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Voted. For repairs KÁ
Voted.
Yotid. For Miscellaneous
335
rotel. Gibt + Intenst for Debt and Interest,
For Band for segment of county Bonds to be quence to Je For Wirh & however, The Town Click and Tunaurer the said sure to be pain from the amount to remises for Miticellausers Purposes,
To raise and ifmomente tu sumof most Hundred and Fifty Dollars for Officer andances,
rolid.
Closing the Polls For theore Me recen 2 Ex tend to munter beyond the Time as fixed is the warmest,
Voted, That the reports of the several officer of the town as priceted for the year Ending March 3d 1902 be accepted
roten. That the amount of it will now due Muera Books & Function for legal services in paint from the fallenill now unaning in . the
at two o'clock and forty maintes P. M. the Polls for the Election of of find and for the question of granting license win declan Closed by the moderator the bullet for water. indicating it. - 62 ballots had vin cust upon The question of granting license,
Un motion of Dr. M. V. Sawin that tu relacimuce be directed to Letitin the State Highway Unweissienses for the care and custody of the state Brancowales now constructed in This Toux,
Voted
to directed to detine the State Highway Commission
for the construction of a section of aute High- way in this town .
The tellers having curvased The ballsto cast for Fun officers and those cust whom the questionof granting license for the rule of intoxicating liquors is this tron sorted to the Moderator and by lin declared as follows: Whole Number oftallets cast for twoon officers Eighty This
For Your Cluster. Deart Thou received Eighty Eight votes and he was declared Elected and was samm by The Moderator
For Tucasavar, Quart, Brown waived Eighty Eight votes and ha was declared Elected and women by the Moderator
For Selection Edward 7. Duru port received Eighty Volio Charles Sartell meine Sidenti dix Mes Orrin Hichs wird Eighty Five votes Mathan Pourri wiera Que voli Porter a. Parker received Three volis Edward 73. Thouse wird Three voleo Charles C. Browse received Three voler
and Edward H. Davenport, Charles & artill and rine Hicks were declared Elected and they wir severally swom by the Toure Clerk
Jauford Booth, wird Eight Eight Polis Charles C. Brown received Eighty Som volis GeorgeW Sherman received SurutyFour voli's Mathan 2. Powers received Que rote Gilbert L. Brown la & Three vo ties and Sanford Bootle. Charles C. Brown and George W. Shemcare ware declared Elected and will surrally some by the Town Cliente
For assessors.
38.
and he was declared Elected and was duly swim by the Town Clerk,
ax collector
1 the Poor
Francis E. look ward inte Robert-V. Sawine received Eighty Six volio Charles C. Brone word richtung You and they were declared i tested, Thatkowanie
Tour Clerk
For School Robert-V. Sawin receive Evento Mit committer and he was declared Elected for 3 years
For auditors Muur H. Porfin received Eestito Mine ! Tila Mireille uwird Einthe Eight 115 and they were both declared Elective an well with Each droom bei The Tour Etc.K.
For Constables Owin ticks wird richter right vous Front . Broadway received Eighth Time votes
C William Eibratt weird Eighthright Tes and they were Euch declare Elected Comic „ fuchs, William C. Daimport and Williams E. Vatt wir severally swane by the Toure Clerk
Charles C Tron received Eighty Hive- Theo I'll Gunnarvill neuved Einthe Eight volo and they were both declared Electron
For Library Trustus for 3 years
Library Truster Wellingune folletines wird Eighty, This Vo tes for / year to and his was declared Electricl . fill vacancy
Whole Number of bulle ts cust use the quece tron of granting Linse Fifty Zine Zes. 14, 20 45,-
office of Course of the Poor it was votul moved in The Election of me densauf thu Poor to fill the vacancy caused by his mon acp twee IThe the following insult,
Quant. Toun univers Fountain Lotes Cheney F. Mewhen we Six votes Edward 7. Brownminut Que vote and Quart, Brown was declarat Elected ut declined to accept the office a Quand ballet was three twhere wick manthere us vdloud, Hnete Plumber tallets ust Serie ten Awhich Miner it. Corbin wird Six voler Cheney F. Mewhen wewere Four voler F.Edgar Bron wird Que voli Edward . wiele wird Für volio Porter a. Parter ucura Que você and Their . istill was declared Elected out declined in accept the office. a Third ballot was there there are sulted as Follows: Whole hunter of vallott ast Eighteen Gmx E. Parker mivel Eleven vo ties Edward 1. Quelle wird Six woher Cheftaston word Um volé and Ceres E. Parler was declared Elected and was some by the Tour Clerk
That the muting is now disoloin and it was so declared by the Moderator. Recorded by Tom Clark
Votul
1389
Town Officers Choses for 1902-3
Tour Clerk. Oscar F. Brown, som
Tuasures Quar F. Brown, Lavon
Edward A. Daoruport, Suon Charles C. Pour. Charles S. Tarbell, swore
assessore. Sanford 1200th, swon Charles C. Brown, dwom Lange W. Shemeans show
Tax Collector Charles & Tarbell, som
Оптикой Топ. And E, Parker, som M, Robert V, Jawin, Que me Charlie C. Thrown , Som
School Committee for 3 years, Dr. Robert V. Jamais
auditora, illiner A, Corbin, inom Edward 1. under , in on
Constable, Omin itichs time Herbert J. Broadway. Williame C. Davenport, Sworn William E. Pratt, swore
M. anna Tarball, For Que hear to fill vacances Wellington Hodgkin's
Field Simens Lunge 11. Daniels, som William Curry, snome Homer Booth, som
und Kufer,
Freuemich Bissell, aune
4. Edgar Thouse, shown George d Lane, som
Currentery Committee for 2 years. Bertin E. Campbell
Charles C. Brown swim Millimit. Green suom George H. v nesman, dum
Twee Warden
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8 8 2 5 2 For Public Library, Dog Fund " Offences of The Wardene 2550
1600 00
500 00
200 00
100 00
50 100 00 1401.00
225 00
and construction of Culents of Bridges construction of Highway Railing Thechains of This many Tools ,
Lucio Paths 11 Schools, Teachers Salario , Frukt moy houses 11 Salary of School Superintendent 11
Committee School Text Books and Saps
50 00 100 50 00 150.00
11
Reprise of School honderd
1
Support of Poor
11
Miscellanions Surfaces
11
69200 700 00 " Debt and Interest- 25700 " Officers Salaries 330 in cidetional appropriation por support of for voted at a meeting hild Tor, 13, 1902 (Der Page 348) 600 00. This certifier that I have come to be destroyed all the Ballots together with those cust mithe question of granting licence for The sale of intoxicating legumes at the hat annual Tocon Heating hold Thisday april 7 Th 1902,
Warrant for fournal state Che tion nelle Por + 1912
To either of the constableof the Hunkeden IS.
In the sense of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby dince tall to notify avec une the inhabitants of the town of Bringield qualified to vote in Elections to mut at the Tour "full i said Mingrill on Tuesday , the Hurthe day of Flowember neft at the O'clock in the fornoon and at half past time oclock (at which Time to solls will be There) to bring in their votes for- Governor, Lieutenant Humor, Sentono State, Treasurer , Ausdeter , and attorney General all of ite
Commmuralthe, Concellos for the Eightte Comen iller District, Sweater for the 1st Itemfrance Sectorial District, Que Representative to the General Court for the Ist Hanhouse Representative District, Que County Commissioner for Hampour County and Que Representation in Congress for the Lund Congressional District. The Selecteren fix the time for closing the polls at half past two O'clock P. r.l. Gud Have aredirected to serve this womant by posting an attested Why of the same at The Town Hall, Que at the center Post Office und by moisling a long to The Post Officeat Exit Bringich auch by mating or otherwise unding a copy to Fochett' Thills aus VI we pot at West Brom saved, Seven days at least before the time of holding said infections. Hereof fail not and make du return of this was met with your doings Throw to the delecture of said Thisguild at the time and place of Mustang a formine Given under our hands this Eighteenthe day of October is the your Herectiene hungered and two. Child Tarbell Selectone Edward H. Davenport
Jamie Fiches Brinificial
Commonwealth of Massachusetts , takdess & S. I have samme this withice Littist Ques , 73,.1.
Warrant at therise directade Carne Hicks, Constable of Bricks palet in the copy of warrant and return of constable
#42
Quanal State Electron held maduy Formato, 4, 1902. The thin So Binwill assem bles at the Town Hall on Theday November 4th, 1902, in response to The called a row of Charles I Portal Presencing Election Coffres at 10 o'clock a. M. and the womant calling the meeting und , The Town Clark These delivered to the Prising Officer the cards of instruction. nimm oto and the first set of 200 official ballots and took his receipt for the sucre, The specomme allots und and of instruction wine Then postal as provided law. George I'M Hitchurch and Cherry F. Parton having been marinaly appointed in the seas Ballot Clarks were both some by the Turn Clark, Cuney F. Heroton having sice affronted by the recruitum as teller was swork by the Tonne Cente, at 10 o'clock and 30 minut a. M. The dolls for the reception of ballo ts were declared ofer, the reals To the package containing the print set of 250 ballots war brokeve and the ballot delivered to The Ballot Clerks by the Presiding Offices The Bullet Box whe ther opened for inspection and shows to be Empty and to declare, the Closed and locked and they delavisione to Williams E. Prutt Constable. The Ballot Boy register was declared to stand at 000. John Thanly Towing been appointed teller by the delecture was som by the Town Clerk . The polls unainud ofram with Two o'clock and 30 minister P. M. when in accordance with its warrant- They were declarat Closed, the ballot box register indicating that love Hundred and Six valloto isi bern cast, a count of the checkne on the list of voting used for the reception of volis showing that one hundred and six male persons had voted and no penale persons and it was to
declared - The Branding Officer, a sort of the namus Auched on the Veil of 10 tiva wine by tta Hallot- Clerks shower that They had delivered to voler One Hundred and Luf Tallets, and a out of The Bullets remaining in the hands of The Ballot who Should Que Grundriss and Forty ing delivered, The Ballots depositive in the Ballot Box hi' then umoved from the boy me at a Bank and counted of the Quisling Officer and The count Other websites Thering " he ballots want them any F. Thewater under the supervision of Edward it, savuerfurt and Arrive Hicks and The result of this canons was declared in Sin meeting of the Town Clerk as follows: Whole number of Ballo ts Cust Que Thundre six of which
For Governor, John D. Butes of Baton wenn Seventy Two votes You C. Chase of Ituristill received Four votes William a. Sustinof Boston recuerde Twenty twone Voles Hai com It Partridge of Menton weisen Two voler Blacks
For Lieutenant Governor, John Quincy Adauch of Amesbury received Three votes Oliver W. Coff of Easthampton uccived Six voter Curtis Guild Ir. of Boston meccan Santy sich votar Herbert C. Jogues of Great Pning love waited For Four votes
For secretary. Edward a. Buckland of Holyoke wurde Twee cotu Herbert B. mitfin of Nathrop received Three votes William M. Oliv of Boston wid surety Four voter
33 lunchs Five.
Edward Bradford ofdinniquete secured suruty Que lle) Jeph L. Chalifint . I Lowell accura Twenty Come votes Daniel Partie of Worcester received Three voles David Taylor of Boston nacional Four 08/5 72 cau/s
For auditor. David illimison of Fall Thier received Three vous S. Fument Vachand of Broch tex weird Forvirles Thomas C Thacker of Gammathe wind Twenty Que votes . Hury Elfumer of Walden received twenty Que votes 1 23 Lunches
For attorney- General. allure Coffin of nantucket received Four votes Charles E. Fenner of Worcester received Three votes I'm Flaherty of Flowester received Twenty voles tomu R. tenley of Lynn received Que vote starost parker of Lancaster wird suruty votes Blanks, Eight-
L
For Representation in Congress - Second District , Funrich . Gillett of Springfield received Serenity Four voles Arthur F. Hutting of Northanton uccived Twenty Votes Lucius E Varsons of Easthampton received Four voles George A. Whenu of Springfield received Three volis Blusche Five
For Councilor - Eighth District,
Richard N. Irwin of iter ham ptone received Sixty Nine voli's W. Otto Hermann of Holyoke received Three votes Henry C. Smith of Williamsburg received Four volio Charles E. West of Pitts field received Twenty Two votes Blanks Eight-
For center _ Init Suchou district. Francis n. nichund of domizile acute Tutu astu rias
For Representation in General Court- First Hun filecabinetmil
James aitmakes of Palmer wewould Thirty Que it to Blacks
For County Commissioner - Hankou County William H. Brainerd of Palmer wird Eighty Für volar John f. Thelly of Chicopee wind Four votes Busch F. Wieder of Chiede mich Elen Ths
ister me making out, Ligning and seating up To return of The afortuna also Leading up all Thalloto cast and all of these of the first det not can't tog Ther with all of the Second set of 250 ballots not used cars list of vo less usual long time Selection and Tellers as a check list for the euchtiene if ballots and the one used by the ballot Clerks for the delivery of ballots to voters and the sunce being certified to by the Election of fires ist ? is cher muting Then when motion made to that effect I was voted to dieser the mustang,
This certifies hat it a nuestra the Town Clerks of Mehrtentative District Hennes Que, Hanof Socialy. Bild, held at the Town Clerk's or piel in Valucer on Friday the urtuuthe day of ilorember a2, 2 1902, at noon the Dr pace of Examining and Comparing the ist mo of votes cast i said istrict-on Tuesday , 4th dans of November 902 bytte several home20 for Representation to The
General Court and ascertain who had been Elected The whole number of io les was and were for The following
James a Brawn of Palmer had Thise Hundred and Twenty Four votes Rufous @ Cushman nederland Eight venire and Thirty dix voles Black's Sixty Seven
The vote in detine in torres.
Total
106
8
67
31
586
354
221
137
6
72
59
24
1
17
974
41
326
607
1827
67
836
92.4
and James a. Naches of Values having a plurality of the votes Cast was declared Elected and a duplicate certificate thereof male and signed Oscar F. Browse our Cerk of Mine field C. L. Pech 11 " Monson
by
Orro P. Royce 1. Wales R.F. Blodgett ..
1. Holland John F. Atalay 11
1.
Palmer
Recordedby
Tour Clerk
Rufus P. Cushman of Monson
Blanks
James a. it antes of Palmer
Binfield.
alex, Holland. Равшан Totals
6
Hanhder S.S. To Either constable of the Town of Brine field.
Greeting : In the name of the Communaltie of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to noti fy and wane the inhabitants of Minfield Qualified to vote wie Than a fair To meet at the Selectienes Noone is said Bringfield in Thursday the Thirteenth day of Houston mit, at 7-30 O'clock P.I'll to act on The following articles 122
To chose a Moderator to preside (1) said muting,
To see what sure of money if are, the Fun will appropriate for the purtheir support of the proms for the umcreator of the year. To see if the town will bote to nair a drain laid from the Carter Schoolhouse to the lower End of the Commune. and appropriate money for the sauce,
directed to suvor this comment in posting an attested ofy of the same at the Town Hall. The Post Office in center village and by mailing a to ing to the Post Office in East Brinde field, and oy vomiting or otherwise sending a copy To Forhat till and the depot at West Build Seven days at least in fine the time for holding sued mustang triof fuil not and make dus retund of This warrant with your drugs themen to The Town Clark of suich Bin fuld at the there and place of nurtures. aforsaid .
Girne under our hands This wasthe day of How ar in the" far Mie ten Hundred and two Chat & Tarbell \ Detecteren Edward Tt. Java of Own Hicks
Commemorative of Massachusetts Hampshire S.S. I have bevorde the within warrant as Therein directes Comic Tricho Constable & Bmonica
article 1. article 2.
article 3
and return of Constable
Town Click
art. Brown
a true Coping of Warna
Town Meeting held Thorember 13th 1902. The voters of Minefield most at delectureus Room in aunduner with the fingering warrant. The meeting was called to order avec warrant sent by the Tour Click, a bullet for alloderator and three to have which resulted af to flores, 72% survive nul Two votes, CStarbell man two voleo, Gange MM. Hitchcock have one vote Of Brown had one vote, ETT Javulport and one vote, Blunk ine, There bring no choice for Moderator a Second ballot was ta tive and resulted as follows : Whole Number of ballots can't tore. Lunge Ill. "Fi te hacehe had sworn low I. V. Survine had Two bo lit
and Junge ill. Hitchcock was declared Elected and some by the Town Clerk U article two of the warrant was the taker u/2 aux active upon
en Motion To Frances E. Cook that the sum of Sim rendered Dollars it and haveby is af propin ated forthe sunthe support of the Poor for the umainder of the year.
article Three of The warand taken up and acted
of three br appointed by the moderaten to Take into consideration the whole weather continued in intile three ofthe moment, with power to sampling a competent civil Engineer to take levels and do such work in connection with the same as may sense Expidement and
report at the next aumunk Town Meeting and the Moderater appointed as the Committee Charles & Tarbell, Edward , Daraufest and Commis Tricks.
Yotil
That the expeditions for the fingering appropriation for the support of the poor be paid from illoney now in the Town Treasury not all hrobrated acid mit puededi,
That the muting it now decolor and it sens so declared.
Recorded in
This certifies that I have caused the ballots cast at The annual State Election held in Thisfile. on Trusday the fourth day of Tom tar a. D. 1902 to be destroyed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 11 Section 241 of the Poised Laws.
0
Quar 4. Brown Touse Click
This certifies that I have this day affronter Charles S. Tarbill assistant Tour Clerk of the Tour of Minefield in accordance with the pro- visions of Chapter 25 Section 62 of the Poised Quar F. Brown Tror Click
Prin fiche Wash Jung, 31, 1903.
Commonwealth of Iluseus husets. Tower flere AS, Jany 3 1st, 1908, This certifier That Charles & Tarbell appeared before me and Took the oath of office ad assistant Toure Clark of The townof Minguild Oscar F. Browse Justins of the Peace
Tour Clerk
Votul
Recorded by Clearly. Moure
respectfully pétitions the Bound of Delecture of The Tour of This field, Havrelandets, for a location for its poles and wives theview, and the macausi, suffertury , is the following manual Struts and changing of saint tron, 022. 1
Sturbridge, Palmer, and Wonder Howde, from the Wonders town line to the Sturbridge From , For the purpose of relocating aux. a reconstructing the line now standing on
Date Fcb. 25, 1903. The New England Tele phone and Telegraph Company is It and no time , My Joseph Wikilur, General Manager
In Board of Delecteurs, Primafila Massachusetts Marche 19, 1903. That The New England Telephone series Telegraph company of Masweredest br and it is henby authorzece and per- wittech to great and maine tive poled amand some to be placed themon, together with such supporting and string therising fixtures and win as said Company may draw requisite, in the streets and highways of saint vas keriwalter designated, all in struction under this how shall be in accordance with the following specifi- cations? The poles shall be located between the travelled driveway auch the limits of the highway , and shall be of wood orother suitable material , and the wax Shall be wenn at the sun light and along and avored the highowing, after the poles and wings have bin located as specified in this permil; alterations shallbe made in the location in Exection of the poles , and in the height ofthewines , if so directed by the Board of Selecteure, Following an tu shuts and highways above ufermento, Stanbridge , Poliser , and Moreson Noads , from the Warson town live the Star bridge Towne live
Signatures of Selections; Chad S. Tarbill Grice Hicho Necervan March 1952, 1903 at 4 hours 0, ummites Q. IL. and worded from the original, by
Tom Clark
Marrant ir Annual Tour Meeting april 6 Th 1903.
Commonwealther & Massachusetts. To center of the Constables of the more of Minefield metura. are The nauce The commonwealth " illassa- Chuse the How are imbu directed to urtity and iam the inhabitants to Banerelle qualified it. The Tex a rains to meet at The Fuse hall in said "marcell. ne Monday the sexthe day of I mil next at O'clock in the muvou to act we the following articles , vir,
To choose a Moderator to posside Tw said wele tuce
iso cell commetter ande adjunto the names of The Town man require . all Guess required on low F VE Choose by maillot must or in one vallot- The rollo will be fined at half past Ten o'clock D. Me and many or closed at rule past two o'clock PULL.
To hear reports of offices and acute motofor those by the town and act Thurove,
To raise money for the support of schools highways riders in muitos ture lebt and o defrance. The comunes for the viewing year and direct now the same shall be Expanded .
To see if the time will accept the list of Jurors an
To suit The town will authorize its surmer Gowor nunes in anticipation of the taxes for the ausning year, the sauce to be paid som said taxes.
G. Tien 7. To determine the manner and state The terms and conditions of collecting the taxes for the surning sur, and in Th
article 1. article 2.
article 3.
article 4.
article 5, article 6.
communcation of the collector of tures To see if the town will allow a discovent me tuyes if paid within certain senord or not Tocon.
Article 8
To see if the han will authorize the collector in wer the mans for collective takes which the Town Frondosa may see where a sprinter collection
article 10 To see what disposition the run will make of to
article To see if the tour will cause to be limited the reports of its offers over este or any part of the current article Z. To see if the tour will rise and as propres to any race. for State Road
istica 7 To see what serve of thrones " away the town will appropriate for Themoral is
article To oming in their olio"yes or no"upon the question "Shull license is granted or the sale of intoxicating
article 15, To see if the wine with vote to lay a water pipe pour the formatrice to the Town House for the purpose of supplying the Town House with water and appropriate article 6. To see if the woon will repair the culvert and grable the road was the center schoolhouse and offro- hriste money for the source,
Article 17. To see if the town will cole to discontinue a part of .. whole of the highway leading from the Brookfield was was the so called bir farm to the Time
Ifill work wear the house nowe- owned by , My Waldron and act hirn .
Article 18.
The rightway from near the house Formerly owned by Geo. F. "Holdridge to wear the house formerly stektous and act thomson,
To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of See, Section of Road Comunariment, To see if the wine will vote to accept tu legacies ummer tu will of the late Etter in Meine for the perpetual can of the Lot of Elijale inte Tartele in the center concertinas ind iv tu use of the Public Library
article 20.
article 21.
To see if the wn with accept the sum of 80.00 pome the Estate if the late Jonathan , Wetter as a permanent Fund The income to be a speed annually for the core I lot in buter counting wer muthune. VEbber is turned is the lot where his son Franck is wind. article 22, To see if the town will accept the sum of $ 100,00 left by i'll the late Russell armonia for the care of his Fathers Elijah Low band's lot in Center Cemeteries article 23, To su if the town will vote to save the date of whaleway the annual Meeting,
article 24, To see if the town will vote to make aand i hund in the management of the clerkmouse wine and act : turron, 1 article 25, To see if the town will volt to dell gravel some the To fun pasture and act Huren,
Article 20 To see if the tour will vote to take any action in regard to regulating the speed of love tomobiles in our Structs as provided in Sec, 7. Claaf, 62 Nevered Laws,
and Ven an directed in sever this vansant I nostri are attested is fan of the same at Tu. run hall one at the center post office and by mailing a Try to In Post Face it can Browse and In mailing I other wise sending a way to Forlet's Tillo and the depot at west Thin wild brown days at least stor the time for holding sund mos tiny
Hereof jail mot and mois deve notion of This warrant with your drugs Down to the Town Check of said Onina frica at the Time and place. of meeting a Conseils
Given under our hands this the runtcuthe day of Thanh in the way we thousand nine hundred and Three,
Chat Starve
selectura Edward H. Davischart Cemi Tricho
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