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For a few months after the funds became operative there was more or less jealousy on the part of town officers and other individuals who could not handle the money, but for many years harmony has existed between the Trustees and the various boards of the town. While the town is indebted to me for these funds, I have never felt very much elation over that fact, as I consider it the duty of every citizen to use his influence and endeavors to promote the welfare and happiness of his neighbors and the interests of the town in which he lives. In all the years I have handled and assisted in handling this property, with all the unpleasant features which have cropped out from time to time, only one blot remains in my memory. After having been instrumental in securing the funds with which our handsome library build- ing was erected, in company with George W. Stetson and George R. Sampson, no invitation was received by any of us to its dedication. I trust it was an oversight on the part of those who had charge.
Have the funds been a help or a detriment to the town? Have they been appreciated by the thinking people of the town? The answer to the first question I submit to you in the detailed statement of what has been expended for the
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UDIO
EW.PICI HARDWARE
00
Center Street looking East from School Street before Wires were placed underground.
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use and benefit of the Town of Middleborough in the twenty- eight years, as well as the amount paid to the Treasurer of the Middleborough Public Library during that time. The answer to the second question will be determined by the sentiment of the people who read this article, as well as the personal words of appreciation of those who have passed on, which I received during their lifetimes.
(Statements)
Paid to the Treasurer of the Middleborough Public Library 1902-1929 inclusive $53,691.54
Paid to the Use and Benefit of the Town of Middleborough 1902-1929 inclusive 436,202.79
Divided as follows:
Streets and General highway work
$153,809.30
Bridges
45,313.94
Sidewalks
5,713.86
Sewers
1,491.43
Buildings and gas plant
127,649.64
Schools and instruction
59,031.08
Dams and water privileges
3,074.54
Town History
4,062.48
Paid Town for Tax Reduction
35,200.52
Miscellaneous
856.00
$436,202.79
Some of the items making up the above amounts are as follows :
STREETS
Centre
$12,024.52
Everett
10,715.41
Frank
1,545.00
South Main
11,636.52
Wareham (Barden Hill)
5,000.00
Carmel
1
2,573.30
East Main
.6,577.79
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Plympton
14,877.29
Cushman, Miller & Smith
10,461.00
East Grove & Wood
2,585.47
Marion
2,000.00
Spruce
3,864.20
1
Wareham (So. Middleborough)
2,624.99
Plymouth (No. Middleborough)
11,284.90
Taunton
11,336.72
General Highway
44,702.19
$153,809.30
BRIDGES
Alms Street
$220.87
East Main Street
13,839. 08
North Middleborough
23,930.74
Nemasket Street, under-crossing
2,205.39
Wareham Street
1,690.85
Maintenance
3,427.01
$45,313.94
BUILDINGS & GAS PLANT
Town House
$3,438.54
Fire Station
57,048.21
Middleborough Home
12,013.83
West Side Portable School
8,857.66
Old High School
5,648.91
New High School
7,932.20
Union Street School
3,281.00
Library
4,300.00
Gas Plant & Street Mains
25,129.29
~$127,649.64
SCHOOLS & INSTRUCTION
Account Commercial Course
52,399.38
Salaries, Assistant Teachers
6,100.00
Miscellaneous school account
531.70
$59,031.08
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I cannot close this article without expressing my sincere appreciation of the cooperation and assistance of my co- trustees, during my term of service. While I did not insert in the will the ideas Thomas gave me in regard to what his money should be spent for, in addition to his request that no town officer should ever handle a cent of his money and that they should have nothing to say as to how it should be spent, he did say, "I should like to have it used as gingerbread", meaning by that for something that the town might not see its way clear to raise by direct appropriation. Considerble pressure was brought to bear upon the Trustees by large tax payers of the town who desired to have the Trustees assume the payment of bonds or notes when they become due, thereby reducing the amount to be raised by taxes, as well as reducing the tax rate. You will note from the figures above that we did on several occasions pay the Town indebtedness or agreed to furnish money for certain depart- ments which would otherwise have had to be raised by taxes. It would be interesting, if time and space permitted, to have the figures of how much the tax rate was reduced by these various payments and agreements.
As Trustees, we worked together very harmoniously, and I think the greatest disappointment we had was when, after offering the lot on Peirce Street next to the present Library Lot and offering to build a High School on the same to cost approximately $50,000, this was turned down by voters of the town. Had this building been erected at that time, it was our intention-after that was paid for-to erect a brick building on Union Street where the present Union Street building stands and so relieve to some extent the con- gestion which seemed to be promised at that time. The turning down of that proposition has cost us many thousand dollars.
As you will notice by the figures given above, many things have been furnished the town and paid for, which the town might not have had otherwise and, also, which have taken from the tax payers of the town the burden of the same.
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On the death of George R. Sampson, which occurred on April 4, 1924, it became necessary for George W. Stetson and myself to nominate a successor, in accordance with the terms of the will. Accordingly, on July 12, 1925, Arthur D. Benson was appointed by the Probate Court. Due to the death of George W. Stetson, who passed away on June 1st, 1926, Mr. Benson and myself were called upon to nomin- ate a co-trustee; and on April 24, 1927 Frederick S. Weston was appointed by said Court.
The accounts of the Trustees have been audited from the time the trust came into being, the last audit being May 8, 1929. The first few years this was done by an auditor elected by the Town, and in recent years by auditors from the State of Massachusetts. The Trustees' Probate accounts have also been allowed by the Probate Court for the County of Plymouth, under whose jurisdiction they come.
CHESTER E. WESTON.
PHOTOGRAPHS
STUDIO
FIRES
WPER
Center Street looking east from School Street after wires were placed underground, ornamental lighting installed and poles and wires removed.
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WATER DEPARTMENT
There have been more improvements in this department this year than for several past years.
At the annual town meeting $11,000.00 was voted to extend an eight inch pipe from the end of the line on Nemas- ket St. at the river bridge, for a distance of one mile through Plymouth St. into the Warrentown district. Plans and specifications were prepared and bids called for to be opened April 30th. Six bids were submitted, the lowest being the Ideal Contracting Co. of Boston. The contract was award- ed to them May 7th, and work was begun May 20th and proceeded slowly until August 27th when the job was ac- cepted. The amount asked for to make this extension, including the meters and services was $13,000.00, but the meeting saw fit to appropriate only $11,000.00, then the additional money needed to complete the job had to come from the water department, thus necessitating a transfer from reserve to cover an overdraft. The total cost of the main line including all labor and materials was $11,428.91; the cost of services and meters $1,434.99, making a total cost of this job $12,863.90, as against the $13,000.00 origin- ally estimated.
WATERPROOFING THE STANDPIPE
After a thorough investigation by this office and con- sulting with Mr. Sampson of Weston & Sampson, Consulting Engineers of Boston, it was decided that the waterproofing of our standpipe could best be accomplished by the use of the Ironite Method as applied by the Western Waterproofing Company of Boston. A contract was entered into with them July 26th to furnish all labor and materials and do all the work necessary to line the inside of the standpipe. The water was drawn from the tank Aug. 11th and work pro- gressed rapidly until completion and the tank refilled Sept. 15th. The contract price for doing this work was $7000.00,
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including a five year guarantee of its water tightness. The need for waterproofing was that the seepage through the horizontal construction cracks caused by the cement setting during the time the forms were reset had saturated the outer layer of concrete, causing it to spall off in quite large patches and to a considerable depth, but not so deep as to expose the steel re-enforcing of the structure, but getting danger- ously near it. The method used was to wire-brush and thoroughly clean and wash the inside, then with air drills to cut out all the horizontal cracks and what few vertical cracks there were in a V shape about three inches on the face and from three to four inches deep. These cuts were then filled with successive layers of Ironite until flush with the face. The whole inside including the bowl, which had shown no signs of seepage, was given two coats of Ironite of a total thickness of 14 to 3/8 inches, after which two brush coats of specially prepared asphalt was applied. The tank was then filled for a test and only a few moist spots showed on the outside. These soon dried out and up to the present time the tank seems to be perfectly tight.
Ironite is a combination of cement, sand and iron fillings. The object of the iron is to form rust which seals the hair cracks which come in all cement as it sets.
To repair the outside, all the loose and disintegrated concrete was removed and this space filled with Ironite. Contrary to expectation, the cement in the inside was found to be as hard and in as perfect condition as when the tank was built, and the cracks at the construction joints only showed a very fine hair line.
During the five weeks the standpipe was empty we had of course to depend on direct pumping for our water supply and fire protection.
As the pumping capacity at the station is only 1600 G. P. M. we did not feel that this was sufficient for fire pro- tection, so a Maxim 1000 G. P. M. motor fire truck was located at the pumping station to compensate for the 500,000 gal. reserve supply which is always held in the standpipe.
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A suction line was laid from the river to the fire pump and the discharge lines connected to a fire hydrant near the station. The Maxim Company arranged to have an oper- ator at all times ready to answer a bell alarm, thus assuring us of the services of a skilled operator in case of necessity.
To safeguard the safety of the water supply in case it was necessary to introduce raw water into the system a chlorinating machine was installed on the suction line of the auxiliary pump. This all added materially to the expense of the repair of the standpipe, but we feel that the cost of this insurance was justified. Fortunately we were not called upon to use the extra pump as no fires occurred while the standpipe was out of commission.
The cost of waterproofing was $7,000.00, repairs on the outside $1079.11, and additional pumping station expense $1880.16, making a total cost of $9959.27.
The other work of the water department included the usual new services, renewing old ones, testing and repairing main gates, testing and repairing hydrants, testing and re- pairing curb gates, and changing and repairing all meters that have been in service more than five years.
Respectfully submitted,
H. J. GOODALE,
Town Manager and Superintendent
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1929.
Population by census of 1925,-9,136. Date of con- struction-1885. By whom owned-Town of Middleboro. Source of supply-well south of village near Nemasket River. Mode of supply-pumped direct overflow to stand- pipe.
PUMPING STATISTICS
1. Builders of Pumping Machinery, two Goulds Electrical- ly Driven Centrifugal main units; 1 Gould driven by Moore Steam Turbine, and 1 DeLaval complete tur- bine and pump, auxiliary units.
2. Description of fuel used:
(a) Electric Power for Main Units
(b) Bituminous coal for auxiliary units
(c) Price per K. W. H .- average $.024
(d) Average price of coal per Net ton, de- livered $7.36
K. W. H. consumed for the year
(a) Main Pump 136,125
(b) Filter Pump 27,806
3. Coal consumed for the year, heat and power, lbs. 242,287 4. Total pumpage for the year, passed through meter, gal.
102,967,000*
5. Average Static head against which pumps work, in feet 295
6. Average dynamic head against which pump work, in feet 300
7. Number of gallons pumped per K. W. H. Main pump only 662.9
8. Duty equals gallons pumped (4) x 8.34 lbs.) x 100 x dynamic head (6) divided by total K. W. H. Consumed by main pump
165,855,259
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9. Cost of pumping figured on Pumping Station expenses $8,672.53
10. Per million gallons pumped $84.22
11. Per million gallons raised one foot dynamic 0.28
Of total amount 12,731,000 gallons were pumped by steam.
STATISTICS OF CONSUMPTION OF WATER
1. Total population 1925 Census 9,136
2. Estimated population on lines of pipe 5,840
3. Estimated population supplied 5,750
4. Total Consumption for the year
102,967,000
5. Passed through meters, gallons 78,134,200
6. Percentage of consumption metered 75.8
7. Average daily consumption, gals. 282,101
8. Gallons per day to each inhabitant 31
9. Gallons per day to each consumer
49
10. Gallons per day to each tap
221
11. Cost of supplying water per million gallons figured on total maintenance $273.04
12. Total cost of supplying water, per million gallons figured on total maintenance plus interest on bonds and bonds. $304.21
STATISTICS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
1. Kind of pipe-cast iron, wrought iron
2. Sizes-1 inch to 16 inches
3. Extended during year, feet
5,292
4. Total now in use, miles
22.30
5. Length of pipe less 4 in. in diameter, miles
.166
6. Number of hydrants in use
166
7. Number of stop gates smaller than 4 in.
1
8. Number of blow offs
9. Range of pressure on mains 84-120
9
86
Services
10 Kind of pipe-wrought iron, cement lined, cast iron
11 Sizes-1/2 inch to 6 inches
12. Extended, feet
1526
13. Total now in use, miles
14.71
14. Number of service taps added
23
15. Number of service taps discontinued
0
16. Number now in use
1312
17. Average length of service, feet
59.19
18. Number of meters added
19
19. · Number of meters now in use
1240
20. Percent of services metered
98
21. Percent of receipts from metered water 99
22 Number of motors 0
TOTAL LENGTH OF MAIN PIPE
16 in. 12 in. 10 in. 8 in. 6 in. 4 in. 2 in. 11/2 in. 1 in. Total
400 8,084.9 9,362.0 12,695.5 71,743.2 14,615.2 832.7
40.9 4.6 117,779
Total length of miles
22.30
Number of hydrants added, 11, total
166
Number of gates added, 4, total
247
Number of blow offs
9
Service connections made, 23, total
1312
Number of services now taking water
1268
Feet of service pipe put in during the year, feet
1526
Feet of service pipe within street lines
34,067
Motors in use
0
Meters set during the year
19
Meters now in use
1240
Meters 5/g in. 34 in. 1/2 in. 1 in.
11/2 in. 2 in. 3 in.
American 341 1
2
Trident 236
1
2
1
Lambert 203 1
1
Worthington 167
Hersey 159
4 1 2
1
1
Federal 45
2
87
Nash
29
2
1
Keystone
26
1
Empire
3
2
3
Union®
1
Crown
1
1210
10
2
13
2
2
1
Total 1240
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS- DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH WATER ANALYSIS
Appearance
Residue on Evaporation
Ammonia Albuminoid
Nitrogen As
No.
Date of Collection
Turbidity
Sediment
Color
Total
Free
Total
Chlorine
Nitrates
Nitrites
Hardness
Iron
Mn.
Jan.
sl.
cons.
fil. . 15
8.30
. 0126
. 0018
. 64
. 0600
.0001
2.2
.220
. 120 Inlet to filter
211411
7
.05
8.20
. 0096
. 0012
. 66
. 0600
.0001
3.0
. 450
.100
210373
8
iron
8.70
.0014
. 0014
. 65
. 0300
.0003
2.6
095
. 110 Outlet of "
211412
7
sl.
. 17
7.70
.0076
. 0016
. 63
.0000
.0005
2.6
. 155
. 080
210374
Jan. 8
none .18
8.00
0004
. 0010
. 62
.0500
.0000
2.2
. 047
. 000 Tap-Final Filter
211413
7
none
7.30
.0002
. 0006
. 62
.0€00
. 0000
2.6
. 026
.000
212544
May 10
cons. iron
. 05
7.60
.0090
.0028
. 61
. 0600
.0000
2.6
.230
.070 Inlet to
212545
10
slight
. 14
7.50
. 0062
.0028
. €4
. 0600
.0001
2.6
.062
. 040 Outlet of
212546
10 July
.00
6.50
. 0004
. 0022
. 69
.0600
.0000
2.6
.012
.000 Tap
214028
9
dist.
s1.
. 62
6.50
.0104
.0052
. 56
. 0200
. 0000
2.2
. 400
. 080 Inlet to
216400
Sept. 3
cons. iron
.52
8.40
. 0510
.0038
. 60
. 0200
. 0000
2.0
.245
.080
214029
9
sl.
v. sl.
6.60
. 0070
. 0034
. 57
0200
0001
2.2
.125
. 045 Outlet to
216401
iron
.32
7.70
.0036
0028
. 58
.0200
. 0010
2.0
110
. 040
214030
9
v. sl.
.12
5.60
. 0000
0014
. 56
. 0100
. 0000
2.2
.048
. 000 Tap-Final
216402
none
v. sl.
.08
6.30
.0006
. 0046
. 58
. 0200
. 0000
2.0
. 012
.000
sl.
cons. iron
fil.
Jan.
very sl.
fil.
.30 fil.
. 12
dist.
fil.
fil.
dist.
fil.
July
fil.
.27
..
Sept. 3
dist.
sl.
fil.
July
none
Sept. 3
iron
210372
8 Mar.
Mar.
88
v. sl. V. sl.
Mar.
May
May
none
PUMPING STATION RECORD, 1929
Main Pumps Time Pumping Electric Steam
Average Daily
Coal used Pounds
Daily Average
K. W. H. used Filter Pump
Daily Average
January
144-20
8-15
4-55
8,559,000
276,096
12,419
400
4000
5467
262-30
8-28
2208
71
February
127-5
8-30
4-50
7,555,000
269,821
10,985
392
2400
4089
235-20
8-24
1959
70
March
138-
7-30
4-41
8,165,000
263,387
11,908
384
3700
4309
257-30
8-18
2116
68
April
138-20
8-25
4-53
8,227,000
274,233
11,942
398
2200
3234
259-20
8-38
2118
70
May
138-50
10-
4-48
8,214,000
264,967
11,941
385
3600
1705
261-20
8-26
2089
67
June
168-35
9-35
5-56
9,851,000
328,366
14,520
484
2580
332.25
11-4
2656
88
July
169-6
5-27
9,651,000
311,322
14,486
464
318-40
10-17
2637
85
August
51-45
493.10
17-34
8,924,000
287,742
4,416
142
115,728
261-35
8-26
2532
82
September
73-35
373.45
14-54
9,184,000
306,133
6,307
210
77,485
791
271-
9-
2658
88
October
149-3
4-48
8,448,000
272,516
12,800
413
1732
239-25
7-43
2334
75
November
138-5
4-36
7,849,000
261.633
11,900
393
4170
226-55
7-33
2218
74
December
145-7
4-41
8,240,000
265,806
12,501
403
5097
234.50
7-34
2281
73
Totals
1581-51
919-10
102,967,000
136,125
211,693
30,594
3160-50
37,806
Daily Averages
7-4
282,101
373
8.39
76.18
Gallons Pumped
Daily
Average
K. W. H. used
Main Pump
Daily
Average
Power
Station
Heater
Hours
Minutes
Hours
Minutes
Month
Hours
Minutes
Hours
Minutes
Hours
Minutes
Filter Supply Time Pumping Electric
Greatest number of gallons pumped in one day, 508,000, September 16. Least number of gallons pumped in one day, 99,000, August 11. Of the total pumpage 12,731,000 gallons were pumped by steam pump.
RALPH SAMPSON, Engineer
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RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURE RECORD, 1929
Temperature, Degrees
Precipitation Inches
Month
Highest
Lowest
Mean
Rain and
Melted Snow
Snow
January
59 -11
26.3
3.77
10
February
51
-- 5
28.
4.23
1312
March
73
5
39.5
4.93
41/8
April
81
24
44.8
6.97
12
May
91
29
56.8
2.79
June
92
36
65.2
. 53
July
90
39
'68.8
2.72
August
85
42
65.9
4.06
T
September
94
34
62.5
4.96
October
74
19
50.
2.53
November
73
8
40.6
3.16
11/4
December
53
-5
30.6
4.87
714
45.51
365/8
Totals
- Below
T Trace
·
RALPH SAMPSON,
Observer.
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REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
Record of the Annual Town Meeting and its Adjournments January 21st, 1929
Article 1: To choose all necessary town officers, the following officers to be voted on one ballot, viz: a Moderator for one year, a Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes for one year, two Selectmen for three years, two members of the School Board for three years, one member of the Plan- ning Board for five years.
Meeting was called to order at 11 o'clock A. M. by Mod- erator Fletcher Clark Jr.
The warrant was read by the Town Clerk.
Voted: that the polls be closed at 8 o'clock P. M.
Polls declared open at 11:30 o'clock A. M.
The following Election Officers were sworn in-Morrill S. Ryder, William Begley, John Connor, Mabel B. Sears, Luke F. Kelley, John Callan, Stephen F. O'Hara, Frank S. Thomas, James A. Morrissey, John Perry, Alice Pratt, Elizabeth Flynn, Sarah Connor, Lucy Harlow, John Mahon- ey and E. Kimball Harrison.
The polls were declared closed at 8 o'clock P. M. and the result of the vote was as follows :-
Moderator
Fletcher Clark Jr. 1730
William Wilcox
3
Robert Fish
1
William W. L. Tallman
6
Leslie Clark
2
Blanks 552
2294
92
Treasurer & Collector William W. Brackett Abraham G. Newkirk James P. Sparrow Blanks
1785
409
1
99
2294
Selectmen
Alexander Heath
1230
Louis Ritter
119
John B. Savage
852
Albert A. Thomas
1478
Frederick S. Weston
821
Bert G. Brown Blanks
1
87
4588
School Committee
Dr. Robert G. Butler
1350
Allan R. Thatcher
1330
Forest E. Thomas
1160
Blanks
748
4588
Planning Board
Russell A. Trufant
36
Chester Weston
4
Frank S. Thomas
1
Minnie Jones
1
1
Leila Hathaway
3
Wm. Holden
1
Mrs. W. E. Holloway
5
Alexander Heath
4
Emma B. Lovell
1
Albert A. Thomas
Robert Fish
2
J. R. Thompson
1
93
Louis Ritter
1
Mrs. Alice Pratt
2
Clyde Thomas
1
Max Burnham
1
James Thomas
6
W. H. Powell
1
Henry F. Soule
2
Theodore H. Stegmaier
1
Walter Sampson
1
Dr. Burkhead
2
Waldo Jackson
1
A. G. Newkirk
1
Wm. G. Boynton
2
· Agnes M. Boynton .
1
James Kennedy
2
Edmund Reynolds
1
Frederick C. Noble
1
Morrill S. Ryder Allan Thatcher
1
Wilson G. Harlow
2
Marcus Merrick
8
Kenneth Keedwell
1
Ernest L. Maxim John Connor
1
James McMahon
1
Frederick S. Weston
1
Fred L. Bowman
1
John B. Savage Howard Holden
1
John Boardman
1
T. N. Wood
2
John B. Bartlett
1
Eva Hathaway
1
George Boardman
1
Louis C. Littlejohn John V. Sullivan B. C. Shaw Granville Tillson Blanks
1
1
1
1
2175
2294
1
2
2
94
Meeting adjourned at eleven o'clock P. M. Febuary 11th and 18th 1929
Article 2: To raise such sums of money by tax or other- wise, as may be necessary to defray the expense of the town for the current year, appropriate the same and to act any- thing in relation to the assessment and collection of taxes for the year.
Voted: 1929 appropriations less the estimated receipts.
An amendment was carried changing the appropriation for New Gravel Roads from 10,000.00 to 15,000.00 with the proviso that said amount be expended on the outside roads. A further amendment was carried that an amount not to exceed 500.00 of the 15,000. New Gravel Road appropria- tion is to be expended upon Prospect and Cliff Streets.
An amendment to cut $10,000.00 from the Public Wel- fare account and use this for the mowing of brush on the highways thus providing work for the unemployed, was carried.
GAS & ELECTRIC DEPT.
The receipts of the plant, out of which shall be paid the operating expenses, bonds and interest, depreciation and construction and $10,870.00 street lighting, which shall be included in the tax levy.
Article 3: To authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, or a majority thereof, to borrow during the municipal year beginning January 1st 1929, in anticipation of the revenue of said year, such sums of money as may be necessary for the current expenses of the town but not exceeding the total tax levy of the preceding finan- cial year, as provided in Section 3, Chapter 719, General Acts 1913, and amendments thereto, giving the notes of the town therefor, payable within one year from the date there- of, all debts incurred under authority of this vote to be paid from the revenue of the present municipal year.
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Voted: That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, or a majority thereof, be authorized to borrow during the municipal year beginning January 1st 1929, in anticipation of the revenue of said year, such sums of money as may be necessary for the current expenses of the town, but not exceeding the total tax levy of the pre- ceding financial year, as provided in Section 3, Chapter 719 General Acts 1913 and amendments thereto, giving the notes of the town therefor, payable within one year from the date thereof, all debts incurred under authority of this vote to be paid from the revenue of the present municipal year.
Article 4: To hear the report of any committees or officers of the town; to appoint any committee, and act thereon.
Voted: That the Moderator appoint a committee of three from the membership of the Old Middleborough His- torical Association to make improvements in the burying ground known as the Wood Cemetery, located on land owned by the town at the corner of Wood & Grove Sts. Committee appointed-Kenelm Winslow, Jane Bennett and Lorenzo Wood.
Article 5 To see if the town will appropriate money for band concerts the coming season, and act thereon.
Voted: The sum of $300.00 was voted under appropria- tion.
Article 6: To see if the town will appropriate money to be expended by Post 8 G. A. R. on Memorial Day, and act thereon.
Voted: The sum of $200.00 was voted under appropria- tions.
Article 7: To see if the town will vote to appropriate money necessary to pay the rent of a suitable place for the Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, and act thereon.
Voted: The sum of $200.00 was voted under appropri- ations.
Article 8: To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money not exceeding five hundred (500) dollars,
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