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11th To See of the Town will raise and appropriate a Sum of Money for the Construction of Side walks and Cross walks and Choose a Committee to Expand the Summe.
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12th To bia is the Town will grand the pre avisa of the Same Hall Memorial Day and rerit 0 the amount due for use of hall by fair in aid of Soldiers Home.
13th To See if the Down will raise and appropriate a
11 Sun of Money for cracking a Soldiers monument and Choose a Common votre to draw and invest the Survie, together with the appropriation of last year. 14th To bar if the Down will vote to hay 4 B. Teams dell 11 for rows of room occupied by Marion Corner Band
15th To SEE if the Town will remove the He E arse houses from the present location. procura a place fortu Summe, or act in any relative trovato. (By Petition) 16- To See if the Town will appropriate a 8mm of 1.
money to defray Expenses of burials in the balticlic Pomoting and to make improvements therain.
17th To Bac if the Source will auktion ise the Bell oot 11
1 Committee to Expand a 8um of money for the Conveyance of Scholars.
18th To Sac if the Town will appropriate a trong Molly 11 to Fresco and paint the Douro Hall.
1 19h To Choose a Committee to have care and rental of Town Hall Building.
20th So bas what action the Source will take in reference = to lighting and repairs of Straat & amps for the Ensuing year.
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Arter" To SEE if the Son will raise and affinofimate a Sum of money for the benefit of the Warren Public Library or act in any way relative thereto.
11 22° Se Choose a Cemetery Committee for Ensuring year.
L' To Sar is the Town will vote to accept of a vowel 11 as laid out and reported by the selection leading from school to prospect Street in the village of Warren. Take measures to build the same or act in any way relative etnato.
11 24th To See if the Town will vote to access of the relocu. Tion of the road leading from the Rail Road bridge to the residence q . B. Would as reported by the Selectinen and regrade a portion of the Same or act in any way relative trento (By pedition) 25th So bas if the Town will vote to grade Southbridge
11 Street as für er. Patrick Kelannars or act in an way relative thereto and appropriate Mc.evli the Same.
(By petition) 26th To Bag in the Town will vote to gratte Crescut 11
Street or det in any way relative hardto and appropriate money for the Same, (Say petition) 27th To Bac of the Town will vote to make special 11 repairs on the river road leading from your on Village to trest Granen or wir fans of the same or act in any way relative enerdto
28th To See if the Town will volte to build a Sidewalk in the Village of Y est Granon Commencing mar cotton Will Not on the Brimfield road to cine provos near residence of for thaun
1 29th To SEE if the Town will vote to instruct the school Committee not to improve a Imperintendant à the public Schools of this Jour for the insanity your.
30th To See whether the Town will by its vote or other 11 wise, ask the Legislatura to extend to woman who are citizens. the right to hold down Ofces and to voli in Down affairs. On the Same Terms as male Cityens
(Bay petition)
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Art 31- 50 Bea if the Tour will vote to locate and bula a School House on or near School Street or Ot's Strast or act in any way relative then to and appropriate money for the Same (By fu tiliou)
And you are directed to Save this fanart to hosting of attested Copies thereof, at Each of the Post Offices in Said town, and one Copy at Some fibre place in the Lower Village (So Called). and one Copy on the Town Hall the building where the macting is to be held. Two days at least before the time for holding Said Meeting.
Hereq fail not, and make due return of this Marrant with your doings ettercon. to the Town Clarke. at the time and place of macting as azores ail.
Sven under our hands this a wendy third day of March in the year one thousand Eight hundred wird Eighty two
JE B. Reamsdell, Selectmen Willard Hall H. He, Shop and of
Worcester.fs
Town of Harren
Pursuant to the within warrant & have notif vid the Inhabitants of the Town of Warren herein described to meet at the time and france and for the purposes within mentioned, by posting of attes. los Colores of this tarrant at Each of the postoffice. in Build town and one at a public place in the Lower Tillage (So Called) and one on the building what the Macting is to be hold. Ten days before the time appointed for bail Mestring Mrunon March 23, 1882
Bonne so, Sibley Constable q Women A Copy viltest Samuel &. Blair, Town Clark
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At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Sown of Branch, held in the Town Hall on Monday. the third day of April 1882. The macting was Called to order and the warrant read by the down Clerk
Made Choice of John ss. Tyler, for Moderator.
Made Choice of Samuel &. Blair, for Down Blesk. The Town Clerk was then I worn to the discharge of his duties by the Moderator.
Then voted. To take of the 31st article of the roman Voted To Choose a Committee to lay out a lot and purchase the Same, and build a School House on the Streets named in the article.
Than Noted That the chair appoints a Committee of time to Select a Committee of five to purchase a lot and build a school house is the Committee oftime reported the names of far. year &. Waltherbee. S. C. Blair S. M. Woodwort and J. L. Harwood, Voted To accept and adopt the report.
Then Voted So appropriate the Sum of Shirtypie hundred dollars to purchase Said lot and build sun house, a craconsideration of the vote To appropriate $3500, was moved, and the motion to ra consider was lost.
When the fourth article. Yoted To Choose Iirc Select. med Shree assessors, Three Overscars of the Poor. Two Constables, A Down Treasurer, and Four School Committee - Un amendment 50 choose five Select- men was lost.
Voted 50 tüke ri article 10th and vote on the question of license at the same time by ball of. The boys were then open all for fallout.
Noted at 12 O'clock and 10 minutes to adjourn to 12 O'clock and 45 minutes.
Mat according to adjournment.
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When the wird article. Voted So access and adopt the various reports of the Town Officers as made in the printed town reports.
Whow the first article. Noted To raise and affina- priate the following Barns.
8 or Contingent Expenses, Twelve Hundred Hafty Dollars 1250. 11 Down Officers Twelve Hundred Dollars 1200. " Recpairs of Highways Twenty five ". Three Thousand 11 11 "1 3000. 11 One 11 11 1000,= 4000. 11 11 Support of your 1.
Down Doby
Two Thousand 11 2000,
Two Thousand 11 2000.
Twelve Hundred
11 1200
Je iro Department 11 leimetery 11
Eight Hundred Two Hundred
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800.
11 Old
One Hundred 11. 100,
Castrolie .. 11
One Hundred
100.
Side Walks & C
Five Hundred 11
500,
11 Street Lights
Five Hundred 11
500,
11 New School House.
Twenty Five Hundred 11
2500.
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11 Jos Six Hundred 11
600,
Stater Military and Two Hundred
200.
Public Library Frie Hundred 11
500.
11 Kalanes, fuel+ Care of Schools Eight Thousand 11
8000.
Repairs of School Houses Dig Hundred 11 600,
11 Fires of Paint Town Hall Five Hundred 11 500.
11 Soldiers Monument Three Hundred 11 300.
Moved To raise and appropriate Three hundred dollars for Police, losit,
Noted To take of article 31 again, and then Moved To ms truet the Committee to build as far Vres as they Can to accommodate to 3. Motion last. Then voted To reconsider all votes passed under the article as far as we Can. Then voted To pass the article over.
11 200,
300.
11 ", Hall 11 Interest = abatement of Sages Three Hundred. 11
Special 11 11 い Twelve Hundred 11 1200.
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Where the sixth article. Noted That the Poll Tapes be due and payable on or before forly first and all author Say is be due on or before November first, and that collect when paid Shall be changed inter Est at the rate of boven per cent for an
When the Seventh article, Voted To an ktovise the Treasurer to borrow money when necessary to meet demands against the town and in anticipation of Tapes of the Ensuing year. with the approval of the Selectmen.
Noted To take up the 20 th article. Show Voted To pass the article over,
Who: the Eighth article. Noted That there be a Committee of five appointed by the Chain to report i Committee of time to have Charge of the Roues and bridges the Ensuing year. The Chair appointed " He He. Lyman. Joseph Rams dell, M. Burroughs, "8. 6. Gleason and 4. S. Beach, who reported the names 0 48 in B. Hannsdell. Thomas H. Jones, and Josefin W. Hastings, Noted To accept and adopt the report, Noted. That the Committee purchase two yoke of Open and the necessary simplements. and Employ. Suitable men to do the work.
When the ninth article. Toled To accept the following list of jurors. Hammel r. G Season. Charles M. Shehard, Charles H. Comins Charles & Parker Lovell & Sage
S.M. Wood wort. Sammel S. Center
Hired 45. Kvin bull Georgele, Bridges Amory Gross man Harmorte, Shower Gledward Lombard Albert "A. Lincolnjr Adelbert' Darling David Healey Enoch &. Morgan Symanos. a number B. Frunk Jourtillove Charless. Grossman Frente . Har wood Charles &. Gleason Albert He Converse Is illance the all Henry , Herjele Martin De Suman Sorry Je Holey
Giles Blodgett Horace de, Bylocation franklin Mr. Troyes George , Rockwel you A, lanches
"William . Bishop
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Joseph H. Goodhue Calvin Bliss Edgar W. Butterworth Johnigs. Lawrence Charles B. Blair Job Owen
William Le Trifft
Orrin J. Bliss
Henry B. Baswarto
Esconde Thayer
William &. Lincoln John Leach
John D. Hevu Charles Bs. Gewell Charles He Rockwood William & Stearns Both Hacher bce
When the 11th article. Noted That the Select. mer be the Committee on Side walks and Crosswalks.
Wow the 12 the article Toled. So grant the free use of the Town Hall and ramis the rows for the four.
When the 13th article. Toted To raise and appropriate At hose de undrad Dollars $300, fora Soldiers Monument. Solid That the Chair appoint a Committee of how to invest the amount appropriated as above and use the amount raised last year, and that the Commenta give bonds to the satisfaction of the Selectionen. "The Chair appointed as the Committee 4. 4. Hastings b. I. Blair and Charles D. Lincoln.
When the 14th article. Voted To appropriate One hundred dollars to pay sig. Ramodell for Rent a Room for the band.
When the 15th article. Toted To pass the article over.
When the 16th article. Noted To raise and appropriate One hundred dollars for the improvement of the Catholic Consutury. Voted Jo lenne 17 th article 50 School Commute. Won the 18th article. Moved To pass over. Motion Last Than Voted To raise and apropriate Five hundred dollars to finisco and paint the Sown Hall, and that the Selectmen be the Committee,
Upon the 19th Noted That the Selection be the committee
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Voted So take of the 23 2 article. and Moved to Muss the article over. Motion Lost Then Voted To accept and adopt the report and the moud as laid out. Noted That the Same Committee have charge of the building and acceptance of the soul as of the road beyond .
Noted that Three hundred dollars of amount huis for Special repairs be Expanded on the road between the E. gleasons and William D'unns
Upon the 20th article Voted To Choose a Committee chirca on Street Lamps and Center Moore. Hany &. kone and John B. Solly were nominated and accepted as bail Committee,
When the 21st article Voted do vais and appropriate Five hundred dollars , and give the Dog fund to the Public Library.
When the Land article Noted That the Same persons us last year be the Committe on the Cemetery.
Won the 24th article. Voted To accept and add tothe the relocation of the road and Choose a Commença? three to segrade a portion of the same und 980 s, Rams die Im Shepard and Willard Hall evere nominated and accepted as said committee
Noted To pass the 25th article over. Voted Sofreres the 26th article over.
Voted To leave the road named in the 275- article 20 the road Committee.
Voted To leave the Sidewalk named to the Balletman in the 28th article.
Voted where the 30th article the to 35 de inversiontete dos hore the whole butgich.
"Noted That all the officers not chosen by ballot be lot to the selection to appoint.
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Ar 4 o'clock Voted To Close the Polls.
The ballot's were then for Ked. Counted and declared, and the following persons were declared quected to the respective offices designated against their vanves.
Hade Choice of banner i flair. For Soon Treasurer. The Treasurer was then Sworn by the Moderator,
Heure Choice & Joshua D. Rood 4-6$ JHM H. Shephard Polin Me. Drthe =
18 dectmen 1882
Made Choice. Samma The Reason 4 8 5 Daniel U Solair 1 8 $ DatosEssers John B. Lambs 175 5 1882
Made Choice of Ing, Or chard 4-45' Orrin JE Po Riss 11 15 Overseers So Poor
John So, Sibley
Made Choice of John B. Sibley 4-3 5 for 8 Hossa B. Smith 4-4 5 ) Constables
Made Choice of John J. Comals School
Dr P. P. fairly 6.86, Goodhne 4-6 t. ) for three 4 2ans David Moyes For One year
Note on License No One hundred and ninety ballots Vis one hundred and for the nine 11
tited To let out the Collection of Sages to the lowest bierder, Stück up to Hear B. Dasworth for one hundred dollars , and he was then Choses Collector by ballot . Noteu To dissolve the meeting.
attest Bummel &. Blair. Down blesk
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Worcester to Share personally appeared Dannel . Feuer. Chosen, in the Third dan a Curar an ULissessor for the Four & brunson for the Ensuing year und Vi alle Outh that he would irrunarticles discharge und forgaria all the duties of said office.
Warren Olivie 8. 1882 Bogone me. Sammel S. Is Reason, Justice & the Prace 8. Com artist Samuel &. Blair, Boni Clark
The following were appointed by the Delect now Afm .82 Henry Bs. Das wort. "For Measures of Decartier
Edward fair banks Summer N. S Reason
Mecasurers
I. B. Elwell W. A. Smith 5.4-15 S
and Bark
W. He, Bishop Willard He all
1. V. Blair.
S Surveyors of Lumber Sauter of Weight . Mer assured
S. G. Blair 3. He Jones Willard Hall
Han France 8 servers
5 S Edgar IS. Butterworth Dana Pomy Toro Frederic Lincoln Amony Grossman
Edward Hair banks Me. R. Whipple Q. B. Elwell
Hild Drivers S S 6 5 Hor auditors
A. D. Studley
For Pound Reaper 1 Brant Offices li
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Worcester. 16.
So John B. Dibley Constable of the Source 2harrow. in the Country offorcester. Greeting. In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are directed to notify the Inhabitants of the Town Q'" arrow. qualified to vote in elections und in town affairs To meet at the Town Hall. in Said surron on Saturday. the Twenty ninth day of fire Current at two o'clock in the afternoon. then and there to use on the following Articles:
Art Is Bo Choose a moderator to provide at Said marking.
11 20 To SEE if the Town will vote to locate and build a School House on or near School. Otis or Prospect Stracts, or act in any way relative whereto and appropriate money for the Same.
3d So Dav if the Town will take action in reguri to
11 the appointment of watch man or Police and uppro- Imate or raise money to enforce the liquor law or act in any way relative therato.
" 4th So Die is the Town will vote to fan additional damages to partis over whou land a town way was laid out and uccellied by the Town, Said town way leading from School to prospect structs in the Village ofHarran.
1 - 5 To See if the Town will vote to accept of a town way a laid out and reported by the Selectmon take action to build the same or act in any way relative etrenato,
11 6 th To SEE if the Down will autorise the removal of a portion of the whole of the fence around the Common or act in any way relative than to.
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AF7th So das if the town will vote to remove the Mecanse houses from the present location, or act in any way relative thevoto!
8th to Bre if the Town will vole to grade and repair the 11 grounds around High School Building or act in chy way relative trovato,
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get So Sac what action the Town will take in riforme
titre Confinement and disciplines Erauns et udren.
And you are directed to Serve this Har ant by posting of arrested Compris thing as such of the Post Offices in Said town, and one Copy at Some priblie place in the lower village (so Called) and one Copy on the Fouri Hall Building, where the marting is to be hold. Low days at least before the time for holding said meeting Horag fail not, and make due return of this tarrant with your doings thercon, to the Down Clerk, at the time and place of Macting as aforsaid.
Siven under our hands this fine teenth day of April in the year one thousand Eight hundred and Eighty two .
18. He. Shopiard , Selection P. D. Rood J. M. Drake 5 fahren Worcester.As. Town of Warrow.
Inhabitants of the Town of Frauen heroin described tomat at the time and place and for the purposes with in Men Moved by posting up alles ted Copies of this Isuriand, as such of the Post Of leis in Said town and one at a public place in the Learner Village (So Called) and one on the building where the Marting is to be hold. Ten days before the time appointed for Said Martina,
Turis Alnie 19th 182 John ß, Dibley. Constable q Marrow
altist"
Samuel &, Blair. Down Clerk
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At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants the Down of turin held in the Town Hall on Saturday une 29th day of aprilA. D. 1882. The tasting was Called to order und brunant nad by the Townflesh
Made Choice of John 48. Syler for Moderator.
Won the Second article B. A. Tripp Moved this we build a School House according to the Article in Ihre Funrunt- Dr. 6. Lincoln Moved to Umand the motion that it be a school House of two rooms and the amendment was adopted and the Original Motion as amended declared Curricu, which being doubled a division of the house was called for and the motion was Carried 87 000 favour to 68 opposed.
Voted Do apropriate the Sum of Thirty five hundred dollars for building bila sich obe house
A voed That the Chair appoint a building Committee - un communément was offered that a Committee be chosen to nominate a Com miner to build. The amendment was lost.
Then voted. That the Committee Consist of three persons. The chair then appointed. I. T. Handy Q. He. Good hue and B. A. Triff. Mr Tripp asked to be Excused and nominated Ditt rather be in huis. place, and he was sensed , and the nomination of Far Brochier be accepted.
Hur Handy asked to be ig cused una nominated E. P. Sawyer in his place, and the motion to louse him was lost.
Shen Noted That the Committu be instructed to curry etre location of the School House us for Meer as Prospect Street. It was moved To reconsider Severally all the votes passed on the School House question. and the motion To reconsider was lost.
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It was moved To add to the building Committee the present School Committee- This motion was lost.
Thew toted To anchorise the Treasurer to borrow the money for the school House and Create a debito that amount. Carried 39 in favour to 5 opposed.
When the Third article. Toted to pass the article over.
When the Fourth article Toted To allow Mer Moor one hundred dollars more, carica 23 in favour to 21 opposed
Moved To leave the land damage of Hanry So. Bosworth to stub dectinan Um amendment vous ofered to pay trim Fifty dollars. The Umand want wir last. and the original motion adopted .
It was then Moved To take out article & cond again motion lost 21 to 26.
When the Jeph article. Toled To pass it over.
When the Bigthe article. moved To frass voor. Un Amendment was offered That the Selection be a Committee to see that a Suitable fence be maintained around the Common. amendment Carried and original Motion as amended adoption.
· When the Seventh article. Noted That the Househouses be left as they are.
When the Eighth article. Moved To pass the article Lodr. un amendement was offered to sofiain the grounds und appropriate the burn of five hundred dollars for the tume, and the amandabient was carried, and the original motion as amended adopted.
Shou Voted Stat thorbe a committee on être above, and the Section be the committee
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Whow the Print article of the Warrant. Noted That this town assign the Smart School in the City of Springfield as the place o confinement dicipline and instruction for persons Convicted under the act Concerning Small Children and absor les fromschool Voted So dissolve the Mading. attest Daninel &, Blair Town Blesk.
Worcester. IS. To John B. Billy. Constable of the Town of tranand in the Country of Worcester. Fraching.
In the frame of the Common wealth of it as achusetts you are directed to notify the Inhabitants of the Town a fravon. qualified to vote in Elections und intown of wiss. to meet at the Town Hall, in band i/ carrera on Monday the Twenty ninth day of May Currous at une o'clock, in the afternoon. then und ters to Ust on the following articles ;
A) ist To choose a Moderator to forside at suid Marting.
" 2- Se heur the report of the Committee appuntia at the bass Down Meeting to locate und build. a school House on or near Prospect & treat 50 Called and act in any way relative therato. " 3" So bas if the Town will vole to instruct the Select men the Down to purchase or läke the Curtain land known as Richardson lot, or the land known as Bos worths Los both on or immediately neur Prosfree & trust so Called in chas part of Harron Known as the Center village for the purpose of Creating a School House therion ruse or borrow and appropriate mover therefor or act in any way, relative thanato
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Ar 5 4th To see if the Town will Choose and instruct a Committed to build a School House on the land designated by the vote of the Town taken by virtue of the 3d article hereof raise or borrow and appropri suite money cherofor and act in any way relative
5th Do Bra if the Down will vote to rescind alluction 11 taken at the last down Inaring in reference to building a new School House and appropriating money her for.
6th To Bac is the Town will vote to accept of a School 11 House los les laid out and reported by the Select. men in that part of Haven Known as District Nos.
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7th To SEE if the Town will vote To access of the Curious as reported by the decline of a relocation and widening of a portion of Liberty Struct So can ul and discontinue a portion of Guil Stories us originally laid out and accepted.
18th To See if the Town will vote to appropriate money for the requer o side walks and for special repairs of wall and work from residence of Mars A. B. Buss to that of S. B. Richardson.
9th To Das if the Town will vole to Establish and kach 11
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a night watch and determine the number of Batch men and appropriate money therazor.
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1 10th To See if the Town will vote to raind all action taken at the last Town meeting in reference to paying butter Mevore additional damages for luni lakers fra Sown way, Reading from School to Prospect Streets
And you are directed to Serve this Hurruns : by posting uh untested Copies thereof. as each of the Pastelforces in Said town, and one Copy at some priblici frene in the Lower Village, so Called) and one Copy on it Down Bull Building, where the moving is to be hard ten days at hust before the time for holding baid marting
Herrao fail not. und mare due ve tion o chi Francus with your lebings thereou. to the Town Clerk, in the time
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und place of marring as Wforsaid, Siven under our hands this seventeenth day of Har ino the year one thousand eight hundred und Eighty tivo
B. H. Showard , Selection Q. M. Drake S of Prusser
Worcester. s. Sown of Harrow. Pursuant to the within tarrant I have notified the Inhabitants of the Town of Warren herein described to med at the time and fuluce and to the purposes within mentioned. by posting of attistid copies of this torrent: as much of the Post Offices in Suit tirow, and one as a public place in the Lower Village bo called and on the building where the making is to be had ten days before the line appointed for Suia Marting.
Surron May 18, 182
John B. Sibley, Constable q Es arron Sumud & Hair. Town Clerk
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It a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Soun auf wow held in the Town Hall on Monday the 14th Way of May A. D. 18%. The meeting was Called to order und Du runrun raca to the Down beerke.
Maile Choice of John . Tyler for Moderator.
When the Second article. The Committee reported in favour of taking the Richardson or was worth ots. "Yoted To accept ihre reform"
Whow the third article It was Moved To take the Richardson lot. an Umnamens was offered to tücher the Bosworth 205, and the Grand sont was turned and the original motion as amended adopted. Then moved that the Bulldinan be author's ut wo purchase or love the Bosworth los.
Then Moved Do appropriate Eight hundred dollars to purchase the los una that the Breastvor be author- ised to borrow the money- The motion was lost. 79. in favour. to g2 offrosad.
Show Moved To reconsider the vote whereby it was voted They would take the Bosworth los, and the motion To reconsider was Carried,
Theni Moved To Substitute the Richardson lot, an amendment was offered to take one has of the Bosworth 205. The umandman's vous loss, and und original Motion was lost.
Then Isted To pass the article over 10+ to 82.
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