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14 To see if the Foun will appropriate a sum of surrey for Livie Department à incidentales. 15- To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars ( 250.00) and the unexpended balance for Forest Fire and Equipment.
16 To see if the Tour will appropriate the sum of fine. hundred dollars (500.00) for Fire Hose or act anything in relation to the same.
17 To see if the town will appropriate the sum of fifteen hundred dollars (1500.00) and the unexpended balance for side-walks and crossings , or act anything in relation to the same.
18 .To see if the Tour will appropriate the sum of three thousand dollars (3000.00) for Street Oiling Purpose , the whole or part of the cost to be changed to abutter, or act anything in relation to the same.
19 To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to use the unexpended balance of the Street Watering account for watering streets during the coming years. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of 20 Water Commissioners to change interest on unpaid water rater, or act anything in regard to the same. 21 To see if the Tour will vote to pay all Jour labours the sum of forty cento (0.40) per hour, or act anything in relation to the same. To see what action the tour will take regarding the disposal : the money received annually in its treasurer, from the Cemetery Trustees from the sales of lots in Pine grove Cemetery, or act anything thereon. 23 To see if the town will authouge its treasurer to transfer any of its unexpended appropriation bulimia.
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when accounts, or act anything in relation to the same. 24 To see if the Town will authorize the Selecinen to sell and convey to the Westhow Weaving Company , That nortion of the Town's land beginning at the land " The Westboro Weaving Company and intending to the land of . H. Putnam, for such price and show auch ternus as the Selectiven shall deem for the best interests of the town, and authorize and empower the selection is give a good and sufficient deed Thereof to the said westhow Weaving Company, or act anything in relation to the same.
26 To see if the town will install one electric light at the corner of Pine and green Street, or act anything in relation to the same.
25 To see if the town will install me electric light on whitney street extension, or act anything in relation to the same.
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To see if the Town will accept the extension Whitney street, or act anything in relation to the same. - To see if the Town will authorize and instruct the Selection to sell a parcel of land on milk Street running south East of land of J. S. Mason a tous or act anything in relation to the same.
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29 To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money not to exceed two thousand dollars (2000.00) for the purpose of road work on mills street to be expended under the provisions of Chapter 279 of the acts of 1908, provided the Massachusetts Highway Commissioners shall allot for and expand on said street under the provisions of said chapter an amount equal to the amount appropriated, or act anything in relation to the same.
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o see if the town will rescind the vote of October 2d 1915, whereby is voted to authorize and empower the Selection to approve the placing of fiers on East main Street umde. a ort, wned new bridge to be executed by the Boston- altany Railroad Company ar act anything in relation to the same. ?
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To see if the Foun will appropriate a sum of money for Band Concerts to be given by the Community Land Hundredth Town Westlow, or act anything in relation to the same.
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To see what sum of money will he appropriated for a Jour memorial Forest in honor of the Jour's Roll of honor in the recent world War, or act anything in relation to the same.
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To see if the tour will adopt the Provision of Section 1 and section 2 of Chapter 494 act 1913 am act to Provide for the establishment of a Planning Board for Westhow, or act anything in relation to the same.
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34. To see if the Tour will grant permission to the Westlow Board of Trade to erect a Band Stand on it's Public Square, or an any land owned by the Jour, or act anything in relation to the same. To see if the Town will accept Chapter 191 acts of 1907, an act to authorize the establishment of a Board of Survey in towns. 36 To see if the Town will petition the Direction of the Bureau of Statistics for the installation of an accounting system in accordance with the visvisions Chapter 5-98 of the act of 1910 as amended, or take any action relative hereto.
37 To see if the Tour will vote to Petition the Director of the Bureau of Statistics for an audit of the Jon accounts. 38 To see what sun the Tour will appropriate for the following purposes: Avie department Incidentale, Fire Department, Town Hall, Care of Highways and Bridges, for its Pamper Department, for its contingent Expenses, for its Public Library, for its care of Cemeteries, for its Health Department for the support of its Public Schools, for Police Department, for salaries of Town officers, for Street Lighting, for memorial Day, for Server Limiting. Lund, for sinewars and crossing in Soldiers Relief for Military aid, for Free Worden.
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To see if the town will appropriate money for current expenses and grant are amount sufficient IF cover all a variations marie under this warrant. The Polls will remain open until 4.30 P.M. and you are directed to serve this warrant by hosting up attested copies thereof at the Post-Office and Town Hall in said Jour seven days, at least, before the day of holding said meeting.
Tereof fail not and make return of this Warrant, if you doings thereon, to the Your Clerks of said Westrough onor before the time of holding said meeting. given under our hands Tiver twenty-second day of February in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and nineteen
a true Copy attent: Jeremiah P. Keating Selective Thomas W. Humphrey William E. Johnam of
Constable of westborough. Everell a. Hersey Weathorough.
Westtrongle mans. Feb. 23, 1919.
Worcester S. S ..
I have this day served the within warrant by posting wh attested copies thereof at the Postoffice and the Town Hall in said Westborough. Thomas W. Humphrey Constable of westborough.
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Westborough Mass. March 3, 1919. In pursuance with the foregoing warrant the Inhabitants of the town of Westhrough, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs , met in the Jour Hall and at 5:30 a. M. were called to order by Torna Clerk Josella I. gates who read the Warrant. The moderator heving absent, Earl C. Richards was unanimously elected moderator Prover. Ballot Clerks J. R. J. W. Hay Frank X. Hayden check Lists Charles 7%. Russell Ballot Clubs were duly sworn by the Town clerk The fallots were delivered to the presiding officer who wir save his receipt thereof to the town chile. The Bollot BOK was examined in the presence of The voler, found empty and locked and the keys were given in Constable Thoman W. Humphrey. The necessary ballots were delivered to the ballot clerks and everything being in readiness the voting tegan. form . Young Edward ). Reilly Frank giblin William It. Hayden
John W. Hattery Travry Bloss Charles m. Mc govern george J. B. Hogan were duly awow an teller by the Tom Check
article 1. Voted, Unanimously, that the Four Treasurer, with the approval of the Selection, he and hereby is authorized to forrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning annan 1+ 1919 and to issue a note r voter therefa, un able within the year and
1 debt or debts incurred under their vote to be paid from the revenue of said financial year.
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Voted, That the Town proceed to bring in on one. Tallet the vote for the following officers, vig: Moderation, in certe measures, three Letectmen, ine assessor in three years collection of Tager one versels of etre voor for tuce "02. targe trustees of the Public Library for three, fourat. 1 ne number If the Betalt of Health for three years, ine .1 1
Timber of the Lehood committee for three years, nine Envalables, Trustee of the Cemeteries for five years, one Water Commissioner for three years, une fewer Commissioner for three years, one Linking rund commissioner for three years Free Warden, and vote "Yes"Yes" on the question thail license is granted for the sale of intoxicating liquor in this toun ?
The Polls closed at 4.30 P.m. The Moderator, "no Jem announced that seven Hundred and forty-live (742) men's and twenty (20) woman's tableta had been counted. The result was declared at 6 p. m. as follows: moderator
Warren 8. Jackson had four hundred and eighty voter 480 Blanks 1 262
Jours Check Joseph S. gates had five hundred and fifty voler 550 Blanks 192
Selectmen Everell a. Herrey had ron hundred and twenty-six voter 426 William E. Wilson had four hundred and fifty- eight voler 458 Jeremiah P. Keating had four funded and fifty - me voler 451 Jeorge It. Rogers had four hundred and forty-three voler 443 Blandas
assessor for Three Years " howas It. Treadway nach five trandred and sixty- Three voter Blanks
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Treasurer Harry W. Kimball had five hundred and Thirty two voter Blanks
Ellector 1 Tapes.
five hundred and Fifty Men 1
3 Cambio
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version of the Poor for free Years
Blanks
0-61 181
auditor Laurence 7. Sales had five hundred Fire.lig. zeven votes 5-27
Horas is Over had three hundred sixty six vo ties 366 Charles H. Reed had three hundred twenty-five 320- 7:1
Board of Health In Three Years daniel .. Ulicy had five hundred thirty two vole. 502 =10
Trustees of Public Library for Three Years Henry I. Chase had four hundred inity. The volim Emma & Bourse nad four hundred ninety nevelés Melvin it. Matchen wad pour Tuunidad entity to (Plandas)
Constable- # Henry a. aldrich had four hundred seventy votes # charles It. Banks had four hundred ninety- seven John P. Crowe had four hundred ninety John Ford had four hundred eighty-nine Thomas J. Henry had four hundred sixty- zip Thomas Se auchgering and fire crunched twenty seven William & Johnson had four hundred seventy six
Michael E. Lines had five hundred and viene Henry, Throwing had four hundred seventy-six
trvalée 'cimeteries Five Years
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Vater commissioner for brie Years Iva M. Beaman had force ware ... sivity five vote. 475 267
diver Commissioner for Three Years via ?11. Beaman had four involved seventy three votes 473 269
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493 491
480
470 497 490 489 466 5-27 476 509 476
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Luking Jouet Commissioner for The Heroes
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Free Warden
Charles I. Henry had four hundred fifty-five votes 455 Blanks 287
Shall license he wanted for the sale of intoxicating. liquore in this town?"
11 "Yes " had two hundred eighty-four votes 284
"no" had three hundred sixty- four voler 364
Blanks 9 4
The ballots used and unused, together with to check lists were sealed, ittested by election officers and delivered to the coun Click as the Caro dire di.
inceting adjourned to Monday March 17, 1919 at 7.30 p.m.
attest:
Jour club.
Westborough Man. March 7, 1919. Recount of ballots cast March 3, 1919 by the
Registrars resulted as follows:
Everell C. Hersey had four humind twente- two voter 422 Tilliam & Johnson had four hundred fifty-eight voler 458 Jeremiah P. heating had four hundred forty six voler 446 Jeorge it. Rogers had four hundred forty six volic 446
Blanks 454
March 5- 1919. To athie R. Sullivan. In accordance with section 62 chapter 25 R. f. you are hereby approvited assistant Town Clerk for the Town of Westborough Man. to take effect at this date. £
attent Tough S. Gratin Tous Chek.
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Westborough Mraz2. March 17, 1919. Joun assembled as per adjournment und the moderation being absent the meeting was called to order at 7.30 o' clock p.m. by Joun Clerks, Joseph S. Gater, who proceeded to elect a Moderator Pro Jen by haller John M. Young and Edward J. Reilly were at the voting list, Constable Thomas W. Humphrey at the hallot box, and John W. Slattery and Frank giblin were appointed to count the ballots.
John W. Slattery had over vote / Earl C. Richards had forty- two voles 42 Earl C. Richards was declared elected and was sworn by the Town Clerks.
Under this article the following were elected members of the Finance Committee for three years: andrew J. B. adams, Patrick C. Money and Robert B. Percy Voted to accept the 201 st annual Report of the Jour Officers. The Finance Committee reported in promet Voted to accept the report of the committee to investigate the matter of a Join Manager and Board of Public Works , who reported in print , which report did not recommend a Jour Manager or Board of Public notes
ticle 5.
Voted That the Town print its warrants and the action taken thereon in the annual Town Officers' Report.
tiche 6. fiche 7. ticket. ticle 9.
Voted, what the crown point its valuation and tax . Voted, hat the dog fund be given to the Public Libraries Totell what the town mauritania a night wanted Noted that the salaries of the own officer. he the same as last year
Selectiven, three hundred dollars 000. 00 Treasurer two hundred and eighty dollars 280.00
Jour Clerk, one hundred i Clar ?!:
auditor, fifty dollars 50.00
Overseer of the Poor, two hundred dollar 200.00 Water Commissioners, one hundred and fifty dollars 150.00
ticle 3
Fiche 4
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Treasurer Sinking Fund, seventy- five dollars 75.00 Leader of Weight and Measures forty five dollars 45.00 Inspector of animals, two hundred dollars 200.00 Registrars of Voters, one hundred and eighty dollars 180.00 Collection of varer, one per cent commission on all tages collected. voted That the Jour will instruct and authorize The Water and Sewer Commissioners to employ a ·superintendent for botte departments.
Article in.
article 11.
article 10.
article 13.
Voted To appropriate the sum of thirteen hundred forty-one dollars and eighty- one centr (1341.81) for the purpose of carrying on his work of destroying gypsy and Brown Jail moths. Yoled - appropriate the sum of one hundred and seventy- five dollars (75.00) for Memorial Day. Toted that the sum of two thousand five hundred and eighteen dollars and thirty-eight cents (25-18.38) and the unexpended balance from last year be appropriated for Fire Department Salaries, the engineers to receive fifty dollars(50.00) each, housemen fifty dollars (50.00) each, permanent man livetne hundred dollars (1200.00), and all others twenty - five dollars (25.00) each.
article 14
article 15. article 16. article 17.
article 18
noted To appropriate the sum of twelve hundred dollars (1200.00) for Fire Department Incidentales. Voted To appropriate the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars (200.00) and the unexpended balance for Forest Fire and Equipment. Yoted, To appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars (500.00) for hire Those. Voted To appropriate the sim of fifteen hundred dollars (1500.00) and the unexpended balance for sidewalls and crossings. Intend to allowpriate the sum of three thousand one hundred and fifty dollars (3150.00) and the unexpended balance of three hundred and fifty-one dollars and fifty-one centr (30%.51) of the street oiling and street watering, for street oiling purposes; and that we oil the same street as were viled in nineteen hundred and seventeen, as far as possible.
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Voted, To transfer the unexpended balance of the street watering account to the street oiling account. Toted To refer to a subsequent inceting the matter of changing interest in unpaid water rates Voted, To pay all Jour laborers thirty-five cento an hour.
icle 19.,
article 22. rticle 23. ticle 24.
Voted, to pass over. Voted to pass over.
voted, That the Town do sell and convey to the
Westtoro Weaving Co, for the sum of twenty- five (25) dollars a certain track of land situate in the northwesterly fait of the Town and founded and described asfollows : vig: Beginning at a stone found on the Hills Street side of land now owned by the Westhow Weaving Co., there on land of said Withour Wearing Co., n. 66°- 30'E. 118, 4 Ft. To a stone bound; thence on said Westlow Weaving Co. land n. 48°-48' W. 270 feet to a contenu- plated Street; There S. 35-0-32'W. 0-9.5 Ist. to land of a. F. Puliamo; there on said Patnam land S. 49°-43 E. 22.1 Ft .; There on said Putuanis land S. 28°-42' W. 73 Ft. To mill Street; there on said mill Street 17. 6 Ft. to place of Beginning. and that the Selection be authorized, empowered and instructed in the name of the town, to sign, execute and deliver to said I watlow Weaving Co, a good and sufficient deed of said prevision. Voted to install me electric light on whitney Street extension.
Voted, To install we electric light at the corner Pine and Green Street.
of Voted To accept the extension of Whitney Street and to authorize the Selective to way out the street. Voted, That the Town do sell and convey to Joseph I. Mason, for the sum of twenty- five dollars (20:00) a certain lot or parcel of land situated at the corner of Mills and Phillips street in Westborough and just southeasterly of land of said Mason; said tract or fancel of land being a part of old railroad bed, so called and founded northerly by land of one Finiball and land of one the glory;
rticle 25. tiche 2.6. article 2%. article 28.
tiche. 2.3. viele 21.
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article 29 article 30.
article 31
article 32. article 33. article 34. article 35
article 36. article 3%.
easterly by Phillips Sheet; southerly by mills Street, and westerly by land of Joseph S. mason; and that the selection be authorized, empowered and instructed in the name of the Jour LE sign, execute and deliver to said Joseph S. mason a good and sufficient deed of said premises. Voted, To pass over.
Voted, That the Jour rescind the vote of October 2nd, 1918, whereby it voted to authorize and empower the helechimen to oppose the placing of fiers on East Main Street.
Voted To appropriate the sum of ane hundred twenty-five dollars ( 125.00) for land concerts to the given by the Community Band. Voted To pass over. Voted to pass over. Voted, To pass over Voted, To pass over. Voted, To pass over. Voted, To pass over. Voted at 11.10 o'clock to adjoin the meeting to March 25- 1919 at 7.30 P.M.
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Westborough Mass. March 25- 1919 · Jour assembled as her adjournment and was called to order at 7:30 a clock p. m. by Joun Check Joseph S. gales. The moderator being absent the Town Clerks proceeded is elect a Moderation Pro Jem by hallot. John m. Young and Thomas It Treadway were at the voting list, constable thomas W. Humphrey at the. ballot fox, and John W. Fairbanks was appointed to count the ballota. Earl C. Richards had twelve vo lez Earl C. Richards was declared elected and was sworn by the Four Blends.
viale 38. Yotea To make the following appropriations. Town Hall, unexp ended balance and nine hundred dollars 900.00 Highways and Bridges, Excise and Franchise Jap four thousand eight hundred eighty one dollars and eighty eight chuti (4881.88), unexpended balance from highways and bridges thirty one dollars and sixty me clute (31.61), Jour appropriation three thousand dollars (3000.00), unexpended balance from replacing State street bridge one hundred nineteen dollar and eighteen cento (119.18), unexpended balance from resurfacing permanent road on west Main and mill Street fifty-one dollars and seven cento (51.07), 8083.74 Pauper Department, five thousand dollars 5000.00 Contingent Expenses, two thousand eight hundred dollars 2800.00
Public Library, receipts and eight hundred dollars 800.00
Cimeteries, Unexpended balance (326.37) and the receipt for the year 1919 exclusive of the amount received from sale of lot.
Health department, Salami and four hundred dollars 400.00 Public Schools balance (675.04) and Thirty one Thousand
six hundred dollars 31,600.00 Police Department, reciente and zeventien hundred dollars 1700.00 Salarier Jours Officers, twenty-eight hundred dollars and balances 2800 1. Street Lighting, forty seven hundred eighty five dollars and balances 47 5. -toldien Releif, unexpended balance (128.50) and eleven hundred dollar 1100.00
Free Worden enexpended Balance (14) and three
hundred dollars 300.00
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Two Department Equipment notes, one of nine hundred dollars (900.00) to he paid from Street Railway and me note of
Fax, one thousand dollars 1000.00 One act of 1906 School Improvement Bond seventeen hundred and fifty dollars 1750.00
one act of 1990 Sewer Improvement Bond one thousand dollars 1000.00 Interest as follows: Temporary Loans, unexpended balance(83.16) and nine hundred dollars 900.00
Sewer Bonds, twenty-six hundred and ninety dollars 2690.00 Lever Improvement Bonds, Act of 1910 four hundred sixty dollars 460.00
article 39.
School Improvement 0Bonds, act of 1906, five hundred sixty dollars 5-60.00 Department Equipment notes que hunched sixty four dollars and sixty-three center 164.63 Voted to appropriate money for current expenses and an amount sufficient to cover all appropriations made under this warrant. The meeting dissolved at 8.30 P.M. attest:
Jorn Client.
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appropriations gypsy and Brown-tail moth 1341.00 Fire Department Salaries 2518.38
Fire Department Incidentals 1200.00
Town Hall balance (8.93) and 900.00 Highways and Bridges 3000.00
Forest Fivies and Equipment, tal. and 250.00
Sidewalks and Crossings Pauper Department
1500.00
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2800.00
Contingent Fund Public Library Cemeteries unexpended bal and receipt Board of Health 400.00 School Department, tal. and Police Department, receipto ano Salaries Jours Officers Street Lighting memorial Day Soldiers Releif balance(128.50) and 1100.00 Free Warden, balance (14) and 300 00 Department Equipment note, 900 from It. Ry, Jak, and act 1906 School Improvement Bond 1750.00
3/ 600. 00
3500 ... 4735. 0 175:00
1000.00
act 1911 Lever Improvement 3 mil Interest on Temporary Loans, balance (83.16) and 900.00
Interest in Sewer Improvement Bonds act of 1910 4.60.00
duterest on School Improvement Bonds act of 1906 Interest in Department Equipment notes Jivil Hose 500.00
3150.00
125.00
Street filing Band Concerts military aid, no appropriations Total 71,779.01.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester SS. To any Constable of the Town of Westborough in the country of worcester, greeting. in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify and warm the Inhabitants of the town of Westborough, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet in the Town Thall, in Westborough, on Tuesday the twenty- fifth day of March at 7-30 o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act on the following articles:
article 1.
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money not to exceed twenty-five hundred dollars for the Impose of the continuation of work on house It. IF he expended under the provisions of Chapter 279 of the acto of 1908 provided the Massachusetts Highway Commission shall allot for and expand on said street under the provision of said chapter are amount equal to the amount appropriated, or act aring in relation to the same. 1
article 2.
To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars to repair, and put in a sanitary condition, its lockup in the Town hall.
and you are directed to serve this warrant by hosting up attested copies thereof at the Post-Office and Town Hall in said Town seven days, at least before the day of holding said meeting.
Thereof fail not and make relive of this warrant, with your doings therem, to the Town Cluck of said Westborough on or before the time of holding said meeting.
given ander our hands this 18 the day of March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and nineteen. george H. Roger > Selection of William E. Plusson ) Westborough. Worcester SS. Wenthrough Juan. March 18, 1919 I have this day served this within warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at the Postoffice and The Jour Fall in said westborough
Charles F. Banks, Constable of Wenttorough.
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Verthorough Mans. March 25, 1919 In pursuance with the foregoing warrant, the Inhabitants of the Town of Westborough, qualified to vote in elections and tour affairs, met in the Zone and at 8.30 were called to order by Joun Check Josefle S. gaten who read the warrant. The moderation being absent the town clerk asked that the town proceed to elect a moderator Pro Java. It was moved that the town click cast are vote for Earl C. Richards, and no other voter being cast Earl C. Richards was declared moderation Pro Jem and was sworn by the Town Click.
tiche 1. rticle 2.
Yolid, To pass over. voted, To pass over. The meeting dissolved at 9.30 pr.n.
attest: Hoops 5,90mm Joun Click.
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appointments L. Chace Road Commissione # Peter . Henry, night Watch # Peter (1). Henry, Special Police almoti it. Putnam, Janitor of town Hall and Becher if locken george R. Ewell, Registran for three years # Quilliam J. Wilcox # Irving de Mousse norman a. Hennessy Cultura Jones James / White.
Special Police at Lyman School
H Vincent 5. Meigs # Edgar S. Forma Yh22 Woodward Fredericia- P. Rogers # Evereil a. Hersey # Charles It. Russell "Harry Ir Kimball)
Fence Fürvers
# Track nazna
measures of Wood
george A. Rogers Harry, WV. Kimball. Toali Mason george H. Rogers
Surveyors of Lumber
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