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Town Hall-Repairs
700.00
Care of Town Clock
100.00
Memorial Hall-Salaries and Wages
1,600.00
Memorial Hall-General Expenses
1,500.00
Installation of outside light
100.00
Police-Salaries and Wages
44,198.00
Police-General Expenses
3,500.00
Court Fees
75.00
Police Maintenance of Traffic Signals
600.00
Police-New Car
1,200.00
Fire-Pay of Members
62,239.95
Fire-Incidentals
4,500.00
Fire-Construction and Building Repair
6,300.00
Fire-Repairs to Alarm System
1,500.00
Fire-Brush Fires
350.00
Fire-New Hose
1,500.00
Hydrant Service
10,750.00
Rifle Range
650.00
Inspector of Wires-Salary
534.60
Sealer of Weights and Measures-Salary
1,306.80
Sealer of Weights and Measures-Expenses
200.00
Gypsy Moth Suppression-Expenses
800.00
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Gypsy Moth Suppression-Salary and Wages
825.00
Care, Removing and Planting Trees 3,230.00
Tree-Removing Brush 1,870.00
New Trees
200.00
Dog Officer-Salary
108.90
Dog Officer-Expenses
250.00
Health and Sanitation
Health-Salaries and Wages
7,394.90
Health-General Expenses
12,500.00
Inspector of Animals-Salary
429.00
Inspector of Animals-Expenses
100.00
Dental Clinic-General Expenses
200.00
Dental Clinic-Salaries and Wages
1,848.00
Sewer Maintenance-Salaries and Wages
8,300.00
Sewer Maintenance-General Expenses
2,665.00
Flushing Sewers-Wages and Expenses 700.00
Repairs and Improvements at Disposal Plant
6,065.00
Highways
Highways-Salaries and Wages
42,959.00
Highways-General Expenses
10,700.00
Resurfacing Streets-Expenses
15,000.00
Maintenance and Care of Town Improvements- Expenses 1,200.00
Repairs to Sidewalks-Expenses
1,000.00
Snow Removal
23,000.00
Street Lighting
24,500.00
Highway-New Equipment
21,500.00
Charities and Veterans' Benefits
Welfare:
Personal Services in the Welfare Department following sums appropriated
Agent $3,430.00
Investigator
2,886.00
Clerk
2,102.00
Clerk
2,102.00
Board
665.00
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Superintendent of Town Farm 2,550.00
Hired Help at Farm
1,188.00
Town Physician
990.00
Making a total of $15,913.50 of which
there is to be raised and appropriated
from taxation $11,655.00 and the bal-
ance of $4,258.50 be appropriated from
Federal Grants from O.A.A. and A.D.C. Welfare Administration Expenses
11,655.00 50.00
Welfare-Assistance
31,000.00
Infirmary-Expenses
15,000.00
A. D. C. Town Assistance
32,000.00
A. D. C. Town Administration-Expenses
200.00
O. A. A. Town Assistance
110,000.00
O. A. A. Town Administration
400.00
Veterans' Benefits-Salaries
2,850.00
Veterans' Benefits-Investigating Expenses
300.00
Veterans' Benefits-General Expenses
20,000.00
Schools and Libraries
School Department-Salaries and Wages
255,496.00
School Department-General Expenses
62,810.75
Town Library-Salaries and Wages
*6,679.28
Town Library-General Expenses
2,300.00
* (Balance from Dog Tax-Article 9)
Recreation and Unclassified
Town Parks-Wages
2,800.00
Town Parks-Expenses
700.00
Playgrounds-Wages
1,746.36
Playgrounds-Expenses
325.00
Playground Rental
100.00
Repairs to Tennis Courts
300.00
Workmen's Compensation and Public Liability
2,913.51
Printing Town Reports
3,334.51
Damages to Persons and Property
1,500.00
Flowage Rights-Clark Heirs
69.00
Memorial Day-Sons of Union Veterans
200.00
Memorial Day-American Legion
350.00
Memorial Day-Spanish War Veterans
75.00
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Armistice Day-Veterans of Foreign Wars
350.00
Tax Title
175.00
Worcester County Extension Service
50.00
Blanket Insurance
8,400.00
Boiler Insurance
283.91
Contributory Retirement System
9,898.00
Fino Field Operation
1,660.00
Fino Field-Operating Annex
1,000.00
Reserve Fund
5,000.00
Installing and Repairing Street Signs
300.00
Zoning Board-Expenses 100.00
Headquarters-Disabled American Veterans
600.00
Stocking Ponds
100.00
Headquarters-Marine Corps
450.00
Vernon Grove Cemetery
4,000.00
North Purchase Cemetery
75.00
Interest and Maturing Debt
Interest
4,715.00
Maturing Debt
16,000.00
VOTED: That all items to which no objection was made in the Finance Commission's report be raised and appropriated.
VOTED : To pass over the remainder of the article.
Article 3. VOTED: That the Town vote to author- ize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1st 1950, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew such note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, of the General Laws.
Article 4. VOTED: That the Town vote to author- ize the Selectmen to take charge of all legal proceedings for or against the town.
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Article 5. VOTED: That the Town vote to choose Mrs. Lillian Luby as Director of County Aid to Agricul- ture in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 128, of the General Laws.
Article 6. VOTED: That the Town vote to author- ize the Selectmen to sell any or all real estate owned by the Town by reason of the foreclosure of tax titles there- on, and to execute, acknowledge and deliver a proper deed or deeds therefor, authority therefor to terminate March 1st 1950.
Article 7. A motion was made and seconded that the sum of $50,000.00 be appropriated from available funds under the Excess and Deficiency Account for use by the Board of Assessors in fixing the tax rate for 1949.
An amendment to the motion was made to strike out the sum of Fifty thousand ($50,000.00) dollars and sub- stitute free cash available. The question then came upon the amendment and it was VOTED: That the Town vote to appropriate from available funds under the Excess and Deficiency Account free cash available for use by the Board of Assessors in fixing the tax rate for 1949.
Article 8. VOTED: That the Town vote to fix the salary and compensation of all elective officers of the Town as provided by Section 108 of Chapter 41, General Laws, as amended and such salary and compensation be made effective from January 1, 1949:
Moderator 100.00 plus 10.00 salary bonus 110.00
Board of Selectmen :
Chairman 500.00 plus 50.00 salary bonus 550.00
Second member 500.00 plus 50.00 salary bonus 550.00 Third member 500.00 plus 50.00 salary bonus 550.00 Town Treasurer 2200.00 plus 200.00 salary bonus 2400.00 Tax Collector 4050.00 plus 200.00 salary bonus 4250.00
Town Clerk 500.00 plus 50.00 salary bonus 550.00 and fees and fees
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Board of Assessors :
Chairman 2250.00 plus 200.00 salary bonus 2450.00
Second member 1440:00 plus 144.00 salary bonus 1584.00
Third member 1440.00 plus 144.00 salary bonus 1584.00
Tree Warden 1.20 per working hour plus .12 per working hour 1.32 per working hour
Board of Health :
Chairman
100.00 plus 10.00 salary bonus 110.00
Second member
100.00 plus 10.00 salary bonus 110.00
Third member
100.00 plus 10.00 salary bonus 110.00
Sewer Commissioners :
Chairman 250.00 plus 25.00 salary bonus 275.00
Second member
200.00 plus 20.00 salary bonus 220.00
Third member
200.00 plus 20.00 salary bonus
220.00
Highway
Surveyor 3350.00 plus 200.00 salary bonus 3550.00
Board of Public Welfare:
Chairman 275.00 plus 27.50 salary bonus 302.50
Second member
165.00 plus 16.50 salary bonus 181.50
Third member 165.00 plus 16.50 salary bonus 181.50
Article 9. VOTED: That the Town appropriate the dog tax Seventeen hundred sixty dollars and seventy-two ($1760.72) cents to the Salaries and Wages Account for Town Library.
Article 10. VOTED: To pass over the article.
Article 11. VOTED: To pass over the article.
Article 12. VOTED: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two thousand five hundred ($2,500.00) dollars for the completion of the sidewalk on the easterly side of East and Hayward Street Extension.
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Article 13. VOTED: To pass over the article.
Article 14. VOTED: To pass over the article.
Article 15. VOTED: That the Town vote to accept Chapter 588 of the Acts of 1948, an act authorizing in- creases of the amounts of Pensions payable to certain former Public Employees who have been retired and to beneficiaries of certain Public Employees.
Article 16. VOTED: To pass over the article.
Article 17. VOTED: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One thousand ($1,000.00) dollars for the purpose of electrically lighting certain main streets during the Christmas holiday to be expended under the supervision of a committee of three to be ap- pointed by the Moderator.
Article 18. VOTED: That the Town vote to author- ize the Selectmen to name the square formed by the inter- section of Fells Avenue and Purchase Street, as the Pres- ton E. Peaslee Square.
Article 19. VOTED: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Forty-one hundred forty-four ($4144.00) dollars for the construction of a sidewalk on Lawrence Street from South High Street to the end of Lawrence Street.
Article 20. VOTED: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Sixteen hundred ($1600.00) dollars for the purpose of preparing and publishing a valuation book covering valuations of all real and personal estates in the town, the same to be expended under the jurisdiction of the Board of Assessors, copies thereof to be issued to the public at a cost of not less than Fifty (50ยข) cents for each book.
Article 21. A motion was made and seconded that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Thirty- two hundred ($3200.00) dollars for the purpose of resur- facing Maple Street.
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A motion was made and seconded to pass over the ar- ticle and it was so voted.
Seven (7) persons having stood to doubt the vote a standing vote was taken by the Monitors and there were 67 in favor and 67 opposed to passing over the article therefore the Moderator ruled the motion to "pass over" was lost, and it was
VOTED: That the Town vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Thirty-two hundred ($3200.00) dollars for the purpose of resurfacing Maple Street.
Article 22. VOTED: That the Town vote to trans- fer from the Parking Meter Collection Account to the Po- lice Department, Parking Meter Maintenance and Opera- tion Account, the sum of Three thousand ($3000.00) dol- lars for the purpose of salaries.
A motion was made and seconded to reopen Article 2. A standing vote being necessary the Monitors took a standing vote and there being 136 in favor and 9 opposed to re-opening Article 2 it was
VOTED : To take up Article 2.
It was moved and seconded that the item of Police Salaries and Wages be raised to $47,198.00 instead of $44,198.00.
A motion was made to pass over Article 2 and the motion was declared lost by the Moderator.
It was moved by Mr. Nelson to reconsider Mr. Fitz- patrick's motion that had been voted.
A standing vote being necessary to reconsider, the Monitors took the vote and there being 126 in favor and 10 opposed it was
VOTED: To reconsider action taken on Mr. Fitz- patrick's motion.
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An amendment was offered that the report of the Finance Committee pertaining to Salaries and Wages in the Police Department be accepted, which amendment was carried.
A motion was made and seconded to pass over the article and it was so voted.
Mr. Cenedella made a motion that the Town Counsel be directed by the meeting to prepare a motion limiting the "passing over" rule and present such motion at the next meeting and it was so voted.
A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting to Monday at 8 P. M. and it was so voted.
The meeting was dissolved at 10:30 P. M.
A true record.
Attest :
CATHERINE L. COYNE, Town Clerk:
A true copy of the record.
Attest :
CATHERINE L. COYNE, Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 21, 1949
The Moderator called the meeting to order and the Monitors checked the list, and 156 persons being present a sufficient number to constitute a quorum the meeting was opened.
The Town Counsel, Mr. Visconti, presented a rule for adoption.
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It was moved and seconded that we establish at this meeting that the rule to "pass over" an article be debat- able.
It was moved and seconded to amend the motion that the Rule, if adopted, become effective immediately. The amendment was accepted and the Chair so declared it. It was
VOTED: That the meeting establish at this meeting that the Rule to "pass over" an article be debatable and this to become effective immediately.
Article 23. VOTED: That the Town vote to trans- fer from the Parking Meter Collection Account to the Po- lice Department, Parking Meter Maintenance and Opera- tion Account, the sum of Two thousand ($2,000.00) dol- lars, for the purpose of maintenance.
Article 24. VOTED: To pass over the article.
Article 25. VOTED: That the Town vote to author- ize the Chief of the Fire Department to sell any obsolete apparatus or equipment, owned by the Town and present- ly controlled by the Fire Department.
It was moved and seconded to reconsider Article 13. A standing vote being necessary for reconsideration, the Monitors took the check and there were 109 persons in favor of reconsidering and 17 opposed so therefor the motion to reconsider was successful.
A motion was made and seconded that the Selectmen of the Town of Milford be authorized to petition the Gen- . eral Court for authority to sell or lease a tract of land of the Milford Town Park as described under Article 13 of the Town Warrant.
An amendment to the motion was made by Mr. Ma- ressa that the words "to sell" be struck out.
An amendment to the motion was made by Mr. Maressa to strike out the words "to Sell" and authorize
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the Selectmen to petition the Legislature to "lease" a piece of land on Town Park.
Mr. Egan made an amendment to the amendment that the question of selling or making any alterations to Town Park be put on the ballot at the next town election. The amendment to the amendment was seconded. A voice vote was taken on the amendment and it was declared lost.
An amendment to the amendment was made and seconded that the Board of Selectmen be instructed to petition the General Court for authorization to use a tract of land on Milford Town Park for the purpose of constructing a World War II Memorial Building.
The motion was lost by a voice vote. Seven (7) persons having stood to doubt the vote a standing vote was taken by the Monitors and there were 67 in favor of the amendment to the amendment and 45 opposed the amendment to the amendment was carried.
Article 26. VOTED: That the town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty-five dollars and nine- ty ($25.90) cents for the payment of unpaid bills of the Old Age Assistance Account of Public Welfare.
VOICE VOTE: Unanimous.
Article 27. VOTED: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two thousand four hundred and seventy-four dollars and thirty-four cents ($2,474.34) for the payment of unpaid bills of the General Welfare Account of Public Welfare.
VOICE VOTE: Unanimous.
Article 28. VOTED: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Three hundred sixty-seven dollars and seventy-two cents ($367.72) for the payment of unpaid bills of the Town Infirmary Account of Public Welfare.
VOICE VOTE: Unanimous.
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Article 29. A motion was made that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Thirty-two hundred ($3200.00) dollars for the construction of a sidewalk on So. Main Street beginning at the inter- section of Fruit and So. Main Streets a distance of approximately 600 feet and also continuing from the Nobel Ray property to the Grafton R. R. crossing a distance of approximately 210 feet.
Thirteen (13) persons having stood to request a ballot vote the Moderator appointed the following persons to supervise the election :
Bernard J. Keenan, John N. Morcone and John C. Usher.
The Monitors distributed the yes and no ballots and the voting was done by precincts with the monitors checking off each voter as ballot was deposited in ballot box.
The result of the ballot was announced and 93 persons having voted in the affirmative and 58 persons having voted in the negative it was
VOTED: That the Town vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Thirty-two hundred ($3200.00) dollars for the construction of a sidewalk on So. Main Street be- ginning at the intersection of Fruit and So. Main Streets a distance of approximately 660 feet and also continuing from the Nobel Ray property to the Grafton R. R. cross- ing a distance of approximately 210 feet.
Article 30. VOTED: That the Town vote to res- cind the action taken under Article 29 at the adjourned Town Meeting held March 15, 1948.
Article 31. It was moved and seconded to disburse with the reading of Article 31.
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Parcel 1.
Beginning at a stone bound at the Northeast corner of the granted premises (the location of this point being shown on plan herewith attached, and being a part of the description) .
Thence :- South 26 degrees, 45 minutes East a dis- tance of 265.4 feet to a point at land, now or formerly, of one Iacovelli et al,
Thence :- Turning an interior angle of 51 degrees-19 minutes-30 seconds and running Northeasterly 56 feet to a point of curve,
Thence :- Curving to the left with a curve whose radius is 256.15 feet a distance of 70.77 feet to a tangent point,
Thence :- Along this tangent a distance of 8 feet to a point of a curve,
Thence :- Still curving to the left with a curve having a radius of 82.88 feet a distance of 95.25 feet to a tangent point,
Thence :- Along said tangent 8 feet to another point of curve,
Thence :-- Still curving to the left with a curve having a radius of 171.03 feet a distance of 40.8 feet to a tangent point,
Thence :- Along said tangent line 52 feet to a point at other land of Town of Milford,
Thence :- South 70 degrees, 25 minutes West a distance of 34 feet to a point of beginning.
Containing 42 acres, more or less. Being Lot No. 1 as shown on plan entitled "Subdivision of land shown on plan No. 16762 A, Sheet 1," filed with certificate of Title 2605 Registry, District of Worcester County, Land in Milford, Mass. Scale 1"-20' November 16, 1948, by East- man & Corbett, Inc., Milford, Mass.
Subject to a right of way along the Easterly side of the property bounded and described as follows to Wit :-
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Right of Way
Beginning at a point in the Westerly line of the regis- tered land and 251.6 feet South 26 degrees, 45 minutes East of a stone bound at the Northwest corner of Lot No. 1 as described above where said line intersects a woven wire fence as at present constructed
Thence :- Turning an interior angle of 52 degrees, 52 minutes and running Northeast and bounded Easterly by said wire fence a distance of 110 feet to a point in the curve, which is the Easterly boundary of Lot No. 1 of Registered Land referred to above,
Thence :-- Curving to the left on a curve having a radius of 256.15 feet a distance of 8 feet, more or less, to a tangent point,
Thence :- Along this tangent 8 feet to a point of curve having a radius of 82.88 feet a distance of 25 feet to a point,
Thence :- Turning and running Southwest 15 feet from and parallel to the first described line a distance of 136 feet, more or less, to a point in the Westerly boundary line of Lot No. 1,
Thence :- Turning an interior angle of 127 degrees, 07 minutes and running Southeast a distance of 18.8 feet to point of beginning.
Together with such easements over a right of way leading from Meade Street Westerly as are described in certain deeds from Giovanni Cassassanta to the Inhabit- ants of the Town of Milford (an easement) dated April 6, 1939 and recorded with Worcester District Deeds Book 2744 Page 564, and one from Antonio & Luisa Diotalevi to the Inhabitants of the Town of Milford, of a triangular strip of land, and an easement over the above mentioned right of way, dated April 6, 1939 and recorded with Wor- cester District Deeds Book 2746 Page 102. The above be- ing shown on plan of land made by Joseph A. Visconti C. E. dated March 4, 1939, entitled "Plan of land taken at the Southwest Corner of the premises of Antonio & Luisa
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Diotalevi and G. Cassassanta March 4, 1939." All of which is shown on the above mentioned plan. Parcel 2.
Beginning at the Northwest corner of the granted premises, said. point being 34 feet North 70 degrees, 25 minutes East of the Northwest corner of the premises described in Land Court description of Lot No. 1 on. Sheet 1-16762-A Milford. ...
Thence :- Continuing this line North 70 degrees, 25 min- utes East a distance of 11.25 feet to a point in the South- erly line of a right of way leading from Meade Street, Westerly,
Thence :- Turning an interior angle of 140 degrees, 30 minutes and running Southeast along the Southerly line of said right of way to a point, 168.12 ft.
Thence :- Turning an interior angle of 84 degrees, 30 minutes and running Southwesterly along a woven wire fence a distance of 90 feet, more or less, to the intersec- tion of a curve in the Eastern boundary line of the above described Land Court Description, said curve having a. radius of 256.15 feet, 1.1
Thence :- Turning and following the curve to the left a distance of 6 feet, more or less, to a point of a tangent, Thence :- Running 8 feet in a straight line to a point of curve,
Thence :- Curving to the left on a curve having a radius: of 82.88 feet a distance of 95.25 feet to the point of a- tangent,
Thence :- Running 8 feet in a straight line to a point of a curve,
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Thence :- Curving to the left on a curve having a radius og 171.03 feet a distance of 40.8 feet to a point of a tan- gent,
Thence :- Northwesterly along this tangent 52 feet to a point of beginning.
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Together with such easements over a right of way leading from Meade Street, Westerly as are described in certain deeds from Giovanni Cassassanta to the Inhabit- ants of the Town of Milford (an easement) dated April 6, 1939 and recorded with Worcester District Deeds Book 2744, Page 564, and one from Antonio & Luisa Diotalevi to the Inhabitants of the Town of Milford of a triangular strip of land, and an easement over the above mentioned right of way, dated April 6, 1939, and recorded with Wor- cester Registry of Deeds Book 2746, Page 102. The above being shown on plan of land made by Joseph A. Visconti, C. E. dated March 4, 1939, entitled "Plan of land taken at the Southwest corner of the premises of Antonio & Luisa Diotalevi and G. Cassassanta March 4, 1939."
Subject to a proposed Right of Way along the Easter- ly side, bounded and described as follows, to wit :-
Right of Way
Beginning at a point in a curve, said curve being the Easterly boundary line of Lot No. 1 as described above and where said line intersects a woven wire fence, said point being the northerly end of the Easterly line of the private way described in the description of Lot 1 above referred to,
Thence :- Running Northeast and bounded Easterly by said wire fence a distance of 90 feet, more or less, to a point in the Southerly line of a right of way leading West from Meade Street,
Thence :-- Turning an interior angle of 84 degrees, 30 min- utes and running Northwest along the Southerly line of said right of way from Meade Street a distance of 15 feet, more or less,
Thence :- Turning an interior angle of 95 degrees, 30 minutes and running Southwest a distance of 51 feet, more or less, to a curve, which is the Easterly line of Lot No. 1 in Land Court Description,
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Thence :- Southeasterly along said curve 41 feet more or less, to point of beginning said 41 feet includes 8 foot tangent.
All of which is shown on plan entitled "Subdivision of land shown on plan No. 16762 A Sheet 1, filed with Certificate of Title 2605 Registry District of Worcester County, Land in Milford, Mass., Scale 1" equal 20' Novem- ber 16, 1948 by Eastman & Corbett, Inc., Milford, Mass."
VOTED : That the Town vote to authorize the Select- men to sell two parcels of land off Hayward Field and to execute and deliver instruments therefor, as described under Article 31.
Article 32. VOTED: That the Town vote to author- ize the transfer of the sum of Two thousand ($2000.00) dollars from the Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves Ac- count for the purpose of paving cemetery roads at Vernon Grove Cemetery, said work to be done under the super- vision of the Vernon Grove Cemetery Trustees.
Article 33. VOTED: To pass over the article.
Article 34. VOTED: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two thousand ($2000.00) dollars for the construction of Madden Avenue, from the end of the present construction to the end of the accept- ed street, a distance of 450 feet.
Article 35. VOTED: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen thousand three hun- dred and twenty-five ($15,325.00) dollars for use by the Milford Athletic Field Committee to complete the con- struction and facilities of Fino Athletic Field.
Article 36. VOTED: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred ($300.00) dol- lars for general expenses and construction of the Town Forest, to be expended under the direction of the Town Forest Committee.
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Article 37. VOTED: To pass over the article.
Article 38. A motion was made and seconded that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifty- five hundred ($5500.00) dollars for the purpose of laying a drain on West Fountain Street.
A motion to "pass over" was made and seconded, and it was so voted. Seven (7) persons having stood to doubt the vote the Monitors checked the lists and as there were 66 in favor of passing over and 31 opposed to passing over, it was
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