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4. Total pumpage for the year, passed through meter, gal.
110,882,000*
5. Average Static head against which pumps 295 work, in feet
6. Average dynamic head against which pump works, in feet 300
7. Number of gallons pumped per K.W.H .- Main pump only 658.3
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 164,728,537
9. Cost of pumping figured on Pumping Station expenses $8,479.03 / $76.46
10. Per million gallons pumped
11. Per million gallons raised one foot dynamic 0.25
*Of total amount 2,784,000 gallons were pumped by steam.
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STATISTICS OF CONSUMPTION OF WATER
1. Total population 1930 Census 8,593
2. Estimated population on lines of pipe 5,540
3. Estimated population supplied 5,250
4. Total Consumption for the year
110,882,000
5. Passed through meters, gallons
78,315,300
6. Percentage of consumption metered
70.6
7. Average daily consumption, gals. 303,813
8.
Gallons per day to each inhabitant 54
9. Gallons per day to each consumer 57
10. Gallons per day to each tap
230
11. Cost of supplying water per million gallons figured on total maintenance $196.59
12. Total cost of supplying water, per million gallons figured on total maintenance plus interest on bonds and bonds
$224.01
STATISTICS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.
Mains.
1. Kind of pipe-cast iron, wrought iron
2. Sizes-1 inch to 16 inches
3. Extended during year, feet
715
4. Total now in use, miles
5. Length of pipe less 4 in. in diameter, miles 22.44
166
6. Number of hydrants in use
169
7. Number of stop gates smaller than 4 in.
1
8. Number of blow offs
9. Range of pressure on mains 6
Services. 84-120
10. Kind of pipe-wrought iron, cement lined, cast iron
11. Sizes-1/2 inch to 6 inches.
12. Extended, feet
1078
13. Total now in use, miles
14.91
14. Number of service taps added 8
89
15. Number of service taps discontinued
0
16. Number now in use
17. Average length of service, feet
18
18. Number of meters added
1258
19. Number of meters now in use
98
20. Percent of services metered
21. Percent of receipts from metered water
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 9,375. 12,695.5 72,445.2 14,615.2 832.7 40.9 4.6 118,494
22.44
Total length of miles
169
Number of hydrants added, 3, total
250
Number of Main gates added, 3, total
6
Number of blow offs
1320
Service connections made, 8, total
1287
Number of services now taking water
1078
Feet of service pipe put in during the year, feet
34,483
Motors in use
18
Meters set during the year
1258
Meters now in use
Meters 5/g in.
1/2 in.
34 in.
1 in. 11/2 in. 2 in. 3 in.
American 344
2
2
Trident 246
1
3
1
Lambert 204
1
1
Worthington 164
Hersey
163
1
4
2
1
1
1
Federal
49
Nash
26
2
1
1
Keystone
26
Empire
3
2
3
1
Crown
1
1225
2
11
14
2
3
Total
1258
1
1320
59.64
99
Feet of service pipe within street lines
0
2
WATER DEPT. THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS-DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH WATER ANALYSIS
Appearance
Residue of Evaporation
Ammonia Albuminoid
Nitrogen As
No.
Date of
Collection
Turbidity
Sediment
Color
Total
Free
Total
Chlorine
Nitrates
Nitrites
Hardness
Iron
Mn.
06
1929
dist.
cons.
218894
Nov. 5
.12
7.40
. 0110
.0078
.68 -
0300
.0000
2.6
. 450
. 100 Inlet to Filter
218895
5
35
7.90
. 0082
. 0068
. 63
. 0200
.0002
2.6
.150
. 055 Outlet of Filter
218896
5
v. sl.
12
7.40
. 0004
. 0058
. 65
. 0200
.0000
2.6
. 040
. 000 Tap-final filtered
220106
Jan. 6
dist.
cons.
iron
7.00
. 0110
. 0018
. 67
.0300
. 0000
2.6
. 400
. 110 Inlet to Filter
221468
Mar. 4
sl.
. 03
6.80
. 0066
. 0018
. 63
. 0400
. 0001
2.6
. 075
. 075
220107
Jan. 6
slight
fil.
iron
23
7.20
. 0076
. 0014
. 67
.0300
. 0000
2.6
.140
. 070 Outlet of Filter
221469
Mar. 4
sl.
. 10
7.30
. 0066
. 0020
. 63
. 0400
.0001
2.6
160
. 050
221470
Mar. 4
v. sl.
.03
5.90
. 0000
. 0004
. 64
. 0500
. 0000
2.6
.014
.000
.
none
. 12
6.90
. 0000
.0006
. 67
. 0400
.0000
2.6
.022
.000 Tap (Final filtered)
220108
Jan. 6
cons.
fil. 10
fil.
cons.
fil.
1930
iron faintly iron
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PUMPING STATION RECORD, 1930
Main Pumps Time Pumping Electric Steam
Average Daily
Coal Used Pounds
Month
Hours
Minutes
Hours
Minutes
Hours
Minutes
Gallons Pumped
Daily Average
K. W. H. used
Daily Average
Power
Station
Heater
Hours
Hours
Minutes
Filter Pump
Daily Average
January
143-45
9-25
4-56
8,568,000
276,387
12,380
399
4400
4545
244-10
7-43
2371
76
February
133-35
10-30
5-8
7,930,000
283,214
11,533
412
3100
3658
221-50
7-55
2177
78
March
141-10
9-40
4-52
8,261,000
266,451
12,178
392
4700
4299
234-10
7-33
2271
73
April
136-43
9-20
4-49
8,028,000
267,600
11,797
393
2460
2447
233-15
7-46
2220
74
May
155-10
9-25
5-19
9,065,000
292,419
13,388
432
3800
369
268-5
8-39
2541
82
June
180-40
8-10
6-17
10,135,000
337,833
14,982
499
2700
307-25
10-15
2874
96
July
187-15
6-2
10,773,000
347,516
16,575
534
August
186-5
8-25
6-16
10,830,000
349,354
16,015
516
3700
344-55
11-7
3061
99
September
171-31
8-50
6-1
10,020,000
334,000
14,727
491
2500
329-45
10-59
2973
98
October
169-35
5-28
9,660,000
311,612
14,588
471
1892
317-45
10-15
2829
91
November
154-16
7-25
5-23
8,990,000
299,666
13,290
443
3400
2617
271-30
9-3
2472
82
December
147-40
8-25
5-2
8,622,000
278,129
12,733
410
2500
4865
255-20
8-14
2337
75
Totals
1907-25
89-45
110,882,000
164,186
33,260
24,692
3364-40
31,186
Daily Averages
5-20
303,786
462.5
9-13
85.4
Greatest number of gallons pumped in one day 512,000 Aug. 6. Least number of gallons pumped in one day 186,000 Apr. 13. Of the total pumpage 2,784,000 gallons were pumped by steam pump.
RALPH SAMPSON Engineer
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Filter Supply Time Pumping Electric Daily Average
Minutes
K. W. H. used
3096
99
336-30
10-51
Main Pump
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RAIN FALL AND TEMPERATURE RECORD, 1930
Month Temperature, Degrees
Precipitation Inches
Highest Lowest
Mean
Rain & Melted Snow
Snow
January
62
-7
29.3
3.33
858
February
66
-14
30.
3.43
8
March
58
7
34.8
2.52
April
70
19
43.3
1.45
May
93
33
57.
2.07
June
91
33
68.5
3.79
July
89
47
69.4
2.93
August
93
41
67.1
2.37
September
89
32
65 .
.32
October
84
17
48.1
4.22
November
65
7
42
4.17
1/8
December
57
2
31
2.81
418
33.41
207/8
Totals
- Below
RALPH SAMPSON,
Observer
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REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
Record of the Annual Town Meeting and its Adjourn- ments January 20th, 1930
Article 1: To choose all necessary town officers, the following officers to be chosen on one ballot, viz: a Moderator for one year, a Town Treasurer & Collector of Taxes for one year, two Selectmen for three years, two Members of the School Board for three years, one Member of the Planning Board for five years.
Meeting was called to order by Moderator Fletcher Clark Jr. at eleven o'clock A. M.
The warrant was read by the Town Clerk.
It was voted that the polls be closed at eight o'clock P. M.
The following Election Officers were sworn in-Luke F. Kelley, John F. Perry, E. Kimball Harrison, John T. Connor, Frank S. Thomas, John J. Mahoney, James F. Morrissey, L. Walter Rice, Ralph W. Maddigan, William R. Begley, Mabel B. Sears, Sarah A. Connor, Lucy E. Harlow, Emma E. Holloway, Elizabeth Flynn, Catherine A. Murphy, Morrill S. Ryder, Mary S. Cromwell, Luke F. Callan, and Stephen F. O'Hara.
The polls were declared closed at eight o'clock P. M.
The result of the vote was as follows :-
Moderator
1661
Fletcher Clark, Jr.
1
Edmund Reynolds
1
Robert Fish
1
D. D. Sullivan
1
Alvin Howes
388
Blanks
2053
94
Treasurer & Collector William W. Brackett Frank W. Read Blanks
1350
665
38
2053
Selectmen
Robert G. Butler
998
John S. Cobb
1060
Lewis F. Harding
1091
George L. Whitten
707
Bert Brown
1
Blanks
249
School Committee
Fred B. Alger
1315
Charles V. Giberti
761
Lorenzo Wood
1417
Charles Devlin
1
W. J. B. MacDougal
1
Blanks
611
4106
Planning Board
Jane V. Phinney
1444
Earl P. Robinson
2
Elmer Phinney
1
Elmer Godfrey
2
James Thomas
1
Henry Conrad
1
Blanks
602
2053
Meeting adjourned at 9 h 50 m P. M.
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.
4106
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Voted: 1930 appropriations less estimated receipts.
An amendment was carried changing the amount appro- priated for the Town Manager's salary from $4,500.00 to $4,501.00.
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, 1930, 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 financial year, as provided in Section 3, Chapter 719, Gen- eral 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.
Voted: to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the ap- proval of the Selectmen or a majority thereof, to borrow dur- ing the municipal year beginning January 1st, 1930, in anti- cipation 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 lavy of the preceding 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.
The following report was read by Mr. Fred Alger.
Report of Committee on Representative Form of Town Government. Your committee appointed one year ago by the Town of Middleboro to investigate and report on the advisability of Middleboro adopting a representative Govern- ment, submits the following :-
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First, a meeting was held at which time Mr. Soule, as secretary, was instructed to write such towns in the state as were working under this form of government asking for copies of records connected with this form and charters under which they operated. Letters were also written to prominent officials in these towns asking their opinion as to the success, or failure of the form. These requests brought answers in almost every case and considerable literature was thus placed at the disposal of members of the committee. From that time to date, a series of 6 or 7 meetings have been held and discussion pertaining to the subject has been in order. Individuals and separate members of the committee have also made inquiries from citizens and officials of cities in which this form of Government is operated. Out of 8 or 9 towns which are operating under this method, all but one have re- ported complete success and have recommended the project to a town of our size and one confronted with our problems.
his one exception, and in fairness it may be said, one in- dividual, advises that unless our troubles are great we stick to our present form. No explanation was given, however, of his attitude, whereas, those who supported the project for the most part, gave reasons why they considered it so successful. It is not the intention of the committee to put into the recordsa lengthy discussion of the merits of the form but the committee as a whole, and as individuals, desire that any citizen interested in more complete details than are possible in this kind of a report inquire from the members of the Committee as to these details.
For the guidance of the people the Committee wishes to call attention to the fact that we have 4000 voters, approxi- mately, in Middleboro and that the town hall in its most crowded condition could not possibly accomodate in excess of 1000, therefore, only 25% of the voting people could possibly avail themselves of town meeting privileges at one time. The Committee further wishes to call attention to the fact that in the event of more than that wishing to attend a town meeting, and any small part of them being unable to
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gain admittance, a protest on the part of those who were un- fortunate in not being admitted would automatically void all business that might have been transacted on the night in question. This is, of course, the one serious fact which brought the meeting to a point of investigation. We are assured by the towns where this form of Government is operative, that interest in the town affairs is stimulated rather than killed by this particular form of Government, and citizens with a grievance, or with any idea are privileged to appear in meetings of the representative form and state his case just as is the case in the present form. The only difference being that the final vote is by the representatives. It would be the suggestion and advise of the Committee, based upon the experience of other towns, that a fairly large body of representatives be elected, having the various mem- bers of the committee vary somewhere between 100 and 300 as to the total members. The Committee would recommend making the towns into 5 or 6 districts based upon the voting population. This layout of districts it is believed can easily be accomplished by the Town Manager's office. It is cus- tomary in towns having this form of government to check up the districts and re-apportion them every 5 or 6 years. Experience has shown that delegates elected assume it their duty to thoroughly inform themselves in advance as to the questions that come up at the current town meetings and very shortly the town arrives at a point where the destinies are in the hands of a skilled body of voters. For the benefit of those who might raise the question there has been no evidence in towns where this plan was operative of collusion on the part of delegates, or in other words what is politically known as log rolling, certainly it would prevent any possibi- lity of a group of 800 or so people packing a hall and passing a vote which might not be acceptable to a majority of 4000. A delegate would represent the feeling of the locality in which he resided. If he, or she, failed to do so, his election would be impossible the following year. The members of such a body would of course be mixed as to sex and it has been the
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policy of towns not to restrict the members in this respect one way or the other. Because of the advantages listed and others too numerous to become a part of this report, the com- mittee favor the adoption of this particular form of Govern- ment, but feel, however, that a matter of such importance should have the consideration of the entire voting people of the town. The Committee does not wish to make a defi- nite motion in this connection but feels that at a special meeting or at the next regular town meeting the question should be submitted to referendum. So far as they are able, the Committee as individuals offer to answer any question of any voter in connection with the plan and its method of adoption.
Respectfully submitted to the Voters and Tax Payers of Middleboro.
By James A. Thomas Albert F. Soule Fred B. Alger
Committee.
Voted: to indefinitely postpone consideration of this question.
Article 5: To see if the Town will appropriate money for band concerts the coming season, and act thereon.
No action taken on this article.
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 under appropriations.
Article 7: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of 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 under appropriations.
Article 8: To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of two hundred and fifty ($250.00) dollars, to be expended by Simeon® L. Nickerson Post No. 64 American Legion for
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their celebration of Armistice Day, November 11th, 1930, and act thereon. Agreeable to the petition of Charles Fick- ert et al.
Voted: the sum of $250.00 under appropriations.
Article 9: To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money not exceeding five hundred ($500.)) dollars, to be paid to St. Luke's Hospital established in said town, for the establishment and maintenance of a free bed in the hospital for the care and treatment of persons certified by the Selectmen of said town to be residents of the town and unable to pay for such care and treatment, and act thereon.
Voted: the sum of $500.00 under appropriations.
Article 10: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the use of the Plymouth County Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture, a sum not exceeding three hundred ($300.00) dollars and choose a town director for one year, as provided in Sections 41 and 45 of Revised Chap- ter 128 of the General Laws, and act thereon.
Voted: To appropriate the sum of $300.00 for the use of the Plymouth County Trustees for County Aid to Agri- culture and that H. Arthur Standish be chosen Town Direc- tor for one year.
Article 11: To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the employment of a School and Public Health nurse, and act thereon.
Voted: the sum of $1,500.00 under appropriations.
Article 12: To see if the town will vote to continue the Christmas Street lighting, appropriate money for the same, and act thereon.
Voted: the sum of $350.00 under appropriations.
Article 13: To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money not to exceed one hundred ($100.00) dollars, to be spent under the direction of the Planning Board, for the pur- pose of studying the Parking problem, and act thereon.
Voted: that the Town of Middleboro appropriate the sum of $100.00 one hundred dollars for use of the Planning Board.
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Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to investigate the affairs of the Estate of Thomas S. Peirce, deceased and the conduct of the same; appoint a committee for such pur- pose with power to employ such experts, counsel and other assistants as they may deem necessary therefor, and ap- propriate a sum of money therefor, and act thereon. Agree- able to the petition of Alice Day Heath, et al.
Voted: that this article be indefinitely postponed.
Article 15: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money not to exceed four hundred ($400.)) dollars, for the purpose of marking the word "Middleboro" on the roof of some structure located in the town, for the purpose of aiding aviation, and act thereon. (By request).
No action taken on this article.
Article 16: To see if the Town will vote to bond the Peirce Trustees, and act thereon. Agreeable to the petition of Mary L. D. Cleveland, et al.
Voted: to indefinitely postpone action on this article.
Article 17: To see if the Town will vote to accept a portion of Rock Street so-called, lying southeasterly of Benton Street, as laid out by the Selectmen, appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of the same, and act thereon. Agreeable to the petition of Mildred C. Perkins et al.
. No action taken on this article.
Article 18: To see if the Town will vote to accept Hill- side Avenue so-called, as laid out by the Selectmen, install three street lights on said street and appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of the street, and act thereon. Agreeable to the petition of Jacintho C. Martins et al.
No action taken on this article.
Article 19: To see if the Town will appropriate two thou- sand two hundred ($2,200.00) dollars for putting in metal ceilings in the School Street school building, and two thou- sand one hundred ($2,100.00) dollars for painting this school building inside and out, a total of four thousand three hun- dred ($4,300.00) dollars, and act thereon.
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Voted: that the Town of Middleboro appropriate the sum of fifteen hundred ($1,500.00) dollars for new ceilings to be placed in this building.
Article 20: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money not to exceed five hundred ($500.00) dollars for a Dental Clinic for the School Children, and act thereon.
Voted: that the Town of Middleboro appropriate the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars for the Dental Clinic.
Article 21: To see if the Town will vote to use the Official Ballot on all articles of the Town warrant carrying an appro- priation, and act thereon. Agreeable to the petition of Daniel H. Holmes, et al.
Voted: not to use the official ballot on articles in the warrant carrying an appropriation.
Article 22: To see if the Town will vote to discontinue the Town Manager form of government, and act thereon. Agreeable to the petition of Alice Day Heath, et al.
Voted: To indefinitely postpone action on this article.
Article 23: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to be raised by loan or otherwise, to defray the cost of extending the water main on West Grove street and six hundred (600) feet, making changes in the water pipe at the river bridge on East Grove Street near the Pump- ing Station, and act thereon.
Voted: that work called for in this article be done and that the cost be charged to the Water Department Appro- priation.
Article 24: To see if the Town will request the Select- men to ask for the resignation of the present Town Manager, and act thereon. Agreeable to the petition of Alice Day Heath, et al.
Voted: that the Selectmen be not requested to ask for the resignation of the present Town Manager. Vote was taken by a standing vote, the result was a large majority for Mr. Goodale, the present Town Manager.
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Article 25: To see if the Town will vote to transfer one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars from the Surplus Overlay Account to the Assessor's Overlay account for 1928, and act thereon.
No action taken on this article.
Article 26: To see if the Town will vote to transfer five hundred ($500.00) dollars from the Surplus Overlay Account to the Assessor's Overlay account for 1929, and act thereon.
No action taken on this article.
Article 27: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to be raised by loan or otherwise to defray the cost of making a set of maps of the town for the use of all departments of the town, said map to be made by the air plane method, and act thereon.
No action taken on this article.
Article 28: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars for the employ- ment of the District Nurse, same to be spent by the Board of Health under the directions of the Selectmen, and act thereon.
Voted: the sum of $500.00 under appropriation.
Article 29: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of six thousand ($6,000.00) dollars, to be spent under the direction of the Selectmen provided the State or the State and County will assist financially in rebuilding South Main street from Grove street to the Lakeville line, and act thereon.
No action taken on this article.
Article 30: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of seventy five hundred ($7,500.00) dollars, to be spent under the direction of the Selectmen provided the State or the State and County will assist financially in re- building Spruce street from the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad crossing to the Rochester Line, and act thereon.
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Voted : that the Town appropriate the sum of seven thousand five hundred ($7,500.00) dollars to be spent under the direction of the Selectmen, provided the State or the State and County will assist financially in rebuilding Spruce street from the Railroad crossing of the N.Y.N.H. & H.R.R. Co. to the Rochester line.
Record of Special Town Meetings
July 7th .- 14th .- 28th.
Meeting called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Moderator. Warrant was read by the Town Clerk.
Voted to adjourn until 8:15 P. M.
Meeting called to order again at 8:15 P. M.
Article 7: To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 55 Chapter 41 of the General Laws and all acts and additions thereto or amendments thereof, the same being an act authorizing the Selectmen to appoint a Town Accountant, and act thereon.
Voted: that the Town accept the provisions of Section 55, Chapter 41 of the General Laws and all acts and additions thereto or amendments thereof, the same being an act author- izing the Selectmen to appoint a Town Accountant.
Voted to adjourn until 8 o'clock Monday evening, July 14th, 1930. Meeting adjourned at 8:20 P. M.
A quorum not being present at this meeting it was ruled that the vote on article 7 was void.
July 14th, 1930
Meeting called to order at 8 o'clock P. M. by Moderator. Voted to adjourn until 8:15 P. M.
Meeting called to order again and voted to adjourn until 8 o'clock next Monday evening July 21st.
A quorum was not present at this meeting.
Meetings of July 7th. and 14th. were held under the same warrant dated June 24th. 1930, containing seven articles. The July 21st. meeting was held under warrant dated July 16th. 1930, containing seven articles, which with the ex-
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ception of article 1, is identical with the warrant dated June 24th. It was decided that article No. 1 did not cover the intent and therefore a new warrant was drawn up making this adjustment.
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