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1 1/2" Wrought Iron Pipe
5,185 ft.
1 1/4" Wrought Iron Pipe
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1" Wrought Iron Pipe
20,051 ft.
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81 miles-1760 ft.
NUMBER, LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF HYDRANTS SET DURING. YEAR 1936
437 Brewster Avenue
6" Corey.
438 Brewstre Avenue
6" Corey
439 Brewster Avenue 6" Corey.
NUMBER, LOCATION OF VALVES SET DURING THE YEAR 1936
2" Rensselear
Thayer Street
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Grove Street
6" Rensslear
Standish Avenue.
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Brewster Avenue.
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Brewster Avenue
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JURY LIST 1937
AS PREPARED BY THE SELECTMEN
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Albert, Alfred O., 91 Cabot Avenue Albonetti, Reo, 26 Crescent Avenue Allen, Horace E., 575 Washington Street Almquist, Elton E., 46 Howard Street Ambler, Eric N., 54 Edgehill Road Anderson, Bertram J., 155 Elmlawn Road Anderson, Raymond F., 34 Hillcrest Road. Atkinson, Felix, 46 Academy Street Barnett, John, 306 Commercial Street Barrett, John, 15 Carter Road
Barrett, Joseph P., 31 Elmlawn Road Basher, Maurice, 625 Washington Street Bates, G. Irving, 399 Washington Street Bean, George A., 116 Hobart Street Beck, Robert S., 37 Dean Street Bennett, Alfred P., 54 Allen Street Bennett, John, Liberty Street Berrio, Donald, 1281 Washington Street
Bestick, Charles M., 469 Washington Street
Biondo, Antonio, 553 Pond Street Blunt, Arthur A., 259 Washington Street Boutin, Russell L., 51 Hobart Street Bregoli, Arigo, 20 Crescent Avenue
Brown, Edward D., 302 Washington Street Buker, Charles H., 353 Liberty Street Burns, James, 46 Prescott Lane Cannon, John E., 98 Beechwood Road Carlino, Felix A., 568 Pond Street Cassesse, Michael, 36 Hobart Street Chenette, Ernest L., 26 Arborway Drive Cheverie, James G., 33 Elliot Street Chittenden, Wentworth N., 94 Brow Avenue Clougherty, Thomas E., 200 Washington Street Coleman, Frederick W., 53 Wampatuck Road
Woodworker Shoemaker R. R. Employee Salesman Sales Manager Machinist Salesman
Foreman
Laborer Laborer Electrician Chauffeur Plumber Machinist
Salesman
Salesman Chauffeur Marketman Electrician Shoeworker Manager Bleachery Shoeworker Salesman Fore River Unemployed Clerk Farmer Shoeworker Salesman Laborer Civil Engineer Clerk Salesman
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Condon, William E., 56 Sheppard Avenue Cotter, Joseph, 10 Vinton Avenue Cushing, Perley H., 250 Plain Street Dalton, Thomas J. F., 46 Elliot Street Davenport, George, 171 Hayward Street DeBold, William R., 6 Belmont Street DeCoste, Harold J., 333 Sunnyside Avenue Delorey, Francis, 61 Walnut Avenue Delorey, Walter E., 114 Oakland Road Demers, Theodore N., 51 River Street Diauto, John F., 11 Frederick Road Donahue, Thomas F., 412 Union Street Dow, Alva M., 46 Lemoyne Street Dumais, Archaille, 660 Washington Street Durgin, Charles F., 54 Bellevue Road Dries, Frederick W., Washington Street Dyer, Carleton H., 237 Pond Street Dyer, John B., 29 Academy Street Evans, Arthur L., 125 School Street Evans, John G., 424 Middle Street
Farrell, Thomas V., 327 Elm Street Ferguson, Charles W., 65 Hobart Street Frazier, Luke, 38 Jersey Avenue Gavin, John, 332 Union Street Gavin, William 332 Union Street Getchell, Albert E., 54 Marshall Street Gillan, James 'M., 127 Allen Street Gillespie, Donald J., 137 Oak Street Gillette, Marion C., 21 Hancock Street Gilman, Harold S., 150 Franklin Street Gunville, Bernard L., 54 Brookside Road Gurney, James P., 36 Bowditch Street Hale, Arthur L., 42 Franklin Street Hall, Joseph P., 270 Pond Street Halpin, James P., 34 Brow Avenue Hannigan, Gerald M., 309 Tremont Street Hastings, Arthur, 70 Hollis Avenue Hayden, Eugene E., 571 West Street Hayden, Archie L., 223 Franklin Street L.c.ynes, Charles F., 45 Morrison Road Hedlund, John A., 10 Hedlund Avenue Hennedy, Hugh, 314 Franklin Street Hennebury, John, Sr., 33 Hillside Avenue Hennebury, Mark, 31 Hillside Avenue Hepperle, William J., 75 Marshall Street Heron, Paul, 25 Taylor Street
Hickey, Henry, 595 Washington Street Hitchcock, George A., 20 Cochato Road Hobart, Parker H., 930 Washington Street Holmberg, George P., Bellevue Avenue
Oil Refiner Machinist Clerk
Foreman Janitor WPA
Truck Driver Helper Shoeworker
Clerk Merchant
Sheet Metal Worker Manufacturing® Machinist Salesman Rubber Worker Painter Shoeworker
Publisher Laborer Salesman
Asst. Sales Manager Laborer
Salesman Salesman
Sheet Iron Worker Salesman:
Janitor Chauffeur Chauffeur Painter Clerk:
Shoeworker Shoemaker
Realtor
Clerk
Farmer·
Shoemaker Laundry
Agent, Board of Health Blacksmith
Driller and Tapper Iron Worker. Engineer
Shoe Worker Painter Manager Insurance. Shipper.
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Howes, George E., 404. Union Street Howe, Harvey, 308 Shaw Street Hughes, Edward, Frederick Road Innis, Howard S., 50 Nelson Street Janssen, Ernest J., 9 Dewey Avenue Keen, Frank D., 295 Tremont Street Kimball, Harold A., 1036 Washington Street
Kimball, Herbert M., 39 Hamilton Street Lansing, George, 2 Townsend Avenue
Lathrop, Durant E., 19 Trefton Drive Lawley, Fred D., 45 Lemoyne Street Leetch, John F., 105 Tremont Street Legg, Gordon E., 19 Azel Road Lennon, William H., 300 Quincy Avenue Leon, Saleem M., 585 Grove Street Lewis, Elmer E., 5 Fairfield Street LeSage, Eugene P., 91 Pond Street Lucid, Joseph A. Jr., 15 Beechwood Road Ludden, J. Edward, 24 Stetson Street Lynn, Warren G., 44 Williams Avenue Lyons, Charles W., 12 Dean Street MacDonald, Uriel O., 309 Tremont Street Mace, Harry P., 1039 Washington Street Macleod, Alexander, 52 Sterling Street Magaldi, Joseph M., 1 King Hill Road Magazu, Peter, 4 Hancock Street Makepeace, Carl G., 30 Faulkner Place
Mantia, Salvator, 4 Hilliard Court Matthews, Charles W., 244 Liberty Street Matthews, Henry, 7 Wellington Street Mattie, James F. Jr., 660 Commercial Street Mclaughlin, Emmet F., 31 Morrison Road McLaughlin, Harold, 18 Bradley Road McKeough, Joseph S., 607 Washington Street McNulty, Michael A., 26. Fairfield Street Mealey, Paul P., 12 Taylor Street Mellgran, Guy W., 34 Dean Street Mencke, George C., 15 Wellington Street Miller, Charles O., 38 Liberty Street Moorehead, George K., 16 West Street Mulligan, Thomas F., 221 Commercial Street Newell, William L., 176 Commercial Street Olson, Charles O., 49 Sterling Street O'Neil, Emmet F., 110 Bellevue Road O'Rourke, John T., 125 Plain Street Peach, Joseph, Braintree Gardens Pearson, Stanley E., 231 Franklin Street Pfeffer, George, 103 Liberty Street Powers, John J., 31 Lisle Street
Foreman Clerk Gas Station Draftsman
Dentist Printer Clerk
Architect Chauffeur Wholesale Manager Driller Chauffeur Buyer
Clerk
Clerk
Plumber Printer
Traffic Manager Realtor
Accountant Machinist
aLawyer
Real Estate Iron Construction
Milk Dealer Laborer Machinist
Farmer
Store Manager Engineer Carpenter Builder Salesman Engraver
Printer Banker
Milk Trainman Timekeeper
Shoeworker
Shipper Mechanic Bricklayer Printer Iron Worker
Iron Worker
Clerk Steamfitter
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Powers, William J., 84 Front Street Preston, William J., 575 Commercial Street Prouty, Millens W., 226 Liberty Street Quimby, Harold R., 170 Tremont Street Riley, Joseph F., Hillview Road Roberts, Charles E., 931 Washington Street Rogers, William H., 26 Summer Street Ryan, John A., 131 Liberty Street Schroth, Edward J., 2 Hillview Road Schwanenberg, Peter, Box 58 Liberty Street Scudder, Elliott R., 41 Mt. Vernon Avenue Shutt, John W., Circuit Road Silva, Joseph F., 7 Norfolk Road Smith, Ernest C., 10 Belmont Street Smyth, Edward, 83 Allen Street Southwick, John M., 65 Wilkins Road Spiess, Fred A., 34 Jersey Avenue Staples, Ernest A., 28 Union Street Starr, Leo F., 55 Sterling Street Stenberg, John H., 6 Ardmore Street Stevens, Edwin J., 362 Commercial Street Stevenson, Edmund W., 15 Mt. Vernon Street
Sullivan, Timothy E., 36 Oak Street Sullivan, Edward J. Jr., 64 Bickford Road Sutherland, Alexander, 15 Burroughs Road Sweeney, John, 21 Thayer Place Taber, Theodore E., 19 Commercial Street Talbot, Thomas S., 18 West Street Thayer, Herbert A., 22 Thayer Place Thomas, William W., 370 Sunnyside Avenue Till, Horace G., 145 Edgehill Road Tolmie, Edgar S. Jr., 7 Crescent Avenue Tranior, Lawrence A., 5 Liberty Street Tyrer, Edward, 4 Arlington Street Vallas, Louis Jr., 45 Sterling Street Van Zandt, Albert H., 520 Elm Street Vinton, Harry F. Sr., 30 River Street Wade, Robert G., 83 Cabot Avenue Walker, John S., 348 Middle Street Walsh, Peter H., 61 Edgehill Raod Warwick, Ernest. 17 Coolidge Avenue Welch, George J., 105 Tremont Street West, Sydney, 18 Wilson Avenue Westover, Stanley L., 230 Quincy Avenue Weston, N. Lloyd, 102 Tremont Street Woods, Samuel, 85 Cedarcliff Road Wynot, Parker E., 382 Commercial Street
Young, Ira R., 50 Waldron Road Yourell, John H., 25 Hobart Street Zhangi, Joseph, 17 Rose Avenue
Plumber Electrician Salesman Advertiser Building Supt. Manager Chauffeur Carpenter Steamfitter Navigator Salesman Garage Man Barber
Coachman Painter Salesman Chief Engineer Welder Photo Engraver Foreman Carpenter Salesman Student Carpenter Chauffeur Ass't Shipper Merchant Carpenter Jobbing Wool Grader Laborer Filling Station Chauffeur Merchant Salesman
Real Estate Asst. Manager Telegrapher Painter Carpenter Shoe Worker Salesman Helper Iron Worker Carpenter
Filling Sta. At.
Shoe Worker Barber
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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1936
MODERATOR
WILLIAM F. ROGERS
Term expires 1937
TOWN CLERK
ERNEST C. WOODSUM
Term expires 1937
TOWN TREASURER
OTIS B. OAKMAN
Term expires 1937
SELECTMEN
HARRY H. BOUSQUET
Term expires 1937
JOHN H. CAHILL ALBERT E. ROBERTS
Term expires 1938
Term expires 1939
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
HARRY H. BOUSQUET
Term expires 1937
JOHN H. CAHILL ALBERT E. ROBERTS
Term expires 1938
Term expires 1939
ASSESSORS
NORRIS H. PINAULT
Term expires 1937
CHARLES S. HANNAFORD
Term expires 1938 Term expires 1939
WATER COMMISSIONERS AND COMMISSIONERS OF SINKING FUND
THOMAS E. SEARS
GEORGE A. WALKER
JOSEPH LANDERS
Term expires 1937 Term expires 1938 Term expires 1939
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
HENRY D. HIGGINS
Term expires 1937
ALIDA N. STEVENS
Term expires 1937
HAROLD R. QUIMBY (Appointed)
Term expires 1937
HOWARD B. BLEWETT
Term expires 1938
HARRIET B. W. KIMBALL
Term expires 1938
HERBERT O. BOARDMAN (Resigned)
ARCHIE T. MORRISON
Term expires 1939 Term expires 1939
MUNICIPAL LIGHTING BOARD
CHARLES G. JORDAN (Deceased) FRANK P. LORD (Appointed) NORTON P. POTTER ALEXANDER A. CARSON
Term expires 1937 Term expires 1937 Term expires 1938 Term expires 1939
WALTER B. SKINNER
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PARK COMMISSIONERS
RAYMOND F. ANDERSON ROBERT B. TAYLOR HARRY F. VINTON, Jr.
Term expires 1937
Term expires 1938
Term expires 1939
SEWER COMMISSIONERS
ALBERT E. ROBERTS (Resigned)
Term expires 1937
WALTER E. THOMPSON (Appointed)
Term expires 1937
DWIGHT A. CHANDLER
Term expires 1938
SAMUEL M. ELLSWORTH
Term expires 1939
COLLECTOR OF TAXES
GEORGE H. GERRIOR, Jr.
Term expires 1937
TREE WARDEN
CLARENCE R. BESTICK
Term expires 1937
PLANNING BOARD
EDWARD J. ROSE
Term expires 1937
ARCHIE T. MORRISON
Term expires 1937
JOHN F. CLINTON
Term expires 1938
JOSEPH W. PARKER
Term expires 1939
SAMUEL M. ELLSWORTH
Term expires 1939
BOARD OF HEALTH
DWIGHT A. CHANDLER
Term expires 1937
JOHN J. ATKINSON DEANE R. WALKER
Term expires 1938 Term expires 1939
TRUSTEES OF THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY
ALBERT E. AVERY
JOHN W. HARDING
STACY B. SOUTHWORTH
MABEL S. ROGERS
Term expires 1938
CLARA G. WETHERBEE
Term expires 1938
CONSTABLES
RAYMOND F. ANDERSON
ALFRED P .. BENNETT EVERETT A. BUKER
WILLIAM J. GAUTHIER
CHARLES S. HANNAFORD
MARK HENNEBURY EDWARD F. MOORE
Life Member Life Member Life Member
GUSTAF ARNOLDSON, Jr. CLARENCE R. BESTICK LEO N. DRYSDALE ALTON D. GRIGGS JOHN J. HEANEY HARVEY HOWE JOHN P. SHAY
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TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL FUND
ARTHUR L. HALE
Term expires 1937
JOHN W. HARDING
Term expires 1937
WILLIAM H. HEATH
Term expires 1937
OTIS B. OAKMAN
Term expires 1937
GEORGE E. SAMPSON
Term expires 1937
C. FREDERICK TARBOX
Term expires 1937
GEORGE A. WALKER
Term expires 1937
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND WEIGHERS OF HAY CHARLES G. SHEPPARD WILFORD F. WOODSUM R. ALLEN GAGE
MEASURERS OF LUMBER
HERBERT W. BORDEN SHELLEY A. NEAL
CHARLES O. MILLER
APPOINTED OFFICERS POLICE DEPARTMENT
JOHN J. HEANEY, Chief N. ERIC NELSON, Deputy Chief
EVERETT A. BUKER, Sergeant
EDWARD D. CAHILL, Sergeant EARL A. PRARIO, Sergeant
HARVEY J. ANNIS CHRISTOPHER M. GARLAND HENRY A. COHOON WALTER S. BELYEA ARTHUR C. FORST
WILLIAM GALLIVAN
JOHN W. ILLINGWORTH ALBERT R. KLAY
FRANK T. MAGUIRE GEORGE L. NOVELLINE
JOHN F. O'ROURKE JOHN P. SHAY
GEORGE E. WILSON, Jr.
Reserve Officers
GEORGE H. FAUSTINI
LEWIS H. GOULD
JOHN S. MCLAUGHLIN
JAMES F. SMITH
RUSSELL WHITE
JOSEPH W. FLAHERTY HERBERT E. LEWIS EDWARD N. SHARON CORNELIUS L. SULLIVAN ALBERT E. WYNOT
FIRE DEPARTMENT
FRED A. TENNEY, Chief HARRY T. SEARS, Deputy Chief
BOARD OF REGISTRARS
ROGER LAKIN, Chairman ERNEST C. WOODSUM, Clerk VIRGIE M. SEARS THOMAS F. MULLIGAN
FIELD DRIVERS
CHARLES R. CUMMINGS MANSFIELD A. BELYEA THEODORE N. FOGG
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FENCE VIEWERS
FREDERICK L. MURPHY
FRANK D. KEEN W. HOMER MELVILLE
INSPECTORS OF PLUMBING
WALTER B. SKINNER
ISRAEL P. WESTON
BUILDING INSPECTORS
ALFRED H. HOLBROOK
JOHN A. RYAN
TOWN COUNSEL
RICHARD A. HUNT
TOWN ENGINEER
SUPT. OF FIRE ALARM
SUPT. OF INFIRMARY
SUPT. OF STREETS
JOHN J. DRINKWATER FRED A. TENNEY PATRICK T. DONAHUE FRED AUSTERBERRY FRED B. LAWRENCE JOHN W. MULCAHY
SUPT. OF ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPT.
SUPT. OF WATER DEPT.
SUPT. OF SEWER DEPT. GEORGE F. BROUSSEAU
SUPT. OF PLAIN STREET CEMETERY
CHARLES H. BUKER
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
CHARLES S. HANNAFORD
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
WALTER J. MATTIE
INSPECTOR OF MEATS AND PROVISIONS
STAFFORD S. BRIDGHAM
MOTH SUPT.
FRED AUSTERBERRY
FOREST WARDEN
FRED A. TENNEY
BURIAL AGENT
GEORGE A. SHORTLE
POUND KEEPER
PATRICK T. DONAHUE
MILK INSPECTOR
JOHN A. HEDLUND
APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE RALPH B. WOODSUM, Chairman, 1939 HENRY H. STORM, Secretary, 1939
MERTON L. EMERSON 1937 WILLIAM D. DYER 1937
JOSEPH A. HALEY 1937 DUDLEY P. HOWLAND 1937
AMOS C. BARTLETT 1937 STUART M. DIMOCK 1938
RAYMOND P. PALMER 1938 FRED K. SIMON 1938
Dr. C. A. SULLIVAN 1938 EARL D. GILLIATT 1939
ALBERT L. RICE
1939 WILLIAM B. TAYLOR
1939
MERTON L. TURNER 1939
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WARRANT FOR Annual Town Meeting
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Norfolk, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Braintree.
Greetings:
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 1, Town Hall.
Polling Place in Precinct 2, Legion Building, Hollis Avenue. Polling Place in Precinct 3, Hose House, Allen Street.
On Monday, the first day of March, 1937, at five forty-five o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to bring into the Wardens of their respective Precincts their votes on the official ballot for a Moderator, Town Clerk, a Town Treasurer, one Selectman for a term of three years, one member of the Board of Public Welfare for a term of three years, one member of the Board of Assessors for a term of three years, one Water Commissioner and Commissioner of Sinking Fund for a term of three years, two members of the School Commit- tee for a term of three years, one member of the School Committee for a term of two years one member of the Municipal Lighting Board for a term of three years, one member of the Board of Health for a term of three years, one Sewer Commissioner for a term of three years, one Park Commissioner for a term of three years, a Tax Col- lector, a Tree Warden, two members of the Planning Board for a term of three years, and fifteen Constables; also to vote on the following questions on the same ballot: 1. "Shall Part One of an Act passed by the General Court in the year 1937 entitled, 'An Act establishing in the Town of Braintree Representative Town Government by Limited Town Meeting,' be accepted by this Town?"; 2. "Shall an Act passed by the General Court in the year Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-Four, entitled, 'An Act establishing a Town Manager Form of Government for the Town of Braintree,' be accepted ?"
The polls will be opened at five forty-five in the forenoon, and will be closed at three o'clock in the afternoon.
You are further directed to notify and warn the said inhab- itants qualified to vote as aforesaid, to meet at the Town Hall in said Brainree on Monday, the eighth day of March, 1937, at seven forty- five o'clock in the evening, then and there to act upon the following articles, namely :---
Article 1. To choose all Town Officers, except those elected by ballot.
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Article 2. To hear and act upon the report of the several boards of Town Officers, and committees, and choose any committee the Town may think proper.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year be- ginning January 1, 1937, and to issue a note or notes therefor, pay- able within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year be- ginning January 1, 1938, and to issue a note or notes therefor, pay- able within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasu- rer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money for general municipal purposes under the authority of and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 49 of the Acts of 1933, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 6. To see if the Town will hold its Treasurer harmless on his bond for 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 7. To see if the Town will hold its Collector harmless on his bond for 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 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate a sum of money for a Reserve Fund for extraordinary and unforseen expenditures during the current year.
Article 9. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for Interest and Maturing Debt the present year, or take any action relative thereto.
Aricle 10. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate to meet the payment of certain bills contracted in several departments prior to December 31, 1936, or take any other action in the matter.
Article 11. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for Insurance on Town property and Workingmen's Compensation, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 12. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for the Norfolk County Hospital as- sessment, for maintenance and repairs.
Article 13. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for Street Lighting.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate a sum of money for the payment of printing and distribu- tion of the Annual Report of the Town of Braintree for 1936.
Article 15. To see what distribution the Town vote to make of the income of the Thayer Fund.
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Article 16. To see what sums of money, in addition to that appropriated under any other article, the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for LAND DAMAGES.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary for the purpose of restoring the seven and one-half per cent salary reduction to all employees in the various departments and divisions of the Town, in- cluding the full complement of officials and employees of the Town of Braintree, and to vote said seven and one-half per cent salary res- toration to take effect as of January 1st, 1937, or take any action relating thereto.
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES
Article 18. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for the support of the Public Schools for the present year, or take any othere action relative thereto.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate a sum of money for the purpose of constructing modern toilet facilities at the South West School, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate a sum of money for the purpose of constructing necessary drain- age for the Monatiquot School grounds under the direction and super- vision of the Highway Department, or take any other action relative thereto.
Article 21. ON PETITION. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of constructing a new school building on the portion of Hollingsworth Park on Pond Street, and for the original equipment and furnishing of the same, and to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow any part or all of said sum, or take any other action rela- tive thereto.
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate a sum of money for the purpose of purchasing or taking land in Precinct Two : said land being lot 8 on Assessor's Plan, number 2031, plot 24, consisting of 5394 square feet on Weston Avenue, or take any other action relative thereto.
Article 23. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for the Public Library, the present year, or take any action relative thereto.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Article 24. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for GENERAL GOVERNMENT for salaries and expenses for the following departments and other pur- poses, the present year, or take any action relative thereto.
1. Moderator.
2. Finance Committee.
3. Selectmen.
4. Accountant.
5. Town Engineer.
6. Assessors.
7. Treasurer.
8. Tax Collector.
9. Town Clerk.
10. Election and Registration.
11. Law.
12. Maintenance and Municipal Buildings: Town Hall, Central Fire and Police Station and Public Library.
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Article 25. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money in addition to sums of money already appropriated to cover the Town's share for materials, trucking and other necessary expendi- tures in connection with WPA activities or other Special Aid projects in conjunction with State or Federal Government as may be approved by the Finance Committee, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 26. To see what further sums the Town will vote to raise by taxation and appropriate to meet certain incidental and mis- cellaneous expenses not otherwise provided for, namely, GENERAL GOVERNMENT INCIDENTALS, the same to be in addition to any sums previously appropriated for said purposes.
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Article 27. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for the protection of persons and property the present year, or take any action relative thereto.
1. Life Guard at Sunset Lake.
2. Building Inspector.
3. Sealer of Weights and Measures.
4. Tree Warden's Department.
5. Moth Department.
6. Fire Department.
7. Police Department.
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Article 28. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for Health and Sanitation the present year, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 29. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for the maintenance and operation of the Water Department, including interest and debt on Water Loans, the same to be taken from the revenue of the Department, and the unexpended balance of 1936, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from the income of the Electric Light Department, the sum of $300.00 for salaries of the Electric Light Commissioners.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to include in the Tax Levy for electricity used for Street Lighting the sum of $12,900.00 as appropriated under Article 13 of the Warrant for the 1937 Annual Town Meeting, and that said sum together with the income from sales of electricity to private consumers, or for current supplied to Municipal buildings or for Municipal power, and from sales of ap- pliances and jobbing during the current fiscal year, be appropriated for the use of the Municipal Light Plant, the whole to be expended under the direction and control of the Municipal Light Board for repairs, renewals, new construction and operating expenses of the plant for the present fiscal year, as defined in Section 57 of Chapter 164 of the General Laws, and that, if said income shall exceed the expenses for the fiscal year, such excess shall be transferred to the construction fund of said plant and appropriated and used for such additions to the plant as may thereafter be authorized by the Munici- pal Light Board.
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