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3. H. Reilly? Selectivew Weathout.
This permit and the endorsement thereaw is recorded in the Records of the Dome of Westborough, Book 8, Page 33 C gaten.
We hereby certify that are Jan, 19, 1907 at 2o'clock P. W. at The Selection's Office a public hearing was held on the petition of the new England, Felchhome and Ellegrafie "Company of Massachusetts for permission to meet the poles and other fixture designated in the specification here's Endorsed and that we mailed, at least three 1 days before said hearing a wetter notice ~ The. time and have of said having to Each of the wview of real estate (as determined by the last ineceding assessment for taxation, alou the wayson facts of ways whow which it is Supposed to construct the lives of said
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Was the subscribers, Selection of Inhibirtous and Westborough having 11.4
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town, for the purpose of preambulating the lines and renewing the marks between said towns, having attended to that duty and make the following report: Beginning of a towel marked It. W.S. standing -11 the westh. side of a rock easterly the Prentice wills so called, it bring the corner bound of C thenew 5. 76; W. is a story comment marked H. W wear the river on land of the town of Hopkinton, thenew continuing the same forced to a lowe monument warned H. W. in the swamp north of the house of Uns. Harriet Fitch and known as the Joshua Wellen place thenew S. 26% W. 765 rods to a stowe monument marked It. W. W. standing in a south westerly direction from the house of John and Lawson Gibles, the same bring the corner bound of Hopkinton, Westborough and Witow. i
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the Brodova Vivereter Street Railway Company, a corporation duly organized under the laws of th 4. Commonwealth and operating a street railway in Framingham, have petitioned the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Framingham for the appointment of the persone designated in said petition as Street if rilan hier auch appointments to be made under Elchapter 46 3 Section 19 Meternand Resolver 1906, the Board. at a waiting held gab. 14, 1907, grant the prayer of that setitions and appoint is following as Street Railway Police with the povera and under the Regulations as set forth in sections 50-51-52-53-54-55, Chapter 463, acts and Resolver, 1 906. E. Stewart que Beau, Dermine show, Main it. Chester W. Drake Walter? Stapleton, ianun guane. Joseph it Hearn, Ernest C. Unter? Oliver 9. Hoyt, John B. Collins, Благининам, John a. Sicher. It Trauka fears, Israel a. Siedo, , Se Braminighana, Behopit. ٨١ lose it. Hrstivasville Inlerie it. So. Framinghouse 32 Exceman St. L'meester St. Pochituate Rd. Worcester St. off 11 " Maxiname E. Nash, So franunghane, 15 , e frugtou " With Vadeworth, Wellesleyfille, 'da. It. n. F: Place,
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E. C. Whitney.
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I. D. Ladd,
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Philip It. Carroll,
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On Board of Selectwww. Westboro: Massachusetts, May. 2d., 190%. Voted: That the new England Telephone and Telegraph Company of massachusetts be and it is hereby authorized and permitted to creet and maintain roles and wires to be placed thereon. to aither with such supporting and strengthening fixtime 2 and wines as said boundary way deem requisite, in the streets and highways of said tourvas hereinafter designated.
all construction under this permit shall be in accordance with the following specifications: The holes shall be located between the travelled driveway and the limits of the highway, and 0 shall be of wood or other suitable material, and the wires shall be run at the visual height and along and across the highway after the trolls and wine have been located as specified in this permit, alterations shall be made in the location or section of the proles, and in the height of the wines, if so directed by the Board of Selectinen. Following are the streets and highways ahora referred to: Ruggles street pour the residence of gas. a. Holmes to reside new of P.S. Suguson roman street from Ruggles Street to South St
signatures of Selection
T. H. Reilly. I .E. a. fred. C George 7 Magera.
This ferment and the endorsement therow is recorded in the Records of the Some of Westborough Book 8 Page 338.
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Was hereby certify that on March 2, 1907 at 20 clock, ? ?? at the Pron Hall a public hearing was held on the retition of The new England Telephone and Telegraph Comparing of 7
Massachusetts for permission to credit the holes and other fixtures designated in the specification hereby endorsed and that we quailed, at least three days before said hearing a written noties of the time and place of said hearing to Each of the owners of real Estate ( as determined by the last preceding assessment for taxation) along the ways or parte of ways. upon which it is proposed to cometrue the lives of said Company under said specification.
If it frilly. E. a ford , J Electricen.
George I. jagers.
Office of Town bleck. & Westborough, wass. To Geneva a. Percy Man. mar. ig, 1907.
In accordance with section 62, Chapter 25, N. you are hereby appointed assistant black for the Town of Westborough. w Mass. to take effect at this data. [.]
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21 movcall of Massachusetts . Worcester, ss. To any boustable of the Town Westborough, qualified to vole in elections and town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall in Westborough, ou Monday the Fourth day of March ig .? pasword, there and there to act on the tow the following articles:
Of choose a moderator.
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In authoring the Town Treasurer with the approval ? the selection to bonow during the municitial year beginning january 12 , 907 in anticipation of the collection of taxes of said year such sums of money as may be necessary for the current whenses of the town, but not exceeding the total tax levy in said year, giving the notes of the town there for, hay able 8
within one year some tu détail 110 all desta canned under authority of mit. vote shall be paid from the taxEs of the present municipal year.
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To see if the town will appoint a committee to consider appropriations for the ensuing year, and report at an adjourned writing .
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To bring in on our ballot their votes for the following officers: Town bleck, The election, these assessore Collector of Taxes, one Oversee of the Poor, auditor. member of the Board of Health, these Trustees
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one Trustee of the Cemetery, one Water Commissioned for three years, wie Server Commissioner for three years, we Sinking Fund Commissioner, Free Warden, and vote"yes" or" no" on the question, " what license be granted for the tale of intoxicating liquore in the Famous?
To choose all other n any town officers.
To hea and act on the reports of the various town officers.
To hear and act are the reports of any outstanding riding committees .
To see if the town will accept the List of Snow presented by the Selectitien.
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To see if the town will instruct the Water and Server Commissioners to employ a Superintendent for both departments.
see if the tour will front its Valuation and Tax Lista.
To see if the town will funnit its Warrants and the action taken thereow in the annual town officers' reports:
To see what disposition the trow
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To see if the town will maintain a night atein.
To see if the town will refund the whole or any fact of its Floating Celt.
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the town will grant the free use of the town hall to the Grand army of the Republic on occasional, the fludose of which is to replenish its relief funds, or act anything thereare.
16 To see if the town will voto to appropriate any sure of money to be Extended bu the School brunette in carrying out the provisions Chapter 502, actri of 1906. 8 la torre 2nell authorize the 0 casuser to transfer the balance on hand of the appropriation for Firemen's Salaries to the Incidenta account. 18
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To see if the town will refund to Uncharl 5
Samson and Grace til. C There for lifecrisis if the first and fourth classes to sell intoxicating liquori one the White House presence for the year ending april 30, 1937, o act theremay on water any appropriation theyear 19
To see if the town will place an Electric sight at on wear the junction or Ruggles and Cross streets for the letter lighting of said street , mact anything relation 1
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343 To see if the town will authorize the Selection to issue licensed to dealers in junk, or act anything relative thereto.
To see if the town will light it's streets by Electricity, or act anything in Cuiation to the same.
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221 To see if the torow well authorize the selectivew to treat the road one East main Street under the Boston and albany Railroad Bridge in the wanner recommended by the State Highway Commissioners, or act anything in relation to The same. 23
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To see if the town will arinofuat or en f , the suppose of courseis ine the of destroying the Gyfel and Brown tail moths, or act anything in relation to the same. 24; 0 see if the town will afinoprat For the Fire Schartment Falarice 1 and fix the same for the coming year. To see what sums the tower will appropriate for its time Department Incidentale, for ball, for the case of its Highways and Bridges, for its Pauper Department, jo its Contilugent expenses, for its Public Literary, For the each of its Cemeteries, for Cite Health defacture.it, ---- and for the support of its Public Schools; also for its Polica Ochartment, for + alarica wow Officers, for Street Lighting by Electricity, For the use of
Astrauta, Zar memorial day, for server 05
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Maintenance, for Server Sinking Fund for Water Sinking Fund for C fine Soldiers Relief, for Military aid for free Warden, for the Board of Health, and for Street Watering.
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0 see if the town will approval only for current expenses and grant au amount sufficient to Cover all appropriations ruade under this warcan't. 26 The Polls shall remain open until three o clock in the afternoon. at which how the time In closing way be fixed by vote
To see what action the town will take to meet the deficit incurred in constructing the Library Building, or act anything in relation to the same:
and you are directed to serve this Warrant this posting up attested cornice thereof at the Post-Office and own fall in said. Tren. Servere d'aus, at least, before the day of holding said waiting.
Harcol fail not and make return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Iron Clerk Wiethrough men before the time of holding said meeting. Given undel au haude, this Imunity third day Ichwar in the
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Worcesterss. Wathora, February 25to. 1907 i have this day served the within warrant in posting wir attested coprice thereof at the front office and town hall in said Weethow. Www. Wagner, Constable of Westhow.
Masthorough, Mama. Mar. 4, 1907.
In pursuance with the one gov.it warrant theinhabitants the bow of Westborough, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs. wet in the Town Hall, and at 6:30 o'clock a. m. were called to order by the Town leck, who proceeded to read the warrant, and under
Proceeded to hall of com 9. W. Flattery had our hundred a ... Eighteen (118) Grotes and Warren . 1 Lyx (1.56) votes. Warren C Gacknow mak declared elected and duly sworn by the
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Voted unanimously, That the Treasurer be, and hereby is authorized, with the abbroval of thé Selectmen, to loscor duruma the municipal year trainning can1 .. .. ] in anticipation of the collection of taxes the sure of faster thousand dollar es quina +1,4/ (
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notes of the town therefor, payable
what after the date thuset all debito incurred under the authority this gate shall be paid from the taxe of the present municipal year. li
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3. Noted That the moderator appoint a Standing Committee on Finance, consisting seven members, to serve until and including the next annual March meeting, to whowe shall be
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Voted, That the Gowow proceed to Irina in the following officers, viz: Town black; there selection, Delsector of Taxes, one Queneces of the Poor, auditor, three members of the School fammitice, nor monchen of the Board of Health, these Instead of that Public library. nive oustables, mir Trustee of the "crestere, que Water formazione for 1
these years, our sinking und Commissioner, "we Warden, and vote "Yes" "no" on the question " Shall licence be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town?" Ballet , lecker: G. R. C. W. Jay and Man Galiora :. TallerN W Brittan, C. 1.1.
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chical 9. Hannow, E. G. Thomas and 3. Hogawand Sellers in charge of 9 2. It. i a -and. Constable,
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g.S. Gates, Eldvan hundred (100) Official Ballata and fifty (50) Nomerie Ballots. Warren PC alsrow, moderator.
The ballot boy was examined in the presence of the voters, found and declared enchte, was locked and the kup given to Constable John brown. The veces ballots wire delivered to the Ballot Caleche and everything being in readiness, the voting began. It was unanimously voted by the Vindicator, Town Click and Electric Officers to open the ballot box at 8- 30 a. w., and as many times thereafter as necessary, for the purpose of taking hallote therefrom to facilitate counting votes cast ..! at 8.30 a. ZCU. the Callot of war theved and two hundred and twenty nin (229, ballate taken therefrom )
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at 11 a. w. the ballot boy was opened and two hundred and six (206) ballots taken thereforw.
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at 2 P.WWW. the fallout boy was offered and three hundred and thirteen: '(3)3) ballots taken theregion.
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Noted. To close that polls at 4-30 P. 2cl.
Noted That where the meeting is adjourned, it be adjourned to march 18, 1907 at 10 o'clock a. Zu!
at 4:30 P. M. the ballot boy was opened, and seventy facce (74) hallote taken therefrom, also Eight (8) ballots chat buy moreu for schval committed.
at each of the above times after opening the ballot boy and taking the ballate therefrom the boy was declared Empty, Locked and that hewas given to the Constable.
The Moderators announced that Eight hundred and twenty two ballots had been distributed and right hundred and twenty- two (822) names had been checked and the list of voters used this day.
The total number of ballots east was 822
after the ballots had been counted, the result was declared at 6.40 P. WWW. as follows;
Gareth S. Gates head five hundred and sixty-three votes 563 Blanks had two hundred and fifty- seven votes 257 Scattering had the water,
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Salutwww. Everett a. Sjord had six hundred and thirty-one votes 631 Thomas H. Reilly had six hundred and three voted 603 George H. Rogers had six hundred and twenty two voter 6 22 Blanks had five hundred and ninety one voter Scattering had nineteen votes 61
asse Henry Is there had fire. hundred and truefity these vater 523 Daniel @ Day hrad five hundred and. twenty- six votes 526 John B. Fitch had three hundred and forty votes 340 Fred P. Rogerel had fifa fundred. and sixty- seven votes
567 Blanks had five Hundred and nina votes 509
Scattering had one vote
Treasurer eurer. Harry W. Kimball had fire Chundred and aiolity one voter 581 Blandas had two hundred and forty-one votes 241
Collector of Taxes. Joseph S. Gates had five hundred and eighty-our votes 581
Blanks had two hundred and fortu once votre. 241
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3-14012/ Unia! Sealles Had five hundred and fifty Jour votes 554 Blanker lead time tillfreds and sixty- seven voted 267 Scattering had our vote 1
auditor. Lawrencea . Sales had five hundred and sixty-seven votes 567 Blauwe had two hundred and fifty five votes 255
School to Frank V. Bartlett had five hundred and seventy five votes 575 achest W.E Clar's had Ofi a hundred. and twenty-five votes 525 4. milton Bisher had four hundred and ninety-eight votes 498 Thomas t Jackett had the hundred
and forty-six votes 246 Blank's had six hundred and forty votes 640 Scattering had six votes 6
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Board of Health. 3 years. Because Mand our : " dad and eighty Eight votes 188 Carril Pilley had four hundred. and seventy-five voted 475 Blanks had our hundred and fifty- eight votes 158 Scattering had one vote 1
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Edwin B Harvey had fare moul ded and forty- fire voteel 445
annie Ajeevan had two hundred and thirtytwo writer 2 32 Emma I House hold fire hundred and five votes, 505 melvin Ho. Walker had four hundred and eighty-our votes 481 Blanks had eight hundred and our votes 801
Scattering had two votes 21
boustables. Dexter Brigham had five hundred and munster voter äng John P. Grove had five hundred and fire voted 505
Sahne Car had four hundred and morty-se ven voles 497 John Ford had five hundred votes 500 William Wagner had five hundred and twenty- three vote 2 523
Games of The Donald had fire hundred and six votes 506 Henry & Mooney had for hundred and seventy ninevotes 479 John F. Mash had four hundred and ninety seven votes 497 William it sullivan t hrad force hundred and ninety nine votes 499 Blancks had two thousand eight hundred and sixty-five voter! 2865
Scattering had right votez
Trustee of Cemeteries. 5 years. Charles S. Trung had five hundred and forty que water 541 Blanche had two hundred and rice voler - Eighty 281
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Water Commissioner, Byw. Ira M. Beaman had five hundred and thirty eight voter! 598 Blanke had two Hundred and. :43 Scattering had one vote 1
Server Commissioner, 3 yrs. Ira M. Beaman had five hundred and trieste senere inter 527 Blanks had two hundred and ninety- three votes 293 Batteries had two voteles 2
Sinking Fund Commissioner. Byla. John C Bruke land two hundred and one votes 201
Melvin It. Walker had four hundred and twenty six votes 426
Blanches fad one has died and
ninety- fire votes 195
Que Warden In francese 3. Her .... five hundred and twenty-one votes 521 Blanks had three hundred and one votes 301
Licence
nohad four hundred and two voted 402
Blanka had trenta these voter! 2 3
The ballots used and unused, together with + ducele tista were sealed, attested by the election officers, and delivered to the Town Check as the An- director.
advanced to Would any ward, 8 1og at in chocla a. m.
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Westborough, Quase: March 18, 1907. Town assembled free adjournment and Iwas called to order by the Moderator.
article 5. Under this article officers were chosen. as follows: Fener Viewers. John J. Johnson # Games B. Putuan Sehr W. Slattery. Measures of Wood. Harry W. Kimball # nathan WWW. Knowlton John S. Narow. Surveyors of Juncker: Hrany W. Kimball # nathan Mr. ponadtow John S. nasow. Public Weighers. Everett E Butterfield. Frederick a Patti Frederick W. Kimball 6. Voted, To accept the printed won't the auditor and Your Officers."
The appropriation Committee. 6 reported in print. Voted, To accept their report. (See page 361 article 7) 8
Voted? To accept that fiet. inerented by the selective, except that names of Charles, Is itaring tow and George W. Marth. Charles aclaire James archer
Joseph it. Bonne 2. Franklin Buchar, wing W Babcock arthur It. Buxton! Samuel a. Bates John W Casey Moses & Bouchard Grat Chase Charle i. Bowman clarence it baggens Tank G. Braley Victor Coolidge
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George a. Lugusore Fourbest to boules! frost
William 3
Joseph S. atual
Edward Gilmore
E. Ellerworth Geance Willard Graves Hanny D. Green Franck it Haceett Thorens 5. Hackett Tillia. William. if Halloran Gesde ...
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arthur B. Harvery C Hayder
Timothy la
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Butler W. itero
John & Johnson
James a. Kelly
nathan M. Sportowy
Easter a. Lebeau Charles 2%. howard Michael C. Liniane
(lecar a marshall trhacer ? Marshall John Mathers arthur is We Donald Cren G. meghan nach Puthur mr. Manual Thomas O Brien Fraderiets a Pratt
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article 9. Noted That the Town instruct the Water and Sewer Commissioners to Employ are Superintendent inn inthe departmenta.
Nated In print the Variante and the action taken therow in the annual tome officera chart.
11 Voted, To print the Valuation and Tax Ifist.
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Voted That the Dog Fund be given to the Town Library. Voted , That the 00 maintain a
night Watch. Voted, To pass over. Vated, To pass over.
Voted That that Your appropriate the sun of one hundred dollars (*)00) to be extended iny the School Committee in carrying out the provisions of Chapter 502, acts of 1906.
Voted, That that Time authorize the Treasurer to transfer they balancew ou have of the appropriation for Priemen's Salaries to the Incidental account.
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Voted, To pass over. Voted, To pass over. Noted That the Selectivew prepare a by law and report at a future martina.
Noted That the Town light its streets by Electricity 22 Noted, To pass over. 23
Voted, To appropriate the sum of two hundred dollars (200) for the Purpose of destroying the gypsy and more- tail Tothe.
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Voted That that One the sure of two hundred dollars ("200) and receipts for its bemeteries.
Voted, That the Town appropriate the
1 sum of one hundred and fifty (150) dollar for Board of Health
Voted That the Town appropriate the sum of two thousand dollars (2000) for Contingent Expenses.
Voted, That the Tomu appropriate the sure of a thousand dollars for Five Department Experiers and 1906 balancer of Salary account.
Voted, That the Town appropriate the lune of our thousand six hundred and twenty- five dollars (1625) for time Department "Salaries. That the Som hay 55 fi emen twenty- five dollars (200) Each and engineers fi dollars (50) Each.
Noted That the Town appropriate nincs hundred and forty jour dollars and seventy- Bridges, That they found isse the Street Railway Tax for its Highway Department.
Voted, That the Town hay the Water Department ten dollars (*10) Each for ninety-right (98) Hydrants. That the Tour appropriate the sure of nine hundred and Eighty d'alsace (98) for quadrantes.
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Plated That the more appropriate the euro of two hundred dollars "("200) for internet ou cemetery Funder.
Voted That the trone appropriate Mise hundred and sixty six dollars and cento ("56.11) for interest on Funded lebt.
Noted That the Town appropriate the sun of two thousand six hundred and ninety dollars ("2690) for interest on Server Bouds.
Voted, That the Town appropriate the sun of fourteen hundred dollars ("1400) for interest ow School House notes.
Voted, That the town appropriate the sun of seven hundred dollars ("700) for interest ou Temporary Loans.
Voted, That the ore anpropriate the sum of eighty-one dollars and forty two tw ($81.42) for interest on Library notes.
Noted That the town appropriate the sunce of five thousand dollars ($5000), the am of of the Loan for 189.
Noted That the Town appropriate the sure of mu funded and fifty dollars ($150) for memorial Day. 6 Voted, That the Town appropriate the sun of our thousand dollars ("1000) for the Public
Unled That the Fram ativvolunte. 1.14 alle of these, thousand six hundred dollars (300)on L it's Coucher Cetacte ct.
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Noted That the Town appropriate the sum of one thousand two hundred dollars 11200, for itas Polica: Chantement.
Natedy That that Inone added's wate tive.
Sidewalles and Crossings.
Voted , That the Town appropriate the since of seventeen thousand four hundred dollars ($17,400.) for Schools.
Voted, That the Town appropriate the sure of six hundred dollars ($600) for ndinary retrans to School. Building
Voted, That the Town appropriate the sure of nine hundred dollars ( 900) for Soldiers Relief
Voted, That the Town appropriate the sum of three thousand three hundred and Sixty dollars ($3360) for Street fighting C
Voted, That the Town appropriate the Sure of one thousand four hundred dollars ("1400) for Server Sinking " und.
Noted That the Town appropriate two thousand one hundred and ten dollars and twenty- five aut :"211.25) for Primo "Office. L" Salaries.
Voted, That the Town appropriate the sum of two hundred dollars ($200) for Street Watering.
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