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Most of the absentees in the north part of the town were children of foreign parents who do not seem to understand that they cannot keep their children at home when they please, and, as very few of them can speak our language, it is difficult to explain the law to them.
Respectfully yours,
J. W. HUNTING. Truant Officer.
LIST OF TEACHERS
IN THE SCHOOLS, PLYMOUTH, MASS.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Geo. F. Kenney, Principal, English, Literature and History.
Grace W. Irwin, Mathematics.
Carrie L. Barker, Classics and French.
Nellie Carpenter, History and English.
May L. Booth, German and English.
Henrietta Pratt, Science.
Luella B. Cronkrite, Commercial Studies.
NORTH DISTRICT SCHOOLS.
GRADE.
I-2. Adeline M. Stevens. I-2. Marie L. Gribbin. I. Lizzie W. Sampson. 2. Gertrude C. Bennett.
3-4. Kate G. Zahn. 3-4. Adelaide G. Irwin. 5-7. Katherine A. O'Brien.
BURTON SCHOOL.
GRADE.
8. Charles F. Cole. 5. Clara M. Diman. 4. Teresa A. Rogan.
3. Alice H. Blackmer.
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CORNISH SCHOOL.
GRADE.
9.
Arthur R. Gledhill.
7. Addie L. Bartlett. 6. Grace D. Chandler.
6.
Lydia E. Holmes.
RUSSELL STREET DISTRICT.
GRADE.
I-2. Bertha M. Briggs.
I-2.
Harriet S. Gooding.
I-2.
Helen A. Dunham.
3-4.
Mary A. Casey.
MOUNT PLEASANT SCHOOL.
GRADE.
8-9.
John W. Herrick.
7.
Augusta M. Morton.
4-5.
Flora L. Leake.
3-4.
Annie M. Frost.
MOUNT PLEASANT DISTRICT.
GRADE.
I. Deborah Howland.
2. Frances E. Weston. I-2. Lizzie E. Mitchell. I-4. Esther C. Manter.
GRADE.
CHILTONVILLE.
6-9. William Keyes.
I-5. Martha W. Whitmore. 1-5. Kate W. Sampson. I-5. Mary A. Morton.
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MANOMET.
GRADE.
6-9. Anna J. Billings. 1-5. Leella F. Barnes.
VALLERVILLE.
Ungraded. Annie C. Holmes.
ELLISVILLE.
Ungraded. Julia M. Allen.
CEDARVILLE.
Ungraded. Lucy Moon.
LONG POND.
Ungraded. Sarah H. Paty.
Music. Minnie M. Jameson.
Drawing. George T. Sperry.
Sloyd. Elizabeth Paine.
TOWN MEETING.
To either of the Constables in the Town of Plymouth, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby di- rected to notify and warn the inhabitants of Plymouth, qual- ified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet in Davis Opera House, in said Plymouth, on Monday, the fourth day of March, 1901, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, and in the Casino in said Plymouth, on Saturday the ninth day of March, 1901, at eight o'clock in the forenoon, to act on the following articles, to wit :-
ARTICLE I. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
ART. 2. To hear the reports of the several boards of of- ficers and committees of the Town and act thereon.
ART. 3. To revise and accept a list of Jurors prepared by the Selectmen.
ART. 4. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasur- er, under the direction of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of taxes, and for disbursement under the provisions of the law relating to State Aid and Military Aid, and to defray the expenses of the Town after January I, 1902.
ART. 5. To make the necessary appropriations to de- fray the expenses of the Town, and for other purposes, and to raise such sums of money as the Town shall deem ex- pedient.
ART. 6. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of
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one hundred and fifty dollars to pay the expenses of Decora- tion Day.
ART. 7. To take such action as the Town may see fit in aid of the Public Library.
ART. 8. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to renew any note or notes heretofore authorized, which are now due, or may become due the present year, for such time, and on such terms as they may deem expedient for the in- terests of the town.
ART. 9. To see what appropriation the Town will make for the care and improvement of the various public parks and of Training Green.
ART. IO. To hear the report of the committee on sewers tor the northerly part of the town, and act thereon.
ART. II. To see what action the Town will take in re- gard to constructing sewers in the north part of the town, and make an appropriation therefor.
ART. 12. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to issue bonds or notes of the Town to an amount not exceeding $18,000.00, for the purpose of raising money to be expended in the construction of sewers.
ART. 13. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to issue bonds or notes of the Town to an amount not exceeding $10,000.00 for the purpose of raising money to be expended in the erection and repair of school houses.
ART. 14. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to employ counsel, and incur expenses, as provided by statute, to represent the Town before the Committee of the Legislature on Counties on the petition of C. H. Coulter and others for removal of Registry of Deeds and Probate, or to establish a Registry of Deeds at Brockton.
ART. 15. To see if the Town will accept and allow the layout of South Park Avenue, from Court Street to Water Street, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town.
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ART. 16. To see if the Town will accept and allow the layout of Sever Street, from Russell Street to Allerton Street, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town.
ART. 17. To see if the Town will accept and allow the layout of Newfields Street, from the southerly terminus of the present street, to a point near the slaughter house, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town.
ART. 18. To see if the Town will build a receiving tomb in Vine Hills or Oak Grove cemeteries, and appropriate an amount not exceeding $2.500.00 therefor.
ART. 19. To see if the Town will accept the provisions of Chapter 254. of the Acts of 1897, entitled, "An Act to provide for the further protection of trees, and for the pre- vention of fires in woodlands."
ART. 20. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money to be expended in means to prevent and check the spread of fires in woodlands.
ART. 21. To see if the Town will reduce the number of Selectmen from five to three, and at the next Annual Elec- tion choose one for one year, one for two years, and one for three years, and at each Annual Election thereafter choose one for three years.
ART. 22. To see if the Town will accept and allow the location of an addition to Morton Park, as filed with the Town Clerk, February 16th, 1901.
ART. 23. To see if the Town will vote to purchase a steam roller and stone crusher, and make an appropriation therefor.
ART. 24. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to issue bonds or notes of the Town to an amount not exceeding $5,000.00, for the purpose of raising money to be expended in the purchase of a steam roller and stone crusher.
ART. 25. To see if the Town will vote to macadamize Water Street from the Plymouth Stove Foundry Co. to the
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station of the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., and make an ap- propriation therefor.
ART. 26. To see if the Town will vote to re-dress the present macadamized road from the corner of Leyden Street to Lothrop Street, and make an appropriation therefor.
ART. 27. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to issue bonds or notes of the Town to an amount not exceeding $8,000.00 for the purpose of raising money to be expended in macadamizing Water Street, and re-dressing Main and Court Streets.
ART. 28. To see if the Town will vote to build a new Stone Arch Bridge over Eel river, on River Street, and make an appropriation therefor.
ART. 29. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to issue bonds or notes of the Town to an amount not exceeding $20,000.00 for the purpose of raising money to be expended in completing the Water system, as voted by the Town, July 20th, 1899.
ART. 30. To choose all necessary Town officers. The following officers to be voted for all on one ballot, viz. : Five Selectmen, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, Auditor, one member of a Board of Health for three years, one Assessor for three years, seven Constables, one Overseer of the Poor for three years, one Water Commis- sioner for three years, two members of the School Commit- tee for three years, one Park Commissioner for three years, and three members of a Committee on Agawam and Half- way Pond Fishery, and to vote by ballot, "Yes" or "No," in answer to the question : "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town?"
The polls for the election of officers and the vote on the li- cense question will be open at the Casino at eight o'clock in the forenoon, on said Saturday, the ninth day of March, 1901, and may be closed at three o'clock in the afternoon. Both of said days will constitute the Annual Meeting, and
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this call is issued in accordance with the vote of the Town passed June 5th, 1897.
And you are hereby required to serve this warrant in the manner prescribed by a vote of the Town, by posting notices thereof in three public places in the Town, seven days at least before the meeting, one of which postings shall be in Chiltonville, and one in Manomet Ponds, and also by pub- lishing the warrant in the newspapers published in Plym- outh, and make return thereof with your doings thereon, at the time and place first above mentioned.
Given under our hands this eighteenth day of February in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and one.
HORACE M. SAUNDERS, DEXTER H. CRAIG, ALBERT T. HARLOW, HENRY O. WHITING, EDGAR D. HILL.
Selectmen of Plymouth.
February 18, 1901.
PLYMOUTH Ss.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, the inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth, qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, are hereby notified to meet at the time and place, and for the purposes therein mentioned.
JOSEPH T. COLLINGWOOD. Constable of Plymouth.
TOWN OF PLYMOUTH
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SELECTMEN-Horace M. Saunders, D. H. Craig, Dr. E. D. Hill, H. O. Whiting, A. T. Harlow.
TOWN CLERK-Edward L. Burgess.
TOWN TREASURER-Edward L. Burgess.
AUDITOR -- Frank D. Bartlett.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES -- Benjamin F. Ward.
CLERK OF SELECTMEN-Benjamin F. Ward.
ASSESSORS-George F. Weston, chosen 1899, for three years; George Harlow, chosen 1900, for three years; James C. Bates, chosen 1901, for three years.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR-Charles P. Hatch, chosen 1899, for three years; Benjamin F. Ward, chosen 1900, for three years: Charles A. Strong, chosen 1901, for three years.
WATER COMMISSIONERS-Everett F. Sherman and John W. Churchill, chosen 1900, for three years; Horace P. Bailey and George W. Bradford, chosen 1899, for three years; John H. Damon, chosen 1901, for three years.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE-William S. Kyle and J. Holbrook Shaw, chosen 1900, for three years; Elizabeth Thurber, chosen 1899, for three years; Arthur E. Lewis, chosen 1900, for two years: Frank H. Perkins, chosen 1901, for three years; Increase Robinson, chosen 1901, for three years.
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BURIAL HILL COMMITTEE-Selectmen.
AGAWAM FISHERY COMMITTEE-Frank Harlow, Harri- son O. Barnes, George F. Holmes.
PARK COMMISSIONERS-Nathaniel Morton, chosen 1901, for three years; George R. Briggs, chosen 1900, for three years; Walter H. Sears, chosen 1899, for three years.
SURVEYORS AND MEASURERS OF LUMBER-Leavitt T. Robbins, Edward B. Atwood, Cornelius C. Holmes.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES-Christopher T. Harris.
BEACH COMMITTEE-Selectmen.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS-Stillman R. Sampson.
FIELD DRIVERS AND FENCE VIEWERS-Hosea C. Bartlett, Nathan B. Perry and J. F. Towns.
SUPERINTENDENT OF WATER WORKS-Charles H. Sher- man.
COLLECTOR OF WATER RATES-N. Reeves Jackson.
POUND KEEPERS-Joseph F. Towns, Nathan B. Perry, Hosea C. Bartlett.
COMMITTEE ON INLAND FISHERIES-Thomas D. Shum- way, Charles B. Stoddard. Benjamin A. Hathaway.
HARBOR MASTER-Ellis Whiting Harlow.
BOARD'OF REGISTRATION-C. H. Holmes, appointed 1901, for three years: J. C. Cave, appointed 1899. for three years; Nathaniel G. Lanman, appointed 1900, for three years; Edward L. Burgess.
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SUPERINTENDENT OF OAK GROVE AND VINE HILLS CEM- ETERIES, AND BURIAL HILL-Edward F. Stranger.
SEXTON-Ozen Bates.
SUPERINTENDENT OF ALMSHOUSE-Obed C. Pratt.
BOARD OF HEALTH-Frederick D. Bartlett, chosen 1900, for three years; Josiah Morton, chosen 1900, for two years; J. Holbrook Shaw, chosen 1901, for three years.
BOARD OF ENGINEERS-George E. Saunders, Frank H. Lanman, Herbert Morrisey, Isaac Hedge, Ephraim I. Bart- lett.
SUPERINTENDENT OF MANOMET CEMETERY-Charles Rogers.
CONSTABLES-Michael Casey, Samuel Ferguson, Joseph W. Hunting, Benjamin F. Snow. Edward Manter, Freeman Manter. Joseph T. Collingwood.
CHIEF OF POLICE-Samuel Ferguson.
COMMITTEE ON SEWERAGE-Selectmen.
TREE WARDEN-George R. Briggs.
FORESTER-George R. Briggs.
LIST OF DEPUTY FOREST FIRE WARDS, 1901-Henry O. Whiting, Assistant forester; Samuel Bradford, Nehemiah L. Savery, Nath'l T. Clark, Benjamin Whiting, Elkanah Finney, Gustavus G. Sampson, Frank L. St. George, Le- Baron R. Barker. James M. Dowsett, D. Edson Raymond, Albert M. Haskell, George H. Blanchard, Andrew J. Ca- hoon, Henry D. Cahoon, Wm. F. Doten, Zenas E. Lang- ford, Ziba R. Ellis, John T. Pierce. Frank B. Holmes con- sented to act at Manomet without a regular appointment.
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ABSTRACT OF RECORDS OF 1901.
MARCH 4.
Voted, That the names of Charles H. Sherman, George Gooding, Edward W. Baker, William C. Chandler, William S. Kyle and Thomas Jackson be stricken from the list of jurors, and the name of Edmund M. Leach added.
On motion of James B. Collingwood, Voted, That the jury list revised as above be accepted.
Charles G. Davis moved that the streets already laid out be worked the full width of the layout. On motion of George R. Briggs, Voted, That the matter of working the streets the full width of the layout, be referred to the Selectmen, to report at some future time as to the cost, etc.
On motion of N. L. Savery, Voted, That one thousand dol- lars of the amount appropriated for sidewalks be ex- pended north of Allerton street. .
Article twelve being under consideration, on motion of James B. Collingwood, Voted, That the sumof one thou- sand dollars ($1000.00) be and is hereby appropriated for the extension of sewers, and that the Selectmen are hereby authorized to issue a note of the Town for one thousand dollars ($1000.00) payable in one year, with interest semi-annually at a rate not exceeding four per cent. per annum. More than two thirds having voted in the affirmative the motion was carried.
On motion of James B. Collingwood, Voted, That the sewer
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be extended from the foot of Howland street to the factory of Ripley & Bartlett on Water street.
Article six being under consideration, Voted, That the Town appropriate the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) to pay the expenses of Decoration Day.
Article thirteen being under consideration, on motion of William S. Kyle, Voted, That for the construction and repair of schoolhouses the Selectmen be authorized to borrow the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) and to issue therefor the notes of the Town bearing in- terest at a rate not exceeding four per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually. Said notes to be in ten equal annual payments of one thousand dollars each. Said notes to be signed by the Treasurer and approved by the Selectmen. There were forty-two voting in the affirm- ative and none in the negative, and the motion was car- ried, more than two-thirds having voted in the affirma- tive.
Article fourteen being under consideration, on motion of William S. Kyle, Voted, That the Town appropriate the sum of three hundred dollars ($300.00) to employ counsel to represent the Town before the Committee of the Legislature on Counties on the petition of C. H. Coulter and others for removal of Registry of Deeds and Probate, or to establish a Registry of Deeds at Brockton, the same to be charged to the Contingent Account.
Article fifteen being under consideration, on motion of N. L. Savery, Voted, That the Town accept and allow the layout of South Park avenue, from Court street to Water street, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town.
Article sixteen being under consideration, on motion of· N. L. Savery, Voted, That the Town accept and allow the
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layout of Sever street, from Russell street to Allerton street, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town.
Article seventeen being under consideration, on motion of N. L. Savery, Voted, That the Town accept and allow the layout of Newfields street, from the southerly ter- minus of the present street, to a point near the slaughter house, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town.
On motion of Charles G. Davis, Voted, That the Selectmen be instructed to work Newfields street the full width of the layout.
Article eighteen being under consideration, on motion of Horace M. Saunders, Voted, That the sum of twenty five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) be appropriated to build a receiving tomb in Vine Hills or Oak Grove Cemetery, forty-one voting in the affirmative and none in the negative.
Article nineteen being under consideration, on motion of George R. Briggs, Voted, That the provisions of Chap- ter 254 of the Acts of 1897, entitled, "An Act to pro- vide for the further protection of trees, and for the pre- vention of fires in woodlands," be accepted.
Article twenty being under consideration, on motion of George R. Briggs, Voted, That the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars ($2.500.00) be appropriated by the Town to be expended in means to prevent and check the spread of fires in woodlands.
Article twenty-one being under consideration, on motion of Samuel Bradford, Voted, That the subject matter of this article be indefinitely postponed.
Article twenty-two being under consideration, on motion of George R. Briggs, That the addition to Morton Park as filed with the Town Clerk, February 16th, 1901, be
accepted, one hundred voted in the affirmative and none in the negative, and the motion was carried.
Article twenty-three being under consideration, on motion of Dr. E. D. Hill, Voted, That the Selcemen be author- ized to purchase a steam roller and stone crusher.
Article twenty-four being under consideration, on motion of Dr. E. D. Hill. Voted, That for the purpose of procur- ing money to purchase a steam roller and stone crusher, the Selectmen are hereby authorized to borrow the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) and to issue there- for the note or notes of the Town, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding four per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually, and payable in ten years in equal annual payments of five hundred dollars ($500.00) each. The said note or notes to be signed by the Treasurer and ap- proved by a majority of the Selectmen. There were ninety-one voting in the affirmative and none in the negative; more than two-thirds having voted in the affirmative the motion was carried.
Article twenty-five being under consideration, on motion of Dr. E. D. Hill, Voted, That the Town be authorized to macadamize Water street, from the Plymouth Stove Foundry Co. to the station of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.
Article twenty-six being under consideration, on motion of Dr. E. D. Hill, Voted, That the Town be authorized to re-dress the present macadam road from the corner of Leyden street to Lothrop street.
Article twenty-seven being under consideration, on motion of Dr. E. D. Hill, Voted, That for the purpose of pro- curing money to macadamize Water street, Court street and Main street, the Selectmen are hereby authorized to borrow the sum of eight thousand dollars ($8,- 000.00) and to issue therefor the note or notes of the
Town, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding four per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually, and payable in ten equal annual payments of eight hundred dollars ($800.00) each. The said note or notes to be signed by the Treasurer and approved by a majority of the Se- lectmen. There were eight-four voting in the affirma- tive, and one in the negative; more than two-thirds having voted in the affirmative, the motion was carried.
Article twenty-eight being under consideration, on motion of Albert T. Harlow, Voted, That the sum of fifteen hun- dred dollars ($1,500.00) be appropriated for the pur- pose of building a stone arch bridge over Eel River on River street, fifty-one voting in the affirmative and eight in the negative, the motion was carried.
Article twenty-nine being under consideration, on motion of H. P. Bailey, Voted, That for the purpose of procuring money to complete the system of water supply of the Town, the Selectmen are hereby authorized to borrow the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) and to issue therefor the note or notes of the Town, each for the sum of one thousand dollars ($1.000), bearing in- terest at a rate not exceeding four per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually, and payable one at the end of each successive year thereafter until the whole are paid, the note or notes to be signed by the Treasurer and ap- proved by a majority of the Selectmen of the Town. Fifty-one voting in the affirmative and eight in the negative, more than two-thirds having voted in the af- firmative, the motion was carried.
On motion of John W. Herrick, Voted, That a vote of thanks be extended to Mr. Nathaniel Morton for his generous gift to the Town of the addition to Morton Park, as filed with the Town Clerk, February 16, 1901. Voted, That the Collector of Taxes be authorized to receive
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the taxes for the ensuing year at such place as he shall designate on or before the fifteenth day of October, that interest be charged on all taxes remaining unpaid on the said fifteenth day of October at the rate of six per cent. per annum, and such rate shall continue until otherwise ordered by the Town, and all taxes and in- terest remaining unpaid on the first day of January fol- lowing, shall be collected forthwith by legal process, and the Collector is hereby authorized to collect at once by legal process all taxes of previous years outstand- ing.
Voted, That the Tax Collector be authorized to use all means for collecting taxes which a Town Treasurer, when appointed Collector may use.
Voted, That the sum of one hundred and twenty-five thou- sand, nine hundred and forty-one and 26-100 dollars $125,941.26) be raised and assessed upon the polls and estates of non-residents to defray the expenses of the Town for the ensuing year.
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Article two being under consideration, Charles G. Davis moved, That this article be laid on the table. Forty-four voted in favor and ninety-seven against, and the motion was lost.
Charles H. Holmes moved, That the subject matter of this article be referred to a committee of five (to be appointed by the chair) to report at some future time. The motion was lost.
On motion of Charles S. Davis, Voted, That the Selectmen be and are hereby authorized and instructed to con- struct sewers in the north part of the town.
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H. J. Beytes moved, That the sewer be built to the Kingston line. The motion was lost.
Mr. Hallinan moved, That the sewer in the north part of the town be constructed according to the plan made by Mr. Sears. The motion was lost.
Article three being under consideration, on motion of Mr. Cameron, Voted, That the Selectmen be instructed to issue bonds or notes of the Town to an amount not ex- ceeding eighteen thousand dollars ($18.000.00), to be expended in the construction of sewers in the north part of the Town.
On motion of Charles S. Davis, Voted, To reconsider the vote on motion of Mr. Cameron.
Charles S. Davis moved to amend the motion made by Mr. Cameron by substituting the following: That for the purpose of raising money to build sewers in the north part of the Town the Selectmen be instructed to issue bonds or notes of the Town to an amount not ex- ceeding eighteen thousand ($18,000.00) dollars, said bonds or notes to bear interest at a rate not exceeding 4 per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually. Said bonds or notes to be in ten equal annual payments of eighteen hundred dollars ($1,800.00) each, and to be signed by the Treasurer and approved by the Select- men, which amendment was accepted.
On motion of William W. Brewster, Voted, To strike out the words "or notes" in the motion offered by Mr. Davis.
On the motion as amended, That for the purpose of raising money to build sewers in the north part of the Town, the Selectmen be instructed to issue bonds of the Town to an amount not exceeding eighteen thou- sand dollars ($18,000.00), said bonds to bear interest at a rate not exceeding four per cent per annum, pay- able semi-annually. Said bonds to be in ten equal an-
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nual payments of eighteen hundred ($1,800.00) dol- lars each, and to be signed by the Treasurer and ap- proved by the Selectmen. There were one hundred and eighteen voting in the affirmative and eight in the nega- tive; more than two-thirds having voted in the affirma- tive the motion was carried.
Article four being under consideration, on motion of Samuel Bradford, Voted, That the subject matter of this article be indefinitely postponed.
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