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Under Article Five :
On a motion made by Stewart Mackay it was voted that the Town raise and appropriate Two Thousand Dollars ($2000.00) to be used as a Reserve Fund at the discretion of the Finance Committee as provided in General Laws, Chapter 40. Section 6.
Under Article Six :
On a motion made by James A. Grant it was voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $1.636.51 for the purpose of paying unpaid bills for the year 1933.
Under Article Seven :
On a motion made by James A. Grant it was voted to accept Sylvan Ave. as laid out by the Selectmen as shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk.
Under Article Eight :
On a motion made by James A. Grant it was voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of One Hundred Dollars for the purpose of repairing Sylvan Ave.
Under Article Nine :
On a motion made by James A. Grant it was voted to accept Jensen Street as laid out by the Selectmen as shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk.
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Under Article Ten :
On a motion made by James A. Grant it was voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of Two Hundred Dollars for the purpose of repairing Jensen Street.
Under Article Eleven :
On a motion made by James A. Grant it was voted to accept Linwood Street as laid out by the Selectmen as shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk:
Under Article Twelve :
On a motion made by James A. Grant it was voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of One Hundred Dollars for the purpose of repairing Lin- ! wood Street.
Under Article Thirteen :
On a motion made by James A. Grant it was voted to accept Dunston Street as laid out by the Selectmen as shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk.
Under Article Fourteen :
On a motion made by James A. Grant it was voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of Two Hundred Dollars for the purpose of repairing Dunston Street.
Under Article Fifteen :
On a motion made by Stewart Mackay it was voted to accept Twist Road as laid out by the Selectmen as shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk.
Under Article Sixteen :
On a motion made by Stewart Mackay, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred Dollars for the purpose of repair- ing Twist Road.
Under Article Seventeen :
On a motion made by Harry L. Shedd, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred Dollars, for the purpose of defray- ing the salary of the Fish and Game Warden.
Under Article Eighteen :
On a motion made by John C. Monahan, in regard to the purchase of an automobile for the Forest Fire Department, it was voted that this matter be laid over until the next Annual Town Meeting.
Under Article Nineteen :
On a motion made by Frank J. Lupien, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars for the purpose of paying · a claim for land seized from John J. Gallagher.
Under Article Twenty :
On a motion made by Frank J. Lupien, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars for the purpose of settling property and personal injury claims of William H. Davis.
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Under Article Twenty-One :
On a motion made by John C. Monahan, in regard to band concerts it was voted to dismiss this Article.
Under Article Twenty-Two :
On a motion made by Harold C. Petterson, it was voted that the Town request the Department of Corporations and Taxation, Division of Accounts, to make an audit of the Town of Chelmsford accounts at their convenience. during the year 1934, and that the Town Clerk be instructed to notify said department of such vote.
Under Article Twenty-Three :
On a motion made by Stewart Mackay, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Thousand Dollars for the purpose of recon- structing Middlesex Street. provided that the Commonwealth and the County of Middlesex each contribute a like amount.
Under Article Twenty-Four :
On a motion made by James A. Grant, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Thousand Dollars for the purpose of recon- structing the North Road, provided that the Commonwealth and the County of Middlesex each contribute a like amount for such work.
Under Article Twenty-Six :
On a motion made by Frank J. Lupien, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Hundred Thirty-Six Dollars for the purpose of satisfying a finding to the Superior Court in the matter of the suit for land damages filed by Daniel V. Sullivan and others.
Under Article Twenty-Seven :
On a motion made by .Stewart Mackay, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars and Ninety- Eight Cents for the purpose of satisfying a verdict of the Superior Court in the matter of the suit for land damages filed by Manuel Mello.
Under Article Twenty-Eight :
On a motion made by James A. Grant, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Six Dollars and Thirty- Eight Cents for the purpose of supplying a deficiency in the Old Westford Road Account.
Under Article Twenty-Nine :
On a motion made by Stewart MacKay, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Six Hundred and Seventy-Five Dollars for the purpose of grading, seeding and the installation of a drinking fountain and otherwise embellishing the Common at the North Village.
Under Article Thirty :
On a motion made by Stewart MacKay, to appropriate the sum of Six Hundred Eighty Dollars for the purpose of purchasing seats and furniture at the Town Hall, North Village, this motion was lost. After the noon recess it was voted to reconsider this article and on a motion by Stewart Mackay it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of
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Six Hundred Eighty Dollars for the purpose of purchasing seats and furniture for use at the Town Hall at the North Village.
Under Article Thirty-One :
On a motion made by Harold C. Petterson that the Town vote to change the date of the Annual Town Meeting from the first Monday in February to the first Monday in March the same to take effect in the year 1935, this motion was amended by Town Counsel John H. Valen- tine, and it was voted to lay this article on the table until after the noon recess, for the purpose of investigating the legality of this motion. After the noon recess, on a motion made by Harold C. Petterson, it was voted that the Town change the date of the Annual Town Meeting from the First Monday in February to the First Monday in March, the same to take effect in the year 1935.
Under Article Thirty-Two :
On a motion made by Frank J. Lupien, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars for the purpose of fore- closing Tax Titles and selling land of low value as set forth in the General Laws.
Under Article Thirty-Three :
On a motion made by Frank J. Lupien, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Thousand Four Hundred and Forty-Six Dollars and Eighty-Six Cents for the purpose of supplying a deficiency in the Outside Aid and Old Age Assistance Accounts.
At this point of the meeting it was voted to hold a noon recess from 12 M. to 1 P. M.
The first article to be considered after the noon recess was Article 2, and it was voted to raise and appropriate the following sums to defray Town charges for the current year :
General Government :
Modertor's Salary
$ 10.00
Selectmen Salaries as follows :
Chairman
252.00
Members
423.00
Administration Expenses
180.00
Town Clerk, Salary
180.00
Town Clerk, Expense
100.00
Town Accountant, Salary
1,620.00
Town Accountant, Expense
100.00
Collector and Treasurer, Salary
1,800.00
Collector and Treasurer, Expense
1,025.00
Collector and Treasurer, Bond.
480.00
Assessors' Salaries
1,900.00
Assessors' Expense
600.00
Town Counsel Salary
280.00
Finance Committee Expense
20 00
Registrars' Salaries and Expense
600.00
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Election Officers' Salaries and Expense
600.00
Public Buildings Janitors' Salaries 855.00
Public Buildings, Fuel, Light, Water
1,000.00
Public Buildings Other Expense
400.00
$ 12,425.00
Protection of Persons and Property :
Police Department
$ 8,600.00
Fire Dept. Adminisrtation
3,765.00
· Fire Dept. Maintenance
3,700.00
Fire Dept. Labor and Expense at Fires
600.00
Hydrant Service, Centre.
500.00
Hydrant Service, North
500.00
Hydrant Service, West
20.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
175.00
Moth Department
1,300.00
Tree Warden
150.00
Forest Fire Department
900.00
$ 20,210.00
Health and Sanitation :
Board of Health Salaries
$ 630.00
Board of Health Agent's Salary
315.00
Board of Health Aid
1,500.00
Board of Health Maintenance
200.00
Board of Health Meat Inspector's Salary
607.00
Board of Health Milk Inspector's Salary
315.00
Board of Health Physician's Salary
90.00
Board of Health Care of Dumps
75.00
$ 3,732.00
Highways :
Highway Superintendent's Salary
$ 1,800.00
Highway General
12,000.00
Highway Truck Maintenance
2,000.00
Highway Road Binder
7.000.00
Highway Chapter 90 Work
2,500.00
Highway Street Lighting
11,000.00
$ 36,300.00
Public Welfare :
Board of Public Welfare Salaries :
Chairman
$ 112.50
Members
180.00
Board of Public Welfare Maintenance
300.00
Board of Public Welfare Investigator Salary ..
1,300.00
Old Age Assistance and Outside Poor
23,000.00
Infirmary Superintendent's Salary
810.00
Infirmary Expense
2,300.00
Infirmary Repairs
100.00
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Soldiers' Relief
1,000.00
Military Aid
250.00
State Aid
200.00
$29,552.50
School Department :
Administration
$ 3,810.00
Instruction
65,500.00
Operation and Maintenance
16,350.00
Auxiliary Agencies
10,415.00
New Equipment
300.00
$ 96,375.00
Vocational School :
Tuition, Plus Dog Tax
$ 1,200.00
$ 1,200.00
Libraries :
Adams Library
$ 2,000.00
North Chelmsford Library
1,200.00
$ 3,200.00
Cemeteries :
Commissioners' Salaries
$ 105.00
Forefathers' Cemetery
400.00
Hart Pond Cemetery
400.00
Pine Ridge Cemetery
400.00
Riverside Cemetery
400.00
West Chelmsford Cemetery
400.00
Fairview Cemetery
250.00
$ 2,355.00
Recreation and Unclassified :
Parks
$ 1,000.00
Memorial Day, Chelmsford Centre
150.00
Memorial Day, North Chelmsford
150.00
Town Clock
30.00
Public Buildings Insurance
800.00
Treasurer's Insurance Sinking Fund Bond ..
40.00
Animal Inspector
180.00
Constables
60.00
Plumbing Inspector
200.00
Town Reports
774.00
$ 3,384.00
Grand Total of Budget
$208,733.50
Under Article Thirty-Four :
On a motion made by Frank J. Lupien, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Thousand Dollars for the purpose of paying for tools, materials, equipment purchased and to be purchased to continue work under the Civil Works Administration projects.
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Under Article Thirty-Five :
On a motion made by Harold C. Petterson, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifty Dollars for the purpose of re-imbursing Frank J. Lupien, local Civil Works Administrator for expenses incurred and paid for in the year 1933.
Under Article Thirty-Six :
On a motion made by Stewart Mackay, it was voted to authorize the Selectmen to remove the water pump located near the Quessy School on School Street, West Chelmsford.
Under Article Thirty-Seven :
On a motion made by John C. Monahan, in regard to appropriating Four Thousand Dollars for grading Stedman Street, it was voted to dis- miss this article.
Under Article Thirty-Eight :
On a motion made by Harry L. Shedd, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Twelve Hundred Dollars for the purpose of purchasing an automobile truck and the equipment incident thereto for use in the Fire Department.
Under Article Thirty-Nine :
On a motion made by James P. Cassidy, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Seventeen Hundred Dollars to be used for the purpose of installing new lavatories in the New School Building at Prince- ton Street.
Under Article Forty :
On a motion made by James A. Grant, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Seven Hundred Ninety-Three Dollars and Ninety- Five Cents, to pay the County of Middlesex, as required by law, the Town's share of the net cost of the care, maintenance and repair of the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital and for the Town's share of the expense under the provision of Chapter 331 of the Acts of 1933, which provides for the settlement of certain claims of the Commonwealth against the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital District, including interest or discount on temporary notes issued therefor, as assessed in accordance with the provision of Chapter 111 of the General Laws and Acts in amendment thereof in addition thereto.
Under Article Forty-One :
On a motion made by Harold C. Petterson, it was voted to authorize the Board of Assessors to use the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) or whatever sum that the Tax Commissioner approves as free cash to be applied in computing the tax rate for the year 1934.
On a motion made by James A. Grant, it was voted to adjourn this meeting at 3 P. M.
WALTER PERHAM
Moderator
HAROLD C. PETTERSON Town Clerk
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WARRANT FOR PARTY PRIMARY
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
To John J. Buchanan, a Constable of the Town of Chelmsford.
GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in their several polling places, viz :
Precinct One, Town Hall, Chelmsford Centre.
Precinct Two, Town Hall, North Chelmsford.
Precinct Three, Fire House, West Chelmsford.
Precinct Four, Schoolhouse, East Chelmsford.
Precinct Five, Liberty Hall, South Chelmsford.
Precinct Six, Golden Cove Schoolhouse, Westlands.
On Tuesday, the Twenty-fourth day of April, 1934, at 12 o'clock noon, for the following purposes :
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Election of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices :
DISTRICT MEMBER OF STATE COMMITTEE, for each of the political parties for the 8th Senatorial District.
THIRTY MEMBERS OF THE DEMOCRATIC TOWN COMMITTEE.
THIRTY MEMBERS OF THE REPUBLICAN TOWN COM- MITTEE.
ONE DELEGATE TO THE STATE CONVENTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
ONE DELEGATE TO THE STATE CONVENTION OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
All the above candidates are to be voted for upon one ballot.
The polls will be open from 12 o'clock noon to 8 P. M.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof seven days at least before the time of said meeting as directed by vote of the town.
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HEREOF FAIL NOT and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this fourteenth day of April, A D. 1934.
FRANK J. LUPIEN, STEWART MacKAY, JAMES A. GRANT, Selectmen of Chelmsford.
RETURN
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Chelmsford, Mass., April 16, 1934.
Middlesex, ss.
I have served the foregoing Warrant by posting attested copies thereof more than seven days before the time of said meeting as directed by vote of the Town and by the foregoing order.
- JOHN J. BUCHANAN, Constable of Chelmsford, Mass.
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PRIMARY ELECTION April 24, 1934 REPUBLICAN
Candidate
P-1
P-2
P-3
P-4
P-5
P-6
Total
Member of State Committee :
Ezra F. Chase of Lowell
8
15
6
3
5
6
43
Helen G. Eversole of Groton
229
40
8
3
5
25
310
Blanks
4
3
1
1
3
3
15
Total
241
58
15
7
13
34
368
Delegate to State Convention :
Royal Shawcross
224
51
15
4
13
26
333
Blanks
17
7
0
3
0
8
35
Total
241
58
15
7
13
34
368
Town Committee :
Edna I. Ballinger
190
53
14
6
8
26
297
Royal Shawcross
206
53
15
5
11
29
319
Ethel Booth
194
53
14
5
8
27
301
Elmer R. Hill
208
53
15
5
11
28
320
Esther R. Woodward.
201
53
14
5
8
28
309
Alfred J. Allard
193
53
15
5
7
26
299
Hester L. Emerson
203
53
14
6
9
27
312
Herbert G. Reid
198
53
15
6
10
28
310
John H. Valentine
197
53
15
5
. 9
28
307
Luther W. Faulkner
212
53
15
5
8
29
322
George F. Cutler
190
53
15
5
8
27
298
Sidney E. Dupee
195
53
15
5
11
27
306
Elizabeth M. Calder
194
53
14
5
10
27
303
Roy A. Clough
200
53
15
5
8
27
308
Charles R. Brigham
195
53
15
6
9
30
308
James A. Grant
207
53
15
5
11
30
321
Edna E. Briggs
194
53
14
5
8
29
303
Robert W. Barris
191
53
15
6
9
27
301
Walter Perham
202
53
15
6
10
28
314
Edward L. Monahan
195
53
15
6
9
25
303
Harold C. Petterson
204
53
15
5
12
31
320
Octave L'Herault
188
53
15
5
8
25
294
Jennie Kneeland
187
53
14
5
8
27
294
Jennie S. Brown
190
53
14
5
8
28
298
Donald C. Knapp
192
53
15
5
8
30
303
Harold W. Stewart
196
53
15
6
8
27
305
John W. Carruthers
199
53
15
5
10
27
309
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Candidate
P-1
P-2
P-3
P-4
P-5
P-6
Total
H. Chadburne Ward
197
53
15
5
10
27
307
Walter Jewett
205
53
15
6
10
31
320
Harold Clayton
11
0
15
0
11
2
39
Blanks
1496
203
8
56
115
212
2090
Total
7230
1740
450
210
390
1020
11040
DEMOCRATIC
Candidate
P-1
P-2
P-3
P-4
P-5
P-6 Total
State Committee :
Andrew E. Barrett of Lowell.
3
1
0
4
1
0
9
James J. Bruin of Lowell
18
22
2
30
0
6
78
Cornelius F. Cronin of Lowell ..
5
14
0
6
0
0
25
Blanks
6
7
0
7
0
1
21
Total
32
14
2
47
1
7
133
Delegate to State Convention :
John J. Kelley, Gorham St.
5
14
0
18
0
0
37
Karl M. Perham, Dalton Rd.
26
28
2
28
1
7
92
Blanks
1
2
0
1
0
4
Total
32
44
2
47
1
7
133
Town Committee :
Frank J. Garvey
30
44
2
32
1
7 116
Karl M. Perham
29
44
2
39
1
7
122
Daniel E. Haley
30
44
2
33
1
7
117
William H. Quigley
28
44
2
31
1
7
113
John E. Harrington
28
44
2
33
1
7
115
George A. McNulty
30
44
2
39
1
7
123
John J. Meagher
29
44
2
37
1
7
120
James J. Savage
29
44
2
31
1
7
114
John E. O'Sullivan
27
44
2
31
1
7
112
John Talty
28
44
2
30
1
7
112
Gertrude M. Fallon
27
44
2
32
1
7
113
Margaret H. Sullivan
29
44
2
30
1
7
113
Ruth M. Conlin
29
44
2
31
1
7
114
John A. Andrews
28
44
2
29
1
7
111
Cleveland K. Nobles
28
44
2
29
1
7
111
Florrie Walton
28
44
2
29
1
7
111
George E. Pyne
28
44
2
30
1
7
112
Patrick F. Sullivan
28
44
2
32
1
7
114
Henry McKennedy
30
44
2
35
1
7
119
James J. Mccluskey
27
44
2
30
1
7
111
P. Joseph McHugh
27
44
2
30
1
7
111
56
Candidate
P-1
P-2
P-3
P-4
P-5
P-6
Total
Rosa V. Quinn
30
44
2
31
1
7
115
George Sullivan
7
44
2
2
1
5
61
John E. Boyle
7
44
2
3
1
4
61
M. Edward Riney
6
44
2
2
1
59
George Waite
7
44
2
2
1
4
60
Blanks
306
176
8
697
1
39
1230
Total
960
1320
60
1410
30
210
3990
HAROLD C. PETTERSON.
Town Clerk.
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WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING At Upper Town Hall, Chelmsford Centre, Friday Evening, June 29, 1934
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
To John J. Buchanan, a Constable of Chelmsford.
GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth as aforesaid you are hereby required to notify and warn the legal voters of said Chelmsford to meet in the Upper Town Hall at Chelmsford Centre on Friday the Twenty- ninth day of June, 1934, at eight o'clock in the evening then and there to act on the following articles, viz :
ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Thousand Dollars or some other sum, to be expended on highways; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars or some other sum to be used in the maintenance of public halls; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty-Two Hundred and Eighty-Five Dollars or some other sum for the purpose of purchasing a new automobile truck; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty-Seven Hundred Dollars, or some other sum for the purpose of purchasing a power grader for use in the highway department ; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty-Five Hundred Dollars for the purpose of defray- ing the expense of purchasing materials, expense of trucking and other necessary expenditures to continue the projects under the Emer- genecy Relief Administration ; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Seventy-Eight Dollars, or some other sum for the purpose of defraying the cost of an electric traffic light situated at the junction of the North Road and Princeton Boulevard; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to accept the gift of a strip of land from Thomas F. Reilly situated between Crystal Lake so-called and land owned by the Town of Chelmsford in North Chelmsford; or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the School Committee to sell by a good and sufficient bill of sale the garage build- ing and contents therein located on the Southerly side of Washington Street in the North Village; or act in relation thereto.
AND YOU ARE DIRECTED to serve this Warrant by posting attested copies thereof at the Post Offices in the Centre of the Town, South Chelmsford, North Chelmsford, and at West Chelmsford and at the Schoolhouse, East Chelmsford, and at the Golden Cove Schoolhouse, West- lands, seven days at least before the time appointed for holding the meet- ing aforesaid.
HEREOF FAIL NOT and make return of this Warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of holding the meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this Twentieth day of June in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty-four.
FRANK J. LUPIEN, JAMES A. GRANT, STEWART MacKAY, Selectmen of Chelmsford.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
June 21, 1934.
Middlesex, ss.
PURSUANT TO THE WITHIN WARRANT, I have notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Chelmsford by posting up attested copies of the same at the Post Offices in the Centre of the Town, South Chelmsford, North Chelmsford, West Chemsford and at the Schoolhouse, East Chelmsford and at the Golden Cove Schoolhouse, Westlands, seven days before the date hereof as within directed.
JOHN J. BUCHANAN, Constable of Chelmsford.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING June 29, 1934
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Chelmsford, qualified to vote in Town affairs, held in the Upper Town Hall at Chelms- ford Centre on June 29, 1934, at eight o'clock in the evening, the following business was transacted, to wit :
The meeting was called to order by Moderator Walter Perham and the Town Clerk was requested to read the Warrant. After the Warrant was partly read on a motion made by J. Carroll Monahan it was voted to waive the further reading of the Warrant.
Under Article One :
On a motion made by Stewart Mackay, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Thousand Dollars to be expended for highway purposes.
Under Article Two :
On a motion made by James A. Grant it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars to be used for public halls maintenance.
Under Article Three :
On a motion made by James A. Grant it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty-Two Hundred and Eighty-Five Dollars for the purpose of purchasing an automobile truck, and the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized and empowered to make such a contract of purchase in behalf of the Town.
Under Article Four :
On a motion made by Frank J. Lupien it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty-Seven Hundred Dollars for the purpose of purchasing a power grader, and the Board of Selectmen is hereby author- ized and empowered to make such a contract of purchase in behalf of the Town.
Under Article Five :
On a motion made by Frank J. Lupien it was voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of Twenty-Five Hundred Dollars for the purpose of purchas- ing materials, to defray the cost of transportation and other necessary expenditures to continue the work under the Emergency Relief Admin- istration projects. Said money to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
Under Article Six :
On a motion made by Stewart Mackay it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Seventy-Eight Dollars for the purpose of defray- ing the cost of an electric traffic light situated at the junction of the North Road and the Princeton Boulevard.
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Under Article Seven :
On a motion made by Stewart Mackay it was voted to authorize the Board of Selectmen to accept in behalf of the inhabitants of Chelms- ford, and without expense to the aforesaid inhabitants other than the expense of drawing up a deed and recording the same conveying title from Thomas F. Reilly of New Haven, Conn., to the inhabitants of Chelmsford, of a certain parcel of land situated in that part of Chelms- ford called North Chelmsford and bounded and described as follows :
Westerly by Crystal Lake so-called. Southerly by the southerly line of Adams Street. Easterly by land owned by the inhabitants of Chelmsford. Northerly by other land of Thomas F. Reilly.
Under Article Eight :
On a motion made by James P. Cassidy, it was voted to authorize the School Committee to sell, for the purpose of removing from Town owned land the garage building and contents now located on the school grounds on the southerly side of Washington Street in the northerly part of Chelmsford, at private sale or public auction for such sum as the said Com- mittee may deem sufficient, and that the said Committee be authorized to execute a good and sufficient conveyance of the said property.
Voted to adjourn this meeting at 9.20 P. M.
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