Records, town of Brimfield (written records of town meetings, people in attendance, elections for town offices, etc. beginning in 1928), Part 8

Author: Brimfield (Mass. : Town). Town Clerk
Publication date: 1928
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Number of Pages: 302


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Thank S. Gifford. Town ICheck.


art 1. - art . 2 art. 3. art. 4 - art. 5.1 art. 6. - art. ;! art. 81


art. 9.


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State Primary, Sept 20. 1934.


vils open 7 to 9:30 P.M. Total vote cast 55. Result Governor: Bacon 23 Goodwin 16 1 blanks 2


1. you. targus 37


Blanks 4


Secretary


Cook 40


Islames 1


Treasurer


Dionne 26


Vinson


Blanks


- auditor


Pigeon 1.


atherton 1


Cook 18


nich 0


Jeans V


warner 35


Thanks 3


venator


washburn 36


Сондрелинам


Fors


36


1 stants V


Councilor


Schuster 35


Blanks 6


Johnston 36


Blanks


5


representative


Brown 3


blancs 10


Dist. ity


Boland 8


26


Bosworth 20


James 5


Reid 4


Blanks 4


Itty sent.


( blanks V


senator


155


Clerk Courte


activoun 38


Register DEEds


Blanks Brown 21 Erard 14 mac Donald 0 murray 1 Planks v


County Commissioner


Plaque 11 12 roldeur 17 Towing Diants 4


associate Commr.


Register Probati


Stanke 6 Dulon 19 renwelt 11


- inclan 7


Governor


Cole


7 9


Fooddorn 1 Blanks &


1.200.


1


1


Secretary


autoshowse stake


1 1


Buckley 3


Jugan 1


Miley.


wwan


3Links 1


Democratic


Перивисли


156


17


Auditor Buckley 11


Ivalah


- links


1


L'hatman 0


sullivan


Chunks


walsh 14-


Pary 1


Structure 1


10


Convor 1 6


. Donator, tate)


15


4


su intalive


me Enough 8


stans 1


14


Cachoun


clara Courte


Liguster ZEEda


Courtney 14


3


Openty Commit


Castelo 13


Cooligen 0


4


Congrueman


157


1


toucher 11 o reife 5 Kyan Blanks


Register Probate.


Billon 14 Igiants 3


Tham . Jefford Town Olu


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1934. warrant for state Electron


Commonwealth of mass, stamthen, so. To either of the Constables of Brimfield, Greeting: In the name of the commonwealth of mass. You are hereby required to notify and warm the + inhabitants of Brumfield qualified to vote in state elections, to meet in the town fall in said Brimfield on Tuesday the sixth day of november 1934 at 12 o clock noon to string in their voted to the election officers for the following :-


Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Secretary Treasurer Auditor; attorney General; Senator in Congress; Representative in Congress: Councilor; Senator; representative in General Court: District attorney; Clerk of Courte; Register of Deeds County Commissionch: 2 associate County Commissioners - and a register of Probate to fill vacancy. . also to bring in their notes on the following questions. - What a law described as follows!


This law amends Gen & Laws Chap. 131 as previously - amended, by repeating section 105 A thereof talking Whereto three new sections, 105 3, 105℃ and 114 AV. Section 105 B. provides that whoever uses any trap ~ they device you capture & pur bearing ani mals, which is not designed to hill such antymal it rice or to ane it unhurt + which is likely to cause continued suffering to an animal caught therem hall be fined fifty dollars, but traps or other de- vices ior protection of property set not more than to yards soir any building cultivated plot or enclosures Should for aring boulty or game bords, to the use of which the presence of vermin may be detrimental, are Secluded down the application of this section.


Section 105 @ provides for the submission to the volere it a municipal election in any city of town upon relation of the question of whether the operation of fection You B shall be suspended or if it has been already suspended, of the question whether it shall again be


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operative in such city of town Section 114 A arbeides that the Commissioner of Conservation may suspend the operation y sechon con ho for a period not exceeding 30 days within any specified territory under the control of the department."


The law also provides for the submission by the selection to the voters at a special town meeting in the current year upon setition, of the question as is whether the provisions of section 10 15 shall be us pended in any town; I which was approved by lotte branches of the General Court by vote not -recorded, I be approved ?


Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale there of all alcoholic beverages?


Shall licenses be granted in this town in the sale there of wines malt beverages ?


Shall the par-mutuel system of betting on licensed 1


horse races be permitted in this county?


Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed dog races the permitted ich thus Count"


- and you are hereby directed to serve this was- Eant by posting attested copies thereof at the town hall boot office seven days Vat least before the time of holding said meeting


Gedeof fact not make due return of the warrant with your doings thereou at the time a place of meeting aforward Given under our hands the 22 nd day of vot, 1934


Trans B. Staley Harold C. Please Edward d. Killian. Selection of Brumfield.


I have booted the above warrant as directed


Starry B. Landen Constable


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State Electron, november 6, 1934.


The election called by the foregoing warrant was held and conducted in conformity with the awe governing elections


I've bolle were opened at 12:02 noon and valloting continued funtit 6:30 - The time specified in the warrant when they might be closed, On request the selection extended the time of closing to 6:45 at which time they were declared citect, at this time 10 ballots marked by about voters were removed from . their envelopes and cast in the ballot box by the The tellers checked the number of names on the voting lists as having voted, which number tallied with the total of 36 on the ballot box register


These 366 ballots were for the following as shown by the count of the Selectmen + Town Clerk, assisted by the sellers 0;


Governor


John W. arken 2


Gaspar D. Bacon 24/


anes m. curley 88


Human W. Follett 1


Frank a Goodwin 19


Ufred Baker Lewis


Edward Stevens 2


Blanks 13


soutenant Governor


Elizabeth Donovan 8


ohn W. Harque 252


torace . xxivles 1


joseph LAturkey 83


Tolince I Lawton 3


Torace Nelly 2


Blanka 16


161


Secretary walter Burne 1 Frederic it. Cook George & mc Flynn Leslie i richarda 4 Freeph santosioso William K. way for 3


Treasures. Micar Ul. Dom


william N: Terry 0 r /


Thomas Filmartin


Charles 7. Oturkey 11 ×


Harry marty man Frederick S. Reynolds 2


Auditor


Henning 2. Bromin Thomake It. Buckley 17


Monno BB. Cook 221 walter s. Hutchins Paul Hours 3


Blanka


Attorney Sirural


Morris Burgon


Paul à Laver


George J. Hogan,


Charles i. Mahurly 6 Fred E. welchen with i warner V


162


Venator en connues


Live . I . validac. 6


W Harward Dowith 4 wed .. walsh 120


robert in washburn 136


ilbut de walermen 1


Congressman


Youth E. Casey 92


frank it take 239


Planke 30


Councillor


Charles J. O'Connor 90


winfield i schuster 219


Thomas E. Sheridan 5


/ scanner


senator


George B. Cheney 110


thomas St. Johnston 213


Jeanne 1


43


Representative in General Court


Clarence B. Brown 274


Frank W. Smith. 81


David wainwright 4


Blanks 7


District attorney


Charles W. Bosworth 223


Thomas 7. moriarty 99


Blanks 44


163


Cork of Courts Charles W Calhoun 275 41


Danke


Register of DEEds Samuel 7. Brown Patrick , Courtney 92


228


Branks 46


County Commissioner


Giles Plaque 202


Thomas J. Costello 125


Blanks 36


associate County Commissioners


Clarence It. Grainger 218


Francis M. O'Keefe 107


Leonard J. Ryan 88


Blankes 319


Register Probate + Insolvency


william J. Dillon 103


- 1. Min sinclair 204


Blanks Vy


11 Trapping Law 11


yes 214


50 Blanke 102


- all alcoholic Beverages Yes 134


NO 160


Blanks 72


- wines Malt Beverages


fax (35) Del cor- 20 1381 frection next page


1xxanke 13


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Horse racing yes 143 no 120 ranks 103


Dog racing Yes III no 132 Blanka 123


Frank S. Gifford Town Clerk


Note - The total vote- 36 was the largest vote cast in Brimfield in years,


I recount of the ballota cast on the question of crisis of the tale of wines and malt beverages I was held, on petition, november 12, 1934. The recount was made by the selectmen and Town Clerk in presence of a representative of the sitetioner.


I result of the count : Ves 136 720 138 Planke 92


and the records of the Town Clerk are hereby -amended.


Frank S. Gifford.


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Down Clerks Meeting


This certifies that it a meeting of the town Beske of the First tamoden inpreventative duct , tank den County ; held in the Town carka office in wal- wer on november 10, 1934 at noon, so the cushore My famining the return of votes cast in wand voustrist on Tuesday. The sixth day of november, ist, in the several towns therein for Representative to the sun rau court and ascertain who was elected. The whole number of votes cast was 5,035- and were for the following persons, MR.


Clarence B. Brown Brimfield cd =010 votes Frank W. Smith of Palmer 3371 4 David wainwright of Ludlow- 1.50 11


Blanks 310 and said frank W. smith having a Quality of the votes was declared elected and duplicate certification were would vy Tam & effort. Down Click is Brumfield L


Edwin M. Cstall 4


stolland


David Ro ruller


1


Tecon q. Ball 4


4


John J. Brown L


Putine


Larry B. Weaver


- wales Palmer Wauw


Mai


274


31


1146


100-


Diritti


81


41


1/1


518


1614


38


337/


4


0


210


16


11


1


255


Blanks


4


67


70


163


5


316


Totale


366


84


1933


1481


3022


149


7035


-


Brumfield


Holland


Audiow 721


invision


166


warrant for social meeting


Commonwealth of mass, stampden as, To either of the Comptables of Brumfield, Greeting. In the name of the Commonwealth of Mass You are hereby required to notify and warm ,the Penhabitants i Barnfield- analfied to vote in town attack to read in the town Hall in said Brimfield on monday, November 26, 19ox at 8 P.M. To act on the ist. 1. Do I choose a moderator to preside over said rutina. To bring in their votes I & os no on the fox orma question : 11 "shall the operation of section 105 Box


ist. :.


Chap 11 of the General Laws, requiring for the taking 7 eur wearing inimale the use of traps that kill at once or take such ammale alite un- parmed, be uspended in this town"?


And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting iltested copies thereof it the town hall and post office seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting


Stereof sulf not and make due return of this warrant with your dougs hereon to the town Tisk at the time Tolace of meeting aforisand. Given under our hands this lig the day of novem- av 1934.


Frank 13. Staley Harold C. Piaci Selectmen of Brimfield. I have posted tré whove warrant is directed Hairy K. Landen Constable


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Special Town meeting NUS. 26, 1934


1


The meeting called by the foregoing warrant was called to order by the Town Clerk it 8 fm. Monday, November 26,/1934.


after reading the warrant, article I was taken -up and balloting. for moderator proceeded with the choice of william S spooned who was wow


Balloting under article I was next in order official vallote and the voting liste being used The wuito balloting which proceeded or a matter of 10 for 20 minutes and which caused by vote of the meeting when all present nad


total number of ballote cast 63 400 V 58


no 2)


By the action, the town was vold to ussend operation of section B of Chap. 131 of the General. Fave rishuring for the taking of fun bearing unmale the use of traps that kill it once or lake such animale allive unharmed


at 8:30, the business of the meeting navind We concluded, it was voted to adjown


tank s. Lyford Town Clerk


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art 4


Art. 6. art. 7. Art. 3. til. y.


- warrant for special meeting Commonwealth of mas , Tambien ww , It was hes of we Contables of Brumfield, Greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth of Mass, you are nerby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of I werd qualified to vote in town affair, to meet in the town hall the ward Isunfield on Friday , the 14th way of securities, igot at 8 o'clock til a act on the following :


art 1. art. ..


To choose a moderator to reside over said meeting a se if the own wice bote to authoring the treasurer with the adsroval of the whichmen to refund any amount of the loan obtained in anticipation of revenue of the devient year, according to the provisions of section 1? of chapter 44 of the General -www.


Vel ie is the town will vote to appropriate an additional sum of money on the Collector. Is it is the town will vole to appropriate an additional um of women to Election 4 Registration. i see y we own will vote lo appropriate au additional www of nover en now beenoval. i see if the town will vote to appropriate an additional um of money for charity !! To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money for Mother und Lo sie if the town will appropriate a sum of money for soldiers vielrif. I'll if the town will vole to appropriate a sum of moved To say the view for medical and hospital servicio in quentin Pratt who was injured where in the employ of the town, or take any action cative theuti


And you are directed to serve the warrant by voting allested copies thereof at the town hall and Got office seven days at least before the time of Holding said meeting .


Hereof fail not und make the return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the town clerk


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at the time and peace of meeting atoward Given under our hands this , the day of December 1224 work staley V Edward . Bielan + tarved C. Pearl Serechnen of Brimfield


I have booted the above warrant as directed Georgi S. Stilencock Constable.


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vit . 4 vit.5 v.t. t. ' I.t. j. art. 1


Pecial Town meeting,


cubouse to the sougoing warrant, the voters wisewooded at town hall. The muting was called to order on the crown clerk at 8 P. M., Tuday, VEC 14. 1424. the warrant was read and terlicke ! was taken ab. vid h. Lawrence, william & skoover and robert , sherman we're nominated for moderator. I vallot was taken resulting in the choice of tid n. Lawrence as moderator. IT(, fornce was work on the terk and is then vocuded to the virovices of the meeting: voted, That the treasures, with the approval of the selection, be authorized to refund any amount of the loan obtained in anticipation of revenue of the current year, according to the provisions of Section 17 of Chapter 44 of the General ave,


art. 31 1 Vadropriatid "40, From Surplus Revenue for the Collector. I propriated 15. rom surplus Revenue for Lection of Regulation appropriated # 200. Moon surplus Revenue for trwa ilmovat. acrocreated 500. com Surplus Revenue for charity. Inpropriated "00. com Surseus Revenue for motherel til. Nopropriated + 16. com surplus Revenue you soldiers Relief. Unpropriated " 79.45 from surplus Revenue for medical vile and hospital vill of printing Pratt.


on motion of P.a. Parker, a Committee of three consisting of the following, was appointed to draw up a set of solutions on the death of munroe G. Tarbell : P.I. Parker, Rol S. Clark + Frank B. Italy. a short recess was taken and the Committee


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brought in the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted :


whereas: It has pleased the almighty to remove from our medat our fellow cityen, town treasurer and many years moderator at our town meetings, Munroe .V Tariece, at the age of forty- one / years. The ways of the creator are fortunately beyond your understanding and our sorrow must be tempered with the thought itis tis ways are always for the best.


Be it Resolved: That in the death of Munroe I. Tarbell, the town har cost a loyal citizen, a radixul and evergetes town official ; his family , a corona husband and father. Down in Brunchreid Mayo, / /s, graduating from its local schools, he inter attended Misura Ichwettel state college at amherst, where he prepared humild for wus choden Profession - That of work Engineer , Is the field he had allowed a command ing overtion. Hisability as an ingenier, and ris ende in his native town have manysealed themselves in the great improvement in our town cemetery and in the five approach of the new highway as it enters the town from the cast.


Be it further Resolved: That the town clerk enter thise resolutions in the town records ; that they 're printed in the town report of the current year and that a copy be suitably inscribed and Isent to his widowh Mrs. Enginea V. Varbell.


The business of the meeting having been concluded it was voted to adjourn


Frank J. Jefford. Town Clerk.


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warrant for annual meeting 1930. Li korna calthe boy mare, Tambien es, Doctor of the Constabler of Brumfield brewing: n'the name of the Commonwealth of Mass . you I derby quired to notify and ware the inhabitants of Brownfield qualified to role in town affair, to Put in the town hall in said Brumfield on Monday Forward 4, 19sv, at 10 o'clock am, to act on the following : M to choose a moderator to preside over said meeting. To give in their vatie to the election officin on the vallot of the following town Mindest : Down den. Treasurer, sax Collector, Three sel- etmen, rue werden, Five Constables, all for one year, we member of the Board of Tabac welfare, lone school commute, ora accessor, one achetery Com - naciones two orany intees, all you 3 years, also Fre enetery commissioner for 2 years to fill vacanon In when will be ven at 10 o'clock In the -Hirvon and may be closed at 20 Clock in the afternoon Lo Pun raction reporta y refreire + agente here- Cotone crocin by the town. To aise appropriate money on the support of the various dipartimento + activities by the with payment of town diots deprove the times of the evening year direct now the same shall we offerted. To see what avaries the town with allow ite open for the ensuing year. It is what discutions the town will make of the log fund. I see what sum of money the town will raise Habe rate for memorial Day. To see what um of money the town will raise takto rate of the impression of gypsy Thrown tail mothe t ex if the town will use appropriate i sunn of money for a Reserve fund.


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eu of the own will vole to nuthouse the town treasurer with the approval of the electronics, it vo row money from time to come in anticipation of the tw Crux of the runancial far beginning an 1, 1900, I to love a note on notes therefor, was able within www. few, + to know any note on rolex in may be o when for a period of less than one year in accord- once with sect 17, Chap 44, Several Laws. one of the town will, and texpropriate a sum of women for a miscellaneous Account one of the woon will vote a appropriate i un of money from the machinery tuned for the munten ince, Inte, replacement ofpurchase of the own machinery for the insuring year. M o end of the crown will ichne tappcolorate & sun of money for maintenance of the stoeland Twarren white under Chap. 90, o vi med with sun allotted or vi purpose by the state + County.


To see if the town will ise rakoto priate i sum of money to continue construction on the , wook. field , wad unter chap go, to be used with servis allotted for the purpose by the state TCounty.


To see if the train will cause appropriate a sum of money to kay we unhard wille of 1954. To elect one Julie of the et avnet standing


Is a of the town will cause misvariate i wswoim of money to be ved with sums allotted by The state + County to eliminate the bridge ichose the it so. n. E. R. R. right of way on the Holland load ."


Art. 18. to all what action the town will take in request to surfacing the sidewalk recently built by the state on the westerly side of the sturbridge wad Taspropriate a sum of money for same. To see if the town will volte to appropriate e sum of money to purchase additional I know ruce.


art. 10.


art. 11. art. 12.


ovit. 131


art. 14.


art. 1. Nt.It.


art. 19


174 art. 20 No sie of the town will appropriate a sum of money for materiale + truck ot team voire in connection with E. R. a. projects in town


2.6.21. To es of the town with vote to appropriate i i.t.ex. um of money too new rights in the town hall. Io wie is the crown will volte to appropriate a 11 money to motall 3 additional street tinhte on the I- ookfield road.


Vit. 23.


I but if the own will authoring the selectionen to carchase a removable cling to be installed in the town hall during town meetinge + caucuses for the ufose of separating the voters from the non aters Incrociate a cura of money for same.


Ist. 24. To all of the town will ate to purchase land for a sean ground tariopriate a sum of money for have Tior the necessary grading , be lake Jany action helatur hereto


And you are directed to serve this warrant by Hosting allested copies of same at the town hally Jest office, reven due at least before the time of holding said meeting . V


Habeof fact not + make due return of this warrant with your downs therion to the town check at the time Place of meeting a foreward.


Leben under our hands the 25th day of yarmary, 19 3 V.


Edward . Killian Harold C. Viase - selectiven. is There sorted the above warrant is directed G. E. Hitchcock Constable.


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annual Town writing February 4 1935.


The annual meeting called in the purowy was vant was called to order by the town Clerk it 10 07. VH1. The Letters todelot derka raving vien


sworn tavoigned to their respective works, I the wolle were declared open the check proceeded to Iread the warrant


art. 1.


art. 3. art. 4. art. v. vit. b. ant. 7. arts. art. 9 art. Il. art. 10


ralph it stall was the unanimous choice of the meeting for moderator, the check not being used. J. Voted to accept the town report is printed, vie Est & expropriations. V


see below Voted, that feedcers salaries be the same us the previous year.


Wited to appropriate the Dog Fund is the ibrary. See list of appropriations 11 11 11


4


5 11


11 n 4 Voted that the town treasures, with the approval of the selection, be Thereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in atulicitation of the revenue of the financial year wegemino an 1, 1955, + 10 want a note or notes herefter parable within one year, I to review iny note or notes is may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with section 17. Chapter 44 General Laws, -appropriated $ 1,177.23 rom the machinery fund for the maintenance, care, replacement of the toton machinery for the ensuing your.


art. 12.


ist. 3 chit's. under this article it was voted that in the future the Finance Committee should in chide in the town Report , a sport of their lounge


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Art. 15 IJust, i have appropriate +500. for the maintenance of the Holland I warren roads under Chapter 90, io we used with uma allot. lust for the surface by the state County Ist. 14. 25.10. Voled to arse appropriate + 2,000. to continue contraction on the Brothefield road under Chapter yo to be used with money allotted by the state County dawid tabpro created $ 476.78 to say the insaid ville of 1934.


L.t. 16.


Tema w Bissell was an elected a trustee of the target tardia fund for 3 years. Ist. 17 voted to raise rapporto Greate $400. to be used with sums allotted by state & County in the elimination of the budge over the v. N.E. R. R. right of way In the Holland road.


art. 18.


The matter of surfacing the sidewalk on the westerly side of the Sturbridge road was referred to the Finance Committee & the selectmen jointly, they to whort on same at the next town meeting. Voted, to purchase additional know place of raised rappropriated $150. for same! Voted it to Praise appropriate $1,000. for materials + truck & team hire in connection with E. R. a. projects in town.


art. 19 art. 20.


ist. 21. voted, to raise rappropriate 60. you new lights in the town stall. ! Art. 22. on motion of Mr. Olson, it was voted after some discussion topposition to install 3 street legits on the Brookfield Load in the following locations: - one on the crow of the hill in front of the home of Charles 7. George, one it the entrance to Camp Sherman I one at the function of the Little Rest road + to raise rappropriate $40. for maintenance of same. This appropriation will be included in the appro- Queation for street lights.


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The Finance Committee disapproved of the is ticle and a motion in the In udabon ital the calling be purchased and 20 be appreciated you are was toot. The Following notion offered by Invi. oliver was also cost: Tout this article be referred to the electives with power is act turion, out such - action shall not involve in ppense pauliny $15. which shall be appropriated from the shoe ellanione fund.


art 24


O. F. Parker moved hut custom varcite of tent belonging to this sarbete, Ture. Brown, Mise Moulton 1 state of movie. Doug case I Mis whitten, on purchased for a play ground trioner ve made available from the Soldiers bonne + balance of town farm Yhoney Ta committee converting of S.P Pinces, E. F. Marriott 9 N. O. Russell be exported to carry out to develop- ment treport at the next town writing


Is no specific um is named in the above motion, it was ruled out of order by the Producator.


A substitute motion was offered and voted : -- That the subject matter of this article ve referred to the Finance Committee & selichinen jourty, they to report at the next town meeting


The list y appropriations is sunted in the town report was taken up under article 4 + it was voted that the dommendations of the tundther Committee appearing in the last column round be considered as UImotions made seconded. It was voted to use the check list in voting in appropriations in excess of "3000.


art . 23


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Novocreation made under Article 4 teoriain other articles, to be raised by taxation:


Selectmin 400.00


Accountant


44000


355.00


Coactor 500.00


700.00




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