USA > Massachusetts > Norfolk County > Braintree > Town annual report of Braintree, Massachusetts for the year 1897 > Part 6
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13
Braintree, -
11 21
13, Sophia J. (Young) Curtis,
Greenwood, Me., 74
8 20
17, Samuel Strong French,
Braintree, 78
8 27
19, Henry M. Hollis,
Braintree, 69
1
6
23, Laura Catherine Fihelly,
Braintree, -
2
6
26, Thomas Lang,
Scotland, 43
3
1
29, Frederick L. Thompson,
Dover, N. H., 23
8
7
May.
4, Elizabeth B. (Pratt) Whitmarsh, Weymouth,
66
9 19
6, Eveline (Crane) Hayward,
Milton,
89
5 17
9, Mary (Mullin) Croke,
Ireland,
67
-- -
9. Noah Torrey,
Groton,
78 4 16
17, Willie Hadjin,
Boston.
6 9 -
18. Everett Rogers,
Braintree,
2
3
21. Alexander C. MacDonald,
Nova Scotia,
35 7 -
22, John Healey,
Ireland, .
60 - -
22, Michael McDermott,
England,
58 -
22, Charles Henry Abell,
Braintree, -
5 28
28, George William Smith,
Braintree,
4 4 12
28, Katie P. (Bishop) French,
Braintree,
45
5 25
June.
6, Sarah E. Young,
Cambridge,
31
6 25
6, Stillborn,
Braintree,
7, Mary Ann Ford,
Norwood,
43 10
C
5-8, Unknown,
about 55 - -
10, George Sidney Whiting,
Brockton,
59 6 17
-
143
DATE. NAME.
BIRTHPLACE.
AGE.
Y. M. D.
Braintree,
5 19
13, Washington Merritt,
Weymouth,
87 10 11
15, Susan (Lewis) Thayer,
Lynn,
73 9
5
18, John J. French,
Braintree,
74 11 5
26, William B. Merritt,
Weymouth,
56 3 -
July
2, Samuel W. McConchen,
Randolph,
8 -' 2
2, John O'Keefe,
Ireland,
83
6 7
2, Nathaniel F. T. Hayden,
Boston,
9- 17
4, Caroline H. (Hollis) Jones,
Braintree,
76 - 24
5, Emina Winter,
England,
60
10, Bridget Galvin,
Ireland,
94 - - -
10, Ruby Kennedy,
Dedham,
4 4 13
13, Herbert E. Barrett,
Braintree,
- 7
17, Marinda S. (Howes) Jones,
East Dennis, 29
8 17
23, Emilo C. Davis,
Braintree,
7
6 6
29, Edward P. Hayward,
Braintree,
62
3 -
Aug.
2, Franklin Shaw,
Weymouth,
73
5 18
13, Horace Dana,
Grafton, Vt.
80
2 9
19, Mary J. Battles,
Charlottet'n, P.E.1.40
2 25
19. Edna M. Wynot.
Braintree, -
6 25
23, Charles W. Nash,
Braintree. -
8 10
27 Elighty S. Dean,
Taunton,
81 11 12
30, Mary A. Rogers,
Jefferson, Me., 78 8 27
30, Emerson H. Hill,
Braintree, - 9 15
Sept.
3, Theresa J. Decoste,
Braintree,
1
--
5, Charlotte A. Thayer,
Sweden,
77
4 7
6, Caroll Dauite,
Braintree,
. - 10
7, George A. Delory,
Braintree,
-
4 1
10, Charles P. Page,
Bedford,
67 - 11
10, Stillborn,
Braintree,
14, Phebe D. Witherell,
Wellfleet,
38
1 7
17, Laura A. Dickey,
Arlington,
16
7 1
June. 11, Annie Lambert,
-
- -
144
DATE. Sept.
NAME.
BIRTHPLACE.
AGE.
Y.
M. D.
21, Joseph D. Bradford,
Braintree,
45
2 13
26, Lawrence Bradbury Denbroeder, Braintree,
9
5 5
26, Martha A. Towler, England, 51
Oct.
4, Albert W. Stetson,
Randolph, 54
9
-
12, Eunice C. Arnold,
Braintree, 88
3 -
3, (or about), James M. Peck,
New Brunswick, 38
1
19, Roscius R. Walker,
Rockingham, Vt.
83 7 9
28, Wendell E. Houston,
Braintree, -
5 5
29, Arthur L. Berry,
Braintree, - 10 16
Nov.
2, Louisa A. French,
Bridgton, Me.,
83
3-28
5, Hattie M. Levangie,
Braintree, - 3 3
5, Leonard W. Trumbull,
Dorchester, 74
7 8
7, Elisha Morse,
Middleboro, 81 1 25
12, Elizabeth Walker,
Rockingham, Vt., 76 3 2
17, George B. Lunt, Dec.
Bangor, Me., . 18 10 17
10, Daniel Lunt,
Old Town, Me.,
80 3 -
11, Edmund Burke,
Braintree,
1 -
15, Oney McGuire,
Ireland, 80
- -
22, Samuel Freeman Whitmarsh,
Weymouth, 73
7 16
23, Charles C. Webster,
Fryburg, Me., 74 4 20
23, Edwin H. Spear,
Rockland, Me., 64 9 19
24. Thomas Finnegan,
Ireland, 74 11 24
25, Dam,
Braintree, - -
11
.
27, Elizabeth M. Frampton,
Charleston, S. C., 78 5 8
-
Whole number of deaths in 1897, 110; males, 66 ; females, 44 ; single, 48; married, 41 ; widowed, 20; unknown, 1.
Birthplace .- Braintree, 43; other places in Massachusetts, 29 ; Ireland, 14; Maine, 8; Vermont, 4; England, 3; British Prov- inces, 3; Sweden, Scotland, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Carolina, 1 each ; unknown, 1.
145
Ages .- Under 1 year, 21; between 1 and 10, 14; 10 and 20, 4; 20 and 30, 4; 30 and 40, 7; 40 and 50, 7; 50 and 60, 8; 60 and 70, 12; 70 and 80, 19 ; 80 and 90, 13 ; over 90, 1. Average age, 40.2.
Burials in Braintree, 35; Weymouth, 27; Quincy, 13; Ran- dolph, 8 ; Holbrook, 1 ; other places, 26.
Birthplace of parents .- Fathers .- Braintree, 14; other places in Massachusetts, 26 ; Ireland, 23 ; British Provinces, 15 ; Maine, 9 ; Vermont, 3; Scotland, 3; England, 2; Italy, 2; New Hamp- shire, Connecticut, New York, Russia, Sweden and East Indies, 1 each ; not known, 7.
Mothers .- Braintree, 12; other places in Massachusetts, 29 ; Ireland, 24; British Provinces, 15 ; Maine, 9; Vermont, 3; New Hampshire, 2; England, 2; Scotland, 2; California, New York, Italy, Sweden and Russia, 1 each ; not known, 7.
Diseases .- Pneumonia, 15; heart disease, 11; apoplexy, par- alysis, septicæmia, 5 each ; consumption, 7; meningitis and mar- asmus, 4 each ; croup and cholera infantum, 3 each ; diabetes, liver, brain, absess, pyelitis, stillborn, scarlet fever, old age, paresis and cerebral embolism, 2 each; drowning, railroad acci- dent, anæmia, inflammation, of lungs, cerebral hemmorrhage, natural causes, diphtheria, tuberculous arthritis, asthma, convul- tions, measles, cancer, acute monia, encephalitis, cystitis, gastric ulcer, strusis, colitis, inination, typhoid fever, enteritis, abdominal hysterectomy, suicide, dropsy, pleurisy, tumor and arterial stenosis, each ; not known, 1.
EXTRACTS FROM PUBLIC STATUTES.
Chapter 444, Acts of 1897.
SEC. 3. Physicians and midwives shall on or before the fifth day of each month report to the clerk of each city or town a correct list of all children born therein during the month next preceeding, at whose birth they were present.
146
Any physician or midwife neglecting to report such list for ten days after it is due shall for each offence forfeit a sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
SEC. 6. Parents shall within forty days after the birth of a child give notice thereof or cause such notice to be given to the clerk of the city or town in which such child is born. Every householder shall within forty days after the date of a birth occurring in his house give notice thereof, or cause such notice to be given to the clerk of the city or town in which he resides, and he shall also, within five days after the date of a death occurring in his house, give notice thereof or cause such notice to be given to the board of health, other than the selectmen, or if there is no such board, to the clerk of such city or town.
SEC. 14. Whenever the record relating to a birth, mar- riage or death in the records of any city or town does not contain all the facts required for record, or when it is alleged that the facts are not correctly stated in such record, the clerk of such city or town shall receive a deposition under oath, made by one who was required by law to furnish the information for the orginal record, or at his discretion, by three or more credible persons having knowledge of the case containing such facts as are desired for record.
If the foregoing provisions are strictly complied with, many of the errors such as have occured in past records may be avoided and a more complete record obtained.
I hereby give notice that any of the before mentioned blanks may be obtained at the office of the Town Clerk.
HENRY A. MONK,
Town Clerk.
TOWN RECORDS.
NORFOLK, SS. To either of the Constables of the Town of
Braintree. GREETING :-
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Braintree qualified to vote in town affairs to meet at the Town Hall, in said Braintree, on Monday, the first day of March next, 1897, at 7 o'clock in the forenoon to act on the following articles, namely :-
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
ART. 2. To hear the report of the several town officers and act thereon.
ART. 3. To determine the manner of repairing the high- ways and bridges the ensuing year.
ART. 4. To choose all necessary town officers for the en- suing year. Also to vote on the following question "Yes" or "No," as required by Chapter 54 of the Acts of 1881, namely : Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxi- cating liquors in this town ; under this article the polls will be kept open until one o'clock P. M.
ART. 5. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of taxes.
148
ART. 6. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
ART. 7. To see if the town will accept the Jury List as. prepared by the Selectmen.
ART. 8. To see if the town will vote to charge interest on all unpaid taxes after a certain date.
ART. 9. To see if the 'town will vote an appropriation and pay the same to Post 87, G. A. R., to assist in defray- ing the expenses of Memorial Day.
ART. 10. To see what compensation the town will vote . to pay the members of the Fire Department the ensuing year.
ART. 11. To appropriate a sum of money for Hydrant service.
ART. 12. To appropriate a sum of money for the Water Loan Sinking Fund.
ART. 13. To appropriate a sum of money for the Elec- tric Light Sinking Fund.
ART. 14. To appropriate a sum of money to convey pupils to and from the Public Schools.
ART. 15. To see if the town will vote to continue the system of Night Police, and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
ART. 16. To make necessary appropriations for oper- ating the electric lighting system.
ART. 17. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money to extend the fire alarm system.
ART. 18. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money to repair the engine houses.
149
ART. 19. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money to purchase new hose for the fire department.
ART. 20. To see if the town will adopt an amendment of article 9 of its By-Laws substantially as follows : The Town of Braintree hereby avails itself of the several pro- visions of the Statutes of the Commonwealth, now in force, relating to habitual truants and children between seven and fifteen years of age, who may be found wandering about in the streets, or public places therein, having no lawful occu- pation or business, not attending school and growing up in ignorance, and such children shall, upon conviction thereof, be committed by the court or tribunal to which jurisdiction of such offenses is given by the Statutes of the Common- wealth, to the Bristol, Norfolk and Plymouth Counties school at Walpole, for confinement, instruction and discip- line. It shall be the duty of truant officers to keep a full record of all their official acts, and make an annual report thereof to the School Committee, who shall publish the same with their own report.
ART. 21. To see if the town will instruct the Board of Selectmen to take legal measures to prevent parties from doing a commercial lighting business without authority from the town, and also to instruct said board to order the re- moval of all poles and wires from the public streets which have been placed there without a permit from the town.
ART. 22. By request-To see if the town will vote to locate a fire alarm box at the junction of Stetson avenue and Elliot street, also to locate a box at the junction of Elmi and Commercial streets.
ART. 23. To see if the town will elect a Board of Road Commissioners, as provided by Acts of the Legislature of 1893.
ART. 24. To see if the town will choose a Board of Health.
150
ART. 25. To see if the town will choose a Board of As- sessors other than the Selectmen.
ART. 26. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of two thousand dollars for the purpose of extending the water mains.
ART. 27. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Water Commissioners to issue bonds, notes or script to the amount of two thousand dollars under the provisions of Chapter 312 of the Acts of the Legislature of 1896, which amount, if issued, will make the loan under said Act, authorized by the town, nine thousand dollars ; the purpose of said loan is to defray the expense of lowering the pumps at the pumping station.
ART. 28. To see if the town will appoint a Committee to investigate the purchase of the combination wagon of Hose Company No. 1 or take any action in regard to the same.
ART. 29. To see if the town will choose a Committee in relation to abolishing grade crossings on Ehn, School, River and Union streets.
ART. 30. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money to establish three drinking fountains.
ART. 31. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money to build a drain in Pearl street.
ART. 32. To see if the town will accept of Hillside road (so called) as a town way as laid out by the Selectmen and appropriate a sum of money to build the same.
ART. 33. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money to extend the fire alarm system to Monatiquot Heights.
ART. 34. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money for the relocating and widening of Washington street from Cart bridge to the residence of the late Capt. Isaac Dyer as ordered by the County Commissioners.
151
You are to give notice of this meeting by posting up true and attested copies, of this Warrant in not less than nine public places in this town, seven days at least before the time of said meeting, and by publishing once in the Brain- tree Reporter.
Hereof fail not and make return of this Warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk before the time of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Braintree this eleventh day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and ninety-seven.
ANSEL O. CLARK, WILLIAM W. MAYHEW, J. PARKER HAYWARD,
Selectmen of Braintree.
BRAINTREE, Feb. 22, 1897.
NORFOLK, SS.
Pursuant to the within Warrant I have notified the inhab- itants of the town of Braintree herein described to meet at the time and place and for the purposes within mentioned by posting up attested copies of this warrant in more than nine public places in said town of Braintree seven days before the time of said meeting and I have caused the said warrant to be published in the Braintree Reporter, once before the time set for said meeting.
HORACE FAXON, Constable of Braintree.
A true copy.
Attest : HENRY A. MONK,
Town Clerk ..
152
BRAINTREE, March 1, 1897.
In accordance with the foregoing warrant, the meeting was called to order by Henry A. Monk, Assistant Town Clerk, and the following document read (the original of which is on file in Town Clerk's office ) :-
BRAINTREE, MASS., March 1, 1897.
By reason of illness I shall not be able to be present and attend to the duties pertaining to my office of Town Clerk, at the annual town meeting to be held to-day and I therefore hereby appoint Mr. Henry A. Monk to be my assistant as provided in Section 4, Chapter 423 of the Acts of the year 1893.
SAMUEL A. BATES, Town Clerk.
Personally appeared Henry A. Monk and made oath that he would perform the duties pertaining to said office.
Before me, ANSEL O. CLARK, Justice of the Peace.
The warrant was then read by Assistant Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 1. Upon ballot Mr. John V. Scollard was elected Moderator and sworn by Assistant Town Clerk.
ART. 4. Voted, To proceed to the choice of Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, three Selectmen (who shall be overseers of the poor) one Water Commissioner for three years (who shall also be Sinking Fund Commissioner), two members of the School Committee for three years, three Auditors, three Fence Viewers, and sixteen Constables.
153
Voted, On motion of Mr. Kelley, that after the election of the town officers and the appointment of such committees as may be ordered by the town that the Moderator declare the meeting .to be adjourned to Monday, March 15, at 9 o'clock A. M.
Voted, On motion of Mr. E. E. Abercrombie that a com- mittee of 13 be appointed on appropriations ; that they take into consideration all articles of the warrant ; that this com- mittee be composed of persons not having charge of any de- partment of the town.
Voted, On motion of Mr. A. O. Clark, that the ballot " yes or no" on the question of granting liquor licenses be taken at this time.
Mr. T. P. Harrison was appointed to receive "yes and no " votes, and was sworn by Assistant Town Clerk.
Voted, That the committee on appropriations be in- structed to publish their report in the three local papers previous to the adjourned meeting.
Mr. A. H. Mason, C. A. Belcher, E. J. Thomas and Daniel Potter were appointed as tellers to assort and count votes, and were sworn by Assistant Town Clerk.
Voted, On motion of Mr. F. A. Hobart, that a com- mittee, consisting of Geo. D. Willis, Asa French, E. E. Abercrombie, Ansel O. Clark, T. H. Dearing and John Kelley, be appointed to take into consideration the matter of combining with the office of Town Clerk such other offices as in their judgment will be a benefit to the town, and to recommend a salary to be paid for said office as combined ; also to consider and report a salary to be attached to each office of the town not otherwise provided for by vote of the town. The above committee to report at the adjourned meeting, and said report to be first considered.
The Moderator announced the following as the committee on appropriations ; Hon. Asa French, Chairman ; George H.
154
Arnold. Frank O. Wellington, Willie H. Shaw, George D. Willis, Daniel Potter, John W. West, Charles C. Mellen, Fred O. Ellis, William Allen, Charles A. Belcher, Charles G. Sheppard, William A. Mckean.
Mr. Brooks moved to add the names of John Kelley and E. E. Abercrombie.
Mr. Abercombie moved to amend motion of Mr. Brooks, that the list as appointed by the Moderator be accepted. The amendment was adopted and the original motion as amended was passed.
Voted. On motion of Mr. Potter, that the polls be kept open until 1 o'clock P. M., and that they be closed at that hour.
At 1 o'clock the polls were declared closed.
Daniel Potter, for the tellers, reported the result of the ballot, as follows :
Whole number of ballots cast, three hundred and seventy (370), and were for the following persons, namely :-
For Town Clerk :- Blanks 2, Henry A. Monk 368, and he was declared elected and sworn by the Moderator. For Town Treasurer :- Blanks 3, C. O. Miller 1, P. D. Hol- brook 366, and he was declared elected and sworn.
For Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor :-
Hobart 2, J. F. Bates 1, Thomas Croke 2, T. P. Har- rison 1, A. L. Hobart 3, blanks 7, J. Parker Hayward 356, blanks 5, William W. Mayhew 362, blanks 10, Ansel O. Clark 360, and Ansel O. Clark, William W. Mayhew and - J. Parker Hayward were declared elected and sworn.
For Water Commissioner for three years and Sinking Fund Commissioner :-
Blanks 2. James T. Stevens 368, and he was declared elected and accepted.
155
For School Committee for three years :-
John Kelly 1, blanks 2, George W. Stevens 368, blanks. 5, Thomas A. Watson 364, and Thomas A. Watson and George W. Stevens of Tremont street were declared elected and sworn.
For Auditors :-
Joseph Crickney 1. M. F. Drinkwater 4, N. R. Proctor 1, blanks 2, Charles G. Sheppard 364, blanks 6, L. Willard Morrison 362, blanks 2, Daniel Potter 368, and Daniel Pot- ter, L. Willard Morrison and Charles G. Sheppard were de- clared elected and sworn.
For Fence Viewers :- Frank Woodworth 4, blanks 1, Francis W. Crooker 366, blanks 2, Stillman F. Pratt 368, blanks 3, William A. Kane, 366, and Stillman F. Pratt, Francis W. Crooker and William A. Kane were declared elected. Pratt and Crooker were sworn ; Kane declined.
For Constables :-
Horace Faxon 365, Christopher T. Bailey 364. Joseph W. Stetson 365, Leonard M. Hobart 366, James R. Qualey 359. John H. Macandrew 355, Conrad Mischler 364, John Gallivan 359, Charles C. Hill 358, John Kelley 362, Ben- jamin J. Loring 365, Henry Dugan, Jr., 357, J. Murray Knight 343, Edward M. Wight 359 were declared elected and sworn. Thomas Downey 353, George H. Holbrook 365, but they declined to serve. All others 17.
Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town ? Whole number of votes 300. Yes 74. No 226.
Voted. To choose 5 surveyors of wood and weighers of hay, and J. Marcus Arnold, Peter B. Lawson, Martin L. Tupper, William Allen and Edward M. Wight were chosen and sworn.
1
156
Voted, To choose 3 surveyors of lumber, and Martin L. Tupper, Henry Gardner and George H. Holbrook were chosen and sworn.
Voted, That the Selectmen appoint one measurer of leather, one pound-keeper and three field drivers.
Voted, To adjourn this meeting to Monday, March 15, at 9 o'clock A. M.
A true record.
Attest :
HENRY A. MONK, Town Clerk.
BRAINTREE, March 15, 1897.
The town met in accordance with adjournment from March Ist, 1897. Moderator in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. A. A. Ellsworth.
The following resolutions were presented by Hon. Asa French, and unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That the citizens of Braintree, in their annual town meeting assembled, have learned with deep regret that Samuel A. Bates, Esq., who has filled the responsible posi- tion of Town Clerk for the last twenty-five years, is unable longer to serve in that capacity by reason of failing health.
Possessed of a thorough knowledge of the complicated duties of the office, Mr. Bates has also been an enthusiastic and critical student of the early history of this ancient town. and has rendered invaluable service in bringing to light and verifying important incidents connected with that history, as well as by rectifying errors and supplying deficiencies in the official records.
157
We extend to him the thanks of the town for his long continued public services, and express the hope that the evening of his life may be peaceful and happy.
Resolved, That these resolutions be entered at large upon the records of the town, and that a certified copy of the same be transmitted to Mr. Bates by the Town Clerk.
ART. 4. Voted, To proceed to ballot for one fence viewer to fill the vacancy. On ballot, Mr. Thomas P. Harrison was declared elected and was sworn.
Voted, That two vacancies in the office of Constable be not filled, and that the number for the ensuing year be four- teen instead of sixteen, as voted on March 1.
Voted, To proceed to ballot for two Trustees of Thayer Public Library, and on ballot Mr. N. H. Hunt and Mr. E. W. Arnold were declared elected.
ART. 6. The Committee on Appropriations made their report through Daniel Potter, Secretary of said Committee.
Voted, To act on committee's report by sections.
ART. 2. Voted, That Article 2 be taken up.
Voted, To amend the School Committee's report on page 137, as follows : To read appropriation for 1896, $19,150 instead of $19,600 as reported by Committee.
Voted. To lay article 2 on the table.
Art. 6, The following appropriations were voted :
Salaries of teachers in addition to dog tax and school fund . $12,300 00 Superintendent 1,200 00
Janitors, including cleaning and care of
buildings during summer vacation · 1,568 00
158
Text books and supplies $1,700 00
Incidentals for schools . 400 00
Incidentals and repairs for school houses Fuel 1,235 00
900 00
Art. 14, Conveyance of pupils
700 00
Art. 6, Repairs and furniture, South-west School
225 00
Operating South-west School, 4 months . 250 00 Fire Department, for expenses, care of fire alarm, engine houses, apparatus and incidentals 800 00
Art. 10, Pay of members, engineers, stewards and firemen 1,180 00
Art. 18, Repairs on engine houses 125 00
Art. 19, New hose
325 00
17, .
·
Art. S 22, To extend the fire alarm system ·
300 00
33.
Voted to take recess until 1 o'clock, at which time it was again called to order by the moderator.
Art. 11, For hydrant service 4,050 00
Art. 12, For water loan sinking funds 5,120 00
Art. 26, Extending water mains 2,000 00
Art. 16, Electric Light Department, for oper- ating the street lighting system . 8,425 00
The revenue derived from the commercial and domestic lighting, meter rents and jobbing be applied to pay $430 for the sinking fund and the balance for oper- ating expenses and connecting new users.
159
Art. 6, For sundry notes.
Jonas Perkins Schoolhouse
$3,100 00
Monatiquot Schoolhouse
3,300 00
Electric light
2,000 00
Art. 3, Voted, To take up Article 3 for consideration.
ART. 3. Voted, That for the present year the highways be taken care of by a superintendent, to be appointed by the Selectmen ; that said superintendent shall be paid for his services a sum not to exceed three dollars a day ; that no bill in the highway department shall be approved for payment by the Selectmen or paid by the Treasurer unless such bill contain the approval of said superintendent : this is also to include all bills for removal of snow; that said super- intendent shall make a complete report of the conduct of the highway department : said report to be printed iu the town report.
Voted, That the highway department is hereby instructed to take advantage, as far as in their judgment they deem best, of the provisions of Chapter 513 of the Acts of 1895, to aid towns in the construction and maintenance of better roads.
ART. 6. Voted, That the sum of $6,500 be raised and appropriated for highways, this amount to include salary of the superintendent : $800 of said sum to be expended upon the sidewalks ; all to be expended in accordance with the vote just passed under article 3.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.