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Interest on water bonds 4,600 00
$10,879 93
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1909. $1,073 23
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH
FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY MONTHS
Month
Receipts
Payments
Balance
December, 1908. .
$108 15
January, 1909
$1,292 97
$540 00
861 12
February
624 22
1,485 34
March
354 18
348 36
1,491 16
April
221 13
1,342 75
369 54
May
340 82
140 00
570 36
June
320 78
180 36
710 78
July
2,650 00
821 05
2,539 73
August
563 72
991 31
2,112 14
September
295 64
10 02
2,397 76
October
226 82
2,320 20
304 38
November
. .
355 91
430 13
230 16
December
.
4,598 82
3,755 75
1,073 23
Totals
$11,845 01
$10,879 93
$1,073 23
.
Randolph, Mass., February 3, 1910.
We, the undersigned, Auditors of the Town of Randolph, have this day examined the accounts of Joseph T. Leahy, Treasurer of the Water Commissioners, and find the same correct, and the balance as stated above.
MICHAEL F. CUNNINGHAM, JOHN B. WREN, JOHN K. WILLARD,
Auditors.
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Joseph T. Leahy, Treasurer, in account with Randolph Water Loan Sinking Fund.
Receipts
Balance December 31, 1908 $5,222 64
Received Town appropriation 2,500 00
Received interest :
On 22 Town of Randolph bonds, $1,000 each, one year at 4 per cent. SS0 00
On Town of Randolph note, $3,000, one year at 4 per cent. 120 00
On four Town of Randolph notes, $500 each, one year at 4 per cent 80 00
On O. C. R. R. bond, $3,000, one year at 4 per cent 120 00
On 3 Hannibal & St. Joseph R. R. bonds, $1,000 each, one year at 6 per cent. 180 00
On 7 Gloucester, Essex & Beverly St. Ry. bonds, $1,000 each, one year at 5 per cent. 350 00
On 3 Fitchburg R. R. bonds, $1,000 each, one year at 4 per cent. 120 00
On 2 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. R. bonds, $1,000 each, one year at 4 per cent. 80 00
On 1 N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. bond, $1,000, one year, at 4 per cent. 40 00
On 8 Am. Tel. & Tel. bonds, one year, at 4 per cent 320 00
On deposit at Savings Banks:
Randolph . 35 02
North Easton 38 38
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Quincy
$38 22
Abington 18 58
Brockton
15 78
City Trust Co
6 60
$10,165 22
Expenditures
Paid for 8 Am. Tel. & Tel. Coll Tr. 4's, due 1929. . $7,588 17 Paid for Town of Randolph note (extension main on Oak Street). 300 00
Deposited in Savings Banks
145 98
Balance on deposit in City Trust Co.
2,131 07
$10,165 22
Financial Exhibit of the Water Department, December 31, 1909
Liabilities
Water bonds outstanding:
Due April 1, 1912 $20,000 00
Dec. 31, 1912. 700 00
Dec. 31, 1914. 1,500 00
Dec. 31, 1914 300 00
May 1, 1917 40,000 00
May 1, 1918 20,000 00
Dec. 16, 1918
1,000 00
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July 1, 1922
$25,000 00
Nov. 5, 1923 3,000 00
July 1, 1926 10,000 00
$121,500 00
Interest Dec. 31, 1909 (estimated) 1,325 00
$122,825 00
Assets
Amount in Sinking Fund
$60,193 54
Cash in hands of Treasurer
1,073 23
Accounts due and unpaid.
1,375 34
$62,642 11
Net water debt Dec. 31, 1909
$60,182 89
Net water debt Dec. 31, 1908
64,548 82
Decrease of net water debt in 1909 $4,365 93
State of the Randolph Water Loan Sinking Fund, December
31, 1909
One Town of Randolph note $300 00
Eight Am. Tel. & Tel. bonds
8,000 00
One Old Colony R. R. bond 3,000 00
Twenty-two Randolph water bonds
22,000 00
Four Town of Randolph notes (Wales Ave.) 2,000 00
Three Hannibal & St. Joseph R. R. bonds. 3,000 00
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Seven Gloucester, Essex & Beverly St. Ry. Co.
bonds. $7,000 00
Three Fitchburg R. R. bonds 3,000 00
Two Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. R. bonds 2,000 00
One N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. bond
1,000 00
One Town of Randolph note.
3,000 00
Deposited in Abington Savings Bank
479 34
Brockton Savings Bank
406 82
North Easton Savings Bank 989 32
Quincy Savings Bank 984 48
Randolph Savings Bank 902 51
City Trust Co., Boston
2,131 07
$60,193 54
Randolph, Mass., February 3, 1910.
The undersigned, Auditors of the Town of Randolph, have examined the Sinking Fund, and find it to agree with the state- ments above made.
MICHAEL F. CUNNINGHAM, JOHN B. WREN, JOHN K. WILLARD,
Auditors.
Joseph T. Leahy, Treasurer, in account with Town of Randolph
DR.
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1908. $5,430 31
Received for notes in anticipation of
taxes 48,000 00
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Received for two high school notes ... S 3,000 00 Received taxes of 1905. $ 391 45
1906. 3,549 14
1907. S,400 00
190S.
9,200 00
1909 (excise)
1,379 12
1909 (regular)
33,700 00
$56,619 71
Received from Selectmen for sundry accounts ... . $1,141 00
Received from State Treasurer:
Corporation tax, 190S, balance of. . . S 3 42
Inspector of animals 50 00
Corporation tax 1909, in part
2,661 21
National Bank tax, 1909. 1,571 06
Military aid, 190S 213 00
State aid, 190S
3,922 00
Burial indigent soldiers, 1908. 1S5 00
Street railway tax, 1909
1,029 19
$9,634 88
Received from other towns, pauper account:
Abington
$112 25
Billerica
49 25
Brockton. 115 13
Taunton
10 75
Milford
12 00
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Avon S 37 69
Quincy
27 00
Holliston
32 70
$396 77
Received interest :
On deposits.
S 57 57
On taxes
2,524 33
$2,581,90
Received on account of School Committee:
From State tuition $142 50
State Superintendent schools .
500 00
Massachusetts school fund
SOS 35
Dog licenses
503 36
Interest Coddington fund SS 72
Sale of books 15 00
Contribution for desk. 17 90
Sale of stoves
17 00
Sale of grass
25 00
$2,117 83
Received for
Rent of tenement (High School) $10 00
Use of telephone. 10
Court fees, Quincy
86 91
Court fees, Dedham
15 00
$112 01
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Received for licenses :
3 billiard and pool $6 00
1 auctioneer's . 2 00
2 slaughter house 2 00
$10 00
Received from High School Committee:
From sale of Barn $95 00
Shed
20 00
Wagon shed 30 00
House.
450 00
House
380 00
Grass
22 00
Fences and small build-
ings
28 00
From interest on above
1 37
$1,026 37
$130,070 78
CR.
Paid Orders of Selectmen
$77,347 93
Town notes 48,000 00
Balance on hand December 31, 1909 4,722 85
$130,070 78
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CONDENSED MONTHLY STATEMENTS
RECEIPTS
EXPENDITURES
MONTHS
Taxes
Selectmen sundry accounts
Notes
Interest
Other towns pauper ac.
State Treasurer
AII other sources
Town orders
Notes
December, 1908
January, 1909
February.
$2,300 00
$204 56
$161 50
$3 42
1,026 37
12,079 25
8,233 11
April
1,200 00
30,000 00 5,000 00
257 65
8 02
4,327 47
$25,000
10,371 31
May.
1,200 00
3 19
27 00
5 00
8,575 53
8,030 97
June
1,600 00
85 00
504 73
32 70
175 40
5,287 79
5,141 01
July
2,800 00
3 03
50 00
74 10
4,168 96
3,899 18
August
2,791 45
164 43
525 00
3,207 61
4,172 45
September
4,300 00
31 00
301 56
17 00
4,938 51
3,883 50
October.
27,900 00
136 87
50 91
44
7,512 34
10,000
14,459 38
November.
3,949 14
149 78
109 74
9,581 46
3 00
9,713 31
5,000
13,539 19
December
6,479 12
695 60
3,000 00
829 59
2 08
1,421 88
13,244 61
8,000
4,722 85
Totals, 1909
$56,619 71
$1,141 00
$51,000 00
$2,581 90
$396 77
$9,634 88
$3,266 21
$77,347 93
$48,000
$4,722 85
Totals, 1908
48,249 23
1,115 53
67,500 00
805 55
639 19
9,653 05
2,395 48
85,495 87
42,000
5,430 31
Totals, 1907
43,078 42
811 93
89,000 00
1,916 93
1,073 36
9,773 81
2,424 68
72,874 53
73,000
2,577 15
Totals, 1906
43,670 47
749 76
42,000 00
1,122 29
646 21
10,809 84
2,200 35
63,046 71
40,000
381 55
Totals, 1905
44,631 05
885 71
40,000 00
2,185 72
1,388 14
10,045 39
2,284 44
61,330 76
40,300
2,229 34
TOWN OF RANDOLPH
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March
2,100 00
$42 75
$13,000 00
152 51
173 49
$ 10 00
$2,269 00
3,171 31
2,023 55
3,813 82
$5,430 31
BALANCE
SEVENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
FINANCIAL EXHIBIT, DEC. 31, 1909
Liabilities
One note @ 4%, Liberty and Lafayette Streets . . $ 630 00 One note @ 4%, Liberty, North and Lafayette
Streets 500 00
Four notes, $500 each, @4%, Wales Avenue. 2,000 00
One note @ 4%, Coddington Fund 1,600 00
Twenty-eight notes, @ 41%, refunding town debt 32,000 00 Eighteen notes, @ 4 1-10%, New High School. .. 27,000 00
Two notes, $1,000 each, @ 5%, North Grammar School 2,000 00
Three notes, $500 each, @ 4%, Woodlawn Street 1,500 00
One note, anticipation taxes, @ 3.29% 15,000 00
One note, anticipation taxes, @ 3.38% 10,000 00
One note, anticipation taxes, @ 4%. 3,000 00
One note, anticipation taxes, @ 41%. 3,000 00
$98,230 00
Assets
Unpaid taxes of 1907 $ 845 29
1908 9,237 64
1909 20,114 28
Interest on taxes estimated 1,000 00
State aid, 1909.
4,370 00
Military aid, 1909
244 20
Burial indigent soldiers, 1909
148 00
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Corporation tax, balance.
$ 54 70
Due from Duxbury
112 50
Abington
186 18
Brockton
169 86
Quincy.
72 90
Braintree
57 32
Billerica
86 50
Taunton.
14 53
Canton
79 76
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1909
4,722 85
$41,516 51
Net Town debt Dec. 31, 1909
56,713 49
Net Town debt Dec. 31, 1908
57,205 69
Decrease of debt in 1909
$492 20
In addition to the above the Treasurer holds the Coddington Fund note of $1,600, and also a deposit of $300 in the Ran- dolph Savings Bank, the income of both of which is to be applied for school purposes only.
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Randolph, Mass., February 3, 1910.
The undersigned, Auditors of the Town of Randolph, re- spectfully report that they have examined the accounts of the Treasurer and find the same correctly kept, with proper vouchers and entries made for all payments and receipts.
MICHAEL F. CUNNINGHAM, JOHN B. WREN, JOHN K. WILLARD,
Auditors.
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STATEMENT SHOWING PROVISION FOR PAYMENT OF TOWN NOTES
Year
Woodlawn St.
Liberty and
Lafayette Sts.
Liberty; North
Lafayette Sts.
North Gram-
mar School
Wales Ave.
Refunding
notes
New High
School
Appropriation necessary
1910
$630 $500
$1500 $1500 $4130
1911
$1000
$500
1500
1500
4500
1912
1000
500
1500
1500
4500
1913.
$500
500
1500
1500
4000
1914.
500
500
1500
1500
4000
1915.
500
1500
1500
3500
1916
1500
1500
3000
1917
1500
1500
3000
1918.
1000
1500
2500
1919.
1000
1500
2500
1920
1000
1500
2500
1921
1000
1500
2500
1922.
1000
1500
2500
1923
1000
1500
2500
1924.
1000
1500
2500
1925.
1000
1500
2500
1926
1000
1500
2500
1937
1000
1500
2500
1927
1000
1000
1928.
1000
1000
1929.
1000
1000
1930
1000
1000
1931
1000
1000
1932.
1000
1000
1933.
1000
1000
1934
1000
1000
1935.
1000
1000
1936
1000
1000
$65,630
Coddington Fund-on demand
1,600
31,000
Anticipation of taxes
149
$98,230
and
TOWN OF RANDOLPH
Record of Town Meetings, 1909
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Randolph, March 1, 1909.
Pursuant to a warrant issued by the Selectmen of Randolph, dated February 15, 1909, duly served and returned by Michael F. Sullivan, Constable, the voters of the Town of Randolph assembled in Stetson Hall, on Monday, March 1, 1909.
All the preliminaries being complied with, the Moderator called the meeting to order. The warrant and return was read by the Town Clerk, after which action was taken as follows :
Article 1. To choose all such town officers as are required to be chosen by ballot, also on the same ballot to vote "Yes" or "No" in answer to the question, "Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town?"
Voted, that we proceed to ballot for all such town officers as towns are by law authorized to choose at their annual meet- ing, viz .: a Moderator, a Town Clerk, a Town Treasurer, three Selectmen and Overseers of Poor, an Assessor for three years, a School Committee, three Auditors, seven Constables, three Fish Wardens, three Fence Viewers, one Trustee of
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Stetson School Fund, one Water Commissioner, a Tree Warden and a Collector of Taxes ; also on the same ballot to vote " Yes" or "No" in answer to the question, "Shall license for the sale of intoxicating liquors be granted in this town?" That the polls shall be kept open until 2 o'clock P. M., that Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37 of the warrant be re- ferred to a committee of seven to be appointed by the Moderator, said committee to report at an adjournment of this meeting, and when this meeting adjourns it shall be to Monday, March 15, 1909, at 7.30 o'clock P. M., for the purpose of taking action upon the report of said committee.
The Moderator appointed the following committee:
John V. Beal,
John K. Willard,
Daniel J. Brennan,
Peter Casey,
Edwin M. Mann,
Walter H. Lyons, Joseph P. Kelliher.
The following persons served as election officers :
At ballot box, Peter J. McGrath; at check list, James J. Shea ; officers at gates, Bernard Moore, Richard Harris ; officer outside hall, John F. Gill. Ballot Clerks, James W. Farrell, Thomas L. Stetson. Deputy Ballot Clerks, William A. Croak, Dennis F. Mahoney. Tellers, Frank H. Tileston, George A. Roel, Joseph J. McMahon, Peter Quinn, Frank H. Jaquith, Rev. John N. Shipman, Nelson Mann, Thomas J. Smith, George F. Sawyer, James J. Hurley, William W. Hurley.
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The ballot box was examined and found in good order. It was opened twice during the time set for ballotting, viz .: At 9.15 A. M., when 347 ballots had been cast. At 11.30 A. M., when 545 ballots had been cast.
At two o'clock P. M. it was voted to close the polls.
During the counting of the ballots and before declaration of the result the following Articles were acted on :
Article 2. To choose all such town officers as are not required by law to be chosen by ballot.
The following named persons were elected to fill the offices set against their respective names, viz .:
SURVEYORS OF WOOD AND BARK
Charles H: Cole
Joseph T. Leahy
Charles D. Hill *Daniel B. White
Eugene Thayer *Michael E. Leahy
POUND-KEEPER
*Michael M. Sullivan
FIELD DRIVERS
Jeremiah T. Daly
*Daniel P. Lyons
Thomas Dee
John Rodden Daniel Cullity *James E. Foley
*Oath of office taken.
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Article 4. Voted, that action under this Article be deferred until the adjourned meeting.
Article 18. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money tem- porarily in anticipation of taxes of the present municipal year, and fix the sum he is authorized to borrow.
Voted, unanimously, that for the purpose of procuring a temporary loan to and for the use of the town of Randolph, in anticipation of taxes of the present municipal year, the Town Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed, with the approval of a majority of the Selectmen, to borrow, from time to time, a sum or sums in the aggregate amounting to not more than forty-eight thousand dollars, and to execute and deliver the note or notes of the town thereof, payable within one year from the time the loan is made, and at a rate of inter- est not exceeding six per cent. per annum; all debts incurred under this vote by the town shall be paid from the taxes of the present municipal year.
Article 19. To see if the town will authorize the Treas- urer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to issue notes of the town to replace those now outstanding, the same to be re- funded upon such terms as they deem most favorable to the town.
Voted, unanimously, that the Treasurer, with the approval of a majority of the Selectmen, be authorized to borrow money to replace, renew or refund any or all notes of the town now
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outstanding that may be now due or on demand or that may become due during the present year.
Article 30. To see if the town will authorize and appoint the Selectmen to be the agents and attorneys for the town to prosecute, defend, compromise and settle any and all suits and proceedings in which the town may be in any manner inter- ested, as a party or otherwise, except so far as the same re- lates in any way to the water supply, and to employ counsel if necessary.
Voted, that the Selectmen be so authorized and appointed.
Article 31. To see if the town will authorize and appoint the Water Commissioners to be the agents and attorneys for the town to prosecute, defend, compromise and settle any and all suits and proceedings in which the town may be interested, as a party or otherwise, so far as the same in any manner re- lates to the taking of the waters of Great Pond, or in the con- struction of the water works, either jointly or separately, as . authorized under Chapter 217 of the Acts of 1885, and to em- ploy counsel if necessary.
Voted, that the Water Commissioners be so authorized and appointed.
The ballots having been counted, declaration of the result was made as follows :
Whole number of ballots cast 763
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FOR MODERATOR
** Fred M. French 495
Blanks. 269
Scattering 1
FOR TOWN CLERK
*+Joseph T. Leahy
579
Blanks 186
FOR TOWN TREASURER
*+Joseph T. Leahy 550
Blanks 215
FOR SELECTMEN AND OVERSEERS OF POOR
(1 Year)
*+John E. McDonald 369
Patrick H. Mclaughlin 341
George H. Eddy 265
James E. Foley 203
*+Otis L. Soule. 355
*+Charles H. Thayer 354
Blanks 408
FOR ASSESSOR
(3 Years)
** Charles H. Thayer 461
Blanks 304
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FOR SCHOOL COMMITTEE
(3 Years)
John E. Bradley 293
*+Jeremiah J. Desmond 375
Scattering 1
Blanks 96
FOR TRUSTEE STETSON SCHOOL FUND
(3 Years)
John E. Bradley 291
*+Jeremiah J. Desmond 270
Blanks 104
FOR WATER COMMISSIONER
(3 Years)
William F. Barrett 521
Blanks 244
FOR AUDITORS
*+Michael F. Cunningham 473
*+John K. Willard 494
*+John B. Wren 464
Blanks S64
FOR TAX COLLECTOR
*+Arthur W. Alden 512
Blanks 253
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FOR CONSTABLES
*+Frank J. Donahoe 450
*+Joseph H. Foster. 366
*+Frank W. Harris. 444
** Michael F. Sullivan 355
E. Forrest Knight. 324
*+Lincoln Stetson
381
James Foley 351
*+John Haney 488
*+P. Joseph Riley 409
Scattering 6
Blanks 1781
FOR FENCE VIEWERS
** Charles H. Cole 336
*+John Lyons. 367
William Mahady 299.
*+James Riley 399
Blanks 891
Scattering 3
FOR FISH WARDENS
*+Walter L. Hickey. 243
*+James H. Dunphy 306
Luke Mulligan 238
Daniel J. Sullivan 226
*+John F. Rodden 257
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Blanks 1023
Scattering
2
FOR TREE WARDEN
Charles H. Cole 272
*+James E. Blanche 366
Blanks. 125
Scattering
1
VOTE ON LICENSE QUESTION
Yes 281
No. 395
Blanks
89
Voted, to adjourn to March 15, 1909.
JOSEPH T. LEAHY, Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Randolph, March 15, 1909.
The annual town meeting, adjourned from March 1, 1909, to this date, was called to order at 7.30 P. M. by the Moder- ator, Fred M. French.
*Elected. *+Oath of office taken.
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The Committee on Appropriations submitted a printed re- port of their recommendations, a copy of which was presented each voter.
Voted, unanimously, that the report of the Committee on Appropriations be accepted.
Article 3. To hear the reports of the town officers and act thereon.
Voted, that the reports of said officers for the year ending Dec. 31, 1908, be accepted.
Article 4. To see if the town will vote to accept the pro- visions of Chapter 209, Acts of 1908, entitled "An Act to provide for the protection of Forest or Sprout lands from fire."
Action under this Article was taken by ballot as follows :
Whole number ballots 65
Yes
56
No
6
Blanks
3
Total 65
Article 5. To raise such sums of money as may be deemed necessary for the support of schools, including the conveyance of pupils, and appropriate the same.
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Voted, that the sum of $15,450.00 be raised and appropriated as follows :
For teaching. $7,800 00
Care of rooms 1,000 00
Fuel 850 00
Books and supplies 1,400 00
Miscellaneous, incidental and general repairs
1,100 00
Conveyance of pupils.
400 00
Superintendent of schools
600 00
Stetson High School
2,600 00
It is also recommended that the Town authorize the School Committee to receive compensation for their services to an amount not exceeding. 300 00
Grading New High School Grounds 1,000 00
$17,050 00
Less the following estimates :
Revenue from Dog Tax, State School
Fund and Coddington Fund $1,100 00
State, for Superintendent of Schools. . 300 00
State, for Salary of teachers 200 00
1,600 00
Total
$15,450 00
It is also voted, unanimously, that the Treasurer, with ap- proval of a majority of the Selectmen, be authorized and directed
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to borrow upon notes of the town of Randolph, such sums of money not exceeding three thousand dollars as may be re- quired to pay the expenses incurred for the support of schools, including Stetson High School from January 1, 1910, to March 1, 1910, and that said notes thus issued shall be a part of and be paid from the money raised and appropriated for the sup- port of schools for the year 1910.
Article 6. To raise money to defray the general town ex- penses for the current year and appropriate the same.
Voted, that the sum of $19,426.07 be raised and appropriated as follows :
Miscellaneous expenses
$1,600 00
Poor in Almshouse
2,000 00
Poor out of Almshouse
2,800 00
Soldiers' Relief
450 00
Soldiers' Relief in Randolph and Holbrook
150 00
Military aid
125 00
Town officers.
1,100 00
Board of Health
125 00
Interest on Town debt.
3,000 00
Lockup expenses
150 00
Expenses of Tree Warden
500 00
Births, Marriages, Deaths and Court fees
200 00
Town note, vote of 1899 850 00
Town note, vote of 1900
630 00
Town note, vote of 1901
500 00
Town note, vote of 1907
1,500 00
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Town note, vote of 1907
$1,500 00
Overdraft, 1908 2,246 07
Total
$19,426 07
Also that the interest on the taxes and deposits during the year 1909 be appropriated towards the payment of interest on the town debt. Also that the overlay tax of the current year be appropriated towards meeting any abatement of taxes which may be allowed.
Article 7. To raise and appropriate money for the repairs of Highways and determine the manner of expending the same.
Voted, that the sum of $3,500.00 be raised and appropriated for the repairs of highways, including pavings and sidewalks, and in addition thereto, the street railway tax and excise tax for the current year, the same to be expended under the direc- tion of the Selectmen.
Article 8. To see what sum of money the town will raise and appropriate for lighting the streets by electricity.
Voted, that the sum of $3,435.00 (exclusive of the amounts recommended under Articles 22, 24, 25 and 36) be raised and appropriated for said purpose.
Article 9. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for sprinkling streets.
Voted, that the sum of $500.00 be raised and appropriated for sprinkling streets.
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Article 10. To see if the town will vote to pay the insurance on the Town Treasurer's bond for the year 1909-1910 and raise and appropriate money therefor.
Voted, that the town pay for the expense of insurance on the Town Treasurer's bond for the year 1909-1910, and that the sum of $120 be raised and appropriated therefor.
Article 11. To see if the town will vote to pay the insurance on the Tax Collector's bond for the year 1909-1910 and raise and appropriate money therefor.
Voted, that the town pay for the expense of the insurance on the Tax Collector's bond for the year 1909-1910, and that the sum of $40 be raised and appropriated therefor.
Article 12. To see if the town will make appropriation for the decoration of soldiers' graves under the direction of Capt. Horace Niles Post 110, G. A. R.
Voted, that the sum of $150 be raised and appropriated for said purpose.
Article 13. To see what action the town will take in re- lation to the Fire Department, and raise and appropriate money therefor.
Voted, that the sum of $2,636.00 be raised and appropriated as follows :
Miscellaneous expenses $1,100 00
Pay of 48 men, $12 each 576 00
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Pay of 48 men, hour service
$275 00
For fires in woodland 100 00
Engineer of steamer
20 00
Firemen of steamer
15 00
Fire alarm
200 00
Repairs of houses
150 00
New hose
200 00
Total
$2,636 00
Article 14. To see what sum of money the town will raise and contribute to the sinking fund as required by law to meet the payments of the Randolph Water Loan.
Voted, that the sum of $2,500.00 be raised and contributed to the Sinking Fund to meet the payment of the "Randolph Water Loan" when due.
Article 15. To see what action the town will take in re- lation to medical attendance on the poor and raise and appro- priate money therefor.
It is recommended that the sum of $250 be raised and ap- propriated for said purpose, said sum to be apportioned equally among the several physicians, and to be in full for the attend- ance upon all persons under the care of the Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor, whose settlement and residence is in the town of Randolph, for one year from January 1, 1909. That is to say, each physician resident in the town on the first of March, 1909, shall receive the sum of $50 for his services pro-
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vided he makes 34 visits during the year; after that he shall receive no compensation for his services, but shall attend such of this town's poor within its limits as may call upon him for his services; those physicians who make less than thirty-four visits shall receive pay at the rate of one dollar and fifty cents for each of said visits.
Article 16. To see if the town will instruct the Selectmen to appoint special officers to enforce the laws, and raise and appropriate money for the payment of such officers.
Voted, that the town instruct the Selectmen to appoint special officers, or direct officers elected by the town, to enforce all the laws of the Commonwealth, and that the sum of $700 and no more be raised and appropriated for said purpose; and that the Selectmen be instructed to use all the power the law gives them to suppress the illegal sale of intoxicating liquors.
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