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TOWN HALL
Article 8. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for repairs and maintenance of the Town Hall and for the services of a Janitor.
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PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Article 9. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for its Police and for the neces- sary expenses required for the enforcement of the law,; also for placing telephones in the houses of the police officers.
Article 10. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the payment of Court Fees and Expenses.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Article 11. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support and maintenance of the Fire Department, and for Hydrant Service.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for extra pay of firemen on the 30 cents per hour basis.
Article 13. To see if the Town will raise and appropri- ate a sum of money for telephones for the houses of the en- gineers and Forest Warden.
Article 14. To see if the Town will raise and appropri- ate $100.00 for shingling East Braintree Hose House.
Article 15. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $85.00 for concrete platform at Hose House, South Brain- tree.
Article 16. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $95.00 for painting Hose 2 of South Braintree.
Article 17. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $600.00 for the purchase of new hose.
Article 18. To see if the Town will raise and appropri- ate a sum of money for a combination chemical.
Article 19. To see if the Town will raise and appropri- ate a sum of money for new Fire Alarm boxes.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to locate a Fire Alarm Box near the Holbrook line and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
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Article 21. To see if the Town will establish
£ a Fire Alarm box in the Braintree Highlands district, at the corner of South and Washington Streets, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to locate a Fire Alarm box at or near the corner of Tremont and Academy Streets and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to install a Fire Alarm box in the vicinity of Stetson and Liberty Streets, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 24. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support and maintenance of the Fire Alarm System.
Article 25. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $75.00 to be paid to the Braintree Firemen's Relief Association, for the observance of Firemen's Memorial Sunday.
INSPECTION
Article 26. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the sealing of Weights and Meas- ures.
FORESTRY
Article 27. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the suppression of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths, Care of Trees and Forest Fires.
HEALTH
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to accept the Provisions of Chapter 103 of the Revised Laws in relation to supervision of plumbing.
Article 29. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the salaries and expenses of the Board of Health, including contagious diseases; also for Vital Statistics and for the Inspection of animals, milk and provisions. .
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SANITATION
Article 30. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for surface water drains.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to extend the drain from near Pond Street into Franklin Street and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to build a drain in Hobart Avenue and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Article 33. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support of the Highway Department, repairs of highways, town ways and bridges, also for repairs and building sidewalks, stone roads, removal of snow, watering and oiling streets.
Article 34. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of Lemoyne Street, so-called, (leading northerly from River Street) as a town way as made by the Selectmen, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 35. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of River Street as a town way as widened between Washington Street and the Monatiquot river by the Selectmen and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 36. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of that part of Hollis Avenue, so-called, (extending from Oak to Walnut Streets) as a town way as made by the Selectmen, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 37. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of that part of Monatiquot Avenue. so-called, (extending from Oak to Walnut Street) as a Town way as made by the Selectmen, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 38. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of Robinson Avenue, so-called, (leading westerly from Wash- ington Street) as a town way as made by the Selectmen and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 39. To see if the Town will accept the laying out
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of Cotton Avenue, so-called, (leading easterly from Shaw Street) as a town way as made by the Selectmen, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 40. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of Nelson Street, so-called, (leading westerly from Shaw Street) as a town way as made by the Selectmen, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
CHARITIES
Article 41. To see what sums of money the Town will raise and appropriate for the support of the Poor and the maintenance of the Braintree Home.
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Article 42. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the payment of State Aid and Soldiers' Burials, Military Aid and Soldiers' Relief.
EDUCATION
Article 43. 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.
Article 44. To see if the Town will. consent to raise the maximum salary of grade teachers from $500 to $550 per an- num at the discretion of the School Board, and raise and ap- propriate the sum of $680 for that purpose.
Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to build a fence between the Monatiquot school grounds and the land of John T. Conway, and raise and appropriate the sum of $80.00 for the same.
Article 46. To see if the Town will raise and appropri- ate the sum of $200 to finish (satisfactory to the State require- ments) the stairways to Hall in Penniman School building.
Article 47. To see if the Town will vote to purchase land in Precinct Two and erect a new school building thereon, and raise and appropriate money for the same.
LIBRARY
Article 48. 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.
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RECREATION
Article 49. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to be expended on the Town Lands.
Article 50. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to assist Post 87, G. A. R., in defray- ing expenses Memorial Day.
UNCLASSIFIED
Article 51. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for Miscellaneous Expenses.
Article 52. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the abatement of taxes.
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT 1
Article 53. To see if the Town will appropriate the in- come from private consumers of electric light, for operating expenses, repairs and renewals.
Article 54. To see if the Town will appropriate from the unexpended balance of the appropriations of 1910, the sum of $2,500.00, to restore to the Town Treasury the amount of the "Caleb Stetson note," so-called, and to see if it will con- firm the payment in 1899, of two notes amounting to $2,- 500.00, and to declare said payment as a liquidation of so much of the indebtedness of the Electric Light Department.
Article 55. To see if the Town will re-appropriate the remainder of the unexpended balance of the appropriations of 1910 for extension of lines, connecting new consumers, repairs and renewals.
Article 56. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the Electric Light Depart- ment, for the Depreciation Fund, the Sinking Fund and for interest.
Article 57. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $56,976.96 shown in the accounts of the Electric Light Department under the name of "Overdraft for Con- struction," so that the account can be closed into Profit and Loss, -
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Article 58. To see if the Town will vote to extend the street lights on West Street to the Five Corners and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 59. To see if the Town will vote to place electric lights on the common and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 60. To see if the Town will vote to extend the electric lights through Division Street to the Corner of Liberty Street and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 61. To see if the Town will raise and appropri- ate the sum of $560.00 for the extension of the street lights on Pearl street, from the corner of Liberty and Middle Streets to the corner of Pearl and. Fountain Streets.
Article 62. To see if the Town will ratify the appropria- tion of the $2,500 received from the Caleb Stetson estate and. used by the Town Treasurer in 1899 to pay two notes of the Electric Light Department amounting to $2,500.
WATER DEPARTMENT
Article 63. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or borrow a sum of money sufficient to enable the Water Department to purchase and install new machinery and to either authorize the Water Commissioners to connect the waters of Great Pond with the waters of Little Pond by gravi- ty or to filter the waters of Great Pond.
Article 64. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to be used for the extension of mains.
Article 65. To see if the Town will vote to extend the water mains through Division Street and down Liberty Street to a point near the house of Samuel T. Hawes, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
CEMETERY
Article 66. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to be expended on the Plain Street Cemetery,
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INTEREST. . MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Article 67. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate such sums of money as may be necessary for the pay- ment of notes and for the payment of interest on Town debt and on loans in anticipation of taxes.
SINKING FUNDS
Article 68. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate such sums of money as may be necessary for the Electric Light and Water Loan Sinking Funds.
Article 69. To see if the Town will vote to charge interest on all unpaid taxes after a certain date.
Article 70. To see if the Town will vote that an approval by a majority of the auditors of the report of any financial de- partment of the Town shall be a justification of such report.
Article 71. To see what action the Town will take on the following resolve "That the subject of a tenement house law, having for its purpose the prevention of fire, the promotion of health, and the regulation of the inspection, construction, al- teration and use of tenement houses, be referred to a special committee for consideration, this committee to report at some later town meeting."
Article 72. To see if the Town will accept the legacy given to it in the will of Ann M. Penniman and hold the same in trust for the purposes set forth in said will,. and take such action as may be necessary in regard to the same.
Article 73. To see if the Town will vote to purchase the . lot of land at the east of the Noah Torrey school building and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
You are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof in three public places in each precinct in said. Town of Braintree, seven days at least before said sixth day of March, 1911, and by publishing the same once in the Brain- tree Observer-Reporter and Braintree Bee.
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Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk before the twenty- seventh day of February 1911.
Given under our hands at Braintree this seventeenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eleven.
HENRY M. STORM, ALBION C. DRINKWATER, B. HERBERT WOODSUM, Selectmen of Braintree.
A true copy. Attest :
AMOS J. LORING, Constable of Braintree.
Braintree, Feb. 20, 1911.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I hereby notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Braintree, qualified as therein expressed, to meet at the time and place for the pur- poses therein mentioned.
AMOS J. LORING,
Constable of Braintree.
INDEX
Appropriations of 1910 59
Assessors' Account 51
Auditors' Report 122
Births of 1910
35
Deaths of 1910 44
Debt of Town 118
Dog Tax Account 34
Electric Light Department, Report of 179
Expenditures of 1910 60
Fire Department, Report of 131
Insurance Account 96
Jury List Prepared for 1910 195
Library, Report of Trustees of Thayer 133
Marriages of 1910 41
Poor Department Expenditures
80
School Committee, Report of
147
School Fund 105
Sealers of Weights and Measures
130
Selectmen, Report of 49
112
Superintendent of Schools, Report of 145
Tax Collector's Account 98
Town Clerk's Report 3
Town Officers of 1910 2
99
Tree Warden's Department 188
Warrant for. Annual Town Meeting of 1911
197
Water Commissioners, Report of . 163
Water Department, Report of Superintendent 173
Hunt Trust 107
French Trust 109
Braintree Home 80
Inspector of Animals 144
Police Department 139
Sinking Fund Accounts
Town Treasurer's Report
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