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Fire Dept. Incidentals 1000.00
Fire Dept. Salaries 16 35. 00 Relining Hose 320.00
Town Hall 1000. 00
Highways and Bridges, St. Py. Tax and 793.07 Pauper Defit. 2500. 00
Contingent Expenses
Public Library, Dog Fund and Board of Health Schaats
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300.00
Salaries 11,400.00
Transportation 2,525.00 Luce 1.500.00 Janitors 1,200.00 Juht. 600.00
Supplies 800.00 Sundries 200.00
18225.00
710. 00
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School Buildings Ve School Physician Police, Court receipts and Salaries of Town Officers Street Lighting use I Vadrants
1000 . 10
2400.00
3000.00 990.00
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45%
memorial Day 150.00 Server Lurking und 1400.00 Sidewalks and Crossings 700.00 Soldiers Relief 900.00
Free Warden 200. 00 Street Watering 200.00 Town Hall Repairs 3000.00 Payment of Your notes 8750. 00
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article 31 Usted That the town afpropriate and grand the sum of fifty- nine thousand six hundred and fifty nine dollars and thirty cents (8-9659.30). 32 The wide number of votes cast was seventy one (1): seven ( 7 ) yes, and sixty four (64) no. Voted. That the following is comred in the records.
extended to the Certains : . I. V). held on Monday evening February thin, the following action was taken, viz. what the textes this list be and are hereby 1 Extreme ciseracity and sound was to this organization
This great favor convinces us that the services of the modesof the Grand Frontof the Refresles ine preserving the Union during the dandy days of the Twice Who are puder appreciated by our people. Che mont is your organization are values descending the sofa of life. Quer numbers are, vejces. 1time Thought that in our own community, we have the and in hetud the How's. Meling temps, composed of the wire daughters, to when you wanted the
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consideration, we extend our cordial effeciation.
Commander
P. O. Stockbridge adjutant
Voted, That the meeting he dissolved at 3.10 P. M. allent- fouls shakes Tour class Aupointments for 1909
Gihn Dec,
ay Heater if birgits avut Feuilles Town Hall
Williams Magner, Chiefof Police and night Watch. E. B. Harvey, 1 Superintendent d'y Friet, Inspector á trimais.
Vielen Getche, 4. Parker Vay P. C. Mennicy In. I. Lyons
Checial Police
5. Butier Warren Peid. Nm. J. Atchinson A. J. Thelindy M. L. Stacy
Special Police at Hospital.
James F. The Donald John P. Crowe 1 James P. Brady 1 01
Fine Wardens and Engineers
Batter Multivan, Superintendent & Vilyhan and Brown at both "Over Macker, AIfacial Police at Irap tow Strany,
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Westborough, Mars. Mar. 2, 1909 To Geneva Q. Perry, - In accordance with Section 62, chapter 25, P. J. you are hereby appointed Assistant Town viery for the Town " Vrethrough, Mass., to take effect at this date:
[ L.S.] Oitest
Town clerk
11 lates Street. Worcester, Mass. Mr. I. S. Gates, Town clearly of Westhur. Dear the Gates: - Diving to my removal from town, Thereby tender my resignation as a member of the School Committee
Very truly April 16, 1909.
Apr. 22, 1909.
Thomas H. Jeilly. Dear Sir, -
At a joint meeting of the Selection and School Committee you were appointed a member of the School Committee for the unexpired term of Milton Bisher resid. . Lyours. E. A. Lord. Clerk, Board of Selectmen.
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In Brand Colectiven. Weather, Mass, May 8, 1909 Voted: That The new England Telephone and Seraph Camping of The sachant be and it is hereby authorized and furmitted to erect and maintain holes and wires to be placed thereon, together with such supporting and strengthening fixtures and evires as said Company may deem requisite, in the streets and highways I said tron as hereinafter designated. I plan of locations hereby granted is to be filed.
all constructions under this permit shall be in accordance with the ishowing specifications Ja foste shall be located heteren the travelled inversoy con to limits of the highway, and shall be of word or other suitable material, and the wires shall be run at the usual height and along and across the highway. Efter the bis and ries have been located as specified in this format alterations shall it made in the ication erection of the frites, and in the height of the series. if so directed by the Board of Selectmen. U during are the streets and highways where referred to: Buggles Street from end of our present line to 1 the residence of P. W. You.
J. J. Brigham Vignaticres Selectmen & E. a. Lord.
We hereby certify that on May 8, 1909 at 2 P. m. 'clocks at Letectinew's From a frutti hearing . the Station of The new England Ceptions and take Company of Massachusetts for permission to erect the holes and other fixtures designated in the specification hereby endorsed and that ire mailed at least three, days before said hearing a written notice of the time and force of said hearing to each of the corners real estate (as determined by the last preceding sessment for taxation) along the ways ofarts ways of which it is profused to
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the times of said. Company sender card pacification, J. L. Bright .... E. A. Lord. Selectmen.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
atale of the 0 ; County My Thoscenter, Greeting:
the name of the Common wealth of Fras.
and town affairs , to meet in the town Trail in Mesthrough, on Tuesday the first day of June 109 at 7- 45 o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act on the following articles:
Policie
To hear and act on the reports of any outstanding Committees.
To see if the town will note to rescind the vote passed at the last annual meeting, In which the use of the -- far as to allow the graduation and reception exercises of the High school to be held in the same, or act any thing in relation to the same.
3 To see if the town will vite to buy 22 acres of land that joins the town Farm for two hundred dollars, not any thing in relation to the samme.
To see if the town will rote to appropriate nonc. for the suppression of the Elm Free Beetle, on act anus. thing in relation to the same.
Uná you are corected to uri tis Marrant da fatura s' attracted copies thereof at the It. Deful and riam
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day of holding said meeting. Here of fail not and make return of this Mercant, with your doings thereon, to the Town blesky of said Westborough on or before the time of holding said meeting.
Firen under our hands this twenty- fifth day of May in the year ofour Lord nineteen hundred and nine.
b. V. Brigham ( Selection of E. Q. Lord. I Westborough.
Pesthow, Thay 25 the 1909. Ihave this day served the within warrant by hatin; up attested copies thereof at the front-office and trun hall in said Mesthow.
I'm. Thegner Constable of Heather.
June 1, 1909 meeting called to order at 7-45 P. m . Warren . Jackson, who read the warrant. Under Voted, Io pass over
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Voted, Io rescind the vote passed at the cast
Town Hall was forbidden for any but there Kundernes and voted to action the graduation reception exercises. the Sagt Mehrere in the same. 5.
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Vite, or refer the matter to the voice Honderd with fever to contract for forening the trees;
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expense to be fraid from the Contingent Fund.
Voted, That the meeting be dissolved at 8.30 oclocky o.m.
atten- tough s. Haha Town check
# W. mc Grath J. J. Allen
Apr. 3, 1909
Special railroad Police
4. Blakely
)- Anderson
Henry Green Mortimer Pockword Stephen Thatany.
Special Police
aug. 6, 1909 # E. a. sterser, Public Weight: C
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In Board of Selectinen. Meetbrno, Mais. Sept. 4. 1909
Ordered :- une für vingtand telephone and telegraph Company of Massachusetts to lay and maintain underground conduits and manholes, with the wires and cables to be placed therein, under the surface of the following street :- Nest Main Street from Summer Street 500 southerly. Also that permission be and hereby is granted The Massachusetts T. erect and mountains distributeurs sites, with the waris to be fracia therese, at anitale hanits in such portions of said street is may be occupied by conduits constructed under this order, and in any street intersecti up ano, auch hosting said street, at or near the point ofintersection; also to lay and maintain underground conduits, manholes, cables and wires on the above or intersecting streets for the purpose of making connections with said holes and with existing holes it may desire touse for distribution Purposes, and for working building connections with its said conducts, on the atre or interdetours streets the foregoing formission is subject to the a choumm vis conditions : 1. The conducts and manchetes chats be of each material and construction and allwork done in anche manner as to be satisfactory to the Board of Selectmen 1
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the work is completed.
2. Said Company shall file with the town it's agreement to endsomfy and save the hours Baratos : against all damages, costs and expense whatsoever to
events ar in any manner arising from the rights and privileges granted it is the twom.
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3. 0, of underground conduit constructed by said Company one duct not less than three inches in diameter shall be reserved and maintained free of charge for the use of the shire, felice, telephone and telegraph. 1 signal wines belonging to the town . . .. used efetuaively for municipal facciaficaes.
4. I'm addition to such agreement, said Company shall before a street is distin is for the laying if it's wires or conducts, execute its bond in a fenal sum of not less than five thousand dollars, freference being had to food already onfile with said tron) conditioned
for the faithful performance of said agreement and of it's duties under this hiermit.
5. Said Company shall comply with the requirements perating by-laws and such as may have after he adopted governing the construction and maintenance -if conduits, frites and corres.
J. L. Brigham q. Q. Lord Weather mass.
Selectmen
We hereby certify that on Sept. the 1909 at 30' clock P.M., at Selectmens Bom a Public hearing was held on the petition.
of Massachusetts for formation to lay and maintain underground conduits, manholes and connections, with the wires and cables to be placed therein , designated in the specification hereby endorsed and that we mailed at least three days before said heaving a cutter notice of the time and prince of said hearing to each of the rivers freal estate (as determined by the last preceding assessment for taxation ) along the ways of hearts of ways wfrom which it is profused to construct the lines of said company under said specification. l. L. Brigham E. a. Lord Selectmen of Westhow; Mais
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Commonwealth of massachusetts. Perante. 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 wann the Inhabitants the to in Veathorough, ricalified I rote in elections where appris, to meet in the Form fell in
1:01 at 7-4; The site , the ani there to act on the following articles:
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To see if the town will vite to make certain efterations and additions to the Mensor bets a tre Hostem, is recommended in report and files 1 7 "Then burg. O. , and approved In the State Brand Health on act anything in relation to the same.
2 To see if the town will vite to adopt some other method to dispose of surface water now allowed in certain sections of the town to enter the server system , o act anything in relation to the same. 3. Price of the to celle vate to authorize the con ony of several notes or bonds to an amount ant exceeding sexteen thousand dollars (15,00000) -. other e fourde money to day for additions and alterations to the Leerer leds and Nummer System recommended to be constructed by the State Board of Health on act any- thing in relation to the same.
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4. To see if the town will vote to extend Phillips street in an easterly direction to a point on Summer street it was the junction Winter steet or take ar the action whe ely the same generale for those of connecting with atiet & hammer street tornar-seil points may be accomplished , or act anything in relation to the same.
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Article 5. To see if the town will authorize its Selectmen to require in Behalf of the town auch havet as shall be necessary to carry out such action to the to ... may take sende the freeding article Tv. 4, ar xit ser thing in relation to the same.
To see if the town will appropriate any sum of ---- There not exceeding one thousand thousand dollars (1,000) to be expected by the delectmen for the propres called for by the two forecording a ticis il 4 and 5, or act anything in relation to the same.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting ufe attested copies thereof at the Post Office Land Town Hall in said Town seven days, at least, here the try of holding and meeting.
Hereof fact set and make return of this Marrant, is the your doing thereom, to the Sun Club of said. Westhon magh on or before the times ofholding said meeting."
Viven under our hands this twenty - third day of August in the sier four Lord nineteen hundred and nine.
J. J. Brigham \ Selectmen E. d. Lord ) of Westborough.
Worcester, SS. Weather, Aug. 25th 1909. I have this day served the inthin warrant by fisting up attested copies thereof at the prat ... und town hall in said Weather. Wm. Thagner. Constable of Westhow.
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). there, Mass September 1, 1909 Warren . Jackson, who read the enavant. Under. Voted unanimously ,
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article 1. 1 to accepted and the mens lations authorized to expend at once a sum not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars (15,000.) in making such alteration. 0 improvements and additions to the servers and server heats was are recommended in the report to the above committed. by Je Je Yan Valkenburg., E. G., said report and Jones
Marcus be offered of the State (brand, of Health, provided, however, that the Board of Server Commissioners may use a portion of said fifteen Thousand dollars, said portion not to exceed one thousand dollars (2000) to make certain other improvements not contained
1 in said plans but recommended by said Special Committee in auteuit fronde setter dommage ..
the madre dimenti heute ... felad and has, o hen to remove or abate any other objectionable conditions found to exist.
Voted, Torefer the matter to the Selectmen for investigation and report at a subsequent town meeting. Voted unanimously, 3 that you the prisfone of paying for improvement . to be made in the Server System under article of the
issuing in payment thereef notes of the Jown dated Prov. 1, 1909, signed by the Treasurer and a majority of the Selectmen, and hearing interest at the rate of 4% per annum, payable 1
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after until the whole amount borrowed under this article is paid . Said mites to be disposed of at public or private sale and in such amounts and such times as the Selectmen and
Voted, To frais over. 6 Voted, To pass over. Voted, That the meeting he dissolved at 8.25 P.M. atten-
Joseph ALater Town elest Is Iocard of Selectrene Mettre Passa russell, Sept 1, 19.
serveste be placed their and strengthen, lectures and mas asocia content may deem requisite, in the streets and highways
mantea is to be fired.
All constructions under this permit shall be in accordance withthe planning specifications: The faces at all be created between the travelled driveway and the limits of the high- 12, and shall be of road on other suitable material, and
across the highway . After the frites and wives have been wanted was specified in this hiermit, alter troms shall be made in the location of erection of the poles, and in the height
Following are the streets and highways alone referred to: Charles St. from Main St. six poles.
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Church It one pole between Boardman and Phillips Its.
Signatures of selectmen I ord.
The hereby certify that weleft. It may toidry 0.7, it Selections From a foulice hearing was held on the hetition the Tur England Telephone and Telegraph Company - Hawaihusets ision to list the portes and then postures designated in the specifications he che endorsed and that as mail wide at least that tase repose said hearing so itten notice of the time and place , said heavy to each of the movers real estate is determined In the last fivereturn risersment for taxation) alors the ways in parts felags upon in num it is forhold construct the lines of said Company under said Secification.
I. L. Brigham. E. A. Lord.
Whereas by an order of the Board of Selectmen of the Jon of Westhow, Massachusetts, dated September , 1984, permission has been granted to The Beer Enquand Leather. and alegraphic company of Massachusetts to lay and main- Few underground conducts and manholes, with the desses and salles to be placed therein, under the surface , West Main street is referred to in Said oder, to whom der reference may be had-
How therefore, know all men on these Presents that said. The New England Telephone and Telegraph Compare Puesachusetts inconsideration of the forences and i compliance with the terms and requirements of said redes
venant and agree to and with the sand gren. ,
1. what said Company in: Il indemnify and care harmless the said how i Meethow against all damage,
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arts and expense skate trever to which the the devil may be subjected in consequence of the cats on neglect of said company, it's agents a servants, or in any manner arising from rights and forinteges granted it is the tren.
2. hat saint Company will before the street is disturbed for the laying of its wires or conduits execute its land in a Geral rim of fine thousands 5,000) collars, (reference being had to the rond already a file inthe sand ton ) conditioned. for the faithful performance ; this agreement and gets duties under said formait.
I'm Metros Where said the ter ingéand Téléphone and Telegraph Company of Massachusetts has caused these presents to be signed in its name and behalf by Francis & Houston, its 'encrai Manager, and its corporate seal to berete a ined this terentieth day september 1909. The new England Telephone and Telegraph Company of massachusetts, Buy 2. Fraston, General Manager.
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Cath of office in assessores. O, having barre chosen to assess taxes ared estimate the value of property for the hur hose of taxation for the town of Westborough for the year Ensuing. do swear that I will truly and impartially, according to finy best chill and Judgment, assess Fand apportion all buch taxes are I way during that time assess; that I will I wither overvalue non undervalur any property subject to taxation, and that I will faithfully discharge all the duties of said officer.
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