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WATER REGISTRAR'S REPORT 1919.
Water Rates charged. $39,489.07
Pipes and labor charged 3,530.93
Water rates outstanding Jan. 1, 1919 2,776.87
17g
Pipes & Labor outstanding Jan. 1, 1919. 295.34
Summonses . 3.50
Rebate on Liability Insurance 95.64
Pipe sold .
310.20
Rebate on Telephone
17.70
From Town Appropriation for Mains Collections. . 47,195.61
3,026.91
Pipes and Labor outstanding Dec. 31, 1919. 279.37
Water rates outstanding Dec. 31, 1919
2,033.76
Abatements 37.42
$49,546.16 $49,546.16
We have examined the foregoing report of the Registrar and Collector, comparing it with the Treasurer's receipts and vouchers and approve same.
C. F. TARBOX, PAUL MONAGHAN, Auditors 1919.
Braintree, Mass., December 31, 1919.
Otis B. Oakman, Treasurer,'
In Account with Board of Water Commissioners.
Balance from 1918 Dr Cr.
' $200.49
Received from W. L. Gage, Coll ..
47,545.90
Received from Town of Braintree, Hydrant Service 500.00
Received interest on deposits .
82.94
Paid Orders of Commissioners
$33,404.94
Paid Int. Water Loan, 1891 4,000.00
Paid Great Pond Note . -
1,500.00
Paid Town of Braintree, refund money advanced in 1918 . 1,500.00
Balance on hand, Dec. 31, 1919. 7,924.39
$48,329.33 $48,329.33
Examined and found correct with vouchers for ex- penditures made and balance on hand as follows: - Merchants National Bank . $7,324.39
Cash in hands of Secretary. 600.00
$7,924.39 C. FRED TARBOX, RALPH W. ARNOLD, PAUL MONAGHAN, Auditors, 1919.
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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
To the Honorable Board of Water Commissioners of the Town of Braintree.
Gentlemen:
Seventy-four (74) new services were laid during the Kind of pipe, size and number of feet laid, as follows: year.
Feet In.
Five-eighths-inch lead pipe
2078 9
Three-quarters-inch lead pipe
149
11
One-inch lead pipe.
100
6
Three-quarters-inch galvanized iron pipe.
1126
9
One-inch galvanized iron pipe
551
6
One-one-quarter-inch galvanized iron pipe.
85
0
Six-inch galvanized iron pipe
147
0
Total
4239 5
Total service pipe in system December 31, 1919, 166,439 feet 5 inches, or 31 miles, 2759 feet, 5 inches.
Forty-two (42) services renewed.
Feet In.
Five-eighths-inch lead pipe.
1132 10
Three-quarters-inch lead pipe
14 3
Three-quarters-inch galvanized iron pipe
243
3
One-inch galvanized iron pipe
392
0
Two-inch galvanized iron pipe
296
9
Total
2079
1
Extension of Mains for 1919.
Ft.
In.
Six-inch cast iron pipe on Middle St., from dead end to Liberty Street.
1735
Six-inch cast iron pipe on Monatiquot Ave.
211
Six-inch cast iron pipe on Wilmarth Road.
189
Four-inch cast iron pipe on Wyman Road. . ... 123
Two-inch galv. iron pipe on Pleasant View Ave.
263
One-inch galv. iron pipe on Hewmason St.
231
6
One-inch galv. iron pipe on Argyle St.
175
6
One-inch galv. iron pipe on Trefton Drive.
172
One-inch galv. iron pipe on Clark St .
162
One-inch galv. iron pipe on Prescott Lane .
122
One-inch galv. iron pipe on Pleasant View Ave.
91
One-inch galv. iron pipe on Arnold Street
70
9
One-inch galv. iron pipe on Wellington St.
34
6
Three-quarters-inch galv. iron pipe on Harbor -Villa Ave.
346
8
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Hydrant Branches.
Six-inch cast iron pipe. 17
Distribution Mains in Operation Dec. 31, 1919.
Sixteen-inch cast iron pipe .
741
Fourteen-inch cast iron pipe 137
Twelve-inch cast iron pipe
16,389
2
Ten-inch cast iron pipe
10,502
Eight-inch cast iron pipe.
19,250
Six-inch cast iron pipe.
148,605
6
Four-inch cast iron pipe
28,727
11
Two-inch galv. iron pipe.
9,423
3
One and one-half-inch galv. iron pipe.
2,442
One and one-quarter-inch galv. iron pipe.
4,066
1
One-inch galv. iron pipe .
15,050
5
Three-quarter-inch galv. iron pipe
1,301
6
256,635
10
Forty-eight miles, 3,195 feet, 10 inches.
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NUMBER, LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF VALVES SET IN CONSTRUCTION DURING 1919.
Valve No.
Street
Location and Position
1"
2''
4"" | 6"
538
Wyman Road
South line of Soper House Lane
1
539
Middle Street
12 feet south of hydrant (
1
540
Middle Street
West line of Liberty Street
1
541
Pleasant View Avenue
West line of Vinedale
1
542
Hewmason Street
West line of Bellevue
1
543
Argyle Road
North line of Arborway
1
544
Clark Street
East line of Washington
1
545
School Street
East of tracks
1
546
1
School Street
West of tracks
Valve Size
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CONS RUCTION
Turn to Open
Bell or Screwed
Makers
Left
Bell
Rensellar Valve Co.
Left
Screwed
Chapman Valve Co.
Left
Screwed
Muellar Mfg. Co.
NUMBER, LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF HYDRANTS SET IN SYSTEM, 1919.
Left
Bell
No.
Rensellar Valve Co.
700 ft. from dead end on Middle Street.
Number of Hydrants in Operation December 31, 1919 308 Number of Valves in Operation December 31, 1919 546
METER RECORD Meters in use, December 31, 1919.
Kind and Size
| 5-8" | 3-4"] 1" |11-2" 2"
3"
| 4" | 6" Total
Crown
50
4
9
3
2
1
1
70
Empire
2034
18
2052
Gem
5
Worthington
1
1
Hersey
4
4
Lambert
1
1.
Total
2039
68
4
9|
9
2
1
1
2133
JOHN W. MULCAHY, Superintendent.
PUMPING RECORD FOR 1919
Gallons pumped Coal used
Time at
Gallons pumped with 100 1b coal
January
19,386,507
68,185
306.10
28,432
February
14,683,305
68,235
299.55
25,428
March
18,245,556
62,225
285.50
29,000
April
17,117,816
60,515
271.15
28,287
May
18,048,030
61,160
281.10
29,509
June
18,895,428
64,915
339.15
29,108
July
20,213,714
65,335
327.45
30,938
August
19,634,731
66,390
313.15
29,575
September
21,289,773
70,770
357.10
30,083
October
22,731,136
93,775
648,20
24,245
November
19,845,588
65,040
290.20
30,513
December
22,567,965
73,945
341.15
30,519
Total
232,659,549
820,470
4062.20
345,637
Daily Average|
637,423
2,248
11.08
28,803
Largest day's pumping, December 19, 1,026,270 gallons. Smallest day's pumping, June 8, 423,402 gallons.
FRANCIS J. O'ROURKE, Chief Engineer
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REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Braintree, Mass., December 31, 1919.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
I herewith submit the report of the Police Department for the Year 1919:
Total number of cases before the District Court were 146.
Male
137
Female
9
Residents.
74
Non-residents
72
Insane
5
Causes of complaints as follows :
Adultery
1
Assault and Battery
17
Assault with Dangerous Weapon .
1
Breaking and Entering
3
Carrying Loaded Revolver
1
Disturbing the Peace.
9
Drunks.
40
Evading Carfare.
1
Gambling.
12
Idle and Disorderly
1
Larceny of Property
15
Larceny of Fruit
1
Manslaughter
1
Neglect of Family
8
Polygamy
2
Profanity
1
Stubborn Child.
2
Threats
1
Trespassing .
6
Violations of Auto Laws .
11
Violations of Board of Health Laws
1
Violations of Lord's Day Act
7
Violations of Milk Laws
2
Violations of Town Bylaw
1
Violations of Probation
1
Warrants and summonses served for out of town
Police Departments
31
JEREMIAH F. GALLIVAN, Chief of Police.
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JURY LIST
As prepared by the Selectmen, February 1st, 1920.
Anderson, Joseph H., West street, linotyper.
Andrews, George W., 43 Pleasant street, salesman.
Annis, Harry L., 740 Washington street, R. R. employee. Atkinson, Felix H., 46 Academy street, shoeworker. Barteau, Albert, 52 Mt. Vernon avenue, R. R. employee. Bates, William, 35 Franklin street, shoeworker. Battles, Wendell P., 358 Elm street, real estate. Beck, Harry J., 35 Hobart avenue, salesman.
Belyea, Walter S., 52 Mt. Vernon avenue, R. R. employee. Blake, Thaddeus L., 27 Central avenue, R. R. employee. Blewett, Howard B., 363 Tremont street, buyer.
Bond, Francis D., 35 Spruce street, clerk. Borden, Frank H., 56 Academy street, R. R. employee.
Briggs, John C., 19 Smith Terrace, salesman.
Bryant, Herbert A., 175 West street, bookkeeper.
Buker, Charles F., 332 Liberty street, teamster.
Bumpus, Frederick E., 59 Sherbrooke avenue, R. R. em- ployee.
Burke, Jeremiah, 75 Plain street, car inspector. Burrell, William F., 28 Commercial street, clerk.
Cain, Theron I., 44 Plymouth avenue, student. Carson, Walter K., 46 Hollis avenue, salesman. Catlin, Seth, Jr., 381 Washington street, broker. Chamberlain, Edward W., 202 Middle street, clerk. Churchill, Everett A., 40 Central avenue, clerk. Connell, W. Chester, 16 Frederick road, clerk.
Converse, Harold B., 76 Park street, Boy Scout executive. Croke, Thomas F., 36 Hobart street, engineer. Crush, Frank, 321 Commercial street, painter. Curran, J. Henry, 9 Prescott lane, manager. Curtis, Herbert E., 44 Liberty street, bank clerk. Dennehy, Joseph L., 18 Thayer Place, shoeworker. Denton, Warren E., Jr., 180 Hayward street, electrician. Deshong, Augustus, 35 Dewey road, ironworker.
Dolbeare, Harry E., 289 Pond street, piano worker. Dow, Alva M., 46 Lemoyne street, machinist.
Downey, Alexander, 1397 Washington street, St. R. R. employee.
Drinkwater, Joseph S., 68 School street, bookkeeper. Dyer, F. Eugene, 1102 Washington street, bank treasurer. Ellsworth, George G., 117 Adams street, clerk. Eno, Herbert J., 102 Tremont street, shoeworker Frazier, John H., 31 Lisle street, pipe fitter Gavin, George B., 125 School street, editor. Geiger, Walter, 38 Union street, shoeworker.
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Gillette, Marion C., 21 Hancock street, shoeworker. Gogan, George L., 30 Robinson Avenue, clerk. Gould, Thomas H., 1461 Washington street, painter. Hannaford, Charles S., 4 Hancock street, real estate. Hayward, Arthur B., Washington street, real estate. Heal, George, 314 Middle street, merchant. Heinlein, Benjamin, 116 Adams street, plumber. Higgins, James, 16 Glenrose avenue, salesman. Hill, Charles R., 57 Liberty street, salesman. Hobart, Charles A., 691 Washington street, painter.
Hobart, H. Parker, 845 Washington street, insurance. Holbrook, Alfred H., 56 Harrison avenue, carpenter. Hollis, Henry M., 157 Middle street, farmer. Holmes, George W., 22 Myrtle street, farmer.
Illingworth, John W., 1724 Washington street, lineman. Jenkins, George M., 36 Sherbrooke avenue, shoeworker. Johnson, Victor B., 332 Commercial street, clerk. Kehr, Frederick, 40 Pearl street, driver.
Kemp, J. Frederick, 38 Liberty street, purchasing agent. Kemple, George R., 170 Commercial street, druggist. Levangie. Arthur L., Azel road, clerk.
Levangie, William D., 311 Commercial street, electrician.
Loring, Edwin S., 684 Washington street, printer. Luce, Charles F., 14 Fountain street, shoeworker. Lyons, Thomas, 303 off Commercial street, mason. Macomber, Harry W., 39 Hollis avenue, claim agent. Macdonald, Frank A., 58 Hancock street, shoeworker. Matthews, Charles W., 244 Liberty street, merchant. Mc Cue, Daniel E., 71 Hobart street, ironworker. Mc Innis, George A., 169 Hancock street, carpenter. Mc Mahon, John R., Hobart street, electrician.
Mc Mannus, John P., 12 Thayer place, R. R. employee.
Mc Rae, Joseph M., 124 Hobart street, machinist. Miller, Charles O., 38 Liberty street, inspector. Ness, Thomas W., 95 West street, machinist.
Osborne, Arthur J., 16 Brookside road, time keeper. Osborne, Walter'S., Liberty street, shoeworker. Parsons, James, Prospect street, paper hanger.
Powers, Charles E., 80 Town street, R. R. employee. Pratt, Stillman F., 365 Washington street, editor. Reed, Bert H., 17 Academy street, agent. Remick, Clifton P., 20 Lisle street, R. R. employee. Scollard, Nicholas F., 11 Bowditch street, shoeworker. Sears, Thomas E., 35 Mt. Vernon street, engineer. Stackhouse, Edward, 257 Commercial street, carpenter. Starr, Leo F., 318 Commercial street, clerk.
Stevens, George W., 75 Tremont street, salesman. Sullivan, John F., 36 Oak street, painter.
Sullivan, T. Edward, 36 Oak street, salesman.
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Swinimer, Bennett H., 20 Somerville avenue, salesmal. Tardif, Philemon, 23 Hobart street, painter.
Thayer, Louis W., 71 Tremont street, Cement worker. Waite, Winfred G., 20 Elmwood park, salesman. Weeks, Eugene, 45 Ash street, editor.
Wentworth, Augustus T., 62 Walnut avenue, teamster. White, Hartley L., 40 Maple street, civil engineer. Woodsum, Ralph B., Hollis avenue, clerk.
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1919
Moderator WILLIAM F. ROGERS.
Town Clerk HENRY A. MONK
Treasurer OTIS B. OAKMAN
Selectmen, Highway Surveyors and Overseers of the Poor. GEORGE H. HOLBROOK BENJAMIN H. WOODSUM EDWARD AVERY
Assessors.
GEORGE H. HOLBROOK EDWARD AVERY HENRY W. MANSFIELD
Term expires 1922 Term expires 1921 Term expires 1920
Auditors.
C. FRED TARBOX.
PAUL MONAGHAN
RALPH W. ARNOLD .
Water Commissioners and Commissioners of Sinking Funds
WILLIAM C. HARRISON JAMES T. STEVENS GEORGE H. WALKER
Term expires 1922 Term expires 1921 Term expires 1920
Municipal Light Board.
CHARLES T. CRANE, ALEXANDER A. CARSON, NORTON P. POTTER,
Term expires 1922 Term expires 1921 Term expires 1920
Board of Health.
JOSEPH G. BAILEY, F. HERBERT GILE, WALTER B. SKINNER,
Term expires 1922 Term expires 1921 Term expires 1920
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School Committee.
FRANK W. COUILLARD,
Term expires 1922
ALIDA N. STEVENS,
Term expires 1922
BENJAMIN HAWES,
Term expires 1921
FRANKLIN H. MERRIAM,
Term expires 1921
CARRIE F. LORING,
Term expires 1920
GEORGE WETHERBEE,
Term expires 1920
Trustees of the School Fund.
Term expires 1922.
HERBERT F. KNEELAND,
ARTHUR L. HALE,
ELMER E. ABERCROMBIE, OTIS B. OAKMAN,
WILLIAM H. HEATH, HENRY F. ARNOLD,
JAMES E. FOLSOM.
Park Commissioners.
LAWRENCE A. TRAINOR, Term expires 1922
SHELLEY A. NEAL, Term expires 1921
L. THURLOW TORREY, Term expires 1920
Trustees of Thayer Public Library.
ALBERT E. AVERY, TYLER E. GALE, HERBERT F. KNEELAND WILLIAM GALLAGHER, Term expires 1921
WILLIAM C. HARDING (resigned) Term expires 1921
JOHN W. HARDING,
Term expires 1921
Fence Viewers.
HARRY S. TARBOX, CHARLES S. HANNAFORD, ALBERT R. QUALEY.
Tax Collector, ALLEN LAWSON. Tree Warden, DANIEL A. MALONEY.
Constables.
CLARENCE R. BESTICK, PHILIP J. KROHN,
JEREMIAH F. GALLIVAN,
MARK HENNEBURY.
CHARLES A. HOBART, JOSEPH F. MOHAN,
HORACE F. HUNT, JAMES R. QUALEY, JOHN P. SHAY,
JOHN W. ILLINGWORTH,
AUGUST JOHNSON, THOMAS SLAVIN, EDWARD F. STARR,
JOHN J. HEANEY,
HARRY S. TARBOX.
Surveyors of Wood and Weighers of Hay.
J. MARCUS ARNOLD, CHARLES G. SHEPPARD, WILFORD F. WOODSUM.
Surveyors of Lumber.
HERBERT W. BORDEN, GEORGE H. HOLBROOK, CHARLES O. MILLER.
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OFFICERS APPOINTED
Police. JEREMIAH F. GALLIVAN, Chief.
AUGUST JOHNSON, JOHN J. HEANEY JOHN P. SHAY.
Measurer of Leather, EDWARD H. DRINKWATER.
Field Drivers.
JOSEPH ALLEN, CLARENCE R. BESTICK, JOSEPHUS SAMPSON.
Engineers of Fire Department.
FRED A. TENNEY, Chief
GEORGE H. HOLBROOK, BENJAMIN H. WOODSUM,
J. SAMUEL HILL, FRANK O. WHITMARSH, EDWARD AVERY, Clerk.
Superintendent of the Fire Alarm, FRED B. LAWRENCE
Board of Registrars.
CHARLES B. CUMMINGS, Term expires 1922
WALTER N. Mc KEAN, Term expires 1921
WILLIAM ALLEN,
Term expires 1920
Sealer of Weights and Measurers, CHARLES S. HANNAFORD
Inspector of Animals, JOSEPHUS SAMPSON
Inspector of Meats and Provisions, EDWARD O. PIERSON
Inspector of Plumbing, J. EDWARD LUDDEN
Forest Warden, JAMES M. CUTTING
Local Moth Superintendent, CLARENCE R. BESTICK
Burial Agent, HENRY A. MONK
Superintendent of Braintree Home, J. T. CHRISTIAN 1 Pound Keeper, J. T. CHRISTIAN
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WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
MARCH 1, 1920.
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 Monday the first day of March, 1920, at five forty- five o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to bring in to the Wardens of their respective Precincts their votes on the official ballot for a Town Clerk, a Town Treasurer, three Selectmen, one member of the Board of Assessors for a term of three years, three Overseers of the Poor, three Highway Surveyors, three Auditors, a Tax Collector, a Tree Warden, two members of the Board of School Com- mittee for a term of three years, one member of the Board of Health for a term of three years, one Water Commissioner and Commissioner of Sinking Funds for a term of three years, one Electric Light Commissioner for a term of three years, one Park Commissioner for a term of three years, one Trustee of Thayer Public Library for a term of one year to fill vacancy, and fifteen Constables.
Also to vote "Yes" or "No" upon the question, "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town?"
The polls will be opened at five forty-five o'clock in the forenoon and will be closed at one-thirty o'clock p. m.
You are further directed to notify and warn the said inhabitants qualified to vote as aforesaid to meet at the Town Hall in said Braintree on Monday, the eighth day of March. 1920, at seven and one-half o'clock in the evening, then and there to act on the following articles, namely:
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Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Article 2. To choose all other Town Officers except those elected by ballot.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of the revenue of the current financial year. 7
Article 4. 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 or Trust Company in which the funds of the Town may be on deposit, said Bank or Trust Company being designated by the Selectmen.
Article 5. To hear and act upon the reports of the several boards of Town Officers and any committee, and to choose any committee the Town may think proper.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
Article 6. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the salaries of the Town Officers and the expenses of the several departments, the bond of the Town Treasurer and the bond of the Tax Collector.
Article 7. To see What sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the expenses of Registration and Elections.
TOWN HALL.
Article 8. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support and main- tenance of the Town Hall and for services of a Janitor.
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Article 9. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the salaries and expenses of its Police Department and for the necessary expenses required for the enforcement of the law, including Court expenses.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Article 10. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support and maintenance of the Fire Department, for hydrant service, and maintenance of the Fire Alarm System.
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to purchase additional Motor Fire Apparatus and raise and appropriate .
a sum of money for the same.
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Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purchase of additional Motor Fire Apparatus for Precinct No. 3.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for repairs on the Engine House in Precinct No. 3.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the purchase and installation of a Fire Alarm Box in the Harbor Villa Section so called. .
INSPECTION.
Article 15. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to appropriate for the sealing of Weights and Measures.
FORESTRY.
Article 16. 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 17. 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, vital statistics, inspection of milk, animals, slau- ghtering, meat and provisions and plumbing.
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,748.09 being the portion of the expense incurred and apportioned by the County Com- missioners upon the Town for the care, maintenance, and repairs of the Tuberculosis Hospital in accordance with Chapter 286 of the General Acts of 1916.
HIGHWAYS.
Article 19. 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, oiling streets, and street lighting.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to determine upon a definite policy of permanent road construction and to enter upon such construction, and to raise or borrow and appropriate money for said purpose or take any other action in regard to it.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to rebuild or repair Pond Street.
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Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to accept the laying out as a town way, as made by the Selectmen, of Holmes Street, so called, leading from Independence Avenue to Washington Street, and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to accept the laying out as a town way, as made by the Selectmen, of Fairfield Street, so called, leading from Washington Street to Holmes Street, and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 24. To see if the Town will accept the laying out as a town way, as made by the Selectmen, of Morrison Road, so called, leading easterly from Adams Street, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 25. To see if the Town will accept the laying out as a town way, as made by the Selectmen, of Hillcrest Road, so called, leading southerly from Hayward Street.
Article 26. To see if the Town will accept the laying out as a town way, as made by the Selectmen, of Pleasant view Avenue, so called, leading easterly from Quincy Avenue.
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the construction and repairs of sidewalks on Franklin Street and to do all other work made necessary by the construction of the State highway.
CHARITIES.
Article 28. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support of the poor, and the maintenance and repairs of the Braintree Home.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to be expended under Chapter 763, of the Acts of 1913.
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS.
Article 30. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the payment of State Aid, soldiers' burials and soldiers' relief.
EDUCATION.
Article 31. 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.
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Article 32. To see if the Town will raise and approp- riate such sums as may be necessary for the purpose of constructing, furnishing, and equipping a new high school building, and authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow all or any part of said sums, in accordance with the provisions of any general act or Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1920, authorizing the town to borrow for such purpose, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to appoint or elect a committee for the purpose of constructing a new high school building, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 34. To see if the Town will raise and approp- riate a sum of money to be used in the erection of additions to or reconstruction of any existing school buildings, and authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow all or any part of said sums, in accordance with the provisions of any general act or Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1920, authorizing the town to borrow for such purpose, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 35. To see if the Town will raise and approp- riate a sum of money to install modern sanitals in the Pond School building.
Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to purchase or take land in Precinct Three and erect and furnish a new Grade School building thereon, and raise and appropriate money for the same.
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the repair, renovation and alteration of the Union School Building and to lease said Building or part thereof to Braintree Post No. 86, American Legion, under the provisions of Section 13 of Chapter 25 of the Revised Laws as amended by Chapter 232 of the Acts of 1907 and as further amended by Chapter 352 of the General Acts of 1919.
LIBRARY.
Article 38. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the expenses of the Thayer Public Library, for the distribution of books and for the services of a Janitor.
RECREATION.
Article 39. To see what sums of money the Town will raise and appropriate to be expended upon Parks, Playgrounds, and public lands of the Town, under the direction of the Commissioners.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Article 40. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for miscellaneous expenses.
Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to assist Post 87, G. A. R., in defraying expenses Memorial Day.
Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the insurance under the Employees' Compensation Act.
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT.
Article 43. To see if the Town will appropriate from the income of the Electric Light Department the sum of $3,656.72 for the Depreciation Fund; the sum of $300.00 for the salaries of the Municipal Light Board and the balance together with the unexpended balance, $398.91, of the year 1919, for operating expenses, renewals, repairs and new construction.
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Article 44. To see if the Town will appropriate from the income of the Water Department the sum of $300.00 for the salaries of the Water Commissioners and the balance for the operating expenses, extensions, renewals, repairs," new construction and expenses of said department, including such amounts for payment of notes and bonds and interest thereon as should be determined by the Town under Act 52.
Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the unexpended balance of the Water Department for the year 1919, $7,924.39, to be expended under the direction of the Water Board for the upkeep and improvement of the Plant.
Article 46. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the extension of the six- inch water main on Storrs Avenue from the dead end to connect with the six-inch main on Elm Street.
Article 47. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the extension of the six- inch main on West Street from the dead end to connect with the main at Five Corners, so called.
Article 48. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the extension of the Water mains on Grove Street from Plain Street to Liberty Street.
Article 49. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to extend the six-inch water main in Audoubon Road from its present end west of Fern-
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CEMETERY.
Article 50. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to be expended on the Plain Street Cemetery and for the services of a superintendent.
Article 51: To see if the Town will vote to purchase or take by eminent domain under Chapter 263 of the General Acts of 1915 land for a new cemetery or for the enlargement of its present cemetery and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 52. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for grading, constructing paths and avenues and embellishing the grounds acquired for a new cemetery and laying out such cemetery into lots as required by law.
INTEREST - MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS."
Article 53. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary for the payments due on the Municipal Indebtedness and for the payment of interest on Town debt and on loans in anti- cipation of revenue.
SINKING FUND
Article 54. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary for the Water Loan Sinking Funds.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Article 55. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money in accordance with Chapter 654 of the Acts of 1913, as a Reserve Fund.
Article 56. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to appoint a Town Counsel and raise and approp- riate a sum of money for his salary ..
Article 57. To see if the Town, acting through its Board of Park Commissioners, will acquire by the right of eminent domain for a public playground or recreation centre and raise or borrow and appropriate the necessary money therefor, about 22 acres of land with the buildings thereon, in the East part of the Town, bounded West by Quincy Avenue; South and East by Weymouth Fore River andNorth in part by Gordon Road and in part by land of the Watson Hill Development. Company.
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Article 58. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 284 of the General Acts of 1915 entitled "An act; Relative to Annual Town Meetings."
Article 59. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money toward defraying the expenses of the District Nurse.
You are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof in nine public places in said Town of Braintree, three in each Precinct, seven days at least before said first day of March, 1920, and by publishing the same once in the Braintree Observer.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant- with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk before the twenty-eighth day of February, 1920.
Given under our hands at Braintree this sixteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and twenty.
GEORGE H. HOLBROOK, BENJAMIN H. WOODSUM, EDWARD AVERY, Selectmen of Braintree.
A true copy. Attest:
JEREMIAH F. GALLIVAN, Constable of Braintree.
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 places men- tioned for the purposes therein mentioned.
JEREMIAH F. GALLIVAN, Constable of Braintree.
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INDEX
Accountant's Report 73
Assessors' Report
67
Auditors' Report 90
Balance Sheet 88
Births in 1919
49
Board of Health, Report of 145
Deaths in 1919.
62
Dog License Account 47
Expenditures 76
Fire Department, Report of 166
Funded Debt of the Town 141
Hunters' License Account 48
155
Jury List
186
Marriages in 1919
55
Municipal Light Board, Report of the 159
Park Commissioners, Report of Board of. 157
Police Department 185
Receipts
73
School Committee, Report of
93
Sealer of Weights and Measures
143
Selectmen, Report of
73
Sinking Fund Account
136
Superintendent of Schools, Report of :
1C4
Tax Collector's Account
133
Thayer Public Library.
148
Town Clerk's Report
3
Town Officers for 1919
188
Treasurer's Report 134
Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of 1920 191
Water Commissioners, Report of 167
199
Inspector of Animals, Report of
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