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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Hampden IS. I went send The within warmed as thereis directed Gemütliches Constable of Minvild a This copy of The warrant and ru Tom of Constable attest
Trum Clark
anual Town Meeting Monday april 6 th, 1903. The voting of Minefield assembled at the Town Hall in wshouse to the forquiel knout i Hloudas the sixth das 2 Inni a. D. 1903 Tu martina are called. 5 miles to / the Town Clerk and the warmest calling the meeting read . Edward At vavrupost and Urin Fuchs was appointed by the Town Clerks as tellers to assist in recurring assorties and Counting ballots cast for a moderator to preside over the nesting and were both swome by the Your Click . A ballot was twee Takuse for Moderator . The polls bring opened at the clock and with inminutes a. M. with the following result. Whole number of ballots cast for moderator Ecantiere. George Filehe could received Einature. Theo and was declared Elected and some by the Town Clerk,
Charles S. Tarbell, Edward It Daviaport Drive " ticho and Exgan Brown was appointed by the Moderator ax tillers to assist in receiving, assorting and love tiny the allots cust for Town officers also the valloto cast on the questions "shall ircurse is granted or the sale of interesting liquors in thistown" und they were severallu down by the Town Clerk. The State Ballot Most rino used for the weeker tion of balloto cust in the questions of granting lumen the sub of interxieating liquors was offered and declar by the moderator to be Empty it was there locked and rey given to Cine Hicks Constable, the illet ofrecester standing at 000 ,
1 To choose Three Selecteren, THREE assessor, Three Consure i of the Poor, Five Constables, Two auditors for the current year,
at ten o'clock and forty minister a. M. the pollo warte declared onen for the reception To vallots for our Pacers and when the question I granting licence in the sale : intericating liquors .
an motion of Dr. N. V. Survive that article five of the warrant to take up and acted ufor.
Folia,
lection of Moderation
Tillers isprinted
Voted,
That the list of Jurors as revised by the Delecture by accepted and adopted as follows:"
John L. Chaffee fr. arthur D. Brown ( Merich a. Sherman James Hoved Wiele alwetter 1. Walter Brown Edward It . Morgan William & Itollund
potéd.
1
D. W. Foskett Walter C. Smith Edward B. Browse Fuck ! Parker
To pass over article Eight of the warsweet without taking action.
Voted. That the Tour Teuamor be and haveby is authorized to borrow money if and with then of proval of the delecture in anticipation of intwo for the ensuing year , you'd. On motive of Edward Is Thouse tut Tos collector of taxes is subject to the sucre conditions and restrictions at adopted in vote of the town passed at the annual town meeting held april 3 ch. 1899.
That the compensations of the collection of taxes for the Current a sus i sixty ive voleurs
That the Collector of taxes br authorized to save the The sunce means for collecting Tayes which the town Trusover many me when appointed for " That the reports of the town of faires bo metell the summe as here to fore,
That the money now in the town treasury minibussen apportion by the state on account of State aid be and henty is apportate The payment of State aid for the Current year.
for State aid
or Memorial Day the current your, and whatever part of the said summe is not need to be added to the Frances M. Bliss fund for the Cesse- tiry bates on some improvement of Correctony france,
Que motion of Dr. R. Y sure that the in fused Appropriation for the sum of lace Hundred Wicety Free for williams or up pro- mated for the use OFiter Public Library.
Library Jolene.
Ove motion of Edward Y. Davweren't that the win watter contained in article twenty five of the warmest is left with the Quarter of the Petr to take sende action in the premises as they want deens best to the interest of the Town ,
Voted.
are motion & Charles I Tarbell that 4. Leisole Prince of Thetonville who bring present is permitted to address the tour in relation to a proposed proposition of Mr. James D. Liveolie for the creation of a Library Building to be presented byhave to the love, I'llv. Prime time addressed the meeting and outlined in a measure the proposed proposition of Mr. Lincoln
to The Lincoles and Zur. Pierce the Thanks of the toune as the proposition ad of famed.
Voli. Change _ date of holding On motion of Edward 78. Brown Thet tu date If holding the General Town Meetingy bor changed from the int munder in april to the Third Monaway in Annual Meeting March of Each year. The next annual muting to to be held on the Third Monday of March 1904 and Each succeeding annual meeting to be on the Thin Monday of March in casa year Thereafter, ne nutil chuword ba, n' of the town, /
appropriation
Votul,
at 12 O'clock and 5 minutos P. M. on motore of Charles I. Tant'll that the arthur conside a ten! Fax business be postponed until ho'clock and 15 minutes P. 74.
at 1-30 O'clock P.M. the voters reserved action upon the articles in the warrant ulating to town business.
in motion of Francis E. Cook that a committe of three be appointed by the moderator to draw who by laws regulating the speed of automobiles upon the streets of The town and what to the town, and the Moderator appointed as the Committee Stanule, Charles C,
total. en motion F Sammel of aclass that article your To the warrant r chen up and acted upon.
For highwayo roten To raise and appropriate the sum of leve Thousand Dollars for the relais highways
To raise and of propriate to sum of Two Hundred and For Machino Culerto Fifty Dollars for the chains of Culvisto
Volete, To raise and afprofiate the surse of Two Hundred and For This Pricinges Fifty Dollars for the upairs of Midyeo
police. To raise and offpropriate the sure if Que Hundred Dollars For Highway Mailings for the Construction of highway railings.
Voted. To raise and appropriate the same of Tureste, Five Dollars For Highway Tools, for the purchase and refer of highwas tools.
Volid. To raise and abfromiste the sun of Fortune Hundred For Schol Teachers Dollars for wages of school teachers. Care Jocholhowers and fuel
Votul To cause and appropriate the sun of Two Hundred
a Subit: " Lehols and Twenty Five Dollars for the salamon superin traduct of School
To wine and af profumate the unit Filter dollars or inland Salary of Schod Comite School Committe,
Hotel. To mine and a prop The sun o vice rundred and File word less for the purchase of text books and supplies in schools
or Text Books &c. Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of Seventy Five Dollars for For conver que infile the commence of what( mehrals
To raise and appropriate the sumof Two Torresrest class or or refors of shorthouse The repairs School nouses Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of Turuty Five Dollars for the For internet is payment of interest in money that may be removed in auteripe- Money Broward tion of takes for the current Year. 4 In motion To samuel . Adams that the tene for closing the polls or The Election of town Sfriend i extended intern minutes oryoud the times as fixed in the warrant .
rolul. To mine and appropriate the summit Que Hundred Dollars For ium father is surow paths. Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of Three Hundred Dollars For fino Galanis for Officers Salaries .
rotel. To raise and appropriate the sum of Eight rumana Holland
To raise and appropriate the same of Eight Hundred Dollars for The support of poor. at Two O'clock and forte sworn minutes . M The Moderater declared the pools for the Election I trun officer, also the polls for the vote cast in the question of granting bucure for The sale interesting
rotid. For Supportif Poor
The rellot or egister indicated that digter fint ballots had new cast in the question of granting liver for the sale o intoxication liquors in this town; the telers these proceeded to comvous the wallote cast.
in motion of Quar F. Brown that The sum of Six Hundred wollen in appropriated for the purpose of paying outauding I due some the town the sauce to be paid from the valance To the uncollected tripod for the your 1902.
For prosent if rut- Standwas Bills
That the sun of Twenty Eight Dollars in appropriated For Payment of for the payment of Sanity bonds of the Town Clash and inity Bonds of Treasurer the same to or said out of the appropriation Clark + Tumores already made for Miscellaneous, somford. To raise and appropriate the sun To Que Trasuand Dollars for the purpose of bringing water rome the fountain to the Town House Toune Itrace, and that the selecturen an autorisland directed to car the susce into if feet. Voted. In motion of Care E. Parker that the management of the Town Fun is left in the musede of the lovers of The Poor for the current your but after that the town shall not wet 0 but i've a warder and mation to take change of said far under the levasseurs of this Post
appropriation For water for
To accept of the legacy of Ane Kunwann Sollaro Giquesthen Legacy of Mansell to the truese of Pain full by will of the late Russell Lowband is trust , the income thereof to be of funded in helping the It if Elijah Lombard in the Brainwild Cureting in good order and conditions
Jobard , Voted.
That action whom article II of the woman's be postponed with an adjourned westing .
To accept the legacy requested to the tour by will of Etta I, Prince vir: The same of Two
boten.
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Husschred Dollars , the source to be invested assol well as ce perpetual friend, the income only thingfrom to or used for The cure of the sunal lot of the late Elijah Evento Turbull in Brimfield Cemetery,
Volut.
To accept of the legacy of Two Hundred dollars buques these To the town of Mindfuld by will of the late Etter Inviare the same to or known as the albert Be Tarball itrom. Fuel, said rund to be carefully invested and the income Tunfrom to be used in the purchase to the for the Public Library.
totid
To acult of the legacy of Que Bordina dollars iquathe to the throne of Binfield by will of the late Rebekale J. Stoddard , in trust , the income thereof to be thanded for the une of the burial lot of Nathaniel Parker in Brimfield Connecting, try .
rotide.
To accept of the sun Once It une denk Dollars prose alfred L . Concasse of Wasser , To be hold as fred , in trust , the income them from to used for the care of the burial lot Houve as the Converal lot and including the lot where Charles Concasse is wried in Minpreld iencetiny.
The tellers having finished the carsons of the fallo to cast in town officers and reported the same to the Moderator and also the ulloto cast on the question of granting license for the sale of intoxicationy ligner. and in declared the iser is free town meeting so sollrand. Whole number of vallata can't for tran officina Ninety Swen, For Town Clerk Casar 4. Brown received Thiscity bit votes and he walk declared Elected and drom by the Moderator.
For Trauner Quest'F. Brown received Planeta six votes and he was declared Elected and was som by the Moderator
For Selectmen Owin Hicks received Ninety Six volio Surles E Pour ucura Forta dura cotão Edward 7 Decrupert weund ninety n. Mus Churches & Tarbell received Forty time voter and Urin Hicks, Edward it Daen fast and Charles & Tarball win declared Elected red wine Merval swine tu Tour Clerk
Charles C. Brown ucciand Ninety Six oles sanford Booth weird Fifty Que votes
Gurke W. Shuman Mivel Forty Two voter and Charles C Brown, Gaufor Booth and ClassesF. Newton were declared Elected and won survally sword of the Town Clerk.
For Consens Por Hobart V. Lucie received Ninety Two voler Charles C. Brown waived Ninety Four voler Frank E. Cook wird Forty Sworn volio Francis E Cook weird Fifteen voleo James 1. I'Mil were Sitten volio Ons E. Parker accord Twelve voler Surge Ml, fitch work wird Que vole audi Robert V. Sawin, Charles C. From and Fuck E. Cook 17V Hedland Elected. Flobert V. Suwin and Charles C. Brown wire surrally swam by the Town Clerk,
For School Committee Edward - incalle received Eighty Six volis or 3 years Wear F. Moon received. Three votes vous E. Parker wurde Que vote Surge Ml. Hitchcock weird Que vole Hier 7. Corbin meira Que volé auch Edward Prendle was declared elected school committee for the terms of three years and was cluly sword by the Tome Chuk
George E. Hitchcock wird To take volet
Hathan H. Powers and Lungs & Stitch auch wenn declan. Elected Constables, Cerie Hicks, William E. Prutt, William C. Tour Clark,
Walter C. Swith richard Forty Hive Folio Como E. Parker weird 57+ Five votes and Miner It. Corbin and Walter C. smithe won declared Elected audition and otte won srom bu the Ture Clook
Ginge M. Fitch coch wird Forty Far Too ande was declared elected,
For Library Tuntur Rebecca Ml. Lincoln wird Fifty Que voter Wellington Trung hius weird Fifty Que voler and they win, ott declared Elected
The whole number of ballots cast on the question small hummer granted on the tale of intericating liquors is This run" sixty six. Ger Eichten ilo Forty Eight are motion of Summer Read Iown That The Lus It after notifying. Jose who have the case of lote in the Cometing that need repairing, it pon Thei cilune F do to that he for authorized to do the same.
To take who intrile Hureturn of the warrant and all thunon,
En instables
Auditors
For Surton
License Viti
rotic,
To pass over article nimetune of the warrant without reten
The riceto wat is From replient and those cast afort the questens of graceting bienal for the date of in trx -
war scaled up and certified i n a unjunta To the Election frein as provided in law and the same win delivered to the Town Clarke.
That this meeting in adjumed to Saturday Tu twenty inthe way of april instant at leve Schock in the afternoon. Recorded by
To Oscar . Brown, Tour Clark Tinguild Dear Sir:
This certifies that I word my appointment as fire word is the Tower of Minefield for the year Ensuing on the truth of april current, I accept the Brisiguales Simil 1 4th, 1903. 8.73. Brown
Thorded by Quan F. Derson, Toure Clerk
advanced Meeting uld sunday, april 25/205 The voters of Minefield avenueled at the Front
bring absent the meeting was called to order by the with the following result: Whole number of balloto -
votes and was declared Elected and work inomas the Town Clerk,
That the meeting radfeuerwerk how wetil Two belock and five miner to : M,
at 1 o'clock and 5 minutes to the meeting was called to order my the Thirderator no turn
Field
To Elect The Field Drivers by nomination and Frederick Bissell, Charles L. Prince auch Weiter house were vierter. siom in the mon Push Fudinch Birrell enonebo o Tom 3.
Votre Pound Kufer
To Elect a owned super on nomewater man Some & Fileteoch ond Elected un tul Town Click.
Surveyors of nomination and Lime & Sauce. F. Edgar Bron and Wood & saber. Was low Fre het woTHE Chosen, Surge I Naw some You. To choose we center committee on the im Cemetery committee Two grass by nomination and edward they for 2 years was chosul
To choose IhreE tenere Viewers by nomination Free Viewers and Charles C. Brown , William of Green and Samuel Ft. Adams wir chose and wine Lack som by the Toure Clerk
Hathan H. Powers who was elected a Constable at The ficou muting and having failed to qualify within The time provided in law the Fire was declared rement
in places; While many of fallet cast Fit Munich Sherman wild Fire Otis and was derland Elected,
a allot une ture iwhere ver tue Election Kone Quesea of the Por to fill the vacances, cuius of the within the time specified by law raving men Rectand illected at The moins meeting, dand the ballet wanted in follows; musste of allato cart Fatture
Cansurgithe Voor to il
nevin Ten volis . Poter a. Parker uccived Four volis. Edward B. Toman wind bene vole
and sworn by the town Client.
Votul.
To accept the report of the committee chowie a another meeting will This do moder a separate warrant, draw up a vote of thanks to be Extended to MY. Jim's & Lincoln which is a follows ! to o Tras at a meeting of The citizens of Bringmich Mas. Extended to in Town Meeting assembled, it is hinby volun that Wir. James soudu the Town Cich br instructed to extend The Thanks of the Citizens of Brin field to James Q Linerle for his generous offer , donating a library building and creating a permanent fried for its mainste- name , Which has been inutfully and unaveny accepted. Vated Saturday, april 25 th, 1 983,
Constable à rill
The committee appointed at the annual Town Meeting hell april 7th 1902 for The purpose of investigative, the
sport is substance as follows; That the lance adjoining miss of the late summer 2. File work forthe sum of $150,
Votul.
sinceratigations in the 2020 Für mitina, role. That the several reports of the Town Offers as policie To the your Ending Munch Id 1903 be accepted
Volil. afmotivation for 5min Horthe Side Of Common
In motion of charles a Tax bill that the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars in affronmated for the almothouse of the East wellof the convencer anordling that the waving appropriation be paid from the stati uncolle tes taxes or the sun, 902 is afortell - The case of the last rical year,
with tu delecture.
without in time
police A. 171
To pass var article 17of the womanet without action Volid. " To sur mer article. { IF the moment without reture
Voler. Ornotin of Comic Hicks That an additional sum of appropriation for Fifty wollen a wild as appris tedy Cuprin repair Je Bridges
Sin ton's V. H. t. sure that The cult MEE Mundial at alushouse Town Farm buildings
Volet.
In motion of Quar I Moren that the sun if Three hundred and Fifty woodland in at propriated for The Printing Tonitrude har pose of painting the Extension & the Town itrude in balance that must remain of tu bou efrissation this is funded in hal time the interior of the same and to be Expanded under the direction of the deleatuEn the ringring a propriation to it said rome the ouleu. F the tapas for the your 190Z umaing ves theted as shorter at the close of the last riscal year. L
net the muting the world and it was to declared
Tour Coffin ichosen for 1 903-4
Constables
Town Clerk Quan F. Around
Suo. E Hitchcock pas
11 - 2. Pract Au Surigors of Wood + Gruber Seo. L. Lan swo
Quar F. Tous H=C. Daviufort wo
Seo. EHitchcock
Selecteren Chat & Tarbell we
F. Edgar Brown 2. Wuslow Forsket
Edw. H. Jsoufest auditors
Omin Tricks
Miner 7. Corbin men
Walter C. Switte
Lufton
So. Vl Hitchcock
Chat C. Tous Sanford Booth
Chury FYrotores wirund Trustees for 3 years
Онин ПР RebeccaMl, Lincoln T. V. Survice swot Wellington Hodgkins
Field Drivers
Cla C. Pour Sul it. Pfund of Chat L. Peirce som
School Committee J. Walter Brown w for 3 years Frederick Biscall
Ed Pundle
Pound Keeper
Treasurer
Wersich Shuman.
Cincentury Committee for 2 years Edward W. Potter
Finca Viewers Свил. С. Тонн 2 W= H. Prece swo
This certific that at a multicast the town Charles of Thepor- sentative Distinct Number One Briefden County, Nada held at The Town Clerk's office in Values on Friday the Thi turtle day of November a. D. 1903 at noon for the purpose of examining and comparing the return of votes cast in said sistruct intraday The 3d day of November 903 by the 201 12 for Representative to the Sunal Court, and ascertain who had been Elected, the whole numbervous and wait to Go following persons .
James Austine HawkeofValue- had Eight Hundred and Forty Two votos arthurD, sons, Monson had Ten Hundred and Torta force one Blancks Eighty six,
The vote in detail by Towns.
James austin
Hawkes of Palmer arthur D.
norcross
of Themsen
Blanks
Total
73
4
104
180
488
26
694
23
95
4
122
9
18 349
0
27
603
52
10-04
842
1023
86
and arthur D. Norcross of Whounsere having a plurality of the voles Cast was declared Elected and a duplicate certificate made and signed by Quar F. House Tour Clark of Thingfield C. L. Pick 11 " Illonsere 11 Osso P. Royce Wales . John F. Foley 1
a. 4 BlodyEtt 16
11
Holland
Recorded by
Town Car
Brimfield Monson Wales Holland Palmer Totals
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970
appropriations for 1903-4. Stute tid 656,00 IMemorial way it eresses 50,00
11
195,28 1500,00
250.00
Bridges 300.00
11
100,00
11 Tools
25.00 Salario of Teachers, Full + conof houses 1400,00
11 Salary of Lukt of Schools 225.00 if i Shot inmutter 50,00
Tix books + school supplies 150,00 Convergence of School Children 75,00
Repairs of Schoolhouses 11
200,00 Payment of Interest on theny forward 11
25,00 Snow Paths 11
100.00
Officers sulines 1
300,00 Miscellaneous Purposes 800,00 support of Poor 800.00
Payment of outstanding bills
600,00
Water Supply for our House 100,00
instructing Drain North side of Commons 1
250.00
/
1 Repairs one alustance buildings 300.00 Painting Town House 350.00 at a meeting held DES, 28, 1903. The following additional afforipicatos 312 (Max Support & Poor 500.00
11
Rikhours of Bridges 100, 00
For
Highway Railings
Commonwealth of ill assus husets
To Either constable of the town of Binfick; Greeting? In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you and here for directed to notify and was the inhabitants of of the town of Brimfield qualified to vote in wore affairs to mut at the Town Hall in said Ministrul on saturday The wenty ofthe dre Imal cost it we chan in the afternoon to act in the following articles, viz"
art. 1. art, 2
To see what action the town will take on the proposition Mr. James Linolie in regard To a new Library Buildingy and you and directed to devez this moment rostury are ather till copy of the same at the Town hall , me at the center post ofher and by mailing a Copy of the unwise sending a come to Frahette Mills ince that hot at West Bonne guld Levere deus at least when the time of colding sand meeting THERE will not und make our uturn to this warmest with your desserts and place of mutuiy afonsaid.
This partruth Muy of abril is the year One Thousand wind hundred and TITLE,
Commonwealth Massachusetts, Sem tam i'd I have send the vitrine warrant as themis tere te Quize Fiche. Constable
1 a mme copy of The war rant send return of Love to the attest Quan F. Tronic Town Cenk
Special Tour " Meeting will Saturday, April 25 to 913 The voterof mine field agreeable to the fanquing wament met of the Town Hall on Saturday, april 25 ou, 1903. The meeting was called to order and the warrant und by the Town Clerk. Onin Hicks was appointed by the Town Clerk as Teller to assist in receiving, assisting and counting ballots cast for a Moderator to preside over the muting, and wood Lecom , a ballot was these taken for a Moderator with the following rault, Whole number of ballots cast Elcom , of which W. Hodgkins neuves . Eleven. and was declared Elected wod some by the Tomar Clark isticle second of the moment to have a po and acted upon Mr. F. inwolu Pien of Newtonville and acting for Mr. James Q. Linotic was then permited on vote of the tour to present to the voting HW. Links les proposition - free Publicherbourg Building lo remeter, printed to the town which was as. Position Hindi by James D. Lincoln to the Tour of Mine field 2. James D. Lincoln, hanby submit the following proposition to the town of Bringfield , in the Commonwealth of thankachusetts , to wit ? I will Erect a building , designed and suitable for a public library, whom the Forthrust comerof the Dacciclean form , so called , i said. Minefield, at a cost not Exceeding nine thousand dollars , The said building to be constructed of native stone , and to have the words " The Danielson - Lincoln Memorial Silvan, Executed by James Q. Lincoln, in memory of his mother Sarah Danielson and his wife Eliza T. M. Lincoln" when the front thenof. When the said building is completed I will present the same, together with the lot of land um which it Stund's , to the said iron , Any surplus of said Sum of Nine Thousand dollars unaining after the section of the said building I will pay loves to
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the said tour of Brimfield, the same to be kept for a somament fund word the income turer repair and maintenance of the said library The about proposition is made who he BB Codeto he aded trong Minguld will orte to accept to said they
× thin as the Danielson-Lucoli Fire Library, for the use of the residents of the said For,
James D. Lincoln Pasadena Cal. Marele 30, 1903,
Voli,
On motion of Charles & Tarbell that the town do acht The proposed gift of a Fue Public worry buildway of Ihr. James D Lucoli as Embodied in his por position presented by his attomey F. Lincoln cine at a mut- ing of the Fire to the votour of Bringuld held This twenty fifth day of april a. D. 1903. and the foregoing vote. was declared by the Moderator a. nunes- nous bote,
on motion of Charter I Tarbell that the Moderator asfait a committee of three to prepare a vote of Thanks to be presented to Mr. niccoler and the Moderator affintur Charter . Varball . Robert V. wie and Charles C. Browse the committee
Volete. For uport of committee su Paya 366 Tus Book
Volut. That this meeting be desolved and it was to I cluved by the traderates.
The the Ever lund Tele phone and Telegraph Company " Massachusetts, inspectfully petitions 5 hase delecteur of the Town of Mine Field, Massachusetts for a location for its poled and wins theron , and The successaw supporting and strengthening exter, is and wind , in the following named struts and mig ways of said tron, vir: Cen the saw Mill Road from the wales Road to the Value town lever For the purpose oulocating and reconstructing tu live now Standing
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