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1 To see what sum of money the town will die and - appropriate for the suppression y tyran und orion-tau noches and cim the beatles. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sim of money for a Reserve Funt , or take any action whereon.
To see if the town will cause and appropriate a um of money to continue construction on the waren road Anders chapter yo, to be used with money allotted my the state and county for said purpose or take any action thereon . To see if the town will vote to raise and astro ouiate a sum of money to purchase a sower power, Mr
art. 17.
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I take any action hereou.
To it is the own will cole to race and avrobrate Is um of mercy a purchase a power mower, or are my achou roth.
A set of the town will vote to sell the west Brimfield school house and und or take any action hereon;
To see The crown with care unit aborobucate a sum of money to an he mbard villes of 193/ or take my action trition
It is town will vote to establish a road Mach Lever account, a which shall be credited all receipts received for the use or ental of road machinery, the proceeds to be appropriated as voted by the town for road machine , Hurposes, or take any action in relation thereto
To see of the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money from the money received from the sale of the town farm to build an addition outo the town stall large enough to include a fire escape from the Grange Stall, as required by the building inspector, and two sanitary toilets and also to purchase new seats
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To see if the town will vote to recommend to the chool commuter to say for the services of YM. Messenger. the music teacher, as leader of the High school Bland. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of 75. to the Trustees for County aid to agriculture in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by footing attested copies of same, one at the Post office and love att The South stall, seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting .
Hereof all not and make due return of this war- air with your doings thereon to the town Check at the Sme and black of theting afor said,
Sven under the hands this 12 th day of January 1132 sal ted the whore A. P. Haley
More Maestrole.
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Annual
in response to the rowsgoing warrant volere of Brumfield assembled in town Hall a mobile february 1, 192 2. Tin Teners and election fucile, previously accounted of the serechnen were work in the Town Clerk; The warrant calling the meeting was wird in the Clerk Partially but in motion, . I'M in adeson. that the reading the dispensed with, it was noted 1 The meeting then proceeded to the creation of a moderator, samel being by ballot using the check list. Munroe J. Tarbell was elected and won by the clock The bolls were then declared sen and vallotim for town officers proceeded
At this point a veces was vold until 10:00 at which time the business of the meeting was wnumed. Volea, to accept the officers reports as counted. See hot or depropriations
This article invoked considerable discussion and Several motions and amendments were voted on. it motion y Des. E. Hitchcock what the train salaries be the same as last your was amended by i motion that town officer be said 10% of what they received I Last year This amendment was not carried, the moderator finally having to divide the house . Result : 37 m favor +1 against. Ou motion of um t. Spooner that officers ( both elective and associative) Salaries be cut 11%, the vote was in vallot, wing the check list and the motion prevailed 51 is 49. - authority voted Collector and Click was instructed to amit this article from future warrants if round on investigation to be unnicessary.
art. 6.
art 7 art 8- 9 12-13-14 and 26
Voted, to appropriate the Dog fund to Library.
See list of appropriations
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Art. 3 Art. 4. Ist. v. officer Salaries cut 11%.
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Voted, is appropriate 1,000.00 From 2 pers Reserve fund. and " Execuency You a Deserve Fund 9 6 11 Vold Is although the treasurer with the consent of the selectmen , to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of revenue of the current financial year and to stue a note on note's therefor said note or notes not to ecard in the aggregate the sun is limited by statute can van able within one year from date thereof. any dest - deble contracted under tunk vote to be and from the receipt of the current financial year. alma w. Bissell elected Trustee of the starriet Standing fund for three years .
Frente Hard- ing fund art. 16 ast ... att? !?. Chato. 90
Maintenance
voted to pass over. Voted to case over sted to raise and appropriate +200.00 for maintenance of Holland and warren roads under Chapter go to be used with sums allotted for this purpose by County and state.
art. 19.
Voted, to raise and appropriated $2,000.00 to warren kd. be used with sums allotted by County and State to continue construction on the warren Road.
votet, to raise and appropriate $300.00 to purchase La sower mower.
.t. 20 15.21. 1 Voted to case over. Voted, to raise and appropriate $168.10 to pay the unpaid bills of 1934, Voled. To establish a Road Machinery account to which shall be credited all receipts received for the use or rental of road machinery , the proceeds to be La propriated as voted by the town for road machenery I turboses and it was voted to raise and appropriate $400.00 to start the establishment of the Fund. This article was discussed at some length, it being explained that the money received from the sale of the lown farm could be used to build an addition to the town hall building large enough to house two sanitary
art. 23. Road macny
account art. 24 addition to wron stall
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touets , the need for which no one will dispute in addition about 12×18 on the southeast commer two stories in neight being broboord, with 2 toilets and a new healing plant or same including selectmen's room and orange tall, also to include an iron fire Escape from Grange tall and a wood and glass partition in the selectmen's room and , if possible , new seats for the the a motion o appropriate the $3, 92v, available was amended by Was cheney that un additional com mittee of three be appointed to work with the selection and report at a future meeting. This was not carried and the original motion to appropriate #3,925. proceeds from the sale of the South to carry out the above project was unammously voted, being left entirely in the Selectmen & hunt I at this sont, it was voted, on notion of whit. Madison, but not without some opposition, it appropriate # 2,000. Free cash toward reducing "the taxes for the current year
On motion vur. Lawrence, the Selection, we're instructed to confer with the webster and southbridge Gas Electric Co in regard to geting a more favorable rate for street light .?
at 2 P.M., it was voted to keep the Rolls oben for another hour. at 1 P.M. after adjourning for a hot Liner prepared by the ladies, the moderator, after calling the meeting to order, was called away, so the meeting elected Robert C. Sherman is mod erator und he presided during the afternoon plosion
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$ 2.50%, Free Cash to Take
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Following is a list of appropriations under art. 4 and certain other articles, voted to be raised by taxation
To have time, it was suggested by Mr. La Himme that recommendations of the finance Com mitter be considered motions made and seconded and it was so voted.
Selectmen 370.00
- accountant
385.00
Treasurer 375.00
Collector
445.00
assessors
550.00
Town Clerk 140.00
certifying notes
10.00
Election Registration
150.00
Town Counsel
75.00
Town Hall
550.00
miscellaneous
50.00
finance Committee
13.50
Police 200.00
sealer 60.00
Moth Suppression 370.00
Tree warden 22.50
forest fire
200.00
Fire Dept 495.00
Health 525.00
Highways Chap 81 2.950.00
Bridges V
300.00
Snow Removal 200.00
Guard Rails 100.00
Sheet Lighting
115.00
Garage Kent! 100.00
Charity 2.000.00
ed igi assistance 1,000.00
Itali und 120.00
Jenoots 25,700.00 see note
vocational Education
175.00
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ibrary 480.00
Common Girnoriument 150 10
Memorial Day 125.00
280.00
exurance Compensation 301.00
4 Jown ackorte 180.00
4 VC. 10
000.00
lid o agriculture
note
The school appropriation was voted
on by ballot, result vering 96 for 42 eq amit
following is the result of balloting for town officers: Total vote cast 2/3-6.
Town clerk
Frank S. Gifford 193
Blanks 43
Treasurer
Munroe G. Tarbell 183
Blanks 52
7. H. Lawrence 1
Jax Collector
esterbert a togy 174
Blanks 62
Selectwien
George W. Freeman 121
Frank B. Saley 154
james a G. Hout 129
Harold C. Pease 163
Blanks 140
chester norton 1
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1932 officine, Contrived
avousor 3 years Frank &. Sifford 185
Blanca 51
Board Public welfare 3 years Bertie E Campbell 97 39
Free warden
Thank 7. Hitchcock 185
5.
School Committee 3 years
Stephen 2. Russell 125
110
R. O. Shaw 1
School Committee 2 years
William J. Spooner 178
Blancs 41
A. B. shaw 17
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School Committee 1 Year
tto & Anderson 104
Robert MM. mercer 58
Christer it. norton 34
Franke 40
Jentery Commissioners 3 years
Fio gel E. Hitchcock 187
S Anka 49
Library trustees 3 years
Eugenia P. Tarbell 165
Huid 1. Lawrence 177
Blanks 130
FrankS. Gifford. Jorbn Clerk
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Personally a speared the following and ook wath & their respective officier Munroe & Tarbell Herbert a Fogy James a. S. Hoy otto R. anderson George E. GHitchcock
Stephen O. Russell william S. Spooner Bertie 6. Campbell
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I, Frank I. Gifford, having been chosen to assess taxes and estimate the value of property for the purpose of taxation for the town of Brumfield for three years ensuing, do swear that I will truly and impartially. according to my best skill and Judgment, asweek and apportion all such taxes as I may during that time aksess; that I will neither overvalue not undervalue any property subject to taxation, and that I will fautifully perform all the duties of said office viqued) Frank S. Gifford
Subscribed and sworn to before me this eleventh day of March, 19326 Ernest E. Hobson rotary Public
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warrant for Special meeting Fune 6, 1932.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Hampden is. To either of the Constables of Brumfield, Greeting: In the name of the commonwealth of mass, you are hereby required to notify and warm the inhabitants of Drinfield qualified to vote in town affairs to meet at the town hall in said Brumfield on monday the 6 th day of June, 1932 at 8o clock P.M., to act on the following
Art. 1. to choose a moderator to provide over said meeting.
art. 2
To see if the own will vote to appropriate the money. or any part thereof, Earned by the town road machinery and thou in the road machinery fund for maintenance and repairs of road machinery on take any action thereon.
art. 3.
To see if the town will vote to sell the west Brimfield schoolhouse and land , or take any action thereon!
to see if the town will vote to give permission to the academy Trustees to draw water from the town reservoir suficient for drinking purposes at the academy,
to see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to lay a tike from the fountain in the square, to the academy grounds, or take any action thereon.
and you are directed to serve this warrant by Sorting allaled copies of same, one at the Town Hall and only it the Post office wen days at least before the time of holding said meeting! Young full not and make the Return of this can't with your dowy thereon to the Town Clerk at It's time and peace of meeting - aforward.
art. 4.
Art. 5.
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Geven wunder was hands he is " day of Wany, 140% Frank . Haley It C tease tas a 2. Hoy Suchmen
I have booked the above warrant as directed Starry 13. Landen Constable
a vive copy of warrant and Constable - selling
Frank & Sifford.
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L'oral Meeting WILL 6, 19320
The meeting held in response to the oregoing was And were called to dex by the Town click at & look t. m. monday, June 6, 199
The warrant was read by the Clerk and the meeting proceeded to the election of a moderator under the choice of the meeting very Munroe G. Tarbell who was aworn by the clerk!
In recommendation of the finance Committee , the sum of $900 .- was appropriated from the Road machinery und for manutenance and repairs of road machinery
art. 3. Tu motion Seo. E. Hitchcock, this was laid on the table
art 4. I motion by Mr. Spooner that the town give permission to the academy trustees to draw water from the town eservoir For drinking purposes at the academy so long. is ame shall be used as a high school was voled manimously
It was taler volet to reconsider action on this article and it was voted to add the words and Cooking" after the word "drinking" so that the vote as lakent is as follows:
stid but the town que permission to the Academy sanstees to draw water from the town res- work for drinking and cooking purposes at the Academy so long as same hakk be used as a high school in the town.
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Voted, to raise and appropriate 100,- To tay pipe from the fountain in the square to the academy grounds,"
adjourned at 8:40
Frank S. Gifford
Town Clerk
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warrant you special meeting september 7. 19 33.
Commonwealth of mais, Hampden U. s. To other of the Contables IT Brumfield, Brewing In the name of the Commonwealth of Those. You in merivy required to notify and warn the inhabitants of Brimfield qualified to vole in town affairs i meet it the town hall in said inexceed on Wednesday, he it is tay of september 1932 it 8 o'clock I to act on
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To choose a moderator to preside over wand wading To see if the own will vote a purchase and install I ump and heware ank at the town reservoir, Mr cake any action relative kirito
To see if the town will vote is transfer . rom The chove appropriation toward the cost of the Me going and appropriate the balance necessary from Exactes and Deficiency, or take any other icloud thereon. To see if the www will vote to associate an additional sum of money for Charity
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and you are directed to serve tw warrant y pooling attested copies of same one in town van and One at the boot office leven tay at least before the line of holding said meeting.
vereff fait but not make the turn of the
warrant with your doings thereon is the town cark at the time and since of meling a forward Seven under your hands tual sil it day of August 1432
i l y HayC Selectmen
I have sorted the - above warrant is directed George E. Hitchcock Constable
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Special Meting
ne modding added by the youdoing warrant was called to order in the crown cwork at o/o clock set ? The warrant was wad und vilice I taken - wp.
mundoe I Sawwell was the choice of the meeting moderator and he was worn by the Clair
the tommer Commellie commended that action on Un article a deterrent ending an investigation of the tuation if ta seuchmon. A motion on Chairman C. B. Brown to this efect was carried.
Fale rollound so wederable discussion with the uws wed ennone of veral. the cuisine bought coward Ma motion y ro sales io adorobrate "SEC. com "vering driverve" di parti covidtung, "place "I " type I. S" und skal lak a main he, was lost !!
wirus de avervariate 400. com "voeren Reserve" is more necessary upali to water y tum, Iwas voted.
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A motion by mr. Ison it"base over"was not carried on motion the C. B. Brown " that if found necessary, after abath made under authority of previous vote, to install a creature ank, that "200! He transferred from the school appropriation or that Questove
voted to appropriate $1,000. - from Excess and
vit 1:30. it was voted & redyouin
Frank & Gifford. Town Clerk
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Votre y ih Councilor bact calor or de vre. + Game inatorial strict, presentative in Eineral court for the ist tame Iwhich ;
Via or do sie he flowing questions: question 10. 1. hall the robosed aw which the and certaines a active + ericobracia: villes a board of requiration . chiropractors and defines number, mode of ts vangnews envie pratencations and communication of the members, and we owers the ladies; provides on the recimarian transcation farinalions, acidification rug mal setistration and tomar cause l'omsobradors and Equation ? their radice and defines is modes which is and was for lamination, live mode & racher bond penalties; and other matters sealed herero e Voll ved ?
Question No. 2, rail the roloved you which Provides or an additional method of nominating. Mandidates or nomination, il the late sumaries
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State Election Hovenier S. 1932
In response to the oregoing warran! of Brimfield assembled it own trail . In town dirk called the meeting to order at 11:40 and is vole, the reading of the warrows was destined with. Ine valit clerks reviousy Enoven on with Elective vadtions and ve ran wie ver deuveril
electionin as presiding vivicit.
Bacolina- commenced at live and locul
will & P. M. when they were declared aloved a Colar or 340 votes were and nudling in absentee ballots, and were for the flow ury
Presidential Electors
Foster + Ford 0
204
Minnolds + Arken 1
Roosevel, & Farmer 1
Norran 7 -1 un 1
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Colin allam
South E. Eu 15
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- ientenant Lovernos 200
D'anna w laran
walter & stitchune
102
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Location 43 Irinament to U. s. Constitution
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Frank & Gillard. Town clerk,
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Nowon Verse Meeting
clerks of the First Gramaden eltentative strict had in the Town Clerk & office on tammer ou November is, 132 at noon for the curious as examining the return of votes cast in sand retrait on Tuesday, the Eightre day . evenves, 1-2 the several owns three or worsenative i General Court and uncertain who was sected:
The whole number of votes was wild that was il soloway wewont, in: Total votes 7004
Clarence . Brown of Brimfield mor fiz Daniel V. O Connor of aimer rad ! 0 Blanks
and and Sawed is Sionnos saray & wuranty of the voles was declared filled and up acate certificates were issued in Franck i Sword Town Park, Brumfield
David R. Niecer
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Frecion g. Mail 1
marion
olen . Brown 5
Larry 3. weaver 5
Brumfield
Holland udlow /horizon
walls
0% volal
282
35
150
1
O 'Connor
53
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Blanks
5
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Totals
340
2.302
1678
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the exnariams a forumfield- qualified to vole in im - algarve i mail at the town nou in said Bum red on monday ine 1 h du & neceser 12 20 5 3. oder EIN .... Not on the rilowing.
La eros a moderator To creando over and meeting .
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I I. we own bud role is I wrote - an raditional l'om Il mionie in tale test. So wie is the town wie vole o avisorate an ! anddes wal ww o irony of town Counsel .
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of whoung wan be kond Kach wery Just a sesside a now low at ine in action vialive hereto. M o su e ha cowon- wie vale o extrobriate a www of money to urchase and vitale now tenses or are una action ritalive hereto.
by coating ellested cosas theirog & is son hotel wid and rerce when to as it cast verove the some of holding ward maling treof all not and weare the return of this what we som lowna vision of the own verk at the lime and back of meeting asoricand. Sloven under un hands wir Th day of DEC. 932 we stedt the above Frank B. Haley, selectmen of
warrant is treated as & G. Stout Brumfield
doritible attest: Sant J. buford Town Click
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the meeting in modicalos and he was due vivors. by the week.
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valor : 325,- rom Estão y Encuenta sor Garlic wweraw, and in motion, It was to find. , ocet, to avropriate #40,- rom Excuses? VE ciency or tale tid.
art. 40 violet, to asrosuate $17.25 com époux VE
- ciency or Down Counsel.
Mit. 5. V voled, co avervinate ++8.01 com Excise + DE ciency -or Interest:
art. f. Viled, co - appropriate 300,- con we road Machinery Fund La purchase i now low, Non unused balance of same i ever back to the Road machinery Fund . V
There was some discussion on his irlicie mit a motion Later i reconsider the role when was too Voted, to abbrobviate " 150, - row Excess + Nere - Lency a wichase and install 1200 ell now Lende.
all we wove wir wcommended wo in Finance Communico. Il 8:50, al ura ved a varoma attendance ede vau 3C
Frank & Sword Sown Gerk
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Ivariant for annual Theting February 6, 1933
Commonwealth of massachusetts, Hampden w. To either of the Constables of Brumfield Greeting In the name of the Commonwealth of Mass, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of Brumfield qualified to vote in aftale to meet at the town hall in said Brumfield on monday, the sixth day of February , at 10 o'clock in the rownon, to action the following
Vit. 1 art. 2.
o choose a moderator to preside over said meeting In give in their voter to the election officers on Jone ballot for the following town offuture
Down Clerk Treasurer, Lax Collector, Three Selectmen, Free warden all for the term of one year; one member of the Board of Public welfare, one School Commuter, one adresser Wc Cemetery commissioner, two Library Trustees, all for the term of tile years . The polls will vel oben at 10 o'clock in the soulnoon and may be closed at 2 clock in the after-
- Art.3 art. 4.
It was wsorts of officers and agents heretolove shown by the town and last thereon To raise and abbrobuste money for the support of the various departments and activities of the town, payment of town debts and defray the expenses of the ensuing year and direct now the same whale be extended.
To see what salaries the town will allow it's officers
To see what disposition the town will make of the dog will.
It bee what sum of money the town will raise and entropriate for themoral Day
To se what sum of money the town will aise and assimpriate for the suppression of Gypsy and brown tail moths To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for a reserve Fund, or take any action thereon
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Virt. f.
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art. 10.
vit. 11.
To see if the town were vole is utrolige the tedinter with the approval of the selectionen to borrow money in white copation of revenue of the current financial year-
V To see if the town will die and absorpriate a sum of money for a >ruscellaneous' account or die any action thereofh .
art. 12 To vec of the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money from the machinery Fund For the maintenance and care of the town machinery for the evening . art. 13. In see if the town will vote to purchase a new ruch for the roughway department and appropriate a um of money for same, or take any other action therion.
art. 14.
To elect one Trustee of the Harriet standing fund for a term of three years,
art. 15. To see if the own will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for maintenance of the Holland and warren roads under Chapter, to be used with money allotted for the surploe by the state and counting or take any action thereont
- art. 16
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to complete construction on the warren road under chapter 90, or for construction on any other road in town, to the used with money allotted ny the state and county for said purpose or take any action thereon. To see if the town will raw and appropriate a sum of money to say the unsaid wel YN9312.
art. 17. art 15 art. 19.
art 20
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of 125. To be used with the $300. appropriated at the Decennier mating to purchase a snow slow, or Take any action theron.
To see if the town will vote to hold a town caucus or the nomination of candidates for town officers as provided buy section 121, Chapter 3 7 the General Fans, is added by section 3, Chapter 141 of the acts of 1932 To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $ 60. to be expended in the town by the Hampden County Trustees or County aid to agriculture in accord once with the laws of the Commonwealth.
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and you are directed to serve the warrant by writing attested Copies of Name at the town hall and I boot office seven days-at least before the time of holding said thecting.
Hereof raw-not and make due return of this warrant with your doing hereon to the town clerk at the time and peace of meeting aforesaid
Given under our hands the 16th day of January, 1430
Frank B. Stalen Harold C. Pcase " Selectmen of Mas. a. J. stort
I have sorted the above warrant as directed George E. OHitchcock Constable
- a true coby of warrant and Constable a return thereon
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February 6, 1423.
A mailing of the voters of Dunkeld was verd in response to the foregoing warrant, being called to order by the Town Clerk att 10 A.M. The reading of the warrant was dispensed with and the roles were declared open by the officer in charge.
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