Public Works: JOSEPH E. CONLEY. JOHN E. COLBURN.


Superintendent of Municipal Light: FRED S. BARTON.


Superintendent of Cemetery: GEORGE ALFRED SMITH.


Chief of Police: WILLIAM C. KINDELAN. WILLIAM H. SULLIVAN.


School Board: FREDERICK A. CLEVELAND, 1924-1927, Chairman; JULIA R. O'BRIEN, 1923-1926; FLORENCE M. FIELD, 1923-1926; CHARLES J. RICH, 1925-1928; ARTHUR S. HARTWELL, 1924-1927; EDWARD F. BRENNAN, 1925-1928 ..


Superintendent of Schools: HERBERT H. HOWES. Sealer of Weights and Measures: HARRY M. KING. Building Inspector: FORREST M. DOUGLASS.


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54TH TH


ANNUAL REPORT


Town of Norwood


MASSACHUSETTS


For Year Ending December 31


1925


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MASS.


1872.


OUILD ARD 177F


. FEB . 23 .18


NORWOOD, MASS. AMBROSE PRESS, INC., PRINTERS 1926


REPORT OF TOWN CLERK AND ACCOUNTANT.


ABSTRACTS OF RECORDS OF TOWN MEETINGS AND VITAL STATISTICS.


RECORD OF TOWN MEETINGS.


ANNUAL TOWN MEETING


Monday, January 19, 1925, and adjournment to March 24, 1925.


On a warrant duly issued by the Selectmen, under date of January 6, 1925, and signed by Thomas B. Mulvehill, Edmund G. Dalton, H. Eugene Rice, Eugene Endicott and Harold W. Baker, Selectmen of Norwood, the proper service of which Warrant was duly attested by J. Irving Reid, Constable of Norwood.


All of the requirements of the Statutes and By-Laws relating to elec- tions and Town meetings having been complied with, the meeting was called to order, the articles contained in the Warrant and the action there- under 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 Treas- urer and Collector of Taxes for one year; one Finance Commissioner for three years; 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 ques- tion: "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of certain non-intoxicating beverages in this town?"


One Selectmen for three years.


Thomas B. Mulvehill had one hundred and eighty-seven (187), elected, sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant.


Scattering, one (1).


Blanks, eight (S).


One Finance Commissioner for three years.


Frank A. Fales had one hundred and eighty-one (181), elected, sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant.


Blanks, fifteen (15).


Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes for one year.


Harold W. Gay had one hundred and eighty-one (181), elected, sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant.


Blanks, fifteen (15).


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One member of Board of Health for three years.


William P. Nickerson had one hundred sixty-six (166), elected, sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant.


Scattering, one (1).


Blanks, twenty-nine (29).


Moderator for one year.


James A. Halloran had one hundred eighty-two (182), elected, sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant.


Blanks, fourteen (14).


Two Trustees of Morrill Memorial Library.


William T. Whedon had one hundred seventy-four (174), elected, sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant.


A. Marion Swain had one hundred sixty-two (162), elected, sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant.


Blanks, fifty-six (56).


Two members of School Committee for three years.


Edward F. Brennan had one hundred eighty (180), elected, sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant.


Charles J. Rich had one hundred sixty-eight (168), elected, sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant.


Blanks, forty-four (44).


One member of Planning Board for three years.


Frank B. Coughlin had one hundred seventy-one (171), elected. Blanks, twenty-five (25).


Six Constables for one year.


William Barrett had one hundred seventy-five (175), elected.


Charles R. Donnell had one hundred seventy-one (171), elected.


Patrick J. Coyne had one hundred sixty-eight (168), elected.


J. Irving Reid had one hundred seventy-eight (178), elected. Thomas C. Lydon had one hundred sixty-five (165), elected. Scattering, eighteen (18).


Blanks, three hundred seven (307).


"Shall license be granted for the sale of certain non-intoxicating bever- ages in this Town?"


Yes, sixty-four (64).


No, one hundred five (105).


Blanks, twenty-seven (27).


Article 2. To hear and act on the reports of Town Officers and Com- mittees.


Voted: That the report of the Town Officers be accepted as printed.


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 a Collector.


Voted: To so authorize.


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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 received for dog licenses.


Voted: That this article be laid upon the table and taken up and acted upon with Article 6, Sub-division D, Section 6.


Article 6. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for the current fiscal year for the following pur- poses, or take any other action in the matter:


A. General Government.


1. Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor and Surveyors of Highways.


(a) Salaries. (b) Incidentals.


Voted: That the Selectmen receive no salaries. (b) By taxation, for incidental and personal expenses of the Selectmen the sum of $100.00.


2. Town Clerk and Accountant and Town Bookkeeper.


(a) Salaries. (b) Incidentals.


Voted: Salary of Town Clerk, $400.00; salary of Accountant and Town Bookkeeper, $3,100.00. (b) For incidentals the sum of $8,275.00.


3. Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes.


(a) Salary. (b) Incidentals.


Voted: (a) For salary, $2,250.00, and (b) for incidentals, including premium on suretyship bond, the sum of $3,600.00. By taxation.


4. Assessors. (a) Salaries. (b) Incidentals.


Voted: For salaries of Assessors, $1,500.00 and (b) for incidental ex- pense, $1,700.00 and $700.00 for expense of taking census. By taxation.


5. Certification of Bonds and Notes.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $300.00.


6. Finance Commission. (a) Incidentals.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $300.00.


7. Law. (a) Salary. (b) Incidentals.


Voted: (a) By taxation, the sum of $1,200.00 and (b) for incidental expenses the sum of $850.00.


8. Election and Registration. (a) Salary. (b) Incidentals.


Voted: By taxation, for salaries, the sum of $300.00 and for incidentals the sum of $826.00.


9. Town Offices. (a) Incidentals.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $900.00.


10. General Manager. (a) Salary. (b) Incidentals, including pre- mium on suretyship bond.


Voted: For salary, the sum of $4,000.00 and (b) for incidentals, including premium on suretyship bond, the sum of $150.00.


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11. Engineering. (a) Salary. (b) Incidentals.


Voted: By taxation, (a) the sum of $2,500.00 and (b) the sum of $1,650.00.


12. Board of Survey. (a) Incidentals.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $200.00.


13. Planning Board. (a) Incidentals.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $700.00.


B. Protection of Persons and Property.


1. Police Department (including prosecution of illegal sale of non- intoxicating beverages).


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $29,232.00.


2. Fire Department. (a) Salary. (b) Incidentals.


Voted: By taxation, for salaries and wages, the sum of $9,590.00 and (b) for incidental expenses the sum of $1,765.00.


3. Maintenance and Extension of Fire Alarm System.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $2,715.00.


4. Inspector of Buildings. (a) Salary. (b) Incidentals.


Voted: By taxation, (a) for salary the sum of $500.00 and (b) for in- cidental expense the sum of $100.00.


5. Inspector of Cattle.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $200.00.


6. Sealer of Weights and Measures. (a) Salary. (b) Incidentals.


Voted: By taxation, (a) for salary, $400.00 and (b) for incidentals, $100.00; and that all fees received shall be paid into the Town Treasury.


7. Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth and other Insect Pest Extermination. Voted: By taxation, the sum of $3,786.00.


8. Care and Planting of Shade Trees.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $1,950.00.


9. Street Lighting.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $6,730.00.


C. Health and Sanitation.


1. Board of Health. (a) Salaries. (b) Contagious diseases, garbage disposal and other incidental expense. (c) Maintenance of Town Dump. Voted: By taxation, (a) for salaries the sum of $100.00; (b) Contagious diseases, garbage disposal and incidental expense the sum of $20,575.00, and (c) for maintenance of Town Dump the sum of $1,600.00.


2. Sewer Department. (a) Maintenance and (b) Particular Sewers.


Voted: By taxation, (a) for maintenance the sum of $11,810.00 and (b) for Particular Sewers the sum of $6,500.00.


3. Sewer Construction.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $22,455.00.


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4. Maintenance and Construction of Main Drains and Cleaning Brooks and Drains other than Main Drains.


Voted: By taxation, (a) for maintenance of drains and cleaning brooks and drains other than main drains, the sum of $3,170.00 and (b) con- struction of main drains, the sum of $10,070.00.


5. Removal of Ashes.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $1,500.00.


D. Miscellaneous.


1. Maintenance, repairs and construction of highways, culverts and bridges, highway 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: To appropriate the sum of $68,844.00 for the foregoing purposes of which $24,000.00 be appropriated from the Treasury and $44,244.00 be raised by taxation, of which last amount $6,530.00 for removal of snow and ice and sanding sidewalks and $5,000.00 are available for construction of Granolithic Sidewalks.


2. (a) Institutional (b) Aid for Dependent Mothers.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $23,000.00.


3. Salary of Town Physician.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $200.00.


4. Soldiers' Benefits.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $1,500.00.


5. To see what disposition the Town will make of money received for dog licenses.


Voted: That Articles 7 and 8 be taken up and considered, and further voted that Articles 7 and 8 be considered together with Article 6, Sub- division D, Section 5.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $269,166.00.


6. Support of Morrill Memorial Library.


Voted: That Article 5 be taken from the table and considered together with Article 6, Subdivision D, Section 6.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $10,113.00 and the further sum of $1,142.46, being moncy received for dog licenses.


7. The use of George K. Bird Post, No. 169, G. A. R., to decorate Soldiers' Graves on Memorial Day.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $500.00.


8. Recreation and Parks.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $880.00.


9. Printing and Distribution of Town Reports.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $1100.00.


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10. Defraying incidental and other necessary expense not otherwise provided for.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $700.00.


11. Band Concerts.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $500.00.


E. Public Service.


1. Electric Light Department. (a) Maintenance. (b) Operation. (c) Depreciation. (d) New Construction. (e) Repairs.


Voted: The following sums from the treasury of the Electric Light De- partment: New Construction, $18,300.00; Maintenance, operation and repairs, $107,355.00; Depreciation, $9,100.00; Interest, $1,470.00; Ma- turing Debt, $7,000.00, and Payments to the Town in lieu of taxes, $8,250.00.


2. Water Department. (a) Maintenance. (b) Construction.


Voted: From treasury of the Water Department the following sums: Maintenance, $32,125.00; Construction, $17,568.00; Interest, $3,336.00; Maturing Debt, $9,300.00.


F. Cemeteries.


1. Maintenance and Improvement.


Voted: From receipts in the treasury of the Cemetery Department the sum of $7,989.00.


G. Interest and Debt Requirements.


1. Interest Requirements.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $41,885.00 and by transfer, the sum of $47.33.


2. Bonds and Notes due in 1925.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $79,248.00; from premiums, the sum of $152.00, and by transfer, the sum of $4,400.00.


H. Insurance on Town Property.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $2,550.00; by transfer from the re- ceipts of the Water Department, $200.00, and from receipts of the Electric Light Department, $200.00.


I. Reserve Fund.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $1,500.00.


Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to maintain an evening school as provided by law, and raise and appropriate money for such purpose, or take other action in the matter.


Voted: Action taken under Article 6, Subdivision D, Section 5.


Article 8. To see what sum the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for industrial educational purposes, or take any other action in the matter.


Voted: Action taken under Article 6, Subdivision D, Section 5.


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Article 9. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for the establishment and maintenance of con- tinuation schools or courses of instruction, or take any other action in the matter.


Voted: Action indefinitely postponed.


Article 10. To see what sum the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate to pay not more than the ordinary and reasonable compensation for care actually rendered or furnished by the Norwood Hospital or other hospitals in the vicinity of Norwood to such persons as may be in whole or in part unable to care for themselves, the same to be in addition to sums appropriated for the care of contagious diseases and for institutional re- lief, or take any other action in the matter.


Voted: Considered with Article 11.


Article 11. To see what money the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate for the employment of district or other nurses, or take any other action in the matter.


Voted: That Articles 10 and 11 be considered and acted upon together. Voted: By taxation, the sum of $1,500.00.


Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Board of Asses- sors to take appropriate action as provided by law for the earlier collection of poll taxes, or take any other action in the matter.


Voted: To so instruct the Assessors.


Article 13. To see what sum the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate as required by the provisions of Section 39 of Chapter 33 of the General Laws; namely, for providing of suitable quarters for and the maintenance of an Armory for the use of Co. G, 101st Infantry, Massa- chusetts National Guard, or take any other action in the matter.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $855.00.


Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to accept Section 85 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws and Amendments thereof, relating to pensions for Policemen and Firemen in Towns. (On petition of William C. Breen, 231 Nahatan Street, and others.)


Voted: To accept.


Article 15. To see what action the Town will take with reference to legislation sought by the Town of Walpole to establish a system of sewer- age disposal in which provision is made for the location of disposal works in the Town of Norwood upon the terms contained in such proposed legislation.


Voted: Referred to Committee of Five to be appointed by Moderator for report at a later Town Meeting.


Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.


Attest: JAMES E. PENDERGAST, Town Clerk and Accountant.


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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING March 24, 1925


On a Warrant duly issued by the Selectmen and dated March 10, 1925, and signed by Thomas B. Mulvehill, Edmund G. Dalton, H. Eugene Rice, Eugene Endicott and Harold W. Baker, Selectmen of Norwood, the proper service of which Warrant was duly attested by J. Irving Reid, Constable of Norwood.


All of the requirements of the Statutes and By-Laws relating to Town Meetings having been complied with, the meeting was called to order by the Moderator, James A. Halloran, the Articles contained in this Warrant and the action taken thereunder being as follows:


Article 1. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate as salary for the Town Game Warden for the current year.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $100.00.


Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to lease a part of the building of the Norwood Civic Association, Inc., for the purpose of providing suit- able headquarters for Post No. 70, American Legion for the current year, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for said purpose, or take any other action in the matter.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $250.00.


Article 3. To see what sum of money the Town will raise and appro- priate to meet the expense of the care and maintenance of the Norfolk County Hospital as apportioned by the County Commissioners of the County of Norfolk.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $5,621.51.


Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to accept and allow as a public way a'new street forming an extension westerly of Elliot Street and to be known as Elliot Street as laid out and reported by the Selectmen under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, and to raise and appropriate a sum of money to pay land damages and to con- struct said new way, or take any other action in the matter.


Voted: To accept and allow as reported by the Selectmen under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, and appro- priate by taxation the sum of $580.00.


Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to accept and allow as a public way a new street forming an extension southerly of Nichols Street and to be known as Nichols Street as laid out and reported by the Selectmen under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, and to raise and appropriate a sum of money to pay land damages and to con- struct said new way, or take any other action in the matter.


Voted: To accept and allow as reported by the Selectmen under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, and appro- priate by taxation the sum of $10,410.00.


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Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to accept and allow an altera- tion by widening of a portion of Nichols Street on the northerly side thereof, extending 99.65 feet easterly from Bond Street as laid out and reported by the Selectmen under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, and to raise and appropriate a sum of money to pay land damages and to construct said widening, or take any other action in the matter.


Voted: To accept and allow as reported by the Selectmen under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, and appro- priate by taxation the sum of $1,440.00.


Article 7. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet a portion of the expense of the relocation of Walpole Street from Washington Street to the existing State Highway, or take any other action in the matter.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $20,000.00.


Article 8. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the construction of Cottage Street East and of the new way extending from Nahatan and Market Streets to Cottage Street East, and of the relocation and alteration of a portion of Central Street, and of the alteration by widening of a portion of Nahatan Street as heretofore laid out, made and accepted by the Town under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments or any of them, or take any other action in the matter.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $16,210.00.


Article 9. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the improvement of the Public Park known as Memorial Park, heretofore laid out, located and accepted by the Town under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $5,300.00.


Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to accept and allow as a public park a certain tract of land extending from Bond Street southeasterly to Hoyle Street, being a portion of the school land fronting on Washington Street as taken, laid out and located and reported by the Selectmen under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of said park, or take any other action in the matter.


Voted: To accept and allow as laid out by the Selectmen under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, and appro- priate the sum of $1,100.00 by taxation.


Article 11. To see what further sum of money the Town will vote to raise and borrow and appropriate for the purpose of constructing a new school building for Senior High School grades and for the purchase of original equipment and furnishings for said building, said sum to be in


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addition to the sums heretofore appropriated for said purposes, or take any other action in the matter.


Voted: To appropriate the sum of $50,000.00 for the purpose set forth, of which $8,000.00 be raised by taxation and $42,000.00 be borrowed (under the provisions of Chapter 77, Acts of 1924, the sum of $20,000.00 and Pro- visions of Chapter 24, General Laws, the sum of $22,000.00).


Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,100.00 to reimburse Frederick A. Cleveland on account of ex- pense incurred by him for work done in the improvement of certain park lands of the Town located on Bond Street, or take any other action in the matter.


Voted: By taxation, the sum of $1,100.00.


Rising vote: Yes, 68; No, 8.


Article 13. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to borrow and appropriate for the following purposes:




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