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The polls for voting the Australian ballot on Saturday, March eleventh will be open at 12 o'clock Noon, and may be closed at 7 o'clock P.M.
Article 1. To bring in their votes for the following Town Officers and any other officers required by law, to be elected by Australian Ballot, viz:
One Town Clerk for one year.
One member of the Board of Selectmen for three years.
One member of the Board of Assessors for three years.
One Treasurer for one year.
One Collector for three years.
One Auditor for one year.
One member of the School Committee for three years.
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One member of the School Committee for two years.
One member of the Board of Water Commissioners for three years.
One member of the Board of Water Commissioners for two years.
One member of the Board of Health for three years.
One Tree Warden for one year.
One member of the Trust Fund Commissioners for three years.
One member of the Trustees of the Bemis Fund for Free Public Lectures for three years.
One member of the Board of Cemetery Commissioners for three years.
One member of the Planning Board for five years.
One Director for the deCordova and Dana Museum and Park for four years.
Article 2. To bring in their votes for any committees, commissioners, trustees, and other officers, required by law to be elected by ballot or otherwise.
Selectmen
Article 3. To hear and act upon the reports of Town Officers, Committees, Commissioners and Trustees.
Selectmen
Article 4. To fix the salaries and compensation of the several elective officers of the Town and to determine whether any Department, Board or Committee shall be authorized to employ for additional compensation any of its members and to fix additional compensation of such members.
Selectmen
169
WARRANT
Article 5. To raise and appropriate money for the neces- sary and expedient purposes of the Town, and enact anything in relation to the same.
Selectmen
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1950, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Selectmen
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to conduct ser- vices on Memorial Day, the thirtieth of May, appoint a committee, raise and appropriate money, or take any other action relative thereto.
By Petition
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate money for printing and mailing an official Town Bulletin, or take any other action relative thereto.
Selectmen
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money for the use of the Building Code Com- mittee, or take any other action relative thereto.
Selectmen
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell or lease a portion of the property purchased by the Town for a Highway Building, grant a license to use a portion of said property, or take any other action relative thereto.
Selectmen
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Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the balance of the deCordova Fund in the amount of $505.24, for the purchase of furniture and equipment for the school, or take any other action relative thereto.
School Committee
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000.00 for the replacement of the worn out boiler in the Center School or take any action relative thereto.
School Committee
Article 13. To see if the Town will accept as a public way the private road known as Hillside Road, as shown on a plan in the Land Registration Office being plan numbered 4470 and approved by the Planning Board of the Town of Lincoln, September 13, 1949.
Selectmen
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to control poison ivy on the pub- lic ways of the Town, or take any other action relative thereto.
Selectmen
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for repairs to the upper hall in the Town House, or take any action relative thereto.
Selectmen
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to change the name of any Town Roads, or take any other action relative thereto.
Selectmen
171
WARRANT
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money for the use of the School Building Com- mittee to provide facilities connected with the new school building, or take any action relative thereto.
School Building Committee
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money for re-surfacing the Town Tennis Courts or take any other action relative thereto.
Selectmen
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to take any action to prohibit the Town of Concord from drawing water from Sandy Pond in the Town of Lincoln.
Water Department
Article 20. To see if the Town will appoint a Committee to bring in plans for a Memorial in honor of the men of Lincoln who died in World War 2, raise and appropriate money or take any other action relative thereto.
Selectmen
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public way, all or any part of the Town owned driveway from Codman Road to the new Highway Building.
Selectmen
Article 22. To see if the Town will accept a gift of five hundred dollars to be expended under the direction of the School Committee for such equipment for the schools as the School Committee may deem expedient, or take any action relative thereto.
Select men
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Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $406.05 to pay the following unpaid 1949 bills.
Fire Department Farrar Company .. $82.00
School Department Boston Edison Co .. 324.05
Treasurer
Article 24. To see if the Town will appoint a committee of three to make a study of the feasibility of employing a Town Manager, to serve this Town and/or one or more other Towns.
By Petition
Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk, at or before the time for the meeting aforesaid. Given under our hands this 13th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty.
JOHN O. WILSON, H. BIGELOW HILLS, JOHN TODD, Selectmen of Lincoln.
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE DRIVING OF VEHICLES OVER MUNICIPAL FIRE HOSE
1926, Chapter 278
Section 7A. Upon the approach of any fire apparatus which is going to a fire or responding to un alarm, every person driving a vehicle on a way shall immediately drive sid vehicle na far as possible toward the right-hand curb of side of said wey and shall keep the tame at a standstill until auch fire Doparatus his pissed. No perton khiull drive a vehicle over a hose of a bre department without the consent of a member of such department. No person shall drive a vehicle within three hundred feet of ony fre apparstux gning to u fire or responding to an alarm, nor drive anid vehicle or park or leave the mine unattended within ais hundred feer of a fre or within the Dre-lines established therest by the fire department. Violation of any provision of this sertion shull be punished by a line of not more than twenty-five dollars. (Approved April 28, 1926.)
Investigate your chinmeys and keep them clero.
Do not throw lighted cigarettes, Traffic siren means pull out and stop.
Oll stoves need to be inspected mid cleaned frequently. Drive 300 tret front bre apparatus
Remain 000 feet from fire,
A persalt is required for all open fire ..
Folse alirute are punishable by fine or brupricontent
When calling head quarter by telephone for fire puik calmly mad distinctly, giving street, location on street, and name of persim calling, This will insure more prompt response by the firemen,
Do not allow rubbish, paper, or any in daramable material to accumulate to ot about s'our property.
Always call tle: Department before attempting to extinguish a fire your dr.
The Fun Department will be enabled to runder better krvice il diese instructions are followed,
Lincoln Fire Alarm, 1947
CHEF MATTHEW H. DOHERTY
Fabiowars: Wirold 8. Cousins, J. J. Kallikier, John Smith, Lôround Glies, Andrer J. Dougherty, Joseph Tracey, Charles Piffs.
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1) Comer North Great food and Virginie Road 1 Pormer Virginia Road and Old Redford Road
15 North Cavar Tad peer Camere's Mill
16 Gorter North Great Road and Bronk. Road 102 Gormar North Great Road and Mill SM-r
BW Bedford Road - Bedford Live
IA Miratota Road - Concord Line
21 North Fire Station
TA Corner Cambridge Ticopike spd Brooks Road Ak Chotbitof Turopike - Concord Line
212 Corver Cambridge Turupike sud Lexington Road
JIR Canthrider Turnpike - Læringtoo Dos
JIS Copper Mill Suvet and Lexington Bogd
215 Corner Forlodton Road und Doro Resa Beitiara Road and HitHard Road
Corner Terpelo Road and Lexington Rond
15 Carver Tespelo Road and Page Road
Corner Tru pelu Raad And Old Cronty Rosy 42 Page Row
Corner Sindy Pond Road and Baker Bridge Road
Buber Bridge Riad pear Mrs. Storson's Wondi Lou Road
Cox Dar Oaber Bridge Rovd and Concordi Road Vale Walden Concont Live
Sands Pond Road, Concord Lige
2 Gofrer Lacolo Road and Maelurosb Lane
GOTHer Miguplo Road and Tower Road
43 421 Houver Pond Road
Cof per Tower Road and Beaver Pomi Rond
Tower Rond nesc Palline Silver Hill Kosň
Conwr Werton Road And Coment Road
Coment Head, Warton Tine
Kold Winter Street
Winter Sirvet per J. Doon
Worter Street, Welebao Line
5 Santi Fire station
51 Warner Lincoln Road and South Great Rond
5. South Go- Road t Hallroad Syvwing
Carnet South Great Road and Tower Road
54 Xuutt. Greit Road, Waston Line
iA Westoo Road, Waron Line
Tower Band, Weston Line
913 Corner Cinfosan Road bad Lincoln Road
521 Sudbory Road Dear Dorce'.
5 Lincoln Hond, Weyland Line
63 Concord Rint Wayland Line
il Dihon Road, Wasland Lige
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REPORT OF THE OFFICERS
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
FOR THE YEAR 1950 ALSO THE REPORT OF THE SCHOOL AND OTHER COMMITTEES FOR THE YEAR 1950
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Assessors, Report of
69
Auditor, Report of
100
Bemis Lectures
160
Board of Appeals, Report of
149
Building Code Committee, Report of
157
Building Inspector, Report of
156
Cemetery Commissioners, Report of
138
Collector of Taxes, Report of
92
Finance Committee, Report of
60
Fire Engineers, Report of
141
"Gazette" Committee, Report of
158
Health, Board of, Report of
133
Jury List for 1950
42
Library, Report of Trustees of Statistics
145 146
Lincoln Dental Clinic, Report of
135
Lincoln Summer Playground, Report of
155
Memorial Day Committee, Report of
159
Middlesex County Extension Service, Report of
152
Nursing Committee, Report of
143
Old Age Assistance, Report of
54
Planning Board, Report of
147
Plumbing Inspector, Report of
156
School Committee, Report of
167
Expenditures
183
Graduating Class of 1950
186
School Calendar.
169 170
School Enrollment.
184
School Nurse, Report of .
187
School Personnel
168 172
Selectmen, Report of
48
State Auditor, Report of
115
Streets, Superintendent of, Report of
Town Clerk, Report of
129 8 10
Annual Meeting, March 6, 1950, Proceedings at
Births
43 47
Juror List for 1950
Marriages
. .
.
State Primary, September 19, 1950
Special Town Meeting, October 30, 1950 .. 31
23
Town Manager Committee, Report of
163 4
Treasurer, Report of
93
Tree Warden, Report of
154
Trust Funds Commissioners, Report of
121
War Memorial Committee, Report of
161
Warrant of 1951
188
Water Commissioners, Report of
130
Wiring Inspector, Report of
157
Deaths.
State Election, November 7, 1950
42 45 34 25
Town Election, March 11, 1950
Town Officers, List of
School Superintendent, Report of
School Committee, Report of
55
de Cordova and Dana Museum, Report of Directors
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1950
Term Expires
Moderator
DONALD P. DONALDSON 1951
Town Clerk
WILLIAM H. DAVIS .
1951
Selectmen and Board of Public Welfare
JOHN O. WILSON (Chairman)
1952
H. BIGELOW HILLS . 1951
EDMUND W. GILES
1953
Assessors
CYRUS W. MURPHY (Chairman)
1951
DAVID B. YOUNG
1952
GEORGE G. TARBELL, JR.
1953
Treasurer
FREDERICK B. TAYLOR
1951
Collector of Taxes
WILLIAM H. DAVIS .
1953
Auditor
JAMES V. LENNON .
1951
School Committee
MALCOLM L. DONALDSON (Chairman)
. 1953
HELEN P. WILEY
. 1951
KENNETH C. FARNSWORTH
1952
Water Commissioners
SUMNER SMITH (Chairman) . 1953
ROBERT W. SCOTT
1951
HENRY WARNER
1952
Board of Health
ROBERT L. DeNORMANDIE (Chairman)
1951
GORDON A. DONALDSON
1952
WARREN F. FLINT .
1953
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Tree Warden
JOHN W. GILBERT 1951
Cemetery Commissioners
GEORGE E. CUNNINGHAM (Chairman) 1953
ROBERT D. DONALDSON 1951
ELIZABETH H. DOHERTY
1952
Planning Board
EVELETH R. TODD (Chairman) 1952
LAWRENCE B. ANDERSON .
1951
WILLIAM T. KING 1953
ALAN McCLENNEN
1954
HOWARD SNELLING
1955
Measurer of Wood and Bark
HAROLD S. COUSINS 1951
JOSEPH R. TRACEY
1951
Commissioners of Trust Funds
CLEMENT C. SAWTELL (Chairman) 1952
LEONARD C. LARRABEE
1951
HENRY DeC. WARD
1953
Trustees of Bemis Fund for Free Public Lectures
MABEL H. TODD (Chairman) . 1953
LEONARD C. LARRABEE
1951
CHRISTOPHER W. HURD
1952
Trustees of Lincoln Library
ROLAND C. MacKENZIE (Chairman)
GEORGE G. TARBELL
ALICE G. MERIAM
JOHN O. WILSON (Chairman Selectmen ex-officio)
MALCOLM L. DONALDSON (Chairman School Committee ex-officio)
deCordova and Dana Museum and Park
A. Directors
CHARLES H. BLAKE 1953
ELIZABETH J. SNELLING
1954
JANE L. VANCE
1951
JOHN Q. ADAMS
1952
B. Directors
RICHARD S. MERIAM - appointed by Library Trustees 1952
PEARSON HUNT - appointed by School Committee 1953
ROBERT L. DeNORMANDIE - appointed by Selectmen 1951
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OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Clerk of Selectmen
M. ELIZABETH CAUSER
Superintendent of Streets
THOMAS F. COAN
1951
Chief of Police
LEO J. ALGEO 1951
Police Officer
LAWRENCE P. HALLETT 1951
Constables
LEO J. ALGEO . 1951
LAWRENCE P. HALLETT
1951
JOHN J. KELLIHER .
1951
GEORGE E. CUNNINGHAM .
1951
Dog Officers
LEO J. ALGEO 1951
LAWRENCE P. HALLETT
1951
Sealer of Weights and Measures
LEO J. ALGEO 1951
Special Police
JOHN T. ALGEO
ROBERT H. BOOTH
FRANK GORDON
FLORIY CAMPOBASSO
JOSEPH CAMPOBASSO
JOHN COOK
JAMES DeNORMANDIE
JAMES DIAMOND
WILLIAM DOHERTY
ANDREW J. DOUGHERTY
JOSEPH FRAZIER
JOHN GILBERT
ORRIN C. WOOD
Fire Engineers
EDMUND W. GILES
.
1951
ANDREW J. DOUGHERTY
.
1951
CHARLES K. FITTS .
.
1951
FRANCIS T. GILBERT
HARRY B. KNOWLES ISAAC LANGILLE ROBERT H. MORRIS EDWARD D. ROONEY DANIEL RYAN SUMNER SMITH
FRANCIS J. SMITH JOSEPH TRACEY HENRY WARNER
Term Expires 1951
TOWN OFFICERS
7
Forest Warden
Term Expires 1951
Deputy Forest Warden
JOSEPH TRACEY 1951
Petroleum Inspector
EDMUND W. GILES
1951
Director of Civil Defense
ROBERT H. BOOTH .
1951
Building Inspector
NORMAN F. BRISSON
1951
Plumbing Inspector
MANNING W. MacRAE 1951
Wiring Inspector
WILLIAM DEAN
1951
Board of Appeals
HENRY B. HOOVER (Chairman) 1953
JAMES DeNORMANDIE (Secretary)
1955
RICHARD S. MERIAM 1951
D. EVERETT SHERMAN, JR.
1952
ANDREW J. O'REILLY
1954
Registrars of Voters
MANLEY B. BOYCE 1952
ANDREW J. DOUGHERTY
1953
HENRY J. DAVIS
1951
WILLIAM H. DAVIS (Town Clerk ex-officio)
Bureau of Old Age Assistance
M. ELIZABETH CAUSER 1951
MARIAN N. OBER
19,51
JOHN J. KELLIHER .
1951
Member of District Nursing Committee
ALBERTA A. FRADD 1951
Burial Agent
GEORGE E. CUNNINGHAM .
1951
Inspector of Animals
ISAAC LANGILLE
1951
Fence Viewers
THOMAS F. COAN
1951
JOHN J. KELLIHER .
. 1951
EDMUND W. GILES
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Field Drivers
Term Expires
ANTHONY CATOIA
. 1951
ALBERT BROOKS
. 1951
Surveyor of Cord Wood
HAROLD S. COUSINS
1951
Gazette Committee
ELIZABETH J. SNELLING
1951
EMILY K. KUBIK
1951
ALEXANDRA T. C. COWLES
1951
Playground Committee
ETHAN MURPHY
1951
DAVID TODD
1951
SADIE SHERMAN
1951
ASTRID DONALDSON
1951
NORMAN W. FRADD
1951
Veteran's Agent
EDMUND W. GILES 1951
Caretaker of Town Hall and Library
ORRIN C. WOOD . 1951
APPOINTED BY THE TREASURER Assistant Treasurer
M. ELIZABETH CAUSER 1951
APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH Community Nurse
MARIAN N. OBER 1951
APPOINTED BY THE MODERATOR
Finance Committee
F. WINCHESTER DENIO (Chairman) . 1951
LELAND A. WILDES (Secretary) . 1951
WILLIAM N. PAGE 1952
THOMAS J. ROUNER
1952
PAUL L. NORTON
1953
Memorial Day Committee
REV. THOMAS E. CONLON GLADYS de Y. HERMAN LEONARD C. LARRABEE EDITH A. CULLEN EDWARD D. ROONEY
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TOWN OFFICERS
Building Code Committee
NORMAN F. BRISSON ROBERT BYGRAVE WILLIAM M. DEAN MANNING W. MacRAE HENRY B. HOOVER
World War Memorial Committee
REV. ROLLIN J. FAIRBANKS
EDITH B. FARRAR JOHN J. KELLIHER LAWRENCE B. ANDERSON
GEORGE G. TARBELL
Town Manager Committee
SUMNER SMITH JOHN W. CARMAN LOUIS C. FARLEY, JR.
CALENDAR
SELECTMEN - Second and fourth Mondays of each month 8 P.M. at the Town House. Lincoln 6-0048.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE - First Tuesday of each month 8 P.M. at the New Elementary School. Lincoln 6-0333.
BOARD OF ASSESSORS - First Monday of each month 8 P.M. Town House. Lincoln 6-0048.
WATER COMMISSIONERS - Meetings by appointment, call Sumner Smith, Lincoln 6-0213.
BOARD OF HEALTH - Meetings by appointment, call Dr. Gordon Donaldson, Lincoln 6-0192.
BOARD OF APPEALS - Meetings by appointment, call James De- Normandie, Clerk. Lincoln 6-0163W.
PLANNING BOARD - Second Wednesday of each month 8 P.M. Town House. Lincoln 6-0048.
Population - 2,339 by 1950 census
Town Area - 8,572 acres.
1950 Tax Rate - $40.00 per $1,000.00 valuation.
Annual Town Meeting - First Monday in March - March 5, 1951.
Annual Election of Town Officers - Saturday following Town Meeting - March 10, 1951.
Qualifications for Registration - Twelve months' continuous residence in the State of Massachusetts prior to March 5, 1951, and six months' continuous residence in the Town of Lincoln prior to March 5, 1951.
Town Office open daily 9.00 A.M. to 4.30 P.M., Saturday 9.00 A.M. to 12 11001.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Monday, March 6, 1950
Pursuant to a Warrant duly served, the meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 7:30 o'clock P.M., the return of the Warrant was read, and the Moderator called attention to Article 1.
The following request was made by Mr. George G. Tarbell.
"In the name of a great many citizens of the Town I ask for them the privilege of the floor, without a motion, to make a presentation to an official who has served the Town for a great many years.
"Jerry, I am only a mouthpiece for your neighbors and friends. You served the Town for a very long time in many offices. The fact that you served so faithfully is not in itself unusual in the Town of Lincoln. The fact that you served so long is not a record. Your neighbor and friend, Jim Lennon served forty-one years. Another friend served as a trustee for fifty-four years. What is unusual is that you served the Town in so many different capacities since you were elected Tree Warden in 1911. I won't go into details about the old record but just mention in passing that you served as Con- stable, Sealer of Weights and Measures, Tree Warden, Moth Superintendent, Fire Engineer, on the Bureau of Old Age Assistance and as Chief of the Police Department. Then, so that you would have something to do in your spare time you served as Water Engineer for 30 years. Now that record, Jerry, is unusual. All the Boston Papers headlined your ac- tivities recently and a national magazine 'Time' wrote a story about you. It was unusual for Mr. Dahl, the famous car- toonist, to take notice and the Boston Herald published his work showing you on the limb of a tree, sawing yourself off, 75 feet in the air. He was not poking fun at you, he was pointing out how your reputation for getting things done the quickest way wasn't just talk.
"The thing that has amazed me during the many years you
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were Chief of Police was your absolute disregard of time. We have come home late at night and have seen you patrolling the main and side roads. One of the residents of the Town who is a very early riser has seen you many times at the reservoir around daybreak. Time meant nothing to you, vacations meant nothing to you. I remember when one of the Selectmen asked you to take a vacation, you muttered something but didn't follow his suggestion. Next year he had a little more temerity and told you to take a vacation. You didn't. The third year the Board ordered you to take a vaca- tion. That chairman did not know his way around. You went away Friday morning. The chairman reported to the Board on Monday night that finally you had taken a vaca- tion. When he went to get the mail the next morning there you were at the Center School directing traffic. You had taken your vacation.
"You have never known a forty-hour week. You have known many forty-hour days. The long list of offices you have held in Town is impressive, but the great amount of time you have spent in each office is even more so.
"Many generations have passed since you first took office and you have known all the boys and girls and watched them grow up. We all know that many boys are apt to be prob- lems and that they are full of animal spirit. Some of them more so than others. Nearly all have needed kindly guidance rather than official discipline. Ask any of our sons, ask any boy around 15 years old what he thinks of Jerry Kelliher. We parents did not worry on Hallowe'en. Jerry, you have handled many of the situations that might have been em- barassing to us parents, as if the boys were your own. We want you to know that we appreciate that.
"We wanted our gift to you to give you pleasure. It must be personal and we wanted you to see and use it every day to remind you of us. At first we thought of a silver service, or something similar, but that did not fill the requirement of either pleasure or personal use. And then someone suggested that we divide the gift. So we give you this check which we hope you will spend in any way that will give you the most pleasure, and for - to us at least - the most important part, the something which you will use everyday, and in that use
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will be reminded of our affection for you, a little silver ash tray. It is inscribed.
Jerry With High Regard and Deep Affection From His Lincoln Friends. 1949"
Mr. Kelliher's reply:
"I have worked for the citizens of Lincoln for a great many years. I have enjoyed my work and I could not have done my work without the help of the citizens, the Town officials and everybody connected with them.
"I had a partner in life who helped me a good deal. I lost her a few months ago. That was a great set-back to me. I wish she could be here tonight, she was always loyal, loyal to the people of Lincoln and to me.
"I cannot thank you. Gratitude is overflowing my heart. I assure you that if I had my life to live over again, I would want to come back and work for the Town of Lincoln. I do tell you though, that if God is good and my health comes back, I hope to be in the community if nothing else."
Article 2. To bring in their votes for any committees, commissioners, trustees, and other officers, required by law to be elected by ballot or otherwise.
Voted: That Harold S. Cousins and Joseph R. Tracey be elected Measurers of Wood and Bark for the ensuing year.
Article 3. To hear and act upon the reports of Town Officers, Committees, Commissioners and Trustees.
Voted: That the reports of the Town Officers, Committees, Commissioners and Trustees as printed in the Town Report be accepted.
Article 4. To fix the salaries and compensation of the several elective officers of the Town and to determine whether any Department, Board or Committee shall be authorized
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to employ for additional compensation any of its members and to fix additional compensation of such members.
Voted: That the salaries of the elected officers of the Town for the current year be fixed at the following amounts re- spectively:
Selectmen each $200 00 Assessors Chairman $200 00
Treasurer 200 00 Assessors other members each 175 00
Collector of Taxes 1,500 00 Auditor 50 00
Town Clerk
300 00 Water Commissioners each 75 00
and that one or more Cemetery Commissioners be authorized to work on the Cemetery grounds at the rate of $1.00 per hour.
Article 5. To raise and appropriate money for the neces- sary and expedient purposes of the Town, and enact any- thing in relation to the same.
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate for general town purposes an aggregate sum of $256,558.50 in accord- ance with the several appropriation items set forth as Items 1 to 73 both inclusive and the notes thereto read to the meet- ing, as shown on pages 47 to 52 inclusive in the Town of Lin- coln Report for 1949, except that the appropriation for street lights Item 45, be increased by $750.00 to a total of $5,420.00, the appropriation for Auditor Item 13 be decreased by $100.00 to a total of $50.00, the appropriation for Item 51 be increased by $375.00, and an amendment to Mr. Denios' motion "That Item 51 in the finance committee's report be increased by $2,500.00, said sum to be appropriated from Free Cash" was carried, increasing said Item 51 to a total of $57,305.00, the appropriation for Item 53 be increased by $2,440.00 to a total of $28,513.00 the appropriation for Item 54 be increased by $785.00 to a total of $8,880.00.
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