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Article 91. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for drainage on Hol- lis Avenue from Ash to Oak Streets.
Article 92. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for drainage on Mon- atiquot Avenue from Ash to Oak Streets.
Article 93. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for drainage on Clark Street from Washington Street to Wyman Road.
Article 94. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for repairing and re- building Bellevue Road.
Article 95. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for repairing and re- building Union Street from Liberty Street 1200 feet west.
Article 96. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for repairing and re- building Middle Street from Union to Liberty Streets.
Article 97. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the construction of a sidewalk on Bickford Road.
Article 98. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the construction -- of a sidewalk on Edgemont Road.
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Article 99. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for drainage on Shep- pard Avenue to Allen Street.
Article 100. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for drainage on Edgemont Road and Bickford Road.
Article 101. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for drainage. on Edgehill Road to Weymouth Fore River.
Article 101A. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a town way, Crawford Road, so called, run- ning northerly and westerly from Pearl Street to Craw- ford Street, so called, as laid out by the Selectmen, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the improve- ment of said way, to be expended under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, or otherwise.
Article 101B. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a town way, Crawford Street, so called, run- ning northerly from Pearl Street, a distance of about 300 feet, as laid out by the Selectmen, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of said way, to be expended under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, or other- wise.
LIBRARY
Article 102. To see what sums of money the Town will raise and appropriate for the expenses of the Thayer Public Library, for the distribution of books, and for the services of a janitor.
Article 103. To see what sums of money the . Town will raise and appropriate to be expended on
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Parks, Playgrounds and Public Land's of the Town,. under the direction of the Park Commissioners.
Article 104. To see if the Town will vote to raise. and appropriate a sum of money to defray the expenses of organized play or take any other action relative- thereto.
Article 105. To see if the Town will vote to raise. and appropriate a sum of money to remove trees bord- ering on the western part of the ball field on French's- Common.
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT
Article 106. To see if the Town will vote to ap -- propriate from the income of the Electric Light De -- partment the sum of $11,964.43 for Depreciation Fund the sum of $300.00 for the salaries of the Municipal. Light Board; the sum of $10,600.00 for Bonds and In- terest; and the balance together with the unexpended balance of $15,774.01 of the year 1927 for operating" expenses, renewals, repairs and new construction.
WATER DEPARTMENT
Article 107. To see if the Town will vote to ap- propriate from the income of the Water Department the sum of $300.00 for salaries of the Water Commis- sioners; the sum of $6,800.00 for Bonds and Interest; and the balance for operating expenses, extensions, re- newals, repairs, new construction, and expenses of said department.
Article 108. 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 Columbian Street, or take any action relative thereto.
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EDUCATION
Article 109. To see what sums of money the "Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the sup- port of the Public Schools.
Article 110. To see what . sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the pur- chase or taking by eminent domain of land for school purposes as recommended by the Sites Committee.
Article 111. To see if the Town will vote to au- thorize and instruct the Selectmen to sell at auction or private sale the one-room portable school building and the two-room portable school building located in the rear of the Noah Torrey School, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 112. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary for the purpose of constructing, furnishing, and equip- ping an addition to the Abraham Lincoln School, and authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Se- lectmen, to borrow all or any part of said sums in ac- cordance with the provisions of any General or Special Act authorizing the Town to borrow for such purposes, or to take any action relative thereto.
Article 113. To see if the Town will raise and .appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary for the purpose of constructing, furnishing, and equip- ping a grade school building in that part of South Braintree known as Braintree Highlands, 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 or Special Act authoriz- ing the Town to borrow for such purposes, or to take any action relative thereto.
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Article 114. To see if the town will vote to re- scind so much of the vote under Article 102 of the An- nual Town Meeting of 1927 as pertained to the taking- by eminent domain of the land in East Braintree ad- joining the Thomas Watson School.
CEMETERY
Article 115. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the care and pro- tection of the Plain Street. Cemetery and for the laying" out and grading of lots in said cemetery.
Article 116. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the salary of a superintendent of the Plain Street Cemetery.
Article 117. To see if the Town will vote to ac- cept the bequest of $100.00 provided for in the will of the late Mrs. Hannah R. Hollis for the care of a lot in the Elm Street Cemetery.
Article 118. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the repairing and restoring of the Burying Ground situated on Dyer Hill, so-called.
Article 119. To see if the Town will vote to pur- chase or take by eminent domain land on Plain Street opposite the present cemetery for cemetery purposes, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 120. To see if the Town will vote to pur- chase or take by eminent domain the Vinton Tomb, so- called.
INTEREST-MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Article 121. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be neces-
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sary for the payments due on the Municipal Indebted- ness and for the payment of interest on Town debt and .on loans in anticipation of revenue.
MISCELLANEOUS
Article 122. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for miscellan- · eous expenses.
Article 123. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to assist Post 87, G. A. R., Braintree Post 86, American Legion, and Vet- erans of Foreign Wars, Lennon-Murray Post No. 923, in defraying expenses of Memorial Day.
Article 124. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the insurance un- der the Employees' Compensation Act.
Article 125. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to pay pre- miums on insurance policies of fire and liability.
Article 126. To see if the Town will vote to raise .and appropriate a sum of money to paint the exterior of the Legion Building on Washington Street; and for repairs to said building.
Article 127. To see if the Town will vote to abandon a strip of land approximately 450 feet long on the southerly side of Washington Street, South Braintree, running southwesterly from Hancock Street to Washington Street, and formerly used as a town way.
Article 128. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to have printed and published in book form (similar to the one used in Milton) the assessed value of all properties in the Town
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of Braintree as the same appears in the Assessors"." books for the years 1926 and 1927; also, that the: Assessors be allowed to choose an assistant, if neces -- sary, from each precinct to complete the work of com -- piling and distributing the same, not later than Octo -.. ber 15, 1928.
Article 129. To see if the Town will vote to dis -... continue the office of Highway Surveyors on the ex -- piration of the terms of office of the Highway Survey -- ors elected at the 1928 Annual Town Meeting .. (This: Article inserted by vote of the Town at the 19.27. An -- nual Town Meeting).
Article 130. To see if the Town will vote to in -- struct the Selectmen to prepare a plan for dividing the. Town into five convenient voting precincts, and submit : said plan for the approval of the Town at. a special meeting to be called for the purpose not. later than .. ninety days prior to the 1929 Annual Town Meeting. (This Article inserted by vote of the Towmat the 1927. Annual Town Meeting).
Article 131. To see if the Town will'vote to ac -- cept Section 25A, Chapter 41, of the General Laws, thus empowering the Assessors to appoint assistants; with powers equal to their own. (This Article inserted' by vote of the Town at the 1927 Annual Town Meet -- ing).
Article 132. To see if the Town will vote to ac -- cept land on Hollingsworth Avenue, formerly the prop -- erty of Elsie M. Hollingsworth, and recently deeded by, her to the Town.
Article 133. To see if the Town will vote to raise- and appropriate a sum of money for dredging the. channel of the Fore River, or take any action relative- thereto.
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PLANNING BOARD
Article 134. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Zoning Committee, appointed in accordance with the vote of the Town under Article 109 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1926, and adopt the Zoning by-laws as recommended in said report, or take any action with reference thereto.
Article 135. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the ex- penses of the Planning Board in the preparation of a comprehensive town plan, and for the general expenses of the Planning Board.
Article 136. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 2, Article VII of the Town By-Laws for the purpose of changing the length of term of office of members of the Planning Board, so that the members of said Board shall hold office for a term of three years and in such a manner that the terms of not more than two members shall expire in any one year.
UNCLASSIFIED
Article 137. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for Engineering.
Article 138. To see what sums of money, in ad- dition to that appropriated under any other article, the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for Land Dam- ages resulting from taking of any land for highway purposes.
Article 139. To see what action the Town will take under Article XLVIII of the amendments to the constitution covering the proper initiative, namely II, Section 3, for "An Act to permit certain sports and games on the Lord's Day."
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Article 140. To see if the Town will vote to in- struct the Selectmen to discontinue publishing in the. Town Report, the Warrant for the Town Meeting for the following year, and to receive articles for insertion. in the Warrant for any Annual Town Meeting up to, and including 14 days prior to the date fixed for said Annual Town Meeting.
Article 141 .. To see what sums of money the Henderson, a call fireman in the Braintree Fire Depart- Town will vote to raise and appropriate for Samuel A. ment, for loss of services due to an injury received in the performance of his duty.
Article 142. To see if the Town will vote to in- struct its Selectmen to provide suitable Parking and Traffic Regulations for the highways of the Town.
Article 143. To see if the Town will adopt the following as a by-law, viz :- Authority is hereby grant- ed, so far as the Town can legally do so, to the present. and each succeeding Board of Selectmen when duly elected and qualified, to make such rules and regula- tions from time to time as they may deem best for the control and use of any and all animals, and any and all. motor vehicles, and all other kinds of vehicles, in and upon any and all streets and ways within the Town limits, with penalties for violations of such rules and. regulations, or of them.
Article 144. To see if the Town will vote to elect its Selectmen, Board of Public Welfare, and Highway Surveyors, for a term of three years, under the pro- visions of Section 1, Chapter 41 of the General Laws.
Article 145. To see if the Town will vote to choose a committee to take all necessary preliminary steps so that the limited Town Meeting form of gov-
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«ernment may be placed before the citizens of the Town «of Braintree for adoption, or take any other action relative thereto.
Article 146. To see if the Town will vote to ac- cept as a town .way, Storrs Avenue, running in a wester- ly direction 400 feet from Cochato Road, as laid out by the Selectmen in 1922.
Article 147. To see if the Town will vote to :amend the Town By-Laws by adding the following .articles, as follows :
The following specifications are required of de- velopers who build streets which they desire to have . approved by the Board of Survey.
Section 1. Removal of all sub-soil for the full length and width of the street and to a depth of at least 6 inches, and more if necessary requires, none of ·which shall be used as filling. All cuts, fills, lines and : grades, shallbe complied with according to the plans . approved by and as directed by the Board of Survey. "The owner shall notify the Superintendent of Highways previous to beginning work.
Section 2. The necessary drainage to take care · of surface water, size of pipes and catch basins are to ibe determined bytthe Superintendent of Highways, also "the neccessary depth for said pipes shall be determined iby him.
Section 3. All tree stumps and stones over six inches in diameter, and weak spots, such as clay, sand pockets or any other materials which have a tendency :to weaken the sub-grade, shall be removed to a depth «of at least 1 foot (12 inches). The sub-grade shall be ifilled in with a first class coarse gravel to a depth of -six inches below the finished grade.
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Section 4. The finished grade on said streets shall be built of six inches of good binding gravel, and rolled under water, leaving a good, hard surface, after rolling with steam roller of at least 10,000 lbs.
Section 5. SIDEWALKS: Sidewalks shall con- sist of 12 inches in depth and full width of binding gravel, of which the finished grade shall be three inches above the finished center line of the street, and shall be seven feet wide from gutter line to building line. No stones more than 1/2 inch shall be left in the finished grade after raking and rolling by roller of at least 500 Ibs. in weight.
Article 148. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money in accordance with Chapter 40, Section 6, of the General Laws, as a Re- .serve Fund.
You are directed to serve this warrant by posting true and attested copies thereof in three public places in each voting Precinct in said Town of Braintree, ten days at least before said fifth day of March, 1928, and by publishing the same once each week for two succes- sive weeks in The Braintree Observer, the first publica- tion to be at least eight days before said meeting.
Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this war- rant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk be- fore said meeting.
Given under our hands at Braintree, this seventh day of February, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight.
JONATHAN W. FRENCH, EDWARD AVERY, HORACE T. CAHILL,
Selectmen of Braintree.
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A true copy. Attest :
JOHN J. HEANEY, Constable of Braintree ..
Braintree, Mass., February 11, 1928 .:. Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I hereby notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Braintree, qualified as expressed therein, to meet at the time and. place mentioned for the purposes therein mentioned ..
JOHN J. HEANEY, Constable of Braintree ...
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING 1928
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Norfolk, ss.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, at a legal meeting the inhabitants of Precinct 1, of the Town of Braintree, qualified to vote at elections, met in the Town Hall, in said Braintree, on Monday, the fifth day of March, 1928, at five o'clock in the forenoon, and the inhabitants of Precinct 2, of said Town of Braintree, qualified to vote in elections, met in Legion Building, Hollis Avenue, and the inhabitants of the Town of Braintree, qualified to vote in elections, met in Hose House, Allen Street, in said Town of Braintree, at the same hour and date, to bring in their votes for the of- ficers as called for in said warrant.
The meeting in Precinct One was called to order by J. Frank Lane, Warden of said Precinct, who acted as presiding officer. He was assisted by the following election officers: Dudley P. Howland, H. Parker Ho- bart, G. Dallas Willis, Charles P. Morse, Stanley R. Sylvester, Walter B. Robbins, James M. Cutting, Frank M. O'Rourke, Michael P. Novelline, Thomas Slavin, Harry S. Snow, John Gallivan.
The meeting in Precinct Two was called to order by George Arnold, Warden of said Precinct, who acted as presiding officer. He was assisted by the follow- ing election officers: Virgie M. Sears, Alice Kirby, Harold Pratt, Francis Mahar, Edward Gogan, John Drinkwater, Justin W. Schrader, Joseph Sullivan, John Mahar, Frank Mischler, Clarence Bestick, Frank McGrann, Norris Pinault, Charles Hill.
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The meeting in Precinct Three was called to order - by Winfred G. Waite, Warden of said Precinct, who acted as presiding officer. He was assisted by the fol- lowing election officers: Thomas F. Cassidy, William J. Quinlan, Irving Bates, Preston P. McDonald, John Riley, John A. Ryan, Walter C. Briggs, Robert J. Don- nelly, Howard W. Honeus, Thomas F. Mulligan; Rus- sel L. Boutin, William D. Levangie, Charles D. Sheehy, Augustus T. Wentworth.
The meetings in each Precinct were conducted in like manner and in accordance with the law. The ballot boxes in the three different precincts were in- spected and found to be empty and the registers set at zero (0), and the keys of the ballot box in Precinct 1 were placed in charge of Thomas Slavin, Constable of said Precinct 1, and the keys of ballot box in Precinct 2 were placed in charge of Clarence R. Bestick, Con- stable of said Precinct 2, and the keys of ballot box in Precinct 3 were placed in charge of Augustus T. Went- worth, Constable of said Precinct 3.
After the close of the polls at 3 P. M., when all votes had been canvassed and the results determined in ac- cordance wtih the provisions of law, declaration there- of was made in open town meeting and was as follows :
The total number of votes cast was:
Precinct 1 1287
Precinct 2
1381
Precinct 3 1566
Total 4234
Following is the result in detail :
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FOR MODERATOR
Prec. 1
Prec. 2 Prec. 3
Total
William F. Rogers
752
1045
802
2599
Blanks
535
436
764
1735
William F. Rogers elected and sworn.
FOR TOWN CLERK
Courtenay . Atkinson
350
335
294
979
Charles H. Buker
22
23
518
563
Marion C. Gillette
377
356
98
831
Harrison Macomber
12
130
45
187
Warren L. Rand
50
18
56
124
Adolph G. Scholz
5
41
38
84
M. Magdalene Vining
434
413
360
1217
Blanks
36
65
157
258
M. Magdalene Vining elected and sworn.
FOR SELECTMEN
Edward Avery
667
483
1187
2337
Horace T. Cahill
708
804
593
2105
George H. Eggleton
453
502
593
1548
Jonathan W. French
795
631
395
1821
Shelley A. Neal
613
930
536
2079
Blanks
625
793
1394
2812
Edward Avery, Horace T. Cahill and Shelley A. Neal elected and sworn.
FOR BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Edward Avery
647
477
1121
2245
Horace T. Cahill
676
796
595
2067
George H. Eggleton
449
487
565
1501
Jonathan W. French
785
621
410
1816
Shelley A. Neal
606
911
513
2030
34
Blanks
698
851 1492 3041
Edward Avery, Horace T. Cahill and Shelley A. Neal elected and sworn.
FOR HIGHWAY SURVEYORS
Edward Avery
653
471
1154
2278
Horace T. Cahill
684
795
582
2061
George H. Eggleton
449
498
551
1498
Jonathan W. French
772
614-
416
1802
Shelley A. Neal
609
912
534
2055
Blanks
694
853
1461
3008
Edward Avery, Horace T. Cahill and Shelley A. Neal elected and sworn.
FOR TOWN TREASURER
Otis B. Oakman
848
1068
954
2870
Blanks
439
313
612
1364
Otis B. Oakman elected and sworn.
FOR ASSESSOR (FOR THREE YEARS)
Edward Avery
465
270
1038
1773
James E. Folsom
751
1051
443
2245
Blanks
71
60
85
216
James E. Folsom elected and sworn.
FOR WATER COMMISSIONER AND COMMISSIONER OF SINKING FUNDS (FOR THREE YEARS)
Thomas E. Sears 790 1040 861 2691
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Blanks
497 341 705 1543
Thomas E. Sears elected and sworn.
FOR SCHOOL COMMITTEE (FOR THREE YEARS)
Henry D. Higgins
795
1059
823
2677
Alida N. Stevens
818
1041
800
1759
Blanks
961
662
1509
3132
Henry D. Higgins and Alida N. Stevens elected and sworn.
FOR AUDITORS
Ralph W. Arnold
648
857
691
2196
Herbert W. Curtis
632
741
618
1991
Charles W. Evans
335
545
641
1521
Thomas A. Gould
640
307
227
1174
Ralph W. Maglathlin
151
281
189
621
Blanks
1455
1412
2332
5199
Ralph W. Arnold, Herbert W. Curtis and Charles W. Evans elected and sworn.
FOR COLLECTOR OF TAXES
Otis B. Oakman
822
1039
912
2773
Blanks
465
342
634
1441
Otis B. Oakman elected and sworn.
FOR PLANNING BOARD
Theron I. Cain
754
884
729
2367
John W. Illingworth
599
856
683
2138
J. Caleb Justice
642
891
775
2308
Merton A. Turner
602
859
695
2156
Wallace W. Wilson
688
865
704
2257
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Blanks
3150 2550 4244 10944
Therin I. Cain, John W. Illingworth, J. Caleb Justice, Merton A. Turner and Wallace elected and sworn.
FOR MUNICIPAL LIGHTING BOARD
Charles G. Jordan
737
1017
900
2654
Blanks
550
364
666
1580
Charles G. Jordan elected and sworn.
FOR BOARD OF HEALTH (FOR THREE YEARS)
Joseph G. Bailey
716
963
706
2385
Blanks
571
418
860
1849
Joseph G. Bailey elected and sworn.
FOR PARK COMMISSIONER (FOR THREE YEARS)
William C. Mitchell
415
551
588
1554
Laurence A. Trainor
496
456
500
1452
Blanks
376
374
478
1228
William C. Mitchell elected and sworn.
FOR TREE WARDEN
Clarence R. Bestick
690
1020
820
2530
Blanks
597
361
746
1704
Clarence R. Bestick elected and sworn.
FOR CONSTABLES
Harvey J. Annis
484
640
461
1585
Walter S. Belyea
647
786
605
2038
37
(Clarence R. Bestick
610
850
620
2080
Jeremiah F. Gallivan
606
762
583
1951
Christopher M. Garland
553
728
637
1918
Charles S. Hannaford .
508
699
534
1741
John J. Heaney
596
794
621
2011
Mark Hennebery
503
706
731
1940
August Johnson
579
761
741
2081
N. Eric Nelson
602
752
608
1962
George L. Novelline
573
711
504
1788
Earl .A. Prario
602
659
506
1767
John P. Shay
629
694
544
1867
Thomas Slavin
535
549
463
1547
W. Gordon Stackhouse
458
583
593
1634
Harry F. Vinton
537
593
551
1581
Augustus T. Wentworth
482
561
483
1526
Blanks
9961
8887 13709
32557
"Harvey J. Annis, Walter S. Belyea, Clarence R. Bestick, Jeremiah F. Gallivan, Christopher M. Gar- land, Charles S. Hannaford, John J. Heaney, Mark Hennebery, August Johnson, N. Eric Nelson, George L. Novelline, Earle A. Prario, John P. Shay, W. Gor- don stackhouse and Harry F. Vinton elected and :sworn.
A True Record. Attest :
M. MAGDALENE VINING, Town Clerk.
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Town House
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Braintree, Mass., March. 12, 1928.
The Annual Town Meeting was called to order at: 7:45 P. M., by the Moderator, William F. Rogers.
Article 1. Voted to' elect three Measurers of Wood and Weighers of Hay.
Charles G. Sheppard, Wilford P .. Woodsum and. Fred W. Piercy elected.
Voted to elect three Measurers of Lumber.
Herbert W. Borden, Charles O. Miller and Shelley. A. Neal elected.
Voted to instruct the Selectmen to appoint one. Pound Keeper, three Field Drivers and three Fence. Viewers.
Article 2. Voted that the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is auth- orized to borrow money from time to time in anticipa- tion of the revenue of the financial year beginning" January 1, 1928, and to issue a note or notes therefor- payable within one year. Any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of said. financial year.
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Article 3. Voted that the Town Treasurer be, ¿and is hereby made custodian of all moneys of the sev- eral Departments of the Town; the Board of Water Commissioners are hereby instructed to elect the Town Treasurer treasurer of the Water Department; the Municipal Lighting Board are hereby instructed to elect the Town Treasurer treasurer of the Municipal Lighting Board; the Selectmen are hereby instructed to require from the Treasurer such a bond as in their judgment is necessary for the safety of such moneys; that the Treasurer be held harmless on his bond from any loss caused by the failure of any National Bank or Trust Company in which the funds of the Town may be on deposit with the approval of the Selectmen.
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