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voted, "that the town appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars (1000.00) for oiling such of its public streets or parts of public streets as the Board of Selectmen may designate; and the estates abutting on the public streets or parts of public streets this designated and oiled shall be assessed the same percentage of the cost as is assessed estates abutting on the streets watered; that public streets or parts of public streets thus designated for oiling shall be first just in a suitable condition to receive the same, and the Board of Selectmen shall proceed to oil the same.
article 22. Voted, That the town instruct and authorize the Water and Sewer Commissioners to employ a super- intendent for both departments.
article 23. Voted, That the town appropriate the sum of one thousand six hundred and four dollars and sixteen cents (1604.16) for hire Department salaries Voted That the town appropriate the sum of one thousand.
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one hundred and ninety nine dollars and sighter cent (199.18) for Fire Department Incidentales.
carticle 24. Voted, That the town appropriate the sum of one hundred and six dollars and twenty- five cents (106.25) to purchase forest fire equipment article 35. Voted, That The town authorize the Brand of Engineers to purchase a motor Combination. Chemical and Hose Truck at a cost not to exceed thirty four hundred dollars (3400.00) Viled, That the town appropriate thirty four hundred dollars (3400.00) to pay for the motor Combination Chemical and Hose Truck.
article 2.6. Noted That a committee of five, he Lelectmen and two chosen by the Chair, be appointed to consider a new contract and extension of our lighting system with the Westboro gas and Electric Company, and report at our next Town Meeting.
the committee appointed was Jeremiah P. Keating and John W. Slattery voted, To pass over Voted, To pass over. Voted, To pass over.
article 27. article 28. article 29. article 30 article 31.
Vtv, That the town cancel all its old overdrafts. Voted, That the town use the sums received annually by its Treasurer from the Cemetery Trustees for cemetery purposes.
article 32. article 33. article 34.
Voted To pass over Voted, To pass over. Yoted, That the town approfoncate The zum of one thousand dollars ($1000.00) for the purpose of paying tuition for Westboro students attending industrial schools outside of town.
article 35. article 36.
voted, To frans over. Voted, That the town appropriate the sum of one Thousand dollars (1000.00) for sidewalks and crossings Voted, To pass over.
article 37. article 38. voted That the Modevalor offrent a committee of three to act in conjunction with the delectmen and Sewer Commissioners in reference to disposal of surface water on Central It.
The committee appointed was Roland S. newton, Thomas H. readway and William J Mozart. Voted, that the town change the rate of interest allowed upon deposits made previous to March 2, 1914, for the care of lots in cemeteries from five per cent per annum to four per cent per annum .
voted, That the Treasurer be instructed and authorized to get legal advice and report at some future meeting.
Voted, That the receipts from all sounds at cemeteries be used for running expenses of the cemetery department.
"Voted, That the town appropriate the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars (150.00) for Memorial Day. Voted, To pass over.
Voted, That the following appropriations he made: Town Hall, five hundred dollars 500.00 Highways and Bridges, excise and franchise tax (6358.41) Lulares Jour Officers $2800.00 Pauper Department, five thousand five hundred dollars 5,500.00 Contingent two thousand five hundred dollars 2,500.00
Public Library, unexpended balance of 250.00, dog fund, receipts, and four hundred dollars 400.00 Board of Health, balance of 270.84, and five hundred dollars 500.00 Public Schools, balance of 159.18, and twenty-three thousand Two hundred and fifty dollars 23,250.00
Police Department, unexpended balance of 231.45, receipte, and one thousand one hundred dollars 1,100.00 foldingis Relief 1,100.00 Interestion Temporary Loans one thousand one hundred dollars 1,100.00
Jewer Bords, two thousand six hundred ninety dollars 2,690.00 Lever Improvement Bonds, act of 1910 six hundred twenty dollars 620.00 School Improvement Bonds , act of 1906 eight hundred
forty dollars
840.00
Library Building Found ninety- six dollars 96.00
Free Warden, unexpended balance. Street Lighting for six months. 2,144.75
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article 39.
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Article 41.
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article , Voted, That the town appropriate and grant the sum of fifty-eight thousand six hundred eighty-three dollars and seventy- nine cents (58,683.79). appropriations
Under the warrant were made as follows: gypsy Moth, one thousand three hundred thirty three dollars 18 and forty- five cents 1333.45 Giling Streets, unexpended balance, five hundred twenty- three dollars and forty seven cents (523.47) and one thousand dollars
1000.00
Fire Department Incidentales balance of eighty. two cents (82) and one thousand one hundred ninety nine dollars and eighteen cents ($ 19.18) 1199.18 Livre Department Salaries balance of twenty dollars and eighty four cents ($20.84) and one thousand six hundred four dollars and sixteen cents 1604.16
Forest Fire Equipment, balance of ninety-three dollars and seventy- five cents (93.75) and one hundred six dollars and twenty- five cents 106.25
Motor Fire Truck, Three thousand four hundred dollars 3400.00 Trade School Tuition, one thousand dollars 1000.00 Sidewalks and Crossings, one thousand dollars" 1000.00
Memorial Day , ne hundred fifty dollars 150.00 Town Hall five hundred dollars 500.00
Highways and Bridges, cycise and franchise tay six thousand three hundred fifty-eight dollars and forty- me cento (6,358.41)
Pauper Department, five thousand five hundred dollars 5,500.00 Contingent, two thousand five hundred dollars 2,500,00 Public Library, unexpended balance of two hundred fifty dollars (250.00), dog fund, receipts and four hundred dollars 400.00 Board of Health, balance of two hundred seventy dollars and eighty-four cents, and five hundred dollars 500.00 Public schools, balance of one hundred fifty- nine dollars and eighteen cents (159.18) and twenty Three thousand two hundred fifty dollars 23,250.00
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Police Department, unexpended balance of two hundred thirty one dollars and forty five cents( 231.45) receipts and one thousand one hundred dollars 1,100.00 Salaries, two thousand eight hundred dollars 2,800.00 Soldiers' Relief, one thousand one hundred dollars 1,100.00 Street Lighting (for six months) two thousand one hundred forty- four dollars and seventy-five cents 2,144.75 act of 1906. School Improvement Bonds, one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars 1,750.00 act of 1910, Sewer Improvement Bonds, one thousand dollars 1,000.00 Interest ou
Temporary Loons, one thousand me hundred dollars
1,100.00
Sewer Bonds, two thousand six hundred ninety 2,690.00 dollars
Sewer Improvement Bonds, act of 1910, six hundred twenty dollars 620.00
School Improvement Bonds, act of 1906, eight hundred forty doctor. 840.00 Library Building Found, ninety- six dollars 96.00 Total $38,683.79 attest- South & water Town clock The following reports were submitted. Report on Motor Livre Truck.
Vvv: 71-devator.
The Board of Engineers acting as the committee to whom the subject matter relating to the purchase of a Motor Five ruch was recommitted surmit. the following report.
We would recommend that the Board of Engineers be authorized by the form to funchal a Combination Double C and Chemical Motor Hose Truck made by Brockway Motor Truck Cr. Cortland new york, it a cost not to exceed thirty- four hundred dollars (3400.00). The-
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my fire equipment carried on such a Juice of apparatus. This trucks has a capacity tou a twelve hundrede fect of hover ind capable of carrying tento fifteen men. the live equipment in the Track is made by fire american La France Manufacturing Ber. E. Rather (I. W. Hunphrey P.C. msonif John Devine Frank W. Powers Board of Five Engener.
Report ou Leane Roller anche Ita Ba Vm. Moderator: -
Your tomatic appointed Oct. 19, 1914, to short at the march Town meeting the cost of was. advisability of purchasing a Steam Roller and Stone Crusher, and consider the manner of fragment, have attente: " their doity and and report? 1 as follows ;- We advise the purchase of a Reliance. Stone Crusher, having an opening for receiving stone 10" x 18" mounted on four wheels, complete with hote and whiffletrees. ultimo Elevator, suitable for a 30 ton tine, Complete.
Belt from Elevator to Crusher.
Evolving Loreen 12 ft. long, 30 in diameter, If Lix. steel filate, complete.
a 30 low Fre on wheels, having a double Sheet Bottom lined with steel.
A drawing felt be ft. long × 10 mm. 5 fly rubber. w 20 H. J. Boiler & Engine, with Theass. Specifications on four wheel. This is guaranteed trong practical machine capable of doing the - work for which it is designed, to create
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regular and practical work as follows: 10"x18" Crusher with Jaws closing to th 2"-16 to 24 tons per hour and will ,west in commercial stone 2.2" and smaller making no account of the atime too large to go through the screen holes, food a ver hour 12 to 16 tome.
hey quarantee all helian Equipment to be first class in every respect for the purposes to which it is designed, and will furnish f. O. b. cars at factory any hast found defective in workmanship a material during the first year, but not farts that need replacement through ordinary wear and their.
). i fwither idvise the purchase of a ten ton Iteam Roller, double cylinder with link motion, weighing without coal or water 22850 lbs, with coal and water 25400 lbs.
The cost of said Crusher and Roller not to exceed 4300.00, and we further recommend that in payment of same that 300.00 he this year fraid from receipt of Highway Department, and several notes be issued for 4000.00 to he known as Highway Department notes, to be paid from receipt of Highway in amounts of 1000.00 Each year for the term of four years. ger. H. Woodman george H. Rogers Wim R. Clark Henry L. Chase C. J. Russell
Report on Town accountant. At the annual town meeting of 1914 it was moved that a committee of three be chpointed to investigate and report on the advisability of employing a town account? and report not earlier Than the annual
The motion was carried and termination
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discussion on article 18, "To see if the town would anthouge the Selectmen to appoint a town accountant under the provisions of Chap. 624 acts of 1910." In other words your committee must report on the advisability of adopting the act; by so doing the town adopts a system. of financial accounting which is radically different from the one it now has in use but which does not require the services of a so-called "expect" foothope your committee has made a careful investigation with the workings food
The system will not prevent dishonesty in administration, if anyone is so inclined," but will, we believe, tend to insure a more economic expenditure of public money. · will not be lone of itself, automatically, but as the town accountant must present to the Selectmen, is we understand it, at least once a month statement of the financial standing of each department if the town, it will point out facts in regard to expenditures and financial conditions so that there will be no excuse for a continuation of unsatisfactory methods. The act installe a double intry system of bookkeeping, a system suited to the particular needs of our
Fifteen cities and some 30 or 40 towns have adopted this act. While one or two towns we have heard from have not been under the system long enough to make positive statement relative to the working of the same, we have not had a reply from electrmen who feel that a mistake was made in adopting it! The adoption of the act depends upon whether it is advisable to install a new age tem f financial accounting. That is not for your committee to say; we were not asked to
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investigate or pass whow that please of the questrin! If, however the town should see fit To install a new system of accounting your committee feel it could not do better than adopt Chap. 624 ich of 1910. as the system has been in use but a comparatively short time, perhaps not long enough to demonstrate that it is a practical, canonical septem, your committee feel it might be well to defer definite action In The matter for the present. Respectfully submitted IV. It Lanford a. L. Boynton
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Commonwealth of Massantesthe accoster, 32 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 Hall. in : thorough, on Tuesday the twenty- third day of march 1915 at Six a' lock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following article: To bring in in one ballot their votes for the following officer One Representative in the general Court for the tenth Worcester District.
The Polls shall remain open until #8 20
Und you are directed to serve this Paran? filing ch attested copies thereof at the Post Office and Town Hall in said four seven days, at least, before the day of holding, said meeting Hereof fail not and make relive of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Jour Clerk of said Westborough on or before the time of holding said meeting Given under our hands this twelfth day of March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifteen. george H. Woodman) Selectmen
copy: uttest george H. Rogers. Wah R. Clarke.
Howing]. Money instable of Weethrough. Mes through Mar2. March 15, 1715. Trorcester SS. I have this day served the within Wavant by frosting w/ attested spine thereef of the Postoffice and Town Hall in said Nesthrough.
Henry of throney Constable of Wargent
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Westborough mass .. March 23, 1915.
for avance with the foregoing warrant 1.2 The Inhabitants of the Town of Westborough qualified to rote in elections and un affairs met in The Town Hall and were called to order at six o'clock in the forenoon by William R. Clark, who proceeded to read the warrant. Ballot Clerks 9. R. g. W. Hay William Hallovan Check Lists Frank X. Hayden Clarence Leland Ballot clerks were duly sword by the down (lerks).
he tallets were delivered to the presiding officer who gave in receipt thereof to the Jours Check.
The Ballot Box was examined in the presence of the voters, found empty, was locked and the keys were given to Constable John P. Crowe. The necessary Pallets were delivered to the Ballot Clerks and everything being in readiness the voting began. S. E. Brigham fr. Edward J. Reilly
John m. young John W. Shatteny were July 2worm as Jellers by the Town Clerk. at 3 P.M. it was voted to close the polls at 4 0 m2.
The presiding officer announced that four hundred thirty four (434) ballots had teen distributed and four hundred thirty for (434) names have been checked in the list of voters used this day. "The total number ; fallots cast war four hundred thirty- four (434).
after the fallots had few counted the result . was declared and read by the presiding
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officer at 415 o'clock2 P.M. as follows: Representative in general Court. austin). Kittredge of Clinton had one hundred nineteen voler 119 George & Whitney of Clinton had three hundred thirteen votes 313
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after the declaration of the result of the voting The ballots went and unused together with the check- lists were sealed and attested by the Election officers and delivered to the Jour Clerk in accordance with the statute The presiding officers accordingly dec the meeting dissolved at 4.15 p.m. cittext :
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Commonwealth Intement of votes for Representative IF
Residence Berlin
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Nomade of Candidates.
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We, the Town Clerks of the several towns of that the above is a true statement of the returns two Representatives to the general Court, made
Clinton, mass., march 27, 191.5.
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The Tenth Representative District of Worcester County certify of votes cast on the twenty third day of march 1915, for to us by the selection of the Towns in said District.
Frank H. Grossman, Joun Clerks of Berlin Frank a. Powers, Town Clock of Bolton George S. Wright, Joun Click of Boylston James H. Carr, Joun Clerk of Clinton Francis M. Harrington, Jour Clerk of northboro Charles H. Newton, Joun Clerk of Southboro Joseph S. gater, Joun Clerck of Westboro William J. Holmes, Joun Click of Next Boyhat
Partent:
Jour Clerk.
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appointments for 1915. Henry S. Chase, Superintendent of Streets Charles H. Banks, Chief of Police george E. Hayden, Superintendent moth Work Edward W. Emery, Inspector of Cattle
alman H. Putnam, Janitor of Town Hall and Keeper of Lockup. Thomas H. Treadway, Sealer of Weight and measures.
Henry J. Mooney, Dog Officer
George E. Walker, Chief John J. Devine Engineers of
Thomas W. Humphrey
Fire Department
Patrick C. Mooney
Frank W. Powers
Thomas a. Dean, Special Police and Night Watch.
William H. Hayden Timothy ! Duscott melville L. Stacey arthur d. Melendy William D. atcheson James A. Butler
Special Police at Hospital.
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William J. Wilcox Vincent F. Meigs driving a. nowise arthur H. L'aselle Norman a. Hennessy george Braman arthur Jones Charles Q. Keeler John Bryson E. S. Joune James White John E. Woodward
Special Police at Lyman School
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Jeremiah it Hogan, Registrar of Voters Amer Leet, Special Police at Banaghan Block. Frank Lamb, Public Weight
* Ernest L. Enman Harry W. Kimball Everett E. Butterfield noah Nason
# Ernest March # alice B. gifford # Roswell F. Gifford # Frank C. Lamb
Everell a Hora:
Public Weighers.
L. Edgar Thurber Edward H. Jones
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Deputy Sealer of Weights + Measures. Fence Viewer Registrace for three years
Harry Treadway Warren L. Whittaker John mathews manford Cooper Waldo E. Cooper measures of Leather James H. R. Lilly Thomas H . Treadway Constable Frauls X. Hayden Boni Finochi Special Police Special Police for School Defit James H. Higgins michael J. Ray Left. 24 Frank Brown, Nouse It., Special Police. Dec. 23 Joseph a. Dean, Special Police at Hospital
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester, S. S. To any l'onstable of the Town of Westborough in the County of worcester, greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are directed to notify and warm the Inhabitants of the town of Westhrough, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall, in Westborough, on Tuesday the Thirtieth day of march 1915 at seven forty five o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act on the following articles:
witicle 1 I hear and act on the reports of any Committees or officers of the Town. 2) To see if the Town will vote to light it streets with Electricity for the ensuing year or enact anything thereon or in relation to the same.
3 To see if the Town will appropriate a sume of money not to exceed Twenty five hundred dollars in addition to money already appropriated for payment of street lights or act anything in relation to same
4 To see if the town will rescind its rote passed at its annual Town meeting held by adjournment on Monday, March 13,1915 whereby it voted to appropriate the sum of 3400.00 for the purpose of Paying for a Combination Double Tank Chemical Motor Truck, which the tour had voted to purchase.
To see if the town will authorize. the issuing of serial notes for the payment of a Combination Double Tank Chemical Truck which the town has voted to purchase or act anything in relation To the same.
6 acc if the town will vote to better the sanitary conditions of the lock-up or act anything in relation to the same.
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7 To see if the town will proxy Charles t Read One Hundred and Twenty five dollars for making the Annual of nafection of animals for the year 1914 or take any action relating
9 to as if the town will appropriate money for the purpose of street sprinkling, and to see if the town will vote to assess the whole cast or any part of same to abutter, or act anything in relation to the same.
8 To see if the town will vote to water any of its streets or parts of streets or act anything in relation to the same.
10 To see if the town will appropriate a sum not exceeding One Hundred dollars for the support of School Gardens, or act anything in relation to the same.
and you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at the Ost- Office and Town Hall in said Joun zeven lays, at least, before the day of holding said miering
Here of 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 Second day of march in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and Fifteen
a copy : attent George H. Woodman, Selection Henry Money george it. Rogers 4 constable of Westhrough. Wm R. Clarke Westborough.
Werthrough, man, March 22, 19.3. Worcester SS.
I have this day served The within warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at the Post Office and Town Hall in said Westborough. Henry J. Mooney Constable of Westborough.
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article 1.
Westborough mass., March 30, 1915. In pursuance with the foregoing warrant the inhabitants of the Town of Westborough, qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs met in the Town Hall and at 7.45 P.M. were called to order by the moderator, Warren P. Jackson. The following report was submitted: Your committee appointed to make nom- inations for a committee of nine members to make arrangements and take charge of the 200 th anniversary celebration of the incorporation of the town and he empowered to appoint sub- Committees and fill vacancies, present the following names: - Mr. M. H. Walker Mr. J. W. Brittain J. W. Forbes m. g. M. Carthy
.. C. S. Henry a. M. House
g. B. Brigham Hubert O'Briere M. J. W. Fairbanks
The above named new were elected a committee of nine to be the " 200th Anniversary Committee.
The committee on appropriations reported in print, which report was laid on the table for laten action.
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Voted, That the town light its streets with Electricity for the ensuing year. 3 Voted, To appropriate the sum of two thousand one hundred and forty-four dollars and seventy- five cents (2144.75) for payment of street lights. Noted That the Town rescind the vote passed at the annual Town meeting, held by adjournment on march" 15 th, 1915 whereby it was booted. " that the Town appropriate thirty four hundred dollars (3400.00) to pay for the motor Combination I'mical and Hose Truck"
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5 Voted, That for the purpose of praying for the Motor Combination Chemical & Hove-clouds which the town on March 15,1915 authorized the Board of Engineers to purchase, the town appropriate the sum of ne thousand dollars (1000.00) and that the Four Treasurer with the approval of a majority of the Selectmen is hereby authorged to borrow a sum of money not to exceed twenty- four hundred dollars (2400.00) and in payment for the same issue notes to hear interest at the rate of four percent (4%) payable semi-annually, one note of eight hundred dollars (800.00) due november 1, 1916, one note of eight hundred dollars (500.00) due november 1, 1917, one note of eight hundred dollars 800.00) Ane november 1, 19/8. Said noter to be dated november 1, 1915 and signed by the Jour Treasurer and a majority of the Selection Voted, That the Board of Health be appointed a committee to investigate the conditions of the lock-up and report at the next Jour Meeting Voted, To pass over. Voted, To water the Square and parts of streets running into the square. Voted, To appropriate two hundred and fifty dollars 250.00) for the purpose of street watering and a like amount to be assessed to estates abutting on the public streets or parts of streets watered. voted, To pass over. The meeting dissolved at 9.25 P.m. attest,
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester, ss. To any Constable of the Town of Westborough in the County 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 Hall, in westborough on Tuesday the Tenth day of august 1915 at 8 o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act on the following articles:
article 1. To hear and act on the reports of any outstanding Committees.
2 To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to have the street lights, from nov. 1 to april ! lighted from 5 a.m. till half how before sunrise or act anything in relation to the same.
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