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and business-likeway, which speaks well for those who did it, and for which they should receive full credit. It now only re- mains for future Overseers of the Poor to follow strictly in the path thus plainly marked out. That they may have no excuse for doing otherwise, your Committee deem it important that one more vote of the town should be passed, in the line of the two votes passed at the last annual town meeting. A vote in- structing the Overseers of the Poor to remove to the alms- house all persons requiring relief, unless under the special circumstances of any case the Board of Associated Charities shall advise that such persons be aided outside the almshouse.
A form of vote embodying this recommendation is herewith submitted : -
Voted,-That the Overseers of the Poor are instructed to cause all paupers receiving the aid of the town to be removed to the almshouse, unless, in view of the special circumstances of any particular case, the Board of Associated Charities of the town shall, by its officers, in writing, recommend that such person be not removed to the alms- house, but that he or she be aided at his or her home.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
CHARLES F. ADAMS, JR., THEO. KING, JR., FRED. A. CLAFLIN, Committee.
TOWN RECORDS
FOR
1882.
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WARRANT FOR ANNUAL MEETING.
MARCH 6, 1882.
NORFOLK, SS. To either of the Constables of the Town of Quincy, in said County. GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Quincy, qualified to vote in Town Affairs, to meet at the Town Hall, in said Quincy, on MONDAY, the sixth day of March next, at eight o'clock in the forenoon, to act on the fol- lowing articles, viz., -
ARTICLE I .- To choose a Moderator.
ART. 2 .- To choose Town Officers.
ART. 3 .- To see how the town will vote on the following question : " Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town ? "
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ART. 4 .- To act upon the reports of Auditors of Accounts, Select- men and School Committee.
ART. 5 .- To determine the method of repairing the highways dur- ing the ensuing year.
ART. 6 .- To determine how the town lands shall be improved dur- ing the ensuing year.
ART. 7 .- To revise the Jury List.
ART. 8 .- To hear and act on the report of the Selectmen upon Guide Boards.
ART. 9 .- To see if the town will appropriate the sum of two hun- dred dollars, for repairing and decorating soldiers' graves ; the same to be expended under the direction of Post 88, of the Grand Army of the Republic.
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ART. 10 .- To see what compensation the town will allow the Engi- neers, Members and Stewards of the Fire Department, for their ser- vices the past year.
ART. II .- To see if the town will purchase a new Hook and Ladder Truck, as a substitute for the one now located on Canal Street.
ART. 12 .- To see if the town will establish a telegraphic fire alarm system, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 13 .- To see if the town will extend the line of water pipes to the junction of Franklin and School Streets, also to the junction of Adams and Hancock Streets, and lay a line of water pipes from the steam-pump through Cottage Avenue and Foster Street to Washington Street, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 14 .- To see if the town will purchase one or more Steam Fire Engines and Equipments, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 15 .- To see if the town will purchase land and erect a build- ing for an engine house, or alter the old stone school-house on School Street, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 16 .- To see if the town will purchase a horse and suitable equipments, as recommended by the committee on protection against fire, for the W. M. French Hose Co., and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 17 .- To see if the town will construct a self-filling reservoir at the corner of Franklin and High Streets, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 18 .- To see if the town will enlarge the Willard school- house, or make other provision for the accommodation of said school, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 19 .- To see if the town will accept the report of the Select- men, re-locating Valley Street, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 20 .- To see if the town will accept the report of the Select- men, laying out Arnold Street, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 21 .- To see if the town will accept the report of the Select- men, extending Quincy Street, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 22 .- To see if the town will appropriate the sum of one thous- and dollars for the improvement of the Squantum Causeway.
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ART. 23 .- To see if the town will improve that part of Sea Street, lying between Quincy's woods and Rye Island, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 24 .- To see if the town will build a retaining wall and regrade Washington Street opposite the estate of the late H. Farnam Smith, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 25 .- To see if the town will build a retaining wall on Washing ton Street adjoining the land of Charles Loring, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 26 .- To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to pur- chase land on Sea Street of H. H. Faxon, for the use of Mount Wol- laston Cemetery, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 27-To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to sell to H. H. Faxon land near the junction of Sea and Coddington Streets.
ART. 28 .- To see if the town will instruct the Selectmen to clear the snow from all travelled sidewalks.
ART. 29 .- To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to keep Huckins Avenue clear of snow for the benefit of the school children.
ART. 30 .- To see if the town will take any steps towards establish- ing a public park, and securing, as a part thereof, certain portions of the land held in the Woodward trust.
ART. 31 .- To see if the town will cause a design for a Town Seal to be prepared, and adopt the same.
ART. 32 .- To see if the town will appoint a committee to arrange for receiving the Thomas Crane Memorial Hall from the donors, and appropriate money to defray the expenses of the same.
ART. 33 .- To see if the town will by its vote or otherwise ask the Legislature to extend to women who are citizens the right to hold town offices, and to vote in town affairs, on the same terms as male citizens.
ART. 34 .- To see if the town will alter or amend the By-Laws, or any portion thereof.
ART. 35 .- To see if the town will exempt from taxation the prop- erty belonging to St. Mary's Total Abstinence and Mutual Relief So- ciety, situated on Willard Street, West Quincy.
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ART. 36 .- To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to ap- point such number of Night Police as they may deem expedient, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 37 .- To see if the town will. instruct the Selectmen to appoint special officers to enforce all laws bearing upon the sale of intoxicating liquors, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 38 .- To see if the town will grant the free use of the Town Hall for free lectures.
ART. 39 .- To see if the town will elect a Board of Health or a Health Officer.
ART. 40 .- To raise money to defray the necessary expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
ART. 41 .- To hear and act upon the report of any committee, and to choose any committee the town may think proper.
Hereof fail not, but make return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, unto the Town Clerk, on or before the day ap- pointed for said meeting.
Given under our hands at Quincy, this twenty-first day of Feb- ruary in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two. P
WILLIAM A. HODGES, Selectmen WILLIAM N. EATON, ALFRED SAMPSON, Quincy. of
OFFICER'S RETURN.
NORFOLK, SS.
QUINCY, FEBRUARY, 24, 1882.
Pursuant to the within warrant, I have notified the inhabi- tants of the Town of Quincy herein described to meet at the time and place and for the purposes within mentioned, by post- ing up attested copies of this warrant in ten or more public places in said Town ten days before the time set for said meet- ing, and I have likewise caused the substance of said warrant to be published in the "Quincy Patriot," a public newspaper printed in said Town.
WASHINGTON M. FRENCH, Constable of Quincy.
A true copy.
ATTEST : GEORGE L. GILL, Town Clerk.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 6, 1882.
The annual meeting of the inhabitants of Quincy was held on Monday, March 6th, 1882.
Chose, John Quincy Adams for Moderator.
Voted, That after the election of town officers, under Article II. of the Warrant, and the disposition of Article III., the Moderator, without entertaining any other motion, shall declare this meeting adjourned, to meet at this place on Monday, March 27th, 1882, at one o'clock, P. M., at which time the remaining articles of the warrant shall be considered.
Voted, That the Moderator of this meeting, with the retiring Selectmen, the Selectmen elect, and fifteen citizens to be ap- pointed by the Moderator, three of whom shall be inhabitants of the Centre District ; three of the South District; three of the West District; two of the Wollaston District; two of the Atlantic District ; and two of the Quincy Point District, shall constitute a commitee who shall consider the remaining articles of the warrant, and report at the adjournment of this meeting what action they consider it advisable for the town to take thereon, with suitable form of votes for carrying out their rec- ommendations. They shall also publish in the "Quincy Pa- triot," previous to said adjourned meeting, the action they in- tend to propose for the consideration of the town on the several articles submitted to them.
Voted, To vote for Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, three Select- men and Assessors, two School Committee for three years, two Trustees of Thomas Crane Library for three years, two Mana- gers of Adams Academy for three years, two Managers of Mount Wollaston Cemetery for two years, one Commissioner of Sinking Fund for three years, Collector of Taxes, one Road Commissioner for one year, one Road Commissioner for two years, one Road Commissioner for three years, and fourteen Constables, all on one ballot.
Voted, To close the polls at three o'clock, P. M.
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The result of the voting was declared by the Moderator to be the election of the following offices, viz. :-
George L. Gill for Town Clerk, and the oath of his office was administered to him by the Moderator.
Horace B. Spear for Town Treasurer.
George H. Field, Elias A. Perkins and Christopher A. Spear for Selectmen and Assessors.
Sigourney Butler and George L. Miller for School Committee for three years.
Charles H. Porter and L. W. Anderson, Managers of Adams Academy for three years.
Chas. F. Adams, Jr., and Charles A. Foster, Trustees of the Thomas Crane Public Library for three years.
Joseph H. Vogel and George L. Baxter, Managers of Mt. Wollaston Cemetery for two years.
Charles F. Adams, Jr., for Commissioner of the Sinking Fund for three years.
George H. Locke for Collector of Taxes.
Wm. Lyman Faxon, Road Commissioner for one year.
Herbert T. Whitman, Road Commissioner for two years.
John Q. Adams, Road Commissioner for three years.
N. B. Furnald, Washington M. French, Joseph Warren Hay- den, Charles N. Hunt, Walter H. Ripley, George O. Langley, Edward H. Richardson, Edward A. Spear, William C. Seelye, Francis A. Spear, George H. Locke, Elijah S. Brown, Mark E. Hanson, Amos M. Litchfield, for constables.
The following is the number of votes cast for the several can- didates for Town Offices, as declared by the Moderator.
Town Clerk. Votes.
George L. Gill,
972
James B. Chaffin, 613
Town Treasurer.
Horace B. Spear,
949
William F. Whitney,
637
Selectmen and Assessors ..
Votes.
George H. Field, 871
Elias A. Perkins, 855
Christopher A. Spear, 838
William N. Eaton, 760
William A. Hodges, 7II
William Webb, 639
Scattering, 3 Scattering, 23
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School Committee for 3 years.
Sigourney Butler, 1583
George L. Miller, 874
Joseph H. Vogel, 713
Scattering,
9
Trustees Thos. Crane Public Library, for 3 years.
Charles F. Adams, Jr., 909
Charles A. Foster, 889
Frank H. Butterworth, 680
George Cahill, 665
Scattering, 5
Managers Adams Academy, 3 years.
Charles H. Porter, 888
L. W. Anderson, 884
John Q. Adams, 697
Joseph M. Sheahan, 694
Scattering,
8
Managers Mt. Wollaston Cem- etery, 2 years.
Joseph H. Vogel, II24
George L. Baxter, 829
James E. Maxim, 771
Joseph A. Bass, 448
Scattering, 2
Commissioner Sinking Fund,
3 years.
Charles F. Adams, Jr., 1590
Collector of Taxes.
George H. Locke, 890
Joseph T. French, 672
Scattering, 2
Road Commissioner for 1 year.
W. Lyman Faxon, 884
William Webb, 635
Scattering, I7
Roud Commissioner for 2 years.
Herbert T. Whitman, 894
William A. Hodges, 659
Scattering,
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Road Commissioner for 3 years.
John Q. Adams, 890
William N. Eaton, 647
Scattering,
8
Constables.
N. B. Furnald,
1,000
Washington M. French, 997 Jos. Warren Hayden, 972 Charles N. Hunt, 917
Walter H. Ripley, 914
George O. Langley, 913
Edward H. Richardson,
9II
Edward A. Spear,
899
William C. Seelye, 893
Francis A. Spear, 891
George H. Locke, 877
Elijah S. Brown, 866
Mark E. Hanson, 863
Amos M. Litchfield, 855
James E. Maxim, 851
Thomas H. Williams, 745
Joseph W. Lombard, 678
James Haverhan, 677
Edward Powers, 677
John C. Kapples, 673
William Parker, 671
William E. Murphy, 661
James Collins, 646
Jonathan S. Paine, 640
Phillip Lahey, 632
Henry Lavalle, 628
Eben W. Underwood, 604
Henry A. C. Adams, 512
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The vote of the town on the question, "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town, ?" was as follows : Yes, 475 ; No, 1057.
The following town officers were also elected : --
Overseers of the poor, George H. Field, Elias A. Perkins and Christopher A. Spear.
Pound Keeper, Christopher A. Spear.
Fence Viewers, Charles S. French, George Veazie and Ebene- zer Adams.
Field Drivers, John H. Lyons, Harry M. Butterfield and Ga- len Bowditch.
Committee to whom the remaining articles of the warrant are referred, - John Q. Adams, George H. Field, Elias A. Perkins, Christopher A. Spear, Alfred Sampson, William A. Hodges, William N. Eaton, Charles H. Porter, Charles F. Adams, Jr., John WV. Hall, Edwin W. Marsh, William G. A. Pattee, John Q. A. Field, Joseph W. Robertson, William B. Barry, James H. Elcock, George F. Pinkham, H. T. Whitman, Thomas Gurney, John A. Duggan, Herbert M. Federhen and Charles H. Damon.
In accordance with the vote passed in the morning, the meet- ing adjourned to Monday, March 27th, 1882, at one o'clock, P. M.
Attest : GEORGE L. GILL, Town Clerk.
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WARRANT FOR A SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
NORFOLK, SS. To either of the Constables of the Town of Quincy, in said County. GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Quincy, qualified to vote in Town affairs, to meet at the TOWN HALL, in said Quincy, on MONDAY, the twenty- seventh day of March, inst., at eight o'clock in the forenoon, to act on the following articles, viz : -
ARTICLE I. -- To choose a Moderator.
ART. 2. - To see how the town will vote upon the following ques- tion : " Shall an act passed by the Legislature of the Commonweath in the year 1882, entitled, 'An act for laying out a public park in the town of Quincy,' be accepted ? "
ART. 3. - To see if the town will sell their land on Adams street, known as the Newcomb Lot, and authorize the Selectmen to execute a deed for the same.
ART. 4. - To see if the town will authorize the removal of the Pound to the Town Farm and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 5. - To see if the town will construct a reservoir at the junc- tion of Billings street and Contest avenue, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 6. - To hear and act upon the report of any committee the town may think proper.
Hereof, fail not, but make return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, unto the Town Clerk, on or before the day ap- pointed for said meeting.
Given under our hands at Quincy, this seventeenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two.
GEO. HARVEY FIELD, ELIAS A. PERKINS,
Selectmen of
CHRISTOPHER A. SPEAR, Quincy.
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OFFICER'S RETURN.
NORFOLK, SS.
MARCH 18, 1882.
Pursuant to the within warrant, I have notified the inhabi- tants of the Town of Quincy herein described to meet at the time and place and for the purposes within mentioned, by post- ing up attested copies of this warrant, in ten or more public . places in said Town, nine days before the time for said meeting ; and I have likewise caused the substance of said warrant to be published in the " Quincy Patriot," a public newspaper printed in said Town.
WASHINGTON M. FRENCH, Constable of Quincy. A true copy. Attest : GEORGE L. GILL, Town Clerk.
RECORD OF THE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
A meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Quincy was held pursuant to the foregoing warrant, March 27, 1882, at 8 o'clock A. M.
Chose, Edwin W. Marsh for Moderator.
The vote of the Town, under Article 2, viz., " Shall an Act passed by the Legislature of the Commonwealth in the year 1882, entitled, An Act for laying out a public park in the Town of Quincy, be accepted ?" was as follows, viz. : Yeas, 354; Nays, 233. By vote the polls were kept open till 12.30 P. M.
Voted, That the Selectmen are authorized to sell the land on Adams street, known as the "Newcomb Lot," and the proceeds, after deducting therefrom the necessary expenses of the sale, shall be paid over to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, who shall receipt therefor, and forthwith apply the same to the
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purposes of the fund held by them in trust, to extinguish the Town debt.
Voted, That the Selectmen are authorized to remove the Pound to the Town Farm, the expense thereof to be paid from the appropriation for miscellaneous expenses.
Voted, That Article 5 is indefinitely postponed.
Voted, That this meeting be dissolved.
Attest : GEORGE L. GILL, Town Clerk.
RECORD OF ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 27, 1882.
The Annual Town Meeting was held this day by adjourn- ment from March 6, 1882.
Voted, That no motion to reconsider any vote shall be in order, unless the mover thereof shall give notice of his intention so to do, before the Town has passed from the consideration of the article under which the question was taken.
Voted, That a Committee of four for the floor of the house, and two for the gallery, be appointed by the Moderator, to count and report the number of votes upon all matters when, by reason of doubt, the Moderator may find it necessary to order a count ; and Messrs. Herbert M. Federhen, E. W. Marsh, William L. Faxon, Sigourney Butler, Wm. G. A. Pattee and Jonas Shackley were appointed.
Voted, That debate on the main question be in order, pending the verification of a doubtful vote.
Voted, That the Moderator appoint three persons to act as Auditors for the ensuing year ; and William A. Hodges, Alfred Sampson and H. A. Keith were so appointed.
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The following articles of the warrant, which were acted upon their due order, were by vote indefinitely postponed :-
ART. 13. Concerning Extension of Water-pipes.
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28.
Cleaning snow from traveled side- walks.
30.
33.
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The right of women to hold Town Offices and vote in Town affairs.
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34.
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Amendment of Town By-Laws.
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35.
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Exemption from taxation of the prop- erty of the Mutual Relief Society. Appointment of Night Police.
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36.
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39.
Election of Board of Health, or Health Officers.
Voted, That the reports of the Auditors, Selectmen and School Committee be accepted and filed with the Town docu- ments.
Voted, That the highways be repaired under the direction of the Road Commissioners.
Voted, That the Overseers of the Poor shall direct the im- provement of the Town lands for the ensuing year.
Voted, To accept the list of jurors as prepared by the Select- men, after amending, by striking out the names of Augustus F. Bussell, Bryant N. Adams, H. T. Whitman, W. W. Ewell and Frank F. Crane, and the Selectmen were also authorized to re- move the names of all persons over sixty-five years of age.
Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen on guide- boards.
Voted, That the sum of $200 be appropriated for the purpose of keeping in repair or decorating the graves within the limits of Quincy of soldiers or sailors who died in the military service of the United States, or the monuments or other memorials erected to their memory, the same to be expended under the
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Reservoir at the corner of Franklin and High streets.
Establishing a Public Park.
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direction of Post 88 of the Grand Army of the Republic, and the treasurer and commander of the said post shall furnish to the Selectmen a true and detailed account, duly itemized and certified by them, of the manner in which said sum was ex- pended, within thirty days after Decoration Day.
Voted, That the officers and members of the Fire Depart- ment be paid as follows: Chief Engineer, $25 ; Assistant Engineer (clerk), $25 ; 3 Assistant Engineers each, $15, $45 ; 6 Stewards - Hand Engines Nos. 2, 3, 4, Chemical Engines I, 2, Hook & Ladder Truck I, at $40, $240; I Steward of W. M. French Hose Co., $75; I Engineer of Steam Pump, $100; I Assistant Engineer of Steam Pump, $25 ; 220 mem- bers at $10 each, $2200 ; 20 members, (9 mos.) W. M. French Hose Co., at $7.50 each, $150; 20 members, (3 mos.) ex. W. M. French Hose Co., at $2.50 each, $50; I Steward, W. M. French Hose Co., (3 months service), $25 ; total, $2960.
Also that the further sum of $1840 be appropriated to defray the miscellaneous expenses of the Fire Department.
Voted, That the Board of Engineers and John A. Duggan, Charles H. Porter, William P. Beeching and H. M. Federhen are authorized to purchase a new Hook and Ladder Truck at an expense not exceeding $1000; and $1000 is hereby appro- priated for that purpose.
Voted, That the Moderator appoint a committee of five per- sons, of whom the Chief Engineer shall be one, who shall be authorized to procure and establish a system of electric fire alarm for the Town, at an expense not exceeding $3200 ; and the sum of $3200 is appropriated for that purpose ; and John W. Hall, John A. Duggan, Charles H. Porter, W. P. Beeching and H. M. Federhen were appointed.
Voted, That the Moderator appoint a committee of five per- sons, of whom the Chief Engineer shall be one, who shall be authorized to purchase one steam fire engine, at a cost not ex- ceeding $4000 ; and Messrs. John W. Hall (the Chief Engineer), and John A. Duggan, Charles H. Porter, W. P. Beeching and H. M. Federhen were appointed, and the same committee, with the
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addition of the remaining engineers of the Fire Department, were authorized to purchase one pair of horses at a cost of $600, one pair of harnesses at a cost of $200, if found to be necessary and expedient, and the sum of $4800 is hereby ap- propriated for the purpose.
Voted, That the Board of Engineers, with John A. Duggan, Charles H. Porter, William P. Beeching and H. M. Federhen, prepare for temporary use by the steam fire engine the stone school-house on School street ; and the sum of $500 is appro- priated for that purpose.
Voted, The Moderator shall appoint a committee of four per- sons, with the Engineers of the Fire Department, who shall be authorized to procure a horse and suitable equipments for the W. M. French hose carriage, at an expense not exceeding $400 ; and that sum is hereby appropriated therefor, and the Engineers, and Messrs. John A. Duggan, Charles H. Porter, W. P. Beech- ing and H. M. Federhen were appointed.
Voted, That the School Committee may make such enlarge- ment of the Willard School-house as may seem to them most expedient, provided the total cost thereof shall in no case ex- ceed $6000 ; and that sum is hereby appropriated for that pur- pose.
Voted, That the report of the Selectmen, re-locating Valley street, is hereby accepted ; and the sum of $500 is appropriated therefor.
Voted, That the report of the Selectmen, laying out Arnold street, is hereby accepted, provided the abuttors shall satisfy all claims for land damages, but not otherwise, and in that event $ 100 is appropriated to be expended therefor.
Voted, That the report of the Selectmen, extending Quincy street, is hereby accepted, and $125 is appropriated to be ex- pended therefor.
Voted, That the improvement of that part of the street lying between Quincy's Woods and Rye Island be referred to the Road Commissioners.
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Voted, That the Road Commissioners regrade Washington street and build a retaining wall opposite the estate of the late H. Farnum Smith, at an expense not exceeding $150; and that sum is hereby appropriated for the purpose.
Voted, That the Road Commissioners build a retaining wall on Washington street, adjoining the land of Charles Loring, at an expense not exceeding $150; and that sum is appropriated for the purpose.
Voted, That the Selectmen are authorized to purchase land as proposed on Sea street of H. H. Faxon for the use of the Mount Wollaston Cemetery.
Voted, That the Selectmen are authorized to sell to H. H. Faxon land near the junction of Sea and Coddington streets as per plan prepared.
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