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J. A. Reilly
Signatures of Selectinen M. H. Walker. Harrer . Jackson.
The hereby certify that in Qfr. 23, 1910, at 2 o'clock 23: at Selectmen's From a holic hearing was held on the petition of the New England Telephone and eregraph enfa Hasachusetts for formission to erect to holes and then fixtures designated in the specification hereby endorsed and that we mailed, at least three days before said hearing a written notice of the time and place of said having it each of the owners of real estate (as determined by the
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last preceding assessment for taxation) along the ways or parts of ways whom which it is proposed to construct the lines of said Company under said specification.
: F Reilly M. H. Walker. Selectmen.
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Worcester, SS. To any Constable. the man Nietherough The bounty a Hoverater, Facetime
In the name of the Commonwealth Thanwachusett you are directed to notify and save the 'whatants of the town of Vesthorough, prelified to vote in elections and town -affairs , to meet in the Town Hall in Westhrough, on Monday the thirteenth day Since 1910 8 : 45 o'clock in the afternoon. Then und there to act on the following articles:
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To hear and act show reports of officers and committees of the Town.
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To see if the Town will rite to appropriate a sum of money not to exceed two thousand dollars ( 2000,00) To replenish the contingent-und, or act anything in relation to the same.
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To see if the Town inll authorize and empower the selectmen and treasurer to sell and convey the school property on High Street , or act anything in relation to the sirve.
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To see if the Town sale instruct the selectmen to purchase land for school purposes, an act anything in relation to the same.
To see if the Town will rote to authorize The Superintendent of the Water Department to place a hydrant at or near The junction West Main and Till Streets, or act any- thing in relation to the same.
and you are directed to serve this Marrant by frosting un attested copies thereof at the "It- office and Town Hall in said Town seven days, at least, before the day of holding said meeting
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Hereof fail not and make return of this Warrant, with your drings thereon, to The Town Elerby of said Yesthrough on or before the time of holding said meeting . Given under our hands this third day of June in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ten.
J.A. Reilly M. F. Walker Harini .Jackson.
Selectinen of 8 Westborough.
Worcester, SS.
Weather, June letto 1918. Ihave this day served The within warrant by fisting up attested copies Thereof at the post office and town hall in said Westboro.
Hm. Magner Constable of Westhow.
Yesthrough, Mass. June 13 th 1910 Meeting called to order at 7-45 P.M. by Moderator, Warren . Jackson, who read the warrant.
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Under The Standing Committee on Finance recommended that one Thousand two hundred dollars (1200.) he appropriated for the contingent fund 2
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Voted, That the Town appropriate The sum of one thousand two hundred dollars ($200.) to replenish the contingent fund.
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Voted, That the Selectmen and Treasurer. he instructed, authorized and empowered to dispose of its School House property on High Street , con auch
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terms and for such suis and in such manner as the said Selectmen in treasurer shall decom advantageous to the Iron.
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Voted To refer the mother to the Selectionen and School Committee to investigate and report at a later meeting.
Coted. To refer the subject matter of article fire (5) to The water Commissioners.
voted, That the meeting he dissolved it 5 43 o'clocka . M. attest- South So Satin
In Board of electmen. PestAno, Massachusetts, Thay i 1910 Vied; That The new england Telephone Telegraph Company massachusetts it and it is hereby authorized and her melted to create and maintain wles and wires to be fixed therow, Together with such supporting and strengthening fixtures comme wires was said company may delar requinte, in the streets and highways of said touna as herefter
Al construction under This formit shall be ise accordance with the following specifications : The flores shall be located Petersen the travelled driveway and the limits the highway, and shall be offered or other suitable material, cat the ciones shall be van de the visual down and along and across the higheray. When The notes and siones home run located as specified. In This permit, alterations should be made in the location averection of the hits and in the height of the Kresy as directed by the to aid & selecteren
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to Mill Street.
. A. Reilly Mignatures Selectmen Planen !- Packson
The hereby certify that on May 21 st 1910 at two. " Cool ! Me at Selectmen's Promi, Town Hall a Lubric nearing was held on the petition .~ The View. England Telephone and Now raph Company of Massachusetts for permission to erect the files and other fixtures designated in the specification hereby. indoised and that i've mailed, at least three days Before said hearing a written notice of the time and piace. said hearing to each of the owners of real estate ( as determined by the last preceding assessment for taxation) along the ways on parts of ways when which it is proposed to construct the lines Isaid Company under said specification. .7. Reilly Warren . Jackson. Selectmen.
in Board of Selectmen Westhvis, Massachusetts, May 37, 1918. Voted: That The new England telephone and Telegraph Company Massachusetts he and it is nerely authorized and permitted to erect and maintain Fines and wires to be placed thereon, ogether with such supporting and strengthening fixtures and wires as said Company may dem requisite, in the streets and highways of said town as hereinafter designated In construction under this permit shall be in Accordance with the following specification: The forces shall be located between the travelled driveway and the limits of the highway, and shall he of wood 0 ther suitable material, and the wires shall he run at the escal neight and along and across. The highway. After the holes and wines have been
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Located as afewed in this permet, alterations shall be made in the location or erection of the holes, and in the height of the wines, if as directed by the Board of Selecteren.
Following are the streets and highways alone referred to : i. Main St , from the end of the present time to Flanders It. Flanders It, from 8. Main It. IF the evidence of W. A. Gen ..
Signatures of Selectmen J. A. Reilly Harrin Os Jackson.
The hereby certify that on May 21 st 1910 at tero o'clocky P. M., at Selectmen's Boom Town Hall a public hearing was held on the petition of The New England Telephone and Telegraph Company of Massachusetts for permission to erect the protes and other fixtures designated in the specification hereby endorsed and that we mailed, at least three days before said hearing a written notice of The time and place of said hearing to each of the owners ofreal estate (as determined by the last preceding assessment for taxations ) along the ways ~ hants of wars upon which it is proposed to construct the lines of said Company under said specification. 7. Reilly Warren . Jackson. Selectnew.
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In Brand of Selectmen Weather, Massachusetts, July 1, 1910. Vitet: hat The new England Telephone and. Telegrafise Sontany, Massachusetts be and it is hereby authorized and permitted to sect and maintain Sites and everes to be placed thereen, together with such supporting and strengthening fixtures and ures was said Company may den requisite, in the streets and highways of said town as herein after 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 shall be of wood or other suitable material , and the ivres shall be run at the usual Height and along and across the highway. After the files and wives have been located as specified in this permit , alterations shall be made in the location or exection of the poles, and in the height of the wires, if so directed by the Board of Selectinen. Following are the streets and highways above referred to Walker It, from East main It to the residence of D. F. Bigelow.
(J. A. Reilly
Signatures of Selectmen . M. J. Walker. Warren Plackison
We hereby certify that on July 1, 1910, at 8 o'clocky P.M., at Nesthrough a public hearing was held on the petition of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company Massachusetts for permission to erect the files and other fixtures designated in the specification hereby endorsed and that we mailed, at least three days before said hearing a written notice of the time and place of said hearing to each of the owners ofreal estate (as determine by the last preceding assessment for taxation ) along the way's or facts of wares upon which it is proposed to construct The Times of said Company under said specification. J. A. Reilly M. H. Walker Selectiven.
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City Of Boston. Police Department. Office Of The Commissioner.
May 25, 1910.
Police Commissioner O'Meara was office today and transacted the following buisness;
The petition of the new York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company, a railroad corporate having a passenger station in this city, praying for the appointment of.
Gorham E. Stanford
being a person in the employment of said railroad corporation, as a railroad police officer of und for said corporation, was acted upon, and upon said petition the person named therein, being a person in the employment of said corporation, was appointed a police officer to act as a railroad police officer of and for said corporation for the purposes and with the powers set forth in Chapter 463 of the acts of 1906 and acts in addition thereto and amandatory thered, to hold said office until said appointment is revoked according to law.
The above is a true abstract from the records of the Police Commissioner for the City of Boston.
attest; Thomas Ryan. Chief Clerk, Police Department.
In Board of Selectmen. Westboro, Massachusetts, Sept. 23. 1910. Voted: That The New England Telephone and Telegraph Company of massachusetts be and it is hereby authorised and permitted to erect and maintain poles and wires to be placed thereon, together with such supporting and strengthening fixtures and wires as said Company may deem requisite, in the streets and highways of said town as hereinafter designated.
all construction under this permit shall be in accordance with the following specification The poles shall be located between the travelled driveway and the limits of the highway, and shall be of wood or other suitable material, and the wires shall be run at the usual height and along and across the highway. after the poles and wires have been located as specified in this permit, alterations shall be made in the location or erection of the poles, and in the height of the wires, if so directed by the Board of Selectmen.
Following are the streets and highways above referred to: Wilk St., from Fisher St, to Maynard St Maynard St. from Milk St. to the residence of G. F. Maynard.
Polisto be painted dark green.
Signatures of Selectmen.
J.H. Reilly W. H. Walker. Warren P. Jackson.
We hereby certify that on Sept. 23, 1910. at eight oclock P. W. at Westboro Town Hall a public hearing was held on the petition of The New England Telephone and Telegraph
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Company of Massachusetts for permission to erect the poles and other fixtures designated in the specification hereby endorsed and that we mailed, at least three days before said hearing written notice 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 parts of ways upon which it is proposed to constru the lines of said Company under said specification.
J. H. Reilly,
W. H. Walker. Selectmen Warren P. Jackson.
Westboro Gas and Electric Co. Westboro, Wars.
To The Honorable Board Of Selectmen. Gentlemen:
The Westboro Gas & Electric Co. as amaporation of Massachusetts, respectfully petitions your Board for permission to erect and maintain poles and wires and the necessary appartenances to properly upport said poles and wires in the Town of Westboro, as follows: To locate one (1) pole on the Westerly side of Church St approximately, 125 worth & Whitney St. and to re-locate one (1) pole, on Westerly side of said Church St. a distance approximately 250 ft. north of Whitney St.
J. J. Synes. Lupt.
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To The Westboro Gas & Electric Company. Gentlemen:
On Sept. 23. 1910 at a meeting of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Westboro, it was voted to grant to your company the right to erect and maintain poles as above mentioned subject to the following conditions. That the poles be set in
accordance with all ordinance's relating to such work; that there be left at the top of the pale sufficient room for one cross-arm for the purpose of supporting telephone, telegraph and five-alain wires, to be used for municipal purposes by the Iron.
Said poles all to be erected in a manner approved by the Selectmen or any municipal officer deputized for that purtose.
W. A. Walker. Warren P.Jackson.
Selectmen of the Town of Westboro.
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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 warn the Inhabitants of the town of Westborough, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet in the Town Stall, in Westborough, on Saturday the twenty fourth day of September 1910 at 1-45 o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act on the following articles:
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To hear and act upon reports of officers and committees of the town.
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To see if the town will authorize the selectmen to sell a portion of the town's land at the junction of Spring and Wilk Streets for such price and upon such terms as the selectmen shall deem for the best interests of the town and authorize and empower the selectmen to give a good and sufficient deed thereof to the purchases or purchasers, or act anything in relation to the same.
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.
I iven under our hands this sixteenth day of September in the year of our Lord ninteen hundred len,
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J. A. Reilly W. J. Walker. W.P. Jackson.
Selectmen Westborough.
Worcester, ss.
Westboro, Sept. 17th 1910 I have this day served the within warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at the post office and town hall in said Westboro. Www. Wagner. Constable of Westboro.
Westborough, mass. September 24, 1910, meeting called to order at 7,45 P.M. by Moderator, Warren P. Jackson, who read the warrant. Under Passed over,
Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized and instructed to sell and convey the parcel of land situated at the corner of milk and Spring streets, Westborough, Mass, bounded as follows: Beginning at the westerly corner of land owned by Geo, a. M Kendry Gin rear of Brittan factory running northerty by the side of said factory 158 feet, more or less, to road bound on Spring street; westerly 104 feet more or less, to bound at corner of Milk and Spring streets; then southerly on Milk street 1 82 feet more or less, to telepho pole; then easterly 44 feet, more or less, to corner of Mc/Pendry land and place of beginning. The price to be One Dollar and other valuable consideration, The land to be deeded to N.H. Borenstein & Sons as soon as they purchase said factory, on condition that the land
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conveyed by the town shall revert back to the town in case they do not manufacture goods in said factory within one year from date of deed. Voted, That the meeting be dissolved at 8.45 o'clock P.m.
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Westborough, Maso, Oct. 21.1910.
We hereby certify that we have this day Kerambelated the Town Lines between the Towns of Westboroughand Northborough, and found all monuments in their prope bouillons and renewed the marks thereon as required by law. lumber of monuments. 7.
Henry H. Cook. )Selectrun Lewis & Stratton
Northborough,
J.H. Reilly. Selectmen
W. H. Walker, of Westborough.
Westborough, Mass., Nov. 1, 1910.
We hereby certify that we have this day perambulated the Town Lines between the Towns of Westborough and Grafton, beginning at the corner bound between the Towns of Westborough, Shrewsbury and Grafton, and found all monument in their broper positions and renewed the marks thereom as required by law.
Number of monuments, 14.
W. f. Walker. Geo. L. Reilly.
for J. H. Reilly.
Selectmen of Westborough.
Edward A. Estabrook, Harris G, Store, {Selection of Grafton.
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In board Of Selectmen Westboro, Massachusetts, Oct. 28.1910. Joted: That The New England Telephone. and Telegraph Company of Massachusetts be and it is hereby authorized and permitted to erect and maintain poles and vires to be placed thereon, together with euch supporting and strengthening fixtures und wires as said Company may deem requisite, in the streets and highways of said town as hereinafter designated. a plan of locations hereby granted is to be filed.
all constructions under this permit shall be in accordance with the following specification The Levies shall be located between the travelled driveway and the limits of the highway, and shall be of wood or other suitable material, and the wires. shall be run at the usual height and along and across the highway. after the poles and wires have been located as specified in this permit, alterations shall be made in the location or erection of the poles, and in the height of the wires, if so directed by the Board of Selectmen.
Following are the streets and highways above referred to: Belnap St., from South. It, to Warren St. Warren St, from Belnap St. to the residence of Mr arnold.
Said poles on Warren Street to be placed on westerly side of said street and no pole to be placed directly in front of the fay house and poles are so to be placed as to show as little as possible from said house, Poles also to be painted. Polis to be approved by Selectmen.
Signatures of Selectmen.
J. H. Reilly. Mit. Walker. Warren Plackesici
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Le turchy certify that Oct. 28, 1910 at 8 'clock P.M., at Town Hall, Westborough, a public hearing was held on the petition of The New England Telephone and Telegraph Company of Massachusetts for permission to erect the poles and other fixtures designated in the specification hereby endorsed and that we mailed at least three days before said hearing to each of the owners of real estate (as determined by the last preceding assessment for taxation) long the ways or parts of ways upon which it is proposed to construct the lines of said Company under said. id specification
m. H. Walker, Warren P. Jackson. I. Tr. Reilly. Selectmen.
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Westborough, Mass, Oct. 22, 1911.
We hereby certify that we have this 1 2 day perambulated the Town Lines between the Towns of Westborough and Southborough and found all monuments in their proper positions and renewed the marks thereon as required by law.
number of monum ments 10.
francis D. Newton( Selectmen of John Burnett Southborough
J. H. Reilly. Selectmen of. W. Fr. Walker .! Westborough,
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Board of Selectmen. Upton, mass. October 29, 1910
We, the undersigned, Certify that we met on the twenty ninth day of October 1910, and parambulated the lines between the said towns, and renewed the marks on the monuments, beginning at a monument in the edge of the woods near an old wall, and back of the greenhouse owned by George Temple; it being the corner bound of Uptow, Westborough and Hopkinton; thenice to a monument about one-half of a mile on the left hand side of an old road which leads from the main Upton and Westborough road, which seems to be a continuation of the old"Partridge Road" so called'; thence to a monument on the main Westborough and Upton road; thence to a monument on the old Westborough road, so called; thence to a monument a short distance west of said road; thence to a monument on the road leading from Westborough through Merriam district to George Hill; thence to a monument a short distance from said road; which is the corner bound of Westbor Upton and Grafton. We found all of the above monuments in good condition.
William H. miskell. Geo. E. Child.
Selectmen of upton.
alurado Henery.
S. H. Reilly M. H. Walker.
Selection of Westborough,
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester, To any Constable of the Town of Westborough in the County of Worcester, greeting I'm the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify und warn the Inhabitants of the tout of Westborough, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall, inWestborough, on Tuesday the wyhth day of november90 at (6) Six o'clock in the fore noon, then and there to act of the following articles:
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To bring in on one ballot their votes for the following public officers :- Governor of the Commonwealth. Lieutenant Governor Secretary Treasurer auditor attorney- General Representative in Congress, Third District Councillor, Seventh Councilor District. Senator, Fourth Worcester District. Representatives in the General Court, Tenth Worcester District. County Commissioner Two associate County Commissioners. District attorney. Sheriff
The polls will remain open until 4,150'clock P. m.
and you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting up attested copies thereal at the Post Office and
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Your 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 eighth day of October in the year of our Lord ninteen hundred and tero.
J. fr. Reilly With. Walker.
) Selectmen
Warren P. Jackson > of Westborough.
Worcester, SA:
Westborough Nov, 1st, 910 I have this day served the within warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at the post-office and town hall in said Westboro,
wm, magner .. Constable of Westboro.
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Westborough, Mass. November 8, 1910.
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 were called to order at 6 o'clock in the forenoon by ThomasH. Reilly, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, who proceeded to read the Wariant.
J. R.J. W. Jay, Henry Gilmore,
frank Hayden, Wm. Halloran, Ballot Clerks were duly sworn by the Town Click.
The ballots were delivered to the presiding officer who gave his receipt thereof to the 400 Town Clerk.
The Ballot Boy was examined in the presence of the voters, found empty, was locked and the keys were given to Constable, Deuter P. Brigham!
The necessary ballots were delivered to the Ballot Clerks and everything being in readiness the voting began.
C. E. Beach, E. L. Leona nard;
g. F. Hoyan, J. H. Hackett,
i. W. Slattery, F. X. Reilly,
S. H. Treadway, Walter mccarthy,
were duly sworn as Tellers by the Town Clerk. at 3 P.m. it was
Voted, To close the polls at 4.30 P.m.
The presiding officer announced that eight hundred forty nine (849) ballots had been distributed and eight hundred forty nine (849) names had been checked on the list of voters used this day.
The total number of ballots cast was 849. after the ballots had been counted the result was declared and read by the presiding officer at 5,15 o'clock P. M. as follows:
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For Governor Eben S. Draper of Hopedale had four hundred eighty 480
Eugene N. Foss of Boston had three hundred thirty one 331
vion a Nicholls of Boston had sig. 6
Moritz E. Ruther of Holyoke had two. 2
Daniel a. White of Brockton had eight. 8
Blanks 22
Lieutenant Governor. Thomas f. Cassidy of Cidams had two hundred seventy one 271
Luis a. Frothing ham of Boston had four hundred ninety seven 497
Henry C. Hess of Boston had six 6
Patrick mahoney of Cambridge had seven y
William G, merrill of malden had
sixteen 16
Blanks 52
For Secretary. Harriet D'orsay of Lynn had seven 7
Charles &. martell of Boston had two hundred fifty three 2 53
andrew Mortenson of Somerville had six 6
William m. Q lin of Boston had five hundred four 504
William E. Thomas of Boston had fourteen 14.
Blanks 65
For Treasurer. Carl fredrikson of Worcester had seven 7
Thomas a. Frissell of Hinsdale had June 9
Sylvester g. McBride of Watertown
had thirteen 1 3
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Benjamin f. Peach of Lynn had two hundred fifty one 251
Elmer a. Stevens of Somerville had four hundred ninety eight 498
Blanks 71
For auditor John Holt of Worcester had eleven 11
Jeremich IMENally of Salem had eight 8
ambrose miles of Lynn had seven Charles C. Paine of Barnstable had two hundred fifty two 252
Henry E. Turner of Walden had four hundred eighty nine 489 Blanks 82
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