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Date: Sept 8. 1903. Trelew England Telephone and Telegraph Company of Massachusetts. Toy Jasper IM Keller Emeral Manage,
in Brand Of delecture Tomarital Massachusetts 1903 That the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company of Massachusetts brand it is hinby authorized and permitted to treat and maintain potes and wives to be placed Themore, together with such supporting and strengthening giftund and wins as shill company may den requisite, in to struts and Highways of said town as nimin after designated all construction wieder this permit thale br ine accordance with the following specifications: The power shall be located betweenthe Fixvilla drive- way and the limits of the highway , and shall be of wood or ofteer suitable material , and the wines Shall be sure at the usual height and along and aloved the highway, after the poles and wine have been located as specified in this permit, alterations shall be made in the location or creation of the poles , and in the height of the wings, if so directed by the Board OF selectican.
Following are the streets and highways about referred to in the sun Hill Road, from the Wales Rond to the Mensen live
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alteration i location, Lunature of selecturine Class Tarball Semin sticks
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T'assuchucette unrestfully petitions the Board of Selection of the Town of Min field Insur hecke It's Fra tanti for its poled and wine Turon and the mucran supporting used string theming fixtures and wines Thisson , in the following named three to and highways of said toune vir, across the ell Holland Road From lound It John C. Spring to loveof Q til across the New Holland Road from land of Cornelia ? tours land of Stowell, Across the Wales Hond From hed Date Lept. 8.1903,
Ты Иличнувина Тверпен ефаров Спреми КС Massachusetts.
By Jasfur Ill. Thelles Умение Шиларах
In Brand of Selectein Prinsfill Manchusetts 1903. Tut the New England Telephone and ler! ! If Massachusetts or and it is hereby authorrice and permitted to creet und marie twee polis and wants to places Turron. Te tur in The car supportery ared strengthening sitternes and wirts as swich computer] many denne requisite, in the streets work hoppervagy Isaid town is here after designated, all construction waller This peruit shall be in accordance with the Following specifications : The roles shall or loca ted Getwerde tutravelled driving and the limits of ita highway, and shall be of wood or other suitable material and the wind shall une at the usual height acall
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along and across the nichway, after the powerand wins have been located as specified in This humit alterations shallir made in tu tomatern rinction If boles, and in the height of wind, if so directed by to Board of Lelectures. Following on the Tuto and win nunes a book referred to: across the cold Wholland Road, and the Blue Holland Hand, and the Walk Non. Signature IF selection Chat Tarbell Genie Hicks
i this copy from the original Altist, Cuan4 Prosent
The new England Telephone and Telegraph Company of Massachusetts respectfully petitions Tu board of se le ctance of the tour Thingfull Massachusetts, for a location for its poter and viss herren, and the necessary supporting and strengthening istund and wins, in the following und struck and highways of said town siz; across South Wance Road rom laure of Myown Charles to land of C. F. Macallister Dated Oct, 12, 1903.
The Twoingland Tele phone and Telegraph
By Hasder M. Keller Умене Нанкусл В.
In Board of Selectice Jonquille Tareachusetts Oct. 31. 1903. That the New England Telephone and Telegraph Confuny of Ill as suchinetto r and it is tunby authorized and permitted to Emot and Maritain vous and wines to be placed theirown , together with such supporting and strengthening pictures
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ir in accordance with the following inecreatures, The solex shall br icated aturen the auated sand og and the limits of the highway, and shall be wood on other suitable material, and The wins shall be un at the usual night and atiny and across the highway, it or the poles and wine have been loca ted as specified in This permit. alterations shall I made in the location is Erection the poles, and is the new At 1 it so directed of the Bound I delleterre, Following are the struts and my hugo referred to Acosa South Waniu Road.
Two umit and the indorewant tonon warded From the oria incul
a verby certify That on October 3.27. 1903 at seven O'clock P.M. at delectures There For Freele a public moning tons company of Massachusetts or permitir to suset To poler and often fixtures designated in the specifications ively indented and let I mailed a last TIME lays come said maning a written notice of the time and plan of will meaning to back of the owners of us what ( as determined by the last preceding assessment or turations) eloven the walls or partof ways while it is proposed to come trust tu low of said Company wunder said specifications.
Warrant for State Elective November 3d. 1988 Commonwealth & Massachusetts, "runflere IS To Gerinc Hicks Constable of the house of Minefield Excitingi are the name of the Commonwealth filalle Chusetts you are required to notify and won the Juled intanto of Mindfuld qualified to vote in elections to meet at the Town hall in Bringed on Tuesday to third day of flourmber next at the clock in the formvon and at half past ten o'clock at which Time the polls will kommen) to in in this vis to the diectoruyor the following Skiero vir! For Surmer, Leinteract Jovanos. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Tecasunt, and necion General auditor and attorney smeral of the Commonwealth Counciller for Coneceller distract Tumban Eight. Que Sweater for the first Hanpour Leuntotal District, Que Reputation to the Court for the frist Remiutation istret, Register of Probate and Some, Register of SEEds, Tunsuver and County Commissioner or Facupden Country, acest to bring in their votes bet or The on the question Sull' are set, ed by the Emural Court in The year Minetur Mundial and Three Entitud der act to Establish the Thought Tome State Reservature in the Country of Haccpchers" be accepted all on one ballot. The Selection fix the time for closing the polls at half past two o'clock , and you are directed to suor this warrant in posting are attested copy of the same at the Town Hall, one at the counter Post Office and by mailing a wohn to the Post rie at East Bin ould and by mailing or otherwise sending a che to Foshette wills and the shot at West Bringbuild seven days at least before tu with holding said meeting . Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings Theron to the selection of said
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1 Binguild at the thin and place of meeting aforsaid. Since under our hands Two Twenty four the day of October in the your Hinten hundred and TheE.
Chat . Barbell } Selection Edward H Dacrupert ] Quin Hicks
I have served the within wanaut ar turine directed
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Constable st Minute a tree copy of warrant and return of Constable attest, Quant. Vous Youre Clerk
Gumual State Election neld Tuesday, November 3d. 1903, The ortens of Minefield assembled at tu Town Hall on Thursday Thourmber 3dl, 1903 in response to the ongoing warrant , The meeting was called to Ga Charles & Martell Pusicing Election Ation it the o'clock and two minutes . Ill, and the unmut calling the muting wad. The Time Clerk ture dilo- aved to the Presiding officer card & instructions Immune maillots and the First set of oficial ballots , said to contain 250 in number and look his werkt for the same. The species vallottand card of instruction vive twee posted as provided by law, Surge M. Hitchcock and Chief Newton having been morously affected by the Selection as Ballot Clerks were both swore by the Town Chok Che FF. Newton and Charles C. Brown having fun proudly alfonited by the selecture as Tellers were both swom by the Toure Clark at ten o'clock and thirty imun ter a. ilf. the. podle in the reception of factors wire declared ofere, the seuls to the package said Gardens
tu ist setof 250 x final fulloto im the broken and the ballots delivered to the not had their brewed for inclection and shown to berufty and so declared, these closed and locked and the bay delivered to William E Coute Unstable The Ballet Box Terre tor was declared to i tured at 000. The polls remained There until two o'clock and thirty minuter P. M. when in accordance with the warrant Tuy was declared closed. the Ballot Box Register indicating that love Hundred and Four ballots had been cust i connect To the named checked on the list of voter used for the meeting of vallott I would that One hundred and Four wcale persons had normale persons, and it was to declared by the Presiding Oficer, a count of the Ballot Clerks showed that they deceived to voters Que Humana and Four ballots and a count of the valloto umaining in the much of the Ballot Clerko Showed leve, fundred and Forty Six not delevans, The Fullo to deposited in the Ballet But will then imoved in at a time and counted by the Presiding Officer auch thu count " would that Que Humana and Four vallott und been debited Turen The welloto in these counted and casated by Edward Davenport and Give Itichs under The supervision of Charles CS Bonne and Chung Fewton The result of their Canvas was declared in them meeting by the Town Click as follows! Whole number of Balloto Cast Que, andred and Four I which .
For Governor: Fue & Butes & Boston received aninte met or
Oliver W. Coff of Easthumethe wind Two volis Haciamed. Sustin of Boston uvedl inaute aux This 1lunchs
Curtis build Not Boston cional unutulwrote Richard Chung Ich. I aus ter wiewordt weiter Für 60the Moritz E. Futher Howshe receive Que 100 Blanks
Obs Bohelund of Monster receita Can vote SomF. Coule & Sun securit
Blanks Four,
For wasser and Reccion Emoral. John D. Billings of Rockland neuen Vene voli Edward S. Thadferd hogy I lived suruty mer coled Haholen B, Theson of Mereciera Funnich 2 Hauter of Amicul record Que voce Thomas @ Thatcher of da month received wanty Que los Blacks For auditor. John H. Hagan of Som received leve vote Joseph Orr of Thicone wird low vole alfred E. Steile Northampton received TWEE cortes Francois ( Tetrault of southbridge would wanty Time votes Blanches
For attorney General.
Twee Me Dean of Tide un wound TWEE The
Frist Parte do dances I willard Sweety Que votes 72 louis Fiz
For Councilor - Eighth vistrict. Richard M. Invier of Northampton received sixty light votes Emest R. Yenifer Holyoke ucciord Three votes Procher TwoEnters Didans received Two votes Charles & Westin Pittsfield received Twenty Three voto Blanches Eight
For Sucator- First Que Identitet, 1
Time , Herling of Monson received Twenty Eight Vis Trum F. Sampson of Springfield wird Sweaty Que votes "Elson Westra miguel record Que volu Blunck's Four
For The presentation in sucursal Count- First inmelden district James Instin Hawkes of Values ucciand Turnity Seven votes arthur a Terceros of Monsen received Scounty Tome votes Blanko
For Counter Commissioner- Hawkder County, Ford H. Tenduch of Spring fild received Surety Four votes many it tranche of lawsand received Twintig Fire votes John Ingolde bygg Westfield received Two votes Blanks Three
For Register of Probate and Insourway - Humpour County Samuel C. Nobert migueld received Five volis Samuel B. Spoon er Spania ful received Eighty Seven votes 7 Hantes Twelve
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For Register Sobrede - Kampen Counter. Franchise ! have & Blaine word Fast Micheal & O'Connor volesse wework Eighteen T'
Suruty Five Blanks
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A Well's Tande of Smugfield received Security Für volus Millium & Passions & Springfield cured Twenty votes Williund & moving West minul wind Two voter Blanks
Sull are act passed by the Sunval Court in the year Unten Hundred and THREE Entitled "are act to Establish the Mount Tom Stall Reservation in the County of Hampshire" be accepted. Ho- Thirty Eight Blacks, Forty
After war ing out 'anna and scaling uf tu returns of the a foresaid, also sealing up all ballots cast and allof two of the just act of allits not used together with all the Second set of 250 ballots not used and The list of voters used by the selectures and Tellers as check for the reception of ballots and the one used by Theballot Clicks for the deliving of Ballots to volis, a und the same ring certified to by a majority of the Election & fees all being done in onew meeting Tun ufor suotiene made to that Expect it was vote to which the meeting.
The or roced by Quart Brown Tour Clerk
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This certified that I have caused to be destroyed the bullo to cant at the last anmund State Elections held with the provisions of Chapter 11 Sutin 241 of the CE Thour Your Clerk
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Ham polen SS. Toutes Constable of the Townof Primila. Gratis In the muse of the Commonwealth' i' arrachecute Jem an hunby directed to notify and warme the in inde The top ? The Town of Minefield quale sette is vote in Town erfrom Front at the scheturns Room Town Hall in said Brimfield on Monday ramowy trinity Eighth instant at o'clock P. Hd To act on The following articles, vir,
article 1. article 2.
To Choose a moderator to preside over said muting.
To su what some of money if any the tour will appropriate for the further subject of the bevor for The current your
article 3. To su what sure of money if any the tour will af froghicate for the further can of bridges for the Content
To choose any commetter or aquits That may be necessary.
article 4. article 5, To see if the town will vote to receive the vote of The trunk on april 6 th. 1903 on motions of Ons E. as her in regard to The management of the Tour fame and act turron,
and you are directed to seven This comment of posting are attested copy of the same at the Town Hall, one at the Center postoffice and by mailing a copy to The posting at East Binifield, and by mailing or otherwise smidigtcopy to For halt's Wills and to the RH Station at Mit Hermosilla iwr days at least in for the time & holding said mel ting Barril tail not and make due return of this wament with your doings Theron to the Toure Clerk T said Prin field ut The time and plain The sunting afordai . Girne under our hands This The Mine on the day Ircumber in the year a. Our Thousand wine hundred and three ! !
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Chat I. Marbill selection
Edward & Davereint
Commonwealth of Massachusetts- Haufen IS, I have several the within womant as Themis directed Coming Tricks, Constable of This field a miting of moment and return of Come to the attest, Quant. Houve Tome Clerk
Town Muting held Monday December 28 . 903 The voter To Brunn quell must at the sulectura ? loom Town Hall in unavance to The ringring wormunt in Hundar the Twenty Eightthe day of Dec. 1203. The muting was called to ne by thetown Clark and the warmest calling the meeting und Gmin Ficha was a finstere by the Town Clerklastiller to assist in running, assorting and counting votes for Moderater and was ducky Groom. a wallet was tre in his for a Modena or resulting is follows : I mole number ballots cast dit of which Ques E vanim secure two votes. GunBrown
IM. Eaton one vote no me having a plurality of the votes cast no choice was declared, I sund vallot was there taken with the following result : whole number valloto cust time . OF which. Come E Parker recurso Que vote Charles C. Brown One vote, Samuel Exton Tric votes Quant. Brown Four cotes. Quan F. Brown having a plurality OF this votes cast was declared Elected but declined to sevor, a Thank ballot was taken and resulted in se look : Visite number of ballots Just TELL. of which M. F. For fun record Une volt, Sus E. arter umind Que volt, OF Brown unina Our voli. Mr. Tarbillund Com volt. F. E. Cook moura one vote, Blown wird Two volio, samuel Extensive Those votes ind Samuel Eaton was declared cluster accepted and was swom by the Town Click.
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Poor for the current fiscal year.
In motion of Qui Hicks that the sum of QueHundred Dollars or a fine on a till for the pooh whenis of Bridges for the comet fincial your.
To muss man article rows of the nummer action
On motion o Edward It Davreport That the word pushed at the annual Town Ellerterry holdapril 6 th, 903 and by adjoumment abril 2ST 1903 in which the town voted in motion of Grus E Marken "That the management of the Town House I left in the hands of the Courseers of the Voor for the current Year but after that the town & bull not unit but C him a wurden and matron to take " hames. said am under the Course of the Moon" or recurded
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Une motion To F.E. Look tut the whole mutter himing a Wardie or leasing the Town Func or lift discrisuoman with the Corrsuno Etter for That the as for mature for the further sufferto fler poor voted This due or puis from the intances unismary in the Tour Treasury at The love of the hat ferial your.
Votre
That the a po mination for the mother i pains of Budu cs boten this day be paid from the balance of the wood - collection for the year 190%.
VMin
That the nature of now and fourmed,
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( animation If the Republican Tour Comunitice
Chairman n. Y. Mais Trasmar James Hoyes Bringfull Feb. 29, 1904 0 E. B. Tromme que. Heinved and Necorded for the original This 29 the day theby 190%. ittet Sua 4. Bonne Tous Cluck
Biofield Republican Tome Committee Forthe year 1904, Robert V. Suwie M. D. Edward 78. Trouve
Slimmad n. V. Sowie Suntan E. B. Brown
E. 73. Brown Que. Minguild Feb. 29, 1904 To Quart. House Touse Clark Receive and werment this first day of March 1904. attest Quar F. Your Town Clerk -
Warrant for annual town meeting March 21, 1904.
the Tenstables of the Source of Sharing
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at the same would in svine 8 first day of march mit at 10. 0'cto on the following articles - vily-
article 1
To choose a moderator to preside over said meeting
article 2 To choose all necessary town offres for the wering wenn. also all Committees mir damals . de The halls is tired at half past ten o'clock . W. at half past two is close . M.
article 3
by the the town and act thereon.
for the ending yo be in hercoled.
axel 6 To see if the town will authorize its Treasures to revised by the Selection
article 7 To determine the manner and state the terms and conditions of collecting the taxes for the ensuing year , and fix the compensation of the collector of taxes.
the wicans for Collecting Taxes, which the town
article 10 To see what disposition the town will make of its dog fund , ar act thereon .
Wticle 11 To see if the town will cause to be printed the reports of it's officers or agents as any part Thereof.
Article 12 To see if the town will raise and appropriate any
The Bonn will
article 14 To bring in their vates "yes" as "No" when the question. Howell license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town .
article 15 To see if the town will accept the sum of One hundred ($100,00) dollars from Charles M. and Fred Mr. Webber. the income to be used for the case of the Efe Ito Michler in the Brain feller Center
article 16 To see if the town will choose a Committee of three to consult with other towns that may choose to the matter of caring for the pour an act con.
With 0. 18. To see if the town will accept the provision of Sec 841 of chapter 11. of the revised law, where it applies to the election of road commissioners.
article 19 To see if the town will vate to accept the the will of the late Etta Lo Pierce providing of her birine but in the Brianfield
And you are directed & wine
an attested copy of the same at the Town Hall, and at the
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Berlin Post office , and cary in the Can't Ottica at East Bornfield, and by mailing or otherwise sending a Copy to haskets mills , seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting
Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant with doings thereon to the town Clerk of said B meeting afaresaia.
day of march in the year one thousand nine.
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Perrin Hicks
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Orrin Hicks. Constable of Brimfield.
achvented
annual Town Uneling held Monday, March. 21. &# 1904.
The waters of Brimfield assembled at the Town Hall on Monday the 21st day of March 1904. The meeting was afremtid and called to order and the warrant read by the town Clerk assist in receiving, assaiting and counting for
a ballot for moderator was then taken and resulted as. follows : Whole number of ballots cast Wine ( 9 ) Ges . Mr . Hitchcock received Eight (8) vates Francis E. Cook ricemed one vote. and George Mr. Hitchcock was declared elected, and was sworn by the town Click.
and J. Edgar Brown were appointed tellers by the moderator, to assist in receiving assorthing and count- -ing the votes cast for town officers, and upon the question. of granting license. and they were each severally sworn by the town Clerk . The State balkat box being used for a question & granting license for the sale of intoxicating liques in this
Orrin Hicks Constable. the ballot box register standing at 000.
To choose three Selectmen three overseers of the Poor. how toliters& there's Constables, for the snowing your. at ten o'clock and thirty seven minutes a. M. The ballato for iron officers . and when the question of granting license for the sale of intoxicating liquors in the form.
Vated
by and with the of proval of the board of men in anticipation of taxes was the ensuing
Vated That the compensation of the Collector of taxes be the same as last year, subject to the same conditions and roses posted at !! of Avril 1903.
Vated To pass over article eight of the warrant.
Voted That the Collector of taxes be authorized to use the same
use when appointed Collector.
Voted That the reports of town officers be printed the same as heretofore.
Vated That the money now in the Treasury reimbursed by the State. on account of Skulle aid be und is hereby approfi- - ated for the payment of State and for the current fiscal year .
Voler To pass over article to the without action.
owe Money to
Voted To pass over article eighteenth of the warrant.
Varia To accept the saw Will of Esso to Beused. the income thereal to be used for the perpetual care 1
published for the fiscal year ending march 7Th 1904. be accepted
$50. each
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. 'clock and eight minutes P. M. to hasthome IR transaction of wait until one o'clock
Well That the list of Jurors, as revised by the Selectmen be accepted and adapted which are as follows.
Jurisfor 1984
Kahn Le Chaffee
merrick a Sherman
J. Walter Brown Edward Ho. Morgan Charles L. Brown
2. W. Forkett.
Walter to Hanithe
Edward B. Brown.
Willie C. Webber.
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.R.V. Jawin that a Committee of three
variegate the
Launited as That
and George W. Sherman
In That the whole matter of the rental of the hearse I left with the Selectmen.
To choose five Field drivers by nomination and
. und Drivers John & Spring- William Lo Newton- He bert'I Booth Elmer & Booth, and Charles H. George, and each were sworn by the town Clerk.
Vated To choose a Pound Keeper by nomination. Frederick Pound Kuper
Voted Tomarse tous Invegas of and the following were en, Viliam 6, Wood & Lumber James Hours. as George W. Sherman. - William seven -.
Vated To choose one Cemetery Committee for Two years by nomination, and Bertie E. Campbell was elected.
Committee Vated
The Committee chosen at the annual Town meeting held april. 7. 1902 to take into consideration the mater
Committees Витый.
made an oral report .
Voted Den maken of d'anciens
such part of a
Vated that An the Larsson Committee, and George M. Hitchcock and Arthur Brown were chosen.
Vated
time of placing the halls be extended to trong celach .
Vated That the sum of fifty dollars be raised and appropriated
the ensuing year.
at two o'clock and fifty minutes I. M. the Moderator declared the polls for the election town officers. also the hills for the votes cast on the question of granting license for the sale of intersecting lignous closed. The testers than five- - Decided to carrosses the ballati cast. The ballot boy register indicated that fifty six bullets had been East on the question of granting license.
Varted To raise and appropriate the son of one thousand. dollars for support of Highways
hundred and fifty dollars for the support of
Voted To raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars for the construction of highway railings
Voted To raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars for the repairs of Culverts
Voted Is saved and of bele ciate the iron dallaw on the chains of high
Vated. To raise and appropriate the sum of fourteen
" seeger of school teachers
I alsopirate the son of fifty dollars for salary of school Committee?
Vatid To raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred and twenty five dollars for salary of Superintendent of Letovis.
Vated To raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars for the purchase of text books and supplies.
( dollars) Voted To raise and appropriate the sum of Lilly for transportation of school children .
Vated To move and approfiriate the comm of eight Animals fifty dollars for repairs of school houses.
Voted To raise and offchobeide for debt and idnest.
Voted To raise and appropriate the for snow paths.
Voted To raise and appropriate the room of La dollars for officers salaries.
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