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Signed, Edward B. Qual Chairman Frederic a Anno.
It was voted to accept the report and place
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the same on file
It was voted to accept the "Tron Frustry Act " so-called, as provided by the " General Laws, Chapter 132 Section 35, and as amended by the acts of 1924, Chapter 24" to read ar follows,
Towns may acquire by purchases gift or bequest lands for the purpose of forestation and may reclaim and plant such lanche. The said department may upon application in such form as the forester may prescribe furnish such towns free of Charge with seedlings for the planting of their lanche.
The Committee offer to be known as the "Town Forestry Committee" and to serve without compensation, affronted by the moderate are, Edward B. Russell, Junge B. B. Wright and Patrick J. Ward.
Under article 12- On a motion more by Edward B. Russell, that the Town raise and appropriate $700.00 to purchase land mentioned in article 12 was defeated.
Under article 13- It was voted to accept the regent of this Committee and that the name of the streets, woche squares, etc a repented by saved Committee be adopted as the official nomes therest, and that the Selection be directed to deutlich the name of streets and the descriptions thereof in the next From Report. a rising rote of thanks who extended to this Committee for the good work accomplished, the Committee consist of Arnold C. Inhane, Frederic a. Smost
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John G. mcadams, James J. Leaky and Stenry C. Shedd, and G. Ready Park.
Under Article 14- It was voted to discontinue that part of Chestnut Hill Food from Old Westfred Good at F. L. Fletcher's to function of wood from Chamberlains Comer, and Canal France from a stone found near the residence of Youth Jour easterly to the Billerica line hear Brick Kiln Grad, also a road fim the North Road near the top of them Hill i a smitheasterly direction to the Lower line hear the residence of Mr. Rennes.
Under Article 15- It was voted to raise and appropriate the sum $1000.00 for the fewfree of fearing land grade or damage damage, Caused by or result from the laying out, alterations or reconstruction of the state Highway or of the section of the State Highway on Littleton street, and the Selectrum are hereby authorized to sign an idemnity agreement in behalf and for the Form to the limit of $1000.00."
Under Article 16_ It was voted to instruct tron officiate having any property of the Town to self, to advertise, said property and call for competitive fiche on sime 14 days before date of sale except when otherwise voted at an annual or Special Town meeting, this is exclusive of any Form Farm property, bide are to be sealed and opened publicly, this rote does not apply to gode valued by the Selectmen under the sea of $ 25.00 .
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Under article 17_ It was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of four Hundred Dollar ($400.00) the money to be extended by and the director to serve in Co-operation with the middlesex County Trustees for County aid to agriculture in the work of the Middleux County Extension Service, under the provisions of Lecture 40 to 45, Chapter 128, General Laws of Massachusetts.
Perley W. Kimball was elected director.
Under article 18- Regards to the offropiration of $250.00 with which to grade hone Strut, it was voted to dismiss this article.
Under article 19-It was voted
( unammoney) to raise and appropriate the sum of ( 4500.00 ) with which to grade, grovel and oil sprague ave. from Gorham It. to the Brick Kiln Food . (The Click herewith tokes pleasure in Complimenting Im. Saunders In. on the eloquent Matun delivered in behalf of this article)
Under article 20_ It was voted to raise and appropriate the sun of $250.00 for the purpural of constructing a sidewalk beginning at the termination of the present sidewalk on the North Road, so-called, on the casterly side in front of h. Thay's
residence and continuing motherly to the junction of the Holton and Forth Krache , a distance of offintimately 1100 feet, nine or Usa,
Under article 21- It was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1000.00 forthe jampři of improving and extending the tax
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FE3- 3 1926 alarm system, the money to be effunded under the direction of the Board of Fire Engineers.
Under Article 22_ It was voted to appoint a committee to investigate and report at the next annual Frown Meeting as to the advisibility of obtaining a fire house site at the West Village, the Committee to be affronted by the Whoderator, the moderator ofprinted or this Committee Hovid Bilan, Elsur Full and Edwin Stearns.
Under Article 23_ The Committee affinities at the Special Tron muting May 5 1925 to investigate the need of better fire protection in the Centre, South and West Village, particularly with reference to the need of a jumper repent as follows; In the Centre we recommend that a site be secured at once for the execution in the near future of a fire house large enough to properly accommodate the necessary fire afferratuve, the fine alar system and supplies .
We recommend the gradual extension of the fire alarm system by the addition of a number of fire alarm brows annual and also the installation of at least one auxiliary alarm box in the high schol and the new grade school for better protection of livre and property.
We recommend the immediate purchase of a new motor pumper , or triple combination ar it is called of not less than 500 gallons capacity, rother than to install a pump on the present double combination which is over four genre.
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old and was not built to accommodate. a pump, To install such a punk would crat three fifths the price of a new one and when complete would be of small capacity and questionable durability. A kamper located at the Centre would offire protection to march property outside of the hydrant area but new available water ways, this applies to the South Village to a great extent. Water can be pumpece form Baptist Prud and the outlet brook. Fron Toodre Brook and Beaver Bronk there are 134 houses and 64 Barna fisiche many other buildings such as garages hen houses, ice houses, and greenhouse all within 1500 ft. of the named with ways. The above property with contents his an estimated market or insurance value of efrut 1/2 million dollars & the actual amount of the tax books is 1 /4 million dollars which of course does not include the exempt property such as furniture, hay and form implementa etc on land.
It was suggested to the Committee that a dry hydrant could be located in the square at the South Village and connected with the female therefore we Cansed a survey to be mide which showed the square. to be 11 fut higher than the surface of the food . We wish to extend own thanks to J.C. W.T. hmatan C. E. who made this survey for us without renumeration. There are many other places from which water could be pumped such as the Grand River, the frwill hydrants at the Town line ou Enham at and Carlisle It. numerous with
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Cisterna and small brooke that Contain water six months in a year.
We find that the West Village can be effectively covered by the pumper at the north Village craft where the distance of the fire from Strany Pink was too for to be reached by a small pump it would then be necessary. to call for the larger one if we had it at the Centre. We suggest that a Commutter be affronted to investigate relative to the need of a fire house site in the West Village.
Wie especially recommend that property owners in sections not having an adequate water supply available for useby a jumpin take stife where presible to provide a water hall in forum near their buildings. This could well be done by groups of owners at little enfence to each.
Anold C Perbana Archibald Cooke David Billom Committee
It was voted that the Tram rance and appropriate the sum of $7500.00 In the fanchance of a tiple combination motor pumper for the use of the Fire Dept. The purchasing Committee to be the Board of Fire Engineers arnold Bubam , Hvid Billen and archibald Grote,
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Under Article 34 In regards to the selling of one piece of motor fine apparatus belonging to the Fine Hipt. it was voted to dismiss this article.
Under Article 25_ It was voted to afterpriate from money already in the hands of the treasurer the sum of $350.00 for the tempos of procuring plans and specifications of a new heating system in the two school buildings on Princeton Street, Worth Chelmsford, and also in the Queasy School at West Chelmsford, under the direction of the School Committee.
Under article 26_ It was voted to appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the purpose of procuring technical advice and preliminary lay out of a flush toilet system in the Query School at West Clulangford, the money to be appropriated from tumy already in the treasury and to be extended by the School Committee .
Under article 27- It was voted to authorize the School Committee to disfere of the old Worth Low School Anise wear In Larney's Square.
Under article 28- It was voted that the Forum accept and allow King street so-called as laid out by the selectmen on Jan. 251926 and shown by their report duly filed in the office of the Trun Clark. Without any expense to the abutter,
Cluder Article 29- It was voted that the Tron allow an extension of Evergreen Street as laid out by the Selection on Jan. 25-1926
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and shown by their report duly filed in the office of the Town Click.
Under article so_ It was voted that the Town allow and accept Two Fletcher Street, as laid out by the Selection on Jan. 25 1926 and shown by their report duly filed in the office of the Town Click.
Under article 1_ It was noted that the Town accept and allow Form Street, ar laid out by the Selection on Jan. 25 1926 and shown by their report duly filed in the office of the Town Click.
Under article 32_ It were voted that the Town accept and allow Altina et. be laid out by the selection on Jan 25 1926 and shown by their report duly filed in the office of the Town Click.
Under Article 33_ It was voted that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $1000.00 for the jeimpose of grading Wilson Street.
Under Article 34- It was noted that the Town raise and appropriate the sun of $300.00 for the purpose of purchasing eix reflex beacons for the Street Lapt.
Under article 35= It was noted that the Truus appoint and the following Committee is benely appointed, the three numbers of the Park Commission , William Shouks and arnold C. Perhow to Consider and report at a future meeting as to what change or improvements , if any , should be made in the
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Public Common at Chelmsford Centre, together with an estimate of the probable experience. of such changes as they may suggest or recommend .
Under Article 36. It was voted to appoint a Committee and the following Committe is havely appointed, the School Committee, Senge W. Hay, Fred L. Fletcher, James T. Grant and George Rigley, to investigate and report as to the disparition or use of the old grammar school situated on the North Road at Chulmagna Centre. Said report to be made at, or before, the next annual Town meeting.
Under article 37. It was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $530.00 for the purpose of paying land damages growing out of the relocation of the Holton Road so-called.
Under article 0 8- It was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $575,00 in state feld,
Under article 39- It was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2000.00 from money already in the Lande of the Treasurer to be used as a Manve Fund at the descretim of the Finance Committee as provided in General Laws, Chapter 40 Section 6,
It was voted the appropriate from the Excess and Deficiency Fund the sum of $20000.00 to be applied toward appropriations 1926, to be used by the hadeens for this Jeunpre as free cash
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FEB - 8 1926 Voted to adjourn this meeting at vior P.M.
Harold Pitterom, Click, Walter Perham Moderator
Officers Appointed By Selectmen Feb. 11 1926
Office
Name
When Qualified. Before Whom
Finance
John C. Monahan C. George Armstrong Emile E. Poignon
Feb 17 1926
Tron Clerk
Committee EDMuno FairBurn James W. Stevens James 4. Grant
March 241926 Juf 16 1926
Trin Cliente Joseph Pestrly J.P.
TownCounsel FREDeRic A Fisher
Supt. Streets
William Shanks
Feb 151926
From Clark
Animal Inspector ARNOLD C. Perham
Mar. 8 1926
Tran Click
Fire Engineers
Arnold C. Perham Archi Bald Cooke David Billson
May 51926
Prom Cenk
Supt. Moths
William Shanks
It 15 1926 Feb 15-1926
Town Clark
Janitors of PUB. Blogs.
John B. Wrigley, Centre Justin J. Potter. North
Feb 1 5 1976 Feb 15 1926
Trum Clerk John Af Valentine n.P.
Sealer of Nights + Meas.
Curtis A. Airen
Feb 171926
Korun Clark
FORest WARDen
SiDney E. Dopee
Feb 17 1976
Tour Click
11
Tim Clark
Red of Voters
Walter T. Monahan
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supt. of Imshouse
Frank K. HannaFORD
APPRAISERS of IRS. PROPERTY
Emile E. Paignon John F. Parker ALBERT H. Davis
Feb 17 1926 Sept 1/1926 Feb. 131926
Pron Click Town Clerk
ipt of iurials of HD. Soldiers - SailORS
Walter Perham
Man. 27 1926
Town Clerk
Regular Police
Donald F. Adams Charles F. ShugRue
Feb 23 1926 Feb 15 1926
Trum Clerk Tran Click
Then Click Tran Clerk " March 20 1726 Charlie 0 Stevens J.P.
Feb 131926 Feb 161926
Tran Clark Unman Phoom n.P.
Feb 17 1926
Tran Clark
Feb 181926 Jeb 19 1976 Jeb 19 1926
Town Clark
For Cluk.
Trung Clark
HAROLD D. MacDonald John J. Dunigan William Hall James P. Dunigan Mary C. Healy John A. Healy EDWARD T. Healy ARTHUR L. Healy Sarah Dunigan
Feb 27 1926
Tran Click
Special Police
George Small Guy Hazeltine FRED I Vinal MaBel Whitlock
Man 3/1926 March 21926 March 181926
MeasureR of SawDust
Pearl T. DURRell C. Wallace McDonald
Weighers of (02)
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Weighers of Hay
Harold D. MacDonald William H. Hall MyRon A Queen
Feb 17 1926 Fab 181926 Feb 131926
Town Click
Tram Click
Weighers of Merchandise
James F. Leahey James Long Walter Perham Sinai SimaRD James F. Dunigan SIDNEY E. Perham James P. Dunigan HAROLD D. MacDonald William Brown Michael Scollan
Mary C. Healy EDWARD T. Healy Joseph Hehir
MeasureRS of LUMBER
MyRon A Queen Harry L. Parkhurst HERBERT C. SweetsER Pearl T. DURRell Arthur LaPrice James A. Berton
Francis O. Dutton EDWARD B. Russell Walter EDWARDS (ar) Dunning C. Wallace MacDonald HERBERT C. SweetSER Joseph Erwin
Jub 151926 Lub 16 1926 Mar. 27 1926 Feb 151926
Toun Clerks Walter alene J.P.
Toun Clerk
Feb 16 1926
Town Clerk
Feb 17 1926
Town Click
Feb 16 1926
Walth Cleane J. P.
Jeb 191976 Feb 191926 Mar. 20 1926
Kon Cuk
Walter Chase J.P.
Bet 13 1926
Toun Clerk
Feb 17 1926
Trum Clerk Trum Click
Tran Clerk Toun Clerk
Trun Clerk
Feb 13 1926 Jeb 131926 Feb 13 1926 Apr. 1 1926 Feb 13 1926
March171926
moon h. P. Fut 16 1926 9Woman B. ManNI
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MeasureRS of WOOD
reichers f SanD GROvel
Fence eineRS
HERBERT C. Sweetser George Small George A. Mcnulty
I'm S. Hall Winton C. Gale ALBERT S. PARK
APR. 16 1926 11 15 11
Town clerk
Meat Lispectors
ERvin W. Sweetser MyRon A. Queen Hosmer Sweetser James F. Dunigan Pearl T. DURRell HARRY h. Parkhurst C. Wallace McDonald HERBERT C. SweetER
Feb. 23 1926 Feb 13 1926 Feb 23 1926
Trwa Click Fran Clunk From Clarke
Feb 131926
Trum Click
Feb 16 1926 Fib 17 26
Herman, P. Tham n.P Torin Clerk.
ROBERT. E. Bliss James W. Stevens
March 24 1926
Form Club
Feb 17 26
Tron Click
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AP1:29 1926 Warrant For Special Town Meeting
at lippen Town Hall. Chelmsford Centre. Thursday Evening. april 29 1926 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, SS. To Howold F. Cdann, a Constable of the Town of Clubmaford Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid you are hereby required to notify and warm the legal voters of said Chelmsford to meet in the Upper Town Hall , at Clubmsford Centre on Thursday, the Twenty ninth day of april current at & a click in the evening , then an and there to act upm the following articles, viz;
Article 1- To see if the Town will raise and appropriate an additional sur for general highway purpose: or act in relation thereto.
article 2. To see if the Tour will raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred and fifty (250.00) dollars or what other own, for the referring of public buildings, or act in relation there to.
article 3. To see if the Trun will rota to appropriate from money already in the hands of the Treasurer, they seem of forty three and " 100 dollars ( # 4 3. 1 ) with which to meet unferid bill for 1925; or act in
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relation thereto
article 4- To recieve and act upon the report of the Special Committee appointed at the lost annual Town meeting to Consider and refert what changed or improvements , if any, should be made in the jeablic Common of Chelmsford Centre.
article 3- To receive and act upen the report of the Special Committee appointed at the last annual Town muting to investigate and report as to the best use or disparition to be made of the old grammar school home situated on the north Brod at Clubmafra Centre.
Article 6- To see if the Town will raise and appropriate any , and if any what sur or suma for the jeimpre. of carrying out the recommendations of the Committee on the Public Common To which reference is made in article 4 and the recommendations of the Committee on the Old Grammar school to which reference is made in the preceding article; or oct in relation thusets.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting attested Copies thereof at the Pret Oficer in the Centre of the Town, Smith Chelmsford. Worth Chelmsford, and What Clubsforce and at the Golden Give School Sauce, Wistlands seven days at least before the time appointed for holding said meeting
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Hereaf Fail Faut, and make return of this Warrant with your dringe thereon, to the Town Click, at the time and place of holding the meeting africaine!
Given under our hands this twenty first day of april , in the year of our and, nineteen hundred and twenty six
Singa Highly Intet W. Barria Ralph P. adams Selection of Clubsfre
Return I have served the foregoing Warrant by posting attended copies thereof Anne then seven days before the time of said meeting, as directed by vote of the Town, and by the fregning order.
Donald 7. adama Constable of the Town of Chelmsford
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at a legal meetmy of the inhabitants of the Town of Chelmsford, qualified to wrote in Trum affairs held purewant to Warrant at the Upper Town Hall, at Chelmsford Centre, Thured Evening april 29 1926 at 8o'clock Pm. the following business was transacted , To Wit :
The meeting was called to order by Moderato Walter Perham once the Warrant Read by Tran Click Harold C. Pettiram
Under Article 1- Qw a motion made by Synge Rigby it was voted to appropriate from the Excess and Deficiency account the sun of $8000.00 as an additional sum fr highway general feupram. Under Article 2- On a potem made by Sings Higley it was voted to appropriate from the Excess and Deficiency Account the sum of $250.00 for the Jeune of repairing public buildings .
Under article 3_ On a morten mode by Senza Rigly it was voted to appropriate from the Excess and Deficiency Fund the sum of $43.11 the fourpres of trying unpaid fille
of 1925
lender article # William Shanks ventiel In the Commuter oppointed at the last annual Tran theting, In the purpose of investigating the advisatity of grading and informing the Commun at Clubmenne
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Centre, Ihr. Shanka repented that the Commutter desired to have grade staden set so on to get an obtain an estimate of the coast of grading the Common, and that the Commuter would at a later meeting make a further repent of its dringe. It was voted to accept this afost as a referat of progress.
Under Article 5- Voted to dismiss this article.
Lender Esticar 6. It was noted to appropriate from the Excess and deficiency account the sum of 30.00 to be used by the Committee on improving the Common at Clubfre Centre for the fewpose of establishing grade
Voted to adjourn at 8:19 pm. Aurea Petteram Walter Punham
Town Click Moderator
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- 9 1926 Warrant for Special Town Meeting at Uper Town Hall, Chelmsford Centre Wednesday Evening, June 9 1926
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
middlesex SS.
To flowold F. Adama , a Constable of the Town of Chulmafra: Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth ofresard you are hereby required to notify and warm the legal voters of said Chulmagna to mut in the Upper Town Hall at Clubmsford Centre, on Wednesday, the ninth day of June, 1926 at 8 o'clock in the evening, then and there to act upm the following article. viz :
Article _ To see if the Tran will vite to appropriate from money already in the hands of the Treasurer the sum of Jinély One and 9/00 dollars ($91.50) with which to pay premium on additional fond of the Trun Treasurer and Collector of Takes; or act in relation thereto.
Article 2. To see if the Trun will vite to appropriate from money already in the hands of the Treasurer the sum of Thirty Mine and 37/100 Holland ( 4 39.37 ) with which to reimburse Walter n. Marinel for 1925 loves on land Converged to the Town as a site for a fire house at north Clubmsford; or act in relation thereto.
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Article 3_ To see if the Town will note to appropriate from money already in the hands of the Dressuren the seem of Seventy Five Dollars ($75.00) or what other sum, for the fourfasse of completing the record of the war Wveterans of the Town of Chelmsford ; or act in relation thereto
Article 4- To see if the Trun will with to appropriate from money already in the hands of the Treasurer the sum of Four Hundred Holland (400. 000) or what other sum as an additional appropriation for the Department of the Forest Fire Worden, or act in relation thereto
Article 5- To see if the Tour will not to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money with which to finish the athletic field at the rear of the High School, the same to be extended under the direction of the selectmen; or act in relation thirdto.
article, 6. To see if the Iron will accept and allow Mario st. as laid out by the Selectmen as shown by their report duly filed in the office of the Then Click on oct in relation thereto.
Article T- To see if the Train will vote to instruct the Selection to petitum the County Commissioners to relocate and define the Russell mill Road, so called or act in relation thereto.
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Article 8- In the event of affirmative action lender the preceding article, to see what sum, if any, the Trum will vite to raise and appropriate to use on the Russell Mill Road: or act in relation thereto.
article 9- To hear the report of the School Committee as to plans and specifications for a new heating system in the two school buildings on Princeton Street, north Cubusford and in the Quessy School at Wist Clubmostra or act in relation thereto
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from money already in the hands of the Treasurer , or will raise and appropriate the sum of Twelve Phoneand Five Hundred Dollars , or what other sum , for the purpose of installing two new heating Units in the two school buildings ou" Princeton Street, With Chulmaford, and one new heating unit in the Lucasy School at West Cubusford, or act in relation livrets.
Article 11. To see if the Trun will vote to authorize the school Committe to sell and Convey the Old Worth Bnw School, so called, including both land and buildings , and being the same Conveyed to the Town by asa and Elfridge S. Spolding by deed dated June 2 1875 and weended with Middleaux Worth District Registry of bleeds Book 110 Page 352; fract in relation thereto.
Article 12. To see if the Town will offerint a Committee to ferrane plone and specifications for a fine hace at Poly
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Chelmsford, and will raid and appropriate the sum of One Hundred " Dollars , In what other seem with which to mut the expenses of such Committer of act in relation thereto.
and you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting attested Copies thereof at the Post Office in the Centre of the Iron Smith Chelmsford, Tworth Chelmsford, and West Clubnafond, and at the School Atrice Cost, Chelmsford and at the Golden Live Schonve House. Whatlands seven days at least before the time appointed for holding said meeting.
Stereof Fail hot and make return of this Warrant with your drings therem to the Town Click, at the time and place for holding the meeting fresaid.
Given under our hands this first day of June in the year of Qin Land nineteen hundred and twenty six
Bergs Riffy Sofort W Banris Delph P. adm Selection of Chelmsford
Return I have served the foregoing Warrant by posting attested copies thereof more than Seven days before the time of said meeting as directed by vote of the Train
Hmold F. admin Cretable of the Town of Chelmsford
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JUN = 9 1926 Special Tran Meeting June 9 1926
at a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Tron of Chilmoney, qualified to vote in Town affairs, held pursuant to Warrant it the leffer Town Hall, at Clubmsford Centre, Wednesday Evening June 9 1926 at 8. P.m the following business was transacted, To Wit.
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