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Also to vote Yes or No upon the question, Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town?
The polls shall be open at six o'clock in the forenoon and may be closed at one o'clock P. M.
You are further directed to notify and warn said inhabi- tants qualified to vote as aforesaid, to meet at the Town Hall in said Braintree on Monday the ninth day of March, 1908, at seven and one-half o'clock in the evening, then and there to act on the following articles, namely:
Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting, Art. 2. To choose all other r Town Officers except those elected by ballot.
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Art. 3. To see if the Town will authorize its Treasurer with the approval of the majority of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of Taxes and issue notes of the Town therefor. Also to see if the Town will hold its Treasurer harmless on his bond from any loss which may arise from the failure of any National Bank in which the funds of the Town may be on de- posit, said Bank or Banks being designated by the Selectmen. Also to see if the Town will continue to pay for the bond of its Treasurer and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 4. To hear and act upon the reports of the several boards of Town Officers and of any committee, and to choose any committee the Town may think proper.
Art. 5 To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support of the public schools and for transporting pupils to and from the same.
Art. 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to defray the expense of finishing the hall in the Penniman School building.
Art. 7. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the repairs of highways, town ways and bridges. Also for repairs and building sidewalks and stone roads, removal of snow and watering streets.
Art. 8. To see if the Town will vote to build a drain on Frederick Road and Washington Street near the junction of Pond Street and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 9. To see if the Town will vote to build a drain on Middle Street and Cleveland Avenue and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 10. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of that part of Hobart Avenue so called (leading westerly from Washington Street to Tremont Street) and that part of Lakeview Avenue leading westerly from Hobart Avenue to Tremont Street, as town ways as made by the Selectmen and raise- and appropriate a sum of money to build the same.
Art. 11. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of Highland Avenue, so-called (leading easterly from Washington Street to Hancock Street), as a Town way, as made by the Select- men, and raise and appropriate sum of money to build the same.
Art. 12. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of that part of Sherbrooke Avenue so-called (leading easterly from its pres- ent terminus) as a town way as made by the Selectmen and raise and appropriate a sum of money to build the same.
Art. 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for repairs on the Almshouse buildings,
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Art. 14. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support of the poor.
Art. 15. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to appropriate for the payment of State Aid, Military Aid and for Soldiers' Relief as provided by Sections 18 and 19 of Chapter 79 of the Revised Laws, and to determine how much of the same shall be raised by taxation.
Art. 16. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for support and maintenance of the Fire Department and for the purchase of new hose.
Art. 17. That the Town accepts the provision of Section 10 Chapter 454 of the Acts of 1893 or any previous or subsequent act and immediately proceed to elect a board of three Electric-light Commissioners, one for one year, one for two years and one for three years and annually for three years.
Art. 18. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for operating expenses of the Electric Light Department, for lighting streets, connecting new consumers, Sinking Fund, etc.
Art. 19. To see if the Town will vote to place suitable street lights on Charles Street and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 20. To see if the Town will vote to extend the street lights on Quincy Avenue and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 21. To see if the Town will vote to extend the street lights on Commercial Street to the Quincy line and raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 22. To see if the Town will vote to continue its night police and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 23. To see what action the Town will take in enforcing the Criminal Laws and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Art. 24. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the payment of court fees and expenses.
Art. 25. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Highway Department to pay the Water Department for water used for water- ing streets.
Art. 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money for hydrant service.
Art. 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money for the Water Loan Sinking Funds.
Art. 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for extension of Water Mains.
Art. 29. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to pay for meters.
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Art. 30. To see if the Town will vote to extend its Water System South in Washington Street from its present termina- tion to the Holbrook and Braintree Town line and raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient for the same.
Art. 31. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary for the payment of notes, and for the payment of interest on the Town debt, and on loans in anticipation of taxes.
Art. 32. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the payment of Town Officers.
Art. 33. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for miscellaneous expenses.
Art. 34. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to assist Post 87, G. A. R., in defraying the ex- penses of memorial services on Memorial Day.
Art. 35. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the Thayer Public Library and for the distribution of books.
Art. 36. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for supplies and for repairs of the Town Hall and for the services of a Janitor.
Art. 37. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for insurance on Town buildings.
Art. 38. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for abatement of Taxes.
Art. 39. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to be expended by the Tree Warden.
Art. 40. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to be expended by the Board of Health.
Art. 41. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- ate a sum of money to be expended on the Town Lands.
Art. 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to be expended on Plain Street Cemetery.
Art. 43. To . see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to perfect a plan for the care and disposal of .sew- erage.
Art. 44. To see if the Town will vote to charge interest on all unpaid taxes after a certain date.
Art. 45. To see if the Town will accept the legacy given to it in the will of Nathaniel H. Hunt and hold the same in Trust for the purposes set forth in said will and to take such action as it may deem necessary as to selling any part or the whole of the real estate held as a part of said trust property.
You are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof in three public places in each Precinct in said
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Town of Braintree, seven days at least before said second day of March 1908, 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 twenty-ninth day of February, 1908. -
Given under our hands at Braintree this tenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight. ยท
B. HERBERT WOODSUM, R. ALLEN GAGE, HENRY M. STORM,
Selectmen of Braintree.
A true copy. Attest.
CHARLES A. HOBART, Constable of Braintree.
Braintree, Feb. 13, 1908.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I hereby notify and warll the inhabitants of the Town of Braintree, qualified as therein ex- pressed, to meet at the time and place for the purposes therein mentioned.
CHARLES A. HOBART, Constable of Braintree.
INDEX
Abatement of Taxes
80
Almshouse
64
Appropriations of 1907
45
Assessors' Account
47
Auditors' Report
104
Births of 1907
29
Deaths of 1907
38
Debt of Town
96
Dog Tax Account
42
Electric Light Department, Report of
151
Expenditures of 1907
50
Financial Summary
101
Fire Department, Report of
149
Fire Department Expenditures
51
Health, Report of Board of
109
Highway Surveyors, Report of
55
Incidental Expenses
59
Insurance Account
103
Library, Report of Trustees of Thayer
145
Marriages of 1907
34
Outside Aid
66
Poor Department Expenditures
64
School Committee, Report of
129
School Statistics
137
School Expenditures
72
School Fund
99
Selectmen, Report of
43
Sinking Fund Accounts
92
Soldiers' Relief
79
State Aid Account
80
Superintendent of Schools, Report of
132
Tax Collector's Account
150
Town Clerk's Report
3
Town Hall Expenditures
80
Town Officers of 1907
2
Town Officers, Pay of
46
Town Debt
96
Town Treasurer's Report
86
Tree Warden
82
Vote at State Election
26
Vote at Town Election
8
Warrant for Annual Town Meeting of 1908 170
Water Commissioners, Report of 113
Water Department, Report of Superintendent 124
Water Finances-Treasurer's Report
118
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Jury List
As prepared by the Selectmen February 15th 1908.
Ahearn, Daniel F., 145 Railroad Street,. Operator
Annis, James L., 11 Sherbrooke Avenue, Bridge Worker
Arnold, George A., 242 Middle Street, .. . Farmer
Arnold, John R., 1024 Washington Street, . Retired
Bates, Louis F., 71 Commercial Street,. Plumber
Bestick, Clarence R., 287 Washington Street, Farmer
Bolles, Francis S., Factory Hill, . Dyer
Case, Winthrop T., Adams Street,. Farmer
Cavanagh, Charles F., 111 School Street, Building Mover
Shoe Worker
Chase, Harry L., 63 Tremont Street,. Tile Mason
Cook, Alfred A., 40 Mt. Vernon Avenue,
Connell, James, 524 Commercial Street, . Farmer
Cronin, William H., 190 Shaw Street,
Salesman
Dodge, Lewis H., 36 Shaw Avenue,. . Machinist
Dyer, F. Eugene, 1102 Washington Street, Retired
Estes, Lewis E., Grove Street, Farmer
Flye, James A., 69 Plain Street,. Carpenter
French, Azel R., 144 Franklin Street, Salesman
French, George A., 660 Washington Street, Retired
Gammons, Stephen B., 11 Pond Street,. . Clerk
Goodspeed, N. Herbert, 75 Commercial Street, Leather Worker
Graves, William H., 63 Plain Street, Retired
Gustin, Edwin R., Pond Street, Shoe Worker
Hayward, J. Parker, Quincy Avenue, Retired
Hill, J. Samuel, 239 Washington Street,. Provision Dealer
Hobart, Edward W., Hobart Avenue, Inspector
Hobart, H. Parker, 845 Washington Street,. Grocer Hollis, Henry M., Middle Street, Farmer
Howland, Walter H., 10 Central Avenue,. Shoe Worker
Hussey, George F., Liberty Street,. Retired
Jordan, Charles G., 155 Allen Street,. . Grain Dealer
Joy, Adoniram F., 4 Allen Street,. Shoe Worker
Knight, Bradford, Y., 195 Shaw Street, Carpenter
Leatherbee, James D., Tremont Street,.
Leben, L. Francis, Howard Street, . Machinist
Levangie, James, 350 Franklin Street,. Shoe Worker
Retired
Ludden, George E., 226 Shaw Street,. . Leather Worker Lyons, William A., 44 Union Street,. . Clerk
Matthews, Charles W., Union Street,. Grocer
May, William, 485 Washington Street,. Contractor
McKenney, Frank E., Monatiquot Avenue, Retired
. McNabb, James Jr., 371 Quincy Avenue, . Gardener McRae, Augustus, Sheppard Avenue,. . Carpenter Morrison, L. Willard, 115 Adams Street,. Clerk Newcomb, Willie A., 31 Hollis Avenue,. Shoe Worker Odom, John, 102 School Street,. Letter Carrier Pennock, Frederick G., 741 Washington Street, Machinist Philbrook, Walter G., 328 Elm Street, Painter Pierson, Edward O., Off Washington Street, . Janitor Ratcliffe, John W., 416 Commercial Street,. Machinist
Reviere, George W., Granite Street,. Dealer
Robery, John P., 5 Liberty Street, Farmer
Salesman Ross, William A., 21 Hancock Street,
Shaw, Frederick W., 659 Washington Street,. Retired
Slade, George H., 312 Middle Street,. Shoe Worker
Smart, Charles E., 259 Washington Street, .Laborer
Smith, Peter, 50 Front Street,. Laborer
Smith, Thomas M., 4 Plymouth Street,. Auctioneer
Spaulding, Lemuel B., 51 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Retired
Spear, Joseph G., 95 Hayward Street,. . Farmer
Stark, William F., River Street,. Electrician
Stevens, James, 54 Liberty Street,. Machinist
Storm, Henry M., 336 Commercial Street,. Selectman
Sullivan, Edward J., 654 Washington Street, Merchant Sullivan, John F., 44 Hobart Street,. Painter Thayer, Elmer F., 279 Pond Street, Farmer Turner, Azro, 384 Washington Street,. Real Estate
West, John W., 234 Commercial Street,. Salesman White, George H., Town Street,. Farmer
White, Hartley L., 133 Hollis Avenue, Civil Engineer
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