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Voted that the Town proceed to ballot for one Town Clerk, one Town Treasurer, one Collector of Taxes, five Selectmen, three Assessors, three Overseers of the Poor, three Auditors, three Park Commissioners, nine Constables, all for one year; one School Committee for one year, to fill vacancy; two School Com- mittee for three years; three Trustees of the Public Library for three years; one member of the Board of Health for one year; one member of the Board of Health for two years; one member of the Board of Health for three years. And, also, upon the same ballot, to vote upon the question: "Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in the Town?"
The moderator appointed as additional ballot officers, Charles A. Cline and John F. Reilly, and they were sworn by the town clerk. Twenty-three voting shelves or compartments were provided by the town, according to the requirements of law, and guarded as the law requires.
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After the Moderator had been chosen as aforesaid, and before the opening of the polls, the Town Clerk delivered to said ballot clerks the bundle packed by him and sealed as required by law, containing 2400 official ballots and 75 special official ballots for School Committee only, and the Town Clerk caused the cards of instruction to be posted in each of the twenty-three voting com- partments, provided by the town and guarded as required by law, and the Town Clerk also caused three such cards and five speci- men ballots to be posted about the polling room outside the guard rails, and a receipt for said ballots was given by the ballot clerks to the Town Clerk.
Upon the delivery of the ballots to the voters by the ballot clerks, the check list was used, and the name of each voter receiv- ing a ballot was announced and checked thereon. The ballot, as delivered to each voter, was by such voter marked in the voting compartments, and deposited by the voter in the ballot boxes, called the Standard, furnished and certified to by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, the ballots cast by the women being deposited in a separate box from those deposited by the men, and the name of each voter depositing a ballot in said boxes was announced in a loud and distinct tone of voice, aud checked upon the voting list by the election officers in charge at said boxes and list.
The following persons were appointed by the Moderator, as Tellers to aid him in receiving, sorting and counting the ballots cast at said meeting, viz : - Edward L. Burdakin, George C. Stearns, Crawford R. Brown, Frank W. Power, Charles A. Cline, Wm. F. Whitman, William W. Smith, Frank D. Tracy, Henry W. Weeks, John F. Reilly, Alfred C. Smith, Thos. W. Dolan, Henry E. French, Fred. B. Kingsbury, Wm. H. Dawes, Ferdinand F. Favor, Charles W. Wolcott, William C. Williams, and said tellers were duly sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties, by the Town Clerk.
With the consent of the Moderator and Town Clerk the ballot box used for the men voters was opened at 1.20 p. m., and 850 ballots taken therefrom, for the purpose of counting the same. The blank forms furnished by the Secretary of the Com- monwealth were used by the election officers. The ballots were divided into blocks, and canvassed by the tellers, and the result
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thereof reported in each case to the Moderator, who caused the same to be recorded on the blank forms provided for the purpose.
Whole number of ballots cast by the men voters was 1201; whole number of ballots cast by the women voters was 2. The two check lists used for the men voters each showed 1201 names checked thereon, and the two check lists used for women voters each showed two names checked thereon. The number of ballots left at the close of the polls, deducted from the whole amount receipted for by the ballot clerks, showed 1201 delivered to the men and 2 to the women. After all the ballots deposited in said boxes had been sorted and counted the Moderator made declara- tion as follows :-
For Town Clerk :
Don Gleason Hill, Willow street, had 632
Scattering . .
9
And said Hill was declared elected, and was sworn into said office by the Moderator in open town meeting.
For Selectmen.
Charles H. Ellis, High street, had 626
Timothy Lehane, Barrows street, had 137
William S. Macomber, Myrtle street, had . 526 William M. Matta, Sanderson avenue, had 147
Thomas P. Murray, High street, had 553
David Neal, Washington street, had . 782
Lester A. Newcomb, Oakdale avenue, had 581 J. Everett Smith, Washington street, had 611 George W. Weatherbee, East street, had 768
Scattering, ·
16
And said Ellis, Neal, Newcomb, Smith and Weatherbee were declared elected. .
For Assessors.
John L. Fisher, Fox Hill street, had . 673
Henry D. Humphrey, Chestnut street, had 347
Daniel A. Lynch, Needham street, had 469
William S. Macomber, Myrtle street, had . . 434
H. Everett Marden, Washington street, had 340
Charles C. Sanderson, Walnut street, had . Scattering,
637
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And said Fisher, Lynch and Sanderson were declared elected.
For Auditors.
Frank M. Bailey, Milton street, had . 837
Daniel A. Lynch, Needham street, had 788
Edward C. Paul, Worthington street, had . 817
Scattering, 5
And said Bailey, Lynch and Paul were declared elected. For Town Treasurer.
Edwin A. Brooks, Willow street, had 827
Scattering,
6
And said Brooks was declared elected.
For Overseers of the Poor.
Howard Colburn, High street, had 901 Anna E. Ely, Washington street, had 735
John Wardle, Jr., Oakdale avenue, had 311
George W. Weatherbee, East street, had 810
Scattering ,
8
And said Colburn, Ely and Weatherbee were declared elected.
For School Committee for three years.
Willie W. Baker, High street, had, .
845
Julius H. Tuttle, High street, had 802
Scattering,
7
And said Baker and Tuttle were declared elected.
For School Committee for one year, to fill vacancy. Francis L. Babcock, Walnut street, had 827
Scattering, .
3
And said Babcock was declared elected.
Trustees of the Public Library for three years.
John R. Bullard, High street, had 788
Alfred Hewins, Maple Place, had 762
Carlos Slafter, Chestnut street, had 791 Scattering, 5
And said Bullard, Hewins and Slafter were declared elected.
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For Park Commissioners.
Clifton P. Baker, High street, had 461
James T. Clark, Oakdale avenue, had 230
John Crowley, off Mt. Vernon street, had . 527
Charles H. J. Kimball, Winthrop street, had 396
Thomas T. Robinson, Court street, had 560
Erastus Worthington, Jr. Chestnut street, had Scattering,
691
2
And said Crowley, Robinson and Worthington were declared elected.
For Collector of Taxes.
Thomas J. Baker, off Court street, had
933
And said Baker was delared elected.
For Board of Health, 1 year:
Edward W. Finn, High street, had 745
Robert W. Southgate had . 122
Scattering,
2
And said Finn was declared elected.
For Board of Health, 2 years :
Erastus Worthington, Jr .. Chestnut St.,had . 763
Robert W. Southgate had 9
Scattering
1
And said Worthington was declared elected.
For Board of Health, 3 years :
Francis L. Babcock, Walnut street, had 802
Robert W. Southgate had 3
Scattering,
1
And said Babcock was declared elected.
For Constables :
Martin J. Barrett, Belknap street, had 766 Isaac H. Carter, Hartford street, had 577
John Dean, High street, had 700
Irving Donley, Winthrop street, had 682
William F. Drugan, Crowley Ave., had 734 ·
James R. Finn, Mt. Hope St., had 560 · Otis S. Guild, East street, had . 591
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Charles O. Haynes, off Westfield street, had 602
Andrew J. Nolan, Greenhood street, had . 371 James E. Sullivan, Highland street, had 358
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And said Barrett, Carter, Dean, Donley, Drugan, Finn, Guild, Haynes and Nolan were declared elected.
In answer to the question, Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town, the town voted :
Yes, . 559
No,
549
Blanks,
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The polls were closed, on motion, at 4.42 o'clock P. M .. after which the Moderator appointed as the Committee under the By- laws, to whom were referred the remaining Articles of the warrant, the following persons :- Stephen M. Weld, George C. Stearns, George Lorio, Chas. H. Ellis, Daniel A. Lynch, John W. Chase, Francis L. Babcock, Edwin A. Brooks, J. Varnum Abbott, Adel- bert E. Buffum, Thos. T. Robinson, Robert H. O. Schulz, Owen J. Reynolds, Chas. C. Sanderson, Lester A. Newcomb, Horatio G. Turner and Henry E. French, who with Thomas P. Murray, chairman of the Selectmen and Assessors; Howard Colburn, chairman of the Overseers of the Poor; Frederick D. Ely, chair- man of the School Committee; and William C. Williams, Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, members ex-officiis, make the full committee of twenty-one.
Voted that all the remaining officers, not voted for by ballot, be appointed by the Selectmen. Voted that when this meeting adjourns it be to the first Monday of April next, at this place, at 7 o'clock p. m.
After the declaration of the vote, all the ballots cast at said election were sealed up in an envelope, and endorsed thereon by the Moderator, and the check lists used were also sealed up, and also being endorsed thereon by the Moderator and Ballot Clerks, respectively, were all placed in the custody of the Town Clerk.
And on motion at 11.25 o'clock P. M., the meeting was ad- journed to the first Monday of April next, at 7 o'clock, P. M., as aforesaid, at this place.
Attest:
DON GLEASON HILL,
Town Clerk.
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Dedham, Mass., March 6, 1895.
To DON GLEASON HILL, ESQ.,
Town Clerk of Dedham.
We, the undersigned, legal voters of the Town of Dedham, respectfully petition for a recount of the votes cast at the elec- tion in Dedham, Monday, March 4, 1895, upon the question of granting licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors in said town, having reason to believe that an error was made in ascertaining or declaring the result of the count of the ballots cast upon said question.
Edward C. Paul, Worthington St .; C. P. Baker, High St .; Edward P. Burgess, West St .; Elijah Howe, Jr., Washington St .; James Y. Noyes, School St .; Nathaniel Morse, Dwight St .; Albert Hale, Common St .; Adam Gunn, Washington St .; C. A. Taft, Marsh St .; Geo. A. Guild, School St .; J. W. Wilson, Avery St.
Filed March 6, 1895, 4.35 p. m.
On this petition the Moderator issued the following notice which was printed and posted in public places in Dedham :
RECOUNT.
Whereas, a written statement this day has been filed with the Town Clerk, signed by Edward. C. Paul, C. P. Baker, Edward P. Burgess, Elijah Howe, Jr., James Y. Noyes, Nathan- iel Morse, Albert Hale, Adam Gunn, C. A. Taft, Geo. A. Guild and J. W. Wilson, wherein it is alleged that said signers have reason to believe that an error was made in ascertaining or de- claring the result of the count of the ballots cast at the town meeting of March fourth, 1895, on the question of granting licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors. Now, therefore, in accordance with Section 211 of Chapter 417 of the Acts of 1893, I shall publicly recount such ballots, at Lower Memorial Hall, on THURSDAY, March 7th, 1895, at four o'clock in the afternoon.
JOHN R. BULLARD, Moderator.
Dedham, March 6, 1895.
At Dedham, March 7, 1895.
I hereby certify that pursuant to Sect. 211, of Chap. 417 of the Acts of 1893, on the written requests of eleven voters, I, this day
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publicly recounted the ballots cast March 4, 1895 on the ques- tion of licensing the sale of intoxicating liquors, and the result of said recount was as follows viz :- Yes. 557. No. 551.
John R. Bullard, Moderator.
After said recount was completed, and declaration thereof made by the Moderator, the ballots were again sealed up in an envelope. endorsed thereon by the Moderator, and placed in the custody of the Town Clerk.
Attest.
Don Gleason Hill. Town Clerk.
OFFICE OF SELECTMEN, Dedham, Mass., March 8, 1895. To DON GLEASON HILL, EsQ., Town Clerk, Dedham, Mass .:
Dear Sir:
At a regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen, held Wed- nesday, March 6th, the following appointments were made, in accordance with the vote passed at the town meeting held Monday, March 4, that "all remaining officers not voted for by ballot, be appointed by the Selectmen."
Field Drivers.
John F. Kelly, Dennis Haley, Henry E. Bingham. Fence Viewers.
Thomas Murphy, Samuel C: French, Jerry Sweeney.
Surveyors of Lumber.
Francis Turner, Hiram Hinckley.
Measurers of Wood and Bark.
Frank M. Bailey, Elijah W. Bonnemort, Charles H. Ellis, P. O' Sullivan, George P. Goding, Nathaniel Morse. Weighers of Hay and Coal.
Frank M. Bailey, George A. French, Jeremiah Sullivan, Chauncey S. Churchill, Charles Russell, Daniel W. Bonney, Edward Moffette, J. Everett. Smith.
Respectully submitted
GEO. W. WEATHERBEE, Clerk.
Dedham, Mass., March 6, 1895.
To the Town Clerk.
Having been elected to the office of Assessor, and having also been re-elected to the office of Auditor for said Town, at the
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Town election, March 4, 1895, I accept the office of Assessor, but I respectfully decline the office of Auditor.
Daniel A. Lynch.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Norfolk, ss.
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dedham, in said County, qualified to vote in town affairs, held at Memorial Hall, in said Dedham, on Monday, the first day of April, A. D. 1895, by adjournment from the fourth day of March, 1895, the meeting was called to order at half past seven o'clock by the Moderator John R. Bullard, and the business thereof proceeded as follows :
The Committee of Twenty-one presented their report in print, and the same was distributed to the voters.
Article three-Voted that the report of the Auditors on the Treasurer's and Collector's accounts be accepted.
Article Four-Voted that the list of jurors, as prepared by the Selectmen, be accepted with this exception: That the names of Henry G. Guild, Charles H. Miller, William A. Morrell and George H. Chute be stricken off. The list as amended and adopted is as follows :
Abbott, William D. Farrington, Arthur B. Lorio, Jacob,
Bailey, Fank M. Fisher, Albert F. Moloney, Michael J.
Baker, Fred A. Fisher, John B. McPeck, Neal E.
Baker, Willie W. Fisher, Frank McCaffrey Bernard J. Baker, James B., Jr. French, Henry E. Murphy, Thomas, Bixby, Harlan P. French, William H. Browne, George E. French, George A. McManus, Edward J. Clifton, John D. French, Samuel C, O'Sullivan, Patrick, Perry, John W. Power, Frank W.
Colburn, Allen Gaffney, Peter B.
Crane, Charles H. Goding, William B.
Cheever, Alonzo W. Goding, George P. Churchill, William O.Gould, William B. Cormerais, Edward V.Griggs, Charles R. Corbett, Patrick F. Halbauer, Ernest, Cutter, Arthur B. Draper, Frank E.
Heffernan, William, Hatch, George M. Danforth, Charles B. Hinckley, Hiram, Ellsworth, Aaron
Johnson, Edward M. Tucker, Charles W.
Fales, William A. Kelly, Daniel V.
Feeney, Lawrence W. Libby, Henry L.
Rafferty, Thomas F. Robinson. Fred E. Ridley, Matthias, Shine, John F. Schuler, John M. Schlusemeyer, William Stevens, Herbert H. Sweeney, Jerry,
Turner, Horatio G. Watson, Edward A.
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Wilson, George E. Walley, Joseph H: Woods, Charles S.
Wight, George F. Wardle, John, Jr. Yatman, James O.
Article Five-Voted that the report of the Committee on the distribution of the interest of the Damon and Draper donations be accepted (see Report on file), and that the same Committee be re-appointed, viz: John W. Chase and Willie W. Baker.
Article Six-Voted that the Town authorize the Collector of Taxes to use the same means as the Town Treasurer may use in acting as Collector.
Article Seven-Voted that the Collector charge six per cent. on all taxes not paid November 1, 1895.
Article Eight- Voted that the Town appropriate the sum of $950 as compensation for the Collector of Taxes as provided in section 6, article 3, of the Town By-Laws, and that the Collector give on the back of each tax bill the items of the estate taxed, as given in the Assessors' valuation.
Article Nine-Voted that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of ($56,465.) fifty-six thousand four hundred and sixty-five dollars to defray the incidental and other necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, for the ensuing year, as follows:
Town Clerk, $250 00
Town Treasurer,
450 00
Board of Health, 150 00
Miscellaneous expenses of same,
775 00
Registrars of Voters, .
200 00
Cemetery Commissioners,
100 00
Selectmen, .
800.00
Overseers of the Poor, .
400 00
Assessors, .
2,100 00 ·
Superintedent of Streets, salary and use of team,
1,200 00
Inspector of provisions, etc Abatement of taxes, .
250 00
1,500 00
Police and Constables, 3,000 00
Poor in and out of Almshouse,
7,500 00
Insane and Reform School,
2,500 00
Fire Department,
3,500 00
Lockup,
750 00
Lighting streets, . .
8,000 00 .
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Water,
. $5,270 00
Printing, advertising, etc
1,500 00
Printing Decennial Valuation,
500 00
Memorial Hall, in addition to its receipts,
. 1,500 00
Removing snow and ice,
2,000 00
Miscellaneous, . ·
1,075 00
Military and State Aid, and receipts from Common- wealth,
200 00
Avery School note and interest, .
3,330 00
Almshouse,
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2,640 00
Sidewalk, . 66 66
1,200 00
Gen. expense,
1,680 00 .
Park Com'n, 66
520 00
Stone Park, 66 66 66
1,225 00
Interest on money borrowed in anticipation of taxes 400 00
$56,465 00
Voted that all contracts under the said appropriation for printing, be given to the Dedham printer who makes the lowest responsible bid therefor.
Article Ten- Voted that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $200 for the decoration of soldier's graves.
Article Eleven-Voted that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of two thousand eight hundred dollars for the Dedham Public Library.
Article Twelve-Voted that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of ten hundred and fifty dollars to keep the cemeteries in Dedham Village and West Dedham in repair.
Article Thirteen-Voted that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of eleven thousand five hundred dollars for repairs of highways, sidewalks, and lumber for bridges and railings.
Voted, that the town appropriate the further sum of five thousand dollars to continue the work of concreting the sidewalks in town.
Voted that the appropriation for concreting sidewalks be ex- pended under the direction of a competent Engineer who shall determine the grades and side lines, and the thickness of the concrete and the proper construction of the same.
Voted to authorize the Selectmen and Town Treasurer to
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borrow said sum of five thousand dollars on the note or notes of the town, payable five hundred dollars each, in one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine and ten years respectively, at a rate of interest not to exceed four per cent. per annum .. (See vote after Article 48.)
Voted also that the Selectmen be instructed to pay laborers upon the highways, two dollars per day of nine hours each.
Article Fourteen-Voted, that the town raise and appropriate for the purpose of this article, (expenses of the public schools) the sum of ($38,050) thirty-eight thousand and fifty dollars.
Article Fifteen-Voted, that the amount received from other towns for scholars attending the public schools in Dedham be appropriated for the contingent expenses of the public schools.
Article Sixteen-Voted, that the town raise and appropriate the sum of $700 for the sanitary improvements asked for under this article.
Article Seventeen-Voted, that the town raise and appropri- ate the sum of ($5500) fifty-five hundred dollars to finish and furnish the new Avery School, and grade the yard thereof. .
Article Eighteen- Voted, to indefinitely postpone this article.
Article Nineteen-Voted to indefinitely postpone this article.
Article Twenty-Voted to indefinitely postpone this article.
Articles Twenty-one and Twenty-two by vote taken up and acted upon together. - Voted to raise and appropriate six hundred dollars to build two reservoirs for fire purposes, one at the Baptist Church, West Dedham, the other at Pond Plain, West Dedham.
Article Twenty-three-Voted to indefinitely postpone this article.
Article Twenty-four-Voted that the town raise and appro- priate the sum of thirty five dollars for a hydrant at the corner of East street and the new street leading to Fairbanks Park.
Article Twenty-five-Voted to connect the bells on the en- gine houses with the fire alarm system, as recommended by the Board of Engineers, and raise and appropriate the sum of 600 dollars therefor.
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Article Twenty-six-Voted that the town raise and appro- priate the sum of $375 for additional fire alarm boxes at the following locations : East street, near railroad bridge ; Rockland street, corner Bussey street ; Greenhood street, corner Colburn Street ; High Street, corner Westfield street ; Milton street, corner Milton Place.
Article Twenty-seven-Voted to lay this article on the table.
Article Twenty-eight -Voted to indefinitely postpone this article.
Article Twenty-nine-Voted that the School Committee are hereby authorized and requested to purchase and add to the Avery School lot the following land :
Land of Dowd, extending from line of present lot of Avery School to Mother Brook, and bounded on the East by land of Greenhood. Land of Greenhood, between Dowd land and proposed street. Land of McCarthy, bounded by land of Green- hood, Avery School, Chauncy street and proposed street, and that $3700 be appropriated therefor; and further voted that the School Committee allow the superintendent of streets to take, from time to time, such material as in their opinion will not injure said land for school purposes. All materials so taken to be credited by the street department to the schools, at same price as would be paid elsewhere.
Article Thirty-Voted to indefinitely postpone this article.
Voted that this meeting be adjourned, to meet at this place next Monday evening, at half past seven o'clock.
Attest : DON GLEASON HILL,
Town Clerk.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK, SS.
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dedham, in said County, qualified to vote in Town affairs, held at Mem- orial Hall, in said town, on Monday, the eighth day of April, 1895, by adjournment from the first day of said April. The meet- ing was called to order at half past seven o'clock, by the moder- ator, John R. Bullard, and the business thereof proceeded as follows :
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Voted that Article Twenty-seven be taken from the table.
. Article Twenty-seven-1Voted to amend the Town By-laws as follows :
To amend Article 3, Section 2, by adding at the end thereof the words : "Provided, however, that all orders for the abate- ment of taxes shall be signed by a majority of the Assessors.
To amend Section 8, Article 3, of the Town By-Laws by in- serting after "a " in the first line the words "general or" ; and after the word "grants " in the third line, the words, "in the treasury, January 31 "; and add to said section the words, " with the estimated expenses of each account for the months of Feb- ruary and March, then next ensuing," so as to read, No money granted for a general or special purpose shall be applied to any other use, unless by a vote of the town, and all unexpended balances of such grants in the treasury January 31 shall be reported in the annual report of the Selectmen, with the estimated expenses of each account for the months of February and March then next ensuing.
To amend section 9, article 3, by inserting after the word "any" in the fourth line the words, "general or," and by adding to said section the words, "except as provided in section 13 of this article," so as to read : Section 9-No orders shall be drawn upon the Treasurer for any purpose not authorized by a vote of the town, or the laws of the commonwealth, nor shall the amount of orders drawn against any general or special appropriation exceed the same, except as provided in section 13 of this article.
To add the following sections : Section 11-All appro- priations made for the annual expenditures of the town shall be for the twelve months embraced between April 1 and March 31, inclusive, except the appropriations for the salaries for town officers, which shall be for the year beginning with the annual March meeting, and all unexpended balances of such annual appropriations in the treasury on the first day of April, together with the amount of the general account, shall be reported by the Treasurer to the town at its meeting on the first Monday in April.
Section 12: All moneys received by the Treasurer in excess of the receipts estimated by the Assessors in making the tax levy,
1 See approval by Court, page 486.
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or anticipated by vote of the town, shall be credited by the said Treasurer to the account from which the receipt originated; and, in event of any receipt not being directly traceable to any account the same shall be credited to an account to be known as General Account.
[] Section 13: In event any appropriation made by the town is insufficient to meet the legal and necessary requirements of any de- partment, the treasurer of the town may, upon an order signed by the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, and a majority of the Board of Auditors, transfer to such department an amount not ex- ceeding $300 from any balance then in general account.
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