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At a meeting of the Trustees on the ninth day of February, 1892, it was voted to ask an appropriation by the Town of six hundred dollars ($600) for the benefit of the Town Library for the ensuing year.
CHARLES A. DEWEY, Chairman.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN LIBRARY.
GENTLEMEN : I hereby submit the report of the library for the year ending Jan. 31, 1892.
The circulation for the year is 22,122, a gain over the previ- ous year of 1,500 volumes. The largest daily circulation was March 7, 1891, 253 volumes ; and the smallest Oct. 12, 1891, 11 volumes.
The following is a classified list of circulation :-
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ABCDE
1
F
GHI JK
TOTAL.
Feb.,
1891
29
31
1
72
32
1039
85
8
9
614
2
1922
March,
66
30
34
3
71
25
1045
87
8
12
592
1907
April,
66
38
45
6
46
25
954
87
8
9
525
2
1745 .
May,
66
19
25
1
50
27
929
74
5
8
390
1528 .
June,
66
29
32
58
34
995
54
3
12
419
1636
July,
66
34
28
74
24
978
55
8
9
361
1571
Aug.,
37
29
1
58
33
1049
80
7
10
565
1869
Sept.,
39
46
49
36
1006
70
9
18
468
1741
Oct.,
46
53
1
83
29
1100
70
11
30
564
2 1989
Nov.,
66
41
35
72
35
1027
107
8
28
573
3
1929
Dec.,
63
47
3
58
49
1092
98
6
23
688
2127
Jan.,
1892
70
61
1
87
39
1144 127
10
8
599
2
2158
475 466 17 778 388 10358 994 91 186 6358 11
22122
Number of days open, 305 ; average daily circulation, 72383. Amount received for fines, $53.70; for catalogues, $5.35; total, $59.05. Number of books covered, 1,379. Number of notices sent delinquents, 45.
The library contains as per last report, duplicates not in- cluded, 8,322 volumes, to which 5 volumes should be added for error, making 8,327. Added during the year, 271, making a total of 8,598 volumes. The additions have been classified as follows : History, 19; Biography, 35; Travels, 21; Science, 19; Fiction, 70; Miscellaneous, 36; Religion, 1; Poetry, 7; Juvenile, 26; Public Documents, etc., 37.
The departments of the whole library are classified as fol- OWS :- -
History, 656; Biography, 869; Politics, Law and Oratory, 304; Travels, 608; Science, 807 ; Fiction, 1,807; Miscellaneous, 983; Religion, 429; Poetry, 361; Juvenile, 791; Public Docu- ments, 983.
The following books have been donated :-
State of Massachusetts
6
Board of Health, Massachusetts
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2
Labor Bureau, Massachusetts
2
H. W. Lull
3
J. W. Candler, M. C.
3
Smithsonian Institute
2
Gen. W. F. Draper, Hopedale
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2
53
Interstate Commerce Commission .
1
Bureau of Education, U. S.
1
E. S. Lacy, Comptroller of Currency
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2
E. O. Leach, Director of Mint
1
J. M. Rusk, Secretary of Agriculture Walter Baker & Co.
1
1
Executors of Vassar college
1
Insurance Co.'s of Hartford
1
Bell street Chapel, Providence, R. I.
1
Town of North Brookfield, in exchange
1
Binding Patent Office Gazettes
14
Purchase
227
The library receives the Patent Office Gazette weekly, and the Manifesto, monthly, and beginning with the December number, by the kindness of Gen. Wm. F. Draper of Hopedale, The Social Economist, monthly.
Our reference shelves have had added: Library of Ameri- can Literature, 11 volumes ; Annual Cyclopaedia, 1890; 1 addi- tional volume of The Earth and its Inhabitants, Atlas of Massa- chusetts, and the Century Dictionary has been completed.
During the latter part of the year there has been considera- ble increase in the use of books for school use, and with the co- operation of teachers and the librarian this will prove of great value to pupils of our schools. If teachers will give a short notice to the librarian of the special topics wanted, a complete finding list of all works in the library could be easily furnished them, and the scholars could then have access to just the books desired. This is being done in other places to a large extent, and every means are being offered to increase the use of library books in addition to the regular text-books furnished for school use. Our reference books are not as largely used as they should be by our townspeople, where opportunity is given for informa- tion on every subject.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
N. F. BLAKE, Librarian.
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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY.
TRUSTEES OF MILFORD TOWN LIBRARY.
GENTLEMEN : I hereby submit a report of the receipts and expenditures of the library for the year ending January 31, 1892.
Receipts :---
Town appropriation
· $500 00
One halt dog tax
391 71
Fines and catalogues
59 05
Expenditures :-
Librarian .
$300 00
Printing and supplies
11 60
Express
5 45
Supplies
50
Binding books
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61 09
Electric light
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123 67
Books
418 12
Post-office box and postage
2 05
Table
15 00
Covering books
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11 44
Unexpended appropriation
1 84
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$950 76
Accompanying this report are the books containing an item- ized record of the expenditures, also the receipted bills for the same and vouchers for orders drawn on Treasurer.
PROPERTY OF TOWN LIBRARY.
8,598 books; 6 book-cases; 3 tables; 12 arm-chairs ; 5 settees ; 3 step-ladders; 1 stool ; 1 clock; 2 card cases; 1 stamp ; 32 copies of Catalogue.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
O. F. CROUGHWELL, Secretary.
$950 76
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Report of the Trustees of Vernon Grove Cemetery.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1892.
DR.
To Cash received for sale of lots, $ 39 96
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" care of lots 8 70
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digging graves
77 08
Town appropriation .
100 00
$225 74
CR.
By paying for labor .
· $221 24
By paying for supplies
4 50
$225 74
HENRY C. SKINNER, Treasurer.
There have been forty-six (46) interments in Vernon Grove Cemetery during the past year, eight (8) less than last year.
The terms of the Committee expire as follows: Henry C. Skinner and John M. Wood in 1892, George L. Maynard and Henry Hancock in 1893, and Isaac N. Crosby and Henry J. Bailey in 1894.
HENRY C. SKINNER, Secretary.
Report of Town Park Commissioners.
DR.
Town appropriation
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. $100 00
Hay and grass, Chester L. Clark
. 25 00
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John McEnany, labor
$25 88
Thomas Hickey,
22 54
A. F. Putnam,
8 00
D. A. Conant, 66
12 50 ·
Addison Aldrich,
66
22 28
Michael McTague,
24 00
A. F. Putnam, 66
7 20
Leahy Brothers, printing
1 00
Cook & Sons,
1 50
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$124 90
C. W. WILCOX, HENRY E. FALES, Town Park Commissioners.
$125 00
Report of the Board of Health.
The Board of Health have to report that during the year past a larger number of nuisances than usual have been reported or observed, which have been investigated and the offending par- ties notified to abate them. In almost every case they have quickly and cheerfully complied with the orders of the Board.
During the months of January and February, 1891, the Town suffered from an epidemic of scarlet fever. Fortunately the epidemic was of a mild form, and was attended by a very low death rate.
In December, 1891, and January and February, 1892 what promised to become a serious epidemic of diphtheria occurred,- ten or twelve cases within a few days in several parts of the Town. But the Board of Health are very glad to be able to say that it has been promptly checked. Several cases of scarlet fever have also been reported, and have been quarantined by the Board, and in no case has the infection spread from the original cases.
It is the intention of the Board to enforce the state law re- quiring householders to report suspicious diseases to the Board for their investigation, as well as to enforce the law relating to physicians' reports.
W. J. CLARKE, M. D., M. P. BURNS, ROBT. H. COCHRAN,
Board of Health.
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
To CITIZENS AND TAX-PAYERS OF MILFORD :-
I submit the following as my report concerning the accounts of the different departments. In relation to the Highway De- partment, the honorable Board of Selectmen had bills of last year's accounts to be paid this year, to the amount of $1300.
The Superintendent of Streets reports the following ex- penses caused by the electric street railway running their tracks through the streets, viz .:---
Widening Hopkinton road . $150 00
Grading and macadamizing Central street 507 00
Widening and filling two culverts on Hollis- ton road . 50 00
Widening and draining Nelson Hill 600 00
Macadamizing Nelson Hill and Main street 500 00
Macadamizing East Main street 480 00
Paving gutter on Nelson Hill
50 00
$2,337 00
Bills mentioned above
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1,300 00
Making a total of
$3,637 00
With the assistance of the Selectmen, I have every bill paid up to Feb. 1, 1892, including those of the Superintendent of Streets and C. Oscar Woodbury. You have also 223 loads of stone paid for. That is at crusher for next year's use. You will see by the inventory in this report that you have at present nine horses, and that you have also paid out $190 for horses for the use of the Fire Department, the same being paid out of Highway Department. Now if you will look over the report you will see that you have also paid out of the Fire Department $47.50 for horses. I understand that there is to be an article in the warrant in relation to the above, and I thought that this would serve for the information of the citizens. I recommend that the tax-payers take some action in relation to the above.
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You will find Town laborers' pay itemized, showing exactly the length of time each one worked and the amount per hour each one received :-
Patrick Glennon, 1,809 hours, at 20
cents per hour . $361 80
James McAvoy, 1,877
20
66
66
· 375 40
Patrick Donlon, 1,967
66 20
66
. 393 40
Patrick Morgan, 1,682 66
17}
66
294 35
Philip Gilday,
47
8 22
Robert Barrett,
46
66
172
66
7 40
G. Welch,
18
20
66
66
3 60
Charles Moore,
25
20
66
66
5 00
Charles Morey,
189
17호
66
33 07
Edward Temple,
60
66
20
66
66
317 10
John Gillon,
6
17₺
66
1 05
John Moran,
526
17₺
66
66
92 05
Walter Bennett, 3,000
20
66
66
600 00
George Whiting, 3,000
20
66
66
·
600 00
Charles Witherell,2,640
66
20
66
528 00
Henry McAvoy,
1,415
66
20
66
283 00
Patrick Lyons,
1,225
17
66
214 38
James Kenney,
960
66
20
66
66
60 38
John Quinn,
319
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17}
66
55 82
Michael Moran,
1,213
66
172
66
222 28
Patrick Larkin,
1,569
17₺
66
274 58
Patrick Casey,
1,328
66
172
66
66
232 40
Barney Kiernahan, 1,585
66
17₺
66
277 38
George Whiting receives from Fire Department
150 00
Walter Bennett receives from Fire Department
175 00
Henry Willard, labor on crusher
83 00
Incidentals on account of last year's bills including Town meeting expenses of last March, which were $317.25, and paying liquor officers as I explained at November meeting your Select- men asked permission as in article.
Your Patrolmen were paid this year 13 months ; one month of last year, and up to March 1, 1892. Patrolman Moore's pay is for post-office duty and Plains duty.
Salaries, street lights, military aid Chap. 298, Town Hall, and interest, the same reasons as above. I explained all of above, and should any tax-payer wish any information either before
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66
192 00
J. Duffy,
345
66
17₺
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12 00
Terrence Sheedy, 1,812
66
17}
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17}
66
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Town meeting or at Town meeting, I will willingly furnish the same; same permission asked in article.
Chap. 298, soldiers' relief, cost more this year by $322.36. It is hard to estimate the cost of this department.
Military aid, same permission asked for as in article referred to.
Town Hall .- There was no appropriation made for this department, and as the lockup fees are taken away, the income is small outside of the court room.
Interest was due on Bonds, 5s, in November, for $1000; interest was dne on Bonds, 6s, in February, for $750, and permis- sion was asked as in article.
Street Lights .- The reason for the excess of expenditure this year over last year is on account of unpaid bills as follows : Elec- tric light, $283.34; electric light supplies, $13.13; gasoline with repairs, $157.06, and some new gasoline lamps added.
To Finance Committee :- You have below approved bills in different departments : School department amount, $2663.05. Town Park, there was an order issued in 1890-91 for $41.50. It was not cashed as there were not funds in the same department, consequently there remain unpaid bills now in the Treasurer's hands to the amount of $31.20. Instead of the Town Park having an unexpended balance the above is due at present, and an over- draw, as Treasurer reports, $10.20. School department should read overdraw $170.84, instead of $174.09, as $3.25 was found credited to the School Department from Memorial Hall, after report was in print.
Your contract with Electric Light Co. expires, March 5, 1893.
Your lease of barn on Spruce street expires, July 1, 1892.
Your lease of militia hall expires, August 1, 1893.
Your lease of militia's lower hall expires, September 1, 1893.
Your lease of land, Gillman Hose Co, expires, March 10, 1899.
Grand Army lease of Memorial Hall expires, July 1, 1896.
There are two lawsuits pending against the Town for in- juries.
The Grafton & Upton Railroad Co. have agreed to settle land damages for land taken from the Town for railroad purposes on Green street.
In relation to Fire Department, there are bills to the amount of $60, which are due, and Finance Committee will please take
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notice of same. Your honorable Board of Selectmen have seen this report, and there is nothing in the same but they have ap- proved of in relation to these accounts. I would recommend that all departments use appropriations given them for different purposes separately.
I thank the different officers of different departments for courtesy shown during the past year.
I have examined all bills and vouchers, and find the same to correspond harmoniously with the Treasurer's.
T. J. LYNCH,
Auditor.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
LICENSES.
Liquor licenses recorded :-
First class
Fourth class .
.
Sixth class . .
.
-17
Auctioneers' licenses recorded
4
Pool and billiard licenses recorded 7 .
DOG LICENSES.
Whole number licensed (males, 382; females, 45 ;) . 427
Amount received for same .
$989 00
Amount sent County Treasurer .
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$903 60
MORTGAGE RECORDS.
Chattel mortgages recorded 54
Assignment of wages . 4
Transfer of mortgage, 1; mortgages discharged 14 .
Bill of sale
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1
MARRIED WOMEN.
Certificates recorded of married women doing business on
separate account
2
JURORS DRAWN.
For Grand Jury : Albert R. Cheney, George M. Greene, Wm. J. Coakley.
For Traverse Juries : Elisha Gore, Patrick J. Glennon, Lewis Hayden, Samuel W. Heath, John Ring, John Kempton, L. E. Heath, Harry C. Tilden.
For Petit Jurors : Thomas W. Rich, Stephen A. Cook, Michael Larkin.
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS.
Marriage intentions issued 83
DOMNICK J. LANG, Town Clerk.
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TOWN RECORDS 1891-92
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TOWN RECORDS 1891-92.
WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 2, 1891.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
To either Constable of the Town of Milford, in said County,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town, quali- fied by law to vote in Elections and in Town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall in said Town, on MONDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MARCH, 1891, punctually at eight o'clock in the fore- noon, to act upon the following articles, namely :-
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meet- ing.
ARTICLE 2. To choose all necessary Town Officers for the year ensuing. A Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Tax Collector, Auditor, three Selectmen, three Assessors, three Overseers of the Poor, two members of the School Committee, three Trustees of Public Library (one to fill vacancy), three members of the Board of Health, two Trustees of Vernon Grove Cemetery, and fifteen Constables, to be voted for on ballots prepared and furnished in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 386 of the Acts of 1890 ; also upon said ballots the voters will give in their votes "Yes" or "No" in answer to the question, "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town ?"
ARTICLE 3. To hear and act upon the reports of the Select- men, School Committee, Overseers of the Poor, Treasurer, Engi- neers of the Fire Department, Tax Collector, Trustees of Public Library, Trustees of Vernon Grove Cemetery, and any other offi- cers and committee of said Town.
ARTICLE 4. To raise and appropriate such sum or sums of
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money as may be necessary to defray Town expenses for the year ensuing.
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer to borrow money in anticipation of the taxes of the current year.
ARTICLE 6. To determine when all taxes shall be collected and paid into the Treasury the year ensuing, and to fix the com- pensation of the Collector of Taxes for collecting the same.
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate one hundred and fifty dollars towards defraying the expense of Memorial Day.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will appoint the Selectmen to take charge and control of all legal proceedings in which the Town shall be interested.
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will grant the free use of the Town Hall one night in each week in the interest of temper- ance and labor.
ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will appropriate money to purchase a Steam Road Roller, or take any action in relation to the same.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will reimburse T. and P. Donohoe for sidewalk betterment paid in 1888 in excess of the amount which was required by law.
ARTICLE 12. To see what action the Town will take in re- lation to extending the system of fire alarm telegraph, and appro- priate money for the same.
ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will increase the pay of the members of the Fire Department twenty dollars ($20) per man per year, or take any action in regard to the same.
ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will contract through its Selectmen or a Committee with the Milford Electric Light and Power Co. for additional electric lights to light the streets and public buildings belonging to the Town; and to authorize the execution of a properly written contract for the purpose; or to take any other action in reference to the lighting of the streets and public buildings.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money to extend the Lincoln Street Sewer.
ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will take any action in relation to its water supply from the Milford Water Company,
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or the communication from said Company concerning the same, now on file in the Town Clerk's office.
ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of Four hundred dollars (8400) for a wood lot for use in con- nection with the Town Farm, or take any action in relation to the same.
And you are hereby directed to serve This Warrant by post- ing up attested copies thereof at each of the Public Meeting Houses and at the Post-office in said Town ; also cause an attest- ed copy to be published in the Milford Daily Journal, Milford Daily News, Milford Gazette, and the Milford Times, news- papers printed in said Town, two Sabbaths at least before the time set for said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Clerk of said Town, at the time of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands at Milford, this nineteenth day of February, A. D. 1891.
E. L. WIRES, A. A. TAFT, P. P. O'DONNELL, Selectmen of Milford.
A true copy. Attest :
OLIVER D. HOLME :- , Constable of M Iford.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, March 2, 1891.
Pursuant to the within warrant, I have notified the inhabi- tants of the Town of Milford, herein described, to meet at the time and place and for the purposes within mentioned, by post- ing up attested copies of this warrant at each of the Public Meet- ing Houses and at the Post-Office in said Town, and I have like- wise caused an attested copy of this warrant to be published in The Milford Daily Journal, Daily News, Milford Gazette and the Milford Times, newspapers printed in said town, two Sabbaths before the time set for said meeting.
Attest : OLIVER D. HOLMES,
Constable of Milford.
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A true copy of the Warrant and the return thereon. Attest : DOMNICK J. LANG,
Town Clerk.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 2, 1891.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, March 2, 1891.
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Mil- ford, qualified by law to vote in elections and in Town affairs, holden this, the second day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred ninety-one, at eight o'clock in the forenoon, the said inhabitants proceeded as follows :-
ARTICLE 1 .- The meeting made choice of Hon. George P. Cooke as Moderator, the Check List being used.
Voted, That the Polls be closed at 4 P. M. and that the re- maining articles in the warrant be then taken up.
The Polls were opened at 8.45 A. M., and the meeting pro- ceeded to vote under Articles 2 and 3, the Check List being used.
S. C. Sumner, William H. Pyne, P. M. Hunt and Jesse A. Taft were appointed as Ballot Clerks and duly sworn by the Moderator.
C. A. Sumner, Lewis Hayden, Nathaniel F. Blake, Henry J. Pyne, A. F. Sadler, John H. Stratton, P. H. Curran, Clifford A. Cook, George W. Ellis, Z. C. Field and Thomas F. Waters were appointed as Tellers by the Moderator, and duly sworn by the Town Clerk.
Voted, That the Moderator appoint a Committee of twenty- five (25) to act as a Committee on Appropriations. The Modera- tor then appointed the following persons, viz. :-
E. L. Wires, P. P. O'Donnell, A. A. Taft, Wm. B. Hale, Maurice Nelligan, George F. Birch, James F. Stratton, Z. C. Field, Patrick Gillon, J. H. Scott, George G. Parker, Clifford A. Cook, Patrick Lynch, Chester L. Clark, M. W. Edwards, C. W. Wilcox, Nahum Fairbanks, P. H. Curran, George E. Stacy, George L. Cooke, Owen F. Croughwell, Charles A. Dewey, John T. McLoughlin, Stephen Sweet, and J. P. Gallagher.
During the voting the ballot-box was opened by unanimous consent of the Selectmen, Town Clerk, and Tellers, for the pur-
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pose of taking out the ballots, and sorting and counting the same: first at 10.30 A. M. when it registered 361; then at 11.50 A. M., the register numbering 504; then at 2 P. M. when the register stood at 1235, and at the close of the Polls, when the ballot-box registered 1498.
At 4 p. M. the several articles were taken up and acted upon as follows :-
ARTICLE 3 .- Voted, To accept the reports of the Selectmen, Treasurer, Tax-Collector, Assessors, Overseers of the Poor, Board of Engineers, Trustees of Town Library, Trustees of Vernon Grove Cemetery, Park Commissioners, Board of Health, Auditor, Town Clerk, School Committee.
ARTICLE 4 .- James F. Stratton, for the Committee on Ap- propriations, reported the following recommendations for appro- priations, which were accepted :-
For Highways
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$ 9,000
Incidentals .
1,700
Salaries
5,000
Memorial Hall
600
Street Lights
4,300
Town Library
500
Schools
23,000
Poor Department
9,500
Interest
5,000
Water for Fire Purposes
1,000
Vernon Grove Cemetery
100
Military Aid
800
Fire Department
5,700
Memorial Day
150
Town Park
100
Sidewalks
1,000
Town Debt
5,000
Soldiers' Relief
1,000
Expenses under Chap. 440, Acts of 1890 .
1,200
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- $74,650
ARTICLE 5 .- Voted, That the Treasurer be authorized to borrow not exceeding Fifty Thousand dollars ($50,000), the same to be paid out of the taxes for the year 1891.
ARTICLE 6 .- Voted, That all taxes be paid on or before Sep- tember 1 next, and that a discount of 2} per cent be allowed on
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all taxes paid on or before that date; and that interest on all taxes not paid after October 1 next be charged at the rate of one half of one per cent per month. And that the Collector be au- thorized to use all means of collecting the taxes which a Town Treasurer when appointed Collector may use.
Voted, That the pay of the Collector be one per cent of all taxes actually collected.
ARTICLE 7 .- Passed over. (See list of appropriations.)
ARTICLE 8 .- Voted, That the Town appoint the Selectmen to take charge and control of all legal proceedings in which the Town shall be interested.
ARTICLE 9 .- Voted, That the Town grant the free use of the Town Hall one night in each week in the interest of temperance and labor.
ARTICLE 10 .- Voted, To pass over the Article.
ARTICLE 11 .- Voted, That the Town reimburse T. and P. Donohoe the sum of twenty-eight dollars ($28) for an amount paid in 1888 in excess of the amount required by law.
ARTICLE 12 .- Voted, That the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) be appropriated for the purpose of locating three boxes in the centre of the Town and extending one mile of the wire north with one box in North Purchase, the same to be located under the direction of the Selectmen and Board of Engineers.
ARTICLE 13 .- Voted, That the Town increase the pay of the members of the Fire Department twenty dollars ($20) per man per year.
Voted, That the increased pay of the Fire Department go into effect May 1 next.
Voted, To raise and appropriate eight hundred and fifty dol- lars ($850) for the purpose of paying the increased pay of the members of the Fire Department.
ARTICLE 14 .- Voted, That a committee of five be appointed to consider the whole matter and report at some future meeting. The Moderator appointed the Board of Selectmen, John T. Mc- Loughlin and William D. Leahy as the committee.
ARTICLE 15 .-- Voted, To pass over the article.
ARTICLE 16 .- Voted, That a committee of fifteen (15), con- sisting of the Board of Selectmen, George P. Cooke, John T. Mc- Loughlin and ten others, be appointed by the Chair to investigate
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