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Burt Emerson fund and interest. 111.16
A. W. Parkhurst fund and interest. 108.75
J. and E. Longley fund and interest. 104.14
Jas. Brown & M. Quist fund and interest 223.58
Susan E. Brown fund and interest. 110.87
Hodges and Green fund and interest. 110.91
.J. C. Butterfield fund and interest. 105.69
Ebert and Weaver fund and interest. 228.32
Kittredge fund and interest. 56.08
Emily E. Reed fund and interest. 55.48
Wilbur A. Cheney fund and interest.
110.92
M. F. Hutchins fund and interest. 109.66
I. Blaisdell fund and interest. 108.63
R. N. Kendall fund and interest 109.87
B. Fletcher fund and interest 115.19
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G. O. Byam fund and interest $ 115.19
John Byam fund and interest. 108.78
J. M. Fletcher fund and interest 109.94
Dr. Paul Kittridge fund 109.51
Sarah Bussey fund. 50.00
William H. Clark fund and interest.
106.44
Henry P. Davis fund and interest.
111.02
Marshall Pratt fund and interest. 132.39
Joseph Reed fund and interest. 109.69
Isaac and T. M. Adams fund and interest 100.33
John Marinel, Sr., fund and interest. . . .
137.16
Emily L. Furlong fund and interest. 107.20
John H. Whidden fund and interest. 108.22
Perley P. Perham fund and interest. 110.55
Samuel M. Hutchins fund and interest. . .
110.91
Angelina Parker fund and interest. 117.67
Samuel Andrews fund and interest. 110.27
Webster fund and interest. 111.38
Davidson & Ripley fund and interest . .
258.88
Hamblett fund and interest 120.33
Stevens fund and interest. 110.88
Hazen fund and interest . 110.45
John H. Clark fund and interest 403.62
Willie Adams fund and interest. 131.83
Samuel L. Dutton fund and interest 111.58
Wm. H. Brown fund and interest. 76.30
F. B. and E. F. Parker fund and interest.
111.24
Winship fund and interest.
106.48
Benj. Spaulding fund and interest.
107.52
Amos F. Adams fund and interest.
528.11
Geo. F. Snow fund and interest.
215.08
N. and S. Howard fund and interest.
137.38
Warren & Manning fund. 157.96
B. M. Fiske fund. 106.20
C. G. and F. B. Hazen fund
52.97
John Scoboria fund.
108.24
0. Spaulding fund.
108.24
John Parkhurst fund. 108.24
Benj. M. Battles fund. 316.14
N. B. Edwards fund. 264.29
Francis A. Page fund. 102.25
C. Fremont Morse fund. 102.25
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E. P. Bean fund. $ 108.24
True Norton fund.
108.08
E. and J. Elliott fund 210.96
Alfred G. Parkhurst fund and interest ...
104.75
Chas. M. McCoy fund and interest.
117.13
Henry Pearson fund.
100.00
Fred E. Nason fund.
100.00
J. J. Hoyt fund.
100.00
Geo. Perry fund. .
100.00
Whittemore & Spaulding fund.
100.00
Wm. Hartwell fund.
104.22
John Fox fund.
75.00
Melvin Walker fund.
50.00
$13,940.49
LOANS.
Original Loan Paid on Loan Balance Due Interest Due
High School .
$65,000.00 $ 9,750.00
$55,250.00
$552.50
Center, High School Lot .
4,500.00 3,000.00 1,500.00
12.59
Notes, for Auto Trucks
6,454.00 3,227.00
3,227.00
30.66
Notes, Temporary Loan .
(Payable in one year)
20,000.00
11.00
Notes, No. Chelmsford School- house Loan
17,500.00
15,750.00
1,750.00
12.40
Building of North Road
12,000.00
12,000.00
177.33
The Auditors feel that the time is at hand when immediate action should be taken in regard to the installation of a more complete system of Town Accounting.
The books of all Town Officers should be kept in such a manner that they would have intelligent relation to each other and give complete and accurate information to every citizen of the Town.
We understand that the Finance Committee has approved the expenditure of a sum of money for this purpose and we trust that the Town will see the wisdom of such a move.
We believe that all books and records should be kept at the Town Hall where they could be accessible to any person having business with them, especially for the guidance of the Selectmen and other officers.
We hope to see this improvement in the near future, and trust that the voters will give this matter the serious consideration that it deserves.
Respectfully submitted, ALBERT A. LUDWIG, GARFIELD A. DAVIS, GABRIEL AUDOIN,
Auditors.
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Report of the Trustees of the Adams Library.
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The Board met at the Library, February 8, 1919, to organize . for the year.
The following officers and committees were chosen :
Chairman Albert H. Davis
Treasurer Rev. Wilson Waters
Secretary Edwin R. Clark
Librarian and Purchasing Committee. Mrs. E. R. Clark
To approve bills. . Albert H. Davis and Edwin R. Clark Prudential Committee. . Rev. Wilson Waters and Otis P. Wheeler On Periodicals, Library and Reading Room :
Albert H. Davis, Rev. Wilson Waters and Miss Frances Clark To Transport Books to South Chelmsford. A. Heady Park
The work of carrying on the Library has proceeded with increasing satisfaction. The reading room has been well pat- ronized. The new books purchased have been carefully selected and include a wide range of subjects and classes, the idea being to have something for all the variety of needs and tastes of our patrons.
The Library has endeavored to co-operate with the teachers in the schools and has purchased books suggested by them as far as possible.
The Library has a missionary work to do, a social obligation to perform. Like the church and the school it brings a common, equal opportunity to all. Its mission is not only to supply a demand for good books, but to create a demand for the best. Librarians used to congratulate themselves on the fact that the heavy wear and tear came on the least valuable books, in the fiction class, but now they are rather proud and pleased when the costly technical or purely literary volumes are called for, if they can feel that they are helping people to a higher usefulness by providing the means of self-education. The Library should in a dignified manner advertise its goods to attract the consumer and
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stimulate an appetite for wholesome mental food. It should display its wares so as to draw an increasing patronage. All this the Adams Library endeavors to do.
Circulation for the year 18,548
New books added. 303
To replace worn out books
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Gifts
25
Magazines bound
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Number of books in the Library 11,206
Number of new borrowers 113
Number of volumes rebound. 250
The inferior quality of paper and the poor binding in many of the recently published books has necessitated a large amount of repairing. This has, for the most part, been done at the Library.
Classifying and cataloguing constitute a fine art. In the catalogue of a certain, or rather uncertain, library were found these examples :
Bacon; its Preparation for the Table. on Inductive Reasoning.
Lead Poisoning.
Kindly Light.
Mill on Liberty.
on the Floss.
Of course we have nothing like this in the Adams Library, but a good deal of work has been recently accomplished here in reclassifying, and the whole library should be re-catalogued as soon as possible. The longer it is delayed the more work it will involve, and the greater expense.
The Library has displayed in the reading room from time to time various interesting sets of photographs loaned by the Women's E. and I. Union.
The donors of books to the Library during the year are :- Rev. Wilson Waters, Rev. E. A. Robinson, N. E. Genealogical Society, Miss Olive Calvin and various others un-named.
Mr. Samuel Dunsford has presented to the Library an ex- cellent oil painting by himself. The subject is a Lion and Lioness.
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The Joseph Warren Fund now amounts to $1,139.53. The Adams Emerson Fund now amounts to $156.39. The Serlina G. Richardson Fund now amounts to $229.66. No money has been withdrawn from these funds during the year.
OTIS P. WHEELER, FRANCES CLARK, ALBERT H. DAVIS, EDWIN R. CLARK, WILSON WATERS, A. HEADY PARK,
Trustees.
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REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE ADAMS LIBRARY.
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RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand.
$ 5.30
Balance of unexpended appropriation
78.00
From the Town.
1,200.00
$1,283.30
EXPENDITURES.
Books
$ 359.05
Librarian
300.00
Fuel
157.65
Binding
111.16
Periodicals
91.15
Gas
98.70
Care of Grounds, etc.
69.20
Water
18.92
Repairs and Miscellaneous.
15.33
Printing
10.00
Women's E. and I. Union.
26.19
Carrying Books to South Chelmsford.
20.00
Postage .
3.28
Balance on hand.
2.67
$1,283.30
WILSON WATERS,
Treasurer.
HISTORY ACCOUNT.
Received from sale of "History of Chelmsford" $ 74.25 Paid for handling books, typewriting, etc .. 23.25
Handed to the Town Treasurer. $ 51.00
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North Chelmsford Library Corporation.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES.
The annual meeting of the North Chelmsford Library Cor- poration was held at the Library Rooms, Wednesday evening, January 14, 1920, at 8.00 o'clock, at which time the various re- ports were heard and acted upon. Officers were elected for the ensuing year in conformity with the by-laws.
The Treasurer's report showed that we were able to weather the increasing cost of everything that pertains to the conduct of the Library, a fact most satisfying, considering that the Librarian's report showed that we were able to increase the service greatly in excess of any previous year, notwithstanding, the withdrawal from circulation of a great many of our most popular books, on account of poor binding. Our experience in- dicates that a rebound book is of far greater value than the present day popular priced new book, the life of the latter seem- ingly not extending for more than six weeks of constant use.
On the shelves at the present time, there are approximately 200 books to be rebound, but lack of sufficient funds made it im- possible for us to do this necessary work during the past year, but it is hoped that the way may be made clear for us to do this rebinding in the near future. The cost in connection with this particular work has increased approximately 100 per cent., and the price for new books about 50 per cent. These increases, with the additional cost for fuel for heating purposes, has made it difficult to maintain top speed service with the funds available.
The largest circulation that we ever reported was 16,290 for the year 1917, and this figure has been added to during the year 1919 by more than 2,500, the circulation for the year being 18,767 volumes. 77 additional cards were issued, making the total number of subscribers, 801. The Library was open for 151 sessions.
The number of books added was approximately the same as for past years, giving us a grand total of 8,084 books on hand.
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We are indebted to W. K. Putney, who presented two volumes and to James Kiberd who gave one. The balance was purchased from the Town funds.
It has become apparent day by day that the Library is proving of great assistance to the school children, and it has been noted that the circulation of approved books for school pupils is greatly increasing. It is the wish and desire of the Trustees to assist in all ways to improve this school service, and any sug- gestions or recommendations submitted to the Librarian will have the most careful consideration.
Respectfully submitted, HENRY T. RIPLEY, H. ELLEN SARGENT, SARAH E. SHELDON.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
RECEIPTS.
Balance from 1918
$ 129.36
Appropriation
800.00
Receipts from fines
4.85
$934.21
EXPENDITURES.
Librarian
$ 240.00
Assistant Librarian and Janitor
60.00
Books
266.48
Light
38.57
Transporting books to West Chelmsford.
9.60
Bindery
171.69
Repairs
15.50
Supplies
25.30
Sundries
7.80
$ 903.49
Balance on hand
30.72
$ 934.21
STEWART MACKAY, Treasurer.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.
Chelmsford, Mass., January 7, 1920.
Board of Health :
Sirs :- As agent of the Board of Health, precincts 1 and 4, I have to report the following :
Scarlet Fever 4
Measles 5
Tuberculosis 2
Pertussis Several cases
Many cases of illness in school children have been decided upon for return to school.
Many work certificates have been filled.
Very respectfully, ARTHUR G. SCOBORIA, M. D.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING.
Chelmsford, Mass., January 5, 1920.
Board of Health :
Gentlemen :-- Herein find report of the Inspector of Slaughtering for the year 1919.
The following number of animals have been slaughtered by licensed butchers, owners on their own premises, and inspected by me :
162 cattle; 440 veal; 1,785 hogs. Of these the following number of animals and pounds of meat were condemned :
1 veal; 5 hogs; 3 cattle and approximately 500 lbs. of meat for various reasons.
All inspections have been reported to the State authorities as required.
Respectfully submitted,
W. S. HALL,
Inspector.
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REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS.
Gentlemen :
In accordance with Section 17 of Chapter 90 of the Revised Laws an inspection of all cattle, sheep and swine was made early in the year, 1918. There were 1,025 cattle, 2 sheep, 468 swine and 1 goat in 220 different stables.
Thirteen cattle were quarantined, suspected of being tuber- cular and eleven of them were condemned and killed by the State Department of Animal Industry ; one was released and the other died in quarantine. The stalls occupied by the eleven tubercular cattle were thoroughly cleaned and disinfected.
Fifty-six cattle from points outside of this State have ar- rived in Town and after inspection and identification have been released by me.
Several dogs who had bitten persons have been quarantined and after the required time had elapsed were released as none of them developed rabies.
There have been no cases of glanders reported during the year.
All persons knowing of or suspecting a contagious disease among animals are required to report the same to the Inspector of Animals at once.
ARNOLD C. PERHAM,
Inspector.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTH DEPARTMENT.
Chelmsford, Mass., January 1, 1920.
To the Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :- For several years the Gypsy Moth infestation has rapidly decreased, but the past year has witnessed an in- cease of at least 50 per cent.
Various reasons have been advanced to account for this condition, but, I believe, the partial failure of the Wilt Disease to act is the main cause.
The several parasites released are living up to expectations, particularly the Egg parasite and the Compsilura Fly.
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I have found indications of their work on nearly every road in Chelmsford.
The Compsilura Fly is equally important as a parasite of the Gypsy and Brown-tail Moths and also destroys many other native caterpillars.
If the present plans of moth extermination are carried out I am confident that the Gypsy Moth will soon be as scarce as the Brown-tail.
All of the roadside trees were thoroughly sprayed last Spring, and although the cost of this work has more than doubled in the past three years, I believe it should be continued.
Brush was cut and burned on about seventeen miles of roadside, and I cannot too strongly emphasize the importance of this work, as it not only helps to exterminate inseet pests, but makes the roads safe for traffic.
San Jose scale still infests some parts of the town, but dormant spraying is now so universally practised, that no great danger need be apprehended from this pest.
To anyone interested in reforesting, I should like to explain a plan whereby wild lands may be made to yeild an income.
At first glance, reforesting, with a view to profits, does not look very attractive, but I think I can show where an income may be obtained in a very short time.
Blight has almost entirely killed the chestnut growth, and the woods are full of these dead trees which should be cut and sent to market while they have some value. I am prepared to cut down these trees and put them in shape to be sold, and will be glad to take the matter up with any interested party.
Yours very respectfully, WALTER SHEPARD,
Supt. of Moth Department.
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REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS.
Chelmsford, Mass., January 8, 1920.
The Cemetery Commissioners submit the annual report :
Forefathers and Pine Ridge Cemeteries have still been in charge of J. Roland Parkhurst.
In Forefathers Cemetery the usual regular work has been carried on, sunken graves have been filled and graded and the leaning stones have been straightened.
Owing to the scarcity of help some of the mowing has been neglected.
During the past season there have been many visitors seeking in the older parts of the cemetery, the graves of their ancestors. Many of them were disappointed, as it is probable there are a great number of graves that are unmarked.
In Pine Ridge Cemetery some improvement has been made during the past season, and new headstones have been placed at the graves, but many of the lots have been neglected and are in bad shape.
More lots have been sold than the previous year, and there are now three under perpetual care.
C. Wesley Lyons has charge of Hart Pond Cemetery.
All the trees and shrubs have been sprayed and the large oak tree on the south side, by the tomb, has been removed.
Walks and avenues have been kept trimmed, and the ceme- tery as a whole has a good appearance.
West Cemetery, under the charge of A. F. Whidden, has been well taken care of.
Three lots were sold in 919. In the old section all of the lots except a few small ones have been taken, and it will be necessary to fence the new section and open it the coming season.
Riverside Cemetery is in charge of J. S. Wotton.
CHARLES F. SCRIBNER, Chairman.
JAMES S. BYAM,
BAYARD C. DEAN,
Cemetery Commissioners.
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REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Chelmsford, Mass., December 31, 1919.
I have tested and sealed over nine hundred scales, weights, measures, gas, oil and molasses pumps for the year 1919, at a total expense of :
Labor and transportation
$98.00
New apparatus 11.70
Total expense. $109.70
Total fees collected. $71.11
C. A. AIKEN, Sealer.
REPORT OF THE FOREST WARDEN.
Gentlemen of the Board of Selectmen :
During the year 1919, the Forest Warden and his deputies have extinguished sixty-seven forest and grass fires, the majority of which were reported by the State Observer on Robins Hill. Sixteen of these fires were caused by railroad locomotive sparks and the others by boys, hunters, careless smokers, etc. Five chimney fires were extinguished by the Deputy Wardens and they also rendered assistance at three building fires.
The largest fire of the season was on August 5th, at the Carlisle town line. Considerable cord wood was destroyed and this fire had to be guarded for several days or until the next rain caine.
The expense of maintaining this department during 1919, including all repairs and supplies, extinguishing forest and grass fires as well as the expense incurred at the house and chimney fires was $552.14 which is $136.40 less than last year. The sum of $36.62 is now due the Town by parties responsible for fires, thus leaving the net expense $515.52. The property of the Town in charge of the Forest Warden has recently been inspected and we find there is some need of repairs and some new tools will have to be purchased the coming year. The fire extinguishers which are scattered throughout the Town are for the use of any resident if occasion requires.
376 permits to set fires in the open air were issued between March 1 and December 1, 1919.
ARNOLD C. PERHAM,
Forest Warden.
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REPORT OF FISH AND GAME WARDEN.
Chelmsford, Mass., December 29, 1919.
To the Board of Selectmen of Chelmsford, Mass .:
Gentlemen :- I beg leave to submit to you my annual report as Fish and Game Warden for the year 1919 :
Number of licenses examined. 51
Number of arrests, personally made. 1
Supplied evidence upon which three others were convicted.
Deer not eatable disposed of. 1
1
Dogs chasing deer and owners notified.
Boys reprimanded for shooting at song birds with small rifles 5
Boys reported to parents. 2
Grain fed out, at my own expense, to song and game birds in winter 161 lbs.
Grain supplied by State. .20 1bs.
Complaints attended to. 21
Number of Sundays doing field work. 21
Work with regular deputies in Chelmsford and suburban towns 28 days
Miles travelled in auto 301
My observation leads me to believe that all song and game birds are decreasing at an alarming extent with two exceptions, robins and partridges.
Have tried to enforce the fish and game laws, when possible, without court proceedings, as I believe in a campaign of educa- tion in many cases, to one of prosecution.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES F. MORSE,
Fish and Game Warden.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS.
Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :- During the year 1919 the Centre Fire Depart .. ment answered four bell alarms, three of which were for house fires and one for a grass fire, also two fires on dumps and sur- rounding woods and a large number of chimney fires. Some of these chimneys were in bad shape and we notified the owners and saw to it that they were repaired.
We would like to call the attention of the people to the fact, that defective chimneys and the accumulation of rubbish cause about nine-tenths of the fires.
There was a great deal of confusion in regard to notifying the department in case of fire, so we had a notice put in the morning Courier-Citizen, telling what to do in case of fire. Below is a copy of the notice :
In case of fire, call by telephone the following, plainly giving name, location, whether grass or house fire :
Night C. O. Rollins-Tel. 5204-W
Daytime C. O. Rollins-Tel. 5204-W Chelmsford Garage-Tel. 5690
V. L. Parkhurst-Tel. 4026-R Falls' Drug Store-Tel. 8703-R S. W. Parkhurst-Tel. 8703-M
Respectfully submitted, WALTER FLETCHER, EDGAR G. FAY, WILHELM JOHNSON,
Fire Engineers.
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JURY LIST.
Adams, Eben T., merchant Aiken, Curtis A., janitor Anderson, Anthony B., stone cutter Bliss, Pliny C., farmer
Bartlett, Charles E., merchant
Buttery, Joseph T., overseer
Billson, George, stone cutter
Bickford, Frank E., merchant
Byam, Frank C., farmer Day, George W., retired Daniels, Fred, overseer
Dupee, Sidney E., farmer
Davis, Albert H., farmer
Davis, Garfield A., clerk
Dean, Bayard C., draughtsman
Ellis, Herbert E., real estate Emerson, Henry H., postmaster
Elliott, George S., merchant George, David B., carpenter Finnick, Charles, farmer Harrington, John E., insurance Ingham, David I., mail carrier Jasper, Joseph C., bank clerk Knight, Isaac H., plumber McEnaney, Walter J., estimator MeNulty, George A., farmer McQuade, James B., mechanic Marinel, Walter N., mechanic MeDonald, Joseph, farmer Marshall, Josiah E., salesman Park, A. Heady, farmer Perham, Walter, undertaker Pratt, Frank G., painter Park, Fred W., farmer
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Quigley, William J., moulder Queen, Myron A., foreman Reardon, Daniel A., farmer Ripley, George H., mechanic Scott, George W., wool sorter Smith, Ervin E., merchant Scoboria, John P., farmer Shedd, William H., farmer Stetson, George G., Mechanic Sheehan, William J., farmer Scribner, Charles F., merchant Sullivan, John, farmer Tucker, William C., farmer Vinal, John W., elevator-man Wright, George M., real estate Whipple, S. Foster, advertising agent Wright, George B. B., nurseryman Warren, Arthur M., farmer
Yeomans, Edward S., overseer
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Warrant for Annual Town Meeting. AT TOWN HALL, CHELMSFORD CENTER,
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1920.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Middlesex, ss.
To the Constable of the Town of Chelmsford, in said County : Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid you are hereby required to notify the legal voters of said Chelmsford to meet in the Town Hall at Chelmsford Center, on Monday, the second day of February, current, being the first Monday of said month, at eight o'clock in the forenoon.
The polls will be opened at 8.15 A. M. and closed at 1.15 P. M., and they are then and there to act upon the following Articles, viz :
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator.
ARTICLE 2. To bring in their votes for one Assessor, for three years ; one School Committee, for three years ; two Trustees of the Adams Library, for three years; one Cemetery Commissioner, for three years; one Park Commissioner, for three years ; one Selectman, for three years, one Select- man, for one year; one Overseer of the Poor, for three years ; one Overseer of the Poor, for one year ; one Sinking Fund Commissioner, for three years ; Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, for one year; three Auditors, for one year; one Constable, for one year; one Tree Warden, for one year. Also to vote on the following question : "Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town ?" All on one ballot.
ARTICLE 3. To choose all other Town officers necessary to be chosen by hand vote, or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 4. To hear reports of Town officers and committees, or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 5. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be required to defray Town charges for the current year.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to act as its agent in any suit or suits which may arise during the current year; also in such other matters which may arise requiring in their judgment the action of such agent, and to employ counsel therefor.
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treas- urer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of the revenue of the current financial year. ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) to be paid the North Chelmsford Fire District for hydrant service, for the current year, or act in relation thereto.
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