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article 19.
To ere if the Town will vote to authorize the selectmin to contract with the dowell Electric Light Corporation at the then prevailing price per light for the following additional lights , and will vice and appropriate sufficient money to mut the expence thereof, riz : Two lights on Ripley Street: One light on Middleaux Street oferite the Ret Office at Anth Clubuspud: One light on the road to J. B. Phillip's residence off the Rotin bie Grad; One light on dittlatin that near the Railroad Station at Clubunfund Center; Que light on Culusfre Street wear the adams aring; Que light on Waren are: Three lights on Tople Road; Two lights, on Chestnut Hill Grad; Free lights on Line Hill Road; Twelve lights on Billerica that; One light at Come of Working i and Wildwood Streete; Que light at Come of Workin
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and For Strate; One light at comer of Woodbine street and Westland Que; Que light at comer of Holton Brad and Juniper Strut; One light at comer of Walton Grad, Wildwood and Culin fand Strate; And light at Come of Sylvana are and Subway Extension; Que light at comer of Subway Extension and Subway are; Are light at cartely and of Woodbine Strut near the Money property: Four lights on Brickin Brad; or actin relation thereto.
article 20 To see if the Town will vote to cause and appropriate the sum of three Thousand Hollows, or what other sum, to mut the expense of two special policemen, One at Clubrus fond antes and one at Ninth Clubun free, to be appointed by the Brand of Selectman: or act in ulation thusets.
article 21 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of selectmen to appoint two regular police officer for pathof duty in the With Village during twenty four hours of each day during the year, and will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum for that purpose : ar act in ulation thereto,
article 22. To hear the upent of the committee appointed at the annual Treon theting takes Jetway 12 1923 to Consider and spent as to the advisability of applying to the Legislation for a special act authouging limited Town meetings so-called, and the election of Town meeting members in Chitrucford, alongother times.
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provided in Chapter 36 of the acto of 1921 relating to the Tower of Brookline, and to see what action, if any, the Town will take relative to the same; or act in relation thereto.
article 23.
To see if the Town will accept and allow an extension of Bridge Strut ar land out by the selection on January 15 1924 and shown by this report duly filesin the office of the Town Click: An act in relation theto.
article 24.
To see if the Town will accept any allow seneca avenue as laid out by the Selectmen on January 15 1924 and Shown. by their went duly filed in the office of the Town Click: I act in relation thanks. article 25. To see if the Town will accept and allow Theone that as laid out by the Siliconen on January 15 1924 and show by this repent duly filed in the office of the Town Click; or act in relation thereto.
article 26.
To er what action the Tron will til related to insuring public buildings against les by fire, and in the event of affirmative action, to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the same; or act in relation thinto.
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article 21.
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to purchase fines beacons , so-called , as part of the highway equipement, and will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to mut the expence of the same; or act in ulation thirty.
article 28.
To see if the Town will vote to divide Precinct One into three precinct pursuant to the written recommendations of the Selectmen duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk at least seven days before this meeting; or act in relation thereto.
article 29.
To see if the Town will vote to increase the number of the Finance Committee from five to six, one to be affritid by the selectmen from each precinct, or act in relation thereto
article 30-
To see if the Town will vote to oil Warren Avenue and will save and appropriate a sufficient of money to meet the exfemme of the same: ar act in relation thereto. article 31.
To see if the Town will roth to jeay William H. Shattuck Que Hundred Dollars ($100) si any and what other sum; to cover damages to water pipes in the Breton Brand; nact in relation thinto
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article 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient eur with which to pay one half the expense of constructing a cement sidewalk on the easterly side of middlek Street for a distance of about four hundred and eighty six fut motherly of the premier W. Varney; or act in relation there to,
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article 33.
To all what action the Town will take, if any, in relation to establishing a permanent office in the Clubnonfood Center Town Hall for the Town Treseiner and Collector of Taxes , and increasing the salary of said office, and rares and appropriate a sum sufficient for the sempree; or act in relation thereto.
article 34.
To see if the Town will offerint a committee to have change of suitably marking historie spots within the Town, and raise and appropriate therefor the sum of Two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) or any and what other sum; o act i relation thereto,
article 35 To see if the Town will vote to wise and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2000) or any and what other sum, In the purpose of installing and improving the fire alawn system and equipment of the Town; of act in relation thereto,
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article 36
To see if the Town will vote to afprint a committee to investigate and uput their recommendations to purchase land for additional full house sites; or act in relation thereto
article 37
To see if the Town will vote to voice and appropriate the sum of Fine Thousand dollars ($1000) or any and what other sum, to be used at the discretion of the School Committee for the purchase of a truck for transporting school Children; ar act in relation thereto
article 38
To are if the Town will vote to raise and approfonate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars (2000) and bonow the further sum of Eight Thousand Dollars (8000) making a total of Ten Thousand Dollars ( $ 10000 ) with which to make necessary alterations at the East Clulang ford School Ofruce , so- called , in order to provide two rooms in addition in addition) to those authorized at a special meeting held on July 2 1923 00 that from nine vous will be provided at a cret includ- ing the appropriation of Twenty Thousand Holland (2000), at said special muting of July 2, of thirty thousand dollars (2010), auch come to be used for school purposes, or act in ulation thereto.
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article 39 To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of General Lure, Cluster 94, Section 120, relative to annual licence file for Slaughter houses; or act in relation thereto
article 40
To all what action, if any, the Town will take relative to instructing the Selectnun to appear in offerition to the annevation of any porta pot of the town of Chutneyand to the city of Lowell: a act in relation therets. Uitule 41
To see if the Town will vite to wide and appropriate , any, and, if any what sum of money to continue the grading of prague avenue to Brick Kiln Road, a distance of about this hundred fut; act in ulation thereto.
Article 42
To see if the Town will raise any, and , if any, what sum of money to cover the experience of collecting and dispensing of rubbish other than asker at the Center Village and With Chilifed, or any and what other parts of the Town; Ar act in relation thereto.
article 43
To ere if the Town will vite to raise and appropriate a cum of money sufficient to meet the expence of dearing the bed of Beaver Brook at Cubusfond anter; or act in relation thereto.
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and You are Directed to serve this Warrant by posting attected copies thereof at the Post Offices in the Centre of the Town South Clubun fond, Truth Clubundford, and What Clulunsford, and at the School Anice, En Clulangford, seven days at least before the time afprinted for holding the first meeting afnesaid.
Stereof Fail not, and make return this Warrant, with your drings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of holding the first meeting afnesaid.
-Sion ander our hands this twenty send day of January in the year of our and. punctun hundred and twenty four.
- Senge Rigby - William E. Belleville Senge W. Hay Selection of Chulefone.
Return I have served the foregoing warrant by posting attested Copies thereof more than seven days Life the time of said first meeting, as directed by role of the Town
Fred & Final Instable of the Trung of Clubrachid
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at a legal meeting held February 4 1924 at the four Lucente of the Town of Chelmsford at 12 idrite noon punewant to Warrant, the following candidates for those offices recived the number of votes set against their respective nomes.
Office
Name of CandiDate
Prec. 1
Precz
Prec. 3
Piec. 4
Total
MODERatoR
Walter Perham - Elected-
586 567
396 482
59 65
88 88
1129 1202.
Town Clerk (for 3 years )
Harold C. PetterSon -Elected-
-Elected-
534
451 0
60
87
1132 45
for 3 years
George RigBy HERBERT E. Ellis
/
0
0
OverseeR Of POOR (FOR 3 yTS)
George RigBy HERBERT E. Ellis
-Elected-
507 /
426 0
V3
83
1069 x 1
BOARD of Health (for 3 yrs)
Eliphalet G. BROWN -Elected. ABBOTT L. Emery
551 53
175 347
40 21
69 32
83J 453
TREas. no Coll for 1 year.
ERrin W. SweetSER -Elected-560
430
57
89
1131
ASSESSOR (FOR 3 years)
James P. Duringan William J. Quigley
- Elected-
377
362 246
34 33
57
68 707
ConstaBle, (FOR 1 year)
FRED I. Vinal
- ElectED-
559
482
63
85
118
School Com, (FOR 3 years)
HenRy A. Bunce Charles H. Clough John A. MCADams
-Elected-
86 414 146
75 168 318
8 41 19
9 49 47
178 67: 530
Trustees of ADams LIBRARY (FOR 3 years) (FOR 1 year) UMexpiRED TERTH
Koffie L. Snow
-Elected-
525
369
63
76
103
Minot A. Bean
-Elected-
525
346
52
75
99
Tree WARDen FOR 1 year
Albert H. Davis A. Heavy PARK
-Elected-
498 455
275 259
34 41
32 32
83 78
-Elected-
230
0
0
Selectman
-1924 -.
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Office
Name of CandiDate
Avec. 1
PREC 2
Free. 3
PREc. 4
Total
ARTHUR O. Wheeler - Elected.
467
403
49
73
992
FRED L. FletchER -Electes.
515
343
61
81
1000
Si377 License Be SETITED FOR captain sale of Nn-Int. Liquors
Yes No
116
155
14 32
46 36
637
LyDia BARRIS Berger Peterson
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
/
CommissionER LOREN J. Ellinwood
0
0
0
FRED E. Varney
0
1
0
Frank J. Garrey
Brian HehiR
James P. Dunigan
John HarRington
Frank Welch
HEBERT Young Henry SheDD
Wilson BRIDgFORD
-00 1
00 0
0 0
Charles SCRIBNER
0
0
William J. Quigley Ralph Boys
1
0
EDWARD J. ROBBINS
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
IMITINMAY 2 1
0000 0 0 0 0
00 0
00000 000 000 0 0
1
7
3
8
John Eaton C. George ARMSTRONG
Thomas Varnum ERrin W. Sweetser F. Vincent Kelley
331
354
215
Insurance FUND
(FOR 3 years)
- Donigan
0
10000
00
0 0
MilliARD Hooge
Walter PerhaTHI Frank Bufferfield George King EBen T. ADams
'emneteRy commissioneR FOR 3 YRS.)
BRK COMM. FOR 3 YRS)
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Town Officer Elected Feb + 1424
when Qualified Before when
Office
name of Officer
Walter Fecham Harold C. Pettirom
Senge Rigby Jenje Rigby Eliphalet S. Brown Ervin W. Sweeten
William & Lungking Fred I. Vinal
Charles col Clough about of Hvis G. Heady Bank
adana ditry
Frilanden Com Com. Park Com. Sus.F.Com.
Lettre d' anno Minst a Bean Gethun 0. What Fred d. Fletcher
Jet 11 1924 Jet 11 1924 Feb 11 1924 Feb 1/ 1924 /b 1/1924 Feb 11 1924 16- 11 1924 Feb 2 8 1924
Feb /1924 Feb 1 1924 Jeb 9 1924 Juf 9 1924 Jeb 11 1924 Feb 11 1924 Feb 1 1924
Moderator Towa Clarke Selectman Eversen of Pm B. of Health Feast Call Hereson Constable School Com.
Town Cark Frank J. Sorry, Town Club Toron clarke Toun Click Town Cenk Town Club Town Club Toan Cluck Town Club
Town Club Tour Chak Town Juk
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at a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Chulisfund, qualified to vote in Town faire hild pursuant to Warrant at the Town Sfall, Centre Village, Monday, February 11 1924 at 9:30 o'clock a.m. the following business was transacted to wit. The meeting was Called to order by Moderato Walter Berham,
a motion made by bange Rigby that the reading of the warrant by the Town Clark be waived, so as to save considerable time in going through the other lengthy Warrant. and it was so voted.
Under article 17 of a special theeting held on april 30 1923 at the Town Hall, Centre Village this article was defined until the next arroman Town meeting; This the 11th day of Eltway 1924 being the day and date to act on this article, it was votes,
To refer this matter to the tut Department. Under article 1. To hear reports of Officina and Committees;
Ext Clubunfond Fire Anne Building Committer; Sony Devine reported that all numers had been spent and the Building completed. The uput was accepted.
School Committees repent on purchasing land adjoining the East Clubunfond school Oruse in playground purferie, Motion made by M. C. A Alic of the School Board that this matter be left in hunde of the coming School Board to be repented on at a future Town meeting, and it was so vitich.
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1924 It was voted to accept the Tour ufented as printed with an amendment to the Board of Healthi report.
Under article 2_
Motion made by Kell Becham that article 2 be placed on the table until article 15 had been acted afem 84 voted in the affirmative 15 negative
Hiring discussion of Mr. Juhaniin motion J. Club Petulant questimed the light of Moderator Walter Punham to require a two things vite in jumping from article 2 to article 15, the hidrato stated his room and Mr. Osterhout affected to the voters. It were unanimously voted that the Moderator hid full feron to require a two thida vote. Article Is being disposed of it was noted that the following sumie be raised and appropriation to defiany Town charges for the current year.
Moderation Salary $ 10.00 Selectiven 650.00
Other Expenses 200.00-
Accountant + Town Clerk Salary 1800.00.
Expenses
Town Counsel, Salary
200.00 - 300.001
Offeraieur Salarier Other offenen Janitors of Public Hulle, Salaries 600.000
30.00. 3.00 1
7
Other Expenses
30.00/
Fuel Light + Water for Town Halle 700.00
Refaire on Public Wall
1000.00
Police Haft, Solaires, this appropriation was land on the table until articles 20 and 21 were acted ufer, Articles 20 and 21 having been acted on it was voted to afispirate 2300.00
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Cutting Brush North Culinfond Hydrant Service Cubuspara Centre
100.00 750.00 750.000 20.00-
West Chelmsford " Sealer of Weighte and Theosures , Salary + Efemere 200.00. 2685.31
Moth Hept Purchase of lead 800.00 V
Tue Worden Hipt . 100.000 100.000 2000.00
6000.00 Grad Binder
Tuck maintenance 5000.00
General Highway, Fund 10,000.00 Street Lighting, this article was kind on
the table until after article 19 was dispersed of article 19 having been disposed it was voted to raise and offripirate $ 12,000.00 Oversure of Pon Salaries 225.00 V
15.00
Outside Por Almichrace, Luft Salary 5500,00 V 800.00 Other Expenses 2300.00 Repairs 1000.00 Registrare of Voters and Electron Officers Salaries
voted to lay this article on the table until
Intale 28 is acted on, article 28 having been acted ou, voted to appropriate the sum of v 1200.00 animal Inspector, Salary 1. 200.00
Soldina Relief 450.00 Vocational School place day Tax 1500.00 Band Concerts 250.00 V Memorial Day 225.00 Linking Fund, voted to lay there article on the
table gentil article 26 in acted on, article It having been actes on voted te davide & afpropinte - 500.00 Village Click 30.00
Town Repente 700.00 Street Signs 300.00 Grand Road to Carlisle and Riverneck Road voted to lay this article on the table united
Fish & Same Worden, Salary Supt. of Struts Salary
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article 1 of the special Town meeting is acted on, article 1 of the special Town meeting having few acted on, voted to dismiss this article.
Smith Clubinsford Road to Wards Cover 500.00 Westhis It to what Clubes found 1000.00
Middleuld Common to Say It v 2000.00 Middlesex It, Cemetery to Sowell Line v 2000.00
Wightman It. 100.00
Dunstable Ford VV 300.00 Charliele Strut- Evet Clubun ford 300.00 Billenca Road ~ 1000.00
Locust It from action Road ~ 500.00 1
High St. between Brithelt + actm Str. V 300.00
Old Westend Road 500.00 Richarderu Brad , 500.00 Turnpike Grad , 300.00 Town Treasures Salony, Other Expenses and Band, voted to lay there articles on
the table until article 33 has been taken up, article 33 having been taken of orted that the Town Ture. Salary be
1200.00 325.00 220.00-
Other Expenses Bmd Parte Defet. Find Left Salaries
700.00
Janitors Efence of Engineers Loon and Exfemme at Fiver Ant at Centre What
18000VII
150.000
Fuel Light and Water
500.00
Maintenance of Trucks
400.000
Building Repair
500.00
Telo and alarme
350.00
Nuo Equipment 275.000 Forest Fires 700.00
Brand of Health, Salaries (100 fr 2) (No for charman) 350.00 agent 100.00
3200.000 270.000 75.000 600.000
Supplies 175.000
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Maintenance agente Transportation aid Meat Inspector Milk Zuckerin Schools Luft Salary administration 800.00
Teachers Salariu
-
18000.00
Brokes and Supple
/
4900.00
1000.00
/
new Equipment
Transfertation 9000.00 6400.00 V
Janitors Salaries
6000.00
Mycket and Repair Janitors Supplier Light and Power 800.00
4600.00
V
800.00
Nurses Salary 1200.00
300,00
V
Transportation
1. Supplies
200.00 1 Physicians 400.00 Furniture + Furnishings
300.00 V
Libraries - adams Library With Clubmcfad Library
2000.00
Ometinis. Com. Salaris
105:00
Infatture Cemetery
350.00
Ging Ridge
500.00
Riverside "
300.00
What Chuline ford
300.00
Accesone, Salaries
~ 1000.00
Transferation 150.00
200.00
Under article 3- Voted that the selectionen be and they hereby are authorized to act an agent of the Town in any sint or suits which may arise during the current year, also in such other mattine which may arial requiring in their judgement the action of such agent, and to employ council theufor.
1200.00
V
300.00
V
125.00 20000- 625.000 1000.00 350.00. / 3000.00
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Under article 4_
Voted that the Treasurer be and he hereby is authorized and empowered to bonow money with the approval of the Selectmen from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning , 7 January 11924 and to issue a note on troter therefo payable within one year , any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of such financial year.
Under article _
Voted that the sum of 1665.73 be raised and affiliated for the pauperse of jeaying unfind bill for the year 1923 Under article 6.
Noted that the sum of $575:00 he raised and appropriation In State aid.
Under article 7.
Voted that the sum of Two Thousand Dollars (200.00) be appropriated from money already in the hands of the Treasmin. to be used as a reserve find at the discretion of the Finance Committee ac provided in General Lawe Clispeti 40 Section 6 7 1
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Under article 8 Noted that the sum of $400.00 be raised and afferopiniated and elect a director at this meeting the money to be exfunded by and this director to serve in co-operation with the County agricultural Trustees of the hiddlack County Bureau of agriculture and Anne Economics under the provisions of Section 40 to 45 Chapter 128, Several Lawe of Massachusetts. Only W. Kimbal was elected director.
Under article 9. The meeting at this time was adjourned until article 1 in the Warrant for the special muting was taken uje. article 1 under the warrant at the Special tutry having tem acted on this Article was dismissed.
article 10
Voted that the selection be and they hereby are authorized to sell or exchange the grovel toader uno belonging to the Town upm euch terme as seem to them advisable and that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 with which to purchase , a new grovel leader as part of the highway equipment. Under article 11. Voted that the sum of Twenty five Dollars be appropriate from money already. in the hands of the Turaman with which to pay to G. T. Parkhurst land dimages awarded by the County Commission in istrcting the Square, so- called at Clubmsford Centre.
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Under article 12. Voted that the sum of Two Hundred and fifty dollars ($200.00) be raised and approjenated with which to complete the grading and provide shrubbery at the Town Hall in North Clubinspired.
Under article 13- Voted that the Town indemnity the Commonwealth of Thassachusetts against any and all claims In land grade , os drainage damages which may be caused by on result from the laying out, construction, or reconstruction of any state highway in the town during the puent year, and that the Board of selectmen be and they hereby are authorized to sign an indemnity agreement in behalf of the Town.
Under article 14 Voted that the removal of the through at the South end of Central Square be oft in the hands of the selectmen, the exferme to be changed to the Highway - General account .
Under article 15. Voted to dianines this article.
Under article 16 Voted that a Committee of the, namely Serge Rigby, Frank Lupin and John C. Monalian be appointed to investigate the advisibility of metalling a central heating plant for the Town building at With Chilirefund, and to report at the next annual Town Meeting.
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Under article 17.
Noted to lay this article on the todas until article 19 it on acted on. Unticle 19 having been acted on it was voted to authorize the Selectum to contract with the Swell Electric Light Corporation for all night public street lighting service. The extra expense in this matter is Covered by the offerpiration of $/2000 under that Lighting under Certach 2.
Under article 18. Flive Curtule was dismissed 268 voted yer and 96 voted no. Under article 19.
Voted to authorize the selectmen to Contract with the Lowell Electric Light Grpnation at the then prevailing price for light for the following additional lights and laice and ofperiferiate a sufficient sum of money to mut the expense thereof to with Two lights on Ripley Street, one light on Middleauf that offerente the Post Office at With Clubrefund, and light on the road to J.B. Phillips vidence off the Robin Will Grad, and light on Littleton. That, near the R. R. Statens at Clubes prot Centre, Ohne light on Chelmsford That mean the Adana Cursing , Que light on Women Que, Three lights, on Maple Grad, Two Liglite on Clustret Hill Road, first light on Ine Hill Road, Twelve lights on Billerica Street, Que light at the comes I Wording and Wildwoord thute, Que light at the Corner of Wordbins and For State, Que light at the comer of Woodline strut and Westland ave, Are light at the corner of Hatten Road and Juniper that, Que light at the corner of Halen Road, Wildwood and
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Clubsfind Struts, Que light of the Corner of Sylvan ave and Subway Extension, one light at the corner of Subway Extension and subway are, one light at the easterly and of Wordfins Street wear the Theonly property, for lights on Brickilm Road. The expense of these lights are covered under article 2 unda Street west
The muting at this point was adjourned until after article 2 in the warrant for special muting was acted on.
Under article 20- Un a motion to dismiss this article 114 voted in the affirmative 183 negative Voted to refer this matter to the Selection to be ufented on at a futur Town muting.
Under article 21 Voted to dismiss this article.
Under article 22. Voted to lay this article on the little until the Police appropriation under article 2 be acted on. article 2, Plice appropriation having been acted on, Voted to lay this articlezzon the table until article 28 be acted on. 157 voted in the affirmative .31 "
negative. article 28 having fun acted on, it was orted that a committee be appointed to act with the Town Counsel in the preparation of a petition to the General Count for the enactment of legislation providing for
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precinct voting, limited town meetings, Town meeting members, a referendum, and an annual Moderato in the town- of Clubune fand, that the said partition be preferred, printed and a copy mailed to cach registered voter of the Town, not later than September 20 1924, that eand petitum with such Conectima, revisions and additions as may be deemed advisable by Town Counsel and aminister ofneraice be presented to the Several Count when it opening in 1925 and that the sum of One Hundred and fifty dollars be appropriatele from money now in the hands of the hummer for the purpose of defining the necessary exfences exclusive of Dunwich, and that the same committer namely, John J. Varnohan, Lidry E. Hyre James J Hennigan, Birger Lettura, and Hubut & Ellic act and upout on this matter,
article 23
Voted that the Town accept and allow an extension of Bridge that as laid out by the selection on January 15 1924 and shown by their upout duly filed in the office of the Town Click and on the flow thereis afered to,
Under article 2+ Voted that the Town accept seneca. the as laid out by the selectrun ou January 15 1924 and shown by their spent duly filed in the office of the Tron Click, and on the flow therein referred to .
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Under article 25 Noted that the Town accept and allow Jhone Street as laid out by the Selectmen on January 15 1924 and down by their upout duly filed in the office of the Trion Click, and on the flam thereis referred to.
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