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To choose a moderator to iresute over said viewing. To see if the own will vote to appropriate in del Additional rum of money for charity.
art. 3. To see if the town will vote to unrokuall in additional sum of money for schools.
ist. 4 to see if the own viel The appropriate a sum of money to make up an overdraft in the General Shighway account
art. 57
To see if the town will vote is appropriate a sum of money to make up an overdraft in soldiers Recist.
art. 6. La see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to compensate Edward schedule for injury received while in the employ of the town"-
and you are directed to serve this warrant by Hosting fattested copies of same at the town hall and Lovet toffice seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
Stereo Jack not and make due return of this
warrant with your doings thereon it the time and place of meeting afonisaid.
Given under our hands this Eighth day of December 1938
Edward &. Killian Everett J. Janden 1
selectmen of Brimfield
a true copy, ittest : Thank S. Gifford Jown Check.
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Special Town Meeting DEC. 16. 1938.
at the obecial meeting called by the fore- going warrant, about 10 voters were present and Peransacted the business of the meeting in 10 minutes as follows:
Ralph it stall was the unanimous choice of the meeting con Moderator and was aworn by the Clerk. Viola, to appropriate $ 500.00 ~~ Charity from Surplus Revenue.
Voted to abpropriate 200.00 for schools from
Vited to appropriate 398.44 to make up an werdrate & # 379.67 in the General Ofighway account and He soudit the Compensation Fund with 18.77 L'oportionale share of snow Removal labor Rayroll. Voted o appropriate "30.00 for Soldiers Relief Non verbale Revenue
Voted le abrobrate +17.00 from surplus Revenue to compensate Edward sheeran por injury received while in the employ of the town .
Inis concluded the buowners and the meeting 1 edsourced without late
Frank S. Lyford Down Clerk.
at the close of registration February 21, 1939, there were 494 registered voters which is. I believe an all time high
Frank S. Gifford.
2.5.2. - Untis.
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- Warrant for Juncal Town Meeting.
Commonwealth of Mass , Bramkach . To the own clerk of Brembilla trolling.
In the name of the Commonwealth of Thank You are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of Brom- weld qualified a volet on sown affairs a meet wall in said Brimfield on Monday, after day of March, 1939 at is o'clock in the morenoon a act on the following :- To choose a moderator a brevide ver said meeting. To give in new sales & the election offelche in one ballot on the following town officer ;
ist. 1. art. 2.
Down elek, Treasurer, lax collector, wie sichmen tree warden, we constables, ale on the terms of no year; one member of the Board of Public welfare, one school committee, one assessor, one comeicky commissioner, two library trustees, ale ou the term of three years.
The solis will be oben at 10 a clock in the corenoon and may be closed at 2 I clock in the afternoon.
art. 5
to wear reports of reficers and agute seriotore chosen by the town and out thereon.
art. 4
To raise and appropriate money for the support of the various departments and activities of the town payment of town debis and defray the expenses of the ensuing year and direct now litre same hall ve expended. To see what salaries the town will allow it's officers for the moving you. To see what disposition the town will make of the dog fund .
art. 0.0 art. 6. art. 7. To see what sum of money the town will aise and appropriate for the suppression of gypsy and brown tail mots
art. 8 To see what sum of money the town will aise and appropriate for the observance of memorial Day .
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate 1 art q art. 10 To see if the town will vote to arse and appropriate a sum of money for a miscellaneous account. a sum of money for maintenance of the totland,
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warren and Isrookfick( roads under chapter go, to I said with immo accolted by the state land county for the purpose.
To see if the crown will vote to appropriate a sum of money from the machinery fund for the maintenance! care, placement and purchase of town machinery for the ensuing year.
the town wree vole to arse and appropriate a um of money to say the unbaid villa of 198. o elect one vuole of the starreet standing fund ou three years.
Art. 141
Ved is the own wire vote & sauce and appropriate um . to be appended in the town of the Tamodin County trustees for ud o sariculture, in accordance with the provisions of section 42, Chapter 1-8. Several saus.
artico. way the town will vote to auce and appropriate a sum of money for a Reserve Fund. To see what faction the town will take relative to The income secured from the tarut when trust Fund. To see if the town will vote to include the teachers in the public schools of the town in the words " laborers, workmen and mechanics " as appearing in sections 68 to 75 inclusive of Chapter 152 of the general laws and amend- ments thereto, as provided in section 69 of said Chapter. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money from the compensation insurance fund to plus - chase compensation insurance for town employees, or take any other action relative thereto.
art. 18.
art 11 To see if the town will vote to authorize the treasurer with the approval of the selectmen to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1939 and to issue la note or notes Hereford, payable within one year and to renew any note of notes as may be given for a period of less naw one year in accordance with section 17. Chapter 44 of the General Laws.
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art. 20
To see if the town will vote to raise and approvale a sum of money to be used with sums allotted by the state and county under. Chapter go to continue construction on the Brookfield Road.
art. 21. To see if the town will vote to authough the secechmen to sell any used bridge timber, iron ou cobber which in their opinion the truth has no further use for.
- art. 22 To see if the town will authorize the school committee to appoint any member thereof Is the orefice or souliou of school physician and determine and fixe be adiary if any such appointed under the provisions of section It, Chapter 41, General Lawe.
art. 23. To see if the own will authouje the Board of secchimen to appoint any member thereof is the office or vocation of clerk of said board and determine and fix the alary of any such appointed under the provisions of Sechon + A , Chapter 41, General Laws.
art. 24.
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate any sum or sums of money to enable the own o cooker ale with the Federal Lovernment in unemployment relief + other projects of direct or indirect benefit to the town or its whabitants, or take any action relative thereto.
art. 25. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for repairing the upper reservoir of the town water supply replacing the present bibing system or take any action relative thereto.
art 26
To see if the town will raise o appropriate the sum of $ 1,000, for oil to replace oil roads washed out by the flood. This article agreeable to the petition of Frank B. Staley Et. al.
art. 27.
To see if the town will vote to authorize the selectmen to sell, after first giving notice of the time + place of sale by posting such notice of sale in some convenient + Public place in the town 14 days at least before the Vale, property taken by the town under tax tette procedure provided that the selectmen or whomsoever they may authorize to hold such public auction, may reject
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art. 28.
any vid which they deem inadequate, or take any action relative thereto. To see if the own will vote to sell + convey to the first Cong. Church of Korunfield, Mass. Inc., all ital right, tille runterest in + 0 that certain tract of land, with the church building hereon, situate in Brimfield bounded +described as follows : Southerly by main Street about 363 A. weiterey by the warren road 477 t, northerly by north Pramon where about 325 M. Headerly vy common it. about I, og ther with the right to draw - value for was it the church cureding from the town i wales every time idie in now chid from and winding to the Fin sehen so wana in the own may fair a suabe therefor wewent water over rabove its own needs at an annual rental of $ 1. 00 wir year; excepting preserving however, to the own the right to use, or public barking surpress that portion of vaid tract described as follows: southerly by "Main St, about 363 st., westerly by warren wad 120 feet, portherty by a live about 363 reel in length running from the warren road is Common at & kralle with x 120 ft distant com the northerly line of Man at. readerly in Common it about 120 it .; ilso excepting reserving is the town the right to enter upon the described simuses for the purpose of improving the visibility at the intersections of Mam It . + the warren Road + mais It, Common It by grading removing earth Three or take any action relative the etc.
and you are directed to serve this warrant by voting attested copies of same at the town hall I lost felice seven days at least before the time Lot holding said maling
Areof all not make the return of this
warrant with you downge thereon at the time and Hace a meting for said 1 Given under our hands this 3rd day of february 1959
Edward . Lillian Everett D. Landen Roe S. Clark Selectmen
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Annual Town meeting 1939 In response to the foregoing warrant he voless assembled at town hall on Monday, March 6, 1934 The meeting was called to order By the Cuck. The reading of the warrant was dispensed with and the -meeting proceeded to the election of a moderator Ralph Af. Hall was the unanimous choice of the meeting for Moderator the check test being used. Voted to accept the trare upout as prefuld vie est & appropriations
art. 1 art. 3. art. 4. - art. s.
a motive that salaries be the same as cast your was amended as follows: That the assessors be Hard on a salary basis in proportion to work tone Swith a total of three quarters of salary to be said on or before July 1. That the selection acting as clerk of the board accuve $100, n addition to hist salary as selectman. Faut the Treasurer's salary be increased "25, to "275. otherwise salaries to remain the same Viled, to appropriate the Dog rund to the Library art 7- 8-9-10-12-14-15-20-24 all that of appropriations.
art. 6
Voltedt, to appropriate $1,350. - from the machinery Fund for the maintenance, care, replacement + purchase of town machinery.
art 11 art 13 James a I, tout was Elected Trustee of The starriet standing fund for three feuille
art. 16 It was voted to add the income of the Harriet illen fund to the principal
art 17
Voted, to include the teachers in the public school of the town in the words cavours , workmen and mechanics "as appearing in sections 68 to 75 m- clusive of chap , 152 of the General Laws and imend- ments thereto , was provided in section by of said chapter
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Art. 18 Word, to appropriate 380.88 from the conservation Insurance Fund to purchase confirmation insurance for town employees. voted, that the treasure be authoringed with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of revenue of the finan- cial year beginning January 1, 1939 and to issue a note or notes therefor, sayable within one year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Lection , in chapter 44 of the General Laws.
- art. 19
Art. 21 Voted to authorize the selectmen to sell any used budge limiter, iron or copper which in their opinion the town has no further use for. art. 22 voted to authoring the school committee to appoint any member thereof to the office of school physician at a salary of 75. per year
Nt, 281 rated to pass over. Taken care of under article 5.
Art. 25. outer some discussion, it was voted Chat. Pt. C. Maddocks and O. P. Parker with the selectmen constitute a committee of five to further study the water situation and report to the town not later than May I. Art. 26 viled, co aise and appropriate $1,000, for ou to replace oil Loads Iwashed out by the flood. ist. 27. Voted, what the selectmen be authorized to sell, after wut giving notice of the time and peace of sale by posting wuch notice of sale in some convenient and Public place in the town ! fourteen days at least before the bale, property taken by the town under tax lille procedu Provided that the selection of whomsoever they may Lauthuge to hold such public auction, may reject any and which they deem inadequate.
ist. 28 Voted, after lengthy discussion to indefinitely postpone action on the article.
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At this point, a motion by The ques, a vivir- Create 3,000, from pows vicucine to ve used on the assessores to reduce the tax rate, was volet
This concluded to business of the Maling and at 9:30 a recusa voda decir el centro /tirol. at which time to making was in communal on the moderator and on motion of a, avenue, it was votul, to stand the time of having the voice 15 minutes unter 7: 15.
a total of 374 ballots were cast out of a record registration of 494 and were for the following :
Town Clerk 1 1 year Thank A. Gifford 318
Planks 56
Treasurer 1 year Eugenia Pi Tarbell $ 324
Blanks 50
Collector of Tapes 1 year
Herbert . Yogg 0302 Exames 72
Selectmen 1 year
Frank B. Otaley 1/4
ames a. J. Stoyt 210
Edward G. Killian 253
Everett D. Landen 258
Blanks 207
assessor Edward J. villian Charles L'Peirce
3 y ars 203 165
Blanks 6
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Devard of Public welfare amee A. I. Mouth Blanks
3 years 297 77
Free warden tam G. Hitchcock Planks
1 year / 322 52
School Committee Otto r. anderson Pauline D. Match Stanko
3 years V 142 208 24
Cometiry commissioner Clarence R. brown Blanka
3 years 1293 81
La brary Pinoties 3 years V277 293 178
wing I sherman Iskanks
5- Constables 1 year
Raymond D. Clarke 270
George E. Hitchcock 240
furnes V. Howlett 222 Harry 1B. Landen 275
Chester et. Norton 247
Robert C. sherman Blanks
216 400
I certify that all the above elected officers Have personally appeared before me and taken the oath of their respective offices and that I took the outh as Joon Clerk before the moderator. Theo, villian took the special oath required soy can us assessor.
Frank S. Gifford Town Clerk
March 8. 1939.
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1 List of appropriations oled to be raised up location under article 4 and certain other articles : -.
Selectmen 500.00
Accountant
475 00
Treasurer 475 00
Collector V 25.00
- assessors 600.00
- Certifying notes 10.00
Youth Klerk 200.00
Election 5 Registration 200,00 Down Counsel 100.00
Town Hall
650.00
miscellaneous 150, 00
Police
200,00
caler
55.00
Moth Suppression 400,00
Free worldden 30.00
forest fire 150,00
Fire Department 400,00
Stealth 250,00
Reserve Fund 500.00
W.P. d. Projects 1,000, 00
eHighways, Chap 81 2.400, 00
VII 90
2,000.00 see note
oil you roads. 11 To Mount. 750.00
1,000,00
General Highways 1,350,00
Street Fighting
135,00
charity 2,500.00
oid ige assistance 6,240,00
100 00
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for iemmin.
aid to Dependent creedren
520,00
Suite vid
120.00
schools 23,500.00 Trade School Tuition 400.00
Library 550,00
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Common TrMonument inmoral Day
Unband ils of ly 28 Fatura Reporte 140. 00
induring well
200, 00 136.82 150,00 75.00
7'33.34
500.00
450,00 1,100. 00
the expropriation for Chapter 15 was carried in each case inder art 10 and witso that the appropriation was To we wont with cumse abolest wy itt
Your Kerk. 1
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Ou belition of 10 registered volers, a recount of the votes cast you Constable was held march 20, 1939. The moderator made the recount and the bult follows :-
Raymond D. Clarke 270 voles
George E. Hitchcock 240 11
James V. Howlett 222 4
Parry B. Landen 275 11
Cheater It. norton 248 11
Robert C. Sherman 216 4
Planks 399
No change in Constables elected. 1
Frank J. Gifford WJown Clark
Perambulation of Town bounds.
The Selectmen in conjunction with the Selection of the several adjoining towns berambulated the bounds and re-marked them according to law certificates having been executed and filled with the Town Clerk
on Nov. 13, 1939 the bounds between Brimfield. and Brookfield were un; Nov. 18 Brimfield and wales and Brimfield and Palmer ; Nov. 20 Brimfield and Votoland and Brumfield and Monoton ; Nov. 27 Brumfield and sturbudge and on DEC 18 Brumfield and warren.
Frank S. Gifford Jocke Clerk.
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