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416. W. W. Edwards, painting cem- etery signs 4.54
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417. W. H. Nash, printing Jury Lists 2.00
445. John McQuade, election officer 5.00
446. Perry W. Cook, election officer 5.00
447. F. V. Henrich, election officer 5.00
448. Fred Northrup, election officer
5.00
449. James Crotty, police duty ..... 5.00 450. Providence Telephone Co., tele- Town Office .60
451. Chas. W. Pond, insurance pre- miums 42.60
452. N. A. Gas Light Co., lighting Town Office 1.76
469. James Crotty, police duty. 2.10
491. N. A. Gas Light Co., lighting Town Office 2.16
492. W. & L. C. Gurney Co., sup- plies, Sealer of Weights and Measures 4.02
493. Hobbs & Warner, Assessors' supplies 2.11
512. W. W. Rines, allowance to Watch and Ward Society, spe- cial police investigation.
50.00
513. Chas. Meyer, police duty 2.70
514. T. E. A. Fuller, postage. 8.54
$1,122.98
STATE AID
Voucher 18
$36.00
Voucher 63 36.00
Voucher 120 81.00
Voucher 159 51.00
Voucher 202 36.00
Voucher 247
36.00
Voucher 292 36.00
Voucher 327
36.00
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Voucher 371
36.00
Voucher 407
36.00
Voucher 470
36.00
Voucher 503
36.00
$492.00
SNOW
25. Wm. E. Blanchard, labor and horse hire $10.30
26. N. E. Road Machinery Co., one new snow plow. 68.50
41. Wm. E. Blanchard, labor and freight 17.08
51. Earl B. Thompson, four new shovels 3.00
59. Wm. E. Blanchard, labor. 32.95
110. Wm. E. Blanchard, cleaning gutters 10.00
488. Geo. H. Snell, labor. 3.50
$145.33
TOWN HALL
27. H. S. J. Loud, janitor ...... $7.00
47. Union L. & P. Co., lighting ... 5.98
57. H. S. J. Loud, janitor. 7.00
112. Union L. & P. Co., lighting ... .75
132. H. S. J. Loud, janitor. 7.00
166. H. S. J. Loud, janitor. 7.00
187. Union L. & P. Co., lighting. .. 1.73
208. H. S. J. Loud, janitor.
7.00
253. H. S. J. Loud, janitor
7.00
258. Union L. & P. Co., lighting.
9.10
282. Union L. & P. Co., lighting 2.60
299. H. S. J. Loud, janitor. 7.00
326. H. S. J. Loud, janitor. 7.00
371. H. S. J. Loud, janitor. 7.00
398. Union L. & P. Co., lighting .. . .
.75
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433. Union L. & P. Co., lighting ... 1.23
474. H. S. J. Loud, janitor. 7.00
484. Union L. & P. Co., lighting. 6.30
489. H. S. J. Loud, janitor. 7.00
506. H. S. J. Loud, janitor. 7.00
$112.44
SALARY ACCOUNT
95. Frank C. Barney, Assessor .... $68.00
68. T. E. A. Fuller, Town Clerk .. 75.00
69. Walter E. Barden, Treasurer ..
100.00
70. Fred W. Northup, Chairman Selectmen 125.00
71. Earl B. Thompson, Selectman
100.00
72. Wm. C. Blanchard, Selectman 100.00
73. Willis M. Fuller, School Com- mittee 40.00
74. John J. Eiden, School Com- mittee 40.00
76. O. C. Woodward, School Com- mittee
10.00
77. John T. Thompson, Assessor ..
95.00
78. Wm. C. Blanchard, Assessor .. 80.00
79. Charles N. Moore, Water Com- missioner
50.00
80. Harry B. Thompson, Water Commissioner 25.00
81. W. H. Nash, Water Commis- sioner
25.00
82. T. E. A. Fuller, Registrar.
20.00
83. Christian F. Henrich, Registrar 20.00
84. Hugh D. Kriegel, Registrar ...
20.00
85. Norman P. Rogers, Registrar.
15.00
86. Handel P. Fisher, Registrar ... 5.00
87. J. F. Thompson, Sealer of 25.00
Weights and Measures .......
88. John J. Eiden, Milk Inspector. 30.00
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89. J. Horace Cheever, Auditor ... 25.00
90. Charles N. Moore, Inspector of Animals 60.00
75. Chas. C. Root, School Commit- tee 30.00
$1,183.00
Forest Fires
Voucher 143 Henry A. Boerger, pay roll $30.80
66 174 Henry A. Boerger, pay roll 98.60
66 210 Henry A. Boerger, pay roll 8.00
66 226 Henry A. Boerger, pay roll 8.20
66 305 Henry A. Boerger, pay roll 4.20
419 Henry A. Boerger, pay roll 6.60
66 432 Henry A. Boerger, pay roll 8.60
$165.00
Memorial Day
Voucher 212 George H. Maintien Post, G. A. R ... $75.00
Board of Health
Voucher 113 Dr. F. J. Carley, bal. due from last year. . $59.00
311 N. A. Chronicle Co., printing 3.00
66 411 Earl B. Thompson, trans- portation and supplies
during epidemic . 12.50
66 467 Herbert E. Thompson, dishes 2.40
$76 90
HIGHWAY
109. Wm. E. Blanchard, labor and horse hire $10.25
124. Wm. E. Blanchard, labor and horse hire 34.16
125. N. E. Road Machine Co., repair
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road scraper 12.50
139. Wm. E. Blanchard, labor and horse hire 232.42
140. Wm. E. Blanchard. labor and horse hire 46.31
165. Wm. E. Blanchard, labor and horse hire 384.89
172. Win. E. Blanchard, labor and horse hire 227.08
173. Wm. E. Blanchard, labor and horse hire
397.99
176. Wm. McGovern. general re- pairing 10.52
177. Good Roads Machine Co., re- pair road machine 2.20
178. Wm. M. Hall Co., tools. 2.35
209. Wm. E. Blanchard, labor and horse hire 177.00
225. Wmn. E. Blanchard. labor and horse hire 164.34
261. Wm. E. Blanchard, labor and horse hire 100.67
272. Wm. E. Blanchard, labor and horse hire 82.33
278. C. N Bacon, gravel 9.80
279. Virgil W. Maxcy, gravel. 6.00
280. Mary Bennett, gravel. 1.00
294. Wm. E. Blanchard, labor and horse hire 73.10
304. Wm. E. Blanchard, cutting
brush 31.11
325. W. E. Blanchard, labor. 88.00
350. J. F. Thompson, labor and sup-
plies, Bacon street bridge ....
133.56
351. Earl B. Thompson, Bacon
street bridge payroll 119.30
. 356. T. S. Guild, lumber, Blake's
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Hill bridge
10.00
369. Earl B. Thompson, payroll ....
83.90
372. W. M. Hall Co., piping, Bacon street bridge 22.33
387. Earl B. Thompson, payroll ....
92.50
388. John F. Thompson, labor,
Bacon street bridge 9.00
089. N. J. Magnan & Co., lumber .. 68.19 .
418. Wm. E. Blanchard, payroll .... 21.00
435. Earl B. Thompson, payroll. .
64.00
460. Geo. Snell, labor. 15.00
504. Chas. Randall, labor. 5.75
505. W. H. Riley & Son, cement,
Bacon street bridge. 113.70
$2,852.25
WATER DEPARTMENT
Incidentals
52. Rocco Germane, labor $21.00
53. N. A. Water Dept., labor 39.32
58. H. S. J. Loud, labor 5.00
65. Rocco Germane, labor
59.60
106. Harry B. Thompson, supplies fuel 50.12
107. Wm. H. Nash, salary and sup- plies 31.00
108. Henry F. Guild, labor and sup- plies 30 35
126. M. M. Rines, coal 69.55
127. Rocco Germane, labor. 63.90
128. Perry Cook, labor. 8.33
152. N. A. Water Dept, labor, thaw- ing pipes 301.21
153. N. A. Water Dept., labor, thaw- ing pipes 1.00
154. N. A. Water Dept .. pumping ... 115.00
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155. National Meter Co., supplies .. 4.73
156. M. M. Rines, coal 12.45
195. N. A. Coal Co., wood. 2.50
196. Plainville Press, Plainville .... 2.75
197. Chas. S. Cobb, thawing pipes. .
10.00
213. Henry B. Thompson, express and supplies 6.98
214. Geo. Faas. labor 16 00
215. National Meter Co., meter. 11.00
230. Geo. Faas, labor.
8.00
231. R. G. Monroe, labor.
31.60
232.
N. A. Water Dept. supplies. . ..
3.80
233. National Meter Co., supplies. . 9.37
234. Buffalo Meter Co., supplies ... 1.53
255.
Geo. Faas, labor. 9.60
256.
Wm. McGovern, repairs. .
8.00
263.
N. A. Water Dept., supplies ... 4.50
332. National Meter Co., supplies. . 2.61
355. Geo. Faas, labor
19.20
390. National Meter Co., supplies. .. 7.09
391. W. H. Nash, postage. 5.00
423. Ida Pond, rent 18.00
468. A. T. Parker & Co., insurance. 2.74
510. W. H. Nash, services as Secre-
tary and Treasurer 75.00
511. Geo. Faas, labor 25.60
$978.43
EARL B. THOMPSON, MILLARD M. RINES, Selectmen of Plainville.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
This is to certify that I have carefully examined the books and accounts of the Treasurer and find them cor- rect.
I have examined and compared the books of the Col- lector of Taxes for the years 1916-1917-1918, and found the amounts collected and paid the Treasurer and the amounts uncollected agree with the statement of the Town Treasurer.
That I have examined the books and compared the vouchers of the Water Commissioners, Fire Department, School Committee, Selectmen and Public Library, and find they agree with the payments of the Treasurer.
I have examined the books of the Town Clerk and found them complete and correct.
Respectfully submitted, J. HORACE CHEEVER.
Plainville, Mass., February 7, 1919.
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WARRANT For Annual Town Meeting
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of Plainville, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabit- ants of the Town of Plainville qualified to vote in Town affairs to meet in the Town Hall, in said Plainville, on Monday, the third day of March, A. D. 1919, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the fol- lowing Articles, viz. :
Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Article 2. To choose all necessary Town Officers. The following are to be chosen by ballot, viz. :
Three Selectmen, three Overseers of the Poor, one Treasurer, one Clerk, one Auditor, one Collector of Tax- es, one Trustee of the Public Library for three years, one Water Commissioner for three years, one Tree Warden, three Constables, one member of the School Committee for three years, and also on the same ballot to vote upon the question : "Shall license be granted for the sale of in- toxicating liquor in this Town?"
All officers except the above named are to be chosen for one year.
The polls will be open at 9:30 o'clock A. M. and may be closed by vote at 2 o'clock P. M.
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Article 3. To consider and act on the reports of the Selectmen. Treasurer and other Town officers.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to postpone action on all Articles calling for appropriations to an ad- journed meeting to be held Monday evening, March 3rd, 1919.
Article 5. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for :
1. The support of schools the current year.
2. For school books and supplies.
3. For school incidentals.
4. For the employment of a Superintendent of Schools.
5. For the employment of a School Physician.
6. For the support of the Public Library.
7. For the payment of the salaries of the different Town Officers.
8. For current and incidental expenses the current year.
9. For the Support of Poor and Soldiers' Relief the current year.
10. For Highways and Bridges the current year, and to determine how the same shall be expended.
11. For State and Military Aid the current year.
12. For Memorial Day and Geo. H. Maintien Post, G. A. R., the current year.
13. For the payment of interest the current year.
14. For the Fire Department the current year.
15. For lighting the streets the current year.
16. For Water Department, incidentals and pumping.
17. For Sidewalks.
18. For Board of Health.
Article 6. To see if the Town will grant the use of the Town Hall free of charge :
1. Geo. H. Maintien Post, G. A. R., three days.
2. Plainville Fire Department, six evenings.
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3. The Alumni Association, two evenings.
4. Plainville Grange, one evening.
5. Plainville Boy Scouts, one evening.
Article 7. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the collection of taxes the current year, and fix the compensation of the Collector.
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to have the surety of the Collector of Taxes or other Town Offi- cers' bonds placed with a fidelity or guarantee company and appropriate a sum of money to pay for the same.
Article 9. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen t. borrow money after January 1, 1919, in anticipation of the re- vennie of 1919.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to install an electric light at the bridge on Bacon square. (Petition.)
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to appro- priate the sum of $100.00, or any other sum, for the im- provement and upkeep of the old cemetery on Bacon street, or take any action thereon.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise or appropriate any sum for the welcoming home of our boys in the Government service, or take any action thereon.
Article 13. To see if the Town will accept Lincoln avenue from South street to the east side of Central Park, as laid out on plan of Central Park made by F. T. Westcott, C. E., dated September, 1912, and recorded with Norfolk County Registry of Deeds, Plan Book 65, file 3123. (Request.)
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to borrow the sum of $1763.20, or any part thereof, for Plainville ap- portionment of the cost of the Norfolk County Hospital, under General Acts of 1916, Chapter 286.
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Article 15. To choose any committee to hear the re- port of any committee and act thereon.
Hereof fail not to make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, in con- formity with public statutes, at or before the time of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seal of the Town of Plain- ville this thirteenth day of February, in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and nineteen.
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Town Officers
Town Clerk: Theodore E. A. Fuller
Town Treasurer : Walter E. Barden
Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, Board of Health: Earl B. Thompson
Millard M. Rines Oswin C. Woodward
Assessors :
J. Fred Thompson Perry M. Cook Frank E. Barney
Term Expires 1920 Term Expires 1921 Term Expires 1922
School Committee:
John J. Eiden Willis M. Fuller
Francis O. Corbin
Term Expires 1920 Term Expires 1921 Term Expires 1922
Water Commissioners :
Harry B. Thompson
William H. Nash
Charles N. Moore
Term Expires 1920 Term Expires 1921 Term Expires 1922
Trustees Public Library :
Theodore E. A. Fuller
Fred W. Northup Millard M. Rines
Term Expires 1920 Term Expires 1921 Term Expires 1922
Tax Collector:
Oliver P. Brown
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Auditor : Byron S. Gardiner Constables :
James F. Crotty
Perry M. Cook *Charles J. Quirk
Tree Warden : Harlie E. Thompson
Fence Viewers:
Fred W. Northup
John A. Kenrson
Field Drivers :
Harlie E. Thompson
Charle Meyer
Measurers of Wood, Bark and Lumber:
Edward C. Barney
George B. Greenlay Harry O. Proal
APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN
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Milk Inspector: John J. Eiden Fire Police:
Lewis Martin Frank W. Gardner
John Martin J. Horace Cheever
Fire Warden: Henry A. Boerger
Deputies : Frank V. Henrich
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George B. Greenlay Herman S. J. Loud
Charles Meyer
Fire Engineers : Frank V. Henrich, Chief James E. McNeil, First Assistant Henry Boerger, Second Assistant
Registrars of Voters:
Christian F. Henrich Norman P. Rogers
Hugh D. Kriegel Theodore E. A. Fuller, Clerk
Dog Officer: Herman S. J. Loud
Inspector of Animals, Meats and Slaughter Houses : Charles N. Moore
Sealer of Weights and Measures : J. Fred Thompson
APPOINTED BY THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Superintendent of Schools :
Ira V. Jenkins
School Physician : Dr. F. J. Carley
Attendance Officer : Herman S. J. Loud
APPOINTED BY TOWN MEETING
Advisory of Financial Committee:
Earl B. Thompson Rufus King George B. Greenlay
Walter E. Barden Joseph F. Breen Edwin W. Pink
Sylvester Smith
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Town Clerk's Report
WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Norfolk, ss.
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabit- ants of the Town of Plainville, qualified to vote in Town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall, in said Plainville, on Monday, the third day of March, A. D. 1919, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the fol- lowing Articles, viz. :
Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Article 2. To choose all necessary Town Officers. The following are to be chosen by ballot, viz .: Three Select- men, three Overseers of the Poor, one Assessor for three years, one Assessor for two years, one Treasurer, one Clerk, one Auditor, one Collector of Taxes, one Trustee of Public Library for three years, one Water Commis- sioner for three years, one Tree Warden, three Con- stables, one member of the School Committee for three years, and also upon the same ballot to vote upon the question : "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of in- toxicating liquors in this Town?"
All officrs, except as above named, are to be chosen for one year.
The polls will be open at 9:30 o'clock A. M. and may be closed by vote at 2 o'clock P. M.
Article 3. To consider and act upon the reports of the Selectmen, Treasurer and other Town officers.
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Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to postpone action on all Article calling for appropriations to an ad- journed meeting to be held Monday evening, March 3, 1919.
Article 5. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for :
1. The support of schools for the current year.
2. For school books and supplies.
3. For school incidentals.
4. For the employment of a Superintendent of Schools.
5. For the employment of a School Physician.
6. For the support of the Public Library.
7. For the payment of the salaries of the various Town Officers.
8. For current and incidental expenses the current year.
9. For support of poor and Soldiers' Relief the current year.
10. For highways and bridges the current year and de- termine how the same shall be expended.
11. For State and Military Aid the current year.
12. For Memorial Day and George H. Maintien Post, 133, G. A. R.
13. For the payment of interest the current year.
14. For the Fire Department the current year.
15. For lighting the streets the current year.
16. For the Water Department the current year, inci- dentals and pumping.
17. For sidewalks.
18. For the Board of Health.
Article 6. To see if the Town will grant the use of the Town Hall, free of charge, to:
1. George H. Maintien Post, 133, G. A. R.
2. Plainville Fire Department, six evenings.
3. The Alumni Association, two evenings.
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4. Plainville Grange, one evening.
5. Plainville Boy Scouts, one evening.
Article 7. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the collection of taxes the current year, and fix the compensation of the Collector.
Article 8. To if the Town will vote to have the surety of the Collector of Taxes, or other Town Officers' bonds, placed with a fidelity or surety company, and appropriate a sum of money to pay for the same.
Article 9. To see if the Town will authorize the Treas- urer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money after January 1, 1919. in anitcipation of the revenue of 1919. 1
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to install an electric light at the bridge on Bacon square. (Petition.)
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the suce of $100.00, or any other sum, for the improve- ment and upkeep of the old cemetery on Bacon street. or take any action thereon.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate any sum of money for the Welcoming Home of Our "Boys" in the Government Service, or take any action thereon.
Article 13. To see if the Town will accept Lincoln avenue, from South street to the east side of Central Park, made by F. T. Westcott, C. E., dated September, 1912, and recorded with Norfolk County Registry of Deeds, Plan Book 65 .. File 3124. ( Petition. )
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to borrow the sum of $1,763.20, or any part thereof, for Plainville apportionment of the cost of the Norfolk County Hos pital, under General Acts of 1916, Chapter 286.
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Article 15. To choose any committee to hear the re port of any committee and act thereon.
Hereof fail not to make due return of this warrant. with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, in con- formity with the public statutes, at or before the time of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seal of the Town of Plain - ville this 13th day of February, 1919.
(Signed) EARL B. THOMPSON, MILLARD M. RINES, OSWIN C. WOODWARD, Selectmen of Plainville.
(Seal)
OFFICER'S RETURN OF THE WARRANT
Plainville, Mass., Feb. 24, 1919.
This certifies that I have posted the within warrant in nine public places in said Plainville.
(Signed) JAMES F. CROTTY, Constable.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Norfolk, ss.
Personally appeard the above named J. F. Crotty ind made oath that the above statement by him subsc "hed is true, before me.
THEODORE E. A. FULLER,
Notary Public,
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PROCEEDINGS OF ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Town Hall, Plainville, Mass., March 3, 1919.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, the inhabitants of the Town of Plainville, qualified to vote in Town affairs, assembled at the Town Hall, in said Town, on the first Monday of March, it being the third day of said month, A. D. 1919, at 9 o'clock A. M.
The meeting was called to order at the time and place mentioned in said warrant by the Town Clerk reading the warrant and return thereon.
Article 1. Election of Moderator. On motion of Syl- vester Smith, it was unanimously voted that Rufus King cast one ballot containing the name of Hosmer F. Keeney for Moderator. John A. Kenerson, acting as teller, the ballot was cast and Mr. Keeney declared elected.
On motion of Walter E. Barden, it was voted to act upon Article 15. Voted, a committee of five be appointed to bring in nominations for Financial or Advisory Com- mittee.
Nominating committee : Millard M. Rines, Sylvester Smith, Frank W. Averill, Rufus King, Daniel Hancock.
Article 4. On motion of Rufus King it was unanim- ously voted: "That when this meeting adjourns, it ad- journs to this hall at 7:30 o'clock this evening."
On motion of W. E. Barden it was unanimously voted that action on all Articles in the warrant, with the ex- ception of Articles 1, 2 and 4, be acted upon this evening at the adjourned meeting.
Article 2. Election of Officers.
Fence Viewers : Fred W. Northup, John A. Kenerson. Field Drivers: Charles Meyer, Harlie E. Thompson.
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Measurers of Wood, Lumber and Bark: Edward C. Barney, George B. Greenlay, Harry O. Proal.
At 9:30 o'clock A. M. the polls were declared open.
Tellers: Frank V. Henrich, John McQuade.
Ballot Clerks : John A. Kenerson, Fred W. Northup.
A recess was now voted, subject to the call of the Moderator.
The polls were closed at 3:30 o'clock P. M., there being 109 votes cast, 106 males ( 3 females.
Balloting resulted as follows :
Town Clerk: Theodore E. A. Fuller, Nomination Paper, 98. Blanks 8.
Treasurer : Walter E. Barden, Nomination Paper 98. Blanks 8.
Selectmen: Millard M. Rines, Nom. Paper, 89: Larl B. Thompson, Nom. Paper, 91; Oswin C. Woodward, Nom. Paper, 83. Blanks 55.
Overseers of the Poor : Millard M. Rines, Nom. . . r, 90; Earl B. Thompson, Nom. Paper, 93; Oswin C. V . d- ward, 84. Blanks 51.
School Committee, three years: Edward A. Coombs, Nom. Paper, 29; Francis O. Corbin, Nom. Paper 70. Blanks 11.
Assessor, three years : Frank E. Barney, Nom. Paper, 95. Blanks 11.
Assessor, two years : Perry M. Cook, Nom. Paper, 20. Blanks 16.
Vater Commissioner, three years : Charles N. M . re, 1. Paper, 94. Blanks 12.
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Trustee Public Library, three years : Millard M. Rines, Nom. Paper, 95. Blanks 11.
Tax Collector, one year: Oliver P. Brown, Nom. Paper, 98. Blanks 8.
Tree Warden, one year: Willis M. Fuller, 3; Harlie E. Thompson, 5 ; H. S. J. Loud, 2; George H. Snell, 3; E. A. Coombs, 1; Edward T. Brady, 1; E. C. Barney, 1; John McQuade, 1. Blanks 89. 1
Constables, one year: Perry M. Cook, Nom. Paper, 87; Charles J. Quirk, Nom. Paper, 88; James F. Crotty, Nom. Paper, 89. Blanks 54.
"Shall the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town be granted?' Yes, 43; No, 58. Blanks 5.
At 4:40 o'clock P. M., the vote being publicly an- nounced in open meeting, it was voted to adjourn until 7:30 oclock P. M.
Adjourned meeting called to order at 7:30 o'clock P. M. by the Moderator, H. F. Keeney.
Upon invitation of the Moderator, Rev. W. T. Hale of- fered a brief prayer.
Article 5, Section 1, Support of Schools. Motion of W. E. Barden, voted that in action upon all Articles carry- ing an appropriation the receipts from that particular department be added thereto. Voted, support of schools, $9,300 and receipts.
Section 2: Voted, school books and supplies, $700.
Section 3: Voted, school incidentals, $800.
Section 4: Voted, Superintendent of Schools, $250 and receipts.
Section 5: Voted, School Physician, $50.
Section 7: Voted, Public Library, $400 and receipts.
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Section 7. Upon motion of W. H. Nash it was voted that the salary of the Town Treasurer be established at $200, and that $1,375 be raised and appropriated for pay- ment of salaries.
Section 8. Voted, current and incidentals, $1,800.
Section 9. Voted, Support of Poor and Soldiers' Relief, $1,400.
Section 10. Voted, that the sum of $2,500 be raised and appropriated for highways and bridges the current year, this amount to be placed in the hands of the Select- men, they to use same for best interests of the Town.
Section 11. Voted, State and Military Aid, $100.
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