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Voted To raise and appropriate for the use of the Library the sun of 350.00
in additionto the Dog fund
Valid & raise and appropriate for care of the Common the sum of 50.00 Vated To raise and appropriate to complete the new road at West Brimfield 0 the sumof 250.00 Vated On motion of Orrin Hicks that the Selection and Charles.I Tarbell be a committee to compete the Springfield Street Railway to raiseor lower their rails on the Palmer Road to a level. ofthe highway.
Vated To lay article 4th on the table for the present.
article 18th was takenup and acted upon. Vated Om mation of that S. Tarbell, that the Selection prepare specifications and that sealed proposals be advertised for the construction of said road , with The privilege of rejecting any or all bids.
Voted To lary the remainder of article 18th on the table.
the Vated In motion of W. C. Davenport that, town accept the price of road now owned by the Smell Manufacturing Company as a part of the highway at East Brimfield and place a railing on The West side of said road.
Vated To lay article 2nd on the table to be acted upor an ad jour. - ned meeting.
Vated In Motion Wim O. Smith that the assessors be ordered to investigate the values of property in the Town of Brinfield and assets at least two thirds valuation of land.
Vated On motion of Wm S. Spooner that at every Special town meeting called. in addition to the present method of natice, a card shall be sent to every vater in Town, with the subjects to be acted upon.
The ballot clerks and tellers having finished the canvassing and counting the ballats cast for town officers and on the question of granting license for the sale of intoxicating liques in this Town"reported to the moderator and declared by him as follows".
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Whose number of ballots cast one hundred and Thirty Eight. male 132- Female. for School Committee 6. Total 138. Town Clerk
Town Clerk Miner N. Corbin received one hundred and eleven votes ( !!! ) and was declared elected and sworn by the moderator. Town Treasurer.
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Town Treasurer Miner H. Corbin received one hundred and sixteen votes (16) and was declared elected and sworn by the mo rotor. Selectmen. Merritt S. Dunham received seventy two vates (72) * Orrin Nicks received Eighty eight vates (88) Walter a. Hyde received forty six votes (46) John Shavily received Sixty five votes (65) William S. Plasstil received fifty six votos (56)
overseer of the pour
School. Committee
Robert V. Sawin received one hundred and light votes (108) and was declared elected, and sworn by the Town Clerk. School Committee for three years. Robert V. Sawin received one hundred and one votes (101) and was declared elected and sworn by the Town Clerk. assessor for three years.
assessor.
Walter OL. Nyde received forty eight vates (48) Fred N. Lawrence received eighty votes (80) and Fred N. Lawrence receiving a plurality of the vates was declared elected, and sworn by the Town blesk. Jax Collector.
Charles. S. Tarbell received one hundred and twenty two (12) votes, was declared elected and sworn by the Town Clerk. Constables,
Charles H. Filer received one hundred and four vater . ( 104) Orrin Hicks. nine ". (109) 1 1 . 1
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George E. Hitchcock. 11
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Harry a. Lombard. 11
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Patrick Me Intire. 11
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B. E. Campbell.
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one vote (1)
Clarence W. King.
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Merritt S. Dunham. Orrin Hicks and John Shanly having received received a plurality of the votes and were declared elected and sworn by the Town & lesk. Overseer of the Poor for three years,
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Charles H. Filer- Orrin Hicks- George E Hitchcock Harry Lombard and Patrick Me Intire receiving a plurality of the votes were declared elected. and each were severally sworn by the Town Clerk. auditors.
auditors
Orus E. Parker received one hundred and five vates (105) Everett M. Stowell received one hundred and one vates (101) and Crus, E. Parker and Everett Mr. Stowell were declared elected and each were severally sworn by the Town Clerk. Tree Warden.
Tree Warden
John W. Brown received ninety five vates (95) George E. Hitchcock received one vate (1) John W. Brown receiving a plurality of the vates was declared. elected and sworn by the Town Clerk. Library Trustees for three years.
Library Trustees
Margaret Dunsmore received one hundred and one vates (101) Robert V. Sawin received ninety nine vates (99)
and they were declared elected.
The vote on the question"shall licence be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town " was . Yes. Twenty six (26) No. Seventy six (76)
License. vate.
after the ballots used at the meeting with the tally and total sheets and check lists were sealed up and certified to by the ballot that
clerks in open town meeting. a nation was made, the meeting be adjourned to Saturday march 29th at one o clock. P.m. Vated That the meeting be adjourned to the above date and was so declared
Miner H. Corbin Town Clerk.
Brimfield Mass July, 1, at 1912. I give to the Town of Brimfield the sum of one hundred dollars. for the perpetual care of the Lake Charles and Jahn L. Bacon lot in the Brimfield center Cemetery.
mrs. Sarah B. Bacon.
Copy of bequest of Mrs Harriet a. Chamberlain. Tenth Clause in her will. I give and bequeath to the Inhabitants of the Town of Brimfield in the country of Hampden and Commonwealth of Massachusettsof the sun of two hundred (200) docars for the perpetual care and repair of my lot in the Brinfield Cemetery Riciwed Jan 4 th 1 913.
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adjourned Unaual Town meeting held March. 29th 1913. mit according to adjournment.
Vited To adjour to the Selection's room, and commenced
moved by Chat S. Tarbell to reconsider the vate which raised and appropriated the sum of two thousand dollars for highways . the motion , was put to vote . but motion lost, 13 for 14. against.
article 4 th taken on the table and continued action upon
"Vated On motion of F. N. Lawrence that we raise and appropriate( 750.) dollars for officers salaries
Vated On mation of MM. O. Smith that we raise and appropriatefor the use of the Free Warders the sum of twenty five dollars ("25.)
Vated In motion Orrin Hicks that we raise and appropriate for miscellaneous purposes the sum of eleven hundred dollars($100.)
Vated on mation of John Trake that the expense of lighting the streets be taken from the miscellaneous fund until The installing of the Electric Lights.
Valer. To take up article 22nd Moved by Wm O. Smith that five hundred dollars of the excise tax be appropriated if the State will appropriate the same amount to be used on the Palmer road. Motion not carried eleven for-fourteen against: (11 to 14.)
article 23ª taken up. Vated On motion S. N. adams that we raise and appropriate the sim of three hundred dollars for a side walk at Center Village ammended by D. Hicks that sum be five hundred dollars ("500.) and Iendment was accepted for the repair and construction of side walks in Center village.
Vated In motion of W.C. Davenport, the town raise and appropri- - ate the sum of four hundred dollars for repair and construction of side walks at East Brimfield village. Vated In motion of O. G. Parker. we raise and appropriate for the suppres- - sim of illegal sale of liquor the sum of $150,00
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Vated On motion of Orrin Hicks that we raise and appropriate the sum of (10.) one hundred dollars for the purchase of fire extinguishers and any taxpayer mayhold joint ownership with the Town in one or more of said hand extinguishers by payment of one half of the cost prices or by payment of full -os may have full ownership of the same.
Vated That Geo.W. Sherman Wml. Davenport and Clarence W. King be surveyors * measures of wood and lumber for the ensuing year , and each were A wor Vated To choose three field drivers J. L Chaffee E. G. Wells and Gev. Lo. Lane were chosen, non-qualified. Vater. To choose Fred Bissoit Pound Keeper and he was swarm. Voted To choose threefence viewers, and Samuel N. adams George W. Sheman and F. Edgar Brown were chosen, Samuel H. Adams + Geo W Sherman were Iwarn-F Edgar Brown declined to serve Tated To reflect Orus E. Parker Cemetery Committee for two years.
Vated To choose the same Committe as last year for the suppression of the illegal sale of liquor consisting of Orus E. Parker, George W. Sherman Clarence W. King. Edward B. Brown and Fred N. Laurence
Vated To reflect George M. Hitchcock as one of the Trustees for three years of the Harding Fund.
Voted On Motion of Fred Lawrence the sum of six thousand dollars be appropriated from the treasury toward taxes.
Vated To adjourn this meeting without date and it was declared adjourned, by the moderator.
miner N. Corbin Town Clerk.
aprit. 3ª 1913. George &. Hitchcock was appointed forest fire Warden and qualified. Clarence W. King. Merritt S. Dunham, and Orrin Nick. were appointed Deputy fire Wardens , and have qualified. John Vages was appointed by the Selectmen to fill a vacancy as fence vienuch, and qualified.
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Warrant for Special Town Meeting . Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Hampden, SS. To either of the Constables of the Town of Brimfield. Greeting. In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Brimfield qualified to vote. in Town affairs to meet at the Town Hall in said Brimfield on Saturday the 26th day of april, inst, at two o'clock in the afternoon to act on the following articles. Viz.
article 1et To choose a moderator to preside over said meeting.
article 2nd To appropriate money for the construction of the highway at Hunters Corner as located by the bounty Commissioners.
article 34 To see if the town will appropriate an additional sum of. money for the repair of highways the same to be expended on the Palmer road under the State Highway small town act.
article 4th To see if the town will vate to Elect at its next annual meeting. three road Commissioners. one for one year one for two years and one for three years . Or if the town should not vote to thus Elect three road Commissioners . to see if it will elect one road Commissioner for one year.
article 5th To see what action the town will take regarding the dispo- - sition of the unused school houses.
article. 6th To see what action the town will take in establishing a vocational agricultural department as provided by acto of 1911. and appropriate money for the same. also choose all committees for carrying out the same. and you are directed to serve this warrant by posting an attested copy of the same at the Town hall, one at the Center Part Ofice and by mailing a copy to the Post office at East Brimfield, and by mailing or otherwise sending a copy to Parketts mills , and the Depot at . West Brimfield seven days .
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at least before the time of holding said meeting, Heartof fail not and make due return of this warrent with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk of said Brinfield at the time and place of meeting aforesaid. Given under our hands this 15th day of april C. D. 1913. Orrin Hicks Select men
John & harly
Merritt S. Dunham / of Brimfield
Brimfield Mass. april 19 th 1913 . I have served the within warrant as herein directed. Patrick Mc Entire. Constable of Brimfield.
a true copy of the warrant and the return of the Constable thereon.
attest- Miner N. Corbin. Town Clerk.
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Special Town Meting held april 26th 1913. The voters of Brinfield assembled at the Town Hall on Saturday april 26th 1913 in response to the foregoing warrant. The meeting was called to order by the town clerk miner N. Carbin, who read the warrant calling the meeting . The meeting was opened at 2. o clock and four minutes P. M. Orus E. Parker and Charles S. Tarbell were appointed as tellers to assist in checking, assorting, and counting the inilats cast for moderator and were sworn by the clerk. a ballot was then taken for moderator with the following result. whole number of ballots cast tiventy seven (27) and Robert 1. Streeter received liventy Leven (27) and was in animanly elected, and accepted the office. Vater To take up article Sixth.
moved by George F. Kennedy, that the Jawn elect a Board of Trustees consisting of three members, one of whom shall be a member of Wie school Committee. one a member of the Board of Trustees of the Hitchcock Free Ucademy, and one additional citizen with authority to organize and maintain a Vocational Agricultural School. The subject of the nation was explained by Mr. Kenney und her. Stringson of the Mass, Agricultural College, and discussed by F. a. Wheeler Supt. of Schools and others. after which it was. Vater to accept and adopt the motion.
Vated in motion of George F. Kennedy that the Town appropriate the surnal two thousand dollars (2000) for the establishment and maintenance of a Vocational agricultural School in Brünnfield to be expended by the Trustees elected by the town subject to the provisions of Chapter 47% of arts of 191.
Vated On mational Chass. Tarbell that a nominating committee of three be appointed by the moderator to bring in three names to be vated upon as Trustees. Committee appointed was Geo. M. Hitchcock. Win C. Davenport. and Um S. Pearsall. and they reported the following the following names. John H. Noyes for the Board of School Committee. Charles I. Tar bell for the Board of Trustees of the Fitcheoch Free areading, and William S. Pearsall for the town.
Vated That the report of the nominating committee be accepted ... and the names. presented be elected as Trustees.
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4th article was taken up and discussed at length and it was aneved by quer Spooner that at the next annual meeting three road Commissioners be elected. one for one year, one for two years and one for three years. the motion was voted upon but motion not carried.
vited One motion of La Oliver that the remainder of article four be passed over .
Vater On motion of Orrin Nick's that . the sum of two thousand dollars ($2000.) appropriated for the construction of the road at Hunters Corner so called as Laid out by the bounty Commissioners.
Vated On motion of S. N. Adams that the town appropriate the manof ( 1000. ) one thousand dollars. if the State will allow the same amount, to be used on the Palmer Road continuing the work done last year toward rimfield center, vote carried 23. to 19.
article 5th was taken up and acted upon after some discussion it was Vated On motion of Leon S. Oliver that the School Committee be authorized to examine the unused School houses as to what shall be done with their, and make an estimate as to the cost of keeping the same in repair and make a report at the next annual town meeting.
Vated To adjourn this meeting without date and the meeting wasd declared adjourned.
Miner H. Carbin. Town Clerk.
Brimfield mass. June 28, 1913. This is to certify that Charles at. Raper is here appointed as special Police for the Town of Brimfield for the balance of the official yas. and was sworn Orrin Hicks merritt &. Dunham Selectmen John Shanly of Brimfield Brimfield mass June 24 th 1913. Merritt S. Dunham was appointed Deputy Tree Warden. and sworn,
Chuq 28 th 1 91 3 . James J. O'Neil was appointed Field Driver by the Selection to fill a vacancy, and took it oath of office. miner H. Larbin Town Clerk.
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Warrant for Annual State Election. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden S' S' To either Constable of the Town of Brimfield Greeting.
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massa Insit's you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Brimfield qualified to vate in electrons to meet at the Town hall in said Brimfield on Tuesday the 4th day of November A. 2, 1913, at 10, o'clock in the forenoon to give in their vates on one ballot to the Election officers for the following officers . to wit .
Governos, Lieutenant Governor. Secretary. Treasurer. and receiver General; auditor, and attorney General. all for the Commonwealth, Representative in Congress for third Congressional District to fill a vacancy, Con- cillor for seventh councilor District; Senator for Worcester Hampden Senatorial District: Representative in General Court fax First Hampden Representative District ; County Commissioner for Hampden County. I've associate Commissioners for Himpolen County. District attorney for the Western District; and Register of Prabat and Insolvency for Hampden County, also to vole by ballat; which shall be by Yes or No. in answer to The following questions, Frist, Shall ihr proposed amendment to the Constitution making Women eligible to appointment as Nataries Public. be approved and ratified. Chapter 28 Resolu of 1913) Second- Shall the proposed amendment to the Constitution, authorizing The referendum be approved and ratified. Chapter 116. Resolves of 1913.) also to vote by ballot which shall. be yes or No. upon acceptance of Chapter 807 acts of 1913. entitled an act to provide for compensating certain public employees for injuries sustained in the course of their employment.
The polls will be open at 10. o'clock in the faremoon and may be closed at Two o'clock in the afternoon.
and you are hereby directed to serve this warrant ( one at the Town Hall ) by posting attested copies of the same. one at the Center Post Office, and by mailing a copy to the Post Office
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at East Brimfield and by mailing or otherwise sending to Baskets mills and the Depe' at West Brianfield. sen at least before the time of said meeting . Here of fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Selection on or before the line of holding said meeting Given under our hands this twenty fifth day of October 01. 2. 1913.
Orrin Nicks Selectionen Wersitt S. Dunham of John Shanly 1 Brimfield
This is to certify that I have survived the within Warrant as here in directed
Patrick mc. Intere Constable.
a true copy of the warrant and the return of the Constable thereon.
attest- miner H. Corbin. Town Clerk.
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annual Mate Election held November 1,th 1913 The vaters of Brimfield assembled at the Town Hall an Tuesday Nov. 4th in response to the fore going warrant The meeting was called to order and opened by Orrin Nicks presiding Election oficer, at 10, o'clock alm. and the warrant read calling the meeting. The Town Clerk then delivered to the presiding officer the Discman ballots and cards of instru- - ction and a package of Official ballots said to contain (250) two hundred and fifty billets and took his receipt for them The specimen ballots and cards of instruction were then posted as required by law. Merritt S. Denham. John. Shanly, George N. adams, and William Leach. who had premares. les fbi app 's ted by the Selectionen ballot Clerks and tellers were severly sworn by the town clerk. Geo. E. Hitchcock was appointed Police Officer and sworn. The seals to the packages containing the ballots were then broken open and the ballots delivered to the ballot clerks by the presiding officer. The ballet box was then opened for inspection and declared to be empty, and then locked and the key delivered to George & Hitchcock Police Officer this ballet box register standing at 000. all being done in open meeting. at 10, o clock and eight minutes the polls we're declared open for the reception of ballots by the presiding officer. Vated on mation of john Shanty that the time of closing the poll be extended until (3) Three o'clock P. m! at 3, a clock P.M. the presiding officer there being no objections, declared the polis closed. The ballot boy register standing at 102 (the ballat box regisister is out of order) The tellers proceed to count the number of ballots delivered to voters which was one hundred and fourteen 114 the number checked on the check list was 114. The ballots were then taken from the ballot box and counted one by one and resulted as follows whole number of ballots cast were one hundred and fourteen (14) The ballot clerksand tellers with the supervis is proceeded to canvass and count the ballats can't which resulted as follows. One hundred and fourteen ballats were cast, and we're for the following person. For Governor.
Charles Summer Bird of Walpole, Progr Reed Thirty seven Vates (37) alfred H. Evans of Northampton. Prob-" Two - " (2)
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Eugene M. Foss. of Boston-And Rec'd Five Vates. (5) augustus . Gardner of Hamilton .- Rep Reed Thirty five" (35) Glathur 8. Rever of Bastos, Sach Labor, No.
11 (0) David & Walsh of Fitchburg-Dem. Thirty two " (32)
George N. Wrenn of Springfield Socialist .. One 11 (1)
Lieutenant Governor. Edward O. Barry of Boston-Den- Read Inventy for " (25) Daniel Lasque of Lowell - Prog- 11 Thirty One " (31) Cluqust H. Goetting, of Springfield-Ref-11 Fifty four " (54) allient of, Or lof Boston Prob-" One 11 (1) Peter O'Rourke of Medford Soc. Labar 11 No- 11 (0)
bearge & Rower Jr. of Barton Socialist One 11
Secretary.
Frank J. Donahue. of Boston .- Dem Reed Twenty nine .. (29) Win2 , " Kinney. of Boston-Rep. 11
Forty six " (46) John A. Nichols. of Boston- Prob 11 Two " (2) Fred. E. Welcher. of Peabody- Soc Labor " No. " ( 0)
Ella M. Roberts- of Springfield- Socialist .. One " (1)
Russell a. Wood - of Cambridge - Prog. " Thirty two " (32) Treasurer.
Charlest Burrillof Boston, - Repo- Rec'd Forty one Vates (41) Charles E. Hennes of Worcester-Socialist. 11
11 <0) Thomas a Frissell of Hinsdale- Prof 11
Juro " (2) Warren R. Feith of Brockton-Prog 11
Thirty two " (32) Frederick W. Mansfield. of Boston- Dein 11 Twenty nine " (39) Dennis Mc. Goff. of New Bedford-Soc. Laks " One " (1) Cludites.
Herbert J. Brown, of Greenfield .- Prob- Reed Two Vates (2) David Craig of Milford. Soc Labar 11 No (0) Octave a La Riviere of Springfield .- Prog - "
Thirty 11 (30) Samuel P. Levenberg of Baston-Socialist. - ". Oné (1) Frank H. Pope of Leominister Dem. - " Twenty Seven. (27) John E. White of Tisbury - Rep .. 11 Faith " (40)
attorney General
Thomas &, Boynton of Everett- De-Ried. Twenty nine Votes(29) Freeman J. Grommet of Chelsea Prob. 11 Two (2) 1, John Mc Party of abington Socialist 11 One „, (1)
A. Nuestis Newton. of Everett Prog 11
Ingvar Paulsen. of Baston Soc Labor 1 Jannes M. Swift- of Fall River, Rep.
Thirty two " (32)
No 11 (0)
Forty "1 (40)
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Gorencillas Seventh District. Daniel 8. Denney of Worcester. Rep .- Reed Forty five Vates (45) Edmund Mortimer-of Graffe Prog .- 11 Forty six 11 (46) Senator - Worcester, Hampden District
alexis Boyer Jr .- of Southbridge. Dem- Read. Thirty Vales (30) William H. Wheeler of Hubbardston. Ref - 1. Sixty two " (62) Representative in General Court, 1. et Hampden County Freelon D. Ball, of Monson. Rep- Reed. thirty nine Vales(39) Charles. a. Le Gro. of Palmer Dem." Twentyfour " (24) William S. Pearsall of Brimfield Drog , Forty five " (45) County Commissioner Hampden County.
George W Bray Of Chicopee-Dem S. Rep Rec'd. Inety eight " (68) Charles , Swift of Ess Longmeadow. Soc. " One " (1)
Frederick Venger of Chicopee. Prog - 11 Twenty eight , (28) associate Commissioners - Hampolen bounty
John ? collins of Springfield-Der-Reed. Twenty seven Vates(27) George of Fitzpatrick of Monsoon Socialist .. four. 11 (4) Thornas E King of Springfield- Dem .... Seventeen " (IT) Samuel W. Maxfield of Springfue -Socialist-". Three " (3) arthur CL. Sibley of West Springfield-Roep - 11 Horty nine.(49) John H. dickmann of Holyoke - Rep - " Thirty nine "(39) District attorney-Western District. Christopher T. Callahan of Holyoke, Dem Reed Twenty seven Votes (21) William a King of Springfield- Socialist-" Three vates (3)
Clarence P. Niles of Pittsfield .- Rep- 11 Sixty " (60) Register of Probate and Insolvency. Hampden County George Day of West Springfield- Socialist-Red three Votes (3) " (78)
Frank & Nodskins of Dong meadow Prog-Dem+ Rep. " Seventy Eight Congressman 3d District-(To fill vacancy)
of Le phen M. Marshall of Gli ton Prog. Reed-Twenty Seven Votes (27) M., Fred O' Connell "Fitchburg-Dern-" Twenty nine "(29) Calvin D. Paige of Southbridge-Rep -. Forty six vates, (46) amendment to Constitution. Shall the proposed amendment to the constitution authorizing the referendum be approved and ratified. yes-38- No .- 19.
amendment to the constitution.
Shall the proposed amendment to the constitution making women eligible to appointment as nataries. public, be approved and ratified. Yes, 26- No-40
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act for compensation Laborers, warkamen and his Shall Chapin SOT of the acts of nineteen hundred and Forte being an act to provide for compensating labores wochen. and mechanics, for injuries sustained in public employ and to exempt from legal liability counters and municipal corporations which pay such compensation the accepted By to inhabitants of this town. The vate. Yes-Forty five (45) No- Sixteen (16)
The foregoing result of the carwass and covent by the Fullt clerks and letters was read in open meeting, and after making out signing and reading up the returned of the aforesaid, with all the ballots cart, together with. tail, sheets and total sheets, and certified by a majority if the Election officers. all being done in openmeeting. a motion was made to dissolve the meeting and it was so vated and so declared by the Presiding officer
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