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During the year the Library has been opened for the delivery of books 100 times, circulating a total of 9360 volumes. The average daily delivery has been 94, the largest number delivered in one day being 219. The monthly deliv- ery was as follows :
February (1893), 843 ; March, 951 ; April, 1020; May, 633 ; June, 571 ; July 664; August, 175; September, 685; October, 714 ; November, 875 ; December, 1, 110; January, (1894), 1,119.
During the past year there has been added to the Library 250 volumes, besides several magazines received from the fol- lowing sources : Purchased by the Trustees, 225 ; presented by Representatives, 6; by the Commonwealth, IS; by Mayor and Council of city of Haverhill, I.
Bulletin No. 4, has been compiled and printed during the year, making at the time a complete list of all books upon the shelves, due allowance being made for those volumes which have become useless from excessive wear. There are no books missing or unaccounted for. Attention is called to the limited amount ($2,000.00) of insurance on the contents of our Library room. The great value of a library of 5,000 volumes to a town of our size will only be appreciated when destroyed by fire or some disaster. As it is, it is an excellent and valuable piece of town property, we believe it should be insured and protected to its value as such.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY REPORT.
The same appropriation is recommended for the ensuing year as in the past.
Respectfully submitted,
J. A. LANCASTER, GEO. O. GOODWIN, S. A. McCONNELL, N. P. CUMMINGS, D. J. POORE, J. F. PEASE.
D. J. POORE, Secretary.
Merrimac, Feb. 15, 1894.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY REPORT.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
For the Year ending March 1, 1864.
D. J. POORE, Treasurer, in account with the Merrimac Public Library.
DR.
To balance from previous year, $ 12 94
Received from Catalogues, I 05
Cards, I 00
Fines,
23 S2
Books,
3 38
Int. from Goodwin Fund, 17 54
Town appropriation, 500 00
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$ 559 73
CR.
By paid for Books and Magazines, $ 193 25
Librarian,
200 00
Printing,
39 40
Binding Books,
29 60
Express,
3 40
Charcoal,
4 10
N. L. Howe,
30
Coal, 29 58
W. H. Moody,
5 00
Compiling Bulletin,
4 55
Renovating Library Room,
6 95
Awning, 1 70
Sundry supplies, 25 12
16 78
Cash on hand,
$ 559 73
Respectfully submitted, D. J. POORE, Treasurer.
Merrimac, Feb. 15, 1894
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Auditor's Report.
I have examined the accounts of the Selectmen, Collector and Treasurer, and find vouchers for all orders drawn by the Selectmen, and payments made by the Treasurer.
Total amount of orders drawn by the Selectmen, $ 38,259 83
The Treas. has paid
Orders of last year, . ( this «
66 76
38,259 83
Less orders not in
No. 7036, I 35
" 7122, 9 00
IO 35 38,249 48
Total payment by Treas.,
$ 38,316 24
W. B. SARGENT, Auditor.
Merrimac, Feb. 26, 1894.
APPENDIX.
DELINQUENT TAX-PAYERS.
List of Taxes Remaining Unpaid March 1, 1894.
W. C. RUSSELL, Collector.
I 890.
Bagley, Melvin
2 00
Bagley, Thomas
S5
Bartlett, Frank E. Est
Damrell, John
$ 2 00
Mary Pressey 17 20
Kimball, Stephen T.
S5
Bal. Battis, Benj. H. 4 94
Battis, Joseph W. 2 00
IS91.
Bagley, James W.
3 78
Battis, Elmer E.
3 20
Bagley, Melvin
2 00
Currier, Wm. A. 2 40
Bailey, James W.
2 00
Currier, Daniel W.
2 00
Barrey, Wm, E.
2 00
Colby, Warren H. 2 00
Battis, Geo. H.
2 00
Connell, T. J.
38 40
Burnham, Fred
2 00
Connor, John H.
2 00
Beran, Rodger
2 00
Connor, Joseph P.
2 00
Daley, Timithy J.
2 00
Doucet, F. A.
2 00
Doucet, F. A.
2 00
Desrosiers, Narcisse
2 00
Doyle, James J.
2 00
Evans, Everett
2 00
Daley, Timothy J.
2 00
Evans, Geo. W.
2 00
Desrosiers, Narcisse
2 00
Ellison, H. D. L. C.
2 00
Evans, Everett
2 00
Flanders, Frank
2 00
Ellison, H. D. L. C.
2 00
Gassett, Charles W.
18 02
Flanders, Frank
2 00
Gilday, Henry
2 00
Fish, Herbert C.
2 00
Heath, Geo. W. Est
11 13
Greeley, Wm.
Bal.
13 74
Haskell, Henry
2 00
Gilday, Henry
2 00
Knowlton, Chas. T./
2 00
Haskell, Henry
2 00
Lundqvist, Peter
2 00
Knowlton, Chas. F.
2 00
Mahoitt, Adolph
2 00
Mason, Geo. F. 2 00
Morrill, E. G.
2 00
Morrill, Wm. O.
2 40
Nickett, John
2 00
McGinnis, Jas. A.
2 00
Prescott, Josiah
2 00
Mooney, Robert
00
Shay, Wm. E.
2 00
McHugh, Wm.
2 00
Thompson, Willard
2 00
McLeod, John H.
00
Kimball, Stephen T.
So
Nickett, John
2 00
Bagley, Thomas
So
Parker, John C.
2 00
IS92.
Richardson, Chas. A.
2 00
Adams, Walter L.
2 00
Reiley, Judson
2 00
Barry, Martin
2 00
Sargent, Geo. H.
2 00
Nealand, John O.
2 00
Bagley, James 3 60
Battis, Geo. H. 2 00
Battis, James W.
2 00
Currier, Otis S.
2 00
Donahue, John E.
2 00
Tenney, John E.
5 56
Malloit, Adolph
2 00
Tremblay, Edward
12 68
Nichols, Herbert H.
2 00
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APPENDIX.
Shay, Wm. E.
2 00
Connor, John H. 2 00
Scanlon, James
2 00
Crosby, Cardemas 2 00
Simmons, Chas. H.
2 40
Colby, Chas. 2 00
Scanlon, John
2 00
Campbell, Oscar
2 95
Simmons, N. M.
2 00
Connor, John 2 00
Tenny, John E. 5 20
Condon, Ed. 2 00
Thompson, Willard
2 00
Cassavant, Aimee 2 00
Tremblay, Ed.
Bal.
16 00
Cole, Isaac
2 00
Kimball, Stephen T.
Clancy, John 2 00
Bagley, Thom. W. So
Cifre, Salvador
2 00
Cox, E. W.
2 00
Cauchon, Oliver
2 00
Addison, Joseph
40 00
Addison, Geo. A. 2 00
Blodgett, Lucy W.
76 00
Bailey, Moses
Bal. 10 00
Doucet, F. A.
2 00
Bancroft, Leman E.
37 15
Bartlett, Eugene R.
2 00
Doyle, James
21 48
Brown, Greorge
2 00
Doyle, Michael H. 2 00
Blodgett, Wm. H.
8 65
Baker, C. P.
2 00
Doonan, John 2 00
Barry, Martin
2 00
Daly, Timothy F. 2 00
Barlow, Samuel
2 00
Barlow, Joseph
2 00
Day, Wallace
2 00
Battis, Benj. H.
18 34
Devine, George
2 00
Battis, Geo. H.
2 00
Davis, Charles
2 00
Betts, Frank W.
3 90
Evans, John M.
2 00
Blanche, Chas. D.
2 00
EnEarl, M. P.
2 00
Boynton, Arthur
2 00
Eglin, Adam
2 00
Burnham, Frank O.
2 00
Flanders, Charles E. 2 00
Barry, W. H. 2 00
Flanders, Frank J. 2 00
Brown, F. H. 2 00
Finn, Wm. 40 48
Banks, Frederick S.
5 33
Farra, Robert
10 08
Bradford, Daniel
2 00
Flynn, Jas. P. 2 00
Currier, Jane A. Heirs
I 90
Fortier, Norbert 2 00
Currier, Daniel W. 2 00
Forsaith, Alex. 2 00
Colby, Wm. H. Bal.
21 00
Gunnison, Wm. W. 22 90
Chase, Enoch S. Heirs
II 40
Gunnison, Geo. Bal. 27 66
Chase, Fred H. G.
3 43
Coombs, A. Wallace
21 95
Connor, Timothy E. Bal.
9 94
Greeley, Peter
17 20
Chaff, Wm. J.
2 00
Gilday, Henry
2 00
Connell, Timothy J.
45 70
Chaplin, Chas. L.
10 55
Crofut, Levi
31 45
Greeley, Martin
2 00
Crouse, Joseph J.
21 95
Gladding, Robert 2 00
Colby, Geo. F. 2 48
Geallant, John 2 19
Currier, Otis S.
2 00
Hoyt, Job Heirs
25 65
IS93.
Cooper, Horace 2 00
Chamberlain, Wm. H.
2 00
Cahill, John Jr.
2 00
Donahue, John E. 2 00
Doonan, Thomas 2 00
Dyer, Clarence S. 2 00
Beran, Rodger 2 00
Frechette, John B.
2 00
Currier, John W. 2 00
Goodwin, F. W. P. Heirs 8 55
Colby, Mrs. Barzillai 4 56
Greeley, Michael 42 86
Greeley, Wm. 18 16
Gassett, Chas. W.
19 10
Goddard, Lufkin D.
6 37
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APPENDIX.
Hoyt, Gilman S.
2 00
Palmer, Frank H. bal. 6 75
Hoyt, Mrs. James B.
6 65
Parker, Fred E. 2 00
Haskell, Henry
2 00
Parker, Albert 16 25
Handley, Geo. W.
2 00
Parker, John C. 2 00
Holmes, John T.
2 00
Philie, Azore
2 00
Hunt, Frank H.
2 00
Perkins, Thos. C.
2 00
Hart, John J.
2 00
Pettigrew, Frank O. heirs 13 30 Perry, Willie B. 2 00
Hegg, Anthony
2 00
Pecker, Edw. F. 2 00
Hoyt, Geo. W.
4 38
Perkins, Wm.
2 00
Haskell, Wm. A.
2 00
Peterson, Peter
2 00
Jenkins, John
2 48
Powers, Fred
2 00
Jones, Wm. Bal.
23 80
Parsons, Chas. H.
2 00
Johnson, George H.
2 00
Parton Thos.
2 00
Johnson, Caroline
2 85
Riley, Michael
38 10
Knox, Walter
2 00
Ransom, Walter L.
2 00
Kelley, Wm.
2 00
Rowell, Wm. heirs
88 35
Lawson, Andrew W.
2 00
Ruel, Lawrence
2 00
Lawson, Mrs. Andrew
IO 45
Rhodes, Chas. F.
4 85
Lamphrey, Albert A.
2 00
Richardson, Henry C.
2 00
Lee, Richard R.
2 00
Richardson, Chas. A.
2 00
Lyons, Willie M.
2 00
Ross, Chas.
2 00
Lee, Fred
2 00
Ramsell, Chas. F.
48
Laboute, Lewis
2 00
Riley, Judson
2 00
Leavitt, E. J.
2 00
Rogers, Wm. H.
2 00
Murphy, Michael H.
2 00
Rogers, LeonardN. 2 00
Murphy, Mrs. James
9 50
Reynolds, James
2 00
Murphy, James W.
3 90
Reddy, Patrick
2 00
Murphy, Chas. B.
2 00
Richards, Chas. 2 00
Mason, Geo. F.
2 00
Robinson, John H.
2 00
Morrill, Elbridge S.
2 00
Roe, Edgar
2 00
Miles, Chas. W.
5 80
Sargent, Geo. H.
2 00
Mumler, Wm. H.
2 00
2 00
Mooney, Robert
2 00
Sawyer, Ephraim
2 00
McHugh, Wm.
2 00
Scanlon, Jas. F.
2 00
Mailhott, Adolphe
2 00
Scanlon, John
2 00
Murphy, Daniel
2 00
Schofield, Samuel 95 10
Merritt, Cyrus H.
2 00
Schofield, Ernest
2 00
Mattison, D. D.
2 00
Spofford, Nathan J.
45 23
McMillan, John
2 00
Sorrenson, R. R. (bal.)
12 40
Meehan, Denis
2 00
Simmons, Chas. H.
2 48
Morse, Charles H.
2 00
Stetson, H. Adelbert
2 00
Murphy, Wm. J.
2 00
Seaman, James
2 00
Merrill, F.
2 00
Stoyle, Thomas
23 85
Merrill, Arthur F.
2 00
Sauvan, Arthur V.
2 00
Nichols, Herbert H.
2 00
2 00
Noyes, Chas. H., 2nd
2 00
2 00
Norton, Will
2 00
Sargent, Lyman S.
2 00
O'Neil, Hugh
2 00
Simmons, Albert
2 00
Palmer, Moses G.
2 00
Smith, E. A.
2 00
Sheridan, James
Stokes, Harry
Scanlon, John N.
Harriman, Chas. F.
2 00
APPENDIX.
5
Swenson, J.
2 00
Welch, Patrick 2 00
Swenson, F.
2 00
Webster, Albert M. 13 40
Sharpe, Fred
2 00
Wentworth, John 2 00
Sharpe, Kent
2 00
Whitehead, Jas. 2 00
St. Peters, Jos.
2 00
Wallerus, Jacob
2 00
Syphus, Wm. T.
2 95
Wilkins, Frank P. 2 00
Sheys, Wm. E.
2 00
Smith, Geo. W. and Geo. S. 95
Stewart, C. W.
2 00
Winchester, John 2 00
Tenney, John E.
5 So
Davis Heirs, James IS 52
Thompson, Willard F.
2 00
Currier, Thos. A.
I GO
Trull, Herbert A. 2 00
Peaslee, John S.
3 33
Traverse, Michael
19 IO
Peaslee, Richard
16 15
Traverse, John F.
2 00
Favor, Mrs. Nancy
S 55
Tremblay, Edw.
30 50
Kimball, Stephen T,
95
Tremblay, Alve
2 00
Connor, John
6 18
Teed, Wm. E.
2 00
Bagley, Thos.
95
Turner, David
2 00
Hoyt, Nelson S.
13 30
Thibodeau, Phileas
2 00
Langley, Geo. W.
17 IO
Wallace, Chas. A.
35 44
Sargent, O. Everett, bal.
14 40
Willams, Walter S.
26 70
Stacy, Thos. A.
3 So
Winslow, Frank W.
2 00
Cooper, Geo. E.
95
Welch, Patrick
2 00
Lane, Mary
S oS
Woodman, John F.
15 78
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SCHOOL REPORT.
Teachers, 1893=94.
.
HIGH SCHOOL.
DANIEL G. ABBOTT, ELVIRA MORRILL,
Principal Assistant
MERRIMAC-CENTER.
First Grammar, Second Grammar,
Intermediate, Primary,
ELLEN GUNNISON f JENNIE P. CLEMENT LUCY MORRILL NELLIE PEARSON ETTA H. COLBY
PROSPECT STREET.
Intermediate,
Primary,
¡ JENNIE P. CLEMENT EMMA PEARSON BERTHA M. BOULTENHOUSE
MIDDLE STREET.
Second Grammar, Primary,
CARRIE M. EVANS LOUISE C. BRACKETT
MERRIMACPORT.
Grammar,
Primary,
S JOSEPHINE E. MARRS IDA M. BLAISDELL IDA M. BLAISDELL MARY H. HEAD
DISTRICT SCHOOLS.
Highlands, Bear Hill,
Birch Meadow,
ANNIE M. GRAY MARY H. HEAD ELLEN A. Dow LILLA M. PHELPS NELLIE E. ADAMS
MUSIC, OLIVE HILL.
Seventeenth Annual Report.
The school committee of Merrimac again have the honor to submit their annual report. The term of office of one of the school board having expired, at the March Town Meeting Bion Green was elected for three years. The new board organized with Frank C. Delano chairman, and Bion Green secretary.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Appropriated by town,
$ 7,700 00
Balance year 1892-3,
302 24
Massachusetts school fund,
233 55
Dog fund,
182 32
Tuition and supplies,
86 77
Repairs,
400 00
-_ $ 8,904 SS
Expended for teachers' salaries, Care of school buildings,
529 26
Fuel,
460 75
Books and supplies,
678 50
Permanent repairs,
379 32
Sundries,
210 77
Incidental repairs,
73 86
Unexpended, $ 750 51.
$ 8, 154 37
The expenditures on this statement are to February 3rd We have at this time an unexpended balance of $750.51 which will be used in paying teachers' salaries and janitors' salaries, five weeks until the close of the present term.
BOOKS.
Some of the books in use were in a very bad condition and we thought it advisable to make some changes. The
$ 5,821 91
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Barnes history in use was an old edition and we deemed it advisable to replace it with the new edition of the Montgom- ery history. The spelling books, grammars and language books were so much worn that we found it better to exchange them for later books, from a financial point of view, and also in the character of the books introduced.
REPAIRS.
During the year very few repairs have been made on any of the school buildings, with the exception of painting the building at the center and building a new fence around it. The building at Merrimacport should be shingled, the build- ing on Prospect street must have new steps and a new platform at the front entrance ; and some repairs are needed on the Bear Hill building. The Birch Meadow building re- quires a new fence around it, and should have a shed for fuel.
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
The school buildings of the town are not situated as desirably as we would wish. We have two large buildings at Merrimacport with two rooms each, and scholars enough to have two schools in the larger building, and give each room about the requisite number of scholars.
The school building at the centre is inadequate to the number of scholars that attend school there; this is especially true of the first grammar grade which has so many pupils that we have been obliged to put in new seats until the room is more than full, giving the teacher nearly sixty scholars,-which is more than one teacher should be expected to teach, with good success, especially when there are so many different studies pursued as in this grade.
Moreover, we think the studies in this grade are fully as essential as those of any other, as it is a fact much to be re- gretted, that the greater parc of the scholars leave school after having completed the grammar school course. We would recommend that if possible another room be obtained for a part of this grade and the school divided.
GRADING SCHOOLS.
Thinking that no teacher could do as well with two or three grades as with one, we decided early inthe year to place
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all the scholars in the first class, in the Primary school, at the centre of the town, in one room and the other Primary scholars have attended the Prospect street and Middle street schools.
In each of the Intermediate schools were two classes ; these we have divided giving each of the Intermediate schools one class.
We realize that by this arrangement some of the scholars have had a long distance to walk to and from school, but we thought that the standard of our schools would be raised by this arrangement, and we think that the desired result has been obtained.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Extract from Public Statutes, Chap. 47, Sec. 9 .-
"The school committee shall not allow a child who has not been duly vaccinated, to be admitted to, or connected with the public schools."
In consequence of the prevalence of small pox this win- ter we thought it necessary to enforce the above section of the law relating to the vaccination of school children and we would recommend that hereafter it be constantly enforced.
APPROPRIATIONS.
It is one. of the unpleasant duties which we have to transact to ask that the appropriation for school purposes be increased. While our schools stand among the first, com- pared with those of towns that like our own have thirty-six weeks school each year and pay the same salary for teaching, we cannot expect them to be quite up to the standard of those in cities which have forty or forty-two weeks in their school year.
We believe that our schools should keep forty weeks each year and that by these means the standard of our schools would be raised, but this would necessitate an increase in expense.
The Birch Meadow school which has usually closed after fifteen weeks teaching in the winter term, we have continued the same time as the other schools, and think the good attendance and improvement in the school has justified us
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in so doing. The first grammar school is so large that it will have to be divided and this will make it necessary to have one more teacher and provide another room for school use.
We would recommend that not less than $8,000 for schools and $500 for repairs be appropriated. We think that the standing of our schools could be greatly raised with this amount.
F. C. DELANO, School THOS. H. HOYT,
BION GREEN, Committee.
MERRIMAC HIGH SCHOOL.
GRADUATES, 1893.
ALICE W. KENISON,
ANNIE R. HUNTER,
WALTER T. MASON,
S. BIXBY SARGENT,
HATTIE A. BAXTER,
NORA J. WHITTIER,
JOHN K. SARGENT.
CLASS MOTTO. "Esto Quod Esse Videris."
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SCHOOL REPORT.
TABLE No. I.
STATISTICS OF SUMMER TERM.
SCHOOLS.
Number of
Days in Term.
Number of
Scholars.
Average
Number of
Scholars.
Average
Attendance.
Number of
Times Late.
Number of
Visitors.
Teachers' Wages
per month.
High,
(Principal) (Assistant)
60
51
49.
46. 1
SS
19
$105.26
Center, Ist Grammar,
60
43
42. .
41.03
34
22
50.00
Center, 2d Grammar,
60
37
36.3
34.35
51
5
45.00
Center, Intermediate,
60
28
27.6
26.3
22
22
40.00
Center, Primary,
60
45
39.5
37.6
97
19
40.00
Plains Intermediate
60
26
22.SS
21.53
35
14
40.00
Plains Primary,
60
48
46.
41.60
50
35
40.00
Middle St. 2d Grammar,
6c
38
36.
35.
2
28
45.00
Middle St. Primary,
6c
42
37.5
34.2
26
2S
40.00
Merrimacport Grammar,
60
33
32.8
26.05
15
IC
45.00
Merrimacport Primary.
6c
45
40.95
38.96
20
40.00
Bear Hill,
6c
23
22.50
19.12
29
2
40.00
Birch Meadow,
6c
20
20.
13
IC
30.00
Highlands,
60
S
S.
7.25
15
12
30.00
TABLE No. 2. STATISTICS OF WINTER TERM.
SCHOOLS.
Number of
Days in Term.
Number of
Scholars.
Average
Number of
Scholars.
Average
Attendance.
Number of
Times Late.
Number of
Visitors.
Teachers'
per month.
High,
(Principal)
130
57
52.5
49.9
65
$105.26
Center Ist Grammar,
·
120
55
52.
51.20
15
2C
50.00
Center 2d Gramınar,
.
120
27
24.SI
23.05
45
15
40.00
Center Intermediate,
120
32
29.65
25.65
43
40
40.00
Center Primary,
120
39
37.
32.50
70
4S
40.00
Plains Intermediate,
120
37
33.54
29.34
54
25
40.00
Plains Primary,
120
47
40.
36.50
30
34
40.00
Middle St. 2d Grammar,
120
30
23.2
27.3
S
2.1
45.00
Middle St. Primary, .
120
40
30.
26.
65
15
40.00
Merrimacport Grammar,
120
35
31.03
29.50
120
IS
45.00
Merrimacport Primary,
120
34
32.75
29.35
II
40.00
Bear Hill,
1 20
32
26.55
20.77
30
15
40.00
Birch Meadow,
120
2S
21.
14.
16
30.00
Highlands,
So
II
S.25
7.60
2S
13
30.00
Wages
(Assistant)
52.63
·
52.63
ARTICLES IN THE WARRANT
FOR THE
ANNUAL MEETING, MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1894.
ARTICLE I. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
ARTICLE 2. To bring in their votes on one ballot for Town Clerk; three Selectmen who will be Assessors and Overseers of the Poor; Treasurer; Collector of Taxes ; one School Committee for three years; one Trustee of Cemetery for three years; one Commissioner of Sinking Fund for three years ; two. Trustees of Public Library for three years ; three Constables ; three Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark ; thite Fence Viewers ; three Field Drivers ; Auditor of Accounts. Also to bring their votes upon the same ballot, Yes or No, on the question, "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town?" In voting under this article the polls will be opened at nine o'clock and thirty minutes in the forenoon and may be closed attwo o'clock in the afternoon.
ARTICLE 3. To choose a committee upon appropria- tions to report at the next annual meeting.
ARTICLE 4. To determine what sum of money shall be raised to defray the necessary and usual charges and expenses of the town for the ensuing year and make appropriations for the same. To hear the report of the committee upon appro- riations chosen at the last annual town meeting.
ARTICLE 5. To fix the time for the payment of taxes and see what discount, if any, the town will allow for the prompt payment of taxes. Also to see what interest, if any. the town will charge on taxes remaining unpaid after the time fixed for the payment thereof. Also to determine the com- pensation for collecting.
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ARTICLE 6. To see if the town will authorize its Treasurer under the direction of the Selectmen to hire money in anticipation of taxes and to pay any indebtedness of the town.
ARTICLE 7. To see if the town will authorize the trustees of Locust Grove cemetery to erect a receiving tomb in said Cemetery, and if so to determine whether the same shall be paid for wholly from cemetery funds in the hands of said Trustees, or whether the said Trustees shall be authorized to remove the tomb in the Church street cemetery and to use the materials thereof so far as they may deem it advisable in the construction of the new tomb.
ARTICLE S. To see if the town will vote to accept the jury list as revised by the Selectmen.
ARTICLE 9. To see if the town will vote to instruct the board of Selectmen to place an insurance of not less than four thousand dollars on the Public Library property consisting of Books, Furniture, Fixtures, etc.
ARTICLE. IO. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to make a contract with the Amesbury Electric Light Heat and Power Co., for five years to furnish sixty in- candescent street lamps of twenty-five candle power each at an annual sum not to exceed one thousand dollars.
ARTICLE II. To see if the town will vote to restrain neat cattle and horse kind from running at large. And to transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.
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