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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.
Braintree, Mass., March 1, 1934.
Pursuant to the foregoing Warrant, I have hereby notified and warned 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, 1
Constable of Braintree.
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Braintree, Mass., March 5, 1934.
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, the voters assembled in their respective Precincts to cast their ballots for the several Town Officers named therein.
The polls were opened in all precincts at five forty-five o'clock in the forenoon and were closed at three o'clock in the afternoon.
The following Election Officers served :
PRECINCT ONE. J. Frank Lane, Warden; Ho- mer L. Walters, Clerk; Charles H. Roberts, Edwad J. Sullivan, Everett F. Russell, Louis Kaplan, Frank A. Macdonald, Frank E. Delaney, Leo E. Halpin, Francis M. O'Rourke, Michael P. Novelline, Ellen V. Tyler, Felix H. Atkinson, Mary M. Wynot, Francis LeVangie and James O'Rourke, Constable.
PRECINCT TWO. James E. Folsom, Warden; Joseph S. Sullivan, Clerk; Mabel L. Kinna, Amy Getchell, Mabel L. Cox, Beatrice L. Silver, Francis J. Mahar, James J. Moody, Arthur J. Cavanaugh, Frank Mischler, Robert A. Murray, Marion E. Ber- geron, J. Edwad Kingsbury, John W. Mahar and Gustaf Arnoldson, Jr., Constable.
PRECINCT THREE. John Riley, Warden; Joseph T. Williams, Clerk; Russell Boutin, Pedro Christen- sen, John F. Doucette, Edward Libertine, Benjamin Schiller, Arthur Stenberg, Richard Spence, William Pillsbury, John J. Cassidy, Edward J. Gogan, Eugene F. Shine, John H. Yourell, Hollis M. Black and James P. Gurney, Constable.
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At the opening of the Polls the Ballot Boxes were inspected and found to be empty and the registers set at zero(0). The keys were placed in charge of the Constables of their respective Precincts. The meetings were conducted in like manner and in ac- cordance with the law.
At the close of the polls, when all votes had been canvassed, counted, recorded and ballots sealed ac- cording to law, they were then forwarded to the Board of Registrars, by which Board the figures were tabulated, proved and the result declared.
Number of votes cast :
Precinct 1.
2005
Precinct 2.
2113
Precinct 3. 1995
Total
6113
Following is the result in detail:
FOR MODERATOR
Pr. 1
Pr. 2 Pr. 3 Total
Abbott F. Baker
517
368
589
1474
William F. Rogers
1030 1579
939
3548
Blanks
458
166
467
1091
2005
2113
1995
6113
Williams F. Rogers elected and sworn.
FOR TOWN CLERK
Ernest C. Woodsum
1386 .1871
1644
4901
Blanks
619
242
351
1212
2005
2113
1995
6113
Ernest C. Woodsum elected and sworn by Otis B. Oakman, Notary Public.
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FOR TREE WARDEN
Clarence R. Bestick
1357
1830
1575
4762
Blanks
648
283
420
1351
2005
2113
1995
6113
Clarence R. Bestick elected and sworn.
FOR TAX COLLECTOR
George H. Gerrior, Jr.
1002
: 957
1035
2994
Otis B. Oakman
899
1097
818
2814
Blanks
104
59
142
305
2005
2113
1995
6113
George H. Gerrior, Jr. elected and sworn.
FOR TOWN TREASURER
Charles H. Buker
423
358
608
1389
Otis B. Oakman
1345
1580
1243
4168
Blanks
237
175
144
556
2005
2113
1995
6113
Otis B. Oakman elected and sworn.
FOR SELECTMAN (For three years)
Harry H. Bousquet
1126
464
852
2442
John H. Cahill
484
724
541
1749
Richard A. Hunt
260
586
378
1224
Albert E. Roberts
99
312
203
614
Blanks
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27
21
84
2005
2113
1995
6113
Harry H. Bousquet elected and sworn.
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FOR BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE (For three years)
Harry H. Bousquet
1101
432
814
2347
John H. Cahill
449
704
531
1684
Richard A. Hunt
272
582
383
1237
Albert E. Roberts
119
344
200
663
Blanks
64
51
67
182
2005
2113
1995
6113
Harry H. Bousquet elected and sworn.
FOR BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE (For one year)
Elsie Y. Woodsum
1369
1750
1355
4474
Blanks
636
363
640
1639
2005
2113
1995
6113
Elsie Y. Woodsum elected and sworn.
FOR ASSESSOR (For three years)
Thomas J. Henshon
928
293
332
1553
W. Homer Melville
299
479
933
1711
Norris H. Pinault
604
1169
555
2328
Blanks
174
172
175
521
2005
2113
1995
6113
Norris H. Pinault elected and sworn.
FOR WATER COMMISSIONER AND COMMISSION- ER OF SINKING FUND (For three years)
Thomas E. Sears 1238 1822 1431 4491
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Blanks
767
291
564
1622
2005
2113
1995
6113
Thomas E. Sears elected and sworn.
FOR SCHOOL COMMITTEE (For three years)
John E. Cannon
316
271
550
1137
Henry D. Higgins
802
1100
667
2569
Alida N. Stevens
917
1096
741
2754
John W. Sullivan
834
857
681
2372
Blanks
1141
902
1351
3394
4010
4226
3990 12226
Henry D. Higgins and Alida N. Stevens elected and sworn.
FOR MUNICIPAL LIGHTING BOARD (For three years).
Charles G. Jordan
1322
1776
1478
4576
Blanks
683
337
517
1537
2005
2113
1995
6113
CharlesG. Jordan elected and sworn.
FOR TRUSTEES OF THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY (For two years)
Mabel S. Rogers
1231
1885
1358
4474
Clara G. Wetherbee
1208
1904
1160
4272
Blanks
1571
437
1472
3480
4010
4226
3990 12226
Mabel S. Rogers and Clara G. Wetherbee elected and sworn.
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FOR PARK COMMISSIONER (For three years)
Raymond F. Anderson
539
714
464
1717
Alfred P. Bennett
302
376
394
1072
Daniel J. Cregan
105
102
337
544
Walter E. Delorey
413
308
421
1142
Blanks
646
613
379
1638
2005
2113
1995
6113
Raymond F. Anderson elected and sworn.
FOR PARK COMMISSIONER (For two years)
Hugh D. Johnson
597
786
621
2004
Harry F. Vinton, Jr.
838
1059
772
2669
Blanks
570
268
602
1440
2005.
2113
1995
6113
Harry F. Vinton, Jr. elected and sworn.
FOR PARK COMMISSIONER (For one year)
Robert B. Taylor
1273
1813
1179
4265
Blanks
732
300
816
1848
2005
2113
1995
6113
Robert B. Taylor elected and sworn.
BOARD OF HEALTH (For three years)
Dwight A. Chandler
726
730
618
2074
Marion E. Leary
199
191
135
525
Percy T. Richards
76
148
614
838 -
Cornelius L. Sullivan
318
200
117
635
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Harry F. Vinton
108
358
130
596
Foster B. Waters
425
299
152
876
Blanks
153
187
229
569
2005
2113
1995
6113
Dwight A. Chandler elected and sworn.
FOR SEWER COMMISSIONER (For three years)
Charles S. Marshall
1276
1793
1219
4288
Blanks
729
320
776
1825
2005
2113
1995
6113
Charles S. Marshall elected and sworn.
FOR SEWER COMMISSIONER (For one year)
C. Frederick Tarbox
1288
1774
1236
4298
Blanks
717
339
759
1815
2005
2113
1995
6113
C. Frederick Tarbox elected and sworn.
FOR PLANNING BOARD (For three years)
Archie T. Morrison
1202
1974
1184
4360
Edward J. Rose
1168
1781
1104
4053
Blanks
1640
471
1702
3813
4010
4226
3990 12226
Archie T. Morrison and Edward J. Rose elected and sworn.
CONSTABLES
Raymond F. Anderson 1299
1883
937 4119
Gustaf Arnoldson, Jr.
1304
1896
915 4115
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Alfred, P. Bennett
1291
1890
917
4098
Clarence R. Bestick
1293
1889
869
4051
Everett .A. Buker
1296
1878
886
4060
Charles N. Drinkwater
1289
1893
867
4049
Charles W. Ferguson
1301
1884
937
4122
William J. Gauthier
1289
1897
859
4045
Alton D. Griggs 1301
1876
857
4034
Charles S. Hannaford
1302
1876
892
4170
John J. Heaney
1312
1895
876
4083
Mark Hennebury
1307
1888
888
4083
Harvey Howe
1290
1872
856
4018
John Riley
1300
1890
861
4051
John P. Shay
1318
1895
826
4039
Above candidates elected and sworn.
A true copy. Attest:
ERNEST C. WOODSUM, Town Clerk.
March 12, 1934.
The Annual Town Meeting was called to order at 7:45 P. M. by Moderator William F. Rogers. The voters were checked on entering building. Amplifiers were installed throughout the lower hall and lobbies for the convenience of the voters.
ARTICLE 1.
Voted: to elect three Measurers of Wood and Weighers of Hay. Charles G. Sheppard, Wilford F. Woodsum and. R. Allen Gage elected.
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Voted: to elect three Measurers of Lumber. Her- bert W. Borden, Shelley A. Neal and Charles O. Mil- ler elected.
Voted: to elect seven Trustees of the Braintree School Fund, for a term of three years. John W. Harding, William E. Heath, Arthur L. Hale, Otis B. Oakman, George A. Walker, C. Frederick Tarbox and George E. Sampson elected.
ARTICLE 2.
Moved: that the Town Treasurer, with the ap- proval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial. year beginning January 1, 1934, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew such not or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws; any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of the financial year be- ginning January 1, 1934.
Mr. I. R. Young moved the following amendment to Article 2: to add the following phrase-"and in no case shall the notes bear an interest rate in excess of 5% per annum, nor shall a bonus be paid for the loans". Amendment not carried. ' -
The original motion under Article 2-Carried.
ARTICLE 3.
Voted: That the Town Treasurer, with the ap- proval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1935, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable
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within one year, and to renew such note or notes as: may be given for a period of less than one year in ac- cordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws; any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue "of the financial year beginning. January 1, 1935.
ARTICLE 4 ...
Voted: That the Town Treasurer, with the ap- proval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow for general maintenance expenses of the Town the sum of $60,000, but in no event a sum in excess of the amount of tax titles taken or held by the Town, and to issue a note or notes of the Town: therefor, all in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 49 of the' Acts of 1933: The said sum of $60,000 is hereby appropriated for the repayment of temporary loans for the year 1933. -
ARTICLE 5.
Voted: that this Article be taken up in conjunc- tion with other articles in the Warrant.
Mr. Baker moved: to authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee of five, including the Town Clerk, to make application to the General Court to erect and constitute in the Town, representative Town Government, by Limited Town Meetings, and act on anything relating thereto.
Mr. Colbert moved: Indefinite postponement. Not carried.
Motion of Mr. Baker-Not carried.
Mr. Lakin offered the following motion: That the Selectmen be authorized to put the question of adopt-
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ing this Act on the ballot for the next Annual Town Election. Carried.
ARTICLE 6.
Voted : that the Town Treasurer be and is hereby made custodian of all moneys of the several depart- ments of the Town. The Board of Water Commis- sioners are hereby instructed to elect the Treasurer of the Town, Treasurer of the Water Department. The Electric Light Department are hereby instructed to elect the Treasurer of the Town, Treasurer of the Electric Light Department. 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 Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 7.
Voted: that the Tax Collector 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 ap- proval of the Board of Selectmen.
UNDER ARTICLE 5.
Mr. Grady offered the following Resolutions; That the citizens of Braintree, in Town Meeting assembled duly representing our whole Town, should rise and stand in respectful meditation upon the lives of our late fellow citizens: John N. Rodgers, William D. Ait- ken, Albert F. Hollis and Henry A. Monk.
Every member present stood in respectful medi- tation.
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The SPECIAL TOWN MEETING was called to order at 8:09 P. M. to run concurrently with the An- nual Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 8 .
Voted: to appropriate for the Reserve Fund for extraordinary or unforseen expenditures during the current year $5,000.00.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
ARTICLE 9.
Voted to make the following appropriations for GENERAL GOVERNMENT for salaries and expenses of the following departments and other purposes, the present year :
1. FINANCE COMMITTEE-Voted to appropri- ate for the Finance Committee, including the sum of $250.00 for salary of Secretary of the Committee- $1,0000.00.
Mr. Templeton offered the following Resolution : That the citizens of the Town of Braintree add to the budget for 1934 a sum amounting to fifteen per cent on salaries of all Town Employees, said fifteen per cent having been deducted from the salaries of said Town Employees for the year 1933.
Motion that this Resolution be laid on the table -Not carried.
There being 546 in the affirmative and 339 in the negative, the Resolution offered by Mr. Templeton was carried-9:30.
Mr. Magaldi moved the recommendation of Mr. Templeton's Resolution-Not carried.
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2. SELECTMEN :
Salaries
$1,657.50
Secretary 1,101.60
Expenses
1,015.00
Mr. Avery offered the following Amendment: For SELECTMEN :
Salaries $1,950.00
Secretary 1,296.00
Expenses
1,015.00
The Amendment was not carried and the original amounts moved by Mr. Grady were then voted.
Moved: Reconsideration of Article 9, Item 2- Not carried-9:42.
3. ACCOUNTANT:
Salary
$1,700.00
Expenses 340.00
4. TOWN ENGINEER :
Salaries
. $4,844.85
Expenses 875.50
5. ASSESSORS :
Salaries $2,550.00
Clerical Help 2,244.29
Expenses
1,785.00
6. TREASURER :
Moved-That the salary of the Town Treasurer be laid on the table. So voted-9:44.
Clerk and Expenses $2,380.00
Mr. Kelley moved: That all matters affected un- der any or all articles contained in the Town War-
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rant, wherein the 15% is applicable, be referred back to the Finance Committee with the instructions to follow the vote of the Town and bring in a budget wherein they have added to their recommendation the 15% which the Town voted the employees should have.
Mr. Taylor moved: That we adjourn until 7:45 next week. Not carried. 10:16
Motion as made by Ms. Kelley - Carried 10:21.
Mr. Pinault served notice to reconsider Article 9 - Item 5.
Mr. Kelley moved: That the Annual and Special Town Meeting be adjourned until 7:45 P. M. on Mon- day, March 19, 1934 - Carried.
A True copy, Attest :
ERNEST C. WOODSUM Town Clerk.
March 19, 1934.
The adjourned Annual and Special Town Meet- ing was called to order at 7:45 P. M. by Moderator William : F. Rogers. Amplifiers were installed throughout the lower hall and lobbies for the con- venience of the voters.
Mr. Grady moved that the reading of the records of the last session be dispensed with. Carried.
Mr. Pinault served notice of desire to reconsider items 3, 4, and 5 under Article 9-7:50.
Mr. Grady moved that all items referring to sal- aries not already acted upon under Articles 9 to 25
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inclusive be taken up, discussed and disposed of as a single item. Carried-8:07.
Mr. Grady moved: That the sum of $308,071.90 be raised and appropriated for the payment of sal- aries as follows :-
UNDER ARTICLE 9:
Item 7
for Tax Collector $1,700.00
Item
8
for Town Clerk 1,700.00
Item
9
Election and Registration
255.00
Item 10
for Law 595.00
Item 14
for Public Library Janitors
442.00
Item 14
for Town Hall Janitor and
Asst.
2,043.40
Item 16
for Moderator
21.25
UNDER ARTICLE 10:
Item 1
for Fire Department 31,016.00
for Fire Alarm System 1,445.00
Item 2
for Police Department 31,110.00
Item 5
1
for Moth Department 510.00
Item
7
for Building Inspector 850.00
Item 8 for Sealer of Weights and Measurers 425.00
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Item 9
for Guard at Sunset Lake. 309.40
UNDER ARTICLE 11:
Item
1
for Board of Health 510.00
Item
7
for Inspector of Animals
170.00
Item
9
for Inspector of Milk
85.00
Item 10
for Inspector of Meats and Provisions 297.50
UNDER ARTICLE 12:
Item
1
for Water Commissioners .
255.00
UNDER ARTICLE 14:
for Electric Light Commis-
sioners
255.00
UNDER ARTICLE 15:
for salaries including Sal-
aries of Teachers
219,540.00
UNDER ARTICLE 16:
for Public Library
5,253.00
UNDER ARTICLE 17:
Item
1
for Board of Public Wel-
fare
510.00
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Item 2 for Visitor, Ass't Visitor and Stenographer 2,828.80
Item 6 for Infirmary 1,815.60
UNDER ARTICLE 25:
Item 1
for Salary of Supt. of
Highways 2,975.00
Total : $308,071.90
Mr. Magaldi offered as an amendment: That this amount be increased to $362,132.80.
Mr. Lakin moved-The Previous Question. Car- ried 8:35.
Amendment offered by Mr. Magaldi-Not carried 8:42. Voted doubted.
Moved: That we proceed at once to vote by bal- lot, using the Check List. Not carried 8:47. Vote doubted. The vote being taken again, the Check List was used for the benefit of those voting in the lower hall and lobbies.
The Moderator appointed the following Tellers: Messrs: Blunt, Walker, Harrison, Jenkins, Dominick, Rapp, Hale, Jones, Patterson, Jenkins, Mahar, Cum- mings and Pratt.
Mr. Avery moved : That this vote be taken as final -Carried.
A ballot vote was then taken on the amendment: That this amount be increased to $362,132.80. There being 589 in the Affirmative and 953 in the Negative, the Amendment was lost. 10:43.
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The original motion as made by Mr. Grady, that the sum of $308,071.90 be raised and appropriated for the payment of salaries as enumerated-Carried 10:44.
Motion for reconsideration of the previous motion -Not carried.
Moved: That the Annual and Special Town Meet- ing be adjourned until 7:45 P. M. on Monday, March 26, 1934-Carried 10:45 P. M.
A true Copy. Attest :
ERNEST C. WOODSUM Town Clerk.
March 26, 1934.
The adjourned Annual and Special Town Meeting was called to order at 7:45 P. M. by Moderator Wil- liam F. Rogers. The voters were checked on enter- ing the building. Amplifiers were installed through- out the hall and lobbies for the convenience of the voters.
Voted: That the reading of the records of the last session be dispensed with.
ARTICLE 9.
Voted to make the following appropriations for GENERAL GOVERNMENT for expenses of the fol- lowing departments and other purposes, the present year:
7. £
TAX COLLECTOR
Expenses $4,230.00
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8. TOWN CLERK
Expenses 370.00
9. ELECTION AND REGISTRATIONS
Expenses 1,952.00
UNDER ARTICLE 5:
Mr. Colbert moved-That a committee of five be appointed, to consist of the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Water Commissioners, Finance Board, Board of Assessors and the Tax Collector -to con- sider the matter of establishing a Law Department for the Town, whereby the Counsel of same should legally act for all its departments when needed. He to hold no other office. Carried-8:06.
ARTICLE 9.
10. LAW
Expenses $500.00
For Settlement of Suits, Mr. Grady moved the ap- propriation of $1,500.00.
Mr. Robert E. Whitman offered the following amendment: That $900.00 of this appropriation be used to pay the legal claim of Robert E. Whitman for land damages as agreed by the Selectmen. Not carried-8:13.
10. LAW
Settlement of Suits $1,500.00
11. INSURANCE
Town Buildings and Equip-
ment 4,005.32
Employees Compensation 2,768.20
12. PLANNING BOARD
Planning Board 100.00
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13. CARETAKER OF THE DUMPS No appropriation
14. MAINTENANCE OF MUNI- CIPAL BUILDINGS :-
Town Hall, Central Fire and Police Station and Public Li- brary.
FIRE AND POLICE STATION Maintenance 2,400.00
TOWN HALL
Maintenance 2,000.00
17. MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 2,500.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
ARTICLE 10.
Voted to appropriate the following sums of money for the protection of persons and property this year :
1. FIRE DEPARTMENT
Expenses $4,750.00
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
Expenses 1,200.00
2. POLICE DEPARTMENT
Ford Coach 650.00
Expenses 2,075.00
4. TREE WARDEN'S DEPT.
Tree Warden's Department 300.00
5. MOTH DEPARTMENT Expenses 2,000.00
6. STREET LIGHTING
Street Lighting 12,000.00
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7. BUILDING INSPECTOR
Expenses 50.00
8. £
SEALERS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURERS
Expenses 200.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
ARTICLE 11.
Voted to appropriate the following sums of money for Health and Sanitation the present year :
1. HEALTH-General Expenses $800.00
2. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES Diphtheria Clinic 350.00
3. COLLECTION OF GARBAGE Collection of Garbage 4,000.00.
6. INSPECTION OF PLUMBING Inspection of Plumbing 293.70
8. VITAL STATISTICS Vital Statistics 50.00
12. MAINTENANCE and .RE- PAIRS, NORFOLK COUNTY HOSPITAL: Maintenance and Repairs . 5,521.69
ARTICLE 12.
1. Voted: That there be appropriated the sum of $9,440.00 for bonds and interest and $80,000.00 for the maintenance and operation of the Water sup- ply system, laying and relaying of water mains, in-
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cluding $225.00 for the salaries of three water com- missioners, the same to be taken from the surplus of the water revenues as shown on the books for the year 1933 and from the revenues of the department for the year 1934. So voted-8:26.
ARTICLE 13.
1. Mr. Grady moved: No action-So voted- 8:27.
2. Mr. Grady moved: That Item 2 of Article 13 be taken up in conjunction with Article 51. So voted. 8:28.
3. Voted: That the Sewer Commissioners be authorized to employ citizens of the Town, as day labor, in the construction of sewers for sanitary pur- poses.
ARTICLE 13.
4. Voted to apppropriate $5,500.00 for a house sewer connection working fund, $2,500.00 from pre- vious house connection fund and $3,000.00' from 1934 tax levy.
5. Mr. Grady moved: That there be raised and appropriated the following sums of money for the maintenance and operation of the sewer department:
Maintenance and Operation $3,000.00
Administration Exp. and sup- plies 120.00
Salary Superintendent
2,000.00
Clerk, 39 weeks @ $15.00 585.00
Contingencies
1,000.00
$6,705.00
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Mr. Ellsworth offered the following amendment: That there be appropriated the sum of $9,000.00 for Maintenance and Operation of the Sewer Depart- ment-Not carried-8:50.
Mr. Grady's original motion-Carried.
Mr. Pinault moved the reconsideration of Section 5 under Article 9-Not carried.
ARTICLE 14.
Mr. Grady moved : That Article 14 of the Annual Town Meeting be taken up in conjunction with Article 3 of the Special Town Meeting-Carried.
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES
ARTICLE 15.
Voted to raise and appropriate for the support of the Public Schools for the present year:
Expenses and Maintenance $56,701.00 This sum to include dog tax of $1,773.08.
ARTICLE 16.
Voted to appropriate for the Public Library the present year :
Expenses $5,550.00
UNDER ARTICLE 5 :
Mrs. Ellsworth moved: That a committee of three be appointed by the chair to study a change in the Town By-Laws whereby the Welfare Work would be a separate organization and that one Welfare Com- missioner with pay, together with three assistanst without pay, one from each section of the Town, be
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appointed or elected as said committee deems best, none of these Welfare officers to hold any other po- sition in the Town. This committee shall report at any Special Town Meeting if one is held this year, and not later than the regular meeting in 1935. So voted 9:05.
PUBLIC WELFARE
ARTICLE 17.
Voted to appropriate the following sums of money for the Public Welfare Department the present year :
1. BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE Expenses $692.00
3. TEMPORARY AID 50,000.00
4. MOTHERS' AID 7,000.00
5. OLD AGE ASSISTANCE 35,000.00
6. INFIRMARY
Expenses 4,860.00
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
ARTICLE 18.
Voted to appropriate for SOLDIERS
RELIEF, the present year
12,000.00
ARTICLE 19.
Voted to appropriate for STATE AID and MILI- TARY AID under Chapter 200, General Acts of 1919, the present year, the following sums of money :
State Aid and Soldiers' Burials 762.00
Military Aid
360.00
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CEMETERIES
ARTICLE 20.
Voted to appropriate the following sums of money for the improvement of the cemetery the present year :
2. MAINTENANCE
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Superintendent and Labor 500.00
Expenses 150.00
UNDER ARTICLE 5:
Mr. Charles Mann offered the following Resolu- tion : On Legion Guard and Protection of Lives and Property in Emergencies.
WHEREAS: The entire populace has viewed with alarm the wanton destruction of life and property by elements having no regard for the rights of others under either the Status or any moral code, and;
WHEREAS: The methods used by the racketeers and other forces of organized gangdom who prey upon an innocent and unsuspecting public are of such cruel nature as have no parallel in modern warfare, and;
WHEREAS: The forces that compose the Scarlet Army of Crime boast of their invulnerability to the extent that our peace officers are defied in their at- tempts to check the sinister activities of the crime organizations which rival the destruction sweep of in- vading armies, and;
WHEREAS: Fifteen years ago this month there came into being an organization of men and women with viewpoints moulded from an observation and knowledge of the rigors and hardships of war, deter- mined that the World should be clean and a safe place in which to live and pledged to uphold and de-
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fent the Constitution of the United States of America ; to maintain law and order and among other things to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the com- munity, State and Nation, and ;
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