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And as the first Morty minutes at the beginning ? a fine with meansadapted to The fores That May be wesent is worth more, and more real work will be accomplished. Towardservering Metine. Man Tvice Pre, rover when The fire 'ad onrac gauraid head way. There fore it will be wise Made' fuel measures asean berarily and quickly applied un til hulp can be obtained from Clinton as
Beth."we enorech meansand instruments, we are unfortunately limited. as with our wesen population, it would be uter folly " purchase a machine Mat would require Pini on forty over to handle and work.
i've must therefore adapt run means to the force Marean be quickly raised in Times & danger -
Par youre in aute Know ! but one Ingen, Halls Imamoved' That will in" Berconditions. Six new can manage this machine with rate, while two or Three can eatit moves from place in place. as it is mounted on what ready for use. and onle werd:2 500 lbs, and when disconnected from carriage . Mlu 325 los_
15 It is light. But strong, and being inunted on wheels is carele inoved from place To placely two or three men- & Hair readily in enned and worked in from here to Ten inen, with four men on Break, water can be thrown 120 fin S Forasareal powerfor a small Que zin . discharging with six then on Breaks about .200 ml of water ,e minute Marouane 3/4 inch morales
- For domplein entreation, not liable to get out of repair and cheap, costing orig $ 350 which with 300 feet of leading hose only $ 550 g
"But no End,ice can be i have" value without a liberal supply of water and even "The Stemertron clinton would be hal let under on ding circumstance as no latin is found in The vicinity of ren publie Fieldings. And as to natural supply 2×1020 short The rain, and as the temper dicular rive would be to great to achend one " ... inimes. His lerininie Lee ho adequate means, other Man din Ning a lange Peperoni ?- in The sound between the mich lehuren and The Iron Hall. to be led with water train The room - mere buildings- This could afford a food supply for & dirait Machine in The rainity and for the Gamer Throughout the village as homvital distance is no great rejection with a strameros I mir Reservoirs could be ult as occasion shall demand and our wants require The Town of Groton has five Reservoirs with two engines- A Night expenditure now, will be better than to wait until a serious time nas debeste -adrenvillage, asit is liable to do at any Inment. I) die siany point is cher a public lofs. Itheating come on lefs Every acteren in The Town- Und because i have been for us inte
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wothere is no an que suene why we should escape in The future and certainly 20 Liston why we should weallet all precautions
we fail In taking dienst, re actions against The entireation frestudie e; My cy fixe, 21 a voire consideration à all Mu eslivous J'ai ristate a
The committee would nextone recommend ?" The tour choose a cimenstue . .. Shall be authorized to purchase one of Hallo moved Fire Engines, in diceilce Ton 2 Vier a thorough trial-with The reapery ling Man reading hose. Diceure a mixer son dajely Keeping Tre deluca
Also to build a large brick Reservoir between The michinunes and Fun dere I sufficient: capacity to nola arious with the need vary hier willing to The church and Fun Hall- To dually The same with we in form. The roof to rise · buildings_
We would further recommend the formation _ an engine lo vit reis 'in regular,and with such inviledges as the town hall de Terenie en Respectfully submitted by
atheater mar 31 1877
1 d & thompson) Calvin Holman > Commite Ho Humphrey)
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Report on new School House in Centre
" committee" Man was deterred the region of a nawetalt ili ry
ationed Mum catered dermed need pary; and find that a new building is very much inever, 'he structure Known as The dextery building and received by The primary and mainmer schools, is utterly within Heures 3 Which it is devoted. All Mat ain He said this favoris Matias trubers, so far as can be ascertaines, are not very undouml But the Building is poorly constructed, Badin amanger; The walls are enached is e harts
dinicerjeux giss between thedoors ene harthemes; " is a house divided against Low. das rvenig dual avenuements The sunand Means The difference is so great Mathe dass of winter can en on thefly; and The only formely is ultimately to give it to a commission unie's dall voce in atleast toys hield a new one a
Fet will id : iding the area" me alhe's for a better building for the schools a" the centre If the town the committee do not feel that it would be prudent for the Town to meet The Is Lenne for building one this season. It is well known that the finances of the tren are willow involved in tous don't, her a great doubt ; but still a doubt, and it would deerus to be the crewed of prudence to wait until this doubt is removed , and it is ours more More precisely what our basis In income is before incurring any Extraordinary ex- thenature which can possibly se deferred-
"he owns the ro pertfully suggest therefore. That the building of a new school house on Mucentre & nu trin, ve. for mupresent deferred, and that the old building be made 21 comfortable as may be this year at an expense not executing $50. "wy further suggest that the town continue The consideration of a new building; and That and refer the mother to a competent committee. To report at the next march meeting oral any Town meeting called for that purpose-
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Lancaster April 2° 1877
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to meet at the Town Hall in said dancarter on theday the file Terte day of " in my next at tes seloch in me aterrors , Din ara there to recon the following articies-
To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.
3 to see whether The Sun will have rare "fine Entire recente mluvited and that. or act in relation to the same.
five any instructions relative à the expenditure & Metron grandes cant is 8. Liver hundred dollar. martin any Whenmin sibeting To Theileus-
Ihear the report on any outstanding commitus and act Teren to choose any committee on committees "That may be thought necessary.
Are you are ilere cted to serve theo dor rarely posting wir attested could Tured at Son 22222 wer The north Village. Post office und Brich Meeting House on Medail Ker Seven days at least Before The time for holding said meeting - Hereto fail not and nahe Que return of This tournant with your len go ttern to Me Town ller, at the time and place of meeting as aforesee
Heren under our hands Hus eighth day of Tury in the year one Thousand eight hun- area and seventy seven Edward Houghton
Toelectrmen Braneaster
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I have derved mediter ivament by posting che attester advies of the same at Sound anewer. The north village. Jost ofice and mich meeting House in the said From. Seven days before The day of Meeting
Ace wilder Constable
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Proceedings of town meeting May 15'
The voters assembled a" the Brown Hair at 2 Moises In The meeting was called to order and the woman" really The dark and further organized by the choice of le J Fletcher moderator
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To add S & Lemon and Sewell Day " the committee for the building of a Reservoir between The mich Church and Your Hall
I refer The inalter! Me purchase for fire engine to the dome committee with instructions to ane immediate action
To palo over The 4" An 3000L
To au"wine.The Gametery bonneted to Build a fence in front of old lernenme Ceme try at an ex house "not Exceeding two hundred dollars-from any money un The treasury nor otherwise appropriated voted
To vilsolve The ince ting A true copy le * fletcher Moderator
Attest ILI Thompson town werk Lancaster May 15" 1877
Officers Appointed by Selectmen Lancaster Ap 21 1877 To Yosian Harris Greeting 6
Constable
You are hereby appointed a constable in and for the Town of Lancaster for the year ensuing Edward Houghton) balvin Holman ( Selectmen
I work to before me Am 21g & & Thompson pus Peace $ 1 Banenof:
April 21 1877 To Myson I Harvey, Greeting
Constable You are hereby appointed a constable. in and for The Town of Lancaster for the year Ensuing Edward Houghton) Sworn before me the 21 " 1877 balvin Holman (Selectmen Af Bauerovi. Lancaster June 9 1897
guus Peace To Henry A Store Greeting you are hereby an visited Yearsthey for the pound belonging" the form for the current year
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Edward Houghton) Selectmen Af Bancroft
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Five Wards!
Lancaster June q" 1877 The following caterers une hereby appointed fire wards in and for the Four of Lancaster for the current year vir M & Hawkins (Senior) Ger & Johnson D In Award Charles Fairbanks w A heltour Arta Estey Low H Blood
Lancaster June 9" 1877 To forn & Farnsworth Greeting Los the Election à xincaster hereby authorize you as arech . on command of the military com parry vicinity organized in The Four- Take charge of the fire naune now purchased ly the one. We will set under the direction of the Five wards whose "names and fever above Edward Hugh 1322) Af Bancroft ; Letectmen
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memorabilia
During The year 1866. Pressures were invited for me exection of some suitable melhorias for our disce ased Streuen. itter much direction. It was decided is build a memoriae Hall. comme mora Live of mose noble oven. Who had given their lives for their country The Hell un furnished is ibrary Room for Four delvary Fire Proof Record Form Riedlery Room and Down for natural History Te horen val Di Jun 2 $5000 provided a cibe duin was subscribed ty individua This wers promptly dove. The principle subscribers were Non Francis 13 Jay $1000 Jaco Fisher 500
Anthony Lane 500
Henry Wieder 500
le 2 wilder 500
Geo kunmings 500
jonas & ofs 200 with various smaller surms, un at the amount? was completed this To plan was decided whon halbes thayer very generously offered to meet all site Wherei Erkenne . That Are Fielding should zu well and Throughen Arrested and That he would ineed The Expense During The year 186) The building was created at a cost of $ A novel monument to our deceased soldiers
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