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Art. 34. Voted to appropriate for court fees and expenses, the sum of $100.00.
Art. 35. Voted to appropriate for use of the Tree Warden, the sum of $100.00.
Art. 36. Voted to appropriate for the use of the Board of Health, the sum of $200.00.
Art. 37. Voted that the Town buy of George H. Arnold, two acres (more or less) of meadow land adjoining the Town Farm and appropriate the sum of $50 to pay for the same.
Art. 38. Voted to appropriate for French's Common and Town land, $100.00.
Article 40 taken up.
Voted to adjourn to Monday evening, April 11th, at 7.30 o'clock.
A true record,-Attest :
H. A. MONK, Town Clerk.
BRAINTREE, April 11, 1904.
The Town met in accordance with adjournment from March 28th, the meeting was called to order at 7.30 o'clock P. M. by Moderator Woodsum.
Article 40 under consideration.
Voted to indefinitely postpone all action under this Article.
Art. 6. The committee appointed to select a site for a new school building in Precinct One, report plans, estimates, etc., presented their report with recommendations, see files in Town Clerk's office.
Voted to receive the foregoing report.
Voted that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of
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thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000) for the purpose of erect- ing an eight room, brick school building in Precinct One, and for the purchase of a lot of land on Pond street, owned by heirs of Samuel Dyer, and that the Moderator appoint a committee of seven to be known as the "Building Committee " with full power to carry this vote into effect. The Moderator appointed William C. Harding, F. Eugene Dyer, George H. Holbrook, J. Parker Hayward, Herbert W. Borden, Paul Monaghan, Otis B. Oakman, as that committee.
Voted that the Town Treasurer be and is hereby authorized under the direction of the Selectmen to issue notes of the Town for the aggregate sum of thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000.00) for the purpose of erecting a new school building in Precinct One; said notes to bear interest at a rate not exceeding four per cent. per annum and to be payable on June 1st of each year, as follows, viz :- 1905, 1906, 1907, two thousand dollars each year ; 1908, 1909, three thousand dollars each year ; 1910, four thousand dollars; 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, five thousand dollars each year, and that the Selectmen are hereby instructed to raise by taxa- tion each year, as named above, a sum sufficient to pay each note as it falls due, together with the amount of accrued interest on each note remaining unpaid.
Any moneys not used for the purpose named in this vote shall be applied towards payment of the first maturing note.
Art. 39. A motion by Mr. Wallace Wilson to instruct the Board of Water Commissioners to furnish a supply of water to the inhabitants of Mayflower Park, was rejected, 45 voting in the affirmative and 48 in the negative.
Mr. Wilson gave notice of his intention to move a reconsid- eration of the above.
Voted that this meeting adjourn until next Monday evening, April 18th, at 7.30 o'clock.
A true record, - Attest :
H. A. MONK, Town Clerk.
BRAINTREE, April 18, 1904.
The Town met in accordance with adjournment from April 11th. The meeting was called to order at 7.30 o'clock P. M. by Moderator Woodsum.
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Article 41 laid on the table.
Article 39 taken up. Voted on motion of Mr. Wilson to reconsider the vote whereby the town at its last meeting rejected the following motion :
Moved that the Board of Water Commissioners of Braintree be, and it is hereby instructed and directed to forthwith, and with reasonable diligence, take the steps in their judgment necessary to provide a sufficient water supply for domestic and other purposes for the inhabitants of the Mayflower Park dis- trict, so-called, in said Braintree and to make any and all exten- sions, alterations, renewals and additions to the present water system and plant, and any part thereof, that may be in their judgment necessary to furnish and provide a water supply to the inhabitants of Mayflower Park district and vicinity, sufficient in pressure to deliver water in the second story of the residences in said Mayflower Park district.
The following sentence was added to the foregoing motion by Mr. Wilson without objection :
The Board shall not be required under this vote to lay pipe in any street other than the main travelled highway from the Holbrook line, northerly to the vicinity of Cranberry Brook, if water shall be taken from Holbrook, or to a point of connection with the present main in said main highway from Holbrook to South Braintree square if water be taken from the present Brain- tree plant.
Mr. John Kelley offered the following motion as a substi- tute for the motion of Mr. Wilson :
That the Water Commissioners are hereby instructed to furnish the inhabitants of Mayflower Park with water by laying a six-inch or eight-inch pipe from the Braintree and Holbrook line, northerly on Washington street to a point at or near Cran- berry Brook, and to make arrangements with the Water Com- missioners of Randolph and Holbrook to furnish said water by contract, or meter, and that a sum not to exceed seven thousand ($7,000) dollars be borrowed to perform said work.
The Water Commissioners are hereby further instructed to exact the following conditions :-
To charge five per cent. for all pipe laid from main pipe on
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Main street, or any street or avenue leading therefrom, meaning that five per cent. be not charged for laying of main pipe from nolbrook and Braintree line to Cranberry Brook, so-called. That there shall not be less than ten takers for said water and that they give a suitable bond to the Water Commissioners guarantee- ing payment of the above mentioned five per cent. on any side street until such time as the water taken pays the amount of five per cent. But if the water is taken by meter they shall guaran- tee meter rent and cost of water as metered and five per cent. on cost of laying pipe from main in main street, until such time as the water taken by meter will pay for furnishing such water and meter rent and proportion of maintenance. Said takers shall be subject to rules and regulations made from time to time by the Water Department. The Water Board is further instructed that if in their judgment they require a legislative act to take water from Holbrook and Randolph they may obtain the same.
The Water Commissioners are hereby instructed not to pur- chase pipe or go to any expense until they are satisfied that water can be furnished in the way above mentioned and a suit- able bond furnished satisfactory to the Board.
Voted that no person be allowed to speak more than five minutes on the question of substitution.
Voted to substitute the motion of Mr. Kelley for that of Mr. Wilson.
Voted to adopt the above substitute motion.
Voted that the Town Treasurer be and is hereby authorized and directed to borrow seven thousand dollars ($7,000) in accord- ance with the foregoing vote and to issue therefore seven notes of the town, equal in amount, to bear interest at a rate not to exceed four per cent. per annum, one of said notes to be paid each year until said debt is extinguished.
Article 41. Voted to charge interest at the rate of six per cent. per annum on all taxes remaining unpaid after Decem- ber 1, 1904.
Art. 42. Voted to adopt the following Jury list as pre- sented by the Selectmen.
Arnold J. Marcus, Arnold Richard L., Bates Frank Albert, Bates Louis F., Bates Charles S., Bailey William H. H., Bond Francis D., Cain Thomas J., Cavanagh Charles F., Cavanagh
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James E., Clark Edward W., Cook Alfred A., Connell James, Crathern Charles F. H., Cuff John W., Currier William H., Doane Henry W., Dolbeare Harry E., Drinkwater Horace R., Dyer F. Eugene, Dyer Brainard T., Ellis Walter F., French Azel R., Gage R. Allen, Gardner Francis A., Gore Henry W., Green Worth A., Gutterson William B., Hart Louis J., Hanna- ford Charles S., Hayward J. Parker, Hayward Francis E., Heath Vernon S., Hobart Arthur L., Hobart Edward W., Hollis Albert F., Hollis L. Bradford, Holmes William L., Howland Walter H., Hunt Nathaniel F., Keith Warren B., Keith Arza H., Kelley Hiram H., King James H., Knight Bradford Y., Leben L. Francis, Lothrop Charles M., Mathewson Emor H., McRae Augustus, McGill Edward G., Morgan Frank H., Morrison Alva S., Morrison L. Willard, Mulcahy John W., Newcomb Willie A. Palmer Frank H., Patten Harry L., Penniman N. Allen, Pratt Stillman F., Prescott Eben, Potter Daniel, Robery John P., Ross William A., Sampson George E., Shaw Willie H., Stevens George W., Stark William F., Sullivan Edward J., Summers William B., Thayer Louis W., Thayer Elmer F., Tilden Sidney A., Tuttle G. Henry, West John W., White Hartley L., Whit- man Henry B., Winkfield Oton O., Woodworth George E.
Article 43 indefinitely postponed.
Art. 4. Voted that a committee of five in addition to the Surveyors of Highways be appointed to consider the matter of stone roads, the procuring of material for the same and the sub- ject of a new stone crushing plant and report at an adjournment of this meeting.
The Moderator appointed John Kelley, George H. Arnold, John Cavanagh, William E. Maybury and Foster F. Tupper as that committee.
Voted that this meeting adjourn until next Monday even- ing at 7.30 o'clock.
A true record,-Attest :
H. A. MONK, Town Clerk.
BRAINTREE, April 25, 1904.
The Town met in accordance with adjournment from April 18th. The meeting was called to order at 7.30 o'clock P. M. by Moderator Woodsum.
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Article 4. The report of the Water Supply Committee taken from the table.
Voted that the Water Commissioners be instructed to com- mence the instalment of a system of meters and to expend a sum not to exceed three thousand ($3,000) dollars for that pur- pose to be taken from the revenue of the Water Department.
Voted that a committee of five to include the Moderator of this meeting be appointed to bring the matter of the dangerous character of the crossing of the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. by the highway at Braintree station, to the attention of the railroad officials. E. E. Abercrombie, George O. Wales, William H. Cuff, George H. Anold and B. Herbert Woodsum were chosen as that Committee.
Voted that a Committee- of three be appointed to see if lower railroad fares can be obtained between Braintree and Bos- ton. Elmer E. Abercrombie, William Gallagher and John W. West were appointed.
The Committee appointed at the last Annual Meeting to in- vestigate the heating of the school buildings, the establishment of a Town coal wharf, the running of the Electric Light Plant in the day time to furnish power, etc., etc., reported not advis- able to make any change. (See files in Town Clerk's office)
Voted to receive the report and adopt the recommenda- tion of the Committee.
The Moderator appointed the following Committee on ap- propriations for the ensuing year : Henry M. Storme, Charles G. Sheppard, David G. Doane, William Allen, Charles G. Jordan, William H. Dam, William May, Henry W. Doane, Hartley L. White, Warren B. Keith, William Gallagher, Wil- liam H. Cuff, F. Eugene Dyer, Walter S. Osborne, George D. Finnegan.
Art. 44. Voted that the manager of the Electric Light Plant be instructed to charge a minimum rate of ten ($10) dol- lars, including meter rent.
Article 45 laid on the table.
Art. 46. Voted to appropriate the sum of five hundred ($500) dollars in addition to the "excise tax " for the construc- tion and repair of stone roads.
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Art. 4. Voted to accept the report of the town officers of 1903.
Art. 27. Voted to pay the Moderator of this meeting twenty-six ($26) dollars for his services.
Voted that seven thousand four hundred ($7,400) dollars from the Bank and Corporation tax be applied to the appropria- tions heretofore made.
Voted that the Town appropriate in the aggregate one hun- dred and forty-four thousand, three hundred and ninety-four and eighty-six one hundreth ($144,394 186%) dollars and that ninety thousand nine hundred and ninety-four and eighty-six one hun- dredth ($90,994 180%) dollars of that amount be raised by taxation.
Voted that this meeting adjourn sine die.
A true record, - Attest : H. A. MONK, Town Clerk.
WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Norfolk, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Braintree, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed 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 sixth day of June, 1904, at seven forty-five o'clock in the evening, to act on the following articles, namely :-
Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Art. 2. To see if the Town will vote to take in fee a lot of land on the south side of Pond street near the cemetery in said town, for the purpose of erecting thereon a building to be used for a public school, the same to be paid for with the money recently appropriated and borrowed to pay for a lot at the same place for the same purpose.
Art. 3. To see if the Town will vote to buy of the Brain- tree Savings Bank the one-half acre (more or less) of land ad- joining the town land on the west line, and to appropriate a sum of money for the same.
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Art. 4. To see if the Town will instruct the School Com- mittee to revoke the vote taken at one of their recent meetings whereby they abolished grammar school graduations.
. Also to instruct the School Committee to continue the grammar school graduations this year and in the future.
Art. 5. To choose any Committee or hear the report of any Committee and act thereon.
You are to give notice of this meeting by posting 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 the same once in the Braintree Observer-Reporter and Braintree Bee.
Hereof, fail not, and make due 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 Twenty-seventh day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and four.
B. HERBERT WOODSUM, J. PARKER HAYWARD, R. ALLEN GAGE.
Selectmen of Braintree.
BRAINTREE, June 6, 1904.
The town met in accordance with the foregoing warrant at the time and place specified. The meeting was opened and the warrant read by the Town Clerk.
Article 1. Upon ballot with the use of the check list B. Herbert Woodsum was elected Moderator and sworn by the Town Clerk.
Art. 2. Voted, That the town take in fee the lot of land containing one and eight hundred and nineteen one thousandths acres (1.819) situated on the south side of Pond street in said town and bounded as follows, viz: North by said Pond street, the line measuring thereon two hundred and thirty-four (234) feet ; east by land of Lewis and Andrew Dyer, the line measuring thereon five hundred fifty-four and ten one hun- dredths (554.10) feet; south by other land of Lewis and Andrew
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Dyer forty (40) feet, and west by land formerly of David P. Hayward, the line measuring thereon six hundred thirty and fifty-four one hundredths (630.54) feet. Reference may be had to a plan of said lot dated May 26, 1904, made by White and Wetherbee, surveyors, for a more particular description of said lot ; said lot of land is taken for the purpose of erecting thereon a building to be used as a public school. The proper officers of the town are hereby instructed to take whatever steps may be necessary to perfect said taking.
Voted, That the aforesaid land be paid for out of the appro- priation already made for that purpose.
Art. 3. Voted, To purchase from the Braintree Savings Bank a certain lot of land containing one-half acre (more or less) adjoining French's Common on the west and that the sum of two hundred and fifty (250) dollars be paid for the same.
Art. 4. Moved by George D. Finnegan : To instruct the School Committee of the Town of Braintree to prepare and hold a public Grammar school exercise appropriate to the occasion of the granting of the certificates or diplomas to the graduates of the Grammar schools of and in each part of the town for the closing school year and all future years until changed by future vote of this town.
Voted, On motion of Harry L. Chase to amend the forego- ing motion by striking out the word, " The certificates or."
Voted, To adopt the motion as amended.
Voted, That this meeting be dissolved.
A true record, -Attest :
H. A. MONK, Town Clerk.
WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Norfolk, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Braintree, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed 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 eighteenth day
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of July, 1904, at eight o'clock in the evening, to act on the following articles, namely :
Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meet- ing.
Art. 2. To consider and act upon the subject of providing a supply of water for domestic and other purposes for the inhabi- tants of Mayflower Park district and vicinity in said Braintree. To appropriate money therefor, and to raise by taxation, loans or otherwise money so appropriated.
Art. 3. To see what action the town will take in respect to instructing the Water Commissioners as to the amount, form, or other particular of the bond which the Water Commissioners are required to exact from the ten takers of water by the vote under Article 39 of the warrant for the annual meeting held April 18th, 1904.
You are to give notice of this meeting by posting 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 the same once in the Braintree Observer- Reporter and Braintree Bee.
Hereof, fail not, and make due 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 eighth day of July, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and four.
B. HERBERT WOODSUM, J. PARKER HAYWARD, R. ALLEN GAGE.
Selectmen of Braintree.
BRAINTREE, July 18, 1904.
The Town met in accordance with the foregoing warrant at the time and place specified ; the meeting was called to order and the warrant read by the Town Clerk.
Article 1. Upon ballot, with the use of the check list, B. Herbert Woodsum was elected Moderator and was sworn by the Town Clerk.
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Art. 2. Voted that the Town Treasurer be, and he hereby is, instructed and directed to execute in proper form and issue seven notes of the Town, of $1,000 each, said notes to be signed by the Town Treasurer and countersigned by a majority of the Selectmen of Braintree, the money raised thereby, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the purpose of meet- ing the expenses incurred by the Board of Water Commissioners in carrying out the votes passed at the meeting of April 18, 1904, with reference to furnishing a supply of water for May- flower Park and vicinity ; said notes shall be dated July 1, 1904, and shall be payable, $1,000 on the first day of July 1905, and $1,000 on the first.day of July of each succeeding year until all are paid and shall bear interest at the rate of four per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually on the first days of July and January in each year, interest and principal payable in Boston. Twenty-nine gentlemen voted in the affirmative and ten in the negative.
Voted that any sums of money raised and appropriated to supply water to Mayflower Park district, which shall not be needed or used for that puporse, shall be expended for no other purpose, and shall be applied to the payment of the note or notes next thereafter maturing, and the amount of each annual note not so paid shall be raised by taxation in each year. All inter- est becoming due on said notes shall be paid out of the revenues of the Water Department, so far as the same are sufficient to do so, and any interest not so paid shall be raised by taxation. Twenty-nine gentlemen voted in the affirmative and seven in the negative.
Article 3. Voted that the Water Commissioners be and they hereby are, instructed and directed to exact and accept from the proposed takers of water from the proposed extension or water supply in the Mayflower Park district an individual bond as follows :
Know all men by these presents, that I,
of Braintree, County of Norfolk, and Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, am holden and stand firmly bound and obliged unto James T. Stevens, T. Haven Dearing, and John Kelley, as they are water commissioners of said town, and their successors in office, in the sum of $25.00 to the payment of which to said
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water commissioners, I hereby bind myself, my heirs, executors and administrators.
The condition of this obligation is such that whereas the said Town of Braintree, through its said water commissioners in pursuance of a vote of said town duly passed and adopted at a town meeting held April 18, 1904, proposes to lay water pipes and provide water for citizens of the Mayflower Park district in said Braintree for domestic and other purposes.
Now therefore, provided said town lays said pipes, and pro- cures and supplies water as above set forth, I hereby agree to take water from said town system under such reasonable rules and conditions as the water commissioners may prescribe, and to pay therefore meter rent, the cost of water used by me as metered and five per cent., or my just proportion thereof as hereinafter set forth, on the cost of laying pipe from the main street to my premises, until such time as the water taken by meter will pay the cost of such water and meter rent and porportion of main- tenance. Where there is more than one taker on the extension which supplies me, the five per cent. shall be apportioned by the commissioners among all takers on said extension or side street as justly and equitably as may be.
Voted it is the sense of this meeting that upon the giving of the foregoing bond by ten or more of such proposed water takers, the first ten to be owners of real estate, the water com- missioners shall forthwith proceed to carry out the work of sup-, plying water to Mayflower Park and that the same be completed with reasonable diligence this year.
Art. 2. Voted that all acts or votes or parts of acts or votes, passed by any previous town meeting which are inconsist- ent with the acts or votes of this meeting relating to a water supply for Mayflower Park district, are hereby rescinded. Twen- ty-eight gentlemen voted in the affirmative and three in the negative. A point of order was raised ,that the subject matter was not contained in the warrant. The Moderator sustained the point of order and the vote was declared not in order.
Meeting adjourned sine die.
A true record,-Attest :
H. A. MONK, Town Clerk.
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WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Norfolk, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Braintree, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Braintree, qualified to vote in elections therein, to meet at the polling places in their respective Precincts to wit :-
Polling place in Precinct No. 1, Town Hall.
Polling place in Precinct No. 2, Hose House, Hollis avenue. Polling place in Precinct No. 3, Hose House, Allen street.
On Tuesday, the eighth day of November, 1904, at six o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to bring in to the Ward- ens of their respective Precincts their votes on the official ballot for Electors of President and Vice-President, Governor, Lieuten- ant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney-General, Representative in Congress, Councillor, Senator, two Represen- tatives in the General Court, District Attorney, County Com- missioner, Associate Commissioners, Sheriff.
The polls will be kept open until one o'clock in the after- noon.
You are directed to serve this warrant by posting true and attested copies thereof in not less than three public places in each Precinct in said town seven days at least before the said eighth day of November, 1904, and by publishing the same once in the Braintree Observer-Reporter and Braintree Bee.
Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Selectmen before the time of said election.
Given under our hands at Braintree this twenty-seventh day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and four.
B. HERBERT WOODSUM,
J. PARKER HAYWARD,
R. ALLEN GAGE.
Selectmen of Braintree.
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BRAINTREE, November 8, 1904.
In accordance with the foregoing warrant the voters assem- bled in the several Precincts to cast their ballots for electors of President and Vice-President of the United States, State and County Officers as enumerated in the warrant.
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