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Juliana notes
10.50
Coute Cherk.
160. 00
Election Thequetration 75.00
Down Counsel 50.00
Jovin walk
600.00
Inveceulations 75.00
- orice
300. 00
noch suppression
300.00
sex note
Fru Wahlden
V5.00
Forest Fire
200. 00
Fire Department
375.00
Hearthe 300.00
riserve fund 1.000.00
At ghoways Chap 81 5,000. 00
4 4/ 90 2. 000. 00
Highways Chap 90 Maint 0 00.00
300.00
Snow Removal 1,500.00
Guard Rails 150.00
street fighting 866.00
charity 3, 900. 00
Med ege Jassistance 1, 100.00
wothers ind 240.00
soldiers Relief 100.00
schools
23,500.00
etraly 450.00
Common 100.00
Кипогле Д лу 100,00
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insurance Properly Jown ports
160.00 175.00 L'invitery 480,00 we wrote 450.00
Under the appropriation for moth uppresvou it was voted that the abou be urkhed from the welfare but so far is possible
Under the country appropriation, it was voted that 75, be expanded in the west brumfield cemetery + trall areference be owen erst to hove on the welfare lest them to those in ER.I but
This concluded the business of the muting which, recessed at 4 o clock until such with as the Election officers should have completed the count is the vallots.
it a clock it was voted to stand the line of closing the walls until 3. The votes of John M. orally + Elizabete Haley were challenged vy . Federick Lawrence.
as romal a recess was taken at noon you I an hour to partake if an pellent diner served on the tables.
at 15 P.M., the letters riving completed
the tabulation of the vallotes cast for town
officers, the courts were announced by the town clerk :-
Sie following page
1
180
Total votes cast 376. M record vote but not a record percentage of registered voters,
Down Clock, 1 72 Himmel A. Sexford 254 Tilph N Satt Low x. Ower 116 Poranna 6
Eugenia P. Tarbell J
M 335
Blanks callerange 40 1
Fax Collector 1 yr
tibet a Togg- 319
Blanke senwany 56 1
Selidtman
Track E, valley, 180
Edward , lillian 219
aruten
204
x. Federick awrench 112
George R. Madison 157
turboed Civica
178 72
Branka
Assessor 3 yrs
178
with it Stall 191
7
School Committee 34.2.
115
89
157
Blanks. 15
181
Board Public verfare syre. Bertie E. Campbell 2.24
Herbert a Fog 9 130
10
Cemetery Commissione 3yrs Clarence B. Brown 14/
George E. t lowcock 198 17
Deunka
Carretera Commuciones
thus u. E. Ktoyt 213
amis u. wesson 141
Pranks
Library Trustees 3 yrs.
rable 2 Stall 175
Fred n. Lawrence 127
Enghien P. Tarbell 571
istanas 124
Free warden 1 72
Frank F. tilchcock 323
Planke 45
Constables 14L
Raymond & Clarke 211
George S. Hitchcock 247
takry B. Janden 278
Starry w. martin 135
Percy n. Moore 144
- Muster H. norton 215
Edward E sheeran El
Robert C. Sherman 216
Flanke 345
Thank J. Jefford.
Town Click.
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Warrant for special Weeling. Commonwealth box Mass, stampden, ss, To either of the contables of Brimfield, Greeting IN the name of the Commonwealth of Was, / You are hereby required to notify and warn the in habitants of Brumfield qualified to vote in town - affaire to meet at the town hall in Brumfield on Tuesday, the 28 th day of may, igs at 8 P.M. To act on the following -
Nit 1. art. 2.
o choose a moderator to preside over said meeting. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money from the machinery fund for the maintenance, care, re- Placement of purchase of town machinery:
- art. 0. art. 4.
To wear and act on reports of Committees. To see if the town will vote to sell the iron fence moved from the east line of the Cemetery or take any action thereon.
art. 5. To see what action the town will take in regard to the manner of giving notice of town meetings, as required by law.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested coffres & same at the town hall and post office seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting .!
Aftercof fall not and make due return of this - warrant with your doings thereon to the town clerk at the time and place of meeting aforesard.
Seven under your hands this 20 the day of May, 1135.
Everett 2. Landen Frank B. Haley Edward J. Killian selectmen of Brimfield.
I have coated the Above warrant is directed (Harry B. Landen Constable.
pecial Town meeting 183
May 28. 1935.
In response to the foregoing warrant, the voter to the number of wighty, gathered at the town hall on Tuesday, May 28, 193vt at 8 P. M. the treeting was called to order by the Town Clerk, who read the warrant and proceed to the election of a moderator: art. 1. Ralph of It all was the unanimous choice of the meeting for moderator and he was sworn by the Clerk! 1 art. 2.
On recommendation of the Zmanc Committee, it was voted, to appropriate $1,263.75 from the machinery Fund for the maintenance, care, re- placement for purchase of town machinery
art. 3.
The joint committee consisting of the selection and Finance Committee reported that they recommended, action on the play ground project be deferred to a more opportune time.
The same Committee recommended that a Town Planning Board be elected at the next lown ameeting and that the matter of the play ground be referred to! this Board for further consideration and that the Sout Committee bring in nominations for members of the Planning Board at the next town meeting In the matter of surfacing the sidewalk bou the Sturbridge road, the Committee recommended surfacing the sidewalk with the "tar penetration" method. These Committee reports were accepted and the Selectmen were authorized to proceed with the surfacing of the sidewalk provided it can be financed
art. 4
- a motion by G. E. Fitchcock that the Cemetery Commissioners be authorized to sell the soul fence removed from the last line of the Cemetery was amended, the amendment prevailing over the original motion. The amendment as
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art. 5.
voted : That the tence be retained until some other provision is made for protecting the Cemetery property along the easterly line. Volled ! That warrants for flown meetings be directed to the town clerk, who shall forthwith - que notice of such meetings by posting allested copies of said warrants, one at the town hall and one at the foot ofice and by Reasonably mailing or causing to be mailed to each voler, a notice of every special meeting with a condensed summary of the subject to be acted upon thereal, It was further voted that the selection boot notice of their intention of calling special meetings at least three days before closing the warrant. L Thus concluding the business of the meeting it - was voted to id yourn.
Frank S. Jefford. Jown Clerk. 1
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. at a welling of the Board of serecline feed on Quy 15, 19357, a heat capacity wn load of Health ine following order when aided :
No action, Form os corporation war neck or maintain awine vilion the units of the soon of Brunhild without written vervuil to the Board of earth I aid town and compliance with the conditions recified horizon"
a time copy, attrol - tank x. fixfort. Surx isound & tramite
The following Location was been assigned for the Keeping of wine by adam vonmak: I. a plating and one woyweak's farm consisting of from 1 to 2 roues, located in the southeast corner of said farm property, bounded on the west by the wales brook, so called; on the cast by land of stanley & towers; on the north and south by land bey wozniak.
My order of the Board of teaching Frank S. Sexforud.
This assignment wo ked by the Board sept 24, Ijsv) and the following new assignmenti made:
a lot of land southwest of the wogmak farm building starting at the northwest corner of the plot it the inter section of the stone wall turding property of woymak and no see, and the stone wall it the southern End of woman's facture and which work it light angles with the first mentioned wall; Then from the erst mentioned starting point, cunning along wall between woynick and mc Gee to, or Harry to a clump
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barewood trees, aleading to waren a slot wand of approximately in acre in una and vi hich will be rounded on the what by land of The Lie on the north by lund of wort man, separated I love walk from the pasture, and on the last would south by cand of war mak
Tham J. Suffit
Revoking above assignment. the Board of Health have assigned to igniesla way make, the following plot of fand for the weeping of stone
I trol or land located southwest of the wormake arm buildings, starting at the northwest corner of the plot at the terlection. I the lone ware dividing. coberly boy . woman & ic Sie + the stone wall it the southierty end of won weak & pasture + which runs at right angles. Darth the wret mentioned wall; thence from the first mentioned starting point, unning along the wall between woy mak T mc Gee is a southorly direction sufficiently fat to include in irea of approximately your acres the astery boundary of which shall not be any nearer han nine hundred feet (100) from the road . Leading from Brumfield to wales known as the
I true copy of the assignment of tund for the treking of wine, made by the Board of Health october 26, 1956
utest thank &, Jefford Click.
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Warrant to verciet Willing.
Commonwealth of mare, rameden in.
in the name of the Som swedish of mine, You the hereby required to colity and warn the insanlarla 7 Theprint qualified to vote in town war, to nel in ww Town Hall in ward Brownfield on Sunday, he
event day of october 1935 at & o clock P. M., io ct in the following
art. 1. art. 2.
To choose a moderator to preside over said that! To see if the own will vole to transfer the sum of 200. (being to o deduction rom the town & share of the appropriation mate at the annual meeting, Library 4 ) Ifrom the voropriation for the Brookfield road to the appropriation or the cumination of the Holland road bridge over the want of way of the so. g.e.
Art. 3. To see if In town will about i commili to investigate the entire matter of erecting a new school nowe to accommodate the formfield subile of ie erst Eight grades, and committee cobreborte du Lundimes and make u commend ations to the low. at the next annual meeting, agreeable to the elition of the school commuted.
And you are stricted a wwi this courant
said meeting
1920.
I have bored the above warrant is directed I work s. Jefford. Town Clerk
Award ), x 2 celtic
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Vreade Down pliening
Why my warrant was called to order by the down Clerk it 8 Th october 1 280 warrant was sind and studie one was est. 1. Tred " arance was the unanimous choice of the meeting you moderator and he was
Failure of the state and County to to operate in the martes in explimed by the chairman of the selidtmen roullet in i vote on motion 10. Oliver, to can this article on the table. wino we number of the school commuter which powered this article was owant it could alot be determined that there was, need of such a commetil, at at Wwww woord That a Committee of our we ppocaled it this meeting. mer, Awer like it una y. be appointed to conwest of the school Committee and selectmen with the chairman of the selecmen icing as Chairman of the committee. The mendment. Jaweed, but i motion to appoint a committee war init
It these count it was votid to adjourn
thank A. Jefford
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warrant for sucral Tweeling.
Commonwealth of new, trampden us. To the town cark of Promwerd, Greeting The name of the commonwealth of Il wachmette, you are hereby required to notify. I and warn the inhabitants Formfield kwaliteit to vote in town affairs, a meet in the crown till low said muld on monday the 20 th day M . ember, 19-08, it & P. M. a Vect in the account.
Mit. 2. vite 3. Mt. 4.
art. 6 art." Art. 8.
chover a moderator i riviste vi vant matura. see if he own will vote to vassourate in additional cum of snow for charity- Tosee if the town wie vote the socrate in additional um of money or Mit age - Ladistance Is use of the town will vote If I were on additional sum of money for the Collector To see if the town were vote to a capriate in additional sum of money or erection / extraction To ver if the town will vole a propriate in additional sum of inou soldiers Kilit. It Is if the own will wole to sobreate in additional sum of money for nourance. To see if the town with vote to appropriate an additional um of money for forest tue and you are directed to ve the warrant by voting attested copies of vance it the crown na and vost office revers d'une at least before the time of wording said meeting Helloy Sak not and make the return of the warrant with your doing throw is the time and place of midling & coward. Given under for wards the 12th day of Moramber, 1920 I have posted , the above Everett D. Janden
warrant as aus text. Edward cullen ,
Frank S. Gifford Town Clerk
sichnin of boremaind
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2.1.2 art . 2. art. 4,
art. .
lecial Town meeting
as the special town meeting need in seasonal Lo tué fordoing warrant on November 25, 19.30, Jalich of wall was the unanimous choice of the voters irecht or moderator and he was worn by the Clerk.
under each of the following articles, the rec - commendations of the france & committee is bre vented by the chairman, Mr. Roe s. Clark, were is the form of motion and were duly recorded. There was no discussion and it was voted uniter To appropriate $800.00 from surplus Revenue for charity To appropriate # 175.00 from surdeux Revenue for old an escutanice. Se appropriate $ 30.00 from surblue Revenue for we. Colector De abprobuale - 4. 00 from surplus Revenue for Election + Acquatration. To avorocreate $138,85 from surplus Revenue for Mediers Kerek. Mor surfline Revenue De averobratel 2. 16 Avsurance To appropriate 15.00 from surplus Revenue
This concluded the business of the meeting and on notion it was voted to adjourn"
Frank S. Gifford Town Clerk
191
1996
Commonwealth of Marsactivela, 75M dell vo To the Town Clerk of Dawnfield, Greeting In the name of the commonwealth of the, you are hereby required to use and warn the wher dante of Beeld qualified to vote in own retain to meet in the town hall in said Brumfield on findmy Howmany 3, 1,30, it 10 o'clock
Act on the Flownin
To choose a moderator to wuerde over vant sig To five in hear votes to the richon bercow of one vallot For the following town rificus,
Down, Click, Treasurer, sax Collector, tire vil Loctmon, Free warden, Fut Constables, are ou he win of one year: no member of the board of Public weuse, in school committee, Jill assessor, The melery com missioner, two brary trustees, all for the time of three y cars.
also to vote on the questions contained in section 11 5J Chap. 138, general Laws, relative to the anting of decentes for the sake of recoholic beverage the the town, is withowned in in act caused on the General Court in the utrent year.
The cour will be open it 10 & M. and may be closed it 2 P.M.
To hear park Tronicen and rante cuptor down by the town and ast hereon.
Jarabe and associate money on the support & the various departments and activities of the town, payment of town debts a ty the et enses of the tenkning year and direct now the same shall be arsendeld.
To see what salaries the town will allow its officers for the ensuing year .
art. 5. art. 6. To see what disposition the town will make of the log fund
- vit. 3. Art. 4.
art.1.
192
Le sue what sum of money the town will sauce wind edestinate for removal Zay.
mont . S.
see what sum of over the catwe were wine and peroihate for the endirection of gypsy and rown Carl molla,
A sa If he won t vole to authorize inc own criture' with the approval of the selectionen, I borrow Frotey from time to time in anticipation of the revenue De financial par dusvida canary 1, 1920 and to carve a note on notes therefor, valuable withm one year, and to know any note at notes as may be I won for a wrood it was than one year, in accordance with dion 19 Chapter ++, General Laws.
It all of wine own will cause and appropriate a sum of money for a travaillenous account. It's is it the town will vote to appropriate a won I moved from the machines and for the nunbinance care, bacimenti and purchase of town nachevery for the moving year!
- 1.6.12.
State of life" own vice vole in aise and appropriate a um of money for muntenance of the rolland, Brookfield and warren waldo under Chapter , to be used with usa illollid on is urposed in the lake and country. " the i he own will vole to cause and asrafpriate I und I money a contract construction on the Brookfield had der hafter is, to be wild with sums allotted For The surface by the state and county.
Cit.14 ust. 15. 1 5.16
To use if the town will vote to rise and appropriate with of moves to any the undaid bills of 1935. To lect one bruder of the starreet standing fund for i im y three years. is it of the ouch will vote to install two additional trat rights in ast prinfield and expropriate money
to use of the town i vote to cause and appro- create + 4. 1 to make up the overdraft in the town
193
Art. 18.
art
ord que coulance account
the um of +34.75 de sexe No he voulait in né Jadura vit account
Not 20
Ist. - 1. art. 221
m & #30. to se stunden in the own is the confiden County indice con und a reculwie in coordince with the provisions of the lawof the six monural de ole if the sun will raise and appropriate i rem of money to paint and whaw the rice truck, or the any action thereon
To see is the town will vote is authoring the electives o well , after wirst going notice of the time and lace I the my ording auch notice boy sale in some convenient and public Islade in the town fourteen days it wast rfor the wheel, Ioroberty catein by the town inder lax little procedure provided that the selection of whomsoever they may enthouge o Gold much ublic muchon may pet any but which diem madiquate take any action edtwe kerle
s all the own will ich s rect additional guide voarde and nuke un vepropriation xefor
art. 23 2. 24 - art. 2v art. 26.
To a of the town will take action o tublich additional street uguls in the roomfield road. To see what action the town will take to luce the price of electricity and secure etter institution thereof.
It see if the town will vote to change the late of the animal own meeting or take any other action brelating thereto.
art. 27 art 28
To see if the town will vote to purchase new eats for the town hall and appropriate i sum of money or same. To elect a planning board is voted by the own at the special town meeting held may 23, 1935 00 take any action elatwel hereto.
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Und you are directed to serve this warrant by working allested cole of same at the town mail would not re fice bin dann at least before the time I molding laid mailing
rtof fact not and make due return of the warrant with your downs thereou at the time and rack of meeting e forward
Sworn walder our hands the 7 th day of wwwww 1950
Evren D. Zünden Sitward 9. Killian Funk Betaley velichmin.
195
The annual town racing qued in the rolling warsoft was held in monetary, bruary , ya that called to order it 10 A.M. Why he cowon us, sill reading the warrant, vilice I was iched son cent I washot cakes on noteralos, he check out bound we The suit ring the choice + halph at tall is Moderator ) M. stall wa's worn by the Sterk See Page
Voted, to accept the Town report as suntet. si unit of approquations Potet, salaries of town races be the came is Last year.
voted, to appropriate the Log Fund of the brary au appropriations
Voted , that the town treasures with the approval of the idictmon be and hereby is authorized a voirow money - from time to time in anticipation of the avenue of the Emancial year beginning January 1, 1956 und to issue i note ou notes therefor, Payable hortum one year mit view any -note or notes and may be given you a acrrod of less than one year in accordance with section IT. Chapter 44. Several Laws,
sie appropriations
Voted, to expropriate 1, 929. 27 from the Machinery fund for the maintenance, care, iplacement ind Querobase of town machinery for the ensuing year. The Finance Com commended no appropriation for maintenance and that the work wel if it Chap. 81 money. TWO etakey offered a notion that * 800 we appropriated for the purpose ru iter some discussion, the motion was toot. a motion by the Finance Committee hat 2000, we assituated to continue construction on the Brookfield road was aminded by the midwon that it be conditional on the state and Country til contribute $ 4,000. This amendment was not voted
over
art. 10 vet. 11. art. 12.
art. 13.
art. 1 Art. 2 art. 3. 1 art. 4. 1 art. 5.
r.t.b. aun-8 vit q.
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- In a nordwent hal 1,500. be raised and appro seated a continue construction on the Brookfield road, to or weed with sumo scrolled for the bur vore by the tale and County, was voted. Voted to askrokuate from surplus Revenue $ 682,50 to can sunsaid ville of 19315.
ist. 150 uma 2. 12. Groys was chosen Irule of the visnet waiting rundt you - years. Viled, to indefinitely cooffine action vit. m. A Viled to shirohvatel 4. 42 pom Survine Revenue I mere up overdraft in town stall account. Vited to appropriate 20.96 to make up overdraft in ed up assistance account -- from surplus Revenue pred to copropriate + 34.95° rom Surplus Revenue to ane us verdraft in soldiers Relief account.
det to cause and appropriate #35. i ve expended or did o agriculture. No V
There was considerable discussion on this article
De france committee recommended no action and ML . ( They moved to expropriate c. to saint the wire rack. This was wintended in IN Madison that 390. be abed and ispro rated to saint and repair the me truck and it was il voted.
led, that We own authorize the selection to sell, ad went toving police if the time and peace of sale of cooling which notice of sale in some convenient und Initie vidae wn me own 14 days it wast before the wall, trovily casin by the town under tex little procedure in ceeamain varing gwen sure authority to ject any it won Dog town inadequate.
Art 23 vit. 24 art 25
Voted, to raise and appropriate # 10. for Guide Boards. Indefinitely touttoned. as voted, the moderator appointed Leon S. Oliver, Edward & Killian and Clarence B. Brown a Committee to investigate the possibility of securing a lower rate of electricity and a better distribution thereof and report at a future medling.
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After some discussion on motion of Mr. Hver, it was voted to hold the annual town meeting the first monday in march instead of the first monday in recruary as has been the custom you some years. "
voted, that action in this article be deferred
The joint committee appointed at the special meeting Thay 28, 1935 to bring in nominations the members of a wvanning board, reported as follows That the town "Planning Board consist of six members with the Chairman of the selectmen as chairman of the funding Board, as follows: - Chairman of Selectmen ; human of Finance Committee, one member appointed from the Grange, no from the village improvement society, Die Grond the women's Business Club and one from the the streeter Fost g tin imi can gion.
- at noon, a recess was taken until 1:0, o we opportunity to all who desired to partake of in excellent dinner served by the adies of the Idilic sunday School Class. as noval, the closing time of the calls was cilended in hour until 3 o'clock -a list of acpropriations follows on the next
on motion Mi. Oliver, it was voted, the no money - be extended no obligation incurred on the linetry commission that a not sanctioned in a regulier called rating of the Commission efter que notice in bon owen Dach Commissioner
- art. 26. change date & annual meeting
art. 27, art. 28
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eso rations made inder article 4 and. sistem the articles, to be raised by taxation:
Aspectmen
400.00
440. 00
0,5.00
1-1.06
600.00
8.00
EFut Hark 160.00
lection 7 via vibration 100,00
50.00
665.00
vit muscularions
10.00
1'80.00
vv.3
North aux brusson
500.00
Ha warden 50.00
150.000
math
200. 00
2, 400. 00
eu note
11 chimp jo
1.000.00
bridges
100.00
nout Emrovat
we note
Guard Rails
guide Brando
10.00
Street Lighting
866 00
charity
3,600.00
rd egil assistance 2.300.00
mothers und 120.00
Soldiers kille
120.00
school
murray +25,00
Sommon + Monument 10,00
100.00
romance
130.00
Jour Counder
199
1 170.00 Cemetery 320.10 merest 200. 00
And to agriculture
Vant Repair Fire truck
35.00 340.00 vit. . .
Under the approuvation or chapter 81, So was voted that all driveway to butters property young within. units of the highway, we created are wahl I heard highway under the exploration for now himoval was voted a low rat Tevile came whenever the brook field road is stowed .
There was considerable discussion on the Isso riation for schools and in export was made it vient The Finance Committee recommend ation in increasing the amount +1,000. 0 IS. 000, out the Effort wie unincontul.
Following is the result of the balloting is recorded in the lection refiere Totalt vote cast =38.
Down clerk, 1 your
1
Erginia . Partie 2/3
Dix corrector 1 your
11
(Vade )
200
Selectmen 1 year
hoe S. Clark 208
Frank 13. Italy 180
Edward J. Killian 199 Everett D. Landen 204 Alfred Wigglesworth 75
148
Assessor. 3 years
Tan J. Gifford 138
Edward . Killian 195
Blanks 5
Board of Public welfare 3 years
James it. S. Hoyt 28/4
54
Free warden. 1 year
Tank G. Ittcücock 280
Flanks 58
School Committee 3 years
tto R. Inderson 1.73
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