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Voted That the town appropriate the sum of nine hundred eighty dollars #980) for School Loan 190 60.
voted That the town appropriate the sum of one hundred sixty dollars ($ 160) for Library Building Find Notes Voted, That the town appropriate the of two hundred dollars (200) for Que Cemetery Trust Fund Your Loan.
article 20
Voted That the town extend the street lighting system on East Main Street from Flanders street to swith Str.
article 21
Voted, That the town extend the street lighting system on south street as far as the Johere Haque.
article 2 article 23 article 24
Voted, To sace over.
Voted, To pass over.
Voted That a committee of seven members be appointed by the Moderator to take under consideration and report at a future meeting the subject of the establishment of a play- ground and athletic field Committee appointed. C. E. Sauders Dr. J. S. Newton Walter We Carthy John P. Crowe C. E. Beach - C.S. Heury - M. H. Walker
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Voted, That the town authorize the town treasures to cancel a certain promissory note, the same being an asset of the library building fund.
article 26
Voted That the town appropriate the sum of two hundred dollars ($200) to purchase Forest Fire Equipment.
article 27 article 28
Voted, To pass over. Voted That the subject matter of this article he referred to the Selectiveu.
article 29 article 30
voted, To pass over.
Voted That the town proceed to ballot of the question - "Shall an act passed by the general Court in the year 1908 entitled "an act to provide for the protection of forest or sprout lands from Like?"
Ballot Clerka): W.E. Fowler Clarence Leland E. Q. Lord Walter D. Mc Carthy
John 7. Maoly Teller in charge of check list: Frank Hayden. Number of ballots cast 84
Voted " yes" 33 Voted "No" 5
article 31
Voted, To pass over.
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appropriations Under the Warrant were made as follows: Contingent 1200.00 Tree Worden, balance (1.06 and) 500.00
Fire Dept - Incidentale 1200.00
Fire den't - Salaries
1625.00
Forest Fire Equipment
200.00
Gypsy Molte Wokla
1300.00
Library 800.00
Memorial Day
150.00
Pauper Dep't 4000.00
Police aleb't 1200.00
Salaries Town Officers
2500.00
Sidewalks 1000.00
Soldiers Relief
1000.00
Schools,
21825.00
Street Lights
3729.50
Street Watering
400.00
Town Hall
1000.00
To pay 1906 School Loan note 1750.00
Tolpat 1910 Lever Improvement Voce 1000.00 Interest
Temporary loans 1000.00
Sewer Bonds 2690.00
Sewer Improvement Bonds 1910 700.00
School Loan 1906 980.00
Library Building Fund Notes 160.00
Cemetery Trust Fund Town Loan 200.00
52,109.50
Voted That the town appropriate and grant the sum of fifty two thousand one hundred nine dollars and fifty cents. The meeting dissolved at 9.30 To. M. attest
South Stalin Joure Clerk.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester es. To any Constable of the Tour of Westborough in the Country of Worcester. greeting : In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify and warm the habitants of the town of Westborough, qualified to vote in electrons and town affaire, to meet in the Town Hall, in Westborough, on Wednesday the Twenty Eight day of May 1913 at 7.45 oclock in the afternoon then and there to act on the following articles:
article 1
To Hear and act on the reports of any out- standing committees.
article 2
To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money for the Celebration for the Fourth of July for act anything in relation to the frame
article 3
Tosee if the town will authorize the Select- men to sell and convey a portion of the touris land opposite the Brigham the factory ou Milk st. for such price & upon buch termo as the selectment shall deem for the best interests of the Jours and authorize and empower the selection to give a good and sufficient died thereof to the purchaser or purchasers or act anything in relation to the same.
article 4 0
To see if the tour will authorize it's Selecties to unite with the City Government of warlow and the selection of Northbow Southboro Hudson and other trigblowing toures, for the purpose of improving the Lequiten Conditions of buck City Tours,
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to unite in hiring an expert on gas + Electricity and if necessary to go before the revard of Jak + Electric Light Com- -missioners to voice their grievances or act anything in relation & thegame.
article 5-
To see if the town will instruct the select- were to day out and build a street from the junction of Summer It and the on the old railroad bed to connect with Will It or act anything in relation to the same.
article 6
Is see if the town will appropriate a sun of money not exceeding 360. ob to pay for additional Electric Lighte voted for at the March Town meeting on act anything in relation to the same.
article 7.
To see if the town will voto to purchase a spraying machine or act anything in re- lation it the same.
article 8
Is see if the town will authouze the selectiven to sell + convey a certain alice Iland on Beachmont It. adjoining the Levan land, or act anything in relation to the same.
article q
To see if the tour will authorize the Selectmen to sell and convey a certain price of land adjoining the land of its. School House or act anything in que. lation to the same
article 10
To see if the tour will vote to vil some section of some street for experimental sur- poses, ob act anything in relation To same
To see if the Town will rescind the vote taken Feb. 11th 1913 whereby it was voted to exsend $ 1500 in conjunction with $1000 to be obtained from the state Highway Com. mission for special work on Main Street and to see if they will vate to ex send $ 1000 in conjunction sutty $1500 to be obtained from the State Highway Commission for Special Work on Mouse Street or act aby. thing in relation to the same.
and you are directed to serve this War- rant by posting up attested copies thereof. at the Host- Office and Toursall in said Town seven days, at least, before the day of holding said meeting.
Here of fail not and make return of this Warrant with your doings thereon of the Town Clerk of said Westborough on or before the time of holding said meeting. given under ober hands tuk Nineteenth day of Way in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and Thirteen.
C. C. Lord delecture Q. A. Woodman B. q. Mc Carthy Westlow
Worcester is.
Westborough, Way 21, 1913 I have this day served the within warrant by posting up attested copies thereof off the post-office and town hall in said Westborough. Thomas W. Humphrey Constable of Westborough
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Westborough, Var May, 28 1913.
Meeting called to order at 7.45 p.M. the moderater, warren P. Jackson, who read the warrant.
article 1.
The Finance Committee reported as follows: The Finance Committee recommends the following appropriations and action yuder the articles in the Town Warrant for the Special Jours Meeting May 28, 19:3:
article 1. Recommend that $ 300 be appropriate? article 3. No recommendation.
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article 4. Recommend that the Selection be authorized to expend a sums not to exceed $ 50. article 5. No recommendation.
article 6. Recommend to appropriate
article 7. Recommend that $ 600 be appropriated for the purchase of a spraying machine.
article 8. No recommendation
article 9. No recommendation.
article 10. Recommend that a sum not to exceed $ 100 he appropriated for the purpose.
article 11. Recommend that the vote be re- ciudad and that $1500 he appropriated to be expended on yourse street in conjunction with the $1000 from the state Highway Commissions
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W. H. Sanford, Chairman W. R. Clarke Clerk.
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Finance Committee
Voted, To accept the report and to act ou it under the articles relating to the same.
The Playground Committee reported in ячина:
Report of the Committee on Play-ground. Ur. Moderator:
Under the vote;"That a committee of seven members be appointed by the Moderator to take under consideration and report at a future meeting the subject of the establishment of a play ground and athletic field" your committee emanimous ly reports as follows;
That a public play-ground and athletic field is needed;
2nd. That such play-ground should be under the supervision of @ playground Commission of three (3) appointed by the Selectier:
3 rd. That it should be large enough for a base-ball and football field have exacte for croquet, tennis, sand boxes swings running track, testers, and basket ball .! In addition to the above report we have the pleasure to recommend for your careful consideration the following;
a piece of property consisting of guple space to incorporate the subject matterfre- ferred to in the third portion of your com- bittees report and in addition, to the allowing of a straight-a- way quarter mile running track already extremely well
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To this one portion of our recommendation we beg your particular attention. at the present time no municipality to our know- Hedge has such a trade and the fact that Westboro has sufficient interest in her younger element will be an asset that her sister towns will envy
The expense incident to the securing of property for such purposes as we have outlined have been studied carefully by your committee and by your accepting our report and adopting Your recommend- ations you will find that the town has been saved approximately 65 % of the initial cost of the establishment of such a play-ground
The property sufficiently large to accommodate the deadlines of the town people is as follows;
The old road ted, formerly used by the rail road, running from the Will It. bridge to the rear of the Westboro Weaving Co. I become the running track; The property nou owned by Mr. William Leary, lying adjacent to the rail road, bed and of feet of the property connecting with the foregoing to constitute the band ball and foot ball fields.
The property between Milk It and the rail road ted, how a banking and running from the Westboro Weaving Co. and include ring the old town sound to consist of spaces for the children are spoken of in the Allind Portion of our report.
The matter of expense is confined to the purchase of the land of wh. Leary and also the land from the heirs and there of
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Mr. Leary was set a price of$900. ou hus property, which the committee considers fair inasmuch as this property consists I acre and 47 rods. The following communication from the owner verifies our statement as to price ;.
We would further recommend that the Moderator appoint a committee of seven members to obtain option on the above properties, secure estimates and recommend the means necessary for raising the sum of money necessary for sure chasing and grading the same, and it's report at a future meeting.
We would further recommend That such committee be given the authority to put into immediate condition, as a aby- ground and athletic field, that part of the property mentioned in this report that is already the property of the Tours.
Yours respectfully, Roland & Newton e. 6. Laudera 9. P. Crowe Beach Walter D, We Carthy Il. H. Walker Chas. S. Heury Voted, To accept the report. The sense of the meeting was that the recommendations should be adopted, Voted, That a committee of seven be appointed by the Moderator to investigate furtherand to make recommendations re- garding the purchasing, equipping and
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superintendence of aplay ground and aids in what manner tile buoney shall be raised.
Committee appointed.
Der Roland & Newton, Melvin & Walker Marleed C. Elmer Landen Walter il. The Counting Down w tratten Charles ( E breach
Voted, That the subject matter of the article be referred to the detectives to report upon at a future meeting.
article 4.
voted, That the town authorize its selective To write with the City govern- ment of Marlborough and the delecturen of Southborough and other neighboring towns for the purpose of investigating lighting conditions in such will and towns temploying an expert ou gar and Electricity and if necessary to go before the Board of gas and Electric Commissioners to seede a remedy for any injustice that may be found and that for the above purpose the select- men ve authorized tober dend a sum of money not to exceed and hundred and fifty dollars ($100.00).
article 5. article 6.
voted, To pass over.
voted That the Tour appropriate the sun of three hundred sixty dollars ($360) to pay for additional electric flights voted for at the Масси были жебмд-
article 7 I
Voted That the town appropriate the sum of six hundred dollars (600) for a spraysica machine.
article 3.
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article 9
article 10
Voted, That the town appropriate the Rum of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) to be expended for oiling some section of church street for experimental sur- soses.
article 11.
Noted That the town rescind the vote taken Feb. 11, 1913, whereby it was voted to expend fifteen hundred dollars $1500) in conjunction with fifteen hundred dollark ($1500) to be obtained from the State Highway Commission for special work ou main street, and that the town appropriate the sum of fifteen hundred doblack ($1200) to be expended in conjune- tion with fifteen hundred dollars ($1000) to be obtained from the State Highway Commission for special work on Mouse street.
article 2.
voted That the subject matter of this article be referred to the selection to report upon at a future meeting.
voted, That the town do authorize the Selectiven to sell and convey a certain piece of land adjoining the land of no. 4 School house and authorize and empower the Selection to give a good and sufficient deed therefor.
Voted, That the town appropriate the sum of three hundred dollars for the celebration of the Fourth of July. Voted, That the Selection appoint a Committee of fire to act in conjunction with them to celebrate the Fourth of July. meeting adjourned at 9.30 . WWW. allert South sache Town clus
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appointments for 1913.
James It. The Donald, Chief of Police. games It. We Donald, night Watch and Five Warden. George F. Ewell, Register of Natural 3 yrs. Thomas It Treadway, Scaler of weights and
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Harry Treadway, assistant Sealer of weights 0 and measures. William It. Sullivan, Sufit of Streets. almon H. Putnam, Janitor of Town Hall and Keeper of backup. Charles It. Reid, Cattle Inspector. Charles E. Smith. Burial agent.
James It. We Donald games Brady ohn P. from Thomas H. Hackett Thomas It. Treadway
Five Engineers.
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Everell a. Hursey Www. a. B. Gifford
Public Weighers
Walter It. Sullivan, Sufit. Woth Work.
Fred g. Taylor Timothy W. Driscoll W. D. atchison games . Butler arthur J. melindy a. H. Putnam Frank A. Hayden Thomas H. Treadway
Special Police.
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Way 23, 1913 George Hayden, Sufit. Woth Wack:
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June 27, 2913 Charles H. Reed, Special Police
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J. H. Hackett Charles Ewell F. W. Powers almow Putnam James Higgins John Gardner
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Special Policy for July 4 th.
Frank X. Reilly John nash Roswell Gifford Roland S. newton Clarence Leland
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Committee for July 4 th.
Boney Finochi - Special Police
aug. 15# W.E. Cooper - Surveyor of Leather
Cent. 5
Cet. 10
nov. 21
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John P. Come - Chief of Police Michael E. Lyous- night Water Special Policy Thomas W. Humphrey- Five Engineer Thomas It. Treadway! Fire Warden Charles E. Smithi- Cemetery Trustee
James Ht. R. Silly- measures of Leather Thomas H. ayer - Library Juster W. J. Wilcox
@. a. Krelev V. G: Zweigs
N. a. Hennessey arthur Jones I. a. House
W.a. Bryson a. H. Lassalle George Brawaw arthur Joure
Special Police at Lyman School .
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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 warn the Inhabitants of the town of Westborough, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall, in Westborough, on Tuesday the Seventh day of October 1913 at 7-45 o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act on the following articles:
To hear and act on the reports of any outstanding Committee.
To see if the town will accept the doings of the Selectmen in laying out an extension of Phillips street or act anything in relation to the same,
To see if the town will accept two deeds from Hannie 6. Horses of certain land on Summer and Milk Street in Westborough or act anything in relation to the same.
To see if the town will accept the deed of Certain land Situated on Beachmont but in said Westborough: Said deed having been given by Magret Henry to the town and dated december 30th 1899 or act any thing in relation to the same.
article 3
article 4
article 1
article 2
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To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars (ovo.) for the purpose of improving and repairing Pourse Street to he expended under the provisions of Chapter 279 of the acts of 1908 provided the Massachusetts
Highway Commission shall allot for and expand on said street, under provisions of said Chapter, an amount equal to the amount appropriated, or act anything in relation to the same.
article 6
To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money not to exceed Eight Hundred Dollars ($800) for the purpose of installing a new boiler in the town hall for heating purposes or act any thing in relation to the Zame.
article 7 To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.) for the purpose of repairing and rebuilding the drain In Church Street; Trowbridge Way + West Street or act anything in relation to the same.
articles
To see if the town will vote to authorize the selectmen to substitute the use of oil instead of water on our streets or act anything in relation to the same.
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and you are directed to serve this warrant by posting 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.
Hereof fail not and make return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk of said Westborough on or before the time of holding said meeting.
given under our hands this Twenty- ninth day of September in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirten C. a. Lord M. g. Mª Carthy I. H. Woodman Selection of Westborough.
Westhorough, September 29, 1913, Worcester S. L. Ihave this day served the within Warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at the Town Hall and Post Office in said Wisthorough
John P. Come Constable of Whatthorough
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Westborough, Mass. October 1, 1413.
Meeting called to order at 1.45 p. m. by the moderator, Warren P Jackson, who read the warrant.
article, article 2
The appropriation Committee reported. Voted, To accept the report.
Voted, That the town accept the layout Phillips Sheet as pr presented by the Selectmen.
Layout of Phillips Street Extention. Worcester I f. We, the selectmen of the town of Westhorough, Massachusetts, having complied with the requirements of the law in relation to notifying the owners and abuttons of land over which we were petitioned to lay out a town way, after a public hearing held this day and view of the premises having adjudged that public necessity and convenience so required have laid out said town way, bounded and described as follows: Beginning on summer Street of an iron pipe at land of Sarah W. Hill: thence y land of said Hill and land of town of Westborough S. 640 W. two hundred, seventy-four of 87/100 feet to Mith Street: thence by said Milk Street s. 530 19' 8. fifty five feet & "100 feet to land of town of Westborough: there by said land of town of Westhorough und land of Jannie 6. Forbes n. 62° ' 8. two hundred, fifty- seven & 1100 feet to Summer Sheet: there by said Summer Street n. 36º 35' W. forty-two feet to place of beginning
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The land taken for said town way comprising about eleven thousand nine hundred and forty five square feet (11, 945 sq. ft.) of land of the town of Westborough.
said town way is to be forty two feet in width on said Summer the and fifty five and "10 feet on mille Street, to be called Phillips street and is laid out under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of Letterments. Our agreement with the owners of the land over which said town wany paris for is damage is as follows. Jowow of Westborough. nothing. Luted at Westborough this fifth day of September a. D. 1913. Everett a. Lord
george H. Woodman Michael J. Mª Carthy Selectmen of Warthorough
Under this article the deide fond Hannie 6. Forbes to the Inhabitants of the Crown of Westhorough, were read.
Usted unanimously, That the town accept the dude.
Warranted Deed.
know all men by these presents that I Fannie 6. Fortes of desthrough, in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts wife of Franck W. forbes of said Westhorwath in consideration of 1
One lofter and their cons considerations to me paid by the Inhabitants of the Town of Wethrough, a Municipal Corporation, within and duly established by said commonwealth the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do herty 3
article 3
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grant, bargain, sell and convey unto said Inhabitants of the Town of Westborough a certain lot of land situated on the southwesterly side of Summer that in said Westborough and bounded and described as follows viz:
Beginning in said street at the northerly corner of land of Jennie W. Putman, thence northwesterly on said summer street forty-two (42) feet to an iron pipe at land of Larah W. Hill: thence by said Hill land S. 64 W. one hundred ninty-two and eight tenths (192-8/10) fuer to land formerly of the Boston and albany Railroad Company: thence by said railroad land 8. 51º 10'8. sixty-three and twenty three hundredthe (63-2010) feet to other land of granted : there by said other land of grantee northeasterly in a straight line one hundred and sixty- eight (168) feet to the place of begining. Being part of the premises conveyed to me by said Sarah W. Hill by her leed date
November 14, 1912, and recorded with Worcester District Leeds, Book 2014 Page 306. Said premises are conveyed to the grantee for the purpose of maintaining therow a Public Way and the slopes to said Public Way, and the grantor hereby
releases unto the grantee any claim for damage she may have against the said grantee in consequence of the laying out of a Public Way over the premises hereby conversa.
To have and to hold the granted premises, with all the privileges and appartenances thereto belonging to the said Inhabitants of the town of likenous and it vigne to its own use
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Rehoof forever. Und harchy, for myself and my Kers, reuters, and administrcovenant with the grantee and its assigns that I am lawfully seized in fee simple of the granted premises, that they are free from all incumbrances: that I have good night to sell and convey the same as aforesaid: and that I will and my hars, executors, and administrators shall warrant and defend the same to the grantee and its assigns forver against the lawful claims and demande Li persons.
and for the consideration aforesaid 9 Frank W. Fortes the husband of the said Fannie S. Forbes hereby release unto the grantee and its assigns all rights to an estate by the curtisy and to any other estate or interest in the granted premises. In Witness thereof we, the said Fannie 8. Forbes and Frank W. Forbes herento set our hands and seals this ninth day of august in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirteen.
Signed and sealed in the presence of Fannie? Forbes John W. Battery Frank W. Forbes
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester ss. aug. 18, 1913 Then personally appeared, Jannie 8. Forbes and acknowledged the foregoing to the her free act and deed, before me- John W. Slattery Justice ofthe Peace
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Vannie 6. Poches to the Inhabitants of the Jours of Westborough Quitclaim Deed.
A'now all men by these presents that I tannic 6. Forbes of Westborough in the 1
Country Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts in consideration of one dollar and other considerations to me paid by the Inhabitants of the Town of Westborough, a municipal Corporation duly established under the laws and within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby give, grant, sell and convey unto said Inhabitants of the Town of Weethrough a certain tract of land situated on Milk Street and opposite Phillips Sheet in said Westborough, being part of the old road bed I the Boston and albany Railroad bounded and described as follows: beginning at a point on said Milk Street one hundred forty six and sixty one hundredthe (146-60/00) Juf easterly from land of Joseph I. Mason: thence easterly by said street fifty six and twenty- five one hundredthe
(36- 200) Juf to other land of said Inhabitants of the Town of Wiethorough: there by said other land of said Inhabitants northerly seventy-eight and seventy five one hundredths. (78-75/100) feet to other land of grantor: thence by said other land of grantor and by land this day conveyed by autor to grantee westerly fifty one and twenty five one hundredths (51- 20/100) Seed to other land of said Inhabitants:
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